RaptorQuiz Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I will surely give this game a shot. I just wish I was more knowledgeable with baseball's history. And this thread actually gives me an opportunity. I love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsox Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I love you. How about a matchup between the '64 and '87 Cardinals? One that won game 7 of the WS vs. the one that lost game 7 of the WS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 RedSox. Stop it. You're making me hot. :wink: lol. Seriously tho - that sounds like a matchup w/ excellent background for dramatic storytelling. EDIT: This had better not detract from your Bandits dynasty, however! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLegend Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Holy crap, whole lotta stuff I worked on in this thread. A picture is worth a thousand words: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RaptorQuiz Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Holy crap, whole lotta stuff I worked on in this thread. Did you mean this in a good way (look at the stuff I've helped create in use!) or a bad way (hey, I'm being ripped off) ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLegend Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Oh good, I was just checking. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexTony Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 This is some really good vintage Baseball! Hats off fellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsox Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I was going through the downloads and stumbled onto a roster set that contained all the homegrown players for each team and I thought it would be a nice game to present. So here it is - the 2005 Boston Red Sox @ the 2005 Chicago Cubs. Enjoy! Homegrown Talent - Red Sox @ Cubs Boston Red Sox (98-64) vs. Chicago Cubs (89-73) Carl Pavano (18-8, 3.00 ERA) vs. Carlos Zambrano (16-8, 2.75 ERA) Box score and play-by-play Carlos Zambrano starts for the Cubs while Carl Pavano is the starter for the Red Sox. Nomar Garciaparra hit a huge 3-run homerun in the 4th inning off of Zambrano. Unlike Zambrano, Pavano had settled down into a rhythm early in the game. Hinske makes a great play at 3rd base - one of the few highlights for the Cubs on the day. Bagwell, Hillenbrand, and Eckstien go back-to-back-to-back in the 4th inning to drive Zambrano out of the game. Zambrano just didn't have it today as Dusty Baker has come out to take him out. Nomar Garciaparra had a nice game against the Cubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsox Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Holy crap, whole lotta stuff I worked on in this thread. A picture is worth a thousand words: That's very impressive bud. I have never had a no-hitter; I have been no-hit before and still won, but never threw a no-hitter. The closest I have been is 2 outs away with Wakefield in my previous Red Sox dynasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsox Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 A Battle Within! - 1964 St. Louis Cardinals vs. 1987 St. Louis Cardinals The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals became only the second team in the modern era (1923 Giants) to score at least one run in every inning while rolling over the Chicago Cubs during a September 13th outing at Wrigley Field. "Redbirds" Lou Brock and Julian Javier led the rally with one homer each and Curt Simmons topped Dick Ellsworth on the mound for the 15-2 win. The '64 Series is seen as an important, bellwether point in baseball history as it was the "last hurrah" for the 1950s Yankee Dynasty of Mantle, Maris, Ford and Berra, among others, and demonstrated that the National League's growing enthusiasm to sign black and Latino players (such as those of the '64 Cardinals) was a permanent paradigm shift in fielding a championship team. The Yankees would be in last place by 1966, and would not appear in another World Series until 1976. "Something had to give" in Game 7, as the Yankees had lost back to back World Series only once (to the New York Giants in 1921-22, and were in danger of doing so again, having lost to the Dodgers in 1963) and the Cardinals had never lost a World Series game 7. Bob Gibson won the Series MVP award for his 2-1 record, 3.00 ERA, and 27 IP. Jim Bouton, pitching for the Yankees, started two games and won them both, compiling a 1.56 Series ERA. Six years later, he would write the classic baseball memoir, Ball Four. The Series featured the brother-against-brother matchup of Ken Boyer of the Cardinals and Clete Boyer of the Yankees. In an unusual twist, the Yankees fired Yogi Berra after the Series ended, replacing him with Johnny Keane, who had resigned from the Cardinals after the Series. His job had been threatened by Cardinals management, and had been unexpectedly saved by the Cardinals' dramatic pennant drive. The St. Louis Cardinals 1987 season was the team's 106th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 96th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95-67 during the season and finished 1st in the National League East division. They won in the NLCS in seven games over the San Francisco Giants, and in the World Series, after having fallen behind 2-0 at the Metrodome, they won their next three games at home. However, back at the Metrodome, they lost the last two and fell one game short of a World Series title. Shortstop Ozzie Smith and third baseman Terry Pendleton won Gold Gloves this year. 1987 St. Louis Cardinals (95-67) vs. 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (93-69) John Tudor (10-2, 3.84 ERA) vs. Bob Gibson (19-12, 3.01 ERA) Box score and play-by-play The matchup between the '64 Cardinals and the '87 Cardinals Lineup card for the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals Starting pitcher - Bob Gibson (1964 STL). Lineup card for the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Starting pitcher - John Tudor (1987 STL). Lou Brock and Mike Shannon provided all the offense in the game as their solo homeruns helped the '64 Cardinals beat the '87 Cardinals by a final score of 2-0. Lou Brock - the Cardinals' late season acquisition came up big yet again by breaking open a 0-0 tie. John Tudor and Bob Gibson were in control for the majority of the game but couple of miscues by Tudor allowed Gibson to grab the win. Ozzie Smith failed to get a hit today in 3 at bats (striking out in 2 of those) The '64 Cardinals' infield flashed their gloves on more than one occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Oooh... '64 vs '87 - I can't believe I didn't notice this before! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliesphan18 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I'll re-post one I had made in a thread earlier: Game Seven of the 2001 World Series New York Yankees (CPU) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (USER) Info: Like the actual circumstances, the game starts in the bottom of the ninth with Arizona trailing 2-1 and Mark Grace leading off. The ninth inning started off looking bleak for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mariano Rivira was still pitching fabulously in the ninth, getting Mark Grace to pop out to RF. But, then, with one out, Damian Miller stepped up to the plate and slugged a 2-1 inside fastball over the LF fence to tie the game up at two. Miller's two-run shot in the ninth Mo responded however, with his usual dominence, by striking out the next two batters. Randy Johnson and Tony Womack both had no idea what was coming at them next. Mo's Ks of Johnson and Womack In the top of the tenth, things started out bleak for Arizona. Tino Martinez took the first Randy Johnson pitch he saw deep into CF for a double. Tino's double in the tenth However, Johnson responded by popping up the next two batters and retiring the last on a ground-out. The bottom of the tenth started out with two D-backs singles from Craig Counsel and Luis Gonzales and the Yankees infield was pulled in. Steve Finely countered that by pulling the second Mike Stanton pitch he saw down the RF line to score the game winning run. Steve Finely's game winning hit Craig Counsel crosses the plate to win the game The D-Backs bench goes wild The final score - NYY 2 ARI 3 (10 innings) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SESbb30 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 very nice.....NOT! jk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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