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UltimoDragonQuest posted:
Works for me! As promised, here's what I was going to say: "You had a really good month, but I find it unlikely that your bullpen will only have to throw 24 innings a month for the rest of the season. But hey, if they do, you're gold!"
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Wally Joyner was located and returned to Catalina. In other news, I'll try and get an update prepared tomorrow. Having personal issues.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 04:38 |
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Music: "Wasted Youth" by Meat Loaf Mood: optimistic One month into the season and it's been a wild ride. Already Bloggers baseball is full of ups and downs, from an opening sweep of Brooklyn Bruiser's Woodchucks en route to a 5-game winning streak, to a 4-game losing streak mostly due to being swept by those same Woodchucks. But we've finished the month with four straight wins and a 16-12 record, and the future looks bright! Now, let's dig into some deeper analysis. First, the elephant in the room: what the heck is going on with the roster? Every indication was that we'd enter the season with Dave McNally and Les Cain in the rotation, but it turns out they've spent April in the minors! I suppose we can't complain much, though, as they were replaced by Milt Pappas and Terry Leach, who have combined for a 3.28 ERA thus far. We definitely hope to get a look at McNally, though perhaps Cain could use some more seasoning. The bullpen could use some shuffling too. Perhaps an optimal pitching staff should be: SP1 Mickey Lolich SP2 Milt Pappas SP3 Dave McNally SP4 Pat Dobson SP5 Red Lucas (NOTE: Please keep Dobson as the next starter, then skip Lucas's start assuming Lolich is ready to go again) CL Rick Aguilera SU Mike Gonzalez SR Stu Miller SR John Hiller MR Dick Hall MR John Candelaria LR Denny McLain AAA Les Cain AAA Terry Leach On the hitting side, GM Mornacale has made a really buffoonish error by seemingly submitting an incomplete roster. Craig Wilson was left off entirely, though he DID seem to be in the lineups. As such, he's been nowhere to be found. Thankfully, stellar performances by Bonds, Puckett, and Grantham have been enough to drag along an undermanned and largely underperforming group. Hopefully adding Craig Wilson will help out. Put him in the platoon where he belongs, and maybe it'll get Hrbek going. Finally, two orders of business are pressing. Starting 3B Brooks Robinson is hurt for 8 days, and will have to be replaced with Steady Freddy Sanchez. I'd be upset about this offensive downgrade, except Robinson has hit almost as poorly. Put Robinson in AAA until he's healthy, then send Sanchez down to lurk in case of future infield injuries. Second, Our Lord and Savior Barrold Bonds is tired. With his creaky legs, it's imperative we keep him rested. Start Boog Powell against RHP until Bonds is back to full strength. We should also discuss lineup construction, with these changes, but that will have to be a post for tomorrow.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 06:58 |
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Mornacale posted:Hopefully adding Craig Wilson will help out. I want you to read that sentence to yourself out loud just so you understand how ridiculous it really is. But seriously, Craig Wilson does not draw walks, only has mid-range power, and his OPS+ is buffeted by his bizarre ability to get hit by pitches that, I promise you, will not translate into the Mogul Engine. Do not use Craig Wilson under any circumstances. Not even if you are walking alone in a dark alley and a homeless man, who identifies himself as Craig Wilson, former baseball player*, threatens to gut you with his knife unless you include him on your roster. In that case, death would be far preferable to the damage virtual Craig Wilson would do to you. *-I'm pretty sure this is what Craig Wilson has been doing since he retired from baseball.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 07:45 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Hey, I made some sample banners for new teams that commemorate past secondary title reigns, I'm not sure that I'll make any more unless people want them, though. As an Englishman, I am fixated on recapturing former glory, so this sounds good to me! Bring the gold back to Bolton lads!
