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Originally Posted by Palaaemon
Bird,
Loved the interlude of info on the best (and worst  ) zr in the WPK by position. You know that is the kind of stuff that keeps me going. The crunchy behind the scenes things that are not normally found that you come up with, taking time, researching, putting it altogether, writing and posting. MUCH more demanding than just uploading graphics and writing a few lines (which you always seem to find a way of incorporating interesting information about the topic when you have graphics involved). I am not saying there is anything wrong with that, just pointing out the amount of dedication and labor of love you put into your work. I know I have said all that before, but it continues to be true.
I would like to make a request. If and/or when you might have the time could you please post information concerning the history about the Kinsella Classic Series and the generic Championship Series before it please. Perhaps include which team(s) were dominant in the SJL and MJL each year besides the championship contenders, awards winners each year also perhaps. Of course anything else at all that comes to your mind to include would be great! It would be nice to see the graphic in the WPK league history that shows the champion, loser, era and batting average for that year.
Thank you and have a great day!  |
Hey Palaaemon- always good to hear from you here (and elsewhere
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And I know you particularly enjoy those more in depth analytical/historical posts and that certainly helps inspire me to keep them coming.
Now is an interesting time to look at what you are asking for as we head into the current KCS (well, already have played Game 1, but just haven't had a chance to post about it yet) with two teams that don't have a lot of post-season history. Chicago, of course, is the reigning WPK champ but last year was the first post-season for this team that was a 1975 expansion club. And for Detroit, one of the original WPK teams, this is the very first time they have made the post-season.
Thinking about the best way to fulfill your request and my initial thought is to probably do a year-by-year historical recap, probably five seasons per post, to get us up to the present. I'll likely intersperse those posts with reporting on the current KCS. Might be a few days before I get to the first one, but it should be a fun exercise for me and bring back some old memories of WPK seasons past.