1987 Pete O'Brien

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1979

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Good one!

1995. Bagwell
Decided in 93 that I was going to root for the young star.

2002. BI-GI-O

The Bash Brothers

1968

Carl Yastrzemski

Mr. Everything

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Carl Yastrzemski

Mr. Everything

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Before my time, but my dad raised me on Yaz.

1986.

Nolan Ryan.

Billy Doran slightly edged Jose Cruz.

Was a hell of a year for me as a ten year old who really started reading box scores for baseball and basketball.

The 86 Rox and Stros were a lot of fun.

1974 - Pete Rose.

2001 Ken Griffey Jr.

1983 - The great Buddy Bell

Biggio and Bagwell, typical Houston-area kid. Eventually more Biggio, loved the scrappy attitude.

Bill Doran. One of the most underrated Astros off all time.

Close second - Craig Reynolds.

2000 Craig Biggio all the way

1997 Ken Griffey Jr.

He's the reason I'm a Mariners fan to this day. I was overjoyed that he was able to retire in Seattle. I even got to see him one last time at Safeco his final season against the Yankees. They won on a walk off home run off Rivera by.... Ichiro of all people. I'll never forget that day as it was my first and last time to see Jr. play in person. Even if he 0-4.

I was born at the very end of Baseball season, 1995, so it's
2006
Craig Biggio
I had just gotten into baseball a couple of years before (Parents never signed me up), and I remember Biggio chasing 3000 hits, and I loved his hustle for a 2nd Baseman in his late 30s. He, not singlehandedly, made me fall in love with the game of baseball.

1960, Ernie Banks because I was on the Little League Cubs and there was no Texas team before that year.

Not sire if it's exactly 10 years old, but Nolan, Will Clark, and Ruben Sierra.
I pitched with Nolan's leg kick and batted with Ruben's extreme bat waggle

1968-Bob Gibson

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Indeed, but if you saw me in person, you'd guess I'm at least 24, not 19.

89. Bo Jackson. Cuz he played 2 sports.

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89. Bo Jackson. Cuz he played 2 sports.

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This. 1991. Neon Deion Sanders. Lived in Atlanta and watching him play football was enough to make me a fan of his when he was with the Braves. Wasn't a great hitter, but he led the league in triples a couple years bc he could flat out fly around the bases.

Born in 93 so in 2003 my favorite players were Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr, Roger Clemens and Chipper Jones

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Born in 93 so in 2003 my favorite players were Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr, Roger Clemens and Chipper Jones

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How could you be a Chipper and B**** fan?

And 2003 was the year 3 of bloated, injured, Reds Grif.

Born 93. Was a little younger than 10, but favorite was Rusty Greer.

1990

Rickey Henderson.

It was my second or third year of little league. My first team I was on was the A's and that was my first real introduction to following MLB so they became my favorite team. Just so happened that they were awesome back then and I just loved the excitement that Henderson brought. I love his swagger and confidence that he could steal a base anytime he was on. You knew he was going to go it was just a matter of when. I freakin' loved that.

1985. Lifelong Mets fan, Mookie Wilson (hence the username).

1992 - Nolan Ryan

1994 - Ryne Sandberg

Nolan Ryan was my other favorite growing up but he had just retired at that point.

Somebody on the 1991 Astros, a 97 loss team that would have been a mid-90s Dynasty.

Good old "Fudge" Rodriguez.

Lenny Dykstra

1988 -- Shawon Dunston

Similar name to me, rocket arm, and the Shawon-o-meter hovering around 260 was always great.

Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, and Mark Grace real close behind

My second favorite player was Rusty Kuntz