With the All-Star game approaching I (Steve) thought I’d put a couple teams together again. Let us know what you think. Also, give your opinion on who deserves the final spots.
Starting Lineups:
AL:
C Jack Slater (OAK): .346, 31 HR, 79 RBI, 64 Runs, 1.100 OPS
1B Kevin Hunt (OAK): .376, 31 HR, 76 RBI, 74 Runs, 1.147 OPS
2B Ross Barnes (TOR): .333, 7 HR, 38 RBI, 50 Runs, .835 OPS, 8 SB
3B Hank Blalock (OAK): .344, 27 HR, 71 RBI, 78 Runs, 1.019 OPS
SS Yunel Escobar (NYA): .331, 14 HR, 47 RBI, 65 Runs, .907 OPS, 8 SB
OF Nick Markakis (ANA): .410, 24 HR, 73 RBI, 81 Runs, 1.187 OPS, 12 SB
OF Rocky Colavito (KC): .343, 35 HR, 78 RBI, 77 Runs, 1.118 OPS
OF Larry Walker (OAK): .337, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 94 Runs, .986 OPS, 6 SB
DH Clue Haywood (BAL): .373, 34 HR, 101 RBI, 64 Runs, 1.144 OPS
P Roger Clemens (OAK): 13-3, 3.00 ERA, 105.0 IP, 88 Ks, 17 GS, 13 QS
NL:
C Sonny Delfino (CIN): .298, 22 HR, 57 RBI, 38 Runs, .936 OPS
1B George Sisler (SF): .408, 29 HR, 65 RBI, 81 Runs, 1.214 OPS
2B Josh Barfield (LA): .346, 26 HR, 60 RBI, 59 Runs, 1.009 OPS, 5 SB
3B Matt Williams (LA): .336, 23 HR, 54 RBI, 60 Runs, .976 OPS
SS John Henry Lloyd (PIT): .346, 22 HR, 47 RBI, 68 Runs, .991 OPS, 15 SB
OF Babe Ruth (ATL): .379, 39 HR, 90 RBI, 83 Runs, 1.216 OPS
OF Henry Aaron (CIN): .369, 30 HR, 82 RBI, 65 Runs, 1.108 OPS
OF Jay Bruce (SF): 352, 26 HR, 72 RBI, 57 Runs, 1.024 OPS
DH Prince Fielder (ATL): .382, 33 HR, 76 RBI, 70 Runs, 1.181 OPS
P Mark Hallen (STL): 10-4, 2.51 ERA, 96.2 IP, 48 Ks, 16 GS, 13 QS
AL Reserves:
C Brian McCann (NYA): .340, 23 HR, 72 RBI, 72 Runs, 1.035 OPS
C Gator Swanson (MIL): .288, 21 HR, 59 RBI, 43 Runs, .885 OPS
1B Clem Graves (KC): .347, 32 HR, 71 RBI, 65 Runs, 1.118 OPS
1B Luke Easter (OAK): .328, 28 HR, 80 RBI, 67 Runs, .977 OPS
2B Luis A. Gonzalez (CLE): .271, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 42 Runs, .800 OPS
3B Dex Apple (SEA): .269, 19 HR, 52 RBI, 52 Runs, .816 OPS
SS Rocky Notel (DET): .302, 2 HR, 42 RBI, 73 Runs, .732 OPS, 31 SB
OF Chris Duncan (KC): .342, 29 HR, 82 RBI, 57 Runs, 1.043 OPS
OF Ken Williams (MIN): .380, 24 HR, 54 RBI, 71 Runs, 1.105 OPS, 8 SB
OF Matt Holiday (OAK): .358, 24 HR, 75 RBI, 53 Runs, 1.054 OPS
OF Stacy Conner (TEX): .346, 17 HR, 76 RBI, 59 Runs, .985 OPS
NL Reserves:
C Ben McAllister (STL): .323, 13 HR, 42 RBI, 65 Runs, .852 OPS
1B Ryan Howard (STL): .312, 31 HR, 68 RBI, 59 Runs, .992 OPS
1B Sadahura Oh (SD): .343, 23 HR, 56 RBI, 61 Runs, .993 OPS
1B Kite Melton (PHI): .310, 25 HR, 55 RBI, 57 Runs, .964 OPS
2B Dan Uggla (PIT): .323, 19 HR, 57 RBI, 40 Runs, .922 OPS
3B Orlando Cepeda (HOU): .343, 21 HR, 49 RBI, 63 Runs, 1.023 OPS, 8 SB
SS Hanley Ramirez (ATL): .369, 13 HR, 42 RBI, 75 Runs, 1.006 OPS, 10 SB
OF Turkey Stearnes (SF): .374, 22 HR, 54 RBI, 60 Runs, 1.131 OPS, 13 SB
OF Grady Sizemore (ATL): .345, 17 HR, 38 RBI, 81 Runs, .962 OPS, 21 SB
OF Bobby Abreu (HOU): .367, 22 HR, 53 RBI, 56 Runs, 1.079 OPS, 6 SB
OF Josh Hamilton (COL): .309, 20 HR, 63 RBI, 54 Runs, .939 OPS, 7 SB
AL Bullpen:
Bobby Witt (BAL): 11-2, 2.29 ERA, 102.1 IP, 73 Ks, 17 GS, 11 QS
Manny Smythe (KC): 11-2, 3.55 ERA, 96.1 IP, 69 Ks, 17 GS, 11 QS
Hiker Moran (ANA): 8-4, 2.34 ERA, 88.1 IP, 39 Ks, 16 GS, 9 QS
Kelvim Escobar (OAK): 9-1, 3.87 ERA, 90.2 IP, 79 Ks, 16 GS, 10 QS
Brad Lidge (KC): 2-1, 2.78 ERA, 22.2 IP, 14 Ks, 14 IR, 4 IRS, 15 S, 10 H
Sammy Tyler (OAK): 3-3, 1.86 ERA, 43.2 IP, 37 Ks, 38 IR, 9 IRS, 3 S, 12 H
Lex Powell (TOR): 1-4, 3.20 ERA, 25.1 IP, 16 Ks, 20 IR, 3 IRS, 12 S, 3 H
Mitch Williams (BOS): 2-2, 2.55 ERA, 35.1 IP, 37 Ks, 22 IR, 4 IRS, 5 S, 9 H
Walter Beck (CHA): 0-3, 3.79 ERA, 19.0 IP, 16 Ks, 6 IR, 0 IRS, 6 S, 4 H
NL Bullpen:
Cy Young (ATL): 11-2, 2.87 ERA, 94.0 IP, 97 Ks, 16 GS, 10 QS
Carlos Zambrano (ATL): 12-2, 3.02 ERA, 107.1 IP, 96 Ks, 17 GS, 12 QS
Jack McDowell (LA): 10-3, 2.93 ERA, 110.2 IP, 81 Ks, 17 GS, 13 QS
George Bradley (HOU): 7-3, 2.19 ERA, 94.2 IP, 54 Ks, 16 GS, 12 QS
Wes Stock (STL): 2-0, 1.60 ERA, 33.2 IP, 33 Ks, 12 IR, 2 IRS, 6 S, 12 H
Goose Gossage (MON): 4-2, 3.34 ERA, 35.0 IP, 36 Ks, 15 IR, 3 IRS, 7 S, 8 H
