Comments on: UmpBump Presents: The All-Canadian Team http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/03/umpbump-presents-the-all-canadian-team/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/03/umpbump-presents-the-all-canadian-team/comment-page-1/#comment-58546 Nick Kapur Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:28:24 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4914#comment-58546 Hey Scott, thanks a lot for offering up your version! We all have our own opinion I guess, but it seems like from your approach you just count up games played and make a team out of the guys with the most games played at each position! I daresay you will find most people do not share your definition of "all-time best." As for myself, I was approaching it more from a perspective of asking myself which players were the most talented at each position, regardless of how long they played. Russell Martin, for example, is a far, far superior player to George Gibson. Who would you rather have on your team for a 7-game series? Hey Scott, thanks a lot for offering up your version!

We all have our own opinion I guess, but it seems like from your approach you just count up games played and make a team out of the guys with the most games played at each position! I daresay you will find most people do not share your definition of “all-time best.”

As for myself, I was approaching it more from a perspective of asking myself which players were the most talented at each position, regardless of how long they played.

Russell Martin, for example, is a far, far superior player to George Gibson. Who would you rather have on your team for a 7-game series?

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]]> By: Scott C http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/03/umpbump-presents-the-all-canadian-team/comment-page-1/#comment-58545 Scott C Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:18:02 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4914#comment-58545 OK. If we are talking the ALL-TIME Canadian team we need some changes! Short good careers don't make the ALL-TIME list. Longevity make the ALL-TIME list. C-George Gibson-1231 games (Martin 427-one day yes Martin, but not yet) 1st-Morneau 2nd-Pop Smith-1112 games (McKay 600 games) 3rd-Koskie SS-Arthur Irwin-1010 games (O'Rourke played mostly 3rd in his career) OF-O'Neill, Walker, Terry Puhl-1531 games-best defensive OF % in MLB) DH-Jeff Heath-1383 games (can mash the ball-career .509SLG) SP-Jenkins, Ford Reggie Cleveland (over 100 Wins) Kirk McCaskill (over 100 wins) Dempster RP-Gagne, Hiller Quantrill, Ron Taylor-800IN, career 3.93, 2 WS rings Claue Raymond-721IN, 3.63ERA Cormier No arguments! OK. If we are talking the ALL-TIME Canadian team we need some changes!
Short good careers don’t make the ALL-TIME list. Longevity make the ALL-TIME list.
C-George Gibson-1231 games (Martin 427-one day yes Martin, but not yet)
1st-Morneau
2nd-Pop Smith-1112 games (McKay 600 games)
3rd-Koskie
SS-Arthur Irwin-1010 games (O’Rourke played mostly 3rd in his career)
OF-O’Neill, Walker, Terry Puhl-1531 games-best defensive OF % in MLB)
DH-Jeff Heath-1383 games (can mash the ball-career .509SLG)

SP-Jenkins,
Ford
Reggie Cleveland (over 100 Wins)
Kirk McCaskill (over 100 wins)
Dempster
RP-Gagne,
Hiller
Quantrill,
Ron Taylor-800IN, career 3.93, 2 WS rings
Claue Raymond-721IN, 3.63ERA
Cormier

No arguments!

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