1902 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) - Page 2

rpriske · 01-30-2014, 09:06 PM

April 3rd, 1902

And the universe is back in alignment.... Brooklyn fell to the Reds, 4-2.

WP - Noodles Hahn (3-1)
Save - Bob Rhoads (1)
LP - Jim Hughes (1-1)

Spring Record - 3-13

rpriske · 01-30-2014, 09:10 PM

Second Round of Spring Cuts

Heading to minor league camp:

Harry MacNeal
Bruce Duncan
Zak Wade
Manolo Manuel

Placed on Waivers:

Pedro Sanchez

rpriske · 01-31-2014, 11:43 PM

April 4th, 1902

Two Phillies pitchers combined to shut out the Superbas 3-0.

WP - Al Orth (3-0)
Save - Bill Duggleby (3)
LP - Roscoe Miller (0-3)

Spring Record - 3-14

rpriske · 02-01-2014, 12:33 PM

April 5th, 1902

Doc McJames pitched a good game and was in line for the win but Dick Scott coughed up 4 runs in one inning and the Orphans beat the Superbas 6-4.

Jimmy Sheckard had a 3 RBI day, though he never got a hit.

WP - Bill Magee (1-0)
LP - Dick Scott (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-15

rpriske · 02-02-2014, 02:33 AM

April 6th, 1902

Another day...

Beaneaters won 10-3.

WP - Kid Nichols (2-0)
LP - Gene Wright (0-2)

Spring Record - 3-16

rpriske · 02-02-2014, 02:34 PM

April 7th, 1902

Brooklyn played like a team today and it showed! A solid effort all around, starting with Bill Donovan who shut out the Giants for 5 innings before turning things over to the bullpen.

WP - Amos Rusie (1-0)
Save - Larry Hesterfer (2)
LP - Andy Coakley (2-2)

Spring Record - 4-16

rpriske · 02-03-2014, 12:30 AM

April 8th, 1902

Not only did the Superbas win two in a row... they shut out the Cardinals 2-0! Jim Hughes led five Brooklyn pitchers in this marvellous feat!

WP - Jim Hughes (2-1)
Save - Frank Morrissey (1)
LP - Jack Powell (0-2)

Spring Record - 5-16

rpriske · 02-04-2014, 07:09 AM

April 9th, 1902

Not only has Brooklyn now won THREE in a row, but once again they beat the mighty Pirates! 7-4!

Jimmy Sheckard led the way with a 4 for 4 day with 2 RBI and Jake Beckley hit a two-run homer!

WP - Roscoe Miller (1-3)
LP - Jack Chesbro (2-1)

Spring Record - 6-16

rpriske · 02-05-2014, 11:11 PM

April 10th, 1902

Brooklyn won again! It looks like they are finally hitting their stride at just the right time.

Doc McJames was really dealing as they beat the Reds 3-2.

WP - Doc McJames (1-1)
Save - Frank Morrissey (2)
LP - Doc Newton (2-3)

Spring Record - 7-16

rpriske · 02-05-2014, 11:14 PM

Sam Mertes is activated.

Gerald Hunter is returned to the Reds.

rpriske · 02-06-2014, 09:52 PM

April 11th, 1902

Brooklyn finished spring training the way they did most of it... getting whipped.

The Phillies beat them 10-1.

WP - Happy Townsend (4-0)
Save - Bill Duggleby (4)
LP - Gene Wright (0-3)

Final Spring Record - 7-17

rpriske · 02-06-2014, 09:59 PM

Final cuts:

Sent to AAA:

Roscoe Miller
Dick Scott
Manuel Mora
Steve Wise

TRADE

To CLEVELAND BRONCHOS

Rafael Villalobos

To BROOKLYN

Jesus Durango

Durango is assigned to the minor league camp.

rpriske · 02-06-2014, 10:13 PM

Nap Shea and George Starnagle signed minor league contracts.

rpriske · 02-06-2014, 10:21 PM

Owner's expectation: better than .500

Preseason predictions:

Baltimore winning the AL by 4 games over Detroit and Boston.

Top Hitter: Mike Donlin, Orioles
Top Pitcher: Christy Mathewson, Orioles

Pittsburgh winning the NL by 18 over the Phillies. Brooklyn 3rd with a record of 75-65.

