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Super League XVIII: The Aaron of Grievances
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Mornacale posted:So I'm getting ready to finish my Feast or Fired preview and, uh, DOOP. This is what I get for not checking my copy/paste  Ill fix it tonight
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Dec 30, 2015 20:54
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For whom the Kell tolls
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Dec 30, 2015 20:54
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HI! WILLIE MAYS HERE FOR BASEBALL MOGUL SUPER-LEAGUE XVIII!
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Dec 30, 2015 20:56
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Super League XVIII: Secret Inge-vasion Super League XVIII: Dode Criss-is on Infinite Earths Super League XVIII: Civil Warren White Super League XVIII: Fall of the Mutz Ens (alternate: Super League XVIII: Fall of the Jeff Mutis) Super League XVIII: Final Cristian Guzman Super League XVIII: Infernolan Ryan ...I read too many comic books.
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Dec 30, 2015 20:59
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Super League XVIII: A Midsummer Night's Bream
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Dec 30, 2015 21:04
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Super League XVIII: Prepare to Dye Edition
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Dec 30, 2015 21:05
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Super-League XVIII: The Last Temptation of Christy Mathewson
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Dec 30, 2015 21:07
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Super-League XVIII: The Last Temptation of Christy Mathewson Those last two are killing me. I love puns too much...
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Dec 30, 2015 21:10
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Super League XVIII: Sucks to your Ledesmar
DannoMack fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Dec 30, 2015 |
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Dec 30, 2015 21:11
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Super-League XVIII: The Last Temptation of Christy Mathewson i prefer this one
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Dec 30, 2015 21:14
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First they came for the Socolovich, and I did not speak out.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:16
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Super League XVIII: Get On The Bus, Pay Your Fare, And Tell The Driver That You're Gonna Get A Knuckle Dutch Affair
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Dec 30, 2015 21:18
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I stand by my submission from last season: Super-League Season XVIII - Come my Brouthers and Sislers.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:18
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Super-League Season XVIII - Finally Legal, Questionable Sanity, Still Immoral
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Dec 30, 2015 21:29
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Super League XVIII: The One Where Smasher Murders Everyone Out Of Spite
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Dec 30, 2015 21:56
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Super League XVIII: Joe Sewell Kills The Marvel Universe Super League XVIII: Doing the Same Thing Over & Over & Expecting a Different Joe Shultz
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Dec 30, 2015 22:03
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Super-League XVIII: Maas my Gregg Aase
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Dec 30, 2015 22:07
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Super League XVIII: I loving Hate You All So Very Much
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Dec 30, 2015 22:07
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cbx posted:Super League XVIII: I loving Hate You All So Very Much
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Dec 30, 2015 22:14
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cbx posted:Super League XVIII: I loving Hate You All So Very Much Yep, that's about perfect.
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Dec 30, 2015 22:16
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mentholmoose posted:HI! WILLIE MAYS HERE FOR BASEBALL MOGUL SUPER-LEAGUE XVIII! This.
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Dec 31, 2015 00:56
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FairGame posted:This. Yes, that. Alternately: SUPER LEAGUE XVIII - Goog came up with a funny gimmick for a team, but then it took so drat long for the league to get started that the gimmick lost some of its heat because it's the only reasonably entertaining part of WWE.
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Dec 31, 2015 02:18
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Mornacale posted:So I'm getting ready to finish my Feast or Fired preview and, uh, DOOP. I think I fixed it now. I updated my roster earlier post ealrier in the thread as well Lineup/Rotation vRHP LF Tim Raines SS Miguel Tejada 3B Eric Chavez 1B Jason Giambi RF Jermaine Dye C Catcher 2B Chase Utley CF Johnny Damon P Pitcher vLHP LF Tim Raines SS Miguel Tejada RF Jermaine Dye 1B Jack Clark 2B Tom Herr 3B Eric Chavez C Catcher CF Willie McGee P Pitcher Rotation Pete Alexander Greg Maddux (Personal Catcher - Hernandez) Steve Carlton Randy Johnson (Personal Catcher - Hernandez) Curt Schilling Bullpen CL Jason Isringhausen SU Todd Worrell SR Mark Mulder SR Bruce Chen MR Barry Zito LR Tim Hudson
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Dec 31, 2015 03:14
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The Goog posted:Yes, that. Alternately: nah, New Day's been the best part of WWE since you made them your gimmick. It's just that everything else dropped off qualitywise, not that New Day became THAT MUCH better.
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Dec 31, 2015 05:00
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Grinnblade posted:nah, New Day's been the best part of WWE since you made them your gimmick. It's just that everything else dropped off qualitywise, not that New Day became THAT MUCH better. The New Day became THAT MUCH better the moment someone let them get away with talking about unicorns and let Xavier Woods bring his trombone to the ring. Also, Big E trying to eat Christian's kazoo.
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Dec 31, 2015 05:02
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the new day got better when they realized a group of enhancement talent teaming up then clapping and saying they rock wasn't much of a face gimmick e: i mean something something roman reigns
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Dec 31, 2015 05:35
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The Gyorko store called, they're running out of Yu Darvish
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Dec 31, 2015 06:26
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Super-League XVIII: Oh, god, can we play some games?
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Dec 31, 2015 13:31
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The Dinger-Hitting, Bases-Stealing, Bones-Rattling, Rain-Storming, Double-Ruthing Sub-Par League VI Preview: Kennel From Hell Division TheMcD: Ah, the wonderful time of previews. It means that the season isn't far from starting, everybody's ready to go, except Smasher, who is once again dreading the offseason rest coming to an end, and people are already waiting to make their Week 0 lineup changes, because rolls obviously mean everything. Now watch me eat my words as I yank 37 year old Pedro Martinez out of my rotation in Week 0 because he rolled like rear end. That's different, though, because... er, let's just move on. TheMcD: At this point I’d like to introduce my co-host, Pander, owner of the Portland Panderers. Pander: Hi. TheMcD: We asked DannoMack to join us in previewing our collective Sub-Par alma mater, but obligations intruded. Hopefully 66% of the Kennel From Hell division veterans can suffice (I spent more than 50% of the seasons it existed there, dammit!). You're stuck with the man who collects Schillings and holds a grudge over a 20 year old Sandy Koufax, and the last Super-League winner who is allergic to dingers. Pander: Neither of our SLXVII division previews were at all accurate, so please use this for entertainment purposes only. Last time, in the Kennel From Hell... TheMcD: Last season was a story of three teams clashing in a battle fit for a Greek epic and two other teams getting trampled in the crossfire. The Wasteland Vault Boys, Mexico City Mexicutioners and my Hope's Peak Despair were in a neck and neck contest for the division lead, and while the Despair never relinquished the lead after capturing it all the way back in Game 10 of Week 2, my lead never really grew beyond 7 wins, despite finishing with 102 wins on the season, and the other two teams finished strong, knocking my lead all the way down to 1 win at times. It really could have gone either way in the end, and looking at the way the Despair dispatched the winner of the Punjabi Prison, the Houston Hol Horses, and the winner of the Gyros League, The Gay Agenda - by sweeping them both - I feel confident in saying that those three teams leading the Kennel From Hell were the class of the Sub-Par League that season. The Antarctic Coldplayers and especially the poor Mother Base Diamond Dogs were just left in the dust. We don't speak of them anymore. Pander: Meanwhile, in the Super-League, I won everything but the last goddamn game of the season, and Danno parlayed a wild card berth into a Finals appearance in his first Super-League season since SLXI. That makes two straight Kennel From Hell division winners hitting the ground running after graduation, which puts a lot of pressure on TheMcD to translate his narrow Sub-Par victory into a whole bunch of wins this season. This same pressure, a mantle of destiny, is the fabulous prize awaiting whatever lucky team elbows its way to the top to the K-F’ing-H. Your teams for this season:  TheMcD: The Mexico City Mexicutioners are a team I know very well and loathe very much. In some