MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

[NDAlum]

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Haha....breaking up the no-no is a great feeling.
I know what you mean.

Okay...after a long and tough season...the Mets grabbed the first Wild Card spot in the N.L. and faced the S.F. Giants(didn't see that one....they were way behind mid-season!) for the W.C. game. Posey was the N.L. hitting leader batting .352 for the season with 22 homers. S.F. also picked up Adam Lind and the lineup with them plus Sandoval, Pence and Morse was pretty formidable.
Wheeler handled them easily however shutting them out 2-0.
A first inning homer by David Wright was enough.

Knight did you keep Ike Davis or trade him to PIT?

I executed this trade before my franchise and Ike has been way better than I anticipated. He's #2 on my squad with 22 HR's with 76 RBI's in about 120 games. I really thought I was going to need to look for a long-term solution to 1B when the season started but I think Ike has earned the spot going forward. No idea what I'm going to do with Lambo now...

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

Knight did you keep Ike Davis or trade him to PIT?

I executed this trade before my franchise and Ike has been way better than I anticipated. He's #2 on my squad with 22 HR's with 76 RBI's in about 120 games. I really thought I was going to need to look for a long-term solution to 1B when the season started but I think Ike has earned the spot going forward. No idea what I'm going to do with Lambo now...

I kept him.
I have Duda in LF.....Eric Young Jr. in CF and Grandy in RF with Davis at 1B vs. RHP.......He played well for me vs. RHP.
I put Duda at 1B with Cody Ross(trade)/Willingham(trade) vs. LHP with the same setup in CF and RF. Lagares just wasn't ready for me(he will in 2015 get the CF starting job)

In limited play ....Davis hit .268 with 18 homers and 60(something) RBI for me.

After beating the Giants to move to the NLDS.....I faced the Washington Nationals...and came up against them at a good time(for me!)....I took the NLDS in 4 games.....beating Strasburg once and losing to him once(Mats took the loss)
D. Wright is on fire with 3 homers in the series.
Granderson has 2 bombs as well.

On to L.A. to face the Dodgers in the N.L.C.S.
It's Tampa vs. Texas in the A.L.C.S.

M.K.
Knight165

[ShowTyme15]

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Seattle Mariners 2014

46-33

Lost 2-3 to the Red Sox (had a 4-1 lead in one game going into the 8th inning).
Lost the first of 3 to Cleveland 9-3. They destroyed me on the base paths with 8 steals. Michael Bourn had 3. They had 17 hits as well. I just couldn't get anyone out. Anyways I have 2 more against Cleveland before I start a 6 game road trip to Houston and Chicago.

Currently a 0.5 game ahead of Texas in the AL West.

Notables

Robinson Cano 27HRS 59RBI .311
Kyle Seager 14HR 42RBI .331
Austin Jackson 8HRS 28RBI .300 25 stolen bases

Taijuan Walker 8-3 2.95 ERA he's been dealing

CPU/CPU TRADES
Orioles Acquire
J.J. Hoover
Jumbo Diaz

Reds Acquire
Steven Pearce


Red Sox Acquire
Jonathan Papelbon
Carlos Ruiz

Phillies Acquire
Eduardo Rodriguez


Blue Jays Acquire
Dallas Kuechel

Astros Acquire
Adam Lind
Brett Cecil

[TheLooseCannon]

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I'm about a week past the All Star Break in my Franchise with the Cubs and I just noticed something bizarre. On 7/17 the Diamondbacks traded Archie Bradley, Bronson Arroyo & Braden Shipley to the Royals for James Shields... but then on 7/23 the Diamondbacks traded James Shields to the Royals for Archie Bradley. I'm at a bit of a loss here.

[Armor and Sword]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

I am in a fantastic divisional race (second week of September now) in the American League East.

Yankees - 0.0
Rays - 2.5
Blue Jays - 2.5
Orioles - 2.5


Currently just won game one of a three game set vs Tampa. David Phelps started for me and yielded 4 runs in 2 innings....however in the 5th inning down 4-3 I loaded the bases and Soriano (yes I absolutely kept him on my squad) launched a 3-2 pitch into left field for a grand slam.

It has been a pretty awesome year one. Texy has the HR lead in all of baseball thus far with 35 dingers.


If I make it to the post season (and I expect to) I will twitch broadcast my playoff games with commentary and chat (using my mic) from yours truly.

[PhilliesFan13]

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Tampa Bay Rays 2014 All Star Break Franchise Update

I am currently sitting at 55-42 at the All Star break. 2nd place in the AL East and 6.0 games back of the 1st place Red Sox. We are also currently holding the first spot in the Wild Card race as well. I also play every game with no simming.

