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I think it would be only right for the Old Hoss Radbourns to be put into a special challenge series against the Hill Valley Biffs, with the winner being declared the greatest fluke Intercontinental Champion of all the times.
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 08:28 |
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So, if I understand the consensus, you guys do want to go back to three division per league, but are more divided on the issue of the Rule V draft. Here's the problem with it: it probably won't work the way you guys think it will. The problem is two-fold. First, the idea that teams are stockpiling lots of good talent is simply untrue, look at the rosters, and you won't find many really good players that teams just stash in their minors. Second, the burden of the draft falls disproportionately on some teams. The Bobblehads and Bangers get crushed, but the Eazy W's, not having much in the way of reserves, walk away scot-free, despite the fact that all teams have roughly the same win-loss record. That doesn't seem that fair to me, especially since the response from the teams that do have a lot of players that would be exposed to the draft is probably going to be to dump as many of them as possible in the last few weeks of the season so that they can get at least some return on them. For those reasons, unless there is a bigger outcry for it, I don't think the Super-League should have a Rule V draft.
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 08:32 |
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You mean Hall of Famer Jake Beckley? DL Crawford, Hall of Famer Joe Kelley back at first base, Max Carey to right field, call up Cedeno. Lajoie back to second base. Darrell Porter starts at catcher. There may have been an error with my lineup, but who is mad enough to try to harness chaos?
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 16:05 |
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I think "fixing my third base problem" looks a lot like "hoping Eddie Mathews doesn't suck next year." For now, though, platoon him with Matt Williams because apparently I haven't learned my lesson yet. Rest Edmonds with Averill again. gently caress, this is like the fourth time. Stop being old, Jimbo! Swap Berkman and Bagwell in the lineup, please. Rickey's certainly doing well, I must say. I would welcome a Rule V Draft just so someone picks up my Will Clark expecting him to be good. To be fair, he was a great DH for me back when I was in that League. But take my Matt Morris, please!
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 16:12 |
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A winning week! That hasn't happened in quite a while, so I'm enjoying it while it lasts. Smasher Dynamo posted:Analysis Eh, probably not that much. I'd imagine with average health I'd be around where my pythag is, but not anything better than that – the team's fundamentally pretty awful. One change - send Ordóñez down for the Gumshoes series, bringing up Gamble to start in his place. Revert to normal for the Unspecs series.
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 16:45 |
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Replace Nolan Ryan with Orel the Unvanquished until he heals. Put Lajoie back in the lineup at second. A Rule V Draft would be pretty funny. I think I've had Kevin Millar in my minors since Super League II. Austin Kearns actually got some playing time at some point, which is pretty depressing.
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 18:28 |
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Dynamo League Week 22 Injury Report Denny Rainwater has returned to restore the glory of the Intercontinental Title to Polyarny! Barrow Daydreamers Ray Durham (2B) (Dunn Force Fanfic) - 13 days Old Hoss Radbourns Roy Face (RP) (Sacrifice to the Great Coburn) - 12 days Rockford Losers Frank Thomas (1B) (Mandatory Vacation) - 19 days
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 19:01 |
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At least the Radbourns lost the title to a Christlike reliever. Nothing Gold can stay, etc.
