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| CF |
Suzuki |
LF |
Lofton |
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| LF |
White |
SS |
Eckstein |
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| 1B |
Ortiz |
1B |
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| 3B |
Rodriguez |
3B |
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| CF |
Varitek |
RF |
Sanders |
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Soriano |
DH |
Soriano |
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| RF |
Matsui |
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Varitek |
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Belliard |
2B |
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Eckstein |
CF |
Suzuki |
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| Offense |
A+ |
Led the league in nearly every offensive category, scoring 1,014 runs.
Nearly a run per game more than any other team. |
| Starting Pitching |
A- |
Clemens & Martinez with Johnson a sound #3. Benson at #4 is average. |
| Middle Relief |
A- |
Rhodes, Rincon, Duchscherer & Cabrera all have good to great Strat
cards, and Downs makes a nice LH specialist. |
| Closer(s) |
A+ |
Rivera has the best card in the set and had a 1.13 ERA and 56 saves in
the regular season |
| Bench |
B |
Bench is useful if not spectacular. Not like the offence will need much
PH |
| Defense |
B |
Ichiro (-5) in CF is huge. Both 1's & 4's in places. Pretty good up
the middle. |
| Experience / Luck |
F |
Missed last year and washed out in the first round. Will be the big
favorite if team can play to it's cards. |
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| Cleveland (90 - 72) AL West Champ |
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| LF |
Damon |
LF |
Damon |
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Guillen |
DH |
Shelton |
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| RF |
Mench |
1B |
Texieira |
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Texieira |
3B |
Glaus |
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Glaus |
2B |
Kennedy |
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Durham |
RF |
Mench |
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Perez |
SS |
Scutaro |
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| C |
Zaun |
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Hall |
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| CF |
Johnson |
CF |
Johnson |
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| Offense |
C+ |
4th in runs led by Texieria & Glaus. 7th in total OP's |
| Starting Pitching |
B- |
Mussina, Bonderman, Wakefiled, Harden & Washburn. Can find 4 guys for
most matchups |
| Middle Relief |
C+ |
Betancourt & Crain are nice, plus either Guardado or Timlin, whichever
doesn't close. |
| Closer(s) |
B- |
Guardado & Timlin's cards don't match their ERA. Extra bases to had by
both. |
| Bench |
D- |
Youkillis is the only pure bench / decent hitter. Perez is a part
timer. A true weak spot |
| Defense |
B |
Much better against RH with Kennedy & Hall in the lineup. |
| Experience / Luck |
C |
First year team in playoffs. |
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| Chicago (98 - 64) Wildcard #1 |
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| 3B |
Figgins |
LF |
Crawford |
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Ford |
3B |
Figgins |
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| 2B |
Roberts |
2B |
Roberts |
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| DH |
Sheffield |
DH |
Sheffield |
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| C |
Rodriguez |
1B |
Erstadt |
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| SS |
Crosby |
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Rodriguez |
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Blum |
RF |
Ford |
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| CF |
Rowand |
SS |
Uribe |
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| LF |
Crawford |
CF |
Rowand |
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| Offense |
B |
Tied for 5th in OP's, but 2nd in runs scored, largely due to 310 SB - 223
more than any other AL team. |
| Starting Pitching |
B+ |
Rogers, Colon, Suppan make nice front 3. Lieber is a good 4th. Staff
led league in ERA |
| Middle Relief |
D+ |
Gordon is the only pitcher to trust. Myers is a LH only specialist. |
| Closer(s) |
C- |
Riske has a B- card, but is only a "0" closer. A risk to be tired
in most situations.. |
| Bench |
F |
Bench is useless. Bloomquist, Blum, Durazo don't make most other
team's post season roster. |
| Defense |
A |
Crawford, Roberts, Rowand & Erstadt all 1's. IRod 2(-3), SS's are 2's,
etc….. |
| Experience / Luck |
A+ |
Two LCSB Championships and the luckiest GM ever seen. Defending champ
and gets the most out of his roster. |
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| Seal Beach (85 - 77) Wildcard #2 |
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| SS |
Jeter |
RF |
Nixon |
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Inge |
SS |
Jeter |
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| LF |
Ramirez |
C |
Martinez |
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| RF |
Monroe |
LF |
Ramirez |
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Ellis |
CF |
Bradley |
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| C |
Molina |
2B |
Ellis |
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| 1B |
Millar |
1B |
Pena / Millar |
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| DH |
Martinez |
DH |
Cantu |
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| CF |
Bradley |
3B |
Blalock |
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| Offense |
C+ |
Dropped nearly a full grade due to platooning. Extra relievers in
playoffs usually kill platoon teams. |
| Starting Pitching |
B |
Hudson, Towers & Davis are OK 1-2-3. Towers average #4. |
| Middle Relief |
B |
Escobar, Cordero, Papelbon, & Schoenwiess good to have. |
| Closer(s) |
A- |
KRod is a very nice Strat card to have. HR on occasion, but hard to
score on. |
| Bench |
C+ |
With so much platooning, it's hard to say. Derosa, Millar, and Cantu
are decent bench guys |
| Defense |
B |
Ellis & Jeter are 2's up the middle. Add Bradley 2(-2) & Molina 2(-2),
and the team looks good. Martinez (+1) against RH knocks it down. |
| Experience / Luck |
A |
Team made the playoffs two years ago and the luckfest was so incredible,
it took them to the title. Can they do it again? |
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Cerritos |
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Offense |
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Closer(s) |
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Cerritos has such an advantage on
paper that it should actually win it in a three game rout, but it's hard
to sweep a series. The only way Seal Beach wins is if Bill can
duplicate the Karma that he showed in becoming the 2004 champ. And that
was a much better team. |
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Cleveland |
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Chicago |
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Middle Relief |
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In a series where close games
should be the norm, Chicago has the edge with it's great defense and the
ability to use its speed to eeck out an extra run when it counts.
Cleveland wins the series if the games become a battle of the bullpens,
Chicago's Achilles heel. At the end though, the experience / Luck
factor should push the WiteSox into the finals. |
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