August 10, 200422 yr 2003 for sure...I loved the passion that team brought....1997 was too cold and too unfun like 2003....1997 lacked players like peanut and Luis..
August 10, 200422 yr Author yeah, i'll go with the 03 team. but if the 2 was to go head to head. maaaaaybeeeee the 97 team would come out with the W........
August 10, 200422 yr 1997 Team: 2003 Team: Craig Counsell - 2B Juan Pierre - CF Edgar Renteria - SS Luis Castillo - 2B Mosies Alou - LF Pudge Rodriguez - C Gary Sheffield - RF Miguel Cabrera - RF Darren Daulton - 1B Mike Lowell - 3B Charles Johnson - C Derrek Lee - 1B Bobby Bonilla - 3B Jeff Conine - LF Devon White - CF Alex Gonzalez - SS Kevin Brown - SP Josh Beckett - SP Yeah i'll take the 2003 Marlins over the 1997 Marlins.
August 10, 200422 yr How the f*** can you pick the 03 team over the 97 one??? are we voting based on talent, or emotional attachment? 2003 one was definitely more exciting to watch, plus players deserved it more 97 team definitely had more talent and depth...hands down
August 10, 200422 yr Anyone who votes for the 2003 team over the 1997 team obviously wasn't a fan back then. If Huizenga didn't destroy the team in 1998, the Marlins were without a doubt going to be the next great dynasty. When you compare player to player right now like the "Marlin Phenom", OF COURSE the 2003 team looks better, you need to compare both teams and players when they were in their prime and when you do that, the 1997 team is by far the clear choice. 1997
August 10, 200422 yr i like this.... the 97/03 team Pierre CF Castillo 2b Pudge C Gary Sheffield RF Miguel Caberea LF Mike Lowell 3B Derek Lee 1b Edgar Renteria SS Kevin Brown P
August 10, 200422 yr just think of how good we would've been if huizenga had kept the team together...what an ass, if he were smart, he would've kept the team intact and waited for the profits to rain in....
August 10, 200422 yr Yeah, like some of you said, the 97 team had a bunch more talent...but you know what? They BOTH won it all, and yet the 03 team still managed to have a blast in every game..so give me the 03 team
August 10, 200422 yr the 97 team would own the 03 team...much more talent and brown vs beckett...i say in a 7 game series 97 wins in 6 games..
August 10, 200422 yr 97 Marlins. That team had some of the games best players of our era. (Gary Sheffield, Kevin Brown, Moises Alou etc.) It be close though, probably take 7 games for the 97 Marlins to win.
August 10, 200422 yr While the 03 Fish were a pleasant surprise to win it all. Anybody who says they knew last years team was going to win is either crazy or a genius. The 97 team was put together to win and win it did. 97 had far more depth on the bench and the starting pitching was better than 03's. Statisically the 97 team had a better team ERA and the bullpen produced more saves also than 03. Also the personality of the 97 team especially Sheff, Bobby Bo, Alex, Livan and Cookie set the tone for the team.
August 10, 200422 yr For me, 03 I think the way that the 03 team was playing, they could defeat anyone Talk about chemistry and no fear
August 10, 200422 yr 97 was a bought World Series , I only say this cuz it was Wayne who owned this team and sold it right after for his prize ring . 2003 by far , so much heart and soul , not to mention we beat a team who's payroll was at least 3 times the payroll as ours.
August 10, 200422 yr 03', but the 1997 has some sluggers that are now one of the best in the game Sheffield, Alou, Brown, Leiter....
August 10, 200422 yr 03', but the 1997 has some sluggers that are now one of the best in the game Sheffield, Alou, Brown, Leiter.... 504378[/snapback] I didnt know Kevin Brown and Al Leiter were sluggers back in 1997?
August 10, 200422 yr i rather watch the 97 team cause you knew those guys were gonna win, it was like the mini yankees we had ..Bonilla,alou,renteria,sheff,johnson,brown,leiter,hernandez,nen,and the list goes on all those guys were all-stars...dont get me wrong i love the 03 guys cause they were fighters and had lots of heart but they would lose to the 97 team..
August 10, 200422 yr i don't think it's as clear cut that the 97 team was better as some are saying. the 1997 team definatly had a better rotation, a better bullpen, and a better bench. that 1997 was not that great offensively that year though. i think only 2 players hit over 20 HRs (Alou and Sheff) and no one hit over 25 HRs, did anyone on that team even hit .300? if you go player by player in that line up it's not like 1997 would have an edge on 2003, actually you'd find yourself picking more out of the 2003 line up, Lowell over Bonilla, Castillo over Counsell, Lee over Conine, Pudge waaaay over CJ, Pierre over White, Sheff, Alou and Renteria would make the line up and that's if you take out a great player like Cabrera. 2003 was the better defensive team. the 1997 team would have been sick if was kept in tack though, i think they actually underachived offensivley that year. Cliff Floyd would have either taken over in CF for Devon White or 1b for Conine. Cliff, Sheff and Alou in the middle of that line up would've been nice.
August 10, 200422 yr i don't think it's as clear cut that the 97 team was better as some are saying. the 1997 team definatly had a better rotation, a better bullpen, and a better bench. that 1997 was not that great offensively that year though. i think only 2 players hit over 20 HRs (Alou and Sheff) and no one hit over 25 HRs, did anyone on that team even hit .300? if you go player by player in that line up it's not like 1997 would have an edge on 2003, actually you'd find yourself picking more out of the 2003 line up, Lowell over Bonilla, Castillo over Counsell, Lee over Conine, Pudge waaaay over CJ, Pierre over White, Sheff, Alou and Renteria would make the line up and that's if you take out a great player like Cabrera. 2003 was the better defensive team. the 1997 team would have been sick if was kept in tack though, i think they actually underachived offensivley that year. Cliff Floyd would have either taken over in CF for Devon White or 1b for Conine. Cliff, Sheff and Alou in the middle of that line up would've been nice. 504637[/snapback] excellent analysis
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