PINSTRIPE
POWER
Manager: Amato Recine
“Founding Father of Baseball Obsession”
First Season: 1999
Years in league: 11
Championships:1
Top Four Finishes: 4
Summary:
Year |
Finish |
2008 |
10th |
2007 |
7th |
2006 |
6th |
2005 |
2nd |
2004 |
8th |
2003 |
6th |
2002 |
6th |
2001 |
1st |
2000 |
2nd |
1999 |
3rd |
2009 PINSTRIPE POWER SEASON PREVIEW
OPENING DAY ROSTER
Player Position(s) Comments
Jorge Posada C Got
him late (16th round). Hoping to get 9th round
production.
Mark Teixeira 1B Not
a bad trade up from Ben Sheets.
Robinson Cano 2B Still
only 26. Should return to keeper level performance.
Derek Jeter SS 10th
round?!?! .320 AVG, 120 runs, 30 SBs is probable from leadoff spot.
Alex Rodriguez 3B He
may be out till May, but I will enjoy him and his narcissism till 2014.
Melvin Mora 3B .376,
12 HR, 56 RBI in 186 Post-All Star ABs in 2008. Excellent ARod filler.
Jermaine Dye OF 100
runs, 30+ homers, 100+ RBI is expected
Hideki Matsui OF Starts
season as Yankees cleanup hitter. 100+ RBI are a lock when healthy.
Jermaine Dye and
Melvin Mora are honorary Yankees on my squad.
Brett Gardner OF Will
steal 40 bases as a rookie. May catapult to #2 on “Man Crush” list
Lastings Milledge OF Could
turn in a 25hr-40sb season, or could hit waivers in May
Denard Span OF Twins
leadoff hitter could be next Carl Crawford, or next Jerry Owens.
Travis Snider OF Could
be next Ryan Braun, or next Alex Gordon
Plenty of OF
options with upside, all I need is 1 or 2 to click
Brandon Inge C/3B/OF 155 games played at 3B/DH. They all can
be used at C. (3 HR after 3 games!)
Emmanuel Burris 2B/SS 30 steals ain’t bad from your backup 2B and your
backup SS.
Mark Teahen 1B/2B/3B/OF Mark
DeRosa 2008 =Mark Teahen 2009.
Inge/Burris/Teahen
completely backup every position on my squad (valiantly)
CC Sabathia SP 17
wins. 200 Ks….not including playoffs and World Series (9+ Ks/9IP)
Scott Kazmir SP Could
easily step into top 8 SPs in baseball. (9+ Ks/9IP)
Joba Chamberlain SP see
Scott Kazmir comment (9+ Ks/9IP)
Chien-Ming Wang SP 17
wins…low Ks, but that’s what the Big 3 are for
Andy Pettitte SP 15-17
wins. Great Clubhouse presence.
Lots of Ks. Lots
of Wins.
Armando Galarraga SP Could
put up studly #2 starter numbers in 2009.
Phil Hughes SP 22 years old. Could put up studly #2
starter numbers.
Clay Buchholz SP 24
years old. Could put up studly #2 starter numbers.
Rick Porcello SP 20
years old. Could put up studly #2 starter numbers.
Who will be the next
Lincecum? Speculating on young, future ace/keepers
Mariano Rivera RP Best
closer in 2009. Best closer in Baseball History (9+ Ks/9IP)
Frank Francisco RP 30-35
saves. Noone to challenge him. (10+ Ks/9IP)
Joel Hanrahan RP 30-35
saves. Noone to challenge him. (9+ Ks/9IP)
Ryan Franklin RP Could
shank closer job. 30 saves? Waiver wire in mid April?
Current squad is a
lock for 100 saves. You know I will add another Closer at some point.
