9th Baseball ATD Round 1 AL Chicago @ Albuquerque

[Pwnasaurus]

Chicago Whales

MGR: Casey Stengel

Defense​

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Batting Order​

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Bench​

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Starting Rotation​

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Bullpen​

C: Biz Mackey |1. Shoeless Joe Jackson |1. Jeff Kent 2B |1. Cy Young |LR. Josh Beckett
1B: Mark McGwire |2. Honus Wagner |2. Cap Anson 1B |2. Carl Hubbell|MR. Bobby Thigpen
2B: Frankie Frisch |3. Oscar Charleston |3. Jacoby Ellsbury OF |3. Addie Joss |MR. Norm Charlton
3B: Home Run Baker |4. Mark McGwire |4. Matt Holiday OF|4. Jim Bunning|SU. Jason Isringhausen
SS: Honus Wagner |5. Turkey Stearnes|5. Michael Young UTIL |5. Red Faber|SU. Arthur Rhodes
LF: Shoeless Joe Jackson|6. Home Run Baker |6. David Ross C| |CL. Robb Nen
CF: Oscar Charleston|7. Frankie Frisch |
RF: Turkey Stearnes |8. Biz Mackey ||

Albuquerque Dukes


Manager: Dick Williams

Position Players​

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Pitchers​

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Lineup​

C: Yogi Berra | SP1: Bob Gibson (R) | 1. Arky Vaughan (R)
1B: Hank Greenberg | SP2: Robin Roberts (R) | 2. Yogi Berra (L)
2B: Craig Biggio | SP3: Hal Newhouser (L) | 3. Ken Griffey, Jr. (L)
3B: Ken Boyer | SP4: Urban Shocker (R) | 4.Hank Greenberg (R)
SS: Arky Vaughan | SP5: Jon Lester (L) | 5. Vladimir Guerrero (R)
LF: Zack Wheat | Long1: Dave Stieb (R) | 6. Ken Boyer (R)
CF: Ken Griffey, Jr. | Mid1: Armando Benitez (R) | 7. Zack Wheat (L)
RF: Vladimir Guerrero | Mid2: Al Holland (L) | 8. Craig Biggio (R)
Bench: Joe Sewell (L) - SS/3B/2B | Short1: Doug Jones (R) | 9. Pitcher's Spot
Bench: Dale Murphy (R) - CF/RF/1B/LF/C | Short2: Gary Lavelle (L)
Bench: Gene Tenace (R) - C/1B | Closer: Lee Smith (R)
Bench: Keith Hernandez (L) - 1B |
Bench: Tony Lazzeri (R) - 2B/3B/SS |
Bench: Luis Gonzalez (L) - LF |

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[Tecumseh]

Lester will move back into the bullpen for this series providing a left handed option for long relief.

 

[bluesfan94]

I really would like if the owners would make their case. These were my 2nd and 3rd best teams in the NL so this is a tough choice for me.

 

[Tecumseh]

I can say that I'm pretty confident in the team I built this year and it's no doubt the best one I've constructed in my three years. My 3-4-5 hitters are deadly, Arky Vaughan serves as a great lead-off hitter to get the offense started, there's a good mix of left and right handed bats on both the starting lineup and bench.

My starting rotation has both strikeout and groundball pitchers. Not to mention, I have Lester in the bullpen who has proven throughout his career that he can perform at peak level in any situation. I have solid confidence in my defense and bullpen. I know many raised their eyebrows when I took Griffey at 9th overall and although he does not have the benefit of longevity of some that I passed over, he does provide an all-around talent that I believe is virtually unmatched. My drafting strategy was to have an end product with no glaring weaknesses and strengths in numerous categories. A team that possessed power, speed, reliable batting averages and on-base percentages, clutch ballplayers, and balance in the rotation and bullpen. I believe I accomplished that.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

I love this matchup and wish one team didn't have to lose it. I agonized over this one.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

In the 1st round's closest vote in the Junior Circuit, the Dukes, behind the great pitching of Bob Gibson, narrowly edge the Whales in 7 games.

Great teams both of you, crazy first round matchup.

 

[bluesfan94]

Absolutely hated that this was in the first round.

 

[UL Washington]

Absolutely hated that this was in the first round.

Yep. Both teams were great. I really like the Whales team. Shocked they didn't get out of the first round.