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Smasher Dynamo posted:I'm sure there's a good reason why Valo is on your 25-man roster and Rickey Henderson isn't, and I'd love to hear it. Because I traded him for Josh Gibson. I mean, if you want to give him back to me, I won't complain. But I think some folks might find that unfair. Mark Grace doesn't quit halfway through a job, he sticks with it through thick and thin. Just as he never quit on the Bobbleheads, he won't quit on the gyros. Voting A.
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B - also, can't he just make himself a gyros and leave whilst everyone is all tied up? gently caress it, why not? Swap Yoshida and Axford. Bring Grace in for Olerud, Johnson in for Rolen. Delahanty moves back to DH, Whitaker takes to the bench, Bellhorn moves to 2B. Cabrera returns at SS, Snider returns to CF, Al Simmons returns to LF. Ted Simmons returns to C, with Daulton acting as personal catcher for Young and Koufax.
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Another roster thing I hosed up. Great. Super-Draft IX Draft Pool! Catchers '27 Mickey Cochrane (CLN) '70 Thurman Munson (WAU) '55 Smoky Burgess (BAR) '29 Spud Davis (WAU) '79 Jim Sundberg (BAR) '83 Butch Wynegar (CLN) '?? Mystery Box! First Basemen '27 Jimmie Foxx (CLN) '89 Mark McGwire (WAU) '93 Fred McGriff (BAR) '01 Frank Thomas (BAR) '11 Ryan Howard (WAU) Second Basemen '10 Nap Lajoie (WAU) '93 Roberto Alomar (CLN) '11 Chase Utley (WAU) '27 Eddie Collins (CLN) '01 Ray Durham (BAR) '11 Placido Polanco (WAU) '18 Del Pratt (BAR) Third Basemen '69 Ron Santo (CLN) '93 Chipper Jones (BAR) '72 Brooks Robinson (BAR) '18 Frank Baker (BAR) '29 Pinky Whitney (WAU) Shortstops '09 Hanley Ramirez (CLN) '85 Robin Yount (BAR) '40 Pee Wee Reese (CLN) '11 Jimmy Rollins (WAU) '29 Bernie Friberg (WAU) Left Fielders '27 Al Simmons (CLN) '10 Joe Jackson (WAU) '93 Jose Canseco (BAR) '29 Lefty O'Doul (WAU) '06 The Chosen Dunn (BAR) '07 Adam Dunn (BAR) '83 Steve Kemp (CLN) Center Fielders '53 Mickey Mantle (WAU) '75 Fred Lynn (CLN) '89 Eric Davis (CLN) '27 Ty Cobb (CLN) '79 Al Oliver (BAR) Right Fielders '70 Reggie Jackson (CLN) '29 Chuck Klein (WAU) '01 Magglio Ordonez (BAR) '83 Dave Winfield (CLN) '79 Oscar Gamble (BAR) '83 Ken Griffey, Sr. (CLN) Starting Pitchers '17 Walter Johnson (WAU) '93 Greg Maddux (BAR) '27 Lefty Grove (CLN) '15 Joe Wood (BAR) '?? Martin Dihigo (CLN) '10 Addie Joss (WAU) '03 Roy Halladay (CLN) '11 Roy Halladay (WAU) '93 Tom Glavine (BAR) '93 John Smoltz (BAR) '11 Cliff Lee (WAU) '11 Cole Hamels (WAU) '09 Josh Johnson (CLN) '18 Dazzy Vance (BAR) '10 Cy Falkenberg (WAU) '18 Bob Shawkey (BAR) '27 Rube Walberg (CLN) '11 Roy Oswalt (WAU) '79 Ferguson Jenkins (BAR) '79 Jon Matlack (BAR) '09 Anibal Sanchez (CLN) '10 Cy Young (WAU) Relievers '79 Sparky Lyle (BAR) '01 Keith Foulke (BAR) '93 Mike Stanton (BAR) '86 Willie Hernandez (CLN) '87 Steve Bedrosian (CLN) '93 Mark Wohlers (BAR) '00 Eric Gagne (CLN) '79 Jim Kern (BAR) '02 Chad Bradford (CLN) '11 Ryan Madson (WAU) '00 Matt Mantei (CLN) '09 Kiko Calero (CLN) '01 Bobby Howry (BAR) '11 Antonio Bastardo (WAU) '09 Renyel Pinto (CLN) '09 Brian Sanchez (CLN) '11 Brad "Doomsday" Lidge (WAU)
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 Damon can play left field, right? Put in Damon for Williams this week. That includes batting order. Kevin Appier is up to standards right now, in that he sucks. I'll be very happy when I am rid of him during the next draft. Also, come on Babe Ruth. Step it up.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Plenty of time to turn it around, and a 4-2 week is a good start. Your sluggers can't do this badly forever, can they?  In the mean time, I'll vote B.
