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1945 Yankees 1957 Red Sox 1964 Yankees 1997 Red Sox (these guys...they were the first team I saw play in the MLB...sniff) for 11 points. More details:  Home Town: Cooperstown, New York Home Stadium: Fenway Park, as per modern day DH Preference: YES 25 Man Roster C Elston Howard (64 Y) 1B Mo Vaughn (97 RS) 2B Snuffy Stirnweiss (45 Y) 3B John Valentin (97 RS) SS Nomar Garciaparra (97 RS) LF Ted Williams (57 RS) CF Mickey Mantle (64 Y) RF Roger Maris (64 Y) DH Charlie Keller (45 Y) C Scott Hatteberg (97 RS) 1B Nick Etten (45 Y) 3B Frank Malzone (57 RS) OF Jim Piersall (57 RS) OF Jackie Jensen (57 RS) SP1 Whitey Ford (64 Y) SP2 Frank Sullivan (57 RS) SP3 Jim Bouton (64 Y) preferably the "flamethrowing" version thanks SP4 Tim Wakefield (97 RS) SP5 Mel Stottlemeyer (64 Y) CL Tom Gordon (97 RS) SU Butch Henry (97 RS) RP Jeff Suppan (97 RS) RP Al Downing RP Red Ruffing (45 Y) LR/SP Bret Saberhagen (97 RS) In the Minors: Jesus christ I don't know.... C Jason Varitek SP Derek Lowe OF Troy O'Leary Line-ups: Where DH applies, versus RHP 1. Stirnweiss (2B) 2. Garciaparra (SS) 3. Williams (LF) 4. Mantle (CF) 5. Vaughn (1B) 6. Maris (RF) 7. Keller (DH) 8. Howard (C) 9. Valentin (3B) Versus LHP, 1. Stirnweiss (2B) 2. Garciaparra (SS) 3. Williams (LF) 4. Mantle (CF) 5. Keller (DH) 6. Howard (C) 7. Vaughn (1B) 8. Valentin (3B) 9. Maris (RF) Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5) Hit and Run: -5 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: 0 Trying for extra bases: 0 Stealing Bases: -5 Aggressively Tagging Up: 0 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 2 Giving Intentional Walks: 1 Pitching Around Good Hitters: 2 Bringing the Infield In: 3 Guarding the Lines: 1 Making Cutoff Throws: 2 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -2 Bringing in Pinch Runners: 0 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: 1 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -1 Letting pitchers pitch throw trouble: 2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: 2 So, er, we need pitching. I'm open to serious offers of good starters of any era, especially if they ever wore a Yankees or BoSox uniform.
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Operation Offensive Juggernaut is go! And to think, they all laughed at Snuffy. Now all we need is some halfway decent pitching, and for Whitey Ford to get some wins. In fact, we just need wins. Roster Changes: Bring Saberhagen in as #3 Pitcher. Move Stottlemeyer into Saberhagen's relief postion. Move Bouton to #5 pitcher. Hatteberg becomes the personal catcher to Bouton. Trade Stuff: The Arguments still need starting pitching. I am keen to pick up a good righty starter.
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Oct 25, 2012 20:40
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Well it's not like I didn't know pitching was going to be a problem. HELP! Important Roster Stuff: Take Jim Bouton out and shoot him. Let Derek Lowe take his place  It's Hatteberg Time! Lets see just how bad Hatteberg will stink up the place. Swap Hatteberg in for Howard as day-to-day catcher. Howard becomes Whitey Ford's personal catcher, and plays versus lefties. And, ugh, 3B. Valentin needs a week off...so please put Malzone in for him for 7 games, then platoon them if possible:- 4 games Valentin : 2 Malzone.  Hitting Order vs RHP: 1. Stirnweiss 2B 2. Garciaparra SS 3. Williams DH 4. Mantle CF 5. Vaughn 1B 6. Maris RF 7. Keller LF 8. Hatteberg C 9. Malzone 3B may God have mercy on him and us all, at least until Valentin recovers. Vs LHP: 1. Stirnweiss 2B 2. Garciaparra SS 3. Williams DH 4. Mantle CF 5. Vaughn 1B 6. Maris RF 7. Keller LF 8. Howard C 9. Malzone 3B (until the glorious return of John Valentin) And for the love of the tiny baby Jesus, somebody trade me a pitcher...
