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DannoMack
Aug 1, 2003

i love it when you call me big poppa
I gave a lot of thought to making a 42 year old Roger Clemens my 5th starter but I eventually saw reason. The Lake Louise Longshots select 1959 Bob Gibson.

Finger Bangers are up!

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Ginge
Sep 8, 2011

Well, Chippy is already my favourite character!


Super-League XI roster post

Hometown: Walney, Cumbria, UK (altitude 7ft)

Stadium: Jones-Brizell Stadium (330-360-400-420-420; excellent infield quality, very short infield grass, excellent visibility, tiny foul ground)

Roster:

Batters (14)

C Mickey Cochrane '27
C Jim Sundberg '82
1B Jimmie Foxx '27
1B Don Mattingly '87 [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 4]
2B Eddie Collins '27
2B Bobby Grich '85
3B Wade Boggs '85 [Dispersal Draft IX, round 1]
3B Jimmie Dykes '27
SS Nomar Garciaparra '97 [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 2]
LF Al Simmons '27
CF Willie Mays '62 [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 1]
RF Al Kaline '58 [Super-Draft X, round 1]
RF Sam Crawford '03 [Dispersal Draft X, round 4]
DH Ty Cobb '27

Pitchers (11)

SP1 Lefty Grove '27
SP2 Juan Marichal '65 [Super-Draft XI, round 1]
SP3 Kevin Brown '97 [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 3]
SP4 Jon Matlack '82 // Uses Sundberg as personal catcher
SP5 Don Sutton '85

CL John Smoltz '93 [Super-Lottery, round 2]
SU Al Holland '85
SR1 Bryan Harvey '95 [Trade with Nürnberg Grave Diggers/CVE]
SR2 John Candelaria '85
MR Danny Darwin '82
LR Mike Witt '85

Minors (12)

C/LF Brian Downing '85
2B Max Bishop '27
SS Del Pratt '15
3B Doug DeCinces '85
RF Carl Furillo '50 [Marauder's post-Machos giveaway]
OF Baby Doll Jacobson '15
SP Mort Cooper '46 [Trade with Somali Pirates/Beet]
SP Cliff Lee '11 [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 3]
SP Frank Tanana '82
SP Jack McDowell '95 [Dispersal Draft IX, round 4]
RP Rick Honeycutt '82
RP Donnie Moore '85

Batting lineup:

vs RHP with DH

2B Collins
3B Boggs
LF Simmons
1B Foxx
CF Mays
DH Cobb
C Cochrane
RF Crawford
SS Garciaparra

vs LHP with DH

DH Cobb
3B Boggs
LF Simmons
1B Foxx
CF Mays
C Cochrane
RF Kaline
SS Garciaparra
2B Grich

vs RHP without DH

2B Collins
3B Boggs
LF Simmons
1B Foxx
CF Mays
C Cochrane
RF Kaline
SS Garciaparra
<pitcher>

vs LHP with DH

3B Boggs
LF Simmons
CF Mays
1B Foxx
C Cochrane
RF Kaline
SS Garciaparra
2B Grich
<pitcher>

Sliders

Hit and Run: +1
Sacrifice Bunt: +1
Squeeze Play: -4
Extra Bases: -1
Steal Bases: -5
Tag Up: -4
Pitch Out: +1
Intentional Walk: +1
Pitch Around: +1
Infield In: -4
Guard Lines: -1
Cutoff Throws: +1
Pinch Hit: 0
Pinch Run: -4
Defensive Replacements: +1
Start on Short Rest: -3
Pitch Through Trouble: +1
High Pitch Counts: +3

CSV file - on Pastebin.

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



420 down the line to right.

The right field line is further than straightaway center.

Um, okay?

tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

Maybe it backs up to the Irish Sea?

Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."


Now, before we finalize our company directory-slash-baseball team, we have decided to take one last chance on acquiring end of the draft draft picks or bullpen arms for the following:

'96 Hideo Nomo
'96 Ramon Martinez
'68 Mel Stottlemeyer
'08 Tom Hughes
'68 Fritz Peterson
'68 Al Downing

We might also be open to trading some position players to get a deal done, but it would depend on the player.

CVE
Jan 27, 2012


Spreadsheet here!

Stadium: The Graveyard (modelled after Turner Field)

25-Man roster

1B: Jason Giambi (2003 Yankees, giambja01),
2B: Eddie Collins (1923 White Sox, collied01), Alfonso Soriano (2003 Yankees, soriaal01)
3B: Ron Santo (1969 Cubs, Dispersal Draft XI Pick #1, santoro01), Robin Ventura (2003 Yankees, venturo01)
C: Jorge Posada (2003 Yankees, posadjo01), Ted Simmons (1975 Cardinals, simmote01)
SS: Derek Jeter (2003 Yankees, jeterde01)
LF: Gary Sheffield (1995 Marlins, sheffga01)
RF: Reggie Smith (1975 Cardinals, smithre06), Carlos Beltran (2008 Mets, Dispersal Draft XI Pick #4, beltrca01)
CF: Kirby Puckett (1984 Twins, puckeki01)
DH: Stan Musial (1959 Cardinals, Dispersal Draft XI Pick #3, musiast01), Bernie Williams (2003 Yankees, willibe02)

1#SP: Red Faber (1923 White Sox, faberre01)
2#SP: Rick Reuschel (1976 Cubs, Dispersal Draft XI pick #2, reuscri01)
3#SP: Mike Mussina (2003 Yankees, mussimi01)
4#SP: Frank Viola (1984 Twins, violafr01)
5#SP: Bob Gibson (1975 Cardinals, gibsobo01)

Closer: Mariano Riviera (2003 Yankees, riverma01)
Setup: Robb Nen (1995 Marlins, nenro01)
Short Relief: Alejandro Pena (1995 Marlins, penaal01)
Short Relief: Al Hrabosky (1975 Cardinals, hraboal01)
Middle Relief: Ron Reed (1975 Cardinals, reedro01)
Long Relief: Roger Clemens (2003 Yankees, clemero02)

Minors

Harry Hooper (1923 White Sox, hoopeha01)
Chris Speier (1984 Twins, speiech01)
Ray Schalk (1923 White Sox, schalra01)
Armando Benitez (2003 Yankees, benitar01)
Andy Pettitte (2003 Yankees, pettian01)


Lineup

against RHP

#1 Eddie Collins
#2 Stan Musial
#3 Reggie Smith
#4 Jason Giambi
#5 Gary Sheffield
#6 Ron Santo
#7 Jorge Posada
#8 Kirby Puckett
#9 Derek Jeter

against LHP

#1 Eddie Collins
#2 Jason Giambi
#3 Reggie Smith
#4 Gary Sheffield
#5 Bernie Williams
#6 Ron Santo
#7 Jorge Posada
#8 Kirby Puckett
#9 Derek Jeter

Trades

Lost

1995 Bryan Harvey (to Rakers)

Gained

2nd round Super Draft pick (Season XI, from Rakers)

Strategy

Hit and Run: -2
Sacrifice Bunt: -2
Squeeze Play: -2
Trying for extra bases: 0
Stealing Bases: 0
Aggressively Tagging Up: 0
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): +1
Giving Intentional Walks: -1
Pitching Around Good Hitters: 0
Bringing the Infield In: 0
Guarding the Lines: 0
Making Cutoff Throws: +1
Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -2
Bringing in Pinch Runners: -2
Bringing in Defensive Replacements: +1
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -3
Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +1
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +1

DannoMack
Aug 1, 2003

i love it when you call me big poppa


Before I post my final roster, I thought I'd post these two two guys left on my feeders:

OF/1B '70 Don Baylor - 21 year old power and speed who you could probably platoon effectively
3B '99 Eric Chavez - 21 year old on base dude who plays great D. Another good platoon option

In case anyone thinks they could use them and wants to trade me picks or a minor league SP option better than Kevin Appier for one of them.

I also have a pile of 1990s relievers for desperate bullpen situations, and a Matt Stairs. Because having a Matt Stairs can never be a bad thing.

blakelmenakle
Sep 1, 2007
AHEM! There's sand on my boots!


Home Town: Alma, Zone 1 (or Chicago, IL)
Stadium: Wrigley Field

25 Man Roster:
code:
C: Bill Dickey, 1936 Yankees [dickebi01]
C: Jason Kendall, 2000 Pirates [kendaja01]
1B: Lou Gehrig, 1936 Yankees [gehrilo01]
2B: Tony Lazzeri, 1936 Yankees [lazzeto01]
2B: Rogers Hornsby, 1930 Cubs [hornsro01]
3B: Kevin Youkilis, 2010 Redsox [youklke01]
3B: Red Rolfe, 1936 Yankees [rolfere01]
SS: Barry Larkin, 1988 Reds [larkiba01]
IF: Dave Concepcion, 1988 Reds [conceda01]
OF: Eric Davis, 1988 Reds [daviser01]
OF: Joe DiMaggio, 1936 Yankees [dimagjo01]
OF: Brian Giles, 2000 Pirates [gilesbr02]
OF: Billy Williams, 1974 Cubs [willibi01] 
OF: Dixie Walker, 1936 Yankees [walkedi02]
SP: Lefty Gomez, 1936 Yankees [gomezle01]
SP: Rick Reuschel, 1974 Cubs [reuscri01]
SP: Curt Schilling, 1996 Phillies [schilcu01]
SP: Kevin Brown, 1998 Padres [brownke01]
SP: Bob Welch, 1983 Dodgers [welchbo01]
RP: Rob Dibble, 1988 Reds [dibblro01]
RP: John Franco, 1988 Reds [francjo01]
RP: Norm Charlton, 1988 Reds [charlno01]
RP: Jose Rijo, 1988 Reds [rijojo01]
RP: Mike Williams, 2000 Pirates [willimi03] 
SP: Red Ruffing, 1936 Yankees [ruffire01]
Minors
code:
3B: Aramis Ramirez, 2000 Pirates [ramirar01] 
OF: Paul O’Neill, 1988 Reds [o’neipa01]
SP: Jason Schmidt, 2000 Pirates [schmija01] 
RP: Scott Sauerbeck, 2000 Pirates [sauersc01] 
SP: Mario Soto, 1988 Reds [sotoma01]
Lineups:
code:
Vs. RHP

1.) RF: Dixie Walker
2.) 2B: Rogers Hornsby
3.) 1B: Lou Gehrig
4.) CF: Joe DiMaggio
5.) C: Bill Dickey
6.) LF: Billy Williams
7.) 3B: Red Rolfe 
8.) SS: Barry Larkin
9.) Pitcher

Vs. LHP

1.) 3B: Kevin Youkilis
2.) 2B: Rogers Hornsby
3.) 1B: Lou Gehrig
4.) CF: Joe DiMaggio
5.) C: Bill Dickey
6.) LF: Eric Davis
7.) SS: Barry Larkin 
8.) RF: Dixie Walker
9.) Pitcher

Vs. RHP w/DH

1.) RF: Dixie Walker
2.) 2B: Rogers Hornsby
3.) CF: Joe DiMaggio
4.) 1B: Lou Gehrig
5.) C: Bill Dickey
6.) DH: Billy Williams
7.) LF: Brian Giles
8.) 3B: Red Rolfe 
9.) SS: Barry Larkin

Vs. LHP w/DH

1.) 3B: Kevin Youkilis
2.) 2B: Rogers Hornsby
3.) CF: Joe DiMaggio
4.) 1B: Lou Gehrig
5.) C: Bill Dickey
6.) LF: Eric Davis
7.) DH: Billy Williams
8.) SS: Barry Larkin 
9.) RF: Dixie Walker

Jason Kendall catches for Curt Schilling in all lineups.
 
Pitching:
code:
SP: Lefty Gomez, 1936 Yankees [gomezle01]
SP: Rick Reuschel, 1974 Cubs [reuscri01]
SP: Curt Schilling, 1996 Phillies [schilcu01]
SP: Kevin Brown, 1998 Padres [brownke01]
SP: Bob Welch, 1983 Dodgers [welchbo01]
CL: Rob Dibble, 1988 Reds [dibblro01]
SU: John Franco, 1988 Reds [francjo01]
SR: Norm Charlton, 1988 Reds [charlno01]
SR: Jose Rijo, 1988 Reds [rijojo01]
MR: Mike Williams, 2000 Pirates [willimi03] 
LR: Red Ruffing, 1936 Yankees [ruffire01]
Trades:
code:
Kalvoski Daniels (1988 Reds) to Galactic Wanderers for Bob Welch (1983 Dodgers)
Dispersal Draft:
code:
2B: Rogers Hornsby, 1930 Cubs [hornsro01]
SP: Curt Schilling, 1996 Phillies [schilcu01]
SP: Kevin Brown, 1998 Padres [brownke01]
3B: Kevin Youkilis, 2010 Red Sox [youklke01]
Sliders
code:
Hit and Run: 0
Sacrifice Bunt: -4
Squeeze Play: 0
Extra Bases: 0
Steal Bases: 0
Tag Up: +1
Pitch Out: -1
Intentional Walk: -3
Pitch Around: -1
Infield In: 0
Guard Lines: 0
Cutoff Throws: 0
Pinch Hit: -1
Pinch Run: -3
Defensive Replacements: 0
Start on Short Rest: -1
Pitch Through Trouble: 0
High Pitch Counts: 0

bawfuls
Oct 28, 2009



Home City: Leningrad

Home Stadium: Glorious Cosmodrome of the Workers (aka Kaufman Stadium this joke was better when it was the launchpad that is Coors Field but that led to disastrous results in the EC)

DH Preference: In the people's republic, no man may "designate" another to hit in his place while he sits idle on the bench, exploiting the labor of his comrades.

code:
30-Man Roster:

C	King Kelly	1892 Boston [kellyki01]
1B	Willie McCovey	1965 Giants [mccovwi01]
2B	Nap Lajoie	1912 Cleveland [lajoina01]
SS	Brooks Robinson	1959 Orioles [robinbr01]
3B	Mel Ott		1934 Giants [ottme01]
LF	Orlando Cepeda	1965 Giants [cepedor01]
CF	Willie Mays	1965 Giants [mayswi01]
RF	Shoeless Joe	1912 Cleveland [jacksjo01]
		
	BENCH	
C	Tom Haller	1965 Giants [halleto01]
UT	Hugh Duffy	1892 Boston [duffyhu01]
MI	Ray Chapman	1912 Cleveland [chapmra01]
CI	Jim Ray Hart	1965 Giants [hartji01]
OF	Gene Woodling	1959 Orioles [woodlge01]
OF	Bob Nieman	1959 Orioles [niemabo01]
		
	PITCHING	
SP	Juan Marichal	1965 Giants [maricju01]
SP	Randy Johnson	1998 Mariners [johnsra05]
SP	John Clarkson	1892 Boston [clarkjo01]
SP	Kid Nichols	1892 Boston [nichoki01]
SP	Gaylord Perry	1965 Giants [perryga01]
	
	BULLPEN	
HL	Joakim Soria	2009 Royals [soriajo01]
HL	Hoyt Wilhelm	1959 Orioles [wilheho01]
ML	Vean Gregg	1912 Cleveland [greggve01]
ML	Hal Brown	1959 Orioles [brownha01]
LL	Bobby Bolin	1965 Giants [bolinbo01]
LL	Milt Pappas	1959 Orioles [pappami01]

		
		
	MINORS	
MI	Len Gabrielson	1965 Giants [gabrile02]
SS	Roger Peckinpaugh	1912 Cleveland [peckiro01]
C	Jack Hiatt	1965 Giants [hiattja01]
P	Bob Shaw	1965 Giants [shawbo01]
P	Jack Stivetts	1892 Boston [stiveja01]
Lineup: (no-DH)
RF Shoeless Joe
3B Mel Ott
CF Willie Mays
LF Orlando Cepeda
1B Willie McCovey
2B Nap Lajoie
C King Kelly
SS Brooks Robinson
<pitcher>

(with DH):
RF Shoeless Joe
3B Mel Ott
CF Willie Mays
DH Orlando Cepeda
1B Willie McCovey
2B Nap Lajoie
C King Kelly
LF Hugh Duffy
SS Brooks Robinson


Pitching Rotation:
Juan Marichal
Randy Johnson
John Clarkson
Kid Nichols
Gaylord Perry



Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5)

Hit and Run: -5
Sacrifice Bunt: -5
Squeeze Play: -5
Trying for extra bases: 0
Stealing Bases: 0
Aggressively Tagging Up: 0
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): -2
Giving Intentional Walks: +1
Pitching Around Good Hitters: +1
Bringing the Infield In: 0
Guarding the Lines: 0
Making Cutoff Throws: 0
Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -2
Bringing in Pinch Runners: -5
Bringing in Defensive Replacements: -2
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: +1
Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +2
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +4

Pash
Sep 10, 2009

The First of the Adorable Dead


Spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArQtY_nNZLdVdHczQ2VHSUgxdDNmSjJEQlUyblpyYUE&usp=sharing

Feeders posted:

1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2010 Bostan Red Sox
1907 Philadelphia Athletics
1996 Cincinnati Reds

Stadium posted:

Home City: Haukness
Altitude: Sea Level (In sever danger of sudden flood)

Home Stadium: Dragon Warrior Monsters Field

Dome
Artificial Turf
Infield Quality Excellent
Infield Grass Very High
Visibility Excellent
Foul Ground Small
Dimensions: (350/370/410/380/360)

Roster: posted:


C Brian Downing 1978 downibr01 27
1B Fred McGriff 1999 mcgrifr01 35
2B Eddie Collins 1907 collied01 20
SS Barry Larkin 1996 larkiba01 32
3B Adrian Beltre 2010 beltrad01 31
CF Carlos Beltran 2004 beltrca01 27
LF Albert Pujols 2006 pujolal01 27
RF Tony Gwynn 1989 gwynnto01 29


Rotation:
S1 Rube Waddell 1907 wadderu01 30
S2 Chief Bender 1907 bendech01 23
S3 Eddie Plank 1907 planked01 31
S4 Gaylord Perry 1978 perryga01 39
S5 Red Donahue 1902 donahre01 29

Closer Jonathan Papelbon 2010 papeljo01 29
Set up Daniel Bard 2010 bardda01 25
MRP1 Jeff Brantley 1996 brantje01 32
SRP1 Hideki Okajima 2010 okajihi01 34
SRP2 Roberto Hernandez 1999 hernaro01 34
LRP Josh Beckett 2010 beckejo02 30

Bench:
Placido Polanco 2006 2B/SS/3B polanpl01 30
Dustin Pedroia 2010 2B pedrodu01 26
David Ortiz 2010 1B ortizda01 34
Jose Canseco 1999 OF cansejo01 34
Eric Davis 1996 OF daviser01 34
Victor Martinez 2010 C martivi01 31

Minors:
Reggie Sanders 1996 sandere02 OF 28
Mike Remlinger 1996 remlimi01 RP 30
Bret Boone 1996 boonebr01 2B 27
Ed Taubensee 1996 taubeed01 C 27
Jon Lester 2010 lestejo01 SP 26


Lineups: posted:


Vs RHP DH
1 Eddie Collins 2B
2 Tony Gwynn RF
3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 Albert Pujols LF
5 David Ortiz DH
6 Fred McGriff 1B
7 Barry Larkin SS
8 Adrian Beltre 3B
9 Brian Downing C

Vs LHP DH
1 Eddie Collins 2B
2 Tony Gwynn RF
3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 Albert Pujols LF
5 Fred McGriff 1B
6 Barry Larkin SS
7 Jose Canseco DH
8 Adrian Beltre 3B
9 Brian Downing C


Vs RHP No DH
1 Eddie Collins 2B
2 Tony Gwynn RF
3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 Albert Pujols LF
5 Fred McGriff 1B
6 Barry Larkin SS
7 Adrian Beltre 3B
8 Brian Downing C
9 Pitcher

Vs LHP No DH
1 Eddie Collins 2B
2 Tony Gwynn RF
3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 Albert Pujols LF
5 Fred McGriff 1B
6 Barry Larkin SS
7 Adrian Beltre 3B
8 Brian Downing C
9 Pitcher

Make Victor Martinez the Personal Catcher for Gaylord Perry

Strategy

Hit and Run: 0
Sacrifice Bunt: -5
Squeeze Play: -5
Trying for extra bases: 0
Stealing Bases: 3
Aggressively Tagging Up: 1
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): -4
Giving Intentional Walks: -5
Pitching Around Good Hitters: -5
Bringing the Infield In: 0
Guarding the Lines: 0
Making Cutoff Throws: 0
Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -1
Bringing in Pinch Runners: -5
Bringing in Defensive Replacements: -3
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -5
Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: 5
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: 5

Pash fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Aug 28, 2013

The Merry Marauder
Apr 4, 2009

"But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own."
The Fukuoka Finger-Bangers select



James Rodney Richard, and consider it a stroke of luck that he was still available.

Expect a series of rosters to trickle in over tonight and tomorrow.

tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

The Merry Marauder posted:

The Fukuoka Finger-Bangers select



James Rodney Richard, and consider it a stroke of luck that he was still available.

Expect a series of rosters to trickle in over tonight and tomorrow.

Definitely feel stupid for not noticing him.

Once struck out 313 batters in a season but finished 3rd in the Cy Young voting because of Wins and Saves.

E: Holy poo poo, the voting that year was :wtf: terrible: http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml#NLcya

tadashi fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Aug 28, 2013

Pete Ladd
Mar 9, 2012
There's reason to worry about his walks in this league, but the 'Bangers can't really pick a guy who doesn't strike people out and expect to use him, as they have enough of those already, and their infield defense is just awful. That is a hilarious vote, though, and I hope Phil punched Joe at Thanksgiving.

The Premodernists reject the stolid univocity of BABiP, embrace the Super-League policies on PEDs, and select Rafael Palmiero.

Monathin
Sep 1, 2011

?????????
?

In lieu of igniting Smasher's wrath now or later, the Kids are going to make a simple change, and move Jeff Heath to their AAA block, and in exchange of him put Al "One Bucketfoot In The Grave" Simmons on the bench.

The change has been made on my roster post (located here) and on my general purpose spreadsheet.

mrnoun
Jul 24, 2007
Ah, Marauder. So reliable. So... predictable. J.R. Richard? A fine pitcher, I've had success with him in the SL myself. But he wasn't the pick there, even if you needed a solid strikeout pitcher.

Let me show you how it's done.

The New World Symphony select:

1984 Dwight "Dr. K" Gooden.

ToiletofSadness
Mar 27, 2010

mrnoun posted:

The New World Symphony select:

1984 Dwight "Dr. K" Gooden.
Fuuuuuuck...I was really hoping he'd last until my pick, even though he has no measure of success in the SL.

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



OLDSKOOL come make your pick so I can take my eventual failure.

mrnoun
Jul 24, 2007
Teams Selected:

1947 St. Louis Browns (1 pt)
1923 St. Louis Browns (2 pts)
2008 Toronto Blue Jays (3 pts)
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers (4 pts)


Team Name:
The New World Symphony

Team Logo (150x150 preferred):


Home City:
The only logical place to go after exploring the very depths of the cosmos itself: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Home Stadium:
Nestor G. Chylak, Jr. Memorial Stadium, aka the Wreckage of the Moonchild
Domed, artificial turf
Infield Quality: Excellent
Infield Grass: Long
Dimensions: 340-380-440-430-410. We don't have any lefty power hitters, so you don't get to have any, either.


DH Preference:
I assume I'm still in the Senor Goodtimes.

30-Man Roster:

code:
Draft Picks:
1905 Nap LaJoie       lajoina01
2011 Brian McCann     mccanbr01
1984 Dwight Gooden    goodedw01

Via Trade:
1974 Don Stanhouse    stanhdo01

Late of the Wanderers:
xxxx Josh Gibson
1999 Pedro Martinez   martipe02
1916 Pete Alexander   alexape01

1923 St. Louis Browns:
Hank Severeid         severha01
Marty McManus         mcmanma01
Ken Williams          willike01
Baby Doll Jacobson    jacobba01
Urban Shocker         shockur01

1947 St. Louis Browns:
Vern Stephens         stephve01
Jeff Heath            heathje01
Dizzy Dean            deandi01

1976 Los Angeles Dodgers:
Davey Lopes           lopesda01
Reggie Smith          smithre06
Ron Cey               ceyro01
Don Sutton            suttodo01
Mike Marshall         marshmi01
Elias Sosa            sosael01

2008 Toronto Blue Jays:
Scott Rolen           rolensc01
Vernon Wells          wellsve01
Frank Thomas          thomafr04
Roy Halladay          hallaro01
B.J. Ryan             ryanb.01
Scott Downs           downssc01
A.J. Burnett          burnea.01
Jose Bautista         bautijo02
Aaron Hill            hillaa01
Lineups:

vs R:
LF Ken Williams
2B Nap LaJoie
CF Baby Doll Jacobson
DH Josh Gibson
1B Jeff Heath
3B Scott Rolen
RF Reggie Smith
SS Vern Stephens
C Brian McCann

vs R, no DH:
Gibson plays 1st, Heath sits.

vs L:
LF Ken Williams
1B Nap LaJoie <-- The Bruzer Maneuver!
CF Baby Doll Jacobson
C Josh Gibson
DH Frank Thomas
3B Scott Rolen
RF Reggie Smith
SS Vern Stephens
2B Davey Lopes

vs L, no DH:
Thomas to the bench.

Bench:
McCann/Thomas platoon
Lopes/Heath platoon
Ron Cey
Vernon Wells
Aaron Hill

Pitching Rotation:
S1 Pedro Martinez
S2 Pete Alexander
S3 Don Sutton
S4 Roy Halladay
S5 Dwight Gooden

CL Mike Marshall
SU B.J. Ryan
SR Elias Sosa
SR Scott Downs
MR Don Stanhouse
LR A.J. Burnett

Minors:
Hank Severeid
Marty McManus
Jose Bautista
Urban Shocker
Dizzy Dean


Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5)

Hit and Run: -5
Sacrifice Bunt: -5
Squeeze Play: -5
Trying for extra bases: 0
Stealing Bases: -2
Aggressively Tagging Up: 0
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): -5
Giving Intentional Walks: -5
Pitching Around Good Hitters: -5
Bringing the Infield In: 0
Guarding the Lines: 0
Making Cutoff Throws: 0
Bringing in Pinch Hitters: 0
Bringing in Pinch Runners: 0
Bringing in Defensive Replacements: -2
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -4
Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: 0
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: -5


Song of the Preseason:
Karl Jenkins, Chorale IV (Alama Oo Ya)

I'm not normally into choral music, but I love the horn part that comes in around 0m39s.

