New OOTP5 Dynasty - Texas Rangers 'Out of the gutter'

RGunner · 06-24-2003, 07:21 PM

Well I just purchased OOTP5 yesterday and I've decided to write up a dynasty. I'm from Texas so I've followed the Rangers all my life, and am a devoted fan even though they suck right now. I remember back in the days when Kenny Rogers was good, Nolan Ryan was there, a young Juan Gonzalez and Pudge Rodriguez, a younger Ruben Sierra and they went to the playoffs and played the Yankees and lost every time. I remember when Kenny Rogers pitched his perfect game, because I was there

But anyways, lets get down to business.

BREAKING NEWS!!

Fort Worth, Texas - Breaking news out of Texas, as Ranger owner Tom Hicks suddenly sells the team to young billionaire Kevin Mitchell, an avid fan of the Rangers for a long, long time.

When Kevin was asked about the future of the organization here's what he said "Well, right now, we need to focus on pitching, our hitting is set. We could compete this year, but eventually we're not going to score 10 runs a game, and have to out-pitch some people. We've got so many hitters we can change our lineup every day and still score alot of runs. I plan on trying to upgrade our pitching this season through trades, and through free agency and the draft in the off-season. But right now, we will focus on the task at hand, and that is putting together a ballclub capable of winning this year."

The sell of the Rangers comes because Hicks wants to concentrate on his Dallas Stars. Mitchell believes that he can make the Rangers legitimate contenders within 2 years. He'll need a lot of pitching help then, Chan Ho Park just doesn't cut it anymore in the AL.

**Next post will preview the team**

RGunner · 06-24-2003, 07:45 PM

First Basemen

Rafael Palmeiro (38 years old) -
Raffy is close to the 500 club in home runs, he will definitely be the starter at 1st base come opening day. He will likely bat clean-up as well, sharing those duties with Juan Gonzalez. We expect a good 35+ dingers from him this year if he stays healthy.

Mike Lamb (27 years old) -
Mike is a solid hitter who will get on base when he bats alot of the time, but he is labeled as a very inconsistent player. If he plays regularly he will likely hit .300 and put up decent power numbers, but he's behind Palmeiro, and might get some duty at 3rd base, the outfield or at DH.

Second Basemen

Jermaine Clark (26 years old) -
Really hasn't seen much playing time, and won't play a whole lot behind Mike Young here either. We might look at trading him away for some pitching, although he is a solid base runner and can draw walks with ease.

Michael Young (26 years old) -
Great defensive player, and a solid offensive player as well. Might be in the lead-off slot but its not for sure. We'll experiment at that slot in the line-up for the first weeks. Mike is going to be a fixture in our line-up for many years to come most likely.

Shortstop

Alex Rodriguez (27 years old) -
Highly considered one the best all-around players in the league. Will start every day and bat 3rd in the line-up. Expecting a good 50 homer 120 RBI year.

Third Basemen

Mark Teixeira (21 years old) -
Mark is a great prospect for the team, but behind another one on the same team in Hank Blalock. He will play alot, likely at first base with Palmeiro going to DH alot. Expect big things from Tex soon.

Hank Blalock (22 years old) -
He is also a great prospect, with half a year of big league experience under his belt. He's likely to be the regular starter at 3rd, with Tex getting some time there too.

Outfielders

Juan Gonzalez (33 years old) -
Juan will be the starting right fielder easily, and we expect a big year for him seeing as its a contract year.

Doug Glanville (32 years old) -
Could possibly start in Center Field some of the time, and lead-off occasionally. Has great speed and can get on base sometimes.

Carl Everett (31 years old) -
He will start at center field or left field during the season. Might get some oppurtunities to bat lead-off with his speed and ability to get on-base.

Ruben Sierra (37 years old) -
He may be 37 but he's still going strong. We're still debating on whether it will be him starting or Glanville starting in his spot. Likely they will split time out there.

Catchers

Chad Kreuter (38 years old) -
Likely not going to see much playing time behind Diaz and Todd Greene, but he might get some time behind the plate.

Todd Greene (31 years old) -
Will see some time, but won't be the main attraction at Catcher, that spot goes to Diaz. If Diaz struggles expect Greene to play.

Einar Diaz (30 years old) -
Will start at catcher, and barring any struggling, will play most of the time at that position.

Pitchers

Starting Rotation

Colby Lewis
Chan Ho Park
John Thomson
Ismael Valdes

Bullpen

Francisco Cordero
Aaron Fultz
Reynaldo Garcia
C.J. Nitkowski
Jay Powell
Esteban Yan
Ugueth Urbina (C)

Lineups

RHP/NO DH
1. 2B Michael Young
2. 3B Hank Blalock
3. SS Alex Rodriguez
4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro
5. RF Juan Gonzalez
6. CF Carl Everett
7. LF Ruben Sierra
8. C Einar Diaz
9. Pitcher

LHP/NO DH
1. 2B Michael Young
2. 3B Mark Teixeira
3. SS Alex Rodriguez
4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro
5. RF Juan Gonzalez
6. LF Ruben Sierra
7. CF Doug Glanville
8. C Einar Diaz
9. Pitcher

RHP/DH
1. 2B Michael Young
2. 3B Hank Blalock
3. SS Alex Rodriguez
4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro
5. RF Juan Gonzalez
6. CF Carl Everett
7. LF Ruben Sierra
8. DH Mark Teixeira
9. C Einar Diaz

RHP/DH
1. 2B Michael Young
2. 3B Hank Blalock
3. SS Alex Rodriguez
4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro
5. RF Juan Gonzalez
6. CF Carl Everett
7. LF Ruben Sierra
8. DH Mark Teixeira
9. C Todd Greene

RGunner · 06-24-2003, 09:53 PM

April
Record - 7-20
Overall Record - 7-20

Overall, not a very good start to the season, we didn't really start off that good at 1-9, and kept up horrible pace the rest of the month,

THE GOOD
Mark Teixeira -
Tex is starting off the season great, batting a solid .309 with 3 home runs to go with 9 RBI. He's been playing DH so far.

Ruben Sierra -
Ruben is batting a solid .264 to go with 6 home runs and 16 RBI which both are second on the team.

Rafael Palmeiro -
Raffy isn't putting up a good average at .216 but he does have 7 dingers and 17 RBI.

John Thomson -
John is starting off well at 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA. At least one starter is doing decent.

THE BAD
Alex Rodriguez -
A-Rod is only batting .248 with 5 home runs and 12 RBI, not a good start for the slugger.

Michael Young -
Mike is batting a measly .240 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI. Not very good for our lead-off man.

Ugueth Urbina -
Ugy is 0-3 with only 4 saves and a 3.63 ERA. The ERA isn't that bad but 3 losses and only 4 saves isn't good.

THE UGLY
Chan Ho Park -
Chan Ho is a horrible 1-3 with a 6.54 ERA. This guy is way overpaid.

Ismael Valdes -
Ish is 1-4 with a 4.89 ERA. The ERA isn't too bad, doesn't look like he's getting any run support.

Reynaldo Garcia -
Reynaldo isn't fairing very well so far, he's 0-2 with a 13.30 ERA.

C.J. Nitkowski
C.J. is doing horrible, like Garcia with a 0-2 record and an 11.77 ERA.

TEAM NOTES

- On April 12, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR against Seattle
- On April 13, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR against Seattle
- On April 30, Ruben Sierra hit 2 HR against Toronto

MLB NOTES

- AL Pitcher of the Month is Brad Radke (6-0 with a 1.44 ERA)
- NL Pitcher of the Month is Shawn Estes (4-1 with a 0.78 ERA)
- AL Batter of the Month is Manny Ramirez (.416 with 9 HR and 22 RBI)
- NL Batter of the Month is Jeff Kent (.342 with 8 HR and 29 RBI)
- Florida C Ivan Rodriguez is done for the year with a broken hip.
- Arizona P Curt Schilling pitched a No Hitter on April 27 against the New York Mets
- Chicago Cubs OF Sammy Sosa hit his 500th HR off of Tom Glavine.

RGunner · 06-24-2003, 10:10 PM

May
Record - 14-13
Overall Record - 21-33

THE GOOD
Hank Blalock
Hank is now batting a great .332 with 5 home runs, 24 RBI and 16 doubles.

Juan Gonzalez
Juan is batting a solid .315 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI this season after a great month in which he went .365 with 9 HR and 26 RBI.

Francisco Cordero
CoCo is now 4-1 on the year with 1 save, his ERA is up at 5.02 though. He is still pitching good in relief.

Esteban Yan
Esteban really picked it up this month, to improve his record from 1-0 to 3-0 with a 3.89 ERA.

THE BAD
Alex Rodriguez
A-Rod is still batting a low .254 with 11 HR and 29 RBI. He really needs to pick his BA up.

Michael Young
Mike is batting still a low .245 only 3 HR and 16 RBI. He really needs to pick everything up.

John Thomson
John went 1-4 in May and rose his ERA up to 6.83, not a good month for him.

Ismael Valdes
Ish still is doing bad with a 3-7 record and a 5.06 ERA. He's getting a lot of decisions though.

Ugueth Urbina
Ugy is now 0-5 with 13 saves, got a save in all but one win this month, but his ERA is up to 5.06.

THE UGLY
Rafael Palmeiro
Not really that bad, but he's only batting .237, but he has hit 16 HR and drove in 36 runs.

Ruben Sierra
Ruben's average lowered from .264 to .237 and he only hit 1 HR and drove in a measly 8 runs this month.

Reynaldo Garcia
Doesn't look like he'll get much more time after the first 2 months, he is a combined 1-4 with a 10.37 ERA.

TEAM NOTES

- On May 7, Alex Rodriguez hit 2 HR against Toronto
- On May 7, Carl Everett had 4 hits against Toronto
- On May 11, Juan Gonzalez hit 2 HR against Cleveland, and was named the player of the week for going .550 with 4 HR and 6 RBI
- On May 16, Hank Blalock had 4 hits against New York
- On May 21, Rafael Palmeiro drove in 5 runs against Tampa Bay
- On May 23, Carl Everett hit 2 HR against Baltimore
- On May 24, Juan Gonzalez drove in 5 runs against Baltimore
- On May 29, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR, and scored 4 runs against Baltimore
- On May 30, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR against Baltimore
- Juan Gonzalez was named the AL Batter of the Month for going .365 with 9 HR and 26 RBI.

MLB NOTES

- AL Pitcher of the Month is Derek Lowe (5-1 with a 3.38 ERA)
- NL Pitcher of the Month is Randy Johnson (5-0 with a 0.90 ERA)
- AL Batter of the Month is Juan Gonzalez (.365 with 9 HR and 26 RBI)
- NL Batter of the Month is Larry Walker (.387)
- Randy Keisler threw a No-Hitter against the Diamondbacks on May 30.
- Rafael Palmeiro hit his 500th HR on 5-21
- Seattle's Ichiro is done for the year with a broken hip.

JeeberD · 06-24-2003, 10:58 PM

Heh, trying to make the Rangers good, that's a funny one...

Best of luck to ya.

RGunner · 06-25-2003, 06:09 PM

June
Record - 8-19
Overall Record - 29-52

THE GOOD
Juan Gonzalez
Juan is batting .324 with 19 dingers and 61 RBI. Juan is having a great first half of the year so far.

Alex Rodriguez
A-Rod had a decent month, his average is up to .263 and he has 20 HR and 51 RBI. Hopefully he can raise it up higher by the end of the year.

Francisco Cordero
Coco is pitching to a 4.40 ERA and a 6-2 record with 1 save as our setup guy.

Esteban Yan
Wow, we have two pitchers still doing good, as Yan is 3-2 with a 3.92 ERA

THE BAD
Our Record
We had a great month of May for our standards, and then f'd up in June.

Rafael Palmeiro
Raffy had a bad month, his average is at .239 and he only hit 2 HR and had 8 RBI in June.

Starting Pitchers
Our starting pitchers are a combined 16-23 with a combined ERA of 5.67

Ugueth Urbina
Ugy is 0-5 with a 4.99 ERA and 16 saves. We need him to not blow saves.

THE UGLY
Bullpen
Our bullpen is horrendous. They are 13-29 (most of the wins are Cordero's 6 and Yan's 3.) with a combined ERA of 6.49

Hank Blalock
Hank had a horrible month as his average fell from .332 to .296 and he was homer-less and only drove in 2 runs.

TEAM NOTES

- On June 3, Carl Everett hit 2 HR against Atlanta.
- On June 3, Juan Gonzalez had 4 hits and scored 4 runs against Atlanta.
- On June 6, Alex Rodriguez had 4 hits against Montreal.
- On June 7, Juan Gonzalez had 4 hits against Montreal.
- On June 9, Carl Everett was named player of the week (.478 with 5 HR and 12 RBI.
- On June 14, Alex Rodriguez hit 2 HR, scored 4 runs and drove in 5 runs against Florida.
- On June 16, Juan Gonzalez was named player of the week (.429 with 3 HR and 8 RBI).

MLB NOTES

- Ricardo Rodriguez was named Pitcher of the Month (4-0 with a 0.83 ERA).
- Jung Bong was named Pitcher of the Month (4-0 with a 1.73 ERA).
- AL Batter of the Month is Brad Fullmer (.378 with 25 RBI).
- NL Batter of the Month is Sammy Sosa (.376 with 18 HR and 37 RBI).
- Seattle's Mike Cameron hit for the cycle on June 25 against Anaheim.
- Arizona's ace P Randy Johnson is done for his career after he tore his tricep muscle.

06-24-2003, 10:58 PM	#5
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Heh, trying to make the Rangers good, that's a funny one... Best of luck to ya. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-24-2003, 07:45 PM	#2
RGunner High School JV Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas	First Basemen Rafael Palmeiro (38 years old) - Raffy is close to the 500 club in home runs, he will definitely be the starter at 1st base come opening day. He will likely bat clean-up as well, sharing those duties with Juan Gonzalez. We expect a good 35+ dingers from him this year if he stays healthy. Mike Lamb (27 years old) - Mike is a solid hitter who will get on base when he bats alot of the time, but he is labeled as a very inconsistent player. If he plays regularly he will likely hit .300 and put up decent power numbers, but he's behind Palmeiro, and might get some duty at 3rd base, the outfield or at DH. Second Basemen Jermaine Clark (26 years old) - Really hasn't seen much playing time, and won't play a whole lot behind Mike Young here either. We might look at trading him away for some pitching, although he is a solid base runner and can draw walks with ease. Michael Young (26 years old) - Great defensive player, and a solid offensive player as well. Might be in the lead-off slot but its not for sure. We'll experiment at that slot in the line-up for the first weeks. Mike is going to be a fixture in our line-up for many years to come most likely. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez (27 years old) - Highly considered one the best all-around players in the league. Will start every day and bat 3rd in the line-up. Expecting a good 50 homer 120 RBI year. Third Basemen Mark Teixeira (21 years old) - Mark is a great prospect for the team, but behind another one on the same team in Hank Blalock. He will play alot, likely at first base with Palmeiro going to DH alot. Expect big things from Tex soon. Hank Blalock (22 years old) - He is also a great prospect, with half a year of big league experience under his belt. He's likely to be the regular starter at 3rd, with Tex getting some time there too. Outfielders Juan Gonzalez (33 years old) - Juan will be the starting right fielder easily, and we expect a big year for him seeing as its a contract year. Doug Glanville (32 years old) - Could possibly start in Center Field some of the time, and lead-off occasionally. Has great speed and can get on base sometimes. Carl Everett (31 years old) - He will start at center field or left field during the season. Might get some oppurtunities to bat lead-off with his speed and ability to get on-base. Ruben Sierra (37 years old) - He may be 37 but he's still going strong. We're still debating on whether it will be him starting or Glanville starting in his spot. Likely they will split time out there. Catchers Chad Kreuter (38 years old) - Likely not going to see much playing time behind Diaz and Todd Greene, but he might get some time behind the plate. Todd Greene (31 years old) - Will see some time, but won't be the main attraction at Catcher, that spot goes to Diaz. If Diaz struggles expect Greene to play. Einar Diaz (30 years old) - Will start at catcher, and barring any struggling, will play most of the time at that position. Pitchers Starting Rotation Colby Lewis Chan Ho Park John Thomson Ismael Valdes Bullpen Francisco Cordero Aaron Fultz Reynaldo Garcia C.J. Nitkowski Jay Powell Esteban Yan Ugueth Urbina (C) Lineups RHP/NO DH 1. 2B Michael Young 2. 3B Hank Blalock 3. SS Alex Rodriguez 4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro 5. RF Juan Gonzalez 6. CF Carl Everett 7. LF Ruben Sierra 8. C Einar Diaz 9. Pitcher LHP/NO DH 1. 2B Michael Young 2. 3B Mark Teixeira 3. SS Alex Rodriguez 4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro 5. RF Juan Gonzalez 6. LF Ruben Sierra 7. CF Doug Glanville 8. C Einar Diaz 9. Pitcher RHP/DH 1. 2B Michael Young 2. 3B Hank Blalock 3. SS Alex Rodriguez 4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro 5. RF Juan Gonzalez 6. CF Carl Everett 7. LF Ruben Sierra 8. DH Mark Teixeira 9. C Einar Diaz RHP/DH 1. 2B Michael Young 2. 3B Hank Blalock 3. SS Alex Rodriguez 4. 1B Rafael Palmeiro 5. RF Juan Gonzalez 6. CF Carl Everett 7. LF Ruben Sierra 8. DH Mark Teixeira 9. C Todd Greene

