Time Warp Baseball - Page 182

Carlton · 02-07-2005, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Catobase is done for the yrs I have, although some error is crashing it before it generates team pages, leaderboards etc. The managers & players are created. JT's website kept telling me it was out of space, so I'll have to upload elsewhere I think.

As far as when the site will be upgraded, I'm not sure. Could be done anytime I guess. I asked them to tell me when our current plan expires & I never heard back. Will have to ask again.

And with 75 or so email acct's, I think we'll have a few to spare for loyal fans.

My webspace has no space?

I'll call them, I have nothing on it, so how can I have webspace with 0?

Damn Time Warner

DamnYankees · 02-08-2005, 04:09 AM

Whew, Morris' contact finally went back up to 9. Guess he's fully recovered from that ruptured bicep tendon. His average continues to drop though...if he falls below .300, I may have a seizure.

DamnYankees · 02-08-2005, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Catobase is done for the yrs I have, although some error is crashing it before it generates team pages, leaderboards etc. The managers & players are created. JT's website kept telling me it was out of space, so I'll have to upload elsewhere I think.

As far as when the site will be upgraded, I'm not sure. Could be done anytime I guess. I asked them to tell me when our current plan expires & I never heard back. Will have to ask again.

And with 75 or so email acct's, I think we'll have a few to spare for loyal fans.

So this CatoBase won't have team pages, leaderboads, league pages, or win shares? Well, ok. I guess it's better than nothing.

Out of curiosity Matt, why did you name your website SouthernBaseball? Seems to have nothing to do with TWB. I assume you owned the site beforehand then switched TWB over to it. But you can't rename it for the new site? I doubt TimeWarpBaseball.com is being used.

Matt from TN · 02-08-2005, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DamnYankees

So this CatoBase won't have team pages, leaderboads, league pages, or win shares? Well, ok. I guess it's better than nothing.

Out of curiosity Matt, why did you name your website SouthernBaseball? Seems to have nothing to do with TWB. I assume you owned the site beforehand then switched TWB over to it. But you can't rename it for the new site? I doubt TimeWarpBaseball.com is being used.

It wasn't my site until last night when it was transfered over to me. It was on loan.

And catobase will eventually have all those pages. I just need some time to dedicate to editing.

Matt from TN · 02-08-2005, 11:05 AM

WEB PAGES UPDATED...

July 1951

The A's looked human at the beginning of July when they lost 9 of 11 games from the 2nd through the 16th. They quickly turned that around by winning 11 of their final 14 games this month. With just two months left in the season, Philly holds a commanding 11.5-game lead over Boston.

The NL took a collective gasp when the Giants and Reds finished the month on top of the standings. New York went 17-8 in July, while Cincy went 16-11. The Cardinals were just 12-14 and are now 1-game back. It looks like a three horse race as the Braves and Pirates are struggling.

Baseball is experiencing something of a youth movement. There have been years when finding a ROY candidate was tough, but not anymore. Rookies and other young talents are plentiful nowadays. 24-year-old Yankees outfielder John Young leads the AL batting race. 26-year-old A's shortstop Ace Habermehl is hitting .316 and leads the majors with 48 steals. Meanwhile, the A's young rotation continues it's dominance with 25-year-old Ellis Weeks leading the majors with a 2.06 ERA. 25-year-old Bob Stevens is 3rd in the AL with a 2.72 ERA and 3rd with 134 K's. 24-year-old Cubs pitcher Randy Liebermann is 3rd in the NL with 108 K's. Pirates pitcher Martin Gwaltney, 25, is a leading ROY candidate with a 10-5 record and 3.23 ERA. Red Sox pitcher Nippy Schnaubert, 23, leads the AL with 15 wins. There are several other top young players out there that are either coming along more slowly or are not getting regular playing time. Either way, the future looks exciting!

In The News

July 2: Bill Veeck got the necessary 75 percent of outstanding stock on the last day of his option to buy the St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt.

July 3: Former Dodger pitcher, and potential Hall of Famer, Remmy Paul, 42, killed himself with a shotgun blast to the neck. It was later reported that Paul was suffering through depression after losing his home to bankruptcy. "People don't know this but Remmy battled this his whole career," said former teammate Frank Smith at Paul's funeral in Auburn, Washington. Paul's 15-yr-old son Tommy was killed two years ago in a car accident. Friends believe that loss along with heavy drinking were contributing factors.

