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Best 2nd Base/SS Combo in Baseball?
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 2:44 am
by Boston's Future
This is a combo of defense, chemsitry (ability to turn double plays) and hitting. A short list of my candidates include:
Phillies (Rollins & Utley)
Yankees (Cano & Jeter)
O's (Tejada & Roberts)
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 2:52 am
by studcrackers
id nominate hanley and uggla too.
also carlos guillen and placido palanco arent to shabby either.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 2:54 am
by nykgeneralmanager
Utley and Rollins are the best combination offensively, if you bring defense into the picture it brings Jeter/Cano a little closer.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 2:57 am
by cmaff051
Utley and Rollins, with Cano and Jeter a little bit behind.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 5:17 am
by 34Celtic
I know cmaff and KYKgm are Yanks fans....but do you really think Rollins and Utley are that good? I mean I know they're good, but compared to Jeter and Cano in the same lineup....its really not even close.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 5:26 am
by bigboy1234
Considering Utley>Jeter and Rollins>Cano, I'm pretty sure it's the Phillies. Well for this year, at least.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 5:53 am
by oakfanintheeast
mark ellis and whoever. he's unreal.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 1:30 pm
by Jose7
Utley and Rollins by far, those guys are so frikkin Dynamic especailly Utley. He completely mashes everything.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 4:26 pm
by Posey H8er
Rollins & Utley.
I like Hanley and Uggla as well.
But my "fan"-favorite combination has to be the Cubs.
Posted: Sun Aug 5, 2007 10:11 pm
by stro4swift
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Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 3:39 am
by Sixerscan
34Celtic wrote:I know cmaff and KYKgm are Yanks fans....but do you really think Rollins and Utley are that good? I mean I know they're good, but compared to Jeter and Cano in the same lineup....its really not even close.
Utley totally craps on the other three people. Rollins has a slightly better OPS (Albeit Slugging heavy) than the other two and will steal 30+ bases.
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 3:42 am
by A.J.
biggio and everett. j/p
utley and rollins
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 4:52 am
by jalenrose#5
1 Utley and Rollins
2 Jeter and Cano
3 Uggla and Ramirez
4 Tejada and Roberts
5 Reyes and Castillo
6 Guillen and Polanco
7 Young and Kinsler (if Ian ever wakes up
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8 Tulowitski and Matsui
9 Renteria and Johnson
10 Kent and Furcal
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 5:51 am
by Jose7
It was so beautiful watching Castillo and Reyes turning the game ending DP. Those guys are just amazing together batting 1 and 2 and playing up the middle.
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 12:29 pm
by 34Celtic
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Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 4:56 pm
by Da Schwab
It's hard to argue against Rollo/Utley, right now they're in a class of their own (despite Utley being hurt).
After them I'd go:
1. Hanley/Uggla
2. Jeter/Cano
And it hurts to say that.
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 5:16 pm
by 34Celtic
Hanley and uggla better than Jeter and Cano? riiight
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 7:00 pm
by GYBE
34Celtic wrote:Hanley and uggla better than Jeter and Cano? riiight
Hanley: .971 OPS
Jeter: .849 OPS
Cano: .860 OPS
Uggla: .821 OPS
Um, yeah. Hanley is pretty good.
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 7:05 pm
by bigboy1234
GYBE wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Hanley: .971 OPS
Jeter: .849 OPS
Cano: .860 OPS
Uggla: .821 OPS
Um, yeah. Hanley is pretty good.
But who plays in New York? Yeah thats what I thought.
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 7:20 pm
by Da Schwab
34Celtic wrote:Hanley and uggla better than Jeter and Cano? riiight
I love the Yanks, don't get me wrong. But Hanley and Uggla might go down as one of the best "up-the-middle" combos in the last 30 years if they keep it up.