50 Greatest Players in Baseball Today-Sporting News panel

SportingNews.com: "Pujols, who appears on the cover of the latest Sporting News magazine, was a runaway winner, picking up 55 first-place votes from

• our panel, which includes 13 Hall of Famers, 13 Cy Young Award winners and 12 league MVPs.
• Among the MLB legends who filled out ballots for SN: Willie McCovey, Stan Musial, Brooks Robinson, Tony Gwynn, Tom Seaver, Rollie Fingers and Greg Maddux."...

Complete list of 50 best, "Sporting News' Top 50 MLB Players," 5/20/09. Chart above from NY Post article, "A-rod Looks up at Pujols in Mag's Top 50 List," "Alex Rodriguez Ranks 2nd Behind Albert Pujols in Top 50 Players list by the Sporting News" 5/21/09 by Mike Puma

• Update to May 2010, 50 Greatest Players as voted by Sporting News assembled group.
• After last year's post season performance by Mariano Rivera, the group not only did not raise him in the ranking, they lowered him 2 slots to #11. The list of actual voters always reveals why rankings turn out the way they do.
• Until they reveal each voter's ballot, these lists are nothing but politics. At this point the dispensers of immortality are only described as follows:

"Sporting News' voting panel included 18 Hall of Famers, 12 Cy Young award winners, 8 MVPs, 15 rookies of the year, 3 batting champions, 3 home run champions, 9 Silver Slugger award winners, 18 Gold Glove winners, 6 ERA champions, 4 World Series MVPs, 2 relievers of the year, 7 managers of the year, 5 former executives, 6 media members and 9 team broadcasters.) This story first appeared in the May 24, 2010, edition of Sporting News Magazine."

• 1. Albert Pujols, 1B, Cardinals (-)
• 2. Joe Mauer, C, Twins (+37)
• 3. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, Yankees (-1)
• 4. Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees (+4)
• 5. Tim Lincecum, SP, Giants (+14)
• 6. Roy Halladay, SP, Phillies (+1)
• 7. Hanley Ramirez, SS, Marlins (-2)
• 8. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Mariners (+22)
• 9. Chase Utley, 2B, Phillies (-3)
• 10. Ryan Howard, 1B, Phillies (+1)
• 11. Mariano Rivera, RP, Yankees (-2)
• 12. Felix Hernandez, SP, Mariners (NR)
• 13. CC Sabathia, SP, Yankees (+16)
• 14. Evan Longoria, 3B, Rays (+6)
• 15. Zack Greinke, SP, Royals (+10)
• 16. Mark Teixeira, 1B, Yankees (+1)
• 17. Miguel Cabrera, 1B, Tigers (+11)
• 18. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Red Sox (-)
• 19. Justin Verlander, SP, Tigers (NR)
• 20. Chris Carpenter, SP, Cardinals (NR)"

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