McCABE MAGAZINE SEASON 21 POWER RANKINGS

Major League Power Rankings

The power rankings are an average of the following team statistics; Wins, OPS, Runs Scored, ERA, Runs Allowed, and Fielding Percentage. 

	Power Rankings Top 10
Rank	Team	Owner	W	L
1	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	49	32
2	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	44	37
3	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	45	36
4	San Diego Padres	jgarron	56	25
5	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	50	31
6	Colorado Rockies	axtell	48	33
7	New York Mets	basebalguru	50	31
8	Chicago Cubs	mitt0108	42	39
9	Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb	48	33
10	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	52	29
	The Next 5
Rank	Team	Owner	W	L
11	Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70	47	34
12	St. Louis Cardinals	421werd	49	32
13	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	41	40
14	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	40	41
15	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	45	36
	The Best of the Rest
Rank	Team	Owner	W	L
16	Richmond Virginians	sylemark	41	40
17	Philadelphia Phillies	egw18	46	35
18	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	40	41
19	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	41	40
20	New York Yankees	ARomano	37	44

STAT of the DAY

	Hitting Stat
	Batting Average verse Left-Hand Pitching
Rank	Franchise	Owner	AVG	OPS
1	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	0.307	0.880
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	nbaker10	0.294	0.798
2T	Colorado Rockies	axtell	0.294	0.860
4	Houston Astros	ajaxx88	0.291	0.849
5	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	0.284	0.786
5T	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	0.284	0.778
5T	St. Louis Cardinals	421werd	0.284	0.758
8	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	0.283	0.833
8T	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	0.283	0.793
10	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	0.282	0.830
	Batting Average verse Right-Hand Pitching
Rank	Franchise	Owner	AVG	OPS
1	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	0.289	0.802
2	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	0.288	0.781
3	Colorado Rockies	axtell	0.286	0.851
4	Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb	0.284	0.811
5	New York Mets	basebalguru	0.281	0.821
5T	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	0.281	0.787
7	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	0.278	0.854
8	Houston Astros	ajaxx88	0.276	0.792
9	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	0.275	0.765
10	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	0.274	0.763
	Pitching Stat
	Batting Average Allowed verse Left-Hand Batter
Rank	Franchise	Owner	OAV	OBP
1	San Diego Padres	jgarron	0.214	0.270
2	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	0.234	0.309
3	Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70	0.241	0.295
4	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	0.249	0.323
5	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	0.249	0.327
6	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	0.251	0.312
6T	Chicago Cubs	mitt0108	0.251	0.322
8	Richmond Virginians	sylemark	0.258	0.309
9	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	0.265	0.324
9T	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	0.265	0.342
	Batting Average Allowed verse Right-Hand Batter
Rank	Franchise	Owner	OAV	OBP
1	San Diego Padres	jgarron	0.229	0.302
2	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	0.234	0.303
3	Chicago Cubs	mitt0108	0.236	0.299
3T	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	0.236	0.312
5	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	0.237	0.295
6	Richmond Virginians	sylemark	0.241	0.309
7	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	0.242	0.305
8	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	0.242	0.303
8T	New York Mets	basebalguru	0.249	0.322
10	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	0.250	0.316

ROBERT E McCABE ALL DECADE II TEAM

THE SECOND DECADE SEASONS 11-20

The Best Player Ever in Baseball, Cortes or Garcia? 

East Rutherford, NJ (McC) - The second decade in the Robert E. McCabe league saw the emergent of some great stars and the dominants of the National League West division during the regular season, and most notable the post-season. When talking about stars in the decade, that conversation starts and ends with the best players ever to lace up a pair of spikes, 8 time MVP Tony Cortes and 6 time Cy Young award winner Vince Garcia. Cortes (396 HR, 1457 RBI, 340 BA) is our decade MVP, Garcia (199 wins, 2.65 ERA, 115 CG) gets the Cy Young for the decade, and our Fireman of the decade is Cedrick Hollins (472 Saves). The only question left is "who is the best player ever?" Is it Cortes or Garcia? I was ready to name Cortes the best of all time until I took a real good look at the career of Garcia. I'm leaning towards the everyday player Cortes, but who could go wrong with either choice.

The best division in baseball during the decade has to be the National League West. That division has won the NL pennant 7 of the 10 years. Our runner up is the American League East with 6 pennants. The NL West had 3 of the 4 teams win 90+ games every year since season 17, and in season 19 the top three teams in the division won an amazing 100 games. Our team of the decade is the San Diego Padres. The Padres has the best record in baseball the last 3 years and 4 out of the last 5, they have played in 5 World Series in the decade, winning 3.        

