Time Warp Baseball - Page 246

canadiancreed · 02-08-2006, 01:51 PM

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Ancestors Added in 1959:
Listed in order of original draft position (although there was no "draft" in 1959, just simulated for ootp purposes). Only Stinson was not drafted in Round 1.

Mack Alford, RF, Washington Senators

Everyone predicted that this guy would be the next Vancini. So far inguries have lowered that assessment, but he's still got HOF tatooed all over. About as sure fo a thing as you can get.

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Pete Tumlin, P, Boston Red Sox

Didn't meet Boston's approval, so off he went to Milwaukee. Looks like he has a home for now, but I don't expect him to be i the rotation if the Braves get any better pitching talent down the road.

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Robert "Bub" Turnbull, 3B, Detroit Tigers

Traded to St. Louis for a rpetty peny after their 3B protege turned out to be a flash in the pan, Turnball has risen to the challange whether he's gone. He's making 2000 hits barring something major, guarenteed.

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Al Mahoney, LF, Milwaukee Braves

Traveled aroudn a bit before being sent for fan fav Prov. Looks to have shell shocked him s he's constantly playing under his ratings. Still at 24 he's got a good future ahead of him, even if he stays at these levels. If he ever gets his ass in gear though, whoa nelly!

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Dejell Baig, 3B, Kansas City Athletics

Was able to get in on the tail end of the A's dynasty. Now the starting 3B for the team and looking like a decent solution for the team. Will probably bwe average, but good to have for quite a long time.

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Wallace Stinson, C, Philadelphia Phillies

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No idea what the Phillies were thinking here. He was able to consistenty hit well at the A and AA level for years. Looks like he just lost his motivation. He'll probably never amount to that much, his talents are too low even for an exapnsion team to take on.

Matt from TN · 02-08-2006, 02:55 PM

1959 Offseason News

After his 5th consecutive losing campaign, Hale Scheepers was replaced as Braves manager by former Giants and Braves speedster Foglesong Allen. "Fuzz" recorded over 2400 hits in his 21 year big-league career and was briefly #1 all-time in steals before being passed by Jonny Perly. In Philadelphia, Ted Stuart was fired after seven losing seasons and general manager Jebediah T. Campbell made the shocking announcement that he would take the reigns of the team himself. Whispers all over the league claimed that Campbell was losing his grip.

The Pirates began to dismantle their roster after the aging club finished a disappointing 72-82 last season. Promising young starter Gene "Jumbo" Houk was shipped to Baltimore. Then team icons Herm Vardaman and William Perry were traded to New York with Harvey Gaunt amid outcries from local fans for the team to stay together.

Hall of Fame

The following players were elected in 1959:

Dave Arkless, CF
Cap: Cubs
Inducted: BBWAA 84.6%
Teams: Chicago N.L. 1926-42
Plaque: The Red Fox won 6 Gold Gloves and one World Series with the Cubs. In 1929, he had a Cubs-record 36-game hitting streak that was just one game shy of the NL record set in 1923. He left for WWII after the 1942 season and retired with a .297 average, 2439 hits, 401 doubles, 285 homeruns (9th All-Time), 1292 RBI, 1418 runs, 1036 walks and 140 steals.

Bobby Martin, 2B
Cap: Giants
Inducted: BBWAA 84.6%
Teams: New York N.L. 1932-46
Plaque: Martin burst onto the scene like no other, hitting .388 as a rookie, by far the highest average of his career and a record that still stands for rookies. That batting title turned out to be his only one, but he was named ROTY and went on to win one Gold Glove and three pennants with the Giants. He retired with a .319 average, 2623 hits, 548 doubles, 139 triples, 124 homeruns, 1151 RBI, 1349 runs, 1007 walks and .858 OPS.

ifspuds · 02-08-2006, 03:23 PM

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The Pirates began to dismantle their roster after the aging club finished a disappointing 72-82 last season. Promising young starter Gene "Jumbo" Houk was shipped to Baltimore. Then team icons Herm Vardaman and William Perry were traded to New York with Harvey Gaunt amid outcries from local fans for the team to stay together.

Wow. That was a long time ago now. Feels like just yesterday.

Trading Houk turned out to be a good move. I don't know if it was the park, but he's never done much of anything for Baltimore. 102-115 career record, with a 4.68 ERA. As much as I liked him, Alberto Val has turned out to be a lot more useful, and Alex Jones has been just about as good as Houk over their respective careers. The Vardaman-Perry-Gaunt deal turned out to be a bust, as Freel went in the tank just after I got him, Willmon hasn't lived up to his billing and Dego got shipped off to Detroit for Larry Grams, who hasn't hit the bigs yet.

Matt from TN · 02-08-2006, 04:53 PM

1959 Recap

The Pirates continued to trade off their veteran players, sending 3B Ike Walker to San Francisco and pitcher Bud Ulrich to Cincinnati. The biggest news though was the surprising domino trade in May that sent 1B prospect Jack Long from the White Sox to the Reds, only to see him flipped to the Cubs for ace Randy Leibermann. That trade gave the Reds a dominant mound duo as Liebermann teamed with Hank Makris.

With ten days left in the season, those Reds led the Dodgers, who were playing without 2B Brett Evans since early June, by 4 games. Los Angeles defeated the Giants 9-2 on September 16th, but a 5-4 10th inning loss the next day was a major setback. The Dodgers went 1-2 that series, but the Reds also went 1-2 against the Phillies with their only victory coming in the 10th inning of the final game. The Reds then were swept at San Francisco, by a combined 26-3 score, and the Dodgers won 2 of 3 at Pittsburgh. Now just two games back with three games remaining, the Dodgers hosted the Cardinals while the Reds hosted Milwaukee. Both teams won on September 23rd, and a 3-2 11-inning win by the Reds the next day clinched the pennant.

