Milt Jackson
1993 Phillies or 2008 Phillies?
1b ryan howard over john kruk
2b chase utley over mickey morandini
ss jimmy rollins over kevin stocker
c darren daulton over carlos ruiz
cf lenny dykstra over shane victorino
lf milt thompson over pat burrell
rf jim eisenreich over jayson werth
p curt schilling over cole hamels
p terry mullholland over brett myers
p danny jackson & jamie moyer is a wash
closer brad lidge over mitch williams
setup man david west over ryan madson
was the 1993 phillies better then the 2008 phillies?
You’re forgetting Tommy Greene from the 1993 staff. He was 16-4 that year. Schilling’s 1993 was not better than Hamels 2008. There’s a whole run difference in ERA.
Madson is the right-handed set up man, so should be compared with Larry Andersen. David West was the left-handed set up man and should be campared with J. C. Romero. The 2008 bullpen is better than the 1993 bullpen.
You are also forgetting that the 1993 used a platoon in the outfield. It was Pete Incaviglia in left and Wes Chamberlain in right vs. left-handers and Milt Thompson in left and Jim Eisenreich in right vs. right-handers. The same platoon was used at 2B after Stocker came up from the minors. It was Morandini vs. right-handers and Mariano Duncan vs. left-handers. Before Stocker’s call up, Duncan played SS after they gave up on Juan Bell.
So, if you’re going to compare by position, you have to take into a account the platoons; but the 1993 Phils did not get 1 win away from a World Series Championship.
Milt Jackson – Bag’s Groove