Top Hitter: Ed Delahanty, Phillies

Bill Bradley, 6th
Jimmy Sheckard, 9th

Top Pitcher: Rube Waddell, Pirates

Bill Donovan, 4th
Jim Hughes, 10th

Opening Day Roster

Rotation

Bill Donovan
Jim Hughes
Doc McJames
Gene Wright

Bullpen

Frank Morrissey
Bob Lawson
Larry Hesterfer
Jake Livingstone
Amos Rusie

C - Pat Moran
1B - Jake Beckley / Joe Kelley
2B - Sam Mertes
3B - Bill Bradley
SS - Francisco Torres
LF - Jimmy Sheckard
CF - Joe Kelley / Cozy Dolan
RF - Cesar Gonzalez

Bench

Ossee Schreckengost
Hughie Jennings
Tony Ramirez
Jesus Martinez
Tommy Corcoran
John Gochnaur
Charlie Hemphill

rpriske · 02-06-2014, 10:23 PM

Brooklyn has the #9 prospect - SP George Mullin

They have the 2nd best minor league system.

rpriske · 02-08-2014, 08:47 AM

Here is an interesting subplot...

If you look at the positional strength report, the league thinks that the Superbas' best shortstop is Tommy Corcoran and their best right fielder is Charlie Hemphill.

When Ned Hanlon makes up the line-ups, however, he is playing Francisco Torres at short and Cesar Gonzalez in right.

It sounds to me like Hanlon is telling traditional thinking to take a hike and refusing to assume that the white players are better! Time to give these latin players a shot!

rpriske · 02-08-2014, 09:14 AM

April 17th, 1902

Brooklyn opened the season at home and it was an exciting game, despite not going the Superbas way. They fell 3-2 to the Beaneaters.

Cesar Gonzalez got the first hit of the season for the Bums, and Pat Moran got the first RBI.

Bill Bradley left the game with a stiff back in the third and it is expected they will rest him for a couple of days.

WP - Vic Willis (1-0)
LP - Bill Donovan (0-1)

Record - 0-1

rpriske · 02-09-2014, 01:55 AM

April 18th, 1902

Everything clicked today - good hitting, good defense and especially good pitching as the Superbas beat the Beaneaters 7-1.

WP - Jim Hughes (1-0)
LP - Bill Dinneen (0-1)

Record - 1-1

rpriske · 02-09-2014, 02:41 PM

April 19th, 1902

Well, Boston spoiled Brooklyn's home opener and now the Superbas have returned the favour, beating the Beaneaters 7-5.

Cesar Gonzalez went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI. His first three at-bats were a single, double and triple but he couldn't find the seats to complete the cycle.

WP - Doc McJames (1-0)
Save - Frank Morrissey (1)
LP - Ham Iburg (0-1)

Record - 2-1

rpriske · 02-09-2014, 02:44 PM

April 19th, 1902

The second game of the doubleheader went Boston's way, and it was a sweet victory for Kid Nichols as he shut-out his former team 2-0.

WP - Kid Nichols (1-0)
LP - Gene Wright (0-1)

Record - 2-2

01-30-2014, 09:06 PM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 3rd, 1902 And the universe is back in alignment.... Brooklyn fell to the Reds, 4-2. WP - Noodles Hahn (3-1) Save - Bob Rhoads (1) LP - Jim Hughes (1-1) Spring Record - 3-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-30-2014, 09:10 PM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Second Round of Spring Cuts Heading to minor league camp: Harry MacNeal Bruce Duncan Zak Wade Manolo Manuel Placed on Waivers: Pedro Sanchez __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-31-2014, 11:43 PM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 4th, 1902 Two Phillies pitchers combined to shut out the Superbas 3-0. WP - Al Orth (3-0) Save - Bill Duggleby (3) LP - Roscoe Miller (0-3) Spring Record - 3-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-01-2014 at 12:31 PM.

