Champion's League Baseball

lgkeeper · 11-03-2002, 11:38 PM

I've decided to start a new league - one matching up the greatest teams in MLB history. I've pulled out the 30 top teams (by my choosing, mixed with MLB.com's tournament and throwing in 3 recent teams) and put them into 2 leagues (AL/NL) and 6 divisions (named - for lack of a better reason - for my 6 favorite athletes).

The league looks like this:

American League

Keller Division:
2001 Seattle Mariners
1973 Oakland A's
1927 New York Yankees
1935 Detroit Tigers
1983 Baltimore Orioles

Woodson Division:
1970 Baltimore Orioles
1968 Detroit Tigers
1911 Philadelphia A's
1961 New York Yankees

Payton Division:
1930 Philadelphia A's
1946 Boston Red Sox
1954 Cleveland Indians
1991 Minnesota Twins
1998 New York Yankees

National League:

Jordan Division:
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks
1904 New York Giants
1957 Milwaukee Braves
1975 Cincinatti Reds
1986 New York Mets

Singletary Division:
1904 Chicago Cubs
1934 St. Louis Cardinals
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
1986 Houston Astros
1995 Atlanta Braves

Carter Divsion:
1940 Cincinatti Reds
1954 New York Giants
1969 New York Mets
1980 Philadelphia Phillies
1985 St. Louis Cardinals
1995 Cleveland Indians

*95 Indians are in NL to make leagues have even #s

I will control the '86 Mets.

No DH in either league - Not sure how I'm going to handle the minors yet - any suggestions?

Also, one question: I know how to dl ballpark pics - but how do I get ballpark figures for old parks like the Polo Grounds. Any helpers?

This should be a fun league - stop in and check out the progress!!

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 12:23 AM

Mets Fall to '06 Cubs in Champion's League opener

NEW YORK - Johnny Kling's one-out hit in the top of the 11th inning pushed the '06 Cubs past the '86 Mets 3-2 yesterday on opening night of the Champion's League.

Mordecai Brown and Dwight Gooden locked horns - as many aces did around the league - but the game was decided in extra innings on Kling's knock of Met reliver Doug Sisk.

Jimmy Sheckard got the league off to a fast start. The Cub leadoff hitter bombed Gooden's first pitch over the leftfield wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. The Cubs would get a second run in the inning on a Gary Carter passed ball.

The Mets answered in the bottom of the second, when Lenny Dykstra scored on an error and Gooden hit a sac-fly. The game stayed knotted until Kling's single in the eleventh.

"It's not good that our only RBI came from our pitcher," Mets manager Dwight Gooden said. "But the season is about as young as they come right now."

Notes - Denny McClain pitched a 1-hit shutout against Maris, Mantle and the '61 Yanks...Everyone's pick to win it all - the '27 Yanks - dropped their opener to the '01 Mariners - 4-1.

***Of course I'm not going to report game-by-game on here. I usually report the first few games then go to week-by-week unless things get interesting. But this league is fun, so who knows?***

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 12:41 AM

Pfiester is Pfabulous, Shutsdown Mets

NEW YORK - Jack Pfiester shut down the Mets in a brilliant performance, as the Cubs won their second straight, 2-1.

Pfiester threw 8.2 innings of 5-hit ball before yielding to his closer in the ninth. For the second straight night, the Mets were unable to must up runs. The only Met RBI came on a Gary Carter single.

"It's just 2 games, but I'm not pleased with our approach at the plate," Mets manager Davey Johnson said. "Hopefully we'll get thing going tomorrow night."

Mets starter Bobby Ojeda (0-1) pitched well, allowing just 2 runs in 8 innings. But the lack of run support hurt the Mets starting staff for the second straight outing.

The '86 Mets and '06 Cubs will end their 3-game series tomorrow night.

Notes - Tom Glavine ('95 Braves) will miss 6-7 weeks with a pulled bicep muscle.

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 01:00 AM

Cubs Blank Mets...Again

NEW YORK - The New York Mets probably wanted a police escort so the '06 Cubs could get back to the airport and get out of town as quickly as possible.

For the third straight night, the Cubs shut down the Mets in a 4-0 blanking by starter Ed Reulbach. Reulback allowed just 6 hits in the win.

In the 3-game series, the Mets musterd just 3 runs and 19 hits against the well-armed Cubs.

The Mets will host the '34 Cardinals in the opener of the 3-game set tomorrow night.

Notes: Mickey Mantle ('61 Yanks) hit a 504-foot homer off of Mike Flanagan ('83 O's) yesterday...The '98 Yanks pulled off the first trade of the young season, sending RP Mike Stanton to the '57 Braves for LF Andy Pafko and 3B Harry Hanebrink...Hank Aaron ('57 Braves) injured his back and is day-to-day but may miss up to 3 weeks.

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 01:04 AM

Mets' Bats Break Out, Thump Cards

NEW YORK - After 3 frustrating nights of being baffled by Chicago pitchers, the New York Mets got out their aggression on the '34 Cardinals yesterday in an 11-3 whooping.

Howard Johnson 5 RBI and 3 hits - including a grand slam. Keith Hernandez went 4-5 on the night and Kevin Mitchell added 3 hits and 2 RBI.