The All Decade Squab for Season Two

Catcher
Hersh Mays (251 HR, 624 RBI, 302 BA) is a 4 time All-Star and has won the Silver Slugger (C) award twice.   

Hersh Mays Colorado Rockies Age: 29 B/T: L/R Born: Lytle, TX Position(s): C View Hardball Dynasty Profile

First-base
Don Bagley has a 334 lifetime batting average which puts him 3rd on the all-time list behind our decade MVP Tony Cortes (340 BA), and Hall of Famer Placido Ortiz (335 BA). He won the Rookie of the Year in season 13, 4 time Silver Slugger (1B) award winner, and 3 time All-Star. 
    

Don Bagley Detroit Tigers Age: 31 B/T: S/R Born: French Camp, MS Position(s): 1B View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Second-base
This former 1st round selection (2 overall) won the Rookie of the Year and MVP (2 time MVP) in the same year. He is a 8 time All-Star, 8 time Silver Slugger award winner (5 at 2B), and a World Series Winner. Career stats; 447 HR, 1248 RBI, 300 BA.

Homer Henry Kansas City Royals Age: 33 B/T: S/R Born: Rock Falls, IL Position(s): LF/1B/2B/RF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Third-base
George Brantley won the season 20 MVP, has appeared in 6 All-Star games, a home run derby champ, 7 time Silver Slugger award winner (6 at 3B), and won a World Series Ring in season 15 with the Oakland Athletics.  

George Brantley Baltimore Orioles Age: 34 B/T: L/R Born: Benton, AR Position(s): 3B/IF/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Shortstop
Mark Crosby has 2 World Series Rings, 5 All-Stars appearances, 2 Gold Gloves, and 2 Silver Slugger awards at shortstop.

Mack Crosby San Diego Padres Age: 29 B/T: R/R Born: Coronado, CA Position(s): SS/3B/2B View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Leftfield
What more can we say about this first ballot Hall of Famer, 9 time MVP, 12 time All-Star, and 2 time World Series winner. He has the best career batting average of all-time at 340, and the signal-season record of 396 (season 15) when he flirted with batting 400 for the season. 11 Silver Slugger awards, 2 Gold Gloves, 1 All-Star MVP. Career stats: He is number one on the all-time career list in Runs Scored (1,682), BA (340), OBP (467), OPS (1.089), Stolen Bases (747), and Walks (1,471). He is 2nd on the all-time list with a 621 Slugging Percentage, 2nd on the list with 211 Intentional Walks, and 3rd on the career Triples list with 91.    

Tony Cortes New York Mets Age: 34 B/T: R/R Born: Barahona, DO Position(s): LF/CIF/2B/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Centerfield
Diego Hernandez is the best center-fielder of the decade with 10 All-Star appearances, 7 time Gold Glove (CF) winner, 7 Silver Slugger (CF) awards, all in his 10 year major league career.

Diego Hernandez San Francisco Giants Age: 32 B/T: S/R Born: Oakland, CA Position(s): CF/IF/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Right-field
This first ballot Hall of Famer is a 3 time MVP, and 9 time All-Star. 6 time Sliver Slugger award winner, 2 time Home Run Derby winner, and a All-Star MVP. He is first on the all-time career Slugging Percentage list with a 651, and ranked 2nd all-time in OPS (1.034), and 2nd all-time in Triples (95).  

Philip Priest Houston Astros Age: 34 B/T: R/R Born: Carrollton, KY Position(s): RF/1B/LF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Designated Hitter
Ablullah Beckham is our DH of the decade. He is a 6 time All-Star, 4 time Silver Slugger (DH), and a 2 time Home Run Derby Champ. 37 year-old Beckham is presently assigned to the Milwaukee Brewers AAA affiliate where he is batting 343 and hoping to get one more shot at the bigs. This once King of the DH during his career made $45 Million during his 15 years as a pro is now making the minor league max of 55k, and in our opinion should just ride off into the sunset. Sticking around in the minors, where can win a batting title against inferior pitching will only hurt his chances to be elected into the Hall. Career stats; 405 HR, 1146 RBI, 316 BA.        

