Hopes and Dreams at a Mile High — A PS2 The Show Dynasty

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General Managers win Tiltes is the saying around sports as a whole...even if it is the collection of talent on said roster that got the organization the title. Managers manage, whether it be baseball, football, hockey, etc.

I am taking over as the field manager of the Colorado Rockies, back in 2010. Names like Todd Helton and Jason Giambi were household names and perennial All-Star vote getters. Then you had up-and-coming talent like Ubaldo Jimenez, Troy Tulowitzki (aka Tulo) and the amazing closer in Huston Street. This team’s time was now, before Jimenez got injury riddled, Helton retiring and Tulo moving on the a different ball club.

What drew me to select the Rockies, a poll I conducted ages ago gave me the push I needed. Plus, playing in Coors Field for 81 games is always fun.

I’ll be donning the managerial cap, giving the CPU control over everything that would have been handled by the General Manager (waivers, trades, training (just cause it’s a pain), management decisions, free agency, player contracts, facilities, marketing, banking) I myself will be in charge of lineups, pitching rotations, 40-man roster, injuries/rehab.

My goal is to manage a series a week, and give an overall update. I want to include standings periodically, awards chasers, milestones, etc.

I will have a couple posts reserved for things like yearly W-L totals, World Series outcomes, retiring players (and if anyone had ties to the Rockies) HOF inductees (should I make it that far). This is going to be a text-based dynasty, as I don’t own a computer and PS2 didn’t allow for the replay/overview the new systems do. Any image I source from the internet isn’t my own, and is used STRICTLY for entertainment purposes and I get nothing in return

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REGULAR SEASON ROUND-UP

2010:
2011:

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WORLD SERIES OUTCOMES

2010:
2011:

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COLORADO AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2010:
MVP:

2011:
MVP:

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MLB AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2010:
MVP:

2011:
MVP:

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RETIRING PLAYERS

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COOPERSTOWN BOUND

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND FRANCHISE GOALS

2010–2014

Win % of .420 at contracts end
Playoff Appearance
50% Player Morale in 3 seasons
Average attendance of 23,394 in 2 seasons
Win 2 Rookie of the Year Awards
A player hits 20+ HR in a season
Win League MVP Award
5 Game Win Streak (Completed April 9th—14th)
Win 275 Games Total
10+ Wins with a pitcher

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(I think I’m all set, so feel free to post. If there’s something you think I should add, drop a post/comment and I’ll see what I can do.)

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(I forgot to write down stats for the first series so there will be no recap, just a quick notable section)

April 5th—7th, 2010: Colorado Rockies (0-0) @ Milwaukee Brewers (0-0)

Preview

Game 1: Ubaldo Jimenez (0-0) vs Manny Parra (0-0)
Game 2: Aaron Cook (0-0) vs Dave Bush (0-0)
Game 3: Jorge De La Rosa (0-0) vs Randy Wolf (0-0)

Results

Game 1: COL 3 - MIL 2
W: Jimenez (1-0)
L: Narveson (0-1)
S: Street (1)

Game 2: COL 3 - MIL 2
W: Cook (1-0)
L: Bush (0-1)
S: Street (2)

Game 3: COL 3 - MIlL 4
W: Parra (1-0)
L: Corpas (0-1)

Notable Performances

Game 1:
(COL) Ubaldo Jimenez: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K
(MIL) Manny Parra: 6.0IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 7K

Game 2:
(COL) Aaron Cook: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6K
(MIL) Rickie Weeks: 1-3, 1 BB

Game 3:
(COL) Jorge De La Rosa: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 K
(MIL) Craig Counsell: 1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI *

* Pinch Hit HR in bottom of 10th for walk-off home run