Putting the Fight Back in the Phils - MLB the Show 14

[slowpokemcgee]

Quote: Originally Posted by CBMerling

Good to see a Phillies franchise on these forums. Considering the stage their in, about to start rebuilding. Going to be interesting to see what kind of moves you make and if Utley or Rollins are on your team after the All-Star break. Best of luck to you in this franchise. Following..

Thanks for following. A big reason I selected them was because of the high number of aging, high priced players. Utley may be my highest priority to keep of them but if I'm out of the race I'll need to shop around.

Quote: Originally Posted by k_mac

Good luck with this man. I really enjoyed running with the Phillies until my save file corrupted. It'll be interesting to see what direction you want to take the team and what you can do with them.

Thanks for following! Never been the Phillies before, which makes it more exciting.

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

WTNY has a great format. If only I had excel skills. Will be nice to have another solid franchise to follow. It's weird I figured Philly would be a great team to do a rebuild franchise with, but in my Franchise with the M's there are currently 54-47 and only 2 games behind the Braes in the East and 1 game up on the Nat's so instead of rebuilding, I am trying to figure out a way to help them win. They are 1.5 out of the WC. Howard and D. Brown are having monster years and Lee, Hamel, Burnett have been studs in the rotation and Paps is the best CP in baseball in my franchise. Good luck.

Thanks. He sure does. I'll be tinkering my own version of it to make things look a bit nicer than my first draft hopefully.

[slowpokemcgee]

Series #2:

(0-3) @ (2-1)

Game 1: A change of scenery is just what the doctor ordered for the Phillies. Kyle Kendrick threw a gem, scattering 5 hits in 7 innings and striking out 6. Ryan Howard hit a 3-run home run in the top of the first, providing all the run support needed on the day.

Game 2: Jake Arrieta, an unknown just breaking into the majors, vs. Roberto Hernandez sounds like a slugfest waiting to happen. Plenty were fooled today, however, as both pitchers threw well. Starlin Castro's RBI triple (scored on a bad throw, though no error was given), plated both runs for the Cubs.

Game 3:The fans in red must've been a little nervous with the start that Cliff Lee had today. Coming off a schalacking last week in Texas, the veteran allowed the first four batters of the game to reach base. A strikeout and double play were enough to get out of the jam allowing just one run, and Lee settled down nicely. With the game tied at 2 in the 8th, things fell apart for Mike Adams. Adams allowed 3 runs, all earned to help Chicago win the series and improve to 4-2.

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[slowpokemcgee]

- The St. Louis Cardinals have placed SP Adam Wainwright on the 15 Day DL with a sprained UCL ligament in his elbow. He underwent an MRI that showed no tear and will not need Tommy John.

- Corey Hart, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners broke his leg after getting his spikes caught in the outfield wall. He does not need surgery, and hopes to be back by June 1st.

- Just five outs into his season, Oakland starter Tommy Milone tore a muscle in his shoulder. The timeline on his injury is 4-8 weeks.

- Welcome to New York. Free agent acquisition Jacoby Ellsbury will need a couple more months before he can introduce himself to the bleacher creatures. The center fielder has a torn ligament in his finger and could be out thru the middle off May.

[slowpokemcgee]

Series #3:

(4-2) @ (1-5)

Game 1: The series started off very competitively, yet the Phillies were not able to secure a win in their home opener. Ryan Braun set the pace with a three-run homer in the first, while Dominic Brown finally showed some signs of life. In the end, the Brewer bullpen shut the game down and held on to their one run lead.

Game 2: AJ Burnett was pitching great until a contusion on his right index finger forced him to leave the game in the fifth. They'll need to wait for it to heal completely, which means a trip to the DL. 25 year old righty Phillippe Aumont will get the call up from AAA. Aumont, who is a 6'7" and 260 lbs reliever, throws in the mid 90s and has good movement on his change. Jonathan Pettibone will slide into the rotation and is scheduled to start next Monday.[/i]

Game 3:Game three was a pitchers duel..then all hell broke loose. With the score 1-0 in the 7th, Jonathan Lucroy smoked a three run home run to knock Kyle Kendrick from the game. With the Philadelphia bullpen worn down from the day before, Phillippe Aumont was called in to eat a couple innings. Nerves seemed to get the best of him, however. Aumont allowed six runs, five earned and could not find the strike zone. He was able to strike out one batter to avoid the dreaded Infinite ERA, brining it down to a respectable 135.00.

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[beamerball811]

Following. I love what you're doing with the box scores so far, it's a different spin on things. Look forward to seeing what you do with this team.

[jmcole33]

Looks great, I'll definitely be following. I'm curious to see how the Phillies do under your control. In my franchise they couldn't be much worse lol, but I'm sure you'll have better luck.

[slowpokemcgee]

Quote: Originally Posted by beamerball811

Following. I love what you're doing with the box scores so far, it's a different spin on things. Look forward to seeing what you do with this team.

Thanks, appreciate the compliment, although my specific inspiration comes from http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ies-mlb14.html . He deserves all the praise on that.

Quote: Originally Posted by jmcole33

Looks great, I'll definitely be following. I'm curious to see how the Phillies do under your control. In my franchise they couldn't be much worse lol, but I'm sure you'll have better luck.

Thanks for the follow, I expect to be a bottom feeder with the way this season has started. I'm considering tweaking the sliders some to bring down the K's (both my own and cpu) and maybe the power. There's been a lot of home runs hit so far, and I hate having a low HR/RBI ratio.

[beamerball811]

Quote: Originally Posted by slowpokemcgee

Thanks, appreciate the compliment, although my specific inspiration comes from http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ies-mlb14.html . He deserves all the praise on that.

Oh, I know. But I like the different flavor you added with the text, box scores, and logos.