ORS I usually agree, or at least respect your opinions, but to say that Tony G and Mark are the same player is just silly. I was one of the biggest Tony G supporters on this board, and I don't think we would have even been a playoff team without him last year, but even I refuse to make that claim.
I'm not sure exactly what about their numbers leads you to believe they're the same player, give or take a little pop.
Career numbers
BA
Loretta - .302
Tony G - .267
OBP
Loretta - .365
Tony G - .335
SLG
Loretta - .407
Tony G - .395
Loretta has made 78 errors in 1321 innings where as Tony G has made 73 in 742 innnings.
So I'm not sure which way you analyzed this, but I can't seem to see how these two are the same player in any way.