Back to 1983

[BC Manager]

TR, any idea what your team name will be? Not that you have to decide now -- you may want to wait and see what ballpark you get.

[Sykes25]

Here's a name that might work for you TR...

Thankyousir Mayihaveanother

or even...

Trich Again.

Headlines will include...

"Murphs Sweep 3 from Trich Again."

"Wallch hits for the cycle in 10-1 blowout of Mayihaveanother"

:wink:

[DOUGGRAY]

This weeekend hasnt went as planned. Im currently travelling and Im away from my database so I can not get to the 80s rookies. I wont be back at my house until friday either :(

[BC Manager]

No real hurry, Penn. I could post my preliminary list when it's done. But we won't really get the draft going for a couple of weeks, at least.

I completely forgot to check Pick 3's last night. Will do that now, and start a new thread.

[BC Manager]

Congratulations to Sean on his championship!

So, Albert, when will you come up with the MVP/Cy Young/Rookie list?

[seanreflex]

[quote:93164040ff]So, Albert, when will you come up with the MVP/Cy Young/Rookie list? [/quote:93164040ff]

Albert, I think I can help you with that list:

MVP: Madlock & Dawson CO-MVP's

Cy Young: Rod Scurry

Rookie: Wade Boggs


I was very fortunate this season. Several key transactions really paid off. Getting Madlock from the Breakers for Durham was the absolute turning point. He carried this team the second half.

Getting Sutter for Gossage strengthened my pen down the stretch, as did Clear for Mohorcic. But Scurry was the stud out there all year. Look at the hits per 9 innings stat with him -- 5.5 hits per 9 IP is pretty tough !!

Grabbing Oglivie from the FA wire, and drafting Boggs & Boyd were all key to the successful season.

A pre-season trade to add Dawson was also HUGE. And, Gorman Thomas doesn't know he's not a Hall of Famer -- nobody tell him ... (be vewwwy vewwwy quiet ....)

thanks for a great season, guys. Really lookin' forward to 1984 (I'll have to figure a way to recover from the loss of Mad Dog Madlock though -- not easy to replace those numbers !!)

Sean

[Sykes25]

Oh well. Yet another loss in the finals. That is my 8th Finals loss for the 80's game. Guys need to step it up as this this getting tired.

A complete overhaul leaves many questions for the 1984 Hoboken Squad.

[albert2b]

Here are my votes:

CY YOUNG

Dan Petry: Call me a traditionalist, but a starter with a great year always should win it over a reliever with a great year. 22 wins and a 1.16 WHIP are enough to get my vote. Dave Smith and Rod Scurry were the relievers with truly great seasons.

MVP

George Brett: This is NOT a homer pick :!: :wink: I'm sure guys like Madlock and Carter were irreplacable members of their teams....and guys like Parrish and Schmidt were stat monsters, but IMO, Brett was both. He was among the league leaders in just about every offensive category and played on the team with the best record. Further proof was when my team went into the tank without him for just a couple of games in the semis.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Wade Boggs: Sean was on the money with this pick. In most years, his .371 avg would've won him a batting crown, but this year, he'll have to settle for ROY.....and a World Series ring. Not too shabby. Barfield of the now defunct Schmidts would probably would get my runner up vote.

[Runnin Rebel]

Big congrat to Sean and the Mango Men for claiming the Crown


This championship was won not only with on-field expertise, but with shrewd front office management as well. Knowing which button to push and which trade to make made all the difference. Picking up Madlock sparked the playoff run that culminated in a championship.

Sorry I haven't been too chatty during the playoffs. Had a coupla weeks of wall-to-wall work, plus it gave the Express time to lick their wounds from that devastating late season collaspe.

