Rookie MLB Draft Semi-Final 2

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500 1

Lineup:
1. Minnie Minoso LF (R)
2. Cal Ripken SS (R)
3. Willie Mays CF (R)
4. Don Mattingly 1B (L)
5. Dick Allen 3B (R)
6. Dwight Evans RF (R)
7. Babe Herman DH (L)
8. Joe Torre C (R)
9. Buddy Myer 2B (L)

Bench:
Walker Cooper C (R)
Max Bishop 2B (L)
Ray Boone INF (R)
Ken Singelton RF (S)
Andy Pafko OF (R)

Starting Rotation:
SP - Warren Spahn (L)
SP - Jim Palmer (R)
SP - Billy Pierce (L)
SP - Jerry Koosman (L)
SP - Paul Derringer (R)

Bullpen:
CL - Ron Perranoski (L)
RP- Clay Carroll (R)
RP - Roy Face (R)
RP - Stu Miller (R)
RP - Terry Forster (L)
RP - Skip Lockwood (R)

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

 

[UK Cowboy]

Lineup goes to Milk, deeper and more speed. SP's are a push. Bullpen slight lean to 500. Bench close

Milk in 7

 

[Nosferatu]

I like the top of Milk's lineup more and the bottom of 500's lineup more. Overall edge Milk

Slight edge to 500's bench, I like Ken Singleton

Neither teams bullpen screams greatness

Both rotations are really good, I gotta give the nod to 500 overall because IMO
Spahn > Ford
Palmer > Drysdale

I do really like Lolich and Messersmith though.

This might be the closet match up yet for me, I gotta lean towards 500 here although I would have no problems seeing Milk win this one...

I actually changed my mind twice I had written 500 to begin with then changed to Milk and back to 500...

 

[Ritzarmy]

Milk 1

 

[Nosferatu]

Milk = 2
500 = 1

 

[Nosferatu]

Milk post your vote so we can move on...

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I think his 2 HOFer SP are better than mine, but i like my 3-5 pitchers all better...

I like the top of my offense much more than the top of packs... and i hate Don mattiingly hitting 4th... absolutely hate that call, he is a 3 not a 4... But i guess he just had two players that are more a 3 than a 4...

My top 2 in the lineup is significantly better than his top 2 Randolph is a better 2 hitter than Ripken
Our 3s are pretty much a wash, but i would take foxx over mays only because of OBP
His 4 is better but mine is more of a 4
our 5s are a wash, but if anyone wins it would be 500
our 6s are close to a wash too, Trosky has better best seasons, but evans played for longer
7. Tenace> herman but again close
8. torre> Hack But very close
9. Myer has better OBP but Bert runs better i would call this another tie..

So i would take my offense over his...

Milk1 wins

 

[Nosferatu]

Milk Wins