MLB Dream Bracket (OOTP-MLB.COM-MLB Network)

[SirFozzie]

So, MLB.COM, MLB Network and Twitch are partnering with Out of the Park Baseball, to supplement the MLB: The Show Players League with 32 all-time team rosters (one for each MLB franchise, one for Negro League players, and one for U-25 superstars), and will be doing a tournament over the next few weeks.

here's the round 1 matchups

AL (to be played/simmed on April 20th)

Twins vs Blue Jays
Athletics vs Rays
White Sox vs Royals
Orioles vs Astros

(Will be presented live on twitch/MLB.com during the 20th)
Red Sox vs Rangers
Yankees vs Mariners
Negro Leagues vs Indians
Tigers vs Angels

NL (to be played/simmed on the 20th/21st)
25-Under team vs Phillies
Cubs vs Mets
Braves vs Marlins
Dodgers vs Padres

(to be presented live on twitch/mlb.comd during the 21st)
Reds vs Nationals
Pirates vs D-Backs
Cardinals vs Rockies
Giants vs Brewers

I'll break down the rosters and make some picks in future posts.

[SirFozzie]

The AL:

Twins

TWINS

Pitchers: Walter Johnson, Johan Santana, Bert Blyleven, Jim Kaat, Camilo Pascual, Frank Viola, Jim Perry, Joe Nathan, Rick Aguilera, Glen Perkins, Taylor Rogers

Starters:
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Kent Hrbek
2B: Rod Carew
3B: Harmon Killebrew
SS: Joe Cronin
LF: Goose Goslin
CF: Kirby Puckett
RF: Tony Oliva
DH: Bob Allison

Bench: Roy Smalley, Justin Morneau, Gary Gaetti, Michael Cuddyer, Torii Hunter, Earl Battey

vs

Blue Jays

BLUE JAYS

Pitchers: Roy Halladay, Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key, Pat Hentgen, Juan Guzman, Jim Clancy, David Wells, Tom Henke, Duane Ward, Mark Eichhorn, Paul Quantrill

Starters:
C: Ernie Whitt
1B: Carlos Delgado
2B: Roberto Alomar
3B: Josh Donaldson
SS: Tony Fernandez
LF: George Bell
CF: Devon White
RF: Jose Bautista
DH: Edwin Encarnacion

Bench: John Olerud, Jesse Barfield, Joe Carter, Vernon Wells, Rance Mulliniks, Russell Martin

Foz Sez: Well, the Twins got a break in that they can go back to their Washington Senators days, while the Blue Jays have no such luck. But I think the key matchup is the Twins pitching against the Jays batting. I think the Twins hitting will be pretty good against the Blue Jays.. but man, the Blue Jays batting is.. well, it's going to be hit or miss. I think mostly miss.

Prediction: Twins in 5

[SirFozzie]

Athletics vs Rays

Athletics:
ATHLETICS

Pitchers: Eddie Plank, Lefty Grove, Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Dave Stewart, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Sean Doolittle, Huston Street

Starters:
C: Mickey Cochrane
1B: Jimmie Foxx
2B: Eddie Collins
3B: Sal Bando
SS: Bert Campaneris
LF: Rickey Henderson
CF: Al Simmons
RF: Reggie Jackson
DH: Jason Giambi

Bench: Mark McGwire, Eric Chavez, Jose Canseco, Carney Lansford, Khris Davis, Terry Steinbach

Rays

Pitchers: David Price, James Shields, Scott Kazmir, Blake Snell, Chris Archer, Alex Cobb, Matt Garza, Alex Colomé, Fernando Rodney, Jake McGee, Roberto Hernandez

Starters:
C: Dioner Navarro
1B: Carlos Pena
2B: Ben Zobrist
3B: Evan Longoria
SS: Julio Lugo
LF: Carl Crawford
CF: Kevin Kiermaier
RF: B.J. Upton
DH: Fred McGriff

Bench: Jason Bartlett, Akinori Iwamura, Matt Joyce, Rocco Baldelli, Aubrey Huff, Toby Hall

FozSez: Ricky Henderson is going to be in the Rays nightmares. When the Athletics are so loaded that even peak-era Bash Brothers are on the bench, you know the Athletics are loaded. Sorry Tampa, this may be one of the most lopsided series in the tourney.

