MLB 12: The Show

[Fappin Raptor]

Also my fictional rosters are pretty kick ass. :shifty:

Are there any names from Backyard Baseball?

 

[FirstTimer]

Sadly no. I never played that game so I didn't put any in.

You can change some of the names of the players though if you want to. Pretty quick and painless.

 

[Cody]

FILE IS UPLOADED!!!!!!

Look under PSN: ScottSFA

Keep in mind some players may be rated above others based on their fielding.



This file has pitch edits, attribute edits for Major and Minor league, equipment. All types of stuff from OS.

Getting it tonight and re starting my franchise.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

This game can cause some headaches. Longoria is still out for 1-2 months for me and I call up Will Rhymes to fill the roster spot since he can play multiple positions and can swap in and out with SRod at 2nd and 3rd when Keppinger needs a rest.

Well, Will Rhymes tears a calf muscle and is out 2-3 months AND Sam Fuld suffered an ACL sprain that will keep him out 3-4 weeks.

I brought up Brandon Guyer and Elliot Johnson. They are the only MLB-ready guys I have right now to fill those positions. Any other injuries in the field and it'll mean a trip to the FA market or a minor-trade to hold me over.

Those moves left AAA Durham without enough guys, so, Hak-Ju Lee is heading to Durham with Jeff Salazar. Tim Beckham will shift from 2B and become the starting SS in AA Montgomery and Drew Vettleson and Tyler Goeddel were called up from Class-A Charlotte to Montgomery. Jesus, injuries cause a real domino effect lol.

 

[Fappin Raptor]

So close to pitching a CG shutout with my RTTS pitcher. Allowed my first run in the top of the 9th with 2 outs. Also had 11 k's to go along with the win and improved to 13-0.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

I went ahead and signed Matsui, figured I might as well do it, to a 1-year deal and put him in AAA Durham. I will likely keep him down for 5-10 games and then bring him up and send Guyer back down.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Just played the White Sox in the home opener of a 3-game set and won 6-4. Matt Moore went 7.0 innings allowing just 2 runs for his 5th win of the season.

Luke Scott left the game in the 5th inning sliding into second. He is out 2-3 weeks with a pulled calf and is on the 15-day DL. This actually forces me to call up Matsui earlier than I anticipated.

EDIT: Because Matt Moore wears #55, the game gave Matsui #57. I don't know if I like it, I may give him #45 instead. #57 is just not aesthetically pleasing

EDIT 2: After simming a game I got a pop-up that Chris Archer is out for a month due to a fractured wrist. My injury slider is at default. Is anyone else noticing a lot of injuries?

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Just had a amazing game against the Yankees in New York. Down 3-1 for most of the game, I was able to tie the game up at 3-3 with a BJ Upton 2-run HR in the 6th inning. The Yankees come back in the bottom half of the inning and put another run on the board for a 4-3 lead.

Top of the 7th inning and I score 3 runs to take a 6-4 lead. Josh Lueke works a perfect 7th and 8th for me. I decide to go with Fernando Rodney in the 9th. Rodney gets the first batter, then allows a walk and single. I had Farnsworth working the pen - just in case and bring him in with men on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.

With 1st base open, I walk Brett Gardner so I can have a force out at any base. Next batter is Derek Jeter. First pitch is down and in, Jeter hits it on the ground to 3rd and Keppinger (Longoria is on the DL) turns and fires to 2nd and Zobrist then flips it to 1st base for the 5-4-3 double play and the 6-5 victory. WHEW! What a game!

Had the draft right after the game:

1 - jimmy kirby, c, a pot
2 - ramiro cruz, rp, b pot
3 - adam tejada, cf, ? pot
4 - william anthony, ss, ? pot

This trade also was completed in my franchise:

Giants get: sp max scherzer (27 yo, b pot, 9 value pts) & rp daniel schlereth (25 yo, c pot, 3.9 value pts) total pts received: 12.9

Tigers get: 1b angel villalona (21 yo, b pot, 4.8 value pts) & cf gary brown (23 yo, a pot, 8 value pts) total pts received: 12.8

 

[RyanLeaf16]

It is mid-June right now and the Yankees are 6.5 games up and I am 1.5 gb of Texas for the WC. Wanted some advice as I am looking to move Matt Joyce. He is 26, b pot, but, his current ratings are D's and F's across the board so he may not progress to a "B" before he begins his decline. His numbers right now are pretty bad. .163 avg, .259 obp, .275 slg%. I would like to add a 2B and start playing Zobrist out in RF and possibly add a long-term answer at the Catcher position.

 

[NAHSTE]

Everyone running a franchise...do yourself a favor and pickup former Ray, and current Marlin, Randy Choate as a LOOGY for your team. Guy is fucking nailz in this game!

Choate gave me all kinds of problems in The Golden Sombrero.

 

[MVPete]

Leaf what are the chances I could get you to start your own franchise thread in the chise section? :longo:

I'm about to start a Twins one.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Choate gave me all kinds of problems in The Golden Sombrero.

