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1923 SCL Season Previews by Dan Bacon and Kevin Graham
Another installment of hallowed musings by 'Everything's better with Bacon Media Group' & it's mega donors.
AL:
Gashouse Gorillas
Batting - Scales though, damn! B/B+
Pitching - They have some better horses on the hill this season, they are turning the corner but not quite there yet. C
Jersey City Skeeters
Batting - Will Bennett lead the team in Homeruns in limited playing time? C-
Pitching - It gonna be a long dark winter, mask up so you don't get what this rotation most certainly has. D+
Shamokin Stogies
Batting - Torriente is a beast, they are going to score plenty of runs? They won't outscore the Pines but they very well could be runner up. B+
Pitching - The stogies are better than average this season on the bump. I see a scenario where Morrison over performs a bit and gets some votes for POY. Cockrell is a HUGE get for the Stogies which will impact the playoff race. B+
Georgia Pines
Batting - LOL they got Lou Gehrig, you fools! I will never agree to letting them come over the NL, just fyi. A+++++++
Pitching - Red Ryan is back to pure 25+ game winner form, Lockhart is a stud, Levi could certainly win 20 before he's sent to the bench. The Pine's are very consistent in their rotation, AL be warned. B+/A-
Vegas Vipers
Batting - Have some very nice depth throughout this lineup it's just not Georgia's cartoon numbers. I expect them to consistently put runners on base. B-
Pitching - Pennock is a good starter for sure this season, but it doesn't seem to be enough to give them that edge. C-
Kenmore Miners
Batting - Perhaps not the top tier talent they flashed last year but I know first hand MIke gets every scrap of use of each player. I fully expect them to be in the top 3 in runs scored B
Pitching - You thought they were good last year? Luque, Winters, & Padron could all win 20+ games this season. A-
Heartland Comets
Batting - Moore is just, look at SS this guy is pure jealousy to most teams in the league. They will be a bit more consistent throughout this season just not quite high enough 'yet'. C-
Pitching - They do have some quality arms it's just not enough to get them over the hump quite yet, though they are inching closer. C-
Cooperstown Giants
Batting - I like the Dreke & Traynor 1-2 they have better talent in the lineup this year, they could sneak out of the bottom spot in runs scored in the AL. D+/C-
Pitching - Bush & Shawkey are definitely All-Star abled starters this season. The back end is a bit of a question yet but they are starting to show they have a plan. C
AL Standings Projection:
Georgia Pines
Kenmore Miners
Shamokin Stogies
Gashouse Gorillas
Vegas Vipers
Heartland Comets
Cooperstown Giants
Jersey City Skeeters
*Notes* The Stogies & Miners could easily flip flop for home field advantage in the WC round, but the top 3 I am confident in playoff team choices this season.
NL:
Wheaton Warbirds
Batting - Is Rogan a batter or a pitcher, pick 1 and forget the other, I don't approve! I love the top half of this teams batting roster, they will do some serious damage over most of the season. B+
Pitching - Rogan is a stud and will certainly contend for Pitcher of the year. Faber & Johnson are rounding out a darn good trio of SPs which could carry them to 1st place in the NL. A
Peoria Caterpillars
Batting - Much improved from last year, this team is going to be MUCH more competitive. They are back! C+
Pitching - Pete Alexander isn't quite back to his previous form but he is a solid workhorse this season and could make the All Star team. You put Foster & Henderson up there along side him and this team could certainly make a run for the playoffs. C+
Arklatex Robins
Batting - Stearnes is a giant killer he could single handedly affect the playoff races depending on who the Robins are playing towards the end of the season. B-
Pitching - The Robins will test the theory of Lefties being able to hang in the DMB software. They are extremely lefty heavy throughout their core pitchers, let the experiment commence! C
Baltimore Terrapins
Batting - I like this team's consistent ability to get on base, they score more runs than perhaps the overall projections might say. C
Pitching - Ed Rile should match or exceed his real life 22 win total, he has all the talent to pull it off. I see Curry over performing and Russell could very well keep this team in Contention, sleeper over performer is Marshall. C+
Pilot Point Aggies
Batting - They mad a big addition to get McNair but at the cost of an ACE starting pitcher, hurts! I suspect the depth is just to low this year on offense to improve much even with the new addition. C-
Pitching - I really like Harper but losing Cockrell just gifted any chances of playoff hopes to the next guy. C-
Custers Crimson Tide
Batting - All hands on deck as the Tide look to repeat. Oscar is back with 'ol man Cobb still leading the charge. Sadly we don't have the Georgia kind of power.....who does? B+
Pitching - Check it, Tom Williams is back! Keen & Aldridge finally emerge from hibernation to assist the Tide in defending their WS repeat hopes. B+
Sunderland Storm
Batting - They have an endless supply of ability and with Williams in the middle this team is going to be a force to be reckoned with. B+
Pitching - They don't maybe have the ace per say but they have an abundance of depth & talent. The storms of Sunderland have arrived and they could very well unseat the powers that be. A
Dyersville Dreamers
Batting - Dreamers EXTREMELY improved! Hello world the offense has arrived in Dyersville, they will be in the top half finally! B-
Pitching - Continuing to improve their pitching depth the dreamers are on the right track. Keep going Dave! C-
NL Standings Projection:
Wheaton Warbirds
Sunderland Storm
Custers Crimson Tide
Peoria Caterpillars
Arklatex Robins
Baltimore Terrapins
Dyersville Dreamers
Pilot Point Aggies
*Notes* I suspect the Storm could actually unseat Wheaton and take the #1 seed in the NL. Peoria is a dark horse to slip into that last WC spot, things are going to get spicy in the NL this season!
