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1.1.1 : UK 1 : Mickey Mantle - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.2.2 : Milk 1 : Rickey Henderson - LF - 1979 - HOF
1.3.3 : Nos 1 : Tom Seaver - SP - 1967 - HOF
1.4.4 : Ritz 1 : Pete Rose - INF/OF - 1963
1.5.5 : 500 1 : Willie Mays - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.6.6 : 500 2 : Ted Williams - LF - 1939 - HOF
1.7.7 : Ritz 2 : Hank Aaron - RF - 1954 - HOF
1.8.8 : Nos 2 : Lou Gehrig - 1B - 1923 - HOF
1.9.9 : Milk 2 :
1.10.10 : UK 2 :
 

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Are we starting the time clock tomorrow?
 

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1.1.1 : UK 1 : Mickey Mantle - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.2.2 : Milk 1 : Rickey Henderson - LF - 1979 - HOF
1.3.3 : Nos 1 : Tom Seaver - SP - 1967 - HOF
1.4.4 : Ritz 1 : Pete Rose - INF/OF - 1963
1.5.5 : 500 1 : Willie Mays - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.6.6 : 500 2 : Ted Williams - LF - 1939 - HOF
1.7.7 : Ritz 2 : Hank Aaron - RF - 1954 - HOF
1.8.8 : Nos 2 : Lou Gehrig - 1B - 1923 - HOF
1.9.9 : Milk 2 : Lefty Grove - SP - 1925 - HOF
1.10.10 : UK 2 : Stan Musial - 1B/OF - 1941 - HOF

ROUND 2
2.1.11 : UK 2 : Sandy Koufax - SP - 1955 - HOF
2.2.12 : Milk 2 :
2.3.13 : Nos 2 :
2.4.14 : Ritz 2 :
2.5.15 : 500 2 :
2.6.16 : 500 1 :
2.7.17 : Ritz 1 :
2.8.18 : Nos 1 :
2.9.19 : Milk 1 :
2.10.20 : UK 1 :
 

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Ya know Ritz, I think yer the biggest Pete Rose fan I know, I swear you draft him in every draft he's eligible.
 

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What do you guys think of Pete Rose being MVP in 1973? On paper it looks like everyone must have sucked that year. He did hit .338 and had an OBP of .401 but less than 50 extra base hits, 10 steals in 17 attempts, only 64 RBI's. Hardly what we would today consider MVP numbers.
 

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What do you guys think of Pete Rose being MVP in 1973? On paper it looks like everyone must have sucked that year. He did hit .338 and had an OBP of .401 but less than 50 extra base hits, 10 steals in 17 attempts, only 64 RBI's. Hardly what we would today consider MVP numbers.


baseball is more than just HRs and rbis...

But the problem back then is that advanced stats were pretty much unknown... and all they cared about was BA, RBIs and HRs... And Rose was the clear best BA guy...
 

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My next pick would have been Gibson. Damn nice pick Milk.
 

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1.1.1 : UK 1 : Mickey Mantle - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.2.2 : Milk 1 : Rickey Henderson - LF - 1979 - HOF
1.3.3 : Nos 1 : Tom Seaver - SP - 1967 - HOF
1.4.4 : Ritz 1 : Pete Rose - INF/OF - 1963
1.5.5 : 500 1 : Willie Mays - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.6.6 : 500 2 : Ted Williams - LF - 1939 - HOF
1.7.7 : Ritz 2 : Hank Aaron - RF - 1954 - HOF
1.8.8 : Nos 2 : Lou Gehrig - 1B - 1923 - HOF
1.9.9 : Milk 2 : Lefty Grove - SP - 1925 - HOF
1.10.10 : UK 2 : Stan Musial - 1B/OF - 1941 - HOF

ROUND 2
2.1.11 : UK 2 : Sandy Koufax - SP - 1955 - HOF
2.2.12 : Milk 2 : Bob Gibson - SP - 1959 - HOF
2.3.13 : Nos 2 : Steve Carlton - SP - 1965 - HOF
2.4.14 : Ritz 2 : Nolan Ryan - SP - 1966 - HOF
2.5.15 : 500 2 :
2.6.16 : 500 1 :
2.7.17 : Ritz 1 :
2.8.18 : Nos 1 :
2.9.19 : Milk 1 :
2.10.20 : UK 1 :
 

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Ritz for picking out of turn loses his next pick for an extra pick in round 25. :clap:
 

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baseball is more than just HRs and rbis...

But the problem back then is that advanced stats were pretty much unknown... and all they cared about was BA, RBIs and HRs... And Rose was the clear best BA guy...

Obviously it's more than HR's and RBI's but it's not like he hit .380
 

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Ritz for picking out of turn loses his next pick for an extra pick in round 25. :clap:

Oops sorry however I did know the guy you were taking and I didn't select him so I should get some credit for that. :D
 

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Ritz has the market cornered on picking players who are leaders in all time stats. Unless we count Barry.
 

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I seen Smitty has been posting so it seems he's okay... :thumb:
 

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ROUND 1
1.1.1 : UK 1 : Mickey Mantle - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.2.2 : Milk 1 : Rickey Henderson - LF - 1979 - HOF
1.3.3 : Nos 1 : Tom Seaver - SP - 1967 - HOF
1.4.4 : Ritz 1 : Pete Rose - INF/OF - 1963
1.5.5 : 500 1 : Willie Mays - CF - 1951 - HOF
1.6.6 : 500 2 : Ted Williams - LF - 1939 - HOF
1.7.7 : Ritz 2 : Hank Aaron - RF - 1954 - HOF
1.8.8 : Nos 2 : Lou Gehrig - 1B - 1923 - HOF
1.9.9 : Milk 2 : Lefty Grove - SP - 1925 - HOF
1.10.10 : UK 2 : Stan Musial - 1B/OF - 1941 - HOF

ROUND 2
2.1.11 : UK 2 : Sandy Koufax - SP - 1955 - HOF
2.2.12 : Milk 2 : Bob Gibson - SP - 1959 - HOF
2.3.13 : Nos 2 : Steve Carlton - SP - 1965 - HOF
2.4.14 : Ritz 2 : Nolan Ryan - SP - 1966 - HOF
2.5.15 : 500 2 : Mike Schmidt - 3B - 1972 - HOF
2.6.16 : 500 1 : Warren Spahn - SP - 1942 - HOF
2.7.17 : Ritz 1 : Alan Trammell - SS - 1977
2.8.18 : Nos 1 : Joe DiMaggio - CF - 1936 - HOF
2.9.19 : Milk 1 :
2.10.20 : UK 1 :
 
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