Off day open thread: Video Games

by EastCoastA on Jul 20, 2006 9:01 AM PDT Comment 17 comments

Since this is an off day, and having just completed a full 162 game season with our beloved Oakland A's on MLB The Show, I thought I'd use this thread to share my experiences and encourage other gamers to do the same...

Before I delve in, let me say that I used to be a huge proponent of wheeling and dealing in a franchise mode; no one on the team was safe. However, this year I wanted to use the actual A's team for a full season, which I found to be much more enjoyable. A clutch hit from Jay Payton was exciting compared to yet another jimmy jack from Vlad or Teixiera.

Without furthur ado, here are the results from my 2006 season on The Show. (And before you ask, Yes, I played the season on the Hall of Level level, and, Yes, you all have permission to call me a huge dork.)

Record: 109-53. Wire to wire finish for the good guys.

Batting:

Kendall: .315 BA, 2 HR (!), 42 RBIs
Swisher: .332/20/72 (Missed month due to injury)
Chavez: .336/32/96
Thomas: .295/55/115
Johnson: .348/30/86
Crosby: .313/15/67
Bradley: .323/10/54(Missed 2 months due injury)
Kotsay: .295/8/48
Ellis: .334/10/58

Payton: .302/10/53
Kielty: .340/4/26 (Hit over .400 against lefties)
Melhuse: .283/5/18
Scutaro: .267/1/10
Perez: .223/2/8
C. Thomas: .212/0/4

Pitching:

Zito: 17-8, 3.23 ERA
Harden: 15-4, 1.95
Haren: 11-13, 3.81
Blanton: 22-6, 3.17
Loaiza: 11-4, 3.31 (Missed 6 weeks)

Saarloos: 8-1, 3.86
Kennedy: 8-6, 2.45
Witasick: 4-3, 2.75
Duchsherer: 5-3, 2.60
Calero: 7-1, 1.91
Street: 0-2, 2.12, 51 saves
Gaudin: 1-0, 4.20

Johnson won the batting title, Street Rolaids relief award, Blanton Cy Young, and Gold Gloves for Chavez and Swisher.

But enough (finally) about me: I want to hear from the other players out there. (Please tell me there are some.

This can also be used as an open thread for pictures, stories, good vibes, or anything silly.

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I played MVP 2004 with Oakland

and Eric Byrnes won the triple crown with something like .415/125/325. And each of my pitchers had an ERA under 1. I think I should have played on super-ultra-mega difficulty instead of just ultra-mega difficulty.

Pretty much the first thing I did in the game was trade away Kotsay and Arthur Rhodes, too.

by hunter on Jul 20, 2006 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think that line is physically possible

though if anyone can bust through the laws of baseball physics, Byrnes can.

by Zonis on Jul 20, 2006 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a whole lot of

sac flies to lower that OBP. I don't know how Byrnsie pulled off the slugging trick.

"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by vignette17 on Jul 20, 2006 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

actually if you look again

there's no period. Yes, that's right, Brynes gets on base a whopping %125 of the time!

by Zonis on Jul 20, 2006 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol, I read that wrong

its 12500% of the time.

by Zonis on Jul 20, 2006 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I meant

BA: .425
HR: 115
RBI: 325

by hunter on Jul 20, 2006 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Somebody do the double play dance

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 20, 2006 9:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

well

First off, what kind of A's fan posts RBI's but not OBP or SLG? :)

I just started over with the A's in my franchise, but before that i was using the Royals.
In any sports game I pick an awful team and try to rebuild them. It took me five years to reach .500, then another 2 to make the playoffs. Then I won the WS, Mike Sweeney retired and I started a franchise with the A's.

Does anyone play career mode?
I'm made the A's as the number 3 starter behind Harden and haren. It took awhile, my player is a 29 year old knuckleballer. But I plan on pitching until I'm 40+.

"We've never been in that position. We wouldn't know how to operate, I mean, do we get him a corsage?"-Beane on Big name free agents

by pbruins92 on Jul 20, 2006 9:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well my OBP isn't much higher than the BA

Because I'm not patient enough to take many walks. (Just like my real baseball career.)

"We've come a long way, and I'm not talking about Virginia Slims, either." - Art Howe

by EastCoastA on Jul 20, 2006 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What I usually do...

Is do a fantasy draft and then play my franchise that way.

I took the Marlins to a WS championship with some shrewd trades/FA deals. I had Dontrelle and Kazmir as my #1 and 2 pitchers, then signed Gagne as the closer. I can't remember the hitters off the top of my head.

That game is so addicting.

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jul 20, 2006 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have The Show for PS2 and PSP....

But i like it better for PSP cause i can play it wherever i go :D.

by 10 Notes On A Summers Day on Jul 20, 2006 11:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hot Zones and Cold Zones

get to me. I usually turn them off so I dont try the same thing every at bat.

by paul75 on Jul 20, 2006 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

gonna go dig out my NES

I haven't played Bases Loaded in years

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jul 20, 2006 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What you gotta know about on the NES is

Baseball Stars. Hella gameplay and RPG style team and player development rolled into one. American Dreams, all up in ya.

by hunter on Jul 20, 2006 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and...

Ken Griffey Baseball! That was the dog's bollocks.

"ET TU, DAMON?" 4/4

by FireballerHARDEN on Jul 20, 2006 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason Bay rakes in that game...

I managed to get teams to agree to trades to obtain the following players:

Helton
Bay
Carlos Lee
Cuddyer
M. Giles
Mike Gonzalez (killer reliever)
Joe Mauer

I mostly traded Major League A's that were below these players in talent, and threw in a "prospect" for the stud player and took there worst player in the system to balance out players. It seems to work ok...

I hate that you have to edit a player everytime...for example, Swisher isn't that slow in the OF...so I have to adjust it slightly everytime. Any tips?

Also, sign some minor league free agents on the cheap to boost the system.

Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay.

by carp on Jul 21, 2006 12:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is there arbitration in this game?

I'm on my first season in franchise mode. I have the players flying coach and they get pissed. They weren't complaining about the massage table I installed, replete with "happy endings."

Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay.

by carp on Jul 21, 2006 12:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs