Decades & Teams Playoff Game 3 : UK vs Stoke

[Nosferatu]

UK

LINEUP
1. Willie Wilson - CF - Royals - 1970 (B)
2. Roberto Alomar - 2B - Blue Jays - 1980 (B)
3. Lou Gehrig - 1B - Yankees - 1920 (L)
4. Manny Ramirez - DH - Indians - 1990 (R)
5. Mel Ott - RF - Giants - 1920 (L)
6. Eddie Mathews - 3B - Braves - 1950 (L)
7. Roy Campanella - C - Dodgers - 1940 (R)
8. Joe Medwick - LF- Cardinals - 1930 (R)
9. Robin Yount - SS/CF - Brewers - 1970 (R)

BENCH
Pie Traynor - 3B - Pirates - 1920 (R)
Jose Cruz - OF - Astros - 1970 (L)
Jeff Kent - 2B - Mets - 1990 (R)
Ernie Lombardi - C - Reds - 1930 (R)
Norm Cash - 1B - Tigers - 1950 (L)

ROTATION
1. Steve Carlton - Phillies - 1960 (L)
2. Mike Mussina - Orioles - 1990 (R)
3. Luis Tiant - Red Sox - 1960 (R)
4. Billy Pierce - White Sox - 1940 (L)
5. Dean Chance - Angels - 1960 (R)

BULLPEN
CL - Tom Henke - Rangers - 1980 (R)
RP - Mark Davis - Padres - 1980 (L)
RP - Dutch Leonard - Twins - 1930 (R)
RP - Moe Drabowsky - Cubs - 1950 (R)
RP - Bobby Shantz - A's - 1940 (L)

VS

STOKE

LINEUP
1. Lou Brock - LF - Cardinals - 1960 (L)
2. Rod Carew - 2B - Angels - 1960 (L)
3. Ken Griffey Jr - CF - Reds - 1980 (L)
4. Alex Rodriguez - SS - Mariners - 1990 (R)
5. Carl Yastrzemski - 1B - Red Sox - 1960 (L)
6. Larry Walker - RF - Rockies - 1980 (L)
7. Gary Carter - C - Nationals - 1970 (R)
8. David Ortiz - DH - Twins - 1990 (L)
9. Paul Molitor - 3B - Brewers - 1970 (R)

BENCH
Gabby Hartnett - C - Cubs - 1920 (R)
Chuck Klein - LF/DH - Phillies - 1920 (L)
Harvey Kuenn - SS/OF - Tigers - 1950 (R)
Lance Richbourg - RF - Braves - 1920 (L)
Ben Chapman - OF/3B - Yankees - 1930 (R)

ROTATION
1. Dwight Gooden - Mets -1980 (R)
2. Bob Lemon - Indians - 1940 (R)
3. Roy Halladay - Blue Jays - 1990 (R)
4. Gary Peters - White Sox - 1950 (L)
5. Johnny Antonelli - Giants - 1940 (L)

BULLPEN
RP - Roy Face - Pirates - 1950 (R)
RP - Joe Sambito - Astros - 1970 (L)
RP - Hugh Casey - Dodgers - 1930 (R)
RP - George Caster - Orioles - 1930 (R)
RP - Lou Brissie - A's - 1940 (L)

 

[Nosferatu]

UK - 4
STOKE - 5

VOTED - Nos, Stoke, Hockey, EHB, 500, Ritz, UK, WLK, Gold

 

[Nosferatu]

STOKE

 

[blstoker]

Stoker

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Another tough one for me but I really like stokes lineup.

Ortiz "clogging" the bases at the 8 spot might not be ideal, but Ortiz as your 8 hitter? Daaaaaamn.

I'm going stoke.

 

[ehb5]

UK

 

[Pack 500]

UK

 

[Ritzarmy]

UK in a very close series.