It has been a really fun year so far and a battle to try and overtake the Red Sox. Ben Zobrist is the team MVP without a doubt. Evan Longoria and Wil Myers continue to struggle with Longoria still not even batting .200. An early season trade with the Dodgers for Andre Ethier has helped this lineup tremendously. A June trade with the Atlanta Braves for Evan Gattis has really helped the catching situation which was our major weakness in the early part of the season. Ryan Hanigan was traded back to the Reds for Brayan Pena which ultimately did not end up working out. Pena was shipped to the Braves along with Hak-Ju Lee for Gattis.

Chris Archer and David Price have been the Rays best starters without question.

Chris Archer: 11-1, 2.58 ERA, 124K

David Price: 11-6, 2.64 ERA, 125K

The team has been injury free for the most part. We did just lose Jeremy Hellickson for a few weeks after he suffered a head concussion on a ball smoked back at his head. With the All Star break and off days scheduled in July, we don't need a 5th starter until the first week of August. If Hellickson isn't ready by then, then Jake Odorizzi will be called up to start. He is having a decent year in AAA with a 9-8 record and an ERA of 3.41.

Yunel Escobar has really heated up over the last 2 weeks hitting .375 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI in his last 10 games.

David Price, Chris Archer, Grant Balfour, Ben Zobrist, and Evan Gattis are all representing the Rays in the 2014 All Star Game.

Can't wait to play out the rest of this season and see what happens. I'm chasing those Red Sox for the division, but am glad the Wild Card is there to fall back on. We have a 3 game series with the Red Sox at the end of July that should really be good.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="425"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#002845" colspan="6"><span style="color:#FFF">MLB Standings - Updated: Jul 14, 2014</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL EAST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">444</td><td align="right">344</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right" class="active">6.0</td><td align="right">396</td><td align="right">343</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">10.0</td><td align="right">353</td><td align="right">373</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right" class="active">12.5</td><td align="right">383</td><td align="right">385</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Yankees</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right" class="active">19.0</td><td align="right">404</td><td align="right">404</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cleveland Indians</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">419</td><td align="right">399</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right" class="active">4.5</td><td align="right">417</td><td align="right">415</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right" class="active">7.0</td><td align="right">376</td><td align="right">426</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right" class="active">10.5</td><td align="right">373</td><td align="right">455</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right" class="active">13.5</td><td align="right">348</td><td align="right">431</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL WEST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">445</td><td align="right">432</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Texas Rangers</td><td align="right">53</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">402</td><td align="right">350</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Seattle Mariners</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">5.0</td><td align="right">424</td><td align="right">366</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">47</td><td align="right" class="active">7.0</td><td align="right">421</td><td align="right">362</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL WILD CARD RACE</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">396</td><td align="right">343</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Texas Rangers</td><td align="right">53</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">402</td><td align="right">350</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Seattle Mariners</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">424</td><td align="right">366</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">353</td><td align="right">373</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">47</td><td align="right" class="active">5.0</td><td align="right">421</td><td align="right">362</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right" class="active">5.5</td><td align="right">383</td><td align="right">385</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right" class="active">7.0</td><td align="right">417</td><td align="right">415</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right" class="active">9.5</td><td align="right">376</td><td align="right">426</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Yankees</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right" class="active">12.0</td><td align="right">404</td><td align="right">404</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right" class="active">13.0</td><td align="right">373</td><td align="right">455</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right" class="active">17.5</td><td align="right">399</td><td align="right">462</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL EAST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">356</td><td align="right">292</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Washington Nationals</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right" class="active">9.0</td><td align="right">400</td><td align="right">384</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right" class="active">9.0</td><td align="right">308</td><td align="right">363</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Miami Marlins</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right" class="active">11.0</td><td align="right">335</td><td align="right">442</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Mets</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right" class="active">17.0</td><td align="right">356</td><td align="right">399</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>St. Louis Cardinals</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">421</td><td align="right">329</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">57</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right">400</td><td align="right">333</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right" class="active">12.0</td><td align="right">379</td><td align="right">387</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right" class="active">20.5</td><td align="right">376</td><td align="right">414</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right" class="active">21.0</td><td align="right">323</td><td align="right">396</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL WEST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Francisco Giants</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">388</td><td align="right">355</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">422</td><td align="right">380</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">1.0</td><td align="right">380</td><td align="right">403</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>San Diego Padres</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right" class="active">5.5</td><td align="right">370</td><td align="right">363</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right" class="active">8.0</td><td align="right">366</td><td align="right">397</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL WILD CARD RACE</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">57</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">400</td><td align="right">333</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">422</td><td align="right">380</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">380</td><td align="right">403</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">379</td><td align="right">387</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Diego Padres</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right" class="active">5.0</td><td align="right">370</td><td align="right">363</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Washington Nationals</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right" class="active">6.0</td><td align="right">400</td><td align="right">384</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right" class="active">6.0</td><td align="right">308</td><td align="right">363</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right" class="active">7.5</td><td align="right">366</td><td align="right">397</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Miami Marlins</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right" class="active">8.0</td><td align="right">335</td><td align="right">442</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right" class="active">10.5</td><td align="right">376</td><td align="right">414</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right" class="active">11.0</td><td align="right">323</td><td align="right">396</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>New York Mets</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right" class="active">14.0</td><td align="right">356</td><td align="right">399</td></tr></table></body></html>

