| I'd say in baseball, I'd go with
Garrett Anderson: This guy consistently gets the job done for the Angels, and gets little press for it. He's one of the best all-around players in the game.
Aramis Ramirez: After A-Rod and Rolen, he's probably the best 3rd baseman in the league. And still very young (26, I believe)
Jason Isringhausen: He doesnt get the publicity that elite closers like Rivera, Gagne, Hoffman, and Wagner get, but he's held down the Cardinals the last two years.
Football...
Hines Ward: Plays the biggest prima donna position in the league, but just goes out, does his job at an extremely-high level, and helps his team win games
Curtis Martin: Hard to believe that the NFL's 4th or 5th all-time leading rusher (I forget where exactly he is) can be underrated, but you never seem to hear his name come up among the all-time greats. Despite being the NFL's leading rusher last season, he still gets less publicity than guys like Priest, Jamal Lewis, LT, and a few others
Andre Johnson: This guy is an absolute beast. If the Texans start making the playoffs soon, I suspect he won't be underrated any more
Basketball...
Elton Brand Has been stuck his whole career on a miserable Clippers team, but gives you 20 and 10 every night. He's about as reliable a big man is there is in the league outside the Duncan/Garnett level
Cuttino Mobley: Always played second fiddle to Steve "The second coming of Marbury, and no, thats not a good thing" Francis. But he's a quality player. Maybe not a superstar, but still quality
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Classic case of a good player always playing on bad teams |