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MLB 2K9 FRANCHISE BLOG

Posted on March 6, 2009 at 12:37 PM.

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Phillies Franchise:

2009 Opening Day Lineup (for both RH/LH pitching):

SS-Jimmy Rollins
CF-Shane Victorino
2B-Chase Utley
1B-Ryan Howard
RF-Jayson Werth
LF-Raul Ibanez
3B-Pedro Feliz
C-Carlos Ruiz
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DH vs RH = Matt Stairs.
DH vs LH = Utley w/ Bruntlett playing 2B.

Bench: 2B Tadahito Iguchi, UTIL Eric Bruntlett, COF Matt Stairs, COF/CIF Gregg Dobbs, C Chris Coste.

2009 Opening Day Rotation/Staff:

1-Cole Hamels
2-Brett Myers
3-Joe Blanton
4-Jamie Moyer
5-Chan Ho Park (tentative)

CL-Brad Lidge
SU-Ryan Madson
MR-Chad Durbin
MR-J.A. Happ
MR-Scott Eyre
MR-Clay Condrey
LR-Kyle Kendrick

*Note* J.C. Romero was placed in AAA to serve out his 50 gm suspension.

Onto the results of my 1st two games.

2009 Opening Day

ATL VS PHI

Derek Lowe vs Cole Hamels

ATL 2 9 0 - 1 XBH, 3B Omar Infante
PHI 0 9 0 - 1 XBH, 2B Ryan Howard

This one was a pitchers duel (obviously). I had a chance to take a lead in the 1st, but thanks to TWO consecutive "bad" calls, Rollins was thrown out stealing 2nd, and Victorino was also (replays proved they were both safe). Rollins got aboard w/ a single, Victorino was walked. Utley would end up grounding out to end the inning.

Atlanta got on the board in the T6th after pulling Lowe for PH Omar Infante w/ runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs. Omar would hit a gapper that got misplayed at the wall by Victorino and resulted in a bases clearing triple. Those would be the only runs Hamels would give up.

Howard led off the B6th w/ a double, but Philly couldn't capitalize. I would threaten again in the 8th, when the top of the order came up but couldn't get a run across as Soriano and Gonzalez shut me down (CPU brought Gonzo in to face Utley and Howard - nice

). Manny Acosta almost cost ATL the game after he walked me and hit a batter, and I had a guy on 1st and 2nd w/ 1 out - again couldn't captialize.

WP - Derek Lowe 6.0IP 1BB 6K (PC 69-48)
LP - Cole Hamels 7.0IP 2 BB 7K (PC 78-51)

There was a total of 133 pitches thrown by ATL, and 109 by me. ATL trotted out 4 pitchers (including Lowe), and the only reliever I ever brought in was Madson for the 8th and 9th.

Player of the game was Derek Lowe.

2nd gm - Javier Vasquez vs Brett Myers

ATL 5 10 2 - XBH 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR
PHI 9 14 0 - XBH 3 2B, 3 HR

WP B. Myers = 6.0 IP 9H 4ER 0BB 3K (PC 66-45)
LP J. Vazquez = 4.0 IP 4H 3ER 2BB 1K (PC 57-37)
PC ATL (99-32); PC PHI (82-23)

Much different results in this one w/o that mean Derek Lowe sinker to have to deal w/.

B1st Rollins lead off the game w/ a walk, and then Victorino singled; runners on the corners. Utley strikes out looking, Howard flys out to shallow right - not testing Francouer's arm. Werth comes up w/ 2 outs w/ runners on the corners, and just when I think I'm going to waste another perfect opportunity to score after being shut-out on opening day Werth blasts a 2-1 fastball to RF (opposite field) for a 3 run laser-shot.

Myers was cruising through 4, and ran into trouble in the 4th after ATL scored 3 runs to tie it up. ATL took the lead in the T5th 4-3 on a single by Kelly Johnson and a triple by Escobar. However, I came back in the bottom of the 5th to take a 2 run lead after back to back doubles by Howard and Werth and then a single by Ibanez that scored Werth from second.

The 8th is where I blew it wide open w/ a solo shot by Howard (laser down RF line), and a two run shot by Ibanez (a shot to right-center w/ Werth on 1st). I would get another run in on a Gregg Dobbs single (as the PH for Madson w/ 2 outs) scoring Carlos Ruiz, Rollins ended the B8th and went 0-4 (He and Myers were the only Philly players to have an AB w/o a hit).

Chad Durbin came on to wrap this one up w/ a 9-4 lead, and his first pitch to Francouer was a bleacher shot to left. I thought..."oh here comes the comeback AI", but Durbin sat the next three batters down w/ his sinker and I got my first win of the season.

Player of the Game was Jayson Werth: