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Welp as predicted my pitching let me down. I'm not out of it as the series is only tied but to take a 6-0 lead and turn it into a 8-7 loss is ridiculous. If I could cut every pitcher who pitched this game I would and then I'd lower their ratings to 0 and watch them retire. I've never seen such horrific pitching in a tight game in my life. To top it all off my best RP Ryan Cook came in only needing to get 1 out to get out of the 8th with a 7-4 lead and instead he managed to give up a 3-run HR to Brian McCann of all people, the same McCann who wouldn't even be playing were it not for the assanine CPU starting him at SS every game. Back to Seattle we go with 1 game to decide it all and a bullpen that can't get anyone out when the game is on the line.
Game 1 - W 5-1 (Felix turns in a gem, 7.2 IP, 0 ER)
Game 2 - L 7-3 (Gray is solid, Nick Vincent blows it open and we lose)
Game 3 - W 7-0 (Paxton turns in a gem, 6.0 IP, 0 ER)
Game 4 - L 8-7 (Smyly gave up 2 ER over 6 IP then bullpen gave up 6 ER over 3 IP)
As I said, if my SP doesn't spin a gem then the bullpen blows a lead. I could be up by 10 runs and I wouldn't feel confident in winning the game.Last edited by The Chef; 07-08-2017, 01:18 PM.Comment
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2023 Miami Marlins Season Overview
Regular Season Summary: Following a disappointing postseason last year in 2022 as the Marlins hopes and dreams were extinguished for the second consecutive year by none other than the LA Dodgers. Thus, Miami went into the offseason with conviction and determination to do one simple thing... "Beat LA". In order to do that, some changes needed to be made. Miami went out and deeply improved their bullpen following the retirement of Pedro Baez, bringing in young star reliever Juan Jimenez from the Red Sox. They also made the tough decision of letting LF Yasiel Puig walk in Free Agency and sign with the Cincinnati Reds, opting to let Jonathan Dailey finally become a full-time starter. The results? Miami was up-and-down through the first few months of the season. At the end of April, they held a record of 12-13. Far from the lofty ideals that were set before them to chasedown one of the most dominant teams in baseball. By the end of May, the record was 28-25. A minimal improvement, but after so many years in the postseason many merely chalked this up to a slow start before Miami would eventually get churning as the games started to matter more.
This made itself plentiful clear when Miami won 9 of 11, including a full 7-game winning streak over Philadelphia and Washington in mid-June. Entering the All-Star Break, the Marlins were neck-and-neck with the New York Mets with a record of 50-39. A lengthy winning streak at the end of August, this time being a 9-game winning streak against the likes of Texas, Washington, and Atlanta allowed the Marlins to have the driver seat over New York come the final month of September. Though the Marlins started the month 5-11, the Mets themselves had serious struggles and that allowed Miami to finish them off in a sweep where through 3 games they collectively smashed the Mets by a score of 24-6. Overall, another division title and a final record of 92-70 is nothing to be ashamed of, but we all know that the playoffs is all that counts after you've made the postseason for a now 6th consecutive season. Anyways, let's break down how everyone did this season!
2023 Miami Marlins Roster & Stats Overlook
Starting Pitchers:
#1. Braxton Garrett (25, 90 OVR) ---> 16-11, 206 innings, 36 BBs, 166 Ks, 2.40 ERA, 0.99 WHIP
#2. Lance McCullers (29, 85 OVR) ---> 13-11, 167.1 innings, 69 BBs, 219 Ks, 5.22 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
#3. George Nuñez (24, 89 OVR) -----> 13-9, 202.2 innings, 55 BBs, 226 Ks, 4.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
#4. Felix Hernandez (36, 79 OVR) ---> 11-7, 177.2 innings, 57 BBs, 160 Ks, 2.63 ERA, 1.29 WHIP
#5. Yohander Mendez (28, 87 OVR) -> 15-7, 184.2 innings, 70 BBs, 166 Ks, 3.41 ERA, 1.29 WHIP
Summary: We can't start anywhere except at the top. The Marlins retained all 5 starting pitchers who were in the rotation last season, but made one small tweak bumping Braxton Garrett up from the #4 slot to the Ace spot while King Felix made his way down as he's getting up their in age. The result? Oh my goodness Garrett. What a season. The 25-year old from Alabama fully delivered with a sensational effort all season long, 16-11 record, over 200 innings pitched, under 40 freaking walks, 150+ strikeouts, a career best in ERA and a stunningly great WHIP that fell below the 1.00 mark. He had a 3.13 FIP and 4.7 WAR as well. He finished 1st in all of MLB in ERA, WHIP, and complete games. What more do you need to say? The Marlins have themselves a young ace who will surely be on the team for the next decade if everything goes as planned.
