Diary Of A Ballplayer, The Sequel: The RTTS Career Of J.J. Murphy (MLB 16:The Show)

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Diary Of A Ballplayer, The Sequel:
The RTTS Career Of J.J. Murphy


Murphy chats it up with a scout at last year's Topps rookie showcase

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J.J. Murphy Career Almanac

Name: J.J. Murphy
DOB: January 27, 1997
Hometown: Spokane, Wa.
Height: 6'2
Weight: 201
POS: CF(RF, LF, Secondary)
Bats: Both
Throws: Left

Transactions

June 8th, 2015: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the MLB Entry Draft

June 15, 2015: Signs minor league deal with the club, assigned to GCL Phillies(Rookie)

March 25, 2016: Assigned to Double A Reading Fightin' Phils


Statistics

2015

2015 Gulf Coast League Phillies Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
J.J. Murphy(CF,DH)	135	24	41	7	0	7	22	14	14	2	2	.304	.377	.511

2016

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April 6, 2016
It's the day before opening day, and I can't lie, I am nervous as hell. Mr. Klentak gave me the news a couple of weeks ago that I'd be starting the season at Double A Reading, and at the time man was I pumped! I called home to Spokane, everyone was thrilled, what a jump! Now though, reality is setting in. This is going to be the biggest challenge of my life and I am thousands of miles from home, living in a small apartment in Reading, Pennsylvania, alone. This is it. This is happening, and I need to hold it all together so that I can show the world what I can do. Tomorrow, it's on. Oh, check out my new profile card...

Profile Card - J.J. Murphy
	J.J. Murphy | CF Reading Fightin\' Phils
	Height: 6\'2	Bats/Throws: S/L
	Weight: 201	Age: 19 years old
	Season G AB AVG R 2B 3B HR RBI SB OBP 2016
	Last 10 AB H R RBI HR SO SB A E PO

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Quick note before I get started. During this RTTS, I will be using Armor & Swords awesome slider set, on Hall Of Fame difficulty(at Double A) and All-Star difficulty at Triple A and MLB.
No perks will be used at all, nor will Showtime, except for the times it automatically triggers.
I will cap my Double A progress somewhere in the mid 60's(OVR), and Triple A probably in the low to mid 70's(OVR).
As far as equipment, only Bronze and silver in the minors, once in MLB it's all fair game.
Highlights from each game will be recorded and posted.
Thanks for watching, and I hope you enjoy!

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Thursday April 7th, 2016

(0-1) Sea Dogs - 1
(1-0) Fightin' Phils - 2
Opening day, and it was every bit as nerve racking as I'd expected. The game has been over now for just a few hours and, it's all a blur. Bottom line though is this, we won first and foremost, awesome! As for me? I was DH today, coach said Roman(Quinn) would be in center and that he'd try to get me in the field when he could. At the plate I was 0 for 3, with a pop-out and two fly outs. I hit the ball hard in my last two AB's, just right at someone. Time to rest up, got another one tomorrow.

Friday April 8th, 2016

(0-2) Sea Dogs - 3
(2-0) Fightin' Phils - 6
On cloud nine baby! Got my first Double A hit today, a three run bomb, that smashed way up off of the offices there in left, man it felt good. Back in the dugout the boys gave me the silent treatment, then they all jumped me, felt awesome! The homer also turned out to be the difference, we won 6-3 and yours truly was named player of the game! Mackin'
Batting 8th as the DH, I flew out to left, grounded out to short, homered, and reached on a throwing error.

Highlights From The Ballgames

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Saturday April 9th, 2016

(1-2) Sea Dogs - 3
(2-1) Fightin' Phils - 2
Fell behind early today and never could quite get back into it, we eventually lost by the score of 3-2. As for me, I was once again the DH, going 1 for 4 on the day with a ground out to first, an RBI single, a ground out to second, and a pop out to short.

Sunday April 10th, 2016

(1-3) Sea Dogs - 1
(3-1) Fightin' Phils - 2
Let's get the business out of the way quickly. We won a tough hard fought game 2-1, but from the DH spot I went without a hit, going 0 for 3 with a line out to short, a strikeout(my first), and a ground out to third. Now to the important stuff.
I talked to my agent after the game, told him I'd love to be in the field, he then dropped the bomb on me, subtly of course. You see, all he did was show me the club's depth chart for center field, Odubel Hererra, Nick Williams, Roman Quinn, Will Venable, then little ol' me. He then told me I should think about a position change, I said I'd think about it, but with 2 hits in 14 AB's, I'm not saying a damn thing right now.

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Monday April 11th, 2016

(2-3) Flying Squirrels - 7
(3-2) Fightin' Phils - 4
Something's up. Overheard Quinn and coach Wathan going at each other pretty good after last night's game, and now today I'm making my first start in center field, Roman's not in the lineup.
On the field, we took one on the chin, but I had my first two hit game at this level, going 2 for 4 with a pair of singles and a pair of ground outs. In the field, I nearly, nearly missed one. Tracked it well, but then I lost it for a second in the light, luckily though I recovered just in time and made the catch at the last second.

