MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

[cardinalbird5]

Re: MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

This right here. Chemistry is HUGE in baseball. I've been watching a looooong time (I'm old) and I don't know if I've ever seen a team with the kind of chemistry the Giants had last year. Maybe the '79 Pirates.

Actually Chemistry means very little in baseball. Sure it helps, but nothing compared to NHL, NBA, or NFL. MLB teams have whole new rosters every 2-3 years anyways. Giants just played well at that right time, simple as that. There was nothing magical about it.

[JoeCoolMan24]

Re: MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

How can the White Sox be last in fielding ratings? They had the best fielding percentage and fewest errors in the American League last year. And not a single significant defensive stat in the bottom third.

LOL, that's what I was thinking too. White Sox were one of the best defensive teams in baseball last year.....yet have the 2nd worst ratings in the game...lol.

Only spots of suspect defense are LF and 1B. CF and C are average. SS, 3B, 2B, RF, and our pitchers are ALL plus defensive positions for this team......

Guess I'll have to adjust ratings again. They always short Alexei and Beckham on defense, despite being possibly the best DP combo in baseball.

[OUSOONERS#1]

Re: MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

Actually Chemistry means very little in baseball. Sure it helps, but nothing compared to NHL, NBA, or NFL. MLB teams have whole new rosters every 2-3 years anyways. Giants just played well at that right time, simple as that. There was nothing magical about it.

IM biggest Cardinals fan there is and I can tell you this the Giants run was pretty magical .Also there is no way the Cardinals win the 2011 WS without the team chemistry they had.


P.S. Do you not remember "Happy Flight"?

[cardinalbird5]

Re: MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

If team chemistry is such a big deal then why do teams get a whole new roster every 2-3 years? Wouldn't they rather keep their players to have that "team chemistry"? Sorry, I don't believe in team chemistry in baseball as much as I do in basketball or football. I think you can put the best teams together and they'll dominate right away, unlike in basketball or even football. The only player that needs to have good team chemistry is the catcher really. But if you put a team together of 9 superstars in baseball they'll dominate. If you put together a team of a HOF PG, best center in the league, one of the best players ever, and a top 10 PF they might not even make the playoffs.

I know it sounds good putting cliches and feel good stories in your beliefs, but that doesn't mean they are always true.

Giants were a good team that made the playoffs and played well when it mattered. I don't see any magic there. Jesus wasn't walking on water or anything last October.

[g-burn]

Did Justin Upton get traded to the Braves in time to be included on the Show's roster?

[PhilliesFan13]

Re: MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

Did Justin Upton get traded to the Braves in time to be included on the Show's roster?

I believe Ramone said Upton was squeezed in at the last minute before rosters locked.

[ROABS]

Wow the redsox are rated #3 thats a surprise . Being a sox fan i find that a little high.

[bdubz91]

If team chemistry is such a big deal then why do teams get a whole new roster every 2-3 years? Wouldn't they rather keep their players to have that "team chemistry"? Sorry, I don't believe in team chemistry in baseball as much as I do in basketball or football. I think you can put the best teams together and they'll dominate right away, unlike in basketball or even football. The only player that needs to have good team chemistry is the catcher really. But if you put a team together of 9 superstars in baseball they'll dominate. If you put together a team of a HOF PG, best center in the league, one of the best players ever, and a top 10 PF they might not even make the playoffs.

I know it sounds good putting cliches and feel good stories in your beliefs, but that doesn't mean they are always true.

Giants were a good team that made the playoffs and played well when it mattered. I don't see any magic there. Jesus wasn't walking on water or anything last October.

So this is your logic for 2010 and 2012, where they had the same dominant pitching staff, and won the world series? Give me a break. The Giants pitching staff which has stayed pretty much the same since 2010, won them the world series (with some timely hitting of course). Never discount the value of playing together as a team in any sport.

[D0GGERT D0G]

Re: MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

I just don't quite understand how the Rockies are 13th when they were the 3rd worst team in baseball last year

[soxin12]

Re: MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

Wow the redsox are rated #3 thats a surprise . Being a sox fan i find that a little high.

I thought the same thing. With a productive offseason I thought we look better than we did last year, but still there are too many question marks to have us ranked so high. I realize the ranking is probably the potential for what we have, fast guys or power guys that CAN produce but in reality fall flat sometimes.

They should make all players on the sox injury prone on the game, because we all know thats how it is in real life .
I have a feeling that John Ferrell will make a difference on the pitching staff and that the new strategy of building team chemistry will work out moreso than having a team of big headed superstars.

At least I don't have to make big moves to ensure my red sox will be contenders in the Franchise mode! haha

[catswithbats]

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Hmm. With the starting rotation that the Tigers have, why are they 13th in Team Pitching? I know there's questions on the back end of the bullpen, but when you have studs like Verlander, Fister, Scherzer, and Sanchez, I think it balances that out. More than that, I think.

I'm guessing MLB the Show doesn't think too highly of the Tigers' bullpen and its rookie closer then.

ETA

Apparently the Show has Phil Coke as closer. Huh.

[foreverasnake]

This is ridiculous, The World Champions 17th, and the team voted most likely to win the world series is 5th, and Marlins are better than Jays on defense?? Somebody clearly has no idea what theyre doing

[Metsfan31]

My Mets 28th? Wow they really are expecting no production this year.

[Metsfan31]

The Blue Jays should be a little better than that!

[Metsfan31]

The Blue Jays should be a little better than that!

I'd switch the Blue Jays and Red Sox.