Also making news was the fact that the Giants improved from a second consecutive last place finish and a 59-95 record in 1958 to finish 3rd at 83-71 this season. A big reason for the turnaround was the play of youngsters like catcher Cameron Hobbs (.282, 27 HR, 109 RBI), 1B Shigeo Oh (.284, 20 HR, 74 RBI), 2B Chippy Gaines (.270, 66 RBI), LF Wendell Aldwin (.279, 24 HR, 72 RBI), CF Jed Williams (.290, 18 HR, 85 RBI) and pitcher Theo Torbett (9-10, 3.60). Veterans made an impact too. Spring acquisition Matty Jackson went 12-14 with a 4.18 ERA, and May addition Ike Walker hit .314 with 24 HR and 81 RBI. 37-year-old SS Rex Seelinger also finished 5th in the league with a .335 average.

In the AL, Yankees great Carpenter Erickson reached a milestone with his 200th victory, an 8-4 win over Detroit. The team also added pitcher Jack Garvin from the Cubs in July. A month later, they acquired catcher Paul Hennings, pitcher Les Kramer and 1B prospect Henry Laurence from the Phillies. That same month, Erickson no-hit the Tigers for 6 innings before rain halted the game. After an hour delay, he returned to the mound and amazingly completed the no-hitter.

New York, Cleveland, Baltimore and Chicago battled deep into September for the pennant. At the beginning of the month, the Yankees led the Indians by 1 game, the Orioles by 2.5 and the White Sox by 4. From September 2-4, the Yankees swept the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, all but eliminating them from the race. Meanwhile the Indians won 2-of-3 from the White Sox. Cleveland then won 9 of their next 11 games, and the Yankees won just one fewer. So with a week remaining, the two teams found themselves tied.

The Yankees lost two consecutive games - one at Chicago and one at Kansas City - before winning their final two games against the A's. The Indians lost one game at Boston but then swept the Orioles at home, giving Cleveland a one-game lead with just three days left. On September 23rd, the Indians scored 7 runs in the 8th inning and one in the 9th, but still lost 11-9 to the Red Sox. With the bases loaded and one out in the 9th, catcher Jude Enright and pinch hitter Sherm Rorabeck both struck out. On the same day, the Yankees beat Chicago 8-3 behind Roosevelt Wurth to tie Cleveland for first.

The next day, New York and Bourbon Allen Jr. beat the White Sox 6-2. In Cleveland, the Indians were down 2-1 with two outs in the 9th. Pinch hitter Robbie Delcambre walked and another pinch hitter, Ron Vando, singled off Emilio Lobos. RF Andrew Vamos singled Delcambre home from third to tie the game. Then SS Myron Lilly grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the 10th, Morgan Cuellar walked to the mound and got the first two outs. Then 1B James Klock walked. Wes Middendorf came in to pitch and gave up a RBI single to pinch hitter Hal Breault Jr. Down 3-2, the Indians got the leadoff batter on base with a walk, and Boston brought Don Sinton in to pitch. He enduced a 6-4-3 double play off the bat of LF Paul Lett. CF Earl Taylor kept the game alive with a single, but 1B Jerry Tuggle flied out to end the game.

Now up by one game, the Yankees needed a win to clinch. They scored four early runs off Cornelius Grant and went on to win 5-3. Erickson earned his 21st win and Bernard Client got his 19th save.

Matt Perly (1600) and Ray Kress (1500) hit 2-run homers just 2 days apart to break into some hard to reach territory on the RBI list. Both are among the top 20 all-time in runs driven in. Possibly the most amazing performance of the year was a 17-strikeout game by Indians flamethrower Lukas Dietrich. Lukas reached 17 K's in just 7.2 innings, recording nearly triple the amount of strikeouts as opposed to "regular" outs. Arnie Stewart slammed his 300th homerun off of Red Sox pitcher Lee Gardner just before the All-Star break. Then John "Dirtbag" Degal joined him after taking new Yankee Harvey Gaunt deep. Late in the year, longtime Red Ted McMurray sent one deep off of the Giants to join that same 300 HR club. Cal Granger of the A's reached a mark that only two men in history have crossed - 200 saves. He closed the door on the Senators on August 25th to hit the mark.

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American League Standings 
  
New York         96  58 .623 -
Cleveland        95  59 .617 1.0
Baltimore        89  65 .578 7.0
Chicago (A)      87  67 .565 9.0
Kansas City      76  78 .494 20.0
Detroit          69  85 .448 27.0
Boston           58  96 .377 38.0
Washington       46 108 .299 50.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Cincinnati       98  56 .636 -
Los Angeles      95  59 .617 3.0
San Francisco    83  71 .539 15.0
Milwaukee        80  74 .519 18.0
St. Louis        78  76 .506 20.0
Philadelphia     63  91 .409 35.0
Chicago (N)      60  94 .390 38.0
Pittsburgh       59  95 .383 39.0

AL AVG
.363 Ken Whitt, BAL
.345 Will Miller Jr., NYA
.322 Jerry Tuggle, CLE

NL AVG
.382 Abraham Noel, LAD
.350 Chris Bland, STL
.341 John Surette, MLN

AL HOMERUNS
49 John Degal, BAL
48 Charlton Brown, KCA
45 Arnie Stewart, NYA

NL HOMERUNS
40 Chris Kobeck, LAD
38 Irving Korr, PHI
35 Abe Arsenault, PHI
35 Abraham Noel, LAD

