Current Dream Team

(1)RF Tony Gwynn
(.353 3 50)

A sure hall-of-famer and a guy who seems to get better with age. It seems like every year there is a Gwynn watch to see how close he can get to .400, this year being no exception. He has hit over .350 each of the last 4 seasons. He's even developing some power, I heard he now has a timing mechanism with his foot that allows him to turn on pitches to accomplish this. Whatever he's doing, it's working because he's out to set career highs in homeruns and RBI. The most learned student of game ever, he beats you with his head as well as his ability.

(2) 2B Roberto Alomar
(.328 22 94)

Second base has no shortage of talent nowadays, with guys like Knoblock and Biggio around. Alomar is just above them, he hits well from both sides of the plate, has good speed on the basepaths, and he is the premier fielder of the bunch. His spitting incident with an umpire last year didn't exactly help out his popularity, but I don't really blame him for doing what he did. In fact, it made me admire him more (I like players with fire).

(3) DH Frank Thomas
(349 40 134)

One of the most amazing hitters to ever play the game. He is one of the few hitters who has a chance to hit .400 AND break the home- run record. He's also on pace to lead the league in batting, on base, and slugging percentage this year. He doesn't possess much speed and his fielding, well it just doesn't seem to suit him very well. Once again, I'm going to cheat and use the DH to my advantage.

(4) CF Ken Griffey Jr
(.303 49 140)

Quite possibly the best overall player in the league today. He hits for a lot of power, hits for a pretty good average, and has a great glove. The only thing he doesn't do is steal bases. I think he could, but the wear and tear would get to him and he would be hurt even more than he has been over the past three years. I think he'll get even better once he matures a little more.

(5) LF Barry Bonds
(.308 42 129)

Speed, power, fielding- this guy can do it all and do it well. The only thing he lacks is a really strong arm, but he has one of the quickest releases in the game to compensate for that. Plus he's been putting up all of these great numbers without the benefit of a great line-up around him. He also loves to win and shows it, making everyone around it want it that much more.

(6) 1B Mark McGwire
(.274 52 113)

The biggest, baddest hitter of them all. If you expanded every ballpark 50 feet, he would still hit 40 or so homeruns. What often gets overlooked is his fielding ability, especially for a right handed first baseman. He even seems to be healthy now, which means watch out pitchers. Trade rumors are blaring with this guy, but he'll be an Athletic till the end of the year if he still is on pace to challenge Maris toward the end of the deadline. Otherwise, the stadium will be completely empty after he departs.

(7) 3B Chipper Jones
(.309 30 110)

Suddenly, there is a lack of quality third basemen out there. Matt Williams has always been streaky, Wade Boggs got old, and Dean Palmer mysteriously lost his stroke. Fortunately, Chipper (why do they call him Chipper? I guess it's better than Larry) was able to stay at third and make my life a whole lot easier. He's a real throwback, he goes out and does his job and then gets ready to do it again.

(8) SS Alex Rodriguez
(.358 36 123)

Possibly the next great shortstop in the making. We already know this guy can hit and field, the only thing that will prevent him from making a big name for himself is injuries. He has this amazing plate coverage that I haven't seen in a long time. It seems like he can gap any pitch that is a strike.

(9) C Ivan Rodriguez
(.300 19 86)

A cannon arm, an improving bat, and a competitive fire. His presence behind the plate probably lowers the team ERA a run a game, plus he hits over .300 and plays just about every day. Piazza is another consideration, but let's face it, they guy can hit but isn't a very good fielder. He needs to find a new position to help those knees of his.

P Greg Maddux

The hardest position to pick on the other team turn out to be the easiest on this one. No pitcher can match Maddox's consistency and ability. The guy will give you about 8 innings a start (without missing one) on about 90 pitches on a bad day, so he keeps his players in the game by not laboring out there for 120 pitches in 7 innings. I don't know what is going to stop this guy, he throws 10 different breaking balls and all for strikes. No one is even close to his league.

All Time Dream Team
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