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# ? Nov 5, 2012 19:25 |
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My apologies for not getting the EC Update out recently, however I feel I should at least give an explanation. I've been in the hospital 2x in the past 3 days, once for some chest pains I've been having which turn out to be nothing major but I was still held overnight as a precaution, and once for my girlfriend's father who will have to have a new heart valve placed after suffering another minor heart attack. Needless to say, when I had my issues, she was overly concerned and so I got the nice hospital bed. I have been ordered to rest for a couple days, apparently the stress from being jobless has really done a number on me. If someone else wants to take care of simulating a couple of updates for me, I think that might be in the best interests of the whole thread.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 00:09 |
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cbx posted:My apologies for not getting the EC Update out recently, however I feel I should at least give an explanation. Email the save to me. You have my address and I can get in touch with the goog. Good luck mate, focus on your health
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 00:23 |
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Super-League VII, Smasher League 21: A Public Service Announcment from the State of Arizona Games of the Week Don May posted:
Box Score Don May posted:
Box Score Don May posted:
Box Score Team Statistics Analysis The Bobbleheads, despite having the best record in the Super-League, are the only division leader that is still in a competitive race. Analysis Collins and Cobb may literally be turning to dust. It's something of a concern. Analysis The power of Coburn compels! Analysis Schilling is back, which would probably give the Phoenixes just the shot in the arm they needed if they needed a shot in the arm. Analysis You're just out of pitchers. Analysis The elevation of Idaho has once again proven your biggest enemy. That and your awful, awful starting rotation. Analysis I'd like to think that factorialite's real plan was ensuring that all of these Jimmie Foxxes ended up in the same dispersal draft pool. Analysis Those loving Bobbleheads! Still, you do have an easy schedule coming up. Really easy. Analysis Ryan Braun has an error/double ratio of 14/11. That would be fine in 1912, not so much in 2012. Analysis Obviously, if you're having chest pains, it's probably time to take a step back from unnecessary sources of stress, of which the Super-League is most definitely one. I think CthulhuDreams will probably be the guy who can run the sim while you take some time off, so it makes the most sense to try and arrange something with him. Feel better soon. Analysis Not the most impressive debut I've ever seen, but it looks like it just might be enough to give you another season. Analysis I think your pitching was just a bit too thin to survive. You had a very old Alexander, Steve Carlton and Roy Halladay, the last of which had never done that well in the Super-League. That was the biggest problem for the Superstars. Analysis The playoff will start relatively soon. Analysis Injuries are causing the W's to limp towards the end a little bit, but a fourteen game lead means that it really isn't a big deal. And hey, Yoshida's ERA is under 4.50! How about that? Analysis The Ted Sox are pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and, if they keep this up, will avoid the Gauntlet. Plus, you get to leave Manchester soon. It's all looking up. Analysis Note: Falco and Taco are too different people. Standings and Leaders
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 00:49 |
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Hey EC Owners I'm taking over the EC, I'll get an update up as soon as I can. I'll be running things slightly differently from CBX, but in the short term I'll get an update up as soon as I get the save file. Sorry for the delay, and well wishes to cbx.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 01:29 |
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Luna Landers While Manny's busy being Manny, we'll go defense first: LF Raines 2B Collins 1B Gehrig CF DiMaggio RF Aaron DH Garciaparra 3B Brett C Hartnett SS Joost
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 01:31 |
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I haven't been able to do any roster updates past the last time I posted, so all of the EC owners' changes since then would need to be implemented, and the injuries re-instated. I'll send it shortly.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 01:33 |
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cbx posted:I haven't been able to do any roster updates past the last time I posted, so all of the EC owners' changes since then would need to be implemented, and the injuries re-instated. I'll send it shortly. OK sounds good, bang it through.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 01:34 |
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tatankatonk posted:
Reposting my lineup for this month's EC update.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 01:44 |
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Hope ya feel better cbx. I didn't vote on either of the two propositions since I don't really care enough about either system since most of the problems with my team is beacuse I am a lovely drafter of teams and an even shittier evaluator of talent.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 01:52 |
