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metsgeek · 06-18-2007, 09:28 AM

Awesome! I can't believe Meyers dropped that far to me. He is older, but I would think people needed top catchers more. Looks like I won't be hurting for catchers anymore, since I picked up 2 more in the later rounds.

deuelz · 06-19-2007, 02:10 AM

BaTTY Catobase updated through 1917

JasonBonham · 06-19-2007, 07:24 AM

Tigers have realy sucked the last 4-5 seasons, at least we have some hope after looking at this.....

Minor League Systems

#	Team	Points	Top 5 Prospects
1	Detroit	207	P John Smoltz (2nd), C Johnny Bench (5th), 2B Heinie Groh (10th), SS Don Buddin (16th), P Burleigh Grimes (20th)
2	Cincinnati	180	P Earl Yingling (9th), P Dennys Reyes (11th), P Leon Cadore (14th), RF Bill Nicholson (15th), P Steve Karsay (42nd)
3	Philadelphia (A)	151	1B Don Mincher (6th), LF Terry Puhl (17th), P Darren Dreifort (25th), P Will White (30th), P Orlando Pena (33rd)
4	Philadelphia (N)	128	3B Heinie Zimmerman (3rd), 2B Rabbit Nill (22nd), P Al Javery (31st), 3B Troy Glaus (45th), RF Gorman Thomas (47th)
5	Cleveland	115	P Tom Hall (4th), P Tony Mullane (23rd), 3B Billy Johnson (34th), P Hal Gregg (40th), P Lew Krausse (44th)

Nuk · 06-21-2007, 05:08 PM

How the...? What the...?

Last I checked the Cubs were below .500 going into August. That was one hot month! I can't believe we snuck into the pennant this year.

Especially with the aged collapse of the right side of my infield - and having to use Tony Larussa on a regular basis....

I think I'm going to need some luck against the Browns this year...

legendsport · 06-22-2007, 09:56 AM

CUBS REPEAT AS CHAMPIONS

The Chicago Cubs swept the St. Louis Browns in a rematch of the 1917 World Series to repeat as world champions. The Cubs came from behind in game one and never trailed again as they won 6-4, 11-1, 5-4 and 3-0 to capture the title. Warren Spahn twice defeated Jim Kaat and earned Series MVP honors with a 2-0, 1.50 ERA for the Fall Classic. Joe Harris of the Cubs also was considered as he hit .500 for the Series. For the Browns, Dwight Evans hit .600 with the Series' only home run and drove in four runs as well.

ORR, DEMAREE LEAD HIT PARADE

Cleveland's venerable hit machine Dave Orr reclaimed the top spot in the Junior Loop's hitting standings with a solid .371 average in the war-shortened 1918 season. The 35-year-old Orr has a .343 lifetime average with an even 2300 career hits for the Indians. In the National League, Frank Demaree of the eventual-champion Cubs was the batting titlist with a .365 mark. It was a career year for the 30-year-old, raising his career average to .316 and follows a season which saw him hit .308 after two seasons with sub-.300 averages.

SPAHN & PASTORE ARE TOP HURLERS

Chicago's Warren Spahn was the National League's top pitcher for 1918. He posted a 20-13 mark with a 2.08 ERA and tossed 31 complete games in 33 starts for the Cubbies. The 32-year-old Spahn now has a career ledger of 259 victories against 147 defeats with a 2.28 ERA. 1918 marked the fifth time in his illustrious career that Spahn was named the top pitcher. Browns' ace Frank Pastore (he of the 1.57 ERA in 1917) was a repeat performer as AL pitcher of the year in 1918, winning 22 games against 12 defeats and posting a 2.48 ERA. It was the third POTY award for Pastore who won in both 1915 and 1917 and the 27-year-old pitcher is just entering the "prime" of his career so more kudos could be coming his way in the future.

legendsport · 06-22-2007, 09:57 AM

Through 1918:

Code:

