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 Baseball is just an Tactical RPG with different stats!  If you have any questions not answered in the below, hop on our IRC Channel: #TheSuperLeagueI don't think that it's necessary to think of this as a baseball LP, exactly. True, it features baseball teams you create playing other baseball teams created by other goons in baseball games to win a baseball league, but hell, why not give it a try? There's a lot of words below telling you what the league is like and how it works, but, I'll be honest with you, I've been running the Super-League for four years now, and I can tell you, it's really something you have to experience to form a real opinion on it. So go for it! Oh, and there are a lot of words below, but don't think that you have to read them. If you want, you can just scroll down to the list of feeder teams and try and cobble together a team right now! There's a pretty hard limit to how bad or good a team you can make based on your choices of feeder teams alone. -Smasher Dynamo The Super-League and You: A Helpful Starter Guide: original work by Tatankatonk, ToiletOfSadness, mrnoun, and Smasher Dynamo foreword by Monathin So you’ve stumbled in here bleary-eyed, confused, and maybe a little overwhelmed. Welcome to the Super-League! What is the Super-League? It’s basically a fantasy baseball league, done through Baseball Mogul 2013. That doesn’t tell the whole story, though. Inside you can find Mark Grace in a quest to obtain a gyro, the saga of a maniacal man whose teams hold an iron grip over the Super-League, the riches-to-rags-to-riches-back-to-rags story of the Luna Landers/Galactic Wanderers/New World Symphony, people who make extraordinarily bad challenges and gamble their whole team away in the process, a truly terrible and awful team that lucked into one of the greatest outfields ever and turned into a contender overnight, and of course, spreadsheet warriors, the most famous of which being an Australian who gambled his team away and now is scrambling to gain stat advantage once more. The Super-League is definitely a create-your-own-fun baseball fantasy league. You can come up with endearing gimmicks from all walks of life, banter in IRC and argue about how players are good/terrible, and even be a perpetual good-humored failure of an owner. And if you’re not good? That’s fine! Probably only a dozen people in the Super-League actually know anything about baseball, and these people might be more or less successful than you suppose. It’s perfectly acceptable to know nothing about baseball or be a baseball expert, because the Super-League teaches people a lot that they might not have known. Either way, we’re all scrambling for a position at the top, and watching as we fall hilariously to the bottom. And you will fall hilariously to the bottom, because the Super-League, at the end of the day, is about the continued failures of 30-some owners to topple the mightiest team to ever exist: Smasher Dynamo’s own New York Macho Men. So do you have what it takes to build a team, build a dynasty, and gamble it all at a shot of eternal glory against the Macho Men? Tools of the Trade The Super-League, like many baseball fantasy leagues before it, is a game of numbers and stats. When you’re using players from at any point in the last century, it’s vital to have resources to see how good they will do. To that end, we have two major sources of stats you can pour over. Baseball Reference - This one is a no-brainer. Baseball Reference houses stats of all sorts of uselessness from all the way back to the heydays of Cy Young (also known as the 1890s). Fair warning is that guys with incomplete careers and mid WW2 careers don't do as well in Mogul sims. (The former because Mogul likes having a complete career to use as projection, the latter because most true greats were killing Nazi's during the War years, and the ball's quality was lowered due to wartime supply priorities.) This is the place where you can check out your inevitable feeder teams. Of course, the historical data can only go so far in a modern simulation, which brings us to… Super-League Reference - Here it is. The absolute, must-have bookmark to be consulting when it comes to every player you find. Super-League reference was compiled in a joint effort by Mr. Cool Ice and Cthulhu Dreams, and uses the saves from Super-League IV and onward to paint a picture of that player’s performance in the Super-League. This is important since the Super-League, using the best of the best players from all of baseball history, is a marked degree above even the most talent-filled seasons of baseball. And some classically great all-time players, like Bob Feller and Willie Mays, just don’t do well in a Super-League environment. Again, use this. This, in combination with knowing which stats are important, will keep your head above water, even if you’re nowhere near the level of baseball historian that Commissar Dynamo is. The Basics of Baseball by tatankatonk Ok, so even the dumbest/foreign goon knows the basics of baseball. Hell, you know the lyrics to Take Me Out to the Ballgame by heart, and that's half the rules right there. There's pitchers, there's position players (first, second, third base, shortstop, outfielders, catchers), and there's pitchers (starting and relief). Three strikes is an out, three outs is an inning, nine innings and a game is over, unless there's a tie in which case it goes a few more and everyone leaves the stadium early. Anyway, what you should come away with from this is the following: Baseball, more than any other sport in the world, is a game of numbers. Every single thing that happens on the field is recorded and converted into statistics that professional analysts come up with to determine a player's performance. This isn't basketball, where blocks (a vital defensive stat) weren't recorded until the mid-70s. There's records of the game going all the way back to when Ty Cobb was assaulting fans, and even farther than that. Your job, as a Superleague owner, is to learn what all these numbers mean, and how to look at them in a way that can instantly tell you what you need to know about a player. So, What Stats Are Useful, Anyhow? If you know nothing about baseball, then you will be shocked by how many stats that are tracked that are absolutely worthless in the grand scheme of thing. There is only a handful of stats you need to evaluate the quality of a player, and this small area will give you a rundown on the biggest ones to consider. In somewhat arbitrary order of usefulness: On-Base + Slugging Percentage (OPS+): The go-to stat that your eyes should drift to first when it concerns batters. Era and season-adjusted, with average for that season being a flat ‘100’. If you find a guy who had a 115 OPS+, then he was 15% better at generating runs than the average joe that year. Combine that with the fact that he might be at a scarce position (see “Positional Scarcity” below), and you’ll be cooking with a run-generating machine in no time. Earned Run Average + (ERA+): The same thing as OPS+, but for Pitchers. 