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Old 05-29-2011, 10:41 PM   #1
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As I work on rosters, I find myself wanting to play some games along the way. I chose the Cubs because I want a National League team that plays in a stadium I like and since Wrigley is my favorite NL stadium, the Cubs got chosen. But, I didn't want to play with their current team, so I did a fantasy draft using Knight's OSFM rosters. Here are my round by round results (I had the 3rd pick overall):

Round 1

1B Albert Pujols: Despite the current lower than usual numbers he's posting this year, King Albert gets my #1 pick. The guy has it all, though he's older than, say, Cabrera or Votto, he's consistent.

Round 2

SP Clayton Kershaw: Young lefty who has many years ahead of him and is ready to be an ace of a staff.

Round 3

SP Jon Lester: Another southpaw with ace stuff. Good lefties are harder to find, so I chose to grab my two favorites before they were gone.

Round 4

CF Andrew McCutchen: There's very little this guy can't do, but I mostly grabbed him to hit leadoff and steal some bases. Hopefully, he'll knock a few out of the park as well, but that's not his main purpose. Just a nice all-around good player.

Round 5

SS Alexei Ramirez: Shortstop is a tough position to grab someone for and since Hanley Ramirez and the "elite" ones were gone, I chose to grab Alexei, who I feel is underrated and very solid once April passes and the weather warms up.

Round 6

2B Rickie Weeks: For a second baseman, has some pop in his bat. Not crazy about his potential BA, but he's a solid player at a weak position and I wanted to grab the less-than-deep positions first.

Round 7

RF Michael Stanton
: The man is a beast and I chose him to be Albert's bash brother. He's young, powerful, and has a huge upside.

Round 8

RP Daniel Bard: I needed a solid arm in the bullpen and Bard was great all last year for the Sox. He may have faltered a little this year, but has still been solid.

Round 9

RP Hong-Chi Kuo: Bard's my right-hander, but I needed a reliable left-hander in the 'pen and Kuo did an excellent job last year with the Dodgers. as long as he stays healthy, I have faith in him.

Round 10

C Russell Martin: Enjoying a comeback year with the Yankees this year, here's hoping that he can recapture some of his old magic for the '11 video game season as well. Pretty good catcher when he's motivated.

Round 11

3B Placido Polanco: Always puts up solid numbers and can play 2B as well. i plan on using him more as a utility guy, but he will play a lot and get plenty of starts. However, he's getting up there in age and I anticipate him slowing down in the future...which is why--

Round 12

3B Mike Moustakas: was chosen to gradually take over at 3B for Polanco, but will get the starting job if he puts up the numbers that are expected of him.

Round 13

LF Johnny Damon: Like Polanco, is a veteran presence and every team needs veterans on it. Damon, with the exception of his year in Detroit, has always been pretty productive and even at 37, can still compete with the best of them.

Round 14

SP Anibal Sanchez: With two lefties already selected, I figured I'd better get a few righty starters and Sanchez was the best available in terms of age and potential.

Round 15

SP Michael Pineda: having a great year with Seattle, and while I don't doubt his skill, can't help but wonder how much pitching in Seattle has helped his cause.

Round 16

RP Craig Kimbrel
: Young with tons of potential and his best years are still ahead of him.

Round 17

2B Jamey Carroll: The veteran utility man who can pretty much play anywhere on the field. Has experience, can still run pretty well, and is reliable. Doesn't hit for power at all, but makes up for it with grit.

Round 18

RP Jordan Walden
: Another young man with tons of potential who has huge upside. Has already established himself in the Angels 'pen this year as their closer.

Round 19

LF Reed Johnson: Can play all outfield positions and will be used much like Jamey Carroll as a utility outfielder to fill in when people need rest or in late innings for defensive upgrades.

Round 20

SP R. A. Dickey: To be honest, I'm not sure why I chose Dickey here, but he just seemed to be a different type of pitcher than everyone else on the roster. His knuckleball gave him some pretty good numbers and reinvented his career in 2010 and one can hope it carries over to the 2011 video game season.

