by seanreflex » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:07 pm
The center fielder that seems to do extremely well at Fenway Park (I've had him there 6 times, he's hit over 40 HR and over 110 RBI every single year) is Stormin' Gorman Thomas.
I agree completely with your plan -- my Fenway Champion team had Boggs and Hernandez at the top of the order, both hitting .340 +
Then I had Thomas, Dawson, Oglivie and Madlock, all having monster years.
Pitching was a 5 man rotation -- Boyd, Schatzeder, Wilcox, Dravecky and somebody else.
I had Concepcion at SS, and a 2B combo of J.Cruz and Foley (both hit in the .270 range with a .300 OBP -- not bad for $1.5 mill)
I think Mike's comment on grabbing pitchers with low hits per innings pitched, rather than just the WHIP, is important. I love playing at Fenway, as I grew up in New England and suffered the heartaches in 67, 75 and 86.
Good luck,
Sean
PS: I did a theme league where I had the Red Sox -- they won 91 games. Clemens was a 25 game winner, Boyd and Hurst were great. Boggs hit .380; Rice, Evans, Lynn and Greenwell were all HUGE HUGE HUGE, and Spike Owen was a stud at SS. Remy and Barrett split 2B, I didn't get Fisk, so got stuck with Gedman (who was awful) and Cerone. It was a TON of fun, and I would do it again. I actually had a great bullpen with Burgmeier, Lee Smith, Bill Campbell.