MLB 11 The Show "Franchise/Season" Progress Thread

[tgerman22]

Re: MLB 11 The Show "Franchise/Season" Progress Thread

End of season statistics
AL Central Standings
Detroit 90-72
Minnesota 88-74 2 GB
Chicago 69-93 21 GB
Cleveland 67-95 23 GB
Kansas City 62-100 28 GB

Pitching Stats

Starters
Justin Verlander (16-11, 3.63 ERA, 197 K's, 84 BB's)
Jered Weaver (16-7, 3.15 ERA, 217 K's, 65 BB's)
Jacob Turner (14-9, 4.07 ERA, 112 K's, 78 BB's)
Max Scherzer (14-10, 3.72 ERA, 207 K's, 64 BB's)
Erik Bedard (7-17, 5.53 ERA, 149 K's, 91 BB's)

Bullpen
Brad Penny (1-5, 4.55 ERA, 52 K's, 30 BB's)
Joel Zumaya (3-2, 3.18 ERA, 54 K's, 37 BB's)
Livan Hernandez (11-10, 1 SV, 4.18 ERA, 61 K's, 36 BB's)
Rick Porcello (3-6, 5.35 ERA, 44 K's, 18 BB's)
Manny Delcarmen (1-4, 1 SV, 4.66 ERA, 37 K's, 22 BB's)
Aroldis Chapman (-2, 2 SV's, 2.94 ERA, 56 K's, 31 BB's)
Jose Valverde (0-1, 41 SV's, 2.74 ERA, 44 K's, 12 BB's)

Jered Weaver and Justin Verlander both finished 6th in Wins in AL
Weaver 2nd in AL ERA, Verlander 10th
Weaver 2nd in K's, Scherzer 3rd
Weaver 2nd in IP, Verlander 6th
Jose Valverde 8th in Saves

Batting Stats

CF Austin Jackson (.279, 18 HR, 59 RBI) Games Played(143)
LF Magglio Ordonez (.279, 18 HR, 64 RBI) Games Played(140)
1B Miguel Cabrera (.315, 36 HR, 92 RBI) Games Played(158)
C Victor Martinez (.279, 26 HR, 92 RBI) Games Played(162)
RF Ryan Rayburn (.285, 21 HR, 85 RBI) Games Played(139)
SS Jhonny Peralta (.262, 13 HR, 70 RBI) Games Played(145)
DH/LF Brennan Boesch (.297, 21 HR, 69 RBI) Games Played(121)
2B Brandon Phillips (.255, 19 HR, 71 RBI) Games Played(154)
3B/2B/SS Ramon Santiago (.213, 7 HR, 35 RBI) Games Played(89)
OF/IF Don Kelly (.268 8 HR, 26 RBI) Games Played(81)
3B Brandon Inge (.245, 12 HR, 48 RBI) Games Played(138)
C Hank Conger (.266, 5 HR, 30 RBI) Games Played(61)
2B Scott Sizemore (.235, 1 HR, 11 RBI) Games Played(28)

Miguel Cabrera finished 5th in Batting Average, 6th in Hits, 6th in HR's, and 10th in Runs




Lost to the Red Sox in the ALDS
Cardinals went on to beat the Red Sox in the World Series

[Knight165]

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Fictional League
Manage only Mode

With my New York Mets I now stand at 10-1 to start the season.
The Atlanta Braves are keeping pace just 1 game back.

Cubs lead the Central

Giants lead the West

In the A.L. it's Boston-Chicago and L.A.

After a slow start for my 1B Vince Talley, he's come on to go nuts and give my club it's last 4 wins(7 in a row now)...as 3B Collins and LF Borders have cooled off considerably. I also am going with the hot hand of 4th OF Richard Bryant who is batting in the high .400's. Gillespie...my regular RF who is a far better hitter and fielder is cold as ice. He'll get his playing time when Bryant slows down.
It's my pitching that is really the star as my somewhat average staff is pitching particularly well although helped by a strong offense right now in regards to wins.
Top 5 in ERA/K's and RA for those guys.

M.K.
Knight165

[chuckles012]

Re: MLB 11 The Show "Franchise/Season" Progress Thread

How do you guys manage benching players, their stamina seems to drop quickly and they end up not playing a lot of games due to the warning screen saying they need a day off or something.

