BBM Super-League XXIX: The World Ends With Yu Darvish

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DannoMack: Aug 1, 2003; i love it when you call me big poppa

Roster moves:
1. Please call up Charles Johnson and send down Brian Downing.
2. Please call up Joe Morgan and send down Kent Hrbek.
3. Please call up Andrew Benintendi and send down Charlie Blackmon.
4. Please call up David Price and send down Tommy Kahnle.
5. Please call up Gio Gonzalez and send down Carson Smith.
6. Please call up Rex Brothers and send down Noe Rodriguez.
7. Please call up Willie Randolph and send down DJ LeMahieu.

Rotation
SP 2017 Chris Sale (28) L
SP 1969 Don Wilson (24) R
SP 2017 David Price (31) L
SP 1975 Larry Dierker (28) R
SP 2003 CC Sabathia (22) L

Bullpen
CL 2017 Craig Kimbrel (29) R
SU 2017 Addison Reed (28) R
SR 1975 Wayne Granger (31) R
SR 2014 Rex Brothers (26) L
MR 2011 Gio Gonzalez (25) L
MR 2018 Felix Hernandez (32) R
LR 1975 JR Richard (25) R

Lineup vs RHP
LF 1944 Jeff Heath (29) L
DH 1998 Gary Sheffield (29) R
1B 1992 John Olerud (23) L
C 1998 Mike Piazza (29) R
2B 1969 Joe Morgan (25) L
RF 2017 Mookie Betts (24) R
CF 2017 Andrew Benintendi (22) L
SS 2014 Troy Tulowitzki (29) R
3B 2014 Nolan Arenado (23) R
Bench vs RHP
C 1998 Charles Johnson (26) R
3B 1998 Chipper Jones (26) S
RF 1969 Jim Wynn (27) R
SS 1944 Lou Boudreau (26) R
2B 1978 Willie Randolph (23) R

Lineup vs LHP
2B 1978 Willie Randolph (23) R
LF 1998 Gary Sheffield (29) R
DH 1998 Mike Piazza (29) R
1B 1998 Chipper Jones (26) S
CF 2017 Mookie Betts (24) R
SS 2014 Troy Tulowitzki (29) R
C 1998 Charles Johnson (26) R
RF 1969 Jim Wynn (27) R
3B 2014 Nolan Arenado (23) R
Bench vs LHP
2B 1969 Joe Morgan (25) L
LF 1944 Jeff Heath (29) L
SS 1944 Lou Boudreau (26) R
CF 2017 Andrew Benintendi (22) L
1B 1992 John Olerud (23) L

# ? Dec 2, 2023 19:44

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 05:50

Pungry: Feb 26, 2011; JUST PICK ONE. ANY ONE.

Week 2 and 7 roster changes ftw. The Super League is BACK

# ? Dec 2, 2023 20:31

DannoMack: Aug 1, 2003; i love it when you call me big poppa

Pungry posted:

Week 2 and 7 roster changes ftw. The Super League is BACK

conscientious owners help flatten the curve by not making an initial lineup post until two weeks in

# ? Dec 2, 2023 21:25

Pungry: Feb 26, 2011; JUST PICK ONE. ANY ONE.

I ask the Super League if I should keep the gimmick now that Jarred has been unjarred.

# ? Dec 4, 2023 05:32

Craig K: Nov 10, 2016; puck

the unsammed haggerties

# ? Dec 4, 2023 06:29

FairGame: Jul 24, 2001; Der Kommander

PICK THEM!

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) HRs this week: 1.5
O/U: Nolan Ryan (Jupiter Jazz) Ks this week (he made 2 starts): 13.5
O/U: Shohei Ohtani (Rochester Generics) HRs hit this week: 2.5

# ? Dec 4, 2023 18:27

kw0134: Apr 19, 2003; I buy feet pics🍆

Under, Under, Over.

# ? Dec 4, 2023 18:30

Monathin: Sep 1, 2011; ?????????
?

Under Under Under

# ? Dec 4, 2023 18:32

Robert Deadford: Mar 1, 2008; Ultra Carp

under! over! under!

# ? Dec 4, 2023 18:35

Pungry: Feb 26, 2011; JUST PICK ONE. ANY ONE.

Over as he hit 20 home runs thsi week
Under
Under

# ? Dec 4, 2023 18:42

Craig K: Nov 10, 2016; puck

FairGame posted:

PICK THEM!

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) HRs this week: 1.5
O/U: Nolan Ryan (Jupiter Jazz) Ks this week (he made 2 starts): 13.5
O/U: Shohei Ohtani (Rochester Generics) HRs hit this week: 2.5

over
under
under

# ? Dec 4, 2023 18:48

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

Over
Over
Under

# ? Dec 4, 2023 19:01

Yaya: Nov 14, 2012; vancloober cablucks

Under
Over
Over

# ? Dec 4, 2023 19:54

CirclMastr: Jul 4, 2010

Under
Over
Over

# ? Dec 4, 2023 20:16

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!

