He's baaaaaaack (Avery)

[DrungoHazewood]

All Alphabet Team

Alexander, Pete (SP)

Brett, George (3B)

Carlton, Steve (SP)

DiMaggio, Joe (CF)

Ewing, Buck (C-UT)

Fisk, Carlton ©

Grove, Lefty (SP)

Henderson, Rickey (LF)

Irvin, Monte (1B-OF)

Johnson, Walter (SP)

Koufax, Sandy (SP)

Lajoie, Nap (2B)

Maddux, Greg (SP)

Nichols, Kid (SP)

Ott, Mel (RF)

Paige, Satchel (SP)

Quisenberry, Dan (RP)

Ruth, George (DH-OF)

Seaver, Tom (SP)

Thomas, Frank (1B)

Uhle, George (SP)

Vance, Dazzy (SP)

Wagner, Honus (SS)

Yount, Robin (UT)

Zobrist, Ben (UT)

13 position players, 12 pitchers. Every position backed up.

X currently belongs to Joe Xavier, who topped out in AAA from 1988-90. .656 OPS with limited power, and never got the call to the show.

[Creamsicle]

I learned my lesson. never throw out an Os shirt again. And no, I don't have an Avery shirt. Does anyone?

[Roll Tide]

The Orioles resigned Bobby Bundy also.

[oriolediehard]

Why didn't we DF'A Xavier Avery instead of Tim Berry and Olmos?

I wouldn't mind DF'A Nolan Reimold!! The most overrated Oriole in history.

[OFFNY]

o

Happy birthday, Xavier.

[El Gordo]

Career HR leader per letter:

Aaron

Bonds

Canseco

Delgado

Evans Dwight

Fox

Griffey

Howard

Ibanez

Jackson

Killebrew

Lee Carlos

Mays

Nettles

Ott/Ortiz next year

Palmeiro/Pujols soon

Quentin

Ruth/Aroid needs 28 more

Sosa

Thome

Utley

Vaugn Greg

Williams Ted

X??

Yastremski

Zeile

[BohKnowsBmore]

All Alphabet Team

Alexander, Pete (SP)

Brett, George (3B)

Carlton, Steve (SP)

DiMaggio, Joe (CF)

Ewing, Buck (C-UT)

Fisk, Carlton ©

Grove, Lefty (SP)

Henderson, Rickey (LF)

Irvin, Monte (1B-OF)

Johnson, Walter (SP)

Koufax, Sandy (SP)

Lajoie, Nap (2B)

Maddux, Greg (SP)

Nichols, Kid (SP)

Ott, Mel (RF)

Paige, Satchel (SP)

Quisenberry, Dan (RP)

Ruth, George (DH-OF)

Seaver, Tom (SP)

Thomas, Frank (1B)

Uhle, George (SP)

Vance, Dazzy (SP)

Wagner, Honus (SS)

Yount, Robin (UT)

Zobrist, Ben (UT)

13 position players, 12 pitchers. Every position backed up.

No bonds or Aaron seems a bit odd.

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[mrpennybags]

No bonds or Aaron seems a bit odd.

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Yeah, the team has plenty of starters, so I think you could sub in Aaron for Alexander and then make Mike Schmidt the team's 3B and put in Bonds for Brett. Loving these lists by the way.

[25 Nuggets]

Yeah, the team has plenty of starters, so I think you could sub in Aaron for Alexander and then make Mike Schmidt the team's 3B and put in Bonds for Brett. Loving these lists by the way.

I left Bonds off for the same reason I chose Steve Carlton over Roger Clemens. Splitting hairs I guess. Bonds, Schmidt and Hubbell instead of Brett, Seaver and Henderson works.

Aaron is a notable omission. You can go with him & Carl Hubbell instead of Grover Cleveland Alexander and The Rickey. OF is crowded and I'm not touching Mel Ott or Monte Irvin. Babe Ruth himself is pushed to DH.

One change I thought about is including the Negro League great Josh Gibson at catcher instead of Lefty Grove, with Dennis Eckersley taking "E". I like Buck Ewing's versatility though for backup catcher.

Two surprisingly shallow pools are "D" and "T". DiMaggio wins the CF job over the likes of Mays and Cobb due to scarcity. Frank Thomas is arguably the best "T" out there even though I wouldn't want him at 1B.

[BohKnowsBmore]

I left Bonds off for the same reason I chose Steve Carlton over Roger Clemens. Splitting hairs I guess. Bonds, Schmidt and Hubbell instead of Brett, Seaver and Henderson works.

Aaron is a notable omission. You can go with him & Carl Hubbell instead of Grover Cleveland Alexander and The Rickey. OF is crowded and I'm not touching Mel Ott or Monte Irvin. Babe Ruth himself is pushed to DH.

One change I thought about is including the Negro League great Josh Gibson at catcher instead of Lefty Grove, with Dennis Eckersley taking "E". I like Buck Ewing's versatility though for backup catcher.

Two surprisingly shallow pools are "D" and "T". DiMaggio wins the CF job over the likes of Mays and Cobb due to scarcity. Frank Thomas is arguably the best "T" out there even though I wouldn't want him at 1B.

T is for Teagarden.

[Number5]

T is for Teagarden.

Not Marv Throneberry?

[25 Nuggets]

Does Xavier Avery make the All "X" Team? Players with an "x" anywhere in their name?

C - Alex Avila, Alex Trevino

1B - Jimmie Foxx, Mark Teixeira

2B - Nellie Fox, Max Bishop

3B - Alex Rodriguez

SS - Alexei Ramirez

OF - Max Carey, Alex Gordon, Dixie Walker, Garry Maddox, Sixto Lezcano

SP - Greg Maddux, Pete Alexander, Sandy Koufax, Felix Herndandez, Eppa Rixey

RP - Tex Hughson, Max Scherzer, Max Lanier, Alex Fernandez, Harvey Haddix, Doyle Alexander, Joe Nuxhall

...so no, our pal Xavier is nowhere close. But he's not done playing yet!

[OFFNY]

Frank Thomas is arguably the best "T" out there even though I wouldn't want him at 1B.

"T" is for Teagarden.

Not Marv Throneberry?

Marv Throneberry's teammate on that 1962 Mets team.

He hit 34 home runs with 94 RBI's that year, and was the best player on the team. A man by the name of ...... Frank Thomas.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomafr03.shtml