"It's nice to finally get our offense going," Hernandez said. "Let's hope this is the pace we keep up."

Mets starter Ron Darling pitched well, allowing just one earned run in six and a third. Randy Myers came on to get the final 8 outs.

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 03:16 PM

Mets get 2nd straight behind Ags

NEW YORK - After 3 straight losses to open the season, the '86 Mets are starting to find their form. They won their second game of the season, 5-2 over the '34 Cardinals yesterday.

Rick Aguilera pitched 7 quality innings, surrendering just two runs on seven hits. Roger McDowell picked up his first save of the young season.

The player fans predicted would carry the Mets, Darryl Strawberry,
finally broke out of an early slump, collecting 2 hits and driving in a pair in the win.

Notes: Only 2 teams remain undefeated - the '06 Cubs and the '35 Tigers. Also, their are only 2 winless teams - the '73 A's and the '01 Diamondbacks...Mickey Mantle ('61 Yanks) is the hottest hitter of the early season, hitting 5 HR with 12 RBI in his first 5 games.

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 03:28 PM

Doc beats Dizzy; Mets win 3rd straight!

NEW YORK - Doc Gooden tossed a 4-hit shutout as the '86 Mets swept the '34 Cardinals in a 5-0 victory yesterday.

Gooden (1-0) outpitched Cards starter Dizzy Dean (1-1) but Dean was victimized by 5 St. Louis errors resulting in 3 unearned runs.

"You can't have defense like that and win ballgames," Dean said.

The Mets once again relied on small ball for the win. They stole 3 bases, had a sac fly and 2 sac bunts. The Mets have hit just 2 homeruns all season.

New York will travel to Milwaukee to face Eddie Matthews and the '57 Braves.

Notes: Braves star Hank Aaron will actually not play in the series. He was placed on the disabled list with a strained back...The Braves are 2-4 on the season.

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 03:41 PM

O'Connell's blast sinks Mets

MILWAUKEE - Danny O'Connell's two-out, two-run homer lifted the '57 Braves over the '86 Mets yesterday.

O'Connell, pinch-hitting for pitcher Ernie Johnson, pulled a Jesse Orosco curve down the right-field line for the game-winner.

The Mets had come back from a 5-2 deficit to take the lead with a 4-run seventh inning. But Orosco's hanger proved to be the difference.

"It just didn't break," Orsoco said. "I knew as soon as I let it go that it was going to be trouble."

The Mets doubled their season long homerun output in just one inning when both Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez went deep in the seventh.

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 03:52 PM

Hank who? Matthews' beats Mets

MILWAUKEE - For the second straight night, the '86 Mets were beaten by a pinch-hit homer. Lastnight, though, it wasn't no-name Danny O'Connell. It was Hall-of-Famer Eddie Matthews.

Matthews, hitting for starting pitcher Gene Conley, hit a one-out 2-2 pitch over the right field wall 451 feet away from home plate. Sid Fernandez (0-2) had only allowed three hits in the game prior to Matthews homer as both pitchers took shutouts into the last of the ninth.

Fernandez now drops his second straight start and still has a 1.76 era.

"It's tough to pitch so well and not get any run support," Fernandez said. "I know they're trying, but you can't expect our staff to play an entire game without mistakes. We have to be perfect right now to win and I wasn't perfect today."

"I know Sid is frustrated," Mets manager Davey Johnson said, "and he wants to win. We just have to figure out what's wrong. Maybe make some changes."

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 04:01 PM

Mets drop third in a row; look for answers

MILWAUKEE - The '86 Mets suffered their second sweep of the season in a 5-2 loss to the '57 Milwaukee Braves yesterday.

Bob Hazle provided all the offense the Braves would need, hitting two home runs and reaching base safely 4 times.

Ron Darling (1-1) took the loss.

"I'm not sure what is wrong," Mets manager Davey Johnson said. "But something has to change quickly."

lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 10:47 PM

I thought this would be interesting....guess no one cares!

MannyTrillo · 11-05-2002, 01:26 AM

Hey, I was reading it! I'm curious to see how it goes... plus, as a lifelong Red Sox fan, it's nice to see the '86 Mets getting their butts handed to them!

BadVlad · 11-05-2002, 05:46 PM

lg,

Maybe monthly updates would work... I mean, do I really care that Wally Backman went 0-3 with a groundout to second in last night's game?

blubbla · 11-05-2002, 05:57 PM

I was reading along ... when done right, daily updates are ok by me.

lgkeeper · 11-05-2002, 06:03 PM

Cool - here's an end-of-the-month report:

Code:

  LEAGUE Champion's League

  Current Date : Saturday, 5/1/2002


  American League Standings :
  (Name              W   L   PCT    GB   AVG   ERA)
   Payton
   30 Philadelphia  17  11  .607    --  .278  3.91 
   46 Boston        17  11  .607    --  .282  3.59 
   98 New York      17  11  .607    --  .268  3.36 
   91 Minnesota     14  14  .500     3  .254  4.10 
   54 Cleveland     12  16  .429     5  .247  3.69 
   Woodson
   11 Philadelphia  16  12  .571    --  .281  3.24 
   70 Baltimore     16  12  .571    --  .236  3.89 
   61 New York      13  15  .464     3  .246  3.90 
   68 Detroit        8  20  .286     8  .230  3.85 
   Keller
   27 New York      17  11  .607    --  .276  3.99 
   35 Detroit       14  14  .500     3  .270  4.14 
   73 Oakland       13  15  .464     4  .264  4.68 
   01 Seattle       11  17  .393     6  .238  3.78 
   83 Baltimore     11  17  .393     6  .241  3.63 

