Screwing around with the Historical Function, an OOTP2006 Dy-nasty

BadluckinOOTP · 06-02-2006, 12:14 AM

I like prounouncing "dynasty", Dy-Nasty, so I'd thought I'd express those setiments in my above title.

OOTP2006 seems to have a lot of promise. An assload of promise if you will. So much promise in fact, that if it had any more, you'd be like, "Quit promising so much." Or something like that.

The fictional, (normal) mode of OOTP seems to be way over my head at the moment, all these leagues and stuff! I was controlling an "American Baseball League", and a Japanese team offered me a trade. HUH? I thought I was supposed to offer your players insane amounts of money to come to a new country and play baseball, i.e. Ichiro and Hideki Matsui.

I don't trade for your players, I BUY your players, get it straight you Nagasaki Saumuri! I accepted the trade, but that's besides the point.

I decided that to get a better hang of the game I'd jump into a historical league. Starting in 1901, of course. So after a couple of restarts because of changes I wanted to make, I got one all the way up to 1935! It was going fantastic. Until my players started playing until they were 45. Babe Ruth is 43 and still hitting 50 homeruns a year! He has 900+ homerun. It gets to the point when you're like, "Jeez, Babe, drink some beer, and get fat so you can't play anymore or something"

So I've raised the Aging speed, so guys can retire and reminisce about their fictional glory days.

So here goes!

I'm bound to screw this up, so this could last a while. Or last a couple of hours.

Who knows?!

Not me!

BadluckinOOTP · 06-02-2006, 12:51 AM

Because of the scant rosters, I've turned injuries off for this season. Next season or perhaps 1903, they will come back on. I'm not big on putting historical ballparks in the game, because I like every player to have the same chance as everyone else. I don't want a guy playing for the Giants to hit 100 more homers than he should because of the short porch in right (Mell Ott). That and I don't really know how to do them in the first place, so I'll just use that first excuse.

Let's take a look at the teams!

Baltimore Orioles

Player to watch: John McGraw.

The 3rd baseman for the Orioles walks a holy amount of times a year. He could realistically walk 140 times this year, and with any decent average could have an OBP of around .500.

Boston Americans

Player to watch: SP Cy Young

In a day and age of guys that put the ball in the strike zone, and the ball in the park, he might just be the best one. He already has over 300 wins, and will only get more, rumor has it they will name an award about him.

Chicago White Sox

Player to watch: SP Clark Griffith

The White Sox aren't very good, but if they have any chance this year, it will rely on Clark Griffith throwing every inning this season. Since there around what? 1400 innings in a season, he might make it about June, before he peters out. Sorry Chicago!

Cleveland Blues

Player to watch: CF Ollie Pickering

The town of Cleveland is going to be singing the Blues this season. (Once they become the Naps and the Indians, this pun will no longer work

) Not only because a guy named Ollie is their best player, but because they will rival the White Sox in notgoodatude.

Detroit Tigers

Player to watch: Kid Elberfeld

The tiny (5'6) shortstop has some good juice in his bat, and will fight to get .300. But where he's the best is on the field. He gets everything near him, and makes the play on it as well.

Milwaukee Brewers

Player to watch: Hugh Duffy

Despite playing on what appears to be the moon, Duffy is one of the AL's best hitters, he could realistically lead the league in Extra base hits, and hit around .330.

Philadelphia Athletics

Player to watch: Nap Lajoie

Despite having the wrong jersey on, the Athletics have the best hitter in the AL. He has power (for the deadball era anyway) a good glove, and will threaten to hit .400.

Washington Senators

Player to watch: Watty Lee

The Senators have a decent pitching staff, and Watty Lee is decent. Senators won't compete this year I think.

BadluckinOOTP · 06-02-2006, 01:11 AM

Boston Beaneaters

Player to Watch: Gene Demontreville

Hmm...quite morbid, that this is the only "picture" online for Demontreville. Maybe in this alternate reality the slick Shorstop can make himself a little more known.

Brooklyn Superbas

Player to watch: Willie Keeler

I have come to my conclusion that all early 20th century players do that pose to catch balls, and it has also come to my conclusion that Keeler is very good.

Chicago Orphans

Player to watch: Frank Chance

Tinker and Evers have yet to show up, but even without them, Chance is still pretty famous. The "Orphans" aren't too good this year, but Chance should be a bright spot.

Cincinatti Reds

Player to watch: Sam Crawford

Crawford has the most power in all of the Majors, and barring an injury (which are turned off!) he'll lead the league in homers.

New York Giants

Player to watch: Christy Mathewson

Mathewson the young Giants hurler could supplant Cy Young as the best pitcher in the majors. Though Mathewson struggled in his only exposure to big league play.

Philadelphia Phillies

Player to watch: Ed Delahanty

The Nap Lajoie of the National League, Big Ed leads a teriffic Phillies offense. Anything resembling a pitching staff should keep the Phils in contention.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Player to watch: Honus Wagner

If there is an offense that can rival the Phillies, it's Wagner's Pirates. With Ginger Beaumont, Fred Clarke and others, the Pirates and Phillies should have a good battle.

St. Louis Cardinals

Player to watch: Jesse Burkett

A fantastic bunter and singles hitter. If he could hit the ball into the gap like Delahanty and Wagner he could fight for the MVP award (that uh...doesn't exist yet)

Season should start pretty soon!

BadluckinOOTP · 06-02-2006, 02:11 AM

I simmed to June 26th. While I know that seems like quite the arbitrary number, I have a reason for it. I randomly picked it. See, what a reason. Let's look at the early season standings.

Code:

AL Standings

Team                   Record   %  GB
Boston Americans       37-19 .661  -
Milwaukee Brewers      35-22 .614 2.5
Chicago White Sox      34-22 .607  3
Baltimore Orioles      28-28 .500  9
Washington Senators    28-28 .500  9
Cleveland Blues        24-34 .414  14
Detroit Tigers         22-35 .386 15.5
Philadelphia Athletics 18-38 .321 19

The Boston squad led by young pitcher Win Kellum, owner of a 13-2 record with an ERA of 2.51 which is 2nd in the American League, behind the Senators Watty Lee. Cy Young started off horribly with an ERA over 13 in April. Since then however he has been his old self, and has his ERA lowered to a more respectable 4.82. He's coming off of a 10 inning 3-hit shutout of the White Sox.

Speaking of the White Sox, they are off to the surprising start because of not only their stellar pitching staff anchored by Deacon Phillipe with his 11-5 record, and their two batters with batting average of over .350, Sam Mertes and Zaza Harvey who are hitting .353 and .350 respectively.

The Baltimore Orioles are a pitching staff away from having the best record in the AL. All 3 of their main starters have an ERA of over 5, but despite this their efficient offense has them playing .500 baseball. Lead by their Shorstop John McGraw with his .506 OBP percentage, their isn't a weak spot in the Balitmore lineup save the pitchers spot in the order. They have the American leaders in Homeruns and RBI's (2B Jimmy Williams 6 and 60) and the man leading the league in average (3B Bill Keister, .403). If they can swing a trade for some pitching help, they could make a run.

The Philadelphia A's couldn't be playing worse at the moment. Their 18-38 record is due in large part because of their pitching. Their preseason ace Eddie Plank is 3-11 with an ERA over 6. Their offense is doing their part of the job. Nap Lajoie is at .330, and veteran third sacker Lave Cross is having a suprisingly good year, with a league leading OPS of 1.001

National League

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NL Standings

Team                  Record   %    GB
Brooklyn Superbas     38-22  .633   -
Cincinnati Reds       40-25  .615   .5
Philadelphia Phillies 36-24  .600    2
St. Louis Cardinals   34-27  .557   4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates    30-31  .492   8.5
Chicago Orphans       28-35  .444   11.5
New York Giants       25-36  .410   13.5
Boston Beaneaters     15-46  .246   23.5

The Superbas' surprising good start is very because of Jimmy Sheckard, who is leading the majors with 7 homeruns. Along with legend Willie Keeler, who is hitting .310 and stealing 37 bases. And their pitching staff backed by Doc McJames and Brickyard Kennedy, the Superbas will probably stick around for a while.