06-24-2003, 09:53 PM	#3
RGunner High School JV Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas	April Record - 7-20 Overall Record - 7-20 Overall, not a very good start to the season, we didn't really start off that good at 1-9, and kept up horrible pace the rest of the month, THE GOOD Mark Teixeira - Tex is starting off the season great, batting a solid .309 with 3 home runs to go with 9 RBI. He's been playing DH so far. Ruben Sierra - Ruben is batting a solid .264 to go with 6 home runs and 16 RBI which both are second on the team. Rafael Palmeiro - Raffy isn't putting up a good average at .216 but he does have 7 dingers and 17 RBI. John Thomson - John is starting off well at 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA. At least one starter is doing decent. THE BAD Alex Rodriguez - A-Rod is only batting .248 with 5 home runs and 12 RBI, not a good start for the slugger. Michael Young - Mike is batting a measly .240 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI. Not very good for our lead-off man. Ugueth Urbina - Ugy is 0-3 with only 4 saves and a 3.63 ERA. The ERA isn't that bad but 3 losses and only 4 saves isn't good. THE UGLY Chan Ho Park - Chan Ho is a horrible 1-3 with a 6.54 ERA. This guy is way overpaid. Ismael Valdes - Ish is 1-4 with a 4.89 ERA. The ERA isn't too bad, doesn't look like he's getting any run support. Reynaldo Garcia - Reynaldo isn't fairing very well so far, he's 0-2 with a 13.30 ERA. C.J. Nitkowski C.J. is doing horrible, like Garcia with a 0-2 record and an 11.77 ERA. TEAM NOTES - On April 12, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR against Seattle - On April 13, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR against Seattle - On April 30, Ruben Sierra hit 2 HR against Toronto MLB NOTES - AL Pitcher of the Month is Brad Radke (6-0 with a 1.44 ERA) - NL Pitcher of the Month is Shawn Estes (4-1 with a 0.78 ERA) - AL Batter of the Month is Manny Ramirez (.416 with 9 HR and 22 RBI) - NL Batter of the Month is Jeff Kent (.342 with 8 HR and 29 RBI) - Florida C Ivan Rodriguez is done for the year with a broken hip. - Arizona P Curt Schilling pitched a No Hitter on April 27 against the New York Mets - Chicago Cubs OF Sammy Sosa hit his 500th HR off of Tom Glavine.

