P L A G U E !!!!! - Page 39

canadiancreed · 07-11-2006, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Not saying the name should remind you. It was an actual party in the 30's and 40's, by the way. I just brought it in a few years early.

hmmm colour me surprised

MikeSlugga · 07-11-2006, 02:30 PM

Is it just me or did the forum kind of change? Instead of the huge amount
of pages, there is a scroll of miny threads inside the Plague thread at the
top of the post? That didnt make much sense, and I can assure you all Im
not on drugs, either way, good work mets, keep it up.

DamnYankees · 07-11-2006, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeSlugga

Is it just me or did the forum kind of change? Instead of the huge amount
of pages, there is a scroll of miny threads inside the Plague thread at the
top of the post? That didnt make much sense, and I can assure you all Im
not on drugs, either way, good work mets, keep it up.

Your display mode got changed to "hybrid." Switch it back to linear for the 'normal' look.

metsgeek · 07-11-2006, 02:43 PM

IN MEMORIAM - 1928

SPUD DAVIS
GUS MANCUSO
EDDIE KENNA
JOHN O'CONNELL
EARL WILLIAMS
CECIL BOLTON
ART SHIRES
JOE WEISS
BILL WINDLE
OTIS BRANNAN
RAY FOLEY
ED CROWLEY
JOHNNY MANN
JOE STRIPP
PINKY WHITNEY
PELHAM BALLENGER
BUCK REDFERN
FREDDIE MONCEWICZ
COBE JONES
MAX WEST
SPOKE EMERY
GEORGE BLACKERBY
GEORGE LOEPP
JOE PRICE
HARVEY MCDONALD
BRUCE CALDWELL
FRANK THOMPSON
GEORGE EARNSHAW
PAT MALONE
CARL HUBBELL
LES BARNHART
JOHN MILLIGAN
CLINT BROWN
MARTY WALKER
PHIL PAGE
HEINIE MEINE
ART DECATUR
PAUL HINSON
ED LENNON
STEVE SLAYTON
DAN DUGAN
RONALD MURPHY
MERLE SETTLEMIRE

metsgeek · 07-11-2006, 03:08 PM

BIT THE BIG ONE
1928

In addition to the players listed above, the following individuals will never make their mark on the world. They would have been born in 1928, but Haemorrhagic Fever struck them down.

WILLIAM PETER BLATTY
VIDAL SASSOON
ANDREW GREELEY
ROGER MUDD
GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
HOSNI MUBARAK
JACK KEVORKIAN
JOHN FORBES NASH, JR.
ANDY WARHOL
GEORGE PEPPARD
SENATOR PAUL SIMON

NYJuggalo45 · 07-11-2006, 03:46 PM

"ANDY WARHOL"

thank you Haemorrhagic Fever

metsgeek · 07-11-2006, 03:48 PM

1928 Prospect Watch: LARRY BRYAN

Bryan is the latest in a series of rookies who are ready for the big leagues from the get-go. At 23, he is not your stereotypical firstbaseman, though. He could challenge for batting titles in the future, but his power stroke leaves something to be desired. He is solid defensively, but could very possibly be one of the slowest men in the game today. Normally he would go in the top 3 or 4 players, but this year's draft pool is quite deep, with the likes of Satchel Paige, Laymon Yokely, Chuck Klein and Willie Wells. Bryan could very well drop to the bottom half of the 1st round.

Talents (Contact/Gap/Power/Eye/Avoid K): 90/70/36/80/58
Current Ratings: 63/49/26/56/41

metsgeek · 07-11-2006, 03:53 PM

1928 DRAFT - Round 1

Cleveland pick: P Laymon Yokely
Pittsburgh pick: SS Willie Wells
Boston (F) pick: P Satchel Paige
New York (C) pick: 1B Ed Morgan
Louisville pick: RF Chuck Klein
Washington pick: C Bill D*ckey
Cincinnati pick: P Harlan Pyle
Milwaukee pick: 1B Larry Bryan
St. Louis pick: 1B Don Hurst
Philadelphia pick: C Bill Perkins
New York (F) pick: C Tom Young
Chicago pick: 1B Del Bissonette
Buffalo pick: RF Pepper Martin
Detroit pick: CF Johnny Moore
Boston (C) pick: SS Sam Bankhead
Brooklyn pick: LF John Stone

DamnYankees · 07-11-2006, 03:59 PM

How is Satchel NOT the #1 pick? What are his ratings?

sflcat · 07-11-2006, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYJuggalo45

"ANDY WARHOL"

thank you Haemorrhagic Fever

Amen to that....