Abdullah Beckham Milwaukee Brewers Age: 37 B/T: R/R Born: Manchester, MI Position(s): C/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Right-hand Starter
Garcia, another first ballot HOF is the most dominating pitcher of all-time. Some of my colleagues say he's the best player ever. The most amazing stat is his all-time career leading 115 (5 in season 21) complete games. That stat leads the 2nd place pitcher, and our left-hand starter of the decade  Luther Abercrombie (72 CG) by 23 and counting. He is a World Series winner, 8 time All-Star, and 6 time Cy Young award winner. Career records: He's number 1 on the career list in the following categories;  complete games (115), Shutouts (32), Whip (1.01), and Winning Percentage (.734). Second on the career list with a 2.68 ERA, and 3rd with a 219 BA allowed.

Vince Garcia Chicago Cubs Age: 31 B/T: R/R Born: Lincoln, ME Position(s): P (SP3) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Left-hand Starter
Luther Abercrombie is another career stat stuffer. He has been around for 21 years and a major leaguer for 20. This back to back World Series winner in seasons 2 and 3, is a 8 time All-Star, 2 time Cy Young award winner, and is the all-time career wins leader with 305. He is also the career leader in strikeouts (3,984), Inning pitched (4,531.7), and games started (683). He is 2nd on the list with 21 shutouts, and complete games (72). He also has a No-Hitter in season 19 to his credit.

Luther Abercrombie Oakland Athletics Age: 39 B/T: L/L Born: Newark, NJ Position(s): P (SP2) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Closer
Cedrick Hollins is our pick as the Closer of the decade. He is the all-time ERA (2.50) leader, a 8 time All-Star (7 this decade), back to back Fireman of the Year wards in seasons 17 and 18, and a All-Star MVP. He is 2nd on the career batting average allowed list (216), 3rd on the career Whip list (1.09), and 3rd in Saves with 469. Honorable Mention: Skeeter Brown the all-time career Saves leader (525), 7 time All-Star (only 3 this decade), 1 Fireman of the Year, and a World Series winner in season 13 with the San Diego Padres.  

Cedrick Hollins New York Mets Age: 35 B/T: R/R Born: Wrightsville, GA Position(s): P (ClA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Next Issue: McCabe Magazine Season 21 Power Rankings

McCABE MAGAZINE ALL-DECADE TEAM I (Seasons 1-10)

TWENTY YEARS and COUNTING 

Thanks to our Commissar and Owners

Chicago, ILL (McC) - The Robert E. McCabe League is 20 years old. It is the finest league in the Hardball dynasty world, and the best run thanks to our founder and commissar, pat007ohmss *, thanks Pat! I would also like to thank the owners in our league for being so committed, and competitive at every level, in terms of building a winning organization, active trading, reading the blog, and the unbelievable rollovers, thanks guys!

With the league turning 21, McCabe Magazine wanted to recognize the players that made this league what it is today by announcing the first “McCabe Magazine All-Decade Teams.” We put together All Decade squads for the first decade (seasons 1-10), and second decade (seasons 11-20). We also selected Most Valuable Players (MVP), CY Young, and Fireman of the Decade for each decade. One thing I would like to point out before unveiling our choices for All-Decade is that this was not an easy task. Example; how do you compare eight (8) All-Star appearances, Rookie of the Year versus three (3) appearances with two (2) MVP awards, and number 2 on the all-time Runs Batted In list? In other words, every selection is debatable, but we feel confident that we made the right choices.  

 Denny Johnson wins the All-Decade MVP

The All Decade awards were not as difficult as the team selections. The first decade MVP came down to Denny Johnson (664 HR, 1824 RBI, 312 BA) and Placido Ortiz (583 HR, 1728 RBI, 335 BA). Our choice is Johnson. The All-Decade CY Young goes to Julio Ramirez (279 wins, 2.91 ERA). Our choice for Fireman of the Decade goes to Arthur Bradshaw  (472 Saves)

The Decade Squab for Season One

Catcher
Tom Metzger gets our vote for catcher of the decade. Metzger finish the first decade with 7 All-Star appearances and 4 Silver Slugger awards. Second on our list to receive votes was Harry Cabrera. This runner up had 4 All-Star, one Gold Glove, and 2 World Series Rings.   

Tom Metzger none none Age: 39 B/T: R/R Born: Pearl City, HI Position(s): C/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

First-base
Our choice for 1st base goes to Hall of Famer, Placido Ortiz, the all time Hit King (2,923 Hits). He is a 8 time All-Star during the decade, 3 time MVP, 8 Silver Slugger awards, 2 World Series Rings, and a Rookie of the Year award in season one. Others under consideration; Hall of Famer Rick Ward (our choice for DH of the decade), and Donne DeWitt (432 HR, 1437 RBI, 305 BA).