[albert2b]

[b:dc5097c374]SEASON OF THE SUB MILLION DOLLAR PLAYERS[/b:dc5097c374]

Just look at the contributions of my bargain basement guys:

Comer (.75) 11-7 W-L, 172 IP, 145 H, 3.77 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
Pastore (.75) 13-10 W-L, 152 IP, 138 H, 4.30 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
Matthews (.75) 6-3 W-L, 56 IP, 46 H, 3.83 ERA, 1.01 WHIP
Gleaton (.83) 3-4 W-L, 2 SV, 95 IP, 92 H, 3.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
Garber (.75) 7-4 W-L, 21 SV, 125 IP, 111 H, 2.66 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
Kipper (.75) 7-1 W-L, 4 SV, 84 IP, 67 H, 3.72 ERA, 1.37 WHIP

Valle (.75) 197 AB, 9 HR, 27 RBI, .239/.432/.265 (his contributions while Brenly was hurt - over 30 games - goes beyond #s)
Remy (.96) 236 AB, 0 HR, 25 RBI, 12 SB, .284/.335/.321
Aguayo (.75) 318 AB, 14 HR, 44 RBI, .293/.500/.354

Man, I'd hate to think of where'd we be without these guys.

[b:dc5097c374]ABOVE AND BEYOND[/b:dc5097c374]

For the second consecutive season, George Brett is the team's MVP and IMO, should be the league MVP. Led the league in AVG, hits, OBP, SLG, INT BB, longest hitting streak, RC/27O. Also up there in RBI, HR, 2B, 3B and RS.

Also, for the second consecutive season, SS Roy Smalley has topped the 25 HR and 90 RBI mark. Not bad for a 5th round pick back in 1981. Certainly making up for that 3e24 in the field.

Bob Brenly and Lloyd Moseby both had terrific rookie campaigns for the Fatboys. Although they had some shortcomings (Brenly missed 30+ games due to injury and Moseby had to be platooned), they both did a fantastic job overall and we hope they both will have more prominent roles with the team in the future.

Ol' Man Blyleven just keeps rolling along. He's not as flashy as he was in 1981 (26-6), but he's still got a lot left in the tank as evidenced by his 19-11 season this year.

[b:dc5097c374]THE FLOPS[/b:dc5097c374]

Gotta start with Nolan Ryan. The club's first round pick was outclassed by pitchers making a fraction of his $8+mil salary. He's got something to prove in 1984.

George Hendrick has made it two consectutive mediocre seasons in a row now after his tremendous inaugural season in 1981. .262, 20, 76 and a .734 OPS is ok for some players, but for a guy making $5.64, that's unacceptable. If it wasn't for his sparkling defense, he would not have had a chance to even put up those numbers.

George Foster. This one was especially disappointing, given that I knew he had one of his good years. His 25 HRs was nice, but I expected a higher average than .241. Oh well, I suppose I owed the strat Gods one after his 41 HR season with a "bad" card back in 1981.

Albert2b. I shot myself in the foot late in the season, putting individual accomplishments ahead of the team's goal, which obviously is to win the World Series. By now, many of you know that I played Brett in the 2nd to last series of the year, after I had clinched the division, but not homefield. The reason for this was so that he could make a run at .400 (he was at around .390). Anyway, long story short, he gets hurt, misses two games in the semis (both losses) and we get eliminated in round one. Now I've got too much respect for Sykes' Murphs to say that Brett would've made the difference between winning and losing, but obviously, I would've like my chances much better with him than without.

[b:dc5097c374]THE FUTURE[/b:dc5097c374]

As we say farewell to a couple of original Fatboys, franchise HR leader, Foster and fan favorite, Remy, we are already hard at work in the front office in finding their replacements. Remy's successor may already be on the team as Steve Sax made a very nice showing for himself in his rookie season. But he will have to hit...and hit well...much like Smalley, to overcome that 3 at 2B.

Foster's replacement will have to be addressed out of house. Thus, any teams with extra LF or DH help can contact me for trade talks. If not, there's always the draft, which at first glance, looks VERY deep this year.

We're also in the market for a 1B and maybe another SP. Contact me with any possible trade scenarios.

Thanks, and onto 1984!!!