Twelve Questions: American League

1. Bobby Murcer was a Gold Country Gossamers hero last season, anchoring the offense with stellar play all season long.  The Gossamers drafted Murcer again and have him slated to bat third behind John McGraw and Tris Speaker.  Is Murcer a legit #3 hitter?
2. The Spanish Harlem Pinata Beaters chose to play their home games in 1961 LA Coliseum, an extreme homer happy park for right handers.  Batting 5th is none other than Mark McGwire.  How many home runs will McGwire hit?
3. Widely viewed as a gaffe during the draft, the Bertrand Island Carnies selected Pete Alexander as the ace starter.  With an up and down ATB career, is Grover good enough to anchor a rotation?
4. Incredibly, with expanded 28 man rosters, the DC Chips elected to carry only nine pitchers on the roster.  This was done so six of nine slots in the lineup can be platooned.  What will happen to the Chips pitching staff, especially in light of a suspect defense behind them?
5. It all comes down the starting rotation for Team America World Police.  Lefty Grove, Robin Roberts, Lefty Gomez, and Satchel Paige are baseball legends but ATB questions marks.  Can ace Bill Swift lead this rotation to the playoffs?
6. Historical baseball league?  Who cares about the past, or so says dogphin29.  With Cal Ripken, Jim Thome, Adrian Beltre, Paul O'Neill, Matt Kemp, Jorge Posada, Vlad Guerrero, Miguel Tejada, Prince Fielder, and Kevin Youkilis on offense, the past was largely neglected.  Can these current era greats hold their own against the rest of baseball history?
7. Aside from wondering what exactly is a Red Lectroid, Planet 10 will need worry about the psyche of Joe DiMaggio all season.  Relegated to platoon duties versus lefties, how long will Cool Papa Bell keep him on the bench?
8. Every year it happens and every year we get a chuckle out of it.  This season, the Willets Point "Mechanics" took a flier on the enigma known as Three Finger Brown.  Will an improved defense behind the righty prove to enable my favorite pitcher to be a viable ATB starter?
9. The Sparta Hoplites mauled the competition, going 21-6 in spring training.  Is Sean's squad this good, or will the back end rotation of Zach Greinke and Stan Coveleski and an early round pick of Scott Rolen struggle enough to keep this squad out of the playoffs?
10. For Love of the Game's lineup features prolific ATB home run hitters.  Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Rico Petrocelli, Hank Greenberg, Kevin Mitchell, and Alfonso Soriano average 47 home runs between them.  Interestingly, the team chose to play in a park arguably suppresses offense more than any other in history. Can these seemingly conflicting directions coincide for a successful season? (I bet ace Walter Johnson thinks so)
11. With the 4th round selection of Justin Verlander, the Brighton Shadows passed over effective ATB starters such as Kevin Brown, Derek Lowe, Carl Hubbell, Tex Hughson and others.  Was this a reach, or will Verlander prove to be a legitimate ace?
12. A few players will be in the hot seat commencing on opening day for Uncle Robbie's Daffiness Boys.  Hack Wilson, Don Mattingly, and Whitey Ford have each struggled in their ATB careers.  Add this to a bullpen of newly created players Craig Kimbrell, Eric O'Flaherty, Wilcy Moore, and Ray Prim and the team has at least 7 question marks to deal with.  How many of these seven will prove to be effective ATB starters?