New Hope, New Fish ~ A Miami Marlins Dynasty (MLB The Show 16)

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Miami Marlins ~ MLB The Show 2016 Dynasty

Holy cow... it has been a while. For those of you who don't know me... hello! I am one of these dudes insane enough to do these things fully fleshed out. For those of you who may recognize my username, yeah I'm that guy who did that absurd Heat dynasty as well as my Swansea City one! I've also done a Detroit Lions franchise mode even further in the past. Franchise mode probably has to be my favorite of any sports video game modes out there. Online play can be alright, but it can be infuriating. Career modes are fun, but I just love the idea of feeling like a general manager. Hell, with the way the Marlins are managed in real life, I kind of need this.

For years in the past before using Operation Sports, it was fun... but it was almost like there wasn't ever enough. I wanted to flesh things out. Create storylines. Create seasons that I would remember and reflect upon. Sports video games are a yearly cycle, but still to this day I remember some of the moves I made in NFL Head Coach for those who've ever messed around with that game. Then I discovered written our dynasties surrounding peoples specific games. The idea fascinated me and I've always enjoyed doing them albeit with them being a ton of work. But the "job" of "completing" it feels so fruitful. I still go through and enjoy my Heat franchise on the odd occasion just cause it was so much fun to create, and the community feed back was awesome.

I actually tried to complete a Marlins dynasty around this time last year. Here it is. There's something I've realized... You just can't play every single one of the games if you wanna have a realistic 162-game season. It's impossible. I don't want to shorten the games nor the innings. I also just didn't have a good format to play stuff out. I flamed out after a few days and eventually moved on to my Swansea City dynasty which I thoroughly enjoyed doing before just getting burnt out at that since 40+ games a season played is still a ton.

This time around, I've learned my lesson. I'm going to do things differently this time around. I'm going to play remarkably few of the regular season games. This is going to be solely focused around managerial moves, owner decisions, and the so forth. I think I will give myself 5 games maximum that I will be able to play during the regular season. These will be highlight games, such as a Jose Fernandez vs Noah Syndergaard pitching matchup. That sorta thing. This dynasty is gonna be built around the simulation system and testing to see if I can make the Miami Marlins a perennial franchise contender in MLB(cause let's face it, it ain't happening in real life till Loria dies off)

This dynasty is really going to be built around writing and the whole league itself. I'm gonna mind going 3-5 posts off tangent and focusing around the rest of the league. Perhaps some monster deals or signings that go down. The focus will inevitably be the Marlins but there will be more to the story. The biggest reason I love this years game as opposed to last years is because career stats are saved. In the past, it'd be like you play 1 season and if you didn't track anything it would be erased and forgotten. That is removed and fixed in this game. All I gotta do is write the narrative to make it seem awesome.

So I've rambled on long enough now, hopefully you've powered through it, let's get on with this dynasty!

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Archive ~ Roster Moves History

Season #1 ~ (2016 MLB Season):
* Miami Marlins trade 2B Derek Dietrich for RP Keone Kela
* Marlins deal a few assets to acquire RP Tony Sipp
* Miami opts to remain silent at 2016 MLB Trade Deadline
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Season #2 ~ (2017 MLB Season):
* Relatively Quiet 2017 MLB Free Agency for Marlins
* Miami make block-buster deals for Jose Quintana/Raisel Iglesias
* 2017 Miami Marlins Roster Deep Dive

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Archive ~ Big Games/Playoff Moments

Season #1 ~ (2016 MLB Season):
* Marlins just a measly 23-24 through 50 games
* Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs NLDS - Game #4
* Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs NLDS - Game #5
* Miami Marlins vs New York Mets NLCS - Game #2
* Miami Marlins vs New York Mets NLCS - Game #5
* Miami Marlins vs New York Mets NLCS - Game #7

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Archive ~ Storylines

Season #1 ~ (2016 MLB Season):
* Micky Arison purchases the Miami Marlins for 600M
* Instant hype surrounds newly drafted SS Derrek Odom
* Ichiro Suzuki joins the 3,000th hit club vs CHW
* Miami Marlins clinch 1st ever NL East Division Title
* 2016 Miami Marlins Player Statistics
* Marlins face a do or die scenario in Game #3 vs Chicago
* Justin Bour becomes a hero forever in Miami overnight
* Jose Fernandez vs Matt Harvey showdown in Game #6 NLCS
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Season #2 ~ (2017 MLB Season):
* Is Marcell Ozuna's time running out in Miami?

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Archive ~ Around the League History

Season #1 ~ (2016 MLB Season):
* 2016 MLB Draft Hub Post
* 2016 MLB All Star Roster and Reserves
* 2016 MLB Trade Deadline Deal Reviews
* 2016 MLB Regular Season Awards
* 2016 MLB Regular Season Standings
* 2016 MLB World Series Preview
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Season #2 ~ (2017 MLB Season):
* 2017 MLB Offseason Retirements
* 2017 MLB Offseason Team Re-Signings
* 2017 MLB Offseason Free Agent Signings
* 2017 MLB Top 5 Player Position Progressions

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Miami Marlins ~ MLB The Show 2016 Dynasty Settings

These are the settings I will be using for this franchise.

