Saturday, June 26, 2010

All-Time Team of Alumni of St. Mary’s of California


No school of its size has sent more players to the majors, especially catchers. 

1b -       VON HAYES
2b -       Lew Fonseca
3b -       Jerry Denny
SS -      Ed Hallinan
 C -       GUS TRIANDOS
LF -       Duffy Lewis
CF -      FRANK DEMAREE
RF -      Harry Hooper*
DH -      Broderick Perkins

PH - (r)   Andy Carey
PH - (l)   Bill Howerton
PH - (b)  Mike Young
PR -       Jim Fogarty

Pitching
RH -      Tom Candiotti
RH -      Joe Oeschger
RH -      Bill Fleming
LH -      Dutch Leonard
LH -      Walter Mails
LH -      Harry Krause
LH -      Ed Morris
RP -       Earl Johnson
RP -       Don Ferrarese

Umpire
Hank O’Day

Reserves
Ed Burns
Fred Carroll
Bill Cunningham
Ed Fitz Gerald
Lou Guisto
Joe Marty
Les Scarsella
Mark Teahen

Key
*Hall of Fame
ALL CAPS = All-Star
Bold = Inspiration

Friday, June 25, 2010

All-Time Four Decade Team



Joel Elkins submitted this formidable squadron.  These guys played in the majors in parts of four decades.  Minoso and Altrock deserve special mention.

1b -       Dan Brouthers* (1879-1904)
2b -       Eddie Collins* (1906-30)
3b -       MINNIE MINOSO (1949-80)
SS -      OMAR VIZQUEL (1989-??)
 C -       CARLTON FISK* (1969-93)
LF -       RICKEY HENDERSON* (1979-2003)
CF -      KEN GRIFFEY, Jr. (1989-2010)
RF -      TED WILLIAMS* (1939-60)
DH -      BILL BUCKNER (1969-90)

PH - (r)   Jim O’Rourke* (1872-1904)
PH - (l)   WILLIE McCOVEY* (1959-80)
PH - (b) Nick Altrock (1898-1933)
PR -       TIM RAINES (1979-2002)

Pitching
RH -      NOLAN RYAN* (1966-93)
RH -      EARLY WYNN* (1939-63)
RH -      BOBO NEWSOME (1929-53)
RH -      Jack Quinn (1909-33)
LH -      JAMIE MOYER (1986-??)
LH -      JIM KAAT (1959-83)
LH -      JERRY REUSS (1969-90)
RP -       JESSE OROSCO (1979-2003)
RP -       MIKE MORGAN (1978-2002)

Mgr -     Kid Gleason (1888-1912)

Broadcaster -   TIM McCARVER (1959-80)

Reserves
Rick Dempsey (1969-1992)
Deacon McGuire (1884-1912)
Jack O’Connor (1887-1910)
Jack Ryan (1889-1913)
MICKEY VERNON (1939-60)

Umpires
LARRY BARNETT (1969-99)
JOE BRINKMAN (1972-2006)
Tommy Connolly* (1898-1932) [5 decades]
JERRY CRAWFORD (1976-20??)
Bob Emslie (1890-1924)
BRUCE FROEMMING (1971-2007)
DOUG HARVEY* (1962-92)
BILL KLEM* (1905-41) [5 decades]
BILL McGOWAN* (1925-54)
ED MONTAGUE (1974-2009)
Hank O’Day (1884-1927) [5 decades]
DAVE PHILLIPS (1971-2002)
MIKE REILLY (1977-2010)
HARRY WENDELSTEDT (1966-98)
JOE WEST (1976-??)



Key
*Hall of Fame
ALL CAPS = All-Star
Bold = Inspiration


Thursday, June 24, 2010

All-Time Lee Team


An update of the team posted 18-Oct-2003.  Derrek went 1-for-4 against Cliff last night.

