Bruce Chen: April '14 God Touched My Arm

Airdrop01 · 05-14-2014, 10:46 AM

Talk about an anomaly!! Not to mention the friggin KC record through 4/25 in this game.... I guess if Bruce Chen does this, then it makes Shields, Ventura, Vargas and Guthrie seem like Bob Gibson.

Cowboys3356 · 05-14-2014, 11:12 AM

Trade him now!!! Things will eventually even out and I could see a 0-5 streak coming in his near future. Move him out while his value is high!

Gotta love the random stuff that happens in this game, anything is possible especially to start a season.

TribeFanInNC · 05-14-2014, 11:32 AM

Oh yeah. Reverting to the mean is going to be rough for him. Be prepared for a couple outings where he doesn't get out of the first inning.

wspahn21 · 05-14-2014, 11:38 AM

That facegen tho

Assos · 05-14-2014, 11:59 AM

BRUCE! And to think I always thought that would have been his career back in the 90s!

Airdrop01 · 05-14-2014, 02:20 PM

LOL. I tried to trade him and Christian Colon to Dombrowski for Max Scherzer and Austin Jackson. Not surprisingly, the OOTP trade AI is smarter than Dimbrowski! If only they still had Fister I bet he'd have done it! Ha!

MrWideFrame · 05-14-2014, 04:14 PM

When was the last time the Royals won the AL Central?

eriqjaffe · 05-14-2014, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MrWideFrame

When was the last time the Royals won the AL Central?

Trick question - they never have!

Airdrop01 · 05-14-2014, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrWideFrame

When was the last time the Royals won the AL Central?

Never. But then it's not really the same as a game. I wouldn't judge whether ol' Dave is smart by whether or not he's won the AL central more than a team owned by David Glass.

Relax, bro.

MrWideFrame · 05-14-2014, 04:54 PM

I would.

You mean the incompetent GM that won a World Series in Florida and then turned around an abysmal Detroit Tigers franchise?

Airdrop01 · 05-14-2014, 05:06 PM

Well, aaaaaanyway.....

Back to the topic....Apparently the AI does look at ratings and not stats because the offers for Chen are about what they should be.....

I'm working on trying to dump Guthrie and Chen so maybe...just maybe...I can extend Shields.

His last start was more Chen-like...3 er in 6 ip.

hfield007 · 05-14-2014, 05:08 PM

.225 babip and a k/bb ratio under 2... trade him while he has value before he evens out haha

Airdrop01 · 05-14-2014, 10:36 PM

Holy crap. He's now 9-1 at amateur draft time. Still around .225 BABIP so very very lucky there. And crazy low HR rate. The luck of the Panamanian I guess.

Airdrop01 · 05-16-2014, 04:23 PM

And so, it begins. No one can play with the house's money forever!!!!

Andy · 06-17-2014, 02:30 PM

I remember starting a league with the Reds last year with OOTP14 and I had a similar experience with Jeff Francis. One of my starters got hurt and he replaced him in the rotation and ended up starting 7-0 with a sub 2 ERA. He eventually came back down to earth.

Kirschwasser · 06-17-2014, 06:14 PM

I had Paul Maholm start 5-0 with an ERA under 2 for the Dodgers. I traded him along with some other players to the Pirates for Tony Sanchez, where, to my shock, he finished 14-5 with a 2.19 ERA and won the Cy Young Award. Of course, he was terrible the following year.

Some things in this world can only happen through computer simulation.

Caporegime · 06-17-2014, 06:33 PM

God might've touched his arm, but it looks like the devil slapped his face. I love how savagely unflattering facegen can be at times.

r0nster · 06-18-2014, 11:30 AM

I had Kershaw on my team and he went 22-1 by August then he suffered a 7 month injury (was so hoping he would get 30 wins) and wasnt the same for 3 seasons and he is now on pace to be a solid number 4 or 5 starter with 17 wins and good ERA but lacks run support to get to 20 wins

05-14-2014, 10:46 AM	#1
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	Bruce Chen: April '14 God Touched My Arm Talk about an anomaly!! Not to mention the friggin KC record through 4/25 in this game.... I guess if Bruce Chen does this, then it makes Shields, Ventura, Vargas and Guthrie seem like Bob Gibson. Attached Images

05-14-2014, 04:54 PM	#10
MrWideFrame Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 224	I would. You mean the incompetent GM that won a World Series in Florida and then turned around an abysmal Detroit Tigers franchise? Last edited by MrWideFrame; 05-14-2014 at 04:55 PM.

05-14-2014, 10:36 PM	#13
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	Holy crap. He's now 9-1 at amateur draft time. Still around .225 BABIP so very very lucky there. And crazy low HR rate. The luck of the Panamanian I guess. Last edited by Airdrop01; 05-14-2014 at 10:37 PM. Reason: Typo

05-16-2014, 04:23 PM	#14
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	And so, it begins. No one can play with the house's money forever!!!! Attached Images

06-17-2014, 06:33 PM	#17
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	God might've touched his arm, but it looks like the devil slapped his face. I love how savagely unflattering facegen can be at times. __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra Last edited by Caporegime; 06-17-2014 at 06:34 PM.

05-14-2014, 11:12 AM	#2
Cowboys3356 All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,572	Trade him now!!! Things will eventually even out and I could see a 0-5 streak coming in his near future. Move him out while his value is high! Gotta love the random stuff that happens in this game, anything is possible especially to start a season.

05-14-2014, 11:32 AM	#3
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Oh yeah. Reverting to the mean is going to be rough for him. Be prepared for a couple outings where he doesn't get out of the first inning.

05-14-2014, 11:38 AM	#4
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 426	That facegen tho

05-14-2014, 11:59 AM	#5
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	BRUCE! And to think I always thought that would have been his career back in the 90s!

05-14-2014, 02:20 PM	#6
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	LOL. I tried to trade him and Christian Colon to Dombrowski for Max Scherzer and Austin Jackson. Not surprisingly, the OOTP trade AI is smarter than Dimbrowski! If only they still had Fister I bet he'd have done it! Ha!

05-14-2014, 04:14 PM	#7
MrWideFrame Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 224	When was the last time the Royals won the AL Central?

05-14-2014, 05:06 PM	#11
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	Well, aaaaaanyway..... Back to the topic....Apparently the AI does look at ratings and not stats because the offers for Chen are about what they should be..... I'm working on trying to dump Guthrie and Chen so maybe...just maybe...I can extend Shields. His last start was more Chen-like...3 er in 6 ip.

05-14-2014, 05:08 PM	#12
hfield007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,713	.225 babip and a k/bb ratio under 2... trade him while he has value before he evens out haha

06-17-2014, 02:30 PM	#15
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,263	I remember starting a league with the Reds last year with OOTP14 and I had a similar experience with Jeff Francis. One of my starters got hurt and he replaced him in the rotation and ended up starting 7-0 with a sub 2 ERA. He eventually came back down to earth.

06-17-2014, 06:14 PM	#16
Kirschwasser Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 4	I had Paul Maholm start 5-0 with an ERA under 2 for the Dodgers. I traded him along with some other players to the Pirates for Tony Sanchez, where, to my shock, he finished 14-5 with a 2.19 ERA and won the Cy Young Award. Of course, he was terrible the following year. Some things in this world can only happen through computer simulation.

06-18-2014, 11:30 AM	#18
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,047	I had Kershaw on my team and he went 22-1 by August then he suffered a 7 month injury (was so hoping he would get 30 wins) and wasnt the same for 3 seasons and he is now on pace to be a solid number 4 or 5 starter with 17 wins and good ERA but lacks run support to get to 20 wins