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C I feel good after an update for once! vs. Righties no DH 3B McGraw LF Hamilton CF Speaker C Campanella 1B Hodges RF Snider SS Banks 2B STEVE vs. Lefties no DH RF STEVE 3B Robinson 1B Hodges C Campanella SS Banks LF Kelley 2B Stephenson CF Speaker
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Said it in the IRC, but want to keep it more permanent here: Trading any one player of mine for two top 12 SL draft picks. If they're really good picks (like, one of them top-3), then I might add a slightly lesser player or my second round draft pick. I'm hoping for at least three picks in the first round this year. I need the depth. CraigK fucked around with this message at 10:01 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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By the way, I feel like it's necessary to answer a few general questions about player performance in the Super-League: Why does Barry Bonds/Mark McGwire/Three True Outcomes Slugger have such lovely stats? Mainly because they tend to have bad contact skills, and Super-League pitchers are, by and large, very stingy with the walk, which hurts them pretty badly. Why does Sandy Koufax/Randy Johnson/Steve Carlton/any power lefty struggle? Well, they don't always, so there's that. More generally, they tend to run into trouble because they face lineups loaded with patient right-handed hitters who are willing to wait them out for a walk or a home run, and, again, generally, the only lefty hitters that Super-League owners allow to face left-handed pitchers are guys like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, who are not going be dominated, even by guys as good as the Big Unit. Why are home run numbers so low? Too reasons: 1. Because I use the sliders to keep them down a bit, as otherwise the Super-League would be dominated by power-hitting teams and everyone would have team ERAS near 5, and that would make team building just a competition to see who could get the most sluggers on a team, which wouldn't be that much fun at all. 2. It has to do with how Mogul treats pitchers from eras where people didn't hit a lot of home runs. For example, Mogul says that deadball pitchers have sky-high ground ball rates. Is that accurate? Yes and no. The groundball rates were probably a bit higher back then, but it was because the ball was dead, and so was harder to hit far, as well as batters wanting to avoid fly balls, as they were much more like to become easy outs rather than doubles or home runs. Deadball pitchers probably weren't especially good at inducing ground balls, because, with the deadball, it was safer to get fly outs, but, to make those real-life stats match up with their sim stats, they've made that adjustment. Why does Jason Kendall suck? Because he is Jason Kendall.
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Dec 29, 2012 10:06
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C Trust not the police, they apprehend the coyotecoon and deny Mr. Grace his constitutional right to the a gyros.
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You don't get to be a man in the spotlight for as long as Mark Grace without picking up the one or other clue in how contract negotiation (hostage negotiation are the same thing  ) works. Obviously we are going to ask for confirmation of the deal first. In triplicate if possible. Voting C
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Faustoan Bargain posted: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. I don't think there's going to be anyone available at #22 that's worth Greg Maddux to me. In fact, looking over this draft, I'm not sure I'd get anyone better than Maddux at #5 -- my projection is I'd either get a 19-year-old Jimmie Foxx or a different version of Maddux at that pick. But if we're exchanging picks, I'm afraid I couldn't settle for less than the #5 at this point, so I think we'd be better off just swapping back. Landers trade: 04 Miguel Tejada Commies trade: 95 Greg Maddux ...completing the trade initiated before the season. This means that the Landers once again have an excess of Super League caliber starting pitching, but I'm feeling a little gun-shy after the near-disaster I just went through. I'm willing to listen to offers, but I'm comfortable standing pat at this point.
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 0-fer the week then I take two from the Losers? This inconstancy will not stand, man! Mix Ryno into a platoon with Carew, and rest Brett will Kid Stargell. I guess I should put old Seaver out to pasture in favor of Tiante. C, never trust a scotsman to bargain in good faith.
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 Probably should have done this awhile ago but let's put Red Kress in at SS for what little it may help. Owners! I've got more holes than the Titanic and one player can't fill them all, so I'm putting the 3rd overall pick on the block. Ideally looking for a later 1st round pick and a good position player or two (SS especially but really any position outside of 3B needs help).
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 Regrettable, but I suppose I had a karmic debt to the Imperialists. Put Lajoie back in at 2B, Chipper at 3B to rest Edgar, and keep the 1B platoon for now. C, get all agreements in writing. Right?
