The Yankee Faithful Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Nice start once again DUnit ... Are you planning on getting Matsuzaka again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandlot Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I don't know how I'm going to play with Lidle. It hurts to see him on my roster in the game. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyMcM93 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I know what you mean man. I might delete him right now. Good dynasty DUnit. I like the color coding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJEagles Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I wouldn't delete him. Play with Lidle on your team. Think of it as a tribute to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 I wouldn't delete him. Play with Lidle on your team. Think of it as a tribute to him. That's what I'm doing. Like I said before, MVP is supposed to be an escape for reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 I played the home opener last night, I will try to recap sometime today...look out for an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav3rek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I like the layout, and the updates from around the league. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Thanks Mav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuUaAn Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hey it looks really good right now. The coverage is very indepth. How do you get realistic pitch counts? Do you throw a lot of balls on purpose or are foul balls set to high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rags Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 lidle better win the cy young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 JuUaAn - I set the foul ball frequency to +50. I also pitch around the corners, so the hitters don't swing as much and I walk more realistically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuUaAn Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Yea I think I'll try the +50 foul ball when I get home. I play with a keyboard so I never miss the strikezone unless I specifically do it myself. Maybe that's why it's hard for me to get realistic pitch counts. The CPU generally swings often at my pitches. I currently have CPU swing frequency to -45 and they don't swing as much. But this results in a lot of strikeouts looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 [align=center][/align] Apr 11 - Home Opener 2006 ended the same way that the New York Yankees' 2006 Season Opener did - squeaking out with a 3-2 victory, this time over the Kansas City Royals. But this time, it was a walkoff, a game winning sac fly by Derek Jeter to score Robinson Cano from second in a wacky turn of events all afternoon. It was a pitcher's duel all day long, but an unlikely one where Scott Elarton (ND) almost matched exact stats with Mike Mussina of the Yanks through 6 1/3 innings of work. Elarton allowed six hits, Mussina 5. Elarton was charged with two runs as was Mussina. Moose had one walk and four strikeouts, and Elarton fanned four, permitting three walks. The Yankees seemed to start off very strong when solo shots by Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada bookended the bottom of the second inning to take a 2-0 lead. But an Angel Berroa RBI single in the fourth and a bases-empty blast by Reggie Sanders in the sixth made it a 2-all game. Andy Sisco (0-1) relieved Elarton with one out in the seventh, and retired the side with a bit of a struggle, a Johnny Damon two out single. But he shut the Yankees down in the eighth and ninth innings in order. The road seemed a little rockier for the Yankees, however. After Mussina retired Mike Sweeney, lefty specialist Mike Myers struck out Joey Gathright on 9 pitches, he allowed a Reggie Sanders triple into the gap to nearly take the lead. But flamethrower Brian Bruney came in to face Doug Mientkiewicz, who lined a fastball down the third base line. Alex Rodriguez made a nice snag with his glove, coincidentally landing on third base to double off a helpless Sanders, and brought a cheer from the sellout crowd. Mariano Rivera (1-0) threw a perfect ninth inning, but allowed a one out base hit to leadoff man David DeJesus in the tenth inning. But his nasty cutter got Mark Grudzielanek to induce a 6-6-3 double play to kill the threat. The bottom of the tenth began with a Robinson Cano booming double to right center, driving the crowd nuts. Boos came after, as Johnny Damon was intentionally walked to face Derek Jeter. Joel Peralta emerged from the bullpen to face him, and the first pitch was lined to medium right field, which moved Cano to third. But Cano took a large turn past third, which helped a lot as the throw from right sailed over the head of third baseman Mark Teahen, allowing Cano to score and give the Yankees a walkoff win to send the crowd home happy. [align=center]Game Highlights Mike Mussina fans Doug Mientkiewicz with a nasty knucklecurve, the best in baseball. Jason Giambi sends his greetings to the seventh row in the uppder deck to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Robinson Cano robs a base hit in the sixth with a nice catch. Sparkling defense made it a close game all afternoon. Derek Jeter connects on his game winning sac fly to right. It moved Cano to third, who scored on Reggie Sander's ppor throw to try and catch Cano.[/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Home Opener Recap up. I will add the pics in school around 8:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav3rek Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 nice win! lookin good, keep 'em coming. i don't see the giambi pic though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Game 8 - NYY def. KC 2-1 W - Wang (2-0) L - Redman (0-2) S - Rivera (3) Game 9 - KC def. NYY 3-2 W - Wood (1-0) L - Proctor (0-1) S - De La Rosa (1) Game 10 - NYY def. MIN 7-1 W - Lidle (2-0) L - Bonser (1-1) Game 11 - MIN def. NYY 6-2 W - Santana (1-2) L - Johnson (1-1) Game 12 - MIN def. NYY 12-3 W - Radke (1-1) L - Mussina (0-2) MLB News as of April 18th, 2006 John Buck of the Kansas City Royals has Tendonitis of the knee, and will miss 19 days. Lyle Overbay of the Toronto Blue Jays has separated his shoulder, and will miss 68 days. Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins has a fractured finger, and will miss 23 days. Dustin Hermanson of the Chicago White Sox has suffered a minor PCL sprain, and will miss 10 days. Joe Blanton of the Oakland A's has also sprained his PCL, and is missing 14 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav3rek Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 hey, at least the twins are winning in your dynasty :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Liriano has been dominant. I checked his stats, he's 2-0 with an ERA below 0 and like 20 K's in 17.1 innings. One walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav3rek Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 wish that was what he was doing in mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 lol Mav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 [align=center] [/align] The Yankees took a tough loss today, a final score of 8-7, to the Toronto Blue Jays in an AL East matchup. It was a roller coaster ride, as the Yankees had a small early lead, lost by a disastrous display of defense, then regained by an offensive splurge. But then the bullpen relinquished the lead once and for all. It all started in the first when Derek Jeter took Ted Lilly (ND) deep on an 0-1 pitch over the left field wall for a 1-0 lead. It was all they got through the first four innings. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays put up a six spot on Chien-Ming Wang in the bottom half of the first. Alex Rios started the inning with a single, and Frank Catalanotto bunted him over to second. Vernon Wells then singled him in to tie the game. Troy Glaus and Bengie Molina singled, the second hit loading the bases. Russ Adams hit a grounder to third, fielded and thrown well by Alex Rodriguez. But Giambi couldn't hold on to it, and everyone was safe with the Jays up 2-1. And then all hell broke loose. Aaron Hill took a weak check swing at one of Wang's 95 mph two-seam fastballs. It rolled through the legs of Wang, to Robinson Cano. He fielded and fired to first, but once again, Giambi didn't even reach for the ball. It sailed over his head and ran up and along the wall on the first base line. Everyone came around to score, including Hill himself, though a hustling and bustling Bobby Abreu nearly gunned him down at the plate. The score was now 6-1, with Wang only earning two of those runs. He then popped up Reed Johnson and struck out Joey Metropolous to end the nightmare. Natural baseball took over as zeroes were traded between Lilly and Wang until the fifth, when the Yankees offense clicked on all cylinders. Four consecutive singles from Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada, Robinson Cano, and Johnny Damon put two runs across the plate (one by Cano, the other from Damon) to cut the deficit to 6-3. Derek Jeter then flied out, and Bobby Abreu hit into a fielder's choice, seeming that the inning might end. But then Alex Rodriguez lined a two run single to left to make it only 6-5, which prompted Jays manager John Gibbons to remove Lilly in favor of Scott Downs (1-1). Three pitches later, the last featuring a hanging curveball to Jason Giambi, was slugged to the tune of 450 feet to left center field to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead. Wang (6 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 4 K) threw a scoreless sixth before being removed for Scott Proctor. Proctor did not have his stuff or control, as Alex Rios led off with a single, and one out later came home on a Vernon Wells double into the gap to tie it at 7. Troy Glaus grounded out, but then Benige Molina singled in Wells to give the Blue Jays the lead again. Proctor retired the next four batters he faced in the seventh and the eighth. Meanwhile, Downs (2.1 IP, 3 H,2 K) tossed a scoreless sixth and seventh while Brandon League (IP, H) did the same in the eighth. B.J. Ryan then threw a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season. [align=center]Highlight Reel Derek Jeter smacks a solo home run in the first inning, then pumps his fist after reaching home plate. Aaron Hill slides past the tag of Jorge Posada to clear the bases and give Toronto a 6-1 lead. The crafty lefty and former Yankee Ted Lilly picks off Bobby Abreu in the third inning. He also picked off Damon in the same frame. Jason Giambi hits a mammoth two run shot to give New York a 7-6 lead in the fifth. Chien-Ming Wang surrendered six runs in the first, only two earned, then shut down the Toronto offense the rest of the day. Vernon Wells doubles down the left field line to tie the game in the seventh inning. He would score two batters later to give the Jays their final lead of the game.[/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Recap vs. the Blue Jays are up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 The CD drive problem is back at it, I don't know what the hell is going on. I have to suspend the dynasty once again until I find the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Game 14 - NYY def. TOR 5-4 W - Bruney (2-0) L - League (1-1) S - Rivera (4) Game 15 - NYY def. BAL 7-4 W - Lidle (3-0) L - Loewen (2-1) S - Rivera (5) Game 16 - BAL def. NYY 6-1 W - Cabrera (1-2) L - Johnson (1-2) S - DuBose (1) Game 17 - NYY def. BAL 8-2 W - Mussina (1-2) L - Ortiz (1-1) MLB News as of April 24th, 2006 Travis Hafner (CLE) has strained his left ribcage and will miss 10 days. Mike Jacobs (FLA) has a minor concussion and will be out for 15 days. Nick Johnson (WAS) has fractured his arm and will miss 33 days. Gavin Floyd (PHI) has an inflamed right elbow and will miss 10 days. Tom Gorzelanny (PIT) has an inflamed left elbow and will be out for 10 days. Jae Weong Seo (TB) has a minor PCL sprain and will be out for 10 days. MLB Suspensions Jayson Werth (LA) - 6 Games Tomo Ohka (MIL) - 6 Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 I am gonna play a game against the Devil Rays when my CD drive works again. It goes on and off with working whenever it feels like it, so I can't make up a timetable of when I can play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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