GVOLTT
Dec 27, 2012

Honestly, I don't know what I want to put here, so I'm going with this.

tadashi posted:

Definitely feel stupid for not noticing him.

Once struck out 313 batters in a season but finished 3rd in the Cy Young voting because of Wins and Saves.

E: Holy poo poo, the voting that year was :wtf: terrible: http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml#NLcya

Not as bad as what happened in the 1982 AL Cy Young voting:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1982.shtml#ALcya

The Merry Marauder
Apr 4, 2009

"But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own."
I have said before and will say again that the Vuckovich CYA was a preemptive award for his appearance in Major League.

StupidSexyMothman
Aug 9, 2010

If y'all would post the draft spreadsheet once in a while :argh:

Oranges take 2005 Kerry Wood, jam him in AAA for the time being and keep the previously posted roster.

What was the official decree on Polanco-for-Boggs anyway?

Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."
Trade!

Strickland Propane send:

1967 SP Al Downing

Brainerd Oxen send:

2011 RP Joe Smith
1974 RP Doug Bird

Meh, Downing was gonna be a #4 or #5 in the rotation, and I needed actual bullpen guys and Smith and Bird ideally won't be dumpster fires!

Armitage fucked around with this message at 14:45 on Aug 29, 2013

tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

Armitage posted:

Trade!

Strickland Propane send:

1967 SP Al Downing

Brainerd Oxen send:

2011 RP Joe Smith
1974 RP Doug Bird

Oxen confirm.

Oxen starting rotation now looks like this:
Greg Maddox 02 Braves
Dave Foutz 86 Browns
Bob Caruthers 86 Browns
Mark Prior 05 Cubs
Kevin Millwood 02 Braves

Bullpen:
CL Chris Perez 11 Indians
SU Mike Remlinger 02 Braves
SR Tony Sipp 11 Indians
SR Rafel Perez 11 Indians
MR Vinnie Pestano 01 Brewers
LR Al Downing 68 Yankees

Minors:
OF Tip O'Neil 86 Browns
3B George Brett 74 Royals
C Javy Lopez 02 Braves
RP Chad Fox 01 Brewers
SP Ulbaldo Jimenez 11 Indians

I am dropping Justin Masterson for Downing and that should be it for now.

Pash
Sep 10, 2009

The First of the Adorable Dead

oldskool posted:

If y'all would post the draft spreadsheet once in a while :argh:

Oranges take 2005 Kerry Wood, jam him in AAA for the time being and keep the previously posted roster.

What was the official decree on Polanco-for-Boggs anyway?

We both agreed so I assume it went through? I posted my roster as if it did.

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



And my long, arduous quest for Larry Doby comes to a graceful close, as I select with my 4th round pick (79th overall) '88 Byrn Smith haha suck it Larry Doby you thought I was going to take you, hahahaha sucker

Warm Sarsaparauder you're up

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.





Hawk City TWTWs Team Spreadsheet
(CSV with 30-man roster on last tab)
code:
Name		TWTWs	
Home Town	Hawk Point, MO	
Elevation	725' ASL	
DH Preference	Yes	
		
Stadium		
		
Name:			Winner's Field	
Structure		Convertible	
Surface			Natural Grass	
Dimensions		
Left Field Wall		337 Ft	
Center-Left Alley	385 Ft	
Center Field Wall	405 Ft	
Center-Right Alley	385 Ft	
Right Field Wall	337 Ft	
	
Infield Quality		Good	
Infield Grass		Medium	
Visibility		Average
Foul Ground		Average	

Feeder Teams		
Value	Team	
1 pt	1904 Cardinals	
2	1952 White Sox	
1	1967 Senators	
1	1979 Mariners	
2	1999 Orioles	
2	2000 Angels	
1	2009 Padres	
		
Strategies		
Hit and Run:					2
Sacrifice Bunt:					-2
Squeeze Play:					0
Trying for extra bases:				2
Stealing Bases:					1
Aggressively Tagging Up:			1
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases):		1
Giving Intentional Walks:			-2
Pitching Around Good Hitters:			-2
Bringing the Infield In:			0
Guarding the Lines:				0
Making Cutoff Throws:				2
Bringing in Pinch Hitters:			3
Bringing in Pinch Runners:			2
Bringing in Defensive Replacements:		2
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest:		-2
Letting Pitchers pitch through trouble:		-1
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts:	1
LINEUPS

Lineup vs RHP
code:
RF	Lance Berkman	07 Astros
1B	Adrian Gonzales	09 Padres
DH	Mo Vaughn	00 Angels
3B	Troy Glaus	00 Angels
LF	Minnie Minoso	52 White Sox
C	Ted Simmons	79 Cardinals
2B	Nellie Fox	52 White Sox
SS	Cecil Travis	38 Senators
CF	Andre Dawson	80 Expos
Bench (vs RHP)
code:
RF	Tim Salmon	00 Angels
OF/DH	Albert Belle	99 Orioles
3B/SS	Cal Ripken Jr	99 Orioles
2B	Billy Herman	34 Cubs
C	Sherm Lollar	52 White Sox
Lineup vs LHP
code:
LF	Minnie Minoso	52 White Sox
1B	Lance Berkman	07 Astros
3B	Troy Glaus	00 Angels
RF	Tim Salmon	00 Angels
DH	Albert Belle	99 Orioles
SS	Cal Ripken Jr	99 Orioles
C	Ted Simmons	79 Cardinals
CF	Andre Dawson	80 Expos
2B	Billy Herman	34 Cubs
Bench (vs LHP)
code:
1B	Adrian Gonzales	09 Padres
SS	Cecil Travis	38 Senators
DH	Mo Vaughn	00 Angels
2B	Nellie Fox	52 White Sox
C	Sherm Lollar	52 White Sox
PITCHING

Starting Rotation
code:
SP1	Pedro Martinez	96 Expos
SP2	Billy Pierce	52 White Sox
SP3	Mike Mussina	99 Orioles
SP4*	Kid Nichols	04 Cards
SP5	Jack Taylor	04 Cards
*SP4 (Kid Nichols) has Sherm Lollar as his personal catcher

Bullpen
code:
CL	Troy Percival	00 Angels
SU	Mike Adams	09 Padres
SR	Mike Timlin	99 Orioles
SR	Heath Bell	09 Padres
MR	Pete Richert	67 Senators
LR	Bryn Smith	88 Expos
Minors
code:
3B	Ken McMullen	67 Senators
SS	Chico Carrasquel	52 White Sox
CF	Ruppert Jones	79 Mariners
SP	Carl Mays	21 Yankees
SP	Camilo Pascual	67 Senators
NO-DH LINEUPS

No DH lineup vs RHP
code:
RF	Lance Berkman	07 Astros
1B	Adrian Gonzales	09 Padres
3B	Troy Glaus	00 Angels
LF	Minnie Minoso	52 White Sox
C	Ted Simmons	79 Cardinals
SS	Cecil Travis	38 Senators
CF	Andre Dawson	80 Expos
2B	Nellie Fox	52 White Sox
P	--Pitcher--	--
No DH lineup vs LHP
code:
2B	Billy Herman	34 Cubs
1B	Lance Berkman	07 Astros
3B	Troy Glaus	00 Angels
RF	Tim Salmon	00 Angels
CF	Andre Dawson	80 Expos
C	Sherm Lollar	52 White Sox
LF	Ted Simmons	79 Cardinals
SS	Cal Ripken Jr	99 Orioles
P	--Pitcher--	--

Pander fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Aug 29, 2013

Archie Goodwin
Jan 2, 2012
Using intelligence guided by experience since 1934.


