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Create Your Own Player - Update 1!!

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:38:12 -0000

Welcome to the first update of the Create Your Own Player - Season. I originally planned on simming through 1 in game month per week, but because that would take way too long to sim out your players careers, i'll do half an ingame season per week. This week, because it involved the initial draft of your players, I simmed from June 1st, 2007 (Draft Day) to the end of the Major League Season. The next update will go from the beginning of 08 Spring Training to the 08 All Star Break.

I'll post an update once a week on Sunday.

If anyone just reading this for the first time wants to get involved, post here, and you'll be on the waiting list for the next time I allow new player made draftees.

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On to your players:

Jack Andrews - 2B - Selected 7th Overall by the Milwaukee Brewers. Was assigned to the Helena Brewers (Rookie Ball). Won the 2007 Pioneer League Gold Glove at Second Base.

Stats: Here

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Chance Broadaway - SP - Selected 14th Overall by the Atlanta Braves. Was assigned to the GCL Braves (Rookie Ball).

Stats: Here

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Drago Creed - SP - Selected 1st Overall by the Tampa Bay Rays. Was assigned to the Princeton Devil Rays (Rookie Ball). Near the end of the season was promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades (Single A). Missed 2 weeks with a finger blister.

Stats: Here

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Ryan Dell - LF - Selected 15th Overall by the Texas Rangers. Was assigned to the AZL Rangers (Rookie Ball). Missed 2 months with a torn tricep muscle

Stats: Here

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Andrew Ganto - SS - Selected 5th Overall by the Baltimore Orioles. Was assigned to the GCL Orioles (Rookie Ball) also spent alot of time with the Bluefield Orioles (Rookie Ball as well).

Stats: Here

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Bear Mantooth - CL - Selected 44th Overall by the Atlanta Braves. Was assigned to the GCL Braves (Rookie Ball). Promoted to the Rome Braves (Single A) near the end of the season.

Stats: Here

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IJ Pearson - 3B - Selected 2nd Overall by the Kansas City Royals. Was assigned to the AZL Royals (Rookie Ball) , also spent some time with the Burlington Royals (also Rookie Ball).

Stats: Here

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Max Power - LF - Selected 9th Overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Was assigned to the Yakima Bears (Single A).

Stats: Here

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Rusty Stauder - CF - Selected 8th Overall by the Colorado Rockies. Was assigned to the Tri City Dust Devils (Short A). Finished with the Asheville Tourists (Single A Ball) with about a month left in the season. Won the South Atlantic League Championship with the Asheville Tourists.

Rusty is the 28th ranked prospect in the MLB.

Stats: Here

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Jaxon Street - 3B - Selected 3rd Overall by the Chicago Cubs. Was assigned to the AZL Cubs (Rookie Ball).

Stats: Here

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Pop Thompson - CF - Selected 28th Overall by the Minnesota Twins. Was assigned to the Beloit Snappers (Single A) , finished with the Fort Myers Miracle (Also A Ball).

Stats: Here

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Chad Von Chadenstein - C - Selected 6th Overall by the Washington Nationals. Was assigned to the Vermont Lake Monsters (Short A), finished with the Hagerstown Suns (Single A Ball).

Chad is the 66th ranked prospect in the MLB.

Stats: Here

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Slappy Von Grossburg - 1B - Selected 13th Overall by the Florida Marlins. Was assigned to the GCL Marlins (Rookie Ball). Was the Gulf Coast League Gold Glove Winner at First Base.

Stats: Here

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Other news and notes around the league:

The Atlanta Braves won the world series, defeating the Yankees in 4 games.

The NL Central Division was won by the Cincinnati Reds (92-70). The Cardinals finished in 5th (72-90). The Cubs finished in 6th (56-106)

Ryan Howard won the NL MVP Award, Alex Rodriguez won the AL MVP Award.

Brandon Webb won the NL CY Young Award, Johan Santana won the AL CY Young Award.

Ryan Braun won the NL ROY Award, Dustin Pedroia won the AL ROY Award.

Create Your Own Player - Season 1

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:23:33 -0000

Inspired by something i've seen on an NHL forum I frequent I thought I would give this a try.

