jdepersis MLB 08: The Show Dynasty (ps2)

[jdepersis]

I am going to start a franchise as the Braves .

Here is my opening day roster (i made some call-ups and send-down)

SP
John Smoltz
Tim Hudson
Tom Glavine
Jair Jurrjens
Mike Hampton

RP
Chuck James
Manny Acosta
Will Ohman
Mike Gonzalez
Peter Moylan
Rafael Soriano

C
Brian McCann
Corky Miller

1B
Mark Teixeira
Julio Franco :)

2B
Kelly Johnson
Martin Prado

3B
Chipper Jones

SS
Yunel Escobar
Omar Infante

LF
Matt Diaz

CF
Mark Kotsay
Josh Anderson

RF
Jeff Francoeur


I am going to play ever game and do a game recap and i will give season stats of each player every 10 games.

[jdepersis]

Game 1:
Braves (0-0) at Nationals (0-0)

This game started off as a pitchers duel. Both teams only combined for 3 hits in the first 5 innings (2 by Braves and 1 for Nationals). The Braves struck first in the top of the 6th on a solo shot to right off the bat of Mark Kotsay. The Nationals answered right back in the bottom of the 6th with a 3 rbi double by Young. Later that inning Belliard singled to center driving in Young to bring the score to 4-1 Nats. The Nats also scored again the next inning on a 2 rbi HR from Zimmerman with 2 out. In the top of the eight the Braves cut the lead in half with a sac-fly by Kotsay and a rbi single by Chipper. But the Nats had something to say with a solo HR by Young in the bottom of the inning bringing the score to 7-3. The Braves were shut down 1-2-3 in the top of the 9th lossing opening day 7-3.

W: Patterson (1-0)
L: Smoltz (0-1)

Team Notes
McCann, Teixeira, Escobar, and Diaz went hitless.
Team BA is .179.
.167 average with RISP.

[jdepersis]

Game 2:
Pirates (0-0) at Braves (0-1)

This game was a pitching duel between Hudson and Gorzelanny, but Hudson came out on top going 6 innings throwing 103 pitches giving up 0 runs on 2 hits, 1 BB, and 1 SO. Hudson had some help from McCann when he hit a rbi single to left in the 1st with 2 out and a rbi single to center in the 3rd with two out.

W: Hudson (1-0)
L: Gorzelanny (0-1)
S: Soriano

Team Notes
Kotsay and Johnson tied for Braves average leader at .333.
Team average at .237.
Team ERA at 3.71.

[jdepersis]

Game 3:
Pirates (0-1) at Braves (1-1)

Glavine does a great job his first time back in a Braves uniform since 2002. He pitched 5 innings giving up 1 run on 5 hits, 2 BB, and 2 SO. Glavine gets some help from Teixeira on a RBI fielders choice in the 1st and Glavine helps himself out by bunting a runner home to take a 2-0 in the 2nd inning and that is all the Braves will score. The Pirates wait till the 5th to score on a Wilson RBI sac-fly cutting the lead to 2-1. Gonzalez come in to pitch the 8th. Gonzalez works the bases loaded with no out and the Pirates get 2 runs by a Laroche RBI walk and a Pearce RBI ground out bringing the score to 3-2. That is all the Pirates needed as they bring in Capps to close the game out.

W: Osoria
L: Gonzalez
S: Capps


Transactions
Braves trade RP Jeff Bennett for Padres SP Greg Maddux :)

[JCStone7]

Transactions
Braves trade RP Jeff Bennett for Padres SP Greg Maddux :)

Mkay, I at least try and make the trades realistic

[jdepersis]

Mkay, I at least try and make the trades realistic

I was suprised that the Padres accepted. Hey atleast i have the big 3 back (Smoltz, Glavine, Maddux)

[jdepersis]

Maddux's first game in a Braves uniform since 2003 was an intresting one. Maddux pitched 9 inning (but didn't get a complete game) giving up 0 runs on 2 hits, 0 BB, and 5 SO. The game was scorless until the 13th inning were Infante had a pitch-hit sac-fly walk-off as the Braves win 1-0.

W: Moylan (1-0)
L: Bayliss (0-1)

Team Notes
Team BA is .241.
Braves BA leaders are 1.) Kelly Johnson (.357) 2.) Jeff Francoeur (.353) 3.) Matt Diaz (.313) 4.) Yunel Escobar (.250) 5.) Chipper Jones (.188) 6.) Brian McCann (.177) 7.) Mark Kotsay (.167) 8.) Mark Teixeira (.125)

[nittanylionfan3]

I was suprised that the Padres accepted. Hey atleast i have the big 3 back (Smoltz, Glavine, Maddux)

Haha nice. Its actually a good thing in a video game too!

[jdepersis]

Another good thing about video games is that they probably woundn't get injured.

[nittanylionfan3]

Another good thing about video games is that they probably woundn't get injured.

True. Except if you're Mark Prior or Kerry Wood. They always get hurt in MVP Baseball 2004:D