Foz Sez: Athletics in 4.

[SirFozzie]

White Sox vs Royals


White Sox

WHITE SOX

Pitchers: Mark Buehrle, Chris Sale, Billy Pierce, Ted Lyons, Ed Walsh, Red Faber, Wilbur Wood, Bobby Jenks, Bobby Thigpen, Hoyt Wilhelm, Roberto Hernandez

Starters:
C: Carlton Fisk
1B: Frank Thomas
2B: Nellie Fox
3B: Robin Ventura
SS: Luke Appling
LF: Magglio Ordonez
CF: Minnie Minoso
RF: Harold Baines
DH: Paul Konerko

Bench: José Abreu, Luis Aparicio, Eddie Collins, Jermaine Dye, Shoeless Joe Jackson, A.J. Pierzynski

vs Royals

ROYALS

Pitchers: Bret Saberhagen, David Cone, Zack Greinke, Dennis Leonard, Kevin Appier, Mark Gubicza, Paul Splittorff, Wade Davis, Greg Holland, Jeff Montgomery, Dan Quisenberry

Starters:
C: Salvador Perez
1B: Mike Sweeney
2B: Frank White
3B: George Brett
SS: Fred Patek
LF: Alex Gordon
CF: Willie Wilson
RF: Carlos Beltrán
DH: Bo Jackson

Bench: Hal McRae, Whit Merrifield, Lorenzo Cain, John Mayberry, Amos Otis, Darrell Porter


Foz Sez: I was kinda shocked how meh the White Sox lineup seemed to me. a lot of "oh yeah, I remember that guy" (with some more well-known folks) If you love weird pitch angles and weird pitches, then the Royals pitching staff is going to be great. I mean Saberhagen, Cone, Greinke, Quizenberry, Splittorf?

Prediction: Royals in 6

[SirFozzie]

Orioles vs Astros

Orioles:
ORIOLES

Pitchers: Jim Palmer, Mike Mussina, Dave McNally, Mike Flanagan, Scott McGregor, Mike Cuellar, Mike Boddicker, Zack Britton, Darren O’Day, Gregg Olson, Tippy Martinez

Starters:
C: Chris Hoiles
1B: Eddie Murray
2B: Roberto Alomar
3B: Brooks Robinson
SS: Cal Ripken Jr.
LF: Boog Powell
CF: Adam Jones
RF: Frank Robinson
DH: Rafael Palmeiro

Bench: Ken Singleton, Harold Baines, Brian Roberts, Manny Machado, Mark Belanger, Rick Dempsey



Astros:

ASTROS

Pitchers: Roy Oswalt, Larry Dierker, Mike Scott, Joe Niekro, J.R. Richard, Dallas Keuchel, Nolan Ryan, Billy Wagner, Dave Smith, Joe Sambito, Brad Lidge

Starters:
C: Brad Ausmus
1B: Jeff Bagwell
2B: Craig Biggio
3B: Alex Bregman
SS: Carlos Correa
LF: Jose Cruz
CF: Cesar Cedeno
RF: Lance Berkman
DH: José Altuve

Bench: Jimmy Wynn, George Springer, Moises Alou, Terry Puhl, Bob Watson, Alan Ashby

Foz Sez: For a more recent team, the Astros certainly have a bunch of good players (as well as two of the hardest throwing pitchers of all time in Mike Scott and JR Richard. But looking over that Batlimore lineup, nearly 1-9, each and every person on that lineup can RAKE. In a short seven game series, I think the Orioles will edge it because they can have a different player be the hero every night.

