1990 MLB Draft Playoff Game 2

[Nosferatu]

Please vote for the better team.


TEAM THREE

LINEUP
1. LF : Tim Raines (S) : 7X All Star : 808 Steals : 2,605 Hits
2. 2B : Roberto Alomar (S) : 12X All Star : 10X Gold Glove Winner : 2,724 Hits
3. CF : Kirby Puckett (R) : 1989 Batting Champ : 6X Gold Glove Winner : 10X All Star
4. 1B : Rafael Palmeiro (L) : 569 Home Runs : 3,020 Hits : 1999 Major League Player of the Year
5. DH : Albert Belle (R) : Career Bests : 50 HR's : 152 RBI's : .357 AVG
6. RF : Andre Dawson (R) : 1987 MVP : 8X Gold Glove Winner : 438 Home Runs
7. C : Mickey Tettleton (S) : Career Bests : 32 HR's (Three Times) : 110 RBI's : .419 OBP
8. 3B : Tim Wallach (R) : 5X All Star : 3X Gold Glove Winner : 2,085 Hits
9. SS : Barry Larkin (R) : 1995 MVP : 12X All Star : 3X Gold Glove Winner

BENCH
C : Terry Steinbach (R) : 3X All Star : Career Bests : 35 Home Runs : 100 RBI's
1B - Mark Grace (L) : 4X Gold Glove Winner : 2,445 Hits : Career OBP .383
2B - Juan Samuel (R) : Career Bests : 19 Triples : 28 Home Runs : 72 Steals
CF - Marquis Grissom (R) : 4X Gold Glove Winner : Career High 78 Steals : 2,251 Hits
RF - Paul O'Neill (L) : 5X All Star : 2,105 Hits : 1994 Batting Champion

ROTATION
1. David Cone (R) : 1994 Cy Young Winner : 2,668 Strikeouts : 5X All Star
2. Jimmy Key (L) : 4X All Star : 12+ Wins 12 Times : 1987 ERA Champion 2.76
3. Rick Reuschel (R) : 214 Wins : Career 3.37 ERA : 2X Gold Glove Winner
4. Sid Fernandez (L) : Career 3.36 ERA : 1,743 Strikeouts in 1,866 Innings : 2X All Star
5. Charlie Hough (K) : Knuckleball Master : 25 Year Career : 2,362 Strikeouts

BULLPEN
Rick Aguilera (R) : 318 Career Saves : 3X All Star : World Series Champion
Tom Gordon (R) : 1,928 Strikeouts : Career Bests : 17 Wins : 46 Saves
Craig Lefferts (L) : Career 3.43 ERA : Career Bests : 14 Wins : 83 Games Pitched
Atlee Hammaker (L) : 1983 ERA Champion 2.25 : All Star : Career ERA 3.66
Steve Farr (R) : Career 3.25 ERA : 132 Saves : 668 Strikeouts in 509 Games
Tom Henke CL (R) : Career 2.67 ERA : 311 Career Saves : 861 Strikeouts in 789 Innings Pitched

VS

TEAM FOUR

Batting Order
1. (S) CF – Willie McGee, 1985 MVP, 4x All-Star, 1985 Batting Champion
2. (R) 2B – Ryne Sandberg, 1984 MVP, 10x All-Star, 9x Gold Glove winner
3. (S) 3B – Bobby Bonilla, 6x All-Star, 34 HR’s & in 1993, 3x Silver Slugger
4. (R) 1B – Pedro Guerrero, 5x All-Star, 898 RBI, WS MVP (1981)
5. (R) LF - Kevin Mitchell, 2x All-Star, 125 RBI’s & 1.023 OPS in 1989
6. (L) DH– Harold Baines, 6x All-Star, 384 HR’s, 2,866 Hits
7. (R) RF – Jesse Barfield, 1x All Star, 2x Gold Glove, AL HR Champ in ‘86
8. (R) C – Carlton Fisk, 11x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 1 Gold Glove
9. (R) SS – Alan Trammell, 6x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove, 3x Silver Slugger

Bench
(R) 2B - Willie Randolph, 6x All-Star, 2x WS Champ, 1x Silver Slugger
(R) 2B/SS/3B - Dickie Thon, 1x All Star, 1x Silver Slugger, .389 in ‘84
(S) PR/CF – Otis Nixon, In 1991 72 SB, .698 OPS, .327 SLG
(R) 1B – Glen Davis, 2x All-Star, 1x Silver Slugger, 603 RBI’s
(L) C – Matt Nokes, 1x All-Star, 1x Silver Slugger, 32 HR’s in ‘87

Starting Pitching
RSP - John Smoltz, 8x All-Star, 1x CY Young, 1x NLCS MVP
LSP - Fernando Valenzuela, 6x All-Star, 2,074 SO’s, 1x, NL CY Young
RSP - Scott Erickson, 1x All-Star, WS Champion, 20 wins in ‘91
LSP - Kenny Rogers, 4x All-Star, 5x Gold Gloves, Perfect game in ‘94
RSP - Ron Darling, 1x All-Star, 1x Gold Glove, WS Champion

Closer & Relief Pitchers
LH CL - Randy Myers, 4x All-Star, 2x Relief Man of YR, 347 saves
RRP - Tim Burke, 1x All-Star, 102 saves, 444 strikeouts
LRP - Mark Davis, 2x All-Star, NL CY Young, NL Relief Man of the YR
RRP - Jeff Russell, 2x All-Star, Relief Man of the YR, 186 Saves
LRP - Jesse Orosco, 2x All-Star, 2x WS Champion, 144 Saves
RRP – Greg Minton, 1x All-Star, 150 Saves, 10 wins in ‘82

 

[Nosferatu]

Please vote for the better team and give reasons if you'd like...

