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He was known as "The Pride of Havana", a solid- Eh, you know what, read these four posts: Tutorial #1: General Concepts and Hitting Tutorial #2: Pitching Tutorial #3: Tips and Misc. Tutorial #4: Picking Feeder Teams Tutorial #5: Advanced Concepts Thanks to tatankatonk, mrnoun and ToiletofSadness Okay, that took you 10 minutes. That's as much baseball knowledge as you really need. How Can I Sign Up? Well, registration is closed at the moment, but it'll open up either in a couple of months or never depending if I decide this next season will be the last one or not. Okay, I made a team, now what? Well, as a new team, your team will first compete in the Expansion Cup, which is essentially spring training for new teams. It runs concurrently with the last part of the Super-League season and gives new owners a chance to fine-tune their team before they get thrown into the deep end of the Super-League. The Expansion Cup season is 162 games long with no interleague play. Updates are done month-by-month, and, for this season, I'll be outsourcing that to tatankatonk. The teams are divided between the DH McQueen League and the non-DH Taggart League. After the Expansion Cup, there will be a dispersal draft to give your team a bit more depth, the draft runs for three rounds, and consists of players taken from the first four teams relegated from the previous Super-League. You should probably not trade your picks in the dispersal draft to veteran owners unless you're sure you're getting a fair deal. And then it's time for the Super-League itself, a 162-game endurance match. Updates are done on a week-by-week basis, and there will be four games of the week that allow me to showcase the individual teams of the Super-League. Around the mid-point of the season, there will be the Super-Draft, where each team will get a couple of reinforcements for the stretch run. At the end of the season, there are three potential fates for your team. The division champions as well as two wildcards per league will participate in the Super-League playoffs to determine a champion. A few other teams might be given automatic byes into the next Super-League. As for the rest? Well, I need to make room for new teams somehow, and that means that they must battle in The Gauntlet. The Gauntlet is a multi-round battle to the death. In the first round, the bottom four Super-League teams play in a forty-game mini-season. The top two move onto the next round. The bottom two are relegated out of existence. In the next round, the next two-worse teams face off against the survivors of the first round. The top two teams from that round move on once again, and so on until one or two teams (depending on the size of the expansion class) prevail in the final round and secure for themselves places in the next Super-League. If your team gets relegated, it is disbanded forever. You can re-enter the Super League during the next registration period and even keep your old team name, logo and whatever else you want, but that roster will be lost to you forever. This is all still very confusing, especially since I came in late and I don't really want to read Nah, it's just baseball, don't worry about it. Questions? PM Me. Super-League XXXII Memento Mori Division Preview Vae Victis Division Preview Sic Transit Vir Division Preview Mark Bellhorn Division Preview Senor Goodtimes Division Preview Norris-Smythe Division Preview Super-League XXXII, Week 0 Super-League XXXII, Week 1 Super-League XXXII, Week 2 Super-League XXXII, Week 3 Super-League XXXII, Week 4 Super-League XXXII, Week 5 Super-League XXXII, Week 6 Super-League XXXII, Week 7 Super-League XXXII, Week 8 Super-League XXXII, Week 9 Super-League XXXII, Week 10 Super-League XXXII, Week 11 Super-League XXXII, Week 12 Super-League XXXII, Week 13 Super-League XXXII, Week 14 Super-League XXXII, Week 15 Super-League XXXII, Week 16 Super-League XXXII, Week 17 Super-League XXXII, Week 18 Super-League XXXII, Week 19 Super-League XXXII, Week 20 Super-League XXXII, Week 21 Super-League XXXII, Week 22 Super-League XXXII, Week 23 Super-League XXXII, Week 24 Super-League XXXII, Week 25 Super-League XXXII, Week 26 Super-League XXXII, Wildcard Round Super-League XXXII, Dynamo League Divisional Series: Raleigh Red Pandas vs. Algonquin Park Handybeavers Super-League XXXII, Smasher League Divisional Series: Khartoum Doom vs. Kobe Crows Super-League XXXII, Dynamo League Divisional Series: Rochester Generics vs. Los Angeles Misanthropes Super-League XXXII, Smasher League Divisional Series: Minnesota Gov't Dogs vs. Enix Slimes Super-League XXXII, Dynamo League Championship Series: Los Angeles Misanthropes vs. Algonquin Park Handybeavers Super-League XXXII, Smasher League Championship Series: Minnesota Gov't Dogs vs. Khartoum Doom Super-League XXXII, Finals: Algonquin Park Handybeavers vs. Minnesota Gov't Dogs Sub-Par League Humboldt Division Preview Royal Division Preview Falkland Division Preview Kergeulen Division Preview Sub-Par League XX, Week 0 Sub-Par League XX, Week 1 Sub-Par League XX, Week 2 Sub-Par League XX, Week 3 Sub-Par League XX, Week 4 Sub-Par League XX, Week 5 Sub-Par League XX, Week 6 Sub-Par League XX, Week 7 Sub-Par League XX, Week 8 Sub-Par League XX, Week 9 Sub-Par League XX, Week 10 Sub-Par League XX, Week 11 Sub-Par League XX, Week 12 Sub-Par League XX, Week 13 Sub-Par League XX, Week 14 Sub-Par League XX, Week 15 Sub-Par League XX, Week 16 Sub-Par League XX, Week 17 Sub-Par League XX, Week 18 Sub-Par League XX, Week 19 Sub-Par League XX, Week 20 Sub-Par League XX, Week 21 Sub-Par League XX, Week 22 Sub-Par League XX, Week 23 Sub-Par League XX, Week 24 Sub-Par League XX, Week 25 Sub-Par League XX, Week 26 Sub-Par League XX, Week 27 Sub-Par League XX, Week 28/29 Sub-Par Semi-Finals: Dragons vs. Honkbalers Sub-Par Semi-Finals: Craigk vs. himself