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MaCrawford · 01-05-2017, 02:12 PM

Intro

One of my favourite things with OOTP is the ability to sim into the future. I really enjoy seeing how baseball evolves and who become the stars and Hall of Famers and World Champions as the baseball world advances.

This is my journal charting the history of my MLB starting at the beginning of the 2016 season (yes, the Cubs haven't won yet!)

I'm not going to be too detailed, but instead give an overview of each season, so that you can see how things went. I'm going for more of a journalistic approach than a storytelling one with this journal.

Without further ado, let's begin!

2016 Season

World Series: Washington Nationals 4 - 2 Toronto Blue Jays

The Nationals (92-70) beat the Blue Jays to win their first World Championship and shock the world. They got to the World Series after besting the heavily favoured Los Angeles Dodgers (103-59) in a hotly contested NLCS 4-3, with Clayton Kershaw losing in the final game. Thus adding to the mythos surrounding him not being a postseason pitcher.

Awards:

AL MVP - Mike Trout (his 2nd MVP)
NL MVP - Giancarlo Stanton (hitting 52 homers)
AL Cy Young - Sonny Gray
NL Cy Young - Clayton Kershaw (his 4th Cy Young and also he got the Triple Crown this year)
AL Rookie - Nomar Mazara
NL Rookie - Corey Seager
AL Manager - A.J. Hinch
NL Manager - Dusty Baker

Milestones:

Gio Gonzalez threw a no-hitter playing with the Rays against the Tigers.

Hall of Fame:

Manny Ramirez became a first ballot Hall of Famer, entering with 93.2% of the vote. Kind of surprising given his PED history, but certainly deserving. Jeff Bagwell gained ground with 73.6% and should gain entry eventually. Vladimir Guerrero entered his first year with a strong showing of 66.8%.

Meanwhile, Tim Raines (54.1%) fell off the ballot after his 10th year passed.

Next year: Chipper Jones, Jim Thome and Andrew Jones join the ballot!

How 2016 differed from reality

The Chicago Cubs didn’t win the World Series!

Alex Rodriguez didn’t retire. He actually had a pretty good year, hit 24 homeruns and is still chasing Barry Bonds for the all-time homerun lead.

Carlos Beltran, Bartolo Colon and CC Sabathia all had really bad years and retired.

01-05-2017, 02:12 PM	#1
MaCrawford Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 34	Watch Baseball Evolve - My MLB Journal Intro One of my favourite things with OOTP is the ability to sim into the future. I really enjoy seeing how baseball evolves and who become the stars and Hall of Famers and World Champions as the baseball world advances. This is my journal charting the history of my MLB starting at the beginning of the 2016 season (yes, the Cubs haven't won yet!) I'm not going to be too detailed, but instead give an overview of each season, so that you can see how things went. I'm going for more of a journalistic approach than a storytelling one with this journal. Without further ado, let's begin! 2016 Season World Series: Washington Nationals 4 - 2 Toronto Blue Jays The Nationals (92-70) beat the Blue Jays to win their first World Championship and shock the world. They got to the World Series after besting the heavily favoured Los Angeles Dodgers (103-59) in a hotly contested NLCS 4-3, with Clayton Kershaw losing in the final game. Thus adding to the mythos surrounding him not being a postseason pitcher. Awards: AL MVP - Mike Trout (his 2nd MVP) NL MVP - Giancarlo Stanton (hitting 52 homers) AL Cy Young - Sonny Gray NL Cy Young - Clayton Kershaw (his 4th Cy Young and also he got the Triple Crown this year) AL Rookie - Nomar Mazara NL Rookie - Corey Seager AL Manager - A.J. Hinch NL Manager - Dusty Baker Milestones: Gio Gonzalez threw a no-hitter playing with the Rays against the Tigers. Hall of Fame: Manny Ramirez became a first ballot Hall of Famer, entering with 93.2% of the vote. Kind of surprising given his PED history, but certainly deserving. Jeff Bagwell gained ground with 73.6% and should gain entry eventually. Vladimir Guerrero entered his first year with a strong showing of 66.8%. Meanwhile, Tim Raines (54.1%) fell off the ballot after his 10th year passed. Next year: Chipper Jones, Jim Thome and Andrew Jones join the ballot! How 2016 differed from reality The Chicago Cubs didn’t win the World Series! Alex Rodriguez didn’t retire. He actually had a pretty good year, hit 24 homeruns and is still chasing Barry Bonds for the all-time homerun lead. Carlos Beltran, Bartolo Colon and CC Sabathia all had really bad years and retired. Last edited by MaCrawford; 01-05-2017 at 02:14 PM.