July 5: In Cleveland, in an effort to defeat the league-leading Athletics, the Indians distributed 15,000 lucky rabbits feet for Beat Ellis Weeks Night. The ploy must have brought some luck because with the Tribe down 6-3 going into the bottom of the 9th, Weeks was lifted for closer Billy Crowell. Two walks and a single loaded the bases with no outs, and then 2B John Valcarcel hit a game winning Grand Slam down the left field line. Weeks recalled later, "While I was warming up before the game, a drunk came on the field and threw a black cat at me and it clung to my uniform jersey." Cleveland went on to sweep the A's by a combined score of 21-11. The Tribe even scored a lucky 7 runs in all three games. Coincidence?

July 9: At a joint meeting between players and owners, an agreement was reached on night curfews and the retention of the reserve clause.

July 15: Happy Chandler completed his contract as baseball commissioner but failed to win the owners' support for a contract renewal.

July 18: Congressman Emanuel Celler said that President Harry Truman backs his probe of the reserve clause and sports status under the antitrust legislation.

July 30: 69-year-old Hall of Famer Woody Woodson testified before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes "peons" of baseball players. National Association President George Trautman testified, denying that minor leagues hampered independent teams.

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Corky Stell (DET)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.55 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Ray Kress (DET)!
He batted .408 in 76 AB, with 6 homers and 22 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Edgar Weingarten (CHN)!
He had a record of 5-2 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.55 and 2 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Maurice Goza (CIN)!
He batted .377 in 106 AB, with 5 homers and 25 RBI.

Code:

American League Standings 
  
Philadelphia (A) 70 33 .680 -
Boston (A)       59 45 .567 11.5
Detroit          55 47 .539 14.5
New York (A)     53 50 .515 17.0
Washington       48 55 .466 22.0
Chicago (A)      43 59 .422 26.5 
Cleveland        43 59 .422 26.5 
St. Louis (A)    40 63 .388 30.0 
 
National League Standings 
 
New York (N)     58 44 .569 -
Cincinnati       59 46 .562 0.5 
St. Louis (N)    57 45 .559 1.0
Boston (N)       52 52 .500 7.0  
Pittsburgh       51 53 .490 8.0
Chicago (N)      50 52 .490 8.0
Philadelphia (N) 47 57 .452 12.0
Brooklyn         39 64 .379 19.5

AL AVG
.335 John Young, NYA
.331 Ray Kress, DET
.330 Cy Helbig, BOS

NL AVG
.374 Ogden Wing, STL
.349 William Perry, PIT
.346 Johnny Champagne, NYG

AL HOMERUNS
30 Ray Kress, DET
26 Hershel Lee, PHA
22 Bobby Johnson, BOS

NL HOMERUNS
26 Joe Rodabaugh, NYG
25 Ken Chaucer, BSN
25 Joe Bardo, PHI

AL RBI
87 Bobby Johnson, BOS
87 Ray Kress, DET
74 Hershel Lee, PHA

NL RBI
83 Joe Rodabaugh, NYG
83 Ken Chaucer, BSN
78 Joe Bardo, PHI

AL STEALS
48 Hans Habermehl, PHA
36 Jonny Perly, SLA
15 Hershel Cooley, PHA

NL STEALS
42 Ben Cook, STL
26 Moses Bottoms, PIT
21 Ogden Wing, STL

AL ERA
2.06 Ellis Weeks, PHA
2.53 Cotton Simson, SLA
2.72 Bob Stevens, PHA

NL ERA
2.88 Grady Ingram, STL
3.22 Willard Carte, PHI
3.23 Martin Gwaltney, PIT

AL WINS
15 Nippy Schnaubert, BOS
15 Hal Andrew, DET
14 Cotton Simson, SLA
14 Ellis Weeks, PHA

NL WINS
17 Grady Ingram, STL
14 Walter Pond, NYG
13 Five Players Tied

AL STRIKEOUTS
143 Cotton Simson, SLA
135 Gene Masarech, CHA
134 Bob Stevens, PHA

NL STRIKEOUTS
147 Grady Ingram, STL
111 John Nolting, PHI
108 Randy Liebermann, CHN

AL SAVES
20 Bernard Client, WSH
18 Billy Hyberg, BOS
16 Billy Crowell, PHA
16 Doyle Weaver, NYA

NL SAVES
21 Robert Datoli, CIN
12 Bob Rustia, BSN
11 Zachariah Smith, BSN
11 Jacob Walensky, NYG

tward13 · 02-08-2005, 11:57 AM

Matt, when looking at NL ROY candidates let's not forget the #2 NL pitcher in wins, Walter Pond.

