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Thursday, November 02, 2006

B A contrarian

By Tangotiger, 08:26 AM

You know the drill.  Everyone agrees on A, so you say B.  Most people say PUJOLS, and a few people say JETER.  The gulf between Pujols and Jeter, hitting-wise, is enormous.  Gigantic.  Giganormous.  Clutchy, they were the same in 2006.  Baserunning?  They are both probably good.  Jeter is a better basestealer.  Fielding?  Put them both at 3B, LF, or RF, and they are equals, with Jeter an advantage in CF and probably 2B.  Compared to say Berroa, Jeter at SS is the same as Pujols at 1B.  Jeter is a good player, having the best season he could ever have hoped for.  Pujols played like Pujols.  For one year, Jeter can walk side-by-side with the gods.

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