MLB The Show 21 Franchise Discussion Thread

[DarthRambo]

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Padres take game one of series in dramatic fashion, then offense flounders in games one and two. Dodgers win 2 of 3 at Petco in battle for first place early on this season.


Game one: Padres (6 11 0) vs Dodgers (5 8 0)

W- K. Kela (2-1) SP M. Clevinger 5.1ip 5h 5k 0bb 4er
L- T. Kahnle (0-1) SP J. Urías 4.2ip 4h 7k 3bb 3er
HRs- W. Meyers (1), A. Pujols (1), M. Betts (3), J. Cronenworth (1), M. Machado (3)
PotG- 3B Manny Machado; 2-3 2BB, 2RBI...walk off HR bottom 9th!

**3rd inning 3 run HR by Will Meyers to take early 3-0 lead.
** 5th inning 2 run HR by the man himself,, Albert Pujols. His 440ft bomb to LF tied the game 3 all.
**9th inning the solo walk off HR by Machado!


Game two: Padres (0 4 1) vs Dodgers (3 6 0)

W- J. Nelson (1-1) SP D. May 5ip 1h 3k 5bb 0er
L- D. Lamet (2-1) 6.2ip 6h 5k 1bb 3er
SV- K. Jansen (3)
HRs- A. Barnes (1)
PotG- C Austin Barnes; 1-3 HR, 2RBI


Game three: Padres (3 6 0) vs Dodgers (5 13 1)

W- W. Buehler (1-0) 7ip 3h 7k 1bb 0er
L- Y. Darvish (1-1) 5ip 9h 3k 1bb 4er
SV- K. Jensen (6)
HRs- M. Betts (4), C. Bellinger (3), C. Seager (2), J. Profar (2)
PotG- CF Cody Bellinger; 4-4 2B, HR, 3BI
**Jake Cronenworth extends hitting streak to 10 games.
**4th inning. Back to back HRs by Bellinger and Seager.
**8th inning 3 run HR by Profar gave us the only runs we scored as Buehler baffled us all night.

~~Injury news~~

~Diamondbacks 1B Pavin Smith out for the season. Recalled LF/utility man Josh Rojas. 1B Christian Walker takes spot in lineup.

~Royals 2B Whit Merrifield out 2-3 months. Recalled SS Jeison Guzman. SS Nicky Lopez to take over spot in lineup.

~ Angels SP Shoei Ohtani out 1-2 months. Recalled SP Alex Cobb, who will fill in vacated spot in the SP rotation .


Up next: Padres (11-6, 1gb) vs Brewers(8-7, 2gb)

Game one: J. Musgrove (1-0 4.41era 16k) vs B. Woodruff (2-1 2.05era 22k)


Game two: C. Paddock (0-0 4.50era 7k) vs C. Burnes (1-2 3.31era 25k)


Game three: M. Clevinger (1-0 3.50era 16k) vs A. Houser (0-0 6.43era 10k)

[DarthRambo]

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~~Padres injury news~~


SP Chris Paddack went down with a shoulder injury in game two of the Brewers series. He will be out for 40 days. He was recalled to the club to replace still injured SP Blake Snell. Paddack was in the middle of his 2nd start and was pitching a dandy.

Again, I sim the game and note injuries first so all is fair determining injuries. Just unlucky Paddack was injured after 3.2ip in the sim. The same game Brewers SP Corbin Burnes also was injured after 1.1ip. His was a neck sprain and won't miss any starts though luckily for them.

~~SP Ryan Weathers will fill into the starting rotation now, coming out of his LRP role. In 7 appearances out of the bullpen Weathers (1-1 4.09era) has allowed 14 hits, including one homerun and 5k 4bb in 11ip.

Looking ahead, his first start will be in Dodger stadium vs Clayton Kershaw as well. Oh boy! [emoji51]

[DarthRambo]

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Padres drop game one, but some good starting pitching allowed us to take the series 2-1 over a red hot Brewers who had a 6 game winning streak ended game two. Our record is 13-7 and now tied with the Dodgers (12-6) for division lead before our 4 game weekend series in LA.

Game one: Padres (1 7 0) vs Brewers (7 12 0)

W- B. Woodruff (3-1) 8ip 4h 10k 0bb 0er
L- J. Musgrove (1-1) 4.1ip 7h 3k 2bb 3er
HRs- L. Cain (1)
PotG- SP Brandon Woodruff with 10 strikeouts, no walks in 8 innings.

