MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread

[FluffyTonka]

Quote: Originally Posted by Itsma806

I've been on legend for the last two shows' although at times, I struggle with hitting, I still really enjoy it. I dont really feel like the CPU has any 'cheating' advantage I just need to be better when things arent going great. I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks man ... it's definitely a challenge hitting. the cpu locate so well, you basically have to commit to a spot and hope they pitch there.

I've never played with sliders, bcos it's such a rabbit hole to wander down. I do wonder if HOF sliders with a few contact nerfs and maybe speed up the pitches so i have less time to react would be better than legend.

i'll tinker this weekend and start a new franchise on monday. the roster update today was pretty sweet ... so there's another reason to start again.

[Cyrus09]

Even that beautiful play by my guy Daulton couldn't save the disaster that was the first duel between the Yankees and Blue Jays. For 8 innings the Blue Jays dominated the game, ending up leading 5-1 in the 9th. Reliefer Genesis Cabrera was supposed to bring the game home after taking over in the 8th for Kikuchi, who was flawless until this point. All he had to do was take out the 7-8-9 part of the lineup, but 2 singles to start it was enough to end his day and bring in the Closer.
Sadly his first pitch of the day ended up as a 3 run home run and so the Jays lead was down to 1 with no outs.

And of course it happened what had to happen: Single and Sac Fly to tie the game. Single and Sac Fly to win the game for the Yankees.

[FluffyTonka]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cyrus09

Even that beautiful play by my guy Daulton couldn't save the disaster that was the first duel between the Yankees and Blue Jays. For 8 innings the Blue Jays dominated the game, ending up leading 5-1 in the 9th. Reliefer Genesis Cabrera was supposed to bring the game home after taking over in the 8th for Kikuchi, who was flawless until this point. All he had to do was take out the 7-8-9 part of the lineup, but 2 singles to start it was enough to end his day and bring in the Closer. Sadly his first pitch of the day ended up as a 3 run home run and so the Jays lead was down to 1 with no outs. And of course it happened what had to happen: Single and Sac Fly to tie the game. Single and Sac Fly to win the game for the Yankees.

how good is this game. i have so many up and down games with so many plot twists.

[camel]

https://youtu.be/_nMtvvXRFvs?feature=shared

The Cubs have had several memorable moments so far in their young season. This game at Wrigley vs. the Astros was one. The season is currently in May and the struggling Cubbies find themselves in last place in the Central with a 13-21 record. One bright note as of late is the power hitting of Patrick Wisdom as he homered in 5 straight games.

https://youtu.be/JSVRdOc9A-A?feature=shared

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[WillieB1214]

Atlanta Braves August 2024 Recap

Monthly Record: 18-11
Season Record: 96-42
NL East Standings: Braves 96-42, Mets 61-76 (34.5), Phillies 60-76 (35), Marlins 59-77 (36), Nationals 53-63 (42)
Offensive Player of the Month: Ronald Acuna - Acuna’s slow start power wise had led to a second half surge to push for a second 40-40 season. In August, Acuna essentially kept his slash while hitting nine homers with 11 steals. This is the premier power-speed threat in baseball.
Pitcher of the Month: Chris Sale - An absolutely dominant month, as the veteran lefty brought his ERA down almost three-tenths to get sub 3.00 for an incredible late career resurgence. Joe Jimenez was also sensational out of the bullpen, dropping his ERA almost an entire run over 20 innings on the month.
Player That Disappointed: Jarred Kelenic - The pressures of his early extension seemed to get to Kelenic for a bit, as a mid-month slump really brought down his number pretty substantially before a solid finish to August. There’s no real worries, though lefties gave him more trouble as he faced them more this month when he got additional starts against them.

Stats

Starting Lineup

Michael Harris: .285/.333/.487 | 20 HR | 55 RBI | 86 R | 30 SB
Ronald Acuna: .312/.377/.598 | 35 HR | 95 RBI | 105 R | 48 SB
Austin Riley: .334/.393/.694 | 48 HR | 121 RBI | 90 R | 2 SB
Matt Olson: .285/.365/.626 | 46 HR | 120 RBI | 97 R | 0 SB
Ozzie Albies: .301/.355/.600 | 38 HR | 88 RBI | 74 R | 10 SB
Marcell Ozuna: .254/.321/.504 | 41 HR | 85 RBI | 77 R | 3 SB
Sean Murphy: .245/.299/.412 | 15 HR | 43 RBI | 44 R | 3 SB
Jarred Kelenic: .271/.322/.472 | 17 HR | 43 RBI | 46 R | 6 SB
Orlando Arcia: .290/.337/.474 | 19 HR | 58 RBI | 71 R | 6 SB

Bench

Adam Duvall: .235/.322/.444 | 8 HR | 15 RBI | 22 R | 1 SB
Travis d’Arnaud: .263/.304/.492 | 8 HR | 21 RBI | 15 R | 0 SB
David Fletcher: .242/.280/.291 | 0 HR | 9 RBI | 26 R | 5 SB
Jordan Luplow: .167/.254/.245 | 1 HR | 5 RBI | 7 R | 0 SB

