Wonder Bear
06-06-2008, 01:43 AM
EDIT: COMPUTER CRASH, DYNASTY DISCONTINUED.
Note: This is using CubbyFan's roster set. The dynasty begins after one simulated CPU controlled MLB season.
Story time:
The story begins in early November 2008, after a sub par (disastrous if you're from New York) season for the New York Yankees. The Yankees finished 77-85(3rd), (their worst record in sixteen years), twenty-two games behind the AL East champion Toronto.
In 2008, the Yankees began the season rated #2 in the MLB Power Rankings. Needless to say, the season did not go as planned. Injuries and underachievement dominated New York headlines. The Yankees were historically bad in one run games, finishing with a record of 13-42 in said games.
To add insult to injury, old Yankees manager, Joe Torre, led the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first World Series title in twenty years.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9041/godpamcskg7.jpg
The Dodgers celebrate after outlasting the Angels in seven.
Co-Chairman Hank Steinbrenner wasted no time making changes, as he axed GM Brian Cashman the day the regular season ended. Steinbrenner, bent on creating a legacy of his own, made national headlines with his bombastic pick for the next Yankee GM.
Of course, in classic Steinbrenner fashion, conventional wisdom was below him. One new GM would not be enough for Steinbrenner, he needed two. Both new co-GM's have been lifelong Yankees fans, but are severely lacking in baseball professional experience, but certainly not short on knowledge (or so we've been told). Enter ESPN personality Mike Greenberg, and self-made millionaire, entrepreneur Cosmo Kramer (creator of the best-selling male undergarment, "The Bro." Many talking heads assess the move as this: Steinbrenner wants to be directly involved in player affairs and feels that he can muscle around Greenberg and Kramer.
So who am I? Where do I come into play? Well I'm an intern "assisting" Greenberg and Kramer...and blogging about it along the way. I'll include my personal conversations with the two, articles written about the team and maybe even my own two cents about what we should be doing. Fetching coffee and taking out the trash is my day to day...but, between you and me, I know more about this club than those two combined. Hell's going to freeze over before I let the dynamic Greenberg/Kramer duo drive my Yankees straight into the ground. With a few well placed hints I'm thinking I'll be able to give Greenberg and Kramer a little help running the team.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g160/truthserum607/07%20MLB%20logo%20set/NewYorkA_Yankees.png
2008 = Failure
Worst Yankees team in over fifteen years!
My 2008 Yankees Review:
Opening day roster:
2008 stats(2007)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5084/5406ay4.jpgDerek Jeter, SS
34 years old
NYY Status: $189M/3 years.
BA - .274(.322)/HR - 0(12)/RBI - 28(73)/OBP - .347(.388)/SLG - .367(.452)
What it means for us:
Our unquestioned captain was only able to appear in 79 games last year, the second least in his career. He missed two and a half months, and while that contributed to his lackluster performance, maybe he is starting to decline - quickly. On the bright side, he did have 29 stolen bases last year, which is 14 more than he had for us in 2007. I almost forgot, JETER IS GOD.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7534/7497zk5.jpgRobinson Cano, 2B
26 years old
NYY Status: $30M/4 years.
BA - .300(.306)/HR - 27(19)/RBI - 98(97)/OBP - .348(.353)/SLG - .516(.488)
What it means for us:
The twenty-six year old is most definitely in our plans for the foreseeable future, as Greenberg has done nothing but rave about him for the first week. He made the All-Star team last year and was one of the few bright spots on our roster. Great hitter, could work on his discipline, but he's still young. One of the few young guys we've got.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3858/5502hp4.jpgJorge Posada, C
37 years old
NYY Status: $52.4M/4years
BA - .299(.338)/HR - 24(20)/RBI - 115(90)/OBP - .357(.426)/SLG - .506(.543)
What it means for us:
He is getting UP THERE, but is still able to produce. We're going to have to try a viable replacement as soon as possible. Anything more than another year or two of this kind of production will be gravy.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5955/5275jr8.jpgAlex Rodriguez, 3B
33 years old
NYY Status: $305M/10 years
BA - .263(.314)/HR - 43(54)/RBI - 113(156)/OBP - .362(.422)/SLG - .532(.645)
What this means for us:
Worst batting average since 1995? Worst on base percentage since 1999? No problem. A-Rod is the best player in the game, I have no worries. Although he better up those stats with the coin he's raking in...
