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BearDrivingTruck posted:That's supposed to be Sergio Romo... Does Wilson even throw a slider?
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 22:02 |
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Grinnblade posted:Expansion Cup VIII Poll! Voting for option B.
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 22:04 |
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kw0134 posted:What are you offering? At this point though I'm kind of disgusted with how BBM has treated this team and am ready to set it on fire and claim the insurance proceeds. If I'm going to change the fortunes of this team, I'd want to try to go for a blockbuster trade. Well, if you're looking to burn the team down, I'd take Garciaparra off your hands for free, but I imagine you wanna try something to salvage the season first. I'm gonna throw this out there: I'll offer you a choice of McCovey or Cepeda, and a choice of Jim Ray Hart or Jim Davenport for 3B. If you need a pitcher as well, we can talk about adding one. McCovey and Cepeda both roll consistently in the mid 90's, Hart is just coming off a 132 OPS+ year where he came in 2nd in the Rookie of the Year voting. Davenport isn't as solid as Hart, but he can play 2B/SS/3B pretty much equally well on defense.
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 22:29 |
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mks5000 posted:Does Wilson even throw a slider? The Giants have two relievers with ridiculous beards? This is why people hate the Bay Area.
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 22:37 |
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WE DEMAND MORE PLAYOFFS! ALL THE PLAYOFFS! Even though there's no way my terrible team will be involved in them.
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 22:42 |
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I vote No Divisions since it'd change up the dispersal draft and make a weaker division winner a worst draft pick. At least that's my logic.
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 22:54 |
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Okay, I think the auto-tiebreaker thing was just a glitch, so if we did do divisions it would be 5 and 5/4 and 4, and I've already got a pretty decent set-up. Current Poll Results: Playoffs: 2 (+ Grinn's Tiebreaker) No Playoffs: 2
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 22:56 |
PLAYOFFS FOR THE PLAYOFFS GOD. Trophys for the Trophy throne!
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 23:12 |
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Lineup vs. RHP: 1. RF Ross Youngs 2. SS Honus Wagner 3. 1B Mark McGwire 4. LF Barry Bonds 5. 2B Frankie Frisch 6. 3B Darrell Evans 7. C Brian McCann 8. CF Ken Griffey Jr. 9. Pitcher
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 23:12 |
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Well, poo poo, nothing is going well at all at this point. And I forgot to make my pick and other changes before I went to bed so I got another week with the busted bullpen of doom. gently caress. And now Averill's down for a month as well. That should be manageable at least, I can't imagine Young Musial being that much worse than him defensively. To that end, move Stan Musial to CF and put Zach Wheat in LF (and in Averill's spot in the lineup). Now, back to the matter of my questionable hurlers... With the 51st pick in the draft, the Dervishes select 1993 Mike Stanton and immediately set about reconfiguring the failed bullpen. CL: Rollie Fingers SU: Mike Stanton SR: Hoyt Wilhelm SR: Tom Hall MR: Pedro Bourbon MR: Clay Carroll LR: Mel Harder
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 23:33 |
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The Whalers take 1929 Spud Davis. UZworm is on the clock.
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 23:37 |
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Voting for Playoffs? Playoffs?! PLAYOFFS!
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 23:47 |
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:I vote No Divisions since it'd change up the dispersal draft and make a weaker division winner a worst draft pick. At least that's my logic. Last season the dispersal draft was based entirely on winning percentage. Playoff results didn't matter.