 

[broncosmitty]

Team Three is great up the middle. Has a very nice balance of speed and power in the lineup and a strong defense overall.

Don't understand why Larkin is hitting 9th, but Im guessing ill find out.

Team Four got dramatically better after a recent outfield switch. I might like the pitching staff better on the whole, but no pitching staff can handle a lineup like that. No pitching staff can handle any of these lineups really.

 

[UK Cowboy]

7 game series, I'd say team 3 wins a very close 4 games to 3. I actually like team 4's staff slightly better, but team 3 has more offense, and a close enough pitching staff to take it.

 

[Nosferatu]

I really like team FOUR's Pitching but team THREE has arguably the best line-up in this and is just to strong.

I VOTE TEAM THREE

 

[Ritzarmy]

My voting
C = Team 4
1 = Team 3
2 = Team 4
SS = Team 3
3 = Team 4
LF = Team 3
CF = Team 4
RF = Team 3
DH = Team 3
Bench = Team 4
SP = Team 4
RP = Team 3

I have a 6-6 tie. I give the edge to Team 3 with his hitters. Star batters will out do good pitching.

 

[Nosferatu]

My voting
C = Team 4
1 = Team 3
2 = Team 4
SS = Team 3
3 = Team 4
LF = Team 3
CF = Team 4
RF = Team 3
DH = Team 3
Bench = Team 4
SP = Team 4
RP = Team 3

I have a 6-6 tie. I give the edge to Team 3 with his hitters. Star batters will out do good pitching.

McGee is better than Kirby? No chance... I also don't agree with Sandberg being better than Robbie. I also think I like team FOUR's bullpen better so I disagree there too. Oh and team THREE has a better bench IMO.

 

[Ritzarmy]

McGee is better than Kirby? No chance... I also don't agree with Sandberg being better than Robbie. I also think I like team FOUR's bullpen better so I disagree there too. Oh and team THREE has a better bench IMO.

There must have been a mistake because I agree Puckett is better then McGee. There for Team 3 wins 7-5. No matter what I still predicted team 3 winning.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Team 3 has a middle of the order that is just much stronger. I also like the combo on the bench of some speed as well as quality hitters.

 

[broncosmitty]

Sandberg v Alomar is close.

9 to 10 Gold Gloves. Alomar had a better OBP and more steals. But no second baseman in history has more homers than Ryne.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Who did Smitty and UK vote for? Some good info but didn't see who exactly they picked. Assuming Team 3.

 

[UK Cowboy]

Who did Smitty and UK vote for? Some good info but didn't see who exactly they picked. Assuming Team 3.

3

 

[broncosmitty]

I went with 3. Sorry for the confusion.

I didn't pick between Sandberg and Alomar though. Natural reaction is to say Alomar, buy RS had 40 homers, 100RBI, 25steals, hit .306 and won a Glove Glove all in one season. And that wasn't his MVP year.

 

[UK Cowboy]

I went with 3. Sorry for the confusion.

I didn't pick between Sandberg and Alomar though. Natural reaction is to say Alomar, buy RS had 40 homers, 100RBI, 25steals, hit .306 and won a Glove Glove all in one season. And that wasn't his MVP year.

You couldn't go wrong either way

 

[Nosferatu]

Sandberg v Alomar is close.

9 to 10 Gold Gloves. Alomar had a better OBP and more steals. But no second baseman in history has more homers than Ryne.

Jeff Kent?

 

[broncosmitty]

Jeff Kent?

Kent and Biggio both have more in their career, but I believe they picked more up at other positions. (Biggio played the equivalent of three years as a catcher. Kent one at third and nearly another at first. )

Came across the stat a couple times during this mock. Baseball Almanac was one spot. Could have been at the time of retirement though. I should look it up again.

 

[broncosmitty]

Nope, you're right. Kent had 351 as a second baseman. Rogers Hornsby also had more.

So Sandberg only has the most in this Mock, as a second baseman.

 

[Nosferatu]

Kent and Biggio both have more in their career, but I believe they picked more up at other positions. (Biggio played the equivalent of three years as a catcher. Kent one at third and nearly another at first. )

Came across the stat a couple times during this mock. Baseball Almanac was one spot. Could have been at the time of retirement though. I should look it up again.

Kent only played like 200 games away from 2nd base.

 

[Nosferatu]

Nope, you're right. Kent had 351 as a second baseman. Rogers Hornsby also had more.

So Sandberg only has the most in this Mock, as a second baseman.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Nope, you're right. Kent had 351 as a second baseman. Rogers Hornsby also had more.

So Sandberg only has the most in this Mock, as a second baseman.

Wow. Looks like we are going to have to put you in the "Doug Timeout" corner for a little while. Making up stats!!!