Baton Rouge Aces III: The return

[lilbman07]

Yes, this is my third dynasty with the Baton Rouge Aces. Both of my last two files have been lost by my computer so i'm starting again.

I'm going to start in 2009 as the Tampa Bay Rays and sim until 2010 and begin as the Baton Rouge Aces. I won't post anything on the 2009 season and will start fresh in 2010.


The Rosters will be posted shortly.

[lilbman07]

WAFB News Brodcast


The Tampa Bay Rays (which will move to Baton Rouge next season) has announced (thanks to a lot of investments) that a megastadium will be built by the levee of the Mississippi River. "There is plenty of undeveloped land over there by the river that is out of the flood zone. That can be used as a stadium. We bought most of it. Even though it is by the river we can assure a safe stadium in Baton Rouge." said Darrell Batiste, Jr (one of the investors)

The new stadium (which will be called Aces Stadium unless naming rights come along) will rival the new Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas as it will seat 100,000 people. It will be the most luxurious stadium in the country. "It is an open stadium so we won't have any crazy LCD tv's on the roof" (an obvious reference to Jerry Jones) said Anthony Broadway, another big money investor.

Reid Brignac, infielder for their minor league associate Vero Beach Rays, commented on it. "I was born in St. Amant, Louisiana (about 25 miles from Baton Rouge) and this is great news to me. I still have family there and they can see me play at the new stadium. I will try extra hard to make it to "the show" so I can make my family proud."

One way for sure this new stadium will bring tons of money to the Baton Rouge area.

Jacques Doucet: WAFB channel 9 news

back to you George and Donna

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Sorry that I attached the pictures. I had typed it out but accidently deleted it.

[lilbman07]

April 2010 Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 15-8
Month Record: 15-8
Current Standing:first place (two way tie)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Reid Brignac (.352)
Home Runs: Carlos Pena (5)
RBI: Evan Longoria and Pat Burrell (17)
SB: Reid Brignac (4)
Wins: Scott Kazmir (4)
ERA: Scott Kazmir (3.16)
K's: Scott Kazmir (38)
Saves: Jason Isringhausen (2)



AL East Standings

Baton Rouge Aces (15-8)
New York Yankees (15-8)
Boston Red Sox (12-10)
Baltimore Orioles (11-12)
Toronto Blue Jays (9-15)

Division Leaders

AL East: Baton Rouge Aces (15-8) and New York Yankees (15-8)
AL Central: Cleveland Indians (17-5)
AL West: Seattle Mariners (13-10)
AL Wildcard: New York Yankees (15-8)

NL East: Atlanta Braves and New York Mets (13-10)
NL Central: Houston Astros (15-7)
NL West: Colorado Rockies (16-7)
NL Wildcard: Arizona Diamondbacks (14-9)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Yunel Escobar [ATL] (.426)
Home Runs: Mark Teixiera [NYY] and Albert Pujols [STL]
Hits: Yunel Escobar [ATL] (40)
ERA: Chris Young [SDP] (1.17)
Wins: David Huff [CLE] (5)
Strikeouts: Brandon Webb [ARI] (49)
Saves: Mariano Rivera [NYY] (9)
Stolen Bases: Jacoby Ellsbury [BOS], Denard Span [MIN], and Chone Figgins [LAA] (10)

Disabled List

SP Jeremy Helleckson [2 days, wrist fracture]

[lilbman07]

Aces trade away Pena

The Baton Rouge Aces and St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a trade that would send 1B Carlos Pena (83) to the Cardinals for C Bryan Anderson (85/92), RP Anthony Herrera (69/82), and SP Clayton Mortenson (76/81). Also going to the Cardinals is SP Matt Garza (76), RP Dan Wheeler (69), SP Jacob McGee (88/92), RP Calvin Medlock (63/66), RP Wade Townsend (62/67), and 500K cash.

Anderson is the Catcher that the Aces have been looking for and Shawn Riggins or John Jaso will be called down or released. Grant Balfour will be brought into the rotation to replace Garza. Balfour's power rating is 97 so we hope that will add to his success as a starting pitcher.

