Who is the best hurling player in the world?

I have seen all the great hurlers of the last 25 years and in my opinion, the greatest of them all was D.J Carey...No one had his multitude of skills.Considering how up close and personal some defenders got with him, to do what he did on the hurling field was a huge achievement. He was easily the best finisher the game has ever seen. I happened to be present at a championship game (I was supporting the opposition!) where he gave the greatest individual performance I have ever seen... He had everything...Pace, anticipation and despite what some might say; he was a hardy so-and-so! Consider these men...Brian Whelahan, Sean McMahon, Brian Lohan, Liam Dunne, Brian Corcoran for one second! These are all time greats of the game...Did Christy Ring ever play against that standard of player...I very much doubt it...

He was playing in the most competitive championship that (sadly) ever was...When will Offaly have a better team...My own county Galway, had fine teams during Carey's playing days but they couldn't bring home the silverware. All I hear from people (especially Cork people) when I mention him as the best ever is he never did it in a final...That is frankly wrong! So...he failed to score in the 99' All-Ireland final... Virtually every forward that day had poor games...Seanie McGrath had a great match...Does that make him an all time great! Damien Quigley had a stormer in the 94' final...He did very little after that! Nicky English had one great final and he was playing Antrim in 1989...That is no disrespect to English...He was one classy performer...Just that a career can not be defined by a performances in a final.

Looking back at the best defense that Carey would of had to face during his playing days, I think of the Clare team from 95-99...They had one of the best keepers that has ever played the game and 6 great defenders...Carey got only 2 chances to score goals against them in championship games...He scored both of them. Considering the circumstances, his goal in 1997 was the greatest I've ever seen... D.J Carey is an all time great and if Christy Ring and Mick Mackey were better, then they must have been some players...We'll never know but those who continue to argue so vociferously that Ring was the best ever- never actually saw him play...Now work than one out!