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 08:18 |
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 08:55 |
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Mornacale posted:
Expansion Cup Consigliere CBX would like to take this opportunity to remind ALL EC OWNERS that if you did not include a player (i.e. Craig Wilson) on your 28 man roster prior to the start of the EC, then you can not reasonably expect him to be played in the EC. If Pungry can't have Magglio Ordonez, then Mornacale can't have Craig Wilson.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 15:19 |
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Monicro posted:7. Johnny Mize DH (if it isn't too much trouble, could you look and see how many ABs he got? I refuse to believe a HOFer didn't get a single hit all month as an everyday starter) 102 AB. He's had a historically bad month. It's not sustainable. Also, you've done nothing about the trio of injuries to Boddicker, McGregor and Sanderson. I would suggest replacing them for the duration of their injuries. CraigK, owner of New Orleans Mashers that he needs to include when he posts so I know posted:and set whichever of Spiers or Figgins that has the higher defense as starting third baseman. Okay. That would be Spiers. Who plays 3B then? I have caught up with all the roster changes and injuries. May will be run today and then it's up to The_Goog to provide you stat junkies with the fix you so desperately crave. cbx fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Oct 26, 2012 |
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NotThatSamBeckett posted:See, Smasher, I know Barry Bonds is worth a lot, but that requires people to offer me deals that don't include Bad Penny. To be fair, you kind of had that coming given what you were going to sell him for. How about Smasher Dynamo's beloved 1986 Fernando Valenzuela and 2007 Derek Lowe for the injured rookie Barry Bonds.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 16:28 |
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Sigh. Willis and Orosco in for Hoyt an Tudor respectively. As a reward for Denny Rainwater's good pitching advice, I wish to make him my IceMole, that deal's in the running, especially if you threw in a bench bat for me, preferably not an outfielder. Mornacale, you're going to need to go pitcher in the draft anyway, could you spare Lolich, who was surprisingly hittable for cbx, to make the deal Lolich/Roberts/Cash? Consider it, so we can use the Cash Considerations image. Cthulhu, yes, Lajoie is untouchable. Unless you're looking to reverse the Jugg moves and send Big Train and Matty my way. I've been relegated before, and I'm not going to hand over a guy who never fails to hit .320. Pete Ladd fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Oct 26, 2012 |
# ? Oct 26, 2012 17:27 |
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But, but, I don't want any of my players to break! I'd vote for letting the AI rest players for next year. Carry a capable bench! Big Hurt in full time at first, Olerud should be a decent PH. Edgar Martinez back to third base. Switch CF and 3B in the lineup, as well, please. [2 and 6]
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 17:37 |
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Go ahead and move Baylor to right and put Rickey back in left, thanks. It is nice to see Mays hit well across the board. And Schmidt for the Radbourns, mind you.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 17:41 |
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NotThatSamBeckett posted:
I suppose I could add 1980 Cesar Cedeno. He seems pretty bench batty.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 18:09 |
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For the record, the best way to rest someone is probably just to have them sit only against righties for a week. That way, they'll get a few days off but will probably start a game or two in the process. Dynamo League VII Week 17 Injury Report No new champions, which means the Finger-Bangers will get a rematch with the Dervishes for the Unified European and U.S. States Titles in Week 18. Old Hoss Radbourns Brooks Robinson (3B) (Severe Clinical Depression) - 30 days And that's it, a relatively painless week. Anyone else want one of those new banners? The following teams are eligible to receive a new one: -Dervishes -Losers -Postmodernists -Bearers -Unspecifieds -Generics -Bobbleheads -Landers -Phoenixes -Juggernauts -Cultists e: lpix is moving servers, apparently, so expect today's update to be later than usual. Smasher Dynamo fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Oct 26, 2012 |
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The people of Rochester will accept a new banner as any morale boost will be appreciated.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 19:51 |
