SpaceFlare Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 This is my first attempt at presenting a dynasty. It'll be set in the year 2009 and I'll be controlling the Indians. I did a lot of the offseason moves for all teams myself.. Forcing trades, FA signings, etc.. The free agents who I had no idea where they would be headed, I let the computer sign them, so there may be strange signings around the place. I originally wanted to start this off with a hot stove report of sorts. Decided against that.. I'll just do roster presentations for all 30 MLB teams. With a season preview and my predictions on who will finish in what place in each division. If I can't get help on presentation templates, I might just do text presentations. I know they aren't too appealing to readers so that is a fallback plan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP_Frost Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 you can download my Cleveland Indians cyberface pack if you want some updated faces (though the 08 mod has a better Marte face). I'll be checking in to see your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 Ooh! A good Jensen Lewis face! I hated how my set-up men and middle relievers had cyberfaces and my closer had a generic face on. Rosters are done. I've edited all the lineups for all 30 MLB teams and I'm gonna get help in preparing a season preview for all teams, which will include their projected rotations and starting lineups. And my gameplay settings while we're at it. Difficulty: Pro Datafile: Jim's Combo Datafile v8.25 Sliders: My own Hot/Cold Zones: Fade Strike Zone: Off Hitter's Eye: Off Rosters: kg's latest with some edits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeuceBlades Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 speaking on behalf of JP, those cyberfaces are way cool. Get a chance to peek at the Francisco one, and you will say to yourself, me likey :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinderhizzle84 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 lol so sorry if this ends up completely hijacking your thread, but i've been seeing a lot of ppl with dynasties post about datafiles--what exactly are they, and what do they do? And btw, i'm excited to see what moves you make--i used to have a tribe dynasty for fun and it was going quite well, i forgot why i deleted it, lol :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 A datafile affects different facets of the game. You can edit camera views, ball physics, CPU pitcher and batter tendencies, pitch meter difficulty, etc, etc. Combining a datafile of your choice with sliders adjusted to your liking should yield realistic gameplay results. I'm working on season preview write-ups now. And I've found people to help me with templates so I should be able to whip something up within the week. Thing is though, that I lost the list of offseason transactions and I don't remember everything I did.. The less notable trades that I did, and the CPU did some trades of its own as well.. Actually they only made one trade so I still recall which one that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinderhizzle84 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 A datafile affects different facets of the game. You can edit camera views, ball physics, CPU pitcher and batter tendencies, pitch meter difficulty, etc, etc. Combining a datafile of your choice with sliders adjusted to your liking should yield realistic gameplay results. I'm working on season preview write-ups now. And I've found people to help me with templates so I should be able to whip something up within the week. Thing is though, that I lost the list of offseason transactions and I don't remember everything I did.. The less notable trades that I did, and the CPU did some trades of its own as well.. Actually they only made one trade so I still recall which one that is. lol OUCH about them transactions, that's tough!! lol. But seriously, thanks for the explanation on datafiles--i've been using kamula's sliders but not the datafile bc i didn't realize that it made any difference. But this looks really good, I really love cliff lee, i'm not a tribe fan, but he's definitely one of my favorite pitchers in recent memory, lol. Good luck here, like I said, i've got a certain affinity towards tribe chises because my first ever franchise i ever made with this game like, 4 years ago or w/e was with cleveland, so....yeah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleChange11 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I've always wanted someone to do a "Tribe" dynasty in the mold of Major League (the movie), where the roster is cast offs from other teams ... and then see how the franchise/season would play out. It might be interesting to see what a roster of "busted prospects" and "beyond their best years" (or oft injured) veterans would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 Presenting the American League Team Lineups AL West Los Angeles Angels Batting Order: RF - Reggie Willits CF - Torii Hunter DH - Vladimir Guerrero LF - Matt Holliday 1B - Paul Konerko 3B - Garret Atkins C - Mike Napoli SS - Brandon Wood 2B - Erick Aybar -------------------- BN - Jeff Mathis BN - Gary Matthews Jr. BN - Maicer Izturis BN - Robb Quinlan Pitching Staff: SP - John Lackey SP - Jered Weaver SP - Randy Johnson SP - Pedro Martinez SP - Joe Saunders -------------------- RP - Dustin Moseley RP - Justin Speier RP - Scot Shields RP - Jorge Julio RP - Darren Oliver SU - Jose Arredondo CL - John Smoltz Oakland Athletics Batting Order: 2B - Mark Ellis SS - Bobby Crosby DH - Prince Fielder LF - Jack Cust 3B - Eric Chavez 1B - Daric Barton C - Kurt Suzuki RF - Travis Buck CF - Carlos Gonzalez -------------------- BN - Rajai Davis BN - Rob Bowen BN - Eric Patterson BN - Cliff Pennington Pitching Staff: SP - Sean Gallagher SP - Gio Gonzalez SP - Dallas Braden SP - Dana Eveland SP - Jason Windsor -------------------- RP - Shane Komine RP - Santiago Casilla RP - Jerry Blevins RP - Josh Outman RP - Andrew Brown SU - Brad Ziegler CL - Joey Devine Seattle Mariners Batting Order: CF - Ichiro Suzuki 2B - Jose Lopez RF - Ken Griffey, Jr. 1B - Adam Dunn DH - Wily Mo Pena C - Jeff Clement 3B - Edwin Encarnacion LF - Wladimir Balentien SS - Yuniesky Betancourt -------------------- BN - Kenji Johjima BN - Jeremy Reed BN - Yung-Chi Chen BN - Bryan LaHair BN - Tug Hullett Pitching Staff: SP - Felix Hernandez SP - Erik Bedard SP - Carlos Silva SP - Ryan Rowland-Smith SP - Brandon Morrow -------------------- RP - Roy Corcoran RP - R.A. Dickey RP - Eric O'Flaherty RP - Sean Green SU - Mark Lowe CL - Miguel Batista Texas Rangers Batting Order: 2B - Ian Kinsler SS - Michael Young CF - Josh Hamilton DH - Milton Bradley 3B - Chris Davis RF - Nelson Cruz 1B - Hank Blalock C - Taylor Teagarden LF - David Murphy -------------------- BN - Marlon Byrd BN - Kevin Richardson BN - Jeff Kent BN - Ryan Roberts Pitching Staff: SP - Kevin Millwood SP - Brandon McCarthy SP - Scott Olsen SP - Eric Hurley SP - Clay Buchholz -------------------- RP - Scott Feldman RP - Vicente Padilla RP - CJ Wilson RP - Dustin Nippert RP - Kiko Calero SU - Joaquin Benoit CL - Frank Francisco AL Central Chicago White Sox Batting Lineup: CF - Chone Figgins 1B - Nick Swisher DH - Jim Thome LF - Carlos Quentin RF - Jermaine Dye SS - Alexei Ramirez C - AJ Pierzynski 3B - Josh Fields 2B - Luis Castillo -------------------- BN - Brian Anderson BN - Toby Hall BN - Chris Getz BN - DeWayne Wise Pitching Staff: SP - Mark Buerhle SP - Gavin Floyd SP - John Danks SP - Lance Broadway SP - Clayton Richard -------------------- RP - Scott Linebrink RP - Bob Howry RP - Boone Logan RP - Mike MacDougal RP - Matt Thornton SU - Octavio Dotel CL - Bobby Jenks Cleveland Indians Batting Order: CF - Grady Sizemore 2B - Orlando Hudson RF - Shin-Soo Choo 1B - Victor Martinez 3B - Jhonny Peralta DH - Ryan Garko C - Kelly Shoppach LF - Ben Francisco SS - Asdrubal Cabrera -------------------- BN - Travis Hafner BN - Franklin Gutierrez BN - Andy Marte BN - Jamey Carroll Pitching Staff: SP - Fausto Carmona SP - Cliff Lee SP - Anthony Reyes SP - Scott Lewis SP - Aaron Laffey -------------------- RP - Jeremy Sowers RP - Rafael Perez RP - Edward Mujica RP - Masahide Kobayashi RP - Jon Meloan SU - Rafael Betancourt CL - Jensen Lewis Detroit Tigers Batting Order: CF - Curtis Granderson 2B - Placido Polanco 1B - Miguel Cabrera 3B - Carlos Guillen DH - Gary Sheffield LF - Luke Scott C - Ramon Hernandez RF - Matt Joyce SS - Jack Wilson -------------------- BN - Brandon Inge BN - Marcus Thames BN - Luis Rivas BN - Javier Valentin Pitching Staff: SP - Justin Verlander SP - Armando Galarraga SP - Edwin Jackson SP - Jeremy Bonderman SP - Dontrelle Willis -------------------- RP - Gary Glover RP - Freddy Garcia RP - Bobby Seay RP - Freddy Dolsi RP - Fernando Rodney SU - Joel Zumaya CL - Matt Capps Kansas City Royals Batting Order: CF - Carlos Gomez 2B - Mike Aviles LF - David DeJesus 3B - Alex Gordon RF - Jose Guillen DH - Billy Butler 1B - Kila Ka'aihue C - John Buck SS - Adam Everett -------------------- BN - Alberto Callaspo BN - David Ross BN - Joey Gathright BN - Brad Wilkerson Pitching Staff: SP - Jon Garland SP - Gil Meche SP - Zack Greinke SP - Brian Bannister SP - Luke Hochevar -------------------- RP - Kyle Davies RP - Joel Peralta RP - Robinson Tejeda RP - Leo Nunez RP - Ron Mahay SU - Jesse Crain CL - Joakim Soria Minnesota Twins Batting Order: CF - Denard Span SS - Orlando Cabrera C - Joe Mauer 1B - Justin Morneau LF - Delmon Young RF - Michael Cuddyer DH - Jason Kubel 3B - Mark Teahen 2B - Alexi Casilla -------------------- BN - Mike Redmond BN - Garret Jones BN - Alejandro Machado BN - Brendan Harris Pitching Staff: SP - Francisco Liriano SP - Scott Baker SP - Kevin Slowey SP - Glen Perkins SP - Nick Blackburn -------------------- RP - Philip Humber RP - Matt Guerrier RP - Craig Breslow RP - Boof Bonser RP - Jose Mijares SU - Pat Neshek CL - Joe Nathan AL East Baltimore Orioles Batting Order: SS - Chin-Lung Hu RF - Nick Markakis 1B - Mark Teixeira DH - Aubrey Huff LF - Lou Montanez CF - Adam Jones C - Matt Wieters 3B - Nomar Garciaparra 2B - Blake DeWitt -------------------- BN - Guillermo Quiroz BN - Freddie Bynum BN - Luis Terrero BN - Gabe Kapler Pitching Staff: SP - Odalis Perez SP - Jeremy Guthrie SP - Radhames Liz SP - Troy Patton SP - James McDonald -------------------- RP - Matt Albers RP - Randor Bierd RP - Jim Hoey RP - Dennis Sarfate RP - Alberto Castillo SU - Jim Johnson CL - Chris Ray Boston Red Sox Batting Order: CF - Jacoby Ellsbury 2B - Dustin Pedroia DH - David Ortiz 1B - Kevin Youkilis LF - Jason Bay C - Jarrod Saltalamacchia RF - J.D. Drew 3B - Mike Lowell SS - Jed Lowrie -------------------- BN - Coco Crisp BN - Julio Lugo BN - Jason Varitek BN - Kevin Cash Pitching Staff: SP - Josh Beckett SP - Jon Lester SP - Daisuke Matsuzaka SP - Oliver Perez SP - Michael Bowden -------------------- RP - Justin Masterson RP - David Aardsma RP - Manny Delcarmen RP - Juan Cruz RP - Javier Lopez SU - Hideki Okajima CL - Jonathan Papelbon New York Yankees Batting Order: CF - Mike Cameron SS - Derek Jeter 1B - Derrek Lee 3B - Alex Rodriguez LF - Hideki Matsui DH - Garret Anderson RF - Xavier Nady C - Jorge Posada 2B - Robinson Cano -------------------- BN - Jose Molina BN - Melky Cabrera BN - Wilson Betemit BN - Cody Ransom Pitching Staff: SP - Chien-Ming Wang SP - AJ Burnett SP - Mike Mussina SP - Joba Chamberlain SP - Alfredo Aceves -------------------- RP - Brian Bruney RP - Jose Veras RP - Phil Coke RP - Will Ohman RP - Edwar Ramirez SU - Jonathan Albaladejo CL - Mariano Rivera Tampa Bay Rays Batting Order: DH - Bobby Abreu CF - BJ Upton RF - Magglio Ordonez 1B - Carlos Pena 3B - Evan Longoria LF - Carl Crawford C - Dioner Navarro 2B - Akinori Iwamura SS - Jason Bartlett -------------------- BN - Ben Zobrist BN - Fernando Perez BN - Willy Aybar BN - Shawn Riggans Pitching Staff: SP - James Shields SP - Scott Kazmir SP - Matt Garza SP - Andy Sonnanstine SP - David Price -------------------- RP - Jeff Niemann RP - JP Howell RP - Grant Balfour RP - Chad Bradford RP - Trever Miller SU - Dan Wheeler CL - Chad Cordero Toronto Blue Jays Batting Order: RF - Alex Rios SS - Marco Scutaro DH - Jason Giambi CF - Vernon Wells 1B - Adam Lind LF - Travis Snider 3B - Scott Rolen C - Rod Barajas 2B - Aaron Hill -------------------- BN - Joe Inglett BN - Curtis Thigpen BN - Lyle Overbay BN - John McDonald Pitching Staff: SP - Roy Halladay SP - Andy Pettittte SP - Jesse Litsch SP - Casey Janssen SP - Bryan Bullington -------------------- RP - Brian Tallet RP - Brandon League RP - Jason Frasor RP - Jesse Carlson RP - Scott Downs SU - Jeremy Accardo CL - BJ Ryan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will post the NL lineups later.. I couldn't get help on picture presentations so my presentations will be text-heavy. I don't really mind presenting in text, it's having fun with this that truly matters and I plan to have fun with this. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 Presenting the National League team lineups NL West Arizona Diamondbacks Batting Order: SS - Stephen Drew LF - Eric Byrnes 1B - Conor Jackson 3B - Mark Reynolds CF - Chris Young RF - Justin Upton C - Ivan Rodriguez 2B - Mark Grudzielanek P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Chris Snyder BN - Chad Tracy BN - Chris Burke BN - Alex Romero Pitching Staff: SP - Brandon Webb SP - Dan Haren SP - Brandon Backe SP - Doug Davis SP - Max Scherzer -------------------- RP - Yusmeiro Petit RP - Doug Slaten RP - Tony Pena RP - Jon Rauch RP - Brian Medders RP - Leo Rosales SU - Chad Qualls CL - Brian Fuentes Colorado Rockies Batting Lineup: 2B - Howie Kendrick CF - Ryan Spilborghs SS - Troy Tulowitzki 1B - Todd Helton RF - Brad Hawpe C - Chris Ianetta 3B - Ian Stewart LF - Seth Smith P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Yorvit Torrealba BN - Joe Koshansky BN - Cory Sullivan BN - Jeff Baker BN - Clint Barmes Pitching Staff: SP - Aaron Cook SP - Ervin Santana SP - Jeff Francis SP - Ubaldo Jimenez SP - Jorge de la Rosa -------------------- RP - Jason Grilli RP - Oscar Villareal RP - Josh Roenicke RP - Taylor Buchholz RP - Luis Vizcaino SU - Jared Burton CL - Manny Corpas Los Angeles Dodgers Batting Order: 2B - Brian Roberts SS - Rafael Furcal RF - Andre Ethier LF - Manny Ramirez C - Russell Martin 1B - James Loney CF - Matt Kemp 3B - Melvin Mora P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Rene Rivera BN - Juan Pierre BN - Andruw Jones BN - Delwyn Young BN - Luis Maza Pitching Staff: SP - CC Sabathia SP - Chad Billingsley SP - Hiroki Kuroda SP - Clayton Kershaw SP - Daniel Cabrera -------------------- RP - Scott Proctor RP - George Sherrill RP - Yhency Brazoban RP - Cory Wade RP - Hong-Chih Kuo SU - Jonathan Broxton CL - Takashi Saito San Diego Padres Batting Lineup: RF - Brian Giles SS - Yunel Escobar 1B - Adrian Gonzalez 3B - Kevin Kouzmanoff CF - Jody Gerut LF - Brandon Jones 2B - Matt Antonelli C - Nick Hundley P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Jack Hannahan BN - Will Venable BN - Josh Bard BN - Josh Whitesell Pitching Staff: SP - Chris Young SP - Greg Maddux SP - Carl Pavano SP - Kevin Correia SP - Chad Reineke -------------------- RP - Justin Germano RP - Josh Geer RP - Cla Meredith RP - Clay Hensley RP - Enrique Gonzalez RP - Wade LeBlanc SU - Heath Bell CL - Trevor Hoffman San Francisco Giants Batting Order: LF - Fred Lewis RF - Randy Winn C - Pablo Sandoval 3B - Joe Crede CF - Aaron Rowand 1B - Travis Ishikawa SS - Emmanuel Burriss 2B - Eugenio Velez P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Kevin Frandsen BN - Eliezer Alfonzo BN - Dan Ortmeier BN - Chris Timpner BN - John Bowker Pitching Staff: SP - Tim Lincecum SP - Matt Cain SP - Barry Zito SP - Jonathan Sanchez SP - Noah Lowry -------------------- RP - Vinnie Chulk RP - Osiris Matos RP - Merkin Valdez RP - Jack Taschner RP - Alex Hinshaw SU - Kevin Gregg CL - Brian Wilson NL Central Chicago Cubs Batting Lineup: CF - Johnny Damon LF - Alfonso Soriano 3B - Aramis Ramirez 1B - Mike Jacobs C - Geovany Soto RF - Jeremy Hermida 2B - Mark DeRosa SS - Ryan Theriot P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Henry Blanco BN - Mike Fontenot BN - Kosuke Fukudome BN - Reed Johnson Pitching Staff: SP - Carlos Zambrano SP - Rich Harden SP - Ryan Dempster SP - Ted Lilly SP - Jason Marquis -------------------- RP - Jeff Samardzija RP - Chad Gaudin RP - Neal Cotts RP - Luis Ayala RP - Michael Wuertz RP - Sean Marshall SU - Carlos Marmol CL - Kerry Wood Cincinnati Reds Batting Order: CF - Willy Taveras SS - David Eckstein 2B - Brandon Phillips 1B - Joey Votto 3B - Adrian Beltre RF - Jay Bruce C - Gerard Laird LF - Chris Dickerson P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Wilkin Castillo BN - Ryan Freel BN - Jerry Hairston Jr BN - Jeff Keppinger BN - Paul Janish Pitching Staff: SP - Aaron Harang SP - Bronson Arroyo SP - Edinson Volquez SP - Johnny Cueto SP - Micah Owings -------------------- RP - Brandon Lyon RP - Bill Bray RP - David Weathers RP - Jeremy Affeldt RP - Gary Majewski SU - JJ Putz CL - Francisco Cordero Houston Astros Batting Order: RF - Hunter Pence 2B - Kaz Matsui SS - Miguel Tejada 1B - Lance Berkman LF - Carlos Lee 3B - Ty Wigginton C - JR Towles CF - Michael Bourn/Rocco Baldelli (platoon) P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Tony Manzella BN - Humberto Quintero BN - Val Majewski Pitching Staff: SP - Ben Sheets SP - Roy Oswalt SP - Wandy Rodriguez SP - Brian Moehler SP - Randy Wolf -------------------- RP - Fernando Nieve RP - Chris Sampson RP - Alan Embree RP - Tim Byrdak RP - Geoff Geary RP - Felipe Paulino SU - LaTroy Hawkins CL - Jose Valverde Milwaukee Brewers Batting Order: 2B - Rickie Weeks SS - JJ Hardy LF - Ryan Braun RF - Corey Hart 1B - Matt Gamel 3B - Casey Blake CF - Ryan Sweeney C - Jason Kendall P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Bill Hall BN - Mike Rivera BN - Tony Gwynn Jr BN - Callix Crabbe Pitching Staff: SP - Justin Duchscherer SP - Yovani Gallardo SP - Dave Bush SP - Greg Smith SP - Manny Parra -------------------- RP - Jeff Suppan RP - Carlos Villanueva RP - Kyle Farnsworth RP - David Riske RP - Mitch Stetter SU - Salomon Torres CL - Huston Street Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Order: CF - Nate McLouth 2B - Freddy Sanchez 1B - Adam LaRoche C - Ryan Doumit 3B - Andy LaRoche LF - Brandon Moss RF - Steven Pearce SS - Brian Bixler P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Ronny Paulino BN - Doug Mientkewicz BN - Jason Michaels BN - Shelby Ford BN - Nyjer Morgan Pitching Staff: SP - Paul Maholm SP - Ian Snell SP - Nate Robertson SP - Zach Miner SP - Ross Ohlendorf -------------------- RP - Jeff Karstens RP - Zach Duke RP - Franquelis Osoria RP - John Grabow RP - Denny Bautista SU - Craig Hansen CL - Tyler Yates St. Louis Cardinals Batting Order: SS - Edgar Renteria 2B - Felipe Lopez 1B - Albert Pujols LF - Ryan Ludwick 3B - Troy Glaus CF - Rick Ankiel RF - Skip Schumaker P - Pitcher C - Yadier Molina -------------------- BN - Bryan Anderson BN - Chris Duncan BN - Brian Barton BN - Aaron Miles BN - Joe Mather Pitching Staff: SP - Adam Wainwright SP - Kyle Lohse SP - Todd Wellemeyer SP - Paul Byrd SP - Joel Pineiro -------------------- RP - Chris Carpenter RP - Kyle McClellan RP - Randy Flores RP - Josh Kinney RP - Ryan Franklin SU - Tom Gordon CL - Chris Perez NL East Atlanta Braves Batting Order: CF - Josh Anderson SS - Khalil Greene C - Brian McCann 3B - Chipper Jones LF - Raul Ibanez RF - Josh Willingham 1B - Casey Kotchman 2B - Kelly Johnson P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Clint Sammons BN - Gregor Blanco BN - Martin Prado BN - Omar Infante BN - Jeff Francoeur Pitching Staff: SP - Jake Peavy SP - Braden Looper SP - Jair Jurrjens SP - Jorge Campillo SP - Mike Hampton -------------------- RP - Buddy Carlyle RP - Blaine Boyer RP - Manny Acosta RP - Jeff Ridgway RP - Damaso Marte SU - Mike Gonzalez CL - Rafael Soriano Philadelphia Phillies Batting Order: SS - Jimmy Rollins RF - Jayson Werth 2B - Chase Utley 1B - Ryan Howard LF - Juan Rivera CF - Shane Victorino 3B - Pedro Feliz C - Carlos Ruiz P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Frank Thomas BN - Chris Coste BN - Greg Dobbs BN - Eric Bruntlett BN - Geoff Jenkins Pitching Staff: SP - Cole Hamels SP - Brett Myers SP - Joe Blanton SP - Brad Penny SP - Kyle Kendrick -------------------- RP - J.A. Happ RP - J.C. Romero RP - Scott Eyre RP - Fernando Cabrera RP - Russ Springer SU - Ryan Madson CL - Brad Lidge Florida Marlins Batting Order: LF - Brett Gardner SS - Hanley Ramirez 1B - Jorge Cantu 3B - Dan Uggla C - Bengie Molina RF - Cody Ross CF - Cameron Maybin 2B - Joaquin Arias P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Roberto Andino BN - Wes Helms BN - John Baker BN - Tommy Murphy Pitching Staff: SP - Josh Johnson SP - Ricky Nolasco SP - Anibal Sanchez SP - Andrew Miller SP - Chris Volstad -------------------- RP - Jo-Jo Reyes RP - Logan Kensing RP - Eulogio de la Cruz RP - Doug Waechter RP - Reynel Pinto RP - Taylor Tankersley SU - Joe Nelson CL - Matt Lindstrom Washington Nationals Batting Order: CF - Lastings Milledge SS - Cristian Guzman 3B - Ryan Zimmerman LF - Elijah Dukes C - Jesus Flores RF - Mark Kotsay 1B - Ronnie Belliard 2B - Emilio Bonifacio P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Johnny Estrada BN - Dmitri Young BN - Alberto Gonzalez BN - Willie Harris BN - Austin Kearns Pitching Staff: SP - Livan Hernandez SP - Tim Redding SP - Jarrod Washburn SP - John Lannan SP - Colin Balester -------------------- RP - Garret Mock RP - Jason Bergmann RP - Saul Rivera RP - Steven Shell RP - Ryan Wagner SU - Jesus Colome CL - Joel Hanrahan New York Mets Batting Order: SS - Jose Reyes CF - Carlos Beltran 3B - David Wright LF - Pat Burrell 1B - Carlos Delgado 2B - Ray Durham RF - Ryan Church C - Brian Schneider P - Pitcher -------------------- BN - Ramon Castro BN - Marlon Anderson BN - Daniel Murphy BN - Endy Chavez BN - Fernando Tatis Pitching Staff: SP - Johan Santana SP - Derek Lowe SP - Javier Vazquez SP - John Maine SP - Mike Pelfrey -------------------- RP - Aaron Heilman RP - Matt Wise RP - Chad Durbin RP - Pedro Feliciano RP - Duaner Sanchez SU - Joe Smith CL - Francisco Rodriguez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Carmona solid in Opening Day win Boxscore: BAL 0 - CLE 4 Fausto Carmona proved to everyone that he was healthy and ready to go, pitching 7.1 innings of shut-out ball in a 4-0 win against the Baltimore Orioles. Refusing to answer questions by the media how he would approach this coming 2009 season, Carmona let his game do the talking. He struck out 7 batters and scattered 5 hits, while showcasing excellent control as he gave up only one base on balls. Baltimore starter Radhames Liz struggled with his command, giving up 5 walks and recording only one strikeout. The Indians opened up the scoring in the 3rd inning after Hudson lined a single to center field to score Sizemore, who opened the 3rd inning with a bunt single and a stolen base. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Radhames Liz left the game complaining of pains in his pitching arm. Details on his injury have yet to be made known. Reliever Randor Bierd was given a rude welcome by Shin-Soo Choo, as the Indians right-fielder clubbed a two-run homer on the 1st pitch thrown by Bierd. Emotions escalated in the 9th inning when Rafael Perez plunked Lou Montanez in the head. When asked what happened, Perez replied, “I was trying to throw a cutter up and in, but the ball slipped away from me and it happened to knock him square in the face. I wasn't trying to hurt him, why would I intentionally hit someone in the 9th inning?