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[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025649&statsorimps=stats]Jim Ewing[/url]
Ewing started his career in Detroit's organization, but ended up in Chicago playing for the Saints for the start of the 1950 season. He set the bar high with 44 homers and 113 RBI in that opening campaign, but found himself traded to St. Louis just days into the '51 season straight up for [url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025783]Lloyd Dunne[/url]. He won a World Series in St. Louis before joining the Kansas City Blue Notes in mid-1956. He's presence helped round out that line-up and he helped them get into the post-season in '56 and '57. He put up five and half solid seasons in K.C. and crossed the 300 home run and 1,000 RBI mark while providing A+ mentoring.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025692]Jason Vanalden[/url]
Vanalden was always a solid, but not spectacular pitcher with Kansas City. Good for about 15 wins on some average teams. But he put it all together for a dream season in '57, winning 22 games with 2.71 ERA. He was an unlikely CY Young Award winner as he helped lead K.C. to the ALCS. He won 18 the next season, but never matched his '57 season. He finished his career closing games for the rebuilding team, but there will always be a warm spot in the hearts of the K.C. faithful for him.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025550]Ryan Adair[/url]
Ryan Adair's impact will probably be erased by time. When the Hall of Fame votes start being tallied, many might forget that the seven time All-Star and multiple Gold Glove winner was one of the league's early stars. He started his career with eight straight 100 run seasons and never made more than three errors in a season. He always seemed to come up with the big hits and was rewarded for that with an MVP award in the 1956 season, always the first season K.C. made the post-season. His time as a back-up to end his career cost him 2,000 career hits and 1,000 career RBI... marks that will probably be needed for Hall consideration.
So, here's a tip of the cap from the K.C. Blue Note organization.
Blue Notes retirements
September 09, 2008 at 03:33AM View BBCode
Don't normally announce retirements in this league, but Kansas City said good-bye to three stars of note this past off-season.[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025649&statsorimps=stats]Jim Ewing[/url]
Ewing started his career in Detroit's organization, but ended up in Chicago playing for the Saints for the start of the 1950 season. He set the bar high with 44 homers and 113 RBI in that opening campaign, but found himself traded to St. Louis just days into the '51 season straight up for [url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025783]Lloyd Dunne[/url]. He won a World Series in St. Louis before joining the Kansas City Blue Notes in mid-1956. He's presence helped round out that line-up and he helped them get into the post-season in '56 and '57. He put up five and half solid seasons in K.C. and crossed the 300 home run and 1,000 RBI mark while providing A+ mentoring.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025692]Jason Vanalden[/url]
Vanalden was always a solid, but not spectacular pitcher with Kansas City. Good for about 15 wins on some average teams. But he put it all together for a dream season in '57, winning 22 games with 2.71 ERA. He was an unlikely CY Young Award winner as he helped lead K.C. to the ALCS. He won 18 the next season, but never matched his '57 season. He finished his career closing games for the rebuilding team, but there will always be a warm spot in the hearts of the K.C. faithful for him.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=4025550]Ryan Adair[/url]
Ryan Adair's impact will probably be erased by time. When the Hall of Fame votes start being tallied, many might forget that the seven time All-Star and multiple Gold Glove winner was one of the league's early stars. He started his career with eight straight 100 run seasons and never made more than three errors in a season. He always seemed to come up with the big hits and was rewarded for that with an MVP award in the 1956 season, always the first season K.C. made the post-season. His time as a back-up to end his career cost him 2,000 career hits and 1,000 career RBI... marks that will probably be needed for Hall consideration.
So, here's a tip of the cap from the K.C. Blue Note organization.
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