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hvs1717 · 04-20-2020, 06:42 PM

American League East
1979 Baltimore Orioles - For me it was either going to be the 69 or 79 Orioles. Being the Mets fan that I am, there was no way I was bringing in the 69 Orioles without the 69 Mets. Baltimore went 102-57 in 1979 losing the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Baltimore was led by RF Ken Singleton 35 hr 111 rbi .295 avg. Youngsters 1B Eddie Murray (23) 25 hr 99 rbi .295 avg and LF Gary Roenicke (24) 25 hr 64 rbi .261 avg were among the team leaders. The pitching staff was led by Mike Flanagan (23-9, 3.08 ERA). The Orioles also have a young talent in the minors, including Cal Ripken.

1946 Boston Red Sox - This one really hurt me to pick. Jim Rice is one of my favorite players of all time. I really wanted the 77/78 era teams with Rice, Lynn, Hobson, Yaz, Evans but again had to go outside my era. So if that was the case the only choice that I had was the 46 Sox. The 1946 Sox went 104-50 and lost to St Louis 4-3 in the World Series in 1946. Ted Williams led Boston with 38 hr 123 rbi .342 avg. 2B Bobby Doerr (28) 18 hr 116 rbi .271 avg and 1B Rudy York 17 hr 119 rbi .276 avg also each drove in over 100 runs. The pitching staff was led by Dave Ferriss (25-6, 3.25 ERA), Tex Hughson (20-11, 2.75 ERA) and Mickey Harris (17-9, 3.64 ERA)

1995 Cleveland Indians - Finished 100-44 and lost World Series to Atlanta 4-2. The Indians had 4 players with 25 or more home runs. Cleveland was led by LF Albert Belle 50 hr 126 rbi .317 avg, RF Manny Ramirez 31 hr 107 rbi .308 avg, CF Kenny Lofton 7 hr 53 rbi .310 54 sb and 3B Jim Thome 25 hr 73 rbi .314. The pitching staff was led by Orel Hershiser (16-6, 3.87) Charles Nagy (16-6, 4.55) and Dennis Martinez (12-5, 3. 08) and had an elite closer in Jose Mesa (3-0, 1.13 era 46 sv)

1968 Detroit Tigers - I really, really wanted to bring in the 84 Tigers but I was really trying to get a few teams not from that era so I went with the 1968 Tigers. They went 103-59 and won the World Series over St Louis 4-3. Led by the last 30 game winner in MLB history, Denny McLain (31-6, 1.96 era 280 ks) and Mickey Lolich (17-9, 3.19 era 197 ks) had solid pitching. The Tigers had 4 players with 20 or more HRs led by Willie Horton 36 hr 85 rbi .285 avg and still had an aging Al Kaline coming off the bench.

1982 Milwaukee Brewers - In my mind, this was the only Brewers team that could be included. They went 95-67 and lost the World Series 4-3 to St Louis. They were so much fun. They started the season 23-24 and fired their manager, Buck Rodgers. They hired Harvey Kuenn and went 72-43 the rest of the way. The Brewers just mashed the ball in 82 with CF Gorman Thomas 39 hr 112 rbi .245, LF Ben Oglivie 34 hr 102 rbi .244, 1B Cecil Cooper 32 hr 121 rbi .313 and SS Robin Yount 29 hr 114 rbi .331 14 sb all hit 29 or more hrs. Plus C Ted Simmons hit 23 hr 97 rbi .269, 3B Paul Molitor 19 hr 71 rbi .302 avg 41 sb had all star caliber seasons. The Pitching Staff wasn't too bad either, led by Pete Vuckovich (also known as Clu Haywood in the movie Major League) (18-6, 3.34) and Rollie Fingers (5-6, 2.60 29 sv)

1961 New York Yankees - I really, really wanted the 77 Yankees but again I was trying for some diversity. I couldn't do the 27 Yankees because I wanted teams with more in depth minor leagues if possible. So if I can't have Babe Ruth, then Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris competing for the HR record will have to do. The 61 team went 109-53 and dominated the Reds 4-1 in the World Series. Besides Maris 61 hr 141 rbi .269 avg and Mantle 54 hr 128 rbi .317 avg, the Yankees were led by 1B Bill Skowron 28 hr 89 rbi .267 avg, C Elston Howard 21 hr 77 rbi .348 avg, LF Yogi Berra 22 hr 61 rbi .271 avg. Not to be outdone, Whitey Ford led the pitching staff going 25-4 with a 3.21 era and 209 ks.

1985 Toronto Blue Jays - This was a really fun team with a lot of young talent heading into the best decade of Toronto baseball. The Jays were led by LF George Bell 28 hr 95 rbi .274 avg 21 sb, RF Jesse Barfield 27 hr 84 rbi .289 avg 22 sb, C Ernie Whitt 19 hr 64 rbi .245 avg, CF Lloyd Moseby 18 hr 70 rbi .259 37 sb. They also had a 21 year old Cecil Fielder in their minor league system.