Beyond Garrett, you have a situation where things get very interesting. Has Lance McCullers been a bust for Miami? He was dealt for prospect 2B Cal Hall who has risen to become a starter for the Houston Astros. McCullers was apart of the World Series winning squad back in 2020 and has even had some dazzling postseason efforts but... ugh, after it felt like he made a jump last season with a 3.97 ERA, the first year where his ERA was ever below 4.00 since 2016 he just regressed far harder and had his worst season since 2017. We should have seen this coming, he's basically the same pitcher with the same WHIP and same amount of strikeouts. The luck just didn't go his way. He'll be here for 2024 since he has one more year remaining on his contract but beyond that McCullers may find himself in a different uniform. After him, you have George Nuñez. A 24-year old Venezuelan, Nuñez continues to try and find his way at the major league level. The stuff is there, his stamina is incredible, and his WHIP has been improving every season but in order to become the true #2 in Miami after Garrett, he needs to work on his pitching when runners on the base pads. If he doesn't, all he'll be is a #3 or #4 innings eater, which isn't bad, but certainly wouldn't maximize his full potential.
Coming in at #4, you have the 17-year veteran Felix Hernandez. Many didn't expect Felix to make a return in 2023. At the age of 36, he had nothing left to accomplish considering his championship in 2020 and was just playing for the love of the game and clubhouse at this point. Even towards the tail-end of his career, King Felix is still lighting things up. While his innings are down as well as his strikeout numbers and WHIP, his ERA still managed to stand strong at 2.63 and managed to produce one of the best WARs in all of baseball at 4.8 this year. This may very well be King Felix's last season. He may get a shot to pitch in the postseason and that's likely the reason he's still hanging on, but a total record of 243-159, 3597 innings pitched, 3356 strikeouts, 3.07 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, a career 84.4 WAR... what else is there for him to play for? Finally, we have Yohander Mendez. The most forgotten of the pitching bunch but the former Texas Ranger has done well ever since he joined the Marlins back mid-way through the 2021 MLB Season. He's not gonna light you up with strikeouts who get an ERA below 2.50 but he's one of the best #5 starting pitchers in all of baseball and one of the many reasons people believe this is the best starting rotation people have seen since the 90s/2000s Atlanta Braves.
Bullpen:
LRP: Jim Andrade (21, 86 OVR) -------> 6-4, 97.1 innings, 30 BBs, 84 Ks, 2.77 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
RHP: Juan Jimenez (25, 86 OVR) -----> 3-5, 67.2 innings, 9 BBs, 49 Ks, 2.39 ERA, 0.99 WHIP
RHP: Jake Reed (30, 82 OVR) --------> 2-5, 71 innings, 30 BBs, 72 Ks, 2.66 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
RHP: Adam Costello (22, 77 OVR) ---> 3-5, 77.2 innings, 33 BBs, 59 Ks, 3.36 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
RHP: Keone Kela (29, 75 OVR) -------> 1-2, 92.2 innings, 37 BBs, 105 Ks, 3.50 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
LHP: Owen Savage (25, 79 OVR) -----> 9-2, 45.2 innings, 20 BBs, 35 Ks, 2.76 ERA, 1.18 WHIP
CP: Kelvin Herrera (33, 83 OVR) ------> 0-2, 59.2 innings, 27 BBs, 62 Ks, 1.21 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 43 saves
Summary: Let's start from the top. Andrade is yet another top Marlins prospect who is going through the Garrett/Nunez way of being drafted into the rotation. Let him play long relief his rookie year then acquaint him from there. The tricky thing with Andrade is that if King Felix doesn't retire he may have to spend a 2nd year in the bullpen before taking over in 2025 when McCullers' deal expires and by then Hernandez will surely be retired. He was great and better than Kolek this season. Jimenez was incredible as is the true star of the bullpen for Miami when it comes to the 6th, 7th, or 8th innings. Reed was acquired in a deal that sent Kolek to Minnesota and he was surprisingly good and it was a shame he suffered fractured arm injury that led to Neftali Feliz being called back up. Costello had a fairly decent 2nd full season with Miami, though basically replicated his rookie season. Kela had a resurgent year doubling his innings pitched and surpassing 100 strikeouts, he's due a new contract this offseason. Owen Savage understandably regressed a bit from his insane second season with the Fish. He's still the go-to-guy against lefties. Finally you have Kelvin Herrera who had the best season of his career and was rewarded by winning the Reliever of the Year Award in the NL. 43 saves, insane ERA, good WHIP, what more do you need from your closer?
Lineup:
C: J.T. Realmuto (32, 77 OVR) ------> 139 games, 7 HRs, 52 RBIs, 4 SBs, .261 AVG, .344 OBP, .701 OPS
1B: Ronald Guzman (28, 85 OVR) --> 155 games, 29 HRs, 103 RBIs, 6 SBs, .296 AVG, .375 OBP, .875 OPS
2B: Kurt Rush (24, 93 OVR) ---------> 160 games, 22 HRs, 77 RBIs, 23 SBs, .301 AVG, .374 OBP, .853 OPS
SS: Jean Segura (33, 77 OVR) ------> 155 games, 18 HRs, 66 RBIs, 27 SBs, .275 AVG, .322 OBP, .775 OPS
3B: Doug Boggs (25, 76 OVR) -------> 110 games, 8 HRs, 35 RBIs, 8 SBs, .239 AVG, .292 OBP, .650 OPS
LF: Jonathan Dailey (25, 77 OVR) ---> 145 games, 10 HRs, 44 RBIs, 31 SBs, .285 AVG, .370 OBP, .801 OPS
CF: Christian Yelich (31, 93 OVR) ---> 161 games, 31 HRs, 87 RBIs, 9 SBs, .298 AVG, .379 OBP, .892 OPS
RF: Giancarlo Stanton (33, 93 OVR) -> 151 games, 56 HRs, 119 RBIs, 4 SBs, .287 AVG, .385 OBP, 1.041 OPS
Summary: Behind the plate, J.T. Realmuto has truly seen the transformation of Miami from a laughing stock, perennial playoff contender and a World Series Championship. At the age of 32 and on the final year of his contract, the Marlins will have to make a tough call as to whether or not they wanna keep Realmuto as their main catcher or opt for a far superior defensive catcher who's 6 years younger in Lucas Herbert. Hebert is 10x worse offensively but with the firepower in this offense, Realmuto's relatively lack-luster production since 2020 isn't irreplaceable. At 1B, we have Ronald Guzman who took one of the biggest leaps from a strong solid capable 1B into a potential star. Falling just shy of 30 dingers, he surpassed 100 RBIs and saw his batting average hover around .300 for much of the year. 5.1 WAR as well. At 2B, you have the current co-star of the Fish in Kurt Rush. The former phenom project is now just a phenom. He got healthy after playing just 109 games last year and played 160 this season. Production across the board continues to improve and he'll be a cornerstone for the Marlins franchise for a decade to come, especially with those luscious locks of his. At 3B, things got kind of complicated this season. Tommy La Stella was brought back after a beast 2022 campaign but failed to replicate that effort through 100 games this season before getting injured. La Stella slashed .269 / .332 / .726 which is incredibly average production. Thus the Marlins turned to Doug Boggs who put up even worse numbers. If there was any spot on this roster for the Marlins to focus in on, it'd be 3rd base.
At shortstop, Jean Segura completed his 5th season as a Miami Marlin and sadly we're starting to see the effects of aging in the Dominican. The deal made with Seattle to bring in King Felix and Segura was stellar, but Segura is now showing signs of slowing down at the age of 33, his power went down a bit as did his stolen bases, batting average, and on base percentage. He'll still be the starter next season at 6M but beyond that it's unlikely the Marlins will keep him onboard as a full time starter. In at left field, Miami did their best to try and replace the production lost in Yasiel Puig who had a career season but left to sign with Cincinnati. Jonathan Dailey who had become the main 4th outfielder since 2020 was upgraded to a full-time starting role. He did well. He was an incredibly bench player who produced well over .320 batting average and nearly .400 OBP but as a starter he still managed to perform. The one question with him is whether or not his defense can justify keeping him as a starter since he does have a bit of a noodle arm. In at center field, it was another incredible season from Christian Yelich. In the 2nd year of his 8-year mammoth contract, Yelich had a career high in homers and is one of the best outfielders in baseball from both a hitting and defensive perspective. What else do I need to say? Finally, Big G, Giancarlo Stanton. 33-years old, and yet still tearing up the baseball universe. An insane 56 homers and 119 RBIs? Are you kidding me? He now has 494 homers in his career which is just insane. Great AVG, great OBP, another season of over 1.000 OPS, 80 walks, a 7.5 WAR... he's one of baseball's greatest ever and he'll get a statue when it's all said and done in South Florida.
