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ayaghmour2 · 02-05-2021, 11:44 AM

Baseball is back! Again! The always insulting preseason predictions peg the Kings (98-56) the CA leaders, a game a head the defending champion Foresters (97-57). I can totally see that happening! Those teams are loaded with talent. I'd give Brooklyn the edge this season, but it's really a toss up and we should be in for another exciting pennant race. But, only Baltimore (53-101) and the Fed's Dynamos (67-87) are projected to win less games then us this year. Yikes...

Well, who cares what they think! I think this team is good enough to not make the playoffs, so who cares if we're third or seventh? Seventh would have been much nicer then third last year...

Anyways, without further adieu, I am proud to announce your 1935 Chicago Cougars:

SP George Johnson
SP Dick Leudtke
SP Dick Lyons
SP Dave Rankin
SP Dick Sexton
SP Hank Spencer
RP Don Grossman
RP Bill Kline
RP Ace McSherry
C Mel Goldenberg
C Mike Taylor
1B Joe Masters
2B Bill Ashbaugh
2B Russ Combs
3B John Kincaid
3B Jake Moore
SS Pete Asher
SS Slim Bloom
LF Doc Love
CF Tom Taylor
CF Bert Wilson
RF Lou Kelly
RF Mike Smith

A few new faces, including Mel Goldenberg, a backup catcher we acquired from Washington for Pete Carey on Opening Day Eve. For him, George Johnson, Hank Spencer, Dick Sexton, Joe Masters, Jake Moore, and Bert Wilson, this is their first Opening Day in a Cougar uniform. Sexton, Spencer, and Wilson are all first year players, with the latter two both ranked in our top 20 and baseball's top 150.

Our system still ranks #1 in baseball, but we're down to zero top 10 prospects. Leo Mitchell checks in at 11, and leads the 14 Chicago Cougar farmhands in the top 100. We have 27 in the top 201 (stupid Gene Evans...) and 42 in the top 500. We actually might see some of these top prospects this season, as Mitchell, Ollie Page, Rich Langton, and Chink Stickels all rank in the top 60 and have a 1935 ETA. So does 19-year-old Carlos Montes, but he won't be in Chicago again this year.

Despite much faith in the team, I actually am really excited for this season. It's time to open a new window, and I think I'm going to be seeing a lot of younger guys end their season in Chicago. I'll have the whole season to try to perfect my roster and I can "overmanage" without really hurting myself. I'd prefer not to lose almost 100 games, but maybe that means we get Rufus Barrell II...

02-05-2021, 11:44 AM	#345
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	1935 Opening Day! Baseball is back! Again! The always insulting preseason predictions peg the Kings (98-56) the CA leaders, a game a head the defending champion Foresters (97-57). I can totally see that happening! Those teams are loaded with talent. I'd give Brooklyn the edge this season, but it's really a toss up and we should be in for another exciting pennant race. But, only Baltimore (53-101) and the Fed's Dynamos (67-87) are projected to win less games then us this year. Yikes... Well, who cares what they think! I think this team is good enough to not make the playoffs, so who cares if we're third or seventh? Seventh would have been much nicer then third last year... Anyways, without further adieu, I am proud to announce your 1935 Chicago Cougars: SP George Johnson SP Dick Leudtke SP Dick Lyons SP Dave Rankin SP Dick Sexton SP Hank Spencer RP Don Grossman RP Bill Kline RP Ace McSherry C Mel Goldenberg C Mike Taylor 1B Joe Masters 2B Bill Ashbaugh 2B Russ Combs 3B John Kincaid 3B Jake Moore SS Pete Asher SS Slim Bloom LF Doc Love CF Tom Taylor CF Bert Wilson RF Lou Kelly RF Mike Smith A few new faces, including Mel Goldenberg, a backup catcher we acquired from Washington for Pete Carey on Opening Day Eve. For him, George Johnson, Hank Spencer, Dick Sexton, Joe Masters, Jake Moore, and Bert Wilson, this is their first Opening Day in a Cougar uniform. Sexton, Spencer, and Wilson are all first year players, with the latter two both ranked in our top 20 and baseball's top 150. Our system still ranks #1 in baseball, but we're down to zero top 10 prospects. Leo Mitchell checks in at 11, and leads the 14 Chicago Cougar farmhands in the top 100. We have 27 in the top 201 (stupid Gene Evans...) and 42 in the top 500. We actually might see some of these top prospects this season, as Mitchell, Ollie Page, Rich Langton, and Chink Stickels all rank in the top 60 and have a 1935 ETA. So does 19-year-old Carlos Montes, but he won't be in Chicago again this year. Despite much faith in the team, I actually am really excited for this season. It's time to open a new window, and I think I'm going to be seeing a lot of younger guys end their season in Chicago. I'll have the whole season to try to perfect my roster and I can "overmanage" without really hurting myself. I'd prefer not to lose almost 100 games, but maybe that means we get Rufus Barrell II... Attached Images Last edited by ayaghmour2; 02-05-2021 at 03:38 PM.