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Dec 29, 2012 19:18
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Well, this is sure to last! Stick JD Drew in left and Michael Young at second for the week. Do not pull this "I get sore every three weeks" poo poo on me again, Jimmy. Suck it up. A.
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Dec 29, 2012 19:40
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 I suppose it's time to make the first pick and the Generics choose 53 Mickey Mantle. He'll go into CF and I'll push Kaline into RF and solve that particular problem.
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Here's an editable spreadsheet for both rounds. Cuba Smokers are on the draft clock Dynamo League Week 8 Injury Report Antarctica Unspecifieds Pie Traynor (3B) (Only meaningful theoretically) - 21 days
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 Hey Super League Owners The Hartford Whalers want your draft picks! For these draft picks, you can have the following! Need a shortstop? have a 1995 Derek Jeter! Need a lefty bullpen arm? Please rid my stupidly deep bullpen of 1972 Sparky Lyle! I'm also willing to talk 1985 Ozzie Smith if you need an elite defensive Shortstop, however I would need a pick and some sort of position player as well. You can find me on IRC, or PM me trade offers.
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 Super-League VIII: Smasher League Week 7: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Games of the Week Don May posted:
Box Score   Don May posted:
Box Score   More Pointless TV Title poo poo!  : You know, I really do hate my life.  : So, uh...how about these Television Title defenses? Those make you...less super-depressed?: You mean doing more writing that I'm pretty sure is completely awful and am convinced is mocked by the LP cognoscenti? : I think the cognoscenti mainly ignore you.: Yeah, probably. Okay, first defense, Landers are champs, they're defending against the Biosparks, and the Biosparks will take Game 1.: And that's really thanks to Pete Alexander more than anything else. : And the Landers will even the series.: The Biosparks have Babe Ruth, Goose Goslin, and a lot of questions in their lineup. I'm not sure they have enough hitting to make it above .500, let alone make the playoffs. : Well, they may get relegated, but at least they'll have winning the Television Championship to look back on. : Big upset, but we'll have to see how long they can hold onto it.  : And they'll go against....the Arguments? Again? Holy gently caress, why does it seem like the Arguments get a chance to win the Television Championship every other week?: Quirk of the schedule, I guess, but if they win, it will be their third TV Title in the first seven weeks of the season.: Biosparks take Game 1, but Mo Vaughn hits his sixteenth home run of the season, which is quite impressive. : And the Arguments will win the second game of the series, they still have a chance to win another TV Title with one more win.: The Biosparks' bullpen isn't as good as the Bobbleheads was, and that is costing them. : And the Arguments will win the Television Title once again with a 7-4 win over the Biosparks.: Good for Snuffy, he deserves it. : Thank god this week's TV Title games are over! Next week, the Arguments face the Phoenixes in a four-game set that they just might win thanks to the fact that Phoenixes would have to win three games to take the TV Title. After that, we'll see the Arguments-Commies or Phoenixes-Mathematicians. Team Statistics      Analysis You'll want to draft a pitcher when your pick comes.      Analysis Having a much better time lately, even if they're still in a big hole. The Bryce Harper experiment is not working out.      Analysis Well, there's still time to turn this around, but your team needs to start hitting.      Analysis I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you'll be taking a shortstop with your first pick.      Analysis Lefties hate Hartford. It's a fact.      Analysis How long can Schmidt last at 3B is anyone's guess. Also, tough break in the Louisville game.      Analysis All the cool owners like Eddie Joost.      Analysis At least your champions of something!      Analysis The good news is that your going to get a pick to replace A.J. Burnett soon, which is good, because you HAVE to replace him.      Analysis And the Maths come roaring back. I'm not quite sure how, but who am I to question it?      Analysis You need something the shake up your roster, because things aren't heading in a good direction.      Analysis Big Train and Big Six have been unlucky, but I'm more concerned about Sewell, who just isn't hitting at all. And, I would not, even if he were hitting at full capacity, Banks would still be superior. Admit you were wrong!      