Red Mosquito

Lament wrote:I'm tempted to run a Giants team as well just so I can have a prayer of being competitive.

We don't have any Giants fans on RM, do we? Or the Dodgers, for that matter.

BigRedLedbetter wrote:If you are ok with me running a Braves team I'd love to.

Lament wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:If you are ok with me running a Braves team I'd love to.

Yeah, you can run a Braves team. Let's wait a few days and see if anyone else wants to run the Braves (there are a few Braves fans on the board, right?), but if no one wants them, they're all yours.

theplatypus wrote:In

theplatypus wrote:I want Cleveland. Because Yan Gomes is from South America. Brazilian, but I won't hold that against him.

Spoiler: show

STARTING LINEUP

SS - 1936 Luke Appling (R, .388/6/128)
OF - 1920 Shoeless Joe Jackson (L, .382/12/121)
1B - 1994 Frank Thomas (R, .353/38/101)
OF - 1998 Albert Belle (R, .328/49/152)
2B - 1920 Eddie Collins (L, .372/3/76)
3B - 1920 Buck Weaver (S, .331/2/74)
OF - 1928 Bibb Falk (L, .345/8/108)
C - 1985 Carlton Fisk (R, .238/37/107)

BENCH

1B - 1972 Dick Allen (R, .308/37/113)
1B - 1936 Zeke Bonura (R, .330/12/108)
1B - 2010 Paul Konerko (R, .312/39/11)
OF - 1920 Happy Felsch (R, .338/14/115)
OF - 1933 Al Simmons (R, .331/14/119)
2B - 1957 Nellie Fox (L, .317/6/61)
OF - 2002 Magglio Ordonez (R, .320/38/135)
OF - 2006 Jermaine Dye (R, .315/44/120)

STARTING ROTATION

1908 Ed Walsh (R, 40-15, 1.42)
1906 Doc White (L, 18-6, 1.52)
1917 Ed Cicotte (R, 28-12, 1.53)
1971 Wilbur Wood (L, 22-13, 1.91)

BULLPEN

1957 Billy Pierce (L, 15-10, 1.97)
1942 Ted Lyons (R, 14-6, 2.10)
1965 Hoyt Wilhelm (R, 1.81, 20)
1975 Goose Gossage (R, 1.84, 26)
1990 Bobby Thigpen (R, 1.83, 57)

And of course, my manager...

theplatypus wrote:I want Cleveland. Because Yan Gomes is from South America. Brazilian, but I won't hold that against him.

Lament wrote:Alright, my tentative White Sox team...

Spoiler: show

STARTING LINEUP

SS - 1936 Luke Appling (R, .388/6/128)
OF - 1920 Shoeless Joe Jackson (L, .382/12/121)
1B - 1994 Frank Thomas (R, .353/38/101)
OF - 1998 Albert Belle (R, .328/49/152)
2B - 1920 Eddie Collins (L, .372/3/76)
3B - 1920 Buck Weaver (S, .331/2/74)
OF - 1928 Bibb Falk (L, .345/8/108)
C - 1985 Carlton Fisk (R, .238/37/107)

BENCH

1B - 1972 Dick Allen (R, .308/37/113)
1B - 1936 Zeke Bonura (R, .330/12/108)
1B - 2010 Paul Konerko (R, .312/39/11)
OF - 1920 Happy Felsch (R, .338/14/115)
OF - 1933 Al Simmons (R, .331/14/119)
2B - 1957 Nellie Fox (L, .317/6/61)
OF - 2002 Magglio Ordonez (R, .320/38/135)
OF - 2006 Jermaine Dye (R, .315/44/120)

STARTING ROTATION

1908 Ed Walsh (R, 40-15, 1.42)
1906 Doc White (L, 18-6, 1.52)
1917 Ed Cicotte (R, 28-12, 1.53)
1971 Wilbur Wood (L, 22-13, 1.91)

BULLPEN

1957 Billy Pierce (L, 15-10, 1.97)
1942 Ted Lyons (R, 14-6, 2.10)
1965 Hoyt Wilhelm (R, 1.81, 20)
1975 Goose Gossage (R, 1.84, 26)
1990 Bobby Thigpen (R, 1.83, 57)

And of course, my manager...

For the record, you guys can make roster alterations up until the night before the season starts. Just make sure you post about them so I can update the OP.