COVID-19(73) Baseball is Back (Version 3)

We're back, new-ish and improved (who knows).

A few changes for this season. Joe is unable to go so he was replaced with Paul's brand-spanking-new Son-in-Law, Matt.
We are using the 1973 cards again (saving paper) but went with slightly different drafting. This time each manager was allowed to pick the entire roster of two of the 1973 squads, one from each league, and would then cut down to 25 for their final team.

Since Matt is a first-timer we let him pick first and he chose the Baltimore Orioles. Leo had second pick and chose the Oakland A's. I whined until Leo would trade me the A's for the Cincinnati Reds plus a player from the A's of his choosing. Paul then picked the Mets.

Round two went in reverse order, Paul stayed in the Big Apple and took the Yankees. I selected the Giants (and traded Reggie Jackson to Leo with the Reds). Leo took the Boston Red Sox, and Matt finished up the draft with the LA Dodgers.

One other trade sent Luis Aparacio from Leo's Red Sox to Paul for Mel Stottlemeyer.

The final cuts to 25 left the following:

Matt		Paul		Mike		Leo
Don Sutton		Tom Seaver		Catfish Hunter		Bill Lee
Jim Palmer		Jerry Koosman		Vida Blue		John Curtis
Tommy John		George Stone		Ken Holtzman		Jack Billingham
Andy Messersmith		Doc Medich		Tom Bradley		Luis Tiant
Grant Jackson		Fred Beene		Elias Sosa		Roger Moret
Bob Reynolds		Sarky Lyle		Randy Moffitt		Pedro Borbon
Charlie Hough		Lindy McDaniel		Don McMahon		Bobby Bolin
Doug Rau		Ray Sadeki		Rollie Fingers		Bob Veale
Jim Brewer		Wayne Granger		Darold Knowles		Tom Hall
Pete Richert		Bob Miller		Horacio Pina		Ray Culp
Eddie Watt		Thurman Munson		Glenn Abbott		Mel Stottlemeyer
Joe Ferguson		Ron Hodges		Dave Rader		Tony Perez
Earl Williams		Ron Blomberg		Willie McCovey		Joe Morgan
Steve Garvey		Felix Millan		Tito Fuentes		Dave Concepcion
Boog Powell		Horace Clarke		Chris Speier		Carl Yastrzemski
Davey Lopes		Wayne Garrett		Gary Matthews		Johnny Bench
Mark Belanger		Graig Nettles		Garry Maddox		Reggie Jackson
Ron Cey		Bud Harrelson		Bobby Bonds		Reggie Smith
Manny Mota		Luis Aparacio		Chris Arnold		Pete Rose
Willie Crawford		Bobby Murder		Steve Ontivernos		Dan Driessen
Merv Rettenmund		Matty Alou		Gene Tenace		Phil Gagliano
Al Bumbry		Rusty Staub		Sal Bando		George Foster
Don Baylor		Cleon Jones		Bert Campaneris		Andy Kosco
Paul Blair		Roy White		Bill North		Tommy Harper
Bobby Grich		John Milner		Jesus Alou		Carlton Fisk

Paul will take on Matt in the NLCS (No Lehtinen Championship Series)
I will face Leo in the ALCS (Aware of Lehtinen Championship Series)