Da Astros

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I guess I've made the decision to put my franchise on hold and wait for Scott's rosters. I am going to go trophy hunting in the meantime.. it has been a while since I've been on a good trophy hunt.

I've been playing homerun derby for about a 1/2 hour.. my thumb hurts.. 0 trophies.

The ETA for the rosters is Tuesday correct?

unless i missed something, all Scott said was *a couple of days*...interpret that how u want lol

[Scott]

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unless i missed something, all Scott said was *a couple of days*...interpret that how u want lol

I'm shooting for Wednesday or Thursday.

[IK720]

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I'm shooting for Wednesday or Thursday.

Awesome thanks for the info Scott. Hopefully I can knock out most of the trophies by then heh.

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I'm shooting for Wednesday or Thursday.

that's cool...take as long as u need

[TheNumber35]

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My class got cancelled today...all that means is that I'll be spending the time I could have been sleeping (if I hadn't had to wake up) or in class sorting out that 5th starter spot haha. Harrell may have the edge right now, although Weiland is scheduled to start against Detroit, so depending on how that goes it could sway back.

Also, Wallace is definitely raking for me. He could break camp as the starter at 3rd base if Johnson doesn't do something to make me play him.


EDIT: I lost 2-1 to Detroit. But I was hitting the ball well, more solid contact this time around. As for Weiland...5IP, 4h, 2ER, 4K was his final line. He got touched up by a Peralta 2-run homer in the 4th inning. But he pitched well outside of the one mistake.

Noteworthy Performances: Jose Altuve goes 2-4 with a pair of steals, Carlos Lee had a double and the lone RBI. Anuery Rodriguez had 4Ks in 2 innings of relief.


Next Game: Houston vs St Louis

Harrell (0-0, 0.00) vs Westbrook (1-0, 2.33)

Recap: Harrell goes 4 strong, allowing a couple hits but no runs. His final line looks like this:
4IP, 3h, 0ER, 2K

Chris Snyder continues his tear over the last week, hits a 415 foot homer off Adam Wainwright to give the Astros a 1-0 lead in the 5th. Also, the top 3 in the lineup all had 2 hits a piece (Maxwell, Paredes, Wallace) but none of them led to any runs...stupid singles hitting team lol.

[Geronimo22]

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My class got cancelled today...all that means is that I'll be spending the time I could have been sleeping (if I hadn't had to wake up) or in class sorting out that 5th starter spot haha. Harrell may have the edge right now, although Weiland is scheduled to start against Detroit, so depending on how that goes it could sway back.

Also, Wallace is definitely raking for me. He could break camp as the starter at 3rd base if Johnson doesn't do something to make me play him.


EDIT: I lost 2-1 to Detroit. But I was hitting the ball well, more solid contact this time around. As for Weiland...5IP, 4h, 2ER, 4K was his final line. He got touched up by a yy Peralta 2-run homer in the 4th inning. But he pitched well outside of the one mistake.

Noteworthy Performances: Jose Altuve goes 2-4 with a pair of steals, Carlos Lee had a double and the lone RBI. Anuery Rodriguez had 4Ks in 2 innings of relief.

Hey nice updates. What rosters are you playing with?

[TheNumber35]

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Hey nice updates. What rosters are you playing with?

MGOBLUE321's OSFM V4 for now...when Scott's drop I'll probably restart, which is why I'm just in Spring feeling the team out for now. Thanks to NFG4M for convincing me to do that, cuz I'm gonna hate it when all ya'll are talking about McCullers and Correa dominating. And I have no ace and a replacement level SS lol.

[TheNumber35]

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Just finished that game I was playing up...3-2 Cardinals in 12. Lyon blew a save in the 8th followed by me scoring on a Wallace single, after a Paredes triple. In comes Brett Myers, mistake on my part. Gives up a leadoff triple, gets the next guy, then gives up another triple to tie the game. He follows by walking Furcal and giving up a hit to the pitcher (again!)

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sounds like the closer's job is up for grabs

[TheNumber35]

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sounds like the closer's job is up for grabs

You have no idea...Myers came in as my guy, but there's no way I can use him as a closer because he loves to give up walkoff HRs and hits to the pitcher spot.