Over x 3

# ? Dec 4, 2023 20:47

Monicro: Oct 21, 2010; And you could feel his features in the air
A wide smile and perfect hair
He had complete control of the rising tides
And a medicine bag hanging at his side

In the flowing blue world of the death-dealing physician

under over under

# ? Dec 4, 2023 21:38

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen𝅘𝅥𝅮

Under
Over
Under

# ? Dec 4, 2023 21:40

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

Under Over Under

# ? Dec 4, 2023 21:49

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.

FairGame posted:

PICK THEM!

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) HRs this week: 1.5
O/U: Nolan Ryan (Jupiter Jazz) Ks this week (he made 2 starts): 13.5
O/U: Shohei Ohtani (Rochester Generics) HRs hit this week: 2.5

All unders.

# ? Dec 4, 2023 23:20

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.

habeasdorkus posted:

Over
Over
Under

Pungry, craigk, and kensei believing in jarred is it's own unfortunate mariners fan thing, but why are you?

# ? Dec 4, 2023 23:22

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!

Pander posted:

Pungry, craigk, and kensei believing in jarred is it's own unfortunate mariners fan thing, but why are you?

Gonna just go over for a while for fun, much like Champs Retain

# ? Dec 4, 2023 23:30

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

Pander posted:

Pungry, craigk, and kensei believing in jarred is it's own unfortunate mariners fan thing, but why are you?

He's a Brave now, of loving course he's gonna be great all of a sudden.

# ? Dec 4, 2023 23:33

DannoMack: Aug 1, 2003; i love it when you call me big poppa

FairGame posted:

PICK THEM!

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) HRs this week: 1.5
O/U: Nolan Ryan (Jupiter Jazz) Ks this week (he made 2 starts): 13.5
O/U: Shohei Ohtani (Rochester Generics) HRs hit this week: 2.5

Over
Under
Under

# ? Dec 5, 2023 00:14

FairGame: Jul 24, 2001; Der Kommander

NU-LEAGUE III: WEEK THREE

A Day Without a Kelenic posted:

Sometimes it sucks to be a sports fan. Hell, most of the time it sucks to be a sports fan. Most of the time, your team doesn't win since there's only 1 champion each season and there's a lot more than 1 team. So hey, you can find players you really like and just root for them instead.

Here's a fun study showing that players play for more teams now than they did earlier in the 20th century, and the trend seems to indicate there'll be more of that going forward. http://www.kpisports.net/2015/01/06/kpi-study-mlb-players-playing-teams/

Makes sense, given what we've learned about aging curves, and how the productivity curve (younger players are better!) and the compensation curves (older players make more!) are basically mirror images of one another. Unless a team is close, or the Colorado Rockies, they're not gonna sign or keep free agents--there's just very little incentive to do so.

This is exacerbated, I guess, by the fact I'm not even sure more than like 10 teams in all of MLB are actively trying to win. I'm sure all the teams want to win in the same sense that I'd like to win the lottery. Even Bob Nutting in Pittsburgh would probably be pretty chuffed to see the Pirates go out and win a World Series next year. He's just not willing to pay for the talent it typically takes to get there.

I was enormously bummed in late 2011 when I learned Albert Pujols signed with the Angels. Sure, it made sense--even 2011 wasn't a great season by Pujols standards and the team had successfully laid all the groundwork for "this first-ballot HoFer isn't gonna be around beyond this season." I thought maybe the glow of a World Series win would change the calculus, but no such luck. He left, and a bunch of dipshits posted #TRADER memes and burned their various Pujols jerseys. My best friend who still lives in St. Louis got 5 different jerseys for $25 total; a bunch of local sporting goods stores were doing performative capitalism.

Albert Pujols largely sucked during his time in Anaheim. There was an Angels team with Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, and Shohei Ohtani and it went fuckin' nowhere. The Cardinals got Carlos Beltran with the savings from Pujols, made the playoffs a bunch, and ate poo poo against the 2013 Red Sox in the World Series. I'd still have rather had Pujols around to watch him suck in a Cardinals uniform. The 2022 Cardinals ate poo poo in the playoffs, but they got there. The coolest thing by far about the season, though? Watching a rejuvenated Albert Pujols soar well past 700 homers in the 2nd half. Similarly, the Cardinals sucked in 2023 and the best thing was watching the husk of Adam Wainwright muster just enough to get 200 wins before collapsing into a pile of loose ribs and shoulder ligaments. If your team's not gonna win, you can at least enjoy the players you love.

All of which is to say I don't really understand why pungry likes Jarred Kelenic so much, but people like who they like. I'm sorry Kelenic is now a Brave and he'll be replaced in the lineup by like...Mike Tauchmann or something.

