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applegrove

(132,337 posts) Sun Apr 1, 2012, 08:58 PM Apr 2012

Who was your favorite athlete? I loved Gary Carter of the Expos and Mark Messier of the Oilers. [View all]

Lately it has been Steve Nash who is interesting to watch because I played basketball so I know some of the plays he is so good at.

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Who was your favorite athlete? I loved Gary Carter of the Expos and Mark Messier of the Oilers. [View all] applegrove Apr 2012 OP

all of them Angels, because they were (and are) my only true team love Bertha Venation Apr 2012 #1

Nolan Ryan was one of my favorites, too. driver8 Apr 2012 #28

They used to say NO ONE could equal the Koufax' four no-no's. Nolan Ryan DESTROYED that notion. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #38

Yogi Berra Graybeard Apr 2012 #2

That's funny. I was always partial to Mark Messier of the Rangers. KamaAina Apr 2012 #3

There's a moose on the loose! applegrove Apr 2012 #4

LOL, I thought the same thing! Myrina Apr 2012 #11

Ronnie Lott Capn Sunshine Apr 2012 #5

Did any football player ever hit harder than hifiguy Apr 2012 #13

Jimmy Plunkett, back when and Lance Franklin, now. Tikki Apr 2012 #6

Darrell Green Puzzledtraveller Apr 2012 #7

Oh for the days before the Snyderskins......... Burma Jones Apr 2012 #19

I have never been a Redskins' fan, but loved Art Monk and Darrell Green. driver8 Apr 2012 #29

Cal Ripken, Jr. Pool Hall Ace Apr 2012 #8

Nolan Ryan and Roger Staubach OriginalGeek Apr 2012 #9

Double Yuck. Two right wing jerks. HERVEPA Apr 2012 #16

I liked Nolan Ryan before I knew what a right wing jerk was... driver8 Apr 2012 #30

Same with Roger. OriginalGeek Apr 2012 #32

Seems to me one needn't be OriginalGeek Apr 2012 #33

The Hawk Son of Gob Apr 2012 #10

Sandy Koufax hifiguy Apr 2012 #12

Kevin Johnson JonLP24 Apr 2012 #14

here are a few of mine: geardaddy Apr 2012 #15

Seeing that pic of snowy Met Stadium hifiguy Apr 2012 #23

I loved those guys. geardaddy Apr 2012 #24

Jim Marshall and hifiguy Apr 2012 #26

Ahh cool. Thanks. geardaddy Apr 2012 #27

ha! -- great quote fishwax Apr 2012 #39

Frank Thomas (White Sox) HappyMe Apr 2012 #17

As a Youngster, Brooks Robinson, Ron Santo, Gale Sayers and John Unitas Burma Jones Apr 2012 #18

Willie Mays pokerfan Apr 2012 #20

Bobby Orr and Ray Borque YankeyMCC Apr 2012 #21

Classiest Ever BTennyson Apr 2012 #22

Don Mattingly (nt) bigwillq Apr 2012 #25

Pete Rose -- back when he embodied the spirit of every sandlot kid in America... MiddleFingerMom Apr 2012 #31

Joe Montana AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #34

Bill "Spaceman" Lee. provis99 Apr 2012 #35

Roberto Clemente n/t cloudbase Apr 2012 #36

Gerry Cheevers, Billy Smith, CuJo, Patrick Roy opiate69 Apr 2012 #37

MJ....Always will be OhioChick Apr 2012 #40

Dale Murphy fishwax Apr 2012 #41

Mo Vaughn. Chan790 Apr 2012 #42