Game two: Padres (2 6 0) vs Brewers (1 5 0)

W- C. Stammen (2-0) SP C. Paddack 3.2ip 2h 6k 0er (left with injury)
L- B. Boxberger (0-1) SP C. Burnes 1.1ip 0h 1k 0er (left with injury)
SV- M. Melancon (3)
HRs- W. Adames (3), J. Profar (3)
PotG- DH Jurickson Profar; 1-3 HR, RBI
**Bottom 8th; J. Profar hits the eventual game winning solo HR to give us the 2-1 lead.

Game three: Padres (4 16 0) vs Brewers (2 7 0)

W- M. Clevinger (2-0) 5.2ip 5h 7k 2bb 2er
L- A. Houser (0-1) 5ip 11h 2k 0bb 4er
SV- M. Melancon (4)
HRs- M. Machado (4), W. Adames (4)
PotG- 3B Manny Machado; 4-5 HR, SB, 3RBI
**Top 8th; K. Kela strikes out the side to hold a 4-2 lead.

~~Injury news~~

~Nationals RF Yadiel Hernandez out for season. Recalled RF Gerardo Parra.


Up next Padres (13-7) @ Dodgers (12-6)

Game one: D. Lamet (2-1 1.40era 19k) vs J. Urías (1-0 3.86era 9k)

Game two: Y. Darvish (1-1 3.57era 15k) vs T. Bauer (3-0 1.523era 22k)

Game three: J. Musgrove (1-1 4.79era 5k) vs W. Buehler (1-0 0.00era 15k)

Game four: R. Weathers (1-1 4.09era 5k) vs C. Kershaw (2-0 1.44era 24k)

[franch1se]

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Ooof. Tough run of injuries. Luckily we can go about 9 deep I’m confident in.


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[countryboy]

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Cardinals recent struggles result in losing touch with Brewers

The Cardinals have lost 6 of their last 8 ballgames and now find themselves 10 games behind the Brewers in the NL Central, with about 6 weeks of baseball left to play. The Cardinals are still within 3 games of the Braves for the 2nd wildcard spot.

The Cardinals just can't find ways to win ballgames right now. If the pitching is good the bats are silent. If the bats are putting up runs, pitching is giving up more. Or both are bad.

The Cardinals aren't out of the NL Central race, yet, at least mathematically, but unless something changes and soon (like in Pittsburgh), the Cardinals could find themselves hoping to earn a wildcard bid. The Cardinals have 13 games left with the Central leading Brewers, so there is the opportunity to potentially control your own destiny.

The Cardinals will look to turn things around as they head to Pittsburgh this week for a 3 game series with the Pirates and then to Kansas City for a 3 game series with the Royals over the weekend.

[Bgrd1080]

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Minnesota Twins 2021 Franchise

2021 Season Preview. High Hopes Finally Materialize
Opening Day is nearing and that means it’s time to preview what to expect from those high octane Minnesota Twins. The offseason wasn’t especially busy for the Twin Cities franchise, but this is a very good roster that will compete for both the AL Central title and even a World Series if they can finally overcome the playoff curse.

Lineup: Chicks Dig The Longball
C: Mitch Garver
1B: Miguel Sano
2B: Jorge Polanco
3B: Josh Donaldson
SS: Andrelton Simmons
LF: Jake Cave
CF: Byron Buxton
RF: Max Kepler
DH: Nelson Cruz
This lineup could be one of the absolute best in baseball. Cruz continues to launch home runs in the face of father time, turning 41-years old this season. He’ll anchor a unit that should give most opposing pitchers fits as there are almost no weak spots to exploit. Even if someone gets past the presumed upper half of Kepler, Donaldson, Cruz, and Polanco, there are still dangerous threats.
Sano remains a good slugger even if he strikes out in over 35 percent of his plate appearances. Buxton had a career-high .577 slugging and is a nightmare on the base path. The question is will he stay healthy?

The Rotation:Maeda and The Band
Kenta Maeda
Jose Berrios
Michael Pineda
J.A. Happ
Matt Shoemaker
The one-two punch of Maeda and Berrios is very exciting. Maeda looked every bit like an ace last year after joining the team via a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Berrios still has tremendous promise even if he hasn’t turned into a truly dominant starter as many have expected.

Top Prospects: The Kids Are Allright
1. Royce Lewis, SS (MLB No. 17)
2. Alex Kirilloff, OF/1B (MLB No. 26)
3. Trevor Larnach, OF (MLB No. 80)
4. Jordan Balazovic, RHP (MLB No. 97)
While the Twins don’t currently have a top 10 farm system, it’s still a solid and fairly deep one that will keep sending talented players up to the big leagues to help them continue competing. Even with the season-ending knee injury to top prospect Royce Lewis, four of the Twins’ top six prospects should be ready to contribute this season, with several others beyond that prepared to chip in as well. That group is highlighted by No. 2 prospect Alex Kirilloff, who made his big league debut in the postseason last year.

Final Thoughts: Postseason Misery Worries
Perhaps the most noteworthy thing about them for a mainstream audience is that they haven’t won a postseason game since October 4th, 2004. Since that last playoff win in Game 1 of the 2004 American League Division Series, the Twins have lost in the Division Series by way of sweep four times, lost a one-game wild card, and lost in last year’s expanded playoff wild card round. That’s a cumulative total of 18 games. Will this be the season they finally get a playoff victory, let alone a series victory? The bigger question is can the team hold off the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and the up and coming Kansas City Royals? The best case scenario is this team continues sending the ball into the seats, worst case, age has caught up to them and the aging veterans finally fall off.
The team's success hinges on older players like Cruz, Happ, and Donaldson. The AL Central could be one of the more exciting races in the league this year.

(Finished the 1st season already, Wrote monthly updates to post here)

[franch1se]

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EP 5. Our offense finally arrives! We were able to sweep the Giants which will be in my next video. I made a couple commentary mistakes oops, still learning editing.

Eric Hosmer after struggling was clutch with 2 HR's and 5 RBI on the night.

[decga]

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We our first homestand at Truist. We went 3-4. Our record is at 7-6. Tied for second with the Phils, Nats and Mets at 1.0GB of the 1st place Marlins at 8-5.

Our hot SP on this young season is Fried(1-2, 2.14ERA,21.0IP); Ian(1-0,1.86ERA, 19.1IP) and Morton(1-1,2.63ERA, 13.2IP).
Bullpen Standouts are Luke Jackson(8.0IP,4H,7K & 0.00ERA) and Matzek (8.1IP,2HLD,5H & 1.08ERA). I go to them often and they have answered the bell. CP Will Smith is a perfect 4 of 4 in save opp with an 0.00ERA.

Offensively RF Acuna Jr. is batting .380, 2HR, 4RBi and 8R. 2B Albies leads the team with 9RBI batting behind Acuna. 1B Fab 5 Freddie is getting it going, batting .280,2HR,7RBI, with 5(2B).

We are hitting the road for five games. 3 vs. the Cubs and 2 vs. NYY. Looking forward I have never played virtually in the franchise in the Bronx.

[DarthRambo]

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EP 5. Our offense finally arrives! We were able to sweep the Giants which will be in my next video. I made a couple commentary mistakes oops, still learning editing.

Eric Hosmer after struggling was clutch with 2 HR's and 5 RBI on the night.

I'm on my phone and link doesn't work. Another way? Is this year two for your Padres franchise?

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[franch1se]

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I'm on my phone and link doesn't work. Another way? Is this year two for your Padres franchise?

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No I started over so its Year 1. Not sure how to tell you to see on mobile other than just search Myk13 on youtube.

[countryboy]

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Cards sweep Pirates to get back into divisional race

The Cardinals swept the Pirates in a 3 game series and with the help of the Cubs, find themselves back within striking distance of the Brewers of the NL Central race. The Cardinals are now 7 games back of the Brewers and still have 13 games left on the schedule against the Central division leaders.

The Cards pulled off the sweep with dominant pitching and noisy bats as they scored 27 runs in the 3 games while giving up 5. Nolan Arenado hit 5 homeruns and drove in 11 runs during the series and Dylan Carlson's stint in Memphis is paying off as he was 6 for 7 in his two games played with 3 doubles and 5 RBI's.

Carlos Martinez earned his 14th win of the year on Tuesday pitching 8 innings of 1 run 3 hit ball. He was pulled for a pinch hitter in the 9th after hitting 123 pitches after 8 innings.

The Cardinals will travel now to Kansas City for a 3 game series with the Royals.

[countryboy]

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Cardinals place Alex Reyes on 15 Day IL

The injury bug strikes again as the Cards have placed closer Alex Reyes on the 15 day IL with a strained oblique.

The 26 year old left Wednesday's game against the Pirates in the 9th after throwing just 5 pitches. Reyes was in the game just to get work after having not pitched for 4 days.

Reyes has been an extremely pleasant surprise this season earning the closer role out of spring training and has converted 30 out of 31 save opportunities. He has a 0.66 ERA with a WHIP of 0.87. His K per 9 rating is an astounding 14. He was also a first time all-star selection this year.

Reyes will likely return around Labor Day. The Cardinals just activated David Robertson from the 15 day IL so he will take the vacant bullpen spot.

[DarthRambo]

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Padres lose 3 of 4 in LA in series determining division lead. Dodgers SP really shut us down in games one and two. Padres are now 2-7 vs the Dodgers in the season.


Game one: Padres (0 3 0) @ Dodgers (2 3 0)

W- J. Urías (2-0) 7ip 3h 9k 3bb 0er
L- D. Lamet (2-2) 6ip 2h 7k 1bb 1er
HRs- C. Bellinger (5)...two run homer. Only two runs on the game.
PotG- SP Julio Urías; 9ks in 7ip allowing only 3 hits and no runs.


Game two: Padres (1 4 0) @ Dodgers (6 9 1)

W- T. Bauer (4-0) 7.1ip 3h 7k 2bb 1er
L- Y. Darvish (1-2) 5.1ip 6h 3k 3bb 5er
HRs- J. Profar (4), C. Seager (3), E. Ríos (1)
PotG- SP Trevor Bauer

Game three: Padres (4 8 0) @ Dodgers (0 5 2)

W- J. Musgrove (2-1) 6ip 4h 2k 2bb 0er
L- W. Buehler (1-1) 6.1ip 4h 5k 2bb 2r 1er
HRs- none
PotG- SP Joe Musgrove

Game four: Padres (3 9 0) @ Dodgers (5 5 0)

W- D. May (2-1) SP C. Kershaw 5.1ip 8h 1k 0bb 3er
L- T. Hill (0-1) SP R. Weathers 5ip 2h 4k 2bb 2er
HRs- C. Bellinger (6), M. Muncy (4)
PotG- CF Cody Bellinger; 2-4 HR, 4RBI
**Bottom 6th; Bellinger with 2 out 3 run HR when they were down 3-1. Ouch!!!


~~Injury news~~

~ Cubs SP Adbert Alzolay out for the season. Recalled SP Cory Abbott to go in LRP role as SP Alec Mills steps into the rotation.

~ Pirates RP Duane Underwood Jr. out 2-3 months. Recalled RP Chasen Shreve headed to bullpen.

~~ Phillies CF Odubel Herrera out 1-2 months. Recalled CF Adam Hasely. RF Matt Jpyce to replace Herrera in lineup.

~~Padres signing ~~

Padres make the move to sign free agent CP Robert Osuna to help the bullpen even more. Padres ownership is all in for a championship run this year. The contract was for 2yrs/$14.5mil.

RP Tim Hill was optioned down with the move to sign Osuna. Osuna will take over CP duties as Melancon will drop into more of a MRP or SU man. Melancon has struggled this season with a 6.75era on 9.1ip.

[DarthRambo]

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Up next Padres (14-11) @ Dbacks (13-10)

Game one: M. Clevinger (2-0 3.42era 23k) vs L. Weaver (0-2 5.93era 19k)

Game two: D. Lamet (2-2 1.42era 26k) vs T. Widener (1-1 2.91era 26k)

~After the short two game series we end the six road trip and head home for three vs the Giants (8-15)

Game one: Y. Darvish (1-2 4.50era 18k) vs K. Gausman (1-1 3.14era 36k)


Game two: J. Musgrove (2-1 3.71era 15k) vs L. Webb (0-3 2.86era 27k)


Game three: R. Weathers (1-1 3.94era 9k) vs A. Sanchez (2-1 2.30era 26k)

After these it will be end of April. An angry team travels to Arizona looking to put up some runs after scoring only 7 total in the four game series in LA.

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[decga]

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Cards sweep Pirates to get back into divisional race

The Cardinals swept the Pirates in a 3 game series and with the help of the Cubs, find themselves back within striking distance of the Brewers of the NL Central race. The Cardinals are now 7 games back of the Brewers and still have 13 games left on the schedule against the Central division leaders.

The Cards pulled off the sweep with dominant pitching and noisy bats as they scored 27 runs in the 3 games while giving up 5. Nolan Arenado hit 5 homeruns and drove in 11 runs during the series and Dylan Carlson's stint in Memphis is paying off as he was 6 for 7 in his two games played with 3 doubles and 5 RBI's.

Carlos Martinez earned his 14th win of the year on Tuesday pitching 8 innings of 1 run 3 hit ball. He was pulled for a pinch hitter in the 9th after hitting 123 pitches after 8 innings.

The Cardinals will travel now to Kansas City for a 3 game series with the Royals.

Arenado doing Arenado things: 5HR's in the series. Way to go!