AL RBI
133 Arnie Stewart, NYA
124 John Degal, BAL
119 Paul Lett, CLE

NL RBI
114 Abraham Noel, LAD
109 Cameron Hobbs, SFG
108 Chris Kobeck,LAD

AL STEALS
51 Mike Kreitenberg, BOS
43 Will Miller Jr., NYA
40 Lucien Arbour, BOS

NL STEALS
39 Leo Emig, LAD
33 Asa Booker, PHI
32 Ben Cook, CIN

AL ERA
2.71 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
2.84 Herman Labombard, CLE
2.96 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA

NL ERA
2.62 Joe Helton, LAD
2.67 Randy Liebermann, CIN
2.93 Maximo Matamoros, PHI

AL WINS
24 John Nolting, BAL
23 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
21 Herman Labombard, CLE
21 Carpenter Erickson, NYA

NL WINS
23 Joe Helton, LAD
22 Brad De la Garza, LAD
22 Al Guthrie, MLN

AL STRIKEOUTS
328 Lukas Dietrich, CLE
257 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
254 Carpenter Erickson, NYA

NL STRIKEOUTS
297 Joe Helton, LAD
252 Randy Liebermann, CIN
243 Louis Schmit, STL

AL SAVES
26 Cal Granger, KCA
25 John Patterson, DET
21 Walter Crawford, CHA

NL SAVES
28 Chris Delp, CIN
26 Sam Van Brunt, SFG
17 Gene Lopez, CHN

canadiancreed · 02-08-2006, 09:58 PM

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The Pirates continued to trade off their veteran players, sending 3B Ike Walker to San Francisco and pitcher Bud Ulrich to Cincinnati. The biggest news though was the surprising domino trade in May that sent 1B prospect Jack Long from the White Sox to the Reds, only to see him flipped to the Cubs for ace Randy Leibermann. That trade gave the Reds a dominant mound duo as Liebermann teamed with Hank Makris.

I dont know why but I think this is one of my fav trades, and also one of the hardest. Also my second fav Reds team, kinda a last push to glory.

It was a fun run

DamnYankees · 02-08-2006, 10:35 PM

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Also my second fav Reds team, kinda a last push to glory.

'47 is your favorite?

canadiancreed · 02-08-2006, 10:59 PM

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'47 is your favorite?

it is, but just by a hair.

why you may ask?

I wasn't supposed to win then, and it was also my first time winning the whole thing in OOTP. Your first time is always the fondest

Matt from TN · 02-09-2006, 06:04 PM

For those who want to come:

Live WS sim tonight at 9 PM ET in the chat room!!

Go here then click CHAT in the top-right corner.

Cubsgnrlmngr · 02-11-2006, 11:21 AM

Dejell Baig didn't have that great of a year compared to his last year. Hopefully next year he can come back!

Matt from TN · 02-13-2006, 11:55 AM

1959 All-Star Game
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore

BOX SCORE

After starting pitchers Joe Helton and Adam Sardina both retired the first six batters they faced, Yankees pitcher Bourbon Allen Jr came in to pitch in the 3rd and gave up a leadoff single to Cardinals catcher Chris Bland. After a sac bunt and a ground out, Bland had advanced to 3rd. Cincinnati 3B Ben Cook hit a clutch single with two strikes to plate the first run of the game.

The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the 7th when Boston's Lucien Arbour reached base with two outs on an error by Giants SS Rex Seelinger. Athletics 1B Charlton Brown hit a single off Pittsburgh's Levi Sellers, and New York's Wilford Woodworth got a pinch hit double to score two runs.

The AL's 2-1 lead was short lived however, because in the 8th White Sox pitcher Ralph Royer came in to pitch and walked two of the first four batters he faced. With two outs, Giants 1B Shigeo Oh hit a 3-run HR. The AL offense never got a serious rally going in the 8th or 9th off Cincinnati's Hank Makris, and the NL won 4-2.

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            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R  H  E 
NL Allstars 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0    4  5  1 
AL Allstars 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0    2  4  0

WP: Levi Sellers, PIT
LP: Ralph Royer, CHA
MVP: Shigeo Oh, SFG (1-for-2, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

American League Starters:
C Rich Curtis, NYA
1B Arnie Stewart, NYA*
2B Mark Geil, BAL
3B John Degal, BAL*
SS Ken Whitt, BAL*
LF Paul Lett, CLE
CF Roger McNicholas, KCA
RF William Perry, NYA*
SP Adam Sardina, BAL

Reserves:
SP Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA*
SP Ralph Royer, CHA*
SP John Nolting, BAL
SP Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE*
SP Cornelius Grant, CHA*
SP Martin Gwaltney, KCA
SP Herman Labombard, CLE
C Walt Stein, BOS*
1B Charlton Brown, KCA*
3B Wilford Woodworth, NYA
SS Myron Lilly, CLE
SS Victor Estevez, NYA
LF Lucien Arbour, BOS*
LF Will Miller Jr., NYA*
LF Emanuel Ryan, KCA*
RF Chip Sinton, KCA*

National League Starters:
C Chris Bland, STL
1B Abraham Noel, LAD*
2B Alan Liao Jr., STL*
3B Ben Cook, CIN
SS Rex Seelinger, SFG
LF Delmar Yordy, CIN*
CF Jed Williams, SFG
RF Leo Emig, LAD*
SP Joe Helton, LAD