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"Ride it out" my fuckin' rear end. New Catcher: Simmons New 2B: Williams New 3B: Torre rotation is Chance, Felix, Gibson, Johnson, Burnett. Also going to offer Dick Allen for the first overall Super League draft pick (which isn't even set in stone yet so cool your jets) CraigK fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Dec 28, 2012 |
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Dec 28, 2012 02:39
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Also C.
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 Hey Smasher I'm gonna continue to be generally irritating and make some more minor changes First off, get Mark Grace his Rocket Cycle fuel with option B Second, promote Buddy Bell (who will be back from injury in two days and can sit on the bench until healthy) and send Mike Donlin to AAA Third, leave my lineup as-is versus RHP, but this is the new lineup vs LHP CF Lynn 2B Schoendienst DH J. Rice LF Musial 1B Fielder RF Carey 3B Bell C D. Rice SS Wagner
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Dec 28, 2012 03:25
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a Get me dem a Gyros or the goils get it foist.
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C   To AAA Montgomery To MLB Newcombe Rotation #1 Koufax #2 Grove #3 Newcombe #4 Coveleski #5 Drysdale CL Gordon SU Labine SR Davis SR Hiller MR Uhle LR McGinnity vs. Righties no DH 3B McGraw LF Hamilton CF Speaker C Campanella RF Snider 2B Robinson 1B Kelley SS Cronin vs. Lefties no DH LF Kelley 2B Robinson CF Speaker 1B Hodges C Campanella SS Banks 3B Cronin RF The Man Called Steve
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Yeah let's get the Mark Grace Show back on track. I vote B with the addition of a self made Gyros. Hopefully my players will help other owners more than they helped me (and fail against me...)
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quote:Analysis It gave you three weeks and a preview worth of material, so mission accomplished.  Rest the Saint in the minors, Rolfe plays third, call up Max Carey to play center, use Chet Lemon to cover right. Well, not C, this isn't Cleveland. Not A, because Pillman has probably gotten hair all over the prep area. B.
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Dec 28, 2012 18:18
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 That series was less than ideal. At least no one was injured. Krukie to AAA, bring up Alvin Dark to play shortstop for the week. '95 Chipper isn't doing it, and there's not much help in the draft. Stick him in the minors and try Geriatric Schmidtty at third. Thank you. And, ah, A.
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Dec 28, 2012 18:28
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Some day, I'm going to fix the Smasher League. Smasher League Week 7 Injury Report Finger Lakes Phoenixes Trevor Hoffman (RP) (Broken Hip) - 7 days South Bolton Eazy W's Duke Snider (CF) (Law of Averages) - 95 days
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Finger Lakes Phoenixes The key to Super League success is apparently cutting-edge medical technology. And replicants. And evil. Whatever. Bard sets up, call up Linebrink to SR.
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Well gently caress. Move Moseby to full-time CF.
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It looks like The Snuffster is going to be the death of my team, so it is time for roster changes! New line-up against all comers: 1. C Hartnett 2. DH Williams 3. CF Mantle 4. 1B Vaughn 5. SS Garciaparra 6. 3B Valentin 7. LF Piersall 8. RF Maris 9. 2B Stirnweiss In the event of playing without DH, Williams returns to LF and the pitcher hits 9th.
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 Well, I need Outfield help. Which is why I am offering the following. 1995 Derek Jeter 1972 Sparky Lyle 1976 Ron Reed I am also interested in Draft picks as well. Feel free to message me or check me out of IRC. I am willing to talk about just about anyone on Roster at this point as well, but those 3 are on my radar to move.
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 Super-League VIII, Dynamo League Week 7: Upheaval Games of the Week Don May posted:
Box Score   Don May posted:
Box Score   The Legend of the Hardcore Title  : You know, Yoshida, Spider-Man was in the news lately...got a lot of press for their new direction, and I was thinking... : Please don't Adam Dunn's brain in my body!: It wouldn't be forever! A year, 18 months tops! And it would drive views, both when I first did it and then, later, when I switched it back to normal! : Um...to redirect this conversation slightly, the Oranges are playing the Finger-Bangers in a Triple Title Series, right?: They are resting some players but, well, with a 5-0 win in the first game, it doesn't seem to be bothering them too much.: Good start by Ryan, and that is what Marauder is looking for out of him. : Bangers take Game 2, and it looks like the Bangers are going to be come the first triple-champions in Super-League history momentarily.: And that loss is the direct result of playing Pujols at 3B, where he really isn't that good of a defender. It might be smarted to put him back at 1B, and send Petrocelli or Polanco at 3B...or give Mathews another shot. : And we've got an injury substitution for the Oranges, Kevin Brown can't get his arm loose, and so the Oranges will turn to Joba Chamberlain. And that goes as well as you expect, and the Finger-Bangers are now the European, United States and Hardcore Champions!: I guess aggressively building your team with superior talent is a good strategy.  : And the Oranges avoid the sweep, not that it does much for them.: The Oranges have stagnated a bit, and they might need to do some serious soul-searching about the state of their roster. : And now, please rise for the playing of the anthem of the Burma Imperialists.: I talked to Viscount Slim before this series, and he declared that the era of the Finger-Bangers is over, and that he is going to take all three of Marauder's titles.: I'm not sure how likely that is, but the Imperialists will win a close Game 1. : And that is not the kind of game that Marauder wants to see from Nolan Ryan. : And the Imperialists will take the Hardcore Title with another win. : That means that if they win tomorrow's game, they'll also get the European and United States titles for sweeping the Bangers. : Neither of these first two wins have been decisive, especially when you consider that the Bangers are resting players, but wins are wins.  : And the Imperialists do it! A three-game sweep! And they've taken all of the Finger-Bangers' titles!: Luck is sometimes the most powerful force in the Super-League. That or Jim Edmonds. : And the Imperialists will be the new triple-champions of the Super-League! But their reign may not last long as they have a three-game set with the Unicorns next week. Pending that, we'll have either the Imperialists-Bloggers or the Unicorns-Finger-Bangers. It might be exciting!Team Statistics      Analysis Thank god for the draft, because your team has a bunch of holes that need to get filled.      Analysis Rough week as the Dickshots seem to have solved your pitching. Also, Lee isn't working out, you have do something about that.      Analysis Rex Super-Liga!      Analysis I feel like your team will do better soon enough.      Analysis The strategy of the Unicorns is simple. Draw many walks, issue none.      Analysis It's a deep hole, but James Coburn is all about the comebacks! Also, Bert Blyleven continues to rock.      Analysis You're going to want to take a pitcher in the draft, but you already knew that.      Analysis Still technically a winning week!      Analysis Well, this has been quite the turnaround. Now trade or draft a better shortstop before it all goes away!      Analysis Well, that was bound to happen sooner or later, and at least your starters got some rest.      Analysis Guess whose Pete Alexander just sustained a bit of permanent ratings damage! Still, it might not be that bad, it's just something to keep an eye on.      Analysis All pitching, no hitting.      Analysis As long as you stay somewhat healthy, it probably won't get much worse.      Analysis Bring forth old McDowell!      Analysis ONE WEEK OF SPACE JAM REMAINING!      Analysis I like to think that Milt Pappas is actually an undercover agent, sabotaging the Bloggers in order to save the Super-League. He's a true hero! Standings and Leaders      A. A gyros...or the hostages get it! - 3 votes B. Full immunity for any crimes past or present...and fuel for Mark Grace's rocket cycle! - 10 votes C. Demand the State of Illinois install a Marxist government! - 2 votes Some suggested making a gyros on his own, but Mark Grace knew that to be madness! Only a highly-trained professional was capable of making a food-grade gyros, if an untrained amateur like Grace tried to slice that meat, he'd be more likely to injure himself, or start a grease fire, or even trigger some sort of meltdown. And let's not even get started on the dangers of that cucumber-yogurt sauce! Grace picked up the phone to talk to the police, and demanded immunity for his crimes, as well as some rocket fuel for his rocket cycle. He had been itching to try out that rocket cycle all day, and this seemed like as good a time as any to get some. The police, in response, sent over a negotiator and a SWAT team. The negotiator, McGregor, opened up the negotiations by asking that Mark Grace release a hostage as a show of good faith, and, if they could get that done, then everything else would be that much easier. Then again, this man does not have Mark Grace's best interests at heart and, for what it's worth, li'l Brian Pillman certainly seems hesitant to make any sort of deal. He did figure out how to make the soda fountain work, though, and is now enjoying a large Mountain Dew, so maybe that's clouding his judgment, as Mountain Dew tends to. DECISION TIME A. Send out the injured cashier! B. Send out Mrs. Applebaum, a 60 year-old retiree! C. "No deal, McGregor! I want that immunity in writing before I release anyone! And it better be state AND federal immunity!"
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Super-Draft IX Order I'm hoping someone does the google doc so I don't have to. Anyway, here's the order, without any of the trades figured in. Round 1 1. Rochester Generics (.333) 2. Cuba Smokers (.366) 3. Saturn Biosparks (.366) 4. Coburns (.372) 5. Cleveland Commies (.390) 6. Philadelphia Failures (.405) 7. Spokane Air Raids (.415) 8. Burma Imperialists (.415) 9. New Orleans Mashers (.429) 10. New England Arguments (.429) 11. Florida Oranges (.463) 12. Portland Bulldogs (.463) 13. Oxbridge Mathematicians (.463) 14. Seattle Suicides (.465) 15. Cancun Tornados (.476) 16. Albany Pessimists (.488) 17. San Juan Elephants (.488) 18. Florida Dickshots (.500) 19. Dubai Dervishes (.500) 20. Hartford Whalers (.512) 21. Oneida Mighty Spooners (.512) 22. Web 2.0 Bloggers (.535) 23. Rockford Losers (.561) 24. Ryleh Cultists (.561) 25. Barons (.610) 26. Antarctica Unspecifieds (.610) 27. Fukuoka Finger-Bangers (.628) 28. Luna Landers (.628) 29. Lombard St. Gumshoes (.636) 30. South Bolton Eazy W's (.651) 31. Cleveland Unicorns (.659) 32. Finger Lakes Phoenixes (.659) Round 2 33. Rochester Generics (.333) 34. Cuba Smokers (.366) 35. Saturn Biosparks (.366) 36. Coburns (.372) 37. Cleveland Commies (.390) 38. Philadelphia Failures (.405) 39. Spokane Air Raids (.415) 40. Burma Imperialists (.415) 41. New Orleans Mashers (.429) 42. New England Arguments (.429) 43. Florida Oranges (.463) 44. Portland Bulldogs (.463) 45. Oxbridge Mathematicians (.463) 46. Seattle Suicides (.465) 47. Cancun Tornados (.476) 48. Albany Pessimists (.488) 49. San Juan Elephants (.488) 50. Florida Dickshots (.500) 51. Dubai Dervishes (.500) 52. Hartford Whalers (.512) 53. Oneida Mighty Spooners (.512) 54. Web 2.0 Bloggers (.535) 55. Rockford Losers (.561) 56. Ryleh Cultists (.561) 57. Barons (.610) 58. Antarctica Unspecifieds (.610) 59. Fukuoka Finger-Bangers (.628) 60. Luna Landers (.628) 61. Lombard St. Gumshoes (.636) 62. South Bolton Eazy W's (.651) 63. Cleveland Unicorns (.659) 64. Finger Lakes Phoenixes (.659)
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Well I'll be damned. Make Walker Cooper Frank Smith's personal catcher because I forgot to do that until now, and switch Martinez and Oswalt's spots in the rotation. Also, C.
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Swap Bridges and Lee I guess. So much for his all-star season last year. Also, voting B
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B, if we send out the injured cashier they'll know we injured them and be in trouble! Smasher is my BABIP terrible or is my offense's fatigue en masse the problem?