115 ERA+ means he was 15% than the average pitcher that season. Generally speaking, having good pitchers is more important than having good hitters ! Many teams get relegated not because they don’t have huge dudes who can hit the ball and score runs, but because their own pitching gets lit up and destroyed over the course of the season because they forgot to focus on it. Try to focus on pitching before hitting!Defensive Wins Above Replacement (dWAR): Let’s get this out of the way: There is no real great stat to measure a player’s defensive ability. The best we have is dWAR, which measures whether a guy is worth keeping in the field compared to a replacement player. This value can go into the negatives, meaning that some players are such bad players that they will give up plays with their bad ball-handling. If you rely on groundball or deadball-era pitchers, you will absolutely get destroyed if you have bad fielders. Generally speaking, Catcher, Center Field, and the middle infield positions (Second Base, Shortstop, Third Base) are the ones where you want to place defense over offense. Batting Average, On-Base Percentage, and Slugging Percentage (BA, OBP, SLG): Here are the base stats for offensive prowess for batters. Batting Average is how often you can hit the ball, On-Base Percentage is like Batting Average, but also factors in walks. (seriously, you don’t know what a walk is? Ok, a pitcher has to throw his pitches in an area next to the batter called the strike zone for it to count as a strike, or the batter has to swing at it. If he pitches and it's not in the strike zone, it's a ball. You pitch four balls, and the guy walks to first automatically.) and SLG is how far you can hit the ball on average when you hit it. Generally speaking, a .350+ OBP and a .400+ SLG are probably the minimum for Super-League caliber players, but you don’t necessarily need to have both. Walks + Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP): Is what it says, how many combined hits plus walks a pitcher gives up each inning he’s in play. This is a good estimate of how ‘wild’ your pitcher is, and whether he ends up keeping control of the ball or he shoots a 100 MPH fastball with no regard for where it lands. Wild guys are bad because wild guys lead to more walks, which lead to more runs, which leads to more games lost. 1.000 WHIP are elite, and 1.300+ WHIP guys are probably too wild to consider, even despite their pedigree. Isolated Discipline (IsoD): This one you won’t find on either of the reference sites, but is decently important, as it describes a batter’s ‘Batting Eye’, his ability to identify pitches and whether he should be taking a swing at them. You get this one by calculating OBP - BA. .070 is generally considered the bare minimum for a good player who doesn’t just whiff at every pitch over the plate. .150 and you’ve got a guy with an elite eye. Hits, Home Runs, Walks, and Strikeouts Per 9 Innings (H/9, HR/9, BB/9, SO/9): Miscellaneous, yet important stats to tell you how your pitcher pitches and what he can be expected to do during a game. Fireball pitchers have huge SO/9 rates, but at the expense of being either really wild (higher BB/9) or giving up big hits (higher HR/9). As a general rule of thumb, unless a guy is really, really good, you want to look for the lowest BB/9 above all others, because Super-League pitchers are forced to face Super-League hitters, who are especially good at drawing walks. Age: Young guys are wild, and old guys fall apart at the seams. You don’t want to pick up a 40-year-old Gaylord Perry and hope he can hold down your rotation. Generally speaking, 24-34 is a nice age range for considered players. Younger than 24, they’re probably a little wild; 35 and older, you’re playing with geriatric fire, which is more like a dying ember. Emphasis on DYING. SMASHER'S NOTE: I want to make this super-clear: Baseball Mogul, the engine the Super-League uses, doesn't work like WhatifSports or OOTP Baseball. It gives players ratings based on both how old they are and how good a career they had overall! For example, if you think you're going to game the system by taking 1996 Brady Anderson (who had one of the great fluke seasons in history), you are going to be sorely disappointed, because he's not going to hit 50 home runs, he's going to hit like he did in every other season around that fluke season! Plate Appearances/Innings Pitched: No one likes small sample sizes. A guy may seem amazing until you realize he only played one game that season. These stats basically serve as a reality check that the guy you never heard of who is really good is only good because he literally batted once or pitched one game. PAs are for batters, and IPs are for Pitchers. Innings Pitched also gives you a decent idea of a pitcher’s stamina. If he can pitch a consistent 300-400 innings of baseball (on bbref, that is. Most SL-starters don’t pitch more than about 250 innings), then chances are he can go the distance. Mogul doesn't like players with short careers either, which is something to keep in mind. Or incomplete careers. So Miguel Cabrera is not the God of Triple Crowns in Mogul, despite what he's projected to do, since he's still got a ways to go. Positional Scarcity Now, you are probably thinking that some positions are a little harder to find good players for than others, and you’d be right! Certain positions are harder to field than others, and baseball comes with an established hierarchy: 1. Catcher 2. Shortstop 3. Second Baseman 4. Center Fielder 5. Third Baseman 6. Right Fielder 7. Left Fielder 8. First Baseman So finding good 3rd basemen and center fielders is hard, great Catchers and Shortstops practically impossible, and halfway decent corner outfielders and first basemen a dime a dozen. In fact, looking for a First Baseman or Corner Outfielder, you should be looking for 130 or better OPS+, as it’s so easy to stick bat first, glove-second guys here that you need an especially good hitter there. Team Building Tips and Tricks: A team-building tutorial would essentially drive the word count of this guide through the roof. However, there are some handy hints to know. -Look to low-point teams first. Low-point teams will usually have one or two good guys and a load of spare parts, but might also have a great player hidden in the rubble of bad teams. Plus, it’s best to start at the bottom, since most people will be starting at the top. -Remember positional scarcity! Look for Catchers, Second Basemen, and Shortstops before loading up on First Basemen and Corner OFs. -A good player with useful teammates is better than a very good