Saw this on BBTN and was interested in making my own teams and seeing what you would put...plus I am bored outta my friggin mind.

 

Post your teams....here are my picks:

 

USA:

 

C - Mike Piazza

1b - Todd Helton

2b - Brett Boone

SS - Alex Rodriguez

3b - Eric Chavez

OF - Barry Bonds

OF - Lance Berkman

OF - Ken Griffey

Closer - Keith Foulke

SP - Jason Schmidt

SP - Curt Schilling

SP - Roger Clemens

 

World:

 

C - Pudge Rodriguez

1b - Albert Pujols

2b - Alfonso Soriano

SS - Miguel Tejada

3b - Mike Lowell

OF - Many Ramirez

OF - Vladamir Guerrero

OF - Sammy Sosa

Closer - Mariano Rivera

SP - Pedro Martinez

SP - Esteban Loaiza

SP - Javier Vasquez

 

Your picks?

forget a world team, a dominican only team could be VERY competitive and beat a USA team

Saw this on BBTN and was interested in making my own teams and seeing what you would put...plus I am bored outta my friggin mind.

 

Post your teams....here are my picks:

 

USA:

 

C - Mike Piazza

1b - Todd Helton

2b - Brett Boone

SS - Alex Rodriguez

3b - Eric Chavez

OF - Barry Bonds

OF - Lance Berkman

OF - Ken Griffey

Closer - Keith Foulke

SP - Jason Schmidt

SP - Curt Schilling

SP - Roger Clemens

 

World:

 

C - Pudge Rodriguez

1b - Albert Pujols

2b - Alfonso Soriano

SS - Miguel Tejada

3b - Mike Lowell

OF - Many Ramirez

OF - Vladamir Guerrero

OF - Sammy Sosa

Closer - Mariano Rivera

SP - Pedro Martinez

SP - Esteban Loaiza

SP - Javier Vasquez

 

Your picks?

ahem....arod is not american

ahem....arod is not american

well he was born here and spent the majority of his childhood living in the us . . .

I like the rosters, but I think that a USA team would have Rolen before Chavez.

Saw this on BBTN and was interested in making my own teams and seeing what you would put...plus I am bored outta my friggin mind.

 

Post your teams....here are my picks:

 

USA:

 

C - Mike Piazza

1b - Todd Helton

2b - Brett Boone

SS - Alex Rodriguez

3b - Eric Chavez

OF - Barry Bonds

OF - Lance Berkman

OF - Ken Griffey

Closer - Keith Foulke

SP - Jason Schmidt

SP - Curt Schilling

SP - Roger Clemens

 

World:

 

C - Pudge Rodriguez

1b - Albert Pujols

2b - Alfonso Soriano

SS - Miguel Tejada

3b - Mike Lowell

OF - Many Ramirez

OF - Vladamir Guerrero

OF - Sammy Sosa

Closer - Mariano Rivera

SP - Pedro Martinez

SP - Esteban Loaiza

SP - Javier Vasquez

 

Your picks?

ahem....arod is not american he was born here

this was done before ahem by me

 

but it shouldnt be USA against the world ... it would be country against country as Venezuela, Domenican Replubic, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba can all field very competitive teams.

 

And if Esteban Loaza makes the "world" team as the starting pitcher we have some serious problems.

A-Rod was born in America, thus an American Citizen.

 

I am doing a USA vs. The World squad because they were talking on BBTN about doing that for the All-Star game.

 

As for Loaiza...I couldn't think of any other starters at 12:30 last night so I put him.

 

Where are your guys pics?

isn't Manny a US Citizen now? He could play on either team I guess

isn't Manny a US Citizen now? He could play on either team I guess

Good point. I dont know where he would play. The World's outfield is stacked so we would gladly take him...

I've been having this debate with some of my friends for a while, here's the team I'd send out for Latin America (25 players):

 

C- Pudge (Puerto Rico), Posada (Puerto Rico)

1B- Palmeiro (Cuba), Delgado (Puerto Rico), Pujols (DR)

2B- Castillo (DR), Soriano (DR)

SS- Tejada (DR), Renteria (Colombia)

3B- Lowell (Cuba/Puerto Rico)

OF- Beltran (Puerto Rico), Sosa (DR), Vlad (DR), Manny Ramirez (DR), Magglio Ordo?ez (Venezuela)

SP- Javi Vazquez (Puerto Rico), Pedro Martinez (DR), Odalis Perez (DR), Carlos Zambrano (Venezuela), Bartolo Colon (DR)

RP- Guillermo Mota (DR), Fransisco Rodriguez (Venezuela) Armando Benitez (DR), Octavio Dotel (DR), Mariano Rivera (Panama)

 

SIDE NOTE: If you did a country wide thing, neither Mikey nor Palmeiro, nor any other major leaguers, would play for Cuba. They refuse to support the communist regime.

Since you are going farther...let me add Kerry Wood and Randy Johnson to my rotation and add Billy Wagner, Latroy Hawkins, and Eddie Guardado.

My Game 1 starters would be (for let's say a seven game series)

 

2B- Luis Castillo

CF- Carlos Beltran

RF- Vlad Guerrero

LF- Manny Ramirez

1B- Albert Pujols

3B- Mike Lowell

C- Pudge Rodriguez

SS- Edgar Renteria

P- Pedro Martinez

My Game 1 starters would be (for let's say a seven game series)

 

2B- Luis Castillo

CF- Carlos Beltran

RF- Vlad Guerrero

LF- Manny Ramirez

1B- Albert Pujols

3B- Mike Lowell

C- Pudge Rodriguez

SS- Edgar Renteria

P- Pedro Martinez

gotta put soriano in at the 2b spot, as much as we love luis, he's no 40/40 threat in the MLB

 

soriano is, he should start

I agree...Soriano is too good to be on the Pine.

dude the world would so kick our ass

dude the world would so kick our ass

Not really, our pitching would be much better IMO.

I thought it would be a world cup where there would be like 8 different countries in it in tournament format.

I thought it would be a world cup where there would be like 8 different countries in it in tournament format.

This is a possible All-Star game situation that was brought up on BBTN. Sortof like what Hockey has.

I thought it would be a world cup where there would be like 8 different countries in it in tournament format.

This is a possible All-Star game situation that was brought up on BBTN. Sortof like what Hockey has. Oh, gotcha. I'm for keeping it American Vs. National then.

I dont know...if they want to make it a really intense matchup they should do it this way. It might make the players more interested in playing in it too.

A World vs American game will kick so much ass.

 

I vote for Felipe Alou to be the World Team skipper :thumbup

btw, Gagne should be on the World Team. He is Canadian I believe.

 

I think that the World team would smoke the US team. But that's just me.

It would be a stiff test but as far as the Starters and Pen go...the U.S has the advantage.

 

The World's outfield would be absolutley mind boggling. But the U.S isn't putting slouches up there.

It would be a stiff test but as far as the Starters and Pen go...the U.S has the advantage.

 

The World's outfield would be absolutley mind boggling. But the U.S isn't putting slouches up there.

the US only edges the World on starting pitching.

 

other than that, imaging a relief team of:

 

Gagne, Benitez, Rivera (top 3)