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#002845" colspan="6"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">MLB Hitting League Leaders - Updated: Jul 14, 2014</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - BATTING AVERAGE</td><td align="center" width="8%">AVG</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - BATTING AVERAGE</td><td align="center" width="8%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/KAN.png"></td><td>1. ALEX GORDON (KC)</td><td align="center">.329</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/ARI.png"></td><td>1. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT (ARI)</td><td align="center">.342</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. CARLOS SANTANA (CLE)</td><td align="center">.322</td><td>2. MATT HOLLIDAY (ATL)</td><td align="center">.321</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. MIGUEL CABRERA (DET)</td><td align="center">.319</td><td>3. MATT CARPENTER (STL)</td><td align="center">.312</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. JOSH DONALDSON (OAK)</td><td align="center">.313</td><td>4. ADRIAN GONZALEZ (LAD)</td><td align="center">.310</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. MIKE TROUT (LAA)</td><td align="center">.313</td><td>5. JOEY VOTTO (CIN)</td><td align="center">.307</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - DOUBLES</td><td align="center" width="8%">2B</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - DOUBLES</td><td align="center" width="8%">2B</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/KAN.png"></td><td>1. NORICHIKA AOKI (KC)</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/WAS.png"></td><td>1. IAN DESMOND (WAS)</td><td align="center">29</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. ANDRE ETHIER (TB)</td><td align="center">27</td><td>2. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT (ARI)</td><td align="center">28</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. MIKE TROUT (LAA)</td><td align="center">26</td><td>3. JEAN SEGURA (MIL)</td><td align="center">25</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. BEN ZOBRIST (TB)</td><td align="center">25</td><td>4. ADRIAN GONZALEZ (LAD)</td><td align="center">25</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. MICHAEL BOURN (CLE)</td><td align="center">25</td><td>5. FREDDIE FREEMAN (ATL)</td><td align="center">24</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - HOME RUNS</td><td align="center" width="8%">HR</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - HOME RUNS</td><td align="center" width="8%">HR</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/SEA.png"></td><td>1. ROBINSON CANO (SEA)</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/MIA.png"></td><td>1. GIANCARLO STANTON (MIA)</td><td align="center">27</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. MIKE NAPOLI (BOS)</td><td align="center">24</td><td>2. PEDRO ALVAREZ (PIT)</td><td align="center">27</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. EDWIN ENCARNACION (TOR)</td><td align="center">24</td><td>3. JAY BRUCE (CIN)</td><td align="center">23</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. BRANDON MOSS (OAK)</td><td align="center">23</td><td>4. YASIEL PUIG (LAD)</td><td align="center">23</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. BEN ZOBRIST (TB)</td><td align="center">23</td><td>5. JOEY VOTTO (CIN)</td><td align="center">22</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - RBI</td><td align="center" width="8%">RBI</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - RBI</td><td align="center" width="8%">RBI</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/BOS.png"></td><td>1. MIKE NAPOLI (BOS)</td><td align="center">77</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/ARI.png"></td><td>1. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT (ARI)</td><td align="center">72</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. ROBINSON CANO (SEA)</td><td align="center">71</td><td>2. JAY BRUCE (CIN)</td><td align="center">70</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. MARK TEIXEIRA (NYY)</td><td align="center">67</td><td>3. BRANDON BELT (SF)</td><td align="center">67</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. CHRIS CARTER (HOU)</td><td align="center">66</td><td>4. MARK TRUMBO (ARI)</td><td align="center">67</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. BEN ZOBRIST (TB)</td><td align="center">66</td><td>5. YASIEL PUIG (LAD)</td><td align="center">67</td></tr></table></body></html>