Reserves:
SP Tom Dufresne, LAD
SP Hank Makris, CIN
SP Brad De la Garza, LAD
SP Al Guthrie, MLN
SP Daniel McCarty, STL*
SP Randy Liebermann, CIN
SP Levi Sellers, PIT
C Biff Betters, CIN
1B John Surette, MLN*
1B Shigeo Oh, SFG
3B Ike Walker, SFG
3B Chris Kobeck, LAD*
LF Ellie Vancini, MLN
CF Asa Booker, PHI*
CF Mark Silcox, LAD
CF Matt Praks, CIN
RF Walter Davis, CIN*

* denotes ancestor

Next All-Star Game scheduled at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Matt from TN · 02-13-2006, 12:34 PM

1959 WORLD SERIES

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Yankees pitcher Bourbon Allen Jr reached base on an error by 3B Ben Cook with two outs. CF John Young, who was already on second base, moved to third. LF Will Miller Jr doubled off Randy Leibermann to give New York a 2-0 lead. The Yankees added a run in the 3rd and led 3-0 until the 6th. In that inning, Cook tried to make up for his costly error by leading off with a walk and quickly stealing 2nd. He then moved to third on a groundout. Two singles and a walk later, the score was 3-2 and the Reds had runners on 1st and 2nd with just one out. 2B Bobby Grissom doubled in those two runners but was thrown out by Miller while trying to stretch the hit into a triple. Liebermann sat the Yanks down 1-2-3 in the 6th and 7th. In the 8th, he gave up a single before being lifted for relief help. New York got another single in that inning but could not score a run. In the 9th, Miller led off with a single off Chris Delp but the Yankees could not drive him in.

Reds 4 - Yankees 3

Hank Makris gave up 8 hits and 3 walks but he came through when needed most and never allowed a run. The Reds scored 5 runs off Roosevelt Wurth in just the first four innings.

Reds 5 - Yankees 0

William Perry hit a 2-run 1st inning homerun off Bud Ulrich and John Young hit a 2-run triple in the 3rd as New York took a quick 6-0 lead. They led 7-1 the Reds added 4 runs in the 7th off relievers Les Kramer and Bernard Client. The Yankees added a run in the 8th to make the score 8-5. In the bottom of the 9th with Client still on the mound, catcher Biff Betters led off with a double and moved to third on a Bobby Grissom single. With the tying run at the plate, SS Dennis Ward grounded into a huge 3-6-3 double play. Betters scored, but pinch hitter Bill Hall grounded out to end the game.

Yankees 8 - Reds 6

The Reds scored in 3 separate innings off Allen to inch their way to a 4-1 lead. In the top of the 9th with one out, Earl Hayne came in to pitch and gave up a single to Wilford Woodworth. Delp entered the game and walked Arnie Stewart. Perry then hit a 3-run HR to tie the game 4-4. In the bottom of the 9th, Allen walked Walter Davis to lead off the inning, and Ben Cook doubled. Ted McMurray was intentionally walked to create force outs at all bases and Client came in to pitch. On just the second pitch he saw, RF Delmar Yordy hit a deep sac fly to RF that scored the winning run.

Yankees 4 - Reds 5

Wurth pitched well at first, giving up just 1 run in the first four innings. A 2-run HR by Grissom on the 5th and a 3-run shot by Betters in the 6th was the final nail in New York's coffin as the Reds won their 2nd championship in three years.

Yankees 0 - Reds 7

Winner, 4-1: Cincinnati Reds, 3rd Championship, 4th Pennant

New York Yankees, 16th pennant

canadiancreed · 02-13-2006, 12:45 PM

Betters, Grissom and Makris. Who would have though they'd rise to the occasion over the stars like Lieb, McMurray and Yordy?

jeheinz72 · 03-16-2006, 10:27 AM

Anyone else having site issues this morning?

Vris · 03-16-2006, 10:28 AM

yep

canadiancreed · 03-16-2006, 10:31 AM

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Anyone else having site issues this morning?

I am now

Hyper_Chem · 03-19-2006, 01:43 AM

What is it about baseball that makes men into little girls??? I know, I know "there's no crying in baseball", but i'll be damn if i don't get teary eyed in "Field of Dreams" when he's playing catch with his dad, or in "For Love of the Game" when he reaches just a little deeper to get those last outs.

So why am I bringin this up??? Because i was looking through these forums and just out of pure concidence landed in the dynasty thread for Time Warps 1st HOF ballot. I created a player Genaro "Tito" Nunez, on behalf of my grandfather, and after following the league for a while i stopped. I got busy with medical school and had no time, so i stopped playing.

Anyways, back to my point. Genaro Nunez lived a long life, but after several years of deteriorating health, and a life restricted to bed rest, he passed away just this year at the grandiose age of 90. He will be sorely missed by all. Ok now back to why i'm writing this. I was there, online, going through the thread, when i read all the nice things said about Tito, and about his induction into the HOF in its first ballot, even ahead of the great Whiskey. And although i know its silly i got choked up, and i hate to admit it but even a small tear ran down my cheek. I know, I know, its just a stupid online-league and not real, but he was my grandfather and after the recent loss, this really put a little cheer into me. Thanks Time Warp, and good luck with your league.

Rolando Nunez

tward13 · 03-19-2006, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Hyper_Chem

What is it about baseball that makes men into little girls??? I know, I know "there's no crying in baseball", but i'll be damn if i don't get teary eyed in "Field of Dreams" when he's playing catch with his dad, or in "For Love of the Game" when he reaches just a little deeper to get those last outs.

