Oakland A's WSB 2K3 Franchise

[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?

[EChavez]

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

I will post the stats tonight of my SL and pitchers. Glad you like this thread

[EChavez]

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

I will post the stats tonight of my SL and pitchers. Glad you like this thread

[EChavez]

A\'s vs. Phillies

Game 60: Oakland @ Philadelphia

Oakland - 1
Philly - 2

WP - Millwood (7-4)
LP - Wood (2-1) (5-5 overall)
S - Mesa (15)
HR - Chavez (22), Pratt (3), Abreu (8)

This game ended up being a great pitching duel between Millwood and Wood. Wood was sensational pitching a near flawless 7 innings striking out 14 and giving up 5 hits. However, 2 hits were solo homers by Todd Pratt and Abreu, which helped the Phillies win this close game. Millwood was the Player of the Game pitching 7 scoreless innings and fanning 5 for his 7th win of the year...

Game 61: Oakland @ Philadelphia

Oakland - 0
Philly - 2

WP - Wolf (6-0)
LP - Halama (3-1)
S - Mesa (16)

Game 2 of the series was another fantastic pitching duel between Randy Wolf and Ted Lilly. Over 7 innings, the game was scoreless. However, in the 8th, a pair of back to back singles by Abreu and Burrell off of John Halama set up a 2 run double by Thome. Mesa earned his 16th save of the year as the Phillies take 2 in a row from the A's. Randy Wolf was the ESPN Player of the Game pitching 8 shut-out innings striking out 7 and walking none while only giving up 4 hits...

Game 62 - Oakland @ Philadelphia

Oakland - 11
Philly - 1

WP - Zito (9-1)
LP - Padilla (3-5)
HR - Tejada (20)

Oakland managed to finally get its offense back into gear with a big win over the Phillies. Miguel Tejada led the way going 4 for 5 with a homer and 2 RBI's to earn Player of the Game honors. The A's lineup in general was awesome as almost every batter had a hit. Terrence Long also increased his league best hitting streak to 33 games, longest in the Majors this year so far and the A's now have a day off before heading back home to face off against the Braves...

[EChavez]

A\'s vs. Phillies

Game 60: Oakland @ Philadelphia

Oakland - 1
Philly - 2

WP - Millwood (7-4)
LP - Wood (2-1) (5-5 overall)
S - Mesa (15)
HR - Chavez (22), Pratt (3), Abreu (8)

This game ended up being a great pitching duel between Millwood and Wood. Wood was sensational pitching a near flawless 7 innings striking out 14 and giving up 5 hits. However, 2 hits were solo homers by Todd Pratt and Abreu, which helped the Phillies win this close game. Millwood was the Player of the Game pitching 7 scoreless innings and fanning 5 for his 7th win of the year...

Game 61: Oakland @ Philadelphia

Oakland - 0
Philly - 2

WP - Wolf (6-0)
LP - Halama (3-1)
S - Mesa (16)

Game 2 of the series was another fantastic pitching duel between Randy Wolf and Ted Lilly. Over 7 innings, the game was scoreless. However, in the 8th, a pair of back to back singles by Abreu and Burrell off of John Halama set up a 2 run double by Thome. Mesa earned his 16th save of the year as the Phillies take 2 in a row from the A's. Randy Wolf was the ESPN Player of the Game pitching 8 shut-out innings striking out 7 and walking none while only giving up 4 hits...

Game 62 - Oakland @ Philadelphia

Oakland - 11
Philly - 1

WP - Zito (9-1)
LP - Padilla (3-5)
HR - Tejada (20)

Oakland managed to finally get its offense back into gear with a big win over the Phillies. Miguel Tejada led the way going 4 for 5 with a homer and 2 RBI's to earn Player of the Game honors. The A's lineup in general was awesome as almost every batter had a hit. Terrence Long also increased his league best hitting streak to 33 games, longest in the Majors this year so far and the A's now have a day off before heading back home to face off against the Braves...

[zito75]

Re: A\'s vs. Indians

wow, ur really far into it. making a lot of moves though but hey its working right

[zito75]

Re: A\'s vs. Indians

wow, ur really far into it. making a lot of moves though but hey its working right

[EChavez]

Re: A\'s vs. Indians

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wow, ur really far into it. making a lot of moves though but hey its working right

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Thanks - I did make a lot of moves because I wanted to build the team I wanted all alolng - a young team with great pitching and some power, speed, and high on base percentages. I also wanted to lower my payroll because hey, I am not the Yankees and my budget is quite low...I love building this team and unless I see something, I am standing pat with this team...

