Texas Rangers (MLB 2k9)

[cubsfan203]

Time for take 2!



Rosters: Personal Rosters. From late June with most prospects named. Some trades are done, some aren't. My Triple-A team is completely accurate as of yesterday, and 3/4 of my Double-A team is correct, as well as about 9 Single-a players.
Sliders: Padjoi's
Games: 162 (hopefully)

Personal Rules: Won't trade for anyone that isn't on trading block or isn't offered to me.

I'll try to get a game in tonight, I'm still going through and editing all of the contracts for every team which is a pain.

[cubsfan203]

2009 Texas Rangers Roster

Line-Up
2B - Ian Kinsler
3B - Michael Young
CF - Josh Hamilton
RF - Nelson Cruz
DH - Hank Blalock
LF - David Murphy
1B - Chris Davis
C - Jarrod Saltalamacchia
SS - Elvis Andrus

Bench
SS - Omar Vizquel
CF - Andruw Jones
C - Taylor Teagarden
CF - Marlon Byrd

Pitching Rotation
1. Kevin Millwood
2. Vicente Padilla
3. Derek Holland
4. Scott Feldman
5. Matt Harrison

CL - Frank Francisco
SU - C.J. Wilson
MR - Eddie Guardado
MR - Darren O'Day
MR - Jason Grilli
LR - Jason Jennings
LR - Doug Mathis

[cubsfan203]

	April 6, 2009 - Game 1 of 3
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
	CLE «	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		4	11	1
	TEX	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	10	0
	W: C. Lee(1-0) L: K. Millwood (0-1) S: K. Wood(1)
0-1															1-0

Rookie Crowe's First Hit a Big One



Arlington, TX -- Opening day got off to a rough start for the Rangers. Kevin Millwood got in trouble early, allowing the bases to get loaded in the first inning. He managed to escape only giving up one run off the bat of Travis Hafner, and things started to look good for Texas after a 3-run bottom of the inning.

That all changed when rookie Trevor Crowe came up to bat in the fourth inning, however. Millwood hung a slider out over the plate, and Crowe drilled it into the lower home-run porch of the Ballpark in Arlington. His first big league hit happened to be his first big league home run, and it was enough to win the Indians the game.

Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ian Kinsler, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .200 Michael Young, 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .750 Josh Hamilton, CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Nelson Cruz, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 Andruw Jones, DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .329 Marlon Byrd, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Chris Davis, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Saltalamacchia, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Elvis Andrus, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 10 3 0 7 .270 BATTING 2B: A. Jones (1), I. Kinsler (1) 3B: J. Hamilton (1) RBI: C. Davis (1), J. Hamilton 2 (2); HBP: M. Byrd (1) BASERUNNING SB: N. Cruz (1), A. Jones (1) Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA K. Millwood 7.0 9 4 4 0 3 5.14 Jason Jennings 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00

Cleveland Indians Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Josh Barfield, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Jamey Carroll, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Victor Martinez, 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 Jhonny Peralta, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Shin-Soo Choo, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Travis Hafner, DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 Kelly Shoppach, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ben Francisco, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Trevor Crowe, CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .250 Totals 37 4 10 4 0 4 .297 BATTING 2B: B. Francisco (1) HR: T. Crowe (1) RBI: T. Crowe 3 (3), T. Hafner (1) E: J. Carroll (1) Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Cliff Lee (W) 7.0 9 3 3 0 6 3.86 Rafael Perez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Kerry Wood (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00

[cubsfan203]

April 8, 2009
Ballpark in Arlington


Kinsler's Cycle, Hamilton's 5 RBI, and Padilla's Pitching Lead Rangers

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland (1-1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Texas (1-1) «	3	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	x	10	17	0
W: Vicente Padilla (1-0) L: Carl Pavano (0-1)

Kinsler connects for the single that completed the cycle.


Ian Kinsler: 4-5, 2B, 3B, HR (1), RBI, SB, 3 R
Josh Hamilton: 2-5, HR (1), 5 RBI (7), 2 R, K
Hank Blalock: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R, K
Chris Davis: 1-3, 2 RBI, R, K

Vicente Padilla: CG, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 10 SO



Travis Hafner: 1-4, HR, RBI, 2 K
Kelly Shoppach: 1-4, 2B, K
Victor Martinez: 2-4

Carl Pavano: 4 1/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Zach Jackson: 2.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 2 K
Chris Perez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, K


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Current Record: 1-1
Division Position: Tied w/ Every team for 1st
Up Next: Cleveland
Pitching Match-Up: Derek Holland (0-0) vs. Jeremy Sowers (0-1)

[TDouglas23]

very nice job on how the first game looked

good luck

[cubsfan203]

	April 9, 2009 - Game 3 of 3
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
	CLE	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	7	0
	TEX «	0	0	1	3	0	0	6	0	x		10	15	1
	W: D. Holland (1-0) L: J. Sowers (0-1)
2-1															1-2

Rangers Power By Indians, Holland Hurt


Derek Holland was really impressive before he left the game with a shoulder injury

Arlington, TX -- Despite losing the opening game, the Rangers managed to take the series from the Indians by beating them tonight. Derek Holland was extremely impressive in his major league debut, but it won't be remembered because of his performance. Rangers fans looked forward to this day for a long time, and the crowd of just over 37,000 was dead silence as Holland was in a huge amount of pain in the 6th inning. He left the game with what is being called a shoulder injury, let's just hope it isn't too serious.