Round 21

C Ivan Rodriguez: A former MVP in the twilight of his career offensively, but is still a defensive beast and will be a good way to get Martin some days off when he needs rest.

Round 22

LF Mike Morse
: Not real well-known due to playing in Washington, but he seems to have a lot of potential. Will be primarily used to platoon with both Damon in LF and play some 1B when Albert needs rest.

Round 23

RP Koji Uehara: 35 years old, but that doesn't seem to hurt him these days and is still putting up solid efforts. May be the team's closer, but the current plan is a committee.

Round 24

RP Kenley Jansen: A former position player converted into a pitcher, Jansen can strike out guys like no other and will hopefully be some help out of the 'pen.

Round 25

RP Leo Nunez: The last roster spot goes to Nunez, who is having a pretty good year with Florida this season. Hopefully, that will translate into the game as well, but we'll see.

There were more picks, but they're in the minors and I won't be playing those games. You'll see them when injures happen or they get called up...

Chicago Cubs Depth Chart - 2011
  • Catcher
  • Russell Martin
  • Ivan Rodriguez
  • First Base
  • Albert Pujols
  • Mike Morse
  • Second Base
  • Rickie Weeks
  • Placido Polanco
  • Jamey Carroll
  • Third Base
  • Placido Polanco
  • Mike Moustakas
  • Jamey Carroll
  • Shortstop
  • Alexei Ramirez
  • Jamey Carroll
  • Left Field
  • Johnny Damon
  • Reed Johnson
  • Mike Morse
  • Center Field
  • Andrew McCutchen
  • Reed Johnson
  • Right Field
  • Michael Stanton
  • Reed Johnson
  • Starting Pitcher
  • Clayton Kershaw
  • Anibal Sanchez
  • Jon Lester
  • Michael Pineda
  • R. A. Dickey
  • Relief Pitcher
  • Daniel Bard
  • Hong-Chi Kuo
  • Craig Kimbrel
  • Leo Nunez
  • Jordan Walden
  • Kenley Jansen
  • Closer
  • Koji Uehara
  • Designated Hitter
  • Mike Moustakas
  • Mike Morse


About to play the opening day game now...
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Old 05-30-2011, 12:19 AM   #2
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Opening day was a great game that ended with a walk-off home run from Alexei Ramirez, his second of the night. The balls were flying out of Wrigley Field, as there were 6 home runs on the day.

Alexei Ramirez was clearly the Player of the Game as he went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI's.

PIT at CHC - Wrigley Field
Apr 1, 2011123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates (0-1)000120100480
Chicago Cubs (1-0)0004000015102
W: Kuo (1-0) L: Escobar (0-1)
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILSPITCHC
4Konerko homered to right.10
4Pujols homered to left.11
4Stanton homered to center.12
4Ramirez homered to left, Moustakas scored.14
5Crosby homered to center. Chisenhall scored.34
7Chisenhall doubled, Rivera scored.44
9Ramirez homered to left-center.45
Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
2B Dustin Pedroia400000.000
CF Alex Rios402001.500
1B Paul Konerko412101.500
LF Raul Ibanez400002.000
RF Juan Rivera411001.250
C Carlos Ruiz300002.000
3B Lonnie Chisenhall412101.500
SS Bobby Crosby311211.333
P Bronson Arroyo200001.000
PH Logan Morrison100000.000
BATTING:
2B: Chisenhall (1), Rios (1)
HR: Konerko (1), Crosby (1)
RBI: Konerko (1), Chisenhall (1), Crosby 2 (2)
SAC: Ruiz
GIDP: Chisenhall, Ibanez, Morrison
Chicago Cubs
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
CF Andrew McCutchen401002.250
LF Johnny Damon400000.000
1B Albert Pujols411100.250
RF Mike Stanton412101.500
3B Mike Moustakas411001.250
SS Alexei Ramirez4243001.000
2B Rickie Weeks300000.000
C Russell Martin301000.333
SP Clayton Kershaw200000.000
PH Mike Morse100000.000
BATTING:
2B: Moustakas (1)
HR: Pujols (1), Ramirez 2 (2), Stanton (1)
RBI: Pujols (1), Ramirez 3 (3), Stanton (1)
BASERUNNING:
CS: McCutchen (1)
FIELDING:
E: Moustakas 2 (2)
Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Bronson Arroyo6.0944036.00
Kelvim Escobar2.0111014.50
Chicago Cubs
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Clayton Kershaw6.0643064.50
Jordan Walden1.0100110.00
Leo Nunez1.1100020.00
Hong-Chi Kuo0.2000010.00
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Hope you don't mind if i post here, if so just let me know and i'll remove it...

