Can your team beat your Ex's?

Simon

Founder/Admin

Could your favorite MLB team beat a squad made up of all former players of your organization? Take who you think is the best former player still playing the position he played when he was with your team.

Imagine its a 7 game series. I will break down the Boston Red Sox.

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

Well seeing how a lot of the Braves old school players are out of the league..I'll just say this:

I really lie the lineup they have now as compared to the old teams. Man, I fuckin hated Lemke and Blauser up the middle. Automatic outs they were.

The new up the middle tandum of Giles and Furcal is much better. The outfield is better. Chipper at 3rd is better.

Of course the closer is better...Kolb over Wohlers bitch ass anyday. And don't forget all the games Leibrandt and Rearden blew over the years in the playoffs.

However, when it comes right down to it....There starting pitching was so much better it's not even funny. Whether it be Glavine, Smoltz, and Avery or throw Maddux in the mix.

The '91-'99 Braves would beat the shit out of the new team with their starting pitching, and I believe the old team had more heart as well. They did win a series and had a never die attitude about them. The new team is a bunch of quitters I hate to say.

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

Yankees:

Catcher: Jorge Posada vs. Alberto Castillo - Posada
1B: Tino Martinez vs. Nick Johnson - Tino
2B: Tony Womack vs. Alfonso Soriano - Soriano in a landslide
SS: Derek Jeter vs. Miguel Cairo (the only person still in MLB to play SS other than Jeter) - Jeter
3B: Alex Rodriguez vs. Aaron Boone - A-Rod
LF: Hideki Matsui vs. Rondell White - Matsui
CF: Bernie Williams vs. Kenny Lofton - This is hard, because they both suck now, but I'll go with Bernie
RF: Gary Sheffield vs. Raul Mondesi - Sheff
DH: Jason Giambi vs. Karim Garcia - Giambi
SP: Randy Johnson vs. Roger Clemens - Clemens
SP: Carl Pavano vs. Andy Pettitte - Pettitte
SP: Mike Mussina vs. David Wells - Mussina
SP: Jaret Wright vs. Jon Lieber - Lieber
SP: Kevin Brown vs. anybody else - anybody else (I'll go with Ted Lilly)
Closer: Mariano Rivera vs. Jeff Nelson (closed a few games when Rivera was hurt) - Rivera

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

This was pretty fun to do...I wanna do this for another team. How about the New York Mets?

Catcher: Mike Piazza vs. Jason Phillips - Piazza
1B: Doug Mientkiewicz vs. Tony Clark - Mientkiewicz
2B: Kaz Matsui vs. Jeff Kent - Kent
SS: Jose Reyes vs. Rey Sanchez - Reyes
3B: David Wright vs. Melvin Mora - Mora (though Wright is gonna be really good)
LF: Cliff Floyd vs. Carl Everett - Everett
CF: Carlos Beltran vs. Preston Wilson - Beltran
RF: Mike Cameron vs. Jeromy Burnitz - Burnitz
SP: Pedro Martinez vs. Al Leiter - Pedro
SP: Tom Glavine vs. Mike Hampton - Hampton
SP: Kris Benson vs. Pedro Astacio - Benson
SP: Kaz Ishii vs. Hideo Nomo - Nomo
SP: Victor Zambrano vs. Shawn Estes - Estes
Closer: Braden Looper vs. Armando Benitez - Benitez