It's Tribe Time | A Cleveland Indians Franchise

[Vinsane]

1st Round:

2nd Round

Final Round:

Winner:

AP - St. Louis, MO - As a writer, I feel cheated covering this HR derby. One, no Cleveland Indians were participating this season, and two? I missed my dream match-up in the finals, imagine the headlines. "Man-Ram versus Poo-Holes". It would of been the most epic home run derby in ages. That or people would think it was a poorly titled gay porn, that's to be expected though.

In the first round, the Tigers involved didn't make more than a purr. They were joined by Toronto representative Vernon Wells as the only members of the home run derby to not reach double digits and thus, were eliminated in the first round. Albert Pujols was able to erupt the crowd into roars and cheers when his 475 foot blast, the longest of the night. Left the stadium. Dan Uggla of Florida was the only National League player to be eliminated as Chase Utley would push two more out of the park than he did. Sorry Dan, maybe next year?

In the second round Pujols got the crowd going again as he hit a round best 18 homers. Alex Rodriguez tried to match Pujols sending a shot of his own out of the park, the crowd of course did not cheer this feat, but booed it. Rodriguez fell short of Pujols mark by a mere foot. Manny Ramirez decided that Manny being Manny didn't apply in the second round and was the only member to not reach double digits only hitting six over the wall. Chase Utley proved though that even Alex Rodriguez runs out of juice (pun intended) When he nearly beat Pujols round total of 18, falling one short but propelling himself into the finals against the St. Louis slugger.

Pujols struggled early, making 7 outs and only having three homers. With three outs left he was able to push five more across the wall before recording his tenth out on what would of been a home run, but the ball sliced on him and went foul. It was Chase Utley's turn to show the St. Louis crowd what he was made of. He totaled Pujols homers with just five outs, he struggled for a minute which had the crowd excited for a possible tie breaker. With only two outs left though Chase Utley destroyed a ball for his longest shot of the night, a 446foot shot to right field. The left hand batter was booed for every homer after that, totaling eleven and earning the right to call himself, "Home Run King".

"It wasn't the first time I've been booed hitting a home run, so I'm OK with that." Commented Utley. "He's a hell of a guy, with a hell of a bat." Said Pujols after the finals. "Tomorrow we'll team up and try to get the National League a home field advantage for the World Series, hopefully I make it to that final, and he doesn't" Said Pujols with a smile. Tomorrow the All-Star game will commence with all the fan-fare the MLB can muster. It will be a special night as the National All-Stars meet the American All-Stars under the lights in St. Louis.

[Archer]

Nice writeup , season is moving along nicely.

[mfbmike]

wtf, both Tigers knocked out in round 1? :doh:

nice update though.

[Vinsane]

Rosters:



Pitchers:

C.C. Sabathia
J. Duchscherer
F. Carmona
J. Shields
R. Hill

Bullpen:



J. Soria
M. Thornton
K. Wood
B. Fuentes
B. Jenks
M. Rivera
J. Papelbon

Lineup:



RF Ichiro
2B D. Pedroia
1B M. Cabrera
3B A. Rodriguez
LF J. Bay
SS D. Jeter
C V. Martinez
CF V. Wells
Pitcher

Bench:



C J. Mauer
C M. Redmond
1B H. Blalock
2B H. Kendrick
3B A. Gordon
SS J. Peralta
3B M. Lowell
1B A. Huff
LF B. Francisco
LF C. Crawford
LF M. Thames
LF C. Quentin



Pitchers:



R. Oswalt
C. Billingsley
J. Marquis
B. Looper
J. Peavy

Bullpen:



H. Street
C. Perez
R. Pinto
M. Gonzalez
J. Valverde
B. Lidge
J. Broxton

Lineup:



SS J. Reyes
3B D. Wright
1B A. Pujols
LF M. Ramirez
RF R. Braun
2B D. Uggla
C B. McCann
CF N. McLouth
Pitcher

Bench:



RF J. Bruce
C B. Molina
C C. Coste
1B D. Lee
2B R. Belliard
3B M. Reynolds
SS M. Tejada
SS J. Rollins
2B C. Utley
CF J. Gerut
CF A. Rowand
CF C. Beltran

[mfbmike]

Nice job getting in with those guys.

[Vinsane]

DeRosa with a hit, Woody with the save, and you with the win. Nice :D.

Thank you, yeah it's nice having Woody. Glad they picked him up in the off-season.

Look at Thames with the big bat! Nice loss.
I'm so pissed my Tigers chise is unplayable because of that stupid patch bs.

