League of Infamy
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:47 pmGreetings, I'm getting ready to launch an 80 mill, no-DH theme league wherein each team is required to draft and keep two players involved in a tragic/infamous/riduculous event in baseball history. I've compiled a numbered list of twenty-plus player sets to choose from; each manager should select one, put their two players in the top two spots of their draft list, and include the number of their set in the team name. Only rule post-draft is that your two players must stay rostered throughout the season. I'm posting here before posting the league so that interested managers can make their claims without having to remake a team when someone's already claimed your pair. Here is the list below, in the next post I'll start the selection process. Some choices have more than two players listed, pick two. In cases where the player doesn't have a card from when the event occurred, I attempted to select the most chronologically adjacent. Welcome to anyone that wants to play!
(1) 1900 Phillies sign-stealing scandal (pick 2 of the following): Red Donahue (1900), Elmer Flick (1900), Tommy Corcoran (1900) (player who uncovered the scandal)
(2) 1908 Merkle's Boner: Fred Merkle (1911), Johnny Evers (1908)
(3) 1910 Batting race scandal: Napoleon Lajoie (1910), Ty Cobb (1909)
(4) 1912 $30,000 Muff: Fred Snodgrass (1912) plus one of the following--Clyde Engle (1911), Tris Speaker (1912), Larry Gardner (1912)
(5) 1919 Black Sox Scandal (pick 2 of the following): Eddie Cicotte (1919), Lefty Williams (1919), Chick Gandil (1919), Buck Weaver (1919), Joe Jackson (1919), Happy Felsch (1919), Swede Risberg (1919), Fred McMullin (1919)
(6) 1920 Carl Mays/Ray Chapman: Carl Mays (1917), Ray Chapman (1920)
(7) Beckwith decks his own pitcher: John Beckwith (NeL), Bill Holland (NeL)
(8) Judd Wilson airlifts the ump: Jud Wilson (NeL), Phil Cockrell (NeL)
(9) 1951 New York Giants sign stealing (pick 2): Bobby Thomson (1951), Monte Irvin (1951), Ralph Branca (1949), Ewell Blackwell (1951, supposedly the first "victim" of the stealing)
(10) "Ball 4" feud: Jim Bouton (1963), MIckey Mantle (1962)
(11) 1965 Juan Marichal bat attack: Juan Marichal (1965), John Roseboro (1965)
(12) 1970 Pete Rose breaks Ray Fosse: Ray Fosse (1970), Pete Rose (1969)
(13) Victims of Morganna, the Kissing Bandit (pick two): Cal Ripken (1984), Don Mattingly (1986), Johnny Bench (1969), Steve Garvey (1977), Dickie Thon (1983), Len Barker (1980), Steve Yeager (1977), Fred Lynn (1982)
(14) 1977 Bronx Zoo Fight: Reggie Jackson (1980), Billy Martin (1956)
(15) 1983 The Pine Tar Incident: George Brett (1982), Goose Gossage (1983)
(16) 1985 The Pittsburgh drug trials (pick two): Juaquin Andujar (1985), Enos Cabell (1977), Dave Parker (1979), Lonnie Smith (1982), Lee Lacy (1979), Claudell Washington (1982), Tim Raines (1983), Alan Wiggins (1984)
(17) 1985 The Denkinger Call (pick 2): Todd Worrell (1987), Jim Sundberg (1982), Jorge Orta (1977), Whitey Herzog (1956), Dick Howser (1964)
(18) 1986 The Buckner Play (pick 2): Bill Buckner (1986), Mookie Wilson (1986), Bob Stanley (1986), Ray Knight (1986)
(19) 1987 Joe Niekro's flying emery board: Joe Niekro (1986), Brian Downing (1986)
(20) Late '80s collusion (pick 2): Doyle Alexander (1985), Jack Morris (1986), Kirk Gibson (1987), Andre Dawson (1987), Rich Gedman (1986), Paul Molitor (1987), Jack Clark (1987), Willie Randolph (1986), Gary Gaetti (1986), Larry Andersen (1986)
(21) 1993 Ryan hogties Ventura: Nolan Ryan (1991), Robin Ventura (1993)
(22) "90's" spitting incidents (pick 2): Roberto Alomar (1996), Keith Hernandez (1986), Roger McDowell (1987)
(23) 2000 Clemens takes up the javelin: Roger Clemens (2004), Mike Piazza (2000)
(24) 2003 The Bartman incident: Luis Castillo (2003), Moises Alou (2000)
