Rebuilding the Royals - A KC Royals Dynasty

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Baseball Begins in Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals look to have a successful season as they rebuild their team and build on a roster full of talented youth. Earlier in the year the Royals welcomed their new manager, Buddy Bell. Bell's expectations for the team are what many Royal Fan's could hope for, a winning season and to maintain a consistent playing style. The Royals have been in a recent drought and hope to bring back the fans to Kauffman Stadium and the excitement back to Kansas City. Bell has announced the lineups and rotation for the begining of the 2005 season. The Royals are a young team this year and look to their veterans for the leadership neccesary to maintain a winning record. Royals Fans lets get excited as a new season of baseball returns to Kansas City.

Sweeney Look to Lead Team to Success

Veteran first baseman Mike Sweeney looks to lead the Royals to a winning season. Recently named team captain, Sweeney hopes his bat and glove will be able to lead the Royals this season. "We have talent and potential for great things. Don't count us out this year." Sweeney's optimism is mirrored by his teammates and the new staff, including new General Manger, Adam Webb. Webb believes Sweeney may be the key to a good season, " I look for him to lead the Royals and to bring us wins.

Kansas City Royals Lineups:

Lineup:								


RHP Name		 Pos	B		LHP Name		  Pos  B


1	D. DeJesus  CF	 L		1   D. DeJesus	CF	L


2	R. Gotay	 2B	 S		2   R. Gotay	  2B	S


3	M. Sweeney  1B	 R		3	M. Sweeney	1B	R


4	M. Stairs	RF	 L		4	K. Harvey	 DH	R


5	K. Harvey	DH	 R		5	E. Brown	  LF	R


6	T. Long	  LF	 L		6	A. Berroa	 SS	R


7	A. Berroa	SS	 R		7	M. Stairs	 RF	L


8	M. Teahan	3B	 L		8	J. McEwing	3B	R


9	J. Buck	   C	 R		9	J. Buck		C	R




Bench:								


1	C. Ambres	LF	 R		1	C. Ambres	 LF	R


2	E. Brown	 RF 	R		2	T. Long	   LF	L


3	J. McEwing  3B 	R		3	M. Teahan	 3B	L


4	P. Phillips  C	 R		4	P. Phillips	C	R


5	S. Costa	 LF	 L		5	S. Costa	  LF	L

Kansas City Royals Rotation:

Rotation:				


Starting Pitching:	   Long Relief: 	


1.  J. Lima			   1.  M. Wood


2.  R. Hernandez		 2.	


3.  Z. Greinke			3.	


4.  B. Anderson		   Middle Relief:	


5.  D. Bautista		   1.  M. MacDougal


						   2.  A. Sisco


						   3.  J. Cerda


						   4.	


						   Set-up:	


						   1.  A. Burgos


						   2.	


						   Closer:	


						   1.  J. Affeldt

[KMet]

This is my new dyanasty. I decided to pick a team that I really wasn't a fan of or had an opinion toward, hopefully I will make less biased decisions due to this. Hope everyone enjoys.

Difficulty: All-Star


Sliders:	Personal mix, similar to RodData's setup


Roster:	 Ultimate Roster 3.11


Datafile:   None

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Royals Win Big in Detriot

The Royals started their season on a high note after a big win in Detriot. The Tigers, unable to stop the Royals bats, fell 11-4. Jose Lima gavce a strong start givinging up 4 runs (3 earned) on eight hits. Sweeney and Dejesus lead the Royals offense combining for seven RBI's. Manager Buddy Bell was pleased with the opening day performance, remarking " We had it going for us. We were on. It is a good start, now we need to continue this throughout the season." The Royals bats produced 18 hits and two of those for extra bases.

Player Remarks

Mike Sweeney: "It was a great team effort. It feels good to get the season off to a start like this. Hopefully this will remain throughout the season. This was a team win."

Jose Lima: "I'm glad to get my first win under my belt. It is so much easier starting out with a win than it is a loss. To be ahead is always great. I'm so lucky to have such a good defense behind me. I let a few pitches go and thankfully the guys were able to back me up."

