| Los Angeles (102 - 50) NL East Champ |
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| SS |
Renteria |
2B |
Giles |
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| RF |
Gonzales |
3B |
Jones |
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| 3B |
Wright |
1B |
Tracy |
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| LF |
Bay |
LF |
Bay |
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| CF |
Griffey |
CF |
Griffey |
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| 1B |
Clark |
RF |
Green |
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| 2B |
Giles |
SS |
Betemit |
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| C |
Loduca |
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Valentin |
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| Grade |
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| Offense |
A |
Led the league in nearly every offensive category. Hit 53 more HR's
than any other team. |
| Starting Pitching |
A+ |
Pettite, Smoltz, & Willis are premier 1-2-3. Lowery is very good #4 |
| Middle Relief |
A+ |
Boyer, Carrasco, Fuentes, Linebrink, Majewski, Ohman, Padilla, Weathers.
All are great, and cruel to platooning line-ups.. |
| Closer(s) |
A |
Nathan has a very good card. Extra base here and there, but a whip less
than 1. |
| Bench |
A+ |
Bench is incredible. Wright, Clark, Tracy, Jones, & Aurillia can all
rake. It's not fair. |
| Defense |
C+ |
Everyone is a 3 except for Giles at 2B (2). Lead league in fewest errors
allowed. |
| Experience / Luck |
A |
Team has two world titles and been in the series three times. |
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| Los Alamitos (103-59) NL West Champ |
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| CF |
Michaels |
CF |
Sullivan |
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| RF |
Encarnacion |
SS |
Furcal |
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| 3B |
Pujols |
1B |
Pujols |
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| 1B |
Ensberg |
LF |
Berkman |
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| LF |
Berkman |
3B |
Ensberg |
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| SS |
Furcal |
RF |
Church |
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| 2B |
Nunez |
2B |
Castillo |
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| C |
Molina |
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Schneider |
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| Offense |
A- |
Pujols, Berkman, & Ensberg are league's best 3-4-5. |
| Starting Pitching |
C+ |
Haren, Prior, & Myerss all 3.70 guys. Seo can be a very good 1 start
guy, otherwise it's sub par Lawrence. |
| Middle Relief |
A |
Cain, Eischen, Maholm, Valverde, & Cordero are studs. |
| Closer(s) |
A |
Turnbow has a great card. Can use Cordero or Valverde too. |
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| Bench |
A- |
Duffy, Murton,Rodriguez, & Zimmerman make one heck of a bench |
| Defense |
B- |
Can have 2's up the middle with Castillo & Furcal. Many other 2's and
3's. Had 3rd most errors in league |
| Experience / Luck |
C |
First year team in playoffs. |
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| Rocky Mountain (94 - 68) Wildcard #1 |
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| SS |
Rollins |
SS |
Rollins |
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| 2B |
Spivey |
1B |
Overbay |
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| CF |
Edmonds |
RF |
Alou |
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| RF |
Alou |
CF |
Edmonds |
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| 1B |
Dunn |
2B |
Biggio |
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| LF |
Mondesi |
1B |
Dunn |
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| C |
Larue |
C |
Larue |
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| 3B |
Cirillo |
3B |
Robles |
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| Offense |
B- |
Tied for league lead in runs scored. However, Big time platoon team is
recipe for playoff failure. |
| Starting Pitching |
A- |
Oswalt, Beckett, & Sheets are a real good 1-2-3. Penny is a solid #4.. |
| Middle Relief |
B- |
Eyre, Howry, Marte, Mecir, & Torres are all pretty good. |
| Closer(s) |
A- |
Jones has a card that is tough to score on. Almost no extra base hits. |
| Bench |
D |
Peidra is the bomb against RH, and Rivera is useful, but that's it. |
| Defense |
B- |
Rollins (2e12), Edmonds 1(-2), & Laure (-2 arm) are solid. Spivey is a
2 against LH, but Biggio a 4 vs RH. The rest are 3's & 4's. |
| Experience / Luck |
B |
Second year in a row in the playoffs. Lost in the league championship
last year. |
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| California (85 - 78) Wildcard #2 |
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| SS |
Reyes |
1B |
Helton |
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| 3B |
Atkins |
SS |
Reyes |
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| LF |
Burrell |
LF |
Burrell |
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| 2B |
Kent |
RF |
Jenkins |
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| C |
Barrett |
2B |
Kent |
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| 1B |
Walker |
CF |
Lane |
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| RF |
Wilson |
C |
Lopez |
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| CF |
Lane |
3B |
Atkins |
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| Offense |
C+ |
5th in the league in OPS & Runs. |
| Starting Pitching |
B |
Milwood & Patterson, nice 1-2. Capuano & Harang are decent 3-4. |
| Middle Relief |
B |
Carrarra, Farnsworth, Helling, Medders, Lidge, Speier, Tompson can get
people out. |
| Closer(s) |
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Uses a great Reyes card though he has only a 2 rating. Lidge and
Farnsworth can pick up the slack nicely. |
| Bench |
D |
Willy Aybaris a 100 AB (stud) fluke, and Walker is a good PH. The rest
are just guys |
| Defense |
C |
Better against RH where Jenkins (2) & Helton (1) are in. Both Catchers
are +2. Lane gives a -2 in CF. |
| Experience / Luck |
D |
Not much success in previous playoff spot. Probably not this year
either. |
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Los Al |
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Rocky Mountain |
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Offense |
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Los Al |
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C+ |
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Middle Relief |
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Los Al |
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Closer(s) |
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Los Al |
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Bench |
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Los Al |
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Defense |
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TIE |
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Experience / Luck |
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Winner |
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Los Al in 5 games |
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While Los Al has a definite advantage in several categories, RM's
starting pitching should win them at least 2 games. If games are close
in late innings, Los AL has a huge advantage with numerous relievers
against platooners. |
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LA |
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Offense |
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LA |
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Starting Pitching |
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Middle Relief |
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Closer(s) |
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TIE |
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LA |
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Defense |
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Winner |
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LA in 3 games |
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The best team in all of Strat (forget record, this team played without a
HAL setting all year) against a California team with many holes. LA not
winning in 3 would be a surprise, though 3-game sweeps are hard. |
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Los Al |
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LA |
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Closer(s) |
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