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mentholmoose posted:Again, the Disasters second overall pick is on the block as well. If you have picks and pitching - instead of the relatively rare 3B/C that CraigK needs - give me an offer. I will give you Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, and old Tim Wakefield and my 1st round pick for it. Alternatively I could give you some of those pitchers and Timelord Perry for it, but in that case no pick.
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The Merry Marauder posted:It depends on the pitcher, but unless they have some relief experience, you don't want them pitching in the 7-8-9 role, because they are stretched out to pitch on several days rest for innings at a time, not one inning for a few games a week. Mogul is not kind to tired pitchers. I was thinking I might put 1980 Dave Palmer as my long reliever because my bullpen is very very bad. E: I'm picking 4th overall right now, if anyone in the spots below me want to move up a bit, I'd be willing to move down a few slots for bullpen help! DannoMack fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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'26 Hornsby to kick the draft off. e: the younger one CraigK fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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 Well I'm just going to keep second-guessing myself if I sit on this longer, so The Cosmobats select 1934 Mel Ott Looks like next up is DannoMack of the Lake Louise Longshots
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 Pick 'em: Gauntlet Final Round: There Can Be Only One! Pick ONE Winner, but if you pick right, you get FIVE points! Montreal Manatees OKC Bombers South Dakota Marmosets Thunderstorms feat. The MACHINE Double Post because I forgot!
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 Best-of-Seven Series! Let's go!  I guess the real question here is...Mike or Joel? Let's be honest, there's something to be said for both, but, stylistically, they were different enough so that everyone is bound to have a preference. Philosophically, I'd like to be able to say I prefer Joel, seeing as he had a certain affection for the subject material that Mike did not. It was a friendlier, less cynical show when Joel was in charge. But I cannot deny that Mike's era was not without its merits. It was a more tightly-constructed, sharper, and better paced than it was under Joel. It was also a meaner show. Perhaps that was a sign of changing times, but it is undeniable. Perhaps if I were a few years older, I'd like Joel better, but I'm not, and in my heart of hearts, I prefer Mike.  Why did the Wanderers dominate? No good reason, really. Just a bunch of luck. Because the Landers had wiped out their division in Super-League IX, the division was always going to be a bit soft, and I didn't want to move in a strong, established team into the division, preferring to use it as an incubator for expansion teams. And it just didn't quite work out like that. Whoops! Game 1 Don May posted:
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We only got the Sci-Fi era episodes as they were aired over here, so purely due to exposure I've always preferred the Mike episodes, although I can see why others would disagree. Can't say I didn't expect that result, but it was a successful season nonetheless. I'm rooting for the Wanderers in the finals, because a post-Macho Man team winning it all immediately would be an amazing achievement. If anyone's looking to trade relief pitching for some back-end starters, I'd be more than willing to do a deal with you, because it has become apparent that my bullpen really needs fixing.
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Revenant Threshold posted:Which means I have two Maxs Carey, Brian Giles and Kenny Lofton up for sale, if anyone's interested. What are you looking for? Not sure if I will want one but I would like to get an idea of what you are hoping to get.
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If anyone is in need of some defense, I have 1970 Brooks Robinson, 1970 Davey Johnson and 1980 Andre Dawson available. I could use upgrades in the bullpen or maybe an on-base machine outfielder. Obviously good hitting SS and 3B aren't easy to come by, but I could also use one of those. And picks. I also want picks. DannoMack fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Aug 11, 2013 |
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Revenant Threshold posted:Likely nothing i'm able to get, but, catching, 3B, or just a useful 1B guy. Pitching's always nice. Next time we are both on the IRC lets talk and see if we can work something out for the Older Max Carey you have.
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  So, today we all learned something. The Bombers, Thunderstorms and Manatees all ended up tied with identical 21-19 records. In that situation, Mogul's tiebreaker is a three-way round robin to determine a winner. Unfortunately, that's not an ideal tiebreaker as, if each team wins one game, and loses one game, they will remain tied, and then you'll have to do another tiebreaker. As it turns out, the Bombers, Thunderstorms and Manatees were all very evenly matched, perhaps too much so, and it took 20 tiebreakers for the Thunderstorms to break the deadlock and advance. I'll post more details later, but it was a hell of a ride. Results!   The MACHINE v2.0 never runs out of power! The Bombers did not die easy, but they died all the same! The Manatees fought to the last! The Marmosets died alone!    Good, just not quite good enough, probably because of the weakness of the top of their rotation.    Clemens hath broken thy dreams!    Died alone.    The MACHINE isn't done yet.
