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MLB 09: The Show Team Rankings (Pasta Padre)

12:02 AM - February 13, 2009 by thaSLAB

Pasta Padre has posted the MLB 09: The Show team rankings.

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	"Here are the rankings for each team in MLB 09 The Show. Listed are the overall, batting, pitching, and defense categories. These aren�t ratings exactly but they do display how the teams are situated in each area along with the overall strength to expect out of them. Keep in mind that these may change with the release day roster update."

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# 21 Brewhaha @ 02/13/09 12:55 PM

Angels, Twins, Reds, Rockies too high.

Rays, Dodgers, Dbacks, Indians, Brewers too low.

# 22 Full_Collapse @ 02/13/09 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ChubbyBanana


	A Little love for the Reds. Surprising, but I'll take it.

I immediately scrolled down to the bottom of the rankings thinking I would find the Reds there. Pleasantly shocked to see them at #10 overall.

# 23 Russell_SCEA @ 02/13/09 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinals fan 020207


	This is bull sh** that my cards are raked 12th in batting when we had the second best batting average in the national league and I think that we even bet out the cubs in that one but that is alright when the cards win the division we will send the cubbies back paking to 101 years without a worldseries..GO CARDS

They are 11th in the finished game some of those ratings have been changed since CD.

# 24 "The Veal" @ 02/13/09 03:11 PM

My Angels seem to be pretty fairly rated, although i do think the Red Sox are too high on Defense and Pitching

# 25 SoxChamp @ 02/13/09 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HustlinOwl


	Reds defense should be much improved with Taveras and a healthy Alex Gonzalez

Not to mention no Dunn in LF. Dickerson or Hairston should help the improvement as well.

# 26 SoxFan01605 @ 02/13/09 03:38 PM

Aside from the fact that ratings are subjective, as I recall too fellas, the team ratings are based on the player ratings. Meaning that a team with high priced talent and more proven veterans (like the Yankees and Red Sox, for example) would make an obvious appearance near the top. There are a lot of teams with "what if" type prospects who should be good, but there is no data to back it yet.

Also, if they are going on a 3 year sample for player ratings, it means some guys who were beasts last year might not be represented in that same light now, causing ratings to dip and effecting team overalls. Remember, a great year last year, doesn't mean a great year this year (say hello to your Colorado Rockies

...lol). that's why they go farther back with their samples.

I wouldn't really worry. I've yet to play a sports game where the top 5-10 teams are guaranteed anything

. Plus, I'm sure for those patient enough, Knight's roster will have you covered for general consensus type gripes.

# 27 HokieB @ 02/13/09 03:47 PM

28: Washington Nationals
29: Baltimore Orioles

Sucks to be a baseball fan in the Nation's Capital

# 28 bloodysox1918 @ 02/13/09 05:10 PM

Anyone who thinks the Red Sox don't have the best pitching staff is completely wrong. They really do have the best. Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka, Smoltz, Penny are the starters. In the bullpen they have Wakefield, Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez, Masterson, Okajima, Saito, and Papelbon. In the minors they have Buchholz, Bowden, Zink, and Tazawa. The Yankees do have pretty good pitching, but I actually don't think they should be 2nd haha. Sabathia is pretty good, and so is Wang. But.. uh Burnett.. no. He is NOT good hahahah everyone thinks he's great. Pettite is even better than him. Does anyone realize that Burnett's ERA was over 4 in 2008? Matsuzaka, the Boston 3rd starter was 2.90. Yeah Yankee fans, don't get all excited about Burnett. Pettite is okay. Chamberlain is pretty good, but the Yankees are ******** for wanting him to start. In the bullpen they have no one besides Rivera. NO ONE. Edwar Ramirez? Brian Bruney? Marte? yeah ok none of them are good. They should have Hughes be the 5 starter and Chamberlain set up man. But still, the Yankees have 3 guys that are capable of being aces (Chamberlain the 3rd), and the Red Sox have 6! the 5 starters I named and Buchholz. and they have an INSANE bullpen. So people shouldn't complain about the Yankees being behind the Red Sox in pitching, when they shouldn't even be in the top 5. The hitting and defense I do understand and I think they did that nicely.

Another thing haha, I hope the Yankees do get Manny because he will just corrupt the clubhouse even more than it will be already, and it will be funnier to watch them lose with a total all-star team. Money can't buy chemistry. Teixeira can't handle that kind of pressure, to play in New York infront of all of those jerks. They probably will get Manny too, because Swisher straight up sucks. He is terrible hahaha. So yeah, I'm a Red Sox fan clearly, but I do give the Yankees credit on some things, but not pitching at all.

# 29 Blood2086 @ 02/13/09 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by HokieB


	28: Washington Nationals 29: Baltimore Orioles Sucks to be a baseball fan in the Nation's Capital

Damn how can the Orioles be that bad. I wasn't expecting them to be rated high but damn atleast 25th or so.

# 30 RAZRr1275 @ 02/13/09 06:15 PM

Go Red Sox!!!

# 31 BatsareBugs @ 02/13/09 08:15 PM

This post will probably be looked over since people want to scroll and see where they team is ranked and post "but my team had X stats and ranked X in blah blah last season!!!one!"

I believe that these ratings ratings are based on the ratings of the players, not on where the team finished up in whatever offensive, defensive, or pitching categories last season. Plus, you have to consider this in comparison to the ratings of players on other teams.

For offense and defense, I think it's based on who is on the team's starting lineup at the moment. Pitching is both the rotation and bullpen.

# 32 madcap08 @ 02/13/09 09:11 PM

my dodgers seem to be pretty middle of the road for the most part (i'm assuming theyre not taking Manny into account).

but that'll change once i put ME in the road to the show mode! we'll be winning the WS in no time....

well, after some training of course.