Sub-Par Finals: Honk vs. Puck Nu-League Week 0 Week 1.1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Quarterfinal #1: Pickles vs. Beavers Quarterfinal #2: Los Genericos fight a tree Quarterfinal #3: Air vs. Tigers Quarterfinal #4: FairGame channels the spirit of General Sherman Semifinal #1: Pickles vs. Flying Corgis Semifinal #2: Generics Gauntlet Round 1 Gauntlet Round 2 Gauntlet Round 3 Gauntlet Round 4 Final: kensei vs. kw0134 (so, it has come to this...) Nu-League II Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Tiebreakers! Wildcard 1 Wildcard 2 Quarterfinal: Ents vs. Knights Quarterfinal: Beer vs. Beavers Quarterfinal: Generics vs. Pickles Quarterfinal: Pander vs. Cthulhu! Whoever wins, we lose Semi-Final: Generics vs. Trees Semi-Final: Man Plans, Pander Laughs Final: PANDER WINZ NU-LEAGUE III Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Previous Threads Thread #1: 2003 Cubs, 1993 Phillies, SLI Thread #2: SLII-SLVI The Koop Collection Smasher Dynamo fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Dec 12, 2023 |
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Something Awful is broken and it's a jerk! EC Update 0  There is no DH in the Dynamo League. Champions                      Champions                      Champions                        Champions                      Current Members      The Smasher League uses the DH. Champions                        Division Champions                       Champions                     .png)  Champions                     Smasher Dynamo fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Super-League Obits and Stuff Teams that are definitely going to get an obit one of these days  Like a flaming car crossing the finish line, the Bobbleheads win, but they look like hell doing it. Led by their captain, Mark Grace, the Bobbleheads have somehow managed to survive five seasons of the Super-League despite never being contenders. How is this possible? Because the Senor Goodtimes Division is a place where the sky is falling, the center cannot hold, and there's a spanner in the works. It takes a certain amount of team to be able to survive that chaos, and while the Bobbleheads may not be champions, they sure as poo poo are survivors...and then they became champions...so...neat. Chicago Bobbleheads Owner: blakelmanakle Location: Chicago, IL Stadium: Wrigley Field Teams Used 1940 Detroit Tigers 1991 Chicago Cubs 2006 New York Yankees Past Records Super-League I 85-69, Senor Goodtimes Division Champions Lost to Framingham Fillies 1-4 in SLCS Super-League II 80-82, 3rd Place, Senor Goodtimes Division, Survived Super-League III 87-76, 2nd Place, Senor Goodtimes Division, Wildcard Defeated Chicago Blood Sox 1-0 in Wildcard Playoff Lost to South Bolton Eazy W's 1-3 in SLDS Super-League IV 78-84, Senor Goodtimes Division Champions Lost to Gander Doppel-Bangers 0-3 in SLDS Super-League V 91-71, Senor Goodtimes Division Champions Lost to Gander Doppel-Bangers 0-3 in SLDS Super-League VI 86-76, 3rd Place, Senor Goodtimes Division, Wildcard Defeated Comancheros 1-0 in Wildcard Playoffs Defeated Luna Landers 3-0 in SLDS Defeated Newport Sharks 4-1 in SLCS Defeated Fukuoka Finger-Bangers 4-1 in Finals Super-League VI Finals  Are we sure they aren't the Jacksonville Jaguars? Owner: Armitage Location: Jacksonville, VT Home Grounds: The Jobberdome! (Dimensions of Teams Used 1993 Florida Marlins 1968 Chicago White Sox 1995 Baltimore Orioles 2008 New York Mets 1972 Minnesota Twins 1965 Washington Senators Past Records Expansion Cup VIII 89-73, 3rd Place, Barretta Division  Ever since Lord Mayor Humungus took control of Rockford in the election/massacre of 2010, he has made it his mission to modernize the Greater Rockford area. No matter the cost. Owner: ToiletofSadness Location: Rockford, IL Home Grounds: Rockford Municipal Stadium Founded: Super-League V Teams Used 1964 Cincinnati Reds 1971 New York Mets 1993 Chicago White Sox 2004 Cleveland Indians Honors 2x Dynamo League Champions (SLVII, SLIX) 4x Memento Mori Division Champions (SLVI, SLVII, SLVIII, SLIX) 1x Dynamo League Wildcard (SLV) 4x United States Champions 1x Intercontinental Champions 1x Heavyweight Champions 3x Hardcore Champions 2x Television Champions  Did you know that Spokane isn't right outside Seattle? I didn't. Owner: ManifunkDestiny Location: Spokane, WA Home Grounds: Olympic Stadium Teams Used 2000 San Francisco Giants 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks 2012 Los Angeles Angels Past Records Expansion Cup VII 64-99, 5th Place, Laissez-Faire Division  Mistakes were made, blow was stolen from the cartels, and Armitage had to take a...vacation in the Cayman Islands for a while. But he's back now, and he's brought enough blindingly white sportscoats for everyone! Owner: Armitage Location: Vice City, FL Home Grounds: Tommy Vercetti Memorial Stadium Teams Used 1922 St. Louis Browns 1958 Detroit Tigers 1983 Texas Rangers 1985 Toronto Blue Jays 2008 Colorado Rockies Past Records Expansion Cup VI 86-76, Johnny Hopp Division Champions Defeated Ryleh Cutlists 4-3 in MLCS Lost to Polyarny Postmodernists 3-4 in ECF Secondary Titles    Former Teams Click For More Information!                                                                                                                                                       Tadashi's Revenge       The Worst Obit I've Ever Done      
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2003 Rockies (1) 2005 Mets (2) 1992 Mets (2) 2003 Expos (2) 1960 Braves (3) Senerio fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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Hello, I'm tatankatonk and I will be running the Expansion Cup this season. I don't have PMs, so if you have any questions just leave them in the thread, or pop into the irc at #thesuperleague. Good luck picking your feeder teams!
