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Mornacale posted:Hey, someone from the Superstars other than Goog get at me. Why do we want Norm Cash? He's a leftie first basemen in a league which has 5 jimmie foxxes and a pujols - a guy who is basically jimmie foxx. I guess putting him in at DH might help slightly assuming you think he hits better enough than Andruw Jones to outweight Andruw Jones' defence. But I guess, what do you want for him?
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Mornacale posted:Question: when will our rosters lock, such that players we trade for can be dumped in AAA without taking someone else off the roster? Once the season starts.
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A trade! The Barrow Daydreamers receive: 2011 Roy Oswalt 1910 Elmer Flick 1910 Heinie Berger 1917 Sam Rice The Wausau Woodchucks receive: 2001 Frank Thomas
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BrooklynBruiser posted:A trade! Everyone stop! gingemidget, don't take this deal. Not a single one of those players is going to help you. 2011 Roy Oswalt is old, and underwhelming, he's not ever a good stopgap. Heinie Berger played exactly four seasons in the majors, and was above average in only one of those...and it isn't the season you're getting. Elmer Flick couldn't even making it through the regular 1910 season, as he retired halfway through, he is not going to help you do anything. Rice isn't a bad player, but you have no need for him on your team. In sum, you are giving up a great hitter for four useless, useless, USELESS pieces that, if you try and use them, will get your team relegated. Do not accept this trade.
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:Why do we want Norm Cash? He's a leftie first basemen in a league which has 5 jimmie foxxes and a pujols - a guy who is basically jimmie foxx. I guess putting him in at DH might help slightly assuming you think he hits better enough than Andruw Jones to outweight Andruw Jones' defence. He's asking for a couple of our fringe relievers--2001 John Rocker and 2006 Brandon League--for Cash and a few pieces from his feeders that aren't on his 28-man. Also, Cash would be chasing Larry Doby from the lineup, not Andruw Jones; Doby is a bigger black hole offensively, and we've been playing him in right. Cash isn't going to set the world on fire, but as someone with intimate knowledge of the deal on the table, I think you should be open to it.
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Smasher League Week 14 Injury Report Idaho Potatoes Willie Horton (LF) (Violated Utica Accords) - 10 days Ryleh Cultists Albert Pujols (1B) (KARMA!) - 24 hours South Bolton Eazy W's Al Simmons (LF) (Confused Blackpool with Bolton) - 31 days Vice City Goose Eggs Buddy Bell (3B) (...In the grim future of the Goose Eggs, devastation has robbed Vice City of one of its greatest champions. In this harsh new age, only one hero can save the Goose Eggs from total ruin! His name....Rance Mulliniks! Savior of the Universe!) - 15 days
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Idaho Potatoes The fiend!! Dukakis was behind that, wasn't he? Does his infamy know no bounds?
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Everyone stop! I can't really argue with any of that (except that they'll get me relegated, that'll happen anyway). Sorry Bruzer.
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Vice City Goose Eggs I told Smasher I wouldn't be changing my lineup so much! Rance Mulliniks gets slid in the lineup at Buddy Bell's spot.