That's a real solid fantasy draft, probably more older guys than i would have gone for, but it makes you team more of a threat now than my team...

Your bullpen is very strong, and i like your outfield, the only thing i'm wondering is why you chose Kuo when Chapman would still have been available... But hey to each his own i guess...

I'll be following, feel free to check out mine, the link is in my sig below...

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This is a very nice start to your franchise. Ill be sure to check in sometimes because I will follow this.
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Hope you don't mind if i post here, if so just let me know and i'll remove it...

That's a real solid fantasy draft, probably more older guys than i would have gone for, but it makes you team more of a threat now than my team...

Your bullpen is very strong, and i like your outfield, the only thing i'm wondering is why you chose Kuo when Chapman would still have been available... But hey to each his own i guess...

I'll be following, feel free to check out mine, the link is in my sig below...

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No worries. I'm happy if people post here.

On Chapman, I'll be honest and say that I just didn't see his name on the list of available players, so he didn't cross my mind at that point. Plus, Kuo's only 29 and has big league experience and Chapman is a little wild at times, but I'd still like to get him on the team. I do need another left-handed arm out of the 'pen, however, so maybe some team out there will have mercy on me and make me a trade. Didn't realize until the draft was done that I only had one left-hander in the 'pen.

I like the young guys, but every team needs some vets on it and I do have some younger guys in the minors that I didn't mention, so we'll see. The older guys are mostly backups at this point in their careers. I like a balance of young players and vets on my teams.

I'll definitely check yours out. Thanks!
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Game 2 of the series with the Pirates did not end as well for the Cubs as they fell 10-8. The ball continued flying out of Wrigley Field and Alexei Ramirez belted another home run and continued his hot streak from the day before. However, Alex Rios went on a spree and belted two homers while knocking in multiple runs. The score was manageable when Sanchez left the game after the 7th inning, but Jordan Walden gave up two home runs in his inning of work.

A few words were exchanged between the two teams after Russell Martin was drilled in his first at-bat. In retaliation, Sanchez later drilled Bobby Crosby to even the score, but the Pirates threw one at Martin later in the game once again and after his pop up out, according to the announcers, heated words were exchanged between Martin and Ben Sheets, but nothing serious occurred.

The Cubs were mounting a comeback in the bottom of the ninth before the Pirates brought in Heath Bell to save the game, at which point Mike Stanton grounded into a double play to end the game. It was another slugfest at Wrigley. More coming...

