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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Ja..Jobbers! Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c) I want to believe....
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jaguars Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars Cancun Tornados Luna Landers Coburns Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Lovable Losers (c)
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jobbuars Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists Jacksonville Jaguars Coburns Triple Crown Championship CERN Colliders (Why would I pick against myself?) Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Lovable Losers (c)
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Joßers Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)
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Expansion Cup 9, Update 0.5: Now with roughly 93% less errors! After a long, headache-enhancing overview, almost all the errors in the composition of the Expansion Cup 9 Rosters should be fixed. While there may be more player errors to be found, I think the vast majority of them have been wiped out. As a quick note, I know that most players are playing in one spot when they should be playing another! Lineups and Rotations have yet to be sorted out, which I will get to later tonight or tomorrow, hopefully. If you wanna post modified lineups, feel free to. This is just a player ratings and team overview. With that said, let's take a look at your teams for real this time!          Two Otts and Musial is going to go a long way.        The bright side is, with this lineup you'll get a pretty amazing draft pick! The downside is, unless you make some major efforts to fine tune your team come Super-League proper, you're dead on arrival.        You and Moose are going to have to battle to the death to see which of you gets to hold onto the title of "The True Bombers".        Aggressively mediocre, but with plenty of potential.        You've got some pretty powerful pitching, which is a godsend for an expansion team. Also, 90/99 rating for Morgan         Your hitters are looking alright, but your pitching is probably going to hurt.        Your pitching isn't looking too hot, either. On the bright side, Pujols rolled a 100!         You've got some holes you'll likely need to fill, but I can't see anything immediately worrisome yet.        Just don't try the Quad-Foxx experiment again.        Not a bad start, all things considered.        You've got Eck, some decent bats, and some decent starters. Pretty solid.        Looking to rob some Expansion rookies of their future, no doubt. But they seem to be starting off well.        You can probably see your problem areas better than I can, but I doubt they're pitching related.        I'm still sorry about how hosed your team's roster was last time, but hey! 98 on Clemens!        Jason Conti will not be silenced!        I have no idea why your picture refuses to show in BBM. On the bright side, you're not doing too bad to start.        A few rough spots, but nothing that can't be fixed.        Not too shabby on the pitching front, but the fact that only one of your bats broke the 90 threshold fills me with dread.        The amount of lefty bats you have is ridiculous.        If you don't seriously crush some faces, I will be incredibly surprised.        Beet has the better pitching, but it looks like you have a harder hitting lineup. Hard to say who's better.        Plenty good enough for an Expansion Cup run, though you'll want to look at a few upgrades to be competitive in the League itself.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Also! Return Cabrera to SS, re-swap Ruth and Delahanty.
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Super-League IX, Pre-Week 20: Streaking Towards Infinity Injury Report Barons '51 Enos Slaughter (OF) (Farscape Marathon) - 30 days CERN Colliders Wally Schang (C) (Pre-vengeance for opening envelope) - 27 days Detroit Cougars Ken Johnson (SP) (Stop using Ken Johnson) - 10 days Lombard St. Gumshoes Brian Downing (C) (The age of heroes has ended) - 14 days Rockford Losers Frank Robinson (OF) (Acceptable Losses) - 7 days      The good news is that you have a lot more than ten games left against the Bangers. If you can win a huge proportion of them, I guess your team still has a chance.     It's time for saying goodbye     Super-League X: Marauder's Last Stand.     Oh, yeah...these dudes.  Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jaguars Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jaguars Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)  Good to see I righteously defended Canada's good name as the Hollywood North. Canadian cinema is just as entertaining as any other! ...if you enjoy unintended comedy. Put Clemens on the DL so him and Randy Johnson can be DL-buddies. And, well, poo poo, it's time... Call up the no-no tossing, daring hitter of batsmen, and 74th all time in career K's!... AL LEITER. Rotation should be as follows (ie. a month of hell and hopes): SP #1: Pedro Martinez SP #2: Ferguson Jenkins SP #3: Kevin Brown (still with Wieters as his personal catcher) SP #4: Nolan Ryan SP #5: Al Leiter My fingers and toes will be doubly crossed for the coming fictional month. Don't you gently caress me, Al. Don't you gently caress me.