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Emperors Let's put Reggie Jackson as the DH and have Alomar play 2B full time. Don't want to die from inhaling Collins and Cobbs last remains.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 02:07 |
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Cultists Lineup Changes Please Put Johnson in for Riggs the Incredible in the LF platoon I'm pretty sure his knee or shoulder has exploded but the AI thinks he should still be allowed to pinch hit. To head that off: Send Riggs down to the Minors. You'll be back next season buddy and many laughs will be shared by all. Hornsby is prolly gonna die, so let's do something about that to: Platoon Musial and Hornsby at DH that's gonna result in a gap at second base so Put Sandberg in at 2B Obviously with his awesome .262 OBP and high power levels, Sandberg is destined for greater things than number 2 hitter, so, lineups are Tris Speaker Pujols RF Platoon DH Platoon LF Platoon Banks Santo Catcher Platoon Sandberg I know this lineup is hilariously Sciosciametric, but I want to see what Pujols does with some more plate appearances, I need to rest hornsby, and the rest is vaguely sensible. Future tanking roster for personal reference, not to be changed in the roster. Roster: C: Irod catches all games 1B: Billy Williams 2B: Sandberg 3B: Santo SS: Yount LF: Johnson CF: Kiki Cuyler RF: Walker DH: Tris Speaker / Pujols Platoon Bench: Hornsby, Musial, Banks, Hartnett, the DH platooner Lineup: Kiki Cuyler DH Platoon Billy Williams Walker Johnson Yount Santo Irod Sandberg Is that the best bench of all time? I think it is. Rotation: SP 1: Walter Johnson SP 2: Carlton SP 3: Frank Smith (Mathewson to LR) SP 4: Pedro (Put curt in here when he recovers) SP 5: Ray Collins Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Nov 6, 2012 |
# ? Nov 6, 2012 02:23 |
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Superstars share buyback scheme: Big Daddy Vladdy to the SSS for <something> Chuck Knoblach to the Googly Mooglies for <something else> Old Pete to the Cultists for the 5th man in the greatest rotation of all time - by win shares. Frank Robinson and Jesse Orsco for Dave Parker and Gee Walker With that the Superstars ownership partnership is dissolved and the team is turned over to the league as a public trust until their death or dissolution.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 04:30 |
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mrnoun posted:Luna Landers Addendum: With Ramirez on the DL, call up Nellie Fox.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 04:46 |
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:Superstars share buyback scheme: What is this? Directors looting their own corporation for their own personal profit! This is malfeasance of the highest calibre! This cannot go unpunished! Superstars Owners You have 16 hours to wind up any trades you might want to make with the Superstars, with the understanding that, like all trades, I will have to approve them. After that, you will be stripped of your shares in the Superstars, and the team will be liquidated by means of...Super-Auction!
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 04:53 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Super-Auction! oooooohhhh. I like chaos.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 04:56 |
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Hey y'all! 1928 Rogers Hornsby is on my trading block! Come and get him!
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 04:57 |
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Delahanty to SS, Cabrera to the bench, Howard Johnson to DH.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 07:08 |
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Schilling to the DL, and let's go with *throws dart* Bobo Newsom! Bump Mussina up to 4th in the rotation and slot Newsom 5th.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 07:35 |
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Good luck to you and your family, cbx! Things to make your and Cthulhu's life as difficult as possible, quoted to be sure it's not missed: Mornacale posted:It would be pretty rad if the EC could get standings along with their scores, not sayin' just sayin'.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 10:35 |
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Mornacale posted:Good luck to you and your family, cbx! OK, this is how this is going to go down. As of right now, I'm working on an update. I'm going to try and pick up everyone's lineup changes, but I'm sure I'm going to miss stuff. So to mitigate this issue, I'm only going to run 1 week of simulation time. Then I'll give people a while to punch out roster changes, sort out the kinks and take it from there. Edit 1: Rosters are locked until post update Edit 2: Also, looking at some people's lineup changes NO BLATANT TANKING FOR BETTER DRAFT PICKS Moderate tanking is okay, but playing relivers and starters and outfielders at catcher is not gonna fly. Like, No. If it's not even slightly plausible, I'm bouncing it. Benching sore catchers for another catcher is absolutely fine though. Edit 3: Also (some) of your injuries are getting magically cured, and if you were doing some bizarre poo poo to compensate, have a free pass! But I'm ignoring those lineup changes to. Edit 4: I made Mike Trouts predicated future stats the stats he actually got for the season. He might, uhhh, be a bit better now. edit 5: Update is uploading now. I will compose some analysis with a burbon and coke. Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 11:40 on Nov 6, 2012 |
# ? Nov 6, 2012 10:42 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Dynamo League Week 22 Injury Report Pratt covers while Durham recovers from the brain-curdling atrocity.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 12:09 |
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BALETED - Replaced later in thread.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 12:45 |
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Swap Yaz and Slaughter in the lineup, and I guess make Bob Stanley the closer, pushing Campbell down to setup and Eck into short relief Also I'm supposed to have a '77 Buddy Bell, what happened to that dude? gardenald fucked around with this message at 13:06 on Nov 6, 2012 |
# ? Nov 6, 2012 13:01 |
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Oh hey, 8-3 so far in June. I'm still relentlessly optimistic about the team I've put together so hopefully this is where they'll start turning things around (EC Is Meaningless, I know I know) - It seems some of the made-up guys found their way onto my roster. Send down: Jeff Latimore, Loren McCartney, and Davis Tajwan, Glenn Beckert, Ernie Banks. - Call up Joe Neikro, Scott McGregor, Bill Gullickson, Tim Raines and Ken Singleton. - New lineup because Mel Ott batting leadoff oh god what
RF Mel Ott 1B Eddie Murray LF Billy Williams C Gary Carter 3B Ron Santo DH Johnny Mize SS Cal Ripken 2B Tim Raines
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 13:20 |
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gardenald posted:
I'll fix those mistakes next time gadget!
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 13:41 |
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To be honest, I have no idea what you consider a fair price for Pete Alexander. However, might as well make an attempt now since I won't be back before the deadline. I will offer John Candelaria, Bucky Walters, and Dwight Evans for Pete Alexander.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 16:14 |
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Lefty Gomez to long relief, Curt back up to the rotation. So, The Goog, you're fresh out of pitchers. I now have a Jake Peavy surplus to requirements, from 2006, just before his Cy Young season. Before the Superstars get broken up without you getting anything from the deal, why not transfer one of your broken pitchers there; oh, say, Wade Boggs, to me; and have Peavy for yourself?
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 16:37 |
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The Merry Marauder posted:So, The Goog, you're fresh out of pitchers. I now have a Jake Peavy surplus to requirements, from 2006, just before his Cy Young season. Before the Superstars get broken up without you getting anything from the deal, why not transfer one of your broken pitchers there; oh, say, Wade Boggs, to me; and have Peavy for yourself? My pitchers will be fine for the Gauntlet, which is all I have to play for at this point. Thanks for the offer, though. Speaking of the Superstars, I thought I'd make an offer just for the Hell of it: Mooglies get: Chuck Knoblauch, Chris Perez Superstars get: Dick McAuliffe, Travis Hafner
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 17:05 |
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slot Franco in to replace stanky when he is healthy, send downs to the minors and replace with Honeycutt.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 17:42 |
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The Bulldogs-Superstars and Mooglies-Superstars trades are approved. And now, the Super-League will seize all outstanding shares of the Superstars, and put the roster up for super-auction a bit later today. Smasher League Week 22 Injury Report No New Champions Chicago Bobbleheads '06 Derek Jeter (SS) (Better Call for '10 Jeter) - 11 days Brian Giles (OF) (Expendability at its finest!) - 8 days Finger Lakes Phoenixes Carl Mays (SP) (Spirit of Ray Chapman possessed pitching machine and, well, you get the idea) - 30 days Ted Sox Ray Chapman (SS) (Spirit temporarily left body so as to possess pitching machine) - 7 days Vice City Goose Eggs My Love for the Game of Baseball (Terrible, terrible team) - Forever!
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 19:24 |
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Something is hosed up in the EC. There are players in my starting lineup that should not be on my team at all. e: Specifically, literally every player that you call out as a bad choice, Cthulhu, isn't on my team. e2: I can't complain about getting that free 94/95 Niekro, but how the hell did he get 36 IP and 5 decisions in a span of 11 days as a #4 starter? Did I steal someone's Niekro? Did I make a trade during a dissociative fugue? (Both of these are things I'm hoping for.) Mornacale fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Nov 6, 2012 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Ted Sox I do so enjoy callbacks.
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# ? Nov 6, 2012 20:08 |