2008 Baton Rouge Aces

[lilbman07]

eh i dont know about movine beckam to C - anyways its seems pretty good so far, and dang you went a whole year really fast lol

I moved him to Catcher because of Brignac and because he had time to develop at catcher since this was right after he was drafted, but anyway thanks and hope you keep reading. and I always do that for some reason lol.

[filihok]

The Advocate

Aces sign 2

The Baton Rouge Aces signed LF Barry Bonds (84) to be the DH to a 1 year deal worth the league minimum and RF Sammy Sosa (83) to a 1 year deal worth the league minimum. Sosa will be the Starting RF

Way late, but how'd you get these guys to sign for the minimum?

[lilbman07]

Way late, but how'd you get these guys to sign for the minimum?

magic lol. I gave them a team option worth a lot because I knew I was going to decline them anyway.

[lilbman07]

All Star Game Review

NL wins a close one

American League at National League 

July 9, 2009 
 
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 
American League 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 14 0 
National League 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 x 8 17 1 
  
 

American League AB H BB R HR RBI K SB AVG 
Alex Rios LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341 
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 
Alex Rodriguez 3B 4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .262 
Josh Hamilton CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 .315 
Mark Teixeira 1B 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 
Nick Markakis RF 3 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 .326 
Victor Martinez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 
  Carl Crawford PH 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 
Derek Jeter SS 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 
Brandon Morrow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 
  Miguel Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .344 
  James Shields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 
  Paul Konerko PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 
  John Lackey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 
  Joba Chamberlain P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 
Totals 40 14 5 6 2 6 7 0   

2B: Nick Markakis, Josh Hamilton, Alex Rios 2, Carl Crawford
HR: Alex Rodriguez, Nick Markakis
GDP: Alex Rios

 
 
National League AB H BB R HR RBI K SB AVG 
Jimmy Rollins SS 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 
Russell Martin C 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 .295 
Alfonso Soriano CF 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .288 
Albert Pujols 1B 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .350 
Adam Dunn LF 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 .251 
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .308 
Chase Utley 2B 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .329 
Carlos Lee RF 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .316 
Aaron Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 
  Chipper Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325 
  Brad Penny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 
  Joey Votto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 
  C.C. Sabathia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 
  Matt Capps P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 
  Pedro Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 
  John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 
  Kerry Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 
Totals 40 17 3 8 3 8 9 0   

2B: Jimmy Rollins, Alfonso Soriano
HR: Russell Martin, Adam Dunn 2

DP: Albert Pujols, Chase Utley, Aramis Ramirez
E: Russell Martin
 
 

American League IP H BB HR R ER K PIT ERA 
Brandon Morrow 2.0 3 2 0 3 3 4 58 2.52 
James Shields 1.0 4 0 1 2 2 1 30 3.79 
John Lackey 2.1 6 0 2 2 2 1 48 3.38 
Joba Chamberlain 2.2 4 1 0 1 1 3 56 3.41 
Totals 8.0 17 3 3 8 8 9 192   
 
National League IP H BB HR R ER K PIT ERA 
Aaron Cook 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26 2.30 
Brad Penny 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3.26 
C.C. Sabathia 1.0 5 0 1 4 4 0 30 3.15 
Matt Capps 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 27 1.73 
Pedro Martinez 2.1 6 1 1 2 2 2 59 2.93 
John Grabow 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 23 1.57 
Kerry Wood 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.23 
Totals 9.0 14 5 2 6 6 7 178   
 

WP: Aaron Cook
LP: Brandon Morrow
SV: Kerry Wood

Adam Dunn was the MVP going 2-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI

[lilbman07]

July 2009 Review


Team Stats
Overall Record: 58-50
June Record: 11-14
Current Standing: third place in AL East (6.5 GB, 5.5 GB in wildcard)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Carl Crawford (.312)
Home Runs: Carlos Pena (20)
RBI: Evan Longoria (77)
SB: Jacoby Ellsbury (46)
Wins: James Shields (11)
ERA: James Shields (4.06)
K's: James Shields (128)
Saves: Troy Percival (22)



AL East Standings

Boston Red Sox (64-43)
New York Yankees (63-44 1 GB)
Baton Rouge Aces (58-50 6.5 GB)
Toronto Blue Jays (52-56 12.5 GB)
Baltimore Orioles (47-61 17.5 GB)

Division Leaders

AL East: Boston Red Sox (64-43)
AL Central: Minnesota Twins (54-55)
AL West: Texas Rangers (61-46)
AL Wildcard: New York Yankees (63-44)

NL East: Atlanta Braves (64-42)
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals (64-40)
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (69-36)
NL Wildcard: Arizona Diamondbacks (61-45)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Miguel Cabrera (.343) [DET]
Home Runs: Adam Dunn (33) [ARI]
Hits: Ichiro Suzuki (151) [MIN]
ERA: Aaron Cook (2.31) [COL]
Wins: Brad Penny (14) [LAD]
Strikeouts: Edinson Volquez [CIN] (159)
Saves: JJ Putz (32) [TEX]
Stolen Bases: Jacoby Ellsbury (46) [BRA]