[EChavez]

Re: A\'s vs. Indians

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wow, ur really far into it. making a lot of moves though but hey its working right

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Thanks - I did make a lot of moves because I wanted to build the team I wanted all alolng - a young team with great pitching and some power, speed, and high on base percentages. I also wanted to lower my payroll because hey, I am not the Yankees and my budget is quite low...I love building this team and unless I see something, I am standing pat with this team...

[EChavez]

Braves @ A\'s

Game 63 - Atlanta @ Oakland

Atlanta - 0
Oakland - 3

WP - Hudson (8-4)
LP - Hampton (6-5)
S - Rodriguez (9)

The A's benefitted from another great performance by Tim Hudson to take game 1 of the series between 2 of the best teams in the majors. Hudson out-duelled Mike Hampton pitching 7 shut-out innings allowing only 4 hits while striking out 4 for his 8th win of the season. Frankie Rodriguez came into the 9th and earned his 9th save in 9 opportunities this season. Hudson was named player of the game for his strong performance...

Game 64 - Atlanta @ Oakland

Atlanta - 5
Oakland - 1

WP - Marquis (5-7)
LP - Mulder (8-3)

Atlanta came back with a strong 5-1 win led by Player of the Game Chipper Jones, who went 3-4 with a double and 3 RBI's...Mark Mulder had a mediocre outing giving up 5 runs in 6 innings to suffer his 3rd loss of the season....

Game 65 - Atlanta @ Oakland

Atlanta - 5
Oakland - 3

WP - Dawley (1-0)
LP - Rincon (1-1)
S - Smoltz (19)
HR - Estrada (2), Fick (7), Gonzalez (11), Phelps (18), Chavez (23)

The Braves take 2 of 3 in Oakland after breaking a tie in the 8th inning with a solo home run by Juan Gonzalez off of Ricardo Rincon...Josh Dawley earned his 1st win of the season in relief of Greg Maddux while Ricardo Rincon took his 1st loss of the year. Kerry Wood pitched 7 solid innings giving up 3 earned runs and striking out 7.....The A's also lost Miguel Tejada for 9 days with a pulled quadriceps muscle. Tejada will not go on the DL and will remain on the active roster. German will fill in for Tejada and it will be interesting to see how the A's will fare with Tejada out. In 65 games, Tejada was hitting .320 with 20 HR and 63 RBI's so he will be missed in the A's potent lineup...

[EChavez]

Braves @ A\'s

Game 63 - Atlanta @ Oakland

Atlanta - 0
Oakland - 3

WP - Hudson (8-4)
LP - Hampton (6-5)
S - Rodriguez (9)

The A's benefitted from another great performance by Tim Hudson to take game 1 of the series between 2 of the best teams in the majors. Hudson out-duelled Mike Hampton pitching 7 shut-out innings allowing only 4 hits while striking out 4 for his 8th win of the season. Frankie Rodriguez came into the 9th and earned his 9th save in 9 opportunities this season. Hudson was named player of the game for his strong performance...

Game 64 - Atlanta @ Oakland

Atlanta - 5
Oakland - 1

WP - Marquis (5-7)
LP - Mulder (8-3)

Atlanta came back with a strong 5-1 win led by Player of the Game Chipper Jones, who went 3-4 with a double and 3 RBI's...Mark Mulder had a mediocre outing giving up 5 runs in 6 innings to suffer his 3rd loss of the season....

Game 65 - Atlanta @ Oakland

Atlanta - 5
Oakland - 3

WP - Dawley (1-0)
LP - Rincon (1-1)
S - Smoltz (19)
HR - Estrada (2), Fick (7), Gonzalez (11), Phelps (18), Chavez (23)

The Braves take 2 of 3 in Oakland after breaking a tie in the 8th inning with a solo home run by Juan Gonzalez off of Ricardo Rincon...Josh Dawley earned his 1st win of the season in relief of Greg Maddux while Ricardo Rincon took his 1st loss of the year. Kerry Wood pitched 7 solid innings giving up 3 earned runs and striking out 7.....The A's also lost Miguel Tejada for 9 days with a pulled quadriceps muscle. Tejada will not go on the DL and will remain on the active roster. German will fill in for Tejada and it will be interesting to see how the A's will fare with Tejada out. In 65 games, Tejada was hitting .320 with 20 HR and 63 RBI's so he will be missed in the A's potent lineup...

