Create your own team
Posted: Tue Oct 9, 2007 4:16 pm
Borrowing an idea from Battersbox.ca, I figured we could do this to kill some time while much better teams compete for glory.
In their Hall of Names section, with the help of Baseball Reference, they take common first names, last names, birthdates, years of birth, and so on and so forth, and make all-time teams. They haven't made one with my first name, so I encourage all of you with some minutes to spare to do the same with your given names. The rules are simple:
- field a team that can compete and has all positions set (if your name is Kenny, for example, you can't pencil in Kenny Lofton at second base, as he's never played there)
- You can choose players who have your given name as a middle name, as long as they went by that name... In my case, I can't add John Kevin Maine or Brady Kevin Anderson, but I can add Walter Kevin McReynolds.
- Between 20-25 players, any era
For fun, I'm going to predict their season in the AL East.
STARTERS
Kevin Appier (169 wins, 3.74 ERA, 1AS)
Kevin Brown (211 wins, 3.28 ERA, 6AS)
Kevin Millwood (133 wins, 3.97 ERA, 2AS)
Kevin Tapani (143 wins, 4.31 ERA)
Kevin Gross (142 wins, 1AS, 4.11 ERA)
RELIEVERS
Kevin Gregg (11-13, 33 saves, 4.12 ERA)
Kevin Hickey (9-14, 17 saves, 3.91 ERA)
Kevin Saucier (15-11, 19 saves, 3.31 ERA)
Kevin Correia (11-14, 4.03 ERA)
Kevin Kobel (18-34, 3.88 ERA)
FINAL CUTS FROM PITCHING STAFF
Kevin Jarvis (34-49, 1 save, 6.03 ERA)
Kevin Ritz (45-56, 2 saves, 5.35 ERA)
Kevin Foster (32-30, 4.83 ERA)
Kevin Wickander (5-1, 2 saves, 4.01 ERA)
LINEUP
Kevin Millar (.283, 143 hr)
Kevin Youklis (.383 OBP, 70+ RBI twice)
Kevin Stocker (.254, 45 steals)
Kevin Mitchell (.284, 234 hr, 1MVP, 2AS)
Kevin Seitzer (.295, 1500+ hits, 2AS)
Kevin Bass (.270, 1300+ hits, 1AS)
Kevin Cash (.167, 350 AB)
Kevin Kouzmanoff (.275/18/74 in 2007)
Kevin Mench (.271, 89 hr in 651 games)
Kevin (Walter) McReynolds (.265, 211 hr, 93sb)
Kevin Young (.253, 20-20 in 1999)
Kevin Elster (.228, 940 games played)
Kevin Jordan (.258, 540 games played)
STARTING LINEUP
2B Seitzer
SS Stocker
LF Youklis
RF Mitchell
CF Mench
3B Kouzmanoff
1B Millar
DH Bass
C Cash
BENCH
OF/1B Young
OF McReynolds
SS Elster
2B Jordan
MANAGER
Kevin Kennedy
My staff is deadly, with nearly 800 wins between them, as well as a dozen or so AS appearances and top ten Cy finishes. This would easily be the best staff in baseball if everyone was in their prime.
My reliever corp is okay, but nothing to write home about. I do have a couple youngsters in Gregg and Correia, and Gregg had a decent season as the Marlins' closer.
The lineup has some AS appearances and one MVP award, but no player was/is considered the best at their position. It lacks speed, but has steady contact hitters who have a little bit of power in Youklis, Millar, Seitzer, Bass, and Kouzmanoff. Mitchell is the big bopper and McReynolds and Young have some power and speed off the bench.
They'd probably top around .500 in the AL East.
In their Hall of Names section, with the help of Baseball Reference, they take common first names, last names, birthdates, years of birth, and so on and so forth, and make all-time teams. They haven't made one with my first name, so I encourage all of you with some minutes to spare to do the same with your given names. The rules are simple:
- field a team that can compete and has all positions set (if your name is Kenny, for example, you can't pencil in Kenny Lofton at second base, as he's never played there)
- You can choose players who have your given name as a middle name, as long as they went by that name... In my case, I can't add John Kevin Maine or Brady Kevin Anderson, but I can add Walter Kevin McReynolds.
- Between 20-25 players, any era
For fun, I'm going to predict their season in the AL East.
STARTERS
Kevin Appier (169 wins, 3.74 ERA, 1AS)
Kevin Brown (211 wins, 3.28 ERA, 6AS)
Kevin Millwood (133 wins, 3.97 ERA, 2AS)
Kevin Tapani (143 wins, 4.31 ERA)
Kevin Gross (142 wins, 1AS, 4.11 ERA)
RELIEVERS
Kevin Gregg (11-13, 33 saves, 4.12 ERA)
Kevin Hickey (9-14, 17 saves, 3.91 ERA)
Kevin Saucier (15-11, 19 saves, 3.31 ERA)
Kevin Correia (11-14, 4.03 ERA)
Kevin Kobel (18-34, 3.88 ERA)
FINAL CUTS FROM PITCHING STAFF
Kevin Jarvis (34-49, 1 save, 6.03 ERA)
Kevin Ritz (45-56, 2 saves, 5.35 ERA)
Kevin Foster (32-30, 4.83 ERA)
Kevin Wickander (5-1, 2 saves, 4.01 ERA)
LINEUP
Kevin Millar (.283, 143 hr)
Kevin Youklis (.383 OBP, 70+ RBI twice)
Kevin Stocker (.254, 45 steals)
Kevin Mitchell (.284, 234 hr, 1MVP, 2AS)
Kevin Seitzer (.295, 1500+ hits, 2AS)
Kevin Bass (.270, 1300+ hits, 1AS)
Kevin Cash (.167, 350 AB)
Kevin Kouzmanoff (.275/18/74 in 2007)
Kevin Mench (.271, 89 hr in 651 games)
Kevin (Walter) McReynolds (.265, 211 hr, 93sb)
Kevin Young (.253, 20-20 in 1999)
Kevin Elster (.228, 940 games played)
Kevin Jordan (.258, 540 games played)
STARTING LINEUP
2B Seitzer
SS Stocker
LF Youklis
RF Mitchell
CF Mench
3B Kouzmanoff
1B Millar
DH Bass
C Cash
BENCH
OF/1B Young
OF McReynolds
SS Elster
2B Jordan
MANAGER
Kevin Kennedy
My staff is deadly, with nearly 800 wins between them, as well as a dozen or so AS appearances and top ten Cy finishes. This would easily be the best staff in baseball if everyone was in their prime.
My reliever corp is okay, but nothing to write home about. I do have a couple youngsters in Gregg and Correia, and Gregg had a decent season as the Marlins' closer.
The lineup has some AS appearances and one MVP award, but no player was/is considered the best at their position. It lacks speed, but has steady contact hitters who have a little bit of power in Youklis, Millar, Seitzer, Bass, and Kouzmanoff. Mitchell is the big bopper and McReynolds and Young have some power and speed off the bench.
They'd probably top around .500 in the AL East.