Disabled List

CF BJ Upton [103 days, Broken Neck Vertebra]
SS Reid Brignac [131 days, Torn Achilles Tendon]
2B Elliot Johnson [86 days, Broken Cervical Disc]
3B Evan Longoria [27 days, Broken Collarbone]

[lilbman07]

August 09 Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 72-65
August Record: 14-15
Current Standing: third place in AL East (13 GB, 12.5 GB in wildcard)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Akinori Iwamura (.306)
Home Runs: Ken Griffey (25)
RBI: Carlos Pena (95)
SB: Jacoby Ellsbury (52)
Wins: James Shields (12)
ERA: James Shields (4.02)
K's: James Shields (150)
Saves: Troy Percival (30)



AL East Standings

New York Yankees (85-52)
Boston Red Sox (84-52 0.5 GB)
Baton Rouge Aces (72-65 13 GB)
Toronto Blue Jays (67-69 17.5 GB)
Baltimore Orioles (54-82 30.5 GB)

Division Leaders

AL East: New York Yankees (85-52)
AL Central: Minnesota Twins (72-65)
AL West: Los Angeles Angels (80-56)
AL Wildcard: Boston Red Sox (84-52)

NL East: Atlanta Braves (83-52)
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals (80-53)
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (86-48)
NL Wildcard: Arizona Diamondbacks (80-54)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Albert Pujols (.355) [STL]
Home Runs: Adam Dunn (42) [ARI]
Hits: Dustin Pedroia (182) [BOS]
ERA: Aaron Cook (2.34) [COL]
Wins: Brad Penny (17) [LAD]
Strikeouts: Johan Santana (195) [NYM]
Saves: JJ Putz (40) [TEX]
Stolen Bases: Jose Reyes (55) [NYM] (Ellsbury is second)

Disabled List

CF BJ Upton [72 days, Broken Neck Vertebra]
SS Reid Brignac [99 days, Torn Achilles Tendon]
2B Elliot Johnson [55 days, Broken Cervical Disc]
1B Carlos Pena [20 days, chipped knee cap]

[lilbman07]

2009 in Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 83-79
August Record: 11-14
Current Standing: tie for third place in AL East (19 GB, 18 GB in wildcard)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Akinori Iwamura (.307)
Home Runs: Ken Griffey (29)
RBI: Ken Griffey (110)
SB: Jacoby Ellsbury (60)
Wins: James Shields (16)
ERA: James Shields (3.66)
K's: James Shields (181)
Saves: Troy Percival (31)



AL East Standings

New York Yankees (102-52)
Boston Red Sox (101-61 0.5 GB)
Baton Rouge Aces (83-79 19 GB)
Toronto Blue Jays (83-79 19 GB)
Baltimore Orioles (67-95 35 GB)

Division Leaders

AL East: New York Yankees (102-60)
AL Central: Minnesota Twins (91-74)
AL West: Los Angeles Angels (98-64)
AL Wildcard: Boston Red Sox (101-61)

NL East: Atlanta Braves (98-64)
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals (96-66)
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64)
NL Wildcard: Arizona Diamondbacks (96-66)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Albert Pujols (.357) [STL]
Home Runs: Adam Dunn (53) [ARI]
Hits: Dustin Pedroia (217) [BOS]
ERA: Aaron Cook (2.41) [COL]
Wins: Aaron Cook (21) [COL]
Strikeouts: Johan Santana [NYM], Edinson Volquez [CIN], CC Sabathia [MIL] (225)
Saves: JJ Putz (40) [TEX]
Stolen Bases: Jacoby Ellsbury[BRA] and Emmanuel Burriss [SFG] (60)

Disabled List

CF BJ Upton [42 days, Broken Neck Vertebra]
SS Reid Brignac [69 days, Torn Achilles Tendon]
2B Elliot Johnson [25 days, Broken Cervical Disc]
2B/SS Akinori Iwamura [74 days, Ruptured Cervical Disc]

