StackEm's Cleveland Indians Franchise (MLB08:The Show)

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Cleveland Indians 2008


MLB08: The Show



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Manager

Eric Wedge

Starters


CF, Grady Sizemore


2B, Asdrubal Cabrera


DH, Travis Hafner


C, Victor Martinez


SS, Jhonny Peralta


1B, Ryan Garko


3B, Casey Blake


LF, David Dellucci


RF, Franklin Gutiérrez

Bench


3B, Andy Marte


2B, Jamey Carroll


C, Kelly Shoppach


LF, Jason Michaels


Pitching Rotation


1: C.C. Sabathia


2: Fausto Carmona


3: Jake Westbrook


4: Paul Byrd


5: Cliff Lee


Bullpen


Craig Breslow, RP


Jensen Lewis, RP

Masa Kobayashi, RP


Jorge Julio, RP


Rafael Perez, RP


Rafael Betancourt, SU


Joe Borowski, CL



AL Central
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Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins

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Game 1
03/31/08


Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians

Indians Hit Well Late to Win Season Opener

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago White Sox	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	9	0
Cleveland Indians	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	X	4	12	2

Cleveland, OH - The Indians played host to the AL Central rivals, Chicago White Sox, Monday afternoon as the Cleveland crowd soaked in opening day atmosphere and watched their hometown pick up the win. C.C. Sabathia pitched 7 innings full under the hot Cleveland sun and posted 7 Hits, 2 ER and 4 SO (ERA 2.56) and he left the game with the win in hand in the 8th inning. Earlier, the Indians took an early 2-0 lead with Ryan Garko driving Travis Hafner home after Pronk had hit a double in and Travis Hafner brought Grady Sizemore across the plate in the 3rd. After a quiet 4th inning, the White Sox struck in the top of the 5th inning to halve the Indians lead. Joe Crede blasted a Sabathia fastball over the wall in right field for a solo home run, while A.J. Pierzynski singled home Jermaine Dye in the 6th after Dye had tripled to deep center field.

Sabathia set down the White Sox in order in the top of the 7th inning and Mike MacDougal took his turn to pitch in the bottom of the 7th having previously pitched in the 6th, with Mark Buehrle leaving the game after 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO (ERA 3.59). MacDougal left a fastball up high only to have Ryan Garko slam it for a solo home run to put the Indians up 3-2. Rafael Betancourt kept the WhiteSox quiet in their part of the 8th, while the Indians posted an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th courtesy of Grady Sizemore singling home Jason Michaels. Joe Borowski came in to pick up the save as he kept Chicago under wraps to the crowd's delight.

WP: C.C. Sabathia (1-0)
LP: Mike MacDougal (0-1)
SV: Joe Borowski (1)

Top Performer(s):

Ryan Garko .750 AVG, 1 HR, 3 H, 2 RBI, 1 R


Joe Crede .500 AVG, 1 HR, 2 H, 1 RBI, 1 R

Next Game

Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians
04/02/08

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Game 2
04/02/08


Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians

Indians Rally; Win it Late

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago White Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	7	0
Cleveland Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	X	6	15	1

Cleveland, OH - Down 4-0 late on, despite registering 7 hits through 7 innings, the Indians destroyed White Sox relief pitcher Scott Linebrink to score 6 in the 8th and dramatically steal a win Wednesday evening. Orlando Cabrera had hit two long balls, one in the 1st inning of Fausto Carmona, the second in the 7th, off of reliever Craig Breslow to make it 2-0 White Sox. They added a further two runs in the top of the 8th thanks to nice hitting by A.J. Pierzynski, who doubled home Jim Thome, and Carlos Quentin who brought A.J. home on a single to left field.

The Indians' starter, Carmona, pitched well through 5 innings, however, allowing only two hits and one run, the home run to Cabrera. However in the top of the 5th, Fausto Carmona threw a hard fastball which appeared to damage his elbow. Manager Eric Wedge had no hesitation in taking Carmona out of the game and place Craig Breslow in his place. Details of Carmona's injury and the extent of the injury are still sketchy. Managing a tiny era of 1.79 through 5 innings, Carmona was missed by the Indians as Craig Breslow struggled and gave up 3 runs on 3 hits, also allowing 3 walks in only 2.1 IP (ERA 11.56). Jensen Lewis was more effective, taking only several pitches to get out of the 8th without any more damage.

