Mea culpa!
suarezn said:
Agree with part of your post. Pitching normally beats hitting (we just saw the sox win with good pitching), but remember The DR's pitching is not too shabby either.
I don't agree when you say that for every player The DR has The US has Ten. Just go through that roster that I mentioned and tell me are there 10 first basemen comparable to Albert Pujols? Can you name 10 pinch hitters comparable to David Ortiz? How about 10 second basemen that can even come close to A-Rod?
Actually, I was not comparing them per position.
All I was trying to say is that if the DR has 1 good player, the US has 10.
Yes, the DR's pitching is not shabby but besides Colon and Marinez, can you name me 3 more good pitchers that can be consistent.
Let me name a few names of pitchers that can represent the American team.
Let's start with the National League Cy Young winner:
Chris Carpenter, winner of 21 games,
Dontrelle Willis, winner of 22 games,
Oswalt, winner of 20 games,
Chris Capuano, winner of 18 games,
Garland, " " 18 games,
Cliff Lee, " " 18 games,
Randy Johnson, " " 17 games,
and those with no less than 15 wins: Clemens, Buehrle, Petitte, Millwood and Washburn.
And if that was not enough, there are a few closers that did not do to bad:
Bob Wickman, 45 saves
Joe Nathan, 43
T. Hoffman, 43
Lidge, 42
Todd Jones, 40
D. Turnbow, 39
Isringhauser, 39
Billy Wagner, 38
and many, many others with 30-35 saves.
Again, the US is the team to beat, IMO.
I do agree with you, the DR should come in second. I must say that when it comes to competitions, the DR players CAN "pump up the volume".