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  • ryne candy
    Aggie C/O '01
    • Feb 2009
    • 4355

    #31
    2017 SEASON


     
    OFFSEASON 2017
     
    A good sophomore season for Cullen cut short by a torn calf. After a rough April, he got into a groove of hitting for average and power. He was on the top of the list for NL MVP, Gold Glove RF, and HR leader. Despite being hurt for a large number of games, the Mariners were able to make the playoffs and were 1 win shy of making it to the National League Championship series. The Detroit Tigers beat the defending champions Diamondbacks in the World Series and had (3B) Miguel Cabrera named the AL MVP. He's the 4th Tiger in 5 years to win the award, Fielder won it last 2 years. Braves' (RF) Jason Heyward won his 2nd NL MVP before signing a 4yr/39.8M deal with Arizona. The Mariners strengthened their outfield with the signing of (LF) Tyler Moore. They also brought in veteran help with Former Indian (2B) Scott Sizemore. The MLB Power Rankings have Seattle ranked 10th (highest in the AL West), which is lower than their 4th place ranking last year. Hopefully, the experience will overcome the loss of talent from FA. Tom Wilhelmsen, former AL Delivery Man of the Year, signed with the Marlins during the offseason. The top 3 team rankings belong to (3) Pittsburgh Pirates, (2) Cleveland Indians, and (3) San Diego Padres.


    Tigers win their 1st Championship since 1984.



    SEPT/OCT 2017
     
    Cullen was unable to play due to injury. Despite the absence of their top player, the Mariners were able to get the final Wild Card spot. They finished in a tie with Texas after losing the last game of the season 6-13 at Arlington. Luckily, Seattle was able to bounce back the next day and beat the Rangers 5-2 in an away tie breaker game. Their reward was to face the #1 MLB team Oakland A's (w/ 103 wins). Cullen was taken off the 60 day DL list the same day the Divisional Series started against the A's, so he wasn't able to be put on the 25 man roster. The Mariners took the series the distance before losing in a decisive game 5.


    Mariners make the Playoffs after beating Texas in a tie breaker game 5-2.

    Final Standings:

    TEA
    W
    L
    GB
    X - OAK
    103
    59
    --
    Y - SEA*
    85
    78
    18.5
    TEX*
    84
    79
    19.5
    LAA
    63
    99
    40.0
    HOU
    60
    102
    43.0
    * Played 1 game tie breaker at the end of the regular season.


    AUGUST 2017
     
    Cullen’s season was cut short after suffering a torn calf 4 games into August. The Mariners had to put him on the 60 day DL. The chances of Mariners making the Playoffs without their best player become slim but the team still says it is playing for the Post Season. Cullen made it known that he will work hard to come back next year an improved player. Mariners have made Eric Thames the starting RF for the rest of the season. He had been used mainly as a DH since Cullen took over the starting job at right field.


    Cullen sneaks the ball past 3B for a single.

    Monthly Stats:

    TEA
    G
    AB
    H
    HR
    RBI
    AVG
    SEA
    4
    17
    6
    --
    --
    .353
    Standings:

    TEA
    W
    L
    GB
    OAK
    82
    51
    --
    SEA
    72
    61
    10.0
    TEX
    70
    63
    12.0
    LAA
    51
    82
    31.0
    HOU
    49
    84
    33.0


    JULY 2017
     
    This is a month to forget for the Seattle Mariners and its fans. At the beginning of July, the M’s were 1 game behind the Oakland A’s for 1st place in the AL West. Fast forward to the end of July and they have fallen to 3rd place. They are now 11.5 games behind 1st place Oakland and 5.5 games behind 2nd place Rangers. They had the worst July record out of the divisional teams with an 8-17 (.320) record. It didn’t help that they went 1-6 against Oakland this month; Cullen went 7-26, 1HR, and 2 RBIs. For some odd reason, the manager sat him 1 game in the 2nd series against the A’s, despite being the best player on the team. Cullen did struggle during the month compared to previous months. His percentage of balls chased and swinging early/late increased in July. He has dropped out of the top candidates for AL MVP and OF Sluggers. He’s T-1st in HR (28) and Top 10 for RBI (77) and Slug % (.544). Because of the drop off in production, Cullen was not voted for the All Star game, falling from 3rd in RF to 7th. A Divisional Title may not be possible this year but a Wildcard spot is still within reach (2.5g behind KC).