Prediction: Orioles in seven

[SirFozzie]

RED SOX

Pitchers: Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Cy Young, Luis Tiant, Jon Lester, Babe Ruth, Lefty Grove, Jonathan Papelbon, Koji Uehara, Craig Kimbrel, Dick Radatz

Starters:
C: Carlton Fisk
1B: Jimmie Foxx
2B: Dustin Pedroia
3B: Wade Boggs
SS: Nomar Garciaparra
LF: Ted Williams
CF: Mookie Betts
RF: Dwight Evans
DH: David Ortiz

Bench: Carl Yastrzemski, Bobby Doerr, Jim Rice, Manny Ramirez, Xander Bogaerts, Jason Varitek


Rangers

Pitchers: Charlie Hough, Kevin Brown, C.J. Wilson, Nolan Ryan, Kenny Rogers, Rick Helling, Derek Holland, Jeff Russell, Francisco Cordero, Neftali Feliz, Jeff Zimmerman

Starters:
C: Ivan Rodriguez
1B: Rafael Palmeiro
2B: Ian Kinsler
3B: Adrián Beltré
SS: Alex Rodriguez
LF: Rusty Greer
CF: Juan Gonzalez
RF: Ruben Sierra
DH: Michael Young

Bench: Toby Harrah, Al Oliver, Elvis Andrus, Frank Howard, Julio Franco, Jim Sundberg


Foz Sez: I think the Sox have enough to win this series, but any team with a 1-2 punch of peak Nolan Ryan and Kenny Rogers is going to be a challenge. I say Sox in six.

[SirFozzie]

YANKEES

Pitchers: Whitey Ford, Andy Pettitte, Ron Guidry, Red Ruffing, Lefty Gomez, Waite Hoyt, Mel Stottlemyre, Mariano Rivera, Dave Righetti, Goose Gossage, Sparky Lyle

Starters:
C: Yogi Berra
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Tony Lazzeri
3B: Alex Rodriguez
SS: Derek Jeter
LF: Mickey Mantle
CF: Joe DiMaggio
RF: Babe Ruth
DH: Reggie Jackson

Bench: Don Mattingly, Robinson Canó, Roger Maris, Graig Nettles, Paul O'Neill, Bill Dickey

Mariners:

MARINERS

Pitchers: Félix Hernández, Randy Johnson, Jamie Moyer, Mark Langston, Freddy Garcia, Hisashi Iwakuma, Erik Hanson, J.J. Putz, Edwin Díaz, Arthur Rhodes, Kazuhiro Sasaki

Starters:
C: Dan Wilson
1B: John Olerud
2B: Bret Boone
3B: Edgar Martinez
SS: Alex Rodriguez
LF: Jay Buhner
CF: Ken Griffey Jr.
RF: Ichiro Suzuki
DH: Nelson Cruz

Bench: Harold Reynolds, Alvin Davis, Kyle Seager, Mike Cameron, Adrián Beltré, Mike Zunino


Foz Sez: Eek. The Mariners have some stars. But the Yankees are a galaxy of stars. I can see POSSIBLY, MAYBE the mariners winning one of the first two with Randy Johnson and King Felix on the mound. But I wouldn't bet on it.

Prediction: Yankees in four, only because it's impossible to win a seven game series in 3.

[SirFozzie]

Negro League Stars
NEGRO LEAGUE STARS

Pitchers: Satchel Paige, Leon Day, John Donaldson, Smokey Joe Williams, Bullet Rogan, Chet Brewer, Dick Redding, Bill Foster, Hilton Smith, Ray Brown, Slim Jones

Starters:
C: Josh Gibson
1B: Buck Leonard
2B: Newt Allen
3B: Ray Dandridge
SS: Pop Lloyd
LF: Turkey Stearnes
CF: Oscar Charleston
RF: Cool Papa Bell
DH: Mule Suttles

Bench: Martin Dihigo, Oliver Marcelle, Monte Irvin, Judy Johnson, Dick Lundy, Biz Mackey

Indians:

