Tuesday, June 1, 2004
Update: The Giants and MVP Baseball 2004
I just know you, faithful reader, are anxious to know: How is E.K. coming along with his playing of the 2004 season with the Giants on EA Sports' MVP Baseball 2004? As anxious, I am sure, as you are in waiting for the Olsen twins to become legal.
I shall tell you. First things last: Last night I dropped out of first place, for the time being, when Moises Alou hit a walk-off 3-run homer in the bottom of the 13th to defeat the Giants 5-2. Barry had hit a two-run homer to tie the game at 2-2 with two out in the ninth inning. (Coincidentally, the date of this game on the video game corresponds to the actual Giants game against the Cubs a couple of weeks ago in which the aforementioned Alou indeed went yard to end the ballgame.) So now, I'm in second, a half-game behind the Diamondbacks, and a couple games ahead of the Braves in the wild-card standings.
Alas, some of the Giants who are with us in real life are no longer on the roster in Playstation-2-Land. Fed up with the constant messages from Jeffrey Hammonds in the "MVP Inbox" e-mail service about how unhappy he was with his playing time, I thought, yeah, and I'm unhappy with your ridiculous .148 batting average, Jeffrey. So I shipped him off to Cincinnati for the trusty John Vander Wal, whose actual departure from the Giants a couple years back left me frothing with angst and the G-Men lacking a dependable pinch-hitter. But, our rendezous with V.W. didn't last long. He was immediately shipped, along with Edgardo Alfonzo and Jason Christiansen, to the Angels for Darin Erstad. First-sacker Erstad's arrival signaled the end of J.T. Snow's unproductive video game career with me, and he was dealt to Houston for starter Brandon Duckworth and a minor leaguer. However, the service provided me with a message from Jerome Williams saying the clubhouse is in good shape, led by the happy presence of Ray Durham. And Pedro is now feliz, having been given the third-baseman's starting job for good now. No more platooning with Neifi, who is actually a decent slap hitter in this game, so I've found.
Brett Tomko is 8-0(!) with an ERA below 1.00, and Barry has 18 home runs through May 20. But it is a struggle to get the computer to walk your guys. At three balls, he sort of goes into automatic-strike mode. So Barry has one walk, and his on-base percentage is a mere trifle ahead of his batting average, a clean .333.
Playoff teams so far: Diamondbacks, Cubs, Phillies, Giants (WC), Mariners, Royals, Red Sox, Orioles (WC).
P.S. The Olsen twins aren't getting hotter as they get older. I think they have peaked.
I shall tell you. First things last: Last night I dropped out of first place, for the time being, when Moises Alou hit a walk-off 3-run homer in the bottom of the 13th to defeat the Giants 5-2. Barry had hit a two-run homer to tie the game at 2-2 with two out in the ninth inning. (Coincidentally, the date of this game on the video game corresponds to the actual Giants game against the Cubs a couple of weeks ago in which the aforementioned Alou indeed went yard to end the ballgame.) So now, I'm in second, a half-game behind the Diamondbacks, and a couple games ahead of the Braves in the wild-card standings.
Alas, some of the Giants who are with us in real life are no longer on the roster in Playstation-2-Land. Fed up with the constant messages from Jeffrey Hammonds in the "MVP Inbox" e-mail service about how unhappy he was with his playing time, I thought, yeah, and I'm unhappy with your ridiculous .148 batting average, Jeffrey. So I shipped him off to Cincinnati for the trusty John Vander Wal, whose actual departure from the Giants a couple years back left me frothing with angst and the G-Men lacking a dependable pinch-hitter. But, our rendezous with V.W. didn't last long. He was immediately shipped, along with Edgardo Alfonzo and Jason Christiansen, to the Angels for Darin Erstad. First-sacker Erstad's arrival signaled the end of J.T. Snow's unproductive video game career with me, and he was dealt to Houston for starter Brandon Duckworth and a minor leaguer. However, the service provided me with a message from Jerome Williams saying the clubhouse is in good shape, led by the happy presence of Ray Durham. And Pedro is now feliz, having been given the third-baseman's starting job for good now. No more platooning with Neifi, who is actually a decent slap hitter in this game, so I've found.
Brett Tomko is 8-0(!) with an ERA below 1.00, and Barry has 18 home runs through May 20. But it is a struggle to get the computer to walk your guys. At three balls, he sort of goes into automatic-strike mode. So Barry has one walk, and his on-base percentage is a mere trifle ahead of his batting average, a clean .333.
Playoff teams so far: Diamondbacks, Cubs, Phillies, Giants (WC), Mariners, Royals, Red Sox, Orioles (WC).
P.S. The Olsen twins aren't getting hotter as they get older. I think they have peaked.