Lima pitched well during the game.(left) Sweeney hits one the distance.(center) Teahan makes an excellent throw.(right)

	 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  R   H   E


KC   0  0  4  0  0  4  0  0  3  11  18  1


DET  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0   4  10  0

Noteble Stats 2B: J. Buck (1) 3B: M. Sweeney (1) HR: D. DeJesus (1). M. Sweeney (1) RBI: D. DeJesus 4 (4), R. Gotay (1), M. Sweeney 3 (3), M. Stairs (1), A. Berroa (1), M. Teahan (1) SB: D. DeJesus (1), T. Long (1), A. Berroa (1) Pitching Line

				   IP   H  R  ER BB SO HR ERA


J. Lima  (W, 1-0)  6.2  8  4  3  1  6  1  4.05


A. Burgos		  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0.00


J. Affeldt		 1.1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0.00

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Royals Win Second Against Tigers

The Royals win again in Detriot. Kansas City produced 6 runs on 15 hits, while Runelvys Hernandez held the Tigers to four hits and two runs. Sweeney once again went the distance and hit a solo homerun his second of the season. DeJesus added to his RBI total with two RBI's, his total is now 6 in two games. A fan who made the trip up after yesterday's performance was quoted, " I never thought we'd start out the season with two wins. I watched the game last night expecting another miserable show and it was amazing. I'm pumped!" The Kansas City clubhouse has a positive air to it, something that hasn't been around in awhile. Angel Berroa, who stole two bases this afternoon, was seen clowning around with teamates as they celebrated the good opening to the season.

Player Quotes

Emil Brown: " It was another great game. I knew wee had this in us. We have confidence that we normally don't have. With the excellent spring training and now this, the season may turn out for the good."

Hernandez threw a great game.(right) Sweeney stretches for the out at first.(center) The Royals celebgrate their second straight win.(left)

Box Score

	 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  R  H   E


KC   0  1  0  0  0  2  0  3  0  6  15  0


DET  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  5   2

Noteable Stats 2B: A. Berroa (1) 3B: D. DeJesus (1), E. Brown (1) HR: M. Sweeney (2) RBI: D. DeJesus 2 (6), R. Gotay (2), M. Sweeney (4), M. Stairs (2), J. McEwing (1) SB: A. Berroa 2 (3) Pitching Line

					  IP   H  R  ER BB SO HR  ERA


R. Hernandez (W, 1-0) 7.1  4  2  2  0  8  1   2.48


M. MacDougal		  1.2  1  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

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Tigers Slip One by the Royals

The Tigers only were able to get two runs by Royals pitcher Greinke, but it was enough to take the win. Even though it was a loss, the Royals played a good game. Kansas City's bats never came alive today, only producing two hits and no runs. Detriot's Johnson pitched 8 and 2/3 innings striking out 4 batters. Grienke fanned 8 in 8 innings. Detriot's Dimitri Young produced a two run homerun in the 2nd inning. The only show of offense by the Royals, was a double in the third inning by David DeJesus. The Royals next game is against the Angels at Anahiem.

Player Remarks:

Zack Greinke: "I think I pitched my best. I just needed one pitch back and we'd still be playing right now. I hung the curve and I knew it when it left my hand. Oh well so goes the game."

David DeJesus: "We played well, they just played better. Yeah, it was a little set back, but we have proven we can win, we'll see what happens against the Angels."

I. Rodriguez watches the third strike go by. The Tigers Clubhouse shows their frustration. Stairs strikes out swinging.

Box Score:

	 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  R  H  E


KC   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0


DET  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  1

Notable Stats: 2B: D. DeJesus (1) Pitching Line

					 IP   H  R  ER BB SO HR  ERA


Z. Greinke (L, 0-1)  8.0  4  2  2  0  8  1   2.25

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Angels Blank Royals, Take Series Opener

Kansas City failed to produce a single run on ten hits tonight, while an Angel's big sixth inning lead them to a six to nothing victory.

	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  R  H   E


KC  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  10  0


ANA 1  0  0  0  0  5  0  0  0  6  14  1

Noteable Stats 2B: M. Stairs (1), T. Long (1) SB: T. Long (2), A. Berroa 3 (6) CS: T. Long (1) Pitching Line

					  IP   H   R  ER BB SO HR ERA


B. Anderson (L, 0-1)  5.1  11  4  4  1  6  1  6.75


M. MacDougal		  0.2  2   2  2  0  0  1  7.71


J. Cerda			  1.2  1   0  0  0  2  0  0.00


A. Burgos			 0.1  0   0  0  0  0  0  0.00

I'll finish this tommorow. Its been a long day at school and I'm exhausted

[rskjackson]

Are you playing this on a PC? If so...what are your computer specs, including your graphic card?

[jogar84]

Hey how did u get that black umpire? that isnt on the PC version.

[probaseball203]

hahaha i like this dynasty...black umpire lol..wait..i had a black umpire just now..the last game i played

[NotreDame1]

Hey you get the Royals to win and look like a real baseball team I am happy for you and the city of KC

[UberKarros]

Guys....that ump is not black...look closely.

New member here...don't actually have MVP yet, obviously I am getting it late for PC, after playing it a long time at my friends' houses on PS2 and Xbox. I look forward to posting here what happens with my dynasty...help me out with any modding that I should do...

Oh, and for the screenshots (on my screen anyway) where it says left center and right, the one that should be on the right is below the others...is that a problem with my screen or not.

Thanks...