Oh and look who's still leading the NL in HR and RBI - Go Roadhouse!

canadiancreed · 02-08-2005, 12:27 PM

thats' very sad news for the Dodger nation

. Might also explain McGlathery's bad SIM, wasnt he a teammate of Remmy's?

Matt from TN · 02-08-2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jdw

I love going back through the thread to re-read stuff. You almost wish some of the stuff could be pulled out of it and added to a "Yearbooks" section of the TWB website. The thread is so sprawling that it can be hard to search it at this point.

I've been editing the 1st 50 pages of this thread so all photos lead to the correct address now. Came across this today while editing and thought it would be a good idea to try out. I suck at designing web pages though, so if someone knows how and would like to volunteer a template, that would be awesome. Also, I'd like to do up team history pages if possible.

fhomess · 02-08-2005, 03:42 PM

It was good to see the Indians send 4 players to the AS game despite sitting in 7th place. I have feeling this team is going to have a good August and September. While I'd love to get a high draft pick one more time, it's really time for this team to start competing.

On a side note, looks like Dietrich's almost fully developed now. He's still got a small power improvement to make, and he could hit righties better, but lefties are going to suffer when he's up. Here's hoping he has a long, successful career!

Vris · 02-08-2005, 03:48 PM

Horrible news about Paul.

Worse news about the Braves. Ugh. But how often do you see 2 players on the same team among the league leaders in saves?

DamnYankees · 02-08-2005, 03:58 PM

Wow...Remmy Paul...

Just tells you how great this league is. When I read that, I was really taken aback. Felt like he was a real person. Especially that little comment from Frank Smith. Really casts a light on 20 years of Dodger history.

Sad day.

canadiancreed · 02-08-2005, 03:59 PM

This is probably a stupid question but was Remmy an ancestor?

DamnYankees · 02-08-2005, 04:03 PM

Also, sad to see Woodson in favor of the reserve clause. I don't know why he would do that. I realize the Cardinals are one of the best organizations in baseball, and they treat their players extraordinarily well, but still, the reserve clause is blatant exploitation.

Matt, when you, or someone else, builds the coming crisis and history of the MLBPA and Fre Agency, do you plan on using real people, like Marivn Miller? Interesting to see how this will play out. We got quite a ways to go though.

Matt from TN · 02-08-2005, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fhomess

On a side note, looks like Dietrich's almost fully developed now. He's still got a small power improvement to make, and he could hit righties better, but lefties are going to suffer when he's up. Here's hoping he has a long, successful career!

Two players everyone should take a look at: Dietrich and Arnie Stewart of the Yanks. They're both young and have about maxed potential already. The next few years should be breakouts for both. Stewart looks like he could be the next Kress.

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

This is probably a stupid question but was Remmy an ancestor?

Nope. I wouldn't do that to an ancestor unless I had been told they died that way honestly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

Matt, when you, or someone else, builds the coming crisis and history of the MLBPA and Fre Agency, do you plan on using real people, like Marivn Miller? Interesting to see how this will play out. We got quite a ways to go though.

I plan to use all TWB personalities, except where non-players are used, like owners, lawyers, politicians, celebrities, etc. There, I attempt to use real names, like Sam Sneed teeing off and hitting the CF scoreboard at Wrigley.

canadiancreed · 02-08-2005, 04:32 PM

oh i know all about Dietrich and Stewart. Been trying to get them since they were drafted. Of course that's not happening now.

ANd Matt, thanks for the clearup, I was just wondering is all.

jdw · 02-08-2005, 07:24 PM

> July 3: Former Dodger pitcher, and potential
> Hall of Famer, Remmy Paul, 42, killed himself
> with a shotgun blast to the neck. It was later
> reported that Paul was suffering through
> depression after losing his home to bankruptcy.
> "People don't know this but Remmy battled this
> his whole career," said former teammate Frank
> Smith at Paul's funeral in Auburn, Washington.
> Paul's 15-yr-old son Tommy was killed two years
> ago in a car accident. Friends believe that loss
> along with heavy drinking were contributing factors.

:.(

From 1939-44 and again after the war form 1946-47, Frank Smith and Remmy Paul were one of the greatest 1-2 pairings in TWB history. In those eight years they combined to go 327-179, or 41-22 per year. They went 1-2 in ERA in 1941, 1942, 1944 and 1946, 1-3 in 1943 and 2-3 in 1947. As teammates they went 573-310, which I believe is only topped by Phab Phour members Scott Fenner and Terry Schukraft (don't have an exact number, but they were 560-364 going into 1937, they combined to go 30-36 that year, but Fenner was traded to the Tigers on 7/27/37... I suspect they won about 20 games as teammates that year, but would have to check the almanac to be sure). Paul joined the Dodger rotation in 1933. From that year to 1946, the Dodgers won 11 POY in 14 years - eight by Smith and three by Paul, including nine in 10 years between 1937-46.

Truly an amazing duo.

We'll have to do a write up for the site.

John

canadiancreed · 02-08-2005, 10:11 PM

A great article I predict.

canadiancreed · 02-08-2005, 10:15 PM

So......much......joy

DamnYankees · 02-08-2005, 10:20 PM

Matt, thank you so much for Catobase. This is truly fantastic.

I hate to quibble, but are you going to stick with this skin? Personally I prefer the default one. Maybe we should have a vote or something? Plenty of .css files to choose from.

Matt from TN · 02-08-2005, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

I hate to quibble, but are you going to stick with this skin? Personally I prefer the default one. Maybe we should have a vote or something? Plenty of .css files to choose from.

I'm willing to change... I didn't set this one up. It's just the way it turned out. I think because it was originally generated with an older version several months ago. Send me a decent .css and we'll switch.

