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Was able to put the Black Sox to use today, with Eddie Cicotte in the 200+ wins/<3.00 category.
I mentioned it in the Pete Rose Reinstatement thread, but I think it's pretty reasonable to think Cicotte was tracking solidly to Cooperstown if not for the Black Sox deal.

He was 36, but still had back-to-back 20 W seasons. Finished with 209 Ws and a career ERA of 2.38. If over 3 to 4 more years, he had gotten to 250 I think it's a no doubter.
 

Shoot, I should have thought of Ubaldo. His 2010 season in Colorado was sick, given the overall offensive numbers pitching in Coors Field.

He is literally the only decent Rockies pitcher I can think of--the other guy that pops to mind is Aaron Cook, who I remembered as an All-Star, but he never came close to an ERA under 3.00. I checked on the likes of Denny Neagle and Bret Saberhagen also, and uhh, let's say Rockies Stadium was not conducive to a late career rebirth for those guys. I took Ubaldo and the 57% hit he came with.
 

Was able to have back to back Black Sox grids with the utilization of Shoeless Joe Jackson-maybe Buck Weaver or Chick Gandil will be available for today’s board.

It’s got me hankering for a rewatch of Eight Men Out.

Also of note, Atwater’s Mike Kingery was my .300/CF square for a really low score on a first time use.
 
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Was able to have back to back Black Sox grids with the utilization of Shoeless Joe Jackson-maybe Buck Weaver or Chick Gandil will be available for today’s board.

It’s got me hankering for a rewatch of Eight Men Out.

Also of note, Atwater’s Mike Kingery was my .300/CF square for a really low score on a first time use.
Looking at the 1919 White Sox, I think the only 2 from the starters I haven't called upon are Ray Schalk and Nemo Liebold.

Old Nemo was also on the 1924 Washington Senators, World Series Champions, so there's some Twins options.
 

A late Twins Alert on the Grid. New Players used today are Punto & Cabrera.

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Clyde Milan I have used previously as a Senator-Twin. Note to Rarity Hunters, Milan is pretty versatile in a lot of both Season & Career offensive categories. 40.1 WAR.

1 franchise player as well.
 


I had already used Cabrera, so I thought I could skate in with a low score using Bruno, but it arrived at 10%! With the likes of Sonny Gray, Gaetti, Jim Kaat, Tom Herr, I thought I'd get a much lower score, but alas, it wasn't to be.

I did slot Mick Abel into that Twins/Phillies square for a sweet 0.9% and unique player also.

I need to look into Milan. My tip for today is the father-son combos; easier for me to remember than some other random connections and today I put Ruben Amaro Sr. to good use with the Phils/3B square. I'm done with the Amaro's now, but still have hay to make with the Boones, Bells, Laws, among others (btw, Steve Lombardozzi's kid also had a big league run, to the tune of -1.5 WAR).
 

I had already used Cabrera, so I thought I could skate in with a low score using Bruno, but it arrived at 10%! With the likes of Sonny Gray, Gaetti, Jim Kaat, Tom Herr, I thought I'd get a much lower score, but alas, it wasn't to be.

I did slot Mick Abel into that Twins/Phillies square for a sweet 0.9% and unique player also.

I need to look into Milan. My tip for today is the father-son combos; easier for me to remember than some other random connections and today I put Ruben Amaro Sr. to good use with the Phils/3B square. I'm done with the Amaro's now, but still have hay to make with the Boones, Bells, Laws, among others (btw, Steve Lombardozzi's kid also had a big league run, to the tune of -1.5 WAR).
Just took a peek at Milan's career-in addition to what you pointed out, also hits on the .300+ category and +30 SB's (which I feel like I've exhausted with the MN Twins contingent). Cheers!
 

My tip for today is the father-son combos; easier for me to remember than some other random connections and today I put Ruben Amaro Sr. to good use with the Phils/3B square. I'm done with the Amaro's now, but still have hay to make with the Boones, Bells, Laws, among others (btw, Steve Lombardozzi's kid also had a big league run, to the tune of -1.5 WAR).

A few other father/son combos for you to look up:

Segui
Stottlemeyer
Smalley
Leiter
 




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