Does anyone really care who or if A-Rod plays in the WBC or not?
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Poor A-Rod could barely decide himself. Talk about a yawner. Zzzzzz.
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It's April there is still like 130 games to play he is still swinging the bat up around .300 and the power will come.  He went to the WBC which has hurt some players early so I think he'll be coming into his 05 form by this weekend.
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Did all you sox fans die during the past month? Boston will land him. Theo knows he needs to add a spark to a rotation with an old and possibly retiring Schilling, a not 100% healthy Wakefield, and a Beckett who has too many head problems he needs to work through.  GO SOX!!! 2007  (according to espn only 5 teams bid, nyy bos tex i know for sure, but the press conference will be held today so we'll find out by tomorrow.)
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i think he is one of the best...but you also have to put a-rod, manny, ortiz, and derek jeter on that list, but i would say a-rod is the best player in baseball today and pujols is a close second
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NO.  It takes a whole team not just one good player.They need him ,they just need to protect him better.I'm a LOINS fan so i really don't care,But i do know he's the Falcons Best player.
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Hey I'm a Braves fan and Hank Aaron is not what you think he is.  He's everything that Bonds is on a more bitter level.  He is ever bit of a racist and bitter about everything, and no one for the Braves cares much for him because of it.  The Media disliked him intensely because he was chasing the Babe, and he was not enjoyable to talk to from the media.  The parallels between the two personas is startling.  As far as the better hitter, no doubt it is Barry Bonds, and even before the steroids things came up he was still the best hitter I've ever seen in my lifetime.  Barry Bonds changed the way you play the Pirates or Giants, Hank never brought the fear like that in anyone.  One of the most overrated players of all time.  Take away the HR's and he's an average player.  Bonds has had insane batting averages and OBP seasons and MVPS.
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Whether Bonds is racist doesn't concern me, but if he cheated using steroids it does.  Aaron and Ruth are both good players.
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I think Barry Bonds cares where Barry Bonds ends up..but thats about it lol
1134185
HES BEEN OUT AND THE YANKS ARE STILL STAYIN UP WITH BOSTON.  I AM A DIEHARD BOSTON FAN BUT CHEF'S INJURY HASNT EASED MY MIND A BIT!  ONLY TIME WILL TELL WHO COMES OUT ABOVE THE REST!
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Albert Pujols work ethic is second to none. He will be just fine. Hell, he has been out for several weeks, but is still is among the league leaders in most offensive categories. He is probably THE BEST player in baseball right now. I also love what he does with his foundation for people with Down's syndrome. That will never change. So, Yes, Albert will always be Albert!!
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Who will win it all?\n- If the Yankee pitchers stay healthy they will win easily.  That line-up is unbelievable.  \nIs the WBC worth having?\nThe WBC is a great idea; it's the timing of it that stinks.  So many great players are refusing to play, choosing instead to stay with their major league team.  Those that are playing risk a major injury. I would like to see the WBC take place right after the World Series.  More players would participate, and they would play harder knowing that they had the winter to recover. \nWho will win the WBC?\nAll along I thought the USA would win, but than I saw the rosters for Venezuela and the Dominican Republic and now I'm not sure.  Venezuela has GREAT pitching, and that's what usually wins in a tournament like this.
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Several factors.  Money was an issue.  They really don't need his bat in the lineup.  He is hurt more and more each season.  He is on the down side of what I would call a HOF career.  Certainly if he reaches 500 home runs he will be elected into the HOF.  But maybe the one factor that shadows everything else, he carries a lot of baggage with him.  He's not the most pleasant guy to deal with plus when he doesn't get his way he can be poison in the locker room.  The Yankees have enough to deal with with A-Rod.  Plus they need pitching.
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No. Ever heard of a guy named Lamar Odom? And another thing. I saw another post on this site that explained the "A-Rod affect", in which if the superstar is traded every other player on the team elevates his game.
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No.  He's a very, very good player.  But very, very good players don't go to the hall of fame.  Special ones do.  He's not that special.  He had 46 HR's last year - but in today's game, that's nothing special.
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Frank Thomas will be a HR or nothing type of guy.  He is a major liability on the bases and his bat speed is not the same it was.  (I watched him all year last year) as an A's fan.  He is a great infulance on the team but don't be shocked if he does not repeat what he did last year.......
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Well, in the NL (and if he can recover from his recent injury) Albert Pujols is definitely the MVP favorite.  No one else even comes remotely close, except for maybe Derrek Lee of Chicago, but his broken wrist earlier this year really makes it difficult for him to put up MVP numbers.  One player to watch out for is Alfonso Soriano.  He's been putting up huge numbers for the Nats so far, despite his bad attitude in the offseason.\n\nIt's a tougher situation in the AL, where Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz probably lead the pack at this point, although cases could be made for Jim Thome, the rookie Joe Mauer in Minnesota, or the Jays' Troy Glaus.  I'll go out on a limb and take Glaus for the AL MVP.\n\nNow the World Series is an entirely different matter.  Just making it to the playoffs is hard, especially with all of the quality teams out there.  In the AL, I'd say that Oakland, the White Sox, and the Yankees will win their respective divisions with Toronto making it as a wild card.  I know all of the BoSox fans won't like it, but they'll be in the race down to the last week of the season.  I'm really hoping that Toronto comes out of nowhere to take the division crown because I get really sick of hearing about the New York-Boston rivalry, but I think the Yankees will turn up their game against the teams in their division.\n\nIn the NL, it's a little easier.  St. Louis hasn't exactly run off with their division, with the Reds right behind them, but they've got the depth to make it to the playoffs and probably the Series again, especially if they find a way to get rid of that no-talent hack Isringhausen.  Atlanta's sinking fast, but I find it difficult to think that the Mets won't roll over after the break.  And it's still a slugfest in the West, but the Dodgers have the offense and solid pitching to outlast everyone else.  So I'll take the Cards, the Dodgers, and (why not?) the Mets to win take their divisions with Houston riding the Rocket's arm to the wild card.\n\nAnd here's another gamble:  Toronto and St. Louis face off in the Series, with Pujols guiding the Cardinals to a hard-won victory in 6.
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With Bonds you have the biggest distraction in the game. He can't walk five feet without a reporter asking him and his teammates about steroids. The Giants can barely get through a game without something being thrown onto the field. He's 43 years old. It's painful to try to watch the guy run. He's a huge injury risk. \n\nWith A-Rod you have gold glove defense. You have a guy who says all the right things despite being hated where ever he goes. You have the best hitter in the AL. He has power, speed, defense, and leadership. By the end of his career he will be considered one of the top five players to ever play the game. \n\nBonds has had an excellent career and it's pretty easy to say that he's the best player to ever play the game besides Babe Ruth. But A-Rod is in his prime and by the time he's done he could have numbers that are even better than Bonds. You have to take A-Rod. It's not even remotely close. \n\nIf you would've asked A-Rod or Pujols....well, that's a question.