I call it the Super World Series because for some reason, you're the manager and you get to choose a player to complete this scenario:
You are at home, the game is tied in the top of the ninth with their three best players* coming to bat. Through some sort of wizardry and divine intervention and comic book science you are able to choose the greatest pitcher** from your team's history to come on and pitch this one inning. After you make it out of the top half of the ninth, you run into a scenario where the bases are loaded, there are two outs and again you are able to take your best (most clutch, whatever criteria you want to use) hitter ever *** and have him face your opponent's best pitcher ****.
Caveats:
* the manager of the opposing team can choose one of the greatest hitters from his team's all-time roster and for purposes of this exercise, let's assume that that hitter failed.
** the pitcher can only as good as he was on your team. For example, if you manage the Red Sox and choose Tom Seaver for some reason, you're getting 1986 Tom Seaver. If choose Pedro Martinez, you get Red Sox Pedro, not Phillies Pedro.
*** same thing with the hitters. You get Red Sox Gary Gaetti, not Twins Gary Gaetti.
**** the best pitcher on the other team will fail, just like the opposing hitter failed. That's just the breaks of the game, Mr. Halberstam.
If you want to take a crack at one team, that's cool or if you want to take a run at filling out the entire league, you can do that too. One last rule, the entire team's history is available so you don't have to just use Atlanta Braves. If you want to use Boston or Milwaukee Braves, you can do that too.
Angels
Pitcher: Nolan Ryan
Hitter: Mike Trout
Astros
Pitcher: Nolan Ryan
Hitter: Jeff Bagwell
Athletics
Pitcher:Nola Lefty Grove
Hitter: Rickey Henderson
Blue Jays
Pitcher: Roy Halladay
Hitter: Joe Carter
Braves
Pitcher: Warren Spahn (this was a tough one because Greg Maddux)
Hitter: Hank Aaron
Brewers
Pitcher: Teddy Higuera (? -- I have no idea about this one)
Hitter: Paul Molitor
Cardinals
Pitcher: Bob Gibson
Hitter: Stan Musial
Cubs
Pitcher: Greg Maddux
Hitter: Rogers Hornsby
Diamondbacks
Pitcher: Randy Johnson
Hitter: Paul Goldschmidt (maybe Craig Counsell or Luis Gonzalez?)
Dodgers
Pitcher: Sandy Koufax
Hitter: Kirk Gibson
Giants
Pitcher: Christy Matthewson
Hitter: Willie Mays
Indians
Pitcher: Bob Feller
Hitter: Albert Belle
Marlins
Pitcher: Josh Beckett
Hitter: Giancarlo Stanton
Mariners
Pitcher: Randy Johnson
Hitter: Ken Griffey Jr. (or maybe Edgar Martinez)
Mets
Pitcher: Tom Seaver
Hitter: Daryl Strawberry
Nationals
Pitcher: Jeff Reardon (I have no idea about this one either, Steve Rogers, Stephen Strasburgh)
Hitter: Tim Raines (like Rickey, he walked a bunch)
Orioles
Pitcher: Jim Palmer
Hitter: Frank Robinson
Padres
Pitcher: Trevor Hoffman
Hitter: Tony Gwynn
Phillies
Pitcher: Steve Carlton
Hitter: Michael Jack Schmidt
Pirates
Pitcher: Dock Ellis (default, I'm sure I could think of another)
Hitter: Honus Wagner
Rangers
Pitcher: Nolan Ryan (maybe John Wetland, definitely not David Clyde)
Hitter: Ivan Rodriguez
Rays
Pitcher: David Price
Hitter: Evan Longoria
Reds
Pitcher: Jose Rijo
Hitter: Joe Morgan
Red Sox
Pitcher: Pedro Martinez
Hitter: David Ortiz (this one is insanely tough, but how many times has Ortiz come through at a time like this?)
Rockies
Pitcher: Ubaldo Jiminez (no clue)
Hitter: Todd Helton
Royals
Pitcher: Brett Saberhagen
Hitter: George Brett
Tigers
Pitcher: Hal Newhouser (NOT Jack Morris)
Hitter: Al Kaline
Twins
Pitcher: Johan Santana
Hitter: Kirby Puckett
White Sox
Pitcher: Mark Buehrle
Hitter: Carlton Fisk
Yankees
Pitcher: Mariano Rivera
Hitter: Babe Ruth (this is a loaded one too)
You are at home, the game is tied in the top of the ninth with their three best players* coming to bat. Through some sort of wizardry and divine intervention and comic book science you are able to choose the greatest pitcher** from your team's history to come on and pitch this one inning. After you make it out of the top half of the ninth, you run into a scenario where the bases are loaded, there are two outs and again you are able to take your best (most clutch, whatever criteria you want to use) hitter ever *** and have him face your opponent's best pitcher ****.
