Mattingly
I am most likely taking someone like Pujols for granted. But growing up in the 70's and 80's, the only baseball I got to see all the time here in Jersey was Met and Yankee games. As a fan of the NL in general, and a Yankee hater in particular, it pains me greatly to admit this. But the best player I ever saw was Donnie Baseball circa 1984-1988. I am sure there were a bunch of others during this time, I just did not see them often enough to say they are the best "I ever saw".
To me, Mattingly was the only player I have ever seen that would make me stop whatever I was doing because he was at the plate.
Tom C
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