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2000 Postseason Roster Question

Gwreck Oct 10 2006 12:10 AM

Strange Question... Who replaced Derek Bell on the 2000 posteason roster in the NLCS? Was it Matt Franco -- or Bubba Trammell?

Edgy DC Oct 10 2006 12:25 AM

Wasn't Bubba. He was already around, because Timo got the start the next day against a lefty, and folks' minds were blown that it wasn't Bubba.

Gwreck Oct 10 2006 01:02 AM

Thanks. Then it was Franco. Retrosheet had 24 players with stats in the NLDS, and 2 who had stats in the NLCS/WS but not NLDS --Bubba and Matt F.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2006 09:32 AM

That's right. Bell got hurt during Game 1 and was replaced in-game by Timo. He wnt on to get a few hits and Bobby went with the hot hand from then on. At some point, I remember hearing Bobby claim that his plan was to start Bubba in game 2 after sticking with Bell in 1 based mainly on the 'he had been there all along' principle even though he really hadn't hit since about June.