Broken Bat - League Forum: II.2

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#20146	06/18/2015 7:19:44 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hello II.2. Dions are newly promoted from III.3. We like to think of ourselves as a "balanced" team, not really specializing in any of hitting, pitching or defense, but (hopefully) doing a decent job at all 3. We did not expect to be active in the waiver market this past season - we were fairly happy with the roster. But then contract negotiations with Fischer went sour. Sent the front office into a tizzy. We not only had to replace Fischer (welcome Hector Page!) but also felt we had to upgrade elsewhere to make up the gap between Fischer and his replacement. So we made a few moves. Fairly happy with how it turned out. Anxious to get the season going and find out where we stand. The key player for us heading into the season is ... believe it or not ... Quinones. We project him to be a .245 BA / .350 OB / 25 HR guy. He spent almost the entirety of last season batting .170-.180, rallying at the end to finish .200. With Fischer gone, Quinones simply has to produce more. The Sword of Damocles is definitely hanging over his batter's box.

#20171	06/18/2015 3:32:40 pm
GreenYoshi Joined: 07/26/2013 Posts: 61 Brookhaven Mustangs III.3	Thanks for getting the party started here Seca. The (fictitious) city of Central Dogwood is excited to enter League II.2 for the first time in its team history! We've worked from the bottom of BB to nearly reaching the dream of playing in the Legends league but with each new league comes difficult foes... Unfortunately we dropped the Championship series to Pomona and it put into perspective the weaknesses of our team. Some got older, some demanded more money, and some were begging for more playing time. Over the off-season the Mustangs have acquired some new faces to fortify the offense and the defense. Minoru Yamazaki and Masahiro Sato were formally introduced as the newest members of Central Dogwood. Through their interpreter, they expressed their excitement about joining a competitive driven team. Manager Hugh Ball now in his 9th season as the skipper, was delighted with the new acquisitions and spoke briefly about several new options available to him. "We have some multi-position players that will make it easy to mix-and-match our lineup" Some players looking to progress this year includes 2B. Alex Bass and SS. Sean Kane. Both have light-tower power but both need consistent playing time to fulfill their potential. It'll be an exciting season. Lots of competition from both the east and the west. Good luck to everyone involved. Updated Thursday, June 18 2015 @ 3:34:15 pm PDT

#20178	06/18/2015 4:14:35 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. I don't usually start parties. Often the last to leave tho. How would you describe the Mustangs? Offense oriented? Defense oriented? Pitching oriented? (I think I know the answer, but curious to hear what you'll say). I find it interesting you talk about flexibility. I think that is the main thing I added this of-season. I've got 2 decent options at every position. Nice to be able to play a little chess. Updated Thursday, June 18 2015 @ 4:16:10 pm PDT

#20282	06/20/2015 5:50:25 pm
GreenYoshi Joined: 07/26/2013 Posts: 61 Brookhaven Mustangs III.3	Since I took over Central Dogwood, I've always favored offense, but in my earlier seasons, I built a pretty solid pitching squad. Currently, I like what I have offensively and pitching wise. I stacked my minors with pitching since I know how limited they are on the waivers and in a few seasons, I see pitching being my strength. Offense can always improve. It'll be interesting how it will stack up with the league hitters. Defense is probably a weakness. I've never been into field stats like range and arm strength but I know it'll be vital during those close games. If I could create a dream team, I'd probably have a lineup with all 20 Speed players. Would love to see them create havoc... well, we'll see how well Stanley Mathews does in this league. I'm hoping another 100 SB season.

#20374	06/23/2015 2:55:59 pm
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	What a nice way to start! In the season opener , Luis Esparza delivered a Complete Game Shutout. In his second year on the main roster, after a strong finish in Legends, Esparza already puts a bids for the Cy Young Way to go! Updated Tuesday, June 23 2015 @ 2:58:19 pm PDT

#20375	06/23/2015 3:19:48 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats on the Cy Young! Not a great start for the Dinos. Blew 2 saves in game 2. 4 injuries in the first 2 games.

#20405	06/25/2015 6:24:46 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Felt the Dinos deserved a little better from the 1st series of the season. Baseball gods made up for that (at GreenYoshi's expense) in the 2nd. Games against Central Dogwood were so close it seems a little unfair not to get a result in the series. Looking forward to the match-up against State College today. I think the Bears is the team in the league with which the Dinos have the most history. Played against each other a few seasons back in VI.24 (before my time, Yakutat was around), and then again in IV.6 in 2020. The Bears pasted us by 26 games that season. Feel like we've narrowed the gap since then. Guess we'll see. Side note: Every season I say "I'm going to track injuries." and then I don't. On it this season. 6 knocks from the first 7 games.

#20534	06/29/2015 5:19:26 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was a good first round for the Dinos. Some fortunate results. Probably more over-achievers than under-achievers so far. Bullpen has been shaky. Hoping they get a litle more consistent.

#20819	07/07/2015 2:27:02 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not a very good second loop for the Dinos. My squad is prone to team wide hitting slumps. Seems to happen ~3 times a season. 8-10 game stretchs where no one can hit. 4 hits and 2 runs is about the maximum we can muster during one of these periods. The latest one started when State College's Marino 1 hit us. After 7 straight losses we managed 6 hits and 3 runs against Wilkes Barre. Hoping that signifies the end of the slump. Not many over-achievers left. Holloway doing better than expected. Everyone else either at or below expectations.

#21084	07/14/2015 8:50:37 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was a good 3rd loop for the Dinos. Had a cluster of injuries towards the end, but really can't complain. Have been looking forward to Inter-Division. Going to see some familiar faces. Walt Mosley (now with Pomona) was the Dinos clean-up hitter for a few seasons, and still figures prominently in the team's records. Tyler Lloyd (now with Ontario) was a key figure for the pitching staff for several seasons, and (afaik) is the Dimos only Cy Young award winner.

#21437	07/24/2015 9:51:22 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Called up Rosado from AAA. Noteworthy (I think) b/c he was a Wiles-Barre draftee.

#21577	07/29/2015 2:28:31 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	10 BS so far this season. Seems to ok. 4 in the last 10 games. Not as good. Bullpen really labouring atm.

#21581	07/29/2015 6:39:27 pm
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Laredo vs Waterloo Terrific series. Walk off home runs Pitching duels Improbable heros (Saldana, Chikafuji) Plenty of injuries too

#21656	07/31/2015 11:29:23 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Were a couple good games in there. I bid Chikafuji both times he hit waivers last season. Knew what I was up against. Little bit of groaning each time he came through. Got a few knocks there, but totally wrecked in the last series against Ontario. Glad for a couple off-days. Enjoyed the inter-division play. Our old friends were just how we remembered them. Mosley hit well against us, especially with runners on. Lloyd faced us twice, and in typical fashion had a dominating performance in one, and a dominating performance with one horrible, horrible inning in the other. Special tip of the cap to Pomona's Eaton, who just destroyed Dino pitching to the tune of 10 for 15 in the 2nd series, while generating lots of pop from that 6 power rating. Going to be a special player.

#21701	08/01/2015 8:39:16 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	This is traditionally a very weak part of the schedule for the Dinos. Pleased to get off to a good start in the first series, though 3 of the 4 games could easily have gone to the Rockets. Nice 15 gamewin streak by State College.

#21872	08/05/2015 10:13:06 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well, another season of transactions wrapped up. Dinos were kind of busy at the start, and kind of busy at the end. All in all, fairly happy. I felt bad releasing Lombardo. He played great, and likely had the inside track on gold glove at SS. But I didn't like the idea of starting next season with a 33 year old SS. And after getting Daniel, I didn't like the idea of carrying 2 3 million dollar SSs. Was also disappointed to release McCoy. Liked him, but the OF got crowded when Anderson and Enriquez promoted this season. Byrd is still trying to dodge the axe. He and Hendricks are the only 2 position players left from my total rebuild when I got the team. Either him or 1 of the oldster 2Bs will have to walk by friday.

#22049	08/09/2015 8:37:39 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Well, Waterloo is in a great place to be now, in first place, needing 16 games to clinch first.

#22050	08/09/2015 9:33:11 am
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	In the West, instead, the race is as close as it gets! Laredo finally put its nose ahead but half a game, just to relinquish it the next series. Pomona still is the favorite tho

#22053	08/09/2015 10:29:04 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos are thrilled with how the season has gone. Our batting order was invaded by rookies to start this loop. I expect the same will happen to the starting rotation at the beginning of the next loop. (Don't like making those changes mid-cycle). I was impressed by both Pomona and Laredo during inter-division. I do give the edge to Pomona due to Laredo's ridiculous record in 1 run games. Conventional wisdom says that teams at either extreme should regress towards 0.500 as the sample gets bigger. Guess we'll see.

#22055	08/09/2015 10:37:35 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Conventional wisdom says that teams at either extreme should regress towards 0.500 as the sample gets bigger. An outstanding bullpen can give the middle finger to conventional wisdom.

#22057	08/09/2015 11:48:33 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	An outstanding bullpen results in lots of 1 run loses. Starter gives up 4. Bullpen holds the line while the offense chips aay. Lose 4-3.

#22211	08/12/2015 9:42:43 am
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Pomona swept a three game series in Laredo, every time taking a commanding lead via HRs (twice on Grand Slams) Hence, a 2 1/2 lead in the standings I'm conceding. Kinda. Start playing some youngsters. No way I can reach Pomona, unless it falters on bits own..

#22223	08/12/2015 2:44:37 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. This a feint? . 1.5 back with 20 to go is not white flag territory.

#22283	08/13/2015 12:31:49 pm
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	An outstanding bullpen results in lots of 1 run loses. Starter gives up 4. Bullpen holds the line while the offense chips aay. Lose 4-3. One run wins come in all kind of varieties: like this game http://brokenbat.org/game/1710220 20 (twenty!) innings, 2 runs scored by Laredo in the top half, opponents come back scoring one in the bottom half. With a man stranded on 3rd with one out. A win is a win. This game though, lasted like two: 10 ABs for my leadoff hitter; 280 pitches thrown (319 by my opponent)

#22284	08/13/2015 1:08:06 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Agreed, they can also be the results of really bad pitching by both teams: http://brokenbat.org/game/1722731

#22294	08/13/2015 5:42:20 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. 1 and 10 in,our last 11. Who knew playing Baez instead of Wheeler would turn a .667 team into. .090 team?

#22441	08/15/2015 7:42:50 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos crested 1K Ks as a team this past series. Most in the east by a lot. Fewest BBs in the east. 11 hits away from having the fewest hits in the east. Bad offence is bad.

#22515	08/17/2015 4:39:25 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Congratulations to both Pomona and Laredo on a great race in the West. Looking forward to the play-off against the Wolves. Rockford survives so long as they don't lose the final game by a dozen. State College has bumped Boone from the start and is going with Daniels instead. Dinos were able to relax in the final series. Got old Paredes some ABs. He was our last batter of the season - really thought he was going to go yard one last time. No storybook ending. Was a tale of 2 seasons for the Dinos. On September 18, the team was 88 - 42. After that 8-22. Did play a weakened line-up in a few of those games. And while there were numerous factors that contributed, I present the pre and post Sept 18 pitching stats for my 3 main bull-pen pitchers. Conti Pre 18 - 2.71 ERA, 1.10 WHIP Post 18 - 6.07 ERA, 1.39 WHIP Greene Pre 18 - 2.56 ERA, 1.01 WHIP Post 18 - 4.34 ERA, 1.19 WHIP Garcia Pre 18 - 2.68 ERA, 1.08 WHIP Post 18 - 6.38 ERA, 1.53 WHIP I'm morbidly curious what the inherited runners #s look like. Probably better not knowing. It was gruesome. All 3 probably over achieved in the first 4/5 of the season. Having all 3 of them regress together was really frustrating. Hopefully they will play a little better in the play-off, otherwise it won't be much of a series.

#22559	08/17/2015 11:01:24 pm
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Not the best Laredo Mavericks season ever, sure not, too many disappointing players, but it made for the most EXCITING season. Promotion went down to the next to last game. 37-17 record in one-run games! (among 89 wins) Way too many games decided on the 8th or 9th to keep sanity;) At the end, Laredo failed the season goal of promotion, but it was FUN! Congrats to Pomona and Waterloo. Well deserved. Best hitting, best pitching in the league. Dominated from start to finish. Good luck in Legends!

#22594	08/18/2015 2:20:25 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sigh. Hardy walks 4 - all in the same inning. Dinos throw 3 wild pitches, ground into 3 DPs, and have 2 of 3 starting OFs get injured. Going to be a short series.

#22598	08/18/2015 3:34:39 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I think I'm in the same boat Seca. Time to dust off the Rally Cat™.

#22618	08/19/2015 5:35:31 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Hope yours went better. Both injury replacement OF made an error in game 2 here, leading to 7 unearned runs and turning game 2 into a farce. Didn't help I forgot to switch Ernesto "my control is actually 4, not 14" Quezada's pitch count to 0, so he walked 3 instead of the 1 I was expecting.

#25551	10/21/2015 4:57:06 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Bit of a showdown in the East tonight. If State College can pull off a sweep, they can make the division interesting again. If my team wins the series, we'll be more than 10 games ahead with 37 left to play. Well, I'm not going to make things interesting just for the sake of making them interesting...

#26506	11/08/2015 9:50:39 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I'm newly promoted from III.3. This is the highest my team has ever been. Good luck to everyone and I'm looking to renew some rivalries.

#27297	11/25/2015 5:32:17 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	A good first series in this league. I hope my team does well in this league.

#27305	11/25/2015 1:08:35 pm
jdick1990 Joined: 05/30/2014 Posts: 65 East Lansing Raccoons VI.7	After 1 series, 160-0 is still in sight.

#27336	11/26/2015 11:54:33 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	So far, still perfect in this young season.

#27434	11/29/2015 7:55:46 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Prescott is on a 5 game losing streak that has included poor hitting and dominant pitching. The bats better come alive vs. Casper, who is last in the league with a 3-11 record.

#27926	12/12/2015 12:36:28 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Prescott is doing quite well this season. 25-18 and averaging 4.3 runs per game. We have the ERA in the division, but our BA is in the middle of the pack.

#28096	12/18/2015 11:22:55 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	In the first 15 games of inter-league, Prescott is 7-8 and our pitchers are just struggling to throw the ball.

#28805	01/11/2016 5:34:47 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Right now, the Long Horns are 6 games ahead of Seattle. We have a chance to play in Legends if we can keep this type of momentum. In the East, State College and Hartford are tied for for first place.

#29413	01/23/2016 1:12:27 pm
TheBaller00 Joined: 09/29/2015 Posts: 27 Inactive	The Buckeye Raptors are back from III.3 and we're ready to stay!

#39506	09/16/2016 7:22:29 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Oh wow this league is way less active.

#39511	09/16/2016 8:29:24 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah, seems to be the case. Best of luck to everyone in the upcoming season. Gotta train young talent, so avoiding regulation will be a success for us. -Moe

#39514	09/16/2016 9:15:29 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Huntington vs. Fort Worth, the monster team from a few seasons ago versus the current monster fast rising team, it should be a spectacle to behold.

#39854	09/21/2016 7:30:22 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Yup, this is the season of a complete reload. Hopefully this will only be a hiccup, as King Louis will be ready soon!

#40052	09/26/2016 7:26:45 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Battle Creek is better than them both. 😀

#40058	09/26/2016 8:53:46 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Guess we'll see who's team can fight their way to the Legends West.

#40063	09/26/2016 9:27:37 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Haha, love your post graf! Should be fun to see who can take the west. For Battle Creek and us, the difference will be which offense can help out the pitching staff. Both squads seem to have capable starters that can go the distance. Bellflower was the runner up last season, so can't look past them either. Gotta keep up with their offense, because if Figueroa comes in to close... might as well call it a night. Also there is Huntington, the are still Huntington... T-Rod will be one the biggest headaches for opposing pitchers. Almost sure last season was a hiccup for them and will come for blood. Let the fun begin!!

#40236	10/02/2016 6:21:51 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Wish I had time to do some more analysis. Would love to see average skills by lineup and starting pitchers. I HATE playing Belleflower. Their offense is tough.

#40238	10/02/2016 8:26:38 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	A preseason analysis is really tough, new teams and match ups are up in the air. Almost like the preseason AP poll in college football, yeah I'm looking at you FSU and LSU. In BB terms, hard to determine how one team will fair against another without having an insight into the RNG effect or game engine. However after going through the first round of matches, we'll get a better idea of how things will stack up. At least enough to identify required tweaks in our own teams. My previous post was about as general as it could get, while being all that I know.

#40568	10/09/2016 12:08:43 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Crazy parity so far. This is going to be a fun season.

#40573	10/09/2016 3:17:59 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah, really even so far. Muncie's offense is a surprise. Coming into the season I know offense would struggle, but not this much. Guess its time to bring in the new players and focus on next season.

#40581	10/09/2016 6:51:19 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Figured the catfish would be somewhere in the middle of the pack this season. Trying to juggle being in the upper echelon of teams with getting rid of my oldsters.

#40712	10/13/2016 4:16:50 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Viciedo throws a no hitter, 11 Ks and 2 walks. Can't explain the current streak, just know that it won't last very long.

#40844	10/16/2016 7:09:18 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	What in the hell, Fort Worth?

#40857	10/17/2016 3:23:43 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah, don't know what to say. Everyone seems to be getting out of their funk, especially the offense. We started off slow last season, but not this slow. Honestly I was ready to call it a season and make some call ups.

#40890	10/18/2016 2:28:09 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	No hitter. ..and Fort Worth has now won 15 games.

#41117	10/23/2016 4:37:52 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	... and another no hitter. Hadnt had one in a bunch of sessons and now two in a week. Crazy.

#41549	11/06/2016 9:21:27 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Any chance Battle Creek can get off my back already?! It feels like a bee keeps buzzing around... Anyways looks like it is a two horse race going down the stretch. Interleague play can't end soon enough for us, lack of pitching depth is getting exploited. Makes me consider tacking a step back and not seek promotion. How's everyone else feel about their season?

#41649	11/10/2016 5:28:22 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	You should totally give up on this season. 😀 But seriously, I was hoping there might be some separation between us at this point. Going to be a fun end of the season.

#42023	11/20/2016 6:33:41 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Bzzzzz!

#42319	11/29/2016 8:04:14 am
wieditor Joined: 07/22/2013 Posts: 48 Sunrise Octopuses VI.29	Cambridge will be joining Legends after many years of hard work. However, prior to departing II, Battle Creek presents a very difficult challenge in the playoffs. Battle Creek's stellar pitching staff will try to mow down a solid Colonel lineup. Cambridge ace Ernie Willis will have to be at the top of his game in order for his team to take the series. I'm ecstatic to be advancing regardless; however, my team is old by Broken Bat standards and only has a handful of top-notch prospects ascending in the next two years. With a $100 million in the bank, plan is to go for broke and keep nearly the entire roster in tact for one final run in 2030. Updated Thursday, December 1 2016 @ 8:25:16 am PST

#42332	11/29/2016 1:46:44 pm
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2256 New York Lancers V.4	I think you made a pretty darned good run for 2029 already, maybe you meant 2030?

#42411	12/01/2016 8:25:36 am
wieditor Joined: 07/22/2013 Posts: 48 Sunrise Octopuses VI.29	Much appreciated

#43400	12/29/2016 5:22:56 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Wow this is by far the worst my pitching has been. Got a few bright spots on offense, actually a pleasant surprise. Laredo seems to have my number, 1-6 against them. Should be a competitive season, at the very least lots of heartache and excitement. How's everyone else feel?

#46230	03/02/2017 1:43:31 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	The Titans have managed only 3 spring training wins against 15 losses. However, the developing players have gotten 97% of the playing time. So far, the injury bug hasn't bitten too hard. Only twelve games left until Cup 2031 opens and then ... the regular season! I am looking forward to see how Cowan develops as my #3/4 pitcher. And also looking forward to seeing if newly added veteran, Walt Bush, can add some much needed power. Also, hoping rookie 1B Velarde can bring some pop, too. Monday seems so far away! Updated Thursday, March 2 2017 @ 1:44:10 pm PST

#46307	03/04/2017 11:17:32 am
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	Updated Saturday, March 4 2017 @ 11:18:11 am PST Updated Saturday, March 4 2017 @ 11:18:41 am PST

#46325	03/04/2017 3:47:45 pm
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	No idea why my message was deleted. But I was trying to say that I don't expect to be overly competitive in div 2. I won my league last Lear with a -27 run differential. On top of that my core is aging and my best players started to regress.

#46328	03/04/2017 11:22:20 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Noodle - it's a long season and sometimes, one player can make a difference. Good luck!

#46432	03/07/2017 2:55:25 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Haselrig That was an exciting game 1 of our series. My closer blows the save in the top of the ninth ... 4-4 ... and Kim hits a grand slam in the bottom half. Great way to start the season and totally unexpected! My team is not built to hit the long ball, and my closer, who only blew one save all last season, does so in game number one ... gulp.

#46444	03/07/2017 5:18:17 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Haselrig - such tough luck! I thought for sure we were gonna split. And somehow my boys pulled off a second come-from-behind in the bottom of the ninth kind of come-back! You've got a fabulous team, I am sure you'll get me next time!

#46623	03/12/2017 8:31:11 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	One rotation through and we are all really close ... two games between first and last. This is going to be a super exciting and nail-biting season. Great job, everyone!

#46626	03/12/2017 9:47:27 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Not gonna be good for the nerves when 2 games is the difference between last and first.

#46629	03/12/2017 10:41:57 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Not good for the nerves at all!! My MVP candidate from last season is hitting .171 against RHP and Toby Jacob, Cy Young winner, is 1-2 with a 4.81 ERA in five starts and Luis Guardado is 0-3 with a 2.45 ERA because his run support is sitting at 1.67. Overall, my hitters seem to be under-performing by quite a bit ... small sample size ... sigh ... I know!

#46737	03/14/2017 7:25:24 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	This is crazy. Going to be so nerve wracking after the all-star break ... only 1 1/2 games separates first from last. Wow!

#46762	03/15/2017 6:04:39 am
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	Yeah I doesn't seem like there is a whole lot separating any team. Anybody could win and anybody could get regelated. Good luck on predicting the outcome of this season. Lol

#46841	03/15/2017 11:24:22 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Wow, game one today, my starting catcher goes down for 11 games ... in game 2 his backup goes down for 7! Gotta make a call up and also grabbed a guy off FA ... wanna bet one or both gets hurt tomorrow? LOL My first 'serious' injuries this season. I'd left Fuentes in AAA to get him experience as a catcher. Sigh. Playing you tomorrow Noodle, I predict we'll play three games: you'll take 2 and the entire division will be separated by just one game.

#46994	03/20/2017 3:25:19 am
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	235/301/370. Yup that's my offense. If it doesn't pick up I'm going to fall behind the pace.

#47187	03/24/2017 3:42:22 am
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Recent pitching woes have seen the Titan's RA increase almost a full run per game over the past rotation through the schedule. Yielded 10 runs in the first inning against you, Noodle. Now sitting 2 and 1/2 back of Huntington in second in the West and some small separation has occurred with Huntington's 9-1 run, but it is still truly anyone's division. 8 games from first to last with only 43 played. Praying for some redemption in Cup play later today against Boulder.

#47272	03/25/2017 1:52:21 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Hoping to take two of three vs Huntington today ... close the gap a little and tighten our messy little division back up a bit. Good luck @Dcmrulz

#47305	03/26/2017 4:27:16 pm
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	I saw that game and assumed you must have put a raw rookie in your rotation for that game. That's baseball for you. As for me my strategy is to slowly cut bait with my chronic underperformers. Going to attempt to retool my team with guys with some more upside. My offense is slow, old and crappy. Same goes for my starting pitching.

#47454	03/30/2017 4:44:31 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Well, looks like you are our sole rep for the cup, Monterey. Good luck tomorrow!

#47461	03/30/2017 10:49:19 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Dcmrulz ... thanks ... I'm hoping some cup success will be just what the doctor ordered. I have absolutely no idea how my boys are going to fare in league play, from day to day. First, my pitching goes way cold, then my hitters took a collective holiday. Finally, against State College things seem to be looking up. But, hey, would you mind losing about a dozen in row and let us tighten this race back up? Damn!!! You are on FIRE!!! Nobody can beat you these days. Great job! Updated Thursday, March 30 2017 @ 10:56:57 pm PDT

#48030	04/15/2017 5:34:41 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	I surrender. Novi (and Haselrig) is just too dang much. I can't compete. My offense is anemic and toothless. We will be cutting the payroll this evening and hope that Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth appear on my roster next season. Thanks everyone for a fantastic and educational first (and hopefully not last) season in LL II.2. Good luck to Novi ... win out my friend!

#48042	04/16/2017 1:10:29 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I wouldn't throw in the towel just yet, my friend. The division's not a blowout by any stretch. I've got an edge, but I don't think my boys are bulletproof

#48047	04/16/2017 1:08:26 pm
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	I was ready to give up as well, after losing 3 games by one run each vs last place Burlington... I'll wait till our next series: if Novi sweeps me, I'm done

#48137	04/18/2017 4:12:39 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	'Grats Haselrig ... my toothless hags and toddlers were no match for your platinum studs. I expected challenges this season, but not this complete lack of competitiveness. Best of luck next season in Legends, hopefully I can retool and challenge you again in a few seasons. Peace, out.

#48149	04/19/2017 12:27:21 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I wouldn't be surprised if one of your teams replaces me in Legends should I hold on down the stretch (Dcmrulz might have something to say about that ) after next season, guys. Last time I was there I got spanked pretty good. Updated Wednesday, April 19 2017 @ 12:48:08 am PDT

#48254	04/22/2017 11:04:34 am
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	I have to say my season is pretty much going as much as I expected it to. I won my divison last season when I had no business doing so. Good luck everybody. Updated Saturday, April 22 2017 @ 11:05:01 am PDT

#48310	04/23/2017 9:17:37 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	It ain't over until the magic number hits zero!

#48318	04/24/2017 3:41:31 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	A five game lead doesn't feel like that much right now. If I had to face Noodle's lefties every other series, I might be writing my concession speech today.

#48332	04/24/2017 3:21:02 pm
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	The battle to see who stays out of regulation is starting to look somewhat interesting.

#48336	04/24/2017 6:19:34 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Noodle ... this is not at all where I had hoped to be, in the thick of the battle to stay up ... earlier it looked like we'd all be fighting for first ... sigh ... I hope the youth movement can get it together enough to stay up, but going 2-8 and 3-7 isn't gonna do it. My power has simply vanished. Carlton, hit 35 dingers last season and it looks like 20 is outta reach for him this season. So frustrating. It's like today - I had a base loaded no-body out against you in the thirdd game (I think) and I couldn't even get one run in. That's my season. Grrrrrr

#48391	04/26/2017 2:40:02 pm
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	My team has managed to surprise me and play 7 games over .500 since the all star break. After my dreadful first half they have rebounded nicely. Congratulations Novi, your team is gonna win the West. As for the regulation battle Burlington won't catch Laredo. Besides that it's anybody guess.

#48518	04/29/2017 5:11:13 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Welp, now I concede (well i did when T-Rod went down for 8 games but the team still fought well) Congrats on the conference win, may you dominate legends like the last champs have!

#48533	04/30/2017 1:03:55 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Thanks, Dcmrulz. I may only get one real shot at the Legends apple before I have to work more youth in as most of my core guys are reaching the top-end of their primes in the next couple seasons.

#48811	05/05/2017 11:21:11 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	whos ready to rumble?

#48815	05/06/2017 5:51:56 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	I would say us, but last season was so bad I'm really not sure. Here's to a good season.

#48817	05/06/2017 6:47:25 am
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Hi everyone and good luck in new season. I'm thrilled to be playing on everyday basis with former legends team only 6 years after promoting from VI. Didn't think this would happen so quickly.

#49166	05/14/2017 9:40:43 am
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	I'm looking forward to gearing up for another season. Once again it's going to be a tough one to predict what going to happen. Good luck to all.

#49891	06/05/2017 7:17:51 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	so a month an a half in, still very fluid among the contenders.

#49907	06/06/2017 2:08:22 pm
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	You or Laredo are going to win the west IMO.

#50356	06/21/2017 12:30:15 am
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Looks like we are in for another pennant race. 3 games behind Clearwater at the halfway point, but we have the best RD and they are getting the better end of variance with 23-11 in 1 run games. We can definitely catch up. Bay City is just 3 games behind us though. To show that we will compete, we made slight changes in batting order, which includes signing back Vela - I'm really surprised nobody from LL VI or V picked him up for 1 year, but well, I'll try to milk one last half season from him. Our pitching has a slight change too - Anderson had problems closing out games lately, and Cazares is pitching 1/3 of his ERA and I have him marked as closer candidate in my spread sheet. It's your chance kid, get us to Legends. Good luck everyone in second half!

#50472	06/25/2017 9:57:30 am
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	Broomfield is quietly pulling away in the West. They have gone 25 and 15 in interleague play while the rest of us are hovering around .500.

#50581	06/30/2017 12:06:48 am
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	8 game losing streak with a lot of 1 run games sees us drop to 31-29 in interleague and 4 games behind two leading teams in the division. Not what we wanted :/ Still possible to catch up, it's getting harder though.

#50812	07/06/2017 8:19:23 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	CATFISH RISING!

#50912	07/10/2017 12:53:38 am
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Bay City joins the race in the East, this is going to be quite a finish. Each game is crucial now.

#50985	07/12/2017 4:25:09 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	AND WHEN THE SKY WAS OPENED, THE WORLD WAS RAPT WITH CATFISH.

#51086	07/15/2017 9:49:22 am
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	Congrats Dcmrulz it doesn't look like you will be caught at this point.

#51191	07/17/2017 6:59:02 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Heck of a finish to the season! Glad to see the offense did just enough to hold on to the crown.

#51201	07/17/2017 11:12:38 pm
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Congrats Huntington and Clearwater. If I recall correctly, both teams were around 6 games back at halfseason mark, so well played in the 2nd half. Good luck in Legends! Edit: It was actually Springfield that was around 6 games behind at halfway mark, my bad Still congratulations! Updated Tuesday, July 18 2017 @ 3:41:23 am PDT

#51335	07/22/2017 1:50:33 am
Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive	I'm trying to chase DcM here. Let's see if my guys can do half as well in his old division. Good luck to everyone in II.2. Should be fun!

#51426	07/23/2017 2:51:05 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Interleague games will be interesting with the italian derby between Laredo and Roanoke. Buona fortuna, speriamo di vederci in Legends.

#51607	07/26/2017 11:48:15 pm
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 661 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	TY Meccanodonte, hope to joiny you soon in legends (However, i'd be glad if i remain in League II this season, lineup is suited for the level but pitching i don't think so ).

#51974	08/06/2017 10:52:52 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Hey all, things look amazing for 2033. I get to revisit an old rivalry with horse and Broomfield. Roanoke beat me last season in the III.3 playoffs and I get another crack at them. San Mateo knocked me out of the cup last season (I grew up in San Mateo county). Plus I get a chance at redemption after an ego-deflating season in 2031. Good luck to you all!!

#52110	08/10/2017 11:59:43 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Three series in, the Titans have lost one, won one and split today's matchup against Frankebasta's Laredo Mules. My starters had been performing quite well until games three and four when we surrendered 7 and then 6 runs. Mule pitchers were the model of consistency giving up more than three runs only once (4!!). Earlier in the week, sonstone's Redwood City Bluetick Hounds proved a difficult match-up taking 3 of 4 from the Titan's. Our series against ravel30's Pasadena Owls started the way my series against the Hounds ended ... poorly, but then in games two and three, our offense came alive for 29 runs!!! Too early for patterns to have emerged, but I am worried about a lack of offensive consistence. My leading slugger is a fairly weak hitting 2B who has 4 HRs and 12 RBIs. Small sample sizes!! Oh!!! One thing to be excited about is best fielding % and most DPs. My defense is usually middle of the pack or worse. Good luck everyone in tomorrow's cup action! Updated Friday, August 11 2017 @ 12:01:36 am PDT

#52130	08/11/2017 6:02:00 am
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	4-6 start in Warsaw, nothing too fancy, nothing to worry about either. Roanoke's roster got me scratching my head, how the hell did they manage to spend 4 years in LL III with THAT lineup. They ate my pitchers without any problems... (except for Sly, who shut them out). I bet on them to win the division this year.

#52309	08/17/2017 11:35:35 am
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Titan winning streak reaches 6 games and the fans are breathing a bit easier. Monterey's most recent series was 4 games against ravel30 and the Pasadena Owls. Four consecutive one-run wins later and the Titans have climbed from 5th to 2nd (only a half game of separation at that moment). Now, Horse and Broomfield lead the division and 4 teams are tied at ONE game back. What a race it's gonna be!!! *** UPDATE *** Three games against Frankebasta and the Laredo Mules later, We lose three games by a total of four runs and completely forget how to hit. @Frankebasta - your pitching kicks a$$!! Great job. Updated Friday, August 18 2017 @ 12:15:43 pm PDT

#52542	08/23/2017 1:06:56 am
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	11 game franchise record losing streak, someone call 911, cause we need help FAST.

#52560	08/24/2017 2:32:01 am
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Last night we landed highly coveted veteran bat, "Cactus" Prado. His sweet swing is expected to help especially against LHP, a weak spot for the Titans this season. It was only after we signed the 34 year right-hand batting C/3B, that we really took notice of the fact that he played all 11 of his big league season with Frankebasta's Laredo Mules. Is it irony or fate that brings Prado's old team into town to face his new team? We expect him to pass his physical and be ready for game time later today. The Mules currently lead II.2 West and hold a four and half game lead over the third place Titans. *************************** @Endrju: I think you've just run into a small hiccup. Despite your streak, you are 2.5 games back and just won two in a row!! You offense has been as streaky as mine probably. Stay the course and I'm pretty sure you'll end up in the hunt for promotion! Good luck tomorrow and in Cup play Friday! Updated Thursday, August 24 2017 @ 2:40:58 am PDT

#52575	08/24/2017 7:44:17 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	So it turns out Prado's jersey was not ready after all, and his bats mysteriously appeared in Pocatello; far from Monterey. So Titan pitching had the edge in the first two games, but, WOW, check out this guy (Gabriel Stephens) and what he did in game three! Hats off to Frankebasta and his stud ace and Cy Young favorite!! Updated Thursday, August 24 2017 @ 7:44:51 pm PDT

#53387	09/23/2017 9:15:28 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Craziness exemplified in 6 games ... The Titans swept a beleaguered San Mateo squad 17-3, 23-4 & 12-3. That's a combined 52 to 10. Did nice things to RD. Then starting late in the 12-3 win over San Mateo, Titan pitchers served up 28 consecutive scoreless innings in sweeping Redwood City 5-0, 2-0 & 3-2. That's a total of 12 runs allowed over 6 games. Of course, this would have been a lot nicer a game month ago or so. Good luck to Broomfield, Laredo and Roanoke over the final 30 games.

#53586	10/01/2017 2:26:31 am
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Congrats to the Orioles for totally destroying the rest of the division. Their title comes as no surprise to me. Hopefully next year in Roanoke's place we will have teams that I can actually try and compete with. In the meantime the West has a very close race, could go down to last game!

#53688	10/03/2017 3:25:46 am
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 661 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Well, i didn't expect to have such a good season. I knew my lineup is good, and they did a great job at tier II. However, my pitchers performance was totally unexpected. They went better than last year in a tier above. Now let's go with the playoff, i'm in a 8 games losing streak, my pitchers are giving up 8 runs a game so i'm not to confident, but let's see. I have to be honest, i have liked more to face Laredo, so we could have 2 italians more in Legends, hope he can make it next year.

#53811	10/06/2017 9:36:55 am
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 661 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Congratulations on Broomfield for winning the title, they were superior to us for the whole series and deserved the championship. My old star Rivas unexpectedly won the MVP award, he did a great season as always but i expected him to be maybe in the top 3, not 1st. Anyway, good luck to all for next season

#53926	10/08/2017 7:12:58 am
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Hey all, I'm glad to be joining II.2 (finally)! It will be good to renew some old acquaintances, like Warsaw, Jeffersonville and Sumter. (I lost pennant races to Warsaw and Jeffersonville) Like Monterey, Muncie and San Mateo. And getting to play some teams I've not faced before. I'm also looking forward to facing Sioux City and having a chance to filet some Catfish! Or get bloodied. Whichever. In our one cup meeting seasons ago I was victorious but EchoBravo has had the better team for quite awhile. Anyway, even though I love him like a son it will be great to face off for new bragging rights This shapes up to be a fun and interesting season, good luck all!

#54997	10/23/2017 6:48:56 pm	Mar 25th, 2034
EchoBravo34 Joined: 07/08/2014 Posts: 61 Sioux City Catfish IV.8	I hope Tigers know how to swim! I look forward to meeting up later this season. Good luck to everyone in the league. This year I'm hoping my offense can produce more than last. Also, I'm hoping my bullpen can backup my usually solid starting pitching.

#55006	10/24/2017 12:40:50 am	Mar 25th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Good luck to all and may the best team win! East looks like a close race already, only by looking at the rosters.

#55018	10/24/2017 7:52:39 am	Mar 25th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	The real test starts today, best of luck everyone!

#55019	10/24/2017 11:05:47 am	Mar 25th, 2034
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Good luck, and enjoy the season!

#55021	10/24/2017 12:37:38 pm	Mar 25th, 2034
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Welcome all, to 2034! May it be a season to remember 😀

#55098	10/26/2017 1:00:55 am	Apr 3rd, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Rough start, we're not hitting, we're not pitching, and to add insult to injury, the player we most wanted on waivers this year gets claimed by the Tigers.

#55110	10/26/2017 8:23:38 am	Apr 3rd, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Duncan was a heck of a flyer for us to pick up. I'm hoping he performs up to his reputation. It's early Endjru. My team usually starts so much slower so I'm a little nervous. We really need to get through the first cycle of games to tell much of anything. Crazy thing is my team is hitting but my pitching is getting crushed. My pitching is usually my strength so I'm confused. But I'm waiting to see where we sit after the first rotation. Until then, I'll withhold any conclusions.

#55145	10/26/2017 10:24:16 pm	Apr 7th, 2034
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	I sweep, then you sweep, then I sweep ... Monterey's season (including the first four cup games) has been a series of sweeps. I'm not reading anything into that, just a curious happening. Good luck in cup action Friday!!

#55267	10/29/2017 10:23:17 am	Apr 14th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	8 wins, 7 saved by Cazares. I'm really surprised so many managers question the importance of good closer.

#55269	10/29/2017 11:21:40 am	Apr 14th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I've never had a closer. I can definitely see the value of a good one. I'm not sure I've ever had enough pitching depth to have a guy I ever thought was good enough to trust that job to. Especially when I used to have starters that could work a whole game for the win. I'm also beginning to think I might just have some very average pitchers. The kind that were better in III than II. 😂 I hope your closer gets to sit tonight against us! Good luck, I look forward to clashing with one of my favorite rivals!

#55284	10/29/2017 8:41:31 pm	Apr 18th, 2034
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Well one cycle in and Monterey is off to a very good start. One half game out of first and a very exciting offense have me very excited about the possibilities for promotion. Pitching has been an early question, by my guys typically come on strong in the second half ... just try to win each series and at 4-1, so far so good. Sioux City looks to be very tough in my own division (and Laredo ALWAYS is!!!!) ... in fact Sioux City handed me a 3-0 sweep first time by, so that's gotta get better ... On the subject of closer ... here's mine: Luis Saez ... pretty much a perfect closer: high control (Gods, I hate walking in runs!!), good velocity and great movement. Can't say enough about him ... I usually set my closers to come in in the ninth inning, with a hook of 2 and a hard max on the pitch count at 20. The results speak for themselves, he's been a ROCK on the hill. Good luck, all, in Cup tomorrow! Updated Sunday, October 29 2017 @ 8:42:29 pm PDT

#55285	10/29/2017 9:00:43 pm	Apr 18th, 2034
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Interesting tidbit and proof?? of the effectiveness of MoneyBall ... my boys are dead last in II.2 hitting the long ball. We've managed 13 so far (Kalamazoo has hit 29 to this point!!!). But we're leading the league with 111 runs scored, 15 more than #2 Kalamazoo. Which I attribute to our league high .361 OBP. Since I'm having a really hard time drafting players with "prolific slugging", I have really focused on high PD guys and it seems to be paying off. I know, small sample size, but I AM encouraged. Updated Sunday, October 29 2017 @ 9:02:10 pm PDT

#55287	10/30/2017 1:34:04 am	Apr 18th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	"I hope your closer gets to sit tonight against us!" Well it was even better for you as he finally gave up a run and blew a save Sly is having a slow start, another loss this series. He is getting the run support he was lacking last year, but his control is failing him so far (0.5BB/IP, are you kidding me?).

#55289	10/30/2017 4:32:48 am	Apr 18th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Garnash, if it makes you feel any better I have been dead last in each of my leagues for the past 6 seasons in home runs. I earned two promotions and managed to avoid relegation in Legends in that time frame. Home runs are nice, they make scoring runs easier, but power is far from needed in this game.

#55295	10/30/2017 10:57:43 am	Apr 18th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	So many things.... @Endrju - I literally grinned when he blew that save, then cried a little when we lost the game anyway. I like to see cracking a closer result in a win. @Garnash - You've got a well balanced offense. For far too long I've watched my team load up the bases only to stall out and strand all 3 with no runs. I think it's very possible to win without a home run game. It's a matter of finding the right mix of players. I've built my team to be home run team. Not necessarily designed to have a home run champ but rather 8-10 guys in double figures and 3-4 who are 20+. They still have to be effective defensively to support my less than superstar pitching. Offensively I've tried to stress homers and balance a few other things like on base pct and speed. Ah compromises. This has been a good start in 2034. It appears my team may actually be coming together. I'm finding LL II.2 hitting to be much harder on my pitching staff than III.4 ever was. But my offense has definitely gelled and taken that extra step starting last season. I think it's going to be a long hard-fought fun season!

#55296	10/30/2017 11:06:29 am	Apr 18th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Oh and Duncan...he was a no brainer to put a claim on and I was fortunate to get him. But thus far he has been more liability than I hoped for but small sample size. I'm sure once he settles in as a Bloody Tiger, he'll be a great asset. Its given me amazing depth at catcher and I'm considering transitioning him to the outfield, at least part time. Besides Duncan, my other fully qualified catchers include Rowland, Kirk, Silinas and Thacker. Kirk is starting RF and the other 3 were splitting catching duties and doing it quite well.

#55543	11/06/2017 12:19:41 am	May 14th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	I don't know if the Tigers are such a strong team or do the rest of us suck so much, but 25-9 after two loops is pretty darn impressive. It will take a huge effort and a fair amount of lucky bounces to catch these guys.

#55547	11/06/2017 6:38:02 am	May 14th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Kind of doubt you all suck, that doesn't really happen at this level any more. Teams get on lucky streaks though. Don't get me wrong, Tiger has a very good team and knows what he is doing, but I don't think the gap will widen throughout the season the way it can at LL VI or V. I think someone in the East will put together a challenge at some point this season, if not catch Tiger.

#55549	11/06/2017 8:49:29 am	May 14th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Oh this is far from over. My team has been far from mortal and there are likely bumps ahead when mortality sets in. Who knows how interleague will go. I've seen that part of the season make and break seasons. I would say if someone gets to chipping away, that's what it will take. It's a very good start. It's no 35-5 like the 1984 Detroit Tigers though 😊

#55969	11/17/2017 12:42:32 am	Jun 25th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Me today: "Let's check the scores and see how we did... We swept Muncie, great! We surely caught up some games to the Tigers, right? No, they went 4-1, of course..." Seriously, how is anyone supposed to catch you?! I think we all agree Roanoke completely destroyed the division last year, but even they were around 55% wins at All-Star break. 72% is out of this world. And I know you will write that it's far from over etc, but I think that it actually is over. The rest of us can have a fight for 2nd place. What is really worrying me is that Roanoke is getting crushed in Legends after crushing everyone in II.2. That's one tough League up there...