Why? You trying to dominate all aspects of the franchise/association board? Greedy bastard!

wtf, both Tigers knocked out in round 1? :doh:

nice update though.

Yeah, weak bats get eliminated. lol.

nice man you gotta love the home run derby

Yeah. Figured it's something new to try to do in the game. I know it's missing from the All-Star break so I added it in there.

Nice writeup , season is moving along nicely.

Thank you Archer, still light years behind GSW but that's all right in my book. I'll keep chugging along.

[Vinsane]

American League Gets Homefield!


The American League All-Stars Celebrate.

AP - St. Louis, MO - As baseball closes another chapter it can start writing the history of the "official" second half of the season. With the All-Star break comes fun, laughs, and good times. With the passing of the All-Star break, teams in the lead get focused, teams trailing try to get pumped, and teams left in the dust, try to salvage a little bit of pride.

Baseball now turns to the second half of the season with the All-Star game behind it. Looking to advance forward in the season and move ever-so closer to October baseball, or more importantly, the fall classic. The American League All-Stars did away with the National League All-Stars Monday night with the score 3-2. The Indians showed well, except for Fausto Carmona who was responsible for the two spot put on the board by the National League.

The Indians fielded four players, their fifth, Kerry Wood stayed in the bullpen. It was a favor that Eric Wedge asked of Manager Terry Francona, to keep Wood rested. Wood has been doing a lot of work this season earning the Indians saves in over half of their wins so far on the year. Wedge asked that Wood be kept safe during this week so he can focus on racking up more saves should they need them on the second half of the year.

The honors though of MVP didn't go to a member of the Tribe, but yet. To a member of the New York Yankees, Mr. Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez has been facing a lot of issues this season involving steroids and rumors, it was nice for Alex to get an award that showed that he can still ignore the media and focus on the game at hand. And for this season, at least, get the American League home field advantage in the World Series.

Lineup:

RF Ichiro 0-4 |
PH-RF Francisco 0-1 |
2B Pedroia 3-4 |
PH-2B Kendrick 0-1 | 1K
1B Cabrera 0-4 |
3B Rodriguez 3-4 |
3B Gordon 0-0 |
LF Bay 1-4 | 1K
LF Crawford 0-0 |
SS Jeter 2-3 |
SS Peralta 0-0 |
C Martinez 0-3 |
CF Wells 2-4 | 1K
PH Thames 1-1 |
PH Quentin 0-1 | 1K
PH Huff 1-1
PH Blalock 0-1 |

Batting:

2B: D. Pedroia 2, A. Rodriguez, J. Bay
3B: A. Rodriguez
RBI: V. Martinez, A. Rodriguez, J. Bay
HBP: D. Jeter
SF: V. Martinez
GIDP: V. Martinez, M. Cabrera

Pitching:

Sabathia | 2.0IP | 1H | 3SO | 0.00 ERA |
Duchscherer | 2.0IP | 0.00 ERA |
Carmona | 1.0IP | 3H | 2R | 2ER | 2SO | 18.00 ERA |
Shields (W) | 2.0IP | 1H | 1SO | 0.00 ERA |
Hill (H) | 1.0IP | 1SO | 0.00 ERA |
Papelbon (S) | 1.0IP | 1BB | 2SO | 0.00 ERA |



Lineup:

SS Reyes 0-3 | 1K
PH-SS Tejada 0-1 | 1K
3B Wright 0-3 | 1K
PH-3B Coste 0-1 |
1B Pujols 0-3 | 1K
PH Molina 0-1 |
LF Ramirez 2-3 |
PH Bruce 0-1 | 1K
RF Braun 0-3 | 1K
PH Lee 0-0 |
2B Uggla 1-2 |
PH-2B Belliard 0-1 |
PH Rollins 0-1 | 1K
C McCann 1-3 | 1K
CF McLouth 2-3 |
C Valverde 0-0 |
CF Beltran 0-0 |
PH Utley 0-1 |
CF Rowand 0-0 |

Batting:

2B: M. Ramirez
3B: N. McLouth
RBI: N. McLouth 2

Pitching:

Oswalt | 2.0 IP | 2H | 1SO | 0.00 ERA |
Gonzalez | 1.0IP | 1H | 1SO | 0.00 ERA |
Peavy | 1.0IP | 1H | 0.00 ERA |
Billingsley | 1.0IP | 2H | 1SO | 0.00 ERA |
Marquis (BS) | 1.0IP | 4H | 2R | 2ER | 18.00 ERA |
Lidge (L) | 1.0IP | 2H | 1R | 1ER | 9.00 ERA |
Pinto | 1.0IP | 1SO | 0.00 ERA |

