My Baseball All-Time Underrated Team

[Arkham House]

First Base: Johnny Mize
Second Base: Bobby Grich
Shortstop: Jim Fregosi
Third Base: Darryl Evans
Left Field: Tim Raines
Center Field: Jimmy Wynn
Right Field: Frank Robinson
Catcher: Bill Freehan
Pitchers: Dazzy Vance, Wes Ferrell, Hal Newhouser, Dave Stieb, Bert Blyleven

It may seem bizarre to name Frank Robby to an all-underrated team, but it's fitting. Inasmuch as he is *not* now regarded as being as great a player as Mays or Aaron--and considerably superior to Clemente--then he is underrated, because he sure as hell was regarded that way when active. A similar argument can be made for Mize, who was every bit as great a hitter as his contemporaries DiMaggio or Greenberg, but wasn't voted into the Hall until 1981. The captain of the team is probably Grich, who I think is the most underrated player in baseball history--he is a *much* greater player than *many* Hall of Famers, but his greatness is spread over his whole game and not in a couple of familiar stats. All brickbats, or choices of your own, are welcome...

[MrBenchley]

1. Evans had over 400 home runs

but is almost forgotten...

Good choices.

[jbane]

2. Blyleven's curve ball...

was deadly in the series when he was with Minnesota.

[Sanity Claws]

3. 1962 Mets

Hard to find a team lower rated than that team.

[Blue_Tires]

4. i came into this thread ready to argue

but your choices are great