Saturday, December 18, 2010

All-Time Freemasons Team


Internet research has led me to believe that everyone on the team here below was or is a member of a Masonic lodge.  Mays seems to be the outlier here.  Any corroboration is appreciated.

1b -       JIMMIE FOXX*
2b -       Rogers Hornsby*
3b -       Frank Baker*
SS -      Honus Wagner*
 C -       MICHEY COCHRANE*
LF -       Ty Cobb*
CF -      Tris Speaker*
RF -      WILLIE MAYS*

PH - (r)   PIE TRAYNOR*
PH - (l)   Zach Wheat*
PH - (b)  FRANKIE FRISCH*
PR -       Eddie Collins*

Pitching
RH -      Christy Mathewson*
RH -      BOB FELLER*
RH -      Pete Alexander*
RH -      Cy Young*
RH -      Dazzy Vance*
RH -      Clark Griffith*
LH -      Eddie Plank*
LH -      CARL HUBBELL*

Mgr -     BILL TERRY*
GM -      Branch Rickey*
Announcer - Harry Caray
Pioneer -      Alexander Cartwright*
Owners -      Gene Autry
                  Powel Crosley, Jr.
                  Charles Ebbets
                  Harry Frazee
                  John Galbreath
                  Charles Somers

Reserves

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


Tuesday, December 7, 2010

All-Time Pat Gillick Draft Team


(No, not Clydesdales.)  The major league draft is one of the areas where a general manager has the most influence on a team.  This imaginary squad honors the players selected in the draft by Gillick*.

1b -       JOHN OLERUD (3rd Round – 1989)
2b -       JEFF KENT (20th Round – 1989)
3b -       ED SPRAGUE, Jr. (1st Round, 25th overall – 1988)
SS -      Eddie Zosky (1st Round, 19th overall – 1989)
 C -       Pat Borders (6th Round – 1982)
LF -       LLOYD MOSEBY (1st Round, 2nd overall – 1978)
CF -      SHAWN GREEN (1st Round, 16th overall – 1991)
RF -      JAYSON WERTH (1st Round, 22nd overall – 1997)
DH -      Shannon Stewart (1st Round, 16th overall – 1992)

PH -        Darnell McDonald (1st Round, 26th overall – 1997)
PR -       Tim Raines, Jr. (6th Round – 1998)

Pitching
RH -      DAVE STIEB (5th Round – 1978)
RH -      CHRIS CARPENTER (1st Round, 15th overall – 1993)
RH -      PAT HENTGEN (5th Round – 1986)
RH -      Kyle Drabek (1st Round, 18th overall – 2006)
LH -      JIMMY KEY (3rd Round – 1982)
LH -      DAVID WELLS (2nd Round – 1982)
LH -      John Cerutti (1st Round, 21st overall – 1981)
RP -       Steve Karsay (1st Round, 22nd overall – 1990)
Closer - Mike Timlin (5th Round – 1987)

Coach - Glenallen Hill (9th Round – 1983)

QB -      Jay Schroeder (1st Round, 3rd overall – 1979)

Reserves
Derek Bell (2nd Round – 1987)
ADAM JONES (1st Round, 37th overall – 2003)
Ryan Minor (33rd Round – 1996)
Alex Sanchez (1st Round, 17th overall – 1987)
Matt Stark (1st Round, 9th overall – 1993)
Todd Steverson (1st Round, 25th overall – 1992)

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