KEVIN’S 1923 SCL PREDICTIONS
It’s the Holiday Season,(close enough) and not only will I predict where your team finishes this season, but I’ll predict what Santa will leave in your stocking.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Warbirds- Adam will be getting a Baby Shark CD. That song will drive any man to drink. Not that Adam needs a reason.
Bullet Joe Rogan, Walter Johnson, and Red Faber, lead a pretty good starting rotation. I don’t see much of a bullpen. Bullet Rogan also leads the offense. A decent, but not overwhelming line-up.
Crimson Tide- Dan Bacon will be getting toilet paper in his stocking, lots and lots of toilet paper. During the early stages of COVID Dan had to resort to using copy paper. Getting 100 paper cuts on his ass from the copy paper has changed Dan’s outlook on life, and not in a good way.
Oscar Charleston, Ty Cobb, and Frankie Frisch will put up their usual strong numbers. Tom Williams and Dizzy Dismukes will lead a patchwork pitching staff.
Storm- Tim Deale will be getting ATTENDS in his stocking. He’s not suffering from incontinence, he likes to wear them as a hat. He thinks it makes him look like a Sultan.
Harry Heilmann could hit .400, and Cy Williams could hit 40 home runs. Hooks Dauss, Dazzy Vance, Jose Mendez, and Eppa Rixey might be the best starting 4 in the League.
Aggies- Bob McMeen will be getting a dime bag of weed in his stocking. In college nobody could bogart a joint like McMeen.
Hurly McNair and Irish Meusel(brother Bob has moved on) lead the offense. Sam Jones and John Harper lead the pitching staff. I don’t see a lot of hitting on the Aggies, that will hurt their playoff chances.
Caterpillars- John Momberg will be getting cat litter in his stocking. He doesn’t have a cat, but it soaks up the drool when he passes out from a long night of drinking.
Tris Speaker will be Tris Speakering all season, and Jack Fournier will be helping him. (Is it pronounced For-nee-err, or for-nyay?) Inspector Jacques Fournier of the Gendarmerie Nationale. “You have the brain of a minkey!” (Pink Panther reference) Rookie Willie Foster will join Stan Coveleski and Pete Alexander to form 3 pretty decent starters.
Robins- V will be getting an autographed picture of Groucho Marx in his stocking. Groucho reminds V of his Mom. “Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I’ll never know?”
1923 Rookie of the Year (I’m calling it before the ballots are counted.) Turkey Stearnes will lead the offense. Andy Cooper and Dave Danforth will lead the pitching staff. I see a lot of starters manning the bullpen for the Robins. That spells T-R-U-B-L-E with a capital T.
Terrapins- Jimmy Keenan will be getting a human eyeball in his stocking. He has a collection that numbers into the 100s. I’m not going to ask him why, you should probably do the same.
Biz Mackey and Ross Youngs are back, they will need these guys to over-perform, the rest of the offense is just average. Ed Rile, Reuben Curry will provide decent numbers. Not so much for the rest of the staff.
Dreamers- David Kuehn will be getting Crime Scene Tape in his stocking, given to him by the local police. This way they won’t have to bring their own when David acts up again.
