1969 Expansion

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 12:15 PM

While I wait for resolution of an issue with my 72 Phils, I thought I'd take a step back 3 years further.

What if...the Expos and their financial woes, the Pilots and their attendance woes, and the Padres and their general misery had never happened?

Let's face it: KC was a gold mine from day #1. The other three teams all had major issues. So...what if the Pilots had opened in Milwaukee as the Brewers, the Padres in Denver as the Bears, and the Expos—instead of that primitive crap hole they called a ballpark in 69—were in America's 16th largest city at the time...Nashville.

Starting this with the same horrifically bad rosters that the 69 clubs began with, and moving forward. I'll be in Nashville. Spring Training awaits...

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 12:53 PM

Day 1: Mack Jones and Tony Scott to Cleveland for Cardenal and Tiant and a 5th round pick. Yeah...I'll do this. Howie Reed for Larry Bowa! DONE! Dodgers approach me on Davey Lopes for Coco Laboy. I screwed 'em out of 10K in cash too.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 01:27 PM

Victory! The Sounds open the season with a 2-1 win over Seaver and the Mets!!! Manny Mota hits the winning HR. Finish the day by trading Marv Staehle to the Bears for Cito Gaston and a 2nd round pick...hmmm. Claimed Hal Lanier off waivers. Traded Garry Hestadt for Dave May and 10K. Decided to keep Lanier—he fields well, and Maury Wills is getting on in years.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 01:51 PM

Pinch me...Rusty Staub for Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, AND a number one pick!

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 01:54 PM

Mets 6, Sounds 2. Morgan endears self with 2 early errors. Tiant is awful.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 02:01 PM

I'll take the win. Ryan walks only 1, no hits me, loses...

Buster Cherry · 06-25-2019, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ty Cobb

Pinch me...Rusty Staub for Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, AND a number one pick!

Didn't the Reds make the same trade only it was Lee May for Morgan and Billingham?

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buster Cherry

Didn't the Reds make the same trade only it was Lee May for Morgan and Billingham?

https://www.mlb.com/news/the-joe-mor...ade/c-37643594

but you are essentially right. Of course, I also got a number one pick

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 05:31 PM

The Cubbies swat us down, 10-5. Notable in the game is that my pitchers were 1-2 with 2 BB at the plate.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 05:37 PM

Beat the Cubs 3-2...Maury Wills put one onto Waveland Avenue to win it. This is going to be a strange season.

Ty Cobb · 06-25-2019, 10:39 PM

Pasted by the Cubs, 7-2...Fergie...

06-25-2019, 12:53 PM	#2
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	Day 1: Mack Jones and Tony Scott to Cleveland for Cardenal and Tiant and a 5th round pick. Yeah...I'll do this. Howie Reed for Larry Bowa! DONE! Dodgers approach me on Davey Lopes for Coco Laboy. I screwed 'em out of 10K in cash too. __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now." Last edited by Ty Cobb; 06-25-2019 at 01:05 PM.

06-25-2019, 01:27 PM	#3
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	Victory! The Sounds open the season with a 2-1 win over Seaver and the Mets!!! Manny Mota hits the winning HR. Finish the day by trading Marv Staehle to the Bears for Cito Gaston and a 2nd round pick...hmmm. Claimed Hal Lanier off waivers. Traded Garry Hestadt for Dave May and 10K. Decided to keep Lanier—he fields well, and Maury Wills is getting on in years. __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now." Last edited by Ty Cobb; 06-25-2019 at 01:37 PM.

06-25-2019, 01:51 PM	#4
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	Pinch me...Rusty Staub for Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, AND a number one pick! __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."

06-25-2019, 01:54 PM	#5
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	Mets 6, Sounds 2. Morgan endears self with 2 early errors. Tiant is awful. __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."

06-25-2019, 02:01 PM	#6
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	Ae you kidding me? I'll take the win. Ryan walks only 1, no hits me, loses... Attached Images __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."

06-25-2019, 12:15 PM	#1
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	1969 Expansion While I wait for resolution of an issue with my 72 Phils, I thought I'd take a step back 3 years further. What if...the Expos and their financial woes, the Pilots and their attendance woes, and the Padres and their general misery had never happened? Let's face it: KC was a gold mine from day #1. The other three teams all had major issues. So...what if the Pilots had opened in Milwaukee as the Brewers, the Padres in Denver as the Bears, and the Expos—instead of that primitive crap hole they called a ballpark in 69—were in America's 16th largest city at the time...Nashville. Starting this with the same horrifically bad rosters that the 69 clubs began with, and moving forward. I'll be in Nashville. Spring Training awaits... __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."

06-25-2019, 05:31 PM	#9
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	The Cubbies swat us down, 10-5. Notable in the game is that my pitchers were 1-2 with 2 BB at the plate. __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."

06-25-2019, 05:37 PM	#10
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	Beat the Cubs 3-2...Maury Wills put one onto Waveland Avenue to win it. This is going to be a strange season. __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."

06-25-2019, 10:39 PM	#11
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,956 Blog Entries: 67	Pasted by the Cubs, 7-2...Fergie... __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."