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Rank |
by White Russian | by The Diesel | by Sandman | by Steamboy |
1 |
Elephant | Alaskan King Crab | Yak | Penquin |
2 |
American Bison | Deep Sea Angler Fish | Gnu | Platypus |
3 |
Jaguar | Moose | Giraffe | Venus Fly Trap |
4 |
Electric Eel | Deep Sea Lizardfish | Donkey | Grunt (Halo 1 & 2) |
5 |
Sting Ray | Rabbit | Zebra | Bearded Dragon |
6 |
Mako Shark | Tridacna gigas (Giant Clam) | Hippo | Green Tree Frog |
7 |
Flying Squirrel | Tasmanian King Crab | Liger | Sea Monkeys |
Rank |
by White Russian | by The Diesel | by Sandman |
1 |
Pawtucket Red Sox | Stockton Ports | Portland Beavers |
2 |
Portland Sea Dogs | Sacramento River Cats | Sacramento Solons |
3 |
Stockton Ports | Lynchburg Hillcats | Sacramento River Cats |
4 |
Everett Aquasox | Erie Seawolves | Stockton Ports |
5 |
Sacramento River Cats | Modesto Nuts | High Desert Mavericks |
6 |
Buffalo Bisons | Las Vegas 51s | Portland Sea Dogs |
7 |
Langosteros de Cancun (Cancun Lobstermen) |
Syracuse Skychiefs | Las Vegas 51s |
8 |
Frisco RoughRiders | Nashville Sounds | Modesto A's |
9 |
Portland Beavers | Cucamonga Quakes | Toledo Mudhens |
10 |
San Diego Surf Dawgs | Everett Aquasox | Bingo Long and his Travelling All Stars |
11 |
High Desert Mavericks | Durham Bulls | Fresno Giants |
12 |
Batavia Muckdogs | Bowie Baysox | San Diego Surf Dawgs |
| Honorable Mention |
Rieleros de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes Railroadmen) |
Redwood Pioneers, circa 1981 |
| by White Russian | ||||||||
| Rank |
Player | Team | Pos |
Starting Lineup | Backups | |||
1 |
Jason Varitek | Boston | C |
1 |
Garciaparra | SS |
Tejada | |
2 |
Curt Schilling | Boston | SP |
2 |
Lee | 1B |
Pujols/Thome/Nevin | |
3 |
Derrick Lee | Chi Cubs | 1B |
3 |
Ortiz | DH |
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4 |
Ken Griffey, Jr. | Cincinnati | CF |
4 |
Guerrero | RF |
Giles/Nixon | |
5 |
Nomar Garciaparra | Chi Cubs | SS |
5 |
Dunn | LF |
Bonds | |
6* |
Johnny Damon | Boston | CF |
6 |
Griffey | CF |
Damon | |
7 |
Vladimir Guerrero | LA Angels | RF |
7 |
Varitek | C |
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8 |
David Ortiz | Boston | DH |
8 |
Youkilis | 3B |
||
9 |
Greg Maddux | Chi Cubs | SP |
9 |
Reese | 2B |
||
10 |
Brian Giles | San Diego | RF |
Rotation | Schilling/Maddux/Arroyo/Wakefield/Lowe | |||
11 |
Trot Nixon | Boston | RF |
Relief | Hoffman/Lidge/Nathan | |||
12 |
Trevor Hoffman | San Diego | RP |
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13 |
Bronson Arroyo | Boston | SP |
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14 |
Brad Lidge | Houston | RP |
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15 |
Adam Dunn | Cincinnati | LF |
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16 |
Tim Wakefield | Boston | SP |
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17 |
Kevin Youkilis | Boston | 3B |
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18 |
Derek Lowe | LA Dodgers | SP |
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19 |
Miguel Tejada | Baltimore | SS |
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20 |
Barry Bonds | San Francisco | LF |
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21 |
Albert Pujols | St. Louis | 1B |
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22 |
Pokey Reese | Seattle | 2B |
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23 |
Jim Thome | Philadelphia | 1B |
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24 |
Joe Nathan | Minnesota | RP |
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25 |
Phil Nevin | San Diego | 1B |
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| *Previously occupied by J. Damon, formerly of the World Champion Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| by The Diesel | ||||||||
| Rank |
Player | Team | Pos |
Starting Lineup | Backups | |||
1 |
Nomar Garciaparra | Chi Cubs | SS |
1 |
Suzuki | RF |
Guerrero/Swisher | |
2 |
Greg Maddux | Chi Cubs | SP |
2* |
Damon | CF |
||
3 |
Michael Young | Texas | SS |
3 |
Cabrera | LF |
Ramirez/Dunn | |
4 |
Mike Maroth | Detroit | SP |
4 |
Teixeira | 1B |
Palmeiro | |
5 |
Curt Schilling | Boston | SP |
5 |
Rodriguez | C |
||
6 |
Mark Prior | Chi Cubs | SP |
6 |
Chavez | 3B |
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7 |
Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle | RF |
7 |
Garciaparra | SS |
Young/Crosby | |
8 |
Miguel Cabrera | Florida | LF |
8 |
Biggio | 2B |
||
9 |
Josh Beckett | Florida | SP |
9 |
Maddux | P |
||
10 |
Vladimir Guerrero | LA Angels | RF |
Rotation | Maddux/Beckett/Schilling/Prior/Maroth | |||
11 |
Nick Swisher | Oakland | RF |
Backup | Buehrle/Wakefield/Blanton/Bonderman | |||
12 |
Francisco Rodriguez | LA Angels | RP |
Relief | Rodriguez | |||
13 |
Mark Teixeira | Texas | 1B |
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14 |
Craig Biggio | Houston | 2B |
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15 |
Ivan Rodriguez | Detroit | C |
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16 |