#55985	11/17/2017 8:01:07 am	Jun 25th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Okay. I think my team really gelled last season. We've played 3 solid teams from the West and done well. We took Alexander out of Cup play. I feel like this might be one of the best teams in BB going right now. All that said, Allen may take me out in cup today as I didn't manage my pitching well enough for tonight's series. Also, we have Sioux City and Monterey yet to play. Both rivalry matchups. My goal for any series is to win/tie. Win 2/3, 2/4 or 3/5. Do that and you'll have a .600 win pct. Thus far we've lost only one series I believe and that was to Warsaw. Hopefully typing that doesn't start a losing streak! But I think the league should root for me to stay in cup because once we're out, our pitching will be much easier to manage. Roanoke is up against 4 of the toughest teams in BB. Alexandria, Birmingham and Waterloo have been in Legends a long time and Raleigh shows every indication of being able to stay there consistently. Which means anyone who wants to succeed in that division has their work cut out for them just to stay there. If this pace continues for us, I have no idea which one of those teams I will be able to force demotion on. All that said, this team has been many seasons in the building. We've got a healthy mix of veterans and young talent. Everybody on the team must be able to play defense and then they've been culled for other talents. Home runs, ability to draw walks, etc. I could go much deeper into what balance I've looked for but that's for another day, if ever. It's sort of my own version of moneyball. Keys this season. A top defense which supports an average pitching staff. Charley Jansen no hit San Mateo last series. I find that impressive. We've hit 82 home runs and surrendered 54. Barring blazing speed, no one is really able to steal consistently in II.2 so that phase of the game is minimized for this group of teams. Players just entering their prime: Santini 3b, Kirk RF, Luna 1B/utility, Marroquin SS/2B , Campos CF etc Updated Friday, November 17 2017 @ 11:37:46 am PST

#56114	11/22/2017 1:12:05 am	Jul 14th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	We are halfway through, a quick roundup of what we think in Warsaw. Good stuff: - 43-37 record, better than at the same time last year. - we are 12 games clear of relegation. - our hitting, .256/.317/.437 is way above average for the Phoenixes, as well as 95 homers. - Benavides. Leader of our hitters is having the best season in his career, on course to better numbers than he had in LL V. - Cazares. 28 saves now, on course to beating the franchise record again. Looks like he is going to be even better than Chad. - Merrill. Veteran pitching like he was in LL VI again. Just 3 wins short of taking over the franchise leader in wins. - rookie development. Hibbard, Hoover and Sexton gained a lot of SI and looks like they will be fully ready for next year. Bad stuff: - we are 12 games behind the division leader. - our pitching. 4.34 ERA, .261 BAA, measly 50% of QS, those are not the numbers we are used to in Warsaw. - Sly. Our ace is having a hiccup season, which obviously drives the overall team stats down. We are eagerly waiting for a bounce back. - Menendez. He's a legend and he gets free meals in all restaurants in town but... he doesn't have it anymore. Only 9 homers so far, hitting .229... We might have to throw a farewell party at the end of the year. Not sure good or bad: - there will be no pennant race. It's bad, because we will not promote. It's good, because we can give the rookies more playing time, and be ready for next season. We're calling Marvin up this Friday, no matter what the scouts say, to start giving him major league ABs. He's been destroying the AAA for 3 full seasons now, he's ready. Once we are 95% sure we will not relegate, we're going full rookie mode. We will even consider some September call-ups, not seen in BB too often. Good luck for everyone for second half of action!

#56175	11/24/2017 6:01:34 pm	Jul 23rd, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	We've got 3 teams left in cup. I think it speaks to the overall quality of this group. Good job guys!

#56316	12/01/2017 5:40:16 pm	Aug 21st, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Congratulations San Mateo on teaching the Cup Final!!! Best of luck Monday!

#56442	12/07/2017 3:34:37 pm	Sep 10th, 2034
EchoBravo34 Joined: 07/08/2014 Posts: 61 Sioux City Catfish IV.8	Nice 4 way tie in the West right now. Don't know if I will survive this road trip!

#56493	12/09/2017 8:20:48 am	Sep 14th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	That is a very compelling pennant race in the West. I was impressed with the quality of the West during interleague. I have only lost 5 series this season. One each to Sioux City, San Mateo and Monterey. I've lost the other two to Warsaw in the East but there's a club that's always had my number. Laredo plays a similar game to Kalamazoo so I can't count them out. I think Monterey needs more offense. But I think one of the two teams who gave us the most trouble, Sioux City or San Mateo will win out. And considering San Mateo is finally done with Cup, I would give them a slight nod. No matter what, everyone should be pleased with their season. And Muncie may not relegate either. They likely wouldn t in the East. With a magic # of 15 after 127 games, Kalamazoo is already getting more reps for the younger players who can still develop. But there are a few players playing for league and team records who get to play the rest of the way. Heck they've carried us this far and we've gotta dance with the girl who brung us. Santini and Kirk have been amazing and Kirk might have a shot at MVP if he doesn't go cold.

#56516	12/10/2017 12:11:12 pm	Sep 18th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	"I've lost the other two to Warsaw in the East but there's a club that's always had my number." I'll have to disagree on that one, we went 8-12 against you in III.4 back in the day, we won the race that season because we played a lot better against all other teams (14-6 against Richmond, 9-1 against Beachside Woods). This season it's 7-6 Warsaw so far. When it comes to finding bright spots in 2034, this might be one of the few, assuming we hold this lead

#56518	12/10/2017 12:39:42 pm	Sep 18th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I take it back. Monterey has a fine offense. I'm not sure what's had them struggle, except maybe excellent competition. As far as Warsaw goes, maybe you haven't had my number but you've been a very worthy rival. Is that better? 😊

#56534	12/10/2017 8:58:16 pm	Sep 22nd, 2034
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	I avoid comments on my team, Laredo, to not jynx the current streak. I'll chip in about Monterey though: they started the season hitting .320 .... of BA as a team! A regression was to be expected

#56536	12/11/2017 12:44:44 am	Sep 22nd, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Tiger, yes, that I cannot deny A bit ahead of time, but wishing you best of luck in Legends. Hoping to join you next year.

#56551	12/11/2017 7:08:22 pm	Sep 26th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	We clinched the East today 😊

#56559	12/11/2017 11:51:58 pm	Sep 26th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	And we are very close to clinching not relegating, 9 games up on 5th place and 23 games to go. That means for the last 7 series we are executing plan B, go youngsters!

#56587	12/13/2017 9:24:54 am	Sep 30th, 2034
EchoBravo34 Joined: 07/08/2014 Posts: 61 Sioux City Catfish IV.8	Congratulations Tiger, great team over there. Still looks like a nail biter in the West. I need to sacrifice a whole live chicken to get my offense to produce and bullpen not collapse.

#56596	12/13/2017 6:29:30 pm	Oct 4th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Thanks EB. This has been quite a season. Doesn't seem like we can lose. I better enjoy it. There is probably a reckoning coming, maybe in Legends next season. But even as I've gone with the youth movement, so has Endrju and others and we just keep on keeping on. The West is wild this season. Good luck to you and garnash and Franke and Crazy. Whoever wins will have earned it the hard way. I suspect there may be multiple chickens sacrificed in that pennant race. 😂 Updated Wednesday, December 13 2017 @ 6:31:44 pm PST

#56797	12/18/2017 4:26:17 pm	Oct 23rd, 2034
EchoBravo34 Joined: 07/08/2014 Posts: 61 Sioux City Catfish IV.8	Congrats to Garnash and Monterey for a hard fought victory in the West!

#56800	12/18/2017 4:56:07 pm	Oct 23rd, 2034
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	EB, thanks!! What an amazing, crazy, unbelievable season!!! You guys in the west rock!! I can't wait to see who survives the carnage next season. I don't care if I win anything in Legends, just getting there is an amazing experience. Tiger - good luck, I hope to push the playoffs to at least 5 games for you. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#56801	12/18/2017 5:01:02 pm	Oct 23rd, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Kudos garnash! That was an amazing 160 games in the West! As for the playoffs, heck let's go 7! Good luck my friend! It's going to be fun!

#56843	12/19/2017 9:55:43 am	Oct 24th, 2034
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Congrats Tiger and Garnash and good luck in Legends. Also congrats to JK and the Highlanders for winning the crazily close relegation battle in the East. For the Phoenixes, it's been a weird year. We started it with a clear intention to fight for promotion, then as gap to the Tigers was growing bigger with each series, we decided to put on the brakes and grow our rookies. I hope it will give fruit in next seasons, as the core of our lineup is getting older, and we need to have the replacements ready sooner rather than later. Some observations concerning my team: - Menendez doesn't have it anymore. He will end his career (with us) at 342 homers and 1335 RBIs, both franchise records. I think we will have to wait a long time before anybody beats those numbers. - releasing Menendez means only three players on 2035 roster will remember the LL VI times, and those are Hobbs, Merrill and Morita. - it's our first season under my management with negative record and run difference. Even when relegating from IV we had 82 wins. - it's our first season when the West was clearly better than the East. All seasons so far, on all league levels, interleague meant free wins for us. Not this time though, we went 27-33. - I wanted Sly to be our first pitcher since 2027 to deliver 20 wins. He got 20 losses. And then one more. You're doing it the wrong way Keith. - even when he has a bad year Sly eats 286 innings and gets 227 Ks. - I'm satisfied with Sexton's first full year, but we expect better from him for the next few seasons. - Merrill with his 11th win this year (148th career) claimed first place on our franchise leaderboard. He will most likely have one more year to push this record even further. - and then it will be beaten by Sly anyway. - 48 out of 75 wins were saved by Cazares. That's 64%. I think this is the man that saved us from relegation (see what I did there?). - nobody from our team reached 100 RBIs. I'm too lazy to check, but I think it's first time this happened. - I really, REALLY regret not seeing Dimas' true potential and having him as a backup 1B for such a long time. I moved him to OF last season, and his numbers are amazing. We lost 6 seasons of great production. - our developing players gained 59 SI this year, averaging 8,4 per player, and they have one final update. Wishing all of you happy holidays, lots of presents (some of them from the waivers maybe?) and good time with your families Updated Tuesday, December 19 2017 @ 9:57:56 am PST

#56907	12/20/2017 7:01:35 pm	Nov 1st, 2034
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Congrats to you, tiger, Kalamazoo takes the LL II.2 title!! (I did say 5 games 😉)

#56908	12/20/2017 7:25:28 pm	Nov 1st, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	You surely did! That was a fun season and fun series. Hopefully I (and garnash) don't one-off the trip to Legends. Hope you guys have to come visit there!

#57023	02/19/2018 9:53:09 am	Jan 15th, 2035
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Starting 2035 over. Hopefully we (Bloomington) can get back into the same position we were when the game faltered, that is eyeing our first promotion to Legends. I am figuratively crying my eyes out having to try this again. Best of luck to everyone.

#57039	02/19/2018 11:49:32 am	Jan 15th, 2035
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Considering how much your team dominated the first time around, I don't think any of us really have much of a chance haha. In Minneapolis, we relied heavily on a mid-season waiver claim to carry our offense last time...knowing beforehand how much the young players are going to struggle, it looks like we might be in for a rough season.

#57059	02/19/2018 4:31:13 pm	Jan 15th, 2035
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Let's do this once more.... Play ball!

#57088	02/20/2018 2:33:36 am	Jan 15th, 2035
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Whichever way this season goes, if anyone else than Bloomington wins our division, it will feel unfair. I know it's hard to pretend the previous 110 games did not happen, but that's the way it is. Selfishly, I did not lose much, I had only one nice waiver claim (Rowland), my draft picks were marginal, and even though we were having our best season in terms of wins, we were 14 games behind the leader. So we're ok with the redo, and we will do our best to compete for the division title. Even if it feels bad. Good luck lads!

#58080	04/10/2018 1:51:26 am	Aug 4th, 2035
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Time for an honest moment. This season all I did, was log in to check the scores, and switch pitching rotation to remove injured players. That's it. March was very busy for me, as I moved cities (I live in Hamburg now), so a lot of things were going on, and BB became a really low priority. It's the first time since beginning of March that I opened the forum tab as well. It translates into scores, as I was not doing any analyses of rival teams, just playing the default all season. Still, the drop from 60% wins (in black hole season) to 44% this year can't be only that, there is surely some bad luck involved (or good luck first time around). How else can you explain ERA dropping from ca. 3.00 to 4.54 this season? We are only playing a different catcher, DH and one SP. Now I settled in a bit and will have some more time, but it may be too late to recover. If we drop to LL III, so be it, we got relegated once in our history already, and only came back stronger.

#58091	04/11/2018 6:43:22 am	Aug 9th, 2035
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	First things first: I hope your move went well and you are settled in your new home now. Glad to see you back here full time again. I think you are under-estimating your ability as an owner. With you, your club wins 60% of the time, without you they fell to 44%. I think that alone shows how good you are as a manager. Whichever way your season goes, you club will get a chance to live up to it's nickname and rise again. Good to have you back!

#58098	04/11/2018 2:27:37 pm	Aug 11th, 2035
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I think about the only consistent thing about this second version of 2035 is just how dominant Bloomington are, that's impressive Pvt!

#58108	04/12/2018 5:59:53 am	Aug 14th, 2035
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I think about the only consistent thing about this second version of 2035 is just how dominant Bloomington are, that's impressive Pvt! Aaand we lose 4 of 5 to Frank. Don't jinx it, JJ

#58126	04/13/2018 1:03:27 am	Aug 19th, 2035
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	'aiming for a jinx free post' It does appear that the east dominated the west over here, it was closer in II.1 but I think the west was stronger overall. Interesting!

#58133	04/13/2018 10:31:22 am	Aug 19th, 2035
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	East dominated the West in II.1 first time around, but this time around the West has 2 more wins. Biggest differences are Haverhill falling completely flat (was in 1st last time around with a killer vWest record) and Davenport declaring a rebuilding year at the start of the season this time around.

#58285	04/28/2018 3:49:34 pm	Oct 14th, 2035
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats to Bloomington on a well-deserved division title!

#58301	04/30/2018 5:16:37 am	Oct 20th, 2035
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Thanks, Lee. Seems like it took forever to finally get here Brookview and yourself sure didn't make it easy. I look forward to resuming our rivalries next season in Legends! Congrats to Frank in the West. Looking forward to matching up with a well-respected owner for the big trophy this season. Best of luck all!

#58815	05/22/2018 5:53:54 pm	Mar 30th, 2036
EchoBravo34 Joined: 07/08/2014 Posts: 61 Sioux City Catfish IV.8	Good luck and best wishes to everyone for the 2036 season!

#59790	07/10/2018 9:02:59 pm	Sep 30th, 2036
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	It looks like it'll be a tight finish at the top and bottom for the East this season! Interestingly, our team has been getting demolished at home (29-42) compared to on the road (35-35)...

#59948	07/18/2018 12:18:20 pm	Oct 28th, 2036
Ace Joined: 03/30/2015 Posts: 40 Inactive	Good Luck to Santa Monica in the Series, and good luck to all of you next season too.

#60375	08/06/2018 9:16:52 pm	Mar 25th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It's my first time moving into II.2. I have no idea what the season will bring due to playing a vast assortment of unproven players. I definitely don't have lofty expectations; I'd be quite happy with simply not relegating. Good luck all.

#60380	08/07/2018 1:14:20 pm	Mar 25th, 2037
EchoBravo34 Joined: 07/08/2014 Posts: 61 Sioux City Catfish IV.8	Good luck everyone! I usually don't make predictions, but a look through the West makes me think we are going to beat up each other again this year.

#60383	08/07/2018 5:49:13 pm	Mar 30th, 2037
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Wow looks like it might be a long season in Minneapolis haha...-26 run differential already! ><

#60397	08/09/2018 11:27:56 am	Apr 3rd, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'd put this in the venting thread, but it won't open for some reason. A 3.04 FIP translating into a 5.71 ERA. C'mon.

#60408	08/10/2018 4:26:50 am	Apr 7th, 2037
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	In my opinion, it's due to the BALLPARKS Ballpark's dimensions affect BAA, which is the difference between ERA and FIP

#60419	08/10/2018 7:46:43 am	Apr 7th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That may be a small factor, but defense and luck are the big ones. Last season in Legends I had a more hitter friendly park, played guys out of position who were inferior defensively and my ERA was still just 0.5 above my FIP.

#60496	08/15/2018 4:09:06 pm	Apr 27th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Showing some signs of life by going 6-2 over the last 8.

#60578	08/22/2018 8:19:34 pm	May 25th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	A quarter of the way through the season and the West has a minuscule spread of 3 games from top to bottom. The East, on the other hand, is all over the place.

#60733	09/04/2018 2:51:32 pm	Jul 11th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Was winning 8-0 and 10-3 in the opening game today. A massive blown save. Then finally an 18-12 win in extra innings. Quite the pitcher's duel. Then in game three, 18-10 including a blown save. Outs are getting hard to come by in this series. Updated Tuesday, September 4 2018 @ 4:45:27 pm PDT

#60736	09/04/2018 6:08:55 pm	Jul 13th, 2037
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Live look-in at Raleigh, er Margate pitching staff:

#60743	09/05/2018 4:08:33 am	Jul 14th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That's about right. My Bash Brothers (extended) of Perez, Chapa and Naranjo are all in their 30's and are having their best OPS seasons of their career, yet we still sit in a relegation spot at the moment. Chapa is having an other-worldly experience with 29 HRs, 85 RBI, .303 BA and 1.066 OPS. Not to put the pressure on him, but if he continues at that pace he would set league records in HR, RBI and OPS (modern era record for OPS). As a team, we played well recently. This team is by far the streakiest I've ever had, winning and losing in great bundles. Good luck to all in the second half.

#60753	09/05/2018 9:29:56 pm	Jul 16th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	At the halfway point, it appears that both divisions have split themselves in half and have similar battles. In the West, Battle Creek holds a 2 and 3 game lead on Napa and LA. Bismarck, Yuma and Sioux City trail 7, 10 and 11 back. The East has similar trios, only spread out a little more. Jeffersonville and Alexandria are tied for the lead with Richmond lurking 4 back. The distanced eastern three are Minneapolis, Margate and Brookview at 11, 12 and 18 back, definitely just fighting to be the team that isn't relegated. The East is +18 in wins.

#60786	09/09/2018 1:29:18 am	Jul 28th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Introducing The Kid. I've never had a player anywhere near this young ready for the majors. It's a bit ironic that he is A Rod; we won't tag him with that stigma, though. Despite his 'great hitting' report, he hasn't shown that in the minors. I don't expect that to change in the Bigs at the moment, but the other youngster he's replacing hasn't done anything this season either. I'm pumped to have a player for a potential 15 seasons, though. Updated Sunday, September 9 2018 @ 1:30:29 am PDT

#60787	09/09/2018 3:02:24 am	Jul 28th, 2037
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I don't like too much his build, but a 14 pot with hitting is always good to have than to have not.

#60789	09/09/2018 5:47:32 am	Jul 28th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	His build is far from perfect. I've been happy thinking he would be a 3B/C with a nice powerless average. I'd love his pre-AAA numbers of around 290 BA and 770 OPS. His two seasons in AAA, though, have been horrible. He's a switch-hitter that looks like he'll hit righties better, which bodes well for him. I've dropped my expectations (hopes, really) to 270/740, but, again, 15 years of that and I'd be happy. Crossing my fingers. Edit--He made his major league debut behind the dish. How about this for an opening line--he played fantastically, catching the whole game and allowing only one more hit than he got...zero. I'll take it! Updated Sunday, September 9 2018 @ 3:42:00 pm PDT

#60839	09/14/2018 3:54:21 am	Aug 19th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The second tour thru cross-divisional play really didn't do much of anything for the West. Their spreads remained very similar to what they were at the midway point. The East, however, saw Alexandria take a 4 game lead over Jeffersonville, who jumped 6 ahead of Richmond. Thanks to a surge over the last two series by the West, the win differential for the divisions dropped back to where it was at the halfway point, +18 for the East.

#60914	09/23/2018 12:52:08 am	Sep 18th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Roughly 30 games are left and plenty is still to be decided. Only one spot that causes league movement is safely determined--Alexandria wins the East. They have a 15 game lead with 30 to play, so, while it may not be official, it's over. The same three in the East are battling to avoid relegation with Minneapolis 2 games in the clear at the moment over Margate and another two over Brookview. (I'm extremely peeved that my offensive has completely disappeared over the last week.) In the West, Battle Creek looks strong, but LA is just 5.5 back. Their side's relegation battle is even uglier. Bismarck is 2.5 ahead of Napa and Sioux City and another two ahead of Yuma. That should be a fight to finish.

#60990	09/29/2018 9:32:34 pm	Oct 16th, 2037
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats to Alexandria and Battle Creek on winning their divisions! (And Margate for winning a close relegation battle in the East!)

#60991	09/29/2018 9:42:25 pm	Oct 16th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I didn't think there was much doubt that Battle Creek and Alexandria deserve to be in Legends. They advance back to where they belong. And thanks. That was a long, tough battle. I thought it would go down to our last series, but I caught a bit of luck over the last week. Good luck to the teams in the West still battling out honors to stay in II.2.

#60992	09/30/2018 5:28:03 am	Oct 16th, 2037
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Thank you guys

#61008	09/30/2018 8:41:35 pm	Oct 20th, 2037
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Thanks, guys! I'm glad my stay here was short.

#61075	10/03/2018 6:33:02 pm	Nov 1st, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Wow. I didn't see a sweep coming. Great performance and congrats to both for advancing.

#61106	10/05/2018 12:48:31 pm	Nov 4th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Oh, man. I cost Chapa a shot at the MVP because I had him in the minors to make room for youngsters at the end of the season. Who should win: 110 R, 23 HR, 87 RBI, 327 BA, 540 SLG, 957 OPS. 83 R, 36 HR, 116 RBI, 305 BA, 584 SLG, 963 OPS.

#61111	10/05/2018 6:15:43 pm	Nov 4th, 2037
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	How many plate appearances? I'd say the second line. Updated Friday, October 5 2018 @ 6:15:56 pm PDT

#61113	10/06/2018 2:50:20 am	Jan 15th, 2038
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The first player had about 50 more PA. I think that even adds to the case for player two, Chapa. Dang it!

#61914	11/30/2018 6:17:50 pm	Aug 21st, 2038
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Good Luck in the Cup Magicians! Great run to this point, while maintaining a division lead. Impressive.

#61935	12/04/2018 1:23:48 pm	Aug 31st, 2038
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I just noticed the league's batting average with RISP is 18 points higher than all BA. Is that normal? I never pay attention to it because I figure it's just random luck. Every single team is better than average, though, with RISP which sounds ridiculous to me.

#62457	01/08/2019 8:42:59 pm	Mar 30th, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I get the feeling that LL2 is not going to be as easy as LL 3 and 4 were.

#62461	01/09/2019 10:39:23 am	Mar 30th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	yeah strong teams in the east. West i didnt even check. i never do.

#62562	01/13/2019 10:10:28 am	Apr 14th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	The Isótopos in the West are definitely the team to beat for me. I felt fortunate to take one out of three this past series, though to be fair, those losses were only by one run. Muncie SP looks stacked, and some of those bats are compelling, but with the third owner in four seasons, I'm slightly skeptical of how Muncie will do overall this season. College Station is probably underperforming some, and they have that strong Legends pedigree with Freddy at the helm, but the pitching has questions, not to mention an aging team overall. Yuma has some holes, and Bismark, while treading water in II.2 for three seasons, may be seeing the signs of lineup that is starting to get quite old. In the East, Allentown is an interesting proposition. I shared time with them and Ace in IV.5 in '33 and '34. Where he advanced out of IV at the end of '34 I stayed for two more seasons. But we finally meet again. I was quite impressed with their team during those two seasons in IV.5, and I'm not too surprised to see their early success this season. But there are some cracks over there. Their rotation has a question mark in McLure and that bullpen looks really iffy; any competitors may want to keep that in mind. I have some questions about the low slugging over there, but it seems the plan is to focus on high OBP. Don't know if that's intentional or not. Grand Blanc will put up a good fight, though aging slightly, and the Bronx are rapidly trying to get their young talent online while staying afloat and competitive. Apopka is a bit of an enigma, having also changed ownership a few times recently. But they rocketed up the standings, and it'll be interesting to see how they compete the rest of the way. I'm a bit skeptical of Allen; they seem like a team struggling for an identity still. I came up with Vineland out of III.3, and I kinda' admit to rooting for their owner. But he had some pitching holes last season that needed to be addressed. Looking now, it seems like Vineland may still have some sorting out to do in that department.

#62588	01/16/2019 12:01:47 pm	Apr 25th, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Thanks for the run down Corvallis. Not sure about all the positions on my team either. Some young gloves and arms need to solidify their places soon. Also 4 allstars need to come out of hibernation and start playing to their usual level.

#62684	01/22/2019 2:33:53 pm	May 18th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Losraven, thats what i call know your enemies! Was fun to read.

#62720	01/25/2019 6:40:04 am	May 29th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Hey guys. First time in II.2 for us and off to a very average start. The west looks like it will be a multi team race and should be fun. If we can get our young pitchers straightened out we expect to be closer to the first place race than relegation but I thought that last season as well! haha Good luck to all.

#62727	01/25/2019 12:13:19 pm	May 29th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	GOOD luck Freddy! disappointing to be out of the cup race, i could do extra money. 2 seasons in legends made Bronx a very broke team...

#62781	01/30/2019 7:26:13 am	Jun 15th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	As we start playing against the other division, a couple things standout: * Improved are College Station in the West and Vineland in the East. Both teams have pulled up a few places in the standings, which doesn't surprise me; they were both underperforming a bit. * Speaking of underperforming, what the heck is going on with Apopka in the East? That rotation is not getting it done, though it looks like it should be doing better. While they lead the league in double plays, they are also tied for the second worst error rate on the field. That's costing some of their pitchers. I'd say the errors and the lineup vs. righties is problematic, with a lack of lefty bats. * My team's caught stealing percentage is an aberration. It's been in the teens much of the year, but ever so slowly improving. It's finally at 20%, and I expect to keep going up. (I'll be surprised if it doesn't.) EDIT: * Oh, and for a hot minute Muncie (now Pflugerville) had another new owner, who ended up leaving almost immediately after taking the team. That team is cursed or something. Updated Wednesday, January 30 2019 @ 7:30:27 am PST

#62877	02/03/2019 12:22:53 pm	Jul 2nd, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I haven't had as much time for BB this season as usual but while waiting for the SB to start I did a little update. As the all star break approaches: L.A. and Corvallis have been the teams to beat but College Station have recently been hot and Yuma could get hot at anytime with that pitching rotation. I had very thoroughly scouted L.A., Muncie and Bismark but had ignored the promoting teams. That mistake has been corrected haha. Team report: -Our pitching is not very deep but it is improved from last season and is sorting nicely after a very bad start to this season that saw us battling for 5th and 6th well below .500 in wins and losses and at least 8 games back of the leaders. As we start play today we have recently won 8 of our last 9 series (2:2 tie in the one we didn't win) to pull back to within a couple games of the leaders. Ten tough games remain against two top teams before the break though. Long gone are the big three dominating starters that anchored our championship teams as well as a recent wave of failed heir apparents that saw us demoted. Enter a handful of promising rookies and a slew of 1-6 claimers on waivers. Waivers will have to give us some depth as we wait for our AAA and AA promising looking young arms to arrive in a couple seasons time. Youngsters: Pascual had a horrible early season but is on fire now and Oviedo has been a pleasant surprise. Wisniewski has been getting innings and not hurting the club, and Wilkerson has been a major disappointment after a very encouraging minor league career (although seeing Sullivan's path to success gives me hope as the players are very similar). -Our starting nine hitters/fielders is about as good as we have ever had and they have recently begun hitting HR's at a higher rate than College Station has seen before. Our four younger starters are far above expectation so far this season, very encouraging for the present and future. Looks like we will be depending on hitting for the remainder of the season but if our young pitchers hold up we could very well challenge for the pennant. @ lostraven : did Muncie get an owner or just a name change? It takes 30 days to sack a GM doesn't it? (NOW they have a new owner though.) Anyone have All Star predictions?

#62886	02/04/2019 8:10:47 am	Jul 7th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Re: Muncie/Pflugerville - Yeah, I forgot a team can be relinquished for inactivity. Team page says the old manager relinquished after about a season. Team history sadly doesn't tell the whole story. Regardless, maybe new owner @mellberg11 will give the team some life. They've picked up a few wins recently. Re: College Station pitching - Pascual is getting beastly. I want to be skeptical of Oviedo, but it's tough to argue with the results. If I were a betting man, I'd place him somewhere around 4.00 to 4.25 by the end of the season. Since I last wrote, Corvallis has fallen back a bit, largely due to pitching implosions. It's not entirely unexpected, as I'm trying to survive with some greenhorns in the bullpen. While most of my SP have high stamina and can be ridden for innings, this reallllly tough schedule of games since early May 2039 has taken a toll on my team, I think. I have a huge Cup series vs. Santa Monica in II.1 today. Have mixed feelings: one hand I want to keep advancing in the Cup, on the other, I'd rather get outsted and finally have a breather to rest my pitching arms for the second half. I don't know if Corvallis will have the staying power to keep at the top this season. I want to optimistically say that a couple of my struggling bats will have much better second halves (I'm looking at you, Santiago), and if Cup games get out of the way, I might have more fully rested pitchers. But tough to say. My bullpen and fifth starter probably won't instantly get better. I had a one-claim waiver on 35-year-old McCauley this morning. Most people will tell you that grabbing a 35-year-old isn't going to dig you out of a hole, but that LLII track-record plus the success in LLIV this season has me optimistic he'll be a solid second-half contribution to my bullpen. shrug Re: All-Star - The West has really put the hurt on the East in the cross-division play. My lazy, without-looking-at-who-is-the-best-in-each-division guess is West over East by two points. EDIT: Snapshot at July 7, 2039 Updated Monday, February 4 2019 @ 8:24:42 am PST

#62894	02/05/2019 5:06:54 am	Jul 9th, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	About to run the gauntlet. LA, College Station, Santa Monica,Corvallis

#62896	02/05/2019 5:51:53 am	Jul 9th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	@allen and your next 13 are on the road!

#62900	02/05/2019 1:59:50 pm	Jul 9th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Lol, checkout the stats above on the screenshot. Bronx leading with negative run difference. Edit: All star predictions, in the east we have a tough battle on the 1st baseman between Martino and Leonard. To me its one of the most interesting seasons. Very close. Updated Wednesday, February 6 2019 @ 1:18:40 am PST

#62951	02/08/2019 11:24:54 am	Jul 21st, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Monday started with three West teams "tied" for first (yeah, I know DIFF speaks the story). Two five-game series later, the stars align, and the same three teams are again tied, same order (49-36 records, CS +65, LA +53, COR +10) for first. This is starting to get intense. Updated Friday, February 8 2019 @ 11:27:07 am PST

#62983	02/09/2019 6:27:29 pm	Jul 27th, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Well 17 games against the three top LL2.2 west and the top LL2.1 west team. 6-11 is not what I wanted but was probably expected given the down year. We'll see how this week goes, but likely some roster cuts will be issued Thursday evening.

#62994	02/10/2019 7:56:06 am	Jul 28th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I won a waiver today. Problem is I can't remember putting a claim on him nor do I want or need him. Great to be lucky though! haha

#62997	02/10/2019 8:36:46 am	Jul 28th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	And here I thought I'd mastered the claim of shame in this game. Bravo, sir

#62998	02/10/2019 9:26:19 am	Jul 28th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	On the bright side, waking Sunday morning and finding a surprise waiver claim is better than discovering a new tattoo.

#63000	02/10/2019 10:13:41 am	Jul 28th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That sounds like words of experience. I hope Barney is only viewed in private for you. "It's coming back to me now. I know I told him a T-Rex."

#63002	02/10/2019 11:11:58 am	Jul 28th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! It's actually a heart with Hardy #58 written inside. (Sorry II.2. Will make scarce from your thread now).

#63003	02/10/2019 12:12:02 pm	Jul 28th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Seca, one day you'll find yourself in divII. One day. Freddy, that didnt last long with Hank. You have problems with commitments? in general?

#63004	02/10/2019 12:13:33 pm	Jul 28th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Seca, one day you'll find yourself in divII. One day. Freddy, that didnt last long with Hank. You have problems with commitments? in general?

#63011	02/10/2019 4:09:25 pm	Jul 31st, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	In the middle of a pennant chase, and one of my best pitchers suffers the worst injury my team has seen in its history: Basso out for 36 days with torn labral. I've already been having a tough time keeping up with CS and LA. This may put me a few more games back. Drat.

#63013	02/10/2019 5:13:39 pm	Aug 1st, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Okay, one game after the Basso injury, and then this? Not an injury, but what a heartbreaking loss. Would have been for either team. Twenty-one innings... WTF?

#63015	02/10/2019 7:33:43 pm	Aug 2nd, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	lol at the previous posts. @lostraven: wow what a 21st inning!!

#63040	02/13/2019 12:27:38 am	Aug 9th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Wow must have been a record

#63113	02/15/2019 7:18:28 am	Aug 19th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Now that inter-division play is finished, just thought I'd pat the East on the back. The way the first half of inter- went, it appeared the West made mincemeat out of the East. However, the East turned things up and gave us Westies some bruises in the second half. I think I'm ready to get back to trying to tackle my own division now, which has its own challenges. College Station's bats are hot as of late, which worries me something serious. Los Angeles could go off at any time. Yuma continues to pitch well, surprisingly. One bit of optimism I'm allowing myself: College Station's ERA is more than 60 points below their FIP. I have doubts about whether that can continue like that.

#63116	02/15/2019 8:03:01 am	Aug 19th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Collage Station Bulletin Board: Corvallis continue to be unimpressed. College Station is probably underperforming some, and they have that strong Legends pedigree with Freddy at the helm, but the pitching has questions, not to mention an aging team overall. I want to be skeptical of Oviedo, but it's tough to argue with the results. If I were a betting man, I'd place him somewhere around 4.00 to 4.25 by the end of the season. College Station's ERA is more than 60 points below their FIP. I have doubts about whether that can continue like that. We will have to be better vs. our own division in the second half but I think we are a different team now so we'll see. Should be fun!

#63126	02/15/2019 2:05:53 pm	Aug 20th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Hah! Sorry there. I'm naturally a skeptical person, even of my own successes. I mean no disrespect to you and your team. (Did I mention I'm afraid of your bats?) I was just looking for a crumb of hope to cling to that I may be able to overtake you, and for the short-short-term, it's that difference between ERA and FIP. small shrug

#63317	02/24/2019 9:10:38 am	Sep 18th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Ouch. Bad time to go 1-6 Los Angeles is threatening to get away. @lostraven : good luck today. I'm hoping for a sweep either way. If we win we'll be back in it but if we lose we'll be 17 games clear of relegation with lots of time to play the young guys.

#63321	02/24/2019 2:15:43 pm	Sep 18th, 2039
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	What a season so far! It's definitely going to be a close race in the West. My last two series will be against Corvallis and College Station and the very last series will be 4 games agains the Athletics... It's going to be interesting for sure. Thanks for a very competitive, interesting year and good luck for the reminder of the games.

#63324	02/24/2019 3:04:22 pm	Sep 19th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	I'm probably throwing in the towel at this point. Might throw a couple of young bodies out there to get some reps. Just not too confident at this point. But good show from College Station and Los Angeles. Tough competition! I may wait until after the four-game series vs. Los Angeles, just to be sure, but as hot as they have been... Updated Sunday, February 24 2019 @ 3:10:53 pm PST

#63325	02/24/2019 4:25:07 pm	Sep 20th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Hello Alex good to hear from you and good luck! I will do everything I can to try and make that final series meaningful haha! There will be no throwing in the towel here.

#63329	02/24/2019 10:39:38 pm	Sep 22nd, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	It's a little tighter here in the East. With the 5th place team (and relegation) only 4 games behind 1st place, anything could happen down the stretch. Unfortunately, we may even see an above .500 team relegate.

#63376	02/27/2019 2:33:54 pm	Sep 30th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	it is so random who wins the one single match...

#63380	02/27/2019 9:51:51 pm	Oct 4th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	16 million gone from the payroll. Rookies are in.

#63385	02/28/2019 7:47:17 am	Oct 4th, 2039
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Honestly, after interleague games (I believe I was 4 or 5 games behind Corvallis and College Station) I thought I still had a chance of promotion but what I never suspected was "domination" in this second round of West League games... 28 wins for 6 loses so far including 6W0L against College Station... Still early to celebrate but it looks bright and sunny in Los Angeles, I hope it stays this way and I can finally get a promotion after 4 years in League II and two consecutive runner up in the last couple years. For me it's now or never since some of my best players are getting old including my probably all time most efficient bat, York and considering that I haven't drafted many significant players in the last few years so I'll struggle to replace them. So fingers crossed I can keep this up for the reminder of the season and regardless of the final standings, thanks a lot to the West competition and specially to @lostraven and @FreddyTheEye for a very entertaining, competitive season. I'm sure we'll keep seeing each other in the near future. BTW, the battle in the East is absolutely insane... any team could be first or last this deep in the season and the difference between promotion and demotion is 3 and a half games! I wouldn't like to be in that position... Good luck to everyone!

#63386	02/28/2019 9:09:19 am	Oct 4th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	I don't think I can jinx it; early grats to L.A. Looks like we'll be doing the dance again next season, College Station. And yes, the East is goofy as all get out. :/

#63389	02/28/2019 11:53:52 am	Oct 4th, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Biting nails every day...

#63400	02/28/2019 10:58:14 pm	Oct 8th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	1 game now separates 1st-5th in the east.

#63408	03/01/2019 9:06:38 am	Oct 8th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Bad timing for injuries...

#63440	03/03/2019 3:12:26 pm	Oct 17th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats to LA on winning the pennant and promoting. Good luck in the finals! Go west!!

#63448	03/04/2019 12:03:40 am	Oct 20th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Congrats to LA! @Allen54Chevy, you were strongest in the end and what a timing for 8 game winning streak! It will be crazy finish here in Bronx, after leading east after inter-league phase, its time to win 2/3 of the remaining games. I suppose we could Still end up anything between 2nd and 5th. Updated Monday, March 4 2019 @ 12:05:58 am PST

#63451	03/04/2019 7:02:54 am	Oct 20th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Eventful final day for the East. Set your best lineups, and good luck. Again, grats to L.A. on the promotion! And probably the same for Allen, assuming no catastrophes.

#63453	03/04/2019 8:30:18 am	Oct 20th, 2039
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Thanks! Excited to see what I can do at the top level. Good luck in the East, it will be interesting to find out what happens in the end with this dramatic final series

#63473	03/04/2019 4:35:55 pm	Oct 23rd, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	In the end Bronx somehow, someway muscled out of relegation... eked out, if you will, thanks to RD. Tough to think it could have been any of Grand Blanc, Bronx, or Vineland. Sympathies to Vineland, who came up to this league with me this season. But tough to be competitive with a RD in the negatives like that. Give 2040 a hard push, K.B. Pflugerville has the fourth or fifth owner in a couple of seasons. Maybe michhar will stick with it back in III? Oh, and because I was seemingly hard on College Station in my assessments this season, Oviedo finished a little better than I expected (I pegged him at 4.00 to 4.25). May he provide you many more quality innings (against teams other than me). :p

#63487	03/04/2019 7:25:36 pm	Oct 24th, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	That was a heck of a ride. The most exciting last 2 months I have seen in BB. I don't remember seeing a 1 game lead for 1st over 5th in October before. Honestly I feel for Vineland and wish Kris a quick return to LL2. Any of the 5 of us could have taken the lead... and I think all of us were in the 5th position at some point down the stretch.

#63502	03/05/2019 9:37:25 am	Oct 24th, 2039
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Congrats Allen! Best of luck for the playoffs

#63512	03/05/2019 1:40:21 pm	Oct 24th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Most teams had better record on the road than at home. Crazy. (in the east at least)

#63539	03/06/2019 3:49:02 pm	Oct 31st, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	And 4 games into the championship... the road teams have all the wins. Now it is a 3 game series. Good luck Alex.

#63629	03/09/2019 8:56:33 am	Jan 15th, 2040
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Some truly great names in this league! can't wait to see how we fair here, good luck to all!

#63712	03/13/2019 2:59:45 pm	Feb 1st, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Ames looks dangerous. They might walk to Legends in 2041.

#63720	03/13/2019 6:09:26 pm	Feb 5th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	I've refrained from comment so far, waiting for the major waiver dominoes to fall first. But yeah, Ames has a super young team with some strong talent. Watch out over there in the East!

#63789	03/16/2019 12:00:05 pm	Mar 2nd, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	also am not a fan of having g4th ranked team in my div2... EDIT: Still about last season: after 75 games Allen was last in the division and managed to win in the end. Crazy season! Updated Sunday, March 17 2019 @ 2:14:32 pm PDT

#63846	03/20/2019 2:43:01 pm	Mar 11th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Hey guys. CSA are pretty much ready to go. We should be able to score enough runs to compete. Our big weakness is lack of exp at the pitcher position. We have a lot of guys between ages 24-27 that will get a chance to step up and win starter spots but we will really need 1-2 of them to have a better year than last. They all look good in spring games so I'll remain optimistic. It would be great to find an upgrade at SS or 2B (both are throw away at bats) before the season starts but if not, at least we are very solid defensively. Good luck to all!

#64034	03/24/2019 8:56:19 am	Mar 18th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Lostraven, congrats on claiming Bret Jay. Even College station catched a big fish.

#64045	03/24/2019 2:46:57 pm	Mar 19th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Thanks. My lineup is officially crowded now, but it's a good problem to have. I now have Jay slotted in at 1B; we'll see how many errors he puts up learning the position. For the Ravens, I think the biggest weakness will be in the bullpen. I picked up Warren, and he looked good in ST, so I'm hoping he takes a step up this season in relief. Buntaran and Redd are still learning, so we'll see how they settle out. Refuse to say anything about the rotation for fear of jinx. Oh, and speaking of refraining, I'll refrain from making pre-season predictions this time around, except to say I think we'll have some real tough matchups in both divisions. Best of fortunes to everyone as the games that count start on Tuesday. Get ready to play ball!

#64047	03/24/2019 3:05:46 pm	Mar 19th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We did?? Other than Deleon, we have not won a useful ufa with over 5 claims for many seasons. We have had quite a few useful ufa's with less than 5 claims though. Recently we won a 50 claim pitcher but he likely won't last the season. As a 25 yr old lhp in AAA he had a 4.50 FIP and gave up 40 HR's..hardly a "big fish" lol, more a hope and a prayer guy but you never know. We have drafted and done well in UFA's at times in the past but the last 5 seasons have not been stellar to say the least. I like the hot and cold waves in this game for sure but having said that, CSA has recently been fairly cold. Still lots to be optimistic about though. Hopefully this season the drought is over as we had a pretty good first round! Now find us a SS or 2B improvement or better yet draft one and the future will quickly brighten! We had a really good ST, have a favorable Cup group and are very optimistic about the coming season. Play Ball!

#64048	03/24/2019 3:09:07 pm	Mar 19th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Also as an important side note, Corvalis have not given us any subpar reviews this year so maybe we are turning a corner! haha

#64071	03/25/2019 9:11:00 am	Mar 20th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Yeah, i meant Sung ki kwon. I had my claim on him and bret jay. You want to trade?1i give u my 6th round draft pick. I am confident with east division. Sure i upgraded the weak points. Updated Monday, March 25 2019 @ 9:11:57 am PDT Updated Monday, March 25 2019 @ 10:54:42 am PDT

#64092	03/25/2019 10:37:57 pm	Mar 25th, 2040
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Kwon would've been my LHP for a while to come. You're right though, Corvallis let the team down there, I'll do what I can to help. College Station's owner looks silly and smell's like a drunk camel. Better.

#64094	03/26/2019 4:05:27 am	Mar 25th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	LMAO!! Much better..

#64096	03/26/2019 7:28:29 am	Mar 25th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Is that what I smelled? (After apparently crap-talking College Station last season, I thought I'd better tame it down a little this time.)

#64101	03/26/2019 10:35:52 am	Mar 25th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	I dont see a reason why Minneapolis would be anything but 6th after the season.

#64102	03/26/2019 10:44:58 am	Mar 25th, 2040
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	hahahaha thanks I appreciate the vote of confidence motko

#64155	03/28/2019 3:43:05 pm	Apr 5th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Well, my team is complete, utter hot garbage to start the season. Time to call up the youngins'? laughs

#64351	04/03/2019 8:01:36 am	Apr 25th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Looks like there may be lots of parity in the west this season. Decisions to make in College Station. Do we go all out with youth? Or play to win the pennant? I always seem to over rate my team and think we can win and this season is no exception haha. We might be a little young at pitcher to compete a league above with 8 pitchers that are 27 and under plus another 5 AAA prospects. (if only we can get them all sorted) Another season in II might be perfect but with all the parity we would risk dropping another league if we falter at the wrong moment. Our payroll is good but we could immediately drop 10m in three overpaid players that are having bad starts. 1B platoon guy, newly acquired DH, and underachieving LHP starter. @Motko I hoping you were right about Kwon so far so good. The big worry is HR's allowed but zero so far, I sooo just jinxed him hahaha. We continue to struggle trying to find middle infielders of any age but will continue the hunt. All other positions look pretty solid right now with replacements in waiting plus a couple real solid draft picks so far this season. It's always hard to be patient in this game. Lots to think about before mid-season.

