Starting Nine for the Windsor Royals

The Duke of Earl will serve as manager of the newly formed WIndsor Royals club, if they can get their British act off the ground and running in the fine arts of American Baseball play.

Congratulations, Harry and Meghan! Now that the royal wedding’s over, we dedicate this lineup to the both of you. Now it’s your turn to start knocking out a few additions to the already complex line of succession to the Royal Throne of England.

I didn’t exactly wake up to see the Royal Wedding this morning, but that’s pretty much how it worked out, even to the point of inspiring some research into the creation of today’s most recent lineup column, which are always fun for me, even if that’s as far as the merriment goes.

“Now Playing Ball for the Windsor Royals ….”

ROYALS	POSITION	MLB YEARS	CAREER YEAR	RECORD
Mel Queen	Pitcher	1966-1972	1967	14-8, 2.76
Hal King	Catcher	1967-1974	1970	.260, 11 HR
Tom Prince	1^st Base	1987-2003	1991	.265, 1 HR
Howard Earl	2^nd Base	1890-1891	1890	.247, 7 HR
Ray Knight	3^RD Base	1974-1988	1979	.318, 10 HR
Harry Lord	Shortstop	1907-1915	1911	.318, 10 HR
Zach Duke	Left Field	2005-2018	2011 (pitcher)	.300, 2 HR
Duke Snider	Center Field	1947-1964	1954	.341, 41 HR *
Ray Noble	Right Field	1951-1953	1951 (catcher)	.234, 5 HR

It’s OK for this club of Royals to have two Dukes, even if one of them only uses “Duke” as a first name, as long as the one first-named “Duke” happens to be Duke Snider. Somebody’s got bat somebody in – even if that only happens when this one great hitting “first-name’s-Duke” star knocks it out of the park.

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Bill McCurdy

Principal Writer, Editor, Publisher

The Pecan Park Eagle

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4 Responses to “Starting Nine for the Windsor Royals”

vdpittman Says:
May 19, 2018 at 4:25 pm | Reply
With Prince Fielder at DH?
- Bill McCurdy Says:
  May 19, 2018 at 6:58 pm | Reply
  DOLT! ~ How could I have missed Prince Fielder?!?
  
  Thanks, Darrell! By all means. Prince Fielder now has been signed as the ideal DH and spot-time 1st base relief guy for the Windsor Royals.
Rick B. Says:
May 19, 2018 at 9:58 pm | Reply
Will John Tudor be the starting pitcher for the opposition?
- Bill McCurdy Says:
  May 20, 2018 at 3:04 am | Reply
  A most reasonable assumption, old boy!