But the Marlins can't reflect on their greatness yet. Though they finished 3 wins worse (95-67 in 2022 to 92-70 in 2023) Miami thoroughly believes this team is superior to the squad last year. They'll have home-field advantage as they take on the 89-73 Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. If they're able to top the Cubbies, they'll almost surely have a date with the team that's been on their mind all season... the 97-65 Los Angeles Dodgers. The one monkey wrench? The Giants won the division and went 101-61! The Dodgers must beat the Mets and then their California rivals in order to get the showdown we all wanna see in the NLCS. Will it happen? Maybe, maybe not, but Miami needs to do their job and takedown Chicago. That series is next!NFL - Miami Dolphins
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Braves Fantasy Draft Franchise - 2020 MLB Amateur Draft
Round 1, Pick #28 - CF Anthony Zapata (L/R) | 22 yrs old 6-1 186 lbs from Cuba | 63 OVR 85 POT
- He's got great speed and a good contact hitter. The fielding ability leads much to be desired so we're hoping that aspect of his game comes around in our system.
Comp Rd, Pick #29 - SS Alfonso Barrios (L/R) | 19 yrs old 6-1 190 lbs from Kentucky | 65 OVR 78 POT
- He's a speed & D guy. If the bat comes around to serviceable then he'll get a chance one day in the bigs. If they don't then he'll be nothing but a potential fill in.
Comp Rd, Pick #30 - CP Francisco Dias (L/R) | 20 yrs old 6-3 211 lbs from Brazil | 70 OVR 90 POT
- He looks like a future All-Star closer. He's going to be a tough guy to hit but he's also going to walk batters. If he reigns in the control then watch out for this kid. Another thing we're hoping is that his slider is filthy because he's a straight FB/SL guy.
Round 2, Pick #60 - C Alfred Carnes (L/R) | 19 yrs old 6-3 224 lbs from New York | 47 OVR 79 POT
- Well he's a project but we don't have much in the cupboard in our system so we'll have to figure something out. He might never pan out as everything right now is pretty mediocre. He projects as an average hitter with average D.
Round 3, Pick #90 - SP Clinton Dow (R/R) | 18 yrs old 5-10 204 lbs from New York | 63 OVR 73 POT
- If he doesn't bump up that POT in the minors then he'll likely never make it to the show.
Round 4, Pick #120 - 2B Ramon Sanchez (L/R) | 18 yrs old 5-10 189 lbs from Venezuela | 62 OVR 69 POT
- Really thought this guy was going to have a better ceiling. He has a good bat but with that low POT it's really unlikely he gets better and even more unlikely he cracks the big leagues.
Round 5, Pick #150 - RP Geraldo Nunez (R/R) | 19 yrs old 6-2 189 lbs from Pennsylvania | 54 OVR 76 POT
- This kid has a chance to one day be in the pen. He's young so if he improves enough he could be a guy we run out there in the 7th inning but that appears to be his ceiling.
Round 6, Pick #180 - SP Jeff Hammock (R/R) | 20 yrs old 5-10 178 lbs from Canada | 73 OVR 71 POT
- Welp the potential sucks and that really hurts this guy. If injuries build up he could get a shot but it's really a long shot.
