The Cardinal Way

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I started a 30 team control dynasty in MLB 13 The Show and I only play as the Cardinals, I limit myself to 1 game a week to speed up the season. I am using 30 team control to prevent the computer from screwing up the teams.

Right now I am at August 1st, 2013 and just finished the trade deadline where there were about 15 trades and my only trade was trading John Lackey away to Texas for a prospect because Michael Wacha just got off the DL.

Here are the standings after 4 months:

MLB Standings - Updated: Aug 1, 2013
NL EAST	W	L	GB
Nationals	65	43	-
Braves	61	47	4.0
Mets	57	50	7.5
Marlins	49	58	15.5
Phillies	43	64	21.5
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Brewers	58	50	-
Cardinals	56	50	1.0
Cubs	55	52	2.5
Pirates	48	59	9.5
Reds	47	62	11.5
NL WEST	W	L	GB
Dodgers	54	52	-
Rockies	54	55	1.5
Diamondbacks	53	55	2.0
Giants	52	54	2.0
Padres	50	59	5.5
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Braves	61	47	+3.5
Mets	57	50	-
Cardinals	56	50	0.5
Cubs	55	52	2.0
Rockies	54	55	4.0
Diamondbacks	53	55	4.5
Giants	52	54	4.5

Stats:
Matt Holliday .298 with 28 HR's and 84 RBI's
Matt Adams .313 with 27 HR's and 88 RBI's
Yadier Molina .319 with 16 HR's and 50 RBI's
Matt Carpenter .278 with 8 HR's and 49 RBI's
Jhonny Peralta .290 with 14 HR's and 50 RBI's
Oscar Taveras .247 with 10 HR's and 49 RBI's
Kolten Wong .261 with 7 HR's and 38 RBI's
Jon Jay .311 with 6 HR's and 41 RBI's

Adam Wainwright 15-3 with a 2.63 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 160.2 innings
Shelby Miller 7-7 with a 3.76 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 122.0 innings
Lance Lynn 4-6 with a 3.97 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 115.2 innings
Justin Masterson 3-5 with a 6.48 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 91.2 innings
Michael Wacha 2-0 with a 3.41 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 29.0 innings
Jason Motte 61 appearances 6-4 record with a 4.22 ERA in 53.1 innings
Randy Choate 55 appearances 3-2 record with a 5.63 ERA in 48.0 innings
Kevin Siegrist 49 appearances 3-3 record with a 2.11 ERA In 47 innings
Pat Neshek 48 appearances 1-2 record with a 3.47 ERA in 46.2 innings
Trevor Rosenthal 33 appearances 0-5 record with a 5.04 ERA in 30.1 innings with 26 saves

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Re: The Cardinal Way

After another month we hit the home stretch with just September left. The Cardinals stumbled badly and will need to make a run to make the playoffs. Braves also stumbled even after acquiring Chase Utley. In the American League the Tigers increased their lead to 6.5 games after going all in and acquiring Carlos Quentin and Joaquim Benoit.

Standings:

MLB Standings - Updated: Sept 1, 2013
NL EAST	W	L	GB
Nationals	80	55	-
Mets	76	59	4.0
Braves	75	60	5.0
Marlins	57	78	23.5
Phillies	50	86	30.5
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Brewers	74	61	-
Cubs	69	66	5.0
Cardinals	68	67	6.0
Reds	63	73	11.5
Pirates	57	78	17.0
NL WEST	W	L	GB
Dodgers	71	64	-
Giants	70	65	1.0
Rockies	70	67	2.0
Diamondbacks	65	69	5.5
Padres	63	72	8.0
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Mets	76	59	+1.0
Braves	75	60	-
Giants	70	65	5.0
Rockies	70	67	6.0
Cubs	69	66	6.0
Cardinals	68	67	7.0
Diamondbacks	65	69	9.5

Award Predictions:
NL MVP: Matt Holliday .289 40 HR's 102 RBI's
NL CY Young: Adam Wainwright 16-6 3.09 ERA 181 Strikeouts
Batting Title: Dee Gordon .323
Relief Award: Francisco Rodriguez 51 Saves 1.20 ERA 72 Strikeouts
Rookie of the Year: Yasier Puig .277 20 HR's 68 RBI's

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Re: The Cardinal Way

October Baseball is here. After 162 games the Brewers and Cardinals were tied at 88-74 and were forced to play a 1 game playoff at Miller Park to determine the NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
Sep 30, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (89-74)	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	7	10	0
Milwaukee (88-75)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
W: Michael Wacha (8-4) L: Wily Peralta (5-13)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			STL	MIL
MIL	1	A. Ramirez flied to right for a single. C. Gomez scores.	0	1
MIL	3	R. Braun Homered to left.	0	2
STL	5	Y. Molina homered to right. M. Carpenter scores.	2	2
STL	6	S. Robinson doubled to center. R. Ortega scores.	3	2
STL	9	P. Kozma doubled to center. Molina scores. Ellis scores.	5	2
STL	9	M. Adams homered to left. Kozma scores.	7	2

