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goblue15 said 01/04, 11:11 PM
The Tigers were the best team in the AL to miss the playoffs last year, and during the offseason, they loaded up. They ripped off the Braves and got Edgar Renterria, and only gave up Jurjiens and some position player who never got called up. Then, they traded for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis, and gave D-Train an extension! He ain't going anywhere despite the trade rumors! The line-up is stacked where Pudge is actually the worst hitter in the line-up, and he's about a .280 hitter last year!
Rotation: Verlander, Bonderman, Rogers, Willis, and Robertson (no particular order)
Line-up: Granderson, Polanco, Sheffield, Mags, Cabrera, Guillen, Renterria, Thames, and Pudge
Bench (potentially): Inge, Casey, Raburn, Santiago, and Jacque Jones
Bull-pen threats (though not the best bullpen): Rodney, Todd Jones, Zumaya (when he returns), and Bobby Seay
This team is loaded, so loaded they can afford some line-up injuries. Come on, take the challenge! I don't care who, but a Red Sox fan would be intriging.

goblue15 said 01/04, 11:30 PM
Would you like to give me some reasons? Help me out here. Magglio Ordonez: Batting title and runner-up MVP. Granderson: 20,20,20,20 club on homeruns, steals, triples, and doubles. That's Willie Mays territory! Polanco: Finished in the top 5 for batting averages, as a fantastic contact hitter for the Tigers. Verlander: Ace of a staff that is just gonna get better, as he is quite young. Cabrera: .300+ hitter with 35 homers last season. Guillen is a .300 hitter, Thames has power, Pudge brings the best defense out of any catcher, and a good bat for ninth in the order. Sean Casey off the bench is a .290-.300 hitter, and has a good glove at first. Granderson's fielding is gold glove caliber. Renterria is a capable .300+ hitter. The Tigers will score so many runs, other pitchers will be throwing equipment, when relieved without a quality start. Now, tell me about why the Red Sox, and two other NL teams will win more games.

goblue15 said 01/04, 11:45 PM
You can't pick two teams to win more than the rest of the other teams unless you're picking them to tie! Only so many teams, even when there's a tie, can win the most games! With your reasoning, maybe I should pick 30 teams so my odds are 100%! Doesn't sound so great now, does it? Come on, just pick one! I think you misunderstood the kind of debate I was going for.