Explanations

I'm updating my posts to include explanations of my choices, showing of which actual baseball player each entry in the lineup reminds me.

Favorite Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books

(Winners in bold)

Lineup
A Visit to William Blake's Inn, ss [Ozzie Smith]
Bridge to Terabithia, 1b [Will Clark]
Charlotte's Web, 3b [Eddie Mathews]
Island of the Blue Dolphins, cf [Mickey Mantle]
The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963, lf [Roger Maris]
Abel's Island, 2b [Rod Carew]
Holes, c [Elston Howard]
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, rf [Paul O'Neill]

Bench
The Black Cauldron, c [Bob Boone]
My Father's Dragon, 1b-3b [Ken Oberkfell]
The Hundred Dresses, of [Claudell Washington]
A Ring of Endless Light, of [Dwight Evans]
The View from Saturday, if [Ozzie Guillen]

Rotation
A Wrinkle in Time [Sandy Koufax]
Bud, Not Buddy [Satchel Paige]
Frog and Toad Together [Luis Tiant]
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 [Mark Fidrych]
When You Reach Me [Felix Hernandez]

Closer
The High King [Mariano Rivera]

US Capitals

Lineup
St. Paul, Minnesota, 2b [Paul Molitor]
Austin, Texas, cf [Curt Flood]
Sacramento, California, 3b [Robin Ventura]
Boston, Massachusetts, c [Jason Varitek]
Denver, Colorado, lf [Ellis Burks]
Phoenix, Arizona, 1b [Travis Lee]
Atlanta, Georgia, rf [J.D. Drew]
Santa Fe, New Mexico, ss [Vern Stephens]

Rotation
Helena, Montana [Dave McNally]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [Harry The Cat Breechen]
Salt Lake City, Utah [Bruce Hurst]
Albany, New York [Jason Marquis]

Closer-by-committee
Richmond, Virginia [Billy Wagner]
Annapolis, Maryland [Steve Farr]
Tallahassee, Florida [Bobby Thigpen]

All-Time Favorite Silver Screen Actors

Lineup
Natalie Portman, cf [Lance Johnson]
Johnny Depp, 2b [Ryne Sandberg]
Audrey Hepburn, 1b [Don Mattingly]
Jimmy Stewart, lf [Ted Williams]
Brad Pitt, 3b [Mike Schmidt]
Arnold Schwarzenegger, rf [Rob Deer]
Julia Roberts, c [Johnny Bench]
Tim Robbins, ss [Robin Yount]

Starting Pitchers
Meryl Streep [Don Sutton]
Robin Williams [Don Newcombe]
Anthony Hopkins [Joe Neikro]
Alan Rickman [Scott Erickson]

Closer
Philip Seymour Hoffman [Trevor Hoffman]

Check out this "Lost" TV show lineup

http://tle1lost.wordpress.com/site-index/tles-2009-lost-baseball-line-up/

American Revolution Leaders

Lineup
Paul Revere, ss [Honus Wagner]
Nathan Hale, 2b [Bill Mazeroski]
Thomas Jefferson, rf [Babe Ruth]
George Washington, 1b [Lou Gehrig]
Alexander Hamilton, cf [Willie Mays]
John Adams, lf [Enos Slaughter]
John Hancock, c [Carlton Fisk]
Samuel Adams, 3b [Ken Caminiti]

Starting Pitchers
Thomas Paine [Bob Gibson]
Benjamin Franklin [Pete Alexander]
Marquis de Lafayette [Lefty Gomez]
James Madison [Allie Reynolds]

Closer
Prince Hall [Lee Smith]