    Cullen struggles when he faces the A's. Highest in SO and lowest in AVG, and RBI (w/ min. 100AB).

    Monthly Stats:

    TEA
    G
    AB
    H
    HR
    RBI
    AVG
    SEA
    22
    92
    19
    5
    9
    .207
    Standings:

    TEA
    W
    L
    GB
    OAK
    67
    38
    --
    TEX
    61
    44
    6.0
    SEA
    56
    50
    11.5
    LAA
    40
    64
    26.5
    HOU
    36
    71
    32.0
    All Star voting (1st in voting per position):

     

    AMERICAN 2
    NATIONAL 3


    TEAM (AL)
    PLAYER
    POSITION
    TEAM (NL)
    PLAYER
    MIN
    CARLOS SANTANA
    C
    SF
    BUSTER POSEY
    DET
    PRINCE FIELDER
    1B
    PHI
    JOEY VOTTO
    CLE
    JASON KIPNIS
    2B
    PIT
    NEIL WALKER
    DET
    MIGUEL CABRERA
    3B
    MIL
    CHASE HEADLEY
    TOR
    JOSE REYES
    SS
    CHC
    STARLIN CASTRO
    OAK
    JUSTIN UPTON
    LF
    WSH
    BRYCE HARPER
    BAL
    ADAM JONES
    CF
    SD
    COLBY RASMUS
    KC
    TYLER AUSTIN
    RF
    ATL
    JASON HEYWARD
    CLE
    TOM MILONE
    SP
    LAD
    CLAYTON KERSHAW
    KC
    LUIS COLEMAN
    RP
    ARI
    JOSH COLLMENTER
    KC
    AROLDIS CHAPMAN
    CP
    WSH
    RAFAEL SORIANO



    JUNE 2017
     
    Another month passes and the Mariners are still within striking distance of overtaking the Oakland A's for the #1 position in the AL West. Currently, they are #1 for the Wild Card spot early in the season. As for Cullen, he has had back to back months of hitting for average and power. The All Star break is near and Cullen is trying to get voted into the game this year, but it seems to be a difficult hill to climb. Still he is in the running for AL MVP; 3rd place at the end of the month.


    Hit to LF ends with a double.

    Monthly Stats:

    TEA
    G
    AB
    H
    HR
    RBI
    AVG
    SEA
    25
    97
    37
    8
    30
    .381
    Standings:

    TEA
    W
    L
    GB
    OAK
    49
    32
    --
    SEA
    48
    33
    1.0
    TEX
    45
    35
    3.5
    LAA
    31
    49
    17.5
    HOU
    26
    55
    23.0


    MAY 2017
     
    The bat is the hottest its ever been for Cullen. He had all-time monthly highs in AB (109), Hits (39), HR (12), RBI (30), and AVG (.358). Taking his time off from the media, when possible, helped him focus on what part of his game he had to work at to get better. It's been no secret that Cullen had a weakness at balls thrown low and away but (at least) for this past month, he's stayed away from swinging at them. He has made his AB last longer by letting bad 1st pitches pass by him and start the count 1-0, instead of his usual 0-1. Hopefully this continues into the future because it seems as Cullen improves his play, the Mariners improve their standing. At the end of April, they were in 3rd place (4GB), now on June 1st they are tied for 1st place with the Oakland A's.


    Cullen making the final out in a 22-3 blowout W against the Angels.


    Cullen hits one far during the 3 game series in his hometown (Houston).

