Wisconsin Pre-game!!!!

Here we go to the Wisconsin APBA tournament!   Saturday, January 21, 2017 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Hosted by Kurt Bergland. The theme is the 1970s! Any team from 1970 to 1979 is eligible.

And by "we" I mean the 1970 Minnesota Twins.  They went 98-64 and won the AL West but then were swept by the A's.  The last Met Stadium playoff team, as the Twins would not return until 1987 and resided in the Metrodome at that time.

They look to be a great squad anchored by Killebrew, Carew, and Oliva.  Or, POWER, Pure Hitter with Speed, and a Pure Hitter with Power.

Killer:  .271/.411/.546  41 Home Runs and 113 R.B.Is.

Carew:  .366/.407/.524  Only 50 games, but ruled eligible due to 191 ABs

Tony O:  .325/.364/.514  204 hits, 36 2Bs, 23 Home Runs

Here is a link to a blog entry on the batting lineup if you are interested: Click Here.

This squad can pitch a bit.  The tourney calls for a 4 man rotation in divisional play then a 3 man rotation for the next round.  I feel good about the 4 man rotation as I can run 4 Bs out there and the odds that I face a few Cs or even Ds are good with a limited pool like this tournament.

Roto:
1.  Blyleven Bxz
2.  Perry Byz
3.  Hall Bxy
4.  Kaat Bz

The pen is very solid:

Williams A*yz

Perranoski A*

Haydel C*

With the 5 inning rule I can go to an A* for the 6-9th innings if necessary and use Haydel the C* as needed. I like a C* that can roll up to a B* to kill a batter heavy with 8s and Williams has that sought after z as a closer.

And the bench is sufficient:

Speed: Nettles and Hill both fast.

Backup catcher Tischinski 7

Utility Quilici 2B-7, 3B-3, SS-6

Pinch Hitter El Tiante!  

11-6

15-11

22-7

25-7

33-6

42-9

44-7

55-7

64-9

66-6

In my warm-up games the three way switch of El Tiante pinch hitting for catcher Mitterwald, and pinch running Hill, then unfortunately decreasing the D with Tishinski as a sub has worked well when the time has been right.

I will do a full recap after the tourney, with photos.

Mad Hits