Starting Rotation

Spencer Strider: 18-4-3 | 2.08 ERA | 182 IP | 219 Ks
Max Fried:13-5 | 4.11 ERA | 140 IP | 122 Ks
Chris Sale: 14-6 | 2.98 ERA | 166.1 IP | 142 Ks
Charlie Morton: 8-4 | 3.47 ERA | 145.1 IP | 121 Ks
Bryce Elder: 16-6 | 3.82 ERA | 162.2 IP | 94 Ks

Bullpen

Raisel Iglesias: 2-3 | 40 S | 2.91 ERA | 55.2 IP | 54 Ks
Chris Martin: 1-2 | 27 S | 2.55 ERA | 42.1 IP | 28 Ks
Joe Jimenez: 1-2 | 0 S | 1.81 ERA | 54.2 IP | 43 Ks
AJ Minter: 0-5 | 4 S | 2.75 ERA | 36 IP | 34 Ks
Aaron Bummer: 4-2 | 1 S | 4.58 ERA | 35.1 IP | 34 Ks
Reynaldo Lopez: 10-3 | 0 S | 2.44 ERA | 81 IP | 64 Ks
Dylan Lee: 0-0 | 0 S | 2.59 ERA | 49 IP | 51 Ks
Tyler Matzek: 5-1 | 0 S | 3.15 ERA | 45.2 IP | 48 Ks


Also Played

Huascar Ynoa: 2-0 | 3.38 ERA | 10.2 IP | 9 Ks



Thoughts for August: The Braves keep things rolling at the top of the division. Things seem like a lock that Atlanta will feature the NL MVP in Austin Riley and the NL Cy Young winner in Spencer Strider. Both have been exceptional this year. Several players are having career years as the Braves are looking to move into rare air with a good September of getting over 110 wins as a team, something only seven teams in the history of baseball have done. Their current pace has them at 113.

[Charvalos]

Blue Jays sweep the Dodgers

Game 1 : Dodgers 3-5 Blue Jays
Game 2 : Dodgers 3-6 Blue Jays
Game 3 : Dodgers 2-3 Blue Jays

In a series featuring two potential World Series teams, the Blue Jays managed to sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Toronto offense came back during this 3 games, especially the power, as the Blue Jays went deep 6 times while the pitching continues to be dominant.

The Blue Jays completed the sweep in extra innings when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a walk-off sac fly in the right field to score the runner from third.

Toronto (21-8) will stay at home to host a 3 games series against the Kansas City Royals (12-17) to close the first month of the season.

[Cyrus09]

Quote: Originally Posted by FluffyTonka

how good is this game. i have so many up and down games with so many plot twists.

Yeah, they really are the best sports game in terms of showing the reality of the game. Those momentum swings can go as hard as they go in the real game.

[bkrich83]

Orioles August 1st Update



Current Record: 66-43 (2nd AL East .5 GB, 2nd Wild Card Seed)

July Record: 18-7



Orioles Notes:

• After a tepid June that saw the Orioles fall out of first place and fall 6 games behind the Rays, the O’s got back on track in July. Thanks to going 18-7 in July they are now just 1/2 game back of the Orioles and currently hold the #2 Wild Card Seed.
  
• The O’s sent 3 players to the All Star Game this year. C Adley Rutschman and IF Gunnar Henderson were both names starters for the AL squad. OF Anthony Santander also made the team as a reserve.
  
  
  
• 1B/DH Ryan O’Hearn has been placed on the IL with a fractured shin and will miss 1-2 months. Bad timing for the O’s and O’Hearn as he was the O’s hottest hitter at the time of his injury. The O’s have called up OF prospect Heston Kjerstad to take O’Hearn’s spot in the lineup.
  
  
  
• August looks to be a challenging month for the O’s. They open the month with 10 straight road games against quality opponents (CLE,TOR, TB). They also close the month with a road trip to World Series contending LA and a series at home vs. Houston.
  

Current Lineup:

1. Adley Rutschman, C (.305, 15 HR, 47 RBI)

2. Gunnar Henderson, SS (.287, 22 HR, 67 RBI)

3. Anthony Santander, RF (.301, 30 HR, 83 RBI)

4. Ryan Mountcastle, 1B (.292, 15 HR, 45 RBI)

5. Cedric Mullins, CF (.230, 23 HR, 44 RBI)

6. Austin Hays, LF (.247, 12 HR, 53 RBI)

7. Colton Cowswer, DH (.244, 8 HR, 22 RBI)

8. Ramon Urias, 3B (.269, 13 HR, 43 RBI)

9. Jackson Holliday, 2B (.262, 9 HR, 40 RBI)



Bench:

Jordan Westburg, IF (.223, 3 HR, 15 RBI)

Jorge Mateo IF/OF (.220, 5 HR, 22 RBI)

Heston Kjerstad, OF (.467, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

James McCann C/1B (.314, 0 HR, 16 RBI)



Starting Rotation:

Corbin Burnes (5-9, 3.68)

Kyle Bradish (15-2, 2.91)

Grayson Rodriguez (6-4, 3.67)

John Means (8-5, 3.97)

Dean Kramer (6-3, 3.84)



Bullpen:

Cionel Perez (1-1, 3.15)

Cole Irvin (6-5, 4.05)

Dillon Tate (3-2, 2.32)

Danny Coulombe (3-3, 1.56)

Craig Kimbrel (3-2, 2.43)

Bryan Baker (3-0, 3.12)

Yennier Cano (2-4, 3.48)

Felix Bautista (3-2, 2.91 24 SV)