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Oct 30, 2012 11:55
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Dagnammit...I ordered Jim Bouton liquidated and replaced with Derek Lowe! Please, exchange Jim Bouton for Derek Lowe (from AAA). Other news: I bid 64 Jim Bouton and 1 Ratings Challenge for the 98 David Cone I also bid 57 Frank Sullivan and 1 Ratings Challenge on the 06 Roy Halladay
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Nov 8, 2012 21:13
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I'm changing my bids, since they are apparently worthless (JIM BOUTON!). For the 06 Roy Halladay, I bid the 64 Jim Bouton, the 57 Frank Sullivan, and One (1) Ratings Challenge. For the 98 David Cone, I bid a 97 Derek Lowe, a 2nd Round Draft Pick, and One (1) Ratings Challenge.
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Nov 8, 2012 22:19
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mks5000 posted:I might be just bitter because you are foiling my grand scheme to have Double David Cone (DD Cone if you will), but come on dude, it's just David Cone. But...but....but....OK. I hereby untable my ridiculous bid for 98 David Cone. I think I saw him in an almost-perfect-game duel with Mike Mussina in 2001....
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Nov 9, 2012 00:18
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Rest players as and when necessary. That goes without saying. Roster Moves: Exchange Mel Stottlemyre for Frank Sullivan in the rotation. Drop the catcher (whomsoever that benighted soul is) to hit 9th in all line-ups with DH, 8th without DH. And for the love of Jesus, somebody tell Smasher we don't really want David Cone anymore! We withdraw our bid! We're sorry! It's all our fault, what can we do to make it right? How about a Blingee'd picture of Snuffy? 
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Nov 10, 2012 17:54
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Well, if I can use up the unneeded feeder players... I hereby bid the remainder of the 45 Yankees pitching rotation for the 06 Roy Halladay (eg. Tiny Bonham, Al Gettel, Monk Dubiel, Hank Borowy, Bill Zuber, Jim Turner, Joe Page, Ken Holcomb, Steve Roser, Atley Donald, Spud Chandler aaand Paul Schreiber) and every 1957 Red Sox pitcher for the66 Steve Carlton (so that's Frank Sullivan, Tom Brewer, Willard Nixon, Mike Fornieles, Dave Sisler, Ike Delock, Bob Porterfield, George Susce, Rudy Minarcin, Bob Chakales, Dean Stone, Murray Wall, Frank Baumann, Russ Meyer, Russ Kemerer and good ol' Jack Spring) Robert Deadford fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Nov 12, 2012 |
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Nov 12, 2012 21:08
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Yes, I guess Bouton gets to come in for Ruffing. For 10 days only! Other changes: Bring in Piersall for Mantle and Jensen for Maris until the starters feel a bit more chipper (ie. until they're not sore any more). Let Valentin play 2nd until Snuffy is fit again, and Malzone covers 3rd. And Etten to 1B until Mo recovers. Ugh, what this does to the hitting isn't worth thinking about. Piersall hits in Mantle's spot, and Valentin leads off, otherwise it'll be Jensen 6 - Malzone 7 - Etten 8 - Catcher 9.
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Nov 13, 2012 19:54
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Smasher Dynamo posted:
Play-offs: Rockford in 4, final game 2-1 Dubai in 3, final game 6-3 Ryleh in 5, final game 3-0 South Bolton in 4, final game 8-5 Gauntlet: Rated R and Idaho to advance! EDIT: Updated to the correct standards! Robert Deadford fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Nov 15, 2012 |
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Nov 15, 2012 08:40
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Rest up my wounded closer! Let Frank Sullivan close for a week, with JIM BOUTON!!!! recalled from the gulag to cover. Yes, pitching is the priority in the draft, plus a catcher who can hit and a genuine third baseman. I hope (pray) Roy Halladay will help out: he can't be worse than the guys he's replacing.
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Nov 15, 2012 21:25
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Pick 'em Round 2: Madison and Goose Eggs to advance!