So why am I bringin this up??? Because i was looking through these forums and just out of pure concidence landed in the dynasty thread for Time Warps 1st HOF ballot. I created a player Genaro "Tito" Nunez, on behalf of my grandfather, and after following the league for a while i stopped. I got busy with medical school and had no time, so i stopped playing.

Anyways, back to my point. Genaro Nunez lived a long life, but after several years of deteriorating health, and a life restricted to bed rest, he passed away just this year at the grandiose age of 90. He will be sorely missed by all. Ok now back to why i'm writing this. I was there, online, going through the thread, when i read all the nice things said about Tito, and about his induction into the HOF in its first ballot, even ahead of the great Whiskey. And although i know its silly i got choked up, and i hate to admit it but even a small tear ran down my cheek. I know, I know, its just a stupid online-league and not real, but he was my grandfather and after the recent loss, this really put a little cheer into me. Thanks Time Warp, and good luck with your league.

Rolando Nunez

This is what the Time Warp league has been all about. Many of us getting a chance to give parents and grandparents a shot at the big time. Some have been lucky enough to make it to the HoF. Sometimes we've managed to capture a little of the real person during these games. Much of the rest of it is pure fantasy. It's good to hear from someone who added one of the originals.

It's a silly game, but we love it.

Matt from TN · 03-19-2006, 12:34 PM

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Thanks Time Warp, and good luck with your league.

Thanks Rolando. That really made me smile. I know I enjoyed seeing my grandfather's career cycle (and he's now a successful manager). And by the way, Genarito had a darn good career himself and gets a lot of support in the current Hall of Fame ballots. Just check out the 1967 ballot.

Thanks for lending us your grandfather. I was just talking in the '67 ballot about how he was the 1st (and only) hispanic HOF'er. He certainly is well-respected in TWB-land and revered by all TWB-latinos.

canadiancreed · 03-19-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyper_Chem

What is it about baseball that makes men into little girls??? I know, I know "there's no crying in baseball", but i'll be damn if i don't get teary eyed in "Field of Dreams" when he's playing catch with his dad, or in "For Love of the Game" when he reaches just a little deeper to get those last outs.

So why am I bringin this up??? Because i was looking through these forums and just out of pure concidence landed in the dynasty thread for Time Warps 1st HOF ballot. I created a player Genaro "Tito" Nunez, on behalf of my grandfather, and after following the league for a while i stopped. I got busy with medical school and had no time, so i stopped playing.

Anyways, back to my point. Genaro Nunez lived a long life, but after several years of deteriorating health, and a life restricted to bed rest, he passed away just this year at the grandiose age of 90. He will be sorely missed by all. Ok now back to why i'm writing this. I was there, online, going through the thread, when i read all the nice things said about Tito, and about his induction into the HOF in its first ballot, even ahead of the great Whiskey. And although i know its silly i got choked up, and i hate to admit it but even a small tear ran down my cheek. I know, I know, its just a stupid online-league and not real, but he was my grandfather and after the recent loss, this really put a little cheer into me. Thanks Time Warp, and good luck with your league.

Rolando Nunez

This is, IMHO, one of the two things that makes TWB the pinnacle OOTP league. TO have such a backstory is just awesome. I'm sorry to hear abotu your loss, but happy that you enjoy the league and lent him to us as he became a pioneer in our league

PTBNL · 03-19-2006, 06:07 PM

brings back memories. but sadly the Allens "Tanked" (literally) after Whiskey and Bourbon............................

02-08-2006, 02:55 PM	#4902
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	1959 Offseason News After his 5th consecutive losing campaign, Hale Scheepers was replaced as Braves manager by former Giants and Braves speedster Foglesong Allen. "Fuzz" recorded over 2400 hits in his 21 year big-league career and was briefly #1 all-time in steals before being passed by Jonny Perly. In Philadelphia, Ted Stuart was fired after seven losing seasons and general manager Jebediah T. Campbell made the shocking announcement that he would take the reigns of the team himself. Whispers all over the league claimed that Campbell was losing his grip. The Pirates began to dismantle their roster after the aging club finished a disappointing 72-82 last season. Promising young starter Gene "Jumbo" Houk was shipped to Baltimore. Then team icons Herm Vardaman and William Perry were traded to New York with Harvey Gaunt amid outcries from local fans for the team to stay together. Hall of Fame The following players were elected in 1959: Dave Arkless, CF Cap: Cubs Inducted: BBWAA 84.6% Teams: Chicago N.L. 1926-42 Plaque: The Red Fox won 6 Gold Gloves and one World Series with the Cubs. In 1929, he had a Cubs-record 36-game hitting streak that was just one game shy of the NL record set in 1923. He left for WWII after the 1942 season and retired with a .297 average, 2439 hits, 401 doubles, 285 homeruns (9th All-Time), 1292 RBI, 1418 runs, 1036 walks and 140 steals. Bobby Martin, 2B Cap: Giants Inducted: BBWAA 84.6% Teams: New York N.L. 1932-46 Plaque: Martin burst onto the scene like no other, hitting .388 as a rookie, by far the highest average of his career and a record that still stands for rookies. That batting title turned out to be his only one, but he was named ROTY and went on to win one Gold Glove and three pennants with the Giants. He retired with a .319 average, 2623 hits, 548 doubles, 139 triples, 124 homeruns, 1151 RBI, 1349 runs, 1007 walks and .858 OPS. Last edited by Matt from TN; 02-08-2006 at 02:56 PM.

