| SoCal (102 - 50) NL East Champ |
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| CF |
Logan |
LF |
Pena/Huff |
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| LF |
Hart |
3B |
Rolen |
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| 2B |
Sanchez |
1B |
Howard |
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Howard |
C |
McCann |
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| RF |
Kearns |
RF |
Scott/Huff |
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| C |
McCann/Coste |
2B |
Sanchez |
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Rolen |
CF |
Edmonds |
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| SS |
Wilson |
SS |
Wilson |
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| Grade |
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| Offense |
A+ |
Led the league in nearly every offensive category. Hit nearly .300
& scored 80 more runs than the next team.. |
| Starting Pitching |
A- |
Zambrano, Jennings, Sanchez tough 1,2,3. Olson decent #4 |
| Middle Relief |
B+ |
Gonzalez, Bradford, Feliciano,.Aardsma, Villanueva, Marte gives good
balance. |
| Closer(s) |
A+ |
Saito has the best closer card in the NL. |
| Bench |
A |
Bench is great. Coste, Gonzalez, Hart, Huff, Weeks are all key
players. |
| Defense |
B+ |
2's up the middle, good OF arms. |
| Experience / Luck |
A+ |
Team has
one world title and been in the series four times. |
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| San Antonio (99-63) NL West Champ |
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| LF |
Cruz |
LF |
Giles |
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| 1B |
Jackson |
2B |
Castillo |
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Kent |
RF |
Abreu |
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| SS |
Hall |
3B |
Ramirez |
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Ramirez |
SS |
Hall |
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| RF |
Francouer |
1B |
Kent |
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| CF |
Jones |
CF |
Jones |
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| C |
Martin |
C |
Martin |
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| Offense |
B+ |
2nd
in runs scored, 2nd in HR's. Abreau, Ramirez, Hall, Kent, Jones
Great 3-4-5-6-7 |
| Starting Pitching |
A |
#1 in ERA and runs allowed. Peavy, Great #1, Lowe Carpenter, Johnson
make nice 4-some. |
| Middle Relief |
B- |
Sanchez, O'conner, Bannister, Weathers, Hensley make for decent arms |
| Closer(s) |
A |
Hoffman has a great card. He's a classic.. |
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| Bench |
D |
Loney is it. Bench is pretty poor. |
| Defense |
B |
Jones in CF is great, Casftillo & Martin are solid. Hall is
average. Kent against LH weakens some. |
| Experience / Luck |
B |
Has had some playoff luck in the past with lesser team. |
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Los Alamitos (96-66) Wildcard #1 |
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SS |
Furcal |
SS |
Furcal |
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RF |
Berkman |
CF/RF |
Church/Murton |
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1B |
Pujols |
1B |
Pulols |
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LF |
Murton |
RF |
Berkman |
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3B |
Zimmerman |
3B |
Zimmerman |
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CF |
Encarnacion |
LF/CF |
Gross |
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2B |
Theriot |
2B |
Valentin |
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C |
Molina |
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Schneider |
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| Offense |
C+ |
Tied for 4th in runs & Op's. Pujols & Berkman nice 1-2 Punch |
| Starting Pitching |
B |
Haren, Cain, Myers & Arroyo all quality starters. Team was 3rd in
ERA. |
| Middle Relief |
B- |
Howry, Ramirez, Broxton, Tankersly are decent |
| Closer(s) |
B- |
Cordero has good WHIP, but oh those HR's. Howry decent 2nd option. |
| Bench |
A- |
Fielder, Quentin, Theriot, Murton very good cards. |
| Defense |
B |
Led league in X-chance %. Catchers throw great and there are no
glaring wakensses. |
| Experience / Luck |
A+ |
Lost in the League finals last year. GM is now a Strat Playoff
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Phoenix (86 - 77) Wildcard #2 |
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RF |
Alou |
SS |
Eckstein |
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SS |
S. Drew |
CF |
J. Drew |
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3B |
Cabrera |
3B |
Cabrera |
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LF |
Holliday |
LF |
Holliday |
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1B |
Aurillia |
RF |
Hawpe |
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2B |
Vidro |
1B |
Sexson |
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CF |
Drew |
2B |
Vidro |
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C |
Paulino |
C |
Paulino |
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| Offense |
B+ |
2nd in runs, 3rd in Op's. Cabrera. Holliday, Hawpe nice 3-4-5 |
| Starting Pitching |
B |
Webb Great #1, Schmidt good #2 Maddox ave, #3. Villareal
good 4th |
| Middle Relief |
B+ |
Meredith and Wagner make a great 1-2 punch. Heilman & Embree only
other options. |
| Closer(s) |
A+ |
Nathans a stud |
| Bench |
C- |
Aurillia, Alou, Hattenberg are decent. Ward can be a factor
against RH |
| Defense |
D |
A bunch of 3's up the middle, 4's everywhere else. Not that good. |
| Experience / Luck |
D |
GM has been cursed. Will this year be a turn-around? |
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So Cal |
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SoCal |
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Closer(s) |
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Winner |
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SoCal in 4 games |
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SoCal led the league in runs, and should have enough pitching and
defense to easily take.the series. If Phoenix's starters can
control the 1st 66 innings, they have a chance for the upset. |
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San Antonio |
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San Antonio |
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Winner |
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Los Al in 5 games |
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Playoffs and good bench's go to gether, and Los Alamitos has the betters
bats on hand. Plus, how do you bet against Bill and hi luck
factor. We can't. |
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SoCal |
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SoCal |
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