Knight - classic teams

[Motown]

Re: Knight - classic teams

The extended arms is the hardest! ARGH!!!
I too am picky about Mex!
ledfut...you've got a heck of a memory for some of this stuff. I try thinking back to those games and all I could think of is the hot girl at the bar(this was just before I got married)
But now that you said Seaver for Jackson....yes...it looks good!
ledfut....Steve Farr...he had that kind of leg and arm extended at the same time...the leg almost straight out...and then a pretty hard follow through. I know he's a "nobody"...but it bugs me a little. If you think of anyone who is like that.
I was also looking for someone who picks up the front foot for Strawberry..

It will be the '86 Astros...
It will be the '89 Cubs...
I was thinking of '01 on the Marlins...and '01 on the D-Backs...but whatever you choose Razr....it will be that!:winkI think I owe you one or two. )


M.K.
Knight165

I'll tell ya fellaz...If we had Classic stadiums & a little sepia color i'd SWEAR this was the Classic version of MLB 09! just a GREAT job Knight & whoever is involved. I don't even PLAY w/ the CURRENT rosters if can help it.

[RAZRr1275]

Re: Knight - classic teams

I like the 01 D'backs. I like the 03 marlins over the 01 though because their pitching and offense is more stacked so if you could do those that would be great. Thanks.

Oh and great job at getting Koufax and Drysdale in.

[Bamafan3723]

Re: Knight - classic teams

Knight, when can we expect the Braves? You holding us till last?:wink:

[ledfut]

Re: Knight - classic teams

The extended arms is the hardest! ARGH!!!
I too am picky about Mex!
ledfut...you've got a heck of a memory for some of this stuff. I try thinking back to those games and all I could think of is the hot girl at the bar(this was just before I got married)
But now that you said Seaver for Jackson....yes...it looks good!
ledfut....Steve Farr...he had that kind of leg and arm extended at the same time...the leg almost straight out...and then a pretty hard follow through. I know he's a "nobody"...but it bugs me a little. If you think of anyone who is like that.
I was also looking for someone who picks up the front foot for Strawberry..

It will be the '86 Astros...
It will be the '89 Cubs...
I was thinking of '01 on the Marlins...and '01 on the D-Backs...but whatever you choose Razr....it will be that!:winkI think I owe you one or two. )


M.K.
Knight165

I will try to come up with someone for Farr.

As far as I know, there is not a "flamingo" stance in the game where the batter lifts his front leg like Saduharu Oh, or like Strawberry. Trust me, I have tried them all and Russell Martin is the closest you will find.

[RAZRr1275]

Re: Knight - classic teams

Hey Knight if you don't mind one more request an expos team with pedro would be awesome. Thanks.

[ledfut]

Re: Knight - classic teams

Have to agree with RAZR. The '01 DBacks and '03 Marlins have my vote as well.

As much as I love the '81 Expos, the '94 team would be great as well. Walker, Grissom, Alou, Martinez, Wetteland... They would have won the WS that year if not for the strike (and that would have been 3 in a row for us Canadians!)!

[Motown]

Re: Knight - classic teams

10. The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics

The Tenth Best Team in baseball history is the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics. This squad boasted six Baseball Hall of Famers: Lefty Grove, Al Simmons, Eddie Collins and Mickey Cochrane. The A's won 104 games, had the second best offense and the best pitching in the American League, and outscored their opponents by almost 300 runs. Then they hammered the Cubs in five games in the '29 World Series.

9. The 1919 Chicago White Sox

Before they became known for the Black Sox Scandal, this team was headed for its second World Series Championship in 1919 when New York and Chicago gamblers made several key players an offer the couldn’t refuse. The 1919 Black Sox Scandal resulted in the banishment of eight Chisox players by Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis. The banished players included future locks for the Baseball Hall of Fame in Shoeless Joe Jackson and great knuckleball pitcher Eddie Cicotte.

8. The 1915 Boston Red Sox

This World Series winner was built on great pitching. Here are the Win-Loss record and the ERA's of their starting rotation for 1915:

Rube Foster: (19-8, 2.11 ERA)

Ernie Shore: (19-8, 1.64 ERA)
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Babe Ruth: (18-8, 2.44 ERA)

Dutch Leonard: (15-7, 2.36 ERA)

Smokey Joe Wood: (15-5, 1.49 ERA)

Amazing. Enough to win three World Series titles in four years. Then they won zero for the next 86 years.

7. The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

This is the team that finally got past the New York Yankees and won the lone Championship for Brooklyn Baseball. The team went 98-55 and blew away the Milwaukee Braves by thirteen games in the regular season. Then in the World Series, they finally erased the ghosts of 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953 by taking out the Bombers in a memorable seven game series.

6. The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals

The Gashouse Gang was led by Baseball Hall of Famers Joe “Ducky Medwick”, Frankie Frisch, Dizzy Dean, and hitting sensation Ripper Collins, who hit .331 with 35 home runs and 128 RBI. They beat the New York Giants in a pennant race that came down to the last weekend, and then prevailed over Hank Greenberg’s Detroit Tigers in seven games.

5. The 1961 New York Yankees

The M & M Boys led the 1961 New York Yankees team to a 109-53 record. Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s home run record with 61 dingers, and Mickey Mantle hit .328 with 54 HR and 128 RBI. Whitey Ford won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. Even though the majority of fans verbally attacked the unpopular Maris as he approached the magic record, the Yankees banded together behind the leadership of Mantle, Manager Ralph Hook and veteran greats Yogi Berra and Elston Howard.