Caveats:
* the manager of the opposing team can choose one of the greatest hitters from his team's all-time roster and for purposes of this exercise, let's assume that that hitter failed.
** the pitcher can only as good as he was on your team. For example, if you manage the Red Sox and choose Tom Seaver for some reason, you're getting 1986 Tom Seaver. If choose Pedro Martinez, you get Red Sox Pedro, not Phillies Pedro.
*** same thing with the hitters. You get Red Sox Gary Gaetti, not Twins Gary Gaetti.
**** the best pitcher on the other team will fail, just like the opposing hitter failed. That's just the breaks of the game, Mr. Halberstam.
If you want to take a crack at one team, that's cool or if you want to take a run at filling out the entire league, you can do that too. One last rule, the entire team's history is available so you don't have to just use Atlanta Braves. If you want to use Boston or Milwaukee Braves, you can do that too.
Angels
Pitcher: Nolan Ryan
Hitter: Mike Trout
Astros
Pitcher: Nolan Ryan
Hitter: Jeff Bagwell
Athletics
Pitcher:
Hitter: Rickey Henderson
Blue Jays
Pitcher: Roy Halladay
Hitter: Joe Carter
Braves
Pitcher: Warren Spahn (this was a tough one because Greg Maddux)
Hitter: Hank Aaron
Brewers
Pitcher: Teddy Higuera (? -- I have no idea about this one)
Hitter: Paul Molitor
Cardinals
Pitcher: Bob Gibson
Hitter: Stan Musial
Cubs
Pitcher: Greg Maddux
Hitter: Rogers Hornsby
Diamondbacks
Pitcher: Randy Johnson
Hitter: Paul Goldschmidt (maybe Craig Counsell or Luis Gonzalez?)
Dodgers
Pitcher: Sandy Koufax
Hitter: Kirk Gibson
Giants
Pitcher: Christy Matthewson
Hitter: Willie Mays
Indians
Pitcher: Bob Feller
Hitter: Albert Belle
Marlins
Pitcher: Josh Beckett
Hitter: Giancarlo Stanton
Mariners
Pitcher: Randy Johnson
Hitter: Ken Griffey Jr. (or maybe Edgar Martinez)
Mets
Pitcher: Tom Seaver
Hitter: Daryl Strawberry
Nationals
Pitcher: Jeff Reardon (I have no idea about this one either, Steve Rogers, Stephen Strasburgh)
Hitter: Tim Raines (like Rickey, he walked a bunch)
Orioles
Pitcher: Jim Palmer
Hitter: Frank Robinson
Padres
Pitcher: Trevor Hoffman
Hitter: Tony Gwynn
Phillies
Pitcher: Steve Carlton
Hitter: Michael Jack Schmidt
Pirates
Pitcher: Dock Ellis (default, I'm sure I could think of another)
Hitter: Honus Wagner
Rangers
Pitcher: Nolan Ryan (maybe John Wetland, definitely not David Clyde)
Hitter: Ivan Rodriguez
Rays
Pitcher: David Price
Hitter: Evan Longoria
Reds
Pitcher: Jose Rijo
Hitter: Joe Morgan
Red Sox
Pitcher: Pedro Martinez
Hitter: David Ortiz (this one is insanely tough, but how many times has Ortiz come through at a time like this?)
Rockies
Pitcher: Ubaldo Jiminez (no clue)
Hitter: Todd Helton
Royals
Pitcher: Brett Saberhagen
Hitter: George Brett
Tigers
Pitcher: Hal Newhouser (NOT Jack Morris)
Hitter: Al Kaline
Twins
Pitcher: Johan Santana
Hitter: Kirby Puckett
White Sox
Pitcher: Mark Buehrle
Hitter: Carlton Fisk
Yankees
Pitcher: Mariano Rivera
Hitter: Babe Ruth (this is a loaded one too)