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Okay, I think I'll take a shot at this. I'd like the 2007 Reds for 1 point, the 2003 Mariners for 3 points, the 1986 Red Sox for 4 points and the 1910 Tigers for 3 points. That should be 11.
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Team Name: Second City Saints (SXE) Team Logo (150x150 preferred):  Home City:Chicago, Illinois Home Stadium: The Nexus (Actually US Cellular field but with the NexSES logo) DH Preference: A Designated Hitter is a vice. We are above such crutches as "Designated Hitters" 28-Man Roster: (Subject to change as I change my mind about players) Hitting: (14) 1B Joe Adcock (1960 Braves) C Mike Piazza (2005 Mets) C Del Crandall (1960 Braves) IF Mark Bellhorn (2003 Rockies) SS Orlando Cabrera (2003 Expos) 1B Todd Helton (2003 Rockies) 3B Eddie Matthews (1960 Braves) CF Carlos Beltran (2005 Mets) RF Vladimir Guerrero (2003 Expos) RF Hank Aaron (1960 Braves) 2B Willie Randolph (1992 Mets) SS Jose Reyes (2005 Mets) 3B David Wright (2005 Mets) LF Cliff Floyd (2005 Mets) Pitching (11) SP Harry Krause (1911 Athletics) from Mooglies SP Pedro Martinez (2005 Mets) SP Lew Burdette (1960 Braves) SP Warren Spahn (1960 Braves) SP Juan Pizarro (1960 Braves) CL John Franco (1992 Mets) RP Aaron Heilman (2005 Mets) (Short) RP Terry Fox (1960 Braves) (Short) RP Brian Fuentes (2003 Rockies) (Mid) RP Heath Bell (2005 Mets) (Mid) RP Chad Corder (2003 Expos) (Long) Minors (3) RF Bobby Bonilla (2003 Mets) 2B Jose Vidro (2003 Expos) RP Bob Rush (1960 Braves) 25 in the majors, 3 in the minors Lineups: vs. RHP: 2B Mark Bellhorn 3B Eddie Matthews LF Cliff Floyd RF Vladimir Guerrero SS Jose Reyes C Mike Piazza CF Carlos Beltran 1B Todd Helton [Pitcher Slot] vs. LHP: 2B Willie Randolph 3B David Wright SS Orlando Cabrera RF Vladimir Guerrero LF Hank Aaron C Mike Piazza CF Carlos Beltran 1B Joe Adcock [Pitcher Slot] Del Crandell is personal Catcher to Spahn and Pizarro. Pitching Rotation: Pedro Martinez Warren Spahn Lew Burdette Harry Krause (From Mooglies) Juan Pizarro Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: 0 Sacrifice Bunt: 0 Squeeze Play: 0 Trying for extra bases: 0 Stealing Bases: -5 Aggressively Tagging Up: 0 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 0 Giving Intentional Walks: 0 Pitching Around Good Hitters: 0 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: 0 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -2 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: -2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: 0 Senerio fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Aug 4, 2012 06:47
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Well, it took a couple of Super-Leagues, but Senerio's finally lost his mind.
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That's a lot of players who are going to freak out when they realize management isn't turning a blind eye to mysterious vitamins anymore.
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Team: Ryleh Cultists 1930 Chicago Cubs 4 1935 Phillie As 1 1911 Red Sox? 2 1958 Cubs 1 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Aug 6, 2012 |
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Claiming: 1902 Bronchos/Naps (3) 1985 Cardinals (3) 1901 Beaneaters (1) 1902 Reds (1) 1981 Mets (1) 2009 Royals (1) I might be crazy, but I have a half-assed plan! \/ In case I can't count to ten? Pete Ladd fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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NotThatSamBeckett posted:Claiming: Include your point values dawg!!
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Unless SamBeckett's plan is to corner the market on deadball pitching, I'm not sure what the hell his plan is. Also, I feel like he might have created the worst-hitting team in Super-League history.
