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CT Wolverine · 11-13-2012, 06:44 PM

Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB)
New York Giants

We left off following the New York Giants around the 1907 season as they continued to sit around the .500 mark. In 1910, several of their moves over the past few seasons came to fruition, along with a few key lineup changes to get them to the top of the NL in 1910.

Foremost has been the Giants draft history, starting with their initial pick in 1901, Early Wynn. All Wynn has done over 9 seasons is go 168-148, 2.29, giving them a durable starter who has averaged nearly 19 wins per season over 9 seasons. In the 1903 draft, they added Jimmy Wynn. In 1904 it was Johnny Bench, who had barely turned 18 years old, and Monte Ward in Round 2. In 1905 they added Lou Whitaker in Round 9. In 1906 they found Justin Duchscherer in Round 4. 1908 brought Vito Tamulis, followed by Chief Meyers in 1909.

In their League Championship season of 1910, Bench, at the age of 24, blossomed into the league’s best power hitter with 13 HRs, leading the NL in Hrs for the 2nd year in a row. Rookie catcher Myers was so good that the Giants could afford to move Bench to RF to get more pop in the lineup. Monte Ward blossomed into the league’s best SP, leading the NL in both wins and ERA. Duchscherer, in his first season in the bigs, had a 0.91 ERA out of the pen. Tamulis became a 20-game winner in his 2nd season. Whitaker’s excellent defense at 2B and decent bat allowed Green to move to SS, providing another lift to the offense. Wynn excelled with his all-around play.

But even all these performances may not have put the Giants over the top. Tow big trades also helped make the difference:
1. On 7/4/08 they obtained Nemo Leibold for Alexi Casilla and Andres Thomas. Leibold worked his way into a near full-time job in LF in 1910 with stellar defense and solid all-around play.
2. On 7/13/10, with the Giants several games off the pace, they dealt Don Lock and Ed Lyons for SP Buddy Napier. Napier replaced Ewald Pyle (14-18), and went 7-6 the rest of the way to solidify the 4th spot in the Giants rotation.

The Giants are still a relatively young club and their future looks rather bright. Their biggest weakness is a lack of team speed, and to some extent, mediocre batting average. Both flaws are generally overcome by their league-leading HR power, resulting in a #2 spot in the league in runs scored. Combined with a #1 rating in runs allowed and the Giants are tough to beat.

11-13-2012, 06:44 PM	#23
CT Wolverine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 93	New York Giants (NL Champions - 1910) Update Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB) New York Giants We left off following the New York Giants around the 1907 season as they continued to sit around the .500 mark. In 1910, several of their moves over the past few seasons came to fruition, along with a few key lineup changes to get them to the top of the NL in 1910. Foremost has been the Giants draft history, starting with their initial pick in 1901, Early Wynn. All Wynn has done over 9 seasons is go 168-148, 2.29, giving them a durable starter who has averaged nearly 19 wins per season over 9 seasons. In the 1903 draft, they added Jimmy Wynn. In 1904 it was Johnny Bench, who had barely turned 18 years old, and Monte Ward in Round 2. In 1905 they added Lou Whitaker in Round 9. In 1906 they found Justin Duchscherer in Round 4. 1908 brought Vito Tamulis, followed by Chief Meyers in 1909. In their League Championship season of 1910, Bench, at the age of 24, blossomed into the league’s best power hitter with 13 HRs, leading the NL in Hrs for the 2nd year in a row. Rookie catcher Myers was so good that the Giants could afford to move Bench to RF to get more pop in the lineup. Monte Ward blossomed into the league’s best SP, leading the NL in both wins and ERA. Duchscherer, in his first season in the bigs, had a 0.91 ERA out of the pen. Tamulis became a 20-game winner in his 2nd season. Whitaker’s excellent defense at 2B and decent bat allowed Green to move to SS, providing another lift to the offense. Wynn excelled with his all-around play. But even all these performances may not have put the Giants over the top. Tow big trades also helped make the difference: 1. On 7/4/08 they obtained Nemo Leibold for Alexi Casilla and Andres Thomas. Leibold worked his way into a near full-time job in LF in 1910 with stellar defense and solid all-around play. 2. On 7/13/10, with the Giants several games off the pace, they dealt Don Lock and Ed Lyons for SP Buddy Napier. Napier replaced Ewald Pyle (14-18), and went 7-6 the rest of the way to solidify the 4th spot in the Giants rotation. The Giants are still a relatively young club and their future looks rather bright. Their biggest weakness is a lack of team speed, and to some extent, mediocre batting average. Both flaws are generally overcome by their league-leading HR power, resulting in a #2 spot in the league in runs scored. Combined with a #1 rating in runs allowed and the Giants are tough to beat.