The Sporting News Presents MLB Rosters: A CIE Supplement - Page 2

SelzShoes · 04-27-2006, 06:21 PM

Obviously the most attention on the Cowboys roster goes to the geezer trio of Simmons, West and Dean. Bucketfoot Al is managing and Sam West is also the hitting coach--and they have a few gems on this roster. Up the middle the Hughes-Donovan-Crutchfield group is excellent. Premium attention was paid to contact guys with little power. If the really good arms can be found from the cast of thousands, the 'Boys could surprise with how competitive they can be.

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Fielders	Age	Pos	 AVE	 HR	 RBI	Salary
Bob Garbark	 36	C	.219	  0	   9	 8,500
Dee Moore	 31	C	.217	  0	   1	 7,000
Stu Martin	 32	2B	.273	 15	 166	 5,000
Mark Christman	 32	3B	.236	  1	  64	 5,600
Tony Cuccinello	 38	3B	.281	 89	 797	26,300
Gil Torres	 30	SS	.000	  0	   0	 6,000
Babe Barna	 31	OF	.250	  3	  16	 5,000
Frank Secory	 33	OF	.000	  0	   0	 6,000
Al Simmons	 43	OF	.336	306	1813	50,000
Sam West	 41	OF	.301	 75	 813	23,100
Chuck Workman	 31	OF	.222	  0	   0	 6,900

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Pitchers	Age	  W-  L	 ERA	  SO	Salary
Dizzy Dean	 36	150- 83	3.03	1163	38,200
Harry Eisenstat	 30	 23- 26	3.99	 138	10,100
Wally Herbert	 38	 11- 25	5.65	  74	 5,000
Dixie Howell	 26	  0-  0	1.80	   2	 6,000
Bill Lohrman	 32	 41- 45	3.78	 261	 9,900
Wimpy Quinn	 27	  0-  0	7.20	   2	 5,000

Negro Leaguers invited to camp.

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Sammy Hughes		2B 36	22,500
Jimmy Crutchfield	OF 36	23,000

Players at major league camp without contracts

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Andy Seminick	 C  25
Joe Tipton	 C  24 
Ben Taylor	 1B 21
Harry Malmberg	 2B 20 
Randy Jackson	 3B 20 
Tommy Nelson	 3B 28
Rabbit Donovan	 SS 22 
Clem Koshorek	 SS 20
Joe Frazier	 OF 23 
Bill Higdon	 OF 21
Lloyd Merriman	 OF 21
Don Thompson	 OF 22
Joe Berry 	 P  41 
Ken Burkhart 	 P  29    
Russ Christopher P  28 
Chet Covington	 P  35
Ellis Kinder	 P  31 
Harry MacPherson P  19
Jack Robinson	 P  25 
Rocky Stone	 P  27 
Bill Wight	 P  23

Players at minor league camp.

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Jim Devlin	 C  23    
Mike Garbark	 C  30    
Milt Welch	 C  21    
Joe Lutz	 1B 21  
Mickey Rocco	 1B 30    
Steve Biras 	 2B 24    
Al Cihocki 	 SS 21 
Pete Milne	 OF 20
Bruce Sloan	 OF 31    
Mayo Smith	 OF 31
Don White	 OF 27   
Mike Budnick 	 P  26 
Ray Flanigan	 P  23
Ralph Hamner	 P  29  
Herb Karpel	 P  28    
Lou Knerr	 P  24  
Ox Miller	 P  30  
Joe Murray	 P  25
Jim Pearce	 P  20    
Allie Reynolds	 P  29
Dick Starr	 P  25    
Hal Toenes	 P  28 
Les Webber	 P  30

SelzShoes · 04-28-2006, 12:21 PM

When I think about clubs who can win the PCL title, the Beavers aren't usually that high on my list. This is a team, because of the age, is built for "this year". Created players Fitzpatrick and Denton are the key guys in the line up, but there could be a farely decent line up here--depending on who does well this spring. If Portland does not draw, then this could be the last best chance for a winner in the Rose City for awhile.

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Fielders		Age	Pos	 AVE	 HR	RBI	Salary
Ken O'Dea		33	C	.263	 21	181	12,400
Jimmy Fitzpatrick	32	1B	No Major League Exp.	40,680
Hal Trosky		33	1B	.313	216	911	23,200
Chile Gomez		36	2B	.231	  0	 44	 5,000
Jack Saltzgaver		43	2B	.249	 10	 72	 5,700
Bill Brubaker		35	3B	.262	 22	224	10,100
Skeeter Newsome		35	SS	.232	  4	127	 5,000
Pep Young		38	SS	.264	 31	343	13,400
Morrie Aderholt		30	OF	.171	  1	  5	 5,800
Bruce Campbell		36	OF	.291	101	703	10,600
Charlie Denton		32	OF	No Major League Exp.	39,920
Tuck Stainback		34	OF	.265	 12	137	 5,000
Gee Walker		38	OF	.307	109	810	13,000

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Pitchers	Age	  W-  L	  ERA	  SO	Salary
Dick Barrett	 39	  5-  7	 6.05	  40	 5,000
Earl Caldwell	 40	 11- 22	 5.75	  78	 7,500
Larry French	 38	182-167	 3.52	1125	27,800
Bob Logan	 36	  0-  4	 3.03	  14	 7,900
Max Macon	 30	  5- 11	 4.39	  40	 5,700
Bill McGee	 36	 40- 38	 3.85	 300	 8,000
Steve Sundra	 36	 30- 24	 4.59	 137	 8,200
Yank Terry	 35	  1-  0	 8.84	   9	 5,600
Hy Vandenberg	 40	  1-  3	 6.69	  31	 8,300
George Washburn	 31	  0-  0	13.50	   1	 5,000

Negro Leaguers invited to camp.

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Parnell Woods	3B 34	21,200

Players at major league camp without contracts

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Walt Linden	 C  22   
Aaron Robinson 	 C  30 
Al Unser 	 C  33
John McHale 	 1B 24 
Mel Hoderlein	 2B 22    
Roy Nichols 	 2B 25
Bobby Thomson 	 3B 22  
Bill Jennings	 SS 20 
Jim Dyck	 OF 24
Frank McElyea	 OF 27
Jerry Scala  	 OF 21
Otey Clark	 P  30
Everett Fagan	 P  28
Whitey Miller 	 P  30    
Ernie Nevel 	 P  27
Freddy Schmidt 	 P  30

Players at minor league camp.

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Vince Castino	 C  28
Mickey Kreitner	 C  23    
Stan Galle	 3B 27 
Jesse Levan	 3B 19 
Mickey Rutner 	 3B 26
Tom Upton 	 SS 19 
Joe Brovia	 OF 24  
Frank Carswell	 OF 26  
Tommy O'Brien 	 OF 27
George Schmees 	 OF 21    
Alton Brown	 P  20
Lew Burdette	 P  19    
John Dagenhard	 P  28
Art Fowler	 P  23  
Jack Franklin	 P  26    
Al Gettel	 P  28 
Bill Kennedy	 P  25 
Hal Kleine	 P  22 
Dick Littlefield P  20 
Emmett O'Neill 	 P  28    
Joe Ostrowski 	 P  29 
Al Tate 	 P  27

SelzShoes · 04-29-2006, 01:29 PM

The Salons have several quality major league players (Warneke, Mungo, Lombardi) in the sunset of thier careers. Created player Gogolak will set the table; if someone other than Easter and created player Thoby can drive him in occasionally, then this could be a contender. A lot of intriging names at camp; they could be alot better than I'm giving them credit for.

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Fielders		Age	Pos	 AVE	 HR	RBI	Salary
Ernie Lombardi		 37	C	.310	124	705	29,400
Anton Gogolak	 	 32	2B	No major league exp.	25,000
Bill Knickerbocker	 34	2B	.278	 27	349	 5,000
Nick Polly		 28	3B	.222	  2	  0	 5,000
Eddie Lake		 30	SS	.158	  2	  7	 7,000
Buster Mills		 37	OF	.289	 13	134	 6,600
Johnny Moore		 44	OF	.308	 73	450	11,800
Claude Thoby		 35	OF	No major league exp.	25,350
Jo-Jo White		 36	OF	.264	  6	173	 5,000

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Pitchers	Age	  W-  L	 ERA	  SO	Salary
Fred Caligiuri	 27	  2-  2	2.93	   7	 5,000
Fred Hutchinson	 26	  6- 13	5.43	  54	 6,200
Rankin Johnson	 29	  1-  0	3.60	   0	 5,000
Walt Lanfranconi 29	  0-  1	3.00	   1	 6,000
Red Lynn	 32	  5-  4	3.86	  50	 5,000
Van Mungo	 34	102- 99	3.41	1031	27,200
Jim Turner	 42	 58- 51	3.16	 277	16,500
Lon Warneke	 37	177-104	3.21	1045	36,800

Negro Leaguers invited to camp.

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Luke Easter	1B 30	31,200

Players at major league camp without contracts

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Hank Camelli 	   C  31 
Joe Rossi	   C  25
Ralph Weigel	   C  24 
Joe Mack	   1B 34 
George Vico	   1B 22
Stan Jok 	   3B 19    
Spider Jorgensen   3B 26
Roland Gladu 	   3B 34  
Eddie Turchin	   3B 29 
Alex Grammas 	   SS 19 
Bud Hardin 	   SS 23 
Les Layton	   OF 24    
Don Lenhardt	   OF 23  
Jim Rivera 	   OF 23
Ed Sanicki	   OF 22 
Mike Garcia 	   P  22 
Mickey Haefner 	   P  33 
Larry Jansen 	   P  25
Gordon Maltzberger P  33 
Barney Schultz	   P  19   
Dick Stone	   P  34 
Andy Tomasic	   P  26

Players at minor league camp.

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Jim Pruett	   C  28    
Mike Sandlock	   C  30
Ed Butka 	   1B 30    
Chico Garcia 	   2B 21 
Ed Samcoff	   2B 21    
Frank Campos 	   OF 21  
Walt Chipple 	   OF 27
Al Kvasnak	   OF 25    
Charlie Metro 	   OF 26  
Chucho Ramos 	   OF 27
Ed Sauer	   OF 27  
Bill Ayers 	   P  26   
Dick Bokelmann 	   P  19  
Jack Brewer 	   P  26 
Bill Connelly 	   P  20 
Sonny Dixon 	   P  21    
Jerry Fahr 	   P  21
Rufe Gentry 	   P  27    
Ken Holcombe 	   P  27   
Monte Kennedy      P  23   
Jack Kraus	   P  27 
Walter Ockey	   P  26  
Roy Talcott	   P  26

SelzShoes · 04-29-2006, 03:59 PM

Like the Phoenix Cowboys, the expansion Saints went heavly towards contact guys; similar in make up as manager Paul Waner. Waner is 44 hits from 3000, and will give himself every chance to reach that number. Plenty of money was sunk into pitching, but the offense is pretty bare after created player Spivey. And how happy are these guys knowing they missed by one vote the chance to play in Vegas, not Utah.

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Fielders	Age	Pos	 AVE	 HR	 RBI	Salary
Rip Collins	 36	C	.208	  1	  14	 5,000
Babe Phelps	 37	C	.314	 45	 304	15,700
Billy Sullivan	 35	C	.290	 28	 366	11,200
Blas Monaco	 30	2B	.286	  0	   2	 6,100
Roy Hughes	 35	SS	.277	  4	 147	10,000
Dashiell Spivey	 32	SS	No Major League Exp.	50,000
Rene Monteagudo	 30	OF	.231	  0	   2	 6,000
Jake Powell	 37	OF	.286	 20	 253	 6,700
Johnny Rizzo	 33	OF	.275	 57	 262	 7,500
Eric Tipton	 30	OF	.233	  1	  14	 5,900
Paul Waner	 42	OF	.338	111	1227	56,100

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Pitchers	Age	  W-  L	 ERA	 SO	Salary
Red Barrett	 31	  3-  0	2.93	  7	 8,600
Harry Brecheen	 31	  0-  0	0.00	  4	 6,000
Ralph Buxton	 31	  0-  1	4.82	  9	 6,000
Lou Fette	 39	 41- 38	3.11	190	11,900
Bill Fleming	 32	  2-  3	4.41	 44	 6,900
Randy Gumpert	 28	  1-  4	6.65	 15	 7,200
Bob Harris	 28	 28- 42	5.22	170	 6,600
Willis Hudlin	 39	158-155	4.41	676	26,300
Dale Jones	 27	  0-  1	7.56	  2	 5,000
Bob Joyce	 31	  3-  5	6.69	 25	 5,000
Paul Masterson	 30	  1-  0	5.51	 11	 5,000
Johnny Niggeling 42	 17- 21	4.32	171	 8,500
Tom Sunkel	 33	  5-  5	3.74	 77	 6,100

Players at major league camp without contracts

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Tim Thompson 	C  22
Vance Dinges 	1B 30
Frank Kellert 	1B 21  
Bobby Morgan 	2B 19 
Connie Ryan 	2B 26
Ed Walczak 	2B 27    
Joe Abreu 	3B 32    
Buddy Blair 	3B 35
Norm Wallen 	3B 29 
Damon Phillips 	SS 26 
Bob Marquis 	OF 21 
Whitey Platt 	OF 25   
Hal Rice 	OF 22 
Wally Westlake 	OF 25
Mal Mallette 	P  24 
Ray Yochim 	P  23

Players at minor league camp.

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Fats Dantonio 	C  27  
Eddie Kearse 	C  30    
Bob Keely 	C  36 
Reggie Otero 	1B 30    
Jimmy Grant 	3B 27 
Bitsy Mott 	SS 27    
Ford Garrison	OF 30
Johnny Lazor 	OF 33     
Ed Mierkowicz 	OF 22  
Bill Mueller 	OF 25
Moe Burtschy 	P  23
George Diehl 	P  28
Clem Hausmann 	P  26 
Cal Howe 	P  21    
Mike Kume 	P  19
Rogers McKee 	P  19 
Dee Sanders 	P  24    
Hal Schacker	P  20 
Bill Voiselle 	P  27   
John Wells 	P  23    
Lefty West 	P  30    
Adrian Zabala 	P  29

SelzShoes · 04-29-2006, 05:40 PM

I don't think there is any more wide open club than the Padres. I think they can put together a pretty good pitching staff. I think they have a few quality major league hitters. I think they will have trouble scoring enough to make much noise over the season, but the pitching will make them a tough team.

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Fielders		Age	Pos	 AVE	HR	RBI	Salary
Sam Narron		 32	C	.429	 0	  0	 5,000
Vern Freiburger		 22	1B	.125	 0	  1	 5,000
Bill Schuster		 33	SS	.333	 0	  1	 6,100
Bobby Bragan		 28	SS	.238	11	113	 5,000
Frenchy Bordagaray	 36	OF	.287	 6	146	 5,000
Hal Epps		 32	OF	.277	 1	  4	 5,000
Bobby Estalella		 34	OF	.272	10	 65	 9,500
Frank Kalin		 28	OF	.000	 0	  1	 5,000

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Pitchers	Age	 W- L	  ERA	 SO	Salary
Vern Kennedy	 39	82-92	 5.00	500	 9,900
Bob Klinger	 37	43-39	 4.17	206	 5,300
Rod Lockheart	 32	No Major League Exp.	17,100
Pat Tobin	 30	 0- 0	36.00	  0	 5,000

Negro Leaguers invited to camp

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Lester Lockett	3B 34	22,000
Luis Tiant	P  40	 9,500

Players at major league camp without contracts

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Frank Sacka	  C  21 
Bud Sheely	  C  25
Don Wheeler	  C  23
Herb Conyers 	  1B 25
Chuck Kress 	  1B 24
Eddie Stanky	  2B 29 
Howie Moss 	  3B 26 
Bob Ramazzotti	  3B 29
Hank Schenz	  3B 26 
Bill Sommers	  3B 23  
Ben Steiner	  3B 24 
George Freese 	  SS 19
Cliff Mapes 	  OF 24 
Charlie Mead 	  OF 24    
Bud Metheny 	  OF 30
Butch Nieman 	  OF 28 
Al Brazle 	  P  32
Bud Byerly  	  P  25 
Ed Lopat 	  P  27 
Dick Mauney 	  P  26 
Joe Orrell 	  P  29
Sid Peterson	  P  28 
Willie Ramsdell   P  29   
Xavier Rescigno   P  32
Gerry Staley	  P  25  
Ed Wright	  P  26

Players at minor league camp.

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Jim Castiglia 	  C  27
Ray Murray 	  C  28
Steve Souchock	  1B 27  
Jodie Beeler 	  2B 24
Barney Koch 	  2B 23
Barney White	  3B 22    
Dick Adkins 	  SS 26
Bill Endicott 	  OF 27
Anse Moore 	  OF 28
Dick Sipek 	  OF 23 
Ken Brondell 	  P  24   
Walker Cress 	  P  29   
Julio Gonzalez 	  P  25    
Chet Johnson 	  P  28 
Al Lamacchia 	  P  24 
Roy Lee 	  P  28
Art Lopatka 	  P  26   
Steve Nagy 	  P  26   
Stan Partenheimer P  23    
Len Perme	  P  28    
Jim Prendergast	  P  28 
Elmer Singleton	  P  27
Bob Whitcher	  P  28

SelzShoes · 04-30-2006, 12:00 PM

The Rajah has the chance to put out a pretty solid line up; provided he can deal with Josh Gibson's ego. Gibson refused to sign for anything less than "Paige Money". Eventually Gibson signed for more than the Blues gave Paige. Hornsby has already expressed doubts on how successful intergrated baseball can be. If this relationship works out, then the Rainers will score lots of runs. Pitching will be thin, so either way this won't be a contending squad.

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Fielders	Age	Pos	 AVE	 HR	RBI	Salary
Stan Andrews	 28	C	.203	  0	  3	 5,100
Tom Padden	 37	C	.272	  2	109	 9,200
Ed Levy		 29	1B	.000	  0	  0	 5,000
George Fallon	 31	2B	.250	  0	  0	 5,100	
Harlond Clift	 33	3B	.281	160	689	31,800
Mike Chartak	 29	OF	.133	  0	  3	 5,000
Hank Leiber	 35	OF	.292	 97	495	10,700
Art Rebel	 31	OF	.222	  0	  1	 5,000
Jimmy Ripple	 36	OF	.285	 28	236	 5,000

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Pitchers	 Age	 W- L	 ERA	 SO	Salary
Dick Conger	  24	 1- 0	1.29	  3	 5,000
Ed Heusser	  36	18-21	4.44	104	 7,800
Ken Jungels	  29	 1- 0	6.88	 14	 8,500
Ken Raffensberger 28	 7-10	3.50	 61	 8,400
Jake Wade	  34	15-23	5.93	152	 5,000

Negro Leaguers invited to camp

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Josh Gibson	C  34	47,667
Larry Doby	2B 22	12,750
Lennie Pearson	OF 28	14,018

Players at major league camp without contracts

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Wes Westrum 		C  23
Jack Phillips 		1B 24
Joe Rullo 		2B 29 
Kermit Wahl 		2B 23
Glenn Crawford 		SS 32  
Sammy Meeks 		SS 22
Sam Dente 		3B 23
Buck Fausett 		3B 37
Bill Hart 		3B 33 
Irv Noren 		OF 21
Paul O'Dea 		OF 25
Andy Pafko 		OF 25
Kite Thomas 		OF 22 
Orie Arntzen 		P  36 
Hi Bithorn 		P  30 
Cy Buker 		P  27    
Tommy De La Cruz 	P  34    
Bill Donovan 		P  29 
Hal Erickson		P  26  
Bill Evans 		P  27 
Glenn Gardner 		P  30 
Andy Karl 		P  31 
Bob Malloy 		P  27

Players at minor league camp.

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George Bradshaw 	C  21    
Danny Doyle 		C  29 
Russ Lyon 		C  32    
Roy Hawes 		1B 19 
Ray Hamrick 		2B 24
Johnny Ostrowski 	3B 28    
Grady Wilson 		SS 23    
Bobby Balcena	 	OF 20 
Austin Knickerbocker 	OF 27
Luis Olmo 		OF 26 
Archie Wilson 		OF 22
Jose Zardon 		OF 22 
Hank Behrman 		P  24    
Fred Bradley 		P  25
Frank Hiller 		P  25  
Niles Jordan 		P  20    
Bob Keegan 		P  25
Woody Main 		P  24   
Joe Muir 		P  23  
Red Murff 		P  25
Marino Pieretti		P  25
Ozzie Van Brabant 	P  19 
Jim Wilson 		P  24

SelzShoes · 05-10-2006, 07:06 PM

Because of the war of some of the players imported were really way past their prime. Every player who announced at the start of the Spring Training phase of the season was subject to 2d10 roll to see who retired immediatly and who played out the season. Odds, they play; evens they retire.

From a baseball stanpoint, the most interesting is Phil Weintraub of Hollywood. With Weintraub, I had the Stars as runaway PCL winners--but now where does the power come from? Pepper Martin of Philadelphia was expected to play alot of center field; but what kind of team expects a 40-something year old corner outfielder to play alot of center? I am personally sad, from a writing standpoint that Babe Herman decided to retire. I have to admit temptation about re-rolling to see if he stayed, but I can't play favorites.

Baltimore:
P Bill Beckmann

Boston:
2B Tom Carey
P Oscar Judd
P Mike Ryba
P Allyn Stout
P Hod Lisenbee

Buffalo:
C Gene Desautels

Chicago:
P Ray Prim

Detroit:
P Clint Brown

Hollywood:
1B Phil Weintraub

Kansas City:
C Rick Ferrell

Los Angeles:
P Pete Appleton
P Freddie Fitzsimmons

Minneapolis:
P Chief Hogsett

New York:
P Carl Hubbell

Philadelphia:
P Si Johnson
OF Pepper Martin

Phoenix:
P Wally Hebert
P Joe Berry
3B Tony Cuccinello

Pittsburgh:
P Rip Sewell

Portland:
2B Jack Saltzgaver
OF Gee Walker
SS Pep Young

Sacramento:
P Jim Turner
OF Johnny Moore

Saint Louis:
OF Estel Crabtree
OF Doc Cramer

Salt Lake City:
P Johnny Niggeling

San Francisco:
P Luke Hamlin

Washington:
C Ray Hayworth
OF Babe Herman

SelzShoes · 05-29-2006, 03:14 PM

I'm going to post the first Opening Day roster in a few moments. I'm throwing alot of information at you at once, so I need some feedback. Is it just too much for one post or is it fine the way it is? Thanks.

A quick color code for the reader:
Veteran/Non-Prospect Players
Prospects (#1=spot in prospect top 10)
Created Players
Removed from roster (Injury/release/retirement)

Color in the team information has no meaning; it is just supposed to look nicer.

SirFozzie · 05-29-2006, 03:15 PM

It's great, to me

SelzShoes · 05-29-2006, 03:34 PM

The easy thing to do would be declare that without the pestering influence of the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox will win the NAL East going away. The combination of Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams will drive in plenty of runs with Johnny Pesky running around the diamond. Point to Dom DiMaggio and Pete Fox acting in complement; you could get the average Joe on the street to believe you.

There are three spots in the line up, all key positions that could derail any momentum the offense could build.

In an ideal world, Dom DiMaggio would be hitting 2nd almost assuring Williams would be hitting with a man on. However, Jimmie Foxx is still trying to hit himself into shape. Tony Lupien in the two hole could mean wasted At Bats for Teddy. Pesky looks to be a great lead off man, but he is a rookie. Nothing can be counted on from him yet.

The bottom third of the line up will just halt anything the upper part can try and build. Maybe I'm wrong about Matt Batts and the other catchers in the system, but I don't think any of them can put up major league numbers. This is going to be one of those .220/8/35-combined lines from this crew. Jim Tabor could eventually show enough with the bat to be the regular guy there, but when the 39-year-old manager is best glove at the hot corner there are some problems even if Tabor hits.

The main thing the Red Sox have going for them is a young but experienced pitching staff. Ok, they are rushing Perkowski who I don't think is ready to face major league hitting. If he is going to be on the team, put him in relief to find his legs. Still, a very quality 3/4 of a rotation is here. Newsome could be the most valuable pitcher on the staff though. Cronin has designated Newsome as his relief ace, so all those important 7-8-9's are taken care of. Newsome is also expected to make a few starts, giving Cronin a fine pitcher to take the pressure off the regulars.

Beyond Newsome, the bullpen is thin. But if the rotation is as good as it can be, we might not see alot of them.

Red Sox have to be the favorites, but I don't believe they are that far ahead of Cleveland, the Giants, maybe even Pittsburgh. My gut tells me that they should be rolling in dough by mid-season and can get that Catcher or third baseman to drive them over the top.