  National League Standings :
  (Name              W   L   PCT    GB   AVG   ERA)
   Carter
   54 New York      16  12  .571    --  .251  3.45 
   85 St. Louis     16  12  .571    --  .247  2.44 
   80 Philadelphia  15  13  .536     1  .240  3.11 
   40 Cincinatti    12  16  .429     4  .222  3.25 
   69 New York      11  17  .393     5  .207  3.13 
   95 Cleveland     11  17  .393     5  .256  4.43 
   Singletary
   06 Chicago       17  11  .607    --  .231  2.34 
   95 Atlanta       16  12  .571     1  .245  3.37 
   86 Houston       15  13  .536     2  .233  3.08 
   57 Milwaukee     14  14  .500     3  .243  3.32 
   34 St. Louis     13  15  .464     4  .247  3.90 
   Jordan
   04 New York      17  11  .607    --  .207  2.15 
   75 Cincinatti    17  11  .607    --  .259  3.46 
   01 Arizona       13  15  .464     4  .228  3.42 
   55 Brooklyn      11  17  .393     6  .220  4.09 
   86 New York      10  18  .357     7  .201  2.86

lgkeeper · 11-05-2002, 06:04 PM

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  86 New York Batting Report :

   Name            G  AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB   K  AVG  OBP  SLG
   R Aguilera      2   3   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   1 .333 .250 .333 
   E Hearn         9  16   5  1  0  0   1   0   0   0 .313 .313 .375 
   K Hernandez    26  91  28  4  0  2  11  12  15   7 .308 .406 .418 
   L Dykstra      23  67  19  3  2  0   3  10  13   6 .284 .402 .388 
   H Johnson      27 106  28  9  0  5  18  13   9  21 .264 .328 .491 
   S Fernandez     6  16   4  1  0  0   0   0   0   9 .250 .250 .313 
   G Foster       14  35   7  0  1  1   5   5   2   7 .200 .243 .343 
   M Wilson       20  52  10  1  2  0   2   6   4   7 .192 .246 .288 
   D Strawberry   28 101  19  5  1  2   8  10  17  18 .188 .305 .317 
   R Knight       10  22   4  1  0  0   3   1   2   0 .182 .280 .227 
   K Mitchell     25  79  14  2  0  2   8   6   8  10 .177 .253 .278 
   G Carter       25  97  17  1  0  4  10  10   7  12 .175 .231 .309 
   W Backman      27 104  18  3  0  0   7  10  11   2 .173 .256 .202 
   R Darling       6  13   2  1  0  0   0   1   0   5 .154 .125 .231 
   B Ojeda         6  14   2  0  0  0   0   1   0   6 .143 .125 .143 
   R Santana      24  83  10  0  0  0   7   4   4   5 .120 .161 .120 
   T Teufel        5   9   1  0  0  0   1   0   1   1 .111 .200 .111 
   D Gooden        6  16   1  0  0  0   2   1   1  10 .063 .158 .063 
   K Elster        7  12   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   3 .000 .000 .000 
   R Anderson      7   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0 .000 .000 .000 
   J Orosco        6   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0 .000 .000 .000 
   R Myers         4   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0 .000 .000 .000 
   E Lynch         2   5   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   3 .000 .143 .000 

   Name           GS  PA HP IW CI GDP GW SH SF  TB EBH SB CS  SB%
   R Aguilera      2   4  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1   0  0  0   .0 
   E Hearn         3  16  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   6   1  0  0   .0 
   K Hernandez    25 106  0  0  0   3  0  0  0  38   6  1  0 100.0 
   L Dykstra      19  82  0  0  0   1  0  1  1  26   5 10  2 83.3 
   H Johnson      27 116  0  0  0   2  0  0  1  52  14  4  3 57.1 
   S Fernandez     6  16  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   5   1  0  0   .0 
   G Foster        9  37  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  12   2  0  0   .0 
   M Wilson       11  57  0  0  0   2  0  1  0  15   3  3  1 75.0 
   D Strawberry   27 118  0  3  0   2  0  0  0  32   8  0  0   .0 
   R Knight        4  25  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   5   1  0  0   .0 
   K Mitchell     19  87  0  1  0   3  0  0  0  22   4  0  0   .0 
   G Carter       25 104  0  0  0   6  0  0  0  30   5  0  0   .0 
   W Backman      26 117  0  0  0   0  0  1  1  21   3  2  0 100.0 
   R Darling       6  16  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   3   1  0  0   .0 
   B Ojeda         6  16  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   2   0  0  0   .0 
   R Santana      24  87  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  10   0  0  0   .0 
   T Teufel        2  10  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   1   0  0  0   .0 
   D Gooden        6  19  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   1   0  0  0   .0 
   K Elster        3  12  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   .0 
   R Anderson      0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   .0 
   J Orosco        0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   .0 
   R Myers         0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   .0 
   E Lynch         2   7  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0   0  0  0   .0

lgkeeper · 11-05-2002, 06:05 PM

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  86 New York Pitching Report :