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Nov 17, 2012 23:49
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Pick 'em! Cleveland and Madison to advance!
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Nov 20, 2012 11:33
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Pick 'em! Polyarny and Juneau to advance!
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Nov 21, 2012 21:48
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Jimmy Foxx...that's the last time you let me down! Pick 'em! Cleveland and Barrow to advance!
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Nov 23, 2012 22:31
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Draft Picks: Round 1: Best Starting Pitcher available Sandwich Pick (in the event of a miracle): best Reliever available Round 2: Best Catcher available Round 3: Best starting pitcher or 3B or Reliever available, please use your impeccable judgement (you were right about Saberhagen after all) Superleague teams! Do you want the number 5 pick? I'll sell it for the right price: a Superleague quality SP and a Superleague quality catcher.
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Nov 24, 2012 03:08
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Pick 'em! Fingerbangers in 6, final game 5-1 Phoenixes in 6, final game 6-3
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Nov 25, 2012 13:39
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Pick 'em! Unicorns and Googlie Mooglies to advance.
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Nov 25, 2012 23:13
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Pick 'em! Cleveland and Florida to advance! Draft Update! Round 1: I would prefer to get Roger Clemens over Pete Alexander. No reason. Round 2: Catcher: if neither Munson nor Bill Dickey are available, draft the best remaining SP, but not Whitey Ford - one of him is plenty. Round 3: Best available reliever or hitter, any position.
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Nov 27, 2012 23:09
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Pick 'em! Since I'm doing so very well at this, I guess it's time to throw caution to the wind! Bobbleheads in 5, final game 7-0!
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Nov 29, 2012 21:17
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Pick 'em! Cleveland and Lombard Street to advance!
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Nov 30, 2012 21:00
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Pick 'em! Cleveland, Florida and Portland to survive!
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Dec 2, 2012 00:39
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With the 4th pick of the draft, the New England Arguments select a man who can understand both sides of the debate... SP 1995 Roger Clemens
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Dec 3, 2012 12:53
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Looking over my list of intended picks, Willie might fall all the way to San Juan, who have stated they want Stan Musial, or even further. 5 teams are after 2Bs, 3Bs or SSs, two teams are looking for catchers, two are after SPs and two are going for the Golden Oldies. The Cuba Smokers said they were after pitching too.
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Dec 3, 2012 13:29
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If Manifunk Destiny accepts his fate, with the 22nd pick of the draft, the Arguments select '34 Gabby Hartnett
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Dec 5, 2012 20:47
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Since everyone is getting all frisky with this whole trading malarkey, this is what I need, in order of priority: some decent relievers; a 3B who is a better hitter than John Valentin, and an equivalent fielder at worst; an OF who gets on base better than Roger Maris; a utility middle infielder. What I can offer: my remaining picks and/or all the unused players on my feeders (45 and 64 Yankees, 57 and 97 Red Sox, and there is an MVP lurking among them).
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Dec 6, 2012 23:45
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Sorry guys! I'm in Central Europe and will make a decision in the next two hours. I'm thinking over the trade proposals.
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ToiletofSadness posted:I can offer you 93 Robin Ventura, who is much better than John Valentin in every way. How's this? What about the #61 pick for Ventura? EDIT: Mornacale, where are you on IRC? I have Skype or Yahoo! for chat.
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Dec 7, 2012 09:58
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I guess the question is, do you have anything better than a 1996 Robb Nen?