02-08-2005, 11:05 AM	#3625
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	WEB PAGES UPDATED... July 1951 The A's looked human at the beginning of July when they lost 9 of 11 games from the 2nd through the 16th. They quickly turned that around by winning 11 of their final 14 games this month. With just two months left in the season, Philly holds a commanding 11.5-game lead over Boston. The NL took a collective gasp when the Giants and Reds finished the month on top of the standings. New York went 17-8 in July, while Cincy went 16-11. The Cardinals were just 12-14 and are now 1-game back. It looks like a three horse race as the Braves and Pirates are struggling. Baseball is experiencing something of a youth movement. There have been years when finding a ROY candidate was tough, but not anymore. Rookies and other young talents are plentiful nowadays. 24-year-old Yankees outfielder John Young leads the AL batting race. 26-year-old A's shortstop Ace Habermehl is hitting .316 and leads the majors with 48 steals. Meanwhile, the A's young rotation continues it's dominance with 25-year-old Ellis Weeks leading the majors with a 2.06 ERA. 25-year-old Bob Stevens is 3rd in the AL with a 2.72 ERA and 3rd with 134 K's. 24-year-old Cubs pitcher Randy Liebermann is 3rd in the NL with 108 K's. Pirates pitcher Martin Gwaltney, 25, is a leading ROY candidate with a 10-5 record and 3.23 ERA. Red Sox pitcher Nippy Schnaubert, 23, leads the AL with 15 wins. There are several other top young players out there that are either coming along more slowly or are not getting regular playing time. Either way, the future looks exciting! In The News July 2: Bill Veeck got the necessary 75 percent of outstanding stock on the last day of his option to buy the St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt. July 3: Former Dodger pitcher, and potential Hall of Famer, Remmy Paul, 42, killed himself with a shotgun blast to the neck. It was later reported that Paul was suffering through depression after losing his home to bankruptcy. "People don't know this but Remmy battled this his whole career," said former teammate Frank Smith at Paul's funeral in Auburn, Washington. Paul's 15-yr-old son Tommy was killed two years ago in a car accident. Friends believe that loss along with heavy drinking were contributing factors. July 5: In Cleveland, in an effort to defeat the league-leading Athletics, the Indians distributed 15,000 lucky rabbits feet for Beat Ellis Weeks Night. The ploy must have brought some luck because with the Tribe down 6-3 going into the bottom of the 9th, Weeks was lifted for closer Billy Crowell. Two walks and a single loaded the bases with no outs, and then 2B John Valcarcel hit a game winning Grand Slam down the left field line. Weeks recalled later, "While I was warming up before the game, a drunk came on the field and threw a black cat at me and it clung to my uniform jersey." Cleveland went on to sweep the A's by a combined score of 21-11. The Tribe even scored a lucky 7 runs in all three games. Coincidence? July 9: At a joint meeting between players and owners, an agreement was reached on night curfews and the retention of the reserve clause. July 15: Happy Chandler completed his contract as baseball commissioner but failed to win the owners' support for a contract renewal. July 18: Congressman Emanuel Celler said that President Harry Truman backs his probe of the reserve clause and sports status under the antitrust legislation. July 30: 69-year-old Hall of Famer Woody Woodson testified before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes "peons" of baseball players. National Association President George Trautman testified, denying that minor leagues hampered independent teams. American League-Pitcher of the Month: Corky Stell (DET)! He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.55 and 1 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Ray Kress (DET)! He batted .408 in 76 AB, with 6 homers and 22 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Edgar Weingarten (CHN)! He had a record of 5-2 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.55 and 2 shutouts. National League-Batter of the Month: Maurice Goza (CIN)! He batted .377 in 106 AB, with 5 homers and 25 RBI. Code: American League Standings Philadelphia (A) 70 33 .680 - Boston (A) 59 45 .567 11.5 Detroit 55 47 .539 14.5 New York (A) 53 50 .515 17.0 Washington 48 55 .466 22.0 Chicago (A) 43 59 .422 26.5 Cleveland 43 59 .422 26.5 St. Louis (A) 40 63 .388 30.0 National League Standings New York (N) 58 44 .569 - Cincinnati 59 46 .562 0.5 St. Louis (N) 57 45 .559 1.0 Boston (N) 52 52 .500 7.0 Pittsburgh 51 53 .490 8.0 Chicago (N) 50 52 .490 8.0 Philadelphia (N) 47 57 .452 12.0 Brooklyn 39 64 .379 19.5 AL AVG .335 John Young, NYA .331 Ray Kress, DET .330 Cy Helbig, BOS NL AVG .374 Ogden Wing, STL .349 William Perry, PIT .346 Johnny Champagne, NYG AL HOMERUNS 30 Ray Kress, DET 26 Hershel Lee, PHA 22 Bobby Johnson, BOS NL HOMERUNS 26 Joe Rodabaugh, NYG 25 Ken Chaucer, BSN 25 Joe Bardo, PHI AL RBI 87 Bobby Johnson, BOS 87 Ray Kress, DET 74 Hershel Lee, PHA NL RBI 83 Joe Rodabaugh, NYG 83 Ken Chaucer, BSN 78 Joe Bardo, PHI AL STEALS 48 Hans Habermehl, PHA 36 Jonny Perly, SLA 15 Hershel Cooley, PHA NL STEALS 42 Ben Cook, STL 26 Moses Bottoms, PIT 21 Ogden Wing, STL AL ERA 2.06 Ellis Weeks, PHA 2.53 Cotton Simson, SLA 2.72 Bob Stevens, PHA NL ERA 2.88 Grady Ingram, STL 3.22 Willard Carte, PHI 3.23 Martin Gwaltney, PIT AL WINS 15 Nippy Schnaubert, BOS 15 Hal Andrew, DET 14 Cotton Simson, SLA 14 Ellis Weeks, PHA NL WINS 17 Grady Ingram, STL 14 Walter Pond, NYG 13 Five Players Tied AL STRIKEOUTS 143 Cotton Simson, SLA 135 Gene Masarech, CHA 134 Bob Stevens, PHA NL STRIKEOUTS 147 Grady Ingram, STL 111 John Nolting, PHI 108 Randy Liebermann, CHN AL SAVES 20 Bernard Client, WSH 18 Billy Hyberg, BOS 16 Billy Crowell, PHA 16 Doyle Weaver, NYA NL SAVES 21 Robert Datoli, CIN 12 Bob Rustia, BSN 11 Zachariah Smith, BSN 11 Jacob Walensky, NYG

02-08-2005, 11:57 AM	#3626
tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,964	Matt, when looking at NL ROY candidates let's not forget the #2 NL pitcher in wins, Walter Pond. Oh and look who's still leading the NL in HR and RBI - Go Roadhouse! Last edited by tward13; 02-08-2005 at 12:00 PM.

