{"id":867,"date":"2007-04-20T21:19:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-21T01:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/04\/20\/mlb-07-the-show-psp-season-simulation\/"},"modified":"2007-04-20T21:40:12","modified_gmt":"2007-04-21T01:40:12","slug":"mlb-07-the-show-psp-season-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/04\/20\/mlb-07-the-show-psp-season-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB 07 The Show (PSP) Season Simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While watching the Braves, holding Joseph, I decided to throw together a quick simulation of the 2007 using MLB 07.  Kind of hard to play while holding a baby, so it seemed like a good idea to see how the Braves would finish out the 2007 season.\u00a0 I started a new season, used the most current rosters available for download (I think they are dated Feb 27, 2007), and used all the default options.<\/p>\n<p>There is probably not a whole lot of value here other than showing how this wonderful little portable baseball game can do a decent simulation (and a crazy CY Young award).  I took control of the Braves; not that I planned to do anything, just wanted control of the team to watch injuries, view trade offers (I declined all offers), etc.  Some interesting items of note follow\u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NL Division Winners:  Mets (93-69), Astros (88-74), Padres (101-61)<\/li>\n<li>NL Wild Card:  Phillies (92-70)<\/li>\n<li>Braves (88-74) good for second in the NL Wild Card chase.<\/li>\n<li>AL Division Winners:  Orioles (98-64), Tigers (87-75), Mariners (83-79)<\/li>\n<li>AL Wild Card:  Yankees (98-64)<\/li>\n<li>Interesting that Orioles and Yankees finished with the same record; same for Mariners and Angels<\/li>\n<li>Astros win the World Series over the Yankees in 7 games<\/li>\n<li>Team Totals:  Yankees had the highest batting avg (.298); Red Sox scored the most runs (926); Red Sox had the highest R.B.I total (920); Padres had the lowest ERA (3.68)<\/li>\n<li>Individual Totals: L. Berkman (HOU) had the best batting avg (.373); J. Jones (CHC) had the most hits (230); A. Rodriguez (NYY) had the most HRs (51); D. Ortiz (BOS) had the most R.B.I. (142); T. Glavine (NYM) had the most Wins (21); B. Wickman (ATL) had the most Saves (52); C. Young (SD) had the lowest ERA (2.78); J. Weaver had the most strikeouts (230)<\/li>\n<li>NL MVP:  C. Jones (ATL) .343 AVG, 46 HR, 118 RBI<\/li>\n<li>AL MVP:  D. Ortiz (BOS) .293 AVG, 50 HR, 142 RBI<\/li>\n<li>NL CY Young:  T. Glavine (NYM) 3.24 ERA, 21-3, 1.222 WHIP<\/li>\n<li>AL CY Young:  L. Castillo (MIN) 3.14 ERA, 18 wins (no idea how many losses), 230 K, 1.299 WHIP.  Not sure how a 2B won this award.<\/li>\n<li>I was awarded a 4% budget increase based on my solid season<\/li>\n<li>Phillies offered to trade Barajas (C) for Langerhans (LF)<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox offered Gabbard (SP) for Langerhans (LF)<\/li>\n<li>Rockies offered Phillips (SP) for Soriano (SS)<\/li>\n<li>Mariners offered Baek (SP) for C. Jones (3B)<\/li>\n<li>O. Villarreal (RP) out 2-3 months with a shoulder injury<\/li>\n<li>M. Gonzalez (RP) out for 1-2 months with a broken arm<\/li>\n<li>All other injuries were listed as \u201ca few days\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The actual simulation probably took about 10 minutes, but I did not do a good job of timing it between watching the Braves, and recording results here for your reading pleasure.  The AL CY Young thing was crazy, but at a glance the simulation looks solid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While watching the Braves, holding Joseph, I decided to throw together a quick simulation of the 2007 using MLB 07. 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