(25) 2016 Odor decks Bautista: Rougned Odor (2015), Jose Bautista (2011)
(26) 2017-18 Astros sign stealing (pick 2): Charlie Morton (2017), Yuli Gurriel (2018), Jose Altuve (2017), Alex Bregman (2018), Carlos Correa (2017), Marwin Gonzalez (2017), George Spring (2017)
(27) Bird killers (pick 2): Randy Johnson (2001), Dave Winfield (1986), Gavvy Cravath (1915)
(28) Tragic endings (pick 2): Roberto Clemente (1971), Thurman Munson (1978), Yordano Ventura (2014), Lyman Bostock (1977), Daryl Kile (1997), Chino Smith (NeL)
(1) 1900 Phillies sign-stealing scandal (pick 2 of the following): Red Donahue (1900), Elmer Flick (1900), Tommy Corcoran (1900) (player who uncovered the scandal)
(2) 1908 Merkle's Boner: Fred Merkle (1911), Johnny Evers (1908)
(3) 1910 Batting race scandal: Napoleon Lajoie (1910), Ty Cobb (1909)
(4) 1912 $30,000 Muff: Fred Snodgrass (1912) plus one of the following--Clyde Engle (1911), Tris Speaker (1912), Larry Gardner (1912)
(5) 1919 Black Sox Scandal (pick 2 of the following): Eddie Cicotte (1919), Lefty Williams (1919), Chick Gandil (1919), Buck Weaver (1919), Joe Jackson (1919), Happy Felsch (1919), Swede Risberg (1919), Fred McMullin (1919)
(6) 1920 Carl Mays/Ray Chapman: Carl Mays (1917), Ray Chapman (1920)
(7) Beckwith decks his own pitcher: John Beckwith (NeL), Bill Holland (NeL)
(8) Judd Wilson airlifts the ump: Jud Wilson (NeL), Phil Cockrell (NeL)
(9) 1951 New York Giants sign stealing (pick 2): Bobby Thomson (1951), Monte Irvin (1951), Ralph Branca (1949), Ewell Blackwell (1951, supposedly the first "victim" of the stealing)
(10) "Ball 4" feud: Jim Bouton (1963), MIckey Mantle (1962)
(11) 1965 Juan Marichal bat attack: Juan Marichal (1965), John Roseboro (1965)
(12) 1970 Pete Rose breaks Ray Fosse: Ray Fosse (1970), Pete Rose (1969)
(13) Victims of Morganna, the Kissing Bandit (pick two): Cal Ripken (1984), Don Mattingly (1986), Johnny Bench (1969), Steve Garvey (1977), Dickie Thon (1983), Len Barker (1980), Steve Yeager (1977), Fred Lynn (1982)
(14) 1977 Bronx Zoo Fight: Reggie Jackson (1980), Billy Martin (1956)
(15) 1983 The Pine Tar Incident: George Brett (1982), Goose Gossage (1983)
(16) 1985 The Pittsburgh drug trials (pick two): Juaquin Andujar (1985), Enos Cabell (1977), Dave Parker (1979), Lonnie Smith (1982), Lee Lacy (1979), Claudell Washington (1982), Tim Raines (1983), Alan Wiggins (1984)
(17) 1985 The Denkinger Call (pick 2): Todd Worrell (1987), Jim Sundberg (1982), Jorge Orta (1977), Whitey Herzog (1956), Dick Howser (1964)
(18) 1986 The Buckner Play (pick 2): Bill Buckner (1986), Mookie Wilson (1986), Bob Stanley (1986), Ray Knight (1986)
(19) 1987 Joe Niekro's flying emery board: Joe Niekro (1986), Brian Downing (1986)
(20) Late '80s collusion (pick 2): Doyle Alexander (1985), Jack Morris (1986), Kirk Gibson (1987), Andre Dawson (1987), Rich Gedman (1986), Paul Molitor (1987), Jack Clark (1987), Willie Randolph (1986), Gary Gaetti (1986), Larry Andersen (1986)
(21) 1993 Ryan hogties Ventura: Nolan Ryan (1991), Robin Ventura (1993)
(22) "90's" spitting incidents (pick 2): Roberto Alomar (1996), Keith Hernandez (1986), Roger McDowell (1987)
(23) 2000 Clemens takes up the javelin: Roger Clemens (2004), Mike Piazza (2000)
(24) 2003 The Bartman incident: Luis Castillo (2003), Moises Alou (2000)
(25) 2016 Odor decks Bautista: Rougned Odor (2015), Jose Bautista (2011)
(26) 2017-18 Astros sign stealing (pick 2): Charlie Morton (2017), Yuli Gurriel (2018), Jose Altuve (2017), Alex Bregman (2018), Carlos Correa (2017), Marwin Gonzalez (2017), George Spring (2017)
(27) Bird killers (pick 2): Randy Johnson (2001), Dave Winfield (1986), Gavvy Cravath (1915)
(28) Tragic endings (pick 2): Roberto Clemente (1971), Thurman Munson (1978), Yordano Ventura (2014), Lyman Bostock (1977), Daryl Kile (1997), Chino Smith (NeL)