New Life: Justin Blanton's Shot at Redemption (RTTS - SP)

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NLDS Game 1 - Cubs at Mets (Citi Field)
Oct 16, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs (0-0)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
New York Mets (NYM)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	X	5	7	0
W: Justin Blanton (1-0) L: Carlos Zambrano (0-1)

Justin Blanton: 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
3/4, 1 HR, 4 RBI





This is my three-run homer, followed by my RBI double, and the strikeout pitch for my 10 strikeouts




I did give up this home-run to Geovany Soto in the 5th inning

October 7, 2013
I've pitched over 600 innings in my professional baseball career, including the minors and, through October 6th, 2013, I had yet to hit a homerun. That changed in my first career playoff plate-apperance. I took a Carlos Zambrano fastball and pulled it over the left-field wall for a three-run homer!!! I'm still gloating. I mean, sure I had a good game pitching and we won, but that home-run may stick out more than any pitching achievement I accomplish in my career. A playoff home-run in my first career playoff appearance!! It doesn't get much better than that. Not only that, but I got two more hits and drove in another run, meaning I personally accounted for four of the five runs we scored.

Oh, and as for the pitching performance: 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 Ks. I guess that's pretty good, too.


October 11, 2013
So I didn't have to make a second start against the Cubs. We finished off the sweep with a 10-8 win in game two, and an 8-2 win in game three. Things held to form in the other three series as the highest seeded teams won their series. The Red Sox beat the Indians in four games, the White Sox beat the Rangers in five games, and the Rockies swept the Cardinals.


2013 American League Championship Series (ALCS)


(99-63, 3-1)

vs.


(96-66)



National League Championship Series


(114-48, 3-0)

vs.


(95-67, 3-0)

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NLCS Game 1 - Rockies at Mets (Citi Field)
Oct 14, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado Rockies (3-0)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0
New York Mets (3-0)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	5	0
W: Justin Blanton (2-0) L: Felipe Paulino (0-1)

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Fowler, CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.312
Gonzalez, LF	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.250
Wigginton, LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.375
Stewart, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.176
Ethier, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.166
Tulowitzki, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214
Lopez, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.466
Iannetta, C	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.230
Hamels, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Guillen, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
TEAM TOTALS	30	1	4	1	0	13	0	.133
BATTING: 2B: Iannetta RBI: Fowler SAC: Hamels

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Reyes, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235
Wright, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.294
Davis, 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.266
Bay, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.307
Ordonez, RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Upton, CF	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.230
Thole, C	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.375
Blanco, PR-C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tejada, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Pagan, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.142
Blanton, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500
Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0461
TEAM TOTALS	28	3	5	3	1	9	2	.178
BATTING: 2B: Wright HR: Davis, Upton RBI: Davis 2, Upton HBP: Ordonez GIDP: Davis, Pagan

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hamels	7.0	2	1	1	1	8	1	0.56
Paulino (L, 0-1)	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	4.90
TEAM TOTALS	8.2	5	3	3	1	9	2	3.29

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blanton (W, 2-0)	9.0	4	1	1	0	13	0	1.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	1	1	0	13	0	1.00

October 15, 2013
Man, what a pitcher's duel. Me vs. Cole Hamels. Two great pitchers that had spectacular seasons and the match-up lived up to the hype. Tied up 1-1 going into the bottom of the 9th and we score two runs to take the all important 1-0 series lead. I got knocked around a little bit but stayed strong and ended up getting another complete game. Gave up four more hits and another earned run. Struckout a baker's dozen, too. Hopefully Johan can come out with his best stuff tonight so we can take a 2-0 series lead heading to Colorado. I think I'll get the call to pitch game four, but I would be fine pitching game three on three days rest.

