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RE: 20th Century Replay (Current Season: 1907)

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[center]SPECIAL EDITION[/center]
[center]Spring Training![/center]


Spring Training is over and opening day is almost upon us. Let's take a look at how some of our players did leading up to the first game of the season.

ImageImageImage Our catching staff of Tubby Spencer, Pat Donahue, and Lew Ritter were not impressive offensively, with none of them hitting above .250, but they remain a solid group of defensive players and should do quite well behind the plate.

Image Hughie Jennings' age is starting to show a little bit, as he doesn't move quite as fast or fluidly as he once did. He hit only .172 in 61 Plate Appearances during training.

Image It should be an interesting year for Harry Pattee at Second Base. He only became the starter after the late season call ups last year, and was not overly impressive, but he is looking good going into this season. He hit .333 in 64 Plate Appearances in spring training and has really worked on getting the bat on the ball. His defensive skills only continue to improve.

Image Shortstop Bill Dahlen looks to be having a late-career resurgance. The 39 year old hit .296 in 59 Plate Appearances with 3 Doubles in training. And when he hits the ball he's been hitting it hard! We hope to see some good things out of him this season, as who knows how much longer he has to play.

ImageImageImage There are some interesting things happening in the outfield. Joe Kelley has been hitting ball more frequently and harder, hitting .315 in the preseason. He would make an excellent full time outfielder if the positions were not already full. As it is, he will be prepared to step in should the need arise. Utility Right Fielder Walt McCredie looks like a good prospect for the upcoming season, having hit .328, the highest of all the major leaguers, with 1 Home Run during the spring. Willie Keeler has played in 1001 major league games and shows no signs of letting up. During the preseason he hit only slightly less than McCredie (.320 vs. .328) but has shown a drastically increased power in his hitting. Hopefully the 36 year old still has a number of seasons left in Center Field.

PITCHING

Image There were no remarkable performances in the pitching department. Arguably the best performance was given by George Bell, whose ERA was 2.34 in 20 Innings Pitched, but he only accumulated 5 Strikeouts while giving up 3 Walks. He is currently slated to be the 5th starter which means he probably won't see much action during the season.

Analysts are predicting that Brooklyn will finish 2nd behind Pittsburgh this season. That's a good sign but it will be the other way around if we have any thing to say about it. They also think that Honus Wagner is a player to be feared (again). Pittsburgh has moved him from right field to shortstop this season so hopefully that will have some negative effect on his offensive abilities.

Brooklyn's depth chart and starting lineups for the season are as follows:

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[center]Image Brooklyn Baseball Monthly Image[/center]
[center]SPECIAL EDITION[/center]
[center]Opening Day![/center]

April 14, 1908 - It was the first game of the season for the Superbas and they were going to play it in Brooklyn against the Boston Doves. It was only 41 degrees at Washington Park and there was a 9 mph wind blowing out to left field. The pitching match up was right hander Bill Dineen for Boston and lefty Nap Rucker for the Superbas. The first 3 innings went scoreless but the 4th inning would see an end to that. Nap Rucker kept the Doves from scoring in their half. Willie Keeler singled to center on the first pitch of the bottom of the inning, and then advanced to second on a base hit by Jimmy Sheckard. Bill Dineen walked Tubby Spencer to load the bases with no outs. That walk was followed up with four more straight pitches out of the strike zone to walk Hughie Jennings and score Willie Keeler. The score was now 1-0 with the bases still loaded and no one out. The next batter was Bill Dahlen. He was 0 for 1 so far today, having flown out to center field in the 2nd inning. On the 3rd pitch he got ahold of the ball and sent it flying over the short right field wall for a grand slam. 5-0 Superbas. The next 3 batters failed to get on and the inning was over. Bill Collins was the first batter for the Doves in the top of the 5th. He hit Rucker's first pitch over that same right field wall, making the score 5-1. Nap was a bit unnerved by Collins' showing and walked third baseman Jimmy Collins on a full count. The next batter was catcher Billy Sullivan. Rucker seemed to recover himself quickly as he caught Sullivan swinging and missing 3 straight pitches. Pitcher Dineen then popped up to second base and Rucker struck out Otto Knabe to strand Collins on first. It's 3 up and 3 down for Brooklyn and Boston is up to hit again. To add insult to injury, the first batter in the top of the 6th, Fred Tenney, also hit a home run over the right field fence. That was the end of the excitement, thought, as Rucker held the Doves to 2 runs and was replaced in the 9th inning by Frank Kitson, who earned his first Save of the season, and the 101st of his career. He's chasing his 1907 career high record of 37 Saves. Nap Rucker starts the season with a win and 6 strikeouts and the Brooklyn fans are happy, as their team looks to be off to a good season start.



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RE: 20th Century Replay (Current Season: 1907)

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It always nice to win the opener for the home fans. Good luck this year! Maybe this will be the one...

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RE: 20th Century Replay (Current Season: 1907)

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Well, I've felt that way for a number of seasons now, but let's see if this one can end differently than the others. I'm paying more attention to the team and the players instead of just playing the games and not knowing what I'm doing. I'm hoping it will make a difference.
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