1901 Brooklyn Superbas

rpriske · 09-11-2013, 09:19 AM

I am having a great time with my two Blue Jay Dynasties so I decided to create another one. But this time I wanted an old one... a really old one. I wanted a team that ran all the way through the 20th century so I picked the Dodgers. So much history! So many interesting changes along the way!

So, here I go. I am just setting up logos and uniforms now (though that cross-league bug means that I still end up with modern unis and logos when the team has the same name as a modern team... the Milwaukee Brewers are going to look very out of place in 1901...), then I will wade into my team. I did a quick scan... wow, there are a lot of 'stars' on those ratings...

rpriske · 09-11-2013, 08:36 PM

First step was signing managers for all my minor league levels. I would like to pick up some minor leaguers to fill out the rosters but... there are no free agents.

Of course.

rpriske · 09-11-2013, 08:40 PM

We made a risky move, weakening our pitching slightly but making the offense solid as a rock.

To CLEVELAND BLUES

RF Lefty Davis
SP Frank Kitson

To BROOKLYN SUPERBAS

3B Bill Bradley
RP Ed Scott
SP (minors) Ken Turner

rpriske · 09-11-2013, 08:57 PM

TRADE

To CLEVELAND BLUES

2B Rich Cox

To BROOKLYN SUPERBAS

MR Bill Cristall
MR (minors) Harry McNeal

Shoring up our one real weakness.

MadBum · 09-11-2013, 09:20 PM

Screw the Dodgers!...er, I mean the Superbas. Good luck with this!

rpriske · 09-12-2013, 10:59 PM

March 19th, 1901

Spring training is here and we kicked off with a win over the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3.

Jimmy Sheckard went 3 for 3, scoring twice.

WP - Bill Donovan (1-0)
Save - Mauro Garza (1)
LP - Charlie Case (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

rpriske · 09-14-2013, 12:45 AM

March 20th, 1901

Ed Scott couldn't hold the Cardinals in the 9th but in the 11th Jerry Moore put down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Joe Kelley and give the Superbas the 5-4 win.

WP - Jerry Moore (1-0)
LP - Mike O'Neill (0-2)

Spring Record - 2-0

rpriske · 09-14-2013, 02:04 PM

March 21st, 1901

The Superbas smacked the New York Giants hard, to the tune of 14-2. Bill Dahlen went 4 for 4 with 4 RBI. Tony Ramirez got 3 RBI.

WP - Doc McJames (1-0)
LP - Bill Phyle (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-0

rpriske · 09-15-2013, 01:36 AM

March 22nd, 1901

On their GM's -67th birthday the Superbas picked up their first loss of the spring. In a game marked by sloppy play (each team made three errors), the Pirates edged Brooklyn 6-5.

WP - Jack Chesbro (1-0)
Save - Snake Wiltse (2)
LP - Brickyard Kennedy (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-1

rpriske · 09-15-2013, 12:49 PM

March 23rd, 1901

An all-around team effort did the trick today as the Superbas beat the Phillies 5-3.

WP - Gene Wright (1-0)
Save - Jerry Moore (1)
LP - Javier Lucero (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-1

rpriske · 09-15-2013, 11:28 PM

March 24th, 1901

The Superbas never stopped fighting but they fell to the Chicago Orphans 6-5. Dwi Soedjatmoko had a 2 RBI game.

WP - Tom Hughes (1-0)
LP - Bill Donovan (1-1)

Spring Record - 4-2

rpriske · 09-15-2013, 11:30 PM

Bill Cristall is leading all relievers in K/9inn this spring with 13.50.

rpriske · 09-17-2013, 07:03 AM

March 25th, 1901

Kid Nichols and the Boston Beaneaters shut down the Superba batters for most of the game and when they made a late comeback, they fell just short, losing 5-4.

WP - Kid Nichols (1-0)
Save - Henry Wakeley (1)
LP - Jim Hughes (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-3

rpriske · 09-18-2013, 07:15 AM

March 26th, 1901

This game was deadlocked at 1 until the top of the ninth as a couple of RBI singles by George Howard and Bruce Duncan gave Brooklyn the 3-1 win over the Reds.