What appeared to be a pitcher's duel early on quickly turned to a slugfest for the Rangers. Chris Davis' 3-Run home run gave the Rangers the lead in the 4th inning, and a huge 7th inning was more than enough padding to give the Rangers the win. Texas travels to Detroit for a 3 game series this weekend.

Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ian Kinsler, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Michael Young, 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .750 Josh Hamilton, CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .250 Nelson Cruz, RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 .500 Andruw Jones, DH 4 2 3 0 0 0 .329 Marlon Byrd, LF 3 2 2 1 1 1 .275 Chris Davis, 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .250 Saltalamacchia, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Elvis Andrus, SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .000 Totals 36 10 15 10 4 2 .270 BATTING 2B: A. Jones (2), M. Byrdr (1), C. Davis (2), J. Hamilton (1) 3B: I. Kinsler (2) HR: C. Davis (1), N. Cruz (1) RBI: M. Byrd (1), C. Davis 3 (6), N. Cruz 2 (2), M. Young (1), J. Hamilton (8), E. Andrus 2 (3) BASERUNNING SB: E. Andrus (1) Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Derek Holland (W) 5.2 4 1 1 0 2 1.59 Doug Mathis 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 Darren O'Day 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00

Cleveland Indians Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Josh Barfield, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Jamey Carroll, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Victor Martinez, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .750 Jhonny Peralta, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Shin-Soo Choo, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Travis Hafner, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Kelly Shoppach, C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .000 Ben Francisco, LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Trevor Crowe, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 1 7 1 0 6 .297 BATTING 2B: S. Choo (1) RBI: K. Shoppach (1) BASERUNNING SB: Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Jeremy Sowers (L) 3.1 6 4 4 2 4 10.80 Zach Jackson 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 Luis Vizcaino 0.2 5 5 5 0 1 67.50 Joe Smith 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 5.40

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		W	L	Pct	GB	Last 10
	Texas Rangers	2	1	.667	--	2-1
	Los Angeles Angels	2	1	.667	--	2-1
	Seattle Mariners	2	2	.500	0.5	2-2
	Oakland Athletics	1	2	.333	1	1-2

[cubsfan203]

04/10/2009 11:43 AM CT

Holland Placed on DL With Torn Rotator Cuff

Arlington, TX -- Last night's tests brought the news no one wanted to hear. Derek Holland left last night's game, his major league debut, in the 6th inning with what was said to be a shoulder injury at the time.

After examination, doctors have confirmed that he tore his rotator cuff in his throwing arm after a pitch. He has been placed on the 60 Day Disabled List, but team officials have said that it is very unlikely that he will pitch for the Rangers again this season. There is a good chance that he could start throwing again sometime in September, but if the season is still going on he would be sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City to finish the year.

"You hate to see these kinds of things happen, especially to such a young kid," Manager Ron Washington commented after hearing the news, "He was pitching extremely well last night, and you could tell he has a really bright future. Hopefully he can recover from this injury and not have it take away from his potential."

The Rangers have yet to comment on who they will call-up to take Holland's spot on the rotation. There was some speculation that top prospect Neftali Feliz could be called upon, but after he struggled in his start for Oklahoma City last night it isn't likely. Other options are Jason Jennings, Kris Benson, or Tommy Hunter. It's unlikely that the Rangers will call up Eric Hurley or Brandon McCarthy from Frisco.

[scass319]

looks great! How did you get the article to look so much like an actual one?

[cubsfan203]

Quote: Originally Posted by scass319

looks great! How did you get the article to look so much like an actual one?

Thanks!

I just found an article on MLB.com and tried to recreate the format the best I could.

[cubsfan203]

April 10, 2009
Comerica Park


Clutch Hitting Propels Comeback

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (3-1) «	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	8	16	0
Detroit (3-2)	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	7	15	0
W: Eddie Guardado (1-0) L: Bradon Lyon (0-1) SV: Frank Francisco (1)

Kinsler hits a 3-Run bomb in the top of the 9th to tie the game.


Ian Kinsler: 4-5, 2 HR (3), 6 RBI, 2 SB, 2 R
Josh Hamilton: 2-5, HR (2), RBI (9), R
Elvis Andrus: 3-4, 2 SB, 3 R
Chris Davis: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K

Scott Feldman: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 7 SO
Jason Grilli: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R
Eddie Guardado: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R
Frank Francisco: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K



Gerald Laird: 1-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 K
Placido Polanco: 1-5, 3 RBI, 2 K
Curtis Granderson: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R
Marcus Thames: 2-4, RBI, R

Nate Robertson: 7.2 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Joel Zumaya: 0.1 IP
Fernando Rodney: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, K
Brandon Lyon: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R


_________________

Current Record: 3-1
Division Position: 1st, lead everyone by 1 Game
Up Next: Detroit
Pitching Match-Up: Matt Harrison (0-0) vs. Justin Verlander (1-0)

Notes
--Exciting game, I literally jumped up and did a fist pump after I hit the homer with Kinsler
--Still messing with contact sliders, I lowered it from 100 to 80 for this game and it didn't do much, will try 60 next game.