The 1989 Giants challenge you to a theme

[childsmwc]

Ok with a little creativity I was able to recreate the 1989 Giants line up:

C- T. Kennedy 1984
1B- W. Clark 1989
2B- R. Thompson 1989
3B- M. Williams 1990
SS- J. Uribe 1986
LF- K. Mitchell 1989
CF- B. Butler 1993
RF- (No Candyman in the set, so using 1986 C. Davis as a stand in)

On the pitching side its not quite as clean, but here is a good attempt:

R. Reuschel 1973
D. Dravecky 1983
J. Montefusco 1978
M. Krukow 1983
J. Burkett 1990

Bullpen

S. Garrelts 1987
C. Lefferts 1984

So for the rotation I had to get a bit creative, since Garrelts doesn't have a starter card and the others aren't in ATG. However, most of the players used were on the roster or around that time frame so close enough.

I will fill in the roster with other Giants and players from this period to round things out for a $60 million no DH cap league.

If anyone is interested in doing a similar team and joining a theme along these lines, post the roster and come join.

League: MLB team theme
PW: baseball

[Cruiser]

C - Rick Dempsey (1983)
1B - Lee May (1970)
2B - Richie Dauer (1983)
3B - Doug DeCinces (1982)
SS - Mark Belanger (1974)
LF - Larry Harlow (1979)
CF - Al Bumbry (1983)
RF - Ken Singleton (1980)

Bench
Eddie Murray (1984) - '77 was his rookie year
Terry Crowley (1975)

SP - Jim Palmer (1975)
SP - Rudy May (1970)
SP - Mike Flanagan (1982)
SP - Ross Grimsley (1977)

Bullpen
Tippy Martinez (1983)
Dick Drago (1978)
Ed Farmer (1971)
Dennis Martinez (1978)
Scott McGregor (1983)

I'll have to get creative with the rotation, as Dennis and Scotty's cards are pure SP. In '77 they spot-started and pitched long relief.

I was surprised how many guys from that team are in ATG, I was also (yet again) amazed that team somehow won 97 games that year.

[andycummings65]

I'm gonna do a version of mid-70s Red Sox.........
gonna be out most of the day, but will do it soon

[Proverbial Psalms]

i will put one in for the Expos circa 1979-1982...

At first glance, here is my roster, subject to post-draft tweaks.

Your Draft List Clear List...
Pitchers T End.* IP ERA BAL Drop:
Rogers, S. R S8* 281.0 2.98 1L 4.92M
Gullickson, B. R S8/R3 141.0 3.00 3R 3.44M
Palmer, D. R S7/R4 129.2 2.98 1L 3.06M
Sanderson, S. R S7* 211.1 3.11 1R 2.69M
Lea, C. R S6 104.0 3.72 3R .94M
Lee, B. L S6/R4 118.0 4.96 2L .50M
Fryman, W. L R3 80.0 2.25 3L 4.25M
Bahnsen, S. R R3 91.1 3.05 1L 1.25M
Sosa, E. R R2 93.2 3.07 5R .78M
D'Acquisto, J. R R3 87.2 3.39 4R .73M
Hitters B Pos.* AB OPS BAL Drop:
Carter, G. R C 549 .817 4L 6.63M
Tamargo, J. S C 51 .737 5R .94M
Cromartie, W. L 1B,LF 597 .775 4R 1.93M
Scott, R. S 2B,SS 567 .600 3L .85M
Bernazard, T. S 2B,SS 183 .644 2L .50M
Parrish, L. R 3B 452 .737 4R 1.95M
Wallach, T. R 3B 581 .769 1L 1.90M
Macha, K. R 3B,1B,C,... 107 .744 1R 1.33M
Foli, T. R SS,3B 441 .590 3L .68M
Speier, C. R SS,3B 388 .681 1R .57M
Office, R. L LF,CF,RF 292 .744 8R 2.32M
White, J. S LF,RF,CF 214 .781 3R 2.02M
Leflore, R. R LF 521 .700 1R .73M
Dawson, A. R CF 577 .850 4L 7.21M
Valentine, E. R RF 311 .891 3L 6.55M

[carr20]

