MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

**LowerWolf** · 07-30-2023, 12:25 AM

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After 10 games, my Braves are 8-2. We lead the Mets by a game in the East.

Loving the variety I'm getting so far.

at Nationals
Lost, 3-1
Won, 11-4
Won, 4-2

at Cardinals
Won, 6-5 in 10 innings
Won, 6-3
Won, 13-9

vs. Padres
Lost, 3-2
Won, 3-2
Won, 5-3
Won, 9-8

**fuhrsy** · 07-30-2023, 11:10 AM

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Originally posted by Nickda55

Have a question for everyone. In order to get through multiple seasons, I've been playing 1 game, swimming 5, and playing another.

This is the first time I've made into the playoffs. When you play playoffs, do you still sim a portion of it, like the reg. Season. Or do you play all game?

I was thinking of playing 1, simming 1. I figure if it headed to a game 7, I can play it, plus if it as a 5-7 game series, I'd be able to play a min of 1 game at home and 1 away.

What do you guys think? How do you play your playoffs?

During the regular season I play one quick manage 5 and repeat. Over in the playoffs I'll play one quick manage one. I'll play all games where im facing elimination

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**Itsma806** · 07-30-2023, 02:48 PM

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2023 Pittsburgh Pirates 09/15-09/17

Overall Record:80-70 (1st NL Central/5.0 over Milwaukee Brewers)

Game Results:

Game 1
Yankees-5
Pirates-2

Game 2
Yankees-4
Pirates-0

Game 3
Pirates-2
Yankees-1

Pirates notch 80th win of season

The Pirates are just about guranteed to finish the year at least with a .500 record. That alone would be an accomplish for the club as they havent finished a season at that mark since 2018. However, with twelve games to go, the Pirates are hoping to get to that mark and more as they will look to maintain their lead in the weak NL Central and make the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

There most recent series was against the New York Yankees who at the time was the only team who had clinched a playoff birth with their MLB leading record of 95-55. The Toronto Blue Jays have also now clinched a spot in the playoffs with their record of 90-60.

The Yankees took two of three from Pittsburgh as they showed the Pirates what facing teams in the playoffs will likely be like.

Yankees pitching stifled an already struggling Pittsburgh offense in the first two games, holding them to a combined eight hits. The starters, Luis Severino and Nestor Cortes allowed just five in their 11.2 combined innings of work.

Not only was the pitching for the Yankees good but their star offensive players shined as well. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton were responsible for all give runs in their 5-2 game one victory. Judge also got an 8th inning rally started...with a walk in game two that would eventually end in a 4 run inning as the Yankees took game two 4-0.

The Pirates needed game three to avoid the sweep and reach that 80th win. Vince Velasquez, was making his 30th start on the season, a feat his has reached just once in his career (2018 with Philadelphia). The start didn't get off on the right foot though as in the first inning, Rafael Ortega hit his 5th homerun of the season to make it 1-0 Yankees.

From there, Velasquez would settle down and not allow another run as he amazingly pitched 9.2 innings as the game went into extra innings. In his outing, Velasquez allowed just 6 hits, one run, 1 walk and struck out six.

Frankie Montas pitched well for the Yankees as well (6.1, 5 hits, 1 run, 3 so) but he did allow that tying run in the the 4th inning as Andrew McCutchen knocked an rbi single that nearly gave the Pirates the lead but Jack Suwinski was thrown out at home trying to score the second run on the play.

The walk off run was provided by Carlos Santana who pinch hit for Ji-Man Choi in the 10th inning to face lefty, Wandy Peralta who had also pitched the 9th inning.

The Pirates will now head off for their last road trip of the season. First stop will be in Chicago to face the Cubs (74-76/3rd NL Central 6.0 games back). The series will go to decide the season series as well as the teams come into it tied on the year 5-5. Game one probable starters are Roansy Contreras (12-12 2.96 ERA) for the Pirates and Jameson Taillon (18-4 2.87 ERA) for the Cubs. Taillon is currently projected to finish 3rd in the NL Cy Young race behind Spencer Strider and Freddy Peralta.

**MattyIce** · 07-30-2023, 06:14 PM

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After dropping 3 out of 4 in Cincinnati and with the offense going ice cold, we got out to a 7-2 lead against the Guardians in game 1. Cleveland chipped away at the lead over the next couple innings before scoring 4 runs in the 9th inning, capped off by a walk-off bases clearing double from Oscar Gonzalez to give a Cleveland an 8-7 victory. Absolutely gut wrenching loss. This team has now lost 8 of 11 and sits at 25-26 on the season. 3rd Place in the NL Central, 4.5 GB. Offense has been really hard to come by these last few weeks and it was good to see the bats finally wake up but this time the bullpen couldn’t close it out. When it rains it pours right now

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**cch99** · 07-30-2023, 06:30 PM

Re: MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

Originally posted by Nickda55

Have a question for everyone. In order to get through multiple seasons, I've been playing 1 game, swimming 5, and playing another.

This is the first time I've made into the playoffs. When you play playoffs, do you still sim a portion of it, like the reg. Season. Or do you play all game?

I was thinking of playing 1, simming 1. I figure if it headed to a game 7, I can play it, plus if it as a 5-7 game series, I'd be able to play a min of 1 game at home and 1 away.

What do you guys think? How do you play your playoffs?

In Nba 2k I play 1 sim 4 during regular season. In playoffs I did play 1 sim 1 until I could be eliminated. Thinking about doing the same for the show. I have been doing first game of every series though in the show might switch it back to play 1 sim 5 just so I can get through a season.

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**Detroit Tigers** · 07-30-2023, 07:23 PM

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https://youtu.be/f8RcJ9tr_pk

Lovely ending to a rubber-match game vs 1st-place MIN.

**franch1se** · 07-30-2023, 07:50 PM

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so I'm having a winning issue and not sure if i want to start over. I have a thing where if i Win i keep simming until i lose (unless I'm playing a rival series or divisional series). Well.....I'm now 45-6. WTH

**kdutch98** · 07-30-2023, 10:46 PM

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**Shaffer26** · 07-30-2023, 10:55 PM

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I kind of want to jump back into a franchise after taking about a month or two off but have they fixed the issue where the CPU will make moves without your consent? I remember all my settings were on manual yet the CPU would call up/send down players in my org on a whim.

**Itsma806** · 07-31-2023, 02:35 AM

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Originally posted by Shaffer26

I kind of want to jump back into a franchise after taking about a month or two off but have they fixed the issue where the CPU will make moves without your consent? I remember all my settings were on manual yet the CPU would call up/send down players in my org on a whim.

I don't have that issue. Even when a minor leaguer comes off injury I auto it and he stays down there. I've never had the cpu call anyone up or send anyone down

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**dbjets24** · 07-31-2023, 01:06 PM

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How do y'all do position changes? Do you limit yourself to what a player has or just change it to whatever you want/feel?

**dragster646** · 07-31-2023, 03:35 PM

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2024 Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals (15-16) vs Colorado Rockies (11-20)

Game One: Felipe Escalona vs Kyle Freeland
The Nationals scored in the first inning and never looked back. Andrew Vaughn scored Victor Robles with a fielder’s choice in the first and Lane Thomas hit a solo home run in the second. Kike Hernandez hit a solo home run in the third, to make it 3-0. This gave Felipe Escalona some breathing room as he made his major league debut, as the Nationals top prospect and 2nd overall prospect in all of baseball. He did not disappoint; going 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on six hits, walking three and striking out three, earning a win in his first ever appearance. Zach Davies would pitch the remaining 3.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit with two strikeouts. The Nationals would end up winning 9-4, with Kike Hernandez (2 home runs), Wilmer Perez, Brandon Drury, Mitch Haniger, Lane Thomas, and Andrew Vaughn all driving in runs. The Rockies would end up using five pitchers in this game, and it will be interesting to see how that affects their bullpen for the next three games of the series. In other news, they may have lost CF Yonathan Daza for the year, as he appeared to have injured his Achilles while stealing second. Daza played a total of two games for the Rockies in 2023 before missing the year with a torn ACL, and this must be devastating for him and the franchise as a whole.

