Both were very good players for a number of years Dwight was helped by Fenway, Darrell played his prime years in SF where fly balls go to die. Dwight won some Gold Gloves Darell was a very good fielder who might have won some GG had it not been for Mike Schmidt. Darrell played on some bad SF teams but eventually won a WS with Detroit. Dwight was on some very Red Sox teams but never won the big one. Hope I get some good answers, it intrigues me that they had extremely similar stats and names and played in the same era.
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Not a bad comparison.  Without looking at their stats, I remember that they both had approximately 400 homers, and their careers did overlap, although mostly in different leagues.  I never regarded Darrell Evans as quite HOF caliber, but consider Dwight right on the bubble.  \n(Of other outfielders eligible for the HOF but not in, I would first vote for players like Andre Dawson, Dale Murphy and Jim Rice w/ Dw. Evans in that next tier.)\n\n\nFrom what I remember, Dwight played stronger "d" w/ a cannon arm, and was an integral part of better teams than his namesake.  While I may be msitaken, I never thought of Darrell as very good defensively, and also would suspect that Dwight's BA was a little higher.
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Greetings from inside the Yahoo Brain in New York City!\nHope you're catching the live webcast at: http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html !\n\nAndy won this the same way Michael Jordan won ESPN's SportsCentury greatest player over Babe Ruth and Wilt Chamberlain--he played more recently.  These polls are always skewed towards the most recent times so they can garner the interest of younger fans/viewers.  And if those fans are allowed to vote, forget it--then it will be all players who play currently!\n\nHope this helps!\n\n--J.
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KG it is.  Dirk is known for his offensive prowess.  KG gives you shooting within 15-17 ft.  Can play with his back to the basket.  Better defensively and much better footwork than Dirk.  KG is always in the top 10 in rebounding and blocks.  KG gets the starting nod.  As for who wins in one on one.  I think whoever could impose their game and will.
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I absolutely understand where you are going with this question and I agree in part with what you are saying.  Koufax had a 12 year career.  The first 6 years were under .500 with an era well over 4 runs a game.  By todays standards that's actually okay.  Back in the 50's and 60's you were basically on your way out!!  Somewhere during the off season between 1960 and 1961 something happened.  What that was, who can tell.  It's like a light went off in his head and he suddenly learned how to pitch.  There is no denying the second half of his career but as you said many other pitchers have won more games.  I can give you a list of pitchers with close to 300 wins that are not in the HOF.  Baseball has many issues starting with Bonds right on down to a terrible playoff system.  The powers to be really need to sit down and take a long hard look at their position on matters that really count.  As for Koufax, we all know about his medical problems when he left the game.  That may have helped him more than anything else.  He was a very good pitcher who just happened to have 4 HOF seasons and then walked away from the game.  I'd say based on what we've seen over the past 20 years, yes, why not.  After all lesser players are in the HOF
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Pretty bad Job? Who the heck else was there? Carpenter? he was not as impressive as his year he won the cy young, and was never dominant and the Cy Young should be Dominant. Zambrano was dominant, but tailed off badly towards end of year. Hoffman was a joke, i dont care what his numbers say, i saw 3 seperate savesthat he blew in spectacular fashion by giving up Home runs to opposing batters, in one game against the dodgers he gave up back to back shots lol, Rivera has never won a Cy young, so theres no way on gods green earth Hoffman deserves one this year or any other year he's had. Glavine was very good, but again, not dominant. and Billy Wagner, gimme a break. Webb wasnt dominant either, but he really did seem to be the best  in the NL in a year where pitching was down in BOTH leagues. it was REALLY slim pickings this year in NL and AL.. Webb was a stretch, but if you look at the numbers, he really was the most consistent of what was out there over entire year\n\nI_love_\n\nThats Bull! sticking around long enough to become all time saves leader speaks to nothing more than longevity. The guy hoffman took that record from was Lee Smith. Is Lee Smith because he had that record the best reliever ever? if you say yes, then youre clueless. smith got that saves record for same reason Hoffman got it, they were around for so long ad averaged 30 plus saves a year. I dont question whether Hoffman has had a year he deserved the Cy young, in 98 he could have gotten it, but even then he Blew the biggest save of his Life to that point.. and then DESPITE his numbers, i watched him have sum of the most horrific blown saves i have ever seen, IN THIS YEAR ALONE` 4 come to mind!!  