Last group
20 teams into the round of 32:
4 Braves
4 Dodgers
3 Cards
4 Dodgers
3 Cards
2 Reds
2 Cubs
2 Pirates
2 Pirates
Giants
Phillies
Mets
Coming up here - two chances for the Giants (including the only chance for San Francisco), two for the Cubs, one each for Braves/Cards/Reds/Dodgers.
Coming up here - two chances for the Giants (including the only chance for San Francisco), two for the Cubs, one each for Braves/Cards/Reds/Dodgers.
6. 1904 Giants (1st in NL-no playoffs)
v.
70. 1948 Braves (lost WS)
-only one Giants team in the field, let's see if they can add a couple in this group.
Catcher: Warner (31) v. Masi (32) Winner: Braves-Masi
First Base: McGann (32) v. Torgeson (24) Winner: NYG-McGann
Second Base: Gilbert (28) v. Stanky (32) Winner: Braves-Stanky
Shortstop: Dahlen (34) v. Dark (26) Winner: NYG-Dahlen
Third Base: Devlin (24) v. Elliott (31) Winner: Braves-Elliott
Left Field: Mertes (31) v. Heath (33) Winner: Braves-Heath
Center Field: Bresnahan (25) v. Russell (29) Winner: NYG-Bresnahan
Right Field: Browne (28) v. Holmes (31) Winner: Braves-Holmes
SP1: McGinnity (33) v. Sain (30) Winner: Push
SP2: Mathewson (23) v. Spahn (27) Winner: NYG-Mathewson
SP3: Taylor (29) v. Voiselle (29) Winner: NYG-Taylor
Closer: Miligan (25) v. Barrett (33) Winner: Braves-Barrett
Team Offense: NYG
Team Pitching: NYG
Giants 9 Braves 6 - the Braves commanded the position player matchups, but couldn't take more than a pitching point and head home.
Giants 9 Braves 6 - the Braves commanded the position player matchups, but couldn't take more than a pitching point and head home.
102. 1967 Cardinals (World Champions)
v.
38. 1940 Reds (World Champions)
-Cards looking to add their 4th representative into the next round; Reds trying for #3.
Catcher: McCarver (25) v. Lombardi (32) Winner: StL-McCarver
First Base: Cepeda (29) v. McCormick (29) Winner: StL-Cepeda
Second Base: Javier (30) v. Frey (29) Winner: Cin-Frey
Shortstop: Maxvill (28) v. Myers (29) Winner: StL-Maxvill
Third Base: Shannon (27) v. Werber (32) Winner: Cin-Werber
Left Field: Brock (28) v. Arnovich (29) Winner: Stl-Brock
Center Field: Flood (29) v. Craft (25) Winner: StL-Flood
Right Field: Maris (32) v. Goodman (31) Winner: StL-Maris
SP1: Hughes (29) v. Walters (31) Winner: Cin-Walters
SP2: Carlton (22) v. Derringer (33) Winner: Cin-Derringer
SP3: Washburn (29) v. Thompson (23) Winner: Cin-Thompson
Closer: Hoerner (30) v. Beggs (29) Winner: Cin-Beggs
Team Offense: StL
Team Pitching: Cin
Reds 9 Cards 8 - classic pitching vs. hitting; the Reds needed to sweep the pitching to force the tiebreaker - they did - and then that pitching advantage was the margin.
Reds 9 Cards 8 - classic pitching vs. hitting; the Reds needed to sweep the pitching to force the tiebreaker - they did - and then that pitching advantage was the margin.
11. 2016 Cubs (World Champions)
v.
75. 2002 Giants (lost WS)
-last SFG team standing, can they give me one more round of rooting interest (Joe Nathan's in both bullpens)
Catcher: Montero (32) v. Santiago (37) Winner: SFG-Santiago
First Base: Rizzo (26) v. Snow (34) Winner: Chi-Rizzo
First Base: Rizzo (26) v. Snow (34) Winner: Chi-Rizzo
Second Base: Zobrist (35) v. Kent (34) Winner: SFG-Kent
Shortstop: Russell (22) v. Aurilia (30) Winner: Chi-Russell
Third Base: Bryant (24) v. Bell (29) Winner: Chi-Bryant
Left Field: Szczur (26) v. Bonds (37) Winner: SFG-Bonds
Center Field: Fowler (30) v. Shinjo (30) Winner: Chi-Fowler
Right Field: Heyward (26) v. Sanders (34) Winner: SFG-Sanders
SP1: Lester (32) v. Hernandez (27) Winner: Chi-Lester
SP2: Arrieta (30) v. Ortiz (28) Winner: Chi-Arrieta
SP3: Hendricks (26) v. Rueter (31) Winner: Chi-Hendricks
Closer: Rondon (28) v. Nen (32) Winner: SFG-Nen
Closer: Rondon (28) v. Nen (32) Winner: SFG-Nen
Team Offense: Push
Team Pitching: Chi
Cubs 9 Giants 5 - yeah, that's about right, the bats are dead even, but the Cubs have a solid pitching advantage and they knock my club out.
Cubs 9 Giants 5 - yeah, that's about right, the bats are dead even, but the Cubs have a solid pitching advantage and they knock my club out.
22. 1935 Cubs (lost WS)
v.
43. 2017 Dodgers (lost WS)
Catcher: Hartnett (34) v. Grandal (28) Winner: Chi-Hartnett
First Base: Cavaretta (18) v. Bellinger (21) Winner: LAD-Bellinger
Second Base: Herman (25) v. Forsythe (30) Winner: Chi-Herman
Shortstop: Jurges (27) v. Seager (23) Winner: LAD-Seager
Third Base: Hack (25) v. Turner (32) Winner: LAD-Turner
Left Field: Galan (23) v. Taylor (26) Winner: Chi-Galan
Center Field: Demaree (25) v. Pederson (25) Winner: Chi-Demaree
Right Field: Klein (30) v. Puig (26) Winner: LAD-Puig
SP1: Warneke (26) v. Kershaw (29) Winner: LAD-Kershaw
SP2: Lee (25) v. Wood (26) Winner: LAD-Wood
SP3: French (27) v. Hill (37) Winner: Chi-French
Closer: Root (36) v. Jansen (29) Winner: LAD-Jansen
Team Offense: Chi
Team Pitching: LAD
Dodgers 9 Cubs 7 - the LA pitching edge carries them into the final 32
The next time we see this group:
6. 1904 Giants (1st in NL-no playoffs)
v.
38. 1940 Reds (World Champions)
11. 2016 Cubs (World Champions)
v.
43. 2017 Dodgers (lost WS)
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