1969 Expansion

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 12:15 PM

While I wait for resolution of an issue with my 72 Phils, I thought I'd take a step back 3 years further.

What if...the Expos and their financial woes, the Pilots and their attendance woes, and the Padres and their general misery had never happened?

Let's face it: KC was a gold mine from day #1. The other three teams all had major issues. So...what if the Pilots had opened in Milwaukee as the Brewers, the Padres in Denver as the Bears, and the Expos—instead of that primitive crap hole they called a ballpark in 69—were in America's 16th largest city at the time...Nashville.

Starting this with the same horrifically bad rosters that the 69 clubs began with, and moving forward. I'll be in Nashville. Spring Training awaits...

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 12:53 PM

Day 1: Mack Jones and Tony Scott to Cleveland for Cardenal and Tiant and a 5th round pick. Yeah...I'll do this. Howie Reed for Larry Bowa! DONE! Dodgers approach me on Davey Lopes for Coco Laboy. I screwed 'em out of 10K in cash too.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 01:27 PM

Victory! The Sounds open the season with a 2-1 win over Seaver and the Mets!!! Manny Mota hits the winning HR. Finish the day by trading Marv Staehle to the Bears for Cito Gaston and a 2nd round pick...hmmm. Claimed Hal Lanier off waivers. Traded Garry Hestadt for Dave May and 10K. Decided to keep Lanier—he fields well, and Maury Wills is getting on in years.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 01:51 PM

Pinch me...Rusty Staub for Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, AND a number one pick!

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 01:54 PM

Mets 6, Sounds 2. Morgan endears self with 2 early errors. Tiant is awful.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 02:01 PM

I'll take the win. Ryan walks only 1, no hits me, loses...

Buster Cherry · 06-25-2019, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ty Cobb

Pinch me...Rusty Staub for Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, AND a number one pick!

Didn't the Reds make the same trade only it was Lee May for Morgan and Billingham?

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buster Cherry

Didn't the Reds make the same trade only it was Lee May for Morgan and Billingham?

https://www.mlb.com/news/the-joe-mor...ade/c-37643594

but you are essentially right. Of course, I also got a number one pick

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 05:31 PM

The Cubbies swat us down, 10-5. Notable in the game is that my pitchers were 1-2 with 2 BB at the plate.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 05:37 PM

Beat the Cubs 3-2...Maury Wills put one onto Waveland Avenue to win it. This is going to be a strange season.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 10:39 PM

Pasted by the Cubs, 7-2...Fergie...

06-25-2019, 12:53 PM	#2
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	Day 1: Mack Jones and Tony Scott to Cleveland for Cardenal and Tiant and a 5th round pick. Yeah...I'll do this. Howie Reed for Larry Bowa! DONE! Dodgers approach me on Davey Lopes for Coco Laboy. I screwed 'em out of 10K in cash too. __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos Last edited by Ty Cobb; 06-25-2019 at 01:05 PM.

06-25-2019, 01:27 PM	#3
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	Victory! The Sounds open the season with a 2-1 win over Seaver and the Mets!!! Manny Mota hits the winning HR. Finish the day by trading Marv Staehle to the Bears for Cito Gaston and a 2nd round pick...hmmm. Claimed Hal Lanier off waivers. Traded Garry Hestadt for Dave May and 10K. Decided to keep Lanier—he fields well, and Maury Wills is getting on in years. __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos Last edited by Ty Cobb; 06-25-2019 at 01:37 PM.

06-25-2019, 01:51 PM	#4
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	Pinch me...Rusty Staub for Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, AND a number one pick! __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

06-25-2019, 01:54 PM	#5
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	Mets 6, Sounds 2. Morgan endears self with 2 early errors. Tiant is awful. __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

06-25-2019, 02:01 PM	#6
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	Ae you kidding me? I'll take the win. Ryan walks only 1, no hits me, loses... Attached Images __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

06-25-2019, 12:15 PM	#1
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	1969 Expansion While I wait for resolution of an issue with my 72 Phils, I thought I'd take a step back 3 years further. What if...the Expos and their financial woes, the Pilots and their attendance woes, and the Padres and their general misery had never happened? Let's face it: KC was a gold mine from day #1. The other three teams all had major issues. So...what if the Pilots had opened in Milwaukee as the Brewers, the Padres in Denver as the Bears, and the Expos—instead of that primitive crap hole they called a ballpark in 69—were in America's 16th largest city at the time...Nashville. Starting this with the same horrifically bad rosters that the 69 clubs began with, and moving forward. I'll be in Nashville. Spring Training awaits... __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

06-25-2019, 05:31 PM	#9
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	The Cubbies swat us down, 10-5. Notable in the game is that my pitchers were 1-2 with 2 BB at the plate. __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

06-25-2019, 05:37 PM	#10
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	Beat the Cubs 3-2...Maury Wills put one onto Waveland Avenue to win it. This is going to be a strange season. __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

06-25-2019, 10:39 PM	#11
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,549 Blog Entries: 123	Pasted by the Cubs, 7-2...Fergie... __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos