The Texas League Dynasty

[Cesar Cedeno]

I'm going to start a 6.5 dynasty. I will be changing all of the MLB teams to Texas teams( ie Yankees will become Amarillo Armadillos, Red Sox the El Paso Diablos) etc. There will also be a dispersal draft. I will be running the Nachogdoches Dragons(formerly the Millwaulkee Brewers) Updates will start tomorrow!

[Cesar Cedeno]

Heres a look at the divisions

Lone Star League(National League)
East
1. Nacogdoches Dragons
2. Lufkin Panthers
3. Marshall Martians
4. Tyler Terror
5. Galveston Sharks
Central
1. Waco Bloodhounds
2. Dallas Bandits
3. Arlington Aeros
4. Wichita Falls Wildcats
5. Round Rock Express
6. Bryan Bulldogs
West
1. El Paso Diablos
2. Odessa Bobcats
3. Midland Fire
4. San Angelo Sun
5. Guadalupe River Rats

Republic League(AL)
East
1. Beaumont Barons
2. Houston Hellrazers
3. Longview Leopards
4. Corpus Christi Marniers
5. Brownsville Border Patrol
Central
1. San Antonio Six Shooters
2. Austin Argonauts
3. Fort Worth Rough Riders
4. Killeen Cougars
5. Abilene Arachnids
West
1. Amarillo Armadillos
2. Lubbock Leprachauns
3. McAllen Menace
4. Uvalde Wolves

[theasfl]

no Killeen...tear

[TexasLonghorns]

Woooooooooo go Beaumont.

[theasfl]

if you want some logos for the teams make a post for those fine people over at the logo and graphics board...most of them should be doable, and Ill probably even do a few myself.

[BradW]

Austin! Wooooo

I was born there!

[Cesar Cedeno]

I edited in Killeen and took out Carrolton, thats to close to Dallas anyways.

[theasfl]

why thank you

[Cesar Cedeno]

Here goes the Draft- I have the 27th pick and its round robin style(serpentine)


1. Houston- They took Mark Prior
2. Dallas- Ben Sheets
3. Brownsville- Johan Santana
4. Austin-Roy Halladay
5. Marshall- Barry Zito

Heres my picks
1. RF- Vlad Guerrero- Pitching was going alot early and he somehow lasted. He is the franchise player for years to come.
2. 1B- Jason Giambi- We have the best 3-4 hitters in the game right now!
3. SP- Odalis Perez- Young lefty will be solid.
4. LF- Barry Bonds- I was gonna take a pitcher, but couldn't pass on Bonds. Even if he is 40.
5. SP- Edwin Jackson- Only 23 and will be a stud.
6. SP- Sidney Ponson- Decent #3
7. CF- Juan Pierre- Speed demon. Will score 100 runs in this line-up.
8. CL- Damaso Marte- Will be shutting the door for many years as a Dragon.
9. SS- Stephen Drew- a 5* spect
10. 3B- Sean Burroughs- Maybe he will improve.
11. C- JD Closser- Solid contact hitter, D and arm are iffy.
12. SP- Merkin Valdez- Solid young sp.
13. 2B- Ramon Nivar- good contact hitter, still young.
14. MR- Ugueth Urbina- someone has to get the ball to Marte.
15. SS- Cesar Izturis- Filler till drew is ready.
16. MR- Jeff Zimmerman- Good reliable pitcher.
17. SP- Kurt Ainsworth- Solid #5
18. C- Chris Shelton- 5* spect
19. MR- Arthur Rhodes- LHP specialist.
20. 1B- Justin Morneau- Good young LH.
21. SP- Denny Bautista- 5* spect with loads of potential.
22. OF- Jason Lane- Solid backup.
23. MR- Bob Wickman- Still good, a little old.
24. LF- Jonny Gomes- 5* spect
25. OF- Kerry Robinson- solid speedster off the bench.
26. UTL- William Bloomquist- Can play alot of posistions>
27. C- Humberto Cota- solid D
28. SP- Matt Kinney
29. SP- John Danks
30. SP- Cla Meredith
31. UTL- Pokey Reese
32. MR- Shingo Takatsu
33. MR- Kevin Tolar
34. CF- Jordan Parraz
then i left the comp finish.

[YankeeFanatic04]

Solid Draft...Bonds in the 4th Round what a steal.

