The American League West, where like the children of Lake Wobegon, all the offenses are above average… ANAHEIM ANGELS (1998: 787 runs, .263 Equivalent Average) Lineup (with projected Equivalent Average) LF Darin Erstad .288 2B Randy Velarde .265 1B Mo Vaughn .316 RF Tim Salmon .308 CF Jim Edmonds .300 DH Garret Anderson .257 /…
ATLANTA BRAVES (1998: 826 runs, .275 Equivalent Average) Starters (with projected Equivalent Average) C Javy Lopez .296 1B Ryan Klesko .293 2B Bret Boone .245 3B Chipper Jones .318 SS Walt Weiss .258 LF Otis Nixon .232 / Gerald Williams .242 CF Andruw Jones .300 RF Brian Jordan .294 Bench/Alternatives: OF George Lombard .266, INF…
JOE DIMAGGIO “I feel fortunate and lucky that I had the opportunity to talk baseball with him. I’m a baseball fan, and his accomplishments speak for themselves. There were a lot of misconceptions about Joe because of his need for privacy.” — Cal Ripken Jr., Orioles infielder “He really lived up to his billing. He…