02-01-2014, 12:33 PM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 5th, 1902 Doc McJames pitched a good game and was in line for the win but Dick Scott coughed up 4 runs in one inning and the Orphans beat the Superbas 6-4. Jimmy Sheckard had a 3 RBI day, though he never got a hit. WP - Bill Magee (1-0) LP - Dick Scott (0-1) Spring Record - 3-15 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-02-2014, 02:33 AM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 6th, 1902 Another day... Beaneaters won 10-3. WP - Kid Nichols (2-0) LP - Gene Wright (0-2) Spring Record - 3-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-02-2014, 02:34 PM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 7th, 1902 Brooklyn played like a team today and it showed! A solid effort all around, starting with Bill Donovan who shut out the Giants for 5 innings before turning things over to the bullpen. WP - Amos Rusie (1-0) Save - Larry Hesterfer (2) LP - Andy Coakley (2-2) Spring Record - 4-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-03-2014, 12:30 AM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 8th, 1902 Not only did the Superbas win two in a row... they shut out the Cardinals 2-0! Jim Hughes led five Brooklyn pitchers in this marvellous feat! WP - Jim Hughes (2-1) Save - Frank Morrissey (1) LP - Jack Powell (0-2) Spring Record - 5-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-04-2014, 07:09 AM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 9th, 1902 Not only has Brooklyn now won THREE in a row, but once again they beat the mighty Pirates! 7-4! Jimmy Sheckard led the way with a 4 for 4 day with 2 RBI and Jake Beckley hit a two-run homer! WP - Roscoe Miller (1-3) LP - Jack Chesbro (2-1) Spring Record - 6-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-05-2014, 11:11 PM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 10th, 1902 Brooklyn won again! It looks like they are finally hitting their stride at just the right time. Doc McJames was really dealing as they beat the Reds 3-2. WP - Doc McJames (1-1) Save - Frank Morrissey (2) LP - Doc Newton (2-3) Spring Record - 7-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-05-2014, 11:14 PM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Sam Mertes is activated. Gerald Hunter is returned to the Reds. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-06-2014, 09:52 PM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 11th, 1902 Brooklyn finished spring training the way they did most of it... getting whipped. The Phillies beat them 10-1. WP - Happy Townsend (4-0) Save - Bill Duggleby (4) LP - Gene Wright (0-3) Final Spring Record - 7-17 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-06-2014, 09:59 PM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Final cuts: Sent to AAA: Roscoe Miller Dick Scott Manuel Mora Steve Wise TRADE To CLEVELAND BRONCHOS Rafael Villalobos To BROOKLYN Jesus Durango Durango is assigned to the minor league camp. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-06-2014, 10:13 PM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Nap Shea and George Starnagle signed minor league contracts. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-06-2014, 10:21 PM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Owner's expectation: better than .500 Preseason predictions: Baltimore winning the AL by 4 games over Detroit and Boston. Top Hitter: Mike Donlin, Orioles Top Pitcher: Christy Mathewson, Orioles Pittsburgh winning the NL by 18 over the Phillies. Brooklyn 3rd with a record of 75-65. Top Hitter: Ed Delahanty, Phillies Bill Bradley, 6th Jimmy Sheckard, 9th Top Pitcher: Rube Waddell, Pirates Bill Donovan, 4th Jim Hughes, 10th Opening Day Roster Rotation Bill Donovan Jim Hughes Doc McJames Gene Wright Bullpen Frank Morrissey Bob Lawson Larry Hesterfer Jake Livingstone Amos Rusie C - Pat Moran 1B - Jake Beckley / Joe Kelley 2B - Sam Mertes 3B - Bill Bradley SS - Francisco Torres LF - Jimmy Sheckard CF - Joe Kelley / Cozy Dolan RF - Cesar Gonzalez Bench Ossee Schreckengost Hughie Jennings Tony Ramirez Jesus Martinez Tommy Corcoran John Gochnaur Charlie Hemphill __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-06-2014, 10:23 PM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Brooklyn has the #9 prospect - SP George Mullin They have the 2nd best minor league system. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-08-2014, 08:47 AM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Here is an interesting subplot... If you look at the positional strength report, the league thinks that the Superbas' best shortstop is Tommy Corcoran and their best right fielder is Charlie Hemphill. When Ned Hanlon makes up the line-ups, however, he is playing Francisco Torres at short and Cesar Gonzalez in right. It sounds to me like Hanlon is telling traditional thinking to take a hike and refusing to assume that the white players are better! Time to give these latin players a shot! __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-08-2014 at 08:56 AM.

02-08-2014, 09:14 AM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 17th, 1902 Brooklyn opened the season at home and it was an exciting game, despite not going the Superbas way. They fell 3-2 to the Beaneaters. Cesar Gonzalez got the first hit of the season for the Bums, and Pat Moran got the first RBI. Bill Bradley left the game with a stiff back in the third and it is expected they will rest him for a couple of days. WP - Vic Willis (1-0) LP - Bill Donovan (0-1) Record - 0-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-09-2014, 01:55 AM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 18th, 1902 Everything clicked today - good hitting, good defense and especially good pitching as the Superbas beat the Beaneaters 7-1. WP - Jim Hughes (1-0) LP - Bill Dinneen (0-1) Record - 1-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-09-2014, 02:41 PM	#39
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 19th, 1902 Well, Boston spoiled Brooklyn's home opener and now the Superbas have returned the favour, beating the Beaneaters 7-5. Cesar Gonzalez went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI. His first three at-bats were a single, double and triple but he couldn't find the seats to complete the cycle. WP - Doc McJames (1-0) Save - Frank Morrissey (1) LP - Ham Iburg (0-1) Record - 2-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-09-2014, 02:44 PM	#40
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 19th, 1902 The second game of the doubleheader went Boston's way, and it was a sweet victory for Kid Nichols as he shut-out his former team 2-0. WP - Kid Nichols (1-0) LP - Gene Wright (0-1) Record - 2-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-10-2014 at 10:24 AM.