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Big Six · 11-17-2007, 10:09 PM

Thanks, Tyke and captaincarl.

All three--Williams, Doerr, and DiMaggio--have, in fact, already made the Red Sox. Teddy Ballgame came up to Boston in 1938, Doerr in 1939, and DiMaggio in 1940.

Williams has shown signs of stardom, and if I didn't know he was supposed to turn out to be Ted Williams, I'd say he was a fine young player. Doerr had a good rookie year, but suffered through one heck of a sophomore slump. DiMaggio gave the Sox fantastic defense in center field as a rookie, but was overmatched at bat.

We'll see if they develop into stars over the next few years. That's part of the fun of this dynasty: seeing which players reach their "real life" standards, which ones exceed them, and which ones fall short.

I'm glad you're still enjoying the tale.

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Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,493 Thanks: 145 Thanked 100x in 79 posts	Thanks, Tyke and captaincarl. All three--Williams, Doerr, and DiMaggio--have, in fact, already made the Red Sox. Teddy Ballgame came up to Boston in 1938, Doerr in 1939, and DiMaggio in 1940. Williams has shown signs of stardom, and if I didn't know he was supposed to turn out to be Ted Williams, I'd say he was a fine young player. Doerr had a good rookie year, but suffered through one heck of a sophomore slump. DiMaggio gave the Sox fantastic defense in center field as a rookie, but was overmatched at bat. We'll see if they develop into stars over the next few years. That's part of the fun of this dynasty: seeing which players reach their "real life" standards, which ones exceed them, and which ones fall short. I'm glad you're still enjoying the tale. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Connecticut Shore League: a fictional league story Three Pals, a Base Ball Story: my newest fictional story