#64362	04/03/2019 11:57:53 am	Apr 25th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	@FreddyTheI, again you got my claimed player. Aint fun. Kwon is doing fine for 12-pot LHP. Btw, we both have same issues now, we losing at home...i had the same last season and cant fix it.

#64377	04/03/2019 6:41:06 pm	Apr 29th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Lol Richardson?? I like him more than Kwon. and yeah..Kwon gave up a HR today lol.

#64386	04/04/2019 8:55:36 am	Apr 29th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Yeah richardson. With pitchers theres very little quality available on FA.

#64473	04/06/2019 10:28:39 am	May 6th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	@FreddyTheI, again you got my claimed player. Aint fun. Kwon is doing fine for 12-pot LHP. Btw, we both have same issues now, we losing at home...i had the same last season and cant fix it. I felt bad for you until you got Vega! Then I did some scouting and see that makes four (25) claimers for you in a month AND drafting 2 x 15 pot and 5 x 14 pot in three seasons isn't bad either! hahaha Your team's luck is just fine. Dude..we finally got a home win!! One! lol I'm the one who set up my team's stadium so I guess it speaks to my management ability. Next nine are at home so I sure hope something changes lol. Maybe today..

#64479	04/06/2019 6:01:02 pm	May 10th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	At the end of today's games we still have two games separating first and fifth in the West, four games first and sixth. Everyone seems to have their bugaboos keeping them from taking off in the standings. My bullpen is still a dumpster fire. shrugs Not much to do about it when they're either kids or good only vs. righties or lefties.

#64488	04/07/2019 2:43:59 pm	May 11th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Owner change in Allentown! After 18 seasons Mr. Ace just left. Lets see if the new director play any different. I thought it was well managed team with good potential, dangerous offense also. Welcome to the new manager!

#64576	04/10/2019 5:18:23 pm	May 25th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Wow, did Corvallis just go from 5th to first by going 6-4 in their last ten?? Crazy division.

#64577	04/10/2019 7:25:33 pm	May 25th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	West is a tie. East is set except Bronx will climb up. Managed even take 2-1 wins against roanoke now. Interleague will be crazy shuffle.

#64579	04/10/2019 7:45:55 pm	May 25th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	May have went from fifth to first, but now we have 2.5 games separating first through sixth. This reminds me a bit of how the East was so evenly matched going into the end of the season last season. Regardless, nutso stuff, for sure. As for the East, wouldn't count Grand Blanc out completely. They need to get their pitching settled, but not out for the count. And good point about playing other divisions; curious how that will turn out. Updated Wednesday, April 10 2019 @ 7:49:17 pm PDT

#64585	04/11/2019 3:48:09 am	May 25th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Same as last season, Laredo is desperate for pitching Relief pitching has been horrible: not their fault, they are AAA players actually. So I fear interleague play more than anything

#64765	04/16/2019 6:47:44 am	Jun 10th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	We cross those division lines today, boys and girls. Some have dreaded it, others have had cautious optimism. Let's see what train wreck cross-divisional play brings to II.2 this season. Play ball!

#64771	04/16/2019 3:15:35 pm	Jun 12th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	After 2 games, East is 11-1 Go figure!

#64831	04/19/2019 11:56:07 pm	Jun 27th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	@XLee227, congrats on a cup advance. Good luck with your opponent, they might be a huge challenge.

#64910	04/23/2019 7:00:24 pm	Jul 14th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Great series between division leaders Roanoke and Laredo. Looking forward to the rematch

#64932	04/24/2019 2:17:48 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	On 04/11/2019 Laredo Mules wrote: Same as last season, Laredo is desperate for pitching Relief pitching has been horrible: not their fault, they are AAA players actually. So I fear interleague play more than anything With 4 Mules SPs nominated for the All-star Game, I suppose I should make a comment or three. I'd rather shut up, for fear of jinxing myself

#64934	04/24/2019 3:05:43 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Decent first half for CSA. If we had won our last game and evened our record at home then I'd have said good first half, but we didn't. Mid Season Report: A few of our big pre-season problems have been solved. 2B: solved. Arrival of big leaguers Carrera/Garcia, and minor leaguers Valentin/Drake. Second basemen fell from the air!! SS: not much progress : Davidson/Webster in majors, and Reimer (19 range, no hitting) in minors 3B : 3B- Next season will likely be the last for one of three remaining members of the legends champion team and possibly the mvp, Mario Corea. His likely replacement is now in AAA... Davila. OF/1B- No issues, mix of vets, young studs and a few minor league prospects. Pitching: The young pitching squad has stepped up nicely with Pascual looking to emerge as a legit #1 guy. The minors appear to be stacked and the future looks bright. Young arms:Pascual, Oviedo, Babauta, Kwon, Wilkerson, Wisniewski, Richardson Minor League potential quality starters: AAA: Lee, Canada, AA: Costa, A: Colon R: Aragon, Dorman Notes: 33yr old club:Webster, Kim, Gallo and Deleon (34), Costa (32) will all be released near or at season's end to free up 5 roster spots for next season. Needed: SS - majors and minors, emergence of a number 1 starter, and to clean up minors pitching roster spots. Currently six speculative arms to sort/cut down to three. Need a better second half from: Clemente, Hunt, McGowan We could still promote or demote this season so every game continues to be important. Good luck in the second half guys!

#64977	04/26/2019 7:08:51 am	Jul 21st, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	The mid-season report for Corvallis First-half woes: * Leaving men on base frequently - First half RISP was .233, BA ~.250. Major culprits of low RISP were R. Gon, Hamby, Wenger, Jay, Aquino, Barrow, and Aparicio. Some of these players MUST step up in the second half. * Cold bats - Had some really slow starts from the likes of Barrow and Wenger, but they just in the last week or two picked it up. However, still hoping Jay picks it up in the second half, as well as R. Gon. And although only part-time, Ueno and Hamby are seeking improvement as well. * Atypical caught stealing - I've been playing this game for a good while now, and I've never witnessed such horrible caught stealing rates from my team, ever. Yes, we're in LLII, and we have some good catchers here. But even last season I didn't have such a severe problem. I've had to basically turn off stealing on all my hitters, and even so I still have a few players making the occasional steal attempt and getting caught despite being at --. My team's CS is insane this season, and I'm baffled. First-half improvements: * Bullpen - Actually, the bullpen is still pretty fickle, but the start of the season was just downright awful. Some improvement has been seen in some of the young arms, and we're hoping the consolidation continues. This is particularly important as a few of my starters are beginning to struggle and go cold as of late. * Minor defensive improvement - I was worried about throwing Jay at 1B, but he's done fairly well there, knock on wood. Another "no jinx, please": SS Swenson. Hope he can continue to put up the elite defense there in the second half. His error rate is lower than last season. Keys to not getting relegated this season: * RISP must improve. * At least one bat that has been cold needs to wake up in the second half. * The bullpen must continue to build on its recent gains. * Keep injury-plagued bats like Wenger healthy and on the field. Updated Friday, April 26 2019 @ 7:10:44 am PDT

#65055	04/28/2019 3:01:12 pm	Jul 30th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Galvan of Roanoke is hitting .370... crazy, when is he going cold!?

#65056	04/28/2019 3:12:12 pm	Jul 30th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	ehmmm.... unfortunately, he cooled off already he used to hit .410+ only .349 over the last 50PA we gotta live with it (once again, I think the main reason for unusaully high BAs in BrokenBat is the Turf)

#65074	04/29/2019 6:16:24 am	Aug 2nd, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	We think it's that noticeable a difference? Sure, Roanoake is tied for the most errors and has the fewest OA in the East. And they have the highest RISP in the entire league. How do we separate the noise from reality, i.e., how do we know whether it's the players or the turf affecting such things? Edit: Here's a little bonus, Tom Seaver talking about how turf affects the game, way back in 1981. Updated Monday, April 29 2019 @ 6:19:00 am PDT

#65176	05/02/2019 12:48:04 am	Aug 14th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Allentown owner quit. It could be the finances look really bad over there. They've got many multi-millionaires. If that's true it could be that not new players are interested taking over that team.

#65196	05/02/2019 9:28:30 pm	Aug 19th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	@Franke: Well done. Very dominant run thru inter-league. I was banking on today's two game swing going the other way. Lots of games to play but now I fear you are getting away!

#65206	05/03/2019 3:55:58 am	Aug 19th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	well, totally unexpected! I started the season DESPERATE for pitching: 3 reliable SP, and no one to trust in the bullpen. I found new help along the way, and now I have the 2nd best ERA in the league (College Station, no.1) Same as the hitters. Look at him Ivan Rico Run of the mill, pot12, FA signee, catcher. Organizational depth. He's first in the league in SLG, second in HR. First time I see a player to win GAME MVP in FOUR (4!) straight games. Against division leader Roanoke, no less. Absolutely unexpected Updated Friday, May 3 2019 @ 12:11:56 pm PDT

#65212	05/03/2019 6:16:54 am	Aug 19th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	What a difference interleague made! As interleague was starting, the West was so tight, only a few games separating everyone. Now, in the aftermath, the playing field in the West doesn't even remotely resemble the before state. What a difference... -, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20 GB. As for Ivan Rico, the seeds for him to succeed, at least in LLII, were there as early as 2035. Just needed more than 100 PA. (Though admittedly this looks like a career year, by all means.) Updated Friday, May 3 2019 @ 6:19:41 am PDT

#65253	05/04/2019 6:50:27 pm	Aug 25th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	First time I see a player to win GAME MVP in FOUR (4!) straight games. Against division leader Roanoke, no less. Wow what a career year! Hadn't really noticed.

#65254	05/04/2019 7:00:19 pm	Aug 25th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We actually had a pretty good run through the east after finishing below .500 vs. the west. I feel like the team is starting to turn a corner. In second place 8-9 games back is not at all out of it but we are totally committed now to playing the young guys. Actually more concerned with not demoting (recall we have struggled at home and vs. the west in general). Good luck.

#65256	05/05/2019 8:11:09 am	Aug 25th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Nice to hear you're playing the youngsters I will do the same then Easy to miss Rico's blossoming. It all happened over the last week or so. A couple dozen games indeed. Look at his Last 50 stats: 43 18 3 1 5 19 4 0 3 0 3 .419 .440 .884 1.324 5 HRs, 1.300 OPS The 50 ABs before were similar. He went from 12 to 27 HRs for the season in a blink of the eye

#65302	05/07/2019 10:07:10 pm	Sep 4th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	The good news: we are back to playing the west where we can't beat anyone. The bad news: next up is 11 in a row at home where we can't beat anyone. Good times.

#65496	05/16/2019 4:15:31 am	Oct 4th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Given that Laredo's Magic Number is now at 8, with 17 games to go, the Mules will rest the starters, as much as possible, for the final 5 series. Hope it wont' impact anybody else standings.

#65519	05/17/2019 10:24:02 am	Oct 8th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Now its so few games left that everyone is taking the standings quite serious. Anything might happen but i dont see Roanoke losing their 1st Place. In West there's a great survival games to stay in the division! Does anyone know does it make any difference in any aspect of the game if you end up 2nd or 5th?

#65545	05/19/2019 7:47:44 am	Oct 16th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@motko: I was casually told by some of the veterans in Legends that the place you finish in your league—if I understand correctly—determines your schedule the next season. I still have yet to see a full description of how that process works, however. Some seven games left or so. Magic number for Laredo is two and looks set to go back to Legends. Even if I win all seven of my next, I'll need help in multiple departments, and I just don't see that happening. Magic number for Roanoke is five. Minneapolis keeps pushing, but Roanake has just dominated this season; my money is on them. Aside from that, the only other real battle is between Yuma and College Station to stay in II.2. The West in particular sure looks different from the early part of the season.

#65547	05/19/2019 11:09:02 am	Oct 16th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	I believe schedule is given according to Rating, at the beginning of the new season. There's a matrix for schedule: Team 1 (best Rating) will play the same opponents in the same order in every league.

#65559	05/19/2019 7:58:09 pm	Oct 20th, 2040
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats to Laredo and Roanoke! Roanoke especially has just dominated the east this season and it never really felt in doubt despite our team's best efforts

#65561	05/19/2019 9:14:58 pm	Oct 20th, 2040
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Thank you everyone for the season. I enjoyed. Congratulations to Laredo and Roanoke.

#65564	05/20/2019 1:17:27 am	Oct 20th, 2040
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 661 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Thank you guys, honestly at the start of the season i thought my team could have been good, but it went way better then expected, especially the lineup. We'll see how it goes in Legends, in 2039 i went down with 86 wins, it was painful. But, for now, let's think at the playoff, Laredo beat me hard in interleague, i hope it doesn't go same way

#65575	05/20/2019 10:52:28 am	Oct 20th, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Thank you all. As I said since the beginning of the season, it's been unexpected. Especially the SP's success. Out of the blue

#65728	05/25/2019 7:59:24 am	Jan 15th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	In the West, Los Angeles returns from Legends, and those of us with firm aspirations to climb up are not terribly excited. Los Angeles put the hurt on in 2039. The Dayton Hawks come up from their third season in III.3; first taste of II for the team. And we have Rancho Cucamonga coming from III.4; they were last here way back in 2032. In the East, we see a slightly bitter Kalamazoo demote back to II.2 after spending six seasons in Legends, winning their division twice and the entire league once. Pedigree is there, but how will they do this season? We also see Atlantic City promote from III.4 for their first taste of II, and Springfield Dragons clawed their way back to II again after toiling away three seasons in III.3. Also of note is Allentown Dragons (so many dragons!), who came under new management late last season and will fight to stay in the division after a rough 2040. That's our new-look 2041. More later as Spring Training wraps up. Updated Saturday, May 25 2019 @ 7:59:58 am PDT

#65830	05/28/2019 10:33:53 am	Jan 15th, 2041
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Slightly bitter...I like it!! I have no high expectations for this season. We are going through some tough times trying to rotate in some new personnel. Plus our pitching was abysmal. But who knows? My goal for this season is to not demote. Updated Tuesday, May 28 2019 @ 8:12:45 pm PDT

#66393	06/15/2019 2:55:03 pm	Apr 11th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Some pitcher's duel, College Station.

#66457	06/18/2019 3:19:01 pm	Apr 22nd, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Head scratcher: No clue what's wrong. Comic book awful: https://brokenbat.org/player/155545 Two games started, three total appearances: 4 2/3 innings, 14 ER, 2 BB, 2 HR, 27.00 ERA, 8.67 FIP, 3.429 WHIP, 67.9 ST%, 1.75 GB/FB. Some in Legends have talked about how just sitting them doesn't do anything. I tend to believe the game has bad seasons programmed into players, but this is insane. Moved him from rotation to LR, and now debating sitting or one-out righty. Always seeing something new with this game.

#66467	06/19/2019 4:43:21 am	Apr 25th, 2041
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Would certainly be insane if it continues. Fwiw I'd put him in LR too. I wouldn't sit him because I don't see that doing any good. He's bound to return to form. Not sure I agree about bad seasons being written in, I think its just one of those statistical oddities that are almost certain to happen to some people each season.

#66604	06/25/2019 2:15:37 pm	May 17th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	"And I scream from the top of my lungs, 'what's going on‽'"

#67273	07/30/2019 10:53:51 am	Sep 26th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Approaching the end of the season, teams are starting to get locked into place in the standings. We still have a few question marks. Kalamazoo said they were trying to not relegate, and they'll have to have some luck and some losses from the Bronx to stick around. Second place in the East is still a toss-up, but Minneapolis has looked like the favorites all season for first. College Station was no shoe in at any point of the season, but their solid pitching and bats have propelled them to first. My team has put up a bit of a hot streak recently, but damnit if we didn't lose Carrizales for the rest of the season. He was a rotation anchor, and his injury really puts the kabosh on any further encroachment on first place in the West. In the end, Napa will have to fight hard and get some luck from other teams to not get relegated. Second through fourth in the West is still very much a toss-up. Just a bit over 20 games left to play...

#67304	08/01/2019 8:46:50 am	Oct 4th, 2041
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I resigned my myself to relegation awhile back. I made the drastic cuts prior to the beginning of our second trip through the east in the second half. I wanted to give everyone the same opportunity to face the same lineups. Of course my team has caught a second wind with the young guys in, just like you would expect. As stated earlier, I'm already resigned to relegation but if we can edge out the Bronx and stay up, I'll take it.

#67319	08/02/2019 7:00:24 am	Oct 8th, 2041
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We will try to not beat some sort of massive collapse record and will hopefully secure the four wins we need to clinch. Looking forward to getting back to legends but first it looks like a date with old legends foe Minneapolis.

#67322	08/02/2019 8:08:52 am	Oct 8th, 2041
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	I've been looking behind me at Napa for some time now, especially when they had a hot streak while I was struggling. I think its between the two of us, and we have four games against each other which will go a long way to deciding who stays up. Our negative difference isn't a small factor either.

#67379	08/05/2019 7:19:03 am	Oct 20th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Napa and Rancho face off today in three. If I'm doing math right (no guarantee) could be a deciding series; if Napa wins all three and does it with a strong Diff, could swap places with Rancho? (Or is it only 1/2 game advances? I suck at figuring that stuff out?) Kalamazoo and Bronx... well, Kalamazoo goes against Minneapolis and Bronx against Allentown. Not so favorable for Kalamazoo in their bid to not relegate. Still, surprises could be had. Updated Monday, August 5 2019 @ 7:20:20 am PDT

#67423	08/06/2019 7:34:30 am	Oct 24th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	In the end, Kalamazoo and Napa relegate. Condolences. But damn if you all didn't play to the last game. Sometimes every game counts for something, but the results aren't always what we like. Congrats to College Station and Minneapolis, both returning to Legends. A little worried about Los Angeles, who was in Legends for a season then faded. Hope Alex is doing OK. Looks like I get to face off against Dayton and Rancho again next season, as well as Springfield, Atlantic City, and Bronx in the East. I'll be honest: not looking forward to more games vs. Dayton next season. We went 8-12 against them this season. Blech. I'm guessing we'll see Haselrig's Doubledays come down to II.2 West from Legends, as well as one of Seca's Dinosaurs or Allen's Chevys to the East. We all should quake in our boots a little. If Haselrig comes in, I worry I'll likely be stuck in II.2 again after next season. Have a quality offseason, all. Updated Tuesday, August 6 2019 @ 7:35:34 am PDT

#67426	08/06/2019 8:00:53 am	Oct 24th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I wouldn't be too anxious about the D-Days if we land there. Not a lot separating LL2 from Legends.

#67627	08/13/2019 3:20:16 pm	Jan 19th, 2042
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	My core of players that got me back to div 2 from div 4 are now getting old. My team looks bad on paper, and my minor leaguers are moving along at a snails pace. Unless I get lucky on the waiver wire I'm gonna lose 100 games this season.

#67964	08/29/2019 5:52:33 am	Apr 3rd, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@Haselrig: Hah. With the way you trounced me yesterday... I'll go on worrying about you. laughs

#67979	08/30/2019 2:11:35 am	Apr 7th, 2042
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Heh. Well,the current D-Day record suggests the debate should go on

#68019	09/01/2019 8:14:59 am	Apr 14th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Reasons for frustration in Corvallis: * 3B Rick Barrow already has six errors after 13 games; he had seven errors all year last year. He's cost me at least two games with those errors. * Bats are anemic; AVG and OBP are both league-worst. * Pitching is inconsistent. Reasons for optimism in Corvallis: * Bats are better than this; no reason to believe they will continue to be so bad. * With the exception of Moscow, rivals in the West have RISPs 24 points or greater than their AVG. Novi is 31, Rancho 60, and Burlington a whopping 125 points of RISP over AVG. Those differences in at least Rancho and Burlington seem unsustainable. * Corvallis ERA 4.46, FIP 3.93. Rancho is 2.95/4.47 and Burlington 3.44/4.18. Again, can't help but seem some minor correction for both those teams. Corvallis also has: * the league's best GB/FB at 1.28 * the league's lowest BB allowed total of 21 Correction, please. Reasons to be scared: * I discounted Dayton in the offseason, at least somewhat. They were my nemesis last season, and they look to have some stability to start the season. Pitching is solid to start, defense looks fine, and if their bats come alive... * Novi's bats are real. They have a 5.19 ERA and 4.02 FIP; the pitchers have been unlucky or let down by the defense (Novi leads the entire league in errors with 13). If the defense comes together and pitchers pitch close to 4 than 5 ERA... Question marks and other comments: * Moscow pitching seems good to start the season. What to expect from those bats though... * What in the HECK is going on with pitchers in the East? Everyone has ERAs in the 5s, and those FIPs don't look all that good either. Updated Sunday, September 1 2019 @ 1:39:47 pm PDT

#68042	09/03/2019 3:33:52 am	Apr 21st, 2042
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Interesting stuff from you as always. I have a similar situation to your 3B with Casanova, my 2B. 5 errors already, compared to 10 last season, and only 4 in 2038. Just as with your guy I think he'll get back to normal. Regarding your comments about Dayton. I do feel we've obviously made a good start but that's all it is at the moment. I've been here before and it doesn't always last. We seem to have a habit of doing well until we reach the interconference games and then it falls apart. But yes my pitchers have started well. Quality starts are up and I've always liked my relievers. Fielding is all important to me so I expect good defence, though I'm favouring a bat at 3B for now. As for batting, I'm not too unhappy. Some are doing ok and a few have disappointed so far. Of the disappointments Williams might get a pass as he's a star but a couple of others need to improve or they might find themselves watching instead of playing.

#68068	09/05/2019 1:39:39 am	Apr 29th, 2042
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 136 Brooklyn Dodgers II.2	0-7 against Atlantic City? What the heck?? Damn you Metalbat and your massage parlours!! My players can resist everything but temptation it would appear.

#68081	09/05/2019 4:13:36 pm	May 1st, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Barrow now has as many errors as he had all last season. Unbelievable. Lost yet another game I should have won, giving up seven runs, zero earned. I'm at wit's end with this team right now. So many incredibly stupid ways to lose. /being a whiner

#68218	09/12/2019 8:42:10 pm	May 29th, 2042
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I have 5 Pitchers in AAA and 6 in AA. Probably should pick one to cut by morning. But where have all the A players gone? Only 2 on my team, and no rookies. (Is rookie ball extinct now? It just doesn't seem healthy to have nearly the entire minor league system in AAA and AA. On second thought, maybe it would be best to hoard all the AAA and high AA pitchers possible, maybe I can find a few that can pitch... no one else in the East has. The best team FIP in the east is 4.28 The WORST of the west is 4.38 East has 94 Quality starts and 4 complete games. West has 128 Quality starts and 22 complete games.

#68220	09/13/2019 2:32:47 am	May 29th, 2042
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Looking forward to inter-league in Novi

#68223	09/13/2019 5:58:08 am	May 29th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Oof, with the way your offense is rolling right now, Haselrig? Everyone else in the West will be hoping for the same thing: taking advantage of East pitching, just to keep up with offenses like yours. Training was average in Corvallis today. Was hoping to see a few more pops from a couple Majors pitchers. Romano took a leap to just about where he should end up SI-wise, so that was nice. Still, when chunks of your pitching squad are still developing SI at 26, 27, even 28 and not seeing rapid gains... Yeahhhhh.

#68231	09/13/2019 9:45:48 am	May 29th, 2042
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Pretty typical mix for the Doubledays of the past half decade. .300 hitting, lots of stolen bases, dreadful defense and mediocre pitching. Hoping to do my usual early season pitching autopsy to figure out who should be starting in this particular season. My staffs never seem to hold up season-to-season and I always have to jiggle the knobs a bit.

#68309	09/16/2019 7:51:35 pm	Jun 10th, 2042
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	A three way tie for first in the west after 50 games. I wonder how it will look after the next 60? Novi 28-22 +33 Burlington 28-22 +16 Rancho 28-22 +14 Dayton 24-26 -13 Corvallis 23-27 -33 Moscow 19-31 -17

#68312	09/17/2019 6:27:20 am	Jun 10th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	If it were appropriate to bet, I know where my money would be. That said, a lot of things can change; many games yet to be played.

#68325	09/18/2019 6:45:08 am	Jun 15th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Lost all five vs. Allen yesterday. So, so embarrassing. I'll be in my cave if you need me.

#68567	09/28/2019 7:24:09 pm	Jul 28th, 2042
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	We are on a tear right now; 7-3 since the All-Star game 12-3 for the past 15 and now a 6 game lead. The last win was a miracle win against Rock Hill. I gave the start to Strom who desperately needs some innings for development, and I wrote it off as a loss when we went into the top of the 9th down 4-0. We promptly loaded the bases and got the first run on an error, then tied it on a triple by "Sleepy" Tim Hayes. Then two Ks followed by the game winning RBI single. As for Hayes, he was relegated to the bench last season and has started only 15 games at SS this year. My great hope at 2B, Jake Whaley has been so disappointing this season that I decided to bench him and put Hayes at SS for the past 12 games. And has he ever been hot; 17 for 47 and an astonishing 3 player of the game awards to equal his career season high. The nickname of "Sleepy" was given to him because despite a combination of 18 speed and ++ base stealing he could not be persuaded to attempt to steal bases. "Not even at gunpoint" he always said. Sleepy has only 14 steals in 21 attempts in over 1000 career games. Most of those were the result of a strikeout hit and run. Miracle hitting aside, our great pitching staff is the foundation of our success, don't bet against it. However, the offensive weaknesses of low OBP, no power and no speed remain areas of concern. Timely hitting can only get you so far. If we can improve in those three areas, the Remnants will become a true powerhouse team.

#68571	09/29/2019 8:01:10 am	Jul 28th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Your top four in the rotation is like scary++. I don't even know how you lucked into those four starters; they're insane good. Don't forget to add the power of your defense. You have some of the best defensive numbers across the entire league. (OK, DPs are average, and CS% is comparatively low, but dat' fielding percentage...) Yes, lock-down starters plus lock-down defense will win you games in BB. Your batters need to be just good enough to take two out of three, three out of four/five fairly regularly. It gets iffy when you run into team with a similar build, but for you, that's not so often. I'm envious. My team would be much better this season if I had even a quarter fewer the errors I have now. Updated Sunday, September 29 2019 @ 8:06:39 am PDT

#68575	09/29/2019 6:15:01 pm	Aug 1st, 2042
Noodle Joined: 02/15/2016 Posts: 172 Inactive	Losses are piling up for me. Anemic offense cant score enough runs to support my pitching. About ready to punt the season and do a rebuild for next year in div 3. A lot of young bats needing some reps to take over for my aging vets.

#68799	10/13/2019 7:46:22 am	Sep 18th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Thirty to thirty-one games left, and the West still is a tossup. I'm pretty much at half and half on home and away games in that time period, but in reality the Ravens' batting splits aren't that noticeable. We may be due for some regression with that growing AVE/RISP split, so not going to get too excited. It's possible the Ravens could take it, but it seems more likely one of Burlington or Novi will. Ravens will still push hard regardless... Yet in the East, unless Allen falters and Springfield can capitalize, it looks like Allen's for the taking. Good luck the rest of the way, all.

#68803	10/13/2019 5:29:52 pm	Sep 22nd, 2042
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	If my offense doesn't get back from vacation soon, we are not going to win the division.

#68816	10/14/2019 5:41:33 pm	Sep 26th, 2042
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	From the last game vs Rancho to the second game vs Dayton we went 26 consecutive innings without scoring a run. Somehow we won one of the three. With the fewest runs scored in the league we won't be in first place for much longer.

#68823	10/15/2019 3:06:34 pm	Sep 27th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Bah! Stop counting yourself out. When you have SPing (and quality fielding) like you do, you're still in it. You've shut down my offense for two games. Two more to go. We really need to win those to stand a chance. Updated Tuesday, October 15 2019 @ 3:09:18 pm PDT

#68925	10/20/2019 4:08:42 pm	Oct 18th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Allen seemed like an almost shoe-in the latter half of the season, though Burlington wavered a bit in the second half. Thought either Novi or myself might put some pressure on Burlington, but in the end, my offense cratered, Novi continued to tread water, and Burlington recovered nicely from their slip. Looks like a fifth season in a row of II.2 for the Ravens. Grats to Allen and Burlington!

#68926	10/20/2019 4:39:11 pm	Oct 19th, 2042
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 136 Brooklyn Dodgers II.2	Yep, congrats to Burlington and Allen. Strange season for Albany first time up in LLII. Currently 85-71 but with just a +20 RD. Offence has been fine but pitching has struggled more than it usually does, but everyone outside of the two division winners (and Dayton to some extent) has the same issues. Will have some minor tinkering to do in the offseason but have to be happy with our season.

#68936	10/21/2019 6:27:24 am	Oct 20th, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Oh, I also want to add: 100 quality starts (QS) from Burlington this season (with four games still to play today). You have to go back to 2036 to find another team with triple-digit QS, Allentown with 103 in this case. Allentown also won their division in '36. Strong starting pitching CAN win you games, no doubt. Updated Monday, October 21 2019 @ 6:30:59 am PDT

#68937	10/21/2019 6:51:09 am	Oct 20th, 2042
The Boss Joined: 10/09/2019 Posts: 6 Inactive	Hi all. Well it looks like my short time in II.2 will soon be over. I just wanted to say a big congratulations to Allen and Burlington on their successful campaigns this season. Barring a massive stroke of good luck we will find ourselves coming up short and being relegated this time round. All the best and look forward to facing you all some time soon. Cheers Jon

#69015	10/23/2019 3:18:28 pm	Oct 31st, 2042
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Well that didn't take long. Congrats to the Remnants on winning the West and total domination of the Championship.

#69020	10/23/2019 4:40:11 pm	Nov 1st, 2042
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Thanks. I didn't expect that considering we only managed two wins against you during the regular season. All four games were close and could easily have gone either way (2-1, 3-2, 3-0, 3-2). That last game was an error fest, the winning run scores on an OF error and only one earned run for both teams. See you in Legends.

#69082	10/25/2019 12:38:09 pm	Nov 4th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Greetings, all! Looks like I'll be joining you in 2043. Here's to renewing old rivalries and beginning new ones!

#69195	10/31/2019 11:30:08 am	Feb 12th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I guess this round of offseason free-agency has come and gone and the results in Bloomington are in: Meh. Needed depth in middle relief depth: Russell Rider doesn't seem to give up the long ball. That's a plus. Defensive middle infielder: Gus Jensen should be able to fill in in case of injury. Big 2B and SS to boot. Failed to land a Set/Clr type reliever. That was a revolving door of fail last season. Failed to land a RH power bat. Didn't even need to be a starter, just someone who could help in 1-run games. Guess I'm rolling with Rich Fox in RF until either Odegard or Ingrosso figures it out. I had hoped to land a better option in RF. Updated Thursday, October 31 2019 @ 11:31:28 am PDT

#69263	11/04/2019 11:09:22 am	Mar 6th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	With the silly season behind us and stupid spring in full swing, it's time again for PSF's way too accurate, not too early, 100% always true, Vitamin D enriched, completely reasonable 2043 D2.2 pre-season predictions and crop planting guide! Now before we begin and in case you haven't been in a league with me, I've been doing this for a while now not because my adoring public waits in baited breath, but because I am required under statute 1748.31 of the Saskatchewan penal code regarding Kim Jong-Un styled haircuts. So if you like your totally real rankings, please leave a quarter under your pillow, but if you disagree with the way I've sullied your good name, then please feel to leave an explicit and descriptive rant about where I should shove said object and how far. And of course it's only because I've singled you out because I'm so like, you know, jealous or something. So, without further adieu, let's settle the 2043 race before it even begins! Once upon a time in the West... Offensive Rating Corvallis 189.21 Dayton 182.93 Novi 176.88 Los Angeles 175.37 Battle Creek 173.87 New London 170.14 Pitching Rating Los Angeles 178.72* Battle Creek 168.91 Novi 166.91** New London 163.35 Corvallis 161.76 Dayton 157.97 ()Staff incomplete during publishing ()Predicted staff Predicted Order of Finish Los Angeles Corvallis Novi Battle Creek Dayton New London ()Not to be confused with the Protracted Order of the Finnish The East Beast...* Offensive Rating Bloomington 185.64 Springfield 184.87 Kalamazoo 178.03 Boynton Beach 174.81 Atlantic City 173.81 Albany 160.08 Pitching Ratings Albany 176.04 Bloom/Spring 165.28 Kalamazoo 153.93 Atlantic City 148.18 Boynton Beach 146.09 Protracted Order of the Finnish* Bloomington Springfield Albany Kalamazoo Atlantic City Boynton Beach ()See what I did there? and in the League Championship Series...* Los Angeles over Bloomington in six games Welp, that's it! Steve, go ahead and just fast forward to next offseason, I've nailed it yet again. Yep, always dead-on with these things. Case closed. Updated Monday, November 4 2019 by the NSA Surveillance Van parked outside. Yup. Oh...I mean just a van. Updated Monday, November 4 2019 This dang Finnish protractor! Updated Monday, November 4 2019 @ 11:17:59 am PST

#69269	11/04/2019 6:35:39 pm	Mar 8th, 2043
BadgerBoy Joined: 09/06/2015 Posts: 77 Inactive	Looks legit, I'm just glad I have made it to II. Took a roster full of rentals to seal the deal last season.

#69273	11/05/2019 7:13:57 am	Mar 8th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	I thought pitching and defence in general was my strength!

#69276	11/05/2019 7:28:24 am	Mar 8th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Los Angeles won III.3 with an 83-77 record last season. While that's no real indication of how they'll do/how their team may have improved in the offseason, I remain skeptical.

#69280	11/05/2019 12:52:37 pm	Mar 8th, 2043
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	This is an outrage! lol

#69281	11/05/2019 12:55:37 pm	Mar 8th, 2043
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Really cool though PrivateSnowflake, love this type of stuff, well done sir!

#69290	11/05/2019 11:23:01 pm	Mar 10th, 2043
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	In a game full of things I like, PSF's pre-season predictions are number 1.

#69292	11/06/2019 3:52:30 am	Mar 10th, 2043
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I hope one day I’m in the same league as PSF so I can be a part of this. Real nice content dude. Fun to read.

#69297	11/06/2019 6:56:51 am	Mar 10th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2256 New York Lancers V.4	Welp, that's it! Steve, go ahead and just fast forward to next offseason, I've nailed it yet again. Yep, always dead-on with these things. Case closed. Well lets look at the evidence for/against Pvt. Snowflake. From last season:- Predicted Order of Finish (West) 1. College Station (yay, you win!) 2. Ft Worth 3. Battle Creek 4. Denver 5. Laredo 6. Santa Monica Actual:- 1. Ft Worth (yay, you win!) 2. College Station 3. Laredo 4. Denver 5. Battle Creek 6. Santa Monica So 1 & 2 reversed, 3 & 5 reversed, 4 & 6 spot on. Not bad at all. Predicted Order of Finish (East) 1. New York (We're all shocked by this) 2. Minneapolis 3. Birmingham 4. Roanoke 5. Margate 6. Bloomington Actual:- 1. New York (We're all shocked by this) 2. Minneapolis 3. Birmingham 4. Margate 5. Roanoke 6. Bloomington So...1, 2, 3 and 6 all spot on, and 4 & 5 reversed! League Championship Series New York over College Station And I did win... So to recap, 50% of teams estimated into their correct spots, four teams just one place off and two two places off, with the eventual champion predicted too. Some may scoff at these rankings, me I'm just wondering if PSF is the seventh son of a seventh son...

#69304	11/06/2019 11:11:26 am	Mar 10th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Like I said: Science! Updated Wednesday, November 6 2019 @ 11:22:54 am PST

#69305	11/06/2019 1:25:02 pm	Mar 10th, 2043
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	If Snowflake and I ever wind up in the same league, it’ll be fun to bounce our preseason analyses/predictions off one another and see which one comes out closer. (Hint: Probably won’t be mine. <.< >.> <.<; )

#69534	11/14/2019 12:48:02 pm	Apr 3rd, 2043
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Why is New London, CT in the West? http://brokenbat.org/team/685

#69538	11/14/2019 2:08:10 pm	Apr 3rd, 2043
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Team has a history of different places but the original name was Applewood Grove Grizzlies, when i took over i asked to have it changed to London, Ontario but Steve said the best he could do was New London.

#69542	11/14/2019 3:11:06 pm	Apr 4th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Four one-run losses in the first nine games, and leading the league with six errors. Oooooh boy. The Ravens have some poop to clean up, right quick. Updated Thursday, November 14 2019 @ 3:12:33 pm PST

#69645	11/20/2019 4:22:24 am	Apr 25th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	In a lineup searching for punch, I am wondering how long I can give Stanfield time to develop when he's not showing any signs of improvement as a hitter.

#69661	11/21/2019 3:11:24 pm	Apr 30th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	It's super early, but the West doesn't even remotely resemble anything like Snowy suggested. Trust me, I'd be happier if it did. The Ravens bats are beginning to flag, and the nearly 2.00-point difference between ERA and FIP (5.72/3.97) remains exasperating. The errors hurt badly, but the strange thing is I can't point to one individual; it's spread out across a mind-boggling 13 players! A lot more baseball to play—and I pulled out of a similar hole last season—but these early woes sure are a kick to the groin. I know other teams are feeling it too! Updated Thursday, November 21 2019 @ 3:15:02 pm PST

#69879	11/30/2019 4:47:52 pm	Jun 3rd, 2043
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Looks like we've got L.A. in the Cup next on their home turf, good luck!

#69891	12/01/2019 4:39:45 pm	Jun 7th, 2043
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	And we just keep searching for a stable offense and pitching staff.

#69902	12/02/2019 4:18:14 am	Jun 8th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	And just when Springfield gets company at the top of the standings, Conte goes under the knife. With inter-league starting, tough time to lose a starting pitcher...

#69945	12/04/2019 6:34:53 pm	Jun 19th, 2043
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Dam Tigers are killing us!

#69961	12/06/2019 6:10:11 am	Jun 25th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Up is down/black is white II.2 Fun Facts for Inter-League play West-Division New London is east of all the eastern division. West-Division New London is 162 miles (2hr35) from East-Division Albany, but 3,105 (45hr55) miles to west rival Corvallis. East-Division Bloomington is west of 2/3 of the western division. East-Division Kalamazoo needs a 30 minute bus ride east over the county line on MI-96 to take on West-Division Battle Creek. It's also the closest of the II.2 cities (23 mi). Conversely, Corvallis is 3,343 mi (49hr2min) away from Boynton Beach. Los Angeles boasts 18,679,763 people in the LA CSA. New London has 26,939 people. Why does Labatt Park (New London) have nearly twice the seating capacity of it's home city? It's the home of the USCG Academy. Updated Friday, December 6 2019 @ 6:11:33 am PST

#69995	12/06/2019 4:14:33 pm	Jun 27th, 2043
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Quiet day at work Pvt?! Fun facts though!

#70058	12/09/2019 9:23:09 am	Jul 7th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Willing to trade prospects for a corner infield power bat.

#70060	12/09/2019 12:20:01 pm	Jul 7th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ha! Have you been doing any offseason trading in a fantasy league? I have two dynasty leagues I'm in, and there's been a bit of trade chatter in both as of late. I'd give my right nut to finally get my ERA down to about where my FIP is at (making some progress), my errors cut down (not so much progress there), and hit just enough to not relegate. (In other words, I'd probably not be a good trade partner, Snowy.) Half a season to go still...

#70071	12/10/2019 10:20:10 am	Jul 9th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	If it helps Raven, I had that problem last year and even though I was rebooting, I was able to shave half a run by replacing hitters with better fielders (10+ fld). I began my reboot before the ASG with an ERA over 5 and FIP around 4.5. Once I went for D, I could watch that ERA come more in line with my FIP every week. By the end of the year, my ERA was lower than my FIP. Maybe give that strategy a look? Since I have no power-hitters, we've got to make every run count. We can't afford to give extra outs to teams like Albany and Springfield. They'll make you pay with one swing.

#70072	12/10/2019 11:40:28 am	Jul 9th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	I would tend to agree with you, but there are only so many places to substitute. As it turns out, the active player with the most errors currently is my 19 Fielding SS Swenson. laughs You don't replace that. (He admittedly had a three-error game recently, which just pissed me off. Stupid sim.) Second-most is tied between first and second base. Could maybe try to sub in more fielding at 2B, but at the cost of losing another 20 HR? First base makes the most sense. But I seem to have committed to a path of 1B who can't field. I'd have to dig up a free agent. I'll give it some more thought, for sure. Updated Tuesday, December 10 2019 @ 12:05:57 pm PST

#70084	12/11/2019 4:22:21 am	Jul 14th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Your major-league lineup looks like my minor-league roster: Lots of 1B/DH types. Don't you love BB Your problem with Swenson is that he is TOO good, lol. Dude must get to everything. Like Kelly in the Bad News Bears.

#70106	12/12/2019 4:21:40 am	Jul 16th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	So the West Division holds bragging rights after shutting down the East's bats, 2-1. All Stars representation: BC-2 COR-1 DAY-5 NL-3 NOV-7 (tops in II.2) LA-2 ALB-4 AC-4 BLO-4 BOY-1 KAL-3 SPG-4 Pitching and D rule the day versus the leagues more offensive-oriented division. The East hitters were swinging at ghosts as the West pitchers put on a show.

#70112	12/12/2019 7:24:16 am	Jul 16th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	A few things stand out for the first half: * By most metrics, Novi is outshining everyone else's offense. Also of note is their RISP is 10 points below their AVE, so potentially a tiny bit more room to add a few more runs and RBI. There are a few better HR hitters, but I don't see much reason why Novi's offense can't continue. (That said, I'd love to see BABIP added to stats.) * New London pitching provides a slight curiosity. They are rocking the lowest WHIP in the league, but they are also among the top four teams to give up home runs and have struck out the third fewest guys. Digging deeper, they've given up the second fewest hits but have a relatively strong negative differential between ERA and FIP (with only Bloomington having a worse negative diff). Add in the fact that New London has given up the second most number of errors, and in my mind, this points to a small correction coming for New London in the pitching stats, not in a good way. We'll see what bears out. * I'm only now noticing, looking at the games played in the defensive stats, that Boynton Beach is the only team playing lefty-righty splits at 2B and 3B. I guess that's working out for them, at least vs. righties? But I just now looked: they're all 34- and 35-year-old players, two lefties and two righties. They don't have much in the way of support coming in the minors. Geesh. Not sure how long they'll be able to hold on with hiring vets for the next few seasons to fill those two positions. * Though in last place in the East, Atlantic City's 178 double plays has my eyeballs bugging out. Last season, Dayton led the league with 292 double plays. Will Atlantic City blow that number out of the water this season? That 178 total may also be heavily influenced by a league leading 1.39 GB/FB from pitchers; they'll likely have to maintain something close to that to break 300 DP turned. Updated Thursday, December 12 2019 @ 7:28:06 am PST

#70113	12/12/2019 8:19:37 am	Jul 16th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Awesome write up, LR! +1

#70285	12/23/2019 5:42:24 pm	Aug 31st, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	With something like 42 to 43 games left to play, here's a bit of an East / West comparison. Of note: * The average run differential between the West and East is identical, in the negative and positive, respectively. * The difference in run differential can be partially explained using many of the stats here. Of note is the .024 difference in slugging in the East, the better offensive K/BB ratio, and the nearly 0.010 difference in both AVE and RISP, and the average pitcher run support that is 0.63 runs higher. * Pitching in the West by most metrics is better than the East. The West's command (K/BB) is interesting to note in particular. * The West is also getting more out of its starting pitchers. The West has 14 more quality starts and 14 fewer holds than the East. Looks like the East is turning to its bullpen more often. * The West is turning more double plays and catching more runners attempting to steal. * Despite a marked difference in the number of average steals (87 in the West, to the East's 48)—if I calculated it right, which I may not have—the two sides are stealing at a similar success rate.

#70308	12/26/2019 4:22:20 am	Sep 8th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	These statistical write-ups are terrific reading, LR! Under 40 games to go and it looks like a 4-team race is growing in the West in the battle to keep the league. Dayton, Corvallis, Los Angeles, and Battle Creek are all only separated by 5 games!

#70311	12/26/2019 6:49:00 am	Sep 8th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	It is really close, and it gives me a case of the nerves. Several teams fighting hard to stay in the league. I really needed to win at least one more against Dayton last night, but no go. So frustrated, as Dayton continues to be my team's Kryptonite. I just have so many problems against them. And still two more series vs. them. I know we were beating each other up a bit in the beginning of the season. The trend looks to be continuing...