Home City: San Francisco, CA

Home Stadium: Bourbon Field (Open, high natural grass, excellent infield quality, good visibility, avg foul ground, 337/370/415/385/350)

30-Man Roster:

code:
C  1936 Ernie Lombardi     lombaer01
C  1983 Don Slaught        slaughdo01
1B 1988 Rafael Palmiero    palmera01
2B 2004 Chase Utley        utleych01
3B 1938 Ray Dandridge
SS 1938 Willie "Devil" Wells
IF 2008 Alexei Ramirez     ramiral03
OF 1961 Mickey Mantle      mantlmi01
OF 1966 Johnny Briggs      briggjo02
OF 1938 Ed "Ace" Stone
OF 2008 Nick Swisher       swishni01
OF 1938 Jimmie Crutchfield
UT 1938 Mule Suttles
UT 1966 Dick Allen         allendi01
UT 1966 Harvey Kuenn       kuennha01
DH 2008 Jim Thome          thomeji01
SP 1911 Eddie Plank        planked01
SP 1966 Jim Bunning        bunniji01
SP 1966 Larry Jackson      jacksla01
SP 1966 Fergie Jenkins     jenkife01
SP 1938 Leon Day
SP 1941 THE Thornton Lee   leeth01
SP 1954 Mike Garcia        garcimi01
SW 1938 T.C. McDuffie
RP 2008 Bobby Jenks        jenksbo01
RP 2008 Octavio Dotel      doteloc01
RP 2008 Scott Linebrink    linebsc01
RP 2008 Matt Thornton      thornma01
RP 1966 Darold Knowles     knowlda01
RP 1995 Rheal Cormier      cormirh01
Lineup:

code:
SS Devil Wells
1B Rafael Palmiero/Dick Allen
CF The Mick
DH Jim Thome
3B Ray Dandridge
LF Mule Suttles
C  Ernie Lombardi
2B Chase Utley
RF Nick the Swish
Bench:

code:
C  Det. Don Slaught 
IF Harvey Kuenn
OF Jimmie Crutchfield
OF Ed "Ace" Stone
Pitching:

code:
SP Eddie Plank        
SP Jim Bunning (R-KY) 
SP THE Thornton Lee 
SP Mike Garcia        
SP Leon Day

CL Bobby Jenks       
SU Octavio Dotel      
SR Scott Linebrink   
SR Matt Thornton      
MR Rheal Cormier   
LR Larry Jackson
Minors:

code:
SP Fergie Jenkins 
SW Terris Chester "T.C." McDuffie, the Great
RP Darold Knowles 
OF Johnny Briggs  
IF Alexei Ramirez
Traded for Det. Don Slaught:

code:
SP 1966 Rick Wise          wiseri01
1B 2008 Paul Konerko       konerpa01
C  2008 A.J. Pierzynski    pierza.01
Strategy:

Hit and Run: -3
Sacrifice Bunt: -4
Squeeze Play: -2
Trying for extra bases: +1
Stealing Bases: +0
Aggressively Tagging Up: +1
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): -2
Giving Intentional Walks: -4
Pitching Around Good Hitters: -2
Bringing the Infield In: -2
Guarding the Lines: +1
Making Cutoff Throws: +1
Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -3
Bringing in Pinch Runners: -3
Bringing in Defensive Replacements: -3
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: +1
Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +3
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +4

Warm Sarsaparilla
Jan 3, 2012

The Coburns select



:smug: teenage Ken Holtzman.

UDQ is up.

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



Warm Sarsaparilla posted:

The Coburns select



:smug: teenage Ken Holtzman.

UDQ is up.

Was looking at him, but figured his good control might evaporate if I got a version too young.

Then I saw the 18 year old version averaged 1 BB/9 over 47 IP.

:stare:

(He wasn't even in the MINORS at 18)

Beet
Aug 24, 2003


Home city: Haradhere, Somalia
Stadium: Al-Barakat Field (Convertible, Very Short Turf, Excellent IF Quality, Excellent Visibility, Small Foul Ground; 340/370/395/360/330)

pre:
1	1B	Buck Leonard	leonabu99	????	Negro Leagues
2	LF	Elmer Smith	smithel01	1901	Boston Beaneaters
3	CF	Billy Hamilton*	hamilbi01	1901	Boston Beaneaters
4	SP	Kid Nichols	nichoki01	1901	Boston Beaneaters
5	SP	Vic Willis	willivi01	1901	Boston Beaneaters
6	SP	Rube Waddell	wadderu01	1902	Philadelphia Atheltics
7	SP	Noodles Hahn	hahnno01	1902	Cincinnati Reds
8	SP	Mordecai Brown	brownmo01	1910	Chicago Cubs
9	IF	Frankie Frisch#	friscfr01	1924	St Louis Cardinals
10	SP	Pete Alexander	alexape01	1926	Chicago Cubs
11	C	Ernie Lombardi	lombaer01	1938	Cincinnati Reds
12	IF	Lonny Frey*	freylo01	1938	Cincinnati Reds
13	C	Spud Davis	davissp01	1938	Cincinnati Reds
14	SP	Paul Derringer	derripa01	1938	Cincinnati Reds
15	SP	Bucky Walters	waltebu01	1938	Cincinnati Reds
16	CF	Wally Berger	bergewa01	1938	Cincinnati Reds
17	SP	Johnny Sain	sainjo01	1946	Boston Braves
18	RP	Jim Konstanty	konstji01	1946	Boston Braves
19	OF	Tommy Holmes*	holmeto01	1946	Boston Braves
20	RP	Frank Barrett	barrefr01	1946	Boston Braves
21	SP	Bill Lee	leebi02		1946	Boston Braves
22	3B	Eddie Yost	yosted01	1955	Washington Senators
23	RP	Dan Quisenberry	quiseda01	1975	Kansas City Royals
24	RP	Dave LaRoche	larocda01	1978	California Angels
25	OF	Rickey Hendersonhenderi01	1985	New York Yankees
26	2B	Lou Whitaker*	whitalo01	1987	Detroit Tigers
27	SS	Alan Trammell	trammal01	1987	Detroit Tigers
28	OF	Kirk Gibson*	gibsoki01	1987	Detroit Tigers
29	RP	Nate Snell	snellna01	1987	Detroit Tigers
30	LF	Rickey Hendersonhenderi01	1991	Oakland Athletics
31	1B	Rafael Palmeiro	palmera01	1995	Baltimore Orioles
32	RP	Trevor Hoffman	hoffmtr01	1998	San Diego Padres
33	RF	Bobby Abreu	abreubo01	2004	Philadephia Phillies
34	RP	Sergio Romo	romose01	2008	San Fransisco Giants
csv exportable sheet can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuEuOtpVY4mKdG9FcmJibms3WkFULW50UmRnRmZvV0E#gid=5

Batting (No DH):
pre:
vs. RHP
1 RF Billy Hamilton
2 CF Rickey the Younger
3 LF Rickey the Older
4 1B Buck Leonard
5 3B Frankie Frisch
6 2B Lou Whitaker
7 SS Alan Trammell
8 C  Ernie Lombardi
vs. LHP
1 3B Frankie Frisch
2 CF Rickey the Younger
3 LF Rickey the Older
4 1B Buck Leonard
5 RF Wally Berger
6 2B Lou Whitaker
7 SS Alan Trammell
8 C  Ernie Lombardi
Batting (DH):
pre:
vs. RHP
1 DH Billy Hamilton
2 CF Rickey the Younger
3 LF Rickey the Older
4 1B Buck Leonard
5 RF Wally Berger
6 3B Frankie Frisch
7 2B Lou Whitaker
8 SS Alan Trammell
9 C  Ernie Lombardi
vs. LHP
1 DH Billy Hamilton
2 CF Rickey the Younger
3 LF Rickey the Older
4 1B Buck Leonard
5 RF Wally Berger
6 3B Frankie Frisch
7 2B Lou Whitaker
8 SS Alan Trammell
9 C  Ernie Lombardi
Bench:
pre:
1B Rafael Palmeiro
OF Bobby Abreu
3B Eddie Yost
C  Spud Davis (catches for Derringer)
OF Tommy Holmes
RF Platoon
Pitching:
pre:
SP1 Pete Alexander
SP2 Rube Waddell
SP3 Paul Derringer
SP4 Noodles Hahn
SP5 Three Finger Brown

CL  Sergio Romo
SU  Trevor Hoffman
SR  Dan Quisenberry
SR  Dave LaRoche
MR  Nate Snell
LF  Johnny Sain
Minor Leaguers:
pre:
SP Kid Nichols
SP Vic Willis
SP Bucky Walters
SP Bill Lee
RP Frank Barrett
RP Jim Konstanty
IF Lonny Frey
OF Kirk Gibson
OF Elmer Smith
Sliders:
Hit and Run: +2
Sacrifice Bunt: -5
Squeeze Play: +2
Trying for extra bases: +1
Stealing Bases: +4
Aggressively Tagging Up: +2
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 0
Giving Intentional Walks: -5
Pitching Around Good Hitters: +2
Bringing the Infield In: +1
Guarding the Lines: +1
Making Cutoff Throws: +1
Bringing in Pinch Hitters: 0
Bringing in Pinch Runners: +2
Bringing in Defensive Replacements: 0
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: 0
Letting pitchers pitch throw through trouble: -2
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +1

cbx
Dec 4, 2007

Smasher Dynamo's assistant of the Super-League.
If there's one person besides me that can get away with using 3 Finger, it's you Beet.