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4303/7042yh7.jpgHideki Matsui, DH/LF
34 years old
NYY Status: $52M/2 years
BA - .278(.285)/HR - 21(25)/RBI - 64(103)/OBP - .374(.367)/SLG - .510(.488)
What this means for us:
Not a whole lot. Yeah, that drop in RBI's is scary, but he also had 150 less AB's than in 2007.
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4523/5698pk2.jpgBobby Abreu, RF
34 years old
NYY Status: $16M/1 year
BA - .272(.283)/HR - 19(16)/RBI - 83(101)/OBP - .351(.369)/SLG - .446(.445)
What this means for us:
Another aging star. While he's still throwing up some decent numbers, he's a free agent after 2009, they won't be able to get rid of him fast enough.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3562/5484me1.jpgJohnny Damon, CF
34 years old
NYY Status: TRADED
BA - .251(.292)/HR - 26(27)/RBI - 55(63)/OBP - .338(.351)/SLG - .376(.396)
What this means for us:
Cashman dealt away Damon in May to the Orioles for some string beans and a button.
http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/5386.jpgJason Giambi, 1B
37 years old
NYY Status: RELEASED
BA - .225(.236)/HR - 25(14)/RBI - 80(39)/OBP - .381(.356)/SLG - .435(.433)
What this means for us:
Giambi had a solid year, but that couldn't save him. The first thing Greenberg & Kramer did when they accepted the job was cut Jason Giambi. Why? One, his link with steroid use. Two, his laid back Southern California attitude.
http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/7595.jpgMelky Cabrera, LF
24 years old
NYY Status: $430,000/1 year
BA - .306(.273.)/HR - 6(8)/RBI - 64(73)/OBP - .388(.327)/SLG - .420(.391)
What this means for us:
Greenberg likes Melky's "small ball" ability and Kramer likes how his name rolls of his tongue. A good base runner and he doesn't strike out. He's most definitely part of the future plans.
I'll check back in later to fill you guys in and tell it like it is.
Stay classy, New York,
pinstriped2
Note: This is using CubbyFan's roster set. The dynasty begins after one simulated CPU controlled MLB season.
Story time:
The story begins in early November 2008, after a sub par (disastrous if you're from New York) season for the New York Yankees. The Yankees finished 77-85(3rd), (their worst record in sixteen years), twenty-two games behind the AL East champion Toronto.
In 2008, the Yankees began the season rated #2 in the MLB Power Rankings. Needless to say, the season did not go as planned. Injuries and underachievement dominated New York headlines. The Yankees were historically bad in one run games, finishing with a record of 13-42 in said games.
To add insult to injury, old Yankees manager, Joe Torre, led the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first World Series title in twenty years.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9041/godpamcskg7.jpg
The Dodgers celebrate after outlasting the Angels in seven.
Co-Chairman Hank Steinbrenner wasted no time making changes, as he axed GM Brian Cashman the day the regular season ended. Steinbrenner, bent on creating a legacy of his own, made national headlines with his bombastic pick for the next Yankee GM.
Of course, in classic Steinbrenner fashion, conventional wisdom was below him. One new GM would not be enough for Steinbrenner, he needed two. Both new co-GM's have been lifelong Yankees fans, but are severely lacking in baseball professional experience, but certainly not short on knowledge (or so we've been told). Enter ESPN personality Mike Greenberg, and self-made millionaire, entrepreneur Cosmo Kramer (creator of the best-selling male undergarment, "The Bro." Many talking heads assess the move as this: Steinbrenner wants to be directly involved in player affairs and feels that he can muscle around Greenberg and Kramer.
So who am I? Where do I come into play? Well I'm an intern "assisting" Greenberg and Kramer...and blogging about it along the way. I'll include my personal conversations with the two, articles written about the team and maybe even my own two cents about what we should be doing. Fetching coffee and taking out the trash is my day to day...but, between you and me, I know more about this club than those two combined. Hell's going to freeze over before I let the dynamic Greenberg/Kramer duo drive my Yankees straight into the ground. With a few well placed hints I'm thinking I'll be able to give Greenberg and Kramer a little help running the team.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g160/truthserum607/07%20MLB%20logo%20set/NewYorkA_Yankees.png
2008 = Failure
Worst Yankees team in over fifteen years!
