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Monday, October 16, 2006

Tom-AY-to, Tom-AH-to, J-EE-ter, Pol-AH-nco

By Tangotiger, 01:18 PM

Placido Polanco is a league average hitter. He is on the other hand, an excellent fielding infielder. Derek Jeter is a wonderful offensive player. He is on the other hand, at best, an average-fielding infielder, and likely a below-average-fielding infielder. Which one do you want?

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