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gollum65 · 01-31-2009, 09:01 AM

1919 Season Recap:

Final 1919 Standings:

1919 New York Yankees Leaders & Rankings:

1919 Year In Review:
Well my first problem was that I didn't realize until mid-September that it was a 140 game season. Clearly had I had those extra 14 games, there's a good chance I would have caught the Red Sox. Cleveland actually led the AL on September 1st, with the Red Sox 2nd and the Yankees 3rd, 5.5 games back. The Indians collapsed, the Red Sox sprinted, and we tried to keep up. We lost 3 of 5 to the Red Sox in September, which basically cost us our 5th straight trip to the World Series. In the NL, the Pirates cruised to an easy pennant, clinching in early September.

Babe Ruth:
Ruth wasn't showing much progression during the season. He was having a very good year, hovering around .300 for the whole season, but he wasn't improving and was still not showing any power. He hit only 1 homer in 1919 for me. So I decided in late July to end the 50/50 platoon with Jack Barry and traded Barry, who was unhappy anyway. Ruth still didn't progress through the end of the season, but at least he started every game. I may move him into the outfield next season if I can move one of my current outfielders. Ruth just doesn't seem to be taking well to being a 3rd baseman. He comitted 65 errors this season, most in the majors by far.

Braggo Roth:
Roth was the big surprise for the Yankees. He batted .305 with 5 homers, 56 RBIs, and 50 stolen bases. He's due a big pay raise now in arbitration, and he clearly earned it.

Walter Johnson:
Right after the trading deadline passed, I noticed that Cleveland had waived Walter Johnson. The Big Train's pots have improved and he seems to have regained his throwing speed. He won 20 games last season, so maybe he's turning it around. So I claimed him off waivers. He's still a 1 star player, but I'll stick him at the bottom of the rotation and see what he does next year. He's still only 31 years old.

1919 New York Yankees Transactions:

July 28, 1919: Traded C Ivey Wingo & $1,300 to Washington for 2 catching prospects
I was surprised when Wingo demanded a trade in June because he expected to be a top of the lineup hitter. He was never known for his bat. So I was happy to oblige him. The 2 guys I got back weren't much, but they can both serve as ML bench players.

July 29, 1919: Traded 3B John Barry to the St. Louis Cardinals for P Lou Bauer & $5,000 cash
Bauer is a very good pitching prospect. He put up a 1.57 ERA in AA this year

July 31, 1919: Traded P Buddy Napier, P Red Oldham, & $6,900 cash to Washington for P Dan Woodman & P Pat Murray
Napier wanted over $40k next year, and while he pitched very well for me, I didn't feel he was worth that kind of money. Woodman and Murray are both very good prospects, and they're both under 26 years old.

1919 World Series Recap:
The Red Sox were making their 1st World Series appearance since 1905, while the Pirates are perenial favorites in the National League. The series went the full 9 games, with Boston winning their 2nd World Series title.

Real Baseball History:
Of course this was the year of the Black Sox in the real MLB when they threw the World Series and lost to the Reds in 8 games. The players involved were banned for life about a year later. Most famous of course was Shoeless Joe Jackson.

The real Shoeless Joe probably would have been a Hall of Famer had he kept playing. He had 1772 hits before he was thrown out of the game in 1920. The Shoeless Joe in my game is on his way to being a Hall of Famer. To date he has 1646 hits and a .301 lifetime average.

I've been thinking about this whole situation and what I would do in my game with the players involved. I could have mimicked real life by "retiring" all of them in 1920. But I decided that the stain scandal doesn't happen in OOTP, so why should I punish the players in my league for it? Now, had Chicago made the World Series this year and lost in 8 games, I might have changed my mind.

Finally, this was basically the end of the "deadball era". It kind of continued through 1920, but by 1921 the balls were flying out of the park with great regularity. This was due to 2 main factors. First was the Black Sox scandal. The other was the death of Ray Chapman in 1920 after he got hit by a pitched ball that he supposedly couldn't see coming. After Chapmans death, baseball changed how the ball was constructed, and ordered umps to make sure the ball in play was always clean and white. There were other factors, such as the spitball which was also banned, but those were the main 2. That gave rise to Babe Ruth and the hitting happy roaring '20s.