# 33 SoxFan01605 @ 02/13/09 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by miamimarlins1


	Can someone from SCEA please email me immediately, I'm freaking out. How can you kick a guy when he's down. First the idiots in government deny us a new stadium and then I see this. Please SCEA email at [email protected], I need to convince you to reconsider. I mean we have Uggla, Hanley, Maybin, Cantu, and then the best starting 5 in the east. GUYS PLEASE

lol...(picturing indignant Phillies fans coming at miamimarlins1 with pitchforks and torches)

I honestly wouldn't get too bent out of shape about ratings. They're based (as I said before, and I'm pretty confident on this) on player ratings, not some dig at the team.

Remember (again repeated from before...lol) teams with younger, unproven players making up a large part of the team will likely not stand up (data wise) to a team with more veteran or big name talent.

Come off the ledge...lol...everything is editable in this regard

# 34 SoxChamp @ 02/13/09 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by miamimarlins1


	Can someone from SCEA please email me immediately, I'm freaking out. How can you kick a guy when he's down. First the idiots in government deny us a new stadium and then I see this. Please SCEA email at [email protected], I need to convince you to reconsider. I mean we have Uggla, Hanley, Maybin, Cantu, and then the best starting 5 in the east. GUYS PLEASE

Seriously, you need to calm down. Overall rankings are based on the ratings of the individual players. If you disagree with them, edit your players and bump them up. Problem solved.

It's not the end of the world.

# 35 SoxChamp @ 02/13/09 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by miamimarlins1


	Oh yeah, this coming from the guy who's Reds somehow weaseled their way into the top 10. Reds at #10 is even more insane then the Marlins at 25

Weaseled? LOL

Anyhoo, yeah, it's going to be nice having an overrated Reds team for once. Heck, I've had to deal with the bottom of the barrel for years now. I might actually be able to win some games this year.

# 36 BatsareBugs @ 02/13/09 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by miamimarlins1


	Oh yeah, this coming from the guy who's Reds somehow weaseled their way into the top 10. Reds at #10 is even more insane then the Marlins at 25

I can't say that I didn't see this coming, but here it is again.

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Originally Posted by Rag3vsW0rld


	This post will probably be looked over since people want to scroll and see where they team is ranked and post "but my team had X stats and ranked X in blah blah last season!!!one!" I believe that these ratings ratings are based on the ratings of the players, not on where the team finished up in whatever offensive, defensive, or pitching categories last season. Plus, you have to consider this in comparison to the ratings of players on other teams. For offense and defense, I think it's based on who is on the team's starting lineup at the moment. Pitching is both the rotation and bullpen.

In addition to my previous post, there are players who skew the ratings. Example: Switch Adrian Gonzalez out of the Padres lineup and move someone else there that is a middle-of-the-pack, average offensive first basemen, and they fall to 30th. Likewise, swap below average hitting Luis Rodriguez out of shortstop and put a Jhonny Peralta in his place, the Padres most likely would move up two or three spots on offense.

I wouldn't get too worked up over the rankings. Offensive and defensive ratings are dependent on who's starting and the individual player ratings matter more than team ratings.

# 37 SoxFan01605 @ 02/13/09 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rag3vsW0rld


	I can't say that I didn't see this coming, but here it is again. In addition to my previous post, there are players who skew the ratings. Example: Switch Adrian Gonzalez out of the Padres lineup and move someone else there that is a middle-of-the-pack, average offensive first basemen, and they fall to 30th. Likewise, swap below average hitting Luis Rodriguez out of shortstop and put a Jhonny Peralta in his place, the Padres most likely would move up two or three spots on offense. I wouldn't get too worked up over the rankings. Offensive and defensive ratings are dependent on who's starting and the individual player ratings matter more than team ratings.

lol...forget it. I've now said the same thing twice myself (and now SoxChamp has too).

Much more fun to panic...lol

# 38 BatsareBugs @ 02/13/09 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SoxFan01605


	lol...forget it. I've now said the same thing twice myself (and now SoxChamp has too). Much more fun to panic...lol

It is, but I can't put myself in anyone's shoe here. If for one thing, i'd overreact to the Padres not being 30th in everything. Heck, put them 90th in a list including the minor league teams.

# 39 SoxChamp @ 02/13/09 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by miamimarlins1


	You're right, I can't take it out on you. You guys have basement dwellers for years. I'm happy for you. But please have some sympathy for me. I was hardly able to use the Marlins last year b/c they were horrendous, I was hoping for middle of the road this year. And we lost our stadium vote today.

Well, I don't have sympathy for you because preseason rankings are just that...preseason. Things could, and probably will, change with roster updates and from the hard work that Knight does. And you also have ability to go in and edit a few of your players yourself if you disagree with the ratings. I usually have to. There'll be one or two players whose speed or power or contract is way off from what I think it should be (especially for younger players). So a few clicks and BAM, problem solved. It's not that I disagree with your points about the Marlins roster, but I do think you got a little too worked up over an overall ranking...particularly one that can be easily adjusted.

# 40 burds13 @ 02/13/09 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by miamimarlins1


	Can someone from SCEA please email me immediately, I'm freaking out. How can you kick a guy when he's down. First the idiots in government deny us a new stadium and then I see this. Please SCEA email at [email protected], I need to convince you to reconsider. I mean we have Uggla, Hanley, Maybin, Cantu, and then the best starting 5 in the east. GUYS PLEASE

Cry me a river, dude. The O's scored the 11th most runs in all of baseball last year and they've got our offense DEAD LAST!!!!!!!

The pitching? Yeah, that should be dead last, probably.

The defense is probably about right @ #14, but I think it'll be much better than that w/ Pie, Jones & Markakis in the outfield & Izturis @ SS...

But the offense and overall ranking? Please.

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