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Pelican · 07-06-2023, 02:04 PM

Trade: Cal McLish to the St. Louis Cardinals for LHP Bobby Shantz and 3B/2B Coco Laboy. Another Philly hero (born in nearby Pottstown) returns home. I am a sentimental bastard. Shantz, at 38, was still an effective reliever, and the Gold Glove winner. McLish was 13-11 with the Phillies as a starter, but also 38, with shoulder tendinitis. He would only appear in two games in 1964, before being released, and going on to a successful career as a pitching coach. Shantz provides a lefty in the pen beyond young Grant Jackson and younger Marcellino Lopez.

If you are a believer in disturbances in the time/space continuum, there is another motive for this deal. IRL, Shantz was part of the package dealt by St. Louis to the Cubs in early 1964 for Lou Brock, who turned his careers around for the Redbirds. Maybe, without Shantz, the St. Louis AI GM does not do that deal. In the classic book about the 1964 Season, Brock is the key piece for St. Louis. Of course, they had Bill White, MVP Ken Boyer, Mike Shannon, Curt Flood. But maybe the loss of Shantz disrupts that. Or maybe the addition of McLish turns the tide.

07-06-2023, 02:04 PM	#3
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 3,283	Trade: Cal McLish to the St. Louis Cardinals for LHP Bobby Shantz and 3B/2B Coco Laboy. Another Philly hero (born in nearby Pottstown) returns home. I am a sentimental bastard. Shantz, at 38, was still an effective reliever, and the Gold Glove winner. McLish was 13-11 with the Phillies as a starter, but also 38, with shoulder tendinitis. He would only appear in two games in 1964, before being released, and going on to a successful career as a pitching coach. Shantz provides a lefty in the pen beyond young Grant Jackson and younger Marcellino Lopez. If you are a believer in disturbances in the time/space continuum, there is another motive for this deal. IRL, Shantz was part of the package dealt by St. Louis to the Cubs in early 1964 for Lou Brock, who turned his careers around for the Redbirds. Maybe, without Shantz, the St. Louis AI GM does not do that deal. In the classic book about the 1964 Season, Brock is the key piece for St. Louis. Of course, they had Bill White, MVP Ken Boyer, Mike Shannon, Curt Flood. But maybe the loss of Shantz disrupts that. Or maybe the addition of McLish turns the tide. __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.” Last edited by Pelican; 07-06-2023 at 04:43 PM.