All-Star Most Valuable Player:


A. Rodriguez

3 for 4 - Triple, Double

Next Game:
July 16th, 2009

(34-54)@(56-33)

[mfbmike]

Why? You trying to dominate all aspects of the franchise/association board? Greedy bastard!

lol yeah right, I played games sporatically and this chise >>>>>>> mine by far. Your writing is $$$. I don't follow baseball as much as I do basketball so I can't do as much as I do in my Pacers chise. Either way though, The Show is fun as hell. I'm just bummed out I have to start over. :/

[T.Dot]

Good win in the ASG, home field advantage of you when you get to the WS ;)

[goDawgs1433]

Thank you Archer, still light years behind GSW but that's all right in my book. I'll keep chugging along.

Don't sell yourself short, Vinsane. One of the three best MLB 'chises on here (GSW, T.Dot, and you). I really like your simple presentation and the writing.

[Archer]

The writeups in this chise make it my favourite MLB one. Really good work bro , keep it up

And i cant follow Tdots because of my strict "dont follow chises that are spammed in CB" Rule.

[mfbmike]

The writeups in this chise make it my favourite MLB one. Really good work bro , keep it up

And i cant follow Tdots because of my strict "dont follow chises that are spammed in CB" Rule.

Exactly what I'm talking about. Gets overlooked imo. Reading some good recaps/articles really help you get into a chise.

[Vinsane]

lol yeah right, I played games sporatically and this chise >>>>>>> mine by far. Your writing is $$$. I don't follow baseball as much as I do basketball so I can't do as much as I do in my Pacers chise. Either way though, The Show is fun as hell. I'm just bummed out I have to start over. :/

Yeah, me too man I really enjoyed your first Tigers chise, I remember when I started this I thought to myself every time I was playing. "Just catch Mike". I look forward to your return to the MLB Chises!

Good win in the ASG, home field advantage of you when you get to the WS ;)

Things are looking good, gotta get their first though.

Don't sell yourself short, Vinsane. One of the three best MLB 'chises on here (GSW, T.Dot, and you). I really like your simple presentation and the writing.

Thank you, I don't get caught up in the "whose better" talk. I make my style, GSW and T.Dot have theirs.

The writeups in this chise make it my favourite MLB one. Really good work bro , keep it up

And i cant follow Tdots because of my strict "dont follow chises that are spammed in CB" Rule.

Something I found out early and often, writing for baseball is harder than NBA. I can't remember everything that happens. When NBA 2k10 drops, I'll show you guys what I'm talking about.

Exactly what I'm talking about. Gets overlooked imo. Reading some good recaps/articles really help you get into a chise.

I try to keep everyone entertained, that's for sure.

Thank all of you for your comments. It's the reason I do what I do. As long as someones following! More to come today.

[Vinsane]

Series Preview:

(34-54) @ (56-33)

The Season Series is Tied 0-0.

Probable Starters:

Game 1:

R. Rowland-Smith (2-10, 3.19 ERA)|A. Laffey (7-5, 3.58 ERA)

Game 2:

C. Silva (3-6, 4.54 ERA)|F. Carmona (10-1, 3.38 ERA)

Game 3:

F. Hernandez (5-7, 3.29 ERA)|C. Lee (8-3, 4.70 ERA)

Game 4:

E. Bedard (5-6, 4.53 ERA)|C. Pavano (4-5, 5.87 ERA)


Key Bank's "Keys to Succes"

1.) Second Half Mentality - The Indians are entering the second half of the season, they need the mentality to go with it. The mentality of not slipping, staying focused and continue to dominate. The Tribe will need to not get caught up in the fact that their in the lead, but rather, just lead. Playoffs are around the corner, don't want to be sitting home in October.

2.) Playing Host - Seattle has traveled a long distance to get to the game, use advantage of Jet Lag and tiredness to their advantage. If the Indians can put it on heavy early they stand a good chance of jumping ahead in the series early and taking the win.

3.) Long Ball - Lately the Indians have been finding the power in their bats, if they continue this trend they could be a dangerous October team. If it doesn't work out though as long as they continue great small ball play the Tribe should be all right.

[T.Dot]

GL vs the M's, the first two games should be easy wins, and theres not really any big bats on the team to be afraid of, almost in August, good job