| SI Players Poll |
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[Based on a survey of 415 MLB players]
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| Who is the fastest every-day player in baseball?
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 | | Chuck Solomon/SI |
Carl Crawford.....Devil Rays.....37%
Joey Gathright.....Royals.....21%
Jose Reyes.....Mets.....16%
Ichiro Suzuki.....Mariners.....11%
Juan Pierre.....Cubs....3%
Corey Patterson.....Orioles.....3%
Willy Taveras.....Astros.....2%
Curtis Granderson.....Tigers.....2%
Rafael Furcal.....Dodgers.....1%
Scott Podsednik.....White Sox.....1%
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| Who is the slowest?
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 | | Adam Hunger/US Presswire |
Bengie Molina.....Blue Jays.....56%
Paul Konerko.....White Sox.....7%
Sal Fasano.....Yankees.....6%
Johnny Estrada.....D'backs.....4%
Matthew LeCroy.....Nationals....3%
Mike Piazza.....Padres.....3%
Sean Casey.....Tigers.....2%
Brian McCann.....Braves.....2%
Doug Mirabelli.....Red Sox.....2%
Frank Thomas.....A's.....2%
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FAST FACTS: Of the 15 players who drew "fastest" votes only two were teammates: Reyes and Carlos Beltran (one vote).... Crawford's 33 stolen bases were seventh in the majors through Sunday; Reyes led with 45.... The White Sox' Scott Podsednik, who had a big-league-best 129 SBs in 2004-'05 and 32 this year, was ninth on the fastest list (1%).... Molina has two SBs in his eight-year career.... All 14 players who got three or more votes for "slowest" are catchers, first basemen or DHs.
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