MLB AL Draft Championship : Ritz vs Hockey

[Nosferatu]

RITZ

LINEUP
1. Paul Molitor (R) - 2B
2. Ichiro Suzuki (L) - CF
3. Mark McGwire (R) - 1B
4. Jim Thome (L) - DH
5. Jose Bautista (R) - RF
6. Sam Crawford (L) - LF
7. Elston Howard (R) - C
8. Home Run Baker (L) - 3B
9. Alan Trammell - (R) - SS

BENCH
Harold Baines (L) - DH/RF
Jason Varitek (B) - C (Starts vs Lefties)
Jarrod Dyson (L) - PR/CF
Omar Vizquel (B) - SS (Starts vs Lefties)
Sam Rice (L) - RF

ROTATION
1. Roger Clemens (R)
2. Hal Newhouser (L)
3. Red Ruffing (R)
4. Barry Zito (L)
5. Josh Beckett (R)

BULLPEN
Rollie Fingers (R)
Eddie Guardado (L)
Rick Aguilera (R)
Tippy Martinez (L)
Jim Johnson (R)

VS

HOCKEY

LINEUP
1. Nellie Fox (L) - 2B
2. Kirby Puckett (R) - RF
3. Jimmie Foxx (R) - 1B
4. Ken Griffey Jr. (L) - CF
5. Harmon Killebrew (R) - 3B
6. Edgar Martinez (R) - DH
7. Jim Sundberg (R) - C (Plays vs Lefties)
8. Carl Crawford (L) - LF
9. Luis Aparicio (R) - SS

BENCH
Alex Gordon (L) - LF
Matt Wieters (B) - C (Plays vs Righties)
Ben Zobrist (B) - 2B/RF/SS
Chone Figgins (B) - 3B/2B/CF
Edwin Encarnacion (R) - 1B/3B

ROTATION
1. Catfish Hunter (R)
2. Bert Blyleven (R)
3. Ron Guidry (L)
4. Jack Morris (R)
5. Frank Tanana (L)

BULLPEN
Joe Nathan (R)
Wade Davis (R)
Andrew Miller (L)
Matt Thornton (L)
Bryan Harvery (R)

 

[Nosferatu]

First to 6 wins.

Ritz - 4
Hockey - 5
Voted - Nos, Ritz, Femur, Hockey, WLK, UK, 500, Johnny, Shane

 

[Nosferatu]

I really like Hockey's team, I had both Hockey and Femur in my top 3 so I am gonna lean Hockey here.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Ritz. I got myself winning. I am not a fan of Hockey’s all current day bench and mostly bullpen. I feel my pitchers are better and I like my lineup with mostly guys whose career batting average is over .300. I do give Hockey credit for having a good lineup but I feel at the minimum 4 of my pitchers are easily better than his.

LINEUP
1. Paul Molitor (R) - 2B .306 BA, 3,319 hits, 504 SB’s
2. Ichiro Suzuki (L) – CF .314 BA, 2,963 hits, 500 SB’s
3. Mark McGwire (R) - 1B .263 BA, 583 Homers, 12x All-Stars
4. Jim Thome (L) – DH .276 BA, 612 Homers, 1,700 RBI’s
5. Jose Bautista (R) – RF .256 BA, .863 OBS, 298 HR
6. Sam Crawford (L) – LF .309 BA, 2,961 Hits, 2x HR leader
7. Elston Howard (R) – C .274 BA, 12x All-Star, 6x WS Champion
8. Home Run Baker (L) - 3B .307 BA, 4x AL HR leader, 3x WS
9. Alan Trammell - (R) – SS .285 BA, 4x GG, 6x All-Star

BENCH
Harold Baines (L) - DH/RF * See PH below
Jason Varitek (B) - C (Starts vs Lefties)
Jarrod Dyson (L) - PR/CF * See PR below
Omar Vizquel (B) - SS (Starts vs Lefties)
Sam Rice (L) – RF .322 BA, 2,987 hits, HOF, AL SB leader (1920)

ROTATION
1. Roger Clemens (R) 7x Cy Young, 11x All-Star, 2 WS
2. Hal Newhouser (L) 7x All-Star, 2x AL MVP, 2x ERA & SO leader
3. Red Ruffing (R) 6x WS Champion, 6x All-star, 1,987 SO’s
4. Barry Zito (L) AL CY Young, 3x All-Star, 1,885 SO’s
5. Josh Beckett (R) WS MVP, 2x WS Champ, 1,901 SO’s

BULLPEN
Rollie Fingers (R) HOF, 341 Saves, 1,299 SO’s, AL CY Young
Eddie Guardado (L) 187 Saves, AL Saves Leader, 798 SO’s
Rick Aguilera (R) 318 Saves, 2x WS Champ, 1,030 SO’s
Tippy Martinez (L) 115 saves, WS Champion, 632 SO’s
Jim Johnson (R) 134 Saves, 2x MLB saves leader, AL relief man (2012)

Lineup:
My hitters have a high career batting average. Got amazing speed in front of my lineup then I added amazing power bats throughout the rest of my lineup. I have HOF players on the bench.

Bench:
Dyson Pinch runner: There really isn't anyone who's close to Dyson when it comes to swiping bags off the bench. The fact that he's done so at a solid 78.8% clip is especially impressive, considering other teams have undoubtedly clued in to what's likely to happen when pinch runs.

Baines Pinch Hitter: Baines batted over .300 eight times and hit .324 in 31 career postseason games, topping the .350 mark in five separate series.

 

[femurov]

I vote for Ritz, although I'm calling bullshit that Jose Batista's on base % was 862. That's just absurd.

 

[Ritzarmy]

I vote for Ritz, although I'm calling bullshit that Jose Batista's on base % was 862. That's just absurd.

Double checking it now. If I am wrong then I will fix it ASAP.

 

[femurov]

Maybe you meant OB% plus slugging or whatever the stat is.

 

[Ritzarmy]

He has a career OPS .863

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I'm the king of second place but gonna go for broke here!!!

First team I've had in a few drafts where I really liked my team. Ritz was one of the other top teams I had though.

I'm going myself.

 

[Ritzarmy]

I vote for Ritz, although I'm calling bullshit that Jose Batista's on base % was 862. That's just absurd.

On-base plus slugging .864

 

[Shanemansj13]

I like Ritz's bullpen better and 1-2-3. I like Hockey's lineup overall, but I like Ritz's the way it flows and his bench is better IMO. And defensively I guess a tie.

So it's a tie. Thanks.

 

[wlk3]

I have to go Hockey with the lineup... This was very tough for me to pick so I flipped a coin...

 

[Ritzarmy]

I have to go Hockey with the lineup... This was very tough for me to pick so I flipped a coin...

Was it a 2 headed coin

 

[wlk3]

Was it a 2 headed coin

Sorry man I gave you heads actually lol... I think you have slightly better Rotation but it didn't overwhelm his staff... His lineup was the same way for me vs your lineup... I found myself trying to talk myself into changing my vote everytime I had a winner lol so since my washer is broken and I'm at the laundromat I have a bunch of quarters and flipped one lol...

 

[broncosmitty]

Tanana equals Championship.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Tanana equals Championship.

Count it!!!!

 

[Nosferatu]

Tanana equals Championship.

HAHAHA, even though he never played in a World Series...

 

[UK Cowboy]

It's a coin flip. I think Rocket wins 2 in a 7 game series, and Hockey probably wins 3 of the remaining 5, but not 4 of 5. Ritz in 7

Ritz

 

[Pack 500]

Hockey

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Hockey in a close one