Meningsfull oktober baseball sannolikt inte kommer att vara en sak i Philadelphia ganska länge, men det betyder inte att vi fortfarande inte har några postseason kul.

Jag nådde ut till genierna bakom den bästa datorsimulering baseball spelet runt, folk på Diamond Mind Baseball, att simulera en full postseason med åtta av de största lagen i Philly historia.

Eftersom storhet är en term som subjektiv, har vi använt ett rankningssystem som liknar den som används för vår makt enkät för att välja de åtta deltagande lagen. Vi har också, för att hålla med andan i American League kontra National League, inkluderat fyra lag som representerar friidrott från deras tid i Philadelphia.

Våra postseason tournament kommer att utvecklas tillsammans med de faktiska Major League Baseball playoffsna med poäng och spelet berättelser publicerades varje kväll.

Fästet delas i två sidor – den Mack Division och Manuel uppdelningen. Dagens artikel ser på Mack sida, i morgon ska vi titta på sidan Manuel.

Nr 1 1929 friidrott (104-46) vs nr 4 2008 Phillies (92-70)

Al Simmons | 1929 Philadelphia AthleticsThe 1929 friidrott ange turneringen som top utsäde, ranking som den bästa major league klubben någonsin att ha spelat i Philadelphia. Leds av Al Simmons (. 365, 34 HR, 157 RBIs) och Lefty Grove (20-6, 2,81 ERA), friidrott vann American League vimpel med ett 18-spelet marginal och för att besegra Chicago Cubs för att vinna World Series.

2008 Phillies var ett bra lag, men de var inte bra. I själva verket rankas klubben bara nionde bästa i franchise historia. Leds av Ryan Howard (. 251, 48 HR, 146 RBIs) och Cole Hamels (14-10, 3,09 ERA), klubben besegrade Tampa Bay i World Series och så knäppte en 28-årig championship torka samtidigt säkra seriens andra World Series titel.

Ranking: Den första siffran i parentes är klubbens all-time ranking enligt våra Power Ranking formel – denna rangordning är ute mer än 2.300 professionella lag som har spelat sedan 1900. Den andra siffran är lagets placering i franchise historia | 1929 friidrott (11/1) vs 2008 Phillies (381/9).

Laget vinner över ersättare: 1929 friidrott (30,8 brott + 25,8 Pitching) 56,6 TEAM krig | 2008 Phillies (29,1 brott + 13,2 Pitching) 42.3 TEAM krig

Plocka: 1929 friidrott är mycket det bättre laget, men allt kan hända i en fem-spel serien. Som sagt, jag tror 29 är en brott har för mycket eldkraft så jag plockar Connie Mack klubben att vinna i serien i fyra.

Schema | Sannolika Pitching Matchups:

Spel 1, torsdagen den 2 oktober på Shibe Park | Lefty Grove (20-6, 2,81) vs Cole Hamels (14-10, 3.09)

Spelet 2, fredag 3 oktober på Shibe Park | George Earnshaw (24-8, 3,29) vs Jamie Moyer (16-7, 3.71)

Spel 3, söndag 5 oktober på Citizens Bank Park | Brett Myers (10-13, 4,55) vs. T.B.A.

* Spelet 4, måndag 6 oktober på Citizens Bank Park | Joe Blanton (4-0, 4.20) vs. T.B.A.

* Spelet 5, onsdag, 8 oktober på Shibe Park | T.B.A. vs T.B.A.

Nr 2 2011 Phillies (102-60) vs nr 3 1931 friidrott (107-45)

2011 Phillies | Roy HalladayLed av Roy Halladay (19-6, 2,35 ERA), Cliff Lee (17-8, 2,40 eran) och Cole Hamels (14-9, 2,79) 2011 Phillies skröt en av de bästa start rotationer som någonsin skapats. Kombinerat, avslutade förrätter året med en 4.22 K/BB, den bästa kurs i baseball historia. Klubben kryssade i MLS, men brottet tystnade mot eventuell World Series mästare kardinalerna i Division serien, föranledde en nedslående playoff exit.

1931 friidrott var Connie Mack sista Hurra som manager i klubben. Laget avslutade 13,5 spel före Yankees clinch American League vimpel men sjönk till kardinalerna i sju matcher under den 1931 hösten Classic. Liknar 1929 klubben, 31 friidrott leddes av Al Simmons (. 390, 22 HR, 128 RBIs) och Jimmie Foxx (. 291, 30 HR, 120 RBIs). Lefty Grove också sammanställt en annan stellar säsong, slutade 31-4 med en 2,06 eran.

Schema | Sannolika Pitching Matchups:

Spel 1, torsdagen den 2 oktober på Citizens Bank Park | Roy Halladay (19-6, 2,35) vs Lefty Grove (31-4, 2,06)

Spelet 2, fredag 3 oktober på Citizens Bank Park | Cliff Lee (17-8, 2,40) vs George Earnshaw (21-7, 3,67)

Spel 3, söndag 5 oktober på Shibe Park | Rube Walberg (20-12, 3,74) vs Cole Hamels (14-9, 2,79)

* Spelet 4, måndag 6 oktober på Citizens Bank Park | T.B.A. vs T.B.A.