[mjbird123]

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I did a 2 player draft w/ my bro. Im the rays and he's the Orioles. We're both 5- 4, i just swept the White Sox. Here's my team.
Lineup:
1st SS Elvis Andrus: Avg- 297 HR- 0 RBI- 1
2nd RF Jon Jay: Avg-206 HR- 0 RBI- 5
3rd LF Carlos Gonzalez: Avg-212 HR- 1 RBI-1
4th DH Prince Fielder: Avg-297 HR-0 RBI-6
5th 2B Dan Uggla: Avg- 412 HR-1 RBI- 4
6th 3B Pablo Sandoval: Avg-278 HR-1 RBI-2
7th 1B David Ortiz: Avg-351 HR- 4 RBI-7
8th CF Adam Jones: injured
9th C Josh Thole: Avg-158 HR-0 RBI-0
Rotation:
Johan Santana: 1-1/ ERA- 1.69 /k-6
Chris Carpenter: 3-0/ ERA- 1.13/ 14 K's
Ricky Nolasco: 2-0/ 1.59 ERA/ 11K's
Jonathan Sanchez: 1-1/ 3.68ERA/5K's
Clayton Richard: 0-0/ 2.57 ERA/ 2K's
So thats my team

[rockman2k2]

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Gl in your franchise...Like u, i'm playing with the Pirates..I love the young position players they have especially mccutchen, alvarez, and walker....Don't care too much for their rotation but im managing to hold the fort together so far through 89 games...i'm 55-34 and 2 games behind STL for 1st

Thanks!

Wow, 55-34 is an amazing accomplishment for that team, congrats. I'm just hoping to hover some somewhere a little over .500 at this point lol. My starting pitching is just killing me though. They can go for a good 5 or 6 innings and then they just implode. Evan Meek is killing me as well, with an ERA over 20 lol. Luckily our offense is carrying us to some crazy come back wins in the early half of the season. Injuries have claimed the better half of Ryan Doumit (who struggled early, but then turned it around before getting hurt), and Alvarez. I really like Alvarez and love his production, but man, he just can't stay healthy. I'm really glad I picked up Atkins, because he's been holding down 3B pretty good while he's been out. I may explore my options for a 3B come the trade deadline if we're fighting for a playoff spot at the time.

[tgerman22]

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Apparently I didn't save last night, so it is saved after June 31st. Still made the trade for Chapman and Phillips. 46-37 after the month of June.

[37]

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Thanks!

Wow, 55-34 is an amazing accomplishment for that team, congrats. I'm just hoping to hover some somewhere a little over .500 at this point lol. My starting pitching is just killing me though. They can go for a good 5 or 6 innings and then they just implode. Evan Meek is killing me as well, with an ERA over 20 lol. Luckily our offense is carrying us to some crazy come back wins in the early half of the season. Injuries have claimed the better half of Ryan Doumit (who struggled early, but then turned it around before getting hurt), and Alvarez. I really like Alvarez and love his production, but man, he just can't stay healthy. I'm really glad I picked up Atkins, because he's been holding down 3B pretty good while he's been out. I may explore my options for a 3B come the trade deadline if we're fighting for a playoff spot at the time.

Yea...the Pirates pitching is nothing special but i pitch better then I hit so i have an advantage right off the bat.....Injuries certainly do kill u...That's why I turned them off before I started my franchise...Don't want the hassle of bringin guys up/down then having to shuffle lineups/rotations, etc....Plus, I take more satisfaction in beating teams with their star players being involved....Haven't made any roster moves since I started, as i'm satisfied with how my team has been chuggin along...If push comes to shove, imma prolly look to upgrade my backup catcher spot as Snyder's battin .229 with 1 HR and 6 rbi's......U may have hit on something with Meek..he's the weak link in my dominant bullpen with a 4.41 era....One BIG problem i do forsee down the road is my *ace*...As every Pirate fan knows, Correia is not an *ace*..At best he's a 4th/5th starter.....Browsing through the trade block, I notice many teams making high-profile *ace-types* starters available such as Buchholz, Pineda...I promised myself not to mess with my team's chemistry in my 1st year, as im the type to not wanna give up young prospects, but imma have to think long and hard about acquiring a true ace for the playoff run

[tgerman22]

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Breaking news: Magglio Ordonez hits his 300th career homerun in the bottom of the 2nd inning off SF's Madison Bumgarner

[tgerman22]

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Decided to sim the next 7 games, to get to present day in real life(July 9th, 2011). Then I will play each game per day it is played in real life.

