Hardball Dream Team

Well the World Series is over. Now it is time for free-agency madness. Get the rumor mill rollin'. In the spirit of the free-agency period, and a desperate attempt to cheer myself up from the Cardinals winning the World Series, I have decided to make out my free-agency "dream team". These aren't necessarily players I would want my team to acquire as you will notice. This team would be for mere entertainment, jokes, and the like. This list includes only players who have offically filed for free-agency. So here is the lineup:

DL: Kerry Wood-I had to acquire at least one player destined to spend most of the year on the DL.

Pitchers: Steve Trachsel (doesn't he have some NLCS record?..whats that? Oh the highest ERA for a starter...oh well), Brian Moehler. (No I don't know who he is either but the Marlins always seem to stumble into talent.) Steve Kline-gotta love anyone who gives Tony LaRussa the bird. Barry Zito-I love his 12 to 6 curveball.

C. Henry Blanco-I could not figure out anyone else. The pickings were pretty slim behind the dish, so I went with a Cubbie.

1B. Tough choice...I like Doug Mientkiewicz for a few reasons. He is a good fielder. He probably has some record for longest name and it would be a season long challenge for me to learn how to pronounce it. Downside is he has a reputation of being a thief.

2B. Lots of decent second basemen out there. Second to none however is ... Alfonso Soriano. The downside is all the trade talk. He makes up for it with his speed and power. May have to work on the fielding a little though.

3B. No third basemen jumped out at me, so I will acquire Nomar and stick him on third. He is good for some Mia sightings even if/when he gets hurt. I better pick up Aubrey Huff too, just in case.

SS. Royce Clayton. There are a few people who probably understand this selection. He was mentioned in the "First Baseball Game", a Bob and Tom skit. It would be fun to quote that for 6 months.

OF. Craig Wilson. My wife calls him "white trash" because of his hair. It would be fun to say "hey Erin...white trash is up to bat".
Luis Gonzalez-the team he won a World Series for with a 9th inning hit doesn't want him anymore...that has be a good sign right? Plus, he can multi-task and give commentary during the game.
Dave Roberts- gotta respect him for the stolen base in the '04 ALCS.

DH: Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas. Such a smooth swing for a big man. It is fun to watch him punish the ball. (Being a true NL guy, I normally do not recognize the DH. I had to get "The Tank" on here though.

Have a good one.