Tribe-O-Matic Tourney Round 1

Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!  We're here to kick off the Tribe-O-Matic Classics vs Currents Giveaway Tournament!  We've got 30 teams ready for action.  That means two teams will have a BYE in the first round.

Before we get into the results, here is how the tourney is set up:

• Default rosters were used as provided by the game (sorry, couldn't figure out an easy way to export)
• Random Seeding
• Computer Managers control subs, etc.
• Games were run in "Quick Play to After Game" which means I didn't have to sit there walking through every single play of every single game (I would have been here forever!)
• After each game, scores were recorded and the Box Scores, Play Account Record, and Scoresheets were saved to a text file.  Each text file will be posted for those that want the deets on just how well (or how poorly) their team performed.  Links to the individual game files will be provided at the bottom of each round's post (see the bottom of this post for Round 1 links)
• Scores are listed after each team in the pairings below.  The winning team will be in bold.

As a refresher, here are the teams in the tournament and that team's manager in parenthesis:
1909 Boston (AL)(adam)
1909 Chicago (AL)(thaner)
1909 Detroit (AL)(don)
1909 New York (AL)(cam)
1909 Philadelphia (AL)(david)
1909 St. Louis (AL)(brianf)
1909 Boston (NL)(capt)
1909 Chicago (NL)(andrewh)
1909 Cincinnati (NL)(joec)
1909 New York (NL)(casey)
1909 Pittsburgh (NL)(travis)
1909 St. Louis (NL)(rob)
2009 Atlanta(sarah)
2009 Baltimore(kevin)
2009 Boston(davidp)
2009 Chicago (NL)(brianj)
2009 Cleveland(tim)
2009 Colorado(keithm)
2009 Detroit(rogerl)
2009 Florida(charlesN)
2009 Los Angeles (AL)(danr)
2009 Los Angeles (NL)(robert)
2009 Minnesota(andy)
2009 New York (AL)(jack)
2009 New York (NL)(sean)
2009 Philadelphia(mark)
2009 San Francisco(mattr)
2009 St. Louis(kevin)
2009 Tampa Bay(mike)
2009 Texas(BrianS)


ROUND ONE SCORES:

2009 Boston(davidp) - 4
2009 Atlanta(sarah) - 12

1909 Chicago (NL)(andrewh)
BYE

1909 St. Louis (AL)(brianf) - 0
2009 Detroit(rogerl) - 1

2009 Texas(BrianS) - 3
2009 Tampa Bay(mike) - 5

2009 New York (AL)(jack) - 4
1909 Boston (AL)(adam) - 0

1909 Chicago (AL)(thaner) - 6
2009 Cleveland(tim) - 0

1909 Cincinnati (NL)(joec) - 4
1909 Boston (NL)(capt) - 3

2009 Florida(charlesN) - 5
2009 Chicago (NL)(brianj) - 10

1909 Detroit (AL)(don) - 7
2009 Colorado(keithm) - 3

1909 New York (AL)(cam)
BYE

1909 New York (NL)(casey) - 4
2009 Minnesota(andy) - 6

2009 New York (NL)(sean) - 5
2009 Los Angeles (NL)(robert) - 4

2009 San Francisco(mattr) - 8
2009 St. Louis(kevin) - 12

2009 Baltimore(kevin) - 1
1909 Philadelphia (AL)(david) - 6

1909 Pittsburgh (NL)(travis) - 2
2009 Los Angeles (AL)(danr) - 9

1909 St. Louis (NL)(rob) - 6
2009 Philadelphia(mark) - 5

The tournament recap thus far looks like this:

BATTING AVERAGE
J.Baker FLN1.000
M.Ramirez LAN1.000
B.McCann ATN1.000
A.Ramirez CHN .800
OTHERS TIED W .750

HOME RUNS
MANY TIED WIT 1

RUNS BATTED IN
P.Dougher CHA 4
K.Morales LAA 4
OTHERS TIED W 3

WINS
MANY TIED WIT 1

SAVES
F.Rodrigu NYN 1
J.Nathan MNA 1
J.Howell TBA 1
F.Rodney DEA 1

ERA
MANY TIED WIT 0.00

CUR HIT STREAK
MANY TIED WIT 1

STOLEN BASES
P.Dougher CHA 2
F.Parent CHA 2
OTHERS TIED W 1

STRIKEOUTS
C.Sabathi NYA 12
R.Dempste CHN 11
G.Mullin DEA 10
J.Vazquez ATN 9
J.Verland DEA 8

Links to Box Score, PAC, Scorecard files:
(Note: GoogleDocs does not like the PRT format, so you will have to click "Download" then click "Download Anyway."  To view the file, open the PRT with any text editor, like Notepad.*)

2009 Boston(davidp) - 4 vs 2009 Atlanta(sarah) - 12

1909 Chicago (NL)(andrewh) BYE

1909 St. Louis (AL)(brianf) - 0 vs 2009 Detroit(rogerl) - 1

2009 Texas(BrianS) - 3 vs 2009 Tampa Bay(mike) - 5

2009 New York (AL)(jack) - 4 vs 1909 Boston (AL)(adam) - 0

1909 Chicago (AL)(thaner) - 6 vs 2009 Cleveland(tim) - 0

1909 Cincinnati (NL)(joec) - 4 vs 1909 Boston (NL)(capt) - 3

2009 Florida(charlesN) - 5 vs 2009 Chicago (NL)(brianj) - 10

1909 Detroit (AL)(don) - 7 vs 2009 Colorado(keithm) - 3

1909 New York (AL)(cam) BYE

1909 New York (NL)(casey) - 4 vs 2009 Minnesota(andy) - 6

2009 New York (NL)(sean) - 5 vs 2009 Los Angeles (NL)(robert) - 4

2009 San Francisco(mattr) - 8 vs 2009 St. Louis(kevin) - 12

2009 Baltimore(kevin) - 1 vs 1909 Philadelphia (AL)(david) - 6

1909 Pittsburgh (NL)(travis) - 2 vs 2009 Los Angeles (AL)(danr) - 9

1909 St. Louis (NL)(rob) - 6 vs 2009 Philadelphia(mark) - 5


*For the record, I tried converting the PRT files to GoogleDoc format and it threw off all the formatting inside the document, rendering it useless.  So, I had to use the raw PRT file format. My apologies for any inconvenience this causes.

Round One - Startin' Out!

Round 1, Bracket 2 - WhiteSoxCards (Mariners) is the first to step up to the plate. He picks 01, 21, and 24 from his card. The swing nets him a DOUBLE! He's got a man on 2nd with 0 outs. His next swing rolls up the first base line for a ground out. The third swing is a long fly ball, but Joey (Rangers) reaches up and snags it out of the air for a pop fly. That's 2 outs with a runner on 2nd.
WhiteSoxCards gets to pick three more spots.

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Round 1, Bracket 1 - Madding (Athletics) comes up to the plate and chooses 13, 22, and 03. Going in order, Madding leads off with a fly ball to right field. MMosley (BlueJays) is under it and easily gives Madding a fly out. 1 out. The second pitch is hit through the gap between 1st and 2nd for a single! That's a runner on with 1 out. The third at-bat has Madding swinging for the fences, but not able to connect, resulting in a strikeout. So, in what may be the start of a pattern here so far, Madding also has a runner on with 2 outs.
Let's see what happens when Madding picks his next three spots.

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Round 1, Bracket 3 - TasteLikeDirt (Braves) looks over the playing field and selects 15, 30, and 31. His first swing heads toward the gap between 2nd and 3rd, but Chris B (Blue Jays) snags the ball with a bare hand and rifles to first for the out! The next swing sends the ball straight up into the air above the catcher, who tosses his mask and grabs the ball for a pop out. That's 2 outs, bases empty. For his third attempt, TasteLikeDirt goes down swinging for an inning-ending strikeout.
Chris B will get his crack at the plate now, so let's see what happens!

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Round 1, Bracket 4 - Chris(M) (White sox) begins his game by selecting 07,24,30 on his game card. The first at-bat is a grounder to the second baseman, who easily throws Chris(M) out at first. 1 down, no runners on base. The next hit is a Texas-Leaguer that drops in for a single! 1 out, 1 runner on base. Third batter comes to the plate. Let's see if Motherscratcher (Royals) can put a stop to the hitting. This ball is hit up into the air and the pitcher makes the grab himself. 2 outs, 1 runner on.
Chris(M) makes three more selections.

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Round 1, Bracket 6 - Dayf (Rockies) goes for the "ends-in-3" approach and selects 3, 13, and 23. Let's see how that works out this at-bat. The first pitch delivered by Kevin (Marlins) is hit deep! The center fielder is back, to the track, and catches the ball as it falls short of a home run. A fly out for Dayf. With 1 out, the second batter steps up and swings. He connects and drives the ball in there for a base hit! That's 1 out with a runner on. The third batter knocks the ball over the pitcher's head for another base hit! Dayf has 1 out with 2 runners on base.
Let's see what Dayf can do with his next three selections!

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Round 1, Bracket 5 - Erin (Orioles), who is representing the women in this tourney, comes in selecting 3, 4, and 12, perhaps trying to achieve that 'mathematical advantage.' Her first batter readies at the plate, and takes a WALK to first base. Voltaire (Brewers) cannot be happy with his pitcher here - a lead-off walk. 0 outs and a runner on first. Next up, Erin succumbs to the pitcher's fury and strikes out. 1 out, 1 on base. Voltaire's pep talk with his pitcher is paying off. Erin's 3rd batter goes down swinging as well! That's 2 outs with a runner on base.
Let's see if Erin can pull out of the strikeout rut! What three numbers will she pick next?

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Players, please respond to THIS post. The following players choose three spots (do not pick a spot from your card that has already been selected!):

WhiteSoxcards, Madding, Chris B, Chris(M), Dayf, Erin - choose three more spots!

Note: Future posts will include the available spot numbers for each pair of players so that you don't have to remember what's been taken already. :-)


ROUND ONE PAIRINGS:

Madding -------\
MMosley -------/


WhiteSoxCards -\
Joey ----------/


TasteLikeDirt -\
Chris B -------/


Chris(M) -------\
Motherscratcher-/


Erin ----------\
Voltaire ------/


Dayf ----------\
Kevin ---------/