Imagining an all-time St. Louis Cardinals alliteration team

ST. LOUIS, MO – APRIL 29: Skip Schumaker #55 of the St. Louis Cardinals bats against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium on April 29, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

In the end, our roster looks well-balanced. With a few St. Louis Cardinal legends and the right amount of role players, the Alliterative All-Stars are ready for action.

To recap, here’s a look at the lineup:

1- Placido Polanco (LF)

2-Jon Jay (CF)

3- Frankie Frisch (3B)

4- Mark McGwire (1B)

5- Julian Javier (2B)

6- Skip Schumaker (LF)

7- Marty Marion (SS)

8- Daniel Descalso (C)

And here’s how the rotation shakes out:

1- Dizzy Dean

2- Chris Carpenter

3- Slim Sallee

4- Matt Morris

5- Lance Lynn

In the lineup, there ends up being a nice lefty-righty split, and while McGwire is the only true power hitter, Frisch is an MVP winner and everyone else does well getting on base. The real strength of this group is the pitching. With a starting rotation that looks like that, the lineup won’t have to score too many runs to win games.

Did I leave anyone out? My only wish is for a natural catcher– maybe the Cardinals will trade for Martin Maldonado. Either way, the roster turned out to be pretty great. I’d put this group up against the alliterative squads of any other MLB franchise and feel pretty good about our chances.

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