Detroit pinch hitters

[Stock]

Sure, you can put murphy/guerrero in for two of those guys. But in all honesty, there are just too many holes in that order.

I cannot believe somebody describes this line up as having "too many holes:"

Raines
Guerrero
Murph
Dawson
Davis
Schmidt
Kruk
Gwynn

I don't see any holes...

Let's break it down.
1. Raines/Mac- Yes Raines is very good, but I cannot even count how many 5-dinger games I have had with McGwire.
2.  Guerrero/Mattingly - Guerrero is OK, but is no Donnie Baseball.
3.  Murphy/Belle - Murphy gets the advantage in the first ab of the game, but then power man 5000 runs away with it.
4.  Dawson/Canseco - Dawson gets this one, although he only has 3 more power points than hjose.
5.  Davis/Ripken - Davis gets this on.
6.  Schmidt/Baines - Schmidt I hit more dingers with, but Baines always comes in clutch for me with a runner on 1st.
7.  Kruk/Brett- Kruk wins on the first AB, but then his power goes to shit.  Brett is far better over the course of a game.
8.  Gwynn/Shroeder - Gwynn has as much power as Pedrique; he is ass.

So the way I see it, the score is 8-3 (with the 4 spot being damn near a tie).  Plus, I have 3 guys on the bench when I need their power boost in the pitcher's spot in a key situation.  You have zero.
That being said, I don't think it is too much of a stretch to say Am is a notch better than Na.

[JoeDirt]

I think it's a huge stretch to say that Am is a notch better than Na.  I suspect that this dispute is a function of you playing straight pitch and me anything goes.

[Stock]

I think it's a huge stretch to say that Am is a notch better than Na.  I suspect that this dispute is a function of you playing straight pitch and me anything goes.

Sure, I can see that (maybe).  Na does have more speed overall, which does help the station to station game.  I am more concerned with power than speed though.  I also like to have at least a couple of guys on the bench.  With your lineup there are none for Na.

[JoeDirt]

Na's 1-6 is by far better than any 1-6 in the game (with my proposed line up above).  Kruk admitedly is not a stud, but he's a "b" kinda player...as is Gwynn.    If you had to have a PH, you could leave Gallaraga in and use Kruk/Gwynn off the bench.

Am, on the other hand, only has a solid 1-4 (McG, Matt, Bell, hJose)...but after that, there's a big drop off.  Ripken should be a stud, but just isn't.

And another factor (probably not for you, however) is that Na's pitching is clearly better than Am's.

[Stock]

I agree with you on the pitching....not so much on the hitting.

[JoeDirt]

So you think there's a better 1-6 in the game?  If so, who?

[Stock]

So you think there's a better 1-6 in the game?  If so, who?

I think the Al has a better 1-3 and 7-8 and #4 is pretty close to even.
I am just looking at the whole picture.  I agree that Na might have an edge in "anything goes", but not in straight pitch.

I am not saying Bo's 1-6 is better, but close (Burks, Armas, Boggs, Rice, Baylor, DwEvns).

[JoeDirt]

Okay, as long as the distinction is made that you're talking straight.  For curve, there's no two ways about it--Na is by far the best team in the game.