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National American League East: Boston Red Sox General Manager: Eddie Collins (Payroll: $511,900) Player Manager: Joe Cronin Hitting Coach: Tom Carey Pitching Coach: Tom Daly Home Park: Fenway Park (Capacity: 35,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Matt Batts 24 C #3 5,000 Frankie Pytlak 37 C .284 7 271 14,900 Jimmie Foxx 38 1B .332 519 1849 76,000 Tony Lupien 28 1B .474 0 4 5,300 Bobby Doerr 27 2B .290 57 365 16,000 Preston Gomez 22 2B 5,000 Merl Combs 26 3B 5,000 Joe Cronin 39 3B .303 156 1342 58,400 Jim Tabor 29 3B .286 52 285 10,700 Johnny Pesky 26 SS 5,000 Dom DiMaggio 29 OF .290 16 104 8,400 Lou Finney 35 OF .288 26 376 5,000 Pete Fox 37 OF .302 59 524 7,500 Barney Olsen 26 OF .288 1 4 6,100 Ted Williams 27 OF .356 91 378 175,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Mel Deutsch 30 5,000 Joe Dobson 29 17-15 4.99 153 5,700 Mickey Harris 29 12-16 3.71 147 9,100 Tex Hughson 30 5- 3 4.13 22 5,900 Earl Johnson 26 10- 7 4.34 72 7,200 Dick Newsome 36 19-10 4.13 58 5,000 Harry Perkowski 23 #10 5,000 Charlie Wagner 33 17-12 4.13 91 9,700 Ed Weiland 31 0- 0 8.79 3 5,000 John Whitehead 36 49-54 4.59 254 9,700

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Retired Tom Carey 39 2B .275 2 166 Oscar Judd 38 0- 0 8.76 5 Hod Lisenbee 47 36-55 4.75 239 Mike Ryba 42 23-12 4.42 142 Allyn Stout 41 19-20 4.50 182

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AAA Louisville Colonels Stew Hofferth 33 C Joe Just 30 C Johnny Peacock 36 C .287 1 121 5,900 Paul Campbell 28 1B .000 0 0 6,000 Bob Repass 28 2B .333 0 1 5,000 Charlie Brewster 29 SS Gil English 36 SS .256 7 83 5,000 Bill Ramsey 25 OF #8 Andy Gilbert 31 OF Leon Culberson 26 OF Dewey Adkins 27 P Frank Fanovich 24 P Bob Ferguson 26 P Don Fisher 30 P Bob Habenicht 20 P Lynn Lovenguth 23 P #9 Mike Palm 21 P Johnny Podgajny 25 10-15 4.33 65 5,400 Frank Seward 24 P

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AA New Orleans Pelicans Leslie Aulds 25 C Walt Dropo 23 1B #2 Ernie Andres 28 3B Johnny Tobin 25 3B #6 Catfish Metkovich 25 OF #5 Tom Wright 22 OF #4 Tal Abernathy 24 P Glenn Elliott 26 P Sam Lowry 26 P Windy McCall 20 P Al Widmar 21 P

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A Scranton Red Sox Billy Goodman 20 OF #1 George Wilson 20 OF #7

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LINEUP VS RHP L J. Pesky SS L T. Lupien 1B L T. Williams LF R B. Doerr 2B R D. DiMaggio CF R P. Fox RF R M. Batts C L M. Combs 3B LINEUP VS LHP R J. Tabor 3B L T. Lupien 1B L T. Williams LF R B. Doerr 2B L J. Pesky SS R B. Olsen CF R M. Batts C R P. Fox RF

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Starting Rotation R T. Hughson L H. Perkowski L M. Harris R J. Dobson Bullpen R M. Deutsch L E. Johnson R C. Wagner R E. Weiland R J. Whitehead Relief Ace R D. Newsome

SelzShoes · 05-29-2006, 06:53 PM

How is this for a familiar song: the big money pitcher the Cubs acquired in the off-season was hurt in spring training, and isn't quite ready to start. Spud Chandler is healthy, he just needs to work into good shape. In the meantime, a former outfielder looks to be the ace of the staff.

Ok, it isn't as bad as that sounds. The should be able to run out a very consistent, but not overwhelming attack. Think a non-stop parade of singles and doubles. Nicholson and Novikoff are expected to provide some power, but Nicholson was lost in the spring. He'll get started as a pinch hitter trying to find his eye. Vaughan is probably undervalued in this line up, but should provide good run production. They have a decent bench, but I can not say with confidence this is a really good team. They do everything, except hit home runs, in a very average way--but nothing to really point to and say this is an offensive strength.

With Erickson hurt, and Chandler not ready, the staff is a little thinner than it should be. By the end of the month, half of the rotation is going to roll over so it is hard to judge how the pitching will effect the race. Right now, I don't really like the pitching, but I could like a healthy staff. Chapman, for an ex-outfielder, threw the ball well in spring training. He won the opening day start. He'll help himself with the bat.

For all of this team's flaws, and I think the more you look the more you find, they should not be counted out in the NAL West. With Cleveland being slotted into the East, there really is not a power team in this division. I could be any combonation of Milwaukee, Saint Louis, Detroit and Chicago fighting it out for the title. Gallagher can bring in just a couple players we could have a very happy City of Chicago. But if pitchers stay hurt and hitters can't hit, then it won't be a friendly summer at Wrigley.

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National American League West: Chicago Cubs General Manager: James Gallagher (Payroll: $469,100) Manager: Charlie Grimm Hitting Coach: Milt Stock Pitching Coach: Roy Johnson Home Park: Wrigley Field (Capacity: 38,396)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Clyde McCullough 29 C .223 9 54 5,800 Toby Atwell 22 C #3 5,000 Eddie Waitkus 26 1B .179 0 0 5,500 Don Johnson 34 2B 5,000 Stan Hack 36 3B .304 43 455 30,300 Bill Serena 21 3B #5 5,000 Bobby Sturgeon 26 SS .242 0 27 5,000 Arky Vaughan 34 SS .324 84 764 108,200 Cliff Aberson 24 OF #1 5,000 Phil Cavarretta 29 OF .275 32 290 10,600 Dom Dallessandro 32 OF .264 7 132 6,500 Peanuts Lowrey 28 OF 5,000 Bill Nicholson 31 OF .276 56 234 13,200 Lou Novikoff 30 OF .241 5 24 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Russ Bauers 31 29- 29 3.53 278 14,100 Spud Chandler 38 42- 20 3.77 187 85,000 Ben Chapman 37 Played 12 years as an OF 6,600 Emil Kush 29 0- 0 2.25 2 6,000 Bill Lee 36 123-101 3.45 772 22,000 Russ Meers 27 0- 1 1.13 5 6,200 Russ Meyer 22 5,000 Vern Olsen 28 24- 17 3.00 147 12,400 Claude Passeau 36 85- 92 3.59 662 21,000 Bob Rush 20 5,000

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Retired Ray Prim 39 3- 7 5.54 36

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Injured Paul Erickson 30 5- 7 3.70 85 5,700 OUT 2-3 Weeks

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AAA Nashville Volunteers Rube Novotney 21 C #9 Bob Scheffing 32 C .242 1 20 5,300 Heinz Becker 30 1B Lou Stringer 28 2B .246 5 53 8,600 Rip Russell 31 3B .266 14 113 5,000 Lennie Merullo 28 SS .353 0 1 6,300 Charlie Gilbert 26 OF .259 2 20 6,000 Jack Graham 29 OF Marv Rickert 25 OF Stan Wentzel 29 OF Bob Alexander 23 P Vallie Eaves 34 4- 8 4.46 46 8,000 Ed Hanyzewski 25 P Don Hendrickson 32 P Harley Hisner 19 P Paul LaPalme 22 P Ray Moore 19 P Mario Picone 19 P Johnny Schmitz 25 2- 0 1.31 11 6,800 George Zuverink 21 P

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AA Tulsa Oilers Cliff Dapper 26 C Cy Block 26 3B Bubba Floyd 28 SS Nick Goulish 28 OF Hal Jeffcoat 21 OF #10 Don Carlsen 19 P Warren Hacker 21 P Tony Jacobs 20 P John Mackinson 22 P Bill Zinser 28 P

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A Macon Peaches Rube Walker 19 C #6 Danny Lynch 20 2B #2 Wayne Terwilliger 20 2B #7 Roy Smalley 19 SS #4 Bob Borkowski 20 OF #8 Claude Crocker 21 P

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos L E. Waitkus 1B R C. McCullough C L S. Hack 3B L P. Cavarretta RF L A. Vaughan SS R P. Lowrey CF R L. Novikoff LF R D. Johnson 2B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R D. Johnson 2B R B. Sturgeon SS L S. Hack 3B L P. Cavarretta RF L E. Waitkus 1B R L. Novikoff LF L D. Dallessandro CF L T. Atwell C

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Starting Rotation R B. Chapman R B. Lee R R. Bauers L R. Meers Bullpen R S. Chandler R E. Kush R R. Meyer L V. Olsen R B. Rush Relief Ace R C. Passeau

SelzShoes · 05-31-2006, 06:38 PM

Remember the show Homefront? It was a 1-hour drama set in post-war Cleveland. Sort of a Dynasty for the struggling class. Well, one of the plot lines concerned an African-American joining the Indians--actually sucked me in for a few episodes because of that. I wish I had paid closer attention so I could pull some details for when writing about the Indians.

Regret is a theme with this Indian team. They let Bob Feller take Yankee money and overpay for Schoolboy Rowe--who now is out two months with an arm issue. It is almost like they have lost two starting pitchers. I'm not sold on the rest of the rotation. Mel Harder is near the end of his run and Bagby is still an unknown. I think the bullpen is passable, but not overpowering.

I really expected to love the Indian's roster, but I've got a lot of questions the more I look at it. I don't think they can expect much from the catching position. Les Fleming isn't the starter on a pennant winner. Bobby Avila is probably being rushed to the point of being overmatched. Keltner's back is, just like real life, causing problems for him. And of the outfielders, only Jeff Heath has proven he can hit major league pitching. I don't think Boudreau is great enough of a hitter to make up for all that.

For a club that is supposed to contend--I think they could win the West--there is a lot of youth. I think, financially, they will regret playing in League Park this season. I think another regret will be the lack of depth. If everyone succeeds, then all is happy for the Tribe. But we all know, not everyone succeeds.

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National American League East Cleveland Indians General Manager: Roger Peckinpaugh (Payroll: $387,700) Manager: Lou Boudreau Hitting Coach: Ski Melillo Pitching Coach: George Susce Home Park: League Park (Capacity: 21,414)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Jim Hegan 25 C #8 .319 1 5 6,200 Sherm Lollar 21 C #5 5,000 Les Fleming 30 1B .083 0 3 6,400 Bobby Avila 21 2B #6 5,000 Burgess Whitehead 35 2B .268 17 240 14,800 Bert Hodge 28 3B 5,000 Ken Keltner 29 3B .281 77 372 14,100 Ray Boone 22 SS #2 5,000 Lou Boudreau 28 SS .274 19 176 32,400 Rusty Peters 31 SS .240 6 68 6,400 Jim Carlin 28 OF .143 1 2 5,300 Fabian Gaffke 32 OF .244 7 39 5,000 Jeff Heath 31 OF .305 74 370 16,100 Oris Hockett 36 OF .315 1 10 6,700 Dale Mitchell 24 OF #4 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Jim Bagby 29 39- 47 4.65 218 8,500 Chubby Dean 29 17- 30 5.68 120 5,000 Red Embree 28 0- 1 6.75 4 5,700 Mel Harder 36 176-140 3.87 928 42,100 Joe Heving 45 61- 41 4.24 335 16,100 Joe Krakauskas 31 24- 31 4.45 325 10,200 Al Milnar 32 48- 44 4.00 295 12,100 Whitey Moore 33 30- 28 3.74 227 6,000 Bert Shepard 25 5,000 Al Smith 38 60- 54 3.98 371 13,700

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Injured Cal Dorsett 32 0- 1 10.22 5 6,400 Schoolboy Rowe 36 104- 62 4.04 655 52,600

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Retired George Susce 38 C .224 2 18

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AAA Oklahoma City Indians Tony DePhillips 33 C Roy Easterwood 33 C Buck Etchison 31 1B Buddy Hassett 34 1B .293 7 295 5,000 Bill Nagel 30 1B .237 12 100 5,000 Eddie Robinson 25 1B #3 Jack Conway 26 2B .500 0 1 6,100 Ray Mack 29 2B .247 22 121 6,700 Ted Sepkowski 22 3B #10 Hank Edwards 27 OF .221 1 6 5,300 Roy Weatherly 31 OF .296 31 212 5,000 Woody Wheaton 31 OF Don Black 29 P Scott Cary 22 P Charlie Fuchs 33 P Ned Garver 20 P Len Gilmore 28 P Steve Gromek 26 1- 1 4.24 19 5,800 Bob Kuzava 22 P Bill Lefebvre 30 P Bob Lemon 25 Played 1 season as a 3B 6,000 Dick Manville 19 P Pat McGlothin 25 P Otho Nicholas 37 P

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AA Wilkes-Barre Barons Gene Markland 26 2B Pat Seerey 23 OF Charlie Cuellar 28 P Paul Hinrichs 20 P

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A Harrisburg Senators Dick Aylward 20 C Hank Ruszkowski 20 C #9 Milt Nielsen 21 OF Gene Woodling 23 OF #1 Art Schallock 21 P

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R L. Boudreau SS L D. Mitchell CF L J. Heath LF L L. Fleming 1B R B. Avila 2B R J. Hegan C R J. Carlin RF L B. Hodge 3B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R R. Peters SS R S. Lollar C L L. Fleming 1B R B. Avila 2B L D. Mitchell CF R F. Gaffke LF R J. Carlin RF L B. Hodge 3B

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Starting Rotation R M. Harder L A. Smith L C. Dean R J. Bagby Jr Bullpen R J. Heving L J. Krakauskas R W. Moore L A. Milnar L B. Shepard Relief Ace R R. Embree

SelzShoes · 05-31-2006, 09:30 PM

The question the Tigers are posing to the baseball world is this: Can you win with only two starters? Well, in real life we'd had Spahn and Sain in rhyme if not reality. Could Newhouser and Trout be what it is all about?

When I saw how bad the Tigers spring training numbers was I thought it was an aberration. Some start must have had a stat nightmare with everyone else pitching decent. The opposite was true: Trout and Newhouser were some dominating it saved the pitching from looking even worse. The pitching could be scary bad.

But I can't count them out because if someone else in the rotation or staff figures it out, they could run off a strong set of wins.

Like Cleveland, the Tigers have a whole bunch of kids on the roster. The Tigers kids are readier--if that is a word--and are playing in a weaker division. But beyond the strength of youth lay ugly secrets. It is well beyond the time they can count on anything from Charlie Gehringer. The back up plan in Dallas is Dutch Meyer? I like two of the options at short (Hitchcock and Lipon) but Franklin is starting as the "veteran." What I think will happen: Gehringer either retires or is released, Franklin moves to second with Lipon playing everyday. Outfield shows promise offensively and is young enough to get better over the course of the season.

What I really don't like about the Kitties is the defense. This could be a brutal summer for the pitchers. If you are going to try and ride two guys to a title, at least catch the ball.

Why won't the Tigers win the West? Over the course of the season there is a high probability of needing a second basemen and a third baseman plus at least one starting pitcher. Do you see the resources to acquire said players? Neither do I. The Tigers will make a nice run to about the halfway point when the strain on Prince Hal and Dizzy will get too much and this club will just wilt on the vine. San Francisco will save them from last, whatever that's worth.

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National American League West--Detroit Tigers President: Walter Briggs, Sr. (Payroll: $363,100) Manager/Hitting Coach: Del Baker Pitching Coach: Tommy Bridges Home Park: Briggs Stadium (Capacity: 52,416)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Greek George 33 C .180 0 13 8,200 Birdie Tebbetts 33 C .272 14 191 11,600 Rudy York 32 1B .295 148 543 16,600 Charlie Gehringer 42 2B .321 183 1420 63,300 Pinky Higgins 36 3B .298 110 800 11,900 Moe Franklin 32 SS .300 0 0 5,000 Billy Hitchcock 29 SS 5,000 Johnny Lipon 23 SS #6 5,000 Hoot Evers 25 OF #4 .000 0 0 5,800 Ned Harris 29 OF .213 1 4 5,000 Barney McCosky 28 OF .325 11 170 8,100 Rip Radcliff 40 OF .315 41 503 5,000 Dick Wakefield 24 OF #2 .143 0 0 5,900 Vic Wertz 21 OF #1 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Nate Andrews 32 1- 3 6.18 16 8,200 Al Benton 35 42- 40 4.44 313 12,300 Tommy Bridges 39 171-123 3.71 1430 41,700 Johnny Gorsica 31 16- 18 4.40 127 9,000 Ira Hutchinson 35 23- 23 3.56 153 11,300 Hal Manders 28 1- 0 2.35 7 6,100 Hal Newhouser 24 18- 21 4.83 199 7,300 John Perkovich 22 5,000 Ernie Rudolph 37 5,000 Dizzy Trout 30 21- 26 3.87 224 12,100

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Retired Clint Brown 42 88- 92 4.25 406

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Injured Jake Thies 20 P Class A Pitcher

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AAA Dallas Rebels Chico Hernandez 30 C Al Montgomery 25 C #10 .192 0 4 5,200 Hank Riebe 24 C Don Hanski 30 1B Herman Reich 28 1B Dutch Meyer 30 2B .209 1 20 7,100 Jim Bucher 35 3B .267 13 151 6,800 Eric McNair 36 SS .277 81 625 5,000 Red Roberts 27 SS Paul Busby 27 OF .313 0 2 5,000 Eddie Collins 29 OF .242 0 12 5,000 Pat Mullin 28 OF .339 5 23 6,900 Bob Patrick 28 OF .286 0 0 5,000 Jim Tyack 34 OF Ralph Brickner 20 P Tommy Byrne 26 P Ted Gray 21 P Wally Holborow 32 P Art Houtteman 18 P #9 Johnny Johnson 31 P Vic Lombardi 23 P Billy Pierce 18 P Woody Rich 30 5- 3 4.87 36 6,300 Virgil Trucks 28 0- 0 9.00 3 6,000 Hal White 27 0- 0 6.00 2 6,000

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AA Williamsport Grays Joe Stephenson 24 C Sal Madrid 25 SS Rugger Ardizoia 26 P Frank Dasso 28 P Johnny Gray 19 P Phil McCullough 28 P

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A Lubbock Hubbers Joe Ginsberg 19 C #7 Johnny Bero 23 SS #5 Neil Berry 24 SS #8 Johnny Groth 19 OF #3

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos L N. Harris RF L C. Gehringer 2B R R. York 1B L D. Wakefield LF R H. Evers CF R P. Higgins 3B R M. Franklin SS R G. George C LINEUP VS LHP Pos L C. Gehringer 2B R B. Tebbetts C R R. York 1B L D. Wakefield LF L B. McCosky CF R M. Franklin SS L R. Radcliff RF R B. Hitchcock 3B

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Starting Rotation L H. Newhouser R D. Trout R A. Benton R T. Bridges Bullpen R N. Andrews R J. Gorsica R H. Manders R J. Perkovich R E. Rudolph Relief Ace R I. Hutchinson

SelzShoes · 06-04-2006, 03:15 PM

What is it with Chicago Baseball clubs trying to move outfielders to third base? Keith Moreland, Kenny Williams, Andy Pafko--and now Bob Kennedy. I know, the Lancers are no longer in Chicago, but they are still the White Sox at this point. If wunderkind (can you say that in just ended WWII America?) Buzzie Bavasi had been allowed by President Frick to pursue Rowe, Mize and Wyse to complement DiMaggio I would feel confident in predicting great things for this club.

The DiMaggio signing put aside, there really is a bare cupboard here. Ol' Aches and Pains will run out of steam at some point in the season, I fear. In Wrigley Field (West), I think for as long as Appling is getting on base, Joe will have monster numbers; but the moment Luke starts slipping Joe will slump too.

Depth is lacking on this club too. The number 1 back up in center and right is the 33-year old rookie starting left fielder. With Kennedy at third, we basically only have 3 usable outfielders. Jake Jones also has no adequate back up. Ted Lyons is hoping to get 150 games out of Jake Jones.

The smaller park of Wrigley will help the power numbers of everyone, but the pitching will also be that much worse. Ted Lyons gives the Lancers an extra hurler. But a 45-year old spot starter might be worse than no pitcher at all. I don't see anyone I can point to on this staff and say-that's the ace, that's the guy who will carry this team.

Right now the Lancers are kind of like Detroit. They have the potential to have a competitive first half and then just fall to pieces in the second half. This is a club that is willing to spend some money--I would not put it past Bing and Buzzie to move anything of value in the minors for a bat or arm to make a push for the west title. No better than a middle of the pack squad if there is not some serious mid-season remodeling.

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National American League West: Los Angeles Lancers General Manager: Buzzie Bavasi (Payroll: 559,600) Hitting Coach: Mule Haas Pitching Coach: Red Faber Manager: Ted Lyons Home Park: Wrigley Field (Capacity: 20,457)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Mike Tresh 32 C .265 1 137 8,400 Tom Turner 29 C .225 0 14 5,000 Jake Jones #4 25 1B .000 0 0 5,600 Al Campanis 29 2B 5,000 Don Gutteridge 33 2B .268 29 230 5,900 Don Kolloway 27 2B .266 3 27 5,000 Cass Michaels #1 20 2B 5,000 Luke Appling 38 SS .316 24 751 40,500 Augie Bergamo 29 OF 5,000 Guy Curtright 33 OF 5,000 Joe DiMaggio 31 OF .345 198 816 200,000 Bob Kennedy 25 OF .239 4 82 5,000 Moose Solters 40 OF .293 82 591 8,600 Taffy Wright 34 OF .327 21 314 10,200

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Bill Dietrich 36 58- 73 5.06 413 8,000 Van Fletcher 21 5,000 Loy Hanning 28 0- 1 3.60 8 5,000 Joe Haynes 28 11- 18 5.48 105 5,000 Thornton Lee 39 86- 74 3.65 633 31,000 Ted Lyons 45 245-220 3.75 1013 56,200 Barney Mussill 26 5,000 Johnny Rigney 31 53- 53 3.66 501 18,700 Eddie Smith 32 45- 65 3.78 464 16,600 Ray Starr 39 4- 5 3.40 34 7,500 Al Verdel #5 24 5,000

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Retired Pete Appleton 41 55- 65 4.33 393 Freddie Fitzsimmons 44 214-142 3.47 858

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AAA Little Rock Travelers George Dickey 30 C .135 2 9 7,000 Hank Helf 32 C .071 1 1 6,800 Joe Kuhel 39 1B .285 112 803 6,700 Vince Shupe #9 24 1B Ben Geraghty 33 2B .194 0 9 5,000 Skeeter Webb 36 2B .244 3 63 5,200 Dario Lodigiani 29 3B .259 16 128 7,600 Jackie Price 33 SS Tony York 33 SS Jim Delsing #2 20 OF Tom Hafey 32 OF .242 6 26 5,000 Dave Philley #3 25 OF .222 0 0 5,900 George Staller 30 OF Bob Cain 21 P Dave Ferriss #7 24 P Jim Goodwin 19 P Orval Grove 26 0- 0 6.92 6 7,000 Howie Judson 20 P Jim Konstanty 29 P Andy Lapihuska 23 P Pat McLaughlin 35 0- 2 6.82 8 5,600 Ribs Raney 23 P

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AA Shreveport Sports Mickey Grasso #6 25 C Tom Jordan 26 C Leo Wells 28 3B Fred Hancock 26 SS Bud Sketchley 27 OF John Andre 23 P Slim Emmerich 26 P Pete Gebrian 22 P Jim Hughes 23 P Mike Schultz 25 P

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A Greenville Spinners Gene Crumling 23 C Steve Lembo #8 19 C Billy Bowers #10 24 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R L. Appling SS R B. Kennedy 3B R J. DiMaggio CF L T. Wright RF R G. Curtright LF R J. Jones 1B R M. Tresh C R D. Gutteridge 2B LINEUP VS LHP Pos L T. Wright RF R D. Kolloway 2B R J. DiMaggio CF R L. Appling SS R G. Curtright LF R B. Kennedy 3B R J. Jones 1B R T. Turner C

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Starting Rotation R R. Starr R J. Rigney L E. Smith R J. Haynes Bullpen R V. Fletcher R L. Hanning L T. Lee L B. Mussill R A. Verdel Relief Ace R B. Dietrich

SelzShoes · 06-04-2006, 05:41 PM

The Braves are flush with money and have a good set of prospects in the minors. The City hopes to have a new facility constructed to accommodate over 40,000 people. The future is very bright for Lou Perini's club. The present isn't as bright however.

Weak with flashes of talent describes the major league roster. Eddie Mayo did show some great slap hitting skills in the spring. But at 35 it is more than he has ever shown the ability to do. Masi could be a decent major league catcher, but rookie Ralph Houk won the job in Florida. I just don't know where the runs will come from until Tommy Holmes and company comes up from Indy.

I think the pitching could be a bright spot for the Braves. Mostly control guys, but the defense will be good enough to handle the extra balls in play. I would like to see Bickford in the rotation with Spahn and Tobin, but the slotting of the pitchers is fine for now. While I think the pitching should be better than average, it will not be good enough to overcome the offense.

There is a lot of promise in the minors. Some of the better players should come up later in the year when veterans get moved to contenders. Look for this club to build this year and next, and be prepared for a title run in 1948.

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National American League West: Milwaukee Braves General Manager: Harry Grabiner (Payroll: 248,000) Manager: Billy Southworth Hitting Coach: Jake Flowers Pitching Coach: Johnny Cooney Home Park: Borchert Field (Capacity: 20,911)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Ralph Houk 26 C 5,000 Phil Masi 30 C .222 5 46 6,200 Buddy Gremp 26 1B .238 0 12 5,000 Earl Torgeson #1 22 1B 5,000 Eddie Mayo 35 2B .214 3 30 6,200 Nanny Fernandez 27 3B 5,000 Eddie Miller 29 SS .254 24 183 15,100 Glen Stewart 33 SS .138 0 0 5,000 Whitey Wietelmann 27 SS .175 0 6 7,200 Johnny Cooney 45 OF .292 2 208 13,300 Frank Demaree 35 OF .304 69 552 12,200 Debs Garms 37 OF .299 17 283 10,400 Carden Gillenwater 27 OF .160 0 5 5,500 Max West 29 OF .265 48 285 9,700

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Vern Bickford #7 25 5,000 Bobby Coombs 38 0- 1 7.47 8 5,000 Tom Earley 29 10-12 3.10 72 9,300 Johnny Hutchings 29 3- 7 3.92 59 6,600 Bill Posedel 39 39-43 4.45 218 5,000 Manny Salvo 32 21-35 3.90 196 5,000 Fred Sanford 26 5,000 Warren Spahn #5 24 5,000 Junior Thompson 28 35-20 3.42 236 10,400 Jim Tobin 33 48-39 3.54 240 13,100

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AAA Indianapolis Indians Charlie Marshall 26 C .000 0 0 5,000 Hack Miller 33 C Dewey Williams 30 C Ellis Clary 29 2B Frank Drews 29 2B Skippy Roberge 28 3B .216 0 15 5,500 Sibby Sisti 25 3B .250 8 90 5,000 Bill Bruton #4 20 OF Clint Conatser #2 24 OF Tommy Holmes 29 OF Chet Ross 29 OF .271 17 93 7,500 Bama Rowell 30 OF .280 10 124 7,400 Hub Andrews 23 P Mel Bosser 32 P Dick Errickson 34 33-41 3.74 152 5,000 Marion Fricano #9 22 P Tom Hurd 21 P Al Javery 27 12-15 4.72 96 5,000 Bill Kennedy 27 P Frank Lamanna 26 6- 4 5.23 26 5,000 Morrie Martin 23 P Red Munger 27 P Marlin Stuart 27 P Ace Williams 29 0- 0 16.00 5 6,000

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AA Hartford Bees William Metzig 27 2B Pete Elko 27 3B Bob Addis #6 20 OF George Estock 21 P Wayne McLeland 21 P

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A Evansville Braves Bob Brady #8 23 C Paul Burris #10 22 C Alvin Dark #3 24 SS Larry Drake 24 OF Joe Smaza 22 OF Joe Szekely 21 OF Jack Banta 20 P Clem Labine 19 P Ray Shore 24 P

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R C. Gillenwater CF L D. Garms RF R N. Fernandez 3B R R. Houk C L E. Mayo 2B R G. Stewart SS L M. West LF R B. Gremp 1B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R C. Gillenwater CF L D. Garms RF R N. Fernandez 3B L E. Mayo 2B R R. Houk C S W. Wietelmann SS L M. West LF R B. Gremp 1B

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Starting Rotation R M. Salvo R F. Sanford L W. Spahn R J. Tobin Bullpen R J. Hutchings R J. Thompson R B. Coombs R T. Earley R B. Posedel Relief Ace R V. Bickford

SelzShoes · 06-06-2006, 03:09 PM

There are a alot of creeky old veterans on this club. However, it is almost if Mel Ott is subscribing to the "Myth of Obi Wan Kenobe" with this club. Hemsley, Jurges, Bartell and Ott aren't going to play much, just "teach" the 30-somethings starting "how to win" or some such nonsense.