4. The 1906 Chicago Cubs

Tinkers to Evers to Chance. 116 wins and only 36 losses. The best winning percentage ever. Five starting pitchers with ERAs under 2.00. The beat the Giants by twenty games during the regular season. Then they lost the World Series to the “Hitless Wonder” Chicago White Sox in six games. However, they were still one of the greatest teams ever, as evidenced by their 1907 and 1908 World Series wins.

3. The 1975 Cincinnati Reds

Otherwise known as The Big Red Machine, this is another team laden with Baseball Hall of Famers: Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Pete Rose. Whoops. Not him. But he was a great, great ballplayer, even if he was a degenerate gambler. The Reds also had sluggers George Foster and Ken Griffey, Sr. to round out their slugging attack. They won 108 games, cruised through the playoffs and beat the Red Sox in the legendary 1975 World Series.

2. The 1998 New York Yankees

The 1998 Yankees did not have a single superstar. In a year where four players hit more than 50 homers, and 2 actually hit more than 60, no one hit even 30 home runs for the Yankees. But this was truly a team of balance, with tough starting pitching from top to bottom, a lights-out bullpen, and a balanced offensive that never gave up.

1. The 1927 New York Yankees

That season, Babe Ruth hit 60 Home Runs. Lou Gehrig had 47 HR and 175 RBI. Tony Lazzeri hit .309 with 102 RBI. Bob Meusel hit .337 with 109 RBI. Earl Combs hit .356 with 231 hits and 137 Runs scored. They also had great pitchers in Waite Hoyt, Urban Shocker, and Herb Pennock. These Yankees outscored their opponents by almost 400 runs and finished with a 110-44 record. Then they swept the Pirates in the World Series. You can't get better than that!

Read more: "The Top 10 Baseball Teams of All Time: Here's a Look at the Greatest in the Game's History | Suite101.com" - http://baseball.suite101.com/article...xzz0H7niGX9t&A

other rankings:
1. 1939 Yankees

2. 1906 Cubs

3. 1927 Yankees

4. 1975 Cincinnati Reds

5. 1970 Baltimore Orioles

6. 1929 Philadelphia Athletics

7. 1998 New York Yankees

8. 1954 Cleveland Indians

9. 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates

10. 2001 Seattle Mariners

http://www.baseball-statistics.com/Greats/teams.htm

[ledfut]

Re: Knight - classic teams

All great teams Motown, but my personal preference would be for Knight to go with only post 1960 teams, at least this time around.

Maybe someone else could work on a pre 1960's version with teams from the dead ball era, Negro league teams etc.

[Motown]

Re: Knight - classic teams

All great teams Motown, but my personal preference would be for Knight to go with only post 1960 teams, at least this time around.

Maybe someone else could work on a pre 1960's version with teams from the dead ball era, Negro league teams etc.

I'm game bro. sounds like a project

[capa]

Re: Knight - classic teams

Need era based rosters.

1900-1944 (pre-war)
1946-1959
1960-1979 (Glory Days)
1980-today

C

[RAZRr1275]

Re: Knight - classic teams

All great teams Motown, but my personal preference would be for Knight to go with only post 1960 teams, at least this time around.

Maybe someone else could work on a pre 1960's version with teams from the dead ball era, Negro league teams etc.

yeah I don't really like pre 1950 teams too much

[Joey]

Re: Knight - classic teams

I had another good game with these rosters again last night. I took my all-time favorite team, the '86 Mets, and played the '75 BoSox. The Mets scored 2 runs early on singles by Hernandez and Gooden. Then after the Red Sox scored a run NY put up a 3 spot in the 4th with RBI's by Carter, Santana and, yes, Gooden again to make it 5-1. Doc was getting tired in the 6th so I PH for him in the bottom of the inning. I should have left him in to start the 7th, as I kept catching too much of the plate with Doug Sisk. The Sox scored 3 runs of their own in that inning before I could get Orosco warmed up and in the game to end the rally. Orosco pitched the 8th and Roger McDowell preserved the win with a scoreless 9th for a 5-4 Mets win.

Gooden pitched 6 innings and gave up 3 H, 1 R and had 5 K's. He also helped himself at the plate going 2-2 with 2 RBI's.

If I get to play tonight, I'm going to try out either KC or LA.

[Motown]

Re: Knight - classic teams

Had an UNBELIEVABLE game last nigt w/ the '75 REDS vs '86 METS. it went 14 INNINGS! it ended up w/ a Tim Teufel pinch hit single off of my closer Eastwick in the bottom of the 14th scoring Mookie Wilson.
I has a BLAST tho.

[rjackson17]

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Knight,

I would like to see the 1989 Cubs (Mark Grace 1B, Ryne Sandberg 2b, Andre Dawson RF, and Shawon Dunston SS, and others) Also 1998 Cubs!

Thanks,

RJ

[capa]

Re: Knight - classic teams

Knight,

I would like to see the 1989 Cubs (Mark Grace 1B, Ryne Sandberg 2b, Andre Dawson RF, and Shawon Dunston SS, and others) Also 1998 Cubs!

Thanks,

RJ

I think Knight said he was doing the 89 Cubs for this set.

C