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Caulfield · 03-12-2017, 10:49 AM

Which of the following is the more difficult to accomplish in the Show-
hit 60 homeruns in a single season with one player
or
win 25 games with a pitcher in a single season?

the reason I ask is that I have reached 25 wins quite a few times over the course of the Show series but I have never hit the 60 homer plateau. a lot of that has to do with the fact I pitch better than I hit in the Show but IRL no pitcher has hit the 25 win mark in 25+ years. Verlander came within 1 win a few years back Smoltz and the Big Unit came within 1 also. Even the 60 HR level hasnt been reached since Bonds in 2001 but it has been reached 6 times (Sosa 3 times, Big Mac 2 times and Bonds once) since Bob Welch reached 27 back in 1990.

So OS, what has been your experience?

Syce · 03-12-2017, 11:08 AM

for me its the 25 wins since i have never done it.

i have hit over 60 with my RTTS player. Actually i beat the record and setting it at 86 dingers in a single season.

The JareBear · 03-12-2017, 11:09 AM

I have never done either

ssimpsons3 · 03-12-2017, 02:41 PM

In RTTS i hit 72 on AS, but as far as Franchise Modes, I would say hitting the HRs is the harder of the 2.

I got 46 with Santana one year, and that is the closest I have come. I did however, have two 25 win seasons before though, one with Kluber and one with Salazar. Side note, but Salazar always turns into a 95+ovr after a few years, and Kluber always falls off. The 25 win season with Salazar came in the 2018 season, he just gets sooo much better with time.

SoxSoxSox · 03-12-2017, 03:56 PM

I've never done either but I think 25 wins is harder because unless you run a four-man rotation you only get 32-33 starts a season, and then you'd have to stay healthy the whole year...

rkocjay · 03-12-2017, 04:11 PM

I haven't done either but the 25 wins would be hard

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Mitchrapp · 03-12-2017, 04:14 PM

25 wins is not easy but I can't hit 40 HR let alone 60. If there was a choice of "can't do either" I would select that one.

doctorduck · 03-12-2017, 05:03 PM

I'd say 60 home runs is harder. The closest I've come was last year with David Ortiz's with 51 home runs. I got 25 wins with Eduardo Rodriguez in 2021 of my franchise. He became my ace and a top 5 starter so I started him on 4 days rest even if there was a off day and bump someone else back a day. Rodriguez went 25-6 in 35 starts that season

View Poll Results: Which is harder to accomplish in the Show, 25 wins or 60 homers?
25 wins with a pitcher in a single season	18	54.55%
60 homeruns in a single season with one player	15	45.45%
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03-12-2017, 10:49 AM	#1
Caulfield Hall Of Fame OVR: 8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Riverside, AL Blog Entries: 1	Which single season feat is harder to accomplish in the Show? Which of the following is the more difficult to accomplish in the Show- hit 60 homeruns in a single season with one player or win 25 games with a pitcher in a single season? the reason I ask is that I have reached 25 wins quite a few times over the course of the Show series but I have never hit the 60 homer plateau. a lot of that has to do with the fact I pitch better than I hit in the Show but IRL no pitcher has hit the 25 win mark in 25+ years. Verlander came within 1 win a few years back Smoltz and the Big Unit came within 1 also. Even the 60 HR level hasnt been reached since Bonds in 2001 but it has been reached 6 times (Sosa 3 times, Big Mac 2 times and Bonds once) since Bob Welch reached 27 back in 1990. So OS, what has been your experience? __________________ OSFM23 - Building Better Baseball - OSFM23 A Work in Progress

03-12-2017, 11:08 AM	#2
Syce MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,388	Re: Which single season feat is harder to accomplish in the Show? for me its the 25 wins since i have never done it. i have hit over 60 with my RTTS player. Actually i beat the record and setting it at 86 dingers in a single season. IncognitoPhantom and Caulfield like this.

03-12-2017, 11:09 AM	#3
The JareBear Be Good To One Another OVR: 49 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 11,574 Blog Entries: 17	Re: Which single season feat is harder to accomplish in the Show? I have never done either Caulfield likes this. __________________ "Successful people do not celebrate in the adversity or misfortune of others." OS Blog The Tortured Mind Of A Rockies Fan. In Arenado I Trust.

03-12-2017, 02:41 PM	#4
ssimpsons3 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jan 2017 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Which single season feat is harder to accomplish in the Show? In RTTS i hit 72 on AS, but as far as Franchise Modes, I would say hitting the HRs is the harder of the 2. I got 46 with Santana one year, and that is the closest I have come. I did however, have two 25 win seasons before though, one with Kluber and one with Salazar. Side note, but Salazar always turns into a 95+ovr after a few years, and Kluber always falls off. The 25 win season with Salazar came in the 2018 season, he just gets sooo much better with time. IncognitoPhantom, ondreythegiant, brent3419 and 1 others like this.

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03-12-2017, 03:56 PM	#5
SoxSoxSox Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Texas	Re: Which single season feat is harder to accomplish in the Show? I've never done either but I think 25 wins is harder because unless you run a four-man rotation you only get 32-33 starts a season, and then you'd have to stay healthy the whole year... Caulfield likes this.

03-12-2017, 04:11 PM	#6
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03-12-2017, 04:14 PM	#7
Mitchrapp E=MC(2) OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Verrado, Arizona Posts: 804	Re: Which single season feat is harder to accomplish in the Show? 25 wins is not easy but I can't hit 40 HR let alone 60. If there was a choice of "can't do either" I would select that one. kenp86 and Caulfield like this. __________________ Favorites: Detroit Red Wings Detroit Tigers Michigan Football I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands. -- Babe Ruth Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster. -- Joe Adcock

03-12-2017, 05:03 PM	#8
doctorduck Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Nov 2012	Re: Which single season feat is harder to accomplish in the Show? I'd say 60 home runs is harder. The closest I've come was last year with David Ortiz's with 51 home runs. I got 25 wins with Eduardo Rodriguez in 2021 of my franchise. He became my ace and a top 5 starter so I started him on 4 days rest even if there was a off day and bump someone else back a day. Rodriguez went 25-6 in 35 starts that season Caulfield likes this.

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