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#002845" colspan="6"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">MLB Pitching League Leaders - Updated: Jul 14, 2014</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - WINS</td><td align="center" width="8%">W</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - WINS</td><td align="center" width="8%">W</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/BOS.png"></td><td>1. FELIX DOUBRONT (BOS)</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/CIN.png"></td><td>1. MIKE LEAKE (CIN)</td><td align="center">13</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. CHRIS ARCHER (TB)</td><td align="center">11</td><td>2. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (STL)</td><td align="center">13</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. JEREMY GUTHRIE (KC)</td><td align="center">11</td><td>3. HOMER BAILEY (CIN)</td><td align="center">13</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. DAVID PRICE (TB)</td><td align="center">11</td><td>4. STEPHEN STRASBURG (WAS)</td><td align="center">10</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (BOS)</td><td align="center">11</td><td>5. KRIS MEDLEN (ATL)</td><td align="center">10</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - SAVES</td><td align="center" width="8%">SV</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - SAVES</td><td align="center" width="8%">SV</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/BOS.png"></td><td>1. KOJI UEHARA (BOS)</td><td align="center">33</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/PHI.png"></td><td>1. JONATHAN PAPELBON (PHI)</td><td align="center">33</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. GRANT BALFOUR (TB)</td><td align="center">30</td><td>2. TREVOR ROSENTHAL (STL)</td><td align="center">33</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. TOMMY HUNTER (BAL)</td><td align="center">29</td><td>3. AROLDIS CHAPMAN (CIN)</td><td align="center">30</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. NEFTALI FELIZ (TEX)</td><td align="center">29</td><td>4. ADDISON REED (ARI)</td><td align="center">30</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. JIM JOHNSON (OAK)</td><td align="center">26</td><td>5. SERGIO ROMO (SF)</td><td align="center">28</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - ERA</td><td align="center" width="8%">ERA</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - ERA</td><td align="center" width="8%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/BOS.png"></td><td>1. JOHN LACKEY (BOS)</td><td align="center">2.44</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/STL.png"></td><td>1. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (STL)</td><td align="center">1.85</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. CHRIS TILLMAN (TEX)</td><td align="center">2.51</td><td>2. KRIS MEDLEN (ATL)</td><td align="center">2.10</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. CHRIS ARCHER (TB)</td><td align="center">2.58</td><td>3. JOSE FERNANDEZ (MIA)</td><td align="center">2.29</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. DAVID PRICE (TB)</td><td align="center">2.64</td><td>4. A.J. BURNETT (PHI)</td><td align="center">2.33</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. FELIX HERNANDEZ (SEA)</td><td align="center">2.69</td><td>5. CLIFF LEE (PHI)</td><td align="center">2.62</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">AL - STRIKEOUTS</td><td align="center" width="8%">K</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">NL - STRIKEOUTS</td><td align="center" width="8%">K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/TEX.png"></td><td>1. YU DARVISH (TEX)</td><td align="center">157</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/STL.png"></td><td>1. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (STL)</td><td align="center">141</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. JUSTIN VERLANDER (DET)</td><td align="center">138</td><td>2. JOSE FERNANDEZ (MIA)</td><td align="center">136</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. STEVE JOHNSON (BAL)</td><td align="center">136</td><td>3. STEPHEN STRASBURG (WAS)</td><td align="center">136</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. TAIJUAN WALKER (SEA)</td><td align="center">132</td><td>4. CLIFF LEE (PHI)</td><td align="center">123</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. FELIX HERNANDEZ (SEA)</td><td align="center">131</td><td>5. MIKE MINOR (ATL)</td><td align="center">122</td></tr></table></body></html>

