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  • BGarrett7
    All Star
    • Jul 2003
    • 5890

    #46
    Re: Chase Utley, best second baseman in the game?

    For those of you saying Brian Roberts was the man...

    <table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">Roberts
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    </td><td width="7%">G</td><td width="7%">AB</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">2B</td><td width="7%">3B</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td width="7%">RBI</td><td width="7%">SB</td><td width="7%">BA</td><td width="7%">OBP</td><td width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">2006</td><td>155</td><td>636</td><td>128</td><td>197</td><td>38</td><td>4</td><td>31</td><td>99</td><td>13</td><td>.310</td><td>.379</td><td>.528</td></tr></tbody></table>
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    <table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">Durham</td><td width="7%">G</td><td width="7%">AB</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">2B</td><td width="7%">3B</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td width="7%">RBI</td><td width="7%">SB</td><td width="7%">BA</td><td width="7%">OBP</td><td width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">2006</td><td>134</td><td>487</td><td>78</td><td>143</td><td>28</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>93</td><td>6</td><td>.294</td><td>.360</td><td>.540</td></tr></tbody></table>
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    • BatsareBugs
      LVP
      • Feb 2003
      • 12553

      #47
      Re: Chase Utley, best second baseman in the game?

      Ray Durham has got to have the quiestest season out of all those second basemen.

      Setting career-highs.

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      • ryanm1058123
        Banned
        • Jan 2004
        • 3628

        #48
        Re: Chase Utley, best second baseman in the game?

        Robinson Cano has to be in the argument for the best in the MLB.. he is already the best 2B in the AL, and is playing a great D

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        • skitch
          Fear Ameer
          • Oct 2002
          • 12349

          #49
          Re: Chase Utley, best second baseman in the game?

          I'm still a big B-Rob fan, and he by no means had a bad season... but a lot of others stepped up this year. Cano's the man, period.

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          • BatsareBugs
            LVP
            • Feb 2003
            • 12553

            #50
            Re: Chase Utley, best second baseman in the game?

            I hope Josh Barfield can at least be a solid major leaguer. The guy he replaced, Mark Loretta, was very comparable to those two until he hit a major thumb injury.

            I'm not sure if Uggla will do as well next year as he is a rule-V draftee, which I'm still skeptical about. Utley has been one of the best second basemen but I really want to see what Cano can do given another full season.

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            • BunnyHardaway
              Banned
              • Nov 2004
              • 15195

              #51
              Re: Chase Utley, best second baseman in the game?

              Originally posted by BGarrett7
              For those of you saying Brian Roberts was the man...

              <table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">Roberts
              </td><td width="7%">G</td><td width="7%">AB</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">2B</td><td width="7%">3B</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td width="7%">RBI</td><td width="7%">SB</td><td width="7%">BA</td><td width="7%">OBP</td><td width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">2006</td><td>135</td><td>548</td><td>84</td><td>159</td><td>33</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>55</td><td>36</td><td>.290</td><td>.351</td><td>.416</td></tr></tbody></table>
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              </td><td width="7%">G</td><td width="7%">AB</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">2B</td><td width="7%">3B</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td width="7%">RBI</td><td width="7%">SB</td><td width="7%">BA</td><td width="7%">OBP</td><td width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">2006</td><td>155</td><td>636</td><td>128</td><td>197</td><td>38</td><td>4</td><td>31</td><td>99</td><td>13</td><td>.310</td><td>.379</td><td>.528</td></tr></tbody></table>
              <table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">Cano</td><td width="7%">G</td><td width="7%">AB</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">2B</td><td width="7%">3B</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td width="7%">RBI</td><td width="7%">SB</td><td width="7%">BA</td><td width="7%">OBP</td><td width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">2006</td><td>118</td><td>463</td><td>59</td><td>159</td><td>40</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>76</td><td>4</td><td>.343</td><td>.367</td><td>.525</td></tr></tbody></table>
              <table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">Durham</td><td width="7%">G</td><td width="7%">AB</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">2B</td><td width="7%">3B</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td width="7%">RBI</td><td width="7%">SB</td><td width="7%">BA</td><td width="7%">OBP</td><td width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">2006</td><td>134</td><td>487</td><td>78</td><td>143</td><td>28</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>93</td><td>6</td><td>.294</td><td>.360</td><td>.540</td></tr></tbody></table>
              <table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">Uggla</td><td width="7%">G</td><td width="7%">AB</td><td width="7%">R</td><td width="7%">H</td><td width="7%">2B</td><td width="7%">3B</td><td width="7%">HR</td><td width="7%">RBI</td><td width="7%">SB</td><td width="7%">BA</td><td width="7%">OBP</td><td width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">2006</td><td>150</td><td>593</td><td>104</td><td>168</td><td>26</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>89</td><td>6</td><td>.283</td><td>.340</td><td>.482</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">
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              He is still the man, and he's been (other than a 3 game stretch this week) very good as of late. It just took him until mid-June or so to get his strength back, and once he did, his numbers went up, most notably the power. After this season I wouldn't put him above Utley, but he's still a top 2B.

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