04-20-2020, 06:42 PM	#2
hvs1717 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 129	American League East 1979 Baltimore Orioles - For me it was either going to be the 69 or 79 Orioles. Being the Mets fan that I am, there was no way I was bringing in the 69 Orioles without the 69 Mets. Baltimore went 102-57 in 1979 losing the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Baltimore was led by RF Ken Singleton 35 hr 111 rbi .295 avg. Youngsters 1B Eddie Murray (23) 25 hr 99 rbi .295 avg and LF Gary Roenicke (24) 25 hr 64 rbi .261 avg were among the team leaders. The pitching staff was led by Mike Flanagan (23-9, 3.08 ERA). The Orioles also have a young talent in the minors, including Cal Ripken. 1946 Boston Red Sox - This one really hurt me to pick. Jim Rice is one of my favorite players of all time. I really wanted the 77/78 era teams with Rice, Lynn, Hobson, Yaz, Evans but again had to go outside my era. So if that was the case the only choice that I had was the 46 Sox. The 1946 Sox went 104-50 and lost to St Louis 4-3 in the World Series in 1946. Ted Williams led Boston with 38 hr 123 rbi .342 avg. 2B Bobby Doerr (28) 18 hr 116 rbi .271 avg and 1B Rudy York 17 hr 119 rbi .276 avg also each drove in over 100 runs. The pitching staff was led by Dave Ferriss (25-6, 3.25 ERA), Tex Hughson (20-11, 2.75 ERA) and Mickey Harris (17-9, 3.64 ERA) 1995 Cleveland Indians - Finished 100-44 and lost World Series to Atlanta 4-2. The Indians had 4 players with 25 or more home runs. Cleveland was led by LF Albert Belle 50 hr 126 rbi .317 avg, RF Manny Ramirez 31 hr 107 rbi .308 avg, CF Kenny Lofton 7 hr 53 rbi .310 54 sb and 3B Jim Thome 25 hr 73 rbi .314. The pitching staff was led by Orel Hershiser (16-6, 3.87) Charles Nagy (16-6, 4.55) and Dennis Martinez (12-5, 3. 08) and had an elite closer in Jose Mesa (3-0, 1.13 era 46 sv) 1968 Detroit Tigers - I really, really wanted to bring in the 84 Tigers but I was really trying to get a few teams not from that era so I went with the 1968 Tigers. They went 103-59 and won the World Series over St Louis 4-3. Led by the last 30 game winner in MLB history, Denny McLain (31-6, 1.96 era 280 ks) and Mickey Lolich (17-9, 3.19 era 197 ks) had solid pitching. The Tigers had 4 players with 20 or more HRs led by Willie Horton 36 hr 85 rbi .285 avg and still had an aging Al Kaline coming off the bench. 1982 Milwaukee Brewers - In my mind, this was the only Brewers team that could be included. They went 95-67 and lost the World Series 4-3 to St Louis. They were so much fun. They started the season 23-24 and fired their manager, Buck Rodgers. They hired Harvey Kuenn and went 72-43 the rest of the way. The Brewers just mashed the ball in 82 with CF Gorman Thomas 39 hr 112 rbi .245, LF Ben Oglivie 34 hr 102 rbi .244, 1B Cecil Cooper 32 hr 121 rbi .313 and SS Robin Yount 29 hr 114 rbi .331 14 sb all hit 29 or more hrs. Plus C Ted Simmons hit 23 hr 97 rbi .269, 3B Paul Molitor 19 hr 71 rbi .302 avg 41 sb had all star caliber seasons. The Pitching Staff wasn't too bad either, led by Pete Vuckovich (also known as Clu Haywood in the movie Major League) (18-6, 3.34) and Rollie Fingers (5-6, 2.60 29 sv) 1961 New York Yankees - I really, really wanted the 77 Yankees but again I was trying for some diversity. I couldn't do the 27 Yankees because I wanted teams with more in depth minor leagues if possible. So if I can't have Babe Ruth, then Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris competing for the HR record will have to do. The 61 team went 109-53 and dominated the Reds 4-1 in the World Series. Besides Maris 61 hr 141 rbi .269 avg and Mantle 54 hr 128 rbi .317 avg, the Yankees were led by 1B Bill Skowron 28 hr 89 rbi .267 avg, C Elston Howard 21 hr 77 rbi .348 avg, LF Yogi Berra 22 hr 61 rbi .271 avg. Not to be outdone, Whitey Ford led the pitching staff going 25-4 with a 3.21 era and 209 ks. 1985 Toronto Blue Jays - This was a really fun team with a lot of young talent heading into the best decade of Toronto baseball. The Jays were led by LF George Bell 28 hr 95 rbi .274 avg 21 sb, RF Jesse Barfield 27 hr 84 rbi .289 avg 22 sb, C Ernie Whitt 19 hr 64 rbi .245 avg, CF Lloyd Moseby 18 hr 70 rbi .259 37 sb. They also had a 21 year old Cecil Fielder in their minor league system.