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Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:37 pm
by zuck698
Here a game for a slow news day Friday. Play if you wish.
Add one starter, one reliever, and one position player to the current Cards roster. You also pick their manager. The caveat is, the players are all retired but still living. They could have played on any team and they were in their prime. Only 1 player per team, so you can't pick 3 Cards players. The manager pick also cannot be associated with any of the players. You get one pick from each category. By adding these 3 picks to the current roster, would you have a division leading team this year and what do you think the win/loss record would be by adding them on? I saw the recent post on CT about guessing wins/losses for the year, and decided to throw this wrinkle into the mix.
Mine would be Albert for position player.
Mariano Rivera for the pen.
Randy Johnson is my starter.
Manager is Bobby Cox
We finish the year 86-76 and we squeak in with the last wild card spot.
Re: Pick 3
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:42 pm
by scoutyjones2
zuck698 wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:37 pm
Here a game for a slow news day Friday. Play if you wish.
Add one starter, one reliever, and one position player to the current Cards roster. You also pick their manager. The caveat is, the players are all retired but still living. They could have played on any team and they were in their prime. Only 1 player per team, so you can't pick 3 Cards players. The manager pick also cannot be associated with any of the players. You get one pick from each category. By adding these 3 picks to the current roster, would you have a division leading team this year and what do you think the win/loss record would be by adding them on? I saw the recent post on CT about guessing wins/losses for the year, and decided to throw this wrinkle into the mix.
Mine would be Albert for position player.
Mariano Rivera for the pen.
Randy Johnson is my starter.
Manager is Bobby Cox
We finish the year 86-76 and we squeak in with the last wild card spot.
So it's actually pick 4?
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:44 pm
by zuck698
scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:42 pm
zuck698 wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:37 pm
Here a game for a slow news day Friday. Play if you wish.
Add one starter, one reliever, and one position player to the current Cards roster. You also pick their manager. The caveat is, the players are all retired but still living. They could have played on any team and they were in their prime. Only 1 player per team, so you can't pick 3 Cards players. The manager pick also cannot be associated with any of the players. You get one pick from each category. By adding these 3 picks to the current roster, would you have a division leading team this year and what do you think the win/loss record would be by adding them on? I saw the recent post on CT about guessing wins/losses for the year, and decided to throw this wrinkle into the mix.
Mine would be Albert for position player.
Mariano Rivera for the pen.
Randy Johnson is my starter.
Manager is Bobby Cox
We finish the year 86-76 and we squeak in with the last wild card spot.
So it's actually pick 4?
You got me Scouty.
Yes, pick 4. I was only doing players first and then thought to add the manager.
Re: Pick 3
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:44 pm
by ggnoobs
I'll Take:
LaRussa
Trout (Any of the 9+ WAR years)
Pedro Martinez (Year 2000)
Eric Gagne (Year 2003)
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:48 pm
by scoutyjones2
Sandy Koufax
Babe Ruth...edit...Barry Bonds
Mariano Rivera
Manager doesn't matter
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:51 pm
by ggnoobs
scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:48 pm
Sandy Koufax
Babe Ruth
Mariano Rivera
Manager doesn't matter
"The caveat is, the players are all retired but still living." No Babe
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:56 pm
by rbirules
Looking just at stats it's hard to not pick Clemens, Bonds (we need an OF), Rivera, and then take your pick of HOF manager.
Based on personal preference it's hard not to pick Randy Johnson (though Maddux or Pedro would also be a lot of fun), Albert Pujols (don't care about Burleson being blocked), still Rivera, and LaRussa.
This question would have been different just a few years ago. Lost so many greats of the game recently (Mays, Aaron, Gibson, Whitey, etc.).
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:56 pm
by scoutyjones2
ggnoobs wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:51 pm
scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:48 pm
Sandy Koufax
Babe Ruth
Mariano Rivera
Manager doesn't matter
"The caveat is, the players are all retired but still living." No Babe
D',oh...thank you
Edit with Bonds, Barry Bonds
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:57 pm
by JohnnyMO
Since it's just for fun anyway, I'll stick with some favorite Cardinals.
Mgr: LaRussa
Hitter: 2009 Pujols
Starter: 2011 Chris Carpenter (Not his best statistical season, but single handedly willed the team to key victories)
Closer: 1986 Todd Worrell
Pretty sure that team could compete for the division and make a deep playoff run with an addition or two at the deadline.
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 13:58 pm
by rockondlouie
Hitter---Albert
Starter---Koufax
Closer---Mariano
Manager---Whitey
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 14:01 pm
by zuck698
rbirules wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:56 pm
Looking just at stats it's hard to not pick Clemens, Bonds (we need an OF), Rivera, and then take your pick of HOF manager.
Based on personal preference it's hard not to pick Randy Johnson (though Maddux or Pedro would also be a lot of fun), Albert Pujols (don't care about Burleson being blocked), still Rivera, and LaRussa.
This question would have been different just a few years ago. Lost so many greats of the game recently (Mays, Aaron, Gibson).
Exactly! I was thinking the same thing as I posted it. I would have taken Mays and Gibson for sure, just a few years back. Maybe a Tom Seaver or a Frank Robinson. We have lost several of the greats recently.
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 14:02 pm
by zuck698
rockondlouie wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:58 pm
Hitter---Albert
Starter---Koufax
Closer---Mariano
Manager---Whitey
How many wins you got Rock?
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 14:04 pm
by rockondlouie
zuck698 wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 14:02 pm
rockondlouie wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 13:58 pm
Hitter---Albert
Starter---Koufax
Closer---Mariano
Manager---Whitey
How many wins you got Rock?
92 - 70
(MY bad on Whitey, didn't catch the "must be alive" till too late to change it...............so TLR)
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 14:07 pm
by ScotchMIrish
Trout
Carlton
Rivera
Torre
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 14:09 pm
by zuck698
ScotchMIrish wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 14:07 pm
Trout
Carlton
Rivera
Torre
I like it Irish. Playoff team?
Re: Pick 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 14:19 pm
by Cardinals4Life
ScotchMIrish wrote: ↑06 Feb 2026 14:07 pm
Trout
Carlton
Rivera
Torre
When did Trout retire?
And aren't Torre/Mariano "related", which was against your parameters?