Franchise Surprises

[fnz]

Just wondering if anybody has any things they've found surprising in their franchises.

Here's some of mine (it's mid-June):

• Reds 1B Joey Votto hitting around .280
• Reds C Devin Mesoraco hitting .148 (a 4 for 4 day got that up to .170)
• AL West has Oakland in second (about 5 games back), and LAA in third at 14 games back (8 games under .500).
• Prince Fielder hitting .383 with 31 homers
• New York Mets above .500. In fact, every team in the division but Atlanta is within 2 wins/losses of .500.
• Orioles hanging around a tightly contested AL East (Toronto is the over 13 games out)
• Giants are 8 games below .500, with the Rockies and Dbacks duking it out in the NL West

What things have caught your eye in your franchise?

[DJeterFan2]

Quote: Originally Posted by fnz

Just wondering if anybody has any things they've found surprising in their franchises. Here's some of mine (it's mid-June): Reds 1B Joey Votto hitting around .280 Reds C Devin Mesoraco hitting .148 (a 4 for 4 day got that up to .170) AL West has Oakland in second (about 5 games back), and LAA in third at 14 games back (8 games under .500). Prince Fielder hitting .383 with 31 homers New York Mets above .500. In fact, every team in the division but Atlanta is within 2 wins/losses of .500. Orioles hanging around a tightly contested AL East (Toronto is the over 13 games out) Giants are 8 games below .500, with the Rockies and Dbacks duking it out in the NL West What things have caught your eye in your franchise?

I remember in 2011 the show, I noticed that Miguel Cabrera was hitting .345 with 38 HR and 93 RBI's by the All-Star Break lol

The biggest surprise of them all was when I faced the Cubs in the World Series in My 2011 Yankees Franchise Season, it just didn't feel right, you know? No offense to cubs fans out there.

[padsfan92]

In my Padres franchise I have them in 2nd place in the NL West at 10 games over .500 in August even though I lose the majority of games I play so that is a major surprise. The Giants are in last place, and Logan Forsythe made the All Star team with a .260 batting average 0 HR and 3 RBI's

[CKW11]

Quote: Originally Posted by padsfan92

In my Padres franchise I have them in 2nd place in the NL West at 10 games over .500 in August even though I lose the majority of games I play so that is a major surprise. The Giants are in last place, and Logan Forsythe made the All Star team with a .260 batting average 0 HR and 3 RBI's

Well that's kinda disturbing...not that it should matter but how many games has he played? And how many steals/walks/errors does he have? Maybe he is having a record breaking season with steals and walks and a beast in the field lol.

[Mercury53]

The Rockies have the best record in the MLB and at one point were 13-0.

[Kalkano]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercury53

The Rockies have the best record in the MLB and at one point were 13-0.

This thread is for surprises. lol! I kid...I kid...

I can hear the 1-3 heckles starting now...

[DetroitStyle]

Miguel Cabrera had 67 Home Runs in a franchise sim I did awhile back.

[padsfan92]

Quote: Originally Posted by CKW11

Well that's kinda disturbing...not that it should matter but how many games has he played? And how many steals/walks/errors does he have? Maybe he is having a record breaking season with steals and walks and a beast in the field lol.

I just called him up the game before the all star game, and he only played the first two weeks of the season so that is certainly not the case haha. I remember in past years this happened as well, there was always one player in the all star game that had minimal stats