   Name            ERA  W  L  S   G  GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
   J Orosco       9.95  1  2  0   6   0   6.1   6   7   7   6   4 
   R Anderson     7.71  1  1  0   7   0   7.0   9   8   6   4   2 
   E Lynch        4.50  0  1  0   2   2  16.0  20  10   8   3   6 
   R Myers        3.86  0  0  0   4   0   7.0   5   3   3   2   4 
   D Gooden       3.23  1  2  0   6   6  47.1  36  18  17  19  18 
   D Sisk         2.84  0  2  0   8   0   6.1   6   2   2   6   2 
   R Aguilera     2.70  1  0  0   2   2  10.0  11   3   3   0   3 
   B Ojeda        2.54  2  3  0   6   6  46.0  40  16  13   7  20 
   R Darling      2.49  1  3  0   6   6  47.0  38  17  13   4  32 
   R Mcdowell     1.50  0  2  5   9   0  12.0   7   3   2   4   3 
   R Niemann      1.35  1  0  0   6   0   6.2   7   1   1   3   0 
   S Fernandez    1.25  2  2  0   6   6  43.1  30   6   6  11  31 

   Name             BF   AB  HA 2B 3B HR RBI HP SB CS WP BK GDP
   J Orosco         29   23   6  1  0  1   3  0  1  0  0  0  1 
   R Anderson       36   29   9  2  0  1   8  0  1  0  1  0  0 
   E Lynch          72   66  20  3  1  1   9  1  0  1  0  0  1 
   R Myers          27   23   5  0  0  1   4  0  0  0  0  0  1 
   D Gooden        195  175  36  6  2  5  16  1  2  3  0  0  5 
   D Sisk           30   24   6  1  0  0   1  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   R Aguilera       40   40  11  1  1  0   3  0  2  1  0  0  0 
   B Ojeda         184  176  40  9  0  4  15  0  1  0  0  0  4 
   R Darling       178  172  38  4  1  4  15  1  2  1  2  0  6 
   R Mcdowell       48   43   7  2  0  0   4  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   R Niemann        30   27   7  1  0  0   5  0  1  0  0  0  0 
   S Fernandez     167  155  30  3  1  1   6  0  6  2  1  0  3

lgkeeper · 11-05-2002, 06:05 PM

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Combined League Leaders Batting Average :

  Pos  Player                AVG  AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB   K
  1.   M. Cochrane PHA      .418 110  46  9  1  3  17  12   2 
  2.   B. Hazle MLN         .386 101  39  6  0  6  14  13  11 
  3.   C. Jones ATL         .385 104  40  6  2  7  21  22  12 
  4.   F. Robinson BAL      .382  89  34  1  0  4  21  19   8 
  5.   E. Collins PHA       .381 118  45  3  4  1  11  15   7 
  6.   O. Smith STL         .374  99  37  5  0  2   6  10   2 
  7.   J. Pesky BOS         .364 107  39  7  0  0  14   8   4 
  8.   D. Dimaggio BOS      .363 102  37  1  2  0  17  13   4 
  9.   K. Griffey CIN       .363  80  29  1  5  0  14  13   7 
  10.  R. Collins STL       .361 108  39  6  3  5  17  11   4 
  11.  R. Partee BOS        .357  84  30  7  2  0  13   6   6 
  12.  C. Jones NYM         .351  97  34  6  3  0   7   8   9 
  13.  B. Rogell DET        .350  80  28  6  3  0   8   9   2 
  14.  B. Williams NYY      .349 109  38  2  5  5  21  15  12 
  15.  J. Lapp PHA          .348  89  31  8  3  0  14   8  12 

Combined League Leaders Homeruns :

  Pos  Player               HR  AB   H 2B 3B RBI  BB   K   AVG
  1.   M. Mantle NYY        11  92  31  4  1  26  27  13  .337 
  2.   D. Rhodes NYG        10 105  32  0  4  20   8   9  .305 
  3.   G. Davis HOU          8 104  24  3  1  20  10   6  .231 
  4.   J. Foxx PHA           8 102  27  5  3  24  19   8  .265 
  5.   A. Belle CLE          8 112  29 10  0  17  11  11  .259 
  6.   E. Mathews MLN        7  99  26  3  3  16  14   9  .263 
  7.   B. Ruth NYY           7  93  29  1  1  23  31  12  .312 
  8.   C. Jones ATL          7 104  40  6  2  21  22  12  .385 
  9.   L. Gonzalez ARI       7 103  34  3  3  21  11   6  .330 
  10.  L. Doby CLE           6  98  25  1  1  20  10  15  .255 
  11.  R. Jackson OAK        6 105  32  7  1  18  12   9  .305 
  12.  B. Hazle MLN          6 101  39  6  0  14  13  11  .386 
  13.  D. Snider BRO         6  94  26  5  1  17  17  12  .277 
  14.  W. Covington MLN      6  99  26  1  1  15   7   7  .263 
  15.  R. Klesko ATL         5 107  27  7  1  16  12  11  .252 

 Combined League Leaders RBI :