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What are you doing? Don't let Plunder Corp win the Pick 'em! Plunder Corp 33 Pash 32 Armitage 30 CVE 30 blakelmenakle 25 Monathin 23 RevenantThreshold 23 genericgirlname 22 mentholmoose 22 Pander 21 Moose On The Loose 15 craigk 6 CthulhuDreams 6 theacox 5
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 Vive Quebec! Owner: GrickleGrass Location: Montreal, PQ Home Grounds: Nu-lympic Stadium Founded: Super-League IX Disestablished: Super-League X Teams Used 1996 Seattle Mariners 1999 New York Mets 1990 Texas Rangers 2011 Baltimore Orioles Honors 1x Smasher League Wildcard (SLIX) 1x Heavyweight Champions 1x European Champions 1x Larkin-Downing Champions 2x Canadian Champions 1x Television Champions 1x Intercontinental Champions The Forever War: The Endless Tiebreakers of Gauntlet IX, Round 7 In the waning days of Super-League X, most owners had gone into their off-season hibernation, or had resigned themselves to building a new team for Super-League XII. For three owners, though, the fight was just beginning. Round 7 was the final round of Gauntlet IX and, somewhat unusually, only one team would be allowed to advance, and thus move on to Super-League XI. With the time running out on the final round of the Gauntlet, three teams still had hopes of winning the round, and thus new life. They were... A second-year franchise under GrickleGrass, the Manatees had the most uncertain future. There had been rumors swirling around that, regardless of whether they won the Gauntlet or not, they would nonetheless be disbanded. Whether this was true or not, the Manatees were still dead-set on being the sole survivor of the Gauntlet. They relied on power bats and power pitching, but, in Super-League X, had trouble both with drawing enough walks, as well with their pitchers throwing too many walks. A rookie franchise under mentholmoose, the Bombers were hoping to get another chance in the Super-League after their spectacularly unlucky season in Super-League X. This round was their first round in the Gauntlet, and they were hoping to take a quick win and run off to Super-League XI. Their offense was deep and balanced, although there were some concerns about their defensive abilities. The pitching would rely heavily on Deacon Phillippe and Ed Walsh, two deadball aces. The MACHINE would not let his Thunderstorms perish from this Earth without a fight. If the Bombers or Manatees wanted to kill the Thunderstorms, they would have to go through the MACHINE first. The THUNDERSTORMS probably had the overall weakest offense of the three teams, but had the best defense out of any of the teams, and probably had a more reliable pitching staff than the boom-and-bust Manatees. Still, if there were an underdog, it was probably the Thunderstorms. Prelude #1: The Marmosets Die Alone The MACHINE posted:
   The fourth team in the seventh round of the Gauntlet was the Marmosets and, heading into the final weeks of the round, they were in last place, and had been mathematically eliminated because they held a record of 17-20 going into their final three-game series, and it was impossible that all four teams would tie at 20-20, which would have been the only way for the Marmosets to survive. In any event, despite a spirited effort in Game 1, the Marmosets were quickly put in their place by the Thunderstorms, who scored four runs in the top of the tenth to keep their own playoff hopes alive. The Thunderstorms then finished the Marmosets off with two straight games in which they were able to hang 10 runs on the overwhelmed Marmosets, leaving them with a record of 21-19, not enough to win the round outright, but perhaps enough for a tie if the final series between the Manatees and Bombers broke just right... Prelude #2: A Hot Rail to a Cold Hell GrickleGrass posted:If I'm going to die, it's sure as hell not going to be in Oklahoma City!    Going into the final series of the Gauntlet, a three-game set between the Bombers and Manatees in Oklahoma City, not much had been determined. The Marmosets had been eliminated, and the Thunderstorms had finished with a record of 21-19, but the Manatees had a record of 19-18, and the Bombers were currently leading the pack with a mark of 20-17. If the Bombers could win two or more games, they'd win outright, the Manatees swept, they'd win outright. But if the Manatees won exactly two of the three games, it would set up a three-way tie that would be resolved with a three-team round robin series. And, of course, that's exactly what happened, as the Bombers, ravaged by injury, were forced to start Jim Scott in the final game of the regular season, giving the Manatees the win. Tiebreaker #1: The Madness Begins GrickleGrass posted:Can't say that I've ever been afraid of thunder.    Let history record that it was the Thunderstorms who drew first blood in the Gauntlet, scoring three runs in the top of the eighth to beat the Bombers in the opener. The Bombers, needing a win just to keep open the possibility of a tie, then took their game against the Manatees in Montreal. That gave the Thunderstorms their first chance to win the series, as if they could defeat the Manatees in Hartford, they would win the Gauntlet. Instead, the Manatees crushed them 10-0. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #2: Explode or Implode? GVOLTT posted:I want my men to be heroes of this age, legends of our time.    The second tiebreaker proceeded much like the first. Every home team lost. In both the Bombers/Manatees and Manatees/Thunderstorms games, though, the games turned on late-inning collapses. In the first, to the surprise of no one, Armando Benitez blew the game, as the Bombers scored twice in the ninth to secure their win. In the Manatees/Thunderstorms game, however, the Thunderstorms, with another chance to win the series, instead fell to the Manatees 9-7 as both their fielding and relief pitching completely failed. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #3: In Perpetuity mentholmoose posted:I hope Fergie Jenkins blows out his arm. I hope Rafael Palmeiro breaks both of his legs so badly that not even a million B-12 shots can fix them. But, most of all, I hope the entire city of Montreal gets burned to the loving ground.    The Thunderstorms, working quickly, immediately took vengeance for their loss in Tiebreaker #2, beating the Manatees 6-2. But their luck didn't hold for long, as they dropped their next game to the Bombers, thanks to a costly error by Paul Molitor. Finally, for the first time in three tiebreakers, the Bombers had a chance to win the series outright with a win in Montreal. But Ed Walsh was simply outpitched by Fergie Jenkins, and so, once again, the series was deadlocked. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #4: Technical Difficulties mentholmoose posted:What happened to the lights? And the players? And everything else? drat it all to hell, can't I ever just get one more loving win?    The Thunderstorms once against beat the Manatees in Game 1, making a great comeback in the last two innings to win 3-2. And, once again, the Bombers feasted on the Thunderstorms, pounding Don Sutton for six runs in five innings before barely managing to hold on themselves. The final game was between the Manatees and Bombers, and according to the available records, the Manatees won 4-3 in a game marred by technical errors as reality itself seemed unable to cope with this unending stalemate. In any event, and despite mentholmoose's vehement protests, and even more vehement attempts to bribe the commissar, the series was ruled a tie. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #5: No Country for Old Clemens GrickleGrass posted:Hell is other Clemens.    The Thunderstorms finally snapped their losing streak against the Bombers in the first game of the series. Easily crushing them 9-0 as technical difficulties continued to cause a variety of glitches, including Jim Scott starting the game for the Bombers, but only being allowed to pitch three innings despite allowing just one run. The Bombers, facing elimination, were barely able to hold off the Manatees in a battle of two Roger Clemens, with the Bombers' version doing just enough to keep his team alive. In the final game, the Thunderstorms could not close out the Manatees, thanks in part to a pair of pinch-hit home runs from Carlos Guillen and Mike Piazza. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #6: Beldar Strikes Back mentholmoose posted:I really hope all those PEDs that A-Rod give him a hundred heart attacks in a row.    In a low-scoring opener, the Bombers were able to just get past the Thunderstorms thanks to a two-run eighth inning. With a chance to end the cycle of tiebreakers, the Bombers rode into Montreal determined to end the madness. And they did come closer than any other team had to this point, as they managed to take a tie game into extra innings, only to be beaten in the 11th inning as A-Rod led off with a double followed, two outs later, by a Vladimir Guerrero single to drive him home. The Manatees now had their first chance to win the series, but got leveled by the Thunderstorms in Hartford, as Don Sutton threw a two-hitter. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #7: Status Quo GVOLTT posted:I had a dream last night, a dream that we were all old men, still playing this same game. That the three of us were still trapped in this endless cycle. That none of us could never win. I think it was kind of like Inception, except of it being a dream within a dream, it's just a tiebreaker within a tiebreaker. Also, no Don Zimmer score.    The Thunderstorms beat the Manatees 2-1 to open the series. Both teams, clearly exhausted, seemed unable to mount much offense. The Bombers, having had an offday, had a bit more pep in their step, then beat the Thunderstorms 3-2 to give themselves yet another chance at winning the series. But then the Manatees beat the Bombers 3-2, leaving mentholmoose so angry that he suffered a hundred heart attacks in a row, an ironic callback to his earlier remarks. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #8: Dying Dreams GVOLTT posted:Bunning, what are you doing? You can't pitch like that to Walker, he'll....NO! NO!NO!NO!NO! gently caress! NO!    