PINSTRIPE POWER TEAM HISTORY (1999-2008)
Pinstripe Power's Employees of the Year (MVP):
1999: Jeter had his finest season (.349 avg, 219 hits, 134 runs, 24 homers, 102 RBI, 19 SB)
2000: I can’t remember my complete roster, so we’ll give it to Jeter (.339, 201 H, 119 R, 15 HR, 73 RBI, 22 SB)
2001: My whole squad
2001 Pinstripe Power Final Roster
Player |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
C- Jorge Posada |
59 |
134 |
22 |
95 |
2 |
.277 |
1B- Jason Giambi |
109 |
178 |
38 |
120 |
2 |
.342 |
2B- Roberto Alomar |
113 |
193 |
20 |
100 |
30 |
.336 |
3B-
Albert Pujols |
112 |
194 |
37 |
130 |
1 |
.329 |
SS- Derek Jeter |
110 |
191 |
21 |
74 |
27 |
.311 |
OF- Shawn Green |
121 |
184 |
49 |
125 |
20 |
.297 |
OF- Barry Bonds |
129 |
156 |
73 |
137 |
13 |
.328 |
OF- Bernie Williams |
102 |
166 |
26 |
94 |
11 |
.307 |
Util-
Tino Martinez |
89 |
165 |
34 |
113 |
1 |
.280 |
Bench- Chuck Knoblauch |
66 |
130 |
9 |
44 |
38 |
.250 |
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Player |
W |
SV |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
- |
SP- Roger Clemens |
20 |
0 |
213 |
3.51 |
1.26 |
- |
SP-Mark Buehrle |
16 |
0 |
126 |
3.29 |
1.07 |
- |
SP- Kerry Wood |
12 |
0 |
217 |
3.36 |
1..26 |
- |
SP- Mike Mussina |
17 |
0 |
214 |
3.15 |
1.07 |
- |
SP- Andy Pettitte |
15 |
0 |
164 |
3.99 |
1.32 |
- |
RP- Mariano Rivera |
4 |
50 |
83 |
2.34 |
.90 |
- |
RP- Trevor Hoffman |
3 |
43 |
63 |
3.43 |
1.14 |
- |
Bench- Aaron Sele |
15 |
0 |
114 |
3.60 |
1.24 |
- |
Bench- Orlando Hernandez |
4 |
0 |
77 |
4.85 |
1.39 |
- |
If we did keepers back then, how many keepers would I have had on my team?
I estimate at least 12.
2002: I got “stuck” drafting Schilling because Jeter was stolen from my clutches.
Perturbed by the situation, Jeter batted a mere .297 for Stoner Southpaws.
Schilling went on to win 23 games with a 3.23 ERA and 316 Ks.
2003: My 4 aces in a 4-way tie:
|
W |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
Clemens |
17 |
190 |
3.91 |
1.21 |
Halladay |
22 |
204 |
3.25 |
1.07 |
Mussina |
17 |
195 |
3.40 |
1.08 |
Pettitte |
21 |
180 |
4.02 |
1.33 |
2004: Tie between A-Rod ( .286, 112 R, 36 HR, 106 rbi, 28 sb) and Mariano (1.94 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 53 saves)
2005: Hitter: A Rod (MVP)= (.321 avg, 124 runs, 48 homers, 130 RBI, 21 SB)
SP: Clemens (Cy Young)= (1.87 ERA over 211 innings is reminiscent of Koufax, B. Gibson of late 1960’s) (at 43 years old!)
RP: Mariano (Fireman of the Year)= (43 saves, 7 wins, 1.38 ERA, .87 WHIP)
2006: Jeter (should have been AL MVP) = .343 Avg, 118 runs, 14 HR, 97 RBI, 34 SB
2007: Matt Holliday:
.340 AVG, 120 runs, 36 HR, 137 RBI, 11 SB
2008: Mariano Rivera : 39 saves (97.5%), 1.40 ERA, 0.67 WHIP…better than “KRod”
Finest Moment:
Winning the league by a record 22 points in 2001
Worst Moment:
Watching Ugueth Urbina blow the save in the 163rd game of the year, dropping me from 2nd place to 3rd place in 1999
Best Trade:
April 8, 2001. Barry Bonds is off to a slow start (after 6 games= .125 avg, 1 HR, 1 RBI). I trade Mariano Rivera, Carlos Beltran, and Carlos Lee for Bonds and some scrubs. Bonds goes on to hit another 72 homeruns. Josh squanders the 3 future keepers that he gets from the deal in bad trades.
Worst Trade:
2006:
To improve position flexibility, I trade away an underachieving Justin Morneau
(1B) for an over achieving Pedro Feliz (1B, 3B, OF) . Morneau would immediately
light on fire for the rest of the season and win the AL MVP..