2008-09-10T07:12:53-04:00
SI Players MLB Poll
2008-07-02T10:52:52-04:00
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2008-09-10T06:39:48-04:00
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2008-07-21T21:57:40-04:00
7
XX
BTO - TCB
No City
443626
wily mo is gonna be good someday. i remember last year he hit an absolute shot like 500 feet or somthing. moon shot. i said that kids gonna be good someday. he whiffs like crazy though
2275819
2008-07-08T17:48:51-04:00
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38
XX
TOleafsbosoxcolts
No City
451118
Pena has great talent but makes nothing out of it. I am surprised ortiz is not higher
2166193
2008-07-08T10:49:02-04:00
1
VA
shepdave
Vienna
451069
As I Nationals season ticket holder, I have to ask myself what all these players have been looking at all year. Wily Mo Pena has been, bless his heart, pretty much a zero at the plate this year. Raw power he may have--but if he absolutely never connects with the ball squarely, that hypothetical raw power becomes meaningless.
As of July 8, he has 39 hits, of which 8 were for extra bases: 2 homers and 6 doubles. Not exactly a slugging machine.
2159966
2008-07-07T15:07:49-04:00
1
PA
dwight4prezz
Philadelphia
347007
He may strike out to an embarrassing degree, but Howard is a power hitter if I ever saw one. Check him out unleashing his (product-placement-clad) beastly power on Vlad Guerrero at a driving range, to the utter flabbergastation of plaid-clad senior golfers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8xiN2Y9d8
The man's a machine.
2153538
2008-07-02T19:30:03-04:00
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84
NJ
I am the Walrus
Pennsville
26051
i love howard but he gots to learn to hit the left handed curve ball. when he is guessing he has no more power than mario mendoza!
2123756
5
<p><strong>Who has the best raw power in baseball?</strong></p> <p><strong>Ryan Howard</strong>, <em>Phillies</em> 1B......31%<br /><strong>Wily Mo Pena</strong>, <em>Nationals</em> OF......12%<br /><strong>Alex Rodriguez</strong>, <em>Yankees</em> 3B......9%<br /><strong>Vladimir Guerrero</strong>, <em>Angels</em> OF......6%<br /><strong>Prince Fielder</strong>, <em>Brewers</em> 1B......6%<br /><strong>Adam Dunn</strong>, <em>Reds </em>LF......4%<br /><strong>Matt Holliday</strong>, <em>Rockies</em> LF......4% <br /><strong>Josh Hamilton</strong>, <em>Rangers</em> CF......3% <br /><strong>Albert Pujols</strong>, <em>Cardinals</em> 1B......3%<br /><strong>David Ortiz</strong>, <em>Red Sox</em> 1B.....3% </p><p>[Based on a survey of 495 MLB players] </p> <p>FAST FACTS Howard, fifth in the NL with 20 homers through Sunday, had hit a homer every 11.9 at bats since his 2004 debut -- the majors' best ratio.... The 6' 3", 265-pound Pena, a part-timer, hit a homer every 18.6 at bats before this year, in which he had just two in 174 at bats through Sunday.... Of the 27 players who got multiple votes, Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez is the only middle infielder.</p><p>This is an expanded MLB poll from the July 7, 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated.<br /><br />What's your take on this poll? </p><p> </p>
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NY
The SI Staff
New York City
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