Champagne For All Time

Nick Soulis · 08-18-2018, 03:56 PM

Some of you may have been following my Field of Dreams postings which include random matchups through the games history. That is a much much larger endevour and will likely take a lifetime. I will continue those posts as I enjoy using all teams through the games history so I encourage you to continue to follow it.

In the meantime I have decided to dedicate myself to something more achievable and within my range of completing. I am sure it has been done and probably is being dome by many other wonderful members of this board, but I think everyone should do their own version as I think the unpredictability of the game is something we all marvel at.

So I will make things quite simple. All pennant winners from 1903-2017 will be involved in a tournament to determine the best team. To me winning the pennant in baseball is almost as important as anything in sports, in fact there are seasons where winning the pennant was more celebrated than a world series.

There have been 113 world series and thus 226 pennant winners. These teams will compete against eachother in a best of seven simulated series.

I have used challonge.com for creating such competitions and I will do so again. What I can say is that the numbers of course are not perfectly even for a balanced bracket, so the way things work out 30 teams will receive a first round bye.

All bye teams will be World Series Champions and will be drawn a random.
No World Series champions will face off against eachother in the first round.
All World Series Champions will have home field advantage.

Here is the complete bracket:

https://challonge.com/uwti600e

Nick Soulis · 08-18-2018, 04:23 PM

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS GRANTED FIRST ROUND BYE

1. 2001 Arizona Diamond Backs
2. 1921 New York Giants
3. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays
4. 1999 New York Yankees
5. 1973 Oakland Athletics
6. 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
7. 2005 Chicago White Sox
8. 1948 Cleveland Indians
9. 2015 Kansas City Royals
10. 1958 New York Yankees
11. 1908 Chicago Cubs
12. 1949 New York Yankees
13. 1953 New York Yankees
14. 2007 Boston Red Sox
15. 2011 St. Louis Cardinals
16. 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
17. 1916 Boston Red Sox
18. 2016 Chicago Cubs
19. 1934 St. Louis Cardinals
20. 2012 San Francisco Giants
21. 2013 Boston Red Sox
22. 1914 Boston Braves
23. 1978 New York Yankees
24. 1913 Philadelphia Athletics
25. 1996 New York Yankees
26. 1935 Detroit Tigers
27. 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers
28. 1906 Chicago White Sox
29. 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers
30. 2002 Anaheim Angels

Nick Soulis · 08-21-2018, 04:37 PM

Series 1

1942 New York Yankees

Record: 101-51
Manager: Joe MccArthy
Home Park: Yankee Stadium
Runs scored: 801
Runs allowed: 507
Home Runs: 108
Stolen Bases: 69
WAR Leader: Joe Gordon (8.2)

1973 New York Mets

Record: 82-79
Manager: Yogi Berra
Ball Park: Shea Stadium
Runs scored: 608
Runs allowed: 588
Home runs: 85
Stolen Bases: 27
WAR Leader: Tom Seaver (11.0)

Nick Soulis · 08-22-2018, 01:49 AM

PRIDDY DOUBLE DIFFERENCE IN GAME 1

At Yankee Stadium
Sunny 58 degrees
Att: 28,497

The Series got off to a quiet start today, with the host New York 1942 Yankees taking a low-scoring 2-1 win over the New York 1973 Mets. New York 1942 right-hander Hank Borowy was marvelous at Yankee Stadium I and was named player of the game. The Yankees now hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

New York 1942 grabbed control in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Jerry Priddy delivered a 2-run double, to make it 2-0 in favor of the Yankees.

Borowy called the triumph "a good team win."

Tom Seaver pitched very well for the losing Mets going into the seventh inning while striking out nine.

Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow in New York. Slated to start are Jon Matlack for the New York 1973 Mets and Red Ruffing for the the New York 1942 Yankees.

Nick Soulis · 08-23-2018, 12:04 AM

RUFFING HANDCUFFS METS IN YANKS SHUTOUT

At Yankee Stadium
Clear skies 51 degrees, no wind
Att: 28789
Time: 3:02

The New York 1942 Yankees got an exceptional performance from starter Red Ruffing, who silenced the New York 1973 offense en route to a 3-0 shutout win in Game 2 of the today. The Mets could never get a bead on the right-handed Ruffing, who threw 8 innings of shutout ball to earn player of the game honors. The Yankees now hold a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-7 series.

Ruffing allowed no earned runs on 4 hits over 8 innings for the Yankees. He walked 3 and struck out 8.

Game 3 is set to be played Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 at Shea Stadium in New York. Slated to start are Tiny Bonham for New York 1942 and Jerry Koosman for New York 1973.

Nick Soulis · 08-24-2018, 12:18 AM

Shea Acts Like Home For Yanks

At Shea Stadium
Rain, 47 degrees
Att: 28784
Time: 3:07

The New York 1942 Yankees moved to within one game of the Round 2 today, downing the New York 1973 Mets on the road at Shea Stadium by a score of 5-1. Yankees right-hander Tiny Bonham was named player of the game after a strong outing in which he threw 8 innings of 6-hit ball. The win gives the Yankees a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 World Series.

