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FairGame
Jul 24, 2001

Der Kommander

Two more trades!

Modern Love sends
Its newly acquired 3rd rd DD pick from the Doom

Paleto Pilots send
1996 Kevin Brown

Modern Love sends
Whatever year Roy Halladay is (check my spreadsheet; I’m on a phone)

Whatever Edward Maas/CaptainYesterdays team is called sends
1997 Kevin Brown


...now I have six Browns. The prophecy is complete. I’ll post Modern Love’s gauntlet roster later today. Gonna win.

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Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

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Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
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FairGame posted:

Two more trades!

Modern Love sends
Its newly acquired 3rd rd DD pick from the Doom

Paleto Pilots send
1996 Kevin Brown

Modern Love sends
Whatever year Roy Halladay is (check my spreadsheet; I’m on a phone)

Whatever Edward Maas/CaptainYesterdays team is called sends
1997 Kevin Brown


...now I have six Browns. The prophecy is complete. I’ll post Modern Love’s gauntlet roster later today. Gonna win.

It’s a 2003 Halladay, and I approve.

FairGame
Jul 24, 2001

Der Kommander

MODERN LOVE ENTERS THE GAUNTLET

WARNING! THIS ROSTER CONTAINS TWO KEVIN BROWNS OF PRECISELY THE SAME YEAR; YOU WILL I GUESS NEED TO CLONE ONE OF THEM OR CHANGE THE YEAR OR SOMETHING BECAUSE MOGUL SKIPS PERFECT CLONES
code:
2013 Miguel Cabrera	cabremi01,2013,,,,Miguel,Cabrera
1997 Kevin Brown	brownke01,1997,,,,Kevin,Brown
1992 Ryne Sandberg	sandbry01,1992,,,,Ryne,Sandberg
1987 Lou Whitaker	whitalo01,1987,,,,Lou,Whitaker
1977 George Brett	brettge01,1977,,,,George,Brett
1987 Cal Ripken	ripkeca01,1987,,,,Cal,Ripken
1987 Tony Fernandez	fernato01,1987,,,,Tony,Fernandez
1987 Rickey Henderson	henderi01,1987,,,,Rickey,Henderson
1987 Kirby Puckett	puckeki01,1987,,,,Kirby,Puckett
2000 Barry Bonds	bondsba01,2000,,,,Barry,Bonds
2006 Ichiro Suzuki	suzukic01,2006,,,,Ichiro,Suzuki
2008 Joe Mauer	mauerjo01,2008,,,,Joe,Mauer
1994 Pudge Rodriguez	rodriiv01,1994,,,,Ivan,Rodriguez
1996 Kevin Brown	brownke01,1996,,,,Kevin,Brown
1987 Bret Saberhagen	saberbr01,1987,,,,Bret,Saberhagen
1989 Tom Henke	henketo01,1989,,,,Tom,Henke
1991 Lee Smith	smithle02,1991,,,,Lee,Smith
1991 Bryn Smith	smithbr01,1991,,,,Bryn,Smith
1997 Larry Walker	walkela01,1997,,,,Larry,Walker
1996 Gary Sheffield	sheffga01,1996,,,,Gary,Sheffield
1998 Kevin Brown	brownke01,1998,,,,Kevin,Brown
1991 Kevin Brown	brownke01,1991,,,,Kevin,Brown
2001 Kevin Brown	brownke01,2001,,,,Kevin,Brown
1995 Edgar Martinez	martied01,1995,,,,Edgar,Martinez
1998 Ken Griffey Jr	griffke02,1998,,,,Ken,Griffey
2009 Billy Wagner	wagnebi02,,,,Billy,Wagner
2016 Ken Giles	gileske01,2016,,,,Ken,Giles
2016 Mike Trout	troutmi01,2016,,,,Mike,Trout
2005 Kiko Calero	calerki01,2005,,,,Kiko,Calero
1996 Kevin Brown	brownke01,1996,,,,Kevin,Brown
1987 Don Mattingly	mattido01,1987,,,,Don,Mattingly
1994 Jeff Bagwell	bagweje01,1994,,,,Jeff,Bagwell
code:
Hit and Run	-5
Sacrifice Bunt: 	0
Squeeze Play:	-1
Trying for extra bases	1
Stealing Bases	2
Aggressively Tagging Up:	2
Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 	-3
Giving Intentional Walks: 	-5
Pitching Around Good Hitters: 	-5
Bringing the Infield In: 	0
Guarding the Lines: 	0
Making Cutoff Throws: 	2
Bringing in Pinch Hitters: 	0
Bringing in Pinch Runners: 	0
Bringing in Defensive Replacements: 	0
Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: 	-5
Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: 	-2
Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: 	-4
code:
Seasons Played In	Gauntlet 18
Name	The Labyrinth
Location	0 Feet Above Sea Level
Grass Type	Natural
Open/Dome	Open
Grass Length	Whatever the longest is
Infield Quality	Excellent
Foul Grounds	Enormous
Visibility	Whatever the best is
LF	340
LCF	360
CF	390
RCF	360
RF	340
code:
Vs. RHP
1.) Henderson, LF
2.) Walker, RF
3.) Bonds, DH
4.) Griffey, CF
5.) Mattingly, 1B
6.) Whitaker, 2B
7.) Ripken, SS
8.) Brett, 3B
9.) Mauer, C