player with no teammates. Picking up a whole team for one guy is a raw deal, even for the lowest of low-point teams. Try to find guys who are at least competent in other positions that you can situationally field to go with that legendary player you’re picking up. -Finding an all-time great player on a low-point team is what you should be striving for. The Super League is comprised of some of the greatest baseball players of the last hundred years. There are teams stacked with top-notch talent that even the most baseball-clueless goon will vaguely recognize. If you don’t have to settle for a good-but-not-great player, don’t. Your goal is to be the best. -Make sure you have a modern bullpen. Super-League bullpens are a crapshoot by nature, but having a modern reliever staff means they’re actually suited to bullpen work, since before 1950, nearly all teams were just sticking their worst starters in the bullpen, and graduating their best relievers to starter duty. -Make sure your players' skills complement each other. Have a good assortment of on-base guys, power hitters, defensive vs offensive guys, and pitchers who can play to that. You have good hitters? Look for groundball pitching! -Save points for pitching, because someone's probably grabbing that 1-point Christy Mathewson before you can. -Don't ignore your bench, because you’re going to need them to at least hit a couple times over the season. -Too young is better than too old. -Don't let one gaping hole in your lineup bug you, as long as it's at a lower difficulty position like LF or 1B. -Don't trade high-round Dispersal Draft picks for anything less than a Ted Williams. -Don't rush to trade before you've seen your team play. -Always always always double check your feeders! There might be a great player who only pitched a couple innings languishing on that team, or a future great who’s just a year or two shy of true competency on their bench. Don’t just pick the starters from your feeders! Season Structure By Smasher Dynamo Deep Breath! Expansion Cup All new teams go through the Expansion Cup, which runs through the second-half of the Super-League season at an accelerated rate (each update is one month rather than one week). This is where new teams go to try and figure out what works and what doesn't in a relatively low-stress environment. If your team doesn't do well, that's probably not so bad, because you'll get higher dispersal draft picks, and that's good! Expansion Cup Playoffs The Expansion Cup is traditionally divided into two divisions based on whether the new team uses the DH or not. After the EC is over, the winner of each division faces off for a chance to win the Expansion Cup and with it, an amazing prize! (Nature of prize: TBD). The winners of the two divisions also get to start their first season in the Super-League, the higher division, while the rest of the EC teams end up in the Sub-Par League, which, as you can guess from its name, is the lower division. Dispersal Draft Held in the offseason, the Dispersal Draft is where teams have a chance to pick the carcasses of relegated teams for useful parts. The draft pool is usually made of players from the rosters of 4-6 teams that were relegated the Gauntlet (see below). The first three rounds of picks go only to the EC Team Owners, who pick in descending order of finish in the EC (that is, the team who did worse in the EC picks first in each round, and so on.) The fourth and fifth rounds use a lottery system to assign pick order, and have picks given out to both new and returning teams. Super-League The Show! The Super-League is the higher division of Super-League Baseball, and features 24 teams playing 26 weeks of games to determine who is best at fantasy fantasy baseball. There are six divisions with four teams each, organized into two leagues (DH and no-DH), each with twelve teams. At the end of 26 weeks, the division winners and two wildcards from each league advance to the playoffs. The bottom team in each division get demoted to the Sub-Par League after the season. Sub-Par League Not the Show! The Sub-Par League is the lower division of Super-League Baseball, and has been outsourced to McFreeze. It has a variable number of teams depending on how many teams are in the EC, but it's usually 16 or 18 teams divided into four divisions in two leagues (DH and no-DH.) The season lasts 26 weeks, and at the end, the division winners (no wildcards!) advance to the playoffs. Everyone who doesn't win the division, though, is subject to the Gauntlet. Super-Draft In the middle of the season, teams will have a chance to fortify their rosters through the Super-Draft, which lasts for three rounds, and has a draft pool made up of players from relegated teams not already used in the Dispersal Draft. The first and third rounds have picks for the Sub-Par League teams, while the Super-League teams pick in the second round. Playoffs Both the Super-League and Sub-Par League feature playoffs. In the Sub-Par League, there are four teams, who play in two rounds of playoffs to determine the Sub-Par League Champion. Just by making the Sub-Par League Playoffs, the teams have already qualified for next season's Super-League, but by winning the Sub-Par League Championship, the winning team gets to pick what division they'll be placed in the next season, which can, in theory, let them pick an easier division. Traditionally, McFreeze has streamed the Sub-Par League Finals live on a stream. In the Super-League, the two wildcard teams from each league play each other in a one-game playoff. That leaves eight teams, who go through the League Division, League Championship, and Super-League Final rounds to determine the Super-League winner. Whoever the champion is then has the right to challenge the Macho Men in a bid to prove that they are the greatest team in Super-League history. When they inevitably fail at that task, they are destroyed, and their owner must build a new team out of leftover feeder teams for the next Super-League. Gauntlet There comes a time every season when you need to clear away the brush, and that's where the Gauntlet comes in. In the first round of the Gauntlet, the four worst teams in that season's Sub-Par League are forced to play a 40-game mini-season. The two teams that fare the worst are relegated, that is to say, forever killed. The two remaining teams then must play the two Sub-Par League teams with the next-worst records, and play 40 more games, after which the bottom two teams are eliminated once again. And that continues until such time as McFreeze and I decide that no further culling is needed. Tag Team Tournament There's also a tag team tournament. I'd give more explanation, but it's either about to start, or has already started in the main thread, so check it out there to get a sense of how it works. In Closing: Have Fun, And Don’t Give Up! That's