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

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I think McCutchen might be leading the league in hits.

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I vote McCutchen and Veale too (assuming I get a vote).

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Ruth and Veale.

[@SkitchP]

Mick just voted for a yankee. Are there laws against that?

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chud is gonna be pissed.

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Although I am Red Sox fan, I love all things Babe Ruth.

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Well except the part about the Red Sox trading him.

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So I think unless someone else posts some stats before the end of the night, the final vote is gonna be between guys from the Reds, Cubs, and White Sox since they're the only ones with fairly up-to-date stats to put alongside their cases for the last spot.

I'll post everything once I have an idea of who the third Astro and Cardinal will be. If either of you have a catcher or a relief pitcher who is playing well, that'd be great.

[EJ]

Phil made a good case for considering Guzman for the final pitching spot. I'm not sure we have anyone else who's getting long relief time from our bullpen.

[@SkitchP]

I think if a guy gets overwhelming support as a write in (maybe guzman) then perhaps we can overrule the final vote.

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Alright, I think the West is set. Lemme cobble this together...

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Alright, here we go. The Western All-Stars...

Ceremonial first-team and game one starters/lineup...

1. Luke Appling, Shortstop, Chicago White Sox



2. George Brett, Third Base, Kansas City Royals



3. Rogers Hornsby, Second Base, St. Louis Cardinals



4. Sammy Sosa, Right Field, Chicago Cubs



5. Shoeless Joe Jackson, Left Field, Chicago White Sox



6. Hack Wilson, Center Field, Chicago Cubs



7. Jeff Bagwell, First Base, Houston Astros



8. Ivan Rodriguez, Catcher, Texas Rangers



9. Dolf Luque, Pitcher, Cincinnati Reds



RESERVES
Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners
Tip O'Neill, St. Louis Cardinals
Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
Derek Lee, Chicago Cubs
Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
Carlos Beltran, Kansas City Royals
Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals

PITCHING STAFF
Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros
Gaylord Perry, Texas Rangers
Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox
Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
Wade Davis, Kansas City Royals
Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds
Kazuhiro Sasaki - Seattle Mariners
Billy Wagner - Houston Astros

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Twenty-fifth spot candidates...

Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs



.333/.372/.476, 5 HRs, 26 RBI (through 24 games)

Albert Belle, Chicago White Sox



.305/.392./.486, 4 HRs, 24 RBI

Ted Kluszewski, Cincinnati Reds



.254/.309/.577, 8 HRs, 18 RBI

Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals



.320/.375/.427, 2 HRs, 25 RBI



Feel free to vote.

[@SkitchP]

Big KLU!!!


also, only 5 K's to go with his 8hr, and he has been terribly unlucky with a BABIP of 185

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Also, he was the first guy to ever say "Sun's out, guns out."

[@SkitchP]

I entered that in and its only 23 guys Lament.

[@SkitchP]

nevermind forgot luque

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Your very own superstar!

[@SkitchP]

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Banks