cybernetic Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'm starting a new Jays dynasty when the jogar Jays faceset is out but I'm going to announce it now along with starting lineups and story. Jays Fire G.M. 4/1/2005 In a largely unexpected move, the Toronto Blue Jays fired General Manager J.P. Ricciardi on the eve of the start of the 2005 season. Management stated that they were not pleased with Ricciardi's inability to sign a strong free agent starting pitcher in the off-season and felt that he was actually slowing the team's progress. A new G.M. was hired almost right away in who is a relative unknown, Long Le. "Long brings us a very aggressive no-nonsense approach and we believe he can take this team over the top." said the team's president. Koskie and Halladay sidelined to open season with injuries 4/2/2005 The Toronto Blue Jays announced this morning that their ace pitcher Roy Halladay and star free agent signing in the off-season Corey Koskie were both injured in spring training. Halladay was injured on a hard line drive to the mound which struck him in the shin and fractured a bone in his left leg. He is expected to miss the first 4-6 weeks of the season. Koskie on the other hand was injured sliding into second base on a single that he tried to leg out into a double, his right thumb was jammed against the base and broken. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. The injuries pose questions for their newly hired G.M. as he scrambles to find replacements before the season begins. Halladay will be back around early-to-mid May and Koskie around late May/early June. The team will announce it's opening day roster tomorrow. The season opens in Tampa Bay where the Devil Rays host the Blue Jays for a 3-game set to open the season on the 4th. Jays announce opening day roster 4/3/2005 The Toronto Blue Jays are pleased to announce their opening day 25-man roster which is sure to change: Starting rotation: 1. Ted Lilly 2. Dave Bush 3. Josh Towers 4. Gustavo Chacin 5. Chad Gaudin Bullpen: Long relief: Pete Walker (available to spot start if needed) Middle relief: Vinnie Chulk Brandon League Jason Frasor Set-up men: Scott Schoeneweis (lefty) Justin Speier Closer: Miguel Batista Starting lineup: 1. Alex Rios, RF 2. Frank Catalanotto, LF 3. Vernon Wells, CF 4. Shea Hillenbrand, 3B 5. Eric Hinske, 1B 6. Gregg Zaun, C 7. Orlando Hudson, 2B 8. Aaron Hill, DH 9. Russ Adams, SS Bench: 1. Reed Johnson, OF (main pinch-hitter vs. lefties, replaces Catalanotto vs. lefties in lineup, backup to all OF) 2. Frank Menechino, 2B (pinch-hit vs. lefties, can back up all infield positions) 3. John McDonald, SS/2B (will come in games late defensively) 4. Guillermo Quiroz, C (back up catcher) The biggest surprise is that SS Aaron Hill made the team out of spring training after playing in AA all last season. "He really showed in spring training that he can hit big league pitching and really it was between him and OF Gabe Gross and because we decided to go with 12 pitchers, Gross will start the season at AAA and come up right away if an outfielder is injured." said manager John Gibbons. The team also officially placed SP Roy Halladay on the 15-day D.L. and 3B Corey Koskie on the 60-day D.L. Rumors: Rumor has it that the team is looking to unload disgruntled 1B/3B Eric Hinske for a starter or as part of a package for one. He has been steadily declining since his rookie of the year season in 2002 and this year his shotty defense at 3B has moved him 1B. The team may however keep Hinske there until Koskie comes off of the disabled list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 New G.M. announces plans for upcoming season 4/4/2005 Just before the season opener versus Tampa Bay, the new Toronto Blue Jays G.M., Long Le held a press conference with the media to outline his plans for the upcoming season: -Chacin, League, Adams made the team on the strength of strong September performances that continued in spring training -Gross will be up with the team soon as he really stood out in spring training, there's just no room for him in the outfield right now -Gaudin, acquired in the off-season from Tampa Bay will be the 5th starter but could see him as a long-man in the 'pen when Halladay returns -The team is relatively intact from last season aside from some young guys coming in to fill in for free agents who left and the additions of Schoeneweis and Koskie (which is on the DL) -We will use the same lineup relatively for the first couple weeks and see where we stand, if any moves need to be made -Hinske could be gone within the first month if he really struggles or an offer comes up for him as the team needs a strong starter to fill the #2 spot between Halladay and Lilly but for the short term be the #1 until Halladay returns -Hillenbrand will start in the #4 hole but could see himself in the #5 when Koskie returns -Early on not making many moves as far as trades until we see where the current team is at in the division -With the Yankees aging and the Orioles, Red Sox free spending in the off-season the division could be wide-open for the taking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Settings for the dynasty: Difficulty: All-Star Roster: Big Shmooz roster with added CAP's for Jays minor leaguers from other roster sets Fielding: Assisted Variable stuff: ON Strike zone: OFF Hot/cold zones: FADE Pitch cursor: FADE Fair trades: ON Fantasy Draft: OFF Datafile: None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceman2004 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Good luck man! IF your looking for a young prospect check out LH Renyel Pinto in the Cubs organization. He is pitching great for me. Get rid of Hinske.. good luck! Win the AL East! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 In my last dynasty the Cubs actually released Pinto and I ended up with him I can't actually make a trade and get rid of Hinske because I haven't actually started the dynasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Good luck man, i'll be sure to follow along! btw, the headlines are very realistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 you can also follow along on my dynastymanager page: http://www.dynastymanager.com/dynasty.cgi?...etic&y=2005 but nothing is there aside from the headlines/news I've posted so far here as yet.. all players will be added along with the schedule when I actually start it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoltinJoeCarter Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'm starting a new Jays dynasty when the jogar Jays faceset is out but I'm going to announce it now along with starting lineups and story. Jays Fire G.M. 4/1/2005 your dynasty starts off perfectly. :wtg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mroctober430 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 where do u see the players stats on that page you linked to us? :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 They will be there ont he sidebar under the standings.. it just doesn't show because there are none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJEagles Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Nice...fire Riccardi, he's an idiot...I am dreading the next couple of weeks , because I feel he will dump players rather then try and improve the Jays...Good Luck with your dynasty, look forward to following it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrospecialk Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Good luck, will be sure to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 Jogar's face set is nearing completion.. it may be done by the weekend so I'll start the dynasty then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 I've changed my mind and have decided I'll play on MVP with non-DL roster so Koskie and Halladay will play.. new starting 25-man roster: rotation: Halladay Lilly Bush Chacin Towers bullpen: long-man: Walker middle: Frasor, Chulk, League set-up: Speier, Schoeneweis closer: Batista lineup: Rios, RF Catalanotto, LF Wells, CF Koskie, 3B Hillenbrand, DH Hinske, 1B Zaun, C Adams, SS Hudson, 2B Bench: Johnson (leads off vs. lefties in LF, pinch-hit vs. lefties) Hill (is the DH vs. lefties, Hillenbrand will play 1st) Quiroz (back up catcher) Menechino (backup infielder.. also available for pinch hitting vs. lefties.. can spell Koskie or Hudson in the field from time to time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 you might aswell put Halladay and Koskie back in. Koskie just got activated and Halladay might start next week vs. chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 yeah and that Chicago series is the first series in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 I actually started the dynasty while the site was moving.. you can follow it on dynasty manager.. the link is below my signature pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 did koskie get hurt again or did u forget to take him off the DL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jogar84 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I will follow this dynasty along for sure, i hope u add some screenshots of Menechino and his mole in the dugout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 did koskie get hurt again or did u forget to take him off the DL? He got hurt in the first game but it's only a minor injury and he'll be back before the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 Harden Dominates Jays 04/11/05 -- The Jays had no answer to Rich Harden tonight as he completely man-handled them. The Canadian right-hander pitched a complete game shutout and allowed just five hits while striking out 10 Jays. Toronto's starter Ted Lilly was shaky giving up four runs on 7 hits over his just six innings in the loss. He walked just 1 and struck out 4 in the outing. Reliever Vinnie Chulk held the Jays in there as he pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief but the Jays bats couldn't get anything going off Harden. Alex Rios was the lone Jay to get more than a hit off Harden as he went 