2012 Franchise Progress Thread

[jv35]

Just had a great game in my 30-team franchise. I play all the Tigers' games, but I am also playing with other teams' aces. I saw the Phillies had Lee going against the Mets so I had to play the game. Well RA Dickey was going for NY, and I couldn't touch his knuckle ball, so the game turned into a pitcher's duel. Here are the lines:
Dickey: 7.1IP 5H 0ER 3BB 7K
Lee: 8IP 3H 1ER 1BB 5K
Wright singled in the first, and Bay singled in the second, but they were the only baserunners NY would get until Bay walked with two outs in the seventh. The third hit was a homer by Nieuwenhius to lead off the 8th. Lee was pulled after the 8th, and the bullpen surrendered another run in the top of the 9th, so NY was leading 2-0 going into the bottom of the 9th and Francisco came in to close out the game.
Well, Victorino just hit one over the wall to lead off, so 2-1 NY. Wiggington singled and Nix doubled, so I had runners on 2nd & 3rd with no outs. I pinch hit Mayberry Jr. for the pitcher, and he walked, but ball 4 was a wild pitch. The tying run came in, but the winning run stayed on 2nd. A double play and a strike out ended the inning, but the game was tied.
The 10th and 11th innings were uneventful, and so was the top of the 12th. In the bottom of the 12th, Pierre led off with a single, and Polanco moved him up to 2nd. Pence hit one right back up the middle, and Pierre scored to give the Phils a 3-2 walkoff win!
Definitely my best game so far in '12.

[Mercury53]

Seattle marches into Progressive Field with a new difficulty level and sliders, which are sure to make this uber-competitive user go into cardiac arrest. Nonetheless, the first place Mariners are simply powerful to be contained on tweaked Veteran hitting.

Taking the hill will be Jason Vargas verse Justin Masterson, and his annoying slider.

[nascarfreak24ny]

Yankees Fantasy Draft
Hey guys this is my yankees team this year, i tried to play as many games as time allowed, this is the first year
Lineup

1. Mike Trout
2. Matt Wieters
3. Eric Hosmer
4. Yoenis Cespedes
5. Bryce Harper
6. Brett Lawrie
7. Jason Kipnis
8. Raul Ibanez
9. Omar Visquel

Rotation
1. Josh Johnson
2. Yu Darvish
3. Ted Lilly
4. Barry Zito
5. Tim Stauffer

but now the real important part of the team minor leagues
minor league pitchers
AAA
Mike Montgomery (A potential)
shelby Miller (A potential)
Zach wheeler (A potential)
Dylan Bundy (A potential)
Taijuan Walker (A potential)
AA
Jameson Taillon (A potential)
Gerrit Cole (A potential)
John Lamb (A potential)
Zach Lee (A potential)
Tyler Skaggs (A potential)

last year we finished 85-77 and missed the playoffs, but as you can see that is a stacked young team in all three levels

[shubaseball10]

I finally found a draft team that I liked, but I need to find some speed. Any ideas on who to try to trade to find some speed in the lineup and what position to find upgrades? I am about a month into the season, I am playing every 5th game, rotating which pitcher I am using when I play.

1. Eric Hosmer 1B .327 6 HR 14 RBI
2. Yonder Alonso DH .380 3 HR 8 RBI
3. Robinson Cano 2B .336 8 HR 25 RBI
4. Michael Stanton RF .280 8 HR 19 RBI
5. Evan Longoria 3B .253 7 HR 24 RBI
6. Logan Morrison LF .375 5 HR 17 RBI
7. Alex Avila C .226 1 HR 9 RBI
8. Yoenis Cespedes CF .222 5 HR 13 RBI
9. Manny Machado SS .218 2 HR 7 RBI

Bench
C-Hank Conger
SS-Hak-Ju Lee
LF-Desmond Jennings
CF-Daniel Fields

Rotation
1. Matt Moore 2-1 7.08 ERA
2. Alexi Ogando 5-0 0.91 ERA (Placed in rotation due to injury and now can't take him out)
3. Cory Luebke 3-1 4.72 ERA
4. Edinson Volquez 1-3 3.73 ERA
5. Mike Montgomery 4-0 1.62 ERA

Bullpen
LRP-Tim Stauffer 1-0 2.38 ERA
MRP-Addison Reed 0-0 2.45 ERA
MRP- Al Alburquerque 0-0 0.00 ERA
MRP- Andrew Cashner 1-2 8.59 ERA
SU- Aroldis Chapman 0-0 1.50 ERA
SU- Fernando Salas 1-0 1.08 ERA
CL- Javy Guerra 0-1 2.45 ERA 8 SV

Key Minors (A Potential)
3B-Nick Castellanos
3B-Lonnie Chisenhall
SP-Danny Duffy
SP-Jacob Turner
SP-Drew Pomeranz

[nascarfreak24ny]