PIT at CHC - Wrigley Field
Apr 2, 2011123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-1)01000403210130
Chicago Cubs (1-1)0210010228130
W: Ben Sheets (1-0) L: Anibal Sanchez (0-1) S: Heath Bell (1)
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILSPITCHC
2Chisenhall homered to center.10
2Ramirez homered to center.11
2Damon homered to right.12
3McCutchen homered to left.13
6Pedroia singled to left, Crosby scored.23
6Ibanez homered to right, Rios and Konerko scored.53
6Pujols singled to center, Weeks scored.54
8Rios homered to left.64
8Konerko homered to center.74
8Rivera doubled to center, Chisenhall scored.84
8Stanton singled to center, Weeks scored.85
8Ramirez singled to center, Pujols scored.86
9Rios homered to left, Pedroia scored.106
9Mccutchen doubled to center, Johnson scored.107
9Pujols singled to center, McCutchen scored.108
Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
2B Dustin Pedroia513101.333
CF Alex Rios533301.556
1B Paul Konerko522101.444
LF Raul Ibanez411300.125
3B Lonnie Chisenhall422101.500
RF Juan Rivera401100.250
C Carlos Ruiz400002.000
P Octavio Dotel000000.000
P Heath Bell000000.000
SS Bobby Crosby311000.333
P Ben Sheets200002.000
C Brian Schneider100000.000
BATTING:
2B: Rivera (1), Crosby (1)
HR: Konerko (2), Chisenhall (1), Ibanez (1), Rios 2 (2)
RBI: Konerko (2), Pedroia (1), Chisenhall (2), Ibanez 3 (3), Rios 3 (3), Rivera (1)
HBP: Crosby
SAC: Sheets
GIDP: Rios
Chicago Cubs
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
CF Andrew McCutchen522200.333
2B Rickie Weeks522001.250
1B Albert Pujols513200.444
RF Mike Stanton502100.444
3B Mike Moustakas400001.125
SS Alexei Ramirez412201.750
LF Johnny Damon411101.125
C Russell Martin300000.167
P Anibal Sanchez100001.000
PH Jamey Carroll100000.000
P Jordan Walden000000.000
P Craig Kimbrel000000.000
PH Reed Johnson1110001.000
BATTING:
2B: McCutchen (1)
3B: Weeks (1)
HR: Ramirez (3), Damon (1), McCutchen (1)
RBI: Pujols 2 (3), Ramirez 2 (5), Damon (1), McCutchen 2 (2), Stanton (2)
HBP: Martin
SAC: Sanchez
GIDP: Stanton
BASERUNNING:
SB: Stanton (1)
Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Ben Sheets7.0866037.71
Octavio Dotel1.04220118.00
Heath Bell1.0100010.00
Chicago Cubs
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Anibal Sanchez7.0755076.43
Jordan Walden0.12220113.50
Craig Kimbrel1.24330116.20
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Game 3 was a blowout. The Cubs came to play, but it was like batting practice as they ran Erik Bedard out of the game after 2 innings. Alexei Ramirez continued to scorch the ball, hitting 2 more HR's, driving in 5, and even stealing a base.

Placido Polanco made his first start and went 4 for 5 while Mike Moustakas hit a pinch hit 2-run homer as the battle for 3B continues...

Albert Pujols and Mike Stanton hit back-to-back homers for the 2nd time in the season.

Jon Lester was unstoppable in 7 innings of work, only giving up 2 hits in a shutout win over the Pirates.

