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That reminds of one thing that I was meaning to post. Now that we've completed Season 7, I present to you: The Complete Numerical History of the Super-League: Regular Season Edition This is a complete record of every Super-League team's regular season win-loss records, season-by-season. Koop maintained these records previously, but I've updated them through the end of SLVII. A record in bold indicates that the team made the playoffs that season. Congratulations to the Cultists on achieving the highest winning percentage ever for a new comer to the league. As Smasher noted in the last update, the Bobbleheads broke the record for most wins in a season with 108. The Luna Landers get the infamous achievement of being the only team in league history to win 100 games and not make the playoffs. As a warning to those of you participating in the pick-em, despite hitting over 200 HRs, the Idaho Potatoes had the second lowest winning percentage in league history. Looking at the all-time win count totals, don't expect anyone to ever catch the Finger-Bangers, Bobbleheads, and Eazy Ws in those counts. Even to break onto that list, the Oranges and Unicorns (who are closest of the active teams) will need another season to catch the Sonics. However, both teams will have to escape from the mid rounds of the Gauntlet to guarantee another season of life. TEAMS NEW IN SLI Baltimore Blind Men, SLI-SLII: 162-154, .513 (84-70, 78-84) Boston Crabs(I), SLI-SLII: 157-159 .497 (79-75, 78-84) Boston Skyhawks, SLI-SLIV: 383-257, .598 (92-62, 98-64, 96-66, 97-65) Chicago Blood Sox, SLI-SLIII: 271-208, .566 (84-70, 101-61, 86-77) Chicago/Los Angeles Bobbleheads, SLI-SLVII: 615-512, .546 (85-69, 80-82, 87-76, 78-84, 91-71, 86-76, 108-54) Cleveland Unicorns(I), SLI: 70-84, .455 California Unspecifieds, SLI: 65-89, .422 Detroit Switchblades, SLI-SLII: 161-155, .509 (77-77, 84-78) East St. Louis Electrics, SLI: 62-92, .402 Framingham Fillies, SLI-SLIII: 260-218, .544 (96-58, 88-74, 76-86) Great Googly-Mooglies, SLI, SLVII: 169-147, .535 (94-60, 75-87) Juneau Juggernauts, SLI-SLIV, SLVI-SLVII: 493-472, .511 (75-79, 79-83, 88-74, 91-71, 86-77, 74-88) Newport Sharks(I), SLI: 46-108, .299 New New York Fightin' Mongooses, SLI: 73-81, .474 New York/Fukuoka Finger-Bangers, SLI-SLVII: 633-493, .562 (76-78, 93-69, 98-64, 88-74, 90-72, 96-66, 92-70) San Francisco Clues, SLI: 61-93, .396 San Juan Senadores, SLI-SLII: 148-168, .467 (87-67, 61-101) South L.A./South Bolton Eazy W's, SLI-SLVII: 593-535, .526 (80-74, 87-75, 85-78, 92-71, 71-91, 79-83, 99-63) TEAMS NEW IN SLII Anchorage Penguins, SLII: 60-102, .370 Brooklyn Bombers, SLII: 59-103, .364 Des Moines Dervishes(I), SLII: 78-84, .481 Detroit Riots, SLII-SLIII: 164-161, .506 (89-74, 75-87) Jerk City Philosophers, SLII: 68-94, .420 Kolkata Indians, SLII: 77-85, .475 Mid-Northern Suicides, SLII: 78-84, .481 Milwaukee Drinkers, SLII-SLIII: 165-159, .509 (82-80, 83-79) Petaluma Goose-Eggs, SLII: 79-83, .488 Providence Murderbots, SLII-SLV: 352-297, .542 (90-73, 86-76, 92-70, 84-78) Queens Mercuries, SLII-SLIII: 160-164, .494 (83-79, 77-85) Seattle SuperSonics, SLII-SLVI: 442-370, .544 (79-83, 84-79, 91-72, 104-58, 84-78) Virginia City Vigiliantes, SLII-SLIII: 174-150, .537 (96-66, 78-84) TEAMS NEW IN SLIII Atlantis Aquaman, SLIII-SLIV: 162-162, .500 (81-81, 81-81) Cleveland Unicorns(II), SLIII-SLVII: 436-374, .538 (94-68, 93-69, 85-77, 91-71, 73-89) Atlantis Unspecifieds, SLIII: 72-90, .444 Greater Googly-Mooglies, SLIII: 69-93, .426 Honolulu Lava Flows, SLIII-SLIV: 149-175, .460 (87-75, 62-100) Kodak Googles, SLIII: 69-93, .426 Mudville Masochists, SLIII: 81-81, .500 Newport Sharks(II), SLIII: 67-95, .414 Omaha Forgettables, SLIII: 73-89, .451 Oyster Cult Blues, SLIII-SLIV: 151-173, .466 (76-86, 75-87) San Diego Freewheelers, SLIII: 78-84, .481 TEAMS NEW IN SLIV Boston Crabs(II), SLIV: 81-81, .500 Cleveland Communists, SLIV: 70-92, .432 Deadwood Cutthroats, SLIV: 81-81, .500 Des Moines Dervishes(II), SLIV: 69-93, .426 Detroit Original Riots, SLIV: 71-91, .438 EV-IL Corp. Villains, SLIV: 76-86, .469 Florida Oranges, SLIV-SLVII: 351-297, .542 (90-72, 93-69, 92-70, 76-86) Gander Doppel-Bangers, SLIV-SLV: 194-130, .599 (105-57, 89-73) Greenbrier Orchids, SLIV-SLV: 146-178, .451 (77-85, 69-93) Jackson Jerks of Mississippi, SLIV: 60-102, .370 Leprechauns, SLIV-SLV: 162-162, .500 (84-78, 78-84) New Orleans Hurricanes, SLIV: 73-89, .451 Seattle Homers, SLIV: 68-94, .420 TEAMS NEW IN SLV Burma Imperialists, SLV-SLVII: 261-225, .537 (82-80, 87-75, 92-70) Chicago Dinger Machines, SLV: 83-79, .512 Cologne Emperors, SLV-SLVII: 239-247, .492 (82-80, 80-82, 77-85) Dorchester Phantoms, SLV-SLVI: 152-172, .469 (80-82, 72-90) Falmouth Clippers, SLV: 66-96, .407 Idaho Potatoes, SLV: 79-83, .488 London Calling, SLV: 74-88, .457 Newport Sharks (III), SLV-SLVI: 173-152, .532 (86-76, 87-76) Omaha Forgettables (II), SLV: 79-83, .488 Paris Postmodernists, SLV: 77-85, .475 Rockford Losers, SLV-SLVII: 285-201, .586 (87-75, 100-62, 98-64) Silicon Valley Wanders, SLV: 78-84, .481 Angel Grove Power Rangers, SLV: 77-85, .475 Stevie Mitch Specials, SLV: 60-102, .370 TEAMS NEW IN SLVI Atlantis Aquamen (II), SLVI: 74-89, .457 Boston Crabs (III), SLVI: 62-100, .383 Brooklyn Bronies, SLVI: 59-103, .364 Coahuila Comancheros, SLVI-SLVII: 163-161, .503 (88-74, 75-87) Dubai Dervishes, SLVI-SLVII: 187-137, .577 (93-69, 94-68) Finger Lakes Phoenixes, SLVI-SLVII: 175-149, .540 (85-77, 90-72) Free Country Fhqwhgads, SLVI: 64-98, .395 Hill Valley Biffs, SLVI: 56-106, .346 Luna Landers, SLVI-SLVII: 190-134, .586 (90-72, 100-62) Motor City Bengals, SLVI: 76-86, .469 Rochester Generics, SLVI-SLVII: 171-153, .528 (83-79, 88-74) Tigres de San Juan, SLVI: 76-86, .469 TEAMS NEW IN SLVII Antarctica Unspecifieds, SLVII: 86-76, .531 (86-76) Barrow Daydreamers, SLVII: 75-87, .463 Idaho Potatoes (II), SLVII: 53-109, .327 Lombard St. Gumshoes, SLVII: 78-84, .481 Madison Mudholes, SLVII: 69-93, .426 Norfolk Splinter Cells, SLVII: 73-89, .451 Old Hoss Rabourns, SLVII: 64-98, .395 Oxbridge Mathematicians, SLVII: 87-75, .537 (87-75) Polyarny Postmodernists, SLVII: 75-87, .463 Portland Bulldogs, SLVII: 84-78, .519 Poughkeepsie Superbas, SLVII: 65-97, .401 Rated R Superstars, SLVII: 67-95, .414 Ryleh Cultists, SLVII: 100-62, .617 (100-62) Second City Saints, SLVII: 81-81, .500 St. Paul Bearers, SLVII: 75-87, .463 Ted Sox, SLVII: 79-83, .488 Vice City Goose Eggs, SLVII: 70-92, .432 TOP 5 IN TOTAL WINS 633 - New York/Fukuoka Finger-Bangers, SLI-SLVII 615 - Chicago/Los Angeles Bobbleheads, SLI-SLVII 593 - South L.A./South Bolton Eazy W's, SLI-SLVII 493 - Juneau Juggernauts, SLI-SLIV, SLVI-SLVII 442 - Seattle SuperSonics, SLII-SLVI TOP 5 IN WINNING PERCENTAGE .617 - Ryleh Cultists, SLVI .599 - Gander Doppel-Bangers, SLIV-SLV .598 - Boston Skyhawks, SLI-SLIV .586 - Rockford Losers, SLV-SLVII .586 - Luna Landers, SLVI-SLVII TOP 5 SINGLE SEASON RECORDS 108-54 - Chicago Bobbleheads, SLVII 105-57 - Gander Doppel-Bangers, SLIV 104-58 - Seattle SuperSonics, SLV 101-61 - Chicago Blood Sox, SLII 100-62 - Rockford Losers, SLVI 100-62 - Ryleh Cultists, SLVII 100-62 - Luna Landers, SLVII BOTTOM 5 IN WINNING PERCENTAGE .299 - Newport Sharks(I), SLI .327 - Idaho Potatoes(II), SLVII .346 - Hill Valley Biffs, SLVI .364 - Brooklyn Bombers, SLII .364 - Brooklyn Bronies, SLVI ToiletofSadness fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Nov 17, 2012 |
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Senerio posted:Next time, show some respect. Smasher Dynamo posted:Super-League VII Awards ToiletofSadness fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Nov 17, 2012 |
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7 2Bs and a HR from Pete Rose in a 3 game series? 
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Smasher: what's the status of my starters for the DLCS? Since the Finger-Bangers went to a full 5 games, does that mean Paige is fully rested and can start game 1?
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Smasher Dynamo posted:ToiletofSadness!
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 Third time was finally the charm! The bullpen was absolutely awful in this series (which bothers me given the Bobbleheads probably have the league's best), but my hitters burned through the Bangers pitchers well enough. Marauder: I tip my cap to you. You've proven to be a hell of an opponent these last 3 seasons. I quite expect we'll be meeting again in this place come next season. I understand why you've held control of the Dynamo League in these seasons since the Skyhawks retired; that offense is relentless. And now a letter from the Mayor of Rockford, the High Chief of the Rock River Valley, the Protectorate of Winnebago, Boone, and McHenry County, and the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-ah, Lord Humungus: quote:blakelmanakle: Smasher: Can we retro-actively make my team's entrance theme "War Machine" by Kiss? A song with that much synth seems entirely unfitting for a team led by blood-thirsty warlord. Secondly, are there any travel/off days before the start of the finals or am I locked into Seaver-Ryan-Paige-Drysdale? Finally, I'll get lineups for the finals series figured out and posted later tonight.
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League Finals Roster Giving the Koosman thing a try here. Hate to have to pull Drysdale from the rotation, but he has the worst career splits vs LHBs. Lineup vs RHP 2B Rose LF Speaker 1B Thomas CF Charleston RF Robinson C Torre 3B Youkilis SS Tejada P Pitcher Lineup vs LHP LF Speaker 3B Youkilis 1B Thomas RF Robinson CF Charleston C Torre SS Tejada 2B Frisch P Pitcher Bench C Martinez IF Frisch/Rose 3B Ventura LF Raines LF O'Doul RF Oliva Pitching SP Paige SP Koosman SP Seaver SP Ryan Mop Drysdale LR Sabathia MR Hernandez SR Myers SR Wetteland SU Bentancourt CL Smoltz Sliders Hit and Run: -2 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: 0 Trying for extra bases: +2 Stealing Bases: +2 Aggressively Tagging Up: +2 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): 0 Giving Intentional Walks: 0 Pitching Around Good Hitters: +2 Bringing the Infield In: 0 Guarding the Lines: 0 Making Cutoff Throws: +2 Bringing in Pinch Hitters: 0 Bringing in Pinch Runners: +1 Bringing in Defensive Replacements: +3 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: 0 Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +2
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Who the gently caress replaced my Satchel Paige with the Bronies' copy? Secondly, did every single position player on my roster get a bad roll in the finals series file? I can't believe that Frank Robinson was my only starter capable of hitting above the Mendoza line against that pitching staff. I literally don't believe it. Congrats, Bobbleheads. Beat the Macho Men and let chaos reign! edit: Smasher, one last question: is there a way to set my strategy sliders in the future to get my brain-dead AI manager to leave my starters out on the field longer? I'm fully aware I only really have 2.5 or 3 capable relievers, so I'm a little baffled why my AI manager would be so quick on the hook to bring on the bullpen. edit2: And the AI didn't even use my best reliever Smoltz once over the course of the whole series! What the hell? ToiletofSadness fucked around with this message at 02:10 on Dec 1, 2012 |
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Smasher Dynamo posted:e: As you point out, ToiletofSadness, Paige has been this bad before in the Super-League, so this wasn't wholly unprecedented. As for the struggles of your lineup, sometimes these things just happen. Looking through the box scores again, yeah, my team struck out a little bit more than I'd like (especially Youk and Tejada who were black holes on offense for most of the playoffs), but I just couldn't draw a walk to help out the hitting woes (4 total over the whole series). Bobbleheads' starters were apparently just throwing BBs all series. I suppose, using Myers over Smoltz made sense from a platoon advantage standpoint, but, still, it's not like the AI manager doesn't use Smoltz for 2 inning non-save appearances most of the time anyway. Given my team held Ruth and Grace to a combined 2 XBHs, I was hoping for a better result than a complete sweep. Tough beat.
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BearDrivingTruck posted:I'm in Vae Victis? Have mercy on me, Lord Mayor. Seriously, you new guys should take some inspiration from the Generics. They were, if I remember correctly, one of the worst teams during their Expansion Cup but were able to survive a Vae Victis with 3 90-win teams because of strong drafting. I think they even finished above .500 that season. They gave Dubai a hell of a fight this season.
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Well, maybe I don't feel so ashamed of getting swept in the finals now. If the Bobbleheads were good enough to take the Macho Men to the literal brink of elimination, they were just that drat good.Cthulhu Dreams posted:Bloody close game! That's the closest ever isn't it? ToiletofSadness fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Dec 3, 2012 |
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Robert_Deadford posted:Since everyone is getting all frisky with this whole trading malarkey, this is what I need, in order of priority: Arguments offer: #38 pick #61 pick Losers offer: 93 Ventura #80 pick
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Robert_Deadford posted:What about the #61 pick for Ventura?
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BearDrivingTruck posted:... I'm sorry if I sound a bit suspicious, but didn't Fox not see much playing time until he was on White Sox (I just check the web)?
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I'd totally throw you my 1st round pick as I've been stuck at the back of the draft for the last 3 seasons, but then I'd open it and get this:
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I realize my pick is still a number of selections away, but I'm requesting that if it comes up overnight I could get a time extension until morning CST (say 7:30 or 8).
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Can we get a ruling on the Unspecifieds pick so we can move on to the Gumshoes? Want to get to make my pick in the next 4 hours otherwise I'm without forums access until about 5 PM CST (work presentations/meetings).
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 With the 80th pick, the Rockford Losers select Jack McDowell, pitcher, 1995 Yankees. It's a bit of lottery ticket given that 1995 was Black Jack's last productive season in the majors, but he's only 29 and he's my 7 or 8th option at starter, so no big deal, really. Plus, McDowell has a long and storied history of success on this team so I'm sure he will continue that should I ever need to call upon him. South Bolton is on the clock.
