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oldfan: Jul 22, 2007; "Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball."

ArtVandelay posted:

I've noticed that having really good contact doesn't really mean all that much, it's the power that really matters, so i'm not sure what this guy could do. Is he the 2nd coming of Juan Pierre?

I really have no idea. The only guy I can find who is even semi-comparable in any world I have access to is Raymond Petrick and he's not really quite the same. I don't know whether he's Juan Pierre or Ichiro or somewhere in between.

# ? Jul 8, 2011 01:47

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ArtVandelay: Jul 13, 2004

jeffersonlives posted:

I really have no idea. The only guy I can find who is even semi-comparable in any world I have access to is Raymond Petrick and he's not really quite the same. I don't know whether he's Juan Pierre or Ichiro or somewhere in between.

I don't think he's Ichiro or Ty Cobb because both of those guys had and have great power, they just chose to not use it. This guy is good for maybe 1 dinger in his entire career, I think. I think he's literally a more Juan Pierreish Petrick.

# ? Jul 8, 2011 01:48

oldfan: Jul 22, 2007; "Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball."

ArtVandelay posted:

I don't think he's Ichiro or Ty Cobb because both of those guys had and have great power, they just chose to not use it.

Well Ty Cobb did hit for good power relative to his league context. Ichiro doesn't - he has a career .097 ISO in a power era - so whether he chooses not to use it or not is irrelevant for the shape of his performance.

I think Rosado is going to put up more like a .050 ISO anyway so Ichiro probably isn't a good comp, but the question is what he's going to hit for average. Given the weirdness of the skills - an elite contact/eye/speed/BR/vR package with nothing else - I really have no idea what kind of a value to put on him. I almost want to sign him just to see, but that depends on the price of course.

# ? Jul 8, 2011 02:02

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.

I would absolutely sign that guy. I love ridiculous skillsets.

# ? Jul 8, 2011 03:16

Anubis: Oct 9, 2003; It's hard to keep sand out of ears this big.; Fun Shoe

At worst you'd be able to set up a Herb Washington situation with him.

# ? Jul 8, 2011 04:24

Ivan Drago: Jan 17, 2003

jeffersonlives posted:

I really have no idea. The only guy I can find who is even semi-comparable in any world I have access to is Raymond Petrick and he's not really quite the same. I don't know whether he's Juan Pierre or Ichiro or somewhere in between.

I was going to say he reminds me of Raymond Petrick. Petrick hit a home run in the first game of the season against you, which was the first of his career and only the second in his life.

# ? Jul 8, 2011 14:45

Scrotos: Sep 8, 2003

The two man band league where EB and I refuse to win is pretty hilarious.

# ? Jul 8, 2011 19:04

EvilBeard: Apr 24, 2003; Big Q's House of Pancakes; Fun Shoe

Scrotos posted:

The two man band league where EB and I refuse to win is pretty hilarious.

L10

# ? Jul 8, 2011 19:36

Scrotos: Sep 8, 2003

Made the world series :toot:

Come on Addies dont fail me now.

# ? Jul 9, 2011 00:11

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

So, I just submitted my veteran twist team for the WISC and one guy in my league, unless he's trying to pull an okie doke with his team name, is using Darryl Strawberry for his vet, 1986 and 1996. Can you even put together a 110m pitching staff with those guys?

# ? Jul 9, 2011 04:03

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

So check out this game from my OL team. Very first inning:

Okay, solid start for Rapid Robert, gets two outs in the first three batters. One more out and he's got himself a pretty painless first inni-

Wha-

Does this guy have his intentional walk setting at 5 or something??? Who IBB's anyone in the first inning, let alone Curtis Granderson???? Clearly my guys must make him pay.

Well done, fellas.

# ? Jul 9, 2011 18:33

Marquis de Pyro: Sep 25, 2006; Evil Prevails

AlleyViper posted:

So check out this game from my OL team. Very first inning:

Okay, solid start for Rapid Robert, gets two outs in the first three batters. One more out and he's got himself a pretty painless first inni-

Wha-

Does this guy have his intentional walk setting at 5 or something??? Who IBB's anyone in the first inning, let alone Curtis Granderson???? Clearly my guys must make him pay.

Well done, fellas.

Congrats, you've found Jim Leyland's WiS team

# ? Jul 9, 2011 18:48

Scrotos: Sep 8, 2003

http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=15134319&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10 What a way to win game 1 of the WS.

# ? Jul 9, 2011 18:55

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!

My Two Man Band team is on another 20+ game winning streak, and has clinched the division. Silver King owns bones.

# ? Jul 10, 2011 00:44

Scrotos: Sep 8, 2003

Apparently I am in the same TOC as AV and 3 ligapelota teams :suicide:

Also I am up 3-2 in the world series. I can either throw a 90 stamina 08 Addie or a fully rested Ed Summer 09 in game 7 if it gets there. Which do I use?

