Past or present, who's the Steve Yzerman of baseball?

[baseballPAP]

I have to agree with another poster....Johnny Bench hits this one square on. Stayed with the Reds throughout, great on offense and defense, a team leader and the media loved the guy. Played his last 5 years on knees that would barely hold him up at times...and as a catcher for a lot of that time.

[538280]

Just one man fits that criteria and more...Lou Gehrig

Gehrig really wasn't that great on defense.

The first player that came to my mind is Brooks Robinson.

[mlazar]

My Dog Sparty wrote:

The Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman is my favorite athlete of all-time for reasons listed below:

1.)Loyal to one team his entire career
2.)Humble leadership
3.)Honed his skills to star staus on both offense and defense
4.)Great with the media and fans
5.)Physically and mentally tough

...is there a player in the history of baseball who has this entire package?

Tony Gwynn comes to mind....

[Blackout]

not to be a yankees homer here, but...

[SABR Matt]

Who is Steve Yzerman? Just for those of those who think Hockey is a joke and not worth caring one iota about.

[MyDogSparty]

Who is Steve Yzerman? Just for those of those who think Hockey is a joke and not worth caring one iota about.

Is that a serious question or are you purposely trying to come off like an A-hole?

[abacab]

How about the late Kirby Puckett

If I had to pick one guy that best fits all the qualifications, it'd be Ripken.

[Blackout]

How about the late Kirby Puckett

I'm afraid Kirby probably had too many off-the-field issues to fit this catagory

[ballparks]

Ripken, Ripken, Ripken

[Tigerfan1974]

The Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman is my favorite athlete of all-time for reasons listed below:

1.)Loyal to one team his entire career
2.)Humble leadership
3.)Honed his skills to star staus on both offense and defense
4.)Great with the media and fans
5.)Physically and mentally tough

...is there a player in the history of baseball who has this entire package?

There have been sebveral. Most recently, Ripken comes to mind.

As far as current players, I can think of no one in particular that has been with one team for all their career, someone of longevity that is, and meets the criteria you set out.