On the plus side, the Kelenics are in 1st place in Nu-League III right now.

STANDINGS

# ? Dec 5, 2023 06:00

Monathin: Sep 1, 2011; ?????????
?

Mickey's hot, Ian's not. Swap Cochrane and Kinsler's spots in the batting order.

I know Big Papi is a shadow of his younger self but he has until Week 8 to start hitting above the Mendoza line or Edwin gets to full-time DH.

# ? Dec 5, 2023 06:18

Craig K: Nov 10, 2016; puck

i've seen enough --dave wassermann --craigk

aj ramos to minors, replaced by huston street
kevin millwood and mark langston switch roles

# ? Dec 5, 2023 07:23

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."

SLFC 56: Danielson vs. Dark

: Oh, do the chattering masses want yet another update from me that they'll almost entirely ignore on their way to telling me how vital it is that I continue the SLFC? I ought to bring out the Sphere of Judgment and lay waste to all of your fighters!

: But Smasher, you said you wouldn't!

: I said I wouldn't unless the situation demanded it. And I will concede, at this exact moment, such a drastic measure is not required. But I reserve the right to change my mind. In the meantime, Yoshida, take us through the prelims.

: Okay!

PRELIM Middleweight Bout: Herman McNally [RCH] (2-6) vs. Daisuke Yamamoto [TAC] (1-6)

: I'm not sure this fight actually happened.

Official Decision: Herman McNally def. Daisuke Yamamoto by Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

PRELIM Light Heavyweight Bout: Marshawn Money ~~MSNT~~ (3-8) vs. Jerry Dipoto (0-0)

: As everyone knows, Jerry Dipoto hates spending money. But what about fighting Money?

: He loses. That is what happens.

Official Decision: Marshawn Money def. Jerry Dipoto by Uni. Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIM Heavyweight Bout: Gorman Thomas [BUN] (0-3) vs. Sodom Sinze [UNDEF] (3-4)

: Finally, Gorman Thomas tried to prove that he could win a fight.

: He tried like a viking!

Official Decision: Sodom Sinze def. Gorman Thomas by Submission (armbar) (2:56, Round 1)

Lightweight Bout: Keisuke Jin [TAC] (4-5) vs. D.B. Sweeney [NHC] (2-2)

Round 1

: Okay, I'm not asking for much here. Sweeney shoots for a takedown-

: Biffs it. Tries for a takedown again.

: Biffs it again. Tries for a third takedown.

: Where did I put that Sphere of Judgment?

: Smasher, wait! Give them a chance!

: Fine, time expires.

Round 2

: Round two! Sweeney will clinch! He'll take Jin to the cage! He'll go for the judo throw!

: Biffs it. He tries again.

: Biffs it again. Yoshida, I am getting the Sphere of Judgment, and I will put an end to all of this!

: Smasher, please! Just one more round!

: ...one more round. But if I don't see something, I'm using the Sphere of Judgment.

Round 3

: Final round. Sweeney clinches again, and takes Jin to the fence.

: That's technically different.

: And Sweeney sets up for the judo throw.

: Biffs it. Tries again.

: Biffs it again. Yoshida, they are wearing on my last nerve. Sweeney digs in, and biffs three more takedowns, and I have had it!

: I can't come up with a good reason to stop you after that fight.

Official Decision: D.B. Sweeney def. Keisuke Jin by Uni. Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight Bout: Harold Boules [UNDEF] (0-0) vs. Volks Waggen [MSNT] (0-0)

Round 1

: Sphere of Judgment, I call on your power! Spare us from tedium, and bring violence!

Official Decision: Harold Boules def. Volks Waggen by TKO (Strikes) (3:38, Round 1)

Super Heavyweight Bout: Craig Marduk [FGC] (0-0) vs. Robert Sapp [MSNT] (0-0)

Round 1

: Go, sphere, go!

: That was fast.

: Actually, it was incredibly long for a Sapp fight.

Official Decision: Craig Marduk def. Robert Sapp by Submission (armbar) (4:39, Round 1)

Lightweight Bout: Rei Himaru [SHIKI] (4-4) vs. Gomorrah Sinze [UNDEF] (6-2)

Round 1

: Sphere power...activate!

Official Decision: Gomorrah Sinze def. Rei Himaru by TKO (Strikes) (3:28, Round 1)

Welterweight Bout: Pander Panderer [UNDEF] (7-6) vs. Jean-Claude Boeuf [FITCH] (7-4)

Round 1

: I'm activating the Sphere's full power now!

Official Decision: Pander Panderer def. Jean-Claude Boeuf by KO (Punch) (0:23, Round 1)

Lightweight Championship Unification Match: Ricky Ricks [HK] (7-2) vs. Okie Dokie [D-KEN] (8-2)

: The following-

: The Sphere provides!

