In this challenge, you get to take control of the Oakland A’s. Everyone knows Billy Beane as the moneyball man, and this is the chance to rewrite history and win the championship that has alluded the franchise for years. This challenge will consist of four parts, each one relying on the decisions and outcomes of the previous. The challenges are:
1 – Trade Deadline
2 – ALDS
3 – ALCS
4 – World Series
Here we go, welcome to the World Series Billy. The thing all 30 teams covet is within reaching distance now. You made the trades to get your squad into this position. Can they finally seal the deal and prove to ownership it’s about time to move out of the Oakland Coliseum?
In this challenge, you will go against the Mets’ batting lineup. Your average runs per game will be determined based on your home and away runs scored through the ALDS and ALCS. For your sake, I hope you didn’t let up the scoring opportunities earlier in the playoffs. In the event of an extra inning game, the runs allotted to your offense will be dictated on your average per inning, both home and away splits, rounding down (example – if you averaged 6 runs per game, then you would get a run every odd numbered inning).
Here is who you are pitching against:
Mets’ lineup
2B – Edgardo Alfonzo 01
LF – Darryl Hamilton 00
C/DH – Mike Piazza 01
3B – Robin Ventura 00
1B – Todd Ziele 01
C – Todd Prattt 00 PR
CF – Jay Payton 01
SS – Mike Bordick 01
RF – Timoniel Perez 01 PR
Here are the rules for this challenge:
-Manage the opposing team the same way you would manage your own team
-House rules for games
-The A’s will host games 1, 2, 6, and 7
-The Mets will host games 3, 4, and 5 (in this scenario for simplicities sake allow both teams to have a DH)
-For your pitching, your relievers operate on house rules in terms of tiring – as always through the playoffs, your number three starter is Hudson and number four is Zito
At the end of this challenge, you must:
-Post the result from every game in the series
-How many attempts it took
-World Series MVP
Let’s see how well the pitching was built out, being put to the test now. All the chances to put up runs is now most important, determining run support. Doing the math for runs, the A’s gets 6 runs at home for every game, and then gets 5 runs for Games 3 and 5 (if necessary) while getting 6 in Game 4. Here we go:
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Game 2 – 6-7 Mets – Ashby got rocked giving up 6 runs in the first 2 innings as the team was never able to fully recover – tough to drop two home games to start the series
Game 3 – 5-1 A’s – much needed win by future stud Hudson, who threw a complete game
Game 4 – 6-2 A’s – another dominant pitching performance by the A’s, with Zito killing it this time with a complete game
Game 5 – 5-7 Mets – Mussina got beat up again allowing 6 runs over 4 innings this time – the pressure is now on
Game 6 – 6-4 A’s – it helps to be back home getting some extra run support – Ashby did a great job bouncing back from his rocking in Game 2, going 6 and allowing 3 – the next one is for all the marbles
Game 7 – 6-2 A’s – Hudson etches himself in as an October name, throwing 6 and allowing 2 – Billy doesn’t care what people think now, he’s got his ring
World Series MVP – Hudson – 2 wins, 15 IP 3 ER – pretty nasty line there
I was fortunate that every series only took one attempt. Overall this was a blast to do since it forced me to think outside of the box with roster construction and restrictions. Hope everyone has had fun with this as well.