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  : Dunn, I'm afraid I have some bad news. We're not picking up Dunn Force past its original 13-episode run. : What? But Dunn Force is just hitting its stride!: The ratings just aren't there.: What if I make the season finale the best episode of Dunn Force ever!: That's not exactly a high bar but-: Then it's settled! If the season finale is as great as I think it's going to be, then Dunn Force will be renewed! Now, I just have to make a few changes, so I'll see you all next update with the special season finale of Dunn Force! You won't want to miss it!Super-League VII, Dynamo League 14: You Can Probably Skip It Games of the Week Don May posted:
Box Score   Don May posted:
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Box Score        Analysis Put Hornsby back at 2B, already.      Analysis If you're trading Frank Thomas, at least get another good starter and a middle infielder in return.      Analysis What is it with your team and third basemen, anyway?      Analysis It might be time to seek out a cleric to remove the curse on your team.      Analysis Grimes is almost back, which is good, because he's exactly the sort of pitcher that does well on your team.      Analysis On my list of reasons why I hate the Oranges, somehow making Joba Chamberlain work in a four-man rotation is pretty high up there.      Analysis The Finger-Bangers have done a lot of amazing things in their history, but unite three titles? They've never done that...yet.      Analysis One of the better last place teams I've ever seen.      Analysis Frankly, I'm amazed you've even won 30 times.      Analysis You can out-think the engine. But not like this.      Analysis Gomez is healthy, and you'll need him, because I think the Bulldogs' are running out of luck.      Analysis The story about Vanderbilt hunting other men for sport is true, you know! Okay, it isn't, but dead men can't sue for libel.      Analysis The feel-good story of the season! Too bad it doesn't really feel that good.      Analysis A down week, and the Oranges are threatening. What's new?      Analysis Are the Bangers more like your Ryback, or your Cena? Either way, you aren't going over clean.      Analysis Amazingly, Bob Welch isn't working out too well for you guys. Standings and Leaders     Playoff/Gauntlet Picture  
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Smasher Dynamo posted:
I thought I specified to do that once he stopped being sore, but definitely do that now
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For the title unification series, your intercontinental champions will be using this lineup: 1. Joe Jackson (LF) 2. David Wright (1B) 3. Eddie Mathews (3B) 4. Hank Aaron (RF) 5. Jeff Kent (2B) 6. Carlos Beltran (CF) 7. Jose Reyes (SS) 8. Mike Piazza (C) [Pitcher Slot] The Pitching shall be 1. Dizzy Dean 2. Catfish Hunter 3. Pedro Martinez (he should be feeling better by then, if not then use Whitey Ford) Move Eckersley to Closer, Bell to Middle, Franco to Setup, and Pizarro to Long. Upon the conclusion of the series, your intercontinental champions will switch Aaron to CF and Floyd to RF until Jackson feels better. (don't change Aaron's position in the batting order, and slot Floyd in 6th)
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Resetting lineups... vs RHP LF Speaker SS Cronin 1B Thomas CF Charleston RF Robinson 3B Youkilis C Torre/Martinez 2B Rose P Pitcher vs LHP LF Speaker SS Cronin 1B Thomas RF Robinson CF Charleston 3B Youkilis C Torre/Martinez 2B Frisch P Pitcher
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Oct 22, 2012 01:10
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Obviously Lefty Gomez gets his spot back in the rotation while Bucky Walters goes back down to AAA.
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 Platoon Ordonez and Gamble at RF for the week. Also, lost in the kerfuffle over three fifths of my rotation going down in two weeks, the Pratt experiment happened, and didn't really work. Unfortunately, that means Yount back to SS. Greg Maddux is so getting injured next week, isn't he?
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My lead is severely reduced, but at least I weathered the month of pitching injuries without losing the lead. My bullpen continues to be a source of some frustration in the lower parts, so I'm going to cull it and expand my bench. Bring Curtis Granderson up, expanding my number of position players to 14. Subsequent to this, reconfigure my pitching staff like so, if you would: pre:SP1 Bob Gibson SP2 Gaylord Perry SP3 Roy Oswalt SP4 Burleigh Grimes (He should be ready to go by the second game I play this week, correct?) SP5 Wes Ferrell CL Rollie Fingers SU Hoyt Wilhelm SR Pedro Borbon SR Tom Hall (I know he's still injured, but he'll be good by the second series of the week.) MR John D'Acquisto LR Jeff Pfeffer AAA Gary Nolan AAA Bob Shirley AAA Clay Carroll
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Rochester Generics Hoffman goes back to the closer spot as soon as he is healed, Wood to setup, and Hawkins to the curb (AAA). Also, am I reading this right, Mogul assigned Hafey a 68? Is it too soon to challenge that? I don't know what the hell it's doing but if you're rating a Hafey a replacement-level player something is wrong.
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No, really, use Danny Rainwater while Orosco is on the DL. It's foreordained. Put Bonds back in left and Crawford into right.
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BearDrivingTruck posted:
Just for my own sake and for the sake of those who will administer after me, can you post the specific MLB teams you pulled your players from, years included?
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Upon my victory over the Fukuoka Finger-Bangers, the Intercontinental, U.S. and European titles shall be merged into a single title. The Straight Edge Dynamo League Championship!  No no no no no no no this is wrong. If the Second City Saints do not make the playoffs, they shall be fired into the Aether, not given any chance of safety. Clearly they will not have been worthy of respect and thus should just leave. Senerio fucked around with this message at 02:39 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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I feel like any sort of triple unification belt should contain a Cerberus. This also scares me.