OOTP Board Alias	Team - GM Since			Wins	Losses	Pct	Pennants (* = WS Champ)
metsgeek		Boston (A) - original		1458	1245	.539	1909
scprideandms		Boston (N) - original		1324	1380	.490	1902
			Brooklyn - 1905			1161	970	.545	*1906 *1907
jeheinz72		Chicago (A) - original		1294	1408	.479	
Nuk			Chicago (N) - 1908		961	707	.576	1910 1912* 1913 1915 1917* 1918*
tward13			Cincinnati - original		1244	1458	.460	1904
NYJuggalo45		Cleveland - 1906		1087	887	.551	*1910 1912 1916
JasonBonham		Detroit - original		1260	1442	.466	1905
jf7623			New York (A) - original		1155	1547	.427	
Y0da55			New York (N) - original		1418	1285	.525	*1905 *1916
Yankees227		Philadelphia (A) - original	1259	1443	.466	
deuelz			Philadelphia (N) - original	1312	1390	.486	*1908
satchel73		St. Louis (A) - original	1507	1196	.558	1901 1903 *1904 1908 1911 1917 1918
cec2			Washington - original		1454	1248	.538	1902 1906 1907 1913* 1914 1915*
					
OOTP Board Alias	Team - GM Tenure		Wins	Losses	Pct	Pennants
DamnYankees		Brooklyn - 1901-03		220	201	.523	
italianstallion		Cleveland - 1901-04		262	312	.456	
kreitena		Chicago (N) - 1901-07		460	576	.444	
ifspuds			Pittsburgh - 1901-09		622	723	.462	1901 1903 *1909
mjj55409		Pittsburgh - 1910-18		716	642	.527	*1911
pat			St. Louis (N) - 1901-18		1296	1406	.480	1914*

legendsport · 06-22-2007, 10:01 AM

Still 80+ seasons of baseball to be played and two teams are available - the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. Both are teams with some upside. The Cardinals finished three back of the eventual World Series champion Cubs in the NL and have a superstar in shortstop Robin Yount as well as a couple of star outfielders by the names of Andre Dawson and Barry Bonds. The Pirates are somewhat less talented, but do possess both Hank Greenberg and Duke Snider as well as a HOF-bound pitcher in Jim Scott (who has a career ERA of 1.87 and a record of 237-122).

Anyone interested can PM me here on send an email to commish-at-legendsport.com

Thanks!

deuelz · 06-22-2007, 05:42 PM

BaTTY Catobase updated through 1918

metsgeek · 06-22-2007, 08:30 PM

Look like we know who our "Babe Ruth" will be.....Mickey Mantle. Congrats, Philly.

JasonBonham · 06-24-2007, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Look like we know who our "Babe Ruth" will be.....Mickey Mantle. Congrats, Philly.

Man this is bad luck or what with top picks in a couple drafts the pool sucked now theirs Mickey and I pick 3rd.

legendsport · 06-25-2007, 08:14 AM

Round 1:

Philadelphia (A) pick: CF Mickey Mantle
New York (A) pick: LF Harry Hooper
Detroit pick: 3B Jim Ray Hart
Boston (N) pick: P Lady Baldwin
Pittsburgh pick: CF Torii Hunter
Cincinnati pick: P Bill Piercy
Philadelphia (N) pick: LF Davy Jones
Chicago (A) pick: LF Fred Clarke
Boston (A) pick: P Chuck Finley
St. Louis (N) pick: P Jack Powell
New York (N) pick: SS Pete Runnels
Brooklyn pick: P Johnny Podgajny
Chicago (N) pick: SS Ed Romero
Cleveland pick: LF Ned Cuthbert
Washington pick: C Joe Flynn
St. Louis (A) pick: P Don Cardwell

Round 2 :

Philadelphia (A) pick: P Terry Larkin
New York (A) pick: CF Don Hahn
Detroit pick: P Steve McCatty
Boston (N) pick: RF Leon Roberts
Pittsburgh pick: RF Tommy O'Brien
Cincinnati pick: P Rod Nichols
Philadelphia (N) pick: C Billy Sullivan
Chicago (A) pick: 3B Willie Jones
Boston (A) pick: P Rube Ehrhardt
St. Louis (N) pick: P Eppa Rixey
New York (N) pick: C Mike Grady
Brooklyn pick: P Mike Maddux
Chicago (N) pick: CF Bris Lord
Cleveland pick: 1B Doug Ault
Washington pick: P Bill Hart
St. Louis (A) pick: 3B Jimmy Grant

Round 3 :