Bonham allowed no earned runs on 6 hits over 8 innings for the Yankees. He walked 0 and struck out 4.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Bonham said.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Shea Stadium. Slated to start are Marv Breuer for the New York 1942 Yankees and George H Stone for the the New York 1973 Mets.

Nick Soulis · 08-25-2018, 11:46 AM

Yankees Sweep Away Mets
1942 New York Yankees over 1973 New York Mets 4 games to 0

At Shea Stadium
Partly Cloudy 51 degrees
Att: 28,809
Time: 2:57

With a 3-0 win over the New York 1973 Mets tonight at Shea Stadium, the New York 1942 Yankees wrapped this first round series.

New York 1942 left little doubt who was the better club. "Team" was the word of the day as the Yankees celebrated the culmination of their banner year in the victors clubhouse following the game.

"Hitting, pitching, fielding; those are all things you need to win, but most importantly you need a team, a team that works together toward the same collective goal," said New York 1942 manager Joe McCarthy. "Our players felt that way all year and they played that way. When one guy had an off day, 24 others stepped up their game and filled the void."

A jovial mood filled the air as New York 1942 celebrated into the night.
"We're going to celebrate our team." Joe Dimaggio said.

1973 Mets manager Yogi Berra was reflective in defeat after his team scored two runs against Yankee pitching in four games. "They are the better team than us, so we couldnt beat them."

The Yankee pitching was the difference as Marv Breuer pitched a complete game shutout in game four. Breuer was award the MVP award for the series as well.

The 1942 Yankees will now move on to play the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks in a best of seven series.

Series MVP: Marv Breuer (1-0, 9 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K)

Nick Soulis · 08-28-2018, 12:09 PM

Series 2

1985 Kansas City Royals

Record: 91-71
Manager: Dick Howser
Home Park: Royals Stadium
Runs scored: 687
Runs allowed: 639
Home Runs: 154
Stolen Bases: 128
WAR Leader: George Brett (8.3)

1963 New York Yankees

Record: 104-57
Manager: Ralph Houk
Ball Park: Yankee Stadium
Runs Scored: 714
Runs Allowed: 547
Home Runs: 188
Stolen Bases: 42
WAR Leader: Elston Howard (5.2)

08-18-2018, 03:56 PM	#1
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	Champagne For All Time Some of you may have been following my Field of Dreams postings which include random matchups through the games history. That is a much much larger endevour and will likely take a lifetime. I will continue those posts as I enjoy using all teams through the games history so I encourage you to continue to follow it. In the meantime I have decided to dedicate myself to something more achievable and within my range of completing. I am sure it has been done and probably is being dome by many other wonderful members of this board, but I think everyone should do their own version as I think the unpredictability of the game is something we all marvel at. So I will make things quite simple. All pennant winners from 1903-2017 will be involved in a tournament to determine the best team. To me winning the pennant in baseball is almost as important as anything in sports, in fact there are seasons where winning the pennant was more celebrated than a world series. There have been 113 world series and thus 226 pennant winners. These teams will compete against eachother in a best of seven simulated series. I have used challonge.com for creating such competitions and I will do so again. What I can say is that the numbers of course are not perfectly even for a balanced bracket, so the way things work out 30 teams will receive a first round bye. All bye teams will be World Series Champions and will be drawn a random. No World Series champions will face off against eachother in the first round. All World Series Champions will have home field advantage. Here is the complete bracket: https://challonge.com/uwti600e Last edited by Nick Soulis; 08-21-2018 at 03:43 PM.

08-21-2018, 04:37 PM	#3
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	Series 1 1942 New York Yankees Record: 101-51 Manager: Joe MccArthy Home Park: Yankee Stadium Runs scored: 801 Runs allowed: 507 Home Runs: 108 Stolen Bases: 69 WAR Leader: Joe Gordon (8.2) 1973 New York Mets Record: 82-79 Manager: Yogi Berra Ball Park: Shea Stadium Runs scored: 608 Runs allowed: 588 Home runs: 85 Stolen Bases: 27 WAR Leader: Tom Seaver (11.0) Last edited by Nick Soulis; 08-22-2018 at 01:24 AM.

08-22-2018, 01:49 AM	#4
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	PRIDDY DOUBLE DIFFERENCE IN GAME 1 At Yankee Stadium Sunny 58 degrees Att: 28,497 The Series got off to a quiet start today, with the host New York 1942 Yankees taking a low-scoring 2-1 win over the New York 1973 Mets. New York 1942 right-hander Hank Borowy was marvelous at Yankee Stadium I and was named player of the game. The Yankees now hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. New York 1942 grabbed control in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Jerry Priddy delivered a 2-run double, to make it 2-0 in favor of the Yankees. Borowy called the triumph "a good team win." Tom Seaver pitched very well for the losing Mets going into the seventh inning while striking out nine. Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow in New York. Slated to start are Jon Matlack for the New York 1973 Mets and Red Ruffing for the the New York 1942 Yankees. Last edited by Nick Soulis; 08-22-2018 at 01:50 AM.