02-08-2005, 12:27 PM	#3627
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	thats' very sad news for the Dodger nation . Might also explain McGlathery's bad SIM, wasnt he a teammate of Remmy's? __________________ PT21 PT22

02-08-2005, 03:42 PM	#3629
fhomess Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,649	It was good to see the Indians send 4 players to the AS game despite sitting in 7th place. I have feeling this team is going to have a good August and September. While I'd love to get a high draft pick one more time, it's really time for this team to start competing. On a side note, looks like Dietrich's almost fully developed now. He's still got a small power improvement to make, and he could hit righties better, but lefties are going to suffer when he's up. Here's hoping he has a long, successful career! __________________ StatsLab- PHP/MySQL based utilities for Online Leagues Baseball Cards - Full list of known templates and documentation on card development.

02-08-2005, 03:48 PM	#3630
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Horrible news about Paul. Worse news about the Braves. Ugh. But how often do you see 2 players on the same team among the league leaders in saves? __________________ None Blog it.

02-08-2005, 04:09 AM	#3622
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Whew, Morris' contact finally went back up to 9. Guess he's fully recovered from that ruptured bicep tendon. His average continues to drop though...if he falls below .300, I may have a seizure.

02-08-2005, 03:58 PM	#3631
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Wow...Remmy Paul... Just tells you how great this league is. When I read that, I was really taken aback. Felt like he was a real person. Especially that little comment from Frank Smith. Really casts a light on 20 years of Dodger history. Sad day.

02-08-2005, 03:59 PM	#3632
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	This is probably a stupid question but was Remmy an ancestor? __________________ PT21 PT22

02-08-2005, 04:03 PM	#3633
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Also, sad to see Woodson in favor of the reserve clause. I don't know why he would do that. I realize the Cardinals are one of the best organizations in baseball, and they treat their players extraordinarily well, but still, the reserve clause is blatant exploitation. Matt, when you, or someone else, builds the coming crisis and history of the MLBPA and Fre Agency, do you plan on using real people, like Marivn Miller? Interesting to see how this will play out. We got quite a ways to go though.

02-08-2005, 04:32 PM	#3635
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	oh i know all about Dietrich and Stewart. Been trying to get them since they were drafted. Of course that's not happening now. ANd Matt, thanks for the clearup, I was just wondering is all. __________________ PT21 PT22

02-08-2005, 07:24 PM	#3636
jdw All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,161	> July 3: Former Dodger pitcher, and potential > Hall of Famer, Remmy Paul, 42, killed himself > with a shotgun blast to the neck. It was later > reported that Paul was suffering through > depression after losing his home to bankruptcy. > "People don't know this but Remmy battled this > his whole career," said former teammate Frank > Smith at Paul's funeral in Auburn, Washington. > Paul's 15-yr-old son Tommy was killed two years > ago in a car accident. Friends believe that loss > along with heavy drinking were contributing factors. :.( From 1939-44 and again after the war form 1946-47, Frank Smith and Remmy Paul were one of the greatest 1-2 pairings in TWB history. In those eight years they combined to go 327-179, or 41-22 per year. They went 1-2 in ERA in 1941, 1942, 1944 and 1946, 1-3 in 1943 and 2-3 in 1947. As teammates they went 573-310, which I believe is only topped by Phab Phour members Scott Fenner and Terry Schukraft (don't have an exact number, but they were 560-364 going into 1937, they combined to go 30-36 that year, but Fenner was traded to the Tigers on 7/27/37... I suspect they won about 20 games as teammates that year, but would have to check the almanac to be sure). Paul joined the Dodger rotation in 1933. From that year to 1946, the Dodgers won 11 POY in 14 years - eight by Smith and three by Paul, including nine in 10 years between 1937-46. Truly an amazing duo. We'll have to do a write up for the site. John

02-08-2005, 10:11 PM	#3637
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	A great article I predict. __________________ PT21 PT22

02-08-2005, 10:15 PM	#3638
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	We have Cato!!!! So......much......joy __________________ PT21 PT22

02-08-2005, 10:20 PM	#3639
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Matt, thank you so much for Catobase. This is truly fantastic. I hate to quibble, but are you going to stick with this skin? Personally I prefer the default one. Maybe we should have a vote or something? Plenty of .css files to choose from.