Jason Bourne (FLA): 5-2, 2.70 ERA, 36.2 IP, 34 Ks, 33 IR, 10 IRS, 3 S, 12 H
Phenomenal Smith (NYN): 8-3, 2.57 ERA, 49.0 IP, 37 Ks, 33 IR, 8 IRS, 2 S, 6 H
JJ Putz (CHN): 4-5, 3.48 ERA, 31.0 IP, 23 Ks, 16 IR, 3 IRS, 0 S, 14 H
AL Final Spot:
1B Tino Martinez (CLE): .316, 26 HR, 65 RBI, 52 Runs, 1.048 OPS
OF Reggie Sanders (ANA): .322, 21 HR, 78 RBI, 63 Runs, .959 OPS
OF Brock Sampson (NYA): .300, 25 HR, 68 RBI, 61 Runs, .889 OPS
SP Addie Joss (ANA): 9-4, 3.59 ERA, 115.1 IP, 97 Ks, 17 GS, 11 QS
RP Chris Capuano (KC): 8-0, 3.25 ERA, 61.0 IP, 48 Ks, 25 IR, 8 IRS, 3 S, 6 H
NL Final Spot:
1B Dan Brouthers (PIT): .321, 20 HR, 59 RBI, 59 Runs, .950 OPS
3B Clete Boyer (STL): .286, 21 HR, 65 RBI, 61 Runs, .867 OPS
OF Willie Stargell (ATL): .330, 22 HR, 73 RBI, 58 Runs, .952 OPS
SP Mike Hampton (LA): 8-3, 2.65 ERA, 108.2 IP, 73 Ks, 17 GS, 13 QS
SP Freddie Mendoza (PIT): 9-3, 2.84 ERA, 95.0 IP, 42 Ks, 16 GS, 11 QS
Friday, January 22, 2010
Monday, January 04, 2010
2030-2032: Habla’s Dead Ball Era
Those who were a part of the league in the early part of this decade will never forget how dominant off speed pitchers were during that stretch. The flamethrowers like Roger Clemens really took a hit during this stretch, and I think most, if not all of us, prefer the more balanced stats that we are currently seeing. However, just for fun I thought we could take a stroll down memory lane and look at some of the ridiculous numbers that the dominant pitchers of that era put up.
Hiker Moran (ANA): 34-21, 2.21 ERA, 579.0 IP, 180 Ks, 56 QS, 1.02 WHIP
Phil Niekro (MON): 52-27, 2.83 ERA, 625.1 IP, 387 Ks, 69 QS, 1.06 WHIP
Addie Joss (PIT): 50-20, 2.42 ERA, 649.2 IP, 584 Ks, 77 QS, 1.03 WHIP
Ken Brubaker (PIT): 50-20, 1.81 ERA, 605.1 IP, 596 Ks, 73 QS, 0.93 WHIP
George Blaeholdger (MON): 43-13, 2.29 ERA, 471.2 IP, 243 Ks, 56 QS, 1.10 WHIP
Dave Wickersham (MON): 45-14, 2.39 ERA, 568.1 IP, 374 Ks, 62 QS, 1.04 WHIP
T. Livingston (BOS, CHA, CIN): 48-15, 2.10 ERA, 622.1 IP, 536 Ks, 66 QS, 0.96 WHIP
Burleigh Grimes (FLA): 51-19, 1.82 ERA, 646.2 IP, 509 Ks, 81 QS, 1.04 WHIP
Orel Hershiser (FLA): 49-17, 2.10 ERA, 599.1 IP, 534 Ks, 73 QS, 1.00 WHIP
Andy Van Hekken (FLA): 50-14, 2.14 ERA, 623.0 IP, 447 Ks, 74 QS, .95 WHIP
Danny McDevitt (PIT): 53-15, 2.17 ERA, 634.1 IP, 414 Ks, 81 QS, 0.99 WHIP
Ray Willow (SD): 33-9, 1.60 ERA, 337.2 IP, 181 Ks, 38 QS, 0.87 WHIP
Doug Rau (TEX): 57-13, 2.05 ERA, 640.1 IP, 449 Ks, 75 QS, 1.03 WHIP
Martin Blank (CIN): 32-8, 2.29 ERA, 419.2 IP, 269 Ks, 48 QS, 0.98 WHIP
J. Perry (CIN): 44-21, 2.34 ERA (31-32, 30 unkn.)644.1 IP, 490 Ks, 79 QS, 0.90WHIP
Preacher Roe (TEX, CIN): 60-16, 2.19 ERA, 656.1 IP, 612 Ks, 75 QS, 0.99 WHIP
Jeremy Bonderman (NYA): 48-22, 2.64 ERA, 623.1 IP, 416 Ks, 64 QS, 1.08 WHIP
David Cone (MIN): 53-14, 2.71 ERA, 634.0 IP, 607 Ks, 68 QS, 1.03 WHIP
Mike Hampton (MIN): 40-11, 2.68 ERA, 416.1 IP, 372 Ks, 47 QS, 1.11 WHIP
Francisco Barrios (NYA): 70-11, 1.63 ERA, 655.1 IP, 380 Ks, 78 QS, 1.04 WHIP
Best Single Season Efforts:
Wins: 26 (Barrios, 2031)
ERA: 1.11 (Willow, 2031, 21 GS), 1.31 (Grimes, 2031)
IP: 232.0 (Roe, 2032)
Ks: 240 (Roe, 2032)
QS: 30 (Grimes, 2031), (Van Hekken, 2031)
WHIP: 0.80 (Perry, 2030)
Hiker Moran (ANA): 34-21, 2.21 ERA, 579.0 IP, 180 Ks, 56 QS, 1.02 WHIP
Phil Niekro (MON): 52-27, 2.83 ERA, 625.1 IP, 387 Ks, 69 QS, 1.06 WHIP
Addie Joss (PIT): 50-20, 2.42 ERA, 649.2 IP, 584 Ks, 77 QS, 1.03 WHIP
Ken Brubaker (PIT): 50-20, 1.81 ERA, 605.1 IP, 596 Ks, 73 QS, 0.93 WHIP
George Blaeholdger (MON): 43-13, 2.29 ERA, 471.2 IP, 243 Ks, 56 QS, 1.10 WHIP
Dave Wickersham (MON): 45-14, 2.39 ERA, 568.1 IP, 374 Ks, 62 QS, 1.04 WHIP
T. Livingston (BOS, CHA, CIN): 48-15, 2.10 ERA, 622.1 IP, 536 Ks, 66 QS, 0.96 WHIP
Burleigh Grimes (FLA): 51-19, 1.82 ERA, 646.2 IP, 509 Ks, 81 QS, 1.04 WHIP
Orel Hershiser (FLA): 49-17, 2.10 ERA, 599.1 IP, 534 Ks, 73 QS, 1.00 WHIP
Andy Van Hekken (FLA): 50-14, 2.14 ERA, 623.0 IP, 447 Ks, 74 QS, .95 WHIP
Danny McDevitt (PIT): 53-15, 2.17 ERA, 634.1 IP, 414 Ks, 81 QS, 0.99 WHIP
Ray Willow (SD): 33-9, 1.60 ERA, 337.2 IP, 181 Ks, 38 QS, 0.87 WHIP
Doug Rau (TEX): 57-13, 2.05 ERA, 640.1 IP, 449 Ks, 75 QS, 1.03 WHIP