Then came the bottom of the 8th inning. The Indians exploded. Despite a poor start with Jamey Caroll grounded to third and Travis Hafner striking out, Victor Martinez smashed a single before the in-form Ryan Garko took his AB in the 8th. After fighting to a 2-2 count and fouling 2 further pitches off, Garko destroyed a middle-away fastball to right field again - an almost duplicate of his homer two days back. Except this time, he brought 2 RBIs across with one swing. Score, 4-2 White Sox. Ozzie Guillen obviously considered Garko's homer as a weakness in starter Vazquez' ability and brought Scott Linebrink in to pitch. Linebrink allowed Jhonny Peralta to single and steal 2nd. With 2-out and a runner in scoring position, David Dellucci's AB was as clutch as they get, even this early on. Dellucci swung hard and landed a double to deep center, bringing Peralta home easily and allowing Casey Blake to try his hand at tying the game with Dellucci at second. And he did. 4-4.

Linebrink wiped his brow and took a quick glance at Casey Blake on first. He threw his 1-2 pitch to batter Franklin Gutiérrez only to watch it leave the stadium to left field and land safely on the Home Run Porch at Progressive Field. 6-4. Linebrink managed to finally retire the side as Grady Sizemore lined out to right shallow.

The hometown crowd were going crazy and the loud cheers continued into the White Sox part of the 9th. Rafael Betancourt sat down the first batter before giving way to closer Joe Borowski, who struck out 2 batters in 0.2 IP and picked up Save number 2 on the year after a dramatic finish to proceedings in Cleveland.

WP: Jensen Lewis (1-0)
LP: Scott Linebrink (0-1)
SV: Joe Borowski (2)

Top Performer(s) of the Game:

Ryan Garko .500 AVG, 1 HR, 2 H, 2 RBI, 1 R


Orlando Cabrera .400 AVG, 2 HR, 2 H, 2 RBI, 2 R

Next Game

Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians
04/03/08

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Game 3
04/03/08



Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians

Indians Sweep ChiSox; Win Close One

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago White Sox	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	9	0
Cleveland Indians	0	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	X	7	16	0

Cleveland, OH -

WP: Masa Kobayashi (0-1)
LP: Scott Linebrink (0-1)
SV: Joe Borowski (3)

Top Performer(s) of the Game:

Jhonny Peralta .750 AVG, 3 H, 3 RBI


A.J. Pierzynski .500 AVG, 1 HR, 2 H, 2 RBI

Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	RS	RA Strk
Cleveland Indians	3	0	1.000	--	17	12 W3
Detroit Tigers	3	0	1.000	--	17	9 W3
Minnesota Twins	2	2	.500	1.5	13	19 W1
Kansas City Royals	0	3	.000	3.0	9	17 L3
Kansas City Royals	0	3	.000	3.0	12	17 L3

Next Game

Cleveland Indians @ Oakland Athletics
04/04/08

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Game 4
04/04/08


Cleveland Indians @ Oakland Athletics

A's Provide Late Drama of Their Own for Indians

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	10	0
Oakland Athletics	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	X	4	8	0

Oakland, CA - The A's played host to the in-form Cleveland Indians Friday evening and after a pitching duel through 7 full innings, the game was decided late on by some clutch Athletics hitting.

The very first pitch thrown by Oakland starter, Chad Gaudin, was smacked hard to right field as Indians' lead off man Grady Sizemore looked sure to have hit a double. The center fielder decided to round 2nd and try for a triple and was quickly shot down on his attempt. The baserunning mistake was followed by a ball popped up by catcher Victor Martinez. The full wrath of the mistake was felt just one batter later as Travis Hafner launched a solo shot that just about stayed in McAfee Coliseum. 1-0 Indians, but it should've been 2-0. David Dellucci grounded out to end the first.

Indians starting pitcher Paul Byrd was in form and allowed only one base hit through 10 at-bats. Daric Barton was the first to register a hit against him in the 4th inning and it was an important one for the A's as after Jack Cust struck out swinging, Mike Sweeney sent a Byrd fastball to the back rows and pushed Oakland out in front 2-1. The lead didn't last long, however, as in the top of the 5th, Casey Blake launched a Gaudin slider that hung over the plate too much an amazing 410 feet to center field and tie the game at 2 a piece.

Both Chad Gaudin (7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 SO, ERA 3.84) and Paul Byrd (7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 SO, ERA 2.56) left the game during the 8th inning. Gaudin was pulled after allowing Grady Sizemore to double home a run in the top of the 8th (his 4th double of the year and 2nd of the game) Alan Embree provided relief for the hometeam A's and allowed only one hit in the remainder of the 8th and it wasn't enough to extend the Cleveland lead.