    Monthly Stats:

    TEA
    G
    AB
    H
    HR
    RBI
    AVG
    SEA
    25
    109
    39
    12
    30
    .358
    Standings:

    TEA
    W
    L
    GB
    OAK
    33
    21
    --
    SEA
    33
    21
    --
    TEX
    31
    22
    1.5
    LAA
    25
    28
    7.5
    HOU
    13
    40
    19.5


    APRIL 2017
     
    Entering his sophomore season, Cullen should have become more of a leader on the field with the greater comfort level of being in the pros. Unfortunately, his struggle of avoiding bad pitches continued in the first month of the season, batting a lowly .159. On the bright side, he has maintained his power with 3 of his 14 hits leaving the ballpark. A stint in the Minors might help him get his swing back; the swing that made the Mariners bring him up to The Show last year. When asked about his struggles that still haunt him, Cullen replied, "I don't let it get to me because I know what brought me here [the pros] and straying far from that might send me back down." Let's hope for the Mariners sake that Cullen finds the swing that he's missing and helps get the Mariners to 1st place in the AL West division.



    Cullen looking forward to the new season on Opening Day.


    His fielding abilities have improved during the offseason.

    Monthly Stats:

    TEA
    G
    AB
    H
    HR
    RBI
    AVG
    SEA
    22
    88
    14
    3
    8
    .159
    Standings:

    TEA
    W
    L
    GB
    TEX
    19
    8
    --
    OAK
    16
    9
    2.0
    SEA
    14
    12
    4.5
    LAA
    12
    13
    6.0
    HOU
    5
    21
    13.5


    SPRING TRAINING 2017
     
    Info/Stats lost for this time of year.




    edit: working on updating OP.
    Last edited by ryne candy; 03-22-2014, 05:45 PM.

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    • ryne candy
      Aggie C/O '01
      • Feb 2009
      • 4355

      #32
      I updated the OP with pictures and stats for the 2018 season. I plan on still continuing this RTTS after The Show '14 comes out on PS Vita. I'm still debating on whether to get '14 on PS3 and continuing it when the PS4 version comes out or just wait for Next-Gen to come out. From now on, I'm just going to put some pictures up that show Cullen's journey to getting a ring and HOF status. I will also post his career, yearly, and monthly stats.

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      • ryne candy
        Aggie C/O '01
        • Feb 2009
        • 4355

        #33
        Updated OP with the 2018 season pictures/stats.

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        • ryne candy
          Aggie C/O '01
          • Feb 2009
          • 4355

          #34
          2018 SEASON


           
          OFFSEASON 2018
           
          Noticed that Cullen had the most AB by a LH in the AL, surpassing Ichiro's 704 AB in 2004. He fell 1 short of tying Jimmy Rollin's 716 AB in 2007. The club traded SP Blake Beavan for SP Yovani Gallardo(MIL), both are on the other side of 30 but Gallardo is 92 (ovr). The M's resigned most of the youth we obtained late last season. C Travis d'Arnaud (30yrs 80ovr) signed a 4yr/20.1M deal. 1B is getting old; Mike Carp is 32yrs old and Matt Tuiasosopo is 32, so 22yr old Roger Greenwood's time as the full time 1B may be getting closer. The only retiree to get into the HOF was

          (SF) SP Tim Lincecum
          • 2006-20018
          • 139-115
          • 3.37 ERA
          • 2471 SO
          • 2325.0 IP



          SEPT/OCT 2018
           





          Monthly Stats:

          TEA
          G
          AB
          H
          HR
          RBI
          AVG
          SEA
          26
          114
          27
          8
          18
          .237
          Playoff Stats:

          TEA
          G
          AB
          H
          HR
          RBI
          AVG
          SEA
          5
          25
          4
          2
          6
          .160
          Final Standings:

          TEA
          W
          L
          GB
          X - SEA
          98
          64
          --
          TEX
          85
          77
          13.0
          OAK
          85
          77
          13.0
          HOU
          77
          85
          21.0
          LAA
          72
          90
          26.0