[Cesar Cedeno]

In our first deal, we sent CF- Jordan Parraz and MR- Steve Reed to Houston for 2B- Josh Barfield.
Heres our line-ups and staff for opening day.
1. CF- Juan Pierre
2. 2B- Ramon Nivar
3. RF- Vlad Guerrero
4. 1B- Jason Giambi
5. LF- Barry Bonds
6. C- JD Closser
7. 3B- Sean Burroughs
8. SS- Cesar Izturis

and our rotation
1. Edwin Jackson
2. Odalis Perez
3. Sidney Ponson
4. Merkin Valdez
5. Kurt ainsworth

[Cesar Cedeno]

Openning Day
We open our series in Lufkin(Nac and Lufkin are only 15miles apart )
4/5- @ LUF- W 4-2- W-Jackson(1-0)- L-Smoltz(0-1) S- Marte(1)
Vlad made a heck of a catch with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th and 2 on. Nivar went 3-4 with 1RBI and got POG.
4/6- @ LUF- W 8-2- W-Perez(1-0) - L- Ryan(0-1)
Burroughs went 3-5 and got POG
4/7- @ LUF- W 5-3- W-Ponson(1-0)- L- Ryan(0-2) S-Marte(2)
Closser drove in 4 runs and got POG.

[Cesar Cedeno]

4/8- vs Tyler- L- 8-7 W-R. Harden(1-0) -L-M. Valdez(0-1) S-T. Percival(2)
Valdez got rocked!!!
4/9 vs TYL- L- 4-3 W-K. Escobar(1-0)- L-K. Ainsworth(0-1) S-F. Nunez(1)
We couldn't get that last runner home from 2nd in the 9th. Bloomquist popped out to end it.
4/10 vs TYL W- 8-5 W-S. Takatsu(1-0)- F. Nunez(0-1) S-B. Wickman(1)
Bonds went deep twice(his 1st 2 of the season), Giambi also hit his 1st. Vlad still hasnt hit one.

[Cesar Cedeno]

Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Nacogdoches Dragons' superstar outfielder, Barry Bonds, has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. Barry was selected in the 4th round of the dispersal draft by the Dragons and is hitting .308 with 2HR's and 3RBI's. He's a lifetime .300 hitter with 705HR's. He hopes to get his first WS ring this year as a Dragon. When asked if he will wear a Pitt, San Fran or Nac hat when he enters the HOF, he replied "We will have to see if we win a world series here."
In other news,Dragons minor league 1st baseman, Fred McGriff also has announced he will retire by seasons end.

[Cesar Cedeno]

went ahead and simmed up a ways. Heres the standings.

League Standings Report
Tuesday, 5/2/2005
Republic League Standings

East

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Longview 18 7 .720 - 18-7 0 12-5 6-2 0-0 3-1 132 L1 5-5
Beaumont 12 13 .480 6.0 13-12 -1 7-6 5-7 1-0 2-5 - W2 5-5
Houston 12 13 .480 6.0 11-14 1 4-7 8-6 0-0 4-4 - L2 5-5
Corpus Christi 11 14 .440 7.0 9-16 2 7-7 4-7 0-2 5-3 - L2 4-6
Brownsville 11 15 .423 7.5 13-13 -2 5-6 6-9 0-1 3-3 - W1 5-5

Central

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Fort Worth 14 11 .560 - 15-10 -1 6-5 8-6 2-1 5-3 137 W1 6-4
Abilene 13 12 .520 1.0 13-12 0 5-6 8-6 1-3 5-4 - W5 7-3
San Antonio 13 12 .520 1.0 11-14 2 4-7 9-5 2-2 5-3 - L1 3-7
Austin 12 13 .480 2.0 12-13 0 7-5 5-8 2-0 5-5 - W3 5-5
Killeen 11 14 .440 3.0 11-14 0 6-8 5-6 0-1 3-5 - L5 3-7

West

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Uvolde 17 9 .654 - 16-10 1 9-6 8-3 1-1 2-4 132 W2 7-3
Lubbock 11 14 .440 5.5 12-13 -1 7-5 4-9 2-0 4-7 - W1 6-4
McAllen 11 14 .440 5.5 10-15 1 5-6 6-8 1-2 7-5 - L1 5-5
Amarillo 10 15 .400 6.5 11-14 -1 6-7 4-8 1-0 3-4 - L3 4-6

Lone Star League Standings

East

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Marshall 16 9 .640 - 14-11 2 10-3 6-6 2-1 8-4 137 W8 8-2
Nacogdoches 15 10 .600 1.0 15-10 0 7-5 8-5 0-0 2-4 - W1 4-6
Lufkin 12 13 .480 4.0 12-13 0 5-9 7-4 1-2 5-3 - W1 6-4
Tyler 11 14 .440 5.0 10-15 1 5-7 6-7 1-0 4-4 - L3 4-6
Galveston 9 16 .360 7.0 9-16 0 4-9 5-7 4-3 6-5 - L1 4-6