Game Two: MacKenzie Gore vs Joe Rock
Nick Solak got the Rockies off to an early lead with an RBI base hit in the first, but Washington rallied for five runs in the third. Andrew Vaughn hit a double to score Victor Robles and that was followed by back to back home runs from Anthony Rizzo (a three run shot) and Mitch Haniger to put the Nationals up 5-1. Colorado would nibble away at the lead, scoring one in the fourth and fifth before breaking out in the eighth with four runs against the Nationals bullpen. Three of them came on a home run from Dansby Swanson, the same Dansby Swanson who hit the walk-off home run in Game 7 of the NLCS last season. Washington could not get any more offense going and ended up blowing a four run lead against a team that, quite frankly, isn’t very good.

Game Three: Lucas Giolito vs Jaden Hill
The Nationals scored a run in each of the first three innings (home runs from Andrew Vaughn and Brandon Drury, and a double from Luis Garcia). Colorado would tie the game in the fourth when Zac Veen hit a three run home run, and they would then explode for six runs in the fifth. Seven of the Rockies' nine runs were charged to Lucas Giolito, who would leave after just 4.1 innings. Washington would get one more run when Mitch Haniger hit a solo home run in the eighth but the Nationals looked exhausted and were unable to mount any further offense.

Game Four: Josiah Gray vs Tanner Tully
Dansby Swanson put Colorado on the board first with a fielder’s choice in the first inning, and Washington would tie the game in the second on a sac fly from Victor Robles. But Colorado would fight back and score two runs in the bottom half. Washington then scored four unanswered runs (a Brandon Drury solo home run and three run home run by Andrew Vaughn), but Josiah Gray would give up the lead in the seventh by giving up and RBI triple to Taylor Motter and a fielder's choice to Nick Solak. The Rockies had a great opportunity for a walk off in the ninth, as Zac Veen doubled off Aaron Bummer to start the inning. Victor Robles was injured making a diving attempt at the ball and is awaiting MRI results. Bummer would get out of the inning, and the Nationals responded by scoring four runs in the tenth (base hits from Wilmer Perez and Andrew Vaughn and a two run double from Brandon Drury). Zach Warren would pitch the ninth and give up three runs in two thirds of an inning before the Nats turned to Trevor Rosenthal, who gave up a game tying single (run also charged to Warren). The game winning run was thrown out at home, but the Rockies would walk it off against Zach Davies in the eleventh.

Victor Robles has been placed on the 10-day IL with a pulled hamstring. Brady House has been recalled from AAA, where he was batting .267 with three home runs and 11 RBI in just eleven games played. He will once again be the starting shortstop while CJ Abrams will move to the outfield. Robles was mainly a matchup bat against lefties, so the club will need to figure out if they want Abrams to keep playing everyday or rotate him with other outfielders for now.

For the Rockies, they have lost Yonathan Daza with a torn Achilles for the second straight year.

An absolutely brutal series for the Nationals, who move to 16-19 and are 3-7 in their last ten games. They will now go to San Diego to play the Padres (19-16) for three games before a much needed off day.

**Shaffer26** · 07-31-2023, 03:43 PM

Re: MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

Originally posted by Itsma806

I don't have that issue. Even when a minor leaguer comes off injury I auto it and he stays down there. I've never had the cpu call anyone up or send anyone down

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Have you been playing since the release? Maybe they fixed it during my hiatus lol.

**Itsma806** · 08-02-2023, 02:07 AM

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Originally posted by Shaffer26

Have you been playing since the release? Maybe they fixed it during my hiatus lol.

Yes I have been running my Pirates franchise since release. I don't know what setting could be allowing the cpu to make roster moves for you

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**Itsma806** · 08-02-2023, 02:07 AM

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Originally posted by dbjets24

How do y'all do position changes? Do you limit yourself to what a player has or just change it to whatever you want/feel?

I just go off their stock primary and secondary positions

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