Now that plan would work, if we didn't have one of the oldest teams in any of the 3 leagues. Is this a one-season charge for glory or the beginning of an organizational collapse? I fear it is closer to the latter than the former. The line up--apart from the Kerr-Mize-Gordon trio--can not be described as threatening. Passable at times, but nothing that the better pitchers in the league can't get through. And the bench, because of all the useless veterans, won't be worth any help at all.

The pitching is much like the line up; a couple of solid arms (Koslo-Melton-Schumacher) surrounded by question marks. For trying to become "THE" team of New York, the Giants forgot to build a team that can win. This is a pitching staff that, if everyone does better than thought, could be pretty average. When that is the best you can do, you need different arms.

There are a few kids in the minors that could help this club in a few years. Right now, the only thing that can make this club a contender is to blow it up. The Mize signing will be very short sighted, as he puts up MVP type numbers for a bottom tier team. The Phillies and Senators should keep this club artificially around .500, but don't be fooled. The amount of turn over next season will be unreal.

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National American League East: New York Giants General Manager: Chub Feeney (Payroll: $460,000) Manager: Mel Ott Hitting Coach: Dick Bartell Pitching Coach: Grover Hartley Home Park: Polo Grounds (Capacity: 55,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Harry Danning 34 C .286 56 363 16,200 Rollie Hemsley 38 C .267 27 471 16,400 Johnny Mize 33 1B .336 158 653 88,500 Babe Young 30 1B .277 45 219 9,100 Oscar Grimes 30 2B .250 8 82 6,600 Mickey Witek 30 2B .275 4 47 8,400 Dick Bartell 38 3B .286 69 658 44,400 Billy Jurges 37 SS .263 32 531 28,500 Buddy Kerr 23 SS #7 5,000 Morrie Arnovich 35 OF .287 22 261 13,200 Johnny Dickshot 36 OF .249 3 43 6,200 Sid Gordon 28 OF .258 0 4 5,900 Buster Maynard 33 OF .276 1 2 6,000 Mel Ott 37 OF .311 415 1555 74,000 Johnny Rucker 29 OF .290 5 65 5,200

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Ace Adams 34 4- 1 4.82 18 5,200 Bill Crouch 35 7- 5 3.48 51 5,700 Al Epperly 27 2- 0 3.67 10 5,000 Rube Fischer 29 1- 0 2.45 9 5,100 George Hennessey 38 0- 1 10.29 4 5,000 Dave Koslo 26 1- 2 1.90 12 6,500 Cliff Melton 34 64- 60 3.53 529 12,100 Hal Schumacher 35 142-104 3.36 809 31,500 Mack Stewart 31 5,000 Johnnie Wittig 31 5- 10 5.60 65 5,000

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Retired Carl Hubbell 42 238-142 2.89 1585

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AAA Jersey City Giants Otto Denning 33 C Frank Croucher 31 2B .249 7 81 5,000 George Hausmann 30 2B Len Schulte 29 2B Vic Bradford 31 OF Frank Doljack 38 OF .273 9 85 5,100 Whitey Lockman 19 OF #2 Willard Marshall 25 OF #1 Bob Carpenter 28 13- 6 3.61 67 6,700 Cookie Cuccurullo 28 P Harry Feldman 26 1- 1 3.98 9 5,900 Andy Hansen 21 P Stan Klopp 35 P Dale Matthewson 22 P Mel Parnell 23 P Floyd Speer 33 P Red Webb 21 P Hoyt Wilhelm 23 P #3 Chink Zachary 28 P

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AA Jacksonville Tars Jim Gladd 23 C Bob Scherbarth 20 C Joe Lafata 24 1B #9 Pat Capri 27 2B Jack Lohrke 22 3B #4 Lloyd Gearhart 22 OF #6 John Fick 24 P Barney Martin 23 P #10 Earl Mossor 20 P Johnny Van Cuyk 24 P

Code:

A Trenton Giants Bobby Hofman 20 C #5 Sal Yvars 22 C #8 Dick Lajeskie 20 2B Hal Bamberger 21 OF Bill Rodgers 23 OF Lee Pfund 27 P

Code:

LINEUP VS RHP Pos R B. Kerr SS L J. Rucker CF L J. Mize 1B R S. Gordon LF R H. Danning C R M. Witek 3B R O. Grimes 2B R B. Maynard RF LINEUP VS LHP Pos R B. Kerr SS L J. Rucker CF L J. Mize 1B R S. Gordon 3B R H. Danning C R M. Witek 2B R J. Dickshot LF L M. Ott RF

Code:

Starting Rotation L C. Melton L D. Koslo R H. Schumacher R G. Hennessey Bullpen R A. Adams R B. Crouch R A. Epperly R R. Fischer R M. Stewart Relief Ace R J. Wittig

SelzShoes · 06-06-2006, 08:32 PM

If not for a spring training injury, the Phillies would have 5 of thier top 10 prospects in the major league. This is a club that is going cheap--it is not clear if there is a plan to win in place however. Reluctant manager Chuck Klein shows he is willing to have his personal record tarnished for the good of the Phillies.

Albright, Ennis and Northey will all be in the everyday line up. So many guys are being paid the miniumum it gives the kids a chance to carry this club. But serious gaps in this line up exist. Jimmy Outlaw is playing centerfield for example. But this club will be overwhelmed by major league pitching. As bad as the offense is, the pitching could be even worse.

The only thing positive with the pitching is Robin Roberts could be a good one. Roberts will start the season as the relief ace, but should be starting before too long. Otherwise, 37-year old Cy Blanton might be the ace of the staff; and that's no ace at all.

There really isn't anything exciting or interesting about the Phillies. They'll lose 105 or so games and get really young. I could see a total of 8 or 9 of the top ten prospects getting the call to Shibe Park. Again, if losing with kids was the plan, then this is ok--but I get the feeling Cox isn't building for the future, but just being cheap.

Code:

National American League East: Philadelphia Phillies President: William Cox (Payroll: $222,100) Manager: Chuck Klein Hitting Coach: Benny Bengough Pitching Coach: Cy Perkins Home Park: Shibe Park (Capacity: 33,000)

Code:

Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Mickey Livingston 31 C .213 0 19 6,100 George Pfister 27 C .000 0 0 5,900 Nick Etten 32 1B .294 17 119 8,700 Roy Zimmerman 29 1B 5,000 Danny Murtaugh 28 2B .219 0 11 5,000 Pinky May 35 3B .282 3 149 11,200 Jimmy Outlaw 33 3B .268 0 16 6,800 Jack Albright 24 SS #7 5,000 Bill Burich 27 SS 5,000 Ed Busch 28 SS 5,000 Del Ennis 20 OF #3 5,000 Ralph Hodgin 30 OF .208 0 4 5,400 Chuck Klein 41 OF .321 300 1198 24,900 Danny Litwhiler 29 OF .313 23 83 10,080 Ron Northey 25 OF #2 5,000

Code:

Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Boom-Boom Beck 41 29- 61 4.44 285 5,400 Cy Blanton 37 68- 67 3.51 596 14,200 Charlie Cozart 26 5,000 Bill Harman 27 0- 0 4.85 3 5,900 Jim Hearn 24 5,000 Tommy Hughes 26 9- 14 4.45 59 5,000 Johnny Kucab 26 5,000 Ike Pearson 29 9- 41 4.92 110 5,000 Robin Roberts 19 #8 5,000 Tommy Warren 28 5,000

Code:

Injured Mike Goliat 20 2B #6

Code:

Retired Pepper Martin 42 OF .298 57 497 Si Johnson 39 73-130 4.28 646

Code:

AAA Utica Blue Sox Bennie Warren 34 C .229 22 76 7.900 Harry Marnie 27 2B .229 0 15 5,000 Johnny Blatnik 25 OF #9 Harry Fisher 20 P Lou Grasmick 21 P Bob Hall 22 P Lefty Hoerst 28 4- 10 5.20 36 5,200 Gordie Mueller 23 P Hugh Mulcahy 32 42- 82 4.51 298 5,500 Lou Possehl 19 P Bob Schultz 22 P

Code:

AA Terre Haute Phillies Earl Turner 22 C #10 Mike Ulisney 28 C Ray Hoffman 28 3B Jake Eisenhart 23 P Rogelio Martinez 27 P Dick Koecher 20 P Bob Miller 19 P Al Porto 19 P Bob Spicer 20 P

Code:

A Wilmington Blue Rocks Stan Lopata 20 C #1 Neal Watlington 23 C Bill Glynn 20 1B Mike Schemer 28 1B Garvin Hamner 22 2B Don Hasenmayer 18 3B Willie Jones 20 3B #4 Granny Hamner 18 SS #5 Mel Clark 19 OF Stan Hollmig 20 OF Jackie Mayo 20 OF Fred Baczewski 19 P Dave Jolly 21 P

Code:

LINEUP VS RHP Pos L N. Etten 1B R J. Outlaw CF R D. Ennis LF L R. Northey RF R P. May 3B R M. Livingston C R J. Albright SS R D. Murtaugh 2B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R J. Outlaw CF L R. Zimmerman 1B R D. Ennis LF L R. Northey RF R P. May 3B R E. Busch SS R D. Murtaugh 2B R G. Pfister C

Code:

Starting Rotation R T. Hughes R C. Blanton R J. Hearn L T. Warren Bullpen R B. Beck L C. Cozart R B. Harman R J. Kucab R I. Pearson Relief Ace R R. Roberts

SelzShoes · 06-07-2006, 12:59 PM

So much looks right for this club, and yet, there are just some nagging doubts in my head. The Bucs could be a player for the east half of the pennant.

First what are the strengths of this team? The outfield is probably number 1 on the list. The three rookies (Kiner, Russell and Wyrostek) will eventually push Bob Elliott to 3rd. This gang of four will get the motor running for the offense. Add in Billy Cox and Elbie Fletcher, and runs should not be a problem for this team. Even catcher, which they have 3 "too old" guys, won't be that much of a drain. One of the vets not hitting, there is another to take his place. I'm not fond of the bench, but the frontline talent should score runs pretty easily.

The Bucs did go veteran with the pitching staff. I think this is where most of my doubts come from. Yes it is nice to know what to expect from a pitcher, but history shows you can't expect too much from this staff. When a guy who retired could have been the ace that shows a serious lack of depth.

The two biggest worries though are not players, but the President and Manager. Benswanger is looking to sell the club so any long-term plans in place could be tossed out mid-season. Lack of direction kills franchises quicker than anything. Manager Frankie Frisch has a very hands off approach to running a club. That could work with a most veteran club, which the Buccos have, but with 3 rookies being relied on deliver for the team, that could be a dangerous decision.

I would not be surprised if the Pirates win the east title. The pitching will have to be shored up some, and a better bench is needed. This is at the worst, a first division club. It should be a good season at the confluence of the Ohio, Allegany and Monongahela.

Code:

Pittsburgh Pirates President: William Benswanger (Payroll: $293,200) Manager: Frankie Frisch Hitting Coach: Del Bissonette Pitching Coach: Spud Davis Home Park: Forbes Field (Capacity: 35,000)

Code:

Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Bill Baker 35 C .219 0 13 7,000 Spud Davis 41 C .309 75 627 24,800 Al Lopez 37 C .265 47 509 20,800 Elbie Fletcher 30 1B .272 47 350 13,400 Frankie Gustine 26 2B .270 2 104 7,300 Ted Cieslak 29 3B 5,000 Lee Handley 32 3B .274 13 190 7,900 Eddie Pellagrini 28 3B 5,000 Billy Cox 26 SS .270 0 2 6,300 Vince DiMaggio 33 OF .256 67 286 14,000 Bob Elliott 29 OF .288 11 159 9,000 Ralph Kiner 23 OF #1 5,000 Jim Russell 27 OF 5,000 Johnny Wyrostek 26 OF 5,000

Code:

Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Bill Brandt 31 0- 1 3.86 0 5,000 Guy Bush 44 176-136 3.85 849 23,800 Max Butcher 35 57- 71 4.28 311 5,000 Johnny Gee 30 1- 4 4.67 18 6,400 Hank Gornicki 35 1- 0 3.38 8 6,000 Ken Heintzelman 30 21- 20 4.00 175 9,200 Johnny Lanning 35 44- 46 3.61 237 11,000 Lou Polli 44 0- 0 5.40 5 5,000 Nick Strincevich 31 5- 10 5.58 67 5,000 Lefty Wilkie 31 2- 4 4.56 16 5,600

Code:

Retired Rip Sewell 38 40- 32 3.73 224

Code:

AAA Birmingham Barons Ed Fitz Gerald 21 C #2 Bill Salkeld 29 C Vinnie Smith 30 C .303 0 5 5,800 Ed Leip 35 2B .274 0 5 5,000 Ken Richardson 30 2B Fred Vaughn 27 2B Alf Anderson 32 SS .215 1 10 5,000 Vic Barnhart 23 SS #9 Johnny Barrett 30 OF Culley Rikard 31 OF .200 0 0 5,900 Bud Stewart 29 OF .267 0 10 5,100 Maurice Van Robays 31 OF .280 17 210 6,500 Ab Wright 40 OF .237 2 18 5,000 Ed Albosta 27 0- 2 6.23 5 5,500 Luis Aloma 22 P Jay Avrea 25 P Charlie Bishop 22 P Bill Clemensen 26 1- 1 5.58 17 6,900 Dutch Dietz 34 7- 3 2.80 30 5,000 Lee Howard 22 P #8 Chet Kehn 24 P Carl Lindquist 26 P Bryan Stephens 25 P

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AA Albany Senators Pete Castiglione 25 3B #6 Ted Beard 25 OF #3 Frank Colman 28 OF Al Gionfriddo 24 OF #4 Ben Guintini 26 OF Jack Cassini 26 P Hilly Flitcraft 22 P Duke Markell 22 P Bob Milliken 19 P Jack Niemes 26 P Murray Wall 19 P #10

Code:

A York White Roses Roy Jarvis 19 C #7 Monty Basgall 24 2B #5

Code:

LINEUP VS RHP Pos R B. Elliott RF R B. Cox SS S J. Russell LF R R. Kiner CF L E. Fletcher 1B R F. Gustine 2B R A. Lopez C R L. Handley 3B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R B. Cox SS R L. Handley 3B L J. Wyrostek RF S J. Russell LF L E. Fletcher 1B R F. Gustine 2B R A. Lopez C R V. DiMaggio CF

Code:

Starting Rotation L J. Gee R N. Strincevich R G. Bush R J. Lanning Bullpen R B. Brandt R H. Gornicki L K. Heintzelman R L. Polli L L. Wilkie Relief Ace R M. Butcher

SelzShoes · 06-07-2006, 09:01 PM

Ok, they have gone a little prospect happy with the major league roster. But if they kids are as good as these seem to be, there is no reason to not play them. Clearly the best team out west; the only question is how close the race will be.

Tremendous depth all around. If Garagiola can't cut it at catcher, Walker Cooper is at Rochester. If Coaker Triplett isn't a good enough leftfielder, Harry the Hat Walker is also at AAA. When your issues with the roster are about the 5th infielder and last outfielder, you are in pretty good shape. Musial will provide Williams with a direct challenge for hitting supremacy. This is a very good team.

And the pitching is just a deep. Kretlow may be an odd choice for the number one, but Luke Sewell believes in hot streaks, and Kretlow was the hottest pitcher in spring training. Howie Pollet and Harry Gumbert could probably start for most teams. Deep staff, I don't see a long losing streak in them.

Well, here is the favorite out west. Relying on so many kids might not be the best strategy. Then again, there is little risk with these guys. Nice depth at the major league and minor league level--this is a team that should clinch early and start shaping the roster to face the East winner.

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National American League West: Saint Louis Cardinals
President: Gabe Paul (Payroll: $287,200)
Manager: Luke Sewell
Hitting Coach: Buzzy Wares
Pitching Coach: Mike Gonzalez
Home Park: Sportsman's Park (Capacity: 34,000)

Code:

Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Joe Garagiola #3 20 C 5,000 Gus Mancuso 40 C .276 50 473 24,800 Luke Sewell 45 C .259 20 696 10,700 Johnny Hopp 29 1B .296 5 66 8,100 Stan Musial #1 25 1B .426 1 7 6,400 Solly Hemus #2 22 2B 5,000 Red Schoendienst#7 23 2B 5,000 Eddie Kazak 25 3B 5,000 Whitey Kurowski 27 3B .333 0 2 6,000 Creepy Crespi 28 SS .273 4 53 5,000 Marty Marion 28 SS .264 6 104 5,700 Erv Dusak #8 25 OF .143 0 3 6,000 Terry Moore 33 OF .284 60 373 17,600 Enos Slaughter 29 OF .305 50 293 13,700 Coaker Triplett 34 OF .281 3 23 6,300

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Pitchers	  Age	 W- L	  ERA	 SO	Salary
Mort Cooper	   33	38-28	 3.56	354	10,900
Murry Dickson	   29	 0- 0	 5.06	  2	 7,000
Tom Gorman	   21				 5,000
Harry Gumbert	   36	79-60	 3.86	432	15,700
Lou Kretlow	   24				 5,000
Howie Krist	   30	13- 1	 4.03	 43  	 7,400
Max Lanier	   30	21-18	 3.12	170 	12,600
Bill Moisan	   20				 5,000
Howie Pollet	   24	 5- 2	 1.93	 37 	 7,500
Ernie White	   29	18- 8	 2.56	132	10,400

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Retired
Estel Crabtree	   42	OF	.282	11	103	 
Doc Cramer	   40	OF	.302	25	599

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AAA	Rochester Red Wings
Walker Cooper	   31 	C	.251	 1	 22	 6,900
Del Rice	   23	C 	#10
Ray Sanders	   29	1B  
Tommy Glaviano	   22	3B 	#5
Dave Bartosch 	   29	OF 
Chuck Diering	   23	OF 	#6
Buck Frierson	   28	OF	.273	 0	  2	 5,000
Bill Howerton	   24	OF  	#4
Walter Sessi	   27	OF	.000	 0	  0	 5,600
Harry Walker	   29 	OF	.214	 0	  7	 6,700
Johnny Beazley	   27	 1- 0	 1.00	  4	 6,300
Jack Bruner 	   21	P   
Pete Center	   33	P  
Mitch Chetkovich   28	P      
Mike Clark	   24	P    
Tom Clyde	   22	P      
Howie Fox	   25	P
Johnny Grodzicki   29	 2- 1	 1.35	 10	 6,800
Red Kress	   39    0- 0	12.71	  5	 5,100
Bill McCahan	   24	P
Tex Shirley	   27	 0- 1	 2.45	  1	 6,200

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AA	Houston Buffaloes	
Lou Klein	   27	2B 
Ty LaForest	   28	3B 
Jeff Cross	   27	SS 
Cal Cooper	   23	P
Vince Gonzales	   20	P 
Kurt Krieger	   19	P  
Charlie Osgood	   19	P   
Harry Taylor	   26	P

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A	Columbus Cardinals	
Johnny Bucha	   21	C 
Rocky Nelson	   21	1B	#9 
Nippy Jones	   20	2B 
Bobby Young	   21	3B
George Bamberger   20	P

Code:

LINEUP VS RHP 	  Pos 
S R. Schoendienst 2B 
R C. Triplett 	  LF 
L S. Musial 	  1B 
L E. Slaughter 	  RF 
R W. Kurowski 	  3B 
R M. Marion 	  SS 
R T. Moore 	  CF 
R G. Mancuso 	  C  

LINEUP VS LHP 	  Pos 
S R. Schoendienst 2B 
R C. Triplett 	  LF 
R W. Kurowski 	  3B 
L E. Slaughter 	  RF 
L J. Hopp 	  1B 
R M. Marion 	  SS 
R T. Moore 	  CF 
R L. Sewell 	  C

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Starting Rotation
R L. Kretlow
R M. Dickson
R M. Cooper
L M. Lanier

Bullpen
R T. Gorman
R H. Gumbert
R H. Krist
R B. Moisan
L E. White

Relief Ace
L H. Pollet

SelzShoes · 06-09-2006, 01:16 PM

There are going to be growing pains, but right now, its one ugly baby. In the PCL, I think the Seals could be a decent middle of the pack team. In the NAL, they are at least the worst team in the West and could give the Phils a run for the money for the very bottom.

Stan Spence is the best thing on a very weak offense. Very little power and even worse strike zone judgment. I don't think the Seals will score a large number of runs. They are starting the season with 5 top prospects on the opening day roster. Only Zak isn't figuring to start much at this time. There is a little depth at AAA, but it would be better if the first options work.

The pitching is inexperienced, but should post ok numbers. Maybe it is more accurate to say, Bevens and Sain are good building blocks and the rest of the staff isn't terrible. But the lack of offense will make pitching by the bay a losing proposition for a long while.

This is one of the few predictions I feel comfortable in making: The Seals will finish last. About halfway through the season the Seals owners and fans will look at their situation and look at the PCL and wonder if it was all worth it.

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National American League West: San Francisco Seals General Manger: Ed Walsh Jr (Payroll: $216,100) Manager: Lefty O'Doul Hitting Coach: Smead Jolly Pitching Coach: Luke Hamlin Home Park: Seals Stadium (Capacity: 22,900)

Code:

Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Nelson Burbrink 24 C #8 5,000 Joe Schultz 27 C .231 0 6 7,500 Dick Sisler 25 1B #4 5,000 Jimmy Wasdell 31 1B .270 11 126 5,000 Ralph LaPointe 24 2B #10 5,000 Don Lang 31 3B .260 1 11 6,100 George Myatt 31 3B .278 3 13 7,700 Boyd Perry 32 SS .181 0 11 5,000 Frankie Zak 24 SS #1 5,000 Jim Mallory 27 OF .167 0 0 5,000 Marv Rackley 24 OF 5,000 Bill Renna 21 OF #2 5,000 Stan Spence 31 OF .244 4 41 5,100 Goody Rosen 33 OF .277 5 69 8,600

Code:

Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Woody Abernathy 31 5,000 Bill Bevens 29 5,000 Paul Calvert 28 5,000 Sandy Consuegra 25 5,000 Paul Dean 32 50-34 3.72 386 11,400 Jack Hallett 31 6- 6 6.09 34 5,000 Clayton Lambert 29 5,000 Johnny Sain 28 5,000 Bill Swift 38 95-80 3.56 608 17,000 Jug Thesenga 31 5,000

Code:

Retired Luke Hamlin 41 63-60 3.75 467

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AAA Saint Paul Saints Billy Holm 33 C Tony Parisse 34 C Ebba St.Claire 24 C #3 Hal Spindel 32 C .269 0 11 5,400 Johnny McCarthy 36 1B .272 21 163 7,600 Steve Shemo 30 2B John Davis 30 3B .214 0 5 5,000 Don Savage 27 3B Claude Corbitt 30 SS Dick Culler 31 SS .237 0 1 5,300 Frank Jelincich 28 OF .125 1 1 5,000 Johnny Welaj 31 OF .254 4 59 5,000 Jesse Flores 31 P Don Grate 22 P Earl Harrist 26 P Earl Henry 28 P George Jeffcoat 32 6- 9 4.68 76 5,000 Lyman Linde 25 P Dutch McCall 25 P Jim Mertz 29 P Al Papai 28 P Steve Roser 28 P Tom Seats 35 2- 2 4.69 25 5,000 Charlie Sproull 27 P Sandy Ullrich 24 P

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AA Fort Worth Cats Red Durrett 25 OF #9 Pete Laydon 26 OF Larry Miggins 20 OF Clarence Beers 27 P Eli Hodkey 28 P Jack Phillips 26 P

Code:

A Augusta Tigers Jerry McCarthy 22 1B Dick Cole 19 2B #6 Bob Rothel 22 3B #5 Rudy Rufer 19 SS Joe Tepsic 22 OF #7

Code:

LINEUP VS RHP Pos L G. Myatt 3B R J. Mallory CF L G. Rosen RF R N. Burbrink C L J. Wasdell 1B R R. LaPointe 2B R B. Perry SS R B. Renna LF LINEUP VS LHP Pos L M. Rackley LF L G. Myatt SS L S. Spence CF L G. Rosen RF R D. Lang 3B R N. Burbrink C L D. Sisler 1B R R. LaPointe 2B

Code:

Starting Rotation R B. Bevens R J. Sain R S. Consuegra R J. Hallett Bullpen R P. Calvert R P. Dean R C. Lambert R B. Swift R J. Thesenga Relief Ace L W. Abernathy

SelzShoes · 06-09-2006, 03:59 PM

You want my sleeper pick? The team that I think will probably go nowhere, but has the best chance for a "miracle Braves" run? The Washington Senators.

Their home park will deflate the home run numbers, but these guys are smart hitters. Mickey Vernon and Buddy Lewis are quality major leaguers. Yost, when he gets the chance to play, will always be on base. They should be able to cobble a good line from the three-headed catcher. And Cecil Travis and George Case aren't through either. This offense will be much better than most people think.