#70316	12/26/2019 2:34:19 pm	Sep 9th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Definitely going to be an uncomfortable run in to the end of the season. We've played well in spurts but not often enough to challenge Novi. Slugging is certainly a big problem for me, which really is a failing on my part as I look first at hitting and fielding so I can't complain about it. Or is it fielding and hitting. Then speed. That may need to change. No idea why we match up so well against the Ravens. I really think its just that they keep catching us on our good days.

#70327	12/27/2019 7:38:02 am	Sep 12th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	How is Kalamazoo in second? How are they above .500?

#70335	12/28/2019 4:15:44 pm	Sep 16th, 2043
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I keep asking myself the same thing! Lmao Edit: So I took a look and didn't realize it was as bad as it is. An argument can easily be made the we have the worst offense, pitching and defense in the East. I guess 2 winning streaks have helped significantly. That and winning close and losing big. My answer: smoke and mirrors Updated Saturday, December 28 2019 @ 4:24:18 pm PST

#70354	12/30/2019 9:02:47 am	Sep 22nd, 2043
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I'm hoping for a big end to this season. I've been much less active in the past few seasons but I don't think my team is as bad as it has played. 13-24 in one-run games is VERY unlike my team. I have had a long history of being better than .500 in one-run games. Anywho, love all the stats. Of course, the run differential would be positive and negative at the exact same amount. That's how math works. I guess I'm glad I joined with a West team when I signed up, the East is a much tougher division up and down the leagues.

#70365	12/31/2019 4:51:49 am	Sep 26th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I was looking at my pre-season predictions and the East is right on. The West though...only New London is where I predicted them. I'm going to fall back on Novi and LA not having complete rosters at the time of the prediction post. LA and Dayton turned out to be the big movers.

#70398	01/02/2020 9:21:07 am	Oct 4th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Last time through. Novi and Dayton meet tonight for a four game set in southwest Ohio with Novi holding a 2-game edge in the West Division. Everything else looks locked in as we round third and head for home.

#70404	01/02/2020 4:14:42 pm	Oct 6th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	It's gettin' real over in the West. Dayton and Novi still have one more to go, but even if Dayton loses that last one, they're still tied. The Ravens are happy to be out of the basement, but we'd need some sort of epic failure across the board to take first. Not going to happen, and our team certainly doesn't deserve it. Novi is up next for me on Friday, and Dayton goes up against New London, who have scuffled a bit as of late. Haselrig will surely like to take two out of three from me and hope Dayton steps back against New London. Edit: Grats to Bloomington for clinching. What a beast of a performance, winning Cup and II.2 East with authority. Updated Thursday, January 2 2020 @ 5:21:45 pm PST

#70406	01/02/2020 5:49:46 pm	Oct 8th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Complete agreement over Bloomington's season. Surely one of the best ever? Promotion and a Cup win. Very well done. I was certainly reluctant to post before that last match. It seemed to be tempting the BB Gods to put me in my place but losing the fourth game I think means I can at least say something. A sweep would have been nice, but I don't think I could have asked for much more than winning the series 3-1. Stole game 2 with only 4 hits but thats how it goes sometimes. We're 24-13 since losing the Cup semi final, which coincided with coming back to conference play. We have 10 games remaining at home, 13 in total and we have a fighting chance. Personally I think Novi have been the best team in the West all season and while we're in better form right now I still would put them as favorites. I just hope we can keep pushing them.

#70407	01/03/2020 4:08:21 am	Oct 8th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Just came to post that Corvallis is hanging around and within striking distance. I feel for Hasel and Gully. Been in those shoes before where the entire season comes down to the wire. You check BB after each game to see how you've fared. Thanks for the kind words, Raven and Gully. Side note: If I remember correctly, Tiger and Kalamazoo won Legends and Cup in the same season maybe 5 or so seasons ago. Tiger had one of the best teams BB has ever seen. He just pummeled the rest of us.

#70456	01/04/2020 5:13:18 pm	Oct 16th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	The West ends Saturday's games with the first three teams exactly where they were after Friday's games, but the bottom three teams more tightly knotted. A game separates fourth and fifth, and three games separate fourth and sixth. Two more series to go. I get Dayton at home next, which is a pretty important match-up. But Novi gets Battle Creek. Last time those two teams faced off, they split the series 2-2. I took two of three against Dayton on the road last time, but no guarantees, particularly since the Ravens are batting only .240 at home. Meanwhile, Los Angeles gets New London, giving LA a chance to swap places for the relegation battle. Those two teams have a weird history this season, with New London winning most games vs. LA at home but losing most games away. This four-game series has New London away. Can they buck the season trend? Updated Saturday, January 4 2020 @ 5:16:55 pm PST

#70477	01/05/2020 5:44:17 pm	Oct 20th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Well, that was wild. I picked up two games when Dayton and Novi lost their first two, and Dayton eeked by with a win in the third game, Novi lost the third, putting Dayton up one. In the process, New London and LA traded blows, and Battle Creek pulled up with their three wins to get: # Team W L Pct GB DIFF Streak L10 1 Dayton Hawks (3) 81 76 .516 - -22 W1 5-5 2 Novi Doubledays 80 77 .510 1 +70 L4 4-6 3 Corvallis Ravens 77 79 .494 3½ -62 L1 6-4 4 New London Rippers 73 84 .465 8 -69 W2 4-6 5 Los Angeles Isótopos 72 85 .459 9 -47 L2 6-4 6 Battle Creek Sting 71 85 .455 9½ -75 W4 6-4 I'm mathematically eliminated at this point, but the last series will determine whether it's Novi or Dayton that advances. And who the heck knows which of New London, LA, and Battle Creek will manage to not relegate. Ravens go four with Battle Creek, Novi and New London duke it out, and Dayton and LA go at it. I don't even want to do the math here. See you at the finish line Monday, II.2 West.

#70484	01/06/2020 7:35:03 am	Oct 20th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Very close. You'll have to forgive me for not being too interested in a relegation fight that I was actually part of until recently. Eyes only for the two games that matter. While I'm pleased to have the lead I think we're just lucky to have lost less than Novi recently. Hopefully we'll win more than one game tonight. We might need all three. By the time the first pitch comes around tonight I'll also know whether I've promoted to Legends in Hardwood, where I need a win today to make sure. What a day this will be, one way or another.

#70485	01/06/2020 7:42:55 am	Oct 20th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	You'll have to forgive me for not being too interested in a relegation fight that I was actually part of until recently. Totally get it. I would be too. However, I'll say that I looked certain to be relegated for probably 2/3 of the season. I really didn't expect to crawl out of the basement the way the season went. That I actually managed to seems a small miracle, and now I'm wrapped up in the relegation battle as well as the promotion battle, being stuck in between the two.

#70489	01/06/2020 11:19:01 am	Oct 20th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	By the time the first pitch comes around tonight I'll also know whether I've promoted to Legends in Hardwood, where I need a win today to make sure. Same here. I've been in first a majority of the season (II.2), but then lost to Simon Fraser and MIT the last two days, which were the two teams trailing me all season. A loss today would've sent lostraven through and me looking for a ledge to jump off! Good luck to Novi and Dayton tonight. I do not envy you guys. If a tie-breaker comes into play, it's Novi advancing.

#70490	01/06/2020 2:04:57 pm	Oct 20th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Good that we won the first game. Bad that we lost a star man for the last two games.

#70495	01/06/2020 4:37:59 pm	Oct 23rd, 2043
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Survived!! That's about it!

#70497	01/06/2020 4:48:12 pm	Oct 23rd, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Survived!! That's about it! That's all that matters. Same at the top I guess. Doesn't matter if you have a negative difference, doesn't matter that you barely finish above 500. You just need to be first. Lucky to do it but we played well the last quarter of the season. I've taken the team from division 6, though its taken a while to do it. And this is actually my seventh promotion so you can tell there were a couple of backward steps along the way. Sympathy for Novi, who probably should have won, but obviously very pleased. Also glad its over. (What play off?) Aarrrgh!

#70500	01/06/2020 5:16:41 pm	Oct 24th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	With the last game of the season, the Ravens get to .500. I'll take it! Grats to Gully and Snowy. New London hangs on. Condolences to those relegating, and to Novi, who just tripped on errors all over the place at the end of the season. I'll see Novi, New London, Springfield, Kalamazoo, and Albany for another go next season.

#70503	01/06/2020 6:05:18 pm	Oct 24th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Many thanks lostraven. It feels like we've been playing each other forever but its only been three seasons. I'm sure we'll see each other again.

#70513	01/07/2020 4:19:29 am	Oct 24th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congrats to Dayton on making his first appearance in Legends next season! What an awesome accomplishment. Record, RD, none of that matters. You can't win the big league without being in the big league and you sir, are in the big league! II.2 (2043) was awfully competitive this season. There were no bad teams. Everyone had at least 71 wins, no one had a terrible RD. I feel fortunate to place where I did with all the other great owners we have in this league. Alright, Gully. You won 84 games to my 101. With my track record in these series', prepare to win in 5 games

#70515	01/07/2020 7:54:24 am	Oct 24th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Congrats to Dayton on making his first appearance in Legends next season! What an awesome accomplishment. Record, RD, none of that matters. You can't win the big league without being in the big league and you sir, are in the big league! Thank you very much, and of course the same congratulations go to you too on your return. Alright, Gully. You won 84 games to my 101. With my track record in these series', prepare to win in 5 games I've won two out of four playoffs; my manager has a spotless record: four playoffs, four defeats. Good luck!

#70547	01/09/2020 3:44:44 pm	Nov 4th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hats off to Gully, that was a crazy series. Smart move having a lefty pitch Game 7, I struggled against Glass (and lefties) more than righties all year. Just got lucky, I guess. I brought back Conte on short rest for his third start of the series. If Dayton was going to win, they'd have to beat our best. Wild how one club would just dominate then turn around and be dominated. There seemed to be no middle ground. For now you'll have to wait to get another shot at my Thunder. How about we do this again in Legends next season?

#70557	01/10/2020 5:40:14 am	Nov 4th, 2043
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	For now you'll have to wait to get another shot at my Thunder. How about we do this again in Legends next season? I can dream. I'm sure you have a better chance. I'll be doing my usual hope to avoid relegation thing next season while worrying about my ageing star fielding duo. If it was a smart move to switch to a lefty pitcher on my part (and he only found out shortly before the game!), certainly I can say the same about you using your best pitcher. I really should have done that but I can't complain, we pushed you to game seven. Well played again, and see you next season.

#70566	01/10/2020 8:03:04 am	Nov 4th, 2043
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 136 Brooklyn Dodgers II.2	Congrats Bloomington, runaway winner in the East - good luck to both of you in Legends. Two solid seasons at this level for Albany, but its clear that our pitching can't match up to our hitting, and this has been the case most of our history since I took on the team. We haven't averaged less than 4 runs against since LLV, and its been at least 4.5 since then and usually higher. Fielding isn't really the issue and the Arena is a pretty standard ballpark, so its purely down to pitching. I know what the issues are, but fixing them is another matter entirely.

#70568	01/10/2020 9:16:00 am	Nov 4th, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Thanks, nemesis. Your power is crazy. At one point you literally had twice as many homers as we did! You certainly have an eye for that. I couldn't land a HR hitter with a fist-full of cash... I don't know Gully, Not sure about facing New York and Birmingham's pitching always gave me fits. Minny has a good bunch too. I'm about 70% sure I'm going to punt on 2044 and develop my young position players to get another shot in a couple of seasons. Certainly had a good time in II.2 this season (mostly bc we played well, I'm sure). It was fun to match up with old foes and make new ones as well. The way this game goes, I'm sure we'll all meet again in the future. Hats off to everyone!

#70662	01/13/2020 4:35:19 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	#72 Jon Briggs gets to close games will we find ace to replace him?

#70663	01/13/2020 4:47:09 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Hello II.2 my first time in big leagues. Old players who are active. I got say going to be good season to watch. Should I add 40k seats?

#70664	01/13/2020 4:56:01 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Invaders!, Manta Ray's!, Doubledays!, Ravens!, all teams I've never played against. I have played against Rippers! Go West division!!!

#70816	01/19/2020 7:48:35 am	Mar 4th, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Welcome to the league, Wuggla. I'm saving my commentary for later this week, as Spring Training winds down. More then.

#70950	01/24/2020 8:22:14 pm	Mar 16th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Deuce New London Rippers our history together. We first played together in season 2028 you won. Then again in both 2037-2038. You beat us all 3 seasons we played together. Updated Friday, January 24 2020 @ 8:42:08 pm PST

#70952	01/24/2020 8:49:41 pm	Mar 16th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	I open my season on the road. Moore Manta Rays 35 foot walls in his outfield. Coolhand just dropped from Legends. Get to see if my offense can hit a homerun??? Updated Friday, January 24 2020 @ 9:02:08 pm PST

#71005	01/27/2020 8:20:13 am	Mar 20th, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	West Carrying over from last season we have my team, the Ravens, as well as Novi and New London. Palo Alto make their first ever appearance in LLII, up from III.3, as does Colorado Springs, from III.4. Coming down to visit us again from Legends is Moore. With the exception of numerous releases, all but the Ravens were largely inactive this offseason with regards to waiver claims and free agent acquisitions, which was a bit surprising. Admittedly, many teams probably felt like they didn't have holes to fill. Some teams like Moore made a lot of cuts and back-filled from their minors; it'll be interesting to see how their youth movement plays out this season. Other teams like Palo Alto have rock-solid SP, but that rotation is aging fast; how many more years does guys like Jenkins and Fernández have? At least with Fernández, Old Man Time doesn't seem to be catching up. Haselrig is going with that four-man rotation again in Novi, and it looks like they could probably use another middle reliever. Their pitching was fine much of the year last season, but errors and slumps cost them at the end. Will Novi upgrade to a fifth starter to get some extra mileage out of that rotation? Barger, in AAA, is probably still a year away. Like Palo Alto, Colorado Springs is here in part due to a strong starting rotation. Funny how II.2 West is increasingly becoming known for strong pitching across most its teams. PA and CS will likely help to continue that tradition, though that bullpen looks a bit shaky for CS. New London is also going with a youth movement in their rotation. I think it's going to be a really shaky season for them if they commit to those young pups all season, but I'm going to make the educated guess that New London has those youngins' in for the Cup, which starts today. (Cup always throws me off for these evals.) Offensively, there are a few scary bats in each lineup, but I suspect Palo Alto is going to give Novi a run for their money offensively this season. Novi has traditionally dominated offensive cats with his bats, but Palo Alto has a lineup of few slouches. It'll be interesting to compare those two teams' offensive outputs. It will also be interesting to compare their error totals: Palo Alto had third most last season at 107, while Novi had the most at 107 (with me in second at 103; can my error numbers go back down this season?). Moore led Legends last year in CS% and had solid defense; will it carry over this season? Colorado Springs also had a super low error total last season. Could see some leather flashing this season in the West. Too early to speculate about winners and losers. (Snowy would disagree, of course.) Need to see how New London's rotations shakes out during regular season play, and how the bats of Palo Alto and Colorado Springs translate to II.2. Moore's youth movement also bears watching. East Springfield, Kalamazoo, and Albany return from last season. They are joined by Allen, who returns to us from Legends, and two meteoric teams from LLIII in Boston Strong and Kenosha Storm, both appearing in LLII for the first time. With the exception of Albany and Kenosha, East teams were much more active in the offseason than most of the West. Notable was Springfield's grab of Ojeda at 31 claims; presumably Luke sees a relatively decent BC and PD at maturity, with a little pop and a touch of speed. Not sure where he fits defensively though. Valle was also brought in to fill an SP5 position; Luke has to hope he settles down vs. lefty bats and shows something more true to his FIP. Boston's transaction page looks about as busy as mine does. We'll see if their 12-claim Pavone turns into something more interesting this season. Before even looking at teams in the East, my gut says Springfield is the team to beat. It initially appears that Allan may be going with a youth movement in the rotation (I don't see vets stowed away in AAA for Cup), which may depress their chances of climbing back to Legends. We'll see how that shakes out. Despite Boston and Kenosha's meteoric rises, I think their rotations are going to hit a bit of a wall in LLII. Several starters may do just fine, but there are some question marks about how well they'll tolerate big bats in II. Maybe it's just me, comparing their SP to the likes found in the West, but we could see a repeat of last season, where West rocked great pitching and East solid bats. Interestingly, Springfield's rotation isn't all that amazeballs either. I'm guessing one team's pitching will surprise me, though. Offensively, Springfield was hanging right there with Bloomington last season, and this season their offense should have a chance at a repeat performance. However, Allen's offense probably has just as much a chance to shine, with Boston's lineup at least putting up some decent numbers as well. Actually, I think most teams will do OK offensively, but I think we'll see some back and forth in the standings in the East as rotations settle out and Boston and Kenosha bats show what they can actually do in II. Defensively, Springfield and Albany had solid defense last year, though Albany's CS% was slightly below average. Allen showed fairly average on the defensive end, but they sure would like to improve on that 21.6 CS% last season. Meanwhile, Boston had the lowest error total in their league last season, showing a solid catcher arm, while Kenosha had 100 errors ... but everyone else was committing errors in that league as well; they may suffer in this league if those error totals continue though. If I speculate, I have to say that Albany looks at-risk for falling back to III. They haven't done anything really in the offseason to improve their team overall, and their offense looks suspect. I'm also applying a little brake dust to at least Kenosha, and maybe Boston. I definitely think they are both on the right track, but I'm hesitant to make any bold positive claims about how things will shake out this season for them. They're both active teams, though, and definitely have a chance to stick in II. Kalamazoo also does, but many aspects about that team seem average or slightly above average; not sure where they go from here. I'm most interested in how games with Allen and Springfield shake out. Oh, and how interleague play will look. Cup games start today! Welcome to 2044! Updated Monday, January 27 2020 @ 11:37:42 am PST

#71020	01/27/2020 9:43:36 pm	Mar 25th, 2044
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Lostraven I really do enjoy your breakdown each season. This year however I am not sure about this statement "It initially appears that Allen may be going with a youth movement in the rotation" I think you caught me using the cup as extended spring training 😉 Gotta have tryouts for the 5th starter position with as little impact on the season as possible. Starters 1-4 are all veterans. Don't worry, I'll have Sp5 worked out by the time interleague play comes around.

#71026	01/28/2020 4:57:26 am	Mar 25th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Moore Coliseum 47.5K "Condors #19 4MVP" In the rain open my season with HR!

#71041	01/28/2020 2:44:21 pm	Mar 27th, 2044
wil_m Joined: 01/08/2016 Posts: 248 Inactive	@Lostraven thanks for the league breakdown. I have no idea where my team will finish. I am just hoping to try to stay in level 2 if I can. First time I have been in L-II!

#71066	01/29/2020 8:48:20 am	Mar 30th, 2044
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	wuggla, welcome to the league! It's kind of cool to see a familiar face make t up here. Good Luck everyone and thanks Corvallis for the breakdown. Updated Wednesday, January 29 2020 @ 8:48:50 am PST

#71177	02/02/2020 12:13:09 pm	Apr 14th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Ravens vs Condors round 1! Condors 2B down 8 games. Rookie M.Foster gets to start. Can he win player of game at home in the "Roost"?

#71179	02/02/2020 2:25:46 pm	Apr 14th, 2044
wil_m Joined: 01/08/2016 Posts: 248 Inactive	yikes! Thought the forum sniffer only pounced on you when you said something good about your own team. Did not know that it reversed things on you when someone else said something good about your team. lostraven in a thorough league analysis reported that we had the fewest errors in our league last season. Well so far this season we have the most errors in the league and are on pace for something like 150 errors - yikes! Our defense is not that bad, lol It was not me that posted that good comment about my team P.S. I believe that the forum sniffer is a real game mechanic in Broken Bat, lol. Updated Sunday, February 2 2020 @ 2:34:14 pm PST

#71183	02/02/2020 5:30:20 pm	Apr 18th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors round 1 of 6 rounds in west.10-6 ties Ravens 11-7. Manta Rays 3rd,Rippers 4th, Double Days 5th, Invaders 6th.

#71251	02/05/2020 4:12:36 pm	Apr 27th, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Just want to make a super-quick shout-out to Moore. Pretty much everyone has logged 200 IP at this point, and Moore's pitching staff has given up only seven home runs. The next lowest is 19, by Allen. Moore has a 3.28 FIP. Unreal stuff there so far from their pitchers.

#71359	02/09/2020 4:46:30 pm	May 13th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Ravens lead round 2of6. Condors 2nd, Manta Rays 3rd, Invaders 4th, Rippers 5th, Doubledays 6th.

#71360	02/09/2020 4:56:22 pm	May 13th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	The Vultures Van Mullen injury 13 days. Still no luck in waivers. Were do I get a good pitcher?

#71382	02/10/2020 7:52:53 pm	May 17th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Spoke to soon. Shawn Sumner joined us. He was placed into set up role. Ed Sung has his chance to close games. Jon Briggs still looking good. Rookie Willard has every opportunity for growth. Nate Hutton is next cut. Just need a good starter to replace him.

#71419	02/12/2020 5:45:01 pm	May 25th, 2044
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	That's interesting... a 4-1 game with 5 solo bombs.

#71429	02/13/2020 7:01:02 am	May 25th, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@allen: Dat top of the third ... Though in the HR battle Boston's Roe jacked the ball the farthest at 394 ft. Also, the guy that gave up all those HR in the top of the third was Boston's Pellegrino, now up to 11 HR in 38 innings. He's looked HR-prone in the minors, so can't say I'm super surprised. Maybe he'll turn into a league-average pitcher at maturity?

#71449	02/14/2020 3:31:18 am	May 29th, 2044
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 136 Brooklyn Dodgers II.2	Thanks guys for dissing Pellegrino, who capped a terrible series for us with 6.2 shutout innings (8 flyball outs)... Never fails: put a youngster in at 1B for the last pre-update series, makes an error in game one that leads to 5 unearned runs. Rest of the series we got whupped.

#71462	02/14/2020 7:43:22 am	May 29th, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Speaking of getting smacked, I thought I'd take at least one against Palo Alto, but alas... Now the top four of the West are all getting knotted up. And I have two really tough three-game series against Moore and Colorado Springs before we all start intraleague. Moore's pitching in particular is pretty scary right now, so my pitchers are going to have to step up and hold the fort while my bats scrape a few runs across the plate. I'm reluctant to make any prognostication about how intraleague will turn out. I'd say the West's bats are looking just a touch better. (In the East, Springfield bats are hot, but they have a RISP a full 35 points above their AVE, which may point to a bit of a slow-down for them?) Pitching is just all over the place on both sides, though Moore continues to defy with their insanely low home runs given up. Albany looks like the slightly extreme opposite end of that with 59 homers given up and a 0.95 GB/FB from pitchers. Boston and I keep cranking out errors, but it looks like the West is turning more double plays, aided by a better pitcher GB/FB than the East. All said, tough to really say if one side will dominate over the other in intraleague. Looks like a mixed bag. Updated Friday, February 14 2020 @ 7:44:30 am PST

#71502	02/16/2020 5:17:08 pm	Jun 8th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 3/6 Manta Rays 1, Ravens 2, Invaders 3, Condors 4, Rippers 5, Doubledays 6. 1st half is done. 2nd half rounds 4-6 will resume after West vs East.

#71503	02/16/2020 5:40:05 pm	Jun 8th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	1st half Eastern division 54 Chevy's best in league. Isotopes 2, Bloody Tigers, Strong, Storm all tied 3rd, Venom 4th. Time for 5 games and those double header's. 30 games till all-star break. Which sides win 1st half???

#71667	02/23/2020 6:44:02 pm	Jul 7th, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Cup, a series, then All Star break. Ravens have slipped a bit after facing Allen, Springfield, and Kenosha. Bats fading, SP fading, and still a few holes in the middle relief corp. Hopefully this isn't a sign of a second-half slump. wimper Time willing (no guarantee), I'll give a mid-season review of the league in a few days.

#71720	02/25/2020 9:08:33 pm	Jul 14th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	West vs East results all 12 teams. 1st Invaders 20W-10L 2nd Condors 19W-11L Tied 3rd Isotopes 18W-12L & Manta Rays 18W-12L Tied 4th Doubledays 16W-14L & Storm 16W-14L Tied 5th 54Chevy's 15W-15L & Bloody Tigers 15W-15L 6th Venom 13W-17L 7th Ravens 12W-18L Tied 8th Rippers 9W-21L & Strong 9W-21L. Got to wait for next 30 games too see how things go!!!

#71721	02/25/2020 9:30:54 pm	Jul 14th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	I can't wait for All-Star game. H.Kuroda of my team will he win all-star break? T.Davidson of the Invaders looks like MVP of the league 1st half!!!

#71842	03/03/2020 8:25:23 am	Aug 4th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	East crushed F.Paez my pitcher in All-Star game. Today Condors going to 54Chevy field of dreams in Allen. The leagues leading team. Will we take the series? Started East vs West 4 games back in west; still 4 games back. We need a good run.

#71872	03/05/2020 4:23:18 pm	Aug 17th, 2044
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	T.Davidson of the Invaders looks like MVP of the league 1st half!!! For sure Davidson was the best in the West in the first half. Hutton may have a chance to claim the MVP once the 2nd half is in the books

#71908	03/06/2020 5:38:53 pm	Aug 21st, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	West vs East result. Tied 1st Manta Rays & Isotopes 36W-24L. Tied 2nd 54Chevy, Invaders, Condors, & Bloody Tigers 35W-25L. 3rd Storm 31W-29L. 4th Venom 27W-33L. Tied 5th Doubledays & Strong 25W-35L. Tied 6th Ravens & Rippers 20W-40L. The East win all-star & interleague games.

#71926	03/07/2020 4:21:47 pm	Aug 23rd, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	J.Hutton of Manta Rays sweep! 5 Homeruns 2 player of game award! Condors 8 games back in west.

#72017	03/14/2020 10:38:59 am	Sep 14th, 2044
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 136 Brooklyn Dodgers II.2	Had to make the incredibly tough call to replace my manager today. Mock has been the driving force behind our climb up the leagues - FIFTEEN straight winning seasons from start until this point, won all four playoffs. This has been a tough season and although we’re still fighting there’s only so long I can hang on to a 56-yo manager making over $5M, especially when we’ve lost $17M over the three seasons previous with more losses on the way. Cochrane is as young and cheap as they get, and maybe his offence and defence can save us in the short term. So long Chuck, and thanks for the memories.

#72021	03/14/2020 4:06:19 pm	Sep 16th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 4/6 result. 1 Manta Rays, 2 Invaders, 3 Condors, 4 Ravens, 5 Doubledays, 6 Rippers. 10 days left till playoffs. Coolhand going back to Legends???

#72051	03/16/2020 3:06:22 pm	Sep 23rd, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Welp, after a blistering start, it looks like I'm probably demoting to LLIII. I'm truly bitter. I'll just leave it at that. Good luck the rest of the way all. Stay safe out there. I'm out for now.

#72082	03/18/2020 5:14:29 pm	Oct 4th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 5/6 result. 1 Manta Rays, 2 Invaders, 3 Condors, 4 Doubledays, 5 Ravens, 6 Rippers. Last round of season. Invaders 3 games back. Condors 5 games back. Ravens & Doubledays battle for relegation spot. The East 54Chevy need 3 wins too clinch.

#72083	03/18/2020 5:37:01 pm	Oct 4th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	In Condors minors I have 5 ready for majors. Manager says were fighting for league. I won't bring them up till Friday. "IF?" I do call them up gonna have hard cuts to make. The old men are still looking good. 22 years old T.Milan 105SI 14Pot looks like future Leader. J.Burns will replace J.Briggs for sure. 2B "Mayday" anouced retirement. The rest are hard cuts to make. But got to get next generation of Condors going.

#72104	03/19/2020 5:06:54 pm	Oct 7th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors sweep Manta Rays 7 game win streak! 2 games back in 2nd place. Exciting last 4 days left. Go Condors.

#72105	03/19/2020 5:10:03 pm	Oct 8th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Congratulations Allen 54 Chevy! Going back to Legends.

#72112	03/20/2020 4:48:56 am	Oct 8th, 2044
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	The Manta Rays picked a poor time to get swept in back to back series. Going to be an interesting end to the season, more interesting than I was interested in.

#72122	03/20/2020 2:26:15 pm	Oct 8th, 2044
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Thanks wuggla. Good luck in the Wild West.

#72130	03/20/2020 4:46:41 pm	Oct 11th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Ouch! Condors swept by Invaders. Manta Rays Tied Invaders. Condors 2half out with 3 days left. Updated Friday, March 20 2020 @ 4:50:46 pm PDT

#72181	03/22/2020 4:32:16 pm	Oct 18th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors staying in II.2 4 good run to end season. Now time to see my rookies play

#72209	03/23/2020 4:37:09 pm	Oct 22nd, 2044
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Well congrats to the Manta Rays. Even if we take the final game tonight and three of four in the series, we can only tie Moore's record and their RD is around 100 runs better. We've had a terrific season, one I didn't really expect, and will hope to go one better next season. Ultimately the title was decided by consecutive series against Corvallis - we were swept in the third-last series by a total of five runs across three games, then Moore swept the Ravens the following night in the penultimate series. A six-game swing at that point would pretty much kill anyone's chances! Always next year...

#72222	03/23/2020 6:28:35 pm	Oct 24th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Congratulations Coolhand going to Legends!!! Moore Manta Rays "Jimmy Moses Cy Young Award" Close out in his game 2 tonight secured your season. Good luck in playoffs.

#72223	03/23/2020 6:35:06 pm	Oct 24th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	MVP Rick Duval of "last place in league" New London Rippers?

#72225	03/23/2020 7:41:51 pm	Oct 24th, 2044
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to Moore and Allen.

#72269	03/25/2020 9:36:42 pm	Nov 1st, 2044
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Lost Jo for the rest of the series. His 25 HR and 30 Stolen bases will be missed at the 2 spot in the lineup.

#72278	03/26/2020 5:59:34 am	Nov 1st, 2044
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I hope Jo gets the chance to miss 2 games.

#72295	03/26/2020 5:47:54 pm	Nov 4th, 2044
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Congratulations to Allen for an outstanding season.

#72303	03/27/2020 7:25:50 am	Nov 4th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Allen 54Chevy Won Championship! Cy Young Awarded to B.De Leon! Good season Allen!

#72304	03/27/2020 7:35:09 am	Nov 4th, 2044
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	MVP goes to C.Devore! He was emotional. No one saw him winning? L.Hill team mate told him winning his 5th next year. C.Devore Also took "2nd All Time" batting average For II.2 Updated Friday, March 27 2020 @ 7:36:55 am PDT

#72318	03/27/2020 8:41:08 pm	Jan 15th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Thanks guys! Good luck to you all this new season

#72393	03/30/2020 6:23:53 am	Jan 15th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Hello II.2! Hard to believe that my little ballclub is now among some of the biggest names in BB, but here we are. Glad that we don't have to face the Allen juggernaut this season, but not too happy to see Minneapolis here - a great club who knocked us out of the 2040 and 2042 cups (both sweeps), and also took advantage of this regrettable cut. And it doesn't get much easier looking down the rest of the division... Think I have a bit of work to do if I want to put together a competitive team here, given that I have a couple of holes in the line-up and a cavernous void in the rotation. As it stands, we are clearly the youngest team in the league (in I and II only College Station is younger). I'm on the lookout for veteran reinforcements but also hopeful of some growth still to come. Good luck for the season and stay safe.

#72402	03/30/2020 12:20:02 pm	Jan 15th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	League II.2 2045 "Greeting" Let me welcome new owner Xyle. My old rivalry with Bountiful Tornados is over. Tyson Rodgers is Retired. Haselrig Legendary ownership of Novi Doubledays "3 straight Legend Titles" Mesh77 owner Palo Alto Invaders looks likely to go Legend. GullyFoyle owner Dayton Hawks returned from Legends. ConradT owner Yuma Foxes returning too. West is Best!!!

#72403	03/30/2020 12:42:15 pm	Jan 15th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Beast of East!!! "Grumbling" tamale owner Concord Jets. metalbat13 owner Atlantic City Bordwalkers. Stevie45 owner Kenosha Storm. Luke owner Springfield Isotopes. xLee227 owner Minneapolis Tigers. Tiger504 owner Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers. 5 weeks till Battles & All-Star game.

#72502	04/03/2020 1:16:43 am	Feb 19th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	A "grumbling" owner? Guess I'll own it, haha Since that post it's starting to look like my roster is a bit more settled now that the main waiver fun is over. Whiffed on the big fish, but made a few signing to fill some needs: Neville and Powers join us as FAs to (hopefully) shore up the back of the rotation. Still not confident about this area of my team, but have some hope now that they might be alright. Claimed Perez, who has been tabbed for an outfield role. A repeat of his .807 OPS in this league 2 seasons ago would do very nicely, although I'm not sure how much that was distorted by Boynton Beach's dome... Also grabbed another long-time opponent Kameāloha, another FA, for utility depth and occasional 3B reps. Gone from last season's team are Farmer, Prado, Jeng, Ahlgren, and Vega. Really looking forward to the challenge this season. Good luck all! Updated Friday, April 3 2020 @ 1:17:55 am PDT

#72764	04/11/2020 1:00:14 pm	Mar 16th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors Spring!!! "Homegrown" Report Rookies 6 Drafted. All will be playing CUP!!! Will be rookie of year??? 2B R.McDonnell RF T.Milam RP J.Burns 3B E.Todd RP R.Chavez CF J.Oliverace Good Draft Picks

#72804	04/13/2020 5:58:45 pm	Mar 25th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	1st of 6 rounds in Western. Invaders win Doubledays 2nd Condors 3rd Foxes 4th Hawks 5th Tornadoes 6th

#72951	04/18/2020 11:16:38 am	Apr 10th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors flying East. Dayton Ohio home opening. 1st time battle Hawks 4games. Biggest walls in league 20ft. Will we hit Homer?

#73209	04/29/2020 5:34:28 pm	May 25th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors loose 3 to Foxes and lead in west.

#73212	04/29/2020 6:18:12 pm	May 25th, 2045
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	It is almost time for Kalamazoo to go full youth movement. That is something I've never had to do before. Not to mention the draft has not been nearly as kind the last few seasons. But it is nearly time to sink or swim using the pups.

#73298	05/02/2020 5:28:15 pm	Jun 4th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Exciting Baseball!!! 3way 1game difference for lead in west. Who will win tomorrow Doubledays vs Foxes and Invaders vs Condors as 1half of season ends???

#73332	05/03/2020 11:38:59 pm	Jun 8th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I can only be happy with the first time through the East, despite an offense that has just entered a deep-freeze. In the last 3-game home series we couldn't even manage a single run in 35 innings, including this ordeal - I sat through the whole thing in the Game Action view! I can't recall a better Jets pitching performance either. Am hoping it's just because my guys were distracted with the Broadwalkers in town, but it is cause for concern. Updated Sunday, May 3 2020 @ 11:39:59 pm PDT

#73336	05/04/2020 6:59:29 am	Jun 8th, 2045
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Hope you all are doing well. Was looking at the league stats, out of curiosity. Not too many oddities. Colorado Springs' difference between BA and RISP looks extreme; it'll be interesting to see if that RISP falls closer to BA. A few decent pitching performances out in the East. Wishing I were still here to compete. My team is putting up a respectable pitching performance but the bats are largely quiet. We'll see if they can come alive as intraleague hits. Stay safe, all.

#73339	05/04/2020 9:49:23 am	Jun 8th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@lostraven missing you also. 3way tie in west. Going into doubleheader days. West vs East next 30games. Who can grab a lead into all-star break? Minneapolis Tigers holds 2game lead on the league.

#73340	05/04/2020 10:06:04 am	Jun 8th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors W-L vs West 1st half. Foxes 4-6 Doubledays 5-5 Invaders 6-4 Tornadoes 6-4 Hawks 9-1

#73344	05/04/2020 3:16:43 pm	Jun 9th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks lostraven, hope to see you back here next season. Good to see you've turned it around after a slow start.

#73346	05/05/2020 4:47:11 am	Jun 10th, 2045
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Hey lostraven. Having a big ol struggle here in Dayton. Pitching and hitting both below expectation. Good to hear from you. Hope you and everyone else here stay well.

#73558	05/13/2020 5:48:47 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	West Won All-Star!!! 2B M.Foster Condors Player of Game. E.Sung Condors closer goes 4inn after blown save for the Win.

#73560	05/13/2020 6:06:37 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors all-star 2B M.Foster DH L.Hill CLSR E.Sung SP F.Paez 2nd straight SP T.Caldwell Condors vs East 14L-16W Storm 1W-4L Jets 1W-4L Tigers 2W-3L Bloody Tigers 3W-2L Board Walkers 3W-2L Isotopes 3W-2L Condors have 1g lead in West.

#73645	05/16/2020 6:09:51 pm	Jul 27th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Tigers feast on Condors!!! Swept out off West lead 1G back of Doubledays.

#73650	05/16/2020 6:59:45 pm	Jul 28th, 2045
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Negative forty-five RD makes it look pretty fraudulent, but it's nice to pop my head above the clouds for a minute before Tiger smacks me back down

#73795	05/22/2020 11:18:59 am	Aug 19th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	30W-30L vs East. 5game leader heading into last 50 & 2half in West.

#74054	05/29/2020 9:02:37 am	Sep 12th, 2045
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Back on game date June 8 I noted the extreme disparity between the Condors' BA and RISP. September 12 and they still have a .36 difference between them (.264 - .300). That's fairly impressive all those runs they are knocking across the plate. But let's be real. The Condors lead with 16 CG, 55 QS, 41 saves, and only 48 errors committed on the field. Tough to argue with all that. Updated Friday, May 29 2020 @ 9:03:19 am PDT

#74058	05/29/2020 1:46:32 pm	Sep 12th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	6 game lead in west. 4/6 complete. Lots of manager changes Hawks and Tornadoes that can't help experience and loyalty? My team history together they are great role players together. Maybe 5Hall of fame induction draft picks Condors want Legend League. The Ravens looking good lostraven Updated Friday, May 29 2020 @ 1:47:47 pm PDT

#74111	06/01/2020 7:00:49 pm	Sep 26th, 2045
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Yeah, I don't like making managerial changes but sometimes when you've made a mistake you just have to correct it. Third manager for me this season? That's just not good.

#74124	06/02/2020 5:37:29 pm	Sep 30th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	With just over one go-around left we're still grinding away trying to avoid relegation... Overall my pitching staff has been far better than expected, with everyone performing at or above expectations. Pretty surprised to see that we have the best run-prevention record in the entire league. Offense has been a struggle all season. We have our fair share of walks and HRs, but too many Ks and a GB/FB ratio causing the worst BA in the league, coupled with bad baserunning... that's what I get for filling the line-up with slow sluggers with weak BC... At least I think I've somewhat fixed the problem of being hopeless against LHP we had earlier in the season. Much of that is due to Ramos though, and he won't be around next season. Still hoping to avoid a late collapse so that I can stay up, and then rebuild the offense for next season.

#74136	06/03/2020 2:34:16 pm	Oct 1st, 2045
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Yikes we've been struggling here in Minneapolis for a lot of the second half of the season...are we in the middle of witnessing an epic collapse?

#74142	06/04/2020 12:59:08 am	Oct 4th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I'm a big admirer of your team (when I'm not frustrated after coming up empty against all of those lefties, that is...). Looks like you're headed back to Legends where I think your team belongs! I'm not looking to challenge over the last few series. I have the youngest team in the league so need every opportunity to get them reps, and things would have to go very badly for 3 teams to overtake me. If possible I usually use the start of the last time through the division to swap in some younger guys without affecting the integrity of any races.

#74146	06/04/2020 8:55:45 am	Oct 4th, 2045
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	haha thanks! To be honest this last stretch has been a little worrying - not sure how we'll do next season regardless of what league it's in...those lefties have struggled a lot more recently although perhaps that's to be expected given everything lined up perfectly for them during the first half of the season.

#74156	06/04/2020 2:39:04 pm	Oct 5th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Oops should have posted before final round. Condors with 8game lead in west 5/6 complete. Feeling good flying to Legend. maybe Invaders move to 2nd Foxes vs Doubledays again they are great. Hawks and Tornadoes going down. Minneapolis still has 3game lead on the league.

#74209	06/06/2020 8:30:40 pm	Oct 16th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Condors 1win away from clinch. 7games left rookie getting started. Old guards say the young ones should win another?

#74210	06/07/2020 12:29:53 am	Oct 16th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Minneapolis. Best team in the league all season and deserving of another shot in Legends. Condors the big winners of the season taking home the cup and moving to I.1. Not bad, wuggla! My eyes are firmly on 2046 now. Hoping for a good season if I can fast-track some of the younger guys and strengthen in the off-season.

#74218	06/07/2020 3:26:39 pm	Oct 18th, 2045
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Thanks! Congrats to wuggla as well for a great season. Looking forward to the playoff series!

#74231	06/07/2020 9:28:34 pm	Oct 20th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Started this game and my first team was a good one. Then quickly stopped playing back then the game was way harder than today version. I came back to BB when their was about 125 active owners. I chose Colorado Springs because they had never won anything. I also chose them because back then I had mostly BOT teams and thought humans are better and get a league 6 trophy was easy. Knowledge now has changed I grew with my team at first I log in 1 a week to draft and read my games. Now full addiction I try logging in every day if i can. Good Luck xLee227! Updated Sunday, June 7 2020 @ 9:39:28 pm PDT

#74323	06/10/2020 4:53:01 pm	Nov 1st, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome back lostraven your Ravens Sweeping Trophy great team!!!

#74328	06/11/2020 5:55:18 am	Nov 1st, 2045
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Thanks! Excited to be returning. Bring on the offseason!

#74336	06/11/2020 2:30:54 pm	Nov 3rd, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Three Great Lefts for 6th game KO. I.Alo Pitched 2 great games. Condors did win 4/16 against Tigers. Congratulation xLee227

#74337	06/11/2020 2:35:18 pm	Nov 3rd, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	???winning MVP & CyYoung??? M.Foster of Condors or J.Bryant of Foxes? R.Salas of Tigers or A.Lara of Jets? Updated Thursday, June 11 2020 @ 2:41:30 pm PDT

#74345	06/11/2020 4:35:06 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Thanks wuggla! Was a close series. Not too sure about Salas for Cy Young, though - he really struggled in the second half of the season and I think someone like Lara would be far more deserving.

#74362	06/11/2020 11:52:00 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I would love to see Lara win the Cy, his 2045 was the best single season of pitching in Jets history. I don't think we've ever had a Cy winner, definitely not while I've been owner at least. I wouldn't swap his performance this season for any other pitcher in the league, but depending on how the winner is calculated his win-loss record (10-14) could really hurt. Seemed like he was taking some tough luck losses and no-decisions (none worse than this, probably the best pitching performance in Jets history) especially early in the season, before finally bringing his ERA down to where it should have been late in the season.

#74406	06/13/2020 8:38:42 am	Jan 15th, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Hola! I'm so sorry y'all got stuck with the Moo Cows. Deepest condolences. At least in the east, the naming conventions conjure up a placid scene: Moo Cows in the field, Gold underneath, Orcas splashing, Jets zooming, Storms rumbling, and, um, Isotopes I guess. I'll get my crayons out to draw it. We just left one Isotope behind for another. The universe is full of isotopes! I'm not sure I've ever played any of your teams, but I know I just wrote about the Orcas and Doubledays and Turtles. Is this the luckiest league in Broken Bat? Uh oh.

#74408	06/13/2020 9:17:27 am	Jan 15th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	This is going to definitely be a wild season.

#74480	06/15/2020 6:29:19 am	Jan 15th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Welcome to all the new teams, here’s to a fun season! Very happy to see you back in II.2 lostraven, even if you do know all of my team’s “secrets” Jets zooming I am choosing to interpret this as a subtle dig at the fact that the only “zooming” we’ve been doing in 2020 is the video conferencing kind... Sure, Moo Cows might be enjoying the clean air and quiet skies, but won’t somebody spare a thought for my clientele of millionaire jet-setters, world leaders, and travel influencers missing out on their “spiritual“ journeys to East Asia!!

