The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

**doncoryell** · 05-13-2008, 02:38 PM

Re: MLB Retirements

Deciding not to give up, I inquired about possibly trying out for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and they decided to invite me and give me a shot.

**callmegoose** · 05-14-2008, 01:51 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

Just started reading. Love the RTTS. Good luck in LA.

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 05:25 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

Originally posted by callmegoose

Just started reading. Love the RTTS. Good luck in LA.

Thanks for climbing aboard.

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 05:28 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

Note to all: If there is any interest, I wouldn't mind following some of the goings on of your favorite teams. Who knows, I might even be with one of them eventually.

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 05:36 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

3/9/09

Today I made my debut with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I gave up a home run to Sweeney in the first inning but that was it as far as runs were concerned in my three innings of work. My team took the lead with a run in the bottom of the sixth then added two more in the bottom of the 7th but the pen allowed four runs in the 8th and we lost, 6-5. I faced Oakland's DH Barry Bonds (Reggie Stocker) and he went 1 for 2 with a double.

Code:

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
Oakland        1  0  0  1  0  0  0  4  0  -  6 10  1
LAAngels       0  0  1  1  0  1  2  0  0  -  5 13  1



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
ND       3.0   4   1   1   0   2



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 1   1   0   0   0   3.0   4   1   1   0   2  3.00   1.33

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 05:42 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

3/14/09

We are on the road to take on the Colorado Rockies and the team gave me three runs before I even took the mound. I went four innings today, striking out three, and allowed two runs on eight hits. I left the game with a 3-2 lead but the bullpen imploded again as Colorado scored three times in the sixth and seventh innings plus added two more in the eighth as we lost again, 10-5.

Code:

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
LA Angels      3  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  -  5 11  1
Colorado       1  0  1  0  0  3  3  2  x  - 10 14  1



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
ND       4.0   8   2   2   0   3



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 2   2   0   0   0   7.0  12   3   3   0   5  3.86   1.71

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 05:51 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

3/19/09

We are at Kansas City's spring complex to take on the Royals and it seems like the hits are starting to not only add up but also starting to take it's toll. I gave up three runs on a bunch of hits and then settled down and allowed only one more run in my four innings of work. The Royals' pitchers scattered our 12 hits as we got beat, 4-1. I have yet to give up another HR since the first inning of my debut. I did, however, uncork my first wild pitch of the spring.

Code:

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
LA Angels      0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  -  1 12  0
Kansas City    3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  x  -  4 11  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
L, 0-1   4.0   8   4   4   0   3



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 3   3   0   1   0  11.0  20   7   7   0   8  5.73   1.82

Wild Pitches: 1

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:01 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

3/25/09

We are facing the Athletics again, this time at their place, as I take the mound. I scattered a lot of hits and gave up a 2-run home run to Barton in the bottom of the fifth to end my outing. That was only my second home run allowed this spring. Unfortunately, that dinger also gave Oakland the lead and we lost, 4-2. I've got possibly a couple of more outings before judgement day. I better be good.

Code:

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
LA Angels      0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  -  2  8  0
Oakland        0  1  0  0  2  0  1  0  x  -  4 15  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
L, 0-2   4.2  11   3   3   0   5



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 4   4   0   2   0  15.2  31  10  10   0  13  5.79   1.97

Wild Pitches: 1

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:10 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

3/30/09

We enter the last week of spring training and I take the hill in the early part of the week. I am only making my second start in front of the home crowd and it was a pretty good one. I only allowed one run on six hits during my five innings as we defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-3, as the back end of today's pitching rotation allowed runs in the eighth and ninth innings but K-Rod picked up the save. Hopefully I can get one more start before the end of the week.

Code:

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
San Diego      0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  -  3 12  0
LA Angels      0  0  1  1  2  0  0  0  x  -  4  7  1



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
W, 1-2   5.0   6   1   1   0   3



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 5   5   1   2   0  20.2  37  11  11   0  16  4.79   1.79

Wild Pitches: 1

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:18 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

4/4/09

This is the final weekend of spring training and my last start before the Angels head off to begin the 2009 regular season. I allowed a 2-run home run to Tony Clark in the first inning as I scattered 8 hits in 5 innings and left with the game tied, 3-3. The Padres tacked on two runs against my replacement then hung on as we lost, 5-4.