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# ? Jan 12, 2013 23:57 |
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cbx posted:Well, if you're looking to burn the team down, I'd take Garciaparra off your hands for free, but I imagine you wanna try something to salvage the season first.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 00:12 |
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Playoffs! If we didn't it would be to much like English Football for me feel comfortable.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 01:37 |
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Super-League VIII, Smasher League Week 14: But What of the Packers? Games of the Week Don May posted:
Box Score Don May posted:
Box Score TV Dreams : PACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERSPACKERS : So...I'll be handling this one on my own. Okay, the Maths will defend their TV Title against the erratic Biosparks to start the week. They'll win the first game against the Maths. : gently caress! Run defense! We can stop Gore, right? We stopped Peterson, and Peterson is better than Gore. : Biosparks win the second game as well, and take the TV Title for the second time. : But what about that Kaepernick guy? Webb looked decent in that option look, and Kaepernick is mobile too. : And the Biosparks will complete the sweep. : And what if Justin Smith is healthy? Our offensive line is still a mess. : The Biosparks will now take on the Gumshoes, and get blown out for their troubles. : Why the gently caress did we sign Saturday anyway? He was terrible. : Biosparks win Game 2. : gently caress, it's all going to go wrong isn't it? : Biosparks win again, and will retain the TV Title in this four-game series. : Please let it work... : Biosparks win their third straight over the Gumshoes, and it'll be interesting to see if they can hold on to any momentum in the coming weeks. Until then, good night! Team Statistics Analysis In a better world, you'd have one more good starter. In this one, you still have enough talent to win the division. Analysis The Commies have been getting better, but I think they need one more elite player, whether or defense or offense, to do much of anything. Analysis You have two good starting pitchers, and three that are just straight-up murdering your team. Analysis If the Phoenixes only had more starting pitchers... Analysis Falkenberg didn't have the best debut with your team, but it's only one game. Analysis Ryan is a truly unlucky dude. Analysis Mogul just hates Jackson, apparently. Analysis At least you dragged a decent season out of Wakefield. That's impressive. Analysis Yeah, Craig, your team is just completely hosed! Analysis The Maths are a pure finesse team. In general, you can never really trust a finesse team to perform. Analysis Much like a Philly Cheese Steak, this team is slowly killing your soul/intestines. Analysis Saying that you've been very unlucky probably isn't going to make you feel all that better. Analysis Another pendulum swing. Analysis Vance can't have another start that bad, can he? Analysis W's kill everyone, big surprise. Analysis FIX YOUR PITCHING! Standings and Leaders
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 01:53 |
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Hey, a winning week! Since Cone is healthy, remove Cone from the DL and call him up. Send down Oswalt, and put Cone in Oswalt's position in the rotation. Make Berra the personal catcher for Beckett only.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 02:15 |
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The Elephants would like to make an offer to the Bloggers, as we badly need depth and scrappiness. Our stars are badly underperforming and we need some winners! '67 Hank Aaron '85 Wade Boggs '62 Juan Marichal '43 Stan Musial '74 Don Sutton for '12 McCutchen '32 Herman '01 Ordonez '68 Lolich '64 Pappas '64 Robinson '68 Matthews '93 Glavine tatankatonk fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Jan 13, 2013 |
# ? Jan 13, 2013 02:58 |
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I'm in.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:01 |
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Mornacale posted:
tatankatonk Are you sure you want to do that? HINT: YOU ARE NOT SURE!
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:04 |
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That trade looks like when my brother and I play Monopoly and he realizes there is no way he can win. He yells "gently caress THIS GAME" and flips the board over.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:09 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:tatankatonk I've got nothing left, Smasher! Nothing! Kaline is out, Musial and Aaron won't hit! The Finger-Bangers are gonna eat me alive and Jordan is leaving threatening messages demanding playing time on my answering machine, I have to pull the trigger!
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:10 |
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tatankatonk posted:I've got nothing left, Smasher! Nothing! Kaline is out, Musial and Aaron won't hit! The Finger-Bangers are gonna eat me alive and Jordan is leaving threatening messages demanding playing time on my answering machine, I have to pull the trigger! THIS TRADE IS NOT HAPPENING! It'll be a cold day in hell before I give Mornacale a gift like that.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:14 |
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:22 |
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Monicro posted:
This isn't happening. Bruzer isn't getting this deal. He's banned until 2014. Good loving night. And while we're on the subject, the next person to offer Mornacale all of their best players will have their team killed on the spot.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:25 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:This isn't happening. Bruzer isn't getting this deal. He's banned until 2014. Good loving night. I know it's not happening, I just thought the terms of the bet were hilarious because seriously bruzer what the gently caress
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:29 |
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mentholmoose posted:Last season the dispersal draft was based entirely on winning percentage. Playoff results didn't matter. If that's the method of dispersal then I change my vote to Playoffs? Playoffs!
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:41 |
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Playoffs rule. It's not a sport, even a fantasy sport, without playoffs. Not like the Jobbers are making any playoffs anytime ever anyway!