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Super-League VIII Opening Day Roster Keeping it very much the same as last year's roster. No need to change what ain't broke, only to find which of my many disposable middle relievers Mogul decides to find favor with this season. Team Roster: C Joe Torre (65 Brewers, acquired from Honolulu) 1B Frank Thomas (93 White Sox) 2B Frankie Frisch (28 Cardinals) 3B Kevin Youkilis (07 Red Sox, acquired from Seattle Homers) SS Joe Cronin (34 Senators) LF Tris Speaker (21 Indians) CF Oscar Charleston (Negro Leagues) RF Frank Robinson (64 Reds) C Victor Martinez (04 Indians) 3B Robin Ventura (93 White Sox) SS Miguel Tejada (00 Athletics, acquired from Atlantis) UI Pete Rose (64 Reds) LF Tim Raines (93 White Sox) OF Tony Oliva (66 Twins, acquired from Greenbrier) SP Tom Seaver (71 Mets) SP Nolan Ryan (71 Mets) SP Jerry Koosman (71 Mets) SP Don Drysdale (61 Dodgers, acquired from South Bolton) SP Satchel Paige (Negro Leagues, acquired from Brooklyn) RP John Smoltz (01 Braves, acquired from Boston) RP John Wetteland (94 Expos) RP Rafael Bentancourt (04 Indians) RP JJ Putz (04 Mariners, acquired from Greenbrier) RP Randy Myers (90 Reds, acquired from Motor City) SP/RP C.C. Sabathia (04 Indians) AAA IF Omar Vizquel (04 Indians) AAA LF Lefty O'Doul (33 Giants) AAA SP Jack McDowell (95 Yankees) AAA SP Alex Fernandez (93 White Sox) AAA SP Harry Breechen (49 Cardinals) AAA SP Jim O’Toole (64 Reds) AAA RP Roberto Hernandez (93 White Sox) AAA RP Bob Wickman (04 Indians) AAA RP Arthur Rhodes (96 Orioles, acquired from Seattle Homers) AAA RP Al Alburquerque (11 Tigers, acquired from Brooklyn) Lineups NOTE: Victor Martinez catches for Drysdale and Koosman. Joe Torre for the rest. vs RHP 2B Frisch LF Speaker 1B Thomas CF Charleston RF Robinson SS Cronin C Torre/Martinez 3B Youkilis P Pitcher vs LHP LF Speaker SS Cronin 1B Thomas RF Robinson CF Charleston C Torre/Martinez 3B Youkilis 2B Frisch P Pitcher Pitching Staff: SP Paige SP Seaver SP Drysdale SP Ryan SP Koosman CL Smoltz SU Bentancourt SR Wetteland SR Myers MR Putz LR Sabathia Strategy: Hit and Run: -2 Sacrifice Bunt: -5 Squeeze Play: 0 Trying for extra bases: +2 Stealing Bases: +1 Aggressively Tagging Up: +2 Pitch Outs (to prevent stolen bases): +1 Giving Intentional Walks: 0 Pitching Around Good Hitters: +2 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: +3 Starting Pitchers on Short Rest: -3 Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +2 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +2
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Pungry posted:yep, that sure is a roster
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Kevin Brown should be the 1997 version. I acquired him from South Bolton when I traded 93 McDowell during SLVI. I then flipped Brown and 04 Cliff Lee (who's apparently found his way to the Coburns) and probably one other throw in to the Bronies in an auction held that season for Satchel Paige.
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I'll at least take a run at the Momento Mori. edit: After spending 4 hours on this write up, will someone, anyone please handle the Sic Transit Vir? ToiletofSadness fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Dec 14, 2012 |
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Apologies for the double-post, but this way the thread will be bumped with new content... What will come first? Snow in Chicago or the start of the season? (Super League VIII Preview: Momento Mori Division)  The Memento Mori for most of its life has been held under the control of TKBomber. For the first five seasons, he won every Momento Mori title--the first four with the Skyhawks and the fifth with the Phantoms. However, in SLVI Smasher League refugee Viscount Slim and his Imperialists was able to break TKBomber's hold on the division due to the rest of the teams self-destructing from neglect. In SLVII, Burma was able to cruise to another division title as the expected competition from Expansion Cup champions Polyarny never materialized and TKBomber's new and controversial Portland Bulldogs weren't yet strong enough to compete. This year's Momento Mori returns Burma and Portland, but also imports the Antarctic Unspecifieds who finished second to the Finger-Bangers in last year's Sic Transit Vir and pushed the Cleveland Unicorns into the Gauntlet. In addition to those 3 returning teams, the Momento Mori also welcomes the Expansion Cup champion Web 2.0 Bloggers and the Cancun Tornados (who held the best regular season record in the Expansion Cup).  I like a lot of what you've done with your team here, but you still have holes in the pitching staff and in the corner outfield spots that could prevent you from moving on to SLIX.  Still probably the favorites, but will face some stiffer competition than the two last seasons that will hopefully push them to make better showings in the playoffs.  For a team that finished with the best record in the Expansion Cup, I feel I was really tough on your team. The starting pitching is great, but it has to be to carry every other part of the team. It may be the case where your team is sort of like the Unicorns--not particularly great on paper but collectively, every piece works together well. Except that bullpen. You really have to fix that.  You beat Senerio in a loser leaves town match in the Gauntlet. Now's time to focus on regaining what's rightfully yours. By any means, right?  Nice work in the offseason making significant upgrades at 1B, 2B, and SS. Unfortunately, you still have potential offensive holes at every infield position except 1B. The starting pitching is no longer a raging tire fire, which is a plus. Catcher