[EChavez]

ESPN News Update

ESPN reports that a blockbuster trade between the Astros and Twins. The Twins have traded JC Romero, Mike Ryan, and Michael Restovich to the Astros for Jeff Bagwell and Shane Reynolds. The Twins, 1st place in the AL Central, have bolstered their line-up and added some power with the addition to Bagwell in their efforts to win the World Series this year. Houston gets some young prospects for its struggling team, which has fallen on hard times recently...

[EChavez]

ESPN News Update

ESPN reports that a blockbuster trade between the Astros and Twins. The Twins have traded JC Romero, Mike Ryan, and Michael Restovich to the Astros for Jeff Bagwell and Shane Reynolds. The Twins, 1st place in the AL Central, have bolstered their line-up and added some power with the addition to Bagwell in their efforts to win the World Series this year. Houston gets some young prospects for its struggling team, which has fallen on hard times recently...

[EChavez]

Expos vs. A\'s

Game 66 - Montreal @ Oakland

Montreal - 0
Oakland - 9

WP - Lilly (5-3)
LP - O. Hernandez (2-3)
HR - Phelps 2 (20), Chavez (24), Long (9), Wells (15)

Oakland crushed Montreal to get back to its winning ways. Josh Phelps led the attack with 2 homers and 4 RBI's to earn Player of the Game honors while Terrence Long extended his hitting streak to 37 games. Ted Lilly pitched 8 innings of shut-out ball to earn his 1st win after 3 no decisions....

Game 67 - Montreal @ Oakland

Montreal - 1
Oakland - 4

WP - Zito (10-1)
LP - Armas Jr. (3-8)
S - Rodriguez (10)
HR - Guerrero (20)

The A's win game 2 thanks to another great outing by Barry Zito as he gives up 1 earned run over seven innings to win his fifth game in a row and 10th this season. Zito also struck out 8 and walked one to be named Player of the Game...

Game 68 - Montreal @ Oakland

Montreal - 4
Oakland - 3

WP - Ohka (3-7)
LP - Fikac (1-1)
S - Stewart (17)
HR - Vidro (6), Tatis (7), Guerrero (21), Phelps (21), Wells (16)

The Expos take one from the A's breaking a 3-3 tie in the 8th when Fernando Tatis hits a solo homer off of Jeremy Fikac to win 4-3. Tomo Ohka pitched 8 solid innings for the win while Tim Hudson pitches 7 innings giving up 3 earned runs and striking out 6. Oakland now has the day off before Texas comes in for a 3 game set...

[EChavez]

Expos vs. A\'s

Game 66 - Montreal @ Oakland

Montreal - 0
Oakland - 9

WP - Lilly (5-3)
LP - O. Hernandez (2-3)
HR - Phelps 2 (20), Chavez (24), Long (9), Wells (15)

Oakland crushed Montreal to get back to its winning ways. Josh Phelps led the attack with 2 homers and 4 RBI's to earn Player of the Game honors while Terrence Long extended his hitting streak to 37 games. Ted Lilly pitched 8 innings of shut-out ball to earn his 1st win after 3 no decisions....

Game 67 - Montreal @ Oakland

Montreal - 1
Oakland - 4

WP - Zito (10-1)
LP - Armas Jr. (3-8)
S - Rodriguez (10)
HR - Guerrero (20)

The A's win game 2 thanks to another great outing by Barry Zito as he gives up 1 earned run over seven innings to win his fifth game in a row and 10th this season. Zito also struck out 8 and walked one to be named Player of the Game...

Game 68 - Montreal @ Oakland

Montreal - 4
Oakland - 3

WP - Ohka (3-7)
LP - Fikac (1-1)
S - Stewart (17)
HR - Vidro (6), Tatis (7), Guerrero (21), Phelps (21), Wells (16)

The Expos take one from the A's breaking a 3-3 tie in the 8th when Fernando Tatis hits a solo homer off of Jeremy Fikac to win 4-3. Tomo Ohka pitched 8 solid innings for the win while Tim Hudson pitches 7 innings giving up 3 earned runs and striking out 6. Oakland now has the day off before Texas comes in for a 3 game set...