Analysis At least things are looking up.      Analysis It hasn't been pretty, but the Suicides are hanging in there.      Analysis The W's are just rolling, although the loss of Snider is going to hurt.      Analysis FIX YOUR PITCHING! Standings and Leaders      A. Send out the injured cashier! - 5 votes B. Send out Mrs. Applebaum, a 60 year-old retiree! - 4 votes C. "No deal, McGregor! I want that immunity in writing before I release anyone! And it better be state AND federal immunity!" - 7 votes "You must think I'm some kind of idiot, McGregor! You want me to give you a hostage out of the goodness of my heart? A man doesn't take hostages unless he's desperate or just a bad guy. I'll let you decide which one I am, but I'm sure as hell not giving up one of these hostages without some sort of assurances." Mark Grace was angry. McGregor, on the other hand, was frustrated. He was only five days away from retirement...forced retirement. The village of Skokie couldn't afford a full-time hostage negotiator, or so they said. Either way, he was getting cashiered at the end of the month, and he had no interest in blowing his last case, especially not when the chief was looking for any reason to take his pension. "Okay, Grace, I'll get your immunity agreement. In the meantime, is there anything I can get you at the moment? Food? Water? Medical treatment for any of the hostages?" McGregor had a plan, it wasn't a great one, but it would have to do. But Grace wasn't going to make it easy.... DECISION TIME! A. Food? Good, because it's time that Mark Grace got that gyros! B. That cashier isn't in great shape, some medical treatment might not be the worst idea. C. "Stop stalling, McGregor! You don't get me that agreement, signed by the D.A., and some rocket fuel, then bodies are going to start dropping! Is that what you want on your conscience?
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Put Sale back at AAA and move Jordan Zimmermann up to long relief. Might have him take over for Peavy in the rotation, but figure I should give the ERA a chance to match that strikeout rate. Also, let Ryan close, Clippard in SR. Keep shufflin' them deck chairs! A theory for why Bryce Harper needs to go to AAA? I had been platooning him against RHP only, but the game apparently believes him to be a RHB. He is, in fact, left-handed. I'll also call up Tejada. Lineups: vs. RHP: 2B Morgan CF Averill DH Stargell RF Clemente 3B Tejada C Burgess 1B Palmeiro SS Ramirez LF Morse vs. LHP 1B Morse RF Clemente C Lopez DH Stargell SS Mora 2B Morgan LF Werth CF Averill 3B Zimmerman Voting C.
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Faustoan Bargain posted:
Yeah, I'll cop to making that mistake, but, then again, starting a 19 year-old rookie with no Major League experience was never, ever, ever going to work in the Super-League, especially since he racked up 120 strikeouts in 139 games in the National League which, comparatively, doesn't have nearly the same quality of pitcher of the Super-League.
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Once more the Arguments defy their limitations to become TV Champs! Go us! Now, to business. We need to rest Snuffy and Gabby. Next week, give Gabby some time off with Howard replacing him for 4? 5? games, until his soreness goes away. Snuffy is a little harder to deal with, as my backup 2B is my starting 3B. So, Valentin gets to play second and the backup 3B (Malzone) gets to cover 3rd for a week, whereupon Valentin gets a few days off. Do not adjust the hitting order, some turds are not made to be polished. And how the hell did we draw 12 walks in one game against the Biosparks? 51 homers, I get that. But 12 walks in a game? Patience is our only virtue. Obit vote: B, we don't need a dead cashier stinking up the place.
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ALL THAT MATTERS NOW IS THE GYROS
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Ok, time for my first roster changes on the season! Exciting! So first thing is first. Start Platooning Posada and Munson. Send Cash and Maddox to AAA and call up Valverde and Williams. Lineups look like this for Week 8. RHP 2B Eddie Collins 1B Wade Boggs RF Reggie Jackson DH Bernie Williams C Jorge Posada CF Bobby Murcer LF Vernon Wells 3B Randy Valverde SS Ozzie Smith LHP 2B Eddie Collins 1B Wade Boggs RF Reggie Jackson DH Mike Schmidt LF Vernon Wells C Thurman Munson CF Bernie Williams 3B Randy Valverde SS Ozzie Smith Starting pitching remains the same, but the bullpen now looks like this: CL: John Wetteland SU: Mariano Rivera SR: Tug McGraw SR: Gene Garber MR: Sparky Lyle LR: Mike Mussina Also, It's time that Mark Grace got serious: C.