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October 20, 2011
We're going to the World Series!!! I pitched in game five last night and got another complete game, this time a shutout to clinch the series in five games. This team is incredible. 114-48 in the regular season, and now 7-1 in the playoffs. It feels so good to be a part of this. Struckout 13 batters and after we scored six runs in the top of the 1st I was able to get really comfortable just cruised. Nothing like coming to the mound for your first inning of work and already having a 6-0 lead.

The World Series shouldn't disappoint. We are playing the Boston Red Sox who had the second best record in baseball this year. I'll be squaring off against Jon Lester in game one at Boston. Kind of wishing we had won the All-Star game, now, but I'm not too nervous.

(114-48, 7-1)

vs.


(99-63, 7-3)

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World Series Game 1 - Fenway Park
Oct 24, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York Mets (7-1)	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
Boston Red Sox (7-3)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
W: Justin Blanton (W, 4-1) L: Jon Lester (L, 1-3) S: Heath Bell (3)

Justin Blanton: 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 Ks

October 27, 2013
There's not a good way to describe pitching in the World Series. The atmosphere is electric, the players are 110% focused, and your adrenaline is pumping on overdrive. To top it off, I was taking the bump in Fenway Park!! THE FENWAY PARK!!! I mean so much history and mystique in that place. It was definitely nerve-wracking and it showed early on as I walked two of the first four batters I faced. Fortunately the damage was minimal and I gained my composure for the remainder of the game. It felt so good to get the game one win on the road. I didn't realize how loaded the Red Sox lineup was. I mean, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, Ian Kinsler and Jimmy Rollins?!?! That's almost not fair!!!

But I got two runs of support in the 1st inning and that definitely took off some of the pressure. As for games two and three...well WE WON!!! I get the chance to go out tomorrow and clinch the series in front of the home crowd. I hope I can do it. It would be the perfect ending to a remarkable season.

Game 2

World Series Game 2 - Fenway Park
Oct 25, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York Mets (8-1)	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	4	7	0
Boston Red Sox (7-4)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	2
W: Johan Santana (2-0) L: Clay Buchholz (1-2) S: Heath Bell (4)

Game 3

World Series Game 3 - Citi Field
Oct 27, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Sox (7-5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	7	0
New York Mets (9-1)	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	X	5	9	0
W: Mike Minor (2-1) L: Josh Beckett (3-1) S: Heath Bell (5)

[BestServedCold]

I bet he ends up on the Royals for some reason lol

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My computer was on the fritz for several days so I didn't get to do any 2014 updates but I have completed the 2014 season. I know these numbers are VERY unrealistic, but for the heck of it I knocked pitching difficulty down to rookie and lowered some of the CPU hitting sliders just to see how ridiculous of a season I could compile statistically. Reason being, I'm getting ready to be out of town for a month so I just wanted to have some fun.

Anyway, here is a 2014 summary, not including the playoffs.

Justin Blanton Stats - 2014
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
Justin Blanton	33	33	29	1	0	33	0	292.0	104	18	3	15	393	0.58	1.03

NL East Champs
New York Mets | 108-54

NL Central Champs
Milwaukee Brewers | 92-70

NL West Champs
Colorado Rockies | 88-74

NL Wildcard Winner
Philadelphia 76ers | 92-70

AL East Champs
Boston Red Sox | 97-65

AL Central Champs
Minnesota Twins | 92-70

AL West Champs
Texas Rangers | 90-72

AL Wildcard Winner
New York Yankees | 95-67


League Leaders


Batting Average

National League
Troy Tulowitzki, COL | .322
Prince Fielder, MIL | .321
Art Bain, MIL | .321
Daniel Murphy, NYM | .318
Miguel Cabrera, LAD | .316

American League
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | .338
Mike Burton, TOR | .331
Ryan Zimmerman, DET | .323
Chris Johnson, MIN | .322
Chris Coghlan, NYY | .318


Hits

National League
Miguel Cabrera, LAD | 199
Prince Fielder, MIL | 194
Art Bain, MIL | 194
Brandon Phillips, CIN | 190
James Loney, ATL | 189

American League
Dorian Traxler, TEX | 208
Billy Butler, KC | 205
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | 204
Hanley Ramirez, CWS | 201
Ryan Zimmerman, DET | 201


Home Runs

National League
Prince Fielder, MIL | 53
Miguel Cabrera, LAD | 47
Ryan Howard, SD | 46
Albert Pujols, STL | 42
Evan Longoria, PHI | 39

American League
Ryan Zimmerman, DET | 44
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | 43
Kevin Youkilis, BOS | 35
Matt LaPorta, CLE | 34
Mark Reynolds, NYY | 34
Justin Morneau, DET | 34
Mark Teixeira, NYY | 34
Hanley Ramirez, CWS | 34


RBI

National League
Miguel Cabrera, LAD | 125
Prince Fielder, MIL | 125
Evan Longoria, PHI | 123
Ryan Howard, SD | 120
Albert Pujols, STL | 117

American League
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | 149
Robinson Cano, NYY | 124
Ryan Zimmerman, DET | 118
Billy Butler, KC | 117
Carlos Cardenas, MIN | 116


Runs

National League
Prince Fielder, MIL | 121
Matt Kemp, LAD | 111
Miguel Cabrera, LAD | 111
Art Bain, MIL | 110
Brandon Phillips, CIN | 102

American League
Hanley Ramirez, CWS | 127
Brett Gardner, NYY | 119
Andrew McCutchen, DET | 114
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | 109
Nick Markakis, BAL | 106


Stolen Bases

National League
Jonathan Aldridge, WAS | 80
Michael Bourn, FLA | 65
Luis Ojeda, HOU | 61
Juan Pierre, SF | 55
Jose Reyes, NYM | 53

American League
Brett Gardner, NYY | 91
Carl Crawford, BOS | 60
Chad Mott, SEA | 49
Mike Burton, TOR | 48
Elvis Andrus, TEX | 44


OPS

National League
Prince Fielder, MIL | 1.054
Miguel Cabrera, LAD | 1.006
Ryan Howard, SD | 1.002
Justin Upton, ARZ | .960
Jay Bruce, CIN | .947

American League
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | 1.046
Hanley Ramirez, CWS | 1.003
Ryan Zimmerman, DET | .985
Shin-Soo Choo, OAK | .951
Tim Cantrell, CWS | .949


Wins

National League
Justin Blanton, NYM | 29
Yovani Gallardo, MIL | 18
Shaun Marcum, MIL | 16
James McDonald, NYM | 16
Tim Lincecum, PHI | 15
Ian Kennedy, CHC | 15

American League
C.C. Sabathia, NYY | 19
Clay Buchholz, BOS | 18
Gio Gonzalez, NYY | 17
Tim Stauffer, BAL | 16
Benn Sheets, DET | 16
Fausto Carmona, TEX | 16
Jered Weaver, BOS | 16


ERA

National League
Justin Blanton, NYM | 1.03
Tommy Hanson, ATL | 2.40
Cliff Lee, SF | 2.82
Jon Lester, CHC | 2.85
Josh Johnson, FLA | 2.98

American League
Jake Peavy, CWS | 3.21
Clay Buchholz, BOS | 3.25
Tim Stauffer, BAL | 3.40
Tommy Hunter, TEX | 3.59
Felix Hernandez, MIN | 3.62
Jorge De La Rosa, MIN | 3.62


Strikeouts

National League
Justin Blanton, NYM | 393
Yovani Gallardo, MIL | 241
Tim Lincecum, PHI | 237
Josh Johnson, FLA | 311
Ricky Nolasco, COL | 195

American League
Max Scherzer, DET | 204
Brandon Morrow, CLE | 195
Felix Hernandez, MIN | 193
Gio Gonzalez, NYY | 191
Fransico Liriano, SEA | 187


Saves

National League
Brian Wilson, SF | 52
Jonathan Broxton, LAD | 49
John Axford, MIL |49
Carlos Marmol, CHC | 47
Francisco Rodriguez, SD | 46