 

[UK Cowboy]

UK

 

[blstoker]

Here's my take on my team:

I built this team for matchups and they can matchup against anyone. This team is so deep, that with the batting orders I posted on the team thread - Ortiz wasn't even a starter and two hall of famers didn't start vs. LHP. So here's how it breaks down, as constituted on this thread:

1. Lou Brock - second best base steal in MLB history.
2. Rod Carew - batted .344/.405/.460/.865 from 1969-1978 including 4 35+ SB seasons
3. Ken Griffey - 630 career HR including 7 consecutive seasons with 40 when he played at least 100 games.
4 Alex Rodriguez - 685 Career HR including 8 with 40+ (also a 40-40 guy)
5. Carl Yastrzemski - 646 2B 452 HR and a triple crown winner.
6. Larry Walker - 471 2B 383 HR and may be the best hitter against LHP on my team, despite hitting LH.
7. Gary Carter - 371 2B 324 HR (though I wouldn't have hit him here).
8. David Ortiz - 500 career HR
9. Paul Molitor - 605 2B 234 HR 500 SB coming from #9 (would lead off against lefties)

Bench consists of HoFer at catcher (Gabby Hartnett), 4x SB king (Ben Chapman), Hall of Fame all around offensive stud I would have started instead of Ortiz (Chuck Klein), 8x All Star (Harvey Kuenn) and late bloomer but solid in a short career utility outfielder (Lance Richbourg).

Rotation:
1. Doc Gooden - 1st pitcher with 200 strike outs in first 3 seasons - 1985 was highest WAR by a pitcher since 1920.
2. Bob Lemon - HoFer with 207 wins
3. Roy Halladay - 203 wins 2x Cy Young
4. Gary Peters - 2x ERA king (77-49 2.50 ERA 1963-1967)
5. Johnny Antonelli - 114-89 3.09 ERA 1953-1959

Bullpen:
Roy Face - 3x Sv leader, 2x G leader MLB record .947 winning percentage (1959), (89-78 181 sv 3.09 ERA 1956-1968)
Joe Sambito - 301 G 30-30 2.21 ERA 71 sv 1977-1982 (including 3 years under 2.20 ERA, 2 under 2.00).
Hugh Casey - 2x sv leader, 1.99 ERA in 1946. 3.11 career ERA as a reliever
George Caster - 1x sv leader . 20-16 2.46 ERA 1942-1944.
Lou Brissie - 11-5 141 G 249.2 Inn 2.67 ERA career as a reliever.

 

[blstoker]

UK in a very close series.

If it goes game 7 - I like Lemon against UK's roster over Mussina vs. mine. Just my opinion though.

 

[UK Cowboy]

If it goes game 7 - I like Lemon against UK's roster over Mussina vs. mine. Just my opinion though.

I think the lineups are equally great, I like my starting pitching slightly better, as well as a close edge in the pen and bench. Close score doesn't surprise me at all, it's a really close matchup. Lots of good teams, surprising considering how difficult it was

 

[wlk3]

Slightly stoke

 

[blstoker]

I think the lineups are equally great, I like my starting pitching slightly better, as well as a close edge in the pen and bench. Close score doesn't surprise me at all, it's a really close matchup. Lots of good teams, surprising considering how difficult it was

I honestly think that there are at least 8 players on my team that people may not even know - including the back half of the rotation and the entire bullpen.

 

[UK Cowboy]

I honestly think that there are at least 8 players on my team that people may not even know - including the back half of the rotation and the entire bullpen.

I'd think most everyone knows everyone anymore. That's the best part of these drafts IMO.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Not surprised this one is going down to the wire. So even, and as much as I wish it was because both teams sucked that is not the case lol.

 

[Gold Rush 86]

JJ Stokes

 

[Nosferatu]

JJ Stokes

Lame! lolzzz

 

[Gold Rush 86]

Lame! lolzzz

I had high hopes for him coming out of college. I thought he was gonna be the 49ers replacement for Jerry Rice lol. We saw how that worked out.

 

[UK Cowboy]

There are 3 certainties in life.....death. taxes, and Milk not voting for UK, lol. JK, but I have no problem with Stoke moving on so we can move on. I change my vote in this matchup to Stoke. Was a toss up anyway. Congrats Bro