This should be non-controversial. Yogi Berra is an inner circle hall of famer and in his prime. Young Carlton Fisk and old Roy Campanella are both going to be very good. Burma's catcher platoon produced strong results last season, but, on its face, is not as strong as the 3 before them. Ernie Lombardi has the distinction of being the worst of a strong group and being on the down side of his career. First Baseman
Lou Gehrig is an all-time great. I like Bagwell just a smidge more than Cabrera because of his plate patience. The other 2 first baseman in this list are significantly behind the pack here. I chose Howard over Cancun's bizarre righty/righty platoon mainly because I expect Howard to hit at least 10-15 HRs. With Joe Kelley holding the dominant portion of the platoon, the Tornados might be lucky to hit double digits. Second Baseman
Hornsby and Collins are two of the best offensive 2B of all time. In choosing between the two you must make a couple trade-offs--Hornsby has the power hitting ability but less plate patience, and Collins has the better eye and base running ability but little power. All things considered, the Mogul engine seems to love any and all incarnations of Collins, so he gets the edge here. Gehringer is also very good but a step behind the first two. Riggs Stephenson has great offensive numbers for his position, if you ignore the fact that he only played in 100 games 5 times in his 14 year career; he's also a defensive liability. The Super League has never been particularly kind to Robinson Cano and Jim Delahanty is a not good player outside the context of the Super League. Third Baseman
Eddie Matthews is the clear favorite here and is good enough on his own that I don't understand why he's being platooned with Matt Williams. Still, clearly, the best. Brooks Robinson brings elite defense and mediocre offense, but I like him more than the collection of dead ballers behind him. All the rest should be mostly equivalent--high average, middling OBP, no power, at best middling defense. Home Run Baker goes first because he has the most power of the trio and because most of Cronin's value will come from playing SS. Shortstop
Trammell takes the top spot here solely because he's the most well-rounded of these SS--he's an excellent defender and no slouch with the bat. Next comes Cronin/Banks because they have more power than Jeter. Yount would be higher if he (and especially the 1982 version) didn't seem to be a curse to his every owner in the Super League. And falling well behind that group of current and should-be hall-of-famers comes Edgar Renteria. Viscount, how in the hell have you survived this long with such terrible shortstops? Left Fielder
Barry Bonds is great, and we are but his servants. Rickey's power gives him an edge over Hamilton (whose career stats kind of read to me like the deadball era version of Rickey). Ducky Joe Medwick has great power, but bad plate patience, terrible defense, and an even worse nickname. Sam Crawford brings up the rear. Center Fielder
I'm legitimately torn as to how to rank these players. Tris Speaker is a bonafide all-time great that brings good defense, superlative speed, amazing ability to hit for average, and draws walks. He even hits for high numbers of extra bases, just not home runs (literally the only hole in his game). On the other hand, while historically not as great a player, Jim Edmonds always mashes for the Imperialists and gets the benefit from the Mogul of being a modern day defender. Let's just split the difference and give the edge to young Speaker, then Edmonds, than old Speaker. Puckett will hit for high average and solid power, but can't draw walks and isn't as defensively capable as the 3 above him. Chet Lemon is the bad guy from every 80s movie where a rag-tag bunch of kids have to save the local youth center by break-dancing, winning a ski race, or circum-navigating the globe on a skateboard, right? Right Fielder
Frank Robinson has a strong record of success in the Super League; he's going to hit 20+ HRs, have a solid OBP, and play above-average outfield defense. That's enough to put him slightly ahead of the Duke who's playing out of position and always hits tons of HRs but can't quite match Robinson's OBP. If he stays healthy the whole season, Berkman will have offensive numbers as good as any player on this list; it's just that at his age, he is an injury liability and a defensive liability too. If Waner could hit more HRs, he'd be above Berkman. Herman probably isn't well suited to be hitting lead-off, but given the rest of the Bloggers' roster I can see how he ended up there. Bench
