rolliefingers08 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 See the last page for the latest series and team updates! I felt like posting this one when I started it a long time ago, but never did and now that I'm bored I think I'll do it now, despite being at June 21 in the season. I'd like to make this one spiffy like some of the other dynasties on here (my favourite being Apr's A's, hence my thread's name), but I don't want to put that much time into it, and with my awful video card the images would have low player detail and no crouds. Anyways, I plan on giving a weekly or bi weekly update on my team, maybe with some pictures of things that I think are interesting, but not for every game. First of all, I'll update on everything I've done so far... TRANSACTIONS 4/3 - Released P Keiichi Yabu 4/3 - Traded RP Tim Harikkala and OF Hiram Bocachica to TOR for IF Aaron Hill and IF Stubby Clapp 4/3 - Traded RP Mike Hawkins to CWS for C Jamie Burke 4/3 - Traded RP Octavio Dotel, RP Ron Osuna, 2B Mark Ellis to CIN for SP Josh Hall, RP Randy Keisler, RP Ryan Wagner 4/3 - Traded C Adam Melhuse to WAS for OF Matt Cepicky and OF Ryan Church 4/3 - Traded C Jason Kendall, RP Chad Bradford, DH Erubiel Durazo, RP Ricardo Rincon to MIN for C Joe Mauer and RP J.C. Romero 4/10 - Traded SP Kirk Saarloos to SD for SP Steve Sparks 4/15 - Traded SP Steve Smyth to FLA for SP Scott Olsen 4/15 - Traded 3B Adam Morrissey to CHC for 3B David Kelton 5/11 - Traded RP Randy Keisler to ATL for 2B Pete Orr 5/11 - Traded P Seth Etherton to TOR for RP Brandon League 5/23 - Traded SP Josh Hall to STL for CF Shaun Boyd and 1B John-Paul Davis 5/24 - Traded P Eric Cammack to CLE for P Kaz Tadano 6/20 - Traded OF Bobby Kielty and C Jamie Burke to COL for C Todd Greene and OF Pat Moffat STARTING LINEUPS vs. RHP RF - Charles Thomas L CF - Mark Kotsay L SS - Bobby Crosby R 3B - Eric Chavez L C - Joe Mauer L DH - Nick Swisher R (don't want him hitting switch anymore) 1B - Dan Johnson L 2B - Mike Cuddyer R LF - Eric Byrnes R IF Pete Orr, 1B Scott Hatteberg, C Todd Greene, OF Matt Watson, IF Marco Scutaro are on the bench. vs. LHP CF - Mark Kotsay L 2B - Marco Scutaro R LF - Eric Byrnes R 3B - Eric Chavez L C - Todd Greene R 1B - Scott Hatteberg L RF - Nick Swisher R DH - Mike Cuddyer R SS - Bobby Crosby R IF Pete Orr, 1B Dan Johnson, C Joe Mauer, OF Matt Watson, OF Charles Thomas are on the bench. I'd like to have Mauer playing against lefties too, but Greene just crushes them and Mauer is barely a AAA hitter against them. Hatteberg still plays a lot against righties as well because he's been amazing for me this season. Him and Johnson basically platoon vs RHP. Crosby has been out most of the year with injuries. Scutaro has been a much better than expected replacement at SS (just like in real life), and Ginter was mashing at 2B, but is currently injured. Orr, Scutaro, and Thomas are often used as defensive replacements in close games, as well as Johnson on occasion. (but he's only a slight upgrade) Keith Ginter is out for 4 more days with a minor ACL sprain. PITCHING STAFF SP - Justin Duchscherer SP - Rich Harden SP - Joe Blanton SP - Danny Haren SP - Juan Cruz LRP - Kaz Tadano MRP - Kiko Calero MRP - Brandon League SRP - JC Romero CLP - Huston Street Barry Zito is out for 33 more days with a broken arm which he got from a line drive. In that same game (vs ATL) he was 3 for 3 with a HR and 2 singles, and had taken a 4 hit shutout into the 6th inning. My pitching staff is shaky (ranked 30th in the league) so it's a good thing I score a lot of runs. I'm considering reacquiring Ricardo Rincon to give myself another lefty. Ryan Wagner is in the minors, and I dont trust him much in the majors. Jairo Garcia has been iffy in Sacramento, and there's nobody else I'd want to call up for relief. Anyways, that's my season so far. I'll be uploading some SavReader stuff in a little bit so you can see the stats and the lineups are easier for me to update. I'd love to hear any comments or criticism so fire them my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APR Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I'd like to make this one spiffy like some of the other dynasties on here (my favourite being Apr's A's, hence my thread's name. Hehe I like the sound of that. I'm following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 I will have some SavReader stuff uploaded as soon as I can find my ftp password. Until then, I'm considering who I'm willing to trade at or before the deadline. Danny Haren has been pretty below average for me despite an 8-5 record. My only reason not to trade him is that I'm already playing 5th starter tag, I'd have to get a starter as good or better than him in return to fill the 4th spot. Would like to have a fifth starter that I can trust, but really, Juan Cruz has been an awesome starter for me, much better than he's been as a reliever, so unless something comes up that I can't turn down, Cruz may just own the spot. Kaz Tadano has a good ERA, but I just don't like using him very much. Kiko Calero is bitching about his contract, and with the way League has pitched for me, with Wagner in the minors although he is shaky, I may deal him, but I'd still want a middle reliever in return. Still interested in getting Rincon back, but there are some other lefties out there I may turn to. JC Romero has been AMAZING this season, leading the majors in ERA at 1.05. A smart manager would put him in the closers role in a second, but Street's high ERA is a result of 2 or 3 bad outings that cost him. Should be interesting anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APR Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 If you've been following my dynasty, which you should of been, you probably have seen some of the trades I made and how they helped my squad by leaps and bounds. BTW - Is Duchscherer your Ace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 No, he just took Zito's spot in the rotation. That way the guys are still pitching on the same rotation, just a different guy in Zito's spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 A's Make Another Swap With Twins 6/28 - The Oakland Athletics announced today that they have reacquired lefty RP Ricardo Rincon, along with 2B Nick Punto in exchange for SP Britt Reames and 3B David Kelton. The deal makes the A's already deep bullpen even deeper, which resulted in RP Brandon League being assigned to AAA Sacramento. With RP Kaz Tadano on the trade block however, it may be a short assignment. The A's also signed CF Mark Kotsay to a 3 year, $19.5 million contract extension, and P Justin Duchscherer to a 3 year, $1.5 million deal. Still awaiting my ftp password and savreader info will be available with all stats, standings, leaders, and player profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 http://www.murderhorn.com/mvp/rosters/MLB.html http://www.murderhorn.com/mvp/rosters/OAK.html http://www.murderhorn.com/mvp/rosters/AAA.html http://www.murderhorn.com/mvp/rosters/SAC.html I was so stoked to have the SavReader stuff available finally, but when I tried to click a link I found that I messed up by adding an ht before http in the setup. Enjoy. edit: problem solved, MLB and AAA info is all there. AA will only come if you people really want to see it, otherwise it's too much time for me. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 It looks great bro. I like. :wtg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 oh forgot to mention the change in lineups when Keith Ginter returned. STARTING LINEUPS vs. RHP CF - Mark Kotsay L SS - Bobby Crosby R 3B - Eric Chavez L 2B - Keith Ginter R C - Joe Mauer L 1B - Scott Hatteberg L LF - Eric Byrnes R DH - Nick Swisher R RF - Charles Thomas L UTIL Mike Cuddyer, 1B Dan Johnson (platooning at 1B), C Todd Greene, OF Matt Watson, IF Marco Scutaro are on the bench. vs. LHP CF - Mark Kotsay L 2B - Marco Scutaro R LF - Eric Byrnes R 3B - Eric Chavez L C - Todd Greene R 1B - Scott Hatteberg L RF - Nick Swisher R DH - Mike Cuddyer R SS - Bobby Crosby R IF Keith Ginter, 1B Dan Johnson, C Joe Mauer, OF Matt Watson, OF Charles Thomas are on the bench. PITCHING STAFF SP - Justin Duchscherer R SP - Rich Harden R SP - Joe Blanton R SP - Danny Haren R SP - Juan Cruz R LRP - Kaz Tadano R MRP - Kiko Calero R MRP - Ryan Wagner R MRP - Ricardo Rincon L SRP - JC Romero L CLP - Huston Street R Ryan Wagner was called up when I traded for Rincon, Brandon League sent down, but probably not for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 A's Make Bullpen Upgrade 7/2 - The Oakland Athletics announced today that they have acquired RP LaTroy Hawkins from the Chicago Cubs, along with minor league OF Peter Bergeron. In exchange, the A's send RP Kiko Calero and minor league SP Steve Sparks. The A's also dealt C Todd Greene to the San Diego Padres for minor league 1B Todd Sears. and possibly a much more interesting announcement.... Player To Be Named Later Arrives 7/2 - Athletics manager Ken Macha was sitting in his office this morning when one of the organization's players to be named later arrived. Macha was pleasently surprised that journeyman catcher Crash Davis was going to be a member of the club for the 2nd half of the season. Davis will serve as a backup to Joe Mauer, but will see many chances to hit vs. left handed pitching. whew. tried to make that one interesting. Davis is actually a crappy minor league catcher from SD that I threw into the deal so I could turn him into the man from Bull Durham. I tried to make his ratings similar to what they are in the movie, and I think I nailed it pretty well. He's hardly ever going to play unless it's a crucial situation vs. a LHP because Mauer only has 40ish ratings against them, or the occasional day when Mauer is too tired. As for the other, real trade, I think it greatly improves the bullpen and was worth adding a few million to the payroll. For some reason (must have been an injury), Hawkins has only pitched 16 innings on the season and is PISSED OFF. I really like how the bullpen is shaping up, but I'd still like to trade Kaz Tadano for a more reliable SP to fill the 5th spot. I like both Duchscherer and Cruz, but both of them in the rotation is a little much for me while Zito is out. A bit more news to deliver. RP Ryan Wagner has hit the 15 day DL with a pulled hamstring, so RP Brandon League has been recalled. I know his 10 days didn't pass but there's a lot of things in this game that don't follow the rules so I guess this will be one from my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 after the trades STARTING LINEUPS vs. RHP CF - Mark Kotsay L SS - Bobby Crosby R 3B - Eric Chavez L 2B - Keith Ginter R C - Joe Mauer L 1B - Scott Hatteberg L LF - Eric Byrnes R DH - Nick Swisher R RF - Charles Thomas L UTIL Mike Cuddyer, 1B Dan Johnson (platooning at 1B), C Crash Davis, OF Matt Watson, IF Marco Scutaro are on the bench. vs. LHP CF - Mark Kotsay L 2B - Marco Scutaro R LF - Eric Byrnes R 3B - Eric Chavez L DH - Mike Cuddyer R 1B - Scott Hatteberg L RF - Nick Swisher R C - Joe Mauer L SS - Bobby Crosby R IF Keith Ginter, 1B Dan Johnson, C Crash Davis, OF Matt Watson, OF Charles Thomas are on the bench. PITCHING STAFF SP - Justin Duchscherer R SP - Rich Harden R SP - Joe Blanton R SP - Danny Haren R SP - Juan Cruz R LRP - Kaz Tadano R MRP - Brandon League R MRP - Ricardo Rincon L SRP - JC Romero L SRP - LaTroy Hawkins R CLP - Huston Street R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 justin ducscherer and company were officially raped last night by a score of 19-0 thanks to the chicago white sox. i was using a new datafile and sliders, so pitching mostly ended up in line drives and HRs. i didn't have a single guy on base for the entire game, and 1 hit in total by joe mauer who tried stretching to a double and was thrown out. buehrle struck out six and walked 0, with one hit against him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 BOBBY CROSBY HITS FOR THE CYCLE Although I kinda cheated to get it. With one out and a runner on second, Crosby hits a single to RF. Scutaro is on 2B and normally I wouldnt send him home in this case, but I did so I could get Crosby to 2. Scutaro thrown out easily but Crosby has the double he needed to complete the cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 26, 2005 Author Share Posted June 26, 2005 2005 ALL STAR ROSTERS AMERICAN LEAGUE C - Joe Mauer OAK 1B - Frank Thomas CWS 2B - Tony Womack NYY 3B - Adrian Beltre SEA SS - Derek Jeter NYY OF - Manny Ramirez BOS OF - Torii Hunter MIN OF - Ichiro Suzuki SEA DH - David Ortiz BOS B - Jorge Posada NYY B - Eric Chavez OAK B - Julio Lugo TB B - Gary Sheffield NYY B - Coco Crisp CLE B - Eric Byrnes OAK P - Carl Pavano NYY P - Brad Radke MIN P - Jamie Moyer SEA P - Kevin Brown NYY P - Cliff Lee CLE P - Shingo Takatsu CWS P - Mariano Rivera NYY P - Joe Nathan MIN P - Bob Wickman CLE NATIONAL LEAGUE C- Johnny Estrada ATL 1B - Albert Pujols STL 2B - Jeff Kent LAD 3B - Scott Rolen STL SS - Jimmy Rollins PHI OF - Barry Bonds SF OF - Carlos Beltran NYM OF - Larry Walker STL DH - Todd Helton COL B - Mike Piazza NYM B - David Wright NYM B - Jack Wilson PIT B - Jim Edmonds STL B - Bobby Abreu PHI B - Adam Dunn CIN P - Chris Carpenter STL P - Kerry Wood CHC P - Woody Williams SD P - Brett Tomko SF P - Randy Wold PHI P - Trevor Hoffman SD P - Jason Isringhausen STL P - Jose Mesa PIT P - Billy Wagner PHI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 A's Get Jordan From Braves 7/21 - The Oakland Athletics announced today that they have traded RP Kaz Tadano and minor league Of Peter Bergeron to the Atlanta Braves for 38 year old LF Brian Jordan, and pitching prospect Kyle Davies. Barry Zito and Ryan Wagner have also come off the DL today. Wagner will slide into the A's bullpen and Zito is scheduled to start in tommorow in Texas. Brandon League and Charles Thomas have been reassigned to AAA Sacramento to accomodate the moves. -- As the trade deadline nears, it has become obvious that my team is a leginimate contender, and although this is a rebuilding year and I don't plan on trading any real prospects, I feel that it is worth some extra money to make a playoff run and give the young guys experience. With room to improve the lineup vs. LHP, I figured Jordan was a relatively inexpensive addition with a wealth of experience, and he'll play RF or DH when there's a southpaw on the mound. Davies is a top prospect and leaves me with 4 guys in the minors that are potentially future MLB aces. With Zito returning to the rotation, Justin Duchscherer will return to the long relief role, and Juan Cruz will remain as the 5th starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 trade deadline in a few days, suggest some moves that might benefit my team. i'm looking at dealing ryan wagner for a backend starter, and i'm playing cleveland right now. loving a couple guys in their system that i might go after... stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 Added a poll, please give me an opinion because I'd like to feel like reporting on this dynasty is worth while. I enjoy doing it, but less so if nobody cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez_dispenser21 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I put other to represent all of the apove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APR Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Pictures Pictures Pictures!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HFLR Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 4/3 - Traded C Jason Kendall, RP Chad Bradford, DH Erubiel Durazo, RP Ricardo Rincon to MIN for C Joe Mauer and RP J.C. Romero how do you change 4 players for 2 players? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 I mixed together a collection of those players in 2 for 1s to make sure the CPU thought it was fair, and then I turned off fair trades and traded 3 for 2, then another one for a single A player who was worth nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Hawkins Experiment Fails, A's Deal Again 7/30 - RP LaTroy Hawkins never fit in with the Oakland Athletics during his 3 week stint in the A's pen, and was dealt today along with RP Ryan Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for SP David Wells and minor league RP Blaine Neal. The Red Sox were looking to build for next season