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Originally Posted by GrimmyDee
Just wanted to let you know that I have spend most of the entire morning here reading this entire thread. Excellent work man. Truly awesome. It's guys like you that make me realize that I could never do a player based dynasty - and I mean that in the nicest way possible.
Gotta ask for some details about my Indians though.
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Hey Grimmy, thanks for taking the time to read. It has been a lot of fun to bring ol' Andrew to life. If you have an idea for a dynasty, by all means go for it. I remember being in awe of stories like Pat O'Farrell and Bubba Jones. Truth be told, I "borrowed" a lot of their ideas in this story, plus some others I've seen on here. Just have fun with it. The more stories the better...
As for your Indians, well they had a pretty good year in 2002. They won the NL Central with a 94-68 record, though they lost to the White Sox in the NLDS, 3-2.
Bartolo Colon went 16-10, though his ERA was pretty high (5.19). Casey Fossum and Jaret Wright each had 12 wins, and Bob Wolcott added 11 more. Billy Wagner saved 42 games. Better pitching might have helped them push through in the playoffs. Their offense was pretty ridiculous.
The starting lineup typically was:
C Michael Barrett (.300, 11 HR, 73 RBI) ...
1B Ryan Klesko (.263, 15 HR, 54 RBI) ...
2B Warren Morris (.250, 19 HR, 73 RBI) ...
3B Robin Ventura (.245, 25 HR, 83 RBI) ...
SS Juan Uribe (.303, 12 HR, 63 RBI) ...
LF Richie Sexson (.296, 40 HR (!), 142 freakin' RBIs - 2nd in the AL) ...
CF Bernie Williams (.379 best in the majors, 28 HR, 103 RBIs) ...
LF Manny Ramirez (.311, 42 HRs, 135 RBI) ...
I'm drooling at those outfielders ... Glad the Dodgers don't have to mess with the Indians this year ...
Cleveland was up 2-1 on the White Sox in the ALDS, then lost 3-1 and 12-7 in Games 4 and 5... oh well...
thanks for stopping by ... the Indians could be a team to watch in the future ...