Vs. LHP
1.) Henderson, LF
2.) Sheffield, RF
3.) Bonds, DH
4.) Bagwell, 1B
5.) Ripken, SS
6.) Sandberg, 2B
7.) Brett, 3B
8.) Pudge, C
9.) Trout, CF

Bench
RF Platoon Partner
CF Platoon Partner
1B Platoon Partner
C Platoon Partner
2B Platoon Partner
Tony Fernandez

Pitching
SP1	1996 Brown (Solid)
SP2	1996 Brown (Liquid)
SP3	1997 Brown (Punished "Venom")
SP4	1991 Brown (Naked)
	
CL	Lee Smith
SU	Henke
SR1	Calero
SR2	Wagner
MR	Bryn Smith
LR	2001 Brown (Old)

...I want a 6-man bench and a 10-man pitching rotation. I think that creates "mop-up" or something, so just do your best if you can't precisely match the alignment above. 4-man rotation given the 40-game season which I'm sure is littered with off days.	

TheoSqua
Mar 23, 2020
I think this is the right spot for the pick 'em, but if it's not let me know and i'll move this:

Panders
Pandas
Propane
Survivors
Roboumps, 6, 4-2
Thunderbuckets, 4, 5-0

Pash
Sep 10, 2009

The First of the Adorable Dead
Never mind

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."



: Ah, the offseason! No more people whining at me for lineup changes, just me, sitting alone in a corner, weeping openly.
: Wait, Smasher! First of all, shouldn't you use the offseason to get treatment for your severe depression?
: As long as I never go to therapy, I will never be formally diagnosed with severe depression. Checkmate!
: I don't think that's a good idea. Anyway, we also have to do the playoffs.
: ...gently caress!

Super-League XXVIII, Wildcard Round


: Okay, let's get on with it.


Dynamo League Wildcard Game: Milan Mosquitoes @ Raleigh Red Pandas

: The following contest is a Dynamo League wildcard match, set for one game. Introducing first, the visitors, from Milan, Italy, they are owned by GVOLTT and are certainly as nettlesome as their namesake, the Milan Mosquitoes. And their opponents, the home team, from Raleigh, North Carolina, owned by T. Flama, but controlled by the People's Lefty, the Raleigh Red Pandas!

: Well, gang, the People's Lefty was slated to start the game, and the Mosquitoes' offense is fine, but not exactly a pack of worldbeaters. So, what do people think is going happen?
: A miracle?
: THERE ARE NO MIRACLES ON MY WATCH!



: Of course, now the Red Pandas have to deal with the Warriors with only one start from the People's Lefty. That might be tough.
: Sounds like they need...a miracle!
: I...okay, fine.


Smasher League Wildcard Game: The Hague Honkbalers @ Portland Panderers

: It is now time for the main event of the update! The following contest is a Smasher League wildcard match, set for one game. Introducing first, the visitors, from the Hague, the The Hague Honkbalers!
: But Smasher, that theme is a war crime! Oh...I get it, it's a war crime because they're in the Hague.
: And their opponents, from Portland, Portlandia, they are the former two-time, two-time Super-League Champions of the World, the Portland Panderers!