INDIANS

Pitchers: Bob Feller, Sam McDowell, Early Wynn, Corey Kluber, Stan Coveleski, Bob Lemon, Gaylord Perry, Cody Allen, Andrew Miller, Doug Jones, Bob Wickman

Starters:
C: Victor Martinez
1B: Jim Thome
2B: Nap Lajoie
3B: Al Rosen
SS: Lou Boudreau
LF: Albert Belle
CF: Tris Speaker
RF: Manny Ramirez
DH: Travis Hafner

Bench: Earl Averill, Roberto Alomar, Kenny Lofton, Larry Doby, Francisco Lindor, Sandy Alomar Jr.


Foz Sez: I do not know much about the Negro League Stars, so I can't really handicap their chances (honestly, this is going to always be int he realm of how they get rated), the Indians are a good team, but man, would I like to see the Negro Leaguers take on the Yankees in round 2.

Prediction: Negro Leaguers in seven

[SirFozzie]

Ok, I'm going to take a break before posting the NL, because I think a ten-times-dola is more than enough

Discuss freely.

[tarcone]

This is awesome. I really like the format.

Though, I wish they would have picked one team per player. But is that fair?

Signed up for Draft Kings. Not sure if I want to put money into though. Im a terrible gambler.

I am curios about some of the choices, like Medwick over Brock (Cardinals)

Where can I watch it if I dont have MLBtv or twitch?

Or is it free?

[SirFozzie]

twitch is free, here's the channel:

Twitch

I'd sign up for twitch and then follow it, you can have them email you when it goes live

[SirFozzie]

Missed one matchup: Angels vs Tigers

ANGELS

Pitchers: Chuck Finley, Nolan Ryan, Jered Weaver, Frank Tanana, Mark Langston, John Lackey, Mike Witt, Troy Percival, Francisco Rodriguez, Scot Shields, Bryan Harvey

Starters:
C: Brian Downing
1B: Rod Carew
2B: Bobby Grich
3B: Troy Glaus
SS: Jim Fregosi
LF: Garret Anderson
CF: Mike Trout
RF: Tim Salmon
DH: Vladimir Guerrero

Bench: Darin Erstad, Don Baylor, Howie Kendrick, Torii Hunter, Jim Edmonds, Mike Napoli


TIGERS

Pitchers: Justin Verlander, Hal Newhouser, Max Scherzer, Denny McLain, Jack Morris, Mickey Lolich, Jim Bunning, Willie Hernandez, Joel Zumaya, John Hiller, Aurelio Lopez

Starters:
C: Bill Freehan
1B: Miguel Cabrera
2B: Charlie Gehringer
3B: George Kell
SS: Alan Trammell
LF: Hank Greenberg
CF: Ty Cobb
RF: Al Kaline
DH: Willie Horton

Bench: Lou Whitaker, Harry Heilmann, Tony Phillips, Norm Cash, Kirk Gibson, Lance Parrish

Foz Sez: Damn, that Tigers Rotation. When you have a player who possibly had one of the best pitching seasons of all time (McLain in '68) as your 4th starter.. that says a LOT. The Angels are very good, and I think they'd be a favorite against most other teams, but I thing the Tigers have JUST enough pitching.

Prediction: Tigers in seven

[Toddzilla]

If the Negro Leagues team doesn't win 80% of their games, then OOTP is even more trash than I thought

[SirFozzie]

The problem is that even if they beat the Tigers, they then have to play the Galaxy Of Stars Yankees in the second round.

