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03-18-2023, 01:55 AM | #1801 |
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Mr Murder Killed It
Not many of the NeL guys left in the game now (just three in fact: Campy, Jackie, and Larry Doby), and we lose another one at this point in Monte Irvin - who offers up all the evidence I need to see that my efforts to include these guys in this save was well worth the effort.
Here are Monte's final career stats in this save: as opposed to IRL: Pretty sure he'll be a first-ballot HoFer, as he should be.
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03-18-2023, 03:12 AM | #1802 |
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1958 MLB Awards
AL 1958 HISTORY INDEX
NL 1958 HISTORY INDEX AWARDS HISTORY Unanimous Wagner-Lajoie wins for Mickey Mantle (his 5th) and Frank Robinson (his first), and for Jim Bunning and Billy O'Dell in the Johnson-Waddell - a first for each. RoYs are Mike McCormick and Orlando Cepeda, while Don Mossi and our own Ryne Duren win the Paige Plates. S+ HOME REPORTS HOME PIRATES HOME
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03-18-2023, 09:08 PM | #1803 |
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1958/59 Rookie Draft
Another big step up on the rookie front with a cracking pool coming in including 7 Legacies and 1 Marquee.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1959 Season: St. Louis Cardinals: Bob Gibson (89.2; 482 GS – one-club player) MARQUEE Chicago Cubs: Billy Williams (63.6; 2213) Chicago White Sox: Gary Peters (28.7; 216 GS) Los Angeles Dodgers: Maury Wills (39.6; 1593) Philadelphia Phillies: Chris Short (28.7; 301 GS) San Francisco Giants: Willie McCovey (64.5; 2256) Washington Senators: Jim Kaat (50.5; 433 GS) Baltimore Orioles: Mike Cuellar (26.9; 283 GS) Jim Perry (41.6; 249 GS) was also eligible for the Senators, but Kaat’s higher WAR makes him the selection. Tim McCarver (28.3; 1181) was also eligible for the Cardinals, but Gibson’s higher WAR makes him the selection. There are 92 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds. The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1958 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round): Round 1 1. St. Louis Cardinals (468; dice roll) 2. San Francisco Giants (519) 3. Chicago Cubs (468; dice roll) 4. Washington Senators (396) 5. Los Angeles Dodgers (461) 6. Philadelphia Phillies (448) 7. Chicago White Sox (532) 8. Baltimore Orioles (484) 9. Kansas City Athletics (474) 10. Cincinnati Redlegs (494) 11. Detroit Tigers (500) 12. Cleveland Indians (503) 13. Boston Red Sox (513) 14. Pittsburgh Pirates (545) 15. Milwaukee Braves (597; dice roll) 16. New York Yankees (597; dice roll) Rounds 2 thru 5 1. Washington Senators (396) 2. Philadelphia Phillies (448) 3. Los Angeles Dodgers (461) 4. St. Louis Cardinals (468; dice roll) 5. Chicago Cubs (468; dice roll) 6. Kansas City Athletics (474) 7. Baltimore Orioles (484) 8. Cincinnati Redlegs (494) 9. Detroit Tigers (500) 10. Cleveland Indians (503) 11. Boston Red Sox (513) 12. San Francisco Giants (519) 13. Chicago White Sox (532) 14. Pittsburgh Pirates (545) 15. Milwaukee Braves (597; dice roll) 16. New York Yankees (597; dice roll) Both because we feel we’ve got the squad pretty much as we like it and due to our low pick, we go into this Draft with a bunch of options but little control over which of those might come to pass. We are almost certain our first pick will be a pitcher, and would rather take a good arm than an average bat. With that mindset, we take the following players: 1. C Tim McCarver, 17
Went in with limited expectations; came out with them having been exceeded – albeit only slightly. FULL DRAFT LOG
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03-18-2023, 10:38 PM | #1804 |
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Call from the Hall
I am convinced we are going to have our second-straight year of no call, but instead one of our favourite sons makes it in first try.
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03-18-2023, 10:48 PM | #1805 |
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The Wheeling and the Dealing
We make a rare foray into the FA market, albeit at its shallower end, just looking to bolster our SP ranks should we run into injury problems.
Again, Lew's profile is not one I usually go anywhere near, but for less than 50K for a 1+1, he's a relatively cheap insurance policy. He may even have to bide his time at AAA, we'll think on that some more and make the call when the time comes. We also pick up C / OF Johnny Blanchard in the Rule 5 Draft. I like how he projects and think we have the scope to hide him away this year as Roseboro's backup, while also giving us another corner OF option if needed. A touch of lightning in his bat according to the scouting reports, especially when he fully matures.
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03-18-2023, 11:51 PM | #1806 |
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1959 The First Time Around
It doesn’t take long for the Dodgers to settle into their new digs as they edge out the Braves in a playoff for the NL pennant, then see off the White Sox – making their first post-season appearance since the Black Sox 40 years earlier – in the World Series to win their second Championship.