Final Batting Stats

2009 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Aybar, Willy              BRA   98  .270   348   94  18   2   4   38   44    2   1   44   45  .368  .342
Baldelli, Rocco           BRA  126  .267   502  134  30   7  15   30   95    5   2   77   72  .444  .325
Beckham, Tim              BRA   24  .217    83   18   0   0   0    7   22    4   2    5    6  .217  .293
Brignac, Reid             BRA   12  .302    43   13   1   0   1    1    7    0   0    6    9  .395  .304
Crawford, Carl            BRA  162  .304   668  203  47  11  13   66   95   53   5  119  101  .466  .370
Davis, Wade               BRA    3 1.000     1    1   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0 1.000 1.000
Dohmann, Scott            BRA   33  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Ellsbury, Jacoby          BRA  144  .291   622  181  32  10   9   56   88   60   6  119   58  .418  .350
Garza, Matt               BRA    1  .667     3    2   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    1  .667  .667
Griffey, Ken              BRA  152  .247   584  144  29   1  29   74  114    4   2   88  110  .449  .334
Guzman, Joel              BRA    4  .118    17    2   0   0   0    0    6    0   0    0    1  .118  .118
Hellickson, Jeremy        BRA    1  .333     3    1   1   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .667  .333
Infante, Omar             BRA  102  .236   313   74  15   1   6   25   59    3   1   40   41  .348  .297
Iwamura, Akinori          BRA  129  .307   489  150  25   7  12   84  111    6   5   92   69  .460  .413
Jaso, John                BRA   36  .250   116   29   5   0   2   13   15    0   1   13    6  .345  .346
Jennings, Desmond         BRA    3  .600    10    6   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    1    2  .600  .636
Johnson, Elliot           BRA   66  .223   242   54   7   2   5   17   71    3   1   22   31  .331  .272
Kazmir, Scott             BRA    2  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Longoria, Evan            BRA  126  .276   507  140  29   2  20   61  111    2   1   82  100  .460  .357
McGee, Jacob              BRA    9  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Navarro, Dioner           BRA  149  .298   564  168  20   3  11   49  105    3   0   73   69  .402  .355
Niemann, Jeff             BRA   13  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Pena, Carlos              BRA  129  .263   464  122  28   1  21   81  111    0   0   73   95  .463  .383
Perez, Fernando           BRA   28  .223   103   23   3   3   1   14   31    1   1   16   10  .340  .317
Reyes, Al                 BRA   39  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Ruggiano, Justin          BRA   21  .211    76   16   6   1   3    6   29    1   1    8   14  .434  .268
Shields, James            BRA    3  .300    10    3   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    1    2  .300  .300
Upton, B.J.               BRA    4  .250    16    4   0   0   1    2    4    1   1    1    5  .438  .316

Final Pitching Stats

2009 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Davis, Wade               BRA   52.1  6.02   10   8   4   1   0   38   19 12.73
Dohmann, Scott            BRA   53.2  5.53   35   2   1   3   0   51   31 15.60
Garza, Matt               BRA  220.1  4.53   34  34  11  16   0  168   87 12.74
Hellickson, Jeremy        BRA  101.0  6.06   16  16   4   6   0   62   52 13.90
Kazmir, Scott             BRA  175.2  4.76   30  30   8  11   0  166   72 13.12
McGee, Jacob              BRA   33.2  8.02   11   2   3   1   1   32   17 16.31
Niemann, Jeff             BRA  164.0  4.83   35  22  13   7   1  124   77 13.55
Percival, Troy            BRA   64.0  4.50   61   0   6   5  31   48   31 12.94
Price, David              BRA  115.1  5.31   29  12   3   7   0   73   46 13.81
Reyes, Al                 BRA   56.0  4.50   39   1   1   4   0   54   23 12.86
Rowland-Smith, Ryan       BRA   96.1  5.14   74   1   6   3   3  103   53 14.67
Shields, James            BRA  226.0  3.66   32  32  16   9   0  181   56 10.27
Wheeler, Dan              BRA   35.2  5.05   36   1   4   3   3   29   15 12.36

[lilbman07]

2009 Playoffs Review

[lilbman07]

The Advocate

Aces Resign a few release one

Aces Resign
C Dioner Navarro [1 year 7.5M] (arbitration)
2B Akinori Iwamura [1 year 6.95M] (arbitration)
SP Matt Garza [1 year 4.7M] (arbitration)
RP Troy Percival [2 year 5.4M]


Aces Release
RP Scott Dohmann

[lilbman07]

ESPN The Magazine

Top 5 Free Agent Batters

2B Mark Derosa (87)
RF Jermaine Dye (86)
RF Magglio Ordonez (86)
3B Troy Glaus (86)
LF Scott Hairston (85)

Top 5 Free Agent Pitchers

RP Aaron Heilman (83)
RP Jimmy Gobble (83)
SP Clay Hensley (82)
RP Chad Durbin (82)
SP Zach Duke (81)


What positions do you guys think I need the most?

[soxfan93]

Wait, what did you do with BJ Upton?

Maybe trade Ken Griffey, Jr., and sign Jermaine Dye?

[lilbman07]

Wait, what did you do with BJ Upton?

Maybe trade Ken Griffey, Jr., and sign Jermaine Dye?

Upton got hurt early in the season.

[soxfan93]

Yeah, but according to your screenshots, he had an expiring contract.

[lilbman07]

Yeah, but according to your screenshots, he had an expiring contract.

he was arbitration eligible. I guess I forgot to put him on there

[soxfan93]

he was arbitration eligible. I guess I forgot to put him on there

Yeah, I kinda figured you weren't gonna just let him walk haha.