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Opening Day!
Time for another season of Chicago Cougar baseball! The BNN predictions think we'll finish second, 95-59 and 3 games out of first place. Around the league, however, a majority of the predictions have us listed first, the others second, with the most common prediction a Cougars vs. Chiefs crosstown classic. Three of our pitchers; Joe Brown, Harry Parker, and Jim Lonardo rank in the top 10 for the predictions while both Leo Mitchell and Hank Barnett rank for the hitters. Mitchell is actually the projected Whitney Winner, with a .341/.385/.431 batting line and 7 homers and 70 RBIs. Our farm system leads off the bottom tier, ranked 9th with 104 points. Most of them come from Duke Bybee, the game's current #4 prospect. Despite the low ranking, we have 7 top 100 Prospects, 27 top 250, and 49 in the top 500.
Below are the 24 players representing the Cougars on Opening Day:
RHP Joe Brown
RHP Pug Bryan
RHP Ben Curtin
LHP Johnnie Jones
LHP Cal Knight
RHP Jim Lonardo
RHP Angel Lopez
LHP Dick Lyons
RHP Ken Matson
C Harry Mead
C Steve Mountain
1B Dick Walker
2B Clark Car
2B Freddie Jones
3B Hank Barnett
3B Ollie Page
SS Skipper Schneider
LF Leo Mitchell
CF Billy Hunter
CF Aart MacDonald
CF Orlin Yates
RF Rich Langton
RF Dan Rogers
We're rolling with ten pitchers to start, but this will likely change once Cliff Moss is healthy. I'll also have to open up one more spot once Tip Harrison returns, but he'll likely take up all 20-days on a rehab assignment. We start the season in Chicago, hosting the Saints for a quick two game series. Below is our Opening Day lineup against lefty Jake DeYoung:
1B Dick Walker
RF Rich Langton
LF Leo Mitchell
3B Hank Barnett
CF Billy Hunter
2B Freddie Jones
SS Skipper Schneider
C Harry Mead
RHP Harry Parker
After the two in Montreal, we get an early day off before another two game series with the Stars. We don't need a fifth starter this week, so Johnnie Jones will start the season in the pen.
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