Martin Blank (CIN): 32-8, 2.29 ERA, 419.2 IP, 269 Ks, 48 QS, 0.98 WHIP
J. Perry (CIN): 44-21, 2.34 ERA (31-32, 30 unkn.)644.1 IP, 490 Ks, 79 QS, 0.90WHIP
Preacher Roe (TEX, CIN): 60-16, 2.19 ERA, 656.1 IP, 612 Ks, 75 QS, 0.99 WHIP
Jeremy Bonderman (NYA): 48-22, 2.64 ERA, 623.1 IP, 416 Ks, 64 QS, 1.08 WHIP
David Cone (MIN): 53-14, 2.71 ERA, 634.0 IP, 607 Ks, 68 QS, 1.03 WHIP
Mike Hampton (MIN): 40-11, 2.68 ERA, 416.1 IP, 372 Ks, 47 QS, 1.11 WHIP
Francisco Barrios (NYA): 70-11, 1.63 ERA, 655.1 IP, 380 Ks, 78 QS, 1.04 WHIP
Best Single Season Efforts:
Wins: 26 (Barrios, 2031)
ERA: 1.11 (Willow, 2031, 21 GS), 1.31 (Grimes, 2031)
IP: 232.0 (Roe, 2032)
Ks: 240 (Roe, 2032)
QS: 30 (Grimes, 2031), (Van Hekken, 2031)
WHIP: 0.80 (Perry, 2030)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
2038 Draft Grades
Steve (PGH) has taken the time to evaluate the draft and come up with some grades. What do you think?
ANA
2.9- 1B Joey Votto
2.15- RP Hanover Money
2.19- RP Heath Bell
2.26- CF Denard Span
3.13- SP Harvey Haddix
3.21- LF Howard Earl Averill
The only players I’m not a big fan of here are Span and Haddix, but the Angels did plenty enough in the rest of the draft to make up for it. KL may have gotten the best steal in the draft in Votto and Averill was a good pickup in the late 3rd. Bell should be a terrific late inning reliever and with the success of guys like Kip Konoa and Easy Gibson, there’s no reason to believe Money won’t be money as well.
Best pick: Votto
Worst pick: Span
Grade: B+
HOU
1.21- C Yogi Berra
2.2- RP Kent Tekulve
2.21- RF Dwight Evans
3.15- 1B Ron Kittle
4.21- Pass
Houston was the only team to pass on a pick in this draft, but who can blame them as there weren’t any good players left. No game changers for the Stros, but 4 solid players. Berra is a definite upgrade over Ray Fosse. Tekulve will be a very good reliever wherever he is plugged in. Evans will be a decent replacement for Burnitz or Abreu. Then, at 1B Sam already had Tommy Spokane, but he or Kittle could be moved for good value.
Best pick: Berra
Worst pick: Evans
Grade: B
OAK
No picks
It’s hard to question the champs’ methods.
Best pick: N/A
Worst pick: N/A
Grade: A
TOR
1.4- SP Grover Alexander
2.4- SP Ed Cicotte
3.4- 2B Lou Whittaker
4.4- 3B Frank Malzone
The Jays got the foundation of their rotation in Alexander and Malzone is an ok hitter for a 4th. In between, though the club struggled. Cicotte was taken off the board with several better starters still available. Then, the team got Whittaker when their best player already was a 2B.
Best pick: Alexander
Worst pick: Cicotte
Grade: B-
ATL
1.9- SP Joe Niekro
3.25- 1B Don Mincher
4.25- CF Dom DiMaggio
Felix Hernandez appears to be a bust, while Cy Young and Joda Chamberlain’s careers appear to be off to shaky starts, so trading up to get a talent like Niekro could be huge for the Braves rotation. Don’t expect Mincher to supplant Prince Fielder at 1B, but a nice trade asset picked up in the late 3rd.
Best pick: Niekro
Worst pick: DiMaggio
Grade: B+
MIL
2.5- SP Bingo Long
2.7- LF Joe Medwick
2.14- SP Yovani Gallardo
2.27- 3B Sal Bando
4.1- SS Zoilo Versalles
4.15- 1B Jake Beckley
4.26- RF Al Cowens
4.28- RF Sammy West
Wow, was this team busy throughout the draft! Long was not very high on many draft boards, but the Brew Crew picked up some decent talent in the rest of the 2nd. Gallardo could turn out to be a very good starter, while Medwick and Bando should find their way into the starting lineup.
Best pick: Gallardo
Worst pick: Long
Grade: B
STL
3.1- SP Don Sutton
4.8- 3B Pablo Sandoval
4.27- RF Don Cramer
Sutton could be a solid middle of the rotation type. He’ll infuse a little youth into an aging rotation.
Best pick: Sutton
Worst pick: Cramer
Grade: B
CHN
1.3- LF Barry Bonds
2.3- 2B Rod Carew
3.3- CF Jim Northup
4.3- CF Jimmy Piersall
The club picked up some big time offensive help in Bonds and Carew. Then they got a couple of borderline starting OFs in Northup in Piersall. However, they failed to do anything to upgrade one of the poorer pitching staffs in the league.
