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ayaghmour2 · 11-23-2020, 01:55 PM

Baseball is back! We're in March ready to start a new "march" to the championship after falling just short after looking like winning was inevitable. We're back in camp hungry and ready for title #2 (or 6 for the team). Still, even if we miss the playoffs this year, no FABL team will have more playoff appearances. If we make it this year (and Boston does not), we will have 10 with the next best at 8.

Here's who we are bringing to camp:

Pitchers
Augie Bertrand
Art Black
Pete Carey
Fred Carter
Jim Crawford
Hap Goodwin
Don Grossman
Joe King
Bill Kline
Mike Knight
Billy Lebeau
Herb Lowman
Dick Leudtke
Dick Lyons
Ace McSherry
Chick Meehan
Claude Purvis
Pete Sposito
Norm Stewart
Bert Sweet
Gordie Thompson
Johnny Walker
Pete Walker
Tommy Wilcox
Max Wilder

Catchers
Slick Hostetter
Claude Ramsey
Mike Taylor
Ken Wyatt

Infielders
Bill Ashbaugh
Slim Bloom
Arnold Bower
Russ Combs
Jim Fisher
Jim Hatfield
Elmer Hutchins
John Kincaid
Joe Miller
Red Moore
Bill Rose
Harry Simmons
Lee Sparks
Tom Spitzer
Forrest Sylvester
Phil Vaughan

Outfielders
Ken Allen
Cy Bryant
Ed Calvert
Ralph Collier
Russ Franklin
Bert Harrison
Doc Love
Mike Smith
Bobby Sprague
Tom Taylor

Roster Locks
Bill Ashbaugh
Slim Bloom
Cy Bryant
Russ Combs
Jim Crawford
John Kincaid
Doc Love
Dick Luedtke
Dick Lyons
Chick Meehan
Bobby Sprague
Mike Taylor
Tom Taylor
Tommy Wilcox
Max Wilder

On the Chopping Block
Arnold Bower
Don Grossman
Herb Lowman
Ace McSherry
Claude Purvis

I'll be taking it slow this spring. Lot's of rotation in playing time, especially towards the beginning. Jim Crawford is the only rotation man to get a start this week, and he'll pitch game 1. The rest of the pitching staff will be patched together as I work through the roster. I don't have too many roster spots up for grab. With the holiday this week, we still have a little time before Opening Day. Expect a few more 1929 recaps as there really won't be too many interesting storylines until we get started.

There was a big trade, as the Gothams picked up Rabbit Day for a huge package of top prospects and draft picks. I would have loved to add Day (and have tried for seasons), but I'm not sure I would have been able to meet the package. I was more then willing to deal anyone other then Billy Hunter from the farm as well as Jim Crawford.

11-23-2020, 01:55 PM	#276
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,092	Spring Training 2034! Baseball is back! We're in March ready to start a new "march" to the championship after falling just short after looking like winning was inevitable. We're back in camp hungry and ready for title #2 (or 6 for the team). Still, even if we miss the playoffs this year, no FABL team will have more playoff appearances. If we make it this year (and Boston does not), we will have 10 with the next best at 8. Here's who we are bringing to camp: Pitchers Augie Bertrand Art Black Pete Carey Fred Carter Jim Crawford Hap Goodwin Don Grossman Joe King Bill Kline Mike Knight Billy Lebeau Herb Lowman Dick Leudtke Dick Lyons Ace McSherry Chick Meehan Claude Purvis Pete Sposito Norm Stewart Bert Sweet Gordie Thompson Johnny Walker Pete Walker Tommy Wilcox Max Wilder Catchers Slick Hostetter Claude Ramsey Mike Taylor Ken Wyatt Infielders Bill Ashbaugh Slim Bloom Arnold Bower Russ Combs Jim Fisher Jim Hatfield Elmer Hutchins John Kincaid Joe Miller Red Moore Bill Rose Harry Simmons Lee Sparks Tom Spitzer Forrest Sylvester Phil Vaughan Outfielders Ken Allen Cy Bryant Ed Calvert Ralph Collier Russ Franklin Bert Harrison Doc Love Mike Smith Bobby Sprague Tom Taylor Roster Locks Bill Ashbaugh Slim Bloom Cy Bryant Russ Combs Jim Crawford John Kincaid Doc Love Dick Luedtke Dick Lyons Chick Meehan Bobby Sprague Mike Taylor Tom Taylor Tommy Wilcox Max Wilder On the Chopping Block Arnold Bower Don Grossman Herb Lowman Ace McSherry Claude Purvis I'll be taking it slow this spring. Lot's of rotation in playing time, especially towards the beginning. Jim Crawford is the only rotation man to get a start this week, and he'll pitch game 1. The rest of the pitching staff will be patched together as I work through the roster. I don't have too many roster spots up for grab. With the holiday this week, we still have a little time before Opening Day. Expect a few more 1929 recaps as there really won't be too many interesting storylines until we get started. There was a big trade, as the Gothams picked up Rabbit Day for a huge package of top prospects and draft picks. I would have loved to add Day (and have tried for seasons), but I'm not sure I would have been able to meet the package. I was more then willing to deal anyone other then Billy Hunter from the farm as well as Jim Crawford.