that is a bold statement as he can barely create his own shot, dependent on an all-star distributor to get him the ball in the paint. but he's a fantastic finisher.
These plays were all in crucial situations of important games. Nyjer Morgan hasn't played a big game his entire pro career, which is why you're not seeing the attention given it to him as with Mays. I really don't see how Jeter could have stopped himself from going into the stands on that catch, with the momentum he had built up. If so, he's an jackass for intentionally running his face into a solid seat.
Yeah. Jeter is baseball's David Copperfield, who performs illusions in front of 50,000 people to trick them into thinking he's a good fielder. Clint Barmes, wow.
why do you assume arod and pujols are dirty, but manny plays clean? It's probably because he likes Manny but doesn't like Arod and Pujols. It seems to be the modus de jour to accuse all great players that a person doesn't like as being a juicer whether there's any shread of credible proof or not. Pujols goes from a 13th round pick out of some obscure JuCo to the greatest hitter in the game, and Arod's involvement with Boras and talks of "extensive offseason workouts" before the best season of his career, and coincedentally, a new contract are what cause me to be leery. Manny has stayed at a consistent level of offensive greatness his entire career and I've seen little reason to expect it was steroid-aided.
I wouldn't be too nervous about it. His K rate will also come down a reasonable amount to lessen the sting of his BABIP regression. i wouldn't expect less than a .280 avg from him this year. a bigger concern is that he loses value after this year after being stripped of 2B eligibility. but by then he'll likely be a 25/40 player, which plays well at any position.
the question was for clean hitters. i have little doubt in my mind Pujols and Arod are dirty. Teddy Ballgame is the best argument against Manny, but I just don't buy the competition being comparable.
I don't know, maybe Meph can help us out here. He seems keen on EqA as the best way to measure a hitter, and Ramirez is at .317 for his career, Arod at .312 and Pujols at .338. Meph is there anyone out there that you know of that has more value than Pujols at the plate over the past 10 years or so? you'd sure be a blast to watch a ballgame with. i can imagine the fun discussions. "I don't have any of my own opinions or original thoughts, I'll have to ask somebody else and wait to hear their judgement in which I will put full faith." Manny Ramirez is the right answer though, and you can probably change "this generation" to "all-time".