I hope that my stats are good enough.

Code:

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
San Diego      2  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  -  5 12  1
LA Angels      0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  1  -  4 12  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
ND       5.0   8   3   3   0   3



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 6   6   1   2   0  25.2  45  14  14   0  19  4.91   1.75

Wild Pitches: 1

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:22 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

Judgement Day

The manager called me into the office today and thanked me for my interest but unfortunately there was no room for me in their organization. I thanked him and the GM for allowing me the opportunity, then packed up my things and headed to my cattle ranch that I purchased with my dad with the money that I had earned in 2008.

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:25 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

Code:

[b][u]Retirements[/u][/b]



[b][u]Team          Player              Reason[/u][/b]
Free Agent    Jose Cruz,Jr        age
Free Agent    Jerry Hairston,Jr   poor free agent market

[b][u]American League[/u][/b]

[b][u]Team          Player              Reason[/u][/b]
Boston        Julian Tavarez      age
Boston        Jason Varitek       age

NYYankees     Alberto Castillo    age

Tampa Bay     Trevor Miller       age
Tampa Bay     Troy Percival       age

Toronto       Armando Benitez     age

ChicagoWS     Jose Contreras      age

Cleveland     Paul Byrd           age
Cleveland     David Dellucci      age

Detroit       Jose Mesa           age
Detroit       Kenny Rogers        age

Kansas City   Jose Guillen        injury

Oakland       Barry Bonds         age

Seattle       Jamie Burke         age


[b][u]National League[/u][/b]

[b][u]Team          Player              Reason[/u][/b]
Atlanta       Doug Brocail        age
Atlanta       Chipper Jones       age

Florida       Luis Gonzalez       age
 
Washington    David Weathers      age

NYMets        Moises Alou         age
NYMets        Anderson Hernandez  ability
NYMets        Billy Wagner        age

Philadelphia  Tom Gordon          age
Philadelphia  Jamie Moyer         age
Philadelphia  So Taguchi          age

ChicagoCubs   Felix Pie           injury

Cincinnati    Scott Hatteberg     age

Houston       Brian Moehler       age

Milwaukee     Craig Counsell      age
Milwaukee     Chris Gill          age

St.Louis      Reggie Sanders      age
St.Louis      Russ Springer       age

Colorado      Todd Helton         age

LADodgers     Jeff Kent           age

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:27 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

Career Progression

Stamina: --
Pitching Clutch: +1
H/9: +2
HR/9: +2
K/9: +2
BB/9: --

Overall: +1

Code:

Scouting Report

Overall: C
Probably a below average hurler

Velocity: B
Lively fastball, but won't consistently overpower hitters

Stamina: C
He can start to wear down if used too often

Control: F
Pitcher is wild and ineffective

Fielding: F
Annual winner of Iron Glove

Potential: A
Has the tools to be a superstar

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:34 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

I looked through the baseball journal over the winter and saw that the experts said that the Cleveland Indians' starting pitchers are thin. I decided to give them a call and they agreed to give me a tryout and invited me to spring training.

**doncoryell** · 05-14-2008, 06:55 PM

Re: The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

3/7/10

Another year, another team.

I made my debut in competition for the #5 sp role with the Indians as they hosted the Detroit Tigers, defending AL champs. I gave up a 2-run home run in the first inning but allowed only four other hits in my three innings of work and left with a 6-2 lead. The Tigers eventually tied the game and later won it, 7-6, in 11 innings. All in all, it wasn't a bad outing, just okay.

Code:

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11     R  H  E 
Detroit        2  0  0  0  3  0  0  1  0  0  1  -  7 16  0
Cleveland      6  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  6 14  1



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
ND       3.0   5   2   2   0   1



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 1   1   0   0   0   3.0   5   2   2   0   1  6.00   1.67

The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

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