Bottom of the 8th inning saw Rafael Betancourt, the Indians setup man, pitch to knock Ryan Sweeney out before he let a fastball fly too high and Travis Buck took advantage, cracking a solo home run to tie the ball game. Mark Ellis followed that with a double and a single by Daric Barton brought Ellis home to make it 4-3. Betancourt looked towards the dugout to receive the signal from manager Wedge and quickly struck out Jack Cust to end the inning, a little too late for Wedge's liking, but much to the delight of the Oakland crowd that their team had dissolved the Indians setup pitcher to take the lead.

A's closer Huston Street bounced into the game in the 9th and he gaveup a double to Jhonny Peralta, who eventually tagged up to 3rd base on a fly ball by Casey Blake. With the tying run at 3rd base and with Adsrubal Cabrera at the plate (who was a perfect 3-for-3 to that point), the A's crowd held their breath as Cabrera swung at a 2-1 pitch from Street. The crowd breathed their sigh of relief, however, as Cabrera flew out to shallow left field and the A's defeated the Indians in a close game in Oakland.

WP: Alan Embree (1-1)
LP: Rafael Betancourt (0-1)
SV: Huston Street (2)

Top Performer(s) of the Game:

Mike Sweeney .250 AVG, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Paul Byrd 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, ERA 2.56

Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	RS	RA Strk
Detroit Tigers	4	0	1.000	--	31	19 W4
Cleveland Indians	3	1	.750	1.0	20	16 L1
Minnesota Twins	2	3	.400	2.5	17	19 L1
Kansas City Royals	1	3	.250	3.0	15	21 W1
Chicago White Sox	0	4	.000	4.0	22	32 L4

Team Leaders

Position Players

Jhonny Peralta .625 AVG
Jhonny Peralta 10 H
Travis Hafner 4 R
Grady Sizemore 4 2B
Ryan Garko 2 HR
Ryan Garko 5 RBI
Jhonny Peralta 2 SB
Casey Blake 2 BB
Ryan Garko .812 SLG%
Jhonny Peralta .625 OBP

Pitchers
C.C. Sabathia 1 W
Joe Borowski 0.00 ERA
Joe Borowski 3 SV
Paul Byrd 7.0 IP
Joe Borowski 0 HR Allowed
C.C. Sabathia 0 BB
C.C. Sabathia 4 Ks
Masa Kobayashi .333 WHIP

Next Game

Cleveland Indians @ Oakland Athletics
04/05/08

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great start keep it up!

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great start keep it up!

Thanks, my first franchise I've ever posted so I'm open to constructive criticism.

Want people to be interested in this and I am also getting enjoyment out of this too

Go Tribe!

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Roster Moves Prior to Games;

LAA: Rich Thompson sent down Scot Shields called up off DL
DET: Ryan Raburn sent down Francis Beltran called up
SD: Gerut sent down Edmonds up off DL
WAS: C. Cordero --DL John Lannan called up
STL: Russ Springer --DL Kelvin Jimenez called up
PHI: Lahey sent down Brad Lidge called up from DL
NYY: Albadejo sent down Pettitte called up from DL
SF: Steve Kline released
TB: Dioner Navarro --DL Difelice called up
MIN: Cuddyer --DL Denard Span called up

Injury Update: Fausto Carmona: 14-day DL, Sprained Elbow Ligament (12 Days Remaining)

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Game 5
04/05/08



Cleveland Indians @ Oakland Athletics
(3-1) @ (2-3)



A's Bats Explode; 4 HRs Beat Indians

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	6	10	0
Oakland Athletics	0	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	X	7	11	1

Oakland, CA - The Athletics took the Indians and especially Cliff Lee to the cleaners on Saturday evening in Game 2 of the 3-Game series between the sides. The A's hit 4 home runs, accounting for 6 of their 7 runs and the Indians' comeback fell just short. When all said and done, the A's were worthy of their lead and deserved to win the game. Starting pitcher Cliff Lee never really took off, though he did pick up to post a solid 5th and 6th inning of work.

