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Originally Posted by ashantewarrier
Is there a reason why you prefer 1985 QD?
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Not exactly 1985, but actually an amalgamation of the early to mid 80s.
To me, that was the Golden Age of Baseball Statistics. You had a little of almost everything possible from an individual standpoint. Players giving .400 a scare, but .300 still meant something. Some guys nearing 50 homers, but 18 still meant you had plus power and seeing a home run live was special, cause it didn't happen everyday. Guys stealing 100 bases, pitchers winning 20, pitching 250 innings, closers saving 40.
Plus, it seemed like a time when a game was more than just a home run derby contest; it was a real clash of philosophies with teams built very differently (because that's what they wanted; not because the Yankees signed all the good players). You had the Red Sox and Milwaukee trying to pound everyone into submission, but you also had the Cardinals with lots of speed and defense and Jack Clark.
Plus, that's when I played and if I would have made the majors I would have been Dave Collins' twin brother.
1985 was also my first SERIOUS strat league, where we played for money using the 1984 cards and I still know more about that season than any other before or since. It was an 8 team league using only National League Players and I won the league with the Jacksonville Jaguars (yes I thought up that name first!).
My Lineup:
1. Tony Gwynn, rf
2. Ryne Sandberg, 2b
3. Jose Cruz, lf
4. Dale Murphy, cf
5. Len Matuszek/Mike Marshall, 1b
6. Bob Brenly, c
7. Terry Pendleton/Tim Wallach, 3b
8. Ozzie Smith, ss
Rotation:
1. Dwight Gooden
2. Mario Soto
3. Rick Sutcliffe (only NL stats - a monster)
4. Joaquin Andujar
5. Jose DeLeon/Steve Carlton
Bullpen/Bench
Alejandro Pena
Don Robinson
Ken Howell
Frank DiPino
Andy McGaffigan
Ivan DeJesus
Dan Gladden
Terry Kennedy
Sixto Lezcano
That's all I can remember off the top of my head 25 years later.
I wheeled and dealed like crazy for that team and it won the league going away (I forget how much money I won).