#74517	06/15/2020 1:55:04 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
terryhumphreys Joined: 01/20/2014 Posts: 103 Athens Gold IV.5	My players and their significant others are happy that they are being paid in gold. Can hyperinflation and stock market crash be more than two years away. HAPPY PLAYERS ARE PRODUCTIVE PLAYERS. To put it in terms Herdstein would udderstand a contented cow gives more milk. Updated Wednesday, June 17 2020 @ 8:31:15 pm PDT Updated Wednesday, June 17 2020 @ 8:33:23 pm PDT Updated Friday, June 19 2020 @ 10:10:13 am PDT

#74692	06/19/2020 8:12:56 am	Feb 19th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Updated Sunday, June 21 2020 @ 1:31:43 pm PDT

#74780	06/21/2020 8:49:18 am	Mar 4th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@wuggla: Click edit, then delete the text and save.

#74781	06/21/2020 8:51:56 am	Mar 4th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Fort Worth's owner quit or got the boot today. While aging, there's still talent on that team. Not sure how to feel about this unexpected change. Later this week I'll give some commentary about the league layout for the season.

#75053	06/28/2020 8:30:55 pm	Mar 20th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	West For the 2046 season, Yuma, Novi, and Palo Alto all return for another season. Coming up from III.3 and for the first time ever giving LLII a taste is Geech and the San Luis Obispo Turtles. Also coming up was my team, the Ravens, after a brief demotion down to III.4 last season. And finally, we have the Fort Worth TyGes, who spent four seasons in Legends. (Note that they are currently ownerless.) Yuma finished second last season, supported by a respectable offense and quality pitching; if their defense had been a touch better, their pitchers a touch less wild, and had kept the ball on the ground a little more, they may have had a bit of a better shot vs. the league champion Buzzards. Novi finished third, with strong offense, as usual, but their pitching was their undoing. They experimented with several pitchers throughout the season but didn't quite get what they had hoped out of them. Those pitchers were probably a bit unlucky too, due to an also-typical high error rate in the field (they led all teams with 103 fielding errors). Palo Alto finished fourth, not for any strongly identifiable reason but rather for some mediocrity in places like outfield defense, and league-average bats. San Luis' calling cards in 2045 were getting on base, taking extra bases, sacrifice hitting, not giving up home runs, and throwing out runners. Worrisome, though was their fielding, which if it repeats here, may cause problems for their pitchers. Corvallis' offense wasn't the star of their season necessarily but rather the nearly elite pitching performances and a much improved defensive game. The GIDP was awful, due to some batting order issues with speedy and slow players, and the bats couldn't really get much done vs. RHP; this bears watching this season. Ft. Worth fell to LLII possibly in part due to an inactive owner, but whenever every other team in your division has an ERA less than 4.00 EXCEPT for you, and you can't throw out as many runners, problems crop up. During the offseason, the waiver claims in West were a little slow. Ownerless Ft. Worth did nothing, and San Luis and Novi didn't make any claims either. Yuma claimed an elite defensive catcher and a suspect LHP, while Palo Alto won three, all young talent. Corvallis had a busy offseason as usual, claiming a number of AAA pitchers, a veteran reliever, a AAA bat, and a new DH experiment. It's tough to say whether Ft. Worth can strongly compete to climb back to Legends, particularly being ownerless. They have a few good SP, a suspect LHP closer, and some bats looking for a rebound after being suppressed by fantastic pitching performances in Legends last season. Werner isn't a RF, and Kovacs isn't a 3B. Bats are starting to show their age too. The all RHP squad of San Luis looks like it may take a slight hit with the step up, particularly given their defensive struggles last season. Those bats will again try to make the most of their skillsets, getting on base and running how they can. A stronger defense that can turn double plays may slightly damper that success though. As of this writing, Yuma is going to apparently try to squeeze as much as they can out of a four-man rotation that has a few warts, but there's still a lot of thunder in their bats. Defense looks suspect at RF and SS. Palo Alto is a bit of a mystery with a few ancient SP but some otherwise really good pitchers in a shallow pen. (We'll see if that changes after Cup.) They also have a bunch of young kids currently slotted in, so again, need to see if that's their Cup lineup or their season lineup. Novi is, well, Novi, steady and relatively predictable with strong offense, suspect defense, and suspect pitching. It's anyone's guess whether guys like Barger, Guillen, and Guttierez can take a step up. The defense has to improve, and Scholz at 3B won't help. But if Novi can keep doing what they have and not relegate ... Corvallis' bats have to take a step up, but it’s a crap shoot. If their pitching and defense from last season carry over, they have a shot for one of the top three slots. But I'll refrain from making any other real prognostication. East This season Kenosha, Springfield, and Concord return for another taste of II.2. Athens comes up from III.3 for their first-ever taste of LLII after toiling in III.3 for five seasons. Also coming up, from III.4, is a semi-meteoric Orlando Orcas team. And then we have Murfreesboro, back down LLII after spending three seasons in Legends. Kenosha finished second last season, going 87–73. Their strengths included a blend of power and speed from their bats, a strong pitcher strikeout rate, and quality double-play action from the defense. They just couldn’t keep pace with a Minneapolis team that was largely better in most every way. Third was an ambitious Concord team, still sorting out a few bugaboos with its youth movement. Their bats were somewhat anemic, particularly vs. LHP, but they had arguably the best pitching results in the entire West last season, buoyed by nearly league-best defense. Tamale is surely hoping for more from his bats this season. And fourth was Springfield, who’s been in II.2 for five seasons now. The team has taken a bit of a downward plane in its success over that time period, and owner Luke is surely hoping to outperform the last two seasons to keep sticking around. Their primary concern has to be sorting out that pitching staff. The Athens team promotes based on a 2045 season that largely saw them leverage their pitching as a strength, at least compared to the rest of the league. Still, that defense was a bit shaky, particularly at 3B and LF, and the offense was just a bit better than average (considering some of the other offenses in the league last season). Some of those bats are getting really long in the tooth, which is likely a cause of concern with the leap up. The Orcas have been rocketing up the rankings, with six 88+ win seasons in a row now. Having played against them last season, I can comment on their remarkably competent offense, with a second-best OBP of .349 and quality defense that ranked best in error totals in the West. However, a thread that rolled through the Discussion forum late last season pointed to some non-trivial luck that may have been playing in their favor. They whimpered a bit down the road, so it’ll be interesting to see how they play through 2046. And Murfreesboro, stumbled largely due to some league-worst fielding, which showed up in the team’s pitching numbers as well (4.97 ERA/4.39 FIP). Their bats were arguably fine, with the exception of some struggles vs. LHP and some relatively poor OBP. But in Legends, you have little leeway for shortcomings ... The offseason for the East was probably just a touch busier than that of the West. Kenosha had only one waiver claim, but Markham may have an impact in the next season or two at 3B. Springfield nabbed a couple 30-something pitchers, but I’m not terribly optimistic about their chances to make a positive impact. Orlando was largely quite, though they nabbed a 23-year old pitcher with some amount of promise. Concord, who is almost always active on the waiver wires, signed three free agents and nabbed at least three waiver claims, hoping to shore up the offense and fill a few pitching gaps. The Moo Cows are also a team known to be active, and this offseason was no different, with at least seven waiver claims won on a blend of ready-now hitting and pitching. Athens has also made their fair share of moves, including nabbing ex-Raven Jerónimo Diaz, a solid RF vs. LHP. The East is going to be tougher to suss out, regarding how the dominoes fall. My first impression is the East is going to be a season-long slogfest against each other, heavy with competition. The #17 ranked Kenosha is looking to capitalize on last season’s strong performance. They have the rotation to keep the pressure on, though there are a few question marks in offensive guys like Orta, Grove, and Smiley. Given how competitive the East looks, they're going to need every advantage they can get, and I'm not sure it those guys will take a step up. Springfield keeps hanging on, but man do they have to get a bit better with their rotation and bullpen arms. And their bats are aging fast. I'm just not feeling as confident about the team as I was say two seasons ago. The Orcas' bats are largely intact from last season, though I suspect that rotation is going to be a little more exposed this season compared to last season; I think it may fare a little worse given the talent in II.2. Ever the competitor, tamale and the Jets look poised to be competitive again this season, though they may need one more season to really push hard. I don't know if Colon is really the best stop-gap at CF, and Maples is starting to get long in the tooth. hurstdm and the Moo definitely have a youth movement rolling though the pitching side of things, but it remains to be seen if their aging SP1 and SP2 Bañuelos and Iwasa can repeat one more season of their prior glory. Their bats are getting long in the tooth across the board, and there are obvious defensive problems at 2B and 3B. It's tough to project where they'll end up falling, however, particularly given their strong pedigree and competitive nature. As for newcomer Athens, I fear they may be in for a rude surprise if what I'm seeing right now ends up being their starting rotation after Monday's Cup games. They have also got to hope the supremely young Matthews has more bat than what he's shown so far. There are some other question marks among those bats too. I'm not going to judge too hard just yet; let's see where they are after a few weeks into the season. Again, won't make much in the way of prognostication, but I have to feel like there's going to be some real back and forth between at least the likes of the Jets, the Orcas, and the Storm, with no cheap discount to the Cows. The Isotopes and the Gold have a few more question marks in my mind.

#75058	06/28/2020 11:15:53 pm	Mar 20th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks lostraven, great content! Goes without saying that I'm hoping for more production from the bats this season, which I will need because I can't expect the pitching staff to repeat last season's performance. I removed some LH bats who had awful numbers vs LHP from the line-up in favour of more platoons, so hopefully that will help with the southpaw problem. Colon was signed at the last minute because Cedillo proved himself unacceptable by deciding he was done with improving after Friday's update. Colon is probably not the best option, but I can't see many better ones available right now. I think Maples will at least perform to his usual level since he hasn't declined much, but I'm not convinced that will be good enough to hit in this league. He should still provide quality SS defense though. Agree that our league is likely to be competitive. I can see scenarios where I finish anywhere from 1-6.

#75083	06/29/2020 7:51:57 pm	Mar 25th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Interest write-up, indeed; thank you for sharing. It's kind of a treat to see my team described from the perspective of someone else. To be honest, I have no idea what to expect from the Turtles. I was surprised to get this far, so getting demoted immediately wouldn't shock me.

#75209	07/03/2020 8:37:37 am	Apr 7th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	It's realllllly early, but the beat-each-other-up that I expected in the East has shown up. Let's see what next week brings. Updated Friday, July 3 2020 @ 8:37:50 am PDT

#75357	07/07/2020 6:54:13 pm	Apr 25th, 2046
terryhumphreys Joined: 01/20/2014 Posts: 103 Athens Gold IV.5	Believe it or not. The West has played 25 one run games while the east has only played 13 one run games.

#75385	07/08/2020 5:35:50 pm	Apr 29th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	The Turtles have now played seven league series, and six of them have been sweeps one way or the other. Baseball gonna baseball.

#75459	07/10/2020 2:05:37 pm	May 3rd, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The real world has impeded fake baseball, but Ms. Cow is back. Some game of the year nominees: Isotopes 2 - Moo Cows 1 (4 total hits for the 'topes but they win anyway) Moo Cows 5 - Storm 4 (similarly, Cows comeback win with just 4 total hits) Moo Cows 5 - Storm 3 (11 innings, Storm starter goes 9 2/3, just 5 total Cow hits) Storm 10 - Moo Cows 8 (10 innings, true back and forth slug-fest) Jets 7 - Moo Cows 5 (11 innings, no lead is safe at the Cowabungalow) Storm 3 - Moo Cows 2 (lots of hitting without scoring, walk off single in the 9th) Storm 3 - Moo Cows 0 (Lemus 2-hits the Cows) Orcas 10 - Moo Cows 6 (walk off grand slam) Isotopes 5 - Moo Cows 2 (total Cow meltdown in the 9th) Also, check out the back to back to back dingers in the bottom of the 4th in this game against Springfield. But we lost. Rock Solid Rodriquez shakes it right off. Gold: My players and their significant others are happy that they are being paid in gold. Can hyperinflation and stock market crash be more than two years away. HAPPY PLAYERS ARE PRODUCTIVE PLAYERS. To put it in terms Herdstein would udderstand a contented cow gives more milk. Warm hands get more milk. Ravens: Fort Worth's owner quit or got the boot today. While aging, there's still talent on that team. Not sure how to feel about this unexpected change. That owner was intermittent for a while now. And never did explain what a TyGes was. And then we have Murfreesboro, back down LLII after spending three seasons in Legends. Three's apparently about average. We'll count it as a success. Murfreesboro, stumbled largely due to some league-worst fielding, which showed up in the team’s pitching numbers as well (4.97 ERA/4.39 FIP). Their bats were arguably fine, with the exception of some struggles vs. LHP and some relatively poor OBP. But in Legends, you have little leeway for shortcomings... We had such bad luck in the beginning of 2045, in my opinion, that we packed up the regulars super early. The numbers last year are horrible because we played a kid at every single slot. Legends is definitely no place for struggling rookies. I keep threatening to totally ditch my farm leagues but can't quite pull the trigger. The Moo Cows are also a team known to be active, and this offseason was no different, with at least seven waiver claims won on a blend of ready-now hitting and pitching. The shopping is the best part of Broken Bat! the Moo definitely have a youth movement rolling though the pitching side of things Oh boy, do we. That's the first outstanding question of 2046: Can the young Moo Cow pitching step it up? In particular, can Tim Milligan earn a spot as a regular starter? The second question: Can Ryan Rowen hit? Third, will Santiago learn to play shortstop and develop as the star we thiiiiink he is? Has the Milk Machine found a steady shortstop? Fourth, will the Moo Cows finally have good luck in 2046, as opposed to the last few years? Jets: I am choosing to interpret this as a subtle dig at the fact that the only “zooming” we’ve been doing in 2020 is the video conferencing kind... Sure, Moo Cows might be enjoying the clean air and quiet skies, but won’t somebody spare a thought for my clientele of millionaire jet-setters, world leaders, and travel influencers missing out on their “spiritual“ journeys to East Asia!! Sparing a thought for the jet-setters is, like, so last century. Agree that our league is likely to be competitive. I totally agree. There might be some luck involved. I think we've been in every league position already. Turtles: The Turtles have now played seven league series, and six of them have been sweeps one way or the other. Baseball gonna baseball. Truly wild stat.

#75758	07/19/2020 2:08:05 pm	Jun 4th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I've got a cluster of injuries in my outfield right now. All four of these guys are outfielders: "• Your team has injured player(s): Valentín Benavidez +2, Shingo Sakai +7, Víctor Corona +11, Hilário Gaytan +1 "

#75759	07/19/2020 2:17:18 pm	Jun 4th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Fortunately you have one open slot still. You could always sign a free agent for a series or two to fill in, worst case. But yes, I hear you. There was a point last season I think where my regular catcher, backup catcher, and emergency catcher were all injured. Wanted to scream. laughs

#75784	07/20/2020 9:44:05 am	Jun 8th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@lostraven #11 ranked is looking like a Legend. Good 2046 vs East

#75790	07/20/2020 11:11:06 am	Jun 8th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Yeah, there's already a huge amount of separation between Corvalis and the rest of the West division. It's still really early, and anything can happen. However, even if we manage to cool the Ravens down the rest of the season, it doesn't seem likely that anyone will overtake them to promote.

#75843	07/21/2020 1:21:54 pm	Jun 10th, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Another game of the year nominee: Jets walk off the Moo Cows with a three run homer. There's been way too much of that happening. The Cow bullpen has been shaky at closing games out so far. Like the Turtles, from April 30 to May 20 we had one of those runs where every series was a sweep. Three losses, three wins, three losses, three wins. Maybe something's catching? Cow hitting has been maddeningly underwhelming so far. The most Moo Cow stat of the season comes from Ryan "The Riddle" Rowen. His batting average is finally perking up, but check out that league RISP: .000. He has 22 hits in league play but NOT ONE OF THEM WITH A RUNNER IN SCORING POSITION. He only hits when it doesn't matter? What a nightmare this guy is. Hitting out of the third spot, he's got just 3 RBI with 2 HR. It's got to get better, right? Look at his stats! I found two guys (here and here) with comparable stats. Will Riddle Guy ever start hitting like that?!? Orcas looking lucky, as per usual. We're still in this thing. League II.2 has 4 teams left in Cup play. League II.1 also has 4. Legends has just 4 as well. Parity? If you break those 12 teams down, 8 of them come from the East. So, that leads to this question: Any predictions on whether the West or East will win interleague play?

#75855	07/21/2020 6:10:35 pm	Jun 14th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I will never bet against the East. I've tracked inter-division stats in my league for several seasons now, and the West has only won once. I've never tracked them at such a high level so maybe things are different in this rarefied air, but I'm not counting on it.

#75866	07/22/2020 9:28:23 am	Jun 15th, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Did we really just score 16 runs in the first inning of a game against the Invaders? After the first five Cow hitters of the game, it's three walks, two outs, bases loaded. Then all heck broke loose in the most explosive two out rally of all time. Not even one home run. "Butter" Kim sadly goes one for three, but IN THE FIRST INNING. Garcia, Griffey, and Henley all walk twice in the inning; seven walks total. Twelve hits in a row at one point. Game of the year nominee.

#75901	07/23/2020 6:26:56 am	Jun 20th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	If before the season started you would have told me Kenosha would be on a 15-game losing streak and in last place at this time, I would have been skeptical. But here they are. Feel bad for Stevie45, who probably feels like the ship has to right itself any time now. The rotation is solid, as I predicted. (Tied for the most QS in the East) I may not have looked closely at the bullpen though in pre-season. And while I expected the bats to have some struggles, there's something really funky going on in Kenosha, with a .253 AVE and a .219 RISP. I feel like it's been like that for a while now. It also feels like it has to get better, but with guys like Lange with a growing track record of poor RISP, I guess no, not necessarily. @MooCows Wow, that 16-run first inning is definitely a ridonculous feat. Hopefully Palo Alto can dust themselves off after that one. Oh, and also agree on the Cup chatter. East looks like an easy bet. P.S. Not looking forward to the series against Orlando next Tuesday. While I am familiar with them, having played against them last season in III, their game is hot right now, particularly those bats. I don't know if my bats will be able to keep pace. Their lineup vs. LHP is largely responsible, however; their lineup vs. RHP is bit weaker. (.317 vs. LHP!!) Luckily for me I don't have a LHP to get shelled. P.P.S. Just noticed the Orlando owner hasn't logged in since Sunday (today is Thursday). The auto-pilot seems to be working still. (Yeah, I know if you run without injuries, you can pretty easily get away with that. And here I am getting anxiety if I can't log in on any given day.) P.P.P.S Oh, can't forget about Moo Cow pitching I have to face Saturday. Maybe, just maybe we'll have a pitchers duel in a game or two. Won't be an easy series. Updated Thursday, July 23 2020 @ 6:43:43 am PDT

#76058	07/26/2020 6:04:44 pm	Jul 6th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Losing all five of an inter-division series is always painful. Thank goodness we have vegan milk-shakes in the visitors' clubhouse to soothe the pain.

#76106	07/28/2020 6:52:53 pm	Jul 14th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	The Jets were much more charitable, giving up 3 games. Another series loss where we out scored the opponents... it will always be fun to me that your team is the “SLO” Turtles Seems to be reflected in the SB numbers, at least compared to the West. My mid-season review: I’m 40-40 overall, 25-25 vs the East, 15-15 vs the West, 12-12 vs LHP, 28-28 vs RHP, after a record of 80-80 last season. If that’s not an indicator that my team is completely average and mediocre, I don’t know what is!

#76107	07/28/2020 6:54:57 pm	Jul 14th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, tomorrow is the All-Star break, which means we're halfway through the season and halfway through inter-division play. We need some stats! Remarkably, the first half of ID play ended with perfect parity between the two divisions. Both the East and the West were 90-90. The top individual performer was the Murfreesboro Moo Cows. They entered inter-division play with a 24-26 record, and then feasted on West teams to the tune of a 22-8 record. That's a .733 winning percentage! The second best team was the West's Palo Alto Invaders, who played at a .600 winning percentage. The Turtles weren't in terrible shape entering ID play, but we did ourselves no favors since then. At a 18-30 record -- .400 winning percentage -- we were the second worst performing team against the alternate division. I think our only likely All-Star is our closer Albertson and possibly our set-up man Sato. Enough whining, onto the inter-division stats! Code: TM IW IL WPct CR 16 14 0.533 PA 18 12 0.600 YF 13 17 0.433 SL 12 18 0.400 ND 16 14 0.533 FW 15 15 0.500 WT 90 90 0.500 OO 15 15 0.500 MB 22 8 0.733 SI 16 14 0.533 CJ 15 15 0.500 AG 14 16 0.467 KS 8 22 0.267 ET 90 90 0.500

#76108	07/28/2020 7:09:34 pm	Jul 14th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	@tamale The SLO Turtles thing was a happy accident. I didn't realize the pun until after I picked our mascot. I agree that it's pretty enjoyable, though. Don't feel too bad about dropping three while outscoring us. My pitching is very uneven this season, so that's likely to be a persistent feature of our play! We're going to just barely win games while getting occasionally blown out of the water.

#76110	07/28/2020 8:13:55 pm	Jul 14th, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Ravens: P.P.P.S Oh, can't forget about Moo Cow pitching I have to face Saturday. Maybe, just maybe we'll have a pitchers duel in a game or two. Won't be an easy series. You seem to have smacked 17 on our pitching in one game. SLO Turtles: Losing all five of an inter-division series is always painful. Thank goodness we have vegan milk-shakes in the visitors' clubhouse to soothe the pain. Aren't those California vegan milkshakes delish? Special for you! Speaking of Cow pitching, this complete game one hitter has to be a nominee for game of the year. The top individual performer was the Murfreesboro Moo Cows. They entered inter-division play with a 24-26 record, and then feasted on West teams to the tune of a 22-8 record. That's a .733 winning percentage! Historically, we've been slow starting and heat up during interdivision play. We're so happy to sneak a share of first place at the all-star break! Hey Orcas, glass Shark comin' for you. You in dat bad dahk wadah. Jets: If that’s not an indicator that my team is completely average and mediocre, I don’t know what is! Maybe completely average for League II. More game of the year nominees. This back and forth gem with the Doubledays. Also, this game with Yuma where the Milk Machine had just 4 hits - but 8 walks - to win versus 9 hits and 0 walks. Walking to victory, just like a SLO Turtle would do it. I'm also calling this now: Benjamín Bañuelos is injured with a dislocated finger through July 19, but I bet he finds a way to pitch in the All Star Game. Malingerer. Updated Tuesday, July 28 2020 @ 8:23:39 pm PDT

#76121	07/29/2020 7:39:44 am	Jul 14th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@hurstdm: Oh, c'mon. You tried your best to mirror those results a few games later. The only game even close to a pitcher's duel was the first one. You still took three of five. It was indeed a tough series. @tamale: Wooooooooooooooowwwwwwww. I'm actually ... a little stunned at those results. To have all those .500 stats at All Star ... Impressive in its own right. @Geech: Thanks for sharing the stats. Closers always seem a questionable bet for All Star nods, but agreed that Albertson has a shot. Nice numbers. As for the Ravens: I lost four of five against Springfield and Concord the first go-around. I'm hoping for better results against those teams the second time around. However, I'm going to be short both my Setup/Closer Fukui and my "LF" Garrison when I face Springfield on Friday. I'll be OK w/o Garrison but Fukui will be sorely missed. I've always had problems facing Springfield, so I'll leave my optimism at the doorstep for now. Also concerning is the growing gap between the Ravens' AVE and RISP. I'm certain this is due to the higher level of quality pitching in the East combined with some lucky hits on my batters' part. It'll be interesting to see if my batters flail a bit more the second time around cross-div. As for the league: Some numbers that stand out at All Star... * Orcas' .367 OBP; next closest is the Ravens' .336. Orcas are just on another level in that regard. * Moo Cow batters are hitting .302 at home and .241 away. (Bonus: Cows took three of five against the Ravens while away. The next go-around? Uh oh...) In a similar vein, Invaders are hitting .303 away and .253 at home. * Despite being in last in the West, the Long Horns are doing at least one thing right: sending baseballs into orbit. They lead the league with 116 HR and have a batter GB/FB of 0.81. * Only three teams with ERAs in the threes: Ravens, Cows, and Jets. Of them, the Cows look the most legit, judging by league-leading stats like FIP (3.86), QS (43), and POTG (22) for their pitching staff. * Wear extra protective gear against Kenosha and Palo Alto pitchers: they've hit 27 and 25 batters, respectively. * Concord Jets have something hot going on with the left side of their infield defense: their SS (.993%) and 3B (.991%) positions lead the league in fielding percentage. * The Ravens may nearly lead the league in fielding errors (47), but their outfielders still lead the league in outfield assists (22) thanks to the strong arms of Mena (10) and Avila (8). Updated Wednesday, July 29 2020 @ 7:46:00 am PDT

#76132	07/29/2020 2:07:07 pm	Jul 16th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Well well. It seems between hurstdm's comment about an injured pitcher showing up in the All Star, and now my injured Fukui pitching in the All Star (along with Epps and Houser), I've learned today that an injured player can participate in the All Star Game. So, so weird. Go West! (Note the crazy ninth-inning shenanigans.) Updated Wednesday, July 29 2020 @ 2:09:40 pm PDT

#76137	07/29/2020 3:50:43 pm	Jul 16th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, the Turtles were totally shut out of the All-Star game. This is the first time that's happened to me. We're currently not on pace to relegate, but we'll need to reverse recent trends to ensure we stick around. If we can pull that off, I suspect it would be a pretty rare feat. I gotta believe most teams to have no All-Stars relegate unless they're already in level 6.

#76145	07/29/2020 7:26:20 pm	Jul 16th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I had no all-stars last season, but still managed 3rd place. Also expected to get none this season (with Meza the only hope) but the game liked some of my pitchers. Sohn deserves it every season, but always gets snubbed as a non-closer RP, and Kitchens was a surprise. On my IF, Maples has been very solid at SS so far. I don't expect those stats to persist, however. Got a future superstar who'll be up soon and playing every day, he'll be an error machine at 3B for a while.

#76373	08/06/2020 6:37:31 pm	Aug 19th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, we've reached the end of inter-division play for the 2046 season, so it's time for more stats! In the first half the West and East divisions achieved perfect parity. The 2nd half was a slightly different story. Very slightly different. The East won inter-division play by a single game: 91-89. The top performing team in the second half was the Concord Jets, who posted a 22-8 record for a .733 winning percentage, while the second place time in the 2nd half was the Novi Doubledays who went 18-12 for a .600 pace. Well done! Here are the complete 2nd half stats: Code: TM IW IL WPct CR 17 13 0.567 PA 15 15 0.500 YF 11 19 0.367 SL 16 14 0.533 ND 18 12 0.600 FW 12 18 0.400 WT 89 91 0.494 OO 13 17 0.433 MB 14 16 0.467 SI 17 13 0.567 CJ 22 8 0.733 AG 15 15 0.500 KS 10 20 0.333 ET 91 89 0.506 So, our overall top performer across all of inter-division play was drumroll the Concord Jets! They went 37-23, good for a .617 pace. The Moo Cows took second overall with a 36-24 record for a 0.600 percentage. The top performer overall for the West was the Doubledays with a 0.567 winning percentage. Our beloved SLO Turtles managed to improve their play noticeably in the 2nd half, which left us with a .467 record overall. It's in the bottom half of league performance during inter-division play, but you can't have everything. Here are the full standings for both halves of ID play: Code: TM IW IL WPct CR 33 27 0.550 PA 33 27 0.550 YF 24 36 0.400 SL 28 32 0.467 ND 34 26 0.567 FW 27 33 0.450 WT 179 181 0.497 OO 28 32 0.467 MB 36 24 0.600 SI 33 27 0.550 CJ 37 23 0.617 AG 29 31 0.483 KS 18 42 0.300 ET 181 179 0.503

#76379	08/06/2020 8:18:32 pm	Aug 19th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks Geech, great stats! All to play for in the East as we enter the home stretch of the season. After going .500 the first time through vs. the East, then 3-7 to open inter-league, the Jets were in 5th place. But since then, we won 7 out of 8 inter-league series, including all 5 after the all-star break. That was enough for us to quietly sneak back into the fray, before surging ahead with some great results in the final 2 series. Strangely, 31 of my last 50 games will be at home. Good luck to all for the rest of the season!

#76423	08/08/2020 10:09:34 am	Aug 21st, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	We've noticed how few true pennant races there are in Broken Bat. Most of the time someone gets ahead and stays ahead. But do we have a true pennant race in the East this year?!?!? Four teams who could hit a winning stride and take it. It's an enticingly fun logjam isn't it? Lots of game of the year nominees: 5-4 Doubledays over Moo Cows in 10 innings 4-3 Ravens over Moo Cows in 10 innings 7-6 Moo Cows over Ravens with an explosive 9th inning 8-6 Moo Cows over Foxes and Kim gets 6 RBI Ravens: Only three teams with ERAs in the threes: Ravens, Cows, and Jets. Of them, the Cows look the most legit, judging by league-leading stats like FIP (3.86), QS (43), and POTG (22) for their pitching staff. Unfortunately, our pitching staff is kind of Banuelos and then everyone else. He's bringing the average way down by himself. The bullpen has blown an awful lot of leads. The young pitchers haven't been getting any points in training updates, which is driving me crazy. Milk Machine hitting has been infuriatingly slow all year. We're due for a jolt of offense any day now. ANY DAY NOW. Jets: Got a future superstar who'll be up soon and playing every day, he'll be an error machine at 3B for a while. I sure wish the kids learned their positions a little faster. Even if you stuck Ms. Cow in the outfield, even in high heels, I'm not sure it would take her SIX YEARS to reach full potential defensively. Has anyone noticed that the Jets have a "Redneck Rotation" including Billy Joe Kitchens and Billy Bob Underwood? SLO Turtles: The Moo Cows took second overall with a 36-24 record for a 0.600 percentage. We felt like, in the second half, we gave back everything we gained. Baseball is frustrating. Still, we can't argue with .600. If anyone missed it, we beat the Turtles 5-0 in the first half yet went 0-5 in the second half. Home field advantage?

#76425	08/08/2020 1:37:41 pm	Aug 21st, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	It possible. So far this season both our hitters and our pitchers are performing noticeably better at home, although I have no idea why that would be the case.

#76426	08/08/2020 2:30:23 pm	Aug 22nd, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Haha, the “redneck rotation”! And there’s more where they came from, with Billy Ray Simpson soon to join the club. Billy Bob has been a surprise recently – with a name like “BB Underwood” it’s no surprise he’s somewhat of a three-true-outcomes pitcher The 3B in question is McNeely. Agree position training takes too long, but he’s been learning 3B since he was 17, so has made it close to the max in experience – it’s more his fielding has come along slowly and he’s never looked great at 3B in the minors.

#76458	08/10/2020 7:21:15 am	Aug 29th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	It blows my mind that as of game date August 29, Springfield has turned 299 double plays. The next closest team is Novi at 231. Unreal!

#76594	08/15/2020 5:10:33 pm	Sep 17th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	For the first time in a long time this season, our team is now on pace for relegation. I have to say, we've really earned it with our play. A lot of disappointing performances this season.

#76683	08/21/2020 3:18:04 am	Oct 8th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Noticed a veteran manager "Red" James Joyce available. Might be a good fit for Murfreesboro... Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo

#76736	08/22/2020 3:31:12 pm	Oct 14th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Congratulations Ravens!!! I might be in this league again?

#76744	08/22/2020 4:28:57 pm	Oct 15th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Foxes and Turtles still fighting for something in the West! It's go time, guys! Grats to the Jets for an unexpected second-half explosion and taking the East!

#76746	08/22/2020 6:29:36 pm	Oct 16th, 2046
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, Lostraven. Tried to give you a scare there at the end

#76748	08/22/2020 7:14:03 pm	Oct 16th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Also mentioned elsewhere, but congratulations lostraven! Clearly the best team this season and well-deserved promotion. Good to be going up with you, and see you in the playoffs!

#76749	08/22/2020 7:18:01 pm	Oct 16th, 2046
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	This late season has been incredibly frustrating. I am really disappointed with some of my players. There will be an airing of grievances once this season is done.

#76764	08/23/2020 12:07:35 pm	Oct 16th, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Congratulations to the hyper-literate Concord Jets who jammed on the afterburners as soon as we speculated about a pennant race. Well, that's that. In most leagues, a +100 Run Differential is good enough for first place. It just shows how tough the competition was this year in the East half of II.2. Moo Cows: Has anyone noticed that the Jets have a "Redneck Rotation" including Billy Joe Kitchens and Billy Bob Underwood? Jets pitching ended up with an ERA significantly less than half a point under FIP. Just one year, I want that to happen for us. We can't keep up with that! A corpse is meat gone bad. Well and what's cheese? Corpse of milk. -James Joyce (I love it!) Also, congratulations to the Ravens. It's a long time coming and I'm sure Corvallis is ecstatic. Moo Cows: Milk Machine hitting has been infuriatingly slow all year. We're due for a jolt of offense any day now. ANY DAY NOW. The Moo Cows have 8 or 9 regular players hitting or flirting with hitting .300. How exactly do we have 100 fewer runs scored than the Orcas? The timeliness of the hitting, on both sides of the ball, has been really suspicious. We needed more voodoo. Ravens: It blows my mind that as of game date August 29, Springfield has turned 299 double plays. The next closest team is Novi at 231. Unreal! This is an unreal number. They're beating the Milk Machine in double plays right now 370-191. Double double plays. I also challenge you to compare the defensive stats of our middle infielders and not scratch your head. SLO Turtles: There will be an airing of grievances once this season is done. Murfreesboro traditionally airs end-of-season grievances over giant ice cream sundaes and beer. A couple of game of the year nominees: 5-0 Cows over Storm: A 1 hit performance for Cow pitching 4-3 Cows over Gold: Won in the bottom of the 9th 5-4 Cows over Jets: A rare win over the Jets, back and forth 4-0 Cows over Orcas: A rare shut out of Orlando and in offense-friendly Murfreesboro Not really a game of the year nominee, but a 10-0 rout of Athens is worth checking out for the top of the 6th. Morris "Mighty Mite" Douglass makes three errors at third base - in the same inning! He's not even a clumsy third baseman - check his stats! See you in 2047! Updated Sunday, August 23 2020 @ 12:08:33 pm PDT

#76766	08/23/2020 1:16:32 pm	Oct 16th, 2046
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Like Novi we also tried to give the Ravens a scare down the stretch, but a 4-11 run took the wind out of our sails and now I'm happy just to be staying up here. Congrats to lostraven and tamale, two very worthy winners. Easy to recognise the key to their success - pitching. Corvallis (3.76) and Concord (3.34) had far and away the best ERAs in the league, the Moo Cows 4.18 was a long way behind. Springfield has now turned 370 double plays, a truly astonishing number. We've made the fewest errors in the league and yet sit in the middle of the pack with 255 DPs. The Isotopes have a 14-13-16 fielding veteran SS, and an 18-15-9 veteran 2B, who have combined for 183 alone. My 'young' 29-yo MI combo (19-17-15 SS and 17-16-9 2B) have combined for 116. Guess there's no substitute for veteran savvy..? My bats will be fine going forward but every reason to believe my pitching will only get worse. My best pitchers are old and the replacements aren't great, and the farm is pretty barren for arms. Always next year? Updated Sunday, August 23 2020 @ 1:33:46 pm PDT

#76860	08/25/2020 1:36:13 am	Oct 24th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks to all in here for a great season! Good competition across the board, but especially Murfreesboro and Orlando in the East - in another season either of them could have easily taken the pennant. Have to think the MVP is a foregone conclusion - you don't find a triple crown winner every season, and Miranda was only even challenged in AVG. The Cy Young destination is anyone's guess, but could come down to the quality of Houser versus the quantity of Bañuelos. I have a couple of arms who also warrant consideration. Meza was second in wins and ERA, and Sohn placed 5th last season and was almost as good again in 2046. After a couple of series for the kids, we're locked in for the playoffs against the Ravens. Although I have the best record, Corvallis has the home-field advantage (is this random or by the all-star game? If the second, I can only blame Meza for blowing the game). I went 9-1 against the Ravens in the regular season, including all five road games, so my prediction is: Corvallis 4, Concord 0. Overall though I do think the Ravens aren't a bad match-up for my team. Good luck lostraven! The playoffs will probably be the last hurrah in Concord for Sugahara, Nomo, Avila, Colon, and Kitchens. Going to need to see if anyone who's left will be able to hit Legends pitching... I also see the point about my ERA-FIP - it's been like that two seasons in a row. The good thing is my guys are young, so if this is a genuine skill then at least they'll all be back next season. Can't help but wonder when it's all going to come crashing down though... Updated Tuesday, August 25 2020 @ 1:36:54 am PDT

#76922	08/27/2020 2:21:12 pm	Nov 3rd, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Tamale, classy as ever. Great win from his pitching staff. And timely hitting. Looks like Turtles pulled off the win to stay another season. Commiserations to Yuma and the rest of the relegators. May you come back stronger next season. To the offseason we go shortly. I tip my cap to you all for an interesting season.

#76923	08/27/2020 2:27:20 pm	Nov 3rd, 2046
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	My ERA is always lower then my FIP. There is an easy trick for that. Get pitchers who don't give up hits

#76925	08/27/2020 2:56:18 pm	Nov 3rd, 2046
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	And if you really want your ERA lower than your FIP, don’t get pitchers who rack up tons of strikeouts, either. ^.~

#76929	08/27/2020 4:37:14 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I know low K rate is your secret to success AP, but I don't buy that. Sure an ERA lower than FIP is a good sign, but I would take the high Ks any day.

#76935	08/27/2020 9:39:04 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Shh nobody tell @Ced that Loveland's coming. No disrespect but I hope I,am in II.1 so we can have 4 Colorado teams in Legend 2048!!!

#76937	08/27/2020 10:00:26 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Bulls coming tell those Cows not to have to many Calves. I not sure who I want to play more???

#76996	08/30/2020 10:43:59 am	Jan 15th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome & Hello @robinsmd Loveland CO. Tigers are in West.

#76997	08/30/2020 10:47:27 am	Jan 15th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Geech hello S.L.O. Turtles can't wait to play you!

#76998	08/30/2020 10:53:12 am	Jan 15th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	I,am back again! Haslerig, Mesh77, and GullyFoyle. Nice bounce back for Hawks. Will the Invaders go Legend? Doubledays anything is possible?

#76999	08/30/2020 10:58:33 am	Jan 15th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Luke go go go Isotopes!!! The 4th of 11 owners still in league. Hello East Side will say hello when Interleague arrive.

#77018	08/31/2020 2:17:54 pm	Jan 15th, 2047
robinsmd Joined: 05/25/2014 Posts: 86 Loveland Tigers V.10	Thanks! Happy to be here. It will definitely be a challenge to avoid relegation after this season with some of my veteran pitchers aging too much, but hopefully we can stay competitive

#77035	08/31/2020 6:53:42 pm	Jan 15th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Yes, welcome to the newcomers. I'm nervous about my Turtles in the coming season, so we'll see how things go.

#77138	09/04/2020 10:05:07 am	Feb 19th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Rookie of the year! Randy "The Roach" Koch #32 SS/3B 1st in lineups! Projected stats Hit 19 Bat Control 15 Plate Discipline 13 Power 9 Speed 17 Fielding 17 Range 15 Arm 14 24yo 14Pot maybe 15 119 Skills

#77139	09/04/2020 10:09:03 am	Feb 19th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	He's the next Novi star. Really looking forward to seeing him with Lee and Rock this season.

#77140	09/04/2020 10:24:21 am	Feb 19th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Rookie of the year Pitcher! Luis Salcedo #17 Projected stats Velocity 20 Change of speed 13 Movement 19 Control 12 Stamina 16 Fielding 12 Range 14 Arm 18 120SI 15Pot

#77216	09/08/2020 7:09:03 am	Mar 8th, 2047
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	https://brokenbat.org/manager/2917 Standing polite ovation for an old rival. Tip of the cap.

#77231	09/08/2020 7:42:20 pm	Mar 10th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I think I'm going to miss that guy a ton.

#77336	09/13/2020 4:56:46 pm	Mar 20th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Pak may down to his final strike. I've moved him to the bullpen, and if he can't have some success in that role this season, then it's going to be tough to keep him on the roster. He's a reasonably talented pitcher and he's had a bit of success in the past, but his past two seasons have been unacceptably brutal.

#77338	09/13/2020 6:55:59 pm	Mar 20th, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Welcome aboard to the Buzzards, Hawks, Tigers, and Beavers... Buzzards: Bulls coming tell those Cows not to have to many Calves. ...but a very, very special Moo Cow welcome to the Bulls. flips tail It's a zoo in here with animals everywhere. Play ball! Hey Buzz, there's a tidy little "Edit" button in the top right of the forum posts if you want to avoid spamming. Meanwhile, there was a bloodbath in the 'boro for prospects of a certain age. We're carrying just 42 players at the moment and looking to fill the minors back up over the next few weeks. Milk Machine fans are enthusiastic for the new season and we're bound to disappoint them.

#77386	09/15/2020 12:09:47 pm	Mar 25th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@GullyFoyle Hawks looking good. Scary pitchers you have!

#77387	09/15/2020 12:26:59 pm	Mar 25th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	My Western Predicted Finnish. 1 Invaders 2 Hawks 3 Buzzards 4 Turtles 5 Doubledays 6 Tigers Voodoo involved with this also!

#77402	09/15/2020 7:29:08 pm	Mar 30th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I can assure you, you are grossly over-estimating the Turtles! I would be pleased to see us hang around, though.

#77403	09/15/2020 8:39:50 pm	Mar 30th, 2047
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	@GullyFoyle Hawks looking good. Scary pitchers you have! Yeah, I feel very lucky to have them. Mostly drafted guys too. They got me promoted, and they'll need to be very good again. Your prediction puts me second. Strangely in my many seasons here we have yet to finish 2nd. Or 6th for that matter. Bound to happen sooner or later.

#77418	09/17/2020 7:39:23 am	Apr 3rd, 2047
robinsmd Joined: 05/25/2014 Posts: 86 Loveland Tigers V.10	Ouch - no love for the newly promoted Tigers Hopefully we can manage to stick around! Updated Thursday, September 17 2020 @ 7:40:10 am PDT

#77419	09/17/2020 12:02:10 pm	Apr 3rd, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	First visit to Turtle Field weather is cold, cloudy, and cold. San Luis Obispo aka "SLO" Turtles. Manager Jacob Hardy 20si pitcher skill will be put to test?

#77422	09/17/2020 4:04:49 pm	Apr 5th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	It was a strange series against the Buzzards. Wish I could spread those runs out a bit!

#77482	09/20/2020 5:17:39 pm	Apr 18th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	1st of 6 completed 1 Turtles 2 Buzzards 3 Doubledays 4 Tigers 5 Invaders 6 Hawks Underestimated "SLO" offensive performance Turtles I did!!! Tigers middle mixing every body Doubledays new manager as outperformed my prediction. Invaders have Mr. Anderson I believed was best in west. Hawks looking below normal expectedly they will get higher.

#77493	09/21/2020 9:43:20 am	Apr 18th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Not a big fan of my manager, either. So far, so good, though. Young team in Novi with Koch, Cooke and Reed the highlights. Should be stronger group after the AS break than we are now. Have to see if training takes a hit with Rowe at the helm.

#77532	09/23/2020 8:07:56 pm	Apr 29th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	As I write this, my team's ERA is more than 1 full run lower than our FIP. I do not expect this to continue.

#77644	09/28/2020 3:25:45 pm	May 15th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	2/6 result 1 Turtles 2 Hawks 3 Buzzards 4 Tigers 5 Doubledays 6 Invaders Well 5 above .500 3rd round will be interesting.

#77744	10/03/2020 1:26:17 pm	May 31st, 2047
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings V.15	Good luck monday to Springfield!

#77748	10/03/2020 4:57:40 pm	Jun 3rd, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I thought this unusual game was worth calling out. Colorado Springs' pitcher Seo pitched 11 and 1/3 fairly effective innings against the SLO Turtles and lost a close game.

#77760	10/04/2020 10:09:08 am	Jun 4th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@robinsmd #56 Jaime Castaneda vs #25 Rey McDonnell ?will the 26yo softmores make starting roles in all-star? Both "RoY" all-star & all-league SS/2B.

#77761	10/04/2020 10:13:37 am	Jun 4th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Geech yea if you win division by a game that game will hunt me shaking head I am.

#77762	10/04/2020 10:21:21 am	Jun 4th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Haselrig leading all-league in doubleplays. SS/2B defense best by landslide. How? Dax Rowe, below average & poor defense scouting don't matter?

#77763	10/04/2020 10:38:05 am	Jun 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Pitching and defense both noticeably better under Rowe. Hitting a little worse, but not a lot. Had one of my biggest training days in a long while last week. Llamas might have been a boat anchor in a uni all that time.