ways, they are not dissimilar to my own team, in that we both follow a system that puts offense first, using a high-altitude location and a hand-crafted stadium to boost our output and a pitching staff that is designed to try and keep the damage caused by the increase in offense minimal. And in both cases, this development was more a result of an accident/stupid idea than an actual plan - I ended up having to design a team around the idea of getting a rotation filled with Curt Schilling because I am insane, and rabidsquid only later realized that playing at an altitude of more than triple than what Coors Field is at might bring some dingers with it. However, while I opted for slap hitting, quickness on the basepaths, a flyball power pitching staff and a gargantuan stadium, rabidsquid has instead opted for dingers, a deadball pitching staff, a tiny stadium and more dingers. Did I mention dingers? They're essentially trying to become the Zombie Llamas, but better, and some would call them the favorites to win this division. From what I can tell, nothing has changed for the Mexicutioners beyond the addition of one Hoyt Wilhelm, and bullpen acquisitions, apart from getting a Mariano Rivera, are rarely a great improvement on a team.  TheMcD: The Wasteland Vault Boys are the other surviving team from last season, and a team much more to my taste. The same no-frills, no-power, all-contact hitting squad, but with a greater emphasis on speed reminiscent of the Gander Doppel-Bangers. The pitching, however, is much more deadball-focused (bar that Nolan Ryan thrown in there). While the synergy isn't quite there like it would be with a flyball pitching squad, the deadball squad can possibly give them the edge when it comes to road trips to Mexico City, and they performed incredibly well last season. Nothing much has changed for the Vault Boys in this offseason, with their main addition being David Wright, who replaces Jackie Robinson at third and pretty much doubles their home run rate by doing so. Beyond that, we've got John Wetteland as just another bullpen guy and Johnny Pesky as a utility guy lounging in the minors. Not many changes, but they did come in second last season, so one could presume that no major changes were needed. This team is what some that aren't the some from the above paragraph would call the favorites to win the division.  TheMcD: The Colma Skeletons are boned. Ah-ha-ha-sorry. Still, I can't imagine GVOLTT's latest team doing too well. I like to give new teams the Grass Valley Wizards litmus test: "What are the top three players on this team, and are they an at least somewhat impressive group?" One of the big problems of the Wizards was that they had no standout superstars, just a bunch of "OK, I guess" players like Gary Sheffield, and the top 3 group came out to a 22 year old Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Ron Santo, which is not exactly impressive and shows some problems with a lack of pitching. That might have cut it when you're competing against the London Slayers and Second City Sun Bears V1, but against the Mexico City Mexicutioners and Wasteland Vault Boys, it very probably won't. For the Skeletons, this group consists of Rube Waddell, Mel Ott and either Joe DiMaggio or Joe Medwick, depending on whether you prefer a lack of impressive SL history or a lack of history in general, but what little there is looking promising. Either way, while Waddell is the kind of guy you can build a pitching staff around, Ott, DiMaggio and/or Medwick are not the offensive powerhouses you’d want leading your team.  Pander: The St. Maarten Storm are a team of extremes, appropriate for a storm. They dangle two of the best deadballers ever, including the first Super-League Cy Young who could truly be said to be in his prime, followed by the wildly youthful Sandy Koufax. Each outfielder is separated by almost 60 years from the next closest in age. The left side of the infield boasts solid defense and dingers, while the two second basemen in the starting lineup might as well use rollerblades and tennis rackets to play defense for all the good it would do them. There is undeniable talent present here, and for a first-time owner the fundamentals are remarkably strong. Still, the potentially jumbled team construction, a thin bench, an untested bullpen, and owner just getting into the swing of the Super-League make the St Maarten Storm a hard sell to take the division. TheMcD: Wizards litmus test result: Prime Cy Young, Addie Joss and Stan Musial. That’s a group I can live with. A strong 1-2 like prime Cy and Joss can keep a team going strong, and there’s a lot worse players to be leading your offense than Stan Musial. Like Mel Ott, for instance.  