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ESPN.com had a poll today asking what player you would rather have: Alex Rodriguez or David Eckstein. The results are lopsided, but a little staggering at the same time

69.6% Alex Rodriguez
30.4% David Eckstein

Ken Tremendous over at FIRE JOE MORGAN gives an awesome synthesis about this apparently tough decision.

Now, I suppose it is possible that some of the 150,000+ people who have voted in this poll were taking into consideration things like salary, or the current 3Bman on their favorite team, or something. But the question is, straight-up, who would you rather have?

And 30% say Eckstein. Thirty percent. Thir. Ty. Per. Ce. N. T.

That means that more than 45,000 people sat at their computers, and thought it over, and they said, you know, I don't want the guy who is 32 and had a .354 EqA+ last year with 54 HR. I want the 32 year-old who only played in 117 games last year (and 123 the year before) and hit 3 HR and had a .275 EqA+, and who needs a relay man to get the ball from short to first.

Who are you people? What is wrong with your brains?

But hey, with a scrappy mentality like him, who WOULDN'T take him over the soon-to-be AL MVP?