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mentholmoose posted:I don't really know that there's anything else you can do, short of moving up rounds. Everyone has to have the same number of players in the end. look if someone wants to trade me their first, second, and third picks for my first, 24th, and 25th I'm probably not going to say no.
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bewbies posted:I'll do a "team photo" for everyone also: GMs, send me a 150x150 team logo and team colors (main/secondary/pinstripes) by either HTML code or RGB. since I'm being dull and playing as the Mets can you just use their OOTP default ones?
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Julio Cruz posted:since I'm being dull and playing as the Mets can you just use their OOTP default ones? Yep, figured out how to do this. If you're an MLB team don't worry about it unless you want me to use a special logo or something. Also for the sake of simplicity I'd suggest no draft trades; if you want to trade players after they're drafted that is fine but everything has to be even numbers (ie, 1 for 1, 2 for 2, etc) bewbies fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Apr 30, 2020 |
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bewbies posted:Yep, figured out how to do this. If you're an MLB team don't worry about it unless you want me to use a special logo or something. Thank goodness. Do they have historical alternates so I can use the orange/yellow stripe jerseys for the Astros? No big deal if that's not option. Oh, and just out of curiosity... What's the venue for the ASG/Derby? Blind Pineapple fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Apr 30, 2020 |
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Apr 30, 2020 21:53
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But I want the fat guy team 
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Yaya posted:But I want the fat guy team Make a fat guy team that is so good that the Babe will be begging to join you via midseason trade. Yo bewbies, for the coin flip for years part: quote:Players will be either a straight lift from their draft year or a 3 year window averaging around their draft year, dependent on a coinflip. So, you can snag a one-year wonder hoping for that annus mirabilis, but you might get that player's 3 year average around the draft year instead. Note that this is not affected by injury seasons or missed time due to other reasons (ie, WWII) Say a hypothetical player had the following years: 2000: very good 2001: great 2002: #2 in MVP votes 2003: injured, missed 120 games 2004: very good, plays 120 games If someone drafted that player for 2002, and the coinflip landed on 3-year average, does it average 2001 thru 2003? The "this is not affected" phrase leaves me uncertain.
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In other words don't draft Larry Doby or Hack Wilson
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Are we just picking in here or are we making a separate pick thread
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I figure picks/discussion ought to all be in here. Easier to keep track of and flows better.
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kalensc posted:Make a fat guy team that is so good that the Babe will be begging to join you via midseason trade. it is all based off of a kind of base talent level, so unless the injury was a debilitating/permanent one it won't affect anything.... in this case if he came back strong in 2004 then 2003 will have the same or similar base talent level regardless of the injury or actual stats
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Draft starts today?
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As far as I understand, it should start in about two hours.
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Yeah IcePhoenix is up at 10 AM. Did we get a final draft sheet to sort everyone's picks out?
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Draft Info Please post your picks in the following format: DRAFT PICK With the X pick in the X round, (team) picks (Player Name) (Player Year) (Player Team) Then enter it on the spreadsheet HERE So, for example: quote:DRAFT PICK bewbies fucked around with this message at 14:54 on May 1, 2020 |
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Ehhhhhhhhhhhh just pay attention to the thread rather than sending PMs.
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Yeah, i'm not sending PMs lol. Also, i thought the list in the OP was the order. When my turn comes up i should be able to post within the hour (i'm at work), but my effort post will have to be tonight, or maybe on my lunch.
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I will only PM the next GM during even rounds but as a courtesy, whoever has the second pick should know that I'm only taking as much of the two hours as it takes me to notice that it's finally past 9:00 when I'm working
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Yeah we don't need to send PM's or format our picks perfectly, it'll be fine. e: Also why doesn't the sheet have extra columns for years/player positions/notes?
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Ignore my previous note about PMs! (we did that in the old football drafts)
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Also it's close enough to 10 Eastern, I'm declaring this draft go. On the clock: IcePhoenix (until 12PM EST) On deck: El Gallinero Gros In the hole: Julio Cruz Duckman2008 Zodiac5000
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Before kicking off the draft, the Minnesota Twins are excited to announce that, in honor of the history that we are celebrating with this draft, they will be returning to their first home to play baseball, Metropolitan Stadium With that sorted With the first overall pick of the Something Awful All-Time MLB draft, the Minnesota Twins select  Barry Bonds, 2002, San Francisco Giants, LF/DH
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Not as important for the first round cause we're likely picking all time greats, but a couple sentences on why you're picking whoever you're picking would be cool.
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I thought Babe Ruth would've been the slam dunk first pick, but yeah, Barry's 2001-2004 era was just as ludicrous with the bat, and you just can't beat those walk numbers. I like it.
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I was pretty near 100% certain that Bonds wouldn't still be available for me at #3. And I don't think Ruth will be either.
