[SirFozzie]

I'm trying to figure out what to do to deal with the long cold winter that is upon us.

No Red Sox.. till FEBRUARY? No games that COUNT until March 28th?

The All-Time Franchise Roster File looks fun. I'm doing a test run to make sure it works, and this is the opening day lineup for the All-Time Red Sox:

CF - Tris Speaker
DH - Carl Yastrzemski
LF - Ted Williams
1B - David Ortiz
SS - Nomar Garciaparra
3B - Wade Boggs
RF - Fred Lynn
2B - Dustin Pedroia
C- Carlton Fisk

SP: Cy Young

Facing off against: the All-Time Orioles

DH Gene Sisler
CF Baby Doll Jackson (who played for them when they were St Louis in the 1910's and 20's)
LF Ken Williams (Another 1910's-20's players when the franchise was in St Louis)
RF Frank Robinson
1B Eddy Murray
SS Cal Ripken
C Chris Hoiles
3B Brooks Robinson
2B Brian Roberts

SP: Jim Palmer

They're not a strong team on the field, but a pitching staff of Palmer, Mussina, McNally, Cuellar and Bedars isn't half bad. I'd take Cy Young, Dutch Leonard, Roger Clemens, Luis Tiant (El Tiante!), Smokey Joe Wood over them

Edit: I'll put the Preseason Predictions Here:

AL East
New York Yankees (97-65)
Boston (88-74)
Toronto (79-83)
Baltimore (70-92)
Tampa Bay (70-92)

AL Central
Chicago White Sox (96-66)
Cleveland (85-77)
Minnesota (84-78)
Detroit (77-85)
Kansas City (76-86)

AL West
Oakland (96-66)
Seattle (87-75)
Houston (80-82)
Texas (71-91)
Los Angeles Angels (67-95)

NL East:
Philadelphia (93-69)
New York Mets (84-78)
Washington Nationals (84-78) (remember, they get the Expos)
Atlanta (78-84)
Miami (67-95)

NL Central
St Louis (91-71)
Cincinnati (88-74)
Pittsburgh (88-74)
Milwaukee (72-90)
Chicago Cubs (59-103) (WOW, Really???)

NL West
San Francisco (106-56) (!!!!)
LA Dodgers (88-74)
San Diego (85-77)
Colorado 76-86
Arizona 55-107