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oldskool posted:B, if we send out the injured cashier they'll know we injured them and be in trouble! A lot of it is BABIP, with all of your starts except Mauer and Suzuki having a BABIP of .250 or lower. That can't last much longer.
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Here's an editable spreadsheet for both rounds. Don't be a dick. Also B for the obit because of what oldskool just said.
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Send Drysdale to the DL and summon forth McDowell the elder. While we're tweaking the pitching staff, a few slider adjustments: Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +1 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +1 Also, I guess Big Hurt needs some days off, so let's sit him vs RHP and adjust that lineup as so: 2B Frisch LF Speaker SS Cronin CF Charleston RF Robinson C Torre/Martinez 1B Youkilis 3B Rose P Pitcher Finally, voting C for the obit story.
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 Whoops, thought i'd already posted. Yes, as guessed, Damon in for Elliott. Also, voting A, because it would be unhygenic to eventually make gyros with an injured person around.
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mrnoun posted:At the time of the Super Draft: With the Super Draft order posted, the Landers are officially activating the Insurance Policy. My preference would be to return Tejada for the pick, but really, they all seem like decent options to me. What's your preference, Faustoan Bargain? This is a difficult vote. On the one hand, the injured cashier probably requires medical attention after the beating Pillman gave her. She was bleeding pretty badly. On the other hand, Scott McGregor was one of those crafty junk-dealing lefties, and they simply cannot be trusted. Now, we have no proof that the hostage negotiator is Scott McGregor, but is that a chance we can really afford to take? I think we have to take the chance. Mark Grace is not a villain, he won't let some poor cashier die just because he slugs 30 points lower against lefties. We should vote A, and remember not to chase his curveball, he likes to throw it out of the zone when he's ahead in the count.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Guess whose Pete Alexander just sustained a bit of permanent ratings damage! Well I was already concerned when he started the season with such a low rating considering how good Alexander is as a player overall, why did he suffer the damage?
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UZworm posted:
He's old, and old pitchers have a harder time coming back from injuries in Mogul (and, to a lesser extent, real life).
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New Orleans Packaging Dick Allen + my second round Super Draft pick for as high a pick as possible (probably not going to accept unless it's top 3)
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Voting A. When is the Draft starting?
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mentholmoose posted:Voting A. The twelve hour clock for kw0134 will start tomorrow at noon.
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mrnoun posted:My preference would be to return Tejada for the pick, but really, they all seem like decent options to me. What's your preference, Faustoan Bargain? I'm not too eager to get Tejada back - he should have more power, but he'd basically be a defensive replacement for Mora so far. I'd prefer to swap first round picks if you'd take whatever I'm getting from Mornacale - 22nd is the one listed, but I don't know if he traded that around at all - instead of the #5. If you'd insist on the #5, guess we'd go to option 3, and hope Maddux and Tejada would both stop sucking with a change of scenery. Voting A. Edit - checked Mornacale's spreadsheet, pretty sure the pick I'm due and would be willing to let you move up to is indeed #22. Faustoan Bargain fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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Oh boy, first pick...again. Let's see, do I want a Nap Lajoie who can't hit with any sort of power or a young Mantle? Decisions, decisions. For the obit, an expendable hostage is best, so B.
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What an awful week. Losing record, ratings losses at CF and C (seriously, did Fisk get hurt or something?), messed up rotation. New Spreadsheet 1) Bonds to the DL, Norm Cash called up to the bench. Lineup changes accordingly. Yuck. 2) Phil Douglas makes a spot start for Pappas, plus a gentle reminder that Lolich moved to #3. Freehan moves back to catch his buddy Hendrix. 3) Sliders, most notably making sure not to start anyone on short rest this week. e: A summary of my pick trades: Bloggers get: Elephants' 1st-rounder, Commies' 2nd-rounder Commies get: Bloggers' 1st-rounder Pessimists get: Bloggers' 2nd-rounder Mornacale fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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Speaking of trading, if anyone has a shortstop they'd like to give me that'd be swell. e: Something I should point out: I need one with a good glove, since my rotation is very groundball dependent. Make me an offer! Monicro fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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