: Hey, look at me, everyone, I'm the big brain Pander! It's all totally my plan to go into a one-game playoff with Clayton Kershaw starting that do-or-die game, because I'm the big brain Pander, I'm so loving smart!
: So, how did it go?



: Truly, the essence of postseason Clayton Kershaw and, for that matter, the modern Los Angeles Dodgers, in one fantastic image.
: I'm not clear how this game happened.
: How it happened? Yoshida, there aren't a ton of stories out there about people being rewarded for their hubris! Still, see you next season, Pander!


PLAYOFF TEAM NEWZ

Akabira Killer Mikes

Injuries
Tom Henke (RP) - OUT!
Trevor Hoffman (RP) - OUT!

Pitcher Rest
Hilton Smith - READY!
Steve Carlton - READY!
Don Drysdale - 1 day out
Cole Hamels - 2 days out
Tom Seaver - READY!

Kobe Crows

Injuries
Mariano Rivera (RP) - OUT!

Pitcher Rest
New Hoss Radbourn - READY!
Other pitchers - IRRELEVANT!


Los Angeles Misanthropes

Injuries
-None-

Pitcher Rest
Fred Goldsmith - READY!
Bob Caruthers - READY!
Pete Alexander - 1 day out
George Bradley - 2 days out


Orion X-Men

Injuries
Tom Burgmeier (WHO?) - OUT!

Pitcher Rest
Good Pete Alexander - 1 day out
John Ward - 2 days out
Bad Pete Alexander - READY!
Lefty Grove - READY!
Noodles Hahn - READY!


Raleigh Red Pandas

Injuries
Riggs Stephenson (2B) - OUT!

Pitcher Rest
The People's Lefty - 3 days out
Cole Hamels - READY!
Chris Sale - READY!
Nolan Ryan - 1 day out
Roger Clemens - 2 days out

The Hague Honkbalers

Injuries
Joe Wood (SP) - 6 days
Larry Jansen (SP) - OUT!

Pitcher Rest
Joe Wood - 6 days out
Jim Creighton - 2 days out
Chief Bender - READY!
Chief Bender - READY!
Pete Alexander - 1 day out

World Warriors

Injuries
-None-

Pitcher Rest
Clayton Kershaw - 1 day out
Madison Bumgarner - 2 days out
Cole Hamels - READY!
Stephen Strasburg - READY!
Max Scherzer - READY!


Playoff Pick 'em: Divisional Round
Pick the winner, number of games (best of five) and score of the final game
The Hague Honkbalers vs. Akabira Killer Mikes
South Bolton Eazy W's vs. Kobe Crows
Raleigh Red Pandas vs. World Warriors
Orion X-Men vs. Los Angeles Misanthropes

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011

I DID I I KILLED PANDER

CFBalla
Sep 16, 2009

Yeah, I just made that shot. :smug:


Rotation:
SP1: Fred Goldsmith
SP2: Pete Alexander
SP3: George Bradley
SP4: Bob Caruthers

Everything else in the bullpen the same.

If I'm reading the pitcher rest news right this should be fine.

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI









With Mariano hurt for the playoffs, I guess put the Pedro from the minors in the bullpen.

Yaya
Nov 14, 2012

vancloober cablucks


Rotation for this series:

SP1: Cole Hamels
SP2: Clayton Kershaw
SP3: Madison Bumgarner
SP4: Chris Sale

Stephen Strasburg moves to Long Relief, Scherzer stays at cleanup. Lineups stay the same.

Lefties should ruin the Red Pandas day, so we'll fully lean into it.

shepard.shouldgo
Feb 2, 2016

Yaya posted:




Stephen Strasburg moves to Long Relief, Scherzer stays at cleanup. Lineups stay the same.




Scherzer batting cleanup? thats a bold move cotton

Yaya
Nov 14, 2012

vancloober cablucks

shepard.shouldgo posted:

Scherzer batting cleanup? thats a bold move cotton

MOPUP AND CLEANUP ARE SIMILAR IN NAME OKAY

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.



Man I'm not sure going 7 innings and giving up 1 run on 1 hit and 2 walks against makes the loss Kershaw's fault.

