Simulation Madness: Twins vs Red Sox
by Xeifrank on Feb 20, 2007 8:36 PM EST
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PrintHere is how the semi-final series went.
Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
Game 1: Johan Santana vs Curt Schilling
The Red Sox drew first blood in the bottom of the 1st inning, when Manny
Ramirez doubled home David Ortiz. The Red Sox added to their 1-0 lead in the
3rd inning on a solo home run from Dustin Pedroia and an RBI single from
Manny Ramirez. The Twins rallied for three runs in the top of the 5th inning
to tie the game on RBIs from Jason Bartlett, Nick Punto and Joe Mauer. The Red
Sox chased Johan Santana in the 7th inning when Dustin Pedroia lead off with a triple.
Juan Rincon came in and allowed the go-ahread run on an RBI double off the bat of Julio
Lugo. The Red Sox took a 4-3 lead into the 9th inning and brought in Mike Timlin
to close out the game. Timlin got the first batter out then allowed back to back
singles to Castillo and Punto. Craig Hansen then came in in relief and promptly gave
up a 3-run home run to Joe Mauer. Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless 9th inning and the Twins
took game one 6-4. Schilling pitched 7 innings, scattered 9 hits, struck out 6 and
walked one in the loss.
HRs: Mauer(1), Pedroia(1)
Minnesota leads 1-0
Game 2: Carlos Silva vs Daisuke Matsuzaka
Coco Crisp homered in the 2nd inning and the Red Sox took an early 2nd inning 3-1
lead. Carlos Silva was lifted in the 5th inning for a pinch hitter and Daisuke was
still going strong. In the 7th inning the Twins cut the lead to 3-2 on a solo home
run off the bat of Joe Mauer. Daisuke was lifted after 7 innings and 121 pitches,
having allowed 9 hits, striking out 6 and walking 3. The Red Sox brought in closer
Mike Timlin to preserve the Red Sox 3-2 lead in the 9th inning. The Twins first three
batters reached base and the Twins tied the score. Craig Hansen came in the game and
allowed two of Timlin's baseruners to score and the Twins took a 5-3 lead into the
bottom of the 9th inning. Joe Nathan came in and struck out the side in the 9th and
the Twins won 5-3. J.D. Drew went 0 for 4
HRs: Mauer(2), Crisp(1)
Minnesota leads 2-0
Game 3: Josh Beckett vs Boof Bonsor
The Red Sox started like gangbusters scoring four times in the top of the 1st inning.
J.D. Drew singled home one run and Jason Varitek followed with the 3-run home run. The
Twins not to be outdone scored three runs, all coming on a 3-run home run by MVP Justin
Morneau. The Red sox held a 4-3 lead until the Twins scored a run in the bottom of the
6th inning to tie things at 4-4. Josh Beckett was knocked out of the game in the 7th
inning on his 81st pitch as the Twins scored three times, two of those runs coming on a
2-run double by Michael Cuddyer. Leading 7-4 the Twins then added an insurance run in the
8th inning. Juan Rincon was brilliant in relief, pitching the last four innings of the game
and only allowing one hit, while striking out 6 and walking none. The biggest difference so
far has been the Twins superior bullpen.
HRs: Varitek(1), Morneau(1), Hunter(1)
Minnesota leads 3-0
Game 4: Jon Papelbon vs Matt Garza
The Red Sox hoping to pull another miracle comeback out of their hats, sent Jon Papelbon
to the mound trailing 3 games to nil. The Red Sox made sure in this game that they didn't
need their bullpen. The Red Sox scored 7 runs in the 2nd inning, 5 in the 5th inning and went
on to route the Twins by the score of 19-5. Jon Papelbon went 7-2/3 innings, allowing 12 hits,
striking out 5, walking 2 and made 130 pitches in the win. David Ortiz went 2 for 3, with a single,
home run, 3 walks and scored 3 times. Kevin Youkilis went 4 for 6, with a single, two doubles, a
home run, 7 RBIs and scored 3 times. The Red Sox will try to send the series back to Boston in
game 5.
HRs: Mauer(3), Youkilis(1), Ortiz(1), Ramirez(1), Varitek(2)
Minnesota leads 3-1
Game 5: Tim Wakefield vs Scott Baker
Once again Boston got out to a quick start, as Manny Ramirez hit a 3-run home run and two 2-run home
runs as the Red Sox built up 5th inning 12-1 lead. Wakefield ran into trouble in the bottom of the 6th
inning as the Twins got back five of those runs, three of them coming on Jason Kubel's home run. The Twins
then rallied in the bottom of the 8th, scoring another 5 runs and pulling to within 12-11. Reliever Craig
Hansen had trouble finding the plate. The Red Sox scored one in the 9th inning, giving them a two run
cushion to work with. Mike Timlin came in and pitched a perfect 9th inning, giving the Red Sox an exciting
13-11 lead and sending the series back to Boston.
HRs: Ramirez(2,3,4), Varitek(3), Mauer(4), Morneau(2), Kubel(1)
Minnesota leads 3-2
Game 6: Johan Santana vs Curt Schilling
To win this series the Red Sox will have to beat Cy Young award winner Johan Santana. The Twins don't want
to have anything to do with Carlos Silva and a game seven. The Red Sox struck for two runs in the bottom of the
first inning off of Santana, both coming on a single by J.D. Drew. The score remained 2-0 headed into the top of
the 9th inning. With two outs, Jason Kubel drilled a Curt Schilling fastball into the bleachers pulling the Twins
to within 2-1. Mike Timlin came in the game and got Rondell White to strike-out and the Red Sox pulled even in the
series 3 games a piece.
HRs: Kubel(2)
Series tied 3-3
Game 7: Carlos Silva vs Daisuke Matsuzaka
The Red Sox come into this game as heavy favorites having one three games in a row and having Japanese superstar
pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka headed to the mound. Let's see what happened... The Red Sox scored one run in the bottom
of the first inning on a solo home run by David Ortiz. The Twins took a 2-1 lead in the 5th inning, only to see the
Red Sox storm back with three in the bottom half of the inning and re-take a 4-2 lead. The Red Sox held a 5-3 lead headed
into the 8th inning when things got interesting. Matsuzaka allowed the first Twin batter to reach base and was
immediately pulled from the game. Devern Hansack came in and gave up home runs to both Torii Hunter and Luis Castillo
and the Twins took a 7-5 lead. In the bottom of the 8th inning Jesse Crain had trouble finding the strike zone and the
Red Sox cashed in on Dustin Pedroia's 3-run blast over the Green Monster to give the Red Sox an 8-7 lead heading
into the 9th inning. Mike Timlin struggled in the 9th inning allowing an RBI double off the bat of Joe Mauer as the Twins
tied the game and sent it to extra innings. Manny Delcarmen pitched 3-2/3 scoreless innings of relief in the extra frames
and the Red Sox won the game in the bottom of the 12th inning on a one out walk off solo home run off the bat of Mike
Lowell, completing a miraculous 4 game comeback.
HRs: Castillo(1), Hunter(2,3), Ortiz(2), Lowell(1), Pedroia(1)
Boston wins series 4-3
Next up... Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox, Championship series
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Re: Simulation Madness: Twins vs Red Sox
And another thing -- no team has ever come back from 3-0 down in a playoff series without Dave Roberts stealing second.
Finally, in a playoff series, no one uses five starters.
Re: Simulation Madness: Twins vs Red Sox
Championship Series: Cubs vs Red Sox... Game 1
It was a rough start for Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs as 6 of the first 7 Red Sox hitters reached
base safely. The Red Sox scored five runs in the first inning rally and knocked Zambrano out of the
game. The Cubs scored one in the 3rd inning, then got three more in the 5th inning on a 3-run
home run by Mark DeRosa pulling to within 5-4. The Red Sox scored one in the bottom of the 6th,
only to see the Cubs tie the game up in the top of the 7th inning on a 2-run home run by Alfonso
Soriano, knocking Schilling out of the game. The Cubs then took a 7-6 lead in the top of the 8th
inning on an RBI double by Caesar Izturis. The Red Sox tied the game up on the bottom of the 8th
on an RBI double off the bat of Mike Lowell. The game remained tied 7-7 into the 11th inning when
the Cubs rallied for two runs off of Mike Timlin and Manny Delcarmen. Ryan Dempster walked the leadoff
batter in the 11th but got the next three batters out to preserve the 9-7 come from behind win for
the Cubs, and give the Cubs a one game to none lead in the series.