Jim Bottomley and Edd Roush have HOF seasons. Mule Suttles’ best seasons are in the future. Pete Donohue, Urban Shocker are good, but a bullpen full of starters spells T-R-O-B-E-L with a capital T.
1. Storm
2. Crimson Tide
3. Warbirds
4. Caterpillars
5. Aggies
6. Robins
7. Terrapins
8. Dreamers
I think the the top 3 teams will battle all season for 1st place, and all 3 will spend the season beating up on the bottom 5 teams.
The Tide will beat the Warbirds and the Storm will go to the World Series.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Giants- George Glavas will get a tin-foil hat in his stocking. He doesn’t need it to stop the aliens from entering his brain, he has just always had a thing for the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz. That doesn’t explain his ruby slipper fetish, but to each his own.
Pie Traynor and Goose Goslin are great, but this team is lacking in the power category. Bullet Joe Bush and Bob Shawkey anchor a decent pitching staff, but the lack of run support could hurt them.
Gorillas- Ryan Buckley will be getting a silver flask in his stocking. His mommy won’t let him use a sippy cup anymore to drink his whiskey.
George Scales, Ken Williams, and Hack Miller will have ample opportunity to drive in runs. George Uhle, heads up a very nice pitching staff.
Georgia Pines- Joe Clark will be getting Sea Monkeys in his stocking. This will finally let Joe have a relationship with something that doesn’t want to kill him.
Ruth, Hornsby, Heavy Johnson, Candy Jim Taylor, and Doc Wesley could combine to hit close to 200 HRS. SCL pitchers beware! Red Ryan, Oscar Levis, and Dave Force should benefit from all those dingers. The Pines are another team that have too many starters looking to relieve. That spells T-R-O-U-B-E-L with a capital T.
Comets: Rich Wright will be getting Dog Crap flavored Tic-Tacs in his stocking. That may sound like a bad thing, but its magnitudes better than the cesspool he calls a mouth.
Dobie Moore will once again be the best hitting shortstop in the league, and High Pockets Kelly will still have them high pockets. Waite Hoyt, Rosy Ryan and a pretty decent pitching staff will put together some wins for the Comets.
Skeeters- I’ll be getting a Captain Kirk soap-on-a-rope in my stocking. I see a lot of enjoyable showers in my future!
In Game Of Thrones, the question is asked, “What do we say to Death?” Answer: “Not today!”
My mother claims that when I was ripped from her womb, the Dr. said, “This is going to get ugly!”
Well death is coming for the Skeeters and it’s going to get ugly. I have a couple of players that can hit, and a handful of starters that can put up some innings, but the Skeeters will easily lose 100 games for the second season in a row. 1924 will be much nicer for the Jersey boys.
Miners- Mike Murphy will be getting a subscription to the Pickle Of The Month Club. Mike sure does love a good pickle.
Hollocher, Beckwith, Taylor, and Blackwell return to lead the Miners on offense. Dolph Luque and Nip Winters anchor a collection a very good pitchers. Mike will need to shuffle a lot a players in and out of his lineup to make it through the season. You could say he will be using a “plethora” of players. (Three Amigos reference)
Stogies- Dave Nemec will be getting a talking Mr. Rogers doll in his stocking. Every time Mr. Rogers says, “Hi Neighbor.” It will give Dave one more opportunity to yell, “Get off my lawn!”
Torriente and newcomer Bob Meusel will lead an offense that is lacking in the power category. Jesse Haines and Phil Cockrell will lead a decent pitching staff.
Vipers- Doug Slothower will be getting A Golden Girls 2021 Wall Calendar. Bea Arthur once kicked Doug’s ass in a barroom brawl in Kenosha Wisconsin. Doug still considers it one of his better dating experiences.
George Johnson will supply most of the power. The rest of the team would get their asses kicked by Betty White. Herb Pennock, Burleigh Grimes and Lewis Hampton are pretty good at the top of the pitching staff.
1. Pines
2. Miners
3. Stogies
4. Gorillas
5. Vipers
6. Comets
7. Giants
8. Skeeters
The bottom 3 have no chance at the Playoffs. Anyone of the top 5 teams can qualify. If the Pines pitching stumbles this could get interesting.
The Miners will beat the Stogies. The Pines will beat the Miners.
The Storm will upset the Pines in the World Series.