a lot of words, but none of them really matter. The Super-League is about the journey, not the destination, because, let's be honest, the end of every great team is being smashed out of existence by the Macho Men. Yeah, there are a fair number of rules, and it's a bit confusing, but you can also ask questions in IRC or this thread or the main thread if you need to know something. So relax, give it a try, and, hey, what's the worst that could happen? New Team Form Fill out Now This needs to be done to secure a spot in the Super-League Teams Selected: Pick eleven points worth of teams (twelve points for people who have never owned a Super-League team before), spread out over as many teams as you'd like. Hell, you could have eleven one-point teams if you really wanted. Fill Out Soon These items also need to be filled out, but not immediately, just as soon as you have some spare time Team Name: Team Logo (150x150 preferred): Home City: Home Stadium: (Give me the dimensions and playing surface if it's a custom stadium) DH Preference: 30-Man Roster: 25 in the majors, 5 in the minors Lineups: Pitching Rotation: Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: Sacrifice Bunt: Squeeze Play: Trying for extra bases: Stealing Bases: Aggressively Tagging Up: Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): Giving Intentional Walks: Pitching Around Good Hitters: Bringing the Infield In: Guarding the Lines: Making Cutoff Throws: Bringing in Pinch Hitters: Bringing in Pinch Runners: Bringing in Defensive Replacements: Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: The Big, Big List of Feeder Teams Pick eleven points of feeder teams, twelve if you've never owned a team in the Super-League. 5 points 1913 Philadelphia Athletics, 96-57, Won World Series 1976 Cincinnati Reds, 102-60, Won World Series 4 points 1922 New York Giants, 93-61, Won World Series 1931 St. Louis Cardinals, 101-53, Won World Series 1965 Detroit Tigers, 89-73, 4th in AL 1969 Baltimore Orioles, 109-53, Lost World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, 97-65, Won World Series 1973 Oakland Athletics, 94-68, Won Wolrd Series 1976 Baltimore Orioles, 88-74, 2nd in AL East 1978 Philadelphia Phillies, 90-72, Lost NLCS 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers, 63-47, Won World Series 1983 Baltimore Orioles, 98-64, Won World Series 2005 Chicago White Sox, 99-63, Won World Series 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers, 95-67, Lost NLCS 2010 Tampa Bay Rays, 96-66, Lost ALDS 2015 St. Lous Cardinals, ??-??, but they'll probably end up winning another loving World Series. drat it. 3 points 1912 Chicago Cubs 91-59, 3rd in NL 1960 Chicago White Sox, 87-67, 3rd in AL 1964 Minnesota Twins, 79-83, 6th in AL 1980 Milwaukee Brewers, 86-76, 3rd in AL East 1982 New York Yankees, 79-83, 5th in AL East 1983 St. Louis Cardinals, 79-83, 4th in NL East 1987 Oakland Athletics, 81-81, 3rd in AL West 1989 California Angels, 91-71, 3rd in AL West 1989 San Fransisco Giants, 92-70, Lost World Series 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers, 77-83, 4th in NL West 1999 Cincinnati Reds, 96-67, 2nd in NL Central 2005 Oakland Athletics, 88-74, 2nd in AL West 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 97-65, Lost ALCS 2 points 1917 Cincinnati Reds, 78-76, 4th in NL 1945 Chicago Cubs, 98-56, Lost World Series 1950 New York Giants, 86-68, 3rd in NL 1958 Cleveland Indians, 77-76, 4th in AL 1976 St. Louis Cardinals, 72-90, 5th in NL East 1976 San Fransisco Giants, 74-88, 4th in NL West 1982 San Fransisco Giants, 87-75, 3rd in NL West 1983 Chicago White Sox, 99-63, Lost ALCS 1998 St. Louis Cardinals, 83-79, 3rd in NL Central 2001 Baltimore Orioles, 63-98, 4th in AL East 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks, 81-81, 2nd in NL West 2015 Seattle Mariners, ??-??, Not First in the AL West (Probably) 1 point 1904 St. Louis Browns, 65-97, 6th in AL 1908 Cincinnati Reds, 73-81, 5th in NL 1910 St. Louis Cardinals, 63-90, 7th in NL 1911 Cincinnati Reds, 70-83, 6th in NL 1912 New York Highlanders, 50-102, 8th in AL 1924 Boston Red Sox, 67-87, 7th in AL 1940 Philadelphia Athletics, 54-100, 8th in AL 1944 Cincinnati Reds, 89-65, 3rd in NL 1964 New York Mets, 53-109, 10th in NL 1973 Montreal Expos, 79-83, 4th in NL East 1977 Chicago White Sox, 90-72, 3rd in AL West 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates, 46-56, 4th in NL East 1987 Cleveland Indians, 61-101, 7th in AL East 1994 California Angels, 47-68, 4th in AL West New Teams 1. Unworthy Lamas (TheFlyingLlama) 2. Total Nonstop Astros (Captain Yesterday) 3. Damned Monathins 4. johnfw40 5. Belarussian National Baseball Team (Grinnblade) 6. Unspecified 7. Wasteland Vault Boys (CVE) 8. Unmourned Mornacales 9. inky101 10. Tadashi's Tadpoles 11. A Literal Bag of Ducks 12. Gumshoes 13. Rabid Squids 14. Sons of Kouer Smasher Dynamo fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Jun 3, 2015 |
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I'll take the 19 Red sox 4pts 52 Red Sox 4pts 02 Orioles 1pt 31 White Sox 1pt 76 Twins 1pt everything else will come later
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May 28, 2015 18:25
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If anyone takes the '87 Blue Jays, I would like to negotiate a little something with you come the offseason, if the Jersey City Jobbers survive
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May 28, 2015 18:36
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Claiming: 1970 Houston Astros 1979 Houston Astros 2008 Houston Astros AND THE WILD CARD 1907 Chicago Cubs
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May 28, 2015 20:06
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Total Nonstop Astros. I love it, Michael
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility. Give me: 32 Yanks 48 Tribe 16 Giants 35 Dodgers
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May 28, 2015 20:08
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e: Nevermind then.
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May 28, 2015 20:12
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Mornacale posted:Tentatively calling the GVOLTT fucked around with this message at 20:24 on May 28, 2015 |
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03 Pirates 02 Expos 13 Cubs 59 Senators 46 Senators 52 Pirates 54 Tigers 22 Pirates 10 Cardinals E: I get to keep the expos right ? PASS THE MASH fucked around with this message at 00:41 on May 29, 2015 |
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johnfw50 posted:03 Pirates Ugh, enjoy Vlad and Harmon  e: Also please roster Matt Batts, thank you. Mornacale fucked around with this message at 20:26 on May 28, 2015 |
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I looked threw, and if I was able to make a team it would have so many deadball players.