And I love the pitching. Wynn-Hudson-Carrasquel is better than any trio in the East (except Boston's) and Dutch Leonard is the perfect relief ace for this club. Did I say I loved the pitching--I love those four guys, the rest not so much. But, that is more than the Tigers are going to try and win with. They do need at least 2 more guys to step up and fill out the staff some. But they have something here. I see a couple guys that could be moved down the road to make the club stronger (Bloodworth and Haas).

So best case scenario the Sens win the East! But reality is more along the lines of a 4-5 finish. I like what I see here, but I don't know if it is ready to win.

Code:

National American League East: Washington Senators President: Clark Griffith (Payroll: $275,700) Manager: Bucky Harris Hitting Coach: Clyde Milan Pitching Coach: Nick Altrock Home Park: Griffith Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

Code:

Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Jake Early 30 C .274 15 82 8,800 Al Evans 29 C .288 1 27 8,400 Norm Schlueter 29 C .230 0 15 5,000 Bert Haas 32 1B .400 0 2 7,100 Mickey Vernon 27 1B .282 10 123 5,000 Jimmy Bloodworth 28 2B .255 22 184 11,700 Al Kozar 24 2B #3 5,000 Cecil Travis 32 SS .327 25 581 28,800 Bobby Rhawn 27 3B 5,000 Eddie Yost 19 3B #1 5,000 George Case 30 OF .291 11 195 7,600 Gil Coan 23 OF #9 5,000 Buddy Lewis 29 OF .304 53 449 17,100 Gene Moore 36 OF .277 45 289 18,200

Code:

Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Jack Brittin 22 5,000 Alex Carrasquel 33 17-13 4.32 90 8,000 Jim Davis 21 5,000 Sid Hudson 31 30-30 4.02 204 7,800 Jerry Lane 20 5,000 Dutch Leonard 37 82-78 3.48 484 23,200 Prince Oana 38 1 season as OF 5,000 Johnny Rutherford 20 #6 5,000 Bill Trotter 37 19-31 5.20 145 5,700 Early Wynn 26 3- 3 2.98 16 7,800

Code:

Retired Ray Hayworth 42 C .266 5 238 Babe Herman 42 OF .325 180 988

Code:

AAA Chattanooga Lookouts Benny Culp 32 C Red Hayworth 30 C Jack Sanford 28 1B .205 0 10 5,400 Heinie Heltzel 32 3B Sherry Robertson 27 3B .194 0 0 6,900 Jimmy Pofahl 28 SS .227 2 42 5,000 George Binks 29 OF Max Marshall 32 OF Red Marion 32 OF .182 1 1 5,000 Roberto Ortiz 30 OF .329 1 17 5,800 Loren Bain 23 P Jorge Comellas 29 P Ross Grimsley 23 P Lloyd Hittle 22 P #7 Bert Kuczynski 26 P Royce Lint 25 P Walt Masterson 25 9-18 5.36 120 5,000 Spec Shea 25 P Dick Strahs 22 P Lefty Wallace 24 P Les Willis 38 P Bill Zuber 33 10- 9 5.56 98 7,200

Code:

AA Pensacola Fliers Billy Reed 23 2B #10 Strick Shofner 26 3B John Sullivan 25 SS #4 Ray Goolsby 26 OF Bill Bonness 22 P Ramon Garcia 22 P Clint Hartung 23 P Bill Pierro 19 P Frank Wurm 21 P #2

Code:

A Charlotte Hornets Jay Difani 22 2B Cal Ermer 22 2B John Simmons 21 OF #5 Junior Wooten 22 OF #8

Code:

LINEUP VS RHP Pos R A. Kozar 2B L C. Travis SS L M. Vernon 1B L B. Lewis RF R B. Haas CF R A. Evans C L G. Coan LF R B. Rhawn 3B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R G. Case LF R J. Bloodworth 2B L M. Vernon 1B L B. Lewis RF L C. Travis SS R A. Evans C R B. Rhawn 3B L G. Moore CF

Code:

Starting Rotation R E. Wynn R S. Hudson R A. Carrasquel R J. Rutherford Bullpen R J. Brittin L J. Davis R J. Lane R P. Oana R B. Trotter Relief Ace R D. Leonard

SelzShoes · 06-09-2006, 11:40 PM

Bold moves best describes what George Herman Ruth is doing with this team. Previously I thought this was, at best, a fourth place club. Now, I'm thinking the Babe might be ready to work some magic in Baltimore.

"All they do is get on base, you can't ask for more than that," is how the great Bambino describes his offense. A young, line drive, never strike out offense is in the hands of the most legendary slugger the game has ever known. And how does he plan on running the club? Not sit back and wait for the 3-run home run, but by playing old fashion baseball. Stealing, hit and run, and the lost art of bunting. Outside Chapman and Johnson there is little power, but this team should always have men in scoring position.

Ruth is also gambling with the pitching. The choice for the last starter was down to Herm Besse, Negro Winston Lafayette and rookie Bobby Shantz. Ruth went with the rookie to start the season. There are some very good arms on the staff. I don't know if the pitching is good enough to win games when the bats slump, but they should be good enough to allow the A's to hang around.

I don't think the A's can beat the three power clubs. Brooklyn, the Yankees and Kansas City all have too much talent for this to be a fair fight. Baltimore has a great young corps and if they can develop some pitching, this could be a contender for years to come.

Code:

Continental League: Baltimore Athletics General Manager: Jimmy Dykes (Payroll: $249,626) Manager: Babe Ruth Hitting Coach: Earle Brucker Sr Pitching Coach: Dave Keefe Home Park: Babe Ruth Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)

Code:

Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Frankie Hayes 31 C .278 85 406 10,700 Hal Wagner 30 C .228 1 33 9,700 Ferris Fain 24 1B #1 5,000 Buck O'Neill 35 1B 7,800 Gene Handley 31 2B 5,000 Emil Verban 30 2B 5,000 George Kell 23 3B #2 5,000 Billy DeMars 20 SS #5 5,000 Pete Suder 29 SS .245 4 52 5,000 Eddie Carnett 29 OF .000 0 0 5,000 Sam Chapman 29 OF .284 80 308 11,700 Bob Johnson 40 OF .299 239 960 38,000 Dee Miles 37 OF .291 2 111 5,000 Elmer Valo 25 OF .397 2 6 7,500

Code:

Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Herman Besse 34 2- 3 9.17 27 5,000 John Burrows 32 5,000 Ken Chase 32 44-67 4.26 453 7,800 Lum Harris 31 4- 4 4.78 49 5,600 Jack Knott 39 80-92 4.93 451 7,900 Winston Lafayette 26 5,000 Max Manning 28 10,026 Phil Marchildon 32 10-17 3.74 78 7,800 Bobby Shantz 20 5,000 Roger Wolff 34 0- 2 3.18 2 6,200

Code:

Retired Bill Beckmann 38 20-24 4.75 95

Code:

AAA Toronto Maple Leafs John Douglas 28 1B Kerby Farrell 32 1B Dick Siebert 34 1B .298 16 233 7,800 Crash Davis 26 2B .238 0 17 5,000 Don Richmond 26 3B .200 0 5 5,300 Ed Wheeler 30 3B Al Brancato 26 SS .218 4 80 5,000 Jake Caulfield 28 SS Jack Wallaesa 26 SS .150 0 2 5,800 Gene Bearden 25 P Lou Brissie 21 P Norm Brown 27 P Joe Coleman 23 P Dick Fowler 25 1- 2 3.38 8 5,100 Lou Lucier 28 P Baby Ortiz 26 P Bob Savage 24 P Harry Schaeffer 21 P #10 Porter Vaughan 26 2-11 5.83 52 5,300 Bill Webb 32 P

Code:

AA Savannah Indians George Armstrong 21 C #3 Joe Astroth 23 C #7 Dick Adams 25 1B Bruce Konopka 26 1B Irv Hall 27 2B Earl Naylor 26 OF Al Corwin 19 P Lee Griffeth 20 P Ernest Groth 23 P Alex Kellner 21 P Turk Lown 21 P Carl Scheib 19 P

Code:

A Lancaster Red Roses Earle Brucker 20 C #9 George Yankowski 23 C Hank Biasatti 24 1B #8 Bob Wellman 20 1B #4 Nick Picciuto 24 3B Vern Benson 21 OF #6 Bubba Harris 20 P Duane Pillette 23 P

Code:

LINEUP VS RHP Pos L D. Miles CF L H. Wagner C L E. Valo RF R B. Johnson LF R G. Kell 3B L F. Fain 1B R P. Suder SS R G. Handley 2B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R E. Verban 2B R G. Kell 3B L E. Valo RF R S. Chapman LF R B. O'Neill 1B L H. Wagner C R P. Suder SS L D. Miles CF

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Starting Rotation L K. Chase R P. Marchildon R R. Wolff L B. Shantz Bullpen L H. Besse L J. Burrows R L. Harris R J. Knott R M. Manning Relief Ace R W. Lafayette

SelzShoes · 06-10-2006, 03:02 PM

When Dixie Walker announced he wouldn't play with blacks, Leo Durocher did what any manager would do with his best hitter; he sent Walker to Montreal. It is clear The Peoples Cherce will be traded, but to whom? Durocher would love to ship Dixie to Salt Lake City as punishment, but the Yankees could really use Walker in center.

The Walker situation has put a strain on the outfield. If any of the combo of Abrams/Galan/Medwick/Reiser gets hurt (or in the case of Galan/Medwick, gets old) I don't think there is anything ready at Montreal to help out. Walker will have to be moved for someone(s) who can provide some depth. All in all, it is a solid line up and gives pitchers little room to breathe.

Leo anchors his rotation with 3 top shelf vets, and will use the 4th slot to work in some younger arms. Chipman, Branca and Newcombe could all have turns in the rotation before it is all over. Hugh Casey assures a lock down bullpen. Probably the most complete pitching staff we've run into so far.

The Dodgers figure to be part of the three-team fight for first in the CL. It all depends on how the decided to spend the Dixie chip. If they can get enough value from Salt Lake, then Walker will go to the PCL. But if the Yankees are the only one who can really match what the Dodgers are looking for, then I don't know what Brooklyn does. Walker could have a change of heart and decide to play with blacks--but I doubt it. A definite contender, but not quite the favorite.

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Contential League: Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager: Burt Shotton (Payroll: $395,400) Manager: Leo Durocher Hitting Coach: Red Corriden Pitching Coach: Chuck Dressen Home Park: Ebbets Field (Capacity: 32,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Mickey Owen 29 C .251 8 162 8,400 Don Padgett 34 C .292 34 277 9,200 Dolph Camilli 38 1B .285 205 779 23,800 Ed Stevens 21 1B #10 5,000 Billy Herman 36 2B .308 40 618 47,000 Alex Kampouris 33 2B .246 43 264 14,700 Cookie Lavagetto 33 3B .272 34 448 8,200 Minnie Minoso 23 3B #3 5,000 Lew Riggs 35 3B .262 25 249 14,500 Leo Durocher 40 SS .247 24 564 6,600 Pee Wee Reese 27 SS .244 7 74 5,800 Cal Abrams 22 OF #5 5,000 Augie Galan 33 OF .276 59 439 15,200 Joe Medwick 34 OF .332 180 1047 42,400 Pete Reiser 27 OF .329 17 96 11,400

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Johnny Allen 40 122-58 3.78 948 23,000 Ralph Branca 20 5,000 Hugh Casey 32 40-29 3.43 203 12,500 Bob Chipman 27 1- 0 0.00 3 5,400 Curt Davis 42 113-91 3.54 489 32,000 Kirby Higbe 30 49-43 3.79 359 9,200 Newt Kimball 31 7- 2 3.75 45 6,400 Cal McLish 20 5,000 Don Newcombe 19 5,000 Whit Wyatt 38 71-70 3.99 674 19,800

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AAA Montreal Royals Bill Conroy 31 C .212 0 3 5,500 Herb Crompton 34 C .333 0 0 5,000 Bruce Edwards 22 C #8 Stan Rojek 26 SS Carl Furillo 24 OF #4 Jess Pike 30 OF Dixie Walker 35 OF .299 52 401 16,600 Dale Alderson 28 P Rex Barney 21 P Jack Crimian 20 P Otis Davis 25 P Harry Dorish 24 P Hal Gregg 24 P Phil Haugstad 22 P Clyde King 21 P

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AA Mobile Bears Ferrell Anderson 28 C Babe Martin 29 C Chuck Connors 24 1B Howie Schultz 23 1B Eddie Basinski 23 2B Tommy Brown 18 SS Joe Buzas 26 SS Gene Hermanski 25 OF #6 Duke Snider 19 OF #1 Carl Erskine 19 P Red Hardy 23 P Paul Minner 22 P Erv Palica 18 P Bud Podbielan 22 P Ken Polivka 25 P

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A Danville Dodgers Gil Hodges 21 3B #2 Eddie Miksis 19 3B Don Lund 22 OF #9 George Shuba 21 OF #7 John Hall 22 P Ray Martin 21 P Elmer Sexauer 19 P Roy Wise 20 P

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos L P. Reiser CF L C. Abrams RF R P. Reese SS L E. Stevens 1B R B. Herman 2B R M. Owen C R J. Medwick LF L L. Riggs 3B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R B. Herman 2B L C. Abrams RF R M. Minoso 3B L P. Reiser CF R P. Reese SS L E. Stevens 1B R M. Owen C R J. Medwick LF

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Starting Rotation R W. Wyatt R J. Allen R K. Higbe L B. Chipman R R. Branca R C. Davis R N. Kimball R C. McLish R D. Newcombe Relief Ace R H. Casey

SelzShoes · 06-10-2006, 05:22 PM

Is it possible that with the shut down of major league baseball, it has become harder to scout the talent? With probably the lowest payroll in baseball, the Bison may show they are smarter than any other organization. How else can you explain the best record in spring training?

I don't want to oversell the Bison, but this could be a good offense. Could be--but with a bunch of ifs. If Harmon gets on enough to lead off; if Waner can slap hit .320 with any kind of power; if Roy Cullenbine and Gus Zernial can keep up the torrid home run pace of the spring; if Dee Fondy and Tom Hamilton really are major league hitters now, and, most importantly, if Buddy Blattner is really the all-world hitter he showed in spring. Too many ifs. They have to get at least 4 right to have a fighting chance.

The pitching is in the same place as the hitters: are they really this good? Sima and Ostermueller dominated in spring and Mooty was almost as good. Nels Potter should fit right in as the relief ace. I don't know if this will be an elite staff, but they have the chance to be at least above average.

Did I mention they are young? The youngest team in all of baseball. So even if they don't put it together this season, well they should be there in 1947 or 1948. Best case, they could finish 3rd, shocking one of the expected power trio of KC-NY-BRO. More likely, I don't think 5th place is out of the question.

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Contential League: Buffalo Bison General Manager: Leslie O'Connor (Payroll: $211,400) Manager: Jewel Ens Hitting Coach: Joe Judge Pitching Coach: Bubber Jonnard Home Park: Offerman Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Charlie Fox 24 C #5 5,000 Len Okrie 22 C #10 5,000 Dee Fondy 21 1B #6 5,000 Tom Hamilton 20 1B 5,000 Buddy Blattner 26 2B 5,000 Chuck Harmon 21 3B 5,000 Bob Maier 30 3B 5,000 Pete Coscarat 32 SS .240 13 112 5,000 Wally Flager 24 SS #4 5,000 Roy Cullenbine 32 OF .273 23 170 9,400 Joe Vosmik 35 OF .308 65 865 14,700 Graham Walker 21 OF #2 5,000 Lloyd Waner 40 OF .319 27 584 17,300 Gus Zernial 22 OF #3 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Ed Bahr 26 5,000 Achilles Brown 19 #1 5,000 Art Johnson 29 7-16 3.76 71 5,000 George Dockins 28 5,000 Bob Katz 35 5,000 Jake Mooty 32 14-18 3.83 109 6,900 Fritz Ostermueller 38 59-68 4.38 442 19,700 Nels Potter 34 22-39 5.81 189 5,000 Mel Queen 28 5,000 Al Sima 24 5,000

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Retired Gene Desautels 38 C .237 3 146

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AAA Atlanta Crackers Clyde Kluttz 28 C John Leovich 27 C .500 0 0 5,000 Ducky Detweiler 27 3B Pat Ankenman 33 SS .000 0 0 5,000 Garton Del Savio 32 SS Bill Burgo 26 OF Chuck Hostetler 42 OF Felix Mackiewicz 28 OF .286 0 0 5,900 Hub Walker 39 OF .267 5 59 6,900 Lou Bevil 23 P Hal Brown 21 P Arnold Carter 28 P Rex Cecil 29 P Jack Creel 29 P Stan Ferens 31 P Ray Hathaway 29 P Hersh Lyons 30 0- 0 0.00 1 5,000 Sid Schacht 28 P Owen Scheetz 32 P Lefty Scott 30 P Lefty Sloat 27 P

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AA Charleston Rebels Jackie Sullivan 28 2B Bobby Wilkins 23 SS #9 Danny Gardella 26 OF Red Adams 24 P Leo Cristante 19 P Chris Haughey 20 P Bobo Holloman 21 P Max Surkont 23 P Dizzy Sutherland 23 P George Woodend 28 P

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A El Paso Texans Joe Erautt 24 C Ed Mickelson 19 1B Ed Lyons 22 2B Fred Marsh 22 2B #7 Leo Thomas 22 3B Frank Whitman 21 SS George Lerchen 23 OF #8 Bob Thorpe 19 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R C. Harmon 3B L L. Waner CF S R. Cullenbine RF R G. Zernial LF R B. Blattner 2B L D. Fondy 1B L W. Flager SS R C. Fox C LINEUP VS LHP Pos R B. Maier 3B L L. Waner CF S R. Cullenbine RF R G. Zernial LF R B. Blattner 2B L W. Flager SS L T. Hamilton 1B R L. Okrie C

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Starting Rotation L A. Sima L F. Ostermueller R E. Bahr R J. Mooty Bullpen L A. Brown L G. Dockins L A. Johnson R B. Katz R M. Queen Relief Ace R N. Potter

SelzShoes · 06-11-2006, 12:44 AM

Another club that is folding in some young talent. But it is the veteran pitching that could hold the key to the Reds future.

The offense could be fine. Grady Hatton will be a star, maybe not this season, but soon. The inability of Buck Leonard, the only Negro to make the roster after Willie Wells' release, to seize the starting first base job is worrisome. Age may be betraying the slugger. While the players have some major league experience, they mostly haven't shown the ability to warrant the playing time given. Ultimately, the runs will be too sporadic to really matter.

Pitching could be a hidden jewel. There are several veterans who were the backbone of the 1939 and 1940 World Series teams. That was five years ago, and these guys are starting to get up in age. Derringer and Walters may be through. And Blackwell might not have the disciple to be the relief ace; this could be a rough start to his career. Kind of like the offense, I think the elements are there for something good; it just isn't there right now.

I'm not as down on the Reds as Red Barber; last place will be very hard to do with the 3 expansion teams. But I do think the Reds are the worse of the established clubs in the CL. And they may even be worse than Buffalo. Another team that has a lot to look forward to, but this first year back will be a rough one.

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Contential League: Cincinnati Reds General Manager: Warren Giles Manager: Bill McKechnie Hitting Coach: Gee Walker Pitching Coach: Hank Gowdy Home Park: Crosley Field (Capacity: 20,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Ray Lamanno 26 C .000 0 0 6,000 Johnny Riddle 40 C .260 0 9 8,900 Buck Leonard 38 1B 22,800 Frank McCormick 34 1B .310 59 472 11,100 Bobby Adams 24 2B #4 5,000 Lonny Frey 35 2B .273 53 432 21,200 Benny Zientara 28 2B .286 0 2 6,100 Grady Hatton 23 3B #2 5,000 Huck Geary 29 SS 5,000 Jim Gleeson 34 OF .264 16 152 5,000 Ival Goodman 37 OF .282 91 449 17,700 Ernie Koy 36 OF .285 32 234 5,000 Eddie Lukon 25 OF #7 .267 0 3 5,800 Hank Sauer 29 OF .303 0 5 6,100

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Joe Beggs 35 19- 8 3.56 52 11,000 Ewell Blackwell 23 #6 5,000 Joe Bowman 35 54- 73 4.43 378 10,200 Paul Derringer 39 180-163 3.44 1209 24,700 Ralph McCabe 27 5,000 Vic Raschi 27 5,000 Elmer Riddle 31 20- 6 2.18 89 12,300 Johnny Vander Meer 31 42- 38 3.43 522 12,300 Ben Wade 23 5,000 Bucky Walters 36 117- 95 3.43 674 31,600

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Injured Mike McCormick 28 OF .294 5 61 6,700 Herm Wehmeier 19 P

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Released Willie Wells 37 SS

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AAA Syracuse Chiefs Bill DeKoning 27 C Dick West 30 C .236 2 27 5,000 Eddie Shokes 26 1B .000 0 0 6,000 Moon Mullen 29 2B Roy Schalk 37 2B .250 0 0 5,000 Chuck Aleno 29 3B .243 1 18 5,000 Eddie Joost 29 SS .238 5 79 7,900 Bobby Mattick 30 SS .234 0 64 5,000 Frank Baumholtz 27 OF Harry Craft 30 OF .258 44 261 5,000 Bob Barthelson 21 P Ben Cardoni 25 P Bobby Herrera 19 P Johnny Hetki 23 P Bill Reeder 24 P

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AA Columbia Reds Al Lakeman 27 C Johnny Pramesa 20 C #5 Lonnie Goldstein 27 1B Dain Clay 26 OF Garland Lawing 26 OF Woody Crowson 27 P Jim Hickey 25 P Buddy Lively 21 P Dave Madison 25 P Joe Nuxhall 17 P Charlie Ripple 24 P

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A Ogden Reds Jim McDonnell 23 C #10 Ted Kluszewski 21 1B #1 Bob Usher 21 OF #8 Clyde Vollmer 24 OF #3 Jim Blackburn 21 P George Burpo 23 P #9 John Carden 24 P Eddie Erautt 21 P Kent Peterson 20 P

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R B. Zientara 2B R E. Koy CF L G. Hatton 3B L E. Lukon LF R F. McCormick 1B S J. Gleeson RF R J. Riddle C L H. Geary SS LINEUP VS LHP Pos R E. Koy CF R H. Sauer LF L G. Hatton 3B R F. McCormick 1B R B. Zientara 2B L H. Geary SS L I. Goodman RF R R. Lamanno C

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Starting Rotation R J. Beggs L J. Vander Meer R V. Raschi R P. Derringer Bullpen R J. Bowman R R. McCabe R E. Riddle R B. Wade R B. Walters Relief Ace R E. Blackwell

SelzShoes · 06-11-2006, 09:29 AM

Further proof that pitching is not, as the old saying goes, 75% of the game. If that were so, the Clippers would have a chance for a decent season. The question about the Clips is not if they will lose 100, but will they lose 110.

When 40-year old Martin Dihigo is your best offensive weapon, there is something seriously wrong with your club. Both catchers are on the wrong side of 44! We could see deadball era power from this squad--50 home runs would be an achievement. I just don't see any runs in that roster.

Now I do like the pitching, as far as it goes. At both Memphis and Major Leagues there is a collection of arms that any contender would love to have. I can see any number of the veteran arms being sent all over the CL and PCL picking up prospects.

Lose big, but move bodies for prospects. That looks to be the plan of the Clippers. My only concern is can major league baseball survive in Columbus long enough for the plan to take root.

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Continental League: Columbus Clippers General Manager: Frank Lane (Payroll: $253,200) Manager: Harold Anderson Hitting Coach: Bing Miller Pitching Coach: Red Smith Home Park: Franklin County Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Merv Shea 45 C .219 4 114 9,800 Al Todd 44 C .278 35 365 9,000 Joe Orengo 31 1B .258 11 81 11,200 Rance Pless 20 1B #9 5,000 Martin Dihigo 40 2B 29,200 Nap Reyes 26 3B 5,000 Snuffy Stirnweiss 27 3B 5,000 Billy Werber 37 3B .277 77 526 19,100 Gene Mauch 20 SS #7 5,000 Ed Boland 37 OF .247 0 9 5,000 Myril Hoag 38 OF .280 25 330 5,000 Lee Riley 39 OF 5,000 Russ Sullivan 23 OF #1 5,000 Thurman Tucker 28 OF 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Marv Breuer 31 17- 16 4.35 148 5,000 Clem Dreisewerd 30 5,000 Tom Ferrick 31 8- 10 3.77 30 7,200 Art Herring 40 16- 25 4.78 150 10,600 Al Hollingsworth 38 34- 67 4.28 374 7,300 Archie McKain 34 25- 20 4.27 182 13,500 Bobo Newsom 38 133-122 4.25 1308 25,700 Jack Salveson 32 4- 6 4.48 50 6,700 Dan Bankhead 25 5,000 Butch Wensloff 30 5,000

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AAA Memphis Chickasaws Herman Franks 32 C .185 2 28 7,900 Bob Finley 30 C Eddie Malone 25 C #3 John Antonelli 30 1B Hank Sweeney 30 1B Al Glossop 31 2B .221 8 25 7,300 Red Borom 29 2B Joe Burns 29 3B Johnny Hudson 33 3B .244 4 96 5,000 Dick Kimble 30 SS Tony Criscola 30 OF Russ Derry 29 OF Earl Rapp 24 OF Walter Brown 30 P George Caster 38 48- 80 4.97 421 8,400 Hardin Cathey 26 P Jess Dobernic 28 0- 1 13.50 1 5,300 Blix Donnelly 32 P Joe Hatten 29 P Les McCrabb 31 10- 15 5.32 55 5,000 Earl Reid 32 p Walter Signer 35 P Ted Wilks 30 P Pete Wojey 26 P Pinky Woods 30 P

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AA Providence Chiefs Dixie Howell 25 C Gus Niarhos 25 C #4 Lou Rochelli 27 2B Hal Peck 28 OF Vern Curtis 25 P Bobby Hogue 24 P Bob Hooper 23 P Owen Hunter 22 P #2 Bob Porterfield 22 P #8 Saul Rogovin 22 P #10

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A Watertown Athletics Hank Workman 20 1B Fred Hatfield 21 2B Leon Brinkopf 19 SS Buddy Peterson 20 SS #6 Ed White 19 OF #5

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos L E. Boland RF R R. Pless 1B R M. Dihigo 2B R N. Reyes 3B L T. Tucker CF R G. Mauch SS R M. Shea C L L. Riley LF LINEUP VS LHP Pos R B. Werber 3B L E. Boland RF R M. Dihigo 2B L T. Tucker CF L R. Sullivan LF R J. Orengo 1B R G. Mauch SS R M. Shea C

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Starting Rotation R B. Wensloff R M. Breuer R B. Newsom R D. Bankhead Bullpen L C. Dreisewerd R T. Ferrick L A. Hollingsworth L A. McKain R J. Salveson Relief Ace R A. Herring

SelzShoes · 06-11-2006, 12:04 PM

Well here is the grand experiment. Never mind that only 2 of the Negro Leaguers figure to start on opening day; whatever success or failure the Blues have will be on all their backs. The Blues are also integrating their AAA Toledo club with Artie Wilson.

