Should More Baseball teams have more Captains?

Question

The only Captains we know is Derek Jeter from the New York Yankees, Jason Varitek from the Red Sox and Paul Konerko from the White Sox, do we need more Captains

Answer 1

To be honest, baseball teams DO have captains. You don't have to be a well known captain to be a captain. I think a captain is a person who quietly leads the team by example. A person who always has a sort of confidence and humble-ness about them, plays hard and picks up the team when they're down. I have more respect for players like that.. those who aren't in the limelight all time and don't care if they are or not. Sometimes you sense who the team leader is and sometimes you don't but that doesn't mean teams don't have one :)

Not to take anything away from Jeter, Tek and Konerko but i'm saying you don't have to be publicly recognized to be a respected leader in the clubhouse.

Answer 2

Personally, I don't like the idea of a single "Team Captain."

I think all players, in their own way, are captains. You can't choose just one guy to be it.

Answer 3

i think it is hard to designate captains in baseball because players move around so much these days.  baseball players are a lot more interchangeable then football in basketball.  for example, in the nfl teams have in depth playbooks.  same with basketball.  baseball teams who are not contending trade there marquis players for young talent in the minors.  NFL and NBA dont have huge minor league systems to hopefully enhance talent down the road, and thus dont trade away big players as often.  I would like to see more captains in baseball but i dont think teams should go about it lightly.

Answer 4

I think the Yankees captain should be Brett Gardner

Answer 5

I think if they do and their captain isn't doing well it will give the team a mind set that the team can't do well so no I think they shouldn't.

Answer 6

yes!

and if they do have captains they should at LEAST wear the C

Answer 7

most teams have more than one team captain so they wouldnt want to single out one and give him a "C"

Answer 8

Yes. Who ever is leading the team should captain