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 Team Name: Stoned Lightning Team Logo (150x150 preferred):  Home City: Achewood, California (based on Palo Alto, California) Home Stadium: Ray Smuckles Field (dimensions of O.co Coliseum) DH Preference: No 30-Man Roster: C Johnny Kling (1907 Cubs) C Alan Ashby (1979 Astros) 1B Lance Berkman (2008 Astos) 1B Frank Chance (1907 Cubs) 2B Johnny Evers (1907 Cubs) 2B Joe Morgan (1970 Astros) SS Denis Menke (1970 Astros) SS Miguel Tejada (2008 Astros) 3B Doug Rader (1970 Astros) LF Jose Cruz (1979 Astros) LF Frank Schulte (1907 Cubs) CF Jimmy Wynn (1970 Astros) RF Hunter Pence (2008 Astros) RF Jimmy Sheckard (1907 Cubs) SP Mordecai Brown (1907 Cubs) SP Roy Oswalt (2008 Astros) SP Orval Overall (1907 Cubs) SP Jack Pfiester (1907 Cubs) SP J.R. Richard (1979 Astros) CL Joe Sambito (1979 Astros) SU Jose Valverde (2008 Astros) SR George Culver (1970 Astros) SR Bert Roberge (1979 Astros) MR Jim Ray (1970 Astros) LR Wandy Rodriguez (2008 Astros) Minors C Johnny Edwards (1970 Astros) 1B Cesar Cedeno (1979 Astros) 3B Harry Steinfeldt (1907 Cubs) CF Terry Puhl (1979 Astros) P Larry Dierker (1970 Astros) Lineups: 1. Lance Berkman 2. Jimmy Wynn 3. Denis Menke 4. Doug Rader 5. Joe Morgan 6. Johnny Kling 7. Jimmy Sheckard 8. Frank Schulte 9. Pitcher Pitching Rotation: 1. Orval Overall 2. Mordecai Brown 3. Jack Pfiester 4. J.R. Richard 5. Roy Oswalt Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: 2 Sacrifice Bunt: 0 Squeeze Play: 1 Trying for extra bases: 0 Stealing Bases: 2 Aggressively Tagging Up: 3 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 3 Giving Intentional Walks: 0 Pitching Around Good Hitters: 0 Bringing the Infield In: -3 Guarding the Lines: 1 Making Cutoff Throws: -1 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -2 Bringing in Pinch Runners: -2 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: 2 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -2 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: -2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: -2
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Okay I'm not calling them but if anyone takes the '64 Pirates before I do I'm gonna be so sad.
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It is time for the decadent bourgeois rule of the Super League to finally end! Players of the world, unite! Team Name: ЦСКА Шарлотт Team Logo (150x150 preferred):  Home City: Charlotte Home Stadium: народная республика стадион (Yankee Stadium) DH Preference: Yes 30-Man Roster: Majors C 19 Wally Schang 1B 02 Joe Kelly 2B 76 Rod Carew 3B 52 George Kell SS 31 Luke Appling LF 52 Ted Williams CF 19 Amos Strunk RF 19 Babe Ruth DH 02 John McGraw C 02 Roger Bresnahan CI 19 Stuffy McInnis MI 52 Johhny Pesky 40F 19 Harry Hooper CF 76 Larry Hisle SP 19 Carl Mays SP 02 Joe McGinnity SP 76 Bert Blyleven SP 19 Sam Jones SP 19 Herb Pennock CL 76 Bill Campbell ST 76 Tom Johnson SR 76 Tom Burgmeier SR 52 Ellis Kinder MR 52 Bill Henry LR 19 Joe Bush Minors 31 Ted Lyons 52 Dizzy Trout 52 Lou Boudreau 52 Dom DiMaggio 02 Kip Selbach 25 in the majors, 5 in the minors Lineups: With DH vs RHP DH John McGraw 2B Rod Carew LF Ted Williams RF Babe Ruth 1B Joe Kelly SS Luke Appling C Wally Schang 3B George Kell CF Amos Strunk vs LHP DH John McGraw 2B Rod Carew LF Ted Williams RF Babe Ruth 1B Joe Kelly SS Luke Appling C Wally Schang 3B George Kell CF Larry Hilse Without DH vs RHP 3B John McGraw 2B Rod Carew LF Comrade Williams RF Babe Ruth 1B Joe Kelly SS Luke Appling C Wally Schang CF Amos Strunk vs LHP 3B John McGraw 2B Rod Carew LF Comrade Williams RF Babe Ruth 1B Joe Kelly SS Luke Appling C Wally Schang CF Larry Hilse Pitching Rotation: SP1 19 Carl Mays SP2 02 Joe McGinnity SP3 76 Bert Blyleven SP4 19 Sam Jones SP5 19 Herb Pennock Bullpen: CL 76 Bill Campbell ST 76 Tom Johnson SR 76 Tom Burgmeier SR 52 Ellis Kinder MR 52 Bill Henry LR 19 Joe Bush Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: 0 Sacrifice Bunt: -1 Squeeze Play: -1 Trying for extra bases: 1 Stealing Bases: 1 Aggressively Tagging Up: 1 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 0 Giving Intentional Walks: 0 Pitching Around Good Hitters: 0 Bringing the Infield In: 0 Guarding the Lines: 0 Making Cutoff Throws: 0 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -2 Bringing in Pinch Runners: -2 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: -3 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: 0 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: 2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: 2 code:TheFlyingLlama fucked around with this message at 00:21 on May 29, 2015 |
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May 28, 2015 22:32
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Mornacale posted:Okay I'm not calling them but if anyone takes the '64 Pirates before I do I'm gonna be so sad. I'm so happy you're joining 
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May 28, 2015 23:23
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TheFlyingLlama posted:It is time for the decadent bourgeois rule of the Super League to finally end! Players of the world, unite! Every previous Communist team in the league has done horribly to the point that it was a running joke in the early seasons. Good luck, comrade.