Craig K
Nov 10, 2016

puck

Yaya posted:

MOPUP AND CLEANUP ARE SIMILAR IN NAME OKAY

why do you park your car in the cleanup role and drive your car on the mopup role

Forzelt
Jul 23, 2012

Variance? Fuck that noise.
Pash scouting report: I think the mikes and the warriors will win. Hard to say for Ws vs Crows, but I lean Ws. Crows had a better season overall but have sucked for the last month. So that might keep going. I have no idea of xmen vs misanthropes. I think I like misanthrops but meh.

I can work with this...


Playoff Pick 'em: Divisional Round
Pick the winner, number of games (best of five) and score of the final game
The Hague Honkbalers vs. Akabira Killer Mikes, 4 games, 6-2
South Bolton Eazy W's vs. Kobe Crows, 5 games, 11-9
Raleigh Red Pandas vs. World Warriors, 3 games, 3-1
Orion X-Men vs. Los Angeles Misanthropes, 5 games, 6-0

DannoMack
Aug 1, 2003

i love it when you call me big poppa
A trade

I get:
Jose Oquendo (1991 i think)

Fairgame gets:
The right to swap 4th round picks

FairGame
Jul 24, 2001

Der Kommander

DannoMack posted:

A trade

I get:
Jose Oquendo (1991 i think)

Fairgame gets:
The right to swap 4th round picks

Enjoy ur secret weapon

tatankatonk
Nov 4, 2011

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.
Akabira Killer Mikes

vs RHP

Burkett LF
Boggs 3B
Ruth RF
Heilmann DH
Stargell 1B
Dickey C
Cobb CF
Gehringer 2B
Vaughan SS

vs LHP

Burkett LF
Cobb CF
Boggs 3B
Ruth RF
Heilmann DH
Dickey C
Kaline 1B
Gehringer 2B
Vaughan SS

#1 Smith
#2 Carlton
#3 Drysdale
#4 Koufax

CL Eckersley
SU Papelbon
SR Hoffman (uninjured)
SR Borbon
MR Hamels
MR Valenzuela
LR Seaver

Zodiac5000
Jun 19, 2006

Protects the Pack!

Doctor Rope
Playoff Pick 'em: Divisional Round
Pick the winner, number of games (best of five) and score of the final game
The Hague Honkbalers vs. Akabira Killer Mikes, 5 games, 3-2
South Bolton Eazy W's vs. Kobe Crows, 5 games, 6-4
Raleigh Red Pandas vs. World Warriors, 3 games, 4-2
Orion X-Men vs. Los Angeles Misanthropes, 5 games, 4-3

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011

HONKBAL SLDS LINE-UP!!!

We killed Pander and now we are going ALL THE WAY

Vs. RHP

CF Tris Speaker
DH Volk Hammer
1B Jimmie Foxx (elder)
3B Jimmie Foxx (Younger)
C Mickey Cochrane
LF Frank Robinson
RF Hank Aaron
2B Lou Whitaker
SS Cal Ripken

Vs. LHP

CF Tris Speaker
DH Volk Hammer
1B Jimmie Foxx (elder)
3B Jimmie Foxx (Younger)
RF Hank Aaron
LF Frank Robinson
C Ernie Lombardi
SS Cal Ripken
2B Ryne Sandberg

Bench:


Chipper Jones
Ernie Banks
Joe Dimaggio
Platoon Partners


Starters:
Game 1: Chief Bender the Elder
Game 2: Pete Alexander
Game 3: Jim Creighton
Game 4: Chief Bender the Elder
Game 5: Pete Alexander

Bullpen

CL: Mariano Rivera
SU: John Smoltz
SR: John Smoltz
SR: Gary Lavelle
MR: Babe Adams
LR: Al orth

Beet
Aug 24, 2003
Playoff Pick 'em: Divisional Round
The Hague Honkbalers vs. Akabira Killer Mikes in 5, 4-2
South Bolton Eazy W's vs. Kobe Crows in 4, 7-4
Raleigh Red Pandas vs. World Warriors in 5, 6-1
Orion X-Men vs. Los Angeles Misanthropes in 3, 5-1

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


EPISODE 9 OF CATT & THE MATT - SEASON FINALE(?)

