Oakland A's WSB 2K3 Franchise

[nyyanksfan20]

Re: ESPN Blockbuster Trade

nice trade now you got real good starting pitching im just wondering how your bullpen will be.

[nyyanksfan20]

Re: ESPN Blockbuster Trade

nice trade now you got real good starting pitching im just wondering how your bullpen will be.

[EChavez]

Re: ESPN Blockbuster Trade

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nice trade now you got real good starting pitching im just wondering how your bullpen will be.

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My bullpen is going to be fine after the trade. K-Rod will now be my closer and Rincon will be a great set-up as he is a lefty with some power. As for middle relief and long relief, Brazelton will now be loing relief/spot starter and Halama will be there too...I have a nice mix of lefties and righties in my bullpen. I think the only thing I lack right now is a good catcher - Hernandez just isn't cutting it for me (although he is excellent defensively)...

[EChavez]

Re: ESPN Blockbuster Trade

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nice trade now you got real good starting pitching im just wondering how your bullpen will be.

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My bullpen is going to be fine after the trade. K-Rod will now be my closer and Rincon will be a great set-up as he is a lefty with some power. As for middle relief and long relief, Brazelton will now be loing relief/spot starter and Halama will be there too...I have a nice mix of lefties and righties in my bullpen. I think the only thing I lack right now is a good catcher - Hernandez just isn't cutting it for me (although he is excellent defensively)...

[EChavez]

Royals vs. A\'s

Game 48: Kansas City @ Oakland

KC - 2
Oakland - 10

WP - Mulder (6-2)
LP - Baldwin (4-5)
HR - Phelps 3 (15), Wells (11), Tejada (15)

The A's crushed the Royals in a mismatch between one of the AL's worst teams against one of the best. Josh Phelps powered the A's to victory hitting 3 homers and driving in 6 runs to earn player of the game honors. Oakland moves to 34-14 and maintain their 8 game lead on the Mariners, who also won.

Game 49: Kansas City @ Oakland

KC - 0
Oakland - 3

WP - Wood (1-0) 4-4 on the year as a whole
LP - Hernandez (4-4)
S - Rodriguez (3)
HR - Tejada (16), Long (7), Wells (12)

Kerry Wood marked his A's debut by pitching 7 shut-out inning and fanning 10 as Oakland won 3-0 over the Royals. Wood received player of the game honors for the win...Frankie Rodriguez came in to earn his 3rd save of the season.

Game 50: Kansas City @ Oakland

KC - 1
Oakland - 2

WP - Halama (2-0)
LP - Affeldt (2-8)
S - Rodriguez (4)
HR - Brown (7), Hernandez (4)

Oakland completed a three game sweep of the Royals to move to an impressive 36-14 on the season. John Halama pitched 5 innings giving up one run for the win while Ramon Hernandez earned player of the game honors slugging a 2 run homer to lead the A's to victory. The A's now travel to Minnesota for a 2 game set with the Twins...

[EChavez]

Royals vs. A\'s

Game 48: Kansas City @ Oakland

KC - 2
Oakland - 10

WP - Mulder (6-2)
LP - Baldwin (4-5)
HR - Phelps 3 (15), Wells (11), Tejada (15)

The A's crushed the Royals in a mismatch between one of the AL's worst teams against one of the best. Josh Phelps powered the A's to victory hitting 3 homers and driving in 6 runs to earn player of the game honors. Oakland moves to 34-14 and maintain their 8 game lead on the Mariners, who also won.

Game 49: Kansas City @ Oakland

KC - 0
Oakland - 3

WP - Wood (1-0) 4-4 on the year as a whole
LP - Hernandez (4-4)
S - Rodriguez (3)
HR - Tejada (16), Long (7), Wells (12)

Kerry Wood marked his A's debut by pitching 7 shut-out inning and fanning 10 as Oakland won 3-0 over the Royals. Wood received player of the game honors for the win...Frankie Rodriguez came in to earn his 3rd save of the season.

