Seattle Mariners (MVP 05)

[CharlieBrown]

May Schedule

May 01: Game 3, @ Oakland Athletics
May 02-04: Los Angeles Angels
May 06-08: @ Boston Red Sox
May 09-11: @ New York Yankees
May 13-15: Boston Red Sox
May 16-18: New York Yankees
May 20-22: San Diego Padres
May 24-26: @ Baltimore Orioles
May 27:29: @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 30-June1: Tornoto Blue Jays

[Stu]

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlieBrown

Thank you! By the way, I put milestone trackers under the stats posts.

I like the milestone trackers. I might steal this idea and use it for the major milestones in my dynasty.

Manny already hit the 400 HR mark in mine though.

[CharlieBrown]

Sunday; May 1, 2005
Seattle, WA

Associated Press

Owner to Check Out Young Guns in AAA

Today, Seattle Mariner's owner, Charlie Brown, stated that he will be attending their AAA farm team's next three home games to scout future prospects to play in the majors.

He is interested is heavily influenced by the young pitching of Felix Hernandez, Clint Nageotte, and the pitcher of the month - Travis Blackley; all of whom are scheduled to start during Brown's visits.

Most teams send scouts to watch the minor league games, but Brown wanted to see how good these players were with his own eyes.

Others mentioned to be checked out are relief pitcher, Rafael Soriano; second baseman, Ramon Santiago; third baseman, Mike Morse; and outfielders, Jamal Strong and Shin-Soo Choo.

If these players do impress the owner, they may see time in an M's uniform.

However, this means that some M's may be called down.

Of those, second baseman, Jose Lopez; shortstop, Pokey Reese; and pitchers, Bobby Madritsch and Julio Mateo are the most likely to be playing Triple-A ball.

*This means that I'll be playing the next 3 AAA games. Should be fun, considering I've never played AAA ball on MVP yet.

[CharlieBrown]

Sunday; May 1, 2005
Game 3 of 3
Networks Asscociates Coliseum
Oakland, CA

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extra Innings	R	H	E
Seattle Mariners «	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	3	5	0
Oakland Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-	2	9	0

Win: Gil Meche (2-1)
Loss: Kirk Saarloos (2-2)
Save: Eddie Guardado (12)

EA Sports Player of the Game:
Seattle's Starting Pitcher, Gil Meche
Stat Line: 7 IP, ER, 5 K

M's Strike Early, A's Too Late in Comeback Attempt...

Seattle scored the game's first three runs, and that was enough to earn the victory as the M's won it to the tune of 3-2.

Oakland tried to mount a comeback in the 7th and 8th innings, scoring 2 runs via solo homers, but it was too little, too late as Eddie Guardado came up big with his 12th save of the season.

Guardado has been consistent throughout the entire season, allowing 0 runs so far in 12.1 innings.

Gil Meche had a solid outing, going 7 innings, throwing 5 Ks, and allowing 1 ER on 5 hits. However, he had a bit of a scare in his quest for a win, as Shigetoshi Hasegawa came in relief, allowing a homerun and 2 hits.

Ichiro hit his first homerun of the season - his only hit in 4 four at bats. Adrian Beltre went 0 of 4 with three strikeouts.


Seattle Mariners Statistics (18-7)
Ibanez: 2-3
B. Boone: 1-2
Ichiro: 1-4, Solo HR (1)
Sexson: 1-4, R
Reed: 0-2, RBI

Meche: 7 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 K
Hasegawa: 1 IP, 2 H, ER, K
Guardado: 1 IP, 2 K


Oakland Atheltics Statistics (9-16)
Kotsay: 2-4, 2B
Swisher: 2-4, 2B
Kendall: 2-4, 2 K
Scutaro: 1-3, Solo HR (1)
Hatteberg: 1-3
Byrnes: 1-4, Solo HR (2)

Saarloos: 7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K
Bradford: 1.2 IP, 3 K

American League West	Record	GB
Seattle Mariners	17-8	-
Texas Rangers	14-12	4.5
Los Angeles Angels	12-13	6.0
Oakland Athletics	9-16	9.0

Current Record: 18-7
Current Streak: Won Last 2
Next Game: Game 1 of 3, Los Angeles Angels
Possible Matchup: Jamie Moyer (2-2, 4.55 ERA) VS Bartolo Colon (1-2, 2.84 ERA)

[CharlieBrown]

Monday; May 2, 2005
Game 1 of 3
SAFECO Field
Seattle, WA

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extra Innings	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	2	5	1
Seattle Mariners «	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	-	-	7	14	0

Win: Jamie Moyer (3-2)
Loss: Bartolo Colon (1-3)
Save: ---

EA Sports Player of the Game:
Seattle's Right Fielder, Ichiro
Stat Line: 4-5, RBI, 2-3B, 4 R

Ichiro Shines Against Halos...

Ichiro went 4 of 5 in today's game, helping his M's to a 7-2 win and a 19-7 record. With his 4 hits came 2 triples, an RBI, and 4 runs scored.

He had help in Bret Boone and Jeremy Reed - both went yard for Boone's 1st and Reed's 3rd homerun of the season.

Jamie Moyer had a solid outing, going 7 innings, scattering 4 hits, allowing a single ER and BB, and pitching 5 Ks. His main reliever, Julio Mateo, was short lived in the game, allowing his first earned run of the season - a homerun by the Angel's Bengie Molina.

Seattle plays game 2 of 3 tomorrow.

Los Angeles Angels Statistics (12-14)
Guerrero: 1-2, 2 IBB
Molina: 1-3, Solo HR (7)
McPherson: 1-3, Solo HR (3), K
Cabrera: 1-3, 2B
Anderson: 1-4

Colon: 7 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Shields: 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER


Seattle Mariners Statistics (19-7)
Ichiro: 4-5, 2-3B, RBI, 4 R
Winn: 2-3, 2 RBI, BB
A. Boone: 2-4, K, CS
Beltre: 2-5, 2 BB, K
Hansen (PH): 1-1
Reed: 1-3, Solo HR (3), K
B. Boone: 1-4, Solo HR (1), K
Sexson: 1-4, K

Moyer: 7 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, K
Mateo: 0 IP, ER
Nelson: 1 IP, BB
Guardado: 1 IP

American League West	Record	GB
Seattle Mariners	19-7	-
Texas Rangers	15-12	4.5
Los Angeles Angels	12-14	7.0
Oakland Athletics	9-17	10.0

Current Record: 19-7
Current Streak: Won Last 3
Next Game: Game 2 of 3, Los Angeles Angels
Possible Matchup: Joel Pineiro (4-0, 2.34 ERA) VS Jarrod Washborn (1-2, 2.94 ERA)

[Acid]

Wow, this is very impressive Charles.

You are indeed, the OS Dynasty King.

[CharlieBrown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Acid

Wow, this is very impressive Charles. You are indeed, the OS Dynasty King.

Whoa... Why thank you John. You should tell Brian that...

[Psyblast]

Damn....18-78....how have you not been canned yet?