Ed,
In a letter, you wrote:
EG> DL> Albert Belle is a great player, on offense, and a merely so so on
EG> DL> defense.  While Belle may think of himself as one of the current 
reat
EG> DL> players of the game, it hard to view such a one dimensional player as
EG> DL> truly great.
EG>Really? You seem to fawn all over Frank Thomas, who is worse at his 
position
EG>than Albert is at his.
EG> DL> As great as Belle's agent said he was, and despite how much Belle
EG> DL> thought he was worth, few team seemed interested in meeting Belle's
EG> DL> price tag.  Believe it was three, the White Sox, Marlins and 
mebody.
EG>Believe you were wrong. Albert was wanted by more than them, including
EG>Cleveland. His price tag might have been out of the range of some teams,
EG>however, that didn't mean that they didn't covet him, even with his 
problems.
EG> DL> How good will the White Sox be with Belle, Frank Thomas, and Robin
EG> DL> Ventura in the heart of their batting order? I don't know and only 
time
EG> DL> will tell.
Like Albert Belle, Frank Thomas is a great offensive player, with
limited value on defense.  My defense of  Thomas' defense has basically
been limited to comparing him to such players as Edgar Martinez and Paul
Molitor who can no longer play defense.
It is interesting, I recall what when the Yankees attempted to win with
a roster filled with first basemen and designated hitters.  The Yankees
failed. One wonders the White Sox will do.
Happy Modeming -- David
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