Oakland A's WSB 2K3 Franchise

[EChavez]

Well here it is - a chance to run my Oakland A's franchise

I started one today and the first thing I did was re-signed Miguel Tejada to a 4 year 28 Budget Pt. Extension to lock him up (something the real life A's couldn't do).

Then I made a big trade:

I traded Scott Hatteburg, Mitch Meluskey, and Ben Bishop for Josh Phelps of the Blue Jays. It may look like a dumb trade, but Phelps has potential and my catching position was pitiful and really, the only player that I gave up that would have played consistently is Hatteberg, so giving them up wasn't a hard deal to make.

I then signed some free agents including Chuck Knoblauch to shore up my left field position, Travis Lee to replace Hatteberg, and Jay Bell to bolster my 2B position as well as add some veteran help. Then I re-signed Josh Phelps to a 3 year 11 BP contract. My payroll is now at 286 BP and I think I'll stand pat for now and see how my team does in the season.

So my opening day lineup looks like this:

C - Josh Phelps
1B - Travis Lee
2B - Mark Ellis
SS - Miguel Tejada
3B - Eric Chavez
LF - Terrence Long
CF - Chris Singleton
RF - Jermaine Dye
DH - Erubiel Durazo

Pitching:

SP - Barry Zito
SP - Mark Mulder
SP - Tim Hudson
SP - Ted Lilly
SP - Aaron Harang
LR - John Halama
MR - Jim Mecir
MR - Jeremy Fikac
SU - Ricardo Rincon
SU - Chad Bradford
CL - Keith Foulke

I will see what happens with this line-up before making any other moves...I'll be back with some updates later tonight

[EChavez]

Re: Oakland A\'s WSB 2K3 Franchise

Game 1 (03/25) Seattle at Oakland

Seattle - 0
Oakland - 3

WP - Zito (1-0)
LP - Garcia (0-1)
S - Foulke (1)
HR - Durazo (1)

Oakland wins its opening game by shutting out the Mariners 3-0. Bary Zito collects Player of the Game honoirs pitching 8 strong innings giving up 6 hits and striking out 7 while walking none. Erubiel Durazo hits a 2 run HR to seal the game for the A's

[EChavez]

Re: Oakland A\'s WSB 2K3 Franchise

Game 1 (03/25) Seattle at Oakland

Seattle - 0
Oakland - 3

WP - Zito (1-0)
LP - Garcia (0-1)
S - Foulke (1)
HR - Durazo (1)

Oakland wins its opening game by shutting out the Mariners 3-0. Bary Zito collects Player of the Game honoirs pitching 8 strong innings giving up 6 hits and striking out 7 while walking none. Erubiel Durazo hits a 2 run HR to seal the game for the A's

[skitch]

Re: Oakland A\'s WSB 2K3 Franchise

Dang, why is Dye so low in the lineup?

[skitch]

Re: Oakland A\'s WSB 2K3 Franchise

Dang, why is Dye so low in the lineup?

[nyyanksfan20]

Re: Oakland A\'s WSB 2K3 Franchise

hes doing it positions not batting order

[nyyanksfan20]

Re: Oakland A\'s WSB 2K3 Franchise

hes doing it positions not batting order

[mnhert]

Trade Opinion

I like the trade for Phelps. I am alsop a huge Blue Jays fan and he was absolutely on fire in the scond half of the season. Good trade my man. I look forward to seeing how your pitching does too. In my franchise I gave up Harang and Lilly. Good luck yo

[mnhert]

Trade Opinion

I like the trade for Phelps. I am alsop a huge Blue Jays fan and he was absolutely on fire in the scond half of the season. Good trade my man. I look forward to seeing how your pitching does too. In my franchise I gave up Harang and Lilly. Good luck yo

[EChavez]

Games 2 and 3

Thanks mnert - I am a Jays fan too as well and I like Phelps so it will be interesting to see how he does.

Game 2: Seattle @ Oakland

Seattle - 5
Oakland - 7

WP - Mulder (1-0)
LP - Pineiro (0-1)
S - Foulke (2)
HR - Boone (1), Phelps (1), Chavez (1)

This game ended up being closer than expected. The A's jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and chased Pineiro out of the game. However, in the 6th inning, Seattle began chipping away at the lead and in the 7th, had narrowed the score to 6-4. Eric Chavez blasted a solo shot in the 8th to add some insurance while Foulke came in and saved the game despite giving up a solo home run to Bret Boone. Tejada, who drove in 3 runs, was the player of the game, taking the A's to 2-0 on the year

[EChavez]

Games 2 and 3

Thanks mnert - I am a Jays fan too as well and I like Phelps so it will be interesting to see how he does.

Game 2: Seattle @ Oakland

Seattle - 5
Oakland - 7

WP - Mulder (1-0)
LP - Pineiro (0-1)
S - Foulke (2)
HR - Boone (1), Phelps (1), Chavez (1)

This game ended up being closer than expected. The A's jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and chased Pineiro out of the game. However, in the 6th inning, Seattle began chipping away at the lead and in the 7th, had narrowed the score to 6-4. Eric Chavez blasted a solo shot in the 8th to add some insurance while Foulke came in and saved the game despite giving up a solo home run to Bret Boone. Tejada, who drove in 3 runs, was the player of the game, taking the A's to 2-0 on the year

[EChavez]

Games 2 and 3

Game 3 (04/01): Seattle @ Oakland

Seattle - 4
Oakland - 6

WP - Bradford (1-0)
LP - Nelson (0-1)
S - Foulke (3)
HR - Tejada (1), Dye (1)

Oakland and Seattle were pretty much in a dead heat the entire game staying tied at 1 until the bottom of the 6th when Jermaine Dye hit a 2 run shot to give the A's a 3-1 lead. However, the M's came back in the 7th getting back to back base hits by Ichiro and Cirillo before Boone hit a double to tie the game up chasing Hudson from the game. In the top of the 8th, Dan Wilson had a RBI single to give the Mariners a 4-3 lead only to have Miguel Tejada hit a 3 run home run in the bottom of the inning to give the A's a lead that they would not relinquish. Foulke had a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 3rd save of the season. The A's are now 3-0 and looking for a sweep next game Tejada again took Player of the game honors and the A's are off to a good start.

ESPN news reports that Carlos Guillen has been placed on the 60 day DL with a torn hamstring (ouch)

[EChavez]

Games 2 and 3

Game 3 (04/01): Seattle @ Oakland

Seattle - 4
Oakland - 6

WP - Bradford (1-0)
LP - Nelson (0-1)
S - Foulke (3)
HR - Tejada (1), Dye (1)

Oakland and Seattle were pretty much in a dead heat the entire game staying tied at 1 until the bottom of the 6th when Jermaine Dye hit a 2 run shot to give the A's a 3-1 lead. However, the M's came back in the 7th getting back to back base hits by Ichiro and Cirillo before Boone hit a double to tie the game up chasing Hudson from the game. In the top of the 8th, Dan Wilson had a RBI single to give the Mariners a 4-3 lead only to have Miguel Tejada hit a 3 run home run in the bottom of the inning to give the A's a lead that they would not relinquish. Foulke had a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 3rd save of the season. The A's are now 3-0 and looking for a sweep next game Tejada again took Player of the game honors and the A's are off to a good start.

ESPN news reports that Carlos Guillen has been placed on the 60 day DL with a torn hamstring (ouch)

[RudyN187]

Re: Games 2 and 3

What level are you playing on? Are you using default sliders or custom?

[RudyN187]

Re: Games 2 and 3

What level are you playing on? Are you using default sliders or custom?