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cbx posted:Expansion Cup Consigliere CBX would like to take this opportunity to remind ALL EC OWNERS that if you did not include a player (i.e. Craig Wilson) on your 28 man roster prior to the start of the EC, then you can not reasonably expect him to be played in the EC. If Pungry can't have Magglio Ordonez, then Mornacale can't have Craig Wilson. So I am stuck with a 27-man roster all season? Despite the fact that Wilson was in my lineups both times I posted them? That is...unfortunate. Smasher Dynamo posted:I want you to read that sentence to yourself out loud just so you understand how ridiculous it really is. What is the EC for, if not throwing poo poo at the wall and seeing what happens? I'd love to have Norm Cash there, but I don't need a third left-handed 1B on the roster. Or Willie Horton, but he can only play LF. I could run out Shane Mack, but how much of an improvement would that even be? I'm tempted to ask for Eddie Matthews since my 3B is hurt, but that feels like cheating to me since I obviously intended Wilson to be on the 28-man to start. Also, Craig Wilson was a really good ballplayer and it's not his fault that the idiot Pirates poo poo on him for no good reason. I won't have you defaming his name. That said, if someone out there wants to trade me a right-handed corner bat, preferably with a large platoon split... e: NotThatSamBeckett, you're right that I need help at SP, which is exactly why I can't open up an additional hole there by parting with Lolich. Mornacale fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Oct 26, 2012 |
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Again, if I don't have him listed on your roster, I can't put him on your actual team. I apologize for not alerting you to the final count of your roster like I did another owner who had 29 originally. If you get to a point in the EC where injuries would force you to require Wilson in your lineup, I'll attempt to create him from scratch, but that's obviously inferior to loading the actual player from the roster file. You won't get an actual read on the player because the engine wouldn't be able to look at his past and total career stats to accurately predict his performance.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 21:55 |
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cbx posted:Again, if I don't have him listed on your roster, I can't put him on your actual team. I apologize for not alerting you to the final count of your roster like I did another owner who had 29 originally. Oh, right, it makes sense that adding a new player into the world would be really difficult. But then how would it work if I did a trade with an SL team? Where would the received player come from? Not trying to argue against you, just wondering how things work. Anyway, new lineups: vs RHP RF Babe Herman 2B George Grantham CF Kirby Puckett 1B Kent Hrbek C Ernie Lombardi LF Boog Powell SS Luis Aparicio 3B Freddy Sanchez P vs LHP C Bill Freehan LF Barry Bonds 2B George Grantham CF Kirby Puckett RF Babe Herman SS Luis Aparicio 3B Freddy Sanchez 1B Kent Hrbek P If Dick McAuliffe can play an acceptable 3B (that is, somewhere close to Sanchez), start him at 3B against RHP and move him above Aparicio in the order. When Bonds is no longer tired, replace Powell with Bonds and swap him with Hrbek against RHP. When Robinson is healthy, replace Sanchez with him against RHP. Put him in Grantham's spot in the lineup vs LHP, but have him playing 3B and Sanchez 2B.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 23:16 |
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I look for a similar player and copy him, and then change his age.
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 23:45 |
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cbx posted:Also, you've done nothing about the trio of injuries to Boddicker, McGregor and Sanderson. I would suggest replacing them for the duration of their injuries. But I did! Monicro posted:
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 23:48 |
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a bad team from upstate new york Temporarily platoon hamilton vr at CF (keeping beltran vL)
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# ? Oct 26, 2012 23:59 |
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By the way, I want to point out just how ridiculous the Non-Existants Division is. The worst team is 12-13, all five clubs are within 3 games. Hope it's a dogfight all season (before my inevitable victory).
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 00:17 |
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Monicro posted:But I did! My apologies, I searched for that post twice, must've missed it. Don't worry, sim hasn't started yet.
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 00:27 |
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cbx posted:Okay. That would be Spiers. Who plays 3B then? Spiers can play 3rd; I don't trust Figgins as far as I can throw him, and they've basically got the same overall rating anyway. Keep the lineup the same otherwise.