  Pos  Player               RBI  AB   H 2B 3B HR  BB   K   AVG
  1.   M. Mantle NYY         26  92  31  4  1 11  27  13  .337 
  2.   J. Foxx PHA           24 102  27  5  3  8  19   8  .265 
  3.   T. Williams BOS       23  92  26  3  1  3  34   4  .283 
  4.   M. Rettenmund BAL     23 104  35  2  1  5   9  11  .337 
  5.   B. Ruth NYY           23  93  29  1  1  7  31  12  .312 
  6.   T. Lazzeri NYY        22  98  32  3  6  1   7   5  .327 
  7.   F. Robinson BAL       21  89  34  1  0  4  19   8  .382 
  8.   B. Williams NYY       21 109  38  2  5  5  15  12  .349 
  9.   A. Rosen CLE          21  99  25  7  0  4  13   2  .253 
  10.  M. Koenig NYY         21 103  26  4  2  2   4   1  .252 
  11.  R. York BOS           21 111  30  6  0  4  14   7  .270 
  12.  L. Gonzalez ARI       21 103  34  3  3  7  11   6  .330 
  13.  C. Jones ATL          21 104  40  6  2  7  22  12  .385 
  14.  S. Mcinnis PHA        20 109  36  3  2  1   6   9  .330 
  15.  G. Foster CIN         20 113  28  6  1  3   7  15  .248 

 Combined League Leaders Earned Run Average :

  Pos  Player                ERA   G  W  L SV    IP  HA  ER  BB   K
  1.   D. Dean STL          1.04   6  5  1  0  52.0  29   6  18  23 
  2.   E. Reulbach CHC      1.15   6  3  2  0  47.0  29   6  12  14 
  3.   J. Tudor STL         1.17   6  3  2  0  46.1  28   6  10  14 
  4.   S. Fernandez NYM     1.25   6  2  2  0  43.1  30   6  11  31 
  5.   J. Mcginnity NYG     1.50   9  6  2  1  48.0  25   8  16  15 
  6.   R. Johnson ARI       1.61   6  3  2  0  50.1  29   9   9  53 
  7.   M. Brown CHC         1.72   9  2  1  3  31.1  24   6  10  14 
  8.   B. Walk PHI          1.73   6  2  3  0  36.1  25   7  20  29 
  9.   C. Mathewson NYG     1.76   6  3  0  0  46.0  37   9  10  19 
  10.  K. Kepshire STL      1.78   4  3  0  0  30.1  15   6  12   6 
  11.  B. Buhl MLN          1.84   6  4  1  0  49.0  34  10  15  18 
  12.  D. Cox STL           1.88   6  3  2  0  52.2  37  11  15  17 
  13.  D. Taylor NYG        1.90   6  1  4  0  52.0  31  11  18  24 
  14.  C. Lundgren CHC      1.93   5  4  1  0  42.0  20   9  13  21 
  15.  H. Krause PHA        1.94   7  3  2  0  55.2  45  12  17  17 

 Combined League Leaders Wins :

  Pos  Player               W  L SV   ERA   G GS
  1.   J. Mcginnity NYG     6  2  1  1.50   9  5 
  2.   D. Gullett CIN       5  1  0  2.02   6  6 
  3.   D. Dean STL          5  1  0  1.04   6  6 
  4.   M. Clark CLE         4  0  0  2.54   5  5 
  5.   V. Blue OAK          4  1  0  3.91   6  6 
  6.   B. Buhl MLN          4  1  0  1.84   6  6 
  7.   S. Rowe DET          4  2  0  2.56   6  6 
  8.   H. Pennock NYY       4  1  0  2.50   6  6 
  9.   S. Erickson MIN      4  0  0  3.92   6  6 
  10.  C. Lundgren CHC      4  1  0  1.93   5  5 
  11.  G. Maddux ATL        4  2  0  2.30   6  6 
  12.  C. Bender PHA        4  3  0  3.59   7  7 
  13.  G. Pipgras NYY       4  0  0  3.48   6  6 
  14.  W. Ford NYY          4  1  0  2.68   6  5 
  15.  J. Podres BRO        4  0  0  2.82   6  6 

 Combined League Leaders  Strikeouts :

  Pos  Player                K  BB    IP   K/9
  1.   R. Johnson ARI       53   9  50.1   9.5 
  2.   N. Ryan HOU          40  23  46.0   7.8 
  3.   M. Scott HOU         38  14  46.0   7.4 
  4.   S. Carlton PHI       37  12  45.2   7.3 
  5.   G. Maddux ATL        37   6  47.0   7.1 
  6.   C. Schilling ARI     36  10  45.2   7.1 
  7.   R. Darling NYM       32   4  47.0   6.1 
  8.   D. Cone NYY          32  20  44.1   6.5 
  9.   S. Fernandez NYM     31  11  43.1   6.4 
  10.  O. Hernandez NYY     31  17  44.0   6.3 
  11.  A. Lopez ARI         31  15  48.0   5.8 
  12.  J. Koosman NYM       30  17  49.1   5.5 
  13.  J. Morris MIN        30  21  46.1   5.8 
  14.  K. Northup PHA       29   6  43.1   6.0 
  15.  B. Walk PHI          29  20  36.1   7.2

lgkeeper · 11-05-2002, 06:40 PM

Since you didn't want to see Backman's results - I decided to put Teufel in and see how he did...the result?