Pander: I like the Goog. But The Goog Day worry me. The Goog has been around the league long enough to witness the rise and fall of the Cern Colliders and Seattle Superb Owls. What hubris on display in the naming of my team pales in comparison to what The Goog has exhibited in his attempt to resurrect the double-Ruth. Don’t get me wrong, a Rickey-Ruth-Ruth-Lou-Barry lineup deserves a gif of the Rock shaking his head and clapping. But the price is the same price we’ve seen before: pitching. This offense will have to score seven runs a game to keep this underwhelming pitching staff alive, which for all we know they may just be able to accomplish. So sit back, relax, and strap it in, because The Goog Day are going to hit some dingers, and they won’t even need a mountaintop stadium to do so. TheMcD: Wizards litmus test result: Babe Ruth, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Sounds impressive to be sure, but it shows the same problem the Wizards had on top of not having any real stars - a complete lack of competent pitching. And in a division with offensive powerhouses like the Mexicutioners and Vault Boys, that looks to be a really, REALLY big problem. Positional Breakdown: Catcher 1. 1938 Ernie Lombardi (SMA) 2. 1918 Wally Schang / 1925 Wally Schang (personal catcher) (GOG) 3. 1940 Rudy York / 1971 Carlton Fisk (personal catcher) (MEX) 4. 2000 Ivan Rodriguez (WAS) 5. 1975 Brian Downing / 1943 Ernie Lombardi (personal catcher) (COL) code:Pander: York hits dingers well, which meets the only criterion the Mexicutioners have for positional players. So there’s that. My view on catchers is messed up, because I’m insane and subscribe to the idea that pitcher handling and preventing steals are really important in intangible ways (why I value Deacon White despite his comedic fielding). Schang’s elite pitcher handling may provide good value for the Goog if he can help that hapless pitching staff’s run prevention even a little bit. First Baseman 1. 1925 Lou Gehrig (GOG) 2. 1895 Dan Brouthers (WAS) 3. 2007 Miguel Cabrera (MEX) 4. 1924 George Sisler (COL) 5. 1971 Willie Stargell / 1895 Ed McKean (SMA) Pander: The top three are pretty solid. If Big Dan were a few years younger he’d be #1 in my book, but at 37 his superlative hitting and baserunning are starting to fade, so young Lou’s the top 1B, even if his SLXVII performance across the board was remarkably uninspiring. Younger Miguel hasn’t had much positive history, but he likes Mexico and is, amusingly, the best defensive first baseman in the mix. For what it’s worth. TheMcD: Gehrig, Brouthers and Cabrera all have age problems, so one might as well rank them as if those age problems didn’t exist, but it could just as well be that both Gehrig and Brouthers fizzle and Cabrera soars. And really, defense might as well be ignored when it comes to Cabrera - he’s getting most his balls from an old A-Rod and an ancient Gehringer. The defense is kind of hosed to start with. Sisler and Stargell are just kind of hangers-on, and McKean is a career shortstop. What the gently caress is he doing playing 1B? Second Baseman 1. 1940 Charlie Gehringer / 1903 Nap Lajoie (MEX) 2. 1973 Rod Carew (COL) 3. 1933 Buddy Myer / 1987 Juan Samuel (GOG) 4. 1927 Riggs Stephenson (WAS) 5. 1909 Nap Lajoie (SMA) DannoMack: If I’d been around for this in time, Riggs would have been number two on my list. TheMcD: In a way, I’m happy you weren’t around, because we probably spent most of the time arguing about this group, and adding another opinion into the mix would have been crazy. For the record, I had Riggs at #2, but Pander had Riggs at #4. Then again, I had the ‘09 Lajoie at #1 and Pander had him at #5. Pander: I think we overrate Riggs a little bit due to his positional versatility and capability for being okay at hitting from time to time. In the end TheMcD and I agreed that these guys have pretty similar makeups (offense first, little power, good speed, weak gloves) and kinda threw our hands up and put a ranking out there. I think being left-handed gives the first three guys an edge over the last two, because they get the more consistent platoon advantage. Third Baseman 1. 