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Right, so I'm doing my very first league, and I took the game's advice of doing an $80M league. I tried to avoid having guys with high WHIP or ERA (for the most part, I guess Schilling's ERA and WHIP may be considered a bit high), and kept a focus on guys with all around games and a tendency to draw walks and get extra base hits. Here's my team https://www.whatifsports.com/mlb-l/decisions.asp Any advice? El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Jul 13, 2013 |
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Sorry about that http://imgur.com/yhO1WCV
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Jul 13, 2013 22:39
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I'm in Polo Grounds. Any suggestions to replace Schilling with, given the finances? Edit: Replaced him with Vern Law. Good HR/9 rates and decent whip El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Jul 14, 2013 |
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Jul 14, 2013 04:25
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I just joined a theme league with an 130M cap with the caveat that you get no waiver wire, no trades, and no AAA. http://imgur.com/aYQOARP There's my team. I can give the league # if anybody is interested. El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Aug 1, 2013 |
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Aug 1, 2013 15:27
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There's no time based theme like only 1900-1950 or anything, just the rule about no roster changes.
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Aug 1, 2013 15:31
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I'd love some. Knowing who's a good value based on what they cost would be appreciated. You may recall I posted my 80M team in this thread previously, and after a hot start we ain't doing so hot. Started 13-5, currently 24-29. Edit: I'd also be open to starting a lower cap league for goons, I was bummed out when I saw I was too late for the one that's going currently. That 130M league has not started yet and I can still pull out.
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Aug 1, 2013 16:09
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Do Tris Speaker or Stan Musial normalize well?
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Aug 1, 2013 16:49
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While I'm picking your guys' brains, what approach do you recommend for 80M leagues on offence? Building a decent pitching staff for less money seems possible but certain attempts to get decent players for little money seems to have floundered in my other league (i.e. Nick Johnson for 3.95).
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Aug 1, 2013 16:58
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That sucks because I fiddled with my 80M team a LOT before settling on what I had, and one of my lineups had 4 guys with 40+ doubles but I felt it was too gimmicky and would not work.
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Aug 1, 2013 17:06
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New team after suggestions http://imgur.com/G00Ztsz League # is 106306. El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Aug 1, 2013 |
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Aug 1, 2013 17:32
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For future reference, how do the notable Japanese outfielders in this game like Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, and Norichika Aoki normalize? Is Fukudome worth having around? I ask because I was toying with having a team where my entire outfield and bullpen is Japanese. El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Aug 8, 2013 |
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Aug 8, 2013 16:15
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Power of Pecota posted:That seems pretty restrictive, who's in the bullpen outside of Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Takashi Saito? Koji Uehara, Junichi Tazawa, Kaz Sasaki, Hideki Okajima, Shingo Takatsu, and maybe Iwakuma, Ostuka or Nomo as a mop-up or long reliever depending on cap. Sadly you couldn't really have a starting rotation consisting of Japanese pitchers (even though there's enough dudes), I tried that in my free exhibition season and Nomo's rookie year was the only effective one. El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Aug 8, 2013 |
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Aug 8, 2013 19:21
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Same for Iwakuma, he's having a really good year.
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Aug 9, 2013 02:57
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Did you do that in a league you were gonna sign up for? It doesn't look like you did that in dream team mode. Kawasaki is awesome. I seriously wish he was good enough to be an everyday guy.
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Aug 11, 2013 16:35
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The 130M league filled up. We start tomorrow. http://imgur.com/HFAZyM1
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Aug 13, 2013 16:10
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I know you guys have said that 1930's era hitters don't normalize well, but does that apply to pitchers as well? Because 1933 Carl Hubbell looks really good.
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Aug 27, 2013 21:01
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I dunno. Hubbell's numbers are pretty good in 1933. 23-12, 1.66 ERA, 308.2 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 156 K.
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Aug 28, 2013 06:08
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Zamboni Jesus posted:an erc# of 2.01 isn't that great for over $11m What's erc?
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Aug 28, 2013 06:52
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jeffersonlives posted:ERC (Component ERA) is a Bill James ERA estimator based on hits, walks, and dingers, which happen to be the key factors that WIS uses for pitcher outcomes. ERC# is normalized ERC since WIS uses seasonal normalization. ERC# should probably be your default pitching search category although it's not the be-all, end-all. I'm not sure I understand how I'd measure it when putting together a team.
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Aug 28, 2013 17:32
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Devo posted:After a 4-2 PM2 I'm sitting at exactly .500 in the WISC. My teams were a combined 30 under at one point, maybe even closer to 40 under. My disappointing 110M team has clawed back to .500, and my 120M team has been hotter than the sun. Never fear though, my 80M team still sucks balls. Would you mind posting your 120M team?
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Aug 29, 2013 00:33
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Aside from Addie Joss, who are some of the most effective early 20th century pitchers in the context of the game? I'm mainly talking from about 1900-1940. P.S. I assume because a lot of positional stars from the game in the 1930's aren't effective, there aren't many pitchers from the 1930's to be had that are good, is that correct? El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Nov 28, 2013 |
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Nov 28, 2013 17:22
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Zamboni Jesus posted:
I've saved it as advanced but I still don't see ERC. Do I have to use Baseball Reference to find that part out? Edit: Never mind, found it. What's the cutoff for ERC? About how low should it be, ideally? El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Dec 24, 2013 |
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Dec 24, 2013 03:15
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My team for an 110M league. I avoided going with power for the most part and focused on guys with a gift for extra-base hits and getting on base
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Dec 29, 2013 20:49
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Joined a 120M league where all of your offence and pitching has to come from a single decade. Chose the 90's for my offence, and 1900-1909 for my pitching staff. Would appreciate some feedback, planning on making Griffith my closer, have not fiddled with the lineup yet.
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Jan 15, 2014 21:38
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Devo posted:I feel like you can do a lot better than Steve Finley for a $6.5MM 90s OF, '93 Chris Hoiles is your 90s catching god, and why '03 Addie over '08? Any recommendations for the bench? Also, with Joss, just didn't feel like I had to spend the money for '03 Joss.
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Jan 15, 2014 22:02
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Went with this...took some of the advice, went a different way on other stuff 
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Jan 16, 2014 03:22
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Can you guys recommend a good open league cheap catcher aside from Gene Tenace (who did not perform well for me previously)?
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Dec 14, 2014 17:13
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kensei posted:Isn't 1975 Gary Carter a good one to use? Is this one of those things where I have to do the URL trick? Because his first year as a catcher is '76. Also, w/ Montero I see it as having 3 choices: 2011: 18 HR, 36 2B, .282/.351/.469, 4.8M, 553PA 2009: 16HR, 30 2B, .294/.355/.478, 3.2M, 470PA 2012: 15 HR, 25 2B, .286/.391/.438, 5.1M, 573 PA 2012 is the best year defensively, but he also struck out a greater rate.
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Can you guys make a recommendation to help me make a decent rotation/bullpen for under 40M in an OL? Here's my rotation, but it came in at 43.2 M 1908 Frank Smith 1901 Deacon Phillippe 1906 Jack Pfiester 1918 Allen Sothoron 1918 Jake Northrop (closer) 1908 Jack Ryan 2011 Josh Johnson 2002 Terry Mulholland 1996 Elmer Dessens (the last two are mop up guys for minimum salary) I also would appreciate advice re: whether I really need to spend 40M on my offence.
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