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:44 |
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Also I just realized that I posted that pitching rotation change in kind of a no-mans land time before the last update, so I'll just quote it:UZworm posted:
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 03:55 |
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Smasher, would you care to tell tatanka and I a trade we are allowed to make? Pull out Sutton and Glavine, for instance? Mornacale fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Jan 13, 2013 |
# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:27 |
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6-1 against two teams above .500 with my only loss coming from an Alexander start? Sounds about right. Put Rosen back in at 3B for Kress. Fellow Owners! My team has a lot of holes and little depth, but I have starting pitching to spare. Hall of Famers Bob Lemon, Bob Feller, Eppa Rixey, and Early Wynn are all on the block. I've got holes all over my lineup, especially at C and 2B. Act now and I'll throw in Adam Dunn-lite absolutely free!* *No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. Biosparks Inc. is not responsible for any damages caused by Adam Dunn-lite or his associates.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:28 |
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Okay, Mornacale, let's break down your proposed trade: '67 Hank Aaron, one of the greatest power hitters of all-time, starting RF '85 Wade Boggs, one of the best hitters of his era, starting 3B '62 Juan Marichal, great pitcher, the ace of the Elephants' staff '43 Stan Musial, one of the best hitters of all-time, starting CF '74 Don Sutton, solid pitcher, the Elephants' 2nd-best starter for -A most untested McCutchen, who is mainly getting playing time because of injury -Herman, who is essentially filler, and you are using a platoon player when Bonds is healthy -Ordonez, who is filler at best -Lolich, who is an innings eater in a league that eats innings eaters for breakfast, and who you don't even use in your rotation -Pappas, best known for being on the wrong end of another lopsided trade -Robinson, who can't really hit, and was kept on the bench by an ancient Mathews -Mathews, who was so badly injured that he's effectively out for the season -And Glavine, who is the only one of these players you actually intend to use full-time Let's break that down a bit more, essentially, you want to trade -McCutchen for Musial -Aaron for Herman and Ordonez -Boggs for Robinson and the remains of Mathews -Marichal for Pappas and Lolich -Sutton for Glavine There is not a single one of those trades that would be good for the Elephants. He is essentially getting your bench in exchange for the top five players on his team. How the gently caress am I supposed to allow that, or any of these trades? You want to make a deal? Make a deal that materially improves the Elephants. Pulling out Sutton and Glavine doesn't change the tenor of the deal. I'm not going to let an owner of a disappointing team play kingmaker.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:38 |
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Well, it was my idea.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:44 |
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New lineup for the week: #1 - Frank Baker 3B #2 - Wade Boggs 1B #3 - Stan Musial LF #4 - Joe Torre C #5 - Julio Franco SS #6 - Davey Lopes 2B #7 - Jimmy Wynn RF #8 - Brett Butler CF #9 - Pitcher Rotation: #1 Marichal #2 Sutton #3 Bunning #4 Jenkins #5 Blyleven Send Messersmith to LR
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:50 |
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tatankatonk posted:Well, it was my idea. Okay, then let me reiterate one more time that this is a fantastically stupid idea. You are trading the best parts of your team for the parts of the Bloggers that Mornacale does not even want. You know what, tell you really think this is a good idea, and that you honestly believe that this will help your team and I'll consider letting it go through.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:50 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Okay, then let me reiterate one more time that this is a fantastically stupid idea. You are trading the best parts of your team for the parts of the Bloggers that Mornacale does not even want. You know what, tell you really think this is a good idea, and that you honestly believe that this will help your team and I'll consider letting it go through. No, I was just disappointed in my team, and I wanted to send my favorite players to a team that I liked so that they wouldn't be cast to the winds in the dispersal draft.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:56 |
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tatankatonk posted:No, I was just disappointed in my team, and I wanted to send my favorite players to a team that I liked so that they wouldn't be cast to the winds in the dispersal draft. It really looks like you're dumping salary/players, much like the 2012 Marlins, or also the Marlins after every time they went to the WS. The Marlins.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 04:59 |
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tatankatonk posted:No, I was just disappointed in my team, and I wanted to send my favorite players to a team that I liked so that they wouldn't be cast to the winds in the dispersal draft. Fine, trade approved. Bloggers, do me one loving favor. Win the Super-League Championship. Because I want the honor of snuffing out your team's life myself.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 05:00 |
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Trade Proposal! San Juan Elephants get: ?? Babe Ruth Seattle Suicides get: '43 Stan Musial '58 Jim Bunning
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 05:01 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Fine, trade approved. Bloggers, do me one loving favor. Win the Super-League Championship. Because I want the honor of snuffing out your team's life myself. No, it's fine! You've reminded me of my duty to my team, Smasher. I have to face this with dignity and poise.
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# ? Jan 13, 2013 05:02 |