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May 28, 2015 23:29
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1956 NYG (3) 1956 CIN (2) 1901 PHI (2) 1938 STL (3) 1923 PHA (1) THIS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE THE IDAHO POTATOES
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May 28, 2015 23:35
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1982 Tigers (3) 1999 Blue Jays (3) 1996 Padres (3) 1920 Phillies (1) 1973 Brewers (1) This is not going to go well.
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May 28, 2015 23:46
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Cythereal posted:Every previous Communist team in the league has done horribly to the point that it was a running joke in the early seasons. Good luck, comrade. I guess you can keep your Marxist ways for it is only just a phase!
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May 28, 2015 23:49
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Let's do this once more 1892 Phillies (3) 1895 Orioles (2) 1923 Robins(2) 2001 Mariners (4) for a total of 11 points. Together they'll form the Wasteland Vault Boys.
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May 29, 2015 00:13
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Team Name: Toledo Transistors Team Logo:  Teams Used: - 1932 New York Yankees (5 Pts) - 1948 Cleveland Indians (3 Pts) - 1916 New York Giants (2 Pts) - 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (1 Pt) Home City: Toledo, OH Home Stadium: The Empty Set (Ebbets Field) DH Preference: Either. 30-Man Roster: C 1932 Bill Dickey [dickebi01] 1B 1932 Lou Gehrig [gehrilo01] 2B 1948 Joe Gordon [gordojo01] SS 1948 Lou Boudreau [boudrlo01] 3B 1932 Joe Sewell/1916 Heinie Zimmerman [seweljo01/zimmehe01] LF 1932 Babe Ruth [ruthba01] CF 1916 Edd Roush [roushed01] RF 1932 Earle Combs [combsea01] BN 3B Platoon Partner BN 2B 1916 George "High Pockets" Kelly [kellyge01] BN OF 1948 Larry Doby [dobyla01] BN C 1935 Al Lopez [lopezal01] BN OF 1932 Ben Chapman [chapmbe01] BN IF 1935 Tony Cuccinello [cuccito01] SP1 1916 Christy Mathewson [mathech01] SP2 1948 Satchel Paige [paigesa01] SP3 1935 Dutch Leonard [leonadu02] SP4 1948 Bob Lemon [lemonbo01] SP5 1948 Bob Feller [fellebo01] CL 1948 Steve Gromek [gromest01] SU 1935 Watty Clark [clarkwa02] SR 1916 Slim Sallee [sallesl01] SR 1948 Gene Bearden [beardge01] MR 1935 Van Mungo [mungova01] LR 1932 Lefty Gomez [gomezle01] MINORS SS 1916 Art Fletcher [fletcar01] P 1932 Red Ruffing [ruffire01] 3B 1948 Al Rosen [rosenal01] 2B 1916 Larry Doyle [doylela01] C 1935 Babe Phelps [phelpba01] SLIDERS: Set all to zero. Monathin fucked around with this message at 00:29 on May 29, 2015 |
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May 29, 2015 00:14
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This is going to go poorly. 4 - 1948 Cardinals 3 - 1903 Naps 2 - 1938 Indians 2 - 1964 Pirates e: So poorly that someone took the Orioles while I was writing my post! Mornacale fucked around with this message at 00:34 on May 29, 2015 |
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May 29, 2015 00:26
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Greetings, prior owners and hopefully some newcomers soon! I will be your host this EC and if you would be so kind as to provide the following, at a minimum, to make me not hate you I would appreciate it. Your logo (eventually) Your roster with the year of the player. You must put in the year of the player or else I will be forced to do it by hand and that will make me very sad. Optional: the Lahman ID of the player. For those not familiar, Baseball Mogul uses a particular code for each individual player to have ever participated in the majors, drawing upon an open source database incorporated into the game. Eventually all your rosters will be massaged into a CSV file of the format [ID,year] that turns your creations into a team ready to be brutalized by injuries and the whim of the Commissar. You can find this on the baseball-reference page for the player, if you look at the url it'll say something like:  The red box is the Lahman ID. I would greatly appreciate if this can be included in your roster, preferably in a separate space from your batting orders and such, as that would make things go much faster. I also hope to run this EC in the newest version of BBM as an experiment. Yes, you are all my guinea pigs. No, you don't get to set individual strategies. If you need an immediate answer, IRC (Synirc, #TheSuperLeague) is your best option, or you can ask it here! We're all happy to assist in whatever way that doesn't involve more work, because we're fundamentally lazy.