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I can reveal that it is extremely Postmodern.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Unless SamBeckett's plan is to corner the market on deadball pitching, I'm not sure what the hell his plan is. You probably want to put the 'only 2 deadball pitchers to board this ride' disclaimer somewhere in the team build rules.
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I'm surprised it took a couple of selections for the '86 Pirates to go - Sir Barrold Lamar Bonds for one point? Sign me up.
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:You probably want to put the 'only 2 deadball pitchers to board this ride' disclaimer somewhere in the team build rules. Eh, I'm moving away from a strict ban. I'll deal with it on a case-by-case basis. I'm honestly curious to see where SamBeckett is heading with this.
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BrooklynBruiser posted:I'm surprised it took a couple of selections for the '86 Pirates to go - Sir Barrold Lamar Bonds for one point? Sign me up. It's still pre
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Hello, new thread! I hope this Expansion is full of lots of new blood and crazy ideas. We're doing well so far! I'm rejoining and hoping for a less snakebit team this time - new owners, or people considering joining, my first team was totally awful for no apparent reason for a full season, narrowly escaped out of the elimination Gauntlet, and proceeded to be awful for another season. And here I come, back for more! Point being, you should try it! 1954 Giants (4) 1978 Angels (3) 1995 Reds (2) 1989 Phillies (1)
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 But he's got a neat hat! Then again, he's also a rookie, and they tend to struggle in the Super-League. Smasher Dynamo fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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Archie Goodwin posted:totally awful for no apparent reason Well, West Virginia was a pretty big reason.
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Okay. Here's my attempt at a team. Team Name: Norfolk Splinter Cells Team Logo:  Home City: Norfolk, VA Home Stadium: Clancy Field (Military-themed Great American Ballpark from Cincinnati, OH) DH Preference: Sure, if I can. If not, no sweat. 28-Man Roster: Will post tomorrow. Sliders: I got to figure those out still.
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Teams: 1997 Minnesota Twins (1) 1965 Minnesota Twins (4) 1918 St. Louis Browns (2) 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates (3) The Unspecifieds shall return...
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Teams: 1993 Atlanta Braves (5) 1918 New York Yankees (2) 1979 Texas Rangers (2) 2001 Chicago White Sox (2)
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Let's see how this works out: 1994 Montreal Expos (4) 1982 Milwaukee Brewers (4) 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks (1) 1979 Atlanta Braves (1)
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NotThatSamBeckett posted:Claiming: Hey, err, interested in taking the pirates back and letting me take the royals off you? Turns out I really need a bullpen and the pirates don't have one, and I don't need Barry bonds. Hack Wilson and Stephenson Riggs have a lock on the slot. Royals have a bullpen arm I could really use and Greinke covers for the lost Pirate's pitcher. Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 09:23 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:Hey, err, interested in taking the pirates back and letting me take the royals off you? Turns out I really need a bullpen and the pirates don't have one, and I don't need Barry bonds. Hack Wilson and Stephenson Riggs have a lock on the slot. Royals have a bullpen arm I could really use and Greinke covers for the lost Pirate's pitcher. Cy Young winning Greinke and Soria? Yeah, you can have the Royals, as long as you agree to trade me Willie Bloomquist and Coco Crisp for fair value (approximately a bag of baseballs). Ned posted:Let's see how this works out: As a first-time owner, you actually get 11 points worth of teams! (and for the record, that's the 2011 Diamondbacks, not 2001 - I figure it's just a typo, but we had an incident seasons ago where someone took the (19)05 Phillies and (19)07 Cards and thought they were getting Rollins and Pujols....) Pete Ladd fucked around with this message at 09:46 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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Trade Bait Gardner, Larry 24 (IF) (1911 Boston Red Sox) Avery, Steve 25 (1995, Atlanta Braves, from Marauder) Boog Powell (1966) Future Roster for Next League - 25-Man Pre Draft Roster: Position Players C. Hartnett, Gabby 29 (1930 Chicago Cubs) 1B. Foxx, Jimmie "Double X" 27 (1935 Phillie Athletics) 2B. Hornsby, Rodgers "Rajah" 33 (1930 Chicago Cubs) 3B. Sandberg, Ryne "Ryno" 24 (1984 Chicago Cubs) SS. Banks, Ernie "Mr Cub" 27 (1958 Chicago Cubs) LF. Kiki, Cuyler "Shirley" 31 (1930 Chicago Cubs) CF. Tris, Speaker "Grey Eagle" 23 (1911 Boston Red Sox) RF. Walker, Larry 30 (1997 Colorado Rockies) DH. Musial, Stan "The Man" 38 (1959 Cardinals) Bench: Bench 1. Barajas, Rod 27 (C) 27 (2003 Arizona Diamond-Backs) Bench 2. Whitaker, Lou (2B) (1984, Detroit Tigers via the Motor City Bengals CBX) Bench 3. Riggs, Stephenson (LF) 32 (1930 Chicago Cubs) Bench 4. English, Woody (IF) 23 (1930 Chicago Cubs) Bench 5. Nomar Gaspacio (2004 Some Team) Batting Order 1 Tris, Speaker 23 (1911 Boston Red Sox) - Left 2 Hornsby, Rodgers 33 (1930 Chicago Cubs) - Right 3 Walker, Larry 30 (1997 Colorado Rockies) - Left 4 Foxx, Jimmie 27 (1935 Phillie Athletics) - Right 5 Musial, Stan 38 (1959 Cardinals) - Left 6 Kiki, Cuyler 31 (1930 Chicago Cubs) - Right 7 Banks, Ernie 27 (1958 Chicago Cubs) - Right 8 Hartnett, Gabby 29 (1930 Chicago Cubs) - Right 9 Sandberg, Ryne 24 (1984 Chicago Cubs) - Right Is this the best batting order? I have no idea. Is it a workable batting order? I guess it is. Pitching Rotation: Starting Pitcher 1: Johnson, Walter "Big Train" 36 (1922 Senadores) Starting Pitcher 2: Mathewson, Christy "Big Six" 20 (1901 2nd Dervishes) Starting Pitcher 3: Schilling, Curtis "Curt" 33 (2000 (sic) Arizona Diamond-Backs) Starting Pitcher 4: Martinez, Pedro (2004 Boston Red Sox) Starting Pitcher 5: Collins, Ray 24 (1911 Boston Red Sox) Closer: Soria, Joakim 24 (2009 Kansas City Royals) Setup: Reardon, Jeff 1989 Twins (CBX) Short Relief: Myers, Mike 33 (2003 Arizona Diamond-Backs) Short Relief: Coke, Phil 28 (2002 Detroit Tigers? Super auction from the bronies) Middle Relief: Kim, Byung-Hung 24 (2003 Arizona Diamond-Backs) Long Relief: Smith, Frank (1911 Boston Red Sox) Team Name: Ryleh Cultists Team Logo (150x150 preferred): 128 x 128:  Credit to Rich D per CC license at: http://www.softicons.com/free-icons/object-icons/richs-misc-icons-by-rich-d/cthulhu-icon Team Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5AZq1R8Bd0 Teams Selected 1930 Chicago Cubs 4 1935 Phillie As 1 1911 Red Sox? 2 1958 Cubs 1 2003 Arizona Dbacks 2 1986 KCR 2009 1 Home City: Rlyeh Structure: Convertible Surface: Artificial Turf Fan Base: Fanatic  Playing Field: Infield Quality: Good Infield Grass: High Visibility: Average Foul Ground: Large Dimensions: Left Field: 325 Left Centre Field: 375 Centre Field: 400 Right Centre: 375 Right Field: 325 DH Preference: Yes 28-Man Roster: Position Players C. Hartnett, Gabby 29 (1930 Chicago Cubs) (Note: Battey, Earl (C) 30 is personal catcher for 1 of 5 starters). 1B. Foxx, Jimmie "Double X" 27 (1935 Phillie Athletics) Undecided on "Like a Bat out of Hell" or "The number of the beast" 2B. Sandberg, Ryne "Ryno" 24 (1984 Chicago Cubs) "Iron Man" Black Sabbath 3B. Hornsby, Rodgers "Rajah" 33 (1930 Chicago Cubs) "Killing in the name of" Rage against the Machine SS. Banks, Ernie "Mr Cub" 27 (1958 Chicago Cubs) "All the way" Eddie Vedder LF. Kiki, Cuyler "Shirley" 31 (1930 Chicago Cubs) CF. Tris, Speaker "Grey Eagle" 23 (1911 Boston Red Sox) RF. Walker, Larry 30 (1997 Colorado Rockies) Walk Up song: Crazy Train DH. Musial, Stan "The Man" 38 (1959 Cardinals) "The man comes around" Johnny Cash Bench: Bench 1. Battey, Earl (C) 30 (1965 Minnesota Twins) Bench 2. Luis Gonzalez Bench 3. Riggs, Stephenson (LF) 32 (1930 Chicago Cubs) Bench 4. English, Woody (IF) 23 (1930 Chicago Cubs) Bench 5. Gardner, Larry 24 (1911 Boston Red Sox) Batting Order 1 Tris, Speaker 23 (1911 Boston Red Sox) - Left 2 Foxx, Jimmie 27 (1935 Phillie Athletics) - Right 3 Walker, Larry 30 (1997 Colorado Rockies) - Left 4 Hornsby, Rodgers 33 (1930 Chicago Cubs) - Right 5 Musial, Stan 38 (1959 Cardinals) - Left 6 Kiki, Cuyler 31 (1930 Chicago Cubs) - Right 7 Hartnett, Gabby 29 (1930 Chicago Cubs) - Right 8 Banks, Ernie 27 (1958 Chicago Cubs) - Right 9 Sandberg, Ryne 24 (1984 Chicago Cubs) - Right Is this the best batting order? I have no idea. Is it a workable batting order? I guess it is. Pitching Rotation: Starting Pitcher 1: Johnson, Walter "Big Train" 36 (1922 Senadores) Walkup Song: "Train Keep on Rollin" Motorhead Starting Pitcher 2: Mathewson, Christy "Big Six" 21 (1902 2nd Dervishes) "1812 Overture" Starting Pitcher 3: Schilling, Curtis "Curt" 35 (2002 (sic) Arizona Diamond-Backs, via Marauder) "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns n Roses Starting Pitcher 4: Cicotte, Eddie "Knucksie", 26 (1911 Boston Red Sox)- Personal Catcher Battey, Earl (C) 30 Starting Pitcher 5: Collins, Ray 24 (1911 Boston Red Sox)- Personal Catcher Battey, Earl (C) 30 Closer: Soria, Joakim 24 (2009 Kansas City Royals) - "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns n Roses shared with shilling. Setup: Coke, Phil 28 (2002 Detroit Tigers? Super auction from the bronies) Short Relief: Henke, Tom "The Terminator" 27 (1985 Blue Jays) (Vice City Goose Eggs) Short