The Phillies vaunted offense led by Ed Delahanty (.370/.466/.992) and Hughie Jennings (.389/.478/1.028), have also been successful because of surpsing pitcher Al Orth (11-5 2.78) The Phillies like the Orioles in their neighbor league could use a pitcher to put them over the hump.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a dissapointing start. Part of that could be because of Honus Wagner's subpar start. His .297 average would be fine for anyone else, but Wagner's career average of .333 makes you think he'll only improve.

Tiger Fan · 06-02-2006, 02:40 AM

Something a little better than an obit for Gene Demontreville.

Good luck with this dy-nasty

BadluckinOOTP · 06-02-2006, 03:27 AM

I've simmed to late September 28th, so I can detail the upcoming pennant race. The AL pennant race has long since been decided, when the White Sox won the American League pennant, and are currently 6 games ahead. Before we detail the teams they could meet in the World Series, lets look at the final standings.

Code:

Team                   Record   %  GB

Chicago White Sox      84-52  .618  -  CLINCHED!
Boston Americans       78-58  .574  6
Milwuakee Brewers      74-62  .544  10
Balitmore Orioles      71-65  .522  13
Washington Senators    68-68  .500  16
Detroit Tigers         64-72  .471  20
Cleveland Blues        55-81  .404  29
Philadelphia Athletics 20-86  .368  34

The White Sox, who I believe I said were not very good at the beginnng of the season, steamrolled the rest of the American League due to their above average pitching and their superstar hitter Zaza Harvey (.353 110 RBI's)

I'll do League Leaders and stuff like that at the end of the season.

National League

Code:

National League

Team                   Record   %   GB
Cincinnati Reds         79-53 .598  - 
Brooklyn Superbas       79-54 .594  .5
St. Louis Cardinals     78-54 .591  1
Philadelphia Phillies   78-55 .586  1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates      69-63 .523  10
Chicago Orphans         57-78 .422  23.5
New York Giants         50-84 .373  30
Boston Beaneaters       43-92 .319  37.5

The Reds rely on their pitching staff anchored by Noodles Hahn. Their offense is a lot or role players surrounding Sam Crawford (.329/.417/.893) They have the best pitching of the 4 teams still in the hunt, but their offense will have to play better than they have to be sure of holding onto this slim lead.

Jimmy Sheckard of the Superbas led the major leagues with 15 homeruns, and is capable of single-handedly putting the team from Brooklyn into the World Series. Their pitching is below average, but Sheckard and Keeler are a very formidable 1-2 punch.

The Cardinals relied on their steady pitching and Jesse Burkett and Patsy Donovan (.373 and .362) all season long, and will have to rely on them to get into the Series.

The amazing offense of the Phillies with Ed Delahanty, Elmer Flick and Hughie Jennings who agruably the best 3 of the best 5 hitters in the Nation League. Their pitchers have the capablities to be very good, but have lapses where they aren't quite successful.

To the Race!

BadluckinOOTP · 06-02-2006, 04:23 AM

9/29
The Reds took a game from Brooklyn, and the Phils beat the Cardinals neither games were close, so lets not talk about them.

9/30
The Reds beat Brooklyn again, and Sam Crawford hit his 13th homerun, putting the Dodgers 2 and half games back.

10/1
Phillies 9
Cardinals 5

The Reds-Dodgers game was quite a good one. The Dodgers were trailing 2-0 going into the top of the 9th, and facing being 3 and a half games back, and on the brink of being out of the race.