Teufel busts out in big NY win

ATLANTA - Tim Teufel made the most of his opporunity.

The second-baseman, inserted in the starting lineup yesterday for the struggling Wally Backman - drove in seven runs in a 4-5 performance to lead the '86 Mets past the '95 Braves 11-0.

Teufel hit a grand slam in the 3rd inning off of Braves starter Jason Schmidt. Then, after a 48 minute rain delay that wiped Schmidt out along with Mets starter Ron Darling, Teufel stayed hot, driving in a run in each of his next 3 at-bats.

"He's a great role player who will take advantage of every opportunity," Mets GM Trent Sano said. "We needed this today."

Overshadowed by Teufel's performance was the relief job by Randy Myers. Myers took over for Darling and pitched 5 inning of no-hit ball, striking out 5 and walking just one. Myers (1-2) overmatched the Braves - allowing just 2 balls to leave the outfield.

"He was really on today," Mets catcher Gary Carter said. "They had no idea what to expect from him."

Code:

   Game No.: 569.
   5/12/2002: 
   86 New York at 95 Atlanta



                  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R  H  E
  86 New York     3 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1   11 17  0 
  95 Atlanta      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  2  1 



  86 New York        AB  R  H BI BB  K   AVG
  L. Dykstra CF       6  1  4  0  0  0  .313
  H. Johnson 3B       6  2  1  0  0  2  .243
  K. Hernandez 1B     4  1  1  0  2  2  .269
  G. Foster RF        4  3  2  1  0  0  .262
  D. Strawberry LF    3  1  2  1  2  0  .174
  G. Carter C         5  1  1  0  0  1  .208
  T. Teufel 2B        5  2  4  7  0  1  .389
  R. Santana SS       4  0  1  0  1  0  .139
  R. Darling P        2  0  0  0  0  2  .111
   M. Wilson PH       1  0  0  0  0  1  .188
   R. Myers P         2  0  1  1  0  0  .333

  Totals:            42 11 17 10  5  9 

 BATTING: 
 Doubles: 
       R. Santana (2, 5th inning off Borbon, 0 on, 0 out.) R. Myers (1, 9th inning 
       off Pena, 2 on, 0 out.) 

 Homeruns: 
       T. Teufel (1, 3rd inning off Schmidt, 3 on, 1 out.) 

 Runs Batted In: 
        G. Foster (12), D. Strawberry (11), T. Teufel 7  (8), R. Myers (1) 
 Stolen Bases: 
        H. Johnson 2  (9) 

 Sacrifice Flies: 
        G. Foster (1) 



  95 Atlanta         AB  R  H BI BB  K   AVG
  C. Jones 3B         4  0  0  0  0  1  .324
  M. Devereaux LF     2  0  1  0  1  0  .313
   L. Polonia LF      1  0  0  0  0  0  .000
   A. Pena P          0  0  0  0  0  0  .000
  R. Klesko RF        4  0  1  0  0  1  .273
  F. Mcgriff 1B       4  0  0  0  0  1  .206
  D. Justice CF       3  0  0  0  1  0  .188
  C. O'brien C        3  0  0  0  0  1  .100
  R. Belliard SS      3  0  0  0  0  0  .111
  M. Mordecai 2B      1  0  0  0  0  0  .318
   M. Grissom PH      1  0  0  0  0  0  .105
   M. Lemke 2B        1  0  0  0  0  0  .125
  J. Schmidt P        0  0  0  0  0  0  .125
   B. Clontz P        0  0  0  0  1  0  .000
   P. Borbon P        1  0  0  0  0  0  .000
   G. Mcmichael P     0  0  0  0  0  0  .000
   D. Smith LF        1  0  0  0  0  1  .200

  Totals:            29  0  2  0  3  5 

 BATTING: 
 Doubles: 
       R. Klesko (11, 4th inning off Darling, 0 on, 0 out.) 



 FIELDING:
 Errors: 
        C. O'brien (1) 





 PITCHING:

  86 New York       IP  H  R ER BB  K  PI  PS   ERA RECORD
  R. Darling         4  2  0  0  2  3  60  31  2.64
  R. Myers W         5  0  0  0  1  2  65  35  5.40  1-2

  95 Atlanta        IP  H  R ER BB  K  PI  PS   ERA RECORD
  J. Schmidt L     2.1  8  7  6  2  1  55  28  6.40  2-3
  B. Clontz          1  2  2  2  1  1  21  11  2.28
  P. Borbon          2  3  1  1  0  5  34  22  4.22
  G. Mcmichael     2.2  2  0  0  1  1  37  21  3.22
  A. Pena            1  2  1  1  1  1  20  13  5.31



     Time: 3:42
     Attendance: 37329 (49830) 
     Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
     PLAYER OF THE GAME: Tim Teufel



  Game notes:
       Tim Teufel hit the longest homer of his career, it went 350 feet. Tim Teufel 
       set a career high for RBI in a game! 48 minute rain delay in 4th inning. 
       Lenny Dykstra set a career high for hits in a game! Tim Teufel set a career 
       high for hits in a game!