Relief: Hasegawa, Shigetoshi 29 (1998 Anaheim Angels, from the Juggernauts) Middle Relief: Kim, Byung-Hung 24 (2003 Arizona Diamond-Backs) Long Relief: Cicotte, Eddie 26 (1911 Boston Red Sox) Minor League: Smith, Frank 31 (1911 Boston Red Sox) Hooper, Harry 23 (1911 Boston Red Sox) Gonzalez, Luis 35 (2003 Arizona Diamond-Backs) Higgins, Pinky 25 (1935 Phillie Athletics) Barajas, Rod (C) 27 (2003 Arizona Diamond-Backs) Sent Down: Avery, Steve 25 (1995, Atlanta Braves, from Marauder) Trade History Sold: Mega Trade: Sold Recieved: Johnson, Walter "Big Train" 36 (1924 Senadores) Mathewson, Christy "Big Six" 20 (1901 2nd Dervishes) Walker, Larry 30 (1997 Colorado Rockies) Musial, Stan 38 (1959 Cardinals) Sandberg, Ryne "Ryno" 24 (1984 Chicago Cubs) Munson, Thurman 23 (1970 New York Yankees) Hasegawa, Shigetoshi "Sugar" 29 (1998 Anaheim Angels) Real dumb trade, REMEMBER IT WITH SHAME 3AM trades are the best: Bought: A second-round Super Draft pick, to be determined at the time of the Super Draft. The Mooglies currently own their picks, as well as those of the Second City Saints; the Cultists will receive the later of those two picks. Vice City Goose Eggs Fister, Doug 27 (2011 Seattle Mariners? Super auction from the bronies) Received: Goose Eggs 1st Round Draft Pick, 1985 Tom Henke (Vice City Goose Eggs) Some Auction Deal of Dubious Value - Consumated after the SL Luis Gonzalez, Alberto Callaspo and a 2nd round draft pick Earl Battey Shigetoshi Hasegawa Billy Butler A second-round Super Draft pick, to be determined at the time of the Super Draft. It will either be the pick from the Mooglie or the Cultists own pick. CBX will receive the later of those two picks. Bought Miguel Cabrera 2011 Tigers (CBX) Lou Whitaker 1984 (Unknown source team, CBX) Bill Freehan 1968 Tigers (CBX) Jeff Reardon 1989 Twins (CBX) Boog Powell 1966 (Phantoms -> W's -> CBX -> Me) Sold: Bought: 1934 Gabby Hartnett Sold: Bought: 2004 Pedro, 2004 Nomar. Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: -2 Sacrifice Bunt: -1 Squeeze Play: +1 Trying for extra bases: -1 Stealing Bases: -3 Aggressively Tagging Up: +1 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): -2 Giving Intentional Walks: -2 Pitching Around Good Hitters: 0 Bringing the Infield In: 0 Guarding the Lines: 0 Making Cutoff Throws: -2 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: +2 Bringing in Pinch Runners: +1 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: +1 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -5 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: +1 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: 0 Rated R Superstars Stuff Charter: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3499603&pagenumber=4&perpage=40#post406291827 Roster: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3499603&pagenumber=8&perpage=40#post406457806 Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Sep 11, 2012 |
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Aug 4, 2012 11:53
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Somebody needs to make a team made entirely with 1975 Pete Rose. Every position, all pitching, GM, pinch hitter, bat boy, everyone. I look forward to triple digit scores.
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Aug 4, 2012 12:28
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I will claim the 1990 Giants (2) 1970 Astros (2) 1970 Braves (2) and the 1954 Indians (4).
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Aug 4, 2012 12:50
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NotThatSamBeckett posted:(and for the record, that's the 2011 Diamondbacks, not 2001 - I figure it's just a typo, but we had an incident seasons ago where someone took the (19)05 Phillies and (19)07 Cards and thought they were getting Rollins and Pujols....) Yeah, 2011 Diamondbacks. I guess I'll pick the 1993 Rockies with my extra point so I can get some Big Cat action.
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I did propose bringing back the Vice City Goose Eggs with the teams I had picked in the last Expansion Cup, so I could leave off where I started. Felt like I should deal with the players I had picked, which means I've gotta deal with Troy Tulowitzki/Buddy Bell/Rance Mulliniks/Marty McManus 
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Aug 4, 2012 13:24
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:Do you really need them? If so have to trade for pinch hitting or defensive subs, got OF depth and a backup SS and catcher You can trade people off your feeders ignoring the 28 roster limit until rosters are finalized before Super League VII. It makes Smasher a little mad, though. But I was kidding, while Bloomquist and Crisp (and Ryan Freel!) would suit my team theme, I don't want them. Neither should you, though.
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I'm in with the 1948 Boston Braves, 1994 Expos, and the 1993 Rangers.