Philadelphia (A) pick: P Allen Watson
New York (A) pick: P Turk Wendell
Detroit pick: 1B Chris Lindsay
Boston (N) pick: 3B Tucker Ashford
Pittsburgh pick: P Chris Short
Cincinnati pick: P Will Cunnane
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lou Koupal
Chicago (A) pick: P Xavier Hernandez
Boston (A) pick: 2B Joe Pittman
St. Louis (N) pick: 1B John Doherty
New York (N) pick: RF Ricky Nelson
Brooklyn pick: SS Jim Anderson
Chicago (N) pick: CF Ruben Mateo
Cleveland pick: 3B Cookie Lavagetto
Washington pick: P Eric Plunk
St. Louis (A) pick: 1B Tony Bartirome

Round 4 :

Philadelphia (A) pick: 1B Dave Campbell
New York (A) pick: SS Tim Johnson
Detroit pick: C Bill Heath
Boston (N) pick: SS Sammy Meeks
Pittsburgh pick: LF Bill Tuttle
Cincinnati pick: CF Ron Mahay
Philadelphia (N) pick: C Bubbles Hargrave
Chicago (A) pick: SS Joe Dolan
Boston (A) pick: C Marc Sullivan
St. Louis (N) pick: C Sandy Nava
New York (N) pick: 3B Eddie Zimmerman
Brooklyn pick: LF Carden Gillenwater
Chicago (N) pick: RF Darrell Whitmore
Cleveland pick: 3B Wayne Tolleson
Washington pick: 1B Chuck Stevens
St. Louis (A) pick: CF Hector Cruz

satchel73 · 06-25-2007, 03:56 PM

If anybody needs pitching, the Browns have Billy Taylor. He's 33, but ratings are 4/6/8--could probably help out a contender. I'm just looking for a decent-hitting OF, or maybe a younger SS with a good glove. But I'll consider any offer. Send me a PM if interested.

legendsport · 06-26-2007, 10:43 AM

DOGFIGHT SHAPES UP IN AL, NL LOOKING LIKE TWO HORSE RACE

The Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs are both looking like world beaters with 27-13 records thus far in the 1919 season. Unfortunately they're both in the National League and only one of them can win the pennant (assuming they both continue to dominate as they have been). The American League, on the other hand, is wide open, with six of the eight teams possessing .500 or better records and even the seventh-place Washington club is only five games back of the leading (for now - the lead seems to change on a daily basis) Boston Red Sox. There is a three-way tie for second - one game back - between the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics. A's rookie Mickey Mantle has very good thus far, hitting .314 with a pair of homers and 19 runs batted in, but he's just a blip on the radar among league leaders with Washington's Charlie Grimm the biggest dog on the block with a .417 average (Roger Connor of the Yankees is second at .358). The NL also features a .400 hitter as Chicago's Frank Demaree's .404 mark leads the Senior Circuit. 35-year-old Juan Pizarro is enjoying a resurgent season with a 6-1 mark and league-best 1.54 ERA for the Cubs. Boston has the AL leader in wins (Fred Heimach with 7) and ERA (Rudy Seanez, 2.01).

metsgeek · 06-26-2007, 11:58 AM

Woohoo! Another season where I can dash the hopes of the Red Sox fans!! Yippee!!

jf7623 · 06-26-2007, 05:34 PM

Could my Yankees have a decent season finally??

JasonBonham · 06-27-2007, 06:15 AM

Tigers pitching staff is showing signs of being good so with the top ranked minor league system its time to start to move some of these guys up and see who can hit.

On a side note I still think theirs something going on in the minors as very few seem to develop.... after three full seasons at AA I moving Johnny Bench up to AAA dispite the game saying hes not ready.

metsgeek · 06-27-2007, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonBonham

On a side note I still think theirs something going on in the minors as very few seem to develop.... after three full seasons at AA I moving Johnny Bench up to AAA dispite the game saying hes not ready.

Just my

..... The scouts are idiots. The only way you should evaluate your players in the minors is by ratings and stats (taking into account which era you're in).

legendsport · 06-27-2007, 10:11 AM

RED SOX, CUBS OPEN LEADS IN PENNANT CHASE

The very tightly bunched American League pennant chase opened up a bit in June and July as the Boston Red Sox asserted themselves and moved to a nine-game edge on the second-place Philadelphia Athletics. The Browns, Indians and Senators remain on the edge of contention, while the Yankees have fallen off the pace once again. The Sox are winning with their pitching - the rotation is a combined 54-30 on the season and the team ERA is a league-best 2.55 for the staff as a whole. One problem: Greg Minton, who at 10-4, 2.29 has been one of the best Sox hurlers, is out for 2-4 weeks with a rotator cuff injury. The cushion is large - but is it large enough to overcome Minton's loss in a shortened 140-game season with 46 games left to play?