BadVlad · 11-06-2002, 04:14 PM

Two questions:

Tim Teufel? I thought that guy was a figment of my imagination.

Did Carter still have the permullet in '86?

11-03-2002, 11:38 PM	#1
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Champion's League Baseball I've decided to start a new league - one matching up the greatest teams in MLB history. I've pulled out the 30 top teams (by my choosing, mixed with MLB.com's tournament and throwing in 3 recent teams) and put them into 2 leagues (AL/NL) and 6 divisions (named - for lack of a better reason - for my 6 favorite athletes). The league looks like this: American League Keller Division: 2001 Seattle Mariners 1973 Oakland A's 1927 New York Yankees 1935 Detroit Tigers 1983 Baltimore Orioles Woodson Division: 1970 Baltimore Orioles 1968 Detroit Tigers 1911 Philadelphia A's 1961 New York Yankees Payton Division: 1930 Philadelphia A's 1946 Boston Red Sox 1954 Cleveland Indians 1991 Minnesota Twins 1998 New York Yankees National League: Jordan Division: 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks 1904 New York Giants 1957 Milwaukee Braves 1975 Cincinatti Reds 1986 New York Mets Singletary Division: 1904 Chicago Cubs 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 1986 Houston Astros 1995 Atlanta Braves Carter Divsion: 1940 Cincinatti Reds 1954 New York Giants 1969 New York Mets 1980 Philadelphia Phillies 1985 St. Louis Cardinals 1995 Cleveland Indians 95 Indians are in NL to make leagues have even #s I will control the '86 Mets. No DH in either league - Not sure how I'm going to handle the minors yet - any suggestions? Also, one question: I know how to dl ballpark pics - but how do I get ballpark figures for old parks like the Polo Grounds. Any helpers? This should be a fun league - stop in and check out the progress!! Last edited by lgkeeper; 11-03-2002 at 11:57 PM.*

11-04-2002, 12:23 AM	#2
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Mets Fall to '06 Cubs in Champion's League opener NEW YORK - Johnny Kling's one-out hit in the top of the 11th inning pushed the '06 Cubs past the '86 Mets 3-2 yesterday on opening night of the Champion's League. Mordecai Brown and Dwight Gooden locked horns - as many aces did around the league - but the game was decided in extra innings on Kling's knock of Met reliver Doug Sisk. Jimmy Sheckard got the league off to a fast start. The Cub leadoff hitter bombed Gooden's first pitch over the leftfield wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. The Cubs would get a second run in the inning on a Gary Carter passed ball. The Mets answered in the bottom of the second, when Lenny Dykstra scored on an error and Gooden hit a sac-fly. The game stayed knotted until Kling's single in the eleventh. "It's not good that our only RBI came from our pitcher," Mets manager Dwight Gooden said. "But the season is about as young as they come right now." Notes - Denny McClain pitched a 1-hit shutout against Maris, Mantle and the '61 Yanks...Everyone's pick to win it all - the '27 Yanks - dropped their opener to the '01 Mariners - 4-1. *Of course I'm not going to report game-by-game on here. I usually report the first few games then go to week-by-week unless things get interesting. But this league is fun, so who knows?* Last edited by lgkeeper; 11-04-2002 at 12:35 PM.

11-05-2002, 01:26 AM	#12
MannyTrillo All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 664	Hey, I was reading it! I'm curious to see how it goes... plus, as a lifelong Red Sox fan, it's nice to see the '86 Mets getting their butts handed to them! __________________ Poster emeritus "Not butchery, dining!!" obt sk cmh ct President, A-1 Aces OT Posting Club Click here to join

11-04-2002, 12:41 AM	#3
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Pfiester is Pfabulous, Shutsdown Mets NEW YORK - Jack Pfiester shut down the Mets in a brilliant performance, as the Cubs won their second straight, 2-1. Pfiester threw 8.2 innings of 5-hit ball before yielding to his closer in the ninth. For the second straight night, the Mets were unable to must up runs. The only Met RBI came on a Gary Carter single. "It's just 2 games, but I'm not pleased with our approach at the plate," Mets manager Davey Johnson said. "Hopefully we'll get thing going tomorrow night." Mets starter Bobby Ojeda (0-1) pitched well, allowing just 2 runs in 8 innings. But the lack of run support hurt the Mets starting staff for the second straight outing. The '86 Mets and '06 Cubs will end their 3-game series tomorrow night. Notes - Tom Glavine ('95 Braves) will miss 6-7 weeks with a pulled bicep muscle.

11-04-2002, 01:00 AM	#4
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Cubs Blank Mets...Again NEW YORK - The New York Mets probably wanted a police escort so the '06 Cubs could get back to the airport and get out of town as quickly as possible. For the third straight night, the Cubs shut down the Mets in a 4-0 blanking by starter Ed Reulbach. Reulback allowed just 6 hits in the win. In the 3-game series, the Mets musterd just 3 runs and 19 hits against the well-armed Cubs. The Mets will host the '34 Cardinals in the opener of the 3-game set tomorrow night. Notes: Mickey Mantle ('61 Yanks) hit a 504-foot homer off of Mike Flanagan ('83 O's) yesterday...The '98 Yanks pulled off the first trade of the young season, sending RP Mike Stanton to the '57 Braves for LF Andy Pafko and 3B Harry Hanebrink...Hank Aaron ('57 Braves) injured his back and is day-to-day but may miss up to 3 weeks.

