OT: True White Sox Team

[Rice Cube]

This is more of a fun exercise than any real analysis, but I thought you White Sox fans would enjoy this:

All True White Sox Team - Beyond the Box Score

 

[brett05]

I think the premise is lame. He states as much in his kick off comments about Mays. For us it eliminates Thomas

 

[Rice Cube]

Part of the point is that you very rarely see a great player play his entire career with one team, but I agree that the premise doesn't really tell you all that much about the "true team" or the history of the franchise really. It's still kind of cool though.

 

[Mr. Cub]

It's still kind of cool to look at. Even if it is based off WAR and all those other metrics and what not that most probably don't fully grasp (like myself).

 

[brett05]

And no Ruth. Hmmm. Not cool

 

[Rice Cube]

And no Ruth. Hmmm. Not cool

He played for multiple teams, so he wasn't eligible.

The "true team" thing eliminates a lot of great White Sox like Shoeless Joe and Minnie Minoso as well.

 

[brett05]

Totally. I would have Babe on Red sox and Yankees.

 

[Rice Cube]

Totally. I would have Babe on Red sox and Yankees.

Yeah, the "True team" moniker is used inappropriately I think.

 

[brett05]

Agreed. Only 5'9 and shorter are true team guys. Doesn't make a lot of sense either

 

[brett05]

I mean they got the wsox as the 8th best franchise. I find that funny

 

[Rice Cube]

I mean they got the wsox as the 8th best franchise. I find that funny

In terms of "true team WAR total" that's what it looks like. I'm guessing the Yankees are #1 as they have a lot of HOFers who spent their entire careers with the team.

 

[brett05]

Off the top of my head

Yankees
Cardinals
Tigers
Pirates
Phillies
Braves
Athletics
Dodgers
Giants
Reds

Then teams with short history but successful
Marlins
Mets
Blue jays

Then probably us

 

[nwfisch]

Off the top of my head
Cubs
Red Sox
Yankees
Cardinals
Tigers
Pirates
Phillies
Braves
Athletics
Dodgers
Giants
Reds

Then teams with short history but successful
Marlins
Mets
Blue jays

Then probably us

Fixed that for you.

 

[Gunzaan]

I appreciate the OP for the post, as it is interesting, but it is fucking stupid.

I understand that someone needs to play their entire career on one team, but that is stupid... almost at stupid as the WAR stat.

No Frank Thomas, no Mark Buerhle. No Harold Baines, no Fisk, no... a bunch of other players.

I don't see the point of the people compiling this list as an actual article. I envy them for having to spend the time to put this pointless list together and probably getting paid for it.

 

[Rice Cube]

As expected, Yankees are #1:

All True Yankees Team - Beyond the Box Score

I thought Yogi Berra played his entire career as a Yankee, but whatever. Babe Ruth obviously didn't qualify because he split his time between Boston and NYY.