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#2912	03/22/2013 9:30:19 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	What going on in the top league?

#2913	03/22/2013 9:34:21 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Halfway through the season, it looks like the Legends East is shaping up to be quite a dog fight. There’s the traditional power Saratoga Cowboys (6 games out), but also some upstarts like the Bay City Lions (current division leader) and the Charleston Tigers (also 6 games out) which are looking strong. Even the Newport News Cobras could make a run at the title. Steve

#3013	04/07/2013 4:03:13 pm
Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive	Looks like the Berlin Panthers will take the West division, but the fight is on the East division, where even the Charleston Tigers are on the line of fight. Only 1/2 games are the leaders and the second place, just a mistake and the Cowboys would lose the title.

#3034	04/13/2013 3:45:12 pm
Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive	Berlin Panthers is the West Division Champion, but in the other hand, the East Division championship is still unclear, Saratoga Cowboys is the leader with 2 games ahead of Bay City Lions and 3 games ahead of Charleston Tigers, this last team have the worst schedule, since it has to face Saratoga and Bay City. This season's end for that division will be amazing.

#3040	04/13/2013 11:59:42 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Yeah, the East is a real dog fight. Not sure if Jebou can hold on for another division title or if one of the newcomers will prevail. Steve

#3046	04/14/2013 10:00:03 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	1/2 game difference in the East going into the final series. Should be an exciting finale tomorrow! Steve

#3050	04/15/2013 5:32:48 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	SARATOGA IS DOWN

#3051	04/15/2013 5:47:49 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	Time for the Legends League World Series! A battle between two great teams (and a battle of the Cats)-one of them, a upstart that has promoted in broken bat 3 times in a row and it doesn't seem like they want to stop. The other, 2011's champion who knows how to get here. Lets start with the Bay City Lions managed by msigg6....has been wheeling and dealing in free agency to get where he is now. The true leader of the team is 3B C. Ayala who was hot in the early going of the season with over 3.00 BA....it has now toned down to 2.93, 92 runs, .370 OBP, 5.32 SLG .903 OPS and 68 stolen bases. but he is still a power! Bay City's Biggest Free Agent signing, C. Singleton, has proved up to Bay City's expectations. He's the person who clinched Bay City to their first ever LWS in history! His 26 homers has helped greatly on Bay City. On the pitching end, Bay City's ACE Manny Bailey has been unstoppable. With 19 wins (2nd) and a 2.42 ERW (5th) with 155 strikeouts and over 200 innings pitched! Tom Fry, Barry Hill, and coser R. Orozco have also contributed to their Pitching success. Berlin will come in just a bit ; )

#3053	04/15/2013 6:19:10 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	Berlin: 7 titles.......won in their first go-round in Legends. Led by their dominant pitching staff (3 players 15+ wins) with their Ace C. Howard with 20 wins (1st) In the hitting area of the game, Berlin are not as great as Bay City, but more consistent. Keith Sexton has led Berlin in BA with 2.94, and also has 92 runs, with 91 RBIs, .369 OBP, .541 SLG, .910 OPS and League Leading 106 steals! D. Kramer has also held his team together with 29 homers, 88 RBIs, 95 runs, and 80 stolen bases. Both teams have tremendous history and are known for what they are. Who is going to win the Cat-Fight? Panther or Lion? we will have to see

#3057	04/16/2013 9:11:44 am
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	How is it that a guy who just joined is put into the Legends League right away?

#3059	04/16/2013 1:39:29 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	A new player can take over any bot team...so in this case, he grabbed a Legends teams that had fallen into neglect. I am considering restricting which teams are available to new users, primarily so they don't get stuck with a team in heavy debt. But perhaps we should let teams demote out of the Legends League before we allow newbies to take them over? Steve

#3068	04/16/2013 11:15:39 pm
tetrahydroc Joined: 02/19/2013 Posts: 153 Inactive	i think you should just push all existing user teams up until theres no more bot teams in any of the top tier leagues, maybe divison 3- below can have bot teams but above that no bot teams unless a player qits mid season or somethin, then you have new players that have to sign up in the lower leagues,then just make it so bot teams never promote only users. that would work i think

#3072	04/17/2013 9:02:01 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	I'd like the top leagues to be mostly humans. However, I don't want to push everyone up, because some people enjoy the process of working their way up. So when somebody asks for a team exchange, I try to replace a bot in a league III.x or IV.x. Steve

#3078	04/17/2013 5:01:53 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Bay City Lions it is! Steve

#3079	04/17/2013 5:49:11 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	wow.........this is just like 2011 Cup all over again Good Series Berlin.....can't believe you won all those regular season games and came to the LWS and lost. Shows that its not the regular season that counts...it's how you finish. anyways defending the title is going to a whole lot harder since Ft. Lauderdale is coming into the league. Saratoga, Bay City, and Ft. Lauderdale in the same division? I had envisioned that season when I was up in D2 now it's come true. The east is going to be the division to watch next season!

#3085	04/18/2013 9:20:03 am
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	congrats msigg6! I forgot the playoffs :/

#3116	04/21/2013 12:21:32 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	aw crap, aw crap, aw crap........FT Lauderdale has entered the Legends East looks like Ima have to pile up some epic talent if I want to repeat.

#3117	04/21/2013 3:00:36 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Teams never move from East to West. That's fixed. Steve

#3134	04/22/2013 5:11:23 pm
BobbyWadd Joined: 11/24/2012 Posts: 9 Inactive	Top 3 teams in the same division....well 3 of top 4 really. Should be very competitive. I'm looking forward to it. (I really just want to stay out of 5th lol)

#3451	05/23/2013 6:19:39 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	From Worst to tied for First now yall my hangover is over Ima G like that.

#3637	06/13/2013 10:04:51 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	The Legends East is so strong 5/6 in the East all better then 1st place in the west.........my goodness

#4181	08/08/2013 9:51:44 am
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	East so tough.........not even the top 10 ranked team Paterson is hanging in there Just got swept by Ft. Lauderdale in my field, all 1 pt losses. Really need to get Matt James into the rotation (yea he's a FA but im getting him : D)

#5203	10/28/2013 12:18:33 am
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	Just have to say that I'm surprised that I'm doing this well. I thought that after releasing some of my core players(who I released to rebuild and save money)that my team would finish dead last and get de-promoted. Safe to say that I'm quite pleased so far. Updated Monday, October 28 2013 @ 12:18:49 am PDT

#5205	10/28/2013 4:48:59 am
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	you have released some way overaged mediocre players and got 3 new better players from the waivers - where is the surprise in the results after such this?

#5206	10/28/2013 9:30:45 am
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	I see some one is a little mad that they are dead last in the league and will be de-promoted at the end of the season. Oh and BTW. Here are the 3 guys contributions this season. Adam Flowers 2 IP/4 Runs/1K http://brokenbat.org/player/5160 Victor Valdez 167. AVG in 24 At bats http://brokenbat.org/player/53844 Doug Tare. Having an amazing season, but had a career ERA over 4 before this season. http://brokenbat.org/player/13443 Thanks for contributing for this great season Berlin. I know I wouldn't have as many wins if your team wasn't so horrible. Updated Monday, October 28 2013 @ 9:31:27 am PDT

#5209	10/28/2013 11:43:28 am
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	You should really get some real life friends.

#5210	10/28/2013 1:38:01 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Please try to be amicable towards one another. Thanks, Steve

#5211	10/28/2013 1:58:12 pm
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	@AmUra Thanks for the advice. In the mean time brush the saltiness out of your mouth. Updated Monday, October 28 2013 @ 1:58:39 pm PDT

#5212	10/28/2013 3:04:32 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	Just saying but first of all, Berlin is in a rebuilding stage. 2nd, I wouldn't count your chickens before they hatch. The game can at some point give you a hot streak, or give you a really cold streak (I've experienced this tons of times) Let's just see how the rest of the series play out.....good luck.

#5213	10/28/2013 5:08:21 pm
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	really get a life soon, this makes me really sad.

#5214	10/28/2013 5:21:20 pm
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	People who constantly have to tell some one to get a life or friends are usually the ones who need a life and friends. Especially if you say it to some one on the internet who you know nothing about. Updated Monday, October 28 2013 @ 5:21:36 pm PDT

#5224	10/29/2013 4:03:33 pm
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	You have to know it best.

#5237	10/30/2013 8:49:55 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	http://gyazo.com/c9312381ff7542a650598113cb0719f6 so then comes this (My Schedule) http://gyazo.com/f63919d8649ae91be5121f0af2cd839f hmmmmmmmmm, 3-2 isn't a sweep, it's actually a series lost... Updated Wednesday, October 30 2013 @ 8:50:41 pm PDT Updated Wednesday, October 30 2013 @ 8:51:48 pm PDT

#5240	10/30/2013 11:55:02 pm
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	It was a great series with almost every game being close. Congrats, next time it will be different.

#5495	11/28/2013 4:21:20 am
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	so this is my last warning, [edited] erkuza!!!

#5501	11/29/2013 4:04:44 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	You guys need to be civil on the forums. No swearing and treat each other in a respectful manner. Thanks, Steve

#5503	11/30/2013 3:21:52 am
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	die slowly and painfull you damn asshole. i am done with this game/community as Steve does nothing against it. this was atleast his 4th unwanted ranting spam mail, i mailed you before Steve and everyone else in legends league agrees that he is an annyoing worthless bastard but you dont care ... Updated Saturday, November 30 2013 @ 3:27:04 am PST

#5506	11/30/2013 1:04:06 pm
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	All I said was thank you for giving me two wins. You're the reason I'm still in first place. Sad to see you go, thanks for everything!

#5507	11/30/2013 1:50:01 pm
billy123 Joined: 08/03/2012 Posts: 72 Inactive	I don't really understand what it has to do with Steve to be honest, If people are going to act like small children then thats how they deserve to be treated. This is supposed to be a game, which people do for fun. If you want to be rude to each other go and do it elsewhere. Not really in the spirit of things from either of you. Calm down and move on

#5524	12/02/2013 6:00:48 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	This is what the legends league has turned into? : s I thought we were supposed to be the class of the game. The best of the best. We're supposed to behave like that. Not like a small child who doesn't know anything about the internet. We're supposed to be role models for the leagues below us, certainly that has not been fulfilled between Queens and Berlin... All i say is stop with the stupid comments: I don't want anymore to do with this argument and calm the f*ck down pls. Now with Legends title on the line, Good Luck Queens and lets make this a great series.

#5525	12/02/2013 6:13:12 pm
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	All I see here is Berlin acting like a drama Queen because he can't take any friendly trash talk(which i sent over mail not on the forum). Good luck to Bay City. I know it won't be an easy series to win.

#5527	12/03/2013 3:55:44 am
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	Good luck msigg6 which you a sweep over it. @erk if someone asks you in a polite way to not contact him anymore - just accept it and save all the provocations and attacking beep for someone else Updated Tuesday, December 3 2013 @ 9:09:26 am PST

#5532	12/03/2013 2:19:55 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow…I feel like I’m mediating between my two kids...let’s all act maturely. If somebody asks you not to send them PMs with trash talk or anything else – please don’t. If somebody is sending you stuff you don’t like, it’s pretty easy just to ignore it. Thanks, Steve

#5539	12/04/2013 4:15:18 pm
Erkuza Joined: 05/08/2012 Posts: 137 Inactive	Keep Calm because We are the CHAMPIONS Updated Wednesday, December 4 2013 @ 4:16:17 pm PST

#5544	12/04/2013 5:29:36 pm
Sea Zap1 Joined: 07/16/2013 Posts: 7 Inactive	Wow Erkuza!You did a great job against Bay City.I was expecting Bay City to win.You did a good job too msigg.

#5546	12/04/2013 6:11:39 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	GG Queens. I have to admit I got beat. Just what happens when you run with a aging team, pretty much what happens to my team every year, we win and win and win, then at the end we always fall off a cliff. It's like we run out of gas. If you seen my last league games, I was on a skid. So was pretty much expecting that to happen. I will also announce this is probably the last season the group's gonna together, just to fight off relegation and to give my young guns a little extra time.

#5547	12/05/2013 1:29:44 am
AmUnRA Joined: 06/17/2012 Posts: 299 Inactive	why cant this asshole stop it - next mail of this kind today. worst "winner" ever = sore looser.

#5698	12/14/2013 6:02:16 pm
CrusaderBoy Joined: 12/07/2013 Posts: 15 Inactive	Good luck to everyone in Legends and let's have a great season!

#5861	12/27/2013 11:24:20 am
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	So far this new training system has worked out perfectly for me. With the old training system, some of my players were struggling to get a pop. Now with this new one, my players are thriving. I'm pretty sure Doug West will be major league ready by next season, I may even promote him now to get some play time. Oswaldo Moran is also another player that I hope will thrive in this training system. I'm glad that I got replacements ready for the veterans when they retire

#5864	12/27/2013 12:57:20 pm
CrusaderBoy Joined: 12/07/2013 Posts: 15 Inactive	Msigg,you're doing ok without your core so far.

#5871	12/28/2013 3:11:31 pm
danielpaton Joined: 02/17/2013 Posts: 112 Inactive	ouch , very very rude awakening for my team , the step up in quality is just night and day from the lower leagues i dominated. My CY Young winners are CY Chumps so far this year and my closer can only close the door on my chances of winning matches this year , Love it. I think my team has the talent and heart to battle through this rough patch.

#5998	01/05/2014 4:07:34 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	Just saying, but I think I got the most losses by 2 or less points that happened in the 8th, 9th, or Extra Innings....sucks. : ( I need more clutch players.

#6169	01/21/2014 6:42:44 pm
danielpaton Joined: 02/17/2013 Posts: 112 Inactive	Im somehow hanging in there , everytime it looks like we are going to fall away we manage to streak together some wins and stay close to climbing out of the drop zone.

#6218	01/24/2014 7:13:55 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	The Paterson Bay City rivalry will continue! Goes on to Monday! GL!

#6309	01/30/2014 5:32:30 pm
CrusaderBoy Joined: 12/07/2013 Posts: 15 Inactive	Daniel,your team is hanging there in Legends East.My team is games behind 4th place.I'm trying not to drop to 6th place.

#6407	02/05/2014 5:27:09 pm
CrusaderBoy Joined: 12/07/2013 Posts: 15 Inactive	I'm going to demote,so I'm going to play some of my young players a little.It is a fun season.

#6408	02/05/2014 5:29:56 pm
CrusaderBoy Joined: 12/07/2013 Posts: 15 Inactive	Or maybe make some pitching changes.

#6551	02/19/2014 3:54:21 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	ah, the usual season for Bay City once again: Lose Beginning Get hot in middle Slack off in end but still manage to get in playoff. Lose by 1 in each pivotal game due to bad depth pitching wise. Good Series Thunder. Hopefully this free agency I can get a stud pitcher or 2 to replace these mediocre ones...just SI buffs. All talk no walk unfortunately (except hines and Bailey, the others are average)

#6552	02/19/2014 5:15:51 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I wouldn't sweat it too much Msigg. You're up 3-2, I'm only hitting .146 and we're going back to Thunder Bay, where you clobbered me the first two. I hope to go 7, but if the rest of the games are as tight as 3 and 4 I'm likely to break a tooth or two. Updated Wednesday, February 19 2014 @ 5:16:30 pm PST

#6555	02/19/2014 5:36:17 pm
CrusaderBoy Joined: 12/07/2013 Posts: 15 Inactive	This was a disaster season for my team.I think Bay City will win Legends because they have playoff experience.You may think Bay City is the underdog because of their record.If you think about it,you should think about experience in that league and playoff experience the team has had.

#6558	02/19/2014 11:28:36 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	The series is 3-2 now....we'll see if Thunder can pull out the final two games. Steve

#6562	02/20/2014 1:45:47 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I'll need a comeback like our ladies pulled off in hockey earlier. Go Canada!

#6565	02/20/2014 3:13:23 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	Gratz Thunder Bay. Should've switched Bailey so he could've pitched pivitol game 7. Oh well. But my minor leagues get stronger then ever, after adding this guy http://brokenbat.org/player/84391

#6567	02/20/2014 3:27:52 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Thanks msigg. That was a helluva series. We combined to hit only .174 over 7 games. Not too exciting for the fans. I thought I was going to see Bailey more over the series. Kinda glad I didn't. He beat Kelly in game 5, so I guess he can be called the current top Canadian. I've got some decent youth myself, and though I've never been an offensive powerhouse, I'll probably get weaker there for a season or two. Some of my top guys are over 30, and I played my young guys for the last 20 games or so of the season, they didn't do so well. I just hope my defense and pitching hold up and give me a chance to stay up top. It's gonna be tougher and tougher each season.

#6572	02/20/2014 10:47:04 pm
rainsilent Joined: 09/09/2013 Posts: 37 Inactive	MrTwoPlums I'm not trying to be rude but if you can explain the penalties that the US got that led to the Canadian power play please do. The first is a normal thing that both teams were doing that game with not a call prior. Why call it suddenly in OT? All the analysts I have heard have called that one a bad penalty. The second there was no contact between the skaters above the hips as the US player attempted to skate around the Canadian player and the stick of the US player was not contacting the Canadian player either. A slow motion close up replay angle reveals all of that but doesn't show the skates. I think the players skates happened to collide resulting in both falling. Watching that play at full speed I honestly thought there was a penalty but the replays convinced me otherwise. Understand that I am not sour about the loss. I just don't like it when the referees decide the game, especially in a negative way. I wouldn't have liked it if the US player scored on the empty netter that hit the post after the ref inadvertently stopped the puck. Updated Thursday, February 20 2014 @ 10:47:58 pm PST

#6581	02/21/2014 8:34:01 am
tc_ferdzz Joined: 11/13/2011 Posts: 135 Inactive	the slashing...which many Americans are calling a weak call...and in and of itself...is a weak call...but the Americans were slashing the goalie a lot and the ref told them to cut it out...they continued...the ref punished them...in a sport...a ref tells you to do something...you listen...easy as that... you said yourself that in real time you thought the breakaway crosscheck was a penalty...well that's the only way the refs look at it when they make that call...and when the American jumps across the back of the Canadian player, her stick is held parallel to the Canadian and in the position of the lower back...thanks to great camera angles and slow motion replays we were able to see that the stick never did make contact with the player, but the ref saw it once...if full motion...and weren't at the optimal angle...so it's easy to understand why the ref made that call... the analysis i watched after the game said that the refs wanted to put the whistles away in OT and let the players play...and the did let A LOT of stuff go...but for a player to be on a breakaway and appear to be brought down (which...as you said and they said it appeared that Wickenheiser's skate made contact with the American's knee which interrupted her stride and caused her to fall) so whether it was a crosscheck or a tripping...our player was still brought down on a breakaway... the panel did say though...if the American player would of just stayed on that side, 2 or 3 more strides she probably would of caught up to Wickenheiser anyways and didn't need to make that move...

#6585	02/21/2014 1:07:35 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Looks like Canada is the demise of US Hockey. Steve

#6586	02/21/2014 1:58:19 pm
rainsilent Joined: 09/09/2013 Posts: 37 Inactive	lol Steve. tc I was aware that the ref gave that warning and should have mentioned such. With the warning or not you can not call that a penalty. The player was in the process of swinging the stick when the whistle blew. The player cannot just instantly stop mid motion the instant the whistle blows. Had the player done the whole action after the whistle sure I can see it as a penalty but that wasn't the case. Warning or not it was still a bad penalty. By the way the same thing happened in the mens game to a Canadian player. I saw that one as a bad penalty as well.

#6589	02/21/2014 4:04:17 pm
tc_ferdzz Joined: 11/13/2011 Posts: 135 Inactive	i remember it being after the whistle myself but can't say with 100% certainty at this point...but the whack at the pads was just a whack at the pads...it's one thing if you can see a puck bouncing around there...but there was no puck there...the goaltender absorbed that puck leaving no rebound and the American player just slashed the pads...after being warned not to...that's the key point here... and yes...when given a warning...if you don't heed said warning...you can (and should) expect to be penalized...if you have a kid that constantly draws on the walls and you tell him "don't draw on the walls"...and he does it again...are you just gonna sit around and do nothing?...no...you are going to flex your authority and put him in his place... besides (straight from the IIHF rulebook) 595 Protecting Goalkeepers a) In all cases in which an attacking player initiates any contact with the goalkeeper, other than incidental contact, when the goalkeeper is inside the goal crease and whether or not a goal is scored, the attacking player shall be assessed the appropriate penalty. "Contact", whether incidental or otherwise, between a goalkeeper and an attacking player may be with a stick or any part of the body so the fact that the ref gave the Americans a warning instead of giving them a penalty the first time they did it is a kindness and an attempt to allow the players to play the game without being too involved in the outcome... if you are referring to Kunitz jabbing Quick in the pads and pushing him back...i think he deserved a penalty for that...Quick had that puck and there was no reason to stick your stick there...I'm surprised the American players went as light on him as they did Updated Friday, February 21 2014 @ 4:38:07 pm PST

#6596	02/22/2014 11:16:22 am
rainsilent Joined: 09/09/2013 Posts: 37 Inactive	Because fighting in international games gets you suspended immediately and they don't hesitate to penalize for scrums either. A kid drawing on a wall is a very bad example here. There is no available leeway. In sports there is usually leeway given. I'm not trying to argue the warning or anything of the like. I'm saying that with the time of the slash to the whistle makes it bad to call. At the time the US player started the action the puck was still "live" despite the fact that it was in the goalies equipment. At this point it is not a sure thing that the goalie has control of the puck so the action the US player is taking is not illegal in any way. When the whistle was blown is when it became illegal however the player was basically in mid swing. Even in international hockey you will never see such instances penalized again because leeway is given if the player was mid act when the whistle is blown. The Kunitz penalty I can see roughing but here is the issue. Most international games (much less NHL) that still isn't called a penalty. International refs in hockey are very inconsistent across the board. So most of the time that isn't a penalty but it is then? That is why it is bad. Here I am not debating the rules. I know what they are. It is the inconsistency that is the issue.

#6597	02/22/2014 3:08:39 pm
tc_ferdzz Joined: 11/13/2011 Posts: 135 Inactive	but they did allowed leeway by giving warnings instead of immediately calling it...eventually you get tired of allowing people to get away with things... at the same time...voiced by Kerry Fraser himself...it can be a refs job to try and manage a game and deter it from getting out of hand...maybe they figured that if they let this stuff go...it'll just escalate out of control...so it's like smothering a campfire to prevent a forest fire... as a person who's been playing hockey for 25 years and been in plenty net front scrums...you should look for the puck before taking that swing at it...not just swing for pads and hope for the best...you can usually tell when the pucks gonna pop out...the swing shouldn't of been started whether it was before whistle or not...

#6608	02/23/2014 1:40:58 pm
rainsilent Joined: 09/09/2013 Posts: 37 Inactive	I don't disagree with any of your points. Outside of I don't think that was really stirring up the Canadian players. Its the consistency that is the issue. In future international tournaments you are very likely to see such instances again and you likely will never see a call. In many rec leagues they play where that is always a penalty. The point is they call it consistently. In international hockey they give leeway and let a lot slide and then call a "soft" penalty and you may not see it called again for a long time.

#6805	03/11/2014 2:17:52 pm
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	Is it OK if we stop the season now? I have included the league table for posterity, as it may never happen again # Team W-L Pct RD GB Streak L10 1 Applewood Crossing Athletics 1-0 1.000 +5 - W1 3-7 2 Thunder Bay Red Raiders 1-0 1.000 +4 - W1 2-8 3 Oceanview City Buccaneers 1-0 1.000 +3 - W2 5-5 4 San Francisco Eagles 0-1 .000 -3 1 L1 5-5 5 Eugene Beavers 0-1 .000 -4 1 L4 4-6 6 Queens Knights 0-1 .000 -5 1 L1 7-3

#7015	03/27/2014 5:33:02 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Applewood is strong...just swept me in four game series! Steve

#7017	03/27/2014 7:58:51 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	They swept me the three before that as well...

#7064	03/30/2014 2:51:56 am
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	West seems a lot tighter than the east. I have just been swept 4-0 by Eugene

#7321	04/23/2014 4:33:58 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Wow...0-6 against Thunder Bay & Applewood Crossing. I guess I'm not finishing any higher than 3rd this season. Steve

#7324	04/23/2014 7:13:31 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Sorry to knock you back under .500 Steve. You had a great run to get above it, but with Applewood not falling behind enough for my liking, I gotta keep the wins coming.

#7325	04/24/2014 4:49:57 am
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	I am trying my best to keep up but I think Thunder Bay are probably out of reach now. Anyway, we've done a lot better than I expected; mostly thanks to our 12-1 record against the Eagles (sorry Steve) and some good inter-divisional results. I could have done without 0-4 series losses to Queens and Eugene in the first half of the season; without those we might have been snapping at the Raiders heels.

#7360	04/28/2014 12:26:16 am
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	Congrats Mr TwoPlums, I tried to make it competitive but another series sweep by the Red Raiders has made sure there is little more than a mathematical chance of a comeback. Well done on a truly dominant season and good luck in the playoffs. I'm off to see if I can be more competitive next year

#7366	04/28/2014 10:10:35 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I wouldn't give up just yet, you never know. My magic number is at 10 (before todays games) and we have 26~ games left. Anything can still happen.

#7562	05/08/2014 6:39:58 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	While a 4-1 series win might look pretty convincing, I don't think I'd quite call it "smashing the Green Bay Beavers" Steve. Every one of those games were very tight 1 run games and game 5 went 15 innings. That was a helluva series. Hopefully you'll get another chance at me next season shikago, but I have to admit, there's another team from Thunder Bay who looks like they'll have a great shot at representing the West next season.

#8075	06/06/2014 5:20:17 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Ugh...the Eagles are 9-18 this season. I think my team peaked last season -- going to be tough to avoid demotion. Steve

#8105	06/08/2014 5:50:47 am
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	@MrTwoPlums Belated congratulations. Nice win last season! (Sorry, just saw your message now). You definitely were the dominant team & deserved it. Amazing +257 run differential with the 2nd place team only at +20! Unreal pitching staff... there was no way I'd be able to score enough to win. Surprised my own pitching was able to almost keep pace. Somehow I think I actually did ok vs you in the regular season though. (won about half IIRC?) And some of the games were much higher scoring too.

#8106	06/08/2014 6:07:22 am
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	@Steve question for you. has anything changed that wasn't announced in the news? Like hitting or stolen bases? Just curious because: http://brokenbat.org/league_leaders/1/2016 2 seasons ago, hitting was insanely bad. There was a .277 batting champion in our league & half the league leaders were hitting in the .260s (My 2nd baseman almost won the triple crown hitting .271!) Last season was slightly better I guess, with only a couple leaders in the .260s & a modern day Ted Williams hitting .301. (My last 2 seasons in D2 had similarly low averages too) Anyway, this season there's a ton of guys hitting over .300 all of a sudden. (league leader is at .356! yeah, i know... small sample size, but still) And stolen are seemingly way way down. Only 1 player on my team has a stolen base this season! So, has anything changed to cause this? Just curious. Unrelated, but still about the league.... how were the gold gloves determined? I was thinking my SS would win. (117 DP, 17 errors) But it went to a guy with only 86 DP, & 19 errors??? Also thought my 2nd baseman would win one (94 DP only 6 errors), but some guy with less DP + more errors won again. And according to skills, that guy has way less range too? So i have no clue how it's determined?? Any clues you're willing to give? Well, no way my 2B wins it this season. He's already got 5 errors somehow -_-

#8110	06/08/2014 4:00:50 pm
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	A bug has been raised and I believe Steve is investigating See http://brokenbat.org/forum/0/6/1351

#8112	06/08/2014 6:30:54 pm
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Thanks. Nice job with that too.

#8184	06/11/2014 3:10:51 pm
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	I see that Thunder Bay have returned to the top of the West after game 2 today; I was surprised by their poor start after such a dominant season last time round. However its pretty tight up their with three other teams within a game. Blink and you might miss another change in the leader.

#8196	06/11/2014 6:55:16 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Yeah, I was really surprised at how poorly my guys started. Most of my hitters disappeared for the first 20 games but they're coming around a bit now. There's no question the competition is much stiffer this season, a half game between 1st and 4th. I think how we each do against the East later just might determine which of us will pull ahead.

#8507	06/27/2014 2:33:31 pm
Alexgrrp Joined: 02/18/2013 Posts: 5 Inactive	I am really surprised by the performance of Clifton Isotopes in my first year in the legends league, especially for my pitchers, but what amazed me the most is to have a perfect game against the number one team in the rankings Thunder Bay Red Raiders. Joe Gillespie is on fire!! http://brokenbat.org/game/1307979

#8508	06/27/2014 2:40:40 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Yeah....look at the all-star pitchers -- almost all from Clifton and Thunder Bay. Steve

#8509	06/27/2014 4:46:50 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Yeah I was pretty surprised by that myself. I've been no-hit once before I think, but that's the first time I've ever been stuffed quite like that. And Gillespie is a beast. Goes to show how important pitching repertoire can be. He has very low movement, but his pitch types rely mostly on velocity and change of speeds. You took the season series 7-3, congrats on that. Just so you know, I hold grudges. See you in the final!

#8813	07/15/2014 3:51:07 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Ack...sliding back below Las Vegas. I think my Legends survival chances is slipping. Steve

#8841	07/17/2014 3:30:15 pm
Alexgrrp Joined: 02/18/2013 Posts: 5 Inactive	In my first year in the Legends League I have clinched my division with 14 games to go. I hope to win the title this year, because although I think I have pitchers for a long time, my starting lineup begins to get old and many of my future stars in the minors are not ready to succeed yet. It will be a difficult task because, looking at the standings of the two divisions, the West division seems stronger this year... We'll see what happens

#8868	07/18/2014 5:25:35 pm
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	It has been a good season, but frustrating as the As remain tantalisingly behind the Red Raiders but never really challenge for the lead. Even with a three game sweep tomorrow we would be one and a half games behind. So close but no cigar - again. Congrats Mr Two Plums good luck in the play-off and we shall do battle again next season.

#8878	07/18/2014 9:08:28 pm
Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive	Are you throwing the towel? With a 1 1/2 lead you should able to fight for the title, a slide and you could be champ.

#8879	07/19/2014 7:05:49 am
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	Not throwing in the towel just accepting the reality of the situation. We are 6-11 to Thunder Bay and even with a three game series win they would still need to mess up seriously in the remaining two series. It ain't gonna happen. I feel no shame in coming second, just need to work out what to change next season to mount a better challenge.

#8907	07/20/2014 3:04:28 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Well, now it's officially over. You were in it to the 2nd last day of the season crackit. That's the tightest it's been in the Legends West since Erkuza's Queens Knights beat me out back in 2015. Now I have to figure out a way to beat Clifton. Should be a great series.

#8910	07/20/2014 5:30:57 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Wow...I've pulled ahead of Las Vegas (on run differential). Unfortunately, I've got a really good Applewood Crossing team for my final 3 games and Vegas has Anaheim (who I just sweeped). Steve

#8955	07/21/2014 6:05:30 pm
Alexgrrp Joined: 02/18/2013 Posts: 5 Inactive	Good luck for the playoffs @MrTwoPlums I hope my players won't let you win your third in a row

#8959	07/21/2014 7:25:00 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Well, if you shut down my offense like you did in the regular season, I'm in trouble. But my guys are usually pretty good come crunch time. It'll be a battle, that's for sure.

#8987	07/22/2014 3:30:12 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	And through two you've completely stumped my offense while embarrassing my "aces". I was able to come back from being down 0-2 two years ago, but I don't see that happening here. I have a question for Steve and others, I'm not the most knowledgeable in real life baseball strategies. In game 2, bottom of the 9th, down by 1 my leadoff hitter singled. My pinch runner comes in (20 speed ++ steal, opposing catcher with 13 arm) and he didn't go, ends up being forced out at 2nd in a fielder's choice. Would that not always be a go situation at ++ steal?

#8988	07/22/2014 4:27:05 pm
cbstatic Joined: 04/05/2014 Posts: 106 North El Dorado Pay Dirt VI.20	You would think that a steal might be in order, but reading your box score in the 9th, your manager put on the Hit & Run. I am guessing that Richardson might be a pretty good hitter. A ball hit to the corners should have at least allowed Bryan to arrive at 2nd safely, or if the ball had gotten through to the outfield he would have easily gotten to 3rd base. Unfortunently, the ball got hit to 2nd base making an easy force out.

#8991	07/22/2014 8:40:08 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Sorry, I should've said he was thrown out at second, not forced out. The ball was actually hit to 1st, but seeing as Richardson is right-handed it probably pulled the 1st baseman off the bag closer to 2nd and with a 16 arm I can see why he was able to make the play at 2nd. But that's not the issue. With a favourable match up of 20 speed vs 13 arm, I can't see any reason why he wouldn't try to steal 2nd. It would put a runner in scoring position for Richardson (who is one of my best hitters attribute-wise). If successful, Richardson would've likely been walked (if Clifton allows intentional walks) which would then mean two runners and no outs. Now, that's a few ifs, and there's always a chance that Bryan would've been caught at 2nd anyways and all this would be moot, but I don't think that that would negate the possible benefits of going for it. Now I know that the coding isn't perfect and doesn't take every single possible situation into account. Maybe it also has something to do with my managers aggression (2), but it just seems that it was a really poor decision for the AI to make in an important situation like that. But maybe the AI can be looked at sometime down the road for clutch situations like this, I think teams would be much more aggressive then they normally might be with so much on the line. I hope I don't sound like I'm bitter or anything, I'm not, and I don't think it would really make much of a difference overall in this series. But maybe I'd lose 4-1 instead of the 4-0 it's looking like now. :p

#8993	07/23/2014 5:47:38 am
cbstatic Joined: 04/05/2014 Posts: 106 North El Dorado Pay Dirt VI.20	I went back and played the qame in question as it was the only way to verify the pitch count. Strike One, Ball One, then the force out at 2nd with the hit & run. When it comes to breaking down the game... I am not sure which is the best pitch count to steal with and which is the best for a hit and run. I just wanted to check out the pitch count.

#8996	07/23/2014 9:04:02 am
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	In real life baseball, the problem with having a good base stealer in that situation is that the other team also knows he’s a good base stealer, so they’re expecting him to steal and they are going to have all eyes on him, and the pitcher is also more likely to try to pick him off or pitch out to the catcher to make it easier to throw the runner out. Add all that up, and even the best stealer may not feel comfortable enough to try to steal. Anyway, when you set a runner with “++” in base stealing, you’re not telling him to steal every time. That option doesn’t exist. “++” means “much more often”, not “always”.

#9002	07/23/2014 2:05:53 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I went back and played the qame in question as it was the only way to verify the pitch count. That's a long time to sit through just check out the pitch count. Add all that up, and even the best stealer may not feel comfortable enough to try to steal. I agree with what you're saying here, but I still think that it would be in any teams interest to go for it considering the pitcher at the time was right handed and has an arm of 4, every factor I can think of in this instance is in the runners favour other than the fact that the opposing teams knows he's a high risk to go. But this brings up a couple more questions. 1) Is a catchers arm taken into account when a manager decides to send a runner? 2) Even though pickoffs aren't implemented yet, where is the first baseman with runners on first? Is he covering the bag? Or is he out from the line protecting the gap? If he's covering the bag, with the batter being right handed, that would open a bit of a gap between 1st and 2nd. Maybe this was the reasoning for my manager to try the hit and run. Richardson has 17hit and 18bc and he hit it towards the gap, just too close towards 1st and the defense made the play. I dunno, unfortunately we don't have enough info to break everything down properly. I tried looking for an appropriate Willy "Mays" Hayes quote to fit this situation. The only one I could come up with is- "We should've got the live chicken."

#9003	07/23/2014 4:16:15 pm
Alexgrrp Joined: 02/18/2013 Posts: 5 Inactive	I never would have thought the Clifton Isotopes would win the playoffs in only 5 games and adds even more value to win against Thunder Bay that has dominated the league the last years. Thanks @MrTwoPlums for a good final and see you next year

#9004	07/23/2014 4:21:15 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	There's a new champ in the Legends League. Congrats Alexgrrp and the Clifton Isotopes. You absolutely humiliated my hitters holding us to a .126 average for the series. I was surprised I was able to maintain a tiny amount of dignity by actually avoiding the sweep and winning game 4. Here's the trophy, all freshly polished. Champagne tastes sweet out of it, but if it tastes a little off, don't worry, those are just my tears. Grudges. This guy holds em. Congrats again and I'll see you next season.

#9007	07/23/2014 9:20:09 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow... Clifton...Impressive! I could see both of these teams back at it next season...of course, Applewood is getting better. Steve

#9119	07/29/2014 5:46:55 am
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	Congratulations Clifton, amazed anyone could beat Thunder Bay. Unfortunately I think we are going to struggle this season but am pleased to renew our local rivalry with West Applewood. Good luck all

#10480	10/02/2014 4:13:13 pm
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	Congrats MrTwoPlums on winning the west again, sorry the rest of us didn't put up much of a fight. Just need to make sure the As avoid the drop then we will be back to try again next season.

#10602	10/07/2014 1:24:09 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Hey Steve, in the News write-up you have me down as two-time defending champs, but Clifton beat me last season.

#10603	10/07/2014 1:27:55 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Fixed. Steve

#10656	10/09/2014 3:36:54 pm
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	Congrats Mr TwoPlums on regaining the championship

#10769	10/13/2014 10:13:02 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Thanks crackit. Honestly, I'm pretty surprised I won that series, especially after the drubbings I took in games 1 and 3. Mig- Your pitching is unreal. Better than what mine looked like 5 or 6 seasons ago when mine was at it's peak. I think it's going to be a one horse show in the East for the forseeable future. Great job Alexgrrp climbing out of relegation at the end there, I was hoping you'd stick around. Legends and a Cup trophy. I think there are only 3 or so teams that have pulled that off. And welcome back the the Legends league Steve. I'm looking forward to playing the Eagles again. I'm making a lot of cuts at the top this season, so I expect the West to be much tighter. 2020 should be fun.

#10782	10/13/2014 3:10:57 pm
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	It's hardly going to be a one horse show in the East. The Tigers are back this season and that makes four former pennant winners in the same league, plus 2 other very hungry teams I imagine. Don't let the outcome of this season fool you. The final standings don't tell the whole story. You probably didn't notice, but just before the All-Star break my team was 6 GB Green Bay. Jersey City relegated and they probably didn't deserve it. Even the Cup champion barely survived relegation. It's brutal in the East! Steve's Eagles are back as well. I don't remember ever playing them, so looking forward to the inter league matches. It's a pity this East-West divide exists. The way I see it, the true test is the League marathon, and you can never truly measure the strengths of your team against teams from the other conference. I wish there was only 1 league with 12 teams...

#10799	10/14/2014 8:06:45 am
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	Good grief! Thunder Bay in the pre-season; as if we don't play enough!

#10805	10/14/2014 9:35:01 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Could have been worse crackit, we could have ended up in the same Cup group.

#11404	11/02/2014 12:32:57 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	So what wins Sunday Steve? Your well-disciplined high-scoring offense? Or my smothering pitching and defense? I like how the schedule works out that the top two rated teams preseason meet each other after they've played everyone else. At least it works that way in the West. Makes for good matchups like tomorrow and the last day of the season, which is a four game series. Updated Sunday, November 2 2014 @ 12:34:31 am PDT

#12558	12/09/2014 3:03:34 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Will be interesting to see if Long Beach can hold off Thunder Bay now that the cup is over. Steve

#12562	12/09/2014 5:48:36 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I sure hope not. I keep clawing back to within a game or two then my offense disappears and I fall back to about 7 behind. I'm starting to feel like a yo-yo. A 2-2 split tonight, so still only a half game back. I like my chances.

#12794	12/19/2014 5:06:02 pm
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	At long last I can finally say this season is over, it has been extremely brutal. We had a good run to the top but then we ran into the indomitable Thunder Bay. Eventually we were unable to replace the aging players that helped us get here quickly enough. So long and thanks for the fish.

#12803	12/19/2014 10:13:58 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	You say that like you won't be back crackit. I don't think you'll be down there too long. And don't worry, I'm sure the baseball gods will be kind enough to put us in the same Cup group until then. I'm a bit disappointed how Long Beach's owner hasn't been here since the 8th. Leading the division almost all season, a 1/2 game up on me and a 4 game series the following day. Seems an odd time to walk away like that.

#12807	12/20/2014 3:46:47 am
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	I think it could be a while before we can challenge again. I used to think I could manage current success and build for the future at the same time. However either the new batch aren't ready or simply not good enough. We have been poor in all three areas of the game this season.

#12816	12/20/2014 2:36:30 pm
mduban4 Joined: 10/08/2013 Posts: 75 Inactive	Just officially clinched II.2 west division Very much looking forward to playing all the great Legends League teams! Updated Saturday, December 20 2014 @ 2:37:15 pm PST

#12817	12/20/2014 2:41:45 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Hey, that's great mduban4. Good luck next season, hope to be there someday myself.

#12837	12/21/2014 11:52:47 am
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	I think I've built up enough wins, that when I get swept by Long Beach and Thunder Bay, I'll still finish at .500! STeve

#12962	12/25/2014 2:47:21 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Well that was certainly a helluva game to end the season. 14 innings of cheers, curses, nail-biting, and finally tears. Congrats on your first Major and the Legends League Title Mig. Hard fought and well deserved. Of course you know what this means though right? Rubber Match 2021. Book it.

#12983	12/26/2014 6:40:14 am
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	Yeah, hope to be in the playoffs again next season but given the level of competition in the east I can't guarantee I'll be there. It's not like in the West where you get to toy with it while winning the Cup. Anyway, I'd be happy with the pennant alone, but winning the playoffs and finishing the season top of the ranking sure are very nice bonuses. Not my best season, but I definitely can't complain here.

#12987	12/26/2014 7:07:37 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I actually got to do very little toying this season. I was trailing almost the entire season and didn't clinch until the second last day. Not like some of the previous five season where I was clinching with 20-25 games to go. No doubt the East has been the tougher division, but I don't think the West is as weak as you think it is.

#12994	12/26/2014 11:05:45 am
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	I don't think the West is weak, but in the previous season your team went 10 games in front very early but that didn't happen this season, although your team was always close to the top. For outside observers, it seemed you were not worried about leading the league and that you were focused on the cup. When that competition ended Steve even mentioned something about what would happen at that point when your focus was solely on the league, and you went on and won it as well without many worries. When you gamble the league title like that and end up winning it, it seems like you're so in front of the competition you get to toy with them, giving head starts and whatnot.

#12996	12/26/2014 11:43:11 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Heh. I wish I was that cocky. I was trying very hard to catch up to Long Beach all season long. Just couldn't do it. The day of the Cup final was the last day that their owner was here though, so I really think the only reason I was able to come back was because they were on auto-pilot. Otherwise you likely would have been playing them in the final.

#15755	03/07/2015 2:52:36 pm
mduban4 Joined: 10/08/2013 Posts: 75 Inactive	Getting quite interesting in the West with three teams tied for the second relegation spot at the time of this post.

#15886	03/11/2015 5:38:07 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Wow...roller coaster ride in the West between San Francisco Eagles, Dearborn Pirates and West Applewood Knights. Two will survive, one will drop. Steve

#16079	03/16/2015 5:36:45 am
FMcgriff1b Joined: 11/23/2012 Posts: 103 Inactive	Looks like things are pretty set now. I clinched division II.1 a few days ago. I'm very excited. It will be my first go at it. I have a good team but my offense will have to improve drastically for me to compete at all next season.

#16251	03/19/2015 3:28:19 pm
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	I was confident my team was going to win it again this year, more confident than in the 2 previous playoffs, but it didn't happen for me. Congratulations to Thunder Bay and MrTwoPlums on another League title. Let's hope we can meet again next season for another re-match.

#16252	03/19/2015 3:46:54 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Another series we hit less than .200 combined. Could've been a best of 17 and would likely go back and forth like that until the final game. Best 3 out of 5 it is. See ya in 2022.

#17288	04/08/2015 3:39:29 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Ack...1-4 start. Not sure I have the horses to stay up this season. Steve

#19665	06/02/2015 10:39:45 am
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Wow...absolutely fantastic year for Ricardo Becerra. Leads the league in almost every offensive category. Should win the MVP... Steve

#19672	06/02/2015 2:37:59 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Becerra's .326 with an OPS of .996 up here in Legends these days is pretty impressive. You just don't see numbers like that often anymore. On the pitcher's side, Romero's the clearcut runaway for yet another Cy Young. This will make his 3rd in a row, and 4th of the last 5.

#19703	06/03/2015 3:57:51 am
FMcgriff1b Joined: 11/23/2012 Posts: 103 Inactive	Becerra's numbers are phenomenal in a very pitching dominated league like the Legends league. Romero's numbers are ridiculous. 338 innings............. that's like pitching 1 every 4 games and pitching a complete game every time.

#19706	06/03/2015 4:57:55 am
Peekay Joined: 03/26/2014 Posts: 146 Inactive	Surely 338IP (nor should 41 starts?) shouldn't be possible...? Makes a mockery of other teams that run more realistic rotations then the 4 man style. Maybe fatigue needs a tweak in the offseason?

#19713	06/03/2015 1:53:38 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	It is a crazy amount of innings and not something you see anymore, but I wouldn't quite call it impossible. Phil Niekro threw 330.1 innings in 1977 at age 38 years old. He threw 334.1 the following season. A knuckleballer I know, but Nolan Ryan pitched 332.2 in 1974 as well. I know I'm going back almost 40 years, but it's still modern era. I suspect the biggest reason why we don't see numbers like these anymore is that teams baby their pitchers now, instead of letting them throw like they used to. afreespirit is willing to let Romero pitch, and if any pitcher is capable of putting in that many innings, I think it would be a guy like Romero.

#19715	06/03/2015 3:00:31 pm
Peekay Joined: 03/26/2014 Posts: 146 Inactive	You are absolutely right plums most teams baby their pitchers in real life. The difference between MLB and Brokenbat is if they ran out their pitchers for 300IP the injury potential would be huge, however injuries are so rare (and usually minor) in BB that there is little risk. Perhaps pitcher injury rates is the problem? Needs a look at? Scaling with workload on the year perhaps?

#19722	06/04/2015 2:25:57 am
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	I don’t think any more changes are needed in this department. That pitcher was not overused. The main reason why he pulled those numbers is because he is that good.

#19729	06/04/2015 1:10:05 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	William Henry "Whoop-La" White pitched 680 innings in 75 starts (over 9 innings per start!) back in 1879. Damn right pitchers are babied these days! We tweak things each season...so we due try to address issues of extreme stats when we can. As I recall, back in ~2010-2012 time frame, there was a team that cleared out most of his starting pitchers and had about 80-100 starts from his spot starter. Steve Updated Thursday, June 4 2015 @ 1:12:19 pm PDT

#19731	06/04/2015 2:34:18 pm
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	Congratulations to MrTwoPlums on yet another play-off win. Well deserved. I hope my team gets here again next season for another rematch. Updated Thursday, June 4 2015 @ 2:34:38 pm PDT

#19733	06/04/2015 4:29:05 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Overland Park (88 wins) and Mount Vernon (86 wins + cup) had impressive initial seasons in the Legends league. I'm thinking they are the up-and-comers to challenge Thunder Bay and Orlando. Steve

#19735	06/04/2015 5:19:20 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Thanks Mig. It ended up being much more scrappy then it started after I was able to storm out to a 3-0 lead. I wonder how many fans left early in games 2 and 5, only to hear the home fans erupt from the parking lot. I was lucky that my lefty's were able to hold it together, there's no way I would've won the series without them. Becerra going down early to an injury certainly helped me as well. Next season should be interesting. Out with the old, in with the new. We're getting a bit long in the tooth, but I think we may have another series or two left in us yet. The West was really tight this year. Overland Park and San Francisco (that offense!) pushing Burlington down to 4th from their usual 2nd place was a surprise, and all 3 teams were within striking distance right up until the last couple days of the season. Long Beach comes back up to Legends, they almost had me knocked off a couple seasons ago, but they appear to still be in semi auto-pilot which is a bit of a bummer, not sure how they'll fare. Pharr I think is going to be the big surprise in the West. I really like their roster. No lack of lefty's, solid defensively and some good prospects ready to take over for the few vets that are on their way out. They're poised for an extended stay up here in Legends. I think 2023 is going to be a helluva season. Can't wait to get it started.

#19737	06/04/2015 8:02:46 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Pitcher injuries in MLB probably have more to do with mechanics than innings pitched or total pitches (see the "inverted W"). I use a 4 man rotation (5 man during inter-league). That’s not unusual as teams in MLB will do that if the schedule permits. Unlike MLB, BB has a Cup schedule as well. For the past 2 seasons, Romero has not pitched during the 1st round of Cup (only 1 Cup start in each of those seasons). Those series are 3 days off, 4 if preceded by a 3 game league series. So I can almost always start Romero 1st when we go back to league play. So right away he is getting more starts than usual. Romero's pitch count is usually set at 110-115, sometimes going to 125 and also often dropping down to 100. It depends on how many off days there are in my schedule, who we are playing and how effective the bullpen is (which these days is not very good). If you look at his games, his pitch count total isn't excessive even for complete games. He has gone into the 11th on a 120 pitch count for instance. This past season he averaged 8-1/3 over 41 starts. That’s above average, but not exceptional for good pitcher with 17 stamina. His WHIP this season was 0.868 and he walked only 58. That’s what you get with a 19 control. In fact, my 4 principle starters, Romero, Nash, Gallardo and Boone all have 19 control. My team gave up only 347 BB. The next best total in Legends is 440 and the league average is 477. You’d be hard pressed to find any team in BB with less than 400 walks nevermind a team with close to 347. With so few walks, that means fewer pitches, fewer batters faced and consequently my starters can go deeper into the game. They have to, considering the state of the bullpen. If I had a bullpen as good as Orlando or Thunder Bay, I would have a contender. Instead, I’m finishing 10 or more games behind.

#20991	07/11/2015 2:51:26 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Looks like Ricardo Becerra has dropped below .400. Was wondering how long he could maintain it in a pitcher dominated Legends League. Steve

#22182	08/11/2015 6:13:58 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Dog fight in the West to see who wins the division. Would be decided by run differential if it ended today. Good luck Thunder Bay and Pharr! Steve

#22188	08/11/2015 7:16:17 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	The season series so far is 7-6 in my favour while Pharr is +1 in RD. We have a 3 game series tomorrow and a 4 gamer to close out the season. If the rest of our games are just as close, there's a chance someone could get the inside track and slip past us. We're only 4 1/2 ahead of 3rd and 10 ahead of 6th. This could still go any number of ways and everyone's still in it.

#22352	08/14/2015 4:30:43 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Wow...these are the closes races I can remember in the Legends League! Pharr and Thunder Bay are tied with 10 games to go....and I think their final series is between them! Orlando has cut Birmingham's lead to only two games. Should be an exciting weekend of games... Steve

#22507	08/17/2015 1:48:51 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Both divisions will be decided today (in the final series) in head-to-head match-ups -- way cool! Steve

#22637	08/20/2015 6:09:26 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	After the way Birmingham ran away with the regular season and how they handled me in inter-league play I figured I was the underdog heading in to the playoffs. But I just didn't think we'd go down so meekly. Splitting the first two in Birmingham it looked like it would be a tight series, but your hitters like my ballpark it seems and teed off on me the next three for a pretty convincing series win. Congrats kladu, you've been waiting a while for a chance at the trophy and you certainly made the most of it. So whattya say, two out of three?

#22660	08/20/2015 3:33:14 pm
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Happy! Thank you, great game! Pleased I could take advantage of Orlando's season of growing up, ... with .500 2nd round intra-league play ... needed and got a lucky finish. Really hope for another opporutnity. And then the finals, and the core players suddenly all play great or OK. Great to have Corona on the team. Hope they age well, will need them to stay up, more tough seasons ahead. Love your Kelly treatment, think Cepeda will get it despite Hornsby,

#22935	08/24/2015 7:32:01 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hello Legends. Dinos are pleased to join the league this season, and look forward to playing some of the most venerable franchises in BB. I started scouting your teams, and got kind of dispirited. Dinos have risen to this level largely through Hardy, smoke, mirrors, Hardy, and lots of luck. With only 2 big bars on the roster (15 Hardy and 14 Gamez) we feel a little overmatched. We are encouraged that San Francisco hangs in there with very little firepower. Still, our goals / expectations for this season are very modest. Not looking to do much in waivers. Have wants, not needs. Would like a proper #2 starter behind Hardy (Edwards would do nicely ). Also looking for a cheaper option at SS after a poor contract negotiation with Daniel. Looking forward to a challenging season.

#24007	09/14/2015 11:26:56 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos are pretty thrilled about our first loop through the East. Especially considering we've only had our full starting line-up in 2 of 16 games. Some clear over-achievers on my squad atm. Nosedive could start any day now.

#24685	09/29/2015 12:28:33 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos still very happy with how we've done so far. Especially considering some clustered injuries we've had to work through. Always seems to be some team in the division that is an especially poor match-up. Appears to be Mount Vernon this season. 2 of the 3 series the Dinos have lost so far were against the Cubs. Very worried about playing the west. Really intimidated by some of the rosters. Hopefully my lads have stronger steel than I.

#24705	09/29/2015 10:51:16 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Is this the year that the Eagles go back down? Steve

#24883	10/04/2015 6:20:47 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You just need a few more series against tiny bar Dinos and you'll be fine. Amazing pitching. Dazzled my batters all (but game 4h) series long. Tip my cap. A little confused why your manager pitched the LR instead of the SS when S3 was injured in game 2. Good call tho. He was a wizard.

#24968	10/07/2015 9:02:52 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not expecting much Dino all-star representation. Maybe Almeida and his 19 dingers get an invite. Hardy looked a shoe-in at 7-2 after intra-division, but 1-5 in 6 starts against the west brings his numbers back to ordinary. The west trip has been even worse than I imagined. 5 of 6 series lost. We knew the Dinos would be part of the relegation battle at some point. Hoped our lucky start would have carried us a little further than it did.

#25316	10/16/2015 7:36:24 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Aw. Interdivision over already? So sad. Here's how the East did: Orlando 38-22 Birmingham 37-23 Durham 35-25 Mount Vernon 34-26 Hartford 32-28 Waterloo 27-33 The Dinos rallied a bit at the end, but were still 5 games worse than any other East team against the West. Went from 2nd place to the middle of the relegation battle. Still, there are signs for optimism. Leading the East in ERA, fewest errors, and 2nd most HRs. Those are the 3 stats we put the most value in. So we're following the game plan. Remains to be seen if the game plan itself is sound. Side note: Interesting that only 1 team in the West has an EXWL over .500.

#25324	10/16/2015 8:40:28 am
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	East really took it to the West. West leaders are only 2 games above .500 and have negative run differential. Steve

#25579	10/21/2015 3:29:09 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Ack...the team is in free fall...now 10 games behind a safe spot. I think the ship is going down... Steve

#25634	10/22/2015 6:05:40 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	Well well well, Orlando is bot. Wonder who's gonna take over for this prestigious team. They will be rewarded with a great team. Hopefully they won't release all their players, I mean who wouldn't want his roster :p but it isn't the right thing to do.

#25635	10/22/2015 6:24:30 pm
the gizmo Joined: 02/07/2013 Posts: 574 Inactive	Won't the Sharks stay bot till they hit level 4? Or unless someone requests the team and Steve approves??

#25707	10/24/2015 9:59:28 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Is that a new rule? Long Beach was assumed while in Legends in 2020. IIRC the manager was new to the game, so it wasn't a special request. I had hoped to give San Francisco some encouragement. Did snap the losing streak. Can maybe get something upward going now. Wasn't sure which direction the Dinos were headed coming out of inter-division. A good first 50 against the east was followed by a poor middle 60 against the West. But this last loop was great. It is completely whacky that the Dinos actually have a better record vs. the East than Birmingham. Enjoying being the lucky 1-run victory team this season.

#25882	10/28/2015 4:56:52 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	I find this sad/ironic that my team will demote this season (actively managed by the game creator), but the Orlando bot team could win its division. Steve

#25896	10/29/2015 7:39:52 am
cqk328 Joined: 07/28/2014 Posts: 289 Unalaska Alaskans VI.19	Oh well. At least you tried.

#25908	10/29/2015 11:13:26 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Botlando has definitely been playing tough. Birmingham earned a little bit of breathing space this past series. Potentially big 4 gamer between the 2 to finish the season. Dinos have lucked into good position. Too far back to compete, but fairly safe from the drop. Got some kids a lot more action this past week. (Playing a 2B with 6 fielding does add some excitement to viewing matches).

#26176	11/02/2015 4:23:49 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Birmingham - Orlando down to the final game! Steve

#26181	11/02/2015 5:05:32 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Orlando to the playoffs... Wow! Steve

#26203	11/03/2015 1:52:10 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	took a small risk, released a couple of vets, and failed, for 100 or so extra PAs to my youngsters, blah Good luck, MrTwoPlums!

#26212	11/03/2015 6:14:58 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Another real close finish in the West as Pharr once again takes it right to the final series of the season before things are settled. We both had great second halves and it was really close the entire time with rarely more than a couple games separating us down the stretch. I couldn't believe I wasn't pulling away, and I'm sure they couldn't believe they weren't overtaking us. I'm pretty shocked about the East. That was a wild finish. I thought Birmingham was only going to be better than last year (and they were) and I was hoping to get a rematch with them. I didn't expect Orlando to have that great a season without Mig at the helm even though they were set up well before he left. And so now we end up with the final that I'm sure nobody wanted to see. Thunder Bay vs Orlando 5. This time one is a zombie!

#26214	11/03/2015 7:10:33 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	And so now we end up with the final that I'm sure nobody wanted to see. Thunder Bay vs Orlando 5. This time one is a zombie! Zombie Legends sounds like a video game. Edit: If Orlando wins, I plan to restrict myself to player development from now on, because although bots are terrible at player development obviously if a bot wins Legends then apparently it is a superior tactical manager to humans. Lets go TwoPlums, all us humans are cheering for you. Note: That comment about bots being superior to humans in tactical management was half in jest. Updated Tuesday, November 3 2015 @ 7:14:40 am PST

#26249	11/03/2015 3:20:27 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Machine 2, Man 0 Skynet lives? Updated Tuesday, November 3 2015 @ 3:20:54 pm PST

#26318	11/04/2015 5:15:37 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Thunder Bay comes storming back with 3 wins....two in extra innings! Man 3, Machine 2 Steve

#26341	11/05/2015 3:19:26 pm
Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive	Orlando Stormed back and won 4 -3 Man: 3 Machine: 4 Skynet sent their terminators.

#26343	11/05/2015 3:23:05 pm
Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive	@Newtan Orlando Sharks, even is a bot, was a human managed team, and it has a good roster. Is not the same than a bot team that are more than 3-4 seasons managerless.

#26348	11/05/2015 3:46:15 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	And the Machine takes it in 7. Only real surprise about the outcome was that I actually managed to steal 3 games. We normally hit pretty poorly in the playoffs, usually my pitching makes up for it but that was a special kind of suck from my starters and Orlando just steamrolled over us. Congrats Mig. (I know you're out there)

#26358	11/05/2015 5:20:15 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The news item is great.

#26421	11/07/2015 3:29:55 am
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	hello everyone apparently this is my new league that i play in today, thought i was in league 2.1 still but that's okay! i look forward to playing against you all

#26692	11/11/2015 6:00:09 am
FMcgriff1b Joined: 11/23/2012 Posts: 103 Inactive	AD24 welcome to the league. If you win your division you go up to a higher tier league. However, if you win this league there's nowhere else to go. You are in the top league and your team certainly belongs here. Good luck and if you need any help let me know. I see you picked up the team last season. Good luck everyone. I'm excited for the season to start. My team will have four rookie starting position players. Dropped the core group of players that got me to the Legends league. Will have to see how the new blood does. It's a transition year but I will do my best not to demote. However, I think the East is Kladu's to lose but you can never rule out "Botlando". I think if that team were manager-less for two more seasons my team might begin to stand a chance against them.

#26812	11/12/2015 6:39:31 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	A quick hello from another newbie to the league. I live in Germany but have a bit of personal history in NYC (actually, I am sitting in a hotel in Hell's Kitchen as I write this). The team name alludes to (obviously) the Simpsons, my background in nuclear physics, and of course the Manhattan Project. I took over the team during the 2014 season in league 6, then remodeled it with waiver claims to get it up to league 3 relatively fast. There, I got stuck for some seasons, while a new generation of players drafted by me matured enough to move me further up. I wasn't expecting to promote from league 2 in the very first season, so I'm really not sure how I'll do up here. My lineup is young and should only get better at least in the short run, but my pitching needs a bit of a rebuild, and I'm not sure that what I have coming up behind them is ready for this level of play here. On the other hand I'm damned to succeed in the upper levels, because after not being able to draft any promising pitching talent over several seasons, many of the good young pitchers I have in my farm are minor league waiver claims and might eventually become too expensive for the lower leagues if they are successful. Updated Thursday, November 12 2015 @ 6:40:58 pm PST

#27468	11/30/2015 7:36:16 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos started slow, but ended up having a good first loop through the schedule. Defense is struggling. Well, 2B is struggling - have a team fielding % at the position almost 100 points lower than any one else in the East. Had the fewest errors in the East last season. Leading atm. I think Orlando might actually be stronger this season. Ya, they cut Izzo and Mancini. But it hasn't really hurt the pitching. #7 #8 #9 in the Shark batting order is so strong - better than #2 #3 #4 for several teams. Guess we'll see if any more big pieces get cut loose.

#27666	12/04/2015 12:32:36 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Two weeks in succession I play Orlando on a Thursday, they stick it to me, and then release some good players the following morning. :P Carr and Tapia gone now. May be starting to weaken.

#27728	12/06/2015 8:07:50 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	That's seriously bizarre. Within just a few days, I've been able to claim two discarded pitchers from division rivals, and while they are expensive may not be good for much longer, they were a much needed boost for my shaky rotation. Opposing teams were batting over .300 on average before I got Ventura. I feel a bit better about surviving in Legends now...

#27730	12/06/2015 10:31:30 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Ya. Every time I think "phew. Don't have to face (insert Shark star here) anymore" (insert Shark star here) signs with someone else in the division. Le sigh. I found the Birmingham "trade" of Ventura for Izzo interesting. Looked pretty sideways to me. Ventura has been magnificent for the Isotopes. Updated Sunday, December 6 2015 @ 10:32:34 am PST

#27744	12/07/2015 6:35:20 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was a fairly miserable loop through the circuit for the Dinos. Won the first series which put us into 1st place (clearly unsustainable), then lost the next 4 series. (Insert a drubbing by a bot VI team in the cup in the middle of those loses.) Not surprising. The design of my offense makes it prone to slumps. There are reasons for optimism. Hebert and Larsen are the only 2 contributing on offense. Room for some others to step up. 4th starter Booth is having a horrible time. He should get better. Garcia hasn't been able to get anyone out in the pen. He's been unassigned. Working up the nerve to cut him.

#27822	12/08/2015 3:30:10 pm
Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive	Skynet is still ruling over Legends' East

#27828	12/09/2015 1:32:47 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I'm fairly confident that that will change. I really see Birmingham as the beast on the East at the moment. (I just hope Orlando doesn't prove me wrong when I'm playing them tonight...)

#27833	12/09/2015 8:08:47 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Orlando's cuts have hurt team depth, but the starting line-up and key pitching roles are still very solid. The only reason to favour Birmingham (IMO) is the human management factor. (The bot manager is surprisingly active - every time I check the line-up Amaya is batting somewhere new). Assuming Manhattan got the real Tapia and Ventura, I would put them in this tier as well. Gives the East 2 clear strata. Orlando would be hurt by more cuts, but there really isn't any need to do so. The roster sits at 38. The payroll is a measly 41 million. Unless there is an over-arching financial issue, I don't think computer management would be motivated to release more players.

#27869	12/11/2015 4:11:11 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Naaa, I definitely don't see myself as being in the mix. I've had a decent run the last turn through the league, winning three of the five series, not being swept and sweeping Waterloo. On the other hand, that involved a lot of really close games tipping my way, often while I was being out-hit. The signature game is this one against Mt.Vernon: http://brokenbat.org/game/1876744 Cubs get nine hits but somehow manage to score only one run on that, so I end up winning the game with only three hits, one of them a two-run homer. My lineup is averaging a sordid .227 (at least with a good ISO), with opposing lineups at .264, which is at least down from the .300 early in the season. Ventura has contributed to that (he's been dynamite so far), but Tapia has a 7.48 ERA in his first five league starts, so there might still be some improvement on that front, but I hardly think that will make me a winner. We'll see what the interdivisional play brings, but I'll be happy if I can avoid a demotion this season.

#27879	12/11/2015 6:45:35 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos were the 1-run dynamos last season. Enjoy it! Your extended line is kind of funny. 24-19, 2 GB with an EXWL of 70-90. Think its natural to devalue your own team and overvalue opponents. I look at your line-up and figure there is only 1 position where I might have a leg up (LF). My advantage over your team was on the pitching side which got erased with the Isotope waiver-ganza. I was more worried about Buffalo when you two joined. 6 14+ pitchers between 26-29 yrs and a very slick looking defense. Their offense seems a little small-ball-ey tho, which works ok against my team but probably doesn't fare as well against the titan class. So far they are 1-run casualties. Luck in those close games is often the difference here. I'm not bullish on the Dinos chances. We were propped up last season by a great year from Almeida (who is sacrificing ABs this season to a rookie), an outlier performance from Dawson (who is not outlying this season) and a skewed 1-run record (which is back to normal this season). We got destroyed by the West last season, as the 5 games in 4 days emphasized a lack of depth. We shall see.

#27925	12/12/2015 12:03:55 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was wrong about Orlando. Three more big cuts this week. Sharks are beginning to look like a relegation candidate.

#27959	12/14/2015 6:17:40 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Very good loop for the Dinos. Split vs. Buffalo, rest were series wins. Kind of important given how awful the team played against the West last season.

#27974	12/14/2015 7:14:21 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Lost Larsen (my best player by a furlong) for the first 2 series of inter-league. Some serious contortions building the lineup without him. Gonna be weaker than normal for Burlington and Pomona.

#28089	12/18/2015 8:38:03 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Cut 2 underperforming veterans before payday. Drops my payroll by over 8 million. Have some kids that will get a little more playing time. In theory we're weaker. In practice stronger (given how poorly James and Garcia were playing). Garcia was a tough cut. May be the first Dino pitcher inducted into our HoF.

#28251	12/23/2015 6:20:36 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Much better swing through the West for the Dinos than last season. Not great (3-3), but not a punching bag (which was our goal). Curious to see the All-Star selections. Hebert, Larsen, and Almeida all having good seasons for the Dinos, but maybe not good enough to get selected. Overall pitching has been the team strength, but noone aside from reliever Greene has very good numbers. Here's a few things to watch for the Dinos in the second half: - 2B Has been an unmitigated disaster this season. A .920 F% and not much offence. If Perry doesn't work out there, expect yet another change. - ERA vs. FIP My team has historically maintained a solid difference between ERA and FIP. This season the gap is the smallest ever. Hardy, for eg., usually has an ERA a full point less than his FIP. This season they are even. Maybe partly due to the 2B fiasco. Also feel it has a lot to do with sequencing (which I keep whining about int the venting thread). I expect both ERA and FIP to increase in the 2nd half, and probably reestablish a more traditioanl separation. - Blanco Dinos felt Blanco was well positioned to make some noise in the Rookie of the Year competiton. Didn't have a very good first half. Looking for him to improve in the 2nd half. He's a big part of next season's plans. - Bradley or Dawson One of these guys will likely get pruned to make room for next season's young pitchers. Both are homegrown and have been stoic members of the staff. Will hurt to send one packing.

#28252	12/23/2015 6:37:19 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Good to see Blanco made it to the top of the pyramid. Have to watch him over the next few seasons and see how badly I screwed up when I cut him

#28255	12/23/2015 7:04:54 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Well, I'm still not convinced that developing DHs in house is good allocation of resources. I suspect there are a dozen guys with stats better than Blanco's that could be signed as a free agent. My middle infield mess is a result of my losing faith in De Fazio a few season's back. Think my team would be in a better spot today had Blanco been a (redundant ... maybe not redundant) middle infield prospect instead of DH. Patchwork DHs a more palatable proposition than patchwork middle infield.

#28257	12/23/2015 7:11:14 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I've been working off of a similar DH theory for a few seasons now myself. Jury's still out, but with my offense being so anemic the past couple seasons, it might not be a terrible idea to spend one spot on one pure hitter. Trouble is, unless they produce out of the box, it's hard to justify giving them 1,500 ABs to develop them. One of the toughest catch-22s I've run into in Broken Bat for sure.

#28260	12/23/2015 7:23:38 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Or alternatively, can use the DH spot to develop a position player whose fielding isn't quite there. If Blanco were a 2B, I'd probably have Butler as fulltime DH and Almeida fulltime 3B, rather than them splitting 3B and using a placeholder at 2B. If Blanco turns into a cheap LHB 19-18-16-15 then maybe its worth it.

#28380	12/26/2015 6:53:28 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. The East atm. 5 teams within 4 games. Dinos haven't made much secret that we have been playing for next season. Trying to blood guys like Butler, Booth, Blanco. Cutting playing time for vets in the process. Making do with the 2B disaster. (Been trying to fix for a couple of seasons w/o much luck). Figured Orlando would be dropping this season. Hoped to bodge enough wins together to avoid being the other drop-ee. Not in the same class as Birmingham, so no realistic dreams of competing at the top. Bit of a Birmingham stumble plus a rally from the bottom half of the table has the Dinos 2 games out of first ... and also 2 games from the drop. Challenging my conviction to the season plan. Really tempting to put the vets back in and throw some money at 2B. A good team that goes through a losing stretch is usually prime for a streak of the other kind. And Orlando's reduction in star power and lack of depth should still sink them, despite their resiliency. Dinos probably wisest to stick with the plan.

#28520	01/01/2016 7:39:58 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Last season the Dinos were the only East team under .500 against the West. We did better this season! Not much better, but improvement is improvement. East Inter-league records: Mount Vernon 39-21 Orlando 37-23 Birmingham 36-24 Buffalo 32-28 Waterloo 30-30 Manhattan 28-32 So the West did better this season, but the East maintains bragging rights. Mount Vernon's results very impressive for a team that struggled in the first third. And Orlando ... The Sharks went through the heaviest week of the schedule with 2 unassigned starting pitchers and an unassigned position player. But they keep rolling along.

#28531	01/01/2016 12:08:06 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Interesting move for the Orlando Sharks cutting Jorge Estrada. It's gets more exciting now for the other teams.

#28550	01/01/2016 8:21:13 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Kind of thought that after Mancini. And Izzo. And Tapia. And Ford. And Cordero. And ... Orlando is the Black Knight. It's just a flesh wound!

#28578	01/02/2016 7:35:58 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	We've been behind and flirting with .500 this time of year before. But never 9.5 games back. We're not ready to throw in the towel yet, but if anyone can recommend a good golf instructor... It's been awhile since we've hit the links. I have to say I'm really disappointed with our offense this year. I felt that this was probably the best team I've ever had on paper (minus the obvious youngsters who were expected to stink things up), especially with hiring a new-style manager whose hitting is supposedly his highest attribute. I thought Chapman would have a break out year after his performance in the Classic, but he's been fairly ho-hum for a guy of his abilities. Chase's numbers are pretty laughable as well. Everyone else has been middle of the road and without any overachievers we're dead in the water. 46 games to go. We're going to need a miracle.

#28600	01/03/2016 4:05:23 pm
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Looks like Pharr are making good on their potential, great looking team. I find it interesting that Orlando's last two drafts have been a 6 and 7 pot!

#28622	01/05/2016 7:42:20 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. Dinos front office has closed up shop. Last move was to sign Hale as a bit of middle infield depth for the back-to-back-to-back 4 game series over the next 3 days. Hopefully he won't see action, and he will likely be cut to make room for this week's draft. It was a miserable season for the Dinos front office. Were not able land a single waiver claim to help the big league roster. In fact, really only 1 waiver win the entire season - a dubious OF prospect. Couple that with a sub-par draft (so far), and this is the first season since I've run the club that I feel the organization, as a whole, got weaker. A quick word of apology to Buffalo for game 3 of our last series. I've felt like the Dinos have been on the wrong side of that kind of game a lot this season. Those ones are no fun to lose.

#28627	01/05/2016 2:11:29 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Same here in Prescott. Not many waivers came here. I've done a little digging and have noticed that I got nice waivers when I was in the bigger cities. Therefore, I'll move my team to my hometown of Glendale, AZ. Regarding one run walk off HR's in extra innings, I hate those losses. I just lost a game like that right now. I've been on the end of those type of losses too many times this year.

#28650	01/06/2016 3:24:13 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not so much the walk off. Meant more that my starter was on the ropes for 6+ innings, but they couldn't get the hit to break him. Last season's Cy Young Dawson done for the season with a 36 game injury. Last appearance a fitting way to go out - 10 hits and 6 runs over 5 innings. The injury is a form of mercy for Dawson and the Dinos. Finishes 6-13 after 22-10 last season.

#28651	01/06/2016 5:22:52 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, in my case, it's Ace Ventura (13W 4L) who's out with an injury for (now still) 29 days. Considering his age and salary, I would have cut him if he had been out until the end of the season or if the season was decided for me, but in the position that I'm in now, the up to four games he might start after coming back might actually be meaningful. In other words, he might have to save my neck, so I'll keep paying him for being injured. He went down right after my starter Ramos came back from a long injury, who had down right when my nominally best starter, Grant Cox, came back from his 36 days on the DL. I've basically been playing with a missing starter since well before the all-star break, which was particularly tough during interdivisional play with basically no off days while I advanced to the cup semis. That may have contributed to the team's dismal performance over the interdivisional stretch, falling from the upper half of the division to last place. Can't really complain to lady luck, though. Winning two top starters from waivers in a few days probably gave me a chance to survive in this league in the first place. The rest of the team by itself really wouldn't have been good enough to play with the big guys. My previously dominant closer has gone from a 2.14 ERA in leaugue II to 3.91, blowing 10 of his 39 save opportunities. Even my lucky claim Tapia has been more of a mid-rotation innings eater than the ace he looked like. Even if I make it, next season won't be any easier because of the young players I somehow have to work into the team. Not so much luck claiming prospects this season. The few I got were mostly replacing very low level lefty hitters or starting pitchers with almost equally low level alternatives. The draft took an odd turn after the last season. After getting only one or two future stars plus a whole lot of nothing the last two seasons, this time, I have five of my eight draftees still around. However, they're all more or less fringy. Nobody among them who really looks fit for le gends league, not even my first ever 15p pitcher. Phew, guys, the air is damn thin up here... but the competition sure is fun.

#28687	01/07/2016 8:27:18 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Kline is fringy? You big bar heroes.

#28694	01/08/2016 3:41:59 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, I actually value Cline higher than the bb prospect ranking, where he has only climbed from the very bottom to 12th in my system after today's update. His numerical potential is spectacular, but he lacks a decent breaking ball (which I tend to value much higher than velocity). He was also very undeveloped, having been drafted with 0 control, 1 velocity and 1 movement and adding only 1 SI point in the first four training updates. He does look better after today's update, though. If his development doesn't stall at some point, I project him as a good starter for league 2 or 3 around 2032 but rather at the back of the rotation compared to what I have to face on this level of competition.

#28697	01/08/2016 6:33:22 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Holmes, I think you are undervaluing an "unhitable" message and underestimating what gains can be made by these "high bar" guys. I'm working on several of them (including a couple of 14s here), and their gains in the minors can be far better than what is seen from 12 and 13 potential pitchers. Just my two cents though. Edit: Kline actually does not look like a starter to me, since he has no stamina message. Though that should mean that with 15 potential he'll be looking at 16+ CoS and/or control. That sort of combo should make for a dominant guy out of the bullpen for whatever role you need most. Updated Friday, January 8 2016 @ 6:33:56 am PST Updated Friday, January 8 2016 @ 6:38:01 am PST

#28711	01/08/2016 1:49:43 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Apologies Holmes. Had ... errr ... a couple scotch oast night. It sometimes makes me a little troll-y. Not a good post from me.

#28800	01/11/2016 2:07:20 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Nothing to apologize for, Seca. You made a valid point. While I tend to be less optimistic on Cline than some others may be, I admit "fringy" may not be the right word in his case. As far as stamina goes, I tend to see everyone as a potential starter who doesn't have a negative stamina scouting. I have plenty of future relievers in my system as it is, so I'm pretty sure he'll end up in the rotation.

#28855	01/12/2016 7:43:08 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. 6 consecutive series without a series win. The latest one against Orlando was particularly disheartening, and may be the torpedo that sinks the ship. I looked at the Sharks 2 line-ups. Orlando's vs. LHP has 2 infielders out of position (3B with 13 field, 1B with 7 field). An injury to Burgos meant they had a LH throwing lower case ss with 13 field in the vs. LHP line-up. The bottom third of the vs. LHP lineup is a wasteland (even worse than the Dinos). Venegas, for eg., came into the series batting .164 with 1 HR. So I queued up LHP Bradley. He's the closest thing I have to an extreme groundball pitcher. Has been in pretty good form (ERA around 3.5, 4 HRs surrendered in 56 IP this season). Should give us a good chance to win? Sharks have no infield defense, a starter with an ERA over 6, and 3 free outs at the bottom of the order. I've got a starter who's strength (getting ground balls) should counter their strength (hitting home runs). Nope. The wonky Shark defense helps the 6 ERA starter wiggle out of 3 bases loaded 1 out innings with a single run scored. Bradley nearly doubles his HRs allowed this season in the outing, serving up 3 meatballs. The aforementioned .164 Venegas goes 3/3 with a HR and 2 SB. I get that my team will have trouble competing with my big barred contemporaries. But it is discouraging not being able to out-think the bot management of Orlando.

#28874	01/13/2016 6:50:08 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, I'm looking forward to welcoming you in the city tonight. Unfortunately, with the late-blooming Cubs breathing down my neck, there will be no free giveaways. May the better team win, although I have doubts that that would be mine.

#28877	01/13/2016 8:13:05 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Cool. Winning yesterday's series has really raised Dino moral. Hoping for a good series. Don't really want to see a sweep for either side. Kind of devastating at this point in the season. We're ready for the 'Topes. Ie., we've hidden or unassigned all LHP. Bringing in a LHSU for Alfaro seemed like a good idea, but Alonso is batting 1.000 pinch hitting for him vs. the Dinos (4/4). So we'll take our chances with our RHP vs. Alfaro. Should also really help the Dinos that Paddy "free win" Booth isn't scheduled to start. Had to pin our rookies (Blanco, Butler) to the bench to pull out of the recent slide. So with only Dawson injured and 2B seemingly solved, this should be the strongest Dino line-up Manhattan has seen this season.

#28925	01/14/2016 4:49:57 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I'd say the series has lived up to the expectation, with all one-run games and four innings of free baseball. It's quite a pleasure for me to see Alfaro develop into quite the slugger late in his career. He was a quite underdeveloped no-glove corner outfielder when I picked him up. I somehow kept squeezing him into the lineup, though, and after riding the bench for most of two seasons, he's really made a step forward in 2024 and 2025, pushing Alsonso out of the lineup against righties, and mostly playing 1B. I hope age doesn't get to him too fast. Alsonso has dropped quite a bit against upper level pitching, though, so he may be the odd man out if I can pick up one more hot bat for next season. Relying on righties pitching almost came back to bite you in the last game, with my hot-hitting catcher Hammond injured and lefty-hitting Zack Levine filling in. Levine promptly took Rosado deep twice... Fortunately for you, in the next inning, my rookie pitcher Earl Harvey soiled his extra-innings heroics (four no-hit innings) from game one by allowing two inherited runners plus two of his own to score, when all it would have taken was one out to get the ball to my closer. Going into the last round through the division, you still have the best position in the fight to survive (although I never would have thought you'd even be in it). I'm somewhat optimistic with Ventura finally coming back from the DL and playing the two botton teams in my remaining four-game series, but the way Mt Vernon has been playing recently, that doesn't look like that much of an advantage.

#28926	01/14/2016 5:22:53 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Was a good series. Mostly as expected. Game 1 I just ran out of RHP. As soon as a south paw came in, we were done. Game 2 was the encapsulation of my season. My starter spins a 2 hitter over 7. Opposing starter scatters 8 hits over 8. Outhit the opponent 2:1, but lose. Game 3 Dinos got not 1 but 2 hits with runners in scoring position. First 2 of the series. Bullpen almost squandered that offensive outburst. Thanks for the encouragement. Certainly would rather be a couple games up with RD. My trepidation comes partly from team form - I have several key players performing very poorly atm. I also seem to have a game like game 2 almost every series. A last second death spiral from 3rd to relegation would be consistent with the team narrative this season.

#28960	01/14/2016 5:52:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Tho I feel Dinos have got the short end of the stick a few times too often this season, we were completely blessed in this past series against Mount Vernon. Seemed every break went our way. From Moran being out to Booth getting clobbered (as usual) in game 1, but somehow not yielding runs, to 4 Cubs errors in game 2 (3 by stellar defenders) to just great sequencing in games 3 and 4. Lady Luck definitely smiled on the Dinos today.

#28968	01/15/2016 2:13:27 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	And she sure did on the nukes, as well. Your sweep of the Cubs gave me some breating room, and sweeping the division leader was a good way to use it. Three close games, all won by young relievers, the last one with my best hitter injured. Days can be worse...

#29054	01/16/2016 5:49:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Last season the Dinos went 13-7 against Orlando. This season the Sharks cut Mancini, Rosado, Izzo, Carr, Knight, Callahan, Tapia, Perez, Ford, Lang, Cordero, Marshall, Pachero and Estrada. And the Dinos went 7-13 against Orlando. Shrug

#29103	01/17/2016 4:20:54 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to the Birmingham on winning the East. Go get Pharr! Updated Monday, January 18 2016 @ 8:28:32 am PST

#29237	01/20/2016 2:08:28 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	1-1 after the first series for the deserving winner of the Eastern Division. Go Birmingham!

#29269	01/20/2016 5:53:43 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Pharr up 3-2 going into the final two games! Steve

#29297	01/21/2016 2:05:34 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	3-3...going to a exciting game 7! Steve

#29304	01/21/2016 3:07:25 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Congratulations to kladu. Great fight!

#29326	01/22/2016 12:45:01 am
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Lucky 13th season. Joined BB in Div. VI.16 in 2013 now am shocked and delighted to be in legends. In two seasons under manager Captain Jack Grun: 2 titles 2 playoff wins cup semis and quarters 248-156 record top ten ranking Hope this encourages others to persist #enjoyitwhileitlasts

#29327	01/22/2016 1:50:40 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats to Pharr and Tv4IE for their pennant, luck was on my side this time, glad the younger players came through, as my superstars batted around .000., and pitched to a 40+ ERA. Looking forward to the next season, the unfair advantage of joining the game one or two transfer market tweaks earlier than most of the competition is diminishing, so keep up and good luck!

#29335	01/22/2016 5:50:31 am
Qwantum Joined: 10/31/2015 Posts: 5 Georgetown Yankees V.10	Congratulations on the win, kladu! Kudos go out to both Birmingham and Pharr for such an exciting battle to the end!

#29536	01/25/2016 7:36:23 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	A belated congratulations to Birmingham for their 2nd championship and to Pharr for taking the West in rather convincing fashion. I wasn't able to watch the final series as it went down, but I was hoping Pharr would take it (I like to root for the teams that knock me out) but it looks like it was a great series right down to the end. Three titles in a row for the East and they've been dominating the interleague play. Hopefully we can put a stop to that this season.

#29961	01/31/2016 1:51:48 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos are very pleased to see State College and Chandler join the league. Both are teams we have some history with, and both are teams we hold in high esteem. Weird season ahead for the Dinos. Pitching staff is at its peak. Hardy and Bradley are 30. Greene and Dawson are 29. But the position player side is another story. Have kids at C, 3B, DH and RF (and maybe 2B). Larsen and Hebert are the only proven bats in the lineup. Had half a mind to keep Almeida and Gamez and see if this was "our season". But sticking with the plan, and hoping not to relegate. Is this the season Botlando drops? Think maybe. Not a lot of depth on the Shark roster.

#30006	02/01/2016 1:52:38 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	They may have another year. Orlando's lineup still looks remarkably solid, and the rotation is quite decent, too. The bullpen is a mess, though, and there is absolutely nothing coming up after that. If the Sharks released their entire farm system today, there's not a single player I would bother putting a claim on...

#30008	02/01/2016 2:12:09 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Chandler is very excited to in Legends. Our pitching staff is in their prime and our ace is 32 this year and I hope that he has a good year this year. Most of our players are in their primes right now, with a couple at 32 or older. We're just hoping to not relegate in our first year in Legends.

#30038	02/02/2016 5:21:52 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Welcome to the show and best of luck. I always enjoy playing teams the owners of which I know from the forums.

#30039	02/02/2016 5:30:49 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Orlando certiainly still has some big boppers. Think the reduced depth has more impact on the defensive side. Any injury replacement to the vs. RHP line-up is a huge drop defensively, and the vs. LHP line-up already has players out of position. Those are bigger problems with a full 160 games ahead. I suspect Birmingham will run away with the East. Manhattan may be able to keep them somewhat honest. Other 4 teams in the tussle to survive.

#30410	02/09/2016 12:15:41 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Oooff! One last kick below the belt to start the season: • Mar 25 2026: Manhattan Isotopes claimed Nicholas McDonald off of waivers. Nicely done. Dinos made offers to all the top end 2B and SS this off-season with no luck. McDonald would have looked great in Dino purple. (Also probably would have batted 2nd instead of 9th for the 'topes. Little sign of the relative line-up strength.) Still, the Dinos are excited to start another season. First up, a trip to Manhattan. We have made the proper Manhattan preparations (all our left handed pitchers have been safely stowed in the overhead compartment ).

#30414	02/09/2016 2:06:54 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	A loss in first game in Legends, but it wasn't a blow out. We'll improve over the season.

#30444	02/10/2016 2:34:28 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Oooff! One last kick below the belt to start the season: • Mar 25 2026: Manhattan Isotopes claimed Nicholas McDonald off of waivers. Nicely done. Dinos made offers to all the top end 2B and SS this off-season with no luck. McDonald would have looked great in Dino purple. (Also probably would have batted 2nd instead of 9th for the 'topes. Little sign of the relative line-up strength.) ...wrote the owner whose team went on to sweep me in three consecutive blowouts, scoring 42 runs in three games. I really wasn't sure if I should even put a claim on McDonald. He's a minor upgrade in a platoon role at best, adding almost 4 million of payroll to a team that's already running up a deficit just to survive in legends, without the faintest chance of making a title run. Considering my farm system (while obviously better than Orlando's) indicates the team will only get weaker in the future, I'll have to ask myself at some point if that's a viable strategy. The reason I claimed (and kept) McDonald in the end was his defense at short, which should be a minor upgrade over Morris who in turn can be an upgrade in the outfield. Ironically, McDonald's very first game was the only one in the series in which I would have had a faint chance of winning if McDonald hadn't put the game out of reach with his two errors, leading to five unearned runs. Offensively, McDonald should bring some balance to my lineup against righty pitchers, but he neither hits for power nor for average. Nava and Barber are youngsters who need the playing time, so the guy he's pushing out of the lineup is Wilcox, a switch hitter. The platoon advantage of a lefty over a switch hitter hardly makes up for his offensive shortcomings. He's fast and should draw walks, so batting 9th, he can be some kind of pre-leadoff guy the second time through, kind of the way Brett Gardner did while the wreck that had once been Derek Jeter was unexplicably still blocking one of the top two spots in the Yankees' lineup.

#30445	02/10/2016 2:54:10 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	It's also a bit ironic that I keep winning highly contested claims on major leaguers although I've been placing very few claims in that segment. What I'm really looking for are prospects, but all my claims there bring me are fringe guys. So, I'd happily trade McDonald for a decent prospect if we could, and it sure wouldn't have to be Bagley...

#30459	02/10/2016 11:28:23 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	wrote the owner whose team went on to sweep me in three consecutive blowouts, scoring 42 runs in three games. Haha! That was an ... odd series. I doubt very much my guys will keep that up. Dinos are still built as a team trying to hit a 2 run dinger and make that stand up 9 innings. I think McDonald will do well. He is a very nice #9. Walking the last guy in the order drives me absolutely bonkers. A concern might be that he clogs the bases for Morris, mitigating his running game a bit. I had this weird feeling the Dinos might entice Orlando's Dean. He would have fixed a bunch of problems. Single-handedly may have changed us from a bottom half team (I expect) into a top half team. Oh well. Although Owens wasn't contested I'm curious to see what he can do. His skills aren't pretty, but his career numbers are quite good - and he put them up in decent leagues. Plus Haselrig tells me Picco is going to be good. I expect Bagley will be up before season end. He'll be the last of the big 3 (my 2020 draft class - Butler, Booth and Bagley) to make it. Into my 10th season playing BB, and the 3 real impact prospects I've drafted all came in a 6-7 week window in that season.

#30465	02/10/2016 1:24:48 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Picco'd still be a Wildcat if I hadn't have claimed Lopez

#30482	02/11/2016 5:16:27 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Well, Picco was MVP in his first league game as a Dino. Even stole our first base of the season (with his 11 speed and "--" order). Must have got quite the jump off first. Played so well I'm going to skip Owen's turn. Considering just giving Picco the job. Updated Thursday, February 11 2016 @ 5:16:57 am PST

#30483	02/11/2016 5:28:55 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I liked Lopez a hair better because of his speed, slightly better range and the fact that he made it a bit further up the minors ladder before turning 25. Hope he works out for you. I like to see guys I reluctantly let go do well.

#30506	02/11/2016 5:28:41 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Whelp. If Birmingham is this season's 1 run princess to go along with all that SI, it's going to be over even earlier than I expected.

#30640	02/14/2016 7:16:30 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A little surprised to see Chandler part ways with Hwang. Remember him as a pretty important piece of their defence.

#30641	02/14/2016 7:23:21 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Hwang was really good defensively, but he can't hit very well. I thought I needed a hitting upgrade over Hwang.

#30664	02/14/2016 11:09:28 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I think we may have achieved parity in the West. Four teams sitting a half game back and myself bringing up the rear only one game behind. In 2025 Pharr put up the only winning record against the East (36-24) over the past two seasons. Seattle went 30-30 in 2024, and we managed to go 30-30 in both 2024 and 2025. Otherwise they've had their way with us. There's a very real chance that this years Western champ may end up being decided by the East.

#30669	02/15/2016 4:04:41 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I don't think Legends East is going to be as dominant this time around as it was last season, if only because the wheels are gradually falling off the juggernaut from Disneyworld. First turn through the division, and four teams are tied in the loss column, with the other two a bit behind. If that turns out to be the way the competition is going to run, I'll be fine with that. For the Isos, it's actually a tale of two teams so far. The offense is batting .272/.359/.496 on average so far, which is probably not sustainable, but worlds better than this time last season. The only three who haven't started hitting yet are a righty platoon guy and two bench players. I'll happily take more of the same on that front, and there are three lineup regulars who are still developing. On the other hand, hitting .272 isn't all that impressive if your opponents are hitting .314... My only pitchers with a BAA below .300 are two inexperienced middle relievers and the fifth starter. Everyone else has been throwing batting practice so far. My two "best" starters, Cox and Tapia, have ERAs of 5.92 and 9.69 after three starts each, and Tapia has been a disaster against lower league teams in the cup, as well. My closer Alexander, who, as opposed to the seemingly ageless Tapia, has declined a bit but should still be one of my better pitchers, has a .393 BAA and blown two of his five save opportunities. In a way, hoping that my defense will regress to some kind of mean is the only thing I can do at this point. There's little hope I'll be able to pull another Brett Ventura off the waiver wire this season. On the other hand, this season might actually be an opportunity to make some noise in the upper house. The division looks faily even, and it's not going to be easier for the Isos in the coming seasons. Two of my big bats are due to decline significantly pretty soon; I have four pitchers over 30, including Tapia and Alexander, whose performance will hardly be able to justify their salaries next season, and there's not much coming up in the farm system. Nothing to do but try to win now, and the nukes are looking to start by getting revenge for the season opener whipping by the Dinos. Watch out, Waterloo!

#30671	02/15/2016 5:51:02 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. That's kind of how it went last season. Dinos and Topes alternated drubbings. Certainly don't expect any more series like that first one. Was a good opening loop for the Dinos. Disappointed to split against Orlando. Some bad 1 run luck against Birmingham was reversed versus State College. I posted above that I still considered my team and bloop and bomb team. Wondering if that is no longer true. Last in the league in HRs, really only 2 long ball threats in the line-up. Not sure how we are going to score runs when we stop batting at a .280 clip. Already seeing some of those 10 hit 5 BB 1 run scored games. Hardy has pitched poorly, walking guys like crazy. On the bright side, Dawson is pitching like 2024 Cy Young Dawson, rather than 2025 Sigh Young Dawson. I don't really see parity in the West. Expecting a 2 team race. Agree that East vs. West may tilt this season, then I didn't think the East would do as well as it did the last couple of seasons.

#30673	02/15/2016 6:49:27 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Pierce is pitching poorly, but he's starting to come around. The guy that has surprised me the most is Albert McMahon. Even though he has a record of 0-0, his ERA is 3.71, which is quite good. King and Stein are doing well as usual. Last year for Stein, it was quite an average year. Overall, it has an average start to the year, but it is going to be quite competitive.

#30674	02/15/2016 9:51:15 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I think at the upper levels at the very least, we tend to be most critical of our own division because they are the teams we scouted the heaviest and know the best. After seeing certain teams enough seasons you begin to feel like you know those teams as well as you know your own or their owners know them. Maybe that is overstating it slightly, but not much.

#30704	02/16/2016 3:26:01 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I don't really see parity in the West. Expecting a 2 team race. I'm not expecting you to state which two teams, but I am curious. Pharr's an obvious choice being the defending champ and current front-runner. Burlington's the RD leader who I feel has had the best pitching for awhile and have an improved offense to back it up. And then we're a perennial contender. The other three teams I'd say are certain underdogs, but they may be only a roster move or two from becoming serious threats. It's going to be interesting to see where we all stand as the season progresses and the numbers normalize. After seeing certain teams enough seasons you begin to feel like you know those teams as well as you know your own... Completely agree. During Orlando's heyday I knew their players inside and out. Same goes for Burlington and San Fran and it's getting that way with Pharr now. I get white-knuckled when some guys come up to the plate (Mario Pagan comes to mind, he likes to burn us). It makes things interesting when you can develop familiarity with players other than your own.

#30707	02/16/2016 8:48:40 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm not expecting you to state which two teams, but I am curious. I looked at Burlington as being in a state somewhat like my own: pitching lined up, but a fair bit of youth on the position side. I also wondered if 33 year old Romero would be starting to slip. In truth, I had forgotten Burlington had added Estrada. He's a franchise-maker. Probably 5+ wins over whoever he is replacing. So I have underestimated Burlington's chances. They could keep pace. Thunder Bay's offense really underachieved last season (IMO). I wouldn't expect that to happen 2 seasons in succession. With no disrespect to the other 3 teams, I think they will have difficulty keeping up.

#30708	02/16/2016 8:50:52 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	After seeing certain teams enough seasons you begin to feel like you know those teams as well as you know your own... It was fun playing State College for this reason. Been a few seasons, but I still knew most of the Bears. State College is arguably the Dino's biggest rival historically.

#30711	02/16/2016 9:18:17 am
bernbridge2013 Joined: 02/04/2013 Posts: 3 Inactive	Hello Legends! I've just begun to read the forums and realized we have our own dedicated one. First, let me say it has been an honor playing all the perennial Legend teams both on the West and East side. The tough competition makes it very enjoyable. Pharr Falcons complete domination of me has continued from last year. East Sequoia can score, always has been able to .. and with a very deep farm team , I should continue to be able to hang around for a while. But as we all know pitching wins and I have not been able to assemble anything more than a mediocre staff. Until I do, can't hope for top spot. Best of luck to all!

#30729	02/16/2016 2:58:27 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	I also wondered if 33 year old Romero would be starting to slip. 4-0, 1.16 ERA, .147 BAA, 0.707 WHIP over 46-2/3 so far. It's Nash and Norris I'm concerned about. Both have had a rough beginning.

#30731	02/16/2016 3:08:48 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I'm worried about my 32 year old ace Doug Pierce. This year, he his 0-3 with a 5.14 ERA. In the first five starts of last year, Pierce was 3-2 with an ERA of 2.21 in his fifth start.

#30742	02/16/2016 7:12:56 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Thunder Bay's offense really underachieved last season (IMO). I wouldn't expect that to happen 2 seasons in succession. Well Durham's on a one man mission to see that it does. Only hitting .148 in 21 games despite being tied for the team leads in HR and RBI. Chapman's still stuck in the .250 range. Which is a shame, I'd expect him to be one of the best pure hitters in the game. If this was real life, I'd be shopping him. He could use a change of scenery I think. What's really killing us so far is sloppy defense. We lead the league with 23 errors that have led to 18 unearned runs. 8 of those errors come from my 15 fielding 2B Peters and his FP% sits at a lead glove worthy .890. I'm expecting things to settle down and even out, but if they don't, I may find myself in the bottom half of the standings.

#30747	02/17/2016 7:21:27 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well Durham's on a one man mission to see that it does. Something I will miss about Almeida and Gamez. Whether by luck or what, Almeida always seemed to start hot and Gamez super cold. As the all-star break approached Almeida would be cooling off and Gamez heating up. Meant there was usually someone banging in a few runs. I've got my doubts about my evolving offense. The bloop & bomb model worked well for my team. The bottom of my order is defensive oriented players and an offensive wasteland. Hoping for a 2 run HR was not exactly reliable, but for the most part viable. Trying to run a rally style offense when the bottom 4 of the order are automatic outs likely isn't viable.

#30779	02/18/2016 5:32:55 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	My stars of last years team are just performing badly. I don't know what to do anymore with them. I didn't think that they'd play that bad.

#30780	02/18/2016 8:46:48 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Pig, I know exactly what you mean, my ace is 1-4 as just one example.

#30782	02/18/2016 9:41:29 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So is Hardy. Its early. They will come around. Can't really go out and get new stars anyway. Hardy is enjoying the new run support stat. He's long complained he gets less help from the offense than the other guys on staff. Now he has proof.

#30792	02/18/2016 2:47:01 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Pierce is coming around right now. His past two games have been wins. In the last three games, he's 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA.

#30803	02/18/2016 4:28:30 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	My season continues in the bizarre way it started. I have the best offense in the league and the second worst defense after Orlando. The mean batting average against my team is .306, my closer has blown 4 of his 8 save opportunities, and my ace has a 6.55 ERA.

#30852	02/19/2016 7:16:40 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Some stray observations after 27-28 games: - it is odd to see Thunder Bay as the team with the most errors in the league. Brown (2B) off to a miserable start, committing ~ half of last season's error total in 27 games. - Birmingham is last in the East in BA, OBA, SLG (& HRs), OPS. Yet they are still in 1st place. Jobu help us when their bats warm up. - Pharr's C Carillo is a former gold glove winner with a career throwing % of 37%. So far he's only caught 14.3% this season. Adding insult to injury, Pharr is the only team in the league that has been caught stealing more often than they have been successful. - Dinos lead the league in FIP. They've only been able to translate that into the 5th best ERA though. Dinos are the only team in the league to have as many blown saves as saves.

#30961	02/21/2016 6:40:39 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	A couple of observations made with my team: Last in hitting in the West 2nd to last in pitching in the West Tied with Cedar Rapids with the best fielding percentage in the West

#30969	02/21/2016 2:26:00 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Seca, for the team as a whole, it looks better, but my 7.5 million dollar closer just got his fifth save, and he's blown six. I still have some hope for him, as he's only three SI points away from his .220 opposing BA, 40 save days.

#30986	02/22/2016 5:01:33 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You have my sympathy. Nah, at 5-1 in 1 run games, you don't. Sympathy goes to Ann Arbor who is being treated rather cruelly by the baseball gods at present. ( 0-8 in 1-run games).

#30996	02/22/2016 9:08:59 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Cardona is now 1-6. I keep telling myself Seca is right and he'll come around and my rotation keeps going out and throwing duds.

#31000	02/22/2016 10:34:09 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I think the concern for Cardonna is the same one that has dogged Hardy the past few seasons. And that's his control. 16 control is great for lower leagues, but becomes somewhat mediocre at the upper levels. Hardy's walk rate has basically doubled from what it was back in III & IV. I still think Cardonna will be fine. And I'd hold out more hope for him than Alexander. (Not dumping on Alexander). In my experience, starters seem to have a little more opportunity to get themselves sorted out. When a reliever starts poorly I'm fearful he's going to be bad all season. (Can check my abundant rant posts about Garcia in the IV.6 forum for details. ).

#31008	02/22/2016 11:44:25 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Just did a major double-take at the Isotopes line-up. The one with 2 LHB and 3 switch hitters. Then I remembered it is a cup day.

#31024	02/22/2016 4:16:19 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Yes, you might see some more of Guillen and Foster as the season continues, but if Enriquez and Mercado are on the field at the same time in a meaningful game, that means I'm in trouble. No need for sympathy as long as my lineup continues to hit the way it does. I just find some of my pitching performances over a fourth of the season quite curious. And I'd really appreciate if my pitching staff as a whole didn't continue turning every opposing batter into a prime age Derek Jeter.

#31028	02/22/2016 5:28:15 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I was looking at every single team in Legends and their total salaries. I saw that my team has the highest total salary with 60,400,000 and Thunder Bay right behind us with 60,100,000.

#31029	02/22/2016 5:50:45 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Major League only? In that case, my payroll isn't as exorbitant as I thought it was. If your numbers include minor leaguers, I'm close behind.

#31030	02/22/2016 5:51:39 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I included minor leagues as well when I did that search.

#31031	02/22/2016 5:57:08 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Okay, then, my 59.7 mio are actually up there with them. Seca, congrats on claiming Zarate. Looks like you can give him the playing time he's going to need to develop. Maybe I should save a screenshot of today's standings... Updated Monday, February 22 2016 @ 6:12:01 pm PST

#31059	02/23/2016 9:13:05 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	60 million is getting up there. Back in Orlando's hay day the Sharks were up over 65 million which is one of the biggest I've seen (Long Beach while they had Perez was the biggest I've seen). I haven't watched payroll as closely in recent seasons. The number of teams up over 60 million could usually be counted on 1 hand. (I'm talking just big league, not including minors). My team hasn't been this cheap in a long, long time (like IV). 44 million committed to the big league roster. I suspect my team is one of the younger ones in the league. 2 30 year olds, everyone else in their 20s. Thanks re. Zarate. Playing time will be found for him, though its not as easy as it seems. He is remarkably similar to Butler. Would be nice to use Zarate at SS, but a lower case 9 fielding SS is a recipe for disaster. He might actually go down to the minors next week. Inter-league the following week means more opportunities. While I do try to match starters to certain opponents, I never (ok, rarely) try to manipulate starter match-ups. I am really intrigued by how the match-ups have fallen for tonight's 'Topes Dinos series. Hardy vs. Cox game 1. Super kids Booth and Harvey game 2. Grizzled vets Dawson and Tapia game 3. (Game 4 not that interesting ... I should probably use Rosado instead of Esparza and have another War of the Roses). Some cool match ups. Hoping for a back and forth series, and not the usual sweep or get swept that tends to happen in WTL - MAN meetings.

#31086	02/23/2016 2:36:21 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	If you are still around Newtman, this is the 16 control problem. Hardy (16), Greene (17) and Conti (17) combine to BB 7 guys in 8 innings. Guys with middling control can still be effective, but it's not nearly as consistent as a few levels below.

#31091	02/23/2016 2:48:46 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Insane that they need to have 18 control to be effective, but I guess that is how it works with the best rising to the top.

#31110	02/24/2016 2:40:50 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Phew, quite a series, Seca, and I somehow came out on the long end, although you had the injury bug on your side. I start the series missing my center fielder and leadoff hitter (in the latter capacity he was harder to replace), in the next game, I lose my DH for the series, the game after that, the 1B joins him, and for the series finale, the backup 1B/DH goes down, too. In the last two games, it showed, too, with the team having a hard time to turn hits into runs. I'd say it was the old man's one run complete game that won the series. Oddly enough, he only got the chance because I had forgotten to reassign my closer after the meaningless cup series... Not sure about the control thing. I have Bradshaw exceeding expectations for the third straight season now, and Alexander has been a solid closer as recently as last season. Both have 11 control. On the other side, Lombardo shows that 19 control doesn't help you much if the stuff isn't there.

#31118	02/24/2016 6:47:09 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Can anyone tell me why Gray is my best starting pitcher this season? By all accounts he should be borderline cut at this point, but considering the rest of the rotation has been bad, he's not getting cut til some major performance changes happen. Edit: Yes, his run support is high, but it isn't the highest on the team, and it is more a factor of the fact that most of my pitchers are not making it out of the 3rd inning, whereas Gray is and therefore is giving my bats more opportunities to give support. Updated Wednesday, February 24 2016 @ 6:49:44 am PST

#31119	02/24/2016 7:00:12 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sure. Check here. Aside from that, your division looks pretty LHP friendly. Just keep him away from West New York.

#31121	02/24/2016 7:25:04 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats on the series win Holmes. When we lost Baez for games 2-4 Dinos figured the sweep was on. Happy to sneak one of those games out. Our recent series have definitely taken on the big SI team vs. small SI team vibe. One team walks a ton, steals at will, hits more extra base hits than singles. The other team has short ABs, can't steal, hits mostly singles. The kicker is the defense. Along with having less SI to work with, Dinos have significantly more SI allocated to defense. And yet the Topes have been the better defensive team the past few series. If the Topes are superior defensively, the Dinos have no hope at all. I remember having a forum conversation with you about control a few seasons back. I thought you might have changed your tune by now (seeing as your rotation oozes control). Anyway, I was talking more starters than relievers. The double whammy with starters is that it burns your pen. Hardy managed to dodge and weave through all his walks in game 1 of the series, but he was gone in the 6th b/c of pitch count. Meant I was 4 deep in my pen by the 9th. In all honesty, your bullpen is why I favour Birmingham to win the division. Alexander and Bradshaw are fine against smaller SI defensive oriented teams like Mount Vernon and Waterloo, but I don't see them holding up against the West where you face Muellers instead of Piccos. Plus its a little harder to give your starters big pitch counts and lol-bullpen with the compressed schedule. Guess we'll see.

#31127	02/24/2016 9:57:58 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Seca, thanks, that video is awesome.

#31135	02/24/2016 11:02:19 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Whenever I go to complain about a player in the Venting thread, that song starts playing in my head. The little bit about Maddux in there might apply to Cardonna.

#31170	02/25/2016 5:37:30 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	@Seca: No, I haven't changed my mind re control. Lombardo and Ramos were simply the second and third 14p pitching prospects I ever got my hands on. Rosario and Cox are from my own draft and just happened to turn out that way. Tapia was the only high-level veteran pitcher available at a point when I was desperately trying to anchor a disaster of a rotation last season, and I just happened to win the claim. If I have the choice, I'll take good movement or change of speed over good control any day and twice on Sundays. And the back of my bullpen is about the least of my worries for the interdivisional play. So far, I've been able to skip most of Lombardo's turns in the rotation, limiting him to three league starts this season. With five games a series, I'll have him as a regular rotation member, which should expose his lack of stuff rather quickly. Even worse, if one of my starters goes down with an injury (just last season I had consecutive 36 day injuries from Tapia, Ramos and Ventura), I'll have the choice of either Ramos' 8 velocity or Dean's 10 velocity/9 control making starts.

#31338	02/29/2016 5:25:05 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Interleague starts tomorrow and the Long Horns go to State College to have a playoff rematch of last season. I've just noticed that Legends Champion Birmingham face runner up Pharr tomorrow as well.

#31660	03/10/2016 4:28:03 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I been feeling sorry for Ann Arbor this season due to their horrendous record in 1 run games. (Got their first 1 run win while on the doorstep of the All Star game). I did not intend on consoling them by joining them. Yeesh. Definitely less fun no longer being a power team.

#31720	03/12/2016 10:23:15 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Got looking around. Given the league stats and the dismissal of Almeida and Gamez, I figured I was down in HR production. Dinos are actually right on last season's pace. It's more a case of the division improving and leaving us behind. Topes and Birmingham also similar to last season's pace. State College and Ann Arbor both have noticeably more power than the teams they replaced. A big swing is Orlando. Sharks are crushing the ball, about 20 HR ahead of where they were this time last season. Dinos pitchers are really feeling the difference. On pace to surrender 50 more HRs this season compared to last. About a 40% increase with essentially the same staff. :o

#32014	03/18/2016 7:29:17 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yay! Inter-division is over. Here's how the East did: Birmingham 36-24 Manhattan 33-27 Orlando 32-28 State College 27-33 Ann Arbor 27-33 Waterloo 26-34 No surprise at the bottom. Dinos continue their futility against the West. Nice to have a little company down there this season. It was a little more agonizing this go round, as the Dinos lost 12 of 15 1-run games over the span. Edit: if you tally the columns, the East was victorious this season. 181-179 Updated Friday, March 18 2016 @ 7:37:17 am PDT

#32040	03/18/2016 2:24:28 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	The West put up a better fight than we have the previous few seasons. It wasn't the game changer I thought it would be with Pharr and us coming out with the same 3 game gap we went into it with. Burlington slipped a bit to now sit 7 behind. That can still be made up so it's still a 3 horse race for the pennant while the bottom 3 look like they'll have a scrappy battle for that all important 4th place spot to avoid relegation. Thunder Bay 35-25 Pharr 35-25 (3 GB) Burlington 32-28 (7 GB) Cedar Rapids 26-34 (14 GB) Chandler 22-38 (15 GB) East Sequoia 29-31 (16 GB)

#32041	03/18/2016 2:27:25 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I had a feeling we did the worst in interleague than the rest of the West.

#32229	03/23/2016 3:43:28 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Front office shut down for another season. When I summarized last season, it didn't take very long. The only waiver claim of note was Abbott. This season has been far more successful. The big splash was Zarate. Highly contested. While we are glad to have him, have a sneaking suspicion he is a poisoned chalice. Guess we'll see. Most of the other moves were attempts to solve the 2B disaster. Owens, Zhang and Picco were all 1 claim wins preseason. Decided to go with Picco. When both he and the team struggled, we brought James back as a FA. He's played well, but as an expensive defensive liability that doesn't hit RHP all that well (in a division with little LHP) we were extremely pleased to sign Atkinson. He's built more like how Dinos like their 2B cut. Aside from that, we added Sanchez, Hansen, and Clarke who plug various holes in the minors. So a very good season in acquisitions after a pretty quiet one just past. If we can manage to avoid the drop, Dinos feel like we will be in a pretty good position next season. Updated Wednesday, March 23 2016 @ 3:43:59 pm PDT

#32248	03/24/2016 6:59:01 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	After adding two high-level starters to a clearly subpar rotation last season, the Isos' front office was looking to do more of the same this time around. Luckily, Tapia had defied father time this offseason, so the need wasn't that urgent, but my three "top" starters all have ERAs and BAAs higher than the average of my pitching staff right now, so a pitching addition would have been helpful. I was in on every promising free agent in the market, but didn't score. The only highly contested claim I could land was McDonald, a shortstop who was supposed to bring some balance to my lineup because he hits left-handed, albeit not exactly in a convincing manner. He also brought a minor improvement to my defense, but at the price of a 4 mil salary. I got rid of him after 91 solid yet unspectacular games when I managed to land a lefty outfielder in Ross Fields, who only had one other claim on him. The Boss comes at half McDonald's price tag, should be a better hitter (although he's OPSing .420 in his first 34 at bats), and moving Morris back to shortstop should limit the defensive loss. The other task was to restock my farm system, which was rather depleted after graduating four position players and three pitchers in less than a season. I can probably summarize that that part didn't work too well. I got a number of less contested claims, initially mostly high-risk and low-ceiling fringe-prospects. Digging through the waiver lists over and over, I managed to replace most of them with somewhat lower risk but still thoroughly unexciting equivalents, plus one with even higher risk but at least some upside. Considering I also have some draft picks on my farm that I'd rather not play in legends, even if they reach their ceiling, the job continues.

#32250	03/24/2016 8:06:35 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos really liked Fields. Just couldn't find a spot for him. Surprised he only garnered 2 offers. Curious to see how well he holds up this off-season. And a little surprised MacDonald didn't walk a little more often with all that PD. Even so, his offensive numbers were acceptable (IMO) for elite SS defense.

#32259	03/24/2016 9:09:19 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I was goofing around looking at stats, and discovered the Dinos are actually leading a team offensive category. Seriously! # of Singles by Team Dinos 717 Giants 664 Athletics 655 Wolverines 652 Sharks 643 Red Raiders 638 Blue Jays 612 Long Horns 609 Topes 608 Royals 606 Falcons 605 Bears 566 Dinos aren't just leading in singles ... WE OWN SINGLES! To give that a little context, I looked at the % of team hits that go for extra bases (ie., bigger number, more extra base hits). % of hits that go for extra bases Topes 45% Other 10 teams 39-42% Dinos 34% Hmm. That's not so pretty. I've complained a few times about my station-to-station offense. But is it really a thing? Next I looked at how well teams convert base-runners into runs. (High % good, 100 - this % would be % of runners stranded). % of runners reaching base that score *** Topes 43% Red Raiders, Sharks 41% Falcons, Bears 40% Wolverines, Dinos, Long Horns 38% Athletics, Royals, Blue Jays 37% Giants 34% Some interesting things here. Clearly extra base ability is big, as the Topes have some cushion at the top. We are also seeing some of the effects of sequencing (last season's pet project). The Dinos are somewhat surprisingly not at the bottom of the list (benefitting from some good sequencing?). The Athetics are much further down than most would guess, perhaps due to poor sequencing. Now. An attempt to tie this to another pet idea - slugging % and 1 run games. First, are low slugging (slugging --> extra base hits) teams more likely to have 1 run games? % of games decided by 1 run > 30% Red Raiders (33%) 20-30% Blue Jays (28%), Royals (27%), Athletics (27%), Bears (27%), Dinos (27%), Giants (25%), Long Horns (24%), Wolverines (23%) <20% Falcons (19%), Sharks (16%), Topes (15%) We do see the top 3 extra base teams having the fewest 1-run games. But we also see a pretty good extra base team with the most 1-run games. The sample here is perilously small. Too small to say anything meaningful. Last season the average number of games decided by 1 run per team was 50 (31%) with a standard deviation of 7 (14%). Quite uniform, though if there were outliers, that would be Burlington and Durham, who were both at 40%, and who are both low power teams. So even though the analysis has probably lost all merit, I'm going to do a final step and that is looking at extra base power vs. winning 1-run games. Good 1-run teams (% is % 1 run games won): Topes (72%), Falcons (67%) Average 1-run teams Athletics (57%), Bears (57%), Giants (52%), Royals (52%), Red Raiders (49%), Blue Jays (49%), Long Horns (48%), Sharks (45%) Bad 1-run teams Dinos (33%), Wolverines (29%) Something around 50% is to be expected. We see 2 of the top extra base teams as good, and 2 of the worst extra base teams as bad. But again, sample size makes any conclusions here unsound. So What About Them Dinos? The high singles is not surprising. Dinos may be the team in the league with the least SI allocated to offense. But we still have an emphasis on hitting skill, and have traded some power this season for some more BC and PD (which is noticeable - our Ks are well down and our BBs are up). I was surprised we weren't the kings of stranding base-runners. It certainly feels like it sometimes. But the 1 run game stuff, along with our RD (great) and record (not great) suggest to me the offense is bursty and not very reliable. When we sequence well and line-up 8 straight BBs & hits we win big. But it is more likely to have average or poor sequencing, and end up having more close games, and losing more close games. If you made it this far through the wall of text ... you are a trooper. *** - total baserunners does not include runners who reached by error of the defense, so they are slightly inaccurate Updated Thursday, March 24 2016 @ 9:10:38 am PDT

#32261	03/24/2016 9:50:11 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A tiny bit more. Decided maybe managers would be interested in total runners stranded which was something I found as part of the process (again, it doesn't include players who reached base via defensive miscue). Total # Baserunners Stranded Athletics 993 Dinos 952 Giants 936 Blue Jays 926 Wolverines 913 Topes 899 Falcons 893 Long Horns 874 Red Raiders 872 Sharks 867 Royals 858 Bears 822 So in terms of sheer number of base-runners stranded (rather than %), maybe the Dinos are as bad as I thought. And here is a new stat called FI (Frustration Index). It is calculated by taking runs scored / runners stranded. A high number means low frustration. 0 represents utter futility (no base runner ever crosses home plate). Going to write Bill James and see if I can get it to catch on. Frustration Index Topes .75 Red Raiders .70 Sharks .69 Bears .67 Falcons .66 Dinos .62 Wolverines .61 Long Horns .60 Blue Jays .59 Royals .58 Athletics .58 Giants .52

#32263	03/24/2016 10:26:49 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Frustration Index...I like that. It reminds me a bit a the Misery Index that became popular during the Carter administration. Steve

#32264	03/24/2016 10:45:02 am
Spoonerific Joined: 01/17/2013 Posts: 339 Inactive	+1 for the FI

#32265	03/24/2016 11:12:26 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	FI works for individual games as well! My last league game: Orlando FI = 1.14 --> "BeBoop" (happy robot sound) Waterloo FI = 0.46 --> stomps off to forum to make post in venting thread It also comes in a non-mathy version. Win game? FI = Lose game? FI =

#32266	03/24/2016 11:31:14 am
Spoonerific Joined: 01/17/2013 Posts: 339 Inactive	It can even be deviated standardly!

#32267	03/24/2016 12:54:51 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	+1 to FI from me as well.

#32269	03/24/2016 2:38:33 pm
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, thays some nice work there, Seca. +1

#32275	03/24/2016 3:35:28 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. It was a slow day at work. Ice storms. No students.

#32282	03/24/2016 3:55:18 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	-1 to FI. I don't need any more reminders of just how pathetic the Giants are at scoring runs. Fewest runs scored is glaring enough. Another area where the Giants are really pathetic is double plays. Last in the league again. This has been a issue for several seasons. Last year we had the lowest total despite having Watson at SS (16/18/18), Gray at 2B (15/16/6) and a GB/FB of 1.11 or 6th in the league. This year Watson is gone so I wasn't expecting a major improvement. But our GB/FB is 1.14 which is tied for best and yet the team with the most DP is the Blue Jays who have the 2nd worst GB/FB at 0.99. Anyone know what the magic formula for DP is? Updated Thursday, March 24 2016 @ 5:45:44 pm PDT

#32284	03/24/2016 4:20:12 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! Aww. And here I thought you would appreciate hearing you were hard done by. The magic formula for double plays is to not have a starting rotation featuring Romero, Estrada, Nash, Ikea . Your team allows no base runners, so you can't turn double plays.

#32289	03/24/2016 6:17:16 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	We don't walk many hitters, that's for sure. But the Athletics and Red Raiders are just behind us in WHIP (1.208 vs 1.171) and they are doing just fine for DPs. Orlando has the worst WHIP 1.582 and they have just 2 DP more than the Giants, 48 to 46. I don't think good pitching explains it. I thinks plays like this have a lot to do with it. Bottom 8th winning 6-4 on the road, bases loaded 1 out, infield normal depth and... Levine grounds to second base. Shin is thrown out at the plate by Savage. Kramer advances to third base. Schultz advances to second base. Levine reaches first on a fielder's choice. Nooo, a DP ends the inning! If the 2B is at normal depth and he has time to get the runner at the plate, then he has more than enough time to throw to 2nd and start the DP. 2nd is always the closer base here. You'd think my manager with a 14 defense would have hammered this easily grasped concept into their thick heads by now. Top 9th winning 8-2 at home, runners at 1st and 2nd 0 out. Craig grounds to first base. Young is thrown out at third by Armetta. Rosario advances to second base. Craig reaches first on a fielder's choice. Are you kidding me? 1B to 3B with a force at 2B? It frustrates me intensely when I see this. In real baseball every infield practice in this situation is for the DP. There is no drill for an option to throw to 3B. It's all about the DP; 2 outs are better than 1. And unless the IF is playing in to prevent the run, they are not going to throw home, not ever.

#32321	03/25/2016 7:10:28 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Those plays happen to everyone. Not suppressing your numbers preferentially. Along with your unbelievable pitching staff, your middle infield defense is questionable. Aside from a handful of games from Watson, SS has been manned by lower case players or a guy with a 6 arm. A lower case 2B is approaching 50 games played. Your DP number is starting to look pretty good to me.

#32323	03/25/2016 8:12:24 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A little deeper look at DPs .... Comparing the Giants and Dinos. Giants have given up 1026 hits. Dinos 1050. As seen above, the league smacks extra base hits at ~ 40%. So Giants have yielded approximately 615 singles. The Dinos 630. Giants have walked 283. Dinos 345. Giants have commited 80 errors. Dinos 71. 13% of Dino errors were by OF (no DP opportunity). Assuming a similar rate for the Giants. Suggests 70 runners getting to 1B against the Giants. 62 for the Dinos. That puts 968 runners at 1B against the Giants. 1037 against the Dinos. But about 1/3 of the time there are already 2 out. So the Giants have had approximately 649 opportunities to turn a DP. The Dinos 695. The Dinos have turned 64 DPs. Best estimate for the Giants is 47. As a percent, Giants have turned 7.2%. Dinos 9.2%. So if you had a better trained middle infield, you like would make up that 2%. Represents an additional 12-13 DPs turned over the first 124 games. Roughly 1 more DP every 10 games. There was an article on Fangraphs recently about grounding into DPs. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/making-a-double-play-hitter/. Says the major league avg for hitting into DPs is 11%. BrokenBat numbers are actually pretty good.

#32329	03/25/2016 12:16:45 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Aside from a handful of games from Watson, SS has been manned by lower case players or a guy with a 6 arm. A lower case 2B is approaching 50 games played. That's why I said I wasn't expecting an improvement this season over last. However 2025 and going back to 2022 the DP totals have been pretty dismal. I use the 1B total since I've never seen a DP recorded in this game that doesn't involve 1B. That number is currently 46. The last season that we had good DP numbers was 2021 with 84 and a pitching staff whose WHIP was 1.002. The SS was Cruz 15/15/18 and Watson was 2B. I worked it out as 11.6% of 720 opportunities. In 2022 with the same middle IF the DPs dropped to 64 and team WHIP went to 1.110. I get 8.3% for 773 opportunities. That's a pretty significant drop-off for the same team. Cruz was let go for 2023 and I tried shifting things around moving Watson to SS and training Richard (12/18/15) at 2B. Of course the DP total took a hit dropping to 56 that season. But Richard got his 2B and Watson his SS yet the numbers never improved; 2024 was 59. In 2025 with Watson and Gray the total was 50. If we apply the same analysis for Orlando I get; 753 singles + 491 walks + 100 IFE = 1344(!) runners at 1B. Less 1/3 for 2 outs = approx 887 opportunities for a DP, or 5.4% (48 total DP). By the metrics you used to evaluate the MI, Orlando's is much better than ours. So why so few DPs? For the top two teams I get 11.1% for Chandler (78DP) and 10.7% for Pharr (77DP). Both have excellent MI but still only manage the MLB average.

#32330	03/25/2016 1:11:52 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks for the thoughtful reply. . Good discussion. To the last part first, it's selective breeding. I believe the average BB line up is tuned more to offence than the MLB equivalent. Anyone know the % of hits that go for extra bases in the majors? I'd be surprised if it was 40% as Legends. And that isn't BB's fault. Selective breeding. As for Orlando ... my numbers are a little different. I only come up with 80 infield errors (if anything, catcher errors should reduce the number of runners at 1B). Orlando is still doing very bady. I think there are 3 factors at play: - Baez has bad fielding. Fielding is absolutely part of the DP formula. A 9 fielding upper case 2B is probably similar to a 14 fielding lower case 2B. - Their pitchers are polar. The guys giving up the majority of hits and walks are the 70 SI guys in the bullpen that don't get anyone out (except Dinos). Since they can't get anyone out (except Dinos) they don't turn DPs. The above is the most important of the 3. You can't pitch AA or AAA pitchers in Legends and hope for realistic sim results. Except against the Dinos. - tinfoil hat time. Bots may play at some penalty in the match engine. Not against the Dinos obviously. But it wouldn't surprise me at all to hear that bots were throttled to 80 or 90% of their capabilities.

#32343	03/25/2016 6:23:16 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	For Orlando I used the 13% figure you used for outfield errors. I forgot about catcher errors. If we start with the total 115 - OF 18 - C 3 = 94 infield errors. The Giants total of IF errors is 76 and for the Dinos I get 60 errors. I don't think that makes a significant difference to the percentages. But stolen bases might. Although there is no way to know how many of those were steals of 3rd it probably isn't a large number unless the catcher has a really weak arm. The opposition has stolen 87 against the Sharks, 78 against the Dinos and 72 against the Giants. A steal of 2nd removes the DP opportunity (unless it's followed by a walk or HBP). HBP, damn now there's something else to consider. And come to think of, catcher errors are overthrows of 2nd on an attempted steal. Either way the DP is removed so really both CS and SB remove the DP opportunity. Catcher errors should be ignored. But PB and WP advance the runner too, although there doesn't need to be a runner at 1st. Sigh. I don't think I'm up to tackling this new math right now. I'll go have a beer instead. Cheers!

#32398	03/27/2016 2:01:32 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I'm getting closer to waving the white flag and just playing youngsters for the rest of this season.

#32434	03/28/2016 3:14:05 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I'm just going to play youngsters and bench players for the rest of the year. It doesn't seem like the Long Horns can over take Cedar Rapids 8 game lead.

#32445	03/28/2016 6:28:14 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sorry to hear that. Maybe a kid or two will provide some spark? Hate to give ground. Dinos have another important series against the Sharks. Waterloo has played well of late - 10 consecutive series w/o a series dropped. But winning series doesn't keep you ahead of a team that just wins. Dawson starts game 1. Usually a good thing, but he's has 3 lousy starts in a row. Hopefully can find his groove.

#32446	03/28/2016 6:33:00 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Johnny Johnson had a good start for us in our last game Cedar Rapids, which resulted in a 5-4 win. Possibly putting our best players in the minors could help us win.

#32457	03/29/2016 4:07:24 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Birmingham is coming to the city for a four-game series that probably amounts to my last chance for keeping the division halfway interesting. Have to at least win the series to stay in the race. Not sure what it would mean if I wave the white flag, though. I have two youngsters in dire need of playing time, and the lefty outfielder I recently picked up was clearly a rental, but apart from that... I have several players that are getting old, but should be good for at least one more season. Tapia costs a fortune, and his salary isn't going down in spite of questionable results, but even if he declines in all skills next season, he should still be one of my better pitchers, and I'm not exactly swamped with decent starters. The other team I'm keeping my fingers crossed for tonight are the Dinos, who are hosting Botlando. Mig's zombie seems to finally be facing its destiny, despite a weird rally against the Western division. It's close again after they swept Ann Arbor, but they have two series against Birmingham left, so if the Dinos can win tonight, that should pretty much settle it.

#32507	03/30/2016 11:31:41 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks for the support. Dinos had a good series against Orlando. A 12 game injury to Marrero should be felt by the Sharks in the next few series. Looks like Fields got his walking papers? Disappointing stint with the 'Topes. Any rookie / pitcher of the year candidates? I thought Busty might get into the rookie discussion, but he's been terrible and pinned to the bench for a couple of months now. Bagley didn't get a full season in, but he may have done enough to get into the pitcher picture.

#32567	03/31/2016 4:22:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Don't think we've ever been thick enough to start a LHP vs. the 'Topes in a game of meaning. Started Bagley tonight more out of research for next season. ya. Don't think I need a bigger sample. Back to unassigning all LHP whenever we face the 'Topes.

#32703	04/02/2016 4:45:32 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Congrats to Thunder Bay and Birmingham on clinching to make the playoffs.

#32794	04/04/2016 2:52:22 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Hello. I'll be back next season in the East division next season.

#32829	04/04/2016 4:35:50 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Get ready for Botdale to replace Botlando. Palmdale's owner stopped logging in and then was taken over by someone who has only logged in once. Personally I don't think people should be able to take over a LL II team, like they can't take over a Legends team, but that may just be me.

#32913	04/05/2016 3:42:04 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow...two shutouts for Birmingham so far! Steve Updated Tuesday, April 5 2016 @ 3:42:19 pm PDT

#32914	04/05/2016 3:44:23 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Interesting to see Birmingham start two southpaws in the first two games. Sheehan with his first professional start after 5 seasons in the As bullpen. :o Our vs. LHP column has gone blank in the league table, but I seem to remember Thunder Bay doing fine against lefty pitching. Definitely an interesting strategy. Thunder Bay gets Pagan back for game 3. Updated Tuesday, April 5 2016 @ 3:48:08 pm PDT

#32918	04/05/2016 5:27:28 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Our vs. LHP column has gone blank in the league table, but I seem to remember Thunder Bay doing fine against lefty pitching. Definitely an interesting strategy. This was because the data didn't start collecting until mid-season (when it was implemented), so it wasn't complete or accurate. Next season and going forward it will be complete and kept long term. Steve

#32924	04/06/2016 3:47:15 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I'm not surprised to see lefty's. Despite showing a decent record against we're much better vs RHP's. I'm not too surprised about seeing Sheehan start either, he's too good to limit his innings when facing a team weak vs lefty's. I expect to see the same starters today as well. They look set to low pitch counts so they won't burn out and can start more games. A good strategy and it'll be tough to overcome, hopefully Pagan's return will give us the boost we need to put up at least a run. We've come back from down two before, but that was when we could dictate the favourable matchups. We don't have that luxury this time.

#32926	04/06/2016 5:10:21 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Seca, Fields was meant as a rental from the beginning, and I expected him to be an offensive upgrade over McDonald, which obviously didn't pan out in the small sample size. No sense keeping him around over the offseason, as with some regression, he'll be pretty much useless on our level. Dropping Fields early was basically my white flag for the season. I'll be looking for more lefty hitting to counter your (unfortunately quite reasonable) strategy. At least, Foster and Guillen as young switch htters should add some more balance to my lineup, although they both don't exactly profile to develop into Mickey Mantle... Looking back at my team's season, I can say being in contention deep into September was more than I initially expected. I was hoping for my offense to be among the better ones in the league and maybe hit the most homers again, but I certainly wasn't counting on a .773 team OPS. Particularly, I didn't have the problem getting on base that I had last season. Positive development from the youngsters should more than outweigh the regression I expect from Alfaro and Hudson, so bringing in Foster and Guillen (whom I can't keep riding the pine pony forever) should be the only offensive downgrades I expect for next season. I may have blown three or four games on management blunders like leaving players in the lineup longer than I planned or changing roles and still having the wrong management settings, but I don't think that was the reason I finally couldn't keep up with Birmingham. The dark side of the season was on pitching, particularly the rotation, in spite of the fact that this was my first season in a long time without any long rotation injury. Opposing lineups just kept teeing off on my 110+ SI starters. Generally, comparing my pitchers to what I had expected from them, it was primarily the fireballers and high control guys who performed worse than I expected. I'll see what I make of that. Kind of brings me back to my old strategy of valueing CoS and Movement over Velocity and Control... Either way, it was a fun season, I could keep it interesting much longer than I had expected and never really felt threatened by a demotion. The most deserving teams over more than just this season are slugging it out in the playoffs, and I congratulate both. I'm not really sure who to root for in the playoffs this time. Great start by Birmingham, though. Finally, I'm looking forward to not seeing a bot symbol in our league table anymore. And welcome to our future opponents. Buffalo's pitching and West New York's hot hitting should also be something to look forward to.

#32929	04/06/2016 8:20:39 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'll be looking for more lefty hitting to counter your (unfortunately quite reasonable) strategy. Next season looks like a really rough ride for southpaw starters in the East. 3 of the 4 survivors had strong records against lefties. Buffalo was something like 30-5 against lefties. West New York was ~ 2:1 vs. lefties and has 8 RHB in the vs. RHP lineup. My "Topes strategy" may just become "my strategy" in 2027. Kind of brings me back to my old strategy of valueing CoS and Movement over Velocity and Control... Snyder had a pretty good season. He's the first guy I think of as a velocity-control poster child (tho I guess he has pretty good CoS). HRs hit by the East: 2022 - 859 2023 - 920 2024 - 970 2025 - 948 2026 - 1050 (11% year over year increase) Big increase. I feel that's more due to good hitting than poor pitching. My largely-unchanged pitching staff has allowed: 2024 - 127 2025 - 130 2026 - 150 (15% year over year increase) I like Manhattan's starting pitching. The bigger concern in my mind was their bullpen. My sense is that the pen got stronger as the season rolled along, and that puts the Topes in a more competitive position next season.

#32930	04/06/2016 11:11:18 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Holmes, you overlooked my post... it will be in the West, but Palmdale will be a bot by the time the seasons starts. @Seca, my experience with West New York was very different, they teed off mostly against my righties. Gray and Amador (my lefties) actually met with some success against West New York, picking up one of the two wins I had against them in the second half of the season. To add further, Palmdale's southpaws have been huge against the West New York lineup in the first two games of the playoffs. West New York really does struggle against GOOD lefty pitchers. I think your analysis is wrong... Updated Wednesday, April 6 2016 @ 11:14:54 am PDT Updated Wednesday, April 6 2016 @ 11:17:48 am PDT Updated Wednesday, April 6 2016 @ 11:53:33 am PDT

#32932	04/06/2016 12:02:34 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@Seca, my experience with West New York was very different, they teed off mostly against my righties. Gray and Amador (my lefties) actually met with some success against West New York, picking up one of the two wins I had against them in the second half of the season. I think your analysis is wrong... Amador vs. West New York: 0.1 IP, 4 H (HR), 1 BB, 3 ER 4 IP, 10 H (HR), 4 BB, 6 ER 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER 2.1 IP, 2 H (HR), 1 ER 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER 7.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER TOTAL: ERA 5.30, WHIP 1.65 Gray vs. West New York: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 ER 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER 4.2 IP, 5 H (HR), 3 ER 1.1 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 ER TOTAL: ERA 8.76, WHIP 1.80 Unless I missed something (old eyes, apologies if I did) Gray got trashed every time. Amador, aside from one excellent start, got trashed or was walking a razor's edge. I will grant you that Amador is a young player who improved throughout the season. It may be unfair to include his early results. We are used to "You wrong cuz my player ..." posts. But this is a "You are young cuz my player had 1 good game ..." post. And while I appreciate the feedback, I think I am still going to favour RHP vs. a line-up that features 1 LHB and 8 RHB.

#32933	04/06/2016 1:01:47 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	What you missed were his results against my righties were worse, if you looked... Cardona was an absolute disaster, Posada, like Amador had one really good start, but unlike Amador, it wasn't development, because he is already fully developed. I'll even post them in a few minutes, since you posted my lefties' ones... All My Righties Hill vs. West New York: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 ER 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 ER 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 ER 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 ER 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 ER 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 ER 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 ER 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 ER 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 ER Total: ERA 4.33 WHIP 1.66 Kent vs. West New York: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 ER 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 ER 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 ER 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 ER 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 ER 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 ER 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 ER Total: ERA 16.58 WHIP 2.14 Cunningham vs. West New York: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 ER 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER Total: ERA 0.65 WHIP 0.72 Posada vs. West New York: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 ER 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 ER 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 ER 6.2 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 0 ER 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 ER 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 ER Total: ERA 8.69 WHIP 1.68 Latham vs. West New York: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 ER 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 1.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 ER 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 ER Total: ERA 5.00 WHIP 1.67 McCoy vs. West New York: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 ER 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 ER 7.0 IP, 1 H, 5 BB, 0 ER Total: ERA 4.72 WHIP 1.28 Cardona vs. West New York: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 5 ER 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 3 ER 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 ER 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 ER 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 ER Total: ERA 9.87 WHIP 1.90 Andujar vs. West New York: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 ER Bechtal vs. West New York: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 0 ER 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 2 ER Pope another lefty did very respectable in his three appearances, and Amador did better as the season progressed, as I have claimed. I used to respect you Seca, but you have laid out some very childish responses recently. I'm done doing math for you, as the amount of time it took to gather all this and calculate it took all the fun out of the end result for me. Ultimately you get what you probably wanted, because I won't post in this thread again. Updated Wednesday, April 6 2016 @ 2:24:07 pm PDT

#32937	04/06/2016 1:48:43 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You can complete that exercise if you wish. Part of my point is that your team's sample is not as significant as seasonal data or career trends. IIRC the team was 19-12 (61& win rate) vs. LHP once that stat was brought in. That means they were 69-60 (53% win rate) vs. RHB and vs. both before the stat was started. Hopkins and Gould both hit RHP better than LHP this season. Warner, Coffey and Short were all about even. Does that mean I should use LHP? All 5 of those guys have convincing career numbers showing they hit LHP better. I'm more inclined to put faith in a career number than a seasonal one. The point about "good" lefties is fair, but I'm not talking about sitting 120 SI LH Bagley and using 80 SI RH Barker in his place. How do you like Gallido's chances against West New York? Are you counseling me to use Gallindo over Esparza or Rosado? There's a chance Gallindo would do well. IMO there is a far better chance that Esparza or Rosado would do well.

#32942	04/06/2016 3:19:19 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Ok, after reading your response, I will clarify. My point the entire time was not to convince you to change strategies, it was to point out that individual mileage may vary to put it colloquially. My righties other than Cunningham largely failed me against West New York, despite being many of the same pitchers who have been very effective against many good teams during my rise through the league structure. Yes, Gray did do worse than I thought, but Amador got better as the season progressed and Pope did quite well in relief (unlike his rightie set up counterpart Kent). Really my anger was with your last paragraph, which made me into a caricature instead of respectfully disagreeing, which is how I meant my response to you to sound (I'm sorry if my response didn't come across respectfully).

#32948	04/06/2016 9:10:29 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Gah. Just gah. That's all I can say about my guys performances in that series. My hitters were bunk and my pitchers even worse. We managed to avoid the sweep and scrape out a win which was something, but it looked like a bunch of boys playing against the men at the end. Congrats on title #3 kladu. I'm not sure exactly what the new "Player Championship Awards" are, but I suspect Rosales will take the hitters and Sheehan will take the pitchers if there's one for each, Sheehan if there's only one. He shut us down pretty hard. We're both young enough that I don't see either team losing much off the top at the season flip and plenty of youngsters still growing so I expect we'll meet again next season. I promise to put up a better fight in 2027's playoffs.

#32949	04/07/2016 12:24:05 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	We're both young enough that I don't see either team losing much off the top at the season flip and plenty of youngsters still growing so I expect we'll meet again next season. I promise to put up a better fight in 2027's playoffs. I'd say your chances are good, but we'll be doing our very best to prevent that. Nice analysis about the HRs, Seca. Wasn't there a change to the game engine a while ago to fix the extremely low run production in legends?

#32950	04/07/2016 2:20:22 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	#3 Glad my starters got out of the recent 'cannot get out of 1st' funk just on time. Series MVP Sheehan is only closing, because he was the filthier lefty of the 2 without starter stamina in his generation, destined to compete with Hornsby on all-time list. Well, I missed on his projection a bit - didn't get to 116, and got some disproportional late stamina burst, now his goal is all-time club lead only. To accomplish that, we'd need to stay up next year too. The goal for next season does not change - avoid relegation. With the golden generation superstars on exit door, i'm a bit more nervous than in the past, getting Prado should help somewhat. 1st one released - Corona, keeping top of all time list seats warm for Pagan Updated Thursday, April 7 2016 @ 2:23:24 am PDT

#32952	04/07/2016 5:44:40 am
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Congratulations kladu,

#33052	04/08/2016 9:27:05 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@ Newtman Again, I don't really care how your RHP did. You said your LHP did well. They didn't. You went 7-13 against West New York last season. I just ... I don't know. I don't feel you should be giving advice. There was a post you made that said you don't watch games anymore. I watch every game. I watch other peoples games. I make spread sheets. Lots of spreads sheets. If you want to debate theories that's fine. But have some data and not a feeling. You are a smart player. You will be in Legends soon enough.

#33062	04/09/2016 6:45:34 am
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Lol I totally love this.! Updated Saturday, April 9 2016 @ 6:46:52 am PDT

#33468	04/19/2016 6:50:37 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I'm starting to think that the most stressful job in baseball is playing second base for the Waterloo Dinosaurs.

#33931	05/06/2016 2:03:18 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Early in the season but I'm in 1st... this seems familiar, I was 1st at 30 games when I was in Legends 2 seasons ago... ended up getting demoted..

#34150	05/14/2016 3:47:55 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I don't know. I keep telling myself Buffalo will cool off. They can't possibly keep this up. But they keep pounding away. Last I checked the team batting average was still in the mid .280s, and the team on pace to hit 300 HRs. Manhattan crushed the ball last season, and they finished leading the East with 219. 300 on a season averages out to 33 HRs per line-up spot! To put that in perspective. My Enriquez finished last season batting .283 with 29 HRs. Earned him an all-star birth and an all-league nod. Buffalo is currently averaging better than an Enriquez 1 through 9 in the line-up. And then there is Knapp. Batting in the .360s and on pace to hit 60 dingers and steal 60 bases. Yikes! I still believe Buffalo will cool off sometime. But could have quite the cushion by then.

#34153	05/14/2016 4:17:45 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah, that's what I thought last year too. I had a huge lead half way through the season, and then Buffalo just forgot how to lose. Or maybe we just forgot how to win. A little of both a suppose. situc_eropuop really put together a good squad. Too bad he didn't stick around to see them in Legends. Updated Saturday, May 14 2016 @ 4:23:25 pm PDT

#34156	05/14/2016 6:24:11 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Yeah, it's too bad, I wonder what happened to him? My theory is he created another account and is quietly playing the game while knowing his team is in Legends right now.

#34158	05/14/2016 7:14:46 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	LOL. Maybe, but he probably just got tired of playing and quit.

#34159	05/14/2016 7:16:23 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I goofed my math. (Was working with 35 games when it was 45). So the actual projections are 231 team HRs, which would be an average of 26 per line-up spot. Still pretty gross, but not as nuts as I'd advertised.

#34291	05/19/2016 5:37:00 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Has anyone found a forfeit button in the interface somewhere? Dinos are MORE than happy to concede the 5th game of the series to Cedar Rapids. 3 blows outs and a bullpen catastrophe in the first 4 games. Good for -27 RD. In 4 games. For perspective, Cedar Rapid pinch hitter Ernie Newman (33 years old, 10 hitting skill) is 3/3 with 7 RBIs. In 4 games the Dinos have scored 7 runs. So white flag. Yield! Uncle! We surrender! Make the hurting stop!

#34303	05/20/2016 1:47:46 am
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	I'll have you know that Uncle Ernie Newman is having the time of his life. Having knocked around leagues V and VI batting. 250 he is enjoying his day in the sun pinch hitting .357 in the Legends League There must be something about the mood in the clubhouse that draws the best out of him. He asked us where Cedar Rapids is, we told him it was in Iowa. He said "I could have sworn it was heaven" Go Kernels! Updated Friday, May 20 2016 @ 1:49:26 am PDT Updated Friday, May 20 2016 @ 1:50:53 am PDT

#34318	05/20/2016 7:24:11 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Well, we managed to get Uncle Ernie out a couple of times in the last game. So final score from the series: Waterloo 8 Uncle Ernie 7 I can't recall such a thorough thrashing in a series. Dinos had the lowest ERA in the East heading into inter-division --> 36 runs allowed in 5 games. Dinos had the best fielding % in the East heading into inter-division --> 7 errors in 5 games. Dinos had the fewest HRs allowed in the East heading into inter-division --> 9 HRs allowed in 5 games. Dinos had a +18 HR differential heading into inter-division. Royals had 9 HRs in 5 games, compared to 0 for the Dinos. -9 HR differential in 5 games. The Royals hit more HRs (9) than the Dinos scored runs (8). All this after the last place Palmdale bot took us to the woodshed... So who's next? Who else wants some of this?

#34366	05/21/2016 4:20:01 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Well, it won't be the Giants. Our hitters are pathetic and we can't score runs. It seems the only way we get a run with the bases loaded is with a walk. 34 LOB for the first 3 games against Waterloo. Ugh. Q - Why is Gilbert Richard such a bad hitter? A - Because he plays for the Giants!

#34435	05/24/2016 8:07:36 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I do look forward to our series. Without looking, I'd say you've had the upper hand. But the games usually resemble baseball, and yours is perhaps the only team in the league for whom a lead-off triple is worth less than for the Dinos. I cross my fingers every season that one of my guys will be struck with the Wilson Effect. No luck this season. Tho it looks like half the Bison's got hit. Holding down the top 4 batting averages in the league. Very impressive. (Maybe send Gilbert over to Buffalo for a few games and see if he can catch it?)

#34462	05/25/2016 12:58:13 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	In a way this is my best interdivisional stretch in a long time. Won every series except the one against Cedar Rapids, and my pitchers finally seem to be getting into a bit of a groove. My team ERA has gone from being half a run behind anyone else in the league to just being one of the bottom four teams (who are still all half a run behind anyone else). Reliever Terri Lombardo making a spot start was actually two outs away from finishing a no-hitter against Thunder Bay. Offense remains okay, with the second highest slugging percentage in the league. However, while I've been able to jump over Waterloo and distance myself from the demotion ranks, it's still tortoise and hare with the Bison. Isos win their series, they sweep theirs. They're an amazing team, and as opposed to Dinos and Isos, I would only expect them to get stronger over the next couple of seasons...

#34469	05/25/2016 6:29:42 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Interesting. I still feel (and I mean no disrespect) that Buffalo is over-achieving a bit, and that they will cool off in the second half. The team to watch (IMO) is Birmingham. Ya, they are doing a reload season, blooding several young players. But for a team with that much power it is really odd to only have 62 HRs at the break. Even with the kids (who take strides every update), they are due to break out in the second half. This was supposed to be the peak for the Dinos. Butler, Booth and Bagley all broken in. Last season before Hardy, Dawson and Greene start losing skill, and before Enriquez and Larsen lose a step in the outfield. We were looking from the start to take on some salary to help make a push (see Serna). Oh well. Your post got me looking at the firepower in the East. #14+ pot position players: Birmingham 14 West New York 13 Buffalo, Manhattan, State College 11 Waterloo 6 #12 pot position players: Dinos 4 rest of the East combined 4 Pitching is somewhat similar, tho WNY and SC thin out on that side, which may be why they are where they are in the table. And ya, potential isn't everything. But it is something. I wonder if this is why the Dinos tend to stumble in the compressed inter-division schedule.

#34676	05/29/2016 7:01:21 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	This game continues to amaze me. Dinos were completely embarrassed after their first 5 games against the Cedar Rapids. And 4 innings into game 6, the Royals had scored 9 against Hardy and were coasting to another easy win. And then the Dinos dug in. They scratched and clawed and kicked and bit and prayed and fluked their way through 4 wins. Inconceivable. That's baseball. Amazing.

#34679	05/29/2016 9:35:22 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Only if my team could do that, we would be better.

#34687	05/30/2016 3:48:40 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well the division has certainly become more interesting since the all-star break, with Buffalo's slump and Waterloo's resurrection. Three teams within five wins, and the Dinos close behind. With my budget a little more balanced this season, there is not really a need for me to throw the towel early, so the Isos intend to fight it out until the end.

#34822	06/02/2016 6:45:12 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	and Waterloo's resurrection Haha! Don't think anyone was more surprised than I that when the dust settled from the inter-division meteor strike, the t-rex came staggering out of the crater. With how the Dinos have done this season I may have to retire my "The End is Coming!" sandwich board I wear every inter-division. Did the usual 2nd to 5th* nosedive before the all-star game. After the all-star game got manhandled by Thunder Bay and demo'd in the 1st game vs. Cedar Rapids. Since then 17-2. It won't last. Heat only moves in one direction. Hot teams will cool off and cold teams will warm up. Still ... I had planned to cut Serna (and his GDP sized contract) b/f payday. But now I feel I owe it to the baseball gods to keep him 1 more week. I've got to tip my cap to Hartman. Dinos had done decent against LHP in the East, but got wrecked by LHP first time thru the West. Went looking for an OF to spell LHB Anderson against LHP on the 2nd time thru. Found Hartman and he has been an absolute talisman. Unfortunately there isn't enough LHP in the East to justify his roster spot after inter-division, but he has been great. * was a tied for 4th/5th, with Dinos ahead on RD.

#34834	06/02/2016 4:51:20 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I sure would have felt better without being swept by Pharr in a series that featured three one-run games and a two-run game with one blowout, but the last two series have definitely made this division interesting. Even with the Bisons having ended their nosedive, we're now four teams within four games back at this moment.

#34880	06/03/2016 12:51:21 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	East inter-division rundown for 2027: Birmingham 39-21 Manhattan 35-25 Waterloo 34-26 Buffalo 32-28 West New York 30-30 State College 27-33 Overall the East went 197-163 and takes back bragging rights (not really fair with a bot in the West tho).

#35049	06/07/2016 9:00:51 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dino front office closing up shop for another season. Kind of quiet this season. 3 successful claims. Meza (3 claims) was this season's stop gap 2B. Serna (2 claims) was our "let's spend some money cuz this is as good as we are going to get" guy. Rosario (4 claims) was an acknowledgement that my 2 LHB CF are utterly futile against LHP. I probably should have been a little more patient with him. The addition of Serna moved Baez to 2B and Meza to the bench. When we fell out the race Meza got cut for a younger, cheaper back-up 2B. When we fell back into the race we reversed that and resigned Meza. At the deadline we dug up Hendricks for sentimental / rabbit's foot reasons. May see a few games at DH vs. LHP. As soon as we are sure we're out of it Serna, Meza and Hartman will be sent packing. The longer we hang in it tho, the greater the chance Serna can do some damage against Birmingham. (Whenever I cut a player with gas in the tank I beseech the baseball gods to send him anywhere but my division).

#35082	06/07/2016 5:44:24 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Two runs in a four game sweep loss to Pharr is not good and extremely painful to watch.

#35139	06/09/2016 3:02:03 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Getting swept by last year's champion right at the point when I was trying to fight my way back into contention wasn't helpful for me, either. Seca, the three players you are planning to cut are certainly not going to face you in nukes' pinstripes next season. I could probably field two Legends-level competitive infields at the same time with my roster. Unfortunately, other parts of the team don't look quite so impressive. The tasks for my front office were pretty clear: 1. Dumpster dive for some left-handed balance, ideally from someone who can catch some balls in the outfield. 2. Beef up a pitching staff that was sporting an ERA north of 5.5 after a third of the season. 3. Do whatever possible to improve my junkyard of a minors system. Re 1, I ended up claiming, almost uncontested, three largely identical players. I decided to keep Joe Mariani, who has done a solid job, batting .281/.337/.458 with only three errors in 89 appearances in right field, although he's originally a left-handed catcher. He's been worth the bucks, and he'll be off the books as soon as I'm definitely out of contention, as some younger players could use playing time. Re 2, zip. Re 3, there has been some turnover, but if it has been an improvement remains to be seen. The only relatively contested claim I won was a high school age future catcher who might be decent but will never be close to the superstar I currently have at the position. Everyone else I got were players nobody really wanted - for a reason, I guess. I'm currenly trying to squeeze some value out of underdeveloped, older pitching prospects. Considering how some really good pitchers I currently have have been performing recently, I'm in for a nightmare if the mediocre bunch I currently have on the farm ever have to run the show by themselves.

#35151	06/09/2016 9:29:44 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Seca, the three players you are planning to cut are certainly not going to face you in nukes' pinstripes next season. Haha! Ya. The only one that might get a gig anywhere next season is Serna, and that's only if his salary craters and his stats don't. Mariani has played well. I wonder how much he hurt the pitching as an untrained OF? Guess Mr. TwoPlums did that last season with Kim and his pitching was fine. Maybe not as big an effect as I imagine. I get depressed when you get depressed about your minor league system. I've got a half dozen 12s, no 15s. When I look at yours I see a lot of typical 'Tope players. Big hit big power maybe not the best defender types. I certainly understand wanting some more horsepower on the pitching side. Big series against Birmingham tonight. Have only won 1 series on this trip through the circuit so far. Would be nice to somehow find a couple of wins tonight.

#35162	06/09/2016 3:06:49 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I wonder how much he hurt the pitching as an untrained OF? Guess Mr. TwoPlums did that last season with Kim and his pitching was fine. Maybe not as big an effect as I imagine. I'm pretty surprised Kim did so well moving to the outfield, although he does have a great build for it and he has been largely tucked away in right field. He just popped to 'of' this past update which was a bit quicker than I'd have expected. I guess OF is somewhat similar to 1B in that as long as they have a decent build most anyone can play it and the positional training moves along fairly quick.

#35174	06/09/2016 4:50:37 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Looks like 5 teams are still in the hunt for the title! Should be an exciting finale... Steve Updated Thursday, June 9 2016 @ 4:51:04 pm PDT

#35176	06/09/2016 5:16:43 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	No love for Manhattan Steve? I'm seeing 6 teams still in the thick of it. Here in Thunder Bay we're just trying to finish above .500 and hoping that next season our hitters remember what a bat is for.

#35196	06/10/2016 2:24:43 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I've done a bit of roster trimming, but I'm not throwing the towel yet. I rather think the pitchers I have should be okay the rest of the way. I'm not sure if moving someone inexperienced to the outfield actually causes more hits. I've done that several times and never seen any ill effects before. If it does, my two former infielders playing corner outfield against righty pitching might of course explain some of my pitching woes... I don't think that should be a huge effect, though, based on real play, especially if the new guy has good range. Okay, an inexperienced outfielder might take some bad routes, but mostly, I'd expect to see an effect in the error column.

#35203	06/10/2016 5:59:13 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos held onto Serna and the other rentals. 2 games out with 33 to go is probably as close to the title as we will get. I'd expect to see an effect in the error column. Lack of position knowledge definitely means more errors. I've been operating under the assumption that if inexperience suppresses fielding, it also suppresses range and arm. But as you mentioned even if it does, damping a point or two of range isn't going to have much effect (or be very easy to observe).

#35210	06/10/2016 6:33:07 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	And dropping fielding in the OF is probably somewhat negligible. That's why I used to play guys out of position at 1B sometimes. But now I have like 20 1B on the team, so its not necessary, LOL.

#35242	06/10/2016 11:16:13 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's why I used to play guys out of position at 1B sometimes. As the Dino 2B debacle has worn on ... and on ... and on ... I have become thoroughly convinced I never want to play anyone without max position knowledge ever. Yet every season around this time I start thinking about moving Larsen to 1B. My fear is that b/c Larsen and Enriquez are the same age they will both become liabilities in the OF at the same time. Plus 1BHebert is terrible. And its just 1B, right? What could go wrong? Fielding in the OF is interesting. Mariani is a horrible fielder and has limited position knowledge and has still only committed 3 errors in over 90 games. Really good. I live in constant fear with 6-fielding Enriquez in right. Last season he committed 5 errors for .989 FA. 18-fielding Anderson committed 4 errors in CF for a .992 FA. Not really fair to cherry pick a sample like that. Figured it was mostly a case of Anderson hitting his ceiling and Enriquez his floor.

#35249	06/10/2016 1:41:59 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I think you'd be fine moving Larsen to 1B. I did the same thing with Caruso and he had no real problem. If he had really low fielding it might be rough, but with 14 that should be enough to stave off the fumbles.

#35255	06/10/2016 3:08:16 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I picked up Osamu "The Beast" Hasegawa with the express intent of using him as my 1B against lefties (he was never supposed to play 2B...). He didn't end up getting a lot of playing time at 1B, but he did perfectly fine while he was there. At least defensively... Updated Friday, June 10 2016 @ 3:09:21 pm PDT

#35257	06/10/2016 3:33:02 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Retraining someone to SS, 2B or 3B is trouble. I've done that, and an effect was clearly visible in errors. It wasn't so obvious in double plays, but that may have been because that was in a season when double play stats were changed. I'd say that trouble is realistic, too, after seeing Rob Refsnyder get hit in the face by grounders in two consecutive games during his first week at 3B... Moving someone to catcher should be difficult, too, but it actually doesn't seem to be too bad in BB.

#35263	06/10/2016 7:14:30 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I never liked that (as many remember). I think you should be giving up a PB almost every game if you don't have C. Two if you don't have c.

#35292	06/11/2016 1:59:00 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	For the love of kittens, don't talk about training catchers when Rock777 is around.

#35299	06/11/2016 2:32:39 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	LOL. Training is what the minors is for I'll behave.

#35302	06/11/2016 3:37:07 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Just had the longest game in Thunder Bay history (I'm pretty sure anyways). A 22 inning 3-2 win over Burlington which saw both teams only put up 12 hits each. Games between us are usually low offensive affairs. Probably the most boring games in baseball from a fans perspective.

#35303	06/11/2016 3:47:06 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	It was tiring to watch.

#35306	06/11/2016 4:31:28 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well that was fun. As close as we will ever get. Cheers to State College. Ngamsan and Cronin are dope.

#35450	06/13/2016 4:09:01 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Our bad run against Pharr continues with a 1-2 series loss making the pennant race closer than needed. We need to find some steel from somewhere and at least one pitcher apart from Barron who they don't knock all around the park.

#35481	06/14/2016 9:58:30 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos have been butting heads with the 'Topes now for several seasons. The teams seem to have different philosophies. Decided to take a little more detailed look and see if I could learn something. First off I looked at the top 8 pitchers for each side (judged by IP/G/role). Figured P below the top 8 weren't contributing much and would dilute the picture. Found the Dinos top 8 had 497 pitching points (Vel + CoS + Mov + Con). 'Topes had 494 points. Very similar. Next I looked at offensive SI (hit + BC + PD + pow + speed) for the most regular line-ups. Dinos had 594 SI. 'Topes 674 SI. +80 SI for the 'Topes. Onto defensive skills. The Dinos totaled 334 SI. 'Topes 314 SI. +20 SI for the Dinos. * (defensive skills of DHs were ignored). All said, the 'Topes are up 60 SI, or roughly 7 SI per position player. Not surprising. Dinos have 3 12 pot guys among the first 4 spots in the batting order. 'Topes don't have 12 pots and relatively few 13s. Back to defense. Of their 334 SI, the Dinos have 109 fielding skill. For the 'Topes 89 of their 314 SI is fielding. This gives the Dinos + 20 SI in fielding. It also means both teams are putting the same amount of range + arm SI on the field. The most obvious manifestation of the fielding difference is in errors committed. To this point in the season, the Dinos have made 61 errors while the 'Topes have made 90 errors. A whopping difference of 29 errors (~48%)! Sounds huge. Is it huge? Dinos have allowed 57 unearned runs this season. 'Topes 63. The extra 29 errors has only cost the 'Topes 6 runs. Back to the offense. The 'Topes have +80 SI. The biggest discrepancy is power. The 'Topes have 137 power SI vs. 114 for the Dinos. +23 power (~20% more). To this point in the season, the 'Topes have hit 182 HRs vs. 134 for the Dinos. +44 HRs for the 'Topes (~30%). Like the fielding, ~20 SI gap between the teams is really showing up in the stat column. This time tho, it clearly has an effect. Even if the extra 44 HRs are all solo shots. Back to the pitching. While the top 8 pitchers on each side differed by only 3 pitching points, team ERAs are polar. Dinos lead the East with a 3.58 team ERA. 'Topes are 5th at 4.60. A full run difference. Massive. I think this suggests that the difference in fielding skill is having an additional (if less obvious) positive impact other than errors committed. But part of the ERA difference is also that pitchers after the top 8 on the 'Topes have been terrible. Pitchers 9-12 on the Dinos have surrendered 45 ER. 'Tope Norman has given up 36 ER all by himself. This is all superficial. A season is a pretty lousy sample size. I've ignored other benefits of power (more doubles, triples). Choosing the top 8 pitchers was arbitrary. Still, I think there are some takeaways. The value of skills is dictated by frequency and effect size. A middle infielder sees ~600 FAs. A corner OF ~450 FA. A decent hitter puts the ball in play ~150 times. So a player gets to use his fielding skill 3-4X more often than his power skill. Much higher frequency. The effect of power is huge. At least 1 run goes on the board. The effect of fielding is wildly, wildly variable. An error could mean nothing more then a few extra pitches. It could mean a loss. It could mean a loss and a blown out bullpen leading to another loss. So it is a gamble. The small sample I looked at here suggests it is a good gamble, but a gamble just the same. Since watching Vero Beach crush balls back in III.3, I learned that power is really, really good. As the Dinos climbed I've seen lots of other things to make me think power is really, really good. Still ... when I do an analysis like this, I end up feeling I don't give power enough credit. On-base guys like Floyd in my minor league system shouldn't feel too safe this off-season.

#35494	06/14/2016 4:24:06 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Now a Thunder Bay sweep and Pharr draws level. The RNG giveth and it taketh away?

#35524	06/15/2016 7:56:09 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hang in there. Got the game in hand and run differential on your side. You have played well against Burlington this season, and really hot teams tend to cool off. You stand a pretty decent chance of starting the final loop up and with tie-breaker.

#35569	06/15/2016 5:20:12 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Thanks for the encouragement Seca, you were right about Burlington. We have two four game series against Palmdale and Seattle that could make the difference, but it is the hope that's the killer.

#35589	06/16/2016 6:50:33 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That was a disappointing loop. Started as part of the 4 team race in the East. Immediately the split with State College broke our spirit (normally a split with the Bears is good, but they've waved the white flag). I appreciate Holmes sending me a "keep fighting!" message, but it was done. We went on to lose all 3 series against the other contenders, getting swept in 2 of them. Our mercenaries (Serna, Hartman, Meza) have been sent on their way. Serna did win a few games for us, but didn't change our lot and probably wasn't worth 5.8 million for .647 OPS. Trying to decide if the cuts should go deeper. Dinos are not 1 piece away. Not 2. We are clearly a tier below Birmingham, Manhattan and Buffalo. Might be time to part ways with Dawson and Logan. We're a 4th-5th place team with them, and probably still a 4th-5th place team without them. May be prudent to save a little cash and give younger players a little more field time.

#35670	06/17/2016 5:14:42 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Great analysis, Seca. A few remarks: As far as the difference in fielding goes, I'd say that's mostly relevant in SS, 2B and 3B. Looking at our mid-season lineups, the difference in cumulated fielding skill in these three positions is 3. Both lineups contain one developing player, so it has probably been on that order throughout the season. To me, that shouldn't even explain a fraction of the huge difference in ERA. Norman is not the guy who's been bothering me when it comes to my pitching. He's a developing player who started the season at 91 SI, and he's been getting mostly lower-leverage innings. The way I see it, I've given him 54 innings to develop, and he got 2 wins and 3 losses. Fine with me. Similar story with Cowley. Started at 94 SI, ends the season at 4-0 with 67 innings pitched and a 4.14 ERA. That's pretty much his ceiling, given his below average control, but I really couldn't have asked for more. The headache as far as my pitching goes have been the rotation and the back of the bullpen. While I don't have a reliever on the level of Pat Booth, I wouldn't have expected Carmelo Gil with his 18/15/16/16 core skills to end up with a 4.45 ERA and 12 blown saves. In Conti and Greene, you have two more good relievers. My only reliever besides Gil who has vaguely their cumulated core skills is Sal Bradshaw. However, their ERAs are 2.13 and 2.87 - Bradshaw's is 5.47. Let's look directly at the rotation. You varied it more than I did, but your five guys with the most starts gave up 369 ER in 868 innings (3.83 ERA), with cumulated core skills of 301. As opposed to your bullpen, your 3 to 5 starters really don't look good to me, but they've been delivering basically on the same level as the first two. At 308 cumulated core skills, but also comparing their individual profiles, I'd say my rotation as a whole should be better. Arteaga is the weakest, but I'd take him over Dawson, and he's only pitched 139 innings. However, my 403 ER in 852 rotation innings is a 4.25 ERA. In the end, I'm still pretty much lost as to why my pitching sucks, at least why it sucks this badly. It did last season and the one before, so it's probably not a sample size effect, either. The only thing I know when I look at my farm is, it's only getting worse from here. On the other hand, Birmingham, Buffalo and Waterloo have pretty much the same run differential. I'm almost 50 runs behind, but I can hold my own in the standings. That's also been a rather stable trend for me over several seasons (last season, I finished four games ahead of the Dinos, whose run differential was better by a whopping 84 runs). I used to thank my excellent closers for that, but this season, Gil has been anything but excellent, and I'm still ahead of the pythagorean. No idea why that is, either. Updated Friday, June 17 2016 @ 5:15:21 am PDT

#35698	06/17/2016 9:27:22 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's also been a rather stable trend for me over several seasons Cherry picked this line. It's a big part of why I looked at our 2 teams. Although I only looked at this season, these trends have been very consistent over the past 3 seasons. As far as the difference in fielding goes, I'd say that's mostly relevant in SS, 2B and 3B. Very true. Part of what makes the analysis superficial. I'm not sure its a big issue tho - with the exception of Morris, I think both teams reflect this importance in their fielding distribution. Looking at our mid-season lineups, the difference in cumulated fielding skill in these three positions is 3. Hmmm. Not sure what lineups you are looking at. 'Topes: CF: Dunlap (107 games) - 8 fielding SS: Morris (142 games) - 11 fielding 2B: Guillen (140 games) - 15 fielding 34 up-the-middle fielding Dinos: CF: Anderson (111 games) - 18 fielding SS: Serna (82 games) - 13 fielding 2B: Baez (90 games) - 18 fielding 49 up-the-middle fielding Put another way, this is 44% more fielding skill up the middle. You make a good point about pitching skill point distribution. Its another weakness in the analysis. Having a similar number of points wouldn't be very relevant if all your guys had 6 control. Sometimes the points just go together the right way - Dawson has, throughout his career, pitched better than a 108 SI guy. Madrigal spent most of this season with 90s SI and 11-12 control - had no business pitching as well as he did. (Jury is still out on whether this is a blip, or if he is another "whole is greater than the sum of parts" guy). On the other hand, Birmingham, Buffalo and Waterloo have pretty much the same run differential. I'm almost 50 runs behind, ... No idea why that is, either. Think this is easy to explain. Run differential is largely built on the bottom half/third of your pitching staff. My starters get more generous hooks and pitch more innings. My Normans and Cowleys (which is basically just Barker this year) simply don't pitch as much. The only thing I know when I look at my farm is, it's only getting worse from here. Hehe. 3 of my next 4 pitchers coming up are lefties. :/ There are no more Hardys or Bagleys. Nobody who looks like he'll be a 19 control maestro. So we have 1 thing in common about our pitching staffs.

#35707	06/17/2016 11:39:44 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Great analysis here, I would say one more possible weakness in it that could explain the difference is range and arm were not separated. Range is aggregate, but it is also weighted. If the Topes have relatively low range up the middle that very well could explain the difference. Note: I haven't actually looked to see if this is the difference, but you guys know your rosters better than me anyways. Edit: I did look afterwards, and based on what I saw it looks like Waterloo does have a point or two more in range at every position up the middle. Based on the fact that my team looks a lot like Seca's and is in a similar position with regard to the defense making the pitching a lot better than it would be otherwise with the offense constantly letting me down, I'd make the case that you should examine your range more closely. Updated Friday, June 17 2016 @ 11:45:26 am PDT

#35711	06/17/2016 12:03:27 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The point on range and arm is a good one. Another short cut I took. I did check that there wasn't anything aggregious (like an 8 range 17 arm 2B) and didn't see anything. But you are right I haven't completely isolated fielding as a variable. Dinos do have a few points of range up the middle, and that matters. As I told Holmes in a message, my intent here is to try and determine what kind of value guys like Anderson and Baez are actually bringing to my team. It's really hard to tell. Heck, it can be hard to tell what a Kiermeyer's value is when you can actually see him making plays.

#35718	06/17/2016 12:16:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Unrelated, Dinos are extremely pleased to promote Bresciani to the big league roster. Have a spot in the line-up waiting for him next season. He'll be an OF, but for the rest of this season he'll be making a hash out of 2B. Between him and Schneider at 3B, Dinos might still end up leading the East in errors this season. Bresciani might have been the last player in my minors with star potential. Not that I'm unhappy with my minors, but from here on its a stream solid players with modest ceilings. (Maybe Marino if he turns out to be a base-stealing savant). Edit: And I didn't cut Dawson or Logan. I looked at Haverhill (who I suspect will be my competition for 4th) and decided Dawson and Logan might well be the difference between 4th place and 5th place. Updated Friday, June 17 2016 @ 12:35:15 pm PDT

#35720	06/17/2016 12:43:12 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	When I was looking at fielding, I was including the 3B, not CF. I don't think fielding should matter much for outfielders. That's why Morris was rather a SS for lack of alternatives.

#35732	06/17/2016 4:02:16 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	In analyzing the Dinos, I've identified Booth and Bagley as your biggest weakness. Should be cut posthaste :p

#35733	06/17/2016 4:20:50 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've been pretty happy with my mid-range this season. It should stay the same for a couple more seasons at least: 2B - Ángelo Arias - 17 Range SS - Jalen Schmitt - 19 Range CF - Josh Hastings - 18 Range Arias is only 23. Schmitt will probably be replaced by Brad Cummings (20 Range). And Hastings will hopefully be replaced by Blake Foxx (18 Range). Although Foxx has been disappointing at the plate, so that isn't set in stone, and Cummings might switch with Arias. Updated Friday, June 17 2016 @ 4:29:16 pm PDT

#35739	06/17/2016 5:42:39 pm
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	I got a question for you anylyst. How much of an impact are your coaches making? I know it's not very significant if at all but I would like to hear you guys opinion.

#35740	06/17/2016 5:42:40 pm
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	I got a question for you anylyst. How much of an impact are your coaches making? I know it's not very significant if at all but I would like to hear you guys opinion.

#35741	06/17/2016 5:50:29 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Well another series loss by 3-1,this time to Seattle, caused by the lack of run support in games 1 to 3 and even then Parrish blew two saves. It won't come down to just this series with Pharr, but clearly a sweep for either side would be significant. It would be heartbreaking to let the division slip having done so well this year but good luck Tv41E and may the best team win (I still hope it's us! and quite a lot actually)

#35742	06/17/2016 5:56:53 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	How much of an impact are your coaches making? That is impossible to determine. You would need to play with the same set of players with two different coaches over the span of at least a year (probably more) to get any sort of data. Since players are always changing, unique, and we have incomplete knowledge, such analysis is impossible to conduct.

#35765	06/18/2016 10:11:29 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos took 1 of the first 5 series against Manhattan. So for series 6 we: - used a rookie C at 3B - a true 3B at SS - a just called up OF at 2B - a 1B in training at 1B - our 4th OF in CF - our 2 MR and starter #5 as the starters And we win the series. Try to win we lose. Try to lose we win. So confused. 😀

#35786	06/19/2016 1:16:34 am
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	The battle for the pennant in the West still looks like going to the wire, but the Royals lead by a short head after a 2-1 series win against Pharr. All three of our starting pitchers performed well: Tucker 5 IP for a 2-1 win. A Casanova HR and a Chandler RBI double bringing Tapia in for the run was enough of a response to the sole Falcons score in the top of the fifth. Parrish pitched an inning for the save. Art Marsh 7 1/3 IP for a 3-2 win; Corona with 2 runs and an RBI starred with the bat, Branch coming up with the save when Parrish couldn't close it out Barron pitched 7 innings leaving the game at three apiece before Branch gave up the winning HR in the top of the ninth. Pharr wins 4-3 leaving them 2 1/2 games behind with 7 to play With three games against the Royals and four v the Falcons, Thunder Bay performances will have a big say in determining who makes the final but our hope is that this series win will help us limp over the line should Pharr continue their strong finish. Good luck all

#35794	06/19/2016 5:45:36 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Seca, that's Baseball. That said, my lineup wasn't quite as strong as it had been in the previous series. I released my second lefty slugger, Joe Mariani, just before last payday, creating space in the lineup to let Brad Duncan play the last couple of games. While replacing a potent lefty bat with an unpolished righty, the move should have added a few range points both at shortstop and in RF (while Duncen as the new shortstop still has to improve his fielding and Morris doesn't have OF skills yet), so the change is rather a mixed bag. The move was kind of a semi-white flag with Birmingham at a magic number of 10 and 13 games left to play. I wasn't really expecting the A's to go on a six-game losing streak, as they were starting a series against the last-place team... Weird game. Odds are tiny, but still hanging in there.

#35798	06/19/2016 7:51:08 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Seca, I've had that happen. That is when you make an offering to the RNG for its benevolence. @Holmes, kind of surprised, my expectation would have been improved performance with improved range up the middle even with a little less pop in the lineup. Don't think a three game series is the best way to determine whether the move is a long term improvement though. Updated Sunday, June 19 2016 @ 7:57:09 am PDT

#35799	06/19/2016 8:02:21 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	that's baseball For sure. The post was meant in jest. I wasn't really trying to lose. Dinos are mathematically out (not going to make up RD on Buffalo), but get to play kingmaker with the final two series against #1 and #2. We will try to put a better foot forward in both series (tho we have a half dozen guys injured including Enriquez).

#35812	06/19/2016 3:30:14 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I'm sure it's a long term improvement, as Duncan is going to develop. In the short term, though, I'm sure giving up 4 hitting and 1 PD and power for 2 range up the middle with worse fielding and 3 range in corner outfield doesn't make the lineup better.

#35820	06/19/2016 5:52:03 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	The West is still undecided going into the final series after the Royals lose their final series to the Red Raiders 1-2: Jeremy Marsh loses a close game 2-3 Tucker pitches eight scoreless innings in a 3-0 win, Parrish saves Barron pitches 7 2/3 innings only for Parrish to blow the 3-1 lead. Red Raiders win it with two runs in the 13th Parrish has become a liability and is replaced by Whitfield at closer ready for a close finish with Pharr tomorrow.

#35828	06/19/2016 9:42:17 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	For the final series against the Royals I'm going with Nash, Estrada and Norris. Looking forward to some fine pitching duels.

#35876	06/20/2016 4:55:46 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Well Burlington nearly messed up our whole season with a 1-2 series loss, including our second consecutive 13th inning loss. If we needed more heart attack material, our only win came courtesy of a Felix Corona grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth. Thankfully Thunder Bay saved our bacon by defeating Pharr twice - our thanks go to MrTwoPlums and commiserations to Tv4IE who put up an excellent fight back. At the start of the season we would have been delighted with a close second but having led for so long we had been suffering palpitations as Pharr closed the gap. The end of the regular season couldn't come soon enough, another series and I think they would have overtaken us. Phew!

#35948	06/21/2016 2:55:42 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I don't think anyone was predicting a Cedar Rapids vs. Buffalo final at the beginning of the season. I'd love to know what odds Vegas would've given that. Congrats to both teams, you fought off some scrappy charges at the end there, but I've got to pull for Cedar Rapids here. The East has been taking it to us for too long now. They've won the last four. Can't have five. No pressure Bilbo.

#35956	06/21/2016 4:09:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I remember scouting Cedar Rapids last season for inter-division - think they were 4th or 5th at the time - and being utterly amazed that team could be that low in the table. I can't say I picked them this season, but I'm not surprised. I had picked Birmingham to win the East, but I hadn't realized they were punting. This is me being an ass - but I'm surprised the A's didn't make an effort towards the end. Up 2 games with 15-20 to go they kept on punting. I guess when championships come easy you put different values on trophies vs. another 30 ABs on your rookies. Buffalo is full value. 114 SI great hitting prolific slugger batting 8th. Aye carumba.

#35957	06/21/2016 4:32:52 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Thanks for the support MrTwoPlums. Fingers firmly crossed we seem to have recovered some form at just the right time. Two good wins to start with. Looks like it's Buffalo's much superior batting versus our slightly better pitching and defense (hmm, four errors already). It all depends on whether we can keep going with our first half of the season form (52-28) or our second (39-41). Updated Tuesday, June 21 2016 @ 4:51:53 pm PDT

#35958	06/21/2016 4:39:45 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Buffalo did do rather poorly during inter-division. I felt part of that was that there is significantly more LHP in the West. The Royals seem to match up pretty good in this series.

#35986	06/22/2016 9:00:02 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I like to play around with the stats a bit at the end of the season. Posting a few I think are interesting. Batter BABIP Buff: .288 Birm: .275 Man: .269 Wat: .272 WNY: .272 SC: .260 LOB (%LOB) Buff: 1259 (59%) Birm: 1109 (59%) Man: 1143 (57%) Wat: 1196 (62%) WNY: 1175 (59%) SC: 1062 (61%) % by which ERA beat FIP Buff: 8.4% Birm: 1.5% Man: -4.4% Wat: 6.7% WNY: -13.1% SC: 10.1% % of save blown compared to save opportunties Buff: 21.0% Birm: 22.4% Man: 26.2% Wat: 19.0% WNY: 29.5% SC: 38.6% Unearned Runs Surrendered (UR per error) Buff: 106 (.93) Birm: 61 (.68) Man: 79 (.74) Wat: 70 (.88) WNY: 89 (.96) SC: 72 (.73) HR Differential - Hit vs. Surrendered Buff: +28 Birm: -5 Man: +40 Wat: +40 WNY: -30 SC:: -34

#35993	06/22/2016 12:01:24 pm
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Interesting season for the As, extreme ups and downs, the 'A' team in the relegation zone, then playing youngsters for an amazing post AS run, and freefall. If only we weren't transitoning to an OBP challenged future, got us this year. Now what to do with Prado? Updated Wednesday, June 22 2016 @ 12:06:40 pm PDT

#35996	06/22/2016 3:57:00 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Prado is a question, indeed. In principle, paying over 11 Mio for a DH who isn't even as good as my guy Hudson who is making 3.05 Mio and should be the league MVP this year, strikes me as rather obscene. I wouldn't do it, but financially, I'm barely breaking even this season after running a deficit during my first two seasons in Legends, and I have plenty of punch in my lineup from guys who do have a defensive position. So, I can see how someone elso might come to a different conclusion. At least, I would say, this year's performance should be closer to his true talent level (against Legends defense) than the tear he was on in late 2026 or in league 6. But of course, I'm just suggesting to a rival they should drop one of their better hitters, so I'm hardly neutral. Cool analysis, Seca. My team's strengths and weaknesses are pretty much in line with my gut feeling, I'd say. My end of season activity was to change the way I evaluate my players from triple slash aggregated as OPS to individual outcomes aggregated as wOBA. The difference in results wasn't spectacular. In fact, some of the things I was suspecting all along have been backed up by the additional data. But in the long run, using that to project prospects might lead to my farm focusing a bit less on what Seca calls "typical 'Tope players"... It's not textbook wOBA, of course, as our stats don't allow to correct for intentional walks, but that's a differentiation that makes only limited sense to me, anyway. If a pitcher throws Jose Bautista four consecutive breaking balls out of the zone just vaguely hoping he might hack at one and ground out, that's counted as an unintentional walk although the intention is of course to rather walk him than give him anything to hit.

#35997	06/22/2016 4:01:59 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Oh, and I see the rivals from upstate have turned the tide in the playoffs. Go Bison!

#36001	06/22/2016 4:28:49 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	My apologies to Birmingham. Thought it was rookies by design this season, didn't realize it was a response to the poor start. Pretty cool they were able to reverse team fortunes. Prado was insane against the Dinos this season. I was always surprised by his season stats given how much damage he did to Waterloo. That said, there is no way I'd be paying 11 million for a DH. I doubt IBB and ROE are skewing your wOBA too much. Personally I've never been sold on it being that much better than OPS. But it would only take a few minutes to set that up in Excel. Might take a look.

#36002	06/22/2016 5:10:37 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Well at least our misfortune is making someone happy, but don't write us off yet;we have away field advantage for the remaining games. Sidenote:Alberto Barron has conceded just two runs in his four playoff starts, unfortunately the against Buffalo resulted in a loss. Nonetheless he can clearly pitch well in key games.

#36007	06/22/2016 9:21:48 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	"Buffalo did do rather poorly during inter-division. I felt part of that was that there is significantly more LHP in the West. The Royals seem to match up pretty good in this series." ? We hit .289 versus Lefties My hitting and pitching just couldnt get it done at the same time. Some games were 13-12, other games were 3-2. My defense also isn't that great. The west beat me up pretty good. Updated Wednesday, June 22 2016 @ 9:22:26 pm PDT

#36024	06/23/2016 8:05:50 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	? We hit .289 versus Lefties My hitting and pitching just couldnt get it done at the same time. Some games were 13-12, other games were 3-2. I put more stock in your record than your BA. 25-25 vs. LHP, 66-44 vs. RHP. Over 160 games "bad luck" should even out. VS. RHP Buffalo has a dynamic offense. Knapp, Cartright and Walsh get on base, get extra bases, steal like crazy. VS. LHP your offense looks more Dino-style. Knapp and Cartright do little. The plan seems to be get a couple on base and hope one of the guys in the middle of the order hits a 3 run dinger. At least that's what the stats suggest to me. But I didn't watch your games. You know much better than I how your team performs. I happily retract the Bison-not-as-good-against-LHP assertion (though I will probably continue to feed the Bison as much Bagley and Zappa as possible again next season ).

#36025	06/23/2016 8:36:58 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've been looking for a reason to post this comparison (I think it is interesting ), and it vaguely relates to my previous post. Team BA this season: Birmingham: .251 Waterloo: .251 Team OBP this season (team BB): Birmingham: .310 (470) Waterllo: .313 (488) Team OPS this season: Birmingham: .727 Waterloo: .725 Team Ks this season: Birmingham: 879 Waterloo: 899 I find it startling how similar those team statistics are. GB:FB was also identical. Team HRs this season: Birmingham: 133 Waterloo: 163 A whopping +30 HRs for the Dinos! Yet .... Team Runs Scored this season: Birmingham: 771 Waterloo: 726 Despite all those other stats being the same, and the Dinos hitting 30 more HRs, Birmingham scored 45 more runs. Why? B/c of this doozie of a stat: Team Stolen Bases this season: Birmingham: 204 Waterloo: 54 Turning BBs into doubles (I call these "Matthews doubles)" is huge. Birmingham's 66 SF compared to 44 for the Dinos gives a sense of this. And then you look at the standings and see Birmingham finished 5 games ahead of the Dinos, despite the Dinos having noticeably better ERA, FIP and fielding %. TL:DR, speed kills.

#36027	06/23/2016 10:20:32 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Holmes' post about wOBA has me tinkering in Excel trying to calculate WAR for my team. Part of that calculation is league wOBA. This is what I got (in case folks are interested). Let me know if this is much different than your calcs Holmes. One of the WAR shortcuts I read was to use .320 instead of bothering to calculate league wOBA. Think it is neat our value was .318. Buffalo 0.343 Manhattan 0.342 Seattle 0.333 WNY Jets 0.328 Pharr 0.321 Waterloo 0.319 CR Royals 0.318 Birmingham 0.318 SC Bears 0.301 Burlington Giants 0.301 Palmdale 0.296 Thunder Bay 0.295 League average: 0.318

#36035	06/23/2016 3:28:52 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Commiserations AD24, really tight and well fought series, particularly the final two extra innings games might well have led to a different result. I am amazed that our marginally better pitching and defense defeated your awesome batting lineup. After seven away wins in the playoff, I need to look at whether our dreadful home record is anything to do with our ballpark.

#36042	06/23/2016 5:09:30 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Bilbo and the Royals. I absolutely love the the move to put Barron in the pen for game 7. Brilliant. Thanks all for the season! May you all have horrible luck in 2028!

#36050	06/24/2016 2:46:52 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Hmmm, I've been thinking about WAR, but I see virtually no usable information on defense, at least none that's better than the defensive skills that we already have. Ultimately, I see nothing to gain there. Offensively, wRC+ would be taking things one step further, but I don't really feel like bothering with park factors.

#36058	06/24/2016 10:25:50 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ultimately, I see nothing to gain there. I get what you are saying, and its definitely fair. Calculating wOBA or wRC+ creates some value b/c you can "cross-check" against the players skills. Combining defensive skills into another number doesn't do this. It takes the skills at face value rather than putting them under a microscope. It doesn't really accomplish anything. But if that number allows an estimation of something more holistic like WAR ... I'm intrigued. Baez is a bad offensive player. He's a good defensive player. So is he a good player? A haphazard attempt at WAR obviously wouldn't be conclusive, but it would be fun to look at.

#36109	06/25/2016 7:58:55 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	And there it is. Durham went bot, if only for a small period of time. It was enough for them to cut a couple of guys, however.

#36129	06/26/2016 2:54:43 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I wouldn't say the bot cut anything too valuable. I suspect Durham may be a difficult pilot next season. Lot of age on the roster - training update #0 could be a little harsh. I would say their best asset is Saunders. Not sure the East is a division where you want your star player to be a LHSP.

#36605	07/03/2016 4:54:46 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Reset waivers Advance to new season Refresh manager pool Refresh draft pool Assign the Dinos half of the available worn out last chance 2B So far Price, Morris and Oliva. Would have been content with Price, but he is exactly the kind of offensive player I'm trying to get away from. He could hit .280 and still be a drag (no extra base hits, no walks, no SB). Have kept Morris for now, but he's not much help against RHP. Job is likely Oliva's. Excited about Jackson. Blanco has been a disappointment. Hopefully Jackson pushes and makes Blanco earn his playing time.

#36613	07/03/2016 6:46:50 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	TL;DR Feel your pain Seca. 3B for me is kind of like your 2B. Still have no clue who is going to play... Izquierdo FINALLY had a decent year against LHPs, but he seems utterly hopeless against Righties. Plus he is a liability in the field The Roberson experiment is looking like a failure. "Neon" Jeon might work out as a player, but he shouldn't really be a 3B. I've been training him at 2B, but he isn't very good there either. If I played Jeon at 2B I could move Arias to 3rd, but then I would have two guys playing out of position... Villa, Rossi, and Martinez are all undeveloped and still a couple years out at least. Spears is supposed to be a SS, but might get stuck at 3B if I can't find a better solution... In a couple years. Who would have thought 3B would be so hard to find. Everyone I've had in the position has been a failure so far. 3B Past: Angelo Castillo - .646 OPS, was never intended to play 3B, but promoted to early to learn his position. Filled in at 3B for a bit, while Izquierdo was sucking eggs. Billy Massey - .732 OPS, admittedly did hit some HRs, but was never the defensive dynamo I expected him to be. Iván Salgado - minors, had the potential for greatness but the growth rate of a snail. Javon Douglas - .666 OPS, at the time I had too many other options and didn't think I could get him ABs. Has developed nicely on paper, but isn't really performing that well for his current team. Will Ayers - .828, on the team when I took over. Only Wildcat 3B who has ever been able to hit, but never really belonged at 3rd. Played the position horribly. Peter Kennedy - .791 OPS, also on the team when I took over. Also a pretty good hitter. Also didn't really belong at 3B with his noodle arm. Updated Sunday, July 3 2016 @ 9:19:27 pm PDT

#36615	07/03/2016 6:56:53 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I don't mean to suggest 2B is causing me pain. I'm really pleased I get some paint to throw at the wall each spring. Sometimes it works out. More often not so much. I really tried to look only at 2B this off season even tho Baez can do either 2B or SS. Would like for him to get a full season at SS.

#36616	07/03/2016 7:03:44 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	3B is actually causing me physical pain. :p

#36621	07/03/2016 7:16:11 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sorry Roberson isn't panning out. He was going to have to play C in my system, and his offense just didn't project well. I remember really liking Douglas. Was built like Mosley, but could play some defence.

#36622	07/03/2016 7:35:13 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Assign the Catfish the yearly Free Agent C That's my team.

#36626	07/03/2016 8:09:22 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! 3B and C are so easy. C'mon, 2B is what's hard find. I just noticed Rock777 has half of the BB player database playing for his AAA affiliate. Many warriors. Handle it.

#36632	07/03/2016 9:22:06 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Roberson was the longest shot in my resurrection experiment. But I needed a 3B, so it was worth the risk. I actually like his offensive projection. The problem is that he is never going to reach it... Most of those 26 year olds (resurrection experiments) will be coming up after spring training, but none of them can play 3B. I have tons of 2B. Way easier to find than 3B. Highland 2B Situation: "Angel" Arias - 24, currently our starting 2B, may move over to SS when Jalen Schmitt retires. "Linda" Blair - 24, really an OF, but can fill in at 2B in a jam. "Neon" Jeon - 26, one of the resurrection experiments. Not the best range, but should be passable once his fielding improves. Will probably mostly DH. Brad Cummings - 24, great 2B prospect. Should be ready in a year or two. Luis Ruiz - 22, another nice 2B prospect. Should be ready in 3 years or so. Blake Foxx - 21, I've been grooming him for CF, but he started life as a 2B and can still do a decent job there in a pinch. Should be ready next year. Updated Sunday, July 3 2016 @ 9:45:58 pm PDT

#36633	07/03/2016 9:43:12 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Seca, I have 7 guys who can play 2B. Only two or three can play 3B. Agree with Rock, hard to find good arms who can field, easy to find range both with (2B) and without fielding (OF). @Rock, looked at your minors for the first time in forever after Seca's joke, and holy wow... you do have a ton of players at AAA. That's just funny, to me at least.

#36634	07/03/2016 9:49:02 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That's all because of the resurrection experiment. Taye Russell is the only legitimate 25 year old guy in my minors who wasn't part of the experiment (and he might need another half a year anyhow...). All the other 25 and 26 year olds were underdeveloped guys I was trying to see if I could resurrect with additional minors time. EDIT: Actually Feng isn't part of the experiment either. I just put him back down for spring training. Updated Sunday, July 3 2016 @ 9:55:27 pm PDT

#36637	07/04/2016 12:40:00 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. Ya. My post was meant to be light hearted. Just trying to rub Dmcrulz a bit. Seems every team has a hole. 2B is a decent one, since middle infielders get paid, a few more of them make FA. Fairly easy to get 2B prospects in the minors.

#36639	07/04/2016 1:33:04 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, my pain is coming from the rotation. I actually have the option of running out a lefty starter again. Not because Dean got any better, but because Tapia (expectedly) and Rosario (unexpectedly) have declined so much. Problem is that my pitching staff was already a disaster last year, when they still looked much better on paper. My annual attempts to add a lefty bat to my righty-heavy lineup have fallen flat so far this season, but overall, I'm okay with my offense. I could probably trade away a decent 2B and 3B and still run out a solid infield. Pitching hurts, though, and there's no hope for improvement in sight.

#36650	07/04/2016 7:41:30 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	My pitching has always been a sore spot. Other than "Deadeye" Oono, I just haven't been able to scrounge up any great pitchers. "Sweet Pea" Bass had a fluke season last year, but gives up too many HRs to repeat that performance. I had two high POT homegrowns, but Keandre "Sheriff" Robertson started his decline early and "Irish" Gary Byrd seems to have inexplicably stonewalled in development... EDIT: I suppose "Tabasco" Saucedo is a decent pitcher. But do you really want a 1.326 WHIP for your ace? Updated Monday, July 4 2016 @ 7:44:26 am PDT

#36651	07/04/2016 7:42:49 am
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Haha! 3B and C are so easy. C'mon, 2B is what's hard find. Having the best 2B in the game doesn't hurt.

#36652	07/04/2016 7:45:40 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yes, T-Rod is ridiculous. And I demand steroid testing.

#36653	07/04/2016 7:49:48 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	@Holmes - Of course the two of us shouldn't complain too much about our pitching as we both use hitter's parks by choice... Which is because our pitching is bad, but then makes the pitching worse... Vicious cycle. Updated Monday, July 4 2016 @ 7:50:39 am PDT

#36654	07/04/2016 7:51:23 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Eh, I'm content with the former second best 2B in the game. :P Especially since I have a replacement who will not be as good, but will be good enough.

#36813	07/06/2016 2:24:19 pm
diegodamers Joined: 06/25/2016 Posts: 3 Inactive	Hey all! New to game and very excited for the season to start. Can't believe I'm starting out at the top league. It looks like my team is very good, although most of my best players are starting to get pretty old. I'm definitely hoping I can draft some good prospects for the future to replace all of the old players.

#36816	07/06/2016 2:35:03 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Welcome to the game diegodamers. It will definitely be a challenge starting off at the top with an aging team. Good luck to you this year, and don't get discouraged if your team has a rough start.

#36825	07/06/2016 6:14:58 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	It's going to be tricky toeing the line between getting younger and keeping the talent level legends high. But there's no better way to master the workings of the game than competing in legends with a capable team.

#36988	07/10/2016 6:59:22 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. Waivers have settled down. Will be another smaller wave before the season starts, but not likely to change lineups too much. Been looking at the two additions to the East (welcome!). There is a stat from last season that jumps off the page for both. Durham's batting, power and pitching all look decent if unspectacular. But 173 SB is pretty impressive, more so coming primarily from 2 guys, both of whom had stellar success rates. There weren't any creampuff C in II.1 last season, and I feel this skill set translates well as a team promotes. On the bright side for the rest of us, Fu has lost a step and may be somewhat controllable with LHP. Garcia though looks like a run scoring machine. For Haverhill the stat is BB surrendered. 575 is a lot, good for 2nd last in II.2 last season. This is a stat that can get worse as a team promotes when you start coming up against lineups like the 'Topes and the Bison. Considering that everyone in the East except the Dinos are likely to steal 150+ bases, the pressure is going to be on Highlander pitchers to throw strikes. Updated Sunday, July 10 2016 @ 12:28:06 pm PDT

#37180	07/15/2016 6:32:20 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	FYI Seca and Newtman. I promoted a couple more 25 year olds to AAA. So now I have even more guys in AAA

#37190	07/16/2016 7:37:39 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Rock I'm leaving mine at the levels they were at, and promoting them after they gain a certain amount. Should be interesting to see which plan works better.

#37192	07/16/2016 8:14:36 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Well the Dinos called up Luque, Contreras and Abbott, leaving our AAA affiliate trim. There is a good chance both Contreras and Abbott could go back to AAA once the cup is over. Have been wringing our hands about Abbott for seasons. He has been dynamic every spring and in his minor league career. Could be a spark plug player the Dinos desperately need. But his training progressed slowly (likely why he was available to us in the first place), and has a very good chance of being one of those guys who doesn't make his potential. Guess we'll see.

#37199	07/16/2016 9:36:39 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Abbott looks like he could become pretty good. @Newtman, I'm doing the same thing, but those two 25 year olds both have 2+ years in AA already and gained 2 SI each last update, so I decided it was time to bring them up. I'm pretty confident that it was the right choice with Barrett. Less confident with "Marky" Wahlberg, but I'm not very confident in him panning out anyhow. There is a small chance I leave him down for an extra year to learn 3B and promote him as a 27 year old. Or I'll just cut him. Updated Saturday, July 16 2016 @ 9:40:42 am PDT

#37228	07/17/2016 5:26:29 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Approaching the starting line! Minor changes for the Dinos, tho I hope the look of the team is a little different. Have to get to pitcher #12 b/f you notice any change to the staff. Emphasis (again) will be trying to find a role for Booth that allows him to be good. Hoping Hardy has a better start to the season. Offensively, the 2 biggest disappointments last season were Hebert & Blanco. Hebert has lost his job. Blanco's replacement is already on the roster if he falters again. Going to start out with Butler at 1B. This might improve team defence a little, depending on how the Oliva/Morris tandem do at 2B. Not going to challenge the top, but Dinos could stick if enough things break our way.

#37286	07/18/2016 10:03:02 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Catfish have their pitching set. 2 will be gone however, who they are will depend on this week's games.

#37322	07/19/2016 9:52:00 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Is this Waterloo's season? Tune in to find out if Seca can pull off a Legends East title. The standings sure are interesting after the first series.

#37325	07/19/2016 10:29:06 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Pretty small sample size right now Plus the Bison have a habit of starting slow, and then turning on the afterburners after the all-star break.

#37328	07/20/2016 3:06:41 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I see Bison and A's as the favorites in the East again. Isos will be giving them a run for the money, probably for the last time in many seasons.

#37331	07/20/2016 6:40:03 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Is this Waterloo's season? Hehe. It is nice to get off to a good start. The changes we've made from last season are probably too subtle to make much difference. Oliva for Serna. Basically it. Our kids aren't making big strides anymore. Would need several players to have career years to compete. We are trying to be a little more aggressive on the bases. Pleased to steal a couple bases in the first few games. But then we looked at Birmingham and saw they had 10 SB already. :p Bagley out double digits. Back for 'Topes or Durham series.

#37332	07/20/2016 7:08:42 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Isos will be giving them a run for the money Manhattan's bullpen should be better. Tapia lost a lot of SI; even so, it wouldn't be a shock if he had a bit of a bounce-back season. We'll see how it plays out, but something I think Manhattan has in its favour is the Haverhill match-up. The Highlanders will be a tough win for most in the East, but I feel Manhattan's strengths line up very nicely against Haverhill's weaknesses.

#37349	07/20/2016 2:30:32 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	My biggest weakness is my pitching. But I kind of feel like everyone lines up well against that... Birmingham is actually the more difficult place for my OFs to play. With those 35' walls 425' out. Lots of running around for minimally rangey OFs. I expect to be doing a bit of rebuilding starting next week, so that should make things interesting as well.

#37373	07/21/2016 3:46:13 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Thunder Bay has found a surprisingly decent platoon of DH sluggers on the scrap heap. Not really an option for me because my best bats are really only good for DH already, but a cool move, considering the number of claims on any halfway decent draft pick these days.

#37392	07/21/2016 4:18:37 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Oh well, first week over, 5-4 record. Can't complain.

#37433	07/22/2016 7:58:48 am
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	>Plus the Bison have a habit of starting slow, and then turning on the afterburners after the all-star break. Yeah, we do. Last year was an anomaly, we started very hot at 42-19 I believe and slowed down towards the end.

#37438	07/22/2016 10:55:46 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Releasing Ibarra must have been a little difficult.

#37454	07/22/2016 2:14:39 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Yeah it was, but something had to be done. Can't be stagnant while the team ages and the younger starters are rotting in the Setup 2 or Long Relief roles.

#37519	07/23/2016 4:33:45 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well, my outfield decided 12 wins to start the season was enough. All 4 errors by the OF, all Manhattan runs unearned. Even so, got the tying run to 3rd and winning run to 2nd with 0 out in the bottom of the 9th. Since it's the Dinos, we'll probably follow that up with 12 straight loses. Still nice to get out of the gate well.

#37524	07/23/2016 5:45:55 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Speaking as the team that has been 0-5 in one run games since the third series... :p Seca

#37551	07/24/2016 5:45:26 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Half way to completing the prediction of 12 losses after a 4 game sweep at the hands of the Geezers. 6 more losses to go before karma is satisfied. Still, its nice to finish the first loop in first place considering we are likely the 5th finisher this season.

#37553	07/24/2016 6:31:19 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Right there with you seca. Proud that for one shining moment, the Catfish lead the division in a Legends league.

#37561	07/24/2016 7:19:05 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I just single handedly dropped the Bison's ERA by almost 1.50... Just a little more and I'll take the lead for team ERA And I'm 0-6 now for one run games. If Birmingham gets one more, I'll be the only team in the east with a bigger number on the right side Updated Sunday, July 24 2016 @ 7:22:36 pm PDT

#37634	07/26/2016 3:02:21 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I did it. I managed to drop a 1 run game to Birmingham myself. So now I am 0-7 in one run games and the only team in the east with a losing record in 1 run games. You are all welcome :P

#37642	07/26/2016 4:45:05 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Love my pitching so far!

#37650	07/27/2016 6:02:24 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Hate my batting so far!

#37656	07/27/2016 8:38:17 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I should probably take a screenshot of the standings now. Not so much because the Nukes are leading the division - we've been there before, although not for long. The really new thing to me is that we're leading the league in run differential, in spite of a number of one-run victories in the very early going. Durham's pitching was nice enough to throw some batting practice, allowing 28 runs in the last series, but the Isos are also giving up way less runs than they did at this point last season My pitching really does seem to keep up with league standards this season, although I've had to deal with some aging and two very raw middle relievers. Good times early in the season - I hope they last a little longer.

#37660	07/27/2016 11:37:17 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Durham's pitching was nice enough to throw some batting practice, allowing 28 runs in the last series, Welcome to why I was irked I didn't finish ahead of them last season, they threw BP to me too, unfortunately the rest of the league couldn't hit them somehow...

#37661	07/27/2016 12:08:51 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	To be fair, BP is a little to fast for my guys. They need a T.

#37663	07/27/2016 2:46:05 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	I'm on a 10 game winning streak. We're leading in run differential. This will never happen again. Updated Wednesday, July 27 2016 @ 2:47:25 pm PDT UPDATE: 13!! AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Updated Wednesday, July 27 2016 @ 5:32:17 pm PDT

#37667	07/27/2016 4:01:28 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	0-8 in 1 run games

#37668	07/27/2016 4:02:38 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Looks like the Bison woke up... Probably my fault

#37677	07/27/2016 9:18:46 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, I guess giving up 31 runs in three games against Buffalo means my pitching is back to normal.

#37699	07/28/2016 3:06:05 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	0-10 now in 1 run games. I'm on a serious roll.

#37703	07/28/2016 3:53:49 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	0-2 after going 13-0. Thunder Bay seems to still have my number after all those seasons.

#37704	07/28/2016 3:55:52 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	The Giants are true to form. The pitching gets better and the hitting gets worse with each passing season. Hitting .194 and bringing up the rear with only 68 runs scored after 26 games. Why is Gilbert Richard such a terrible hitter????? It figures. After complaining about our hitting we win 14-3. Updated Thursday, July 28 2016 @ 4:12:16 pm PDT

#37706	07/28/2016 4:04:27 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Gonna guess and say 10 seasons of not being able to beat Thunder Bay... A) Isn't changing, considering they swept me. Will bite back hard.

#37713	07/28/2016 7:45:14 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Dang it Holmes, you messed up my streak 11 straight losses in 1 run games before taking one.

#37738	07/29/2016 4:44:35 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Yeah, after finally getting some real wins and then getting hammered by the Bison, I'm now back to the usual business of winning a few more one-run games than I lose, after a lot of runs score on both sides.

#37773	07/29/2016 1:20:19 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	I wish I could fire my pitching coach, too bad he exists in my head and he won't be leaving anytime soon.

#37828	07/30/2016 9:50:12 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The two divisions are playing very different styles of ball at the moment. The West has an average runs allowed of 114 (107 if you drop an outlier-y team). The East has average runs allowed of 148. Is the West playing without the DH this season?

#37904	08/02/2016 9:05:30 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Oh... I forgot that we don't have to have the pitcher hit...

#37958	08/04/2016 4:16:28 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	The boys finally woke up! Maybe it was switching to use that DH thingy, or maybe it was just the excessively hitter friendly Isotope Stadium. Either way, the challenge now is to keep them awake... The new plan is to dip them all in ice water before each game. We'll see if that works...

#37960	08/04/2016 4:29:18 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	If you have a formula to get power guys to remember how to hit home runs, let me know I need to do it to a couple of my guys. I'm dead last in home runs again this season.

#37962	08/04/2016 5:14:02 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	There is in fact an equation. Reference Isotope Stadium. Or you can do the inverse of Birmingham Stadium. I can't believe how much power Birmingham has in their lineup...

#37980	08/05/2016 3:09:40 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Yes, Isotope Stadium is homer friendly, simply because it tries to mimic, as much as the game allows, the dimensions of that thing that's standing on the other side of Macomb's Dam Bridge... I wouldn't make too much of that, though. My team is leading the league in homers (by quite a margin, and I think the third season in a row), and they're not all coming at home. In our series, my guys happened to hit only one in three games. On the other side, anybody can hit the Isos' pitching. Early in the season, it looked like there was some miraculous improvement, but now I'm dead last in ERA again. I know I've ridden Cox and Harvey pretty hard because they're my only decent starters, but their energy was always on full when they started, so that hardly explains their BAAs of .301 and .296 - and neither does the stadium. They don't just suck because they give up a lot of homers. I have to look into home-away stats at some point, though. Simply don't have time at the moment.

#37986	08/05/2016 4:26:31 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Nice to see new Iso Jack King throw his best game of the season in Legends when he could barely get an out in LL5...

#37996	08/05/2016 7:37:54 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Not saying its a bad idea to play to your strengths. Just that it is a far more friendly matchup for my team. Birmingham is playing to that strength in a different way. By going to the other extreme. And they still hit home runs :o Birmingham stadium is a bad matchup for my team from both a defensive and offensive perspective. So I cringe every time I play there. I usually try to play more line drive hitters, but I don't really have that many options... You hit a lot of HRs, so you probably lead the league there anyhow (although Birmingham's numbers are depressed by their ballpark). Hidden power... Your ERA is also a bit inflated by your park, so I wouldn't try to compare those guys directly. Taking parks into account your pitching performance is really much better than mine or Buffalo's. Updated Friday, August 5 2016 @ 7:42:52 am PDT

#38002	08/05/2016 8:17:13 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Birmingham's stadium seems more an effort to take advantage of their grotesque base stealing ability than a power strategy. Interesting that Birmingham actually has, at this point, the best road record in the East and a losing record at home. Will probably work itself out by season end. With the West having several excellent run suppressing teams, it will be interesting to see how that stadium plays during interdivision. Dinos clinging to 1st, but I doubt either Birmingham or Buffalo are too worried about that. The Dinos certainly have no allusions of staying there. The longer we can stay clear of the relegation fight, the better. A note for the Dinos is that the team has done fairly well despite Enriquez not having a great start to the season. Especially against lefties. In the past he's carried the team against southpaws, but so far this season he's been dreadful against them. We're not really sure who our 5th starter is. Have been having auditions. What we've seen is that all of the applicants are pitching better than Dawson. Dawson needs to pick it up a bit or he may find himself in the bullpen.

#38089	08/07/2016 6:44:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	This inter-division is setting up as one of the most interesting I've been a part of. The two divisions have maintained their different styles - the East heads in having scored 310 more runs than the West (1408-1098, almost 30% more). Anxious to see if the West plays our game, vice versa, or meet somewhere in the middle.

#38090	08/07/2016 6:58:28 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	We'll get an early preview tomorrow when we travel to Manhattan for our Cup series. We meet two days later for a five gamer.

#38093	08/07/2016 8:00:54 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I'm happy for any change of pace. I can't hit much worse than I already am...

#38097	08/07/2016 9:08:21 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	So the Catfish are up for 5 with Durham. Hopefully we can hold serve in the interleague run and keep our record intact.

#38107	08/08/2016 3:23:19 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	As I said, anyone can hit Isos pitching, and it's not just happening in Isotope Stadium. Harvey's ERA went up past 6 in Birmingham... Idiot that I am, I was sent up my best pitchers to be beaten up there, so Cox won't be available in the cup against Thunder Bay...

#38149	08/09/2016 7:23:23 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Appreciate the tip on the Manhattan-Thunder Bay series. Was entertaining. Well, game 1 and 2 were. Game 3 not so much.

#38160	08/09/2016 6:19:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Full props to the Burlington Ball Obliterators on their complete smashing of the Dinos. 10 dingers to 4 means nothing else matters. Dino bullpen is in shambles. Booth and Conti have both matched last season's dingers allowed total in just 55 games this season. Shrug.

#38161	08/09/2016 6:21:34 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Well that sums up my season pretty well... Last season I went 10-5 against Santa Monica. I had no one leave the team, and only Meadows declined in the offseason. Most of my team is young, so most players have had significant gains, so the team should be significantly better this year. This first series against Santa Monica, 0-5. Out scored 37-7... I guess Meadows has been totally carrying my team...

#38165	08/09/2016 6:48:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looks like you didn't have a bullpen for 4/5 of that series. Unless you are Thinder Bay, starters pitching 150 pitches isn't a good thing.

#38166	08/09/2016 7:25:22 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Wow! Looks like a bug. All my reliefs are fully rested... Still doesn't explain my hitting though

#38168	08/09/2016 7:34:58 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I only let them throw 150 in spring training. I would if I thought they could get away with it. All their counts are 120, except Marini at 110. I used to run everyone 10 pitches higher, but I think things were tweaked a bit awhile back and they started collapsing if I let them throw that much. I've been extremely lucky with how often my starters go deep and I've really only needed a single reliever for the most part.

#38171	08/09/2016 7:49:40 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	My guys are all set sub 100s. They aren't good enough to go long. Looks like it was more of a perfect storm situation. I had a couple guys go down with injuries. Then because I was getting blown out every game the AI refused to use most of my bullpen (it will only use MR and LR). Since my LR was injured and one of my MRs got injured in the first game, that means the AI was only considering one pitcher as a valid relief option for EVERY game except for the 3rd game (where it did use other pitchers). You can imagine, that one guy couldn't handle the load, especially with double headers. Doesn't look like it made much difference though, since it didn't use the pitchers due to me getting blown out anyhow.

#38177	08/09/2016 8:46:07 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	2-3 with Durham. Uh oh...

#38180	08/09/2016 9:11:15 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	First team to double digits in GIDP! At least my team excels at something, LOL

#38207	08/11/2016 2:03:59 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Manhattan is firmly back in mediocrity, which was to be expected. What I didn't expect is that while my pitching is the worst in the league, it's actually not quite as bad as last season, in spite of Tapia's and Rosario's decline. Instead, my offense has taken a nosedive. One of the main problems is right in the heart of the lineup: Max Hudson was expected to decline a bit, dropping to 15 speed after his monster .282/.357/.568 season. However, his hitting skills are unchanged, so I didn't exactly expect him to hit .177 almost halfway through the season. It helps a little bit that more than a third of his hits have been out of the park, but this kind of makes me think about real life. If Hudson were a real player who is judged mostly by his stats instead of his skills, the pundits would be screaming for his retirement. ARod has more hits in fewer at bats this season, and the Yankees are even benching him in his farewell week... Updated Thursday, August 11 2016 @ 2:04:51 am PDT

#38227	08/12/2016 4:15:23 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Been thinking about the Max Hudson - ARod comparison a bit more... some fun facts that came to my mind: The one raw skill that you can actually see pretty directly is speed, and ARod would probably rate around a 5 as opposed to Hudson's 15. But this seson, with his lame legs, ARod has stolen 3 bases as opposed to Hudson's 1. On the other hand, if ARod had clobbered 15 homeruns in 220 ABs like Hudson, he'd have passed the 700 career HR milestone and would be chasing Babe Ruth's 714, so he probably wouldn't be released. And don't get you hopes up - I'm not cutting Hudson!

#38237	08/12/2016 7:21:52 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Personally I think you should rage cut all your starters

#38252	08/12/2016 1:44:50 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Inducting Hudson into the HoF as an active player has made him soft. . Un-induct to light a fire under him.

#38253	08/12/2016 1:57:55 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've really only needed a single reliever for the most part Your top 4 starters plus Woods account for 504 &1/3 of 606 IP. 83%. Throw in Stuart (who seems to be starter #5 / bullpen guy #2) and we're up to 568 &1/3 of 606 IP, which is 94%. 6 man staff ftw.

#38258	08/12/2016 3:17:59 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	And I can't even get by with 11...

#38259	08/12/2016 3:28:34 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looks like Tapia is plying his trade outside of Manhattan. The ageless one will be ageless elsewhere.

#38292	08/14/2016 2:50:03 am
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	That moment when you know that it's really not going to be your season. Losing a series against the bottom team in the other division after holding a 2-0 lead. I finally thought we'd found a team scoring fewer runs than us but I was wrong. Well done diegodamers, on coming back to win a tight series that included four extra innings games.

#38307	08/14/2016 6:11:06 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Seriously need to rethink my ballpark... 18-17 away, 14-26 at home... Apparently tweaked something that is killing my hitters at home...

#38315	08/15/2016 2:16:44 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Fish seem to respond quite differently to radioactivity. Some are paralyzed; others turn into absolute monsters. Somehow, the Isos managed to sweep the Western first place team Catfish, building some hope that we might get back a little closer to where the music is in the East. Next series, we get absolutely humiliated by Carp, who scored 52 runs in five games in Manhattan.

#38343	08/15/2016 6:51:28 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I got swept by the Carp. Crossing my fingers and hoping their is some radioactivity buried up in Hospital Hill.

#38356	08/16/2016 5:08:02 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	It's an honor to be swept by the carp, no one can stop them. We need to have an all-fish semis.

#38357	08/16/2016 5:16:48 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I actually beat the Carp last year in both season play and the Championship. Not sure what happened between last year and this year...

#38362	08/16/2016 6:58:54 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I would say you got lucky last season. Carp are a good team. My apologies to Cedar Rapids. Dinos, as usual, rolled onto their backs for the West and lost 5 of 6 series. 1st place to maybe-next-year-ha-ha-you-will-get-smashed-in-inter-division-again-next-year-be-happy-with-4th. The Royals season of misfortune is so bad that they lose to the Dinos in inter-division. Sorry. On the bright side, we saw pitcher #7 for Thunder Bay. Really! Twice! Like a sasquatch siting.

#38363	08/16/2016 7:30:40 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I won't argue against the Carp being a stronger team than the Highlanders. They did outscore us by a little last year despite the Highlanders winning. But to go from beating them last season, to being one of the worst teams in the east while they are killing the west is a bit perturbing. Last year I was starting all rookies by September 1st. Might be doing the same this year, but for very different reasons...

#38364	08/16/2016 7:48:19 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I wonder why I have so few double plays? You would think I would have more since I create more opportunities for double plays (by putting runners on base). Near as I can tell my infield arms are pretty comparable with the rest of the league...

#38377	08/17/2016 6:27:46 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Double play stats tend to make it look worse than it is. Only 3-4 behind the pack in the East. Think it can be explained by having a few more flyball pitchers than average. Buffalo's a bigger blip on the other end of the spectrum, and they lead the East in getting GBs. And I didn't mean to rub salt with previous post. There are some strange things going on this season. The Royals going from first to (currently) last is really weird for the top league (where only 2 of your opponents change year over year compared to 3 in the lower leagues). Anyway, I'd be surprised if either fish squad stuck at the top of the table. Red Raiders have so much SI. We had a somewhat contentious MVP race last season. Interesting to note Chandler is batting .209 with 7 HR, Hudson batting .195 albeit with 19 dingers. Enriquez, who finished 3rd, is also having a poor season (.232, 14 HRs) tho up against the other 2 I feel a little better about how he is doing.

#38378	08/17/2016 7:00:53 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Always interested in putting the Dinos chronic poor inter-division into perspective. Here are the records halfway through. Normal thermodynamics caveat that hot things tend to cool off, and cold things tend to warm up. Dinos are indeed the worst in the East, but have the snake bitten Royals in the West for consolation. Kudos to the Athletics and Carp for setting a blistering pace. East Birmingham 20-10 Buffalo 15-15 Manhattan 14-16 Durham 14-16 Haverhill 13-17 Waterloo 12-18 West Santa Monica 23-7 Burlington 18-12 Pharr 14-16 Thunder Bay 14-16 Huntington 13-17 Cedar Rapids 10-20

#38387	08/17/2016 12:44:45 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That's a good point about FB ratio. My pitchers usually do better with that; I'm attributing it Legends hitters. I'm not sure that fully explains the 18 DP gap to the next team up though... Maybe a bit of bad luck mixed in? Just trying to figure out if its a blip or a real issue.

#38388	08/17/2016 2:33:47 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Its not 18 DP. Its 6 or 7. The number you see on the league stat page is the total of what your players have participated in, not the number turned by your team. Another factor is that your team has the worst SB defense in the East (73 SB surrendered; next worst is 58). This hurts twice - strike 'em out throw 'em out count as a DP (and the obvious yo I'm not on first base anymore). I don't really think there is anything nefarious happening.

#38392	08/17/2016 3:26:07 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	LOL, I never realized that. I thought the DP numbers were awfully high. That definitely makes me feel better. Another good point on the SB double plays. Ok, with all the factors you've pointed out I have a better understanding of what is going on. Thanks Seca. I was worried for a bit that my SS and 3B Arms might be over rated.

#38395	08/17/2016 3:59:10 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Pitching seems normal, hitting is really bad, the overall record is about where I hoped it would be. Just wish it wasn't a tumble from first and was instead a boom from 4th. Oh well. Hopefully I bounce back in the rest of Interleague.

#38396	08/17/2016 4:23:29 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Despite having one of the worst pitching staffs in the East, I am actually very happy with how my pitchers are performing. My hitting has been atrocious

#38397	08/17/2016 4:23:53 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm not sure how hard it would be to change, but having a DP turned for the team (instead of sum of DP participated in) would be more useful on the league stat page. I'm imagine quite a few managers look at those numbers and wonder what is going on. Dinos were pleasantly surprised to see Hardy make the AS team, and shocked to see Oliva get selected. A quick scan of the league showed the 2B has been pretty dismal in the East this season, and Oliva's pedestrian numbers were actually deserving of a spot. Nice to bring in an oldster and have him do well. While the first half of inter-division is an utter wasteland for Waterloo, the second half has traditionally been a little better. Looking forward to some redemption opportunities.

#38399	08/17/2016 4:34:55 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Arms might be over rated That's snipped. I'm actually higher on arm than I used to be. My DPs turned were better last season with 15 arm Baez playing 2B. (Tho this may be Oliva's poor fielding). Enriquez, who is 6-16-12 and always intended for LF, has been my RF for a handful of seasons. He's arguably my best offensive player. His backup has been Youngblood who is 13-17-16 and a huge step down offensively. Last season Enriquez had a 10 game injury. Dinos went 9-1. This season Enriquez has struggled offensively and been a healthy scratch 4 times. Dinos are 4-0 in those games. (Ya, Enriquez has been bad so this doesn't mean much). I'm much higher on arm than I used to be. And way higher on speed. Watching my 12 pot turds waddle around the bases is ... frustrating.

#38400	08/17/2016 4:35:44 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Amongst all the epic fails in my lineup, Mad Dog Moody is having the best year of his career (better OPS than Lauzerique I might point out ), despite losing a step this offseason. I'm just not sure why he is malfunctioning against lefties this year...

#38401	08/17/2016 4:39:28 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Arms might be over rated What I actually meant, was that I was afraid my players were badly misscouted on their Arm reports and their Arms were lower than what was showing. I've always been pretty high on Arms for SS, 3B, and Catcher. I would have a better Arm at Catcher if I could, but Moody's bat is definitely not coming out of the lineup. In the past I had other guys I needed to DH. Now, I don't really have anyone to DH, but I don't have a good defensive catcher up on the major league squad...

#38402	08/17/2016 4:41:44 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I think speed is useful, but I like to have a distribution of talent. A few fast guys are nice, but not so great if they can't also steal. I'll still sacrifice speed for hitting abilities any day for the heart of my order.

#38403	08/17/2016 5:06:02 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	What I actually meant Ya, apologies. I took a tiny fragment and responded to it out of context. I understood your intent, just took a crack in the door and jammed my foot in. A few fast guys are nice, but not so great if they can't also steal. I'll still sacrifice speed for hitting abilities any day for the heart of my order That nicely describes my old view on speed. A decent stat that gets deflated badly if there is no base-stealing gene. I've changed my tune. Hebert lost his job in large part b/c of his speed. 6 speed Enriquez, 8 speed Blanco, 6 speed Schneider ... just jams the base paths so badly. Getting 30-40 more hits than a higher speed alternative loses value when you can never score from 2B on a single. The most notable change for the Dinos this season has been an emphasis on speed (even tho we still don't steal much). 17 Zarate is a full time player. 19 Youngblood is stealing time. And the offense has been noticeably better. (Unfortunately the pitching staff has caught Dingeritis, so we are pretty much where we always are).

#38406	08/17/2016 5:42:37 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've got quite a few quick guys on my team who aren't base stealers. Moody - 15 Rogers - 14 Jeon - 18 (bench) Norris -14 (steals a few) Arnold - 18 Hastings - 19 Santa - 16 (bench) Solheim - 14 (bench) And one slower guy with some stealing gene, who has been getting in trouble at the Legends level... Schmitt - 13 speed, 6/5 SB/CS So it would be misleading for me to say I don't value speed. I just don't prioritize it. It does help stretch the bases, but I still prioritize hitting higher. I figure two singles with a guy on 1st and 2nd, is better than an out and one double with a guy on 2nd. But I concede your point that the second situation becomes preferable if that guy on second scores with the next single, while the other guys linger on the bases and just give me 3 men LOB. I acknowledge that OPS doesn't capture 2nd -> Home ability, but I still weigh it pretty heavily. Which explains my vast disappointment this year Sub .700! Updated Wednesday, August 17 2016 @ 5:46:53 pm PDT

#38407	08/17/2016 5:51:13 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	but I still prioritize hitting higher For sure. Speed and hitting are not in the same conversation. I'm talking about speed vs. BC or PD. I think the value of skills changes as you change league level. When pitching and defense are weaker in lower levels, BC and PD may have more value than speed. But up here ... stretching a single into a double or being able to score from 2B on a single is more important than a few more BBs. Side note. My wife and I have a cottage on Lake Huron, so I haven't been around as much this summer. I was surprised to see tonight that Grant has moved on. Hallelujah. Freakin' Dino kryptonite that one.

#38408	08/17/2016 5:54:14 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I still don't really understand the whole Hitting/BC thing. So I prioritize BC and Hitting together just to be safe. You can see how well that has worked out... Updated Wednesday, August 17 2016 @ 8:10:19 pm PDT

#38410	08/17/2016 5:58:11 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You can see how well that has worked out... Hahaha! Personally, BC > PD for 3, 4, 5 hitters. PD > BC for everyone else. I was looking at the All-Star selections again. Did Rocha get credit for his perfect game? He seems an odd selection. There are 3 other starters on the Carp with better numbers (IMO).

#38411	08/17/2016 6:09:46 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Predictions for the 2nd half? Don't know as much about the West, but I would guess T-Bay will move up, the fish teams down, and the Royals would play better. In the East I expect Birmingham to keep playing well, but to fade a bit. Feel Gilbert is such a big part of their success, and I can't see him maintaining that average and OB. Could be interesting between the Athletics and Buffalo. Manhattan and Waterloo will likely do their you-take-3rd-no-you-take-3rd dance, tho it wouldn't surprise me if Waterloo slipped into the relegation fight. Hoping that Enriquez gets his groove on in the 2nd half.

#38412	08/17/2016 6:15:54 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Well, Hitting/PD hasn't worked out too well for me either... Izquierdo - 17 Hitting, 17 PD, .205 AVG, 46/31 K/BB He is very slow... But so is Meadows...

#38414	08/17/2016 6:20:48 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Its been a horrible season for Haverhill, but we aren't ready to admit defeat quite yet (from the relegation fight of course).

#38433	08/18/2016 3:15:25 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Jeez... It takes 16 hits and 4 BB to get 4 runs against the Carp...

#38442	08/18/2016 5:07:57 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Ugg... Closer blew a 3 point lead in the 9th

#38445	08/18/2016 6:53:54 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Lose a 10 inning game, win a 16 inning game. I'll take it.

#38487	08/19/2016 5:32:46 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Managed to get revenge on Thunder Bay after they beat us our last series. Next revenge opponent is Pharr.

#38515	08/21/2016 10:42:11 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Just noticed that Manhattan has called up Slater. Dinos will be watching with interest. Drafted Slater and Booth (Sammy, not Pat) a couple weeks apart a few seasons back. Was intrigued by Slater, but kept Booth. Booth's movement through the minors has been kinda sluggish. Slater may end up being the more productive player.

#38521	08/21/2016 12:34:30 pm
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yes, but in the long term Booth should prove to have the better career. Slater could be pitching in LLVI by the time he's 25, given his minor league numbers, and Booth's are much better - I'd take Booth any day of the week.

#38528	08/21/2016 2:28:09 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I find it interesting that you are the 2nd manager recently who has cited minor league numbers in this kind of decision. Aside from SB attempts, I view those numbers as entirely worthless. For a pitcher in particular, who could have half his defence (or more) playing out of position. Slater and Booth are the same age, drafted 2 weeks apart. They had basically the same SI at that moment. Since then Slater has added 20+ SI more than Booth, and is 2 levels ahead. Booth will likely be in AA most of next season, and is not on pace to "graduate". Suggests he may struggle to reach his potential. Slater has trained well, and could push to the top end of his potential bracket. I get what you are saying, but I'm not convinced.

#38538	08/21/2016 4:20:03 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I'd probably take Booth as well.

#38539	08/21/2016 4:21:44 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Cedar Rapids is the bane of my existence The only team I can't seem to beat in the east... With those temptingly low walls, my guys seem to forget that they first must make contact against the Cedar Rapids all-star caliber staff

#38644	08/24/2016 2:33:05 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Didn't take long for my 2nd half predictions to come true. Gilbert has cooled off, and Birmingham with him. Thunder Bay and Buffalo riding their swollen SI up the table. Cedar Rapids luck changing - maybe more 2-1 than 1-2 the last 60. Dinos caught the Carp at the right time - wracked by injuries. And took all 5. May have torpedoed their season. Not a good way to treat the cup runner up. . Apologies.

#38655	08/24/2016 6:21:35 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. The dingers are on quite a tear.

#38657	08/24/2016 7:41:24 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	After tomorrow we will be done with interleague. Which is the first point in the season that I allow myself to consider getting in the cart. It looks highly likely I will be hitching a ride

#38661	08/24/2016 10:20:22 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The big swings are usually during inter. Mostly baby steps after. You made a good charge. Think you were within 5 of the dingers at one point. But you were never going to finish ahead of them. Needed the Dinos to have a bad season. But we've been lucky, and exceeded expectations (we're still finishing 4th btw ... SI says so). I'm not saying to get in the cart. Never give ground.

#38664	08/25/2016 1:44:04 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Bizarre. Closer to fifth than to third place more than halfway through the season and just having been raided by the Red Raiders, I decided to call it a title run and release the expensive, aging journeyman who had been effectively my number 3 starter for most of the season. After going 8-2 against the (previously) leading fish in the Western division and with only the Falcons left to do in interleague, I suddenly find myself back in striking distance, and the Dinos, who had taken quite a dip, too, are even tied for the lead. All of that with my best hitter going 0 for 20 against the Carp, lowering his batting average to .190 on the season. A real-life DH would have been tarred and feathered and chased out of town at this point...

#38670	08/25/2016 7:08:46 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I was within 4 for a good portion of interleague, but my hitting has yet to improve. At this point in the season I just have to assume the hitters are never going to turn on... My home record is horrible this year! I need to figure out what I did wrong with my stadium... Updated Thursday, August 25 2016 @ 7:10:20 am PDT

#38675	08/25/2016 4:05:47 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Looks like I'm the only team to beat Santa Monica twice. I thought they could sweep the east... guess not.

#38683	08/25/2016 6:22:04 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Looks like the East and West split games 50/50. Haverhill did below average, going 28 - 32 over interleague play. We picked it up a bit in the second half, outscoring opponents by 13 points and sporting a fabulous 15 - 15 record... However The Isotopes did significantly better. Sporting a 33 - 27 interleague record; 19 - 11 on the second half. Instead of gaining the 5 games we needed to overtake the Isotopes, we dropped an additional 5 games during interleague... Now 9 games out, it looks like it time for Haverhill to concentrate on its youth, in the hopes of a more successful bid in 2030. Time to get into the cart

#38687	08/25/2016 6:34:18 pm
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	We had a 37-23 record against the East. I feel very confident about finishing no worse than 4th and maybe even a .500 season.

#38705	08/26/2016 11:13:06 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A summary of this season's inter-division. (Brackets hold the team's record since the all-star break). West Burlington 37-23 (19-11) Santa Monica 36-24 (13-17) Thunder Bay 33-27 (19-11) Pharr 26-34 (12-18) Cedar Rapids 25-35 (15-15) Huntington 23-37 (10-20) East Buffalo 34-26 (19-11) Waterloo 33-27 (21-9) Birmingham 33-27 (13-17) Manhattan 33-27 (19-11) Haverhill 28-32 (15-15) Durham 19-41 (5-25) Like last season, the Dinos followed up a swan dive in the first half of inter by scorching the 2nd. Of the 4 top teams in the East, 3 had the same record in inter, while the 4th was a single game better. Some more sympathy for Diegodamers and the Bulls. A really difficult situation to parachute into. Grats to Burlington on winning the inter crown, Personally I am a little relieved to get back to the East. So many excellent suppression teams in the West. Give up a run, and you figure the game is over. Back in the East we shrug off 4-5 run first innings as warm up.

#38708	08/26/2016 12:39:29 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Aside from the league race, one of the most interesting stories (IMO) this season is the effect of Birmingham's gigantic stadium. I've observed Kladu make a number of interesting (borderline unconventional) decisions since I've been here, and I think this stadium definitely qualifies. I may have misread the intentions of the stadium. I'm assuming the main purpose is to damp HRs, resulting in lower scoring games and a higher proportion of runs produced through small ball. This seems to suit Birmingham as they steal a ton of bases, and are one of the better teams at putting balls in play. And while they aren't the rangiest team in the East, they are not slouches in that department. The caveat is that Birmingham is a very good power hitting team. They are damping themselves along with their opponent. The concern is that stadium might "narrow the gap" when playing a less powerful team. Ie., if Birmingham hits more HRs than their opponent, and the larger park damps a certain % of HRs, then ultimately more A's HRs are lost. The sample size is perilously small. I'm not trying to draw conclusions. Just looking for a trend to file away. Maybe add to at another time. At present, the A's are 32-27 at home, 29-22 on the road. Not noticeably different (tho better on the road, and again, SSS warning). Nothing here to suggest benefit or harm. At present, the A's have swatted 106 HRs while allowing 78. Very solid differential. In 59 home games, they have hit 45 and surrendered 37 (+8). In 51 road games they have hit 61 HRs and surrendered 41. A +20 in 8 fewer games. The damping effect of the stadium seems clear. It also appears that Birmingham is paying a bigger price. What's not clear is if Birmingham is making up this price through better small ball. The record seems to suggest so. It's curious the teams who have done well in Birmingham. (These are crazy small samples). The Dinos surprisingly have the best record there (5-2). Think we are one of the worst small ball teams in the league (don't steal much, strike out a ton). Santa Monica (3 SB. 3!) and Cedar Rapids the best there from the west. Buffalo, unsurprisingly, is strong there. I hope no offense is taken from me looking into this. I greatly appreciate managers willing to make brave decisions. Will continue to watch with interest. Updated Friday, August 26 2016 @ 3:36:56 pm PDT

#38721	08/26/2016 8:25:01 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Considering how horrible my team hitting has been this season, I was a bit shocked to see 2 of my players in the top 5 for OPS. Just highlights how much the rest of the team has fallen on their face this season. Cunningham was a nice surprise during interleague. Went from the biggest disappointment on the team to one of the few decent performers (sad, but third best hitter on the team right now). We'll have to see if going back East kills his progress.

#38767	08/28/2016 10:16:03 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Buffalo's DP numbers are becoming obscene.

#38778	08/29/2016 10:37:32 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	A's Stadium - inherited it as it is, but pretty much: I'm assuming the main purpose is to damp HRs poorish GB/FB on both sides of the ball, then some manager, made me choose speed. Actually was thinking about changing it for the first time, my OF not being an advantage anymore on this level of competition, but then forgot. And you were right about the last season, forgot our poor start was due to middle infield inexperience, made some poor decisions later. Too few decisions to make now , at least my usual long-term big mistake for this season was not that big. Updated Monday, August 29 2016 @ 10:43:20 am PDT

#38800	08/30/2016 11:03:27 am
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	"Buffalo's DP numbers are becoming obscene." I have never been so confused, we're tied for last in Legends in Fielding % as well, 1st in Outfield Assists. We also are last in Errors. shrugs Updated Tuesday, August 30 2016 @ 11:04:37 am PDT

#38806	08/30/2016 3:44:10 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So. Every season here is pretty much the same for the Dinos. Do pretty well the first 45. Bomb out completely from 45-70. Pull it back together through the next 30. Then wait for the soul crushing loss in the final 50 that signals the end of our season. Here is this season's soul crushing loss. We're kind of used to blown saves now. Only Haverhill has more. But this one was really demoralizing.

#38814	08/30/2016 5:35:54 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I see your demoralizing loss and raise you a game that illustrates why I can't watch the play by play, but rather look at box scores. I would have either broken my monitor or CPU if I had watched that game.

#38815	08/30/2016 6:22:41 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's a bad loss. I suppose I invited bad loss links with my post. It's not the same. There is a difference between a bad loss and a soul crusher. I have lots of bad losses. There is only one soul crusher a season. Dinos rallied to finish the series strong, but the wind is out of our sails. The upcoming Manhatan series is likely to be a disaster. (It always seems to be Manhattan after the series where we lose the fire).

#38817	08/30/2016 9:25:50 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Have you been tied for first this late in the Legends season before? If not, perhaps your guys are turning over a new leaf. I've seen my guys do it both ways, both bomb out in the last 50 and almost bomb out in the last 50. Never been just smooth sailing for me. Edit: I just noticed the ballpark name. Clever girl... er, guy. Updated Tuesday, August 30 2016 @ 9:36:48 pm PDT

#38834	08/31/2016 7:44:11 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	We finally broke .700 OPS! I should have given up on the season much earlier, LOL.

#38838	08/31/2016 9:48:44 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I noticed Birmingham and Manhattan are both really good at avoiding GIDPs. Manhattan has a great GB/FB, but I was surprised about Birmingham. Maybe their speed is keeping them out of DPs?

#38863	09/01/2016 6:15:40 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	To me, the surprising team in that regard is Durham. Seem to be hitting into more than they should. Not a stat to put a lot of faith in when joined in progress. Especially with a squad like Buffalo - if it started counting after a Buffalo series, could be quite a few different. Dinos through a rough stretch of 3 straight 4 game series. Only 2 more 4 gamers the rest of the way. Pitching staff can relax a bit. Rough loop for Manhattan. 2-2 against Waterloo, 2-11 vs. the rest of the East. Santa Monica with a big series win against Thunder Bay. Was starting to feel bad for Huntington. Nice to see them break that losing streak.

#38865	09/01/2016 7:06:55 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	With a 1.12 GB/FB I'm surprised Durham isn't hitting into more DPs.

#38873	09/01/2016 9:36:32 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Rock, at least in II.1 I don't really see a correlation between GB/FB ratio and GIDP. It would make sense for there to be one, but just look here. Updated Thursday, September 1 2016 @ 9:42:33 pm PDT

#38892	09/02/2016 8:14:30 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah, there are probably a number of factors involved making it hard for us to see correlation. Turf type, Hitting/BC, Speed, even PD and power could have some effect. I would hope that GB/FB has some relation, just might be hard to see.

#38900	09/02/2016 9:46:43 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm still adjusting to strike 'em out throw 'em outs as double plays. I retract my Spockian eyebrow aimed at Durham.

#38915	09/02/2016 12:14:30 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Sigh.

#38918	09/02/2016 12:44:08 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Are you seriously sighing about dropping 1 game out of 3? Pretty obnoxious. I guess you have a short term memory.

#38943	09/03/2016 1:52:01 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	"Are you seriously sighing about dropping 1 game out of 3? Pretty obnoxious. I guess you have a short term memory." My closer blew the game, that's what I'm "complaining" about. If I'm not mistaken you do the same thing... "Ugg... Closer blew a 3 point lead in the 9th " Updated Saturday, September 3 2016 @ 1:52:20 pm PDT

#38948	09/03/2016 3:31:00 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Bagley with a 22 game injury. His second 20+ injury of the season. (Tho I suppose 22 days for a torn rotator cuff is reasonable). He has 18 stamina and wilts under his 105 pitch count. It makes Thunder Bay's 4 14s + Woods even more remarkable to me.

#38951	09/03/2016 4:23:48 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Last season the Dinos had the fewest blown saves in the league. Season b/f that, the fewest in the East. Season b/f that, 1 behind Birmingham for the fewest. Season b/f that, 2 back of the best team in that regard. With Booth setting the final game of the Buffalo series on fire, the Dinos pull into a tie for the most blown saves in the league. Bit of a head scratcher, as the bullpen is unchanged over the past few seasons. Just a down season I guess. Last season was unbelievably good. Bad reference point to work from.

#38981	09/04/2016 9:50:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The blown save torch is back to Haverhill to hold. Surprising really. Ono has a good history and good numbers this season. Poor sequencing? Certainly not laying it all at his feet. Was looking at my rookie candidates. Pitcher Luque has 21 games and a 3.18 ERA. Sounds pretty good. But that's only 5+ IP with a WHIP firmly over 2. Bresciani would be my player candidate. He amassed 100+ ABs in our vs. LHP line-up, but his numbers are unspeakable. The Dinos will not be contesting either award. Will miss Bagley against Birmingham tomorrow. Think he is back for our last 4 gamer against Buffalo. Doing the please-don't-let-Schneider-get-fatigued dance for the upcoming series.

#39002	09/05/2016 11:02:38 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I think it has more to do with my failed hitting. A lot of his save opportunities are 1 run leads that are easy to blow. Of course he has blown several 3 run leads this season... Our game #2 was especially ugly So I'm not sure how he keeps his ERA down. Steroids, Milk? Updated Monday, September 5 2016 @ 11:06:26 am PDT

#39004	09/05/2016 11:11:14 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	My best rookie so far (plenty of time to fall on his face still) would have to be "Spaceman" Solheim. He is hitting .276 with a .779 OPS and 14 SB in 170 ABs. Of course he also has 10 CS... H isn't hitting many dingers yet, but I'm expecting great things out of him once he develops a bit more.

#39034	09/06/2016 2:57:41 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	There are different levels of giving up for the season. After the second loss to Manhattan yesterday I jumped from level 4 to level 6. Level 1 -> Going for broke! All the best players. Level 2 -> Give the best rookies a little playing time. Level 3 -> Make sure all the rookies get sufficient ABs. Level 4 -> Give the rookies extra playing time. Level 5 -> Mostly rookies in the lineup. Level 6 -> Get the rookies position training in secondary/tertiary positions.

#39050	09/07/2016 4:29:13 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, I apologize, but I have no regrets... after all those losses in the series before, I was beginning to seriously worry about surviving if that trend was to continue for another couple of games. At that point, sweeping Haverhill was just what I needed. 10 games behind and 10 games ahead, I guess I'm pretty much beyond good and bad by now. After I put up a fight against Waterloo yesterday, I'll try not to skew the title fight and run out my best lineup until the last turn through the division.

#39070	09/07/2016 4:36:03 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sweep at the hands of Durham is a disappointing way to finish that loop. Have been swept twice by Durham this season. Actually have a losing record against them - Durham 9-8 vs. Dinos, 46-80 against the rest of Legends. All 3 losses were to lefties this time. We used to be a team that ate lefties. Oh Enriquez. If you could have been a shadow of yourself this season, what we might have done. Anyway. After Bagley went down for 20+ Hardy went down for 10. Not that surprising Waterloo has dropped out of the race. Not much SI with those 2 on the sidelines. West is still interesting. Thunder Bay gets 2 hit in game 2 of their series against Santa Monica .. and wins!

#39071	09/07/2016 4:42:00 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	of the 4 teams coming into legends, 3 are well on track toward going back down, the other is Santa Monica.

#39072	09/07/2016 4:44:42 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Who I beat last year in II

#39073	09/07/2016 4:50:40 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Seems that's an infamous series. Going to have to check out those games. @ Dcm Don't pack it in. Don't play rookies the last week b/c you think you are done. Training last week sucks. Never give ground - too hard to recoup. Fight till the end. Updated Wednesday, September 7 2016 @ 4:51:21 pm PDT

#39075	09/07/2016 5:11:39 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	And with Thunder Bay's win in game 4, all is right in Legends. The top SI teams have assumed their rightful positions. The preseason picks of ... everyone? ... are bringing the bacon home.

#39078	09/07/2016 5:26:19 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	@Seca = 2 games out with one loop to go. Hardly dropped out of the race...?

#39086	09/07/2016 10:06:08 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Expected to be 3 back. Didn't think Haverhill would take game 4 from Buffalo. 2 looks much better. . We're getting healthier for the Buffalo series. Probably have to win it to keep things interesting (given how poorly the Dinos play against Manhattan and Durham). If we roll over for the Bison we may stuff Birmingham's chances too.

#39091	09/08/2016 7:55:14 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That's what the Manhattan series was for me. Kind of fun to have those all or nothing critical series. I bet its more fun if you can win them, LOL.

#39095	09/08/2016 1:24:48 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. The Dinos are 11-6 against Buffalo this season. Hopefully that's a sign of advantage, but could just as easily be a stat due for regression. Does feel like a different race in the East than the West. Bottom 3 teams couldn't be blamed for punting in the East. Feel punting favours both the leading team (Buffalo) and the stronger team (also Buffalo). In the West the bottom teams all still have a realistic shot at survival. Would expect less punting. The other wrinkle in the west is that Thunder Bay hasn't done all that well against LHP this season, and there is a fair bit of LHP around over there. Rotations could line up in a way that helps out Santa Monica. So I would give better odds on the Carp if a team was to surprise. But the Dinos will definitely take 2 games out with a loop to go considering we expected the season to be another predictable march to 4th place.

#39114	09/08/2016 5:04:01 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Tough series for both Waterloo and Birmingham. Buffalo are definitely a strong favorite in the East now.

#39115	09/08/2016 5:17:37 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Strong favourites? Haha. Congrats Buffalo. Dinos were thoroughly outclassed. The proper team won. Still kind of hoping the proper team doesn't win in the west. Hard cheering against the admirable TwoPlums, but Santa Monica is such a cuddly underdog.

#39120	09/08/2016 6:26:58 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Can you be the underdog at +183?

#39123	09/08/2016 8:31:49 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Um. Ya. I don't give a flying fidoo about run differential. I'm surprised you do. Its very superficial analysis. I care about SI. I tally up SI at the start of the season, and I've got a very good idea of the final table. This isn't criticism. Steve made all the skills good. The game is all about acquiring SI as much as you can. Thunder Bay has 4 14s in their starting rotation. With generous pitch counts, this means they only need 1 reliever, who is also 14. I'll do the math tomorrow, but I wouldn't be surprised if 85% of their innings were covered by 14 pot. Santa Monica has 1 14 pot pitcher. He's in the bullpen. Thunder Bay has 4 15 pot position players, and a full line up of 14s. Santa Monica has 1 15 pot position player. To me, that makes Santa Monica an underdog. Just my opinion. I appreciate your opinion is different. I mean ..l run differential. Perhaps i will put more faith in run differential moving forward. Perhaps not.

#39124	09/08/2016 8:36:37 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I disagree. I've dropped POT 14s because they had bad builds. And they are doing poorly in the lower leagues. SI by itself doesn't mean anything. If you make the assumption that the Elite League teams have all good builds I might buy it, but I've seen plenty of questionable builds up here. Run differential is a pretty good predictor. Its not perfect, I think its a lot stronger than SI. Especially at this point in the season. At +183 the Carp are have been destroying their competition all season long. Why would you expect that to change at this point in the season?

#39125	09/08/2016 9:30:36 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Run differential is built off bullpens. 3-2. 5-1. 19-2. It is close to a meaningless stat. I am surprised you took it in hook, line and sinker. Go look at Thunder Bay and tell me which one of their 15s has a bad build. Which of their 14s has a bad build. There are no bad builds in legends. You are making a V argument. This is the legends forum. Go look at those two rosters and come back and tell me if would prefer to run Santa Monica or Thunder Bay. Go. You've been dumping on Santa Monica all season. Every time someone said something nice about SM you were there 5 minutes later to tell us how they were stuck to your boot last season. And now they are the favourites? btw, if you look at the East standings. Best run diff is 3rd. 2nd best is 2nd. 3rd best is first. Is Birmingham going to win? I mean, run differential ....

#39130	09/09/2016 3:31:46 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I tend to agree with Seca here. As an example you only have to look at my numbers in IV4 last season - my +93 RD was 2nd in the entire league, and yet I was demoted in 5th place (I would have finished 2nd in the West, c'est la vie). It's nice to have a positive (and high) RD, but if you're winning one game 8-2 and losing the next two 2-3 each then you're in trouble...like I was (I was 14-30 in 1-run games). I know it's just one sample but it illustrates the point well, IMO.

#39131	09/09/2016 3:47:06 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I agree with Seca, too. There are some very rare 14Ps that are lefties with 19 fielding that can't hit, but I'd say they are about as extreme an exception as usable 12Ps. I cut Harry Wilcox at age 31 a few days ago, after he only made it into 10 games over two seasons. He was a bit of an exception, though, because he stagnated at 110 SI and was mostly pushed out of the lineup by better hitters at 1B and better defenders in the outfield. I see that happening a little more often with position players than with pitchers. Even if a pitcher has only 5 control, it's pretty hard to distribute >112 SI without ending up with a guy that's good for something on the mound.

#39159	09/09/2016 3:31:47 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've been whining about my poor performance, not dumping on the Carp. That is a very negative interpretation of my comments. Go look at Thunder Bay and tell me which one of their 15s has a bad build Exactly Thunder Bay wins because they have good builds. And guys who perform. Not just because they got lucky on SI lotteries. There are plenty of bad builds in Legends. Here is one example Here is another (from Buffalo) And another The other flaw in this way of thinking is that performance doesn't always match build or SI. Some examples: Brandon Morris 120 SI -> .682 OPS, 14 SB (8 CS) Óscar Blanco 97 SI -> .825 OPS, 0 SB Don Myers 126 SI -> .708 OPS, 8 SB (6 CS) Alejandro Cardenas 99 SI -> .818 SI, 0 SB Antonio Tapia 117 SI -> .520 OPS, 1 SB Steve Oliver 112 SI -> .829 OPS, 0 SB Ricky Chandler 126 SI -> .745 OPS, 0 SB I'm seeing very little correlation between SI and performance here. The only thing that matters in the long term is performance. Some guys consistently underperform compared to their numbers. Some guys consistently over perform. I would prefer Santa Monica's roster because they are winning (by a LOT).

#39161	09/09/2016 3:34:52 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	@amalric7 - And your total(average?) SI was considerably lower than the competition? You kind of have to show both measurements if you are going to claim one is better than the other. But either way 1 data point doesn't make a very convincing argument. No measure is infallible with an RNG on the lose. Updated Friday, September 9 2016 @ 7:16:54 pm PDT

#39184	09/10/2016 6:45:35 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	(First up, I've tried to make a coherent discussion here today, but I have a pounding hangover so it may flit all over the place - my apologies!) Well it depends on how you look at the sample size, I suppose - is it one season, or is it 160 games? One is a small sample, the other not so much. My team SI last season was probably in the lower half of the league, but I had a good hitting team, 3 solid starters and in the second half a reliable closer. But I absolutely agree with you that performance is the defining factor in all these matters - RD is just as valueless as a straight SI count. And there are different ways to read 'bad builds' too. Two of the three examples you give aren't quite what I would call a bad build. The first example is a slow-developing Latin American who fits the description. The other two though are extreme defensive builds, and have turned out exactly like they should according to their reports - does that make them 'bad' builds? Their value is obviously tied to their exceptional defensive skills, which has a value in itself (even if many of us prefer hitters who can hit first) - not ideal builds, but not necessarily bad either. Giving them all full-time roles in your lineup would however be a bad move, bar say a defensive whizz at SS. Your examples aren't quite ideal, either. Cardenas and Blanco are extreme hitting builds, and Blanco - despite having the lowest SI total - has the best all-round hitting skills there and is having a career year. Chandler would rival him but is having almost a career-worst year - one season after being league MVP. It does go back to performance above all else, as you say. Some pitching examples would have been nice though, because above all else Legends (from what I can see) is all about top-end pitching. The only reason I would only call Santa Monica an underdog though, is because they don't have Thunder Bay's track record. Santa Monica have a better RD because they play to score a lot of runs, while Thunder Bay rely on league-best pitching and fielding, so their games will be closer. Is one any better than the other? Of course not. If you asked me, "Which roster would you have, Carp or Red Raiders?", the answer is obvious - "Yes please!" It's horses for courses, whatever you like best, because both are equally good. I normally prefer hitting teams but in this case I prefer Thunder Bay, if I could take one for my team. At the end of the day the best team will win, because their performance will have been better.

#39195	09/10/2016 4:35:42 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	In terms of sample size, 1 team for 1 season if very small. We are looking at RD as a predictor for season results, not individual games. Your examples aren't quite ideal, either. Cardenas and Blanco are extreme hitting builds, and Blanco - despite having the lowest SI total That was exactly my point. Build is far more important than SI. Still, there are guys with lots of SI and great builds who are performing like crap on that list. Chandler has more SI in hitting than Cardenas. So does Myers. I never said RD was a perfect indicator, just a better indicator then SI, which I think is a crap indicator. When I see a team go 79-81 and demote with a high RD, I chalk that up to a good team having bad luck. I consider both of those defensive builds to be bad player builds. Consuegra's total OPS so far is less then .350! Nobody who hits that bad should be on the field. No one with less than 10 hitting should be on the field. Savage looks like garbage to me too. I would never pick up guys who looked like that.

#39197	09/10/2016 5:19:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Gave Luque his first league start. 6.2 shut out against Birmingham. Combined with a couple relievers for a 2 hitter. Did walk some guys. Ok, a lot of guys. Manhattan takes their punting seriously. Like a 70 yarder. Almost seems like they are teasing Haverhill. I want to give Bresciani something resembling full playing time next season. Going to require some rejigging of the defence. Tempted to try it out the last few games, but it requires moving some guys that might be in gold glove contention. Guess I'll wait.

#39200	09/10/2016 6:45:24 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Raiders - Carp series is going to be a must see to end the season!

#39215	09/11/2016 4:14:46 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	i knew it would be close but i am glad we clinched

#39216	09/11/2016 4:22:07 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats! Two Legends division wins under your belt, AND you figured out what hook was towards the end of the season. We're really in trouble next year.

#39218	09/11/2016 4:54:19 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Now that I know hook.. does that mean my pitching will finally stop sucking?????? Nah, they always will! Thank you!

#39220	09/11/2016 5:15:23 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! And cheers to Rock777 for putting the whammy on Santa Monica. Last series not all that interesting. Thunder Bay only needs 1 win. And they have 14 pot RHP 130 pitch guy in game 1, 14 pot RHP 130 pitch guy in game 2, and 14 pot RHP 130 pitch guy in game 3. With the Woodspen to back it up. Seems the ME may actually pay more attention to SI than RD.

#39222	09/11/2016 5:21:08 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	LOL. I hope you aren't seriously making that determination based on the outcome of a three game series.

#39224	09/11/2016 5:26:59 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Out of curiosity, what are you SI scores for all the teams? Do you just have it from the start of the year? Team average, or just the total for the expected starters? BTW, I'm seriously curious, not trying to start anything with the question.

#39258	09/12/2016 2:22:34 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I doubt very much I still have them. I do that kind of stuff on a napkin, so to speak. I'll take a look around my desk tomorrow. Don't hold your breath. Grats to Thunder Bay! 14 pot RHP with 130 pitch count guy #1 with the CG to seal the deal. Could be an interesting play-off. I often do better predicting the droppers than the winners. But this season got the winners right and one of the droppers wrong. Essentially had Cedar Rapids and Santa Monica reversed. (Not criticism of Cedar Rapids - really snake-bitten season).

#39360	09/13/2016 6:53:58 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Buffalo taking a 2 game lead in the playoffs... Steve

#39372	09/13/2016 10:17:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	AD24 is managing the series like a pro. Got Sheng in 1, 4 and 7. Very savvy.

#39384	09/14/2016 7:13:53 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Wonder if Thunder Bay would like that 9th inning back in game 2, get Woods and his 32 saves in there instead...

#39399	09/14/2016 3:06:24 pm
bilbo Joined: 05/18/2013 Posts: 58 Inactive	Congrats AD24 and cheerio guys. It's been nice to do battle with the best but it's time for us to take our leave. I know you'll continue to have fun without us but we can always hope to fight another day.

#39403	09/14/2016 4:42:25 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Cheerio maybe. 50% chance we end up together again next year

#39432	09/15/2016 1:10:14 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Wow, I did not expect a sweep of Thunder Bay. They have a ton of talent on that roster and I knew it was going to be one hell of a fight to beat them. I'm very happy that I won a championship, and against one of the prestigious and best teams, Thunder Bay. Thank you for the series MrTwoPlums, I am honored to be playing in the Legends League, where the best teams come and give it their all. Bilbo, good luck next season in League 2, and I would not be surprised one bit to see you back in the Legends League in 2030. Updated Thursday, September 15 2016 @ 1:10:44 pm PDT

#39474	09/16/2016 11:26:51 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos are very pleased with the season end awards. Larsen's MVP is the first time a Dino has won that award (IIRC)since I've had the team. Last of the major awards for a Dino to receive. Solheim a great choice for rookie of the year. Was a thorn in our side every Highlander series. Feng brutalized the Dinos. I probably would have voted for Estrada over Marini, but understandable. Baez finally gets his gold glove at SS. He's been eliminated many times due to Waterloo's trouble at 2B (Baez ends up filling in at 2B, and doesn't get the chances at SS to compete). Very happy about that. And very pleasantly surprised to see Schneider get the gold glove at C. Didn't think he had played enough to get consideration. His numbers probably aren't as good as they could be - he sat against teams that didn't run the bases well.

#39491	09/16/2016 3:14:12 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	A nice surprise to see "Spaceman" Solheim win Rookie of the Year. Hopefully he can help Haverhill stay up the next time we are here If we manage to get back up in two years, it will likely be pretty much the same team sans Jack Meadows. So hopefully we'll be able to do better next time!

#39503	09/16/2016 6:07:00 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A few stray stats: - all 5 Cy Young vote receivers came from the West - 4 of 5 MVP vote receivers came from the East. - 5 of 6 teams in the West had large foul territory; 1 of 6 teams in the East had large foul territory. - Thunder Bay won the West with zero holds. Nada. The only other team below 15 was 64 win Durham. Updated Friday, September 16 2016 @ 8:25:57 pm PDT

#39551	09/17/2016 10:32:16 am
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	First thoughts about 2029 season: I'm not sure what's going to happen, but it should be interesting.

#39615	09/18/2016 6:31:43 am
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Looks like a potential MVP in the West, Appleton's Pablo Mercado. 17 POT and 137 SI. Yikes! Welcome to Legends.

#39616	09/18/2016 6:38:23 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	My first thoughts about 2029: I'm rather at a loss about what to do at this point. My golden generation is getting long in the tooth, with the first guys already gone. One option would be trying to pick up some overpaid veterans and keep running guys like Hudson out there every day for another season, running up a deficit just to be able to survive in Legends. The alternative would be trying to rebuild the team and save up some money, knowing I'll end up in league 2 or 3 eventually, anyway. Problem is that after several seasons of lousy draft picks, there's not much there to rebuild from. Maybe I should try to rebuild around my new #1 prospect and hope to be competitive again in, like 2036...

#39647	09/18/2016 12:54:31 pm
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	re: Mercado When Brooklyn Dodgers spitballer "Preacher" Roe was asked how he pitched to the St Louis Cardinals (future Hall of Famer) Stan Musial, he replied:- "Easy. I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first!"

#39659	09/18/2016 1:58:12 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos are not going to be as good next season. We were buoyed by tremendous efforts from Larsen, Hardy and Booth In 2028. Expect them all to return to career norms in 2029. Its also going to be more of a development season in 2029. Have 2 rookies and a sophomore pitcher needing IPs. Oliva's 550 ABs at .275/.350/.453 are going to be gobbled up by Bresciani at .164/.217/.279. Used to a few easy outs at the bottom of the order, but in 2029 it becomes a wasteland at the 6 spot. 79 SI Sanchez likely to be the guy trying to get your #1 RHB pinch hitter out as our LHSU. On the bright side, no desparate waiver search for a rental 2B this season. No waiver needs at all really. Think I have a rough idea of what to expect from 4 of 5 East opponents. Manhattan is a great mystery tho. They could well keep Buffalo honest at the top of the table. They could find themselves in the melee at the bottom. Neither would be surprising.

#40042	09/26/2016 12:40:33 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. Dinos only waiver want was a backup infielder. Would have been content with an 1 season oldster, but picked up Pags. Could have a little upside. An odd minor league career with 5 seasons in AA. A little surprised to see Rosario let go by Manhattan. Looking at their roster it made sense. He always seemed to pitch well against the Dinos. No more Rosario vs. Rosado match ups. A couple wrinkles from the aging update. 33 year old Hardy held in there pretty well, not losing much. Enriquez dropped to 5 ("Pujols") speed.

#40051	09/26/2016 5:46:34 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	At least he isn't down to "Big Papi Speed" though.

#40056	09/26/2016 8:25:22 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I happily put a claim on Rosario. Then unhappily watched Newtman win the claim... Not happy to be playing against him again this year...

#40117	09/28/2016 9:23:23 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Rosario's value was in his ability to start. He's declined into a reliever by now. The guy I replaced him with doesn't pitch any better, but he can eat innings.

#40329	10/04/2016 11:38:41 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Excited to see the "new look" Dinos take the field. New look b/c everyone in the infield is playing a different position this season. Have the same roster as last season (with a little more emphasis on playing some young guys). Could be a little bumpy at the start. Expecting Buffalo to pull away again this season. Think it will be much tighter at the bottom tho. The two new teams in the East (in my opinion) have a better chance of sticking this season than most recent promotees. Wouldn't surprise me if 3 thru 6 is quite close.

#40337	10/04/2016 2:20:00 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. First game of the season couldn't be more typical of Dino ball. Hardy has a great start, 7 & 2/3 with only a solo shot against. But the 90-feet-at-time Dino offense strands 10 and only scores 2 for him. Booth blows the save, lose in extras. Looks like Yamazaki belongs. 3/5, 2 dingers and all 5 RBI for Sumter in the opener.

#40338	10/04/2016 2:24:17 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Not surprised with what I saw, but I had to see if Guerra had anything left. Nope.

#40392	10/05/2016 5:20:04 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Lotta injuries to start this season. The 36 gamer to Dawson is making me wonder if it is time to part company with him. Oh, and the reorganized infield not looking so hot. Larsen with 4 errors in his first 7 games at 1B. Updated Wednesday, October 5 2016 @ 5:21:50 pm PDT

#40538	10/08/2016 4:31:26 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	13 games into the season, and our injuries have been: Zarate Butler Schneider Bustamante x2 Enriquez x2 Brescianni Abbott Dawson Sanchez Luque Conti Sheesh.

#40591	10/10/2016 7:13:19 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A decent first loop for the Dinos considering all the knocks (another 3 injuries in the last series - 16 in 16 games). Offense looks terrible (last in the league in HRs, 2nd last in runs scored - Manhattan with ~ x2 our runs so far) but I think (hope) that's reflecting the injuries. Dinos tried to play more aggressively last season, favouring speed guys in the lineup and relaxing my Draconian orders. The new GIDP stats makes it clear we still have a ways to go. Started a LHP against Manhattan for the first time in a couple seasons (I think ... unless a southpaw got an end of the season garbage start I'm forgetting). Bagley went in 4-0 with an ERA under 2. Got thrashed. Last season Manhattan was the series b/f Durham (who I felt was susceptible to LHP) so I bumped Bagley back each time. This season the Manhattan series is ahead of the cup break. Bumping Bagley doesn't make a lot of sense. But neither does trotting him out to get shelled. Guess we'll see how it shakes down.

#40605	10/11/2016 2:47:44 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I'm using the cup to try and develop a second (groan) lefty hitter. At least that part is working out. I'm 11-1 in the cup in spite of starting only two games with someone from my regular rotation on the mound, and with two grossly underdeveloped bats in the lineup. The league looks wide open so far. All teams within two wins after the first turn is a lot closer than I thought...

#40686	10/12/2016 4:47:16 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Dinos go from first place to a relgation spot in the span of 3 games. Gotta love the start of the season. Definitely felt like a relegation team against Birmingham. Wowzers.

#40720	10/13/2016 7:06:45 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos are sitting on 13 HRs. That's last in the East. Next worst has 26. We would have to double our HRs to tie for 5th. Going to be a long season for Dino fans.

#40721	10/13/2016 8:07:14 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I'm sitting on 10 HRs, and 20 is the 5th place... I am literally in your exact position in that regard. I did it on purpose though, as I've been winning without being near the top in HRs the past couple of seasons.

#40850	10/17/2016 2:27:17 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Bizarre season so far for the Isos. If anyone had told me that at this point I'd be leading the division by a mile in run differential and my pitching would allow only a .255 BAA, I wouldn't have believed it. On the other hand, in the 12 full seasons I have played BB so far, I have always managed to at least match the pythagorean expectation, which I have mostly attributed to putting value on a strong back of the bullpen. At this point of the season, however, out of my pitchers with at least 10 IP, the absolute worst one has been my closer, Carmelo Gil, resulting in four blown saves in ten opportunities. The most successful ones have been my two underdeveloped, low-ceiling middle relievers... Considering that our bizarre salary calculation has turned Gil into my most expensive player in spite of his 4.95 career ERA and 27% blown saves, I would gladly replace him. Unfortunately, my only other reliever with a decent skillset is a lefty with a 5.18 career ERA. 18-18 runs, 1-3 games against Waterloo. Let's see what the series against Buffalo brings.

#40851	10/17/2016 5:32:01 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	In fairness to the Dino pitching staff, 9 of those 18 runs came off Bagley. Bagley against Manhattan this season: 11.2 IP, 20 H, 10Bb, 13 ER, 4 HR (10.0 ERA, 2.57 WHIP), 0-2 Bagley against everyone else: 58 IP, 48 H, 13 BB, 17 ER, 4 HR (2.57 ERA, 1.05 WHIP), 6-1 Kind of a meh loop for the Dinos. 2 series wins, 2 losses, 1 split. Did a little retooling b/f the final series. Brought in Gomes to play 2B. May be the end of the Larsen at 1B experiment. Larsen was awful at 1B. Can't have the division's worst offense and the division's worst defense. For the time being Larsen is DHing and Blanco taking a seat on the bench. Very disappointing start of the season for Enriquez. His career has not followed the trajectory Dino fans had hoped.

#40880	10/18/2016 7:53:17 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. Went to bed thinking the Dinos were in a tough fight for 4th, wake up this morning wondering if we have a shot at the title. The difference is McCarty. Our first big win since Zarate, and an outright superstar. He addresses the Dino's greatest needs; more speed and consistent contact from the left handed batter's box.

#40882	10/18/2016 9:05:39 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Was just about to check where he had landed, had to go somewhere but pity he had to land in Legends (though I'm sure that'd have been his preference)! Difference maker for any team, for sure.

#40893	10/18/2016 3:10:59 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	That's a great pickup Seca . He should be a huge piece for your offense. I actually never saw this guy at all on waivers tbh. O.O

#40899	10/18/2016 4:49:07 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	It was an incredible week on waivers. There were a lot of interesting players. When I got to Legends I took pride in being a small-ish bar team. I only had Gamez over 110 SI for position, and only Hardy as a big bar pitcher. Even last season I still had 4 12 pot guys starting (Hebert, Enriquez, Blanco, Schnieder). But with the addition of McCarty Dinos have to give up the small-ish bar claim. McCarty puts Blanco out of a job. Hebert got his walking papers last season. Enriquez and Schneider are both mostly platoon players now. My 12 pot guys are all without speed. Speed is so important in this league where pitching and defense are so good. Not friendly for 12 pots.

#40988	10/20/2016 9:49:08 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Rich and Fall River on their no hitter against the Dinos. And to Rios who provided the exclamation point with a shut out in the following game. I may have been over-excited about McCarty. 2-6 with him in the line-up. Off to a 3/28 (.107) start. Dinos are probably still in the relegation mix.

#41084	10/23/2016 7:11:49 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Troy Norris making his return to the league. Be interesting to see where he fits into the Manhattan lineup.

#41112	10/23/2016 4:02:38 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I think Troy still has one more good year left in him. I just needed to make space for players who might actually be able to contribute next time I am in Legends.

#41140	10/24/2016 1:15:54 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, it's not exactly like I have a spot open for him. I simply needed another decent lefty bat, and the team can't get much worse at the moment. I'm not planning to play him in the field, though.

#41146	10/24/2016 10:52:40 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Offense went pretty cold for a spell during that loop, but ended up ok. McCarty showing some signs of life. Still very little team power. Baez leading the squad in HRs. :o Seems like a good year for left handed pitching. One team in the East you don't want to throw them at, but they seem to have a fighting chance against everyone else. May use Zappa as the 5th starter vs. the West. Rosado is refusing to take the job (an HR every 2.9 isn't good when your team only hits one every 15 innings or so).

#41147	10/24/2016 11:22:49 am
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	With these scores, I thought this was a Football game.

#41394	11/01/2016 5:27:37 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. With a game to go to the All-Star break Buffalo has a team OPS of .828. Team. I have 1 player with an OPS over .800 (Larsen, .807).

#41410	11/02/2016 9:21:57 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos with their usual disastrous start to inter-division. A 2-9 stretch took us from 2nd to 4th. That is improvement over our usual 2nd to 5th free fall. We'll take it. I felt like there were a lot of homeruns in the first half. But projecting from the halfway mark both divisions and the league as a whole are on pace for the norm. Just a Dino problem. Have had a +ve HR differential since we joined the league. Sitting at -19 atm. :/ Not sure we'll have any compelling races this year. East is still close, and someone going on a winning streak could make it interesting. Problem is the team (IMO) most likely to go on a winning streak is Buffalo. Their offense should cool off a bit, but their pitching has (IMO) under-performed. GB:FB rate noticeably off of where its been the past few seasons (DPs down accordingly). If the pitching heats up, could be a problem for the rest of us. Gill has pitched pretty well since moving to the rotation. Wouldn't surprise me if Manhattan brought their record closer to their pythagorean in the second half. In both divisions intrigue at the bottom of the table seems more likely than at the top.

#41439	11/03/2016 2:33:14 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I said two seasons ago that Buffalo was going to be dominant, but I was hoping I would be a better manager than prophet... Letting Gil start was more of a despair move than anything else. He wasn't exactly Mariano Rivera the seasons before, but when I moved him to the rotation, he had 7 blown saves in 17 opportunities and an ERA of 8.0. With another decent reliever on the bench and Patrick Michael sitting on a 6.24 ERA after 12 starts, I really had nothing to lose. It's been sensational so far, with Gil pitching 18.2 innings of one-run ball in his first three starts. He won't be able to pitch deep into games once his WHIP of under .5 regresses to the mean, though. The back of my bullpen is a bit lefty-heavy now, too, but what the heck? Miller and Chapman have been doing fine in MLB, too.

#41727	11/11/2016 2:36:50 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wish fewer of my predictions came true. Buffalo hit that hot streak - 17-3 over their last 20. 17-3 will get you the inter-league crown. Grats Bison. Condolensceses to Appleton who took inter-league on the chin. West Thunder Bay 34-26 Seattle 31-29 Santa Monica 27-33 Pharr 27-33 Burlington 25-35 Appleton 17-43 – 161-199 East Buffalo 39-21 Waterloo 36-24 Birmingham 35-25 Manhattan 33-27 Sumter 29-31 Fall River 27-33 199-161 Cheers to the East on bragging rights this season.

#41860	11/15/2016 7:37:48 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. Dinos would love to put our best foot forward against Buffalo. Maybe keep this from being a runaway. Only 2 injuries, but they hamstring us, forcing Larsen (who was terrible at 1B earlier this season) to play 1B. Every play on defense could be an adventure. Feel sorry for my bullpen. They've pitched fairly well this season, but the blown saves have started to pile up recently. Dino offense has struggled so much this season - if we manage to pass a lead to the pen, its only a run ... maybe two. Any time a reliever gives up a run recently it seems like a blown save. And feel sorry for Hardy. I swear half the Dino blown saves are in Hardy starts.

#41863	11/16/2016 2:50:25 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I can relate to the saves problem. Gil has clearly improved while pitching in the rotation after blowing 7 saves in 17 opportunities, getting his ERA from >6 to <4.5. At 10 stamina, his outings are rarely deep but usually, when the pen is called early, at least there isn't much on the board yet. Unfortunately, his replacement in the late innings isn't doing much better, blowing 10 out of 27 saves (although I think about three of the blown saves came when he was still pitching setup and couldn't get actual saves). His ERA is still hovering slightly below 5, though. In real life, I guess Giles Dyer would be my closer now. ERA under 3, BAA under .200 after 32 innings pitched, getting grounders, has allowed only one homer all season, and righty batters could basically sit right down when he was on the mound. Problem is, this isn't real life, so I know his skill index is 88 and has basically stalled there at age 27. Norman is better in every single skill and worse in every single stat except K/9 and BB/9. Same for Gil, who is also better in every skill except range. My only other pitcher with a sub-3 ERA (in 61 innings now) is Jesse Slater, the other junk innings middle reliever, whose skill has at least developed from 90 to 98 this season and who has a ceiling as a shaky back of the rotation option or long reliever. If Grant Cox weren't turning in such a solid season at age 32, my pitching would be a total mess. This way, there are two teams that are actually worse, although they're both in the other division. Can't my closers have half the luck of the underdeveloped guys in middle relief...

#41873	11/16/2016 6:32:55 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I really like Norman. His numbers aside from ERA look fine. WHIP, BBs, HRs are all pretty similar to Booth. But Booth has stranded 70% of baserunners this season. Norman around 54%. Easiest to chock that up to bad luck. I've long wondered if there was some sort of come back mechanic in the match engine. Might make it tougher for high scoring teams like yourself and Buffalo.

#41912	11/17/2016 6:10:26 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Apologies Holmes. After this discussion I felt bad watching Norman implode in game 3 of our series. Tip of the cap to Fall River for playing their way back into the survival race. Buffalo following up a 22-5 run with a 3-10 slide. Making things interesting the final 2 loops.

#41935	11/18/2016 11:52:56 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, I'm leading the division in blown saves by a bit of a margin now... It's not just late-inning luck, though. My pitching generally sucks. It may be a rather unorthodox reaction to fire your (by BAA and FIP) best pitcher, but late in his age 27 season, it was pretty obvious Dyer will never be what I hoped he would. I have other guys who need innings, and towards the end of the season, I usually move my fifth starter to the bullpen, too. Makes my pen a bit lefty-heavy, but that shoud balanced itself soon, considering three of my four AAA pitchers are righties. Unfortunately, I project all four to be mediocre at best, so unless I get very lucky on waivers, my already terrible pitching can only go downhill from here.

#42067	11/22/2016 5:46:43 pm
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Apologies Holmes. After this discussion I felt bad watching Norman implode in game 3 of our series. Tip of the cap to Fall River for playing their way back into the survival race. Buffalo following up a 22-5 run with a 3-10 slide. Making things interesting the final Damn Dino ... Is there a comet following you?

#42068	11/22/2016 5:55:23 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Seems like the Dinos want to tear up the competition.

#42100	11/23/2016 6:08:59 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Harhar. If the comet's going to hit, hope it holds off for a few more series. Ya, was a bit of a tear on that circuit. 13-4 with 5 series wins. Have narrowed our HR differential down to -6 (was -17 at one point in the season). Hot things cool off, but sure would be nice if we could keep it going another couple of days.

#42104	11/24/2016 3:59:45 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, the top ranks of the league are definitely interesting this season. I'd sure like to make the bottom a little less interesting, though...

#42162	11/25/2016 6:16:21 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Another couple of days like that, and you've won your first title, Seca. Great managing job, considering that in the seasons we've shared in Legends, I never really felt like I would have traded lineups with you... Looks like I helped you cause a little bit in my attempts to wiggle out of the hole, after the beating on Wednesday. I'm not really safe yet, though, with another eight games against the teams behind me. Still felt the urge to cut some dead weight from my lineup. Three players gone, after all three contributed a total of 28 hits this season.

#42265	11/28/2016 1:50:22 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Just to avoid any speculation that I'm deciding the division from the bottom, considering I am playing the last series against Waterloo, which is leading the division by 2 in the loss column and +18 run differential: Over several seasons, whenever I was out of contention and safe from relegation, I have tried to give maximum playing time to youngsters. Actual MLB teams do the very same thing. Across the seasons, different late-season opponents have profited from that, altough I can't remember that being in such a close situation. I see no reason to do that differently this time around, though. As far as my pitching goes, it shouldn't make that much of a difference. I have been able to line up my two young pitchers against the already eliminated Bulldogs, so in the first two games of the series, the Dinos will actually face my playoff pitching with my #1 and #2 starters lined up and my #3 and #4 starters supplementing the bullpen. Only for game 3, I currently have Jesse Slater lined up, a 23 year old future back of the rotation/LR guy who currently stands at 101 SI and really needs any experience he can get to be ready to go next season. I'm thinking about shaking that up if everything really boils down to that game. As far as the lineup goes, my changes are a bit more significant. After my Friday cuts, I already played the series against Birmingham with a shortened bench but mostly the regular starters, considering I was still in danger of relegation. Since fourth place is safe, I'll be playing youngsters at 3B, RF and, after Fowler comes back from injury for game 2, 1B. Those are basically the ML bench players I'll still be playing in spring training because they need experience. I have reverted C back to the regular starter, because the backup doesn't lack all that much experience anymore, and their difference in the performance is quite significant. I hope everybody is okay with that, although, frankly, I see no reason why not.

#42291	11/28/2016 6:29:39 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I think it's great managers are conscious of that. When I bring in the kids I try to do it at the beginning of a cycle, but the last week of the season isn't conducive to that. With the split between Buffalo and Birmingham, it didn't matter what happened in our series. (There is some definite realism with expanded rosters in MLB). I've long felt the Dinos competitive window was tied to Hardy. With him 33, the window wasn't open much longer. Really nice to get a pennant before the Dinos lose their teeth.

#42307	11/29/2016 1:58:24 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Congrats, Seca. Your team didn't look like an obvious winner to me at the beginning of the season, and the difference sure wasn't all the McCarty claim. Speaks for some solid management. Yeah, I'm glad it didn't come down to my lineup in the end. I'm firmly convinced nobody should neglect the development of one's own team to play for others, but there might have been a strage aftertaste. I do remember the Sox fans fuming over a rather young Yankees lineup, I think it was against the Os two years ago or so...

#42401	11/30/2016 6:21:35 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks Holmes. I appreciate the sentiment, but I don't think there is any chance we win the East w/o McCarty. I don't put much stock in 7 game series. Mostly about getting hot. Was fortunate to take the series (see Anderson and his 1.36 OPS). Neat to play it against Thunder Bay, a team I not only admire but also modelled when I built my squad. Not to get too personal, but I lost 2 family members in the past week (my Grandfather to a heart attack and my Mother to cancer). BrokenBat coming through with something to be happy about when my spirits are pretty low.

#42402	11/30/2016 6:27:42 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Sorry to hear that Seca. Losing close family is always very rough.

#42405	11/30/2016 10:52:02 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Sorry to hear about your family, Seca. Steve

#42407	12/01/2016 1:24:36 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Condolences Seca. A little distraction can be worth its weight in gold sometimes.

#42410	12/01/2016 6:54:02 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	What he ^ said. Condolences and congrats! Think Two Plums needs to hang up his hat, he's obviously losing it, not won a championship in years...

#42412	12/01/2016 9:10:50 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. And thanks all for the kind thoughts. Like to reflect a bit after the season. What was neat in 2029 was how well LHP did. I suspect its more a sign of how strong the southpaws in Legends are then it is lineup weakness. Something to watch in the new season. Another thing that jumps out is the 32 1-run wins by the Dinos (another couple in the playoffs). Doubt that is sustainable. Disappointed to see Burlington drop. Quite a run. I've been watching Romero closely thinking he might indicate the path Hardy is going to follow.

#42435	12/01/2016 9:06:21 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Congrats, Seca! And condolences as well. I'm excited to come up to Legends. I think I can compete, but that Thunder Bay team looks pretty tough.

#42444	12/02/2016 4:40:19 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	All the best to you, Seca. Looking forward to next season.

#42515	12/03/2016 2:46:33 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Oooff. Larsen took it on the chin on the aging update. Hardy too, but not as bad as Larsen. McCarty got paid, but was expecting that. A season or two against top level pitching will hopefully rein it in a bit. Welcome to the 3 new teams and the returnee. Looks like some good additions. Should be a fun season.

#42539	12/03/2016 8:32:03 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Told ya all I'd be back in 2030 Now I just need to figure out how to make myself more sticky...

#42567	12/04/2016 8:50:21 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Nice lotto win for the Isotopes. I really need some SPs...

#42612	12/05/2016 3:05:29 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Geez, I could have done without seeing Buffalo and Pharr again in the Cup group phase... so much for playing the kids in the cup.

#42613	12/05/2016 3:17:12 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	@Rock: Yeah, Kirk was a bit of a lucky find, although I project his ceiling to be fifth starter at the very best. Guys from that mold are not really what's missing in my farm system...

#42622	12/05/2016 7:30:42 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I was in on Kirk, too. Could use another well-built 13 POT P.

#42623	12/05/2016 7:35:07 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Good grief. That might be the worst cup group I've seen. I thought all 3 claims the other day were nice gets. Gomes made a great first impression in his brief time with the Dinos (tho I'm not sure how he fits in with the Sting). Foreman could put some pressure on Izq to perform. Liked Kirk too. Think he could be better than back end starter -maybe a nice 2 or 3 if he develops well. Sticking hasn't been easy, especially in the East.

#42627	12/05/2016 8:03:02 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So 2030 for the Dinos: No real needs. Pitching staff unchanged. Hardy, Dawson and Greene slowing down, but managed to get Luque built up last season - he's the clear #4 starter now. 5th starter was a sore spot last season -Barker stepped up towards the end and has earned the job. If Greene scuffles it will just mean rejigging some bullpen roles. Excited to have a full season of McCarty. Feel he really changes the look of our team. With age not being all that kind to Larsen, important to find some offense somewhere. Sims (2B) and Nava (1B/DH) will be up from AAA - will look to get them some ABs. Really hoping Bresciani shows some signs of life this season. Thought he would be a very good offensive player, and the guy to shoulder the load post Larsen-Enriquez. So far, not so much.

#42659	12/05/2016 7:28:29 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I'm in serious need of some decent starting pitchers. I have losers taking up roster spots because I can't afford to have no starting pitchers. Then again, that might be an interesting strategy...

#42661	12/05/2016 9:12:10 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I suspect Foreman will be a horrible player. Which would make him just a little bit better than Izquierdo.

#42668	12/06/2016 6:39:26 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. In all honesty when I scouted Haverhill the thing that jumped off the roster page was how little stamina the pitching staff has. I realize Foreman's track record is all at lower levels, but I don't see anything there not to like. I would be optimistic about him.

#42670	12/06/2016 6:49:34 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I'm being optimistic. I'm hoping he will be better than Izquierdo

#42684	12/06/2016 2:54:05 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Sad to drop Gomes, but you're right, I just won't have the playing time for him with Mullen and now McCurdy as a backup. Shame really. I love his build. Hope he finds a team in a lower division where he can get some playing time. Surprised he only had 6 claims.

#42731	12/08/2016 7:04:22 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Hmmm, pre-2030 state of the Union address for the Isos... The once radiant Isotopes are clearly decaying at this point. In the short term, father time has been somewhat merciful with us, affecting mostly my aging sluggers Max Hudson and Bob Dunlap. Even Hudson in his age 35 season still projects less than a season's standard deviation away from being the team's best hitter, so it may not be all sentimental that I might keep him around long enough to retire in pinstripes, although he'll probably be a platoon or backup DH. On the other hand, his roster spot might be needed, and 2.6m is money... My ace, Grant Cox, has turned 33 without falling off a cliff so far, and my leadoff man, Morris, is declining in key skills. Might be time for a change at the top of the lineup. The actual problems are on the strategic side. Projecting my underdeveloped lottery tickets realistically, literally everybody but one player in my farm system (pitcher Tim Cline) system is a downgrade from the player he might one day be replacing. The last season didn't to anything to fix that and neither did the first draft round and the waiver claims this season. I've been able to add quite a bit from the "might be useful" category, but nothing close to filling the gaps that are opening up. That's coming up for a team that has been running up a deficit this year just to barely hang on to fourth place. If I want to at least be able to do the downgrades fairly smoothly, some young guys could use all the at bats they can get, but the league isn't offering much opportunity for that, and a cup group with three legends teams doesn't help either. I still haven't quite accepted the idea of playing in LL 2 or 3, but it probably wouldn't be such a bad idea to get rid of some expensive veterans now and prepare for the inevitable.

#42847	12/11/2016 6:49:46 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	No domes in Legends. Only 1 team plays on Turf.

#42870	12/12/2016 3:46:00 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I never worried about that and just hoped it doesn't make too much of a difference. If I was a Blue Jays fan, I'd probably have a domed ballpark.

#43146	12/20/2016 10:13:18 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	After last season, I suspect the last thing Isotopes fans wanted to see was Norman blowing the first 2 saves of the year. On the bright side for Manhattan, the top 2 of the Dino batting order will both miss tomorrow's series due to injury.

#43208	12/22/2016 1:37:02 pm
wieditor Joined: 07/22/2013 Posts: 48 Sunrise Octopuses VI.29	Cambridge followed up a horrible first series with Waterloo with a sweep at home over Haverhill. A trip to Buffalo awaits.

#43209	12/22/2016 1:38:29 pm
wieditor Joined: 07/22/2013 Posts: 48 Sunrise Octopuses VI.29	It should be noted that my team is far too old for a sustained run in Legends. I have a couple of premium prospects but most solid farmhands are 3-4 years away from contributing at the top level.

#43214	12/22/2016 6:48:58 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	1-4 in one run games... Why does that look so familiar...

#43218	12/22/2016 11:46:09 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Familiar start for me, too. My starting pitchers with the exception of Cox are tossing batting practice, and my closer blows two of the three close leads I got to him so far.

#43244	12/23/2016 2:02:16 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hmm. 4 of Haverhill and Manhattan's 5 wins are vs. the Dinos. We the only ones with some holiday spirit?

#43260	12/23/2016 4:26:22 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Hey now; you callin' those gifts? LOL

#43272	12/24/2016 12:27:34 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	When it rains it pours. Picked up another veteran 3B off waivers today. Alberto Chacón really needs ABs to develop though... I could platoon him with Trevon Foreman, but he would still be a downgrade even at platoon... I also have to cut someone to bring him up... Getting harder and harder to do so. Probably Quintero, Santa, Barrett, or Toledo. Toledo and Barrett make for a nice platoon pair, but Barrett is underdeveloped and Toledo is only a POT 12. Quintero or Santa probably make the most sense, but I am loath to give up on my experiments (mwahahaha!) Infante is another option since he is really just a backup behind better prospect with few prospects to get into a game, but its hard to give up on a guy who is so consistent. Especially when my "better" prospects have given questionable performances.

#43273	12/24/2016 12:31:04 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1

#43490	12/31/2016 2:26:29 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	McDougal for MVP? Batting .330 with 1.000 OPS and 1.000 FA. Smokin'.

#43495	12/31/2016 8:35:17 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	No way. Foreman is hitting .329 with 1.009 OPS (6 HRs) and 1.000 FPS

#43526	01/02/2017 6:32:48 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! Another guy that has feasted on the Dinos this season. Grumbling about McDougall worked - Dino pitching reined him in the final 3 games of the series vs. Birmingham. Maybe will try that with Foreman b/f the next Haverhill meeting. Been a weird start of the season for Waterloo. Historically we compete through pitching and defense and try to cobble enough runs together to get by (this time last season I was lamenting how our HR production had fallen off a cliff). This season our pitching and defense have been lacklustre, with the offense shouldering the load. I expect things will normalize as the season goes along. The hitting will cool - no way guys like Youngblood and Bresciani can keep up their current production. Defense should get better. Zarate has been a millstone around our neck at 3B. Hopefully he gets over his yips soon. The pitching could improve, but may not. Hardy has seen an increase in "batting practice" starts. I never know what to expect from Bagley. Luque has yet to prove he can pitch. Barker, after finally earning my confidence last season, has turned into an HR machine. And then there is Conti. Yeesh. Anyway. Dinos are happy to be in the peloton given the pitching and defense. The hitting will drop off. If the pitching gets a little more consistent we'll be able to maintain some pressure on the top.

#43615	01/04/2017 3:51:27 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	My LOBs are really killing me... I think I managed to pick up a complete anti-clutch squad

#43636	01/05/2017 7:39:31 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haverhill does have the highest strand rate* to this point of the season. Waterloo used to claim that trophy until Buffalo came along. Bison with a really high GiDP to this point in the season. LOB / Baserunners (%) Haverhill 276 / 479 (58) Cambridge 268 / 472 (57) Waterloo 284 / 506 (56) Manhattan 279 / 506 (55) Buffalo 255 / 471 (54) Birmingham 227 / 424 (54) Interesting the Athletics lead despite having 10% fewer baserunners than anyone else. A stat that caught my eye early on: Birmingham record vs. Manhattan & Haverhill: 14-2 Waterloo record vs. Manhattan & Haverhill: 7-10 And whammy time! Saucedo vs. Dinos: 12IP, 7H, 3BB, 16K, 1.50ERA, 0.833WHIP Vs. everyone else: 45.2IP, 50H, 21BB, 35K, 4.14ERA, 1.58WHIP * I took off both GiDP and CS, so my rates are off by the number of strike-em-out-throw-em-outs.

#43649	01/05/2017 3:07:36 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah, Birmingham has been ridiculous against us. Mostly close games, but almost all loses... Haverhill - 105 men on base, 7 HRs, 1 win Birmingham - 102 men on base, 8 HRs, 9 wins

#43652	01/05/2017 4:11:11 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Seem to think it was a bad match up last time you were here. :/. Nemesis. May be time to take Luque out of the starting rotation. Beginning to think he's a dud.

#43660	01/05/2017 7:28:48 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Don't do that. What about the Christmas spirit? LOL.

#43661	01/05/2017 7:34:33 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I finally get a 3B who can hit the ball, and somehow I'm doing worse than last time... Somewhat frustrating. I think my pitchers are a bit older, but really they aren't doing too bad considering. My hitters are the real embarrassment. I'm not sure where Moody went. His OPS has dropped off a cliff this year.

#43724	01/06/2017 6:43:17 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	This season basically has all the problems from last season for me - times two. It's only fitting that my cup season ended with my closer Norman blowing his 4th save in 9 cup appearances. He's blown 5 out of 10 in the league, in spite of a .900 WHIP. The offense is remarkably decent, with the second highest OPS in the league, and it's not all Iso Stadium cheapie homers, either. I'm second in homers, but I'm also second in doubles, triples and batting average, hitting better on the road than in Manhattan. Pitching doesn't look all that bad when you look at the peripherals, either. BAA and WHIP are basically league average, but I'm allowing 50% more HRs than anyone else. Maybe I should give up the Yankee Stadium dimensions after all...

#43751	01/07/2017 3:50:01 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I haven't made up my mind about Luque, but he surely won't be making any more starts against Manhattan. 14 runs allowed in 8 innings. 4 dingers surrendered in the first 2 innings of his last start against the Isotopes. Yeesh. I don't get why all your closers struggle. It seems systemic at this point. Maybe the ballpark is part of it.

#43752	01/07/2017 3:56:17 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Luque does seem to have a bit of a split, which I am sure is not helping him as a starter. Probably would do a bit better coming in MR after a RHP starter.

#43754	01/07/2017 4:02:30 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	After getting utterly pummeled for two games in a row by Buffalo I decided I minds well at least get some experience for my youth players. And then win... LOL.

#43760	01/07/2017 9:09:47 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Luque didn't show that split in 180 innings last season. And if you take out the 2 disasters against Manhattan it isn't as dramatic. Besides, left handed relievers don't pitch to left handed batters. But I appreciate the help. I gave his start today to Zappa, who was good. Luque will likely pitch against Buffalo tho (so bumped back, not skipped).

#43764	01/07/2017 10:52:43 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	They pitch to left handed batters if you put them behind right handed starters. MR1 will always pitch before MR2 if he is rested, so you can swap your guys depending on which starters are going. I generally rely more on overall stats than any individual year when it comes to things like splits. Updated Saturday, January 7 2017 @ 10:53:48 pm PST

#43767	01/08/2017 6:52:32 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We are talking about a player with a 3 season career. In his first season he pitched 20 innings and had around 80 SI. In his 3rd season he's had 8 starts. 2 against left mashing Manhattan. 2 against Haverhill where Cunningham went off for 7/9. I personally think his 180 IP season has less noise in it than his career numbers. Even if we look at his career split we are talking .030 difference. About the same as Hardy. Better than Dawson. Way better than Bagley. Sounds like my whole starting rotation should be sheltered? As for MR behind LH starter .... You are playing in a league where guys like Knapp, Quezada and Gilbert all get pinch hit for. If the starter is leaving so early the PHs aren't coming in, it's likely garbage time. I'm not looking to optimize garbage time. Anyway. I feel the problem with Manhattan and Haverhill isn't just RHB. It's the type of RHB. Big hit big PD RHB that are difficult for Luque and his 14 control. The LHP who have a better track record against these teams are guys like Sheng and Garagiola (sp) who have the control to compete. I don't really think these 4 starts show Luque is a mop up guy. But he probably shouldn't be pitching against Manhattan and Haverhill.

#43768	01/08/2017 7:50:39 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	For kicks, I pulled the Manhattan & Haverhill numbers out of Luque's season stats. In 4 starts against Manhattan & Haverhill: 12.2IP 36H 24ER 10BB 7HR .423BA .375LHB (3/8) .432RHB (32/74) 17.0ERA 3.63WHIP In his other 4 starts: 26.1IP 26H 6ER 10BB 2HR .278BA 0LHB (0/7) .300RHB (27/90) 2.05ERA 1.36WHIP He's clearly been a little lucky getting a 2.05 ERA off of a 1.36 WHIP in those 4 starts. And the .300 by RHB in those games doesn't look great. Then again, opposite handed batters are hitting .290 against Hardy and .280 against Dawson. Might not be as bad as it appears.

#43786	01/09/2017 3:30:04 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I wouldn't read too much into small-sample-size numbers. I see Luque as a considerably better pitcher than Zappa already, and he still has some potential for development. But then, what is a future League 2 manager telling the champ...

#43788	01/09/2017 5:11:23 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Everyone gets nervous when it is the guy on their team messing with their success. Whether they lead Legends or are fighting for promotion in VI. Some post about it others don't... I'd bet even though there are no posts showing it to my knowledge that even MrTwoPlums probably got nervous on his team's downswings during that run of Legends titles.

#43816	01/10/2017 2:05:21 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Yeah, maybe the point is that I'm beyond nervousness right now, with so many of my pitchers messing with my success.

#43819	01/10/2017 7:31:53 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I wouldn't read too much into small-sample-size numbers. This is fair. That said, I have long watched match-ups and managed accordingly. If a guy does poorly in his first 2-3 starts against a team, he is likely to get bumped the next time his name comes up against them. And vice versa. Think that may be part of why players like Madrigal and Barker have put up good numbers for me in the past. I try to put them in positions where they have a track record of success. Part of my disappointment with Luque is that he looks like one of those 1 pointer guys (95 SI, 103 SI, 111 SI). I'm not expecting any more growth. It was a very good first 1/3 of the season for the Dinos. The narrative I mentioned earlier in the thread has continued. Pitching is performing a little below hopes/expectations, while the offense has been much better than expected. The pitching will need to improve b/c the offense can't be sustained. Eg. Zarate is closing in on a career high for HRs with just 50 games played.

#43839	01/12/2017 5:49:25 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I think I've had two 20+ day injuries in my first eight seasons here. I now have two pitchers who received 30+ day injuries this season... in Legends. Frustrating.

#43844	01/12/2017 8:37:34 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Wow. That is really good luck. I get a lot more injuries than that.

#43850	01/12/2017 12:28:52 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hardy + Dawson + Bagley usually add up to around 70 days. Close to 40 already. I had 3 of 4 LHB go down in the same game a couple days ago. I didn't log in and my manager was overwhelmed. He decided to play my backup catcher at 1B which meant my backup 1B had to play catcher. (I had C specified, but not 1B, so my bad).

#43874	01/12/2017 6:10:23 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've got quit the streak going, LOL.

#43898	01/13/2017 11:46:38 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Have we seen the last of Tv4IE? Fifteen seasons at Pharr, not been on the site in six weeks, no draft picks this season...

#43956	01/15/2017 3:50:06 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	RISP is a nice addition to the stats. Can't mouse over on the tablet, so can't see how far back they go (this season). Didn't suprise me in the least that the Dinos are dead last in the East.

#43959	01/15/2017 6:49:36 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	225 ABs for you, so probably since the beginning of the season. Dead last is a bit of an over statement considering there are 4 of use who are less than 4% apart on RISP.

#43971	01/16/2017 5:23:01 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. When I made the post I was at .226 and nearly 20 points back of the next worst in the East. Numbers bouncing around a bit. But yeah, some recency bias in my comment. Dinos clutch was crazy against Haselrig at the end of our winning streak. Not very good yesterday against Seattle.

#44014	01/17/2017 3:13:05 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Never mind Pharr. The Bison's just lost their owner. Too bad the teams don't get instantly bad when the owner leaves. I'm sure they will still continue to wipe the floor with me, LOL.

#44032	01/18/2017 4:20:09 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Actually, I like the fact that bot teams aren't total pushovers. The case with the Orlando Zombies who hung around Legends for several seasons a couple of seasons ago (didn't they even win the title?) was a bit annoying, but in general, let's fight it out. I'm pretty confident we'll have Buffalo below the line at the end of the season.

#44035	01/18/2017 6:18:20 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yeah. Orlando won as a bot. Buffalo does have the highest payroll in the East (tho just pennies more than Waterloo and their 8 million dollar SS). Depending on their nest egg the Bot manager could decide to shed salary. Even so, Buffalo is pretty deep. Losing a few bodies may not weaken them that much. First half of inter division was polar for the Dinos. Started poorly, then put together a 14 game win streak, then finished poorly. The most interesting story from the first half might be Thunder Bay currently sitting in 5th. I doubt they will stay there, but will be watching. 3 intriguing claims last night. Thunder Bay stockpiling defensive SS behind Pagan. Sexton crashed and burned in Raleigh, but can see why Birmingham would give his 127 SI a chance. I think Martinez could be pretty nice player - would have offered him a contract if the Dinos had a spot in the OF. Should be better representation from Waterloo at the AS game this season. Think Dawson pitched well enough to get the start. Hoping Youngblood has enough ABs to get in - he's having a blip season and likely will never be this close again.

#44054	01/18/2017 3:25:15 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Not sure how Cunningham managed to make the All-Star team... He is having a total crap year. Both Cunningham and Moody have completely forgot how to hit HRs. Despite the fact that everyone on the team is hitting like crap, there were much better options for a token player in the All-Star game than Cunningham... A little disappointed that Taye Russell, the only real bright spot on the team didn't make it. But Legends is definitely a pitcher's league, so the competition is pretty stiff.

#44075	01/19/2017 1:53:38 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Birmingham apparently didn't give Sexton that much of a chance, after all... I've looked at him the first time he hit the waivers, trying to fill my need for a lefty bat who can actually play a position, but I have found cheaper solutions for that, especially since Sexton's value is considerably diminished by throwing left-handed. No room for that in my infield, and as a pure outfielder who isn't trained for such a position (even with excellent range), his bat isn't all that exciting. Talking about salaries, with Buffalo immediately finding a new owner, the team obviously wasn't broke. Welcome kdicefyc5845 (WTF???) to the league. Glad we won't have to deal with a zombie team after all.

#44077	01/19/2017 4:35:37 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	It hurts to see Combs struggling, but decided to stick with him ... ..? .. ?.. put a claim back anyway Updated Thursday, January 19 2017 @ 1:13:30 pm PST

#44096	01/19/2017 2:20:25 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Hm, in hindsight, after Combs got injured, you could have kept Sexton around for one more (real life) day. Could have released him in time for the financial update. In general, I would have preferred Combs' power over Sexton's talented but positionally untrained defense, too. Sexton is a highly talented but essentially flawed player. Combs' questionable performance this season is probably a fluke. Updated Thursday, January 19 2017 @ 2:22:33 pm PST

#44100	01/19/2017 6:56:33 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I've finally been able to turn my solitary cellar-dwelling into a solid three-way fight. I'm hoping to get Buffalo into the mix, too. Maybe I should have put in a claim for Sexton, after all, considering my recently acquired lefty outfielder Larry Burch has a .122 batting average in his first 82 at bats...

#44102	01/19/2017 7:16:39 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Hey now. What am I? Chopped liver? ... Well maybe I am. But anyhow, you haven't been alone down here all season :p I do agree that it would be nice to get Buffalo in the mix. The more the merrier Updated Thursday, January 19 2017 @ 7:17:49 pm PST

#44103	01/19/2017 7:31:20 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I still can't figure out what's going on with Barrett. Maybe he had secret Tommy John surgery and didn't tell me about it?

#44109	01/20/2017 1:56:07 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Rock, while we were down there together for quite a while, the one point that sticks in my mind is when I was dead last, four or five games behind you. That time span may actually have been short, but such is human perception... What's the matter with Barrett? He's a bit behind the curve, but no he's getting at bats, so he's catching up in his development.

#44117	01/20/2017 8:27:53 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Well, given we are tied now, and I am 8-2 for the last 10, while you are 2-8, I was apparently 6 games behind just a short while ago. That is what sticks in my mind Barrett has a 19 Arm. Last year he threw out 51.9% of base stealers. This year he is only catching 18.8% of base stealers... I doubt he will ever reach his hitting potential, but I stuck with him because he had a great arm. That is really the only reason he is in the lineup. So it's pretty disappointing that his arm seems to have fallen off between seasons.

#44168	01/21/2017 9:57:50 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Caught stealing rates over half a season are quite meaningless. That said, it seems to me a 19 arm is not all that makes a catcher. At leasr right now that's one position I'm perfectly happy about.

#44175	01/21/2017 10:56:25 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I think meaningless is arguable. What else do you think he needs? He has a capital "C", which he has had since birth, 15 range, and 7 fielding. You really proposing that 7 fielding is affecting his CS%...? While your fully developed catcher is sitting on 8 fielding...?

#44187	01/21/2017 2:20:50 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	A better throwing catcher may also reduce the number of stealing attempts. Try putting a 5 arm catcher behind the plate. Catchers may also affect the game in other ways...preventing passed balls/wild pitches, fielding bunts, calling a good game behind the plate, grabbing an angry batter as he tries to charge the mound etc. Steve

#44188	01/21/2017 2:24:00 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Players charge the mound in Broken Bat? I need to start watching games again.

#44189	01/21/2017 2:26:23 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I seem to be giving up the same number of SB as everyone else in my division though. I just don't throw any out... Steve, are you hinting towards hidden abilities here? Maybe some catchers actually "call games" better than others and help out our pitching? Updated Saturday, January 21 2017 @ 2:27:59 pm PST

#44199	01/22/2017 6:45:59 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Maybe you have more opponents standing on 1B than others? Hard to say. Schneider noticeably suppresses attempts. He also got off to a rough start throwing this season. Not to pile on Thunder Bay in the midst of a miserable season for them, but Luque registered his first CG yesterday. Kind of interesting that his reverse split from last season has manifested again with a little more IP.

#44201	01/22/2017 7:41:17 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I don't think that is it. The difference in runners doesn't jive with the difference in stolen bases. Barrett has a about 20% more playing time than Schneider, but: Schneider - 12 OSB, 8 OCS = 40% Barrett - 26 OSB, 6 OCS = 18.8% I suppose its possible that he is over rated, but his 51.9% CS last year makes me think he is just having a really bad year.

#44204	01/22/2017 10:28:51 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm not disputing that he is having a bad season. I would be disappointed with that CS%. Was just agreeing with Steve that the arm is supplying some value. Suppressing attempts is a thing. Except against Seattle. You made a conscious effort to eliminate a weakness that hurt you last time round in the league. Its unfortunate you haven't received more tangible rewards for the effort.

#44217	01/22/2017 2:36:27 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Actually Moody was better before, and he was never really supposed to be a catcher, LOL. I wonder if Moody would start hitting HRs again if I put him back at catcher... Updated Sunday, January 22 2017 @ 2:37:28 pm PST

#44223	01/22/2017 5:29:32 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Pharr and Seattle have been impossible for me this year

#44279	01/24/2017 2:13:55 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	What I meant by the CS stats over less than a season being meaningless is that they fluctuate so much. I had a 19 arm catcher with a questionable while going from league 3 to Legends, Ricky Burgess. He was a capital C catcher basically right after his callup as far as I remember. His CS stats were: 38.9% in 132 games in L3 35.1% in 126 games in L3 34.8% in 73 games in L3 60% in 72 games in L2 0% in 13 games in Legends. So it looked like around 35% is his true talent, but suddenly, there's a platoon season with a 60% CS in there. His platoon partner had a 17 arm and was about 3% worse on average, but therer were half seasons when he looked much better than Burgess. As I said, nothing to be learned in that respect from less than a season.

#44291	01/24/2017 12:47:39 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I'm not sure how that means I can't complain about a guy having a horrid season... You can arbitrarily say any amount of data is not significant. Especially if you are using outliers as proof, because there are always outliers. BTW, he is down to 18.2% Updated Tuesday, January 24 2017 @ 12:48:41 pm PST

#44302	01/24/2017 5:01:44 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Oh, of course you can complain. I just meant you shouldn't give up on him. Complaining is the one thing I'm really good at at the moment... Early this season I had a lucky waiver claim on Larry Burch, a lefty slugger who you can actually even stick in the outfield. He seems to have finally found his contact lenses in this series, but through his first 100 at bats, he had a .109 batting average...

#44308	01/24/2017 7:25:41 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Gotcha. Yeah, I wasn't giving up on him, just really pissed with his defensive performance. Toledo is getting more playing time just because he is a lefty.

#44309	01/24/2017 7:26:54 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Back over .700 OPS for a couple games! My team is just a smidge less pathetic than before Updated Tuesday, January 24 2017 @ 7:27:12 pm PST

#44340	01/25/2017 4:56:48 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I think Seattle is my least favourite opponent in the league. We're 3-5 against them at the moment, but 4 of the 5 losses were by 1 run (the other by 2). Two were in extras. In each of the losses the Dinos carried a lead into the 6th, but blew it. Would be nice if the script changed every once in a while. Birmingham with an incredulous +58 in HR differential at the moment. The Dinos are +14. Birmingham should probably be 10 games ahead.

#44345	01/25/2017 5:43:54 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I had a similar experience with Seattle. Ended up going 1-9 against them

#44357	01/26/2017 8:28:42 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	As is often the case for the Dinos, a little forum grumble worked wonders. Tho hitting 5 HRs in a game probably means none for the next month. A shame to see Zappa eat a max day injury. Was finally having a nice season after a career of mediocrity. Feel I should clarify that being unpleasant to play against is a good thing.

#44361	01/26/2017 3:07:27 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Norris gets his third shot at Legends This time with Pharr.

#44362	01/26/2017 3:11:09 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	At least Pharr seems to have found an active owner again. Welcome Mesh77 - hope you'll hit the ground running; the air is thin up here. Now it was me who lost patience with a player performing waaaaayyyy below expectations. Larry Burch is back on the market, and my everyday lineup is back to just one lefty hitter. Saves some salary and puts a just slightly declined seven-time all-star back in the lineup.

#44368	01/26/2017 6:13:28 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Norris was great in his first series back. Pharr was great. Figured we were in trouble facing a team on a 0-10 run. And we were. Got blown out multiple times. Lost a close one with 4 unearned runs surrendered in the 9th. Heck we lost to the 70SI starter. Oh well. All in all inter-league was good to us. Just have to figure out how to hold a 1 game lead with 50 to go against a team that out homers its competition 2:1. Shouldn't too hard, eh?

#44372	01/27/2017 3:11:11 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Thanks for the welcome - the air is certainly thin up here. But this is not my first rodeo: obviously noobs aren't voluntarily hurled into the melting-pot of Legends so I do have previous, but rather than spend several seasons (years?) on another rebuild and climbing the ladder gradually from LLVI I figured I may as well make take a shot at the top. I've followed the top teams (Pharr, Waterloo, Thunder Bay) and the top posters (Seca, Rock, newtman, MMike) for some time, and the opportunity to take over one of those elite teams was too tempting to resist. Maybe I should have taken Buffalo but I wasn't that phased by the Bison, and even less so after they swept us in my first series - seeing them hit more homers (13) than we scored runs (7) was no fun whatsoever. Still, nice comeback against the Dinos last night. Still too early to know what to make of the Falcons, especially after such an extreme split these first two series, but a team winning more than half its games to this point - at this level - can't be that bad. I've made some alterations to both hitting and pitching lineups, and Norris was brought in to shore up the bats against righties, but other than those and the necessary minors promotions I haven't changed a lot - no need to mess with what was working. We'll see how it plays out.

#44377	01/27/2017 5:04:59 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Interdivisional play hasn't been all that bad to me, either, and sweeping Novi at the end has actually put me back among the living. Next series will determine if I follow through on my aim for the rest of the season, which would be to pass the unmanaged hulk from Upstate. My pitching isn't the worst in the league anymore (unless you look at FIP, which may be explained by the dimensions of Isotope Stadium). My closer has actually managed to record more saves than he has blown recently. The downside is that my offense has gone to sleep along with the recovery of my pitching. The two lefties I claimed to bring some balance to the lineup clearly haven't done anything to improve the situation. Still heading into the closing rounds it looks like I might once again be able to barely hang on, so I'll probably keep doing what it appears to take...

#44379	01/27/2017 5:39:14 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome Mesh77. It did feel like you had an idea of what you were doing. Pharr vs. Buffalo is an interesting decision. Both have nice position players and a 27 year old star to build around. Buffalo's pitching is aging tho, and I don't see as much help in the minors to alleviate. (Throwing stones while residing in a glass house here). Pharr also has a decent chance this season while Buffalo is a bit of a long shot atm. Personally think Pharr is the more compelling gig, but both have their challenges. The longer the bottom is competitive, the better the Dino's chances are. Think punting teams are an easier target for strong offensive teams (Birmingham). (Not criticizing punting - gotta do what ya gotta do). Overall results from inter-division. No surprise who took the crown this season - Grats Birmingham. Sympathy to Battle Creek and Cambridge who were both in their races but have fallen into dangerous waters. East Birmingham 41-19 Waterloo 39-21 Manhattan 36-24 Buffalo 34-26 Haverhill 27-33 Cambridge 23-37 Overall 200-160 West Seattle 34-26 Santa Monica 33-27 Pharr 33-27 Thunder Bay 23-37 Battle Creek 20-40 Novi 17-43 Overall 160-200 Side note. There seemed to be more 10-0, 9-1 splits than usual (IMO). Pretty demoralizing being on the wrong end of those match ups. Updated Friday, January 27 2017 @ 5:43:18 am PST

#44391	01/27/2017 1:09:16 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Very happy to be done with interleague. I went 1-9 vs both Pharr and Seattle I guess 25-15 against the rest of the West isn't bad. Nice thing about statistics, there is always a way to slice the numbers to make things look better than they are, LOL.

#44412	01/28/2017 8:49:33 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Buffalo cleaning house. Little surprised release restrictions allowa player of the calibre of Knapp to be let go.

#44415	01/28/2017 10:52:22 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Hopefully he is doing it just to stave off financial difficulties and not to dismantle the team. Knapp has actually taken a big step backwards this year. Biggest shocker to me is Bass. Really no reason to cut a guy like that.

#44423	01/28/2017 4:15:26 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Marino making his debut vs. Cambridge. Had been trying to leave him down until next season, but I seem to need 5 OF.

#44428	01/28/2017 5:45:43 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Buffalo's fire sale kind of diminishes my pleasure about the sweep. It should help me win another season in Legends, though...

#44430	01/28/2017 6:10:10 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	With the tear you are on you could easily finish 3rd now.

#44431	01/28/2017 8:14:09 pm
Mcdoogle Joined: 05/21/2015 Posts: 243 Inactive	Not sure if AD lied to me or not, but he said Buffalo had a very nice egg nest to sit on in terms of finances, so.. shrug. GL to the new owners in Legends I hope to be there one day.

#44448	01/29/2017 3:01:14 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I see that Buffalo has lost their owner recently to unknown reasons.

#44454	01/29/2017 6:02:44 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah, probably something to do with the players he was dumping. I'd bet someone with multiple accounts. Updated Sunday, January 29 2017 @ 6:03:01 pm PST

#44494	01/31/2017 2:59:29 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Barrett is just hopeless

#44497	01/31/2017 5:26:27 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. When McCarty can steal on you, you should consider a new line of work. Grats on the 3 come from behind wins. The 4th game was particularly demoralizing. 2 unearned runs to tie, another 2 unearned runs in the 10th to win. Errors by my 18 fielding CF and my 18 fielding 2B. Shrug Haverhill factor may well be too much to overcome this season.

#44498	01/31/2017 5:55:35 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I wish it was just one SB. He gave up 3 in the one game he played. Still has a sub 19% CS this year... Toledo threw out McCarty 3 times. To bad it wasn't four come from behinds. I had a rally going in the 9th inning of the game I lost Updated Tuesday, January 31 2017 @ 5:58:59 pm PST

#44509	02/01/2017 7:08:00 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I wish it was just one SB. He gave up 3 in the one game he played. Still has a sub 19% CS this year... Toledo threw out McCarty 3 times. Heh. That's why I made the post. I was a little surprised to see McCarty had climbed a little above 50% success. You at least could sit Barrett if you chose to. I don't have much option but to let McCarty try to steal. To bad it wasn't four come from behinds. I had a rally going in the 9th inning of the game I lost Bullpen play has been a hallmark of our team, but its been poor this season. Dinos extra-inning record is a pretty good indicator of how relievers not named Booth have pitched. I don't know why I look at this stat. It always depresses me. Despite having the fewest errors in the league (tied) the Dinos have given up the 4th most unearned runs. For a team to surrender more unearned runs than the Dinos they need to make 50%+ more errors. :/

#44524	02/01/2017 6:07:53 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Seems like that guy messed up the Bison pretty good... A real pitcher's duel with Haverhill. 18-13 7-4 22-3 14-8

#44539	02/02/2017 6:08:57 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	They've done poorly. It shouldn't be that big a difference tho. Swapped a few pitching roles, but none of the high leverage guys are really that bad. The changes to the lineup make it weaker, but not that much. Few lower case positions. Roster was very deep. I'll get a better look at them tonight. I always threw southpaws at Buffalo whenever I could, as Knapp and Cartwright were the 2 guys I was most trying to keep from beating me. Not sure that's the proper strategy anymore. Wishing Hudson a happy retirement. I usually get a sense of opposing players, but Manhattan had/has so many guys built like Hudson they all kind of merged into RH-masher-guy. His 385 HRs is pretty impressive - like a hundred better than the best Dino in history. Updated Thursday, February 2 2017 @ 6:12:26 am PST

#44550	02/02/2017 3:12:17 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I went back and forth for a long time yesterday on whether or not to throw Byrd at Manhattan. He is a lefty, but he has (had) really been having a great year. Obviously made the wrong choice, LOL.

#44603	02/04/2017 8:52:18 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	The West looks weird with Thunder Bay fighting to stay up. Also seeing them out of the top 10 in the rankings is what made me click to see what was going on... crazy season.

#44605	02/04/2017 9:22:00 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Yeah, Thunder Bay is usually challenging for the title. Steve

#44611	02/04/2017 3:26:15 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Birmingham has been impossible for me this year. Currently 14-1 against Birmingham. I've never matched up well with them, but this is getting obnoxious...

#44614	02/04/2017 4:45:54 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	but this is getting obnoxious... Hehe. For you and me both. It's not really fair you have a winning record vs. the Dinos and concede against the As. I was looking at the schedule this morning thinking the Highlanders were on a nice little run. Then saw who their next opponent was. Thought to myself "guess that's over".

#44615	02/04/2017 4:52:53 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah, I'd have a winning record without the As. I figured I'd lose at least 2 games. Was really hoping to get lucky on one. At least they are the first team in the cycle, so I only have to face them one more time.

#44627	02/05/2017 3:44:53 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Treading water in Pharr. I had no illusions about challenging for the West crown: this looked purely like a need to keep a steady hand on the tiller and avoid the whirlpool of demotion. Eight games above the relegation places will hopefullly be enough to keep us clear, and for that we can thank our 33-27 record in inter-division (which was 29-16 at one point before Birmingham and then Buffalo - in my first series - both swept us)...we're just 32-37 against the rest of the West to this point, and only doomed Novi are worse. Don't think our offence is that great and yet we're second in the league in runs scored, and our starting pitching is pretty terrible. Huerta will keep getting trotted out there until the end of the season, and Bellan may have to go then too. If Costa ages badly he too may go, and salary may dictate that anyway, but replacements are thin on the ground - we do have a couple of guys but the Falcons roster isn't as strong as a lot of the competition. Next season could be crucial in determining Pharr's longterm future.

#44647	02/05/2017 4:27:30 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I need to spread out my runs better

#44666	02/06/2017 5:44:28 am
ryandinho Joined: 09/06/2015 Posts: 7 Inactive	Hello everyone, I've just been given the good fortune of taking over the Buffalo Bison. Hopefully it won't be too long before the team can be competitive with the rest of the elite teams in this league. Good luck for the rest of the season!

#44679	02/06/2017 3:45:25 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Welcome. Buffalo has been a good team for quite a while. That last guy wasn't able to do too much damage to them, so it shouldn't take long to recover.

#44687	02/06/2017 5:55:15 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Welcome, and it's good to see Buffalo has a new owner who has been around before. It's good to see that unless you're manager of the Isos, of course, because it makes my aim of passing the Bisons before the end of the season less achievable and forces me to focus on the two teams breathing down my neck. This is going to be one tough final stretch. For once, I have to disagree with Seca's view of my team. Hudson was not just another righty masher. Looking at our results this season shows how sorely he's missed. We're scoring the fewest runs in the division, and we're two home runs away from being last in that category, too, in spite of our small stadium, in which our pitchers have a massive problem keeping the ball in the park. You can't hit home runs if you don't hit the ball in the air. Subtract Nava's 65 RBI and add the 105 Hudson had at this point last season, and we're a competitive team. Sure, we don't have Waterloo's defense, but we're still a solid third in runs allowed, in spite of giving up almost twice as many HRs as Birmingham does. Intradivisional play was good to me this time, maybe because the five-game series make it more difficult for opponents to exploit my lack of lefty bats. I've been struggling with that for several seasons, but I just never got any decent ones. The ones I got sucked. The three lefties I got off waivers that I've been playing this season, sorted by their number of at bats, and their batting averages against righty pitchers: .223, .162 and .217, all worse than the team average. Bizarre enough, at least two of them look quite talented to me. Thing is, it's only getting worse. Two of my better remaining hitters, Dunlap and Segui, are 33 and 32, and my only pitcher who has put up consistently decent numbers over more than one season is 33, too. In the upper minors, I have one future ace pitcher and not much else.

#44695	02/06/2017 8:56:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hudson was not just another righty masher. Agreed. Didn't mean to suggest that. His career numbers are truly impressive. I just found him a little hard to distinguish from the herd. Morris, for example, I found a bit more of a unique threat than Hudson, Dunlap, Barber, etc.. The number of Isotopes games I take in is relatively small. Also welcome ryandinho.

#44697	02/06/2017 9:03:35 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Actually you made out well on the deal Holmes, because you got to play the Bison while they had an AI manager this round. Having a player take over can only help you stay ahead of the bottom two teams, which is much more important than getting the Bison below your (especially if it came at the cost of you being #5 ). For the Bison to lose, someone else has to win.

#44711	02/07/2017 6:10:09 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Couple of stats that jump out at me. Both from the West. Tho Thunder Bay has been very successful in recent seasons, i think most would agree this iteration of their offense has underachieved. Haven't scored a lot of runs despite having some nice looking offensive players. Since RISP has come in their number has been abysmal. Maybe this has been a big part of the issue all along. Seattle is contesting the West title with a -51 run differential. Gives them an EXWL of something like 74-86. Think its pretty rare for a team to clock in that much above their pythagorean.

#44730	02/07/2017 2:29:13 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	For the Bison to lose, someone else has to win. Details, details... As opposed to some previous seasons, I really don't see any team here where I really think they don't belong in Legends. A bot or a team owned by a passive manager would have been the only one I wouldn't miss.

#44798	02/08/2017 5:09:29 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. Things sure do change in a hurry. 4 games ago Dinos were leading Birmingham 5-2 heading to the bottom of the 8th in a game that would have put us up 5. The As unleashed the dingers to win that game, and have made up all the ground and basically all the 20 RD I had on them. Its probably the correct outcome for them to win. The +83 HR differential is still basically a 2:1 ratio and is just sick.

#44799	02/08/2017 5:12:01 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I apologize in advance for giving Burlington 4 more wins tomorrow.

#44832	02/08/2017 10:28:31 pm
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	We only have 4 more home games on our schedule, and not much of an away record, .... yes, please. Or sweep us, and save some for the next season.

#44859	02/09/2017 8:49:16 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I apologize in advance for giving Burlington 4 more wins tomorrow. Hehe. Dinos do have a win in hand in the standings, but ya, that extra game for Birmingham is vs. Haverhill. I will admit I made an assumption on how that game will turn out. I hadn't noticed the home-away split. Interesting. I don't put much credence in those stats. Feel they are prone to blips due to starter match-ups or form streaks. I'd be surprised if a certain type of ballpark caused Birmingham trouble - excellent power, excellent speed, excellent pitching.

#44864	02/09/2017 9:59:25 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I heard that their ball boys were only above average, so I'm hoping to find a way to take advantage of that weakness.

#44885	02/09/2017 6:39:43 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Nice! My info was good. I exploited their ball boys perfectly

#44902	02/10/2017 5:24:24 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was surprised at your success against against Campanini. He is lights out against Waterloo. Maybe just coincidence, but the Dinos recent poor play has happened along side a 12 game injury to Baez. Be nice to get him back game 2 tonight. Series between Battle Creek and Thunder Bay in the West has the potential to sort the bottom half of that division.

#44905	02/10/2017 6:32:32 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've been seriously missing Lang who suffered a 35 day injury at the end of the year. I can bring him back for the last game if I want...

#44926	02/10/2017 1:14:07 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I'm amazed that Baez is actually a usable player for you, even offensively. By any standards, I would expect Dombrowski (who happens to be quite similar defensively) to be a better hitter (although he's certainly no Derek Jeter) and Baez to be below the Mendoza line. The actual results are the exact opposite, and consistently so for Baez.

#44929	02/10/2017 2:06:17 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Performance trumps scouting reports. Baez is most certainly very underrated by the scouts/coaches. I've had a slew of guys who look good on paper and perform like garbage. Dąbrowski is also still developing and will probably do better next year. His minor league performance would seem to indicate he can do better than he has been doing this year at least.

#44965	02/11/2017 3:13:22 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Job done in Pharr! Apologies to Two Plums, but with eight games left to play the Falcons are ten games clear of Thunder Bay in fifth, meaning we are safe and can look forward to another season in Legends (perhaps just one more, LOL). That was my sole aim, very pleased to have managed it. Roster needs some work though, which is going to be next season's challenge.

#44975	02/11/2017 5:57:45 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Buffalo Bison are safe as well. The only way Haverhill or Manhattan can catch them is by winning all of their remaining games. Since Haverhill and Manhattan play each other in the last series, its impossible for Buffalo to drop below 4th (and highly unlikely for them to drop bellow 3th).

#44990	02/12/2017 8:09:20 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Yes, looks like we'll have quite the showdown for fourth place in the East. By the way, I wasn't even aware that Pharr had picket up my lefty stopgap bat from last season, Troy Norris...

#44994	02/12/2017 9:18:09 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah I pointed that out on the thread earlier. Third chance for Norris. Quite the Legendary journeyman Its only fair though, since I've been using an x-Pharr pitcher as my setup for the last 4 seasons. Definitely an interesting competition for 4th in the east. Especially with so many teams playing each other. Manhattan really has their destiny in their own hands with two series left. One against Cambridge and one against Haverhill. Updated Sunday, February 12 2017 @ 9:23:59 am PST

#45012	02/12/2017 11:04:52 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Interesting decision by Kladu yesterday. Gargiulo was scheduled to pitch the 4th game of the Manhattan series but was bumped back. 78 SI (and RHP) Clymer made the start in his place. Worked brilliantly, as Clymer only gave up 2 hits in 5.2 IP for the win. That makes Birmingham's probables for the big 1 vs. 2 series today Gargiulo, Correa and Sheehan, all on full rest. Waterloo has Hardy, Zappa and Bagley, all on full rest. Waterloo leads the season series 10-7. Since joining Legends, the Dinos have faced the A's 137 times, and have a slim 70-67 series lead. Quirky fact - the winner of the season series has always alternated years, with Birmingham claiming all odd years and Waterloo winning the season series in even years (note it is 2030 ). A couple key players for the Dinos. With the A's murderers' row of LHB, Sanchez figures to be an important piece. He's had a brilliant sophomore season, but his recent form has been dreadful. Two LHP starting for Birmingham means I either play Larsen or a rookie in those games. Near the end of the first 50 games he was batting .300 and looked like an all-star. By the end of inter-division he was batting .228 and had lost his lineup spot. In sparse playing time since then he has managed to lower his average to .219. He's almost 200 points below last season's OPS and is down with the rookies and catchers on the chart. If he could do something in the series today it would help sweeten what has been a very sour end to his Dino career. One final thought. I recently made a whiny post in Vent Thread about catcher defense. The A's and Dinos have opposite philosophies. The A's have two wonderful offensive catchers ... who have arguably the worst defensive builds in the league (Lauzerique 8-13-13, Taveres 13-15-12). The Dinos have lousy offensive players who are (intended to be) top defenders (Schneider 14-7-19, Bustamante 17-8-16). Not fair to microcosm a series, but if Laurzerique is both Piazza and Molina today, I may tilt. . (In case you are interested, Lauz-Taveres have thrown out 53% of Dino base runners so far this season).

#45028	02/12/2017 2:17:15 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	And yet they have a 31% team CS, while my 19 Arm catcher has thrown out 18.9%... Go figure. At least my hitting has picked up from that pathetic sub .700 OPS at the all-star break.

#45031	02/12/2017 2:32:21 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Only 31%? They are up to 56% CS vs. the Dinos. Ya. Game 1 13 arm Lauz guns down 19 speed McCarty. 16 speed Gilbert successfully steals on 19 arm Schneider to set up the game winning run. shrug Oh well. Maybe better luck next game.

#45033	02/12/2017 2:43:42 pm
ryandinho Joined: 09/06/2015 Posts: 7 Inactive	I can breathe a sigh of relief that after taking over a good team I didn't immediately get them relegated!

#45043	02/12/2017 3:49:23 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. Nice! Still have a fair bit of talent. Wouldn't surprise me if Buffalo bounced back next season. Game 2 was pretty exciting. My mantra going in to this series was "don't let Townsend beat you". It was the 13th inning before he did. Catching was once again at the forefront of the Dino team box discussion. Poor McCarty was paralyzed with fear of Lauz's 13 cannon. In the 6th he hugged 1B which meant he was doubled off on Zarate's ensuing grounder. In the 13th he was once again immobilized - Zarate almost hit into another DP, but McCarty snuck into 2nd. Had he stolen the base, he would have scored easily on Enriquez's subsequent single. Instead he was gunned down by a laser from 12 arm Huber. Schneider couldn't leverage his arm to help the team. De La Torre stole and scored on a OF single. Youngblood ain't no Huber. There were 2 passed balls by Lauz, which seemed like karma finally kicking in. The first directly led to a run. The 2nd was in the 12th and could have meant a Dino win. Brought Schneider up with the winning run at 2B and RHP Snyder on the mound. Schneider has hit .142 against RHP this season, and my manager has been instructed to pinch hit for the 15-7-12-19 batter against RH. I envisioned a late inning opportunity for switch hitting 17-16-13-15 Larsen to make a last contribution to the team. Alas, my manager is in love with Schneider, and when a single would win the game and maybe the pennant, he preferred to leave Schneider in there to take 3 swings at the moon. So Schneider got no visible value from his defense, was terrible on offense, and my manager refuses to pinch hit for him. Bustamante was going to walk at the end of the season. Schneider may have to join him. Not being able to pinch hit for him is really irritating.

#45050	02/12/2017 4:46:21 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	And then game 3 is the Schneider show. Got a CS. Swung the bat. Interesting difference in philosophies. Sheehan had a miniscule hook and was gone in the 3rd. Bagley had an infinite hook and his biggest pitch count of the season. Hard to say who is in the driver's seat. Whatever happens in the 4th game, looks like it will be a compelling series for survival in the East.

#45053	02/12/2017 4:55:50 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yep. Comes down to Haverhill and Manhattan, and the two teams actually play each other in the final series. Our destinies are in our own hands.

#45071	02/12/2017 6:44:02 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	All that whining about 3B and somehow I have 3 decent 3B on the team this year. Spears has been stuck at SS all year because Arias has been bombing out (in the wrong way), but he looks pretty promising. Chacón also needs work (and a fountain of youth), but he has been holding his own as the lefty platoon. Foreman has been solid as the righty platoon. Unfortunately they all need playing time at 3B during sprint training

#45117	02/13/2017 2:20:07 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Advantage Manhattan

#45118	02/13/2017 3:01:23 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That was a disappointing. Not even a game three. 11-6 against Manhattan in the regular season, and we managed to blow it in two games Updated Monday, February 13 2017 @ 3:08:55 pm PST

#45120	02/13/2017 3:29:37 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	It was an honor fighting it out with you until the end. Isos had the necessary bit of luck down the stretch, I guess. I'm pretty sure you'll be back up here quite soon.

#45122	02/13/2017 3:48:16 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. With 2 games to go Dinos need 1 win (or an A's loss in their final game). Hardy vs. Sheng in game 3. Sheng is 3-0 against the Dinos this season. And probably last season. And the season before. Very tough match up for my squad. I'm tempted to push Hardy back to game 4. Feel like I'm going to get a better game from him than Bagley. But that would put Bagley on pretty short rest - basically conceding game 3 and letting it all ride on game 4. Decisions, decisions.

#45124	02/13/2017 4:16:06 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Thanks Holmes. At least I was a few games closer this time around. I'll be back

#45125	02/13/2017 4:17:11 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Went with Hardy in game 3. He wasn't great. But McCarty somehow had Sheng's number and it became a bullpen game. Got a 2 run lead in the 8th that Sanchez gave away. Got the lead again in the top of the 12th, but Barr completely unravelled in the bottom of the 12th, walking 4 straight and adding a wild pitch for good measure. Lived and died on every pitch, and then discover we backed into the pennant through a Birmingham loss. Assuming we don't lose the last game by 30.

#45126	02/13/2017 4:19:14 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Congrats Seca.

#45127	02/13/2017 4:27:18 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	At least my young stud SP did well in game three. First game back from a 36 day injury, LOL.

#45128	02/13/2017 4:27:28 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Congratulations. Steady work leading to success once again.

#45134	02/13/2017 5:30:42 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks. . I think we basically led wire to wire. Would have been tough to lose it at the end. That said, the A's are very good and had a season deserving of a title. This is only the 2nd time the Dinos have had a 100 win season. The other time was in '19 back in V. We leaned really hard on 34 year old Hardy and 33 year old Dawson. Can't see them performing like that again next season. Window likely closed. Looking forward to the series against Santa Monica. Second time the two teams have met with hardware on the line. Had a good series in the '26 cup final.

#45146	02/13/2017 7:15:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Some (imo) interesting tidbits from the season: - Manhattan has lead the East in HRs in all 5 of their previous Legends seasons. This year they were last. - Seattle and Pharr both had 50+ holds this season. Thunder Bay had 1. However, the 1 this season was more than their combined total in the previous 2 seasons. - Seattle stole 297 bases. Santa Monica stole 8. - Birmingham led the league in both saves and blown saves. - the biggest difference between BA and RISP was Haverhill's +26 points. The biggest -ve difference was Thunder Bay who hit 7 points worse. - the West likes to hit ground balls. - Thunder Bay hit 18 more batters than they themselves were hit. Novi were the league pacifists getting hit 13 more times than they plunked. - Birmingham did the most pinch hitting. Santa Monica did the least. The position PH for the most (other than DH) was RF. The least was SS. - Haverhill was the only team w/o a complete game. Haverhill also led the league in singles. - edit. One more. The two biggest whiffs by EXWL. Seattle finishes 2nd, 91-69, with a -24 RD (14 games better than EXWL). Thunder Bay finishes 5th, 70-90 with a +17 RD (12 games worse than EXWL). Updated Monday, February 13 2017 @ 7:24:27 pm PST

#45149	02/13/2017 7:42:48 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That's good. Singles are much more important than HRs, LOL. Kind of shocked how high my RISP is. Be interesting to see it with a full years worth of data. My team starts pretty slow. They only really do well during the months of September, December, January, and February. That's when my team is the hottest Another interesting stats: - Waterloo had the most quality starts with 105, Haverhill had the least with 31. Updated Monday, February 13 2017 @ 7:52:31 pm PST

#45160	02/13/2017 9:20:00 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Or how about: Quality starts by Haverhill - 31 Quality starts by Eric Hardy - 28 Be interesting to see Haverhill's RISP w/o Hastings. Yowzaa. Should get some MVP votes.

#45165	02/14/2017 12:25:34 am
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	12 Potential Ivan Moss (.310 BA, 1st),(<2 claims) Omar Vega (.149 BAA, 0.867 WHIP, >1st),(<5 claims) Dontrell Irving (11 POGs, 1st),(FA)

#45176	02/14/2017 3:17:19 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats Seca and Optics. Well done guys o/ Novi may return, but I don't think it will be anytime in the next few seasons. Too many youngsters to sort out. Shame my one season here was doomed from the start. Would have liked to have seen what the team that got me here would have done if the governor had been off.

#45185	02/14/2017 5:45:50 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Held my breath for the last half of the season. Sorry that it's Thunder Bay going down. Not sorry that it isn't me. Most of my core should be back next year. I need a couple of bats if I ever want to compete for a title. Hoping Silvio Moran is ready sooner rather than later.

#45186	02/14/2017 5:46:14 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Manhattan has lead the East in HRs in all 5 of their previous Legends seasons. This year they were last. That's pretty much what I was expecting. Replacing one of my "better" hitters' 15 or so HRs with the 40 Hudson would hit in his heyday would easily put us in second place in that category. Dunlap and Morris have declined in hitting, too. Dunlap used to hit 30+ instead of 17, so that's what we're missing compared to Birmingham or to our own results from last season. We'd still be far from the 220 we hid in 2028, of course... It's only getting worse for the Isos from here. With the inevitable regression, Dunlap will not be the best player for any position next season, but his replacement will probably be worse than Dunlap was this season, especially in the power department. Not much hope on the farm, either. Updated Tuesday, February 14 2017 @ 5:46:45 am PST

#45208	02/14/2017 9:32:42 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not sorry it isn't me. You should take some pride in sticking. Not an easy task. The end of season stats seemed to suggest your squad had some bad luck (eg., high # of unearned runs / error). @ Nobodyjones Moss was a really nice pick up. Dinos used to take pride in using 12 pot guys. Down to 4 tho. Enriquez had a wonderful (bounce back) season. Didn't have a full time job until the all-star break, but managed 25 HRs in less than 400 ABs. His .299/.362/.570 slash and .932 OPS were the best of his career. Might have been in the MVP discussion if he'd had more playing time. Schneider gave exactly what was expected. Bat ~.220. Hit ~20 HR/600 AB. Give good defense at catcher. The other two are relief pitchers. Sanchez was remarkable. Conti was borderline unplayable the first half of the season, but had a nice second half.

#45218	02/14/2017 12:54:50 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	If 12 POTs are the key then Pharr are on the road to success - 15 of our 19 minor leaguers are 12 POTs! Yay! Or...not. Been a bunch of 13 POTs cut by the Falcons over the years and some of the 12 POTs kept instead don't exactly look like world-beaters. We have a 15 POT P but he's a 19-yo lefty in A ball.