Over in the National League, the Cubs are having a huge season and have pushed out to an eight-game edge over Brooklyn (which is also have a good season - just not on a historic level like Chicago). The Cubs' record is 66-28 - a .706 winning percentage which is a pace better than that set by the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates whose 104-win, .675-percentage season is the best in BaTTY history. It is that huge winning percentage that gives them such a big lead on Brooklyn, who at 58-36 would be just two back if they played in the AL. Chicago is simply loaded - the league's best lineup with a .280 average and 451 runs scored (both league bests) and a pitching staff second only to the Red Sox in BaTTY with a 2.80 staff ERA. Warren Spahn is 17-7 to lead the league in victories and Carl Pavano has 16 wins, while fourth starter Juan Pizarro leads the league with a 2.07 ERA.

legendsport · 06-28-2007, 08:21 AM

WORLD SERIES SHAPES UP AS CLASH OF TITANS

For the first time in league history, the World Series will feature not one, but two teams of outstanding caliber, who enter the Classic after completely dominating their respective loops. Perennial powerhouse Chicago again won the National League, this time by thirteen games - over a team which had a .593 winning percentage (a very good Brooklyn squad) - with a 96-44 record and .686 winning percentage. The American League titlists, the Boston Red Sox, came out of the pack in June and were a juggernaut during the second half of the season, piling up a 94-46 record and winning the pennant by seventeen games over the St. Louis Browns. Both clubs are outstanding in one aspect of the game - for Boston it's the pitching, for Chicago - hitting, so the World Series shapes up as a potentially great one.

metsgeek · 06-29-2007, 02:08 PM

Damn Cubs.

I'm 0 for 2 now.

06-18-2007, 09:28 AM	#481
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Awesome! I can't believe Meyers dropped that far to me. He is older, but I would think people needed top catchers more. Looks like I won't be hurting for catchers anymore, since I picked up 2 more in the later rounds. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 06-18-2007 at 09:33 AM.

06-22-2007, 09:56 AM	#485
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,932	1918 Season Wrap-Up CUBS REPEAT AS CHAMPIONS The Chicago Cubs swept the St. Louis Browns in a rematch of the 1917 World Series to repeat as world champions. The Cubs came from behind in game one and never trailed again as they won 6-4, 11-1, 5-4 and 3-0 to capture the title. Warren Spahn twice defeated Jim Kaat and earned Series MVP honors with a 2-0, 1.50 ERA for the Fall Classic. Joe Harris of the Cubs also was considered as he hit .500 for the Series. For the Browns, Dwight Evans hit .600 with the Series' only home run and drove in four runs as well. ORR, DEMAREE LEAD HIT PARADE Cleveland's venerable hit machine Dave Orr reclaimed the top spot in the Junior Loop's hitting standings with a solid .371 average in the war-shortened 1918 season. The 35-year-old Orr has a .343 lifetime average with an even 2300 career hits for the Indians. In the National League, Frank Demaree of the eventual-champion Cubs was the batting titlist with a .365 mark. It was a career year for the 30-year-old, raising his career average to .316 and follows a season which saw him hit .308 after two seasons with sub-.300 averages. SPAHN & PASTORE ARE TOP HURLERS Chicago's Warren Spahn was the National League's top pitcher for 1918. He posted a 20-13 mark with a 2.08 ERA and tossed 31 complete games in 33 starts for the Cubbies. The 32-year-old Spahn now has a career ledger of 259 victories against 147 defeats with a 2.28 ERA. 1918 marked the fifth time in his illustrious career that Spahn was named the top pitcher. Browns' ace Frank Pastore (he of the 1.57 ERA in 1917) was a repeat performer as AL pitcher of the year in 1918, winning 22 games against 12 defeats and posting a 2.48 ERA. It was the third POTY award for Pastore who won in both 1915 and 1917 and the 27-year-old pitcher is just entering the "prime" of his career so more kudos could be coming his way in the future. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

06-22-2007, 10:01 AM	#487
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,932	Two GM Openings in BaTTY Still 80+ seasons of baseball to be played and two teams are available - the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. Both are teams with some upside. The Cardinals finished three back of the eventual World Series champion Cubs in the NL and have a superstar in shortstop Robin Yount as well as a couple of star outfielders by the names of Andre Dawson and Barry Bonds. The Pirates are somewhat less talented, but do possess both Hank Greenberg and Duke Snider as well as a HOF-bound pitcher in Jim Scott (who has a career ERA of 1.87 and a record of 237-122). Anyone interested can PM me here on send an email to commish-at-legendsport.com Thanks! __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

06-22-2007, 08:30 PM	#489
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Look like we know who our "Babe Ruth" will be.....Mickey Mantle. Congrats, Philly. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-25-2007, 08:14 AM	#491
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,932	1919 Amateur Draft Round 1: Philadelphia (A) pick: CF Mickey Mantle New York (A) pick: LF Harry Hooper Detroit pick: 3B Jim Ray Hart Boston (N) pick: P Lady Baldwin Pittsburgh pick: CF Torii Hunter Cincinnati pick: P Bill Piercy Philadelphia (N) pick: LF Davy Jones Chicago (A) pick: LF Fred Clarke Boston (A) pick: P Chuck Finley St. Louis (N) pick: P Jack Powell New York (N) pick: SS Pete Runnels Brooklyn pick: P Johnny Podgajny Chicago (N) pick: SS Ed Romero Cleveland pick: LF Ned Cuthbert Washington pick: C Joe Flynn St. Louis (A) pick: P Don Cardwell Round 2 : Philadelphia (A) pick: P Terry Larkin New York (A) pick: CF Don Hahn Detroit pick: P Steve McCatty Boston (N) pick: RF Leon Roberts Pittsburgh pick: RF Tommy O'Brien Cincinnati pick: P Rod Nichols Philadelphia (N) pick: C Billy Sullivan Chicago (A) pick: 3B Willie Jones Boston (A) pick: P Rube Ehrhardt St. Louis (N) pick: P Eppa Rixey New York (N) pick: C Mike Grady Brooklyn pick: P Mike Maddux Chicago (N) pick: CF Bris Lord Cleveland pick: 1B Doug Ault Washington pick: P Bill Hart St. Louis (A) pick: 3B Jimmy Grant Round 3 : Philadelphia (A) pick: P Allen Watson New York (A) pick: P Turk Wendell Detroit pick: 1B Chris Lindsay Boston (N) pick: 3B Tucker Ashford Pittsburgh pick: P Chris Short Cincinnati pick: P Will Cunnane Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lou Koupal Chicago (A) pick: P Xavier Hernandez Boston (A) pick: 2B Joe Pittman St. Louis (N) pick: 1B John Doherty New York (N) pick: RF Ricky Nelson Brooklyn pick: SS Jim Anderson Chicago (N) pick: CF Ruben Mateo Cleveland pick: 3B Cookie Lavagetto Washington pick: P Eric Plunk St. Louis (A) pick: 1B Tony Bartirome Round 4 : Philadelphia (A) pick: 1B Dave Campbell New York (A) pick: SS Tim Johnson Detroit pick: C Bill Heath Boston (N) pick: SS Sammy Meeks Pittsburgh pick: LF Bill Tuttle Cincinnati pick: CF Ron Mahay Philadelphia (N) pick: C Bubbles Hargrave Chicago (A) pick: SS Joe Dolan Boston (A) pick: C Marc Sullivan St. Louis (N) pick: C Sandy Nava New York (N) pick: 3B Eddie Zimmerman Brooklyn pick: LF Carden Gillenwater Chicago (N) pick: RF Darrell Whitmore Cleveland pick: 3B Wayne Tolleson Washington pick: 1B Chuck Stevens St. Louis (A) pick: CF Hector Cruz __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

06-19-2007, 02:10 AM	#482
deuelz Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Redlands, CA. Posts: 271	BaTTY Catobase updated through 1917

06-21-2007, 05:08 PM	#484
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	How the...? What the...? Last I checked the Cubs were below .500 going into August. That was one hot month! I can't believe we snuck into the pennant this year. Especially with the aged collapse of the right side of my infield - and having to use Tony Larussa on a regular basis.... I think I'm going to need some luck against the Browns this year...