Best pick: Bonds
Worst pick: Carew
Grade: B+
LA
1.22- CF Bobby Mercer
2.22- SP Josh Johnson
3.22- SP Chad Billingsley
4.22- SS Omar Infante
Mercer should team well with OF Cesar Cedeno at the top of the Dodgers lineup in years to come. Johnson could become a solid back end of the rotation guy.
Best pick: Mercer
Worst pick: Infante
Grade: B
MON
1.20- CF Ty Cobb
3.5- SP Rick Porcello
3.6- SP Don Mossi
4.6- C Pat Borders
Cobb’s got great speed and contact, but there’s only so much a guy with 46 power can accomplish. Porcello was a very nice value in the 3rd and should be a solid starter.
Best pick: Porcello
Worst pick: Cobb
Grade: B
SF
3.9- SP Clay LeMaster
3.26- RP Pedro Feliciano
4.9- RP Darren Jones
LeMaster reminds some scouts of Max Butcher of the Astros and could be a huge steal in the 3rd. Feliciano and Jones have a chance to make the Giants pen.
Best pick: LeMaster
Worst pick: Jones
Grade: B+
CLE
2.20- SS Maury Wills
3.20- C Kirt Manwaring
4.20- SS Kirt Stillwell
Manwaring could end up being the Indians starting catcher. Wills and Stillwell bring little to the table, but speed and defense.
Best pick: Manwaring
Worst pick: Wills
Grade: C-
SEA
1.12- SP George Herman Ruth
2.12- 2B Jose Vidro
3.12- SP John Candelaria
4.12- SP Dallas Green
Vidro should be a good hitter with good speed as well. The Ruth selection was suprising with other ace caliber pitchers that appeared to be safer picks available. Candelaria could turn out to be ok.
Best pick: Vidro
Worst pick: Ruth
Grade: C+
FLA
1.10- SP Mickey Lolich
2.10- 2B Brandon Phillips
3.10- 1B Frank Chance
4.10- 2B Jim Gantner
Lolich was a nice pickup to anchor the Marlins rotation. Phillips is an ok player, but a surprising pick with Vidro still on the board. Chance is another surprise, with guys like Kittle and Micher still there.
Best pick: Lolich
Worst pick: Phillips
Grade: B-
NYN
1.16- SP Juan Marichal
2.16- 2B Joe Gordon
3.16- RP Gene Garber
4.16- RF Felipe Alou
The Mets managed to get Marichal, who many considered to be the last great starter on the board. Gordon is a solid player and should give them some trade options with Pete Looper still on the roster.
Best pick: Marichal
Worst pick: Alou
Grade: B+
BAL
1.17- 2B Jackie Robinson
2.17- SP John Montefusco
3.17- SS Richie Aurellia
4.17- 3B Don Wert
The new GM for the O’s got things off to a strong start. He picked up a difference maker in Robinson and 2 other potential starters in Montefusco and Aurellia. With an older ball club, this is just what this team needed.
Grade: A-
SD
1.15- 3B Eddie Matthews
3.7- SP Adam Wainwright
3.28- SP Billy Chapel
4.7- RF Harry Hooper
Even if Wainright and Chapel fail to materialize into anything of significance, this will still have been a strong draft for the Padres. Mike was able to pick up Matthews in a deal with the Brewers to add to what was already a very scary offense.
Best pick: Matthews
Worst pick: Chapel
Grade: B+
PHI
1.13- SS Ernie Banks
1.27- RF Al Kaline
1.28- SP Frank Lary
4.13- C Clay Dalrymple
Banks will be a stud; not much else needs to be said about him. Kaline should be a solid player, while Lary may be a bit of a gamble for a 1st.
Best pick: Banks
Worst pick: Lary
Grade: B+
PIT
1.14- SP Dewey Cheatem
1.26- LF Garrett Jones
2.11- RP Bill Wakefield
2.23- RP Dick Raddix
3.18- RP Neftali Feliz
4.18- CF Billy Bruton
At the very least, Cheatem and Jones adequately “replace” SP Tim Wakefield and LF Zach Wheat. Then, the Pirates completed their main objective heading into the draft, which was to round out the bullpen. They did so with a trio of flamethrowers. In an effort to be unbiased, Bruton really sucks.
Best pick: Cheatem
Worst pick: Bruton
Grade: A-
TEX
1.6- SP Bob Gibson
1.19- CF Matt Kemp
2.18- 1B Norm Cash
3.11- 3B Pepper Martin
4.11- LF Justin Upton
The Rangers traded up to get their staff ace Gibson. He, along with Soto, Zumaya and Bucholtz should make a fairly formidable rotation. They then got 3 future starters and a solid backup.
Best pick: Gibson
Worst pick: Upton
Grade: A
CIN
3.24- 2B Dick McAuliffe
4.24- 2B Billy Ripken
Getting a starting caliber player in the late 3rd is always nice. Then there’s Billy boy. There’s not much to say about him, other than that he’s not his brother.
Best pick: McAuliffe
Worst pick: Ripken
Grade: B+
BOS
1.25- SP Jonathan Sanchez
2.8- RP Hoyt Wilhelm
2.25- C Mickey Tettleton
4.5- RP John Hiller
Tettleton was definitely the bright spot of this draft, as he should be a solid player. Hiller, also, has a chance to be ok. Before that, though, this draft was a mess. Sanchez, most likely would have still been available in the 3rd, while Wilhelm is a much bigger question mark than several relievers taken after him.
Best pick: Tettleton
Worst pick: Sanchez
Grade: C-
COL
3.2- C Ernie Lombardi
4.2- SP Billy Traber
Lombardi should be a decent catcher who hits for a nice average. Unfortunately, this club could have really used its earlier picks.
Best pick: Lombardi
Worst pick: Traber
Grade: B
KC
1.23- 3B Dick Allen
3.23- LF Larry Doby
4.23- 1B Marv Thornberry
Allen will be a good hitter, but wasn’t a 1st round talent on many boards. Doby and Thornberry will provide decent depth.
Best pick: Doby
Worst pick: Allen
Grade: B-
DET
4.19- SS George Davis
Davis is really fast. Here’s another team that was really hurt by not having their picks.
Best pick: Davis
Worst pick: Davis
Grade: C+
MIN
1.1- C Johnny Bench
1.2- SP Bob Feller
1.11- 1B Willie McCovey
2.1- CF Cool Papa Bell
2.6- RP Dan Callison
3.27- RP Fu-Te Ni
Likely the first time anyone ever got the best position player, starting pitcher and reliever in the same draft; impressive. The only pick I don’t like is Bell, and he’ll probably do just fine in that lineup.