Smasher Dynamo
Oct 16, 2008

Eternal Commissioner of the Super League. A new avatar. A new age, of the same old embittered Smasher that failed to escape the bonds of the SL, FM3, Johnny Hopp and Eri Yoshida "The Knuckle Princess". "The flames of Smasher's ire scorch the skies... Igniting St. Bellhorn's funeral pyre."
The Critically-Acclaimed, Steam-Powered, Lime-Infused Super-League XI Preview: Senor Goodtimes Division

Last Season

The Galactic Wanderers somehow kicked the poo poo out of everyone despite only having been constructed a few days before the season started. This primarily happened because mrnoun made about a dozen lop-sided trades in his favor. The Muggers, despite being owned by Monicro, managed to tie for the last wildcard, only to be booted out of the playoffs by the Batmen. In the Gauntlet, the Thunderstorms proved their mettle by surviving the Gauntlet Round From Hell, defeating the Oklahoma City Bombers and Montreal Manatees in the 20th Tiebreaker. There were some other teams, I suppose, but they're all dead now.

Why You Should Give a poo poo?

1. Three in a row?

mrnoun has a chance to win this division three times in a row with three different teams if he can lead his New World Symphony to the division championship. Now, that won't be easy, as the Muggers and Thunderstorms are back and aren't going to be overly happy to let mrnoun's streak continue, but few owners are craftier than mrnoun....

2. Vengeance!

Speaking of which, the Thunderstorms and Muggers are both looking to win their division in their second season. THe Muggers almost made the playoffs, but lost in a one-game tiebreaker, while the Thunderstorms barely escaped relegation, only surviving thanks to being the last team standing in the final round of the Gauntlet than went to 20 tiebreakers. Both are looking to take vengeance a league that is so cruel to rookie teams in their second seasons.

3. Calami-Ted

mooseontheloose and Monathin are two owners with a lot of enthusiasm for the league, but not a lot of success in it. Here's hoping they do better next time. On the plus side, both of these teams are better than the last entries from these two, so that's something.

4. Noir can never die.

The Gumshoes are back, but they aren't very good. Bummer.

Catcher

1. '11 Brian McCann/'?? Josh Gibson (NYS)
2. '38 Bill Dickey (CAC)
3. '70 Joe Torre (LOU)
4. '06 Joe Mauer (THU)
5. '84 Mickey Tettleton (TED)
6. '36 Ernie Lombardi (LOM)

Six catchers, and almost all of them are offensive-first players...which is not exactly how catcher is supposed to work. I'll put the Symphony first because having Gibson as a platoon partner really is that much of a boost given how well he hits in the Super-League. Also, McCann is usually decent enough. Dickey is next because unlike most of the other catchers on this list, he's actually a good fielder. I know Dickey hasn't had the greatest history in the Super-League, but this time might be different. Mauer and Torre are both great hitters for catchers, but I feel like Torre is more consistent in the Super-League. It's close, though. Tettleton will hit home runs, draw walks, and have an abysmal batting average, which will probably be around .230 if moose gets luck. Lombardi will have a higher batting average, but doesn't have home run power, doesn't draw walks, can't run at all, and is a poor defender at a defense-first position.

First Baseman

1. '62 Carl Yastrzemski (TED)
2. '88 Rafael Palmeiro/'66 Dick Allen (LOM)
3. '96 Mark Grace (LOU)
4. '?? Sadaharu Oh (THU)
5. '87 Eddie Murray (CAC)
6. '47 Jeff Heath/'05 Nap Lajoie (NYS)

Terrible. Just a terrible group. Yaz, actually, should be okay, even if moose is wasting young Yaz's defensive abilities at first base. The Palmeiro/Allen pairing has potential, but two moving parts doubles the chance for a breakdown, and I'd bet one or the other ends up as the full-time starter. In fact, Grace is probably better than either, but he just doesn't have the slugging numbers to be a top-flight first baseman, and he's still not going to get that gyros. Oh is okay, not great, not terrible. He'll probably be better than last time unless I feel like punishing GVOLTT for some reason. Steady Eddie Murray is consistently underwhelming in the Super-League, which, when you think about it, makes sense. For those of us who remember Murray's career, he was always just kind of there. He amassed 3000 hits and 500 home runs, but I can't ever remember a time where he was considered a superstar of the game. The Heath/Lajoie platoon is an abomination. mrnoun will pay a heavy price for this sin against the laws of man and god.

Second Baseman

1. '30 Charlie Gehringer (CAC)
2. '04 Chase Utley (LOM)
3. 'X6 The MACHINE (THU)
4. '02 Nap Lajoie (LOU)
5. '04 Nap Lajoie/'76 Davey Lopes (NYS)
6. '62 Pete Runnels/'56 Frank Bolling (TED)

Gehringer has almost always been decent or better in the Super-League, and might be the most solid 2B in Super-League history when you consider that he doesn't have the deadball glove penalty of Collins, or the lovely fielding of Hornsby. He's just a great player in the Super-League. As for Utley? I like Utley on a conceptual level. A plus-defender in the middle infielder with some pop and a left-handed bat? That sounds like a winner to me. In the Super-League, he's been hit-or-miss. In the two seasons he's actually been given a full-season's worth of games, though, he's been above-average. The MACHINE is sabermetrics personified, but that lack of a hit tool will hold it back. Here's my problem with Nap Lajoie: He can hit for contact, but can do basically nothing else. No power. Not very good patience and, most damningly, he makes a lot of errors and sucks at turning the double play. I know that you guys see a .310 batting average and go "this I can live with" and I don't blame you for that but, defense does count, and he's never drawn more than 39 walks in a Super-League season. The Ted Sox platoon's best-case scenario is holding down the fort until the Super-Draft. I think they might be capable of that, though.

Third Baseman

1. '73 Mike Schmidt (TED)
2. '65 Ron Santo (CAC)
3. '60 Eddie Mathews (LOU)
4. '86 Paul Molitor (THU)
5. '?? Ray Dandridge (LOM)
6. '08 Scott Rolen (NYS)

Many different types of players here. First, Schmidt. A lot of you complain that he never hits in the Super-League. And I get that. Then again, the man's career BA in real-life was .267, so it's not like you were picking him for his contact skills anyway. At the end of the day, even at his worst, Schmidt will still provide home runs and great defense. And I have higher hopes for him. Santo gets the nod over Mathews because Santo is a more rounded player, and tends to do a bit better than Mathews in the Super-League anyway. Also, it's Ron Santo. I will never pick against him. Paul Molitor isn't a defensive liability, exactly, but he's certainly not great at third, and he doesn't have much besides the elite hit tool and his speed. Then again, those are two great tools. Ray Dandridge is a guy with a glove and contact skills, but I think Molitor's contact skills are considerably better. I hate to say it, but I think Dandridge is probably a lot like George Kell. Old Scott Rolen can still flash the leather and provide mid-range power with the bat, but both are down from his peak, and it's actually a good group. It's not that I don't like Rolen, I just like the others better.

Shortstop

1. '?? Willie Wells (LOM)
2. '32 Luke Appling (LOU)
3. '45 Lou Boudreau (CAC)
4. '47 Vern Stephens (NYS)
5. '56 Harvey Kuenn (TED)
6. '10 Hanley Ramirez (THU)

Everything I've read leads me to believe that Willie Wells is Luke Appling with more power. So, that's pretty loving awesome, all things considered, because Appling is a drat fine player, whose main weakness is a lack of power. Lou Boudreau, I just don't quite trust, probably because his best years were in the '40s, when baseball got all hosed up because of the war, and the faded really quickly. He's still a fine player, I just like Appling, and by extension, Wells, a bit better. That's a matter of preference, though. Vern Stephens has hitting statistics that are a bit hard to parse because of Fenway and a short career. Still, any shortstop that can hit 39 home runs in the late '40s can't be all bad. Harvey Kuenn had a great contact tool, and was kind of mediocre at everything else. Hanley Ramirez is a headcase, and who know what you're going to get from him?

Left Fielder

1. '35 Mel Ott (TED)
2. '62 Carl Yastrzemski (LOU)
3. '65 Billy Williams (CAC)
4. '?? Mule Suttles (LOM)
5. '96 Luis Gonzalez (THU)
6. '23 Ken Williams (NYS)

Ott is king! Always and forever! As long as there's not a Williams or Bonds in his division. In this case, there is not. Yaz is better suited to left field than first base at this stage in his career, MOOSEONTHELOOSE! Billy Williams rates ahead of Suttles because Billy would take a walk, while Suttles would just kind of go to the plate flailing away, hoping to hit one out of the park, which he did a fair number of times, admittedly. Luis Gonzalez did have a great season in '01, but this Gonzo is not from '01, and won't get the advantage of hot desert air lifting his power stats. Ken Williams had a weird career by modern standards, but breaking into the big leagues around 30 wasn't as unusual back then. I still don't know how well his (corked) bat will play in the Super-League.