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Dec 7, 2012 10:14
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Let me mull it over for a little while. EDIT: Mulling complete! Many thanks for the trade offers, but I feel like I've not been offered enough value for the 38th pick, which will be spent on 1996 Robb Nen Robert Deadford fucked around with this message at 11:58 on Dec 7, 2012 |
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Dec 7, 2012 10:41
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Damnation! I was thinking of taking Stieb! I don't trust the rookie Mike Mussina - I've already got rookie Stottlemeyer and rookie Lowe - so instead I hereby select: 1984 Rick Sutcliffe
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Dec 10, 2012 02:40
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Dec 11, 2012 00:09
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And now we proudly present the new and improved Super League VIII Feeders: '45 and '64 Yankees, '57 and '97 Red Sox Position Players C Gabby Hartnett '34 Cubs 1B Mo Vaughn '97RS 2B Snuffy Stirnweiss '45Y SS Nomar Garciaparra '97RS 3B John Valentin '97RS LF Ted Williams '57RS CF Mickey Mantle '64Y RF Roger Maris '64Y DH Charlie Keller '45Y Bench C Elston Howard '64Y 1B Nick Etten '45Y 3B Frank Malzone '57RS OF Jim Piersall '57RS OF Jackie Jensen '57RS Batting Order, with DH, against LHP and RHP 1. Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 2. Gabby Hartnett C 3. Ted Williams LF * 4. Mickey Mantle CF (Switch) 5. Mo Vaughn 1B * 6. Charlie Keller DH * 7. Nomar Garciaparra SS 8. Roger Maris RF * 9. John Valentin 3B Without DH, Keller replaces Maris in RF. Howard acts as personal catcher to whoever is the current SP4. Pitching SP1 Roger Clemens '95 Red Sox SP2 Whitey Ford '64Y SP3 Roy Halladay '06 Blue Jays SP4 Bret Saberhagen '97RS SP5 Rick Sutcliffe '84 Indians/Cubs LR Tim Wakefield '97RS MR Derek Lowe '97RS MR Mel Stottlemeyer '64Y SU Tom Gordon '97RS SU Butch Henry '97RS CL Robb Nen '96 Marlins Minors C Jason Varitek '97RS UT Jeff Frye '97 RS OF Troy O'Leary '97RS P Al Downing '64Y P Spud Chandler '45Y (I went there, Smasher, I need to know!) Strategy (Rate on a scale from -5 to +5): Hit and Run: -3 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: -1 Trying for extra bases: 0 Stealing Bases: 0 Aggressively Tagging Up: 0 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 0 Giving Intentional Walks: -1 Pitching Around Good Hitters: -1 Bringing the Infield In: 0 Guarding the Lines: 0 Making Cutoff Throws: 0 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: -3 Bringing in Pinch Runners: -3 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: 0 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -4 Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +2
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Some days I think you all don't appreciate me. Well poo poo. I suppose he gets to go for an eight week furlough somewhere and rest his addled brainmeats. Meanwhile, we'll just have to wiggle the rotation around a little to manage: move Halladay up to be the number 2 starter, make Saberhagen the number three and summon Mel Stottlemeyer to be the new number four, after they've had their next start each. As for a bullpen replacement, hosed if I know. Let me consult my roster... EDIT: better put Al Downing in the pen this month. Robert Deadford fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Dec 16, 2012 |
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But what if its a videophone? We're in an alternate reality where there are rocket cycles. Surely the telecommunications industry isn't lagging behind! And a gentleman would not answer the videophone without an immaculately trimmed goatee. Mark Grace finishes shaving like the gent he is: option B
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It was probably Mark Grace from Earth-2 on the phone anyway, so Option C Also, where was Roger Clemens for the Arguments' first game of the season? I mean, Wakefield did a bang-up job, but come on. EDIT: not criticising, just curious!
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Dec 17, 2012 21:06
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This is silly. The Rocket rests, make Wakefield the no. 1 starter until he's fit.
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Dec 19, 2012 20:56
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Woop woop! Champions! It's a great day for the Arguments. Truly, the Snuffster is living large and in charge. Oh, and it can hardly be considered my fault that two of my starting pitchers are injured. At least Tim is doing me proud: when Clemens returns, move Tim into the no. 4 slot and return Stottlemeyer to the bullpen. And Silvio Berlusconi is a dickhead. Mark Grace is more interested in the Golden Dawn: A
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Dec 21, 2012 17:37
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Frankly, who cares about gyros? There's grinding to be done down in the sewers. Option A!
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Man, by the end of this season, this thread is going to have 20 views a day, and half of them will be mine. AAAAAAAAAAAARGH. Fine, whatever. Clemens should be fit again soon, so slot him into Saberhagen's spot in the rotation. That should make the rotation: 1. Wakefield 2. Halladay 3. Clemens 4. Stottlemeyer 5. Some eejit I picked up in the draft
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