One of the most explosive offenses in any league. Lots of power from all over the diamond, they can build a lead in a hurry. Will run too, just too many attacks for the opposition to defense. But, all of this assumes Salazar, Dandridge, Robinson and Irvin hit like All-Stars. If they are just average or worse, then the Blues are in trouble. They do have a surplus of what the Yankees need though: Third Basemen. It would be interesting to see if they could deal in a tight race.

Paige elevates the staff all by himself. I really don't have any complaints with Aucker and Galehouse following Satchel; they are decent enough to not lose games. Leon Day will start the year as the relief ace; I shudder to think how many strikeouts he will rack up in those late innings. It will not be fair. Outside of Muncrief, the rest of the pen is garbage. I don't know if there is enough pitching right now. Still, could they move Vern Stephens if he hits for an arm?

This could be the beginning of a powerhouse club; but we just can't be sure until the season starts. I think Third Place is a pretty good pick for this club. They may be much better than the Dodgers and Yankees, but only time will tell.

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Contential League: Kansas City Blues General Manager: Branch Rickey (Payroll: $340,563) Manager: Clyde Sukeforth Hitting Coach: Fred Hofmann Pitching Coach: Zack Taylor Home Park: Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 30,296)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Mike Guerra 33 C .000 0 0 5,900 Clyde Sukeforth 44 C .262 2 95 9,600 Bob Swift 31 C .248 0 60 5,000 George McQuinn 35 1B .299 66 353 10,600 Lazaro Salazar 34 1B 29,600 Johnny Berardino 28 2B .262 26 232 6,000 Ray Dandridge 32 3B 15,375 Alan Strange 39 3B .221 1 84 5,000 Jackie Robinson 27 SS 15,000 Vern Stephens 25 #1 SS .500 0 0 6,000 Willard Brown 30 OF 5,309 Joe Grace 32 OF .296 14 111 7,200 Monte Irvin 27 OF 23,891 Wally Judnich 29 OF .293 38 172 8,400 Chet Laabs 33 OF .269 50 237 7,400

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Elden Auker 35 116-88 4.47 532 13,900 Frank Biscan 26 5,000 Cliff Chambers 24 5,000 Earl Cook 37 0- 0 4.50 1 5,000 Pat Cooper 28 5,000 Leon Day 29 12,927 Harry Dean 30 0- 0 4.50 0 5,000 Denny Galehouse 34 49-55 4.55 405 13,300 Bob Muncrief 30 13- 9 3.82 68 9,500 Satchel Paige 39 43,091

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Injured Tex Hoyle 24 P AA

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Retired Rick Ferrell 40 C .286 27 613

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AAA Toledo Mud Hens Les Moss 20 C #4 George Archie 31 1B .276 3 53 5,900 Chuck Stevens 27 1B .154 0 2 5,700 Artie Wilson 25 2B #7 6,000 Floyd Baker 29 3B Bob Dillinger 27 3B Johnny Lucadello 27 3B .276 4 45 7,300 George Bradley 32 OF Ray Coleman 23 OF #5 Glenn McQuillen 30 OF .292 0 16 6,200 Cliff Fannin 21 P James Atkins 25 P Jim Bilbrey 21 P Bill Butland 28 1- 2 5.57 5 5,700 Marv Grissom 28 P Jack Kramer 28 16-26 5.79 100 5,000 Al Lyons 27 P Mickey McGowan 24 P Jean-Pierre Roy 25 P Charley Schanz 26 P Homer Spragins 25 P

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AA San Antonio Missions Frank Mancuso 27 C Del Wilber 27 C Tony Ordenana 27 SS George Elder 25 OF #9 Paul Lehner 25 OF #6 Lou Ciola 23 P Joe Cleary 27 P Blackie Schwamb 19 P Bill Werle 25 P

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A Elmira Pioneers Hank Arft 24 1B #2 Roy Sievers 19 1B #1 Andy Anderson 23 SS #10 Ken Wood 21 OF #8 Ed Chandler 24 P

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R C. Laabs RF R J. Berardino 2B L L. Salazar 1B R M. Irvin LF R V. Stephens SS L W. Judnich CF R A. Strange 3B R B. Swift C LINEUP VS LHP Pos L G. McQuinn 1B L W. Judnich CF R J. Robinson SS R M. Irvin LF R R. Dandridge 3B R J. Berardino 2B R W. Brown RF R B. Swift C

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Starting Rotation R S. Paige R D. Galehouse R E. Auker L C. Chambers Bullpen L F. Biscan R E. Cook R P. Cooper R H. Dean R B. Muncrief Relief Ace R L. Day

SelzShoes · 06-11-2006, 01:32 PM

Very much a work in progress; they have enough to be competitive while still building for the future. Could surprise with a respectable debut season.

Once you accept the fact that Dahlgren/Limmer will give you NOTHING from that spot in the line up, there is alot to like. Martin-Jethroe-Zarilla is a pretty good offensive outfield. The infield, aside from Milosevich, is untested. Rigney is probably the best hitter of the rookie infielders. This group should get better as the season progresses.

During the spring, the Millers had the best pitching. I don't think it is that good, beyond the Barnhill-Maglie-Jakucki there isn't that much there. I think Sam Nahem can join them as the "very goods" they can put out almost daily. Low scores should make for exciting games. A plus is this also appears to be a very good defensive club, which only helps the pitching, which keeps them in more games.

I suppose I could make an argument that the Millers will have a better season than Buffalo. That could be a stretch. At best they will hover around .500 for part of the year and then just get waxed by the contenders in September. Sixth place would be as high as I could peg them for now.

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Continental League: Minneapolis Millers President: Mike Kelley (Payroll: $209,272) Manager: Zeke Bonura Hitting Coach: Jimmie Wilson Pitching Coach:Art Mills Home Park: Nicollet Park (Capacity: 18,200)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Ray Mueller 34 C .235 11 96 8,300 Dixie Parsons 29 C .000 0 0 5,000 Babe Dahlgren 33 1B .256 60 322 5,000 Lou Limmer 21 1B #10 5,000 Tommy Giordano 20 2B #5 5,000 Roy Hartsfield 20 2B 5,000 Ray Jablonski 19 3B #4 5,000 Bill Rigney 28 3B 5,000 Mike Milosevich 31 SS 5,000 Sam Jethroe 28 OF 17,086 Hersh Martin 36 OF .286 12 115 9,300 Larry Rosenthal 35 OF .275 21 169 9,700 Dick Whitman 25 OF 5,000 Al Zarilla 26 OF 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Dave Barnhill 32 16,386 Frank Barrett 32 0- 1 5.40 3 5,900 Bob Gillespie 26 5,000 Johnny Humphries 30 15-16 4.98 110 5,900 Sig Jakucki 36 0- 3 8.71 9 5,000 Sal Maglie 28 5,000 Sam Nahem 30 6- 2 2.98 33 7,700 Ewald Pyle 35 0- 2 12.96 5 5,000 Bill Sayles 28 0- 0 7.07 9 5,000 Jack Wilson 33 67-68 4.51 565 12,100

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Retired Chief Hogsett 42 63-87 5.05 436

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Released Pat Patterson 35 3B

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AAA Portland Gulls Marv Felderman 30 C Roy Partee 28 C Red Steiner 31 C Papa Williams 32 1B Hank Majeski 29 3B .254 7 57 8,000 Frank Verdi 19 SS Chet Clemens 28 OF .217 0 1 5,000 Al Libke 27 OF Tommy Tatum 26 OF Vince Ventura 28 OF Fuzz White 27 OF .000 0 0 5,900 Al Gerheauser 28 P Hooks Iott 26 0- 0 9.00 1 6,000 Jim Mains 23 P #2 Ronnie Miller 27 0- 0 4.50 0 5,000 Dave Odom 27 P Ray Poat 28 P Preacher Roe 31 0- 0 13.50 1 6,000 Ray Scarborough 28 P Harry Shuman 31 P Jocko Thompson 29 P Max Wilson 29 0- 0 12.86 3 6,000

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AA Sherbrooke Canadians Les Peden 22 C #3 Les Fusselman 25 C Ed Murphy 27 1B Al Federoff 21 2B Tod Davis 21 SS #6 Larry Eschen 25 SS Harry Elliott 22 OF #9 Jim Fridley 21 OF Ed Blake 20 P Harry Byrd 21 P Bob Chesnes 24 P George Eyrich 21 P Harvey Haddix 20 P #7 Sheldon Jones 24 P

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A Troy Trojans Wally Klukas 18 SS #1 Willy Miranda 19 SS Frank Saucier 19 OF #8

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R R. Hartsfield 2B R M. Milosevich SS S H. Martin LF S S. Jethroe CF L A. Zarilla RF R R. Jablonski 3B L L. Limmer 1B R D. Parsons C LINEUP VS LHP Pos R B. Rigney 3B R R. Mueller C S H. Martin LF S S. Jethroe CF L A. Zarilla RF R M. Milosevich SS L L. Limmer 1B R T. Giordano 2B

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Starting Rotation R S. Maglie R B. Sayles R S. Jakucki R D. Barnhill Bullpen R F. Barrett R B. Gillespie R S. Nahem L E. Pyle R J. Wilson Relief Ace R J. Humphries

SelzShoes · 06-11-2006, 03:27 PM

They have outspent the closest team by $200,000. The veteran laden club is primed for a waltz to the pennant. Or will the lack of a third baseman and one more starter mean disappointment in the Bronx?

Runs will not be a problem--very good, except for what used to be Red Rolfe. They covet Dixie Walker as another contact guy to set up the home run hitters. Jerry Priddy, currently at Newark, could be packaged with Phil Rizzutto (who failed to make the club) to get the thridbaseman they really need. Yes, they could use a defensive upgrade in center; Lindell/Moses doesn't really cover a lot of ground. But they at least hit enough to make up for their range problem.

If everyone doesn't get old, this is a really good pitching staff. Sadly, for Feller and Wyse getting all the attention and money the real key to the season might be Donald and Dubiel. The "other" starters have to be good to for this club to win. Great bullpen should hold most leads when asked too. Bonham could evolve into a starter, but he is way behind right now.

The expectations for the Yankees in not a pennant; It is winning over 100 games and blowing away the rest of the league. They can't just win they must dominate. Problems? A couple, but nothing more money can't fix.

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Contential League: New York Yankees General Manager: Leland MacPhail (Payroll: $752,350) Manager: Joe McCarthy Hitting Coach: Red Rolfe Pitching Coach: Lefty Gomez Home Park: Yankee Stadium (Capacity: 70,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Bill Dickey 38 C .313 194 1129 49,000 Buddy Rosar 31 C .290 5 85 9,700 Hank Greenberg 35 1B .325 249 1015 192,000 Joe Gordon 31 2B .275 107 398 21,400 Red Rolfe 37 3B .293 61 472 10,090 Frankie Crosetti 35 SS .247 83 525 11,100 Bobby Brown 21 SS #3 5,000 Jimmy Brown 35 SS .292 8 228 5,900 Hank Bauer 23 OF #4 5,000 Tommy Henrich 33 OF .285 80 328 15,500 Charlie Keller 29 OF .304 65 298 17,100 Johnny Lindell 29 OF .000 0 0 6,000 Wally Moses 35 OF .317 61 354 19,400 George Selkirk 38 OF .293 108 566 17,800

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Tiny Bonham 32 18- 9 2.51 80 10,060 Atley Donald 35 30- 12 3.52 192 9,700 Monk Dubiel 28 5,000 Lefty Gomez 37 183- 97 3.31 1427 33,200 Bob Feller 27 107- 54 3.18 1233 90,900 Johnny Murphy 37 73- 37 3.64 295 22,700 Red Ruffing 41 244-209 3.85 1853 49,300 Marius Russo 31 36- 21 3.01 247 15,200 Charley Stanceu 30 3- 3 5.63 21 5,000 Hooks Wyse 28 48,200

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AAA Newark Bears Yogi Berra 20 C #1 Paul Richards 37 C .216 4 42 7,200 Ken Silvestri 29 C .209 5 19 7,600 Al Gardella 28 1B Jerry Coleman 21 2B #6 Charlie Letchas 30 2B .212 1 4 6,500 Jerry Priddy 26 2B .213 1 26 6,800 Al Rubeling 32 2B .246 4 40 5,000 Phil Rizzuto 28 SS .307 3 46 8,200 Stan Benjamin 31 OF .226 3 30 5,000 Charlie Bowles 29 P Norm Branch 31 5- 1 2.87 28 5,000 Con Dempsey 22 P Ken Johnson 23 P Earl Jones 26 P Doyle Lade 25 P Cuddles Marshall 20 P Joe Page 28 P Steve Peek 31 4- 2 5.06 18 5,000 Forrest Thompson 28 P Ken Trinkle 26 P

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AA Beaumont Exporters Joe Collins 23 1B #2 Dick Kryhoski 21 1B Eddie Bockman 25 3B #10 Billy Johnson 27 3B Elmer Weingartner 27 SS Vern Fear 21 P Wally Hood 20 P #8 Don Johnson 19 P Mike Modak 23 P Lou Sleater 19 P Eddie Yuhas 21 P

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A Binghamton Triplets Bill Drescher 24 C Charlie Silvera 21 C #7 Fenton Mole 20 1B #9 Bob Cerv 19 OF #5 Steve Filipowicz 24 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R F. Crosetti SS L W. Moses CF R H. Greenberg 1B L C. Keller LF L T. Henrich RF R J. Gordon 2B L B. Dickey C L R. Rolfe 3B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R J. Lindell CF R B. Rosar C R H. Greenberg 1B L C. Keller LF R H. Bauer RF R J. Gordon 2B S J. Brown SS L R. Rolfe 3B

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Starting Rotation R B. Feller R M. Dubiel R H. Wyse R A. Donald Bullpen R T. Bonham L L. Gomez R J. Murphy L M. Russo R C. Stanceu Relief Ace R R. Ruffing

SelzShoes · 06-12-2006, 09:26 PM

When the National American League marched into Los Angeles and declared the city "Theirs" the other team in town had a choice. Sulk away to a smaller city, or win a title and embarrass the "Big League." Bob Cobb chose the latter.

Now there are problems here: you'll get nothing from first and catcher. The outfielders will need some help, with only 4 guys to cover all three slots. It could be a good group of hitters, but they are pretty young. What they can actually do is anyone's guess. The infield is the heart of the group. Maximus Meridius is probably the pre-season PCL MVP pick. Of course, that's assuming #3 hitter Harley Gathers leaves anyone on base. This one-two punch will be deadly especially if Red Barkley keeps getting on base.

The pitching could be outstanding. The Stars signed 3 top-flight Negro hurlers (Bremmer, Ray Brown and Smith) who all could win 20. In the bullpen, long time relief ace Mace Brown anchors the staff. They're a bit thing outside those four and Rube Melton, but it is a better staff than a couple NAL/CL teams.

Don't get me wrong; in the NAL/CL this is probably a .500 team. There is no depth to speak of, so any injury to a key performer would doom the season. But as is, they are the best team in the West. It could be closer than I think, but I am confident that this is your 1946 PCL champion. Prepare to be embarrassed Lancers.

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Pacific Coast League: Hollywood Stars President: Bob Cobb Manager: Fred Haney Hitting Coach: Phil Weintraub Pitching Coach: Rick Ferrell Home Park: Gilmore Field (Capacity: 22,987)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Tony Giuliani 33 C .235 0 49 7,400 Eddie McGah 24 C #3 5,000 Jack Bolling 29 1B .289 3 13 5,000 Frank Skaff 35 1B .545 0 0 5,000 Don Heffner 35 2B .247 6 234 5,000 Maximus Meridius 32 2B 25,000 Harley Gathers 32 3B 28,000 Warren Huston 32 3B .130 0 3 5,000 Red Barkley 32 SS .241 0 14 5,000 Vince Cressio 24 SS #1 5,000 Allie Clark 22 OF #6 5,000 Mike Kreevich 37 OF .290 36 386 8,500 Carmen Mauro 19 OF #10 5,000 Red Treadway 25 OF #4 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Eugene Bremmer 31 15,600 Mace Brown 36 58- 47 3.65 365 14,100 Ray Brown 38 15,900 Hugh East 26 1- 1 3.45 4 5,000 Ed Head 28 1- 2 4.12 13 5,800 Rube Melton 29 1- 5 4.73 57 5,100 Hank Miklos 35 5,000 Tot Pressnell 39 31- 29 3.66 148 5,900 Buck Ross 31 37- 73 5.14 254 5,000 Hilton Smith 39 18,171

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Retired Phil Weintraub 38 1B .293 9 88

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Injured Jack Merson 24 2B #9

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AAA Wenatchee Chiefs Joe Antolick 29 C Ed Fernandes 28 C .121 0 2 5,800 Hugh Poland 33 C Woody Williams 33 2B .333 0 6 5,000 Hillis Layne 28 3B .280 0 6 5,000 Steve Mesner 28 3B .198 0 16 6,800 Luis Suarez 29 3B John O'Neil 25 SS #8 Milt Byrnes 29 OF Lew Flick 31 OF Pete Gray 31 OF Frankie Kelleher 29 OF Tom McBride 31 OF Bob Bowman 35 26- 17 3.83 146 5,000 Milo Candini 28 P Karl Drews 26 P Wes Flowers 32 1- 1 3.43 8 5,000 Ken Gables 27 P Steve Gerkin 33 P Ed Klieman 28 P Dick Mulligan 28 0- 1 5.00 2 5,900 Frank Papish 28 P Lou Tost 34 P Joe Vitelli 37 P Walter Wilson 32 P

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AA Stockton Ports Bill Mills 25 C #5 Bill Peterman 25 C #7 Boyd Bartley 26 SS Ernie Kish 28 OF Deacon Donahue 25 P Dick Hoover 20 P Jim Hopper 26 P John McGillen 28 P Julio Moreno 25 P Frank Rosso 25 P Bert Thiel 19 P

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A Salem/Lenoir Friends Fred Taylor 21 1B Dino Restelli 21 OF #2 Cot Deal 23 P

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R F. Skaff 1B R R. Barkley SS S H. Gathers 3B R M. Meridius 2B R M. Kreevich CF R A. Clark RF R E. McGah C L C. Mauro LF LINEUP VS LHP Pos R M. Kreevich CF L J. Bolling 1B S H. Gathers 3B R M. Meridius 2B L R. Treadway LF R R. Barkley SS R E. McGah C R A. Clark RF

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Starting Rotation R H. Smith R E. Bremmer R R. Brown R B. Ross Bullpen R M. Brown R H. East R E. Head L H. Miklos R T. Pressnell Relief Ace R R. Melton

SelzShoes · 06-12-2006, 11:22 PM

Casey's plan blew up in his face. And now, he has a team he doesn't like and doesn't think he can win with. This could be an ugly year at Oaks Park.

There are some good hitters here, but outside Lick Carlisle; none of them have become those good hitters. Ted Strong was supposed to supply power, but he isn't making enough contact. But how green is this team--only 3 guys have major league experience. Seven are 25 or younger. Casey usually doesn't work well with kids, he might demand too much.

Casey had planned on building his pitching staff around Hank Bowry, but he didn't make the team. There are some decent arms on the staff--Zoldak and Overmire come to mind--but Bowry would be the best talent out there. How quickly Hank can turn it around and get to Oakland will be a big factor in their season.

All in all, there isn't enough hitting here to win. Casey will get frustrated with the kids and it could be an uncomfortable clubhouse by the end of the year. If they should, by miracle, contend they do have a lot kids to move. Another crop of youngsters sit in A ball, so this could really be a power by the end of the decade.

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Pacific Coast League: Oakland Oaks President: Brick Laws Manager: Casey Stengel Hitting Coach: Johnny Neun Pitching Coach: Johnny Babich Home Park: Oaks Park (Capacity: 23,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Ray Berres 38 C .216 2 73 7,100 Paul Gillespie 25 C #5 5,000 Dale Long 20 1B #2 5,000 Bill McGhee 40 1B 5,000 Lick Carlisle 36 2B 17,857 Grey Clarke 33 3B 5,000 Don Ross 31 3B .264 2 38 7,500 Virgil Stallcup 24 SS 5,000 George Strickland 20 SS #10 5,000 Buster Adams 30 OF .000 0 0 6,000 Clarence Maddern 24 OF 5,000 Sam Mele 23 OF #8 5,000 Walt Moryn 19 OF #3 5,000 Ted Strong 29 OF 17,100

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Dick Coffman 39 70- 94 4.64 370 13,900 Zeb Eaton 26 5,000 Roy Henshaw 34 31- 34 4.12 270 6,100 Ernie Johnson 21 5,000 Danny MacFayden 40 130-158 3.95 792 18,900 Fred Martin 30 5,000 Stubby Overmire 26 5,000 Clyde Shoun 34 33- 30 4.44 252 8,000 Ralph Winegarner 36 8- 6 5.12 81 8,600 Sam Zoldak 27 5,000

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AAA Lawrence Millionaires Ted Pawelek 26 C Fred Walters 33 C Jerry Witte 30 1B Joe Wood 26 2B Hal Luby 32 3B .184 0 3 5,000 Joe Cicero 35 OF .242 0 8 5,400 Ed Freed 26 OF Howie McFarland 36 OF Tommy Neill 26 OF Hank Borowy 29 P Bubba Church 21 P Tommy Fine 31 P Charlie Gassaway 27 P Ray Harrell 34 9- 20 5.76 129 5,000 Randy Heflin 27 P Gene Lambert 24 #7 0- 1 2.00 3 5,000 Les Mueller 27 0- 0 4.85 8 5,000 Mike Naymick 28 1- 3 4.67 18 5,000 Junior Walsh 27 P Joe Wood 29 P

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AA Ogdensburg Maples Len Rice 27 C Ken Sears 28 C Tony Daniels 21 2B Danny Reynolds 26 SS Loyd Christopher 26 OF Val Heim 25 OF Bill Bradford 24 P Vic Johnson 25 P Al Jurisich 24 P Glen Moulder 28 P George Spencer 19 P Jim Suchecki 19 P

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A Wilson Tobs Sam Calderone 20 C Spook Jacobs 20 2B #6 Jack Maguire 21 2B #9 Al Rosen 22 3B #1 Grant Dunlap 22 OF Ed McGhee 21 OF #4 Tom Saffell 24 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R B. Adams CF R S. Mele LF R L. Carlisle 2B L B. McGhee 1B R D. Ross 3B R G. Strickland SS L W. Moryn RF L P. Gillespie C LINEUP VS LHP Pos R B. Adams CF R G. Clarke 3B R L. Carlisle 2B S T. Strong RF L B. McGhee 1B R V. Stallcup SS R R. Berres C R C. Maddern LF

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Starting Rotation R F. Martin L S. Overmire R R. Winegarner L S. Zoldak Bullpen R Z. Eaton L R. Henshaw R E. Johnson R D. MacFayden L C. Shoun Relief Ace R D. Coffman

SelzShoes · 06-13-2006, 08:02 PM

This club reminds me of Oakland: very young, a couple legitimate hitters and pitching which could be better. However, the Oaks are a better team, while this club will contend for last place.

Apart from Negro Leaguers Sammy Hughes and Jimmy Crutchfield, I don't know where the hits are coming from. All of the prospects could be good to great but not right now. Manager Al Simmons is probably deluding himself by starting in left. There is some suspicion that Simmons and the coaching staff isn't as serious about this season as they should be. That may not be a good sign for this very young, still developing offense. As someone once wrote about a vintage Met team, they will score runs in bunches of one and none.

Sore armed Dizzy Dean will be the 3rd starter. That is all you need to know about the pitching. Not a lot of help on the horizon either.

One of the last teams put together and it shows. There really isn't anything to deal here--the veteran pitchers were out of work for a reason. When this club loses, it will lose 7-1, 6-2 and so on. No matter how much the hitters mature, until there is some pitching it won't matter.

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Pacific Coast League: Phoenix Cowboys General Manager: Jigger Statz (Payroll: $325,600) Manager: Al Simmons Hitting Coach: Sam West Pitching Coach: Dizzy Dean Home Park: Montgomery Stadium (Capacity: 22,900)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Dee Moore 31 C .217 0 1 7,000 Joe Tipton 24 C #5 5,000 Ben Taylor 21 1B 5,000 Sammy Hughes 36 2B 22,500 Randy Jackson 20 3B #7 5,000 Tommy Nelson 28 3B 5,000 Rabbit Donovan 22 SS #1 5,000 Clem Koshorek 20 SS #8 5,000 Babe Barna 31 OF .250 3 16 5,000 Jimmy Crutchfield 36 OF 23,000 Joe Frazier 23 OF #4 5,000 Bill Higdon 21 OF #3 5,000 Al Simmons 43 OF .336 306 1813 50,000 Don Thompson 22 OF 5,000 Sam West 41 OF .301 75 813 23,100

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Ken Burkhart 29 5,000 Russ Christopher 28 5,000 Chet Covington 35 5,000 Dizzy Dean 36 150- 83 3.03 1163 38,200 Harry Eisenstat 30 23- 26 3.99 138 10,100 Dixie Howell 26 0- 0 1.80 2 6,000 Ellis Kinder 31 5,000 Bill Lohrman 32 41- 45 3.78 261 9,900 Wimpy Quinn 27 0- 0 7.20 2 5,000 Rocky Stone 27 5,000

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Retired Tony Cuccinello 38 3B .281 89 797 Wally Herbert 38 11- 25 5.65 74

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AAA Fall River Indians Bob Garbark 36 C .219 0 9 8,500 Mike Garbark 30 C Andy Seminick 25 C #2 Mickey Rocco 30 1B Stu Martin 32 2B .273 15 166 5,000 Mark Christman 32 3B .236 1 64 5,600 Gil Torres 30 SS .000 0 0 6,000 Frank Secory 33 OF .000 0 0 6,000 Bruce Sloan 31 OF Mayo Smith 31 OF Chuck Workman 31 OF .222 0 0 6,900 Joe Berry 41 P Mike Budnick 26 P Ray Flanigan 23 P Ralph Hamner 29 P Lou Knerr 24 P Ox Miller 30 P Joe Murray 25 P Allie Reynolds 29 P Hal Toenes 28 P Les Webber 30 P

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AA Granby Red Sox Lloyd Merriman 21 OF #6 Don White 27 OF Herb Karpel 28 P Harry MacPherson 19 P #10 Jim Pearce 20 P Jack Robinson 25 P Dick Starr 25 P Bill Wight 23 P

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A Rocky Mount Rocks Jim Devlin 23 C Milt Welch 21 C Joe Lutz 21 1B Steve Biras 24 2B Harry Malmberg 20 2B #9 Al Cihocki 21 SS Pete Milne 20 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos L J. Frazier RF R J. Tipton C L J. Crutchfield CF R S. Hughes 2B R C. Koshorek SS R A. Simmons LF R T. Nelson 3B L B. Taylor 1B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R C. Koshorek SS L J. Frazier RF L J. Crutchfield CF L B. Barna LF R S. Hughes 2B R R. Jackson 3B L B. Taylor 1B R D. Moore C

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Starting Rotation R R. Christopher R B. Lohrman R D. Dean L H. Eisenstat Bullpen R K. Burkhart R D. Howell R E. Kinder R W. Quinn R R. Stone Relief Ace L C. Covington

SelzShoes · 06-13-2006, 10:00 PM

If I knew how good the pitching really was then I would know where this club is. They could challenge for a title or stuck in neutral.

