A Tribute to James Paul David Bunning

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher who parlayed his sports fame into a political career as an uncompromising advocate for conservative causes, has died May 26th. He was 85.

Bunning's family said the ex-senator and baseball great died late Friday of complications from a stroke suffered last October. Bunning was the patriarch of a large family that included his wife, Mary, and their nine children, 35 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Bunning won 224 games in a workman-like 17-year major-league career, mostly with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. The big right-hander, known for his intimidating mound presence, pitched the first perfect game in modern National League history and became the first pitcher after 1900 to throw no-hitters in both the American and National Leagues.

Known as a no-nonsense pitcher who threw hard and knocked batters down when necessary, Bunning belonged to a rare group of major league pitchers to throw a perfect game in the modern era. He became the first pitcher since Cy Young to record 100 wins and 1,000 strikeouts in both the American and National Leagues.

Draft Format:
(1) Draft any one of Jim Bunning's seasons. Bunning must be on your roster

Draft 2 Players: from seasons below

1931 - Year of Bunning's birth
1955 - Bunning's Rookie Season
1964 - Year Bunning pitched his perfect game
1971 - Bunning's last season
2001 - Phillies retire Bunning's #14

Draft 3 Players:

1996 - Bunning inducted into the Hall of Fame

Draft 1 Player: see below

State of Kentucky - Bunning's birth state:
Link: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/KY_born.shtml

Draft 5 Players: From each franchise below

Detroit Tigers - 1931 thru 2016
Philadelphia Phillies - 1931 - 2016

More
CAP: $100M
NO: DH, Trades, Clones, WW or AAA
One random realignment prior to beginning play
Stadium: Any stadium in use between 1955 - 1971

Interested Owners:

1. Tucker T's
2. mensu1954
3. midknight
4. frankallen
5. Jeff4noles
6. Rattlers
7. fillies
8. craig479
9. farleyfustle
10. winterhawk
11. redwingscup
12. specsman
13. nordawg
14. Bluecrew2
15. odalisgagne
16. fabforeus
17. cramsey62
18. fatboydad54
19. grayfoxx
20. razorclams
21. bigkochman
22. big_dowg
23. stengelese
24. pick1or2

Sitemail List: Tucker T's; mensu1954; midknight; frankallen; Jeff4noles; Rattlers; fillies; craig479; farleyfustle; winterhawk; redwingscup; specsman; nordawg; Bluecrew2; odalisgagne; fabforeus; cramsey62; fatboydad54; razorclams; bigkochman; big_dowg; stengelese; pick1or2; grayfoxx

Step right up . . . . Especially if you enjoy challenging drafts . . . . this ain't hard but it ain't easy either......
And . . . we ain't going nowhere until after the Salary Update on the 20th . . . .

Okay . . . This isn't a WIS Championship . . . . However . . . .
You could be the WS Champ of this League . . . . .

PLEASE: Let me know if you will join us by leaving a short message.

NOTE: HOF has a video up: http://baseballhall.org/hof/bunning-jim

I will play to honor this great pitcher and representative from my home state in the Senate and House of Representatives.

Of course I had the AL and NL growing up in NY. Always respected Bunning when he came to town. . . .
I remember watching the last couple of innings of his perfect game.
Time marches on. . . . Thanks for kicking this off Scott . . .

I'll play

Good morning Tucker It's, I will play in honor of Jim Bunning as well.Remember him well, you are right no nonsense but a competitor .

I will join

the kentucky born players must they all paly between 55-71?

I'll join

Posted by jeff4noles on 5/28/2017 6:42:00 PM (view original):
the kentucky born players must they all paly between 55-71?

Any Kentucky born player from any year . . .

Clones? It's possible that the 2001 guy could be on a 1996 roster swell

Posted by jeff4noles on 5/28/2017 10:21:00 PM (view original):
Clones? It's possible that the 2001 guy could be on a 1996 roster swell

No Clones. If you draft Player A to your roster from his 1996 season, you cannot have his 2001 year too.
Of course it is possible that another owner may also draft the same player you do from 1996 for his roster.
And,
You may end up with more than 5 Tigers or Phillies should you draft one of these from the other available draft categories.
However, if you do draft a player from one of these franchises say for instance you choose a Tiger as one of your two from 1931, you still need comply with the rules by drafting 5 Tigers to your roster . . . thus in this example, you'd have 6 Tigers.

Count me in. I remember watching the perfect game on TV,black and white of course,with my Dad. I think it was on Fathers Day. Life long Phillies fan and Bunning was always one of my favorite players.