MLB Bucket Draft Semi-Final 1 : Ritz vs Nos

[Nosferatu]

RITZ

LINEUP
1. Rickey Henderson (R) - LF - 3
2. Shoeless Joe Jackson (L) - CF - 4
3. George Brett (L) - 3B - 5
4. Albert Belle (R) - DH - 2
5. Jim Thome (L) - 1B - 2
6. Yogi Berra (L) - C - 1
7. Cal Ripken (R) - SS - 3
8. Roberto Clemente (R) - RF - 2
9. Roberto Alomar (B) - 2B - 5

BENCH
Brooks Robinson (R) - 3B - 3
Duke Snider (L) - CF - 2
Giancarlo Stanton (R) - RF - 6
Joe Torre (R) - C - 3
Julio Franco (R) - 2B/SS/1B - 5

ROTATION
1. Cy Young (R) - 2
2. Christy Mathewson (R) - 1
3. Whitey Ford (L) - 1
4. Ed Walsh (R) - 4
5. Curt Schilling (R) - 2

BULLPEN
Aroldis Chapman (L) - 2
Bruce Sutter (R) - 3
Brian Fuentes (L) - 6
John Axford (R) - 5
Roberto Hernandez (R) - 4

VS

NOS

LINEUP
1. Eddie Collins (L) - 2B - 4
2. Pete Rose (B) - 3B - 2
3. Ted Williams (L) - LF - 1
4. Lou Gehrig (L) - 1B - 1
5. Ralph Kiner (R) - DH - 2
6. Vladimir Guerrero (R) - RF - 6
7. Mickey Cochrane (L) - C - 3
8. Robin Yount (R) - SS - 5
9. Kirby Puckett (R) - CF - 3

BENCH
Reggie Jackson (L) - RF/DH - 6
Bobby Grich (R) - 2B - 6
Frank Howard (R) - LF/RF/1B - 5
Jose Reyes (B) - SS - 4
Bob Boone (R) - C - 6

ROTATION
1. Tom Seaver (R) - 4
2. Bob Gibson (R) - 1
3. Lefty Gomez (L) - 1
4. Jim Palmer (R) - 3
5. David Cone (R) - 4

BULLPEN
Rollie Fingers (R) - 3
Dan Plesac (L) - 5
Kent Tekulve (R) - 2
Jeff Reardon (R) - 4
John Hiller (L) - 1

 

[Nosferatu]

RITZ - 2
NOS - 6

VOTED - Ritz, Smitty, Nos, UK, Milk, Mebert, EHB, 500

 

[Ritzarmy]

I vote myself.

I am not saying 1 player is better than the other I am just listing stats that I feel are important for where the player is listed in the lineup. Didn’t have time for 7-9 hitters. Maybe later when I get home from store with son.


1. Collins 741 SB VS Henderson 1406 SB

2. Rose .303 BA, .375 OBP VS Shoeless Joe .356 BA, .423 OBP

3. Williams VS Brett (Williams is clearly better but Brento slouch)

4. Gehrig 37 HR AVG VS Belle 40 HR AVG

5. Kiner VS 369 HR Thome 612 HR

6. Guerrero 74 SO per season VS Berra only 32 SO per season

7. Cochrane VS Ripken

8. Yount VS Clemente

9. Puckett VS Alomar


I feel my pitchers are the difference in this matchup.

1. Seaver 2.86 ERA VS Young 2.63 ERA

2. Gibson 2.91 ERA VS Mathewson 2.13 ERA

3. Gomez 3.34 ERA VS Ford 2.75 ERA

4. Palmer 2.86 ERA VS Walsh 1.82 ERA

5. Cone 3.46 ERA VS Schilling 3.46 ERA

 

[broncosmitty]

Nos.

I like his bullpen the most. It's the best he's had.

Grich was a nice late grab. And Teddy, Lou, Kiner is a nasty middle.

Ritz has a fine team, but I think the bullpen is the edge. Despite an excellent Fuentes pick.

 

[Nosferatu]

Me

 

[Ritzarmy]

Nos.

I like his bullpen the most. It's the best he's had.

Grich was a nice late grab. And Teddy, Lou, Kiner is a nasty middle.

Ritz has a fine team, but I think the bullpen is the edge. Despite an excellent Fuentes pick.

Interesting I thought you would vote for me because my pitching his better (my opinion). You voted for UK over Nos in the championship game where UK had the better pitching but Nos had the better hitters. I think you voted against me because I stole Fuentes right before you

 

[Ritzarmy]

Me

Me or Mebert?

 

[MilkSpiller22]

i got Nos here, his Bullpen is just too strong... Both rotations are sick, advantage to ritz...

Nos might have the slight advantage on offense...

 

[UK Cowboy]

As I said on the other matchup, all 4 teams are championship worthy. In this matchup, the two pitching staffs and bullpens are very close, might be a slight lean to Ritz, but it's close. The difference IMO is Nos lineup, which I think would be much tougher to stop. Very close, two great teams

Nos in 7

 

[Ritzarmy]

i got Nos here, his Bullpen is just too strong... Both rotations are sick, advantage to ritz...

Nos might have the slight advantage on offense...

I don't feel nos's bullpen is to strong because I feel my rotation is better meaning my bullpen won't be used as much. I do like nos's hitters except he should be penalized for drafting Pete Rose who stated he dislikes. LOL

 

[Mebert]

Middle of Nos's lineup is crazy good 3rd best in this draft! Ritz has already knocked out 1 and 2. I like Nos's lineup much better, but Ritz pitching way more. Bullpen I lean Nos. Both teams are awesome, but I go Ritz. Close one

 

[broncosmitty]

Interesting I thought you would vote for me because my pitching his better (my opinion). You voted for UK over Nos in the championship game where UK had the better pitching but Nos had the better hitters. I think you voted against me because I stole Fuentes right before you

I don't like your pitching as much as E'rybody else this time. Walsh and Schilling, not my favorites.

Your 9,1,2 I do really like. Not sure if that has been given credit yet. It's a really good run.

 

[Ritzarmy]

I don't like your pitching as much as E'rybody else this time. Walsh and Schilling, not my favorites.

Your 9,1,2 I do really like. Not sure if that has been given credit yet. It's a really good run.

Hoping the run continues. Beating my first opponent was a challenge. My god that guy is a dick but a knowledgable dick though. (J/k)

 

[broncosmitty]

Hoping the run continues. Beating my first opponent was a challenge. My god that guy is a dick but a knowledgable dick though. (J/k)

Not that run....

The Alomar leading into Rickey Hendy leading into Joe Jackson run.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Not that run....

The Alomar leading into Rickey Hendy leading into Joe Jackson run.

What about the runs from Taco Bell?

 

[Ritzarmy]

Still need @wlk3 , @Pack 500 and @ehb5 to vote please

 

[broncosmitty]

What about the runs from Taco Bell?

I'm a breakfast defector.

 

[Nosferatu]

I did text WLK, 500 and EHB

 

[ehb5]

Nos

 

[Ritzarmy]

Congrats Nos!!! Great team you put together. 2 in a row making it to the finals. What's weird/funny/and sad is that it was almost a rematch of the last MLB championship where you and UK tied.