Who do you think is the best player in the Americican League?The National League?
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a-rod and pujols easily for pitchers oswalt and johan santana
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the cardinals. cmon, they have the best lineup of baseball, nd chris carpenter nd mark mulder r great pitchers. jason marquis will provide great hitting (an rbi double today!), but just remember...in a lineup with albert pujols, jim edmonds, scott rolen, nd yadier molina (who had a terrific rookie season) there is NO DOUBT that they will win the division nd even possibly the world series. \nplus they already sweeped the phillies, so yea haha
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Do you mean currently, overall or in their franchise history?\n\nFranchise offensive players would probably be The King Fish (Tim Salmon) or Garret Anderson. Both are at the top in the following categories RBI, homerun and hits in franchise history. They both came up through the organization and have never played for any other team.\n\nOverall, Vlad Guerrero is one of the best players on the team. He didn't win the 2004 AL MVP for nothing.\n\nCurrently, Orlando Cabrera is the best this season. He's been the most clutch hitter with runners in scoring position with 2 outs.
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The best left-handed pitcher in baseball today is Francisco Liriano #47, Minnesota Twins. This is only his first year in the league so you could argue that my choice is premature but ever since the minor leagues, it was evident that liriano would become a franchise ace and an all-star in the majors for many years. In 27 starts split between Double A New Britain and Triple A Rochester, liriano went 12-4 with a 2.63 ERA and a minor league leading 204 strikeouts over 167 2/3 innings. he really turned heads with his performance at Rochester. Liriano was named the best starter in Triple A on the strength of just 14 starts with the Red Wings. During that span, Liriano went 9-2 with a 1.78 ERA, allowing 56 hits over 91 innings while striking out 112. Those sorts of stats will always win a player plenty of admirers, and you won't find one bigger than Rich Miller, Liriano's manager in Rochester this past season. "Liriano is a kick-the-winning-field-goal kind of guy," Miller said. "He has great poise and never gets rattled if he's in a jam. He's quiet, well prepared and not boisterous or flamboyant. His hat is always going to fit." These qualities, coupled with prodigious pitching talent, make Liriano a force to be reckoned with on the mound.\n\n He is a pitcher in the mold of Johan Santana, his teammate and arguably the best left handed pitcher in the game today....but with liriano in the major leagues this year, it basically makes him the best. \n\nFirst and foremost, Francisco liriano is more intimidating as he stands at 6'2" which is 3" taller than johan. If you take a look at both of their stats this year thus far, Johan Santana has a record of 4-4 and a 3.42 ERA and has pitched in 75.1 innings surrendering 70 hits, 29 earned runs, 9 hrs, 15 walks, and accumulating 80 strikeouts. Santana has a K/9 ratio of just about 9 and an amazing K/BB ratio of 5.3  \n\non the other hand, Francisco Liriano has made his mark on the league already in his first season as a phenom. he started out the year in the bullpen and has just recently been inserted into the starting rotation so he does not have as many innings pitched. Liriano has a record of 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA, two wins as a starter one as a reliever and has pitched in 32.1 innings giving up 33 hits, 9 earned runs, 1 hr, 8 walks, and 43 strikeouts. talk about an amazing k/9 and k/bb ratio for santana, well this kids got a k/9 ratio of 12 and a k/bb ratio of 5.3 as well.\n\ni dont know what else to say but he has lived up to the hype and many minnesota twins fans ive talked to say liriano will be better than santana and that just speaks volumes.