In this episode we go over the Final 2 weeks of the season, the Wild Card, and Playoff Predictions.

I had a lot of fun doing these. Not sure how many if any of y'all listened to each one - but if you did I hope you enjoyed them as much as we did making them.

You can see how we prepped each episode in our spreadsheets here.

Maybe we'll do one next season depending on our schedules! But anyway, that's that!

Yaya
Nov 14, 2012

vancloober cablucks
SUB-PAR LEAGUE 16: SEMI FINALS MATCHUP 1: Sebastian Thunderbuckets vs Camden Buzzsaw
The playoffs have started! I've been informed that if I force anybody to write post-Week 26 that actually qualifies as a human rights violation so it's just me this time around! Today's matchup features the 111 win juggernaut Sebastian Thunderbuckets vs the plucky underdog "Fought with the Mets up to Game 162 for the division title" Camden Buzzsaw. Camden is a good team, but it's fair to say that them winning would be a massive upset. Let's see how it goes!

Game 1


Camden takes a 3-0 lead early, but it proves not to be enough as the Thunderbuckets power back to tie it, and then grind out a 14 inning 4-3 victory, thanks to the heroics of Frank Chance, of all people. This is the sort of game that it really stings to lose if you're the Buzzsaw, but you can also take it as a sign that you can hold your own, and you can win this series.

Game 2


While you could take some optimism from Game 1 if you're Clown Fundamentals, losing this one sucks rear end. Another extra innings loss in a game that shouldn't have gotten there to begin with. A 4-2 lead in the 8th, thrown away by a truly wretched Dennis Eckersley outing, and the Thunderbuckets head to Camden with two games you can argue they shouldn't have won.

Game 3


What started as a tall task for the Buzzsaw now looks nigh-impossible as they can't get anything off of Pedro Martinez and fall into a 3-0 series hole. It'll take nothing short of a miracle, now.

Game 4


A big 6th inning for the Buzzsaw and an insurance Babe Ruth homerun in the 8th give the Buzzsaw their first win in the series. It's not impossible, but could this be the start of their comeback?

Game 5


It was not.

GAUNTLET INFO
I would like to bring the Sub-Par down to 16 teams, but jumping from 20 to 16 seems too excessive in testing, so Sub-Par League 27 will feature 18 teams.

What does this mean for the Gauntlet?

7 repechage losers, 8 EC teams, 3 survivors

WEB Dat Bois? ABANDONED AND DEAD.

ROUND 1
The Sultana (.370)
Graceland Roses (.401)
Buc-ee's Beaver Bombers (.426)
Spiral Mountain Breeguls (.432)

ROUND 2
Monterey Bay Otters (.438)
Baseball Club (.457)

ROUND 3
Kyoto Sprite Knights (.481)
Senadores de San Juan (.494)

ROUND 4
Modern Love (.500)
Paleto Pilots (.500)

ROUND 5
The Limes of Harry Lime (.506)
Luna Landers (.512, lost head to head w/ OKC)

ROUND 6
Oklahoma City Bombers (.512, won head to head w/ Landers)
Everett Eagles (.519)

EC OWNERS, PICK EM: GAUNTLET ROUND 1
PICK TWO SURVIVORS

The Sultana (.370)
Graceland Roses (.401)
Buc-ee's Beaver Bombers (.426)
Spiral Mountain Breeguls (.432)

Yaya fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Apr 22, 2020

Clown Fundamentals
Mar 18, 2018

President and GM of YOUR Camden Buzzsaw

HulkaMatt posted:

EPISODE 9 OF CATT & THE MATT - SEASON FINALE(?)

In this episode we go over the Final 2 weeks of the season, the Wild Card, and Playoff Predictions.

I had a lot of fun doing these. Not sure how many if any of y'all listened to each one - but if you did I hope you enjoyed them as much as we did making them.

You can see how we prepped each episode in our spreadsheets here.

Maybe we'll do one next season depending on our schedules! But anyway, that's that!

Now that I'm not even going to the repechage, you're totally doing a second season of this.

Zodiac5000
Jun 19, 2006

Protects the Pack!