[lilbman07]

May 2010 Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 28-24
Month Record: 13-16
Current Standing: second place (7 games back)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: BJ Upton (.311)
Home Runs: Pat Burrell (14)
RBI: Pat Burrell (40)
SB: Jason Bartlett (6)
Wins: James Shields (6)
ERA: James Shields (2.93)
K's: James Shields (58)
Saves: Jason Isringausen (5)



AL East Standings

New York Yankees (35-17)
Baton Rouge Aces (28-24)
Boston Red Sox (27-24)
Baltimore Orioles (23-28)
Toronto Blue Jays (23-30)

Division Leaders

AL East: New York Yankees (35-17)
AL Central: Cleveland Indians (34-16)
AL West: Los Angeles Angels (31-22)
AL Wildcard: Chicago White Sox (28-23)

NL East: Atlanta Braves (30-21)
NL Central: Cincinatti Reds and St. Louis Cardinals (27-25)
NL West: Colorado Rockies (37-15)
NL Wildcard: Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals (27-25)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Victor Martinez [CLE] (.376)
Home Runs: Ryan Howard [PHI] (24)
Hits: Gordon Beckham [CWS] (78)
ERA: David Huff [CLE] (1.52)
Wins: David Huff [CLE] (9)
Strikeouts: Tim Lincecum [SFG] (86)
Saves: Mariano Rivera [NYY] (18)
Stolen Bases: Jacoby Ellsbury [BOS] (16)

Disabled List

SP Andy Sonnanstine [14 days, Broken Finger]
RP Chad Orvella [93 days, Elbow Tendonitis]

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Amatuer Draft Review

1st round - SP Carleton Mincilli (50/94) Has the potential to be our future ace or a great starter.

2nd Round - 1B John Wible (61/79) Has above average power (70) and has the potential to get better.

3rd Round - RF Tony Uminsky (63/73) Is a great defender. Can be a great defensive replacement one day.

4th Round - C Brian Song (61/70) Won't be more than a backup C in baton Rouge.

5th Round - CF Omar Pena (55/68) Looks like a career minor leaguer.

6th Round - RP Shayne Norris (46/74) Could be groomed to be a closer in the future.

The 1st overall pick was RP Jeff Raymond (71/93) to the Chicago White Sox

The last overall pick was C Cameron Cupp (55/65) to the Boston Red Sox

[lilbman07]

June 2010 Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 42-37
Month Record: 14-13
Current Standing: third place (8 games back)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Bryan Anderson (.363)
Home Runs: Pat Burrell (21)
RBI: Pat Burrell (66)
SB: BJ Upton (10)
Wins: James Shields and Scott Kazmir (7)
ERA: James Shields (3.30)
K's: Scott Kazmir (87)
Saves: Jason Isringausen (9)



AL East Standings

New York Yankees (49-28)
Boston Red Sox (46-31)
Baton Rouge Aces (42-37)
Baltimore Orioles (34-43)
Toronto Blue Jays (32-47)

Division Leaders

AL East: New York Yankees (49-28)
AL Central: Cleveland Indians (48-30)
AL West: Los Angeles Angels (41-39)
AL Wildcard: Boston Red Sox (49-28)

NL East: New York Mets (46-32)
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals (43-35)
NL West: Colorado Rockies (55-24)
NL Wildcard: Atlanta Braves (45-34)

Disabled List

SP James Shields [8 days, Dislocated Shoulder]
RP/SP Grant Balfour [72 days, Broken Fibula]
RP Dan Orvella [63 days, Elbow Tendonitis]

[lilbman07]

2010 All Star Weekend

Home Run Derby

2010 Home Run Showdown

FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Alex Rodriguez (NYY)                13
Ryan Howard (PHI)                   13
Albert Pujols (STL)                 12
Miguel Cabrera (DET)                10
Chase Utley (PHI)                    9
Pat Burrell (BR)                     8
Todd Helton (COL)                    8
Jim Thome (CHW)                      7
Hanley Ramirez (FLA)                 7
Mark Teixeira (NYY)                  5

SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Ryan Howard (PHI)                    7
Albert Pujols (STL)                  6
Miguel Cabrera (DET)                 5
Alex Rodriguez (NYY)                 4

FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
ALBERT PUJOLS (STL)                  6
Ryan Howard (PHI)                    3

     WINNER: Albert Pujols

2010 All Star Game

National League National League at American League American League
July 13, 2010

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
National League (NL) 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0    8 12  1
American League (AL) 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 x    9 10  1

NATIONAL LEAGUE              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Carlos Gonzalez (CF)          5  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .291
Chase Utley (2B)              5  3  0  3  1  1  2  0    .320
Hanley Ramirez (SS)           4  2  0  2  1  2  1  1    .330
Albert Pujols (1B)            4  1  0  1  1  3  0  0    .341
Manny Ramirez (LF)            4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .269
Ryan Ludwick (RF)             4  1  0  1  1  1  2  0    .292
Brian McCann (C)              4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .281
Chipper Jones (3B)            4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .337
Todd Helton (DH)              4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .349
TOTALS                       38 12  0  8  5  8  9  1

   2B:  Brian McCann, Chase Utley
   HR:  Albert Pujols, Chase Utley, Hanley Ramirez, Carlos Gonzalez, Ryan Ludwick
   HBP:  Hanley Ramirez

   DP:  Albert Pujols, Chase Utley 2, Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Ludwick
   E:  Carlos Gonzalez

                           ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Rich Harden  3.1  5  1  2  2  2  4  70   2.37
         Yovani Gallardo  0.2  2  2  1  4  4  1  24   2.28
            Tim Lincecum  1.2  2  5  0  3  3  2  55   2.75
            Brandon Webb  2.1  1  1  0  0  0  3  35   3.26
                  TOTALS  8.0 10  9  3  9  9 10 184

AMERICAN LEAGUE              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B.J. Upton (CF)               2  0  3  2  0  0  1  0    .310
Ian Kinsler (2B)              5  3  0  2  1  4  1  0    .293
Jason Bay (RF)                3  0  1  0  0  1  1  0    .285
Miguel Cabrera (1B)           3  1  2  0  0  2  1  0    .338
Alex Rodriguez (3B)           5  2  0  2  2  2  1  0    .277
Pat Burrell (LF)              3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .270
Derek Jeter (SS)              4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .319
Jim Thome (DH)                2  0  2  2  0  0  2  0    .270
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C)     4  2  0  0  0  0  2  0    .311
 Victor Martinez (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .318
TOTALS                       31 10  9  9  3  9 10  0

   2B:  Miguel Cabrera, Ian Kinsler, Pat Burrell
   HR:  Ian Kinsler, Alex Rodriguez 2
   HBP:  Jason Bay
   GDP:  B.J. Upton
   E:  B.J. Upton

                           ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              David Huff  2.2  3  0  1  1  1  2  36   1.76
           Ervin Santana  2.1  4  0  2  4  4  3  52   4.26
            Joakim Soria  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  13   1.19
            Jensen Lewis  1.0  3  0  2  3  3  0  19   2.50
          Jose Arredondo  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  28   1.43
                  TOTALS  9.0 12  0  5  8  8  9 148

     WP: Ervin Santana
     LP: Yovani Gallardo
     SV: Jose Arredondo

Congratulations to Albert Pujols (Home Run Champ) and Ian Kinsler (All Star Game MVP)

[lilbman07]

July 2010 Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 55-49
Month Record: 13-12
Current Standing: third place (6 games back)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Bryan Anderson (.341)
Home Runs: Pat Burrell (21)
RBI: Pat Burrell (73)
SB: Carl Crawford (16)
Wins: David Price and Scott Kazmir (8)
ERA: Scott Kazmir (3.87)
K's: Scott Kazmir (119)
Saves: Jason Isringausen (16)



AL East Standings

Boston Red Sox (61-42)
New York Yankees (59-44)
Baton Rouge Aces (55-49)
Baltimore Orioles (46-58)
Toronto Blue Jays (42-62)

Division Leaders

AL East: Boston Red Sox (61-42)
AL Central: Cleveland Indians (64-40)
AL West: Texas Rangers (53-51)
AL Wildcard: New York Yankees (59-44)

NL East: Atlanta Braves (61-42)
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals (61-43)
NL West: Colorado Rockies (70-35)
NL Wildcard: New York Mets (61-43)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Pablo Sandoval [SFG] (.358)
Home Runs: Ryan Howard [PHI] (37)
Hits: Todd Helton [COL] (130)
ERA: David Huff [CLE] (2.18)
Wins: David Huff [CLE] and 4 others (13)
Strikeouts: Rich Harden [CHC] (175)
Saves: Rafeal Soriano [ATL] (34)
Stolen Bases: Jacoby Ellsbury [BOS] (32)

