The Village Idiot's 75 for 75

[Alan T]

As we celebrate our 75th season of FOOL baseball, the Village Idiot has put together his list of the top 75 players of all time.

#75 Roberto Pagan OF Valdosta Peanuts (1965 - 1984) :
#74 Denny Hennessey CL Hartford Harpooners (1971 - 1990) :
#73 Charlie Wilson OF Toronto Osprey (1974 - 1987) :
#72 James Moore OF Boston Settlers (2001 - 2010) :
#71 Mike Brown SP Baltimore Gothams (1976 - 1991) :
#70 Anibal Ramirez C Columbus Crusaders (1970 - 1985) :
#69 David Lee SP St.Louis Terriers (1984 - 2000) :
#68 Steven McGill 3B Hartford Harpooners (1976 - 1993) :
#67 Carlos Gonzales SP Valdosta Peanuts (1967 - 1988) :
#66 Joe Morris SP St.Louis Terriers (1962 - 1980) :
#65 Felix Acevedo 2B Columbus Crusaders (1977-1992) :
#64 Maurice Wilkinson OF Toronto Osprey (1985 - 1999) :
#63 Jorge Villarreal 3B Colorado Rancheros (1983 - 2003) :
#62 Bill Halpenny SP Hartford Harpooners (2011 - 2021) :
#61 Jesus Romero SP Chico Rebels (2011 - 2020) :
#60 Gabriel Prado SP Atlanta Firecrackers (1961 - 1977) :
#59 Antonio Gonzalez SP Chico Rebels (2015 - 2034) :
#58 Felipe Aguilera OF Colorado Rancheros (1995 - 2010) :
#57 Jose Lopez OF San Diego Fathers (1982 - 2002) :
#56 Gustavo Hernandez SP Brooklyn Brownstones (1986 - 2000) :
#55 Julio Martinez SP Rio Grande Roadrunners (1978 - 1995) :
#54 Jacob Norman OF Compton Brothers (1994 - 2008) :
#53 Donald Long SP Colorado Rancheros (1987 - 1999) :
#52 Tom Shaw SP Hartford Harpooners (1986 - 2001) :
#51 Christian O'Halloran SP Ann Arbor Wolverines (1985 - 2003) :
#50 Artie Wiley SP Toronto Wiley (1974 - 1989) :
#49 Nick McCain 1B Ann Arbor Winged Ligerines (2011 - 2021) :
#48 Larry Abbott 2B Atlanta Firecrackers (1978 - 1993) :
#47 Murdock Kendall SP New York Heroes (2011 - 2021) :
#46 Hyeong-ro Yi OF New York Heroes (2011 - 2020) :
#45 Tom Wilson SS Columbus Crusaders (1989 - 2005) :
#44 Rich Lang OF Brooklyn Brownstones (1969 - 1986) :
#43 Gary Downey SP Compton Brothers (1997 - 2010) :
#42 Mauro Coronado 1B Montreal Majestics (2011 - 2022) :
#41 Jose Garza SP St.Louis Terriers (1985 - 2001) :
#40 Alec Linseman SS Boston Settlers (2011 - 2029) :
#39 Renaud Lemieux SP Hartford Harpooners (2026 - 2034) :
#38 Guillermo Arrojo SP San Diego Fathers (1969 - 1991) :
#37 Ben Keyte OF Montreal Majestics (2018 - 2034) :
#36 Jesus Pena SP New York Panthers (1987 - 2002) :
#35 Bobby Barrett 1B San Diego Fathers (1976 - 1995) :
#34 Colin Lockyer OF Apex Assassins (2011 - 2022) :
#33 Joe Hughes 3B Montreal Majestics (2014 - 2032) :
#32 Young-keun Yi OF Colorado Rancheros (2011 - 2023) :
#31 Aaron Callahan SP New York Panthers (1990 - 2007) :
#30 Andy Eaton C Rio Grande Roadrunners (1984 - 2000) :
#29 Jessie McGorry SP St.Louis Terriers (1979 - 1999) :
#28 Edgardo Reyes OF Valdosta Peanuts (1966 - 1982) :
#27 Doug Frazier SP Valdosta Peanuts (1989 - 2007) :
#26 Mac Rasmussen OF Quad City (1968 - 1985) :
#25 Ed Burke SP San Diego Fathers (1980 - 1999) :
#24 Gareth Simons 2B Chicago Thunderstorms (1979 - 2003) :
#23 Hseuh-liang Zhao 1B Hartford Harpooners (1982 - 1999) :
#22 Dylan Robinson SP Hartford Harpooners (1975 - 1994) :
#21 Tomas Valenzuela OF Valdosta Peanuts (1993 - 2008) :
#20 Ambrose Lewis SP San Diego Fathers (1981 - 2000) :
#19 Rick Inman 3B Valdosta Peanuts (1964 - 1979) :
#18 Skip Adams SP Boston Settlers (1982 - 2003) :
#17 Daniel Gil OF Boston Settlers (2011 - 2028) :
#16 Cipriano Valdez SP Baltimore Charm (2011 - 2023) :
#15 Jorge Aquino SP Hartford Harpooners (1977 - 1993) :
#14 J.D. Blackmore OF Montreal Majestics (2015 - 2031) :
#13 Carlos Trujillo 1B Edmonton Edge (2011 - 2030) :
#12 Bartolo Rodriguez SP Ann Arbor Winged Ligerines (2013 - 2031) :
#11 Tomas Santos 3B Boston Settlers (1991 - 2009) :
#10 Ryuichi Hasegawa SP Hammersmith Hooligans (2011 - 2022)
#9 Jose Gomez SP Colorado Rancheros (1986 - 2000)
#8 Andres Aguilar SP Boston Settlers (1994 - 2010)
#7 Hideaki Tanaka C Rio Grande Roadrunners (1961 - 1985)
#6 Billy Smith SP Hartford Harpooners (1981 - 1997)
#5 Jose Colon OF Hartford Harpooners (2016 - 2031)
#4 Masazumi Sanu SP Colorado Rancheros (1982 - 2000)
#3 Hector Romero SS Chico Rebels (2011 - 2028)
#2 Emmett Quero SP Montreal Majestics (2011 - 2030)
#1 Juan Sierra SP New York Heroes (2018 - 2034)