[SirFozzie]

Starting up the NL:

25 & UNDER STARS

Pitchers: Jack Flaherty, Mike Soroka, Walker Buehler, Shane Bieber, Lucas Giolito, German Márquez, Chris Paddack, Shohei Ohtani, Roberto Osuna, Julio Urías, Jordan Hicks

Starters:
C: Will Smith
1B: Pete Alonso
2B: Ozzie Albies
3B: Rafael Devers
SS: Carlos Correa
LF: Juan Soto
CF: Ronald Acuña Jr.
RF: Cody Bellinger
DH: Yordan Alvarez

Bench: Victor Robles, Gleyber Torres, Yoán Moncada, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Adley Rutschman

vs

PHILLIES

Pitchers: Robin Roberts, Steve Carlton, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Cole Hamels, Curt Schilling, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Tug McGraw, Jonathan Papelbon, Ron Reed, Jim Konstanty

Starters:
C: Darren Daulton
1B: Ryan Howard
2B: Chase Utley
3B: Mike Schmidt
SS: Jimmy Rollins
LF: Chuck Klein
CF: Richie Ashburn
RF: Bobby Abreu
DH: Dick Allen

Bench: Johnny Callison, Sherry Magee, Greg Luzinski, Gavvy Cravath, Larry Bowa, Carlos Ruiz

Foz Sez: I think the Phillies rotation is insane (Curt Schilling as a #5?). The U-25 team is decent enough, but they're going to regress back to the mean, because since they're taking the best three years, some clunkers or not so good seasons are going to sneak in just from lack of seasons played. I have worries about the Phillies hitting going forward (strange from a team with Mike Schmidt), but they'll have more than enough to win this one.

Prediction: Phillies in 5.

[SirFozzie]

CUBS

Pitchers: Fergie Jenkins, Mordecai Brown, Greg Maddux, Jon Lester, Kerry Wood, Jake Arrieta, Hippo Vaughn, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter, Pedro Strop, Carlos Marmol

Starters:
C: Gabby Hartnett
1B: Anthony Rizzo
2B: Ryne Sandberg
3B: Ron Santo
SS: Ernie Banks
LF: Billy Williams
CF: Hack Wilson
RF: Sammy Sosa
DH: Andre Dawson

Bench: Kris Bryant, Javier Báez, Mark Grace, Aramis Ramirez, Frank Chance, Jody Davis

vs

METS

Pitchers: Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Jerry Koosman, Jacob deGrom, Al Leiter, Sid Fernandez, Johan Santana, Tug McGraw, Jesse Orosco, John Franco, Seth Lugo

Starters:
C: Mike Piazza
1B: Keith Hernandez
2B: Edgardo Alfonzo
3B: David Wright
SS: José Reyes
LF: Cleon Jones
CF: Carlos Beltrán
RF: Darryl Strawberry
DH: Pete Alonso

Bench: Howard Johnson, John Olerud, Mookie Wilson, Yoenis Céspedes, Tommie Agee, Gary Carter

Foz Sez: Man, for a team that's only been around half as long (or so) as the Cubs, the Mets have a pretty good all-time roster, especially in the pitchers, but I think the Cubs have more hitting then the Mets and will ride that longevity advantage to the win.

Prediction: Cubs in 6

[SirFozzie]

BRAVES

Pitchers: Warren Spahn, John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Phil Niekro, Tim Hudson, Lew Burdette, Craig Kimbrel, Gene Garber, Steve Bedrosian, Mike Remlinger

Starters:
C: Javy Lopez
1B: Freddie Freeman
2B: Marcus Giles
3B: Chipper Jones
SS: Jeff Blauser
LF: Dale Murphy
CF: Andruw Jones
RF: Hank Aaron
DH: Eddie Mathews

Bench: David Justice, Fred McGriff, Rico Carty, Johnny Logan, Ronald Acuña Jr., Joe Torre

MARLINS

Pitchers: Josh Johnson, Dontrelle Willis, José Fernández, Josh Beckett, A.J. Burnett, Aníbal Sánchez, Brad Penny, Robb Nen, AJ Ramos, Steve Cishek, Antonio Alfonseca

Starters:
C: J.T. Realmuto
1B: Derrek Lee
2B: Luis Castillo
3B: Mike Lowell
SS: Hanley Ramirez
LF: Gary Sheffield
CF: Christian Yelich
RF: Giancarlo Stanton
DH: Miguel Cabrera

Bench: Cliff Floyd, Dan Uggla, Jeff Conine, Edgar Renteria, Juan Pierre, Charles Johnson

Foz Sez: The Marlins are not so bad. definitely not as bad as I thought they would be, considering their recentness and tendency to have one or two good seasons at a time before selling everything off. But they don't have anywhere near the pitching or hitting of the Braves. This could be a sweep, but I'll give one to the Marlins.