I think the Unspecifieds win this by default; they had the most bench players that didn't make me want to vomit at the thought of them starting. Shaky defense aside, Brett should probably be their starting 3B as it is. Bulldogs are next; they have good infield coverage/flexibility, but could use another OFer. On most days, the Tornados can bring prime Ernie Banks and Jackie Robinson off their bench as pinch hitters. That's awesome, but the rest of the bench not so much. The Bloggers have a lot of back up defensive players on what is already a defensive-minded team; they need better bench bats. Burma would be best to hope that none of their starters ever sustain an injury or need a moment of rest. SP1
A formidable set of aces. This particualr version of Pete Alexander has the pedigree as one of the most prolific Super League starters of all time, even at this advanced age. He's anchored all of TKBomber's rotations and done a good job of it. The next two are kind of a toss up; Hilton Smith has an established record as being a top-quality SL starting pitcher. Meanwhile, this is Radbourn's first go around in the league; giving the edge to Smith only because of the available track record. Ford only places forth because of the greatness in front of him; he'll be good, but his K/BB ratio is a little on the low side for my liking. Hughes just isn't as good as the rest of these pitchers. SP2
In prime Blyleven gets the nod over baby Koufax. Both are going to have ridiculous K/9 ratios. Chief Bender is probably slightly underrated because of my preference for strikeout pitchers as opposed to deadballers. 2 different revisions of Bender poster ERAs below 3.50 for the Mooglies last season. Don Sutton has been reliable, but in 1982 he's just extremely old. Things I learned about Jim Kaat while researching for this post: he won 15 straight gold gloves. SP3
I think 1921 Joe Wood must be broken or exploit some glitch in the Mogul sim engine; Wood stopped pitching for good after the 1920 season and only pitched 18.1 innings in the 3 seasons he played before that, but somehow has always been ridiculously good for every team he's played for. Last season he posted a 2.34 and 280 Ks (his K/9 was 2 points higher than Satchel Paige's). That's a joke right? McGinnity gets the edge over Cliff Lee, who's always been a bit up and down in the Super League. Pappas comes next, and I wouldn't expect him to pitch anywhere near as well as in the Expansion Cup. Making any 18 year-old a critical part of your rotation, even if it's Bob Feller is destined to end in failure. SP4
Two hall-of-fame Leftys and a lot of chaff. SP5
Coveleski is a hall-of-famer and was very good for the Tornados in the Expansion Cup. He's followed by the Bloggers' Mickey Lolich, who doesn't really fit in with the rest of the team's pitch to contact starters. Jack Morris, who is overrated and does not belong in the HOF, got smacked around in short duty in last year's Super League. Jim Perry doesn't even seem to be a viable innings eater, but pitched reasonably well last season. Sam McDowell is a guarantee of a lot of Ks and a lot of BBs. Closer/Bullpen
These bullpens are bad, and I hope they make you feel bad. By virture of having 2 top closers, the Unspecifieds' bullpen is leagues ahead of the rest of their division mates. Though, this success is weighed down by having Jose Valverde in their bullpen. Papelbon is probably better than every other reliever that appears on the other 3 teams, so I guess Burma comes next. As a White Sox fan, I have much appreciation for Thornston's strong work as a setup man in the real MLB, but he's going to get hammered in the Super League. The Bloggers are next because they did not make BJ Ryan their setup man. The Tornados' bullpen is comprised of the 1992 Royals and excess starters. Things will not go well unless each of their starters can somehow eat up 250 innings per man.
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Apparently my pitching staff takes Sundays off. 34 of 48 runs allowed have come in two games. Ow, my pythag record! Edit: Obit: A. Get the Crystal Pepsi!
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 Frankie Frisch in the top ten for OPS? I guess that makes up for his atrocious defense. What to do, what to do with my miserable bullpen? Send Smoltz to the DL, Arthur Rhodes gets the call up. New bullpen alignment: CL Wetteland SU Myers SR Bentancourt SR Rhodes MR Putz LR Sabathia Obit vote: A.
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BearDrivingTruck posted:Time for a
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ForeverBWFC posted:Also, what the sweet Christ is up with Tereseau and Axford's ERAs? Voting B for the obit story.