I love the offense. Aaron Robinson might be one of the best hitting catchers in the PCL. Fitzpatrick and Denton had monster--MVP style--numbers in spring. Parnell Woods tore the cover off the ball to set up the sluggers. If Skeeter Newsome can get on base from the lead off spot, then this offense could roll. Bench is thin and someone other than Hoderlein will have to be found for second base. There are Jerry Priddy rumors around this club, but the Yankees are asking too much.

The pitching staff has too many guys close to 40; it is a one-season group. I really don't know if they are any good. They have some talent but no one is getting better just older. The Beavers can make a trade for pitching if they stay close.

The offense will carry this team. If the pitching is there then they have as good as shot at the pennant as any of the other contenders. In the end, there isn't enough to unseat the Stars. It should be a fun summer in Portland though.

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Pacific Coast League: Portland Beavers General Manager: Herman Pillette ($307,900) Manger: Marv Owen Hitting Coach: Ossie Bluege Pitching Coach: Freddie Fitzsimmons Home Park: Vaughn Street Ballpark (Capacity: 23,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Ken O'Dea 33 C .263 21 181 12,400 Aaron Robinson 30 C 5,000 Jimmy Fitzpatrick 32 1B 40,680 Hal Trosky 33 1B .313 216 911 23,200 Mel Hoderlein 22 2B #4 5,000 Bill Brubaker 35 3B .262 22 224 10,100 Bobby Thomson 22 3B #3 5,000 Parnell Woods 34 3B 21,200 Bill Jennings 20 SS #8 5,000 Skeeter Newsome 35 SS .232 4 127 5,000 Morrie Aderholt 30 OF .171 1 5 5,800 Bruce Campbell 36 OF .291 101 703 10,600 Charlie Denton 32 OF 39,920 Tuck Stainback 34 OF .265 12 137 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Dick Barrett 39 5- 7 6.05 40 5,000 Earl Caldwell 40 11- 22 5.75 78 7,500 Otey Clark 30 5,000 Larry French 38 182-167 3.52 1125 27,800 Bob Logan 36 0- 4 3.03 14 7,900 Whitey Miller 30 5,000 Ernie Nevel 27 5,000 Freddy Schmidt 30 5,000 Yank Terry 35 1- 0 8.84 9 5,600 Hy Vandenberg 40 1- 3 6.69 31 8,300

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Retired Jack Saltzgaver 43 2B .249 10 72 Pep Young 38 SS .264 31 343 Gee Walker 38 OF .307 109 810

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AAA Victoria Athletics Al Unser 33 C Chile Gomez 36 2B .231 0 44 5,000 Jim Dyck 24 OF #2 John Dagenhard 28 P Everett Fagan 28 P Art Fowler 23 P #9 Al Gettel 28 P Hal Kleine 22 P Max Macon 30 5- 11 4.39 40 5,700 Bill McGee 36 40- 38 3.85 300 8,000 Joe Ostrowski 29 P Al Tate 27 P Steve Sundra 36 30- 24 4.59 137 8,200 George Washburn 31 0- 0 13.50 1 5,000

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AA Modesto Reds Vince Castino 28 C Roy Nichols 25 2B #6 Stan Galle 27 3B Mickey Rutner 26 3B Frank Carswell 26 OF Frank McElyea 27 OF Tommy O'Brien 27 OF Alton Brown 20 P Lew Burdette 19 P Jack Franklin 26 P Bill Kennedy 25 P Dick Littlefield 20 P Emmett O'Neill 28 P

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A New Bern Bears Mickey Kreitner 23 C Walt Linden 22 C #1 John McHale 24 1B Jesse Levan 19 3B #10 Tom Upton 19 SS #5 Jerry Scala 21 OF #7 George Schmees 21 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R S. Newsome SS R P. Woods 3B S C. Denton CF R J. Fitzpatrick 1B L A. Robinson C S M. Hoderlein 2B L M. Aderholt LF R T. Stainback RF LINEUP VS LHP Pos R S. Newsome SS S C. Denton CF R J. Fitzpatrick 1B R P. Woods 3B L B. Campbell RF S M. Hoderlein 2B L M. Aderholt LF L K. O'Dea C

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Starting Rotation L L. French R D. Barrett R O. Clark L B. Logan Bullpen R E. Caldwell R W. Miller R E. Nevel R F. Schmidt R Y. Terry Relief Ace R H. Vandenberg

SelzShoes · 06-17-2006, 08:53 AM

If the Stars don't win the PCL, then I think the Salons will. A very good team that will get better as two key players return to health.

Another club with a lot of youth, however they have done a much better job mixing older and veteran players. The infield, provided Eddie Lake (My 3rd favorite Eddie of the Era behind Joost and Yost) can work into the starting line up, will be one of the best in any league when Spider Jorgensen gets well. Anton Gogolak (GoGo I call him) has caused some worry by ending spring in a 4-34 slump. Not enough worry to not give him a key line up slot (5 against righties and 3 against lefties). There is also concern about how much Ernie Lombardi can give this club with his lack of foot speed. He at least gives Joe Rossi a fighting chance to develop.

Pitching staff is another good mix of experience and age. I could probably make the argument their rotation is actually better than Hollywood's because they have 4, as oppose to 3 really good starters. The pen has almost 300 major league wins with Van Lingle Mungo and Lon Warneke. A very sound staff that would be competitive in any league.

So how can I pick the Stars to win the PCL when the evidence is that they are pretty even? Heck, the Salons even had the best PCL record in the spring. I don't even know how I can pick Hollywood. I think it comes down to the fact the Stars' best players are better than the Salons' best players. Sacramento does have a better overall team, but I think stars will be the difference for the Stars.

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Pacific Coast League: Sacramento Salons General Manager: Ossie Vitt (Payroll: $302,950) Manger: Bill Sweeney Hitting Coach: Buster Mills Pitching Coach: Jim Turner Home Park: Edmonds Field (Capacity: 20,000)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Ernie Lombardi 37 C .310 124 705 29,400 Joe Rossi 25 C #10 5,000 Luke Easter 30 1B 31,200 George Vico 22 1B #5 5,000 Anton Gogolak 32 2B 25,000 Bill Knickerbocker 34 2B .278 27 349 5,000 Roland Gladu 34 3B 5,000 Bud Hardin 23 SS 5,000 Eddie Lake 30 SS .158 2 7 7,000 Don Lenhardt 23 OF #1 5,000 Buster Mills 37 OF .289 13 134 6,600 Ed Sanicki 22 OF #3 5,000 Claude Thoby 35 OF 25,350 Jo-Jo White 36 OF .264 6 173 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Mike Garcia 22 #7 5,000 Mickey Haefner 33 5,000 Fred Hutchinson 26 6- 13 5.43 54 6,200 Larry Jansen 25 #4 5,000 Rankin Johnson 29 1- 0 3.60 0 5,000 Walt Lanfranconi 29 0- 1 3.00 1 6,000 Gordon Maltzberger 33 5,000 Van Mungo 34 102- 99 3.41 1031 27,200 Dick Stone 34 5,000 Lon Warneke 37 177-104 3.21 1045 36,800

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Retired Johnny Moore 44 OF .308 73 450 Jim Turner 42 58- 51 3.16 277

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Injured Spider Jorgensen 26 3B Jim Rivera 23 OF #2 Monte Kennedy 23 P AA

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AAA Spokane Indians Hank Camelli 31 C Mike Sandlock 30 C Ed Butka 30 1B Joe Mack 34 1B Nick Polly 28 3B .222 2 0 5,000 Eddie Turchin 29 3B Ed Sauer 27 OF Bill Ayers 26 P Dick Bokelmann 19 P Fred Caligiuri 27 2- 2 2.93 7 5,000 Bill Connelly 20 P Jerry Fahr 21 P Ken Holcombe 27 P Red Lynn 32 5- 4 3.86 50 5,000 Walter Ockey 26 P Roy Talcott 26 P Andy Tomasic 26 P

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AA Tyler Trojans Jim Pruett 28 C Frank Campos 21 OF Walt Chipple 27 OF Al Kvasnak 25 OF #6 Charlie Metro 26 OF Chucho Ramos 27 OF Jack Brewer 26 P Sonny Dixon 21 P Rufe Gentry 27 P Jack Kraus 27 P Barney Schultz 19 P

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A Kinston Eagles Ralph Weigel 24 C #8 Chico Garcia 21 2B Ed Samcoff 21 2B Stan Jok 19 3B Alex Grammas 19 SS #9 Les Layton 24 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos L J. White CF R B. Mills LF L L. Easter 1B L A. Gogolak 2B R C. Thoby RF R E. Lombardi C L R. Gladu 3B R B. Hardin SS LINEUP VS LHP Pos L G. Vico 1B R B. Mills CF L A. Gogolak 2B R C. Thoby 3B R E. Lake SS R E. Lombardi C R D. Lenhardt LF R E. Sanicki RF

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Starting Rotation L M. Haefner R L. Jansen R M. Garcia R F. Hutchinson Bullpen R R. Johnson R W. Lanfranconi R V. Mungo L D. Stone R L. Warneke Relief Ace R G. Maltzberger

SelzShoes · 06-17-2006, 11:30 AM

Absolutely no power. This club has one hitter and one pitcher and that should mean a lot of losses in Utah. Just think, this club could be losing in Vegas if not for one vote.

The Saints offense begins and ends with Dashiell Spivey. Connie Ryan could be respecitable and Roy Hughes has show some skills, but this is a contact team that does not make enough contact. Really the only thing to pay attention to is to see how long it takes Player/Manager Paul Waner to collect the final 44 hits on his march to 3,000.

The pitching mirrors the offense. After former Card farmhand Harry Brecheen, there is nothing on this club. But he can only start so many games, the rest will be hard to look at. There is a reason why the Saints are promoting Waner more than anything else.

This is a bad team; not surprising since this was the last club put together. There are some pieces here, but they need much much more to even think about .500. Put them down for 100 losses and last place in the PCL.

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Pacific Coast League: Salt Lake City Saints General Manager: Eddie Mulligan Manager: Paul Waner Hitting Coach: Spencer Adams Pitching Coach: Red Peery Home Park: Derk's Field (Capacity: 25,500)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Babe Phelps 37 C .314 45 304 15,700 Billy Sullivan 35 C .290 28 366 11,200 Vance Dinges 30 1B 5,000 Bobby Morgan 19 2B #1 5,000 Connie Ryan 26 2B 5,000 Buddy Blair 35 3B 5,000 Roy Hughes 35 SS .277 4 147 10,000 Dashiell Spivey 32 SS 50,000 Bob Marquis 21 OF #4 5,000 Rene Monteagudo 30 OF .231 0 2 6,000 Whitey Platt 25 OF #9 5,000 Jake Powell 37 OF .286 20 253 6,700 Eric Tipton 30 OF .233 1 14 5,900 Paul Waner 42 OF .338 111 1227 56,100 Wally Westlake 25 OF #2 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Red Barrett 31 3- 0 2.93 7 8,600 Harry Brecheen 31 0- 0 0.00 4 6,000 Lou Fette 39 41- 38 3.11 190 11,900 Bill Fleming 32 2- 3 4.41 44 6,900 Randy Gumpert 28 1- 4 6.65 15 7,200 Bob Harris 28 28- 42 5.22 170 6,600 Willis Hudlin 39 158-155 4.41 676 26,300 Dale Jones 27 0- 1 7.56 2 5,000 Tom Sunkel 33 5- 5 3.74 77 6,100 Ray Yochim 23 #6 5,000

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Retired Johnny Niggeling 42 17- 21 4.32 171

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Injured Bob Joyce 31 3- 5 6.69 25 5,000

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AAA Bremerton Bluejackets Rip Collins 36 C .208 1 14 5,000 Eddie Kearse 30 C Bob Keely 36 C Reggie Otero 30 1B Blas Monaco 30 2B .286 0 2 6,100 Joe Abreu 32 3B Norm Wallen 29 3B Ford Garrison 30 OF Johnny Lazor 33 OF Johnny Rizzo 33 OF .275 57 262 7,500 Moe Burtschy 23 P Ralph Buxton 31 0- 1 4.82 9 6,000 Clem Hausmann 26 P Mike Kume 19 P Paul Masterson 30 1- 0 5.51 11 5,000 Hal Schacker 20 P Bill Voiselle 27 P John Wells 23 P Lefty West 30 P Adrian Zabala 29 P

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AA Idaho Falls Russets Fats Dantonio 27 C Ed Walczak 27 2B Jimmy Grant 27 3B Bitsy Mott 27 SS Damon Phillips 26 SS Bill Mueller 25 OF #7 George Diehl 28 P Cal Howe 21 P #5 Mal Mallette 24 P #3 Rogers McKee 19 P Dee Sanders 24 P

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A Greenville Greenies Tim Thompson 22 C #10 Frank Kellert 21 1B #8 Ed Mierkowicz 22 OF Hal Rice 22 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R R. Hughes 3B L V. Dinges 1B R D. Spivey SS R C. Ryan 2B L P. Waner RF L B. Phelps C L B. Marquis CF R E. Tipton LF LINEUP VS LHP Pos R C. Ryan 2B L V. Dinges 1B R D. Spivey SS L B. Blair 3B L P. Waner RF L B. Sullivan C L B. Marquis CF R E. Tipton LF

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Starting Rotation L H. Brecheen R D. Jones R B. Harris R W. Hudlin Bullpen R R. Barrett R L. Fette R B. Fleming L T. Sunkel R R. Yochim Relief Ace R R. Gumpert

SelzShoes · 06-18-2006, 01:14 AM

The most under the radar club in the PCL. Flawed like the other clubs, but they have the deepest pitching staff in the PCL.

There isn't a much power, but there are a couple guys who will always be on base. Lockett, Nieman, Estalella and Stanky will be doing the little things to get on base. Problem is, it will all be singles and walks. Cliff Mapes is the "power" hitter on the team, but that isn't saying much. Still, that is 5 decent hitters. Much better than many other teams can manage in the PCL.

So if the hitting is any bit better than indicated, this pitching staff will carry the club to a title. The bought these guys in cheap and I would not be surprised if they lay claim to the best staff in baseball. Brazle, Lockett and Lopat showed brilliant, but not dominating stuff in spring. The Padres will be in every game, the pitching will see to that.

The pitching is great, but I'm not sold on the hitters. I guess that is the nice thing about dominating pitching; the offense doesn't have to be as good. This could be a very exciting year in San Diego, if the hitters can find a way to score.

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Pacific Coast League: San Diego Padres
President: Charles Lott (Payroll: $202,000)
Manager: Frank Shellenback
Hitting Coach: Gavvy Cravath
Pitching Coach: Gene Lillard
Home Park: Lane Park (Capacity: 19,100)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Frank Sacka 21 C 5,000 Don Wheeler 23 C #3 5,000 Vern Freiburger 22 1B .125 0 1 5,000 Eddie Stanky 29 2B 5,000 Lester Lockett 34 3B 22,000 Bob Ramazzotti 29 3B 5,000 Bill Schuster 33 SS .333 0 1 6,100 Bobby Bragan 28 SS .238 11 113 5,000 Frenchy Bordagaray 36 OF .287 6 146 5,000 Hal Epps 32 OF .277 1 4 5,000 Bobby Estalella 34 OF .272 10 65 9,500 Cliff Mapes 24 OF #1 5,000 Charlie Mead 24 OF 5,000 Butch Nieman 28 OF 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Al Brazle 32 5,000 Bud Byerly 25 #6 5,000 Vern Kennedy 39 82-92 5.00 500 9,900 Bob Klinger 37 43-39 4.17 206 5,300 Rod Lockheart 32 17,100 Ed Lopat 27 5,000 Sid Peterson 28 5,000 Willie Ramsdell 29 5,000 Luis Tiant 40 9,500 Ed Wright 26 5,000

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AAA Salem Senators Jim Castiglia 27 C Sam Narron 32 C .429 0 0 5,000 Steve Souchock 27 1B Howie Moss 26 3B Barney White 22 3B Frank Kalin 28 OF .000 0 1 5,000 Bud Metheny 30 OF Walker Cress 29 P Chet Johnson 28 P Roy Lee 28 P Dick Mauney 26 P Steve Nagy 26 P Joe Orrell 29 P Jim Prendergast 28 P Xavier Rescigno 32 P Elmer Singleton 27 P Pat Tobin 30 0- 0 36.00 0 5,000 Bob Whitcher 28 P

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AA Boise Pilots Ray Murray 28 C Bud Sheely 25 C #10 Herb Conyers 25 1B #7 Hank Schenz 26 3B Bill Sommers 23 3B #2 Dick Adkins 26 SS Bill Endicott 27 OF Anse Moore 28 OF Dick Sipek 23 OF Ken Brondell 24 P Julio Gonzalez 25 P Al Lamacchia 24 P Art Lopatka 26 P Stan Partenheimer 23 P Len Perme 28 P Gerry Staley 25 P #8

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A Moorsville Moors Chuck Kress 24 1B #4 Jodie Beeler 24 2B Barney Koch 23 2B George Freese 19 3B #9 Ben Steiner 24 3B #5

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R L. Lockett 3B R B. Estalella CF R E. Stanky 2B L C. Mapes RF L B. Nieman LF R D. Wheeler C R B. Bragan SS R V. Freiburger 1B LINEUP VS LHP Pos R L. Lockett 1B R B. Estalella CF R E. Stanky 2B L C. Mapes RF L B. Nieman LF R B. Bragan SS R B. Ramazzotti 3B R F. Sacka C

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Starting Rotation L E. Lopat R R. Lockheart L A. Brazle R E. Wright Bullpen R V. Kennedy R B. Klinger R S. Peterson R W. Ramsdell L L. Tiant Sr. Relief Ace R B. Byerly

SelzShoes · 06-18-2006, 10:49 AM

Manager Rogers Hornsby is cutting off his nose to spite his face. He has handicapped his already slim chance to win the PCL because of his now archaic beliefs.

This could be a good starting line up; except Josh Gibson and Larry Doby are starting the season as back ups. Doby was great defensively and hit well, but Joe Rullo gets the nod. Behind the plate, Hornsby used the excuse of Josh's powerless spring (only 1 home run) as reason to start him as the no. 2. Lennie Pearson is starting in left, giving the Rajah some coverage on the race issue. With those two this would be a good, not great, offense. Without them, it really falls short in terms of run production.

The pitching is just kind of there. The staff did have good numbers in the spring, but no one dominated. The peak of this staff is high, but not high enough. Add that after the first half of the staff, talent starts getting hard to find. If you can get to the pen, you can beat Seattle.

Even with Gibson and Doby, I don't think this is a contender for the title. I'd pick them to be in the middle of the pack. How high in the middle depends on how Hornsby feels about going with his best players.

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Pacific Coast League: Seattle Rainiers General Mangers: Bill Skiff (Payroll: $274,435) Manager: Rogers Hornsby Hitting Coach: Earl Averill Pitching Coach: Phil Gallivan Home Park: Sicks Stadium (Capacity: 25,420)

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Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Josh Gibson 34 C 47,667 Tom Padden 37 C .272 2 109 9,200 Jack Phillips 24 1B #4 5,000 Larry Doby 22 2B #1 12,750 Joe Rullo 29 2B 5,000 Kermit Wahl 23 2B #8 5,000 Harlond Clift 33 3B .281 160 689 31,800 Glenn Crawford 32 SS 5,000 Mike Chartak 29 OF .133 0 3 5,000 Hank Leiber 35 OF .292 97 495 10,700 Paul O'Dea 25 OF #9 5,000 Andy Pafko 25 OF #3 5,000 Lennie Pearson 28 OF 14,018 Jimmy Ripple 36 OF .285 28 236 5,000

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Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Orie Arntzen 36 5,000 Hi Bithorn 30 5,000 Cy Buker 27 5,000 Tommy De La Cruz 34 5,000 Hal Erickson 26 5,000 Ed Heusser 36 18-21 4.44 104 7,800 Ken Jungels 29 1- 0 6.88 14 8,500 Andy Karl 31 5,000 Bob Malloy 27 5,000 Ken Raffensberger 28 7-10 3.50 61 8,400

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AAA Knoxville Smokies Stan Andrews 28 C .203 0 3 5,100 Danny Doyle 29 C Russ Lyon 32 C Ed Levy 29 1B .000 0 0 5,000 George Fallon 31 2B .250 0 0 5,100 Buck Fausett 37 3B Bill Hart 33 3B Sammy Meeks 22 SS Luis Olmo 26 OF Art Rebel 31 OF .222 0 1 5,000 Jose Zardon 22 OF #7 Hank Behrman 24 P Fred Bradley 25 P Dick Conger 24 1- 0 1.29 3 5,000 Bill Donovan 29 P Bill Evans 27 P Glenn Gardner 30 P Frank Hiller 25 P Woody Main 24 P Joe Muir 23 P Red Murff 25 P Jake Wade 34 15-23 5.93 152 5,000

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AA Albuquerque Dukes Sam Dente 23 3B Johnny Ostrowski 28 3B Bobby Balcena 20 OF Austin Knickerbocker 27 OF Kite Thomas 22 OF #6 Niles Jordan 20 P Bob Keegan 25 P Marino Pieretti 25 P Ozzie Van Brabant 19 P Jim Wilson 24 P

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A Goldsboro Goldbugs George Bradshaw 21 C Wes Westrum 23 C #2 Roy Hawes 19 1B Ray Hamrick 24 2B Grady Wilson 23 SS #10 Irv Noren 21 OF #5 Archie Wilson 22 OF

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LINEUP VS RHP Pos R A. Pafko CF R J. Phillips 1B R L. Pearson LF R H. Clift 3B L G. Crawford SS R T. Padden C R J. Rullo 2B L J. Ripple RF LINEUP VS LHP Pos R A. Pafko CF R J. Phillips 1B R L. Pearson LF R H. Clift 3B L G. Crawford SS R T. Padden C L J. Ripple RF R K. Wahl 2B

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Starting Rotation R T. De La Cruz L K. Raffensberger R E. Heusser R O. Arntzen Bullpen R A. Karl R K. Jungels R C. Buker R H. Bithorn R H. Erickson Relief Ace R B. Malloy

SelzShoes · 06-20-2006, 04:48 PM

For all the players who were at the Negro League tryout camp, the CL and PCL divided up the rights for those players. Here is a list of who holds whose rights.

Brooklyn : P Bill Greason, P Verdell Mathis

Buffalo : 1B Tom Alston, C Sammy Hairston, 3B Hector Rodriguez, 3B Pat Patterson

Cincinnati : P Jay Heard

Columbus : P Dave Hoskins, OF Jim Pendleton, OF Joe Taylor, OF Jerry Benjamin, OF Johnny Davis, 1B Jim West, OF Wild Bill Wright

Hollywood : OF Dave Pope, 1B Lyman Bostock Sr., OF Gene Benson, P Brooks Lawrence

Kansas City : P Joe Black

Minneapolis : INF Gene Baker, P Connie Johnson, P Pat Scantlebury, INF Hank Thompson, P Bill Byrd, 2B Piper Davis, INF Bonnie Serrell, P Sig Cornelius, INF Buzz Clarkson

New York : P Sam Jones

Oakland : INF John Kennedy, C Roy Campanella, SS Pee Wee Butts, 1B/OF Showboat Thomas, OF Bob Wilson

Phoenix : P Frank Barnes, P Izzy Leon, OF Bob Thurman, OF Francisc Coimbre, 3B Howard Easterling, OF Tetelo Vargas, P Connie Marrero, 1B Josephus Bricker

Portland : SS Jesse Williams

Sacramento : C Ray Noble, C Quincy Trouppe

Salt Lake City : 1B/OF Bob Boyd, P Diomedes Olivo, OF Harry Simpson, P Bob Trice, C Joe Greene, P Terris McDuffie

San Diego : 1B George Crowe, SS Willie Wells, C Spoony Palm

Seattle : P Lino Donoso, OF Jumbo Kimbro

SelzShoes · 06-25-2006, 03:38 PM

Sacramento Salons

Activate Spider Jorgensen from injured list.
Send SS Bud Hardin to AAA Spokane.

Jorgensen was having a great spring went he went down with injury. Adding his bat to the mix makes the offense that much more dangerous. Hardin was not hitting (1-9) in the half-time role at short; with him at AAA, Eddie Lake takes over as the starting shortstop. Yet another quality bat to be inserted into the everyday lineup.

Detroit Tigers

Reserve OF/1B Vic Wertz has hurt his back and will be out of action for several weeks. It is a bad injury for such a young player to have. Wertz had not been used much, going 0-2 in late game activity.

The Tigers recalled 1B/OF Herman Reich from the Dallas Rebels. In limited action, Reich went 5-14, with a home run and double in Dallas. Reich will back up first and play some right field as well

Barney McCosky and Johnny Lipon will take over center and short from Hoot Evers and Moe Franklin respectively. The offense has been stale the first week; Baker hopes to give his pitchers a few more runs to work with.