Prediction: Braves in 5

[SirFozzie]

DODGERS

Pitchers: Sandy Koufax, Clayton Kershaw, Don Drysdale, Don Sutton, Kenley Jansen, Eric Gagne, Mike Marshall, Phil Regan, Fernando Valenzuela, Don Newcombe, Orel Hershiser

Starters:
C: Roy Campanella
1B: Gil Hodges
2B: Jackie Robinson
3B: Ron Cey
SS: Pee Wee Reese
LF: Gary Sheffield
CF: Duke Snider
RF: Cody Bellinger
DH: Steve Garvey

Bench: Maury Wills, Shawn Green, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Pedro Guerrero, Mike Piazza

vs

PADRES

Pitchers: Jake Peavy, Randy Jones, Andy Ashby, Andy Benes, Ed Whitson, Trevor Hoffman, Heath Bell, Kirby Yates, Goose Gossage, Rollie Fingers, Mark Davis

Starters:
C: Benito Santiago
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
2B: Mark Loretta
3B: Ken Caminiti
SS: Ozzie Smith
LF: Dave Winfield
CF: Steve Finley
RF: Tony Gwynn
DH: Nate Colbert

Bench: Roberto Alomar, Gene Richards, Phil Nevin, Bip Roberts, Fred McGriff, Terry Kennedy

Foz Sez: When I looked at the roster for the Dodgers, I was kinda surprised about all the Brooklyn players. I mean, the Dodgers have been a very good team or better for large swathes of their time in LA too. They have more than enough for the Padres, but the Padres will not make it easy for them.

Prediction: Dodgers in 6

[SirFozzie]

REDS

Pitchers: Tom Seaver, Jim Maloney, Mario Soto, Jose Rijo, Aroldis Chapman, Randy Myers, Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble, John Franco, Don Gullett, Johnny Cueto

Starters:
C: Johnny Bench
1B: Joey Votto
2B: Joe Morgan
3B: Pete Rose
SS: Barry Larkin
LF: George Foster
CF: Eric Davis
RF: Frank Robinson
DH: Ted Kluszewski

Bench: Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, Vada Pinson, Adam Dunn, Jay Bruce, Ernie Lombardi

vs

NATIONALS

Pitchers: Steve Rogers, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Dennis Martinez, Gio González, Pedro Martinez, Jordan Zimmermann, Jeff Reardon, Sean Doolittle, Chad Cordero, Drew Storen

Starters:
C: Gary Carter
1B: Ryan Zimmerman
2B: Jose Vidro
3B: Anthony Rendon
SS: Trea Turner
LF: Tim Raines
CF: Andre Dawson
RF: Vladimir Guerrero
DH: Bryce Harper

Bench: Tim Wallach, Larry Walker, Juan Soto, Moises Alou, Howie Kendrick, Wilson Ramos

Foz sez: Well, this is a hidden upset candidate. I think rosters wise, the Nationals/Expos come out 2nd best in just about every metric, but the Nationals can win if the stars are right. They have several players who can win you a game off their backs, in a seven game series, those add up. But I think the Big Red Machine moves on.

