New York, New York: The Yankees look for No. 27

[Dom2662]

I like the screens... They got way better. Wish u luck on ur series with the Angels...

[D-Unit]

their lineup has no protection for vlad so the pitching wont be too rough. but wang has an annoying delivery and the pitching meter "glitch" makes it very rough.

[Dom2662]

Yeh, i feel ya. Just try to locate ur pitches and put them where u want and lights out...

[D-Unit]

April 7th, 2006

Jeter paces New York offense, Yankees improve to 3-1

In the series opener between the Yankees and the Angels, Chien-Ming Wang pitched a decent game with seven strong innings of two run ball. He gave up 10 hits but 9 of them were singles, the other a double. The bullpen pitched much better in a combined effort to hold a 7-2 lead and that was the final score. Derek Jeter was the key player, going 3 for 5 with a single, double, and three run home run. A Rod also went 3 for 4 with two doubles and 2 RBI’s. Angels starter Ervin Santana (0-1) got the short end of the stick, allowing seven runs on 10 hits in 6 1/3 frames of work.

Johnny Damon started the game grounding out to third, and then Derek Jeter singled up the middle. He was caught stealing on the next pitch, but the play shows Jeter was easily safe. Alex Rodriguez walked on four pitches and Gary Sheffield with five. With a 2-2 count and runners on first and second and two outs with Giambi up, Joe Torre called for a hit and run. The pitch was way too far out to swing at and A Rod was easily gunned down by Jose Molina to end the inning.

A bad call leads to a failed steal attempt on Derek Jeter. But Jose Molina did make a great throw, no doubt.

Angels leadoff pest Chone Figgins flew out to center, and Darin Erstad singled up the middle. Erstad was caught stealing two pitches after and Vladimir Guerrero grounded to short to end the first.

Jason Giambi and Hideki Matsui both flied out before Robinson Cano reached on a Chone Figgins error. Jorge Posada popped up to shallow center to make out number 3.

Chien-Ming Wang worked a 1-2-3 inning on Garret Anderson, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Orlando Cabrera using only 7 pitches to end two.

The Yankees managed a four spot in the top of the third, a drive started by Andy Phillips’ leadoff single. A Damon single followed, and Derek Jeter took the first pitch he saw the opposite way for a three run homer to give the away team a 3-0 lead. Santana then gave up an Alex Rodriguez double and a Sheffield RBI single before managing two outs on popups from Giambi and Hideki Matsui, and then struck out Robinson Cano to end the top of the third with the Yankees holding a 4-0 lead.

Wang got into trouble as three straight singles by Casey Kotchman, Jose Molina, and Jeff Mathis to load the bases. Chone Figgins hit a sac fly to left to drive in Kotchman to trail by three. Darin Erstad singled but Molina was thrown out by a beautiful throw by Hideki Matsui at the plate for out number two. Vladimir Guerrero then hit an RBI single, and a Gary Sheffield cannon for an arm was responsible for gunning down Darin Erstad, who was trying to cut the deficit to one but his plans were put on hold as catcher Posada applied a nice tag to end the third.

Center fielder Casey Kotchman can’t get to Johnny Damon’s blooper in time to make the catch in the third.

Derek Jeter shows his power to the opposite field with a three run shot off of Ervin Santana in the third, a 430 foot blast.

End of 3, Yanks lead 4-2

Ervin Santana got his composure back in the fourth as he retire Posada, Phillips, and Damon in order.

Angels outfielder Garret Anderson singled to lead the bottom of the fourth, but Edgar Alfonzo hit into a 3-6-3 double play to take Anderson off the path. Orlando Cabrera hit a two out single, and Casey Kotchman laced a double into the gap. Once again Sheffield flexed his cannon, with a 7-6-2 play nailing Cabrera at the plate to end the fourth inning.

Jason Giambi catches the throw of Derek Jeter to end a 3-6-3 double play in the fourth.

Derek Jeter’s great night continued with a leadoff triple, and score on A Rod’s single up the middle. Gary Sheffield grounded out to third, Jason Giambi flew out to left, and Matsui hit a screaming liner but was caught by Chone Figgins to end the drive with a 5-2 lead.

After Jose Molina hit a rough grounder to Giambi and made the first out, Chien-Ming Wang flashed some leather by snaring a Jeff Mathis grounder up the alleyway for the second out. Chone Figgins hit a drive to center and was caught by Damon to put a zero in the fifth frame.

Chien-Ming Wang makes a great fielding play, fielding a tough grounder from Jeff Mathis in the fifth.

End of 5, Yanks lead 5-2

Ervin Santana’s rough night seemed over as he managed another 1-2-3 inning by silencing Cano, Posada, and Phillips with 5 pitches.

Wang’s sixth inning went smooth as well, as he retired Erstad, Vlad, and Garret Anderson to put six in the books.

The calm was broken in the top of the seventh as the Yankees had to plate a few more pinstripers. Johnny Damon singled and stole second, and Derek Jeter managed to get out for the first time of the night. Alex Rodriguez stayed hot as he smacked an RBI double into the right center gap, and then Angels manager Mike Scoscia decided Santana’s night was over, and he signaled for Brendan Donnelly to come in. A Rod stole third base on his first pitch, and Sheff worked a full count before walking. Jason Giambi drove in Rodriguez with a single, and then two outs by Robinson Cano and Hideki Matsui ended the inning.

Angels manager Mike Scoscia calls in Brendan Donnelly to relieve starter Ervin Santana, having a rough night.

After Alfonzo lined out to Cano, Cabrera and Kotchman both singled. Jose Molina then hit into a 3-6-3 twin kill to end the seventh.

End of 7, Yanks lead 7-2

Brendan Donnelly looked sharp in his effort in the eighth, retiring the hitters consisting of Posada, Phillips, and Damon on 11 pitches.

Scott Proctor got his first inning of the season in as he did his job in getting Jeff Mathis and Chone Figgins out. Then Ron Villone came in to face the left Erstad and did his job to end the eighth.

The top of the ninth was quiet for New York as the 2-3-4 order of Jeter, A Rod and Sheff all made outs consecutively to end their offensive night.

The bottom of the ninth saw Tanyon Sturtze getting two outs on Vlad and Anderson before Alfonzo and Cabrera singled. Pinch hitter Juan Rivera flied out to right to end the ballgame.

Tanyon Sturtze delivers a fastball to Garret Anderson in the ninth.

Jason Giambi, Robinson Cano, And Derek Jeter walk off the field following their 7-2 victory.

Tomorrow, Jaret Wright goes head to head with Jered Weaver in his major league debut.

[Dom2662]

The game tomorrow should be good... can't wait!

[D-Unit]

NOTICE: I am not posting the exact play by play, it takes way too much time. It will still be very informative, dont worry about that. and as of the middle of next week i should have a new graphics card which will give my screenshots extreme upgrades.

[D-Unit]

April 9th, 2006

Teamwork contributes to sweep, solid ending to West Coast trip

The Yankees took out the brooms and cleaned house on the Anaheim Angels, with six different players driving in a run each, and used five different pitchers to win 6-3 in their final game of a six game road trip. Randy Johnson (3 1/3 IP, R, 3K) would have gotten the win if he didn’t hurt himself in the fourth, when he pulled his groin and was replaced by Scott Proctor, who got the win with 1 2/3 innings. But he got hit pretty hard, allowing two runs on five hits, thanks to the Angel’s Garret Anderson’s two run shot in the fifth. Those would be the final runs from Anaheim, where Tanyon Sturtze, Kyle Farnsworth, and Mariano Rivera combined for a shutout in the following innings.

The Yankees got Bartolo Colon in trouble in the first with two singles by Jeter and A Rod with Sheffield up with one out, but Jeter would be caught stealing third and Edgar Alfonzo saved a run with a diving stab on Sheff’s grounder down third for the third out.

Jose Molina nails Derek Jeter in the top of the first.

New York also had the bases loaded in the second with a two out rally but Robinson Cano was picked off at third to save Colon once again. In the bottom half of the frame Randy Johnson got into trouble with a single and an error before Jeff Mathis hit into a double play to end the threat.

Jason Giambi finishes the 1-6-3 double play to get Randy Johnson out of a minor jam.

The top of the third was the first time the Yankees penetrated Colon, mounting a two out rally when Gary Sheffield drove in Derek Jeter, who had walked and stole second. A hit parade ensued with three consecutive RBI doubles by Giambi, Matsui, Cano, and an RBI single by catcher Jorge Posada before Andy Phillips was robbed of a hit by Edgar Alfonzo to end the top frame with a 5-0 Yankee lead.

Edgar Alfonzo ends Bartolo Colon’s nightmare third inning by robbing Andy Phillips of an RBI single.

Bartolo Colon got one out in the top of the fourth before manager Mike Scoscia thought the reigning Cy Young winner was out of gas, and replaced him with Joe Saunders. Colon’s line was 3 2/3 IP, 5R, 9H, 3K. Saunders retired two quick batters to end the inning.

The bottom half of the fourth was bad news, when with one out and a 1-1 count on Orlando Cabrera, Randy Johnson tweaked his groin on a slider and was taken out of the game. Scott Proctor inherited the runner on first (Alfonzo) and allowed him to score on a Jose Molina single to bring the game to 5-1. Blake Balkcom grounded to short to end 4 frames.

Randy Johnson puts the heat on Chone Figgins.

End of 4, Yanks lead 5-1

The Angels managed two more runs off of Scott Proctor when Vladimir Guerrero singled and Garret Anderson homered to left to bring the game to 5-3. Alfonzo grounded out to end any troubles.