SelzShoes · 08-17-2006, 12:12 PM

The Rainier's make some big moves. With Kermit Wahl out for several weeks, Seattle purchased the contract of George Fallon from Knoxville. Now Wahl, and Fallon, are last line infielders. Usually not the kind of roster move that causes big changes, but Rogers Hornsby did. Both Josh Gibson and Larry Doby, who have been killing the ball, enter the line up. Both of these guys have had big hits pinch-hitting and coming into games late-Josh has both home runs the Rainiers have hit so far. I expect Hornsby to be unforgiving. At the first sign of struggle either could be pulled.

As if to balance it out, Lennie Pearson is pulled from the line up in favor of Paul O'Dea.

SelzShoes · 08-22-2006, 12:20 PM

Baltimore Athletics

Back up infielder Emil Verban suffers a really sever leg injury; the call goes out to the Maple Leafs. It is too early to really have a finger on who would have the most value, but Ed Wheeler gets the first call. This should not really affect the line-ups very much, but does give the Babe a little more flexibility in late innings. Verban is not as versatile as Wheeler.

Cleveland Indians

Even with a first place team, the Tribe has some weaknesses. Bob Feller's defection to the Yanks has stretched the Indian's pitching pretty thing. Cal Dorsett, who was fabulous in the spring, is healthy again and this could give the staff a boost. Bert Shepard, who had not appeared in a game, is farmed out to Oklahoma City. Boudreau takes the opportunity to revamp his rotation, subbing Heving and Red Embree for Smith and Dean. Embree had been effective as the relief ace, and is eager to show what he can do with a regular turn. I think Smith or Dean will be back in the rotation soon-I don't believe Heving has long term effectiveness. The real show starts when Schoolboy Rowe, the Indian's big money acquisition, finally gets healthy later this season. If they are close, it is a blockbuster addition.

SelzShoes · 08-22-2006, 10:10 PM

Brooklyn trades AAA OF Dixie Walker, 3B Lew Riggs, and P Ralph Branca to Columbus for 2B/OF Martin Dihigo, P Dan Bankhead and AA P Owen Hunter.

Great trade for the Dodgers even if it was on again off again. It took three tries to solve two problems for GM Burt Shotton. Dixie will no longer be a sour presence at Montreal and Riggs was blocking phenom Minnie Minoso ("Greatest G-d Damned raw talent I've ever seen," Leo Durocher says).

Columbus? Well they did finally convince the Dodgers to take Dihigo and Bankhead, rather than explore separate deals to move them. But Hunter is the #3 rated pitching prospect in baseball and he was just rotting at AA. Branca, if he can get his wildness under control, he will be a very good pitcher. They got the guy they wanted and I guess that's all that matters.

San Diego President Charles Lott was searching for a bat; talking to the Yankees (Tommy Henrich), Dodgers (Carl Abrams) and Kansas City (Vern Stephens). The eastern clubs just weren't interested in anything the Pads had to offer.

The Tigers talked to the Phillies about moving a couple players, but the talent poor Phils couldn't put together a package that worked for the Kitties.

Los Angeles kid GM Buzzie Bavasi (32 years old) went for an early season blockbuster by making an offer for Boston's Bobby Doerr. The package of Joe Haynes and Don Gutteridge did not sway Eddie Collins.

Chub Feeney looked to shore up a weak hitting Giant outfield by offering AAA P Hoyt Wilhelm and 1B Babe Young to Pittsburgh for OFs Vince DiMaggio and Bob Elliott. The Bucs are playing decently and saw no need to make a move.

The Cardinals could not find anything to trade for that wasn't (in their eyes) an upgrade.

Washington tried to trade for AAA P Bill Clemensen, but the Pirates asked for Mickey Vernon. The talks ended then.

SelzShoes · 09-06-2006, 06:54 PM

The Yankees deal some headaches for the centerfielder they need. The Yankees send George Selkirk (only used as a pinch runner this season), SS Phil Rizzuto and 2B Jerry Priddy (both playing at Newark) for Dixie Walker (a couple days after being traded by the Dodgers, AAA P Joe Hatten and AA C Gus Niarhos. Yankees move some useless salaries and get the player (Walker) they wanted all along. The Clips do give up a good catching prospect and a lefty who could have value this season for a DP tandem of the future, today!

Portland made an attempt to acquire back up infielder Don Heffner, but the Stars were hesitant to deal so early in the season.

Ed Walsh Jr. thinks his club might have a shot to win a few more games than he originally thought. Looking for a little more "pop" he deals OF Stan Spence to the Phillies for struggling OF Ron Northey. Spence has been little used with the Seals but fits into Philadelphia very well. Northey is down at .135, but the young (25) old right fielder can reach the seats when he is right.

The Rainiers make a bold move; offering Cincinnati 3 prospects for Buck Leonard. Seattle looks to be in a two-team race with Portland, and needs to upgrade the offence. The Reds, hoping to stay in the race (they are currently 6th) do not want to part with Buck's big (if inconsistent) bat just yet. Check back later when the Fire Sale begins.

SelzShoes · 11-07-2006, 06:11 PM

The Cubs make an offer for Giants Outfielder/Third baseman Sid Gordon. The players the Cubs initially offer (Clyde McCullough and Eddie Waitkus) are already strengths of the G-Men. The Giants need pitching and outfield defense. The Cubs, just getting Spuds Chandler and Paul Erickson on the track to full strength, aren’t willing to deal pitching now and the only outfielder they would consent to move now is Bill Nicholson. Swish is not known for his D. The Cubs should like their position, sitting ½ behind San Francisco and 1 ½ ahead of the rest of the pack.

Cleveland pulls off a minor a deal with the Lancers moving Buddy Hassett (a six year veteran stuck at AAA) for career minor league pitcher Jim Konstanty. The tribe is trying to shore up the pitching; I don’t know if Konstanty or Hassett will be on the major league roster in the near future—but both should see time at some point.

The Millers go looking for a first baseman and pitching and come up empty. They have some AAA options for the pitching so there could be some roster moves to try and help there. The first base issue will linger all summer—I could see them moving someone around to fill the gap but a trade is the only answer.

The Giants make some inquiries about some pitchers and good glove men for the outfield. Nothing happening on their front.

The Oaks talk to the Blues about acquiring pitcher Earl Cook and minor league first baseman Chuck Stevens. No movement on this deal now, but I think this might happen down the road.

Saint Louis explores a couple options via trade, but they all seemed like panic moves after the rough weekend with the Seals. Calmer heads prevailed.

The Padres look into getting shortstop Vern Stephens from the Blues, but the Blues want to hold on to the kid for now.

SelzShoes · 11-08-2006, 05:31 PM

Red Sox
Odd moves by the BoSox-Despite the obvious pitching problems, GM Eddie Collins focuses on revamping the bench-placing Lou Finney on waivers and outrighting 3 others to Louisville. Lefty Earl Johnson is also sent to Louisville, apparently bearing the full weight of the pitching failures. I myself would have done more to improve the pitching, but Collins must feel over the long term the pitching will right itself. He might have a point, three of the four starters are throwing well, and it is bullpen lapses that have cost games late. Manager Joe Cronin's pen has put the pre-season pick for the East title in last place. He needs to find a combination to get those precious last outs. The line up changes should help an already good offense. Dom DiMaggio (who can hit and run and throw/better than his brother Joe) now installed as the lead off hitter should mean more RBI chances for the oft-walked Ted Williams. Pete Fox, one of the few regulars struggling at the plate, is now second-and should get better pitches to hit.

Dodgers
With their club in first and excelling in all phases of the game, the Bums make no roster moves. Leo does move the pitching around, giving the Dodgers two Negroes in the rotation (Bankhead and Newcombe) to go with Higbe and Wyatt. More than any manager (aside from Sukeforth in KC) Durocher has been able to keep the Southerners on his team from grumbling about their colored teammates. "They are here," the Lip has said, "and they are going to make us rich." The Dodgers willingness to keep a talent like Dixie Walker at Montreal only reinforced the organizational philosophy. The line up should still plate many runs, but I know Leo would like high priced vets Joe Medwick and Billy Herman to hit better.

Cubs
Suddenly looking like the only consistent team in the NAL West, the Cubbies consider farming out many of the kids on the roster for a 'veteran presence'. GM Jim Gallagher decides that as long as they are playing well why not stick with youth. Paul Erickson, back from injury, hasn't set the rotation on fire and will get some bullpen work to strengthen his arm. Even if he gets in shape, he might find it hard to break a suddenly superior rotation. Not much changes with the line up, but Bill Nicholson is finally showing signs of life and will see the PT slowly start to creep up.

Indians
Like the Cubs, the East leading Indians see no reason for roster changes at this time. The only significant change in the line up or pitching staff is Ken Keltner's back is finally well enough to go everyday.

SelzShoes · 11-09-2006, 03:05 PM

Clippers
The dealingest team thus far (less than 20 games in and two trades) decides to see what all the ex-Dodgers and ex-Yankees actually can do for them. This club has settled near the bottom of the CL, not entirely unexpected. I would say the dealing has an eye towards the future, but other than Priddy and Rizzuto all the key players and pitchers are too old to have much long-term value. As the deadline nears, expect some of these players to be moved for prospects.

Tigers
President Walter Briggs came very close to making a couple moves with the roster—the risk of losing a pitcher and the request of Del Baker prevented both of them. Virgil Trucks, awful in two starts, was on the verge of being sent to the minors. Briggs decided Trucks would be claimed by someone while on waivers; two bad starts are not worth losing a quality arm. Baker intervened when Herman Reich was almost sent to Dallas. Reich was viewed, by Baker, as a key bench player with Rudy York struggling and Vic Wertz hurt. Herman probably will get sent out when Wertz is healthy in a week or so.

Blues
How does one judge the Blues? As the Browns, they had not had a winning record since 1929 so being the 3rd best club in the CL should count for something. However, Rickey and Veeck raised expectations with the number and quality of Negroes they brought to the club. In some circles, anything less than a pennant and the mass integration experiment will be derided as a failure. To be fair, Paige has been hampered by some nagging injuries and it took a couple weeks to get Leon Day in the rotation. That being said, Rickey and Veeck stay the course with this club—other than a minor bench move. Alan Strange goes to Toledo as Bob Dillinger is recalled. Strange was not doing anything particularly bad he was just ordinary. Dillinger adds speed and his .350 average at AAA hopefully will translate into hits at the major league level. The Blues do have a surplus of third basemen at AAA, I expect Dillinger and Co. to rotate in and out as the Blues audition them for a possible deal with a team needing a quality third baseman (Yankees anyone?).

Lancers
Despite the heat Joe DiMaggio is taking (mainly because his batting average is only .272) the real problem with the Lancers is the pitching. Ted Lyons still insists in putting himself on the mound to allow 22 runs in 25 innings. Bullfrog Bill Dietrich gives up runs in bunches and the Ray Starr/Orval Grove combination might be two of the worst starting pitcher outside of Milwaukee. There are some good arms here, Lyons for some reason doesn’t use them (except for Joe Haynes). Lyons reliance on veteran, if suspect arms, is further confirmed by recalling 35-year old Pat McLaughlin from Little Rock for a young pitcher who while struggling, is not in the class of the four mentioned above. Right now, the Lancers are 1-9 on the road, which Lyons attributes to the need for air travel. But the Seals are 6-1 with the same travel problems. LA needs to make some wholesale changes to contend, I’m afraid the organization does not have the vision to do what needs to be done.

SelzShoes · 11-13-2006, 04:03 PM

Braves
Just as you would expect with a floundering team: players are moving up and down at a fierce pace. Torgeson and Bickford, who looked to be contributors for years to come, get their second shot with the parent franchise. But let's be real, no matter who is one the roster, this club will lose a lot of games. Now, I'd rather lose with Spahn, Bickford, Torgeson and the other kids than know this club has no future. This is a club that needs to identify its core and let them take their lumps now.

Millers
General Manager Mike Kelley is in a delicate position. The Millers are clearly the best of the "promoted" clubs, but have serious flaws that keep Minneapolis being able to battle for a pennant. The Dahlgren/Limmer first base combination is an automatic out. Tommy Giordano is 0-20 and Dick Whitman is somehow hitting .433 (13-30) with 3 runs and 2 RBI. The pitching staff contains four 6.40+ ERA-two that reside in the rotation. But while the numbers are ugly, Kelley plays a hunch and sticks with what seems to be working. This is a young team, so this may not be the worst thing to do. The more they win games they shouldn't-and beat the teams they should-the confidence could mean a .500 or better season for the Millers.

Giants
Thanks to a great weekend against the Red Sox the G-Men are looking like a team back on track. There should be talent enough to contend but the wildest pitching staff in baseball has made that difficult. Rather than correct that flaw New York does some gentle tinkering to the bench and back end of the pen. Babe Young and Oscar Grimes are established major leaguers-and they get the boot to Jersey City. Whitey Lockman, who has been playing first, might be moved to left or center to cover up the holes there. George Hausmann probably won't see much time in the starting line up. He is here for his glove. Shoring up that defense, turning late DP's, should equal some wins.

Oaks
The worst pitching and hitting team in the PCL: Casey's Oakland Oaks. Getting Dale Long of the roster is a good thing; the kid managed a few singles, but he could generate any power against big league pitching. The same could be said for Moose Moryn, the 20-year old outfielder who just yesterday got his batting average over .100 (.109 in 46 AB). Is Jerry Witte a net gain, probably not, but at least Long has a future. Witte only has a past. Stubby Overmire returns from AAA. He didn't look good in three starts earlier; still he has more talent than most on the current Oaks' staff. Basically, unless the crew in Oakland right now doesn't get better, this will be a bad team all year long. There isn't a lot of trade bait either, so who knows how long it will take the Oaks to get any better.

SelzShoes · 11-13-2006, 10:55 PM

Phillies
William Cox's Phillies are having the illusion of a good start. Sitting at .500 and in third place one might think they are a contender in the East. When you see Tommy Hughes has 5 of the 10 wins, then you know this is not a contender. Del Ennis is having a great start, but I don't see anyone else really playing the type of ball needed to win a title. The offense is average and the pitching is approaching some of the worst in baseball. When Hughes is on the mound they have a chance, other than that, they are 100-loss team. Cox buys into the illusion, and does nothing to try and improve his team.

Pirates
Wow this team is good. The top two starters, Max Butcher and Johnny Gee have a combined ERA of 0.71. Number three starter Guy Bush is at 2.10 and Nick Strincevich has an astronomical 2.50 in the 4 spot. With the exception of first baseman Elbie Fletcher the offense has been very consistent-no one player is 'carrying' the team. The bench is still a little thin, right now that does not matter. This is a veteran group-the only question would be how the latitude Frankie Frisch gives his players will backfire on him. This is a hard drinking, hard partying club; when the days get hot, the men may wilt.

Solons
We are two starting pitchers from seriously challenging Seattle and Portland. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be an organizational answer to this problem. GM Ossie Vitt does what he can for me-sending out four players who weren't giving much. Of course, other than Joe Mack, the players called up have been here before. I have to find a way to keep this club close until Vitt can add the arms needed to make a run for the title. Honestly, if they stay healthy, there is no catching the Beavers. We can hopefully set up a strong season and make a run in 1947.

Cardinals
GM Gabe Paul reacts to the Seals 4-game sweep of the Cards with some measured moves. Solly Hemus and Eddie Kazak go out-making Al Schoendienst the starter at second. Paul recalls young Tommy Glaviano and Dixie Walker's brother to fill out the bench. Harry Walker is a no-power-slap hitter in the mold of Johnny Hopp, so he might get quite of few at bats from Sewell. Howie Pollet is also sent to Rochester. The lefty who was so good down the stretch in 1941 just has not been able to string together good appearances-starter or reliever he has struggled in all roles. Johnny Grodzicki, another member of the 1941 kiddie corps, makes it back to the majors. The Redbirds do have one of the deepest organizations in baseball so they may be able to rebound as long as they keep their heads about them.

SelzShoes · 11-14-2006, 09:04 PM

Saints
Such a sad little team-but I love them. They are like an ugly puppy or that roller skate song by Melanie; you just can't help but love 'em. Thrown together at the very last moment it has so many of the type of players that the Hall of Fame and I love: single hitters with little power.

As a team, the squad can rake--.292 as a team and a decent slugging percentage. The Saints rank 3rd in slugging at .374, their ISO (.082) ranks 5th, which isn't bad when you can't hit 'em out of the park. Portland, the league's premier slugging team sits at .463 and .141 in both categories; Oakland is last with .295 and .055. Every other team has more doubles than Oakland does total extra base hits.

But they score runs; men are always moving on the base paths-manager Paul Waner is making these hitters into his image. Make contact and don't give up outs with steals or bunts. Get on base and score, score, score. Second in the PCL in runs scored.

Alas, the pitching is as bad as the hitters are good. Even with Yochim and Sunkel being sent out, the staff has three 10+ ERA's and 5 .315+ OAVE's. The worst part is, they have three good starting pitchers. Brecheen, Harris and Fleming have sub-4.00 ERA's; the bullpen just cannot close the deal. If they kept track of in 1946, the SABR types would note 14 of 26 inherited runners have scored. The bullpen is keeping this club from making a run at .500.

Now, they did make some changes to the pen and they think Dale Jones, who looks to be over his early problems, could be the 4th starter. If the pen starts getting outs, the Saints will be a second half surprise. Watch this team; they play an exciting brand of ball. Now if only the good people of Salt Lake City would come out to watch.

Padres
San Diego is part of a four-team logjam at 4th, 8 (!) games out of first. There are two problems here: the offense and the pitching.

At bat, they are marginally better than the black hole of Oakland. The Padres do draw a few more walks and have 7 more doubles than Casey's boys; that doesn't translate into a lot of runs. President Charles Lott gambled the pitching was great and could overcome pitiful few runs. He was wrong.

Rod Lockheart has been a solid starter, but he was expected to be a pitcher of the year candidate. Eddie Lopat has been hit hard and no one has shown up in the 3 and 4 spots. Over time, the pitching will be there, I'm pretty sure of that. Even if Lockheart and Lopat throw like the 1 and 1-A San Diego thought they had, where is the 1-B and 1-C they need to win everyday.

Lott ships out 4 players with a combined 4-46 on the season. Ok, Wheeler and Ramazzotti had a few games in the PCL already-but the big move is signing Willie Wells. The veteran shortstop is the first Negro to have his rights purchased mid-season. Willie had a poor spring with the Reds, but had been playing like a man possessed with the Black Yankees. He still has good defensive skills, so that will help the pitching.

Will this help them win? I don't think so; runs are going to be a battle all year long. The best I think the Pads can hope for is a marginal increase in offense, which could be the difference between 5th and 7th.

Seals
On the backs of Johnny Sain, Bill Bevens and Sandy Consuegra we have risen to first place. Sain and Consuegra are above their heads right now, but I'm going to ride it as long as I can. Offensively we need more, but GM Ed Walsh Jr. sense I'm comfortable with the players and only change a back end bullpen spot.

Senators
My sleeper team is having mixed results early. The offense is, for the most part, lackluster and the pitching, aside from Dutch Leonard and Bill Trotter, have been just as bad. There is just no consistency in their play. Not a lot to say about them right now.

SelzShoes · 11-20-2006, 11:04 PM

Athletics
The Babe has taken this punch and judy squad and crafted something of an offense. This club always has men in motion. While the Babe would love to add a bit home run threat, he hoped for some pitching help. Jimmy Dykes couldn't find anything he wanted in trade or on the farm better than what he has now. Right now they are the fifth best team in the league-but the park is filled and they play exciting ball.

The Babe does shake the staff up, moving Knott and Burrows in and reinstating Lafayette as the relief ace. Buck O'Neill is given the first baseman job. Buck hasn't hit for much power, but he is hitting better and drawing more walks than the Rookie Fain.

Reds
Warren Giles wants to see more of this inconsistent club before making any changes. Bill McKechnie moves the parts around a bit. I admire them for sticking with Ewell Blackwell. The kid has thrown batting practice this season (15 hits in 5.1 IP) and they refuse to send him out.

Stars
This was a club that has under performed early still believes the Bremmer/Brown/Smith group will pitch at a higher level. Ed Klieman is called up to help the middle of the bullpen. The club also purchases the option on Negro Gene Benson to add another bat to the line up. Vince Cressio takes over the everyday job at short giving the Stars 3 reader created starters in the infield.

Beavers
Until this two game blip against their record against the Stars, Portland acquires some insurance for the infield. Joe Wood is a cheap insurance policy. They were going to release OF Bruce Campbell anyway and P Joe Ostrowski didn't fit into their long-term plans. The middle infield is very week for the Beavers; Wood will get a shot at some point this season to win the job.

Oaks
Casey inserts Bruce Campbell right in the line up trying to get some more offense from the outfield.

05-10-2006, 07:06 PM	#57
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	So ong, Farewell, Auf Wiedersen, Good Bye Because of the war of some of the players imported were really way past their prime. Every player who announced at the start of the Spring Training phase of the season was subject to 2d10 roll to see who retired immediatly and who played out the season. Odds, they play; evens they retire. From a baseball stanpoint, the most interesting is Phil Weintraub of Hollywood. With Weintraub, I had the Stars as runaway PCL winners--but now where does the power come from? Pepper Martin of Philadelphia was expected to play alot of center field; but what kind of team expects a 40-something year old corner outfielder to play alot of center? I am personally sad, from a writing standpoint that Babe Herman decided to retire. I have to admit temptation about re-rolling to see if he stayed, but I can't play favorites. Baltimore: P Bill Beckmann Boston: 2B Tom Carey P Oscar Judd P Mike Ryba P Allyn Stout P Hod Lisenbee Buffalo: C Gene Desautels Chicago: P Ray Prim Detroit: P Clint Brown Hollywood: 1B Phil Weintraub Kansas City: C Rick Ferrell Los Angeles: P Pete Appleton P Freddie Fitzsimmons Minneapolis: P Chief Hogsett New York: P Carl Hubbell Philadelphia: P Si Johnson OF Pepper Martin Phoenix: P Wally Hebert P Joe Berry 3B Tony Cuccinello Pittsburgh: P Rip Sewell Portland: 2B Jack Saltzgaver OF Gee Walker SS Pep Young Sacramento: P Jim Turner OF Johnny Moore Saint Louis: OF Estel Crabtree OF Doc Cramer Salt Lake City: P Johnny Niggeling San Francisco: P Luke Hamlin Washington: C Ray Hayworth OF Babe Herman __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song Last edited by SelzShoes : 05-25-2006 at 04:22 PM.

05-29-2006, 03:14 PM	#58
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	I'm going to post the first Opening Day roster in a few moments. I'm throwing alot of information at you at once, so I need some feedback. Is it just too much for one post or is it fine the way it is? Thanks. A quick color code for the reader: Veteran/Non-Prospect Players Prospects (#1=spot in prospect top 10) Created Players Removed from roster (Injury/release/retirement) Color in the team information has no meaning; it is just supposed to look nicer. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

05-29-2006, 03:15 PM	#59
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05-29-2006, 03:34 PM	#60
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	OPENING DAY EDITION The easy thing to do would be declare that without the pestering influence of the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox will win the NAL East going away. The combination of Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams will drive in plenty of runs with Johnny Pesky running around the diamond. Point to Dom DiMaggio and Pete Fox acting in complement; you could get the average Joe on the street to believe you. There are three spots in the line up, all key positions that could derail any momentum the offense could build. In an ideal world, Dom DiMaggio would be hitting 2nd almost assuring Williams would be hitting with a man on. However, Jimmie Foxx is still trying to hit himself into shape. Tony Lupien in the two hole could mean wasted At Bats for Teddy. Pesky looks to be a great lead off man, but he is a rookie. Nothing can be counted on from him yet. The bottom third of the line up will just halt anything the upper part can try and build. Maybe I'm wrong about Matt Batts and the other catchers in the system, but I don't think any of them can put up major league numbers. This is going to be one of those .220/8/35-combined lines from this crew. Jim Tabor could eventually show enough with the bat to be the regular guy there, but when the 39-year-old manager is best glove at the hot corner there are some problems even if Tabor hits. The main thing the Red Sox have going for them is a young but experienced pitching staff. Ok, they are rushing Perkowski who I don't think is ready to face major league hitting. If he is going to be on the team, put him in relief to find his legs. Still, a very quality 3/4 of a rotation is here. Newsome could be the most valuable pitcher on the staff though. Cronin has designated Newsome as his relief ace, so all those important 7-8-9's are taken care of. Newsome is also expected to make a few starts, giving Cronin a fine pitcher to take the pressure off the regulars. Beyond Newsome, the bullpen is thin. But if the rotation is as good as it can be, we might not see alot of them. Red Sox have to be the favorites, but I don't believe they are that far ahead of Cleveland, the Giants, maybe even Pittsburgh. My gut tells me that they should be rolling in dough by mid-season and can get that Catcher or third baseman to drive them over the top. Code: National American League East: Boston Red Sox General Manager: Eddie Collins (Payroll: $511,900) Player Manager: Joe Cronin Hitting Coach: Tom Carey Pitching Coach: Tom Daly Home Park: Fenway Park (Capacity: 35,000) Code: Fielders Age Pos AVE HR RBI Salary Matt Batts 24 C #3 5,000 Frankie Pytlak 37 C .284 7 271 14,900 Jimmie Foxx 38 1B .332 519 1849 76,000 Tony Lupien 28 1B .474 0 4 5,300 Bobby Doerr 27 2B .290 57 365 16,000 Preston Gomez 22 2B 5,000 Merl Combs 26 3B 5,000 Joe Cronin 39 3B .303 156 1342 58,400 Jim Tabor 29 3B .286 52 285 10,700 Johnny Pesky 26 SS 5,000 Dom DiMaggio 29 OF .290 16 104 8,400 Lou Finney 35 OF .288 26 376 5,000 Pete Fox 37 OF .302 59 524 7,500 Barney Olsen 26 OF .288 1 4 6,100 Ted Williams 27 OF .356 91 378 175,000 Code: Pitchers Age W- L ERA SO Salary Mel Deutsch 30 5,000 Joe Dobson 29 17-15 4.99 153 5,700 Mickey Harris 29 12-16 3.71 147 9,100 Tex Hughson 30 5- 3 4.13 22 5,900 Earl Johnson 26 10- 7 4.34 72 7,200 Dick Newsome 36 19-10 4.13 58 5,000 Harry Perkowski 23 #10 5,000 Charlie Wagner 33 17-12 4.13 91 9,700 Ed Weiland 31 0- 0 8.79 3 5,000 John Whitehead 36 49-54 4.59 254 9,700 Code: Retired Tom Carey 39 2B .275 2 166 Oscar Judd 38 0- 0 8.76 5 Hod Lisenbee 47 36-55 4.75 239 Mike Ryba 42 23-12 4.42 142 Allyn Stout 41 19-20 4.50 182 Code: AAA Louisville Colonels Stew Hofferth 33 C Joe Just 30 C Johnny Peacock 36 C .287 1 121 5,900 Paul Campbell 28 1B .000 0 0 6,000 Bob Repass 28 2B .333 0 1 5,000 Charlie Brewster 29 SS Gil English 36 SS .256 7 83 5,000 Bill Ramsey 25 OF #8 Andy Gilbert 31 OF Leon Culberson 26 OF Dewey Adkins 27 P Frank Fanovich 24 P Bob Ferguson 26 P Don Fisher 30 P Bob Habenicht 20 P Lynn Lovenguth 23 P #9 Mike Palm 21 P Johnny Podgajny 25 10-15 4.33 65 5,400 Frank Seward 24 P Code: AA New Orleans Pelicans Leslie Aulds 25 C Walt Dropo 23 1B #2 Ernie Andres 28 3B Johnny Tobin 25 3B #6 Catfish Metkovich 25 OF #5 Tom Wright 22 OF #4 Tal Abernathy 24 P Glenn Elliott 26 P Sam Lowry 26 P Windy McCall 20 P Al Widmar 21 P Code: A Scranton Red Sox Billy Goodman 20 OF #1 George Wilson 20 OF #7 Code: LINEUP VS RHP L J. Pesky SS L T. Lupien 1B L T. Williams LF R B. Doerr 2B R D. DiMaggio CF R P. Fox RF R M. Batts C L M. Combs 3B LINEUP VS LHP R J. Tabor 3B L T. Lupien 1B L T. Williams LF R B. Doerr 2B L J. Pesky SS R B. Olsen CF R M. Batts C R P. Fox RF Code: Starting Rotation R T. Hughson L H. Perkowski L M. Harris R J. Dobson Bullpen R M. Deutsch L E. Johnson R C. Wagner R E. Weiland R J. Whitehead Relief Ace R D. Newsome __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song Last edited by SelzShoes : 06-09-2006 at 04:01 PM.

