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Those who voted Jeter, let me ask you something. How many games do you think this lineup wins:
1. Jason Kendall C
2. Mark Kotsay CF
3. Milton Bradley RF
4. Eric Chavez 3B
5. Jay Payton LF
6. Nick Swisher 1B
7. Bobby Kielty DH
8. Mark Ellis 2B
9. Marco Scutaro SS
Answer? a lot less than Anaheim.
Part 2, how many games does this lineup win:
1. Johnny Damon CF
2. Robinson Cano 2B
3. Bobby Abreu RF
4. Jason Giambi DH
5. Alex Rodriguez 3B
6. Jorge Posada C
7. Craig Wilson 1B
8. Melky Cabrera LF
9. Miguel Cairo SS
Answer? a lot more than Boston. I don't see any way you can say Jeter brings a bigger impact to his team than Frank Thomas does. A middle of the order that's threats are Nick Swisher (152 K), Jay Payton (10 HR, 22 BB), and Eric Chavez (.241 AVG) does not win any division. A lineup that has 8 hall-of-famers instead of 9 can still clobber Manny, Ortiz and 23 roleplayers.
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