Stats as of July 8th, 2011

AL Central Standings
Detroit 52-39
Minnesota 47-43 4.5 GB
Cleveland 41-49 10.5 GB
Chicago 41-50 11 GB
Kansas City 29-6122.5 GB

Pitching Stats

Starters

Justin Verlander (8-8, 3.05 ERA, 115 K's, 49 BB's)
Jered Weaver (10-3, 3.15 ERA, 116 K's, 41 BB's)
Jacob Turner (12-4, 3.09 ERA, 70 K's, 44 BB's)
Max Scherzer (6-6, 4.21 ERA, 109 K's, 39 BB's)
Livan Hernandez (5-9, 5.05 ERA, 42 K's, 29 BB's)

Bullpen

Brad Penny (1-2, 6.31 ERA, 30 K's, 19 BB's)
Joel Zumaya (3-2, 3.18 ERA, 54 K's, 37 BB's)
Daniel Schlereth (1-1, 1 SV, 5.40 ERA, 15 K's, 12 BB's)
Rick Porcello (4-2, 4.76 ERA, 41 K's, 13 BB's)
Aroldis Chapman (0-0, 4.30 ERA, 30 K's, 10 BB's)
Jose Valverde (0-1, 25 SV's, 2.10 ERA, 27 K's, 6 BB's)

Batting Stats(* denotes everyday starter)

*CF Austin Jackson (.239, 11 HR, 36 RBI)
*LF Magglio Ordonez (.299, 12 HR, 28 RBI)
*1B Miguel Cabrera (.339, 17 HR, 50 RBI)
*C Victor Martinez (.286, 13 HR, 49 RBI)
*RF Ryan Rayburn (.293, 16 HR, 55 RBI)
*SS Jhonny Peralta (.271, 4 HR, 43 RBI)
*DH/LF Brennan Boesch (.242, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
*2B Brandon Phillips (.250, 11 HR, 37 RBI)
3B/2B/SS Ramon Santiago (.197, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
OF/IF Don Kelly (.246, 3 HR, 9 RBI)
*3B Brandon Inge (.253, 8 HR, 24 RBI)
C Hank Conger (.294, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
2B Scott Sizemore (.224, 2 HR, 11 RBI)

MLB Award Voting

AL MVP
Adrian Gonzalez .300, 30 HR, 98 RBI
Manny Ramriez .299, 28 HR, 66 RBI
Evan Longoria .322, 22 HR, 71 RBI

NL MVP
Ryan Howard .308, 33 HR, 84 RBI
Prince Fielder .322, 36 HR, 74 RBI
Carlos Lee .308, 26 HR, 66 RBI

AL CY Young
C.C. Sabathia 12-3, 2.79 ERA, 112 SO
Jacob Turner 12-4, 3.09 ERA, 70 SO
Daisuke Matsuzaka 12-4, 4.56 ERA, 80 SO

NL CY Young
Matt Cain 12-2, 3.45 ERA, 97 SO
Ubaldo Jimenez 11-43 2.79 ERA, 123 SO
Jason Marquisa 10-3, 3.70 ERA, 53 SO

[VonD]

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My Astros Franchise is officialy unrealistic; after starting 26-51, we have caught fire and are now 39-55.

Kinda feels good to be somewhat relevant.

[ILiveForThis]

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VonD, I love how you call it 'unrealistic'. To be completely honest, I thought the real-life 'Stros would be where the Pirates are.
Anything is possible!

[37]

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VonD, I love how you call it 'unrealistic'. To be completely honest, I thought the real-life 'Stros would be where the Pirates are.
Anything is possible!

I didn't.....their pitching is beyond horrendous...doesn't help that they're playing in a bandbox..and their hitting outside of lee and pence is non-existent

[tgerman22]

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Mets offer:
SS Jose Reyes (.261, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
RP Taylor Bucholz (1-2, 4.59 ERA, 30 SO)

for

SS Jhonny Peralta
C Hank Conger
RP Daniel Schlereth

[tgerman22]

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All-Star Break Stats


AL Central Standings
Tigers 54-39
Twins 48-45 6 GB
Indians 43-50 11 GB
WhiteSox 43-50 11 GB
Royals 29-64 25 GB