#77772	10/04/2020 5:01:44 pm	Jun 7th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I think the key to Novi's high DP totals might be their first base. Ricketts and Bradley have combined for an unusually high number of double plays compared to other first basemen I've looked at, and their fielding skill is also higher as well. I've long thought that fielding may be a bit underrated at 1B, and this could be another example of why.

#77782	10/04/2020 7:52:51 pm	Jun 8th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	The problem with that theory is that these are the same players from the last few seasons.

#77799	10/06/2020 7:29:04 am	Jun 10th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	3/6 first half result. Tie in 1st "SLO" Turtles +runs difference leading. Buzzards offensive performance better this season. 2 Hawks best pitching in west. 3 Tigers above .500 looking solid overall. 4 Doubledays will the defense maintain? 5 Invaders want a league III championship! And I thought this season they'd go Legend?

#77800	10/06/2020 7:33:41 am	Jun 10th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Luke Springfield Isotopes every thing I expected. Want to go to playoffs against you? We had season 2045 together, your team only East team with history together.

#77801	10/06/2020 7:38:44 am	Jun 10th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Cows best team in league 30w20l +50rd. Can't wait for my team to visit Murfreesboro! Mmmm milkshakes

#77802	10/06/2020 7:47:11 am	Jun 10th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Novi called dibs on milkshakes this season

#77842	10/08/2020 1:35:52 pm	Jun 20th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@diegodamers Durham, North Carolina, Southeastern weather, June 22-24 partly cloudy June 25 cold. Coliseum with turf, huge 35ft walls long 425ft centerfield. But best offensive performance by team. First time playing good luck Bulls!!!

#77891	10/10/2020 7:47:56 pm	Jul 2nd, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Moo Cows have been too preoccupied to post recently. I hate to inform you that you have to suffer through us again. Buzzards: Cows best team in league 30w20l +50rd. And then... ouch. Can't wait for my team to visit Murfreesboro! Mmmm milkshakes When the team's not doing well and nobody's around, I like to go sit in the visiting clubhouse by myself and down a milkshake or three. Doubledays: Novi called dibs on milkshakes this season Gentlemen, our milkshake machines are a demilitarized zone. We still haven't filled out our minor leagues (46/50). The Moo Cows have made 6 total draft picks since 2041 and, yes, we still despise the new draft. I still predict that this Moo Cow team hasn't fully hit its stride, but I could be all hazy and bleary from staring at numbers. I'm fully aware that the baseball gods are listening when I start to try and predict the future. Meanwhile, there have been a bunch of game of the year nominees: Orlando 7 - Murfreesboro 11 (major comeback at home) Murfreesboro 12 - Durham 9 (a WILD 10 inning game) Murfreesboro 6 - Durham 8 (Cows lose on a brutal, buttery error in the bottom of the 9th) Murfreesboro 2 - Orlando 3 (just 10 hits in a tense defensive duel) Murfreesboro 1 - Boston 2 (11 innings and tense the whole way) Murfreesboro 5 - Boston 4 (11 innings, this whole series was tense) Murfreesboro 6 - Boston 5 (10 innings, Cows squeak it out) Boston 9 - Murfreesboro 10 (12 innings, are you kidding?!? GOAT?!?) Boston 8 - Murfreesboro 9 (is this already a rivalry?) Murfreesboro 4 - Durham 5 (13 innings, the crusher of hopes and dreams - GOAT?) Dayton 5 - Murfreesboro 0 (1 hitting the Moo Cows at home is no easy feat)

#77899	10/11/2020 1:17:08 pm	Jul 2nd, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Sopho-Milt beautiful Orlando, going to Disney World & Sea World. Orcas heavy hitting offense is strong. Going to be a interesting series.

#77917	10/12/2020 9:26:45 am	Jul 7th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Geech will you post halftime stats vs east yours is better than I can do? Got the "bot" tomorrow hope sweep and leader at half I think I got 5 all-star "Buzzards" & "Vultures" hope to make all-star? DH, 1B, & 2B almost certain to make all-star? To bad Middle Relief pitcher don't matter J.Burns would be 6th from team.

#77923	10/12/2020 5:26:38 pm	Jul 9th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	No problem. To be honest, I feel like I still haven't mastered it, myself. I may try something a bit different this season.

#77935	10/13/2020 6:29:31 pm	Jul 13th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	We've reached the All Star break, and it's time for inter-division stats! Overall, the East is leading the West by a healthy 97 - 83, good for a .539 winning percentage. The top overall inter-division team is actually a three way tie between Dayton, Durham and Orlando. No wonder all of these teams have been shooting up the rankings! Our own Turtles have been slogging along at a .433 winning percentage in ID play. Our early season success was fueled by unsustainable pitching and hitting, and it seems those particular birds are coming home to roost. Enough complaining, bring on the ID stats! Code: TM IW IL WPct DT 19 11 0.633 CS 16 14 0.533 SL 13 17 0.433 ND 15 15 0.500 LL 13 17 0.433 PA 7 23 0.233 WT 83 97 0.461 DH 19 11 0.633 MB 16 14 0.533 SF 14 16 0.467 BS 17 13 0.567 OR 19 11 0.633 HB 12 18 0.400 ET 97 83 0.539

#77949	10/14/2020 3:11:11 pm	Jul 16th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	West all-stars 2B http://brokenbat.org/player/187122 deserved it more! My??? How http://brokenbat.org/player/227318 did not. 3B http://brokenbat.org/player/208948 made it he even started he did not deserve it? Could have had better 3B. "Buzzards" first time playing got player of game; 4 plate appearance, single run score, homerun, another HR, final walk. Anyway I had 4 player in game. Another interesting pick http://brokenbat.org/player/212608 was all-star reliever could I gotten a pitcher instead of 3B? http://brokenbat.org/player/219413 was as good as they get. Ready for 2nd half.

#77952	10/14/2020 4:01:13 pm	Jul 16th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I'm happy to see the West win after trailing so much in inter-division play! I'm even happier to see the Turtles have four All Stars this year, after having none last season. I figured Wilkerson was likely, but he's just a hired gun. He won't likely last longer than another season or two on the team. Sato has deserved more recognition for a while. Yes, he's "just" a set-up guy, but the guy posts innings totals that almost reach starting pitcher levels while having a great ERA. He's actually the franchise career leader in ERA and WHIP, and I'll probably put him the Hall of Fame when he retires. Um and Fossas round out our participants, and these are less obvious choices. I'm assuming Um was selected due to his batting average, because his overall numbers just seem pretty good to me. Fossas may not be a totally deserving selection (he's a platoon player on a hot streak) but he does have great numbers right now and his selection feels like a huge validation for me. Fossas is a relative scouting success for me in that I correctly anticipated his strengths and ascertained that he could be a valuable player despite having limited scouting reports by the standards of 1B/DH type players. Let's hope this All Star win bodes well for the West in the remainder of inter-division play!

#77967	10/15/2020 11:49:51 am	Jul 16th, 2047
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Well its been an absolute stinker of a season for the Invaders. Back in 2040 we had a season quite out of the blue, where absolutely nothing went right (we still finished 76-84). This season has been like that, only worse. This is essentially the same team that finished just five games off first last season (Renteria the only real subtraction), and although the hitting has been reasonable the pitching has been atrocious. We're a whopping SIXTEEN games off fourth place, never mind the top, at the halfway point. I guess its time to play for the future so cuts are a-coming, the question is: where? On the batting side I want to get Davidson to the 400-homer mark, and Abel is still playing well at 34. But there's plenty of cut candidates on the pitching side. Sometimes it just ain't your year.

#78028	10/17/2020 7:53:53 pm	Jul 28th, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Dearest Bulls, Will you please let us be on top for once? Love, The Cows

#78030	10/18/2020 12:00:29 am	Jul 28th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Salacious ruminations from the ruminant population

#78037	10/18/2020 12:50:10 pm	Jul 28th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Justine Hines Bulls 619 runs score welcomed to "Roost" today. Nobody else has 500 RS yet, will they go 4league to legend with 3straight promotion?

#78053	10/19/2020 5:06:57 pm	Aug 4th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Decided to poke my nose in and see what was happening. Some things that stand out: * WOW. Durham offense is monster-level. A .317 AVE with a .316 RISP to back it up. And 639 RBIs, with the next closest at 528? And in first despite their 5.38 ERA? And leads the league in errors at 62? What is this sorcery? It's almost always good pitching and defense paired with mediocre-at-best hitting that I see leading the league, but this? This is unusual. Appears to me you need overwhelming offense in order to make bad pitching and bad defense work. * Speaking of which, see Dayton. A .249 AVE and a .280 RISP say the offense is lucky to be doing as well as it is. But they have some of the best pitching stats in the league, including fewest homers allowed and most quality starts. And middle-tier to respectable defense. * Turtles lead the league with 62 errors. At a cursory glance, that seems to be the one thing holding them back from being in first, as the pitching looks good and the bats lively. Ok, they have the lowest HR pop in the league too. That's not helping. Their high GB/FB from the bats also puts them in a bit more trouble against more exceptional defenses. * A lot of the same from Novi: high errors, poor pitching, strong offense. Last season they managed to scrape out a strong second half. Hrm... * Moo Cows stand out as one of the few teams with a strong reverse differential between AVE and RISP, at .286 and .264. Will RISP catch up? * Wait, let's go back to Novi. They have 227 double plays turned? What sorcery is THIS? Highest team in Legends in 209. They may be making errors, but they're sure as hell turning double plays too. Wooooeeeeey! * Boston's Umeda is vying for a second Gold Glove at SS. Really only thing holding him back is the low-ish DPs turned. Hrm. * Springfield's Mora is vying for a third Gold Glove at 2B. No jinx.

#78058	10/19/2020 5:52:58 pm	Aug 4th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Ouch! Not even a word about us. @lostraven I,am still in it to win it. Not eliminated from fight yet!

#78062	10/20/2020 3:13:53 am	Aug 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Bit of a strange managerial experiment in Novi this season. Starting to become clear to me that managers matter, maybe a lot.

#78066	10/20/2020 6:36:46 am	Aug 4th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@wuggla: Erm, your team has hit the most home runs but also given up the most home runs? Not sure that's the kind of "caught my eye" you wanted. @haselrig: I'd be curious to hear your further thoughts on managers. I think many of us tend to trivialize their impact, so to hear someone speak more highly of their impact is interesting, to say the least.

#78070	10/20/2020 7:33:08 am	Aug 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Novi has the same core of position players we had at the end of the Llamas era, so that's where I'm focusing most of my attention on this little natural experiment that's running. More turnover makes pitching's a little murkier, though there are some interesting departures from the Llamas era there as well. I think the clearest contrast between Llamas and Rowe is on defense. Under Llamas, we flat stunk. You could pencil in whoever was manning 2B and SS to be in the top ten in errors year-after-year. Plenty of brilliant defensive builds humiliated themselves roaming the MI for us. Now, we still boot plenty of balls, but we also make some plays out there that wouldn't have been made under Llamas. These are the same players, so what's the difference? Both Llamas and Rowe are rated as being "below average at coaching defense." Was Llamas at the lowest end of that range and Rowe somewhat higher? Even if that's the case, that feels like a very wide range for a rating in an element that's supposed to effect the game very lightly. Half a season seems too short of an interval to draw many conclusions, but it's lead me to begin questioning whether managers have more direct impact than I'd assumed based on the manual and whatever breadcrumbs Steve has dropped along the way. I'd love to hear if anyone else has noticed anything similar with their teams.

#78072	10/20/2020 8:54:18 am	Aug 4th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Yea! Homering in "Roost" balls flight in Colorado thin air. @lostraven Managers experience should have effects. My last 3 manager had different result on games. T.Rodgers had 6goldglovers in single season had about 3,4 every season under him, great defense manager. J.Wolf gave me 5MVP awarded and under him best offense in leagues leading in most stats best offensive manager. Current manager 2nd season he seems shifting to me? Not sure what he's best at? I put really strong defense players on his team he seems OK with them so far. Pitchers have under performed overall under him; he seems good with 3 young players on roster vets in 30's are going down fast tho? Offensive performed terribly last season this season however they have improved but we still below or negative run difference as a team. That is disappointed to me hoping he improve offense I got 2 former MVP 29-30yo they're example of how he's lower than previous manager!

#78077	10/20/2020 2:55:12 pm	Aug 6th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I believe managers are very important, possibly more so than others. I figure that even if they are designed to be insignificant, if they do anything at all their accumulated effect over a season can be quite large since they never take a pitch off. With my own team, it isn't hard to pinpoint the moment my pitching got much better, and it looks like I'm going to survive in Legends with a rotation of mostly glorified POT 11 and 12. I think it's no coincidence that teams like New York and Colorado Springs started flying up the leagues just after signing their managers. If you look at the top-ranked teams across the game, most of them have high-quality in-game managers. This is why I spent a painstaking amount of time looking through all the manager IDs trying to find my guy a few seasons ago. I think other teams do this too - I know Scranton grabbed their manager almost instantly after he became available.

#78080	10/20/2020 6:11:35 pm	Aug 8th, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Ravens: Moo Cows stand out as one of the few teams with a strong reverse differential between AVE and RISP, at .286 and .264. Will RISP catch up? The Cows are hyper-aware of this painful anomaly. There's no way it stays that way in the back half, right? Doubledays: Salacious ruminations from the ruminant population The Bulls can't keep it up forever.

#78081	10/20/2020 7:07:01 pm	Aug 9th, 2047
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	* Speaking of which, see Dayton. A .249 AVE and a .280 RISP say the offense is lucky to be doing as well as it is. But they have some of the best pitching stats in the league, including fewest homers allowed and most quality starts. And middle-tier to respectable defense No surprises here. I think everyone can see we have pitching but not a lot of hitting. I always used to be more nervous when we were pitching than hitting but now not so much. Three very good starters, and a strong bullpen, including a dependable closer means I can watch with at least a little confidence.

#78096	10/21/2020 3:55:23 pm	Aug 9th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I think it is highly likely that managers can have a big influence. If you were able to replace a bad player on your team with an MVP candidate, does anyone doubt it would have a huge effect? Steve has said multiple times that he tried to calibrate manager impact to be roughly equivalent to the impact of players. Therefore, if our answer to the above thought experiment is that trading out a bad player for a good one can provide a big boost, then we should expect trading out a bad manager for a good one should also have a big impact. Having said that, quantifying the impact of a manger would be pretty challenging, and I think it's also hard to gauge exactly how big of change you'll see within a particular category.

#78165	10/23/2020 6:39:04 am	Aug 19th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Got beaten down by East this year. Had 6 above .500 and positive run difference before facing East. Now time to chase down Hawks in 1st series back west. @Geech waiting for results? My pitching needs to improve 5.0 ERA is to high 4.5 ERA is what I want & expect.

#78166	10/23/2020 6:48:07 am	Aug 19th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Don't mind where we're sitting coming out of IL. Dayton's in reach. On the flip-side, some troubling signs that Rowe's not good at developing the young pitchers. That has me worried. The Novi playbook it to loaf a bit in the first half getting young guys developed enough to contribute to a second half run. Pitching is the weak link in that plan as of now. Stay tuned sports fans. Don't think this is going to be decided until the late stages.

#78187	10/23/2020 3:59:23 pm	Aug 20th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	We've finished with inter-division play for the year, which means it's time for more stats! The East division improved upon their already strong play from the first half, winning 99 games to 81 after the All Star break. That's a solid .550 winning percentage. The top individual performer in the second half was a three way tie between Durham, Murfreesboro and Boston -- all went 18-12 for a .600 winning percentage! The top performance in the West went to two teams that both went 16-14 for a .533 winning percentage in the second half: Dayton and Novi. The Turtles improved our performance a bit, we went exactly .500. Here is the complete second half ID performance: Code: TM IW IL WPct DT 16 14 0.533 CS 11 19 0.367 SL 15 15 0.500 ND 16 14 0.533 LL 10 20 0.333 PA 13 17 0.433 WT 81 99 0.450 DH 18 12 0.600 MB 18 12 0.600 SF 15 15 0.500 BS 18 12 0.600 OR 14 16 0.467 HB 16 14 0.533 ET 99 81 0.550 The overall top performing team across all of ID play was Durham, with an impressive .617 winning percentage and 37-23 record! Second place was a tie between Dayton and Boston, with 35-25 record for .583 percentage. Well done, fellas! East won inter-division play 196-164 this season, which is a big imbalance compared to last year's almost perfect .500 play. We'll do better next year, West teams! Here are the full ID results for the season: Code: TM IW IL WPct DT 35 25 0.583 CS 27 33 0.450 SL 28 32 0.467 ND 31 29 0.517 LL 23 37 0.383 PA 20 40 0.333 WT 164 196 0.456 DH 37 23 0.617 MB 34 26 0.567 SF 29 31 0.483 BS 35 25 0.583 OR 33 27 0.550 HB 28 32 0.467 ET 196 164 0.544 Updated Friday, October 23 2020 @ 4:00:26 pm PDT

#78202	10/23/2020 6:17:11 pm	Aug 21st, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Thanks Geech good luck next 50games your close and did gain 1game on me. So I got 2games in 50 to pass you run difference is still in your favor.

#78298	10/28/2020 5:34:26 pm	Sep 8th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Huge series for Novi. It's not over until it's over, but the race feels way different than it did a few days ago.

#78303	10/28/2020 8:29:16 pm	Sep 8th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	A couple of post-All Star moves seem to be paying off. Escamilla taking Barger's starting role and moving Vines and his team-leading OBP to #2. The only real puzzle left is to decide who should be leading off. Spahn or Kuriyama. Might make that switch if we start to fade, but I like having that left-handed bat in the leadoff spot even tough Kuriyama is the more dynamic player.

#78308	10/29/2020 2:26:29 pm	Sep 8th, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Moo Cows head into an important series at with Durham featuring FOUR out of FIVE starting pitchers injured for at least 5 days. Eighty percent! The majority! Essentially all! Also, probably our best overall hitter. Hooray for the injury bug. Let's see how it works out. Glad for the day of rest on Friday.

#78311	10/29/2020 2:48:58 pm	Sep 9th, 2047
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Clearly milk has not been doing the bodies good!

#78317	10/29/2020 6:53:32 pm	Sep 12th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	4/6 result 1 Doubledays 2 Hawks 3 Turtles 4 Buzzards 5 Tigers 6 Invaders Hawks still looking like team to beat. Turtles are going to be hard shells to Finnish! Doubledays offensive performance may win it? Loveland Tigers swept me can they claim 4th just 6game in 2 rounds is possible. Invading league III Invaders worse season out of 5seasons Mesh77 has great manager and good players really rare season expected be back soon. Buzzards circle bottom hoping I can be above .500 both offense and pitching failed this round. Negative run difference no hope if? I tie for leading in west always next season!

#78320	10/29/2020 9:27:48 pm	Sep 12th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	If we keep up the HRs and clutch hitting, I think we have a shot. Today's training update is gonna be critical to get some of these young guys up to being solid contributors.

#78337	10/31/2020 8:01:54 am	Sep 14th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Today we call up rookie and HoF #19 leaves us. Poor training update but with less than 50games hoping less than 130AB #44 still qualified as rookie next season.

#78343	10/31/2020 6:36:55 pm	Sep 18th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Really glad we were able to avoid our own four game sweep by Novi. Seems like it's their division to lose at this point. Updated Saturday, October 31 2020 @ 6:37:11 pm PDT

#78345	10/31/2020 8:24:37 pm	Sep 18th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I'm not touching that, but I'm feeling pretty good that I've fine-tuned the lineup and staff to a place where we're going to put up a fight most nights. Training update was a mixed bag, but may have elevated Escamilla to ace status on the club.

#78354	11/01/2020 7:59:14 am	Sep 18th, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Thompson gets injured, returns from his injury, and promptly gets injured again for 15 days.

#78355	11/01/2020 8:02:39 am	Sep 18th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Been a low injury year for Novi. Signed an insurance 2B on the last day of free agency as Kuriyama has some injury proneness. Everybody else is pretty stable.

#78389	11/04/2020 5:17:50 pm	Oct 4th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	5/6 Result 1 Doubledays 2 Hawks 3 Turtles 4 Buzzards 5 Tigers 6 Invaders Fans not happy, #49 ranked, 2game from demotion, and -40 run difference. Well all things that are good: we could still win 10 out of final 17?

#78390	11/04/2020 5:30:12 pm	Oct 4th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Who from west wins title? M.Villarreal Cy Young or J.Horn MVP not sure witch ever makes playoffs???

#78391	11/04/2020 8:27:20 pm	Oct 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Horn was carrying a .400 RISP through 3/4 of the season. Shame he dropped off late, that would have been a heck of a line on his HoF plaque. Anybody had their eye on the rookie races?

#78410	11/05/2020 7:37:27 pm	Oct 8th, 2047
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Can't be bad when one of your starting pitchers is injured and his replacement throws a no hitter, with only one walk. Of course, if he can play as well as that a reasonable person might ask why he wasn't already starting.

#78472	11/08/2020 10:18:43 am	Oct 16th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Big series in the West tonight. Might be the decider. Good luck, Gully.

#78477	11/08/2020 2:22:42 pm	Oct 16th, 2047
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Good luck to you too Haselrig. Nice to have a match up this late in the season that could decide things. Been a good fight this season.

#78482	11/08/2020 5:21:22 pm	Oct 20th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Shhh nobody tell Ced & "DB" that a war in Colorado tomorrow between Loveland & Colorado Springs if he coming to II.2? Who will win it 8run difference 2games good luck robinsmd.

#78483	11/08/2020 5:25:55 pm	Oct 20th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome Kirito_Whale Waipahu Indians

#78501	11/09/2020 2:19:40 pm	Oct 20th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Haselrig returning to Legends!

#78502	11/09/2020 2:23:03 pm	Oct 20th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Got a bag of popcorn and a beer last 2games Cows&Bulls.

#78506	11/09/2020 3:15:14 pm	Oct 21st, 2047
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Well played Haselrig. Good run to finish the season by the best all round team in the league. Good luck in the play off and in Legends next season.

#78511	11/09/2020 4:09:23 pm	Oct 22nd, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Nothing like ending the season with a whimper! I'm happy the Turtles improved their record and stuck around, though.

#78519	11/09/2020 6:00:05 pm	Oct 24th, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Oh Lord, it's finally over. The Bulls won something like 8 of their last 10 and just would not stop creeping up on us from behind. Cheers! And that's a good team! Sweaty palms over here for the last few days. Buzzards: Got a bag of popcorn and a beer last 2games Cows&Bulls. Glad someone else is enjoying the tension! When the Cows & Bulls get together, you know there'll be some action. The Milk Machine rejoices promoting back to Legends! What more is there to say! Rejoice! Hallelujah! Cheap champagne all over everything! The MVP of this Moo Cow team looks like Griffey, but it's actually McAllister. A lifetime .236 hitter who hit .285 this year! 107 RBI from the 8th or 9th spot in the lineup! Played a really excellent shortstop! The pitching and defense of this team was key. The defensive numbers were good, but especially good considering the extremely offense minded Cowabungalow. I feel for Springfield. With that run differential, they may deserve better. Congratulations to the Doubledays and we'll see you soon! Some game of the year nominees: Loveland 8 - Murfreesboro 9 (total heartbreak in 10 innings) Murfreesboro 1 - Dayton 2 (spoiled CG in the bottom of the 9th) Palo Alto 5 - Murfreesboro 19 (Cows score in almost every inning; Kim 4 for 4 with 4 doubles) Palo Alto 20 - Murfreesboro 15 (35 total runs?!? Invaders score 8 in the 9th!!!) Springfield 4 - Murfreesboro 5 (a comeback feels pretty good) Durham 7 - Murfreesboro 8 (more twists and turns than a waterslide) The next two games have to be viewed in tandem. Just 1 run total in the 1st inning of the first game, then 16 scoreless drought innings pass over two days (yawning fans everywhere!), then 2 Murfreesboro runs in the 9th and 1 Springfield run in the 9th: Game 1 & Game 2 Boston 4 - Murfreesboro 5 (Cows scrape it out in 11) Murfreesboro 12 - Durham 13 (impossible to brawl with the Bulls and win) Murfreesboro 6 - Orlando 8 (Cows blow a 6 run lead) Murfreesboro 5 - Orlando 6 (Cows blow a 5 run lead THE NEXT DAY) Also, 3 HR for Hank Bailey in this game against the Isotopes.

#78525	11/09/2020 7:43:58 pm	Oct 24th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Doubledays are looking forward to our series with our bovine brethren. Good luck, hurstdm. If I were a betting man, my money is probably on the Moo Cows, but we'll give it our best. Aslo, a big congratulations to GullFoyle. The Hawks were every bit as deserving to be here as the DDays. This time next season, there's a good chance they take our spot in Legends.

#78581	11/12/2020 1:43:52 pm	Nov 1st, 2047
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Congrats and commiserations to those that earned it. We played as bad as we possibly could, especially considering we almost promoted to Legends last season with 86 wins. It was so bad I'm not even going to talk about it, we'll just move on. I did want Davidson to reach 400 home runs, and be the second player in team history to reach that milestone, but he felt just short at 397. I have roster space and money, so may just hang on to him into early next season to finally get him there. Updated Thursday, November 12 2020 @ 1:48:08 pm PST

#78594	11/12/2020 8:06:46 pm	Nov 4th, 2047
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Yes, congratulations to the Moo Cows for winning the league, and the Doubledays for winning the division! I'm not surprised to see Waipahu coming up. Here's hoping they don't knock me out of the league.

#78595	11/12/2020 8:11:41 pm	Nov 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Whew, them cows got teeth there at the end. 0-12 thrashing puts a bit of stink on the end of a pretty competitive series. Congrats hurstdm. Well earned.

#78599	11/13/2020 6:11:48 am	Nov 4th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Sincere grats to Novi and the Moo Cows. Commiserations to Loveland, Palo Alto, Springfield, and Harrisonburg. At a minimum, Palo Alto and Springfield have flirted with demotion off and on; hope you all come back stronger than ever. Novi with two end-of-year awards! Koch is a more-than-worthy RotY. But I still struggle to understand how Jabari Horn does as well as he does. Underscouted, I guess. Giuliani still grabbing awards, I see. Hope you all have a productive offseason.

#78603	11/13/2020 7:01:34 am	Nov 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I've always suspected that Horn scores very highly on some hidden attribute like clutch or intelligence. He's always seemed to have a knack even in his debut against Waterloo in the '40 championship series at 21 years old, he showed some flashes of that. Only the second MVP in Novi/Norwalk history alongside teammate Lee. Updated Friday, November 13 2020 @ 7:07:34 am PST

#78605	11/13/2020 7:08:04 am	Nov 4th, 2047
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Thanks for the kind words! Moo! Ms. Cow is polishing everything in getting ready. Doubledays: Whew, them cows got teeth there at the end. Flat, but large. See you in 2048!

#78606	11/13/2020 7:12:46 am	Nov 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Watch yer back, Cows :P Congrats on a great season, hurstdm. Proud to be going up with the Moo Cows. Updated Friday, November 13 2020 @ 7:18:09 am PST

#78607	11/13/2020 7:20:37 am	Nov 4th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	In more team-centric news, I managed a $12 million profit. By far the most I've ever had in a single season. Wonder what the record for that is?

#78608	11/13/2020 7:34:47 am	Nov 4th, 2047
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	An Italian, a Mexican and a guy from Minnesota all walk into a bar, and the barman says, "Drinks are free for the first three in this year's Cy Young!!" Finding it slightly hard to believe we managed the first three, but certainly not surprised to have no hitters in the all league team or any non pitcher to have a gold glove. A proud moment though for sure, and with one of them being 27, and another 26, they should have a few good years ahead of them. And lets not forget another pitcher of ours, Estaban Rosa, the only Dayton pitcher to ever throw a no hitter. And he's done it twice. One last thing, congrats to the two promoted teams, goodbye and good luck to the relegated teams, and welcome to the new blood from division 3. Oh, one final last thing (can you tell I don't plan these posts?) I started here in 2026, and this is the first time I've finished 2nd in a conference.

#78611	11/13/2020 8:58:37 am	Nov 4th, 2047
robinsmd Joined: 05/25/2014 Posts: 86 Loveland Tigers V.10	Thanks all for the fun season. Our quest to fight off demotion came down to the last series, but we couldn't quite get it done. Hopefully we'll be back after another season!

#78637	11/13/2020 6:06:29 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Excited to be here folks! Hopefully, I can stick around for a few seasons, looks like a lively bunch of manager's in II.2. Excited for the rivalries and games next season! Waipahu is coming for you!

#78647	11/14/2020 4:24:47 am	Jan 15th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Everyone in Laredo is happy to be back to II.2 we feel it's "our" league, 13th seasons already, 3 pennants, 2 titles. The best contributor to franchise Prestige Especially looking forward to developing a rivalry with cross State Dallas

#78648	11/14/2020 4:43:49 am	Jan 15th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome TPS Dallas Dragons

#78649	11/14/2020 4:45:45 am	Jan 15th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome back Frankebasta Laredo Mules

#78650	11/14/2020 4:49:23 am	Jan 15th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Well fastest season flip I can remember Steve flipped it in less than 12hrs!!!

#78765	11/20/2020 1:01:04 am	Feb 19th, 2048
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	I missed out on the first few days of the season flip again. And don't really have time to even start browsing the waiver wire til tomorrow. >< Season killer probably.

#78781	11/20/2020 12:59:34 pm	Feb 19th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	nah, don't worry there was nothing worth the bother in this class of FA

#78791	11/20/2020 9:00:04 pm	Mar 2nd, 2048
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Yes, much weaker than the last two seasons. Not sure I even made a claim the first two days and wasn't at all bothered by it.

#78794	11/21/2020 3:10:32 pm	Mar 3rd, 2048
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	First time I can remember going the first week of wavers and not picking up someone (I only put out half a dozen claims). I thought I was just being too picky.

#78837	11/24/2020 7:52:04 am	Mar 8th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Waivers dismal this season. Early scouting of west teams? Indians bringing heavy hitting. Hawks arms still best. Mules middle of 6 in everything. Dragons will be team to beat if you want to stay II.2! Buzzards hope to not failure like last season. Turtles bottom of west will they repeat last season winning ways? Vodoo zombie doll picks in West 1 Indians 2 Hawks 3 Mules Tied 4th Dragons +run difference Buzzards 3rd season bellow .500 5 Turtles want to win III title. Jamaican pirate quickly taking his doll and leaving from Arizona Cactus League

#78838	11/24/2020 8:13:25 am	Mar 8th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome Gambler75 Brockton Bombers Only 10 games against you this season. Good luck out East.

#78887	11/25/2020 6:18:17 pm	Mar 12th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I like the look of those pre-season predictions @wuggla. Curious to see how our heavy hitting holds up against Dayton's elite pitchers and the rest of the league. Also curious to see how many of my old bats still have some juice left in the tank... hopefully my pitchers don't implode on me too. Good luck to you all, should be a fun season

#78912	11/26/2020 4:39:57 pm	Mar 13th, 2048
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	If last season is anything to go by, we'll pitch well in most games, and lose quite a few of them 1-0 or 2-1 because we probably have the poorest hitting in the league. I'm hoping that with a little extra experience some of the younger guys might get a bit of a boost, but one of our best hitters is now 35 and is coming off a decent season that I doubt he can replicate. We've signed a couple of players, both just depth really but they'll have a chance to fight for a spot in the lineup.

#78917	11/27/2020 1:06:37 am	Mar 14th, 2048
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Glad to hear i didn't miss out on much. But I still didn't have time to search waivers or free agents yet. Or even to set my spring training lineups. >< Hopefully can be on for a quick second to draft someone at least!

#78963	11/27/2020 1:07:08 pm	Mar 14th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Wuggla nailed the Turtles' ending rank in 2047, but I sure hope he's wrong this time. I would greatly prefer to hang around another season!

#79052	12/01/2020 9:26:30 am	Mar 25th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Opening season on road 1st visit to Hawaii facing Indians. My catcher situation is going to be interesting to say the least. Got a rookie and "Friend" let go 3.5mil today hope he finds good team. Young outfielders all 3 will be locked with no backups. 2B I hope making all-star. 3B same as last season. SS has rookie started thus far we will see if he can keep starting role. DH/1B prayers they stay healthy. Got veteran pitching except 1 rookie who I hope will be good or competition against a bunch of better rookie pitchers this season. "SLO" is 4th spot at today's openings. Good luck all this season.

#79058	12/01/2020 12:13:11 pm	Mar 25th, 2048
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Good luck to everyone. Mostly returning last year's team. Relying on starting pitching and hoping for some improvement in hitting. I have a couple of young players I have highish hopes for, especially at SS but half expecting to come up a little short again.

#79070	12/01/2020 5:06:23 pm	Mar 28th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Intriguing Turtles' pitching prospect Wilson made his first league start against Laredo, and it was pretty successful. Not only was it his first league game started, it was also his first ML win, his first quality start and his first POTG award. Wilson also started a game in the cup series, but gave up 6 runs and didn't factor into the decision. Wilson in the rotation this season is something of a gamble. He may not stick, but I had to figure out how to get him some innings. Some rough aging among my starting pitchers is providing some opportunity. Let's hope he can run with it! Updated Tuesday, December 1 2020 @ 5:07:24 pm PST

#79076	12/02/2020 1:50:08 am	Mar 30th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Be cautious: that game was played in the most Pitcher friendly ballpark possible. 3 out of 4 games were shutouts. QED

#79089	12/02/2020 1:07:04 pm	Mar 30th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Geech "SLO" Turtles we can both stay up no need to fight we just send 2 others down. Gonna be good games between us I hope its 10/10 even split but anything can happen.

#79093	12/02/2020 4:42:17 pm	Apr 1st, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	@Frankebasta, thanks for the warning. I knew to take his start with a grain of salt, but I hadn't noticed how unusual your park dimensions are. @Wuggla, hey, it's a deal. We'll stay up and send two of these other guys down. Maybe two of the Indians, Hawks or Mules since their teams are so scary.

#79108	12/03/2020 1:18:53 pm	Apr 3rd, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Frankebasta Texas baseball has 2 teams in league. Laredo Mules have long been best from Texas. Good luck in state rival Dallas Dragons

#79141	12/05/2020 7:36:07 am	Apr 10th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@GullyFoyle welcome to "Roost" home opening 2048.

#79149	12/05/2020 1:40:39 pm	Apr 10th, 2048
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Looking forward to it wuggla. At least I think I am.

#79165	12/06/2020 1:08:34 pm	Apr 14th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	1st trip to Dragons Den in Dallas Texas. Shh don't awaken Dragons!!! Good luck TPS

#79166	12/06/2020 5:29:50 pm	Apr 18th, 2048
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Wow, a 19 inning game. Laredo used 10 pitchers, and Dayton used all 17 position players.

#79170	12/07/2020 8:28:36 am	Apr 18th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	it's what happens in a very stingy ballpark

#79176	12/07/2020 3:36:06 pm	Apr 19th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	And.... this is what i meant ....extra innings of goose eggs

#79197	12/08/2020 12:20:03 pm	Apr 21st, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 1/6 result 1 Buzzards 2 Hawks 3 Indians 4 Mules 5 Turtles 6 Dragons Ready for 2nd time thru division.

#79208	12/08/2020 5:13:04 pm	Apr 25th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@Wuggla... holy game 3 today lol 17 innings... you just wouldn't go down without a fight. Your HR's were killing me. And when your CF threw out my almost winning run, I guess a 20 Arm > 20 Speed lol.

#79303	12/14/2020 8:04:59 pm	May 17th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	2/6 Result 1 Turtles 2 Hawks 3 Mules 4 Indians 5 Buzzards 6 Dragons Hawks have 91 Double Plays best Fielding Percentage .990 in the league!!! Turtles 2nd best offensive runs scored in league; 24runs in 1 game against Buzzards Indians vs Buzzards rd3 who gets pink lined??? Mules middle of every thing stubborn Mules don't get kicked of top by them in 3rd round LOL.... Dragons in frozen sleeper ?if? they awaken we all could be in trouble Who at top half way point???

#79381	12/19/2020 4:29:30 pm	Jun 2nd, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Are you guys able to make a profit at this level? I had a substantial loss last season and I'm likely to have another this season as well.

#79409	12/20/2020 10:13:57 pm	Jun 8th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I have a heavy payroll... Seems to be trending in the direction of some losses this season. I could probably shave off a couple contracts but I want to try and hold on to what I have and see how our standings shake up. Competition is too tight to make paycuts this early lol.

#79415	12/21/2020 7:43:14 am	Jun 8th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	It's really impossible to make profit! Taxes, League Fees, and salary raised on every thing... Keep what you got; at this level of pyramid it's about prestige!!!

#79416	12/21/2020 7:56:27 am	Jun 8th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	3/6 Result aka the halftime. 1 Turtles 2 Mules 3 Buzzards Tie 4th Hawks Indians 5 Dragons Now time of double header days West vs East 5game series & playoffs preview. MVP of 1st 50 games D.Rider Ames Aces top of East vs "SLO" Turtles best in west 1st series.

#79417	12/21/2020 7:58:55 am	Jun 8th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I don't know, I made 12.4 M last season. Got 168.00 above break even the season before that and had a 1.8 M profit three seasons ago.

#79419	12/21/2020 8:09:47 am	Jun 8th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@shikago Green Bay Lethargy wow new manager and lots of transactions. That's why I don't scout Eastern Teams till Interdivision time.

#79574	12/30/2020 3:39:50 pm	Jul 16th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	5 all-star Buzzards Vultures still got poor run support. The Lion is above by +1 RD 25th ranked!!! "Silver" all-star not in game! RoY SP??? 4 games out 1st Mules Top West C. Oldham Cy Can a dent "SLO" Turtles 2game lead holds 2nd in League Indians 1game bellow looking starting all-star players"9" yes 9 starters! Best in league.. Can still winning 4th to first is possibilities??? Hawks Pitching 5th 2MVP pitchers not to be overlooking them at all. Dragons in CUP a Trophy could still be his this season???

#79578	12/30/2020 4:59:57 pm	Jul 16th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I'm trying something a bit different this season. There should be an image with the standings down below. Let me know if you don't see it. It's the All Star break. That means we're halfway through the 2048 season and halfway through inter-division play. So it's time for some inter-division stats. In 2047 the East won ID play by a comfortable margin in both the first and second halves. If this year has felt very different to you, well, you're right! The West has a two game edge in 2048 ID play so far: 92-88. Let's hope it lasts. The top individual performer so far is the West's own Laredo Mules, who went 19-11 for a .633 winning percentage. No wonder they've been climbing the rankings! Way to do the West proud! Hopefully they can do the West a little less proud in the second half. Ahem. Right behind them in second place is the East's Brockton Bombers, who went 18-12 for a .600 winning percentage. Well done, folks. Now, our own beloved Turtles have a long history of relatively weak performance against the East division teams. While, alas, 2048 does not really break that trend, we have played above .500 so far. We went 16-14, for a .533 winning percentage. Could be worse! Let's move on to the full standings:

#79581	12/31/2020 2:33:54 pm	Jul 16th, 2048
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	No surprise to see we're the worst team over that period. We've been terrible almost as a default. At least we've been consistent.

#79582	12/31/2020 3:01:15 pm	Jul 18th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	The Hawks actually played .500 ball prior to the inter-division games. I think their poor first half ID play is more of a blip than a true indicator.

#79583	12/31/2020 5:12:36 pm	Jul 20th, 2048
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	I hope so man.

#79620	01/05/2021 5:19:51 pm	Aug 8th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Just noticed Laredo's 25-4 thumping of Green Bay... anyone else notice Green Bay Lethargy's 69-year-old 0si pitcher...? lol

#79624	01/05/2021 7:23:39 pm	Aug 9th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	That's funny. To be honest, I would have guessed his stats would be worse with 0 SI.

#79626	01/06/2021 2:16:44 am	Aug 9th, 2048
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	(Just catching up on all the posts from this season. Belated hi to everyone!) Cohen staying out there to get hammered like that was a glitch >< You may laugh, but Cohen was honestly really impressive last season in the Legends League! Had several really nice outings during the season, despite often entering in extremely high pressure situations (late inning close games vs division 1 players). He only gave up 8 HRs in 131 appearances, and even struck out 2 elite hitters back to back. Unfortunately a glitch during the final series of the season (similar to the one today) completely torpedoed his 2047 season stats There were long stretches of the season where he certainly wasn't the worst pitcher on my team. And his stats would've been even better if the dud who often came in after Cohen wouldn't have let what seemed like every inherited runner to score. Anyway, happy I don't care about avoiding demotion this season. As it looks like 4th place in both divisions will finish above .500! Updated Wednesday, January 6 2021 @ 2:22:12 am PST

#79627	01/06/2021 3:06:11 am	Aug 9th, 2048
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	@Frankebasta - Interested in hearing more about your ballpark comments from a while back. Curious if in the past you've ever experimented with having your walls further back? And if so how did those results compare to your current ballpark? (big difference? small difference?) @Wuggla - Already forgot what I was doing by now! Think I had finally noticed that my manager's salary (somehow) increased by $4 million after demotion last season. And... now I have a new manager who is good at coaching defense, yet bad at teaching it! :P Go figure! Not sure if I have the motivation to do a serious rebuild. Or will just settle into semi-retirement in D5-D6. Getting Cohen back to D1 was my only motivation the last time around, TBH. Updated Wednesday, January 6 2021 @ 3:17:29 am PST

#79628	01/06/2021 3:40:40 am	Aug 9th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Just noticed Laredo's 25-4 thumping of Green Bay... anyone else notice Green Bay Lethargy's 69-year-old 0si pitcher...? lol in that game Cohen entered in the 3rd inning, and he went on to pitch to 23 batters (109 pitches thrown) to make only 4 outs. 11 hits, 7 walks, 1 reached on error. 14 runs, 12 earned. only 1 HR (I think those 35' walls helped him) I have no problem with shikaco using Cohen, who's skills are straight 0s (as in zero) This is a computer game, virtual sports, we all can find it amusing in different ways. But it should not interfere with someone else's enjoyment, and it does by skewing the Run Differential. Which is used for promotion amd demotions. Even more impactful, in cup qualifying round. I think that if it is allowed to use players like Cohen (which i agree) we should replace RD as tiebreaker with head to head record instead. I don't have a solution for the cup games though

#79631	01/06/2021 6:00:08 am	Aug 9th, 2048
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Want to focus on this for a moment: But it should not interfere with someone else's enjoyment, and it does by skewing the Run Differential. I agree that head to head should be used instead of run differential! But there's a much bigger issue issue you didn't mention. That makes all of this completely meaningless. So many of the top teams (past & present) consistently make a farce out the cup qualifying round, plus the end of the regular season. Cup example: A while ago, a popular D1 team was in my cup qualifying stage. They swept the first 12 games using a dominant lineup, before intentionally throwing their final 8 cup games. This strategy was praised and regarded as a smart move. And many other top teams do similar things during cup qualifying games. (use a lineup of rookies vs. one team, then use their best players vs. a different team). You can see how unfair this is, right? Much more than skewing run differential slightly. Season example: Let's say that you and I are in the same division. And fighting to avoid relegation. Team X is really good and sweeps you. But they don't face me until the last series of the season. When they've already clinched the division. Team X uses a bunch of rookies against me and I end up sweeping them easily. Should Team X be allowed to do that? Again that not only skews the run differential, but gives me 4 free wins against the #1 team! And you end up demoting because of this. So the question is who gets to decide what others are allowed to do? It's not fair to others what the teams in my example do. But while I personally dislike these type of things, who am I (or anyone) to dictate how another team plays? As long as there's no obvious cheating, anything should be ok, IMO. Too many of these type of games have users becoming authoritarian & angry about everything. (I even stumbled upon a 5 year veteran of one game. Who repeatedly finished in last place. Trying to bully some poor woman into how to do things.) Anyway the 14 runs given up was due to a glitch & he shouldn't have thrown more than 30 pitches. (It should also be noted that there have been plenty of younger & talented pitchers that have been lit up similarly) He's been in the same role with the same low hook and low pitch count vs every team all season. It can't get more fair than that!!! (as long as the game obeys my settings and doesn't glitch) Updated Wednesday, January 6 2021 @ 6:04:17 am PST

#79651	01/06/2021 9:50:10 pm	Aug 14th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I love it honestly haha. I'm amazed that he is able to rack up some K's with his 0 abilities! Let alone to get out's is quite amazing, but I mean anything is possible! @Frankebasta - you could use another matchup against cohen to get your PD closer to the SLO Turtles XD! Loving the tight races for 1st we've got going in both divisions. Hope it stays this way right until the end of the season!