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Shadow gamer, it's still your pick. Also, we'll do voting for All-Star teams next week. The rules will be the same as last year. Everyone votes for the starter and manager of the team, and the manager gets to pick the pitching staff and the reserves, The All-Star series is best-of-seven and the winning league's DH rule will be in effect for all games in the finals. So, get ready for that, and remember above all else rule 45(b) of the Super-League charter: Led Zeppelin Rules
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quote:Analysis A real bitch, but sometimes the rest of your team just can't shoot for poo poo. Sloppy all-around. Reinstate Larkin at short, bring up Bret Boone to rest Bobby Grich. Send down Thompson to make room, Al Dark can cover the left side of the infield as a defensive replacement. Toss Baines out into left to cover for Rickey for the week. B, because I had a vision of Det. Don Slaught volunteering to go in masquerading as a paramedic. A female paramedic, obviously.
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C. (Also you misspelled two here: Smasher Dynamo posted:
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Smasher Dynamo posted:So, get ready for that, and remember above all else rule 45(b) of the Super-League charter: Led Zeppelin Rules Finally, something we agree on!
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 Changing a couple of the sliders: code:What happens if the Biosparks get skipped as well? Will we just move on to the next team in line and let the Biosparks and Smokers pick whenever they're available?
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Got asked to stay long at work so posting from phone. I know I'll probably regret this pick but with the lack of depth there, the Biosparks select Hanley Ramierez to fill the black hole at SS. If someone can update the spreadsheet for me, it would be much appreciated.
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blakelmenakle posted:Got asked to stay long at work so posting from phone. I know I'll probably regret this pick but with the lack of depth there, the Biosparks select Hanley Ramierez to fill the black hole at SS. If someone can update the spreadsheet for me, it would be much appreciated. Also, I vote B. Tempted by the gyros still, though.
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Beltran in at CF, Chet Lemon to LF, Giles back in RF. B.
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Okay, the Smokers are going to take Walter Johnson because that's what they would have down had Shadow gamer been here. Smasher League Week 8 Injury Report Cuba Smokers J.D. Drew (OF) (At least you have Big Train now) - 7 days Luna Landers Slim Love (SP) (Slim Love is no love at all, man!) - 27 days South Bolton Eazy W's Rob Dibble (RP) (Yoshida for Closer!) - 24 days Spokane Air Raids J.J. Putz (RP) (The Life of a Putz ne'er ran smooth!) - 78 days
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Anyone want to trade up? I mean, the only offensive player I am really unhappy with is Schmidt, but you can't replace Mike Schmidt. You just can't. Winning package would include a reliever (not as the centerpiece, obviously).
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Going with A because all we ever wanted was some gyros.
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DRAFT SPREADSHEET NOTES If at all possible, update the "current as of" when you make a significant edit. I'm OCD like that. Also, according to the sheet, the Biosparks took Hanley Ramirez, but we should probably wait for official confirmation on that before going too crazy. Also also, B.
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Grinnblade posted:DRAFT SPREADSHEET NOTES It's confirmed, so very, very confirmed.
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Will someone put the draft spreadsheet on this page? edit: Whoops, didn't see it up there until just now.
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Mark Grace cares for the common man. Let's get that cashier some medical treatment. B.
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Ah, gently caress it, I'll just take teenage Jimmie Foxx. I traded an edition off the Radbourns for Ott, plus he could cover first if I need to give into despair and move Brett to third. A. Commies up.
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Warm Sarsaparilla posted:"Aw shucks I guess I'll just accept getting the guy Faustoan Bargain had really wanted."  Got a couple names I'm interested enough in, but think I'd prefer to trade down at this point. Anyone looking to move up? I'd be open to taking a later pick plus a depth guy (or just two late picks, given how many holes my roster has), or might just give up the pick for a power bat/starter.
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Forgot to vote on the obit. AFaustoan Bargain posted:Got a couple names I'm interested enough in, but think I'd prefer to trade down at this point. Anyone looking to move up? I'd be open to taking a later pick plus a depth guy (or just two late picks, given how many holes my roster has), or might just give up the pick for a power bat/starter. e: Here's a link to the roster: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3499603&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=83#post410464590 mentholmoose fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Dec 30, 2012 |
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C Also, Tesreau returns to #5, Grimes to LR. Yoshida to closer, Smith to SR.
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