Hey all,
There are times in this game where I think that the computer is "throwing" the game for the other team. I thought I would try and prove right or wrong this theory that bothers most of us. I decided to get out my 2002 cards and replay the League Divisional Series between the New York Bombers and the New York Rippers. These two teams both had over 100 wins for the season, however the Bombers dominated the series winning it 4 games to 1. Also to mention that the Rippers had the best overall regular season record (122-40) in the Millennium league. In game one of the series played by our 2 owners (Larry, and Billy) the Bombers won the game 6-1 and chased Randy Johnson after 5 innings. Lets take a look on what happens when I play with the cards and charts. I am using the starting lineups and starting pitchers that our owners used. I am trying to replicate the game as much as possible. However, I only have ball park charts through 1997, so I'm afraid that the Rippers will be playing in old Tiger Stadium. Bummer I know. Sorry. Anyway, lets see what happens.
Top of the 1st inning:
Austin Kearns: Strikeout
K. Garcia: Grounds out to 2b Boone.
Jeremy Giambi: Strikeout
Randy Johnson rolls through the top of the order
Middle of 1st:
Bobby Abreu: 2 base error on the CF Milton Bradley. Abreu on second.
Omar Vizquel: Walks
Barry Bonds: Double off the wall, all score. Rippers up 2-0
Vlad Guerrero: High Fly out to CF, runner holds
Jim Thome: Pop out to 1B
Bret Boone: Ground out to SS, 3 outs
Top of 2nd:
Nomar: Hard Ground out to SS
Gary Bennett: Ground out to C
Corey Koskie: Strikout
Middle of 2nd:
David Bell: Ground out to SS
Sandy Alomar: base hit to left field
Randy Johnson: Goes for the sac bunt, but on a tough play against a C+ range pitcher gets a base hit.
Abreu: Fly out to Left
Vizquel: Strikeout
Top of 3:
Mark Ellis: Walk
Rodrigo Lopez: Sac bunt, runners moves to 2nd, batter out.
Milton Bradley: Hits a 385 ft bomb to left center Score 2-2.
Kearns: Strikeout
Garcia: Base hit to right field
Giambi: Fouls out to the catcher.
Middle of 3:
Bonds: Strikeout
Vlad: Grounds out to SS
Thome: Strokes a triple into the CF gap.
Boone: Back to back triples! Thome scores Rippers up 3-2
Bell: Hits a line drive base hit to center Rippers up 4-2
Alomar: Walks. Man on 1st and 2nd
Johnson: Strikeout
Top of 4:
Nomar: Hard ground out to 3rd
Bennett: Drills one down the line, and Bonds makes a Great catch!
Koskie: Strikeout
Middle of 4:
Abreu: Base hit to right
Vizquel: Strikeout
Bonds: Strikeout
Vlad: Walk
Thome: Grounds out to short
Top of 5:
Ellis: Pop out to 3rd
Lopez: Grounds out on a bang-bang play to SS.
Bradley: Strikeout
Middle of 5:
Boone: Lines out to first. Great range play by Giambi
Bell: Grounds out to third
Alomar: Hits a double down the line
Johnson: Strikeout- Was thinking of pulling RJ out here however game is still close and except 1 mistake he's pitching well. Only faced 18 hitters so far.
Top of 6:
Warming up Chris Hammond for the Bombers
Kearns: Walk
Garcia: Hits a ball to Thome, and he bobbles it! Runner to 3rd and 1st
Giambi: Jeremy rolled a Deep Drive however RJ has the ON Situation. Foul out to C.
Nomar: Hits a line drive to RF, and gets past Vlad! Kearns scores, Garcia scores! Nomar to 3rd! Score 4-4
Bennett: Single to left! Nomar scores from 3rd. Score 5-4 Bombers
Rippers get Orlando Herandez up in the pen.
Koskie: Strikeout
Ellis: Strikeout
Middle of 6:
Bombers bring in Chris Hammond
Rippers put up Orlando Herandez in the pen
Rippers subsitute Bobby Abreu for Danny Bautista
Bautista: Ground out to 3rd
Vizquel: Fly out to CF
Bonds: HOME RUN! Score 5-5
Vlad: Ground out to 3B
Top of 7
Now pitching for the Rippers Orlando Hernandez
Hammond: Ground out to 2B
Bombers bring in Timo Perez for Milton Bradley
Perez: Ground out to 2B
Kearns: Ground out to SS
Middle of 7:
Thome: Strikeout
Boone: Fly out to CF
Rippers warming up Arthur Rhodes
Bell: Ground out SS
Top of 8:
Rippers bring in Rhodes
Garcia: Walk
Giambi: Base hit
Nomar: Base hit
Rippers put up Trevor Hoffman in the pen
Bennett:Strikeout
Koskie: Pop up to 1B
Bombers have Remlinger and Dotel in the pen
Ellis: Strikeout. Rhodes got really lucky in this inning.
Middle of 8:
Bombers bring in O Dotel
Alomar: Strikeout
Rippers bring in Q. McCracken to pinch hit for Rhodes
McCracken: Strikeout
Rippers warming up T. Hoffman
Bautista: Ground out to 2B
Top of 9:
Durazo: Strikeout
Perez: Double down the right field line
Kearns: Ground out to third, bang-bang play at 1st, OUT! runner moves to 3rd
Garcia: Bat hit! Runner on 3rd scores Bombers 6-5!
Robb Nen warming up in the pen for the Bombers
Giambi: Strikeout
Bottom of 9 Last chance for the Rippers
Bombers bring in Robb Nen
Vizquel: Base hit!
Bonds: Intentionally walked
Vlad: Fly out to LF
Thome: Base hit to RF! Vizquel scores, Bonds going to 3rd...SAFE!! TIED GAME 6-6!
Boone: BASE HIT to left Bonds scores! Rippers win on a walk off hit 7-6!!
Wow! That was quite a game. It took me most of the afternoon to play it as the results come out I typed them in. Computer is much faster. Anyway, the game was a lot closer than the real 1st game of the series between the Rippers and the Bombers. If I have this much time again I will try and play the rest of the series.
I was surprised that Randy Johnson couldn't go longer, as he got in trouble. Rippers bats showed up for this game where they were pretty quiet in the series against the Bombers. Bombers took advantage of a error and a walk in the 6th.
I know there would have been different decisions made by both teams. I haven't played the cards in quite some time so this took me a lot longer that I thought it would. I hope you guys enjoyed the replay it was fun to watch the outcome in my position.
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