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theacox Inside the envelope is a note that reads... Authorization of Piracy The holder of this note is entitled to seize any player that is: A. On the roster of another team currently in the Super-League and B. Either: 1. Currently injured for more than seven days or; 2. Not on that team's active 25-man roster The team the player is taken from shall receive no compensation for their lost player, or than the acquisition of a deep-seated and eternal enmity with the holder of this note. Seizing a player will not heal any pre-existing injury, although, as is usual, injuries will heal upon transfer from the Super-League to the Expansion Cup or Gauntlet. This note may be redeemed at any time the holder of the note has a team in the Super-League, Expansion Cup or Gauntlet, and is freely transferable.
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Hahahahaha! Well, the answer is obvious.
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 So let's make this easier for you Monathin and leave the pitching largely as-is. Shift Joss and Shilling to one and two in rotation but that's it (bump everyone else down in the rotation). My position players I would like according to the roster but we'll send Bill Bradley down to AAA and promote Dykstra to the bench. Thank you!
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 Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars, Burma Imperialists, Luna Landers, Rockford Losers CERN Colliders, Web 2.0 Bloggers
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jaguars Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c) Well, my team may be thoroughly mediocre, but that just means I have to believe in myself harder. Edit. Might as well set up the lineups/bullpen again Lineups (If no DH) LF Greg Vaughn SS Chris Gomez C Brian McCann CF Wille Mays 2nd Dan Uggla 3rd Mike Lowell 1st Chipper Jones RF Kevin Millar (Pitcher) Lineups (If DH) SS Chris Gomez 2nd Luis Castilo LF Greg Vaughn CF Willie Mays C Brian McCann DH Dan Uggla 1st Chipper Jones 3rd Mike Lowell RF Kevin Millar Pitching Rotation 1 SP Kevin Brown 2 SP Tim Lincecum 3 SP Matt Cain 4 SP Tim Hudson 5 SP Josh Beckett Bullpin CL Trevor Hoffman SU Sergio Romo SR Brian Wilson SR Eric O'Flaherty MR Vladimir Nunez MR Donne Wall LR A.J. Burnett Just have the four who are currently in the minors stay there. TheFlyingLlama fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Apr 13, 2013 |
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 Ok, made some changes to my lineup, though not to my roster. I've just updated my original post of it in this thread, so here's a link.
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Smasher: I do believe you owe my team a favor for writing the Momento Mori division preview prior to the start of the season. Smasher Dynamo posted:I'll do a favor for the team of whoever can do the best of making the last preview for me. I want protection for my injured players from the authorization of piracy you just awarded theacox.
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So be it! theacox You can't take any players from the Rockford Losers.
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Most of that preview was cribbed from his SLVIII preview. He's owed a half favor, maybe a solid, tops.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:So be it! Is this rule for all eternity? I am a patient man...
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theacox posted:Is this rule for all eternity? I am a patient man... The duration of the favor is limited until the end of Super-League IX. Of course, at that point, the injuries to Charleston and Ryan will be wiped away, and you'd have to wait for another major injury to hit Charleston, but I guess you could try waiting him out if, of course, you're that confident that your team will survive that long.
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theacox posted:Is this rule for all eternity? I am a patient man...
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ToiletofSadness posted:Your team's sinking now and there's still an unprotected 100 rated Babe Ruth sitting in the other Losers' minors. Yeah, you'd have to be some sort of retard not to grab that Babe Ruth.
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Grudge? Me? Never. Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jaguars The Jobbers: Jobbing so hard Smasher thinks they're an NFL team. Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jobbin' Jags Coburns @ Rockford Losers Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)
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Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jobbin' Jags Coburns @ Rockford Losers Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c)
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  Put Lajoie and Pujols back in their positions. Bill Madlock replaces Baker at 3B. Clemente plays RF as well. Crawford gets a break. Also I'm seriously considering suicide by Macho-Men. Let's be honest here I screwed up and am not going to make it through the gauntlet barring a miracle. Might as well challenge the Macho-Men to a fight for the Million Dollar Belt and get my one moment in the spotlight (even if it's being horribly slaughtered)  Pick 'em All away teams win. Unicorns retain, Bloggers clinch the title.
