Come to Think of it, THIS Should Be the Indians Lineup Next Year

You know what? Screw it. I'm having second thoughts about this baseball thing. The Tribe has its formula, which is to trade high priced veterans for promising minor leaguers, mix in a few wily veterans and build up a strong bullpen. It almost worked in 2007, but most of the time it's been a total flop. So I take back my last post about what the lineup should be next year. Let's scrap the whole thing and bring in a bunch of ringers to do the job. The best thing is, this group could be had at a fraction of the price.

1) CF Barney Fife

Don't let the narrow shoulders fool you, Deputy Fife can flat out play. A hard-nosed five-tool player with power to all fields, Fife prides himself on his encyclopedic knowledge of the MLB rulebook. Those bug eyes were made for hawking line drives to center.

2) SS Mr. Sniffles

The beloved Nixon dog is a savage competitor who will not hesitate to maul opposing players who dare to round second base.

3) LF Long John Silver

Though hobbled by a pegleg (which doubles as a bat), Silver is a more than adequate outfielder when not swilling rum or obsessively digging holes in the outfield grass.

4) 3B Pam the Javelina

With her smoker's hack and acerbic wit, the perennial Falling Rock Babe of the Month will keep the team grounded in soul-crushing reality.

5) DH Keith Richards

In baseball's Chemical Age, the Rolling Stones axeman always has a supply of clean syringes loaded with anabolic steroids, human growth hormones and heroin.

6) C The Boy in the Plastic Bubble - Though limited to a tiny plastic cocoon and highly susceptible to germs, the Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a brave and heartbreaking backstop.  Yes, I know I am going to hell.

7) RF Johnny Dickshot

The only actual baseball player on the team, Dickshot has single greatest name in baseball history.  The rights to his nickname, Ugly, could possibly be a bone of contention between him and teammate Keith Richards.

8) 1B The Sheffield Lake Girl

The former McBone vice presidential nominee is a Cleveland native who has captured the imagination of a city.  Her long legs and short shorts will no doubt draw legions of slobbering men through the turnstiles

9) 2B Sacagawea

When Sacagawea proudly doffs her Chief Wahoo cap for the first time, it will finally silence the endless liberal whining that each summer tries to darken the skies over Jacob's Field.

UT Man-E-Faces



The most versatile player on the team, Man-E-Faces can change from man to robot to monster quicker than you can say Jack(ie) Robinson.  He's also nifty with a glove, bat and photon blaster.

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