02-08-2006, 04:53 PM	#4904
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	1959 Recap The Pirates continued to trade off their veteran players, sending 3B Ike Walker to San Francisco and pitcher Bud Ulrich to Cincinnati. The biggest news though was the surprising domino trade in May that sent 1B prospect Jack Long from the White Sox to the Reds, only to see him flipped to the Cubs for ace Randy Leibermann. That trade gave the Reds a dominant mound duo as Liebermann teamed with Hank Makris. With ten days left in the season, those Reds led the Dodgers, who were playing without 2B Brett Evans since early June, by 4 games. Los Angeles defeated the Giants 9-2 on September 16th, but a 5-4 10th inning loss the next day was a major setback. The Dodgers went 1-2 that series, but the Reds also went 1-2 against the Phillies with their only victory coming in the 10th inning of the final game. The Reds then were swept at San Francisco, by a combined 26-3 score, and the Dodgers won 2 of 3 at Pittsburgh. Now just two games back with three games remaining, the Dodgers hosted the Cardinals while the Reds hosted Milwaukee. Both teams won on September 23rd, and a 3-2 11-inning win by the Reds the next day clinched the pennant. Also making news was the fact that the Giants improved from a second consecutive last place finish and a 59-95 record in 1958 to finish 3rd at 83-71 this season. A big reason for the turnaround was the play of youngsters like catcher Cameron Hobbs (.282, 27 HR, 109 RBI), 1B Shigeo Oh (.284, 20 HR, 74 RBI), 2B Chippy Gaines (.270, 66 RBI), LF Wendell Aldwin (.279, 24 HR, 72 RBI), CF Jed Williams (.290, 18 HR, 85 RBI) and pitcher Theo Torbett (9-10, 3.60). Veterans made an impact too. Spring acquisition Matty Jackson went 12-14 with a 4.18 ERA, and May addition Ike Walker hit .314 with 24 HR and 81 RBI. 37-year-old SS Rex Seelinger also finished 5th in the league with a .335 average. In the AL, Yankees great Carpenter Erickson reached a milestone with his 200th victory, an 8-4 win over Detroit. The team also added pitcher Jack Garvin from the Cubs in July. A month later, they acquired catcher Paul Hennings, pitcher Les Kramer and 1B prospect Henry Laurence from the Phillies. That same month, Erickson no-hit the Tigers for 6 innings before rain halted the game. After an hour delay, he returned to the mound and amazingly completed the no-hitter. New York, Cleveland, Baltimore and Chicago battled deep into September for the pennant. At the beginning of the month, the Yankees led the Indians by 1 game, the Orioles by 2.5 and the White Sox by 4. From September 2-4, the Yankees swept the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, all but eliminating them from the race. Meanwhile the Indians won 2-of-3 from the White Sox. Cleveland then won 9 of their next 11 games, and the Yankees won just one fewer. So with a week remaining, the two teams found themselves tied. The Yankees lost two consecutive games - one at Chicago and one at Kansas City - before winning their final two games against the A's. The Indians lost one game at Boston but then swept the Orioles at home, giving Cleveland a one-game lead with just three days left. On September 23rd, the Indians scored 7 runs in the 8th inning and one in the 9th, but still lost 11-9 to the Red Sox. With the bases loaded and one out in the 9th, catcher Jude Enright and pinch hitter Sherm Rorabeck both struck out. On the same day, the Yankees beat Chicago 8-3 behind Roosevelt Wurth to tie Cleveland for first. The next day, New York and Bourbon Allen Jr. beat the White Sox 6-2. In Cleveland, the Indians were down 2-1 with two outs in the 9th. Pinch hitter Robbie Delcambre walked and another pinch hitter, Ron Vando, singled off Emilio Lobos. RF Andrew Vamos singled Delcambre home from third to tie the game. Then SS Myron Lilly grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the 10th, Morgan Cuellar walked to the mound and got the first two outs. Then 1B James Klock walked. Wes Middendorf came in to pitch and gave up a RBI single to pinch hitter Hal Breault Jr. Down 3-2, the Indians got the leadoff batter on base with a walk, and Boston brought Don Sinton in to pitch. He enduced a 6-4-3 double play off the bat of LF Paul Lett. CF Earl Taylor kept the game alive with a single, but 1B Jerry Tuggle flied out to end the game. Now up by one game, the Yankees needed a win to clinch. They scored four early runs off Cornelius Grant and went on to win 5-3. Erickson earned his 21st win and Bernard Client got his 19th save. Matt Perly (1600) and Ray Kress (1500) hit 2-run homers just 2 days apart to break into some hard to reach territory on the RBI list. Both are among the top 20 all-time in runs driven in. Possibly the most amazing performance of the year was a 17-strikeout game by Indians flamethrower Lukas Dietrich. Lukas reached 17 K's in just 7.2 innings, recording nearly triple the amount of strikeouts as opposed to "regular" outs. Arnie Stewart slammed his 300th homerun off of Red Sox pitcher Lee Gardner just before the All-Star break. Then John "Dirtbag" Degal joined him after taking new Yankee Harvey Gaunt deep. Late in the year, longtime Red Ted McMurray sent one deep off of the Giants to join that same 300 HR club. Cal Granger of the A's reached a mark that only two men in history have crossed - 200 saves. He closed the door on the Senators on August 25th to hit the mark. Code: American League Standings New York 96 58 .623 - Cleveland 95 59 .617 1.0 Baltimore 89 65 .578 7.0 Chicago (A) 87 67 .565 9.0 Kansas City 76 78 .494 20.0 Detroit 69 85 .448 27.0 Boston 58 96 .377 38.0 Washington 46 108 .299 50.0 National League Standings Cincinnati 98 56 .636 - Los Angeles 95 59 .617 3.0 San Francisco 83 71 .539 15.0 Milwaukee 80 74 .519 18.0 St. Louis 78 76 .506 20.0 Philadelphia 63 91 .409 35.0 Chicago (N) 60 94 .390 38.0 Pittsburgh 59 95 .383 39.0 AL AVG .363 Ken Whitt, BAL .345 Will Miller Jr., NYA .322 Jerry Tuggle, CLE NL AVG .382 Abraham Noel, LAD .350 Chris Bland, STL .341 John Surette, MLN AL HOMERUNS 49 John Degal, BAL 48 Charlton Brown, KCA 45 Arnie Stewart, NYA NL HOMERUNS 40 Chris Kobeck, LAD 38 Irving Korr, PHI 35 Abe Arsenault, PHI 35 Abraham Noel, LAD AL RBI 133 Arnie Stewart, NYA 124 John Degal, BAL 119 Paul Lett, CLE NL RBI 114 Abraham Noel, LAD 109 Cameron Hobbs, SFG 108 Chris Kobeck,LAD AL STEALS 51 Mike Kreitenberg, BOS 43 Will Miller Jr., NYA 40 Lucien Arbour, BOS NL STEALS 39 Leo Emig, LAD 33 Asa Booker, PHI 32 Ben Cook, CIN AL ERA 2.71 Carpenter Erickson, NYA 2.84 Herman Labombard, CLE 2.96 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA NL ERA 2.62 Joe Helton, LAD 2.67 Randy Liebermann, CIN 2.93 Maximo Matamoros, PHI AL WINS 24 John Nolting, BAL 23 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE 21 Herman Labombard, CLE 21 Carpenter Erickson, NYA NL WINS 23 Joe Helton, LAD 22 Brad De la Garza, LAD 22 Al Guthrie, MLN AL STRIKEOUTS 328 Lukas Dietrich, CLE 257 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE 254 Carpenter Erickson, NYA NL STRIKEOUTS 297 Joe Helton, LAD 252 Randy Liebermann, CIN 243 Louis Schmit, STL AL SAVES 26 Cal Granger, KCA 25 John Patterson, DET 21 Walter Crawford, CHA NL SAVES 28 Chris Delp, CIN 26 Sam Van Brunt, SFG 17 Gene Lopez, CHN