PIT at CHC - Wrigley Field
Apr 3, 2011123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates ()000000000021
Chicago Cubs ()50110422x15231
W: Jon Lester (1-0) L: Erik Bedard (0-1)
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILSPITCHC
1Pujols homered to left, Polanco scored.02
1Stanton homered to center.03
1Weeks singled to right, Ramirez scored.04
1Morse doubled to left, Weeks scored.05
3Ramirez homered to center.06
4Pujols singled to center, McCutchen scored.07
6Polanco singled to left, McCutchen scored.08
6Stanton singled to right, Polanco scored.09
6Ramirez tripled to left, Pujols and Stanton scored.011
7Moustakas homered to right-center, Martin scored.013
8Ramirez homered to left, Stanton scored.015
Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
2B Dustin Pedroia400002.231
CF Alex Rios401001.462
1B Paul Konerko400003.308
LF Raul Ibanez300000.091
RF Juan Rivera300001.182
C Carlos Ruiz300001.000
3B Lonnie Chisenhall300000.364
SS Bobby Crosby301001.333
P Erik Bedard100000.000
P Juan Cruz000000.000
PH Logan Morrison100000.000
P Justin Germano000000.000
P Kelvim Escobar000000.000
PH Brian Schneider100001.000
P Dusty Hughes000000.000
BATTING:
2B: Crosby (2)
FIELDING:
E: Crosby (1)
Chicago Cubs
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
CF Andrew McCutchen523000.429
3B Placido Polanco524101.800
1B Albert Pujols523300.500
RF Mike Stanton533201.500
SS Alexei Ramirez533500.692
2B Rickie Weeks512103.308
LF Mike Morse502102.333
C Russell Martin512000.273
P Jon Lester300000.000
PH Mike Moustakas111200.222
P Kenley Jansen000000.500
PH Reed Johnson100000.000
P Daniel Bard000000.000
BATTING:
2B: Polanco (1), McCutchen 2 (3), Morse (1)
3B: Ramirez (1)
HR: Pujols (2), Ramirez 2 (5), Stanton (2), Moustakas (1)
RBI: Pujols 3 (6), Weeks (1), Polanco (1), Ramirez 5 (10), Stanton 2 (4), Moustakas 2 (2), Morse (1)
GIDP: Pujols, Martin
BASERUNNING:
SB: Ramirez (1)
CS: McCutchen (2)
FIELDING:
E: Morse (1)
Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Erik Bedard2.09550022.50
Juan Cruz2.0311024.50
Justin Germano2.05440518.00
Kelvim Escobar1.0322009.00
Dusty Hughes1.03220118.00
Chicago Cubs
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Jon Lester7.0200060.00
Kenley Jansen1.0000010.00
Daniel Bard1.0000030.00
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Game 4 was another domination by the Cubs, this over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Michael Pineda was untouchable, striking out 14 batters in a complete game shutout.

Albert Pujols continued to be scorching, hitting another homer as Placido Polanco, playing second base to give Weeks a day off, got his second multi-hit game in a row. Mike Moustakas also homered for the second game in a row.

(Personal note: I may have to adjust some sliders. These last two games were way too easy.)

ARI at CHC - Wrigley Field
Apr 4, 2011123456789RHE
Arizona Diamondbacks ()000000000031
Chicago Cubs ()00220050x9140
W: Michael Pineda (1-0) L: Ian Kennedy (0-1)
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILSARICHC
3Polanco homered to left.01
3Pujols homered to center.02
4Rodriguez homered to left, Damon scored.04
7Polanco tripled to right, Pineda scored.05
7Pujols singled to center, Polanco scored.06
7Moustakas homered to left, Pujols scored.08
7Damon singled to left, Ramirez scored.09
Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
SS Erick Aybar400001.333
CF Marlon Byrd400001.300
1B Dan Johnson000002.222
RF Garrett Jones300002.214
LF Ryan Raburn300002.375
3B Chris Johnson301002.143
P Dave Bush000000.000
C Jesus Montero300002.133
2B Ian Kinsler301001.214
P Ian Kennedy100000.000
PH Henry Blanco100001.000
P Brad Ziegler000000.000
P Louis Coleman000000.000
3B Eric Hinske101000.500
FIELDING:
E: Aybar (3)
Chicago Cubs
HITTERSABRHRBIBBSOHRAVG
CF Reed Johnson500001.143
2B Placido Polanco523200.700
1B Albert Pujols422200.500
RF Michael Stanton401001.444
3B Mike Moustakas411201.231
SS Alexei Ramirez411001.588
LF Johnny Damon413100.333
C Ivan Rodriguez411201.250
P Michael Pineda412001.500
BATTING:
2B: Pineda (1), Stanton (1)
3B: Polanco (1)
HR: Rodriguez (1), Pujols (3), Polanco (1), Moustakas (2)
RBI: Rodriguez 2 (2), Pujols 2 (8), Polanco 2 (3), Damon (2), Moustakas 2 (4)
GIDP: Pujols
BASERUNNING:
SB: Ramirez (2)
Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Ian Kennedy5.0744017.20
Brad Ziegler1.13220113.50
Louis Coleman0.24330113.50
Dave Bush1.0000020.00
Chicago Cubs
PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Michael Pineda9.03000140.00
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