Manager Jesse Elicker returns to KOD after a 2 year hiatus and moves across the state to Philly after managing Pittsburgh for so many classic KOD seasons. He’s excited to have the enigmatic super star Richie Allen in his lineup anchoring one corner of the infield while HOF’er Michael Jack Schmidt will be at the other other corner. Philly will have more than just Schmidt and Allen attacking the fences. “The Bull”, Greg Luzinski, Johnny Callison, and Del Ennis can go deep with the best of them. The ace of this staff is Robin Roberts, who averaged 24 wins during his 5 year best stretch in his career. No other pitcher in the loop can even hope to approach this. With Roberts as the ace, “Lefty”, Steve Carlton becomes arguably the best #2 guy in the league. Curt Simmons and Jim Lonborg must have big campaigns in support of the big 2. Tug McGraw and Jim Konstanty will offer a nice lefty/righty option for Elicker out of the pen.
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