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Left-handed Badger · 10-01-2007, 12:34 AM

I'm going to try this it'll be for 20th century. My grandpa.

Name: Moses Wright
Born: June 29, 1873
Died: December 16, 1962
Born: Virginia
Debut Year: 1893 (rural area, causing him to escape discovery for a couple extra years)

Position: SP
2nd Position: RP (if need be only)

Skill 1: Control
Skill 2: Groundball Inducing.

Nickname: Mule (stubborness)
Ht: about 6"0
Wt: about 170
#: 11 (for the number of children he had)
Righty T/B

Pitches: Good sinker, good curve, maybe occasional 4-seamer or change

if possible make him Durable (in nearly 50 years of work, the number of days missed could be counted on one hand)

Edit: since you're still in the 19th century, I am going to move all dates 20 years earlier, to satisfy impatience. LOL.

Mattingly120 · 10-25-2007, 10:23 PM

NAME: David Rosenbaum (Yes, a Jewish baseball player back then would be unlikely)
DOB: 1/20/1874
DOD: 9/21/1958
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City
DEBUT YEAR (must be at least 17 years after DOB): 1894
POSITION: Right Fielder
SECONDARY POSITION (if you'd like your guy to be versatile):
SKILL 1: Left Fielder
SKILL 2: First Baseman

SKILL KEYS:
SKILL 1: Homerun Power (Unlikely back then, but whatever)

SKILL 2: This is the secondary skill, something else that makes your player special: Arm Strength

NICKNAME: None
HEIGHT: 6'2
WEIGHT: 226 Lbs
NUMBER: 25
BATS (R/L/S): R
THROWS (R/L): R

legendsport · 10-25-2007, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattingly120

NAME: David Rosenbaum (Yes, a Jewish baseball player back then would be unlikely)
DOB: 1/20/1864
DOD: 9/21/1948
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City
DEBUT YEAR (must be at least 17 years after DOB): 1883
POSITION: Right Fielder
SECONDARY POSITION (if you'd like your guy to be versatile):
SKILL 1: Left Fielder
SKILL 2: First Baseman

SKILL KEYS:
SKILL 1: Homerun Power (Unlikely back then, but whatever)

SKILL 2: This is the secondary skill, something else that makes your player special: Arm Strength

NICKNAME: None
HEIGHT: 6'2
WEIGHT: 226 Lbs
NUMBER: 25
BATS (R/L/S): R
THROWS (R/L): R

The next available debut year is 1894 - do you want to edit your player, or have him come in at 30 years old?

Mattingly120 · 10-25-2007, 10:33 PM

Changed it

Left-handed Badger · 10-27-2007, 01:58 AM

Actually, Mattingly, if I remember reading right Lip Pike was a Jewish and left-handed 2B/of in the 1870s.. National Association and National League.

Mattingly120 · 10-27-2007, 11:41 AM

Interesting, well, like I said, unlikely, not impossible.

kaizer · 10-27-2007, 12:49 PM

NAME: Lauri Pihkala
DOB: 1/5/1888
DOD: 5/20/1981
PLACE OF BIRTH: Pihtipudas, Finland
DEBUT YEAR (must be at least 17 years after DOB): 1908
POSITION: Right Fielder
SECONDARY POSITION (if you'd like your guy to be versatile): none
SKILL 1: Contact
SKILL 2: Baserunning Instincts

NICKNAME: The Swingin' Finn (His real, Finnish, nickname was Tahko but I'm pretty sure he would have gotten a new nickname in the US)
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
WEIGHT: 170
NUMBER: 6
BATS (R/L/S): L
THROWS (R/L): L

Description of character: Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala was the developer of Finnish baseball (pesäpallo). But what if - instead of returning to Finland after his trip to USA - he had started playing the American game himself?

10-01-2007, 12:34 AM	#61 (permalink)
Left-handed Badger All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the altar of the baseball god praying for middle infield that can catch the ball Posts: 1,970 Thanks: 0 Thanked 66x in 57 posts	I'm going to try this it'll be for 20th century. My grandpa. Name: Moses Wright Born: June 29, 1873 Died: December 16, 1962 Born: Virginia Debut Year: 1893 (rural area, causing him to escape discovery for a couple extra years) Position: SP 2nd Position: RP (if need be only) Skill 1: Control Skill 2: Groundball Inducing. Nickname: Mule (stubborness) Ht: about 6"0 Wt: about 170 #: 11 (for the number of children he had) Righty T/B Pitches: Good sinker, good curve, maybe occasional 4-seamer or change if possible make him Durable (in nearly 50 years of work, the number of days missed could be counted on one hand) Edit: since you're still in the 19th century, I am going to move all dates 20 years earlier, to satisfy impatience. LOL. __________________ -Left-handed groundball specialist -Strikeouts are for wimps Last edited by Left-handed Badger; 10-01-2007 at 12:58 AM.

10-25-2007, 10:23 PM	#62 (permalink)
Mattingly120 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	NAME: David Rosenbaum (Yes, a Jewish baseball player back then would be unlikely) DOB: 1/20/1874 DOD: 9/21/1958 PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City DEBUT YEAR (must be at least 17 years after DOB): 1894 POSITION: Right Fielder SECONDARY POSITION (if you'd like your guy to be versatile): SKILL 1: Left Fielder SKILL 2: First Baseman SKILL KEYS: SKILL 1: Homerun Power (Unlikely back then, but whatever) SKILL 2: This is the secondary skill, something else that makes your player special: Arm Strength NICKNAME: None HEIGHT: 6'2 WEIGHT: 226 Lbs NUMBER: 25 BATS (R/L/S): R THROWS (R/L): R Last edited by Mattingly120; 10-25-2007 at 10:33 PM. Reason: Changed Age

10-27-2007, 01:58 AM	#65 (permalink)
Left-handed Badger All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the altar of the baseball god praying for middle infield that can catch the ball Posts: 1,970 Thanks: 0 Thanked 66x in 57 posts	Actually, Mattingly, if I remember reading right Lip Pike was a Jewish and left-handed 2B/of in the 1870s.. National Association and National League. __________________ -Left-handed groundball specialist -Strikeouts are for wimps

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10-25-2007, 10:33 PM	#64 (permalink)
Mattingly120 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Changed it

10-27-2007, 11:41 AM	#66 (permalink)
Mattingly120 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Interesting, well, like I said, unlikely, not impossible.

10-27-2007, 12:49 PM	#67 (permalink)
kaizer Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	NAME: Lauri Pihkala DOB: 1/5/1888 DOD: 5/20/1981 PLACE OF BIRTH: Pihtipudas, Finland DEBUT YEAR (must be at least 17 years after DOB): 1908 POSITION: Right Fielder SECONDARY POSITION (if you'd like your guy to be versatile): none SKILL 1: Contact SKILL 2: Baserunning Instincts NICKNAME: The Swingin' Finn (His real, Finnish, nickname was Tahko but I'm pretty sure he would have gotten a new nickname in the US) HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 170 NUMBER: 6 BATS (R/L/S): L THROWS (R/L): L Description of character: Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala was the developer of Finnish baseball (pesäpallo). But what if - instead of returning to Finland after his trip to USA - he had started playing the American game himself?