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Tuesday April 12th, 2016

(3-3) Flying Squirrels - 4
(3-3) Fightin' Phils - 1
Coach Wathan gave me the day off today, so I had a chance to watch the game and relax, sucks that we lost though, that's three out of four and we've fallen back to .500
Hopefully we can snap out of it and avoid the sweep.

Wednesday April 13th, 2016

(4-3) Flying Squirrels - 4
(3-4) Fightin' Phils - 2
Swept at home by a club who came in here without a win. We were dead flat from the jump and never could get going. After the ballgame coach really let us have it, made us run and do push-ups, said we'd keep doing that until he was satisfied with the effort we were putting forth. He also made it quite clear that we were professional ballplayers, and when professionals didn't perform, they were canned. Between the yelling, and the throwing of chairs, and the running, and the push-ups, I think we got the message. Personally, the game started out horrendously for me, I grounded into a double play, and then I fouled out to the catcher. After that foul out, coach gave me the stink eye so the pressure was on. My next two AB's I bashed a solo homer, and a single. Took the heat off a little bit.

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Friday April 15th, 2016

(4-5) Fightin' Phils - 3
(6-3) Senators - 0
Back at it after another day off, and I'm starting to feel a little pressure to perform. I want to be out there every day, every day, and going 1 for 5, even though the "one" was an RBI double, isn't going to cut it. Coach mentioned that I'm struggling against right handers, I quickly assured him that it was early, and that I hit righties and lefties about equally. All the time I'm dying inside, thinking he wants to platoon me. I need to pick it up.

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Saturday April 16, 2016

(4-6) Fightin' Phils - 5
(7-3) Senators - 6

Lost a tough one today, 6-5 in ten innings. Finally did some damage to a righty, going 3 for 5 with 3 singles and a run, and even though it was my first three hit game in AA, that's not what's sticking with me about the game. It's that damn pickoff play. Pissed me off, and I'm still pissed about it. Here's what happened, top of the 3rd, 1-1 ballgame. I'm on first, Jake Long at the plate, Jaron Long on the mound, full count, two outs. Looking to get a jump on the play I try to time the delivery and apparently, I'm off by a split second, and Long catches it, spins and picks me off. Inning over. Because of my mistake, Long has the bat taken out of his hands, and the inning ends. I need to be smarter than that.

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Sunday April 17th, 2016

(4-7) Fightin' Phils - 2
(8-3) Senators - 4

Well, had a clunker today. My admittedly modest four game hit streak is in the tank, and we lost, 4-2, making it six losses in seven games. Afterwords, coach pulled no punches, told us no one was guaranteed playing time, and that if things don't start changing, he'll start making changes. I am completely paranoid now thinking he means me. We're off to Richmond now, gonna be a long bumpy night on the bus...

Highlights From The Ballgame



Quick note, I forgot to record the final sequence at the end of the game, nothing more happened, the video is just missing the wrap-up show.

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Tuesday April 19th, 2016

(6-7) Fightin' Phils - 5
(6-7) Flying Squirrels - 3

On the bench for yesterday's win, I was back out there today, and it was a mixed bag, at least I thought so. A few good AB's, a couple not so good, but at the end of the day I was 1 for 5 with a walk, and that's not good enough. I need to be better than this.

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Wednesday April 20th, 2016

(6-8) Fightin' Phils - 2
(7-7) Flying Squirrels - 7

Ugh. Hit the ball like a damn girl today, no patience, no discipline, nothing, a stinking o'fer. Afterwords, the coach ripped me pretty good on the bench, told me he'd ship my *** back to Seattle(I'm from Spokane but I didn't feel a correction was in order.) if I didn't pick it up. Started feeling sorry for myself so I called home from the hotel and my older brother just happened to be visiting my parents, said I was 1 for my last 14, that I had bad luck, the coach was on my ***, he told me to stop acting like a ***** and play. He told me I'm playing a man's game now, be a man. I think it was what I needed to hear. Packing up now for the long bus ride back to Reading.

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Friday April 22nd, 2016

(4-11) Fisher Cats - 3
(7-8) Fightin' Phils - 5

Demoted(in my mind) to DH, and dropped to 6th in the lineup, I managed to go 0 for 3 with a walk in a game that saw both clubs combine for 21 hits. After the game, coach pulled me aside, he told me to keep my head up, he said that slumps happen and that the only way to get out of one was to keep your head about you, and come to the ballpark each and every day with a positive attitude. I thanked him of course and (tried) to emphasize that under no circumstances would I throw in the towel. I felt good after our talk, well as good as I could considering that I'm 1 for my last 17.

Saturday April 23rd, 2016

(5-11) Fisher Cats - 4
(7-9) Fightin' Phils - 2

We lost, and that always sucks, but I finally had a pretty good day at the plate, and boy did I need it. I had four good AB's, finished 2 for 4 with two singles, and two fly outs to center. Funny, I'm still just 3 for my last 21, which is f'n awful(trying to keep this PG), but I feel so much better. Just wish we'd have won.

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