Game 50: Kansas City @ Oakland

KC - 1
Oakland - 2

WP - Halama (2-0)
LP - Affeldt (2-8)
S - Rodriguez (4)
HR - Brown (7), Hernandez (4)

Oakland completed a three game sweep of the Royals to move to an impressive 36-14 on the season. John Halama pitched 5 innings giving up one run for the win while Ramon Hernandez earned player of the game honors slugging a 2 run homer to lead the A's to victory. The A's now travel to Minnesota for a 2 game set with the Twins...

[EChavez]

Metrodome clash

Game 51: Oakland @ Minnesota

Oakland - 9
Minnesota - 11

WP - Reed (3-5)
LP - Lilly (4-3)
S - Guardado (5)
HR - Phelps (16), Hernandez (5)

The Twins' offense took flight against Ted Lilly as they pounded 13 hits on the A's starter scoring 11 runs. Lilly lasted an inning and the A's were unable to recover despite homers by Phelps and Hernandez...Torii Hunter earned player of the game honors going 2 for 4 with 3 RBI's and 2 doubles to lead the Twins to victory.

Game 52: Oakland @ Minnesota

Oakland - 6
Minnesota - 0

WP - Zito (8-1)
LP - Santana (1-3)
HR - Ellis (2), Wells (13), Bell (6)

Barry Zito led the A's to victory pitching a complete game shut-out as the A's improve to 37-15 on the season. Zito struck out 9 and walked 1 for his 8th win of the season as well as earning player of the game honors...The A's now continue their road trip into Kansas City to end the month before interleague play starts...

[EChavez]

Metrodome clash

Game 51: Oakland @ Minnesota

Oakland - 9
Minnesota - 11

WP - Reed (3-5)
LP - Lilly (4-3)
S - Guardado (5)
HR - Phelps (16), Hernandez (5)

The Twins' offense took flight against Ted Lilly as they pounded 13 hits on the A's starter scoring 11 runs. Lilly lasted an inning and the A's were unable to recover despite homers by Phelps and Hernandez...Torii Hunter earned player of the game honors going 2 for 4 with 3 RBI's and 2 doubles to lead the Twins to victory.

Game 52: Oakland @ Minnesota

Oakland - 6
Minnesota - 0

WP - Zito (8-1)
LP - Santana (1-3)
HR - Ellis (2), Wells (13), Bell (6)

Barry Zito led the A's to victory pitching a complete game shut-out as the A's improve to 37-15 on the season. Zito struck out 9 and walked 1 for his 8th win of the season as well as earning player of the game honors...The A's now continue their road trip into Kansas City to end the month before interleague play starts...

[EChavez]

A\'s vs. Royals

ESPN News reports that Dmitri Young and Craig Wilson have been named AL and NL Players of the Week...

Game 53 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 1
Kansas City - 3

WP - Lowe (3-0)
LP - Hudson (6-4)
S - Lopez (1)
HR - Johnson (1)

Tim Hudson was outpitched by Lowe as the Royals win game 1 in the 4 game set. Carlos Beltran was named player of the game after driving in 2 runs to lead the Royals to victory...

Game 54 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 7
Kansas City - 5

WP - Mulder (7-2)
LP - Hernandez (4-5)
S - Rodriguez (5)
HR - Phelps (17), Chavez 2 (18), Beltran (14)

Despite a mediocre outing by Mark Mulder, Oakland rebounded to win game 2. Mulder gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings of work, but the A's offense was able to provide him with support to get the win. Eric Chavez blasted his 17th and 18th homers of the season to earn player of the game honors...

Game 55 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 17
Kansas City - 1

WP - Wood (2-0) (5-4 overall)
LP - Affeldt (2-9)
HR - Chavez (19), Dye (11), Sweeney (11)

Oakland pounded Kansas City to increase its AL West lead to 10 games over second place Seattle. Jermaine Dye had a homer and 4 RBI's in being named player of the game while Kerry Wood pitched 7 strong innings to win his 1st 2 starts with the A's...

