Top Columbia Central Players From 2000's

[BasketballFan44]

I was @ the basketball championship game last night in Columbia and seen a bunch of old baseball players that I watched in the early 2000's and made me kinda want to see where yall would put some of the tops of 2000

Here are mine in no order...

Dan Uggla(cant remember 99 or 2000)

Bobby Bratton

Chris Poynter

Adam Muston

Courtney English

Thomas Browne

Kendall Keeton(yes already)

Cody Goins

Grant Nickell

Zach Gray

 

May have forgot some people but right off top of my head these 10 came right to me. WHAT YALL THINK?

[Willie]

Chris Lovett & Steven Dodson would be a couple more to add to that list.

[columbiaguy]

I was @ the basketball championship game last night in Columbia and seen a bunch of old baseball players that I watched in the early 2000's and made me kinda want to see where yall would put some of the tops of 2000

Here are mine in no order...

Dan Uggla(cant remember 99 or 2000)

Bobby Bratton

Chris Poynter

Adam Muston

Courtney English

Thomas Browne

Kendall Keeton(yes already)

Cody Goins

Grant Nickell

Zach Gray

 

May have forgot some people but right off top of my head these 10 came right to me. WHAT YALL THINK?

Dan Uggla was 98 so scratch him from the list. I would add Eric Vanderburg, Kyle Rowekamp, and Alan Lindsey for sure. I would probably add Ryan Lewis as well. I would take off Keeton and Dodson for sure. Dodson won about 7 games in his career and Keeton has yet to be on a team that has won anything. Great players win champioships.

[hazard]

What about Howard and Loveless? Great catcher and Great Infielder.

[columbiaguy]

What about Howard and Loveless? Great catcher and Great Infielder.

I would put them in the category of really good but not great. Loveless only played one year because he had some great talent in front of him. He was maybe the best defensive infielder of the last ten years. Howard was a great defensive catcher for three years but wasn't a great hitter. I would say they are in the top 15 or 20 players. While I am on it, I will put a lineup on the field for this decade. I will do it to where you had to actually play that position in high school to start at that position on this team. For example, you could theorhetically have two shortstops on your team with one of them playing second but I won't do that.

 

1) Courtney English LF Rotation

2) Kyle Rowekamp CF Cody Goins

3) Bobby Bratton SS Bobby Bratton

4) Alan Lindsey DH Adam Muston

5) Grant Nickell RF Zach Gray

6) Chris Poynter 1B Eric Vanderburg

7) Thomas Browne 2B

8) Jeff Loveless 3B

9) Jay Howard C

When Bratton pitches Lovett plays SS.

 

If you wanted a better hitting lineup you could put Lindsey behind the plate and have Lovett DH or maybe Ryan Lewis.

[MTCSFAN]

2 that I would add to the above list would be Jason Moates. Hard throwing Right Hander who blew out his elbow in the majors and also Eddie Pye. Played for a while with the Dodgers.

[Hanna1046]

What about Howard and Loveless? Great catcher and Great Infielder.

I would put them in the category of really good but not great. Loveless only played one year because he had some great talent in front of him. He was maybe the best defensive infielder of the last ten years. Howard was a great defensive catcher for three years but wasn't a great hitter. I would say they are in the top 15 or 20 players. While I am on it, I will put a lineup on the field for this decade. I will do it to where you had to actually play that position in high school to start at that position on this team. For example, you could theorhetically have two shortstops on your team with one of them playing second but I won't do that.

 

1) Courtney English LF Rotation

2) Kyle Rowekamp CF Cody Goins

3) Bobby Bratton SS Bobby Bratton

4) Alan Lindsey DH Adam Muston

5) Grant Nickell RF Zach Gray

6) Chris Poynter 1B Eric Vanderburg

7) Thomas Browne 2B

8) Jeff Loveless 3B

9) Jay Howard C

When Bratton pitches Lovett plays SS.

 

If you wanted a better hitting lineup you could put Lindsey behind the plate and have Lovett DH or maybe Ryan Lewis.

 

"He was maybe the best defensive infielder of the last ten years". I had a little psychology in college, and Freud would call this reply "SPOOKY." Even if it's in the 3rd person.

[columbiaguy]

2 that I would add to the above list would be Jason Moates. Hard throwing Right Hander who blew out his elbow in the majors and also Eddie Pye. Played for a while with the Dodgers.

They were not from this decade. Jason Moates never made to the majors though. Both great players.

[columbiaguy]

Hanna1046 - It seems you are implying that I am Loveless. You don't really think that do you? I was a player the same time he was but I assure you I am not him.

[Hanna1046]

Hanna1046 - It seems you are implying that I am Loveless. You don't really think that do you? I was a player the same time he was but I assure you I am not him.

It's your world,I'm just living in it. Over and out.

[columbiaguy]

You do know he is a coach of the current team right? My name is Luke and I was a catcher. If you know Columbia Baseball then you can fill in the last name.

[Wildcat13]

Columbiaguy,

 

I am hearing that Columbia has one of the deepest teams they have had in a while. What are your thoughts?