Hoffman hasnt been a dominant pitcher in a looong time and he didnt deserve it this year.. Webb got it by default because there was noone else ...maybe Carpenter, but thats it. \n\n\nAnd as for Rivera, he should have won in in 2005 , he was best pitcher in the AL, but AGAIN! the writers and their bs about giving the CY Young to a Reliever give it to Bartolo Colon ONLY because he won 20 games, with a near 4 era. im use to Relievers getting screwed for the Cy Young award. in NL and AL.. but Ive seen Hoffman in more big games than any hoffman fan wants to admit, gag like a mutt giving up HRs, not singles, or humpback liners, HOME RUNS!. Hoffman has ZERO argument
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How is the Cardinal-Cub rivalry overrated?  The two have been rivals for eons, been in the same division since both were founded (both were in the NL East after 1969 and moved to the Central together when each league went to three divisions), and have played each other over 2000 times (Cubs led the rivalry at the end of last year 1037-998).\n\nHow do you say that a team that only came into existence in 1962 compares with that?
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This had been one of the best match ups in the league for a couple of entertaining years. Then, all of a sudden, Mac stopped coming to play! You see, I love this match up because these two guys are very much alike and they actually guard each other when they play. But, what propels Kobe above Mac is his passion for the game. A lot of times it seems as though Mac doesn't care whether he wins or loses, the same cannot be said about Kobe - he takes the game very personal. Also, they're both exceptional individual defenders but Kobe understands TEAM defense better than Tracy that's why he has countless Defensive First Team awards. It's a simple task to try to shut your man down - it's either you can stop him or you CAN'T...there's nothing complicated about it. BUT, to orchestrate a defense to shut an entire team down is a little bit harder.
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jeter is a better fielder and anyone who knows anything about baseball will tell you that. dont you remeber him diving into the stands for a foul ball and busting open his head or that behind the back backhanded flip to posada to tag out giambi at home plate in the playoffs a couple of years back. you never see A Rod doing those things. Now A Rod is a way better power hitter and rbi guy but not a better fielder.
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A lot of it has to do with the starting pitching. They do have one good starter Bobby Keppel but aside him they don't have anyone else. Their hitting is not all that great either. However, there is hope they hired a new GM that has said he will build up the farm system. Building up the farm system is a good place to start because if KC relies on the free agency market they are only going to end up with the leftovers that other teams don't want. Also in order to lure a good free agent to play in KC they have to offer him more money because good free agents see the team as a non-contending team hence, they are less incline to sign with KC.
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Konerko is going to have to step it up a little bit or he'll fall just short, but they are all three on pace to join some elite company.\n\nIt is rare, but it has happened before:\nWalker/Galarraga/Castilla (COL) - 1997\nGalarraga/Burks/Castilla (COL) - 1996\nJohnson/Evans/Aaron (ATL) - 1973\n\nAnd just because I was curious, here are some instances where just two teammates have hit 40 in a season, more common but still rare:\nRamirez/Ortiz (BOS) - 2004-05\nPujols/Edmonds (STL) - 2004\nPalmeiro/Rodriguez (TEX) - 2001\nBagwell/Hidalgo (HOU) and Batista/Delgado (TOR) - 2000\nDelgado/Green (TOR) - 1999\nGriffey/Rodriguez (SEA) - 1998-99\nGriffey/Buhner (SEA) - 1996-97\nBench/Perez (CIN) - 1970\nPetrocelli/Yastrzemski (BOS) - 1969\nMaris/Mantle (NYY) and Mays/Cepeda (SF) - 1961\nPost/Kluszewski (CIN) - 1955\nSnider/Hodges (BRO) - 1954\nSnider/Campanella (BRO) - 1953\nRuth/Gehrig (NYY) - 1927, 1930-31\n\nOkay, so I have the day off.......