This tiebreaker started off with two routs. The Thunderstorms first crushed the Bombers 11-1, as the MACHINE came within a double of hitting for the cycle. The Bombers then paid that pain forward, smashing the Manatees 13-3 in Montreal. The Thunderstorms were once again one win short of advancing into Super-League XI, and all they needed to do was beat the Manatees in Hartford. The game ended up being a close one, and was still tied 7-7 in the 15th inning when Larry Walker hit a two-run shot that proved to be the difference-maker. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #9: Reversal of Fortune mentholmoose posted:Sometimes I wonder what the point of it all is. And by 'it', I mean 'living', because this tiebreaker has made me wonder what the point of doing anything ever. If I can't win two games in a row, how am I ever going to do anything?    The Bombers almost won their game against the Thunderstorms, tying the game in the bottom of the ninth to send it into extra innings. But the Thunderstorms did just enough to get the win, as Sadaharu Oh followed up a Hector Espino triple with an RBI single. The Bombers then found themselves in almost the exact opposite situation, as it was the Manatees who tied their game against the Bombers late, but the Oklahoma City club was able to pull themselves together just in time to score the winning run in the tenth. That set up another chance for the Thunderstorms to end the series with a win against the Manatees. Instead, the Manatees throttled them 6-0. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #10: Hurtford GrickleGrass posted:Is Hartford a real city? I kind of hope not.    The Bombers finally got off to a good start, turning aside the Thunderstorms 9-5 in Oklahoma City. And, with only three outs to go, they led the Manatees in the second game of the round robin. But the Manatees led the inning off with two baserunners, and things suddenly looked very dark for the Bombers. A Palmeiro double later and a Mike Stanton wild pitch later, the Manatees had scored a walk-off win, and the Bombers hopes of winning this round had vanished. The Manatees now had their own chance to win the series, but the Thunderstorms, who had come so far, and done so much, just were not willing to let things go this easily, and instead gutted out a 4-3 win. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #11: Lessons Learned mentholmoose posted:You know, GVOLTT, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that I hope you burn in hell forever, you unbelievable son-of-a-bitch! WHY WON'T YOU JUST DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND DROP DEAD?!    The Thunderstorms, after so many disappointments, finally got their revenge against the Manatees, winning 5-4 to set up a potential Gauntlet-ending trip to Oklahoma City. They had a real chance, as they entered the bottom of the ninth up 4-3. But the Bombers, who seemed more interested in doing harm to the Thunderstorms at this point than actually winning, crushed those dreams in an instant, as Mo Vaughn hit a two-run blast to give the Bombers the win, as well as their own chance to end the cycle with a win over the Manatees in Montreal. And then Fergie Jenkins shut them out, and nothing ever changed. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #12: Road Warriors GrickleGrass posted:Not quite the send-off I had in mind.    This was not the most exciting round. The Thunderstorms took a relatively easy win in Oklahoma City, the Bombers crushed the Manatees 10-2 in Montreal, and then the Manatees routed the Thunderstorms 7-2 in Hartford. By this point in the war, none of the owners were of sound mind any longer, their nerves having been destroyed by twelve straight tiebreakers were nothing had been resolved. It felt like this war would never end, and even if it did, they would likely never be whole again. They had seen too much, done too much, and nothing could take those memories away. Even worse though, each owner knew the most painful truth of all: There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #13: Bombed Out mentholmoose posted:I didn't know that 'Montreal' was Canadian for 'Failuretown'.    The Thunderstorms, despite not having made any progress, were slowly becoming more confident, as their 8-1 rout of the Bombers was probably the most dominating performance of the last few tiebreakers. The Bombers, wanting to avoid a loss, as that would set up a winner-take-all game between the Manatees and Thunderstorms that would preclude the Bombers from winning the tiebreaker, took their time picking themselves off the floor, as they were down 9-5 in the final inning of their game against the Manatees. But the Bombers, redoubtable to the last, scored five unanswered runs, shocking the Manatees, and giving themselves a chance to survive into another tiebreaker. But that would only happen if the Thunderstorms were unable to beat the Manatees in Hartford. As it turns out, the Manatees did win 3-1, and the train kept rolling. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #14: Nothing Ever Changes GVOLTT posted:I'm sure there's a point to this. I just can't remember what it was.    