02-09-2006, 06:04 PM	#4908
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	For those who want to come: Live WS sim tonight at 9 PM ET in the chat room!! Go here then click CHAT in the top-right corner. __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

02-11-2006, 11:21 AM	#4909
Cubsgnrlmngr Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 249	Dejell Baig didn't have that great of a year compared to his last year. Hopefully next year he can come back! __________________ Chicago Cubs NGBL If you don't know who Kirby Puckett was or of his face escapes you're memory at the moment. Check this short video out about one of the most clutch baseball players in the history of the MLB. R.I.P. Kirby Puckett

02-13-2006, 11:55 AM	#4910
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	1959 All-Star Game Memorial Stadium, Baltimore BOX SCORE After starting pitchers Joe Helton and Adam Sardina both retired the first six batters they faced, Yankees pitcher Bourbon Allen Jr came in to pitch in the 3rd and gave up a leadoff single to Cardinals catcher Chris Bland. After a sac bunt and a ground out, Bland had advanced to 3rd. Cincinnati 3B Ben Cook hit a clutch single with two strikes to plate the first run of the game. The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the 7th when Boston's Lucien Arbour reached base with two outs on an error by Giants SS Rex Seelinger. Athletics 1B Charlton Brown hit a single off Pittsburgh's Levi Sellers, and New York's Wilford Woodworth got a pinch hit double to score two runs. The AL's 2-1 lead was short lived however, because in the 8th White Sox pitcher Ralph Royer came in to pitch and walked two of the first four batters he faced. With two outs, Giants 1B Shigeo Oh hit a 3-run HR. The AL offense never got a serious rally going in the 8th or 9th off Cincinnati's Hank Makris, and the NL won 4-2. Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NL Allstars 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 5 1 AL Allstars 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 WP: Levi Sellers, PIT LP: Ralph Royer, CHA MVP: Shigeo Oh, SFG (1-for-2, 1 HR, 3 RBI) American League Starters: C Rich Curtis, NYA 1B Arnie Stewart, NYA* 2B Mark Geil, BAL 3B John Degal, BAL* SS Ken Whitt, BAL* LF Paul Lett, CLE CF Roger McNicholas, KCA RF William Perry, NYA* SP Adam Sardina, BAL Reserves: SP Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA* SP Ralph Royer, CHA* SP John Nolting, BAL SP Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE* SP Cornelius Grant, CHA* SP Martin Gwaltney, KCA SP Herman Labombard, CLE C Walt Stein, BOS* 1B Charlton Brown, KCA* 3B Wilford Woodworth, NYA SS Myron Lilly, CLE SS Victor Estevez, NYA LF Lucien Arbour, BOS* LF Will Miller Jr., NYA* LF Emanuel Ryan, KCA* RF Chip Sinton, KCA* National League Starters: C Chris Bland, STL 1B Abraham Noel, LAD* 2B Alan Liao Jr., STL* 3B Ben Cook, CIN SS Rex Seelinger, SFG LF Delmar Yordy, CIN* CF Jed Williams, SFG RF Leo Emig, LAD* SP Joe Helton, LAD Reserves: SP Tom Dufresne, LAD SP Hank Makris, CIN SP Brad De la Garza, LAD SP Al Guthrie, MLN SP Daniel McCarty, STL* SP Randy Liebermann, CIN SP Levi Sellers, PIT C Biff Betters, CIN 1B John Surette, MLN* 1B Shigeo Oh, SFG 3B Ike Walker, SFG 3B Chris Kobeck, LAD* LF Ellie Vancini, MLN CF Asa Booker, PHI* CF Mark Silcox, LAD CF Matt Praks, CIN RF Walter Davis, CIN* * denotes ancestor Next All-Star Game scheduled at Candlestick Park, San Francisco __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

