Worst to First - The Sequel - Page 144

RobToxin · 01-31-2016, 01:56 PM

If you can find a billy goat or one of Bartmen's descendants, I think you might have a great shot!

NYY #23 · 02-01-2016, 08:00 PM

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If you can find a billy goat or one of Bartmen's descendants, I think you might have a great shot!

In breaking news Mexico City add two players to their playoff roster:

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NYY #23 · 02-01-2016, 08:11 PM

The recently extended Francisco Rojas was the Game 1 starter for the Conquistadors, and he really pitched well enough to win the game. Through six innings Rojas allowed 3 runs on 8 hits while striking out 6 and walking 1. He got into a couple of jams, but was able to limit the damage.

Unfortunately hits would be at a premium for our offense, and Rojas exited the game with Mexico City trailing 3-1 with our only run coming on a solo homer by David Noble.

Our bullpen would do their job today with Angelo Jimenez pitching two scoreless innings and Derin Terry pitching a hitless ninth. But our offense just couldn't get anything going and we lost Game 1 to the Cubs 3-1.

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NYY #23 · 02-02-2016, 11:04 PM

I hate to stop in the middle of the series, but had a family emergency come up today so it's going to be a few days before I resume the series.

illeracula · 02-03-2016, 10:14 AM

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I hate to stop in the middle of the series, but had a family emergency come up today so it's going to be a few days before I resume the series.

Sorry to hear that. Hope all is well with you and your family.

mirrf · 02-03-2016, 11:12 AM

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I hate to stop in the middle of the series, but had a family emergency come up today so it's going to be a few days before I resume the series.

Take care of your family first, this will still be waiting. I hope all is well.

JaBurns · 02-05-2016, 06:37 PM

Family comes first! Take care of family business the dynasty can wait.

NYY #23 · 02-15-2016, 10:49 PM

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Family comes first! Take care of family business the dynasty can wait.

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Take care of your family first, this will still be waiting. I hope all is well.

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Sorry to hear that. Hope all is well with you and your family.

Thanks all. It's been a tough couple weeks, and while things aren't back to normal yet, I should have some downtime starting this week and could use the distraction.

NYY #23 · 02-15-2016, 10:50 PM

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Last year after going 18-7 with a 2.29 ERA during the regular season Dan Hendricks was the odd man out in the playoffs and moved to the bullpen. This year after going 15-8 with a 2.53 ERA Hendricks was our Game 2 starter. Our first round pick of the 2047 draft made it worth the wait with eight innings of three hit shutout baseball. Hendricks didn't walk a batter while striking out 3.

(Side note, and I don't know why this clicked, but it's a little ironic that the Hendricks name has played such a major part of my tenure with Mexico City. Shawn Hendricks was one of my first free agent signings, and part of a big trade - http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3961786

It's funny how things work out, but that trade I was real high on Jamie Ramirez, with Shufflebottom being next, and Francisco Rojas a thrown in reliever. Five years later you could flip that order with Rojas our ace, Shufflebottom a strong #3, and Ramirez pitching out of the pen as the prospect that never really developed.)

But back to today's game and Hendricks was staked to a 3-0 lead compliments of a 3 run homer by Julio Sanchez. The Conquistadors would pile on four more runs and we rolled to a 7-0 victory to even up the Division Series.

JaBurns · 02-16-2016, 08:19 PM

Welcome back. Hope everything turns out for the best.

NYY #23 · 02-24-2016, 08:20 PM

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Welcome back. Hope everything turns out for the best.

Thanks! It might take a little while to get back to my normal pace, but I'll see what happens.

NYY #23 · 02-24-2016, 08:21 PM

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A three run homer by Julian Alonzo gave Mexico City an early 3-0 lead in the top of the second, but Vic Shufflebottom quickly surrendered 3 runs in the bottom of the second to the Cubs to tie the game.

After a disappointing Game 1 performance by our offense they've come alive though, with Gordon Stewart hitting a 3 run homer in the top of the fourth with Antonio Garcia adding an RBI single to give us a 7-3 lead.

Shufflebottom wouldn't give up another run and exit after six innings after allowing 3 runs on 5 hits while walking 2 and striking out 3. Our bullpen would take over with Claudio Gonzalez pitching a scoreless seventh and Brian Mewhinney pitching a pair of innings and giving up an unearned run.

We added two insurance runs in the eighth as the Conquistadors roll 9-4 to take a 2 games to 1 series lead.

rjl518 · 02-24-2016, 09:05 PM

andele andele Mexico Mexico

NYY #23 · 02-29-2016, 07:03 PM

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andele andele Mexico Mexico

I'm hoping this is our year!

NYY #23 · 02-29-2016, 07:06 PM

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Our offense scored first in the top of the third when Jesus Parra picked up a one out single, moved to second on a single by Antonio Garcia, stole third base, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Manuel Gallegos. Garcia would then score on a single by Antonio Rodriguez and we were quickly up 2-0.

A solo home run by Fernando Ramos in the fourth would give us a 3-0 lead, but the Cubs answered in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run of their own by Francisco Perez.

Francisco Rojas would run into trouble in the bottom of the fifth when he allowed a triple and homer to Joel Locke as the Cubs tied the game, and an RBI double later in the inning would give the Cubs a 4-3 lead.

That would be the last run that Rojas allowed and he left the game after six innings allowing the 4 runs on 6 hits with no walks and 5 strikeouts. Our bats grew silent though in the loss, although Dale Blevins would pitch two hitless innings of relief. The series is now tied at 2 games apiece.

rjl518 · 02-29-2016, 07:36 PM

Lets go Mexico, lets go.

NYY #23 · 02-29-2016, 08:23 PM

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Lets go Mexico, lets go.

Thanks! It's been a tough series so far, but I'm hoping we can get past the Cubs at least!

JaBurns · 03-01-2016, 04:30 PM

Welcome back get by the Cubs and we will see what happens. ...

NYY #23 · 03-02-2016, 07:04 PM

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Welcome back get by the Cubs and we will see what happens. ...

Thank you!

NYY #23 · 03-02-2016, 07:25 PM

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With the series tied at two games apiece 24 year old Andrew Shockey was making his playoff debut today and would leave the game after six innings while allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. Shockey walked just one batter and struck out 2.

Mexico City would score our first run in the top of the fourth, but it would be a potentially costly one. Manuel Gallegos would hit a leadoff double, and then leave the game with an injury. Pinch runner David Sandoval would score on a double by Fernando Ramos and we'll wait for news on the injury to Gallegos.

We'd tie the game in the sixth without picking up a hit. Gordon Stewart, David Noble, and Julio Sanchez would all walk, with Fernando Ramos being hit by a pitch.

With the game tied at 2 it came down to a battle of the bullpens, and Dale Blevins would pitch a scoreless seventh with Brian Mewhinney, Claudio Gonzalez, and Angelo Jimenez all retiring a batter in the eighth.

Jesus Parra would pick up an RBI single in the eighth to give us a 3-2 lead, while Julio Sanchez would drive in our fourth run of the game with an RBI single. That left it up to Derin Terry to pitch a scoreless ninth to earn the save, with Blevins earning the win.

Mexico City now takes a 3-2 lead back home in the Division Series.

02-01-2016, 08:11 PM	#2863
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	10/15/2051 - Division Series Game 1 The recently extended Francisco Rojas was the Game 1 starter for the Conquistadors, and he really pitched well enough to win the game. Through six innings Rojas allowed 3 runs on 8 hits while striking out 6 and walking 1. He got into a couple of jams, but was able to limit the damage. Unfortunately hits would be at a premium for our offense, and Rojas exited the game with Mexico City trailing 3-1 with our only run coming on a solo homer by David Noble. Our bullpen would do their job today with Angelo Jimenez pitching two scoreless innings and Derin Terry pitching a hitless ninth. But our offense just couldn't get anything going and we lost Game 1 to the Cubs 3-1.

02-05-2016, 06:37 PM	#2867
JaBurns All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Kelowna, British Columbia Posts: 1,301	Family Family comes first! Take care of family business the dynasty can wait.

02-15-2016, 10:50 PM	#2869
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	10/16/2051 - Division Series Game 2 Last year after going 18-7 with a 2.29 ERA during the regular season Dan Hendricks was the odd man out in the playoffs and moved to the bullpen. This year after going 15-8 with a 2.53 ERA Hendricks was our Game 2 starter. Our first round pick of the 2047 draft made it worth the wait with eight innings of three hit shutout baseball. Hendricks didn't walk a batter while striking out 3. (Side note, and I don't know why this clicked, but it's a little ironic that the Hendricks name has played such a major part of my tenure with Mexico City. Shawn Hendricks was one of my first free agent signings, and part of a big trade - http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3961786 It's funny how things work out, but that trade I was real high on Jamie Ramirez, with Shufflebottom being next, and Francisco Rojas a thrown in reliever. Five years later you could flip that order with Rojas our ace, Shufflebottom a strong #3, and Ramirez pitching out of the pen as the prospect that never really developed.) But back to today's game and Hendricks was staked to a 3-0 lead compliments of a 3 run homer by Julio Sanchez. The Conquistadors would pile on four more runs and we rolled to a 7-0 victory to even up the Division Series.