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 01:30 |
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Super-League VII, Smasher League 16: Doomsday! Games of the Week Don May posted:
Box Score Don May posted:
Box Score Don May posted:
Box Score Numbers of Hope, Numbers of Fate Analysis Not a great week, but the Landers are running out of time, so the Bobbleheads just have to hang on, really. Analysis The Emperors continue to slowly bleed out. Analysis It may just be that the Comancheros weren't made for long-term success. They had a great offense, but it wasn't quite elite, and their defense and pitching were never going to be able to save them if their hitting faltered even for a moment. At least, that's my theory. Analysis And then the Phoenixes solved all of their problems at the same time. Analysis Man, even Ted Williams isn't working out for you. Analysis Josh Gibson is sad. Analysis Well, the Quad-Foxx isn't killing your team. Not sure it's helping much, but it isn't killing you. Analysis The Landers are just in the wrong place in the wrong time. Next season, though, will probably be a different story. Analysis poo poo, the Mudholes still have a bit of life left in them. Good for them. Analysis So...uh...how's the Expansion Cup going? Analysis If you can't win your series against the Cultists next week, your team will almost certainly miss the playoffs. Analysis What happened? Bad luck and not a lot of depth, mainly. Sometimes teams just don't work the way they're supposed to. That said, Andruw Jones and Larry Doby are doing what they always do in the Super-League, so it's not like you couldn't have seen that coming. Analysis Well, think of it this way, at least you lost the title to the W's instead of the Phoenixes. Although I have the feeling that dropped four straight to your likely first-round opponent isn't doing your nerves any favors. Analysis Is it magic? No. It's the fact that the left-handed power plus groundball pitchers is exactly the formula for success in the W's home part. Analysis The Ted Sox pythagorean record has them 20 games below .500, and they're actually 4 games above. As far as red flags go, that's about as ominous a sign as I've ever seen. Analysis We had fun, Armitage, we had fun. Standings and Leaders
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 01:47 |
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Nerokerubina posted:a bad team from upstate new york Hey now, there's two bad teams from upstate NY around here
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Only NYC residents and Long Islanders think Poughkeepsie is "upstate."
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 02:23 |
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Luna Landers This is still doable, though it's not looking good. Let's give Aaron a few days off for fatigue, and start working Hartnett back into the mix. Lineup vsL: LF Tim Raines 2B Eddie Collins 1B Lou Gehrig CF Joe DiMaggio DH Manny Ramirez RF Hank Aaron SS Nomar Garciaparra C Gabby Hartnett 3B George Brett Lineup vsR: LF Tim Raines 2B Eddie Collins 1B Lou Gehrig CF Joe DiMaggio DH Manny Ramirez 3B George Brett RF Larry Walker SS Nomar Garciaparra C Gabby Hartnett Bench: Thurman Munson Eddie Joost Mark Bellhorn Rickey Henderson (RF platoon) That means Dwayne Murphy to the minors for the time being. Thurman Munson personal catcher for Clemens. Pitching: SP Martinez SP Clemens SP Feller SP Maddux SP Reuschel Bullpen unchanged. My apologies to Rick Langford, who's been an excellent long man for two seasons now; he wrecked his numbers by throwing a crappy spot start because I wasn't paying enough attention to get a sub in.
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 04:52 |
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My apologies for lack of an update; I had a power failure and suffered some hard drive corruption. Just got back on, will doublecheck the EC data tomorrow morning and try and get something up before I leave.
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 05:25 |
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Take your time, dude. I've got a busy day of my own tomorrow. The Mooglies will send down Sizemore and put Averill back in the lineup. Stop getting tired, Earl! The Superstars will send down Larry Doby and try Happy Felsch in his spot in the order, because why not?
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 05:46 |
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The Goog posted:The Superstars will send down Larry Doby and try Happy Felsch in his spot in the order, because why not? Given that this is a contender for the worst idea I've ever heard, let's not? Also, if you want to make a change, why not replace Jack Lapp with Molina?
