Best of the 80s Decade: Under $1 Million Players

[Paul5757]

You're missing Tom Niedenfuer. That '83 card is a killer. Had it once, he wound up with 45 saves and a 0.92 WHIP. Think he posted the best-ever WHIP for a reliever too. Otherwise, he's a semi-adequate RH short reliever.

[Jablowmi]

some of my favorites have been named, but my all-time favorite is mike young. sick power for $0.75.

[hechojazz]

In my limited experience (5 80s teams played so far), I love having Buechele, and have had great years from Worrell and Gleaton as closers on different teams. Berryhill can be great against LHP and his D makes him a good backup to a big bopper catcher...I've never had any luck with sub-1M SPs though...

By the way, I'm 43 and came to baseball a bit later in life than some others...but the 80s is when I came to love baseball and while I'm happy the franchise is expanding to the 70s, I think I'll stick around here. Just don't have those memories about the 70s players, though I was born in '63.

[Semper Gumby]

[b:119d3689aa]So far, 6 submissions with listed players mentioned (with votes next to name if more than one mention)[/b:119d3689aa]

SP: Anderson
SP: Burris
SP: Pastore
SP: Comer
SP: Caldwell
SP: Swift
SP: Lollar
SP: Lapoint
SP: Mathews

RP: Dayley (2)
RP: Moore (2)
RP: Lopez (2)
RP: Kipper
RP: Murphy
RP: James
RP: Garber
RP: Worrell
RP: Nelson
RP: Mohoric
RP: Guetterman (for one season card)
RP: Tom Niedenfuer
RP: Bill Caudill (for one season card)
RP: Martinez
RP: Robinson
RP: Brusstar
RP: L. Anderson
RP: Gleaton
RP: Camp


C: Wathan (2)
C: May (2)
C: Salas
C: Benedict
C: Cerone

1B: Francona
1B: Perry
1B: Putnam
2B: Remy
2B: Oester (2)
2B: Ripken
2B: Fletcher
2B: Aguayo
2B: Duncan (platoon)
SS: DeJesus (2)
SS: Owen
SS: Stillwell
SS: Griffin
3B: Morrison (2)
3B: Cabell
3B: Buechele

LF: Polonia (2)
LF: Bailor
LF: Braggs
LF: Hatcher
CF: G. Young (3)
RF: Collins
RF: Dilone (platoon)

Utility: Browne
DH: Martinez or Presley / M. Young (2)

[MARKWEAVER]

I really like:

1b - Perry (does not really have a bad card)
2b - Wills
2b - Royster
2b - J. Cruz
OF - M. Young (also doesn't really have a bad card for the bucks)
OF - Collins

[BC Manager]

C – Alex Trevino
C – Buck Martinez

1B – Ron Jackson

2B – Luis Aguayo
2B – Jerry Browne

SS – Ozzie Guillen
SS – UL Washington

3B – Jim Presley
3B – Jim Morrison

LF – Carmelo Martinez
LF – Mike Young

CF – Gerald Young

RF – Danny Heep

SP – Allan Andersen
SP – Randy O’Neal
SP – Larry Sorensen
SP – Frank Pastore
SP – John Butcher

RP – Gene Garber
RP – Tom Hume
RP – Frank DiPino
RP – Bob James
RP – Jay Howell
RP – Donnie Moore

[the icemen]

Carmen Castillo? Nobody?

I had one season with nearly 50 doubles with him

Ice

[gmac94]

Benzinger is in my personal Hall of Fame for this performance in a championship season:

Regular season: .280 Avg, .480 Slug, .331 OBP

Playoffs: .389 Avg, .944 Slug, .476 OBP

He basically stole the title for me.


The others I like:

Berryhill
Presley

and I had Rudy Law once and he put up:
.314 Avg, .442 Slug, .348 OBP, 30 doubles and 75 steals in 590 ABs.