I went 122-40 with the Yanks using Xcell's sliders. Here's my typical lineup.
SS Jeter .419 13 HR 61 RBI 58 SB (302 hits, broke AB rec)
CF B. Williams .421 31 HR 124 RBI 32 SB
1B J. Giambi .331 67 HR 197 RBI 2 SB (broke RBI rec)
2B Soriano .369 89 HR 190 RBI 62 SB (MVP, broke HR rec)
LF Matsui .320 35 HR 122 RBI 4 SB (Rookie of Year)
DH C. Beltran .335 19 HR 78 RBI 27 SB
RF Mondesi .319 22 HR 65 RBI 44 SB
C Posada .311 27 HR 71 RBI 0 SB
3B Ventura .289 24 HR 62 RBI 0 SB
1. AJ Burnett 19-3 2.21 ERA (Cy Young)
2. Andy Pettitte 22-2 2.71 ERA
3. Roger Clemens 24-2 3.54 ERA
4. Tim Hudson 17-9 4.32 ERA
5. Jose Contreras 18-3 3.87 ERA
Rivera 49 S, 57 SO
Trades:
D. Wells/J. Leiber to TOR for R. Halliday
R. Halliday to CHIC for K. Wood
K. Wood to PIT for T. Hudson
B. Trammell to NYM for R. Cedeno/J. McEwing
R. Cedeno/J. McEwing to KC for C. Beltran
M. Mussina to FLA for A.J. Burnett
Aquired C. Crawford off FA wire after TB released on Jul 1
Season Notes:
- A.J. Burnett - No Hitter vs TOR
- Boston won 113 regular season games
- Bonds won NL MVP, Prior Cy Young
- Soriano had 4 games of 3-homers
- Giambi had two
- Burnett had 19 K's vs BAL
- NYY had 35 hits and 26 runs vs SEA in a 26-21 victory (before I found Xcell's sliders
)
Playoffs:
NYY def CHIW 3-2
BOS def SEA 3-1
STL def FLA 3-1
HOU def SF 3-2
NYY def BOS 4-2
HOU def SF 4-2
NYY def HOU 4-3
Postseason Notes:
- Matsui had 3 homers in Game 6 of the ALCS vs P. Martinez to help clinch the pennant in a 9-5 win at NY.
- Posada had 3 hombers in Game 7 of WS in a 9-2 win at HOU. Game was tied 2-2 in the 7th when Soriano hit a 3-run HR and then a Williams triple blew the game open.
- Matsui led team in HR and RBI for whole post season, but didn't win an MVP award. (.394 9 HR, 22 RBI in 18 games)
- Div Series MVP: Posada
- ALCS MVP: Soriano
- WS MVP: Giambi
Off Season T ransactions:
- Release Raul Mondesi, Robin Ventura, John Flaherty, Enrique Wilson.
- Roger Clemens, Chris Hammond retire
- Roger Clemens elected to Hall of Fame
- Sign Free Agents Hank Blalock, Joel Pinero, Arthur Rhodes.
- Trade M. Rivera/D. Henson to STL for J. Isringhausen
Thoughts:
I started using Xcell's sliders around the begining of June, so thats some of my stats are still unrealisticlly high. The thing I loved the most was that come post season, the game ACTUALLY GOT HARD. I lost Game 1 against the White Sox 4-1 and got only 2 hits. Pounded them in Game 2, lost game 3 then won games 4 and 5 by 2 runs each. Lost game one of the ALCS as well and didn't win a game against BOS by more than 4 runs. Very fun, entertaining and definately the best baseball game I've ever played.
Now on to year two!!!!!!
Opening Day Starting Lineup
LF C. Crawford (shot up to a 78 ovr
)
SS D. Jeter
1B J. Giambi
2B A. Soriano
CF B. Williams
DH H. Matsui
RF C. Beltran
C J. Posada
3B H. Blalock
P A.J. Burnett
(if a righty pitches then N. Johnson DH's, Matsui goes to LF and Crawford sits) Let the fun begin again!!!