#45231	02/14/2017 3:48:14 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I have 4 POT 12 on my team right now, but it wasn't enough to stay up.

#45239	02/14/2017 4:51:56 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Couple lacklustre games from the Dinos to start the playoff. A Baez error costs us 3 unearned and does us in game 1. Bagley made 2 nice starts against Santa Monica during the season, but was terrible in game 2. Back in Waterloo with Hardy on the hill for game 3. Hopefully change our mojo.

#45267	02/15/2017 6:10:15 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	A review of the Falcons roster, with a look ahead to 2031. C: Delgado probably should have been up in pre-season this year but performed well when he did get there. Great hitting 14 POT with an 18 Arm, just needs to get his AVG against LHP up (.322 in the minors, .129 so far in majors). Mays can play against lefties at C or 3B but can't hit RHP. The old guys needed to go so glad I cleared house. 1B: Gutierrez is the guy against righties but has a weird build and can't hit lefties (being a lefty himself). Hackett was signed for depth and I very much doubt he continues hitting .286, but he might be the platoon complement. Hibbard has traditionally been the guy against LHP but is turning 33 and has a grand total of 29 HR in 1727 AB, not what I look for at 1B. I'm already looking past him. 2B: With Mueller gone Polanco is the default starter but he couldn't hit righties this season. He does have adequate defence and provided over half our SB (66/125). De La Rosa might have to be the backup, and Christensen isn't a 2B and was only signed for depth. 3B: Bernie Taylor will turn 30 but still has it, though his .290 AVG (.378 vs LHP) clearly isn't sustainable. Mays and Delgado can both play the position if the need arises. SS: You'd like a bit more range but otherwise Salgado is rock-solid here. Still developing and only turning 23 he'll be around for a long time, although his .243 AVG against RHP - a career high - probably isn't sustainable. Rice backs him up but can't hit righties either. Alcaraz was a depth signing and there's as much chance of him continuing to hit .321 as there is of me growing a monkey tail. OF: Zaragoza has CF locked up but you'd obviously like a better pure hitting report on a 16 POT. Benitez, Gutierrez and Rice mix in as the other starters depending on matchups, and though Berry is a still-developing 14 POT he doesn't look much more than a 4th OF/platoon guy to me. Christensen might develop into a reasonable depth guy. Overall the hitting isn't bad and certainly put up numbers this year, and the fielding is good enough. But there will be changes, almost certainly, just a question of what I can find. Pitching? Meh. This area needs a ton of work. Huerta has been terrible for a couple of seasons but at least takes a spot, and he's a coin toss: he either wins or loses. Either way ageing might render him unusable. Costa might be done by a combination of ageing and salary but we'll see, not like there are better options. Norman and Smith are fine, Freeman is a depth arm but not much use, and Weber was okay in the pen but hammered every time he started bar one outing - as expected, as I've seen the discussions on how lefties struggle in Legends. For a guy with a great report Alonzo was terrible this season but I'll call it an outlier for now. Rodriquez might never turn out and spending most of the season in AAA without getting a single outing didn't help. Cedillo and Prieto are fine even as 12 POTs, and Bellamy and Colombo are still developing but pointing in the right direction. There will definitely be changes here. I'm expecting a struggle next season, but sometimes this team surprises me. Sometimes.

#45276	02/15/2017 8:39:20 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Go Dinos!!!

#45278	02/15/2017 9:42:39 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah! Sorry Carp gotta back our division. I still maintain I would rather have Santa Monica's roster than Thunder Bay's Updated Wednesday, February 15 2017 @ 9:43:54 am PST

#45308	02/15/2017 3:26:52 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	2029 Carp were 11 games back of Thunder Bay. 2030 Thunder Bay were 26 back of the Carp. I don't see any roster moves that represent a 37 game swing. Was this all aging update? Rng? Anyway. Dinos take the first 2 on home turf. Making a series out of it.

#45317	02/15/2017 4:28:30 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	And the fifth game with the home team winning. A rather thrilling end of the season. I personally don't think that Thunder Bay's roster is bad at all. It doesn't have a good age structure, but this season it should have been stronger than mine.

#45359	02/16/2017 8:28:28 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow...Waterloo storms back. Steve

#45362	02/16/2017 9:02:58 am
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Yuhhh!!! Go Dinos!

#45364	02/16/2017 10:43:35 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Waterloo considering a change in plan. Would have liked to have led with Hardy, but he was fatigued at the start of the series. So the plan was Dawson-Bagley-Hardy as a 3 man rotation, Dawson starting game 7 if needed. Hardy is a little more fatigued than I expected going into game 6. Considering using Rosado in 6 and having a full rest Hardy for 7 if it is needed. Still not sure. Decisions, decisions.

#45402	02/16/2017 5:32:31 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Congratulations, Seca. Great comeback!

#45413	02/16/2017 7:30:22 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks! Did go with Hardy in game 6. He pitched well, but his defense let him down a bit. Tough game to lose for Santa Monica. Had real good chances to win in the bottoms of the 8th, 9th, and 10th. Happy enough it didn't go to game 7 as McCarty would have missed it with an injury. Cheers to Santa Monica. From last in VI to first in Legends is a nice accomplishment. And cheers to the rest of Legends on an entertaining season. I'm looking forward to next season - will have some new faces in the lineup, and some teams joining the league that I think will be great additions.

#45414	02/16/2017 7:39:06 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm kicking myself a bit. Had 2 guys in the minors who contributed (a small amount) this season. Should have called them up to get the little pennants on their player cards. Oh well. Try to remember for the next time (tho I suspect that will be a while).

#45438	02/17/2017 4:23:52 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Not a single Pharr player in any of the Awards mentions, at any point this season. Can't say I'm surprised!

#45481	02/17/2017 12:09:26 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	No real surprises. I appreciate the 3 guys who threw votes at Hardy (tho it was very much Dawson's season). I had assumed McCarty was going to get the gold glove at SS. 6 errors over the season was fantastic. Was surprised when the Thief (easier than spelling his name) got it with a lower F% and the same DPs. Not complaining tho. The Thief is a better defender given McCarty's noodle arm. Sure he made some dazzling plays from deep in the hole that McCarty didn't.

#45520	02/18/2017 4:36:42 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Aging update was relatively kind to the Dinos. Hardy and Dawson still appear operable. Did confirm who our cuts are heading into the season.

#45552	02/18/2017 10:09:04 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wish I was less sentimental. Should cut Greene and keep Barr. Would save like 4 million. Probably give me the same performance and a couple less seasons on the arm. Likely Barr that goes tho.

#45667	02/19/2017 7:53:17 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome to the new teams! Sumter is a bit of a known quantity. Almost stuck in '29, and coming off a stellar season. Alexandria is a team I have been fearing for a while. Have a similar MO as the Dinos. In my experience, (pre-McCarty) Waterloo tends to do poorly against teams that play the same style. Expecting a tough season series, and wouldn't be surprised if Alexandria has a strong season. Think the Manhattan match up is going to be key for them. Fort Worth is another team that has scratched and clawed its way from VI to the top. There are lots of classy managers in BrokenBat, and mcrmoe is one of them. With a strong core in its prime I think its more likely Fort Worth will be in the title chase than the relegation battle. I didn't immediately recognize Pasadena as the venerable North Bridgeside franchise. Nice to see a team that has knocked on the door a few times get into the top flight. I'm a little worried that their righty-heavy lineup might have trouble, but I think there is more southpaw pitching in the West. May be fine. I think we'll see a team stick in each division, which would make this a banner year for promoted teams.

#45669	02/19/2017 8:00:22 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Hi all, I'm not very active in the forum (lurker rather than contributor), but I'm trying to be more present now that I've reached Legends. After my pal Frank, a little bit of italian pride at the top of the game. Thanks Seca for the kind words.

#45679	02/19/2017 9:10:33 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Yeah, Alexandria and Fort Worth look very worthy, almost too much so for my liking! Going to be a struggle for Pharr to avoid the relegation spots, again, even if last time out was our best effort in three seasons!

#45690	02/19/2017 10:39:18 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Been thinking more about whether Pasadena being a little RHB heavy lineup will hurt this season. Decided not as much as usual. The reason is no Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay sported 5 solid RHP starters, and leaned heavily on Woods out of the pen. I don't see any of the other teams with as extreme a pitching make up. Perhaps this is part of why Thunder Bay dipped last season. Their division mates were better prepared to handle RHP. Seattle's top producers are LHB, and they rely on their running game which is more effective against RHP. Battle Creek featured 7 LHB in their lineup last season. Santa Monica had 5. Pharr had a gauntlet of Norris, Benitez, Zara & Guti. When they crossed over they found Buffalo (Cartwright/Knapp/Nielsen), Waterloo (McCarty), Birmingham (like a half dozen guys). I've always really liked the 6 team leagues, as 20 games against an opponent allows for some strategy. You can make an attempt to exploit a strength or weakness. Sometimes we see some hard counters. In '29 Thunder Bay went 17-3 against a Burlington team that (imo) was reliant on RHB. Looking at the West there are a couple of teams Pasadena may match up well against. If you can find even 1 team to whom you are kryptonite, it goes a long way towards having a successful season.

#45693	02/19/2017 10:59:29 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A minor story for the season. A couple seasons back I was swimming in 2B prospects. Had Adams, Sims and Oates who were all very similar and close in age. Decided Adams was the odd man out (always meant to cut Oates, never got around to it). Since Adams is plying his trade in Alexandria, we should get a fairly clear idea of how my Adams vs. Sims decision turned out.

#45729	02/20/2017 6:11:41 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hope my off-handed comment isn't messing with Ravel30. 3 LHB signed last night. I think Manhattan's experience has been a good RHB can do better than a bandaid LHB. That said, Waterloo has a soft spot for Jennings. He played 1 game for the Dinos last season when Butler (1B) was hurt, Nava (backup 1B) was hurt, and Youngblood (backup backup 1B) had to play his normal position b/c an OF was hurt. Jennings hit a solo shot, giving Waterloo a 3-2 win. Turned out every game was important.

#45733	02/20/2017 8:02:46 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Holy heck! Just noticed Hackett who I signed late last season and hit .284 in 42 AB, saw his salary leap from $3.05M to a whopping $6.55M! So he's cut, another guy who can go back to Boras...

#45752	02/20/2017 2:52:41 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I think Manhattan's experience has been a good RHB can do better than a bandaid LHB. An outstanding RHB certainly can. Unfortunately, they are running short with Hudson and Dunlap already gone and Barber falling apart. I still have the guys who can get on base, just not the ones who will get them home, no matter from which side of the plate. Lefties are... well, I never get good lefty hitters.

#45827	02/21/2017 12:59:18 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	As expected, father time has taken his toll on my lineup. It caught me by surprise when Barber was let go. In my mind he was like 27-28 yrs. Seasons rolling by. Update #0 kinda hard on Morris, tho he still looks dynamic. I think its because we play so often, but I thought your pitching was older. But its really only Cox. Manhattan could be a real wild card this season. Improved infield defense may have contributed to a resurgence of the pitching last season. I expect Duncan to bust out an have a good offensive year. Actually think there is quite a bit of uncertainty around 5 of the 6 East teams. Alexandria and Sumter are new and unknown. Manhattan transitioning. Waterloo just aging. Buffalo maybe a little disarray after changing hands a few times. I feel confident in saying Birmingham is going to be good. * quote snipped from another thread

#45835	02/21/2017 4:07:46 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Same thing that happened to Hackett, happened to Foreman. Its a flaw in the algorithm. Basically the algorithm says, this guy is at the Legends level. Then it looks back at his last three years performance and assigns a value as if he was playing in Legends for all three years.

#45873	02/22/2017 2:55:58 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I certainly hope Duncan has a breakout year offensively. I project him to a 750ish OPS, so he's in the heart of the lineup now, if only for lack of better options. Barber wasn't that old (his career was also short because he was a bit of a late bloomer, joining the majors towards the end of his age 25 season), and I certainly didn't expect to release him before his age 31 season. He's one of only two players in team history to regress in hitting skill in his age 31 season. Well, I was always asking for less predictability in age regression, so here I go. On the other hand, Cox is holding up surprisingly well at 34, so no complaints, really. My pitching isn't that old because I've been weeding out old guys when they weren't good enough anymore to keep in the rotation or at closer, saving low leverage relief spots for youngsters. I've paid a price performance-wise, but it has kept salaries at bay, and must have helped the younger guys develop.

#45874	02/22/2017 3:00:42 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I certainly don't think of Manhattan as a wild card, though, unless I manage to pick up one or two monster sluggers from somewhere. Since I don't see that many on waivers so far, I'm just hoping to barely survive again, this time on a payroll that should keep me profitable even with bad results. You can't win if you don't score runs, and my lineup is so punchless, it's not even funny.

#45883	02/22/2017 5:21:31 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Its a flaw in the algorithm Flaw or feature? If it just happens to upper division teams, its a way to apply pressure to these rosters. Force decisions and change. The effect is not nearly as significant to players with the home town discount. So its punishing top level teams waivering high performing players. I think that is something much of BrokenBat's playerbase can get behind.

#45885	02/22/2017 5:44:26 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I don't think it has anything to do with the home town discount. If you pick up a guy from another Legends team you wouldn't see the jump. It is only players that you pick up from the lower leagues that have inflated stats from those leagues which cause this sort of salary leap.

#45888	02/22/2017 6:19:22 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That sounds hypothetical to me. I doubt there are many examples of star players in their prime moving from one top division team to another. You can certainly see the effect of league level. I feel the most spectacular increases are when you get both multipliers firing in the formula at the same time.

#45909	02/22/2017 9:08:21 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I certainly don't think of Manhattan as a wild card Ya. I guess wild card wasn't really the right term. I'd be surprised if Manhattan stayed in the title chase (without addition(s)). But I think there are reasons why the win total could be +5 instead of even or -5.

#45938	02/22/2017 6:14:41 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Well Norris didn't get much of a bump when he moved over. Neither did Nash. I think salary is all about the last three years performance. And league level is calculated at their current level rather then where they did the performance. Homegrown might account for a 1 million bump, but these 3 million bumps are coming from their incredible performance at the lowest levels. Plus there are plenty of non-homegrown guys in Legends who aren't making outrageous salaries. They just developed on the team so they don't have those crazy stats to lean on during salary negotiations.

#45940	02/22/2017 7:09:59 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I ask for examples of star players in the prime, and I get 35 year old Norris who had a .268 3 HR 12 SB season as 1 of his 3 years. Nash struggled to keep his ERA under 4 in his 3 seasons prior to transfer. I did come up with an example. Estrada. When I say "home town discount" I mean developed with the team. I am getting the home town discount with Zarate despite adding him as a 25 year old.

#45941	02/22/2017 10:10:11 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I don't think there is such a thing. I think there is just a homegrown discount. They have to have the apple icon for that. That was kind of my point. The guys in the lower leagues have crazy good stats. They come up and have mediocre years, but get a huge salary boost because of the stats they garnered when they were in the lower leagues. A guy going from a Legend team to a Legend team who performs mediocre was probably performing mediocre for the other Legend team as well. Estrada is an exception because he continued to improve. Any guy who can pitch 1.81 in Legends is going to demand a high salary. Updated Wednesday, February 22 2017 @ 10:13:39 pm PST

#45944	02/22/2017 11:24:25 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	There is a discount for players you have had under contract for a few years, even if they're not homegrown. Steve confirmed that in some discussion a while ago, although he didn't reveal how long that takes - but for a first effect, that can't even be long. Take a look at our old friend Fabian Tapia: http://brokenbat.org/player/77062 He was drafted by Atlanta, and picked up as an underdeveloped 16pot free agent by Orlando. After a number of seasons in Legends, I claimed him off waivers during the 2025 season. Within the season and in the same devision, his salary jumped from 3.4 to 4.25mil. I released him in the course of the 2028 season (and with some very ugly stats from his last two seasons), and with that in-season change, his salary went from 4.05 again to 4.25, although it was a change from Legends to League IV.

#45959	02/23/2017 7:41:28 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Speaking of salary jumps, have you noticed the changes in Thunder Bay? Long-time stalwarts Marini and Woods are both gone - Marini's salary was down to $4.95M but has jumped to $7.1M now that he's been cut; Woods salary jumped from $7M to $8.05M with the flip, and now stands at a whopping $10.05M! Will be interesting to see how the Red Raiders respond to Two Plums first losing season and demotion (nasty feeling he might pass us coming up as we go down). Some things haven't changed though - he did land a great hitting, ML-ready, 14 POT OF with his 1st round pick.

#46053	02/26/2017 6:50:14 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Lot of head scratching this spring. Have long seen Sims as the heir of 2B. But I also have Oates. We tried to bring Sims along last season, but Baez played well and made using Sims difficult. Sims can steal, Oates can't. But Sims has got a BC >> PD build that I'm not fond of, especially on a base stealer. Oates is more balanced. Going with Oates would allow Baez a good amount of playing time the next couple of seasons which he probably deserves. Hess would backup 2B this season if we cut Sims (and eventually platoon with Oates). Similar problem at 1B. Nava is blocked by Butler. The timing would work better if we went with Sharp as our future 1B. Its not as tidy as 2B, as Nava is my main backup at 1B, and could carve out a role as a DH if he its. Hmmmmm.

#46056	02/26/2017 7:20:42 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Nava and Sharp look very similar. Sims looks to have performed a bit better offensively than Oates. His OBP doesn't really seem to have suffered in the minors from his low PD, and he has a better OPS. First year was pretty rough, but that is usually the case. He has more fielding than Oates, but Oates does have the edge on the ever important range skill. Still, with his SBs, I think I would put Sims ahead of Oates.

#46057	02/26/2017 9:04:18 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Appreciate the input. I figure minor league stats are mostly a sign of SI/placement. Sims has had the advantage of being the crown prince, meaning he's had full spring training time for the past 4-5 seasons. Oates has always been on the cut list, and has had about 20 ABs of spring training over that time. Sims should have better minor league stats. I doubt the choice makes much difference unless one of them is a 103 and the other is a 110. At this point Sims looks like a 103-104 guy (his PD is a dead skill). I could see Oates getting to 110. If he did, I think his 13-13-13-15 would play better than Sims' 13-15-5-15. I think its a lesson for me to share spring training time better, even if I think a plan is set in stone.

#46075	02/26/2017 1:58:22 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That is a good point if you think Sims SI was slightly inflated for his level. I usually spread my ST out pretty evenly for the most part. Of course that may be why my guys don't finish developing until they are 30, LOL.

#46107	02/27/2017 9:09:49 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos signed De La Torre last night. Think there are real questions about Enriquez repeating last season's success, especially against RHP. De La Torre some insurance in case Enriquez has a slow start. De La Torre pricey and not too impressive physically. Paying for the track record. Will not collect many paychecks if Enriquez hits. Probably could have done better if I'd been looking for a LHB DH type throughout the off-season. (Had been viewing Nava as the backup plan, now not so sure).

#46272	03/03/2017 7:15:08 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	With the exception of Tobias, the 15 POT that Pharr lucked into in the fifth round in 2028, you have to go back to the fourth round in 2027 to find a draft pick that has stuck with the Falcons. All six guys I've drafted since coming here have been duds, and the track record prior to that wasn't great - which is why our farm is a bunch of 12 POT castoffs with a few nuggets thrown in. Our hitting prospects have good builds but its anyone's guess how the arms will turn out (my expectations are not high), and having a very average system does not lend itself to a longterm stay up here. I was very happy to stay up last season but even though our record was our best in three seasons it was still just 78-82. Had an opportunity today to change managers and acquire one of the 'new new' types, but decided against it - Rogers is probably as good as it gets for hitting & development (hitting development, if you want) and I think our offence is all that has kept us up in recent seasons...and might be our only shot this season. Otherwise our slide could start as soon as this season, which may happen either way.

#46316	03/04/2017 1:12:04 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Guessing impact roster moves are mostly done for this offseason. Last season I saw the Dinos as the favourite in the East. We had played so well in the final 50 games of '29 that I expected it to continue into 2030. Tho we did win, it was by the narrowest of margins. I don't see the Dinos as the favourites this season. Age hit us harder than the immediate competition. Going to be a struggle to keep up. The West seems wide open. Santa Monica relied on some old players last season, and may have made the most cuts during the offseason. Think they will be weaker. I still suspect Fort Worth promotes straight into a title chase. Seattle is a tough team to handicap. But given they are relatively young and intact and were in it until the final week last season, should probably expect them to be a factor again.

#46317	03/04/2017 1:19:33 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Some possible Dino milestones this season: Hardy 200 wins (needs 5) Greene 1200 games (needs 70) Think Dinos have a credible rookie of the year candidate in Marino.

#46326	03/04/2017 4:28:53 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	A few milestones for Fort Worth: 800 wins for Fabri (need 83) 500 saves for Félix (need 21) This season will be a success if we can avoid regulation. Will have 2 rookie starting pitchers and possible a 3rd with Davidson. Haven't have a baptism by fire for starting pitchers in a while, in 2027 Flaherty started 30 games and posted a 5.36 era...

#46454	03/08/2017 1:47:24 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	If I end up being demoted by a one-run margin at the end of this season, I know when it happened... Duh. I inadvertently left my lineup full of the kids who had played a league 6 team in the cup in for the first league game against Buffalo and ended up losing 1-2. All I needed was a second run, and most of my big bats were riding the pine pony. Great managing performance, Holmes. Not much up in the way of milestones for the nukes, considering I culled most of my aging stars before this season. Morris is approaching minor marks like 200 homers or 250 SB. Cox is climbing the team ladder and is in the top 5 in Wins, Innings pitched and strikeouts, but it doesn't look like he'll make it to any round number during his season (and probably his career, for that matter). The story for me really is, can I survive this season while building up younger players to at least stop the offensive slide next season.

#46486	03/09/2017 9:57:36 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Takahashi = 1000 RBIs and 550 doubles (if he's not completely dead at 36) R. Kelly = 400 doubles

#46487	03/09/2017 10:02:57 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I did some fun stuff with the data for Legends. Didn't have enough time to get into the nitty gritty as I wanted to, so I just have overall averages for each team. Total SI Manhattan Buffalo Pasadena Waterloo Fort Worth Alexandria Birmingham Santa Monica Pharr Battle Creek Sumter Seattle Hitting Buffalo Alexandria Manhattan Pasadena Fort Worth Waterloo Pharr Sumter Battle Creek Birmingham Santa Monica Seattle Pitching Manhattan Birmingham Pasadena Waterloo Fort Worth Buffalo Santa Monica Alexandria Seattle Pharr Battle Creek Sumter

#46488	03/09/2017 10:08:40 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	It is worth noting that I used all active players on the major league roster and not just starters. I'm sure things would be different using just the starting hitters, but I didn't have time for that. Hope you enjoy! Best Hit Tool = Buffalo Best Bat Control = Pasadena Best Plate Discipline = Manhattan Best Power = Battle Creek Best Speed = Manhattan Best Field = Sumter Best Range = Alexandria Best Arm = Santa Monica Youngest Hitters = Birmingham Most Experienced Hitters = Pasadena Best Velocity = Seattle Best Change of Speed = Birmingham Best Movement = Waterloo Best Control = Birmingham Best Stamina = Buffalo Youngest Pitching Staff = Battle Creek Most Experienced Pitching = Buffalo

#46531	03/10/2017 7:15:17 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks for that! Appreciate your effort. I do analysis similar to that most seasons, tho I tend to focus on the vs. RHP lineup (one season I had lots of time and did a weighted 70-30 with the lineups) and also try to prorate the pitching. Your approach gives an interesting view. Dinos let field manager West go this morning. He had a pretty good track record - cup win, couple Legends titles - but was expensive and probably wasn't that great under the old rules, and really not great with the upcoming manager changes.

#46620	03/12/2017 5:57:29 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	First pass through division and I'm delightfully surprised. Got swept by Santa Monica, so not much has changed I supposed. Hitting has been on point, but I expect to regress to the mean eventually. Pitching on the other hand should get better as Abercrombie and Singleton get huge boosts in development.

#46621	03/12/2017 7:00:08 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was a good first circuit for the Dinos. Lost a couple series. The Alexandria match up feels as bad as I suspected. Hoped De La Torre would light up RHP, but all he's been lighting up are cigarettes when he sneaks off the bench. May have cashed his last cheque at Lincoln Savings Bank. Hardy and Dawson are hanging in there. Club is spending noticeably more an Advil though. Very pleased with how Marino has started the season. Hope he can keep it going. Thought Hastings was a nice pickup for Manhattan. Bullpen is a little crowded tho.

#46638	03/13/2017 2:42:20 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, I'm fixing that by following the tradition of releasing my most successful pitcher. Cowley has been remarkably good since last season, but his skillset hasn't changed since his disaster 2028 and 2019 seasons, so I'm taking that as a fluke. His spotty control was definitely not what I wanted at the back of my bullpen, anyway. It hurt a little that he was still better than some of my younger pitchers will ever be, but considering my thin farm system, I'm not going to make my staff older through a waiver claim. I would consider the equally old Arteaga and Solis similarly talented pitchers to Cowley, but they can both start, so the cowboy had to go. The key point for me is that I finally have what should be a reliable closer again, after having 40%, 27% and 29% blown saves since the 2029 season. Plus, he's right-handed, in a division that crushes lefty pitchers. Now I just have to hope that my two "best" starters won't be hovering around a 6 ERA for too long...

#46639	03/13/2017 2:44:12 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	After the winning series against Birmingham, the loss against Alexandria really hurt.

#46777	03/15/2017 9:49:59 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	One of the perks of my old dude pitching staff - Hardy and Dawson both out with injuries for Alexandria tonight. Dawson's was unfortunate as he was forced into a relief appearance in an extra inning cup game. The rotation "goes south" (Zappa, Bagley, Luque) in a hurry when those two are out. Both geezers should make their starts against Manhattan. Edit: to celebrate the suddenly very lefty rotation, I've got all 6 rostered LHB in the starting lineup tonight. And giving away lefty foam fingers to the first 10,000 fans! Updated Wednesday, March 15 2017 @ 10:39:30 am PDT

#46786	03/15/2017 11:25:56 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looking at recent transactions. Seattle and Santa Monica both added nice free agent 2Bs. I'm a little surprised guys like that slide into free agency. Is Major Hammond a great name for a power hitter or what?

#46905	03/17/2017 6:10:45 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hardy went into last nights games sitting on 199 wins. Would have been neat to get 200 against long time rival Manhattan. Unfortunately a wild pitch and an error led to a blown save. I hate losing games late that we've led from the beginning. Feel like that's what we've done to the Isotopes so far this season. Figured Hastings would help (either directly or indirectly) but the Dino's didn't give him a very friendly welcome yesterday.

#46916	03/17/2017 7:47:16 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	As well as having a great name Hammond has been just what we desperately needed, providing the power that has been sorely lacking since Mueller's retiral. We'll see if he can keep it up. Finally made a draft pick today that might stick, first in eight attempts, though he has too many points in range and arm.

#46960	03/18/2017 8:14:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've long had the impression there were more blown saves in Hardy starts. Figured it was some sort of bias or something and not really a thing. Anyway, attempt number 2 at Hardy win 200 was another blown save. Bullpen was good early in the season, but bad lately. All Booth really. Been just awful the past little while. Moved him way down the depth chart (only ahead of rookie Grasso at the moment) but he's still finding his way into games with gas can in hand.

#46973	03/19/2017 1:22:36 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Wouldn't say we're having our best season but we struggled against the rest of our division last season anyway. But in the last couple of days we went from a 10-2 start in the Cup to being swept by a LLV team, and then creamed (again) by Pasadena. We couldn't beat Seattle at all last season, yet this season it seems they're the only team we can beat - and I like their odds of changing that more than I like our odds of improving against the rest. Tough times in Pharr.

#47000	03/20/2017 6:23:53 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	With a young team that gets better every update, Pharr's task is to stay within striking distance. Hang in there. Was a good second round for the Dinos. Waterloo seems to have a good match up against Sumter and Manhattan. Just need the bullpen to get it together against Buffalo (3-4, 3 blown save losses late). Last season I played up the difference in fielding skill between Waterloo and Birmingham. The Dinos play something like 30+ more points of fielding. Was frustrated last season that my team played poorly defensively against the A's. So. This past series the Dinos committed 3 errors in the first 2 games leading to 10 unearned runs (scuttling Hardy's 3rd attempt at 200W). The A's played clean. At the end of the season I can usually justify the points in fielding. But it seems like a bad investment when playing Birmingham. Biggest blip from my preseason predictions has been the play of Pasadena. Didn't peg Kane for a 75-80 HR guy. May slow off his current pace.

#47001	03/20/2017 6:33:47 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Those with an eye on the waiver wire may have noticed Waterloo cut ties with Sims. Was difficult. 2B has long been a problem for the team, and Sims has been viewed as the solution for many seasons. As he developed, my perception of his ceiling continually dropped. The timing didn't work out great either. Trying to develop Sims and Hess while still giving playing time to Baez wasn't working well. The timing is better with Oates. Baez will be in decline by the time he's ready. Oates is probably both lower floor and higher ceiling than Sims.

#47095	03/21/2017 4:22:26 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Never say you have a good matchup until the end of the season. . Taken to the woodshed by Sumter. Out hit, out dingered, out pitched, out defended, out classed.

#47136	03/22/2017 7:29:48 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah Seca, Sumter is on a tear. I bet you're hoping they do the same to Birmingham tomorrow. A quarter of the season in the books and frankly Im still surprised with our performance so far. I had reservations coming into the season with 2 rookie starting pitchers. Bright spots have been the offense and bullpen. Hope this trend continues, especially since by the end of the season Abercrombie and Singleton should be able to hold their own.

#47148	03/23/2017 3:29:15 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, Sumter certainly did the same to Manhattan. Among two cellar dwellers, these four losses count double. They did profit from two extra-innings wins, including a blown save by my shiny new closer Hastings, now owner of a 6.75 ERA, after allowing 4 homers in 14 innings. Pitching and defense were supposed to be the elements of stability, after there already some improvement late last season, Cox didn't regress too badly and all the youngsters in my bullpen kept improving. Instead, I am currently at a 5.27 team ERA, good for a solid last place, even though my offense isn't quite as limp as I thought it would be.

#47153	03/23/2017 5:30:48 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I bet you are hoping ... Nah. . Don't start offering chickens to the baseball gods until the final 3rd of the calendar. Have fairly modest (realistic) expectations for this season. I'm finding part of the problem with older pitchers is just keeping them healthy. Hardy + Dawson + Bagley (not old) have already been out ~50 games combined. Our recent losing streak coincided with Dawson and Hardy being out together. Good news for Manhattan tonight is that the Dinos are even colder then they are. Bad news is the pitching staff is mostly sorted out. Updated Thursday, March 23 2017 @ 12:47:18 pm PDT

#47171	03/23/2017 2:33:21 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	@Seca - Did I see a new/terrible team logo on the Dinos earlier? Have to say I can't see past the old one, just suits Waterloo.

#47173	03/23/2017 3:06:14 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I actually liked the more original logo from earlier today. The Dinos and Secas style of managing are just a little different, and so was that logo. Why not?

#47175	03/23/2017 4:11:42 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I liked the new logo. Maybe Seca just made some mods. It defaults back to the original anytime you upload a new file.

#47178	03/23/2017 4:52:17 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! Thanks. Sort of. . Ya, what went up yesterday was pretty early in the design process. My wife thought it was great tho, so she made me post it. I am very fond of the old dino. I had originally wanted to put a bicorn on him, but just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted. Rock777 is correct. I've made some revisions. Awaiting approval. Updated Thursday, March 23 2017 @ 4:55:11 pm PDT

#47182	03/23/2017 9:12:06 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	So after praising my bullpen. In 4 of my last extra innings losses, 4 blown saves. Oh well, hoping for better luck tomorrow.

#47317	03/26/2017 7:29:38 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hardy gets win #200. Typical Hardy fare 4H, 2BB, 2ER over 7. Not a great loop for the Dinos with that 7 game losing streak. Would have been nice to win the Birmingham series after taking the first 2. Oh well. Interdivision is what does the real sorting.

#47340	03/27/2017 8:11:50 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Well Inter-Division is probably what saved us last season, though most of the good work had been done by the time I took over - and promptly got swept by Birmingham and Buffalo, before saving face with a 4-1 series in Waterloo. So we need something similar this season. Taking 3 of 4 from Pasadena was a nice surprise, considering we were 1-5 against them going in.

#47343	03/27/2017 12:35:39 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	before saving face with a 4-1 series in Waterloo Oh yeah. Had forgotten about that. This isn't quite bulletin board material, but I will jog the lads memory. Looks like Santa Monica is going with a youth movement. Some pretty dismal performances from some well established players. The dangers of relying on old dudes. If Santa Monica drops, that will be the last 3 West winners (Cedar Rapids, Thunder Bay) all going first to II in consecutive seasons (tho Thunder Bay won multiples).

#47345	03/27/2017 1:53:07 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Speaking of jogging memory...I wasn't in charge for the Birmingham matchup, the Buffalo series was my initiation to Legends. Waterloo came after that, but heck seeing as we were on a 0-10 run any victory would have been nice. Four was a bonus. And heck, its not like it spoiled your season, is it?

#47409	03/29/2017 5:36:01 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Birmingham on Keyes. Dinos made an overture, but I guess it didn't resonate. Odd to see Manhattan waivering RH power in Clymer. A sign times have changed a bit.

#47439	03/30/2017 5:16:20 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Couple transactions yesterday that caught me off guard.. Just finished playing Seattle where it felt like Blanco was always on base (he wasn't, but it felt like it ). Lauzerique has been kryptonite for the Dinos both on offense and defense for years. I get they are both in the twilight of their career, but they seem (to me) to be the kind of player useful to a 1st place team. (Not criticizing, just surprised).

#47445	03/30/2017 2:32:19 pm
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I figured I could use a righty DH after giving up on Fowler. Fowler was 26, far from fully developed, and his latest development indicated his offensive ceiling would be pretty close to what Clymer (or various other righty bats from the scrap heap) can deliver. I never believed he would be able to fill Hudson's shoes, but when he was younger, his offensive ceiling sure looked more favorable. That Clymer had all of 2 claims pretty much says it all, I guess. If I find myself clearly on the way to league 2 after the interdivisional series, he'll only have cost a few of his modest weekly salaries.

#47448	03/30/2017 3:13:28 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Nice start against Waterloo, impressed with my rookie pitchers but bullpen has been a liability lately. Hope the next three games are better.

#47668	04/05/2017 5:44:29 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Well halfway point, and as far as Pharr (now that sounds weird) goes...well, we are what we thought we were. Last season ID games were our savior, but this time around it looks like the East has treated everyone in the West about the same - by cremating each and every one. Seattle's .500 record in inter-division is the best for West teams, which says it all. Overall the Falcons can't be too disappointed, youngsters are coming along and the roster is in better shape than when I took over, but the farm is pretty thin and the guys that are up will have to play like heroes if we are to have any future in Legends. Right now it looks like Seattle and Fort Worth are favourites for the West, and seeing as Santa Monica have apparently punted the season it'll be between Pharr and Battle Creek as to who demotes with them (anyone's guess right now). In the East, no surprises (boring! boring! ) as Birmingham and Waterloo are tied in just about every meaningful way, again. Place your bets as to who wins out. Alexandria are just one game back and will chase all the way, but I think the two front-runners are too strong. Similarly, although Buffalo's latest owner appears to have taken leave I fancy the Bison to stay in fourth, meaning Manhattan's seven-season stay in Legends is in danger. Sumter are ranked 7th overall in all of Broken Bat, and have a record good enough for fourth place in the West, yet are tied at the bottom with the Isos - its tough at the top, even the bottom of the top. All-Star Game tonight, and I'm expecting no end...okay, no beginning...to Pharr's nominations. We have a grand total of three mentions in the league leader stats: Darren Costa is 3rd in saves, and Tomas Vera and Perry Bellamy are 2nd and 10th in the extremely-important IP category. Wowzers.

#47677	04/05/2017 12:24:45 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@ mcrmoe - I found it an entertaining series. Lot of back and forth games. Wasn't thrilled with how the 5th game ended, but that's how it goes. @ Mesh - Insightful post. I had expected my old dude pitching staff to have fallen apart and taken me out of the race by now. They actually have fallen apart. Hardy can't stay healthy. Dawson is having his worst season. Greene has slipped to next to last on the bullpen depth chart. But other guys have been stepping up. Not sure its sustainable, but we're hanging around. Picked up Menendez. Seemed too good a player for zero claims, and helps our weakest position. Don't think he and Baez can coexist. If they both last through this week's update, one will certainly be gone by the following friday. Looking forward to the all-star game. Aka, the Kane show.

#47686	04/05/2017 3:34:20 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Close fought all-star game. 7 of the following are Waterloo's full season HR and RBI leaders during our time in the league (one of which was Larsen's MVP). The 8th is Kane at the 2031 all-star break. Can you pick out Kane? 39 HR 93 RBI 26 HR 80 RBI 29 HR 117 RBI 30 HR 103 RBI 31 HR 122 RBI 23 HR 98 RBI 25 HR 89 RBI 34 HR 88 RBI Updated Wednesday, April 5 2017 @ 3:34:58 pm PDT

#47689	04/05/2017 4:00:03 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Don't blame us for Kane - he's 10/44 against the Falcons with 5 HR. And the one series we played in Pasadena he hit 2 homers in consecutive games, then went hitless in the third. I guess we should be worried considering we have two series away to the Owls to come! And it figures that after the East pounded the West thus far, that the West would win the ASG 1-0. Go figure. The Falcons decided to stay neutral for the game, and sent not a single player (no surprise). Updated Wednesday, April 5 2017 @ 4:01:41 pm PDT

#47698	04/05/2017 6:11:39 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah thought the all star game was going to be won by the east going away. Then again the combination of Cochran-Merola-Felix can shutdown most lineups on a good day. Was actually surprised having so many all stars, too bad that means a pay raise.

#47700	04/05/2017 7:20:49 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I think there was a post one time saying all-star appearances don't affect salary. (Managers were wondering if they should send guys to the minors for the day to avoid pay raises ... Turns out not required ).

#47701	04/05/2017 7:43:40 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Buckwheat stealing home next year, what he told me.

#47739	04/07/2017 6:16:58 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	its tough at the top, even the bottom of the top. So true. Manhattan's contribution to the all star game was a pinch runner, which pretty much says it all. Even with a star pitcher appearing out of nowhere in the first round of the draft, this team doesn't appear to be competitive, and I'll have to ask myself very soon if a hopeless bid to stay in Legends justifies my current payroll. I actually had a claim on Menendez, too, then backed out because the minor upgrade would have been too expensive at DH, and I have enough second basemen to field two teams, including the benches.

#47808	04/08/2017 6:40:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	McCarty has had 2 injuries so far this season which has cost him 8 games. 6 of those 8 games were against Seattle. I don't know how Irving does it, but he does it. Untouchable in 2 starts against the Dinos this season. His peripherals are better than any Dino starter. Amazing.

#47815	04/09/2017 5:53:59 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	@Seca - Nice complimentary post about Irving, disguising what might otherwise (certainly here!) be a venting rant! Irving is 0-2 against the Falcons, and we've won all three games we've played against him. Wish we could do that more often... Interesting series tonight for us against Manhattan. Two of my (more reliable) starters are down, but I do have two prospects who "have learned all they can" in AAA...so I'm starting my erratic long relievers and placing the young 'uns in LR. It may start raining home runs tonight...

#47827	04/09/2017 6:29:18 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Suppose so. I expected to lose Irving vs. Dawson. Thought more like 6-0 than 1-0 though. Dawson just doesn't have it this season. BBs are ok. HRs are ok. But can't get anyone out. Doesn't have whatever Irving's got. Well Holmes. Good call not putting a claim on Menendez. Might be the worst $330,000 I've ever spent. Then again, outplaying Hess on either side of the ball is a big ask. Yeesh.

#47832	04/10/2017 2:59:29 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Well, it sure was an interesting series, although I would have preferred to come up at the long end. 62 runs in five games... and just in the games against the youngsters, my usually most reliable starters totally collapsed, one allowing six ER, the other not making it out of the third inning. Well, Bellamy and Colombo did a fine job, anyway. Standing behind the corner, with the towel ready to be thrown now. Glimmer of hope: Even after last series' slugfest, my run differential is still better than that of the two teams ahead...

#47880	04/11/2017 3:45:44 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Down goes Dawson. And Bagley. That makes Hardy with 3 injuries for ~ 70 days, Dawson 2 for ~ 40, Bagley 2 for ~ 35. Starting to feel kind of Sergeant Elias. Have 4 good OF this season (Bresciani, Anderson, Youngblood, Marino). Plan was to sit whoever was cold and share the ABs around. At the start of the season it was tough as they were all playing well. Now its also tough, but because the best of the latter 3 is .191 in his last 50. Can't sit enough of them.

#47909	04/12/2017 3:18:41 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	The end of interleague can't come soon enough. Lack of pitching for 5 game series a day had been our downfall. Granted The east is clearly better, the schedule is even more brutal. Then again, by this point FW is fulfilling its goal of avoiding regulation. So anything else is a blessing.

#47916	04/12/2017 6:30:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Its amazing how fast you fall out of it in interleague. 2 series ago Dios were in 2nd just 1 game back. Two days later we are in 3rd 7 games back and as close to the drop zone as the title. Not even sure I can play the kids w/o getting embroiled in the struggle to stick. Will likely try. Still feeling the ripples of the disastrous Menendez signing. With him tieing up a roster spot, I cut Zappa to make my draft. When my starting rotation was cut down this week I felt I had to bring up Booth the younger. Came within an out of making a nice debut. Unfortunately he conceded a touchdown b/f geting that last out. Oh well.

#47926	04/13/2017 2:50:09 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	I hate playing Buffalo, just seems to be a particularly poor matchup for us, and can't buy a break against Birmingham. We had just been swept by the A's when I took over last season and were then swept by the Bison. We haven't quite copied that this season - we won the first game of the Buffalo series - but pretty close. Four of the losses to the A's were by two runs or less, and (as usual) my hottest hitter missed the series. At least thats over with, but Battle Creek have gotten hot and we need to play catch-up now.

#47927	04/13/2017 4:14:35 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Considering Birmingham still has Santa Monica ahead, the are looking to be in a pretty good position after the interdivision games. Considering I couldn't even win my last series against Santa Monica, it's time to get the Isos ready for League 2.

#47932	04/13/2017 2:19:27 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Geezer Hardy injured again. Can chill with Dawson and Bagley in the sauna for the next week. Had hopes Waterloo had run into colder team in Pharr. The 9 spot they hung on Hardy in inning 5 of game 1 suggests otherwise. Some tough sledding ahead.

#47958	04/14/2017 1:45:09 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	You want tough sledding? Thought we were over our cold streak after that game one win, but two one-run squeakers (losses) were followed by two blowouts. Yeesh. ID saved us last season, may have cost us this season. Updated Friday, April 14 2017 @ 1:46:01 am PDT

#47964	04/14/2017 5:23:42 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Apologies. When we turned things around in game 2, felt I had put the whammy on you with that comment. Interdivision records follow. Birmingham's interdivision supremacy was challenged this season - have to share the crown with Alexandria. Sumter with a really strong showing. Only 1 team in West over .500. That west best record equalled the worst record in the east. West Sea 31-29 FW 27-33 BC 27-33 Pas 26-34 SM 24-36 Phr 21-39 156-204 East Birm 36-24 Alex 36-24 Sum 35-25 Wat 34-26 Buff 32-28 Man 31-29 204-156

#47966	04/14/2017 5:44:38 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The swing in the last series puts Waterloo in an odd situation. Kinda far back, and a 3 team race. Have no expectation of getting meaningful innings from either Dawson or Hardy anymore. Some morning Barker and Contreras are going to wake up and realize they aren't studs. 2B is still a fetering wound, and all LHB not named McCarty has gone MIA. Feels like a house of cards. Hard to throw in the towel, but I feel like I should be.

#47993	04/14/2017 4:59:51 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Woohoo! Second best record in the west in interleague. 😀 Stud Silvio Moran got the callup for the final 50 games of the season. Hoping that my improved young pitching staff and he can keep me up for another season while I regroup. I've lost my top four starting pitchers to age over the past two seasons and have the second worst ERA in the west.

#48053	04/16/2017 6:47:06 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Bagley down again. Max 35 days this time. Might be in the Cy Young discussion if he hadn't been injured 3 times and missed 70+ days. Think that puts my big 3 over 180 days. Doesn't look like a starter will reach 200 IP this season. Would be the first time since 2018 (a season where I rebuilt the staff halfway through).

#48073	04/17/2017 7:01:55 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Another rough series last night, swept by Battle Creek, the one team we have to overtake to avoid demoting. Left way too many men on base in game one and despite chasing their starter early we could only muster one run in 5 IP against Hurtado and his near-7.00 ERA, handing him his first win. Plus we lost our hottest (and clean-up) hitter in Zaragoza for 12 games. After that we settled into our usual role as patsies. Tough sledding. Breaking in some young guys all season and had two more pitchers get the call last week, which won't help our league-worst ERA. We lack for power in our hitters which is why I've chased a few waiver claims this season (Hammond cooled off a lot recently so had to go, and Meyers replaced him), plus we have a few guys with low BC which doesn't help. We hung on by the skin of our teeth last season, looks like our teeth are now skinless.

#48117	04/18/2017 7:04:06 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Well talk about a last-minute bonus - we'll see if "Mr. Clean" can tidy up our mess of a batting lineup!

#48133	04/18/2017 3:46:57 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looks like Su is off to a decent start. On April 12th Hardy won game 199. He was 4-1. Since then he has gone 2-8 (and has pitched every bit as poorly as the record indicates). So. Have gone from planning for him to pitch his age 36 season to thinking he'll retire at season end to wondering if he'll make it to this week's financial update.

#48142	04/18/2017 6:25:08 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	11 wins in a row. So, that happened.

#48153	04/19/2017 4:26:14 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	@garfscores - Yep, and now you're ten games ahead of us. Ah well, I hear LLII is nice this time of year...

#48161	04/19/2017 12:40:02 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. The West does seem a little like cement that's been sitting for 1/2 a day. I think there is something to be said for a change of scenery every once in a while. Some probably noticed Dinos cut Dawson loose. Was tough pressing the button. Dawson my 2nd decent draft pick (after Bradley) and was one of the 3 horses I rode hard (Hardy, Dawson, Bradley) on Waterloo's climb. He seemed like he was more than the sum of his parts - something I've found hard to discover in other players. Anyway, he leaves as #2 in basically every starting pitching category behind Hardy. Was a learning experience having the old guys this season. What I think I discovered is that it is alright having 1 of those guys around, but 2 is too many. Expensive, injury prone, big delta in performances. Easier to tolerate when there is just 1 like that. Picked up Campbell as my deadline signing. He's going to have to play extremely well to justify keeping him past the financial update. But a bit of LHB depth felt like the best use of the roster spot.

#48191	04/20/2017 3:41:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	As you might expect with how the Dino season has gone, deadline signing Campbell played a couple of games and then got injured. Did not make it to pay day. I continue to be impressed with Su. When Baez struggled this season, we tried the ill fated Menendez signing. Despite his great hitting he only mustered 7 hits and 50 ABs, and was a never-before-in-his-career disaster on defense. But Baez and Hess were still awful, so we tried Sepulveda. Somehow he was even worse than Menendez. 18-17-15 hitting skills were worth 1 hit in 23 ABs. And just like Menendez, he completely forgot how to field his position when he put the Dino uniform on. 10-7-10 Hess has been the best offensive performer at the position. \|By a lot. And even tho his fielding just reached 11, he's only behind Baez defensively. shrug Kinda wish Birmingham had won the first game as well today. Dinos are really just pretending to be competitive, especially after the sweep by Buffalo yesterday. Still just close enough that I can't justify playing the kids. If Birmingham takes game 3 maybe I can wave the white flag in good conscience. Updated Thursday, April 20 2017 @ 3:41:48 pm PDT

#48217	04/21/2017 5:30:46 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Have called up Knepper. He and Booth the Younger will be making starts this week. Will try to get Rangel some extra playing time too. Might start one or the other per series. Not that far away from the drop zone. Then again, the guys they are replacing haven't been setting the world on fire. May not be much worse. In about 4 series Dinos will get a shot in the arm when Bagley is healthy again. Setting up to be an interesting final. Birmingham clearly better, but with poor base stealing defense (maybe Carroll ges his "C" by then). Perfect opportunity for Seattle to leverage their strength.

#48253	04/22/2017 10:18:24 am
ryandinho Joined: 09/06/2015 Posts: 7 Inactive	The end of the season is looking like being a nervous time.

#48284	04/23/2017 5:29:24 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Yes, Su has been a nice signing for us, we're 8-4 since claiming him and inserting him as our clean-up hitter. Will need to keep it up if we're to have any chance of staying up, though Su contributed two of our FIVE errors in game three last night. Meyers isn't a 1B so sometimes you have to expect bad fielding games that way, but Su must just have had a bad day at the office. My SS Salgado made the other and then got a three-game injury, so just one of those days.

#48301	04/23/2017 3:12:47 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Funny, I was looking at Costa last night, and he's second all-time in Legends for career saves: 310 overall, and 33/34 this season. Money as it gets. And then he goes out in game two tonight with a 3-0 lead and gives up single, homer, homer, and we lose in extras. Five hits given up through eight innings, but we then gave up nine hits in the next three innings to lose - to Battle Creek, who we need to catch. And have also lost Meyers for 11 games. Hey ho.

#48306	04/23/2017 6:42:45 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	He's had a nice career. Converted more than a few of those saves vs. the Dinos. Related note. Greene entered career game #1200 this past series. Puts him 4th in Brokenbat history. We are ~135 games into the season, and the ERA title is being held by a closer. Exceptional for someone in that role to have enough innings to qualify this late in the season. #2 on the list is also a reliever. Guess no one told us BB manager's there hasn't been a 100 IP reliever in MLB for more than 10 years.

#48316	04/24/2017 1:39:22 am
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	"Related note. Greene entered career game #1200 this past series. Puts him 4th in Brokenbat history." hmmm...i must be missing something, BB record for games played is much higher..in the 3000-4000 range. Even in Legends he wouldn't make the top 10.

#48319	04/24/2017 3:48:55 am
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	You're looking at position players. He's fourth all-time in games pitched. https://brokenbat.org/records/27

#48321	04/24/2017 4:32:53 am
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	I knew i was missing something..lol

#48328	04/24/2017 1:37:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Despite it being a down season for Manhattan, they are still pretty good against LHP. 3rd best record in the league behind Birmingham and Seattle. Morbidly curious to see what the Isotopes do to Sammy Booth today. He of the 16.20 ERA and .469 BA vs. RHB. Booth is slotted to go in game 2, but I might bump him to game 3. That might pitch him opposite Slater. Those with exceptionally good memories for useless info may remember the debate we had in this thread a while back about whether Booth or Slater was the better investment.

#48346	04/24/2017 10:54:34 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Magic numbers for Seattle and Birmingham have appeared. Don't know if we got the talent to make a push being 5.5 games back. Actually given the run differential it is 6.

#48348	04/25/2017 2:22:05 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Remarkably, I think I have a winning record since throwing the towel and cutting all those expensive veterans. Figures. Also remarkably, I'm now closer to fourth place than anyone is to besting Birmingham. On the other hand this is the first time since basically forever that I have a positive rolling annual financial development, and getting prepared for league 2 is the only sensible thing to do at this point. The nuclear future doesn't look quite as bleak anymore, either, so I might be back sometime soon. I was actually lucky to get through that spot start unscathed. Somehow I miscalculated Harvey's return date. Otherwise, I would of course have pushed him back further and started Arteaga instead of Slater. Did I actually argue that Slater was a better prospect than Booth? Don't remember that. I have Booth slightly ahead at this point, but that's mainly because his slider is already really well developed, although he has plenty of growth ahead of him. On the other hand, Slater has been a surprisingly decent reliever for two and a half seasons already. I've basically moved him to LR because I don't expect him to improve much anymore, and I like to have a left-handed LR coming in to shake things up if one of my right-handed starters implodes. One thing I'm sure about, though: I definitely wouldn't let Booth start yet. Another season of low leverage middle relief innings would have done him good. Not everyone is Norihiro Sugibeepa, whom I could call up at 102 SI and who is at 124 in his first season. The more relevant decision for me now might become Slater, Talim or Mejias. They are the three lowest ceiling pitchers in my staff, and with Hershberger knocking on the door, one of them might have to go. On the other hand, considering that my farm is quantitatively ultra weak in pitching and I'll have less revenue in league 2, I might want to cut an aging veteran instead, even if he's still productive. Decisions... Updated Tuesday, April 25 2017 @ 2:29:36 am PDT

#48349	04/25/2017 2:28:51 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Norihiro Sugibeepa ROFL Well, it's Godzilla to the fans, anyway. With all due respect to Hideki Matsui, but what else can you call a Japanese 6' 8", 256 pound guy stomping on the mound... Updated Tuesday, April 25 2017 @ 2:29:50 am PDT

#48350	04/25/2017 3:13:20 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Like I said up there, Costa was 33-for-34 in save chances this season. Now blown 3-of-4. Really don't need that.

#48357	04/25/2017 10:21:06 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Did I actually argue that Slater was a better prospect than Booth? I think you had the same stance back then. Don't think you said much tho. I can't remember who the main debater was - was someone outside the league who felt strongly Booth would be better (don't feel like looking back through this monstrous thread to figure out who it was). I thought he might be a little better, and but probably not enough better to be worth all the additional development time and shorter career. I still think that's true. I doubt Booth will outperform Slater much (if at all). Slater's fully developed and contributing. Booth is baggage for the foreseeable future.

#48410	04/27/2017 5:47:17 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Almost out of our misery now...

#48413	04/27/2017 7:15:52 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yeah. Last loop. You seem poised to have a good season in 2032. Rodriguez and Colombo made nice progress. Position players are young and good. Tight race for 4-5 in the East. Dinos gave Buffalo free wins Wednesday as the got both Knepper and Booth (Booth is a free win AND +10 RD. He's a really nice guy.) Sumter gets the dynamic duo tonight. Free wins for everyone!

#48456	04/28/2017 7:51:12 am
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Just released after 3 days in hospital. 5 bags of saline, antibiotics.

#48463	04/28/2017 9:43:51 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	My goal for the remainder of the season is seeing my platoon RH 1B hit his 1st HR of the year in Legends (he incredibly has 16 PWR but almost 2.0 GB/FB).

#48478	04/28/2017 4:02:20 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yikes. Hope you are feeling better NobodyJones. I had to spend a weekend in hospital recently. I helped pass the time by watching my BrokenBat games pitch by pitch with a 5 second interval.

#48480	04/28/2017 4:27:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Carranza? Happy to oblige Meccanodonte. That was quite the series between Fort Worth and Seattle. Feel a little torn finding someone to cheer for. Big fan of Mcrmoe, but admire NobodyJones for trying to make something work other than range & dingers.

#48482	04/28/2017 5:12:05 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I had to spend a weekend in hospital recently. I helped pass the time by watching my BrokenBat games pitch by pitch with a 5 second interval. Awesome!! Haha

#48484	04/28/2017 5:49:19 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Thanks Seca, I like how Seattle is built too. All those stolen bases reminds me of our first few seasons. I can't explain our latest surge, 17-4 in the last 21 is really something... Bubble is bound to burst soon, but it should be a wild finish.

#48485	04/28/2017 6:52:24 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Internet wouldve been nice

#48486	04/28/2017 6:59:18 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Happy to be alive

#48494	04/29/2017 2:46:19 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	@Seca: Yeah, Carranza. You're the lucky one. @Nobody: Welcome back.

#48497	04/29/2017 8:21:08 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was looking at the awards races. Don't read if you want to be completely surprised at season end. . If I missed a contender, please add. No need to discuss MVP. Cy Young is kind of murky. Maybe Fort Worth's Cochrane or Pasadena's Bosco at the moment. Think of it as a SP award, so I'm hoping Waterloo's Booth stays out of it, but he may be part of the conversation. RotY may be Santa Monica's Casas, tho he has been more steady than spectacular. Interesting to see what voters do with a guy like Battle Creek's Moran who has a significantly smaller sample, but a lot more flash. RPotY may be Buffalo's Garza. Honorable mention to Abercrombie (FW), Sugabeepa (Man), Echevarria (Alex), Raiku (SM) and Mizuhara (Birmingham).

#48498	04/29/2017 8:25:53 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	My crazy lefty-righty splits: Before this season, nothing would have led me to believe that I would be 10 games worse against lefties than against righties. In fact, I had two of the biggest lefty killers out there in Kelly and Mullen. I have a ton of switch hitters who have almost even career splits. I do have two lefties that can't hit righties at all, but they've been on the bench most of the year. Well, Kelly has been as advertised, but Mullen has gone from hitting .280 against lefties to .230. My three best switch hitters (including my 21 yo phenom) are significantly worse against lefties this year: Bowman Yoshioka Moran I'll be hoping for a bounce back, but will also be shopping for a righty bat or two. I think I'd be in the race for the championship if my guys had performed up to their career averages.

#48499	04/29/2017 8:27:28 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Oh, and @nobodyjones, glad to hear you are OK! Sounds like a scary moment for you. Having said that, I'm rooting for Fort Worth even if I do kind of consider them my nemesis. 😀

#48504	04/29/2017 9:43:57 am
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Nemesis? Haha that's good, but if we are keeping score you've got one up on me. Just now noticed that Cochran is having a nice season, guess he has spoiled me into considering a sub 20 win season lackluster. While looking at the league statistics, I am reminded of FW's identity. We won't blow other teams out of the water with offense, but can lock down other teams with solid pitching and defense.

#48506	04/29/2017 10:02:37 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Its interesting you bring up your split. Dinos were 29-17 against LHSP last season, but are sub .500 this season. Basically the same lineup. Mostly facing the same southpaws as last season. On the surface its hard to understand. A lefty mitigates McCarty, who is a 1 man win condition against RHP. But my 5 best hitters after him are all RHB. I haven't looked at it yet. Off-season project. My guess is one of these things is happening: - fewer SB vs. LHP. I haven't felt SB were winning me that many games, but maybe they are. - Rangel vs. Youngblood/Anderson. My vs. LHP lineup gives up 3 range in RF. maybe that's a big deal. Maybe I'm scoring fine against LHP, but giving up more runs. - pinch hitter fiesta. I feel some teams have misleading records against LHP. Buffalo from a few seasons ago. Perhaps this season's Seattle and Birmingham. These teams have signature LHB. You use a LHSP and these batters sit on the bench. Eventually your LHSP comes out (with the lead) and a RH relief pitcher comes in. This triggers a parade of LH pinch hitters. If they rally for a win, its goes in the vs. LHSP column even tho the heavy lifting is done against RH bullpen. Dinos don't pinch hit much. Don't like how it scrambles the defense. But against LHSP that may mean we have to get a lead and hold it, as my heavy RHB lineup is less likely to rally against the RHP coming out of the pen. These things I can address with tactics. Could just he be bad luck too. Will take a look and hopefully be better against southpaws next season.

#48551	04/30/2017 4:19:02 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	So yeah.. 1/2 game lead heading into the final day. Got a 3 game series against Pharr and Seattle is in a 4 game series vs Santa Monica. Doesn't get any more exciting than that. Although in all honestly either team is just Birmingham fodder.

#48552	04/30/2017 4:35:44 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You beat a couple more lefties today. I find your vs. LHP record a little surprising. Don't see 4 LHB vs. LHP very often. And 3 of them have better results this season against LHP. Remarkable. Hardy went into today with a 9-10 record. With 2 starts to go he could have finished .500 or better. He hasn't had a sub .500 record since his rookie season. But 2 dingers to nil against Buffalo. Oh well. Not with a bang, but a whimper. Matthews was mashing today. 4 dingers for him in 3 games vs. 0 dingers for the Dino team. Amazing we got even 1 win.

#48561	04/30/2017 7:38:12 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah have never been a fan of completely platooning. Mainly because I don't have an abundance of talent to switch around players, but also I place more weight on defense. So I'll try to keep lefties in the outfield and righties in the infield, such that there will be a good balance in the line up to prevent a certain pitcher coming in to mow down sitting ducks. Thats why you see 4 lefties vs LHP. Pitchers may change, so in theory selling out on platooning for a LHP means you will be susceptible if a RHP comes in. It is something that I really should evaluate further, but that strategy has worked so far. Oh this way of thinking means a smaller major league roster size and more room to develop talent.

#48576	05/01/2017 7:55:31 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Avoided the 100-loss millstone! Whoop!! I follow the same strategy as mcrmoe when it comes to lineups. I have a fair number of hitters who suck against same-handed pitching, but I have a decent number who are fine in that regard so why bother switching? Platooning hasn't been our issue, its simply being not good enough.

#48585	05/01/2017 12:46:47 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Pitchers may change, so in theory selling out on platooning for a LHP means you will be susceptible if a RHP comes in. That's fair. Ties into something I said above about the Dinos record vs. LHP. May depend on the team a bit. I've got a good bullpen. If we can get 3-4 on the starter I figure we can make that stand up even if we have a platoon disadvantage the rest of the game. And least that's my perception. Maybe it isn't true. Haven't taken the season apart yet. (I do have McCarty in my vs. LHP ready to sandbag Hastings ... I mean a RH reliever.) The numbers suggest tho that your LHB were doing some lifting against the LHSP. First time we met this season I tried to take advantage of your vs. LHP lineup. Used 3 LHSP. It didn't work. Zappa and Luque both got beat. Your LHB went 6/18 (.333) against them. In the other game Bagley threw a complete game SO. So next time we met I put more stock in your vs. LHP record. Only started Bagley. He was good again. All in all your LHB went 4/23 against him (.174). Teeny tiny sample. But suggests to me your LHB are good against avg. LHP (Zappa, Luque), but not good LHP (Bagley). Looking around the west, the LHP is noticeably weaker than in the East. Bando for Passadena. Carlson for Seattle. Then a bunch of guys that are average or developing or just not very good. Compare that to Sheehan, Gargle, Bagley, Cedillo, Sheng (off the top of my head ... sorry if I missed anyone) in the East. Not criticism. Something is working. What and why is an interesting question. Feel that strategy is a bit of an iceberg in Brokenbat. Decent number of managers only see the surface. Quite a bit hiding underneath. Good luck to those with something on the line tonight. Hoping the games play out true to form. Do find Seattle starting Bustos in game 1 of their series curious given what is at stake.

#48588	05/01/2017 1:33:43 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Oh, I didn't take it as a criticism sorry if I came off a bit defensive. I saw it as an opportunity to start a discussion over the finer points in game theory. That's actually one of the things I enjoy about BB, there really isn't a clear cut way to have success. Hopefully I can sort through the data in the off season and adjust according. Getting to legends has meant working harder in that respect, and I'd like to blame users like Seca for that :P.

#48590	05/01/2017 2:41:09 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	and I'd like to blame users like Seca for that. Good man! Two-game win streak - here come the Falcons! How much of the season is there left?? It would figure that we would hand the Long Horns a loss at this critical final stage of the season, when we've been their whipping boys all year long. We were 4-13 against Fort Worth coming in (and will likely lose the last two for 5-15), and were starting our worst pitcher - Nunez is a rookie making his 14th appearance, and this was the only one of his three starts which was quality. And I'm not sure how 'quality' it was, with the Long Horns leaving 11 LOB (I'll take it). Advantage back to Seattle, up to them to take it and give nobodyjones a boost after his last week or so.

#48593	05/01/2017 3:13:25 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Mesh - Haha yeah that one was a strange one. I figured we were good for a loss, because you know baseball. But of the three of the match ups I felt the best about Cochran vs Nunez. With Seattle facing Santa Monica, I didn't feel too good about our chances. At the very least it was a fun and wild finish. Hope you make it back to legends soon Mesh, facing other forum posters greatly adds to the enjoyment.

#48596	05/01/2017 3:25:50 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. I didn't think your post was defensive. Sometimes I proof what I've written and it sounds like my teaching voice. Bottom 3 in the East is like a good short track speed skating race. With each game they jostle and come out in different order.

#48612	05/01/2017 6:06:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Congratulations to Birmingham and Seattle. . Well done. I've complimented Kladu in the past on nice strategy. Putting Garg and Sheehan into the pen in setup roles for the last series of the year didn't seem like good strategy. Potentially exposing both of them to injury 4 times in a meaningless series heading into the playoffs. I would get punished hard if I did something like that. I chided Rock777 a season or so ago about Haverhill rolling onto their back for Birmingham. Tough to race a team that gets free wins against an opponent all season long. (IIRC Haverhill did stiffen at the end of the season). This played out in the West this season. Seattle went a startling 17-3 vs. Santa Monica. If you take that off their record, Rickeys are marginally better than .500. Sometimes its not about being good against the field. Its about being really, really good against a single opponent. Second place Fort Worth was 12-8 against Santa Monica ... 5 game swing. Their Carp was Pharr. 13-4 heading into the final series (tho that series didn't go so well). Edit: don't mean for this to sound like criticism. I'm guessing it often works like this. I didn't start paying much attention to it until my team became competitive. Will keep watching. Could be an interesting series. Seattle has a pitching staff that could keep Quezada, Huber and Townsend pinned to the bench. Curious to see who the A's use at catcher. Carroll is only lower case c, but that didn't stop him from throwing out 42% of baserunners. Those baserunners likely weren't of the ilk of York and Jordan tho. Updated Monday, May 1 2017 @ 6:29:41 pm PDT

#48621	05/01/2017 7:09:13 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Aye, I look forward to the Seattle/Birmingham matchup. Seattle's LHP might be facing an uphill battle. Also not sure if Bustos will get the nod to start, seems like that would mean spotting Birmingham a game. Usually around these times of the season, I like to think ahead to whats next. I've been looking forward to next season for a while. Here is a scary thought, Cochran might be the third best starting pitcher on the staff. This season Singleton was thrown to the wolves and finished up great. Davidson will be making his debut and he might make an impact sooner rather than later.

#48629	05/01/2017 9:41:24 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Updated Monday, May 1 2017 @ 9:58:47 pm PDT

#48635	05/02/2017 2:00:04 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	So it did come down to the very last game in the end. Probably, there is a good chance I would have made it if I had kept my expensive vetarans around until the end of the season rather than gone young. However, I insist looking at the probability of it ever getting that close again, it was the right decision at the time. I'll be back.

#48641	05/02/2017 6:28:26 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Manhattan played well after moving those veterans out. The one guy that might have made the difference was Cox. Or even if Arteaga had been rested for that last game. Gill did have a couple good starts against Alexandria, but his build (IMO) is a poor match-up for that style of opponent. Decision time for the Dinos. We can't compete with Birmingham anymore. Our position players aren't as good (last in the East in dingers this season) so our pitching needs to be better. Bullpen is still solid, but the rotation after Bagley is a mess. McCarty is strong enough he can probably keep us in the division on his own for a couple more seasons. I'm not sure its worth paying his salary when the best possible outcome is a mid-table finish. We'll keep him through the flip at the least. If I can find a good #2 starter somewhere my outlook would change.

#48647	05/02/2017 9:06:53 am
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Not sure why, but I had a little voice tell me to log on today, so I do and see Buffalo is relegated. RIP. Thanks little voice. I am back though, time to rebuild a team.

#48657	05/02/2017 1:12:52 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Amazing how that happens sometimes. Have you picked out a squad? Starting from scratch somewhere? Or looking for a project that's more tweaking than gutting?

#48666	05/02/2017 2:59:27 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I think the thing that gets me most excited about this game right now is the development of Carlton Barber. A 12 POT pitcher who is going to end up with a low 3 ERA in over 200 innings, while pitching in Legends is pretty awesome. Plus, our team dances The Carlton after all of his wins.

#48667	05/02/2017 3:06:43 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Funny, I could have had Buffalo when I moved up to Legends but I always liked Pharr and that was my reason for moving up. And now we're both going down at the same time! @Holmes - I think you did the right thing starting the youngsters. Your vets had underpeformed for so long, and that youth infusion got you within one game of staying up: I'd argue you should have gone with it sooner! We get to take our youth movement down a level, and maybe we'll get to knock heads again with our old chum TwoPlums...

#48670	05/02/2017 5:13:55 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	First two games of the playoff were ... interesting. Hit Leaders: Santana - 4 Birmingham - 4 Rodriguez(!) - 3 Baez - 3 Bustos is a revelation. 3 starts this season, no earned runs. Only 1 hit over 6 strong in the playoff game. Small sample to be sure, but I don't really see the difference between him and Booth. Sure, Bustos is a future all-star while Booth is maybe 5th starter material (maybe). But at the moment they are similar. If anything, I would have predicted Booth's higher movement would be more effective against Legends hitters than Bustos' vanilla +2 above replacement build. Yet its impossible to score on Bustos, and Booth gives up a touchdown anytime he gets near the mound. Shrug

#48672	05/02/2017 7:44:59 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Mesh77, I got to play against Pharr in the cup while Tv4IE was still the active owner. It would be fun to get to match up against you if you go to II.1. I was 3-1 against Pharr in that 2025 series btw.

#48676	05/03/2017 7:32:57 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Rickey looking strong will wins in the first two games. Steve

#48688	05/03/2017 2:33:31 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	@newtman - You got an early taster: at 63-97 most teams went 3-1 (or better) against the Falcons this year. Here's to butting heads!

#48690	05/03/2017 2:48:11 pm
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	Funny, just checking team history - Pharr were runners-up in Legends in 2025, losing the title to Birmingham (surprise) in seven games. With us getting demoted this season there will be no teams from the West back in 2025 still in Legends. Manhattan and Buffalo were still in the East and they're obviously going down too, which means perennial powerhouses Birmingham and Waterloo will be the only remaining teams seven seasons on. 2025 standings:- West Pharr - now demoting to LLII Thunder Bay - 3rd in II1 Burlington - 6th in II2, demoting East Sequioa (now Napa) Blue Jays - 2nd in IV5 Pomona - 6th in IV7, demoting Overland Park - 6th in V8, demoting East Birmingam - 1st in Legends Orlando (now Norfolk) - 4th in IV4 Waterloo Manhattan Mount Vernon - 5th in III1, demoting Buffalo - demoted that season, came right back up Its tough at the top, and it can be a long drop back down...

#48722	05/04/2017 2:00:29 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	True, and in fact I'm rather happy that I'm leaving Legends with a budget that's still sound and a team that might actually be capable of a fairly quick bounceback.

#48729	05/04/2017 6:42:07 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Its tough transitioning from the core that got you here (especially in the post-waiver era IMO). Not only do you have to have star young players to replace the star old players, but you have to be able to play them without losing a boatload of games. Manhattan only has 1 position player left from their 2025 opening day lineup (Segui). Waterloo also has 1 (2 players on the roster - Anderson & Enriquez, who were both sophomores in our 1st Legend season 2024). I have replaced the lineup and bullpen (Greene and Conti still here, but Booth and Sanchez are capable). Haven't done well replacing starting pitching. Looks like I jinxed Bustos. Pitched much more like Sammy Booth in the last game.

#48745	05/04/2017 3:24:21 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Congrats Seattle on the title! Not sure they could have had a better matchup. Seattle's lefty heavy pitching mitigated Birmingham's big guns. Gilbert + Huber + Quezada combined for 1/40. The A's shaky basestealing defence scorched for 21/22 (5.6% CS). Thanks again everyone for the season! Looking forward to 2032.

#48761	05/05/2017 2:34:01 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats to nobodyjones! so maybe I should've kept the vets for a few more weeks, no worries, half a season too early for my young question marks (at least I hope that's our worst problem)

#48762	05/05/2017 4:52:23 am
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Congratulations to nobodyjones and his crew! Well fought on both sides.

#48768	05/05/2017 6:06:22 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I overlooked Singleton when I previewed the awards. Not sure if I missed him or if he rallied at the end of the season (probably the former). No all-league for the Dinos this season. With Buffalo departing a few of the "locks" move on. Maybe a better chance next season. Bagley did get some thought in the Cy Young. Nice considering he missed 1/4 of the season. Schneider's gold glove at C the only hardware for the Dinos.

#48781	05/05/2017 8:14:00 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Curious that the winner comes from the league which has been dominated in IL games. Congrats to Nobodyjones for the revenge.

#48794	05/05/2017 9:59:15 am
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah Singleton made a huge surge at the end, at the all star break he had an ERA of 6+ and maybe 3 wins.

#48796	05/05/2017 12:04:26 pm
ryandinho Joined: 09/06/2015 Posts: 7 Inactive	The stay in the Legends League didn't last as long as I'd hoped but thanks everyone for a good season. Looks like it could be a long time before the team is back but good luck to everyone for next season and beyond!

#48810	05/05/2017 10:32:53 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Thank you all. Been here for a while. Special thanks to Steve for sharing this intriguing game with us.

#48814	05/06/2017 5:48:07 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	We dropped down to II.2, which is where we came up from several seasons back. Not saying it'll be easy by any shot, but it does mean we've "avoided" Thunder Bay, Cedar Rapids and Santa Monica in the West, and Manhattan, Haverhill and Raleigh in the East (among others). Buffalo have joined us.

#48818	05/06/2017 6:51:07 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I feel below Legends its often the teams coming up you need to worry about. They are more likely to have a hot roster than teams that have recently held or dropped. I was almost more interested in Birmingham's training #0 than mine. Could have been encouraging news there with Sheehan and Quezada both getting up in age. But Quezada had no visible drops, and Sheehan only showed loss of defensive skills. Hardy didn't get wrecked. Looks like he could be effective. I watched Romero with interest when he went through this stage of his career. He seemed to reach a point where he couldn't win anymore despite still having decent SI. Hardy has a different build tho so may survive better. Especially in Legends East where HR suppression (something Hardy has historically been good at) is so valuable. Greene and Rosado did get wrecked. So overall lost more ground.

#48819	05/06/2017 8:17:23 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Did get some good news on the salary update. McCarty down from 9.75 to palatable 6.5 million. Sitting at 50 million, and 10 of that is Hardy and Greene.

#48840	05/06/2017 10:38:17 am
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	I got the opposite, to some degree. As a reward for demoting my pitchers all dropped salary (where they could), but I now have the honour of owning the highest-paid player in BB. Late season waiver claim Su got his reward for mashing in LLVI for three seasons - salary jumped from $5.55M to a whopping $9.2M. He doesn't play 2B that well which might mean DH - but Meyers (another waiver claim) also fits DH and he saw his salary rise from $4.15M to $7.75M, meaning I must have two of the highest paid players. These guys better rake. Can afford to keep them and I might need to, and at least there's every chance their salary will drop way down next season on our current form!

#48846	05/06/2017 11:05:55 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I called it right on McCarty Lang got a 2.1 Mil bump for me. A lot of other guys got large bumps as well, so I am about 6 Mil over last year even with cutting Arnold. At least I am likely to cut 4 Mil when I drop Saucedo, and Forman's salary demands finally came back to earth after spending a couple season in the upper leagues and realizing he isn't as good as he though, LOL.

#48849	05/06/2017 11:20:24 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	meaning I must have 2 2 of the top 3. Su #1, Meyers #3. Interestingly #2 is Campbell who had a cup of coffee with the Dinos last season and exploded to over 8 million. Dino magic touch.

#48879	05/06/2017 5:26:52 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Legends magic touch. In Campbell's mind he hit .330 with back to back 40+ HR years at the Legends level. Don't you think that would deserve 8 Mil?

#48899	05/07/2017 3:04:36 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I was expecting more salary drops in my hitters (at least the most putrid), but they held while others gain, especially Barajas who was phenomenal in closing game (I expected that). I'm going to release someone, in the hope to win key waivers to boost my offense.

#48917	05/07/2017 11:24:56 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Barajas' 2031 was disgusting. If he puts up anything close this season his salary will likely double again. I was worried about Booth, but his salary seems to have plateaued. Sprague seems a nice addition. Alexandria kind of guy at 1/3 of Medoza's cash.

#48918	05/07/2017 11:47:11 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I dislike the salary tendencies in closers' department, indeed I've generally employed short gap year-by-year solutions or closer-by-committee (unsatisfied with this one). I've tried to preserve Barajas for years, but as you could imagine he was a mandatory choice this past season. I hope that his long story with the club will limit his future demands, or that I can land someone who's similar or better as alternative. Sprague will be severely challenged at this level, but gives me platoon advantage, defense and flexibility (OF/1b) in case I should decide to drop someone else. As you said, mini Medoza at 1/3.

#49139	05/12/2017 4:19:54 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ah spring training. A chance to play some teams you rarely see. Or the team you always see. 160 games worth in the past 8 seasons. Fanelli vs. Knepper in the opener was interesting - probably a match up that will happen a few times this season.

#49145	05/13/2017 1:07:16 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Seca, how about this one for a team you always see. I've got Seattle back to back, essentially a 6 game series. Guess BB is trying to force the FW/SEA rivalry. They did get 2 up on us last season, knocked out in cup and edged out league play. Hopefully we can settle the score this season. Santa Monica is gone, so hopefully they don't find a new whipping boy and things should be good.

#49152	05/13/2017 6:45:28 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. That's a little awkward. I don't know about whipping boys. Haven't really thought about who matches up well against who. I was really impressed with the 2 rosters that came up on the west side tho. I feel like the west is completely wide open this season.

#49156	05/13/2017 9:07:37 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Yeah I agree with you there. Legends is unique in that there is no relegated team and the newly promoted teams are usually on a hot streak. So the argument can be made that every season 2 new contenders are added while the remaining 4 are still playing at a high level. I'm not very good at projecting match-ups at the start of the season. Normally I try to see everything through the lens of top 3 starters and 3 key bullpen pitchers. I subscribe to the school of "they can't win if they can't score". Although that tendency doesn't completely hold up at this level, other little idiosyncrasies rear their head... Hopefully some of the more experience players will shed some light. Once the first division pass through is played, I'll have a better idea.

#49197	05/15/2017 4:22:32 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Bully relationships can be hard to predict. Seattle's most obvious strength is the base stealing. Yet Santa Monica had the (statistically) best defense against SB in the West. Santa Monica's 2030 pennant team was a standard range & dinger build. Teams like that are reliant on the long ball. It wouldn't be surprising for them to struggle against a strong HR suppressing team. 2031 Seattle was the West's best at suppressing HRs. Sure enough, if you look at the first 10 meetings between the two in 2031, Seattle held the Carp to 4 HRs while hitting 8 of their own. What was harder to predict here was Seattle suppressing HRs so well. They were middle of the pack in 2030 (Santa Monica surrendering 40 less than the Rickeys that season). 2030-2031 saw both teams do some high rolling and low rolling in this regard. As for Pharr - Fort Worth. Fort Worth is what I call a balance team. They don't sell out for range or power, but have a bunch of well rounded players. Their offense is more rally based. An opponent's HR suppression doesn't matter as much to them as hit suppression. Pharr's pitching was a mix of old guys and kids. They struggled with hit suppression in 2030 (only better than Novi in the West). They struggled again in this regard in 2031, finishing last. A rally team up against a team that gives up a lot of hits isn't good for the latter. Sure enough, if you look through the games you see a quite a few 15+ hit onslaughts (was one very nice start by Bellamy that held Fort Worth to 4 hits). Even a couple of the Fort Worth losses were 10 or more hit efforts. Both these are easier to see in hindsight. Some are clearer from the outset.

#49198	05/15/2017 4:45:10 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	It is amazing how much Manhattan's absence changes the look of the East. Manhattan was traditionally difficult on LHP. Suddenly the door is open for LHP to flourish in the East. Birmingham's vs. LHP lineup is under repair / youth movement. Dinos showed weakness against LHP last season. Sumter's offense keys off of Yamazaki. Both promotees did their lifting against RHP last season. There is no shortage of great LHP either. Sheehan and Gargamel for the A's. Bagley on the Dinos. Larsen pitched almost 300 innings for Reading last season. Contreras is about to burst onto the scene for Sumter. Belanger is great, and Cedillo may be the best of the bunch. Updated Monday, May 15 2017 @ 4:47:12 pm PDT

#49200	05/16/2017 6:39:48 am
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Hey guys. I see College Station is ranked last heading into the season. While we are young and happy to be here, the goal will be to stick around. Pipe dream? There are a lot of pitching questions to be answered but we think we can hang, we'll find out soon enough. Good luck in the coming season guys!

#49228	05/17/2017 12:32:06 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome! Have 4 interesting teams coming up all with long serving managers. Going to be a fun season. Of the new arrivals, College Station surrendered the fewest HRs last season. That's (obviously) a good sign. Will be challenging to keep that number down with Pasadena and Battle Creek in the division.

#49552	05/24/2017 7:22:27 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	Looks like it's going to be a whacky season for us. Lets ignore the last game. The first 6 games have been decided by 1 run, including 2 blown saves. Always knew that hitter would struggle but not this bad. Hopefully going forward a few of those 1 run games goes our way and hitters can find a way to make contact. Still a lot of games left, but this is strange.

#49567	05/25/2017 6:46:14 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. May be a sign of how tight things are. Dinos have had 5 1-run affairs in the first 7 games. Been fortunate to win more than our share. Impressive Fort Worth has had even tight contests (tho less impressive outcome ... so far). Grats Birmingham on De Fazio. Didn't really need the A's acquiring another control artist. In case you are wondering, Dinos signing of Samuels was a tablet fat-finger (I guess - he was on my roster after surveying free agents). Has happened a few times in recent seasons. Figure I accidentally hit "sign free agent" when I'm trying to scroll the page.

#49658	05/28/2017 5:48:20 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was a great first loop for the Dinos. Figured the pitching would drag us down early on. Trying to blood Booth the Younger, Knepper and Greer. But they've been great. Grasso pitching way over his head too. Due for some regression, but nice to get a good start. Schedule couldn't be much better. Cup break lets us load 3 southpaws against Birmingham's green vs. LHP lineup. Thank you brokenbat baseball gods. Need to get a bit of cushion before Birmingham's inevitable run in interleague.

#49659	05/28/2017 6:39:00 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	My team is playing ok but team owners have been daft. We began by forgetting to do our stadium reno to increase seating. I believe it was a funding issue with the city...next year we'll get it done. I was excellent in setting a cup line up with young pitchers and we won four games!! But then I dropped the ball again and forgot to log in to set my opening day pitching rotation....so my cup pitchers started against league champion Seattle Ricky. The result was getting one win in four games so I guess it could have been worse. On the plus side we made it back to .500 today. All in all a good start for this very green team.

#49686	05/30/2017 6:03:07 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	My worst nightmare with Murillo is about to come true, I'm sure. Is he going to start or relieve for you @Haselrig?

#49691	05/30/2017 7:16:18 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Ha, yeah, same thought crossed my mind when I saw where he came from I needed a LHS and the one I had was older (34) and more expensive (2.3 mil). I'll shift Flores over to LHS and use Murillo somewhere else in the bullpen to try and get a feel for him.

#49693	05/30/2017 7:51:40 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Right on. I couldn't justify the roster spot. Even at only $500k, he doesn't pitch enough and isn't a good enough LHS to warrant sticking around. OF course, he'll throw 60 innings at 2.00 ERA for you. Still, not my worst drop ever. Updated Tuesday, May 30 2017 @ 7:52:38 am PDT

#49695	05/30/2017 8:03:16 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Not the guy I would have picked to spend a 50+ claim win on, but I take winning lotto tickets where I can get them One pitch (fun that the one pitch is a screwball ) guys are usually exposed if they get more than an inning or so at a time. I doubt he makes any all-star teams for me. He likely would have been a happier (and wealthier) man in a bottom-half league Updated Tuesday, May 30 2017 @ 8:07:40 am PDT

#49748	06/01/2017 1:20:59 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Seca, you've been lucky, I messed up rotation's setting and, instead of Cedillo, I went with Echevarria. Sooner or later, this bug has to be fixed. It's frustrating getting reset to #1 every time I change the size from 5 to 6-men and then sort out things.

#49752	06/01/2017 6:14:45 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Ya, was expecting Boggs-Belanger-Cedillo. Figured the Dinos vs. LHP record would be put to the test. But after game 2 of the series the standings page put up "TBD" as the game 3 starter. I raised a Spockian eyebrow, checked your pitching again, and saw you were on 6 man rotation. I understand the bug, but was the bug really to blame here? You were on 6 man, and it followed up your #5 starter (Belanger) with your spot starter (Echevaria). That's the way 6 man is supposed to work. The problem was having chosen 6 man as opposed to the rotation being reset and starting at SP1.

#49773	06/02/2017 12:47:09 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I can't remember every single passage, but I went from 5 to 6-men at some point (maybe against Birmingham, with R. Davis), and the system reset the probable starter from #4 to #1, so I had to manipulate rotation and forgot to return to 5-men after that. When you go to 6-men, it messes all up. That's the bug. Then I forgot, and that's my bug Updated Friday, June 2 2017 @ 12:47:23 am PDT Updated Friday, June 2 2017 @ 12:48:48 am PDT

#49782	06/02/2017 5:43:11 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. That's fair. Battle Creek added a Waterloo alumnus. I really struggled to cut Mata back in the day, but figured one of he or Logan had to go. Logan looked like he would be more dynamic offensively, and I hadn't managed to get C on Mata, so Mata went. Both Mata and the decision turned out ok. Thought this might be the season of the southpaw. So far, not so much. Still early. Pelaton has closed in the West. Birmingham manouvering into a strike position in the East. Last week of cup group stage. Have 3 position players that will likely get shipped back to AAA next friday. Haven't had a good draft this season - a little sad seeing the Dino rookie ball complex completely empty.

#49810	06/02/2017 4:11:32 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	There are sooo many good righthanded bats out there to be had. It's nice that was my only deficit. My vs lefthanded split has improved immensely.

#49822	06/03/2017 1:03:26 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Glad we're still able to pull off a winning streak, hate these 2b development seasons. ... and got over 1-3 in cup Updated Saturday, June 3 2017 @ 4:44:33 pm PDT

#49841	06/03/2017 5:28:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I hadn't noticed Mata had been an A before he was a Dino. That's neat. . Those were early days of my tenure. I landed Baez a little before and Anderson a little after Mata. Rough series today for the Dinos. Wasn't hard to tell which side is .300 RISP for the season and which side is not .300 RISP for the season. 😛

#49988	06/09/2017 1:23:04 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	In classic Novi style, we seem to be holding our own with very little presence on the hitting side of the leaderboards in league. Still haven't had an MVP in the entire time I've owned the team. Looks like that streak is safe. In other news, I think we need to vote Freddy's team out of the league. I'd be well ahead if it wasn't for that meddling team and their darn dog :P

#50030	06/09/2017 1:54:50 pm
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	our largest RS crowd ever, came to celebrate Rubio's career 500th rbi, hit on the road ? and after cup group win. May 18th League Reading Birmingham L 11 - 9 49,298 Rubio homered, but had 2E and blew the save Updated Friday, June 9 2017 @ 1:56:21 pm PDT

#50047	06/09/2017 3:53:46 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Interesting, I had some sell outs at 49k. Have only sold out 50k in cup / playoffs. Some 49k+, but seemingly always in interleague. Feels like every time I look at the West standings someone different is leading. What a mess. Having a tough time against a Reading. Calvo seems to be a hard counter to my lineup. Usual Dino season is to burst out of the blocks, fade towards the end of the 1st 50. Would be nice to avoid the fade this season.

#50100	06/11/2017 2:17:02 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Just no avoiding the fade. Dinos turning into a VI team around game 35 is as certain as death and taxes. Now 6 straight loses. In 3 of the last 4 Waterloo had the opponent starter out of the game by inning 3. Think that's part if of the beauty of the promotion system. When you are in the same league for a while against the same opponents the patterns (or apparent patterns) can get to you. Almost feels like the script is written ahead of time. Edit: and ya, Bagley wth his first 36 game injury of the season. Right about when he ate his first 30 games last season. Updated Sunday, June 11 2017 @ 2:54:57 pm PDT

#50109	06/11/2017 8:26:33 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	What a stinker we are putting up... Haven't had much time to log on due to school, on the bright side master's thesis is done, approved and defense is right around the corner. Either way, I don't see much I could have done to prevent such a terrible start, we are built around our bullpen and that hasn't been up to par. Relegation seems like a possibility, then again can't be great for more than a decade. Updated Sunday, June 11 2017 @ 8:27:42 pm PDT

#50145	06/13/2017 1:09:25 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The Bagley injury sets Waterloo up poorly for the 5 games in 4 days schedule that is interleague. Neither Hardy (36 yr) or Sanchez (low stam) go deep in games. The kids (S Booth / Knepper / Greer) had been sharing the 4th and 5th starter jobs - now they are 3 through 5. Bagley was the one guy in the rotation able to eat a few innings. With him out, the bullpen is likely to get ravaged.

#50194	06/14/2017 8:46:51 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We will be rooting for an 18 inning game to start our series with Waterloo. I was looking forward to our first game against managers I had chatted with over the last couple years like Rock last season, Seca and haslerig this season. Well it turns out we really look forward to haslerig! Haha I'm sure it will turn around soon enough. Our cryptonite has been Fort Worth, they are smashing us lol. Our season has been successful so far but its early and we don't have much pitching depth. Yoshi is solid. Adkins still seems like he can get outs in his first ever relief assignment but he'll have to start if Bauta faulters. Trying so hard to get Bauta innings as we'll need him to develop. It looks like the two lefties can pitch in div1 and somehow the aging Padilla is putting up his best ever numbers. They have all been good but it feels like a car held together with scotch tape. Offence is rolling and defence is solid so hopefully we can keep our starters healthy and avoid the big losing streaks.

#50199	06/15/2017 1:39:06 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I've been covering my eyes of late, but I think we finally won one against you, didn't we Freddy? Looking like we're decisively a second tier team in this league. Can't beat Seattle, College Station, Waterloo or Alexandria. Viva la Cup I guess?!?

#50207	06/15/2017 7:14:13 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I wouldn't put Waterloo into the kryptonite category for Novi. 1 game off of winning the series. Had a lot of clunkers lately. 7 of my last 10 one of the two teams has had a 5+ run inning. Have to go back 13 games to find one where a team didn't score at least 3 in an inning. At least its equal opportunity drubbing. In theory my team should be getting stronger each Friday with 3/5 of my starting rotation adding big chunks of SI. In reality Sammy is probably another Dino lefty doomed to fail. But we can drop him out of the rotation when Bagley comes back / inter-league is done. Just need to keep hanging around.

#50259	06/16/2017 2:09:50 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	My prediction that this might be the season of the southpaw in the East seems to be busted. All 6 teams have a better win % against lefties. (Wonder how much of this is the Sammy Booth effect - maybe he is single handedly padding everyones vs. LHP the same way he's trashing my team ERA and RD). Brought a bunch of youth back up from the farm. Hoping to get Sharp, Hess and Luque some action this week.

#50280	06/17/2017 8:31:27 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Almost didn't start Sammy against Pasadena. Had Barker lined up instead. The Kane matchup obviously isn't going to go well. But decided I've given everyone in the West their free win. Didn't seem right to deny Pasadena theirs. Kane went 3/3 against Sammy with a double, a homerun and 4 RBIs. Not as bad as expected. And Sammy did hold the Owls to a touchdown. Decent day for him.

#50325	06/19/2017 1:55:44 pm
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Ceasar Correa. Not exactly what I was hoping for, on short waivers, and then

#50329	06/19/2017 4:59:50 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Didn't quite reach his advertised potential. Always thought he did fine for you. Dinos did prefer to face Correa over say Leonard, but he usually pitched us tough. Some turnover this season with him and Snyder moving out. Carreon having a nice rookie season. Leg up on rookie pitcher of the year perhaps. Much better than any of my schlubs. 1 more series to polish your all-star credentials.

#50342	06/20/2017 9:33:14 am
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Correa sure was one of those you want to end in LL5, he was our best pitcher for some long stretches, so this is worrying. Should better release one of my own share of Navas, missed on this Alexandria draftee, 3-claimer as he was 19/55 13pot http://brokenbat.org/player/112325

#50347	06/20/2017 3:34:33 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Probably just perception bias, but I swear Schneider gets injured every time Waterloo plays Seattle.

#50349	06/20/2017 6:51:36 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos were a non-factor in the West race on the first inter loop. Same record against everyone (3-2) except Pasadena (2-3). Hmmm. Will try my hand at the East AS. C Newman 1B Yamazaki 2B Hurtado 3B Zarate SS McCarty OF English, Luján, Youngblood(?) DH Herrero Extras: Rubio, Quezada, Butler, Hess Updated Tuesday, June 20 2017 @ 6:52:38 pm PDT

#50361	06/21/2017 6:55:55 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	And pitchers: Downing, Cedillo, Boggs, Sanchez, Campanini, Booth (not Sammy)

#50402	06/22/2017 6:26:37 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I did alright with the predictions. Apologies to Reading for missing Lowe. I kept thinking that there had to be a 3rd strong OF candidate behind English and Lujan. Youngblood is kind of a sketchy all-star. I didn't overlook Larsen. He's a nice pitcher, but thought other guys were having better seasons. Was a little surprised Rubio was chosen as the SS starter over McCarty. Rubio: .279/.373/.503, 13HR, 44RBI, .876OPS McCarty: .286/.384/.530, 11HR, 44RBI, .914OPS Numbers are similar, but when you toss in 29SB for McCarty ... think he got jobbed. (Rubio is a deserving AS, not upset, just surprised).

#50403	06/22/2017 6:37:55 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The mid-season Dino stat that jumps off the page for me is the team OPS. Waterloo is more than 40 points clear of the 2nd best team in the East in that department. Represents a real bounce back from last season where we were last (even worse than Alexandria, tho barely). Part of that is Bush, who has really improved production out of 2B. Part of that is fewer ABs from stiffs like Nava and Hess. Its a big change from where Waterloo started. When the team arrived in Legends the Dinos were a pure range & dingers team. Put up .690 team OPS that first season. Not used to being the top offensive team trying to out-slug the opposition. Anyway. Feel fairly well positioned to start the 2nd half. If Bagley can stay healthy may be able to do a little more damage in the 2nd leg of inter (2 rookie SP instead of 3). A big if tho.

#50545	06/28/2017 5:00:11 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Win 7 in a row. Gain no ground on the top spot. Then lose 3 in a row to Reading. Oy.

#50547	06/28/2017 6:33:38 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Was a frustrating day for the Dinos. Looking at cutting 7-8 million in payroll b/f Friday. Will play the Seattle series proper for the sake of equity.

#50639	06/30/2017 6:46:13 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I was surprised to see Huber go. Wasn't having a very good season (felt like he was still doing well against Waterloo). I guess Giles isn't too far off. Dinos with a minor transaction today. Chambers to provide a bit of OF depth while Marino recovers from a double digit injury.

#50648	07/01/2017 12:56:01 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	As you may imagine, I'd like Chambers' pickup move.

#50662	07/02/2017 6:44:17 am
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Our highest ever rank was 6, then I look today and we are #3 ! Perhaps the cup run has lifted us? Not sure how "rank" is determined but we are only third in our div and have the fourth best win percentage in legends. Movin' on up. We were getting into relegation trouble and had fallen out of the div race before this current well timed win streak. Gained 6 games in six days! Only 3.5 games separating the top 4 in the west again, could be a crazy race down the stretch.

#50710	07/03/2017 2:22:26 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Cup wins defintely affect your ranking big time, especially as you get deeper. The biggest thing I noticed during interdivision was the East vs. West power index changed dramatically. I didn't fully do the math, but when was the last time the west was over .500 against the east?

#50719	07/03/2017 10:50:53 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Yeah the cup has to effect it. We were dropping back in the division but advancing in the cup while the ranking went up. I think we went 30-30 against the east but it felt worse as we lost a lot of ground. I guess we were holding back the "East vs. West power index" (if there is such a thing please tell me where to see it lol). Trying to play inter division while advancing deep in the cup really tests your team depth. We played 31 games in 29 days from Aug6-Sept 3 and if our Denver series had gone 3 games, we'd have played 39 games in 36 days. Really forces management to get some young pitchers in there. Inter-division scheduling alone gets depth more involved. I personally really like that about this game.

#50728	07/04/2017 4:45:38 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Congrats on the cup win, Freddy! It is an awesome feat to be where you are in the division and to have won the cup. (I made up the whole power index thing, but still us West divisioners did awesome in the interdivision portion of the season.)

#50753	07/04/2017 5:30:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Congrats Freddy! A cup win while hanging in a tough race is quite an accomplishment. I haven't been past round 2 since my cup win, and half the time I haven't made it out of the group stage. :/ Yeah, the West was good this season. Somewhat predictable given how well College & Novi have shown. Think the Dinos were 500. Was a blur tho. Every series felt the same. Get wins from Hardy and Sanchez, loses from Booth and Knepper, and hope Greer could take the rubber match. 9 of the 10 series were 3-2.

#50870	07/08/2017 6:19:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I am in awe of Alexandria's defense. 26 errors - less than half the Dino total. 18 glove 2B Adams no errors in 94 games. 18 glove 2B Baez 8 errors in 57 games for Dinos. 14 glove SS Orozco 4 errors in 111 games. 14 glove SS Marino 6 errors in 37 games for Dinos. 16 glove SS McCarty 4 errors in 75 games for Dinos. Hurtado 1 error in 49 games at 1B - playing out of position. And then there is 9 glove OF English. He doesn't just have a better F% than 18 glove Dino OF Anderson this season; he's had a better F% than Anderson each of the past 4 seasons. No wonder I've grown a little cynical of fielding skill. Updated Sunday, July 9 2017 @ 12:56:25 pm PDT

#50907	07/09/2017 5:39:37 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos are making things ... interesting ... in the East. I wouldn't be too worried if I was Alexandria. Sumter has kept Waterloo in check all season. 20 1 run loses, and 1/3 of those against Sumter. I mean come on. I've been to the Fort. I've walked the carrier. Give me some love.

#50918	07/10/2017 9:52:19 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I'm sure Alexandria's 20 Defence manager helps. My Good defensive manager of the past three seasons didn't noticeably help me, but he wasn't working with the caliber of player the Athletics possess. Fielding was something I once gave less consideration to, but not now (although I still argue Range and Arm are more important at SS). And while most of my fielders leave something to be desired, seeing guys like 17 Fielder Gaytan make 7 errors at 2B in just 48 games (210 FA) doesn't help.

#50919	07/10/2017 2:21:24 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I haven't looked into the fielding examples you guys posted but is experience and/or past performance (long term bad scouting) part of the issue? Well the EXWL expects College Station to win the division. Somebody please tell Seattle..lol. College Station has one obvious flaw and that is experience. We are 20 games over .500 in Legends with a league leading +139 runs. Unfortunately we are a dismal 13-19 in one run games and 5-11 in extra innings. In short we are playing like a talented but inexperienced team. Two extra inning losses vs. Seattle last series hurt but it's so close that anything can still happen.

#50927	07/11/2017 12:01:57 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Starting to look more-and-more like a third place finish for the ole Doubledays. Tough division over here. Novi has a real shot at finishing third with a better record than the eventual East winner. Going to be really curious to see who comes into the division next season.

#50989	07/12/2017 5:53:08 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I haven't looked into the fielding examples you guys posted but is experience and/or past performance (long term bad scouting) part of the issue? Interesting thought, but no. I have a veteran team. Baez vs. Adams is a 31 year old 2 time gold glover vs. a 25 year old. No. Amalric7 is spot on. And to be honest, I'm stunned. I never looked at Alexandria's manager. I believed the effect of the manager was intended to be "small". Hadn't even considered that a possibility. This isn't small. Turns out the fat pant-load that spends 90% of the game eating pepperettes while deciding what restaurant to got to for supper is quite possibly the most important player on the field. Its ... I think the word I want is absurd. Wow.

#51002	07/13/2017 11:47:23 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I'm not really sure about the impact (or how heavy it is) of my 20-defense manager. Dino's one has 11 at this moment, and between our teams there is a tiny 0.06 in fg% (0.09 between me and Augusta, 11-defense for him too). So... it would be really interesting to try to correlate and working something out, but in my opinion the results don't lie in managers. I generally pay more attention in the defense department (range, fielding, arm, how those combine, training in the better role, etc.), so I'm inclined to minimize the impact of my manager. I would be the happiest if I'm wrong, clearly Edit: ok, I've looked deeper into Baez-Adams head to head and it's starkly impressive. I don't really know... My pitchers' performances don't really match pos players' ones, while Dinos' are clearly performing better (I'm speaking about defense). Are they better overall fielder so that they overcome managers' tendiencies? Updated Thursday, July 13 2017 @ 12:01:30 pm PDT

#51042	07/14/2017 1:58:40 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	there is a tiny 0.06 in fg% I suppose that is one way to look at it. That tiny difference translates into Waterloo making 2X as many errors as Alexandria. By season end you will be around an error every 4 games. I will be closer to an error every 2 games. When you consider the number of 1 run games, and the average unearned runs per error, I find it hard to call the effect tiny. More and more I am convinced fielding also functions as a weighted aggregate. If true, I think that shifts a little of this effect away from your manager (and puts it on Hess). Anyway. Something to revisit when I have more time or at season end. Disappointing that Hardy is unavailable for today's Alexandria series. He's still pretty good at HR suppression, which is key against the A's. Can't complain tho. Hardy has been pretty resilient for a 36 year old.

#51048	07/14/2017 3:01:22 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow....five teams within 1/2 game of the two division titles. Will be an exciting finish! Steve

#51065	07/14/2017 5:20:23 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	There will be no finger nails left in College Station.

#51069	07/14/2017 6:14:01 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Given the trouble Waterloo has had with Sumter this season, I would say Alexandria has a slight edge heading into the final 10 games. Admittedly I've got a little bias. Have had a lot of trouble keeping guys healthy the past little while. Couple key guys out for Reading. Hardy is back tho. The key Dino in the final 10 may be Bagley. After a dominant 2031 he's had a mercurial 2032. His starts are like a box of chocolates.

#51076	07/14/2017 11:30:21 pm
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	@Seca: "tiny" not for the results, but for the premises. With 2 managers so different, one would hope for a bigger separation in fg% (you had more FA -> more errors) if they have that type of impact. It's something that deserves a deeper analysis, I agree. For the title race, I'm negative about my chances. My hitters seem exhausted. I'm trying to manipulate the lineup, and even when they outhit the oppo, they lose. Schedule is favorable to me, but idk..

#51077	07/15/2017 2:43:25 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Ending at Seattle then at College Station will make this a tough one to pull off. Needed to win that Battle Creek series. That split could come back and bite. A flop against Pasadena in a classic "caught looking ahead" series could end things early for Novi. Might be in for the most exciting finish in my time here.

#51104	07/15/2017 7:42:01 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@Seca: "tiny" not for the results, but for the premises. With 2 managers so different, one would hope for a bigger separation in fg% (you had more FA -> more errors) if they have that type of impact. It's something that deserves a deeper analysis, I agree. Indeed. After 153 games the Dinos have 16 more fielding attempts. 5521 vs. 5537. 16 more fielding attempts (0.3%). 33 more errors (double, 100%) despite having equal or better fielding at every position but 1. Two seasons in a row. I'm glad you aren't in charge if you feel your manager isn't providing enough value. Rough series against Reading for the Dinos. RISP left us (26 LOB to 11 for the series). Shame I wasn't around to watch it. Greene's form went straight into the chamber pot. Dumped kerosene on each game. Had I been around I would have unassigned him before he wrecked game 3. He's making it easier to usher him into retirement after the season.

#51106	07/16/2017 2:08:30 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Last time I've looked, FA' difference between us was larger. It's now reasonable to agree with you. Anyway it's fascinating how, apparently, my manager didn't affect pitchers' fg%, but I think could be simply small sample size effects. If this theory were true, the side affect is that a rookie newly promoted is more playable than opponents'.

#51116	07/16/2017 11:29:46 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Agreed. If it was just this season, I could chalk it up to bad rng. Even with a couple seasons, rng could be part of it. Does feel like there is something more systemic at work. The other aspects of managers have so many variables it's hard to draw any conclusions. Defence the only window into their effects.

#51125	07/16/2017 3:35:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Waterloo just can't beat Sumter's magic. Now 1-10 in 1 run games against the Highlanders this season. Edit: hehe, 1-11 in 1 run games against Sumter. shrug Updated Sunday, July 16 2017 @ 4:13:11 pm PDT

#51136	07/16/2017 6:17:48 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Looking forward to seeing most of you next season! I will finally get to play in the same division as Seca. Should be fun.

#51143	07/17/2017 1:09:16 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Novi officially throws in the towel. Disappointing run to end an otherwise fun season.

#51144	07/17/2017 2:17:37 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Exhumed every drop of my available personnel, but Seca just did it by himself. Hope this slight advantage would be enough to clinch.

#51151	07/17/2017 7:04:12 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I was going to send a congratulatory message yesterday Newtman, but wanted to be certain you already knew. Very impressive. I did not pick Raleigh to win the division. In all honesty, I thought Raleigh would be a step behind the contenders. Clearly something about your team that I have overlooked. Guess I get to find out next season. Congats again.

#51152	07/17/2017 7:15:46 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	but Seca just did it by himself Hehe. Did what I could. Juggled the starters to get guys with the best winning % against opponents lined up against those opponents. And they were mostly good. Was a combination of weak clutch hitting and poor bullpen play down the stretch that did us in. Left things to late. Second season in a row where I feel I mismanged my team. Tried to strike a balance between training and competing and didn't do either very well. Eg., it was Barker (10-1) who sat on the bench while Sammy (2-10) got starts. Will be a different looking Dino team next season. Hardy, Greene, Bush, Farrell, Enriquez, Baez should all be gone.

#51175	07/17/2017 4:06:03 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	FreddyTheEye good job.

#51178	07/17/2017 4:34:11 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Thank you sir. I appreciate it.

#51184	07/17/2017 5:20:37 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Meccanodonte. Built a fine team. Well deserved title. And to Freddy. Cup - title isn't supposed to be a thing with greater parity. An arguably historic season. Looking forward to the playoff. And thanks all for another enjoyable season. Felt I learned some stuff this go round. Looking forward to 2033.

#51200	07/17/2017 9:38:34 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats to Meccanodonte for taking the East. Good luck in the final.

#51202	07/17/2017 11:29:36 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow...a couple of close finishes. Hope the playoffs live up to the regular season! Steve

#51203	07/17/2017 11:39:34 pm
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Congrats to Freddy and thank you all.

#51204	07/17/2017 11:54:52 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Tip O' the hat to Freddy and that darned ape. Well deserved my friend. One series away from one of the great BB seasons. Good luck.

#51229	07/18/2017 4:03:24 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	ughh smashed 14-2 (combined beating) at home and down 0-2. I hope the boys aren't out of gas. I guarantee that it is very likely we will play better tomorrow. #believe #noquitinthisteam

#51273	07/20/2017 8:40:39 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Mh, it seems the title went to Italy Hat off to my Athletic twin, I think he surely deserved something more in the "world series", but at least he's the cup winner. It's really an honour for me having accomplished this goal against so competent opponents.

#51291	07/21/2017 5:23:50 am
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats on the World Series win! Well deserved after an excellent season. See you next season.

#51311	07/21/2017 2:29:21 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Congrats, Meccanodonte! "King" Randall Kelly was my first ever draft pick and just won the Legends League MVP at 32. That is some good stuff.

#51324	07/21/2017 4:58:26 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	In other news: Snubbed by the writers!! College Station Athletics and Seattle Rickey given zero All League players,MVP and Cy Young votes. Zarate couldn't carry Corea's bats. lol (3rd base) Pin it on the board.

#51332	07/21/2017 9:44:12 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. It does seem like someone else is holding Correa's bat when there is a RHP on the hill. Or a baserunner in scoring position. Grats on the gold glove tho. Less fielding than Zarate, but 4 errors vs. 12. shrug I'm really pleased to see Clearwater join the top flight. Have a special fondness for 2019. Dinos had just dropped back to V after losing 100 the season before. Had a full rebuild underway, and came blasting out of the gates. Was up 20 games or something ridiculous after the first 50. But Clearwater stuck with it, and made it interesting at the end. Looking forward to another go round with the Cardinals.

#51493	07/24/2017 3:20:52 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Is it me, or does the wait for the start of the season seem longer during your first season in Legends? My team may get demoted right back down, but I'm ready to see how they perform in the highest league. Updated Monday, July 24 2017 @ 3:21:50 pm PDT

#51616	07/27/2017 6:17:15 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I didn't think the week would feel long this time, but it seems to rain every day this summer. Stuck inside more than I would like. Interesting signing for Novi in Bass. I remember when Buffalo retooled a few seasons back Rock777 said Bass was the best asset let go. He's certainly had a couple good seasons in VI. The 3b is a bit of a concern, but I would guess he's not that far removed from upper case. Not unlike Waterloo bringing in McCarty - the shot in the arm offensively worth a small hit defensively and a few extra bucks on Friday morning. Updated Thursday, July 27 2017 @ 6:20:50 am PDT

#51620	07/27/2017 7:08:41 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Yep a bit of an expensive gamble, but a righty bat with some power is what the doctor ordered. Depending on the draft gods, I may let go of Leyva and Huerta along with Munoz to make up most of his salary. Not entirely happy with my OF and haven't been able to get any outside help there despite a few seasons of trying. Internally, Stephens stalled a bit after a decent start and seems likely to be a 25 or 26 year old rookie who sticks around for a couple productive seasons. Not what I'd envisioned when I drafted him. Probably my biggest pet peeve in the game. Even if you get lucky and draft good players, they seem to be behind more often than not. At least in my experience. Grady already lost a point of velocity this offseason at 29 after being a 26 year old rookie.

#51623	07/27/2017 7:28:56 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I wouldn't be down on Stephens at all. Best kind of prospect in that he can provide dynamic defense while he flounders with the bat his first few seasons. Able to provide value. The take heart comparable is this guy. Didn't play any AAA, came up with SI lower than Stephens and filled out just fine. If its a trend beyond Stephens ... maybe your manager? I'm revisiting everything manager with a Spockian eyebrow in place. Next to impossible to establish effect size with the black box that is training tho.

#51633	07/27/2017 1:08:01 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Guys being slow to get their majors recommendation is an old tradition with my teams even after manager changes it's been that way. I think I've had three long-term farm hands get a very early call-up (Peterson, Olivo and Fernandez all at 20 or 21)) and a long list of guys I've had to hold down for an extra season. And a bunch more in the minors now that look to be of the same sort. I've always picked managers with excellent teaching as my number one priority. If there's a variance like with players, then I think that's a bit of dirty pool as we have no concrete way of telling if one guy is better or worse than another. With players, some ambiguity is reasonable as we can see from their performance where they likely fall. We should get the straight poop on managers though. Of all the things in the game, this slow grower trend-line I've been on is likely the one that eventually wears me out on BB.