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Aug 4, 2012 15:36
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Mooseontheloose posted:I'm in with the 1948 Boston Braves, 1994 Expos, and the 1993 Rangers. Expos are taken, by Ned, I'm afraid. Welcome, new owners! If you find you've a hole in your roster, such as, for instance, the shape of 2002 Still-in-World-Championship-Form Curt Schilling, allow me to be of service! My rates are extremely reasonable!
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Team Name: Leprechauns Team Logo:  Home City: Dublin Home Stadium:NAMA Park, A copy of Citizens Bank Park DH Preference: Yes 28-Man Roster: 1. Jim Hegan '54 Indians 2. Al Rosen '54 Indians 3. Bobby Avila '54 Indians 4. Larry Doby '54 Indians 5. Orlando Capeda '70 Braves 6. Hank Aaron '70 Braves 7. Rico Carty '70 Braves 8. Joe Morgan '70 Astros 9. Denis Menke '70 Astros 10. Jim Wynn '70 Astros 11. Terry Kennedy '90 Giants 12. Kevin Mitchell '90 Giants 13. Matt Williams '90 Giants 14. Will Clark '90 Giants 15. Gary Carter '90 Giants 16. Early Wynn '54 Indians 17. Bob Lemon '54 Indians 18. Mike Garcia '54 Indians 19. Bob Feller '54 Indians 20. Don Mossi '54 Indians 21. Hal Newhouser '54 Indians 22. Ray Narleski '54 Indians 23. Phil Niekro '70 Braves 24. Hoyt Wilhelm '70 Braves 25. Mike Marshall '70 Astros Minors: 1. Terry Kennedy '90 Giants 2. John Burkett '90 Giants 3. Larry Dierker '70 Astros Lineup: 1. Larry Doby CF 2. Joe Morgan 2B 3. Hank Aaron RF 4. Al Rosen 3B 5. Rico Carty DH 6. Kevin Mitchell LF 7. Orlando Capeda 1B 8. Denis Menke SS 9. Jim Hegan C Bench: Gary Carter (Have Carter catch for Lemon and Feller). Matt Williams Will Clark Bobby Avila Jim Wynn Pitching Rotation: SP Early Wynn SP Phil Niekro SP Bob Lemon SP Mike Garcia SP Bob Feller CL Jeff Brantley RP Mike Marshall RP Ray Narleski RP Don Mossi RP Hal Newhauser RP Hoyt Wilhelm Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run:0 Sacrifice Bunt:0 Squeeze Play:0 Trying for extra bases:0 Stealing Bases:0 Aggressively Tagging Up:0 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases):0 Giving Intentional Walks:0 Pitching Around Good Hitters:0 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:-1 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest:-2 Letting pitchers pitch through trouble:+2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts:0
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The gingemidget information desk Team Name: Walney Rakers Home City: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK (altitude 900ft) Home Stadium: Jones-Brizell Stadium (320-350-380-380-380; excellent infield quality, very short infield grass, excellent visibility, tiny foul ground) DH Preference: DH 30-Man Roster: Batters (14) C 1927 Mickey Cochrane C 1998 Mike Piazza [Dispersal Draft XXIV, round 4] 1B 1927 Jimmie Foxx 1B 2013 Miguel Cabrera [Super-Draft XV, round 2] 2B 1926 Rogers Hornsby [Super-Draft XIII, round 1] 2B 1905 Nap Lajoie [] 3B 1949 Jackie Robinson [Super-Draft XXV, round 1] SS 1943 Arky Vaughan [] SS 1942 Joe Cronin [] LF 1987 Barry Bonds [] CF 1961 Willie Mays [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 1] RF 1960 Hank Aaron [from Brooklyn Giants/Captain Yesterday] OF 1927 Al Simmons DH 1942 Ted Williams [Super-Draft XXVI, round 1] Pitchers (11) SP1 1903 Addie Joss [] SP2 1911 Addie Joss [Dispersal Draft XXIV, round 3] SP3 1888 Old Hoss Radbourn [from EV-IL Corp. Villains/Armitage] SP4 1918 Dazzy Vance [Super-Draft XII, round 1] SP5 1892 John Clarkson [Super-Draft XIV, round 2] CL 1993 John Smoltz [Super-Lottery, round 2] SU 1984 Rich Gossage [] SR1 1993 Mike Stanton [] SR2 1992 Dennis Eckersley [] MR 1982 Danny Darwin LR 1907 Babe Adams [Dispersal Draft XXIV, round 4] Minors (34) C 1956 Smoky Burgess [] C 1879 King Kelly [] C 1982 Jim Sundberg 1B 1987 Don Mattingly [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 4] 1B 2008 Frank Thomas [] 1B 1874 Jim O'Rourke [] 2B 1927 Max Bishop 2B 1915 Del Pratt 3B 1927 Jimmie Dykes 3B 1999 Wade Boggs SS 1997 Nomar Garciaparra [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 2] LF 1993 David Justice [Super-Draft XIII, round 2] LF 1975 Dave Winfield [] CF 1915 Baby Doll Jacobson RF 1927 Ty Cobb RF 1950 Carl Furillo [from Fukuoka Finger-Bangers/The