SS Jeter .419 13 HR 61 RBI 58 SB (302 hits, broke AB rec)
CF B. Williams .421 31 HR 124 RBI 32 SB
1B J. Giambi .331 67 HR 197 RBI 2 SB (broke RBI rec)
2B Soriano .369 89 HR 190 RBI 62 SB (MVP, broke HR rec)
LF Matsui .320 35 HR 122 RBI 4 SB (Rookie of Year)
DH C. Beltran .335 19 HR 78 RBI 27 SB
RF Mondesi .319 22 HR 65 RBI 44 SB
C Posada .311 27 HR 71 RBI 0 SB
3B Ventura .289 24 HR 62 RBI 0 SB
1. AJ Burnett 19-3 2.21 ERA (Cy Young)
2. Andy Pettitte 22-2 2.71 ERA
3. Roger Clemens 24-2 3.54 ERA
4. Tim Hudson 17-9 4.32 ERA
5. Jose Contreras 18-3 3.87 ERA
Rivera 49 S, 57 SO
Trades:
D. Wells/J. Leiber to TOR for R. Halliday
R. Halliday to CHIC for K. Wood
K. Wood to PIT for T. Hudson
B. Trammell to NYM for R. Cedeno/J. McEwing
R. Cedeno/J. McEwing to KC for C. Beltran
M. Mussina to FLA for A.J. Burnett
Aquired C. Crawford off FA wire after TB released on Jul 1
Season Notes:
- A.J. Burnett - No Hitter vs TOR
- Boston won 113 regular season games
- Bonds won NL MVP, Prior Cy Young
- Soriano had 4 games of 3-homers
- Giambi had two
- Burnett had 19 K's vs BAL
- NYY had 35 hits and 26 runs vs SEA in a 26-21 victory (before I found Xcell's sliders
)Playoffs:
NYY def CHIW 3-2
BOS def SEA 3-1
STL def FLA 3-1
HOU def SF 3-2
NYY def BOS 4-2
HOU def SF 4-2
NYY def HOU 4-3
Postseason Notes:
- Matsui had 3 homers in Game 6 of the ALCS vs P. Martinez to help clinch the pennant in a 9-5 win at NY.
- Posada had 3 hombers in Game 7 of WS in a 9-2 win at HOU. Game was tied 2-2 in the 7th when Soriano hit a 3-run HR and then a Williams triple blew the game open.
- Matsui led team in HR and RBI for whole post season, but didn't win an MVP award. (.394 9 HR, 22 RBI in 18 games)
- Div Series MVP: Posada
- ALCS MVP: Soriano
- WS MVP: Giambi
Off Season T ransactions:
- Release Raul Mondesi, Robin Ventura, John Flaherty, Enrique Wilson.
- Roger Clemens, Chris Hammond retire
- Roger Clemens elected to Hall of Fame
- Sign Free Agents Hank Blalock, Joel Pinero, Arthur Rhodes.
- Trade M. Rivera/D. Henson to STL for J. Isringhausen
Thoughts:
I started using Xcell's sliders around the begining of June, so thats some of my stats are still unrealisticlly high. The thing I loved the most was that come post season, the game ACTUALLY GOT HARD. I lost Game 1 against the White Sox 4-1 and got only 2 hits. Pounded them in Game 2, lost game 3 then won games 4 and 5 by 2 runs each. Lost game one of the ALCS as well and didn't win a game against BOS by more than 4 runs. Very fun, entertaining and definately the best baseball game I've ever played.
Now on to year two!!!!!!
Opening Day Starting Lineup
LF C. Crawford (shot up to a 78 ovr
)SS D. Jeter
1B J. Giambi
2B A. Soriano
CF B. Williams
DH H. Matsui
RF C. Beltran
C J. Posada
3B H. Blalock
P A.J. Burnett
(if a righty pitches then N. Johnson DH's, Matsui goes to LF and Crawford sits) Let the fun begin again!!!
Comment