The Bombers, tired of losing to the Thunderstorms, scored one run each in the bottom of the ninth and tenth innings to get themselves a 3-2 win. But, the Bombers being the Bombers, they immediately coughed up a 6-2 loss to the Manatees, and so once again had to rely on the Thunderstorms defeating the Manatees just to survive. And, fortunately for the Bombers, the Thunderstorms made it happen, as they were able to score in the bottom of the ninth to take a 6-5 win in Hartford. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #15: War Without End mentholmoose posted:Someday, when they write a history of this conflict, I would like to be portrayed as a great leader of men, brought down by the inability Mike Stanton to do anything right.    The Thunderstorms came out firing this round, shutting the Manatees out 10-0 to set up a meeting with the Bombers. The Thunderstorms were hoping that they could close things out, and finally win the Gauntlet. But, in the bottom of the eleventh, with the game tied, the Bombers got four consecutive baserunners aboard and took the walk-off win. Now in the driver's seat, the Bombers once more ventured to Montreal, hoping that things would be different this time. They were not, as Larry Walker hit a triple in the bottom of the ninth, and was then driven home by A-Rod to give the Manatees a 5-4 win. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #16: Ebb Tide GrickleGrass posted:My only regret is that I didn't just concede after the first tiebreaker.    The teams' energy was once more drained by the 16th tiebreaker. In the first game, Jim Brewer gave up four runs in one inning, costing the Thunderstorms their game against the Bombers. But the Manatees, as was usual, were able to quickly turn things around, and beat the Bombers 5-4. That gave the Manatees a chance to finally, finally, finally end things with a win over the Thunderstorms, and they botched it, losing 7-3. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #17: Eternity mentholmoose posted:Dear Montreal,    The Bombers again stated the round off with a win over the Thunderstorms, and once again made the long and cold trek to Montreal, hoping that they could, after so many rounds of futility, finally put an end to their suffering. Instead, they took another extra-inning defeat, dropping the game 7-6 in 11 innings. The Thunderstorms, as had also become tradition, then took out the Manatees in Hartford, creating another tie. At this point, all three owners began to send feelers out about a negotiated settlement, as the war had cost them so much already with no end in sight. But they could not come to terms. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #18: Things Fall Apart GrickleGrass posted:When it's all over, and I mean truly, finally over, I wonder, will we see it coming? Or will it come so suddenly that none of us will prepared. Will it end with a bang or a whimper?    In the calm before the storm, there were no particularly competitive games, as each team generally held serve. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #19: The Center Cannot Hold mentholmoose posted:I feel as though, after a very long winter, it is almost springtime. And believe me, it will be my flowers that are blooming.    The final push began as the Bombers managed to shut the Thunderstorms out 1-0 behind Andy Messersmith. Due to fatigue, the Manatees could find no one better than 45 year-old Nolan Ryan to pitch in the second game but, somehow, they were able to make it work, with Ryan the Manatees' bullpen combining to shut out the Bombers, 2-0. That left the Manatees with one last chance to win the tiebreaker. And they could not do it, falling to the Thunderstorms 6-2. And that, in the end, was all that the Manatees could bear, their exhaustion finally getting the best of them. The effects, however, would not be seen until the next round. There would be another tiebreaker. Tiebreaker #20: Destiny GVOLTT posted:In the end, whether I was lucky, or skilled, or whatever that case might have been, it ultimately does not matter, because the one thing I am above all else is the winner.    The Thunderstorms, who had been struggling terribly against the Bombers, finally got themselves on the right track, thanks to facing Red Faber, the worst starting pitcher the Bombers had available. The Bombers, in a blind fury, then crushed the Manatees 5-2, thanks to a four-run ninth inning. That gave the Thunderstorms yet another chance to finally end the cycle of tiebreakers. And after twenty tiebreakers, in which each team had played an extra forty games, equivalent to the length of a full Gauntlet round, the Thunderstorms finally became the sole Gauntlet survivor, beating the Manatees 8-3. Epilogue The Thunderstorms advanced to Super-League XI, where they're probably gonna die. The Bombers also advanced to Super-League XI thanks to a procedural loophole exploited by mentholmoose. He has still vowed to destroy Hartford and Montreal out of spite, however, because that was just a miserable experience. Unfortunately for him, there no longer remains anything in Hartford worth destroying. The Manatees got this obit. There were, therefore, the real losers of the Endless War.