2-for-4 on the night. Aaron Hill has the distinction of having the only extra-base hit on the night off Harden, a 2-out double in the 8th. Pitching lines Oakland: IP H R ER BB K R.Harden(W,2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 10 Toronto: T.Lilly(L,1-1) 6.0 7 4 4 1 4 V.Chulk 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Oakland 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 x 4 7 0 Outlook: The Jays will send Dave Bush (1-0) to the hill against Danny Haren (0-1) in the 2nd game of their three-game set in Oakland. AL East Standings Rk Team Rec GB T1 TOR 4-3 --- T1 NYY 4-3 --- 3 BAL 3-3 0.5 4 BOS 3-4 1.0 5 TB 1-5 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 Team Leaders for Week One (April 4-10) Hitting: HR: 4 (Vernon Wells) RBI: 6 (Vernon Wells) AVG: .375 (Vernon Wells) SB: 0 (All players) OBP: .375 (Shea Hillenbrand) Pitching: W: 1 (4-way tie) SV: 2 (Miguel Batista) ERA: 0.00 (5-way tie) SO: 11 (Roy Halladay) Note: From now on all updates regarding the dynasty will be posted here only.. no longer on the dynasty manager page as I loathe the interface. Screenshots will be posted from every game from now on as well as I just installed that Fraps program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Jays Victorious in Pitcher's Duel Over A's Above: Hinske dives to double off Byrnes in the 5th. Right: Gross belts a shot off the foul pole to put the Jays up 1-0 in the 6th. 04/12/05 -- Danny Haren and Dave Bush locked horns in what was a complete pitcher's duel with Bush and the Jays being victorious by a count of 2-1. Gabe Gross opened the scoring for the Jays with a solo shot in the 6th and Shea Hillenbrand added another in the 7th for both of the Jays runs in the game. Erubiel Durazo drove in the lone run for the A's in the 7th. Haren went 7 2/3 innings in the loss and struck out 10, allowing 2 runs. Dave Bush went 6 2/3 for the win striking out 4 and allowing just 1 run. "It's good to get a win under our belt with how flat we came up in the last 2 games. The last one here with Harden on the mound and the game before that at home against Boston.", said manager John Gibbons. "Gross is a guy that is really a big part of our team's future and we hope for him to be on the roster full time before next season. It's good to see him contributing here tonight and he may see more time in the field with Catalanotto struggling at the plate." Player POS AB R H RBI BB K AVG A.Rios RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 G.Gross LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .400 V.Wells CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 S.Hillenbrand DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 .323 A.Hill SS-3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207 E.Hinske 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 G.Zaun C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 O.Hudson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .115 F.Menechino 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222 1-R.Johnson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 R.Adams SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1-R.Johnson ran for F.Menechino in the 8th. (8th)R.Adams came in to play SS, batting 9th. (8th)A.Hill moved from SS to 3B. 2B-A.Hill(2), F.Menechino(1) HR-G.Gross(1), S.Hillenbrand(2) RBI-G.Gross(1), S.Hillenbrand(3) Pitching lines Oakland: IP H R ER BB K D.Haren(L,0-2) 7.2 6 2 2 1 10 H.Street 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto: D.Bush(W,2-0) 6.2 6 1 1 1 4 S.Schoeneweis 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 J.Speier 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 M.Batista(SV,3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 0 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Outlook: The Jays will send Gustavo Chacin (0-1) to the hill in the rubber match of the series tomorrow. The A's counter with Joe Blanton (NR). Both are looking for their first wins of the season. AL East Standings Rk Team Rec GB 1 TOR 5-3 --- 2 NYY 4-3 0.5 3 BAL 3-4 1.5 4 BOS 3-4 1.5 5 TB 2-5 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Jays Re-structure Contracts of Hinske, Catalanotto 04/13/05 -- The Toronto Blue Jays announced today that they have re-structured the contracts of 1B/3B Eric Hinske and LF Frank Catalanotto. Hinske was due to earn 4.1M for each of the next three years and Catalanotto was due to earned 2.5M for each of the next two years. Both contracts have been changed to be just one year deals of the same amount and they will be free to sign elsewhere in the off-season. "These changes were made because we feel that Hinske and Catalanotto are not long term parts of the team and we'd rather not have them blocking some of our prospects from coming up much longer than we have to. We'd rather let them play elsewhere then be starved for playing time when we start pushing guys like Gross into more regular duty.", said GM Long Le. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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