This was a tough draft for us. Dias is the only prospect that looks like a sure thing to make an impact down the road. We're going to hope that Zapata progresses as well as Barrios. If we get two guys who make an impact we'll consider this draft class a success.SOS Madden League (PS4) | League Archives
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What teams do you guys play with? Having trouble picking a team. Deciding between Arizona(fav team) Philly,Reds,As, Twins(rebuilding)
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Had to share, after Houston taking me to the brink of elimination in the ALDS my offense came up big in the deciding game 5 in route to a 12-7 win, downside is the bullpen continues to give up runs like it's their job. Heading into the ALCS against Toronto I had my rotation setup well with Felix pitching the opener. He turned in a miserable performance giving up 6 ER over 4.2 IP, thankfully De La Rosa came in and pitched a clean 2 innings, Nick Vincent got the final out of the 8th to perserve a 7-6 lead. I brought in Edwin Diaz who, thanks to Valencia, coughed up the game tying run to make it 7-7 heading into the bottom of the 9th. I'd manage to get runners on the corner with nobody out and Nelson Cruz at the plate who hit a rocket at the drawn in infield, took a funny hop and bounced right over Tulo at SS for the walk off single and a 8-7 win to take a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2 would pit Sonny Gray against Aaron Sanchez. Unlike Felix, Gray turned in a nice performance going 6.0 IP giving up 2 ER and striking out 7. Not to be outdone Aaron Sanchez would go 6.0 IP himself giving up 3 ER and striking out 5. Nick Vincent would once again come in to pitch a clean 7th, Evan Scribner would follow suit in the 8th sending me to the 9th with a 3-2 lead. Thanks to Diaz being gassed from the night before I had to bring in Ryan Cook, very dependable during the regular season but had a meltdown in game 4 against Houston. Well nothing would change as he would give up a HR to Tulo on a slider away that hung sending the game into the bottom of the 9th tied 3-3. Leonys Martin would lead the inning off with a walk from JP Howell to get things started. Next up is the streaky as hell Mike Zunino who would take a hanging curve inside and deposit it into the LF stands for a 2-run walkoff HR and a 5-3 win. So 2 games into the ALCS and I've had 2 walkoff wins, pretty crazy.
On a side note Zunino has suddenly become a beast. After hitting a measly .211 during the regular season and hitting 13 HR's and driving in 33 he's .280 in the playoffs with 4 HR's and 11 RBI's (both lead my team), he's still striking out a lot (11 K's vs 3 BB's) but when he makes contact he drives it as evidenced by his 4 HR's on only 7 hits. Game 3 will be back in Toronto with James Paxton squaring off with Marco Estrada.
Over in the NL the juggernaut that is LA swept away New York in the NLDS while Washington beat Chicago in 5 games setting up a Washington vs LA NLCS. After Kershaw pitched a gem in the opening game the offense has vanished behind stellar pitching performances from Roark and Strasburg leading to a Washington 2-1 series lead. In game 4 of that series it will be Kershaw vs Ross as LA hopes to even the series and avoid falling behind 3-1.
Been a crazy *** postseason so far, the moment I think I'm gonna cruise my bullpen pours gas on the fire and the moment I think I'm gonna lose (was down 6-1 in game 1 vs Toronto heading into the 5th) I make a miraculous comeback, just been crazy as hell so far.Comment
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Should have assumed the series would turn on it's head when heading to Toronto for game 3 but never in a million years did I see myself giving up 5 HR's, 2 to Russell Martin and 1 on a pitch up and in above the zone that he somehow ripped for a HR. To top it off Kevin Pillar and his monster power lunged at a changeup low and away and ripped that for a HR, good Lord I'm glad that game is over with. In the end I still had a chance to win with Jarrod Dyson on 2nd and 1 out down 6-5 but Robinson Cano continued his worthless postseason lofting an easy fly ball out and then Cruz struck out to end the game.
Win or lose this team is going to have a ton of changes, first and foremost I can't wait to hand Paxton and Iwakuma their walking papers and let them be someone elses problem. Iwakuma is always pissed off about something and Paxton has such terrible command that he can't locate a thing only getting by on his overpowering fastball at times but when that doesn't work he gets knocked around just like this last game. I literally can't stand multiple players on this team, unfortunately most are pitchers so it makes for a difficult time just pitching with them, it's a miracle I played the entire season out minus 10-12 games.Comment
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2018 Yankees 15 game update - Record 7-8
Games 14 and 15
Yankees 5-8-1 2B-2, HR-1, BB-5, K-7
Orioles 2-6-0 BB-3, K-12
Severino picks up his first win going 6-1 innings, fanning 9
Indians 8-13-0 2B-3, BB-4, K-8
Yankees 3-9-0 BB-4, K-12
No extra base hits and a rough outing for Kaprielian
15 game update on new acquisitions and trade comparison
Free Agents:
Jake Arietta 0-2, 1.64 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 29 K. Deserves better getting terrible run support
Trevor Plouff .255-0-1, .387 OBP, 6 runs. Doing a great job getting on base, top 10 in walks.
Michael Brantley .231-3-10, 8 runs scored. I am going to demote him from leadoff and stay with Gardner there, doesn't get on base enough.
