1985 And Beyond-An MLB Dynasty

[clamel]

You are using retire as in history ???

What if players get a career ending injury before this happend.
Haven´t you got into an increase of players retire. I got irritated on cu-of-coffee players retire very young when they actually could have made a difference. Sooo many other things like trades will eventually still make the game sooo far away from actual history that both retire as in history and the games career ending made me very hard to decide what to do....

How do you feel this works out... I plan to finally start my run in 1987 with the Cubs. I might use Gambo latest version with almost full minors, down to Single A.
I like to reading your advance back to the future

I love your old photos. Is that a pack you are using. Care to share ????

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by clamel

You are using retire as in history ???

What if players get a career ending injury before this happend.
Haven´t you got into an increase of players retire. I got irritated on cu-of-coffee players retire very young when they actually could have made a difference. Sooo many other things like trades will eventually still make the game sooo far away from actual history that both retire as in history and the games career ending made me very hard to decide what to do....

How do you feel this works out... I plan to finally start my run in 1987 with the Cubs. I might use Gambo latest version with almost full minors, down to Single A.
I like to reading your advance back to the future

I love your old photos. Is that a pack you are using. Care to share ????

I'm using Matter's injury file,so there are no CEI's,except with setbacks.When the do occur(I haven't had any yet) I will edit the player out of the CEI,making it a long injury instead.As for being close to real-life history I really don't want that.I like the fact that as time rolls on the teams will make trades and shuffle players around,it makes it more interesting.I don't use minors,I use the game's DB so there is no point.As for the photos,they're on Padresfan's website

[EMSoccerCoach]

Obviously still early, but do the Mets and Cubs lock up anytime soon?

And why do the Royals stink so badly in their real-life World Series year?

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Obviously still early, but do the Mets and Cubs lock up anytime soon?

And why do the Royals stink so badly in their real-life World Series year?

The Mets and Cubs do not meet head to head until June.They have a 4 game series at Shea from June 17-20 and then in Chicago from June 25-27.As for the Royals,I can't explain it.Ratings wise,they are a juggernaut.Just bad luck so far.I do believe they will bounce back,they almost have too.

[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Wednesday May 8,1985
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Candlestick Park,San Francisco,Ca.

Leading 1-0 after 7,thanks to a Chili Davis solo homer in the bottom of the 1st,Giants starter Mike Krukow was six outs away from the first Giants no hitter in nearly 9 years.With the crowd roaring,Krukow struck out Shawn Dunston,walked Billy Hatcher and struck out Thad Bosley,bringing up catcher Jody Davis with two outs and a man on first.Undaunted,Davis crushed a 2-2 curveball,sending it over the wall in left center field,breaking up the no-no,and more importantly putting Chicago ahead 2-1.A dejected Krukow fanned Cubs pitcher Rick Sutcliffe to end the inning.The game would remain 2-1 entering the bottom of the 9th,where Cubs closer Lee Smith hoped to earn his 12th save of the season,it wouldn't happen.Instead,the Giants Chris Brown laced an RBI single to left,tying the game at 2-2 and sending it into extra frames where in the bottom of the 11th,the Giants won the game on a Reggie Patterson wild pitch that allowed 1B David Green to score easily from 3rd giving San Francisco the stunning 3-2 victory.The story though,remained Mike Krukow,who's final line looked like this:
8 IP/1 H/2 ER/3 BB/10 K

Today's Injuries

Brewers RF Mike Brown has been stricken with the flu,and will be down and out for a day or two

Oakland A's phenom Jose Rijo strained his left hamstring in today's game,he'll be out for 3 weeks.

MLB News And Notes
The Kansas City Royals have traded starting pitcher Charlie Liebrandt to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for 32 year old SS Billy Almon

Padres 3B Graig Nettles made history today,connecting on his 2,000 hit in front of 17,603 here at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium.The Padres won the game 6-5.

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[PhillieFever]

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Thursday May 9,1985
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Dodger Stadium,Los Angeles,Ca.

In a battle between two of the top pitching teams in the National League,the St Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 thanks to a tremendous performance by starting pitcher Danny Cox(4-1),who went 8 strong,allowing 1 run on 4 hits while walking 0 and striking out 4.Coming out on the short end,was Dodgers twirler Bob Welch(4-1),who lost for the first time this season,despite only giving up 2 runs(1 earned) on 5 hits and 5 walks,he also struck out 7 batters.After a slow start,the Cardinals have now begun to heat up,winning for the 6th straight time,and moving into 3rd place in the NL East,four and a half games behind the 1st place Cubs

Today's Injuries
None

MLB News And Notes
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Dennis Eckersley will not be pulling up stakes anytime soon.The 30 year old veteran has singed a 6 year contract with the club worth in the neighborhood of $14,400,000.