Any suggestions? Should I use Cruz right off the bat or use someone else as a fill-in guy?

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You have no idea...Myers came in as my guy, but there's no way I can use him as a closer because he loves to give up walkoff HRs and hits to the pitcher spot.

Any suggestions? Should I use Cruz right off the bat or use someone else as a fill-in guy?

he was servin up HR's like they were pancakes as well for me....yep i'll give Cruz the first shot at closing

[TheNumber35]

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he was servin up HR's like they were pancakes as well for me....yep i'll give Cruz the first shot at closing

That's what I was thinking...he has the stuff to close, we'll see if he has the moxy as well. Because there is NO way that I'm dealing with Myers and his 23.50 ERA in spring for the whole season lol.

But I just played Weiland's next start...sad to say but I think this battle is over. Weiland's line against the Mets: 5IP, 6h, 4ER (5R), 2BB, 4K. He pitched alright but he was really shaky the whole game. His control was way off and he served up 3...count them 3 HR balls before it was all said and done. But on the positive side, Jason Castro hit a bat flippin', monster moonshot, no-doubt 2-R HR. It went 430 feet lol. Altuve also chimmed in with a 2RBI single. But we lost 5-4.

[Geronimo22]

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MGOBLUE321's OSFM V4 for now...when Scott's drop I'll probably restart, which is why I'm just in Spring feeling the team out for now. Thanks to NFG4M for convincing me to do that, cuz I'm gonna hate it when all ya'll are talking about McCullers and Correa dominating. And I have no ace and a replacement level SS lol.

Is that a franchise file or a roster set?

I'm looking for a OSFMv4. 30 team control, opening day, franchise file w/injuries and lineups set (where CPU trading is on!). Geez I feel like I was ordering my favorite sub. lol

I'm not going to go with Scott's rosters. No knock to them or anybody who will use them, because they sound great! But as great as they sound, I don't like the idea of effectively having "bonus" rookies in 2012. Having Correa, McCullers, AND then drafting "in-game" 1st round pick, just seems like overkill.

Besides, I enjoy having everything up to date as of opening day, and then letting my franchise universe take over. That's another reason why I really wish I didn't have to start over... Low rated guys who had surprising good starts (Chris Snyder, Travis Buck, Fernando Martinez) it's going to be hard destroy what could have been their career seasons. Oh well, that's what I get for starting a franchise without testing it out first.

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That's what I was thinking...he has the stuff to close, we'll see if he has the moxy as well. Because there is NO way that I'm dealing with Myers and his 23.50 ERA in spring for the whole season lol.

But I just played Weiland's next start...sad to say but I think this battle is over. Weiland's line against the Mets: 5IP, 6h, 4ER (5R), 2BB, 4K. He pitched alright but he was really shaky the whole game. His control was way off and he served up 3...count them 3 HR balls before it was all said and done. But on the positive side, Jason Castro hit a bat flippin', monster moonshot, no-doubt 2-R HR. It went 430 feet lol. Altuve also chimmed in with a 2RBI single. But we lost 5-4.

oh well....good luck to Harrell lol

[37]

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Is that a franchise file or a roster set?

I'm looking for a OSFMv4. 30 team control, opening day, franchise file w/injuries and lineups set (where CPU trading is on!). Geez I feel like I was ordering my favorite sub. lol

I'm not going to go with Scott's rosters. No knock to them or anybody who will use them, because they sound great! But as great as they sound, I don't like the idea of effectively having "bonus" rookies in 2012. Having Correa, McCullers, AND then drafting "in-game" 1st round pick, just seems like overkill.

Besides, I enjoy having everything up to date as of opening day, and then letting my franchise universe take over. That's another reason why I really wish I didn't have to start over... Low rated guys who had surprising good starts (Chris Snyder, Travis Buck, Fernando Martinez) it's going to be hard destroy what could have been their career seasons. Oh well, that's what I get for starting a franchise without testing it out first.

i believe it's a roster set and not a franchise file...i understand your view...as the draft pick thing may be even looked upon as *cheating*...although those 2 guys eliminate 2 scrubs that wont ever amount to anything...im definetly with u on the opening day-thing...it's just gunna be hard to say no to Correa and McCullers....i hate being on the fence when it comes to video-game rosters....smh