Center Fielder

1. '61 Mickey Mantle (LOM)
2. '84 Rickey Henderson (TED)
3. '86 Robin Yount (THU)
4. '55 Richie Ashburn (LOU)
5. '93 Jim Edmonds (CAC)
6. '23 Baby Doll Jacobson (NYS)

Mantle is the clear winner here, especially since he's the only one of the top three that is actually a good fielder in center. Rickey has skills, but Rickey is really better suited to being a left fielder. Still, Rickey will do a decent job in center. Rickey guarantees it. And Rickey is the best of all-time, so how can you doubt Rickey? Yount does a bunch of things well, but nothing great, so don't expect eye-popping numbers. Ashburn had great fielding skills, and good on-base and speed tools. But he has no power. That's a real concern, as there's a limit to how much a guy with a career SLG of .382 can help you. '93 Jim Edmonds is probably too young to be of much help. Baby Doll Jacobson has a five-tool name, but I'm not sure he's good enough to start in the Super-League.

Right Fielder

1. '64 Roberto Clemente (THU)
2. '56 Al Kaline (TED)
3. '03 Manny Ramirez (CAC)
4. '75 Dave Winfield (LOU)
5. '08 Nick Swisher (LOM)
6. '76 Reggie Smith (NYS)

I'm a bit ambivalent about Clemente, but he's an elite fielder and a great contact hitter, and probably has enough power to be worthwhile. Al Kaline has been up and down in the Super-League. This ranking reflects my hope that he'll do better, but Manny Ramirez might end up being better. Then again, old Manny in right field is going to be a fielding disaster, so maybe it's not that optimistic to have Kaline ranked above Ramirez. Winfield, or Mr. May as he was known to George Steinbrenner, is solid. That's the best description of his game: solid. Not going to blow you away, but he'll be solid. Nick Swisher is going to have contact problems in the Super-League, and even his out-sized personality can't fix that...or can it? NO! It can't. Reggie Smith might be better than this, but I feel like Mogul is not going to be kind to him.

Designated Hitter

1. '?? Josh Gibson/'08 Frank Thomas (NYS)
2. '90 Mark McGwire (LOU)
3. '03 David Ortiz (CAC)
4. '08 Jim Thome (LOM)
5. '?? Hector Espino (THU)
6. '73 Greg Luzinski (TED)

Josh Gibson! He might one of the best power-hitters of all-time! The Big Hurt should be decent too, and might have a better season that the ghastly Heath/Lajoie platoon that mrnoun is trotting out at first. Mark McGwire will hit 35 home runs, draw 80 walks, and hit .230. That's just how it rolls. Ortiz is fine, but probably needs a caddy to deal with left-handed pitching, as while he can deal with it in real life okay, left-handed Super-League pitching will probably carve him up. That goes double for Jim Thome, who was platooned in real life by 2008, and in no circumstance should be exposed to left-handed pitching, which will kill Jim Thome. DO NOT KILL JIM THOME! Hector Espino is kind of a free swinger, which hasn't always worked out great in the Super-League. Greg Luzinski is Super-League filler.

Bench

1. '55 Smoky Burgess/'75 Willie McCovey/'62 Pete Runnels/'23 Zack Wheat/'96 Sammy Sosa (LOU)
2. '61 Elston Howard/'95 Mo Vaughn/'38 Al Simmons/'38 Buddy Myer (CAC)
3. '01 Mike Sweeney/'01 Carlo Beltran/'01 Jermaine Dye/'63 Joe Morgan/'06 Torii Hunter (THU)
4. '84 Dave Kingman/Platoon Partner/'84 Tony Phillips/'73 Bob Boone/'84 Dwayne Murphy (TED)
5. '83 Don Slaught/'66 Harvey Kuenn/'?? Jimmie Crutchfield/'?? Ed Stone/Platoon Partner (LOM)
6. Platoon Partners/'76 Ron Cey/'08 Vernon Wells/'08 Aaron Hill (NYS)

Terrible benches! The Muggers at least have some good power bats on the bench, and serviceable fourth outfielder in Wheat...although I wouldn't want to put Wheat in CF. The Calamities have some interesting pieces, but not a single bench player than can handle center field, which is going to gently caress them over because Edmonds is almost certainly not going to be able to handle left-handed pitching. And no, old Al Simmons can't play center, Monathin. The Thunderstorms have no backup catcher. Oh, I see Mike Sweeney listed as their backup catcher, but I've seen Mike Sweeney play and, sirrah, Mike Sweeney is not a backup catcher in any universe. Also, they're only backup infielder is the infant Morgan, who never really played shortstop, or third. I guess the thinking is that you can move Yount or the MACHINE or something if that sort of injury happens, but my preference is for a backup infielder capable of playing more than one infield position. The Ted Sox have interesting pieces that I would not ever want near my team, but that I kind of want to see get some playing time. Kingman can hit home runs but not anything else. Tony Phillips has good skills, but is Tony Phillips. Dwayne Murphy is a guy who you think should be great, but is kind of underwhelming. Bob Boone...cannot hit at all. The Gumshoes have the detective and three useless players. Kuenn is too old to do much of anything useful, and Crutchfield and Stone aren't going to be much good. The Symphony has Rony Cey, who I like, and Aaron Hill, who has loads of potential that he has managed to tap into twice in nine seasons.

SP1

1. '99 Pedro Martinez (NYS)
2. '03 Pedro Martinez (CAC)
3. '69 Don Drysdale (THU)
4. '23 Dazzy Vance (LOU)
5. '11 Eddie Plank (LOM)
6. '73 Steve Carlton (TED)

Young Martinez beats Old Martinez. I don't think that needs much explanation. '69 Don Drysdale was at the end of his road, but was still pretty young. I'm betting that Mogul emphasizes the latter over the former. Dazzy Vance was the greatest power pitcher of an era when hitters just ran wild, and Mogul doesn't quite know how to handle that, so it doesn't think much of Vance. Plank is a good deadballer, but was getting a bit older in '11, and will not strike anyone out ever. Steve Carlton is hit-or-miss, and misses tend to outnumber the hits.

SP2

1. '16 Pete Alexander (NYS)
2. '02 Eddie Plank (LOU)
3. '66 Jim Bunning (LOM)
4. '45 Bob Feller (CAC)
5. '73 Bert Blyleven (TED)
6. '69 Don Sutton (THU)

If the Symphony somehow win this division, and their hitting is so weak that I don't think it's particularly likely, it will be because Pedro and Pete are an incredibly potent combination at the top of their rotation. Pete Alexander is almost certainly the greatest Super-League pitcher of all-time. Eddie Plank doesn't give up home runs or walks, and neutralizes left-handed hitters. That does count for a lot. Bunning is good, but he's not great. Bob Feller tended to have some control issues, and that doesn't play well in the Super-League, where most hitters are willing to take a walk. Blyleven is usually solid, and does have that great curve. Sutton is usually pretty good as well. It's a solid group, all told, with not a ton separating the bottom five.

SP3

1. '76 Don Sutton (NYS)
2. '56 Jim Bunning (TED)
3. '55 Jim Bunning (LOU)
4. '06 Johan Santana (THU)
5. '41 Thornton Lee (LOM)
6. '38 Dutch Leonard (CAC)

I know that I ranked Sutton below Bunning last time, but it was close, and I think a mature Sutton beats two versions of a young Bunning. It's still pretty close, though. Johan Santana has had a star-crossed history, both in the Super-League and in real life, but I guess I just can't be too harsh about a power lefty. The Thornton Lee is a hyper-control lefty who, thanks to the way Mogul adjusts for the era effects of wartime baseball, is almost a pseudo-deadballer. Almost. Dutch Leonard is pretty good, and has a good chance of turning out to be better than Lee.

SP4

1. '08 Roy Halladay (NYS)
2. '55 Robin Roberts (LOU)
3. '15 Red Faber (CAC)
4. '54 Mike Garcia (LOM)
5. '69 Claude Osteen (THU)
6. '62 Wilbur Wood (TED)

Roy Halladay is a great pitcher, and he's really been doing well in the Super-League lately. I don't know that I agree with mrnoun's approach of putting all of his points into pitching, but it should be a pretty great pitching staff, even if it has a terrible offense. Robin Roberts had a strong commitment to strike one, which is why he gave up the second-most home runs in history. So, that might be a problem with some of the power-heavy lineups around. Red Faber was a guy who got into the Hall of Fame for playing forever. He was a deadballer, but not really an elite one. Mike Garcia is filler. Claude Osteen is filler, and I worry that as a somewhat soft-tossing lefty, he's going to get lit up. And speaking of lit up, it's Wilbur Wood, a young knuckleballer! That ought to be exciting!