The art world breaths a sigh of relief.

metsgeek · 07-11-2006, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ****Yankees

How is Satchel NOT the #1 pick? What are his ratings?

The only explanation I can give is a bad AI.

Laymon Yokely (who was an excellent, but very obscure Negro League pitcher) has talents of 102/55/69

Satchel - 93/107/97

Willie Wells - 88/94/72/60/67

Frankly, I thought Chuck Klein (97/84/98/68/62) should have gone 1st or 2nd. The top guy doesn't always go first, though. I've run numerous historical solo replays and even Babe Ruth only goes 1st about 2/3 of the time.

metsgeek · 07-13-2006, 10:24 PM

1928 FINAL STANDINGS

The Colts must have a crystal ball, considering their luck of late with 1st round draft picks. Cuckoo Christensen won the 1927 Rookie of the Year Award, and this year's first round pick, Del Bissonette seems to be an even better pick, with a .386 average, 23 homers and 117 RBI. They were again led by Joseph Tempkin to the postseason, but he only managed 25 wins, instead of 30. In 2nd place were the Perfectos, and, to be honest, they should have finished ahead of Chicago, considering their run differential. They scored 182 more runs than the Colts and allowed only 1 more on the defensive side, but they still finished 3 games back. Perhaps karma is on the Colts' side.

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CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team          W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn   1Run M# Streak Last10 

Chicago      88 66 .571    -  82-72   6   46-31 42-35  4-6  24-19  *   L2    5-5 
Brooklyn     85 69 .552  3.0  97-57 -12   44-33 41-36  3-6  14-26  -   W3    7-3 
Boston (C)   83 71 .539  5.0  83-71   0   32-45 51-26  5-11 16-22  -   L3    4-6 
Cincinnati   78 76 .506 10.0  72-82   6   37-40 41-36  7-4  25-19  -   L1    5-5 
Cleveland    78 76 .506 10.0  83-71  -5   38-39 40-37  7-5  23-20  -   W1    6-4 
New York (C) 75 79 .487 13.0  70-84   5   36-41 39-38 10-6  23-23  -   L1    5-5 
Philadelphia 71 83 .461 17.0  73-81  -2   32-45 39-38  5-6  18-20  -   W2    4-6 
Pittsburgh   58 96 .377 30.0  57-97   1   28-49 30-47  5-2  24-18  -   W1    4-6

It has been 9 years since Buffalo was last in the World Series, and ironically (or poetically, depends on your viewpoint) the team that they faced were the infamous Dark Horses. Not only was Chicago maligned in the aftermath of the 1919 Series, but the Barons were considered to be pretenders to the throne. Despite the fact that barely anyone on the 1919 team remains, this is the chance for Buffalo to redeem themselves. That team had the legendary names of Sam Kingma, Walter Johnson and Jose Mendez. This team is led by Mel Ott, Luther Farrell, and wunderkind starter Clay Roe, names that may be less known, but could become equally legendary in the years to come. This is their first test.

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FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team          W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn   1Run M# Streak Last10 

Buffalo      87 67 .565    -  86-68   1   40-37 47-30  8-11 24-22  *   W1    5-5 
Washington   85 69 .552  2.0  83-71   2   50-27 35-42 10-5  24-19  -   W1    6-4 
New York (F) 83 71 .539  4.0  83-71   0   40-37 43-34  3-4  22-19  -   L2    4-6 
St. Louis    80 74 .519  7.0  79-75   1   39-38 41-36  7-3  24-14  -   W4    6-4 
Boston (F)   79 75 .513  8.0  84-70  -5   34-43 45-32  4-6  20-26  -   L3    4-6 
Milwaukee    73 81 .474 14.0  78-76  -5   35-42 38-39  5-6  12-22  -   W2    7-3 
Detroit      69 85 .448 18.0  65-89   4   31-46 38-39  9-11 23-28  -   L1    3-7 
Louisville   60 94 .390 27.0  55-99   5   29-48 31-46  5-5  19-18  -   L1    5-5

DamnYankees · 07-14-2006, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

They were again led by Joseph Tempkin to the postseason, but he only managed 25 wins, instead of 30.

Wow...off season. :-D

DamnYankees · 07-14-2006, 12:46 AM

I'm curious, Pete. With your tweaking of world history...how far are you willing to go in changing the US? With Kennedy getting a 3rd term, a certain precedent is set....is it possible that our democracy will crumble? Perhaps we fall into a monarchy, or civil war, or G-d knows what? I'm intrigued...

canadiancreed · 07-14-2006, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

I'm curious, Pete. With your tweaking of world history...how far are you willing to go in changing the US? With Kennedy getting a 3rd term, a certain precedent is set....is it possible that our democracy will crumble? Perhaps we fall into a monarchy, or civil war, or G-d knows what? I'm intrigued...