Official Decision: Ricky Ricks def. Okie Dokie by TKO (Strikes) (2:01, Round 1)
Your winner and STILL the THIRD Lightweight Champion: Ricky Ricks!

Middleweight Championship Match: Bryan Danielson [RBRCC] (11-2) vs. Clevin Dark [SODAK] (9-4)

: It is now time for-

: Well, that was a hell of a thing.

: I didn't even know you could get a kimura from half-guard.

Official Decision: Bryan Danielson def. Clevin Dark by Submission (kimura) (1:09, Round 1)
Your winner and STILL the SECOND Middleweight Champion: Bryan Danielson!

Fighter Points
Rochester: 2 points
Tachibana: 2 points
Undefeateds: 11 points
Buntsville: 1 point
No Homers Club: 2 points
MSNT: 2 points
FGC: 2 points
Shikimori: 1 point
FITCH: 1 point
Cooking School: 8 points
Dead Kennedys: 6 points
RBRCC: 8 points
SODAK: 3 points

SLFC 58: Drago vs. Gat
FS Drago [MSNT] vs. Gat [D-KEN]
For the Heavyweight Championship
Vladislav Henderson [FITCH] vs. Tyson Dux [CAN]
Light Heavyweight Bout
Logan Stourleigh [SODAK] vs. Jim Crud Jr. [BUN]
Welterweight Bout
Adrian Neville [BUN] vs. Mary Ryan [FGC]
Middleweight Bout
Michael Bolton [ROCK] vs. STORG [D-KEN]
Heavyweight Bout
Keith Lee [HK] vs. Zabel Zarock [FGC]
Featherweight Bout
PRELIMS
Axl Rose [ROCK] vs. Petey Williams [CAN]
Middleweight Bout
Dankwart Rustow [NHC] vs. e.e. Cummings [NHC]
Light Heavyweight Bout
Jaxon Penn [BUN] vs. Shigeru Jo [TAC]
Light Heavyweight Bout

# ? Dec 6, 2023 00:31

Pungry: Feb 26, 2011; JUST PICK ONE. ANY ONE.

How could Jerry lose to money... :negative:

# ? Dec 6, 2023 01:11

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

THE REVOLUTION IS TELEVISED !!!!!!!

# ? Dec 6, 2023 05:26

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.

Petition to change Pander Panderer's nickname to one punch man

# ? Dec 6, 2023 09:44

FairGame: Jul 24, 2001; Der Kommander

PICK THEM! I WILL POST IN LIKE 8 HOURS.

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) RBIs this week: 3.5
O/U: Dan Brouthers (Portland Panderers) Hits this week: 6.5
O/U: JR Richard (Jupiter Jazz) Runs Allowed this week in 2 starts: 6.5

# ? Dec 6, 2023 15:49

kw0134: Apr 19, 2003; I buy feet pics🍆

Under, Over, Over

# ? Dec 6, 2023 15:53

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

FairGame posted:

PICK THEM! I WILL POST IN LIKE 8 HOURS.

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) RBIs this week: 3.5
O/U: Dan Brouthers (Portland Panderers) Hits this week: 6.5
O/U: JR Richard (Jupiter Jazz) Runs Allowed this week in 2 starts: 6.5

Under
Over
Over

# ? Dec 6, 2023 16:08

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

Also, goddamnit Okie. That wasn't your type of fight!

# ? Dec 6, 2023 16:09

DannoMack: Aug 1, 2003; i love it when you call me big poppa

FairGame posted:

PICK THEM! I WILL POST IN LIKE 8 HOURS.

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) RBIs this week: 3.5
O/U: Dan Brouthers (Portland Panderers) Hits this week: 6.5
O/U: JR Richard (Jupiter Jazz) Runs Allowed this week in 2 starts: 6.5

Under
Over
Under

# ? Dec 6, 2023 16:35

Pungry: Feb 26, 2011; JUST PICK ONE. ANY ONE.

FairGame posted:

PICK THEM! I WILL POST IN LIKE 8 HOURS.

O/U: Jarred Kelenic (Unjarred Kelenics) RBIs this week: 3.5
O/U: Dan Brouthers (Portland Panderers) Hits this week: 6.5
O/U: JR Richard (Jupiter Jazz) Runs Allowed this week in 2 starts: 6.5

Over, over, over

# ? Dec 6, 2023 16:51

CirclMastr: Jul 4, 2010

Over
Over
Over

# ? Dec 6, 2023 18:09

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen𝅘𝅥𝅮

Under x3

# ? Dec 6, 2023 18:22

Yaya: Nov 14, 2012; vancloober cablucks

U, O, U

# ? Dec 6, 2023 18:27

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 05:50

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

Under Over Under

# ? Dec 6, 2023 18:33

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