1b -       DERREK
2b -       Dud
3b -       Tom
SS -      Manuel
 C -       Cliff
LF -       CARLOS
CF -      Hal
RF -      Travis
DH -      Leron

PH - (r)   Billy
PH - (l)   Derek
PH - (b) Corey
PR -      Willie

Pitching
RH -      BILL
RH -      Don
LH -      CLIFF
LH -      THORNTON
LH -      BILL
LH -      Watty
RP -       Mark (X2)
RP -       Mark
RP -       David
Closer -  BOB

First Pitch – Robert E.
National Anthem - Peggy

Reserves
Leonidas
Mike
Roy
Sang-Hoon
Terry

Key
ALL CAPS = All-Star
Bold = Inspiration
Underlined = Negro Leagues

Sunday, June 20, 2010

All-Time Mets/Indians Team


Suggested by Michael Frank from Horsehead, NY.  These teams played each other for the first time in the regular season just this year.  Members of this imaginary squad are the best of those players who have played for both.

1b -       KEITH HERNANDEZ
2b -       ROBERTO ALOMAR
3b -       JAY BELL
SS -      TONY FERNANDEZ
 C -       SANDY ALOMAR, Jr.
LF -       KEVIN MITCHELL
CF -      TOMMIE AGEE
RF -      JEROMY BURNITZ
DH -      EDDIE MURRAY*

PH - (r)   JULIO FRANCO
PH - (l)   GENE WOODLING
PH - (b)  CARLOS BAERGA
PR -       BRETT BUTLER

Pitching
RH -      DWIGHT GOODEN
RH -      DEAN CHANCE
RH -      RALPH TERRY
RH -      Dick Tidrow
LH -      Bob Ojeda
RP -       Jerry DiPoto
RP -       David Weathers
RP -       Guillermo Mota
RP -       Ricardo Rincon
Closer - Ron Taylor

Reserves
Rick Cerone
SHAWON DUNSTON
JEFF KENT
JIM PIERSALL
Del Unser

Key
*Hall of Fame
ALL CAPS = All-Star
Bold = Inspiration


Thursday, June 17, 2010

The B Team


Submitted by Mark DeLodovio, Washington, DC.  Quoth he, “Hall of Famers at every starting postion except DH (Bonds and Biggio will eventually get in).”  You could even make a pretty good squad out of the guys who don’t start here, you know… their b team.

1b -       ERNIE BANKS*
2b -       CRAIG BIGGIO
3b -       GEORGE BRETT*
SS -      LOU BOUDREAU*
 C -       JOHNNY BENCH*
LF -       BARRY BONDS
CF -      Cool Papa Bell*
RF -      LOU BROCK*
DH -      HAROLD BAINES

PH - (r)   JEFF BAGWELL
PH - (l)   YOGI BERRA*
PH - (b)  LANCE BERKMAN
PR -       Brett Butler

Pitching
RH -      Mordecai Brown*
RH -      Chief Bender*
RH -      JIM BUNNING*
RH -      LEW BURDETTE
RH -      Josh Beckett
LH -      VIDA BLUE
LH -      MARK BUEHRLE
LH -      HARRY BRECHEEN
LH -      TOM BROWNING
RP -       Steve Bedrosian
RP -       Jim Brosnan
RP -       Jonathan Broxton
Closer -  ROD BECK

Mgr -     DUSTY BAKER

Announcers - Red Barber, Jack Buck

Stadiums - Baker Bowl, Briggs Stadium, Ballpark at Arlington

Reserves
Home Run Baker*
Hank Bauer
Don Baylor
Jake Beckley*
Mark Belanger
Buddy Bell
George Bell
Jim Bibby
Dante Bichette
Paul Blair
Johnny Blanchard
Steve Blass
Jeff Blauser
Ossie Bluege
Mike Boddicker
Wade Boggs*
Bobby Bonilla
Brett Boone
Jim Bottomley*
LARRY BOWA
Ken Boyer
Eddie Brinkman
Ray Brown*
Willard Brown*
Bill Buckner
Don Buford
Jay Buhner
Al Bumbry
Smokey Burgess

Key
*Hall of Fame
ALL CAPS = All-Star
Bold = Inspiration
Underlined = Negro Leagues