Mark Buehrle | Chi White Sox | SP |
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17 |
Manny Ramirez | Boston | LF |
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18 |
Bobby Crosby | Oakland | SS |
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19 |
Tim Wakefield | Boston | SP |
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20* |
Johnny Damon | Boston | CF |
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21 |
Rafael Palmeiro | Baltimore | 1B |
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22 |
Joe Blanton | Oakland | SP |
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23 |
Adam Dunn | Cincinnati | LF |
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24 |
Eric Chavez | Oakland | 3B |
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25 |
Jeremy Bonderman | Detroit | SP |
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| *Previously occupied by J. Damon, formerly of the World Champion Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
Rank |
by Albuquerque Tom | |
1 |
Hey, wha happened? | Mighty Wind (2003) |
2 |
Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here. | As Good As it Gets (1997) |
3 |
"You like apples?" "Yeah" "Well I got her number, how do you like them apples?" |
Good Will Hunting (1997) |
4 |
That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever. | Princess Bride (1987) |
5 |
Every man dies, not every man really lives. | Braveheart (1995) |
6 |
You know, we just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening. Back then I thought, well, there'll be other days. I didn't realize that that was the only day. | Field of Dreams (1989) |
7 |
You heard me, Coltrane. | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
8 |
My twin brother has been shot! I think it was an Asian gang or something...There was this guy, he looked Asian...and he was speaking another language, I'm pretty sure it was...Asian. | Cable Guy (1996) |
9 |
I think your name is magical. | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
10 |
I give the truth scope. | A Knight's Tale (2001) |
11 |
Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter. | Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
12 |
You are my biggest fan. | That Thing You Do (1995) |
13 |
Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that. | Zoolander (2001) |
14 |
I just like to smile. Smiling's my favorite. | Elf (2003) |
15 |
You are a sad, strange, little man. You have my pity. Farewell. | Toy Story (1995) |
Rank |
by White Russian | |
1 |
You ding dong! We were about to be killed out there! | The Last Dinosaur (1977) |
2 |
I wanna know the connection between the elves and the Nazis. | Elves (1990) |
3 |
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight. | Fight Club (1999) |
4 |
"I said he'll flip you." "He'll what?" "Flip you, flip ya for real." |
The Usual Suspects (1995) |
5 |
What's in the box? | Se7en (1995) |
6 |
Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. | Shawshank Redemption (1994) |
7 |
He don't stand up as good as he used to. | Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) |
8 |
Are you gonna do something or just stand there and bleed? | Tombstone (1993) |
9 |
As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster. | Goodfellas (1990) |
10 |
This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who. | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) |
11 |
What are you prepared to do? | The Untouchables (1987) |
12 |
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father, prepare to die. | Princess Bride (1987) |
13 |
You can milk just about anything with nipples. | Meet the Parents (2000) |
14 |
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum. | They Live (1988) |
15 |
I want my two dollars! | Better Off Dead (1985) |
Rank |
by The Diesel | |
1 |
Only two things I'm scared of...Women...and the Poe-leece (police). | Gator (1976) |
2 |
I know this...because Tyler knows this. | Fight Club (1999) |
3 |
I've seen men rape an old crippled woman in a wet ditch. | Zardoz (1974) |
4 |
...How am I funny? Like a clown?... | Goodfellas (1990) |
5 |
Nine times out of ten it's an electric razor, but every once in a while...it's a dildo. | Fight Club (1999) |
6 |
We have just lost cabin pressure. | Fight Club (1999) |
7 |
Did you know if you mixed equal parts of gasoline and frozen orange juice concentrate you can make napalm? | Fight Club (1999) |
8 |
Now a question of etiquette; as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch? | Fight Club (1999) |
9 |
Kiss me quickly, my gods are calling me. | Yor (1983) |
10 |
Help me cut the choice meats. | Yor (1983) |
11 |
I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope. | Shawshank Redemption (1994) |
12 |
I felt like putting a bullet between the eyes of every panda that wouldn't screw to save his species. | Fight Club (1999) |
13 |
You heard me, Coltrane. | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
14 |
You can't piss on hospitality! | Troll II (1990) |
15 |
You met me at a very strange time in my life. | Fight Club (1999) |