†Player of the Game: Fausto Carmona: 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO Pics of the game: Choo watches his home run in the 7th inning land in the stands. Hudson drives in Grady Sizemore to give the Indians their first run of the season. Carmona strikes out Aubrey Huff. The first of his 7 strikeouts in this game. Next Game: Baltimore Orioles (0-1) (Troy Patton) vs Cleveland Indians (1-0) (Cliff Lee)CLE1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Sizemore's 4th-inning double scores game-winning runs Boxscore: BAL 2 - CLE 4 Last year's AL Cy Young winner, Cliff Lee, did not have his usual command out there, giving up two runs, six hits, and three walks. in 6.0 innings pitched. “My cutter just wasn't working right today. I couldn't locate it and the opposing hitters mashed it,†Lee commented on his start. He did not need his best stuff to beat Troy Patton and the Orioles tonight, however, as Patton himself had a similar night, giving up seven hits, four runs, and three walks in 7.0 innings pitched. The Indians took the lead for good in the 4th inning, when Grady Sizemore hit a two-run double that drove in Ryan Garko, who singled to get on base, and Asdrubal Cabrera, who doubled. Orioles shortstop Chin-Lung Hu continued his shaky defensive play, racking up 2 throwing errors, which did not lead to runs. Player of the Game: Grady Sizemore. 1/4, 1 2B, 2 RBI Pictures of the Game: Orlando Hudson robs a base hit from Nomar Garciaparra during the top of the 2nd inning. Grady Sizemore drives in the go-ahead runs with a 4th-inning double. Next Game: Baltimore Orioles (0-2) (James McDonald) vs Cleveland Indians (2-0) (Anthony Reyes)CLE2.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Ride the Choo train! Indians win extra inning thriller in grand fashion Boxcore: BAL 5 - CLE 9 Is Chris Ray ready to close? Orioles fans were asking this before the season began and the early returns do not look nice. After Adam Jones hit an RBI triple at the top of the 10th to drive in Nick Markakis to give the Orioles a 5-4 lead, silencing the ruckus crowd at Progressive Field, Chris Ray came in at the bottom of the 10th to try to nail his first save of the young season. After getting Jhonny Peralta to fly out, Eric Wedge surprisingly pulled out Ryan Garko, who went 3 for 4 in this game, and put in Travis Hafner. The move panned out well. Hafner proceeded to club a 99 mph heater into the stands to tie the ballgame, rejuvenating the crowd. Perez pitched a shaky 11th, as Matt Wieters opened things up with a base hit. With Freddy Bynum running for Wieters, Nomar Garciaparra would then hit what would look like a routine double play until Asdrubal Cabrera fails to come up with the catch off the flip by Orlando Hudson. And when Chris Ray came back out of the 11th, he could not even get a single out. Asdrubal Cabrera lined a single up the middle to lead things off. Grady Sizemore got on base by a throwing error by back-up catcher Guillermo Quiroz on what would have otherwise been a sacrifice bunt. With the ball sailing past first base and into right field, Sizemore and Cabrera advanced up to 2nd and 3rd. With the pressure mounting, Orioles manager Dave Trembley opts to intentionally walk Orlando Hudson to load the bases with nobody out. And Choo came up to bat, looking to win the game, whether it be via a walk, a line drive, a little dribbler or a sacrifice fly. But out of all his options, he chose to clout the slider thrown inside and hit it off the upper deck to drive in all the runners on base as well as himself. Was Choo's offensive barrage late last season a mirage or was it a sign of things to come? For now, we can say that Choo is proving that he is ready to break out and become a steady source of run production. Player of the Game: Shin-Soo Choo: 2/5, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 GS, 1 BB, 1 SO Pictures of the Game: Adam Jones scales the wall to bring back what would've been a two-run homer for Jhonny Peralta in the 1st inning. Lou Montanez hits three-run bomb to give the Orioles a 4-3 lead in the 4th inning. The Indians would answer right back in the bottom of the 4th. Travis Hafner ties the game 5-5 in the bottom of the 10th inning with a solo home run after an Adam Jones RBI triple gave the O's a 1-run lead in the top of the inning. Chris Ray looks on dejected after surrendering a grand slam to Shin-Soo Choo to end the game. Next Game: Tampa Bay Rays (3-1) (David Price) vs Cleveland Indians (3-0) (Scott Lewis)CLE3.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Indians tired bullpen nearly costs them the game but they hold onto win Boxscore: TB 5 - CLE 6 The late inning slugfests reminded Indians fans of the horror of last season's bullpen. With the best bullpen arms unavailable due to fatigue, the Indians were forced to use relievers they were not really comfortable with using in a tight situation. Scott Lewis looked to be in line for the win until BJ Upton cranked a two-run shot against Indians reliever Masahide Kobayashi to tie the game during the top of the 8th. Asdrubal Cabrera hit a single in the bottom of the 8th to drive in two runs which would put the Indians up for good. Rafael Betancourt came to close things out in the 9th inning but gave fans a scare by giving up a home run to Carl Crawford to bring the Rays within one run of tying the game up again. Rookie David Price was a little roughed up in his first start of the 2009 season as he surrendered 4 runs in 5.1 innings, including a two-run homer to Ryan Garko. He struck out six batters, gave up seven hits, and walked 3 batters in the game. Fellow rookie Scott Lewis had uncharacteristically shaky command in his start tonight, walking four batters, but he showed the deception that led to his being in the major leagues by striking out five batters and allowing only two hits and two runs in six solid innings of work. Player of the Game: Jhonny Peralta: 3/4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B Pictures of the Game: Orlando Hudson breaks his bat as he grounds into a double play. Magglio Ordonez clubs a two-run homer to give the Rays a 2-1 lead in the 4th inning. Ryan Garko watches his two-run home run leave the ballpark to give the Indians a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning. He drove in Jhonny Peralta, who got on base with an RBI single. BJ Upton's ninth inning home run that had Indians fans shifting in their seats Next Game: Tampa Bay Rays (3-2) (James Shields) vs Cleveland Indians (4-0) (Aaron Laffey)CLE4.