Placido Ortiz none none Age: 38 B/T: S/L Born: Elias Pina, DO Position(s): 1B/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Second-base
Apollo Stanifer is our 2nd basemen. Stanifer is first on the all time games played list with 2,512, and second on the all time hit list behind Ortiz with 2,796 hits. He played 16 years in the majors, all with the Philadelphia Phillies. Stanifer played 162 games every year from season 3 to season 13.

Apollo Stanifer none none Age: 38 B/T: S/R Born: Brown Deer, WI Position(s): RF/1B/LF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Third-base
Hall of Famer, Octavio Colon (564 HR, 1534 RBI, 277 BA) won Rookie of the Year in season 3, has won Silver Slugger awards at SS, 2B, and 3B. Has a total of 10 All-Star appearances (8 during the 1st decade), and is a World Series winner. Honorable mention; Clark Crespo 3 World Series Rings (HR 309, 1294 RBI, 292 BA).

Octavio Colon none none Age: 39 B/T: L/R Born: Sinaloa, MX Position(s): 3B/1B/COF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Shortstop
Mr Barker has appeared in 6 American League All-Star games during the decade with 3 Sliver Slugger awards at SS.

Hawk Barker none none Age: 39 B/T: R/R Born: Winnsboro, LA Position(s): RF/CIF/LF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Leftfield 
Bernie Guzman had 5 All-Star appearances, 2 World Series Rings, 2 Silver Slugger awards, and 1 Gold Glove.

Bernie Guzman none none Age: 37 B/T: R/R Born: Nagua, DO Position(s): LF/1B/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Centerfield
This was a three horse race between Enrique Gomez (5 time All-Star), Kip Peterson (4 time All-Star), and Chad Rolls (4 time All-Star). We decided to let the All-Star appearances be the tie breaker.

Enrique Gomez none none Age: 37 B/T: R/R Born: Hato Mayor, DO Position(s): RF/IF/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Right-field
This season 19 Hall of Famer is the All Time career RBI King (1824) and 4th on the Home Run list with 664. 3rd on the career games played with 2,473. The 165 intentional walks puts him 3rd all time. Denny Johnson won 2 MVPs, 3 Sliver Slugger for RF, 2 Silver Slugger at 3B, and is a 6 time All-Star (5 in the decade).  

Denny Johnson none none Age: 39 B/T: R/R Born: Lexington, IL Position(s): 1B/LF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Designated Hitter
Rick Ward is also a Hall of Famer, voted into the hall in season 17. He is a 8 time All-Star during the decade, and won the Home Run Derby three time. Ward also has 3 Silver Slugger awards at DH, and is a World Series winner.

Rick Ward none none Age: 38 B/T: S/L Born: Iowa, LA Position(s): 1B/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Right-hand Starter
Julio Ramirez is a 9 time All-Star (4 in the 1st decade), 3 Cy Young awards, and a World Series winner in decade number 2. He is second on the all time career wins list with 279, 5th on the all career ERA list with a 2.91, second on the all time strikeout list with 3,246.

Julio Ramirez Rochester Broncos Age: 39 B/T: R/R Born: Sinaloa, MX Position(s): P (SP1) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Left-hand Starter
Francisco Gandarilla was elected into this years Hall of Fame. He started season 21 tied with Julio Ramirez on the all time career wins list with 278. He is now 3rd behind Ramirez (279), and the top dog Luther Abercrombie 305 (only 2 All-Star during the decade). Gandarilla is 3rd on the all time shutout list with 18, behind Abercrombie (21), and Vince Garcia  with 32 (only 2 All-Star appearances during 1st decade). Both Abercrombie and Garcia are the leading candidates for the decade 2 team.

Francisco Gandarilla none none Age: 41 B/T: L/L Born: San Jose De Las Lajas, CU Position(s): P (T2A) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Closer
Arthur Bradshaw is second on the all time saves list behind Skeeter Brown (525). We picked Bradshaw over Brown for the following reasons; Bradshaw is a 5 time All-Star and 2 time Fireman of the Year during the decade verse Skeeter's 4 All-Star appearances and no FOY during the first decade.

Arthur Bradshaw none none Age: 40 B/T: L/L Born: Mouth Of Wilson, VA Position(s): P (SuA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

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