Game 56 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 2
Kansas City - 1

WP - Brazelton (5-4)
LP - Lopez (1-2)
S - Rodriguez (6)
HR - Long (8)

This game was a pitcher's duel until the top of the 9th when Terrence Long blasted his 8th homer of the season to lead the A's to the win. Dewon Brazelton got the win in relief of Ted Lilly who pitched an outstanding game after being rocked in his last outing...Long has also increased his hitting streak to 26 games....

ESPN News reports that Eric Chavez and Todd Helton have been named AL and NL Players of the Month for May while Barry Zito and John Patterson have been named AL and NL pitcher of the month....

Next up for the A's is interleague play as they take on the Florida Marlins....

[EChavez]

A\'s vs. Royals

ESPN News reports that Dmitri Young and Craig Wilson have been named AL and NL Players of the Week...

Game 53 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 1
Kansas City - 3

WP - Lowe (3-0)
LP - Hudson (6-4)
S - Lopez (1)
HR - Johnson (1)

Tim Hudson was outpitched by Lowe as the Royals win game 1 in the 4 game set. Carlos Beltran was named player of the game after driving in 2 runs to lead the Royals to victory...

Game 54 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 7
Kansas City - 5

WP - Mulder (7-2)
LP - Hernandez (4-5)
S - Rodriguez (5)
HR - Phelps (17), Chavez 2 (18), Beltran (14)

Despite a mediocre outing by Mark Mulder, Oakland rebounded to win game 2. Mulder gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings of work, but the A's offense was able to provide him with support to get the win. Eric Chavez blasted his 17th and 18th homers of the season to earn player of the game honors...

Game 55 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 17
Kansas City - 1

WP - Wood (2-0) (5-4 overall)
LP - Affeldt (2-9)
HR - Chavez (19), Dye (11), Sweeney (11)

Oakland pounded Kansas City to increase its AL West lead to 10 games over second place Seattle. Jermaine Dye had a homer and 4 RBI's in being named player of the game while Kerry Wood pitched 7 strong innings to win his 1st 2 starts with the A's...

Game 56 - Oakland @ Kansas City

Oakland - 2
Kansas City - 1

WP - Brazelton (5-4)
LP - Lopez (1-2)
S - Rodriguez (6)
HR - Long (8)

This game was a pitcher's duel until the top of the 9th when Terrence Long blasted his 8th homer of the season to lead the A's to the win. Dewon Brazelton got the win in relief of Ted Lilly who pitched an outstanding game after being rocked in his last outing...Long has also increased his hitting streak to 26 games....

ESPN News reports that Eric Chavez and Todd Helton have been named AL and NL Players of the Month for May while Barry Zito and John Patterson have been named AL and NL pitcher of the month....

Next up for the A's is interleague play as they take on the Florida Marlins....

[EChavez]

Blockbuster Deals

ESPN reports that 2 trades have taken place within the last 24 hours. In a major move to shake the team up, the St. Louis Cardinals have traded Chris Carpenter, Gabe Molina, and Mike Crudale to the Rockies for Larry Walker. Walker waived his no trade clause saying that he desperately wanted a chance to win a World Series and felt that his best chance was with the Cards. The Cards were expected to be a major contender for the NL Central and have struggled to maintain a .500 record. In another trade, the slumping Braves have traded Darren Holmes to the Dodgers for Paul Lo Duca. The Braves have gone 3-7 in their last 10 games and have lost the NL East lead to the Mets, who are ahead by 2.5 games...

In other news, Magglio Ordonez and Sammy Sosa have been named AL and NL Player of the week...Pat Hentgen has also been released by the Orioles after struggling this season..

[EChavez]

Blockbuster Deals

ESPN reports that 2 trades have taken place within the last 24 hours. In a major move to shake the team up, the St. Louis Cardinals have traded Chris Carpenter, Gabe Molina, and Mike Crudale to the Rockies for Larry Walker. Walker waived his no trade clause saying that he desperately wanted a chance to win a World Series and felt that his best chance was with the Cards. The Cards were expected to be a major contender for the NL Central and have struggled to maintain a .500 record. In another trade, the slumping Braves have traded Darren Holmes to the Dodgers for Paul Lo Duca. The Braves have gone 3-7 in their last 10 games and have lost the NL East lead to the Mets, who are ahead by 2.5 games...