#51637	07/27/2017 2:39:31 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Many games like this have some sort of talent trait that influences how quickly players improve (sometimes visible, sometimes hidden). I'm somewhat convinced there is something along that line here. My players have shown fairly consistent time for level, which could well be tied to such a trait. I don't think it's dirty pool. It doesn't take long for a development graph to take some shape.

#51640	07/27/2017 3:07:34 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Steve has previously confirmed that players develop on different functions. Some guys are slow, some are fast. My manager has pretty good dev skills, but I have had a ton of slow developing guys (beggars can't be choosers, LOL).

#51747	07/30/2017 6:08:10 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	I got bit by a lot of guys having their development tracks hit the majors by 2032. Glutted with pitchers now, but there's a difference between ready for the majors and ready for legends.

#51946	08/05/2017 2:38:38 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So. The season is nearly upon us. Very different season for Waterloo. No Hardy, Greene or Enriquez. Lot of youth. Hoping DeJesús, Oates, Rangel and Hess[ all manage 150-200 ABs, and that Sharp gets closer to 350, mostly at DH. (The only true rookie in there is DeJesús; Oates lost his status despite no league ABs last season). Was a pleasant surprise that Markham got the green light this week, tho he will likely only stay in the bigs thru cup and go back to AAA when the ABs dry up. Despite all that youth, I think the position side of things is still fairly competitive. The pitching tho is a white page with a 200 point question mark on it. Part of the issue ... and saw this coming for seasons ... is that the staff is 5/13 left handed. That's probably about 4 southpaws too many. It could all come together beautifully. Far more likely it is a tire fire, and that one or all of Sammy, Luque and Bianchi have been rage fired before the all-star break. Going to be a very interesting season.

#52016	08/07/2017 8:35:48 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Seca, if you think you have too many lefties, look at my staff. I kept trying to pick up decent right-handed pitching but they kept putting up terrible numbers.

#52017	08/07/2017 8:53:24 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Hmm, with the season starting tomorrow, I will go out on a limb and call a Catfish versus Athletics playoffs. Edit: Going to revise that to say, "The Athletics will make the playoffs." Updated Monday, August 7 2017 @ 8:56:42 pm PDT

#52037	08/08/2017 12:05:01 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Catfish have very nice pitching. West is really hard to call though. Many strong teams. And each season for the past 4 or so a team has fallen off a cliff over there. Alexandria is designed to play low scoring games. They could easily regress. But even if they do they might be ok. With no disrespect intended to anyone, the East is as weak as I've seen it. If there is one of those 18-2 Kryptonite matchups that could dictate the race.

#52041	08/08/2017 6:03:06 pm
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Not to butt in on the Legends board but exactly which Catfish and which Athletics? 😊

#52042	08/08/2017 6:28:13 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Not to butt in on the Legends board but exactly which Catfish and which Athletics? 😊 Hopefully the one with the King and the T-Rod.

#52043	08/08/2017 6:41:26 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. I thought the context was Sioux City. Clever on Newt man's part. ( I was worried I would spell it all Canadian (Sault) ). T-Rod still looks great. Guess I thought he was older. Updated Tuesday, August 8 2017 @ 6:48:40 pm PDT

#52054	08/09/2017 4:44:43 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I made those predictions the way I did to play the odds. Just going by the number of teams there is a 41.6% chance of either the Athletics or the Catfish making the playoffs. As for the first series, that was the roughest first series I've ever experienced. 3 one run losses, and I had the lead in all three. What's the record for the most one run losses in a season? I hope my team doesn't break it, but if yesterday becomes a trend...

#52075	08/09/2017 6:28:00 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I have followed 1 run games really closely, and haven't been able to make any sense out of them. There are definitely some 1 run bridesmaids. 4 blown saves for Raleigh after 2 series is gross. I didn't check to see if that was a Cascade disaster or a string. Looks like stress. 2 series in Alexandria and Sumter have combined for 1 error, while every other team in the East has 4. Those max defense managers. Must be nice having a manager that makes lineups, pitching changes, and plays a mean rover.

#52077	08/09/2017 6:39:49 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	My bullpen led the league in blown saves (or at least gave Rock a run for his blown saves money) last season up until the all-star break when they managed to get better. I haven't been able to find any arms that looked better than what I've had though, and I'm not one for dropping the guys I've won with just to try whatever is on the market. I knew all along that I wouldn't be viable in Legends unless my bullpen performed more like two seasons ago and before than like last season. Unfortunately for me the latter appears to be the case.

#52082	08/09/2017 7:28:54 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm a big fan of low HRs, and your bullpen guys are historically very good at limiting the longball. The start of the season is Probably just small sample shenanagins. Updated Wednesday, August 9 2017 @ 7:29:48 pm PDT

#52090	08/10/2017 1:48:06 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Ug, out of the gates with a thud. Wonderbar. Won a decent waiver though, so not all gloom an doom in Novi.

#52099	08/10/2017 11:34:08 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Novi To be fair I'm not doing any better.

#52105	08/10/2017 5:04:59 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Huntington's Catfish are stumbling out of the gate badly. 3 straight 1-2s to open. just 1/2 back from the other catfish.

#52186	08/12/2017 8:50:09 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Bagley vs. Rosa I'm very excited to see how game 1 plays out.

#52201	08/12/2017 6:33:19 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. Game 1 was hand of Steve. 3-0 Dinos going bottom of the 9th. Raleigh scores 4 without a base hit. Made it hard to watch the rest of the series. That's the season right there. You are the inexplicable 18-2 against the Dinos this season. Grats! Doesn't matter much how you play against everyone else, that will keep you up. And grats Alexandria on the back to back. Very nice. Range rocks.

#52202	08/12/2017 6:37:58 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2. not getting luck in extras either.

#52204	08/12/2017 11:01:34 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	http://brokenbat.org/player/117647 http://brokenbat.org/player/124407

#52210	08/13/2017 7:34:59 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	To be fair, you got those three runs off of one hit, when you had the most runners on-base of at any point in the game. I won't deny, the bottom of the 9th of that game is why I don't watch the play-by-play, because I've been the victim of that sort of thing before, and it takes every once of willpower I have to not chuck my computer (which I couldn't afford to replace) out the window. The series looks like it will be a very interesting one to analyze this season. You outplayed me in games 1 & 3, but lost game 1, while my team played better in games 2 & 4 and won both. Sawyer and Bechtal put in their best performances in close to two seasons, while Alvarez couldn't get the ball past your team. Lots to breakdown, looking forward to the next series. Kind of hate that we play on Saturdays, as I will likely not be able to manage between games. Updated Sunday, August 13 2017 @ 9:06:07 am PDT

#52211	08/13/2017 7:40:18 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@nobodyjones, why did you post them? Also, why did you cut them? Under-performance? It was a small sample size...

#52220	08/13/2017 11:16:19 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	http://brokenbat.org/player/98724

#52221	08/13/2017 12:05:45 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	The TV stations in Japan are paying me to play Omi. They also want to know who'll win the Rookie of the Year.

#52260	08/15/2017 7:51:56 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Whuh-oh. Leyva lands in Birmingham. I knew I didn't like that look he shot me when I told him we were going in another direction with his roster spot

#52270	08/15/2017 3:29:54 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Congrats to Bham's Bernie Gilbert becoming Legends' All-Time run scorer. (Buckwheat eyeing Bernie's SB title.)

#52273	08/15/2017 9:14:16 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, Seca was partly right, I am going to be part of an 18-2 record, but he was wrong about which side and against whom. Sumter is 5-8 against everyone not named Raleigh, and 5-1 against my team, and it really doesn't make any sense as they are hitting both my RHP and LHP. The only win I got required Rosa to be Rosa giving up 1 run in 8 and 2/3 innings.

#52314	08/17/2017 2:47:09 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	man, each game this season has been one to sweat out, but it looks like my team is getting over their jitters. Now if they could start winning series, we'll be in business.

#52329	08/17/2017 10:57:30 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Nine game losing streak. Did not see this coming.

#52426	08/19/2017 4:19:08 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	So Seca got his revenge in game 3, the only reason he won that game was because the game engine made the first outright terrible call I've complained about in a long time. It brought in Pope instead of Cunningham when Seca's batters have been doing much better against my lefties than my righties. That ties us in bullbeep games lost at 1 apiece.

#52462	08/21/2017 7:31:40 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	It's curious (and frustrating) that I've gone from best defense to worst, at least in terms of ERA, between last and current season. I hope it's only SSS, because I've not build my team in this way.

#52520	08/22/2017 6:55:31 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	You and me both Meccanodonte. If my ERA doesn't stay in the area it is at then I will likely be relegated.

#52528	08/22/2017 3:22:02 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Sometimes it's the little things, like more than half my starting lineup on the DL.

#52556	08/23/2017 4:36:23 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Well the West looks settled right now. Looking like another one and done at this point for us.

#52564	08/24/2017 8:07:47 am
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	All things considered, College Station is off to a good start in our drive to win a championship. The position players have been easy to manage so far as injuries have been minor and very few changes have been needed. We are quite solid at every position. Pitching has been a different story. Long injuries to three separate starters and multiple 32-33 yr olds that make too much money has caused a revolving door style of choosing starters. We began the season with three proven starters and we knew that at least one of the following aging expensive pitchers would have to start :Arteaga,Padilla,Shephard,so far ten different pitchers have made starts this season + cup and a few others have been given short try outs and dumped back in the pool. Our payroll is through the roof. We lost 4 million last season despite playoffs and winning the cup and this season looks to be worse! Look for vet pitchers to be cut after inter league play.

#52583	08/25/2017 6:31:44 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I've been on the road this week and unable to log in since Tuesday morning, and my team responded by going 1-9 in my absence. My rotation had a week that really makes me want to shake things up, unfortunately I don't have anyone to replace any of them.

#52710	08/29/2017 4:08:13 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Was not expecting this kind of result from the first interleague run.

#52712	08/29/2017 5:25:25 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Being 2-2?

#52719	08/30/2017 4:25:37 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I shouldn't have said anything in that other thread, the RNG gods are punishing me for my arrogance. That was a truly horrible series yesterday that gives me a strong feeling that my decent start to the season (through the first two rotations) may have been a fluke. The last week has seen my team go from respectable to punching bag. I always knew my bats would be a concern, but I've won in the past with my defense and pitching, unfortunately that only worked for two weeks here apparently. Edit: As an insulting aside, the 4 home runs my team hit in game three boosted my season total by nearly 20% and yet I still lost. Looking at the league stats again it is very noticeable how HR oriented the West is compared to the East. It should be interesting to see if the slugfest that is the West can go yard against the East HR suppression focused pitching. I actually won the series with Battle Creek at 4-2 in terms of home runs, but lost where it mattered most in the win-loss column 1-4. Updated Wednesday, August 30 2017 @ 4:39:29 am PDT

#52746	08/31/2017 6:17:59 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Even though I will probably lose the series, I am looking forward to Saturday's series. Seattle and Raleigh are tied for the Legends' League lead in stolen bases, and the third place team isn't really even close. On the flip side, only Waterloo and Sumter have higher CS% than Raleigh and Seattle. I expect to see more than a few stolen base attempts with several being thrown out. Would make for some exciting baseball if we could actually see it, as both teams rely on multiple speedsters rather than just one or two meaning half the lineup are threats once they get on base.

#52817	09/02/2017 8:36:24 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Great to see the whole team clicking together again after that last slump, but i feel like it'll happen again any game now.

#52848	09/03/2017 11:05:18 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	This is why Rosa is "The Rock."

#52880	09/05/2017 10:38:39 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	One of the few waiver claims that I've been able to won from the start of the season: the player I've dropped 3 days ago.

#52886	09/05/2017 3:37:48 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I totally understand, I just dropped the only waiver claim I won this season. Edit: In tried and true Raleigh tradition, the Braves' answer to veterans failing is to give more playing time to young developing players. I'm going to laugh if my young guys manage to turn things around. Updated Tuesday, September 5 2017 @ 3:40:27 pm PDT

#52932	09/07/2017 4:27:27 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	@newtman- it is just not your year.

#52934	09/07/2017 5:40:14 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	I think T-Rod took that all star starting snub personally.

#52936	09/07/2017 7:34:28 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Yeah, I got that from our series garf. I lost 4 games by one run each, and won one game... by four runs. That is my season in a nutshell. It is funny though that my young guys are not doing any worse than my veterans did. Should hopefully max out a few guys in the last few weeks before demoting. Edit: That is the 2nd start in the past three starts for Rosa where he went 11+ innings, no that wasn't a typo. Pretty epic performance even if it is a losing cause. Updated Thursday, September 7 2017 @ 7:36:41 pm PDT

#53110	09/12/2017 9:56:30 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Fun fact to preview the upcoming College Station beatdown of (I mean series with) Raleigh: Raleigh has no batter with more than 3 POTG Awards this season, and only two with 3 apiece. College Station has 6 batters with MORE than three POTG Awards, and 2 more with three each.

#53117	09/13/2017 9:45:25 am
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	All our starting fielders have won two or more potg awards except my 1st baseman who has won 1. Our hitters have taken turns with big games all year. For the second straight year we have been very un exceptional vs. the east. The series with Raleigh featured extremely close games as their pitching held us in check. (Newt your top pitchers crush ours in potg awards which makes me nervous but we are pretty tough at home. I feel like we have to get three to keep a charging Battle Creek at least 2-3 back. Looking forward to the series.) I think our current win streak has moved us back over .500 vs. the east at 27-23 this season but the two year trend has been the east's pitching slowing us down including a sweep in the final last season. The last ten games could help shake that if we can win 6 or more, or further highlight our vulnerability.

#53137	09/13/2017 5:48:08 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I have killed the East this year. 37-17, which includes winning the season series against every team in the East (pending the Birmingham series). College Station's offense is pretty awesome. Here's hoping my pitching can keep it up the rest of the way.

#53139	09/13/2017 7:53:43 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	The West seems to be an offense heavy division, while the East seems much stronger on the pitching side. Every West division team seems to have lowered its team ERA against the East, while every East team seems to have boosted its HR rate against the West (I may be wrong on a few cases, but it seems the overwhelming trend). It will be interesting to see how many teams perform after they start facing their own division again. I know I expect my team's offense to be lethargic again, but my pitching to lower its ERA again. While I would like to believe my team can string together enough walks and hits in the correct order to win against Birmingham (3-7) and Sumter (1-9), the first half pretty definitively showed their dominance over my team. The real worry for me is Alexandria's surge, as my team performed respectably against them in the first half (5-5). Kind of doubt I will repeat the 6-4 against Waterloo, I think luck slightly favored me in that span, and luck never stays with me too long against a team. As for the series at hand, if I can win my series against Novi, then I will be .500 or better against the West for the 14th time in 16 seasons and the first time in my first season in Legends. Edit: The more I think about this, the more I think I am misremembering some numbers relating to West pitching and East offense, but if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Updated Wednesday, September 13 2017 @ 8:10:53 pm PDT

#53140	09/13/2017 9:27:16 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	woaw..we got lucky there lol. Could easily have been swept. You guys (Raleigh) really smashed my 2,3 and 4 starters. Inter-div can't end soon enough for us!

#53167	09/14/2017 3:31:42 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	How does Novi have a -46 RD? I keep looking at their roster and struggle to find the holes. Mine are obvious, no power on the hitting side, several weaker hitting position players, and an inconsistent bullpen plus less range than I would like to put out there on defense. Novi's lineup skill-wise looks like they should be the 1927 Yankees, and the rotation skill-wise looks like what I wish mine was. I hope Bechtal and either Alvarez or Taylor can win the series for me, but really doubting it after game 2.

#53169	09/14/2017 4:27:54 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	4 outfielders injured

#53184	09/15/2017 5:48:55 am
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Getting some depth for the team's hitting. Giving the boys some more time off between games may be just what they need for the home stretch.

#53342	09/21/2017 11:39:19 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	got our butts handed to us by Battle Creek, and we get College Station right afterward. this is gonna be an ugly month.

#53343	09/22/2017 3:06:24 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I would appreciate it if you beat College Station. 😀 We are on fire. So much so that I didn't want to post here for fear of jinxing the team.

#53381	09/23/2017 5:38:56 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	The season is so long !! (In a good way) 30 more games worth of nail biting. Good races again in the east and west.

#53415	09/24/2017 9:10:21 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Not in a while has the pennant contenders been this clear cut, barring a miracle, there's about 5 teams fighting for 2 spots, while the other 7 are just fighting to stay in.

#53418	09/24/2017 9:23:58 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I'm smack dab in the middle, 8 games behind #3 and 7 games ahead of #5. I am now consistently beating the teams behind me and consistently getting beaten by the teams ahead of me. Kind of dull in Raleigh, but happy that barring more change things aren't as gloomy in terms of where I will finish at this point. Also happy I noticed that I am playing the lefty smashing Alexandria Athletics tomorrow, as last time I forgot to pull the switch and served up two lefties to them. Rosa just can't beat Alexandria.

#53419	09/25/2017 7:11:28 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I'm stuck in the middle with you, Newt. This year was a half blowup of the roster. Next season will be full on, so I likely have a rough road ahead next year and beyond.

#53439	09/25/2017 5:23:00 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	The Battle Creek Sting are the best home team in Legends and they are at home vs. Legends best road team the College Station Athletics. Doesn't get any better that that! #onevstwo

#53448	09/26/2017 3:02:15 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Rosa vs Bagley once again was an amazing match-up. This one was less controversial than the first one of the season which I won despite Waterloo playing much better than Raleigh. In this one Rosa pretty much dominated, and while Bagley was very impressive and would have won against probably any of my other four starters it just wasn't his night. Predicting Waterloo to win the next two, but I hope I'm wrong.

#53454	09/26/2017 4:47:08 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Trying to straddle a transition myself, FA might help.

#53455	09/26/2017 4:47:13 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Sick series garfscores. Two 1 run games and a 12 inning nail biter. I'd have cried if you scored in the ninth in game three. Unfortunately you guys got the extra inning win and the series 2-1 haha. See you in Texas for the next and final three!

#53459	09/26/2017 5:56:01 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Somehow despite being shut out 11 times this season, an opposing pitcher only put up one shutout against us. It was in our last series against Birmingham. Hoping for some revenge.

#53461	09/26/2017 11:17:56 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	Setting everybody set at ++ Stealing. LLII calls.

#53480	09/27/2017 9:17:48 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Freddy, man, it is going to come down to that last series. Wishing it was in Battle Creek! What an awesome season it's been so far.

#53505	09/28/2017 6:42:55 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@ Newtman. Ya. Sorry about the tilt with the first Rosa vs. Bagley matchup. I'm ok with losing. The way that one went down really got to me. I'm trying hard to contain my salt. There isn't much contest between Rosa and Bagley. Rosa is much better. 120 pitches vs. all comers. I can't pitch Bagley over 100 or he goes down for a month. And he is very match up dependent (great against Birmingham, awful against Alexandria). Over 60 1 run games now. Dino fans conditioned not to leave early.

#53506	09/28/2017 6:47:29 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Right when I think I figure it out, I lose 3 of 4 at home to Sumter. Well, I said I was bored and now my guys are determined to make the relegation battle a race again.

#53507	09/28/2017 7:07:33 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	faced my struggle, now the real battle begins, 11 games against the other relegation competitors. need to do well to stay in. LET'S DO THIS!

#53566	09/30/2017 3:22:23 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Dear Legends East top three, Could you please win some games against the teams behind me so that I can breathe? I have been very lucky today as my team is putting together one of its best series versus Alexandria this season. It is very discouraging knowing I haven't put any space between myself and relegation even on a very good day. Thank you. Sincerely, newtman Edit: Apparently all I had to do was ask nicely. Thank you Seca and kladu for game 3 wins (and game 4 as well for Birmingham). Updated Saturday, September 30 2017 @ 5:21:03 pm PDT

#53573	09/30/2017 6:17:14 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Happy to be of service. Dinos were disappointed to drop game 2 vs. Clearwater having carried a 3-0 lead to the bottom of the 8th. But game 3 was a coin flip, so can't complain. Bodes well for the Dinos that it's Birmingham that's jostled into 2nd. Have RD on them. Could well be a 3rd Rosa - Bagley match to start tomorrow. Greer hadn't had a good season and might get bumped. My schedule has been favourable this season. The only blip is Raleigh into Alexandria. Would rather not pitch my southpaw starters against either.

#53582	09/30/2017 9:49:09 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, I get on base much higher against southpaws, but my guys can't hit home runs. I'd rather pitch lefties against me, since the damage is much less (but I'm biased obviously).

#53623	10/01/2017 4:42:12 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	We are sticking around!

#53625	10/01/2017 5:15:29 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Dcmrulz, congrats! As it turns out, Raleigh is too. After coming way too close to blowing a 10 game spread over relegation, I clinched staying up today despite getting swept. Watching Rosa take a loss after pitching 9 and 1/3 innings though, I just feel bad for the guy (who isn't a real person). Updated Sunday, October 1 2017 @ 8:05:20 pm PDT

#53628	10/01/2017 5:59:12 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. I liked lefties against Raleigh early in the season. If nothing else, slows down the running game a bit. But the versus stats are really skewed. Sometimes they lie. Rosa deserved the win. I let Greer have his start in part because of his hot form, in part because I thought it gave us more flexibility against Alexandria, and in part b/c I figured it was a loss anyway. And Greer was constantly on the brink of disaster. One of those games. Very exciting finish in the West. Only way Dinos cough it up is to get swept and give up 50 runs of RD tomorrow. Updated Sunday, October 1 2017 @ 6:15:12 pm PDT

#53665	10/02/2017 3:47:55 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Congrats, Freddy. Shame that the pitching that was my strength all season failed me in the last series.

#53672	10/02/2017 4:28:48 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Thanks garf! You guys maybe deserved better. You beat us 5 out of the last seven so we are indeed feeling a little lucky. Congrats to Waterloo on winning the east and good luck in the final.

#53677	10/02/2017 9:16:10 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, now that the regular season is over. I am excited to see that next season I will get to renew my series with Lee started in 2030. I also will have an opportunity for vengeance against Horse for knocking me out of the 2033 cup. It will be nice to finally get to play against JJNZ and Favuz for the first time. I know everyone still has playoffs, but time to start prepping for next season for those of us without a series the next couple of days.

#53681	10/02/2017 10:18:30 pm
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks for the welcome newt, I'm very much looking forward to putting the best I've got out against some very good teams, renewing my rivalry with two time west winners College Station amongst them, and finally matching up against Haselrig. I don't think I'll even be brave enough to put predictions in next year, seeing how far wrong I was in II.1 this season! Good luck to both in the play-offs, Waterloo is another team I've wanted to see how I fare against for some time

#53684	10/03/2017 12:23:26 am
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Congrats to Seca and Freddy. I'm greatly disappointed. I didn't believe in a back-to-back title, especially 'cause a bit of turnover, but my latest leadership and RD grow hopes that have gone shattered slightly before the finish line. Moreover, I couldn't play my youngsters as I'd have done if I was out of contention weeks ago. Anyway, welcome to my fellow countryman Favuz.

#53697	10/03/2017 6:52:10 am
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Welcome to the new teams. Great to see the Care Bears arrive to renew an old rivalry (I predict they lose 160 man games due to injuries like hang nails.) We will be down to just one catfish in the west as Sioux City is leaving us. Good luck to Legends legend nobodyjones as the Seattle Ricky are retooling. See you again soon! Trends need to be broken in the finals: The East has won eight of the last ten series including two wins by Waterloo and 4 of the last 5. Season series (CSA vs. Waterloo)was tied 3-3. CSA is 0-4 in Legends final games. CSA scores one run more per game then Waterloo. Waterloo allows .5 less runs per game then CSA. CSA has more power. Waterloo has a better defense. Tough series to call.

#53705	10/03/2017 9:14:31 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, Freddy. Novi probably won't be competitive next season, so you won't have us to pad that win total against after next year Good luck to you and Seca in the playoff.

#53711	10/03/2017 12:29:34 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I didn't believe in a back-to-back title Hehe. I did. I'd say the Dinos taking the East this season is one of the more fraudulent pennants I've witnessed. Won via: - an extraordinary (41) number of 1 run victories - the best +ve delta between team BA and team RISP Basically, good luck. 160 games usually deals with the lucky. Not so this season. It is nice to get one without Hardy and Greene. And 3 in 10 seasons I can take some pride in. But this one feels like a guy that went all in with 5s against kings, and hit trips on the river. I'm not sure what to make of the series against College Station. Waterloo didn't have any pitchers show consistent success against the C A's. Several games were blowouts. Acknowledging that, my instinct is that this will be a good series.

#53713	10/03/2017 1:42:06 pm
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Trends need to be broken in the finals This reminds me of Seca's quote from way back along the lines of "..hard to root for Two Plums..". (can't remember if it was League or Cup) - someone needs to take down these Dinos! They're developing a monopoly in Legends title showdowns much like Thunder Bay did a while back - whatever happened to those guys..? (Apologies MrTP!) Funny to see how things turn out. I won promotion to IV.4 my first season here (2026), and in 2027 Missoula were a West foe and Alexandria a division rival, and look where they are now (well next season). The A's swept me in the last series of 2027, part of me losing my last eight home games (had been 37-35 to that point) and being demoted by one win, with the second best RD in the entire league. Still, no hard feelings. Good luck to all, but not that much - need some of my own these playoffs! Updated Tuesday, October 3 2017 @ 1:43:56 pm PDT

#53716	10/03/2017 2:56:49 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We had the bases loaded with no outs in the 7th of game 1 and blew it but held on for a 2-1 win. Unfortunately game one starter is gone for the series and so our already thin pitching staff will get thinner! On top of that and possibly worse, we just lost our SS for the series after he knocked in our two runs. Big contribution by the two injured players but no more injuries please! Replacement SS Riley is likely a better hitter but clearly worse defensively (range).

#53721	10/03/2017 4:55:41 pm
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Your guys got that water delivery from Missoula before the finals then Freddy? Updated Wednesday, October 4 2017 @ 2:20:34 am PDT

#53723	10/03/2017 5:47:15 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Injuries don't seem to be slowing you down much. Started my best ground ball pitcher hoping to keep the ball in the park and get enough DPs turned behind him to make it a game, but no dice. Barker with 2 dingers surrendered in 3 & 2/3. Oh well.

#53755	10/04/2017 5:16:51 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Nicely done, Freddy! Glad you took it for the West.

#53764	10/04/2017 9:55:24 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Thanks garf! It's a bigger deal to me than it should be lol. That was gonna be a coin flip series all the way so glad things went our way this year as opposed to being swept last year. We are on a good run the last three seasons with a II.1 win followed by a cup win and now the big one. Speaking of good runs..congrats to the Dinos on their tenth straight winning season in legends (wow) to go with three div titles and two legends championships. It makes winning all the more meaningful when you have to get through teams like that. Cheers Seca.

#53770	10/05/2017 1:43:04 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, Freddy. Up there with the best couple of seasons anybody's had since the TwoPlums/Mig era.

#53793	10/05/2017 5:37:17 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats Freddy. A well earned series win. Dinos felt beaten in every part of the game. Thanks all for the season. Looking forward to the next dust up. 🙂

#53794	10/05/2017 5:42:46 pm
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Grats Freddy and Seca. Always fun to watch the big boys duke it out.

#53799	10/06/2017 6:18:48 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The awards were interesting. I think Shields is a bit of a contentious MVP. I personally would have voted for Marsh or Correa. Barber is a really interesting Cy Young. 12 pot with replacement level CoS and Mov. Really surprised he could put up those numbers. Beyond that, I think Cedillo's season was more impressive. I had a suspicion Alvarado might be in line for rookie pitcher. He started the season in the bullpen. Moved to the rotation part way through (not because he was pitching well; believed fairly early on this wasn't going to be our year). Think he is just our 3rd RPotY, and our first RH (Bradley and Bagley the others). Dinos went from having 7 All-Stars to 0 All-League. Not surprising. Noone really had a good season. Only 2 regulars batted over .250 (Butler .270, Marino .260), only 1 reached 20 HRs (Schneider). Schneider our only gold glove (3rd consecutive, 4 out of last 6). Feels like catcher is the only position we have a shot at given our manager isn't very good at fielding.

#53803	10/06/2017 8:05:43 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Rookie of the Year with 144 Ks. Fugly. I don't know that he's starting at C on a winning team. Don't have anybody else in the pipeline though, so I guess we go with him.

#53805	10/06/2017 8:57:11 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I thought Burkett's award was well deserved. This just isn't a league for young position players. I had two rookies. DeJesus batted .200 with .602 OPS. Markham batted .171/.394 before getting sent back to AAA. Heck, all my sophomores were worse than Burkett. Sharp was .211/.602 as a full time DH with no defensive value. Hess was .173/.475. Oates was .165/.488. Really painful developing young talent at this level.

#53806	10/06/2017 8:59:52 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Rosa got the gold glove for pitcher. I guess it is fine as a consolation prize. Don't get me wrong, I think one or two pitchers had better seasons than Rosa, but I also still believe what I said in another thread that Rosa is the reason I will be in Legends again next season. That may not make him a Cy Young, but he very much was the quintessential definition of Most Valuable Player in my book (the difference between relegation and not relegating). Thomason got both All-League and gold glove at 1B. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate his contribution, but he was definitively the second most important player on my team, and it wasn't close. Given this I will agree with Seca's assessment, "the awards were interesting."

#53807	10/06/2017 9:04:08 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	He's got some talent. I've just seen this low BC movie before and I have a few more with that deficit coming up. Low BC seems pretty equivalent to low control in a P. Those guys can still contribute, but they'll likely be pretty inconsistent. Pretty convinced next year will be my last in Legends for a while unless some of these younger guys surprise me. Have to see how the trio of 12 POT Ps I picked up cheap this season pan out.

#53809	10/06/2017 9:10:32 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Yeah, my young position players were similarly mowed down by the pitching. Burkett's numbers may not have been great, but for a rookie they were the best. My rookies were, well, bad at the plate. Campbell, Venturi, and Acosta were my choices.

#53818	10/06/2017 10:39:02 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	mowed down by the pitching Ya. Tho that's always the case (for developing players), the pitching this season was a little extraordinary. 11 of 12 franchises with a team ERA under 4. The 12th team was at 4.04.

#53927	10/08/2017 7:35:39 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dino salaries up 2.5 million. Not bad. Actually made money last season. Possible could be in the black again in 2034. Not doing much shopping. Wouldn't mind a little more depth in the minors. Tried to fill a hole in the catcher pipeline last season. Not happy with either guy I picked up. Still looking. 2034 will be Conti's last season. Father Time finally catching up with him. I think he's flown under the radar most of his career - always been behind Greene or Booth on the depth chart. But it looks like he'll play 1000 games for the Dinos. Not too shabby. The big decision this season is the same one faced last season. Would like to work up the nerve to cut Zarate and give the 3B job full time to Rangel. Zarate has been such a talismanic player tho - hard to make this move. A smaller decision is what to do with DH. I suspect the Dinos had the poorest production in the league from the position last season (tho the stretch run addition of Del Toro helped). As it stands, it looks like Sharp will get another opportunity to flail against RHP, with Markham and Boyd taking the ABs vs. LHP. If Waterloo appears to be competitive, may look to add a veteran bat.

#53928	10/08/2017 8:02:51 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Probably in for a rough year in Novi. At least I can see this one coming. Last season's early flop caught me by surprise a bit.

#53936	10/08/2017 10:32:17 am	Jan 15th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Re: MVP While Shields did have 96 extra base hits, he didn't play a single inning in the field, had 9 less HR and 27 less RBI's while striking out 22 more time than Correa. All other stats were equal except the heavily weighted 29 SB's that won Shields the MVP. Shrug Finances: Looks like CSA has the highest payroll in the league but it does surprise me a little. There are a lot of homegrown players on this roster and only one position player that is clearly overpaid (not as bad this season though) Murray. My top 6 pitchers make a whopping 25m combined and three of them are homegrown. Perhaps winning inflates salaries?? No problem with that, just wondering the reasoning. What do your pitchers make?? Beyond the top 6 every other pitcher we have makes .50m. While Murray and McKinney look like the most obvious cuts freeing up 7.5m that will still leave us just over 50m while still needing at least a starting pitcher from waivers to compete. (cue worlds smallest violin). @Seca I'm in the same boat with Murray..just don't want to cut him lol After playing division 5 through 2 and feeling that finances were unimportant in Broken Bat,(made money every season) I'm happy to see that at the top tier it is indeed challenging. I was alerted by a previous Seca post 2-3 seasons ago that this was the case and still I have lost 11.5m in two seasons! hahaha I'll likely lose another 7-8 this season if we are contenders again, and we intend to be competitive.

#53949	10/08/2017 1:44:25 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I don't think I'm going to be brave enough to post up league predictions this season after my disaster there last season! My ace took a bit hit in training 0, time will tell how much that's going to hurt me. Glad to have been able to bring some of my guys right through to Legends from when I first started, including my second ever waiver pick up, Boyd Freddy - if I recall correctly the salaries are calculated based on the players last 3 seasons - I guess 3+ seasons in Legends is guaranteed to drive your salaries up

#53951	10/08/2017 4:05:11 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Little welcome to JJNZ. It was a while ago - probably more than a year - but I can remember looking over your team and thinking "this guy is going to be a Legend some day." I think it is super cool that all 4 additions this season are long serving managers who have scratched and clawed all the way from VI. Nice to see persistence (and skill) rewarded.

#53952	10/08/2017 4:14:45 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey V.1	0.70 unearned r/g

#53954	10/08/2017 4:59:41 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Yeah, I'm really excited to have made it all the way to Legends from LL6! Honestly though, I doubt I'll be able to avoid relegation given my relatively underwhelming roster and regression from my 26-17 record in 1-Run games. Arellano is the only guy I still have from my LL6 squad (albeit he only pitched 3 innings for me that season). Updated Sunday, October 8 2017 @ 5:00:59 pm PDT

#53960	10/08/2017 5:50:07 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Seca, on a side note, between you, Freddy and I we now have 3 jays fans in legends!

#53961	10/08/2017 5:54:25 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	@JJNZ Make that four Jays fans! XD

#53965	10/08/2017 10:45:55 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Nice Lee! I've just had a quick look through the rosters in the west and am even more glad I've made the decision not to predict a winner. I know you expect the best to rise to the top but these are 6 seriously good teams!

#53966	10/08/2017 11:07:20 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@JJNZ, there are more than 6, wait til you hit inter-divisional and have to look at the other half. It isn't worse, but it isn't soft either.

#53968	10/08/2017 11:28:06 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	You're not wrong newt, just went through the east, they're all equally tough. Roanoke looks to be the most balanced in the east but all have their own strengths, this should be fun! (provided I don't set a new record for losses in a season, I'm somewhat confident of at least holding that off though!)

#53970	10/09/2017 1:31:17 am	Jan 15th, 2034
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 662 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Hello all!! after 17 long seasons, i'm finally in the elite League I'm very glad to meet some of the long standing ownes, a lot of you are very active in the forum, so i'm glad to have someone to chat during the season. Hello especially to Meccanodonte, as we're both from Italy Now, let's talk about this season from Roanoke point ov view. Training 0: Our player update went better than expected, No pitchers lose points (we cut Curley, the only guy who was aging, at the end of last season, it was a tough cut but i had to free a roster space). The only bat who took a nose dive has been O'Neill, but he did great in the last seasons, i hope he goes from very good to above average only ). Other guys lose some speed but this should not be a problem. Finances: Payroll went up to 6-7 millions but this is expected after 2 straigth promotions. Nearly all of my team is homegrown so no huge salaries anyway. Last year we made a profit, i'll expand Oriole Nest a bit but even if i lose some money it's no problem, i have more than 100 milion in reserve. Free Agency: i have no big holes to fill in major roster, The only guys i should replace is Bailey, but during the season i'll bring Renteria Up to replace him. Season Goal: My goal is obviously to remain in this League, i have no time to scout other teams now so can't say if this is a reasonable goal or not, will see during the season). Other long term goal is to draft a Young SS and a 3B since i have no replacements in my minors, but in the first round i took a 10 pot, so i'm not that confident about this goal

#53977	10/09/2017 6:54:26 am	Jan 15th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Out of curiosity, in what season did all the Legends owners start playing? 2017 for me.

#53979	10/09/2017 6:57:14 am	Jan 15th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was 2017 for me as well, tho it was late enough that waivers were closed.

#53984	10/09/2017 8:06:50 am	Jan 15th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	I started halfway through the 2023 season, coincidentally the first week draft history started being tracked.

#53985	10/09/2017 8:31:58 am	Jan 15th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Waivers just started, so a preview is probably premature. But I have a few spare minutes this morning. Please don't take offense if I say something bad about your team. Just my opinion. Consider it an opportunity to prove me wrong. The West has been stronger the past 2 seasons after a fairly decent stretch of the East having the upper hand. I think the East closes the gap this season - maybe even taking the crown back. Waterloo Nothing has changed with the Dinos. Won't get as much good luck this season (see Barker, Charlie). Expecting the win total to drop. That said, McCarty and Zarate had relatively poor seasons in 2033, and its conceivable (tho not likely) our young players could play better. Will probably make some noise early, and then settle into a mid-table finish. Birmingham Best 1-2 starting pitching in the league in Carreon and Russell. Pitchers have to work harder than most tho, with a little less range and more errors behind them. Offense kind of struggled last season, and training #0 was not kind to Townsend. Maybe Giles steps up. Suspect a few less wins for these A's this season. [i[Alexandria[/i] Decent amount of change (mostly on the pitching side - I didn't realize Belanger was that old). Still, I see these A's as the team to beat. Offensively they should regress - I don't expect Marsh to have another MVP caliber season. But they don't need much offense. Cedillo & Downing are 1A to Birmingham's duo, ultimately more effective given the defense they play in front of. The bullpen is a bit of a mess, but their defense lets arms play up there. A bit of Waterloo's 1-run luck this season, and Alexandria will increase their win total. Roanoke A very impressive roster of position players and a nice 1-2 punch in the starting rotation. Looks like a team that doesn't necessarily excel at anything, but does everything well. Maybe the scariest part of their lineup is the absence of developing players - they don't have the .170 BA hole most of us do. Pitching seems to thin out a bit at the back of the rotation, and I not in love with their bullpen. Still, I think the Orioles are the most likely to keep Alexandria honest and in line to make a top half of the table finish. Raleigh 15 HRs from Di Carlo, 11 from Thomason last season. I feel speed is a tough archetype at this level. So many big bar players means more opposing arm, and most experienced managers appreciate the value of some defense at the catcher position. Rosa is a wonderful player, and I could see a world where Raleigh is this season's 1-run scion, but I suspect a few things are going to have to break the Braves way to stay out of the bottom 2. Minneapolis Somewhat similar to Raleigh, I suspect the Tigers speed won't be quite as effective at this level. Surprising neither Pineda or Welch hit 20 HRs last season - probably some upside there. I like the front of their rotation, and I really like the bullpen. But I think they may need Pineda to go off for 30HRs 120RBIs if they are going to have a chance to stick.

#53987	10/09/2017 9:15:15 am	Jan 15th, 2034
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Started in 2013, in Legends since 2017, now too many things might go wrong to be confident season no.18 wouldn't be the last. Was equally worried last season though, but lucked up to 2nd. Grats to Freddy and Seca! Been riding old waiver rules for some time, Gomes is the youngest of the old lot, now 28 yo. Fought drafting drought with depth, but not many youngsters instill confidence. Should be an interesting season training-wise, a lot of hitters are close to maxing out, hope I got them enough appearances. Too bad I whiffed on a few 2-claimers last season, if this is the year the game engine favors .... And our manager bolted for Seattle. Huge shoes to fill for our new one. Hope the good game is still good to us, even though we won't be paying any taxes for the first time.

#54002	10/09/2017 3:27:51 pm	Jan 15th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I took over Missoula with a 60-60 record in the 2020 season, just after waivers closed. In hindsight that was probably a good thing as I might have cut unnecessary players if I'd had free reign over the free agent market!

#54080	10/11/2017 6:19:05 pm	Feb 5th, 2034
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Started in 2014 taking over a sinking ship, made it here once in 2028, but that was just a 1 season fallout.

#54144	10/12/2017 10:08:53 am	Feb 11th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	You our wizened old man DcM? Can anybody beat 2014?

#54200	10/13/2017 4:01:08 am	Feb 19th, 2034
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 662 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	I started in 2017 preseason, exactly 17 season ago. My team was decent in major roster (i got 112 wins in tier VI on my first year) but average age was old and minors were almost empty. So it took a long time to reach higher League levels. I've seen that you guys are very very active in waiver claims, think i'm the only one who haven't made any move.

#54205	10/13/2017 6:31:34 am	Feb 19th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I've tried to make a move, but I haven't made one either. I make even fewer than you (because I am so far below the statistical ratio on winning waivers it isn't funny), but your team is better.

#54208	10/13/2017 6:53:32 am	Feb 19th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	The first day I've won a reliever that I'm going to develop as much as I can (crossing fingers about stunting) and then a 1B/DH type that I don't even know if it'll sticks or not. Disappointed again about this waivers session.

#54363	10/15/2017 4:33:35 pm	Mar 6th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Horrendous spring training thus far for Missoula, 0-9! I'm just hoping to get my losing streaks out of the way early this season....

#54389	10/16/2017 3:28:02 am	Mar 6th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	lol Also 0-9 !!

#54465	10/17/2017 4:44:28 pm	Mar 10th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	0-15 now, this doesn't bode well for future seasons! Updated Thursday, October 19 2017 @ 12:43:41 pm PDT

#54541	10/19/2017 9:09:33 am	Mar 12th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	2-16 in spring training note to self: schedule spring games with Missoula from now on 0-40 in waivers wasted first round pick While there is no reason to think we can't contend, we have had a terrible off season. Pitching might be a problem for CSA this season. If we stay mostly injury free we may be alright but we are pretty thin and are expecting nothing from our four rookies whom have been torched in the spring. With no serviceable pitchers available as free agents (imo anyway) we will continue to make claims in the hope of adding a little depth (A number 4 right handed starter would be great). A righty reliever may have to start to avoid having 3 lefty starters in the top 4. That would send wild thing to an important bullpen role and I don't know how I feel about that! lol

#54790	10/21/2017 3:57:24 am	Mar 16th, 2034
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 662 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	The unusually big training update has screwed my plans a little. Renteria have been always developed fast, now i think he's way too fast. In the long term plans he should play C against RHP and OF against LHP, but he has only a small c and no OF. I think i'll promote him right now and let him play OF against LHP, he should not be too much of a liability.

#54824	10/21/2017 1:49:22 pm	Mar 16th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. One possible consequence is this season's rookie of the year may not make Mendoza look like a star. Even without the boost, Schuller was going to be our best prepared rookie ever. Now he might actually be a contributor (not holding my breath).

#55008	10/24/2017 1:03:13 am	Mar 25th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Good luck for the first games folks. Defending champion College Station get to welcome me to the bigs, of course that means that my starting C is out for all 4 games. Some things never change!

#55009	10/24/2017 1:52:48 am	Mar 25th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Welcome to the meat grinder

#55017	10/24/2017 7:00:04 am	Mar 25th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We are very nervous..this is the most healthy Missoula team we have ever had to play against. Only one starter down.

#55056	10/24/2017 10:08:37 pm	Mar 30th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Uh oh looks like it's gonna be a long season in Minneapolis...

#55059	10/25/2017 2:29:00 am	Mar 30th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Tough start for Missoula too although three of those four games could've gone either way, not too disappointed!

#55064	10/25/2017 8:06:02 am	Mar 30th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I'm thinking I should get used to how a .333 winning percentage sounds

#55080	10/25/2017 5:54:36 pm	Apr 3rd, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dino season has begun pretty much as expected. After catching more than our fair share of breaks last go round, figuring everything that can go wrong will this season. Stolen almost as many bases as the rest of the east combined - still lead the east in DPs. .158 RISP. Bagley already out for 23 games.

#55082	10/25/2017 6:38:28 pm	Apr 3rd, 2034
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	All that scouting, all that time invested in 2 waiver pickups that are in the catfish lineup...and 1 has a .275 OPS and the other just barely above the mendoza line.

#55089	10/25/2017 8:54:54 pm	Apr 3rd, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Won two games I should have lost, and lost two games I should have won. The two blowout losses shouldn't have been as bad as they were. Had some bad breaks so far, but probably sitting about where I should be. Unsure what to make of Birmingham so far just hoping I can take at least one win.

#55094	10/25/2017 10:56:13 pm	Apr 3rd, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Wow, looks like that .333 was a bit ambitious. Wonder what the record for losses in Legends is? Might just contend on that one.

#55095	10/25/2017 11:36:10 pm	Apr 3rd, 2034
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	The Moscow Moose (which might not have been their name that far back) went 44-116 in 2003. You made a run at it in 2030, but you do have your work cut out for you if you want the record… ^.~

#55097	10/26/2017 12:15:46 am	Apr 3rd, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Ah, a goal appears :P

#55129	10/26/2017 3:31:53 pm	Apr 5th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Still working on my bad luck theme. . Right after Bagley goes down for 23 Dinos lose McCarty for 12. Game after McCarty goes down both the backup SS and the backup-to-the-backup SS go down. Sheesh.

#55130	10/26/2017 3:38:30 pm	Apr 5th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Ahh have your guys visited Missoula lately Seca?.... To be fair I've only lost one starter for 14 days so far, but it's early days!

#55179	10/27/2017 8:14:56 am	Apr 7th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ahh have your guys visited Missoula lately Seca? Hehe. I think we got up to 6 injured at one point in yesterday's series. So no, not letting anyone near Missoula. Not letting anyone out of their hotel room without body armor and a security team.

#55183	10/27/2017 8:33:04 am	Apr 7th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@JJNZ, the problem is your spike pit in the outfield. Yes it looks cool, but it is hazardous. You should try Raleigh's method of foam plating everything.

#55242	10/28/2017 1:20:48 pm	Apr 10th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Next you'll be saying that having live polar bears roaming the outfield during pregame is hazardous..... 😉

#55261	10/29/2017 7:46:35 am	Apr 14th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, at least it is only polar bears. It would be worse if Minneapolis did the same with its mascots. Edit: Seca's version would literally be Jurassic Park. Edit 2: @Seca, maybe that has been the problem, did you forget to put a "No velociraptor handling clause" in Bagley's contract? Updated Sunday, October 29 2017 @ 7:47:48 am PDT Updated Sunday, October 29 2017 @ 8:07:48 am PDT

#55262	10/29/2017 8:05:51 am	Apr 14th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Ooh, the horror of a pack of rabid Abner Doubledays roaming the outfield in Novi, Shudder...

#55276	10/29/2017 4:30:08 pm	Apr 17th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. No, I don't think that's the problem. Ve-Larso Raptor is at AAA, and I don't think he and Bagley are all that intimate. I guess I have to unassign Sanchez. He was the same at the start of last season. Couldn't get anyone out. But then was great for the final 2/3. In the final game against Alexandria tonight he faced 6 batters. Got the righty. Got the switch. But the lefties went 3/4 with 2 doubles and a dinger. shrug PS - considered Jurassic Park as a stadium name, but you know, a little too easy. Went with a play off of Waterloo.

#55317	10/31/2017 4:02:43 am	Apr 21st, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Not trying to imply that the standings will stay this way, as I know better than that, but have the two relegation spots ever been occupied by Waterloo and Birmingham before? I know each must have briefly occupied one of the spots after a losing streak, but it is very odd looking at the standings right now.

#55318	10/31/2017 4:12:48 am	Apr 21st, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Even giants get old. Updated Tuesday, October 31 2017 @ 4:17:16 am PDT

#55325	10/31/2017 9:30:42 am	Apr 21st, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Those are the 2 worst RISP teams in the league atm (Dinos at .176, A's at .214). In recent memory we've had 3 teams in the West go 1st to II in consecutive seasons (Cedar Rapids, Thunder Bay, Santa Monica). In each case I would say it was the same affliction Waterloo is currently suffering with - batting just collapsed from the previous season. A couple of those teams were kinda old - training update #0 almost certainly contributed to the drop (as opposed to pure luck). Dinos aren't really that old. Zarate lost a point of power, Butler a point of speed. But that's pretty much it. The lineup is essentially unchanged from the one that led the league in RISP last season. I'm still inclined to chalk the bad start up to poor luck. Butler for example is hitting .288 but .190 RISP (after .270 RISP last season). Assuming the bats come around a bit, the concern for the Dinos is depth. When Bagley goes out that leaves P Booth as the only 14+ pitcher on the roster. I think there are teams in the East that have full 14+ rotations. If Bagley misses 70-80 games this season it will leave a mark. I don't think we can count on Barker to maintain the 88% win% he's put up the last 2 seasons.

#55329	10/31/2017 11:42:14 am	Apr 21st, 2034
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	They're really fighting for spots, .207, 1-3 to bot in the cup, If at least 1 vet slugger wakes up, so I can release SomeonE! They have like 1RBI combined, but I don't dare try to survive without them...yet Rant over Updated Tuesday, October 31 2017 @ 12:09:40 pm PDT

#55337	10/31/2017 3:10:40 pm	Apr 22nd, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I feel your pain, except on the pitching side. Right now Rosa is my WORST SP which makes no sense at all. I keeping waiting for him to wake up from his small sample size, but he laid another dud today against the struggling bats of Waterloo (by Seca's own comment). I survived last season BECAUSE of Rosa, this season it is starting to seem that if I survive it will be in SPITE of Rosa.

#55347	10/31/2017 6:34:31 pm	Apr 25th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Wow I'm 0-7 against Alexandria so far this season...whatever Meccanodonte is doing against my team sure is working!

#55348	11/01/2017 2:04:30 am	Apr 25th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Freddy and college station have taken 6 of 7 from me also, not very good at welcoming new players to legends guys!

#55349	11/01/2017 6:40:19 am	Apr 25th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We learned from div V.... While in Missoula stay at an undisclosed location, accept no gifts, bring our own staff to prepare food and watch out for marbles and other foreign objects on the floor. Fool me once... In other news: Broomfield..21 games 39 HR's absolutely sick..lol..how do we beat that?? He's on pace for 600 HR's !!

#55363	11/01/2017 2:11:26 pm	Apr 25th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Game 1 v Broomfield today - Missoula 5 HR's, Broomfield 2 HR's - gotta beat them at their own game! Not that I think College Station is going to have too much trouble beating anyone at all :P

#55379	11/01/2017 9:07:32 pm	Apr 29th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	So... I now have 3 of the 7 wins against Alexandria. Does anyone else in the East plan on helping out, or are we going to let Meccanodonte run away with the division? Not trying to be mean or arrogant, just confused why I can beat about 50% of the time the team that is consistently beating everyone else.

#55383	11/01/2017 10:03:16 pm	Apr 29th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos have a winning record against Alexandria. They are over .330 RISP, and their RISP is 60 points clear of their team BA. They are hot. They will cool off. Not to say they won't win the division. They will. But they aren't quite as strong as the early stats suggest.

#55390	11/02/2017 1:05:31 am	Apr 29th, 2034
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 662 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	I Went 2-2 in the first series against Meccanodonte, let's see what i can do Today

#55391	11/02/2017 2:42:47 am	Apr 29th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I've paid everyone, except Favuz who is a paisà, for tanking against me. Newt, please give me your bank account where I can do the money transfer.

#55392	11/02/2017 4:26:35 am	Apr 29th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	It was easy to see last season Alexandria caught some bad breaks, and it looks like it is evening out this season. It does feel like rock, paper, scissors in the first half though with one team dominating another and in turn being dominated by another. My feeling is the entire East is going to be closer than last season ended up being, though I could be totally wrong because iirc every team in the East led at some point in the first three rotations last season. Looking at the season stats so far, a less significant but equally eye popping stat appears to me, Birmingham has less home runs than Raleigh. I don't think I was ahead of anyone in home runs last season after the first rotation. Even if Birmingham has gotten worse, I think they have started off as cold as Alexandria has been hot. I just hope they don't warm up against me today.

#55425	11/02/2017 5:50:34 pm	May 3rd, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I just hope they don't warm up against me today. A classic case of the self whammy.

#55430	11/02/2017 8:47:35 pm	May 3rd, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I need to stop posting in the mornings, I always end up kicking myself later whether it is self whammy or incoherent due to being tired or irritating people with ill-thought out posts.

#55434	11/03/2017 12:06:09 am	May 3rd, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	It's one thing to know you're going to have a rough season and another to go through each day of it.

#55534	11/05/2017 4:35:20 pm	May 13th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Where did that come from? Also, the East now has 5 teams with negative RD with Alexandria the only positive team in the East. The West looks very tight as well. It looks like the RD is actually more imbalanced though. Edit: @Haselrig, what magic are you using to still be at #5 with a 10-22 record? Updated Sunday, November 5 2017 @ 4:40:48 pm PST

#55542	11/05/2017 10:39:23 pm	May 14th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	15-1 in the Cup

#55555	11/06/2017 12:32:43 pm	May 14th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Still early, but I find this comparison of Waterloo and Birmingham's offenses a little comical. Waterloo has 62 more hits (.243 BA vs. .214) Waterloo has 28 more BBs Waterloo has 24 more SBs Both teams have 25 HRs Waterloo has 20 more RISP hits (.233 RISP vs. .215) Waterloo 60 more points of team OPS Put all that together, and Waterloo has scored 2 ... 2 more runs than Birmingham. Ay caramba.

#55558	11/06/2017 1:32:43 pm	May 14th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Raleigh is 1-3 in games decided by 6 runs or more (all ironically decided by 7 runs). if you take away the 3 seven run losses and the 1 seven run win, things look significantly different in the East. My pitching and defense have totally fell apart on those three occasions, and other than two being against Alexandria there were few commonalities that I can avoid, which has me worried that random meltdowns could sink my season if I finish too tight in the relegation battle. Before yesterday's win against Roanoke it stood at 0-3, which explains why I have looked less competitive than I have felt this season.

#55624	11/07/2017 5:07:06 pm	May 21st, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Truth be told Waterloo probably should have won game 1 today, and I was as surprised as anyone that I pulled off a 3 game sweep at Seca's place, but one thing I do have to figure out is who to pitch against him going forward. Rosa has been hit pretty hard by the Dinos in every one of his three starts against them this season, which has me thinking that the 2034 Dinos despite not playing as well overall as the 2033 Dinos may have figured out Rosa. This was Raleigh's first win against the Dinos when Rosa started this season, and with Rosa pulled in the 2nd inning it certainly wasn't due to him.

#55626	11/07/2017 9:21:16 pm	May 21st, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	On the bright side, we finally beat Alexandria and am now only 1-9 against them! On the other side, we're already 10.5 games back and it's looking increasingly like a foregone conclusion that we're going to relegate...is it too early to start playing the youngsters full-time? XD

#55627	11/07/2017 9:35:00 pm	May 21st, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I was in 6th place for a little bit during inter-division play last season and clawed back to finish 4th. Way too early to give up or declare victory in Legends, too many good owners and too many potential claims who could be that missing piece (though you won't see me win him).

#55634	11/08/2017 9:37:04 am	May 21st, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yup. Game 1 was pretty discouraging. Same narrative as the cup game that eliminated the Dinos. Tough getting stone walled by 80 SI pitchers when you know your once good bullpen is likely to implode at 26 outs. Birmingham passed us in runs scored yesterday. So now dead last in RISP and runs after leading the East in both categories last season. Difficult to gain traction with a team built around offense that isn't good at offense. Been saying its bad luck, and have been expecting some regression to the mean. But at some point I'll have to accept this is the true talent level. Don't really have many more kids to play tho. Lewis is the only young position player not currently getting time. (Wonder how his 3 PD will play at Legends ). Guess I have a couple arms I could bring up.

#55650	11/08/2017 6:39:09 pm	May 25th, 2034
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Moran has 5 PD. He's having quite the season for himself. I can't believe the offense in the West this year. I have scored 1.2 more runs per game this year but allowed 1.4 more per game. Team ERA last year was in the 3s and now at 4.5. Btoomfield's bandbox has definitely help inflate run totals. Can't wait for interdivision play. Updated Thursday, November 9 2017 @ 3:22:10 am PST

#55664	11/09/2017 6:14:48 am	May 25th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Ghastly PD is about the only thing Moran and Lewis have in common. Tho if you are going to completely crater one of PD and BC, PD is probably better. Have considered Lewis a few times this season, thinking he could play LF vs. LHP instead of Bresciani. Don't know what to do with him. Has been "hot" (for Bresciani) lately. Sometimes I think Lewis can't be much worse, and other times I think yes, yes he can be much worse.

#55685	11/09/2017 3:44:03 pm	May 27th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. I can say with much confidence the Dinos are going to drop in the East. Seems it has been decreed. This is us blowing a 6 run lead against the last place team. That's 3 of the last 4 series where we've lost a game with a big lead. I may have to stop watching my games. The easy-win-BAHAHA-YOU-LOSE narrative is wearing thin. Looks like Lewis is going to get his shot after the update. Gogo 3 PD.

#55692	11/09/2017 7:49:51 pm	May 29th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Missoula are 2-7 in one run games thus far, only fitting that I lose 2 of the 3 games against Battle Creek who are now 10-3 in 1 run games. I don't feel like I'm far from contention, and take away my 2-8 record against College Station and I'm 18-15, still excuses don't win leagues though, any tips for beating Freddy greatly appreciated - DcM, looking your way!

#55785	11/11/2017 5:52:05 pm	Jun 4th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	@JJ feel free to steal back all the w's I hand to Huntington lol. My team is playing pretty much as expected. We are very competitive until you get past our top 5 pitchers..then things can go sideways quickly. We did win a few waivers recently but none of the pitchers have yet to step up, it's a work in progress. Interdiv is where lack of depth has hurt us the last two seasons. I have a feeling we will have to do better than the approx .500 record the last couple times we've seen the east if we want to keep pace in the west. No lead entering inter div play this season and the east looks strong.

#55868	11/13/2017 5:04:49 pm	Jun 10th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Let the fun begin tomorrow. Love inter-division play seeing everyone's full rotations. Starting off against Huntington, who I went 6-4 against last season. Going to be very difficult to pull that off again, but it should be fun to try.

#55910	11/14/2017 6:41:44 pm	Jun 15th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	As the East's worst 1 run team I was a little concerned opening up inter against Battle Creek. Fortunately just a single 1 run game in the 5. Picked up a guy to use as a loogy. In a dozen games he's been called upon once. Not sure that's worth the roster spot / salary. Lewis's debut much as expected. 0 for 11 with 4 Ks so far. Did manage a BB with that 3 PD. Nearly spit out my tea.

#55916	11/15/2017 12:07:49 am	Jun 15th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	After the disappointment in the cup, I'm going through some changes. Dropped C-Waters and 1B-Carranza, kept Haas and promoted Mullin. More will follow next.

#55968	11/16/2017 11:33:51 pm	Jun 25th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Consistently losing 1 run games is not a problem I've previously encountered, the bull pen which has anchored me for the last two seasons has just been reshuffled as it's about the only thing I can blame so far. Thankfully no one has decided to run away with the West yet so there's still time to figure it out...

#55989	11/17/2017 8:44:44 am	Jun 25th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Looking at the expanded standings now that we are closing on the all-star break, several things are popping out to me: More than anyone Minneapolis is being bitten by their own ballpark. They actually are playing .500 ball on the road, but cannot win at home. While this may still be a fluke, and nothing can be done this season, I think Lee should re-consider his ballpark dimensions this off-season. My 4-1 record in extra inning games reinforces my belief that one of my greatest assets is the depth of my squad. My best players are not the best in the league, but I have always had a commitment to my depth, as I make far less transactions than most owners at this level, believing that sticking with the same 15-30 (bottom half of the roster) players will ultimately do better than switching them out every other week for the flavor of the week. Battle Creek's record of 16-3 in one run games is ridiculous. Not sure whether it is incredible luck, or incredibly good (leaning towards the 2nd one) but that makes them very dangerous when you don't get insurance runs. Not much to be done about that in BB given our lack of command in game beyond the management settings, but I am not looking forward to playing them given my 2-8 record against them last season. Missoula is the only Legends West team with a winning record in interdivision play through the first 15 games. Although there are still two series to go in the first half, and three Western teams are only one game under .500 at 7-8. College Station looks very weak against the East for the second straight season which makes me wonder why Freddie is so effective against the West, but not the East? Not trying to be mean, but 5-10 is just bad.

#55997	11/17/2017 10:33:22 am	Jun 25th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Hmm thanks for pointing that out newtman! I haven't had issues with my ballpark in the past but this year's splits do seem pretty stark. Maybe I should consider bringing the walls down/in a bit in the off-season depending on how the rest of the year goes? I'm pretty much maxed out dimensions-wise since I've always had a contact-orientated team without much power.

#56003	11/17/2017 1:34:33 pm	Jun 25th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've been fascinated by 1-run games for ages. Battle Creek was pretty good in that department last season too. Seems difficult to sustain tho. Dinos went from .6 winning % last season to .35 this season (clearly not complete yet). I guess i lean towards luck. Dino brass with a decision to make. Collier may not be much worse than other options I've been trotting out to the mound (Contreras, Barker, Greer, Knepper). May be time to blood him. Little apprehensivr b/c of the training blip (less than a season at AAA). His scouting has long suggested to me he won't be 103-enough-SI-for-me (see Barker, Greer, Alvarado, ...). Little apprehensive calling him up.

#56030	11/18/2017 7:54:58 pm	Jul 2nd, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So I've been trying to get DeJesus and Markham some additional ABs. Tough because they are obvious downgrades compared to their counterparts (Schneider, Sharp). Decided to throw some good karma Huntingtons way and play these guys in todays series. As a cherry on top, a rookie starting pitcher in game 5 coming in with 11.57 ERA. What do I get in return for this good karma? Huntington's game 1 starter who threw 90+ pitches coming back on 2 days rest to pitch game 5. Sheesh.

#56031	11/18/2017 8:05:23 pm	Jul 2nd, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Birmingham takes 7 out of 8 games from Missoula including knocking us out of the cup, impressive pitching displays from kladu's boys.

#56050	11/19/2017 10:01:28 pm	Jul 7th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	And in a 5 game series between the two teams with the worst 1-run game record (Missoula and Waterloo)..... There were no 1 run games! Since it was pointed out that Missoula had the best interleague record in the west I've gone 2-8, cursed!

#56076	11/20/2017 4:25:01 pm	Jul 9th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm just glad you got game 3. If the Dinos had won that I would have had to take a shower.

#56134	11/22/2017 4:49:03 pm	Jul 16th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A few Dino notes heading into the second half: Conti started the season with 1000 games played in reach. Unfortunately he has been awful. Staggered to the landmark. Likely to spend the rest of his career on the bench in AAA. After a magnificent season in 2033, Sammy has reverted to his normal self. May use his spot in the rotation to give Galvin (who we see as a reliever, but a few starts won't hurt) or Bianchi (doomed to fail b/c of build) a little more playing time. Schuler might be in rookie of the year contention. Haven't looked around. His numbers are by no means great, but blow the doors of what my rookies and sophomores usually accomplish. If we capsize with no chance of sticking, expect to see Zarate go (Rangel becoming full time 3B) and super-bust Bresciani go (Lewis taking his ABs).

#56138	11/23/2017 7:46:04 am	Jul 16th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	One game lead in the west at the All Star break...we'll take it but we have been consistently inconsistent. We started fast and all things were great in CSA land, then we hit a brutal slump. First we lost 8 of 12 in a stretch near the end of div play, then started inter div play at 5-10, lost our div lead and were bounced from the cup in a two game sweep where we were dominated. Fortunately Newtman called us out and we posted his remarks on the bulletin board. Since then we have gone 11-4 to avoid a standings free fall. During the downturn our hitting uncharacteristically went into the toilet as did our pitching simultaneously. Right now, for the first time I can ever remember every hitter on the team is "cold" when looking at "latest" stats. Only one man is above .260 for our last 50 AB's. Last years three best hitters are all under .200 for that stretch. Gross. Fortunately some of our pitchers are starting to heat back up now. The core starting eight is almost exactly the same as last year as are the top 3 pitchers. Beyond that it has been a revolving door of tryouts, cuts and follies. Insane salaries plus having opponents consistently smash our pitching caused front office fits resulting in big changes. We fired pretty much a whole div IV starting rotation in McKinney,Godinez, Clinton, Alston, Glover, Padilla, and minor leaguers Chia and Olivera as well. New signings were thrown in and are doing much better : Jackson, Thomas, and rookie Barbosa.. Hopefully we can keep opponents below 6 runs a game now! We should be in it until the end and if the pitching holds up and the hitting gets a little closer to last season averages then we just might be able to win our third straight division title. I'm sure Battle Creek has other plans though..haha. For now, it sure would be nice to have a nice 17-13 trip through the east but if history repeats we will likely go 15-15 +/- a win or two and then have a dog fight in our own div to finish the season.

#56139	11/23/2017 8:41:48 am	Jul 16th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Odds and ends Broomfield offense: - 123 HR's in 80 games. Just wow.. - 8 players with 9 or more College Station - has given up just 8 unearned runs Battle Creek - smashing everyone in 1 run games for the third straight season Alexandria - road warriors - clear best overall through 80 games west vs. east - pitching is so much better in the east - East in a whole run per game better You would see the stats and guess that the east must not use a DH lol

#56142	11/23/2017 12:18:27 pm	Jul 16th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Interesting bits and pieces so far. Historically Missoula has been good at home, and in 1 run games, this season both have been terrible so I'm expecting (HOPING!) for some normalisation there. I'm scoring plenty of runs (400, 2nd in the league), but also giving up too many. One thing I did notice - of the 20 all star spots in the west, 13 went to the teams in the 3 worst performing teams at the break (Missoula, Novi, Broomfield). Broomfield were rewarded for their power with 6 of the 14 hitters spots. Novi have certainly started to recover from their slow start, very similar to last season IIRC!

#56143	11/23/2017 2:26:24 pm	Jul 18th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	And first game back after the break I lose SP Sager for 36 days. At least I have depth in AAA I guess...

#56145	11/23/2017 2:48:44 pm	Jul 18th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	You can take a Care Bear out of Missoula but you can't take Missoula out of the Care Bears! ...lol sends care package I always miss you on discord JJ ! Sooner or later...

#56147	11/23/2017 3:57:20 pm	Jul 19th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	- pitching is so much better in the east - East in a whole run per game better You would see the stats and guess that the east must not use a DH lol Hehe. Wonder how much of that is the pitching & defense, and how much is the roided up batters in the West? I know my HRs per game has skyrocketed during inter. The West team with the fewest HRs would be leading the East in that department. Was surprised to see College Station's hitting was still cold given how they man-handled Waterloo heading into the all-star break. But looking back, I guess there weren't that many hits. It was the 8 dingers in 5 games (compared to zero for Waterloo) that led to the thrashing.

#56148	11/23/2017 6:44:52 pm	Jul 21st, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	so I'm expecting (HOPING!) for some normalisation there Wouldn't count on it. Sometimes feel your lot is cast before the season starts. Battle Creek vs. Waterloo was a golden opportunity for some regression to mean in the 1 run category. Instead, went exactly as the records suggested. Oh well. On the bright side JJNZ, looks like you won't be the first to 20 1-run losses. Dinos still hold down the second best EXWL in Legends, but now just 1 game away from the drop.

#56149	11/23/2017 7:27:44 pm	Jul 21st, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Man, every time I look at the standings page my stomach starts churning. I have been in every spot except first, and my team has had extreme highs and extreme lows. Every stat I pointed out last week came back to bite me between Friday and Tuesday, so I'm not going to point out any stats. I'm just going to sit here and take some Pepto-Bismol and hope the roller coaster doesn't throw me off resulting in relegation.

#56153	11/23/2017 10:54:50 pm	Jul 21st, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Lol Freddy, it seems you have a point, Sager is off to ponder his conditioning in AAA Eagle Valley for the next week or so. I'm fairly irregular on Discord, but you're right its always one or the other of us by the looks! @Seca - I know that you're right, but the perpetual optimist in me refuses to hear it! I feel your pain on the 1 run losses over at Waterloo but my team seems to have decided that 3 run losses are the new one run losses, lost all 5 today v Minnesota, 4 of which were 3 run losses. Sigh. Might be time for a 'soft reset' kicking a few of the vets and accepting my relegation fate. Updated Friday, November 24 2017 @ 2:52:13 pm PST

#56155	11/24/2017 12:11:21 am	Jul 21st, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Looks like I need to move the team to the East. Big training day would go a long way to keeping the momentum up when we cross back over the border into the West.

#56190	11/25/2017 7:27:35 am	Jul 23rd, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Looking to the future: CSA's young familiar lineup will officially be getting long in the tooth next season and a medium paced full retooling will have to begin. We finally have the minors restocked and ready to help out. The first position players to go will be high priced veteran stars Shields and Murray this offseason after they help us try to win a pennant this year. Shields can no longer hit lefties and his production is too low now for a $4m+ player. Murray is just done..cant hit righties or throw out runners for almost 4m per season. Big holes to fill but we should be ok as we have a C and many good AAA hitters almost ready. Our ongoing issue has been pitching depth and nothing has changed. The big three are aging but should all still start next season, but after that things will fall apart quickly lol. We have some decent looking AA arms but not much in AAA. For now we need to make a cut or two and I'm so hesitant to get rid of young pitchers, so who stays and who goes?? Lopez seems like he'll never be an effective legends pitcher. Botello a home grown bust may have finally worn out his welcome. Hunt may have a shot but can't get righties out so far and gets blasted by power hitters. Givens- free agent signing we had high hopes for turned into a 2.8m waste. May be a waste of cash (we are rich) but I think we'll give Givens another shot next season and dump Botello. Hang onto the younsters just in case. Even these guys may end up a better option than free agent pitchers and at least they only make .50m. Thoughts?? Final note: Savage will be cut loose today so we can continue to play the waiver wire game.

#56204	11/25/2017 3:58:42 pm	Jul 26th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'd give Lopez a bit of rope, if nothing else he could be an innings eater for you in an LR role. Botello looks like he's had a lot of rope and hasn't used it so probably easy enough to send on his way. I'd be in on Hunt if you cut him, great LHS. Givens is pretty borderline, one of those to hold onto until you need space I reckon.

#56208	11/25/2017 5:23:50 pm	Jul 27th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Bagley against the East: 9 starts 4-0 1.63 ERA HR every 20 IP Bagley against the West: 8 starts 2-5 6.34 ERA HR every 4.5 IP Need better drug testing in the West.

#56219	11/26/2017 5:08:12 am	Jul 28th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Did somebody mention one-run losses? Sheesh.

#56220	11/26/2017 9:47:28 am	Jul 28th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Sawyer has been less than inspiring recently, so I'm going to try out Haney against College Station's lineup in game 3. What could go wrong? Edit: Changed my mind, going with him in game 1 against Yoshii. Taylor deserves a break given he wasn't even supposed to be my #1 starter. Updated Sunday, November 26 2017 @ 9:51:11 am PST

#56221	11/26/2017 10:03:38 am	Jul 28th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sheesh Ya. Definitely unfortunate getting schooled in 1-run games by the Dinos. Feel bad flexing some luck on Novi. Seem like a couple of swimmers in distress where one pushes the other’s head underwater.

#56229	11/26/2017 4:23:28 pm	Jul 31st, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Seem like a couple of swimmers in distress where one pushes the other’s head underwater. Says the guy with the best RD in the entire Legends League.

#56230	11/26/2017 4:55:42 pm	Aug 1st, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Says the guy with the best RD in the entire Legends League. Hehe. True. And a full 2 games clear of the drop. When Novi left down, so did our short lived competence in 1 run games. First to 20 losses! Woohoo!

#56231	11/26/2017 5:14:39 pm	Aug 1st, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Givens will pitch game five and will be sacked if he doesn't make it through 5. #earnyourwage

#56232	11/26/2017 5:20:18 pm	Aug 1st, 2034
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	One lesson I've learned is PAC 12 players suck. Get ready to cut bait, Freddie.

#56233	11/26/2017 6:27:09 pm	Aug 2nd, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	wish I saw that before the game..

#56238	11/26/2017 11:11:26 pm	Aug 2nd, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Game 5 made up for Game 4 in my book. Lee coming in and giving up a three run homer just has me shaking my head. The funny thing is that I have given up 10 less homers than anyone else, but have hit 15 less than anyone else. Sadly if I could manage a positive home run differential I likely would have a shot at winning the East at the very least. That would require a huge uptick in home run production by my offense, which isn't going to happen.

#56240	11/27/2017 6:05:10 am	Aug 2nd, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Do east teams always promote to the east ?? The very tough east division in legends is probably about to get a little stronger. Kalamazoo went from rank 61 to 21 last season and from 21 they climbed to the #4 ranked team in Broken Bat currently. 13 game lead in the east (II.2)!

#56241	11/27/2017 6:22:16 am	Aug 2nd, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Tiger's guys have some age on them. Have to see how they hold up next season. Good team, though. Be fun to have Tiger up here if I can claw my way out of relegation.

#56243	11/27/2017 7:28:41 am	Aug 2nd, 2034
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	@Freddy I don't believe teams always promote to the East. Steve and I had an email conversation a month or so ago where I was trying to find my old hometown to move my major league (or one of my minor league teams, I don't remember which) there, but the town wasn't listed in the drop down even though I knew it existed in the game. He said that towns in the game are tied to their geography... that eastern towns are only available to teams in eastern divisions and vice versa. So that leads me to believe that teams are tied to their divisions and geographical locations... so promoting a western team to an eastern division in a higher league wouldn't make sense. Jeff

#56246	11/27/2017 8:47:03 am	Aug 2nd, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Ah, it's pretty cool to have your team discussed on the Legends thread. I guess we really are making some noise. 😊 If we promote, it will be to the east division. Always east or always west. And promoting to Legends East sounds like the challenge of all challenges! Barring a collapse of such epic proportions I might have to spend some time in a padded room, it's a challenge we are on the trajectory for.

#56251	11/27/2017 3:30:26 pm	Aug 3rd, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@wickersty, yes, East teams ALWAYS promote to the East. Likewise West teams ALWAYS promote to the West. Tiger's team certainly beat my team up in the cup in a four game series, but that is the point of the pyramid structure for the best teams to make it to the top and play each other. It doesn't always work out that way, as luck plays a major role in the game, but it does in real life baseball too. Still as good as II.2 is, it isn't Legends, and while Tiger's team may even be capable of leading Legends' East, it wouldn't be the margin he currently holds there. Edit: I will say that despite going 1-3 against him, my pitching staff were capable of keeping his power hitters pretty silent, shutting down the long ball as they have for everyone the past 5 or 6 seasons. Just saying, I have reason to be confident in my prediction he wouldn't run away with Legends East. Updated Monday, November 27 2017 @ 3:33:39 pm PST

#56252	11/27/2017 4:15:48 pm	Aug 4th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Whoa there Newt, I don't think anyone has said Kalamazoo would have a chance of winning Legends East let alone running away with it. It's just looking like a good possibility we're moving up next season. As I understand it, Favuz and Roanoke made quick work out of the division in II.2 last season and they're just hoping to hang on this season. This was pointed out by Endjru in the II.2 thread. My counterpoint to that was just avoiding relegation is a worthy goal in your division. And honestly would be the only goal I would set for Kalamazoo if/when we get to Legends. 😊 Edit: I will say this. Kalamazoo will have to win or lose playing our own style. It could be a really interesting clash of styles. Updated Monday, November 27 2017 @ 5:01:01 pm PST

#56253	11/28/2017 1:32:24 am	Aug 4th, 2034
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 662 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Can confirm that Legends (especially East) is a completely different League than tier II, and a tough one. Hitting is a bit better than II, but pitching is on a Whole another level. While my RA is like last year (but went for one of the top to the worst), my hitters took a nose dive; i went from 5.3 RS to 4.0 and lost about .060 of team OPS. I was confortably in the middle of the pack when, in the last round of intraleague play, i went in a streak of 13 losses. 8 straigth games with 1 run or 0, i still got nightmares . I'll value my chanches after the end of the interleague.

#56254	11/28/2017 4:48:56 am	Aug 4th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	2nd time thru interdiv: Lost two of first three series but still 8-7, a huge improvement from our first run thru those teams (5-10). Can't find the magic formula to beat Minneapolis though! Updated Tuesday, November 28 2017 @ 4:56:03 am PST

#56255	11/28/2017 1:27:15 pm	Aug 4th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Yeah I've had the same experience in Legends East as Favuz...went from scoring 5.1 runs per game last season in LL2 to just 4.2 runs per game this season with essentially the same players. Haha idk Freddy, our second interdivision series was pretty close - I just barely squeaked out a win in Game 5 of the series.

#56260	11/28/2017 3:25:38 pm	Aug 6th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Fair enough, I misinterpreted a post. After going 5-5 last season against College Station, I went 6-4 this season winning both home and away 3-2. Definitely moving in the correct direction there. Battle Creek and Broomfield are the only two teams my squad has yet to win series against. The season series against Battle Creek is currently 2-5, thus I need to win the last three today just to split, which would make for a 4-1 day. That seems unlikely given I've never won more than 2 of 5 against them in three prior attempts. After being the poster model for pitching consistency the past 6 seasons, my rotation has had injuries that have made me switch out starters regularly the past couple of real life weeks. Alvarez is out again after pitching just one game following his prior 21 day injury. Haney will get another start, this time against Novi. If he pitches as well as he did against College Station he could cement his place in the rotation against teams that are too good against LHP for me to want Alvarez to start (I platoon my rotation).

#56274	11/29/2017 7:51:15 am	Aug 9th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Well, that about does it for me. That little glimmer of fool's gold a ways back there was pretty dang cruel, game Now what else is on...

#56277	11/29/2017 10:25:57 am	Aug 9th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That little glimmer of fool's gold a ways back there was pretty dang cruel, game Hehe. After a tidy 4-1 series win yesterday I queued up the League page with a bit of spring to my step ... only to discover I'd slipped to 5th with the Tiger's 5-0 and +28 RD. Dino pitching is a clown fiesta. We've never been able to string big boys like some teams. But we've always managed to find a guy or two that over-perform in a given season (see Barker, Charlie). This season everyone in behind Bagley and Alvarado has been dreadful (Greer, Knepper, Contreras, Sammy).

#56278	11/29/2017 11:07:16 am	Aug 9th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	4.89 ERA and 120 HRs given up is pretty spectacular. Those numbers should get me demoted straight down to LL3 without stopping in 2. This is the year I needed trades more than any other. Flipping Lowe and Granados would have restocked my farm for another run at it.

#56279	11/29/2017 2:31:49 pm	Aug 11th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Solid pitching effort from my guys, keeping Waterloo to 1 run over 9 innings. Unfortunately that was against another Bagley-led shutout. 1 run games for Missoula? now 4-18. Second most runs in the league still, so no issues with my offense, other than one run games!

#56280	11/29/2017 2:48:36 pm	Aug 11th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Bagley is a scary proposition in those 1-0 games. As a left handed power pitcher he gets taken deep in a start more often than not. Think the Dinos bottomed out at 7-18 in 1-run games. Makes us 6-2 lately. More evidence that whining works. Prepared to acknowledge Mizzoo as the close game futility champ.

#56281	11/29/2017 3:29:38 pm	Aug 12th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	What was that about Novi giving up? Raleigh's starters AND bullpen are getting hammered by Novi's lineup. Need to win the last three to not slip behind Birmingham.

#56285	11/29/2017 6:19:33 pm	Aug 13th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Last 10 games 4-6. Last 20 games 8-12. Gained one game on the entire division lol. #smashthewest

#56286	11/29/2017 11:07:09 pm	Aug 14th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Need to win the last three to not slip behind Birmingham. Maybe Seca's on to something about the magic of the Legend's thread

#56288	11/30/2017 3:50:04 am	Aug 14th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Starting to believe that Steve has actually programmed the game engine to scan the forums and cut down to size anyone who's posts start to sound like bragging, while giving a boost to anyone who appears discouraged. I know theoretically that should be impossible, and he would have no reason to program the game to do that anyways, but it seriously keeps happening over and over again with such consistency it is hard to believe the level of correlation doesn't have some form of causation.

#56290	11/30/2017 4:12:32 am	Aug 14th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Oh wise and benevolent Legends Thread, Novi could use an outstanding training day this week. [backs away slowly...]

#56298	12/01/2017 1:32:23 am	Aug 19th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	154 pitches in 3⅓ seems high. I think the scorekeeper marks that as tragicomic in the boxscore

#56305	12/01/2017 7:26:53 am	Aug 19th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Arghh. To state the obvious: When you are in a dogfight pennant race, lose three straight close series then have 5 straight late inning one run losses all while the team actually played quite well is um, MORE than a little bit annoying. #regroup

#56309	12/01/2017 7:58:48 am	Aug 19th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	What happened to the West after the All-Star Break? It was like the entire East just destroyed the West... Feeling very nervous in Raleigh given we are one series away from relegation despite going 7-3 in the last 10. Seeing Waterloo come into Raleigh on an 11 game win streak is definitely not what I would like, but it is what I have to deal with Saturday. Seca won't get to face Rosa this time, but really waffling between throwing Sawyer out there for his first start against Waterloo this season, or giving Alvarez his 2nd start given how well his first one went.

#56328	12/02/2017 11:05:30 am	Aug 21st, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Maybe Seca's on to something about the magic of the Legend's thread Haha! The secret of Dino success - forum voodoo. it seriously keeps happening over and over again with such consistency... This post was hilarious. I've wondered the same thing myself. Swagger seems to get you a lead pipe to the knee around here. then have 5 straight late inning one run losses... Station was definitely hard done by in the series. First two 1-run games were saved by Knepper (of the .350 opponent BA, 1.7 whip). By game 4 we felt bulletproof enough to start Sammy. Sammy got crushed, but it didn't matter. Think Waterloo is now 10-2 in its last dozen 1-run contests. What happened to the West after the All-Star Break? If Roanoke had won their final interdivision game, every team in the East would have finished the first 110 games .500 or better. Seeing Waterloo come into Raleigh on an 11 game win streak is definitely not what I would like, Heh. Waterloo is bound to cool off. Will be missing Sharp, which is surprisingly significant. Sharp's strong play has blunted the impact of Marino's poor season. On the bright side, Bagley is expected to be available for the final game of the series.

#56335	12/02/2017 5:26:37 pm	Aug 25th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	On the bright side, Bagley is expected to be available for the final game of the series. ... and Bagley beat a surprisingly effective Sawyer. Sawyer may take Rosa's starts against Waterloo for the rest of the season.

#56336	12/02/2017 5:37:07 pm	Aug 25th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Must be nice having a 14 pot like Sawyer as a floater. Was an ok series. Have come to expect games like the first against Raleigh. I think Raleigh's HR total is misleading. They are every bit as reliant on HRs as the rest of us. They just have a knack of hitting 3 run jobs. Kind of momentous, but Grasso has moved past Booth on the Dino bullpen depth chart. Grasso is a 12 pot who stalled at 94 - basically 11 pot. A testament to the intangibles I suppose.

#56344	12/03/2017 5:02:25 am	Aug 25th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Yeah, Sawyer's 14 pot is kind of misleading. I have 12s and 13s that are more reliable and consistent than he he is. Although I don't drop players as often as others do, I very much will bench a guy if he is proven to match up poorly against a team. It is helpful having 10 guys who have the stamina to start in those situations, don't get me wrong, Ortega and Bechtal are not really interchangeable, but I'm not afraid to throw all my RHPs or LHPs against a team if that is where the match up advantage is. Bechtal and Taylor, the other two starters against you, both have lower potentials and SI than Sawyer. The knack for home runs with people on comes from my team OBP being the highest in the East at multiple points this season. I may not hit many, but when I do hit a home run, there is a much higher probability that someone will be on base already. I still don't think I am as reliant on them though given the number of games I have won without hitting a home run is likely higher than most teams in Legends. Broomfield greatly boosted my home run total as I hit 8 in that last five game series, by far the most of any series this season. Updated Sunday, December 3 2017 @ 9:06:01 am PST

#56425	12/07/2017 1:04:13 am	Sep 8th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	There goes that Novi fool's gold glitterin' again :P

#56446	12/07/2017 5:59:51 pm	Sep 12th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	My apologies to those with aspirations of catching Alexandria. Waterloo didn't give you any help today. Sweep was obvious before the games started simming. When Bagley doesn't start in a series Dino pitching is something your average V team would have trouble taking in pride in. I was wondering what Alexandria saw in Troyer. Didn't realize he was an offensive juggernaut. 7 for 15 with more HRs and only 1 less RBI than the full Waterloo lineup over the 3 games.

#56448	12/07/2017 8:02:14 pm	Sep 12th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Sigh, and I get to face Bagley in Game 1 tomorrow. Bagley vs. Taylor Round #3 Updated Thursday, December 7 2017 @ 8:04:43 pm PST

#56449	12/07/2017 8:08:36 pm	Sep 12th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Missoula are just pleased not to have to face any starters from the East....

#56453	12/08/2017 2:03:59 am	Sep 12th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I was wondering what Alexandria saw in Troyer. Didn't realize he was an offensive juggernaut. Hope I saw good. After hot start, Haas was slumping. Troyer is the broken-toy type of player that I love to repair. Anyway, after the update I think I'll bring up Arnold who was crushing AAA all season long.

#56485	12/09/2017 6:03:54 am	Sep 14th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sigh, and I get to face Bagley in Game 1 tomorrow. I've long suspected the linearity in the schedule is an underappreciated factor in a season's success or failure. Sometime maybe I'll look through and try to gauge how often a #1 starter lines up against various opponents. The Alexandria series was obviously going to be disastrous. My #1 and #2 were both fatigued. The A's had Cedillo and Downing up against the garbage that is the rest of my pitching staff. Bad luck for Raleigh getting the good stuff from the Dinos, but at least its top end vs. top end.

#56506	12/10/2017 1:14:16 am	Sep 18th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	If he'll continue like this, xLee could win the division even if he's been on the bottom most of the time.

#56507	12/10/2017 6:28:34 am	Sep 18th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Cueller has been a brilliant signing for Minnie. I'm looking at the 4 teams clustered 2-->5 wondering if anyone is faking it. Doesn't seem to be Birmingham. They lead the division in both ERA and HRs - usually a pretty good combination. They get a free win to start today with Collier on the bump for Waterloo.

#56508	12/10/2017 7:40:41 am	Sep 18th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	The thing I am most nervous about is my team's long established history of playing their best ball between the start of inter-divisional play and about mid-way through the second half. My team always manages to put together a losing streak of 5 or more games in the last 25 games of the season though. Not saying my team is "faking it" but I have historical reasons to be nervous. I've long suspected the linearity in the schedule is an underappreciated factor in a season's success or failure. Yeah, and my schedule could be better. With Birmingham and Minneapolis I get the choice of who I want Taylor and Bechtal to face on full rest, and then I can either throw them on short rest or let my LHPs get eaten alive by Minneapolis. Then again I had to go back and double check, and when I did I realized I did get the favorable situation of having Waterloo between Roanoke and Alexandria (the two teams I line up my LHPs against). That means fully rested Alvarez, Rosa, and Amador every time against the O's and Alexandria A's and fully rested Taylor, Bechtal, and Sawyer against the Dinos and Birmingham A's every time out, with the question mark hanging over the Tigers' series. Updated Sunday, December 10 2017 @ 7:54:17 am PST

#56509	12/10/2017 9:45:49 am	Sep 18th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Falling out of it. Did not expect such a collapse after being 12 games over .500 after the first 50-60 games but that's baseball. Our new manager is 24-31. Can't win on the road and can't win close games. Patience has run out. We are a lot younger now than we were ten minutes ago and we will probably not lose money this season. Not giving up, but not wasting the last 30 games on vets that simply have not gotten the job done. Auditions for next season starters have begun!

#56512	12/10/2017 10:35:58 am	Sep 18th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Honestly idk about winning the division...we're just trying not to relegate XD I don't think my pitching staff, which is really just Lira + Carroll (both over 200 IP already) and a mixed bag of still-developing youngsters, is anywhere near good enough to have a shot at the title. I've been also having a hard time developing these young pitchers- Esposito hasn't grown at all this season,Knutson hasn't popped since before interdivision, and Larson's growth has been quite slow the last few seasons. Not to mention, Humphrey seems to have disappointingly stalled out at 118 SI (15 pt). Updated Sunday, December 10 2017 @ 10:36:59 am PST

#56513	12/10/2017 10:49:29 am	Sep 18th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Does anyone know for sure: when do the Legends salaries take effect? At the beginning of the first season or the second season?

#56514	12/10/2017 11:25:54 am	Sep 18th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	The second season, but it really isn't as much of a factor as just finding players that can actually succeed against the competition at this level. I'd pay an aging veteran 10 mil if he could bat .300 and help me win games. Edit: I say that because taking away from Freddy's post that he is getting younger and cheaper is the wrong takeaway, as he is doing it because his veterans weren't getting the job done, and he has youngsters he wants to audition to fill those roles. Updated Sunday, December 10 2017 @ 11:28:56 am PST

#56515	12/10/2017 11:29:37 am	Sep 18th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Faking it wasn't the best choice of words. Most things have regressed to mean by now (eg., Dinos 1-run record, Dinos RISP). Waterloo is looking hopefully at Zarate. He's had a tendency to get hot at the end of the season, and can carry the team on his back when he does. @ Tiger504 Salaries are calculated on the previous seasons' stats, and so the previous seasons' league placement. It wouldn't make any sense to me to consider a league you haven't yet played in as part of the salary calculation.

#56517	12/10/2017 12:31:34 pm	Sep 18th, 2034
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Thanks guys. I wouldn't normally be asking but my magic # is so low I'm looking ahead. Already playing youngsters to get them experience and see if they've got anything. Excellent point Newt, I've never cut a guy I couldn't replace due to salary. I've probably erred the other way, what with paying a couple of Seca's guys big bucks trying to catch a falling star. I've got maybe two tough choices to make but ultimately we'll do what we've been doing and find out if it's good enough. You guys have an interesting pennant/relegation battle set up. Good luck everyone. Thanks for the advice. I'll see you next season after you get done tearing each other up. 😊

#56519	12/10/2017 1:52:06 pm	Sep 18th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Excellent point Newt, I've never cut a guy I couldn't replace due to salary. I've probably erred the other way, what with paying a couple of Seca's guys big bucks trying to catch a falling star. I've got maybe two tough choices to make but ultimately we'll do what we've been doing and find out if it's good enough. Fair enough, because I have. Doyle was the only player between 2017 and 2030 that I kept past the second update of the age 33 season.

#56524	12/10/2017 3:38:59 pm	Sep 20th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Yep, there would have been no cuts (yet) if we were winning. Here to win not here to make money. These cuts will give us a better shot next year but not really effect our chances this season too much. Probably didn't have to drop ALL the role players but if we had given up then Shields would be gone too. I assure you Battle Creek is not yet celebrating Much bigger comebacks have been completed. Edit: just wow at how close the east is, I've been away for a few days and wasn't paying attention. Good luck to all! Updated Sunday, December 10 2017 @ 3:41:53 pm PST

#56548	12/11/2017 4:32:09 pm	Sep 25th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Seems the Tigers are still wearing their team of destiny underwear. 1 run wins in the 1st 3 games vs. The Dinos today. Not much we can do against a lefty mashing team. Pitch our decent lefties or our bad righties - results the same either way. Should never have let Hardy retire.

#56554	12/11/2017 9:04:58 pm	Sep 26th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Well I think it was more so regression to the mean - even going 3-1 in 1-run games today only brings us to 19-24, which is still second-worst in the East. I think I'm going to give Vasquez a chance for his first start tomorrow considering how poorly and how much the rest of my options have been pitching (not that Vasquez has done much better in his cup of coffee so far)...hopefully Vasquez doesn't get completely crushed in his start tomorrow!

#56557	12/11/2017 11:19:43 pm	Sep 26th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well I think it was more so regression to the mean Hehe. I'm curious. We are 130 games in. At this late stage of the season, why should your team be moving towards the mean and my team away? That "logic" doesn't make sense to me. Its ok to say you are lucky. Most around here see Booth as a decent reliever. He lost game 1, and blew the save in game 2. I think most would consider themselves fortunate to take 2 games off of him. Game 3 was a 100 SI scrub against Bagley. One threw 6 innings of 1 hit ball. The other got trashed for 6 runs in 4 innings. Again, most would consider themselves fortunate to beat Bagley with AAAA material rather than attributing it to "regression". Game 4 should have been yours. Alvarado was (not surprisingly) terrible, and Bianchi is LH and terrible. We had no business winning that game. Apologies if I am being an ass. I knew a month and a half ago Steve had given the Dinos the thumbs down, and that we were a drop team. Just as last season Steve gave the Dinos the thumbs up and we got an undeserved pennant. We've had a good run.

#56558	12/11/2017 11:40:53 pm	Sep 26th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	10 defeats in a row. From top, to battle for not relegating. Very very gratifying.

#56561	12/12/2017 4:02:06 am	Sep 26th, 2034
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	@Mecca - My Italian is non-existent and your English is very, very good, but I believe 'gratifying' isn't the appropriate word for what you are feeling. 'Grating' or frustrating might be more apt, and I sympathise! Starting to believe that Steve has actually programmed the game engine to scan the forums and cut down to size anyone who's posts start to sound like bragging, while giving a boost to anyone who appears discouraged. I know theoretically that should be impossible, and he would have no reason to program the game to do that anyways, but it seriously keeps happening over and over again with such consistency it is hard to believe the level of correlation doesn't have some form of causation. I read this from @newtman shortly after he posted it and have been meaning to comment - I've long been a believer in Broken Bat karma! Seen it so many times you absolutely do start to believe it! Well I think it was more so regression to the mean And to chime in on this...I believe this too, even 130 games in to the season. With the exception of 2026 (my rookie season) and 2030 my team has consistently shown itself to be a second half team. I've had the occasional player have a fast start but I've had several consistently show poor form through 50-80 games in multiple seasons, only to turn it around completely from then on and return (or improve to the mean, if you like) to their career numbers. Ortiz hit .170 through a half season one year, and had just 4 homers through 50-60 games this year. Jorgensen regularly starts off hitting .150-.200 through 50-80 games, and the Jedi embraces the dark side for 50-80 games and hits around .130-.160. So far they've all come around, but newtman's point is never far from my mind!

#56562	12/12/2017 4:14:51 am	Sep 26th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I always wondered why most teams that have led Legends have been so quiet, and I can say I feel like a nervous wreck entering every series right now always expecting the worst. Hard not to though imo when looking at the opponents.

#56563	12/12/2017 4:28:37 am	Sep 26th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	To paraphrase The Animals - Braggin' in Broken Bat has been the ruin of many a poor boy, And God, I know I'm one. Best not to crow if you're up. It can only lead to destruction and ruin

#56572	12/12/2017 1:36:07 pm	Sep 26th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	@Amal: you're right about my feelings, I usually like to express myself through sarcasm. Sometimes I'm not overly clear, I know

#56573	12/12/2017 3:01:45 pm	Sep 27th, 2034
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Shhhhhhh

#56574	12/12/2017 3:16:19 pm	Sep 27th, 2034
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	hahaha @ garf: I'm now waiving the white flag..congrats on a great year from your team! Truly deserving. Nothing worse than a guy conceding who is still clearly in it, but I think it is now safe The starters are getting sat down starting with game three today. Unless I win out with rookies pitching and you lose the next 10-12 games I think you are safe. Should that happen, my sincere apologies for the premature white flag. Cheers man. #nextyear

#56576	12/12/2017 4:09:17 pm	Sep 28th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Hmm I think that's a fair point, Seca...I didn't really look at the individual pitching matchups too closely. Regardless, we got thoroughly outclassed by Raleigh today despite Vasquez miraculously somehow giving up only 1 run. I still don't think we're really ready to be competitive - rolling out a patchwork rotation of mostly underdeveloped 23-25 year olds means it's a surprise ugly results like getting shelled 9-0 and 9-2 like earlier today haven't been happening more regularly (Plus my only decent starter Lira is almost at 250 innings already!) Updated Tuesday, December 12 2017 @ 4:21:52 pm PST

#56578	12/12/2017 4:47:58 pm	Sep 29th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I don't know where that offense came from for Raleigh, but I'm hoping it sticks around. Rosa looked like he was back in 2033 form for the first time in awhile, unsure whether this was all luck or whether my team can actually hang on til the end. I will say that even now I maintain the same thing that I have been saying for over a real life year, that my best team that I fielded was about 10 seasons ago now with better pitching in 2034, but better hitting and defense back then. Unfortunately that team back then never got the shot to go for a Legends title.

#56615	12/14/2017 3:18:50 pm	Oct 5th, 2034
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	So far they've all come around, but newtman's point is never far from my mind! Serves me right for sticking my nose in here. Won game one on Tuesday by 13-2. Since then? Have lost 7 of 8. Yeesh. I'll get my coat and retreat to my usual burrow.

#56665	12/15/2017 1:31:53 pm	Oct 8th, 2034
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings V.15	That East division looks absolutely insane. The difference between relegation and winning is so immensely small.

#56667	12/15/2017 2:06:18 pm	Oct 8th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, it was nice while it lasted. I am going to enjoy this last hour of leading Legends, and take a screenshot before it goes away. Edit: Hickman is taking Thomason's place in the lineup. Label me crazy, but I need to jumpstart the offense and Thomason has struggled badly recently. Updated Friday, December 15 2017 @ 3:20:43 pm PST

#56684	12/15/2017 6:19:31 pm	Oct 12th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's a tough one. I'm all for current form, but Thomason has got you where you are. If it was me and McCarty ... would probably grit it out. Waterloo's rancid bullpen was in full effect in the Birmingham series. Don't worry if you are down 5 or 6 or 7. Crooked numbers 7-9 are almost guaranteed. Pat Booth's form variable is going to relegate us single handedly.

#56686	12/15/2017 6:35:11 pm	Oct 12th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, Thomason responded to being benched by coming in at the 5th inning and later hitting a HR to take the lead. I sure didn't plan it that way, but I'll take a win however it comes at this point. Hickman was terrible in his two ABs begging the question whether I should pour ABs into a black hole during a pennant run for Legends while hoping Thomason continues to be the pinch hitting hero, or do I go straight Thomason and hope he can build off today's game 3 heroics?

#56688	12/15/2017 6:41:47 pm	Oct 12th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've long felt pinch hitters got a strange boost in BrokenBat. Could easily be perception tho. Putting a target dummy in Thomason's spot with a 5th inning replace seems pretty clever to me. Only missing 2 ABs, and getting the PEDs from pinch hitting. Maybe that is the way to go.

#56713	12/16/2017 5:02:57 pm	Oct 15th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It's like you guys in the East are scared of winning the title or something......

#56714	12/16/2017 5:18:36 pm	Oct 16th, 2034
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Ok, now that I've clinched (although I am sure to lose the Legends playoffs because of this post), I just want to say someone asked if I was lucky or good for being 34-12 in one run games. I just want to answer. Lucky. There is no ability that would allow my team to be 11 games better than the average in one run games. Jimmy Stone is good but he ain't that good. Now, having said that, I feel like I've earned this title. 15 seasons of Broken Bat starting with an OK team in V and here we are. My first draft pick, Randall Kelly was relegated to playing only against lefties. He is a Hall of Famer. The best move that I made was dropping Santiago and picking up Pina and Oliva. I replaced two .600 OPS guys with over .800 OPS ones AND a superior catcher. Updated Saturday, December 16 2017 @ 5:19:11 pm PST Updated Saturday, December 16 2017 @ 6:11:22 pm PST

#56716	12/16/2017 5:28:30 pm	Oct 16th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	It's like you guys in the East are scared of winning the title or something...... I've never been in a race like this. Crazy. Turns out +58 RD isn't all that great when 5 of 6 teams at in the black. I feel like I've earned this title. Absolutely! Congratulations. Well earned. Battle Creek was my pick to win the West back in 2032. Missed that one by a couple seasons.

#56721	12/17/2017 3:04:53 am	Oct 16th, 2034
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, garfscores. Now the roller-derby to stick in Legends West really takes center stage. I'd feel pretty good about staying, but I've conditioned myself to think that Freddy has extra game abilities against my guys and can give me five or six losses in a three game series

#56749	12/17/2017 5:07:55 pm	Oct 20th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Aside from Bagley being awful, today went well for the Dinos. With Minnie playing Birmingham, looks like we just need 1 win out of 4 against Alexandria to stick (one of them will have at least 76 losses). There is even still a pennant pathway - sweep Alexandria and Roanoke sweeps Raleigh. Hehe. Ya. Right.

#56750	12/17/2017 5:15:47 pm	Oct 20th, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Really frustrating series in Raleigh - a one-run loss and 2 losses in extras mean the season comes down to tomorrow's series against Birmingham...either way it looks like someone is going relegate despite a record that would probably be good enough for 2nd in the West.

#56753	12/17/2017 5:39:26 pm	Oct 20th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I had RNG on my side today, I will admit that. It doesn't mean it will be with me tomorrow. Also, Alexandria is still only 1/2 game back after I went 3-1 today. Trying to lineup my best chances tomorrow with Rosa re-slated for the last regular season game.

#56758	12/17/2017 9:45:50 pm	Oct 20th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Raleigh definitely in the catbird's seat heading into the final series. Alexandria has to do +2 tomorrow. If Raleigh takes 1, Alexandria needs 3.

#56794	12/18/2017 4:10:53 pm	Oct 22nd, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Raleigh. Grats to everyone in the East. Was a memorable season. Seeing as the final game doesn't play into the pennant or relegation, I'm off to stuff my lineup with kids.

#56796	12/18/2017 4:24:56 pm	Oct 22nd, 2034
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats newtman! Disappointed to be relegating but at least it went down to the last game of the season and we actually had a 2-0 lead through 6 innings...probably should have kept Esposito in there for a little longer but a rare bullpen blowup cost me the season. Hope to be back sooner rather than later!

#56798	12/18/2017 4:35:42 pm	Oct 23rd, 2034
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congrats to those that stayed in Legends, and here's to a quick turnaround and promotion next season for those that slipped out. What a finish in the East. That was a hell of a thing to watch.

#56808	12/18/2017 7:46:37 pm	Oct 24th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Thanks guys! Good game East division, it was one heck of a season, and I really enjoyed it even if it had me incredibly nervous. Special shout out to Meccanodonte for leading most of the way. If the season was 10 games longer the results could have been totally different. I am happy to finally be able to safely say that I look forward to facing yall again next season, and I doubt it will be long before Lee and Favuz are back. The series against Battle Creek is an unfortunate match-up for Raleigh, as it is the only team in the West that I had a losing record against, and I have won one of the four series that I have faced Battle Creek in the past two seasons (and that one was just barely).

#56821	12/19/2017 12:51:01 am	Oct 24th, 2034
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Congratulations to Newt. RD shows he deserved it. I'm extremely disappointed, 2 season in a row with a lead that disappered at the finish line. My defense let me down, my youngsters didn't live up to the expectations and some of my veterans collapsed. I've probably made some mistakes, dropping someone and calling up someone else who wasn't ready. Next year, we'll see. Legends East is very tough, I don't know whether play my youngsters or not.

#56836	12/19/2017 8:39:06 am	Oct 24th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I don't know whether play my youngsters or not. For me its been a conscious decision at the start of the season. If I'm trying for a pennant, the kids are going to sit. Dinos took .199 BA 5 HRs and 20 errors from 2B this season developing kids. If I bring in a veteran (like I did with Bush a couple seasons back) and get .833 OPS out of 2B instead of the .566 I got this season, how many more games do I win? Then again, if I give Collier or Bianchi another start or two, I'm probably in II next season. Next season isn't going to be any easier. The 2 teams joining the East are pretty stacked. Can't see the cluster this season was getting repeated, but its going to be tough.

#56848	12/19/2017 10:41:31 am	Oct 24th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to Raleigh and Battle Creek, commiserations to my fellow demotees! Its been an enjoyable season regardless, fingers crossed I'l bounce back up, maybe another another playoff battle with Minneapolis!

#56892	12/20/2017 4:09:02 pm	Nov 1st, 2034
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I would like to petition Steve to move the last two games of this series to Raleigh.

#56904	12/20/2017 5:17:32 pm	Nov 1st, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I would like to petition Steve to trade home stadiums with Battle Creek. Straight swap.

#56912	12/21/2017 8:18:07 am	Nov 1st, 2034
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow...road team winning every game so far. Exciting finale today! Steve

#56921	12/21/2017 2:59:23 pm	Nov 3rd, 2034
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	That. Was. Awesome. I think my Playoff MVP is my midseason waiver claim Avila. He caught 3 out of 5 stealing in the series including two in the final game... the FINAL out was a pinch runner caught trying to steal second. Unbelievable. Thanks for a great season everyone and especially a great series, newt. Now that I've won, I promise to be back in on the forum more. I was honestly scared to death to say anything good about my team. Updated Thursday, December 21 2017 @ 3:02:40 pm PST Updated Thursday, December 21 2017 @ 5:04:13 pm PST

#56924	12/21/2017 3:33:02 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm not sure how a 16 arm threw out 43% of Legends runners for the season, but he did. Watch out, though, he just got a 10 day injury. Congrats!

#56926	12/21/2017 3:57:00 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Felt like Avila was close to 100% against the Dinos. I attributed it to an overwatered first base cut out. Was an entertaining final game. And ya, dramatic ending. Grats again to Battle Creek. A well run franchise. Was only a matter of time. And to Raleigh. I picked them to drop this season. Had no idea Evans and Thomason had that in them. A quick eye to the awards: - despite Avila's fine season, I feel Schneider has earned another gold glove - McCarty in a tough fight for all league SS against Moran; SB may make it close - Schuler for some rookie of the year love? Haven't won that since Hendricks. Schuler doesn't have flash stats (SB, HR). Just a solid season. - Jobu help us if Collier is mentioned amoung rookie pitchers

#56934	12/21/2017 6:37:06 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Three reasons he "led" the league. 1) sample size: it was only 71 games. 2) I think he is closer to 17 or 18 arm 3) I'm convinced being able to throw put runners is a combination of more than just arm.

#56935	12/21/2017 6:51:38 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	@garf RE #3, throwing runners out having more to do with arm rating, I have a strong feeling about that as well. I just don't have any good idea about what the other contributing element IS.

#56939	12/21/2017 8:36:08 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	To be fair, my hitters have been making opposing pitchers look dominant for the past 5+ seasons. :P In all seriousness though, good series garf. My guys just couldn't pull it off in a seven game series. I didn't think my team was bottom two, but I thought my pitching was better than it performed. Going to be some actual changes this off-season in Raleigh as room needs to be made for the AAA crop, and there are several prime candidates.

#56942	12/21/2017 8:55:45 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Three reasons he led the league Maybe I'm reading the screen wrong, but didn't Schneider lead the league? Pitchers are definitely part of it. Dawson was fantastic at holding runners. And that dude holding the water hose at the first base bag for 30 minutes definitely helps.

#56982	12/22/2017 1:42:30 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. That was a close Cy Young. MVP race finished pretty tight too. Suspected there was a rookie out there with splashier stats than Schuler. Park a deserved winner. Possibly the Dinos most financially neutral season. Little 700k profit.

#56983	12/22/2017 2:01:17 pm	Nov 4th, 2034
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Pretty pleased that Fajardo got a decent runner up in the MVP race and a deserved All League award, nice to have Prieto rewarded for his error free season with my second ever gold glove! Interesting that no-one from either Battle Creek or Raleigh made the All League team!

#56997	02/19/2018 7:56:08 am	Jan 15th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow Freddy. Beat me to McDowell by seconds. Decided to look over my dud one last time before pressing the button. My manager futility continues.

#57019	02/19/2018 9:17:12 am	Jan 15th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Roll back kills me. I know it isn't Steve's fault, but things like this punch me in the face.

#57021	02/19/2018 9:46:33 am	Jan 15th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Everybody has a different angle. Had an interesting 4 team race with 50 to go in the East. Losing that hurts Margate the most, as the other 3 already have Legend pennants. Then again, I think Margate is the team most likely to replicate their performance. Birmingham and Santa Monica sank like stones. Is this an opportunity to change their fate? Or does it extend the misery? I wasn't bothered about the replaying the season. I was very disappointed to lose what was probably my 2nd best draft class. But all the trouble restoring the data put that in perspective. Compared to losing our history, losing a draft class seems insignificant. (IMO)

#57031	02/19/2018 10:51:19 am	Jan 15th, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Glad to have our histories recovered. Over everything else, that's the biggest relief for me. Sad to lose a great draft pick and a couple of waiver claims but I'm going to give 2035 the remix my best effort. Hopefully we can find that little extra something something.

#57035	02/19/2018 11:33:44 am	Jan 15th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	ditto Hopefully we can find that little extra something.. Excited/curious for the do-over. @seca: hehe sorry man..the guy I picked and dropped isn't bad.

#57040	02/19/2018 12:36:54 pm	Jan 15th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. No worries. I think the guy I signed is an improvement over what I had. Will be curious to see how McDowell develops.

#57044	02/19/2018 1:21:20 pm	Jan 15th, 2035
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Well, I guess we'll see how good or lucky my team really is... This game engine must like me EVEN MORE than the last one if that is possible. I think the worst part to me is all of the preseason moves I've had to make for the third time. Honestly, overall, this isn't a big deal. I'm a little sad since it was my best season ever in the game (100 win pace in Legends) but keeping the history of my team makes me happy.

#57077	02/19/2018 8:30:54 pm	Jan 15th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	What is really sad is no outcome can be enjoyable or rewarding now. I finally made it to Legends and I couldn't care less.

#57137	02/21/2018 6:29:14 am	Jan 22nd, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A few interesting waiver claims. I had Hickman on my watch list. Wasn't really interested (lots of lefties already), but was surprised he was generating so little interest. Layton looks like a budget version of Marino. Might be on to something there. Daniels maybe slides into Rincon's roster spot. Some pretty impressive power numbers at AAA last season.

#57163	02/22/2018 4:18:53 am	Feb 5th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I had claimed Layton before the rollback, too. Backup 4th/5th-OF switch hitter. He was underperforming, even if he went up 15 in hitting. I was particularly disppointed with his OBP results, despite a good PD. Hickman is interesting as a LOOGY. Now I have him and Murillo on the rise, if I would use Lee as setup man #1 or #2. My heart is crying for losing Rod Wells. I'm feeling very frustrated and upset, to be honest.

#57164	02/22/2018 4:42:02 am	Feb 5th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm sure you'll come up with an idea to replace Wells. Even tho we are all pretty active up here, the number of franchise altering transactions we make is small. We're better off in the repeat than most of the population. Dinos almost pulled the offer on Canizles. I like his skill set, and the 14 pot is obviously a draw. But there is no history of success at any level. Hard to see him turning it on now. Townsend lands in the West. Even tho he is a little older, he's still a player I fear. Interested to see how he does.

#57168	02/22/2018 6:43:52 am	Feb 5th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I don't like Canizles, too many flaws in his underlying tendencies. Maybe he'll be better if he tops his pot, otherwise I'll drop him.

