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1925 Heartland Milkmen Season Outlook


The Milkmen came into the 1925 draft needing pitching, pitching, and more pitching. I kept Virgil Barnes, Bob Shawkey, and Allen Sothoron from Bob McMeen’s existing Texas Aggies roster and gutted the rest. In the draft, Art Nehf (L), Bob Smith, Freddie Fitzsimmons, and Wild Bill Hallahan were given the distinct pleasure of wearing the Milkmen togs with an eye on the future . . . mooooo! Most of the draftees will be put out to pasture at the end of this season or next.


How do you get a cow to keep quiet?

You hit the moooot button.


My pitching expectations are lower than a ground-dragging udder. Barnes 3.53 ERA-1.331 WHIP, Yde 4.13 ERA-1.589 WHIP, Elam Vangilder 4.70 ERA-1.640, and Shawkey 4.11 ERA-1.484 WHIP are the only arms that will get 200 plus innings . . . if they are in their games long enough. Dave Danforth, Art Nehf, Allen Sothoron, and Wayland Dean will be in and out of the rotation/bullpen, depending on usage needs. None will strike fear in opposing hitters, but they will be serviceable . . . . as in serving up plenty of opposing baserunners. There is no established closer, so it may be a rotating herd of 10 trying to successfully secure a win. The good news is that there should plenty of unearned runs not charged to the staff. The defense sucks like a milking machine on a cow’s teats.


What do you call a cow caught in an earthquake?

A milkshake.


The offense should be potent enough to get on base. Unfortunately, it may be base to base. Only outfielders Irish Meusel (21) and Clint Thomas (15) are anticipated to reach double figures in dingers. Team speed is average, at best. Thomas (42), hopefully, will be among the league leaders in stolen bases. Nobody else reaches 20. Keeping the line moving is going to be a

Challenge.


What do you call a joke-telling cow?

Laughing stock.


Catching is solid with Val Picinich (.255, 327 PA’s), Johnny Gooch (.298, 261 PA’s), and Hank Gowdy (.325, 142 PA’s). Lu Blue has enough PA’s to hold down first base with a 306 average. He’s my clean-up hitter despite no power, but allegedly manages to drive in 90 plus runs. Eddie Moore contributes around a .300 average at 2B. Third base will be a split between Joe Dugan and

Chuck Dressen. Combined, they should provide around a .285 average, but with no power. Roger Peckinbaugh returns at shortstop, with a little platoon help from Bobby Lamotte. Together, they may hit between .285 and .290, but with very little pop. The outfield is the strength on this team. As mentioned, Meusel and Thomas will provide the power to, hopefully, drive in 100 runs each . . . if there are any runners on ahead of them. Meusel .328, Thomas .341, and Curt Walker .318. The bench is pretty decent. Outfielders Russ Wrightstone .294 and Pat McNulty .314. First baseman Red Holt .273.


What happens when you tell a cow a bad joke?

It goes in one ear and out the udder.


The 1925 season isn’t udderly impossible to improve on 1924’s 101 losses. I’d be a cappy hamper to blow Kevin and Dan’s pre-season predictions up with 60 plus wins and to climb up in the standings a couple of spots. I aim to do Bob proud.


What condition do cows get during warm weather?

Hay fever.


What happens to the 5 Milkmen players designated to the minors?

They must rotate wearing Bo-Vine’s, the Milkmen’s mascot, guise before home games at Dunn Field.


If my team ever gets to .500, I may change my team name to the Southport Spiders. Until then, you’ll have to put with my cow jokes.


What do you call a sleeping bull?

A bulldozer.



Jim

Heartland Milkmen














                                                                     Bo Vine


Commissioner’s Note:


Thank you Jim for this preview. I am assuming that Bo is a Bull. An odd choice of a mascot for a team called the Milkmen. I don’t think Bo would take too kindly to being milked.


How do you milk a Bull named Bo?

Very carefully!