My 2008 Yankees Review:
Opening day roster:
2008 stats(2007)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5084/5406ay4.jpgDerek Jeter, SS
34 years old
NYY Status: $189M/3 years.
BA - .274(.322)/HR - 0(12)/RBI - 28(73)/OBP - .347(.388)/SLG - .367(.452)
What it means for us:
Our unquestioned captain was only able to appear in 79 games last year, the second least in his career. He missed two and a half months, and while that contributed to his lackluster performance, maybe he is starting to decline - quickly. On the bright side, he did have 29 stolen bases last year, which is 14 more than he had for us in 2007. I almost forgot, JETER IS GOD.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7534/7497zk5.jpgRobinson Cano, 2B
26 years old
NYY Status: $30M/4 years.
BA - .300(.306)/HR - 27(19)/RBI - 98(97)/OBP - .348(.353)/SLG - .516(.488)
What it means for us:
The twenty-six year old is most definitely in our plans for the foreseeable future, as Greenberg has done nothing but rave about him for the first week. He made the All-Star team last year and was one of the few bright spots on our roster. Great hitter, could work on his discipline, but he's still young. One of the few young guys we've got.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3858/5502hp4.jpgJorge Posada, C
37 years old
NYY Status: $52.4M/4years
BA - .299(.338)/HR - 24(20)/RBI - 115(90)/OBP - .357(.426)/SLG - .506(.543)
What it means for us:
He is getting UP THERE, but is still able to produce. We're going to have to try a viable replacement as soon as possible. Anything more than another year or two of this kind of production will be gravy.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5955/5275jr8.jpgAlex Rodriguez, 3B
33 years old
NYY Status: $305M/10 years
BA - .263(.314)/HR - 43(54)/RBI - 113(156)/OBP - .362(.422)/SLG - .532(.645)
What this means for us:
Worst batting average since 1995? Worst on base percentage since 1999? No problem. A-Rod is the best player in the game, I have no worries. Although he better up those stats with the coin he's raking in...
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4303/7042yh7.jpgHideki Matsui, DH/LF
34 years old
NYY Status: $52M/2 years
BA - .278(.285)/HR - 21(25)/RBI - 64(103)/OBP - .374(.367)/SLG - .510(.488)
What this means for us:
Not a whole lot. Yeah, that drop in RBI's is scary, but he also had 150 less AB's than in 2007.
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4523/5698pk2.jpgBobby Abreu, RF
34 years old
NYY Status: $16M/1 year
BA - .272(.283)/HR - 19(16)/RBI - 83(101)/OBP - .351(.369)/SLG - .446(.445)
What this means for us:
Another aging star. While he's still throwing up some decent numbers, he's a free agent after 2009, they won't be able to get rid of him fast enough.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3562/5484me1.jpgJohnny Damon, CF
34 years old
NYY Status: TRADED
BA - .251(.292)/HR - 26(27)/RBI - 55(63)/OBP - .338(.351)/SLG - .376(.396)
What this means for us:
Cashman dealt away Damon in May to the Orioles for some string beans and a button.
http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/5386.jpgJason Giambi, 1B
37 years old
NYY Status: RELEASED
BA - .225(.236)/HR - 25(14)/RBI - 80(39)/OBP - .381(.356)/SLG - .435(.433)
What this means for us:
Giambi had a solid year, but that couldn't save him. The first thing Greenberg & Kramer did when they accepted the job was cut Jason Giambi. Why? One, his link with steroid use. Two, his laid back Southern California attitude.
http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/7595.jpgMelky Cabrera, LF
24 years old
NYY Status: $430,000/1 year
BA - .306(.273.)/HR - 6(8)/RBI - 64(73)/OBP - .388(.327)/SLG - .420(.391)
What this means for us:
Greenberg likes Melky's "small ball" ability and Kramer likes how his name rolls of his tongue. A good base runner and he doesn't strike out. He's most definitely part of the future plans.
I'll check back in later to fill you guys in and tell it like it is.
Stay classy, New York,
pinstriped2