Central

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Round Rock 16 7 .696 - 15-8 1 10-3 6-4 0-1 4-2 136 L1 7-3
Arlington 13 11 .542 3.5 14-10 -1 6-6 7-5 0-0 2-1 - L2 4-6
Waco 13 12 .520 4.0 14-11 -1 7-5 6-7 2-0 4-2 - W2 4-6
Bryan 12 13 .480 5.0 10-15 2 7-6 5-7 0-2 4-4 - W4 5-5
Dallas 11 13 .458 5.5 10-14 1 4-6 7-7 1-0 4-3 - L1 7-3
Whichita Falls 11 13 .458 5.5 15-9 -4 5-6 6-7 1-1 0-5 - W1 5-5

West

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Midland 16 8 .667 - 16-8 0 9-2 7-6 3-0 5-1 135 W2 7-3
El Paso 13 12 .520 3.5 14-11 -1 8-4 5-8 1-4 3-4 - L1 4-6
Odessa 11 13 .458 5.0 12-12 -1 7-6 4-7 2-2 4-4 - L2 4-6
Guadalupe 10 14 .417 6.0 9-15 1 7-7 3-7 0-2 2-3 - L5 3-7
San Angelo 7 18 .280 9.5 9-16 -2 4-7 3-11 0-0 0-8 - W1 4-6

[Cesar Cedeno]

Batting Report

Name	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
K. Robinson	22	34	13	7	0	0	12	3	1	8	.382	.400	.588
S. Burroughs	25	96	35	5	0	3	13	14	6	7	.365	.402	.510
C. Izturis	24	75	27	8	2	0	8	13	5	8	.360	.395	.520
K. Ainsworth	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.333	.500	.333
J. Pierre	22	70	22	6	1	0	6	10	7	2	.314	.385	.429
B. Bonds	24	90	28	4	0	5	11	13	11	12	.311	.388	.522
P. Reese	12	13	4	1	0	1	1	1	1	4	.308	.357	.615
V. Guerrero	24	89	26	2	0	5	14	14	13	9	.292	.385	.483
R. Nivar	25	86	24	4	2	0	8	8	12	6	.279	.367	.372
J. Closser	21	82	21	5	1	1	12	5	4	15	.256	.292	.378
J. Lane	15	41	10	1	0	3	5	8	0	10	.244	.238	.488
J. Giambi	25	73	17	2	0	4	13	18	23	27	.233	.424	.425
M. Redmond	8	20	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	.200	.200	.200
E. Jackson	6	13	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	5	.154	.214	.308
W. Bloomquist	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143
J. Morneau	19	25	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.120	.120	.120
O. Perez	6	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	.000	.091	.000
S. Ponson	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
M. Valdez	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000

[Cesar Cedeno]

Pitching

Name	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
S. Ponson	5	5	4	1	0	3.06	35.1	31	12	12	9	27
O. Perez	6	6	4	0	0	2.58	38.1	37	11	11	10	33
U. Urbina	14	0	2	0	0	3.78	16.2	16	8	7	9	23
E. Jackson	6	6	2	3	0	5.73	37.2	38	24	24	17	34
K. Ainsworth	3	3	1	2	0	4.24	17.0	17	8	8	9	14
S. Takatsu	7	0	1	0	0	4.05	6.2	4	3	3	3	7
M. Valdez	5	5	1	2	0	3.48	33.2	30	13	13	14	33
D. Marte	11	0	0	0	8	0.90	10.0	9	1	1	1	10
J. Zimmerman	9	0	0	1	0	10.00	9.0	11	10	10	6	3
B. Wickman	3	0	0	0	1	0.00	3.1	2	0	0	0	2
A. Rhodes	11	0	0	1	0	2.19	12.1	8	5	3	3	9

[Cesar Cedeno]

Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Word is that Fred McGriff could get the call up soon. He is terrorizing AAA , hitting .356 with 11HR's and 37RBI's. Justin Morneau will possibly be sent down so he can get some at bats. Riding the pine behind Giambi is not helping him any.

[Cesar Cedeno]

Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

McGriff steals the show!

Last night, the Nacogdoches Dragons pulled off a 2-0 win over Lufkin. Starter Sidney Ponson threw a complete game shut out and struck out 5. But the Nacogdoches crowd was more interested in veteran 1B Fred McGriff. McGriff, who made his first start with the Dragons on the same day he was called up from AAA, went 2 for 4. The grade went crazy on both of his hits. McGriff was pinch ran for in the 8th inning by Willie Bloomquist.

[theasfl]

blimey...last place but only 3 games out...Houston in 3rd as well.