A Lefty Davis walk was sandwiched by two outs, before Jimmy Sheckard singled him over to 3rd. Then back to back singles by Tom McCreery and Tom Daly tied the game up.

After they couldn't score again the Reds came up with a chance to win the game.

A couple of singles, a fielder's choice or two, and an intention walk, loading the bases, was all for naught as pitcher Whitey Guese who hit .171 on the season stayed up to bat and blooped a single over the Shortstop's head for the win.

10/2
Everyone was off besides the Cardinals who beat the New York Giants 5-1 to gain a half game.

10/3
The Reds showed themselves to be just about unstoppable down the stretch as they beat the Phillies 3-0. And the Cardinals keep pace with a 2-0 edging of the Giants.

10/4
The Reds are beatable, the Phillies show as Ed Delahanty hits a go-ahead 3 run homer off of Noodles Hahn in the top of the 9th to beat the Reds 3-0. Both Brooklyn and St. Louis lose.

10/5
The Phillies beat the Reds once again 5-2. Catcher Fred Jacklitsch goes 2-4.

10/6
Offday

10/7
Offday

10/8
St. Louis beat the Reds, to give Cincy a 3 game losing streak. And the Phillies beat Brooklyn, continuing their struggles.

Reds 83-56 -
Phillies 83-57 0.5
St. Louis 82-57 1
Brooklyn 79-61 4.5

Brooklyn is out of it of course, and Reds magic number is only one. The Phillies have played all of their games, but both the Reds and the Cardinals have one more left to play. The only chance for the Phils is for both the Reds and St. Louis to lose.

Which is quite impossible since they are playing each other. With a Cards wins they can tie though.

The Cardinals take the lead in the 1st with an RBI ground out, but the Reds tie it with a sac fly in the 5th. The Reds win the game in the 11th with a Sac Fly to send them to the World Series

BadluckinOOTP · 06-02-2006, 11:21 PM

The World Series between the Reds and White Sox started out a classic. It had went all the way to 7 games, with two games being decided with game winning hits.

Then in the 7th game, the White Sox won 18-2.

oh well, 1902 to come sometime...later?

06-02-2006, 12:14 AM	#1
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	Screwing around with the Historical Function, an OOTP2006 Dy-nasty I like prounouncing "dynasty", Dy-Nasty, so I'd thought I'd express those setiments in my above title. OOTP2006 seems to have a lot of promise. An assload of promise if you will. So much promise in fact, that if it had any more, you'd be like, "Quit promising so much." Or something like that. The fictional, (normal) mode of OOTP seems to be way over my head at the moment, all these leagues and stuff! I was controlling an "American Baseball League", and a Japanese team offered me a trade. HUH? I thought I was supposed to offer your players insane amounts of money to come to a new country and play baseball, i.e. Ichiro and Hideki Matsui. I don't trade for your players, I BUY your players, get it straight you Nagasaki Saumuri! I accepted the trade, but that's besides the point. I decided that to get a better hang of the game I'd jump into a historical league. Starting in 1901, of course. So after a couple of restarts because of changes I wanted to make, I got one all the way up to 1935! It was going fantastic. Until my players started playing until they were 45. Babe Ruth is 43 and still hitting 50 homeruns a year! He has 900+ homerun. It gets to the point when you're like, "Jeez, Babe, drink some beer, and get fat so you can't play anymore or something" So I've raised the Aging speed, so guys can retire and reminisce about their fictional glory days. So here goes! I'm bound to screw this up, so this could last a while. Or last a couple of hours. Who knows?! Not me! __________________