AL CHAMPIONS: Chicago White Sox (94-60) NL CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles Dodgers (88-68) WORLD SERIES: Dodgers 4, White Sox 2 Pittsburgh Pirates: 78-76, 4th in NL AL MVP: Nellie Fox (White Sox) NL MVP: Ernie Banks (Cubs) AL CYA: Early Wynn (White Sox) NL CYA: not given AL RoY: Bob Allison (Senators) NL RoY: Willie McCovey (Giants) Top Ten Lists (courtesy of thisgreatgame.com) NL Hitters 1. HANK AARON, MILWAUKEE
AL Hitters 1. AL KALINE, DETROIT
NL Pitchers 1. WARREN SPAHN, MILWAUKEE
AL Pitchers 1. BOB SHAW, CHICAGO
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03-19-2023, 03:18 AM | #1807 |
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1959 Preseason / Spring Training
Great to see that the Dodgers just couldn’t live without Jackie and he’ll now almost certainly finish up as a one-club player. Not so for Newk, Nellie, Teddy or Duke though, I’m afraid, as all four end up at new clubs in a busy old offseason indeed that sees the Cubbies make a serious push.
Here are the major moves and signings:
We finish ST an injury-free 10-8. ALL TRANSACTIONS A couple tight pennant races in store if the BNN crew are right. FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
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03-19-2023, 03:30 AM | #1808 |
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The View from the Gangplank Opening Day, 1959
Our team page can be accessed HERE.
This has been a nice and totally unexpected run of wins for our club. Can we squeeze one more drop out of the lemon? Doubt this group at one's own peril, that's all I know. I've decided, at least to begin with, to keep Felipe Alou at AAA. Lemon gets the starting nod at 1B but will be subbed late in close lead games. We're going to mix things up a bit with John Roseboro moved up to the leadoff spot. As at OD, Ray Moore will hold down the SP5 slot.
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03-19-2023, 04:07 AM | #1809 |
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Stat Check BB, $, ISO
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03-21-2023, 03:13 AM | #1810 |
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The View from the Gangplank June 1, 1959
Troubles abound as we lose our best hitter and then our best pitcher - each for a month or so - toward the end of the sectional. It would appear our depth is just about to be tested.
Even before the injuries, it feels like we're swimming upstream in a pool of quicksand. But, as they almost always do, the lads just chug along and by the end of May we are sitting at 29-22 and just a half-game off the lead in an incredibly bunched field. Even though Maris is blossoming into the power hitter we know he is with 11 HR to his credit already, we are still struggling to score consistently. Slow starts from most of the group don't help one bit, but we do look on the way up in this regard. Alou, after finally getting the call-up when Arriba goes down, is still searching for his first big-league hit. Not quite the ironclad BP of the past few seasons but, still, we're toward the top in almost every pitching stat cat once again. Jackson has taken another big stride forward and Friend continues to head in the right direction. Podres, however, has struggled to rediscover his form after the long injury layoff, and hopefully he can do so soon - especially now with Patata out of action. The Red Sox - led by Jackie Jensen, who seems to be enjoying top dog status with Teddy gone - are dominating the AL again and already look like they'll take some catching. The Yankees, despite Mantle's continued push toward immortality, sit at 18-27 - the worst record in all MLB. As I said, the NL is particularly tight and looks wide open this year. Monthly Award Winners April American League
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03-21-2023, 03:15 AM | #1811 |
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03-21-2023, 11:13 PM | #1812 |
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Less Is Mo(o)re
We are, it is fair to say, falling like ninepins...
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03-23-2023, 02:48 AM | #1813 |
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03-23-2023, 10:27 PM | #1814 |
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Hit the Pine, Jack
A real shame this, as Jackie Jensen sure has been revelling in his first season out of Ted Williams' big shadow and was on track for a fantastic year.
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03-23-2023, 10:46 PM | #1815 |
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Be Like Ike
The season's first no-hitter by Ike DeLock of the Giants against the Dodgers.
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03-24-2023, 12:52 AM | #1816 |
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1959 MLB All-Star Game
Six Bucs - five of them pitchers, including the injured Camilo Pascual - get a gong this time around.
Orlando Cepeda wins the HR Derby, while Rocky Colavito powers the AL to an 8-5 ASG win.
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03-25-2023, 05:17 AM | #1817 |
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You Can Take that to the Banks
The great man Ernie Banks puts four in the seats against LA - amazingly, the first time in the 58+ seasons of this league's history the feat has been achieved.
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03-25-2023, 05:55 AM | #1818 |
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Concerning highest paid, are Nuxhall and Thomas having better than historical careers?
Was batting Clemente second your idea or the AI manager's idea? I think its a good spot for him in that lineup.
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Joe's a tough one because he had that cuppa aged 16 then didn't make it back for 8 years. But of course that cannot be replicated here. So instead he's just a really crappy version of himself until he finally hits his stride in '54 or so. He should match his IRL career WAR of 38 (as calculated in-game) no problems - I'd even think he gets up to the 50s by the end with 3-year recalc in play. Frankie T Frankie started with a huge bang - 4.8 bWAR rookie season - but has been merely serviceable since then. Should match his HR and WAR totals with plenty to spare with the recalc smoothing his rather untidy IRL dismount somewhat. I do all our strategy - at both the team and player level - as well as lineups and staff usage. Pretty thorough with it, too, as you'd expect from the control freak I am...
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They both seem overpaid to me although Frank Thomas is only 1.1 under his career historical WAR with most of a decade to go.
Nuxhall, I have a hard time computing in my mind a guy having 20 WAR with a 4.12 ERA.
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