In other news, Magglio Ordonez and Sammy Sosa have been named AL and NL Player of the week...Pat Hentgen has also been released by the Orioles after struggling this season..

[EChavez]

Interleague Play - A\'s vs. Marlins

Game 57 - Oakland @ Florida

Oakland - 12
Florida - 10

WP - Halama (3-0)
LP - Manzanillo (0-2)
S - Rodriguez (7)
HR - Chavez (20), Dye (12), Lee (6), Lowell (7), Hollandsworth (9)

The A's almost avoided a complete collapse to win the opener of Interleague Play against the Marlins. The A's jumped out to the early 9-2 lead only to see Barry Zito, who had an uncharacteristically bad outing, give the lead up by allowing a combination of homers and walks with the big blow being a grand slam by Todd Hollandsworth in the 3rd inning. Zito was knocked out of the game and Florida scored another run in the 4th to take a 10-9 lead. However, the A;s fought back and reclaimed the lead with a 3 run home run by Eric Chavez in the 6th. K Rod came in the 9th to earn his 7th save of the season while Chavez received player of the game honors for his heroics...

Game 58 - Oakland @ Florida

Oakland - 6
Florida - 0

WP - Hudson (7-4)
LP - Beckett (6-6)
HR - Tejada (17), Wells (14)

Oakland won the second game of the series thanks to a strong pitching effort by Tim Hudson who threw a complete game shut out. Miguel Tejada and Vernon Wells each hit homers to lead the A's to victory.....

Game 59 - Oakland @ Florida

Oakland - 5
Florida - 2

WP - Mulder (8-2)
LP - Penny (1-7)
S - Rodriguez (8)
HR - Tejada 2 (19), Chavez (21)

Oakland won its sixth game in a row after completing a 3 game sweep of the Marlins at Pro Player Stadium. Mark Mulder pitched a solid seven innings for the win while Miguel Tejada hit 2 homers and had 3 RBI's to earn player of the game honors. Oakland now travels to Philadelphia for a weekend set against the Phillies at the Vet...

[EChavez]

Interleague Play - A\'s vs. Marlins

Game 57 - Oakland @ Florida

Oakland - 12
Florida - 10

WP - Halama (3-0)
LP - Manzanillo (0-2)
S - Rodriguez (7)
HR - Chavez (20), Dye (12), Lee (6), Lowell (7), Hollandsworth (9)

The A's almost avoided a complete collapse to win the opener of Interleague Play against the Marlins. The A's jumped out to the early 9-2 lead only to see Barry Zito, who had an uncharacteristically bad outing, give the lead up by allowing a combination of homers and walks with the big blow being a grand slam by Todd Hollandsworth in the 3rd inning. Zito was knocked out of the game and Florida scored another run in the 4th to take a 10-9 lead. However, the A;s fought back and reclaimed the lead with a 3 run home run by Eric Chavez in the 6th. K Rod came in the 9th to earn his 7th save of the season while Chavez received player of the game honors for his heroics...

Game 58 - Oakland @ Florida

Oakland - 6
Florida - 0

WP - Hudson (7-4)
LP - Beckett (6-6)
HR - Tejada (17), Wells (14)

Oakland won the second game of the series thanks to a strong pitching effort by Tim Hudson who threw a complete game shut out. Miguel Tejada and Vernon Wells each hit homers to lead the A's to victory.....

Game 59 - Oakland @ Florida

Oakland - 5
Florida - 2

WP - Mulder (8-2)
LP - Penny (1-7)
S - Rodriguez (8)
HR - Tejada 2 (19), Chavez (21)

Oakland won its sixth game in a row after completing a 3 game sweep of the Marlins at Pro Player Stadium. Mark Mulder pitched a solid seven innings for the win while Miguel Tejada hit 2 homers and had 3 RBI's to earn player of the game honors. Oakland now travels to Philadelphia for a weekend set against the Phillies at the Vet...

[VanillaEps]

Re: Interleague Play - A\'s vs. Marlins

Great franchise, I love reading it. Can you post the current AVG of each of your starting players....how are they doing?