All-Time Franchise Baseball Tournament: RED SOX WIN IT ALL!

[E.H. Ruddock]

The national league sucks though

[Lament]

RM definitely has a decidedly pro-AL bias.

[EJ]

I'm definitely pro-AL too, but I think the Cards have a very good shot at winning this thing.

[Lament]

Yeah, I think I'd give the Cardinals the best shot at winning this tournament, followed by the Yankees and Red Sox.

[Kaius]

Shut up, guys!

On another note:
I've been watching Ken Burns' baseball docs every night lately.

[Lament]

I started watching it a few months back on Netflix while I was visiting my parents. I need to get back to it.

[EJ]

Shut up, guys!

On another note:
I've been watching Ken Burns' baseball docs every night lately.

It really all comes down to whether or not you actually picked the right year for Dizzy Dean.

[Kaius]

He had several good years, but I must say I think that was his best.

Fun facts about Diz from his wiki:

Much like later sports legends Joe Namath and Muhammad Ali, Dizzy liked to brag about his prowess and make public predictions. In 1934, Dizzy predicted, "Me an' Paul are gonna win 45 games."[2] On September 21, Diz pitched no-hit ball for eight innings against the Brooklyn Dodgers, finishing with a three-hit shutout in the first game of a doubleheader, his 27th win of the season. Paul then threw a no-hitter in the nightcap, to win his 18th, matching the 45 that Diz had predicted. "Gee, Paul", Diz was heard to say in the locker room afterward, "if I'd a-known you was gonna throw a no-hitter, I'd a-throw'ed one too!" He also bet he could strike out Vince DiMaggio four times in one game. He struck him out his first three at-bats, but when DiMaggio hit a popup behind the plate at his fourth, Dean screamed at his catcher, "Drop it!, Drop it!" The catcher did and Dean fanned DiMaggio, winning the bet. Few in the press now doubted Diz's boast, as he was also fond of saying, "It ain't braggin' if ya can back it up." Diz finished with 30 wins, the only NL pitcher to do so in the post-1920 live-ball era, and Paul finished with 19, for a total of 49. The Cards needed them all to edge the Giants for the pennant, setting up a matchup with the American League champion Detroit Tigers. After the season, Dizzy Dean was awarded the National League's Most Valuable Player Award.

Dean was known for antics which inspired his nickname. In time, perception became reality. In Game 4 of the 1934 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, Dean was sent to first base as a pinch runner. The next batter hit a potential double play groundball. Intent on avoiding the double play, Dean threw himself in front of the throw to first. The ball struck him on the head, and Dean was knocked unconscious and taken to a hospital. The storied (and possibly apocryphal) sports-section headline the next day said, "X-ray of Dean's head reveals nothing." [4] Although the Tigers went on to win the game 10-4, Dean recovered in time to pitch in Game 5 which he lost. After the Cardinals won Game 6, Dean came back and pitched a complete game shutout in Game 7 to win the game and the Series for the Cardinals.

[BigRedLedbetter]

The Cardinals are God's favorite team. They have a good shot.

[EJ]

good stuff, Kaius.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Well, I kinda wanted to do an NL team since I have a Rangers team. But maybe I can do a Royals one as my second one. Hmmmm. Tough call.

It's up to you. Braves, Brewers, or Royals.

I will stick with the AL theme and go Royals for my second team.

[Lament]

So we're officially at sixteen teams

3PM tomorrow is the deadline for new teams to sign up.

As an aside, if you're setting up your teams on your own whatif account (and thank you so much if you are), make sure I have your username for the site so that I know how to find them when I run the simulations. I'll include them in the spoilers in the OP with your rosters so that other people can find them too.

[E.H. Ruddock]

So we're officially at sixteen teams

3PM tomorrow is the deadline for new teams to sign up.

As an aside, if you're setting up your teams on your own whatif account (and thank you so much if you are), make sure I have your username for the site so that I know how to find them when I run the simulations. I'll include them in the spoilers in the OP with your rosters so that other people can find them too.

My user name is ruddo but I'm not finished with the teams yet.

[BigRedLedbetter]

The Ken Burns docs are amazing.

My Royals roster.........

C- Darrell Porter 1979
1B- Mike Sweeny 2000
2B- Frank White 1986
SS- Jay Bell 1997
3B- George Brett 1980
LF- Alex Gordon 2013
CF- Amos Otis 1978
RF- Carlos Beltran 2001

Bench
OF- Bo Jackson 1990
OF- Hal McRae 1982
OF- Willie Wilson 1980
IF- Kevin Seitzer 1987
IF- Jose Offerman 1998

Rotation
P- Bret Saberhagen 1989
P- Zack Greinke 2009
P- Kevin Appier 1993
P- David Cone 1994


Other Pitchers
P- Jeremy Affeldt 2003
P- Wade Davis 2014 (If I can't use him if it's too soon Bud Black 1986)
P- Steve Farr 1990
P- Jeff Montgomery 1989
P- Tom fucking Gordon 1989 (one of my all time favorites)
P- Joakim Soria 2010
P- Dan Quisenberry 1983 (finished in the top 5 of the Cy voting five times and finished 2nd twice....good lord he's underrated)

[numbers]

You guys don't find the ken burns docs really boring? I love baseball, but I couldn't get into these. It felt like he was spending hours going on about ticket sale vendors and the guy who sang take me out to the ball game at Sportsmans Park, but not that much time on actual baseball.

[EJ]

You're a good man, BRL.

[numbers]

Fuckin Jose offerman.

[Lament]

Rotation
P- Bret Saberhagen 1989
P- Zack Greinke 2009
P- Kevin Appier 1993
P- David Cone 1994

That is not a bad rotation at all.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Lament...

Agreed dig my pitching a lot.

Jose Offerman's daughter, you probably know her numbers from NXT....super adorable

You're a good man, BRL.

Thanks man. Some of my fondest childhood memories are listening to Royals games on the radio late 80's/early 90's. I grew up with a Bo Jackson poster on my wall (as did a lot of kids I guess).... Also, I love going to Omaha Royals (Storm Chasers) games....their AAA team. Hoping they pull it off tonight.

[Lament]

Jose Offerman's daughter, you probably know her numbers from NXT....super adorable

Apparently she lives in Tampa...