I'll take the '80 Phils as follows, despite the lack of sp other than Lefty, subject to post-draft fine tuning:

c Boone 2.88 1977
1b Kruk 3.01 1990 Rose not avail as 1b is atg :(
2b Trillo 1.53 1979
3b Schmidt 9.27 1980
ss Bowa 0.79 1980
lf Luzinski 4.82 1977
cf Maddox 3.23 1977
rf McBride 4.45 1977

bn Moreland 0.94 1984
bn Virgil 0.79 1988
bn Hebner 2.25 1977
bn Unser 0.91 1977
bn Martin 1.59 1977
bn Sizemore 0.7 1977
bn Harmon 0.5 1977

sp Carlton 7.06 1980
sp Ruthven 2.04 1974
sp Walk 0.87 1982
sp Lerch 0.5 1977
sp Christenson 1.17 1977
rp McGraw 4.57 1980
rp Reed 2.33 1977
rp Brusstar 0.62 1977
rp Noles 0.58 1984
rp Lyle 2.45 1967

59.85

[FUDU]

This thread put this music in my head, thanks a lot.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSVdoq9WPPE[/url]

[bernieh]

Closing out the East...

[b:1e199e02d8]Milwaukee Bruisers '82[/b:1e199e02d8]

Vuckovich, P. '82
Caldwell, M. '82
Sutton, D. '82
Higuera, T. '87
McClure, B. '82
Haas, M. '84
Lerch, R. '82
Fingers, R. '82
Plesac, D. '92
Slaton, J. '82

[b:1e199e02d8]C:[/b:1e199e02d8] Simmons, T. '82
Yost, N. '82
[b:1e199e02d8]1B:[/b:1e199e02d8] Cooper, C. '82
Howell, R. '82
[b:1e199e02d8]2B:[/b:1e199e02d8] Gantner, J. '82
Romero, E. '82
Picciolo, R. '82
[b:1e199e02d8]3B:[/b:1e199e02d8] Molitor, P. '82
[b:1e199e02d8]SS:[/b:1e199e02d8] Yount, R. '82
Johnson, T. '73
[b:1e199e02d8]LF:[/b:1e199e02d8] Oglivie, B. '82
[b:1e199e02d8]CF:[/b:1e199e02d8] Thomas, G. '82
[b:1e199e02d8]RF:[/b:1e199e02d8] Deer, R. '87
Moore, C. '82
Edwards, M. '82

[apolivka]

OK here we go, the Bambi's Bombers era Milwaukee Brewers are ready to take on you punks. Yup, we have mullets and big walrus mustaches. We hit towering home runs, smash into the outfield walls, eat left handed middle relief for breakfast, and strike out swinging. We never sac bunt, because that's for pussies, and rarely steal because we're looking for the three run dinger. We play outside in Wisconsin in October and don't wear any of those wussie long sleeved T-shirts. Our favorite foods are Pabst Blue Ribbon and Red Man chewing tobacco. We listen to Charlie Daniels and Waylon Jennings on our gigantic Boom Box in the clubhouse. On our days off we go fishing with Bob Uecker and catch 20" Muskies which we eat over an open fire while playing sheepshead for money. We drive El Caminos with 454s, or Camaros, or Harley hard tails with ape hangers. Our wives smoke unfiltered cigarettes, wear tube tops and cutoffs, are smoking hot, and could still beat the crap out of you.

We are the Milwaukee Brewers:

Vuckovich, P.
Caldwell, M.
Slaton, J.
Wegman, B.
Medich, D.
Fingers, R.
Plesac, D.
Bernard, D.
McClure, B.
Augustine, J.

Simmons, T.
Cooper, C.
Howell, R.
Gantner, J.
Romero, E.
Molitor, P.
Bando, S.
Yount, R.
Oglivie, B.
Thomas, G.
Lezcano, S.
Brouhard, M.
Moore, C.
Edwards, M.
May, D. L

[apolivka]

Shoot, I spent so much time on my "clever" post that none other than Bernie beat me to the punch with a Milwaukee team. Bummer. Oh well, maybe next time.

Bernie, you need to live up to my description of the Bambi's bombers era Brew Crew.

[bernieh]

Oh, man, now I feel bad. If you put the team together already and haven't dismantled it, please take my spot. I'm not squeezing a paying customer out of a spot he wants!