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Originally Posted by lewis31lewis52
Wow, this one looks awesome. I love 19th century stories, and considering you're writing this one, it should be a good one.
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Thanks. Hopefully I can live up to that...
And now that I'm done for the day with irritating things like "jobs" and "friends" and "kids" -
CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS
The White Stockings were also-rans in 1871, and then had their ball yard destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire. They did not field a team in 1872 or 1873, then had a terrible team in 1874 and an only slightly better one in 1875. The fact that owner William Hulbert has become the most influential man in base ball under these circumstances speaks volumes about his persuasiveness. On the field, they bought up a lot of players from the defunct teams over the offseason, so their product might be somewhat improved, but they are still probably not the equal of the true contenders.
2 1B Lou Say (1-41-.264-0) - He got his first-ever chance to start with Chicago last season, and did well enough to get another chance.
41 2B Tom Carey (0-5-.281-0 with Brooklyn) - He was a solid infielder in 1873-74 with Baltimore, and a utility man last season with the Atlantics.
16 SS Tom Barlow (1-20-.292-5 with Brooklyn) - One of base ball's better shortstops, his signing was a real coup, but it leaves last year's shortstop John Peters without a position.
27 3B Levi Meyerle (1-49-.294-11 with Phil. Whites) - Another big upgrade for the Chicagos, although he's always previously played in his native Philadelphia.
35 LF Al Thake (0-31-.229-4 with Brooklyn) - After having been one of the league's better outfielders, he slumped badly in 1875. If he regains his form, he'll be another great signing for the club.
11 CF Paul Hines (0-37-.261-4 with Phil. Whites) - Like Thake, he's coming off something of an off-year and hoping to regain his prior numbers.
37 RF Jim Devlin (2-53-.242-4 with Phil. Whites) - There was some talk of converting him to a pitcher, but Chicago had a greater need for a starting right fielder.
30 C Terry Connell (1-26-.221-0) - They're still short-handed at catcher, so he's what they've got.
13 SP J. O'Neill (2-11, 3.24 with Centennials) - He did fairly well as a rookie with the hapless Philadelphia Centennials, so he gets to move up to a move competitive club.