11-04-2002, 01:04 AM	#5
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Mets' Bats Break Out, Thump Cards NEW YORK - After 3 frustrating nights of being baffled by Chicago pitchers, the New York Mets got out their aggression on the '34 Cardinals yesterday in an 11-3 whooping. Howard Johnson 5 RBI and 3 hits - including a grand slam. Keith Hernandez went 4-5 on the night and Kevin Mitchell added 3 hits and 2 RBI. "It's nice to finally get our offense going," Hernandez said. "Let's hope this is the pace we keep up." Mets starter Ron Darling pitched well, allowing just one earned run in six and a third. Randy Myers came on to get the final 8 outs.

11-04-2002, 03:16 PM	#6
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Mets get 2nd straight behind Ags NEW YORK - After 3 straight losses to open the season, the '86 Mets are starting to find their form. They won their second game of the season, 5-2 over the '34 Cardinals yesterday. Rick Aguilera pitched 7 quality innings, surrendering just two runs on seven hits. Roger McDowell picked up his first save of the young season. The player fans predicted would carry the Mets, Darryl Strawberry, finally broke out of an early slump, collecting 2 hits and driving in a pair in the win. Notes: Only 2 teams remain undefeated - the '06 Cubs and the '35 Tigers. Also, their are only 2 winless teams - the '73 A's and the '01 Diamondbacks...Mickey Mantle ('61 Yanks) is the hottest hitter of the early season, hitting 5 HR with 12 RBI in his first 5 games.

11-04-2002, 03:28 PM	#7
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Doc beats Dizzy; Mets win 3rd straight! NEW YORK - Doc Gooden tossed a 4-hit shutout as the '86 Mets swept the '34 Cardinals in a 5-0 victory yesterday. Gooden (1-0) outpitched Cards starter Dizzy Dean (1-1) but Dean was victimized by 5 St. Louis errors resulting in 3 unearned runs. "You can't have defense like that and win ballgames," Dean said. The Mets once again relied on small ball for the win. They stole 3 bases, had a sac fly and 2 sac bunts. The Mets have hit just 2 homeruns all season. New York will travel to Milwaukee to face Eddie Matthews and the '57 Braves. Notes: Braves star Hank Aaron will actually not play in the series. He was placed on the disabled list with a strained back...The Braves are 2-4 on the season.

11-04-2002, 03:41 PM	#8
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	O'Connell's blast sinks Mets MILWAUKEE - Danny O'Connell's two-out, two-run homer lifted the '57 Braves over the '86 Mets yesterday. O'Connell, pinch-hitting for pitcher Ernie Johnson, pulled a Jesse Orosco curve down the right-field line for the game-winner. The Mets had come back from a 5-2 deficit to take the lead with a 4-run seventh inning. But Orosco's hanger proved to be the difference. "It just didn't break," Orsoco said. "I knew as soon as I let it go that it was going to be trouble." The Mets doubled their season long homerun output in just one inning when both Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez went deep in the seventh.

11-04-2002, 03:52 PM	#9
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Hank who? Matthews' beats Mets MILWAUKEE - For the second straight night, the '86 Mets were beaten by a pinch-hit homer. Lastnight, though, it wasn't no-name Danny O'Connell. It was Hall-of-Famer Eddie Matthews. Matthews, hitting for starting pitcher Gene Conley, hit a one-out 2-2 pitch over the right field wall 451 feet away from home plate. Sid Fernandez (0-2) had only allowed three hits in the game prior to Matthews homer as both pitchers took shutouts into the last of the ninth. Fernandez now drops his second straight start and still has a 1.76 era. "It's tough to pitch so well and not get any run support," Fernandez said. "I know they're trying, but you can't expect our staff to play an entire game without mistakes. We have to be perfect right now to win and I wasn't perfect today." "I know Sid is frustrated," Mets manager Davey Johnson said, "and he wants to win. We just have to figure out what's wrong. Maybe make some changes."

11-04-2002, 04:01 PM	#10
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Mets drop third in a row; look for answers MILWAUKEE - The '86 Mets suffered their second sweep of the season in a 5-2 loss to the '57 Milwaukee Braves yesterday. Bob Hazle provided all the offense the Braves would need, hitting two home runs and reaching base safely 4 times. Ron Darling (1-1) took the loss. "I'm not sure what is wrong," Mets manager Davey Johnson said. "But something has to change quickly."

11-04-2002, 10:47 PM	#11
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	I thought this would be interesting....guess no one cares!

11-05-2002, 05:46 PM	#13
BadVlad Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: My Pants Posts: 87	lg, Maybe monthly updates would work... I mean, do I really care that Wally Backman went 0-3 with a groundout to second in last night's game?

11-05-2002, 05:57 PM	#14
blubbla Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Herscher, IL Posts: 2,460	I was reading along ... when done right, daily updates are ok by me.

11-06-2002, 04:14 PM	#20
BadVlad Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: My Pants Posts: 87	Two questions: Tim Teufel? I thought that guy was a figment of my imagination. Did Carter still have the permullet in '86?