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mentholmoose posted:Not as important for the first round cause we're likely picking all time greats, but a couple sentences on why you're picking whoever you're picking would be cool. Barry Bonds is the best hitter of all time is the reason
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Not even a hall of famer.
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love this...we should definitely put giant color pics of our ballpark choices in here. Also kind of hard to choose between those late career Bonds seasons....
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bewbies posted:love this...we should definitely put giant color pics of our ballpark choices in here. I debated it a little bit but it's the double whammy of being his highest OPS+ season (and the highest of all time) and also the best choice for a three year snapshot if that's the way the coin flips
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The Nippon Ham Fighters are pleased to select Leftfielder Ted Williams, season 1941 We'll be playing in Petco Park El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 16:29 on May 1, 2020 |
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the New York Mets announce they will be playing in Shea Stadium and with the 3rd pick in the 1st round, the New York Mets select starting pitcher "Big Train" Walter Johnson, 1913 Washington Senators  thought about taking Ruth when it turned out I'd have the option, but instead I'm sticking with my original pick for reasons that may become clear as the draft progresses Julio Cruz fucked around with this message at 15:53 on May 1, 2020 |
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Assembling the key info in one post (El Gallinero Gros could you please edit into the OP when you get the chance? Merci!) Draft Order (Snake-style)
When announcing your draft picks, please begin the post using the following format: With the X pick in the X round, (team) picks (Player Name) (Player Year) (Player Team) You're also encouraged to include a brief explanation as to why you selected them (i.e. particular stats, personal fave, other anecdote, etc) Lastly, please enter it on the spreadsheet HERE Draft Rules
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Julio Cruz posted:and with the 3rd pick in the 1st round, the New York Mets select starting pitcher "Big Train" Walter Johnson, 1913 Washington Senators handsome fucker You know one thing I'm pretty curious about...all of these guys would of course destroy a normal league, but I've never seen how this works when the baseline player is a hall of famer. Like, Can George Brett hit .300 when he's facing Walter Johnsons all year long?
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bewbies posted:handsome fucker Yeah I had asked this upthread, if you knew from past experience if batting or pitching held up better in a league of all-star teams. Guess it's good for the rest of us that you are also uncertain! =P
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I'm just gonna draft a team of cool players and worry about that later
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IcePhoenix posted:I'm just gonna draft a team of cool players and worry about that later recommend this approach, and then get really upset at your superstar-but-not-legend player when he can't get past the mendoza line
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bewbies posted:You know one thing I'm pretty curious about...all of these guys would of course destroy a normal league, but I've never seen how this works when the baseline player is a hall of famer. Like, Can George Brett hit .300 when he's facing Walter Johnsons all year long? It all depends on how you approach the idea. There's room to say that Babe Ruth wouldn't be able to do poo poo against an elite modern relief pitcher just throwing ridiculous heat and breaking pitches that defy physics, or that he had legit talent that would've shone regardless of how much the game has evolved in the meantime. The same logic can apply to pitchers. The average hitter has evolved drastically from 1913 to 2020. Would Walter Johnson be that elite if he were in the current day? We can't really say. At least I sure as gently caress can't. All this just muddles the waters even more when it comes to answering that question. All we really have is simulation engines with inherent biases. So we from the Super-League have experience with Baseball Mogul 2013's biases, which for instance say that if Mike Schmidt faced elite pitchers all the time, he'd suck because he struck out a whole bunch, and obviously these elite pitchers would have him striking out even more and walking less. Which leads to Mike Schmidt putting up slash lines like .244/.318/.450, which isn't bad, but it's not Mike Schmidt, really.
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kalensc posted:Assembling the key info in one post (El Gallinero Gros could you please edit into the OP when you get the chance? Merci!) Done.
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Folks, as I have alluded here and elsewhere, while I enjoy baseball, I do not have a strong grasp on it or follow it closely. Therefore, one would think “well, how can Duckman know who to pick?” Growing up, I did have one source that did teach me all my current baseball knowledge. I learned player names, it provided stats, abilities , and current team. Thankfully, for me, I still have this source:  That’s right , the ultimate guide , and best (and only) baseball game I have really played intensely. Ken Griffey Jr 64. And while I don’t have time at the moment to set it up to evaluate stats right now (I hope my system still works), I don’t need to turn on the game to know who will lead my Ken Griffey Jr 64 team. The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs select, as their team face and franchise Ken Griffey Jr , year 1997 Edit Edit: The game had 1997 Rosters, so all players will be 1997 Rosters. 1997-1998 season (which will be everyone’s season) A true legend, and baseball and video game hero. I will post his (video game) stats later, assuming my N64 and game work.  
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Duckman2008 posted:Ken Griffey Jr just FYI baseball seasons don't work this way, you need to pick either '97 or '98
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Julio Cruz posted:just FYI baseball seasons don't work this way, you need to pick either '97 or '98 "The 1997-1998 season" should be "the 1997 season", I would figure.
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