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Voting B for the obit story.
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Return Smoltz from the DL, fire JJ Putz into the sun or send him to AAA South Beloit (whichever is a more painful fate). Bullpen with Smoltz back: CL Smoltz SU Wetteland SR Bentancourt SR Myers MR Rhodes LR Sabathia Replace Youkilis with Rose at 3B for now. Voting C for the obit story.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Analysis Voting for option C in the obit story.
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Send Drysdale to the DL and summon forth McDowell the elder. While we're tweaking the pitching staff, a few slider adjustments: Letting pitchers pitch through trouble: +1 Letting Pitchers rack up high pitch counts: +1 Also, I guess Big Hurt needs some days off, so let's sit him vs RHP and adjust that lineup as so: 2B Frisch LF Speaker SS Cronin CF Charleston RF Robinson C Torre/Martinez 1B Youkilis 3B Rose P Pitcher Finally, voting C for the obit story.
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 Let's re-shuffle the vs RHP lineup to bring back Big Hurt and give Frisch and Cronin some rest: 2B Rose LF Speaker 1B Thomas CF Charleston RF Robinson C Torre/Robinson 3B Youkilis SS Tejada P Pitcher As for the obit vote, I guess I should vote C since the Vikings did knock the Bears out of the playoffs.
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What the gently caress is with Mogul's stamina system? I sit Frank Thomas for a week and he's already back to tired? As for the Rhodes injury, send him to the DL and call up Roberto Hernandez as his replacement. Re-shuffling the vs RHP lineup to manage player rest for this 6 week death march without an off day: 2B Frisch CF Speaker SS Cronin RF Oliva C Torre/Martinez 1B Youkilis LF Raines 3B Rose P Pitcher
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It appears I have quite a bit of business to take care of. First, roster transactions:
Secondly, new lineups to reflect the addition of Alomar: vs RHP 3B Frisch LF Speaker 1B Thomas CF Charleston RF Robinson SS Cronin C Torre/Martinez 2B Alomar P Pitcher vs LHP LF Speaker SS Cronin RF Robinson 1B Thomas CF Charleston C Torre/Martinez 3B Youkilis 2B Frisch P Pitcher Finally, voting B on the obit story.
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With Drysdale back in good health, return him to the starting rotation. McDowell returns to the minors. Send Frisch to the DL and return Pete Rose to the majors. New lineups to cover for Frisch's injury: vs RHP 2B Alomar LF Speaker 1B Thomas CF Charleston RF Oliva SS Cronin C Torre/Martinez 3B Youkilis P Pitcher vs LHP LF Speaker SS Cronin 1B Thomas RF Robinson CF Charleston C Torre/Martinez 3B Youkilis 2B Rose P Pitcher
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Call up Drysdale and return McDowell, the Elder, to the minors. New vs RHP lineup for the week to give Cronin and Youkilis some more rest 2B Alomar LF Speaker 1B Thomas CF Charleston RF Oliva C Martinez 3B Ventura SS Tejada P Pitcher Also, shoot the AI schedule maker for throwing this awful 6 week stretch with no off days into the middle of my season.
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quote:The Uncertain Additionally, return Arthur Rhodes to the major league roster as my middle reliever. Hernandez can return to the minors, for now. New vs RHP lineup for the week: 2B Alomar LF Speaker SS Cronin CF Charleston RF Oliva C Torre/Martinez (Torre catches for Paige, Seaver, Ryan; Martinez for Drysdale, Koosman) 1B Youkilis 3B Ventura P Pitcher
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Smasher Dynamo posted:So, yeah, occasionally mistakes are going to be made. I'm sorry, but I'm not actually a machine. That's fair enough, when our league has Mornacle and his no-so-secret quest to kill you via micro-management. But you made a point to call me out on it in the update, so I wanted to be sure you knew I was paying attention and was already very aware he was ready to return to the roster. I do appreciate the work you do in running things here. So, next time I'll try to make my tone less pissy. ToiletofSadness fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Jan 10, 2013 |
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Don't forget to mention he's constantly injury-prone, so that's why oldskool never starts him for more than a month or two per season. edit: can't believe the goddamn Oranges got a Pete Alexander (even injured) for 2 pitchers performing below league average. ToiletofSadness fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Jan 11, 2013 |
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