2015 All-Time Franchise Tournament: WHITE SOX WIN!

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My stats are updated.

[spike]

WhatIf is nailing the Rickie Weeks experience. Some big hits, HBPs, and booting the ball all over the infield at crucial moments.

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Lets Go Astros

Lets Get It Together Red Sox

[@SkitchP]

The Christy Mathewson struggles are a bit of a surprise.

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It's like last time when Cy Young bombed for our Sox team.

[@SkitchP]

Ugh. Trying to get Ott, McCovey, Bonds and Mize in the lineup against righties means I need at least on of them at 3B. It's ugly.

[@SkitchP]

Ugh. Trying to get Ott, McCovey, Bonds and Mize in the lineup against righties means I need at least on of them at 3B. It's ugly.

I just ran sims with Willie Mays at 2B to try and make this work.

[@SkitchP]

Ugh. Trying to get Ott, McCovey, Bonds and Mize in the lineup against righties means I need at least on of them at 3B. It's ugly.

I just ran sims with Willie Mays at 2B to try and make this work.

it very much did not.

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How bad was he?

[@SkitchP]

How bad was he?

the 4 error game told me that it was probably a bad idea. I was trying every possible configuration and it just didnt work. So Im just going to roll with Ott at 3B until i have a larger sample to determine who should be sitting.

[Norah]

The puppy woke us up. So now my stats are updated already!

the rays sheet in your dropbox is wrong

[@SkitchP]

The puppy woke us up. So now my stats are updated already!

the rays sheet in your dropbox is wrong

Why

[Norah]

The puppy woke us up. So now my stats are updated already!

the rays sheet in your dropbox is wrong

Why

my bad

[The Argonaut]

tweaked lineup for Day Four (Gil Hodges/Pee Wee Reese out, Dolph Camilli/Maury Wills in):

1 Jackie Robinson 2B
2 Matt Kemp CF
3 Duke Snider LF
4 Adrian Beltre 3B
5 Mike Piazza C
6 Shawn Green RF
7 Dolph Camilli 1B
8 Maury Wills SS

updated in whatif and ready to go

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Day four results...

Cardinals @ Diamondbacks

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 0
W - King, L- Webb

Cardinals 7, Diamondbacks 3
W - Tudor, L - Haren
HR - Pujols, Musial, Medwick

Giants @ Phillies

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Phillies 5, Giants 1
W - McQuillan, L - Welch

Giants 7, Phillies 3
W - Hubbell, L - Lee

Dodgers @ Braves

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Braves 9, Dodgers 5
W - Niekro, L - Koufax
HR - Beltre 2, Torre

Dodgers 4, Braves 1
W - Sutton, L - Glavine, S - Gagne
HR - Snider, Piazza, Duffy

Cubs @ Astros

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Astros 2, Cubs 1
W - Scott, L - Maddux

Cubs 6, Astros 2
W - Ellsworth, L - Hampton, S - Sutter
HR - Anson

Expos/Nationals @ Marlins

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Expos/Nationals 6, Marlins 5
W - Rogers, L - Willis, S - Wetteland
HR - Galarraga, Vidro, Rodriguez

Expos/Nationals 13, Marlins 3
W - Scherzer, L - Fernandez
HR - Zimmerman, Stanton

Red Sox @ Mariners

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Red Sox 13, Mariners 10
W - Clemens, L - Hanson, S - Gordon
HR - Griffey Jr., Ellsbury, Yastrzemski, Ramirez, Williams 2

Red Sox 9, Mariners 4
W - Lowe, L - Garcia
HR - Griffey Jr., Rodriguez, Jones, Yastrzemski

Tigers @ Athletics

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Tigers 8, Athletics 2
W - Verlander, L - Grove
HR - Simmons, Canseco, Ordonez

Tigers 11, Athletics 0
W - Mullin, L - Gray
HR - Gehringer, Cabrera

Orioles @ White Sox

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

White Sox 2, Orioles 1
W - Lyons, L - McNally, S - Thigpen
HR - Lyons, Dye

Orioles 7, White Sox 4
W - Olson, L - Walsh
HR - Dye

Blue Jays @ Brewers

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Blue Jays 9, Brewers 4
W - Hentgen, Sheets
HR - Braun, Bautista, Martin

Blue Jays 12, Brewers 9
W - Stieb, L - Higuera, S - Ryan
HR - Fielder, Cooper, Olerud, Donaldson 2, Barfield, Martin

Twins @ Rays

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Twins 12, Rays 8
W - Blyleven, L - Archer, S - Guardado
HR - Carew, Mauer, Versalles

Rays 8, Twins 6
W - Kazmir, L - Kaat, S - Rodney
HR - Upton 2, Cantu, Pena, Versalles 2

STANDINGS

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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 7-1
Athletics 5-3
Red Sox 5-3
White Sox 4-4
Blue Jays 4-4
Mariners 4-4
Twins 4-4
Orioles 3-5
Rays 3-5
Brewers 1-7

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 7-1
Expos/Nationals 6-2
Astros 5-3
Giants 5-3
Cardinals 5-3
Braves 3-5
Dodgers 3-5
Diamondbacks 2-6
Phillies 2-6
Marlins 2-6

[The Argonaut]

I thought Koufax sucking in the last tourney he appeared in was a fluke. Apparently, it was not a fluke.
What the hell did you say to piss him off, Sandy?

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sigh

tweaking my lineup, even though pitching is the real problem

1 Rickie Weeks 2B
2 Paul Molitor 3B
3 Robin Yount SS
4 Prince Fielder 1B
5 Cecil Cooper RF
6 Ryan Braun LF
7 Jonathan Lucroy C
8 Sixto Lezcano CF

updated in whatif

[The Argonaut]

lineup for day five:

1 Jackie Robinson 2B
2 Matt Kemp CF
3 Duke Snider LF
4 Adrian Beltre 3B
5 Mike Piazza C
6 Gil Hodges 1B
7 Pete Reiser RF
8 Maury Wills SS

ready in whatif

I'm still just trying to find out who my main guys are going to be in a couple unclear spots.

[Lament]

I thought Koufax sucking in the last tourney he appeared in was a fluke. Apparently, it was not a fluke.

Him being so mediocre in the last era tournament was really a surprise. I thought he could end up being Pedro-esque.

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Day five matchups...

Giants @ Expos/Nationals
Mathewson (R) vs. Martinez (R), Keefe (R) vs. Hernandez (R)

Diamondbacks @ Phillies
Johnson (L) vs. Alexander (R), Schilling (R) vs. Carlton (L)

Marlins @ Cardinals
Brown (R) vs. Gibson (R), Johnson (R) vs. Brecheen (L)

Dodgers @ Cubs
Valenzuela (L) vs. Brown (R), Kershaw (L) vs. Arrieta (R)

Braves @ Astros
Maddux (R) vs. Keuchel (L), Spahn (L) vs. Clemens (R)

Tigers @ Twins
Trout (R) vs. Johnson (R), Newhouser (L) vs. Santana (L)

Mariners @ Athletics
Johnson (L) vs. Wardell (L), Hernandez (R) vs. Blue (L)

Rays @ Red Sox
Shields (R) vs. Martinez (R), Price (L) vs. Schilling (R)

Orioles @ Blue Jays
Palmer (R) vs. Clemens (R), Mussina (R) vs. Halladay (R)

White Sox @ Brewers
Cicotte (R) vs. Vuckovich (R), White (L) vs. Sabathia (L)