Shorty!

Ten years ago the new big thing in baseball was the shortstop trio of AROD, Nomah and Jeter. They were of the mold of Cal Ripkin....big, strong and could hit. Debates of who was the best brought back memories of the old CF debates of Mays, Mantle and Snyder. Peter Gammons said it base in my mind that AROD was the best player, Jeter the winner and Nomah the best hitter. Now in the years since then, Nomah faded due to injuries, while AROD and Jeter have continued their Hall of Fame careers.

Fast forward 10 years to the NL East, where you have Jimmy Rollins, HanRam, and Jose Reyes. These guys are of a different mold than their predecessors of 10 years ago, but might turn out to be just as good. Many people think HanRam may be the next 40-40 guy. Reyes could one day steal 100 bases and hit 20 home runs himself. Rollins is already in his prime, but it is a prime filled with extra base hits. He is a machine. By the way, Troy Tulowitski in Colorado is having a pretty strong rookie year as a SS himself, as is JJ Hardy. The NL is flat out stacked at shortstop. A fairer comparison may actually be 1B in the AL in the late 1990s where you had Mo Vaughn, Mark McGuire, Rafeal Palmero, Frank Thomas and Tino Martinez.

In any event, this SS debate will be fun to watch and argue about. And just to be clear.....Reyes is the best now and will continue to be. Fuck HamRam!

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