Garret Anderson cuts the Angel deficit to three, drilling a shot off of Scott Proctor.

End of 5, Yanks lead 5-3

Jorge Posada started the sixth with a single and moved to third on two groundouts, and was driven in on a Derek Jeter double. That would be the final run of the game.

Tanyon Sturtze relieved Proctor in the sixth, and retired the three men he faced, which would have been four without a double play.

Jason Giambi fields a great throw by Derek Jeter to make the first and second outs of the sixth.

Sturtze had a solid seventh and was replaced by Kyle Farnsworth and allowed two hits but no runs. With two outs, Joe Torre didn’t want to take any chances so he sent out The Sandman, Mariano Rivera, to strike out Juan Rivera to end the eighth.

Orlando Cabrera beats out Derek Jeter’s double play attempt.

Mariano Rivera strikes out Juan Rivera looking.

Derek Jeter rippled a leadoff triple but was out on a play at the plate trying to extend the lead. He would have scored on a Gary Sheffield single but no runs were amassed.

Mariano struck out Blake Balkcom and retired Chone Figgins and Darin Erstad for his second save of the season.

Tomorrow the Yankees will get a day off, and will play their season opener against Kansas City. Mike Mussina (0-0, 3.00) will go head to head with Zach Greinke (1-0, 3.68).

INJURY UPDATE: Randy Johnson has suffered a pulled groin and has been placed on the 15 day disabled list. The Yankees countered by reactivating Aaron Small (hamstring) to take his place in the rotation.

[aaronuconn]

Nice win, looks like sheffield is having a monster season so far.

[D-Unit]

the batting average is huge but hes far back in other league leaders categories.

[Bigschiff7]

Haha man i was wondering why your screen shots looked so crappy. Great dynasty tho. Maybe you should post like a season recap so far. Record, AL east standings, player leaders for ur team, etc.

[D-Unit]

yeah the new graphics card should be helpful as of the middle of this week, friday at the latest. im gonna post standings and everything after 10 games, i will probably do that in intervals.

[TheProdigy]

Amazing job !! I'll be following and sharing my thoughts. (where do you find the time ?) I mean, I barely have time to play 2 games in one day. You play, and provide us with many screenshots and explain the game Inning-by-Inning... All I can say is, great job with the updates and screenshots to give us a better feel of your franchise.

[D-Unit]

when im not with my friends, the only thing to do in my house is this game, and i find that i play the game faster than most people. like right now i am finished with the first two games of the kansas city series but i post them on the actual day that the games will occur.

and like i said before, the screenshots will be much much much much much better when i get my graphic card this week.

[steroid]

Big D has the Yanks looking good. Nice Dynasty my friend. I definitely like the highlight circles on the pics. Nice touch, by the way. Youll have to keep us updated on the stats of Sheffield. He looks be on fire in the early going. Could be an early triple crown contender if he gets the stats up.

[D-Unit]

yeah im gonna do it every 10 games so it should be up by saturday morning.

[D-Unit]

Here's the KC Series, It's like 5 in the morning here but I wanna post it before the Yankees actually play, so here it is:

April 11th, 2006

Yanks win see-saw 5-4 victory in scare against Royals

In a game where the lead changed three times, the Yankees had an early lead but blew it and ended up trailing by two in the seventh. But one swing from the bat of Jason Giambi gave New York a 5-4 lead, and the bullpen would hold up once again to preserve the game and a great way to win a home opener. The winner was the Yanks’ Mike Myers, who pitched the seventh in relief of Mike Mussina (ND, 6 IP, 8H, 3R, 2K), followed by Kyle Farnsworth and Mariano Rivera’s scoreless innings. The Royals’ pitching wasn’t so strong, as Zach Greinke (L, 7IP, 6H, 5R, 8BB, 8K) was wild at times as well as locating. But in the end what mattered was when he couldn’t locate his pitches.

Not much happened in the first inning, but the Yankees got on the board in the bottom of the second when a Gary Sheffield single was followed by walks from Jason Giambi and Hideki Matsui to load the bases with nobody out. Robinson Cano struck out, and Jorge hit a hard hopper to first. It was fielded and thrown to home, but Sheffield beat the throw to give Posada an RBI groundout for a 1-0 lead. Andy Phillips flied out to end the inning.

Mike Mussina hits the corner on David DeJesus for a strikeout.

End of 1, Yanks lead 1-0

The Royals tied it up in the third when with one out a Doug Mientkiewicz single was followed by a Mark Teahen single to put two men on. David DeJesus hit a single to drive in Mientkiewicz to knot it at 1. Mark Grudzielanek then reached on an error by Cano to load the bases, but slugger Mike Sweeney hit into a 1-2-3 double play to end the drive.

