not including the yankees who has the best lineup in baseball today with the best pitching staff as well,?

I would have to say the Detriot Tigers b/c Sheffield has added presence so badly needed in the lineup protecting Magglio Ordonez which has lead to his breakout year. Brandon Inge would would bat maybe 5 or 6 on other teams is batting in the 9 spot.

As for pitching they have Bonderman the workhorse, Verlander who tops out at 100, rookie phenom Andrew Miller and not to mention Kenny Rogers who is currently on the DL.

Once Rodney and Zumaya return their bullpen will be what it once was. I say this in an unbias way as my favorite team is the Atlanta Braves

Best lineup is probably Detroit because they have bench players who could be starting anywhere else, that's how good their starters are. They have a great rotation and bullpen when healthy, but if your talking about best pitching staff separately then I'd have to throw in the LA Angels and Boston Red Sox who each have great lineups of their own and better pitching then Detroit.

is this a superflous way of asking who has the best team?

Best Pitching: Detroit Tigers

Best Lineup: New York Mets

Best Team: Boston Red Sox

The Tigs.

1-9 can all hit with the exception of maybe Placido, but he is amazing with RISP.

Very solid defensively, Inge is the most underrated 3B in the game.

Starting Rotation is having trouble lately but is overall one of the best in baseball

The Bullpen is where they need the most work, but with the return of Zoom Zoom coming soon, the pen will definitely have depth. Lots of young guys improving rapidly

The Detroit Tigers. Best team in baseball

The Boston Red Sox

The Mets or Cubs

Mets have times two more hitting then any other team with Reyes, Beltran, Wright, Delgado, Lo Duca

Cubs have the pitching, Lilly and Zambrano have the most wins for any duo in the mlb, plus they have Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez

THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS. HANDS DOWN. GOING TO TAKE IT ALL.! They have an impressive pitching roster, excellent defense,and are a fast scrappy team with a never-give-up attitude. And, they have a super manager in Mike Scosia.

You guys are going to hate me.....PADRES. they might have the worst average in the league, but every hitter in the starting 8 is proven and can come through in any crunch. Put that with one of the best rotation in years and you've got a great combo

Easy answer - Detroit. They are the most well rounded team in baseball.

i think the redsox cuz they have quality staring pitching and with gane they have the best bullpen plus everyone in their lineup can hit