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#002845" colspan="15"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">2014 Tampa Bay Rays Stats - Hitting</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="23%">NAME</td><td align="right" width="5%">AB</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">2B</td><td align="right" width="5%">3B</td><td align="right" width="5%">HR</td><td align="right" width="6%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="5%">BB</td><td align="right" width="5%">SO</td><td align="right" width="5%">SB</td><td align="right" width="5%">CS</td><td align="right" width="7%">BA</td><td align="right" width="7%">OBP</td><td align="right" width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>BEN ZOBRIST</td><td align="right">379</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">112</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">66</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">77</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.296</td><td align="right">.356</td><td align="right">.570</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>JAMES LONEY</td><td align="right">329</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">89</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">.271</td><td align="right">.314</td><td align="right">.380</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>ANDRE ETHIER</td><td align="right">334</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right">98</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">72</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">.293</td><td align="right">.351</td><td align="right">.491</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>EVAN LONGORIA</td><td align="right">320</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">57</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">96</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.178</td><td align="right">.229</td><td align="right">.328</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>YUNEL ESCOBAR</td><td align="right">284</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.261</td><td align="right">.325</td><td align="right">.380</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>EVAN GATTIS</td><td align="right">291</td><td align="right">53</td><td align="right">77</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">63</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.265</td><td align="right">.312</td><td align="right">.546</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>WIL MYERS</td><td align="right">272</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">57</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.210</td><td align="right">.280</td><td align="right">.349</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>DESMOND JENNINGS</td><td align="right">255</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">.243</td><td align="right">.306</td><td align="right">.408</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>MATT JOYCE</td><td align="right">233</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">59</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.266</td><td align="right">.332</td><td align="right">.433</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>DAVID DEJESUS</td><td align="right">195</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">47</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.221</td><td align="right">.283</td><td align="right">.415</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>JOSE MOLINA</td><td align="right">117</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.188</td><td align="right">.273</td><td align="right">.256</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>KEVIN KIERMAIER</td><td align="right">134</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">.321</td><td align="right">.357</td><td align="right">.507</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SEAN RODRIGUEZ</td><td align="right">90</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.200</td><td align="right">.277</td><td align="right">.322</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LOGAN FORSYTHE</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.256</td><td align="right">.344</td><td align="right">.415</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>WILSON BETEMIT</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.154</td><td align="right">.233</td><td align="right">.256</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#002845" colspan="16"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">2014 Tampa Bay Rays Stats - Pitching</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="22%">NAME</td><td align="right" width="4%">GP</td><td align="right" width="4%">GS</td><td align="right" width="4%">W</td><td align="right" width="4%">L</td><td align="right" width="5%">SV</td><td align="right" width="5%">QS</td><td align="right" width="6%">HLD</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">ER</td><td align="right" width="5%">HR</td><td align="right" width="5%">BB</td><td align="right" width="5%">SO</td><td align="right" width="8%">WHIP</td><td align="right" width="6%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>GRANT BALFOUR</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">40.0</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right">1.18</td><td align="right">2.25</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>JAKE MCGEE</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">35.1</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">1.19</td><td align="right">3.57</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>BRANDON GOMES</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">46.2</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right">1.05</td><td align="right">1.93</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>JOEL PERALTA</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">35.1</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">0.96</td><td align="right">2.80</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>HEATH BELL</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">39.1</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right">1.27</td><td align="right">1.83</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>CESAR RAMOS</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">34.2</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">1.15</td><td align="right">4.41</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>DAVID PRICE</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">143.0</td><td align="right">104</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">49</td><td align="right">125</td><td align="right">1.07</td><td align="right">2.64</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>ALEX COBB</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">116.1</td><td align="right">100</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="right">1.39</td><td align="right">3.56</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>CHRIS ARCHER</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">118.2</td><td align="right">90</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="right">1.19</td><td align="right">2.58</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>JEREMY HELLICKSON</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">105.0</td><td align="right">89</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">86</td><td align="right">1.27</td><td align="right">3.94</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>JOSH LUEKE</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">19.1</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">1.81</td><td align="right">4.66</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>ERIK BEDARD</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">65.2</td><td align="right">65</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">53</td><td align="right">1.39</td><td align="right">4.52</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>MATT MOORE</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">51.0</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">1.43</td><td align="right">5.47</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>BRAD BOXBERGER</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">9.2</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">1.55</td><td align="right">6.52</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>KIRBY YATES</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">1.63</td><td align="right">6.75</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>SHAE SIMMONS</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1.57</td><td align="right">5.14</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>ADAM LIBERATORE</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1.00</td><td align="right">4.50</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>DYLAN FLORO</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1.67</td><td align="right">6.00</td></tr></table></body></html>

I last updated my Rays franchise at the All Star break where we sat 6 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East. July is now finished, and the Rays went an amazing 18-5 in the month, and now have a 1 game lead over the Red Sox in the division. The Red Sox went 10-15 in July and played very poorly the last 2 weeks of July going 1-10 to finish the month including losing 2 of 3 to my Rays. The Red Sox also lost 7 straight games to the Blue Jays in July as well. Ouch.

Looking forward to August and hope to push the Red Sox even further back in the standings. Angels are up next at home followed by a 10 game road trip to face the A's, Cubs, and Rangers.

[obrienthejew]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

In 2019, I just cannot pitch with Bumgarner for my Marlins. I thought signing him in free agency would make us have the best rotation in baseball, but I cannot pitch with him to save my life. Here are the 2019 statsitics for the Marlins.


