Who is your starting 9?

Since the Cubs have a few days off, in honor of the All-Star game, if you had your pick of anyone in the league, who would be your starting 9? Mine is: 1. Ichiro Suzuki RF 2. Chase Utley 2B 3. Joe Mauer C 4. Albert Pujols 1B 5. Aramis Ramirez 3B 6. Hanley Ramirez SS 7. Ryan Braun LF 8. Torii Hunter CF 9. Tim Lincecum P I don't believe any of these picks really need to be defended, but let the debate begin.

Take your pick of the league.

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A few differences

Give me Grady Sizemore over Hunter and Id take David Wright or A Fraud over Ramirez

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Jul 13, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions

My starting 9

C- Joe Mauer
1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Chase Utley
SS- Hanley Ramirez
3B- Evan Longoria
LF- Manny Ramirez
CF- Carlos Beltran
RF- Vladimir Guerrero

Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball

by lexmarklover on Jul 13, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions

and Pitcher is Dan Haren

Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball

by lexmarklover on Jul 13, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions

c mauer
1b pujols
2b hill
3b longoria
ss hanram
lf crawford
cf ellsbury
rf ichiro

wells4roty

by jesus christos on Jul 13, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions

oh and for pitcher… dan haren

wells4roty

by jesus christos on Jul 13, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions

By "anyone in the league"...

…it appears you mean “anyone in either league.”

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by daver on Jul 13, 2009 10:12 PM CDT reply actions

By the league

I mean Major League Baseball

by dtc0405 on Jul 13, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

In terms of this year, including injuries

C-Mauer
1B-Pujols
2B-Hill
3B-Longoria
SS-Tulowitzki
LF-Braun
CF-Granderson
RF-Ethier
DH-Lind

"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 13, 2009 10:21 PM CDT reply actions

Ethier? He's probably the 3rd best OF on his own team...

C – Mauer
1B – Pujols
2B – Utley
3B – Wright
SS – Hanley Ramirez
LF – Braun
CF – Ichiro
RF – Crawford
DH – Manny Ramirez
P – Lincecum

by thehat34 on Jul 14, 2009 9:48 AM CDT reply actions

I can't stand Manny

And he has more power than Kemp.

"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 14, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Playing today in MLB?

C – Yadier
1st – Pujols
2nd – Utley
3rd – Wright
SS – Reyes
RF – Crawford
CF – Sizemore
LF – Manny
P – Halladay
DH? – There is no DH in a starting 9

if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand

by N Oakley on Jul 14, 2009 10:29 AM CDT reply actions

Might be just as fun to list individual all time favorite starting 9.

Logic be damned and just players who made you happy, whether growing up or helped you win your fantasy team.

C – Carlton Fisk
1st – DLee/Ernie (I can’t decide)
2nd – Lou Whittaker (Why you ask)
SS – Alan Trammell (Because you can’t break up Trammell and Whittaker)
3B – Santo
RF – The Hawk
CF – Bernie Williams
LF – Sean Marshall (This week anyway), really Yaz
P – Kerry Wood

Not surprising I guess given my upbringing with Cubs & Tigers with a Bosock/White Sock and a Yankee.

if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand

by N Oakley on Jul 14, 2009 10:47 AM CDT reply actions

good call on Marshall

he has never made an error in LF

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 14, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Gotta have Sandberg at 2nd

by Cubs and Hawks fan on Jul 17, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions

My starting lineup...

If I could have ANY eight guys to go out and play right now???

Cat - Joe Mauer
3rd - Evan Longoria
SS – Derek Jeter
2nd — Robinson Cano (the most underrated player in the game)
1st — Albert Pujols
LF - Ryan Braun
CF - Carlos Beltran
RF — Nick Markakis

$136 million payroll for a .500 style ballclub. Good work Jim.

by BLou on Jul 14, 2009 9:44 PM CDT reply actions

Robby Cano

Is very good and underrated but I don’t know that he’s better than Utley or Hill or even Kinsler.

"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 15, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions

My starting 9

P Halladay
C Mauer
1st Pujols
2nd Kinsler
SS Escobar
3rd Longoria
LF Crawford
CF McLouth
RF Choo

by bigz38fan on Jul 16, 2009 12:18 PM CDT reply actions

My starting 9

P-Halladay
C-Mauer
1B-Pujols
2B-Utley
3B-A Rod
SS-Jeter or Hanley
LF-Braun
CF-Granderson or Sizemore
RF-Ichiro I would have Vlad here if it were 2 years ago.

by Cubs and Hawks fan on Jul 17, 2009 2:13 PM CDT reply actions