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Shields, Rays end Indians early winning streak at four games Boxscore: TB 6 - CLE 3 With the Rays bats still on fire, James Shields did not have to wait to long for his first lead of the game. Carl Crawford hit a two-run homer off of Indians starter Aaron Laffey to give the Rays their first lead of the game 2-2 in the 2nd inning. The Indians would knot the game up with two runs in the 3rd inning, but would not hold onto that lead for long. BJ Upton would hit a sacrifice fly in the 5th inning to drive in Jason Bartlett, who was earlier walked by Aaron Laffey. Rookie reliever Jon Meloan struggled with his command in his first relief appearance of the season, and he gave up a two-run shot to Carlos Pena to have the Rays pull away with the game. The Indians would try to rally in the 9th inning, after Kelly Shoppach and Ben Francisco each hit bloopers for singles. This prompted Rays manager to bring out closer Chad Cordero in place of set-up man Dan Wheeler to shut the door on the game. Chad Cordero would give up an RBI single to Asdrubal Cabrera, with the earned run being charged to Wheeler. Cordero induced a pop fly from Sizemore's bat and a grounder from Orlando Hudson to end the game. Player of the Game: Carlos Pena: 3/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR Pictures of the Game: Carl Crawford opens up the scoring with a two-run home run, driving in Carlos Pena who hit a single in his first AB which came in the 2nd inning. Shin-Soo Choo showcases rocket arm by throwing out Bobby Abreu at home plate. Shin-Soo Choo hits an RBI double to tie the game up at 2-2 in the 3rd inning. Asdrubal Cabrera turns the double play despite the hard slide by Bobby Abreu. Next Game: Tampa Bay Rays (4-2) (Scott Kazmir) vs Cleveland Indians (4-1) (Fausto Carmona)CLE5.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Kazmir comes one out shy of no-hitter; Victor Martinez injures meniscus Boxscore: TB 3 - CLE 0 Rays fans looked on in anticipation, would Scott Kazmir pitch the organization's first no-no? Shin-Soo Choo had other plans. With two out in the ninth inning and facing a 1 ball, 2 strike count, Choo smashed a single into left-center to break up Kazmir's no-no. Kazmir would settle for the 1-hit shutout by striking out Orlando Hudson in the next at bat to end the game. Kazmir had great command of the strikezone in this game, allowing only two base on balls and striking out seven batters. But what was more amazing was that he only threw 88 pitches on the night. "I had faith in my defense," Kazmir commented, "I know they can come up with the great defensive play and I don't always have to go out there looking for a strikeout." This new philosophy by Kazmir led him to a complete game shutout in which he threw less than 90 pitches. This is the same Kazmir who looked wild past the 5th inning as he had reached the century mark in pitch count. Kazmir's stellar performance could not have come in a better time, as the Indians Fausto Carmona pitched 7 good innings, allowing only three runs, as well as fanning six batters. Carmona suffered from the long ball, he gave up two on sinkers that did not have quite a lot of sink in them. Victor Martinez injured his knee on a diving play in the 1st inning. Carlos Pena hit a little dribbler down the 3rd base line, Peralta charged and threw the ball quickly to 1st base, Martinez had to get down on the ground to make a play and, in doing so, strained his meniscus. Martinez is looking to be out of action for the next two weeks at the least. Player of the Game: Scott Kazmir: 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 7 K Pictures of the Game: Bobby Abreu puts the Rays on the scoreboard with a solo home run. Longoria swings over the top of a slider by Fausto Carmona. This was one of six strikeouts on the night for Carmona. Shin-Soo Choo breaks up Scott Kazmir's no-no in the bottom of the 9th with a single. Next Game: Oakland Athletics (1-5) (Dana Eveland) vs Cleveland Indians (4-2) (Cliff Lee) --------------------------------------------------------- EDIT: The first game of the Athletics series got rained out. So I'll be playing a double header against them. I might post the double-header, a game at a time.CLE6.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Defensive lapse costs Athletics the win in day end of doubleheader Boxscore: OAK 3 - CLE 4 Sometimes a single play can make or break the game. The A's youngsters learned that lesson today. With the bases loaded and 1 out in the 4th inning, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a chopper back to the mound. Instead of going for a 1-4-3 double play, pitcher Dana Eveland tries to get Jhonny Peralta out at home. Cather Kurt Suzuki did not expect the throw would be headed for him and the ball sailed past him and into the backstop. "The scorer charged the error to Kurt for not catching a good throw but it was really my fault," Eveland commented, "I should have just tried to gun down Kelly Shoppach at 2nd and we could have escaped that inning without giving up any runs. [it's] my error, that should have been an easy double-play." It didn't seem like such a big deal back in the 4th inning, the A's were down by 3 runs after that error and it looked like they were in for a shellacking in the 4th. But at the end of the game, you could clearly see the frustration on the faces of Eveland and the rest of the A's. Bobby Crosby's two-run homer in the 8th inning could've knotted the game up rather than just cut the lead down to one. Cliff Lee did a nice job of hanging around in the game long enough to keep the bullpen fresh for the night end of the double-header. Closer Jensen Lewis will be available tonight as he only neeed six pitches to get the save tonight. Sal Fasano, called up from AAA Buffalo earlier today, could start at catcher in the 2nd game of the double-header. Player of the Game: Grady Sizemore: 1/3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 1 BB Pictures of the Game: Grady Sizemore knocks in his first home run of the season, driving in Ben Francisco, who got to 3rd via a double and a stolen base, as well. Prince Fielder strikes out looking. One of five strikeouts for pitcher Cliff Lee. Kurt Suzuki is charged with an error as the ball sails past him and into the backstop in the 4th inning. Jhonny Peralta scores from 3rd on the play. Next Game: Oakland Athletics (1-6) (Dallas Braden) vs Cleveland Indians (5-2) (Anthony Reyes)CLE7.