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MLB Franchise Four – Biggest Snubs for Each Team

By Kyle Franzoni

Jul 14, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; The Cincinnati Reds franchise four (from left to right) Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Barry Larkin, and Johnny Bench are honored prior to the 2015 MLB All Star Game at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 14, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; The Cincinnati Reds franchise four (from left to right) Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Barry Larkin, and Johnny Bench are honored prior to the 2015 MLB All Star Game at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 22, 2013; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera touches his newly unveiled retired number during a ceremony in Monument Park before the game against San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Munson/THE STAR-LEDGER via USA TODAY Sports
Sep 22, 2013; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera touches his newly unveiled retired number during a ceremony in Monument Park before the game against San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Munson/THE STAR-LEDGER via USA TODAY Sports /

New York Yankees – Nobody

Franchise Four: Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle

If there is one team in the history of baseball, in the history of sports that you could just not debate the team’s Franchise Four on, it is the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, and Mickey Mantle not only transcended club history, but they are also staples of the game, the guys everyone across every generation knows and looks up to. They represent the top four players in terms of WAR and almost every other statistical category in club history.

The Yankees have just too much history, too many comparable players to not come to a definitive answer. While the modern fans would love to see a case made for the likes of Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera, or maybe even some pitchers like Ron Guidry, Andy Pettitte, or Red Ruffing, there is just nothing that can be said that will effectively argue the selection of the fans in this regard.

Personally speaking, I may not have even included Jeter or Rivera on the final ballot. Given the caliber of players to choose from, it looks like they were there to pull in the modern fans. However, any true Yankee fans, or baseball fans for that matter, worth their salt know that the Yankees just have too much greatness to choose from.

Congrats Yankees! The only argument I can make is that four is simply not enough.

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