SS Arismendy Alcantra .247/9 HR/61 RBI
LF Christian Yelich .331/21 HR/81 RBI
1B Victor Martinez .249/5 HR/87 RBI
3B Miguel Sano .273/31 HR/83 RBI
C Mike Zunino .251/12 HR/61 RBI
2B Dustin Ackley .265/8 HR/79 RBI
RF Avisail Garcia .212/12 HR/79 RBI
CF Jon Jay .313/1 HR/31 RBI

[ShowTyme15]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

Seattle Mariners 2014

49-35

Had a 3 game set against Cleveland in which I took 2-3. Lost game 1 to Danny Salazar who was dealing and their speedsters stole a ton of bases on me. Won game 2 in extras 3-2 with a walk off homer from Corey Hart. Just started a 3 game set against Houston. I had a no hitter going through 8 2/3 innings with Erasmo Ramirez and on an 0-2 pitch George Springer hit an opposite field double and broke it up. I decided to leave Ramirez in to Face Matt Dominguez and on another 0-2 count I made a mistake and Dominguez hit a 2 run homer. I lost the game 2-0. HEARTBRAKING.

I am now at the start of July. 12 games away from the All Star Break.

[Knight165]

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2014 National League Championship Series.

Game 1 was Grienke vs. Wheeler.
Grienke was phenomenal ...going 8 giving up no runs...despite 5 walks.
Up 2-0 .....Granderson made it interesting with a ninth inning solo homer..but the Dodgers take it 2-1.

Game 2 was a gem from Dillon Gee.
7 innings of shutout ball. Willingham with a rare start at 1B vs. the lefty Kershaw hit a homer and a double for 4 RBI.
Mets take game 2 to even the series at 1 game apiece.

In the A.L. Texas leads Tampa Bay 2 games to 1.

M.K.
Knight165

[ShowTyme15]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

Seattle Mariners 2014

51-37

Took 2-3 from Houston in Texas. Felix Hernandez Pitched a gem and is now 9-4 on the year. Taijuan Walker also pitched well and is now 8-3. Lost 2-3 to the White Sox in Chicago. Iwakuma struggled in his start again. He's now 3-9 on the year with an ERA over 5.00. Erasmo Ramirez pitched well again, but got the ND after I blew the save in the 9th on a wild pitch from Carson Smith. I lost 6-5 in 11 innings. Paul Konerko hit a walk off homer. I now have a 4 game set against Minnesota and 3 against Oakland all at home. Then I'll be at the All Star break.

Notables

Robinson Cano .313 30 HRS 68 RBI
Kyle Seager .331 14 HRS 45 RBI
Corey Hart .316 27 HRS 58 RBI


Chris Young 8-2 2.79 ERA
Felix Hernandez 9-4 2.52 ERA
Taijuan Walker 8-3. 2.55 ERA

[HozAndMoose]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

Havent really played MLB much since Madden came out. But i played a couple days ago and my first game back went 15 innings. And now that the longest playoff drought in the 4 major north american spots has been broken! Figured i would start up a new franchise. Gonna use the V3 Hybrid rosters. And Start with a fantasy draft. I simmed the first year and chose the worst team by record. That team is the St Louis Cardinals.

2014 season recap

Spoiler

MVP

AL - Jose Abreu (Yankees), .302 AVG, 38 HR, 114 RBI -
NL - Robinson Cano (Brewers). .321 AVG, 40 HR, 120 RBI

Cy Young

AL - Kyle Hendricks (Angels), 20-6, 2.38 ERA, 124 K's. Felix Hernandez finished 2nd at 19-8, 2.00 ERA and 229 K's
NL - Michael Pineda (Brewers), 17-5, 2.29 ERA, 140 K's

Batting Title

AL - Yadier Molina (Indians), .336
NL - Robinson Cano, .321

Delivery Man of The Year

LaTroy Hawkins (Cubs), 53 saves, 3.17 ERA

Rookie of The year

AL - Jose Abreu
NL - Aaron Sanchez (Phillies) - 13-9, 3.11 ERA, 210 K's

Hank Aaron

AL - Mike Trout (Tigers), .303 AVG, 35 HR, 110 RBI
NL - David Ortiz (Nationals), .305 AVG, 38 HR, 109 RBI


Braves, Cubs?, Padres?, Red Sox, Tigers and Astros? won divisions. Dodgers, Brewers, Twins and A's got wild cards.

Playoffs

Dodgers and Twins won their wildcard games.