Best pick: Feller
Worst pick: Bell
Grade: A
CHA
1.5- SP Lefty Grove
1.7- SP Walter Johnson
1.8- 3B Mike Schmidt
1.18- LF Roger Maris
1.24- 1B Don Mattingly
2.24- SP Tommy Hanson
3.8- RP Danny Herrera
Wow, what a 1st round. Kudos to Dan for the effort made to acquire 5 firsts and picking up studs with each one. Like Luke, however, he’ll just miss a perfect score, because of one questionable pick. A 98 pitch on Hanson is nice, but screwballers are pretty risky.
Best pick: Grove
Worst pick: Hanson
Grade: A
NYA
3.14- C Matt Weiters
4.14- C Jim Price
Mark’s main goal appears to have been to find a backup for C Brian McCann. Not much real help here, though. This club is mostly waiting for youngsters already on the roster to develop and get them back to the playoffs.
Best pick: Weiters
Worst pick: Price
Grade: C+
ANA
2.9- 1B Joey Votto
2.15- RP Hanover Money
2.19- RP Heath Bell
2.26- CF Denard Span
3.13- SP Harvey Haddix
3.21- LF Howard Earl Averill
The only players I’m not a big fan of here are Span and Haddix, but the Angels did plenty enough in the rest of the draft to make up for it. KL may have gotten the best steal in the draft in Votto and Averill was a good pickup in the late 3rd. Bell should be a terrific late inning reliever and with the success of guys like Kip Konoa and Easy Gibson, there’s no reason to believe Money won’t be money as well.
Best pick: Votto
Worst pick: Span
Grade: B+
HOU
1.21- C Yogi Berra
2.2- RP Kent Tekulve
2.21- RF Dwight Evans
3.15- 1B Ron Kittle
4.21- Pass
Houston was the only team to pass on a pick in this draft, but who can blame them as there weren’t any good players left. No game changers for the Stros, but 4 solid players. Berra is a definite upgrade over Ray Fosse. Tekulve will be a very good reliever wherever he is plugged in. Evans will be a decent replacement for Burnitz or Abreu. Then, at 1B Sam already had Tommy Spokane, but he or Kittle could be moved for good value.
Best pick: Berra
Worst pick: Evans
Grade: B
OAK
No picks
It’s hard to question the champs’ methods.
Best pick: N/A
Worst pick: N/A
Grade: A
TOR
1.4- SP Grover Alexander
2.4- SP Ed Cicotte
3.4- 2B Lou Whittaker
4.4- 3B Frank Malzone
The Jays got the foundation of their rotation in Alexander and Malzone is an ok hitter for a 4th. In between, though the club struggled. Cicotte was taken off the board with several better starters still available. Then, the team got Whittaker when their best player already was a 2B.
Best pick: Alexander
Worst pick: Cicotte
Grade: B-
ATL
1.9- SP Joe Niekro
3.25- 1B Don Mincher
4.25- CF Dom DiMaggio
Felix Hernandez appears to be a bust, while Cy Young and Joda Chamberlain’s careers appear to be off to shaky starts, so trading up to get a talent like Niekro could be huge for the Braves rotation. Don’t expect Mincher to supplant Prince Fielder at 1B, but a nice trade asset picked up in the late 3rd.
Best pick: Niekro
Worst pick: DiMaggio
Grade: B+
MIL
2.5- SP Bingo Long
2.7- LF Joe Medwick
2.14- SP Yovani Gallardo
2.27- 3B Sal Bando
4.1- SS Zoilo Versalles
4.15- 1B Jake Beckley
4.26- RF Al Cowens
4.28- RF Sammy West
Wow, was this team busy throughout the draft! Long was not very high on many draft boards, but the Brew Crew picked up some decent talent in the rest of the 2nd. Gallardo could turn out to be a very good starter, while Medwick and Bando should find their way into the starting lineup.
Best pick: Gallardo
Worst pick: Long
Grade: B
STL
3.1- SP Don Sutton
4.8- 3B Pablo Sandoval
4.27- RF Don Cramer
Sutton could be a solid middle of the rotation type. He’ll infuse a little youth into an aging rotation.
Best pick: Sutton
Worst pick: Cramer
Grade: B
CHN
1.3- LF Barry Bonds
2.3- 2B Rod Carew
3.3- CF Jim Northup
4.3- CF Jimmy Piersall
The club picked up some big time offensive help in Bonds and Carew. Then they got a couple of borderline starting OFs in Northup in Piersall. However, they failed to do anything to upgrade one of the poorer pitching staffs in the league.
Best pick: Bonds
Worst pick: Carew
Grade: B+
LA
1.22- CF Bobby Mercer
2.22- SP Josh Johnson
3.22- SP Chad Billingsley
4.22- SS Omar Infante
Mercer should team well with OF Cesar Cedeno at the top of the Dodgers lineup in years to come. Johnson could become a solid back end of the rotation guy.
Best pick: Mercer
Worst pick: Infante
Grade: B
MON
1.20- CF Ty Cobb
3.5- SP Rick Porcello
3.6- SP Don Mossi
4.6- C Pat Borders
Cobb’s got great speed and contact, but there’s only so much a guy with 46 power can accomplish. Porcello was a very nice value in the 3rd and should be a solid starter.
Best pick: Porcello
Worst pick: Cobb
Grade: B
SF
3.9- SP Clay LeMaster
3.26- RP Pedro Feliciano
4.9- RP Darren Jones
LeMaster reminds some scouts of Max Butcher of the Astros and could be a huge steal in the 3rd. Feliciano and Jones have a chance to make the Giants pen.
Best pick: LeMaster
Worst pick: Jones
Grade: B+
CLE
2.20- SS Maury Wills
3.20- C Kirt Manwaring
4.20- SS Kirt Stillwell
Manwaring could end up being the Indians starting catcher. Wills and Stillwell bring little to the table, but speed and defense.
Best pick: Manwaring
Worst pick: Wills
Grade: C-
SEA
1.12- SP George Herman Ruth
2.12- 2B Jose Vidro
3.12- SP John Candelaria
4.12- SP Dallas Green
Vidro should be a good hitter with good speed as well. The Ruth selection was suprising with other ace caliber pitchers that appeared to be safer picks available. Candelaria could turn out to be ok.
Best pick: Vidro
Worst pick: Ruth
Grade: C+
FLA
1.10- SP Mickey Lolich
2.10- 2B Brandon Phillips
3.10- 1B Frank Chance
4.10- 2B Jim Gantner
Lolich was a nice pickup to anchor the Marlins rotation. Phillips is an ok player, but a surprising pick with Vidro still on the board. Chance is another surprise, with guys like Kittle and Micher still there.