#57169	02/22/2018 6:58:39 am	Feb 5th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. That BC >>> PD has him pounding everything into the ground. I kinda decided his stats don't look that bad. His major league development is pretty standard (couple abysmal seasons, then signs of life). Maybe his minor league stats shouldn't be held against him. He had 84SI when he started AAA. Puts him around 8-8-3-8. Not the kind of skills you dazzle AAA with. Every skill but PD improved last season. Reason to suspect he'll get close to 14 pot floor. Then again, he was cut. Maybe his manager knows he isn't going to get any better. Even if he doesn't have dinger power, 16 pow + 17 speed should be gap power. Plus he'll be platooned in Waterloo. If the Dinos stick with him, he'll be taking time from Lewis (who has all the same weaknesses in a 12 pot package). So I don't really see much downside.

#57171	02/22/2018 9:08:13 am	Feb 10th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Signs of life after a demotion from IV to V :p It's interesting to see how we are generally prone to judge a someone else's player in a different way to the ones we own. Before the rollback you say something about the sustainability of the 2035 line of Cooper due to his past lines, but now you're inclined to concede Canizles a different treatment despite 2 putrid years and a demotion. I'm not clearly condemning you, I'm only highligthing a common attitude. Updated Thursday, February 22 2018 @ 9:14:48 am PST Updated Thursday, February 22 2018 @ 9:15:04 am PST

#57172	02/22/2018 9:38:24 am	Feb 10th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Before the rollback you say something about the sustainability of the 2035 line of Cooper due to his past lines, but now you're inclined to concede Canizles a different treatment despite 2 putrid years and a demotion. I'm not sure Cooper and Canizles is a fair comparison. I admitted I almost removed my claim from Canizles, and suggested he's on a short leash. He's going to bat ~7th against lefties only. My only expectation is that he perform better than 11-11-3-12 Lewis. If I recall correctly, you held up Cooper and Sierra as threatening bats behind English. That's a significantly different level of expectation. Apologies if I gave the wrong impression. I don't think I stole a star. Just showing a bit of optimism.

#57173	02/22/2018 11:31:45 am	Feb 12th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I should probably be looking at the hitter's market given how terrible my power numbers were in 2035 version 1.0, but I led the entirety of Legends in team BA and OBP so I'm not really sure who to replace. Sure I had some poor performers, but they were all either young or my defense first guys anyways. Much more concerning is I am stuck with Haney again until someone cuts someone of the caliber of Moss who could pitch well enough to maintain a .500 record. So far Moss hasn't been cut again, and Campy (who was performing at replacement level) landed somewhere else. Really unsure what to do about a poor set of RHPs other than throw claims on every RHP who I think has a chance to perform at or above replacement level.

#57201	02/23/2018 12:49:31 am	Feb 19th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	@Seca: I manipulate lineup everyday. Cooper could have been as high as #2 or as low as #7-8. I was talking about the sustainability of the line, not the overall value of the two. Updated Friday, February 23 2018 @ 12:50:35 am PST

#57204	02/23/2018 6:26:44 am	Feb 19th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I was talking about the sustainability of the line, not the overall value of the two. At the end of the discussion last 2035 I apologized for criticizing your prospects. Everyone should be optimistic about their prospects. It's part of what makes the game fun. Sustainability was my issue with Sierra and Cooper. Many players are capable of good seasons, but there are relatively few guys around like English and McCarty who have a high floor; you know with some certainty they will give you .280 BA 20 HRs 900 OPS every season. Many are like Marino who have low floors and high ceilings. He might hit .280 and fuel the offense, or might hit .230 and drag the line up down. I suspect Cooper and Sierra are in this category, but I could be wrong. (As a side note, I don't think the worry with Canizles is that he has a low floor; more that he doesn't have a high ceiling.) I've said a few times I think Margate will be fine this season. They have 3-4 players with very high floors. MukilteoMike mentioned a few times that Perez was having a poor season, but by game 110 he was right back to career numbers. Their play looks very reproducible. I'm intrigued to see the replay in the West because I don't think Battle Creek has very many high floor guys. Avila was an MVP candidate last season. Batted .300, 35 HR pace. About 200 points over his career OPS as a 34 year old in his first full season in a top division. That's seems like a ceiling season to me. McCurdy averaged 20 HRs in 2031-2032, 32 HRs in 2033-2034. Moran has 11 BC and 5 PD. His 700 OPS 2033 and 830 OPS 2034 both seem plausible in 2035. All that said, the West was historically weak last season with the other 5 teams 500 or worse with 50 to go. Even if Battle Creek has fewer ceiling seasons this go round, they are likely fine.

#57254	02/24/2018 8:42:15 am	Mar 2nd, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	''Tis the season for park adjustments. I put in a pretty standard layout when I got my team. Found it excruciatingly difficult acquiring LHB at the time. Decided to push RF back and raise that fence to slow down opposing LHB. After a couple of seasons I'd found a few LHB (and decided the change hadn't made a lick of difference), so we went back to symmetry. Only changes I've made in 18 seasons at the helm. But this season. Tempted. Very, very tempted. Waterloo isn't Seattle, but I'd argue we've had the best speed attack in the East the past little while (no disrespect intended to Raleigh who uses their wheels with authority). Also very strong speed defence. Maybe not the greatest arms across the OF, but (imo) the best defensive catcher tandem in the league. Dinos are not typically a power team - Schneider the only guy to get to 20 HRs the past 4 seasons, and he barely / sometimes gets there. Given that the teams that sandwiched Waterloo with 50 to go were both more reliant on HRs ... Very tempting. The catch is that Waterloo's resurgence last year was due in no small part to a spike in HRs. I had several players on track for career best numbers, and one guy who flat out should have been sent for PED testing. But these were ceilings, right? Unlike Margate's wrecking crew, the chances of my guys repeating last seasons success are significantly lower. Right? I suppose there might also be some moral obligation to play the upcoming season as a close facsimile of the first 2035. I don't really think that holds tho. The inability to replicate transactions renders this moot. Eg., the Dinos finally bandaged the gaping wound at 2B a little before the half-way mark last time. History suggests the Dinos having a serviceable 2B is an extremely rare event. Decisions, decisions.

#57255	02/24/2018 8:59:04 am	Mar 2nd, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	2035 never happened. Play as you like, especially since we don't have the exact same rosters. Regarding ballpark size and shape, I'm convinced shape doesn't make any difference. I believe a huge right field and tiny left field plays the same as average everywhere.

#57275	02/24/2018 6:16:59 pm	Mar 4th, 2035
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I think you are right, Mike. I love that everyone keeps hating on my team. We shall see what happens in 2035 take two. My money is on another first place finish for the Sting.

#57277	02/24/2018 9:25:08 pm	Mar 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Luck is a far bigger factor in a game, series and even season than most people think or admit. My bet is most teams in Broken Bat will be more than +-3 wins in 110 games than the original time around. BC dominated the division, so they should win. The East, however, should be another highly contested fight to the finish. I feel exactly the same as I did entering the original--I think every team can win or be demoted in the East.

#57283	02/25/2018 10:31:15 am	Mar 4th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I feel exactly the same as I did entering the original--I think every team can win or be demoted in the East. I agree with that statement completely, though if I was picking I would give Margate the best chance of winning the East around 25% (remember 6 teams averages to 16.7%). I would also agree with Seca's assessment that his team utilizes its speed better than mine. My team's speed is on a general downward path, as I still have a few fast guys who can steal left on the roster, but they don't steal as prolifically as they did in the past, and my best SB lineup was probably fielded the couple of seasons prior to my Legends debut. My lineup at this point scores with singles and walks, and lots of them. Very little power, even gap power is limited, meaning extra base hits are rare, but the sheer number of of guys on base plus the speed on the paths makes those rare extra base hits disproportionately scoring opportunities. Lots of that has been lucky sequencing time and again over the past several seasons (see especially since Doyle retired). As with Battle Creek, a good team (though his is better) plus luck leads to generally good results.

#57389	03/01/2018 9:04:23 am	Mar 12th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I feel exactly the same as I did entering the original--I think every team can win or be demoted in the East. One of the narratives we've had in this thread the past while has been predator-prey match ups. Teams running off 18-2 or 17-3 against a league opponent. 20 games isn't a huge sample, but when records get that lopsided it suggests there may be an underlying reason and not just luck. 90 wins will often get you a pennant (or at least in the race). When you go 18-2 against a league mate, you only need ~.500 against the rest of the field to get to 90 wins. Seasons are made or broken if you can lay a beat down, or take one. We only got the 1st 10 in last time, so first half trends could have changed. But Dinos held a 9-1 over Alexandria. Almost by itself, that put the Dinos in the race and held the A's out of it. (Strong inter-division brought the A's back into it). If records like that are actually based on something intrinsic (and not just luck), might expect them to play out in a similar way in the replay. Assuming rosters haven't changed too much. That takes me to Birmingham who seems to have made the most significant changes. I assume someone was laying a beat down on them (wasn't the Dinos - we were ~ .500). Perhaps Birmingham's retooling eliminates the kryptonite effect someone had last time. Going to be a fascinating season.

#57409	03/01/2018 6:16:41 pm	Mar 14th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I love that everyone keeps hating on my team. Were posts deleted? I haven't seen anyone let alone everyone hating on your team. I think your team looks awesome!

#57411	03/01/2018 8:50:40 pm	Mar 14th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	He's trolling. I like that you still have Shields. Don't know if he is holding anyone back. Dynamic dude that always hurt the Dinos.

#57431	03/02/2018 6:21:02 am	Mar 14th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	No he is not holding anyone back, yet. My expectations for him are very low and he'll be on a rather short leash. We had power problems in the washed season so we will give him one more shot. The good news is that our pitching may be a little better this time (deeper anyway). We have to give loads of playing time to some young pitchers but they didn't do too bad last go. A couple good prospects are on the way as well so 2036 looks promising. 2035 could really go either way for us. We were losing a lot of one run games and it wouldn't take much to turn that around. Enter a new starting RHP (1st round draft), we picked up 92 SI pot 11 but very effective closer Kuhn....again and added another vet reliever in Gonzales. Another issue was we couldn't hit lefties so this time we hung onto Riley and added Mills (who may not help). Atsushi Ono will get one more shot vs. lefties but he has been a brutal disappointment, did nothing in the first go and will be on a short leash. Finally, we improved our manager as well FWIW. I can't wait to see if all this gives us just a little boost to at least get us out of the relegation battle. Edit: oh..we also changed our ballpark dimensions. We can't hit homers so hopefully nobody else can either lol. Updated Friday, March 2 2018 @ 6:23:48 am PST

#57470	03/03/2018 6:08:23 pm	Mar 18th, 2035
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Yes. All of the posts from 2035 were deleted saying that Battle Creek is lucky. Mainly from Seca and newtman. So, maybe not "everybody."

#57472	03/03/2018 10:46:02 pm	Mar 18th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	How is saying that your team is lucky "hating"? Really curious, do you deny that luck has played a role in getting to #1?

#57473	03/04/2018 5:50:38 am	Mar 18th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Retooling season winding down. IIRC in the previous 2035 offseason I didn't make any waiver offers. Signed two 35 year old free agent 2B ("Broadway" Baez, Stone). But that was it. Was much more active this time. Had 4 wants (not really needs). - a RH SP (got Brooks) - a 2B (got Meza) - a RHB OF (got Canizles) - a LHB DH in case Sharp struggles again Whiffed on the last one. But those guys are often expensive anyway. Maybe better giving Sharp the chance w/o a 4 million dollar player looking over his shoulder. Clearly there were splashier options out there than what we landed, but overall very pleased with the offseason.

#57476	03/04/2018 9:46:44 am	Mar 18th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Interestingly, one of my waiver claims the first 2035 was one of the many players that landed in Birmingham. He was a backup to Longoria on my team, but he was solid on defense in particular. I did land a RHP which I thought was my biggest need. Several players looked much better in spring training this time than they did in the first time, and I got a lot more pops from players I wanted to see grow. I find it highly fascinating that the first training update wasn't even an exact replication of the first training update in the lost season. I'm not cutting the same players as last time due to the extra pops, which already means my pitching staff in particular will look different (though not as different as Birmingham's).

#57478	03/04/2018 11:24:35 am	Mar 18th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We've long known there is a random element to training, so I'm not terribly surprised we're seeing some differences. What will be interesting is if this changes end points. Collier on my team is a 13 pot pitcher who made it to 116 SI last 2035. Hope he can repeat. Dinos also saw some big swings in spring, but negatively. Boyd had a massive spring first go round which he parlayed into an excellent cup and great start to league (he cooled after an injury). Convinced me he was a top prospect. This spring he was absolutely dreadful. Looks like he should stay in AAA. And Bianchi ... Had a fantastic first spring and a very surprising performance in league. Was like 6-2 with an ERA in the low 3s in league. This spring he has been clobbered, giving up 7 HRs in 22 IP. When you see its guys like this[/ that are teeing him up, its very difficult to have confidence in him going into the season.

#57487	03/04/2018 9:16:10 pm	Mar 20th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Naturally the one time I don't make a notation in my BB file about ballpark dimensions, the season is blown up. I always change them simply because I can. I'd make a carbon copy of the last ones if I knew them, but I'm forced to simply make a guess. These should be close. I am, however, bumping up the stadium capacity. Now we have to play well enough, like the real 2035, to make it worth it. Good luck, everyone.

#57510	03/06/2018 12:09:02 am	Mar 25th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	OMG. I didn't see this happening. I'm hoping his stated decline is accurate and that he didn't fall off a cliff. I have so many catchers! Updated Tuesday, March 6 2018 @ 12:14:22 am PST

#57514	03/06/2018 5:24:32 am	Mar 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Nice! Gomes is the kind of guy that would have nicely filled the Dinos final "want". Tho it would have been hard giving Sharp another chance to succeed (fail) while 5 million dollar Gomes twiddled his thumbs. Gomes should be an awesome fit tho. Even if he doesn't hit 40 HRs (definitely could) he should walk a bunch for Margate's other boppers. Grats to College Station on Peters. Dinos had a claim on him, tho we are not unhappy going with Meza. Peters is obviously the more glamorous player, and they should provide the same level of defense at 2B (convinced Peters will 2b --> 2B very quickly). One might expect the switch hitting and boatload of BC and PD Peters has on Meza would make him clearly better offensively. I'm not sure tho. Will be interesting to see how they do. (Another big plus for Peters is his low salary which makes him a multi-season asset. Meza could easily price his way out of Waterloo after 1 season).

#57521	03/06/2018 7:30:27 am	Mar 25th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Highly doubt he hits 40 HRs, too much pitching in Legends that suppresses the HR. He is a very good pick-up though. You really pay attention to salaries Seca? Salary has never factored into my decision making since getting out of LL V. I understand cutting due to needing to develop the next generation, it is why I used to cut all players at age 32. That had nothing to do with price tag though. Updated Tuesday, March 6 2018 @ 7:34:09 am PST

#57526	03/06/2018 12:25:20 pm	Mar 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You never know with old players. I think the biggest reason Gomes won't hit 40 is that he may have trouble getting full time ABs on Margate's roster. Care about salaries ... as they relate to team management or for player evaluation? Both really. I've lost almost 60 million since joining Legends. Anything over 47-48 million in ML salaries is a cash burn for me (I don't get out of the cup group stages much anymore). I try to keep ML salaries between 45-50 million. I'll add salary if I'm in a race. Adding Gomes now would have put me ~53 million. That's why I withdrew my claim. I would be much more interested in him 50-60 games in if it might mean a pennant. For player evaluation I definitely look at player salaries for bat-first older guys. Happy to pay for a track record of success on a rental. The highest salaries I can recall in Legends were some of Mig's Orlando teams. They were up around 67-68 million. The highest salary I've seen anywhere was a II team ... some kind of Pirates. Palmdale? Point Lucie? They were into the 70s. Had a 10 million dollar guy (Perez?) and an 8 million dollar guy (was a lefty ... forget his name). Margate is a hair short of 60 now. Next most in the East is Birmingham at 51 (Alexandria down at 41). Broomfield leads the West at 57.

#57536	03/06/2018 3:03:35 pm	Mar 27th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'd go to $100 million this year. Ha! Being my first (sort of) year in Legends and having a bunch of old timers, there is no build for later mentality. Do everything for this very minute. I know we won our first game in the original 2035 and then dropped three. The first game was repeated successfully. Hopefully we can thwart the second part of that version. Edit--OMG. Koch was 15-2 and the front runner to the Cy when the reboot hit. He totally crapped the bed in his Legends debut this time. Wow. Updated Tuesday, March 6 2018 @ 3:09:07 pm PST

#57550	03/06/2018 5:57:13 pm	Mar 30th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! I certainly didn't mean for that to sound like criticism. Think it is a good time to go for it. Part of the salary gap is the style you play (compared to an Alexandria and their game plan). Offense based teams just cost more to operate. Good first series for the Dinos. One thing I remember from last time was a big SB success streak to begin. Think we got to 18 or 19 before getting caught the first time. Rosa nailed us on our first two attempts this season.

#57551	03/06/2018 9:22:38 pm	Mar 30th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I didn't take it as a criticism at all. I was just laughing at myself, realizing I'd throw every fake penny I have at the game this season. Regarding your stolen bases, Seca, I think you actually went something like 24 for 24 to start last season. I remember one of my guys was the first to finally throw one out. Speaking of catchers, I guess it's time to let Brooks go...again. While he wasn't a superstar, he was still one of my favorites because of grabbing him as a 3-claim guy. I got five useful seasons out of him, mid 700s OPS, 39% CS. I'll take that. McKee is similar for me in that no one else claimed him back in 2028. He has given me 6 strong seasons with a 286 BA, 831 OPS and double digit homers every year. He's 33, but still seems to be going strong. By the way, my major league average age for my roster is 30. Top that!

#57561	03/07/2018 2:11:25 pm	Mar 30th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You are a turkey Tiger504. . As the first game queued up I wondered if we might see Contreras in the series. There he is game 1. He was on his game for a while. Bend, but don't break. Then he sorta broke. It is definitely neat seeing how your lineup does against one of your team's former hurlers.

#57563	03/07/2018 3:17:58 pm	Mar 31st, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Koch 0-2 instead of 15-2. I knew I should have quit. I'm going to destroy too much personal property if I stay for this scam of a season.

#57564	03/07/2018 4:18:36 pm	Apr 1st, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I wonder if Koch broke the system in the first place. His season he was putting together was so improbable (without looking at performances around him) that the sim self-destructed.

#57567	03/07/2018 7:45:51 pm	Apr 3rd, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was definitely a wonderful season for Koch. We are only 2 series in. His quality will shine through. Speaking of 2 series in, here's the ERA of the Dino's 5 starters. 4.50 5.40 9.00 10.13 11.25 Aye carumba!

#57570	03/07/2018 8:56:30 pm	Apr 3rd, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ewwww. And you still have a winning record. That's something. I sure hope the disappearing performance by Koch wasn't improbable. I've been anticipating star stuff from him for several seasons. I also hope me making fun of myself came through in that post. Destruction. When I played Strat as a kid, for whatever reason Duke Snider had a tendency to suck in the biggest moments. Over and over again he completely whiffed. Finally one day I had enough, picked up his card and properly bit into it. When the time comes, I think you could probably identify my corpse by the arc of indentations.

#57573	03/08/2018 6:40:30 am	Apr 3rd, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	There was no way Waterloo wasn't going to see Contreras but I had to finagle not one bit to have him lead the series off. 😊 There are a LOT of high ERAs right now. I suspect the advantage will go to the team that figures out their pitching first. If anything, this division may be more competitive than the first go round. Is that even possible? In Kalamazoo, we picked up 5 pitchers in the off-season. One reliever and we are starting the other 4 in an effort to find one reliable starter, hopefully two. Two of them will be gone sooner rather than later. I've got 2 big club pitchers sitting in AAA while this tryout runs. I've also got 2 starting pitchers in the bullpen marking time right now. The way I see this, I may only get one (two with the reboot) shot at Legends. I don't want to feel I didn't give it my best effort.

#57577	03/08/2018 7:08:36 am	Apr 3rd, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	There was no way Waterloo wasn't going to see Contreras but I had to finagle not one bit to have him lead the series off. 😊 Haha! I found it an entertaining series. Games were really back and forth. Much like the first '35 Kal seems guaranteed a touchdown each game, and it comes down to whether Waterloo can match that. There are a LOT of high ERAs right now. I suspect the advantage will go to the team that figures out their pitching first. Probably just my perception, but I've long felt there was more scoring in the first 50 than the final 50. Holmes asked Steve one time if there was regression to mean, and Steve said no. So probably just my imagination. If anything, this division may be more competitive than the first go round. Is that even possible? Birmingham has an excellent rotation, and did some significant retooling. They could certainly be better, and that would tighten the entire table. The worrisome ERA in my list is the 11.25. That's Sanchez. He was dreadful as both a starter and a reliever in the previous iteration. Really hoping he has a different kind of season this time.

#57579	03/08/2018 8:48:16 am	Apr 3rd, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Well, I've got Chin Mae Park with over 15 on the ERA after two starts. Moved him to the pen temporarily. He's been solid with a Cy Young in 2033 in III.4, solid in 2034 in II.2 and double digit wins through 110 in the prev 2035. Very slow start though this time.

#57586	03/08/2018 3:25:46 pm	Apr 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Naranjo was on pace for 30+ homers. This time he's on pace for 17...runs batted in. And, um, 0 extra base hits. Most recent screw you episode--losing 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth with our infielder throwing to first while letting the winning run score. This game is really, really stupid. Thanks, Broken Bat.

#57588	03/08/2018 3:33:34 pm	Apr 5th, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Yeah, that was an unsatisfactory ending. I remember Naranjo blistering my staff in the alternate universe. He will likely come around.

#57591	03/08/2018 6:39:38 pm	Apr 7th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Speaking of unsatisfactory endings... I was not impressed with my staff's performance in game #1 or 3 today. In game 3 they were outright bad, but in game 1 the bullpen just couldn't keep up with Seca's which is just not going to help me avoid relegation.

#57592	03/08/2018 7:19:25 pm	Apr 7th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I hate games like game 3. Two out in the 1st, then BB BB BB HR. Demoralizing. I'm a little surprised by the take on game 1. My bullpen was hardly impressive blowing 2 saves in the contest. A loss in 15 sucks, but that's bottom of the barrel time in the pen. Coin flip at that point. Have our pitching set up a little different this time, mostly to try and send a few more innings Galvin's way. Really hoping to see some pop on him Friday mornings. (Won't be this week with the 5 pops last week.)

#57599	03/09/2018 4:55:55 am	Apr 7th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	This is ridiculous. He was the best available to me in the third round? Steve could have just asked me to quit. I've played this silly game for three and half years. Over the last year plus the inferior parts of the game have annoyed me more than they probably should. The biggest of which is the illusion of strategy. There basically is none. At least not as I envision what it should be. It is all reactionary; there is no way to be pro-active and make decisions about your team. You are dealt what you are dealt and have to make the most of it. That's not much fun. Three and a half silly years of playing and it was down to just a couple weeks to see how my team would finish in Legends. Then the floodgates opened and mocked me. As I stated before this repeat season even started, there was no outcome of this version that would leave me satisfied. I had no idea I would despise it so quickly, but I do. I'm extremely pissed off that I couldn't enjoy this. It's what I played three and a half years for. And it all got obliterated. Peace out. I'm gone. Edit--If anyone wants to try a game where you actually can control what happens, I'll see you over at Track King and who knows where else. Ironically, it was Steve who mentioned that game. I'll still continue to recommend this one over there because this obviously has something going for it. I did play it for three and a half years, after all. That and he recommended Track King, so I feel it's right to pay it forward by sending people this way. See ya. Updated Friday, March 9 2018 @ 5:35:20 am PST

#57605	03/09/2018 6:44:04 am	Apr 7th, 2035
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	bye

#57608	03/09/2018 7:03:07 am	Apr 7th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So I agonized over Bueno. Probably removed my claim a dozen times. A lottery ticket that would be better served on a rebuilding club. Eventually decided to leave it in the hands of the baseball gods. Can see him getting a bit of playing time in the OF or DH, maybe some starts at 2B. Despite being 28 I could see him going down to AAA for a couple weeks. I don't know. Kinda wish I hadn't left it up to the baseball gods.

#57610	03/09/2018 7:13:17 am	Apr 7th, 2035
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	He might be good at second base. Good job finding a 15 POT, very impressive and I like that he bats switch. Plus his name means "good" in Spanish. Well done overall anyway man.

#57612	03/09/2018 8:05:32 am	Apr 7th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I realized this got wiped in the reset: via Imgflip Meme Generator In version 1.0 it was Mike, now it is Tiger... but it is always true.

#57613	03/09/2018 8:07:29 am	Apr 7th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The potential upside is certainly there. Showed some base-stealing ability in the minors. Defense build is fine for LF so he could play out there while his fielding skill improves. He was adding close to a skill point per category the past 2 seasons riding the bench. Seems possible he could be 2 skill points per season with some playing time. Would get him into the 115-116 range. Could have 3-4 nice seasons. I think he is a good lottery ticket. But if the Dinos stay in the hunt it would feel bad to play him.

#57614	03/09/2018 8:09:38 am	Apr 7th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's still great Newtman. Going to have to make another one with a meteor. The day is coming.

#57635	03/09/2018 4:36:04 pm	Apr 9th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Way too early in the season to call things crucial but we have a very important 11 game road trip starting tomorrow. That's all...

#57638	03/10/2018 4:22:36 am	Apr 10th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. I wouldn't say crucial either. But maybe telltale. Battle Creek took 4 straight off the Carp with a +30 RD. i don't know how that played out last time, but it looks like a hopeless match up for Santa Monica. Puts the pressure on other pennant suitors to do something similar. As has been the recent trend, Bueno played a game and got injured for 6. Kind of a bummer. Cup play is the best option for getting his 2b up. On the bright side, Brooks (waiver sigining who took a 36 day knock in the first game of spring) is healthy and back with the big club. Had a nice start in cup play. Scheduled to make his Legends debut against Margate.

#57675	03/12/2018 10:02:05 am	Apr 18th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A couple interesting transactions. I really like Billy Joe Pavone. Think he is a very savvy single claim signing by Broomfield. Dinos already have Larson who is much the same player - that was the reason we didn’t have interest. Wish Monterey luck with Stone. He had a stint in Waterloo in 2035 v1. He should have some offence left, but he was dreadful for the Dinos. Was a good first loop for the Dinos. Only lost one series - had both developing RH starters (Collier, Brooks) going against Margate. Made it an uphill battle. May have to stop stacking LH against Alexandria to give a little better odds vs. Margate.

#57697	03/13/2018 5:30:33 pm	Apr 25th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	The previously mentioned road trip went exceedingly well at 8-3. We have passed the first test of the season.

#57707	03/14/2018 6:45:35 am	Apr 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	20 games in, and the table is beginning to take a familiar shape. In v1 I felt my LH starting pitchers had 2 good match ups, 2 neutral, and 1 bad (among East opponents). With a few different moves in v2, I currently view 4 opponents as lefty preferred with the other neutral. If I wasn't committed to developing Collier and Brooks, would be tempted to put Sammy and/or Galvin in the rotation too. Probably wouldn't work out well. (Never go full southpaw).

#57719	03/14/2018 5:35:55 pm	Apr 29th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	One of the things that went right for the Dinos in v1 was that Marino was not steaming cow flop. He batted like .280 and had around 65 SB with 8-9 CS. v2 he's back to Mendoza territory, and has matched v1 CS with only 10 SB to his credit. Comically, super project Bueno is now batting better than Marino. Won't be able to keep up with Margates dingers if Marino is trash again.

#57723	03/14/2018 6:35:02 pm	Apr 29th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	strange series upcoming against Raleigh. Evans out for all 3 games. Alvarez also hurt. He's pitched great this season. Replacement Amador has a decent history against the Dinos I think. But no Bagley for Waterloo. We always have Bagley locked and loaded for Raleigh. Doesn't seem right.

#57742	03/16/2018 7:00:17 am	May 3rd, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I'm not going to flip out, for the moment, because of SSS. But it's very difficult. Instead, I'd like to discuss my luck with 2 SP' progression: Emilio Echevarria, who stunted after 11 SI gain, and Tony Haley, who stunted after 7. What's your experience in this field?

#57744	03/16/2018 7:27:44 am	May 3rd, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Either: - scouting was inaccurate - training went poorly (there is a random part to it; maybe low rolled week after week) This seems much more common with pitchers than position players (imo). So a third possibility / pet theory is that the 1.25 SI for each pitching point can cause a disconnect with the potential. Ie., there are decimals on the skills we don't see (movement isn't 14, but is 14.7). Maybe when you add all those decimals the pitcher is 13 pot, but doesn't look like it because of rounding. I have 3 guys like that on my staff (Greer, Alvarado, Grasso).

#57753	03/16/2018 12:25:17 pm	May 3rd, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	They at least got 12-14SI after promotion.. I left Haley in AAA long after ready for the majors and he gained 7 SI. I'm curious to know if you guys have players who gained so little or even less. (Your explanation seems solid)

#57754	03/16/2018 1:17:16 pm	May 3rd, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I'm not sure if I've had guys that gained that little after promotion (if I did they are already cut and gone) but I've had many that fell heartbreakingly far short of max potential. http://brokenbat.org/player/124796/M for example. But there have been at least a few more that are gone now.

#57792	03/18/2018 5:49:15 pm	May 14th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Another good loop for the Dinos. Again, just 1 series loss. Again, Margate. D'em dingers. I made some dumb comment about having a good running game somewhere in this thread. Shear stupidity. Forum sniffer was all over that. Running game has been garbage in v2.

#57808	03/20/2018 4:18:03 pm	May 19th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We gave up 13 walks in our last game. That could be some kind of legends record? The good news is we continue to look extremely solid and all the young pitchers (6 of them aged 24-26) continue to get lots of innings. Funny stat: If Novi wins game four today then we will play the number two team in the division (#1 vs. #2 billing) for the third straight series tomorrow. Strange that the fans don't seem to care as we haven't sold out at home yet this season.

#57814	03/21/2018 6:02:43 pm	May 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. Here's a stat for ya. Against the Dinos, Kalamazoo has thrown out 13 of 19 baserunners. 68.4% clip. Against the rest of the East, Kalamazoo has thrown out 3 of 18 baserunners. 16.7% clip. Marino, who was around 65:8 SB:CS after 110 games in v1 is now 14:15 in v2. Despite leading the East in both SB and CS (70 runners moved off of 1B), Dinos still lead the East in GiDP. facepalm

#57816	03/21/2018 8:23:41 pm	May 25th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Margate offense MIA. 14 runs over the last 7. That caused me to peek at the league. Wow. The entire East is being dominated by pitching. The division's ERA is hovering around 3.7 with the high being 4.02. I can't remember exactly where everyone was the first time around, but I'm sure it was much higher than this.

#57817	03/21/2018 9:00:31 pm	May 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	My memory isn't what it once was - I could easily be wrong. But I think that is inline with v1. I don't find it all that surprising. Birmingham and Raleigh have strong pitching staffs. Alexandria has some good starters and a wonderful defence. Kal is pitching better than I expected (but Tiger504 made some tweaks for this run). Margate is also pitching better than I expected. Suggests either the East is lacking quality LHB or they are off to slow starts. McCarty for one has not been quite his normal self. Almost on interleague. Different dynamic. More penalty for 4 man, more bullpen fatigue, different crew of hitters.

#57824	03/22/2018 10:57:36 am	May 25th, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	@Seca that was an amazing run of throwing base runners out. Not sure why those were the results but you did set yourself up against a historically good catcher in Rowland by starting lefty pitchers that series. I platoon catchers. I tend to agree with Mike reference this being more of a pitcher's league this go around. Overall, whips ERA etc seem lower to me. RISP seems fairly low league wide. There are a number of anecdotal differences that show how unpredictable this SIM can be. This season Marroquin already has 5 errors. Last season through 80 he had zero. Last season my best pitchers were Hand, Park and Gilbert. Each was double digit in wins. So far Park and Hand have been dumpster fires. Park is 0-6. My two starting pitcher pickups have this far carried the rotation. The exact opposite of the first try. First go my team was a little over 500 stealing. That's a complete turnaround too. Whereas my 2B platoon was hitting for average and power, they now are error producing offensive boat anchors. Just some observations. Updated Thursday, March 22 2018 @ 10:59:47 am PDT

#57825	03/22/2018 1:58:43 pm	May 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. I didn't like how the pitchers fell into place for yesterday and today's series. I should have skipped Bianchi. I would like to comment on defence, but I'm scared of the jinx. Don't mind jinxing MukilteoMike tho. IIRC Chapa was brutal in the field in v1. Seems to be back to his old self. Curious if team error totals are roughly the same (errors distributed differently). Would add fuel to pet theories.

#57827	03/22/2018 2:14:10 pm	May 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. 2 errors in my game immediately after saying "defence" in the forum. I really don't know what trick Newtman has figured out, but I have learned to expect it by now. Dino starter Brooks surrenders 5 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings. Not great, not bad. Well yes bad. 1 hit, 0 walks through the first 5; 3 walks, 4 hits in the 6th. Classic Raleigh.

#57829	03/22/2018 3:19:59 pm	May 26th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Chapa was uncharacteristically horrible in the field. Now he's unrecognizable at the plate to the tune of 300 OPS below where he was. My entire outfield was errorless till around the midway point. This time all five of my outfielders already have errors. Overall, I think my defense is basically the same, my pitching is better and my hitting worse. That looks like a wash, but my RD is down. Updated Thursday, March 22 2018 @ 3:34:11 pm PDT

#57831	03/22/2018 6:23:11 pm	May 29th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	First slump. 1-6 in our last seven. Another key road trip on deck too. After cup play tomorrow we go on the road for 12 straight and four of those are in Battle Creek before heading to the east to play 5 with Kalamazoo. 6-6 would be very acceptable. 7-5 would get some momentum back. 5 or less wins would likely see us dropping a couple of spots in the standing. How quickly things can change for better or worse. Love this game!

#57835	03/23/2018 9:55:44 am	May 29th, 2035
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	L10 on the road trip: May 19th Birmingham Waterloo W 1 - 0 (10) May 20th Birmingham Waterloo W 5 - 1 May 21st Birmingham Waterloo W 5 - 1 May 22nd Birmingham Margate W 4 - 0 May 23rd Birmingham Margate W 2 - 1 May 24th Birmingham Margate W 5 - 1 May 25th Birmingham Margate W 5 - 3 May 26th Birmingham Alexandria W 3 - 1 May 27th Birmingham Alexandria W 3 - 0 May 28th Birmingham Alexandria L 0 - 1 09 RA, that must be sustainable

#57836	03/23/2018 10:00:41 am	May 29th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	My v2 is interesting so far. My offense has been simply awful. My pitching has been disappointing, someone turned from gold to s...tone. Especially compared to others'. My defense stayed strong. Best BAA of the entire league. Ok, it was SSS in v1, SSS in v2. But something changed dramatically. There are guys who seems totally different players (English, Sierra, Donnelly, Newton). I'm not giving up but I clearly need a boost to remain. Otherwise, I think I'll put other youngsters in the mix for a hopefully fast comeback.

#57838	03/23/2018 1:07:04 pm	May 29th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I went from having the best BA and OBP in the entire league in v1 to really very average in those categories in v2. That is very bad, because if I can't get baserunners I am in trouble. There will never be a version of this season where my guys hit for power, it simply isn't a thing, so if my guys can't consistently advance runners then I can't score, and therefore can't win. The pitching has been up and down, much like version 1, but the best case scenario for my offense was happening in v1, and now a below average variation on my offense is playing out in v2. Just a very disheartening situation all around. My offense really got in gear against the West last time, it will be interesting to see if my guys turn it around in inter-division, the same way they did last time.

#57846	03/24/2018 5:52:03 am	May 31st, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	East did well last time. Part of that is Santa Monica punting. Carp factor might also be making some West teams look stronger than they are. Battle Creek is 10-0 vs. Carp, 14-19 vs. rest of the West. Novi is 9-1 vs. Carp, 16-17 vs. the rest. Two teams in the West over 500 without Carp padding - College Station, Monterey. Maybe more an indication of parity than weakness. Guess we'll see. Updated Saturday, March 24 2018 @ 6:13:32 am PDT

#57853	03/24/2018 2:04:49 pm	May 31st, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	1-6 against Margate so far. This is getting ridiculous. My team has never been this bad against one opponent.

#57855	03/24/2018 9:01:00 pm	Jun 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Leading the division with a negative RD. As my name implies, I'm not above smoke and mirrors.

#57860	03/25/2018 3:05:06 pm	Jun 5th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Five triples in a game?

#57865	03/26/2018 5:36:33 am	Jun 8th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sharp getting 2 hits in a game is surprising enough. 2 triples is bookmark worthy. Some very nice claims last night. Beard seems to be a great addition to a strong but heavily RH Birmingham pitching staff. Definitely some tough LHB around for him to go after in the later innings. Dinos really liked Kiyohuri. Didn't put a claim in. Feel our bullpen (particularly LH) is covered for a while. Did put a claim on Galarraga. Should be a nice player. Gonzales could be a nice asset, though not sure about the fit in Broomfield. Appears to be blocked in his 2 learned positions. A speed player seems to diverge from their offensive game plan. If nothing else, College Station's addition got a good nickname. Dinos very pleased with the 1st 50. Utilizing 3 rookie and 2 sophomore pitchers, plus the Bueno carry. Better shape than I expected.

#57869	03/26/2018 11:32:30 am	Jun 8th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Comparing this version of the Magicians to the first... Where is the offense? Bannon, Chapa and Valasquez are hitting 100 points below. That's insane. Naranjo is nearly as bad. Perez and Jeong are doing a little better. As I stated a while ago, my defense is about the same. The errors have just been more evenly dispersed. After his horrendous start, Koch has regained his form. Calvo and Chen are doing a bit better, but the bullpen has been unreliable. Waivers. Better for this season with Gomes, but worse for development. Draft. Omg. It went from my best in several seasons to the worst ever. What a joke. I DESPISE the draft. I can't shout that loud enough. It's far and away the worst part of this silly game. My minors are a wasteland. There is no future. I hate the draft. It's ridiculous. Live on luck. That's a terrible game philosophy. I've hated it from the start and the longer I stay the more i hate it. It's stupid. You could train a monkey to pick for you. That's not a good game quality. By the way, I DESPISE the draft. Back to this version of this season, I decided to play a little Cup this time. Half hearted. Instead of deliberately sabotaging them, I've given them a slight chance. Some starters. Some developers. I'll do the same against Alexandria today. If we win a couple more series accidentally like that, I would probably go with all starters. I don't expect that, though. Predictions for cross divisional play. None. Luck is the biggest factor when considering short time play. Anything could happen. I guess I expect Waterloo to be on top, but who knows.

#57870	03/26/2018 12:03:33 pm	Jun 8th, 2035
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I thought you quit?

#57871	03/26/2018 12:16:56 pm	Jun 8th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The game quit. Then it was revived, although it suffered from amnesia. Or I suppose, we suffered from it. I'm not sure what you're suffering from, but it should be obvious I'm still here. There's no bot symbol next to my team name and, last I checked, only active players can post. Now go run off and poach another thread that doesn't concern you. Have fun!

#57879	03/26/2018 11:43:08 pm	Jun 10th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	He's a magician: he's here and not-here at the same time.

#57880	03/27/2018 1:42:06 am	Jun 10th, 2035
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Unfortunate, because if there's one owner that doesn't deserve it, it's whiny Mike. EDIT: It being a Legends championship with all the grief the crybaby causes. Updated Tuesday, March 27 2018 @ 1:42:28 am PDT

#57885	03/27/2018 11:49:52 am	Jun 10th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That hack has really hurt my feelings. Seriously, though, he does have skills. He's hacked in several times to insult me. I'm honored. I'd also bet he and Mig2012 are the same person. AD joined immediately after Mig quit. 2nd version of 12 = 24. Both were good players. Both loved throwing negative words at me. I love people who insult others and don't realize that's different than making criticisms of the game. They make me laugh. Edit--Oh, and I guess he's awarded me the league championship. Season over; I win! Thanks!! Updated Tuesday, March 27 2018 @ 11:59:55 am PDT

#57888	03/27/2018 2:23:06 pm	Jun 10th, 2035
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	…Okay. I’m not usually one for barging into league discussions that aren’t mine. Arguments are one thing, but attacks on other players? I have a hard time standing for that. I blame my background as a forum moderator elsewhere, even if I don’t have a shred of authority here. So. Mike. First: You did say you were quitting the game. Heat of the moment? Too much to take and needing to get it out of your system? Maybe. Bad form? Probably, and you do get a demerit for not apologizing for the outburst. (I almost can’t not scold people for that sort of thing. Forum moderator background and all that, you know… <.< >.> <.<; ) Second: You do gripe. A lot. About nearly anything and everything. …It’s actually almost hard to blame you for that, I’ve seen what happens when you anti-vent; the forum sniffer is kinda brutal when you do. Still, this does lead to my next point. Third: You tend to shout down any ideas about game changes that aren’t about fixing your own particular pet peeves. This is understandable, since your pet peeves are the things you want Steve to focus his energy on to improve the game. I’m sure we all get that, but it’s a short-sighted approach. Improvements to the game are improvements to the game, even if it’s not necessarily where you want them. (…And that’s a bitter pill I’m going to have to swallow at some point for the game I’m a forum moderator for…) As someone who does a bit of coding here and there, I suggest toning it down just a bit — not for the negativity, mind you, but because sometimes work on one thing leads to the damnedest moments of inspiration on how to improve something else. Your militant insistence that Steve would be wasting time on Feature B when he should be working on Feature A is, in a word, unhelpful, and may even be an instance of you shooting yourself in the proverbial foot. Fourth: Welcome back. I mean that with the utmost sincerity. The game really wouldn’t be the same without you. For all I just said up there, you’re you, and you’re one of us. When you get it in your head to do something cool like DOPE ratings, or posts like that one you made at the start of the reboot where you accused someone of dark magic for having know what happened or was going to happen (and I was giggling all day from that one), it tends to be… well… magical in a way, as befitting your team name. I’m pretty sure it’s because you spend so much time being a Negative Nancy that these moments have the impact they do. In conclusion, this was not a post meant to disparage you Mike. Not at all. No, you’re the aggrieved party that prompted my response to begin with. For note, inactive accounts can post; how else do you think new players asking when their accounts will be activated can post to ask in the first place? No hacking was involved, and if anything someone with an inactive account logging on specifically to insult you does make it seem like he has it in for you personally since he’s not logging on to take care of a team. There was no cause to call you a crybaby, and particularly not in public. Sure, you’re a curmudgeon who grumps a lot, but you work your ass off getting your team to perform, despite all of your complaints about how the game doesn’t work as well as it could. And apparently you’re tied for the division lead in Legends East. Think you can hold onto that? Let’s find out. Go get ’em.

#57890	03/27/2018 4:22:32 pm	Jun 13th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	This is really getting funny. Why doesn't someone just start an "I hate Magicians" thread? You wouldn't be alone here or in the real world. To some of the last points... You did say you were quitting the game. Heat of the moment? Too much to take and needing to get it out of your system? Maybe. Bad form? Probably, and you do get a demerit for not apologizing for the outburst. As I stated elsewhere, I admittedly was deceptive. Regarding demerits, I accept mine. You earn one for singling me out. I was hardly the only one who complained about the reset. You tend to shout down any ideas about game changes that aren’t about fixing your own particular pet peeves...Your militant insistence that Steve would be wasting time on Feature B when he should be working on Feature A is, in a word, unhelpful, and may even be an instance of you shooting yourself in the proverbial foot. That first part is simply untrue. I AM against all cosmetic, fluff changes. If it doesn't impact game play, why bother? And you get another demerit for using the word "militant." That is yet another attack that you claim to be against. When I disagree or oppose an idea, I state as much and why. I thought that was what forums were for. Welcome back. Thanks! I mean that with the utmost sincerity. In conclusion, this was not a post meant to disparage you Mike. Not at all. No, you’re the aggrieved party that prompted my response to begin with. I hope you know my responses here are tongue in cheek. I take no offense. Of course I don't get upset about what anyone says about me here. People will say what they want. No worries. For note, inactive accounts can post; how else do you think new players asking when their accounts will be activated can post to ask in the first place? No hacking was involved, and if anything someone with an inactive account logging on specifically to insult you does make it seem like he has it in for you personally since he’s not logging on to take care of a team. Okay. I may actually feel stupid about that one. Truly a "Doh!" moment. Peace out, gentlemen. I'm retiring. {From this thread for a while. }

#57893	03/27/2018 6:18:06 pm	Jun 14th, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Well, my season is currently depressing me. We can't win one run games. We can't win on extras. I swear, if we just score a few more or give up a few less....agh

#57896	03/28/2018 6:48:16 am	Jun 15th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not fun repeatedly being on the wrong end of 1-run and extra innings decisions. Still early, but this season seems to be providing more evidence that there isn't any underlying talent for winning close games. Big Dino news from yesterday's series is that DeJesús actually had a caught stealing. After catching nobody the first 50 games (he only played half of them) he had a Rowland-esque series nailing 4 of 6 vs. Novi.

#57899	03/28/2018 9:34:43 am	Jun 15th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I agree about one-run decisions. I think they're mostly luck. I think that's normally true in the real world, too, but to a lesser degree. A good human manager can do a little better in a live game than anyone can in a non-live online game.

#57900	03/28/2018 11:47:02 am	Jun 15th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've been fascinated with 1-run games for seasons. I've tracked power teams. Speed teams. Teams with dominate bullpens. I've badgered other managers for their views. I've scoured Fangraphs and other resources for (possible) real life factors and tried to relate those to BrokenBat. From all I've seen, I think there are 2 possibilities. 1) It's completely random. 2) If the "clutch" gene exists, teams with a disproportionate number of clutch players perform better in 1-run games. I was pretty convinced of #1 until Battle Creek's recent run of success in 1-run games. '35 Version 1 was their 3rd consecutive season of being dominate in those contests. It was starting to look like a skill. In version 2 Battle Creek is more pedestrian in close games. Very small sample, so too early to say. Definitely watching with interest.

#57903	03/28/2018 2:04:39 pm	Jun 15th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	One run games record by itself is meaningless. It's just a number. You could blow a 6 run lead but win 6-5, three days in a row but now be 3-0 in one run games. A more important number might be record in games that were tied after 6 or 7 innings. The more talented team, deeper roster team, team with better managerial settings, team with more clutch players etc etc will be expected to get more wins in even situations. I don't know how you could believe anything else. I do not understand the premise that random luck is deciding games.

#57904	03/28/2018 2:13:48 pm	Jun 15th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Well let's see. Let's go all the way back...to 2034 Legends East. Raleigh won the division and was 23-23 in one-run games. Roanoke finished last and was 24-16 in one-run games. Hmmm.

#57907	03/28/2018 5:42:42 pm	Jun 19th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's an oddball year. @ Freddy, When the margin is 5, multiple events or major event(s) were needed to swing the outcome. When the margin is 1 (whether you were up a bunch, down a bunch, or close throughout) 1 minor event (passed ball, line out rather than fly out) can change the outcome. When the margin is that slim, (imo) it is fair to say luck played a role in the outcome. When 1-run records skew to extremes, is that skill or an accumulation of good fortune. All the factors you mentioned certainly contribute to winning games. 1 run records are extremely volatile tho. A team with little roster turnover can see dramatic changes season to season. Heck, the Dinos had a season recently where we were the absolute worst 1 run team through the first 80, and then rattled off something like 17-1 in 1 run games to close out the season. I read your comment as "good teams win 1 run games". That's fair. I also think it's fair to pose the inverse - winning 1 run games makes a team good. If there is some magic to winning 1 run games (other than being good) I'd like to find it.

#57908	03/28/2018 5:46:48 pm	Jun 19th, 2035
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings V.15	Good teams win 1-run games because good teams win games. I’m not sure there’s some special "one run trait", although I imagine teams with good pitching will be in closer games, since slugfests are rarely determined by a single run.

#57913	03/28/2018 7:39:51 pm	Jun 20th, 2035
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Arguably, my best pitcher and only decent RH starter, threw his 5th complete game of the season, losing 2-1 on 8 hits and was rewarded with a 35 game torn labral sentence. Sigh ... good times.

#57918	03/29/2018 7:25:03 am	Jun 20th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	That series versus Broomfield was enlightening on the subject of luck when compared to v1. Perfect example of how re-siming the season provides incredibly different results.

#57919	03/29/2018 11:12:28 am	Jun 20th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I never look at one or two series for meaning. Emotion, probably. Over-reaction, definitely. (That's aimed squarely at the guy in the mirror.) I will say, though, there is one benefit to this dreadful season replay--it gives us a completely different look and perspective of the game. Especially for us over-reactors. Boom! Updated Thursday, March 29 2018 @ 11:12:50 am PDT

#57920	03/29/2018 12:24:41 pm	Jun 20th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hmmm. Seems the Dinos have timed Monterey's visit well. Game 1 will feature Alvarado trying to get out of the doghouse for the Dinos. I was relieved to finish the Broomfield match up in v1. Games are so volatile with all that power and small park (and thin air ). Good teams win 1-run games because good teams win games. I’m not sure there’s some special "one run trait", although I imagine teams with good pitching will be in closer games, since slugfests are rarely determined by a single run. I've watched other teams, but I've only analyzed the Dinos. 11 Legend seasons isn't a big sample, so grain of salt / easy dismissal. I've tried to correlate 1-run win % to a variety of team and individual stats. The best correlation was with team winning %. Ie., a good team. But R-squared is gruesome (.32). The second best correlation was with McCarty's OPS (only marginally worse at .30). 3rd was team ERA (.28). With stuff like HR differential, team SLG, team OPS ... connection was nonexistent. Maybe sometime I'll clean things up and make a post in Discussions. I suspect most managers aren't very interested. But may be a few kindred spirits out there.

#57922	03/29/2018 12:37:28 pm	Jun 20th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	As always, small sample size disclaimer... My games have far more homers than any other team with 146. Second highest is Kalamazoo with 113. My one-run games, though, are exactly the division average (18). My conclusion--I don't think high rates of homers reduces one run games.

#57925	03/29/2018 7:23:02 pm	Jun 25th, 2035
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Seca - Good series ... feels like my bats have woken up some. Still winless in extras - 0-8 and counting.I feel like I could have gone 4-1 for the series, but I'm VERY happy with 2-3 on the road vs #1 in the east. Thanks Seca. Sorry, @Mike, you were in second at start of play today. One-run games ... I went looking thru my history as I've always tried to fashion a team that does well. I think only one of my winning/promotion teams had an even one-run record. Otherwise I kind of average about 5-3 wins vs loses over the seasons. I try to have teams that end up on base a lot and I also strive for very good defensive teams, high FLD & RNG. I'd like to think it works ... I admit not much else grinds my gears than losing those 1 run games ... LOL Updated Thursday, March 29 2018 @ 7:24:23 pm PDT

#57926	03/29/2018 8:52:38 pm	Jun 25th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I feel I owe you an apology. We had two of the whackiest games of the season back-to-back, and Dinos managed to sneak them both out. You really should have gotten one of them. Whacky 1 - Dinos have a 7-0 lead after 3. Monterey chips away, but it's 9-4 heading to the 9th. Monterey score 5 to tie. Dinos take it in 11. Whacky 2 - Now its the Titans with a 7-0 lead after 3. Get it up to 8-0 before Waterloo plates 3 in the 6th, then 5 in the 7th. Dinos take it in 14. Brooks is going to need to do something special in the training update tomorrow, or he may be on the bus to AAA.

#57949	04/01/2018 12:07:02 am	Jul 2nd, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	The 1st and 2nd (same record) of 2034 season are now second to last and last. And Birmingham won D'Alessandro. Oh, yeah!

#57950	04/01/2018 9:47:58 am	Jul 2nd, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Will be interesting to see how D'Alessandro does. His 2033 season scared me off. (43 HRs allowed in 200 IP, lower division, decent sized ballpark). Waterloo got out of Boomfield without too much damage. Dinos speed oriented attack doesn't play well in the shoebox. Hopefully a few less slo-pitch games when we play in Waterloo. Continue to be frustrated by speed in general after the Roadrunner's lower case 17 arm catcher gunned down 5 of 9. (One could say we're at Witt's end ... harhar). I made a conscious effort to transition my team to a balance of speed and power thinking it would be more consistent than waiting for 3 run HRs. The irony may be that a 3 run HR offense is actually more reliable.

#57951	04/01/2018 10:48:39 am	Jul 2nd, 2035
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Niice, not much AR this season, we'll see how his career goes. His CGs will go way down, poor Chollie, yet we do have a quadruple 15 type reliever resting his troubles in AAA. Updated Sunday, April 1 2018 @ 10:59:17 am PDT

#57952	04/01/2018 12:12:03 pm	Jul 2nd, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	His home runs obviously seem dangerous, but given his career GB% and the strange semblance of his previous ballpark I wouldn't be overly concerned. Or, better, I AM overly concerned, because he's gone to kladu. I think he can do good things for him, sigh.

#57987	04/03/2018 4:29:03 pm	Jul 13th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well Freddy. After Galvin lost us game 2 I busted him down a rank so he'd be a next -to-last option in game 3. Somehow my manager still decided Galvin was the guy to go to with 1 out in the 9th and the tying runners on base. How Galvin allowed that much carnage on 14 pitches ... Anywho. He's now unassigned (which he should have been after game 2). We'll see how College Station does w/o help from the Galvin gravy train.

#57989	04/03/2018 6:29:15 pm	Jul 14th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We used our #12 and #13 pitchers to cough up game 4 so...you're welcome. Pretty good first half all around for us. Could use a little more consistency and to have a reliever or two get hot. Good cup run going here too!

#57991	04/03/2018 6:47:11 pm	Jul 14th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	you're welcome Heh. And then you jam Urbina on 2 days rest in game 5. I'll be honest. I wish 30 game injuries on players when managers do that. Will be interesting to see how the all-star voting goes. Had 3 all-stars last time. Of those only McCarty has a shot in v2. Margate definitely having a historic season. League stat page blanks out before 2014. From 2014 on there have only been 4 teams to hit 200 HRs. Fort Lauderdale Bucs did it twice (just barely - 201 and 202). Long Beach Pirates did it twice. Bloomfield hit 205 last season. The 4th of course is Manhattan who did it 3 times and have the 3 best totals. 220 is the current record. Margate could challenge that. The other record Margate will set is holds. Their frenetic bullpen use is already up to 60 holds. The record is 68 set by Minneapolis last season. No other team had made 60. Big style change from venerable Thunder Bay who registered 1 hold total over the 2028, 2029, and 2030 seasons.

#57993	04/03/2018 7:13:33 pm	Jul 14th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	?? He had three full recovery updates and was 9/10. We had a one game series that we needed with four off days after. Urbina at 9/10 on a 90 pitch count was a much better option than using the rookie righty. No unwritten baseball God angering rules broken sir.

#57994	04/03/2018 10:00:00 pm	Jul 14th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The only way we could challenge that homer record is if teams throw lots of youngsters soon. We might get 200, but I can't see many more than that. Hopefully we can make the hold record unreachable for others. I don't use the closer role. That leads to shorter bullpen performances, which leads to more holds. I will say we're on pace to shatter our team record, too. Having more holds than wins is pretty crazy!

#57998	04/04/2018 8:30:24 am	Jul 14th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	No unwritten baseball God angering rules broken sir. He threw 97 pitches on July 11. Got 2 days rest. Chucked another 91 pitches July 14. 2 days rest in the middle of bloody July. Any real life manager that did that would be instantly fired, and probably never work in professional baseball again. It's ludicrous. It's effectively a 3 man starting rotation. Brokenbat isn't baseball. It's a glorified coin flip with little baseball-flavoured decisions that allow to you tilt the odds in your favour. I love the game nonetheless, and try to treat it like baseball. When other managers do very non-basebally things to help their coin flip it irritates me. I mean, shouldn't baseball knowledge help you in a baseball game? The farcical pitcher fatigue system actually penalizes people that know how real baseball works. I've complained about pitcher fatigue for seasons. But the system is a joke by design. Brokenbat is intended to be played casually. A manager who only logs in on Fridays to make his draft pick and check the standings is not supposed to be at severe disadvantage. Having a functional pitcher fatigue system that either punished performance or inflicted injuries would result in these managers losing the majority of their games in a week. Odds are they would quit Brokenbat rather than thinking "oh, maybe I shouldn't use 4 man rotation during interleague". Thus we have pretty fatigue bars that go up and down but don't actually do anything. So ya. If you want to use your pitchers on 2 days rest, go for it. The only thing to stop you is the disdain of self righteous jerks like me. Urbina was far better on 2 days rest than he was on 4. But I'll say the same thing to you I say to all the coin flippers who do this against me. Karma is going to get you.

#57999	04/04/2018 10:47:20 am	Jul 14th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Whoa! I didn't know Seca had human blood in him. I thought he may be a robot. I love reading posts like that, even though I know I'd be tarred and feathered for saying the exact same thing. Fiery spirit. I like it. While I understand the sentiment, I largely disagree with the underlying thought. As you said, Seca, this most definitely is NOT baseball. Many people want to pretend it is, but it isn't. Heck, I often want to pretend it's baseball because I really, really want it to be. It's not. It's a game all its own. Part baseball, of course, but only part. Part lottery. Part Strat-O-Matic. Part roulette. Part Russian Roulette. I admit I sometimes do things I would never do if this were real baseball. This is its own beast. Play to win. In other words, get mad at the game for creating the rules and parameters it has, not the players who try to get the most from their team due to the way the game is set up. I get mad at the game plenty. And, as I hinted, I guarantee you had I posted as you did there would be several people jumping all over me, saying what a horrible, nasty person I am. But I digress... Actually, I think my simplest sentence was a better summation--Play to win. Updated Wednesday, April 4 2018 @ 11:01:59 am PDT

#58003	04/04/2018 3:57:54 pm	Jul 16th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I don't have a problem with the argument. But we'll have to agree to disagree. The three man rotation has been used in many short term situations for many years with success and failure in real life. In this instance it was imo my best move. If any other starter had been ready this wouldn't have happened. Actually I believe that there IS a penalty in BB for over working pitchers so I almost never do it. I welcome any legends manager to play a whole series against my team with a three man roster. Many would do it if the practice proved to be best. But imo it simply is not normally a good idea. Others may disagree.

#58006	04/04/2018 5:06:42 pm	Jul 16th, 2035
EchoBravo34 Joined: 07/08/2014 Posts: 61 Sioux City Catfish IV.8	The only time I've seen a 3 man rotation in real life MLB is in the playoffs or World Series when everything is on the line. MLB managers won't even use a 4 man rotation in the regular season.

#58010	04/04/2018 10:39:12 pm	Jul 16th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	However, if you look at the history of professional baseball, the majority of it has had four man rotations or fewer. We tend to think the current way is the only way. It isn't. Also, to my knowledge there isn't definitive research showing that throwing several innings every fourth game causes more injuries than every five. Many old-timers suggest pitching more often was even helpful for them. Who knows?

#58014	04/05/2018 6:55:05 am	Jul 16th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	In other words, get mad at the game for creating the rules and parameters it has, not the players who try to get the most from their team due to the way the game is set up. I explained in my previous post why I believe we are stuck with a casual, largely cosmetic fatigue system. It isn't going to change. Since we are stuck with it, I feel there is a gentlemens agreement amoung managers to play baseball rather than throw dice. My only recourse is to voice my disapproval in hopes that others will play baseball. This is its own beast. Play to win. Its your team. Manage it how you will. My approval shouldn't matter. If you win, the community will admire you regardless of your tactics. Won't take any shine off it when I roll my eyes.

#58015	04/05/2018 7:12:48 am	Jul 16th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	This is one of the more interesting articles on the subject. While the article is interesting, I (personally) think much of the criticism in the comments in spot on. One thing that I think often gets overlooked in these historical arguments is that the height of the mound was changed in 1969. Nolan Ryan and Rick Honeycutt are two notable names on record as suggesting lowering the mound has been a significant contributor to pitching injuries.

#58017	04/05/2018 10:10:32 am	Jul 16th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Since we are stuck with it, I feel there is a gentlemens agreement amoung managers to play baseball rather than throw dice. My only recourse is to voice my disapproval in hopes that others will play baseball. I think this is silly. It isn't baseball, so there's no reason to play within the constructs of real baseball. You play a game based on its design. This is Broken Bat, not baseball. As I said before, I wish it was more like baseball, but it is what it is. Even the game play within the game isn't baseball. There are dozens of unrealistic examples that occur frequently. There are no Broken Bat game play ethics. You play as the game lets you play. There's no way to cheat; you do what it allows. I hate the incredible imbalance of waivers and drafts. In my opinion it's ridiculous and a farce. I don't begrudge any one for getting outrageous pick after outrageous pick. It's a shortcoming of the game.

#58018	04/05/2018 1:15:20 pm	Jul 16th, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I think this is silly. Hehe. Well it is an opinion. You are entitled to judge it however you choose. But think it through. With 50 to go I have a change of heart. I don't see this as baseball anymore, but a computer generated game of dice. I decide that winning is the only way to derive satisfaction from the game. I look at my "pitchers", and determine player array records 98909 (3.70 ERA), 111449 (2.73 ERA) 112326 (1.80 ERA) give me a better chance to win than assets 133991 (4.76 ERA) and 139528 (5.31 ERA). I decide its worth the minimal increased risk in injury, and go with a 3 man rotation. What do you do? You don't have a drop off after 3 guys. Do you match me? If you do, maybe its your team that gets hit with two 30 days injuries. Don't match me? Maybe one of Medoza, Guillen or Chen realizes they have a career ERA over 4 and stink for the rest of the season. It becomes an arms race. So instead, we nod at each other and play baseball. We cheer for our 4th starters and watch through cracks in our fingers when our 5th has to take the mound. I've been in Legends a while. I have only faced a starter on 2 days rest in a mid-season game 3 times. The majority of us are here because we want to be baseball managers, not expert dice throwers. What I said in the post above is not my normal mindset. I believe I immerse myself in Brokenbat as much as anyone. I try to watch my games with some MLB on the TV to give ambiance. I have nicknames and cheers. I encourage my guys to go the other way with a runner in scoring position, or jam hard sinkers with an opponent on first. Hell, the Booth brothers have back story. Winning is great, but this is why I play the game. The waiver comparison is an interesting one as its functionality is largely based on the good will of managers. Let's say you need a 3B. A wonderful 3B appears on the waiver wire. You offer but lose. A few days later you look and see the team that won him has not 1 but 2 superstar 3B. The new waiver signee isn't good enough to crack the roster, but rather than being released, he is languishing in AAA. Do you really not begrudge that manager?

#58020	04/05/2018 10:31:24 pm	Jul 21st, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'll start with the simpler part first--nope, I wouldn't begrudge that owner in the least. I might question why someone does it, but stockpiling positions doesn't bother me at all. If we could control our draft picks, my feelings would be different. Even then I would just wonder why they're bothering with the player. Naturally I'd be frustrated, but, again, it would be with the game, not the owner. Regarding the baseball/dice roll discussion, we clearly just have differing opinions. I guess my main point is BASEBALL is a dice roll situation. A pitcher and catcher decide on the next pitch to throw...Players move with each batter, and sometimes each pitch, to position themselves for the current situation...Managers pull batters, hitters, do double switches...There are hundreds of decisions every game all with the intent to improve the roll of their dice. Also, baseball is always changing. There didn't used to be closers, set-up guys, left-handed specialists, hell, not even relievers hardly, not huge defensive switches for pull hitters, not designated hitters, the list goes on and on. For Broken Bat, you are trying to make judgments about what is acceptable and what isn't. You don't think a pitcher should be able to start on two days rest, but find it appropriate to have your starting lineup play every day in perpetuity until the game decides they can't because of an injury. That's not baseball, especially with catchers. If you were watching your inter-division games live and by some crazy chance your team had a save situation in all five games and your closer breezed thru each one super efficiently, I'd bet you wouldn't sit your closer for game four or five. Why not? There's no way he'd make four appearances in three days or five in four. Or how about allowing your catcher to catch both games of the doubleheader? You allow that. Or how about a bigger look into something like waivers? We all change our roster throughout the year because of snatching up a good claim. We release the 10 year veteran without hesitation, not afraid of the repercussions within the clubhouse or city, and smile that we don't have to pay his salary any more, despite the fact that we would in real life. We gleefully look the other way to allow that. And all of that is fine. You can't impose ethics on a dice rolling game with a baseball theme. That's all this game is. Edit--I almost forgot. Thanks for providing bulletin board motivation for Medoza, Guillen and Chen. Updated Thursday, April 5 2018 @ 11:14:07 pm PDT

#58023	04/06/2018 6:55:53 am	Jul 21st, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Updated Friday, April 6 2018 @ 11:44:35 am PDT

#58024	04/06/2018 7:01:55 am	Jul 21st, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You don't think a pitcher should be able to start on two days rest, but find it appropriate to have your starting lineup play every day in perpetuity until the game decides they can't because of an injury. That's not baseball, especially with catchers. I find it mildly amusing I'm reading this the day after I rested my starting 1B (Butler, game 3) and my starting 2B (Meza, game 5) in a series. Did you even look at my catchers? One has played 54 games, the other 31. The most games Schneider has played in a season is 136. Russell Martin, a living breathing MLB catcher, played 137 games for the Blue Jays in 2016 at the age of 33. Also, baseball is always changing. There didn't used to be closers, set-up guys, left-handed specialists, hell, not even relievers hardly, not huge defensive switches for pull hitters, not designated hitters, the list goes on and on. True. How many teams have used 3 man rotations this season? Last season? (Hint: the answer is less than 1). How many teams have used 6 man rotations this season? Last season? I can think of 3 off the top of my head (Mets, Blue Jays, Rangers). There are probably more. Having a pitcher throw 100 pitches every 3 days isn't evolution. Its devolution. you are trying to make judgments about what is acceptable and what isn't. ... You can't impose ethics on a dice rolling game with a baseball theme. Again, I think waivers is an interesting comparison. The waiver system is very open. There are no restrictions on the number of claims. No restrictions on who you can claim (assuming the team is not in bankruptcy). This is good. A newly acquired team has very different waiver needs than a mature team like your or mine. If everyone kept 5 roster spots open and threw 30 claims out every day just to release any wins the next morning, our waiver system would be untenable. The waiver system is functional, despite the lack of restrictions, because most managers follow an unspoken code of conduct. You only put claims on players you need. This gives a more enjoyable playing experience, and more closely resembles reality. I don't see not using starters on two days rest as a big leap from that. Its a more enjoyable gaming experience (for me) trying to work out good match ups for my 4th and 5th starters than jamming Bagley every 3 days cuz 120 SI. It also more closely resembles reality. Can I impose it? Nope. Admitted that above. But I feel entirely within my rights to suggest it.

#58025	04/06/2018 7:04:34 am	Jul 21st, 2035
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Question: which pitchers am I allowed to use today and tomorrow so I don't break the unwritten bro code agreements we all apparently have here? How many days in a row can a one inning closer be used? What if potential bar is full but it's only been 3 days? Can I use Escamilla? I'd love to use a lefty tbh but he has only regained 9/10 stamina and I was lectured and called out last time I did that. How about relievers? Do I have to sit everyone but the freshest guys? Or does the bro code apply to cup games too? Followed by: #leavemeoutofyourdrama face palm

#58029	04/06/2018 2:27:08 pm	Jul 22nd, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Did you even look at my catchers? Yes. In your last four series before the All Star Break, each one of course having a double header, so they play five games in four days, well, lo and behold your catcher played every game. Every game. Real pitchers. There's this guy who averaged 50 starts a year for an eight year span (and they only played 150 in a season). You might have heard of him. Cy Young. Updated Friday, April 6 2018 @ 2:45:14 pm PDT

#58030	04/06/2018 3:49:47 pm	Jul 22nd, 2035
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I never thought the Legends thread would devolve into such a boring barrage of passive aggressive, snide, and petty commentary. I think I need to take a break from watching and participating in the forums for a while. You guys are better than this, and BB deserves better.

#58043	04/07/2018 11:34:54 am	Jul 23rd, 2035
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings V.15	I find I agree with Wickersty. This reflects poorly upon the game, for sure. But what I find most appalling is that you guys feel it necessary to hate on a game that Steve put hundreds of hours of his own time into, and made it free to all. Constructive criticism is one thing, but some of these comments have devolved far past being constructive. Updated Saturday, April 7 2018 @ 2:51:59 pm PDT

#58046	04/07/2018 2:06:19 pm	Jul 23rd, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Thanks for your opinions, Thought Police.

#58051	04/07/2018 6:38:42 pm	Jul 28th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I feel like I was screwed in this game by getting thrown out at the plate twice, once with only one out, and by losing on an outfield error, but it was a thrilling game. Nice win and series, Garf.

#58106	04/11/2018 11:38:59 pm	Aug 14th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Ok, I think I should accept the fact that I'm going to II. It's very frustrating: last year me and newt were atop the league, now we're at the bottom; before rollback I was third and now dead last. After next training update I'll run with the youngsters in order to make a great 2036 season.

#58135	04/13/2018 3:16:31 pm	Aug 20th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I find it amusing that I add no value to my team. I didn't log in for two weeks and my team is the same number of games behind 4th place as it was when I last logged in. My team lost no more ground in my absence, though it didn't make any up either. @Meccanodonte, I feel your pain. What you just said is precisely why I didn't log in for two weeks. Not sure if I have the patience to go through this (i.e. relegating, rebuilding, and trying to get back to Legends) after version 1.

#58164	04/15/2018 12:52:18 am	Aug 25th, 2035
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Man, always makes me second-guess myself when another Legends owner picks up somebody I cut

#58202	04/19/2018 9:03:51 am	Sep 8th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Beyond merits and demerits, my hitters are all in a slump as if they were a collective macro-hitter who combines their own skills.

#58204	04/19/2018 2:43:14 pm	Sep 9th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I just don't care anymore. I check in more out of routine and not really wanting my account to go inactive than anything.

#58206	04/19/2018 11:34:55 pm	Sep 12th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	@Newt: I don't remember the position where you were before the rollback. 4th? Anyway, going from winner to II in a season seems too much. Even Garf must be angry. He was uncontested 1st, now he's risking to go down. I'm seriously concerned about how differently have gone the two paths. Updated Thursday, April 19 2018 @ 11:46:52 pm PDT

#58215	04/21/2018 7:51:44 am	Sep 14th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Mecca, I was in 4th, but I had the same sort of solid lead over 5th that Kalamazoo has currently of about 5 games, and I was much less out of 2nd and 3rd. Going from winning most of my games against Birmingham and pretty much splitting with Kalamazoo to losing both those series consistently has been the difference on my end. Can't fault kladu and Tiger for getting a second chance and taking advantage of it, but at the same time it doesn't mean I respect this redo's result either. I know me respecting the result doesn't matter to anyone else on here, that is why I stopped caring. Updated Saturday, April 21 2018 @ 7:53:11 am PDT

#58216	04/21/2018 12:18:09 pm	Sep 14th, 2035
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I'm in a similar boat. Last year I had a 6-7 game lead (in 1st) after interleague. This year I was in 5th, and WAY out of first. Fighting tooth and nail to try to keep from relegating this time around I don't see there being any issue though. The difference between winning losing in any game is going to be pretty small. Last year I had a good 1-run record, this year I have a poor 1-run record. So the delta between going 85-75 and 75-85 for any team is pretty slim. Its just a matter of in game events lining up in your favor. Would have loved to have been promoting again this year, but now I'll just be happy if I can stave off Manhattan, LOL.

#58221	04/21/2018 6:40:20 pm	Sep 18th, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Different results are due to a few things from what I'm seeing. One is different personnel decisions. Players kept instead of cut and vice versa. Players acquired through waivers are pretty different for everybody. And players that are performing quite better or worse. I've got several players doing markedly better/worse than the first go around. I kept one player I cut the first time around (Rowland) and I've no regrets about keeping him. But basically, it seems to me that the RNG is just what it is, random. I don't think anyone is satisfied with how 2035 happened. Hopefully, we can put it behind us for the most part next season.

#58225	04/21/2018 11:32:52 pm	Sep 18th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I've been wrestling with a radical thought the last several weeks--what do you think of the possibility that there is a random effect put into play for every player at the start of every season? In other words, before the season starts a random factor is applied to a player and his stats, making him worse, better or average than his actual numbers. I know that's crazy talk, but there are so many drastically different seasons that I can't help myself from considering such a possibility. A couple examples from my guys... Jeong was so bad he got benched for Valasquez, who can't hit anything this time around. Jeong leads the team in POTG now. And there's Chapa. His OPS is around 270 worse than the original. On the defensive side of things, however, he's having his best FPCT year of his career, while in version one he was about 30 points below average. I know I'm nuts. Not as nuts as this season.

#58226	04/22/2018 12:50:53 am	Sep 18th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	@Mike: it's something that I've also thought, but it seems too strange to be true and too difficult to demonstrate. Not that some lines are less strange than your hypothesis.

#58227	04/22/2018 2:36:08 am	Sep 18th, 2035
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	@Mike I play under the assumption it is like that. I have evidence for it! And, I have evidence for the opposite, quite as strong What's true, I don't know

#58229	04/22/2018 11:21:18 am	Sep 18th, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I believe just about that very thing Mike.

#58261	04/25/2018 5:08:45 pm	Oct 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	An epic failure in Waterloo makes things very tight all of a sudden. 0-4 and outscored 20-10. Yikes.

#58262	04/26/2018 12:18:58 am	Oct 4th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I'm wondering what garf is thinking about 2035 v. 2.0

#58263	04/26/2018 1:33:22 am	Oct 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It definitely hasn't been a kind replay for him.

#58265	04/26/2018 3:14:16 pm	Oct 5th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We suddenly can do nothing right. It bears an eerie resemblance to the end of 2025 when we closed out the season going 4-11. We ended up tied for first, but lost in silly RD. This season our worst losing streak had been four. Can we stop the bleeding at 6? Edit--Thankfully the answer was yes. What I had to write, though, was how remarkably similar the standings are in the East and West. Check out the games behind. They're virtually identical on both sides. Updated Thursday, April 26 2018 @ 4:16:54 pm PDT

#58271	04/27/2018 10:02:11 am	Oct 8th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	2035-bis achievements: I'm currently able to deploy 3 20-range OFers, one of which will split time between outfield and second base.

#58277	04/27/2018 3:21:26 pm	Oct 9th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Wow. I've never seen that before. We just split the first two big games with Birmingham. Our loss was us losing a two-hitter to a two-hitter. Wow. Probably even bigger, though, was my stud catcher, Gomes, being declared injured until the last game of the regular season. Ouch. Updated Friday, April 27 2018 @ 3:22:17 pm PDT

#58280	04/27/2018 10:58:26 pm	Oct 12th, 2035
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	3 and 1/2 back with 11 to play! Good luck, guys! No matter how this ends, I want to thank all of you for one hell of season and last dash to the finish. I truly didn't think my guys would be in the mix this late. @Haselrig - I owe you for back-to-back 17 run destructions at your hands. I'd like to collect, now, please ;o)

#58281	04/28/2018 1:45:34 am	Oct 12th, 2035
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Heh, if you see Rouse come in, you might get a 20 run game or two off me Either way, I'd like to see a sweep in this series. If we split it, Freddy gets a chance to run away with the division. I say one of us keeps the pressure on

#58282	04/28/2018 12:20:29 pm	Oct 12th, 2035
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Feel free to start Rouse, then Our series stands at 9 and 7, with a slight edge to my Titans. Either way, this is why I play; to be in the running at the end of the season. Good luck, brother.

#58287	04/28/2018 8:40:48 pm	Oct 16th, 2035
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Haselrig - so we sort of split the difference and I took 3 of 4. Though after the first game, I had a terrible pain in my stomach, fearing the worst, but despite injuries to my pitchers was able to take the last 3, all very close games, except the 9th inning in game 3. Rouse only gave up 9 Thanks buddy. @Horse - In our many seasons of battle, I've never wanted to sweep more than I do tomorrow! Good luck, my friend! @Optics - the Santa Monica Carp are my very FAVORITEST team! Good luck!! @AnyGod(ess)ThatWillListen - Help?!? Updated Saturday, April 28 2018 @ 8:42:26 pm PDT

#58290	04/29/2018 2:03:27 pm	Oct 16th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	It's been tough getting signed in lately while still travelling but my team doesn't seem to miss me. We need to win 3 out of our last seven (all at home) to clinch our third legends pennant in four seasons. Still in this position I always worry about a brutal crushing collapse. Margate seems to have things locked down in the east...congrats. @Monterey : good luck down the stretch. Not sure where our series stands but feels like you've been kicking our butts all year. @Hasselrig: great to see you posting tough break on the recent slump. Best manager to have not won legends imo (meant as a sincere compliment) and longest running legends west team. Good luck to the two teams in the relegation race as well. Looks like it will come down to the final games. Cheers.

#58291	04/29/2018 2:13:31 pm	Oct 16th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Bad start. Extras loss and a Titans win. Plus three more injuries. Que the nerves....

#58296	04/29/2018 5:05:07 pm	Oct 19th, 2035
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Congrats to Freddy and Mike - great season and great battles!

#58300	04/30/2018 4:03:46 am	Oct 20th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Good luck to Broomfield and Battle Creek today. Broomfield has the half game lead, but Battle Creek has the RD tie breaker in hand. Since both are playing teams with nothing to gain or prove, I think that gives the slight advantage to Battle Creek. Good luck in the title series, Freddy. I haven't watched pitch-by-pitch since the reboot, not even in the Cup finals. I'll go back to the good old days for the Championship Series, though, and watch it the way baseball is played. It should be a good one.

#58305	04/30/2018 12:10:39 pm	Oct 20th, 2035
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Thanks, Freddy. I appreciate you saying so. Doesn't feel like it from a season-by-season perspective. Seems like a whole lot of "also-ran" finishes. Good luck to you, and Mike as well.

#58309	04/30/2018 7:45:18 pm	Oct 24th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Thx Mike. Good luck!!

#58313	05/01/2018 3:32:22 am	Oct 24th, 2035
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Yay.

#58344	05/02/2018 3:15:10 pm	Oct 31st, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Congrats on the sweep, Freddy. I'd like to say that was fun, but it wasn't at all. Nothing about that performance looked like my team. Updated Wednesday, May 2 2018 @ 3:18:05 pm PDT

#58353	05/03/2018 6:17:41 am	Nov 1st, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Thanks Mike. I appreciate it. Congrats on a pretty dang good year and a pennant even if it was extremely bitter sweet.

#58366	05/04/2018 12:57:43 am	Nov 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Holy smokes! Is there some crazy ramped up factor for fan mood during the playoffs? I don't know exactly what I was before them, but I know I was pretty high. Now I'm lower than teams that were relegated. That seems like a super harsh penalty for making the playoffs and losing even if it was a merciless sweep.

#58373	05/04/2018 5:38:49 am	Nov 4th, 2035
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Yeah there is a huge playoff factor Mike, I dropped from roughly 15th to 29th after going 1-4. Guarantees me 6th seed in the west.........

#58378	05/04/2018 7:51:31 am	Nov 4th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	How's your balance at the end? Ok, I'm the last team, but I've severely cut my payroll at the start of the season. Last year I was first with Raleigh and loss 1.6M, this season I've lost 1.6M again. I'm curious to know how has gone for you, because maybe franchise fees are too big to manage in Legends.

#58380	05/04/2018 8:22:58 am	Nov 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That's nothing. How about -$10,676,570?! Admittedly, I went all-in and didn't care about the cost. I had expensive extra back-ups at virtually every position just in case there were significant injuries. My guys are old and I figured it was this year or none. We'll see how they age, but I expect almost as much pain in the off-season as I received in the playoffs. At II in 2034 I had a whopping profit of $766.

#58381	05/04/2018 8:37:28 am	Nov 4th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I reminded your all-in mode, so little surprise. So, last team has lost 1.6M, first team (and cup finalist) has lost 10M, we'll see how has gone in-between. In general, I think that it's too punitive. I've cut very much this season, I don't think was possible to take part in Legends spending less. Except for a team that want to relegate from D1, clearly. I'm losing money since, at least, 2032 (when I won). I've a decent amount of money left to burn, but I'd like to have a break-even balance and not be punished by arbitrary fantasy fees.

#58382	05/04/2018 8:51:12 am	Nov 4th, 2035
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I lost 14 million. That's the first season I've been negative in quite awhile. Also my first season in Legends. Coincidence? I doubt it. I wasn't worried about salaries or losing money but we also didn't see much success, especially cup. Updated Friday, May 4 2018 @ 9:47:17 am PDT

#58383	05/04/2018 9:03:21 am	Nov 4th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	First go round we would have made about 3-4 million. Second try we kept more salary (but also had a deeper cup run and some playoff revenue) and lost 1.8m. We just cut 8-9 million of payroll this week and will almost certainly cut 3m more this week. I actually like the tight salary set up for legends as it helps to keep the rich from getting richer. More tough decisions.

#58384	05/04/2018 9:15:50 am	Nov 4th, 2035
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My deficit could have been substantially larger. I split the revenues of 20 extra Cup and 4 playoff games. Those were nice bonuses.

#58385	05/04/2018 9:16:23 am	Nov 4th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	It's not matter of getting richer (richer than who/what?), it's that it seems no one, even the winner and runner up, have positive balance. In the long run, this means that it's not profitable to compete at the maximum level despite credits and skills.

#58389	05/04/2018 11:42:59 am	Nov 4th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	True. It's not profitable for teams to pick up multiple high priced FAs. But they do because they are rich. Some teams get to legends broke while others get here rich. We all start the game at different levels. Id prefere a hard cap with the same salary budget for every team tbh.

#58390	05/04/2018 11:55:43 am	Nov 4th, 2035
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	In my case, I won (and I wanted) only low priced FA's. I already had a bunch of high priced player (especially in rotation) who climbed the ladder throughout several years on my team. If I had dropped them because of salary, I'd have been relegated (oh, wait!). I'm going down anyway, with a 1.6M loss. So, going broke for high priced FA's doesn't work. Dropping high priced player doesn't work. At this point one can say that compete in Legends doesn't work (as Mike points out, he had positive balance last season in II). Edit: I understand franchise fees' ratio, I'm only asking to give them a check. Updated Friday, May 4 2018 @ 11:57:10 am PDT

#58391	05/04/2018 11:57:42 am	Nov 4th, 2035
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Yeah agreed. Pitchers get very expensive real fast.

#58396	05/04/2018 5:23:25 pm	Nov 4th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I haven't looked at my finance page more than to glance at it in four seasons. I can check now though... -5.8 million. Still have 83 mil in the bank though thinking about seeing if there are any 10 million dollar hitters on the market so I can blow some of this cash.

#58397	05/04/2018 5:29:07 pm	Nov 4th, 2035
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Missoula just blew 15mill to get back into Legends, that was after blowing 8 mill the season before to get demoted out of Legends. We're OK cash wise but that sort of thing clearly isn't sustainable!

#58399	05/04/2018 5:42:28 pm	Nov 4th, 2035
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Found a way to blow 8 mil next season, he'll be my #1 target. Should probably be looking to land pitching too, but I have much less hope of landing anyone on the mound as Miranda was probably my best pitching waiver claim in 10 seasons and he couldn't even break .500 or keep the ERA under 4.00.

#58400	05/04/2018 5:45:31 pm	Nov 4th, 2035
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I lost $9m. Good thing I still have $65m in the bank. Yawn. Looking forward to a new season.

#58407	05/04/2018 10:35:05 pm	Jan 15th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	One of the things I'm proud of accomplishing in Legends is that I've made a profit every season I've been here except the first one (in which I finished in last place ). I think that ends next season as it's been dwindling down the past few seasons. 10 mil in '32, 2.2 in '33, 1.8 in '34 and 1.1 this past season.

#58409	05/05/2018 12:47:59 am	Jan 15th, 2036
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Laredo is coming to Legends with a +48M in the vault. Historically, the top has been +70M before the Franchise fees were implemented. Constant losses took it down to 42M. Last season turned the tide to a +1M, thx to promotion and a few extra rounds in cup play. (franchise fee in L2 being -13.5M) Ps. Franchise fee was suppose to be temporary, wasn't it? Also, I recall it's been revised a few seasons ago... Updated Saturday, May 5 2018 @ 11:03:36 am PDT

#58416	05/05/2018 6:30:58 am	Jan 15th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Greetings, gents. First poster in this forum, first time competitor in this league. We're looking forward to matching up against the top owners in the game. On the discussion of finances, I've known in talking with most of you guys over the years that it's almost a given competing in the top league was going to be a money drain. Part of rising up through the game is building a war chest to allow for a sustained run once you reach the top. I've often wondered if, even for the best managers, there is a limit due to the financial obligations of how long you can really last up here. Would the cost of fielding a Legends club ultimately overcome the price of talent needed to compete against the best owners? Glad to finally make it here!

#58420	05/05/2018 8:59:46 am	Jan 15th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Good to see you here, Private. Welcome. Congrats. Good luck! P.S. Maybe the secret to our success is playing Track King. Ha! We're the only two at Broken Bat that I know play.

#58421	05/05/2018 9:11:54 am	Jan 15th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	This just in--you can't stop Father Time. As expected, aging was rough for the Magicians. There have been five easy cuts. McKee and a couple others should probably go, but I'll likely hold on to them unless I nab a free agent or two. I didn't rely on any unproven talent in 2035; I won't have that luxury this season.

#58426	05/05/2018 4:34:37 pm	Jan 15th, 2036
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I've often wondered if, even for the best managers, there is a limit due to the financial obligations of how long you can really last up here. Would the cost of fielding a Legends club ultimately overcome the price of talent needed to compete against the best owners? Only two people can answer that, Seca and MrTwoPlums. Anyone else is far less qualified in terms of seasons in Legends.

#58465	05/06/2018 4:42:50 pm	Jan 15th, 2036
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	The only reason that I haven't cut my old expensive hitters is because of the rule that you can't have fewer than 13. Man am I hurting for hitters.

#58484	05/07/2018 12:03:49 pm	Jan 15th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	While I'm certain it was an unintended oversight, I would think kladu would be a good resource. He's been in Legends 2017-current.

#58498	05/08/2018 4:22:37 am	Jan 15th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	OMGomes!!!!!!! His salary shot into the stratosphere, going from 5 mil to over 10! And he's 36!!! He was fantastic last year, but I'll have him on a very short leash at that insane price. This really belongs in the venting thread. That's just plain dumb. Edit--I think he has the highest salary in BB. I say think because he doesn't even show up when running the query. The highest it shows is Canales at 8.3, almost a cool two million less than Gomes. While Gomes should be high, his salary shouldn't double at the age of 36. (He is third all-time in HR, just 26 away from tying first.) Oh, and my guy who deserves a sky-high salary, Perez, comes in ninth on the list of position players at 6.25. Updated Tuesday, May 8 2018 @ 7:57:45 am PDT

#58586	05/12/2018 12:02:33 pm	Mar 2nd, 2036
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings V.15	Wait, which team has Gomes? I don't see him on Margate.

#58588	05/12/2018 2:22:19 pm	Mar 2nd, 2036
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	He’s currently chilling in AAA.

#58606	05/13/2018 9:30:03 am	Mar 4th, 2036
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings V.15	Thanks @AP

#58625	05/14/2018 7:25:49 am	Mar 6th, 2036
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Tiger, yeah, it was unintended, still only three people who have stuck in Legends long enough to really answer that, and only two currently there.

#58708	05/18/2018 2:59:21 pm	Mar 15th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Let's play ball! Team report: College Station Athletics are coming off four legends seasons that produced a second place finish, three pennants, two legends crowns and a cup championship. Gone: Perennial All star hall of fame slugger Art Shields, long time short stop Darius Bowman and clutch power hitting outfielder Takeo Ono. New additions: Top prospect rookie Diego Clemente, strong armed rookie catcher Bernardo Zelaya, a short stop tandem of rookie Pascual Morales and veteran John Gill and right handed hitting slugger Walt Wheeler will try to replace some of the lost power to the lineup. At least 4 rookies will see significant playing time this season. Offseason and drafts: Although we were able to find a couple roll players on waivers that we believe will fill gaps, our draft was very subpar. Rounds 1 and 2 have produced two pot 12 probable roll players should they stick with the club long term. The club's strong point has been Pitching and the starting four remain the same and should be solid albeit aging. After that we have three vets and six 26 and under pitchers fighting for bullpen and 5th starter roles. We will need one or two to really step up. Our pitching depth or lack of will likely make or break us this season. Manager Ray McDowell is back for a second season after leading the team to a championship last year. Our ballpark remains unchanged. 2036 Outlook We expect to be in contention again this season but in all honesty we believe long time rival Novi Doubledays may be the team to beat. We definitely can't count out Battle Creek (currently ranked #2 and have been 2 or 1 for three straight seasons!!)or #5 Monterey Titans and the two new comers Laredo and Missoula deserve to be in the league. We do however expect super long time rival "the Care Bears" will spend the bulk of the season with 5-6 starters on the injured list. Overall we should have a decent balance between hitting, defence and pitching as well as veterans and youth. We continue to be optimistic about the future. Good luck in the coming season to all.

#58754	05/21/2018 3:30:57 am	Mar 20th, 2036
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	In the spirit of Freddy's post ... Team report: The Monterey Titans finished 2nd in our inaugural season in Legends only 3 games back of College Station. The Titans had the best record in the West last season, and frankly lost their bid for the title with a very poor showing against the East. Gone: Hall of Famers Luis Guardado and All-Star DH Trent Guy. The big question heading into to 2036 is who will make up Guy's power stroke, otherwise the load will be too great for 2036 MVP winner Doug Carlton. New additions: Kōji Yamazaki was claimed in the 1st round of the 2036 draft. He is expected to start immediately at 3rd and management is hoping he will be part of the power puzzle. He spring was not inspiring. 27 year old lefty Robert Riley was added via waivers and will start the year in the 'pen, though he is certainly capable of the occasional start. Veteran Tony Orozco was brought in to back-up Tyler McDonald at shortstop. Slugger Sebastián Quiroz was also signed to provide some power off the bench and a capable 4th outfielder. Finally, Teshuan Vernon was called up from AAA and expected to provide innings as a left-handed starter. There are four keys to Monterey's success the past few seasons ... 1) excellent defense. All signs point to an even better defensive season than last season. 2) excellent pitching. With the addition of rookie Vernon, free agent Riley and the retirement of Guardado, the Titan's staff looks to be as strong as last season. 3) high OBP. Looking to match last season's mark of at least 5 guys with 70+ walks. With a little bump in speed, the pressure may always be on opposing defenses. 4) Doug Carlton. When he has good seasons, he wins the MVP, when he doesn't the Titan's may face relegation. Rookie manager, Craig Bailey was brought in to take over from Quentin Morgan who led the Titan's to LL II.2 West Title and 2nd place in 2036. Will Montgomery Memorial Field was enlarged slightly in anticipation of a slightly higher attendance figure. The dimensions are unchanged. 2036 Outlook The Titans look to play their own game in 2036. We are definitely looking to perform better against the East and have a better record in extra-inning games. With just a little luck, Monterey may be the ones playing for it all in October. Overall, we are always worried about power, but we expect the defensive side of things to keep us close and our pitching to perform well (except against Novi, sigh). Good luck in the coming season to all.

#58769	05/21/2018 7:02:43 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Great mentors really help. I got a kick out of the following. I just stumbled across this thread. It was my noob questions when starting this game. The advice given came from the who's who of Broken Bat. Multiple (managers that eventually became) legends managers and champions and almost all contributors are still playing today. Great way to get started!! There has always been a great community feel here. Thanks guys.

#58771	05/21/2018 8:05:16 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	So excited to play my very first Legends League game!! Good Luck to everyone this season!! Let’s get this party started!!

#58777	05/21/2018 10:13:12 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Ha, Freddy. I just read through that thread you linked. The Broken Bat Scouting Network. Those were the days

#58778	05/21/2018 10:14:18 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Good God!! @Freddy that brought such memories ... Haselrig's Scouting Network was the best thing!! So many players in those days used that all the time. I have to say a HUGE thank you to Haslerig ... your enthusiasm and positivity has been one of the things that hooked me in the first place and kept me coming back! @Haselrig - THANK YOU for all that you inspire! MrTwoPlums - you also taught this newbie a lot ... Thank you, also! I studied your roster for months!! Updated Monday, May 21 2018 @ 10:16:17 pm PDT

#58781	05/21/2018 10:47:37 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Steve made an amazing game, but I think the community here is the special sauce that makes this game truly unique. I know it made me feel like I was welcome to jump in and contribute almost from the start. P.S.: I studied MrTwoPlums' roster for months, too

#58783	05/21/2018 11:56:01 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I studied Novi's (then Norwalk), so by default I'm a Thunder Bay convertee also

#58790	05/22/2018 8:55:36 am	Mar 25th, 2036
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	There has always been a great community feel here. I think the community here is the special sauce that makes this game truly unique. Yeah, it is incredible how much better a game is when the community actually tries to help each other, and doesn't spend all their time criticizing the game and others. Any time I go to the forums of any of the other games I play I quickly retreat again, because I feel like I drown in a sea of negativity.

#58794	05/22/2018 10:41:26 am	Mar 25th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	This is obviously my first go up here and what makes it even better is there are owners here who've helped me a lot over the years. The only way we would ever face off would be here, in Legends. Tiger, you jumped right in when I was new to offer advice and also gave me a heads up on a guy who did alright for me. Haselrig helped me to learn what to look for and the joy in going through waivers when that was actually something. Ah the good ole days when you could actually uncover a jewel. JJNZ has a knack for finding a 12 pot P. I learned a lot from that Kiwi. Always stayed up late (early?) to chat. I also want to say Seca has been one of the humblest guys in BB. I've really studied his club and tried to figure out his management settings, which obviously work. I know I'm close. Mike's helped mentor me in another game, so I know that underneath that gruff exterior is another layer of gruff, but under that is some softer gruff. Like touching a championship trophy, I never touched this forum until I earned it. Well, got lucky for a few draft years in a row. Now I'm here, ready to see how I match up verses the best. Looking forward to this.

#58796	05/22/2018 11:13:25 am	Mar 25th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	+1 what haslerig said! Welcome to the new legends additions. Also want to thank one other manager Rock777 for answering many questions of mine and making our team logo. I really try to read and give back to the help section now that it's not me asking all the noob questions! Now let's play ball !

#58797	05/22/2018 11:24:17 am	Mar 25th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Following Freddy's lead... Team report: Boomington Thunder make their first appearance at the top of the pyramid after winning II.2 one and a half times. The Thunder have won their division 4 of the past 5 seasons. Gone: No one of note. Bloomington has hung on to Leo Mendoza, the last link to its days in VI. New additions: Because of the training snafu, Bloomington has called up pitchers Puetne, Bauer, and Dale. Don't expect any of them to see significant playing time other than during Cup games. Offseason and drafts: The draft has shown signs of life again with the addition of Scottie Clark and Craig Conte. Bloomington's core is at it's peak, led by Leo Stuart, Marty Bruno, and Wesley Olson. Pitchers Bryan Cole and Yutaka Hashimoto anchor the top of the rotation while Lewis Morris and Shun Sugahara make sure games only last 7 innings. Manager Brad Siegel boasts the highest winning percentage in Thunder franchise history and has brought Bloomington to the playoffs 4 of the past 5 seasons. Monroe County Municipal Stadium is as bland and average of a park you will find. It's been designed that way. 2036 Outlook When Bryan Cole takes to the rubber tonight, he will cap off a climb from league 6 to Legends for Bloomington. Leo Mendoza will finally take his cuts against the best, under the brightest lights, on the biggest stage. How will the Thunder fare? Can this core carry them to the top of the mountain or will they fall short in their first attempt? For Bloomington to succeed, Thad Hughes has to finally turn the corner at short and one of either Alexander Harkins, Matt Parnell, or Ricky Webster has to win an outfield position. Updated Tuesday, May 22 2018 @ 11:25:34 am PDT

#58802	05/22/2018 1:03:30 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I thought just about anything could have happened with the Magicians last season. I think this season is even more uncertain. After releasing several older players, I still have many who are old enough to see performance dips. I also have many young role players that could be good or horrible. In other words, I have very few players in their prime. There, I have no prediction about what my guys will do. The main story based on an individual player will likely be the Quest to be the All-Time homer king of Broken Bat by Gomes. He begins the year 26 behind. The odd thing is Round Rock's Estella is only 24 behind the mark. Both are 36 years old. Estella should get there first and retain the Crown for some time. It should be interesting.

#58803	05/22/2018 1:14:08 pm	Mar 25th, 2036
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Bit late on this, but wanted to point out a case of Seca being dead on: Had an interesting 4 team race with 50 to go in the East. Losing that hurts Margate the most, as the other 3 already have Legend pennants. Then again, I think Margate is the team most likely to replicate their performance. Margate did replicate their performance, and were the only ones to do so. I'll bow out again now.

#58818	05/23/2018 3:49:58 am	Mar 30th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Whew, that was a fun season, eh fellas? I'll see you in the playoff, Mike...wait, what? 157 more of these to go? D'oh.

#58888	05/26/2018 6:06:25 am	Apr 10th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It has been a strange start to the season. I wouldn't have guessed I would go 7-3 with my Dynamic Duo of Perez and Gomes being duds. Last Season for the pair 769 AB--57 HR--148 RBI--13.5 ab/hr--5.2 ab/rbi Season to date 62 AB--0 HR--3 RBI--Infinity ab/hr--20.7 ab/rbi

#58919	05/27/2018 4:14:13 am	Apr 14th, 2036
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	There has always been a great community feel here. I think the community here is the special sauce that makes this game truly unique. Yeah, it is incredible how much better a game is when the community actually tries to help each other, and doesn't spend all their time criticizing the game and others. Any time I go to the forums of any of the other games I play I quickly retreat again, because I feel like I drown in a sea of negativity. Sorry, have to absolutely agree with this, and Snowflake's comments that followed. There is not another game out there (that I've seen) where the players who are forum regulars are as friendly, helpful and humble as they are here (and I agree having guys right at the top like Seca lead the way - yes you do - is huge in that regard. Even Mike has his moments. ). Everywhere else there is flaming left, right and center. I followed Waterloo to some extent when I first figured out it might be an idea to check out the teams at the top of the tree, but mostly I followed Raleigh (newt was a real help) and naturally - like everyone it seems - Thunder Bay. Always thought it would be cool to go head-to-head against the Red Raiders...and it will actually come to pass this season! Not sure either myself or TwoPlums figured it would be in III.2! Quick shout out to my boys Freddy and JJ, before I loiter too long! Updated Sunday, May 27 2018 @ 4:15:25 am PDT

#58920	05/27/2018 4:37:24 am	Apr 14th, 2036
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Appreciate it amalric, after seemingly every other regular forum poster who made similar or greater efforts to help out got thanked I was beginning to wonder if my posts did help anyone.

#58926	05/27/2018 7:50:24 am	Apr 14th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	lol newt..I pointed you out as a part of my initial help thread (and appreciated the advice) Cheers amalric7!..loiter as long or as often as you like. The more contributors the better imo.

#58968	05/28/2018 3:22:06 pm	Apr 19th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'm sure we'll be up against New York again before too long amalric - whether its me descending or you ascending or some combination of both!

#59008	05/29/2018 7:53:07 pm	Apr 25th, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	Wow Seca, that was a serious pitchers series!! I agree with all the remarks about the community here. I also think that Steve makes Broken Bat what it is!! I constantly learn from the community.

#59014	05/30/2018 2:57:31 am	Apr 25th, 2036
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	A Disastrous Start - After one rotation through, Monterey looks to be in serious trouble. Unfortunately, the need to play youth is pressing at 2B, 3B and RF. The biggest disappointment, so far, HAS to be rookie 3B, Kōji "Midnight" Yamazaki, who, after starting 17 of 19 games and batting 5th, has 0 RBIs (17 HIT 19 POW)! Yeah ... that's right ... not a single batter brought home in league play. Team batting average before Tuesday's series with Novi was something like .203 and the boys had hit a collective 6 homers in the first 16 games (can you guys please don't throw as hard, and PLEASE use fewer breaking balls and change-ups). And, honestly, @Haselrig, I should have won all three games, but for a nightmare ninth in the final game. As it was, added 4 home runs and brought the team BA over .230. Maybe the bats are gonna wake up now. And my starting pitching has been very un-Monterey-like. There are some large ERA floating out there. A young D, trying to gel, is full of struggles. And my "high-arm" outfield has a total of 1 assist. Wow. The only real positive to the team's start, player-wise, IS Doug Carlton. Hope the live bats continue and for more than just one series. Hope my pitching finds it's rhythm. Sigh.

#59024	05/30/2018 11:28:02 am	Apr 25th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Not a disaster in Novi thus far, Garnash, but this start has a serious "meh" flavor to it. Gonna finish meh or slightly better than meh. One thing they don't tell you about reaching Legends is there's no where else to go and you can just sit there somewhere in the middle season after season.

#59026	05/30/2018 11:57:14 am	Apr 25th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	What in the world? You started the season as the hottest team in Legends. Dropping to one game back makes for a meh season? Wow.

#59030	05/30/2018 1:22:07 pm	Apr 25th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Didn't say how I'd start, but how I'd finish.

#59033	05/30/2018 2:06:47 pm	Apr 25th, 2036
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Quick recap from Laredo: Even though we're next to last, the overall grade is Very Good! The team's veteran hitters are all hitting .100 points less than expected. The young guns however are way better than expected. It makes for an average offence. As for pitchers: the starters are good as expected, all but one. It's the bullpen which drag s the team down: with 5 Blown Saves already. Which is a usually half of the season's total for Laredo! All said, the peripherals numbers are excellent. Advanced stats are AMAZING: both GB/FB ratio (<.80 for hitters, and >1.30 for pitchers) are the highest ever. Expectations are to be a .500 team in Legends. If that's enough to avoid relegation, who knows?

#59041	05/30/2018 6:39:05 pm	Apr 29th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Gotta love those mysterious posts that repost at their own will. Updated Wednesday, May 30 2018 @ 9:08:10 pm PDT

#59051	05/31/2018 7:40:33 am	Apr 29th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	So far Margate, then Kalamazoo, now Edmond leading the East. Waterloo is starting to climb too. My main oddity is the high number of unearned runs we've given up compared to errors. Margate has a similar issue.

#59146	06/01/2018 10:37:03 pm	May 6th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Have to post this because I'm thinking it won't last a the next series, but thanks to a relatively easy group in Cup play, I've managed to see my guys inch a few percentage points ahead of Garf's boys to claim the number one ranking. First time in team history and one of the cooler accomplishments of my past half-decade or so of playing.

#59147	06/01/2018 11:01:41 pm	May 6th, 2036
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Impressive achievement! Kudos! How many season went by since we were scouting thousands of players.... and wondering if the two of us will ever play in Legends.... Done!

#59149	06/01/2018 11:12:09 pm	May 6th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Congrats! It is TIGHT at the top. Most Legends teams have a shot of ending up number one at season's end. That means the odds suggest you won't. However, I think you're as likely to end there as almost any team. Kalamazoo looks really good right now; I'd pick them first at 5:1. Give me 6:1 and I'd take Novi, no problem.

#59151	06/01/2018 11:37:05 pm	May 6th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	How many season went by since we were scouting thousands of players.... and wondering if the two of us will ever play in Legends.... Done! Ha, exactly, Frank. I think all of the people I started with, or that I grew close to over the years, have now made Legends for at least a season. Looking at Legends now, I think our "generation" (lead by Seca) has done alright for itself Give me 6:1 and I'd take Novi, no problem. I think my pitching will keep me from reaching the summit, but I really like the top half of my lineup. Just wish I had Peterson and Lowe in their primes right about now.

#59162	06/02/2018 8:24:37 pm	May 10th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Slow developing Arellano (26 years old, 83 SI) got his first crack in the majors due to an injury. For his first series all he did was hit .444 with a crisp 1.000 OPS. Another guy got nailed with a medium injury today so Clements will likely get his first chances of the season tomorrow. In his limited 5 games last season he slugged 619. Give me both sets of those numbers again on Sunday please. Thank you.

#59183	06/04/2018 7:02:34 pm	May 17th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	7-13 in the cup 16-18 in league play Not exactly the start we wanted. Rookies are not performing and only two starters can get outs. Relievers have been plain bad. Only one non pitcher appears on the league leaders in any category (and the two aforementioned pitchers). I fear long time ace Urbina may be washed up and 15 pot rookie Clemente is killing me.. horrifically bad. Everybody has had chances and nobody is stepping up. Long way to go and really only one good streak away from contention but if we can't turn it around soon it could be a long season in College Station. Game is a lot more fun when you are winning!! hahaha Cheers.

#59234	06/07/2018 6:28:44 am	May 25th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	At the quarter-pole, it's been a rough start for our first season in the top division. Our highest paid hitters didn't show up or were injured and are just now rounding into shape. Bruno and Stuart are just now showing signs of life. Olson finally made it above .200 but Tejera is still floundering. The young guys, Parnell and Webster have the talent, but not yet the production. Starting pitching was abysmal to begin with, but is now performing better. Even if they do hold it close however, the middle of the 'pen has just not been good. The back end, which should be a strength, has been average. If our hitters keep rounding into shape and we can fix the bullpen issues, maybe we can make a run. If it doesn't get better, expect Bloomington to get the young guys PT.

#59239	06/07/2018 2:58:11 pm	May 26th, 2036
Jaybrams Joined: 04/05/2018 Posts: 97 Inactive	and the rich get richer! Nice pick up for Birmingham on a 70 claim waiver.

#59277	06/08/2018 9:12:02 pm	May 31st, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Gomes was a killer for me last season with an OPS that approached 1000. He's hitting below the Mendoza line right now without power. I was hoping to ride him to second place in all-time Broken Bat homers, but with a salary over $10 million (yes, that's insanely correct), he has about five real world days left to prove he should remain a Magician.

#59290	06/09/2018 6:51:19 pm	Jun 4th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I'm just go ahead and jinx myself and post lol. This offense is reminding me of 2034. Pitching is the question right now. We do not have an ace and we just got hit with 2 long injuries to starting pitchers Reid Hardin and Mark Hand heading into interleague play. Right now I'm just patching a staff together. Thank goodness for good defense. One thing I've noticed watching games this season...am I the only manager in Legends East who uses the hit and run? I almost never see it against us. Seca, McCarty is just as dangerous as he's ever been. Every at bat of his has me nervous. Anyway, it looks to be an interesting season and I've no idea if my Bloody Tigers can hold up for 160 but that's why we play the games.

#59291	06/09/2018 9:04:42 pm	Jun 4th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Hit and run. No. Steal bases. No. Bunt. No. The AI is bad. I avoid those at all costs. Updated Saturday, June 9 2018 @ 10:53:57 pm PDT

#59303	06/11/2018 12:16:50 am	Jun 8th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Given how poorly I fared last time in legends there was no way I expected to be top of the table at the end of the first lot of intra-league play (albeit on RD alone). A lot of things have gone well for us, although there's been a few changes along the way. Historically we haven't been a good inter-league team, especially in recent years. Edmond demolished us last year but I am looking forward to finally matching up against Bloomington, although we'll be without Fajardo who is of course in the middle of an 11 game injury streak! Updated Monday, June 11 2018 @ 12:17:29 am PDT

#59304	06/11/2018 1:30:01 am	Jun 8th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My young players have an aggregate OPS under 600. Aging Gomes isn't much better at 641 with 3 measly homers. My main young arms in Koch and Toledo are performing at basically the exact same poor level with 4.64 / 4.65 ERAs and .256 / .261 BAA. I feel like it's a miracle I'm above .500 at 27-23. For the East, there is only one team with an RD above 1, Kalamazoo, with an impressive +68. I'll guess they'll pull ahead of Edmond who has the same record despite an RD of 67 less. In the West, a three-way tie with Missoula, Battle Creek and a surging College Station suggests there will be a season-long battle for the division crown. Novi is lurking just 3 games out. If I was forced to pick, I'd go with College Station, but that's more about recent history than current events. Good luck to everyone in inter-division play. I'll admit I hate this part of the season more than any other. Trying to keep afloat in the league while still contending in the Cup is a chore, especially when you are short in quality starting pitching, which I am. Peace out.

#59324	06/11/2018 6:22:45 pm	Jun 10th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Well, a 9-day injury for Gomes. He has somehow even been worse the last 50 at bats (0 homers, 453 OPS). I need to cut at least one guy so I can draft and put in waiver claims. I should pull the plug on him now. If I see waiver guys that I want tonight, he'll probably be gone. What happened to the 976 OPS of last season?! Edit--I told myself a couple minutes ago, log in, click release, don't think. It worked! The $10 Million Man is now available. P.S. I've only lost $13.5 million so far this season. Yes, that's right. 13.5 mill. DOUBLE EDIT--Oh, no! It automatically retired him. I didn't know it did that! I'm sorry, Gomes! He retires as the number three all-time homer guy in Broken Bat. Updated Tuesday, June 12 2018 @ 12:00:46 am PDT

#59333	06/12/2018 3:22:24 pm	Jun 12th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The East explodes to an 11-1 lead versus the West. Bizarre.

#59337	06/12/2018 9:39:20 pm	Jun 15th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Uhoh. Koch with a 35 day injury. He hasn't been very good this season, but I need that starting arm during this part of the season. The revolving door is about to start spinning.

#59338	06/13/2018 4:24:20 am	Jun 15th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I feel you Mike. My pitching staff has been hit hard at just the wrong time. There's not a single pitcher I've got that is so good I can't live without him. Except I need them all for the delicate matter of throwing fresh arms if you can't throw great arms. If you can't be good, you should at least be well rested.

#59343	06/13/2018 6:50:44 pm	Jun 20th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Interleague hurts. 2-8 thus far, pitching has been dominated, bat's have been ok, but injuries (shush Freddy) have been the story so far for me.

#59362	06/14/2018 6:06:18 pm	Jun 24th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My pitching is soooooooooo bad at the moment. They are all stinking up the joint.

#59414	06/19/2018 12:55:46 am	Jul 9th, 2036
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	Taking my medicine. Well, that was fun. LOL ... :o) ... I had high hopes for the youngsters that just have not materialized. My usually steady pitching has been a little off, but my offense makes anemic look lively. Basically, a rookie 3b, 2b and RF and nobody stepping up to fill the shoes of Trent Guy. So, turning the lineup and rotation to the young guys to hopefully speed my return to Legends. Let that be a lesson, children, don't put off playing your youth until it's too late to compete. In my rush to make it to the top, I kept plugging holes from fee agency or waivers, instead of from within. Dang!

