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View Poll Results: What is your favorite era?
Through 1875 (Pre-National League) 0 0%
1876 - 1902 (Pre-World Series) 1 2.27%
1903 - 1919 (Tail end of the Deadball Era) 7 15.91%
1920 - 1941 (Pre-WWII) 6 13.64%
1942 - 1945 (The War Years) 0 0%
1946 - 1960 (Post-War, Pre-Expansion) 18 40.91%
1961 - 1975 (Tail end of the Reserve Clause) 4 9.09%
1976 - 1993 (Pre-Strike) 4 9.09%
1994 - Present 1 2.27%
I really don't have a favorite 3 6.82%
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Old 08-26-2016, 08:48 PM
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Default As it pertains to baseball, what is your favorite era?

I voted for 1946 - 1960. The players from this era, and their accomplishments, resonate most deeply with me. In my humble opinion, this was the greatest era the game ever saw.

Of course, others will have differing opinions. And that is not only fine, it is encouraged.

I am interested to see the answers to this question set forth in a quantitative manner. As such, I attached a poll.
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For me it is the 80's and 90's. I picked then because it is when I went to hundreds of games and watched baseball every chance I could. I know they are basically worthless but thumbing through junk era cards brings a bigger smile to my face than any vintage cards ever could.

Yes I realize my answer is not in the poll but it is my favorite time in baseball history.

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I voted for '45 to '60, too. Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente, Duke Snider, Ernie Banks, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Eddie Mathews, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Robin Roberts. Hard to top that.
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I voted for 1961-75, but could include 1976-93.

1961-75 included Koufax's prime, the Miracle Mets, the start of Nolan Ryan's career and the ending of Mickey's.

1976-93 included the Braves finally starting to win and the retirement of Ryan, Brett & Yount whose HOF inductions I would travel a long way to witness six years later.


1994 started with the canceling of the World Series - the action that both the owners AND the players' union had a part in.

A hard lesson was hopefully learned that you do not EVER AGAIN lock out or strike DURING the season.

For this reason, I cringe every time the 14 straight division titles are mentioned.

The Braves won in a strike-effected year of 1995 and continued to pay well the rest of the decade.


While the modern era has been fun, I can do without walk-up music at live games and background music behind broadcasted highlights.
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I voted for '45 to '60, too. Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente, Duke Snider, Ernie Banks, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Eddie Mathews, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Robin Roberts. Hard to top that.
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I voted for 1946 - 1960. The players from this era, and their accomplishments, resonate most deeply with me. In my humble opinion, this was the greatest era the game ever saw.

Of course, others will have differing opinions. And that is not only fine, it is encouraged.

I am interested to see the answers to this question set forth in a quantitative manner. As such, I attached a poll.
Agreed, despite my not being alive for it. New York still had three teams, all the old ballparks still existed, baseball was the #1 sport, great announcers, iconic players and the color barrier was broken.
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I could never vote for an era I've never seen, so I chose 1976-1993.
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1970-80

Great teams (Swinging A's, Big Red Machine, Yankees), dominant pitchers (Ryan, Seaver, Carlton, Palmer), iconic players that defined the decade (Reggie, Rose, Bench, Munson, Brett, Yaz) and entertaining managers that made the game more interesting (Billy Martin, Earl Weaver, Lasorda).


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Being a Braves fan I would have selected 90-2000 but since that wasn't an option I went with 1994+. It was the start of the Maddux era in Atlanta and also when we won our only WS of that time. Best decade of baseball in my life!


As a collector, I like the players of the 70's and 80's as they were my childhood heroes.
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I voted for '45 to '60, too. Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente, Duke Snider, Ernie Banks, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Eddie Mathews, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Robin Roberts. Hard to top that.
Cobb, Wagner, Speaker, Lajoie, Collins, Jackson, Young, Johnson, Mathewson, Alexander, Plank. Plus Ruth as a pitcher. Hard to top THAT.
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I voted 61-75. I guess it's because those are the years of my youth. Listening to Ernie Harwell on the radio was a great time. I still have a hard time listening to the current Tiger announcers.
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1970-80

Great teams (Swinging A's, Big Red Machine, Yankees), dominant pitchers (Ryan, Seaver, Carlton, Palmer), iconic players that defined the decade (Reggie, Rose, Bench, Munson, Brett, Yaz) and entertaining managers that made the game more interesting (Billy Martin, Earl Weaver, Lasorda).


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I voted postwar, pre-expansion, but the 1903-1919 era has really grown on me thanks in large part to the T206 set.
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I don't argue that there were an awful lot of great players in the game back then. It wasn't an easy choice for me, and that would probably be my second selection. But the personal connection to the great Milwaukee Braves teams of the mid to late 50s is something that isn't present in the dead ball era. They were the third best team in the game behind the Yankees and Dodgers. For me, that became the tie breaker. I also think the game in the 50s was more open, having players from the Negro Leagues finally being allowed to enter the Majors.

From a sheer talent perspective, I don't know if I could choose one over the other. So, sentiment made the difference.

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Cobb, Wagner, Speaker, Lajoie, Collins, Jackson, Young, Johnson, Mathewson, Alexander, Plank. Plus Ruth as a pitcher. Hard to top THAT.
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