Best pick: Lolich
Worst pick: Phillips
Grade: B-
NYN
1.16- SP Juan Marichal
2.16- 2B Joe Gordon
3.16- RP Gene Garber
4.16- RF Felipe Alou
The Mets managed to get Marichal, who many considered to be the last great starter on the board. Gordon is a solid player and should give them some trade options with Pete Looper still on the roster.
Best pick: Marichal
Worst pick: Alou
Grade: B+
BAL
1.17- 2B Jackie Robinson
2.17- SP John Montefusco
3.17- SS Richie Aurellia
4.17- 3B Don Wert
The new GM for the O’s got things off to a strong start. He picked up a difference maker in Robinson and 2 other potential starters in Montefusco and Aurellia. With an older ball club, this is just what this team needed.
Grade: A-
SD
1.15- 3B Eddie Matthews
3.7- SP Adam Wainwright
3.28- SP Billy Chapel
4.7- RF Harry Hooper
Even if Wainright and Chapel fail to materialize into anything of significance, this will still have been a strong draft for the Padres. Mike was able to pick up Matthews in a deal with the Brewers to add to what was already a very scary offense.
Best pick: Matthews
Worst pick: Chapel
Grade: B+
PHI
1.13- SS Ernie Banks
1.27- RF Al Kaline
1.28- SP Frank Lary
4.13- C Clay Dalrymple
Banks will be a stud; not much else needs to be said about him. Kaline should be a solid player, while Lary may be a bit of a gamble for a 1st.
Best pick: Banks
Worst pick: Lary
Grade: B+
PIT
1.14- SP Dewey Cheatem
1.26- LF Garrett Jones
2.11- RP Bill Wakefield
2.23- RP Dick Raddix
3.18- RP Neftali Feliz
4.18- CF Billy Bruton
At the very least, Cheatem and Jones adequately “replace” SP Tim Wakefield and LF Zach Wheat. Then, the Pirates completed their main objective heading into the draft, which was to round out the bullpen. They did so with a trio of flamethrowers. In an effort to be unbiased, Bruton really sucks.
Best pick: Cheatem
Worst pick: Bruton
Grade: A-
TEX
1.6- SP Bob Gibson
1.19- CF Matt Kemp
2.18- 1B Norm Cash
3.11- 3B Pepper Martin
4.11- LF Justin Upton
The Rangers traded up to get their staff ace Gibson. He, along with Soto, Zumaya and Bucholtz should make a fairly formidable rotation. They then got 3 future starters and a solid backup.
Best pick: Gibson
Worst pick: Upton
Grade: A
CIN
3.24- 2B Dick McAuliffe
4.24- 2B Billy Ripken
Getting a starting caliber player in the late 3rd is always nice. Then there’s Billy boy. There’s not much to say about him, other than that he’s not his brother.
Best pick: McAuliffe
Worst pick: Ripken
Grade: B+
BOS
1.25- SP Jonathan Sanchez
2.8- RP Hoyt Wilhelm
2.25- C Mickey Tettleton
4.5- RP John Hiller
Tettleton was definitely the bright spot of this draft, as he should be a solid player. Hiller, also, has a chance to be ok. Before that, though, this draft was a mess. Sanchez, most likely would have still been available in the 3rd, while Wilhelm is a much bigger question mark than several relievers taken after him.
Best pick: Tettleton
Worst pick: Sanchez
Grade: C-
COL
3.2- C Ernie Lombardi
4.2- SP Billy Traber
Lombardi should be a decent catcher who hits for a nice average. Unfortunately, this club could have really used its earlier picks.
Best pick: Lombardi
Worst pick: Traber
Grade: B
KC
1.23- 3B Dick Allen
3.23- LF Larry Doby
4.23- 1B Marv Thornberry
Allen will be a good hitter, but wasn’t a 1st round talent on many boards. Doby and Thornberry will provide decent depth.
Best pick: Doby
Worst pick: Allen
Grade: B-
DET
4.19- SS George Davis
Davis is really fast. Here’s another team that was really hurt by not having their picks.
Best pick: Davis
Worst pick: Davis
Grade: C+
MIN
1.1- C Johnny Bench
1.2- SP Bob Feller
1.11- 1B Willie McCovey
2.1- CF Cool Papa Bell
2.6- RP Dan Callison
3.27- RP Fu-Te Ni
Likely the first time anyone ever got the best position player, starting pitcher and reliever in the same draft; impressive. The only pick I don’t like is Bell, and he’ll probably do just fine in that lineup.
Best pick: Feller
Worst pick: Bell
Grade: A
CHA
1.5- SP Lefty Grove
1.7- SP Walter Johnson
1.8- 3B Mike Schmidt
1.18- LF Roger Maris
1.24- 1B Don Mattingly
2.24- SP Tommy Hanson
3.8- RP Danny Herrera
Wow, what a 1st round. Kudos to Dan for the effort made to acquire 5 firsts and picking up studs with each one. Like Luke, however, he’ll just miss a perfect score, because of one questionable pick. A 98 pitch on Hanson is nice, but screwballers are pretty risky.
Best pick: Grove
Worst pick: Hanson
Grade: A
NYA
3.14- C Matt Weiters
4.14- C Jim Price
Mark’s main goal appears to have been to find a backup for C Brian McCann. Not much real help here, though. This club is mostly waiting for youngsters already on the roster to develop and get them back to the playoffs.
Best pick: Weiters
Worst pick: Price
Grade: C+
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Passeau Prefers to Pay to Play
In an unprecedented move this week former #1 overall pick P Claude Passeau made a cash offer to his team, the Mets, to pitch for them again next season. "We've never seen anything like this before," a league official commented. "The idea that player would have negative value and offer to pay to play ball is almost unthinkable." It appears, though, that Passeau will not get his way...which is a good thing. A league rule sets the league minimum at $2 million for a 4 year contract. The player's Association will not allow a player to play for less. All signs seem to point to the Mets offering him the league minimum contract in the coming days. "We planned on offering him a deal all along," a spokesperson for the Mets said Wednesday, "but with other free agents to pursue and prepping for the draft, we had not had a chance to talk. That is when we got a call about Claude making an offer to our organization to play on the team. We were shocked."
The Passeau family was unavailable for comment Wednesday, but an answering machine message addressed callers saying that Claude is devoted to his team and will do whatever it takes to play.
Passeau has a career 6.41 ERA and as a former #1 overall selection, remains one of the biggest draft busts of all time.
The article above is satire and is meant to be a humorous on the formula evaluating Passeau's value at -$2. It is not meant to be taken seriously.