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Pungry posted:Man, imagine if this happened in real life. How crazy would it have been? Well, it would be December and the real playoffs would start.
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The following is an EXTREME message from the Macho Men! Beet! Warm Sarsaparilla! mrnoun Greetings and salutations! The playoffs are coming to a close, and a new champion will soon be crowned. But as you all know, winning the Super-League Championship is not the pinnacle of success in this league. No, for those brave enough, there are still greater heights to which one can ascend. So I ask you, if you should become champion, are you prepared to put your team's life on the line for a chance at immortality? As always, the rules are simple. The Macho Man challenge is a best-of-nine series. Should you defeat the Macho Men, your team will become immortal, remembering always as they who achieved the impossible. But should you lose, your team must retire immediately and forever. So, which of you has the courage to face the ultimate test? Oh YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!
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Smasher Dynamo posted:The following is an EXTREME message from the Macho Men! The Wanderers are not ready for the Macho Men. Maybe Pedro and Alexander steal a game each, but I don't think we have a chance to go past seven games. It would be foolhardy to challenge the Macho Men in our first year of existence. Therefore, we accept the Macho Men Challenge. Who else could ever die to the Machos twice in a row?
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After mulling over a few non-Eckersly options, the Alma Purifiers select the remaining Rogers Hornsby '30. tadashi on the clock.
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Do I make you Hornsby, baby? - Austin Powers, Austin Powers International Man of Mystery (1997) [Mike Myers] Tadashi you didn't get your Hornsby, trade me for Davey Johnson! How has he never been used in the SL before?!
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DannoMack posted:Do I make you Hornsby, baby? - Austin Powers, Austin Powers International Man of Mystery (1997) [Mike Myers] Because while he has one tool, and it is an epic tool, probably the best batting eye ever, he doesn't have any other tools. Also he played in an era with a lot of walks. Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 13:29 on Aug 12, 2013 |
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I picked Barry Bonds. Next...
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tadashi posted:I picked Barry Bonds. Mentholmoose is up followed by Armitage. So close... Well if someone has a decent LF/3B player I would be willing to depart with my pick since I need them and the players remaining in those positions aren't really worth it. Offers should obviously include players better than those remaining in the draft pool. (Why does every team need 3B and why is LF such a wasteland of talent  )
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It's actually Mooseontheloose up now. People mix up us mooses (meece?) all the time. Smasher Dynamo, I absolutely loved the recaps for those tiebreakers. It was absolutely nerve-wracking seeing the updates live in the IRC. Tiebreaker #13 is particularly insane, for that 5-run comeback in the top of the ninth. For those of you interested, somebody - Monicro, maybe? - posted the chatlog in the IRC, and I'll link it here as well, if you want to see my mood swings along with half the channel rooting vehemently against the Bombers. Also Beet showing Sic Transit Vir solidarity and rooting for the Bombers because he's cool. http://pastebin.com/S50b4yKG  More importantly, thanks to the procedural loophole Smasher vaguely mentioned, the Bhopal Disasters have vanished into the mist, which means that the Bombers will bomb again! That said, I'm looking for an actual center fielder, because rookie Bonds, although he can play it, probably should be left. Since the leftfield pool is terrible again, I'm offering Barrold up for a selection of picks, likely a first round pick and a second/third round pick, although I'm open to negotiation. e: Or if anyone has Mickey Mantle that isn't 38 years old, I'll trade him straight up. mentholmoose fucked around with this message at 14:26 on Aug 12, 2013 |
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gently caress the Bombers, Manatees 4life. CVE, the best I can offer you is George Kell + something else you want. Feel free to laugh at that offer.
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