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cbx posted:Just for my own sake and for the sake of those who will administer after me, can you post the specific MLB teams you pulled your players from, years included? Here:  25 Man Roster: 1: Mel Ott (RF)(1934 Giants) 2: Luis Aparicio (SS)(1957 White Sox) 3: Nellie Fox (2B)(1957 White Sox) 4: Bill Terry (1B)(1934 Giants) 5: Minnie Minoso (LF)(1957 White Sox) 6: Sherm Lollar (C)(1957 White Sox) 7: Larry Doby (CF)(1957 White Sox) 8: Matt Williams (3B)(1989 Giants) 9: Will Clark (1B/DH)(1989 Giants) 10: Bob Brenly (C)(1989 Giants) 11: George Watkins (OF)(1934 Giants) 12: Bubba Phillips (3B)(1957 White Sox) 13: Robby Thompson (2B)(1989 Giants) 1: Carl Hubbell (SP)(1934 Giants) 2: Mike Krukow (SP) (1989 Giants) 3: Billy Pierce (SP)(1957 White Sox) 4: Hal Schumacher (SP)(1934 Giants) 5: Denny Neagle (SP)(1996 Pirates) 6: Craig Lefferts (CL)(1989 Giants) 7: Dixie Howell (R)(1957 White Sox) 8: Miss Atlee Hammaker (R)(1989 Giants) 9: Terry Mulholland(R)(1989 Giants) 10: Paul LaPalme (R)(1957 White Sox) 11: Jason Schmidt (R)(1989 Giants) 12: Freddie Fitzsimmons (R)(1934 Giants) Minors: Candy Maldonado (OF)(1989 Giants) Jose Uribe (SS)(1989 Giants) Blondy Ryan (Infield)(1934 Giants) Teams used were the 1934 NY Giants, the 1957 Chicago White Sox, the 1989 SF Giants, and the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates.
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cbx If you could post the divisional alignments you're using in the Expansion Cup, I'd be much obliged. So obliged, in fact, that I'll buy you and The Goog a bit more time to get the Expansion Cup running by doing an official Expansion Cup preview.
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 Because of the ongoing production issues across the lineup: Irod catches for Walter Johnson. Remove Gabby Hartnett's personal catcher orders for Steve and Pedro Gabby hits vs RHP, Irod vs LHP. Yount plays SS against LHP until I get disgusted with his defence. Defensive replacement slider +4 Batting Orders: Batting Order vs Right Handed Pitchers 1 Tris, Speaker 2 Hornsby, Rodgers 3 Musial, Stan 4 Pujols, Albert 5 Williams, Billy 6 Santo, Ron 7 Walker, Larry 8 Hartnett, Gabby 9 Banks, Ernie Batting Order vs Left Handed Pitchers 1 Tris, Speaker 2 Hornsby, Rodgers 3 Kiki, Cuyler 4 Pujols, Albert 5 Santo, Ron 6 Riggs, Stephenson 7 Yount, Robin 8 Sandberg, Ryne (hit better you moron) 9 Rodríguez, Iván Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 11:40 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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 : Ah, Senerio. He's mad that trusts in the patience of a Kent, a Wright's health, a Saint's love, or a Ford's oath. What shall I call thy title when it becomes one with mine own?Ah, reinforcements. Send down Feller and Rijo. Smokey Joe is fifth in the rotation, Hershiser is second. Dazzy Vance is Long Relief. As to the lineup, Lajoie and Edgar take over their usual spots. I see Barrold needs a respite from the cruel task he has undertaken for the glory of Fukuoka - rest him on the bench for the week, the Snider/Davis platoon moves to center. Send down Konerko and Berkman, Big Hurt comes up and mixes into the 1B platoon, as long as Olerud's hitting .347 in this deadball season, he keeps his job, and Vladdy comes up for the right field starts.
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One day, Det. Don Slaught will get to the bottom of these titles. There's a backstory there somewhere, and he's just the man to find it. Right after some hair of the dog that bit him.... Dwight Evans appears to be totally broken down, which is a shame, since he had two good seasons after this one, where he was fourth in MVP voting. Anyway, send Evans down, call Hank Thompson up, rest Bobby Grich with Thompson.
