Back a couple of years ago, while still playing MVP Baseball 2005 on the PlayStation 2, I constructed “Daeley’s Dodgers” and took the team to the World Series. We wound up winning that year.
Recently, I got a hold of MLB 07: The Show
Daeley’s Dodgers 2007
- C Russell Martin
- 1B James Loney
- 2B Nomar Garciaparra
- SS Rafael Furcal
- 3B Adrian Beltre
- LF Andre Ethier
- CF Matt Kemp
- RF Vladimir Guerrero
Rotation:
- SP Jason Schmidt
- SP Brad Penny
- SP Derek Lowe
- SP Chad Billingsley
- SP Randy Wolf
Relievers:
- RP Hong-Chi Kuo
- RP Yhency Brazoban
- RP Scott Proctor
- RP Joe Beimel
- RP Jonathan Broxton
- RP Takashi Saito
- CP Eric Gagne
Bench:
- C Mike Lieberthal
- IF Olmedo Saenz
- IF Ramon Martinez
- OF Marlon Anderson
- OF Luis Gonzalez
And as far as the revisionist thing goes, here are the anachronisms:
- Jeff Kent was not resigned by Ned Colletti, and Nomar agreed to move from 1B to 2B since James Loney was ready to start.
- Adrian Beltre did not leave after the 2004 season, signing a deal with the Dodgers rather than the Mariners.
- The Dodgers were able to sign Vladimir Guerrero in 2004 despite being in the middle of the ownership change.
- Scott Proctor was not traded in 2003, and instead came up to the bigs in 2004.
- Eric Gagne agreed to resign with the Dodgers for a one-year deal for 2007, thus moving Takashi Saito down to setup duty, at least to start the season.
- Luis Gonzalez was brought in as a 4th/5th outfielder and pinch-hitter.
- Juan Pierre was never signed, with Matt Kemp proving his worth well enough to take the starting CF job last season.
- Yhency Brazoban stayed healthy to start the season.
So, nothing too awfully improbable — no Alex Rodriguez trades from Texas or anything like that. ;)
Assumptions, “pretend” and otherwise:
- There is no connection between the previous Daeley’s Dodgers and this edition — i.e. different “universe.” ;)
- Andy LaRoche is in AAA (I’m playing a Season rather than Franchise, so he’s technically on the Inactive list) to be able to play full time. If Beltre is hurt, traded, or otherwise disappears, Andy will be called up.
- Hong-Chi Kuo is acting as a long reliever, taking the role of Mark Hendrickson — however, Mark is still available on the Inactive list.
- Brett Tomko is no longer with the organization.
The 2007 season begins…
After cruising through Spring Training, the Dodgers headed out on the road for their first regular season games, beginning in Milwaukee. (MLB 07: The Show has the real schedule for 2007.) Just like in real life, the Dodgers took one of three from the Brewers, so are taking a 1-2 record to San Francisco for April 6th.
More to come, including more details on stats and whatnot, as the season progresses.
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