Pitching Stats

Starters

Justin Verlander (8-8, 3.05 ERA, 115 K's, 49 BB's)
Jered Weaver (11-3, 3.27 ERA, 124 K's, 41 BB's)
Jacob Turner (13-4, 3.06 ERA, 76 K's, 46 BB's)
Max Scherzer (6-6, 4.21 ERA, 109 K's, 39 BB's)
Livan Hernandez (5-9, 5.05 ERA, 42 K's, 29 BB's)

Bullpen

Brad Penny (1-2, 6.31 ERA, 30 K's, 19 BB's)
Joel Zumaya (3-2, 3.18 ERA, 54 K's, 37 BB's)
Taylor Bucholz (1-2, 4.59 ERA, 30 K's, 15 BB's)
Rick Porcello (4-2, 4.68 ERA, 42 K's, 13 BB's)
Aroldis Chapman (0-0, 4.20 ERA, 31 K's, 10 BB's)
Jose Valverde (0-1, 27 SV's, 1.95 ERA, 29 K's, 6 BB's)

Batting Stats(*denotes everyday starter)

*SS Jose Reyes (.258, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
*LF Magglio Ordonez (.301, 12 HR, 29 RBI)
*C Victor Martinez (.289, 13 HR, 51 RBI)
*1B Miguel Cabrera (.339, 18 HR, 54 RBI)
*2B Brandon Phillips (.254, 11 HR, 37 RBI)
*RF Ryan Rayburn (.291, 17 HR, 56 RBI)
*DH/LF Brennan Boesch (.242, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
*CF Austin Jackson (.238, 12 HR, 37 RBI)
*3B Brandon Inge (.267, 9 HR, 26 RBI)
2B Scott Sizemore (.224, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
3B/2B/SS Ramon Santiago (.197, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
OF/IF Don Kelly (.246, 3 HR, 9 RBI)

MLB All-Stars

AL(*Starter)
*SP Brandon Webb(TEX)
SP Jacob Turner(DET)
SP Jered Weaver(DET)
SP Felix Hernandez(SEA)
SP Trevor Cahill(OAOK)
RP Daniel Bard(BOS)
CP Mariano Rivera(NYY)
CP Jose Valverde(DET)
CP Andrew Bailey(OAK)
CP Neftali Feliz(TEX)
CP Koji Uehara(BAL)
CP Joe Nathan(MIN)
*C Joe Mauer(MIN)
*1B Adrian Gonzalez(BOS)
*2B Robinson Cano(NYY)
*SS Derek Jeter(NYY)
*3B Evan Longoria(TB)
*LF Brett Gardner(NYY)
*CF Jacoby Ellsbury(BOS)
*RF Manny Ramirez(TB)

NL(*Starter)
*SP Ubaldo Jimenez(COL)
SP Chris Carpenter(STL)
SP Randy Wolf(MIL)
SP Mat Latos(SD)
SP Yovani Gallardo(MIL)
RP Pat Neshek(SD)
CP Huston Street(COL)
CP Carlos Marmol(CHI)
CP Drew Storen(WSH)
CP J.J. Putz(ARI)
CP Johnathan Broxton(LAD)
CP Craig Kimbrel(ATL)
*C Buster Posey(SF)
*1B Prince Fielder(MIL)
*2B Chase Utley(PHI)
*SS Chone Figgins(STL)
*3B Hanley Ramirez(FLA)
*LF Carlos Lee(HOU)
*CF Andres Torres(SF)
*RF Andre Ethier(LAD)



MLB Award Voting

AL MVP

Adrian Gonzalez .301, 31 HR, 100 RBI
Evan Longoria .320, 23 HR, 73 RBI
Manny Ramriez .298, 28 HR, 66 RBI

NL MVP

Prince Fielder .325, 37 HR, 76 RBI
Ryan Howard .305, 33 HR, 85 RBI
Carlos Lee .305, 26 HR, 66 RBI

AL CY Young

Jacob Turner 13-4, 3.06 ERA, 76 SO
C.C. Sabathia 12-4, 2.93 ERA, 115 SO
Jered Weaver 11-3, 3.27 ERA, 124 SO

NL CY Young

Matt Cain 12-2, 3.58 ERA, 100 SO
Ubaldo Jimenez 11-43 2.71 ERA, 128 SO
Jason Marquisa 10-3, 3.57 ERA, 57 SO

[MarinersVsDodgers]

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My pitching rotation for the Dbacks is now...

SP Daniel Hudson
SP Zach Duke
SP James McDonald
SP Clay Bucholz
SP Johnny Cueto

currently 43-41 at the last day of Interleague.