Kid Carsey pitched the last three innings for the Superbas and was perfect - nine up, nine down.

WP - Kid Carsey (1-0)
LP - Whitey Guese (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-3

rpriske · 09-18-2013, 07:26 AM

First round of Spring cuts.

In a surprise move, newly acquired reliever Ed Scott was the first sent down to Vandercook Lake. He was joined by Grant Bailey, Scott McGee and Alfredo Cobar.

In addition, word is a very big deal is brewing with Cincinnati.

rpriske · 09-18-2013, 11:40 PM

March 27th, 1901

The Superbas seemed to have things in hand until Gene McCann completely collapsed in the 9th and a 2-1 lead turned into trailing 5-2.

WP - Cowboy Jones (2-0)
Save - Jack Harper (1)
LP - Gene McCann (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-4

rpriske · 09-19-2013, 05:31 PM

March 28th, 1901

The Superbas have seemed a little lethargic lately.

Today they last 6-4 to the Giants.

WP - Harry Felix 2-0)
Save - Chauncey Fisher (2)
LP - Gene Wright (1-1)

Spring Record - 5-5

rpriske · 09-19-2013, 06:13 PM

March 29th, 1901

Despite a sieve-like defense, Brooklyn held up the powerful Pirates, beating them 4-1.

Tom McCreery went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI.

WP - Bill Donovan (2-1)
Save - Harry McNeal (1)
LP - Rube Waddell (1-2)

Spring Record - 6-5

rpriske · 09-19-2013, 06:15 PM

The rumoured huge trade went down. Huge.

To CINCINNATI REDS

Willie Keeler
Tom McCreery

To Brooklyn Superbas

Jake Beckley
Amos Rusie
Joe Sanders
Dick Scott

The fans are unhappy about the loss of Wee Willie but happy about getting Beckley. That's the way it goes.

rpriske · 09-19-2013, 06:22 PM

This was quickly followed by another trade.

To BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Ed Scott
Grant Bailey
Carlos Lopez

To BROOKLYN SUPERBAS

Wilbert Robinson
Felix Julio

09-11-2013, 09:19 AM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	1901 Brooklyn Superbas I am having a great time with my two Blue Jay Dynasties so I decided to create another one. But this time I wanted an old one... a really old one. I wanted a team that ran all the way through the 20th century so I picked the Dodgers. So much history! So many interesting changes along the way! So, here I go. I am just setting up logos and uniforms now (though that cross-league bug means that I still end up with modern unis and logos when the team has the same name as a modern team... the Milwaukee Brewers are going to look very out of place in 1901...), then I will wade into my team. I did a quick scan... wow, there are a lot of 'stars' on those ratings...

09-11-2013, 09:20 PM	#5
MadBum Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 266	Screw the Dodgers!...er, I mean the Superbas. Good luck with this! __________________ OOTP Dynasty

09-12-2013, 10:59 PM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 19th, 1901 Spring training is here and we kicked off with a win over the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3. Jimmy Sheckard went 3 for 3, scoring twice. WP - Bill Donovan (1-0) Save - Mauro Garza (1) LP - Charlie Case (0-1) Spring Record - 1-0 Last edited by rpriske; 09-13-2013 at 11:31 AM.

09-17-2013, 07:03 AM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 25th, 1901 Kid Nichols and the Boston Beaneaters shut down the Superba batters for most of the game and when they made a late comeback, they fell just short, losing 5-4. WP - Kid Nichols (1-0) Save - Henry Wakeley (1) LP - Jim Hughes (0-1) Spring Record - 4-3 Last edited by rpriske; 09-17-2013 at 09:06 AM.

09-18-2013, 07:15 AM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 26th, 1901 This game was deadlocked at 1 until the top of the ninth as a couple of RBI singles by George Howard and Bruce Duncan gave Brooklyn the 3-1 win over the Reds. Kid Carsey pitched the last three innings for the Superbas and was perfect - nine up, nine down. WP - Kid Carsey (1-0) LP - Whitey Guese (0-1) Spring Record - 5-3 Last edited by rpriske; 09-20-2013 at 09:41 AM.

09-11-2013, 08:36 PM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	First step was signing managers for all my minor league levels. I would like to pick up some minor leaguers to fill out the rosters but... there are no free agents. Of course.

