The Twins suck! If it's based on all-time, they have to be behind us. I don't care bout how good they were in the early 90's, they cheated anyway. With the ventilation systems and blowing the wind out.
Alright, lets make this interesting. Make your roster predictions before spring training. The person who gets the closest gets a cookie and a pat on the back.
Tiebreaker will be the opening day lineup and starting pitcher.
Mine:
Rotation
21 Esteban Loaiza
56 Mark Buehrle
20 Jon Garland
60 Scott Schoeneweis
54 Felix Diaz
Bullpen
Billy Koch (closer)
Damaso Marte (setup)
Cliff Politte (setup #2)
Shingo Takatsu (short/middle)
Kelly Wunsch (short/middle)
Dan Wright (long)
Robert Person (mopup)
Lineup
2B Harris
LF Lee
RF Ordonez (remember Ozzie saying he wanted Maggs @ #3 just after the hiring)
1B Thomas
DH Konerko
3B Crede
SS Valentin
CF Rowand
C Olivo
Bench
IF Juan Uribe
1B/LF Ross Gload
C Sandy Alomar
OF Joe Borchard
Konerko had a great 2nd half. People forget he was injured for the first half of the season....He'll be back to normal.
Jose is on a decline. I really hate to see his average go so low, and the .115 AVG in the Puerto Rican league's doesn't give me much hope in him for 2004. Play Uribe.
Anyone have any idea who is going to leadoff this season? I can see Rowand there, being that he's somewhat quick on the basepaths and is a much better hitter than Harris has been. Any thoughts?