06-02-2006, 12:51 AM	#2
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	Because of the scant rosters, I've turned injuries off for this season. Next season or perhaps 1903, they will come back on. I'm not big on putting historical ballparks in the game, because I like every player to have the same chance as everyone else. I don't want a guy playing for the Giants to hit 100 more homers than he should because of the short porch in right (Mell Ott). That and I don't really know how to do them in the first place, so I'll just use that first excuse. Let's take a look at the teams! Baltimore Orioles Player to watch: John McGraw. The 3rd baseman for the Orioles walks a holy amount of times a year. He could realistically walk 140 times this year, and with any decent average could have an OBP of around .500. Boston Americans Player to watch: SP Cy Young In a day and age of guys that put the ball in the strike zone, and the ball in the park, he might just be the best one. He already has over 300 wins, and will only get more, rumor has it they will name an award about him. Chicago White Sox Player to watch: SP Clark Griffith The White Sox aren't very good, but if they have any chance this year, it will rely on Clark Griffith throwing every inning this season. Since there around what? 1400 innings in a season, he might make it about June, before he peters out. Sorry Chicago! Cleveland Blues Player to watch: CF Ollie Pickering The town of Cleveland is going to be singing the Blues this season. (Once they become the Naps and the Indians, this pun will no longer work ) Not only because a guy named Ollie is their best player, but because they will rival the White Sox in notgoodatude. Detroit Tigers Player to watch: Kid Elberfeld The tiny (5'6) shortstop has some good juice in his bat, and will fight to get .300. But where he's the best is on the field. He gets everything near him, and makes the play on it as well. Milwaukee Brewers Player to watch: Hugh Duffy Despite playing on what appears to be the moon, Duffy is one of the AL's best hitters, he could realistically lead the league in Extra base hits, and hit around .330. Philadelphia Athletics Player to watch: Nap Lajoie Despite having the wrong jersey on, the Athletics have the best hitter in the AL. He has power (for the deadball era anyway) a good glove, and will threaten to hit .400. Washington Senators Player to watch: Watty Lee The Senators have a decent pitching staff, and Watty Lee is decent. Senators won't compete this year I think. __________________

06-02-2006, 01:11 AM	#3
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	The National League Boston Beaneaters Player to Watch: Gene Demontreville Hmm...quite morbid, that this is the only "picture" online for Demontreville. Maybe in this alternate reality the slick Shorstop can make himself a little more known. Brooklyn Superbas Player to watch: Willie Keeler I have come to my conclusion that all early 20th century players do that pose to catch balls, and it has also come to my conclusion that Keeler is very good. Chicago Orphans Player to watch: Frank Chance Tinker and Evers have yet to show up, but even without them, Chance is still pretty famous. The "Orphans" aren't too good this year, but Chance should be a bright spot. Cincinatti Reds Player to watch: Sam Crawford Crawford has the most power in all of the Majors, and barring an injury (which are turned off!) he'll lead the league in homers. New York Giants Player to watch: Christy Mathewson Mathewson the young Giants hurler could supplant Cy Young as the best pitcher in the majors. Though Mathewson struggled in his only exposure to big league play. Philadelphia Phillies Player to watch: Ed Delahanty The Nap Lajoie of the National League, Big Ed leads a teriffic Phillies offense. Anything resembling a pitching staff should keep the Phils in contention. Pittsburgh Pirates Player to watch: Honus Wagner If there is an offense that can rival the Phillies, it's Wagner's Pirates. With Ginger Beaumont, Fred Clarke and others, the Pirates and Phillies should have a good battle. St. Louis Cardinals Player to watch: Jesse Burkett A fantastic bunter and singles hitter. If he could hit the ball into the gap like Delahanty and Wagner he could fight for the MVP award (that uh...doesn't exist yet) Season should start pretty soon! __________________