Doctor Rope
EC OWNERS, PICK EM: GAUNTLET ROUND 1
PICK TWO SURVIVORS

Buc-ee's Beaver Bombers (.426)
Spiral Mountain Breeguls (.432)

shepard.shouldgo
Feb 2, 2016

EC OWNERS, PICK EM: GAUNTLET ROUND 1
PICK TWO SURVIVORS

Graceland Roses (.401)
Spiral Mountain Breeguls (.432)


Playoff Pick 'em: Divisional Round
Pick the winner, number of games (best of five) and score of the final game
. Akabira Killer Mikes In 3, 8-2



South Bolton Eazy W's vs. Kobe Crows
South Bolton In 3, 6-5

Raleigh Red Pandas vs. World Warriors
Red Pandas in 4 , 3-1

Orion X-Men vs. Los Angeles Misanthropes
X-men in 5 , 10-9

shepard.shouldgo fucked around with this message at 12:07 on Apr 22, 2020

Forzelt
Jul 23, 2012

Variance? Fuck that noise.
EC OWNERS, PICK EM: GAUNTLET ROUND 1
PICK TWO SURVIVORS
Buc-ee's Beaver Bombers (.426)
Spiral Mountain Breeguls (.432)

Faustoan Bargain
Dec 24, 2009

I'd sell my soul for a pitcher with a power sinker...
EC OWNERS, PICK EM: GAUNTLET ROUND 1
PICK TWO SURVIVORS
Buc-ee's Beaver Bombers (.426)
Spiral Mountain Breeguls (.432)

Beet
Aug 24, 2003
EC OWNERS, PICK EM: GAUNTLET ROUND 1
PICK TWO SURVIVORS

The Sultana (.370)
Buc-ee's Beaver Bombers (.426)

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 Iliad, Book 22 posted:


There are no binding oaths between men and lions—
wolves and lambs can enjoy no meeting of the minds—
they are all bent on hating each other to the death.
So with you and me. No love between us. No truce
till one or the other falls and gluts with blood


Super-League XXVIII, Smasher League Divisional Series: South Bolton Eazy W's vs. Kobe Crows

: HulkaMatt, your wickedness ends today!
: But Smasher, the Crows were a much better team in the regular season, and New Hoss can start twice in a five-game series!
: Yes. That is why I've gone to extraordinary measures. As you know, in Celtic mythology, heroes could gain superhuman powers by binding themselves to a geas, that is, a vow to undertake or forebear some undertaking. In so doing, I shall grant the W's power commensurate with the severity of said geas.
: But how severe is this geas?
: In the face of the Crows' power pitchers, I vow to leave Mark Bellhorn in the starting lineup no matter the circumstance. Moreover, I vow to refrain from using any defensive substitute or pinch-hitter for Bellhorn. I bind myself to the power of the Saint of the Super-League.
: But that seems like a really bad idea!
: The W's do not win by skill. They win by ancient magicks. Thus has it always been, thus shall it always be!




: The following contest, scheduled for the best three out of five games, is a Smasher League Divisional Series. Introducing first, from Bolton, Lancashire, England, they are the reigning and defending thirteen-time Norris-Smythe Division Champions, the former seven-time Smasher League Champions, the former two-time tag champions, the reigning and defending Omni-Titles Holder and the former three times Super-League Champion of the World, they are the Team Eternal of the Super-League, they are the South Bolton Eazy W's!



: And their opponents, from Kobe, Japan and owned by HulkaMatt, they are the reigning and defending Senor Goodtimes Division Champion, and the reigning four-time Super-League Tag Team Champions of the World, the Kobe Crows!
: And, just to make it clear, the Omni-Titles are on the line. If the Crows sweep, they get the titles.



Game 1: South Bolton Eazy W's @ Kobe Crows (Series Tied 0-0)

: Yoshida, it has long been wondered if God could create a boulder so heavy that not even he could lift it.
: Right!
: I'm not god. But while I built New Hoss, I could not and did not build him in such a way that overcoming him would be impossible.




Game 2: South Bolton Eazy W's @ Kobe Crows (SLA Leads 1-0)

: Are you starting to see, HulkaMatt? Are you starting to see? Your dreaded fart forms may have defeated Pander, but I am not so easily beaten!
: This is not going how I thought it would at all! But, as a member of the W's, it's pretty great!




