Damn, talk about a dominating presence on the mound

Habsfan18 · 07-19-2017, 10:03 PM

Steve Milligan was a 3rd round pick by the Houston Astros out of high school in 2031. A 6'7, 230lbs right-handed force, he absolutely baffled opposing hitters with a nasty changeup and plus curveball to go along with his fastball. He unfortunately underwent Tommy John surgery in July of 2049 and missed a full 12 months of action. When he returned, he was never the same again and had a miserable 15 starts in 2050 before bouncing around as a reliever in 2051. This appears to be the end of the line for him. Without question a first ballot HOFer in my books.

Damn this game and getting attached to the careers of pretend players!

Milligan:

- Won the Triple Crown 6 times - 5 of which were consecutive.
- Completely owned the Cy Young award, claiming 11 in 12 seasons - 2040 being the only season he didn't win from 2037 through 2048.
- Was named the AL MVP 7 times.
- Was named to 13 different All-Star teams.
- Has 5 World Series rings - 4 of which were with a Tigers squad that completely ran the Majors for a few seasons.
- He lead the Majors in strikeouts for 12 straight seasons, topping out at 345 in 2044.
- His WAR of 134.5 places him 5th all-time for pitching behind only Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Roger Clemens and Clayton Kershaw.
- His 4300 strikeouts also place him 5th all-time behind Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens and Clayton Kershaw.
- He interestingly enough never agreed to play for the USA at the WBC despite being active in the Majors for 4 of the tournaments.

Fyrestorm3 · 07-19-2017, 10:10 PM

Holy sh...

Looks like it might be time to rename the Cy Young Award.

GmOfTheYear · 07-19-2017, 11:23 PM

Pretty amazing stuff. Has anyone seen a pitcher come close to nolan ryans strikeout record? It seems like this guy could've done it if he wouldve had 5-6 more solid seasons. It doesn't seem you see pitchers in the game stick around till they are 44-45 like we saw randy johnson do for instance. Nolan ryan stuck around till 46. If anyone has a graphic of a pitcher lasting that long in the game under normal settings I would love to see it and the type of career he had. If this is just something that doesn't happen anymore in the big leagues then I guess no one will break nolan ryans record. But definitely would like to see some guys last to 45-46 I don't remember seeing one.

msupoke · 07-19-2017, 11:28 PM

Nolan Ryan had longevity and he pitched a lot of innings with good strikeout rates. Guys do not put up the amount of innings every season like he did, so his strikeout numbers are pretty safe.

Habsfan18 · 07-20-2017, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

Holy sh...

Looks like it might be time to rename the Cy Young Award.

I actually usually do this. In my leagues I like to rename the awards for fictional players. I always wondered if other people do the same.

07-19-2017, 10:03 PM	#1
Habsfan18 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,249	Damn, talk about a dominating presence on the mound Steve Milligan was a 3rd round pick by the Houston Astros out of high school in 2031. A 6'7, 230lbs right-handed force, he absolutely baffled opposing hitters with a nasty changeup and plus curveball to go along with his fastball. He unfortunately underwent Tommy John surgery in July of 2049 and missed a full 12 months of action. When he returned, he was never the same again and had a miserable 15 starts in 2050 before bouncing around as a reliever in 2051. This appears to be the end of the line for him. Without question a first ballot HOFer in my books. Damn this game and getting attached to the careers of pretend players! Milligan: - Won the Triple Crown 6 times - 5 of which were consecutive. - Completely owned the Cy Young award, claiming 11 in 12 seasons - 2040 being the only season he didn't win from 2037 through 2048. - Was named the AL MVP 7 times. - Was named to 13 different All-Star teams. - Has 5 World Series rings - 4 of which were with a Tigers squad that completely ran the Majors for a few seasons. - He lead the Majors in strikeouts for 12 straight seasons, topping out at 345 in 2044. - His WAR of 134.5 places him 5th all-time for pitching behind only Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Roger Clemens and Clayton Kershaw. - His 4300 strikeouts also place him 5th all-time behind Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens and Clayton Kershaw. - He interestingly enough never agreed to play for the USA at the WBC despite being active in the Majors for 4 of the tournaments. Attached Images __________________ Tiburcio Suggia - Greatest of all-time? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-all-time.html OOTP and FHM Beta Tester Last edited by Habsfan18; 07-19-2017 at 10:05 PM.

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Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	Holy sh... Looks like it might be time to rename the Cy Young Award. __________________ Jersey Template (Photoshop) \| Cap Template (Photoshop)

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msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	Nolan Ryan had longevity and he pitched a lot of innings with good strikeout rates. Guys do not put up the amount of innings every season like he did, so his strikeout numbers are pretty safe. __________________

07-19-2017, 11:23 PM	#3
GmOfTheYear Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 402	Pretty amazing stuff. Has anyone seen a pitcher come close to nolan ryans strikeout record? It seems like this guy could've done it if he wouldve had 5-6 more solid seasons. It doesn't seem you see pitchers in the game stick around till they are 44-45 like we saw randy johnson do for instance. Nolan ryan stuck around till 46. If anyone has a graphic of a pitcher lasting that long in the game under normal settings I would love to see it and the type of career he had. If this is just something that doesn't happen anymore in the big leagues then I guess no one will break nolan ryans record. But definitely would like to see some guys last to 45-46 I don't remember seeing one.