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Has the Blue Jays finishing first in their division.



http://www.operationsports.com/features/1825/2014-mlb-season-sim-with-mlb-14-the-show/

I wonder what catastrophe befell the Rays in that SIM.

League Leaders

NL

HR: Adrian Gonzalez (Dodgers) & Aramis Ramirez (Brewers) - 37
H: Troy Tulowitzki (Rockies) - 193
AVG: Allen Craig (Cardinals) - .324
2B: Michael Bourn (Nationals) - 41
RBI: Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks) - 119
ERA: Cole Hamels (Phillies) - 2.40
IP: Madison Bumgarner (Giants) - 232.1
Wins: Madison Bumgarner (Giants) - 18
Ks: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) - 218
Saves: Huston Street (Padres) - 54

Playoffs

Pirates beat Padres (Wild Card Game)
Diamondbacks 3 Cardinals 2 (NLDS)
Nationals 3 Pirates 0 (NLDS)
Diamondbacks 4 Nationals 3 (NLCS)

AL

HR: Chris Davis (Orioles) - 50
H: Albert Pujols (Angels) - 186
AVG: Shin-Soo Choo (Rangers) - .321
2B: Elvis Andrus (Rangers) - 44
RBI: Chris Carter (Astros) - 125
ERA: Yu Darvish (Rangers) - 2.54
IP: Felix Hernandez (Mariners) - 231.1
Wins: Jon Lester (Red Sox) - 17
Ks: Yu Darvish (Rangers) - 282
Saves: Casey Janssen (Blue Jays) - 50

Playoffs

Yankees beat Tigers (Wild Card Game)
Blue Jays 3 A’s 2 (ALDS)
Royals 3 Yankees 2 (ALDS)
Toronto 4 Royals 2 (ALCS)

World Series

Diamondbacks 4 Blue Jays 3

We're going to the world series baby!

JA Happ for MVP.

Chris Carter with 125 RBIs? If that's any indicator, we're finishing last.

Santoki wrote:I wonder what catastrophe befell the Rays in that SIM.

From the looks of it, just being in the AL East. 25-51 vs Division? Yikes.

Back2back2back wrote:Has the Blue Jays finishing first in their division.



http://www.operationsports.com/features/1825/2014-mlb-season-sim-with-mlb-14-the-show/

26th in the MLB for speed?

How is it possible to be that average to bad in some categories like it shows there and then go out and win 91 games?

I know it's a SIM but if you're that average to bad overall, (30th in defense) then how do you win 91 games.

whysoserious wrote:How is it possible to be that average to bad in some categories like it shows there and then go out and win 91 games?

I know it's a SIM but if you're that average to bad overall, (30th in defense) then how do you win 91 games.

The 30th overall doesn't actually mean 30th overall in fielding stats or percentages, it means the average attributes related to defence.

For example, a guy with FIELDING of 99 (maximum) may commit 10 errors whereas a guy with a FIELDING of 70 might commit 5, simply due to the nature of baseball though.

In any case, this is one reason why video game SIMs are terribly flawed but that ain't breaking news

So the Rays have a run differential of -2 yet they finish 22 games under .500. They must have won quite a few blowouts.