"Old Times Were Good Times"

In January 2010, MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan solicited votes for Texas's All-Decade team (2000-2009) from media, club officials and former players. I was flattered to be among the voters. The rules were to pick one player at each position, five starting pitchers, a closer and a setup man. I partially wrote a blog entry on my selections to be published in conjunction with the announcement, but I didn't follow through when T.R. announced the winners. Given Texas's great fortune during the past two seasons, I thought a review of the 2000-2009 All-Decade Team would be entertaining. My team: C -- Ivan Rodriguez 1B -- Mark Teixeira 2B -- Ian Kinsler 3B -- Michael Young SS -- Alex Rodriguez OF -- Kevin Mench OF -- Marlon Byrd OF -- Gary MatthewsDH -- Rafael PalmeiroSP -- Kenny Rogers SP -- Kevin Millwood SP -- Vicente Padilla SP -- Rick Helling SP -- Scott Feldman CL -- Francisco Cordero SU -- Frank Francisco My selections mirrored the collective panel save one...