Probably the same thing that happened with the last guy to get 2+ terms will happen

metsgeek · 07-14-2006, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

I'm curious, Pete. With your tweaking of world history...how far are you willing to go in changing the US? With Kennedy getting a 3rd term, a certain precedent is set....is it possible that our democracy will crumble? Perhaps we fall into a monarchy, or civil war, or G-d knows what? I'm intrigued...

A monarchy?? Doubtful. I may decide to toss a few nukes around in a couple decades, though.

metsgeek · 07-15-2006, 06:47 PM

A note to all loyal readers:

I will be leaving for a 2 week vacation to Budapest, Hungary tomorrow morning. During that time, PLAGUE! will be on hiatus.

I apologize in advance for any DT's you might experience. See ya on August 1st

orin2 · 07-15-2006, 11:43 PM

Vacation?! Ok, which one of you jokers authorized that? :P

Have a good time.

BoilerRocketScientist · 07-16-2006, 09:21 AM

Have a great trip! Don't infect Hungary with the P L A G U E!

metsgeek · 07-16-2006, 12:43 PM

This will be my last official post before I head out. I plan on doing a bit of research on the Arrow Cross Party while I'm there.

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07-11-2006, 02:43 PM	#764
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	IN MEMORIAM - 1928 SPUD DAVIS GUS MANCUSO EDDIE KENNA JOHN O'CONNELL EARL WILLIAMS CECIL BOLTON ART SHIRES JOE WEISS BILL WINDLE OTIS BRANNAN RAY FOLEY ED CROWLEY JOHNNY MANN JOE STRIPP PINKY WHITNEY PELHAM BALLENGER BUCK REDFERN FREDDIE MONCEWICZ COBE JONES MAX WEST SPOKE EMERY GEORGE BLACKERBY GEORGE LOEPP JOE PRICE HARVEY MCDONALD BRUCE CALDWELL FRANK THOMPSON GEORGE EARNSHAW PAT MALONE CARL HUBBELL LES BARNHART JOHN MILLIGAN CLINT BROWN MARTY WALKER PHIL PAGE HEINIE MEINE ART DECATUR PAUL HINSON ED LENNON STEVE SLAYTON DAN DUGAN RONALD MURPHY MERLE SETTLEMIRE __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

07-11-2006, 03:08 PM	#765
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	BIT THE BIG ONE 1928 In addition to the players listed above, the following individuals will never make their mark on the world. They would have been born in 1928, but Haemorrhagic Fever struck them down. WILLIAM PETER BLATTY VIDAL SASSOON ANDREW GREELEY ROGER MUDD GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ SHIRLEY TEMPLE HOSNI MUBARAK JACK KEVORKIAN JOHN FORBES NASH, JR. ANDY WARHOL GEORGE PEPPARD SENATOR PAUL SIMON __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

07-11-2006, 03:46 PM	#766
NYJuggalo45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,045	"ANDY WARHOL" thank you Haemorrhagic Fever __________________ This space for rent

07-11-2006, 03:48 PM	#767
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1928 Prospect Watch: LARRY BRYAN Bryan is the latest in a series of rookies who are ready for the big leagues from the get-go. At 23, he is not your stereotypical firstbaseman, though. He could challenge for batting titles in the future, but his power stroke leaves something to be desired. He is solid defensively, but could very possibly be one of the slowest men in the game today. Normally he would go in the top 3 or 4 players, but this year's draft pool is quite deep, with the likes of Satchel Paige, Laymon Yokely, Chuck Klein and Willie Wells. Bryan could very well drop to the bottom half of the 1st round. Talents (Contact/Gap/Power/Eye/Avoid K): 90/70/36/80/58 Current Ratings: 63/49/26/56/41 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

07-11-2006, 03:53 PM	#768
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1928 DRAFT - Round 1 Cleveland pick: P Laymon Yokely Pittsburgh pick: SS Willie Wells Boston (F) pick: P Satchel Paige New York (C) pick: 1B Ed Morgan Louisville pick: RF Chuck Klein Washington pick: C Bill Dckey Cincinnati pick: P Harlan Pyle Milwaukee pick: 1B Larry Bryan* St. Louis pick: 1B Don Hurst Philadelphia pick: C Bill Perkins New York (F) pick: C Tom Young Chicago pick: 1B Del Bissonette Buffalo pick: RF Pepper Martin Detroit pick: CF Johnny Moore Boston (C) pick: SS Sam Bankhead Brooklyn pick: LF John Stone __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

07-11-2006, 03:59 PM	#769
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	How is Satchel NOT the #1 pick? What are his ratings?