01-31-2009, 09:01 AM	#84
gollum65 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 925	1919 Season Recap: Final 1919 Standings: 1919 New York Yankees Leaders & Rankings: 1919 Year In Review: Well my first problem was that I didn't realize until mid-September that it was a 140 game season. Clearly had I had those extra 14 games, there's a good chance I would have caught the Red Sox. Cleveland actually led the AL on September 1st, with the Red Sox 2nd and the Yankees 3rd, 5.5 games back. The Indians collapsed, the Red Sox sprinted, and we tried to keep up. We lost 3 of 5 to the Red Sox in September, which basically cost us our 5th straight trip to the World Series. In the NL, the Pirates cruised to an easy pennant, clinching in early September. Babe Ruth: Ruth wasn't showing much progression during the season. He was having a very good year, hovering around .300 for the whole season, but he wasn't improving and was still not showing any power. He hit only 1 homer in 1919 for me. So I decided in late July to end the 50/50 platoon with Jack Barry and traded Barry, who was unhappy anyway. Ruth still didn't progress through the end of the season, but at least he started every game. I may move him into the outfield next season if I can move one of my current outfielders. Ruth just doesn't seem to be taking well to being a 3rd baseman. He comitted 65 errors this season, most in the majors by far. Braggo Roth: Roth was the big surprise for the Yankees. He batted .305 with 5 homers, 56 RBIs, and 50 stolen bases. He's due a big pay raise now in arbitration, and he clearly earned it. Walter Johnson: Right after the trading deadline passed, I noticed that Cleveland had waived Walter Johnson. The Big Train's pots have improved and he seems to have regained his throwing speed. He won 20 games last season, so maybe he's turning it around. So I claimed him off waivers. He's still a 1 star player, but I'll stick him at the bottom of the rotation and see what he does next year. He's still only 31 years old. 1919 New York Yankees Transactions: *July 28, 1919:* Traded C Ivey Wingo & $1,300 to Washington for 2 catching prospects I was surprised when Wingo demanded a trade in June because he expected to be a top of the lineup hitter. He was never known for his bat. So I was happy to oblige him. The 2 guys I got back weren't much, but they can both serve as ML bench players. *July 29, 1919:* Traded 3B John Barry to the St. Louis Cardinals for P Lou Bauer & $5,000 cash Bauer is a very good pitching prospect. He put up a 1.57 ERA in AA this year *July 31, 1919:* Traded P Buddy Napier, P Red Oldham, & $6,900 cash to Washington for P Dan Woodman & P Pat Murray Napier wanted over $40k next year, and while he pitched very well for me, I didn't feel he was worth that kind of money. Woodman and Murray are both very good prospects, and they're both under 26 years old. 1919 World Series Recap: The Red Sox were making their 1st World Series appearance since 1905, while the Pirates are perenial favorites in the National League. The series went the full 9 games, with Boston winning their 2nd World Series title. Real Baseball History: Of course this was the year of the Black Sox in the real MLB when they threw the World Series and lost to the Reds in 8 games. The players involved were banned for life about a year later. Most famous of course was Shoeless Joe Jackson. The real Shoeless Joe probably would have been a Hall of Famer had he kept playing. He had 1772 hits before he was thrown out of the game in 1920. The Shoeless Joe in my game is on his way to being a Hall of Famer. To date he has 1646 hits and a .301 lifetime average. I've been thinking about this whole situation and what I would do in my game with the players involved. I could have mimicked real life by "retiring" all of them in 1920. But I decided that the stain scandal doesn't happen in OOTP, so why should I punish the players in my league for it? Now, had Chicago made the World Series this year and lost in 8 games, I might have changed my mind. Finally, this was basically the end of the "deadball era". It kind of continued through 1920, but by 1921 the balls were flying out of the park with great regularity. This was due to 2 main factors. First was the Black Sox scandal. The other was the death of Ray Chapman in 1920 after he got hit by a pitched ball that he supposedly couldn't see coming. After Chapmans death, baseball changed how the ball was constructed, and ordered umps to make sure the ball in play was always clean and white. There were other factors, such as the spitball which was also banned, but those were the main 2. That gave rise to Babe Ruth and the hitting happy roaring '20s.