Third: the 🐢 #TortugasCUL of the 19th century had an approach to roster building we can only call "Rockies-esque."
Yet somehow, along the way, they managed to find pitcher Rogelio Anaya, who became one of the best-known arms in the 1800s—for good, and bad, reasons.
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A slide showing the eight teams in question. The Fieles de Lares are leading Betances' Cordillera Oeste, they're seed #9, and they're 61-62, a .496 percentage. Following them: #10 Cañeros de Vega Baja, leading Costa Norteña at 60-61, also .496. #11 Arzobispos de Aguada, leading Noroeste at 59-61, which is .492. #12 Caciques de Orocovis, leading Central at 59-63, which is .484. #13 Guardacostas de Cataño, leading the Metropolitana at a pitiful 58-65, which is .472. In Hostos, we've got: #11 Tortugas de Culebra, leading the Archipiélago at 61-63, which is .492. #12 Cornúpetas de Cayey, leading the Valle Costero at 58-63, which is .479. #13 Santos de Adjuntas, leading the Cordillera Oeste with a truly horrible 57-65, which is .467.
1904/08/27:
Currently, eight teams would make the playoffs with losing records.
Eight teams.
A full quarter of the postseason field.
So, 🗣️ #FielesLAR, 🍬 #CañerosVGB, ⛪️ #ArzobisposAGD, 🪙 #CaciquesORO, ⚓️ #GuardacostasCAT, 🐢 #TortugasCUL, 🐂 #CornúpetasCAY and ✝️ #SantosADJ fans: congrats.
NEW:
Rogelio Anaya pitched for the 🐢 #TortugasCUL for 18 years, and was decidedly below average in every single one of them.
Despite that, he remains one of the most famous players of the nineteenth century. How can that be?
Well, read on and find out:
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07/06/1903:
#TortugasCUL 🐢 get:
3B José Rovira ( 28 / 48 OVR )
RHP Artemisio Cárdenas ( 17 / 59 OVR )
#CorsosYAU 🌰 get:
1B Sebastián Gálvez ( 28 / 59 OVR )
A smart FO in Yauco would move Gálvez to 2B, where he can be a good bat and a better glove. Not sure what Culebra gets.