#79665	01/08/2021 12:51:21 pm	Aug 19th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Last 50 of 2048 "SLO" Turtles 4game leader +150RD Laredo Mules leading us 3game +100RD Oh today 7th round pick born in Laredo TX Indians leading 1game +60RD Looking like we both can win it this year. Hawks have 12 games back uphill battle 2half . Dragons did not do well this year I was looking at them and found out I owned that team before this game got better Good luck last 50 of 2048

#79673	01/08/2021 5:27:27 pm	Aug 21st, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, we've reached the end of inter-division play, which means it's time for the updated ID statistics. It's great news for the West this time. We also won ID play in the second half, and with a slightly larger lead: 94-86, or a .522 winning percentage. It was a much tighter range of performances for the West this time, so the top individual team was actually the Durham Bulls in the East. They went 18-12, for a .600 percentage. Nicely done! Second place was a three team tie at .567 which included teams from both divisions: Turtles, Indians and Bombers! Here are the complete second half standings: You guys can probably figure this part out for yourself, but after winning the first half AND the second half, the West won ID play in 2048! Huzzah! 2045 was the last season I recorded that happening, and that was back in LL3. The top individual team was the Brockton Bombers, who went 35-25 for a .587 winning percentage. Second place was the Waipahu Indians, who were not far behind at 34-26 and a .567 pct. Well done, folks! Very consistent ID play from both of those teams this season. Here are the standings for ID play as a whole:

#79696	01/11/2021 7:03:31 pm	Aug 31st, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@Geech - love the stats, excited for the race to the finish line. Good luck to ya!

#79710	01/12/2021 4:27:18 pm	Sep 2nd, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Thanks! Good luck to you, too. I'm gonna need some luck to actually hold onto the division, I think.

#79727	01/15/2021 8:31:01 am	Sep 12th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	4/6 result 1 Turtles 2 Indians 3 Buzzards 4 Mules 5 Hawks 6 Dragons 32games left 3games back of leader. Buzzards can still win the West! Defense is not as good I think they could play better. Offensive performance has slightly improved. Pitchers are doing good overall but the leftist closer has moved to MR2 my over priced closer of 33yo 5mil will be replaced in off season. Just hope we don't blow save opportunities?

#79730	01/15/2021 3:58:09 pm	Sep 13th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Both races are really wide open still. I'm not sure how I'll be able to handle this tension if it stays close the rest of the time.

#79739	01/16/2021 12:08:23 am	Sep 14th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I'm surprised to see Laredo slumping right now. I feel like SLO deserves the promotion the most... I'm concerned for tomorrow's series with the Buzzards. Gut feeling has me worried, would love the promo, but gut feeling says its not my year. Still... would love to see it haha, hope it stays tight

#79798	01/20/2021 5:08:30 pm	Oct 3rd, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I think that's probably game. We might have been able to hold onto a slim lead, but I don't think the team can overcome a multi-game deficit in the remaining series. I'll continue to manage the games like they matter, and hopefully our final series against the Indians on the last day of the regular season will be meaningful. With the way the team has been playing, I'm not even sure we'll have a run differential edge by the end of the season, though.

#79799	01/20/2021 5:26:33 pm	Oct 4th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	5/6 result 1 Indians take 2game leader. 2 Turtles have +RD will it be a tie breaking? 3 Buzzards comfortably 3rd not going up or down. 4 Mules survived elimination. 5 Hawks hopefully win it next season in League 3 still can win Cy Young Award? 6 Dragons was bottom all season good luck next season in III League you got a good team overall just come back soon OK... In Eastern News Bulls need 10win out 17 for clinch with 7game lead over tied up 2nd&3rd place.

#79805	01/20/2021 11:24:19 pm	Oct 4th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Indians won a clutch series vs SLO... but lost our best offensive/defensive player in our 23yr old SS Tejera for +10 games... only 17 games left. Waiting to see who will clutch up to keep the team rolling with Tejera out. Maybe we'll need to rely on our pitching to get us through the tight games? Good Luck to everyone! Going to be a wild finish!

#79870	01/24/2021 4:18:08 pm	Oct 18th, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Going 6-14 against Laredo this season is really about to cost us our promotion to Legends... Really hate to see it... guess it's going to come down to the final 3 games of the year once again against SLO.

#79874	01/24/2021 5:17:47 pm	Oct 20th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I didn't expect to be back in this position this season. It's all down to tomorrow.

#79876	01/24/2021 6:25:21 pm	Oct 20th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	funny thing, the series sweep against the Indians was the Mules's first home sweep of the season (except a 5-0 series vs Ames in interleague play). Mules finish with a 38-42 record at home, 47 wins on the road. The extreme Pitchers park wound up to be an utter failure

#79885	01/25/2021 7:42:07 am	Oct 20th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Wow, I was a hermit this season. Only now poking my nose into II.2. I Barely recognize the team makeup! Grats to the Bulls! And holy crap: a last-day series vs. Indians and Turtles. Exciting!

#79902	01/25/2021 3:26:39 pm	Oct 21st, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Grabs 3Gallon bucket of popcorn going pitch by pitch for last game Winner Goes Legend!!! Congratulated Bulls

#79903	01/25/2021 3:28:37 pm	Oct 21st, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	This is going to be nuts! Come on boys let’s pull it off!!! It all comes down to 1 game 👀

#79907	01/25/2021 4:06:31 pm	Oct 22nd, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Oh, Jesus. I can't believe it came down to the last game. That was super stressful to watch. The Indians' team rating is still more than 20 points better than the Turtles, BTW. shrug

#79918	01/25/2021 4:45:04 pm	Oct 22nd, 2048
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Ooooooooof what a stinger!!!! So close! Congrats Geech - it’s been a hell of a rivalry we’ve had going over the past couple seasons. Good Luck in Legends, hopefully we’ll be re-united soon!

#79927	01/25/2021 6:42:25 pm	Oct 24th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Thanks! I'm impressed by the Indians. We scuffled through our first two seasons in II.2 before having this good year. You guys were competitive right away, and you seem to have a ton of young talent. I think you'll be in Legends while we're sinking back down through the levels, to be honest. I'm pretty glad to get there for at least one season, because I'm not sure I have much window left.

#79961	01/28/2021 6:46:15 pm	Nov 4th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Congratulations to Durham for winning the league in 2048! I'm glad we were able to force it to seven games. Congratulations are also in order to everyone who managed to stay at level II. It isn't easy at this level.

#79962	01/28/2021 8:02:53 pm	Nov 4th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Congratulations @diegodamers Durham Bulls had a great 2048 final 4Cup run Championship II.2 Trophy 2nd trip to Legend League!! @Geech "SLO" and steady Turtle going to miss you next season whose gonna do East vs West statistical? Anything on Awards Ceremony MVP & CY Young predicted? Well maybe we Buzzards can get a RoY trophy?

#80014	01/30/2021 4:05:33 pm	Jan 15th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome 2049 owners Haselrig nice to have back. Xlee227 is back put East in their place Deuce I glad to play you again. Vols looking forward to games with you. BobbyWadd welcome Michael8 welcome

#80119	02/06/2021 8:06:56 am	Mar 2nd, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@rwyatt Aces looking nice MVP!!!

#80201	02/14/2021 9:41:45 am	Mar 18th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Duece you are the owner I have played against the longest so far can't wait till we play each other again. @Frankebasta going to be good fight for us I thinking we both will be fighting for 4th again. @Haselrig you get to battle us again for 3rd but think your 2nd best this season proof me wrong and win west? @Kirito_Whale Legend League next season top spot is yours again my Voodoo pirate says offensively unmatched in west. @Vols you're going to be wild card all Season long not sure what's going to happen this season but it is our first season playing each other. Predicted finish 1 Indians 2 Doubledays 3 Buzzards 4 Mules in Hawaiian should reconstruction new ballpark new weather also? 5 Ripper's could send me and Frank down a lvl not underestimate them! 6 Aces wild like Anything can happen this season... Good luck west needs Tittle back.

#80206	02/14/2021 12:21:16 pm	Mar 18th, 2049
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Love the confidence in my team @Wuggla. Hoping to breakthrough to legends! Every matchup counts, hope I can figure out the Mules, unlike last season. The Buzzards are always a tough matchup. The Doubleday are a historically good team, they'll be scary to compete against. Despite my big bats getting older, I hope they can stay hot. Added a little bit of pitching so hopefully we'll be better defensively to go with some BIG arms in the outfield. Looks like I'll be rolling out an inexperienced bench this season on offense. I feel like we got worse, but we'll find out soon enough.

#80286	02/19/2021 4:44:55 pm	Apr 9th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Ownership Says F.Paez Final season "HOF" nights home open 41,500 Bobblehead given out at gates! Jumped 27from 17th Ranked team ownership noted says started on the roads 1st half flying hot for home field advantage. Will I call a good pitcher he was best on my boards overall his 10years into record books only the rest company he was dependable starting pitcher

#80314	02/23/2021 10:33:42 am	Apr 21st, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	1/6 completed 1 Rippers slash top team +4RD* 1 tied at top Doubledays hot start! 3 Mules I believes they will be stubborn. 4 Aces don't gamble with them? 5 Indians slow starts can be overcame! 6 Buzzards will we win? Can offense help pitchers? Bullpen is terribly loosing games we could have won.. 2nd round home field advantage for me.

#80349	02/26/2021 9:39:12 am	May 3rd, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	???robots??? Boston signed Free Agent did not draft? Has 6 yes just 6 Minors 2 of its minors are horrible above 27yo and have terrible scouting report. The others are 11pot that would never make a roster by human standard. Sometimes I wonder why bots do not draft more? What's worsening the robotic team is doing better than me

#80368	02/27/2021 5:47:01 pm	May 10th, 2049
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@wuggla - thank you for letting us trash you to give us the confidence boost we needed to start hitting again hahaha

#80379	02/28/2021 8:39:30 am	May 10th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Ktito_Whale glad I help rolling eyes! I think that the reason my team is doing terribly loosing games I clicking management then reset to default after spring. I forgotten the way to set my management then reset to start season now I tinkering with management setting to figure out what ordered works. Nothing is working we are still loosing???

#80386	02/28/2021 4:50:13 pm	May 13th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	2/6 completed 1 Rippers slashing +14RD 1 Indians Tied up 2games more played! 3 Mules Hawaiian debut middle again. 4 Doubledays still team to beat if want out of relegation. 5 Aces can be wild all season .500 50/50 they beat anybody anytime. 6 Buzzards will win III league starter next season at this Pace?

#80417	03/02/2021 6:16:17 pm	May 21st, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	52 - Brian Jarrell [ID #230338] Bookmark Brian Jarrell Colorado Springs Buzzards SS Home Town: North Las Vegas, Nevada College: Temple University Drafted: 2041, Round #6 by St. Charles Tigers Professional (3 years with club) Bats (S) Throws (R) Positions: SS 2b Attributes Offense [Form: Very Hot] Defense Age: 28 Hitting: 14 Fielding: 14 Height: 5' 11" Bat Control: 16 Range: 14 Weight: 175 Plate Discipline: 9 Arm: 15 Experience: 4 years Power: 16 Skill Index: 13 / 20 108 Salary: $2.45M Speed: 10 Potential: 13 / 20 13 Scouting Report: He can be a very good hitter. He can develop into a decent slugger. He can be solid in the field. He has good overall potential. *MVP* vs Hawaii mules SS player also picked by NOVI solids waivers history!!!

#80481	03/08/2021 1:15:44 pm	Jun 8th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	3/6 completed 50/100 halftime 1 Indians take +11RD 5game leader going East 2 Rippers hidden in ally stalking!!! 3rd place .500 3way "wow" Doubledays are very good if you want it you got to find way to beat them. Mules they just quickly turn stubborn on you if you don't have a carrot? Aces wild all season anytime playing them you "bet" they can win it! 6th bottom of hole league even robot better than Buzzards. Least runs score Most runs allowed. Nothing is working already scouting III for next seasons matches. East vs West time 30games till All-Stars*** who gets to play? who winning inter division?

#80612	03/17/2021 5:07:06 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Haselrig #31 "Cool Whip" player of game!!! My catcher cost more has every chance to be as good as 12 potential whose clearly outperformed his scouting report. Also my catcher has said he will outperform #31 2nd half??? Good luck 2nd half season maybe the Buzzards catch fire and win it all

#80617	03/17/2021 9:11:48 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	He's having an amazing season. Rock steady on both sides of the ball this season.

#80708	03/26/2021 6:35:33 am	Aug 19th, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Koch with 30 HRs? That's one of the more outlier stats I've seen in my time.

#80713	03/26/2021 7:32:35 am	Aug 19th, 2049
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	good outlier

#80714	03/26/2021 7:38:11 am	Aug 19th, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Nobody in team history has topped 40. If he really wants to impress me... :P

#80852	04/02/2021 2:36:03 pm	Sep 13th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	4/6 complete early? No Casey's Days in BB crying for pitching to adjuster time before last 10 series 1 Rippers=Sherlock has not solved who killed it in 2049 murder of West? 2-4 Tied up 8 games back! Doubledays securely in company RD. Indians can chase top spot with good luck. Aces hold 4th with lowest RD 5 Mules have to work for 4th 6 Buzzards looking at 2051 return to league???

#80858	04/03/2021 3:32:10 am	Sep 16th, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	The West looks won to me. Puttin' some kids in for a little seasoning. All eyes in Novi move to the MVP race. Koch having maybe the best season in DDay history and Horn's no slouch, either.

#80917	04/08/2021 8:01:38 am	Oct 6th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Well Thursday update #9? Missing yesterday 5/6 reported? Western is almost locked in. 1 Rippers vs any 1 of 5 from East side. 2-4 is looking like they are set. Good luck next season Doubledays, Indians, & Aces. 5 Mules headed down pyramid. 6 Buzzards will miss y'all next season. Now Excitement in Eastern battle!!! 5 teams 3 games between them Who wants it most? Can Tigers return to Legend? Aces poker face are they bluffing? Trojans at gate do they get in Legend? Buccaneers on the shoreline of Legend island! Bombers in air over the targets will the miss or hit their marks? Good luck last 4days of season all.

#80942	04/10/2021 3:47:20 pm	Oct 16th, 2049
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Good Season fella's hope to see the Mules and Buzzards back up next season. We started slow then got hot.... then our interlock games vs the East killed us and we never recovered... pitching went downhill. Got a lot to figure out for next season if we're gonna look to promote to legends. Lots of young talent, maybe need to add a couple FA vets to help out - and our depth kinda didn't do much for us. Looks like we'll finish off the season alright. On the plus side... we had our 1st season in a while where we actually profited??? Maybe its about time we flip our 80yr coach and his 6.30M cap hit, even though he's got some of the best offensive/pitching stats a guy could dream of.

#80950	04/11/2021 4:15:24 am	Oct 18th, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congratulations, Deuce. Strong showing all season. Good luck in the playoff and congrats to punching a ticket to Legends.

#80958	04/11/2021 4:22:20 pm	Oct 20th, 2049
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Thank you Novi, not sure we're ready or even deserving but we'll do all we can to put a decent showing up in the Legends .

#80976	04/12/2021 8:43:24 am	Oct 22nd, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Wally World Kane for MVP🌎 Go @Duece Win the Title? H. Clark Ft. Laurdale Cy Young ,⚾

#81026	04/14/2021 3:11:00 pm	Nov 2nd, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Congratulated xLee227 Inoke Alo was unstoppable in 3 Games started 2 player of game awarded!!!

#81042	04/15/2021 8:30:51 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Thanks! A relatively unexpected result, a lot of good teams this year...

#81073	04/16/2021 3:09:28 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, Lee. Good luck in Legends!

#81082	04/16/2021 6:39:38 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	#32 The Roach Sweeping award ceremony. Norman Aces Cy Young Zang deserved it!!! Sometimes I get stealing 1B all league giggles. Gold Glove CF "Buzzards" will he be better in RF??? Gonna Miss II.2 hope I can return to it soon.

#81085	04/16/2021 6:53:03 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Gonna miss you, Wuggy. Hope you get back in 2051.

#81110	04/16/2021 8:10:19 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Welcome back @Geech... short-lived tenure in Legends hahaha

#81116	04/16/2021 10:18:29 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Let's see if letting my 20yr veteran manager retire is a franchise-altering move... Makes sense financially... curious to see how it affects the team.

#81126	04/17/2021 7:34:46 am	Jan 13th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Detroit Tigers, eh? This could get ugly.

#81143	04/17/2021 2:42:21 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats V.2	Whatsup everyone? It's my first time up to to this level, go easy on us!

#81147	04/17/2021 3:14:58 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Yep, I'm back. It was a brutal pounding in Legends, but I got some youngsters some playing time and hopefully that plays dividends. My vets chose a really bad time to all age out of usefulness. I'm legit happy to be back here rather than in II.1, though.

#81566	05/03/2021 5:39:30 pm	Mar 24th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	We're in the midst of something of a youth movement. I have hopes that we may be able to remain in the league next season, but avoiding relegation will require some things breaking my way from a performance and development standpoint. I'm not feeling super optimistic on that front right now. It's good to see Brentwood again. Your team (under a couple different names) has pretty much come up through the same leagues the Turtles have, but it looks like we haven't played in the same league since level IV in the early 2040s.

#81597	05/04/2021 4:18:34 pm	Mar 28th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	And after the first league series, I'm going to go ahead and downgrade my cautious outlook to outright pessimism. I wonder which level III league I will end up in. lol

#81757	05/10/2021 7:22:56 pm	Apr 21st, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	After the first run through the division, here's how things stand: 1 Norman Aces Cup 32 2 Brentwood Bearcats Cup 3 3 Novi Doubledays Cup 41 4 Waipahu Indians Cup -15 5 Detroit Tigers Cup -22 6 San Luis Obispo Turtles Cup -39 1 Augusta Trojans Cup 18 2 Ft. Lauderdale Buccaneers Cup 33 3 Orlando Orcas Cup -6 4 Ames Aces Cup -9 5 Sunrise Octopuses Cup -20 6 Saratoga Highlanders Cup -16 My Turtles are the worst in the West, with a worst-in-league run differential. We've got some young players who can still develop over the course of the season and theoretically improve their play, but in general I do not see a path to adequacy for my team. I think we're likely to relegate this season and, frankly, keep relegating in future seasons.

#81760	05/11/2021 4:58:57 am	Apr 21st, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Feel like we have a shot this season. Pitching's about the same as it ever is in Novi. Not as good as it needs to be, or what the talent suggests it should be. Hoping it can at least keep us competitive. I don't see Koch doing what he did last season (struggling in the year after the MVP with a .200 AVE to start), but Horn is capable of producing a lot of offence if we can get the small-ball guys in front of him to do their jobs. Davies is playing the Vine part well enough, but Herrera is AWOL so far this season. He may drift towards the back of the lineup even more if he can only bring .200 to the table. In that back-end group, Waite's doing his early season heroics again and Toro is playing out of his mind. Logan's the wild card and an illustration of the downsides of the perpetual rebuild model we've always employed with the DDays. We tend to stick around, but we rarely (if ever) have dominant seasons.

#81851	05/14/2021 11:07:28 pm	May 6th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	We made a lot of off-season changes to correct the pitching and bolster the offense... but I'm worried this year may not cut it to promote... What's worse is that the past few seasons have really taken its toll financially. I might have to cut some contracts soon unless I'm positive we have what it takes to make it up this season. We'll see how far we make it in Cup before any major changes, but will aim to do our best to avoid demotion this season. Got a lot of young talent in the system that might get their shots in the latter half of the season.

#81865	05/16/2021 5:47:21 pm	May 14th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Here's where we stand after the second loop. The numbers are wins, losses and then run differential. The Aces are kicking butt and taking names. They've built a ton of separation already in the West. It's them, a clump of mediocrity, and then the Turtles. 1 Norman Aces, 24, 9, 77 2 Detroit Tigers, 17, 17, 8 3 Waipahu Indians, 17, 17, -17 4 Brentwood Bearcats, 16, 17, -3 5 Novi Doubledays, 14, 19, 6 6 San Luis Obispo Turtles, 12, 21, -71 1 Augusta Trojans, 20, 13, 19 2 Orlando Orcas, 18, 16, 9 3 Ft. Lauderdale Buccaneers, 17, 16, 34 4 Saratoga Highlanders, 17, 17, 2 5 Sunrise Octopuses, 14, 19, -25 6 Ames Aces, 14, 19, -39

#81870	05/17/2021 3:22:16 am	May 14th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	After a nice start, we fell off a cliff. Koch's on life support and threatening to slip into a post-MVP coma. Herrera's decided to join him in solidarity. Look's like we'll be spending another season shooting for fourth or third.

#81997	05/23/2021 6:36:52 pm	Jun 8th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Here's where we stand after this third loop. Once again the numbers are wins, losses, and then run differential. 1 Norman Aces 35, 15, 82 2 Detroit Tigers 27, 23, 4 3 Brentwood Bearcats 26, 24, 13 4 Waipahu Indians 25, 25, 0 5 San Luis Obispo Turtles 19, 31, -73 6 Novi Doubledays 18, 32, -26 1 Orlando Orcas 28, 22, 14 2 Ft. Lauderdale Buccaneers 26, 24, 34 3 Augusta Trojans 26, 24, 18 4 Saratoga Highlanders 24, 26, -1 5 Sunrise Octopuses 24, 26, -22 6 Ames Aces 22, 28, -43 We're starting to see quite a bit of separation between the mid-tier team in the West and the bottom tier of SLO and Novi. There was a brief stretch where I had entertained some hope we might claw our way out of relegation, but that has faded. Still this loop did end on something of a high note. We took two of three from first place Norman, and the game we lost was only by one run. More importantly, the series included Otero's first ever quality start in the major leagues. It was a good one, too, as it was a complete game shutout. Otero's emergence as a good pitcher is pretty critical to the future of the franchise. Much of our young pitching is struggling to various degrees, and I think the ship has basically sailed on Wilson ever becoming the ace I hoped for. In Wilson's case, consistently adequate might even be a stretch.

#81998	05/23/2021 6:47:47 pm	Jun 8th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@Geech - considering how negative your team has performed so far, Wilson has looked not so bad. Better than Logan on my team lol... had higher hopes for him than his 5.80era as a 25yr/116si P. I'm thinking of cutting my big contracts/added FA's once I get knocked out of Cup. Going to chalk up the season and let Norman run away with it and give the kids some playtime to develop. Hoping that it won't let you or Novi come back. But who knows... got a lot of ball left to be played.

#82000	05/23/2021 7:15:22 pm	Jun 8th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Wilson hasn't been bad this year, but he's still more hittable than I expected. I'm probably too down on him just because I had higher hopes for player with his scouting report, POT, and minor league performance. Your Logan does look very frustrating, though. I'll give you that.

#82001	05/23/2021 7:28:06 pm	Jun 8th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Also, and this is totally random, but I feel like a big opportunity was missed by not naming the team the Norman Knights. Just throwing it out there.

#82124	05/31/2021 9:45:54 pm	Jul 9th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Well, I'm still waiting to cut my dead-weight old players for this season... yet we are managing to win cup games.... wonder how much magic we've got left. I bet this post jinx's it and we lose this Friday lol

#82154	06/02/2021 6:54:58 pm	Jul 16th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, this is a bit of an unusual situation this year. The West lost the All Star game, but we're winning inter-division play so far to the tune of 95-85, or a .528 winning percentage. It's not all bad news for the East, though, because the top individual team is a tie between the East's Augusta Trojans and the West's Norman Aces. They've both got an 18-12 record, for a .600 winning percentage. Nicely done! Even the Turtles have played well in ID play, and this came as a shock to me. I knew our play had improved compared to our division record, but I didn't expect to be .500. We haven't really gained much, because everyone else is playing well in the West, too! shakes fist We sent three All Stars to the game this season, and unfortunately our star catcher Um was not one of them. He's likely in his last season with the team, and I was really hoping he could make the All Star team one more time. His hitting has faded noticeably lately, though. Oh, well. Here are the complete standings:

#82198	06/05/2021 6:14:59 pm	Jul 27th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Initiate the Waipahu FIRE SALE - we'll see who remains at the end of the day lol

#82303	06/10/2021 9:19:53 pm	Aug 19th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@Geech - thank you for taking Espinoza and Feliciano onto your team. As much as I will hate to play them down the stretch, absolutely LOVE Espinoza. Feliciano had his ups and down's but relatively reliable. I'll enjoy getting to see what they've got left in the tank with you for ever how long you decide to keep them haha. Needed the salary dump so I can hopefully turn a decent profit and PRAY that I stay up in II.2.... but Novi is right on my A**!!! Yikes!

#82307	06/11/2021 12:46:20 am	Aug 19th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I don't pull plugs Bad timing running into the division leader. Had some Mo going.

#82330	06/11/2021 5:31:32 pm	Aug 21st, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Happy to be of service. I think they can both provide a big performance boost over some youngsters who were playing very poorly and not developing as fast as I had hoped. The only downside is it may be too late to make much of a difference. I'm hopeful that my 20 pitching manager may be able to squeeze something out of Espinoza in particular. Well, it's the end of inter-division play, which means it's time for an update. I'm sorry to report that things went very differently in in the second half then they had in the first. The East led 97-83, and had both of the top teams: the Sunrise Octopuses and Ames Aces both went 18-12 in 2nd half ID play for a .600 winning percentage. Well done! Pretty much all of the West contributed, too. Only Novi improved over their pre-break record. After a surprisingly strong first half of ID, the Turtles' play totally collapsed in the second half. We went 11-19, for a .367 percentage. That's the worst record after the All Star break. It's been a rough stretch for us. Some of our youngsters have disappointed in both performance and development. (I'm looking at you, Agosto!) I'm starting to regret relying on them so much. I really thought it would help the team in the long term, and now I think it was a mistake not to look for more veteran help from the beginning. Hindsight is 20/20, I guess. Here are the complete 2nd half standings for inter-division play: I don't know if you've done the math yet. . . but the East won the post-break play by a bigger margin than the West won before the break. Yep, they ended up winning ID play for the year 182-178, or a .506 winning percentage. At least we kept it close! The top team across all of inter-division was the Augusta Trojans! They played well in both halves and stood apart with a 35-25 record and .583 percentage. Really nicely done! Second place was the Novi Doubledays at 33-27 and .550. Lousy, effective Doubledays. mumble mumble grumble The SLO Turtles were the big losers, but at least we didn't look totally ineffective overall! .433 could be worse! Here are the complete standings across all of 2050 inter-division play:

#82425	06/16/2021 4:53:26 am	Sep 4th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Big series in the "Not It!"sweepstakes in the West when we face off with the Indians in...checks notes...Hawaii?!? I guess, if you insist

#82435	06/17/2021 4:05:16 am	Sep 8th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Well, that was fun. Now we get to fly aaaalll the way back to Michigan. Ug.

#82461	06/17/2021 11:13:33 pm	Sep 12th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Well that was a bummer series for us... At least I want to go out with a little bit of decency but we are just imploding down the stretch... First time demoting in 18 seasons??? I guess the magical run is hitting a speed bump.

#82571	06/23/2021 4:10:18 pm	Oct 4th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I hope I lose 100% of games for the rest of the season. I don't even give a fig.

#82616	06/24/2021 8:45:36 pm	Oct 10th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats to Vols' Aces. Cream of the league from game one. Good luck in Legends, Vol. Well, the DDays have vaulted from awful to mediocre. We'll take it. Here's to another year in LL2. Hopefully, we get it into gear before the AS game next time.

#82691	06/27/2021 5:50:57 pm	Oct 22nd, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I can't say I didn't see it coming, but this has been a painful season to live through. The next generation of talent has arrived and they just aren't very good. There's some development left, but I don't think there's nearly enough to turn things around for the Turtles. I can't tell if I did anything wrong or if I just had some bad luck in drafting underperforming players. Wilson is a particular let down, and one I feel confident chocking up to bad luck. He had good scouting, good POT and good minor league stats. Guys who check all those boxes don't miss very often. Hopefully we can freeze our fall in league level 4. I feel pretty confident we're better than level 6.

#82692	06/27/2021 6:27:33 pm	Oct 22nd, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I can't tell if I did anything wrong or if I just had some bad luck in drafting underperforming players. The uncertainty with prospects has made it much more difficult to evaluate guys accurately. Particular hard hit are we older dogs who developed certain instincts when evaluating prospects that now work against us in many cases. In the we-finished-in-the-boring-safety-zone-so -we-need-something-to-crow-about category, Jabari Horn snatches the batting average lead in the last series to secure the ll.2 triple crown. I believe it's the first in franchise history.

#82700	06/28/2021 1:38:30 am	Oct 22nd, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats to michael8. Didn't follow the east side as closely, but always nice to see another old-timer go back to Legends

#82724	06/29/2021 3:39:51 pm	Oct 29th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Congratulations to the league champion Norman Aces, and the division champion Augusta Trojans! Good luck in Legends!

#82731	06/29/2021 10:40:27 pm	Oct 30th, 2050
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	See ya later II.2... hope to be back soon. Congrats Norman Aces - you guys earned the big promotion this year.

#82732	06/30/2021 12:51:34 am	Oct 30th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	See you soon, Kirito. You'll bounce back.

#82741	06/30/2021 11:35:07 am	Oct 30th, 2050
michael8 Joined: 09/05/2013 Posts: 4 Augusta Trojans III.3	Good Season everyone. Congrats to Vols and Norman ,class of the league this year. Always fun to work back up to Legends. Its going to be helluva challenge next season.

#83513	07/28/2021 3:28:06 am	Apr 25th, 2051
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Could not tell you how we're leading the West right now. Not hitting well at all. Very little slugging. ERA's good for us, but still stinks.

#83730	08/10/2021 7:59:33 pm	Jun 15th, 2051
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats V.2	Rough start to the season for my Bearcats with the worst record in the league. I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet, but wouldn't mind letting some of my young players get more time if this season is a goner. I thought the team would be better than last season, but most players have regressed even though they didn't lose too much SI on the offseason. My ace over the last decade, Miura, was an All-Star in this same league last season but now has a 6.41 ERA. Fingers crossed we can string together a winning streak at some point.

#83746	08/12/2021 2:22:04 pm	Jun 20th, 2051
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats V.2	There is some beautiful symmetry in the West right now (June 20, 2051). This is the current record of the 6 teams: 36-25 (still in Cup) 31-30 31-30 31-30 31-30 25-36 (still in Cup)

#83901	08/21/2021 6:38:32 pm	Jul 28th, 2051
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	The Remnants offence has for a long time had a reputation of striving towards mediocrity. And none excel at this activity quite as impressively as the Remnants whose prized clubhouse tome is "The Principles of Mediocrity". Stay tuned as they find new and creative metaphysical expressions of those principles. Ever striving indeed. Having both Austin and Ikeda out really hurts the defense. Updated Saturday, August 21 2021 @ 6:39:06 pm PDT

#84355	09/15/2021 6:57:27 pm	Nov 2nd, 2051
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats to @charm and the Detroit Tigers on the league championship! Well-deserved

#85443	11/03/2021 2:36:19 pm	Jul 16th, 2052
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Jaime Soto was the starting pitcher for the West team in the 2052 League II.2 All Star Game. Quite a peculiar choice, as he was selected as a Reliever! (among All Star pitchers selections, there are always 1 LHP, and 1 RP) Then again, he only played 2/3 of an inning, so we can say he was an Opener. Impressive innovation for Broken Bat

#85578	11/15/2021 8:22:49 am	Aug 29th, 2052
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Good Luck to Dayton today! Pitching was our downfall in Legends last year and has continued to be an issue this year. Soto being named as an All Star and then getting the start was weird and unexpected. I think we've somewhat straightened our rotation and bullpen out. We've gotten out of a negative Run Differential, hopefully we can move up in the standings a little bit and avoid relegation.

#85607	11/17/2021 5:19:06 am	Sep 4th, 2052
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Sorry, missed this. Just couldn't quite do it but thanks anyway.

#86489	01/27/2022 9:57:25 am	Aug 14th, 2053
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Ames but a beat down on us at home. 54 runs and took 4 out of 5.

#86582	02/02/2022 6:54:38 am	Sep 4th, 2053
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	What a rough stretch for Mount Prospect. Going back to our 5 game series with Alexandria on August 6th we've gone 10-20. It really took a dive when we lost 4 of 5 against Ames including giving up 22 and 13. Even our final 4 cup matchup against Sanford was rough as we lost giving up 10 runs and won giving up 12. I think we've dropped from 1st to 3rd in that time as well and getting swept in 4 at home by Huntington will make it extremely difficult to have any shot of making it back to Legends this year. In 30 games we've given up 204 runs and we've scored 167, so I would say the problem is with the pitching staff. Part of that could be the extra games for our Cup run to the Championship series. We had some injuries and the two games in one day for Cup games had us starting some guys who don't normally start. The bright spot has been Albert Wheeler who we got with 1 claim on the waiver wire. He's been on fire the last few games with 4 HR in the last 5 league games, including a 2 HR game and 2 Player of the Game awards.

#86627	02/05/2022 3:17:41 pm	Sep 17th, 2053
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	of course mother is :ukraine why would i assemble troops in otterplace Updated Saturday, February 5 2022 @ 3:50:06 pm PST Dano Shaunessie Great grope .. i saw Larry Brid nekked Hate mongering cents. Updated Saturday, February 5 2022 @ 4:48:14 pm PST

#86778	02/14/2022 12:53:55 pm	Oct 22nd, 2053
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats Orlando and Huntington. Quite the finish in the East as Orlando needed to win out to avoid losing by Runs differential. I wish we had made it closer in the West. The highlight was obviously making it to the Cup final, but from around that time of the season until the end was a disappointment as things seemed to fall apart. I think around then we were in 1st place, and only 30-40 runs behind on Run Differential. Granted we started playing minor leaguers the last 20 games or so but we definitely were less competitive after then. Next year our pitching staff won't lose any key contributors, but we will likely need to cut at least 2-3 players. We really could use a dominant pitcher to anchor the rotation, but we don't have anyone in the pipeline at this time. For position players we have a log jam of young guys who need playing time. Uto, Walton, and Deal should still anchor the offense, with Washburn and English probably platooning at SS. We probably have 12 guys who could play at the Major League level who are between the age of 20 and 25, so I'm guessing we will do a lot of platooning and alternate lineups to get everyone some playing time. I think Brendan Sherrill will have a great rookie year. In 46 ABs at the end of this year he hit 283/353/587 as a 23 year old. Joshua Shipley is only 20 years old but he may be ready to take over 2B next year. If so that will leave a lot of ABs to find for the others in the under 25 group. On a side note we like the Fullerton Distortion and they will advance to league IV next year so we're happy about that. Updated Monday, February 14 2022 @ 12:56:32 pm PST

#86896	02/20/2022 6:05:19 pm	Jan 13th, 2054
sadman Joined: 07/13/2015 Posts: 61 New Britain Hitchhikers IV.7	Hello Div 2.2! First time caller here. 7 years been playing this game and never been above league 3 so im super excited. Finally got a few of my long time draftees fully developed and its paying dividends! Good luck to all this season, I hope there are some other's who like to post in chat as well so we can get some community going on

#87299	03/17/2022 8:18:10 pm	May 3rd, 2054
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats V.2	Welcome sadman, and all others. I've been in this league for a few years now and have done decent but never really competitive for the title. Hoping this year is the year to promote to Legends for first time. I have the 4-time defending Cy Young winner in Worthington on my team. Really hoping I can get up to Legends while he's still in his prime.

#87415	03/26/2022 12:13:01 pm	May 31st, 2054
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Happy to be up here once again! Can't say that Worthington has had a bad season so far for the Bearcats... he definitely hasn't had the run support he needs for his 5th straight CY Young. Still, a scary pitcher to match up against. Looking forward to a great competitive season with you all!

#87541	04/05/2022 8:58:02 pm	Jul 9th, 2054
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats V.2	Yes good call Kirito. Worthington has been starting to pick it up again lately, but the offense is still sputtering and much of the pitching staff is underachieving. Hoping to go on a 2nd half run. Looks like your team has been putting it together nicely. Might be a 2 team race in the West with you and Lahaina.

#87802	04/25/2022 8:35:34 pm	Sep 28th, 2054
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats V.2	Wasn't even a 2 team race, you ran away with that early Waipahu!

#87841	04/29/2022 4:55:10 pm	Oct 13th, 2054
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Who let the dogs in......... Who let the dogs in.........

#87843	04/29/2022 9:04:52 pm	Oct 14th, 2054
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Welcome up to the dawgs! I won't be sticking around but maybe we'll see you the year after next... hopefully not here thought XD

#87844	04/29/2022 9:05:34 pm	Oct 14th, 2054
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Finally earned my trip to Legends! Ecstatic to be heading up there finally.

#87846	04/30/2022 6:23:29 am	Oct 14th, 2054
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Thanks and congrats on your promo up to Legends. I’m looking forward to playing these guys in Level II. It’s taken awhile to get here. We’ll see if the Doodles are ready.

#87860	05/01/2022 5:34:23 pm	Oct 22nd, 2054
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats, @Jaguar and @Kirito_Whale! @Jaguar - what a close pennant race between our teams all season...your team has been on an amazing run these last few seasons with 4 straight promotions, best of luck next season in Legends! Updated Sunday, May 1 2022 @ 5:35:02 pm PDT

#87868	05/02/2022 8:56:19 am	Oct 22nd, 2054
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	What a shocking end to the season! Our focus for most of the season was avoiding relegation, and I honestly don't know the last time we weren't in 5th or 6th place. On September 16th from what I can tell we were 58-73 with a -71 run differential. We went on a 16-6 run until we ran into Waipahu and got swept in the next to last series of the year. This included two losses in extra innings. I thought we had a good chance to avoid relegation up until this series, but after this series we needed a 4 game sweep against Brentwood, and we needed a 3 game sweep by Norman @ Burbank for us to end in a tie with Burbank. I don't know what the odds of this happening were, but both did in fact happen. If I needed 7 coinflips to all turn up heads, the odds are 1 in 128, so I am going to say there was less than a 1% chance. Even the final game of the season looked bleak, as Mount Prospect trailed 5-1 going into the bottom of the 6th inning. Rookie of the Year candidate Brendan Sherrill hit a 3 run HR (18) to tie the game, and then 2 runs in the 7th put the Skeletons ahead for good. In addition to tying Burbank's record, we needed to be ahead of them on the run differential. We ended up outscoring Brentwood by 11, and Burbank was outscored by 16 in their series, leading to a slight edge for Mount Prospect in the Run Differential tie-breaker. To end the season, starting with September 17th we won 20 of our last 29, and our Run Differential went from -71 to -25. Updated Monday, May 2 2022 @ 8:57:40 am PDT

#87897	05/03/2022 5:41:30 pm	Oct 30th, 2054
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Wow @Jclemen2!!! Did not notice your run to avoid demotion! That's an incredible final run. Thank you all for a great season! I'm surprised we did as well as we did in the finals against the P. Park Jags. Can't wait to take my shot at the Legends League crown. I hope to see some of you up there soon!

#87916	05/05/2022 9:47:59 am	Nov 2nd, 2054
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to both division winners and to Waipahu for winning the League Championship!

#87980	05/11/2022 10:32:43 am	Jan 28th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Oof. 14 of the first 18 league games will be on the road. Hopefully we can hold our own and not get into too deep of a hole to start the season.

#88168	05/26/2022 6:54:35 pm	Apr 7th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	6-4 after an opening 10 game road trip. Happy with how the season has started so far.

#88344	06/09/2022 6:18:53 pm	May 29th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Oof. Just got smoked in a 3 game series by Huntington Catfish, the first place team in the West, on the road. Sadly the third game was 1-0 in 10 innings. Just get one run guys! The other two weren't even close. Congrats to Huntington. Hopefully we can represent ourselves a little bit better in the third segment of the season when we are at home two times of the three.

#88384	06/12/2022 9:11:15 pm	Jun 8th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Just a bit disappointed that my team has cooled off and finished the first part of the schedule 2 games below .500. My young pitchers just aren’t developing anymore and it’s really showing. Need an upgrade there.

#88438	06/17/2022 12:06:43 pm	Jun 25th, 2055
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats V.2	I'm a little late catching up on old forum posts here, but glad to hear my late season ineptitude could help you avoid relegation Mount Prospect! That was some crazy turn of events there at the end of the year. I'm hoping you'll return the favor for me this year as I'm on the cusp of relegation myself. It's been a confusing frustrating start to the season for the Bearcats. We fell out of the race early, and I wanted to start playing younger players, but it seemed too early in the year to completely throw in the towel, so I've been flipping back and forth between trying to win and trying to get playing time for prospects. This is our 6th year in this League, and I haven't been able to make the jump from middle-of-the-pack to contender. Now the team is starting to get old, and my minor league system is somewhat weak or at least underdeveloped. So I'm feeling stuck and directionless. Updated Friday, June 17 2022 @ 12:07:59 pm PDT

#88630	07/12/2022 7:22:14 am	Sep 28th, 2055
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	This has been one of our best seasons in a long time, but Huntington has just been dominant. Looking back the difference in our season may end up being a rough stretch from May 7 - June 14th. During that stretch our offense was terrible and we went 10-19. Flip 4 or 5 of those games and I'd say we have a shot this year. The year we won II.2 and went to legends we only went 85-75, and our best season in II.2 we won 90 games. With 21 games left we can definitely finish in that range. At some point in the next few series we'll start throwing some prospects out there, and some of those are pitchers who will probably get rocked. I am probably jinxing things, but I'm hoping Walton picks up an MVP award for this season. He is my favorite player I've ever drafted and will end up leading in most team career offensive statistics.

#88637	07/12/2022 7:42:25 pm	Oct 2nd, 2055
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves VI.5	This is to announce we will be joining you next season. We clinched our III division title today, and look forward to making your acquaintance.

#88639	07/12/2022 9:52:04 pm	Oct 2nd, 2055
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Good job, congratulations. Looking forward to playing against you... (magic number is 10 for the Mules, to stay in the league)

#88646	07/13/2022 6:35:31 pm	Oct 6th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Congrats Grizzly. Yea Huntington has been a juggernaut all season long. It hasn't been very close for awhile. I'm both pleased and a bit disappointed with our first season in II.2. You always want to win but a top half finish should realistically be considered a successful season I suppose. We really needed to either get our starters stamina to develop some more this season or get lucky in waivers and pick up a couple of really good starters. Neither happened for us. We aren't out yet but it would really take a miracle now.

#88657	07/14/2022 6:27:47 pm	Oct 10th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Had the chance today to maybe inch back into the race for the final weekend but totally blew it. Tacoma beat me three straight at home including smoking my ace in the final game. Congrats to them. Can't seem to win much at home this year. Will have to take a look at my stadium but there's nothing really unusual about it. Just not our year at home. Updated Thursday, July 14 2022 @ 6:29:46 pm PDT Updated Thursday, July 14 2022 @ 6:30:44 pm PDT

#88670	07/15/2022 6:50:49 pm	Oct 14th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	We needed a sweep against Huntington and only got two. It will really take a '69 Mets style miracle now.

#88708	07/18/2022 7:22:40 am	Oct 22nd, 2055
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Maybe Huntington played prospects, but I'm pleased with how the season ended, as we got to within 3 games. The pitching improved quite a bit this year, and some of our younger players like Gomez and Brendan Sherrill improved quite a bit. If we can get increased offense from players like Ripley, Martinez, Pauley, and maybe 1 of Cavazos, Rosado, or Scalise I think the offense will be pretty good next year. I'll be shocked if Walton doesn't win the MVP award. He won the batting title, was 1st in HR, 2nd in RBI, 8th in Runs, 1st in OPS, and tied for 2nd in Game MVPs. Next year he'll be 34, hopefully he doesn't have a big drop off. In our first game vs Huntington on Saturday Geraldo Gomez pitched a no hitter! Updated Monday, July 18 2022 @ 7:24:19 am PDT Updated Monday, July 18 2022 @ 7:24:46 am PDT

#88734	07/19/2022 4:23:45 pm	Oct 30th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Congrats to Huntington on winning the league title.

#88735	07/19/2022 5:44:50 pm	Oct 30th, 2055
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Congrats to Huntington it's always nice to see the West prevailing

#88816	07/23/2022 9:26:54 pm	Jan 13th, 2056
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Welcome to the 4 new teams this season. Hopefully you are all chatters and we can get this thread a little more active. Looking forward to the new season.

#88863	07/26/2022 7:03:10 pm	Jan 22nd, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	And we're back! Tough to get bounced from our 1st time in legends so quickly, hopefully we'll be back up there soon. Bringing back pretty much all of our core + our youth who showed well from last season. Hoping for a couple of big FA claims to bolster the team this season. Can't wait to get started!

