New 1970's Theme League: Draft 2 MLB Teams

[franky35]

I agree completely with the Braves. A total steal at 15. On the other hand, the first pick of the pair, the Tigers, seems like a giant reach at 10th. Maybe Alan is from the Motor City, Motown, Paris of the Midwest? Neither Detroit or Atlanta had a decent SS in the 70s.

Speaking of Giants, the Giants-Astros have a lot of great players, although they'll be stuck in a pitchers park. If San Francisco had warmer summers, Willie Mays might have been the first to break Ruth's record.

Royals-Twins will be a good combo. I didn't realize that the Twins had a lot of good pitchers come through; and I also didn't appreciate how mediocre the Royals staff was. Will Carew play 1st, or will it be Killebrew, Aikens or Mayberry? Pretty nice choice to have. I think Frank White is overpriced which is too bad because I certainly remember him as a prominent player on those Royal teams of the mid and late 70s. If Brett and Carew both have good years....

[JONCHUCKERY]

[quote:8a2e56fbd0="pwootten"][quote:8a2e56fbd0="jmc316"]Interesting sidebar...Its very possible that LMBombers and I will have the same players listed #1 and #2 on our draft cards...could be a luck of the draw situation![/quote:8a2e56fbd0]

Well, as Randy and Bernie are drinking buddies I'm betting you lose those picks Jim. :wink:[/quote:8a2e56fbd0]

The way my luck is, I could a player I have exclusive rights to and still lose out on him

[LMBombers]

Paul is stretching the truth a little bit. I live in FL and Bernie in the NYC area I presume. I would love to meet him one day however. 8-)

Actually it is interesting you say that Paul because just yesterday someone sent me a PM honestly thinking I WAS Bernie. :lol:

[LMBombers]

[quote:b04b814a55="jmc316"]Interesting sidebar...Its very possible that LMBombers and I will have the same players listed #1 and #2 on our draft cards...could be a luck of the draw situation![/quote:b04b814a55]

I'm going with Steve Swisher at #1. I don't think you have rights to go after him. :P

[JONCHUCKERY]

[quote:202f4b2c91="LMBombers"][quote:202f4b2c91="jmc316"]Interesting sidebar...Its very possible that LMBombers and I will have the same players listed #1 and #2 on our draft cards...could be a luck of the draw situation![/quote:202f4b2c91]

I'm going with Steve Swisher at #1. I don't think you have rights to go after him. :P[/quote:202f4b2c91]

Oh I was thinking more of Roger Maris and Bobby Shantz :wink:

[jayhawk81]

So we do post our stadium now or not until we draft?? We can determine divisions now if we choose our stadiums now.

[jayhawk81]

Braves TAKEN
Orioles TAKEN
Red Sox TAKEN
Angels TAKEN
Cubs TAKEN
White Sox TAKEN
Reds TAKEN
Indians
Tigers TAKEN
Astros TAKEN
Royals TAKEN
Dodgers TAKEN
Twins TAKEN
Expos TAKEN
Mets
Yankees TAKEN
A's TAKEN
Phillies TAKEN
Pirates TAKEN
Cardinals TAKEN
Padres
Giants TAKEN
Mariners/Blue Jays (both started in 1977)
Pilots/Brewers (Pilots moved to Milwaukee)
Senators/Rangers (Senators moved to Texas)


1st pick: franky35 REDS
2nd pick: Delbird ORIOLES
3rd pick: sphilipp8 REDSOX
4th pick: Free4allfree2001 PIRATES
5th pick: Billings Ballers LA DODGERS
6th pick: jayhawk81 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
7th pick: jmc316 NY YANKEES
8th pick: The Senators ASTROS
9th pick: pwootten ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10th pick: alanv25 DETROIT TIGERS
11th pick: fatdaddy054 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
12th pick: LMBombers OAKLAND A'S
13th pick: LMBombers CHICAGO CUBS
14th pick: fatdaddy054 - MINNESOTA TWINS
15th pick: alanv25 ATLANTA BRAVES
16th pick: pwootten MONTREAL EXPOS
17th pick: The Senators SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
18th pick: jmc316 CHI WHITE SOX
19th pick: jayhawk81 CA ANGELS
20th pick: Billings Ballers
21st pick: Free4allfree2001
22nd pick: sphilipp8
23rd pick: Delbird
24th pick: franky35

this is so stressful!