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ToiletofSadness posted:Your team's sinking now and there's still an unprotected 100 rated Babe Ruth sitting in the other Losers' minors. Yeah, I was thinking about this. I'll go ahead and take that Babe Ruth. Send Stuffy McInnis to the minors. theacox fucked around with this message at 14:26 on Apr 14, 2013 |
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Move Swell to 2nd, Santo to SS, and Bonilla to 3B. Make Dunn the DH. Let's roll with dual bonds again.
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 Super-League IX, Week 20: The Iceman Cometh, The Iceman Seeth, The Iceman Conquereth Games of the Week Don May posted:
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Box Score   Team Statistics      Analysis A great chance of surviving the Gauntlet, but basically no chance of avoiding it. Also, the Brett/Traynor platoon seems to work better than Baker, so you might as well keep it. On looking at the standings more carefully, the Unspecs are only two games back of the last playoff spot, so I guess they could sneak into the postseason.      Analysis Having a bit of a late run well after it's going to make much of a difference.      Analysis Always one pitcher short of adequacy.      Analysis Sweeping the Tornados this week was a good start, but the Imperialists, by quirk of the schedule, also have series against the Tornados in three of the next four weeks. So it's not over yet.      Analysis It's time for some double-Ruth action!     Analysis The news is grim: The Tornados were swept by the Imperialists, dropping them far, far back in the divisional race, and then lost three of four to bring the Unspecs a lot closer in the wildcard race. Oh, and the Colliders just got double Ruth, and are also closing in. Still, it's not unsalvageable just yet.      Analysis Still theoretically in the playoff chase.      Analysis The Colliders had a good week and now the Unicorns get seven games against the other two division leaders. This could go bad really quick.      Analysis The Coburns certainly prolonged the Vae Victis division race with their series win over the R. Losers, but probably didn't change the eventual outcome. They'll still get a wildcard, though.      Analysis The Cougars can't get out of their own way, and still are one pitcher short.      Analysis Holy gently caress, the Phoenixes are still alive. What the gently caress do I have to do to kill them for good, anyway?      Analysis It is not going well.      Analysis The Potatoes v4 will certainly do better!      Analysis If the Jobber win, I riot.      Analysis Now is the time for heroes to be made!      Analysis Still in the league!      Analysis Two weeks until the division gets clinched.      Analysis A Macho Men challenge is a privilege, not a right.     Analysis Still can't seem to hold onto a playoff spot for more than a week at a time, but at least they have an easy week coming up.      Analysis Steady as she goes! Right down the drain!      Analysis The Oneida Mighty Spooners finally stop being a .500 team at the worst possible time and in the worst possible way.      Analysis I probably should turn off the Space Jam but, well, I'm lazy.      Analysis Here we are! Born to be kings! We're the Princes of the Universe!      Analysis The Losers aren't having a great month, but they're doing good enough.      Analysis drat it.      Analysis Pandas going to go extinct, I tell you what.      Analysis Probably favorites for a wildcard slot at this point, I guess.      Analysis Who's ready for a Gauntlet run?      Analysis Somehow in line for a wildcard spot despite their injuries which is... ...wait, the original Wicker Man was set in England, wasn't it? My god...you sacrificed your players to some sort of pagan deity to win a wildcard, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?! Well, you won't get away with it!      