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Originally Posted by PhillieFever
From concept all the way thru execution,this is virtually flawless.Way to go Big Six,I'll most definitely be following.Go Phils!
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Thank you for the compliment, PhillieFever! I'm really enjoying it, and I'm glad to hear that some of you are as well. Comments like that really make me eager to keep playing and writing.
Your Phillies are off to a fine start so far, with two playoff appearances and a division championship so far. The 1921 Phils finished seventh in the league in runs scored, and sixth in runs allowed--one mark of a strong, balanced team.
Five Phillies batted over .300 in 1921: 2B
Joe Boyd (.350), 3B
Howard Mooney (.330-2-68, 83 BB, .421 OBP, 107 R), C
Dave Lord (.310-5-72), SS
Carlos Cabrera (.312-1-62) and 1B
Peter Shelton (.318-5-46). Boyd, who also led the league in RBI, is in his prime at age 27, while the other key Phillies are in their early thirties except for Cabrera, who is 36.
Bernardo Piniella (22-9, 2.95) and
Stephen Jones (18-12, 2.94) are the team's best pitchers, and they should have plenty of good years ahead of them. Bernardo is 26, and Stephen is 25.
Because the Phillies have finished toward the top of the standings each year, their draft positions have been fairly low. Pitchers
Pop Shriver and
Fred Fussell are the only "real" major leaguers you might have heard of among the players Philadelphia has drafted. The Phils chose them in the first and second rounds of the 1921 draft, respectively.
Thanks again for your kind words about my dynasty. I hope you continue to enjoy it.