ATG III Half Squad Keeper Theme Season I - Play Ball!!

[ArrylT]

[b:7ecbf600cf]Divisions & Ballparks:

EAST[/b:7ecbf600cf]

giddyup81 - Big Boy Collection - Polo Grounds '21
Hakmusic - Half Team HT Hakers 1 - West Side Park '06
steveames - AmesExpress Gladiators 1 - League Park '06
wjanssen - Cherry Hill Half Sox-1 - Forbes Field '09

[b:7ecbf600cf]CENTRAL[/b:7ecbf600cf]

ArrylT - Montreal Metropolis - League Park '34
dacelo - Asbury Jukes - Ebbets Field '53
roofatoppa3 - Chicago Squirrels - Wrigley Field '59
Toyboys - Kansas Giant Red Machine - Polo Grounds '34

[b:7ecbf600cf]WEST [/b:7ecbf600cf]

geekor - Gray Hairs - Fenway Park '46
spicki17 - half asses - Comiskey Park '19
sschu - Seattle Orcas Island 6 - Fenway Park '86
Sykes - Hoboken Hybrids I - Yankee Stadium '27

[ArrylT]

[b:f0cdfcfaab]toyboys pre-season predictions:[/b:f0cdfcfaab]

East Winner: Cherry Hill 1/2 Sox
Central Winner: Chicago Squirrles
West Winner: Gray Hairs
Wild Card: Montreal Metropolis

Finals:
Chicago Squirrels
Gray Hairs

CHAMPION: Chicago Squirrels

[ArrylT]

[b:804529ecb5]AT Press: [i:804529ecb5]Metropolis close to Finalizing Roster[/b:804529ecb5][/i:804529ecb5]

The Montreal Metropolis organization announced today that it is close to finalizing its roster for the season, and will be sending down several players to 'Triple A' for seasoning in hopes that they could be ready for next year.

Players like Tommy Agee, while understanding that space was limited on the Metropolis roster, have asked for, and been given permission to try and see if they could make it to the show with another team, provided that they return to the Metropolis organization next year.

There is a couple of key position battles still going ... as Sid Fernandez and Whitey Ford duke it out for the last spot on the rotation, with Fernandez currently holding the upper hand, and management is waiting to see if anyone can take the backup C spot from Jerry Grote. It is rumoured that Metropolis is shopping for a solid C under 1m that has a decent bat but isnt too horrid a defender.

T. Agee
R. Anderson
J. Beattie
R. Darling
J. Devore
L. Doyle
E. Figueroa
M. Harder
E. Howard
R. McDowell
F. Merkle
C. Meyers
R. Murray
D. Pasqua
B. Skowron
F. Snodgrass
D. Winfield

[ArrylT]

[b:e209a1e4b1]Trade Announcement:[/b:e209a1e4b1]

ArrylT trades R. Darling to toyboys in exchange for J. Hegan.

This is a 1 year 'rental' with option to renew (repeat the same trade on a yearly basis) or make a 'For Keeps'.

[ArrylT]

One Year trades only need to be posted on this thread. :)

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The Chicago Squirrels and Big Boy Collection announce a late trade (rental- one year only). Collection trades Orlando Cepeda(1B - 62 SFG) for Bobby Thomson(UT- 59 CHN) and Wise(SP - 64 PHN).
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[ArrylT]

[b:2d90f7dc55]AT Press: [i:2d90f7dc55]Announcing the Starting Roster for the Montreal Metropolis[/i:2d90f7dc55][/b:2d90f7dc55]

Although some last minute moves to/from the farm team may occur, the Metropolis management today announced its starting roster for the first season of the new HTKL.

C - Johnny Blanchard
1B - Don Mattingly
2B - Bobby Richardson
3B - Mike Pagliarulo
SS - Art Fletcher
LF - Cleon Jones
CF - Mickey Mantle
RF - Roger Maris
DH - Willie Randolph

SP - Sid Fernandez
SP - Dwight Gooden
SP - Ron Guidry
SP - Bob Ojeda

Bullpen - Luis Arroyo
Bullpen - Goose Gossage
Bullpen - Jesse Orosco

RP Specialist - Randy Niemann
RP Specialist - Doug Sisk
RP Specialist - Bob Turley

Backup C - Jerry Grote
Bench - Ken Boswell
Bench - Billy Gardner
Bench - Ron Gaspar
Bench - Al Weis

[ArrylT]

[b:dab92c3bac]One Year Trades*:[/b:dab92c3bac]

1 - ArrylT trades R. Darling to toyboys in exchange for J. Hegan.

2 - The Chicago Squirrels and Big Boy Collection announce a late trade (rental- one year only). Collection trades Orlando Cepeda(1B - 62 SFG) for Bobby Thomson(UT- 59 CHN) and Wise(SP - 64 PHN).

3 - Montreal Metropolis have leased Whitey Ford to the Hoboken Hyrbids for 1 season in exchange for a 1 year lease agreement on Red Sawx killa,
Bucky Dent.

* - These do not need to be posted on the draft/keeper trade thread

[ArrylT]

Well I don't know how long it will last but both Sykes & I are on pace to slug 400 HR. 8)

[Proverbial Psalms]

While you guys are on pace for 400 HR's... my team (currently 1-8 ) is on pace for <20 wins. I can see it now... 10 pitchers in the league will finish with more wins than my entire team! I guess we see goofy results over short time periods.. I just wish it were goofy-good instead of bad!

I went with a pitching-oriented team, playing in Forbes09, and my team ERA is sitting at 7.02, with a WHIP of 1.90; Every one of my pitchers has an ERA > 5.00, including Camnitz/Young in the 6's and Bob Gibson >15

I'm making up for that with my nuclear offense, currently batting .214 with < 3 runs per game...

Ty Cobb .192 average (and he's slugging .192 as well, awesome)
Gehringer batting .207, Davey Jones lowest on team with an .097

I'm looking forward to playing other divisions, at least so I can get pounded by different players, in different ways, in different ballparks.

[ArrylT]

Only 12 games played and already Mantle & Maris both have 11 HR ... you know that pace is not going to continue all season ... but much longer??

Leading the league in slugging ... I can only wonder what my W/L record would be like if Jones & Fletcher could get on base! ;)

I see wjanssens squad has started winning some games. :)