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May 29, 2015 00:33
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Team Name: Alethkar Shardblades Team Logo (150x150 preferred):  Home City: Alethkar(Mesa, AZ will be standing in for Alethkar.) Home Stadium: Shattered Plains Stadium 295-386-399-375-320 Infield quality: excellent Infield grass: very short Visibilty: Excellent Teams Used 03 Pirates 02 Expos 81 Pirates 59 Senators 46 Senators 52 Pirates 54 Tigers 22 Pirates 10 Cardinals DH Preference: nope Lineup 1.Al Kaline '54, CF 2.Harmon Killebrew '56, 1B 3.Vladimir Guerrero '02, LF 4.Ralph Kiner '52, RF 5.Roger Bresnahan '10, C 6.Bill Madlock '81, 2B 7.Pie Traynor '22, 3B 8.Harvey Kuenn '54, SS 9. (pitcher) Bench Bob Allison '59, CF Rabbit Maranville '22, SS Jason Kendall '03, C Stan Spence '46, OF Ed Konetchy '10, 1B Brian Giles '03, LF Starting Rotation Babe Adams '22 Javier Vasquez '02 Camilo Pascual '59 Reb Russell '22 Vic Willis '10 Bullpen CL:Dutch Leonard '46 SU:Bobo Newsom '46 SR: Kent Tekulve '81 SR:Wilbur Cooper '22 MR:Early Wynn '54 LR:Jim Kaat '59 Minors Bill Mazeroski '64, 2B Ray Boone '54, 3B Dave Parker '81, LF John Candelaria '81, SP Chief Yellow Horse '22, RP Tactics will be up later CSVS spencst01, 1946 bresnro01, 1910 wynnea01, 1954 kaatji01, 1959 russere01,1922 coopewi01,1922 killeha01, 1956 maranra01, 1922 kuennha01, 1954 traynpi01, 1922 guerrvl01, 2002 allisbo01, 1959 kinerra01, 1952 kendaja01, 2003 kalinal01, 1954 koneted01, 1910 leonadu02, 1946 adamsba01, 1922 pascuca02, 1959 newsobo01, 1946 vasquja01, 2002 willivi01, 1910 boonera01, 1954 cruzvi01, 1981 gilesbr02, 2003 mazerbi01, 1964 parkeda01. 1981 candejo01, 1981 tekulke01, 1981 madlobi01, 1981 PASS THE MASH fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Jun 3, 2015 |
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May 29, 2015 00:36
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Can somebody please take a chance on Ancient Barry? I want to see how that goes.
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May 29, 2015 01:12
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Armitage posted:If anyone takes the '87 Blue Jays, I would like to negotiate a little something with you come the offseason, if the Jersey City Jobbers survive Same, but with the '71 Red Sox, '76 Cardinals and '82 Giants.
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Teams Selected: Pick eleven points worth of teams (twelve points for people who have never owned a Super-League team before), spread out over as many teams as you'd like. Hell, you could have eleven one-point teams if you really wanted. 1982 Tigers (3) 1999 Blue Jays (3) 1996 Padres (3) 1920 Phillies (1) 1973 Brewers (1) Team Name: Antigua Unspecifieds Team Logo (150x150 preferred): Home City: Redonda Island, Antigua and Barbuda Home Stadium: Metrodome DH Preference: Never 30-Man Roster: 1999 Roy Halladay 1920 Eppa Rixey 1999 Chris Carpenter 1982 Jack Morris 1999 David Wells 1996 Trevor Hoffman 1999 Graeme Lloyd 1982 Dave Rozema 1996 Tim Worrell 1999 Paul Quantrill 1920 Lee Meadows 1982 Lance Parrish 1982 Kirk Gibson 1982 Lou Whitaker 1982 Alan Trammell 1982 Chet Lemon 1982 Howard Johnson 1982 John Wockenfuss 1999 Carlos Delgado 1996 Tony Gwynn 1996 Ken Caminiti 1996 Steve Finley 1996 Rickey Henderson 1973 Darrell Porter 1973 Dave May Minors: 1973 George Scott 1999 Billy Koch 1999 Darrin Fletcher 1920 Casey Stengel 1999 Tony Batista Lineups: vs. R Gibson, RF Delgado, 1B Gwynn, LF Whitaker, 2B Caminiti, 3B Finley, CF Trammell, SS Porter, C vs. L Trammell, SS Whitaker, 2B Delgado, 1B Gwynn, LF Gibson, CF Johnson, 3B Lemon, RF Parrish, C Pitching Rotation: SP1: Halladay SP2: Rixey SP3: Carpenter SP4: Morris SP5: Wells CL: Hoffman SU: Lloyd RP: Rozema RP: Worrell RP: Meadows RP Quantrill Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: -2 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: -4 Trying for extra bases: -1 Stealing Bases: 0 Aggressively Tagging Up: 0 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): -2 Giving Intentional Walks: -3 Pitching Around Good Hitters: -2 Bringing the Infield In: 0 Guarding the Lines: 0 Making Cutoff Throws: +3 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: +1 Bringing in Pinch Runners: +3 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: +3 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: +2 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: +2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +2 blackmongoose fucked around with this message at 23:08 on May 29, 2015 |
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May 29, 2015 01:18
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To try and encourage new owners to sign up, and new owner who signs up for a team gets a special prize of
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May 29, 2015 02:34
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Teams Selected: 1892 Phillies (3) 1895 Orioles (2) 1923 Robins (2) 2001 Marines (4) Team Name: Wasteland Vault Boys Team Logo (150x150 preferred):  Home City: Needles, California Home Stadium: Domed Artificial Turf Dimensions (400/400/400/400/400) Excellent Infield Very High Grass Average Foul Grounds Fair Visibility DH Preference: Yes 30-Man Roster: Majors 1892 Jack Clements (clemeja01) 1895 Wilbert Robinson (robinwi01) 1892 Roger Connor (connoro01) 2001 John Olerud (olerujo01) 2001 Bret Boone (boonebr01) 1895 John McGraw (mcgrajo01) 1895 Hughie Jennings (jennihu01) 2001 Carlos Guillen (guillca01) 1892 Ed Delahanty (delahed01) 1895 Joe Kelley (kellejo01) 1892 Billy Hamilton (hamilbi01) 1895 Willie Keeler (keelewi01) 2001 Ichiro Suzuki (suzukic01) 1895 Dan Brouthers (broutda01) 1892 Tim Keefe (keefeti01) 1923 Burleigh Grimes (grimebu01) 1923 Dazzy Vance (vanceda01) 1895 Bill Hoffer (hoffebi01) 1895 Sadie McMahon (mcmahsa01) 2001 Kazuhiro Sasaki (sasakka01) 2001 Jeff Nelson (nelsoje01) 2001 Brian Fuentes (fuentbr01) 2001 Norm Charlton (charlno01) 2001 Arthur Rhodes (rhodear01) 1923 Dutch Ruether (ruethdu01) Minors 1923 Jimmy Johnston (johnsji01) 1923 Jack Fournier (fournja01) 1892 Sam Thompson (thompsa01) 2001 Freddy Garcia (garcifr03) 1892 Gus Wehying (wehyigu01) Lineups: CF Billy Hamilton LF Ed Delahanty SS Hughie Jennings DH Dan Brouthers 3B John McGraw RF Ichiro Suzuki 1B Roger Connor 2B Bret Boone C Jack Clements Pitching Rotation: Dazzy Vance Tim Keefe Burleigh Grimes Sadie McMahon Bill Hoffer Bullpen CL Kazuhiro Sasaki ST Jeff Nelson SR Brian Fuentes SR Norm Charlton MR Arthur Rhodes LR Dutch Ruether Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: +2 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: -5 Trying for extra bases: +1 Stealing Bases: +2 Aggressively Tagging Up: +1 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 0 Giving Intentional Walks: 0 Pitching Around Good Hitters: 0 Bringing the Infield In: 0 Guarding the Lines: 0 Making Cutoff Throws: 0 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -5 Bringing in Pinch Runners: -5 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: -5 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -2 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: +1 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +1 CVE fucked around with this message at 23:51 on May 29, 2015 |
