Which unlikely CPU teams/players excel in your franchise?

[Jesse2444]

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Blue Jays had the best record in the AL at the All Star break in year 2 of my franchise (led by slugger Travis Snider as I mentioned above). They finished the year going 11-27 (including a 12 game slide that included games against New York and Tampa Bay) and losing the division and wild card.

[yankee1nation101]

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For fun I did a quick sim of a season with the Twins, only move made was getting Brandon Webb in a package centered around Brian Fuentes, wasn't pitching well for me and they needed a closer with Qualls having left. So I get Webb and put him in the bullpen, as he's going to do in realife, and from July 31st until the end of the season, 1-0, 2.03 ERA, 31 IP 15 H 3 BB 52 K.

[bobeureally27]

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Cubs are leading all of baseball with 80 wins. I follow day to day moves in real life and somehow the cubs keep winning without their good players. I don't want the cubs to make the playoffs so I zeroed out all the pitchers attributes. Hopefully that will work.

What's the fun in that? Now when you face them, you'll probably light them up for 50 runs per game.

I guess if you're fine with it, that's all that matters.

[spitoon]

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I'm playing a franchise as the Twins and I am just starting September.

The Mariners are leading the AL West.

The Blue Jays lead the league in HR...oh wait, I guess that's not "unrealistic" just unexpected.

The Blue Jays lead the league in ERA. (Strangely they are not near the playoff race).

[fullmetal2405]

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Just finished my first season in RTTS (spent the whole year in AA ball. Took the championship series to 5 games... then lost spectacularly). AL West was the best division in all of baseball. Rangers won it, Mariners in a close second (they were also a close second to the Yankees for the wild card). A's had the worst record in the division at 80-82. Barely a losing record.

[moemoe24]

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What's the fun in that? Now when you face them, you'll probably light them up for 50 runs per game.

I guess if you're fine with it, that's all that matters.

Because I don't want the cubs to make te playoffs with a bunch of called up minor leaguers. That's all their team is now in real life and on my season since I keep up with daily roster moves. IMO, it's not realistic for the cubs to be anywhere close to the playoffs with that roster.

The Cardinals are only 3 games out now after I adjusted all the cubs pitchers attributes to 0. I'm thinking this will do the trick and the cardinals will overtake them.

[yanksrule4ever]

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Well, these people aren't succeeding, but they are doing the unlikely:
At the end of June:
Joe Mauer: .186 AVG
Mark Reynolds: 38 RBI
Matt Kemp: .245 AVG, 25 RBI

And the one that is succeeding:
Ronnie Belliard: .370 AVG


They all play everday and Mauer was the only one on the DL for like 10 days.

[MetsRampage]

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Manny Ramirez 387 avg 20 homruns while in 205 atbats.
Todd Helton 374 avg 9 homeruns in june

[lek]

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I have done a few franchises down to end of August/September and at times get frustrated with odd numbers. I also sim a lot just to see what goes on with the stats. In general I find the following happens often:

1) White Sox win AL central or lead by a bunch (there pitching is always great and a good deal of the time pier hits like 340)

2) Twins finish like 20 games out more often then not and Maur hits like 240. Once he got up to around 310.

3) Travis Snyder hits like 40 HR and bats 340 (I think about everytime)

4) Ryan Zimmerman hits 340 with 40 HR sometimes Dunn hits like 340 as well.

5) Jose Reyes hits 240 or less while David Write and Bey hit around 330.

6) The Marlines win or lead the NL East a lot. Mets often finish last.

7) Same thing with Reynalds he hits around 330 with around 50 HR.

8) ARod hits about 50 HR and bats around 330.

With some of this stuff I adjust the attributes. I guess it may be fun to just let it be but I just can't play with Reynalds hiting 330 or the Twins so bad and Nationals so good. I watch a ton of Yankee games so tweak their attributes probably more then any. I did finally get my current season as Yankees, White Sox and Brewers down to more or less realistic numbers with some what I consider more realistic suprises.

Also I see the 20 loss thing for pitchers a lot and often move them to pen or minors. Also I see the Ichiro thing. He hits like 240 a good deal of the time. Also I think its the age but Rivera is often very bad. I have to adjust his atributes to like 100% to get an ERA under 600 by July.

[bobeureally27]

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Because I don't want the cubs to make te playoffs with a bunch of called up minor leaguers. That's all their team is now in real life and on my season since I keep up with daily roster moves. IMO, it's not realistic for the cubs to be anywhere close to the playoffs with that roster.

The Cardinals are only 3 games out now after I adjusted all the cubs pitchers attributes to 0. I'm thinking this will do the trick and the cardinals will overtake them.

Have you ever heard of the 2003 Marlins? I mean, most of that team weren't minor league call ups, but it was a really young team. If I remember correctly, Miguel Cabrera debuted that year at the age of 19.

[moemoe24]

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Have you ever heard of the 2003 Marlins? I mean, most of that team weren't minor league call ups, but it was a really young team. If I remember correctly, Miguel Cabrera debuted that year at the age of 19.

You answered your own question. The Marlins team in 2003 consisted of a young team that was together all season.....I don't remember that team having a bunch of August and September call ups on that team. That Marlins team was an awesome team with those guys like Beckett and Cabrera.....a bit different than the players the Cubs have called up in the last month or so(Darwin Barney for example).

I will say this is one of the negatives of following the real life day to day moves.