Quote: Originally Posted by shubaseball10

I finally found a draft team that I liked, but I need to find some speed. Any ideas on who to try to trade to find some speed in the lineup and what position to find upgrades? I am about a month into the season, I am playing every 5th game, rotating which pitcher I am using when I play. 1. Eric Hosmer 1B .327 6 HR 14 RBI 2. Yonder Alonso DH .380 3 HR 8 RBI 3. Robinson Cano 2B .336 8 HR 25 RBI 4. Michael Stanton RF .280 8 HR 19 RBI 5. Evan Longoria 3B .253 7 HR 24 RBI 6. Logan Morrison LF .375 5 HR 17 RBI 7. Alex Avila C .226 1 HR 9 RBI 8. Yoenis Cespedes CF .222 5 HR 13 RBI 9. Manny Machado SS .218 2 HR 7 RBI Bench C-Hank Conger SS-Hak-Ju Lee LF-Desmond Jennings CF-Daniel Fields Rotation 1. Matt Moore 2-1 7.08 ERA 2. Alexi Ogando 5-0 0.91 ERA (Placed in rotation due to injury and now can't take him out) 3. Cory Luebke 3-1 4.72 ERA 4. Edinson Volquez 1-3 3.73 ERA 5. Mike Montgomery 4-0 1.62 ERA Bullpen LRP-Tim Stauffer 1-0 2.38 ERA MRP-Addison Reed 0-0 2.45 ERA MRP- Al Alburquerque 0-0 0.00 ERA MRP- Andrew Cashner 1-2 8.59 ERA SU- Aroldis Chapman 0-0 1.50 ERA SU- Fernando Salas 1-0 1.08 ERA CL- Javy Guerra 0-1 2.45 ERA 8 SV Key Minors (A Potential) 3B-Nick Castellanos 3B-Lonnie Chisenhall SP-Danny Duffy SP-Jacob Turner SP-Drew Pomeranz

do you remember what pick you had? because that infield is awesome to get superstars like cano and longoria and hosmer for the future

[shubaseball10]

I want to say it was between 12-15.

[nascarfreak24ny]

My Best Game EVER!!!
i just played my best franchise game ever! and a bonus it was in the playoffs.

game 1 2014 ALDS Angels at Yankees (me)
James Sheilds Vs. Josh Johnson
first inning: strike out then a single, then a matt kemp single (and the guy on first went first to third) then a kemp attempted steal (thrown out) then a double up the middle by mark reynolds, then a ground out.
3rd inning still 1-0
harper rips a foul down the right field line, i almost tied the game, but it he did double next pitch. but a ground out ended the inning
6th inning
mike trout 1 out bunt then a stolen base, then pedroia rips a double to the right center gap. TIE GAME
7th inning- still 1-1
kemp- single, attempted steal, caught.
inning over on 2K's
9th inning johnson gets Reynolds and Pena swinging and a grounder to end the inning. his night is done, leaves the game with 9.0 IP 7 Hits 1 run 1 earned run 1 walk 10 strikeouts and 121 pitches thrown.
Bottom 9 trout, pedroia line outs, eric hosmer single reflected off the SS glove, and yoenis "the big bat" cespedes comes up and gets sawed off on a cutter to ground out to 2nd.
EXTRAS
top 10- jeff francis takes over for me. 2 DEEP fly balls to dead center, both caught and a grounder to second.
Bottom 10
1 out
Jason Kipnis (DH) currently 0-3 for the night, gets a four seamer in on the plate letters high, and he sends it for a ride, a bomb down the right field line GAME OVER
yankees win 2-1 take a 1-0 lead in the series.
game to features Steven Strausburg 20-5 (2.35 ERA and 280 K's) (Yankees) vs. Vance Worhley 22-5 (2.87 ERA and the AL CY YOUNG winner.

if the game is as good as game one i will post again

[Noles4ever]

Dodgers Franchise

Just wrapped up the first series against the San Diego Padres who took the first 3 of the series but behind Juan Uribe's 2 hits including a 4th inning 2 run homerun, the Dodgers bats collected 8 hits for Aaron Harang who was solid in his 1st start of the season. Harang's line 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 runs, 5 K's. Rookie Javy Guerra collected his 1st save on the year in a scoreless inning.

Series Highlights

Dodgers l

Dee Gordon : 6/19 (.316) l 3 SB
Juan Rivera : 6/16 (.375) l 4 R l 2 HR l 3 RBI

Padres l

Cameron Maybin : 5/17 (.294) l 2 HR l 3 RBI l 1 SB
Chase Headley : 5/15 (.333) l 1 2B

Score Recap l

Game #1 : Dodgers ; 3 @ Padres ; 4
Win : Frieri (W, 1-0) / Loss : Kershaw (L, 0-1) / Save : Street (S, 1)

Game #2 : Dodgers ; 0 @ Padres ; 4
Win : Luebke (W, 1-0) / Loss : Billingsley (L, 0-1)

Game #3 : Dodgers ; 2 @ Padres ; 3
Win : Gregerson (W, 1-0) / Loss : MacDougal (L, 0-1)

Game #4 : Dodgers ; 5 @ Padres ; 2
Win : Harang (W, 1-0) / Loss : Moseley (L, 0-1) / Save : Guerra (S, 1)