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Derek Jeter has been known time and time again to be a good player when it counts. When the game is on the line, Jeter is the one who always performs at his best. Come October, he's the guy you always need to look out for.\n\nA-Rod, on the other hand, is a statistician's player. He's got a great batting average, great fielding percentage, on base percentage, etc. But notice whenever he joins a team they seem to do worse? After he left Seattle, their wins improved the next season. When he left Texas, their wins improved the next season. And now he's in New York, and who knows if he'll ever get a ring.
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Randy foye because he is a  Combo guard plays with feistiness he will make opportunities happen Not afraid to throw his body into traffic and play with the big boys Not only tough, but athletic Great first step, excellent leaper Supreme finisher and rebounder at 6-3  Has a fearlessness that allows him to take the big shot \n\n \n            Who said they definetly have enough PG's. They got one good one Raefer Alston who hasnt done much since he left streetball. Bob Sura who is terrible. And David Wesley who hasnt ever been good at nothing but 3's. \n\n       Randy Foye can play both Guards and that is what Houston Needs. T-mac plays the Small Forward. And a lot of people are saying houston needs a power forward. They signed Stromile Swift who is a young athletic power forward. He might have had a terrible year but dont write him off. So did T-Mac injury or no injury. I think Yao had his best year when he wasnt injured.\n\n            Final Randy Foye
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Yes, by far. Rayan Howard was more valuable to his team than any other player was to their team. He almost single handedly got the Phillies into the playoffs. His numbers were gigantic and that's what the dopey sportswriters look for.
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Love the Rocket!  THE best pitcher of my lifetime (1973-Present).  If he would have started in Spring Training, he'd be out of gas by playoff time.  He's an old dude.  I have no problem with him waiting until now to come back.  Altough I didn't like the "maybe I'll come back, maybe I won't" business.  We all knew he was coming back.  The Stros made a great comeback in the second half of last season, and are set to do it again this year.  \n\nGo Stros!\n\nBut I did love watching my Buccos take 2 of 3 from them last weekend.  They got lucky on Sunday with the comeback from 4 down in the 9th.  That 18 inning game on Sat. night was one of the best I've ever seen.
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As a die-hard Met fan, I was sad to see Glendon Rusch go.  He has spurts of talent.  He has good location, but not the greatest speed on his pitches.  I would much rather have a discipline pitcher like Rusch, over a highly talented but immature player like Daniel Cabrera.
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To Batmen:\n\n   I happened to have had the pleasure of seeing Len Bias play in person at Cole Field House while I was living at the DC area at the time. He was incredible. He could simply take over the game with his shotmaking and impressive dunks..and he played defense real well too. He may not have played a single nba game but i assure you had he lived his impact on the game would have been tremendous. In a way there is some basis for thinking of his demise as a curse. The celtics won a championship in every decade till that point (50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s). They have not made the finals since 1987. They're one shot was the Tim Duncan draft year but they didnt luck out in getting the top pick in in the lottery.This is the longest drought in celtics history in terms of championships and it all started with the death of Bias. If you want to interpret it as a curse of the Bias legacy it wont be far off the truth. Dont disrespect Bias? Oh pleeeze the guy threw his life away on a cocaine binge. If he deserves respect for that then please join Osama and his mindless minions. And don't blame Ainge for their troubles. Given what he has to deal with Danny has done a decent job
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AMEN to that FTBLCHIK.  Joe Crede is one of the most underrated players in all of baseball.  Look at what he did in last year's World Series at third base.  If he doesn't make some of those plays that he did, us White Sox fans may be waiting another year for a title.  I totally agree with you on that question.