Forever Giants: 1897 New York Giants(Year 15)

1896 is here

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season.  The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1897 99-63

C Jack Warner 2.45

1B Willie Clark 1.5 

2B Kid Gleason 2.4 

SS George Davis 6.5

3B Bill Joyce 3.2 

LF Ducky Holmes -1.5

CF George Van Haltren 3.15 

RF Mike Tiernan 2.35 

OF Tom McCreery .55

C Parke Wilson .65 

1B Jake Beckley .15 

P Amos Rusie 7.6 

P Jouett Meekin 4.2

P Cy Seymour 3.95

P Mike Sullivan .2 

-Best Giants team of the decade; Rusie returns, he and Davis pace the club.  

Forever Giants: 1896 New York Giants(Year 14)

1895 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1896 82-80

C Parke Wilson -1.55 

1B Willie Clarke .7

2B Kid Gleason 1.6

SS Frank Connaughton -.55

3B George Davis 4.4 

LF General Stafford -.9 

CF George Van Haltren 4.6 

RF Mike Tiernan 6.4 

Uti Harry Davis .8

C Duke Farrell .35 

3B Bill Joyce 2.8

1B Jake Beckley 1.25

P Dad Clarke 2.15 

P Jouett Meekin 5.2 

P Mike Sullivan 1

P Ed Doheny .15

-Rusie missed '96, but Davis and Tiernan continued their run of solid seasons. Another Hall of Famer, Beckley, joins the Giants.  

Forever Giants: 1895 New York Giants(Year 13)

1894 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season.  The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1895 83-79

C Duke Farrell 1.5 

1B Jack Doyle 1.1

2B General Stafford -.8

SS Shorty Fuller .8 

3B George Davis 4.25 

LF Eddie Burke -.6 

CF George Van Haltren 2.35 

RF Mike Tiernan 4.8 

C Parke Wilson -1.2 

OF Yale Murphy -1.25 

Uti Tom Bannon -.45

OF Oyster Burns -.05

P Amos Rusie 5.6 

P Dad Clarke 4.3

P Jouett Meekin 2.35 

P Les German .55

-Rusie and Davis continue their Hall of Fame careers; Tiernan will eventually finish his career as one of the 5 greatest ever Giants at the time of his retirement. 

Forever Giants: 1894 New York Giants(Year 12)

1893 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season.  The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1894 94-68

C Duke Farrell 2.55

1B Jack Doyle 4.5

2B Monte Ward -.9 (17.7) LAST SEASON

SS Shorty Fuller .15 

3B George Davis 5.25 

LF Eddie Burke -.8 

CF George Van Haltren .95

RF Mike Tiernan .4 

Uti Yale Murphy -.1

Uti Parke Wilson .45

1B Roger Connor .55 (60.9) LAST SEASON

P Amos Rusie MVPQ 11.15 

P Jouett Meekin MVPQ 8.55

P Les German .1

P Huyler Westervelt .45

Best Giants season of the decade, with two great pitching performances, by Meekin and Rusie, whose year is the new best Giants season ever.  Connor and Ward, the last connections to the original Giants of '83, finish their Giants careers, Connor leaving as the greatest ever Giant.  Through 2016, he's still in the all time top 10 Giants WAR.  Ewing/Connor/Ward/Welch were all part of that original '83 roster, Keefe joined two years later.  All gone as of the end of '94.  

I Pick Football Games, Week 11 2014

Last week was here.

39-56
Wake +16.5 NC St. loss 
WKU -10 Army win 
Neb +6.5 Wisc loss 
Tenn -8.5 UK win
Geo Tech +3.5 Clem win
Nev +2 AForce loss 
Utah +7.5 Stan win
LSU +2 Ark loss
Aub +2.5 Geo loss
FIU +5 Mid Ten win
Missouri +4.5 A&M win 

ULMonroe +6.5 ULL loss 

Ariz St -9.5 Ore St. loss

6-7
45-63

27-30
Tenn +6 Pitt win
Wash -7.5 TB loss
Carol -2 Atl loss
Det +2.5 Ariz loss
Niners -3.5 NYG win

2-3
29-32