Trades:
RP Pedro Strop (and a minor league pitcher) from the Cubs for CF Jacoby Ellsbury
Strop 0-1, 10.80 ERA, 1.60 WHIP. Good last couple of games, but was battered his first two trips to the hill.
Ellsbury .204-0-3, 8 runs. Neither us or the Cubs are reaping great dividends yet from this trade.
3B Chase Headley and SP Clay Buchholz to Atlanta for 3B Rio Ruiz and SP Ricardo Sanchez.
Ruiz and Sanchez are both in AAA, no rush.
Headley .313-1-3 in 7 games. Chase is platooning at 3B
Bucholz 1-1, 2.45. 1.19 WHIP
Headley is producing well in part time duty, but one would think the Braves would like more. Bucholz has been solid in 3 starts. Braves hold the advantage now, since the two guys we picked up will not see a major league field until September, barring injuries.
Baby Bombers - How the young sluggers are doing.
Aaron Judge .263-5-12
Gary Sanchez .262-4-14
Greg Bird .265-4-6
No complaints here with 13 homeruns between them, but would like to see the averages a bit higher. We have 19 homeruns as a team, so they are carrying us in that department.Last edited by BYU 14; 07-09-2017, 05:18 PM.Comment
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Trying something new with my franchise... I won the division with the Cubs with a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals.
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Anyone ever just have a season where your whole team just under-performs terribly? I am in the middle of one in my buddy and I's franchise. I am the Braves in it and one game after the all-star break I am around 15 games under .500 and batting .246 as a team. My ERA is a 4 flat, but my staff is not that good at all, so that is actually an expected ERA. My lineup is pretty decent like the real life Braves, but they are just playing horrible. We only play the games on Tuesday and Fridays and sim the rest of the week. My team in the sims is playing even worse than me. It's literally an anomaly if my team scores more than 3 runs in a simmed game. I was keeping a spreadsheet of the stats from played games only and I was batting near .400 with Freeman on the year in played games. He's been so bad in all of the simmed games that his average is still .265 on the year. Inciarte has a .225 average at this point. He will go entire weeks without a hit at times. Kemp is batting .235. Markakis is batting .240. It is just an ugly year.
I'm chalking it up to my team just having a bad year. If I wasn't actually playing as well as the simmed games then I would find it to be a slider issue possibly, but when my team is even worse when simming and my buddy's team is playing okay when he plays his games, I just believe it's a lot of bad luck for me and my team on the year. It has been an incredibly frustrating experience to this point. The other night I took a tally in one game and I went 2 for 11 on good timed swings on balls in the strike zone. 1 was a swing and miss strike out, the rest were weak fly outs or groundouts. Even when my timing is there, it's just been a mess at the plate with this team. I'd hate to see how bad the offensive stats would be on the year if I wasn't playing any games at all.“No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.”
― PlatoComment
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Well it all comes down to game 7 after "King" Felix turned in a garbage performance in game 6 that would have clinched it and sent us to the World Series. When it counted most he came up small (6.0 IP, 5 ER, 8 Hits, 3 BB's, 6 K's). I don't know what it is about the playoffs but they ramp up the difficulty and the CPU becomes HR happy, your pitchers forget how to pitch and every game is high scoring. I have yet to see an actual pitchers dual no matter who is on the mound, on a personal level that's pretty disappointing as I'd prefer to see a nail biting 3-2 game over a nail biting 8-7 game anyday yet the playoffs turn the game into an offensive slugfest in which nobody can get outs. I was pitching just fine heading into the playoffs, in fact I was thinking I was pitching too well and then the playoffs started and it was like a switch was flipped and everyone forgot how to locate anything. One second Felix's sinker is low so I compensate and the next inning it's high, then 2 innings later it's low again like the game is just producing sporadic results. If I never see Toronto again it can't come soon enough, they have an offense that is apparently the best to ever step on the field (15 HR's in 6 games) to put that in perspective I gave up 19 HR's the entire month of September and have given up 20 in 11 playoff games.
So off for the meltdown of game 7, with the way pitching has been I have zero confidence in winning unless I can score 10 runs and even then it will somehow remain close. For game 7 it's Sonny Gray vs Aaron Sanchez so I guess I'll see if that trade I made for him was worth it in the end or whether he shrinks under the bright lights of the playoffs like "King" Felix has. Speaking of Felix, I wanted to keep him through retirement but after this meltdown in the playoffs I'm about ready to trade him in the offseason, there's no room for overpaid pitchers who can't get outs when it matters the most.Comment
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