09-11-2013, 08:40 PM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	We made a risky move, weakening our pitching slightly but making the offense solid as a rock. To CLEVELAND BLUES RF Lefty Davis SP Frank Kitson To BROOKLYN SUPERBAS 3B Bill Bradley RP Ed Scott SP (minors) Ken Turner

09-11-2013, 08:57 PM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To CLEVELAND BLUES 2B Rich Cox To BROOKLYN SUPERBAS MR Bill Cristall MR (minors) Harry McNeal Shoring up our one real weakness.

09-14-2013, 12:45 AM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 20th, 1901 Ed Scott couldn't hold the Cardinals in the 9th but in the 11th Jerry Moore put down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Joe Kelley and give the Superbas the 5-4 win. WP - Jerry Moore (1-0) LP - Mike O'Neill (0-2) Spring Record - 2-0

09-14-2013, 02:04 PM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 21st, 1901 The Superbas smacked the New York Giants hard, to the tune of 14-2. Bill Dahlen went 4 for 4 with 4 RBI. Tony Ramirez got 3 RBI. WP - Doc McJames (1-0) LP - Bill Phyle (0-1) Spring Record - 3-0

09-15-2013, 01:36 AM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 22nd, 1901 On their GM's -67th birthday the Superbas picked up their first loss of the spring. In a game marked by sloppy play (each team made three errors), the Pirates edged Brooklyn 6-5. WP - Jack Chesbro (1-0) Save - Snake Wiltse (2) LP - Brickyard Kennedy (0-1) Spring Record - 3-1

09-15-2013, 12:49 PM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 23rd, 1901 An all-around team effort did the trick today as the Superbas beat the Phillies 5-3. WP - Gene Wright (1-0) Save - Jerry Moore (1) LP - Javier Lucero (0-1) Spring Record - 4-1

09-15-2013, 11:28 PM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 24th, 1901 The Superbas never stopped fighting but they fell to the Chicago Orphans 6-5. Dwi Soedjatmoko had a 2 RBI game. WP - Tom Hughes (1-0) LP - Bill Donovan (1-1) Spring Record - 4-2

09-15-2013, 11:30 PM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	Bill Cristall is leading all relievers in K/9inn this spring with 13.50.

09-18-2013, 07:26 AM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	First round of Spring cuts. In a surprise move, newly acquired reliever Ed Scott was the first sent down to Vandercook Lake. He was joined by Grant Bailey, Scott McGee and Alfredo Cobar. In addition, word is a very big deal is brewing with Cincinnati.

09-18-2013, 11:40 PM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 27th, 1901 The Superbas seemed to have things in hand until Gene McCann completely collapsed in the 9th and a 2-1 lead turned into trailing 5-2. WP - Cowboy Jones (2-0) Save - Jack Harper (1) LP - Gene McCann (0-1) Spring Record - 5-4

09-19-2013, 05:31 PM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 28th, 1901 The Superbas have seemed a little lethargic lately. Today they last 6-4 to the Giants. WP - Harry Felix 2-0) Save - Chauncey Fisher (2) LP - Gene Wright (1-1) Spring Record - 5-5

09-19-2013, 06:13 PM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	March 29th, 1901 Despite a sieve-like defense, Brooklyn held up the powerful Pirates, beating them 4-1. Tom McCreery went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. WP - Bill Donovan (2-1) Save - Harry McNeal (1) LP - Rube Waddell (1-2) Spring Record - 6-5

09-19-2013, 06:15 PM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	The rumoured huge trade went down. Huge. To CINCINNATI REDS Willie Keeler Tom McCreery To Brooklyn Superbas Jake Beckley Amos Rusie Joe Sanders Dick Scott The fans are unhappy about the loss of Wee Willie but happy about getting Beckley. That's the way it goes. Last edited by rpriske; 09-19-2013 at 06:17 PM.

09-19-2013, 06:22 PM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,689 Blog Entries: 1	This was quickly followed by another trade. To BALTIMORE ORIOLES Ed Scott Grant Bailey Carlos Lopez To BROOKLYN SUPERBAS Wilbert Robinson Felix Julio