06-20-2006, 04:48 PM	#88
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	Negro Leagues For all the players who were at the Negro League tryout camp, the CL and PCL divided up the rights for those players. Here is a list of who holds whose rights. Brooklyn : P Bill Greason, P Verdell Mathis Buffalo : 1B Tom Alston, C Sammy Hairston, 3B Hector Rodriguez, 3B Pat Patterson Cincinnati : P Jay Heard Columbus : P Dave Hoskins, OF Jim Pendleton, OF Joe Taylor, OF Jerry Benjamin, OF Johnny Davis, 1B Jim West, OF Wild Bill Wright Hollywood : OF Dave Pope, 1B Lyman Bostock Sr., OF Gene Benson, P Brooks Lawrence Kansas City : P Joe Black Minneapolis : INF Gene Baker, P Connie Johnson, P Pat Scantlebury, INF Hank Thompson, P Bill Byrd, 2B Piper Davis, INF Bonnie Serrell, P Sig Cornelius, INF Buzz Clarkson New York : P Sam Jones Oakland : INF John Kennedy, C Roy Campanella, SS Pee Wee Butts, 1B/OF Showboat Thomas, OF Bob Wilson Phoenix : P Frank Barnes, P Izzy Leon, OF Bob Thurman, OF Francisc Coimbre, 3B Howard Easterling, OF Tetelo Vargas, P Connie Marrero, 1B Josephus Bricker Portland : SS Jesse Williams Sacramento : C Ray Noble, C Quincy Trouppe Salt Lake City : 1B/OF Bob Boyd, P Diomedes Olivo, OF Harry Simpson, P Bob Trice, C Joe Greene, P Terris McDuffie San Diego : 1B George Crowe, SS Willie Wells, C Spoony Palm Seattle : P Lino Donoso, OF Jumbo Kimbro __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

06-25-2006, 03:38 PM	#89
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	Transactions: April 9, 1946 Sacramento Salons Activate Spider Jorgensen from injured list. Send SS Bud Hardin to AAA Spokane. Jorgensen was having a great spring went he went down with injury. Adding his bat to the mix makes the offense that much more dangerous. Hardin was not hitting (1-9) in the half-time role at short; with him at AAA, Eddie Lake takes over as the starting shortstop. Yet another quality bat to be inserted into the everyday lineup. Detroit Tigers Reserve OF/1B Vic Wertz has hurt his back and will be out of action for several weeks. It is a bad injury for such a young player to have. Wertz had not been used much, going 0-2 in late game activity. The Tigers recalled 1B/OF Herman Reich from the Dallas Rebels. In limited action, Reich went 5-14, with a home run and double in Dallas. Reich will back up first and play some right field as well Barney McCosky and Johnny Lipon will take over center and short from Hoot Evers and Moe Franklin respectively. The offense has been stale the first week; Baker hopes to give his pitchers a few more runs to work with. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

08-17-2006, 12:12 PM	#90
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 14, 1946: Seattle Rainiers The Rainier's make some big moves. With Kermit Wahl out for several weeks, Seattle purchased the contract of George Fallon from Knoxville. Now Wahl, and Fallon, are last line infielders. Usually not the kind of roster move that causes big changes, but Rogers Hornsby did. Both Josh Gibson and Larry Doby, who have been killing the ball, enter the line up. Both of these guys have had big hits pinch-hitting and coming into games late-Josh has both home runs the Rainiers have hit so far. I expect Hornsby to be unforgiving. At the first sign of struggle either could be pulled. As if to balance it out, Lennie Pearson is pulled from the line up in favor of Paul O'Dea. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song Last edited by SelzShoes : 08-17-2006 at 12:14 PM.

08-22-2006, 12:20 PM	#91
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 15, 1946 Baltimore Athletics Back up infielder Emil Verban suffers a really sever leg injury; the call goes out to the Maple Leafs. It is too early to really have a finger on who would have the most value, but Ed Wheeler gets the first call. This should not really affect the line-ups very much, but does give the Babe a little more flexibility in late innings. Verban is not as versatile as Wheeler. Cleveland Indians Even with a first place team, the Tribe has some weaknesses. Bob Feller's defection to the Yanks has stretched the Indian's pitching pretty thing. Cal Dorsett, who was fabulous in the spring, is healthy again and this could give the staff a boost. Bert Shepard, who had not appeared in a game, is farmed out to Oklahoma City. Boudreau takes the opportunity to revamp his rotation, subbing Heving and Red Embree for Smith and Dean. Embree had been effective as the relief ace, and is eager to show what he can do with a regular turn. I think Smith or Dean will be back in the rotation soon-I don't believe Heving has long term effectiveness. The real show starts when Schoolboy Rowe, the Indian's big money acquisition, finally gets healthy later this season. If they are close, it is a blockbuster addition. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

08-22-2006, 10:10 PM	#92
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	Trade Winds a-Blowin' Brooklyn trades AAA OF Dixie Walker, 3B Lew Riggs, and P Ralph Branca to Columbus for 2B/OF Martin Dihigo, P Dan Bankhead and AA P Owen Hunter. Great trade for the Dodgers even if it was on again off again. It took three tries to solve two problems for GM Burt Shotton. Dixie will no longer be a sour presence at Montreal and Riggs was blocking phenom Minnie Minoso ("Greatest G-d Damned raw talent I've ever seen," Leo Durocher says). Columbus? Well they did finally convince the Dodgers to take Dihigo and Bankhead, rather than explore separate deals to move them. But Hunter is the #3 rated pitching prospect in baseball and he was just rotting at AA. Branca, if he can get his wildness under control, he will be a very good pitcher. They got the guy they wanted and I guess that's all that matters. San Diego President Charles Lott was searching for a bat; talking to the Yankees (Tommy Henrich), Dodgers (Carl Abrams) and Kansas City (Vern Stephens). The eastern clubs just weren't interested in anything the Pads had to offer. The Tigers talked to the Phillies about moving a couple players, but the talent poor Phils couldn't put together a package that worked for the Kitties. Los Angeles kid GM Buzzie Bavasi (32 years old) went for an early season blockbuster by making an offer for Boston's Bobby Doerr. The package of Joe Haynes and Don Gutteridge did not sway Eddie Collins. Chub Feeney looked to shore up a weak hitting Giant outfield by offering AAA P Hoyt Wilhelm and 1B Babe Young to Pittsburgh for OFs Vince DiMaggio and Bob Elliott. The Bucs are playing decently and saw no need to make a move. The Cardinals could not find anything to trade for that wasn't (in their eyes) an upgrade. Washington tried to trade for AAA P Bill Clemensen, but the Pirates asked for Mickey Vernon. The talks ended then. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song Last edited by SelzShoes : 08-23-2006 at 01:33 PM.

09-06-2006, 06:54 PM	#93
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 20, 1946: Trade Winds a-blowin The Yankees deal some headaches for the centerfielder they need. The Yankees send George Selkirk (only used as a pinch runner this season), SS Phil Rizzuto and 2B Jerry Priddy (both playing at Newark) for Dixie Walker (a couple days after being traded by the Dodgers, AAA P Joe Hatten and AA C Gus Niarhos. Yankees move some useless salaries and get the player (Walker) they wanted all along. The Clips do give up a good catching prospect and a lefty who could have value this season for a DP tandem of the future, today! Portland made an attempt to acquire back up infielder Don Heffner, but the Stars were hesitant to deal so early in the season. Ed Walsh Jr. thinks his club might have a shot to win a few more games than he originally thought. Looking for a little more "pop" he deals OF Stan Spence to the Phillies for struggling OF Ron Northey. Spence has been little used with the Seals but fits into Philadelphia very well. Northey is down at .135, but the young (25) old right fielder can reach the seats when he is right. The Rainiers make a bold move; offering Cincinnati 3 prospects for Buck Leonard. Seattle looks to be in a two-team race with Portland, and needs to upgrade the offence. The Reds, hoping to stay in the race (they are currently 6th) do not want to part with Buck's big (if inconsistent) bat just yet. Check back later when the Fire Sale begins. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

11-07-2006, 06:11 PM	#94
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 24, 1946: Trade Winds a-blowin' The Cubs make an offer for Giants Outfielder/Third baseman Sid Gordon. The players the Cubs initially offer (Clyde McCullough and Eddie Waitkus) are already strengths of the G-Men. The Giants need pitching and outfield defense. The Cubs, just getting Spuds Chandler and Paul Erickson on the track to full strength, aren’t willing to deal pitching now and the only outfielder they would consent to move now is Bill Nicholson. Swish is not known for his D. The Cubs should like their position, sitting ½ behind San Francisco and 1 ½ ahead of the rest of the pack. Cleveland pulls off a minor a deal with the Lancers moving Buddy Hassett (a six year veteran stuck at AAA) for career minor league pitcher Jim Konstanty. The tribe is trying to shore up the pitching; I don’t know if Konstanty or Hassett will be on the major league roster in the near future—but both should see time at some point. The Millers go looking for a first baseman and pitching and come up empty. They have some AAA options for the pitching so there could be some roster moves to try and help there. The first base issue will linger all summer—I could see them moving someone around to fill the gap but a trade is the only answer. The Giants make some inquiries about some pitchers and good glove men for the outfield. Nothing happening on their front. The Oaks talk to the Blues about acquiring pitcher Earl Cook and minor league first baseman Chuck Stevens. No movement on this deal now, but I think this might happen down the road. Saint Louis explores a couple options via trade, but they all seemed like panic moves after the rough weekend with the Seals. Calmer heads prevailed. The Padres look into getting shortstop Vern Stephens from the Blues, but the Blues want to hold on to the kid for now. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

11-08-2006, 05:31 PM	#95
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 24, 1946: Roster Moves, part 1 Red Sox Odd moves by the BoSox-Despite the obvious pitching problems, GM Eddie Collins focuses on revamping the bench-placing Lou Finney on waivers and outrighting 3 others to Louisville. Lefty Earl Johnson is also sent to Louisville, apparently bearing the full weight of the pitching failures. I myself would have done more to improve the pitching, but Collins must feel over the long term the pitching will right itself. He might have a point, three of the four starters are throwing well, and it is bullpen lapses that have cost games late. Manager Joe Cronin's pen has put the pre-season pick for the East title in last place. He needs to find a combination to get those precious last outs. The line up changes should help an already good offense. Dom DiMaggio (who can hit and run and throw/better than his brother Joe) now installed as the lead off hitter should mean more RBI chances for the oft-walked Ted Williams. Pete Fox, one of the few regulars struggling at the plate, is now second-and should get better pitches to hit. Dodgers With their club in first and excelling in all phases of the game, the Bums make no roster moves. Leo does move the pitching around, giving the Dodgers two Negroes in the rotation (Bankhead and Newcombe) to go with Higbe and Wyatt. More than any manager (aside from Sukeforth in KC) Durocher has been able to keep the Southerners on his team from grumbling about their colored teammates. "They are here," the Lip has said, "and they are going to make us rich." The Dodgers willingness to keep a talent like Dixie Walker at Montreal only reinforced the organizational philosophy. The line up should still plate many runs, but I know Leo would like high priced vets Joe Medwick and Billy Herman to hit better. Cubs Suddenly looking like the only consistent team in the NAL West, the Cubbies consider farming out many of the kids on the roster for a 'veteran presence'. GM Jim Gallagher decides that as long as they are playing well why not stick with youth. Paul Erickson, back from injury, hasn't set the rotation on fire and will get some bullpen work to strengthen his arm. Even if he gets in shape, he might find it hard to break a suddenly superior rotation. Not much changes with the line up, but Bill Nicholson is finally showing signs of life and will see the PT slowly start to creep up. Indians Like the Cubs, the East leading Indians see no reason for roster changes at this time. The only significant change in the line up or pitching staff is Ken Keltner's back is finally well enough to go everyday. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

11-09-2006, 03:05 PM	#96
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 24, 1946: Roster Moves, part 2 Clippers The dealingest team thus far (less than 20 games in and two trades) decides to see what all the ex-Dodgers and ex-Yankees actually can do for them. This club has settled near the bottom of the CL, not entirely unexpected. I would say the dealing has an eye towards the future, but other than Priddy and Rizzuto all the key players and pitchers are too old to have much long-term value. As the deadline nears, expect some of these players to be moved for prospects. Tigers President Walter Briggs came very close to making a couple moves with the roster—the risk of losing a pitcher and the request of Del Baker prevented both of them. Virgil Trucks, awful in two starts, was on the verge of being sent to the minors. Briggs decided Trucks would be claimed by someone while on waivers; two bad starts are not worth losing a quality arm. Baker intervened when Herman Reich was almost sent to Dallas. Reich was viewed, by Baker, as a key bench player with Rudy York struggling and Vic Wertz hurt. Herman probably will get sent out when Wertz is healthy in a week or so. Blues How does one judge the Blues? As the Browns, they had not had a winning record since 1929 so being the 3rd best club in the CL should count for something. However, Rickey and Veeck raised expectations with the number and quality of Negroes they brought to the club. In some circles, anything less than a pennant and the mass integration experiment will be derided as a failure. To be fair, Paige has been hampered by some nagging injuries and it took a couple weeks to get Leon Day in the rotation. That being said, Rickey and Veeck stay the course with this club—other than a minor bench move. Alan Strange goes to Toledo as Bob Dillinger is recalled. Strange was not doing anything particularly bad he was just ordinary. Dillinger adds speed and his .350 average at AAA hopefully will translate into hits at the major league level. The Blues do have a surplus of third basemen at AAA, I expect Dillinger and Co. to rotate in and out as the Blues audition them for a possible deal with a team needing a quality third baseman (Yankees anyone?). Lancers Despite the heat Joe DiMaggio is taking (mainly because his batting average is only .272) the real problem with the Lancers is the pitching. Ted Lyons still insists in putting himself on the mound to allow 22 runs in 25 innings. Bullfrog Bill Dietrich gives up runs in bunches and the Ray Starr/Orval Grove combination might be two of the worst starting pitcher outside of Milwaukee. There are some good arms here, Lyons for some reason doesn’t use them (except for Joe Haynes). Lyons reliance on veteran, if suspect arms, is further confirmed by recalling 35-year old Pat McLaughlin from Little Rock for a young pitcher who while struggling, is not in the class of the four mentioned above. Right now, the Lancers are 1-9 on the road, which Lyons attributes to the need for air travel. But the Seals are 6-1 with the same travel problems. LA needs to make some wholesale changes to contend, I’m afraid the organization does not have the vision to do what needs to be done. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

11-13-2006, 04:03 PM	#97
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 24, 1946: Roster Moves, part 3 Braves Just as you would expect with a floundering team: players are moving up and down at a fierce pace. Torgeson and Bickford, who looked to be contributors for years to come, get their second shot with the parent franchise. But let's be real, no matter who is one the roster, this club will lose a lot of games. Now, I'd rather lose with Spahn, Bickford, Torgeson and the other kids than know this club has no future. This is a club that needs to identify its core and let them take their lumps now. Millers General Manager Mike Kelley is in a delicate position. The Millers are clearly the best of the "promoted" clubs, but have serious flaws that keep Minneapolis being able to battle for a pennant. The Dahlgren/Limmer first base combination is an automatic out. Tommy Giordano is 0-20 and Dick Whitman is somehow hitting .433 (13-30) with 3 runs and 2 RBI. The pitching staff contains four 6.40+ ERA-two that reside in the rotation. But while the numbers are ugly, Kelley plays a hunch and sticks with what seems to be working. This is a young team, so this may not be the worst thing to do. The more they win games they shouldn't-and beat the teams they should-the confidence could mean a .500 or better season for the Millers. Giants Thanks to a great weekend against the Red Sox the G-Men are looking like a team back on track. There should be talent enough to contend but the wildest pitching staff in baseball has made that difficult. Rather than correct that flaw New York does some gentle tinkering to the bench and back end of the pen. Babe Young and Oscar Grimes are established major leaguers-and they get the boot to Jersey City. Whitey Lockman, who has been playing first, might be moved to left or center to cover up the holes there. George Hausmann probably won't see much time in the starting line up. He is here for his glove. Shoring up that defense, turning late DP's, should equal some wins. Oaks The worst pitching and hitting team in the PCL: Casey's Oakland Oaks. Getting Dale Long of the roster is a good thing; the kid managed a few singles, but he could generate any power against big league pitching. The same could be said for Moose Moryn, the 20-year old outfielder who just yesterday got his batting average over .100 (.109 in 46 AB). Is Jerry Witte a net gain, probably not, but at least Long has a future. Witte only has a past. Stubby Overmire returns from AAA. He didn't look good in three starts earlier; still he has more talent than most on the current Oaks' staff. Basically, unless the crew in Oakland right now doesn't get better, this will be a bad team all year long. There isn't a lot of trade bait either, so who knows how long it will take the Oaks to get any better. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

11-13-2006, 10:55 PM	#98
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 24, 1946: Roster Moves, part 4 Phillies William Cox's Phillies are having the illusion of a good start. Sitting at .500 and in third place one might think they are a contender in the East. When you see Tommy Hughes has 5 of the 10 wins, then you know this is not a contender. Del Ennis is having a great start, but I don't see anyone else really playing the type of ball needed to win a title. The offense is average and the pitching is approaching some of the worst in baseball. When Hughes is on the mound they have a chance, other than that, they are 100-loss team. Cox buys into the illusion, and does nothing to try and improve his team. Pirates Wow this team is good. The top two starters, Max Butcher and Johnny Gee have a combined ERA of 0.71. Number three starter Guy Bush is at 2.10 and Nick Strincevich has an astronomical 2.50 in the 4 spot. With the exception of first baseman Elbie Fletcher the offense has been very consistent-no one player is 'carrying' the team. The bench is still a little thin, right now that does not matter. This is a veteran group-the only question would be how the latitude Frankie Frisch gives his players will backfire on him. This is a hard drinking, hard partying club; when the days get hot, the men may wilt. Solons We are two starting pitchers from seriously challenging Seattle and Portland. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be an organizational answer to this problem. GM Ossie Vitt does what he can for me-sending out four players who weren't giving much. Of course, other than Joe Mack, the players called up have been here before. I have to find a way to keep this club close until Vitt can add the arms needed to make a run for the title. Honestly, if they stay healthy, there is no catching the Beavers. We can hopefully set up a strong season and make a run in 1947. Cardinals GM Gabe Paul reacts to the Seals 4-game sweep of the Cards with some measured moves. Solly Hemus and Eddie Kazak go out-making Al Schoendienst the starter at second. Paul recalls young Tommy Glaviano and Dixie Walker's brother to fill out the bench. Harry Walker is a no-power-slap hitter in the mold of Johnny Hopp, so he might get quite of few at bats from Sewell. Howie Pollet is also sent to Rochester. The lefty who was so good down the stretch in 1941 just has not been able to string together good appearances-starter or reliever he has struggled in all roles. Johnny Grodzicki, another member of the 1941 kiddie corps, makes it back to the majors. The Redbirds do have one of the deepest organizations in baseball so they may be able to rebound as long as they keep their heads about them. __________________ I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song

11-14-2006, 09:04 PM	#99
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 24, 1946: Roster Moves, Part 5 Saints Such a sad little team-but I love them. They are like an ugly puppy or that roller skate song by Melanie; you just can't help but love 'em. Thrown together at the very last moment it has so many of the type of players that the Hall of Fame and I love: single hitters with little power. As a team, the squad can rake--.292 as a team and a decent slugging percentage. The Saints rank 3rd in slugging at .374, their ISO (.082) ranks 5th, which isn't bad when you can't hit 'em out of the park. Portland, the league's premier slugging team sits at .463 and .141 in both categories; Oakland is last with .295 and .055. Every other team has more doubles than Oakland does total extra base hits. But they score runs; men are always moving on the base paths-manager Paul Waner is making these hitters into his image. Make contact and don't give up outs with steals or bunts. Get on base and score, score, score. Second in the PCL in runs scored. Alas, the pitching is as bad as the hitters are good. Even with Yochim and Sunkel being sent out, the staff has three 10+ ERA's and 5 .315+ OAVE's. The worst part is, they have three good starting pitchers. Brecheen, Harris and Fleming have sub-4.00 ERA's; the bullpen just cannot close the deal. If they kept track of in 1946, the SABR types would note 14 of 26 inherited runners have scored. The bullpen is keeping this club from making a run at .500. Now, they did make some changes to the pen and they think Dale Jones, who looks to be over his early problems, could be the 4th starter. If the pen starts getting outs, the Saints will be a second half surprise. Watch this team; they play an exciting brand of ball. Now if only the good people of Salt Lake City would come out to watch. Padres San Diego is part of a four-team logjam at 4th, 8 (!) games out of first. There are two problems here: the offense and the pitching. At bat, they are marginally better than the black hole of Oakland. The Padres do draw a few more walks and have 7 more doubles than Casey's boys; that doesn't translate into a lot of runs. President Charles Lott gambled the pitching was great and could overcome pitiful few runs. He was wrong. Rod Lockheart has been a solid starter, but he was expected to be a pitcher of the year candidate. Eddie Lopat has been hit hard and no one has shown up in the 3 and 4 spots. Over time, the pitching will be there, I'm pretty sure of that. Even if Lockheart and Lopat throw like the 1 and 1-A San Diego thought they had, where is the 1-B and 1-C they need to win everyday. Lott ships out 4 players with a combined 4-46 on the season. Ok, Wheeler and Ramazzotti had a few games in the PCL already-but the big move is signing Willie Wells. The veteran shortstop is the first Negro to have his rights purchased mid-season. Willie had a poor spring with the Reds, but had been playing like a man possessed with the Black Yankees. He still has good defensive skills, so that will help the pitching. Will this help them win? I don't think so; runs are going to be a battle all year long. The best I think the Pads can hope for is a marginal increase in offense, which could be the difference between 5th and 7th. Seals On the backs of Johnny Sain, Bill Bevens and Sandy Consuegra we have risen to first place. Sain and Consuegra are above their heads right now, but I'm going to ride it as long as I can. Offensively we need more, but GM Ed Walsh Jr. sense I'm comfortable with the players and only change a back end bullpen spot. Senators My sleeper team is having mixed results early. The offense is, for the most part, lackluster and the pitching, aside from Dutch Leonard and Bill Trotter, have been just as bad. There is just no consistency in their play. Not a lot to say about them right now.

11-20-2006, 11:04 PM	#100
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	April 27, 1946: Roster Moves Athletics The Babe has taken this punch and judy squad and crafted something of an offense. This club always has men in motion. While the Babe would love to add a bit home run threat, he hoped for some pitching help. Jimmy Dykes couldn't find anything he wanted in trade or on the farm better than what he has now. Right now they are the fifth best team in the league-but the park is filled and they play exciting ball. The Babe does shake the staff up, moving Knott and Burrows in and reinstating Lafayette as the relief ace. Buck O'Neill is given the first baseman job. Buck hasn't hit for much power, but he is hitting better and drawing more walks than the Rookie Fain. Reds Warren Giles wants to see more of this inconsistent club before making any changes. Bill McKechnie moves the parts around a bit. I admire them for sticking with Ewell Blackwell. The kid has thrown batting practice this season (15 hits in 5.1 IP) and they refuse to send him out. Stars This was a club that has under performed early still believes the Bremmer/Brown/Smith group will pitch at a higher level. Ed Klieman is called up to help the middle of the bullpen. The club also purchases the option on Negro Gene Benson to add another bat to the line up. Vince Cressio takes over the everyday job at short giving the Stars 3 reader created starters in the infield. Beavers Until this two game blip against their record against the Stars, Portland acquires some insurance for the infield. Joe Wood is a cheap insurance policy. They were going to release OF Bruce Campbell anyway and P Joe Ostrowski didn't fit into their long-term plans. The middle infield is very week for the Beavers; Wood will get a shot at some point this season to win the job. Oaks Casey inserts Bruce Campbell right in the line up trying to get some more offense from the outfield.

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