Prediction: Reds in 6

[SirFozzie]

PIRATES

Pitchers: Babe Adams, Wilbur Cooper, Bob Friend, Vern Law, Deacon Phillippe, John Candelaria, Sam Leever, Kent Tekulve, Roy Face, Mark Melancon, Dave Giusti

Starters:
C: Jason Kendall
1B: Willie Stargell
2B: Bill Mazeroski
3B: Pie Traynor
SS: Honus Wagner
LF: Paul Waner
CF: Max Carey
RF: Roberto Clemente
DH: Barry Bonds

Bench: Ralph Kiner, Arky Vaughan, Andrew McCutchen, Fred Clarke, Dave Parker, Manny Sanguillen

vs

D-BACKS

Pitchers: Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Brandon Webb, Zack Greinke, Dan Haren, Patrick Corbin, Robbie Ray, Byung-Hyun Kim, Archie Bradley, Brad Ziegler, Jose Valverde

Starters:
C: Miguel Montero
1B: Paul Goldschmidt
2B: Ketel Marte
3B: Matt Williams
SS: Stephen Drew
LF: Luis Gonzalez
CF: Steve Finley
RF: Justin Upton
DH: A.J. Pollock

Bench: Craig Counsell, Jay Bell, David Peralta, Chris Young, Nick Ahmed, Damian Miller


Foz sez: I have to admit, I was looking at the all-time Pirates roster and going.. "meh". For a best of all-time team for a team with the history of the Pirates, there really isn't as much there as a bunch of the other teams in this tourney. Then again, they received as close as you can get as a bye into the next round, playing one of the youngest teams in the history of MLB. Maybe I'm just down on the Pirates, but they'll have to step up their game to go any further than just beating the D-backs.

Prediction: Pirates in 5

[SirFozzie]

CARDINALS

Pitchers: Bob Gibson, Dizzy Dean, Mort Cooper, Chris Carpenter, Jesse Haines, Adam Wainwright, Harry Brecheen, Jason Isringhausen, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter, Al Hrabosky

Starters:
C: Yadier Molina
1B: Albert Pujols
2B: Rogers Hornsby
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: Ozzie Smith
LF: Joe Medwick
CF: Jim Edmonds
RF: Stan Musial
DH: Mark McGwire

Bench: Red Schoendienst, Lou Brock, Willie McGee, Enos Slaughter, Ken Boyer, Ted Simmons

vs

ROCKIES

Pitchers: Ubaldo Jiménez, Kyle Freeland, German Márquez, Jeff Francis, Jon Gray, Aaron Cook, Jorge De La Rosa, Brian Fuentes, Huston Street, Rafael Betancourt, Steve Reed

Starters:
C: Yorvit Torrealba
1B: Todd Helton
2B: DJ LeMahieu
3B: Nolan Arenado
SS: Troy Tulowitzki
LF: Matt Holliday
CF: Ellis Burks
RF: Larry Walker
DH: Trevor Story

Bench: Charlie Blackmon, Vinny Castilla, Andres Galarraga, Carlos González, Dante Bichette, Chris Iannetta

Foz Sez: The Rockies are made of Hall of Good and Hall of Very Good players. The Cardinals are made up of Hall of Fame players. Check please.

Prediction: Cardinals in 4

[SirFozzie]

GIANTS

Pitchers: Christy Mathewson, Juan Marichal, Carl Hubbell, Gaylord Perry, Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Robb Nen, Gary Lavelle, Sergio Romo, Brian Wilson

Starters:
C: Buster Posey
1B: Willie McCovey
2B: Jeff Kent
3B: Matt Williams
SS: Travis Jackson
LF: Barry Bonds
CF: Willie Mays
RF: Mel Ott
DH: Will Clark

Bench: Bobby Bonds, Orlando Cepeda, Bill Terry, Rich Aurilia, Pablo Sandoval, Roger Bresnahan

vs

BREWERS

Pitchers: Teddy Higuera, Ben Sheets, Mike Caldwell, Yovani Gallardo, Pete Vuckovich, Jim Slaton, Chris Bosio, Rollie Fingers, Dan Plesac, Ken Sanders, Josh Hader

Starters:
C: Jonathan Lucroy
1B: Cecil Cooper
2B: Jim Gantner
3B: Paul Molitor
SS: Robin Yount
LF: Ryan Braun
CF: Gorman Thomas
RF: Christian Yelich
DH: Prince Fielder

Bench: George Scott, Don Money, Jeff Cirillo, Ben Oglivie, Geoff Jenkins, Ted Simmons

Foz Sez: I don't think that the Giants Bullpen will cost them a series this time around. I'm not so sure down the road, mind you. Brewers are pretty good, but yeah, the Giants are expected to win this one.