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
P. Bourjos, CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271
R. Ortega, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.429
S. Robinson, LF	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.316
A. Pierzynski, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
A. Diaz, 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
M. Carpenter, 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.281
D. Descalso, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268
Y. Molina, 1B	4	2	2	2	0	1	1	.288
M. Ellis, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.257
P. Kozma, SS	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.500
M. Wacha, SP	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.171
C. Martinez, RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Motte, RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
M. Adams, PH	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	.308
K, Siegrist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
TEAM TOTALS	35	7	10	7	1	6	2
BATTING: 2B: S. Robinson (7), P. Kozma (3) HR: M. Adams (40), Y. Molina (21) RBI: M. Adams 2 (129), Y. Molina 2 (69), S. Robinson (14), P. Kozma 2 (3) HBP: M. Carpenter
BASERUNNING: CS: M. Carpenter (10), R. Ortega (1)

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
C. Gomez, CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.229
S. Gennett, 2B	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	.294
J. Lucroy, C	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	.274
R. Braun, RF	4	1	2	1	1	2	1	.296
A. Ramirez, 3B	5	0	1	1	0	3	0	.278
A. Dunn, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
K. Davis, LF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.255
J. Jeffress, RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T. Thornburg, RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Segura, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.232
W. Peralta, SP	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.137
T. Gorzelanny, RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G. Parra, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293
M. Lindstrom, RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B. Kintzler, RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C. Gindl, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	33	2	8	2	7	10
BATTING: HR: R. Braun (29) RBI: R. Braun (101), A. Ramirez (86) SAC: W. Peralta
BASERUNNING: SB: C. Gomez (38)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
M. Wacha (W, 8-4)	6.1	6	2	2	5	6	1	4.17
C. Martinez (H, 8)	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.07
J. Motte (H, 23)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.15
K. Siegrist	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2.15
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	2	2	7	10	1

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
W. Peralta (L, 5-13)	5.1	5	3	3	1	4	1	5.03
T. Gorzelanny	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.29
M. Lindstrom	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.01
B. Kintzler	1.2	3	3	3	0	0	0	2.97
J. Jeffress	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3.93
T. Thornburg	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40

MLB Standings - Updated: Oct 1, 2013
NL EAST	W	L	GB
X-Nationals	94	68	-
Y-Mets	92	70	2.0
Y-Braves	91	71	3.0
Marlins	74	88	20.0
Phillies	57	105	37.0
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
X-Cardinals	89	74	-
Brewers	88	75	1.0
Cubs	80	82	8.5
Reds	73	89	15.5
Pirates	68	94	20.5
NL WEST	W	L	GB
X-Dodgers	89	73	-
Giants	86	76	3.0
Rockies	81	81	8.0
Diamondbacks	75	87	14.0
Padres	73	89	16.0
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Y-Mets	92	70	+1.0
Y-Braves	91	71	-
Brewers	88	75	3.5
Giants	86	76	5.0
Rockies	81	81	10.0

Playoff Matchups:
AL Wild Card: Angels @ Mariners
NL Wild Card: Braves @ Mets
ALDS: Red Sox vs Athletics
ALDS: Tigers vs Wild Card Winner
NLDS: Cardinals vs Dodgers
NLDS: Nationals vs Wild Card Winner

NL Award Winners:
MVP: Matt Adams .308 40 HR's 129 RBI's.
Runner Up Matt Holliday .294 44 HR's 120 RBI

Cy Young: Adam Wainwright 21-6 2.82 ERA 224 Strikeouts
Runner Up Jordan Zimmerman 16-6 2.87 ERA 207 Strikeouts

Batting Title: Freddie Freeman .323
Runner Up Dee Gordon .318

Rolaids Relief Award: Francisco Rodriguez 58 Saves 1.19 ERA 85 Strikeouts
Runner Up Bobby Parnell 54 Saves 1.50 ERA 62 Strikeouts

ROY: Zack Wheeler 14-10 4.05 ERA 222 Strikeouts
Runner Up Yasier Puig .276 24 HR's 86 RBI's

Hank Aaron Award: Giancarlo Stanton .314 28 HR's 80 RBI's
Runner Up Paul Goldschmidt .317 30 HR's 97 RBI's

AL Award Winners:
MVP: Miguel Cabrera .345 64 HR's 165 RBI's
Runner Up: Jose Abreu .306 44 HR's 123 RBI's

Cy Young: Jered Weaver 17-8 2.91 ERA 203 Strikeouts
Runner Up: Felix Hernandez 15-8 2.37 ERA 283 Strikeouts (should of won)

Batting Title: Miguel Cabrera .345
Runner Up: Efren Navarro .338

Rolaids Relief Award: Koji Uehara 57 Saves 2.55 ERA 60 Strikeouts
Runner Up: Grant Balfour 50 Saves 5.11 ERA 74 Strikeouts

ROY: Jose Abreu .306 44 HR's 123 RBI's
Runner Up: Wil Myers .255 27 HR's 109 RBI's

Hank Aaron Award: Miguel Cabrera .345 64 HR's 165 RBI's
Runner Up: Jose Bautista .316 32 HR's 116 RBI's

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Re: The Cardinal Way

Playoff are over and the your 2013 World Series Champion is the St. Louis Cardinals

Playoff Matchups:
AL Wild Card: Angels @ Mariners (Angels won)
NL Wild Card: Braves @ Mets (Braves won)
ALDS: Red Sox vs Athletics (A's win series 3-2)
ALDS: Tigers vs Angels (Angels win series 3-2)
NLDS: Cardinals vs Dodgers (Cardinals win series (3-2)
NLDS: Nationals vs Braves (Nationals win series 3-0)

ALCS: Athletics vs Angels (A's win series 4-3)
NLCS: Cardinals vs Nationals (Cardinals win series 4-2)

WS: Athletics vs Cardinals (Cardinals win series 4-2)

Off-Season begins