Merry Marauder] RF 1892 Sam Thompson [] RF 1891 Sam Thompson [from Motorville Mites/FairGame] SP 1985 Mike Witt SP 1992 Dwight Gooden [] SP 1941 Thornton Lee [Super-Draft XV, round 3] SP 2011 Cliff Lee [Dispersal Draft VIII, round 3] RP 1991 Jeff Reardon [] RP 1995 Bryan Harvey [from Nürnberg Grave Diggers/CVE] RP 1985 Al Holland RP 1985 Donnie Moore Batting lineup: vs RHP 2B Hornsby DH Williams LF Bonds RF Aaron 1B Cabrera CF Mays SS Vaughan 3B Robinson C Cochrane vs LHP 2B Hornsby DH Williams LF Bonds RF Aaron 1B Cabrera CF Mays C Piazza 3B Robinson SS Cronin Bench C Piazza/Cochrane 1B Foxx 2B Lajoie 3B/SS Cronin/Vaughan OF Simmons Sliders Hit and Run: +1 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: -1 Extra Bases: 0 Steal Bases: -1 Tag Up: -1 Pitch Out: -4 Intentional Walk: -4 Pitch Around: -4 Infield In: +3 Guard Lines: +2 Cutoff Throws: 0 Pinch Hit: -3 Pinch Run: -5 Defensive Replacements: +1 Start on Short Rest: -5 Pitch Through Trouble: +2 High Pitch Counts: +3 CSV aaronha01,1960 adamsba01,1907 bishoma01,1927 boggswa01,1999 bondsba01,1987 burgesm01,1956 cabremi01,2013 clarkjo01,1892 cobbty01,1927 cochrmi01,1927 cronijo01,1942 darwida01,1982 dykesji01,1927 eckerde01,1992 foxxji01,1927 furilca01,1950 garcino01,1997 goodedw01,1992 gossari01,1984 grovele01,1927 harvebr01,1995 hollaal01,1985 hornsro01,1926 jacobba01,1915 jossad01,1903 jossad01,1911 justida01,1993 kalinal01,1958 keelewi01,1895 kellyki01,1879 lajoina01,1905 leecl02,2011 leeth01,1941 lloydjo99,1915 maricju01,1965 matheed01,1965 mattido01,1987 mayswi01,1961 mooredo01,1985 orourji01,1874 piazzmi01,1998 prattde01,1915 radboch01,1882 reardje01,1991 robinbr01,1970 robinja02,1949 sandbry01,1987 simmoal01,1927 smoltjo01,1993 stantmi02,1993 sundbji01,1982 thomafr04,2008 thompsa01,1891 thompsa01,1892 torrejo01,1969 vanceda01,1918 vaughar01,1943 winfida01,1975 wittmi01,1985  Team Name: Barrow Daydreamers Home City: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK (altitude 10ft) Home Stadium: Trethowan Park (dimensionally equivalent to 1921 Griffith Stadium) DH Preference: No DH Roster: Batters (13) C Smoky Burgess ('55 PHI) C Jim Sundberg ('79 TEX) 1B Frank Thomas ('01 CWS) 1B Fred McGriff ('93 ATL) 2B Ray Durham ('01 CWS) 2B Del Pratt ('18 NYY) 3B Frank Baker ('18 NYY) 3B Brooks Robinson ('72 BAL) SS Robin Yount ('85 MIL) LF David Justice ('93 ATL) LF Adam Dunn ('06 CIN) CF Al Oliver ('79 TEX) RF Magglio Ordóñez ('01 CWS) Pitchers (12) SP Greg Maddux ('93 ATL) SP Fergie Jenkins ('79 TEX) SP Jon Matlack ('79 TEX) SP Bob Shawkey ('18 NYY) SP Tom Glavine ('93 ATL) SP Joe Wood ('11 BOS) RP John Smoltz ('93 ATL) RP Mike Stanton ('93 ATL) RP Keith Foulke ('01 CWS) RP Mark Wohlers ('93 ATL) RP Jim Kern ('79 TEX) RP Bob Howry ('01 CWS) Minors (5) RP Sparky Lyle ('79 TEX) OF Oscar Gamble ('79 TEX) SP Dazzy Vance ('18 NYY) 1B Adam Dunn ('07 CIN) 3B Chipper Jones ('93 ATL) Lineups: vs RHP: RF Magglio Ordonez 2B Ray Durham 1B Frank Thomas LF Adam Dunn CF Al Oliver 3B Frank Baker C Smoky Burgess SS Robin Yount <pitcher> vs LHP: RF Magglio Ordonez 2B Ray Durham 1B Frank Thomas LF David Justice CF Al Oliver C Smoky Burgess 3B Brooks Robinson SS Robin Yount <pitcher> For DH games, Thomas to DH, McGriff to 1B batting fifth. 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Aug 4, 2012 17:13
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The Merry Marauder posted:Expos are taken, by Ned, I'm afraid. Oh, well, then replace them with the 1917 Indians!
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Don't have a camera handy, or i'd show you a photo of my note-covered desk after attempting to make sense of all the numbers. Coming into this as someone who knows zilch about baseball, other than occasionally a ball is hit with a bat, basically. On the plus side, I get 11 points, which i'll be using to get; 1911 Brooklyn Dodges 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates 1997 Kansas City Royals 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays - 1p each for 4 total 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2004 Florida Marlins - 2p each for 8 20(1)1 San Fransisco Giants - 3p for 11. Revenant Threshold fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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