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ayaghmour2 · 10-08-2021, 03:53 PM

It won't be until Monday, but baseball is finally back! It feels like it has been months since the last time the Cougars took the field, but there is a growing sense of excitement brewing in the Cougars clubhouse. Funny enough, if Billy Hunter or John Lawson was ranked 4th instead of 3rd, our starting eight would have each rank, 2 through 9, at their position. Mitchell is 2nd, Jones 5th, Ford 6th, Taylor 7th, Langton 8th, and Montes 9th. It looks more cool then has any meaning, but it's definitely an improvement over the rankings from last year. The always too early preseason predictions are already out, and they are interesting enough. We're predicted to finish second at 82-72, with a pair of top players. John Lawson is one, who is supposed to hit .319/.377/.515 with 26 homers and 108 RBIs. The other, is very shocking, Allen Purvis, projected to go 16-15 with a 3.74 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, 117 walks, and 62 strikeouts in 300.2 innings pitched. That will never happen, but hey, kind of cool to know that Purvis may or may not be able to do that!

I love filling up my Spring Roster, and we'll do that again this season. Here is a look at the Cougars in camp:

LHP Bob Bliss
RHP Eddie Bloom
RHP Joe Brown
RHP Pug Bryan
RHP Del Burnes
RHP Roy Carey
LHP Fred Carter
RHP Dan Everett
RHP Milt Fritz
LHP Cal Knight
LHP Dick Lyons
LHP Jim Miller
RHP Pete Papenfus
RHP Harry Parker
RHP Chet Peacock
LHP Walker Pearce
RHP/CF Juan Pomales
RHP Allen Purvis
RHP Cy Sullivan
LHP Rusty Watts
C Speed Davis
C Harry Mead
C Mike Taylor
C Johnnie Williamson
1B Ray Ford
1B Lou Kelly
1B Bobby Mills
1B Chris Smith
2B Bill Dickens
2B Freddie Jones
2B Ducky Jordan
2B Ollie Page
2B Homer Ray
2B Bots Shearer
3B Russ Combs
3B John Lawson
3B Johnny McDowell
3B Dick Voss
SS Freddie Bennett
SS Tip Harrison
SS Billy Hunter
SS Hal Wood
LF Doc Love
LF Leo Mitchell
LF Larry Robison
LF Vince York
CF Aart MacDonald
CF Carlos Montes
CF Harry Schad
CF Orlin Yates
RF Rich Langton
RF Oscar Panduro
RF Tommy Sandstorm

I won't have many roster battles to deal with, but the bench and pen are pretty wide open. There are a lot of young guys in camp looking to secure a long term big league job, even if it just is off the bench. The rotation could see a little change, but I'm pretty confident in Lyons-Fritz-Parker-Papenfus-Sullivan. Of course, Allen Purvis could be an option, and there is still fireballer Joe Brown. They are likely both set for the pen, but a few things could change. There is also Pug Bryan, but I'm still not quite sure what to do with him. I still think those eight will fill the staff, but there is room for a 9th if I need it. On the positional aside, I have spots reserved for the projected starting eight, as well as Ollie Page, Johnny McDowell, and Harry Mead. Chances are Aart MacDonald, Doc Love, and Tommy Sandstorm will secure spots as well, leaving very few bench positions open. Guys like Bobby Mills, Johnny Waters, and Lou Kelly could be good options for the corners, but a youngster like Ducky Jordan could make a big difference. It will be an exciting Spring, and I cannot wait to see what the 1939 Cougars will do.

10-08-2021, 03:53 PM	#618
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Start of Spring Training! It won't be until Monday, but baseball is finally back! It feels like it has been months since the last time the Cougars took the field, but there is a growing sense of excitement brewing in the Cougars clubhouse. Funny enough, if Billy Hunter or John Lawson was ranked 4th instead of 3rd, our starting eight would have each rank, 2 through 9, at their position. Mitchell is 2nd, Jones 5th, Ford 6th, Taylor 7th, Langton 8th, and Montes 9th. It looks more cool then has any meaning, but it's definitely an improvement over the rankings from last year. The always too early preseason predictions are already out, and they are interesting enough. We're predicted to finish second at 82-72, with a pair of top players. John Lawson is one, who is supposed to hit .319/.377/.515 with 26 homers and 108 RBIs. The other, is very shocking, Allen Purvis, projected to go 16-15 with a 3.74 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, 117 walks, and 62 strikeouts in 300.2 innings pitched. That will never happen, but hey, kind of cool to know that Purvis may or may not be able to do that! I love filling up my Spring Roster, and we'll do that again this season. Here is a look at the Cougars in camp: LHP Bob Bliss RHP Eddie Bloom RHP Joe Brown RHP Pug Bryan RHP Del Burnes RHP Roy Carey LHP Fred Carter RHP Dan Everett RHP Milt Fritz LHP Cal Knight LHP Dick Lyons LHP Jim Miller RHP Pete Papenfus RHP Harry Parker RHP Chet Peacock LHP Walker Pearce RHP/CF Juan Pomales RHP Allen Purvis RHP Cy Sullivan LHP Rusty Watts C Speed Davis C Harry Mead C Mike Taylor C Johnnie Williamson 1B Ray Ford 1B Lou Kelly 1B Bobby Mills 1B Chris Smith 2B Bill Dickens 2B Freddie Jones 2B Ducky Jordan 2B Ollie Page 2B Homer Ray 2B Bots Shearer 3B Russ Combs 3B John Lawson 3B Johnny McDowell 3B Dick Voss SS Freddie Bennett SS Tip Harrison SS Billy Hunter SS Hal Wood LF Doc Love LF Leo Mitchell LF Larry Robison LF Vince York CF Aart MacDonald CF Carlos Montes CF Harry Schad CF Orlin Yates RF Rich Langton RF Oscar Panduro RF Tommy Sandstorm I won't have many roster battles to deal with, but the bench and pen are pretty wide open. There are a lot of young guys in camp looking to secure a long term big league job, even if it just is off the bench. The rotation could see a little change, but I'm pretty confident in Lyons-Fritz-Parker-Papenfus-Sullivan. Of course, Allen Purvis could be an option, and there is still fireballer Joe Brown. They are likely both set for the pen, but a few things could change. There is also Pug Bryan, but I'm still not quite sure what to do with him. I still think those eight will fill the staff, but there is room for a 9th if I need it. On the positional aside, I have spots reserved for the projected starting eight, as well as Ollie Page, Johnny McDowell, and Harry Mead. Chances are Aart MacDonald, Doc Love, and Tommy Sandstorm will secure spots as well, leaving very few bench positions open. Guys like Bobby Mills, Johnny Waters, and Lou Kelly could be good options for the corners, but a youngster like Ducky Jordan could make a big difference. It will be an exciting Spring, and I cannot wait to see what the 1939 Cougars will do.