[bz]

Sorry Tasan - Hope you didn't eat right before reading the list.

[buckinbranco]

Hector Romero at number 3, nice! Great list

[muns]

Wow another list that took im sure a long time to do. Thanks for taking the time as usual Alan.

Im sure ill get more into this later at some point, but wanted say say nice job before I headed off again.

[muns]

PS I know you werent trying to be a homer, but Inman needs more love than # 19, Quit being modest

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by bz

Sorry Tasan - Hope you didn't eat right before reading the list.

Bah its alright. I have to admit he's probably the best pitcher ever. I really think the Prado award ought to get a name change a few seasons after Sierra retires.

I do think its criminal, though, that Villarreal is so far down the list.

[Tasan]

Oh and awesome job Alan, I thought about doing something like this and stopped when I discovered how daunting it was going to be comparing generations and such. Bravo!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Bah its alright. I have to admit he's probably the best pitcher ever. I really think the Prado award ought to get a name change a few seasons after Sierra retires.

I do think its criminal, though, that Villarreal is so far down the list.

If it makes you feel any better, my favorite FOOL player of all time only made it to #67 on the list despite him being the career leader in Strikeouts until Sierra broke it!

[Chief Rum]

Fantastic list. I only recall ever having eight of them grace my rosters, and most of them were later in their careers, after their reps were already established (Gil, Blackmore, Reyes). I did develop Larry Abbott and made him a 2B (he was a 1B originally), and of course, the pinnacle Hooligan is at #10, Ryuichi Hasegawa.

I think it would have been fair to move Carlos Gonzales higher on the list. He was amazing for quite a while.

[Young Drachma]

The guys who shined in the old days had it a lot harder. The competition was steeper there were more teams and guys who dominate now would have had a much harder time competing with the team of the 60s and 70s.

[/oldfogey]

Great list.