06-24-2003, 10:10 PM	#4
RGunner High School JV Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas	May Record - 14-13 Overall Record - 21-33 THE GOOD Hank Blalock Hank is now batting a great .332 with 5 home runs, 24 RBI and 16 doubles. Juan Gonzalez Juan is batting a solid .315 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI this season after a great month in which he went .365 with 9 HR and 26 RBI. Francisco Cordero CoCo is now 4-1 on the year with 1 save, his ERA is up at 5.02 though. He is still pitching good in relief. Esteban Yan Esteban really picked it up this month, to improve his record from 1-0 to 3-0 with a 3.89 ERA. THE BAD Alex Rodriguez A-Rod is still batting a low .254 with 11 HR and 29 RBI. He really needs to pick his BA up. Michael Young Mike is batting still a low .245 only 3 HR and 16 RBI. He really needs to pick everything up. John Thomson John went 1-4 in May and rose his ERA up to 6.83, not a good month for him. Ismael Valdes Ish still is doing bad with a 3-7 record and a 5.06 ERA. He's getting a lot of decisions though. Ugueth Urbina Ugy is now 0-5 with 13 saves, got a save in all but one win this month, but his ERA is up to 5.06. THE UGLY Rafael Palmeiro Not really that bad, but he's only batting .237, but he has hit 16 HR and drove in 36 runs. Ruben Sierra Ruben's average lowered from .264 to .237 and he only hit 1 HR and drove in a measly 8 runs this month. Reynaldo Garcia Doesn't look like he'll get much more time after the first 2 months, he is a combined 1-4 with a 10.37 ERA. TEAM NOTES - On May 7, Alex Rodriguez hit 2 HR against Toronto - On May 7, Carl Everett had 4 hits against Toronto - On May 11, Juan Gonzalez hit 2 HR against Cleveland, and was named the player of the week for going .550 with 4 HR and 6 RBI - On May 16, Hank Blalock had 4 hits against New York - On May 21, Rafael Palmeiro drove in 5 runs against Tampa Bay - On May 23, Carl Everett hit 2 HR against Baltimore - On May 24, Juan Gonzalez drove in 5 runs against Baltimore - On May 29, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR, and scored 4 runs against Baltimore - On May 30, Rafael Palmeiro hit 2 HR against Baltimore - Juan Gonzalez was named the AL Batter of the Month for going .365 with 9 HR and 26 RBI. MLB NOTES - AL Pitcher of the Month is Derek Lowe (5-1 with a 3.38 ERA) - NL Pitcher of the Month is Randy Johnson (5-0 with a 0.90 ERA) - AL Batter of the Month is Juan Gonzalez (.365 with 9 HR and 26 RBI) - NL Batter of the Month is Larry Walker (.387) - Randy Keisler threw a No-Hitter against the Diamondbacks on May 30. - Rafael Palmeiro hit his 500th HR on 5-21 - Seattle's Ichiro is done for the year with a broken hip.

06-25-2003, 06:09 PM	#6
RGunner High School JV Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas	June Record - 8-19 Overall Record - 29-52 THE GOOD Juan Gonzalez Juan is batting .324 with 19 dingers and 61 RBI. Juan is having a great first half of the year so far. Alex Rodriguez A-Rod had a decent month, his average is up to .263 and he has 20 HR and 51 RBI. Hopefully he can raise it up higher by the end of the year. Francisco Cordero Coco is pitching to a 4.40 ERA and a 6-2 record with 1 save as our setup guy. Esteban Yan Wow, we have two pitchers still doing good, as Yan is 3-2 with a 3.92 ERA THE BAD Our Record We had a great month of May for our standards, and then f'd up in June. Rafael Palmeiro Raffy had a bad month, his average is at .239 and he only hit 2 HR and had 8 RBI in June. Starting Pitchers Our starting pitchers are a combined 16-23 with a combined ERA of 5.67 Ugueth Urbina Ugy is 0-5 with a 4.99 ERA and 16 saves. We need him to not blow saves. THE UGLY Bullpen Our bullpen is horrendous. They are 13-29 (most of the wins are Cordero's 6 and Yan's 3.) with a combined ERA of 6.49 Hank Blalock Hank had a horrible month as his average fell from .332 to .296 and he was homer-less and only drove in 2 runs. TEAM NOTES - On June 3, Carl Everett hit 2 HR against Atlanta. - On June 3, Juan Gonzalez had 4 hits and scored 4 runs against Atlanta. - On June 6, Alex Rodriguez had 4 hits against Montreal. - On June 7, Juan Gonzalez had 4 hits against Montreal. - On June 9, Carl Everett was named player of the week (.478 with 5 HR and 12 RBI. - On June 14, Alex Rodriguez hit 2 HR, scored 4 runs and drove in 5 runs against Florida. - On June 16, Juan Gonzalez was named player of the week (.429 with 3 HR and 8 RBI). MLB NOTES - Ricardo Rodriguez was named Pitcher of the Month (4-0 with a 0.83 ERA). - Jung Bong was named Pitcher of the Month (4-0 with a 1.73 ERA). - AL Batter of the Month is Brad Fullmer (.378 with 25 RBI). - NL Batter of the Month is Sammy Sosa (.376 with 18 HR and 37 RBI). - Seattle's Mike Cameron hit for the cycle on June 25 against Anaheim. - Arizona's ace P Randy Johnson is done for his career after he tore his tricep muscle.

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