1969 Ron Santo (MEX) 2. 1960 Eddie Mathews (SMA) 3. 2012 David Wright (WAS) 4. 1987 Mike Schmidt (GOG) 5. 2015 Josh Donaldson (COL) TheMcD: This one’s pretty clear-cut. Ron Santo is the traditional Good 3B Guy (though my personal experiences with him disagree), and he is also Nice, which is an important factor in deciding how good a player will be. Eddie Mathews is a perfectly serviceable 3B solution, David Wright is slightly less serviceable, particularly thanks to his dingerability getting stunted at Acquiris Quodcumquae Rapis Park, Schmitty has been historically disappointing in the Super-League, but at least capable enough, and Donaldson isn’t going to work. If Buster Posey doesn’t work, Donaldson will work even less. He might have good defense, but at 3B, that’s starting to become secondary on a squad that hasn’t gone full groundball. I can’t imagine the bat of a player with three and a half seasons of MLB playtime abruptly cutting off in the year he comes from working out at all in Mogul. Shortstop 1. 1934 Joe Cronin (WAS) 2. 1965 Ernie Banks (SMA) 3. 2006 Alex Rodriguez (MEX) 4. 2015 Troy Tulowitzki (COL) 5. 1995 Alex Rodriguez (GOG) code:TheMcD: Personally, I question whether Tulo’s defense is worthy of being described as “Masked Shortstop/MACHINE tier”. It’s great, really great, but still not the near perfection that those two are, and in an area of extremes like the Super-League, that difference can be a killer, especially if it comes with an absolutely abhorrent offense. Still, it was a tight race between him and baby A-Rod for the bottom spot, because baby A-Rod is also going to be very bad. Pander: Very, very bad. Left Fielder 1. 1939 Ted Williams (MEX) 2. 1895 Jesse Burkett (SMA) 3. 1994 Barry Bonds (GOG) 4. 1892 Ed Delahanty (WAS) 5. 1943 Joe Medwick (COL) code:Pander: You don’t need much power if you slash .330/.390/.440. Death from a thousand cuts. I agree that this is a good group, and even Ducky Medwick provides a good shot at reasonable production. Center Fielder 1. 1892 Billy Hamilton (WAS) 2. 1949 Joe DiMaggio (COL) 3. 1989 Rickey Henderson (GOG) 4. 1940 Earl Averill (MEX) 5. 2015 Andrew McCutchen (SMA) code:Right Fielder 1. 1918 Babe Ruth (GOG) 2. 1953 Stan Musial (SMA) 3. 1995 Larry Walker (MEX) 4. 1943 Mel Ott (COL) 5. 1892 Sam Thompson (WAS) TheMcD: It’s always nice when we have easy groups like this. Babe Ruth is Babe Ruth is Babe Ruth. Stan Musial is an elite hitter and only few people rank better. Larry Walker is a good power hitter that is perfect for the Mexicutioners. Mel Ott is a solid hitter, though the 30+ versions of him have been less than mindblowing. Finally, Sam Thompson has contact hitting and pretty much nothing else, but he’s really good at that thing at least. Designated Hitter 1. 1925 Babe Ruth (GOG) 2. 1895 Cupid Childs (SMA) 3. 1895 John McGraw (WAS) 4. 1940 Hank Greenberg (MEX) 5. 1924 Ken Williams (COL) code:Bench 1. 1895 Wilbert Robinson / 1949 Jackie Robinson / 1995 Barry Larkin / 1956 Frank Robinson / 1923 Zack Wheat (WAS) 2. 1999 Fred McGriff / 1995 Vinny Castilla / 1995 Ellis Burks / Platoon Partners (MEX) 3. 2012 Shin-Soo Choo / 1924 Marty McManus / 2012 Michael Brantley / 2015 Edwin Encarnacion / Platoon Partners (COL) 4. 1971 Manny Sanguillen / 1909 Elmer Flick / 1971 Al Oliver / 2015 Aramis Ramirez / Platoon Partners (SMA) 5. 1987 Luis Aguayo / 1925 Earle Combs / 1925 Bob Meusel / Platoon Partners (GOG) code:Pander: Ellis Burks is also a passable CF, and Vinny Castilla is no stranger to high-altitude stadium hijinks. Those two benches can improve, but are still light years beyond… TheMcD: Beyond that, there’s just three lovely benches that are practically interchangeable. Flick and Combs are alright, I guess, and I’m relatively alone in thinking that Aramis Ramirez is actually decent, but really, they’re all EC team benches, they’re not going to be good and when people start dying, you’re generally going to be poo poo outta luck and jolly well hosed. Pander: These are not passable backups for any starter. Making a deep bench isn’t easy and isn’t always rewarding, but if you need it and don’t have it you’re dead. It’s sort of like driving without insurance I guess. Good luck with that. Starting Pitcher #1 1. 