I have yet to trade for him in my 'chise as I like to make trades in June/July, and I just got into June, so I will likely make a move for him in the very near future. IDK what it is with him, but, when I use him in exhibition games, dude is unhittable.

 

[FirstTimer]

It is mid-June right now and the Yankees are 6.5 games up and I am 1.5 gb of Texas for the WC. Wanted some advice as I am looking to move Matt Joyce. He is 26, b pot, but, his current ratings are D's and F's across the board so he may not progress to a "B" before he begins his decline. His numbers right now are pretty bad. .163 avg, .259 obp, .275 slg%. I would like to add a 2B and start playing Zobrist out in RF and possibly add a long-term answer at the Catcher position.

Just looking for a plug and play 2B or something bigger and better?

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Leaf what are the chances I could get you to start your own franchise thread in the chise section? :longo:

I'm about to start a Twins one.

I love reading them, but, I just don't have the time to devote to one. Working on my MBA and working full-time makes it hard. This week is a little different as I took the week off to catch up on some stuff so I am playing a little more. But, playing a game and adding a recap is a two hour time investment for me so I just post random updates now and then.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

I would like a long-term answer at 2B and at catcher.

 

[MVPete]

I love reading them, but, I just don't have the time to devote to one. Working on my MBA and working full-time makes it hard. This week is a little different as I took the week off to catch up on some stuff so I am playing a little more. But, playing a game and adding a recap is a two hour time investment for me so I just post random updates now and then.

I understand. If you did want to do a quick and simple one that would work too. Basically just throw what you type in here in there. It would be easier for me to subscribe to so I can check it out from my phone on the road.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Motherfuckin' R.A. Dickey!!! His knuckleball fucked up my timing and I struggled to do anything all game. When I finally got his timing down and had 2 runners on late in the game, the Mets go to the pen and an 89 mph fastball looks completely unhittable. Anyway, I lost 3-1 and I am worried my timing is all fucked up and will take a few games to get back.

In other news, Sam Fuld and Luke Scott are finally off the DL and healthy to play. Thank God! I can finally get some more speed in the outfield with Fuld and get Scott's bat back in the lineup. To make room for Fuld, I sent UT/IF Elliot Johnson down to AAA Durham. Also during my sim, Sean Rodriguez suffered a fractured forearm and will be out 1-2 months and will be put on the 60-day DL. The injury now forces me to either sign a FA, call up Hak Ju-Lee or make a trade.

News from around the league:

- Roy Oswalt was signed by the Tigers
- Angels place SS/2B Andrew Romine on outright waivers
- Angels place RP Steve Edlefsen on outright waivers
- Angels place 2B Alexi Amarista on outright waivers

Trades:

Oakland gets: c jp arencibia
Toronto gets: sp dallas braden

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St. Louis gets: 1b/c victor martinez
Detroit gets: c bryan anderson, sp adam wainwright and p kyle mclellan

 

[Goober]

My road to the show chise is pissing me off. I lost the starting job, by hitting .150 over the first two months when I was learning how to play the game. I finished the year hitting .280. Now I'm the backup in AAA, it's the end of May 2013, and I'm hitting .380 on the year. Still the backup. I'm barely getting any points for training, so I feel like my rating will fall behind.

I always pass my advancement goals, except homeruns (I have 1 in 300 at bats) and walks (three).

 

[RyanLeaf16]

I've narrowed my focus on a 2B to the following three players: ss/2b didi gregorious (reds), ss/2b jeudy valdez (padres) & ss/2b tsuyoshi nishioka (twins). Not sure who I am going to try and swing a deal for as I am still in decision-making mode. Nishioka would be a great glove in the middle infield. Gregorious and Valdez would bring more to the plate. Not sure which direction to go just yet.

 

[Lanteri]

So, as I mentioned in the chatbox, I'm working on a roster project right now that will be putting all the MLB players back on the teams they were originally drafted by (if they were drafted multiple times, then who they signed with). This was inspired by a homegrown stat that I saw on Quick Pitch last night which I found interesting. Japs and Cubans and shit that were signed as free agents count as well.

I'll keep you guys updated and post each team as I finish it.

Right now I just finished the first team, the Orioles. As expected, they're not very good.

Pitching Staff

1) Erik Bedard
2) Jake Arrieta
3) Zach Britton
4) Brad Bergesen
5) Brian Matusz
LRP) Garrett Olson
MRP) Koji Uehara
MRP) Tsuyoshi Wada
MRP) D.J. Carrasco
SU) David Hernandez
SU) Arthur Rhodes
CP) Jim Johnson

Lineup

2B) Brian Roberts
LF) Nolan Reimold
RF) Nick Markakis
DH) Jayson Werth
C) Matt Wieters
CF) Darnell McDonald
1B) Brandon Snyder
3B) Jerry Hairston Jr.
SS) Mike Fontenot

Bench: Ryan Adams, Adam Loewen, Eli Whiteside, Willie Harris