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 06:23 |
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This is for kw0134: And, just for fun, and combined banner for Marauder:
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 08:39 |
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OK, that's pretty awesome. : Every good owner makes his team's honors his own, and cherishes them not only as precious, but sacred. Well, the Phoenixes swept the Cultists, and charming villainy triumphs over banal technocracy. Now, however, I've got five guys listed as sore and an offense keyed on Brian Giles. We got this. Schnozz Lombardi, Lemon, and A-Gon down, Richie Allen, Henrich and Bill Dickey up. Rollins in for Larkin all week, Dickey platoons with Piazza while Henrich platoons with Rickey, give Rolfe the week off with Allen. DL Schilling, replace him with Red Ruffing, call up Peavy to be long man. Sorry for the shuffling, but I'd been putting this off.
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 11:03 |
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Send Gehringer down to the DL and call up old man Jeter so that I can pretend to have a backup infielder on my bench. After the Landers series, give relatively younger Jeter and Greenberg some rest and let old man Jeter and Giles take their spots against the Mudholes. And I'll take one of those cool banners when you get the time.
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 18:15 |
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Smasher League Week 17 Injury Report No New Champions. Landers came close, though. Idaho Potatoes Pete Alexander (SP) (Another good man with his skull fractured by an Idahoan. Repeal the Utica Accords today!) - 45 days Juneau Juggernauts Spud Davis (C) (Beaten up by gang of Jimmie Foxxes for taking a job that a Foxx could fill) - 20 days Vice City Goose Eggs Tom Morgan (RP) (We're leaving together...but it's still farewell...and maybe we'll come back...to Earth, who can tell? I guess there's no one to blame...We're leaving ground...will things ever be the same again?) - 12 days
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 19:20 |
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Let's rest Dave Winfield for a bit and start Reggie Jackson for him.
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 19:23 |
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guess foxx is on for davis!
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 19:54 |
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Super-League VII, Dynamo League Week 17: Sound and Fury Games of the Week Don May posted:
Box Score Don May posted:
Box Score Don May posted:
Box Score Stats: The Statistics Mystery Analysis The good news is that these Unspecifieds have a much, much better chance of surviving to see another season that either of your previous efforts. The bad news is that, on talent alone, I don't see you passing the Bangers. Then again, the Super-League has never been just about talent, it's been about what you do with it. Analysis I'd say this team's biggest problems is that their pitchers appear to be made of papier mache...and not particularly strong papier mache, either. Analysis Leonard isn't working out. Replace him with Williams or McDowell. You're close to locking up your weak division up. Another good month and it's yours. Analysis Still cursed. Now go get Barry Bonds from SamBeckett. Analysis And Grimes is back just in time for your rematch with the Bangers. You'll want him to take Nolan's spot. Analysis The losing streak is over thanks to a 5-2 week. Now it's time to take advantage of the Losers' vulnerability. Analysis I don't think Giambi is really good enough at his young age to be part of a platoon. I think he's better suited to be a left-handed bat off the bench. As for Barry Bonds, the power is there, the patience is there, but he has a BABiP of .199. That should even out over time. Analysis I told you that your team was better than it looked early on. Thanks for not making me look like an idiot. Analysis The Radbourns might avoid the first round of the Gauntlet if they keep this up! They'll still get relegated, but not until round 2! Analysis Denny Rainwater cost you two games in a row this week. Just saying. Analysis The Bulldogs are pulling themselves together, which is nice. But the Memento Mori division is more competitive than expected, which is a real problem for them. Analysis I know it's not what you want to hear, but there's always going to be a last place team in the Super-League. This season, you got unlucky and it turned out to be you. But that doesn't mean that your next team won't be better. Analysis Generics are doing well. I make fun of them a fair amount, but any team that can carry a winning record for as long as the Generics has is pretty good. Analysis A down month, but you still have a nine-game lead. Analysis I wonder how much longer they can keep it together. Analysis Six minds aren't better than one, I guess. Standings and Leaders Playoff/Gauntlet Picture
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# ? Oct 27, 2012 23:52 |
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I told you Chick Hafey was good!
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I still demand my best of 7 match. Beltran out for Jackson
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