Joy in Mudville: A "Friendly" Baseball League Beginning in 1970

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POS # Name Age NAT HT WT B T OVR POT
SP 27 Dick Bosman 27 USA 6' 3" 208 lbs Right Right 4 stars 4 stars
SP 83 Jackie Brown 27 USA 6' 0" 193 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
SP 20 Joe Coleman 24 USA 6' 3" 195 lbs Right Right 4 stars 4 stars
SP 18 Bill Gogolewski 23 USA 6' 3" 190 lbs Left Right 4 stars 4 stars
SP 16 Steve Renko 26 USA 6' 5" 226 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 8 Cisco Carlos 30 USA 6' 3" 205 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 29 Casey Cox 29 USA 6' 5" 194 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 19 Joe Grzenda 33 USA 6' 2" 184 lbs Right Left 4 stars 4 stars
MR 23 Bob Humphreys 35 USA 5' 10" 170 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 32 Darold Knowles 29 USA 6' 0" 190 lbs Left Left 4 stars 4 stars
MR 28 Horacio Pina 25 MEX 6' 2" 177 lbs Right Right 3 stars 3 stars
MR 17 Pedro Ramos 35 CUB 6' 0" 187 lbs Switch Right 1 star 1 star
MR 75 Denny Riddleberger 25 USA 6' 3" 195 lbs Right Left 3 stars 3 stars
MR 21 Jim Shellenback 27 USA 6' 2" 200 lbs Left Left 1 star 1 star
MR 35 Wayne Twitchell 22 USA 6' 5" 220 lbs Right Right 5 stars 5 stars
CL 35 Jan Dukes 25 USA 5' 10" 175 lbs Left Left 4 stars 4 stars
C 59 Paul Casanova 29 CUB 6' 3" 202 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
C 13 Johnny Roseboro 37 USA 6' 0" 190 lbs Left Right 3 stars 3 stars
C 10 Jim French 29 USA 5' 6" 182 lbs Left Right 1 star 1 star
C 41 Dick Billings 28 USA 6' 0" 193 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
1B 6 Mike Epstein 27 USA 6' 0" 232 lbs Left Left 4 stars 4 stars
2B 1 Tim Cullen 29 USA 6' 0" 183 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
2B 7 Bernie Allen 31 USA 6' 0" 187 lbs Left Right 4 stars 4 stars
3B 2 Ken McMullen 28 USA 6' 3" 195 lbs Right Right 1 star 2 stars
3B 14 Dave Nelson 26 USA 5' 10" 160 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
SS 6 Toby Harrah 21 USA 6' 0" 180 lbs Right Right 2 stars 2 stars
SS 11 Darrel Chaney 22 USA 6' 0" 190 lbs Switch Right 1 star 1 star
LF 84 Hank Allen 30 USA 6' 0" 188 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
LF 33 Frank Howard 34 USA 6' 7" 255 lbs Right Right 3 stars 3 stars
LF 22 Jeff Burroughs 20 USA 6' 0" 200 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
CF 31 Don Baylor 21 USA 6' 0" 195 lbs Right Right 3 stars 3 stars
CF 30 Del Unser 26 USA 6' 0" 180 lbs Left Left 1 star 1 star
CF 37 Ed Stroud 31 USA 5' 10" 176 lbs Left Right 1 star 1 star

Washington Senators 03-07-1971
Minor League System Report
Orlando Jayhawks
ML Triple A - AAA - 0-0, .000
Batters
Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion
Hank Allen 30 LF 8 6 11 10 5 .000 0 0 Probably overmatched at Triple A
Chris Chambliss 22 1B 12 6 8 7 10 .000 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Ed Stroud 31 CF 9 4 10 20 - .000 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level
Pitchers
Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion
Jan Dukes 25 P 1 8 12 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Jackie Brown 27 P 9 7 10 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0
Cisco Carlos 30 P 1 8 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level
Denny Riddleberger 25 P 10 10 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level

Tacoma Whips
ML Double A - AA - 0-0, .000
Batters
Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion
Paul Casanova 29 C 8 6 4 7 14 .000 0 0
Dick Billings 28 C 10 6 7 2 18 .000 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Pitchers
Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion
Dick Such 26 P 12 3 10 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Possibly ready for Triple A

Santa Ana Antlions
ML Single A - A - 0-0, .000
Batters
Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion
Dave Rader 22 C 10 5 7 4 3 .000 0 0 Ready for Triple A
Pitchers
Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion
Doyle Alexander 20 P 5 15 17 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Don Rose 23 P 11 10 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Manny Muniz 23 P 9 9 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level

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Major League 1970 03-07-1971 Baseball America Top Minor League Systems