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Best pitcher of each team and best hitter of each? \nAngels Guerrero, Jered Weaver\nAstros Roy Oswalt, Lance berkman\nAthletics Houston Street, Milton Bradley\nBlue Jays Roy Halladay, Reed Johnson\nBraves John Smoltz, Brian McCann\nBrewers Ben Sheets, Bill Hall\nCardinals Chris Carpenter, Albert Pujlos\nCubs Carlos Zambrano, Derek Lee\nDevil Rays Scott Kazmir, Carl Crawford\nDiamondbacks  Brandon Webb, Stephen Drew\nDodgers Derek Lowe, Andre Ethier \nGiants Matt Cain, Omar Vizquel\nIndians Jeremy Sowers, Grady Sizemore\nMariners J.J. Putz, Ichrio\nMarlins Josh Johnson, Migeul Caberra\nMets Billy Wagner, Carlos Beltrán\nNationals Chad Cordero, Nick Johnson\nOrioles Erik Bedard, Miguel Tejada \nPadres Jake Peavy, Adrián González\nPhillies Geoff Geary, Ryan Howard\nPirates Zach Duke Jason Bay\nRangers Akinori Otsuka, Michael Young\nRed Sox Johnathon Papaborn, David Ortiz\nReds Bronson Arroyo, Brandon Phillips\nRockies Bronson Arroyo, Matt Holliday\nRoyals Zack Greinke, David DeJesús \nTigers Jason Verlander, Magglio Ordóñez\nTwins Johan Santana,  Joe Mauer\nWhite Sox  Mark Buhrle, Jermaine Dye\nYankees Marino Rivera, Robinson Canó
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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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The best US player is without a doubt Landon Donovan.\nThe best foreign player is Ruiz IMO.
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Saviola is definitely a hottie!! AGUANTE SAVIOLA LOCOOO!! Apart from that, yes, he is an amazing player, but sometimes his cute little but distracts me from the game lol.
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Currently, Bryant. Kobe is THE BEST player in the league right now, no doubt about it.
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I think that he is the best player in baseball.  He was on a tear before he got injured, on pace to break Bonds 73 HR single-season record.  Also, in a baseball world where steroids are abundant, it appears that Pujols just has natural talent.  He was leading the Majors in HR and RBI before he got injured, and he still is leading the NL in HR and RBI now, although people are closing in.
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Steve Nash MVP two years in a row and the most unselfish player in the league \n\nDwanye Wade what can i say he's one of the most athletic players in the league\n\nLebron James the best athletic player in the league and the future of the NBA need proof look what he did this playoffs remember the wizards and he pushed the pistons to the brink in his first playoffs!!
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oh dear people who resond and do not even come close to answering the question...... For the Red Sox the best player would prob be Varitek.... best hitter.. Ortiz  best pitcher.. Schilling............. For the Yankees  player Jeter... hitter Giambi....... pitcher rivera
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a toss up between schilling and wakefield.they are both team players,got guts,and can kick butt against the best hitters around.(gimme a break,i'm a lifelong Boston fan.
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Vladimir Guerrero. Maybe he's not having his typical year, but he's still the best player on that team. Jered Weaver was sent down to the minor so Bartolo Colon could come back and, well, we all know what happened.
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Why not Bronson Arroyo?  He has a much better ERA and just one less win.  Also, Brandon Webb has a good ERA, just two less wins, and a much more consistent career so far than Arroyo.  Tom Glavine's ERA isn't even in the top 10 of the National League, although he does have the most wins so far.    \n\nLike the first answer says, we still have a long way to go until the end of the season, and so many things can happen that may change the candidates for the Cy Young Award.\n\nCheck this out: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/stats/bycategory?cat=Pitching&conference=NL&sort=100 and try filtering it by ERA too.
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Defensively I have to give the nod  to a current player: Ivan Rodriguez.  But offensively Johnny Bench was the best.  For combined talents Yogi was outstanding and IRod is up there.
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I'm going to have to go with the Mets. Despite them spending lots of money last year and yielding no result, they have actually spent their money well this year. Money buys good teams now and these days (of course, except the Yankees who flamed last year). They are a well rounded team, good hitting, good pitching, good defense. They have it all.\n\nI don't think any of the other teams have as good "teams" as the Mets. A lot of them did not do well during the offseason so it should not be as close as it was last year.