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Power of Pecota
Aug 4, 2007

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

ThatsMyBoye posted:

WHY ARE THEY STILL IN THIS DIVISION

Any joke reasons aside, there aren't a lot of teams that have top-10 pick talent from the last couple of seasons that are looking to trade prospects for ML-level guys to win now.

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ThatsMyBoye
Nov 21, 2006

I wish that I believed in fate
I wish I didn't sleep so late
I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders
Gosh durn it

duyarvish
Feb 7, 2015
I gave in and called up Bolton. Theo Epstein is looking down at me with disgust

AlleyViper
Sep 15, 2007

Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.
WHAT THE gently caress



Dude had 100 health just two seasons ago. Then got hurt for the entire season and fell to 93. Now is at seventy five health. gently caress you, HBD.

The broken bones
Jan 3, 2008

Out beyond winning and losing, there is a field.

I will meet you there.
the hbd gods have spoken. it is time for change

Tavarin
May 10, 2003

I am definitely a madman with a box
This season sure blows.

Power of Pecota
Aug 4, 2007

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Uhh this is not what this team was supposed to be doing after the Thompson/McDowell trades

ArtVandelay
Jul 13, 2004

Tuscons pitching could be considered a war crime.

ArtVandelay
Jul 13, 2004

Of course Terrence Weinhardt is hitting .250. I don't deserve nice things.

saintonan
Dec 7, 2009

Fields of glory shine eternal

Power of Pecota posted:

Uhh this is not what this team was supposed to be doing after the Thompson/McDowell trades

Thompson has more triples than homers for me since the trade.

duyarvish
Feb 7, 2015
Nasboat finally got his revenge on you for posting every time he hit the ball

nasboat
Sep 9, 2004

gently caress terrence weinhardt

ThatsMyBoye
Nov 21, 2006

I wish that I believed in fate
I wish I didn't sleep so late
I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders
Terrible Whiny

duyarvish
Feb 7, 2015
There were two guys available that I ranked higher the the guy I got. Some day I will figure this draft out but today was not that day

Devo
Jul 9, 2001

:siren:Caught Cubs Posting:siren:
I got an 87 OVR guy at pick 17. I mean, he sucks, but lookit dat OVR.

saintonan
Dec 7, 2009

Fields of glory shine eternal

Devo posted:

I got an 87 OVR guy at pick 17. I mean, he sucks, but lookit dat OVR.

If he had 90+ makeup, he'd have been the #2 guy on my draft board.

Devo
Jul 9, 2001

:siren:Caught Cubs Posting:siren:

saintonan posted:

If he had 90+ makeup, he'd have been the #2 guy on my draft board.

Yeah that makeup is really going to hurt him. No injuries and it won't be too bad though. Plus it was at pick #17.

saintonan
Dec 7, 2009

Fields of glory shine eternal

Yeah, just saying he doesn't suck. People are getting better at this draft thing, though, the guy I got first round was #12 on my board, and I was already into my platoon/fringy guys by my 2nd rd pick.

ArtVandelay
Jul 13, 2004

This is about the worst i've ever seen scouts do.

This is how I saw him


And this is slightly different



Wow

saintonan
Dec 7, 2009

Fields of glory shine eternal

Yeah, one thing I've learned across multiple worlds is that low and middle amounts of scouting money (8-12MM) only gets you more names on your board. You really need 14MM or more to be able to trust your scouts. Also another example of how being able to see current numbers pre-draft could have helped a lot.

ArtVandelay
Jul 13, 2004

I think this guy is my new Marvin Lyon.