Analysis Probably should just scuttle them at this point. Standings    Pick 'em: To the Bitter End Detroit Cougars @ Queens Mercuries Burma Imperialists @ Cancun Tornados Luna Landers @ Jacksonville Jaguars! They're the Jaguars now! Coburns @ Rockford Losers Triple Crown Championship Cleveland Unicorns (c) @ CERN Colliders Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships Web 2.0 Bloggers @ Lovable Losers (c) Walney Rakers: 122 points Omaha Forgettables: 114 points Million Dollar Men: 111 points Detroit Cougars: 109 points South Bolton Eazy W's: 108 points Chicago Bobbleheads: 101 points (1 0-point week) Jacksonville Jobbers: 101 points (1 Perfect Week, 1 0-point week) Cancun Tornados: 100 points Canton Catastrophes: 99 points Rockford Losers: 93 points (1 Perfect Week) Somali Pirates: 93 points (1 Perfect Week) Montreal Manatees: 91 points (1 Perfect Week) Ryleh Cultists: 90 points Idaho Potatoes: 86 points Sad Pandas: 85 points Lombard St. Gumshoes: 80 points (1 Perfect Week) Krakow Dragons: 79 points Coburns: 77 points Oklahoma City Bombers: 77 points (1 Perfect week) Burma Imperialists: 75 points (1 Perfect Week) Skyhawks/Wildcats: 62 points Barons: 48 points Patagonia Postmodernists: 46 points Queens Mercuries: 43 points Harvard Elites: 41 points (1 Perfect Week) Luna Landers: 19 points CERN Colliders: 13 points Lovable Losers: 13 points Web 2.0 Bloggers: 12 points Antarctica Unspecifieds: 9 points Carolina Llamas: 6 points
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Don't worry I 'll be taking the stairway to hell like all the other regular people(although seeing as Bruiser got the privilege there may be something other than deep seated hatred there  ) And who knows maybe I'll find the funds to bribe myself through a couple of rounds.Anyway, since my roster moves came in too late please adjust them for the next week according to the instruction in my previous post.
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As of Week 20 (sorry for missing week 19.) DYNAMO LEAGUE -Burma Imperialists -Cleveland Unicorns -Rockford Losers SMASHER LEAGUE -Luna Landers -Queens Mercuries -R'yleh Cultists  DYNAMO LEAGUE -Cancun Tornados -Coburns SMASHER LEAGUE -South Bolton Eazy W’s -Walney Rakers  Round 9: Web 2.0 Bloggers(.525) CERN Colliders (.512) Round 8: Montreal Manatees (.512) Antarctica Unspecifieds(.512) Round 7: Detroit Cougars (.500) Patagonia Postmodernists(.488) Round 6: Finger Lakes Phoenixes(.480) Jacksonville Jobbers/Jaguars(.475) Round 5: Mighty Oneida Spooners(.472) Lombard St. Gumshoes(.471) Round 4: Barons (.467) Canton Catastrophes(.460) Round 3: Omaha Forgettables(.455) Idaho Potatoes(.435) Round 2: Arkansas Destroyers(.430) Tijuana Mules (.423) Round 1: Million Dollar Men(.411) Sad Pandas(.397) Lovable Losers (.368) (holy crap you guys) Harvard Elites (.352) Senerio fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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Smasher posted:...wait, the original Wicker Man was set in England, wasn't it? My god...you sacrificed your players to some sort of pagan deity to win a wildcard, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?! Well, you won't get away with it! I feel the need to step in here and say it was actually set in Scotland . Also, Desmond returns to the minors, Cabrera in at SS, Ruth and Delahanty re-swap.
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 New lineup: Yount SS Meusel CF Gehrig 1B '27 Ruth RF '15 Ruth LF Garvey 3B Sandberg 2B Collins C with DH: Yount SS Meusel CF Gehrig 1B '27 Ruth RF '15 Ruth LF Combs DH Garvey 3B Sandberg 2B Collins C
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 Okay, new lineups for real this time. 1. RF Ordonez 2. 2B Harrah 3. CF Lee 4. DH Thomas 5. 1B Konerko 6. C Johnson 7. LF Hargrove 8. 3B Kell 9. SS Reyes No-DH: 1. RF Ordonez 2. 2B Harrah 3. CF Lee 4. 1B Thomas 5. LF Konerko 6. C Johnson 7. 3B Kell 8. SS Reyes Minors: Wakefield, Burroughs, Sundberg Pitching looks fine as is. Ice To Meet You fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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