HRs: Soriano(1), DeRosa(1), Youkilis(1)
Chicago leads 1-0
Re: Championship Series: Cubs vs Red Sox... Game 1
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Game 2: Cubs vs Red Sox ... recap
The Red Sox would draw first blood in the 2nd inning when Mike Lowell connected
on a 2-run HR to give the Sox a 2-0 lead. The Red Sox added one more in the bottom of
the 3rd on a solo shot off the bat of David Ortiz. The Cubs waited til the 5th inning
to get on the board, when Cliff Floyd doubled home Jacque Jones. The Red Sox would tack
on two more runs in the bottom half of the inning on yet another 2-run home run by Mike
Lowell. Matsuzaka ran into trouble in the 6th inning giving up a 2-run single to Michael
Barrett and then a 3-run home run to DH Scott Moore, giving the Cubs a 6-5 lead. Kevin
Youkilis drilled a solo home run in the bottom of the 6th inning off of relief pitcher
Scott Eyre to tie the game at 6-6. The Cubs pushed a run across in the top half of the
7th inning as Jacque Jones singled home Aramis Ramirez. The Red Sox then got a 3rd
2-run home run from Mike Lowell to take an 8-7 lead after 7 full innings. Manny Delcarmen
and Mike Timlin kept the Cub bats quiet over the final two innings and then Red Sox evened
up the series at one game a piece with an 8-7 victory.
HRs: Lowell(1,2,3), Ortiz(1), Youkilis(2), Moore(1)
Series tied 1-1
Notes: The series now moves to Wrigley Field for games 3, 4 and 5.
The Yankee fans were pretty upset when they lost the simulation series to the Red Sox a few days ago. How dare you beat the Red Sox again! :)
Re: Game 2: Cubs vs Red Sox ... recap
Yankee fans weren't upset, they just thought this entire thing was retarded. Maybe we should all put the results of our XBOX games on these blogs.
The format is not even the baseball playoffs, it is putting the teams in the NCAA format. This guy is a retard.
Re: Game 2: Cubs vs Red Sox ... recap
Re: Game 2: Cubs vs Red Sox ... recap
Re: Game 2: Cubs vs Red Sox ... recap
Re: The Yankee Troll
vr, Xei
Re: The Yankee Troll
http://www.pinstripealley.com/story/2007/2/15/2252/83566
Please point out to everyone where people got upset with the results of your simulation. Also, I have been posting here alot longer than you have. I can simulate that for you if you would like. Enjoy the Lakers and Cowboys in the Stanley Cup Finals. After that, the winner will play Manchester United for the Cricket World Cup.
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Game 3 results will be coming shortly...
vr, Xei
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While I agree with you on the potential lack of validity of xeifrank's simulations, he's put some work into it, obviously, and he's keeping it all to one diary rather than making a lot of multiple posts.
Long story short, if you guys have a problem with it at PA, take care of it there, or contact him directly. Nothing about this merits the kind of effort you're putting into it. One of my fellow admins here may disagree with me, (if so, speak up!), but I've seen more objectionable material here and elsewhere.
by Allen Chace on Feb 23, 2007 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
Re: Allen
vr, Xei
Game 3: Red Sox vs Cubs..... recap
The series moved to Wrigley Field for game three and stripped both teams of
their DH. The Red Sox scored quickly when Julio Lugo lead off the game with a
walk, stole second and scored on a single by Coco Crisp. Beckett and Prior then
battled each other, putting up goose eggs all the way until the 7th inning. In
the top of the 7th the Red Sox scored on an RBI double by David Ortiz, extending
their lead to 2-0. Mark Prior was pinch hit for in the bottom of the 7th, having
scattered 6 hits, striking out 7, walking 1 and making 103 pitches. Kerry Wood
came in to pitch the 8th inning and gave up one run, giving the Red Sox a comfy
3-0 lead. Beckett cruised into the bottom of the 8th inning having only alowed
3 hits. The Cubs roughed Beckett up for 3 runs on a 2-run single by Alfonso Soriano
who then stole 2nd base and was singled home by Mark DeRosa to tie the game at 3-3.