The New York Yankees have traded 29 year old former Minnesota Twin Butch Wynegar to the Atlanta Braves for 37 year old veteran reliever Gene Garber.

MLB Scoreboard

[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Friday May 10,1985
AT
Royals Stadium,Kansas City,Mo.

Thanks to big days from 3B George Brett(4 for 6, 2B,HR, 4 RBI,2 R) and DH Jorge Orta,who went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored while hitting for the cycle, the Royals overcame an 8-1 6th inning deficit and tied the game at 10-10 in the bottom of the 9th on a Frank White 2 run double off of Yankees closer Dave Righetti.In the 10th,with momentum clearly on their side,the Royals struck the final blow,when George Brett doubled home Buddy Biancalana to give Kansas City the 11-10 victory.Getting the win for the Royals was closer Dan Quisenberry(1-0),who pitched one and two thirds innings of scoreless relief,while the Yankees Mike Armstrong(0-2) took the loss.

Today's Injuries
None

MLB News And Notes
At the ripe old age of 20,the Mets Dwight Gooden has become without a doubt one of the top two or three pitchers in baseball.In today's game,the Phillies were no match for the power of Gooden,who held the Phillies to 3 scratch singles while going the distance and striking out 10 in the Mets 5-0 shutout victory.With the win,Gooden improves to 4-0 with a 1.24 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 50.2 innings pitched.

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[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Saturday May 11,1985
AT
Olympic Stadium,Montreal,Que.

A two run homer by Dale Murphy in the 1st and a solo shot by Bob Horner in the 4th was all of the offense that the Braves could muster off of Expos starter Bill Gullickson(1-5),but it proved to be enough thanks to spectacular pitching by rookie twirler Joe Johnson,who improved his record to 5-0 with 7 tough innings in which he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out three.The final two frames saw the Atlanta relief corps totally shut down the potent Expos attack and the Braves hung on to win 3-2.

Today's Injuries
Phillies starting pitcher Kevin Gross strained his right hamstring in today's game against New York,he'll be out for 3 months.

White Sox LF Rudy Law has a sore groin and will be out for a day or two.

Orioles RF Lee Lacy has a strained right calf and will be out for around two days.

Giants 3B Joel Youngblood has developed tendinitis in his right shoulder and will be out for 3-4 weeks.

MLB News And Notes
Trailing 8-4 in the 8th,the Mets got a game tying pinch hit grand slam from Rafael Santana,setting up the 9th inning heroics by Gary Carter,who's RBI single off of Phillies closer Al Holland(1-2) gave the Mets the 9-8 victory.As for Holland,he's now blown 5 saves this season and has an awful ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.67 in 12 IP

Billy Joe Robidoux's two run homer in the bottom of the 2nd turned out to be the game winning blow,as the Brewers held on to defeat the Angels 3-2.Starting pitcher Ray Burris(3-1) pitched 7 solid inning to get the win,while Rollie Fingers got the save,his 6th.The Angels Kirk McCaskill(0-4) went the distance in the loss.

34 year old Royals starting pitcher Dennis Leonard has agreed to a 2 year contract extension at the rate of $580,000 per season.

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[PhillieFever]

Sunday May 12,1985

David Palmer No Hits Braves!

History has been made here in Olympic Stadium! David Palmer,the Expos 27 year old right hander from Glens Falls,NY has no hit the Atlanta Braves,defeating them 2-0,with the final out coming on a Milt Thompson pop-out to first.The only blemish on Palmer's ledger was an error on 3B Tim Wallach which allowed Ken Oberkfell to reach first base,he would advance no further.His final line: 9 IP/0 H/0 R/0 BB/4 K,just about perfect.Offensively,the Expos scored on an RBI double by Hubie Brooks in the 1st and a Tim Raines sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 6th.

Today's Injuries
Orioles CF John Shelby sprained his little finger and will be out for a week.

Expos SS Hubie Brooks has broken his left little toe and will be out for about 4 weeks.