02-13-2006, 12:34 PM	#4911
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	1959 WORLD SERIES In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Yankees pitcher Bourbon Allen Jr reached base on an error by 3B Ben Cook with two outs. CF John Young, who was already on second base, moved to third. LF Will Miller Jr doubled off Randy Leibermann to give New York a 2-0 lead. The Yankees added a run in the 3rd and led 3-0 until the 6th. In that inning, Cook tried to make up for his costly error by leading off with a walk and quickly stealing 2nd. He then moved to third on a groundout. Two singles and a walk later, the score was 3-2 and the Reds had runners on 1st and 2nd with just one out. 2B Bobby Grissom doubled in those two runners but was thrown out by Miller while trying to stretch the hit into a triple. Liebermann sat the Yanks down 1-2-3 in the 6th and 7th. In the 8th, he gave up a single before being lifted for relief help. New York got another single in that inning but could not score a run. In the 9th, Miller led off with a single off Chris Delp but the Yankees could not drive him in. Reds 4 - Yankees 3 Hank Makris gave up 8 hits and 3 walks but he came through when needed most and never allowed a run. The Reds scored 5 runs off Roosevelt Wurth in just the first four innings. Reds 5 - Yankees 0 William Perry hit a 2-run 1st inning homerun off Bud Ulrich and John Young hit a 2-run triple in the 3rd as New York took a quick 6-0 lead. They led 7-1 the Reds added 4 runs in the 7th off relievers Les Kramer and Bernard Client. The Yankees added a run in the 8th to make the score 8-5. In the bottom of the 9th with Client still on the mound, catcher Biff Betters led off with a double and moved to third on a Bobby Grissom single. With the tying run at the plate, SS Dennis Ward grounded into a huge 3-6-3 double play. Betters scored, but pinch hitter Bill Hall grounded out to end the game. Yankees 8 - Reds 6 The Reds scored in 3 separate innings off Allen to inch their way to a 4-1 lead. In the top of the 9th with one out, Earl Hayne came in to pitch and gave up a single to Wilford Woodworth. Delp entered the game and walked Arnie Stewart. Perry then hit a 3-run HR to tie the game 4-4. In the bottom of the 9th, Allen walked Walter Davis to lead off the inning, and Ben Cook doubled. Ted McMurray was intentionally walked to create force outs at all bases and Client came in to pitch. On just the second pitch he saw, RF Delmar Yordy hit a deep sac fly to RF that scored the winning run. Yankees 4 - Reds 5 Wurth pitched well at first, giving up just 1 run in the first four innings. A 2-run HR by Grissom on the 5th and a 3-run shot by Betters in the 6th was the final nail in New York's coffin as the Reds won their 2nd championship in three years. Yankees 0 - Reds 7 Winner, 4-1: Cincinnati Reds, 3rd Championship, 4th Pennant New York Yankees, 16th pennant __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

02-13-2006, 12:45 PM	#4912
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660 Blog Entries: 1	Betters, Grissom and Makris. Who would have though they'd rise to the occasion over the stars like Lieb, McMurray and Yordy? __________________ PT21 PT22

03-16-2006, 10:27 AM	#4913
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,163	Anyone else having site issues this morning? __________________ Join The Dugout!

03-16-2006, 10:28 AM	#4914
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	yep __________________ None Blog it.

03-19-2006, 01:43 AM	#4916
Hyper_Chem Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 57	Genaro Nunez Will be missed What is it about baseball that makes men into little girls??? I know, I know "there's no crying in baseball", but i'll be damn if i don't get teary eyed in "Field of Dreams" when he's playing catch with his dad, or in "For Love of the Game" when he reaches just a little deeper to get those last outs. So why am I bringin this up??? Because i was looking through these forums and just out of pure concidence landed in the dynasty thread for Time Warps 1st HOF ballot. I created a player Genaro "Tito" Nunez, on behalf of my grandfather, and after following the league for a while i stopped. I got busy with medical school and had no time, so i stopped playing. Anyways, back to my point. Genaro Nunez lived a long life, but after several years of deteriorating health, and a life restricted to bed rest, he passed away just this year at the grandiose age of 90. He will be sorely missed by all. Ok now back to why i'm writing this. I was there, online, going through the thread, when i read all the nice things said about Tito, and about his induction into the HOF in its first ballot, even ahead of the great Whiskey. And although i know its silly i got choked up, and i hate to admit it but even a small tear ran down my cheek. I know, I know, its just a stupid online-league and not real, but he was my grandfather and after the recent loss, this really put a little cheer into me. Thanks Time Warp, and good luck with your league. Rolando Nunez __________________

03-19-2006, 06:07 PM	#4920
PTBNL Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 21	brings back memories. but sadly the Allens "Tanked" (literally) after Whiskey and Bourbon............................