* Spelet 5, onsdag, 8 oktober på Shibe Park | T.B.A. vs T.B.A.

Another group of parents have approached the Vernon Hills Park District with complaints about the Cougars Youth Athletic Association.

Tim Nockels and a few others attended the Sept. 18 Park Board of Commissioners meeting with a petition asking for an in-house baseball league to be resurrected. The group says the Cougars program has decayed due to mismanagement.

The nonprofit became a legal affiliate of park programing in 2011, which essentially means the group coordinates certain sports and gets use of fields for reduced prices instead of having a Cougars league and park district league competing against each other.

Park officials, however, have no authority over the Cougars other than revoking use of fields.

A group of parents approached the Park Board of Commissioners in January asking to start a new baseball team for 12- and 13-year-old boys that would be separate from the Cougars. The parents said continued mismanagement led to most of the children withdrawing and going to the Buffalo Grove or Mundelein park districts.

At the time, park commissioners advised the parents to keep working with the Cougars because administrators cannot provide an equal rental rate and a new team would get all the leftover time slots.

Nockels, who was not part of that group, said on Sept. 18 that the traveling baseball teams seem to get most of the attention and resources compared to the in-house league that plays in Vernon Hills only and with local children.

“We don’t want to travel throughout Lake County,” Nockels said. “We want recreational leagues here at home where our kids can play with their friends. It also allows us parents to volunteer much more easily.”

Nockels also said that in recent years, instead of coaching his son’s team, he umpired due to scheduling issues with league officials. He said his happened close to 50 percent of the time and the constant problems led to more and more parents signing their kids up in other leagues.

Fellow parent Jeff Canalia shared his own experience.

“I won a contest through Major League Baseball and was allowed to donate $3,000 to a youth club,” Canalia said. “I chose the Cougars, but my kids don’t play travel ball so I asked for the money to go toward in-house baseball. They bought catchers gear for all in-house and travel teams. They could have bought more bats or something with the money the used for travel team catchers. I wanted my kids to benefit from my prize.”

Canalia said he thinks the Cougars organization neglects the in-house leagues but keeps them barely alive so the fees can supplement improvements to the travel program.

“Cutting through all the crap, you want the park district to take some of these leagues back, right?” asked Dave Doerhoefer, vice president of the Park Board. “Have you tried asking the Cougars to change?”

Canilia said he’s never heard back from Cougars leadership, and Nockels said the administrators he’s spoken with have been “nonresponsive.”

Bill Polisson, new president of the Cougars in-house baseball league, was in attendance for the meeting.

“I’ve only been president for one year so far and we had no problems with umpires or field scheduling last year,” Polisson said. “I can’t address what may have happened in the past, but I will say things are coordinated very well right now.”

Polisson did admit that registration for in-house teams is dropping, but he said the same is happening with other sports.

“We can’t make people sign up,” Polisson said. “Our problem with numbers is not unusual. Enrollment is dwindling everywhere.”

Park commissioners agreed to not get involved, but encouraged Polisson to keep improving some of the organizational problems.

“A lot of feedback has come our way saying there’s a major lack of communication,” Doerhoefer said. “It seems like you’ve already gotten started on that. Another thing that would clear things up would be a little more transparency when it comes to the money.”

The warning track is exactly that – a warning so players don’t run into obstacles and get hurt.

What you’re going to do

Your field needs a warning track.

It should extend around the entire field. The warning track provides player safety and reduces wear of turf in front of the dugouts and around the home plate area.

How you do this

Mark off the boundary of your warning track. For example, 10 feet for a high school field.

If you are building a new warning track, use a sod cutter or a smooth bucket tractor to cut the grass out of the warning track area. If you are adding warning track material, then cut this at least 3 inches deeper than the base of the sod. Remove the sod and weeds from the field.

Add warning track material. This could take several truck loads.

Spread. Drag.

Roll to help settle the material.

Drag the warning track with the same technique and drag used on the infield dirt.

When you drag the infield, drag the warning track to keep it maintained – weed free and smooth.

Tips & Hints

A warning track can be made from a variety of materials. Make sure the material is different in color and texture from the rest of the playing field.

A good mix for the warning track is 50% decomposed granite and 50% crushed, 1/8 inch red brick.

Little league warning tracks vary from 5 feet to 10 feet, but most are about 6 feet. High school warning track should be at least 10 feet wide. College level should be 15 feet.

A good width is one that your drag can cover from side to side in either one or two passes. Keep the drag off the grass!

A typical high school field will need about 35 yards of material to put in a good warning track. This takes 3 dump trucks.

Mistakes to avoid

Ignoring your warning track and letting it become overgrown with weeds and grass. Then it no longer serves its purpose – a warning track.

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