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 | 1st Base | 1987-2003 | 1991 | .265, 1 HR |
| Howard Earl | 2nd Base | 1890-1891 | 1890 | .247, 7 HR |
| Ray Knight | 3RD 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
May 19, 2018 at 4:25 pm |
With Prince Fielder at DH?
May 19, 2018 at 6:58 pm |
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.
May 19, 2018 at 9:58 pm |
Will John Tudor be the starting pitcher for the opposition?
May 20, 2018 at 3:04 am |
A most reasonable assumption, old boy!