          AUGUST 2018
           




          Monthly Stats:

          TEA
          G
          AB
          H
          HR
          RBI
          AVG
          SEA
          26
          115
          34
          10
          28
          .296
          Standings:

          TEA
          W
          L
          GB
          SEA
          79
          55
          --
          TEX
          73
          61
          6.0
          OAK
          70
          64
          9.0
          LAA
          61
          73
          18.0
          HOU
          61
          73
          18.0


          JULY 2018
           





          Monthly Stats:

          TEA
          G
          AB
          H
          HR
          RBI
          AVG
          SEA
          24
          105
          34
          8
          23
          .324
          Standings:

          TEA
          W
          L
          GB
          SEA
          61
          45
          --
          TEX
          60
          48
          2.0
          OAK
          54
          53
          7.5
          HOU
          49
          56
          11.5
          LAA
          46
          60
          15.0
          All Star voting (1st in voting per position):

           

          NATIONAL 2
          AMERICAN 5



          TEAM (NL)
          PLAYER
          POSITION
          TEAM (AL)
          PLAYER
          SF
          BUSTER POSEY
          C
          MIN
          CARLOS SANTANA
          ATL
          FREDDIE FREEMAN
          1B
          KC
          ERIC HOSMER
          SF
          JASON KIPNIS
          2B
          TEX
          JOSE REYES
          MIA
          RICHIE NELSON
          3B
          TOR
          BRETT LAWRIE
          PIT
          JED LOWRIE
          SS
          TEX
          JURICKSON PROFAR
          CIN
          ALEX HASSAN
          LF
          TEX
          BRYCE HARPER
          SD
          CAMERON MAYBIN
          CF
          CLE
          OSCAR TAVERAS
          WSH
          DESMOND JENNINGS
          RF
          SEA
          GUY CULLEN
          SD
          YONDER ALONSO
          DH
          OAK
          JUSTIN UPTON
          COL
          JOHNNY CUETO
          P
          KC
          TREVOR CAHILL



          JUNE 2018
           



          Monthly Stats:

          TEA
          G
          AB
          H
          HR
          RBI
          AVG
          SEA
          26
          121
          39
          10
          27
          .322
          Standings:

          TEA
          W
          L
          GB
          SEA
          45
          36
          --
          TEX
          43
          39
          2.5
          OAK
          42
          40
          3.5
          HOU
          39
          42
          6.0
          LAA
          31
          51
          14.5


          MAY 2018
           




          Monthly Stats:

          TEA
          G
          AB
          H
          HR
          RBI
          AVG
          SEA
          26
          123
          39
          7
          27
          .317
          Standings:

          TEA
          W
          L
          GB
          SEA
          33
          21
          --
          OAK
          31
          24
          2.5
          TEX
          28
          26
          5.0
          HOU
          27
          27
          6.0
          LAA
          20
          35
          13.5


          APRIL 2018
           





          Monthly Stats:

          TEA
          G
          AB
          H
          HR
          RBI
          AVG
          SEA
          28
          127
          36
          9
          22
          .283
          Standings:

          TEA
          W
          L
          GB
          OAK
          20
          7
          --
          SEA
          15
          13
          5.5
          HOU
          12
          14
          7.5
          LAA
          9
          17
          10.5


          SPRING TRAINING 2018
           
          DID NOT RECORD INFO/STATS.

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          • ryne candy
            Aggie C/O '01
            • Feb 2009
            • 4355

            #35
            I've decided to keep playing this RTTS on PS3 until the Opening Day rosters (maybe even V.2) are available from OS.com. I'll going to use '14 to play exhibitions for now. I'm going to create my RTTS on 2014 but won't finalize it till I have the correct rosters. Right now I'm in the middle of Spring Training 2019 and going into my 4th years with the M's.

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            • ryne candy
              Aggie C/O '01
              • Feb 2009
              • 4355

              #36
              Updated OP with Spring Training 2019.

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