Tavarin
May 10, 2003

I am definitely a madman with a box
Sure love random off-the-field injuries to pitchers that last 131 days and happen the day after they come 2 outs away from a no hitter

duyarvish
Feb 7, 2015
How did Elroy Duran make it all the way to 4

Capt Murphy
Nov 16, 2005

duyarvish posted:

How did Elroy Duran make it all the way to 4

No idea but I am pleasantly surprised!

duyarvish
Feb 7, 2015
I was leading on that IFA that just got 25 million for like two and half days and of course I get beaten on the last cycle. HBD is suffering

gardenald
Jul 23, 2007

In the end, it comes down to throwing one pitch after another, and seeing what happens. With each new consequence, the game begins to take shape.
Can anyone tell me if the shitheads I drafted are worth any sort of a drat tia and god bless

Devo
Jul 9, 2001

:siren:Caught Cubs Posting:siren:

gardenald posted:

Can anyone tell me if the shitheads I drafted are worth any sort of a drat tia and god bless

Charlie Brown is actually interesting as hell. The other HS guys you drafted are not super cool or anything but probably worth signing for slot since that's all they want.

ThatsMyBoye
Nov 21, 2006

I wish that I believed in fate
I wish I didn't sleep so late
I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders
Don't care that I have an NL team and drafted a DH, this could be sexy as h*ck

Devo
Jul 9, 2001

:siren:Caught Cubs Posting:siren:

ThatsMyBoye posted:

Don't care that I have an NL team and drafted a DH, this could be sexy as h*ck



According to my draft scouting he could maybe, maybe, play catcher if you truly don't give a gently caress about pitch calling.

e: also someone trade for some guys. Shop's open.

duyarvish
Feb 7, 2015

ThatsMyBoye posted:

Don't care that I have an NL team and drafted a DH, this could be sexy as h*ck



That was one of the guys that I had ahead of my pick and didn't get. He owns and I'm sad

ThatsMyBoye
Nov 21, 2006

I wish that I believed in fate
I wish I didn't sleep so late
I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders

quote:

The Hardball Dynasty upgrade will be taking place Thursday, October 15th. Starting around 8:00 AM ET, HBD will be seeing it's biggest overhaul in the game's history.

Here's what you should expect:
The game will look radically different, but the gameplay will remain the same
The game will be playable on any device
We've overhauled many pages to provide easier way to accomplish common tasks
The game will be more social and will include better ways to market your world to outsiders
Once this update is out, we will begin marketing the game during the MLB playoffs and offseason to help drive more users into the game to help your worlds fill faster.

We've had 60+ owners helping us test for the last couple months so the game has been pretty thoroughly tested. But we know there will still be bugs (there always are). We'll be creating a special forum thread Thursday for everyone to post any issues they see. We'll be monitoring all day Thursday and Friday to verify and fix as quickly as possible.

We hope you're as excited about the upgrade as we are.

Sincerely,
WhatIfSports

An aesthetic upgrade is sorely overdue. Here's hoping it's better late than never.

saintonan
Dec 7, 2009

Fields of glory shine eternal

The only common task I need made easier is stat dumps of the entire world.

Power of Pecota
Aug 4, 2007

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Holy moly

saintonan
Dec 7, 2009

Fields of glory shine eternal

Man that sure is a lot of useless whitespace.

Scrotos
Sep 8, 2003


:gonk:

saintonan posted:

Man that sure is a lot of useless whitespace.

I like to think they started this redesign so long ago that by the time they were done it was out of date.

nasboat
Sep 9, 2004

this is the last push i need to quit all my worlds that aren't Dimaggio

Devo
Jul 9, 2001

:siren:Caught Cubs Posting:siren:
I like how they went live without fixing the reported bugs from the beta worlds

gardenald
Jul 23, 2007

In the end, it comes down to throwing one pitch after another, and seeing what happens. With each new consequence, the game begins to take shape.
Whoa the redesign is kind of jarring

Capt Murphy
Nov 16, 2005

It's not even intuitive or easier, save for maybe the lineup? But even that's annoying.

I'll be down to Mordecai and DiMaggio soon enough.

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Power of Pecota
Aug 4, 2007

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

nasboat posted:

this is the last push i need to quit all my worlds that aren't Dimaggio

Capt Murphy posted:

It's not even intuitive or easier, save for maybe the lineup? But even that's annoying.

I'll be down to Mordecai and DiMaggio soon enough.

I think it's time for the obligatory "Hey remember when we had 32 people willing to sign up for a new world and wis wouldn't create it?"

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