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Cain-Willis. In & Out... said 03/13, 05:48 PM
You pretty much took all the best players but a good case can be made for the following, my changes are,
2B-Brian Roberts(1) 50 steals, 42 doubles, 89 walks, 180 hits Perfect leadoff man! Phillips had a great year, but Roberts has PROVEN his worth.
SS-Jeter had over 200 hits for the third straight year!(2) Has leadership skills, and proven to show up in the playoffs(usually).
RF-Randy Winn(2) Hit .300 in spacious AT&T Park! 42 doubles, 14 hr, 15 steals...Good stats for the NL West with really good pitchers and huge ballparks....
CF-B.J Upton(2) 129 games in 2007, he had 25 doubles, 24 hr, 22 steals, 82 rbi, hit .300, slugged over .500... Easily better than Hunter Pence! This kid will only get better, a real 40-40 threat when he is in his prime!


Bench: Tulo, Juan Pierre, Ryan Braun, Bengie Molina, Pat Burrell, Drew, Jeff Clement, Feliz, (I know it doesn't count, but just wanted to mention the players i considered...)

Cain-Willis. In & Out... said 03/14, 12:10 AM
Any infant can list the best players and say, "they are the best." I just found some pretty darn good substitutes, and might i say, a few are better than yours? hmm...

1) Roberts vs Phillips. Phillips could have had a fluke year...

Roberts stole more bases(50), and was caught less than Phillips

Roberts also had a higher batting average in 2007, as well as a higher CAREER batting average..

Phillips has a career OBP of .306!! Roberts is .351

Phillips grounded into 26 double plays in '07. Roberts only 8!

2) Randy Winn can play all the OF spots. He has gap power, and is good for 40+ doubles and hits about .300 with a .345+ obp...

3) Jeter is clutch. I want my team to win a WS not play in obscurity. Jeter draw fans, and attention to my team. Ticket sales go up, i get tv deals, grade A sponsers, other free agents want to come to my team(including pitchers) I don't see a SS who is good for 200+ hits and great PR any thing to scoff at. And for me, $$ is not a big deal. I am rich.:-)

4)Upton is totally better than Pence. I'll say more about that in my last argument..

More to come...stay tuned!

Cain-Willis. In & Out... said 03/14, 12:51 PM
Congrats, you pick first and all you do is ridicule the replacements? wow! VERY strong!

1) Winn has better range, better fielding%(.991), than Francouer(.977)! Only three NL OF played 100 games in RF and had WORSE range than Jeff.

Winn has hit .300 or better 2 of the last 3 seasons...

2) Upton has better range than Pence, as well as a higher fld%. Upton is about 2 years younger..

3) You are a liar. Winn had 47 doubles in 05, 34 in 06, 42 in 07. Please don't lie anymore, ok?

4)Pence was injured last year. His ligament actually tore off part of the bone in his wrist. Will it happen again? Is he injury prone?

H. Ramirez also has a surgically repaired shoulder, worked on last fall.

5) As far as team defense, I am better at 2B, CF, and RF. At SS, Ramirez had 24 errors last year.(26 in 06) Jeter had 18 last year. Jeter has a higher fld% too. So don't say Ramirez is a far superior fielder...

I have a better team this year, as well as the future. Experience is valuable. My team is veteran, yet not old. We field better, and have fewer ?? about health.