Rookie MLB Draft Playoff Game 3

[Nosferatu]

UK2

Starting Lineup
1 S LF Willie Wilson 76
2 L CF Fred Lynn 74
3 L 1B Stan Musial 41 HOF
4 R 3B Harmon Killebrew 54 HOF
5 L RF Dave Parker 73
6 L DH Harold Baines 80
7 R C Thurman Munson 69
8 R SS Rico Petrocelli 63
9 R 2B Bobby Grich 70

Bench
R C Bob Boone 72
R 1B Jack Clark 75
L SS Dick McAuliffe 60
L SS Tony Kubek 57
R 3B Gary Gaetti 81
S CF Willie McGee 82

Starting Rotation
LSP Sandy Koufax 55 HOF
RSP Luis Tiant 64
RSP Orel Hershiser 83
RSP Dave Stieb 79
RSP Don Newcombe 49

Bullpen
RRP Hoyt Wilhelm 52 HOF
LRP Willie Hernandez 77
RRP Ellis Kinder 46
LRP John Hiller 65
RRP Clem Labine 50

VERSUS

MILK 1

LINEUP
1.CF - Rickey Henderson(R) - 1979 - HOF
2. 2B - Willie Randolph(R) - 1975
3.1B - Jimmie Foxx(R) - 1925 - HOF
4.RF - Darryl Strawberry(L) - 1983
5. LF - Rocky Colavito(R) - 1955
6. DH- Hal Trosky(L) - 1933
7. C- Gene Tenace (R)- 1969
8. 3B - STAN HACK (L)- 1932 ??
9. SS - Bert Campaneris(R) - 1964

BENCH
RF - Tommy Holmes (L)- 1942
LF - Lonnie Smith(R) - 1978
SS - Mark Belanger(R) - 1965
C - Buddy Rosar(R) - 1939
CF - Wally Berger(R) - 1930

Rotation
SP - Whitey Ford -(L)1950 - HOF
SP - Don Drysdale -(R) 1956 - HOF
SP - Mickey Lolich (L)- 1963
SP - Andy Messersmith-(R) - 1968
SP - Sam McDowell (L)- 1961

Bullpen
RP - Dave Smith(R) - 1980
RP - Dick Radatz(R) - 1962
RP - Jim Brewer(L) - 1960
RP - Don McMahon(R) - 1957
RP - Eddie Watt(R) - 1966
RP - Don Mossi(L) - 1954

 

[Nosferatu]

This is probably the closet game for me. I'm amazed Milk thinks his 2nd team is better than his 1st. I really like this team, I love UK's team but I just cant vote against Milk in this one.

Milk 1

 

[UK Cowboy]

I had both of these teams highly ranked, thought Milks top team was far superior to his 2nd as well. I think the lineups are really close, love Milks top 3, think mine is deeper. Rotations are really close as well. All 5 matchups are similar caliber pitchers. Both teams have good bullpens. I do think I have a solid advantage on the bench. Toss up.

UK1 in 7

 

[MilkSpiller22]

Because Stan Hack is all capitalized, I have to vote for myself...

Plus I think my team is better,

Also, I find it a little funny that in 27-57-87, UK said that I should have picked a SP as my WC over a Closer because SP are more valuable than closers, and then here he hurts himself doing the same thing...

 

[UK Cowboy]

Because Stan Hack is all capitalized, I have to vote for myself...

Plus I think my team is better,

Also, I find it a little funny that in 27-57-87, UK said that I should have picked a SP as my WC over a Closer because SP are more valuable than closers, and then here he hurts himself doing the same thing...

Apples and oranges.....27-57-87, there was a much larger talent pool to choose from than 1 player per season. But I can see how someone who voted his two teams as #1 and #2 over 8 other teams might think that

 

[Nosferatu]

Milk = 2
UK = 1

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I had both of these teams highly ranked, thought Milks top team was far superior to his 2nd as well. I think the lineups are really close, love Milks top 3, think mine is deeper. Rotations are really close as well. All 5 matchups are similar caliber pitchers. Both teams have good bullpens. I do think I have a solid advantage on the bench. Toss up.

UK1 in 7

The reason i had Milk 2 over milk 1 is because of the HOF pitchers on milk 2... Milk 1 probably has the best pitching outside of their HOF pitchers, but i saw both HOF pitchers to be weak compared to the other HOFers...
Also i liked MIlk 2s Bullpen better than milk 1s... Even though i liked Milk1s offense more than milk 2s... But they are formed very similarly...

 

[UK Cowboy]

The reason i had Milk 2 over milk 1 is because of the HOF pitchers on milk 2... Milk 1 probably has the best pitching outside of their HOF pitchers, but i saw both HOF pitchers to be weak compared to the other HOFers...
Also i liked MIlk 2s Bullpen better than milk 1s... Even though i liked Milk1s offense more than milk 2s... But they are formed very similarly...

I think 1 is clearly better than 2

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I think 1 is clearly better than 2

What is it about milk 2 that you don't like so much... that's what i don't get yet...

 

[UK Cowboy]

What is it about milk 2 that you don't like so much... that's what i don't get yet...

Look... The difference in any of these teams is miniscule. There's not a chance in Hell any of them would sweep the others in a 7 game series, so it's not saying one of your teams sucked. I think your 1 team is more balanced, has less holes in its lineup, and is deeper in good players

 

[Pack 500]

7 game series here. As Smitty would say I needed some more time to think about it. Love UK's non HOF pitchers Tiant and Orel. That plus a little more lineup depth for him gives a slight edge to UK.

 

[Nosferatu]

We need Ritz's vote here...

 

[Ritzarmy]

Milk 1

 

[Nosferatu]

Thanks Ritzy

Milk wins...