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EC Update! As per Smasher's request, I'm now posting the divisional alignment for this Expansion Cup. Here's who you'll be fighting against for your tune-up season: Alignment Laissez Faire Division (DH) Spokane Air Raids Norfolk Splinter Cells <- filler team led by yours truly. Cleveland Commies Cuba Smokers Hartford Whalers Already Relegated Division (DH) New England Arguments Providence Barons New Orleans Mashers Philadelphia Failures Seattle Suicides Non-Existents Division (No-DH) San Jose Elephants Wausau Woodchucks Web 2.0 Bloggers BETA Albany Pessimists Oneida Spooners Sub-Tropical Division (No-DH) Cancun Tornadoes Venice Beach Surf Catalina 2 Fish 1 Bubble Flushing Flying Dutchmen Florida Dickshots If you've found your team in a no-DH division when you specified DH, I apologize. There are simply too many owners that wanted DH that I could not accommodate everyone's wishes. This could easily change for the Super-League, so don't give up hope! Just post your rosters to make them No-DH compatible, and Smasher will get a preview up letting you know what he thinks about your teams so you can have your expectations properly tempered. Also, the prize for winning the EC is a best-of, turn of the century player of your choice. If my team somehow wins the EC, the prize will go to the winner of a best of seven series between the first-place no-DH team and the second-place DH team. I am NOT eligible for the prize, so don't worry. The dispersal draft going into the SL will take your EC records into account when establishing draft order, so keep that in mind as well. cbx fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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Is there some slider that lets the AI manager rest people? Sitting dudes for weeks at a time isn't ideal. I mean, I want to rest the sore guys in the Bearers lineup, but for a day or two here and there, not two series.
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Viscount Slim posted:Is there some slider that lets the AI manager rest people? Sitting dudes for weeks at a time isn't ideal. There is, but I'd have to turn it on for everyone (well, everyone in a league), and it would be A.I. controlled. Dynamo League Week 15 Injury Report As per Marauder resting a lot of players, no new champions Dubai Dervishes Burleigh Grimes (SP) (Easy Come, Easy Go) - 13 days Florida Oranges Jeff Innis (RP) (Boating Accident) - 18 days Taffy Wright (OF) (Carlos Beltran wants his spot back. Now.) - 37 days Lombard St. Gumshoes Hoyt Wilhelm (RP) (Causes unknown pending Detective Slaught's investigation) - 11 days Polyarny Postmodernists Barry Bonds (OF) (From the sky above, Danny Rainwater dripped, drizzled, streamed onto this world from skies and seas unknown. An innocent untouched by human knowledge or corruption. But this realm of men could not abide such a man without a past or a future. Men demand reason and continuity in their lives. One man, even more deluded to the rest, assigned Danny Rainwater the role of prophet, of the fated one. That man's folly could only end in disaster) - Out for Season
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Beltran can have his spot back. Kevin Brown to long relief, LSDock Ellis to mopup duty & send Coveleski and Brown to the minors to teach Jeff Innis how to not get injured at the AA level.
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It's not a real league. You don't have to cater to the no-DH minority.
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:It's not a real league. If it's not a real league, why would you need a DH that bad? (Funny enough, I think I was the only one who said no-DH.) UZworm fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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Unfortunately, I can't just put everyone on the DH train, because the Mogul engine will refuse to schedule a season so unbalanced. If you want to argue a case as to why I should switch your team to the DH side, and what team your team would replace, then feel free to do so. I would be greatly entertained.
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I think they were looking to make every team use the DH vs an overwhelmingly unbalanced DH vs no-DH league structure.
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Dammit, Grimes. Again? Well, bring Nolan back up in Grimes' place. I guess this is just my luck regressing from last season where I don't think I had any report-worthy injuries the whole time. Such is life, I suppose.
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cbx posted:Unfortunately, I can't just put everyone on the DH train, because the Mogul engine will refuse to schedule a season so unbalanced. If you want to argue a case as to why I should switch your team to the DH side, and what team your team would replace, then feel free to do so. I would be greatly entertained. You don't care about your filler team so they are the easiest to switch. My team should be switched because I observed this first and called dibs.
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