08-25-2018, 11:46 AM	#7
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	Yankees Sweep Away Mets 1942 New York Yankees over 1973 New York Mets 4 games to 0 At Shea Stadium Partly Cloudy 51 degrees Att: 28,809 Time: 2:57 With a 3-0 win over the New York 1973 Mets tonight at Shea Stadium, the New York 1942 Yankees wrapped this first round series. New York 1942 left little doubt who was the better club. "Team" was the word of the day as the Yankees celebrated the culmination of their banner year in the victors clubhouse following the game. "Hitting, pitching, fielding; those are all things you need to win, but most importantly you need a team, a team that works together toward the same collective goal," said New York 1942 manager Joe McCarthy. "Our players felt that way all year and they played that way. When one guy had an off day, 24 others stepped up their game and filled the void." A jovial mood filled the air as New York 1942 celebrated into the night. "We're going to celebrate our team." Joe Dimaggio said. 1973 Mets manager Yogi Berra was reflective in defeat after his team scored two runs against Yankee pitching in four games. "They are the better team than us, so we couldnt beat them." The Yankee pitching was the difference as Marv Breuer pitched a complete game shutout in game four. Breuer was award the MVP award for the series as well. The 1942 Yankees will now move on to play the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks in a best of seven series. Series MVP: Marv Breuer (1-0, 9 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) Last edited by Nick Soulis; 08-25-2018 at 11:48 AM.

08-18-2018, 04:23 PM	#2
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS GRANTED FIRST ROUND BYE 1. 2001 Arizona Diamond Backs 2. 1921 New York Giants 3. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays 4. 1999 New York Yankees 5. 1973 Oakland Athletics 6. 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 7. 2005 Chicago White Sox 8. 1948 Cleveland Indians 9. 2015 Kansas City Royals 10. 1958 New York Yankees 11. 1908 Chicago Cubs 12. 1949 New York Yankees 13. 1953 New York Yankees 14. 2007 Boston Red Sox 15. 2011 St. Louis Cardinals 16. 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 17. 1916 Boston Red Sox 18. 2016 Chicago Cubs 19. 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 20. 2012 San Francisco Giants 21. 2013 Boston Red Sox 22. 1914 Boston Braves 23. 1978 New York Yankees 24. 1913 Philadelphia Athletics 25. 1996 New York Yankees 26. 1935 Detroit Tigers 27. 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 28. 1906 Chicago White Sox 29. 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 30. 2002 Anaheim Angels

08-23-2018, 12:04 AM	#5
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	RUFFING HANDCUFFS METS IN YANKS SHUTOUT At Yankee Stadium Clear skies 51 degrees, no wind Att: 28789 Time: 3:02 The New York 1942 Yankees got an exceptional performance from starter Red Ruffing, who silenced the New York 1973 offense en route to a 3-0 shutout win in Game 2 of the today. The Mets could never get a bead on the right-handed Ruffing, who threw 8 innings of shutout ball to earn player of the game honors. The Yankees now hold a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-7 series. Ruffing allowed no earned runs on 4 hits over 8 innings for the Yankees. He walked 3 and struck out 8. Game 3 is set to be played Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 at Shea Stadium in New York. Slated to start are Tiny Bonham for New York 1942 and Jerry Koosman for New York 1973.

08-24-2018, 12:18 AM	#6
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	Shea Acts Like Home For Yanks At Shea Stadium Rain, 47 degrees Att: 28784 Time: 3:07 The New York 1942 Yankees moved to within one game of the Round 2 today, downing the New York 1973 Mets on the road at Shea Stadium by a score of 5-1. Yankees right-hander Tiny Bonham was named player of the game after a strong outing in which he threw 8 innings of 6-hit ball. The win gives the Yankees a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 World Series. Bonham allowed no earned runs on 6 hits over 8 innings for the Yankees. He walked 0 and struck out 4. "Throwing strikes was the main thing," Bonham said. The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Shea Stadium. Slated to start are Marv Breuer for the New York 1942 Yankees and George H Stone for the the New York 1973 Mets.

08-28-2018, 12:09 PM	#8
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,277	Series 2 1985 Kansas City Royals Record: 91-71 Manager: Dick Howser Home Park: Royals Stadium Runs scored: 687 Runs allowed: 639 Home Runs: 154 Stolen Bases: 128 WAR Leader: George Brett (8.3) 1963 New York Yankees Record: 104-57 Manager: Ralph Houk Ball Park: Yankee Stadium Runs Scored: 714 Runs Allowed: 547 Home Runs: 188 Stolen Bases: 42 WAR Leader: Elston Howard (5.2)