Prediction: Giants in 5.

[General Mike]

It’s an interesting tournament indeed. I’m not sure I agree with the roster construction with guys being on multiple teams, but whatever.

As far as ratings go, it’s supposedly based on each individuals top 3 seasons.

As far as my picks to win: Negro League All Stars over Giants in 6

Sleeper teams: Twins ( because of Walter Johnson) and Naxpos.

[SirFozzie]

Just a reminder to folks who are interested.. the first bit is going online now.

[Huckleberry]

Astros should be in the NL, Brewers in the AL. More years in those leagues.

Short rant over.

[General Mike]

Im shocked the Twins got wrecked so hard by Toronto. Would have thought the Big Train would have licked things down

[JPhillips]

I'd like to know more about the stats they'll be using in the simulation. Will it be career stats for the years played with that team, peak year with that team, or some limited number of peak years to eliminate early and end of career valleys?

[General Mike]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I'd like to know more about the stats they'll be using in the simulation. Will it be career stats for the years played with that team, peak year with that team, or some limited number of peak years to eliminate early and end of career valleys?

They said it was top 3 seasons with a team in some article on MLB.com

[JPhillips]

Thanks. That wasn't on the rosters page.

[SirFozzie]

Dang. Game Seven. The Red Sox had blown a 3-0 lead, and came back from 2-0 down to tie it up, and bases loaded with Yaz (who had come in when Ortiz was pinch run for in the seventh).

Twitch

Crush.

Crush Real Good.

Sox win Game 7, 6-2.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Originally Posted by General Mike

Im shocked the Twins got wrecked so hard by Toronto. Would have thought the Big Train would have licked things down

Ditto the Orioles, though their pitching staff was suspect. That lineup though, wow.

[tarcone]

Best 3 seasons for each team it looks like.

The announcers missed Nettles as a defensive replacement for Arod and not as a PH.

Thats okay, just an observation.

[tarcone]

I want to see the Negro League team

[tarcone]

I thought they would do all the games.

But I enjoyed watching the Yanks win. Yogi with the 2 run homer that was the difference after the Mariners couldnt turn a double play on the previous batter.

Had the Cards gotten Yogi instead of Gargiaola, I wonder how many more Ws championships they would have had

[molson]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Dang. Game Seven. The Red Sox had blown a 3-0 lead, and came back from 2-0 down to tie it up, and bases loaded with Yaz (who had come in when Ortiz was pinch run for in the seventh).

Twitch

Crush.

Crush Real Good.

Sox win Game 7, 6-2.

Charlie Hough out-dueling Pedro in game 5 to extend the series. I think that's a bug.

Edit: Not liking the Sox's chances against that Blue Jay powerhouse after this display...

[SirFozzie]

BTW, they announced that the Dream Bracket will be available as a quickstart after the tournament is over.

[General Mike]

FWIW, I hate the White Sox lineup. Shoeless Joe should be in LF with Baines as DH and Ordonez in RF or maybe I’m dumb

[SirFozzie]

Well. I went 10-6 in round 1. Not bad, but not great either

The AL QuarterFinals are set (Yankees-Astros, Red Sox-White Sox)

If I had to pick:

Yankees in 6
Red Sox in 6

[SirFozzie]

So, we know three of the four teams in the Semifinals.

AL Championship
Yankees-Red Sox

NL Championship
Reds (defeated Cardinals in Game 7 in 12 innings) vs Brewers/Dodgers (also going to be a game 7)

[PilotMan]

Drysdale gets out of a couple serious jams, and the Dodgers spread out 9 hits to shut out Milwaukee 3-0 in game 7.

I like the matchups. Sox-Yankees and Dodgers-Reds.