Using the Baseball Sim "Out Of The Park Baseball 8", I will allow the first 15 people to post here to create their own player (using the guidelines I will provide later in the fanpost) and then I will place that player as an 19 Year Old in the MLB First Year Player Draft and then once a week (in real life) I will sim through a month of the game and post the stats and happenings involving each player on this fan post (including who you were drafted by in the first week). If this works well, and people enjoy it, i'll gradually allow more people to sign up at the start of a new season. The first season starts at the beginning of the 2007 season (so, for instance, players like David Eckstein and Scott Rolen are still on the Cardinals). Also, while OOTP8 is pretty good about realism, it's not perfect and sometimes the ingame Managers / GM make some pretty crazy moves.

SIGN UP FOR SEASON 1 IS OVER, FIRST UPDATE TO COME SOON

Mozeliak the new GM

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:59:40 -0000

Press Conference at 3pm.

This is per Bernie.

This freaking stinks. He isn't bad I suppose, but I thought Antonetti would be a step in the right direction for this organization.

Oh well, here's hoping Mo will prove me wrong.

Update [2007-10-31 13:10:56 by lboros]: mozeliak has some talent, and he might work out just fine --- it's too soon to say what he will do. he deserves a chance. but the troubling thing is that the cardinals wanted antonetti, and he turned them down. that's inauspicious, to say the least.

Update [2007-10-31 13:34:12 by lboros]: rec'd this e-mail from a source outside of st louis: "Shapiro might be stepping to CEO to give Antonetti the reigns. It's more about CLE than STL."

Pujols will participate in the HR Derby...

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:23:55 -0000

According to Derrick Goold. Normally i'd be against it, but let's face it, Pujols is already missing his homerun stroke, I doubt this will hurt it any more.

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http://www.stltoday.com/blogs/sports-bird-land/2007/07/pujols-to-swing-in-home-run-derby/

The Apocalypse is upon us....

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:56:34 -0000

Bo Hart.....has joined the Cubs. 65 Year Old Women all over Cardinal nation shed a tear today.

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Second baseman Bo Hart has been picked up by the Cubs and assigned to their Triple-A affiliate in Iowa. In 32 games with the Barnstormers, Hart batted .245 with two homers and 12 RBIs. He's the first Lancaster player signed by an affiliate team this season.

Zambrano wants to be a Cardinal...

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:39:34 -0000

Ok, maybe not, but this was pretty funny/interesting from a recent article.

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Zambrano changing colors?
Pitcher jests about red shinguards from 'my next catcher'
By Paul Sullivan
Tribune staff reporter

June 14, 2007, 10:44 PM CDT

Mark Buehrle still gets heat for wearing a St. Louis Cardinals cap at a World Series game last October, but Carlos Zambrano one-upped Buehrle before Thursday's Cubs game.

Zambrano motioned to reporters standing around the clubhouse and pointed to a box that contained a pair of red shinguards.

"It's a gift from my next catcher, Yadier," Zambrano said.

Zambrano was referring to St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina, although he didn't specify whether he was going to St. Louis or Molina was coming to the Cubs.

26 Draftees signed so far

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:20:53 -0000

Per DGoold.

1a. Clayton Mortensen RHP

Thomas Eager RHP
Oliver Marmol SS
Deryk Hooker RHP
Beau Riportella OF
Steven Hill 1B
Joshua Dew RHP
Chuckie Fick RHP
Matt Arburr 3B
Andrew Brown OF
Brian Cartie 3B
Brian Broderick RHP
Joseph Hage OF
Tony Cruz 3B
Brian Buck OF
Ross Oeder 2B
Nick Derba C
Dylan Gonzalez RHP
Nicholas Vera 3B
Steven Hill RHP
Adron Chambers OF
Rigoberto Lugo RHP
Mike Folli 2B
Davis Bilardello LHP
Robert Sanzillo C
Mateo Marquez OF

Cards made a 3/45 offer to Pettite....

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:27:19 -0000

and he turned it down, because he wouldn't sign with the Astros rivals. Damn him and his loyalty.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/sports/baseball/22yankees.html?_r=2&ref=sports&oref=slogin &oref=slogin

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Video of a German Cubs fan

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:49:04 -0000

http://withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=1796

This is absolutely hilarious. I nearly died laughing, the subtitles are freaking amazing...............................
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Cheap Owners = No Allstar Game in 2k9

Ankiels Missing Curveball — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:57:12 -0000

The MLB Writers Association have decided to withhold allowing the All-star game to take place in St. Louis in 2009, stating the stadium is not fit to hold the event. Apparently their main beef was with the press box, which apparently is exposed, has no air conditioning or heating, and doesn't have a great view of the field. Therefore Dewitt and Co. will get a list of things they will have to improve in order for the Allstar Game to get reinstated back here for 2009.