American League
Joakim Soria, NYY | 52
Demetrius Conn, 50
Neftali Feliz, TEX | 48
Jonathan Papelbon, BOS | 45
Joel Hanrahan, LAA | 45


Innings Pitched

National League
Justin Blanton, NYM | 292.0
Josh Johnson, FLA | 229.2
Tommy Hanson, ATL | 228.2
David Price, STL | 224.0
Cliff Lee, SF | 223.2

American League
Clay Buchholz, BOS | 227.1
C.C. Sabathia, NYY | 221.2
Gio Gonzalez, NYY | 218.1
Adam Wainwright, STL | 217.2
Felix Hernandez, MIN | 216.1



Award Winners

National League MVP
Justin Blanton, NYM | 29-1, 292.0 IP, 1.03 ERA, 0.58 WHIP, 393 Ks

National League Cy Young
Justin Blanton, NYM | 29-1, 292.0 IP, 1.03 ERA, 0.58 WHIP, 393 Ks

National League Rookie of the Year
Bobby Mora, HOU | 15-84, 193.2 IP, 3.73 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 124 Ks

National League Silver Slugger
Prince Fielder, MIL | .321/.417/.637, 53 HR, 125 RBI, 194 H, 121 R

National League Rolaids Relief Award
Brian Wilson, SF | 52 SV, 2.98 ERA, 74 Ks, 1.18 WHIP, 66.0 IP


American League MVP
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | .338/.439/.608, 43 HR, 149 RBI, 204 H, 109 R

American League Cy Young
Clay Buchholz, BOS | 18-7, 227.1 IP, 3.25 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 137 Ks

American League Rookie of the Year
Dorian Traxler, TEX | .316/.376/.496, 21 HR, 101 RBI, 208 H, 101 R, 15 SB

American League Silver Slugger
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS | .338/.439/.608, 43 HR, 149 RBI, 204 H, 109 R

American League Rolaids Relief Award
Joakim Soria, NYY | 52 SV, 2.79 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 58.0 IP



Gold Glove Winners

National League
P Craig Stammen, WAS
C Mike Nickeas, NYM
1B James Loney, ATL
2B Orlando Hudson, PIT
3B Brandon Wood, ARZ
SS Angel Sanchez, HOU
OF Grady Sizemore, ATL
OF Michael Bourn, FLA
OF B.J. Upton, NYM

American League
P Gio Gonzalez, NYY
C David Ross, TB
1B Derek Lee, BAL
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
3B Chris Johnson, MIN
SS Cesar Izturis, BAL
OF Hunter Pence, BOS
OF Brett Gardner, NYY
OF Desmond Jennings, TB


Playoffs

National League

New York Mets (104-58)
Colorado Rockies (88-74)

Milwaukee Brewers (92-70)
Philadelphia Phillies (92-70)


American League

Boston Red Sox (97-65)
Texas Rangers (90-72)

Minnesota Twins (92-70)
New York Yankees (95-67)

[hoopla32]

So, if you want to put up ridiculous numbers, then just knock human pitching down to rookie and lower the CPU hitting sliders a bit. I know it's not realistic, but still. All of my pitching attributes are maxed out and I'm close to having my contact vs. L/R and power vs. L/R maxed out.

From the plate this year.... 99 AB, 37 H, .374 AVG, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 8 R, 9 2B, 1 3B

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2015 Playoff Results

National League Division Series

New York Mets | 3
Colorado Rockies | 0

Milwaukee Brewers | 3
Philadelphia Phillies | 1


National League Championship Series

New York Mets | 4
Milwaukee Brewers | 1



American League Division Series

Texas Rangers | 3
Boston Red Sox | 0

Minnesota Twins | 3
New York Yankees | 2


American League Championship Series

Texas Rangers | 4
Minnesota Twins | 2

New York Mets | 4
Texas Rangers | 1