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In seven innings of action against the Mets, Wills went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk, three steals, and three runs.It was one of seven games in the ’62 season where he swiped three or more bases.Competition: Glenn Wright was good as far as shortstops go in the 1930 season He hit 22 homers and batted .321. Rafael Furcal was better in 2006, batting a round .300, hitting 15 home runs, and stealing 37 bases.Speed wins out over power at shortstop here. Outfield: Duke Snider (1954)This could just as easily be 1953 or ’55, but his 1954 season is just as good, if not better, than the rest.He collected a league-leading 378 total bases, batted .341, and hit 40 home runs in the 1954 season.He also led the NL with 120 runs scored, drove in 130 men, and slugged .647. He fell one hit shy of 200, legged out 10 triples, and hit 39 doubles.He was selected to his fifth straight All-Star game, and he finished fourth in the MVP race behind Willie Mays, Ted Kluszewski, and Johnny Antonelli.Highlight Game: June 7, 1954 St Louis. Snider finished a single short of hitting for the cycle after hitting a triple, home run, and double in his first four at-bats.He finished 3-for-6 with three RBI and a run, and the Dodgers survived a late scare to win 7-5 in extra innings. Shawn Green (2001)Green’s 2001 campaign was a beast. He provided the Dodgers with the power bat they needed in right field and was rewarded with sixth place in the MVP voting.Highlight Game: Aug 15, 2001 vs Montreal. Green exploded for three home runs and seven RBI in a 13-1 victory over the Expos at Dodger Stadium.He took Carl Pavano deep twice in the second and fourth innings and then finished his highlight day with a solo shot to right-center field off Masato Yoshii in the seventh.It’s not the four home runs he hit in a game against Milwaukee the following year, but it’s still pretty good. Babe Herman (1930)The lesser-heralded "Babe" of the 1920s and '30s, Herman had a career year with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1930 season.He batted .393 and hit 35 home runs, 48 doubles, and 11 triples. He also stole 18 bases, scored 143 runs, and drove in 130.His 143 runs are the most by any outfielder in the history of the franchise, while his 48 doubles and 130 RBI rank third all-time.Highlight Game: June 22, 1930 vs Pittsburgh.

In one of five multi-home run games of the season, Herman went deep twice against Larry FrenchHe tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo shot and then again in the seventh with a three-run blast to knot the game at 6-6.The Dodgers went on to beat the Pirates 9-6.Competition: Raul Mondesi, Matt Kemp, and Gary Sheffield were all on the bubble.Mondesi hit 30 home runs and stole 32 bases in 1997, Sheffield batted .325 with 43 home runs in 2000, and Kemp hit 26 and stole 34 in 2009.Tommy Davis also seemed a popular choice with MLB voters after hitting 27 home runs, batting .346, and stealing 18 bags in 1962. Pitcher: Don Newcombe (1955)A pitcher who could handle the bat, Newcombe batted .359 with seven home runs and 23 RBI. He also scored 18 runs and hit nine doubles in 117 at-bats.Highlight Game: May 30, 1955 vs Pittsburgh. In the second half of a doubleheader, Newcombe went 3-for-4 with the bat, hitting a pair of home runs to power the Dodgers past the Pirates 8-3.Competition: Don Drysdale also hit seven home runs in 1958, but he only batted .227. Newcombe’s 1955 season is the best by quite a long way.. One is expected to go onstream in May, and anotherin January 2010, the company said (Reporting by Sachi Izumi). Since the departure of Byron Scott and the injury to the holy one (CP3), the Hornets have fared rather well.

So well in fact, that many are coming to the conclusion that Byron Scott was the problem.How can a team that looked so pitiful even when their best player was on fire, all of a sudden start winning games against the likes of the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta HawksFor starters it's with an entirely new offensive and defensive mentality. The lineups are smaller, the guys are moving around, utilizing picks, and taking it to the hole.Somehow the Hornets offense actually looks BETTER without their best player. Gone are the days of everyone standing around, waiting for Paul to make an amazing play.The ball is moving around like we have never seen in New Orleans. We're used to seeing one spectacular pass per play by Paul, but to see two or even three good passes was a rarity. Not anymore.On D guys are staying with their man when someone double teams, the necessary rotations are being made.The overreliance on CP3 to make plays caused the Hornets to become predictable, boring even.When one player has the ball in his hands 60 percent of the time it's not hard to adjust your game plan to render him ineffective.