The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets have been headed in opposite directions for pretty much the last five years, and their all-time lineups reflect that.
The Mets' all-time lineup features two players (Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes) who started last season in the team's lineup but now are gone, and a third (David Wright) who seems to be headed that way in the coming months.
The Phillies' all-time lineup has three current players, and one that they recently re-signed as a free agent (Jimmy Rollins).
So who would win when these teams match up (click through to the team names for the stats, breakdowns and arguments):
- Billy Hamilton CF (1894)
- Ed Delahanty LF (1899)
- Ryan Howard 1B (2006)
- Mike Schmidt 3B (1980)
- Chuck Klein RF (1932)
- Chase Utley 2B (2007)
- Jimmy Rollins SS (2007)
- Mike Lieberthal C (1999)
- Steve Carlton P (1972)
- Jose Reyes SS (2006)
- John Olerud 1B (1998)
- Carlos Beltran CF (2006)
- Mike Piazza C (2000)
- Darryl Strawberry RF (1987)
- David Wright 3B (2007)
- Bernard Gilkey LF (1996)
- Edgardo Alfonso 2B (2000)
- Dwight Gooden P (1985)
By the way, the winner of our first matchup (Red Sox vs. Yankees) was a good one. The Yankees won 147-113.

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