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luckymann · 04-29-2022, 08:15 AM

That, to quote the great Vinnie Jones, was emotional.

We get the news early that Bill McCall is done for the year, making him our 4th pitcher on the 60-day IL.

Kicking off a long roadtrip, we travel to Philly for 3 barely hanging on in every regard, with the two of us now tied in the standings. Somehow we manage to win all 3, giving us a 15-7 head-to-head record against them for the year and reducing our magic number to a tantalisingly out of reach 10.

It has become a tantalisingly within reach 6 with 10 to play.

The bats lift us up time and again for scrappy, close wins as the patchwork quilt that is our rotation does what it can to keep us in games.

With 7 to play and our MN at 2, we finally get Ted Trent back.

It feels entirely proper when, in game 148, it is Willie Foster’s 26th victory of an outstanding year that gets us back to the playoffs for the first time since 1927.

The fact that we lose 5 of our remaining 6 games shows just how much this has taken out of the group, both mentally and physically.

To top things off, Willie Wells fractures a rib in a collision on the basepaths in the next to last game of the regular season and is gone for the year. You have got to be kidding me.

The effort the lads have put in this season has been unbelievable. Foxx will get most of the plaudits and rightly so, but the second half of the season that Dihigo puts together after struggling early is something like I have rarely, if ever, seen. And Bill Foster's performance as all is falling down around him will stay with me for a long time.

Here's how the final standings look.

Some ridiculous individual performances this season.

First and foremost, we get not one but TWO Triple Crown winners.

Klein's 156 RBI is a new all-time mark. Lou Gehrig also sets a new record by scoring 153 runs - he now holds four of the five best seasonal returns in this stat cat. Lou finishes 1932 second in HR with 49, third with 124 RBI and 7th with a 331 BA. John Beckwith finishes second in BA with 345 and RBI with 127, and third with 32 dingers. Turkey Stearnes is third with a 341 BA, sixth with 27 HR and fourth with 122 RBI. Over in the NL, our own Jimmie Foxx is 6th with a 323 BA and runner up in HR (33) and RBI (123).

Lefty Grove wins 30, Andy Cooper 29 (including, in the game before suffering his season-ending injury, the 250th of his career), and both finish Top 3 in all TC categories, while sophomore Ray Brown nails down 28 W.

Frankie Frisch gets his 2500th hit.

What a year it has been. Here are the final top 20s by WAR and leaders.

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04-29-2022, 08:15 AM	#1002
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,559	The View from the Gangplank: end of regular season, 1932 That, to quote the great Vinnie Jones, was emotional. We get the news early that Bill McCall is done for the year, making him our 4th pitcher on the 60-day IL. Kicking off a long roadtrip, we travel to Philly for 3 barely hanging on in every regard, with the two of us now tied in the standings. Somehow we manage to win all 3, giving us a 15-7 head-to-head record against them for the year and reducing our magic number to a tantalisingly out of reach 10. It has become a tantalisingly within reach 6 with 10 to play. The bats lift us up time and again for scrappy, close wins as the patchwork quilt that is our rotation does what it can to keep us in games. With 7 to play and our MN at 2, we finally get Ted Trent back. It feels entirely proper when, in game 148, it is Willie Foster’s 26th victory of an outstanding year that gets us back to the playoffs for the first time since 1927. The fact that we lose 5 of our remaining 6 games shows just how much this has taken out of the group, both mentally and physically. To top things off, Willie Wells fractures a rib in a collision on the basepaths in the next to last game of the regular season and is gone for the year. You have got to be kidding me. The effort the lads have put in this season has been unbelievable. Foxx will get most of the plaudits and rightly so, but the second half of the season that Dihigo puts together after struggling early is something like I have rarely, if ever, seen. And Bill Foster's performance as all is falling down around him will stay with me for a long time. Here's how the final standings look. Some ridiculous individual performances this season. First and foremost, we get not one but TWO Triple Crown winners. Klein's 156 RBI is a new all-time mark. Lou Gehrig also sets a new record by scoring 153 runs - he now holds four of the five best seasonal returns in this stat cat. Lou finishes 1932 second in HR with 49, third with 124 RBI and 7th with a 331 BA. John Beckwith finishes second in BA with 345 and RBI with 127, and third with 32 dingers. Turkey Stearnes is third with a 341 BA, sixth with 27 HR and fourth with 122 RBI. Over in the NL, our own Jimmie Foxx is 6th with a 323 BA and runner up in HR (33) and RBI (123). Lefty Grove wins 30, Andy Cooper 29 (including, in the game before suffering his season-ending injury, the 250th of his career), and both finish Top 3 in all TC categories, while sophomore Ray Brown nails down 28 W. Frankie Frisch gets his 2500th hit. What a year it has been. Here are the final top 20s by WAR and leaders. S+ HOME REPORTS HOME PIRATES HOME __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS A'S RED SOX DODGERS CUSTOM SAVES ECLIPSE LEAGUE MOON SHOT LEAGUE EVERYMAN LEAGUE GULF LEAGUE USBA Last edited by luckymann; 04-29-2022 at 08:18 AM.