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This is a takeoff of something that is done on the Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Boards. Each day what you will do is pick the winners of that nights promotional 1986 replay season games. You will also pick a top pitcher and top hitter for the night(determination of the top at each spot will be determined using the scoring system for ultimate baseball-i will post the scoring system ultimate uses or someone else can if you have time)

I will make this one a bit different than the hockey in the following way. One point for each correct winning team and also 1 point if you match the top pitcher and 1 point if you match the top hitter) Thereafter the pitcher/hitter points will be used as a tiebreaker if necessary for the top spot. The standings will be based upon how many nights you are the "winner". Unlike the hockey every night I would anticipate one winner, you are allowed to pick the same pitcher and/or hitter that smeone else has picked. Fire away with questions. Deadline each night will be one hour before the games are run(is it at midnight?)

[b:c243129f11]Mr. Baseball World [/b:c243129f11]

Yankees
Angels
White Sox
A's
Phillies
Expos(can't pick Cubs)
Giants
Padres
Braves(first win)

Pitcher: Moose Haas(nice matchup vs Twins)
Hitter: Reggie Jackson(breaks out of 0-17 start in big way)

[b:c243129f11]Sykes25 [/b:c243129f11]
My picks:

American League

Indians
Angels
White Sox
Twins

National League

Pirates
Cubs
Astros
Padres
Reds

Hitter: Eric Davis (feasts on Zane Smith)
Pitcher: Ed Wojna (what's not to like about a guy with a W and J in his last name)


[b:c243129f11]LMBombers [/b:c243129f11]
My picks:

NYY
CAL
DET
MIN
PHI
MON
HOU
SD
ATL

Pitcher - Bob Knepper (just a hunch)
Hitter - Johnny Grubb (will light up Tom Seaver like a Christmas tree)

We will call last night preseason and officially start tonight. This will be the official home of these picks(moved from the ATG section) Make your picks

American League

Teams Probable Starter
Yankees (5-1) at Niekro, J. (R)
Indians (2-4) Swindell, G. (L)

Teams Probable Starter
Mariners (3-4) at Morgan, M. (R)
Angels (4-3) McCaskill, K. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Tigers (6-1) at Tanana, F. (L)
White Sox (4-3) Seaver, T. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
A's (4-3) at Haas, M. (R)
Twins (3-4) Portugal, M. (R)

National League

Teams Probable Starter
Pirates (2-4) at Rhoden, R. (R)
Phillies (2-4) Stewart, D. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Cubs (3-2) at Eckersley, D. (R)
Expos (3-2) Smith, B. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Astros (3-3) at Knepper, B. (L)
Giants (5-1) Garrelts, S. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Dodgers (3-5) at Honeycutt, R. (L)
Padres (4-4) Wojna, E. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Reds (2-3) at Browning, T. (L)
Braves (0-5) Smith, Z. (L)

I'll try to get Bernie to make one of us a mod so we can create a sticky to update standings of picks. Even those who get on board late can still have a PCT based record to try for.

American League

Teams Probable Starter
Royals (2-5) at Leibrandt, C. (L)
Red Sox (4-3) Hurst, B. (L)

Teams Probable Starter
Orioles (1-6) at Dixon, K. (R)
Blue Jays (4-3) Clancy, J. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Yankees (5-2) at Guidry, R. (L)
Indians (3-4) Tewksbury, B. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Rangers (4-3) at Guzman, J. (R)
Brewers (2-5) Leary, T. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Mariners (3-5) at Young, M. (L)
Angels (5-3) Ruhle, V. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Tigers (7-1) at Terrell, W. (R)
White Sox (4-4) Dotson, R. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
A's (5-3) at Rijo, J. (R)
Twins (3-5) Smithson, M. (R)

National League

Teams Probable Starter
Cardinals (4-2) at Tudor, J. (L)
Mets (5-1) Darling, R. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Pirates (2-5) at Reuschel, R. (R)
Phillies (3-4) Carman, D. (L)

Teams Probable Starter
Astros (4-3) at Ryan, N. (R)
Giants (5-2) Lacoss, M. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Dodgers (4-5) at Hershiser, O. (R)
Padres (4-5) Hawkins, A. (R)

Teams Probable Starter
Reds (3-3) at Welsh, C. (L)
Braves (0-6) Mahler, R. (R)

Red Sox
Blue Jays
Yankees
Brewers
Angels
White Sox
A's
Cardinals
Phillies
Astros
Padres
Braves

Pitcher:Ryan
Hitter: Rice

I will keep track of how many nights each person is first and also a winning % set as well. I will only use the hitters/pitchers totals as a tiebreaker. Too much work to go through all the games and figure out the top scoring pitcher and hitter. I will just figure those to break a tie for the nights top score.

BOS
TOR
NYY
TEX
SEA
CHW
MIN
NYM
PHI
SF
LAD
ATL

My picks to click:
hitter - Ron Kittle
pitcher - Don Carman

American League

Red Sox
Orioles
Indians
Brewers
Angels
White Sox
Twins

National League

Cardinals
Pirates
Astros
Padres
Braves

Hitter: Dale Murphy
Pitcher: Nolan Ryan