after the midway point had them sitting 12 games under .500. Wagner is a prospect who is slipping fast on the depth charts and Hawkins has been shaky ever since he left the Minnesota Twins via free agency. Wells will slide into the 3rd spot in the rotation behind Rich Harden, giving the A's an experienced veteran to help lead them to the playoffs. The 2nd year of his 2 year, $8 million contract was bought out by the A's for $200,000, meaning they will now only pay him what remains on his 2005 contract before he becomes a free agent. --- How this breaks down for me: Wagner was crap, League is better, Garcia will be there in 2006. The rotation was falling apart. Zito has been the only consistent one, and was injured for a month. Harden's ERA is above 5, and Danny Haren leads the staff with 11 wins, but with another ERA above 5. Blanton was the only other consistent one, and Juan Cruz was not a quality starter for a playoff run. I'm very comfortable with the pitching staff now, and the only way something is going to change is if I am offered a good deal or if someone amazing catches my eye. How I'm looking now.... PITCHING STAFF SP - Barry Zito L SP - Rich Harden R SP - David Wells L SP - Joe Blanton R SP - Danny Haren R LRP - Justin Duchscherer LRP - Juan Cruz R MRP - Brandon League R MRP - Ricardo Rincon L SRP - JC Romero L CLP - Huston Street R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Oakland green is quite slimming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Six Fingers Alfonseca Joins A's On Deadline Day I've made two deals on deadline day, one affecting the major league roster, one not. The first sees RP Antonio Alfonseca coming to Oakland from the Florida Marlins in exchange for minor leaguers SP Scott Olsen and RP Jimmy Serrano. As you can see, his numbers are pretty good this year and he'll be used in middle relief. Brandon League has been good, but he's not the kind of guy I want to be trusting if I'm going to make a run in the playoffs. The other trade was just to help the catching situation in the minors. C Bobby Estalalalllalallellalala joining the River Cats from Cincinatti's AAA club along with 3B Garett Atkins (who the acquired a few days earlier) in exchange for AAA OF Rob Ryan and AA C Steve Jackson. Esta... will pair with Daric Barton at AAA, while I decide if/when I'm going to transfer him to a different position, while Kurt Suzuki can return to AA and get more playing time. For the rest of the year I plan on giving an update after each series, with a picture or two to make it interesting. Also, I know MVP doesn't allow for 40 man rosters in September, but as soon as my minor league teams are done, I'll put together my own 40 man roster of guys I'm going to give some playing time to in the bigs or I just want available in the case of injury. To do this I'll have to do a lot of call ups and send downs, but it's no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 A's Swept By Tigers Embarassing, I know. They're last place in the AL central, yet my pitching staff was terrible giving up 21 runs over the 3 games. The offense wasn't great, but I don't expect them to just keep scoring runs until the pitchers stop giving them up. Game 1: 10-4 L WP: Mike Maroth LP: Rich Harden Game 2: 4-2 L WP: Jason Johnson LP: David Wells (only allowed 2 runs over 7) S: Troy Percival Game 3: 7-4 L WP: Gary Knotts LP: Joe Blanton S: Troy Percival Texas is still 6.5 back, so I've got some breathing room. SavReader update coming soon. 1) Mark Kotsay dives safely into 2nd base for the steal 2) Nick Swisher breaks up the double play, forcing a wild throw from Omar Infanta 3) Dmitri Young jogs the bases after his solo homer in the 3rd inning 4) Mark Kotsay beats the throw for a bunt base hit 5) Magglio Ordonez robs Dan Johnson of a 3-run home run in the 6th Both teams are wearing their 1972 throwbacks. These photos are all from the final game of the series. Next time around I'll have photos from different games in each series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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