#59416	06/19/2018 2:05:50 am	Jul 9th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I've always put young guys (usually after long stints on the farm) in and let them grow into contributers. Never made it to the top either. I've apparently just never hit on the right combination of talent/ballpark/management settings to have a team that could really compete at this level. I think, once again, my best hope is a third or fourth place finish and another 'meh' season. I want to say I feel like the Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills, but those Bills made it to four straight superbowls. Probably closer to a poor man's Price/Daugherty Cavs. Pretty good, but not good enough.

#59430	06/19/2018 3:59:55 pm	Jul 12th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	There are a couple of teams who are making the most of Interleague - Bloomington and Laredo have been performing very well. With 3 games left to play today Missoula is on top in the West..... with a record that has 5 east teams better than us!

#59433	06/19/2018 9:56:31 pm	Jul 14th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	If you had told me I'd be 4 games over .500 at the midway point, I'd be content with that; it is Legends, after all. If you had told me I'd be in a relegation position, I obviously wouldn't be happy. Unfortunately, both are true because the East is bulldozing the West with a 110-70 record. I've split an even 15-15, giving up some ground, sinking into the top demotion spot. Bummer. In the East, it looks like it will be a two-way fight for the division crown with Edmond three games up on Kalamazoo. Waterloo, Bloomington, and Margate will be fighting for the two safe spots as just one game separates them from each other. I don't think the three are totally safe from Birmingham quite yet; a hot streak could bring them up to the pack. In the West things are just as interesting. Only 10 games separates first from worst, so no one is safe and no one is out of it. Missoula is the only team with a positive RD and that is a miniscule 2. They're one game ahead of College Station. I'm stubborn and will still pick them, but, again, this is one tight mess. Updated Tuesday, June 19 2018 @ 9:57:41 pm PDT

#59444	06/20/2018 7:59:38 am	Jul 14th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	We were 10 under with a -69 RD when inter-divisional games started. Now, thanks to a 22-8 run versus the West (not to mention getting guys back), we're alive: 4 games over and +29. Like Mike said, a lot of drama all throughout the divisions. Top 2 on each side and the 3-6 races in both divisions. One hot streak could do it for anybody. Hopefully the Thunder can do better vs the East the second time around.

#59463	06/21/2018 6:37:51 am	Jul 16th, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	Not a big poster, but hugely superstitious, so when things are going good I don’t tempt the Brokenbat Gods! Completely thrilled to be here at halfway mark! I agree that one solid run or one horrible run and anybody is anywhere. Super fun competing with you all and good luck the in the second half!

#59470	06/21/2018 5:11:04 pm	Jul 20th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Well, my Magicians pretty much suck. They look absolutely awful.

#59472	06/21/2018 7:07:34 pm	Jul 21st, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Right when I though we were going to drop out of contention we got hot and took the lead. Right when I thought we were the team to beat we got cold and went 1-9 slumping at the plate and on the mound. Conclusion? I have no idea if we are contenders or not. There's lots of room for improvement but we really need to score a few more runs and have more than just 2 of 12 pitchers under a 4.00 era. A big concern is that we have taken more than our share of blowout losses this season. Until a recent run of 1 run losses it seemed as if every loss was by 10 runs highlighted by a couple of 17-1 stompings. Currently we have the following hitting form: 5 very cold, 3 cold, 6 average and 1 hot (barely hot). Unfortunately we are not near safe from a relegation spot. Fortunately we are still very much in contention in the west. Cheers all and good luck in the second half.

#59473	06/21/2018 7:36:01 pm	Jul 21st, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Interesting season. If you told me we would play .600 ball in division and over .600 ball in interdivision, I'd have probably said we were leading and I'd certainly be satisfied my team was performing well. As it is, I'm satisfied my team is performing well. I may be wrong but Laredo may have been the difference between Edmond and Kalamazoo at the break. Any misstep this season can make the difference for anybody in either division. Best of luck to everyone.

#59512	06/25/2018 12:47:46 am	Aug 2nd, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Cerny slugs, if you can call it that, 136 for me. College Station picks him up and he starts slugging 472. His OPS for me was lower than his OBP and SLG individually for Freddy. It has been that kind of a season for me. I'm getting rather sick of it.

#59513	06/25/2018 6:57:50 am	Aug 2nd, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	That's my nightmare right there Mike. I cut Art Rowland again. The first time was the lost season of 2035. I learned from that mistake. This time Franke brought him to Laredo. He's doing about what he did for me for Franke. He was an excellent claim for anyone that needed a second catcher and I'm not surprised he stayed in Legends. What is also odd is Alex Crespo. At 35 and decent drops in SI, he's currently hitting for his highest BA ever. Probably 60+ points over his career average. Sure he only plays against RHP, he doesn't pinch hit ever and he gets pinch hit for in late innings. Is it because he's used so sparingly at his age? I don't think so but I'm not going to mess with something that's working.

#59515	06/25/2018 9:53:49 am	Aug 2nd, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Cerny slugs, if you can call it that, 136 for me. College Station picks him up and he starts slugging 472. His OPS for me was lower than his OBP and SLG individually for Freddy. It has been that kind of a season for me. I'm getting rather sick of it. Better management ☺ lol

#59519	06/26/2018 1:10:31 am	Aug 4th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It would be tough to argue against that. What tricks will he perform against us at the Cadabra today? I'm almost afraid to watch.

#59525	06/26/2018 4:06:40 pm	Aug 7th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Each game is a new stupid way to lose. Today's have been unbearable. Absurd. Last case 28 LOB losing 1-0. Yes, zero. 28 LOB without scoring.

#59528	06/26/2018 8:44:01 pm	Aug 9th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Get ready to see the Guillotine Trick over and over. Heads are gonna' roll in Margate. McKee was probably the best player I've ever picked up that no one else wanted. He was a very good lead-off hitter that also could drill one over the fence now and again as his seven consecutive double-digit homer seasons attest. He showed signs of age last season, dropping to 336 OBP, but started off hot in '36. He always started off hot, though. He's the number one reason why I think the game sets up silly hot/cold trends for specific times of the season for players. His OBP for the first quarter of the season for his last six years was 62 points above the rest of the season, with a range of 21 to 83. Sure, it could be a coincidence, but six seasons in a row? I didn't check the stats his first couple of seasons, but that third year was the top at 83 which was impossible to not notice. Despite being 34, he started out decent again this season, then the fall came. Any way, let the good heads roll. Updated Tuesday, June 26 2018 @ 8:45:29 pm PDT

#59534	06/27/2018 9:32:40 am	Aug 9th, 2036
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Each game is a new stupid way to lose. Been a frustrating stretch for the Dinos as well. We're not being creative with our losses tho. A few bad starts here and there, but its just one bullpen disaster after another. The pen had overachieved through the early part, but now there isn't a guy out there who isn't bringing a torch with him on his walk in. McKee was probably the best player I've ever picked up that no one else wanted. He didn't get the attention Perez does, but McKee was definitely one of the reasons the Dinos threw LHP at Margate every chance we could. I was a little surprised to see him go, but given his performance and the way he is bleeding SI, looks like a good decision. Games like Hattrick have a form variable that is pretty significant. There was an official post here once (long ago) that seemed to suggest such a thing doesn't exist in BB. Rng certainly could explain everything. But there are so many observations that fit with a form variable. We saw some vastly different season outcomes for players in the two 2035s. Rng? Numerous times I've made a "30HRs at the all-star break! This guy is going to hit 60!" only to see the player finish with 35. Rng? I could go on with other examples. All could be explained by a run of rng. All could alternatively be explained by a hidden form variable influencing play. Holmes once asked if there was regression to mean (IIRC the context was player performance crashing in the second half). The official answer was no, no regression to mean. Resetting the form variables at the all-star break wouldn't technically be regression to mean, but would nudge players that direction. Would explain the hot-cold or cold-hot halves pattern some players have clearly shown. Just tinfoil hat babbling.

#59538	06/27/2018 2:30:21 pm	Aug 11th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I have an entire collection of tin hats made specifically for Broken Bat. It's kind of odd that I don't feel they're necessary for anything else in life, but that's how it is. I'm glad to see one of the best of the best has similar accessories. The way my team is performing now, I'll probably be purchasing lots of other unique toppers, like voodoo, beer hydration, positivism, marshmallow, and helmets worn by real baseball legends. Oh, and if it will make you feel any better, your recent play isn't anything like mine. We've gone 1-10 in our last eleven and 6-19 in our last 25. This is my worst stretch ever when trying to win. Extra Edit--I've never been so befuddled. We were 33-24. Since then we're 14-34, including our amazing 1-13 last 14. Huh? Season over. Time for the massive rehaul and multiple relegations. It's been fun, gentlemen. Updated Wednesday, June 27 2018 @ 10:26:51 pm PDT

#59552	06/28/2018 7:39:13 am	Aug 14th, 2036
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	The way my team is performing now, I'll probably be purchasing lots of other unique toppers, like voodoo, beer hydration, positivism, marshmallow, and helmets worn by real baseball legends. Not to laugh at your plight, but this had me cracking up this morning. Tin foil certainly isn't enough these days!

#59554	06/28/2018 10:18:50 am	Aug 14th, 2036
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Ya, great post. And you are absolutely right. Dino struggles are small by comparison. Someone always has it worse, unless you happen to be that guy stuck at the end of the line.

#59557	06/28/2018 11:18:23 am	Aug 14th, 2036
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I just had a huge unexplained losing streak in interleague play Here is this year's draft data as an attachment for my resume.

#59650	07/02/2018 9:20:27 pm	Aug 31st, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	Hard to hang with the number 1 ranked team in all of Broken Bat. We visit The Zoo tomorrow for a critical 3 game series. Good Luck Tiger!!

#59657	07/03/2018 12:46:01 pm	Aug 31st, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Indeed Razzle, a very big series tonight. I have no idea what to expect. My team was very flat against Waterloo in the last series. Perhaps it was Waterloo's pitching that gave my hitters that flat affect. For me, it depends on which team shows up tonight or probably more accurately, which pitchers show up for both of us. Your guys have done so well thus far and we haven't been able to shake you. Best of luck tonight and down the stretch to you. It should be interesting if not frustrating.

#59663	07/03/2018 9:51:00 pm	Sep 4th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The frustrations of this game drops considerably when you no longer care. The little things become even smaller things, and the big things become little things. It's nice. And it's nice to not have to interrupt life to make changes in your line-up and pitching staff in the middle of the day due to injuries. That's one thing that actually magnifies my disdain for the schedule. Running games in a short window is a pain in the arse when you care. If they were spread out, allowing time to check at your leisure, it would be much improved. My young guys suck. I knew that was the case, but had no idea they were this bad. Hopefully they'll catch up a little over the last 40 games. In development/SI, that is. I don't care one iota if they win or not, which is why I've put them all in. The exception is Perez, who I feel I need to play. He's gone on another mysterious, horrible slump. He started that way and has hit another one just as bad. Super weird.

#59668	07/04/2018 6:59:56 am	Sep 4th, 2036
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	That's the philosophy I tried to start taking last season. It's kind of hard to maintain though (at least for me) because if we really didn't care we wouldn't check in daily. I definitely get what you are saying though, knowing what it takes to build a great ball club, but being limited by the RNG of player acquisition and the youth movement categorically failing due to having a bunch of players who don't play up to their skills. I think the nicest thing about Hardwood is that the players only stick around for 4 seasons, so there is always next season whereas in BB it can be a VERY long road to rebuild.

#59674	07/04/2018 1:14:01 pm	Sep 4th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yes, of course I care. What I meant is I don't care about game outcomes at the moment. Win or lose makes no difference. Everything must be future based. I could have tried to get back into the safe fourth spot, but relegation was sure to follow in 2037. It's going to be ugly for a while. The combination of my now-now-now focus and bad draft and waiver luck for young players has made the future bleak. Dark days ahead are almost a certainty. About Hardwood, I have planned on not playing all along because I'd be shocked if I like it. I don't think it will be my thing. However, my team here is going to be so bad that trying something new might be a decent idea. Updated Wednesday, July 4 2018 @ 1:19:30 pm PDT

#59698	07/05/2018 11:38:37 pm	Sep 12th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Mike FWIW I have zero interest in baseball, have never watched a game and know nothing about it other than its good to be tall. I only know this because I've spent most of my life being told I should be a basketballer. I'm giving hardwood a go though, solely because of the fantastic job Steve has done with brokenbat. Maybe we'll come to blows in a bottom division somewhere! I am enjoying this BB season obviously, not sure whether my luck will last the rest of the way but I'll certainly give it my best shot, probably all in vain looking at the monster teams in the East but.....

#59703	07/06/2018 12:59:24 am	Sep 12th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm hoping to set an unbeatable losing streak in Legends. I wonder if I've already set it. If all goes well, I could hit 51! This is one super extended spring training. (Edit--In case anyone thinks I'm intentionally losing, that isn't true. I am simply playing all my young guys, and they're abysmal. I have my best reliever set to close games out for inning 7 just in case we ever have a lead. He had one chance a while back and blew it. Surprise, surprise.) On the hoops side, I actually like college basketball. I just don't anticipate enjoying the game as much because I don't think a game summary for it can be as fulfilling for me. I can listen to baseball games and be perfectly happy. That's basically what happens here. Listening to basketball is horrible, though. I have to see it to enjoy it. However, I will say that I doubt in-game scenarios and plays will bother me much over there. Updated Friday, July 6 2018 @ 1:05:34 am PDT

#59710	07/06/2018 8:13:04 am	Sep 12th, 2036
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm hoping to set an unbeatable losing streak in Legends. I wonder if I've already set it. Well, you went through an entire loop of the schedule without a W. That's the first time I've seen that happen. Not to salt wounds, but that's pretty spectacular.

#59714	07/06/2018 12:14:27 pm	Sep 12th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	As I've mentioned elsewhere, I've become a believer in the SAT for some time now. Skills Adjustment Theory. Where the game forces a random adjustment to player skills before each season to assist in creating good and bad seasons. My guess is it's like a bell curve where the majority are near displayed skills. Most of my guys have performed drastically different than last season. For instance, Koch has an ERA almost two points higher. Super slugger Perez is having his worst season since his rookie season. Last season he hit a homer every 14 at bats. It's every 22 this time around, and he's never had a year where it has been more than 17. Updated Friday, July 6 2018 @ 12:18:10 pm PDT

#59729	07/08/2018 2:38:06 pm	Sep 19th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Mike, that is a very impressive losing streak! 23 straight as of my post. It's getting to the point where any win by Margate could be huge and make a huge difference in the pennant race. Carry on!

#59730	07/08/2018 4:00:56 pm	Sep 20th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	A one-run loss. We almost blew the streak there. We can get good pitching from my guys at times, but those youngsters can't hit a lick.

#59735	07/09/2018 7:26:53 am	Sep 22nd, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	Impressive streak Mike! This could be my final push Tiger. Word has it that the Dawg Pound fan club is sending dancing girls, drug dealers, moonshine makers and any other degenerate to camp inside your hotel lobby during the series.

#59739	07/09/2018 11:16:38 am	Sep 22nd, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	There is never a good time for a losing streak including right now! Usually when you fall (almost) out of contention at least you can get the rookies some playing time but in one day we have fallen out of the pennant race and landed directly into the relegation race.

#59740	07/09/2018 11:29:48 am	Sep 22nd, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That's why I didn't mess around a couple weeks ago. I'm an all-in or all-out manager. I sacrificed the future starting around '31 for my run at the top. Age caught up with my team and now it's all out for the future. A few weeks ago I was afraid to fight to stay in Legends, knowing I'd probably get relegated next year any way. I figured I might as well start rebuilding now and not waste the last third of the season. C'mon 50+ game losing streak!

#59746	07/09/2018 2:34:49 pm	Sep 23rd, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	A blown save to keep the streak alive. Edit--And a second one. I actually am a little angry about that. My closer had a sub-3 ERA and blew them both? That sucks. Updated Monday, July 9 2018 @ 5:26:13 pm PDT

#59776	07/10/2018 9:09:09 am	Sep 26th, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	Gratz Tiger.... (Waving White Flag)

#59783	07/10/2018 3:07:47 pm	Sep 27th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	There are lots of fights left for the final days. Good luck everyone. My streak ended at 29 games. Out of nowhere my guys found power, crushing four dingers in one game.

#59784	07/10/2018 3:10:27 pm	Sep 27th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Oh razzle, I'm not ready to accept yet lol

#59795	07/11/2018 12:15:06 am	Sep 30th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	While its nice to have a small (and unexpected) gap at the moment, I'm certainly not counting my eggs yet. 1 game between 2nd and 5th is just madness for this point in the season, its fair to say that someones going to get unfairly relegated from that group. Plenty of competition left in the east also, this should be one of those seasons that keeps everyone interested until the end. Interesting points I've noticed so far: The west as a group have a lot more hits than the east. The east has significantly more walks. The east has more triples's and HR despite fewer overall hits. Doubles's are relatively neutral. The east's pitchers GB:FB rates are nearly identical between all teams, This doesn't align with HR's given up Collectively the east is a better fielding unit. Updated Wednesday, July 11 2018 @ 12:17:06 am PDT

#59803	07/11/2018 10:34:34 am	Sep 30th, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	C'mon Tiger... If you go 10-11 down the stretch, and we all know you will do better, I would have to go 16-4 to overtake you... and we all know that ain't gonna happen!! I'm waiting for you in the bar with an ice cold beer after you give your team a pep talk on winning the league championship!! I'm watching Mike begin a new streak!! (I have an ice cold one for Mike too!!)

#59815	07/11/2018 11:06:46 pm	Oct 4th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Wow. Waving the white flag with 20 games left, down only 5.5 with a four game set coming against the leader and 6 games vs. Margate? Now one series later you are down just four. I admit it is a bit of a long shot but WAY stranger things have happened. Any team can win or lose 6-7 in a row at any time in legends. I understand you may be pessimistic about your chances but IMO it is bad form to give a congrats until you take your starters out and put the rookies in. (when you are truly waving the white flag)

#59819	07/12/2018 12:32:47 pm	Oct 4th, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	Hey Freddie, I totally see where you are coming from, but I would say I was realistic vs. pessimistic and here is why I think that. Sure I had 6 against Mike, but Tiger had 4 against Mike as well. So let's wear the boots on both feet. Lets give us all wins against Mike (Sorry Mike). That makes Tiger 91-52 vs Edmond 88-58 after giving us all Mike wins. I'm still 4.5 down and Tiger holds that tiebreaker, so I can't tie, I must be ahead. So, if Tiger even goes 8-9 in his other remaining games, he is at 99 wins. I must go 12-2. Could both of those happen? Absolutely!! Realistic... Probably not. Oh, and I did take my starters out and promoted and played rookies that were close in my opinion... For 6 games now. I went 5-1. So when I waved the white flag, I was not in bad form and was waving it for real. That being said... and where we stand now (4 games back with a 4 game set coming), I'm putting my starters back in!! Keep in mind Tiger has 4 left vs Mike and I have 3. Since I my earlier post... Tiger 4-4 Edmond 5-1 Keep playing 500 ball Tiger, or even a little less than 500 please!! Updated Thursday, July 12 2018 @ 12:48:05 pm PDT Updated Thursday, July 12 2018 @ 12:54:22 pm PDT

#59832	07/13/2018 1:58:50 am	Oct 8th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Fair enough. Let's all just kick Mike around. Cheers! In other news College Station still has life!

#59860	07/14/2018 7:33:53 am	Oct 12th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Okay. I'm starting to feel better about it. Razzle, I think you need to sweep four games tonight for this to not be officially over. I was not ready to accept the surrender. Anything can happen and this is too big a prize to have it snatched away at the last moment. That said, since this teams destiny has been in their own hands since taking back first place from Edmond just before the All-Star break, I was satisfied that winning or losing down the stretch was on me. We have played 600 + ball all season, if we couldn't muster better than 500 down the stretch that's on us. Good luck tonight Razzle, it would be an honor to clinch Legends East against your team if that's the way it plays out. Updated Saturday, July 14 2018 @ 7:36:45 am PDT

#59861	07/14/2018 8:11:02 am	Oct 12th, 2036
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Kal is definitely looking good. Other 3 races are interesting. 4th in the East closer than it looks with Birmingham having Margate in hand. Big tip of the cap to the A's for hanging in there. Got looking at Kal's season stats. Discouraging. They have 7 players that would be the HR leader for the Dinos. An 8th Santini is only 1 off the Dino team lead. I get that they play half their games in Legends smallest park. But when "above average slugging" Campos hits 17 dingers while comparably stated "very good hitting prolific slugging" Eaton hits 1 in the same number of ABs, it definitely feels like time to go back to the chalkboard.

#59863	07/14/2018 10:03:35 am	Oct 12th, 2036
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	The race to avoid relegation is to close to allow any comment. I will only say that I will be out of internet's reach for a few days: Let's hope injury gods will not wreak havoc See you all, maybe, next season

#59864	07/14/2018 11:38:10 am	Oct 12th, 2036
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	That relegation race in the West has got to be nerve wracking for Laredo, Novi, and Battle Creek.

#59866	07/14/2018 1:44:20 pm	Oct 12th, 2036
Jaybrams Joined: 04/05/2018 Posts: 97 Inactive	wow, west is coming down to wire. I'll be cheering Freddy on from the sidelines. #texas

#59878	07/15/2018 5:17:41 am	Oct 16th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Tiger! As someone I hold in high regard who helped me out when I joined 15 seasons ago, I couldn't be happier to see you clinch a Legends Division title. Such a long journey to get here. Good luck in the playoffs.

#59880	07/15/2018 6:20:06 am	Oct 16th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Thanks PSF! When I started playing in LL V mid 2018 season, Legends was the farthest thing from my mind. One more hurdle remains for Broken Bat immortality but win or lose, this has been a fun season for me. You should be able to avoid relegation. Rest assured you and Birmingham will each face the same Bloody Tigers lineup for the final series against each. Best of luck and thanks much!

#59883	07/15/2018 10:10:55 am	Oct 16th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, Tiger. I threw JJ as much help as I could in that last series to keep Freddy at bay Anybody know the modern/all-time LL record for steals by a team? 222 and counting. Wondering if I'm close or miles away.

#59884	07/15/2018 11:05:13 am	Oct 16th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Ha!! Gutting series! I'd check out whatever numbers Seattle Ricky was putting up for steals. If you beat that then you likely have the record.

#59885	07/15/2018 11:45:34 am	Oct 16th, 2036
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	League records only go back as far as 2014, where the Greenwood Gorillas (which may or may not be what they were called at the time) had 335 stolen bases. The modern record is 293, set in 2031 by the Seattle Rickey — you called it. Also, the lowest league-leading total for stolen bases was set by the Las Vegas Aces in 2018, with a mere 80 stolen bases.

#59893	07/15/2018 10:00:47 pm	Oct 20th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	The modern record is 293, set in 2031 by the Seattle Rickey Well out of reach, then. Thanks for doing the legwork, AP.

#59894	07/16/2018 12:16:24 am	Oct 20th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I think its fair to say that tomorrow is the biggest in Polar Bears history. On the face of it we're probably slight favourites, with a half game advantage and being up by 12 RD all up. I however would like to embrace the underdog status (its a Kiwi thing!) -My 2nd best hitter, Holton, is out until our last game of the season. -Battle Creek have just dropped 4 big names before their series with College Station (no criticism, I'd have done the same in their situation to give the young ones playing time) -Battle Creek have struggled against LHP's, and College Station are loaded there -Monterey took the last 3 on the trot against Missoula -Team Owner JJNZ is horrendously bad in the cup and at PlayOffs historically - Freddy has won both Legends and the Cup! Novi is technically still a chance to win also - if Freddy and I both get swept with poor RD's and Novi sweeps with a very good one it could still up swinging Haselrigs way! Regardless, its an exciting day and there's no-one I'd rather have run up against than College Station and Novi for a division fight. The east (Kalamazoo) have to be massive favourites for the title no matter who challenges them, that is one heck of a season Tiger, congrats from me. Great season also from Edmond, I think they're in Legends to stay, and not to be forgotten, Waterloo rounds out clearly the top 3 teams in BB. At this stage it looks like all 4 teams to have promoted last season (Missoula, Laredo, Bloomington, Edmond) are going to stay for another season, I'm sure that's a relatively rare occurrence also. Thanks all for a great season, and good luck (but not too much) for tomorrow!

#59896	07/16/2018 1:10:17 am	Oct 20th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Individually: It definitely felt like Novi was constantly on base and stealing against me. I'm sure very game started Olsen Walks/Singles. Olsen steals second base...... I'll be disappointed if Fajardo doesnt get MVP although Kalamazoo's Kirk will give him a good run with Edmond's Kramer and College Station's Correa following in behind. Laredo should be in for a Cy Young with Bender my top pick.

#59899	07/16/2018 6:04:51 am	Oct 20th, 2036
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	GRATZ Tiger and a great race down the stretch! My team just couldn’t keep pace and finally cracked under the pressure of their first Legends season! Good luck to all in the final series of the season!

#59905	07/16/2018 4:05:16 pm	Oct 22nd, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	1 Game to go. We win the division if we win by 15 runs. Stay tuned..

#59908	07/16/2018 4:53:42 pm	Oct 23rd, 2036
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	Nah, you only need fourteen. If you can tie JJ in run differential, you’ve got ’im in overall rank. ^.~ This is an awesome finale to the season, literally right down to the last game. Updated Monday, July 16 2018 @ 5:07:24 pm PDT

#59911	07/16/2018 6:10:46 pm	Oct 24th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Congrats and good luck to Missoula and Kalamazoo. While I still haven't been able to figure out why the wheels completely fell off after the first third of the season, it was fun being here a couple years. The rebuild is going to be ugly, so I don't expect to see any of you here for a long time. Good luck to you all. May you not follow me down the ladder.

#59912	07/16/2018 6:42:16 pm	Oct 24th, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Missoula. I am not surprised. Congrats and good luck JJNZ. I think it's clear I'm going to have to accept the role as favorite based on season records. I would really like to bring home the title. Who knows if we'll ever get this chance again. I feel good that if we play like we did most of the season, it is well within pur grasp. But in a 7 game series, anything can happen, and sometimes does. I would be very surprised if it doesn't go at least 6 games to determine a champ.

#59913	07/16/2018 7:10:57 pm	Oct 24th, 2036
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Tiger and JJ. Two finer gents you will not find. This is another one of those Seca bro code moments. Stop reading now if my preaching is too much. You can do whatever you want with your team. Really. It’s your team. Do whatever you want. But Battle Creek blowing off a third of their starting lineup with 1 series to go in the season and against the challenger was bush league.

#59916	07/16/2018 9:50:36 pm	Oct 24th, 2036
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, guys. One of those hard to root for one owner over another situations. Both great guys who've been good friends for a long time. Hoping for a close series that comes down to the last pitch. Yeah, Olsen's one of the best to ever suit up for the Wildcats/Doubledays. Should have been in LF for most of his career, though. Man cannot play second to save his life, but I always had a crowded OF and I couldn't keep him out of the lineup. If Apodaca shows some signs of life, I might move Olsen to DH for the twilight years of his career.

#59919	07/17/2018 2:15:08 am	Oct 24th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	We're happy to see Kalamazoo and Missoula clinch division titles in the top league. Both are stand up guys and both should be very proud of how far they've come to reach this point. It's going to be a fun finals and win or lose, JJ and Tiger can rightfully hold their heads up as they now have that "1" next to their Legends season finish. Good luck guys!

#59920	07/17/2018 2:15:34 am	Oct 24th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats to Missoula and Kalamazoo legends pennant winners. It's pretty safe to say the best and most deserving team in each division won this year. p.s. thx Has

#59921	07/17/2018 2:32:55 am	Oct 24th, 2036
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats to JJ and Tiger, looking forward to the big showdown for the title! Really want to mention the elephant about to leave the room - Birmingham are demoting after twenty seasons in Legends. Four division titles and three championships, and a near-perennial winning team. That is some effort kladu, sure you'll be back soon.

#59925	07/17/2018 3:09:32 am	Oct 24th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks guys, this is why BB is such a great game, we're all very supportive! I've a lot of people to thank for getting this far, primarily my chief rivals in Freddy and Haselrig! Good luck for the series Tiger, I'll do my best to at least get us through to the 3rd day of games 😉

#59930	07/17/2018 11:01:57 am	Oct 24th, 2036
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	@Seca - you can go F yourself. My offense was God awful. I dropped three starters against righties and two against lefties. The guys I put in had similar OPSes to the guys I dropped and included my top hitting prospect who OPSed over.800 in AAA. I dropped a guy with a .664 OPS in 135 ABs,.642 OPS in 481 ABs, .744 in 552 ABs, .759 in 77 ABs. They amounted to $13.75 million dollars in salary. The guy with a .759 OPS had an .850 before I tried to play him every day, so you can see the way the season was going for me offensively. I replaced them with a 25 year old that I'd like to give a look at Catcher since I have NOTHING in my farm system other than him, a 23 year old that actually played the majority of the year but maybe a bust with a .558 OPS in 738 ABs, and one of my top hitting prospects who OPSed .747 in the minor leagues. Against lefties, I gave a guy who OPSed .815 in the minor leagues a chance to play. I won two out of four and was actually still actively managing my roster. I switched to make sure my best pitchers pitched because I held out hope that I'd win the last four and stay up. What is Bush league is you calling me out for managing my team. You worry about you, boss. Good luck to the rest of the league. I'll be rooting for all of you to beat up on Seca. See you in a season. Updated Tuesday, July 17 2018 @ 11:05:52 am PDT Updated Tuesday, July 17 2018 @ 11:17:09 am PDT

#59933	07/17/2018 12:11:30 pm	Oct 24th, 2036
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I didn't want to bring up Birmingham, since we were battling to avoid relegation and I thought it would be taken the wrong way, but what an amazing run. 20 seasons is longer than I've even played and kladu was at the top of the pyramid the whole time. 12 of those 20 he finished first or second. How incredible is that?!

#59935	07/17/2018 1:31:23 pm	Oct 24th, 2036
Jaybrams Joined: 04/05/2018 Posts: 97 Inactive	seeing these opening lines juxtaposed, while completely unrelated made me LOL. Thanks guys, this is why BB is such a great game, we're all very supportive! very next post @Seca - you can go F yourself jajajajaja

#59942	07/17/2018 4:31:21 pm	Oct 28th, 2036
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Go, JJ! West division pride.

#59947	07/18/2018 10:42:04 am	Oct 28th, 2036
Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive	Congrats JJ to making all the way to the Legends playoff. You've come a long way since we last battled in V. 7! Good luck.

#59955	07/18/2018 4:32:08 pm	Nov 1st, 2036
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	As I expected, this has been a brutal series. Kudos to Missoula pitching thus far. My offense has not really showed up. Had my offense shown up, I would have expected to blow Missoula out of at least one game. That's been Kalamazoo ball this season. Instead, 4 out of 5 games won by one run and pretty low scoring. The other game was a 3-1 Missoula victory. Game 4 featured an unearned run from a CF Campos error with that one run as the difference. Uncharacteristic for a .992 fielding team. Characteristic for a team that tended to give up runs if an error was committed. Good luck tomorrow JJ. If Kalamazoo doesn't blow out Missoula for at least one game tomorrow, I predict Missoula wins. If my offense arrives, this should go to the wire because without an offense of note, we are down 3-2. I just hope it's an interesting finish. Updated Wednesday, July 18 2018 @ 4:36:48 pm PDT

#59960	07/19/2018 1:48:47 am	Nov 1st, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'm pleasantly surprised to be going into the 3rd day of playoffs - I do expect the Kalamazoo offense to show up in force! Almost a touch gutted that the last game was lost in the 9th though given that we only gave up 4 hits all game! Very enjoyable series Tiger, all the best for tomorrow's games Also - thanks BW, I keep expecting Bowie to pop up at any minute - I'm sure it can't be too far off

#59967	07/19/2018 2:44:16 pm	Nov 3rd, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats JJ. That's 5 out of the last 6 won by the west.

#59969	07/19/2018 3:04:56 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Freddy, I'm stoked! I've already apologised to Tiger for stealing that series from the better team, I think we'd both agree that the East were the better division this season?

#59973	07/19/2018 4:59:45 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Congrats JJ, Congrats to the non-winners, Congrats to the relegated teams as well, Laredo is just happy to be in Legends for one more season

#59974	07/19/2018 5:25:41 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Congrats JJ! Well deserved win! Doesn't look like you needed Lujan whatsoever. Also shout out to Tiger! Both teams are very well modeled. And deserve a lot of respect.

#59979	07/19/2018 7:28:24 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congrats to JJ and Tiger. Always a pleasure watching the Legends divisions and championship, and win or lose it's a big accomplishment. Well done guys.

#59980	07/19/2018 9:16:11 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Great win for Missoula. Many congrats. Oh, and before I get demoted, I thought I'd post this beauty. My two years in Legends lowered my finances by nearly $25 million. That includes revenue earned in my first year where I reached the playoffs and had a Cup run to the final. Updated Friday, July 20 2018 @ 5:16:16 am PDT

#60002	07/20/2018 1:58:23 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm a little surprised we don't see more save and splurge here. It has been a very long time since I played Hattrick, but when I did that was the only viable way to win at high levels. I suppose it has to do with pitcher liquidity. There are always position players like Gomes around to blow money on if you want to. Dinos have actually averaged a 5 million profit over the past 4 seasons. Means we are also down around 25 million since joining Legends. Very pleased with the awards. Eaton is just the second Dino during my tenure to get a rookie player award (the other was Hendricks back in 2018 in IV - that was a full rebuild 100 loss season; Dinos had the top 3 vote getters for rookie player). Roy is the 4th to get rookie pitcher. Both awards in the same season is unprecedented for Waterloo. Updated Friday, July 20 2018 @ 2:02:42 pm PDT

#60004	07/20/2018 2:03:10 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've been netting ~8 mil a year since my teams decline... But its not intentional I would spend the money if I could get good players.

#60005	07/20/2018 2:28:32 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Dinos have actually averaged a 5 million profit over the past 4 seasons. Means we are also down around 25 million since joining Legends. Is that a typo?? Dinos average 5m profit per season? Down? 25m since joining legends? Spending money just may work.. The two highest payrolls in legends each won their division. Including the Missoula Yankees at over 70 million! No point to this post, I just like to put down the carebears.

#60006	07/20/2018 2:34:32 pm	Nov 4th, 2036
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	LOL Freddy. I'll happily admit I bought my way to a championship here - over the last three seasons (including my ill fated attempt to buy a 2034 championship) I've lost 38 million. Its highly like that I'm a one-and-done here as I've got a lot of young players who will need a season of conditioning before I can challenge on a consistent basis.

#60012	07/20/2018 11:37:19 pm	Jan 15th, 2037
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I thought broken was for the bats, not for the finances

#60030	07/21/2018 2:23:53 pm	Jan 15th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	It's time for my wrap up to a great season and a disappointing championship series. Lots to say in no particular order. Congrats JJ! I knew based on interleague that was going to be a competitive series. Your guys earned it! Oi! Oi! Oi! That's for you Kiwi! Am I disappointed? Absolutely. This was a rare opportunity and I wanted to finish the job. There are no guarantees we will ever win Legends East again. But I also got engaged on Tuesday. I surprised her with a ring in the Badlands of South Dakota so it's been a good week no matter what. The 2036 Bloody Tigers. I felt they were indeed the best all around team in Broken Bat this season. A relentless offense designed wear out pitching staffs. We led Legends in home runs, walks and slugging and that was by design. A .992 fielding pct. Also by design. It's amazing how much you notice the effect of errors when your team doesnt make many of them. And a solid pitching staff bereft of an ace either as a starter or in the bullpen. But also a team vulnerable to very good pitching. Bring mediocre to average pitching against this team and look out. Which is why a lack of success in the series or cup didnt surprise me. Those are both events where two or three big arms can carry you through short stretches. Which my team lacks. But I'm far from the only owner who doesn't have the kind of pitching talent he would like. That's just normal Broken Bat baseball. So yeah, it was a great season. I enjoyed it. And I'm looking forward to next season. Good luck everyone!

#60040	07/21/2018 2:55:47 pm	Jan 15th, 2037
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	But I also got engaged on Tuesday. I surprised her with a ring in the Badlands of South Dakota so it's been a good week no matter what. Wow! Congratulations! Long live happiness.

#60047	07/21/2018 4:27:45 pm	Jan 15th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congrats on the engagement, Tiger. I'm glad you found someone to finally get you settled down Best advice I ever got was: never let her go to bed angry at you. Even if you're right, you're wrong. Happy wife, happy life!

#60055	07/21/2018 6:55:48 pm	Jan 15th, 2037
Razzle Joined: 03/21/2015 Posts: 130 Inactive	Gratz Tiger! On both your engagement and your team!!! There’s no shame in losing the Championship series in Legends!!!

#60075	07/22/2018 6:17:00 am	Jan 15th, 2037
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Big congrats to JJ. Well played, my friend, but Tiger might just have won this round Congrats and good luck, Tiger.

#60204	07/26/2018 3:30:00 pm	Feb 16th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Man. Kal cuts Contreras loose. That dude was the backbone of the pennant. Cold Tiger504. Very cold.

#60229	07/29/2018 2:51:24 am	Mar 4th, 2037
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Given that I was barely in the running for any of the rookie awards last year and I have plenty of options this season I thought I'd throw a few of my contenders up..... Hitters: Collazo - in the starting line up and its his spot to lose.... Bueno unless I'm off to an absolute flyer he's likely to join my OF on a semi regular basis during the season at some point Pitchers: Plenty to choose from here Duff - thrown straight in the deep end as Sp4 to start off Young will take over as soon as one of the SP's (likely Duff or Figgy) falter and I expect regardless of the results he'll be there for good, I'm very excited about what he's going to mean for Missoula for many seasons to come. Fu is next out of the box to replace any RP's who get off to a poor start. Ceiling is probably replacing Brown as the primary LHS Gates has a terrible build but great numbers - he'll stay AAA for a while but will come up at some point during the season Hayagawa - huge ceiling, low floor. No real plans at this point in time for him. Ferrara - likely ceiling is MR/RHS, but given that I stole him as part of a 2 claim deal he'll be given a chance, if not this season then next.

#60230	07/29/2018 5:41:19 am	Mar 4th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Even though Contreras carried us to an East title, my crystal ball tells me he was done after 2035. One of my better Dino castoffs but he was no Mailk Wood. I am forever grateful that he helped keep us in Legends that first shaky season. That's why, as a parting gift, I gave him the keys to a new used 1996 Ford F150 that had only been driven to church on Sundays by a little old lady. Her nephew Spike drove it the other days. Postscript: I see he is set to clear waivers tonight with no claims. It's a shame because he could probably win 30 in LL VI. Certainly 20 wins is attainable in most divisions. At least you or I will be able to resurrect him for a second act at this rate. Post-postscript: I see there is a claim on Contreras now. I would like to think it's due to the glowing analysis of myself and Seca. May he win 20 for you and you be blessed with a title! Updated Sunday, July 29 2018 @ 3:31:29 pm PDT

#60233	07/29/2018 2:02:20 pm	Mar 4th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Change of ownership in Davis. Just in case someone didnt see that happened. Whats up new guy! Welcome. how you doing?

#60236	07/29/2018 3:23:34 pm	Mar 5th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Wow! Jefe takes them all the way to Legends and steps aside?

#60239	07/30/2018 5:38:06 am	Mar 6th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	One of my better Dino castoffs but he was no Mailk Wood. I am forever grateful that he helped keep us in Legends that first shaky season. That's why, as a parting gift, I gave him the keys to a new used 1996 Ford F150 that had only been driven to church on Sundays by a little old lady. Her nephew Spike drove it the other days. Haha! Malik Wood is going back a bit. In truth, I'm glad you got a good season out of Contreras. He looks ready for the glue factory now. Grats again to Missoo and Kal. For me the big news of the season was the drop for Birmingham. They were here 20 consecutive seasons - a spectacular feat, and not one not likely to be duplicated. Dinos won't be in contention for either rookie award this season. One of Larson or Daniels will come up and play a little OF vs. LHP. Correa will get a few innings in the pen. No rookie will see enough play to threaten. Quiet offseason for the Dinos. Roster pretty much set. The killer Bs (Bagley, Butler and Booth) got hit very hard in the aging update, so they will continue to see their roles reduced (Sanchez probably our #1 starter now?). The other change this season is that McCarty will see more time at DH as his defensive skills at SS slip. Not sure what to expect from Waterloo this season. Were very vulnerable last season developing a bunch of guys. Hoping to see some payoff this season from the likes of Boyd, Bueno, Eaton and Markham.

#60241	07/30/2018 6:37:08 am	Mar 6th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Wow! Jefe takes them all the way to Legends and steps aside? Can you really blame him with this lot?!?!

#60243	07/30/2018 6:56:10 am	Mar 6th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Not much went on in Bloomington during the offseason. I did win two claims, one of which I kept as a LHS. So, woohoo. I've got a handful of young pitchers I'll work into the bullpen, nothing like JJ throwing them into the deep end. They're all under 25, so no harm in playing the long game. The Thunder will make two big changes to their lineup this season: http://" class="bbcode_url" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank">Briggs is going to get every chance to take over at 2nd. Not because Tejera was bad, but I want a better arm to turn some double plays next season. It's also time for Harkins to play so he's taking over as DH vs RHP since Mitchell was cut. Bloomington ranked pretty good offensively last season, top 4 or 5 in just about every category. Problems was, the teams ahead of us were also in the East. So was it pitching? Top 4 or 5 there too, except for HR allowed (10th). Maybe we can limit the damage by getting out of a few more innings via the double play? So fielding then. 3rd in %, but 11th in DP. See a theme (DP)? I've also made one small ballpark tweak. If the Thunder can stay strong on offense and record a few more outs before the HR's come, maybe that wins us a few more games and gets Bloomington into the race.

#60267	08/01/2018 1:21:32 pm	Mar 10th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	So Private, you got Arteaga. I had a claim on him too. Gonna use him as starter of relief? EDIT: can you please name Leo Stuart to be Lion King or Mufasa. Stuart is the name of UK queen fam, right ? Updated Wednesday, August 1 2018 @ 1:27:28 pm PDT

#60281	08/03/2018 4:42:50 am	Mar 14th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I did win Arteaga, but he ended up being the odd man out. Leo Stuart makes about as much as the royal family, don't you think He's been a great player (and a waiver pickup!)

#60298	08/03/2018 8:54:41 am	Mar 14th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Could always cut Stuart. . He's cheaper than McCarty in his prime, and McCarty hasn't seriously challenged 900 ops as a Dino, let alone 1000. (McCarty obviously playing the more taxing defensive position). When Stuart's 2034 drops out of his salary calc he'll be more reasonable. Clarification. Said above Dinos had no roty possibilities. Not quite true. Camarillo carries his rookie status into this season. He may get enough ABs to be in the conversation.

#60305	08/03/2018 11:46:46 am	Mar 14th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	please remind me until when the player is rookie

#60306	08/03/2018 11:46:47 am	Mar 14th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	please remind me until when the player is rookie

#60415	08/10/2018 6:09:47 am	Apr 7th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Whichever comes first … 150 ABs or 4 training updates. One of the big stories for the Dinos this season is how Bagley holds up in his old age. Gave him the opening day start out of respect, and held our breath. He was brilliant. But then his second start was as awful as awful could be. Hopefully more of the former, less of the latter. Another of the killer Bs finds himself at AAA. Once hoped Butler would get 2K hits as a Dino. But he struggled last season, and is off to a 1 for 14 to start this season. Needed a spot on the 17 man roster, and Butler was the most expendable. Been mildly surprised by the amount of LH starting pitching out there. Through 10 games the Dinos have faced more lefties than righties. May bode well for the Bronx who seem to have a strong pedigree against south paws. Maybe not good for Bloomington who kinda struggled against them last season.

#60417	08/10/2018 7:04:12 am	Apr 7th, 2037
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	EDIT: can you please name Leo Stuart to be Lion King or Mufasa. Stuart is the name of UK queen fam, right ? Wrong! You might be thinking of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the last Stuart claim to the throne of the UK. The Queen's family name is Windsor, chosen from Windsor castle because of anti-German sentiment during WWI (their actual name was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which is quite a mouthful). In next week's history lesson, we look at ancient Alexandria and how it influences the world even today. Updated Friday, August 10 2018 @ 7:04:42 am PDT

#60431	08/10/2018 1:58:51 pm	Apr 7th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	My pitching has been nothing but a disaster so far. It took 10 games to get a quality start from the rotation. And balls have been jumping off opponents bats and out of the park like crazy. I'm trying not to do anything rash and give it time to see who has had a bad outing or two and who really just sucks. Not done tweaking as long as there is something to tweak with. But so far the Kalamazoo Dumpster Fire would be a good nick. Makes me want to quote Bull Durham: "How did we ever win four? It's a miracle." "Anything that travels that far ought to have a d*** stewardess"

#60466	08/13/2018 6:16:05 am	Apr 18th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Major League is always my go to for a baseball quote. Nice to get some Bill Durham in here. Uneven first loop from the Dinos. Felt worse than it was. Only gave up a couple more hits and walks then we got through the first 17, and have a strong HR differential (nice change, and a season goal). Being out sequenced really badly early on. That usually works itself out. One of the culprits is Sanchez. Career era just over 3. In the first run of '35 he was basically unplayable; at the all Star break he had an era over 10. In the replay he was back to his normal self and made the all Star team. In '37 he seems to have rediscovered '35 v1 Sanchez. 0-4, era 10. Guess he gets some bench time. Speaking of southpaws, may be done with loogys this season. Have tried 3 guys, and through 12 games they have combined to get 7 outs and have been rocked 7 hits and 2 HRs. Would rather take my chances with my RHT relievers. Last bit of news is that we signed a veteran 3B. Hoped 1 of Boyd or Rangel would earn the job last season. Neither did, and both are offering more of the same this season. The job is still Boyd's to lose, but hoping Corronado puts some pressure on him to play better.

#60570	08/22/2018 10:52:45 am	May 21st, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to Laredo and Jake Bender on hurling a no-no vs. the Polar Bears. I guess the old vet still has something left to add to his legacy!

#60571	08/22/2018 1:54:46 pm	May 21st, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Missoula will pump up and get even better! there was what, no-hitter mathces? Meanwhile in the East: In Bloomington, guys are getting too lazy in the practice, no-shows are everyday sht, one of the main pitchers is showing off some cracking (he on rehab thou) and other teams in the division are getting very strong. Edmond is looking to get the move to the West to Edmonton becouse of the sponsorhipsdeal…. Allentown losing their hold of the doping Schedule and Kalamazoo players are having cronicle diarrhea syndrome maybe becouse of starting to be vegan just lately... In West things are something else, but we here in the east hardly get in touch with you guys so do whatever pleases you. see you in finals if thats gods will. other than that we live in different brokenbat. Updated Wednesday, August 22 2018 @ 2:04:09 pm PDT*

#60572	08/22/2018 2:53:14 pm	May 22nd, 2037
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Full credit to Laredo for that whole series to be fair, that was domination at its finest!

#60590	08/23/2018 2:30:06 pm	May 26th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	not really you exxaggorating

#60598	08/24/2018 1:09:13 am	May 29th, 2037
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Thanks a lot for the compliments.... Totally undeserved: it's just RNG I'm impressed by what Jin Ho Park is doing: leading the League in OPS as a pot12! Wow!

#60599	08/24/2018 2:03:12 am	May 29th, 2037
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We were cruising and had only lost a single series until S.Monica beat us 23-6 over the last two games. SM went into rebuilding mode here two seasons ago, demoted, managed to win the division and is back up and dominating. Fastest rebuild in history!

#60600	08/24/2018 4:03:42 am	May 29th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	APB: Be on the lookout for Bloomington's lost offense. Last seen being beaten by opposing East Division clubs. If found, please return to PSF.

#60601	08/24/2018 4:21:25 am	May 29th, 2037
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I've searched all over Missoula and the only offence I've found here is enemy west division players as evidenced by the horrendous amount of runs over given up thus far. Sorry PSF no help here. Looking like a two horse race in the west, Laredo should be a solid third, the rest of us fighting to the death. Surprised by Novi's struggles but from memory Haselrig's boys have been slow starters in recent sessions. Disappointed in how much Davis has thrashed me also. We'll bounce back (hopefully....)

#60608	08/24/2018 10:20:42 am	May 29th, 2037
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Bad pitching and bad defense probably means I don't pull this one out. Need a lot more pops on training days than what I'm getting. Shame, too as I have one of the better offensive teams in my time here.

#60609	08/24/2018 11:10:06 am	May 29th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Every time I check the league leaders I feel for you. 4 of the top 6 error guys Novi. Would be pulling my hair out. Funny you mention the training update. This week's is amoung the worst not-update-10 that the Dinos have had. Dreary. East has been a little whacky early on. Kal starting overcome some poor early luck. Bronx being kryptonite to Edmond contributing to the log jam.

#60611	08/24/2018 11:18:42 am	May 29th, 2037
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Frustrating all-around for sure. Have a bunch of young pitchers getting innings and only four get pops. One was in fielding. Just...ugh I'm inches away from pulling the plug and doing my first ever full-blown rebuild. Put all the kids in and change the channel for a while.

#60613	08/24/2018 11:41:01 am	May 29th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I dunno. Stephens and Burch seem like bad luck. Archeleta (? 2B) could be fine in an update or 2. Le bit of a poster child for the drawback of the Asian pool. Can understand if you are attached to your manager. Nice training skills. But his defense isn't helping. Maybe fire the field boss? I admit i overvalue defensive managers. Maybe not the best advice. Really not fond of tanking before inter. Such big swings.

#60614	08/24/2018 12:12:42 pm	May 29th, 2037
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Stephens isn't an SS I'd want long-term. I just have him there thinking he might be a bit better than Burch at this stage. Looks like it's more of a wash than I'd have thought. Hoping Burch puts on some quick SI and starts to turn it around defensively. If I put Apodaca in with those two, that's pretty much it for Olsen in Novi blue. He's looking a little shaky in either case. Just a bunch of unappealing choices ahead. I'm probably too stubborn to full-on tank. Very tempted to dump some high SI pitchers, though

#60624	08/25/2018 8:14:06 pm	Jun 4th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Further note to the whacky East so far. At the moment but the first place team has a -28 RD. The last place team? -28 RD.

#60632	08/26/2018 4:08:38 pm	Jun 6th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	The East is just a bloodbath so far. Brutal, up and down, reasonably close. At this point, anyone could win it and anyone could relegate.

#60661	08/29/2018 5:42:04 am	Jun 15th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Looks like the East and West flipped from last season. This year it's the East that's close all the way through and the West that is top-heavy with a fierce relegation battle. If my Thunder could be a little more consistent it would help me figure out who we are. Tough to know if your changes work when it's win five/lose five.

#60679	08/31/2018 1:58:32 am	Jun 25th, 2037
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	@Novi: Cheers to Vince Olsen (and Josh Lowe).

#60680	08/31/2018 4:32:19 am	Jun 25th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@Novi: It seems crazy Olsen is now a HOF'er. It really feels like you just brought him up a year ago. Wasn't expecting him to be 32 yo.

#60691	08/31/2018 11:11:14 am	Jun 25th, 2037
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Yeah, one of the tougher times I've ever had to click the Release button. Olsen may be the best position player I've ever had and he couldn't play second to save his life (though he'll tell you about that GG he won in '31 'till the cows come home ). But man, he was the engine that made this thing go for a long time. Sad day in Novi. Updated Friday, August 31 2018 @ 11:16:07 am PDT

#60708	09/02/2018 2:43:56 pm	Jul 4th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I now have a screenshot of my team leading Legends East with a losing record! Who would have thunk it? Updated Sunday, September 2 2018 @ 2:44:12 pm PDT

#60713	09/02/2018 4:58:21 pm	Jul 6th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That's awesome. 5 teams within 1 game and the 6th just 3 back? That's the closest race I've ever seen this late in the season. Good luck to you all.

#60715	09/02/2018 6:02:29 pm	Jul 6th, 2037
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	What's going on in the East is insane, so much it prompts a question: Does Broken Bat achieved parity? Absolute total equality between (top, experienced, dedicated) managers? In the West, Legends' Champ Missoula is in last place currently. Such things use not to happen. Is it because we have no more secrets in this game? No marker inefficiencies to exploit? Or is it just RNG? All can be explained by randomness after all... Or is it the RNG, which is not so _quite random_? But rather _purposefully_ creating parity? All those league V and VI teams advancing in the cup, unlike years ago when the cup latter stages were full of League 1, 2, 3?

#60717	09/02/2018 10:33:53 pm	Jul 7th, 2037
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	You didn't see 2034 did you Mike? Roanoke fell back in the final couple of days, but it ended as close as the race currently is... http://brokenbat.org/league/1/2034 In the West, Legends' Champ Missoula is in last place currently. Such things use not to happen. I remember two cases from the Legends' West in the past 15 seasons: 2030-31 Santa Monica Carp and 2029-30 Thunder Bay (5th not 6th, but demoted). Interestingly Novi was involved in that 2030 relegation finish, so Haselrig probably is trying to forget that season. :P Updated Sunday, September 2 2018 @ 10:41:37 pm PDT

#60718	09/02/2018 10:50:50 pm	Jul 7th, 2037
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Nah, that's every season in Novi. Hanging on by a thread is the Doubleday way :P

#60719	09/03/2018 12:32:31 am	Jul 7th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	You didn't see 2034 did you Mike? Roanoke fell back in the final couple of days, but it ended as close as the race currently is... I guess I don't understand your point. When I posted, fifth place was 1 game out of first. Perhaps there was a time late in 2034 where 1 game separated fifth from first, but they definitely didn't finish that closely.

#60720	09/03/2018 7:59:12 am	Jul 7th, 2037
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	There was, and just like then, all it takes is a couple of games to widen it out again. The only reason I posted was the lack of historical memory shown in the last few posts is just bad.

#60721	09/03/2018 8:40:36 am	Jul 7th, 2037
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	In my rant, I was referring to this post appeared in the "news" >>>> January 23rd, 2016 - 2026 Is Here! The season rollover is complete and new schedules are out. If you wish to relocate teams (including minor league clubs), you can do that now. Stadium modifications are also open. This season will see three significant changes: 1. The addition of home & away statistics plus run support (RS). 2. Changes to the Asian Posting System (prospect are now older). 3. Small game engine changes to increase batting average deviation. <<<<<

#60722	09/03/2018 10:21:12 am	Jul 7th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Newtman, why don't we make a wager. I'm betting at no time in July or later in 2034 Legends had the fifth place team 1 game back (or less) and the sixth place team 3 games back (or less). You seem to think it was that close and I doubt it. Two wagering options that I think would be interesting: 1. No post by the loser for the remainder of the season that even remotely sounds like a vent or grumpy. 2. The winner picks three players from the other team's minor league system that have less than 14 potential and the loser has to release one of them. I would be able to go through the season later this week, but you'd have to take my word for the results. You are welcome to do the work yourself if you'd prefer. Either way it could all be verified.

#60723	09/03/2018 10:51:38 am	Jul 7th, 2037
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I'll agree to part one, but not part 2 of the wager. Not even because I'm afraid of losing one of my players, but because I don't like the idea of placing someone in the position of having to alter their plans for their franchise just because of a silly wager. To be honest, it wouldn't surprise me if I lost this because the 6th place team was 4 back instead of 3, or a similar situation. My irritation with this is mostly due to other things in my life, and just snapping on random posts that don't really matter. I'm not planning on posting again in the Legends discussion at the very least this season anyways. I'll take the first half of the bet though, just because I do actually trust your research when you specifically say you're going to do it, based on your work with DOPE.

#60724	09/03/2018 12:05:07 pm	Jul 7th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I was just kidding about the actual wagers. It was more of an exercise about what type of wager could be made. I won't hold you to it. I'm more interested in the historical aspect. I wish there were better archives of such things. If I knew anything about anything, I'd set up a site dedicated to BB history. It's a shame the vast majority of it is lost.

#60725	09/03/2018 2:39:06 pm	Jul 8th, 2037
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Hear ya! Given the amount of time many among us spend on the site, it's a pity we don't have more to do, more to peruse, more to research.

#60727	09/03/2018 3:14:51 pm	Jul 8th, 2037
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I remember how close it was because 1) it was the only time I won Legends East, and 2) I was in 5th place with about 30 games to go. If you passed almost everyone in the last few days of the season to win the title you'd remember it too. Alexandria was making a run the last two or three days though, and I still believe if the season had been a day longer they would have won. Edit: To be honest I think the Legends East race this season will be very memorable for all involved. Updated Monday, September 3 2018 @ 3:16:42 pm PDT Updated Monday, September 3 2018 @ 3:19:37 pm PDT

#60754	09/06/2018 5:07:21 am	Jul 16th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Here's the info regarding the 2034 Legends race... While it was very close for five teams, the last place team was always lagging a bit. 25 games into the season, there was an 8 game spread; it would never get closer than that again. At the halfway mark there was no indication it would be a great battle. Here were the standings with wins listed: Alexandria 50 Birmingham 44 Raleigh 41 Waterloo 39 Roanoke 36 Minnesota 35 But look at what it became just 30 games later: Alexandria 63 Raleigh 62 Waterloo 61 Birmingham 59 Minnesota 59 Roanoke 54 Wow. Things changed quickly. In another 10 games the spread from first to fifth shrunk to 3 games. There were several other days when the fifth place team was 3 games back, but it was never any tighter. The very closest day was after 148 games when fourth place was only 1 game back (fifth place was 3 back). For Raleigh, they actually were never quite as far back as you remember late in the season. After the 42nd game, they moved into 3rd place. There were only two days after that they were worse. After games 121 and 123 they were in 4th, 3 and 4 games back, respectively. They took over first place after 133 games and only lost that lead one day, after game 154, for the remainder of the season. Updated Thursday, September 6 2018 @ 5:20:30 am PDT

#60779	09/08/2018 8:05:08 am	Jul 23rd, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos were pleased with our all-star selections. Nice to see old man Bagley get the nod. Few chances remaining. Brooks has an interesting history with the Dinos. In the first '35 we sniped him with no competition. When '35 was restarted, we sought him out and managed to win him fair & square (17 other claims). His scouting made us think he might be another Dawson. This season is probably more blip than sign of stardom, but happy he's doing well. Always mildly surprised when Schuler gets selected, as he is primarily a platoon player. Probably shouldn't be. Maybe not that many fulltime OFs. Was a strange first half for the Dinos. Felt like running in mud. Didn't put any nice runs together. Starting pitching was good, but the pen was erratic (15 sv, 10 bs in first half). Most of the lineup played poorly. Only a couple guys at career ops. Most below, some by 150-200 points. Think there is potential for improvement in the second half.

#60811	09/12/2018 5:40:50 am	Aug 9th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The rest of the East is hoping the Dino's do not go on a run when division play comes back. I always say a team that can win 10 straight always wins their division. Waterloo came awful close, but fell just short and that gives me hope. The Thunder O is showing signs of life after tanking during the inter-division games. Keeping Kalamazoo and Waterloo within striking distance is the goal. We were in first after the first go-round, here's hoping we can regain that position again the second time through.

#60838	09/13/2018 11:19:53 pm	Aug 19th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	After completing the interleague its interesting to see the DIV column on the league stats. Allentown and Bloominton are showing arrow up.

#60841	09/14/2018 8:39:05 am	Aug 19th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos did hit their stride for a bit after the all-star break. Stumbled in the final series against Novi. Will certainly take 38-22 in interleague. Nice to see races at the top and bottom of the table. We've got different experiences, but more often than not I feel I've seen the final 50 play out a lot like the first 50. Be interesting to see if Bronx continues to dominate Edmond, or if Allentown can rediscover their form after a dismal middle 60. I'm not sure what to make of Waterloo - Kal. Dino batters continue to struggle. Marino is having a good season, Schuler, Youngblood average seasons. Virtually everyone else is 100-200 points below career OPS. Kal appears the opposite. Majority of guys I checked were 100 OPS points better than career. Kirk just 1 HR away from his career high. Santini 20 points clear in the batting title race. If the final 50 sees regression, could bode well for the Dinos. Then again, most of my starting pitchers are having career seasons. Regression on that side would cut the other way.

#60863	09/16/2018 9:36:52 pm	Aug 29th, 2037
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Good luck in the Cup Final Tiger504.

#60873	09/17/2018 12:33:17 pm	Aug 29th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	good luck in the finals from here too

#60912	09/22/2018 5:25:59 pm	Sep 18th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. Dinos strategy of scoring zero and hoping the opponent puts up an integer hasn't been working out too good lately. The attempt to become a power team seems to have failed. Out dingered 6-0 by Bronx in the last series. Fortunate to win a game. With luck someone will surpass last season's team leading mark of 16 HRs. Chances are it's another season without someone reaching 20 tho. Back to the drawing board. Speaking of dingers , grats to Mongo on 130 RBIs. Matches the Dino season record put up by Norm Clarke in '19. In a full season. In a weak V. Dinos RBI leader this season is sitting at 75. Mongo is basically double. Crazy.

#60928	09/25/2018 11:45:42 am	Sep 26th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Mongo appreciates the shout out. After starting the season 23-27, Mongo decided to put the team on his shoulders and we still have a shot at winning Legends to go with a Cup Title. I will be very disappointed if he doesn't win MVP for this season. He is nearly as dominant as he was in 2034. It appears it may take something a little extra to keep Waterloo from walking off with hardware we want. Moving Jensen to the starting rotation was a crucial move. But this pitching staff is thin and we are now forced into a 4 man rotation due to an injury. Looks to be a tense and exciting pennant race unless one team explodes or implodes. Good luck Seca.

#60937	09/26/2018 7:19:12 pm	Oct 4th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	4 man rotation is gold. Dinos thought they were lucky to avoid Guzman and get 3 RHP none of which had a full "fatigue" bar. Alas, RHP #1 - CG 3 hitter RHP #2 - 8.2 4 hits RHP #3 - CG 3 hitter So, couldn't make our modest goal of 1 win in the series. Oh well. That's how it goes.

#60939	09/27/2018 4:47:37 am	Oct 4th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	More evidence the fatigue bar means nothing How nice it was for the schedule makers to have the defending East champs visit Waterloo for a four-game set to end the season. A lot can happen this last time through the East, but I'm sure the rest of us would enjoy a four-game "playoff" for the playoff! Take your heart meds, guys!

#60941	09/27/2018 7:41:58 am	Oct 4th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	More evidence the fatigue bar means nothing Hehe. The beauty of confirmation bias. In truth, its a bit discouraging. Any time the Dinos are "in it" I meticulously plan the end of the season. With 30 odd games to go I wrote out my remaining schedule, wrote out multiple orders of my of rotation. Compared LH vs. RH success, GB vs. FB success, individual records vs. opponents, and did my best to maximize my odds. Time consuming, but I enjoy a bit of strategy. Seems tho that drop-the-highest-ERA-switch-to-4-man 10 seconds, done! Is at least as effective, if not better. (PS - I'm not criticizing Tiger. Tho I've been vocal about 4 man rotations in inter I don't have a problem with them in division. This particular case had Kal with a 4 game series on the back of a 4 game series which leaves their guys fatigued. IMHO this scenario should offer some advantage to the fully rested side, but, you know.) How nice it was for the schedule makers to have the defending East champs visit Waterloo for a four-game set to end the season. Being in Waterloo is maybe the big part. Dinos are 10-6 against Kal this season, but only 4-5 in the shoebox. That said, there is a decent chance the Dinos concede before the financial update. If Bronx does Bronx things and the Dinos are 3 games back (Kal has RD locked up, so add 1 game to whatever their lead is) the white flag may go up. Lots of big salaries not part of future plans waiting to be dumped. Edit: Dinos are 5-5 in Kal, 5-1 at home. 4+5 does not equal 10. Little observation: CGs by Kal in the 3 games (all short rest): 2 (missed the other by a single out) CGs by Kal in the previous 141 games: 3 CGs by Waterloo this season (144 games, all full rest): 3 Updated Thursday, September 27 2018 @ 8:34:02 am PDT

#60944	09/27/2018 12:03:16 pm	Oct 4th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	What do you mean Bronx does Bronx things? Oh you mean being predictable. Updated Thursday, September 27 2018 @ 12:05:31 pm PDT

#60945	09/27/2018 1:04:54 pm	Oct 4th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. My perception, whether right or wrong, has been that Bronx has gotten the majority of the bounces and breaks in our meetings this season. More feeling than fact I imagine. But over the course of the season I've come to prepare myself for a bad beat whenever our teams play.

#60957	09/28/2018 12:14:17 am	Oct 8th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Monday will be The Big Day. Finals between Waterloo & Kalamazoo. I hope Bronx have a shot to challenge Blooms also, but lets see i am not on my best after weekends… EDIT Is Bagley playing in the next season? he is only getting better. Updated Friday, September 28 2018 @ 1:34:58 am PDT

#60958	09/28/2018 12:36:18 am	Oct 8th, 2037
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Strange old season over in Missoula. Twice I've tried to bow out gracefully only to have my guys bounce back. Keys poinst: Pitching has been horrendous, no two ways about it, and no real explanation. Hester and Hashiratani anchored the rotation last year in the same park and sucked this year. Brown and De Jesus in the pen have been the ONLY saving grace. It was nice to get Sanderson back having had him in the lost 2035 season, great to have a Kiwi link! Offense has been strong with some key guys coming through, Bueno has had next to no movement in SI but put up good results, should be a 25+HR guy hopefully Pitching rookies have had mixed results, Brandt has been a nice find with a stellar HR rate. Minors need work, have really dropped off this season, mostly due to all the promotions. 2B is a black hole for me throughout the majors and minors. I'm excited to still be in with a chance not to relegate, makes it worth playing out the season. Intriguing battle in the east, I picked Kalamazoo before the season started, Waterloo have played well. College Station will have a worthy challenger either way. Santa Monica are a very strong team, I underestimated them at my peril - karma huh! Updated Friday, September 28 2018 @ 12:37:46 am PDT

#60981	09/29/2018 11:24:05 am	Oct 12th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@ motko Bagley has been the model of consistency throughout his career. His peripherals vary little from season to season. Wins and ERA look better this season because he's sequenced better (lucky). More HR-BB-BB, less BB-BB-HR. He'll likely lose another 8+ SI this offseason. Would put him in the 90s. Not very promising, but he's earned another opportunity.

#61002	09/30/2018 4:46:26 pm	Oct 19th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@ JJNZ One of the nice things about BrokenBat is the predictability. The best team usually wins. Pretty sure even my dog picked College Station and Kal this season. The past couple seasons I've made posts questioning why teams don't "go for it" more often. Those posts were part of my motivation this season when Kal stumbled out of the blocks. It's been insightful. It will be a while (if ever) before I "go for it" with waivers again. There just isn't enough you can do when another team has a Friday morning advantage. Next season is going to be rough for the Dinos. The group of players (Eaton, Boyd, Markham, DeJesus, ...) who were supposed to take over (from McCarty, Butler and Zarate) have been catastrophically bad. No 8 PD 14 PW 50 HR 160 RBI guys on my roster. With Flynn and Wolf coming up we're looking like a V team.

#61006	09/30/2018 5:55:43 pm	Oct 20th, 2037
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Next season is going to be rough for the Dinos. The group of players (Eaton, Boyd, Markham, DeJesus, ...) who were supposed to take over (from McCarty, Butler and Zarate) have been catastrophically bad. No 8 PD 14 PW 50 HR 160 RBI guys on my roster. With Flynn and Wolf coming up we're looking like a V team. I'll buy that when I see you down here with me. You saw us taking similar paths back in 2035, and yet that meme I made of your team is still as true in 2038 as it was when I made it in 2035. Regardless, if you do end up demoting I'll hope you demote my way so that I have company in whatever league I end up bottoming out at. For those who missed it at the time: [img]https://imgflip.com/i/2625ab[/img] Updated Sunday, September 30 2018 @ 5:57:36 pm PDT

#61013	10/01/2018 8:42:43 am	Oct 20th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. It doesn't benefit me to proclaim my team strong. I wrote a nice long post explaining my apprehension for next season, but I don't think anyone wants to read that. If I was you tho, I wouldn't lay any money on the Dinos in 2038.

#61014	10/01/2018 11:02:26 am	Oct 20th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	1 - If Kal takes the championshop is it the first Cup+Legends winner ever? 2 - Is it true that when the draft opens if u draft asap you get better players? Sucks if it is. Ppl have work and responsibilities.

#61016	10/01/2018 1:59:33 pm	Oct 20th, 2037
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	Yep, Kalamazoo has a chance to be the first to pull of both Legends and Cup Championships in the same season. (Mike, incidentally, has the dubious honor of having been the first to lose both Championship series — I specifically researched that when it happened — though there have been several instances of winning one and losing the other through the years.)

#61018	10/01/2018 2:20:43 pm	Oct 20th, 2037
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	2 - Is it true that when the draft opens if u draft asap you get better players? Sucks if it is. Ppl have work and responsibilities. That can be the perception, but its not always true. I'm often online when the draft opens (nearly every round) but I've had as many hits at different times of the day - or week - as I have then. There have been 16 POT players drafted in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, for instance. It is a lottery, and for every 15 POT someone lands in the first there are plenty owners getting 11 and 12 POTs - just ask Rock.

#61020	10/01/2018 2:25:55 pm	Oct 20th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats Tiger. A fitting Santini and Kirk show to clinch. Santini with 3 BB, Kirk with 2 RBI doubles, and that was to the 4th. That was when I headed to the parking lot. Looks like Kirk had 6 RBI all totalled. One more ribbie and he'll have the league single season mark, breaking a record that's stood for over 30 seasons. Thunder Bay and College Station have both won the cup and pennant, but both lost the championship series. Back with the 5 player draft lists I wrote a sim to see what effect timing had on draft quality. It didn't have any.* Mig challenged me to put my money where my mouth was, so I spent a season drafting thursdays. My draft was no worse than usual (wish I could remember what season it was). That said, things have changed with the 10 player lists. I imagine timing has more effect now. But the "I drafted 30 mins after the pool refreshed - my season is ruined" comments you see on the forums are (imo) overdone. * - I didn't try to model the tiny draft pools. They are more susceptible to timing.

#61021	10/01/2018 2:38:19 pm	Oct 21st, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Mr.Seca thanks for ur answer. Btw, your dedication and passion for Brokenbat is worth respect. Would be nice to get comments from Tiger at this point. What up dude whats going on in ur mind

#61023	10/01/2018 4:03:48 pm	Oct 22nd, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Thanks Seca. That was a grand slam for Kirk in the late innings. Mongo has been the Babe Ruth for this team for a long time now. With the pennant clinched, some young players will get reps. After all, 1B Luna is already injured for part of the championship series. But I dont want to make wholesale changes that need to be reset for tomorrow's games. As far as Kirk's RBIs. I'd like to think the three batters in front of him that average about 80 walks a season each give him plenty of opportunities to drive in runs. Reference the Championship Series: I'm excited about the possibility being the first team to win both Cup and Legends in the same season. However, my team went very cold for the series last season. Anything can happen and it can even be argued that we are not the favorites this time around. I'll attempt to piece some thoughts together about previous comments. I've enjoyed them. For Little to be the starting pitcher who went down and forced me to a four man rotation was fortuitous. I often use a four man rotation in the last 50 games and he or Irwin would have been who I pulled. Certainly Jansen being injured would have been disastrous. It doesnt show on the surface but he has gone 15-1 as a starting pitcher. Shades of Rick Sutcliffe in 1984. Why was he in the bullpen performing so poorly? In 2035 he was a disaster as a starter but anchored the bullpen for 35 and 36. Like you, I dont believe in using a 4 man rotation for inter league. I believe it is actually counterproductive to send pitchers out fatigued. I know that's not a universal belief. During the first 50 games, I like a 5 man rotation because I am often trying to figure out who has been dealt cold and hot hands that season. I tweak many things in the first 50 games. More to come...

#61025	10/01/2018 4:37:50 pm	Oct 23rd, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I found the concept of writing everything out for the pennant run to be interesting. Ultimately, I try to make my decisions more intuitively. And if stiff is working, I try to stay out of the way. Often I dont have subs listed for injuries. Sometimes I want to see what the game engine does. Once I know what it does, if it makes the right move, I will leave it open. Also, I can often make lineup changes in between games. I find that to be an advantage. I also liked the term "Friday morning advantage" My team certainly is in the prime days of reaping the rewards of several seasons of fortunate drafts. Not so much lately though. I dont really credit the 10 man pools over the 5 man pools for that. I credit it to a higher quality better educated owner pool. When I was pulling in 14 pot 9 and 10 rounders (yes, Morales and Marroquin), there seemed less understanding of what to look for in a draft pick. Also, there are more than a few can't miss picks I drafted that got cut and have done nicely to poorly for other owners. All that and I would still propose that this team caught fire not because of drafting (although it's a huge factor). Not just Kirk and Santini and Jansen and Luna etc but the real find was getting Brandon Duncan off waivers before 2034. He brings good defense, OBP and power hitting. He was very expensive. Sure he strikes out 100 times a season but so do too many Bloody Tigers. In my opinion, Duncan was the plug that pushed this offense and defense over the top. I think he qualifies as an example of going for it. Every season I put claims in on top players I may not need but I can surely use and Duncan is the one shiny success story I can personally point to. It's a great game! Yes the best team will often win. But we are trending towards parody more every season. I may be the last team to come of age from the previous drafting era. Considering the draft changes, I am curious as to where the next team will come from to attempt to win Cup and Legends. It is rare that it is attempted and may be rarer as parody increases. All that said, I'm enjoying the team I've "built". We are going to hang on for as long as possible and I am going to try to emulate Seca by hanging on while bringing in replacements for this crew as it becomes necessary. Updated Monday, October 1 2018 @ 4:44:57 pm PDT

#61026	10/01/2018 4:47:18 pm	Oct 23rd, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	2 - Is it true that when the draft opens if u draft asap you get better players? Sucks if it is. Ppl have work and responsibilities. I have to barge in, despite not being in Legends. The answer to your question is most definitely "yes, it is true." The sticky point, though, is use of the word "you." Naturally any individual may not have better luck drafting early. The collective whole, however, undeniably does. The difference may not be large, but it absolutely, without question exists. The proof is easy to see even though some look at it the wrong way. Early round draft picks are better than late round draft picks in general, right? I don't think anyone would argue against that. That means drafting early is better than drafting late. It applies for the entire round and within each round. They are the same thing. The draft is really just one long marathon season draft. Updated Monday, October 1 2018 @ 4:51:44 pm PDT

#61030	10/01/2018 6:20:32 pm	Oct 24th, 2037
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah, definitely an advantage. I think it was LostRaven who gathered data a couple seasons ago that showed a strong correlation between how early and how good (unless your team was from Haverhill). The later you draft, the fewer top players are still available in the draft pool. One reason some of us were suggesting going to completely random players each draft pull instead of having everyone draft from the same pool. Updated Monday, October 1 2018 @ 6:22:52 pm PDT

#61034	10/02/2018 12:03:24 am	Oct 24th, 2037
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Couple of points Seca - I'm not sure I agree with the predictability, it'd be a stretch to say anyone saw me winning in 2036. Re the draft: I've also never drafted a 15 pot or higher. I've never had a genuine 15 pot on my team. Up until the last two seasons I generally stayed up late to draft straight away, and did terribly. The last two seasons I've waited til I got up the following day and have generally drafted better. Small sample size for sure, and anecdotally being on earlier should help. I just don't think its as big as a lot of folk see it. Regardless - congrats to Freddy and Tiger, going to be a heck of a playoff series, good luck to both of you!

#61053	10/02/2018 3:22:35 pm	Oct 28th, 2037
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	so as you all Legends owners know, I asked you to vote for Voted Mvp of the league, batter and pitcher. I got seven answers. Six of them being Kirk as a voted batter mvp. Bagley got 4 votes so he a voted pitcher mvp. 7 is more than half of the teams so i would consider that as an official result. Lets see if we vote next season also. Kirk is not a great hitter or prolific hitter but he is both. RBI-guy by definition. Bagley, its amazing how the handedness is not a factor for him. What a valuable piece of success for his team throughout the career and now a very good season.

#61058	10/02/2018 7:10:55 pm	Oct 28th, 2037
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	@ JJNZ. Heh. I was careful not to use the word "always". Sure, a lesser team high rolls every once in a while. Usually the best team wins. What was your margin of victory again? @ motko Being southpaw didn't hurt Bagley this season. It did hurt him in his career. Think this is just the third time he's been in the Cy conversation (4th in '29, 3rd in '31). He broke in in '26 with the likes of Enriquez and Larsen anchoring the line-up. Good times.

#61071	10/03/2018 4:57:47 pm	Nov 1st, 2037
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	Congrats to Tiger for winning both the cup and Legends League championship in the same season. That's quite an accomplishment.

#61072	10/03/2018 5:36:51 pm	Nov 1st, 2037
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	It really is... way to go, Tiger!

#61073	10/03/2018 5:59:24 pm	Nov 1st, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well earned, Tiger. You definitely have put the work in over the years. Hats off to Freddy on a great season as well. Just ran into one the all-time great teams. Yes, the 2037 Kalamazoo Tigers are an all-time team. Can't have a better year than that.

#61074	10/03/2018 6:28:17 pm	Nov 1st, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It is possibly the greatest season ever for Broken Bat. Teams across the site continue to improve, yet they found a way to win everything. One thing that might have gone unnoticed before was that the Bloody Tigers won the last five Cup series 2-0. They stormed home late in the season to take the Legends division and then proved again just how clutch they are with a quick playoff victory. Check out their rating. It's 95 better than number two. That's insane. Major props.

#61076	10/03/2018 6:59:50 pm	Nov 1st, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Honestly...that was pretty cool and I'm smiling ear to ear! I never envisioned winning either title when I started. Thank you to everyone!

#61080	10/04/2018 1:25:06 am	Nov 1st, 2037
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Kudos to Tiger504! Really impressive I will just copy your Ballpark setting next season and see what happens: let's see if it is possible to match Kirk's production?

#61081	10/04/2018 2:58:34 am	Nov 1st, 2037
Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 640 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4	Yay Tiger! Congrats on awesome season!

#61085	10/04/2018 7:34:25 am	Nov 1st, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Franke, copying those dimensions wouldn't be the worst idea. I changed them after 2034 and my team sucked during the 2035.1. During 2035.2 I left them as they were.

#61089	10/04/2018 2:41:52 pm	Nov 3rd, 2037
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats Tiger! Great job. THx P.S. and JJ!!

#61096	10/04/2018 4:53:41 pm	Nov 4th, 2037
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Congratulations on a great season Freddy! Thanks!

#61101	10/05/2018 5:07:19 am	Nov 4th, 2037
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I know we discussed budget a while back, just think it's interesting to note we've lost 25 mil in just two seasons here.

#61102	10/05/2018 5:44:22 am	Nov 4th, 2037
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, Tiger. Franchise-defining season for sure. Welp, hung on yet again and made a tidy 3.5 million profit. Never gonna win the big one, but I may yet win the moneyball Legends championship :P

#61104	10/05/2018 9:42:30 am	Nov 4th, 2037
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Heaps of grats, Tiger. Hell of a season!

#61107	10/05/2018 1:33:04 pm	Nov 4th, 2037
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Ha. Good job Haselrig...bulletproof! We want to be the longest surviving west legends team but Novi has nine lives! We also made money this season. Still rooting for a salary cap so we don't have to compete against these 70m "break the bank" rosters every season lol! If I had those teams I'd do the same thing but with this team I enjoy the challenge of trying to win, meet budget and stay in legends as long as we can. To each his own right? CSA's rebuilt is pretty much complete now and the younger guys are finally starting to play well. We will soon lose another vet pitcher or two but I think we have solid replacements in line. We will have to trot our 34 year old 2Bman out there again next season and hope for the best but for the rest of the positions youth is on our side now. Hoping for a decent draft year to get a few more playable prospects into the system this season.(read middle infielder!!) I would like to think we will be competing for our fifth pennant next season but you just never know...Santa Monica is young, and the promoting teams look very strong. Good luck to all. Cheers!!

#61165	10/07/2018 12:42:13 pm	Jan 15th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I will just copy your Ballpark setting next season and see what happens: let's see if it is possible to match Kirk's production. I would be fascinated to see the results. I'm sure its adding some to Kirk's total. Its not unlike Kane who played in a similar ballpark for Broomfield a few seasons back. What I would be more interested in is the effect on your pitching staff. Despite playing in a shoebox, the Bloody Tigers pitching staff was 2nd in Legends in hit suppression last season. A guy like Little comes up from V and shaves 30 points off his career OBA. Could just be variance. Or Kal's 7.25 million mega-manager. Broomfield's pitching staff was most certainly not displaying exceptional hit suppression the last time they were here.

#61167	10/07/2018 1:21:11 pm	Jan 15th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Still rooting for a salary cap so we don't have to compete against these 70m "break the bank" rosters every season lol! If I had those teams I'd do the same thing but with this team I enjoy the challenge of trying to win, meet budget and stay in legends as long as we can. To each his own right? I guess this is a shot at the Dinos? For what it's worth, my payroll came in at 55 million last season. That's a Hash over where I normally am. If you combine my financial statements over the past 3 seasons I'm in the black. Was signing Hash a dick move? If he doesn't sign for a Legends team in contention, where should he sign? 5th place VI team? Or should he flip burgers? How is me carrying an extra 7 million in player salary different than Kal carrying 7 million in manager salary? Your perception is pretty different than mine. I can only recall seeing 1 team cross into the 70s. Even the 60s is relatively uncommon (has happened twice recently with '35 Margate and '37 Waterloo). The vast majority of Legend teams I've seen in my time here are Friday morning heroes with little in the way of inflated waiver list salaries. I'm hard pressed to think of a single example of a team buying a pennant. Maybe the '29 - '30 Dinos with McCarty? Does adding a single player constitute buying a pennant? It's not like McCarty was unsustainable. He's spent the rest of his career in Waterloo. Again, my perception, but IMO waivers is barely relevant to this league. It lacks the liquidity and quality to improve teams that have risen to this level. Kal had a grand total of 17 ABs taken this season by players not on their '36 roster. I think it's very easy for Friday morning heroes to call for a salary cap. Go check out Kirk. He took a pay cut this season. A PAY CUT! 47 dingers, the most RBI in 30 years, an MVP award … and at age 31 he costs less than what a backup middle infielder would off waivers. A salary cap without other fundamental changes would mean waivers would become redundant for everyone, not just Legends teams. If something like that were to be implemented then the absurd (35%?) level of home-town discount would also need to go. It would be quite a different game.

#61168	10/07/2018 1:34:00 pm	Jan 15th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	PS - I think that post comes off more argumentative than I intended. Not trying to start a fight. A salary cap and a reworking of salary structures could well make the game more interesting. If after 3 seasons of Yoshi, Escamilla and Urbina clocking in low 3 ERAs and 240 IPs their salaries reached a level where you actually had to cut one, it would definitely make things interesting (and add a lot of liquidity to waivers). Anyway, congrats to College Station on a fine season. Did a rebuild, made a dump truck of money, clinched the pennant with a week to spare. That kind of season doesn't happen in the East very often.

#61176	10/07/2018 4:14:27 pm	Jan 15th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I guess this is a shot at the Dinos? No. At the dirty rotten cheating Care Bears. I don't mean to suggest a salary cap would help me and/or my team more than anyone else I just (agree with you) think the added challenge would be interesting and fun. I don't ever really feel like any cuts are overly tough with our big rosters. Anyway, congrats to College Station on a fine season. Did a rebuild, made a dump truck of money, clinched the pennant with a week to spare. That kind of season doesn't happen in the East very often. Thanks, I appreciate it.

#61180	10/07/2018 6:31:22 pm	Jan 15th, 2038
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Lol, the Missoula Yankees/Dodgers have taken their punishment and are back in LL2.... I fully get what you're saying though, most of my team was with me right through but I had the cash spare so I went a little nuts, and both the back account and the lack of development is hurting a little now! For that reason I don't think a salary cap is overly necessary, there was no way I could sustain that sort of thing and if I hadn't pulled back a bit in it this season I might well still be up in legends, but I'd really be hurting in terms of developer. Just take comfort in the fact that until I can stay in legends for more than two seasons I fully concede that you're the better manager Freddy. P. S. please stop hacking the draft....

#61190	10/08/2018 5:16:21 am	Jan 15th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Haha! My team was over 60m in salaries (long term guys) for a couple seasons as well. Just take comfort in the fact that until I can stay in legends for more than two seasons I fully concede that you're the better manager Freddy. I doubt that. There is no way I could have won legends with that crap team you had when you won so.... P. S. please stop hacking the draft.... I thought it was you! I have ten open roster spots and I still cut my #1 draft pick instantly hahaha P>S> @all: JJ and I speak civilly via pm's and discord site, none of this is serious

#61191	10/08/2018 5:32:32 am	Jan 15th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Ah yes, my manager, Mauricio Veliz. He is getting to be very expensive. And yet I have difficulty wanting to part with a guy who ostensibly helps my defense, my pitching and my development. How much does he help? I don't think anyone knows. But it seems he does help. And since the manager replacement/search system is soooooo unwieldy, I am motivated to keep him as long as I can. I would suggest if the current manager system cannot be overhauled, then it should scrapped. It is not user friendly and may have a significant impact compared to the lack of availability and equality it gives. At least with waivers, it is a simple matter of placing claims and letting chance do its work. That at least is some equality. So Veliz? Yeah, I will own up to the fact that he may provide an advantage, maybe even the difference maker advantage when applied properly to the right players. His continued employment is becoming the elephant in the Bloody Tiger locker room. The big unknown is, does anybody else want to pay 7 million (or even 10 million) for a prime quality manager?

#61217	10/09/2018 1:37:08 am	Jan 15th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	btw.. what is a Friday morning hero?? Anyone?

#61222	10/09/2018 5:02:50 am	Jan 15th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Love the term I think he's referring to the guys that get on Friday morning (US) when the week rollover is complete to get the first crack at the draft and bot releases.

#61232	10/09/2018 10:33:33 am	Jan 15th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	My understanding is a Friday morning hero is simply someone who has drafted well. And I expected some replies or thoughts about managers after my previous heartfelt post. Come on guys!

#61239	10/09/2018 1:43:40 pm	Jan 15th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	From what I understand, it is important to not have a terrible manager. Having said that, I doubt that the difference between any two of the legends managers is all that much. I think Veliz is a very good manager but I think your team would have been very close to the same with any better than average manager. Would I pay $7m for him? Never. I cut my hof manager when he hit 5m. I've had four managers since '32 and I can't say I noticed any difference to speak of. Kind of like switching out a single .240 hitter for a .260 hitter maybe? Just my rambling personal opinion.

#61254	10/09/2018 7:34:35 pm	Jan 22nd, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	My rant was overstated and flawed. If Legends caliber players were accessible from waivers, the parity would be pretty frustrating. In truth, I suspect no Legends team has benefitted from waivers as much as the Dinos. Whether that's Larsen or McCarty or the legion of old dude 2Bs that have passed through the clubhouse. Hardly redundant. And I'm just as much a Friday morning hero as everyone else. My 2020 draft class of Bagley, Butler and Booth has kept me afloat a long time. Anyway. On to 2038. I cut Serrano at the end of last season because I guessed his salary would balloon into the 7 million range. When it was only the high 5s I put in a flier on him. Not sure he'll stick. I don't really like adding salary this early. A big part of why I went in on Hash and Serrano last season was when they came available. Was perfect timing.

#61259	10/09/2018 11:06:20 pm	Jan 22nd, 2038
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I don't really understand the complaints about teams using waivers. There is always the dynamic of build your team for the future or give everything for the moment. If you think you have a chance to win why wouldn't you do all you can to increase your odds of winning? This is especially true in Legends where you can be Site Champs. Not all teams can be Waterloo and permanently reside in Legends. If you have the opportunity, you better not hold anything back. If a team in contention skips their worst starter late in the season, do you moan about the injustice? Do you whine when someone uses a pinch hitter that crushes a walk-off win? They're all the same thing--maximizing wins. I say shame on the owner who doesn't do those things. Winning moments are fleeting. Be aggressive in them and never apologize.

#61260	10/10/2018 1:38:47 am	Jan 22nd, 2038
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	About manager salaries, When a player develops and the salary goes higher you might pay for better results. When a manager gets older and salary increases, you dont see them developing, right? Their skills should go higher also. Cant kick out my pricey manager. My team runs on with credit card.

#61261	10/10/2018 1:43:42 am	Jan 22nd, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	If I'm not mistaken, I don't think anyone complained about teams using waivers. My understanding is a Friday morning hero is simply someone who has drafted well. ohhh of course thanks.

#61336	10/15/2018 12:18:59 pm	Mar 6th, 2038
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Any predictions for upcoming season? I think the champion might come from West. Al eat plateful of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blodplättar if one team wins the title and the cup championship. EDIT i got 6 waivers so far and none of them is minor leaguer, i feel lucky. Updated Monday, October 15 2018 @ 12:21:11 pm PDT

#61351	10/17/2018 11:30:23 am	Mar 10th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Predictions? College Station in the West and Kal in the East? Despite the hyperbole in my rant above, there is some truth in there. Waiver claims are a sign of weakness. College Station has added maybe 100 ABs at RHB DH and maybe 50 IP in the bullpen. Kal hasn't added any ML players. Of all the players signed, I think (and maybe I'm biased) Serrano is the most likely to make an impact. That's if he puts up an OPS closer to career values. I'm not going to pay him 6 million for the .700 OPS he delivered last season. I suspect the return of Alexandria makes the Bloody Tigers season that much easier. Alexandria seems to have dropped the dingers part of the range & dingers formula to focus entirely on range. Rocking 19 range at basically all positions. This represents a lot of hit suppression. Teams that rely on 6 single rallies for their runs are going to have a hard time against the A's. Its hit dingers or lose. That's good for Kal. Not sure about the rest of us. The two teams that look to be in the most trouble in the East are Bronx and Waterloo. Bronx has lost their Edmond patsy. Bronx had a .438 WP% last season once their 15-5 against Edmond is removed. That will usually get you dropped. Waterloo's 2037 season saw every starting pitcher have a career year (not likely to duplicate), and an offense carried by Hashiratani (retired).

#61352	10/17/2018 11:44:32 am	Mar 10th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Some roster notes for the Dinos: -Flynn is the opening day SS and will get 600 ABs even tho he probably bats .150. McCarty the LHB DH. - hoping that Rosado supplants Youngblood in RF. Despite a decent career BA Youngblood is a merciless rally killer (25% K rate, big DP rate). My fear tho is that Rosado is just a LHB Canizles so Youngblood is still hanging around. - Eaton gets another shot at 1B. 2036 RotY. .181 BA in 2037. - Larson gets a call up and a shot at LF vs. LHP. Under the radar Hyman gets a call up and some playing time at 3B. - Wolf maybe spends another season in AAA. He was all set to join the big club, but ye olde 35 game spring training injury limits his cup playing time which was pretty crucial for him. Updated Wednesday, October 17 2018 @ 11:47:02 am PDT

#61354	10/17/2018 12:50:25 pm	Mar 10th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	How about College Station in the West and Bloomington in the East? I put in some waiver claims and figured I would win one at least but the majority of my key players are in their prime right now and I'm best to stay out of the way and not mess with a good thing. It took so many seasons to assemble this squad it would be senseless to rush their demise. I am certainly looking for their replacements but some of them may be one of a kind players. Certainly Mongo is. The whole starting infield is well balanced. Each fields their position and makes relevant contributions offensively. The cupboard feels a little bare but there are seasons yet for this offense/defense. This may be Brendan Duncan's swan season. Not sure. Once he does move out, Mongo is slated to take his place behind the plate. I am deeper at RF than I am at Catcher. Sure that would mean fewer games for Kirk with injuries but barring a waiver claim, it's what makes sense. Pitching? Who knows? It's been a baling twine operation that has worked. But barring a pitching staff collapse or the owner screwing up, Kalamazoo will probably make some noise for awhile yet.

#61358	10/17/2018 5:04:13 pm	Mar 12th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Duncan is starting to show a bit of age. Interesting that if you replace him with a homegrown you'll have a 9 apple line up. Bloomington is an interesting choice. They had the distinction of being the worst team in Legends last season against southpaws. Topeka and their 11 RHP staff may be a good match up. Alexandria maybe not so much. Lots of lefties. Bloomington was second last in the East in dingers too. More susceptible to the A's game plan. The other thing working against Bloomington is the schedule maker. Dino schedule goes cup-Thunder-Titans. I'll be able to set my rotation for all but the last 2 series, and it doesn't look like I want to use lefties against Topeka. Bloomington likely to face Bagley and Sanchez in 12 of 20 meetings this season.

#61456	10/23/2018 5:33:20 am	Mar 25th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Until proven otherwise, College Station and Kalamazoo are still the tops in each division. Waterloo is going to do what they do so well and should give Tiger a run for his money again. True to form, the Dino's relied upon a great overall pitching performance, leading the league in ERA & FIP. The Dino defense helped their pitchers by leading the league in FP while committing the fewest errors. Alexandria is back! Meccanodonte's club put up some really wild numbers from the pitching rubber last season. Cedillo, Downing, and Estrada posted some eye-popping numbers last season, with Estrada keeping hitters under .200 in over 180 innings. However, the A's are going younger by necessity this season as the stars they rode to the II pennant have moved into the twilight of their careers. Long-timer keggar is making his Legends debut with a Topeka club that finally broke through to Legends last season by holding off Manhattan and Birmingham, no small feat. Topeka took to bludgeoning opponents with a powerful offense with eight players boasting double-digit HR totals. This is a roster loaded with players in their prime years, ready to make a run at the crown. The Bronx is back for a second year in the top division after a 4th place finish last year. In his first season, motko's club lost ground from the year before on the mound. The A's starting staff had to be pulled too often from games and that taxed the Bronx bullpen, while putting added pressure on the hitters to try to out-slug the opposition. With pitching hard to come by, the A's have added players to shore up the defense and add depth to the lineup, in case the starters struggle in the Bronx again. What to say about Kalamazoo? Offense? Check. Pitching? Check. Defense? Check. Tiger's club is on one of the all-time great runs in BrokenBat history. Let's all hope he forgets to set his rotation and lineup this season. Last, but not least, my Bloomington squad. Pitching went from top half of the league rankings-wise in '36 down to second-tier status last season. R/ER rankings stayed the same (6th & 5th respectively), but gave up more HR's (10th-7th), struck out less (2nd-6th), and gave up more hits (2nd-7th). Offense took the biggest hit. Avg/Obp/Slg went from 4th/5th down to 10th/12th. We're hoping it was just a down year and we'll be back, but I'm well aware that at age 32, numbers begin to tumble. No major adds this offseason, but did tweak the park. The younger guys have grown into bona-fide ML'ers and the vets were getting "treatment" in third world countries, so maybe, just maybe we can make a run.

#61457	10/23/2018 8:43:41 am	Mar 25th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Very nice summary. Think you've oversold the Dino defense a bit. There were 3 teams at 62 errors, and another at 63. We have a rookie SS this season, and are hoping to run 10 less fielding in RF (Rosado vs. Youngblood). Besides, we have 2 20 fielding managers and 2 17 fielding managers in the league this season. (I think it's funny 7 of my 62 errors were by an outstanding / 14 field 1B who only played 42 games. He also batted .180. A sign that a bad roll of the form variable nukes your stats across the board?). I'm pretty convinced the managers of the Maple turned Mexican league read these forums. After my rant about waivers not impacting our division there were probably 12 or more position players on waivers this off-season that I thought could be impact guys. I looked for ways to shoe horn some of them into my lineup, and put out claims on quite a few of them, but didn't convince any to come to Waterloo. I think the East will be exciting. It wouldn't surprise me if Kal won by 15 games. The other 5 teams could be pretty tightly packed. Everyone seems to (potentially) have a bad match up somewhere. Not Alexandria so much. With the A's its more that the low scoring style of game has a little more potential for runs of bad luck / sequencing to get you. I do think they are the ones most likely to keep Kal a little bit honest this season. Dinos face 3 lefties right out of the chute. Could well be a slow start for Waterloo. Essentially have 4 rookies in my vs. RHB lineup (Larson + Flynn + Hyman = 5 ABs, Daniels = 140 ABs). It's very unlikely Markham and Boyd can shoulder the offense. Likely be some tweaking to do there after the first 15-20 games.

#61469	10/23/2018 3:36:58 pm	Mar 28th, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Two games with 20 runs in the first 2 days of play Insane! Even more otherworldly, Laredo hit 5 HRs in 2 games in Santa Monica stadium - 425ft Center field, 35' wall! Laredo was build to smash any HR record this season, but it was supposed to happen thanks to the home ground, Six Flags over Laredo a sandbox with 6' walls Likewise, the light hitting Bowman is Legends HR leader after 2 games with 2 How 'bout that!

#61473	10/23/2018 4:26:44 pm	Mar 28th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Big parks do damp HRs, but don't stop 10 power 5 dinger-a-season guys from crushing 130 ev 480 ft bombs. 2 more dingers in game 3 gives Laredo 7 in 3 games in the biggest park you can build. Be interesting to see what you do at home. Not a surprise Bloomington's 3 lefties cut a swath through Dinos vs. LHP lineup of rookies and turds. What was surprising was their power. If Bloomington has gone from a 130 HR team to a 260 HR team maybe Tiger504 is right and they will give a Kal a run for their money.

#61489	10/24/2018 2:32:56 pm	Mar 31st, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	For the Record: After 5 games, both Legends League divisions are lead by Italian managers Meccanodonte (4-0) Frankebasta (3-1) How 'bout that!

#61503	10/25/2018 6:24:12 am	Apr 3rd, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Italians do it better

#61517	10/26/2018 9:06:20 am	Apr 7th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Both teams have been in the upper echelon for a while, but IIRC this is the first time Laredo and Alexandria have been in Legends the same season? I'm not really sure what to say about yesterday's series against Bronx. The way my rotation worked out I had 3 righties going. Bronx only has 2 LHB in their vs. RHP lineup. One of those is 17-9-9-13 Martino who had 1 HR in 130 ABs last season. 3 RHP looked ok. 3 RHP was not ok. Martino hit 3 bombs in the 3 games, single handedly winning 2 of them. To put those 3 dingers in 3 games in perspective, the entire Dino roster has 4 through the first 10 games. It's still early, but I think my prediction that the bottom of the East could be interesting was wrong. Dinos are already -8 HR differential. It's only mild exaggeration to suggest we may lose every game vs. LH starting pitching this season. This may turn into one of those seasons where the standings are largely solved before Inter-division even starts.

#61520	10/26/2018 10:09:21 am	Apr 7th, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	That's correct: first time Alexandria and Laredo meet eachother

#61526	10/26/2018 12:20:37 pm	Apr 7th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Not only in Legends, this is the first time ever we share the same league. In the past, the third member of the italian party, Favuz of the Roanoke Orioles, was here. A curious note: Alexandria played his first 10 2038 league games on the road.

#61550	10/28/2018 11:05:49 pm	Apr 18th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Not a bad first cycle through for us. Lots of room for improvement. Major takeaway: hit 12 HR, gave up 24 HR. Might want to work on that stat in College Station.

#61574	10/30/2018 9:42:43 am	Apr 21st, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's ... not good. College Station actually won the pennant last season with a -ve HR differential. I suspect that is pretty rare. May be able to get away with it due to the pitching staff's minuscule WHIP + a high rate of wombo-combo plays (DPs, CS, OAs) on defense. A few changes in Dinoland. Told Serrano he needed to do better than last season's .700 OPS to justify his 5.7 million salary. He's sitting at .470. So I've had claims on near a dozen 3B. Finally convinced one to join last night. Lara has a very nice track record in VI. Not expecting .900 OPS from him here. Just be better than Serrano. Also signed Endou who is a player I've coveted on several of his trips through waivers. Had a couple miserable seasons in Sioux City. Hopefully a 3.5 hr bus ride East is the change of scenery he needs. These 2 arrive just in time for Bloomington and their wall of wrong handedness. Easy to blame Waterloo's futility against southpaws on the rookies, but its the middle of the order that has been the real problem. Markham (0 HRs, 0 BBs, .133 vs. LHP) and Serrano (0 HRs, 0 BBs, .143 vs. LHP) have been dreadful. With Lara and Endou slotted in for those to guys, maybe we can sneak a win out somewhere tonight.

#61575	10/30/2018 10:05:42 am	Apr 21st, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ahhh...I played my hand too early

#61576	10/30/2018 11:01:48 am	Apr 21st, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. I had a pretty good idea what was coming. I hadn't noticed it was a 4 gamer. Not sure who my 4th starter is. Would rather not use Going Going Galvin given your new found success against lefties. But neither Collier or Alvarado are attractive options either. Maybe see how Bagley and Sanchez do first.

#61579	10/31/2018 4:32:35 am	Apr 25th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well, Lara really paid off. My goodness what a series for him.

#61580	10/31/2018 8:42:28 am	Apr 25th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've come to really value good form when recruiting old dudes off of waivers. Lara and Schuler were a nice 1-2 punch. Endou was basically Markham (0 HR, 0 BB, .167 vs. LHP). I'd rather pay Markham 0.9 to be Markham than pay Endou 3.55 to be Markham. Still, it took a combined 1 hitter from Sanchez and 2 relievers to get our first W vs. a southpaw. Nice to get off the schneid. The big news from the series tho is that Booth is probably done. Still has 60 points in the 4 get'em out skills, so I thought he might have gas left in the tank. 3 dingers allowed in 6+ IP is a far cry from last season's 4 in 104 IP. Should have let him retire with some dignity last season.

#61581	10/31/2018 11:30:39 am	Apr 25th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Re: Booth. I'm of the opinion that once past the age 32 season and "His skills may decline quickly" pops up, the skill numbers you see are not what you get. We don't see guys lose points during the season, but I'm of the opinion it is happening. That or I've had (mostly) bad luck with old guys. Wait. That doesn't sound right...

#61582	10/31/2018 1:08:41 pm	Apr 25th, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Yep! Maybe it is not 32yo for everyone, but at some point there's a sudden drop. I agree

#61631	11/04/2018 9:10:31 pm	May 14th, 2038
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	this is gonna be one long season. Nothing is working here.

#61634	11/05/2018 9:45:14 am	May 14th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	When I scouted Bronx before our last series, I was floored by the walk rates of some of your guys (Schultz, Righetti, Ochoa, ...). Unsustainably bad. Can't help but turn around. Hess is ~200 points below his career OPS. He's too good not to turn it around somewhere here. A couple slow starts has eased the pressure on the Dinos. Have brought Markham and Boyd back up from the minors. Would like to give them a little more opportunity before giving up on them.

#61637	11/05/2018 2:23:26 pm	May 14th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	If I was ever going to melt down and rage quit, I think it would have occurred last night vs the Dinos. 1st game, down 3-0 early, fight back to 3-3 by the 8th. Waterloo scores on the bullpen in the bottom of the 8th to win. 2nd game, up early, take a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th and lose. 3rd game, dominating with a 6 run lead going into the bottom of the 9th. Dinos score...6. Thankfully we salvaged that one in the 10th. We keep trying to stabilize the pitching staff in Kalamazoo. That is what it will take. Last season started much the same way. So who knows. All that said, you win some in the last inning and you've got to expect to lose some that way as well.

#61651	11/06/2018 10:14:51 am	May 17th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I was pleased you won the final game. I did make a little post in Vent about it, but that was more to highlight a match-engine wish list item than to complain about the game result. I don't see what was tilting about the first game. Bloody Tigers weren't mounting rally after rally in the comeback. Just kept launching solo shots until the score was tied. 3 runners LOB doesn't suggest injustice to me. It's interesting Bloomington is still on top with a teenie bit of cushion. With no disrespect to PrivateSnowflake, I'm still not a believer. That record vs. lefties is really suspicious. .636 OPS vs. LHP compared to .787 vs. RHP.

#61653	11/06/2018 10:51:06 am	May 17th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	The first game all by itself was a nothing. I was happy to see us tie it up and as soon as we did, boom, Dinos score one to pull back in front. It was the Dinos game certainly and I was actually hoping we would steal it from your guys. The last two were the real disappointments. We should have won two I felt and in the end I feel lucky to have managed to salvage one. No real complaints though, it happens. It was an ugly series for us. Good competition to this point.

#61657	11/06/2018 5:01:40 pm	May 20th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's fair. I don't feel bad about game 2 either, 9th inning rally was spurred by 2 BBs off of 6 control Reilly. If Eaton can't work Reilly for a walk, there isn't much hope for him. If we'd won game 3 I would have needed a shower and offered an official apology. Dinos squeaked out southpaw fest vs. Bloomington. Galvin is a heart attack in a can with his HR habit. Pleased we are almost 40 games in and he hasn't got his behind shipped back to AAA yet.

#61659	11/07/2018 5:39:46 am	May 21st, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Being honest here, Seca, we were in first last year when inter-league play began, so I'll share in your skepticism. Updated Wednesday, November 7 2018 @ 5:40:24 am PST

#61660	11/07/2018 8:22:15 am	May 21st, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	It does have a very similar feel to last season. It was this week of last season I pushed some chips in signing Hashiratani and Serrano. I thought I could catch Bronx and Bloomington, and hoped Kal's slow start would be enough of a handicap. No plan to push in this season. Young guys need some reps, and Kal could put on the afterburners anytime. Comfortable enough at the moment that I might start sneaking Wolf in for a start here and there.

#61684	11/09/2018 7:27:24 am	May 29th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Little surprised with the scope of Laredo's housecleaning this week given they are only 1.5 games out. Still have a full roster, so I guess AAA guys pushing out underperforming old dudes.

#61688	11/09/2018 11:19:44 am	May 29th, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Yep! Housecleaning is the word: Number 1 and 2 in Game MVP in team history, both as Hitters and Pitchers. Old guys, on their last legs. Expensive salaries and below average production. I tried to give them some more playing time to plump their records, but I cannot justify that in a race for Legends League Champions. Sorry, dudes 💚💜💙

#61689	11/09/2018 12:31:08 pm	May 29th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	The good news: -we are right in the thick of the division race -lots of youth getting playing time -waiver steal Sanderson is crushing it. -offense in general is quite good The bad news: -386 innings pitched, 59 HR's given up -Ace Escamilla might be washed up, this is an unpleasant surprise we were not prepared for. He has pitched 46 innings and given up 12 HR's and has a 5.87 era. I don't think we can win the division if he doesn't have a better second half. If no improvement is shown during inter league, he will have to be dumped. -24/25 year old pitchers are getting shelled and all have era's in the 6's and 7's -perennial superstar Corea is having his worst ever season..so far. Need improvement. I'm at a bit of a loss to explain our bad pitching. With Yoshie & Urbina retired and Escamilla seemingly washed up, there are a lot of innings to replace. Hunt, Cabral, De Leon, and Barbossa seem to be a level below (at least for now)and rookies Wilkerson and Pascual don't seem to be ready yet. We'll see if things improve or deteriorate during inter league and then make some decisions on second half playing time. Updated Friday, November 9 2018 @ 12:32:34 pm PST

#61709	11/11/2018 12:16:09 pm	Jun 4th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Correa is top 10 in HRs, RBI, RISP. Not shabby for his worst season ever. Have skipped a couple Bagley starts already. Struggling with HRs. Struggling with LHB. Always hope iconic players can play well until retirement, but Bagley's 5 million salary is beginning to feel heavy.

#61711	11/11/2018 2:34:23 pm	Jun 5th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Well, if you want some (false?)hope, I feel like I've noticed a trend in older guys that they seem to be prone to bad starts but can be much better in the second half. Hence Escamilla is still around. I was one run away from cutting Escamilla and his 4.75m salary loose today then he magically finished his start by getting 17 of his last 18 batters out (gave up a single). #Stillhope

#61713	11/11/2018 4:13:05 pm	Jun 6th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Ya, despite not playing up to expectations, only 4 games out. Maybe good to have some clear areas for improvement. Inter division is the grand sort. Between Laredo bringing their fences in, Brookfield returning to Legends and the Carp pitching staff turning to mush, dingers are up a whopping 27% in the West so far this season.

#61726	11/12/2018 11:33:15 pm	Jun 10th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	My team could go either way in inter div play. Offensively and defensively I think we are just fine but Hunt is still hurt and our pitching has been just brutal. If we get a little pitching we could do some damage but tbh I'm not very optimistic. Either way we will be letting the younger guys pitch.

#61731	11/14/2018 4:18:45 am	Jun 15th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Jeez, Frank. What you did to me in Game 2 took 7 wins off my expected total. That was brutal.

#61733	11/14/2018 9:27:34 am	Jun 15th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	In bocca al lupo Frank per il nostro primo incontro-scontro. Good luck Frank for our first matchup ever.

#61741	11/14/2018 3:34:46 pm	Jun 17th, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	@Meccanodonte: Likewise Enjoy! @PrivateSnowflake: I gave back to you with 1-run losses That was fun, anyways

#61751	11/15/2018 11:01:44 am	Jun 20th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Alexandria with the leg up for the Scudetto. I really like the Aponte signing by Kal. Not sure how I missed him. Would have thrown him an offer. Lots of Dino bullpen arms in the doghouse right now.

#61752	11/15/2018 11:19:16 am	Jun 20th, 2038
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I guess that means I made a mistake cutting Aponte. I’m glad he went to Kal, at least. Good luck with him!

#61755	11/15/2018 3:11:34 pm	Jun 22nd, 2038
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Maybe, maybe not. He is definitely not a slam dunk. No Movement or Velocity, and a tendency to give up a LOT of hits. I didn't put in a claim on him, despite the fact my entire pitching staff is imploding this season.

#61756	11/15/2018 3:57:23 pm	Jun 23rd, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Very few pitchers (especially those on waivers) are slam dunks. No velocity isn't a problem. No movement is only a problem if it leads to HRs. Aponte has a good record of suppressing dingers (rookie 85 SI season excepted). Minor league oBA are worthless b/c the defences are so bad. Not to pick on Deadwood, but he's coming from a team with a 10 range SS and a 12 range 2B. Easy to pass over on first glance. Dig a little deeper and I see reasons for optimism.

#61757	11/15/2018 5:02:43 pm	Jun 24th, 2038
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	No worries about picking on deadwood. You can’t just pluck high fielding, high range guys with decent arms who can also hit off Free Agency and I got REALLY tired of all the errors blowing my games the last few seasons. I’m lucky enough to have the high fielding, high range guys with bats in my minor league system, so until they develop I thought I’d forgo the range and just go for the high fielding to stop the errors. Of course that comes with more hits getting through. I just hope I didn’t undervalue Aponte.