Team: Miami Marlins
Level: Experienced
GM Contracts: Off
Fantasy Draft: Off
Legend Free Agents: Off
CPU Roster Control: Off
CPU Trading: On
Ignore Budgets: On
Force Trades: Off
Designated Hitter: Auto

Roster: Operation Sports V1.5

Explanation: These are the biggest main settings. First one is I'm obviously managing the Marlins. The reason I decided to turn off GM Contracts is cause I straight up don't wanna get fired. I have 0 clue how much the simulation may or may not screw me over and I don't wanna go through 3 crap years and then just get fired. Obviously no legend free agents. I don't want any control over other CPU rosters. I decided to turn off budgets since... Arison bought the team and the team may or may not be willing to spend some more. I get why this may not be loved by some of the more hardcore baseball fans but I feel like it will just make the dynasty more fun. Finally, I am using the OS rosters from the wonderful and amazing RidinDwnKingsley. Below, I'm going to include some house rules of my own and in the spoilers are some boring settings information in case you care to see that stuff.

House Rules:
* No re-doing simulating. Such as backing out and not saving and simming again.
* No totally BS trades. I don't mind making controversial trades but nothing too ridiculous.
* No changing of potentials or ratings, I may disagree with some but I stay with what I get.
* All Mode-Specific Options will be MANUALLY handled, except for injuries in minor leagues.

Spoiler

Gameplay Options:
Hitting Difficulty: All-Star
Hitting Interface: Directional
Input Type: Buttons
Analog Type: Flick
Plate Coverage Indicator: On
Camera Shift: On
Hitting View: Fish Eye
In-Play View Offense: Dynamic
Ball Trail: Daytime Only
Guess Pitch: Off
Baserunning Decisions Auto

Baserunning Interface: Default
Sliding Decisions: Assist
Runner Windows: On

Pitching Difficulty: All-Star
Pitching Interface: Meter
Pitching View: Broadcast
Pitching Ball Marker: Pitch Trail On
Pitch Confidence: On

Throwing Interface: Buttons
Throwing Meter: On
Throwing Difficulty: All-Star
Fielding Decision: Assist
Throwing Decision: Off
In-Play View Defense: Medium
Throw Cancelling: Off
One Button Dive/Jump: Off

Explanation: There's all of the boring information for anyone who cares. I use All-Star cause I'm not that great. These settings won't play a huge role since I'm mostly limiting myself to the # of games I'll play in the regular season, but for the postseason when I will play games, these will be a factor.

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Loria ousted, Micky Arison buys Miami Marlins for 600M!

March 27th, 2016 - A stunning discovery would be under-selling the recent revelation that has taken place involving one of Major League Baseball's southern franchises. Released by TMZ, a disturbing video involving former Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and former Marlins President David Samson unveiled that they were in-fact aliens sent to Earth to piss off Cubans and natives of Miami. The video graphically shows Loria and Samson removing their fake human flesh to uncover a vicious green-like tone, as well as their voices changing to a malicious Darth Vader-like tone. The discovery while shocking, doesn't seem to come as much of a shock to South Florida as Mr. Samson has struggled with the capability to show basic human functioning skills and compassion in the past.

After being exterminated by Dana Scully and Fox Mulder, commissioner Rob Manfred placed the team for sale. There was vast speculation over a variety of the possible owners in other sports that could jump into action. Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban was notably a hot name mentioned from the media considering his interest in purchasing an MLB team in the past. Some others numbers also flew about, ranging from a possible purchase joint-group led by Derek Jeter to a variety of Miami billionaires. Still, the fate of the team remained up in the air as the 2016 Major League season had approached.

Eventually, a known name made it's way to the headlines. The news broken by Ken Rosenthal, current Miami Heat owner, Micky Arison had decided to expand his horizons. Deciding that now was the time to splash some cash, Mr. Arison splashed a dazzling $600,000,000 on the franchise to purchase it. The news sent celebration up and down the streets of Miami. Arison was one of the more beloved owners in the NBA by his fanbase, consistently showing success throughout his tenure since his purchase as well as willing to spend big as seen by the massive Big 3 signings of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade in the Summer of 2010 that formed a tremendous dynasty and hardened the game of basketball into South Florida culture.

Micky Arison will try to repeat that same success this time around with his new franchise. He put out a brief statement saying that he is thrilled to purchase his 2nd South Florida franchise, and hopes that he can even see half of the success he's seen with the Heat. While some fans are still torn about the move, the fact Jeffrey Loria has been relived is a breath of fresh air for everyone involved. The real question now moving forward involves wondering what changes Arison will first take to start re-modeling the image of the franchise that has been tainted after years of failure by Loria. He brought in Pat Riley that was quite possibly the greatest managerial move in sports history, and now he's tasked with finding a similar puppet master to help assist the Marlins moving forward.

[unexpectedorc]

seems interesting cant wait to see what you have in store for the fish.