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May 29, 2015 02:48
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 The Genoa Janus, consisting of the teams 1903 Cleveland Naps 1938 Cleveland Indians 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates Home City: Genoa Home Stadium: TBA DH Preference: yes please Roster Hitters: 1903 Napoleon Lajoie 1903 Elmer Flick 1903 Charlie Hickman 1938 Frankie Pytlak 1938 Hal Trosky 1938 Odell Hale 1938 Earl Averill 1948 Red Schoendienst 1948 Enos Slaughter 1948 Stan Musial 1948 Joe Medwick 1964 Smoky Burgess 1964 Willie Stargell 1964 Roberto Clemente Pitchers: 1903 Bill Bernhard 1903 Red Donahue 1903 Addie Joss 1903 Bob Rhoads 1938 Bob Feller 1948 Harry Brecheen 1964 Bob Veale 1964 Vern Law 1964 Roy Face 1964 Al McBean 1964 Joe Gibbon 1964 Wilbur Wood Minors: 1938 Lou Boudreau 1938 Jeff Heath 1948 Joe Garagiola 1903 Ed Killian 1964 Steve Blass [NOTE: please set Steve Blass to the role of Closer in the minors] code:RF Enos Slaughter LF Stan Musial DH Willie Stargell 1B Hal Trosky 2B Napoleon Lajoie CF Earl Averill SS Red Schoendienst C Smoky Burgess 3B Odell Hale Lineup vs LHP 2B Napoleon Lajoie LF Stan Musial DH Joe Medwick 1B Charlie Hickman RF Roberto Clemente CF Earl Averill 3B Odell Hale C Frankie Pytlak SS Red Schoendienst Pitchers RHP Addie Joss RHP Bob Feller RHP Red Donahue LHP Bob Veale RHP Bill Bernhard CL Al McBean SU Joe Gibbon SR Wilbur Wood SR Roy Face MR Vern Law LR Harry Brecheen Strategy Hit and Run: -3 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: -4 Trying for extra bases: +2 Stealing Bases: +1 Aggressively Tagging Up: -1 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): -3 Giving Intentional Walks: -2 Pitching Around Good Hitters: +1 Bringing the Infield In: -2 Guarding the Lines: -1 Making Cutoff Throws: -2 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -4 Bringing in Pinch Runners: -5 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: -3 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -2 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: +1 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +1 Mornacale fucked around with this message at 21:07 on May 29, 2015 |
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May 29, 2015 04:15
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1971 Giants (4) 1986 Kansas City Royals (3) 1927 Senators (3) 2006 Giants (2) 
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May 29, 2015 05:03
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inky101 posted:1971 Giants (4)  The time is coming.
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May 29, 2015 05:06
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CVE posted:Wasteland Vault Boys I am looking forward to this team. It will be interesting to see if that insane offense can make up for the... questionable defense.
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May 29, 2015 06:40
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Forzelt posted:I am looking forward to this team. It will be interesting to see if that insane offense can make up for the... questionable defense. These fine deadballers will show perfect defense of course.  In all honesty even I'm scared of it but trying to build a balanced team didn't work out for me so extremes it has to be. Everyone should just hit towards the right field where probably my only competent fielder plays. The numbers for my stadium are currently rather random so I would appreciate if someone with Mogul access and more of an understanding of things would help me craft a stadium suited to my monstrosity of a team.
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May 29, 2015 11:56
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Forzelt posted:I am looking forward to this team. It will be interesting to see if that insane offense can make up for the... questionable defense. Wonder no longer.
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May 29, 2015 13:59
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The Merry Marauder posted:Wonder no longer. Haha, I did not realize he was basically recreating the Premodernists.
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May 29, 2015 14:32
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I can offer any number of insights, such as "John McGraw will be awesome for a month and then get hurt, and always be tired" and "Hughie Jennings will disappoint you!"
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May 29, 2015 14:40
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The Merry Marauder posted:I can offer any number of insights, such as "John McGraw will be awesome for a month and then get hurt, and always be tired" and "Hughie Jennings will disappoint you!" I have the oldest McGraw to ever play in the SL, but he actually survives a decent portion of the season... he just needs to take a few weeks off here and there...
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May 29, 2015 14:41
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The Merry Marauder posted:I can offer any number of insights, such as "John McGraw will be awesome for a month and then get hurt, and always be tired" and "Hughie Jennings will disappoint you!" I'm taking notes. Originally I wanted to recreate the Doppel Bangers game plan but I couldn't make it work with the feeders in time and then I just wanted a team with Ichiro and drifted to the old teams afterwards. Still the Premodernists saw the light of the Super-League proper went to the playoffs once so I'm fine with being a recreation of them.
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blackmongoose posted:1982 Tigers (3) drat you Blackmongoose! Buck Ewing and Roger Connor fortold of this day, and I will not stand by as you try to destroy all I have created!
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