Army of one's New York Yankees Owner Mode thread

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Season by Season Records:

2005: 89-73 - defeated by Baltimore 4-0 in the ALCS

2006: 93-69 - won the World Series by defeating the Washington Nationals in 6 games.

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All-Stars:

SS Jimmy Rollins (2005)

CF Milton Bradley (2005)

SP Erik Bedard (2005, 2006)

SP Joe Kennedy (2006)

RP Jorge Julio (2006)

RF Jose Guillen (2006)

Gold Glove:

SP Joe Kennedy (2006)

World Series MVP

3B David Wright (2006)

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New York Yankees

2005 Season Review

Team Data:

Record: 89-73, 2nd place

Playoffs: Yes, as a wildcard

End Result: Lost in AL Championship Series

All-Stars:

SS Jimmy Rollins

CF Milton Bradley

SP Erik Bedard

Starting Lineup (avg-hr-rbi)

C - Miguel Olivo (.263 - 5 - 47)

1B - Nick Johnson (.297 – 25 – 72)

2B - Jerry Hairston Jr (.289 - 13 – 77)

3B - David Wright (.277 – 21 – 81)

SS - Jimmy Rollins (.295 – 18 – 60)

RF - Jose Guillen (.294 – 24 – 98)

CF - Milton Bradley (.313 – 31 – 117)

LF - Miguel Cabrera (.284 – 23 - 114)

DH – Jorge Cantu (.259 – 9 – 39)

Starting Pitchers (w-l-era)

SP1 – Erik Bedard (15 – 12 – 3.51)

SP2 – Joe Kennedy (16 – 10 – 3.33)

SP3 – Jason Jennings (15 – 10 – 3.66)

SP4 – Zach Day (12 – 7 – 4.44)

SP5 – Chris Capuano (6 – 14 – 5.07)

Bullpen (w – era – sv)

RP1 – Justin Huisman (6 – 5.00 – 2)

RP2 – Tim Spooneybarge (8 – 3.05 – 3)

RP3 – Greg Aquino (10 – 4.43 – 1)

RP4 – Chin-Hui Taso (1 – 5.60 – 2)

CL – Jorge Julio (0 – 1.58 – 32)

Summary

The league was started from scratch with a total league redraft to include all minor league levels. As you can see I focused on youth at every position. I wasn’t expecting to be all that good this season but the team exceeded my expectations. We ended the regular season really hot and defeated the Cleveland Indians in 5 games to advance to face the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS. The Orioles finished 4 games ahead of us in the AL Eastern race, but we ended up being no match for them. They swept us in 4 games and eventually went on to win the World Series. However, it was a great season for us with both batting and pitching. Milton Bradley, a All-Star lead the team with 31 homers and 117 runs batted in while batting .313 with 19 stolen bases. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins was very impressive at leadoff with 45 steals, 119 runs scored, 18 homeruns and a .295 average. Rollins was also selected to the All-Star game. Miquel Cabrera knocked in 114 runs with 23 homers, stole 21 bases and batted .284. Nearly every regular starter played very well this season and their youth and potential makes me dream of bigger things in the upcoming seasons. We also featured a solid starting three of the pitching rotation. I’d say Joe Kennedy was our best with 16 wins , a 3.33 ERA, 3 complete games and 166 strikeouts. All-Star Erik Bedard won 15 games with a 3.51 ERA and 162 strikeouts. Jason Jennings rounded us out with a 3.66 and 15 victories. The bullpen was shaky to say the least, but Tim Spooneybarge was the most dependable posting a solid 3.05 ERA in 121 innings with 111 strikeouts. The closer Jorge Julio had just a awesome season with a 1.58 ERA and 32 saves. Heck, we even posted a profit of over 3.5 million during the season. That’s good consider the size of the ballpark in the owner mode. We are hoping to add a new starter in 2006 to see if we can push farther into postseason.

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New York Yankees

2006 Season Review

Team Data:

Record: 93-63, 1st Place

Playoffs: Yes

End Result: Defeated Washington to win the World Series

All-Stars:

SP Erik Bedard

SP Joe Kennedy

RP Jorge Julio

RF Jose Guillen

Gold Glove:

SP Joe Kennedy

World Series MVP:

3B David Wright

Starting Lineup (avg-hr-rbi)

C - Miguel Olivo (.234 - 5 - 36)

1B - Nick Johnson (.257 – 14 – 62)

2B - Jerry Hairston Jr (.290 - 13 – 47)

3B - David Wright (.311 – 21 – 81)

SS - Jimmy Rollins (.282 – 18 – 63)

RF - Jose Guillen (.342 – 22 – 94)

CF - Milton Bradley (.291 – 26 – 90)

LF - Miguel Cabrera (.289 – 26 - 103)

DH – Shin Soo-Cho (.254 – 5 – 41)

Starting Pitchers (w-l-era)

SP1 – Carlos Zambrano (14 – 11 – 4.62)

SP2 – Erik Bedard (15 – 10 – 3.89)

SP3 – Jason Jennings (12 – 12 – 3.91)

SP4 – Kyle Davies (7 – 8 – 5.22)

SP5 – Joe Kennedy (13 – 9 – 3.06)

Bullpen (w – era – sv)

RP1 – Greg Aquino (6 – 4.97 – 1)

RP2 – Justin Huisman (13 – 3.38 – 0)

RP3 – Tom Spooneybarge (8 – 3.83 – 1)

RP4 – Chin-Hui Taso (4 – 4.06 – 2)

CL – Jorge Julio (1 – 2.20 – 41)

Summary

During the offseason the New York Yankees did a few things to try and better them in 2006. One was add additional seats to the satdium, which increased to a capcity of 25,000. The second was the signing of Carlos Zambrano. Every key player was resigned from the 2005 club. The Yankees never looked back and held first palce for nearly 3/4th of the season. The Yankees went 11-6 in the playoffs with series victory over the Chicago Whitesox, the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals. The Yankees also earned a 3.8 million dollar profit in 2006. The offensive numbers were down, but All-Star Jose Guillen had a remarkable season. Hitting at .342 with 22 homers and 94 ribbies. Miguel Cabrera was the only Yankee to drive in 100 runs with 102. Milton Bradley tied for the team lead in homers with 26 (tied with Cabrera). The pitching was the story of success in 2006. Both Joe Kennedy (13-9-3.06) and Erik Bedard (15-10-3.89) were voted to the All-Star team. Jason Jennings added another solid season (12-12-3.91). Zambrano and his 4.60 ERA did not met New York expectations. All-Star Jorge Julio was 2nd in the AL with 41 saves and posted a impressive 2.20 ERA. Justin Huisman and Tom Spooneybarge rounded out a pretty solid bullpen. Most of these players are still fairly young but the farm system seems to have a few players ready to make the jump to the big leagues. It will be interesting what the Yankees can turn out in 2007.