Jason Giambi stretches to catch an inning ending double play.

Zach Greinke finally got his composure down in the third by retiring Damon, Jeter, and A Rod to end three innings of play.

End of 3, Game is tied at 1

The Yankees retook the lead in the fourth, when with one out, Jason Giambi slammed a fastball that towered all the way to deep right center to give the home team a one run lead. Hideki Matsui then singled, but Cano struck out again for out number two. Greinke then walked both Posada and pinch hitter Bubba Crosby to load the bases. Johnny Damon gave Greinke his fifth strikeout to end the fourth.

Giambi puts the hurt on Zach Greinke’s fastball, taking it nearly 400 feet.

End of 4, Yanks lead 2-1

The fifth inning was boring, with only a walk occurring, but the sixth was a big moment for the Royals, as Reggie Sanders ripped a one out double that drove in Mark Grudzielanek and Mike Sweeney to give Kansas City a 3-2 lead.

End of 6, Royals lead 3-2

The Yankees put two on in the sixth, but it was wasted again, perhaps because of David DeJesus’ diving catch to put down Giambi.

David DeJesus makes a nice diving catch.

Manager Joe Torre thought that Mike Mussina had enough so he brought in Mike Myers to Angel Berroa and four lefties. He got two quick outs on Berroa and Mientkiewicz, but then Mark Teahen took an 0-2 pitch over the left field wall to give the road players a two run lead. A David DeJesus single was no use after Grudzy flied out.

The bottom of the seventh was basically lightning striking twice. After two outs on begalf of Damon and Jeter, Alex Rodriguez singled and Gary Sheffield walked. Then with a 1-0 delivery, Jason Giambi launched a changeup into the upper deck in right field for a three run blast to give New York a 5-4 lead. Hideki Matsui struck out to end the seventh, strikeout number eight for Greinke.

End of 7, Yanks lead 5-4

Jason Giambi gives the Ynakees another lead in the seventh inning.

Nothing else happened within the final two innings, with the exception of Mariano Rivera notching his third save of the season and bring the Yankees to a record of 6-1.

Mariano Rivera’s throw barely beats out the speedy Angel Berroa.

Tomorrow’s matchup will put Shawn Chacon (1-0, 1.29) against Denny Bautista (0-0, 0.00) on YES.

[KCBQ11]

Good stuff man.

[D-Unit]

wow. over 1000 people have read this. thanks guys.

[YankeesForever]

As a fellow Yankee fan, well done! The pictures look great, too!

My first ever post! YEA! :post: :new: :yeah:

[D-Unit]

welcome.

[D-Unit]

NOTICE: I usually keep some simple notes for how run situations worked out and everything, but I can’t find them so I’m not gonna write much.

April 12th, 2006

Royals’ eighth inning rally evens series at 1 in 11-9 victory

The Yankees were down by a margin before rebounding for a late lead. But it was lost again as the bullpen faltered and gave Kansas City a win in the second game of the home opener series. The player of the game was Doug Mientkiewicz, who went 4 for 5 with 2 homers and 4 RBI’s. Jon Buck also added four hits and an RBI. The Yankees had offense going too, as Alex Rodriguez had 4 RBI’s , three of them coming during the seventh inning rally. Neither pitcher was dominant, as far as the starters. Denny Bautista (6.1 IP, 8H, 6ER, 6BB, 3K) and Shawn Chacon (4.1 IP, 14H, 8R, 1K) both got hit hard and received no-decisions. Bobby Madritsch’s .2 innings of relief earned him the win (1-0), and Scott Proctor (2 IP, 5H, 2R) took the loss to even his record at 1-1.

Johnny Damon doesn’t have a gun for an arm, but it was strong enough to gun down David DeJesus, trying to get further into scoring position.

Derek Jeter steals second in the bottom of the third.

Derek Jeter makes the over the head catch in the sixth inning.

Doug Mientkiewicz robs Jorge Posada of a leadoff single.

Gary Sheffield just kicked the bench in anger, after retaking a late lead only to relinquish the game 11-9.

The rubber game scheduled for tomorrow will put Chien_Ming Wang (1-0, 2.57) against Mark Redman (0-1, 7.36) on YES.

[steroid]

Ouch 11-9, tough one for you that game....been there and those are tough to take. Im sure I will see one soon.........lol You have to spank the Royals............AAA ballclub at the big league level............j/k Royals fans ...........lol

[D-Unit]

yeah, chacon didnt have his stuff.

[maddux31]

Truly nice detail! What are you gonna do when the 06 final version is

released? It won't allow for you to continue your dynasty?

[D-Unit]

i will. some changes like cyberfaces might be added, and other small things like ratings won't differ too much unless someone has a breakout season, like if chris shelton stays hot for a half a season i might raise the hitting a point or two. same goes for people who aren't playing so well.