06-02-2006, 02:11 AM	#4
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	I simmed to June 26th. While I know that seems like quite the arbitrary number, I have a reason for it. I randomly picked it. See, what a reason. Let's look at the early season standings. Code: AL Standings Team Record % GB Boston Americans 37-19 .661 - Milwaukee Brewers 35-22 .614 2.5 Chicago White Sox 34-22 .607 3 Baltimore Orioles 28-28 .500 9 Washington Senators 28-28 .500 9 Cleveland Blues 24-34 .414 14 Detroit Tigers 22-35 .386 15.5 Philadelphia Athletics 18-38 .321 19 The Boston squad led by young pitcher Win Kellum, owner of a 13-2 record with an ERA of 2.51 which is 2nd in the American League, behind the Senators Watty Lee. Cy Young started off horribly with an ERA over 13 in April. Since then however he has been his old self, and has his ERA lowered to a more respectable 4.82. He's coming off of a 10 inning 3-hit shutout of the White Sox. Speaking of the White Sox, they are off to the surprising start because of not only their stellar pitching staff anchored by Deacon Phillipe with his 11-5 record, and their two batters with batting average of over .350, Sam Mertes and Zaza Harvey who are hitting .353 and .350 respectively. The Baltimore Orioles are a pitching staff away from having the best record in the AL. All 3 of their main starters have an ERA of over 5, but despite this their efficient offense has them playing .500 baseball. Lead by their Shorstop John McGraw with his .506 OBP percentage, their isn't a weak spot in the Balitmore lineup save the pitchers spot in the order. They have the American leaders in Homeruns and RBI's (2B Jimmy Williams 6 and 60) and the man leading the league in average (3B Bill Keister, .403). If they can swing a trade for some pitching help, they could make a run. The Philadelphia A's couldn't be playing worse at the moment. Their 18-38 record is due in large part because of their pitching. Their preseason ace Eddie Plank is 3-11 with an ERA over 6. Their offense is doing their part of the job. Nap Lajoie is at .330, and veteran third sacker Lave Cross is having a suprisingly good year, with a league leading OPS of 1.001 National League Code: NL Standings Team Record % GB Brooklyn Superbas 38-22 .633 - Cincinnati Reds 40-25 .615 .5 Philadelphia Phillies 36-24 .600 2 St. Louis Cardinals 34-27 .557 4.5 Pittsburgh Pirates 30-31 .492 8.5 Chicago Orphans 28-35 .444 11.5 New York Giants 25-36 .410 13.5 Boston Beaneaters 15-46 .246 23.5 The Superbas' surprising good start is very because of Jimmy Sheckard, who is leading the majors with 7 homeruns. Along with legend Willie Keeler, who is hitting .310 and stealing 37 bases. And their pitching staff backed by Doc McJames and Brickyard Kennedy, the Superbas will probably stick around for a while. The Phillies vaunted offense led by Ed Delahanty (.370/.466/.992) and Hughie Jennings (.389/.478/1.028), have also been successful because of surpsing pitcher Al Orth (11-5 2.78) The Phillies like the Orioles in their neighbor league could use a pitcher to put them over the hump. The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a dissapointing start. Part of that could be because of Honus Wagner's subpar start. His .297 average would be fine for anyone else, but Wagner's career average of .333 makes you think he'll only improve. __________________

06-02-2006, 02:40 AM	#5
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,837	Something a little better than an obit for Gene Demontreville. Good luck with this dy-nasty __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 01:39 AM.