06-22-2007, 05:42 PM	#488
deuelz Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Redlands, CA. Posts: 271	BaTTY Catobase updated through 1918

06-25-2007, 03:56 PM	#492
satchel73 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 50	If anybody needs pitching, the Browns have Billy Taylor. He's 33, but ratings are 4/6/8--could probably help out a contender. I'm just looking for a decent-hitting OF, or maybe a younger SS with a good glove. But I'll consider any offer. Send me a PM if interested. __________________

06-26-2007, 10:43 AM	#493
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,932	June '19 Update DOGFIGHT SHAPES UP IN AL, NL LOOKING LIKE TWO HORSE RACE The Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs are both looking like world beaters with 27-13 records thus far in the 1919 season. Unfortunately they're both in the National League and only one of them can win the pennant (assuming they both continue to dominate as they have been). The American League, on the other hand, is wide open, with six of the eight teams possessing .500 or better records and even the seventh-place Washington club is only five games back of the leading (for now - the lead seems to change on a daily basis) Boston Red Sox. There is a three-way tie for second - one game back - between the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics. A's rookie Mickey Mantle has very good thus far, hitting .314 with a pair of homers and 19 runs batted in, but he's just a blip on the radar among league leaders with Washington's Charlie Grimm the biggest dog on the block with a .417 average (Roger Connor of the Yankees is second at .358). The NL also features a .400 hitter as Chicago's Frank Demaree's .404 mark leads the Senior Circuit. 35-year-old Juan Pizarro is enjoying a resurgent season with a 6-1 mark and league-best 1.54 ERA for the Cubs. Boston has the AL leader in wins (Fred Heimach with 7) and ERA (Rudy Seanez, 2.01). __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

06-26-2007, 11:58 AM	#494
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Woohoo! Another season where I can dash the hopes of the Red Sox fans!! Yippee!! __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-26-2007, 05:34 PM	#495
jf7623 Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 713 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	Could my Yankees have a decent season finally??

06-27-2007, 06:15 AM	#496
JasonBonham Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 105	Tigers pitching staff is showing signs of being good so with the top ranked minor league system its time to start to move some of these guys up and see who can hit. On a side note I still think theirs something going on in the minors as very few seem to develop.... after three full seasons at AA I moving Johnny Bench up to AAA dispite the game saying hes not ready.

06-27-2007, 10:11 AM	#498
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,932	Trade Deadline Update 1919 RED SOX, CUBS OPEN LEADS IN PENNANT CHASE The very tightly bunched American League pennant chase opened up a bit in June and July as the Boston Red Sox asserted themselves and moved to a nine-game edge on the second-place Philadelphia Athletics. The Browns, Indians and Senators remain on the edge of contention, while the Yankees have fallen off the pace once again. The Sox are winning with their pitching - the rotation is a combined 54-30 on the season and the team ERA is a league-best 2.55 for the staff as a whole. One problem: Greg Minton, who at 10-4, 2.29 has been one of the best Sox hurlers, is out for 2-4 weeks with a rotator cuff injury. The cushion is large - but is it large enough to overcome Minton's loss in a shortened 140-game season with 46 games left to play? Over in the National League, the Cubs are having a huge season and have pushed out to an eight-game edge over Brooklyn (which is also have a good season - just not on a historic level like Chicago). The Cubs' record is 66-28 - a .706 winning percentage which is a pace better than that set by the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates whose 104-win, .675-percentage season is the best in BaTTY history. It is that huge winning percentage that gives them such a big lead on Brooklyn, who at 58-36 would be just two back if they played in the AL. Chicago is simply loaded - the league's best lineup with a .280 average and 451 runs scored (both league bests) and a pitching staff second only to the Red Sox in BaTTY with a 2.80 staff ERA. Warren Spahn is 17-7 to lead the league in victories and Carl Pavano has 16 wins, while fourth starter Juan Pizarro leads the league with a 2.07 ERA. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

06-28-2007, 08:21 AM	#499
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,932	End of Regular Season - 1919 WORLD SERIES SHAPES UP AS CLASH OF TITANS For the first time in league history, the World Series will feature not one, but two teams of outstanding caliber, who enter the Classic after completely dominating their respective loops. Perennial powerhouse Chicago again won the National League, this time by thirteen games - over a team which had a .593 winning percentage (a very good Brooklyn squad) - with a 96-44 record and .686 winning percentage. The American League titlists, the Boston Red Sox, came out of the pack in June and were a juggernaut during the second half of the season, piling up a 94-46 record and winning the pennant by seventeen games over the St. Louis Browns. Both clubs are outstanding in one aspect of the game - for Boston it's the pitching, for Chicago - hitting, so the World Series shapes up as a potentially great one. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

06-29-2007, 02:08 PM	#500
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Damn Cubs. I'm 0 for 2 now. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!