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Minor League Systems
#	Team	Points	Top 5 Prospects
1st	Houston Astros	158	CF C. Cedeno (4th), P K. Forsch (6th), P S. Spinks (19th), P T. Griffin (23rd), C L. Howard (62nd)
2nd	Washington Senators	156	P B. Gogolewski (8th), CF D. Baylor (11th), P D. Alexander (15th), 1B C. Chambliss (45th), SS T. Harrah (46th)
3rd	Baltimore Orioles	152	P J. Matlack (2nd), SS C. Speier (12th), SS B. Grich (13th), RF R. Miller (41st), SS D. Anderson (59th)
4th	Philadelphia Phillies	98	1B G. Luzinski (7th), P S. Stone (33rd), P K. Reynolds (44th), P B. Champion (52nd), SS L. Bowa (66th)
5th	Pittsburgh Pirates	85	P F. Cambria (14th), CF G. Clines (16th), C M. May (24th), LF T. Paciorek (99th)
6th	Cleveland Indians	84	P P. Broberg (27th), LF R. Foster (35th), P R. Hand (37th), P S. Dunning (54th), P J. Richard (68th)
7th	New York Yankees	78	P S. Kline (9th), P B. Burbach (32nd), 1B J. Ellis (39th), P A. Hassler (89th)
8th	Kansas City Royals	77	P P. Splittorff (3rd), P A. Fitzmorris (48th), P B. Butler (74th), P J. York (85th), RF B. North (96th)
9th	Atlanta Braves	77	C E. Williams (5th), P B. Greif (31st), LF J. Milner (49th)
10th	Minnesota Twins	71	P B. Blyleven (1st), 2B D. Thompson (67th), CF J. Nettles (72nd), P T. Forster (79th)
11th	California Angels	68	P B. Kison (25th), P R. Moret (30th), CF M. Rivers (64th), P D. LaRoche (76th), P J. Slaton (77th)
12th	Cincinnati Reds	56	P W. Simpson (26th), P M. Wilcox (28th), P D. Gullett (69th), SS D. Concepcion (90th)
13th	San Francisco Giants	51	P D. Carrithers (29th), P S. Luebber (56th), P S. Pitlock (63rd), 3B A. Gallagher (82nd), P M. Puente (93rd)
14th	New York Mets	51	RF K. Singleton (18th), P M. Montgomery (57th), 2B T. Foli (71st), 3B S. Braun (78th)
15th	Boston Red Sox	48	P J. Curtis (10th), P M. Nagy (60th)
16th	Montreal Expos	46	P B. Hooton (20th), P B. Parsons (43rd), P B. Moore (86th)
17th	Detroit Tigers	45	1B D. Kingman (36th), CF E. Maddox (38th), C G. Lamont (84th), P L. LaGrow (92nd), P D. Saunders (94th)
18th	St. Louis Cardinals	39	CF J. Cruz (21st), P M. Thompson (42nd)
19th	Milwaukee Brewers	38	P M. Caldwell (17th), SS J. Beniquez (70th), RF L. Biittner (91st)
20th	Chicago White Sox	38	P R. Corbin (47th), P J. Janeski (50th), 2B R. McKinney (53rd)
21st	Los Angeles Dodgers	34	P S. Vance (22nd), P E. McAnally (58th)
22nd	Chicago Cubs	27	P R. Grimsley (34th), SS R. Metzger (61st)
23rd	San Diego Padres	17	P M. Corkins (40th)
24th	Oakland Athletics	11	2B R. Stennett (51st)

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The 1971 JIM season will begin Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008.

Please examine your rosters. Email the commissioner any changes you wish to make. You may wish to allow the computer to make the decisions for you.

Finally, if any of you no longer desire to be a GM, please contact the commissioner.

Good luck this season!

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The Chicago Cubs acquired a player Thursday to fill the void created by the retirement of Ernie Banks.

Chicago received colorful first baseman Joe Pepitone from the Houston Astros for minor league pitcher Larry Gura.

Pepitone hit .283 with 22 home runs and 87 RBIs last season with the Astros. The 30-year-old was considered expendable by Houston with youngsters Bob Watson and John Mayberry sharing first.

Gura, 23, pitched at Triple-A Princeton in the Cub organization last summer.

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The following players are available to claim. It should be noted that all these players are rated one star. You may wish to check their stats from the 1970 season on previous postings.

Email the commissioner if you wish to claim one. Indicate if you want him on the major league or minor league roster.

Note: The higher the ratings, the better the player.

Inf	POS	#	Name	B	T	IF RNG	IF ARM	TDP	IF ERR	OF RNG	OF ARM	OF ERR	C ARM	C ABI
	SP	56	Dave Leonhard	R	R	8	10	10	8	2	1	1	-	-
	MR	40	Tony Cloninger	R	R	8	11	7	8	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	38	Danny Coombs	R	L	3	5	2	3	1	2	2	-	-
	MR	52	Mudcat Grant	R	R	8	10	8	9	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	93	Jim Hannan	R	R	6	9	7	7	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	44	Ron Herbel	R	R	8	11	8	8	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	49	Marcelino Lopez	R	L	2	5	3	4	2	3	1	-	-
	C	95	Clay Dalrymple	L	R	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	14	14
	3B	84	Max Alvis	R	R	11	10	9	11	2	2	2	-	-
	SS	37	Bobby Floyd	R	R	10	10	11	11	2	2	1	-	-
	SS	69	Chico Salmon	R	R	11	10	10	9	5	8	9	-	-
	LF	21	Curt Motton	R	R	2	1	2	1	8	11	10	-	-

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The San Diego Padres have claimed pitcher Tony Cloninger off waivers.

The 30-year-old relief pitcher appeared in 14 games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970 season. The right-hander had no record and a 5.19 ERA.

Walks were Cloninger's biggest issue. He issued 18 base on balls in just 17.1 innings. Cloninger struck out five.

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The Milwaukee Brewers signed three players off the waiver wire early Saturday morning.

With spring training camps about to open, the Brewers inked pitchers Jim "Mudcat" Grant and Marcelino Lopez along with short stop Bobby Floyd to minor league deals.

Grant, 35, missed all of last season with an arm injury. He was released in spring training last year by Minnesota.

Lopez and Floyd both saw action with the Baltimore Orioles. Lopez, 27, was 2-0 with a 2.72 ERA in 33 games. Floyd, also 27, appeared in just four games with the Orioles. He did, however, hit .304 at Triple-A Odell.