Cubs beat Dodgers 3-2 in NLDS
Padres beat Braves 3-2 in NLDS
Tigers beat Red Sox 3-0 in ALDS
Astros beat Twins 3-0 in ALDS

Padres beat Cubs 4-0 in NLCS
Tigers beat Astros 4-3 in ALCS

Playoff MVP - Nick Markakis (Padres), .389 AVG, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Tigers beat Padres 4-1 in World Series

World Series MVP - Mike Trout, .389 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Start of 2015 Season

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/depth_chart.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><div id="depthchart"><div class="teamheader" style="background:#BD2031;">St. Louis Cardinals Depth Chart - 2015</div><div class="depthchart"><div id="catcher"><ul><li class="title">Catcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Wilin Rosario</b></li><li class="even">A.J. Pierzynski</li></ul></div><div id="first_base"><ul><li class="title">First Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Joe Mauer</b></li></ul></div><div id="second_base"><ul><li class="title">Second Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Jason Kipnis</b></li><li class="even">Tommy La Stella</li><li class="odd">Jason Donald</li></ul></div><div id="third_base"><ul><li class="title">Third Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Brett Lawrie</b></li></ul></div><div id="shortstop"><ul><li class="title">Shortstop</li><li class="odd"><b>Francisco Lindor</b></li><li class="even">Aledmys Diaz</li></ul></div><div id="left_field"><ul><li class="title">Left Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Carlos Gonzalez</b></li></ul></div><div id="center_field"><ul><li class="title">Center Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Jackson Yates</b></li><li class="even">Ender Inciarte</li></ul></div><div id="right_field"><ul><li class="title">Right Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Dayan Viciado</b></li></ul></div><div id="rightcol"><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Starting Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Tyson Ross</b></li><li class="even">Matt Moore</li><li class="odd">Michael Fiers</li><li class="even">Joe Wieland</li><li class="odd">Barry Zito</li><li class="even">Dustin Moseley (LR)</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Relief Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Tommy Hunter</b></li><li class="even">Scott Atchison</li><li class="odd">Carlos Villanueva</li><li class="even">Bryan Price</li><li class="odd">Joe Smith</li></ul><ul><li class="title">Closer</li><li class="odd"><b>Kenley Jansen</b></li></ul></div><div id="leftcol"></div></div></div></body></html>

*Jackson Yates is a created player. Nothing special ratigns wise. Fast guy with pretty good contact. I drafted a guy with that name in my Madden franchise and decided to bring him over.

Line up

VS RHP

1. RF - (R) Jackson Yates
2. 1B - (L) Joe Mauer
3. LF - (L) Carlos Gonzalez
4. 2B - (L) Jason Kipnis
5. C - (L) A.J. Pierzynski
6. 3B - (R) Brett Lawrie
7. CF - (L) Ender Inciarte
8. SS - (R) Francisco Lindor

VS LHP

1. RF - (R) Jackson Yates
2. 1B - (L) Joe Mauer
3. LF - (L) Carlos Gonzalez
4. C - (R) Wilin Rosario
5. RF - (R) Dayan Viciado
6. 3B - (R) Brett Lawrie
7. 2B - (L) Jason Kipnis
8. SS - (R) Francisco Lindor

1st Series vs Milwaukee

Im genuinely surprised how good the team played these 3 games. Team gave up 10 runs in the 3 games. But 5 came in the 9th inning of the last game when we were up 7-0. Kipnis, Pierzynski and Inciarte have a combined .514 AVG with 8 runs, 2 doubles, 1 HRm 16 RBI and a .590 OBP. 3-0 with the home opener next. I think i really like this team.

[countryboy]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

We are in the midst of a 3 team race for the NL Central Division crown with about 18 games left.

Cardinals ---
Cubs 2.0 GB
Reds 5.5 GB

We are really struggling right now as I've lost 10 of my last 14 games. Not pretty. Only good thing is the Cubs and Reds have hit the same rough stretch (actually played each other 6 times during my skid and beat each other up)

I just lost Johnny Peralta for the season (Torn Achilles Tendon) and in my last game lost Matt Carpenter to Head injury. So we are extremely beat up right now.

I'm currently in a 3 game set with the Rays who lead the AL East.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

I don't know how...but my "just squeaked in" Mets got through the WC game...the N.L.D.S. vs. Washington and then beat the Dodgers in the N.L.C.S.
It took 7 games and beating the N.L. Cy Young Award winner Kershaw twice, but Jon Niese, who struggled during both the regular season and the playoffs held on to beat the Dodgers 5-2 in game 7.

Tampa Bay also came from behind in both the series and in Game 7 to take the A.L.C.S.

So it's Wheeler vs. Price in the World Series.

Guess it's true!....just get to the playoffs and anything can happen!

M.K.
Knight165

[Gronk4M13]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

I started a Colorado Rockies franchise; they have one of the biggest (capacity) ballparks in MLB, they have only been around since 1993, they were one of the worst teams in the league this season, they have front office turmoil, and most importantly, they've never won a World Series.

I'm using the OSFM Hybrid V3 rosters and Armor and Sword's sliders, with hitting on dynamic difficulty (I suck at hitting.)

I simmed the 2014 season. Surprisingly, the Rockies in this sim surpassed 80 wins but did not make the playoffs.

The 2015 season kicked off at AT&T Park for a Sunday Night Baseball clash with the San Francisco Giants.

Starters:

CF Charlie Blackmon- 2 hits, 5 AB
2B Josh Rutledge 4 at bats, 1 RBI, no hits
SS Troy Tulowitzki- 4 at bats, no hats 1 strikeout
LF Carlos Gonzalez- 3 AB, 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 stolen bases
C Wilin Rosario- 4 AB, no hits, 1 strikeout
RF Michael Cuddyer- 4 AB, no hits, 1 strikeout
3B Nolan Arenado- 4 at bats, 1 hit, 1 run
1B Justin Morneau- 3 AB, 1 hit, 1 run. 2 RBI, 1 walk, 1 strikeout (POG)
P Brett Anderson- 2 at bats, 1 hit, 1 run

Bench: outfielder Corey Dickerson, DJ LeMahieu (2B,) Charlie Culberson (2B) CF Drewq Stubbs, C Michael McKenry

The Rockies and the Giants both tallied six hits. This was a clean game (no ruled errors.) However, a tenth inning 2-run homer from Morneau gave the Rockies the upset win. San Francisco only mustered one run.

The Rockies first scored on a sacfrice groundout that scored pitcher Brett Anderson from third base.

Brett Anderson started for the Rockies, giving the Colorado 6.2 quality innings. Anderson allowed 5 hits but only one run. Anderson walked one while striking out 4.

Joe Panik got two hits for the Giants, Michael Morse got two more, and Madison Bumgardner also got a base hit. 3B Dozier was their other hitter that successfully hit the ball. Dozier hit a home run, San Fran's only run of the game.

For Colorado, Rafael Betancourt got the win, pitching 0.1 (the bottom half of the tenth) inning while Belisle got the win. Bumgardner lasted 6 innings for the Giants, giving up 4 hits and a run. YusmeiroPetit got the loss as he gave up Morneau's home run.


I'm looking to trade Michael Cuddyer- I'm in negative numbers for my budget, Cuddyer is 35, and expensive, so I want to get some young guys in exchange for him.

Pitching rotation-Brett Anderson
Jon Gray
Jordan Lyles
Tyler Chatwood
Jorge De La Rosa

Bullpen- Jhoulys Chacin, Franklin Morales, Rafael Betancourt, Boone Logan, Matt Belisle, Set-up pitcher Wilton Lopez, closer Adam Ottavino.

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I simmed the next day's game, also at the Giants, and won 8-5. Franklin Morales got the win, Tsuyoshi Wada (Giants) got the loss. Dickerson got a home run, Rutledge got 3 RBIs, Tulowitzki, Gonzalez, Dickerson and Rosario also scored. Morneau got 3 hits, Rutledge, Cuddyer, Gonzalez, and Arenado each got 2 hits as well. The Rickies talllied 14 hits and 1 error while San Fran only got 5 hits and five runs.

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I simmed the third game, at the Dodgers, who are starting...Clayton Kershaw. I lost 3-4. Wilton Lopez got the loss, posting a 3.86 ERA. Chris Withrow got the win. Tulowitzki and Gonzalez doubled, Arenado tripled and got 3 RBIs. Los Angeles got 11 hits, we got six hits. Lyles, the starting Rockies pitcher, gave up 3 hits and 3 runs in six innings, striking out 7 (4.26 ERA.) Kershaw gave up 3 hits, no runs and struck out 11.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Franchise Progress

Well....the illusion that the "gritty" 2014 Mets could make a complete run looks to be exposed.
Games 1 and 3 of the 2014 World Series were easy wins for the Rays.
Price 3 hit the Mets in Game 1 and they whooped on Wheeler for 9 runs on 10 hits.
Game 2 was close....and the Mets kept it tied going into the ninth...but Sean Rodriguez hit a walk off solo homer to win it for the Rays
Game 3 in CitiField was no better as the Rays took that game 7-1. The Mets, despite 5 walks couldn't get timely hitting and left 10 men on base. Gee was erratic as well and gave up 4 walks.....and when he did get the ball in the zone...the Rays hit it.
Down 3 games to none doesn't bode well.

M.K.
Knight165