Pirates 2B Johnny Ray has a left thumb contusion and will be out for a few days.

Giants 2B Manny Trillo has broken the hamate bone in his right wrist and will be out for 3 months

MLB News And Notes
Having lost 4 straight,the Phillies desperately needed a stop,today they got one.Starting pitcher Shane Rawley(3-1) pitched a complete game shutout of the Mets,allowing just 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5 in a 4-0 Philadelphia victory.Offensively,the Phils were powered by Mike Schmidt and Luis Aguayo,who both homered.

Following an ugly brawl in Boston,sparked by a Chris Codiroli beaning of Glenn Hoffman,the league office has dropped the hammer.Both players have been suspended for the next 11 games.

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[PhillieFever]

MLB Weekly Wrap-Up
Week Ending May 12,1985

MLB Players Of The Week
24 year old Mark Salas of the Minnesota Twins has been named the player of the week in the American League.Salas,batted a lusty .500(12 for 24) this week,with 2 homers and 5 RBI making him the clear choice for the award.

Over in the National League,there was nobody better this week than Dodgers 28 year old 3B Pedro Guerrero,who batted .360(9 for 25) with 4 homers,8 RBI and 8 runs scored,and because of that he's been named the NL's player of the week.

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Monday May 13,1985
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Memorial Stadium,Baltimore,Md.

Royals starting pitcher Bret Saberhagen(3-4) was simply too much for Baltimore today,and the Royals won for the 5th time in their last 7 games,defeating the Orioles 3-0.Saberhagen pitched 8 shutout innings,allowing 4 hits and two walks while striking out 3.Closer Dan Quisenberry got the save,his 3rd.Offensively,the Royals were led by newly acquired 2B Billy Almon,who was 2 for 3 with a walk,a homer and all 3 Kansas City RBI's.As for Baltimore,SS Cal Ripken doubled twice,collecting 2 of the team's 5 hits while starting pitcher Mike Boddicker(3-2) was saddled with the loss,going 6 innings,and allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks while striking out 6.

Today's Injuries
Yankees 3B Mike Pagliarulo has a stiff back and will have to sit out for the next 6 days or so.

Rangers LF Larry Parrish is battling mild back spasams and will be out of action for a day or so.

MLB News And Notes
Twins 3B Gary Gaetti homered twice while going 3 for 4 with 3 RBI while starting pitcher John Butcher(2-5) went the distance,blanking the Yankees on 8 hits and 0 walks as Minnesota defeated New York 7-0.

Cincinnati starter Mario Soto(3-3) went 7 and two thirds innings,allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and CF Eddie Milner had a crucial 3 run double as the Reds defeated Philadelphia 5-4.

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[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Tuesday May 14,1985
AT
Fulton County Stadium,Atlanta,Ga.

Despite the heroics of Dale Murphy,who went 3 for 6 with 2 doubles,a home run,6 RBI and 2 runs scored,the Atlanta Braves lost to the New York Mets 14-13 on a Keith Hernandez RBI single in the top of the 9th off of Braves reliever Jeff Dedmon(0-1).Leading the charge for the Mets was RF Darryl Strawberry,who went 2 for 5 with 2 homers,6 RBI and 2 runs scored,and CF Mookie Wilson who went 4 for 6 with 2 doubles,a stolen base,2 RBI and 3 runs scored.On the hill,Joe Sambito(2-0) pitched two innings of relief to get the win,while Jesse Orosco got the save,his 6th.With the win,the Mets have overtaken the Chicago Cubs to move into 1st place in the NL East.

Today's Injuries
Astros LF Jose Cruz has torn ligaments in his left thumb and will be out of action for 4-5 weeks.

Yankees speedster Rickey Henderson will be out of the lineup for about 6 days with tightness in his groin.

Mets RF Danny Heep will be out for about 2 weeks with a sore right ankle.

MLB News And Notes
Since ending April with a record of 7-12,the St Louis Cardinals have been virtually unbeatable,winning 10 of their 11 games in the month of May.Today's game was no different,as the Cardinals defeated the Padres 3-1 on a stunning pitching performance by Joaquin Andujar(3-2),who allowed just 1 run on 4 hits over 8 and a third while walking 3 and striking out 5.From there,it was all Joe Lahti,who was money once again,locking up his 9th save of the season.

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[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Wednesday May 15,1985
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County Stadium,Milwaukee,Wis.

