tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post1053851461472753819..comments2024-01-31T17:51:12.213-05:00Comments on Swing and a Miss: I Digress...AgainTom Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-80140291314955100972010-12-23T15:42:28.053-05:002010-12-23T15:42:28.053-05:00The 1971 O's were more than "slightly bet...The 1971 O's were more than "slightly better defensively". Jimmy Rollins alone among the Phillies infielders may have a slight edge over Mark Belanger though the latter was a fine fielder, too. Powell, Johnson and, of course, Brooks, were far superior to their Phillies counterparts. In the outfield, Paul Blair had few equals in any generation, Shane Victorino included. Frank Robinson was a good not great outfielder and it really doesn't matter who played left field for the O's, he was superior to Ibanez. Chooch is the only Phillies regular who is clearly better than anyone the Orioles had behind the plate.Tom Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-40379351791027881662010-12-23T14:52:50.492-05:002010-12-23T14:52:50.492-05:00Indeed their lineup seems to be a bit weaker than ...Indeed their lineup seems to be a bit weaker than the lineup of the last team with 4 20 game winners, the '71 Orioles. And I would submit that team also was slightly better defensively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com