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How would u bat this team and what is the best bullpen settings for these pitchers.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/atg2/team/team_other.html?user_id=107248

lineup Im thinking

RHP

Ripken
Ott
Williams
Hornsby
Aaron
Bando
Mincher
Parrish

LHP

Bando
Ott
Williams
Hornsby
Aaron
Ripken
Roenicke
Parrish

Little worried about the DP's on Ripkens card otherwise would leadoff with Ott. Can Worrell close in a hitter's park or should I go with Giusti. Any help would be great :D

I have built quite a few Baker teams and your staff will suffer . I would dump Teddy and put it into pitching . Bagby Sr, Nolan , Morris, Knepper, Demaree, Lolich ,Ferris,Brazle, Flanagan James, Maxwell..are all better choices . Speer always get lit up at baker , Cvengros is hit or miss .

With no lineup changes, i would go

RHP
Ott (best obp outside of teddy)
Hornsby
Williams
Aaron
Bando
Ripken
Mincher
Parrish

LHP
Ott
Hornsby
Williams
Aaron
Bando
Ripken
Roenick
Parrish

Bando and Ripken have no where near enough OBP to bat 1st IMO :wink:

Bullpen setting are not going to matter much, since your starters are not going to typically last very long. I might set Tincup not to appear before the 6th, and leave everyone else alone. Only set your pergame starters one day at a time, so HAL will be able to liberally use your SP/RP guys to help out.

I love your lineup, you're gonna score a ton of funs.

Sorry Von, but I would disagree, he can do fine with nickel starters if they are the right ones.

Unfortunately, I think he has many of the wrongs ones. Best ones are: Speer, Frock, Vance, Cvengros, Reuther, Yerkes, Bagby JR, Vuck.

Don't really like your RP's that much either. Sambito must go, he'll get pounded, trust me. Worrell might get hit hard also. He could be good trade bait. Beggs, Lefferts, Perranoski, Staley, Klinger are good choices.

Thanks for the input. I did drop sambito. Added Ruth for Williams.
Rotation of Ruether, Speer, Rommell, Miller, and Coffman. Also have Vance. Ive used Bagby before and it wasnt good. Miller and Coffman have done well for me before. Ive seen others use more expensive starters but their performance wasnt much better than the cheapos.
I really comes down to the bullpen on a team like this in my opinion. It should be fun as I expect to light up the scoreboard!

You should seriously consider starting Vance. He's a bargain. I've had him win 10-15 games regularly on these types of teams.

Here's a couple of similar teams ...

Vance wins 11:
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/atg2/team/team_other.html?user_id=46929

Vance wins 12:
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/atg2/team/team_other.html?user_id=14285

Vuck & Speer both win 15:
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/atg2/team/team_other.html?user_id=41939

Vance wins 15:
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/atg2/team/team_other.html?user_id=76126

I agree Coach, I LOVE Vance on my bomber type teams! :)