I got 05 Addie going in game 6 hopefully I do not even need game 7. Come on first WS championship :ohdear:

# ? Jul 10, 2011 23:13

oldfan: Jul 22, 2007; "Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball."

Use Addie but turn the pull rating up

# ? Jul 10, 2011 23:16

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

Scrotos posted:

Apparently I am in the same TOC as AV and 3 ligapelota teams

Oh god drat it there's a third ligapelota team in that ToC now?

That's my 15 Last Place Teams team so you've got nothing to worry about from me.

# ? Jul 10, 2011 23:17

Scrotos: Sep 8, 2003

to like 3? He was at 1.

# ? Jul 10, 2011 23:17

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!

I jinxed it the first time, but I don't care: My team is now on a 26 game winning streak in Two Man Band. Best record is mine, along with the best ever Cap Anson season.

# ? Jul 11, 2011 06:32

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

I noticed one team had an enormous lead in errors in my OL.

Turns out...this is what happens when you play a D/A- outfielder at SS

# ? Jul 11, 2011 06:41

Scrotos: Sep 8, 2003

I won my first world series :woop:

# ? Jul 11, 2011 12:53

Ivan Drago: Jan 17, 2003

kensei posted:

I jinxed it the first time, but I don't care: My team is now on a 26 game winning streak in Two Man Band. Best record is mine, along with the best ever Cap Anson season.

At one point I had a double digit game lead on you in the division, then you went on that ridiculous tear. That's impressive.

# ? Jul 11, 2011 17:43

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

I'm finding I really don't like the 120m WISC league.

# ? Jul 11, 2011 17:47

ArtVandelay: Jul 13, 2004

Scrotos posted:

I won my first world series

Congrats! You are now as good of an owner as me!

# ? Jul 11, 2011 17:59

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!

Ivan Drago posted:

At one point I had a double digit game lead on you in the division, then you went on that ridiculous tear. That's impressive.

Thanks man, I don't even know how it happened but Silver King is a beast.

# ? Jul 11, 2011 18:11

Ivan Drago: Jan 17, 2003

AlleyViper posted:

I'm finding I really don't like the 120m WISC league.

I found it harder to build than the 100m league despite the simplicity of the rules. Trying to guess how other teams were going to approach it was half the trouble.

# ? Jul 11, 2011 18:17

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

I just have a very specific way that I want to build the team and that only leaves a handful of players to use. Doing that leaves me a couple mil over the cap, though. If this were 125m I'd be golden, as is I have to decide either where I want to weaken the team or if I want to try something completely different.

# ? Jul 11, 2011 18:28

Scrotos: Sep 8, 2003

EB are roles are reversing I am collapsing and you passed me.

# ? Jul 11, 2011 18:30

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

King Kong goes on a rampage

# ? Jul 11, 2011 18:31

ArtVandelay: Jul 13, 2004

Someone in Aaron just signed this international prospect. Danny Cabrera, is that you?

# ? Jul 12, 2011 05:35

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

Willie Mays hits two home runs in one inning, including a grand slam, as Pecota and I have quite the slobberknocker.

# ? Jul 12, 2011 14:46

oldfan: Jul 22, 2007; "Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball."

Up 3-2 against a cookie team with my Red Sox Rule V team in the TOC finals :ohdear:

# ? Jul 12, 2011 18:06

Anubis: Oct 9, 2003; It's hard to keep sand out of ears this big.; Fun Shoe

My cookie team has managed to fall 3 games back from the wildcard with 19 games left. I'm currently playing something like 9 games below my expected winning percentage.

I'm never going to win an OL, am I?

# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:01

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

Finished off my final WISC team today :slick:

# ? Jul 12, 2011 22:00

Ivan Drago: Jan 17, 2003

I still have the $120m team to finish, which on paper sounded like the easiest at the beginning.

# ? Jul 12, 2011 22:04

Power of Pecota: Aug 4, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

I've lost 9 straight and 12 of my last 13 games in RC and I still somehow am tied for the WC lead.

# ? Jul 12, 2011 22:20

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

You should really move Oglivie off third. Move Cecil Cooper over there and put one of your OFs at first.

# ? Jul 12, 2011 22:25

Power of Pecota: Aug 4, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

AlleyViper posted:

You should really move Oglivie off third. Move Cecil Cooper over there and put one of your OFs at first.

Ironically, I figured out that that was a disaster right before the huge skid, I've been playing Gorman Thomas there for pretty much the full duration of it. I'll try Cooper just because that's obviously not working.

# ? Jul 12, 2011 23:15

AlleyViper: Sep 15, 2007; Oh, there's plenty of other balls in the sea. Plus, you're not very talented.

Remember, Art played 1B Wes Parker at SS for an entire season and the results were perfectly acceptable. Cooper's a comparable fielder and 3B should be easier to play.

# ? Jul 12, 2011 23:48

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oldfan: Jul 22, 2007; "Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball."

Amusingly, I did not lead the league in runs

# ? Jul 13, 2011 01:42

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