The Passeau family was unavailable for comment Wednesday, but an answering machine message addressed callers saying that Claude is devoted to his team and will do whatever it takes to play.
Passeau has a career 6.41 ERA and as a former #1 overall selection, remains one of the biggest draft busts of all time.
The article above is satire and is meant to be a humorous on the formula evaluating Passeau's value at -$2. It is not meant to be taken seriously.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
2037 Habla All-Stars
After a several season hiatus I finally put together a couple of All-Star teams together. Nothing in the way of clever comments, but hopefully an enjoyable look.
AL
1 Lew Ford (OAK) CF
2 Robinson Cano (ANA) 2B
3 Clue Haywood (BAL) 1B
4 Ryan Howard (CLE) DH
5 Chris Duncan (KC) LF
6 Stacy Conner (TEX) RF
7 Jack Slater (OAK) C
8 Hank Blalock (OAK) 3B
9 Wood Stairs (SEA) SS
SP Tim Belcher (BOS)
Reserves: Terrence Lee (TEX) C, Derek Lee (NYA) 1B, BJ Upton (OAK) 2B, Clete Boyer (CLE) 3B, Tim Ferrick (ANA) 3B, Frank Howard (ANA) OF, Lance Talford (MIN) OF, Brock Sampson (NYA) OF, Chris Young (NYA) OF, Larry Walker (OAK) OF, Delmon Young (OAK) OF
Bullpen: Burleigh Grimes (ANA) SP, Jim Marshall (BAL) SP, Jim Perry (DET) SP, Oliver Perez (OAK) SP, Mark Prior (OAK) SP, Ricky Templeton (CHA) RP, Rafael Betancourt (CLE) RP, Johnny Murphy (MIL) RP, Lex Powell (TOR) RP
NL
1 Josh Barfield (LA) 2B
2 Turkey Stearnes (STL) CF
3 Sadahura Oh (SD) 1B
4 Babe Ruth (FLA) RF
5 Lou Gehrig (LA) DH
6 Willie Stargell (ATL) LF
7 Orlando Cepeda (HOU) 3B
8 Jarrod Saltalamacchia (PIT) C
9 John Henry Lloyd (PIT) C
SP Ray Willow (CIN)
Reserves: Gator Swanson (SD) C, Kite Melton (PHI) 1B, Rex Hudler (STL) 2B, Matt Williams (LA) 3B, David Wright (NYN) 3B, Josh Hamilton (COL) OF, Bobby Abreu (HOU) OF, Ruben Sierra (LA) OF, Shane Block (MON) OF, Tris Speaker (NYN) OF, Jay Bruce (SF) OF
Bullpen: Carlos Zambrano (ATL) SP, Frank Hernandez (HOU) SP, Orel Hershiser (LA) SP, Zachary Grienke (LA) SP, Brian Demmitt (STL) SP, Lew Owen (ATL) RP, JJ Putz (CHN) RP, Roy Face (STL) RP, Randy Stone (STL) RP
AL
1 Lew Ford (OAK) CF
2 Robinson Cano (ANA) 2B
3 Clue Haywood (BAL) 1B
4 Ryan Howard (CLE) DH
5 Chris Duncan (KC) LF
6 Stacy Conner (TEX) RF
7 Jack Slater (OAK) C
8 Hank Blalock (OAK) 3B
9 Wood Stairs (SEA) SS
SP Tim Belcher (BOS)
Reserves: Terrence Lee (TEX) C, Derek Lee (NYA) 1B, BJ Upton (OAK) 2B, Clete Boyer (CLE) 3B, Tim Ferrick (ANA) 3B, Frank Howard (ANA) OF, Lance Talford (MIN) OF, Brock Sampson (NYA) OF, Chris Young (NYA) OF, Larry Walker (OAK) OF, Delmon Young (OAK) OF
Bullpen: Burleigh Grimes (ANA) SP, Jim Marshall (BAL) SP, Jim Perry (DET) SP, Oliver Perez (OAK) SP, Mark Prior (OAK) SP, Ricky Templeton (CHA) RP, Rafael Betancourt (CLE) RP, Johnny Murphy (MIL) RP, Lex Powell (TOR) RP
NL
1 Josh Barfield (LA) 2B
2 Turkey Stearnes (STL) CF
3 Sadahura Oh (SD) 1B
4 Babe Ruth (FLA) RF
5 Lou Gehrig (LA) DH
6 Willie Stargell (ATL) LF
7 Orlando Cepeda (HOU) 3B
8 Jarrod Saltalamacchia (PIT) C
9 John Henry Lloyd (PIT) C
SP Ray Willow (CIN)
Reserves: Gator Swanson (SD) C, Kite Melton (PHI) 1B, Rex Hudler (STL) 2B, Matt Williams (LA) 3B, David Wright (NYN) 3B, Josh Hamilton (COL) OF, Bobby Abreu (HOU) OF, Ruben Sierra (LA) OF, Shane Block (MON) OF, Tris Speaker (NYN) OF, Jay Bruce (SF) OF
Bullpen: Carlos Zambrano (ATL) SP, Frank Hernandez (HOU) SP, Orel Hershiser (LA) SP, Zachary Grienke (LA) SP, Brian Demmitt (STL) SP, Lew Owen (ATL) RP, JJ Putz (CHN) RP, Roy Face (STL) RP, Randy Stone (STL) RP
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
GM Profile: PGH Pirates
Steve
Location: Sioux City, IA
Age: 29
Habla Team: Pirates
Sim Baseball Exp/1st league: Habla/2027
Number of Habla Titles: 1
Favorite Actual Major League Team: White Sox
In your opinion...who has the best real life ballpark? Only been to a
few but Fenway was pretty fun.
Greatest Sports Memory: The Huskers shellacking the Gators in the '96
Fiesta Bowl. In person would have to be my Evangel Crusaders
National Championship run in basketball during my senior year of
college.
Hobbies: reading, softball, helping with the youth group at church
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowhip of the Ring.
Although, for recent movies I'd have to strongly suggest The Boy in
the Striped Pajamas.
Favorite Book: Bible. Also very fond of The Chronicles of Narnia series.
Favorite Beverage: Vault Red Blitz
Favorite Band/Singer/or Song? Right now, I really like Disciple,
Thousand Foot Crutch and Pillar.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Of the places I've been, I'd have to say
Maine. I'd love to go to New Zealand someday.
Anything Else You Would Like Us To Know: I work for Coke and have a
son, Turner, who will be two in August. He keeps the wife and I very
busy.