02-24-2016, 08:21 PM	#2872
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	10/18/2051 - Division Series Game 3 A three run homer by Julian Alonzo gave Mexico City an early 3-0 lead in the top of the second, but Vic Shufflebottom quickly surrendered 3 runs in the bottom of the second to the Cubs to tie the game. After a disappointing Game 1 performance by our offense they've come alive though, with Gordon Stewart hitting a 3 run homer in the top of the fourth with Antonio Garcia adding an RBI single to give us a 7-3 lead. Shufflebottom wouldn't give up another run and exit after six innings after allowing 3 runs on 5 hits while walking 2 and striking out 3. Our bullpen would take over with Claudio Gonzalez pitching a scoreless seventh and Brian Mewhinney pitching a pair of innings and giving up an unearned run. We added two insurance runs in the eighth as the Conquistadors roll 9-4 to take a 2 games to 1 series lead.

02-24-2016, 09:05 PM	#2873
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,238	andele andele Mexico Mexico __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

01-31-2016, 01:56 PM	#2861
RobToxin Major Leagues Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 347	If you can find a billy goat or one of Bartmen's descendants, I think you might have a great shot!

02-02-2016, 11:04 PM	#2864
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	I hate to stop in the middle of the series, but had a family emergency come up today so it's going to be a few days before I resume the series.

02-16-2016, 08:19 PM	#2870
JaBurns All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Kelowna, British Columbia Posts: 1,301	Welcome back. Hope everything turns out for the best.

02-29-2016, 07:06 PM	#2875
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	10/19/2051 - Division Series Game 4 Our offense scored first in the top of the third when Jesus Parra picked up a one out single, moved to second on a single by Antonio Garcia, stole third base, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Manuel Gallegos. Garcia would then score on a single by Antonio Rodriguez and we were quickly up 2-0. A solo home run by Fernando Ramos in the fourth would give us a 3-0 lead, but the Cubs answered in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run of their own by Francisco Perez. Francisco Rojas would run into trouble in the bottom of the fifth when he allowed a triple and homer to Joel Locke as the Cubs tied the game, and an RBI double later in the inning would give the Cubs a 4-3 lead. That would be the last run that Rojas allowed and he left the game after six innings allowing the 4 runs on 6 hits with no walks and 5 strikeouts. Our bats grew silent though in the loss, although Dale Blevins would pitch two hitless innings of relief. The series is now tied at 2 games apiece.

02-29-2016, 07:36 PM	#2876
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,238	Lets go Mexico, lets go. __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

03-01-2016, 04:30 PM	#2878
JaBurns All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Kelowna, British Columbia Posts: 1,301	Welcome back get by the Cubs and we will see what happens. ...

03-02-2016, 07:25 PM	#2880
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	10/20/2051 - Division Series Game 5 With the series tied at two games apiece 24 year old Andrew Shockey was making his playoff debut today and would leave the game after six innings while allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. Shockey walked just one batter and struck out 2. Mexico City would score our first run in the top of the fourth, but it would be a potentially costly one. Manuel Gallegos would hit a leadoff double, and then leave the game with an injury. Pinch runner David Sandoval would score on a double by Fernando Ramos and we'll wait for news on the injury to Gallegos. We'd tie the game in the sixth without picking up a hit. Gordon Stewart, David Noble, and Julio Sanchez would all walk, with Fernando Ramos being hit by a pitch. With the game tied at 2 it came down to a battle of the bullpens, and Dale Blevins would pitch a scoreless seventh with Brian Mewhinney, Claudio Gonzalez, and Angelo Jimenez all retiring a batter in the eighth. Jesus Parra would pick up an RBI single in the eighth to give us a 3-2 lead, while Julio Sanchez would drive in our fourth run of the game with an RBI single. That left it up to Derin Terry to pitch a scoreless ninth to earn the save, with Blevins earning the win. Mexico City now takes a 3-2 lead back home in the Division Series.