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Barton's home run gives A's the win; A's split double header with Indians Boxscore: OAK 6 - CLE 5 Daric Barton hit the last of six homers for both teams combined in this game, and it was a big one. Down by a run in the eighth inning and with a runner on second, Barton could have knotted the game up with a base hit but he opted to touch 'em all as he knocked one on a hanging slider by Rafael Perez. "I had him set-up for the strikeout and I would've gotten out of the inning, but I didn't get enough break on my slider and he just hit it out," Perez said. Barton had a big game after posting mediocre numbers for the first 7 games of the season. Barton went 2/3, driving in three runs, and hitting his first home run of the season. He also drew one walk and did not strikeout; a concrete sign of the plate patience he had demonstrated throughout the minors. Grady Sizemore continues to scuffle at the plate, as he went 0/4 with a strikeout tonight. Orlando Hudson also went 0/4, fizzling after a hot start to the season. The Indians lead-off men both are hitting .172 and .167 on the season. Player of the Game: Daric Barton: 2/3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB Pictures of the Game: Eric Chavez watches his homer in the 2nd inning. Ben Francisco throws out Jack Cust at home plate. Jhonny Peralta watches his three-run blast in the 4th inning which gave the Indians a 5-2 lead. Daric Barton hits the home run that puts the A's on top. Next Game: Oakland Athletics (2-6) (Jason Windsor) vs Cleveland Indians (5-3) (Scott Lewis)CLE8.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Indians win via Lewis' five-hit shutout Score: OAK 0 - CLE 3 Lewis continues to show his success towards the end of 2008 was no fluke. This time he held the Oakland Athletics punchless throughout the game, for his first career complete game shutout, a day after the Athletics forced slugfests in both games of the doubleheader. Lewis exhibited his trademark command, giving up no walks and fanning three batters en route to the complete game shutout. Grady Sizemore may finally be breaking out of his slump. He went 2/4, hitting a single and a home run. Sizemore also added another stolen base to pad his totals to five on the season. "I guess it was just a case of us facing southpaw pitchers consecutively, " Grady Sizemore said, "We faced Kazmir, Eveland, Braden... that's three lefties straight. I'm just glad I was able to post a good line against a righty." Player of the Game: Scott Lewis: 9.0 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 K Pictures of the Game: Manager Eric Wedge argues that Ben Francisco's throw beat out Prince Fielder's slide to 2nd base. Grady Sizemore rounds the bases after hitting a home run against relief pitcher Jerry Blevins. Next Game: Cleveland Indians (6-3) (Aaron Laffey) vs Texas Rangers (8-2) (Kevin Millwood) ------------------------------------- I forgot to save the boxscore for this game, so I had to rely on remembering the stats off the top of my head, some of them may have been inaccurate but I didn't want to go without posting a recap.. This might be the last game I post for a while, work at uni is starting to pile up and I'll have less time for MVP Baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjyshortstop Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Awesome job , I like youre coverage of the games! Nice to see Scott Lewis get a shutout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Awesome job , I like youre coverage of the games! Nice to see Scott Lewis get a shutout Thanks! It's nice to see concrete signs of followers here. It was getting kind of lonely making post after post, but I knew some people were reading as the views kept going up after every update. Glad you liked it! I hope you keep following! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Indians clobber Rangers in series opener Boxscore: CLE 7 - TEX 2 The Rangers roared to a win-loss record of 8-2 to start the season via a power-packed offense that just clobbered any pitching staff they faced. But today, Aaron Laffey did what no other pitcher so far this season has managed to do; he held the Rangers offense relatively cold. Laffey pitched 7 strong innings, striking out five batters, walking none, and only giving up three hits. The Rangers nabbed two runs off of him on two solo shots, one by Michael Young and the other by Milton Bradley. "This place has been known to be a hitter's park," Aaron Laffey commented, "I knew I might give up a couple [home runs] here but I wanted to make sure that I would only give up solo homers. Their potent offense has come from getting on base and being driven in by the long ball. I managed to keep them off the bases." Rangers starter Kevin Millwood struggled through four innings, allowing six hits, walking three batters, and giving up two runs albeit striking out five batters. He left the game in the 5th inning without recording an out and was replaced by Vicente Padilla. Padilla started out sharp by retiring the side in order in the 5th, but things started to turn for the worse for the Rangers reliever come the 6th inning. After giving up a double to right fielder Ben Francisco, and inducing a grounder off the bat of Asdrubal Cabrera, Rangers manager Ron Washington opted to intentionally walk Grady Sizemore. Orlando Hudson would also get on base with a walk. With the bases loaded and only one man out, Shin-Soo Choo clobbered his 2nd grand slam of the season, breaking the game wide open and putting the Indians on top for good. This was Shin-Soo Choo's 4th home run on the season and this upped his RBI totals to 13. Player of the Game: Ben Francisco: 4/4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB Pictures of the Game: Kelly Shoppach scores on a bases loaded walk to Grady Sizemore by Kevin Millwood in the 4th inning. Ben Francisco's 3rd of 4 base hits in the game: a double in the sixth inning. Shin-Soo Choo follows through on his swing on the grand slam he hit in the sixth inning. Next Game: Cleveland Indians (7-3) (Fausto Carmona) vs Texas Rangers (8-3) (Brandon McCarthy) -------------------------- lol. I know I said that might be the last game I'd post for a while, but I found time to play two days ago and just making the presentation now. I'm actually posting this via university connetion. :wink:CLE10.