1895 Cy Young (SMA) 2. 1906 Rube Waddell (COL) 3. 1909 Addie Joss (WAS) 4. 1901 Christy Mathewson (MEX) 5. 1918 Carl Mays (GOG) code:Starting Pitcher #2 1. 1909 Addie Joss (SMA) 2. 1923 Dazzy Vance (WAS) 3. 1913 Nap Rucker (MEX) 4. 2015 David Price (COL) 5. 1918 Dutch Leonard (GOG) code:Pander: Mediocrity is all the Mexicutioners need from Nap Rucker, which I think he’ll exceed. I desperately want to trade for David Price, who’s like a slightly less effective Chris Sale with a starter’s full stamina. I agree he’ll have a devil of a time in Mexico, though. Starting Pitcher #3 1. 1903 Addie Joss (MEX) 2. 1971 Nolan Ryan (WAS) 3. 1971 Nolan Ryan (COL) 4. 1956 Sandy Koufax (SMA) 5. 1925 Urban Shocker (GOG) code:Starting Pitcher #4 1. 1910 Slim Sallee (MEX) 2. 1909 Cy Falkenberg (SMA) 3. 1975 Jim Kaat (COL) 4. 1923 Burleigh Grimes (WAS) 5. 1918 Joe Bush (GOG) code:Starting Pitcher #5 1. 1903 Bill Bernhard (MEX) 2. 1892 Tim Keefe (WAS) 3. 1895 Nig Cuppy (SMA) 4. 1924 Urban Shocker (COL) 5. 1925 Bob Shawkey (GOG) code:Bullpen 1. 2015 Joakim Soria / 2015 Mark Melancon / 2015 Tony Watson / 2015 Antonio Bastardo / 2015 Jared Hughes / 2015 Masahiro Tanaka (SMA) 2. 1971 Sparky Lyle / 1984 Rich Gossage / 1952 Hoyt Wilhelm / 1971 Tug McGraw / 1971 Luis Tiant / 1903 Red Donahue (MEX) 3. 1996 Robb Nen / 2001 Arthur Rhodes / 2001 Jeff Nelson / 1994 John Wetteland / 1892 Gus Weyhing / 1895 Sadie McMahon (WAS) 4. 1975 Rich Gossage / 2012 Joe Smith / 2012 Cody Allen / 2012 Aaron Loup / 1975 Terry Forster / 1975 Wilbur Wood (COL) 5. 1987 Steve Bedrosian / 1987 Mike Jackson / 1918 Sad Sam Jones / 1925 Herb Pennock / 1925 Sad Sam Jones / 1925 Waite Hoyt (GOG) code: TheMcD: This is a picture of Sad Sam Jones smiling - he was called “sad” because he generally had his cap pulled down more than the other players, making him look downcast. Take a good look at this picture and imprint it in your mind, because I can guarantee you that your Sam Joneses will be doing no smiling at all. Closing Thoughts: TheMcD: So, how will this division go? Why are you asking me, I’ve already proven I don’t know what I’m doing! But regardless, to me, this division is split into three. There’s the establishment of the Mexicutioners and Vault Boys, the one with potential, the St. Maarten Storm, and then there’s the poor sods that are the Goog Day and the Colma Skeletons, who both just have too many glaring issues with not enough positives to outweigh them. I’d call the division like this: 1. Mexico City Mexicutioners (90~95 wins) 2. Wasteland Vault Boys (90~85 wins) 3. St. Maarten Storm (80~75 wins) 4. The Goog Day (70~65 wins) 5. Colma Skeletons (65~60 wins) Pander: I think the Mexicutioners have a good home field advantage, but will be outgunned at home by at least one team (the Googs!) and won’t have the Diamond Dogs or Coldplayers to feast upon anymore. Some of the teams left over in the DH league are ones the Mexies struggled against, like the Shardblades and Killer Mikes. Plus, the Vault Boys actually finished second last second, and still look pretty good, so they take top spot. I kinda like some of what the Storm offer, but they just need a bit more synergy to challenge for the lead here. Colma’s pitching is clearly superior to the Goog Day’s in all respects, but the gap in offenses is far more severe between the two. So I agree with TheMcD’s ranking of the final three. 1. Wasteland Vault Boys (95 wins) 2. Mexico City Mexicutioners (85 wins) 3. St. Maarten Storm (77 wins) 4. The Goog Day (68 wins) 5. Colma Skeletons (60 wins)
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 Super-League XVIII, Week 0: Never Finish What You Start I'll give you guys the weekend to mull things over, and then I'll do the first sim on Monday morning. Team Statistics        Analysis That is a dangerous number of Astros. Frankly, any Astros are too many.        Analysis I don't think you've given me your lineups.        Analysis This team still fills me with fury. Just so you know.        Analysis Sally forth, yon beknighted men!        Analysis How far can gimmickry take this team? The playoffs, maybe, but I'm not sure it can get them a title.        Analysis It's all about the game, and how you play it.        Analysis Slug Lyfe 4 life!        