#88891	07/28/2022 1:42:27 pm	Feb 12th, 2056
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Glad to be here as well with my aging team! Looking forward to the season.

#89009	08/05/2022 10:12:08 am	Mar 14th, 2056
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	The Goldendoodles enter the 2056 season with a bit of apprehension. We bring in a new manager hoping that doesn't turn out to be a mistake. Bailey was quite successful but we feel we still upgraded there. Then there is the issue of being unable to upgrade two areas we critically need, SS and SP. I think our goal just needs to be to stay up in level 2 until some better young reinforcements show up from the farm. This seems to have been a particularly weak offseason for waiver claims and our luck wasn't so hot either.

#89353	08/24/2022 8:15:07 pm	May 25th, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I have no words to describe our start to the season so far. Our pitching has been by far the best pitching I've ever seen from any season that I have managed. Through 40 games, we have a team era of 3.23. And we've surrendered a league-low 19 HRs against. The next lowest team total is 32, while the highest is 55. In contrast, our team has HIT a team total of 53 HRs. Can't even say it's a home-field advantage sort of thing given we're batting a .272avg in both home and away games. Meanwhile, our pitching has been 3.39era at home, compared to 3.26era on the road. It's going to be a long season. I'm expecting a few guys to slow down offensively and blow up a bit on the mound... but a +68PD and a 5.4 - 3.7 RF-RA through 40 games is remarkable. The most challenging matchups to this point I would say are between either Longview or Lahaina... lots of baseball left to be played! Updated Wednesday, August 24 2022 @ 8:15:51 pm PDT

#89354	08/24/2022 8:51:07 pm	May 25th, 2056
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	We got blown out in 4 games today. Need to regroup. Just can’t get any pitching at all it seems like.

#89430	08/28/2022 9:09:04 pm	Jun 8th, 2056
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Well we’ve had a disastrous ending to the first segment of the season. From a 23-14 record to a 25-25 record and a projection to relegate. I’m not sure how you turn around a RNG season that goes bad.

#89561	09/13/2022 4:29:34 pm	Aug 7th, 2056
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Was four games back a few days ago...

#89653	09/22/2022 9:10:12 pm	Sep 12th, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@Timothy - you were scaring me for a while there, you just kept on winning haha. Glad we tailed off you by a good margin.

#89671	09/26/2022 6:08:52 am	Sep 24th, 2056
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Quite a frustrating season. The West has been extremely tough, with Waipahu and West Fargo having a +346 Run Differential. The next four teams all fight to be .500 or close and avoid relegation, while between them we only have a total -76 Run Differential. If I'm looking at the correctly the West has a +270 Run Differential against the East. Our pitching has held their own, but the offense has just been sad this year. Our best offensive player is 34 and there is no one exciting waiting to take his place. What is most disappointing is the fact Waipahu moved to Legends and immediately relegated the next year. We're in League 2, but we're much closer to dropping a league or two than we are to getting back to Legends. Hopefully we can avoid relegation, but I feel that is going to be the goal for several years to come. Impressive seasons by Waipahu and Atlanta, and West Fargo for that matter.

#89694	09/28/2022 6:52:55 pm	Oct 6th, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	That's the clincher! Excited to be moving back up to Legends! Definitely, an odd season looking at how the West outperformed the east... I've never seen a season (not to mention in league 2) where 4 teams in the east are under .500 with negative PD. Going to let some of the kids play out the rest of the season (all but my big 3), kinda wish I had better pitching prospects to use at this point lol. West Fargo scared me for a little bit but we managed to pull away during the late stretch of the season. Looking forward to seeing who bumps up from league 2 next season, and especially how relegation ends this year!

#89769	10/04/2022 7:41:56 pm	Oct 30th, 2056
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves VI.5	Congratulations, Waipahu. Well played. See you upstairs.

#89782	10/05/2022 7:53:52 pm	Nov 2nd, 2056
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Congratulations to both Waipahu and Atlanta on your promos up to the Legends League. Good luck next year to you both. Condolences to the relegating teams. Good luck to you next year and I hope your quest to get back up to Level 2 is successful.

#89800	10/06/2022 11:14:10 pm	Nov 2nd, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Great series Atlanta!! See you in Legends! Thanks everyone for the great year. Hope to see some of you up there soon.... and hopefully not again in II.2 haha

#89975	10/24/2022 8:24:00 pm	Mar 25th, 2057
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Good luck to everyone for the new season.

#89997	10/27/2022 4:39:38 pm	Apr 6th, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	It mat be a challenge to survive this season, literally. I've never seen so many multi-injury games so close together. Recently injured, but back at the moment: 3B-Bechtel, P-Peric, C-Martinez Current list: Joel Hensley +2, Chung Ho Lee +1, Tomas Martinez +2, Mason Clymer +7, Crisanto Quiazon +1, Reggie Wallace +6, Soma Kamamoto +3

#90027	10/30/2022 9:05:50 pm	Apr 18th, 2057
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	That is rough but it’s still early.

#90036	10/31/2022 9:12:40 pm	Apr 21st, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Think these matchups might warrant some play by play watching tomorrow. Game1: Old man fun - 34yo Chung Ho "Kumite" Lee takes the mound for Dawgs vs "Paris is how old" Hilton Game2: 26x2 = 52 pickup - Mikkel Christiansen tries to hold his LL RPotY form against Che Che Guevarra

#90097	11/10/2022 3:34:19 pm	May 26th, 2057
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	We got a contest going on in the west!

#90261	12/04/2022 5:59:16 am	Aug 25th, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	and under that turtle ... another turtle. Guess is shoulda called that guy Hurdle Beam

#90347	12/18/2022 2:23:53 pm	Oct 18th, 2057
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	So cool that Tyler and Yuma are battling it out on the last day. Good luck to both!

#90350	12/18/2022 5:02:30 pm	Oct 21st, 2057
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Daaaaaang

#90376	12/20/2022 8:28:36 pm	Oct 30th, 2057
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Congratulations to Fall River on your League title over us in the playoffs. Your hitting really turned it on after game one against our bullpen. See you in Legends next season.

#90653	01/18/2023 5:42:33 pm	Apr 29th, 2058
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	1/8 of the season gone (22-24 games each team) and ALL SIX TEAMS in east division at .500!!! 6 way tie!

#90654	01/18/2023 5:42:33 pm	Apr 29th, 2058
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	1/8 of the season gone (22-24 games each team) and ALL SIX TEAMS in east division at .500!!! 6 way tie!

#90655	01/18/2023 7:27:12 pm	Apr 29th, 2058
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	That's nuts 😮

#90657	01/19/2023 2:14:32 pm	Apr 29th, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	The East is the tightest I've seen this far into the season since I've been playing this game (granted we're only 15% through). Everyone within striking distance in the West too........doesn't look like any cupcakes anywhere this season.

#90681	01/23/2023 7:03:15 am	May 14th, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Come on back to the pack Brookhaven, we miss you!

#90845	02/09/2023 6:19:22 pm	Jul 20th, 2058
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	I think the West division owners should collectively put our heads in the sand right about now.

#90859	02/13/2023 2:20:41 pm	Aug 3rd, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Oof, that was a rough series. Give up 12 runs in the last 4 games and lose all of them by 1-run to get swept by Burlington. Maybe the West is turning things around finally!

#90861	02/14/2023 9:38:38 am	Aug 4th, 2058
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	The West is embarrassing. -324 run differential against the East, no teams over .500, and a team with a -145 run differential is 1GB. 😬 🤮 Our pitching is terrible. Last year with basically the same pitchers we had a 4.47 ERA in league 3.3, now we're up to 5.81. I haven't had a season this bad on run differential since I started back in 2029 and 2030. When Carlos Cano gets called up I'm just going to pitch him every other day.

#90919	02/23/2023 4:38:00 pm	Sep 10th, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Cortez from Charleston in strong position for the Triple Crown

#90925	02/23/2023 9:42:57 pm	Sep 12th, 2058
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	@El Jefe Yeah, Cortez is having a good year...and so is your player Foss. Both are good choices for MVP, and there are others that might be picked. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.

#91010	03/05/2023 5:17:48 pm	Oct 20th, 2058
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to Yuma, and wow, Urbana on a 5 game losing streak is sitting 1/2 game back with the final game of the season pending. Win and they advance based on Run Dif, but lose and they miss out on a 6 game losing streak. Also, unless Yuma wins by more than 4 runs in their last game, or West Fargo by more than 10, every West team will end up with a negative run differential. Brutal East vs West matchups this year. Updated Sunday, March 5 2023 @ 5:19:27 pm PST

#91011	03/05/2023 6:06:39 pm	Oct 21st, 2058
GreenYoshi Joined: 07/26/2013 Posts: 61 Brookhaven Mustangs III.3	Congrats to Yuma and Urbana! Had a chance to control my destiny but came up a game short. Tried risking it with my ace on short rest and it was the bullpen that blew the game and last inning rally cut just short. Oh well. Looking forward to another round next season. Sad I'll have to cut some of my older vets, but looking forward to adding some more young guys into the fold.

#91012	03/05/2023 6:07:50 pm	Oct 21st, 2058
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Congrats to both!

#91013	03/05/2023 9:32:44 pm	Oct 22nd, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	I might have retired if I lost that last game; almost a mirror image of the debacle last season where the Cubs lost 11 of 12 to demote out of Legends. I'm very relieved to have pulled off such a close one in a brutal East division and against a great Charleston team. Thats 4 straight seasons now where Urbana had either promoted or demoted based on the run differential tiebreaker. Special congrats to Brookhaven too who was great all season

#91019	03/06/2023 5:14:23 am	Oct 22nd, 2058
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	Congrats to Urbana...your division championship was well earned! Good competition from all in the league!

#91026	03/06/2023 1:38:36 pm	Oct 22nd, 2058
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	What a weird year. The West was wild with no one finishing with a positive run differential and only 1 team over .500. Our run differential was terrible, and most of it was in interleague play. If my quick math was right we had a -145 difference in Interleague.... but we were still 25-35. Overall on the year we lost 3 games by 22 or more... 26-1, 27-1, and 24-2. We also lost at least 3 I could find by 10 runs or more. Offensively we scored the most Runs in the West, but not enough to come close to making up for some terrible pitching. I feel like a lot of my pitchers were worse than usual, and several of them got stuck giving up a ton of runs in blowout games where the AI didn't sub for them because we were so far behind. Personally i regret not playing Jayson Campbell more. I had him only platooning against LHP, and really he was very effective against RHP too. I didn't adjust with him replacing some less effective people until pretty late in the season. Next year we'll be back in II.2. I don't really foresee us losing anyone important, we don't have anyone over 32 years old at the moment. Cano should join the rotation at some point, and he is probably my all time best prospect, so I'm definitely excited about that. Joshua Quantrill is at 104 and is recommended to promote to the Majors now, but he was just terrible this year in AAA with a sub .600 OPS. We'll have to see how he looks in the spring. It's hard to be too excited about next year as far as winning the division. We have struggled for years with finding pitching that works for us. Hopefully we can find some fresh arms or figure out how to put our pitching staff together in a way that works.

#91042	03/08/2023 3:15:43 pm	Nov 2nd, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Great series, Yuma! See you in Legends next season

#91047	03/10/2023 6:08:47 am	Nov 2nd, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	The League Champs get shut out of the All League team.....mediocrity at its finest?

#91059	03/11/2023 12:49:55 pm	Jan 13th, 2059
jezzat Joined: 01/27/2019 Posts: 118 Rockford Rhinos V.9	Hello II.2 Our first ever season at this level. We feel "really overmatched at this level of competition" at first glance but we'll see how things go. Good luck to all.

#91065	03/12/2023 11:23:43 pm	Jan 13th, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulders first ever entry on this side of the pyramid, expecting to meet a few new owners. Coming off a very sub par season, not a lot of reason for optimism currently....

#91068	03/13/2023 7:41:32 am	Jan 13th, 2059
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Gutted we are not here to welcome you JJ...sigh. Demoted with the best run differential in the league last season... terrible management I guess.lol Maybe next season.

#91113	03/18/2023 4:34:24 pm	Mar 3rd, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	About the only pleasure I'd have derived from demoting would be thumping the Tombstoners! Regardless, it'll be an interesting season to see how my current bunch can cope with a good looking league, while hopefully getting a fair bit of development in.

#91117	03/19/2023 3:52:47 pm	Mar 5th, 2059
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	I believe Tombstone has been advised to prepare for his whoopin

#91249	04/06/2023 11:16:25 pm	May 3rd, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Observations of the league so far: the forum is quiet... Plus, we've got quite a challenge to be competitive. Updated Friday, April 7 2023 @ 12:36:46 pm PDT

#91250	04/07/2023 2:51:45 am	May 3rd, 2059
jezzat Joined: 01/27/2019 Posts: 118 Rockford Rhinos V.9	Hello JJNZ. Sorry I haven't chatted as much as I intended. The season's been pretty much as I expected for Rockford so far with level II feeling a noticeable step up. Coming with a squad that's past its peak, I thought we'd struggle and we have. The 4-0 sweep of Brentwood was lucky (with 3 1-run wins) but also much needed. In the West, West Fargo have opened up a useful lead. In fact there's 5 1/2 games from first to second and only 1 1/2 from second to sixth. In the East, Brookhaven lead Charleston by 2 1/2 with a further 3 1/2 games back to 3rd. I guess you could just about still call it early days but not for much longer.

#91253	04/07/2023 6:44:05 am	May 3rd, 2059
Divac Joined: 06/14/2020 Posts: 132 Florence Violets IV.8	Florence like always sucks. We can't win a game.

#91255	04/07/2023 12:38:42 pm	May 3rd, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It was a very solid sweep by Rockford. Your team doesn't feel too far off, I think if you can manage to reduce the average age of your pitching staff you'll notice improvements pretty quickly, a couple of the older guys look well past their best before date! Agree that West Fargo is running away with it in the early stages, that's a pretty huge RD considering how few games there have been

#91302	04/15/2023 11:58:06 pm	Jun 4th, 2059
Divac Joined: 06/14/2020 Posts: 132 Florence Violets IV.8	After last round it's kind of given we will demote. For some reason this squad is total trash. Hopefully some of younger players develop into something.

#91398	04/26/2023 11:32:41 pm	Jul 16th, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Not sure we deserved 5 starters in the ASG, no surprises that our pitchers went even close. It's one of those frustrating seasons where I can't decide whether to throw in the towel and just play the young guys, or hope for a second half turn around and see what happens. A few rage cuts so far, fairly sure more of them are coming too

#91418	04/30/2023 3:53:13 am	Jul 28th, 2059
Divac Joined: 06/14/2020 Posts: 132 Florence Violets IV.8	"I'm fine in the west." Sadly, we're in the east.

#91423	04/30/2023 9:10:53 pm	Aug 2nd, 2059
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Ugh, lost three of five to Charleston.

#91428	05/01/2023 8:30:22 pm	Aug 4th, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Next up: Queens Park Rangers who have just swept two opponents in a row to have a last ten streak of 10-0. This won't be pretty.....

#91438	05/04/2023 7:09:17 pm	Aug 19th, 2059
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	32-28 in interdivision this year. Certainly better than last year!

#91473	05/10/2023 3:09:38 pm	Sep 5th, 2059
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Pesky bot team in the east, I see!

#91498	05/14/2023 8:27:09 pm	Sep 24th, 2059
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	L'all turtles. 2 feathers Snotty Nose Rez Kids - CREATOR MADE AN ANIMAL Animal played drums a'ight

#91556	05/20/2023 4:07:06 pm	Oct 16th, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	If I'm looking for a positive for this season, at least all of the races except for relegation in the east are going down to the final day.

#91570	05/21/2023 5:53:21 pm	Oct 22nd, 2059
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	jclemen, awesome run! Kudos.

#91576	05/21/2023 7:14:26 pm	Oct 22nd, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Big congrats to both West Fargo and Queens Park on securing their first trip to legends! Both veteran owners who've bought their teams up from ll6 so well deserved. Good luck in the playoffs and next season. At the other end of the scale, tough relegation for Burlington, 2 runs the difference between staying and going in the end. I'd have accepted my fate if I'd been relegated; we've not been a good team, giving up the most runs in the league by quite some margin. Thanks all for the season, see you in the 60's!

#91578	05/21/2023 8:20:32 pm	Oct 22nd, 2059
Divac Joined: 06/14/2020 Posts: 132 Florence Violets IV.8	I butcher my +/- but it worked. Congrats to Queens.

#91585	05/22/2023 3:47:59 am	Oct 22nd, 2059
jezzat Joined: 01/27/2019 Posts: 118 Rockford Rhinos V.9	Well, bye for now to II.2, it's been nice knowing you. Always thought this season would be a struggle and we had probably peaked last year but only 63 wins was a bit of a disappointing return. Not sure when we'll be back but I suspect the rebuild may be a bit of a long haul rather than a quick fix. All the best to West Fargo and QPR in the playoffs. Updated Monday, May 22 2023 @ 3:48:30 am PDT

#91613	05/24/2023 4:40:35 pm	Nov 2nd, 2059
Alyksandur Joined: 07/19/2017 Posts: 229 Boca Raton Gryphons II.2	Gotta admit, this is not the thread I expected I’d be doing a preseason by-the-numbers analysis on in ’60 back when the ’57 season started, but three straight promotions later and here we are. Looking forward to going head-to-head with some of you guys next season. ^.^

#91790	06/10/2023 12:41:40 am	Mar 16th, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Good first training update, above par draft pick (for Boulder at least, it was worth waking up at 2am.....!) Lets hope the season starts off with the same level of optimism.

#91997	07/01/2023 3:41:04 pm	Jun 1st, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Very quiet forum this season. Unexpected success thus far, the last two seasons haven't been kind to us in interleague though and not expecting that to change much, the HRs in the east are a little insane.

#91998	07/01/2023 5:46:40 pm	Jun 4th, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	On a side note, congrats to Brentwood Worthington on the no hitter, 7 Cy Young's is a heck of of a career!

#92134	07/15/2023 6:38:06 pm	Jul 28th, 2060
Alyksandur Joined: 07/19/2017 Posts: 229 Boca Raton Gryphons II.2	…And I just realized that I never got around to that by-the-numbers analysis. -.- Anyhoo. After an abysmal start to the season, the Gryphons have decided to try to make a race of things in the East. Although they’re going to have to be dragged back to the East kicking and screaming at this rate.

#92160	07/19/2023 3:54:35 pm	Aug 12th, 2060
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	A very quiet forum is right! I'm happy to see we've been pretty decent thus far! Glad that we've re-engaged the rivalry with Boulder this season. Lots of Ball left, the west is pretty open!

#92161	07/19/2023 4:15:51 pm	Aug 12th, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	A battle against Waipahu is always good fun, it's taken a 7 game winning streak to get back in front, not convinced it'll be a long stay!

#92269	08/02/2023 11:08:57 pm	Oct 6th, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Final run through the West. Feel like I've been gifted the lead, 14 games with a 7 game lead, haven't played well enough to stick in legends too long, but overall had a good season. Going to be 2 tough relegations in the west, the east looks pretty well sorted with Charleston back on top and easily the favourites to take the division with the way they've played all of 2060.

#92301	08/05/2023 5:28:12 pm	Oct 18th, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	East is all sorted plenty to play for in the west on the final day with any one of three teams still able to take the final relegation spot. Congrats to Charleston on the East win, and likely league title also ...

#92303	08/05/2023 7:40:55 pm	Oct 18th, 2060
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	And congrats to Boulder for the win in the west... good play by all members of the league again this year, the luck when my way this time. and the championship series will be another crapshoot.

#92333	08/07/2023 10:29:38 pm	Oct 26th, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	At the very least I've avoided a sweep.... Disappointed to lose that first game, solely because it was due to Savea and he's just been so terrible all season, fitting I guess!

#92344	08/08/2023 5:57:37 pm	Oct 30th, 2060
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	Congrats to Boulder!! Your crew played well and deserved the league championship! I'm happy with our season--we've climbed to the top league (it only took 14 seasons) so coming up short in this championship is only mildly disappointing.

#92345	08/08/2023 7:48:37 pm	Oct 30th, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Charleston, that's the second most surprised I've been to win a play off series (see 2036) I've no doubt you'll take revenge next season, congrats on getting to Legends!

#92375	08/10/2023 10:42:14 am	Nov 2nd, 2060
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to both of you. Mount Prospect struggled early, luckily we had an 11 or 12 game win streak near the end and had a strong enough finish to barely avoid relegation by a couple of runs. My condolences to Lahaina and especially Frankebasta if you actually live there. It's beautiful there, I was just there in May staying up the road in Kaanapali and also on the southern end of Maui.

#92386	08/11/2023 7:47:29 am	Nov 2nd, 2060
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Yes, it's disheartening what happened in Maui For the Mules it's only a fictional location, I moved the team from Laredo a few seasons ago. I'll move it again now, mostly because of the demotion. I actually live in Nepal, got married here last week.

#92387	08/11/2023 9:23:35 am	Nov 2nd, 2060
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Frank!

#92807	10/09/2023 12:13:53 pm	Aug 29th, 2061
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Good Luck to Boca Raton!

#92810	10/09/2023 3:40:04 pm	Aug 30th, 2061
Alyksandur Joined: 07/19/2017 Posts: 229 Boca Raton Gryphons II.2	Thanks, JCL! I think I did a pretty good job of representing II.2 this season! (Pulling off a promotion to Legends like Brewnoe did after winning the Cup back in ’57 might be a bit much to ask, though… ^.^; )

#92813	10/09/2023 9:57:47 pm	Aug 31st, 2061
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Congrats! Legends .. Cups ... makes folks hard to cut. Starting to drop a few of the 54/57 doubles. Updated Monday, October 9 2023 @ 10:05:13 pm PDT

#92820	10/10/2023 10:46:41 am	Aug 31st, 2061
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congrats to Boca on the Cup win!

#92821	10/10/2023 12:47:54 pm	Aug 31st, 2061
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	congrats!!!

#92837	10/17/2023 11:27:36 am	Sep 28th, 2061
Jobywan Joined: 04/08/2020 Posts: 55 Makakilo Eruption III.2	In the WEST, 5th place Makakilo managed to sweep 1st place Texarkana last night, officially creating one of the tightest closing races in upper-league play history. Texarkana and Brentwood are tied, and only 3 games separate 1st place and relegation! Fasten your seatbelts, boys, anything can happen!

#92884	10/21/2023 3:33:25 pm	Oct 15th, 2061
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	A real travesty that someone in the West needs to relegate

#92947	10/26/2023 5:59:54 am	Nov 2nd, 2061
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to Brentwood on the League Championship, looks like it was a great series. Congrats to both for advancing. Great season in the West, we were in contention all year and then just glad to sweep the final series to avoid relegation. We will bring back most of the team next year, hopefully we can improve our offense a little bit and get over the hump and back into Legends.

#92973	10/27/2023 5:57:13 pm	Jan 13th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congrats to Brentwood! Maybe I should have thrown Peralta on short rest

#93030	11/02/2023 6:02:18 am	Feb 5th, 2062
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Greetings guys. Ready for another wild season?

#93066	11/07/2023 12:40:17 am	Mar 8th, 2062
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	2037 would appear to be the last season we lined up Freddy - College Station v Missoula! I look forward to reversing the results of that season.......

#93112	11/12/2023 2:33:07 pm	Mar 18th, 2062
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Glad we could finally renew the rivalry. We saw your team bus (broken down) on the highway when we were on our way to the show. Unfortunately it didn't go well and we dropped all the way down to III. The Pistoleros are mostly the same crew as last year. Strong deep pitching staff, good defense and inexperienced underachieving unreliable hitting! Lots of question marks this season. We will need more out of the C,DH,1B and 3B positions. Lots of young guys competing for many jobs that are up for grabs!

#93124	11/14/2023 12:16:45 am	Mar 25th, 2062
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	As you'd expect Yakima is completely the opposite. Strong hitting (though not up to our usual standards), mixed defence and completely unpredictable pitching. Expecting a few rage cuts as we go, but a full roster to start the season at least. Let's go!

#93235	12/01/2023 8:16:35 am	May 29th, 2062
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Small sample size oddities. Louis "Set The" Barlow OPS 0.913 vs LHP / 0.419 vs RHP "Harley" Quan 0.924 vs RHP / 0.457 vs LHP

#93330	12/22/2023 3:01:58 am	Aug 19th, 2062
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It's a pretty even league other than Fall River struggling this year. Interleague sucked as always. not quite ready to wave the flag, but currently it appears LL3 beckons

#93334	12/22/2023 3:04:50 pm	Aug 20th, 2062
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Category 2 flagrent flopping - Gerardo "Rico Suave"

#93337	12/22/2023 11:03:01 pm	Aug 21st, 2062
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Nice new manager there ... from a piano bar in Jersey or coal country?

#93436	01/11/2024 5:49:08 am	Nov 2nd, 2062
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to Wellington. Our miserable playoff streak continues. Mount Prospect has the worst prestige in level II or Legends at 22, and only 2 teams I saw in level III were worse. The good news is we've only been relegated 2x in 30+ seasons but the bad news is our playoff history is: 2033 VI WIN 2040 V WIN 2041 IV LOSS 2042 III LOSS 2047 II LOSS 2057 III LOSS 2062 II LOSS

#94350	06/15/2024 3:32:18 am	Jan 13th, 2065
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Good to be back home in II.2. Good luck on the season, everyone.

#94351	06/15/2024 4:04:54 am	Jan 13th, 2065
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	II.2 is Mules home too! 2065 will be the 21st season playing in this group Have a nice season everybody Updated Saturday, June 15 2024 @ 4:12:46 am PDT

#94352	06/15/2024 5:21:11 am	Jan 13th, 2065
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Good to see you, Frankebasta. I think this will be my 11th season in II.2. Always had fun here.

#94357	06/16/2024 7:28:37 am	Jan 13th, 2065
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Bummer..we missed Novi by a season. Good luck ol' sport!

#94361	06/16/2024 8:16:46 pm	Jan 13th, 2065
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Hey, Freddy! The good thing about the IIs is there's always an old friend coming up or dropping down.

#94566	07/11/2024 4:23:28 pm	May 1st, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Been a rough start for the Revolution but it seems things have stabilized a bit. Has been a super strange start for Jacobins. RISP always being something I've built around and have been very successful in in the past several seasons, it's been abysmal this season. But probably the most bizarre stat is Pierre have the least errors (8) across the league whilst having close to league bottom (in a bad way) unearned runs (15). Lost multiple games directly because of errors at the worst of times. Also 2-12 record on the road versus a 10-3 record at home is kind of crazy, lol. Updated Thursday, July 11 2024 @ 4:34:19 pm PDT

#94568	07/11/2024 5:57:46 pm	May 3rd, 2065
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	@Philliesworld I noticed Pierre started off SO slow but your team has really picked up. So slow at the start I thought you might have to worry about relegating. Looks like you have made some adjustments and some roster moves in response. Keep up the good work.

#94569	07/11/2024 6:29:39 pm	May 3rd, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Thanks Tiger, Seems like Kalamazoo and Concord are the teams to chase. Has been a veritable merry go round in the outfield, trying to find players who can contribute offensively. And last seasons strength was the bullpen, which after getting absolutely guillotined in the first three or four series have started looking like their former selves.

#94570	07/11/2024 7:08:41 pm	May 3rd, 2065
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Ah yes, Concord. One of the best teams to ever get relegated, let alone relegated out of Legends, with an 84-76 record. That's a tough break. I'd say they probably deserve another shot at Legends but I sure wish they were trying to get back via II.1 and not in II.2 because I'd like another shot at Legends myself lol.

#94571	07/11/2024 9:35:22 pm	May 3rd, 2065
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Also 2-12 record on the road versus a 10-3 record at home is kind of crazy, lol if I remember correctly, home field advantage was your weak point in the first half of last season.... most likely it's only RNG

#94575	07/12/2024 9:38:25 am	May 3rd, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	if I remember correctly, home field advantage was your weak point in the first half of last season.... most likely it's only RNG Yep... And essentially the same ballpark. Baseball is funny at times 😀

#94627	07/31/2024 3:37:59 pm	Jul 16th, 2065
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I'm disappointed that Concord is being run by a bot now. That's a very good team that could easily be back in Legends next season. Pierre is also coming on very strong. Either of those teams could crush Kalamazoo's dream to be in Legends next season. I was surprised to only have 2 All Stars on the East team.It could be a testament to overall team strength or maybe we're just playing above our heads. The West is a division of good ball clubs. St Cloud is definitely strong. Good luck to all in the second half of the season.

#94633	08/01/2024 6:09:01 pm	Jul 20th, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Concord going bot is sad for sure. Hopefully Tamale is fine in RL. Things are looking fairly tight in the east currently. Pierre is happy to be in the mix. After starting 0-10, I was not sure where the season was going to end up so having greatly minimized chances of demotion and being firmly in the promotion race I would call it a well fought success for the revolutionaries. Being on the right side of the one run loss equation does help and may speak to getting a little overly lucky. Not a whole lot of youngsters have been in the lineup. Francois had his chances early in the season but played like he was lost. Feng got the call after the All star game, not flashy prospect but could have a role in the future as the draft pipeline has been non-existent for the past several seasons and the minors are bare of position players. A few developing pitchers have been getting the cup and garbage time and doing fairly well. Ransom in particular held down a spot in the rotation during some injuries to the main starters. The Bullpen has shaped up to be as good as last seasons with Hawkins (Got an all star nod as a reliever) and Ren shining under high pressure situations. Starting rotation has been solid. Offense has been pedestrian, with a few vets having some major struggles. Hoping for some better RNG rolls now entering the second half of the season. Cheers! And good luck

#94730	08/25/2024 4:15:15 pm	Oct 20th, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	This has got to be the wildest finish I have ever been apart of. Good lord... Updated Sunday, August 25 2024 @ 4:15:31 pm PDT

#94736	08/26/2024 4:18:31 am	Oct 22nd, 2065
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Feel for you, @Philliesworld Losing to a bot is devastating

#94737	08/26/2024 6:39:46 am	Oct 22nd, 2065
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Wrong team won in my opinion. Plus I'd rather face Concord next season than Pierre lol Updated Monday, August 26 2024 @ 6:41:02 am PDT

#94743	08/26/2024 2:16:06 pm	Oct 25th, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Sorry I let you fellas down, It's somewhat humiliating experience to not be ablento out tactic a bot team while going toe to toe. But I guess I can save some face by acknowledging that Tamale had a well built team. And I hope he's doing ok in RL. Will post a short season review later if I have time. Was an absolute banger of a season with the ups and downs. I feel as if next season will only get more competitive as the promotions and demotions all look super tough.

#94873	09/17/2024 7:52:34 am	Mar 25th, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hello fellow II.2'ers. There are some familiar faces from my travels that I'm happy to see doing well. Is that a Tiger sighting? Been way too long. Tiger helped me out when I was a wee snowflake. Hooked my up with one of the great Bloomington signings of our early days. Wait is that Frank? In Kodiak? You know its cold there, right? I've seen Irvine in the forums but here is electriceel in the flesh. Who else is hiding behind new-ish team names. Phillies is bringing teams up again, hope all is good with you! ChillFunk is on the way back up the ladder. Here in Bloomington, it's the same 'ole story. I tried again to bring some kind of offense to south-central Indiana, but I've been working at that since forever. Pitching is top-heavy of course. Just need the 4th starter to be decent-adjacent. And hopefully you don't get too deep into my bullpen. Lot of "oh no, not him" in there. I'll try to be patient in developing a couple of guys, but if you know me, that thought process goes out the window after a week of them providing my already impotent offense another .189 hitter.

#94876	09/17/2024 2:20:33 pm	Mar 25th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Salutations From my brief scouting of the II.2 landscape. Things look like it could be a competitive affair throughout this season, maybe??? The revolution is coming off a bitter end to 2065. How the club responds this season? We shall see. Not much has changed roster wise. A few mercenarys left, a few mercenarys arrived. The starting rotation will probably be another cobbled together affair, with much leaning on the bullpen. Offense needs to be slightly more than serviceable if the Jacobins want to be viable contenders this season. Good luck and cheers!

#94877	09/17/2024 2:23:24 pm	Mar 25th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	@private Was hoping we get treated to one of your famous and uncannily accurate prediction reports 😄... But sometimes we chart unknown waters ehh...

#94883	09/18/2024 2:02:35 pm	Mar 30th, 2066
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	'60, '63 were instant kick outs of II. Hope to win or at least stay longer than a season

#94884	09/19/2024 4:42:18 am	Apr 3rd, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Last season was the first time I didn't do predictions in forever. It used to be for fun conversation in the forum going during the dead period of ST. But forum activity seems to have diminished over the seasons. Not as much talk anymore. Or at least in my mind. But since you just took 3 of 4 from my beloved Thunder, I hereby predict Phillies to demote. To IV. :P

#94885	09/19/2024 2:36:04 pm	Apr 4th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Last season was the first time I didn't do predictions in forever. It used to be for fun conversation in the forum going during the dead period of ST. But forum activity seems to have diminished over the seasons. Not as much talk anymore. Or at least in my mind. It has, but you may enjoy taking a peak in over at the discord chat... Lots going on there... But since you just took 3 of 4 from my beloved Thunder, I hereby predict Phillies to demote. To IV. :P Ahem, the uncannily accurate was hyperbole for wildly inaccurate hehe... Should be a fun season!

#94886	09/19/2024 3:00:17 pm	Apr 4th, 2066
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	last ranked Irvine demoting is always a safe choice....though I think there are some interesting things going on in the Woods. If he doesnt do well in the first half will he give up on the season?

#94904	09/26/2024 5:12:42 pm	May 3rd, 2066
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I predict a competitive season with ups and downs for many teams. Seems like alot of good teams here. Our start this season reminds me of Pierre last season. I've got guys underperforming and overperforming. Pretty standard for early season. I don't ever really know what I've got until we get into interdivision play. Go Hawkeyes! Go Fever!

#94905	09/26/2024 5:42:02 pm	May 3rd, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	@Tiger Seems like your the guy making all the right adjustments this time around...! Definitely had my poor Jacobins all figured out in our last series. Let the chess match continue! Looks like it'll be a very competitive season. Offense has been rather inept for the revolutionaries so far. And the pitching while relatively good has been giving me fits. Updated Thursday, September 26 2024 @ 5:42:33 pm PDT

#94919	10/08/2024 9:33:36 am	Jun 10th, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Medical advancements in Bloomington! Starting pitcher Mitchell Larsen, who suffered a torn rotator cuff, will miss just 12 days after a new, non-surgical method of repair was used. When asked if HGH or some other wonder drug was used, manager Frank Howell said, "Of course not. It's totally normal to completely tear your shoulder from your body and resume throwing 95 mph sliders by the end of the week."

#94928	10/11/2024 6:07:21 am	Jun 25th, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Phillies is playing out of his mind at 20+ over and now Tiger has won 8 straight. I (of course) gave up on developing a young 2B and signed a FA that can hopefully add some hitting.

#94930	10/11/2024 7:13:46 am	Jun 25th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	I'm enjoying the ride, lol... It's a tentative, lucky hot streak by Pierre. Lots of one run wins and last minute comebacks. And I will never say no to wins no matter how ugly. I feel as the team needs to improve in key areas, bullpen and slugging particular or the luck will only carry so far... Kalamazoo keeps going on those long bloody winning streaks. They're a dangerous team and have had the edge on Pierre in head to head. If Bloomington would maybe read a few "Hitting for Idiots" books I think the entire league would be in trouble 😛. (Any don't mention it, I'm aware Pierre's offense is just as unproductive hehe)

#94931	10/11/2024 9:55:09 am	Jun 25th, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Reading? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA4FxBQ020k Updated Friday, October 11 2024 @ 10:08:18 am PDT

#94934	10/12/2024 4:46:01 pm	Jul 1st, 2066
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Worst loss ever for the Mules franchise. Worst pitching line ever: Ng 4 1/3IP 24hits 19ER 3HRs 37BF 109 Pitches The 2066 season is gone. It's time for change in Kodiak. Sad.

#94936	10/13/2024 11:07:21 am	Jul 2nd, 2066
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	This season is set up for drama. I won a game earlier in which my team got one hit. In our half of the 4th, Bloody Tigers got a hbp, a walk an error and a double in some order for 2 runs. Those were the only players I had on base the whole game. I think we won 2-1. Sorry to whoever one hit us lol. Last night we lost 3 games in a row 4-3. I normally don't see that it matters but this year we have been cleaning up at home, not so much on the road. I've got holes on offense and pitching I'd like to fill but I'm really unimpressed with what is available on the waiver/free agent market. Plus, my drafting has been atrocious.

#94948	10/18/2024 6:28:04 am	Jul 21st, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I'm trying to convince myself Pierre is all smoke and mirrors. Killing it at home, losing record on the road. 19, 1-run wins (say that 5 times fast). But you can't say their formula isn't working. C'mon Phillies. Come back to the pack!

#94953	10/18/2024 5:27:30 pm	Jul 23rd, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Hehe, going to use those illusionary smoke and mirrors till no one knows what's happening or Pierre chokes on the smoke. Pierre's run differential is lower largely due to a few games lost in the double digits. Quite damaging. Sandoval "General Bolivar" started off the second half of the season in his usual fashion, showing why he's a two time MVP. He's injected some life into this limpid lineup over the past several series. And bullpen ace Hudson Hawky has showed some improvement after receiving a short AAA assignment to get his priorities straight. Bullpen could really use some stability.

#94959	10/22/2024 3:07:24 pm	Aug 6th, 2066
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	It's not just long winning streaks. There are long losing streaks sometimes too lol Updated Saturday, October 26 2024 @ 4:53:35 pm PDT

#94966	10/25/2024 6:49:39 am	Aug 19th, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Interesting that no one made a big move during cross-division play. In my experience, I fell like I see at least one club make a big move. West Irvine: 37-23 (best of either division) Burbank: 27-33 Littleton: 28-32 Oceanview Woods: 29-31 Belleville: 29-31 Kodiak: 25-35 East Pierre: 35-25 Kalamazoo: 35-25 Bloomington: 33-27 Brooklyn: 35-25 High Point: 26-34 Salisbury: 21-39

#94967	10/25/2024 7:02:45 am	Aug 19th, 2066
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	I note the improvement of Brooklyn. They were bottom two with some very cold bats when we played them the first time. By the time of penultimate series they had made a move and were nearing .500

#94969	10/26/2024 4:46:20 am	Aug 21st, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Good lord! Pierre is gaining more wins than run differential..... When the team decides not to show up, everything turns to ashes. Lol.

#94971	10/26/2024 4:53:08 pm	Aug 24th, 2066
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Kalamazoo wins 5-4 Pierre wins 15-1 Kalamazoo wins 5-4 That seems upside down for this season And Irvine crushed us in the second series of cross division. Updated Saturday, October 26 2024 @ 4:55:03 pm PDT

#94974	10/27/2024 2:28:05 pm	Aug 25th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Kalamazoo wins 5-4 Pierre wins 15-1 Kalamazoo wins 5-4 That seems upside down for this season Ikr, lol a complete reversal of the norm.

#94975	10/27/2024 3:21:28 pm	Aug 26th, 2066
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	There is one positive I'm hoping keeps up in my favor these last 50 games. I only have 19 games on the road and 31 at home. We are under .500 on the road and around 2 out of 3 at home. If that continues, we could have a strong finish.

#94983	10/29/2024 4:15:59 am	Aug 31st, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	We're just trying to score 4 runs per game.

#94985	11/01/2024 3:31:02 pm	Sep 13th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	We're just trying to social distance.

#94994	11/04/2024 5:22:23 pm	Sep 28th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Bloomington's slow but seemingly inevitable encroachment on Pierre's division lead has finally brought them to the forefront of the division. While the revolution feels like it's somewhat corrected course since the detrimental post ASB slide. It certainly doesn't feel like they have thundererous energy Bloomington is bringing. Makes me feel like a major underdog going down the home stretch. I.e it feels like last season all over again and this time there's no massive run differential on our side, silver lining is win or lose a battle against a non-bot is much better than last season's battle versus Concord.

#94995	11/05/2024 6:01:58 am	Sep 28th, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Don't sell yourself short, Phillies. My beloved Thunder are walking a tight-wire of historical proportions. And kudos on the "thunderous" pun.

#94999	11/06/2024 3:37:11 pm	Oct 3rd, 2066
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Bloomington's LHP is giving us fits and appears to have revealed a major area in need of improvement

#95001	11/06/2024 5:21:08 pm	Oct 6th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Seríe importante versus the esteemed Mr. Private and his beloved Thunder tomorrow. Could very well be the deciding factor on the pennant race moving forward. Unfortunately for Pierre the series is played in Bloomington. Not pleasant news for the revolution who seem to be ill-fated when playing abroad, hehe. Despite the odds the Jacobin club is fully engaged to bringing their "A" game to the Monroe county municipal Fairgrounds. Cheers!!!

#95008	11/09/2024 7:28:06 am	Oct 14th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Bloomy takes a tight series 2-1 over Pierre, and a series later with two series left to play the Jacobin club is 1/2 game and almost four-score rd+ behind the Thunder. The Thunder finish their season out on their home field turf, while the revolution finish out with a six game road trip, starting with a series versus the a red hot Brooklyn team. Last season's pennant race came down to the very last game of the season with Concord edging out Pierre for their return to the legends. This season's end could shape up to be the same way. super tight race in the west division as well.! Good luck! and play Ball!

#95015	11/10/2024 2:50:37 pm	Oct 19th, 2066
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 136 Brooklyn Dodgers II.2	Would say we're trying to play spoiler but really we're just happy to be staying in II.2 for another season. High Point have won four straight as I write this, but they went just 3-13 prior to that while we were going 14-6 (including a 12-1 streak at the end) over the same period and that's the difference between 4th and 5th. Took 2 of 3 from Pierre and have taken the first game of the last series of the season in Bloomington, but with the Thunder's Armalefton trio to face we could have won our last game this season! Overall, 8-12 against Pierre, 6-11 against Bloomington (so likely 6-14). We tried.

#95016	11/10/2024 3:18:44 pm	Oct 19th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	let's go Brooklyn, let's go Brooklyn

#95018	11/10/2024 4:40:30 pm	Oct 21st, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Great season, Phillies! Although I hoped to take it, you deserved it. We'll be rooting for you.

#95019	11/10/2024 5:23:48 pm	Oct 22nd, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Thank you Private.! It was fun season. I daresay Bloomington was the better team, Pierre just had lady luck's fickle love. If lady luck decides to abandon Pierre and go courting some other team I feel it could be a struggle to make an impression in legends. The team is still operating with a patchwork of revolving free agents and a leftover core from my second stint with the team in the 50's. The pipeline has been meh to bad until just recently so could be a rocky few seasons.

#95022	11/11/2024 11:42:17 am	Oct 22nd, 2066
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Congratulations Phillie! That was a great pennant race. Good luck in Legends!

#95026	11/12/2024 5:20:24 am	Oct 26th, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	thanks Tiger, Our series split was 10-10 this season. It's fair to say Pierre's pitching staff will be pleased to no longer have to face the bloody Tiger's offense next season... Good luck moving forward!

#95028	11/13/2024 9:14:43 am	Oct 30th, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Interesting series so far with the home team winning each game. You two better wrap this up before the snow hits!

#95031	11/13/2024 4:05:56 pm	Nov 2nd, 2066
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Congrats @Meyrian. Well fought win for the Genesis! The royalist's take Vendee for now lol!

#95035	11/14/2024 4:15:59 am	Nov 2nd, 2066
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Meyrian on your championship! Congrats to Phillies on your division crown. Really fun series. Good luck to you both!

#95058	11/22/2024 5:30:23 am	Feb 19th, 2067
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I don't know if I've filled the roster holes or just got older. Need a bunch of RHH OF and well, meh. It's always a shuffle when trying to find an vet that has a positive RNG for that season.

#95065	11/25/2024 11:41:22 am	Mar 6th, 2067
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hey II.2. God I missed the right side of the pyramid. Feels like I'm home. Especially with the crew around here! Tiger504 PrivateSnowflake Hardhat bjh222 And I finally get to spar with Electriceel883. Very pleased to meet the rest of you. I'm not as active as I was. Life has been feeding me a steady diet of right crosses the past 6 months. I'm bound to duck one sooner or later tho.

#95067	11/25/2024 9:14:05 pm	Mar 8th, 2067
Alyksandur Joined: 07/19/2017 Posts: 229 Boca Raton Gryphons II.2	I’m looking forward to getting to face off against some of the names over here, myself. …Mostly. Some of y’all frankly a terrifying prospect to take the field against. (On the other hand, I did manage to beat Bloomington in the Cup back in ’61, so I’ve got that going for me, I suppose!)