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 McCarthy exits in the 3rd inning as Indians win Boxscore: CLE 5 - TEX 1 Brandon McCarthy had been the best pitcher for the Rangers in the early season. He posted a 0.66 ERA, and a 2-0 record in both games he had started so far. McCarthy was able to escape the 1st inning only giving up a hit to Grady Sizemore. But in the second inning, Jhonny Peralta led things off with a solo home run. Catcher Kelly Shoppach would follow suit, knocking in a solo home run as well. The damage would come in the third inning, when, after walking Sizemore and giving up a single to Ben Francisco, Shin-Soo Choo would club a home run to put the Indians out front with a then 5-0 lead. Fausto Carmona was able to escape trouble despite not having his best stuff out on the mound. He only struck out three batters, walked one, and gave up eight hits through six innings. Despite giving up eight hits, he only gave up a single run on a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the 3rd inning by Michael Young. "My sinker didn't quite have a lot of sink tonight. They were able to get hits, luckily they didn't score a lot of runs, " Carmona commented. Orlando Hudson was given the day off to try and get him out of a slump. Jamey Carroll started in his place in 2nd base; Ben Francisco moved to the 2nd spot in the batting order and continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 4 with a run scored. Player of the Game: Shin-Soo Choo: 1/4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR Next Game: Cleveland Indians (8-3) (Cliff Lee) vs Texas Rangers (8-4) (Scott Olsen) ---------------------------------------------------------- Forgot to turn on Fraps for this game. I was actually hitting F10 to take screenshots on replays but when I checked my Fraps folder, there were no pictures. And then I realized, I forgot to turn it on.. :roll: I turned it on and played the next game which I'll be presenting in a while.CLE11.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Benches clear twice as Indians complete sweep of Rangers Boxscore: CLE 8 - TEX 3 The Rangers won't get blown out without a fight. They showed that today. Rangers Reliever CJ Wilson started the fracas as he plunked Grady Sizemore with his first pitch of the night in the 7th inning. Grady Sizemore, thinking he was beaned intentionally, started jawing at Wilson and then proceeded to charge the mound. Both benches cleared but no blows were thrown yet. The umpires decided to eject Grady Sizemore but not CJ Wilson. In the 8th inning, Scott Feldman came in relief of CJ Wilson, and after getting Franklin Gutierrez, who came in to replace Sizemore, to fly out, Feldman hit Orlando Hudson with a pitch. Hudson attacked Feldman, took him to the ground and threw several fists in his direction. Third baseman Chris Davis charged in as well and threw himself on Orlando Hudson. After the fight was broken up, Feldman was carried off the field, limping as he went off. Hudson and Davis were both ejected for their on-field wrestling match. Warnings were finally issued after Indians reliever Jon Meloan decided to hit Milton Bradley on the thigh with a cutter, after Meloan surrendered a solo home run to Josh Hamilton. Meloan was ejected by the home plate umpire; luckily, Milton Bradley took his base without going after Meloan. Rangers starter Scott Olsen threw 120 pitches through six innings, giving up nine free bases while only fanning two batters as he took the loss in this brawl-marred game. Player of the Game: Grady Sizemore: 2/4, 2 RBI, 1 2B Pictures of the Game: Kinsler tries to leap for the high throw by Chris Davis to keep the ball from going to the outfield. Ryan Garko trots to home plate after hitting a solo home run to center field. Nelson Cruz hits a home run in the ninth inning off of Rafael Perez. Grady Sizemore hits an RBI double in the fifth inning. Next Game: Cleveland Indians (9-3) (Anthony Reyes) vs Oakland Athletics (4-9) (Shane Komine)CLE12.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFlare Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Five players suspended in Indians-Rangers brawl; Feldman injured The league has handed down suspensions to five players for their actions on Sunday night's game. The heaviest suspensions were given to Indians second baseman Orlando Hudson and Rangers third baseman Chris Davis. Both were suspended 7 games each for exchanging blows. Davis came into the fray after Hudson charged the mound and knocked down Rangers reliever Scott Feldman. Davis, seeing that Feldman had gotten hurt, came to the defense of his teammate and threw punches at Orlando Hudson. Scott Feldman could've been suspended for hitting Orlando Hudson with a pitch had he not been injured. Feldman will miss at least a month and a half with a fractured left knee. Indians reliever Jon Meloan, who got ejected after hitting Milton Bradley with a pitch in the 8th inning, will receive a five game suspension. Meloan's actions could've instigated the 3rd bench clearing of Sunday night's game, luckily, Milton Bradley opted to just give Meloan a glare and walk right down to first base. Rangers reliever CJ Wilson received a five game suspension as well, for starting the whole business by plunking Grady Sizemore with his very first pitch of Sunday night's game. Sizemore received a three game suspension for charging the mound after getting hit, as his actions caused the tension between both teams. Staggered suspensions will be implemented, with the heaviest punishments going first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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