Game 3: Kobe Crows @ South Bolton Eazy W's (SLA Leads 2-0)

: ...
: Oh. Sorry. Oh, is this one of things that turns out to be a turning point where it all starts going wrong for the W's? Oh no! What have I done?
: The W's shall not perish from these playoffs!




Game 4: Kobe Crows @ South Bolton Eazy W's (SLA Leads 2-1)

: Have a lovely offseason, HulkaMatthew. That quote you put on each of your roster posts from me, it's not motivation, it's prophecy.
: All aboard the BandW'sagon!
: How do you pronounce that?




Final Thoughts

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


I didn't think we'd end with such a whimper. :(


Go W's. Bring me the Pick 'Em Title.



Warriors pretty much HAVE to lose to somebody in the Dynamo League Championship Series for Balla, Squid, and I to be in this - especially if the Thunderbuckets win the Sub Par.

If Buckets win the Sub Par - and the Warriors win the Dynamo League - that's it. Yaya wins.

If the Doom win the Sub Par - and the Warriors win the Dynamo League - the only challenge Yaya would really have is if the W's beat them in the Finals. In that scenario, I'd win.

Balla can't falter anywhere here. Realistically he wants the Misanthropes to win. But he's out of the Pick 'Em if they win it all - as Squid will win then.

HulkaMatt fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Apr 23, 2020

AnAnonymousIdiot
Sep 14, 2013

LIMBIC SYSTEM: A dull creeping throbs through your head all over.

SELF: What the gently caress did I do?

LIMBIC SYSTEM: You tried to come back here, mate. And after all your time in your void, it's over, and the thing in red is near.

SELF: Didn't I have something important to do?

LIMBIC SYSTEM: A new sensation slithers down to your stomach, and the spike in your head goes deeper. This is a terrible question.

SELF: Don't gently caress with me! I wanna know what I needed to be doing!

ANCIENT REPTILIAN BRAIN: Why would you wanna go back to that? Do you even know what you were doing?

SELF: Alright, what *was* I doing?

LIMBIC SYSTEM: Choosing people to win some horrible competition for fleeting supremacy.

ANCIENT REPTILIAN BRAIN: These words stir something in you?

SELF: Champs retain!

LIMBIC SYSTEM: A phantom scream in your ear, reeling rebuke. They don't want that, and you broke your promises.

SELF: Oh gently caress me!

Yaya
Nov 14, 2012

vancloober cablucks
POST YOUR GAUNTLET ROSTERS

I am literally not the same person who started this Sub-Par season I require your CSVs and failure to submit one will qualify as a forfeit and I will mercilessly kill your team dead

Yaya
Nov 14, 2012

vancloober cablucks
Sub-Par League 16: Semi-Finals Matchup 2: Khartoum Doom vs John Roberts' RoboUmps

I'm gonna be honest with you guys, I had plans for this nice little writeup about Storg vs Air Bud and I was gonna go through with it but today was all sorts of lovely. It was supposed to be a Gauntlet update but that's even more effort and I'm just not up to it. Enjoy the series.

NOTE FOR HABEASDORKUS: Rickey Henderson still had a couple days left on the DL so he is not in the lineup for Games 1 & 2, he is in the rest of the series

Game 1: John Roberts' RoboUmps @ Khartoum Doom (series tied 0-0)


So, Rube Waddell might still be broken. It's worth pointing out for McFreeze, as the RoboUmps take Game 1 in Khartoum.

Game 2: John Roberts' RoboUmps @ Khartoum Doom (JRR leads 1-0)


Disaster strikes for the RoboUmps in the 8th inning as a routine flyball to right field is bungled by Babe Ruth, allowing Slug Lyfe to take the lead and not look back as they even the series.

Game 3: Khartoum Doom @ John Roberts' RoboUmps (series tied 1-1)


Babe Ruth makes up for his error in Game 2 and hits a heroic game tying home run in the bottom of the 9th, but it proves to not be enough as the depth of the Doom bullpen outlasts the RoboUmps, capped off by a K-Rod meltdown in the 13th inning, allowing 2 runs, both off of wild pitches.

