McCABE MAGAZINES ALL-DECADE TEAM
Cincinnati, Ohio (McC.com) – “30 Years and Counting” is the
theme for this year’s series on professional baseball in the Robert E McCabe Baseball
League. With the year winding down the experts here at your beloved magazine feel
it's time to unveil the magazines all decade squad. As you all know we have a
assembled quite a panel of experts which include members from Baseball of
America magazine, FOX Sports, local beat writers for each club, McCabe senior baseball
editors and of course yours truly “No Spellcheck Willy.” We evaluated the last
10 years in professional baseball and selected the top players at each position
from the decade. This is important to remember, this is not just one writer sitting
down and deciding who should be on the team and who should not be on the team.
It is absolutely a group decision by a panel of esteem professionals with over
150 years of experience. I try to explain this point to one of the owners just
the other day who was very upset that his club was not selected as one of the
top greatest team of all time. This owner will remain nameless however I will
say his club plays in Flushing Meadows New York and was the World Series winner
in season 21. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the New York Post beat
writer and the Wall Street Journal sports editor didn’t even list his club in
the top 15. Like I said I don’t like to point fingers and I want to keep this
as professional as possible so we’ll move on with my (oops) with McCabe
Magazines ALL DECADE TEAM and honorable mentions. The All-Decade Team is American League heavy however, you'll note that some of these selections spent the majority of the decade in the National League.
McCABE MAGAZINES ALL-DECADE TEAM
Note all stats noted are from the 3rd decade
(seasons 21-30).
Hersh Mays – He appeared in 6 All-Star games, 8 Silver
slugger awards, can a season 25 MVP. Stats for the decade; 343 home runs, 984
RBIs, and OPS of 1.023
Jose Colon – 5 All-star appearances, five Silver slugger
awards and a season 26. Stats for the decade; 443 home runs 1166 RBIs With the
303 batting average.
McCABE MAGAZINES ALL-DECADE MVP
Man this was a tough selection but the panel decided to go
with Alexei DaSilva over Quinton Bryne. They both have 6 All-Star appearances,
however the tiebreaker was DaSilva 4-1 MVPs.
Stats; 490 home runs 1200 RBIs 187 stolen bases 297 batting
average and a 9.369 OPS
Wilkin Lopez – he has been in the major leagues 64 seasons
and has 5 all-star appearances, 3 gold glove awards, 1 All-Star MVP and 2 MVP
awards. Major league averages; 42 home runs 117 RBIs 325 batting average and
OPS of 1.031
Bartolo Hernandez- He has 4 All-Star appearances, one for
each year he was promoted to the big leagues. Major league averages; 47 home
runs 128 RBIs 317 batting average with an OPS of 1.019
Roger Culver – Mr. Culver has 6 All-Star appearances, 4 Gold
Glove awards. Stats; 296 homers 952 RBIs
hey batting average of 296 and an OPS of 917
Charley Reynolds – this Cincinnati Reds outfielder has 6
All-Star appearances (seasons 23 – 26, 28 and 30). He has competed in the
All-Star game every year since he’s been in the majors except for S27 and S29 Three Silver slugger awards and one Gold
Glove award. Stats; he has 212 home runs 690 RBIs with a 282 BA in 8 major seasons.
Wily Correa – He has 5 All-Stars, 4 Silver slugger awards and one World Series
Ring. Stats for the decade; He has 410 home runs (41 per year) 1121 RBIs (112
avg.) a batting average of 296 and an average OPS of 953.
Desi Cruz – He’s the best at hitting the rock, a true
professional hitter. Mr. Cruz has 7
All-Star appearances to his resume, 7 Silver Slugger awards, 1 MVP and one
World Series Ring. Stats; doing a decade he has average 198 hits per season 45
homers 116 RBIs batting average of 330 and an OPS of 1.005.
McCABE MAGAZINES ALL-DECADE Cy YOUNG AWARD
Adam Bradford – this was another tough selection, it came
down between Bradford and Vince Garcia (Whip 1.31 ERA 3.35). Although Garcia
outnumbers Bradford in the decades Cy Young awards 4-2 race, the ERA and WHIP makes
Bradford (Whip 0.96 ERA 2.24) our pitcher of the decade.
Glen Watkins – He has 7 All-Stars and 3 Fireman of the Year awards during
the decade. Stats; he has 345 saves, 1.29 whip.
McCABE MAGAZINES ALL-DECADE FIREMAN of the YEAR
Pedro Manual – What can we say about the most dominating
closer in the history of baseball. During the decade he has 7 Fireman of the
Year awards and 10 All-Star appearances, that’s seasons 21 through 30, that’s a
drop the mic moment. Stats; 480 SAVES, 2.03 OVA, 1.02 WHIP, 2.25 ERA.
Honorable Mention:
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