66 Chicago White Sox

Well, you made this decision a good bit easier for me, vilefileman. I was going to have a hard time passing up an entire pitching staff on one team, but you took the '66 ChiSox off the board and eliminated any angst for me there. I do usually like to use a first pick for bulk pitching, though, and what's tricky is there really aren't any other teams whose staff is as irresistible to me. Some are close, but I'm going a different route.

I'm going with depth of talent in multiple areas instead. I'll take a team that gives me two big-inning SP, a useful reliever, three really strong bats that are affordable at this cap, plus three other good defenders (also affordable with solid enough offense) to use where needed as the team takes shape. And they've even got a ton of cheap players for the bench if that becomes essential (Note: it always does!).

Let's welcome aboard Warren Spahn, Henry Aaron, Eddie Mathews and friends from the 1956 Milwaukee Braves.

1976 New York Yankees

I'll take the 1946 St Louis Cardinals

why not? I'll take dem bums, the 56 Brooklyn Dodgers

Way to screw things up jpeterso.

I was about to take the 56 Dodgers.

I recently read a book about the 1956 season of the Dodgers. I's called the last good season and tells the story of the team fighting for a new stadium and a pennant race amidst all the rumors of the team moving, and in fact playing some of their home games in Newark. Of course it ends with another seven game World Series loss to the hated Yankees.

Check your library for

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4171.Last_Good_Season

Thanks. I will take a look. Hard to pass up Peewee, Jackie Robinson, Newcombe, Campanella, Duke, Sal the barber and the rest

For me? The 1946 New York Yankees.

No hard feelings......entirely my fault. I sitemailed Beernoser. Hate to make excuses, but I've got some dandy ones. Been a mess of a past 3+ months.

66 Dodgers

Not the best pick, but a heart pick

Boston Red Sox 1976