07-13-2006, 10:24 PM	#772
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1928 FINAL STANDINGS The Colts must have a crystal ball, considering their luck of late with 1st round draft picks. Cuckoo Christensen won the 1927 Rookie of the Year Award, and this year's first round pick, Del Bissonette seems to be an even better pick, with a .386 average, 23 homers and 117 RBI. They were again led by *Joseph Tempkin* to the postseason, but he only managed 25 wins, instead of 30. In 2nd place were the Perfectos, and, to be honest, they should have finished ahead of Chicago, considering their run differential. They scored 182 more runs than the Colts and allowed only 1 more on the defensive side, but they still finished 3 games back. Perhaps karma is on the Colts' side. Code: CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago 88 66 .571 - 82-72 6 46-31 42-35 4-6 24-19 * L2 5-5 Brooklyn 85 69 .552 3.0 97-57 -12 44-33 41-36 3-6 14-26 - W3 7-3 Boston (C) 83 71 .539 5.0 83-71 0 32-45 51-26 5-11 16-22 - L3 4-6 Cincinnati 78 76 .506 10.0 72-82 6 37-40 41-36 7-4 25-19 - L1 5-5 Cleveland 78 76 .506 10.0 83-71 -5 38-39 40-37 7-5 23-20 - W1 6-4 New York (C) 75 79 .487 13.0 70-84 5 36-41 39-38 10-6 23-23 - L1 5-5 Philadelphia 71 83 .461 17.0 73-81 -2 32-45 39-38 5-6 18-20 - W2 4-6 Pittsburgh 58 96 .377 30.0 57-97 1 28-49 30-47 5-2 24-18 - W1 4-6 It has been 9 years since Buffalo was last in the World Series, and ironically (or poetically, depends on your viewpoint) the team that they faced were the infamous Dark Horses. Not only was Chicago maligned in the aftermath of the 1919 Series, but the Barons were considered to be pretenders to the throne. Despite the fact that barely anyone on the 1919 team remains, this is the chance for Buffalo to redeem themselves. That team had the legendary names of *Sam Kingma, Walter Johnson* and Jose Mendez. This team is led by Mel Ott, Luther Farrell, and wunderkind starter Clay Roe, names that may be less known, but could become equally legendary in the years to come. This is their first test. Code: FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Buffalo 87 67 .565 - 86-68 1 40-37 47-30 8-11 24-22 * W1 5-5 Washington 85 69 .552 2.0 83-71 2 50-27 35-42 10-5 24-19 - W1 6-4 New York (F) 83 71 .539 4.0 83-71 0 40-37 43-34 3-4 22-19 - L2 4-6 St. Louis 80 74 .519 7.0 79-75 1 39-38 41-36 7-3 24-14 - W4 6-4 Boston (F) 79 75 .513 8.0 84-70 -5 34-43 45-32 4-6 20-26 - L3 4-6 Milwaukee 73 81 .474 14.0 78-76 -5 35-42 38-39 5-6 12-22 - W2 7-3 Detroit 69 85 .448 18.0 65-89 4 31-46 38-39 9-11 23-28 - L1 3-7 Louisville 60 94 .390 27.0 55-99 5 29-48 31-46 5-5 19-18 - L1 5-5 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

07-14-2006, 12:46 AM	#774
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	I'm curious, Pete. With your tweaking of world history...how far are you willing to go in changing the US? With Kennedy getting a 3rd term, a certain precedent is set....is it possible that our democracy will crumble? Perhaps we fall into a monarchy, or civil war, or G-d knows what? I'm intrigued...

07-15-2006, 06:47 PM	#777
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	A note to all loyal readers: I will be leaving for a 2 week vacation to Budapest, Hungary tomorrow morning. During that time, PLAGUE! will be on hiatus. I apologize in advance for any DT's you might experience. See ya on August 1st __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

07-15-2006, 11:43 PM	#778
orin2 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 106	Vacation?! Ok, which one of you jokers authorized that? :P Have a good time.

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BoilerRocketScientist All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 611	Have a great trip! Don't infect Hungary with the P L A G U E!

07-16-2006, 12:43 PM	#780
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	This will be my last official post before I head out. I plan on doing a bit of research on the Arrow Cross Party while I'm there. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!