The Cubs brought Ryan Dempster in to pitch the 9th inning, and he gave up 2 hits, 1
walk and allowed the Red Sox to score the go-ahead run. Mike Timlin then came in
to pitch the bottom of the 9th, with the Sox ahead 4-3. Timlin gave up a one out
single to Michael Barrett and a two out single to Cesar Izturis but then struck out
pinch hitter Scott Moore to end the game.
HRs: Ortiz
Boston leads 2-1
Game 4: Red Sox vs Cubs
The Red Sox scored first in the 2nd inning on a solo home run off
the bat of Mike Lowell. The Cubs evened things up in the bottom half
of the inning on a solo shot by Cliff Floyd. The Red Sox added another run
in the top of the 3rd to take a 2-1 lead when David Ortiz hit a solo shot.
The Cubs added two runs in the bottom of the 3rd to take a 3-2 lead on a
2-run home run by Mark DeRosa. The Red Sox would add two runs in the top of
the 6th inning to take a 4-3 lead when Dustin Pedroia doubled home two runs.
The Red Sox then opened up a 6-3 lead in the 7th inning with two more runs.
The Cubs then scored two times in the bottom of the 7th inning and one more in
the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the score at 6-6. New Red Sox outfielder
J.DL Drew doubled home the go-ahead run in the 9th inning giving the Red Sox a
7-6 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th inning. Mike Timlin in to close out
the game struck out two and pitched a perfect 9th inning for the save and the Red
Sox have now taken a three games to one lead.
HRs: Ortiz, Lowell, DeRosa, Ramirez, Floyd.
WP - Devern Hansack
LP - Ryan Dempster
SV - Mike Timlin
Boston leads series 3-1
Game 5: Red Sox vs Cubs..... recap
With their backs up against the wall the Cubbies sent Rich Hill to the
mound in an attempt to save their season. The Cubs scored three runs in
the bottom of the first inning on an Aramis Ramirez 3-run home run. The
Red Sox tied the game with one in the 2nd and two in the 3rd inning. The
Cubs retook the lead in the 4th with one run, only to see the Red Sox tie
the game back up at 4-4 in the top of the 5th inning. Derrek Lee gave the Cubs
a 6-4 lead with a 2-run home run in the bottom half of the 5th inning. In the
top of the 7th inning David Ortiz knocked Rich Hill out of the game with a
game tying 2-run home run. The game went into extra innings tied at 6-6.
The Cubs ended up winning the game on an RBI single by Alfonso Soriano in the
bottom of the 13th inning off of Mike Timlin.
HRs: Ortiz, M.Ramirez, Lee, A.Ramirez(2)
Boston leads 3-2
Game 6: Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox.... recap
With their backs up against the wall, the Cubs will send ace Carlos Zambrano
to the mound in hopes of forcing a game seven. The Cubs jumped out to a first
inning 1-0 lead on a solo HR from Derrek Lee. The Red Sox countered on a David
Ortiz solo shot in the bottom half of the first. The Cubs took a 2-1 lead in the
2nd inning and the Red Sox tied the game at 2-2 in the 4th. The Cubs then rallied
for three runs in the top of the 5th inning on a 2-run shot from Cliff Floyd and a
solo shot from Scott Moore, knocking Curt Schilling out of the game. The Red Sox
pulled to within 5-4 in the bottom half of the 5th inning on a 2-run home run by
Manny Ramirez. The Red Sox then knocked Zambrano out of the game after 112 pitches
in the bottom of the 6th inning when Kevin Youkilis hit a grand slam home run, giving
the Red Sox an 8-5 lead. The Cubs scored once in the 8th inning, pulling to within
two runs, but the Red Sox would rally again for four more in the bottom of the 8th
inning taking a 12-6 lead, which would be the final score.
HR: D.Lee, A.Ramirez, C.Floyd, S.Moore, K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez(2)
Boston wins championship series 4 games to 2
Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox and their fans on their big triumph.
vr, Xeifrank
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