Toughest Division in Habla: AL East
Most Overrated Habla Team: I'd say the Rangers, but everyone knows
there not very good right now.
Most Underrated Habla Team: I'll be surprised if KL doesn't win a
title before Joss and Grimes retire.
Easiest Owner to Work a Trade With: Hard to remember who I've traded
with the most, but Luke and Nick are probably at the top of that list.
If you weren't managing your current team, what's a team you would
like to manage: I bet I could do something with that Braves roster.
What you like most about Habla: The interest shown by the GMs and the
general friendliness.
Player you are dying to see/or make a comeback in Habla: His final
years and breakup with the club were disappointing, but Frank Thomas
was the reason I became a White Sox fan.
What team would you like to meet up with in the World Series? Rangers
Favorite player on your roster? Sam Crawford is my favorite of the
prospects, but I was quite pleased with the leadership Salty assumed
with a strong finish to his rookie season following the trading of
Shane Block.
Favorite player not on your roster? Ken Brubaker
Location: Sioux City, IA
Age: 29
Habla Team: Pirates
Sim Baseball Exp/1st league: Habla/2027
Number of Habla Titles: 1
Favorite Actual Major League Team: White Sox
In your opinion...who has the best real life ballpark? Only been to a
few but Fenway was pretty fun.
Greatest Sports Memory: The Huskers shellacking the Gators in the '96
Fiesta Bowl. In person would have to be my Evangel Crusaders
National Championship run in basketball during my senior year of
college.
Hobbies: reading, softball, helping with the youth group at church
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowhip of the Ring.
Although, for recent movies I'd have to strongly suggest The Boy in
the Striped Pajamas.
Favorite Book: Bible. Also very fond of The Chronicles of Narnia series.
Favorite Beverage: Vault Red Blitz
Favorite Band/Singer/or Song? Right now, I really like Disciple,
Thousand Foot Crutch and Pillar.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Of the places I've been, I'd have to say
Maine. I'd love to go to New Zealand someday.
Anything Else You Would Like Us To Know: I work for Coke and have a
son, Turner, who will be two in August. He keeps the wife and I very
busy.
Toughest Division in Habla: AL East
Most Overrated Habla Team: I'd say the Rangers, but everyone knows
there not very good right now.
Most Underrated Habla Team: I'll be surprised if KL doesn't win a
title before Joss and Grimes retire.
Easiest Owner to Work a Trade With: Hard to remember who I've traded
with the most, but Luke and Nick are probably at the top of that list.
If you weren't managing your current team, what's a team you would
like to manage: I bet I could do something with that Braves roster.
What you like most about Habla: The interest shown by the GMs and the
general friendliness.
Player you are dying to see/or make a comeback in Habla: His final
years and breakup with the club were disappointing, but Frank Thomas
was the reason I became a White Sox fan.
What team would you like to meet up with in the World Series? Rangers
Favorite player on your roster? Sam Crawford is my favorite of the
prospects, but I was quite pleased with the leadership Salty assumed
with a strong finish to his rookie season following the trading of
Shane Block.
Favorite player not on your roster? Ken Brubaker
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
GM Profile: NY Yankees
Mark
Location: Raleigh, NC (originally from Pittsburgh, PA)
Age: 33
Habla Team: New York Yankees
Sim Baseball Exp/1st league: Started Sim Baseball in 2001
Number of Habla Titles: Haha, NONE
Favorite Actual Major League Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
In your opinion...who has the best real life ballpark? Been to about
14 different parks, but I prefer Fenway or PNC Park
Greatest Sports Memory: a tie: James Harrison's 100 yard INT return
for a TD in Super Bowl 43 and Santonio Holmes' TD catch in Super Bowl
43
Hobbies: Golf, Church, my 2-year old boy Drew
Favorite Movie: Stand By Me
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Beverage: Diet Pepsi
Favorite Band/Singer/or Song? again, a tie: Coldplay and U2, both of
which I am seeing live this year.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Siesta Key, Florida
Anything Else You Would Like Us To Know: Been married for about 4 1/2
years, moved to Raleigh from Pittsburgh right after getting married.
We love it here.
Toughest Division in Habla: AL East
Most Overrated Habla Team: no real opinion
Most Underrated Habla Team: no real opinion
Easiest Owner to Work a Trade With: Luke Worrell
If you weren't managing your current team, what's a team you would
like to manage: Pittsburgh Pirates
What you like most about Habla: I like that we have a bidding process
on Free Agency and we have our own team pages.
Player you are dying to see/or make a comeback in Habla:
Wow...hmmm....um.....Pete Rose?
What team would you like to meet up with in the World Series? Any,
that would mean my rebuilding process has finally worked :)
Favorite player on your roster? That's a tough one. Probably Brian
McCann. He's going to be a stud in this league ( I hope ).
Favorite player not on your roster? For some reason, I've always
wanted Ivory Carroll on my team. Never had a chance to really get him
via trade.
Location: Raleigh, NC (originally from Pittsburgh, PA)
Age: 33
Habla Team: New York Yankees
Sim Baseball Exp/1st league: Started Sim Baseball in 2001
Number of Habla Titles: Haha, NONE
Favorite Actual Major League Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
In your opinion...who has the best real life ballpark? Been to about
14 different parks, but I prefer Fenway or PNC Park
Greatest Sports Memory: a tie: James Harrison's 100 yard INT return
for a TD in Super Bowl 43 and Santonio Holmes' TD catch in Super Bowl
43
Hobbies: Golf, Church, my 2-year old boy Drew
Favorite Movie: Stand By Me
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Beverage: Diet Pepsi
Favorite Band/Singer/or Song? again, a tie: Coldplay and U2, both of
which I am seeing live this year.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Siesta Key, Florida
Anything Else You Would Like Us To Know: Been married for about 4 1/2
years, moved to Raleigh from Pittsburgh right after getting married.
We love it here.
Toughest Division in Habla: AL East
Most Overrated Habla Team: no real opinion
Most Underrated Habla Team: no real opinion
Easiest Owner to Work a Trade With: Luke Worrell
If you weren't managing your current team, what's a team you would
like to manage: Pittsburgh Pirates
What you like most about Habla: I like that we have a bidding process
on Free Agency and we have our own team pages.
Player you are dying to see/or make a comeback in Habla:
Wow...hmmm....um.....Pete Rose?
What team would you like to meet up with in the World Series? Any,
that would mean my rebuilding process has finally worked :)
Favorite player on your roster? That's a tough one. Probably Brian
McCann. He's going to be a stud in this league ( I hope ).
Favorite player not on your roster? For some reason, I've always
wanted Ivory Carroll on my team. Never had a chance to really get him
via trade.
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