Disabled List

3B/1B Morgan Ensberg [2 days, Sore Hamstring]
CF BJ Upton [176 days, Broken Vertebra]
SS Elliot Johnson [1 day, Sore Tricep]
SP/RP Grant Balfour [41 days, Broken Fibula]
RP Chad Orvella [32 days, Elbow Tendonitis]

[lilbman07]

August 2010 Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 72-60
Month Record: 17-11
Current Standing: third place (9 games back)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Reid Brignac (.343)
Home Runs: Pat Burrell (25)
RBI: Pat Burrell (91)
SB: Carl Crawford (25)
Wins: Scott Kazmir (10)
ERA: Scott Kazmir (4.14)
K's: Scott Kazmir (149)
Saves: Jason Isringausen (22)



AL East Standings

New York Yankees (81-51)
Boston Red Sox (81-51)
Baton Rouge Aces (72-60)
Baltimore Orioles (59-73)
Toronto Blue Jays (49-83)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Todd Frazier [CIN] (.352)
Home Runs: Ryan Howard [PHI] (47)
Hits: Jacoby Ellsbury [BOS] (170)
ERA: David Huff [CLE] (2.08)
Wins: David Huff [CLE] (18)
Strikeouts: Tim Lincecum [SFG] (223)
Saves: Rafeal Soriano [ATL] (44)
Stolen Bases: Jacoby Ellsbury [BOS] (49)

Disabled List

SP David Price [60 days, Broken Tibia]
CF BJ Upton [145 days, broken vertebra]
RP Grant Balfour [10 days, broken fibula]
RP Chad Orvella [1 day, Elbow Tendonitis]

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2010 Season in Review

Team Stats
Overall Record: 90-72
Month Record: 17-10 (september) 1-2 (october)
Current Standing: third place (9 games back)

Team Leaders
Batting Average: Reid Brignac (.338)
Home Runs: Pat Burrell (32)
RBI: Evan Longoria (117)
SB: Carl Crawford (40)
Wins: Scott Kazmir and Lewis Rollins (12)
ERA: James Shields (3.31)
K's: Scott Kazmir (193)
Saves: Jason Isringausen (30)




AL East Standings

Boston Red Sox (99-63)
New York Yankees (93-69)
Baton Rouge Aces (90-72)
Baltimore Orioles (74-88)
Toronto Blue Jays (63-99)

Division Leaders

AL East: Boston Red Sox (99-63)
AL Central: Cleveland Indians (98-64)
AL West: Seattle Mariners (86-76)
AL Wildcard: New York yankees (93-69)

NL East: Atlanta Braves (98-64)
NL Central: St. louis Cardinals (96-66)
NL West: Colorado Rockies (103-59)
NL Wildcard: New York Mets (91-71)

League Leaders

Batting Average: Chipper Jones [ATL] (.345)
Home Runs: Ryan Howard [PHI] (53)
Hits: Dustin Pedroia [BOS] (204)
ERA: Jacob Thompson [ATL] (2.26)
Wins: David Huff [CLE] (20)
Strikeouts: Rich Harden [CHC] (262)
Saves: Rafeal Soriano [ATL] (53)
Stolen Bases: Jacoby Ellsbury [BOS] (56)

Disabled List

RP Jason Isringhausen [13 days, Chipped Knee Cap]
SP David Price [26 days, Broken Tibia]
CF BJ Upton [111 days, broken vertebra]

[lilbman07]

2010 MLB Playoffs

[lilbman07]

I'm going to get back to the dynasty this weekend. No more finals to study for since school is over.

[lilbman07]

The Advocate

Aces resign a few, release a few

Aces Resign
SS Jason Bartlett [3 years 3.8M]
SS Ben Zobrist [1 year 1M] (arbitration)
CF BJ Upton [3 years 5.05M]
SP Grant Balfour [3 years 2.85M]

Aces Release
DH Pat Burrell
C Shawn Riggans
3B Willy Aybar
SP James Shields
SP Andy Sonnanstine
SP Jason Hammel