Second Official MLB NLCS Toledo at Pittsburgh

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Manager: HoFer Miller Huggins

Position Players
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Pitchers
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Lineup

C: Elston Howard | SP1: Bullet Rogan | 1. Willie Wilson (S)
1B: Pedro Guerrero | SP2: Leon Day | 2. Lenny Dykstra (L)
2B: Chuck Knoblauch | SP3: Bill Foster (L) | 3. Bobby Bonilla (S)
3B: Bobby Bonilla | SP4: Mike Cuellar (L) | 4. Monte Irvin
SS: Julio Franco | Long1: Teddy Higuera (L) | 5. Pedro Guerrero
LF: Monte Irvin | Long2: Derek Lowe | 6. Julio Franco
CF: Lenny Dykstra | Mid1: Paul Lindblad (L) | 7. Elston Howard
RF: Willie Wilson | Mid2: Bob Stanley | 8. Chuck Knoblauch
| Short1: Terry Forster (L) | 9. Pitcher's Spot
Bench: C Jim Sundberg | Short2: Mike Timlin
Bench: 1B John Olerud (L) 129 OPS+ | Closer1: Takashi Saito
Bench: 3B Judy Johnson | Closer2: Al Brazle (L)
Bench: 3B/SS/2B Toby Harrah |
Bench: OF Vada Pinson (L) 111 OPS+ |

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Manager: Danny Murtaugh


Position players



C: Smokey Burgess/Manny Sanguillen
1B: John Kruk
2B: Ian Kinsler (R)
3B Bill Madlock (R)
SS: Johnny Pesky (R)
LF: Reggie Smith (S)
CF: Earle Combs (L)
RF: Chuck Klein (L)
Bench: C Burgess/Sanguillen
Bench: OF Chick Hafey (R)
Bench: 3b/2b/Of Lenny Randle
Bench: SS Mark Belanger
Bench: Ken Williams (OF)
Bench: Al Oliver (OF/1b)


Pitching staff

SP1: Jon Matlack (L)
SP2: Babe Adams (R)
SP3: Bob Friend (R)
SP4: Dave McNally (L)
SP5: Jose Rijo (R)
Spot: Max Lanier (L)

Short L: Ricardo Rincon
Short L: Damaso Marte
Short R: Mike Adams
Short R: Dave Robertson
Closer: R: JJ Putz



LINEUP

1. Earle Combs (L)
2. Johnny Pesky (R)
3. Bill Madlock (R)
4. Chuck Klein (L)
5. Reggie Smith (S)
6. John Kruk (L)
7. Smokey Burgess/Manny Sanguillen (L/R)
8. Ian Kinsler (R)
 

Say Hey Kid

NY was his town & it always would be
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"Smokey" Joe Williams
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Ray Dandridge
Wilber "Bullet' Rogan
8
Martin Dihigo
Norman "Turkey" Stearnes
Willie "The Devil" Wells
5
Andrew "Rube" Foster
Josh Gibson
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
4
Oscar Charleston
3
James "Cool Papa" Bell
1
Walter "Buck" Leonard
Leroy "Satchel" Paige
40 Greatest Negro League Figures by SABR
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/lisabr40.shtml

1. Willie Wilson (S) 668 SBs / Bullet Rogan WHIP 1.139
2. Lenny Dykstra (L) 120 OPS+ / 285 SBs / Leon Day WHIP 1.138
3. Bobby Bonilla (S) 124 OPS+ / Bill Foster (L) WHIP 1.110
4. Monte Irvin .475 SLG / Mike Cuellar (L) WHIP 1.197
5. Pedro Guerrero 137 OPS+ / Teddy Higuera (L) ERA+ 117
6. Julio Franco 111 OPS+ / 281 SBs / Derek Lowe ERA+ 109
7. Elston Howard 108 OPS+ / Takashi Saito ERA+ 185
8. Chuck Knoblauch 106 OPS+ / 407 SBs / Al Brazle (L) ERA+ 120

Bullet Rogan is rated higher by SABR than ATD Champ #1 SP Smokey Joe Williams. My top 3 SPs, my cleanup hitter, my backup 3B, and my manager are all HoFers. Half the hitters in my lineup have 280+ SBs. My lineup has a lot of speed. Olerud and Pinson will start vs righties. Irvin and Guerrero will rest vs righties. Good luck. May the best team win.
 
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NJDevs26

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Just looking at the teams in a cursory manner I'd probably give Toledo a nice edge in starting pitching (though it's sometimes hard to rate the non-Paige Negro League guys) and the Pirates the edge everywhere else. Will the Mud Hens' workhorse starting pitching be enough to carry the day? Stay tuned...
 

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1. Willie Wilson (S) 668 SBs / 1. Earle Combs (L) 98 SBs
2. Lenny Dykstra (L) 120 OPS+ / 285 SBs / 2. Johnny Pesky (R) 107 OPS+
3. Bobby Bonilla (S) 124 OPS+ / 3. Bill Madlock (R) 123 OPS+
4. Monte Irvin .475 SLG / 4. Chuck Klein (L) .543 SLG
5. Pedro Guerrero 137 OPS+ / 5. Reggie Smith (S) 137 OPS+
6. Julio Franco 111 OPS+ / 281 SBs / 6. John Kruk (L) 134 OPS+
7. Elston Howard 108 OPS+ / 7. Smokey Burgess/Manny Sanguillen (L/R) 109 OPS+
8. Chuck Knoblauch 106 OPS+ / 407 SBs / 8. Ian Kinsler (R) 111 OPS+

I think our lineups are fairly close except that (Edit: ) half the hitters in my lineup have 280+ SBs. My lineup has a lot of speed.​
 
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NJDevs26

Once upon a time...
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You do have more speed in your lineup, that's true and playing entirely station-to-station could be an issue for Pirates the longer the playoffs go. But by the same token Willie's .323 career OBP could be a bit of an issue leading off compared to Combs' .397 OBP.
 

Say Hey Kid

NY was his town & it always would be
Dec 10, 2007
23,620
5,496
1. Willie Wilson (S) 668 SBs / 1. Earle Combs (L) 98 SBs
2. Lenny Dykstra (L) 120 OPS+ / 285 SBs / 2. Johnny Pesky (R) 107 OPS+
6. Julio Franco 111 OPS+ / 281 SBs / 6. John Kruk (L) 134 OPS+
8. Chuck Knoblauch 106 OPS+ / 407 SBs / 8. Ian Kinsler (R) 111 OPS+

It's not just Willie Wilson. Half the hitters in my lineup have 280+ SBs. My lineup has a lot of speed.
 
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td_ice

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Congrats Wrigs!

Aside from my team, I liked your team the best. Had you #1 of the other 5 in regular season voting.

Good luck in the finals!
 

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