06-02-2006, 03:27 AM	#6
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	Up to September 28th! I've simmed to late September 28th, so I can detail the upcoming pennant race. The AL pennant race has long since been decided, when the White Sox won the American League pennant, and are currently 6 games ahead. Before we detail the teams they could meet in the World Series, lets look at the final standings. Code: Team Record % GB Chicago White Sox 84-52 .618 - CLINCHED! Boston Americans 78-58 .574 6 Milwuakee Brewers 74-62 .544 10 Balitmore Orioles 71-65 .522 13 Washington Senators 68-68 .500 16 Detroit Tigers 64-72 .471 20 Cleveland Blues 55-81 .404 29 Philadelphia Athletics 20-86 .368 34 The White Sox, who I believe I said were not very good at the beginnng of the season, steamrolled the rest of the American League due to their above average pitching and their superstar hitter Zaza Harvey (.353 110 RBI's) I'll do League Leaders and stuff like that at the end of the season. National League Code: National League Team Record % GB Cincinnati Reds 79-53 .598 - Brooklyn Superbas 79-54 .594 .5 St. Louis Cardinals 78-54 .591 1 Philadelphia Phillies 78-55 .586 1.5 Pittsburgh Pirates 69-63 .523 10 Chicago Orphans 57-78 .422 23.5 New York Giants 50-84 .373 30 Boston Beaneaters 43-92 .319 37.5 The Reds rely on their pitching staff anchored by Noodles Hahn. Their offense is a lot or role players surrounding Sam Crawford (.329/.417/.893) They have the best pitching of the 4 teams still in the hunt, but their offense will have to play better than they have to be sure of holding onto this slim lead. Jimmy Sheckard of the Superbas led the major leagues with 15 homeruns, and is capable of single-handedly putting the team from Brooklyn into the World Series. Their pitching is below average, but Sheckard and Keeler are a very formidable 1-2 punch. The Cardinals relied on their steady pitching and Jesse Burkett and Patsy Donovan (.373 and .362) all season long, and will have to rely on them to get into the Series. The amazing offense of the Phillies with Ed Delahanty, Elmer Flick and Hughie Jennings who agruably the best 3 of the best 5 hitters in the Nation League. Their pitchers have the capablities to be very good, but have lapses where they aren't quite successful. To the Race! __________________

06-02-2006, 04:23 AM	#7
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	9/29 The Reds took a game from Brooklyn, and the Phils beat the Cardinals neither games were close, so lets not talk about them. 9/30 The Reds beat Brooklyn again, and Sam Crawford hit his 13th homerun, putting the Dodgers 2 and half games back. 10/1 Phillies 9 Cardinals 5 The Reds-Dodgers game was quite a good one. The Dodgers were trailing 2-0 going into the top of the 9th, and facing being 3 and a half games back, and on the brink of being out of the race. A Lefty Davis walk was sandwiched by two outs, before Jimmy Sheckard singled him over to 3rd. Then back to back singles by Tom McCreery and Tom Daly tied the game up. After they couldn't score again the Reds came up with a chance to win the game. A couple of singles, a fielder's choice or two, and an intention walk, loading the bases, was all for naught as pitcher Whitey Guese who hit .171 on the season stayed up to bat and blooped a single over the Shortstop's head for the win. 10/2 Everyone was off besides the Cardinals who beat the New York Giants 5-1 to gain a half game. 10/3 The Reds showed themselves to be just about unstoppable down the stretch as they beat the Phillies 3-0. And the Cardinals keep pace with a 2-0 edging of the Giants. 10/4 The Reds are beatable, the Phillies show as Ed Delahanty hits a go-ahead 3 run homer off of Noodles Hahn in the top of the 9th to beat the Reds 3-0. Both Brooklyn and St. Louis lose. 10/5 The Phillies beat the Reds once again 5-2. Catcher Fred Jacklitsch goes 2-4. 10/6 Offday 10/7 Offday 10/8 St. Louis beat the Reds, to give Cincy a 3 game losing streak. And the Phillies beat Brooklyn, continuing their struggles. Reds 83-56 - Phillies 83-57 0.5 St. Louis 82-57 1 Brooklyn 79-61 4.5 Brooklyn is out of it of course, and Reds magic number is only one. The Phillies have played all of their games, but both the Reds and the Cardinals have one more left to play. The only chance for the Phils is for both the Reds and St. Louis to lose. Which is quite impossible since they are playing each other. With a Cards wins they can tie though. The Cardinals take the lead in the 1st with an RBI ground out, but the Reds tie it with a sac fly in the 5th. The Reds win the game in the 11th with a Sac Fly to send them to the World Series __________________

06-02-2006, 11:21 PM	#8
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	The World Series between the Reds and White Sox started out a classic. It had went all the way to 7 games, with two games being decided with game winning hits. Then in the 7th game, the White Sox won 18-2. oh well, 1902 to come sometime...later? __________________