73 LIBERTY REVIEW: #5 MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND: I KNOW A PLACE WHERE AIN'T NO ONE CRYIN...
MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND Astrodome Conrad Brunner 94-110 Franchise: 99-117 History: 69 East Playoffs 70 East WC Champs 71 East WC Champs 72 East Playoffs 73 Rankings 4th Hitting 7th Pitching
LINEUP
Ferguson c 136 Sudakis 1b 132 Sizemore 2b 96 Campaneris ss 81 Cey Ron 3b 104 Bumbry lf 154 Davis W. cf 114 Maddox rf 120
BENCH
Oliver ut 116 Evans Dw of 93 Von Joshua of 74 Hundley c 68 Chaney inf 40
PITCHING
Locker 155 Fitzmorris 144 Bird D 136 Rooker 124 Morton Ca 117 Watt E 113 Bibby 99 Gullett 97 McGraw 94 Reed 90
NOTES
It is not every day I learn something new about music while playing baseball sims but stick around the Liberty league son and learn.
Muscle Shoals Sound studio is located in Sheffield Alabama and some of the most famous singers in America have recorded hits at that studio. Here is a list of the top 20 songs:
Mr. Brunner also knows how to fuse together a roster. Four straight playoff appearances is nothing to ignore. Granted, the Eastern Division has been the weaker sister in the Liberty league but the numbers indicate that is no longer true.
MSS seems ready for the task given it is ranked number 5 in our preseason poll.
There are so many storylines in this roster.
Joe Ferguson had a career year in 73MLB and it makes me wish I never traded him away.
Campy Campaneris was the only bright light for the KC Athletics and he managed to stay in the majors until the early 70s A's dynasty arrived in Oakland.
Al Bumbry (154) has the highest OPS+ rating on the team. It blows my mind to see that stat.
Brunner looks like he is taking a page out of Ed Pernal's playbook. Wille Davis used to work for Pernal but Conrad offered Davis more cash to play CF in the Astrodome. Bumbry, Davis and Oliver will spray hits all over the astroturf while Ferguson, Sudakis and Cey should drive in a lot of runs. It is the type of run making machine it takes to win a championship.
The pitching staff ranks 7th in the league but the numbers may under estimate this group. The rotation looks like a bunch of KC Royals who were traded away just when they were having career years. Look for Fitzmorris, Rooker and Bird to make KC fans mourn their loss. The bullpen will make opposing teams mourn the loss of late inning rallies thanks to Watt, Locker and McGraw. Morton, Gullett, Bibby and Reed are impressive pieces of the puzzle.
The numbers predict MSS will finish 2nd in the renovated Eastern Division and a 5th straight trip to the playoffs. The question is will this be the year Brunner takes MSS to the promised land, a place where no one is crying.
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