SP5

1. '65 Larry Jackson (CAC)
2. '79 Dave Stieb (TED)
3. '84 Dwight Gooden (NYS)
4. '70 Steve Carlton (LOU)
5. '64 Dean Chance (THU)
6. '?? Leon Day (LOM)

I think that Jackson is the best of this lot. I think that, but I'm not sure. But that's what I think. Stieb has usually been decent in the Super-League, and is a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Dwight Gooden might be great, or might be a disaster. It's hard to say one way or the other. One team in this division is using Carlton as their ace, another is using a similar year of Carlton as their fifth starter. That is not a good sign, Ted Sox. Dean Chance is okay. Not great, and his control issues make me a bit leery, but he's alright, and probably won't be the reason the Thunderstorms get relegated. Leon Day is not going to be great. Accept it, Marauder.

Bullpen

1. '06 Joe Nathan/'86 Dan Plesac/'63 Don McMahon/'06 Jesse Crain/'69 Jim Brewer/'69 Jim Bunning (THU)
2. '82 Tom Henke/'96 Doug Jones/'53 Early Wynn/'82 Jon Matlack/'82 Frank Tanana/'01 Roberto Hernandez (LOU)
3. '54 Hoyt Wilhelm/'06 Joe Nathan/'62 Dick Radatz/'73 Mac Scarce/'84 Bill Caudil/'62 Earl Wilson (TED)
4. '76 Mike Marshall/'08 B.J. Ryan/'76 Elias Sosa/'08 Scott Downs/'74 Don Stanhouse/'08 A.J. Burnett (NYS)
5. '99 B.J. Ryan/'65 Billy Hoeft/'03 Bobby Howry/'95 Rick Aguilera/'95 Mike Maddux/'65 Ted Abernathy/'03 Derek Lowe (CAC)
6. '08 Bobby Jenks/'08 Octavio Dotel/'08 Scott Linebrink/'08 Matt Thornton/'95 Rheal Cormier/'66 Larry Jackson (LOM)

The Thunderstorms' bullpen makes me flinch the least, so I guess it wins by default, even if it's not exactly jam-packed with high-quality arms. The Muggers have Henke, who I like, and then a lot of starting pitchers holding down the middle of their bullpen, which I find baffling, since this is Monicro's third season in the Super-League, and he should know better. The Ted Sox have issues. Wilhelm is fine, Nathan is fine, everything below that is somewhere between a potential disaster and a certain disaster. The Symphony bullpen has Marshall, who hasn't be great in the Super-League, B.J. Ryan, who is B.J. Ryan, and a guy who drove Earl Weaver to chain-smoking. How can that possibly fail? The Calamities seem to be intent on living up to their name, with B.J. Ryan serving as their closer, which will go great as long as no opposing team is ever clever enough to use a right-handed hitter in a save situation. Beyond Ryan, it's filler. And not Super-League filler, real world filler. The Gumshoes' bullpen is something else. Now personally, I was living in Massachusetts in 2008, and am a Cubs fan regardless, but I don't seem to recall that the White Sox had one of the bet bullpens of all-time. Marauder, in his wisdom, disagrees, as he has put relievers from that team in the highest-leverage spots in the bullpen. Maybe he's right and I'm wrong, but, then again, it's generally the case that the man betting against Bobby Jenks wins big.

GVOLTT
Dec 27, 2012

Honestly, I don't know what I want to put here, so I'm going with this.

Smasher Dynamo posted:

Also, they're only backup infielder is the infant Morgan, who never really played shortstop, or third. I guess the thinking is that you can move Yount or the MACHINE or something if that sort of injury happens, but my preference is for a backup infielder capable of playing more than one infield position.
In the interest of having a backup who can play at SS, rather than shifting players around, I think I'll move Yount back to SS like I put him in last season, instead of trying him out at CF, where he was by his age 30 season, and Torii Hunter would start in CF. I *think* I'll make the change after the Week 0 update, if only to give me time to change my lineup should I want to.

However, there is one change that should be done before week 0:

Smasher Dynamo posted:

Bullpen

1. '06 Joe Nathan/'86 Dan Plesac/'63 Don McMahon/'06 Jesse Crain/'69 Jim Brewer/'69 Jim Bunning (THU)

The Thunderstorms' bullpen makes me flinch the least, so I guess it wins by default, even if it's not exactly jam-packed with high-quality arms.

Yeah, I mentioned this in an earlier post that I wanted to switch out Don McMahon after seeing how both iterations of him in the league last season performed poorly, even if one of them was on the dead Southie Hitmen. Like I mentioned in that post, I want to give '06 Matt Guerrier another go-around, after a respectable performance last season.

Monicro
Oct 21, 2010

And you could feel his features in the air
A wide smile and perfect hair
He had complete control of the rising tides
And a medicine bag hanging at his side

In the flowing blue world of the death-dealing physician
I'm middle of the pack in nearly everything for the second straight season. Muggers baseball!

Smasher Dynamo posted:

The Muggers have Henke, who I like, and then a lot of starting pitchers holding down the middle of their bullpen, which I find baffling, since this is Monicro's third season in the Super-League, and he should know better.

It worked last season!! :shepicide:

Smasher Dynamo
Oct 16, 2008

Eternal Commissioner of the Super League. A new avatar. A new age, of the same old embittered Smasher that failed to escape the bonds of the SL, FM3, Johnny Hopp and Eri Yoshida "The Knuckle Princess". "The flames of Smasher's ire scorch the skies... Igniting St. Bellhorn's funeral pyre."

GVOLTT posted:

Yeah, I mentioned this in an earlier post that I wanted to switch out Don McMahon after seeing how both iterations of him in the league last season performed poorly, even if one of them was on the dead Southie Hitmen. Like I mentioned in that post, I want to give '06 Matt Guerrier another go-around, after a respectable performance last season.

Matt Guerrier?

MATT GUERRIER?!

MATT GUERRIER?!!

Yeah, that switch, to put it delicately, is not going to make me think better of your bullpen.

Monicro
Oct 21, 2010

And you could feel his features in the air
A wide smile and perfect hair
He had complete control of the rising tides
And a medicine bag hanging at his side

In the flowing blue world of the death-dealing physician
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC280BpGVrw

UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



Cancun drafts Rick Sutcliffe '82 after his improbably good SLX season.

Pash
Sep 10, 2009

The First of the Adorable Dead

I love ads like this. I still wish I could find the Twins radio ad about how Doug Mientkiewicz's name is so hard to spell that school house rocks wrote a song about it.

Monathin
Sep 1, 2011

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The Kids are looking good. And most of the spots they scored low in were expected (CF, Bullpen), or exceedingly close (SPs). I will disagree with Murray's placement, if only because, true to his name, he's never been bad in the Super-League, SLRef shows his worst was a 98 OPS+. He's probably no killer, but he'll serve me well. Should be a fun season, all told, and I'm pretty excited to see how it turns out.

Plus its full of all my favorite people! Marauder, who shares my curiosity and intruigue when it comes to Ohio pitchers (and through Warm Sass made me feel welcome), GVOLTT (probably my favorite rookie to come in from the disaster of EC9), Monicro (I can't not like Monicro), Moose (the perennial underdog!) And mrnoun (Okay, I don't super-love mrnoun, but he's a cool guy.)

All told, I'm super hype for opening day.

Also yeah, I know Old Bucketfoot can't really play center. But he probably will at some point if Baby Jim goes down before the Super-Draft.

Best of luck to everyone. Here's hoping the Kids make this exciting.

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Smasher Dynamo
Oct 16, 2008

Eternal Commissioner of the Super League. A new avatar. A new age, of the same old embittered Smasher that failed to escape the bonds of the SL, FM3, Johnny Hopp and Eri Yoshida "The Knuckle Princess". "The flames of Smasher's ire scorch the skies... Igniting St. Bellhorn's funeral pyre."

Monathin posted:

Also yeah, I know Old Bucketfoot can't really play center. But he probably will at some point if Baby Jim goes down before the Super-Draft.

Why won't people listen?

There are two problems with this plan.

Firstly, Al Simmons really can't play CF, especially not by '38. It's just not going to work.

Secondly, '93 Jim Edmonds probably isn't mature enough to start, as he never really honed his plate discipline until he went to the Cardinals and Tony La Russa used his dark wizardry, draining the life force of Will Clark to do so.

Thirdly, even if, arguendo, Edmonds is good enough to start most games, he was never a good hitter against left-handers. His career OPS against LHP is nearly 200 points lower than that against RHP. That's a pretty big split. For comparison sake, Adam Dunn's split is 120 points, Launch Ballman's is about 220, and neither of those guys is typically allowed to face left-handed hitters because they just can't deal with a lefty pitcher's breaking ball. In fairness, unlike Dunn and Berkman, Edmonds does have a lot of defensive value even when he's not hitting well but, even still, this is a situation where platooning is almost mandatory. Now, at the moment, there is not a single player from your feeders capable of playing the role of a platoon partner for Edmonds, and I guess you feel compelled to see if Edmonds can make a go at it full-time. Just know that, if you get a chance, you need a right-hander capable of playing center field.

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