Analysis ROMAN! REIGNS! He hopes this does well. ROMAN! REIGNS! Or else it will go to hell! ROMAN! REIGNS! He wishes that your day comes! ROMAN! REIGNS! And then he mocks your plums!        Analysis The Space Fish are beyond my ability to predict.        Analysis It's not necessary to shuffle the rotation yet, but keep an eye on it.        Analysis Dingers and not much else.        Analysis Nothing new to report.        Analysis Please win this division. If you don't, I feel like your brain is going to break.        Analysis Good hitting, the pitching is not as bad as everyone seems to think.        Analysis Historically, teams from the Pacific Northwest haven't done well. But, hey, let's see if you can buck that trend.        Analysis The trendy pick to win the Super-League title. But a Canadian winning a baseball championship? The last time that happened, it forced the cancellation of the next year's World Series!        Analysis Finally, THE Thornton Lee has come back to the Super-League!        Analysis It's been something like three years or more in real time since TKBomber won a division. He's due.        Analysis Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me.        Analysis I'm not sure how long Collins will survive.        Analysis I've reformulated RNG God, drawing inspiration from the greatest fighter to ever come out of Brazil... Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida.        Analysis DO BETTER!        Analysis There's a pretty good chance that either the Sheikhs or Marmosets implode.        Analysis First in love, last in alphabetical order. Standings   
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Now I've seen the rolls; Line-up Changes Batting order and starting line-up: #1: Ed Delahanty (DH) #2: Carlos Beltran/Duke Snider (CF) Beltran vs. Lefties #3: John Olerud (1B) #4: Babe Ruth (RF) #5: Lou Whitaker (2B) #6: Al Simmons (LF) #7: Scott Rolen (3B) #8: Cal Ripken (SS) #9: Ted Simmons (C) Bench: #1: Ivan Rodriguez (C) #2: Carlos Beltran/Duke Snider (CF) #3: Hanley Ramirez (IF) #4: Enos Slaughter (OF) #5: Adam Dunn (Chosen One) Rotation: #1: Cy Young #2: Pete Alexander #3: Wanderlei Bolton #4: Randy Johnson #5: Jack McDowell Bullpen: CL: Rob Dibble SU: Eri Yoshida SR: Paul Assenmacher SR: Keith Foulke MR: John Franco LR: Steve Carlton
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Goddammit Monicro! I will murder your age-bugging Eddie!
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One small change. Send down Carlos Beltran and call up George Kell
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Shifting the batting order around. vs. RHP/LHP w/ DH: 1. 2B Eddie Collins 2. LF Ted Williams 3. RF Joe Jackson 4. DH Babe Ruth 5. CF Maniac Magee 6. 1B Jimmie Foxx 7. SS Luke Appling 8. C Gabby Hartnett 9. 3B George Kell vs. RHP/LHP no DH: 1. 2B Eddie Collins 2. LF Ted Williams 3. RF Joe Jackson 4. 1B Babe Ruth 5. CF Maniac Magee 6. SS Luke Appling 7. C Gabby Hartnett 8. 3B George Kell 9. [pitcher slot]
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Everything looks good! No changes!
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Only thing I see wrong is Hojo is supposed to be on the bench instead of papi, but holy moly what a god awful roll. Other than that, LET'S DO THIS.
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Mmmmmm look at those rolls. I guess if anyone in need of pitching thinks that 1984 Bert Blyleven roll is too good to waste in my minors get at me, but otherwise I'm sticking with everything as is. Smasher, I'm not sure if I specified this in the roster post but please make Bresnahan the personal catcher for Walter Johnson. Otherwise everything looks good! If they hadn't cancelled the 94 season it would have been three years in a row of Canadian champs. The American baseball conspiracy is more sinister than you think. DannoMack fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Dec 31, 2015 |
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Dec 31, 2015 22:45
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Pretty sure Blanka is the greatest Brazilian fighter.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Analysis I was absolutely shocked to find out that every member of this year's rotation had an ERA+ over 100 last season. Which worries me a bit, because there's certainly some regression coming there this season.
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