Despite amassing 6 runs on a 2 RBI double from Casey Blake, a 2-run homer from Franklin Guitierrez in the 7th and a 2-run home run for Grady Sizemore in the 9th inning, the visiting Indians were pegged back by some hard hitting by the Athletics. Chris Denorfia blasted a 3-run homer in the 2nd to set the pace, while Daric Barton and Donnie Murphy added solo shots of their own. Mike Sweeney also hit a solo home run, number 199 of his career - and no doubt he'll be looking for number 200 against C.C. Sabathia of the Indians tomorrow in Oakland.

Joe Blanton posted 6.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, as Huston Street closed things out, allowing 2 Hits, including the 2-run shot from Sizemore (#1 on the season for him) but was able to regain his composure and finish things off for the save, forcing Victor Martinez to pop up for the final out of the game. Tomorrow sees the final game of the series between the A's and the Indians, and judging by how things have gone so far, it'll be another close one.

WP: Joe Blanton (1-1)
LP: Cliff Lee (0-1)
SV: Huston Street (3)

Top Performer(s) of the Game:

Chris Denorfia .500 AVG, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Franklin Gutiérrez .500 AVG, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	RS	RA Strk
Detroit Tigers	5	0	1.000	--	35	20 W5
Cleveland Indians	3	2	.600	2.0	26	23 L2
Kansas City Royals	2	3	.400	3.0	22	22 W2
Minnesota Twins	2	4	.333	3.5	18	32 L2
Chicago White Sox	0	5	.000	5.0	23	35 L5

Team Leaders

Position Players

Jhonny Peralta .600 AVG
Jhonny Peralta 12 H
Grady Sizemore/Travis Hafner 4 R
Grady Sizemore/Jhonny Peralta 4 2B
Ryan Garko/Franklin Guitiérrez/Travis Hafner 2 HR
Ryan Garko 5 RBI
Jhonny Peralta 2 SB
Travis Hafner 3 BB
Jhonny Peralta .800 SLG%
Jhonny Peralta .600 OBP

Pitchers
C.C. Sabathia 1 W
Joe Borowski 0.00 ERA
Joe Borowski 3 SV
Paul Byrd 7.0 IP
Joe Borowski 0 HR Allowed
C.C. Sabathia 0 BB
C.C. Sabathia 4 Ks
Masa Kobayashi .333 WHIP

Next Game

Cleveland Indians @ Oakland Athletics
(3-2) @ (3-3)
04/06/08

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The write ups are very nice and I feel that they are much better than just putting down the stats of a couple of players with no write ups.

Keep up the good work.

[Steelersfan85]

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Great Job with this so far, but I have one question, why do you not have updated rosters?

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hmmmmmm well this looks very familiar lol...def following!

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Great Job with this so far, but I have one question, why do you not have updated rosters?

My guess would be that in order to be more realistic, the rosters that should be used should be the ones from the start of the exhibition games, which is where the game starts. That, IMO, would be the correct way to go.

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Former Mets' GM, and now ESPN analyst, Steve Phillips said in an article in "ESPN the Magazine" that the Indians are in need of a bat. He suggested in the article, which deals with fixing the Reds through trades, that he would deal Adam Dunn in a package deal to Cleveland for Lee & Gutierrez. What do you feel about the Indians and how would that trade look as the Cleveland GM?

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Great Job with this so far, but I have one question, why do you not have updated rosters?

I am updating the rosters for every MLB team daily, call ups/send downs/injuries/trades are all the exact same as what has happened in the Majors this year.

That's the way I like to do things in Franchise mode.

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Former Mets' GM, and now ESPN analyst, Steve Phillips said in an article in "ESPN the Magazine" that the Indians are in need of a bat. He suggested in the article, which deals with fixing the Reds through trades, that he would deal Adam Dunn in a package deal to Cleveland for Lee & Gutierrez. What do you feel about the Indians and how would that trade look as the Cleveland GM?

Adam Dunn for Gutiérrez and Lee? Hmm, sounds like a nice trade.

Lee struggled in his first start of the year and despite knocking 2 homers through 5 games, Gutiérrez won't hit as well as that through the entire season - simply a period of isolated power.

My Indians starting lineup has too many Right-Handed hitters and Dunn would be a welcome lefty power threat.

At the minute, though, I am conducting roster movement as per the MLB this year - trades/injuries/call ups all done the same as what has happened in the MLB this year. If I delve further into the franchise and decide to change this, it might be a trade to look long and hard at. Only problem is, I see Cliff Lee becoming solid through the year - despite his opening day struggle, he left only a few pitches over the middle and unfortunately, they were hit well by the Athletics.


Thanks for the interest in my Franchise!