If you were looking to pick your greatest ever Philadelphia Phillies lineup based on single-season offensive performances, where would you start?
Do Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, and Chase Utley deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Von Hayes, Juan Samuel, and Larry Bowa?
Is Chuck Klein the greatest outfielder ever? Is the past worth more the present? Is power more important than speed?
It all points to one all-encompassing question with hundreds of possibilities: Which Phillie had the greatest offensive season at his position?
Major League Baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best-ever collection of stars.
They are calling it MLB 9s.
Here I have separated the contenders from the pretenders in an effort to pick my dream Philadelphia lin ...
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MLB 9s: Philadelphia PhilliesùDick Allen, Chuck Klein Best Phillies Ever
Posted: 30th December 2009 by Ash Marshall in MLBComments Off on MLB 9s: Philadelphia PhilliesùDick Allen, Chuck Klein Best Phillies Ever