[Billings Ballers]

Braves TAKEN
Orioles TAKEN
Red Sox TAKEN
Angels TAKEN
Cubs TAKEN
White Sox TAKEN
Reds TAKEN
Indians
Tigers TAKEN
Astros TAKEN
Royals TAKEN
Dodgers TAKEN
Twins TAKEN
Expos TAKEN
Mets
Yankees TAKEN
A's TAKEN
Phillies TAKEN
Pirates TAKEN
Cardinals TAKEN
Padres
Giants TAKEN
Mariners/Blue Jays (both started in 1977)
Pilots/Brewers (Pilots moved to Milwaukee)
Senators/Rangers (Senators moved to Texas) Taken


1st pick: franky35 REDS
2nd pick: Delbird ORIOLES
3rd pick: sphilipp8 REDSOX
4th pick: Free4allfree2001 PIRATES
5th pick: Billings Ballers LA DODGERS
6th pick: jayhawk81 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
7th pick: jmc316 NY YANKEES
8th pick: The Senators ASTROS
9th pick: pwootten ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10th pick: alanv25 DETROIT TIGERS
11th pick: fatdaddy054 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
12th pick: LMBombers OAKLAND A'S
13th pick: LMBombers CHICAGO CUBS
14th pick: fatdaddy054 - MINNESOTA TWINS
15th pick: alanv25 ATLANTA BRAVES
16th pick: pwootten MONTREAL EXPOS
17th pick: The Senators SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
18th pick: jmc316 CHI WHITE SOX
19th pick: jayhawk81 CA ANGELS
20th pick: Billings Ballers SENATORS/RANGERS
21st pick: Free4allfree2001
22nd pick: sphilipp8
23rd pick: Delbird
24th pick: franky35

this is so stressful!

[ALANVON BEHREN]

"So we do post our stadium now or not until we draft?? We can determine divisions now if we choose our stadiums now."


As I mentioned, I was going to use the cities of the 1st teams picked to determine the divisions, but I like this idea better. Let's go by the geographical locations of the ballparks to determine which division each of our teams will be in.

To make it easier to choose your ballpark now, I added all of the ballparks to the bottom of the webpage: www.franchises1970s.com#ballparks


Team Nickname / Ballpark

RedsTBD /
OriolesTBD /
RedSoxTBD /
PiratesTBD /
DodgersRangers /
PhilliesAngels /
YankeesWhiteSox /
AstrosGiants /
CardinalsExpos /
TigersBraves / TIGER STADIUM
RoyalsTwins /
A'sCubs /

Also, when you choose your team nickname, please use the format shown above. This will make it easier to know which team is which during the season.

[free4allfree2001]

Braves TAKEN
Orioles TAKEN
Red Sox TAKEN
Angels TAKEN
Cubs TAKEN
White Sox TAKEN
Reds TAKEN
Indians
Tigers TAKEN
Astros TAKEN
Royals TAKEN
Dodgers TAKEN
Twins TAKEN
Expos TAKEN
Mets TAKEN
Yankees TAKEN
A's TAKEN
Phillies TAKEN
Pirates TAKEN
Cardinals TAKEN
Padres
Giants TAKEN
Mariners/Blue Jays (both started in 1977)
Pilots/Brewers (Pilots moved to Milwaukee)
Senators/Rangers (Senators moved to Texas) Taken


1st pick: franky35 REDS
2nd pick: Delbird ORIOLES
3rd pick: sphilipp8 REDSOX
4th pick: Free4allfree2001 PIRATES
5th pick: Billings Ballers LA DODGERS
6th pick: jayhawk81 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
7th pick: jmc316 NY YANKEES
8th pick: The Senators ASTROS
9th pick: pwootten ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10th pick: alanv25 DETROIT TIGERS
11th pick: fatdaddy054 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
12th pick: LMBombers OAKLAND A'S
13th pick: LMBombers CHICAGO CUBS
14th pick: fatdaddy054 - MINNESOTA TWINS
15th pick: alanv25 ATLANTA BRAVES
16th pick: pwootten MONTREAL EXPOS
17th pick: The Senators SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
18th pick: jmc316 CHI WHITE SOX
19th pick: jayhawk81 CA ANGELS
20th pick: Billings Ballers SENATORS/RANGERS
21st pick: Free4allfree2001 NY METS
22nd pick: sphilipp8
23rd pick: Delbird
24th pick: franky35