Clinging to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 8th,the Brewers got a clutch 2 run double by Cecil Cooper to make it a 4-1 game and give closer Rollie Fingers a little more breathing room,and although Fingers did allow a two out run,he induced a Mike Heath fly out to end the game and give Milwaukee the 4-2 win.Starting and getting the win for the Brewers was Teddy Higuera(3-2),who went 8 solid innings,allowing 1 run on 6 hits while walking 1 and striking out 10.Don Sutton(2-4) took the loss for Oakland.

Today's Injuries
Giants catcher Bob Brenley was hit by a pitch in today's game and will be out for 4 days with a bruised shoulder.

Mariners RF Ivan Calderon has a grade II oblique strain and will be out of the lineup for 3-4 weeks.

Cardinals closer Jeff Lahti will be out of action for up to 4 months with what's being described as an impingement of his right shoulder.

MLB News And Notes
Stunning news out of Toronto has longtime General Manager Pat Gillick getting fired today,due to friction between Gillick and team owners.No immediate replacement has been named.

Giants starting pitcher Atlee Hammaker(3-4) was on fire today,going the distance and blanking the Pirates on 2 hits in an 11-0 whitewashing here at Candlestick Park.

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[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Thursday May 16,1985
AT
The Astrodome,Houston,Tx.

Trailing 2-1 in the top of the 9th,the Mets took advantage of a wild Dave Smith(0-4),loading the bases with one out for pinch hitter Clint Hurdle who tied the game with an RBI single to right,setting the stage for George Foster,who walked on 5 pitches to score Lenny Dykstra and give New York the eventual 3-2 win.For Smith,who now has 4 blown saves it was another miserable night,as he allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in just 1 inning,dropping his record to 0-4.

Today's Injuries
Royals 1B Dane Iorg has a viral infection and will be out for about a week.

Twins C Mark Salas fractured his thumb while making a play at the plate in today's game against Detroit.He'll be out for 2-3 weeks.

MLB News And Notes
Phillies starter Steve Carlton still has a little magic left,the 40 year old veteran held the Braves to just 5 hits and 1 walk in a complete game 4-0 shutout victory.

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[Bumstead]

Red's pitchers with 3 consecutive shutouts as they launch past the .500 mark! woohoo!

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by Bumstead

Red's pitchers with 3 consecutive shutouts as they launch past the .500 mark! woohoo!

They've really been coming on strong.Every game,its someone new who steps up to lead them to victory.They'll be a definite player come September.

[PhillieFever]

MLB Game Of The Day
Friday May 17,1985
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Comiskey Park,Chicago,Ill.

Thanks to huge days at the plate by 1B Cliff Johnson, who was 2 for 4 with 2 homers and 5 RBI and C Geno Petralli who was 3 for 5 with a triple and 5 RBI the Rangers jumped all over the White Sox,scoring early and often in a 16-4 rout of the hometown Pale Hose.Comforted by a huge early lead,Rangers starter Charlie Hough(6-2) cruised through the game,going the distance,and allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and a walk while fanning 4.Taking the loss for Chicago was starter Joel Davis(1-2), who lasted just 2 innings,allowing 7 runs on 5 hits and a walk.On an odd note,of the Sox 5 hits off of Hough,4 of them were homers,2 by Carlton Fisk,and one each by Rudy Law and Tim Hulett.

Today's Injuries

Padres reliever Tim Stoddard has a sore hamstring and will be out for 2 days.

White Sox relief pitcher Steve Fireovid has a mild hamstring strain and will be out for about 5 days.

MLB News And Notes
Mired in last place with a record of 11-23,the Montreal Expos have decided to make a change.In a hastily called press conference,Montreal GM Murray Cook announced the firing of manager Buck Rodgers to the shock of just about everyone in the Montreal area.A replacement has yet to be named.

Following a 4th inning RBI single by C Alan Knicely that put the Reds ahead of Pittsburgh 3-2,it was shutdown time again,as the Reds staff held the Pirates to just 2 singles the rest of the way,preserving the 3-2 victory and giving Cincinnati their 9th win in their last 10 games.

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[EMSoccerCoach]

Favorite part of this thread...the old school logos!

Your reports are cool, too, though!

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Favorite part of this thread...the old school logos!

Your reports are cool, too, though!

The logo's from the 70's and 80's IMO were just awesome.The only problem was the uniforms that went with them LOL.They tended to be just a tad loud.