Game 4: Khartoum Doom @ John Roberts' RoboUmps (KHA leads 2-1)


Hey! I recognize that Walter Johnson! That's my Walter Johnson! Anyways, the 19 year old Big Train, who was obviously not going to be this good if he hadn't learned from the best on the World Warriors, grabs the win as the Doom take a 3-1 stranglehold on the series.

Game 5: Khartoum Doom @ John Roberts' RoboUmps (KHA leads 3-1)


Not a great outing from Rube Waddell again, but the RoboUmps aren't able to capitalize as the Doom take the lead in the first inning and never look back, taking the series in 5 and setting up a date with the Thunderbuckets in the finals.

PICK 'EM: SUB-PAR FINALS (best of 7), pick the winner, amount of games, and final score
Sebastian Thunderbuckets vs Khartoum Doom

Yaya fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Apr 23, 2020

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


i call for these finals to be streamed

Yaya
Nov 14, 2012

vancloober cablucks

HulkaMatt posted:

i call for these finals to be streamed

kw is simming the finals, so that there's no possible way I could fix the finals for Pick 'Em purposes!

shepard.shouldgo
Feb 2, 2016

Doom in 7, 8-3

Forzelt
Jul 23, 2012

Variance? Fuck that noise.
PICK 'EM: SUB-PAR FINALS (best of 7), pick the winner, amount of games, and final score
Sebastian Thunderbuckets vs Khartoum Doom, 7 games, 11-7

Zodiac5000
Jun 19, 2006

Protects the Pack!

Doctor Rope
PICK 'EM: SUB-PAR FINALS (best of 7), pick the winner, amount of games, and final score
Sebastian Thunderbuckets vs Khartoum Doom, 6 games, 6-4

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oystertoadfish
Jun 17, 2003

Yaya posted:

POST YOUR GAUNTLET ROSTERS

I am literally not the same person who started this Sub-Par season I require your CSVs and failure to submit one will qualify as a forfeit and I will mercilessly kill your team dead

ok then, here's a csv for the san juan senadores de/of san juan. i think the new a-rod i got was 2009, if not someone can yell at me i guess

if you need a full roster post then i guess ill come up with one. maybe i can win the gauntlet by default

it's 35 players, if that's a problem lemme know and i'll get rid of some of the relievers or whatever
pre:
delahed01,1895,,,,Ed,Delahanty
morgajo02,1976,,,,Joe,Morgan
mantlmi01,1960,,,,Mickey,Mantle
rosepe01,1976,,,,Pete,Rose
benchjo01,1976,,,,Johnny,Bench
berrayo01,1960,,,,Yogi,Berra
hamilbi01,1895,,,,Billy,Hamilton
averiea01,1931,,,,Earl,Averill
perezto01,1976,,,,Tony,Perez
schmimi01,1976,,,,Mike,Schmidt
thompsa01,1895,,,,Sam,Thompson
griffke01,1976,,,,Ken,Griffey
mcdougi01,1960,,,,Gil,McDougald
fostege01,1976,,,,George,Foster
seaveto01,1976,,,,Tom,Seaver
jonesra01,1976,,,,Randy,Jones
fordwh01,1960,,,,Whitey,Ford
messean01,1976,,,,Andy,Messersmith
orthal01,1895,,,,Al,Orth
shantbo01,1960,,,,Bobby,Shantz
matlajo01,1976,,,,Jon,Matlack
ferrewe01,1931,,,,Wes,Ferrell
montejo01,1976,,,,John,Montefusco
ditmaar01,1960,,,,Art,Ditmar
forscke01,1976,,,,Ken,Forsch
martipe02,1996,,,,Pedro,Martinez
rodrial01,2001,,,,Alex,Rodriguez
marisro01,1960,,,,Roger,Maris
howarel01,1960,,,,Elston,Howard
oliveal01,1976,,,,Al,Oliver
boyercl02,1960,,,,Clete,Boyer
cedence01,1976,,,,Cesar,Cedeno
smithle02,1985,,,,Lee,Smith
jacksla01,1961,,,,Larry,Jackson
rodrial01,2009,,,,Alex,Rodriguez
thanks

oystertoadfish fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Apr 24, 2020

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