#61758	11/15/2018 5:12:31 pm	Jun 24th, 2038
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Certainly looks fine for HRs, and maybe the hits at the major league level can be explained away by his teammates, but he gave up a lot of hits in the minors too. Personally, I haven't found guys with low movement translate well in the higher leagues regardless of HR allowed. But that is just from my own anecdotal perspective. I'm sure there are plenty example of guys who have done well with low movement. I just won't touch them unless they are proven. And then they aren't on waivers BTW, my own feeling (again mostly anecdotal) is that range is probably more important than fielding for the middle infield positions (and obvious for the OF). Updated Thursday, November 15 2018 @ 5:14:28 pm PST

#61759	11/15/2018 5:35:25 pm	Jun 24th, 2038
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Well I’m gonna test that theory out with Angel, Rock. Because I’m training him at 2B. Although thus far he’s gone typical Latin and been a complete underdeveloped mess. Updated Thursday, November 15 2018 @ 5:54:44 pm PST

#61761	11/15/2018 7:36:42 pm	Jun 24th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	but he gave up a lot of hits in the minors too We've all got our own wants and tendencies. As I said above, minors opponent BA means nothing to me. I assume a huge chunk of minor league fielders are learning their positions. The lineup card is being filled out by the computer. It's gotta be Keystone Kops. (See Grasso on my squad who got hit at a .280 clip through 7 minor league seasons, but has held Legends batters to .170 over the past 8 seasons). HRs matter. Hits not so much. Dinos got to play our old friend Sammy. Happy to see him back in Legends and pitching well. Dinos had planned to cut 15 million in salary this week (Nagel, Lara, Bagley, Montgomery) but the team has been playing too well. Maybe pull the trigger next week. Might still cut Bagley. Terrified to let him near the hill. But I held off on Booth and I've been rewarded. Paddy's found his grove. Updated Thursday, November 15 2018 @ 7:37:04 pm PST

#61762	11/15/2018 8:33:43 pm	Jun 25th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Wick, I wouldn't necessarily call cutting Aponte a mistake. I'm certainly glad you did though because I wanted a new LHS. I had 2 LHP (2 LHP seems to be the right number in Kalamazoo) and they were both my oldest pitchers at 33 and 34. Something had to give and in spite of Reilly's low control, I felt good about his performance until this season. Definitely dicey this season. I also factored Aponte's starts for Deadwood into my decision. I'm hoping that those were statistically negative experiences for him. I dont believe he's a starting pitcher with a 6 stamina. I won't start anyone below 10 stamina and prefer 12 minimum. I may be completely wrong but it is my assumption that a pitcher's performance drops off when he exceeds his stamina. If so, his 30+ starts could really skew his career performance. Plus, if the pitch count he had when I got him was where you had him, then that is far too many pitches for a mid stamina pitcher not to mention a low stamina pitcher in my opinion. Aponte had a nice first series against Novi. I hope it is indicative of things to come.

#61765	11/16/2018 5:04:30 am	Jun 25th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	How many times a player you spent seasons to grow, stunted like a -1 pot compared to his level? I'm really tired: multiple mediocre draft picks and the few ones who are good, will stunt... One could not compete playing this way years after years..

#61768	11/16/2018 6:04:57 am	Jun 25th, 2038
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That's basically my whole team Meccanodonte.

#61770	11/16/2018 6:17:19 am	Jun 25th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I know, Rock. I frankly don't understand how's possible that your team drafts that way, while others pick up pot 14-15-16 twice a year. I can't complain about my early drafts, but now it's been 4 seasons that I don't see pot 14 (and that last one, Farrell, will be a 4th OF because of his lack of hitting skill). That's ok, luck comes and goes. But the useful player which I drafted or won by claim, I'd like to see them maximize their pots (or, at least, match their scouting reports). Otherwise one could not compete, even inventing something everytime. Updated Friday, November 16 2018 @ 6:17:43 am PST

#61771	11/16/2018 6:29:40 am	Jun 25th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	One could not compete playing this way years after years.. I barely notice anymore. Once a player gets to the big leagues his stat sheet is so much more important than his skills. I think it goes back to the manual. The visible skill values for each player are an approximation of his current actual skill level and may deviate by up to 20% from it true value for some skills. The way I've always read this is that the 20% could be above or below. Eg. 2 players have 15 hitting. One is 20% underscouted - he's actually an 18. The other is 20% overscouted - he's actually a 12. Much bigger impact than whether a 13 pot finishes at 101 SI vs. 105.

#61772	11/16/2018 6:40:26 am	Jun 25th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	@Seca: understandable (and true). Nevertheless makes me angry.

#61773	11/16/2018 7:04:33 am	Jun 25th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! I hear you. I thought Eaton was going to be my #3 hitter for 7-8 seasons. Instead I get a guy who can't break .200. The manual does say some skills. Maybe the key ones like hitting and power aren't included, or have a smaller uncertainty? Maybe the 20% is the entire delta (ie., 10% above or below)? Hard to say. Looking at Eaton I feel there is something more sinister at play than his VG hitting stalling at 14 and his prolific slugging hitting a wall at 15.

#61774	11/16/2018 7:21:18 am	Jun 25th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	How did you develop Eaton? Insta-callup when notified his readiness or some more seasoning in the minors? I was going with the second one in the recent period, but it doesn't seem relevant by any means. Maybe I'll go back with the insta-callup. Edit: Eaton's build and profile looks basically Yandy Diaz: hits bombs in the ground. Updated Friday, November 16 2018 @ 7:25:00 am PST

#61779	11/16/2018 11:44:54 am	Jun 25th, 2038
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	i missed couple of days with severe wisdom tooth situation and then too bisy with work. Opened my brokenbat and last ten games 9-1. Wow! should use less time on this.

#61792	11/17/2018 8:40:04 am	Jun 27th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Can't believe it. Not only mediocre drafts and "stunted" players, but when I drop someone, he goes from 13 to 14 pot. http://brokenbat.org/player/138878

#61797	11/17/2018 6:54:34 pm	Jul 2nd, 2038
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Can't believe it. Not only mediocre drafts and "stunted" players, but when I drop someone, he goes from 13 to 14 pot. http://brokenbat.org/player/138878 I'm loving Muniz so far but realistically he's a 28 year old who had shown next to nothing in his career so far. And he's only gained a couple of points with us and I don't expect him to grow much more. So I don't think you necessarily made a bad call there. And FWIW I was also really keen on Aponte, I think we were one of the first teams to have a claim on him. His minor league HR/9 really stands out for a low movement lefty.

#61802	11/18/2018 6:48:39 am	Jul 2nd, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	With that defence, if he gives .700-.750 OPS (looks possible in lower leagues) he could be quite a valuable player. I don't know if you ever watch pitch-by-pitch. (I haven't for a long time). The subtle value of a guy like Muniz is that he is going to work longer ABs than say .... Camarillo. Ironically taking pitches probably has more value in lower divisions where pitching staffs aren't as deep and bullpens are weaker.

#61807	11/19/2018 10:56:13 am	Jul 7th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Some interesting moves yesterday. Dinos gave Barnes a long, hard look. In the end, we felt there was too much swing in his potential outcomes. He could be really good. I think he could also be really bad. More bad luck for Santa Monica. Sign Garrison who gives them some good starts, then he takes a max injury. Maybe strike more gold with Cabral. It surprises me guys like Paul sit around in free agency. Gold glove caliber SS. Not great offensively, but surely enough bat to carry them glove. Probably just short term give Broomfield has Beniquez. Pretty nice to find a stop gap of that quality.

#61813	11/19/2018 10:43:06 pm	Jul 9th, 2038
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	If it's Bunk Barnes, then I think you made the right move in passing. Always felt like a classic fool's gold 13 POT to me. Something hinky in his minors numbers made me wary of him and after I'd picked up options at 2B that I liked better, I didn't see any playing time for Barnes to develop. Basically traded him for a 17 year old bubble guy just to kick that can down the road and remove that roster pressure. Now I have a convenient cut should I win anybody else.

#61816	11/20/2018 6:59:55 am	Jul 9th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I was referring to the Barnes Freddy picked up. I am actively looking for a 1B so that I can move on from Eaton. Bunk Barnes didn't fit the bill. Scouting was fine, but his minor league numbers aren't shiny enough. Interesting that Laredo picked up Garrison. He looked great in a half dozen starts with Santa Monica. Nice to have the roster flexibility to stash a guy like that while he recovers from injury.

#61820	11/21/2018 2:02:15 am	Jul 14th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Dinos gave Barnes a long, hard look. In the end, we felt there was too much swing in his potential outcomes. He could be really good. I think he could also be really bad. Haha there is nothing Barnes can do to hurt us. Pretty sure we have just lost 8 straight series. It's getting ugly around the clubhouse. Pretty sure Missoula has something to do with it.

#61821	11/21/2018 3:44:16 am	Jul 14th, 2038
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	Pretty sure Missoula has something to do with it. I doubt that, heh. JJ’s barely got the Polar Bears flirting with .500 right now, he has too many problems of his own to be sabotaging College Station. (…On the other hand, Missoula might be doing better if he was actually minding his own business… hm…)

#61822	11/21/2018 7:12:10 am	Jul 14th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha there is nothing Barnes can do to hurt us. Hehe. Barnes first Legends AB: Barnes comes in to pinch hit for Ordonez. Barnes hits a home run to left field of 371 feet. Zelaya comes in to score. He may be alright. Dinos did not expect to be in this position at the All-Star break. Brought in a couple veterans to help keep us out of the drop zone - they along with the top of the batting order have played great. I'm still more concerned about Kal than Bloomington (no offense PrivateSnowflake). Will see where things stand tomorrow. Couple guys might end up back in AAA if the Dinos try to make a push. Waterloo only had 1 position player make the All-Star game last season. Could be as many as 5 this season (Marino, McCarty, Schuler, Bueno, Rosado).

#61823	11/21/2018 10:52:48 am	Jul 14th, 2038
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I think its just that your focus is all wrong Freddy, I don't know why you're still running out Robert Adkins bobblehead days at Missoula's home games! Updated Wednesday, November 21 2018 @ 10:53:24 am PST

#61825	11/21/2018 1:44:01 pm	Jul 14th, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Interesting that Laredo picked up Garrison. He looked great in a half dozen starts with Santa Monica. Nice to have the roster flexibility to stash a guy like that while he recovers from injury After the release of Bender and Stephenson (and Salgado and Corrall) Laredo has big holes in the rotation. Any help is welcome

#61826	11/21/2018 2:19:50 pm	Jul 16th, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Weird All-Star selections for the West pitchers: both Quinn and Morris are relievers. Morris is leading the whole league in Wins, so maybe that's the reason: Morris was selected as a SP, and Quinn made it as a reliever despite only 9 Saves (but a sterling ERA) Shout out to Avalos for his 6th All-Star selection overall (5 times in League5) after being picked up in the off season as a mere 2-claims Waiver

#61836	11/22/2018 12:28:42 pm	Jul 16th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Decision day. A few leashes get shorter today. Kalamazoo can retire Escamilla today. We can probably manage to relegate without his 4.75m salary. Entering the season I thought our pitching would hold up just fine and we would be battling for a pennant. 99 HR's surrendered and a 4.7 era has not gotten it done. I am still optimistic that this is a "bad year" for most of our roster pitchers and some will bounce back next season with another year of exp. But it's been a disaster. Hitting and defense has been pretty good so we should be able to stay in the relegation race. In a worst case scenario, dropping down wouldn't be the worst thing for this team anyway as we are very young now. Now to try and have a little better second run through the east and maybe even win a series..? Gonna dream, dream big!

#61837	11/22/2018 12:31:24 pm	Jul 16th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Wow. Just noticed I've been here for over four years now. Doesn't feel like that long at all.

#61851	11/24/2018 6:28:27 pm	Jul 27th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Given that it takes 3 RL months to play a season, it always seems strange that a single day / series decides it. For my team anyway. Last season it was the short rest sweep at the hands of Kal. This season it's a 5 game drubbing versus the vastly superior Novi. Seems like it always happens on a Saturday. Just signed the paychecks. Will be some significant housecleaning before next Friday. Going Going Galvin is already looking for work if anyone needs a dinger prone lefty.

#61873	11/27/2018 12:35:12 pm	Aug 4th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Broke the streak!! We won a series 3 games to two (Aug 2nd)!! Last series won 2 games to one was May 13th. Over two and a half months! Worst streak of our 19 season history is over. Our pitching is actually showing signs of life, still optimistic that we can string a few wins eventually and avoid relegation. #babysteps

#61879	11/28/2018 7:45:51 am	Aug 9th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Worst streak of our 19 season history is over. Yikes. That's a pretty miserable run. Dinos are looking forward to the end of inter-division. I'm not really a fan of 17-3 14-4 type scores. East is a little more gentlemanly. Last 50 often seem to be lower scoring in my observation. Weird All-Star selections for the West pitchers... No comment on those pitchers, but it was satisfying seeing Bueno get selected. Dinos signed him as a 28 yr old 98 SI super-project. Had no expectations of him filling his 15 pot profile. Endured the obligatory 2 years of suck, and ended up with a solid 13-pot. Nice to get a little pay-off. Hopefully his skills don't erode too fast. Our next 2B prospect is still at AA and isn't all that highly touted. Going Going Galvin went to 6. 2-run dinger over 4 IP in his first game FTL. In the very next series it was Knepper who walked off the mound to find his locker empty and bags packed. He's not drawing flies. Seems few teams want to pay him 4 million to throw center-cut fastballs.

#61883	11/28/2018 9:33:46 am	Aug 9th, 2038
dlwarren1 Joined: 06/21/2017 Posts: 39 Inactive	Question on all star selections... floundering in the lower leagues so far I have noticed the all Star rosters mostly filled by non human owned teams. This appears to be due to the circumstances lineups never changed, thus at bats is the #1 qualifier. I also have a theory that I don't want players selected because their salaries go up rapidly. I guess I know what it feels like to be Charley Finley.

#61892	11/29/2018 8:07:18 am	Aug 14th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. ABs are definitely part of it. I think the balance is pretty good tho. I had 4 position players chosen, and 2 are strictly platoon (another sometimes platoons). IIRC all star selections don't affect salary. Long ago some teams would send their best players to AAA before all-star selection in hopes of avoiding a salary bump. I think there was an official post saying all star doesn't contribute (MVP and Cy Young do).

#61893	11/29/2018 8:13:50 am	Aug 14th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos gave Swerve a long, hard look as a potential fix to our 1B problem. Ended up pulling our offer at the last moment. Even without his stunning '35 his minor league numbers are pretty shiny. My fear is that 12 hitting at this stage of his career means he's another Eaton. Not what I want.

#61898	11/30/2018 5:56:19 am	Aug 19th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Glad to have survived inter-league play this season. The Thunder still posted the worst W/L record of the East clubs, but we're still in contention. Now we can go back to beating up one another. For the record: ALX 38-22 BRX 37-23 WAT/KAL 36-24 TOP 35-25 BLM 34-26 Kalamazoo is heating up, Waterloo is in Bazarro world (now an offensive club!), Alexandria is quietly in the hunt, Topeka is up over .500 and can see 4th place, Bronx would be safe if they relocated to the West.

#61902	11/30/2018 7:29:45 am	Aug 19th, 2038
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	yeah Private, East really beat the western clubs this year. I thought i did good but doesnt help if everyone in the division got the same success.. Btw, what happened to Nolan Kirk? Is is more RHP-season so not his season at all? Updated Friday, November 30 2018 @ 7:35:49 am PST

#61903	11/30/2018 8:08:33 am	Aug 19th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Btw, what happened to Nolan Kirk? Is is more RHP-season so not his season at all? SHHHH! DO NOT WAKE THE BEAR! Waterloo is in Bazarro world (now an offensive club!) Heh. Astute observation! If these were season end numbers this would be the Dinos best runs/game in a dozen seasons. (Also our worst runs against since my first full season at the helm of the club). Here's the kicker. The offense is a mirage. Dinos are only ahead of Topeka and Santa Monica in homeruns. Our offense is powered by flukey RISP hitting (20 points over our season average). We are definitely due for some regression over the last 50 games. It's part of why I wanted to do a full strip down before this update. Nagel left, but I wanted to cut Lara and Bagley too. Felt I had to hold off not b/c I'm in the hunt, but because I'm only 1 bad series from being in the relegation race. Even so I might have cut Lara if it wasn't Bloomington & 3 LHPs on the menu for tomorrow. Bagley I decided to keep for sentimental reasons, hopefully padding his career stats a little. Its a tough slog. He doesn't pitch well all that often anymore, and our bullpen has been brutal this season. Even when he leaves with a W lined up he often gets a no decision.

#61906	11/30/2018 11:29:03 am	Aug 19th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I should congratulate Freddy on College Stations' 2 TDs & a FG against Waterloo. The MLB record for most consecutive hits in an inning is 11; Colorado put up a 12 spot on the Cubs. Coors Field ftw. College Station managed 10 straight hits in their 10 run 4th inning against the Dinos. 3 of the 10 were dingers. League HR rate is still up a staggering 14% over last season.

#61907	11/30/2018 11:44:26 am	Aug 19th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Believe it or not, Mongo is posting better numbers than he was earlier. His struggles have caused me to drop him to 5th in the order. He did not make the All Star team, nor did he deserve to. I might have dropped him further in the order but the whole offense seems to be struggling. Or maybe just wildly streaky. Kirk has always been a streaky but clutch hitter for me. If things weren't so tight, I'd give some of my vets rest and get some more experience for some of my young and struggling bats for future seasons. Speaking of streaky, has anyone taken a look at my SS, Carmelo Silk Marroquin? He's having his best season ever defensively and an atrocious season offensively. Up to now, he's always provided more than enough offense to go with his yeoman work at SS. At 30 years old, I'm going to have to write it off as a down season and expect he will bounce back. If he was 27, I might believe he was never going to make it. As it is, Ybarra will be getting some reps at SS. He surely can't hit any worse than Marroquin has this season and can use the seasoning.

#61918	12/01/2018 11:46:34 am	Aug 21st, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I should congratulate Freddy on College Stations' 2 TDs & a FG against Waterloo. Haha thanks! This is our season, lose 5 straight 2-1 games then score 17 in a win. League HR rate is still up a staggering 14% over last season. That is indeed staggering. But if you removed CStation pitchers from the stat the league is probably only up 2-3%. We may have been just a little too young this season, or maybe we just are not that good haha. Our younger pitchers have been shelled. Still optimistic that this newish group can compete at this level though. Inter league was a disaster for us. We began at .500 and ended at 16 games under! Salaries are low and we will make money this season but it's time to win a few games and avoid relegation. The good news is Escamilla is pitching better now and Correa is starting to hit. We have had rookies pitching all season but will pretty much sit them this coming week. Here's hoping!!

#61922	12/01/2018 4:42:59 pm	Aug 24th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Don’t know if you noticed, but you’re already over last seasons total of HRs surrendered. Dinos are 1 away from last seasons total, tho it is a less gruesome number. Always viewed Marroquin as a Dino killer. Hate that guy. . 13-14 hitting guys are such a crap shoot. Might hit .250 one season. Then struggle to stay above Mendoza the next 3. He’s still on pace for 20 dingers. That’s pretty nice from a decent defensive player at the premium position. Quite the series from Bloomington. By my count they got 18 runners to 2B, and 12 of them scored. Sensational sequencing. Dinos had their fair share of luck over the first 110. Probably going to see a lot of that over the final 50.

#61951	12/07/2018 7:02:16 am	Sep 12th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. With 33 games to go and 8.5 + RD out of relegation, the Dinos cut loose the last of our mercenaries. Not much for excitement the rest of the way. Leaning towards calling up Rodriquez for a little spin. He was a free agent signing in the spring, mostly to eat some innings in spring training. He had a nice spring, and has had a good season at AAA. Will probably struggle matching his 66SI up against Legend bats, but the Dino bullpen has been so erratic this season it likely won't be noticeable.

#61976	12/12/2018 11:29:17 am	Sep 30th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Quiet time of the season. No waivers. No minor league stats to pore over. Playin' out the string. East mostly set. West is in flux. Novi picking a poor time of the year to go into freefall. Can pull the ripcord anytime now. A few notes from Dino-land. McCarty has spent much of this week at the hot corner. He had trended down offensively the past couple of seasons, but has had a nice bounce back this season. Thinking he may stick around 1 more season. Probably as DH, but if we could get his 3b back to lower case, would add some versatility. Rodriquez did come up and has been outstanding. Despite his 10-7-8-11 build he's struck out a batter per inning, no walks. Hits looks a little bad but they've all been singles, and confined to a couple of weaker outings. It's been funny watching Rodriquez retire the heart of the opposition order, and then have Contreras come in with his 13-16-18-17 and stumble and bumble and not get anyone out. Full kids noe, so Daniels is tainting both the vs. LHP and RHP lineups. Maybe he manages a hit against righties before season end. (Currently 0 for 22). Last bit of excitement is Schuler being in the race for a batting title. Haven't won a batting title since Larsen in '28. Fairly certain I've never had a .300 hitter (with qualifying ABs) at this level.

#61982	12/12/2018 11:54:09 pm	Oct 4th, 2038
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Heh, no, that was just Freddy doing his usual job on me. Gonna have to be that guy and cut in on that Freddy/JJ rivalry should this sort of behavior continue

#61983	12/13/2018 1:51:44 am	Oct 4th, 2038
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Hasel I'll send you a parcel you can then send to Freddy, he's scared of drinking Missoula water.....

#61984	12/13/2018 6:57:34 am	Oct 4th, 2038
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Might just be the season for some dirty tricks

#61986	12/13/2018 10:07:53 am	Oct 4th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	I have no explanation for why my team has been so bad all year against everyone else but then so good against Novi. We recently swept Novi and then we were swept by BC. I wanted to screen shot the line up to prove we fielded the same players / pitchers against each team because it sure didn't look that way. Good luck to each team down the stretch. Although I still think my team's potential was better than our record, I clearly over estimated what I expected my players/pitchers to do this season. I have only two position players that met expectation Viera and Fitzgerald (both 33 yrs). Pitching has also been horrific. We had two waiver pickups who pitched well and Blalock (32 yrs declining skills and almost dropped preseason due to salary and my belief that we were deep and strong at pitcher..lol), the rest for the most part were well below expectations. Home runs killed us as well as one run games, extra inning games,opponents lh pitching,our own lh pitching, the entire east division, our offense, lack of a #1 pitcher and my own error of going at least a little bit too young too soon. Probably a little too cheeky. We are not finished yet though and will still fight to not relegate. At least we have been playing our young guys, if we are going down we will gain a season of exp for the future core. We have at least 8-9 players/pitchers who started all season under 26 years old. Here's hoping..

#61990	12/13/2018 5:47:29 pm	Oct 8th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Had to cut that post off due to lack of real life time. I still can't believe I may have to manage against jabroni's like JJ and Almaric next season but it is getting increasingly likely. Next six games should decide it and we need to go 5-1. Haha in reality I'm more than a little concerned about a back to back relegation after having a look at the teams. II.1 east looks really interesting. Should we go we renew hostilities with those horrific Care Bears (hate them so much we're chasing them down the tree)and it will also be great to see nobodyjones again. I learned a few things watching his team in the couple seasons we played together. In the east we have old rivals Birmingham and Edmund as well as getting our first crack at Almeric7. Too bad Haverhill won't be around. Now back to my appeals to the baseball gods for a ten game win streak!

#61996	12/14/2018 11:26:55 am	Oct 8th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The East is suddenly interesting. It was a painful series to watch as the Dinos swept Bloomington yesterday. Game 1 Dino starter Wolf was awful, but the Thunder could score the kill shot and had 15 LOB. Game 2 saw 2 booted balls and 5 unearned runs determine the outcome. Game 3 a fading star found a little of his former greatness at just the wrong time for Bloomington. Big series tonight with the Thunder heading north on I-94. Bloomington leads the season series 10-7, but its been tilted in Kal's favor since the AS break.

#61997	12/14/2018 2:28:58 pm	Oct 9th, 2038
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'm starting a petition to help Freddy avoid back to back demotions - Steve, let him go straight to LL 3 next season!

#62010	12/15/2018 12:38:13 am	Oct 12th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Suddenly back in the mix for the title, gone 0-4 with last place team. Nice achievement, Alexandria.

#62011	12/15/2018 12:44:49 am	Oct 12th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Suddenly back in the mix for the title, gone 0-4 with last place team. Nice achievement, Alexandria.

#62012	12/15/2018 6:03:37 am	Oct 12th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Part of the reason why I felt Bloomington looked fairly safe a few series back is because the bottom was settled. Teams like the Dinos without much to play for, and 2 teams in pursuit potentially damaging each other. Still some fight in the bottom half it seems. Game 1 of the Bloom-Kal series looks back breaking. Kal took a 4-2 lead to the 9th, but couldn't stick it. Still time for Kal to rally, but that's a big swing if that game goes the other way. Schuler needs another 17 ABs to qualify for the batting title. Should get there. Little chincy for a guy who is largely a platoon player to win it, but then again batting title isn't an official accolade here.

#62017	12/15/2018 8:19:07 am	Oct 12th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	It has not felt like a championship season all of 2038 but we suddenly found ourselves in the actual hunt. Things heated up with Waterloo sweeping Bloomington and like magic, for one day, there looked to be a 3 team melee. I wished PSF good luck and promised him he would see the very best we had to offer. And for 8 innings, it appeared we might steamroll Bloomington. But what a difference that last inning made. In game 2, it was likely Legends Rookie Pitcher of the Year winner, Shifty Burkett starting. Mind you this kid with the ugly build has 6 complete games and is tied for the league lead with 3 shutouts. Instead Shifty pitches one inning and turns it over to the soft underbelly of Kalamazoo long relievers to get pummeled. And the only reason he pitched a whole inning is I have no one set to relieve in the first inning. By the time we got on track for game 3, it all feels a bit too little too late. And to have Alexandria drop all their games. Wow. Although I can't in good conscience concede to Bloomington yet, that is a golden opportunity that slipped away. Kudos to the Cougars yesterday.

#62036	12/17/2018 5:31:49 am	Oct 20th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Like Alexandria did, we lost the series to the Bronx last night and now have to travel to Alexandria for the final three games of the season. So, we've got to overcome LHP and hope for a split between Kal and Wat to get a shot. In the West, Novi controls their fate: win one versus Battle Creek and they're in.

#62037	12/17/2018 6:05:17 am	Oct 20th, 2038
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Is it me or is there a bit of BB magic where you end up facing a pivotal team in the final series every season?

#62038	12/17/2018 7:47:20 am	Oct 20th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Seeding by ranking often means 1 vs. 2 from the previous season meet in the final series. In the West's case it's just 1 in 5 luck. Brooks' turn is being skipped so Bagley can make the final start of the season. Don't think that will influence the race. Bagley and Booth's final hurrah tonight.

#62039	12/17/2018 1:05:17 pm	Oct 20th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I'm playing some youngsters (as already done with Seca in our last matchup). I think Bloomington has good chances to clinch. Nothing is set in stone in BB, anyway. Updated Monday, December 17 2018 @ 1:05:34 pm PST

#62044	12/17/2018 3:39:19 pm	Oct 22nd, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	This is one of the most peculiar ends to the season I've seen. Almost like no one wants the Eastern pennant. I'm not sure why Kal went hard with the kids today. They were in a pretty good position - Bloomington losses to Cedillo and Davis were distinct possibilities. Anyhow, with 2 dates on the schedule it looks closer than it is. Bloomington has to lose their final game, and one of Waterloo or Kal need to take both of their remaining games. It's tempting to set my kids down and dust off the vets that have been sitting for the final 2 games. Seems like bad karma tho. . Not likely my A lineup beats both Hardin and Jansen. Would be cool if Bagley's final start in game 160 meant something.

#62046	12/17/2018 4:16:50 pm	Oct 22nd, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I couldn't look at the schedule, instead had to read the play by play. I'm lucky I wasn't facing another lefty for 160! Now it's on to face Novi. Bittersweet facing off against you, Haserig. Knowing that only one of us can win.

#62048	12/17/2018 4:23:45 pm	Oct 22nd, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats Bloomington. Looks like Bagley's final start is just for pride. Grats to Novi as well. Nice to see a couple new champs. Found it funny how the Kal - Waterloo game ended. 18 speed Eaton with a single to CF. 18 speed Eaton steals 2B! DeJesus with a single to RF. It's fielded by pinch runner Cornejo! He doesn't know how to OF! He's got a 7 arm! Eaton digs for home! Cornejo throws! It bounces .... twice, 3 times, 4 times .... now it's just rolling. Rolling. Rolling. He's outta the plate! What a play!

#62055	12/17/2018 10:17:43 pm	Oct 24th, 2038
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Stoked to see Novi go up against Bloomington, congrats Hasel and Pvt, best of luck to both of you, couldn't happen to two nicer guys1

#62058	12/18/2018 4:11:48 am	Oct 24th, 2038
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Congrats Haselrig and Pvt. Both teams are role models for mine...

#62060	12/18/2018 5:34:43 am	Oct 24th, 2038
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Wow, what an improbable season/outcome. Had a couple better seasons in legends and finished third both times. I'll take it, though :P Thanks everybody for the kind words. I think this is a no loser final. Pvt's a good friend and I'd be almost as happy to see him win it as my cheapball Doubledays. Good luck Private.

#62061	12/18/2018 7:49:13 am	Oct 24th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Good luck to you as well, Hasel. I've already said it once, but it's tough going up against you knowing only one us us can win. With JJ's underdog title still a fresh memory, I can't be surprised at any outcome. The East was a monster this season. No one ever broke out and put together a run, just four clubs keeping pace with one another. Hats off to Mecc, Tiger, and Seca on terrific seasons. I appreciate the extra gray hairs I see Waterloo finally has a batting champ and maybe even has himself an MVP as well.

#62062	12/18/2018 8:04:58 am	Oct 24th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Minor correction. Waterloo has had 2 batting champs (the unlikely Anderson in 2025, and Larsen's MVP season in 2028. What was new was that after 15 seasons in the league, we finally have a .300 hitter. (Two in fact!) I would be a little surprised if Schuler was MVP. 18 HRs probably doesn't get it done. Bagley pitched well in his final start, but didn't get the W. Consistent with the season. When he pitched well, his mates let him down (this time it was the defense; more often it was the bullpen). Appropriate tho that Booth got the win in the relief. Booth's number suggest I should maybe keep him for another season. Training update 0 will likely wreck him tho. Fitting for him and Bagley to go out together. (A shame Butler could hold his game together long enough to go with them).

#62063	12/18/2018 8:12:23 am	Oct 24th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats to PrivateSnowflake and Haselrig for well earned pennants!

#62065	12/18/2018 9:14:23 am	Oct 24th, 2038
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Congrats guys. I am obviously disappointed, but I appreciate that we're all sportsmanlike.

#62066	12/18/2018 12:24:08 pm	Oct 24th, 2038
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	Thank you everyone for the season! In the east there was superior teams in top condition so i my team didnt have much to say. Congratulations Haselrig and Privatesnowflake! May the best one win the finals!

#62067	12/18/2018 5:00:15 pm	Oct 28th, 2038
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow....two extra inning games in the first two playoffs games. Exciting! Steve

#62068	12/18/2018 5:34:02 pm	Oct 28th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	A little background: 6 of our 10 match-ups this season were decided by one run. 3 games went into extras. Bloomington recorded 8 quality starts but Novi had the season edge 6-4. Only fitting this series started out the same way. Bloomington brought in Legends saves leader Alan Abercrombie twice to shut the door. Both times Novi refused to go down and chased Abercrombie. Impressive? Yes. Surprised? Not against Novi.

#62072	12/19/2018 9:21:28 am	Oct 28th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Entertaining couple of games. I found Novi's signing of Dowd curious. Dude has a serious HR problem. (Before looking at his player card, consider that Santa Monica has the biggest ballpark you can build in BrokenBat). Thought he was just depth, but he's playing a prominent role (so far anyway) in the series. Interesting. Updated Wednesday, December 19 2018 @ 9:21:43 am PST

#62074	12/19/2018 12:14:54 pm	Oct 28th, 2038
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Never said I was a good owner, just cheap In my climb up the ladder, those fireballers that give up a ton of homers were really effective in very short appearances for me, so I think I have more affection,and tolerance for them than most. Updated Wednesday, December 19 2018 @ 12:25:49 pm PST

#62083	12/20/2018 4:33:11 am	Nov 1st, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hats off to the Novi pitching staff this series. Absolutely shutting down the Thunder offense.

#62086	12/20/2018 2:05:12 pm	Nov 3rd, 2038
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Wow! West has been vindicated at last Congrats to all, see you again next season

#62087	12/20/2018 2:09:48 pm	Nov 3rd, 2038
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Congrats to Haselrig and Novi winning it all... Couldn't happen to a nicer guy!

#62091	12/20/2018 2:39:47 pm	Nov 3rd, 2038
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	Like Snowflake said, this was sort of a bittersweet series. I’ve known the two of them since my earliest days back when I first broke in during the 2029 season, talking with them in the IRC chat. On the other hand, speaking as someone who got to listen in while the two of them talked strategy on how to handle other opponents in pennant races or the playoffs, this was a fascinating series to get to watch. Congratulations to the both of you for making it to the top of the mountain, and to Haselrig for getting to add Novi’s flag up there.

#62092	12/20/2018 4:20:06 pm	Nov 4th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I'm so very happy Haselrig is the new Legends Champion. I've been privileged to get to know him over the past few years and the many Friday mornings with JJ and then AP, talking about FA signings and who got the better draft pick. Knowing that Hasel has finally reached the top is a sweet moment for me as well, as I've been privy to all he's done to get here. I'm very happy and proud of you on finally being crowned Legends League Champion!!!

#62098	12/20/2018 11:20:26 pm	Nov 4th, 2038
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Wow, very thankful to have stuck around long enough to experience a championship. Having it come against one of my best friends in the game makes it doubly special. Hey Pvt., why don't we do this again next season? Can't say how much I appreciate all the well-wishing and good sportsmanship on display in these forums not just in this thread, but every day. I've always said the community here the secret sauce that makes Broken Bat an online oasis and a truly special gaming experience. Thanks everybody.

#62100	12/21/2018 4:11:38 am	Nov 4th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hey Pvt., why don't we do this again next season? I'll be the Buffalo Bills of Broken Bat :P B-L-L-oomington

#62102	12/21/2018 8:56:29 am	Nov 4th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats again to the pennant winners. Mildly surprised, but very pleased that McCarty got the nod as MVP. Feel his accomplishments (career, not just this season) are worth some recognition. Just our 2nd MVP. Old guys have done well for me. Hardy (33) and Bagley (34) with old guy Cy Youngs. McCarty gets the MVP at 35. A testament to how difficult it is for young players in this league that Wolf finishes 2nd in rookie pitcher with a 3-6 record. Flynn 2nd for position players with a .217 BA and .628 OPS. Nice to sneak a gold glove too. Marino was groomed as a SS. We landed McCarty around the time Marino broke in, so he ended up in CF. Despite solid fielding Marino is usually pretty bad defensively. Pulled it together for 1 season. (I'm still sore I used an18 fielding CF for ~1400 games without him managing to have a recognition worthy defensive season).

#62104	12/21/2018 10:58:00 am	Nov 4th, 2038
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It's a shame (for us) that Waterloo's MVP candidates couldn't siphon a few more votes from each other and get Stuart his third MVP award, but McCarty was the most deserving, no doubt. Speaking of Stuart, he was part of a core that brought Bloomington up from the depths to this point. That core is turning the dreaded "33" which is my normal cut-off age. His speed is a killer and that salary might be hard to swallow in a pinch hit role. We'll see. We won't say goodbye, but best wishes to Freddy, Optics, keggar, and motko. Best of luck to you guys next season. Congratulations to Coolhand (Moore) and kungfu43 (Conroe) on making their fist appearance in Legends and the East returns two Legends vets: Favuz (Roanoke) and Mike (Margate).

#62106	12/21/2018 1:48:27 pm	Nov 4th, 2038
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Congratulations to Haselrig on winning the Legends Championship. Kudos to PSF on winning the East. Fine seasons fellas! I guess I put my kids in too early and didnt switch back early enough. Honestly, I thought Bloomington would just walk off into the sunset. Either way they deserved the Division. Holy McCarty. That guy is amazing. This was the first season my pitchers seemed to handle him, which is to say, didnt let him run completely roughshod, and he wins MVP. If that MVP was a season or career MVP, either way he deserved it. As I expected, Shifty Burkett won the Rookie Pitcher of the Year. I certainly wouldn't have predicted that preseason. Overall, Kalamazoo had some depressed offensive years from guys I expect to bounce back and be around for a few more seasons. Kirk, Marroquin and Luna leap out at me. The nice thing is we found a couple young guys that are going to be able to help us start transitioning as guys age out. Gomes and Watanabe create hope for the future here.

#62113	12/21/2018 4:23:59 pm	Nov 4th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We made the decision with 26 games to go to try McCarty at 3B. Not only did his bat heat up, he played all 26 without an error. Team went 20-6 over that span. Boyd also played well after a really dismal start. May have 3B figured out for '39.

#62122	12/22/2018 5:42:48 am	Jan 15th, 2039
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Congrats, Haselrig! It's been a longtime coming.

#62146	12/23/2018 5:01:14 am	Jan 15th, 2039
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	3 italians in Legends this season, with Favuz.

#62151	12/23/2018 10:19:27 am	Jan 15th, 2039
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats Haselrig, a richly deserved title! And commiserations to Pvt Snowflake. Bit of Christmas cheer for you (well for all of us really), Tiger's far too modest to show off Kal's early gift.

#62157	12/23/2018 12:09:00 pm	Jan 15th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Nice. Marv may be the real diehl. Bagley is on the golf course. Booth talked management into a look in '39. Won't take much of a cold spell to convince him to hang up his spikes. Not many off-season needs for the Dinos. Keeping an eye on 1B so we have a ready replacement when Eaton gets benched. Adding some pitching prospects with a bit of potential would be super, but not holding my breath.

#62164	12/23/2018 2:29:39 pm	Jan 15th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	How did that not slip by you Haselrig? Lol If he pans out, he will replace Santini at 3rd base. Easily the highest rated prospect I've ever drafted. With the possible exception of the one from deleted 2035. Seca, do you remember those two gems we drafted? I gave him Alex Crespo's old # which seems fitting as a franchise type player. Honestly, I'm guarded on him. I've had some very mixed results with 15 pots. And he's my first 16 pot. From Rob Santini and Alex Crespo to Mel Harada. Guys like Ben Thacker and Reuben Gomes. They dont all make it. Some never rise above decent bench help like Thacker. Gomes will likely be a future star but at what position. Right now it looks like LF.

#62272	12/26/2018 12:30:27 pm	Jan 29th, 2039
motko Joined: 09/06/2014 Posts: 358 Nauvoo The Great Horned Owl III.3	One more thing about Mongo, before we forget him. So he is not great hitter or prolific slugger but he is both - BUT ALSO - we is atrocious fielder and he just won golden glove!

#62282	12/27/2018 5:25:12 am	Feb 5th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Apparently my Magicians sneak into the waiver room to rig getting old pitchers. I was obviously surprised to get Gabriel, but I'm shocked more than 60 teams put in a claim on him. With a salary over $5 million, there's no way I'd want him if I wasn't in Legends. He doesn't look that good to me. My guess is most owners just saw his SI and put in a claim. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and will bring in the new year in style.

#62285	12/27/2018 7:33:12 am	Feb 8th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Gabriel (Christmas-y name) seems pretty good to me. ERA of 3.4. FIP of 3.8. OPP BA under .230. HRs under 1 per 10 IP. All-star the past 4 seasons, Cy Young mixed in there. Sure some of that is in VI, but he's also playing for a bot managed team with a poor defence behind him. I had a claim on him, and would have slotted him into the #2 spot in my rotation. 5 million isn't that much for 220 quality innings. Half the managers in our league make more than that just sitting on the bench filling out a wind breaker.

#62296	12/27/2018 2:16:28 pm	Feb 15th, 2039
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	I agree with Seca and think Gabriel can be pretty good. I hoped he would save me from relegating when I got him last season and at half a season of $4.2m, my budget could handle it without problem. But he did not turn out to be helpful at all and I dumped him after 0-6 record. Luckily I didn't relegate after all.

#62300	12/28/2018 1:00:30 am	Feb 19th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I like Gabriel. I'm just surprised that many teams were interested in him with that salary. We grabbed another oldie but goodie in Forbes. I actually like him for this season more than Gabriel, but being two years older and two million more expensive, the suitors didn't come. 3 claims vs. 66. I'll take them both, thank you.

#62329	12/30/2018 6:25:22 am	Mar 4th, 2039
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Mike, can I have whatever horseshoe you've been rubbing at night?

#62336	12/30/2018 10:07:17 am	Mar 4th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	In a word, no. Up until this season I only had one successful 50+ waiver claim ever. I've hit two this spring. Thankfully the second was a young guy instead of a rental player. My previous high for a young one was 39. I'm a little curious about today's. He looks good to me, but was an immediate cut and release from the most storied team in Broken Bat, Thunder Bay. His skills don't match up well for any position; maybe that was why he was cut? His name cracks me up. I'm considering calling him "Super Fonz." Updated Sunday, December 30 2018 @ 10:11:08 am PST

#62338	12/30/2018 3:02:25 pm	Mar 5th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I think Winkler's position is gold glove first baseman. A Mark Grace type maybe. As far as a nickname, I suggest either just Fonz or Fonzarelli. It is a great name and I'm certain he is Henry's great nephew. What a nice claim for you.

#62339	12/30/2018 4:42:03 pm	Mar 6th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I was a big fan of Cain and Hatcher's Superman. When I hear Dean, he immediately comes to mind. Hence, the doubling down of pop culture icons. I'm never excited to put a right-throwing player at first. He'll probably end up at second or third despite not being a good fit for either, as well as a fill-in at first when the primary guy is hurt.

#62423	01/07/2019 11:26:04 am	Mar 20th, 2039
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well, since it's so quiet on the eve of the season, let me introduce... Private's Not-At-All Scientific Pointless Power Rankings And Not-Even Remotely Accurate 2039 Predictions Sponsored By The Guy At Home Depot Literally Working In Your Aisle But Somehow This Is Not His Department Let Me Get Someone For You But Help Never Comes Predictions And Power Numbers Poll. Remember, this is only to get your blood boiling because how could you rate my team below so-and-so and what kind of cockamamie nonsense is this are you stupid I hate this game I hope a meteorite lands on your head. I'll post predicted order of finish per this 100% ironclad scientific poll, hitting rating, pitching rating, and overall rating. And don't ask "5.35 out of what" because I'll say 8.64. So your rating is 5.35 out of 8.64. Decimal points = science and you can't argue science. We'll start in the West, since the West is home of the defending champion Doubledays which reside in Novi which is actually east of Bloomington: 1. NOV 10.2, 2.69 = 6.45 2. MOR 6.57, 4.27 = 5.42 3. BC 3.31, 6.91 = 5.11 4. BRO 3.54, 4.34 = 3.94 5. LAR 5.65, 0.54 = 3.10 6. CON 5.53, -2.54 = 1.50 Now the East second, because the sun rises in the east and that always comes second. 1. ROA 9.25, 6.42 = 7.84 2. BLO 10.19, 5.38 = 7.79 3. KAL 10.2, 2.69 = 6.45 4. MAR 5.12, 5.46 = 5.29 5. ALX 5.06, 1.62 = 3.34 6. WAT 4.43, -2.08 = 1.18 Well, I hope you had fun. Remember to imply bodily harm and to question the sexuality of the OP in your angry DM's. For the record, I think I have a pretty solid club this year. I added some more RH hitting to solidify my lineup versus lefties. If I improved that, I feel we can compete. That said, I fully expect the pitching to crap the bed and somehow be relegated straight to III. Looking forward to playing with bots next season.

#62424	01/07/2019 11:36:33 am	Mar 20th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I … hmm. Thanks? I found this a very good waiver season. A lot of interesting players passing along the wire. Dinos didn't have much luck signing guys (Stuart who reached carousel with Bloomington, and Koch who no one else wanted). Was still a good exercise trying to figure out who could help and where. I think Margate did the best job of addressing weaknesses. Felt their pitching looked a little thin; Gabriel and Forbes should help. I suspect Bloomington landed the biggest impact player in Salazar. (Had the Dinos coerced Salazar to sign I would have cut Stuart, Koch and Markham. Have some bloat at 1B/DH). A little alarmed Roanoke didn't make any claims.

#62425	01/07/2019 12:24:51 pm	Mar 20th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Now the East second, because the sun rises in the east and that always comes second. You forgot another fact. I'll let ABBA explain, "The history book on the shelf Is always repeating itself Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war." 15 consecutive seasons of refusing to lose the right to stay in Legends. I need no other info to predict a top 4 finish for the Dino's. For my own team, I have no idea. My guys are old, especially my Bash Brothers. Strangely, Chapa has been getting better with age, though. Then there are my old rental players Seca mentioned. I have no idea how they'll do. Using language similar to that of Private and his predictions, I'll be happy with not being relegated until I'm not happy.

#62426	01/07/2019 2:18:04 pm	Mar 20th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	I take solace of this ranking of 0.54 for my pitching staff. It's gonna be the only POSITIVE they get all season. Laredo has historically being rich in pitching, just to see everyone fail last season. Only 4 pitchers are any good, Salmon and Quinn (All Stars in 2038), Paris and World Classic Winner Kim. The rest is made up of FAs pickups. Ps. I slightly increased ballpark dimentions in order to improve BA. Looking forward to more HRs

#62440	01/08/2019 9:22:12 am	Mar 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Play ball! New teams and age are the 2 things that change the dynamic. Dinos probably lose the most with age. Bagley is gone, Booth and McCarty are both 36. The other two names that jump out at me are Cedillo and Guzman. Both look like they could be slowing down. The 2 new teams have some things in common. Both bludgeoned their way to pennants last season (Roanoke .830 OPS last season, 70 points clear of #2, Margate also over 800 team OPS). Both had bottom half pitching staffs with ERAs around 4.5. Neither very flashy on defense. Some differences from there. Margate was pretty balanced LHP vs. RHP. Roanoke destroyed RHP but was mediocre against LHP (think that will be mitigated a bit this season with the maturation of Renteria). The other noticeable difference is that Roanoke can go lefty. In my view 4 of 6 teams in the East have some degree of weakness vs. left handed pitching. Bloomington's flexible staff was a significant part of their success last season. Roanoke's staff is also young with a lot of fat pot bars. Easy to see improvement. Hard to pick a winner. Bloomington had a number of guys with career years last season and could regress a bit. Having 3 capable LH starters should still play really well tho. Kal still has a fearsome lineup, but also complete dependence on RHP. Roanoke also in the chase with a strong offense and improving pitching. Will be watching to see if / when Woodruff makes his debut for the Thunder.

#62441	01/08/2019 9:26:49 am	Mar 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	And a little stat from last season. Here are the bottom 4 teams in HRs. Bronx 146 College Station 142 Topeka 124 Santa Monica 99

#62443	01/08/2019 10:30:06 am	Mar 25th, 2039
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Glad everyone is talking again. The friendly banter is what makes this a special league. Not related to my wacky prediction poll, I've got a season preview for each team. Teams are in no particular order. As always, replies are welcome. West: Novi: Supremely balanced club. Best infield in Legends. The champs return most of their roster aside from a couple of bit players. Core is in their prime. Star Player: Eduardo Murillo Player to watch: Phil McNair McNair returned to All-Star form, but was it an aberration or proof he can still pitch at a high level? New addition: Todd Rawlings "Righty" brings his wicked slider to Michigan after proving his worth in Grand Junction. With the Novi starting staff and Rawlings closing games, good luck getting over on the Doubledays. Battle Creek: Star power. The Sting superstars will again vie for individual recognition, but is this the year those stars align to unseat Novi? Silvio Moran will need a bounce-back campaign to give Battle Creek another weapon against opposing pitching. Star player: Alejandro Navarrete Player to watch: Danny Guinn Is this the year Guinn breaks out? He has All-Star potential and is trending upwards. New addition: Reuben Neal Neal is here and could "Wally Pipp" McCurdy should the veteran falter. Broomfield: Roster even from hitting to pitching. But time is running out for this aging pitching staff. Look for Broomfield manager Hector Beals to squeeze everything he can out of his veterans before giving in to a reboot. Star player: Alazaro Navarro (last year Cy Young) Player to watch: Sabastian Cano When the free-swinging Mexican national gets on a roll, look out. New addition: Pedro Naranjo The young lefty flashed decent power in the minors and will look to earn a spot in the outfield rotation. Moore: Good staff to go along with good infield defenders. Did I fail to mention Moore employs the leagues best player in Johnny Holton? Star player: Johnny Holton Player to watch: Mateo Santana The Manta Rays are counting on Santana to be the elite pitcher he looks to be. New addition: "Buzz" Gentry The prized prospect gets the call-up after tearing through MiL pitching last season. Conroe: The Tigers enter '39 on a down note with Horner going down to begin the season. Will Alomar and Small show signs of aging or can they help Conroe overcome what they lack from the mound? Star player: Dujuan Keeton Player to watch: Ivan Alomar Alomar staying at a high level is paramount as age begins to work against the Tigers roster. New addition: Ned Wheeler Wheeler has all the tools of a great bullpen arm. He should end up being a great bridge over the middle innings when it's all said and done. Laredo: Stacked, but aging. The Mules will look to kkep their championship window open, but is there enough starting pitching depth to carry Laredo? Star player: Ed Crow Player to watch: George Lombardi It's time for Lombardi to live up to his tremendous potential. New addition: Antonio Alacon Laredo is going all in on the offensive side with the powerful Alacon platooning and coming off the bench late to try to swing things in the Mules favor.

#62444	01/08/2019 10:57:13 am	Mar 25th, 2039
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	East: Kalamazoo: The Tigers championship window is still open, but Kalamazoo will need to take advantage of this roster sooner rather than later. That goes for manager Mauricio Veliz. The time is now for the Tigers. Star player: Rob Santini Player to watch: Nolan Kirk Are we seeing chinks in Kirk's armor? The former MVP could swing the balance of power back to the 'Zoo if he can keep Father Time at bay. New addition: (Newish) Parker Bruno The Tigers will give every chance to Bruno in the hope he succeeds. Waterloo: The pitching well never seems to dry up for the Dinos and this season will see another young crop of pitchers looking to make their mark. Waterloo also sports last seasons top three MVP vote getters. Star player: Rich Shuler Player to watch: Greg McCarty He can't do this forever...can he? New addition: Leo Stuart Finished second in the MVP vote last season. Alexandria: The Athetics motto must be "might makes right" with the offensive firepower they roll out. No one doubts they can score, but can they keep runs off the board? Estrada is the ace, but he needs his staff mates to come through. Star player: Felix Sierra Player to watch: Timmy Goodman Loaded with talent, Alexandria hopes this is the season he puts it all together. New addition: Luca D'Amico The A's have shortened the game to 8 innings with D'Amico anchoring the back-end. Roanoke: Best outfield in the league. Tore through II with sheer might. How will it translate? This is a supremely talented roster. Star player: Octavio Renteria Player to watch: Andy Holland The O's are going to need Holland to keep the pace he set last season for Roanoke to contend. New addition: (not so new) Omar Diaz The Venezuelan was given more opportunities last season and has shown improvement. The O's need him to keep it up at the highest level. Bloomington: The bullpen remains a concern and age will not help. Might be the deepest bench in the league. Star player: Wesley Olsen Player to watch: Dewayne Bowman Talented SP, but will need to drastically improve last season's numbers. New addition: Jaime Salazar With Stuart gone, Salazar turns the question mark of who plays first into an easy answer. Margate: Veteran ballclub that come off a championship season in II and a long Cup run. Solidified rotation depth this offseason. Can the Magicians ride the veterans coattails to the top of the division? Star player: Geraldo Naranjo Player to watch: Angelo Rodriguez Rodriguez waits in the wings and will look to make a roster splash when he gets the chance. New addition: Grady Gabriel Gabriel was the big "get" this offseason for Margate. He's a top of the rotation pitcher that make the Magician's staff legit. Updated Tuesday, January 8 2019 @ 11:00:45 am PST

#62446	01/08/2019 12:25:11 pm	Mar 25th, 2039
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Couple of great posts there Pvt, a reminder of why I miss this league!

#62447	01/08/2019 12:41:15 pm	Mar 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Aye. Good read. Hope you're right about the Dino pitching well not being dry. Have my doubts personally. I'd rather not carry both Koch and Stuart through pay day. Koch has a leg up as a playable 3rd catcher. Hopefully they both play so well I can't cut either.

#62454	01/08/2019 6:03:06 pm	Mar 30th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The supposed help duo of Forbes and Gabriel got destroyed today. Thankfully most of the other Magicians did their job.

#62455	01/08/2019 7:28:18 pm	Mar 30th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Well done PSF. I think you're right on about Kalamazoo. Our window is open. Hopefully we have the pitching to convert. Bruno may not make it very far into the season in the rotation. Guzman may get the call for one last season as a starter. Kirk's down season did not surprise me. Nor would I be surprised if he wins another MVP this season. Especially if teams run left handers at us. He is a player with very high highs and sometimes very low lows. That was a tough first series Mike. Thankfully we pulled that last game out.

#62458	01/09/2019 6:55:01 am	Mar 30th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The supposed help duo of Forbes and Gabriel got destroyed today. Thankfully most of the other Magicians did their job. I suggest you cut them. Good first series from the Dinos aside from Booth who couldn't get anyone out. May be joining Bagley on the golf course sooner rather than later.

#62462	01/09/2019 2:07:32 pm	Mar 30th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	http://brokenbat.org/game/3174110 Fine pitching on display by both teams. Lol Miraculously, we're 4-1 despite allowing 9 homers. That cannot be sustained. Updated Wednesday, January 9 2019 @ 2:17:24 pm PST

#62466	01/09/2019 6:27:01 pm	Apr 3rd, 2039
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	This is going to be a great season. Glad to be playing with you guys.

#62478	01/10/2019 12:05:06 pm	Apr 3rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hope you screenshotted Moore sitting in first place. (Not that you won't stay there … feel like I'm digging myself a hole here).

#62483	01/10/2019 4:06:43 pm	Apr 5th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ouch. 25 LOB and blow a 2-0 lead in the ninth. I've never had difficulty with my bullpen before. If any of my starters get with the program, I might have to push their pitch counts up because my relievers have been putrid. Kind of like my SP's, I suppose. Updated Friday, January 11 2019 @ 4:13:48 am PST

#62485	01/10/2019 4:17:40 pm	Apr 5th, 2039
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	@Seca Obviously, its my wallpaper @PrivateSnowflake Its Hutton not Holton, I hope you will be familiar enough with him by seasons end to just call him Johnny B Good

#62505	01/11/2019 9:04:30 am	Apr 7th, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Out of curiosity, having never really looked at the stadiums typical to Legends teams, I took a peek, expecting a bit of variety. And there is some, for sure. What struck me most, however, was noticing many Legends teams having ballparks that are deep with medium to high walls. It seems like many of you all are accentuating pitching and defense with your ballpark designs. Just found that interesting. Makes me wonder if, whenever I make it to Legends, the slightly atypical design of my park would play against me. (It was a bit more extreme a few seasons back, but it's seen a touch of tweaking.) Good luck, and have fun this season, you all!

#62511	01/11/2019 11:01:41 am	Apr 7th, 2039
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	If you run into a team with better pitching, you'd better not let them score either. Hitting can be shut down, defense can't. If I could go back and tell LL6 me one thing, it would be to pay more attention to defense and range. Lost a lot of seasons learning that lesson.

#62512	01/11/2019 11:13:32 am	Apr 7th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We lost our two most extreme parks. Santa Monica runs the biggest yard possible; (IIRC) Laredo pushed their fences out a bit this season after playing in a shoebox last go round. Most parks in the league as close to what I consider an average park. Waterloo's park is intended to be average, limiting ballpark as a factor and providing more "true" results. That said, I think ballparks are overdone. Santa Monica's big park meant they hit the fewest HRs and surrendered the 2nd fewest HRs (only 3 behind Bloomington). But they were still -39 in differential - ie., despite their giant park, they were owned by the long ball. Fewer HRs overall just increases the marginal value of HRs hit.

#62534	01/12/2019 5:59:57 am	Apr 10th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ended up cutting Stuart. He didn't play poorly. Didn't play like a 4 million dollar player either. Little worried he might have a season more like '37 than '38. Also kinda sucks playing a division rival knowing your #3 hitter wasn't good enough to make their roster. Means the Dinos have nothing to show from waivers this season. Have found enough interesting pieces in free agency that we are roster crunched anyway.

#62544	01/12/2019 9:13:01 pm	Apr 14th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm patient to a fault, but Infante has to go. In four relief appearances he went 1-1 with a save. That sounds pretty decent. Uh, no. My guess is he will leave the Magicians with the all-time worst numbers for the franchise for anyone with at least four appearances... 15+ ERA .500+ OBA 4+ WHIP Wow. And he had a win and a save?! But also a loss and 2 blown saves. Updated Saturday, January 12 2019 @ 9:17:39 pm PST

#62549	01/13/2019 6:13:48 am	Apr 14th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Gah. Dinos botched their claims last night. Meant to pull the offer from Lemus (older version of Markham). Also thought I had 2 roster spots open, so winning Lemus excluded me from a couple lower claim players that were more interesting. Boo-hiss.

#62550	01/13/2019 6:19:57 am	Apr 14th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	A classic Haselrig move I like to call the "Claim of Shame"

#62554	01/13/2019 7:34:56 am	Apr 14th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've definitely done that in the past. Although it sounds like I may have been the beneficiary of Seca's "Claim of Shame" this time around

#62570	01/13/2019 6:07:12 pm	Apr 18th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Nah. Don't waivers go in the order of # claims now? The guys I was referring to were 2-3 claimers. Got to see the MVP first hand in today's series. 10 power Silinas has already slammed 5 dingers in just 33 ABs. That would get you 3rd spot in the Dino lineup, but for Kal he bats 8th and gets PH for in the 7th. Dinos feel pretty outclassed by these big pot rosters. Going to be a real struggle to stick this season.

#62571	01/13/2019 6:11:04 pm	Apr 18th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	They do? I thought they still went by SI...? When did that change?

#62572	01/13/2019 6:14:13 pm	Apr 18th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Waivers are processed by highest to lowest SI.

#62581	01/15/2019 8:18:42 am	Apr 21st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. The Olsen cut is a stunner for me. Leaves Bloomington with a 4th OF who is also the backup C. Little thin. Maybe portends a Woodworth callup.

#62582	01/15/2019 11:47:43 am	Apr 21st, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	So far, so good in Novi. Clemente and McNair looking a little done, though. Early, but worrisome dropoffs none-the-less.

#62586	01/16/2019 5:00:55 am	Apr 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Margate on the Franco sigining. Dinos had hoped to try him in LF. Might have been a little sketchy.

#62587	01/16/2019 10:10:37 am	Apr 25th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The word on the street is when his longtime club changed their name from the Mesquite Mustangs this spring, he demanded a trade to us so he could still use all of his tailor-made monogrammed personal effects. Updated Wednesday, January 16 2019 @ 10:29:24 am PST

#62590	01/17/2019 7:45:05 am	Apr 29th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Guess we should have said it was the Waterloo Warriors interested in his services. Looks like he's off to a good start. Little surprised its Daniels (.299/.366/.564 slash, .930 OPS last season) that takes the hit. Dinos hope and pray that someone will get to 20 HRs each season (topped out at 18 last season). My opponents willingly bench 39 HR 135 RBI guys. Waterloo bringing a knife to a gun fight.

#62592	01/17/2019 8:59:40 am	Apr 29th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That was last year. He has one homer this season and an OPS below 700. Against righties he has a woeful .148 BA and .481 OPS. I'll likely just bench the cool bat most of the way.

#62593	01/17/2019 4:20:27 pm	May 1st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I think it's funny Franco can't break into your vs. LHP lineup. Dude sure can hit dinguhs. Lots and lots of dinguhs. 5 hits in Legends, 4 of them dinguhs. Updated Thursday, January 17 2019 @ 4:37:05 pm PST

#62596	01/17/2019 5:53:58 pm	May 3rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	McCarty bobblehead night 1st game of the next Kal series in case anyone wants to buy tickets.

#62597	01/17/2019 6:25:25 pm	May 3rd, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	After looking at the transaction logs for Legends, it seems that Laredo is not the only team struggling to put a roster together On another note, it's worth noting that after 26 games, the Mules have 4 players in the top10 for BA, OBP, SLG, and of course OPS! And that's without last season team MVP Sosa, who's gone MIA after being the League's best hitter till 2038 All star Game

#62598	01/17/2019 6:30:33 pm	May 3rd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It's not often you see a guy hitting .227 and slugging .818! Lmao. Clements needs PT because he's 27, but will probably yield to Franco soon. Oh, yeah. And game 1 today was the perfect example that homers aren't everything. We outhomered Waterloo 5 to 1 and lost. Updated Thursday, January 17 2019 @ 11:09:17 pm PST

#62608	01/18/2019 4:23:18 am	May 3rd, 2039
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Odd-season blues in Bloomington. On a good note, Woodworth posted a 1.455 OPS during his first series in The Show. The sour note is Salazar, the prized Thunder FA and 2038 LL5 MVP, has completely s**t the bed to begin his Bloomington career.

#62610	01/18/2019 5:38:37 am	May 3rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I wasn't blowing smoke when I said I liked Salazar. Still do. Surprised he's off to a slow start. If you are in for the long haul a bit of a down season has the silver lining of blunting his salary demands a bit. Terrific debut for Woodworth. Dinos finally landed an impact RHB after many, many waiver offers. Thrilled with Stern. His age and salary make him a much better fit than a lot of the guys we tried for. Only blemish is that it doesn't look like he can play anywhere defensively. Happy to look past that.

#62611	01/18/2019 5:53:15 am	May 3rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	homers aren't everything Tell that to Ruiz. Poor guy lost his job thanks to Margate (2.2 IP, 3 HRs).

#62614	01/18/2019 6:42:39 am	May 3rd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Waterloo bringing a knife to a gun fight. Ummm, your homer rate is slightly better than mine so far this season. But hey, if Tom Brady can say people think he sucks... (Go Chiefs!) Updated Friday, January 18 2019 @ 6:48:50 am PST

#62616	01/18/2019 7:18:32 am	May 3rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! That was before the Margate series. Marino seems to have decided that since he can't steal anymore, he's going to be a power hitter instead. Personally I'm a little skeptical that he can out mash Chapa and Franco. But that's why we play the games.

#62625	01/18/2019 12:54:22 pm	May 3rd, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	You need to hold back several McCarty bobbleheads for my guys. Oddly enough, none of my pitchers want one but Mongo, Sooner, Silk and Tommy amongst others say they want one. I'm going to need about a dozen please. I had not realized Legends was such an offensive league this season. The East appears ready to slug it out for the top spot. Literally. Does anyone else remember when Legends was a pitcher's world? That was before the Bloody Tigers got here but the world has indeed shifted. With that in mind, I'm going to predict that since most everyone has offense, the team or teams that best figure out their pitching will outlast the others. Although my team has yet to solve the puzzle that is Margate, I suspect the road to Legends East will go through Waterloo.

#62626	01/18/2019 1:31:03 pm	May 3rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I was home sick today, and actually looked back a few years wondering the same. My impression (looking at league stats) was that HRs have gone up, though OPS hasn't changed as much. The team that marked the change for me was Manhattan. The difference between those Isotopes and the rosters now is balance. The Manhattan team was so heavy to RHB; a good RHP could quiet them. A Margate or Kal is noticeable more well rounded. My jokes/deflections aside, MukilteoMike is right. The Dinos have made a conscious effort to hit more HRs. Maybe this is the season we break through. And while I appreciate Tiger504's confidence in the team, everyone not named Schuler has had a terrific start to the season. It's not sustainable. ATM we are still targeting 4th. I was a little jealous of the Franco signing, but I'm much happier with Stern. Franco would have been a commitment to this season. Stern is Hopefully a building block moving forward. (Franco will probably have an astronomical salary next season. Not convinced he would have been a long term Dino).

#62633	01/18/2019 11:36:06 pm	May 6th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	There's the difference between Waterloo and the rest of the BB universe--the Dino's look to the future even while being in Legends. We mortals are thrilled to be in Legends and basically let the future come as it may. While we're in the top league, we have to throw everything at it for our shot of glory. Regarding Stern, good luck with him. He looks like he can bruise southpaws, but I'm suspicious about his prospects against righties. I'm not buying Waterloo waffling to fourth. You're 4-7 in one run games, yet still sit atop the division. The bigger thing is you have the best RD in the league. While 28 games isn't enough to say that's a lock, I think it's a safe bet that you'll stay on the positive side of things from here on out. Anything less than second and I'll be shocked. I have no idea where I'll end up. I currently have 5 guys that start against either LHP or RHP that have an OPS over 1000. That is most definitely not going to continue. On the other hand, I don't think my pitching will continue to be as bad as they are. Koch is a complete mystery. That dude is getting rocked to the tune of 6.53 ERA and 1.500 WHIP. The funny thing is he leads the team in wins thanks to his insane 6.71 RS. Forbes and Gabriel combine for an ERA of over 5. If that doesn't drop by at least half a run, we have no shot. We could win it all; we could be relegated. Neither would surprise me, but right now I'd bet neither happens. Updated Friday, January 18 2019 @ 11:36:42 pm PST

#62635	01/19/2019 5:09:09 am	May 6th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	There's the difference between Waterloo and the rest of the BB universe--the Dino's look to the future even while being in Legends. Put me in the Waterloo camp on that one

#62636	01/19/2019 6:08:17 am	May 6th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Appreciate the kind words. . I think there is a delicate balance in the game between development and competing. Any season the Dinos have won a pennant we've eschewed kids. Have to pick your spots. I seem to recall chiding Haselrig one time for always developing and never taking a shot. Stern doesn't have to kill righties. If he can protect Schuler a bit from lefties that would be great. The dream is another Enriquez (who tucked in behind a Larsen). I don't have faith that any of Boyd, Markham or Eaton can stay hot for more than a handful of games. We've stuck our toe in the water with Griffiths. I don't think I would have offered at him if he'd been a thursday night claim. Adding an expensive veteran on a Friday night claim at this stage of the season is ideal. (Not expecting much; Canadian NT members have always flopped for Waterloo).

#62637	01/19/2019 6:29:35 am	May 6th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I think hanging around and waiting for the cards to fall my way is how I would describe my approach. Not that I don't throw a claim on every star or potential stud that comes on the market (I was right there in line with Seca for McCarty back in the day). I don't really consider salary until I land someone and see if they're giving me equal value. That said, I do enjoy developing players and fiddling with my roster more than adjusting management settings. That in itself probably puts me in a different category than most owners here. I've accomplished about everything I set out to do in this game, so now I can just enjoy it for the aspects I enjoy it for and let the rest fall how it will.

#62638	01/19/2019 9:07:09 am	May 6th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Same as Novi, likewise in Laredo (beside the Pennant ) Mules are always in rebuild mode, at the same time trying to avoid relegation and if chance be, give a shot to 1st place. Right now, there is no pitching whatsoever over here. That's a big concern. Overflowed with hitters though: both from the recent drafts, and FA market. Two pot16 MIs in the past two seasons will keep the lineup afloat, that's for sure. Yesterday's pick, Smart, a VG College pitcher in the 4th round looked too good to be true. Alas, it is not true: single A at 21, 0 in Control. Most likely a bum Oh, well...

#62641	01/19/2019 1:38:42 pm	May 6th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Same here, and I and I stayed with the same philosophy in legends during both my appearances. Seems like not so much of a difference between Waterloo and the rest of the BB universe after all... Developing players and roster fiddling have always been the primary appeal of the game for me.

#62649	01/19/2019 3:07:06 pm	May 7th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I pity the fool who doesn't go for gold when in the A team, errr, league. On the field today, Franco had to grab his glove for the first time. He promptly missed his only chance at a putout, leading to 2 unearned runs. The super odd thing about that is that it equaled our season's unearned runs. I have no idea how that's possible, but it is.

#62655	01/20/2019 2:26:31 pm	May 10th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	You heard me complaining about my lack of Pitching. On Friday, Laredo got rid of 2038 All-Star "Lucky" Salmon and his 4M salary after 3 years of incompetence. Entering Saturday's 4-game series against Broomfield, noone had a clue who was going to start game1. Just signed in the morning, Saenz got the start, and wound up pitching the first COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT in Legends for the season in a 5-0 3-hitter I'm amazed!

#62689	01/22/2019 9:23:38 pm	May 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The Magicians are happy to use the Mules' rejected services of Cristian Valenzuela at short. We're sick of seeing Sheehan boot away balls (.923 FPCT) and never do anything against righties (.119 BA). Sheehan was coming off a career year, so we were extra patient with him. He cranked out 22 HRs with an 803 OPS and even fielded at .960. I don't expect Valenzuela to be that good, but I can't foresee him being as bad as Sheehan has been. Of course, I couldn't foresee Sheehan being that abysmal either, but he is. He'll still get the nod against southpaws, though. Welcome, Cristian! Updated Tuesday, January 22 2019 @ 9:25:08 pm PST

#62690	01/23/2019 1:45:56 am	May 21st, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Best luck to Valenzuela on his new Legends team! It's been a tough choice to let him go, but playing time was needed for younger players. Valenzuela has been just great in his brief stint with the Mules, hitting 5 HRs over 100 PAs. We in Laredo hope, those will be his LAST HRs for the season

#62692	01/23/2019 7:35:14 am	May 21st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	An interesting signing for Margate. They've had the worst defense in the East by a country mile. An attempt to shore up weakness? I wonder if they might be further ahead to continue plug their ears and sing when it comes to pitching and defense, and just try to hit as many dingers as possible. Speaking of dingers, our league pace currently projects to 2110 round trippers this season. Normally the rate drops off as the season progresses, but if we were to maintain that pace it be a 12% increase over last season. 2038 was an 11% increase over 2037. Potentially up almost a 1/4 over a 3 season period.

#62693	01/23/2019 8:07:01 am	May 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I would absolutely love to ignore defense and hit dingers. I did exactly that last year as he pounded out 22. Unfortunately he isn't repeating that. His OPS this season is only 50 higher than his SLG last season. And to really kill any lower lineup rally is his spectacular RISP of .048. That would surely be an unbreakable Legend of futility. So we'll let him play against lefties only and hopefully save him that embarrassment. Oh, and the pick-up is also due to the minor Valasquez injury. I only had 3 middle infielders, none of which can find a hit this season. The only one who has been halfway competent in the field is Valasquez who was/is out for 5 games. Now I have a couple options for at least the short term. Updated Wednesday, January 23 2019 @ 9:08:51 am PST

#62703	01/23/2019 11:30:27 pm	May 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. There goes our 19 arm RF. Rosado deserves a golf clap for his performance last season. Well above our expectations. Unfortunately arm has reached a new low. With dinguhs such a high percentage of runs base suppression is next to useless. Hit suppression is all that matters. Rosado got replaced early in the season with much better range 11 arm Lewis. Noodle arm RF ftw.

#62710	01/24/2019 4:58:05 pm	May 28th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Last year you had 18 OA in 160 games. This year you already have 7 in only 43 games... Rosado had 4 OA all last season. Lewis already has 2. Doesn't seem to have hurt you at all to downgrade the arm.

#62712	01/24/2019 7:31:24 pm	May 29th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It's impossible to judge from OA, though. If there's a weak arm, they are run against more often. Unfortunately there's no way for us to know the impact. Like many things, we're stuck trusting the rating.

#62713	01/24/2019 8:01:40 pm	May 29th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	"Trusting the Rating" doesn't mean much if it doesn't translate into something you can see. A delta of 8 Arm could very well translate into 9 more guys running, and half of them getting caught.

#62722	01/25/2019 8:26:01 am	May 29th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'd certainly prefer to have the arm out there. The way offences in the East run this season I don't think there is any question that Lewis' +4 range is well worth the -8 arm. (The +4 fielding for Lewis is also a bit of a thing; Rosado wasn't exactly sure handed). The West (cough Novi) may be a different story. In true Dino fashion the moment I fully commit to Lewis he goes 2 for 12 with 6Ks and Marino gets hurt for double digit games. Continuing to see iconic names moving through the waiver wire. Battle Creek parting ways with Khang; same with College Station and Fitzgerald.

#62735	01/25/2019 9:23:38 pm	May 31st, 2039
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	(I miss active league forums) Nice too see Jung Ho "Sweet Chariot" putting up some decent appearances ... check his minor league history before you count on un-stunting a player. If money, age and "Hello Moto" weren't issues ... I might have have kept him. So what, Seo "Buttons" PS. I think a Legends cut might be key to me getting back up there - Calvin "and Hobbes, Griffon" Dolf is shaping up as a perfect replacement for the Dawg's pending HoF'er "Boom Boom" Canepa

#62738	01/26/2019 12:36:15 am	May 31st, 2039
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	A thing I'm very waiting for: a torn UCL of Cedillo (my #1 SP) the day after I've dropped one of my primary backup option for the rotation. Fingers crossed, it wasn't and it will not be an easy season for the Athletics.

#62749	01/27/2019 6:03:45 am	Jun 4th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I miss active league forums There is a very sound reason for keeping one's mouth shut. Here are the last 3 players I expressed some excitement about on the forums: Vega - went 4/12 in his first Dino series. I made a post. He's gone 5/41 since (.122) Stern - 5/38 (.132) since I published my excitement about him joining the team Lewis - 2/19 then a 12 game injury since my post about him. So Dolf is probably screwed now. I had some big reservations about cutting him. A casualty of my "no more DHs in the minors" policy. If I'm being honest, his minor league numbers don't excite me, especially for a DH-y kind of guy. Just one series to go before inter. One of the most encouraging things for the Dinos this season has been how tough Margate has played Kalamazoo. With no disrespect to other squads, Dinos still see Kal as the favourite (probably still a little traumatized from the Express series of '37). If the Magicians can keep Kal down, it's going to make things more interesting. Not optimistic about Dino fortunes vs. Kal tonight tho. Still using our 3rd string CF. Wolf in game 1 is an auto-loss. Sanchez for game 2, but he's been brutal lately.

#62750	01/27/2019 6:39:33 am	Jun 4th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I suppose the forum posts do work both ways. I recently complained about the Dinos only having 1 sac fly through the first 40 games. We went out and hit 2 in one inning in our next game (cup). In the 6 league games since the post we've had 4. With that in mind, it's probably time to complain about Eaton again. Franchise cornerstone turned out to be a Lego brick.

#62756	01/27/2019 2:45:33 pm	Jun 5th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Updated Sunday, January 27 2019 @ 2:46:05 pm PST

#62757	01/27/2019 2:45:33 pm	Jun 5th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ummm, not enough exactly what I had in mind when I picked up Alexander overnight to be my emergency starting pitcher... 3 IP, 33 ERA, .550 BAA, 4.667 WHIP. Call 911. Please. I just noticed that made Waterloo the only team in the East with a positive RD. Updated Sunday, January 27 2019 @ 2:53:56 pm PST

#62763	01/27/2019 9:16:47 pm	Jun 8th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	With no disrespect to other squads, Dinos still see Kal as the favourite...Not optimistic about Dino fortunes vs. Kal tonight. It will be interesting to see how the Dino's spin the 4-0 series sweep. I was completely joking about the Brady reference before. Now I'm beginning to wonder if they see the same shrink (my apologies to any and all psychologists). Whatever the case, it's working for them.

#62764	01/28/2019 12:17:54 am	Jun 8th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Time for that cross-state classic as Novi takes the bus to the West side to face the Bloody Tigers. Probably not the best time for a visit after that last series they had with Seca. Predicting a series loss for Novi, but hoping we keep it respectable with a couple wins. Good luck Tiger.

#62766	01/28/2019 7:03:32 am	Jun 8th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	It will be interesting to see how the Dino's spin the 4-0 series sweep. Haha. I try to be honest and transparent in other forums around here, but I do view this one as a poker table. Wolf is pretty terrible (high whip, high HRs), but Kal has their own Wolf in Bruno. Game 1 was a war of duds, mine was better on the day. After that there were 2 extra inning games that both fell the Dinos way. It wasn't a dominating sweep by any means. It was a great first 50 for the Dinos. I'm still guarded about our prospects. Aside from McCarty (who is 36) and Schuler (who has whatever malady Kirk has caught) the roster is very blue collar. 160 game seasons have a way of seeing through. Almost a relief not having a cup series tonight. Very banged up atm. Our next waiver/free agent will be the 20th of the season. Been a blur. Good for program sales.

#62767	01/28/2019 8:27:28 am	Jun 8th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'll spit out my current odds table later tonight. The Dino's will be an strong favorite for the division. I hear you about the roster moves. I make very few most seasons. When I sneak into Legends, it's fight, fight, fight. We replaced another long-time Magician. Hopefully the new middle infielder will help out a little on both sides of innings.

#62768	01/28/2019 8:57:05 am	Jun 8th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The problem for the Dinos is that we are carrying a couple more minor league arms than usual. Lacking blue chippers, so having to vet a larger volume of fringier guys. That means when I want to clear space for a waiver claim, someone gets cut from the major league roster. When I whiff the claim I have to fill the hole from free agency. Chasing our tail. We lost Kopp that way. He was a really nice fit for the Dinos, and I figured his bat would come around. But he was the most expendable piece on a night when I needed the open roster spot. Happy to see him doing well for Moore.

#62772	01/29/2019 6:58:54 am	Jun 10th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Magic predictions for East teams to win the division: Waterloo 40%--Despite what their fearful leader says, I don't see weaknesses. Margate 20%--The willingness to dump the future is as big a factor as ability. Kalamazoo 15%--They can mash. That's always scary to me. Bloomington 10%--Getting the job done with pitching. Alexandria 10%--Never doubt what this time can do. Roanoke 5%--They big two in the bullpen are alright, but the rest seem to be struggling.

#62773	01/29/2019 8:03:28 am	Jun 10th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Interesting. I think the biggest reason to worry about the Dinos is what we might do. The longer we stay in it, the more likely we are to bring in a Hashiratani. Our payroll will probably be under $50 million again by payday, and with relatively few marquee players we could shoehorn an impact guy in almost anywhere on the field. I do think those percentages are a little more backward looking than forward looking. Inter-division is a different cat. Not to jinx anyone, but I think a certain avian in the East is poised to make up some ground. Their biggest problem is giving up the long ball. There aren't are as many slammers in the West, and the teams that do go deep are built different than the East. Margate and Kal have murderers row lineups with 4-5 30-35 HR guys in succession. In the West the power teams have a Bonds type 55 HR guy that is carrying the load. This is a little easier to deal with. We've also seen some massive form corrections at the All-Star break. Guys hit 30 HRs in the first half and follow that up with 3 in the second half. Big bopper lineups just aren't as resilient. I think we sometimes over emphasize LHP vs. RHP, but it is a factor. LHP seems decent against the West where it really hasn't been all that stellar in the East. This is good news for the current bottom 3 in the East. Not so good for the top 3 (Waterloo and Margate each have 1 southpaw starter; Kal has 0). Speed may also be a thing. Being able to mitigate an opponent's speed hasn't been all that relevant in the East. It could be a big deal vs. the West. Some East teams could be very vulnerable to Novi. Haselrig 5-0'd the Dinos in '38, and that was essentially a head shot to our season. It took 50 games and an absurd hot streak in the final 35 games for the Dinos to recover. Speed extends past Novi. Conroe hasn't had a great first 50, but they've got some hops too; just not as much as Novi. When its apples vs. apples and your apples aren't as good, you lose. Sometimes its better to go apples vs. oranges. A final thought, and still wary of jinxing. But there is a team in the West I feel matches up extremely well against Margate and Kal. Might be some help for the Dinos. All in all, I suspect the order of teams in the East won't change a great deal over the next 60, but that the separation between teams will shrink. Guess we'll see.

#62774	01/29/2019 8:44:49 am	Jun 10th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It is most definitely looking backward to some degree. 50 games is fairly substantial, in my opinion, and the Dino's were considerably better than everyone else. They are above average in all facets of the game, while everyone else has shown weakness. Can Waterloo be beaten? Of course they can. In fact, as my percentage indicates (40), I think they will. I'd almost always take the field against one team. Too much can happen over a long season.

#62807	01/31/2019 5:10:52 pm	Jun 24th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I can't believe how hard the East is pounding the West. No one in the East has a losing record for the season at the moment. Question--How did Novi know Forbes was going to completely suck now? He's been bad all along, but starting the 9th inning disaster in that last game was truly awful.

#62808	01/31/2019 5:34:18 pm	Jun 24th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Forbes slide a lot last year. K/BB got a little worse, H/IP got a lot worse. Good indication he is heading downhill. And then on top of it he lost 6 SI. I would have cut him too.

#62811	01/31/2019 8:54:04 pm	Jun 25th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	16/11/15/17 is better than all but three other pitchers of mine, yet he's probably my third worst pitcher of the 14 I use. Last season he gave up 3 homers in 47 innings with a 3.42 FIP, a whopping .03 higher than his career number. Yeah, that's terrible. Updated Thursday, January 31 2019 @ 11:12:42 pm PST

#62816	02/01/2019 6:43:45 am	Jun 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	How did Novi know Forbes was going to completely suck now? I'm suspicious. It's like Haselrig knew he'd be landing Navarro halfway through the season. Time for a tampering investigation. (Grats on the signing Novi. Navarro would have been a coup for the Dinos). I'm always a little suspect of 1 inning guys. A starter faces the whole lineup. A specialist doesn't. In theory over the course of a season it should average out. In practice I think it's possible a guy in Forbes' role lucked into 7-8-9 more often than 3-4-5 in his 50 or so games. Edit: the other thing about closers is that there is some inherent selection bias. They only pitch when you are winning, and you are more likely to be winning against a bad team than a good team. IIRC you immediately put Forbes in the rotation. So along with the effects of aging he also lost some of the "shielding" provided by the role he held with Novi. And then there is the East this season. Here are my 5 starters. First number is their career IP/HR. Second number is this season IP/HR. Roy 15.6 9.6 Sanchez 17.6 13.4 Brooks 6.9 6.0 Alvarado 12.3 8.2 Wolf* 8 5.9 (Career numbers I used include this season, so there's actually a bigger difference than shown. Also think it's kind of funny that Brooks who has always had a dinger problem has been largely unaffected). It's making it hard to evaluate young pitchers. Schwarz had decent HR numbers in the minors (15.6 IP per HR). But he's thrown 4 meatballs in 12 IP this season. Does he suck? Or is he a victim of the power surge? * Wolf doesn't have much of a career behind him yet. Updated Friday, February 1 2019 @ 6:58:37 am PST

#62817	02/01/2019 7:01:18 am	Jun 25th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	You've seen my rotation, so you know almost anyone with half an arm is given a chance. I only have three guys with double digit stamina other than Forbes. I didn't expect Forbes to be great, but I thought he would be able to average 5+ IP and a low 4 FIP. Not even close. The bigger mystery is Koch who is only 31, had no displayed loss of SI, yet is getting shelled with an era 3 above his career number. That's a horror show.

#62818	02/01/2019 7:21:51 am	Jun 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I didn't mean for putting Forbes in the rotation to sound like criticism. Just rationalizing his performance. I think it's quite possible he wasn't as good as his numbers, and that getting older made him worse. (I gushed over the Gabriel signing; the nicest thing I could say about Forbes was that he addressed a need). Koch is interesting. He's not getting the GBs he got last season, and your team isn't turning DPs. Can make a big difference. More likely just random / form. In the first run of '35 Sanchez had an ERA of 10 at the All-Star break. In the second run he made the All-Star team. Bad seasons happen both here and IRL.

#62822	02/01/2019 7:46:49 am	Jun 25th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Yeah, little suspicious myself. This kind of lucky streak makes me feel like there's a cartoon anvil hanging by a frayed rope somewhere in my near future Been doing all of my winning off the diamond of late. Even got a guy I have to look at before I cut in round #6. Hate to see Neal go. Guy's been steady as a rock. Picked the future over the present again. Have to see how badly that hurts me down the road. On Forbes. As a 14 POT H.S. draft pick, you can imagine I tried him in every role. As a starter at the peak of his powers, he put up good numbers but tended to throw more than his fair share of games away. I shrunk his role and put him on the smoke and mirrors diet and he found his groove. I don't think he was ever the player his card makes him out to be and losing 6 (sure felt more like 6 and 9/10 off of every skill) SI off his peak made him too shaky for me to justify keeping him (and his salary) around.

#62824	02/01/2019 8:13:38 am	Jun 25th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The smoke and mirrors definitely worked for Forbes. Last year he appeared in 45 games for you and you won 42 of them. I don't care who or what he faced, it was Legends and that's awesome. Hmmm. Now that I think about it, I haven't tried him as a closer. I despise the role in real life and even more here since you can't get them in the game when it's tied. I think I'm going to have to try that with him and see how he takes to that familiar spot. (That last debacle was basically a closer call, though, and he was horrible.) Updated Friday, February 1 2019 @ 8:14:03 am PST

#62826	02/01/2019 10:14:20 am	Jun 25th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Interesting. I took a quick look to see if "good against bad teams" was a thing for Forbes last season. I didn't get very far before I found 10 of the 21 earned runs he surrendered last season were in 2 early schedule appearances against the Carp. I personally would not have the kahoonas to make him the closer. But maybe there is something behind it.

#62828	02/01/2019 12:12:46 pm	Jun 25th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'll try it until his success rate drops below 75% and 2+ blown attempts. It could be a very short experiment.

#62838	02/01/2019 10:20:57 pm	Jun 27th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Yeah, that's terrible. Never said he was terrible. Said he showed signs of slipping. Combined with a big SI loss in the off-season would have been enough for me to jettison him for younger options. 16/11/15 isn't a very dominant build. I see a lot more than 3 pitchers on your team that have better builds. I'd also be careful of putting to much weight on FIP since it doesn't give you insight into a guy that gives up a lot of hits. Hits are not always the fielders' fault. Some pitchers just make it to easy for the batter to position the ball. Personally I think its more helpful to look at the raw numbers like HR/IP, H/IP and K/BB rather than FIP or WHIP. WHIP doesn't show HR tendencies and considers walks in a vacuum. Updated Friday, February 1 2019 @ 10:42:33 pm PST

#62840	02/01/2019 11:23:13 pm	Jun 27th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Sure, ignore his 17 control and he doesn't look as good. It's kind of silly to ignore any pitcher's greatest skill and then say they're not so great without it. I know you understand the point of FIP. The whole idea behind it is to ignore factors beyond a pitcher's control. It's an attempt to take luck out of the equation, making it theoretically the single most reliable calculation of a pitcher's effectiveness, or at least better than ERA or WHIP. For him, 3 homers in 47 is all I needed to know, especially with a high control guy. If you give up homers that rarely, you can pitch for me. Did I expect a downward turn? Of course. But he went from very reliable (42 wins out of 45 chances) to a guy that probably shouldn't be pitching any more. So what do I decide to do with him? Put him in as closer. That pretty much explains what I think of the role. Updated Friday, February 1 2019 @ 11:29:36 pm PST

#62846	02/02/2019 5:52:01 am	Jun 27th, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I don't consider Control by itself to be a positive. Only if it is paired with great CoS or Movement. A pitcher who can put the ball where he wants, but has no "stuff" is perfect for batting practice. I understand the intent of FIP. I just don't think it does a great job. FIP isn't great at differentiating BP pitchers from Aces. I'm not convinced that it is that much more reliable than ERA. Both measures have their weaknesses. I don't think you can ever get a good measure of a player just looking at one single rolled up number. Too much context is lost. HR/IP is a great number to look at, but 3 homers in 47 innings is an excessively small sample. Minds well be 0 homers in 0 pitches. At least his H/IP ratio gives you numbers in the 50s to work with. He went from 50/30 to 40/40. For me personally that starts to feel a little significant. In my own experiences players in the game have a tendency to fall of a ledge. They go from great to garbage over the break. It doesn't surprise me to see a 33 year old pitcher losing his stuff between years. That is how most of my pitchers have ended their careers. It would be great if closers could come in for tied games. But I still wouldn't want one of my worst relievers coming in for 1-run games. EDIT: Players have up swings and down swings all the time. Maybe this guy still has stuff. I don't think 48 IP is really enough to know what a guy looks like. I'm just sharing with you the indicators I look at, and why I would have cut him if he was on my team. Updated Saturday, February 2 2019 @ 6:14:55 am PST

#62850	02/02/2019 8:46:20 am	Jun 27th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I do enjoy a good narrative. If nothing else, Forbes has become an extremely interesting story. I'm tempted to check Margate's line scores before viewing my own games tonight. Dinos without McCarty tonight. His is our 4th double digit injury to a position player this season. Such is life with old dudes. (Lewis the only guy under 32 to get one of these). Dino player acquisition #20 was some more dumpster diving in Tuero. Was close to bringing him up this week and sending Stern down. Stern has looked completely lost at the plate. Were flickers for Stern in the Moore series. Maybe he's figuring it out.

#62860	02/02/2019 2:07:20 pm	Jun 27th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Heart attack Forbes gets the save in ugly fashion, 4 WHIP, 18 ERA. I'm glad this isn't real. I'm sure there's no way I could do it if I had to actually watch it. Update--2 for 2. No hits or walks for the second. Another--Lol. A third attempt in just 3 games played. Blown. He's no better in this role. I'll let him finish the day, but I think I'll probably regain common sense overnight. Updated Saturday, February 2 2019 @ 4:06:37 pm PST

#62862	02/02/2019 6:37:53 pm	Jul 2nd, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	How bad is the West this season? First time I've ever seen 2 teams on a 10-game LOSING STREAK at the same time!

#62863	02/02/2019 6:51:28 pm	Jul 2nd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Where Kal goes, losing streaks follow. Reasonably good chance they go 28-2 in the first half of Inter.

#62875	02/03/2019 10:14:10 am	Jul 2nd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Manager Weber-- We're going back to the no closer bullpen. We'll throw you where we need you like we did before this last series. Forbes-- What? We didn't lose any of the three games you put me in as closer. And I had to do it in three consecutive games! Weber-- Yeah. You got the job done, but I think this is for the best. Forbes-- I've proven I can close for years. Weber-- And a great career you've had. Ummm, but, you had an ERA of 12 in the series we gave you the shot. Forbes-- (long pause) I really like you paying me 7 million. I'll face righties for you. (Walks away.) Weber-- (silently) Not for long. (Unless a different pitcher gets hurt, this will probably be his last series as a Magician. Out of respect, I won't post that conversation. One thing I just noticed about his career. More than 1000 innings and 400 appearances...1 error. Not that we have guys throw because of their defense, but that's pretty impressive, especially with 14 fielding.) Updated Sunday, February 3 2019 @ 10:25:29 am PST

#62876	02/03/2019 12:07:08 pm	Jul 2nd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. We got to watch Buehrle with the Jays a few seasons. His fielding was a big deal, and made his pitching numbers better. Maybe fielding is part of Forbes' mystique. I'm kinda curious what you are thinking about Franco after this season. He could be 8-9 million in salary demands. Pricey, but probably still in his prime and he can certainly hit.

#62878	02/03/2019 1:35:06 pm	Jul 2nd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	An OBP of less than 300 is embarrassing, but anyone who slugs more than 500 can have a spot on my roster. When in Legends or II, I never fire a player due to his salary. It might be a secondary factor, like if I am deciding between two otherwise equal guys, but I'll pay my players anything if they're the best available at the position. I think that will be Franco for 2040. Updated Sunday, February 3 2019 @ 1:36:25 pm PST

#62879	02/03/2019 2:32:56 pm	Jul 2nd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	On cue... Crack! Thwack! Two solo shots by Franco in the Magicians 2-1 win.

#62881	02/03/2019 11:48:11 pm	Jul 7th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers were 29-28. Then IT happened... 5-2, 5-2, 3-2, 6-5, 6-3, 13-2, 5-4, 6-3, 2-0, 6-2, 5-3, 9-2, 14-2, 5-2, 3-2, 10-4, 6-3, 5-4. Is this the longest Legends winning streak ever? 18 and counting. Amazing.

#62882	02/04/2019 2:29:01 am	Jul 7th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Upcoming series is in Laredo. We're pacing for being swept Updated Monday, February 4 2019 @ 2:29:32 am PST

#62885	02/04/2019 6:21:22 am	Jul 7th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	On cue... I was looking at him before that and figured he had a chance to hit 40 even with the late start. Dinos suffered through 8 mill and 9.75 mill seasons with McCarty. For me if you know it's going to be bad its more tolerable than if its a lightning strike out of the blue. Is this the longest Legends winning streak ever? Dunno. Dinos haven't raised the white flag, but its on the pole ready to go up. Cut 3 vets yesterday, potentially another 8 million off the payroll before Friday. Would put us at a svelte 42 million and 6 open roster spots. Would be more interesting watching guys like Stern and Tuero play than some 90 SI free agent band aids.

#62888	02/04/2019 9:10:54 am	Jul 7th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I don't want to jinx it but I'll comment anyway. I thought Seca was full of doodleberries when he predicted 28-2 but then I realized we just had Conroe and Laredo left to play. Straight up, I expect Laredo to put a stop to it, it cannot go on forever. I'll tell what happened. We don't have to play Margate and Waterloo in interleague. We are 2-8 and 3-7 against those clubs respectively. That accounts for 15 of 28 losses. Pretty easy math. And if we don't change those numbers in the second half, then we will still finish behind them. We've barely gained on both clubs even winning 18 straight. I'll believe Waterloo is out of the hunt when I see it and Margate is the real deal. Fingers crossed bit the East is a beast again.

#62890	02/04/2019 1:04:54 pm	Jul 7th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'll believe Waterloo is out of the hunt when I see it Hehe. That's fair. When we cut the mercenaries and went full nappies last season we played our best ball of the year.

#62902	02/05/2019 4:16:00 pm	Jul 12th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Finally, Cy Young candidate Bryan Paris stops at 19 the Kalamazoo winning streak Wow!

#62903	02/05/2019 4:23:15 pm	Jul 12th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. Paris could reach 300 IP. (And 50 HR allowed).

#62904	02/05/2019 6:22:03 pm	Jul 13th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Anybody got Daniels on your all star ballot?

#62906	02/05/2019 9:52:35 pm	Jul 14th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Most definitely. He's a lock. That being the case, you'll have to start playing him more. I'm horrible at predicting All Stars, largely because I'm too lazy to check out other rosters. Without considering the competition, my bash brothers look good, Perez and Chapa. The only pitchers I have that have a shot are probably Velazquez (6-3, 13 saves, 3.00 ERA) and Gabriel (7-3, 3.76 ERA), who was probably on the ballot until his last start (6 ER in 4.2 IP). Aponte has been amazing (1.67 ERA, 1.144 WHIP), but with only 32 IP, 2 wins and 1 save, I can't imagine him getting any votes. For the league, Broomfield's Hidalgo is probably the first half MVP. I can't figure out how it's possible to have an OPS over 1000, bang out 26 homers and 65 RBI in 71 games and only have 3 POTG. Weird.

#62909	02/06/2019 5:15:29 am	Jul 14th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. I would like to cut Daniels, but he has tremendous raw power. If he could figure out how to hit .220 he'd be an asset. McCarty had a nice first half, but between injuries and facing a lot of southpaws he only managed 200 ABs. Boyd played well. He won't get in at 3B (Santini, Chappa), but might at 1B (Arnold). Our slap hitting lead off hitter turned slugger Marino in the mix, tho OF in the East is stacked. Roy has been our best pitcher, but doesn't have as many Ws as he should (late run support, bullpen catastrophes). Camarillo might be a dark horse at C. Probably not enough ABs. An alarming series of cuts from Bloomington yesterday. I'm not sure what I'm doing with the Narvaez signing. Adding a 33 year old pitcher is not consistent with our game plan moving forward. Felt he was too good to clear waivers uncontested. Also was compelled to start Collier in the Novi series because injury. He's the closest thing in the game to a concede button. Wish I could cut him too, but he's my only arm with 14 pot SI and still just 28.

#62915	02/06/2019 11:47:16 am	Jul 14th, 2039
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	An alarming series of cuts from Bloomington yesterday. White flag is officially up regarding the '39 season. Most of those guys would've aged out next season anyways and seeing as the division is a pipe dream, might as well see what we got. Since when did this division get so power-centric? Lack of power was a killer for the Thunder this year. That and you guys all getting good versus LHSP.

#62918	02/06/2019 3:41:58 pm	Jul 16th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The Magicians had a nice showing in the ASG. Becerra has had a great first half, but I figured the low number of at bats due to platooning would keep him out. Velazquez had a nice 4 out, two by strikeout, save. Poor Chapa was a little miffed about not getting MVP. He went 2 for 2 with 2 homers, which translates to a perfect 6.000 OPS! Ha!! Renteria also had two dingers, but made two outs along with them. It's often funny how the engine works.

#62920	02/06/2019 4:07:26 pm	Jul 16th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. If we are going to lodge complaints, might start with Perez in CF and Marino in RF. The expected Dinos made it. They all played terrible. The game was a good representation of the first half of the season. Blow out East win, lots of bombs.

#62929	02/06/2019 9:24:34 pm	Jul 16th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Perez was complaining about the same thing as well. He was not happy about being forced to cover extra ground. My guess is the AI looks for outfielders and places who it deems to be the number one guy in center no matter what his defensive skills are. Marino 18/13 and Galvan 16/16 would obviously both be better in center than Perez 12/16. I'd still take Perez as the number one guy, though, which is why I think the game must just look at that. Hmmm. That makes me wonder if it does the same thing with lineups for bot teams. A brief looksee is in order... I looked at about a dozen bot teams. Some placings are logical. Some not so much. Maybe it's random? I can't make any sense of it. The strongest case for random from the ones I saw might be from the Salina Sharks. LF is 9/13. RF is 7/10. Both are capital OF. Why would the 13 arm not be in right? No idea. Updated Wednesday, February 6 2019 @ 10:31:23 pm PST

#62930	02/07/2019 12:29:11 am	Jul 16th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It’s time to update the Magic prognostication percentages since we’re at the halfway point. Some things have definitely changed in the last 30 games in the East. Bloomington 2%--Their recent release spree moves them to the future instead of the present. Roanoke 5%--You would think a .500 record at the All-Star Break would get you more than a five percent chance to win the division. Unfortunately for them, all of the East owned the West. Alexandria 11%--The bad luck team of the East. One run losses have hurt them. Having to chase down 3 teams is probably asking for too much. Waterloo 25%--Maybe I should have listened to Seca a little more when he said he expected them to falter. Their league-best RD, however, shows it’s not like they lost ground because they are playing poorly. Margate 27%--We are earning the name Magicians this season by going 20-9 in one run games. While Franco has obviously been a nice addition, I think the middle infield help of Quinones and Valenzuela have been the big game changers. Kalamazoo 30%--I should have listened to Seca about the Bloody Tigers as well. A 19-game win streak? That’s just sick. I can’t recall ever seeing something like that at the top of the pyramid. Yes, they’ve had good luck in one-run games (15-8), but their RD has almost overtaken the Dinos. Why not pick what is possibly the hottest team ever?

#62933	02/07/2019 7:22:01 am	Jul 16th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya, I think that’s how OF works. Not a big deal. Looks a little funny having last season’s gold glove CF step aside for bat first Pérez. Tiger504 has cultivated this image of being a nice guy. He’s not. His team pulls the same stunt every season. Sandbag for the first 40-50 games, then squash us like bugs. The Dino slip was predictable. Novi and Broomfield both gave us trouble last season, and they are both still there. My hope was that Moore might match up well against Margate and Kal (elite HR suppression, strong LHB, no LH starting pitchers). Not so far. I think it speaks well of the game that Waterloo has been competitive. Full 12 pot bullpen. 3 12 pots in each batting order most of the first half. No position players with 15 pot SI (Flynn there soon hopefully). Only 1 pitcher with 14 pot SI, and he’s #12 on the depth chart only trusted with mop up. It’s good that a collection of mostly blue collar guys can hang in there. 160 games is too long to keep the illusion up tho. I think the Narváez signing means we’ll have a little more bite than planned next week. Possibly postponing the housecleaning another week. Eaton, Bueno and Argueta were all supposed to be looking for new employ.

#62935	02/07/2019 6:30:48 pm	Jul 20th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	It's not like the Magicians need any help! 3 errors in one inning to take the lead over Laredo. Including the first E of the season by 1B Park AND P Kim That's unfair

#62938	02/07/2019 10:23:17 pm	Jul 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	You beat me to the punch. I was going to say... Laredo and Margate decided to take a break from the grueling cross-divisional schedule and film a new episode of The Bad News Bears for their last game of the series. Earned Runs 8 Unearned Runs 9 The last 2 innings were especially hilarious. Fantastic script writing and excellent bumblings. Updated Thursday, February 7 2019 @ 10:37:03 pm PST

#62939	02/08/2019 4:40:37 am	Jul 21st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I was hoping for one of those around-the-horn innings where everyone on the infield kicks one. Not entirely unexpected? Awful is an inflammatory adjective, but Margate's defense has not been good. As many errors in the first half as Kal had all of last season. On pace to make over 100 errors which hasn't been done the East since .... Margate in '36. Last in the East in fielding (11 out of 12 in league). Last in the East in pitching (11 out of 12 in league) with a team ERA of almost 5. Still hanging on to first place. Along the "speaks well of the game" lines, I think it would be a spectacular accomplishment to pull off a pennant with that modus operandi.

#62941	02/08/2019 5:54:12 am	Jul 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I think Laredo's 8th inning pretty much qualifies for kicking the ball around the field. They made errors on three consecutive balls put in play. Then in the bottom of the 9th we're up "comfortably" 9-6 and record outs against the first two batters. Then E3. E3? C'mon! Single. Double. Walk. Walk. Now it's 9-8 with bases loaded and we strike out the last batter. That's awesomely pathetic stuff. And we can't take the majority of the credit for this one. We made 2 of the 6 errors and allowed only 3 of the 9 unearned runs. Also, that Margate '36 reference is unfair. We abandoned the season halfway thru and played all sorts of undeveloped and out of position guys. This year we're actually trying! They really need to get some stick'em. I inserted Daniels at first vs. righties because Gilbert has been woeful at the plate (608 OPS). Even being a righty, Daniels has increased our offense (787 OPS vs. righties), but he's fielding an unbelievable .971 at first. I'll probably have to give Gilbert another chance to get his place at the bag back because that's awful. The bright defensive spot? The Magicians are leading the league in fielding percentage...for pitchers. Yes! EDIT--By the way, one of the things I've complained about since about the second month I've been here is that defensive replacements don't exist. The game can't figure out to pull Daniels from the field and put Gilbert in who got a Gold Glove last season. It drives me frikkin' crazy. To date, zero defensive replacements ever for any real game for my team that I'm aware of. None. Zilch. Zippo. I think my defensive stats make it obvious I could use late inning defensive subs. The game refuses to participate in such common sense. Updated Friday, February 8 2019 @ 6:31:35 am PST

#62946	02/08/2019 9:00:36 am	Jul 21st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	1B is hard. Schuler is surprisingly bad there for a 17 fielding, hair off upper case, gold glove winning LF. While I'm onboard with replace for defence frustration, I suspect that even if it were more responsive it wouldn't be replacing Daniels with Gilbert. They have virtually the same defensive skills, and Daniels does have tangible knowledge of the position. Gilbert might have a gold glove, but he's not Keith Hernandez. Dinos did do some housecleaning. Couldn't cut the 7+ million in mercenary LHP (throwing too well), but the other candidates were all sent packing. Stern jumped on the bus to AAA, high fiving Tuero who was headed the other direction. Might be the only 11 pot rostered in the league at the moment? Edit: nope, actually a couple. Relief pitcher Kim on Kal, and Ringquist who is having a terrific season for Battle Creek. Updated Friday, February 8 2019 @ 9:06:39 am PST

#62947	02/08/2019 9:15:49 am	Jul 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I suspect the big difference at first for Gilbert and Daniels is simply which hand they put their glove on. Their listed skills might not look drastically different, but their results equate to the tune of Daniels committing errors at a rate that is 250% Gilbert's. Real world managers would be subbing that out for most close leads in the ninth.

#62948	02/08/2019 9:57:30 am	Jul 21st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's fair. But I don't think we want the match engine attempting to replicate human decision making. Looking at fielding %s or gold glove history would give so much noise. It has to be quantitative. Delta fielding skill and position knowledge, weight them, add or subtract a little for arm, and compare that to some threshold. The issue has been raised many times, and Steve has always been receptive to those sorts of suggestions. So my guess is that it's really finicky, and hard to set a threshold in between regular season (virtually no replacement) and spring training (whoop whoop whoop replacement). Either that, or this middle ground is a processing pig that bogs sim times. It does add some extra excitement watching McCarty try his hand at 1B, or roam around in RF.

#62954	02/08/2019 12:17:07 pm	Jul 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It has to be quantitative. Delta fielding skill and position knowledge, weight them, add or subtract a little for arm, and compare that to some threshold. I disagree. That's what the game is trying to do now, so forget that. Or I should say have an optional setting to forego that. Instead, have a defensive replacement chart that lists every position where the owner gets to choose a player they want to come in as a defensive sub. If a defensive sub is on the bench, he comes in for that assignment. Super simple. (I should add that a position(s) can be left blank, meaning an automatic sub would NOT occur.) Is that perfect? No, but it makes defensive subs possible and under the simple direction of the owner. Another important piece would be additional user settings: earliest to sub for defense (choose 'top' or 'bottom' and the inning) and run differential. It puts the entire onus on the owner if the owner opts in using these settings. If not, defensive subs are determined as they are now (as in never). Updated Friday, February 8 2019 @ 12:23:22 pm PST

#62955	02/08/2019 12:45:50 pm	Jul 21st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sorry, when I said "it has to be", I was speculating on how it currently works. Poor wording on my part. I think your idea works? . Designating for position is better than designating for player. I think it would be very common for a player to be "burned" before the replacement occurs, but a little trial and error would show the ME's tendencies and plan better. IIRC the sticking point with this is cluttering the interface with more dropdowns. Honestly, as much as I'd like more responsive defensive replacements, I'd rather use that real estate for specifying platoon / PH if it's actually available..

#62962	02/08/2019 3:29:38 pm	Jul 22nd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It would almost definitely have to be a new page/tab, as would the PH thing. I'm guessing they actually might be able to both fit on one 'substitutions' setting page. Naturally you would prefer PH settings addressed first; your defense is fine. Mine, well, not so much. Seriously, though, I'd be fine with either being addressed if they were tackled in a fashion similar to that knowing that the other would follow.

#62964	02/08/2019 7:18:39 pm	Jul 23rd, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	That's how OOTP does it. I posted a screen shot back in this post.

#62965	02/08/2019 7:42:29 pm	Jul 23rd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Are the defensive replacements there based on player or position? I can't tell. I think position would be best because it often puts in pinch hitters into bad fielding spots. How does OOTP pinch hitting work? Does it look for most suited position or just start at the top and work down? Now that I'm thinking about it more, it seems like the defensive one, if done similar to how I said, would be much easier to go with and test first. It's completely cut and dry 'do this' without having to program any AI thinking or evaluating. Once that seems acceptable, the more complicated PH could be tackled.

#62969	02/09/2019 5:24:45 am	Jul 23rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I haven't played OOTP in ages. Last season I played I had 4 starters with season ending injuries by the end of April, missed the playoffs and got fired. Good times. Picked up Olson last night. It feels like I've offered at 30-40 2B this season. He shows lower case for the position, but his development graph is encouraging. Hopefully he's not Margatian out there. We still like Vega. Were getting nervous that he only added 1 point of SI in his first ~5 training updates with Waterloo. Did better this past Friday. Plan to split playing time. Hopefully one will win the job. Edit: Stern got off the bus in time to play a game for our AAA affiliate. 2 for 4, 2 HRs. shrug Updated Saturday, February 9 2019 @ 5:32:35 am PST

#62972	02/09/2019 6:08:49 am	Jul 23rd, 2039
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Its by position. I think there is a little logic used in deciding which PH comes in. You just designate which guys you want it to consider.

#62981	02/09/2019 6:05:18 pm	Jul 27th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	3 consecutive extra inning games with Novi. Fun series.

#62993	02/10/2019 6:00:26 am	Jul 28th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Always enjoy getting some new faces in the lineup. Olson was great. 6 for 19, 4 doubles and a dinger. Tuero 5 for 18, all singles but some clutch. I see it as a good sign when a player chooses the uniform number I wore when I played.

#63007	02/10/2019 2:30:36 pm	Jul 30th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	if I ain't wrong, Kalamazoo is currently 33-3 vs West

#63008	02/10/2019 2:31:58 pm	Jul 30th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	There's a fat chance all 3 Legends teams managed from Italy could be demoted. Unless, the other 2 will oblige, and offer Laredo 2 straight series sweeps <wink> <wink>

#63009	02/10/2019 3:06:32 pm	Jul 30th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Coughlin no hits Margate. Congrats!

#63012	02/10/2019 4:41:41 pm	Aug 1st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	May be a little hard to believe given their current run of form, but Kal is only +5 in HR differential. I haven't been scouring their game reports, but that hints there might be a bit of fortunate sequencing going on. I'm starting to think the 5 hole is a death sentence. Everyone I put there swan dives. The latest was Tuero. Great in his first few games batting 6th. Bump him up to 5th - stone cold. Move him down to 7th goes 4 for 4 with 3 doubles. Come to think of it, most of the guys I've batted 5th the season I've cut. Maybe that was Stern's problem. Hmmmm.

#63020	02/11/2019 5:19:58 am	Aug 2nd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats Moore on Silinas. Dinos were high on him and made offers various times he passed thru waivers. (Had a claim this time too, but didn't clear a roster spot). Guess I jinxed Kal. Sorry Tiger504. Especially poor timing to talk about HR differential when your opponent was Boomfield. Sounds kind of odd given the Dinos have had their worst stretch of the season (lost 2 of the last 3 series), but this is the best I've felt about the roster in '39. Have filled some holes. Kids playing better. Think this group could be competitive. Not really expecting to go on a run. We still have a loss we can pencil in each time through the rotation (Wolf 16 GS, 1 QS). But I've been writing off the Dinos chances all season long. Current group could be a bit of a dark horse. Edit: Either I'm terrible at typing or spelling, or autocorrect is miffed at me today. Updated Monday, February 11 2019 @ 9:32:54 am PST

#63021	02/11/2019 12:49:49 pm	Aug 2nd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	My eyes got drawn straight to the Silinas signing. Missed Kal landing Ortiz on first glance. I was surprised he didn't do better with Battle Creek. Seems to be a nice fit for the Bloody Tigers. With that salary he probably has to show something early.

#63042	02/13/2019 7:15:46 am	Aug 9th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looks like Ortiz off to a good start. Dinos got stronger again yesterday, this time an addition by subtraction. I just can't bear to watch Wolf any more. If we'd made the move after game 40 instead of game 100, standings would probably look a little different. May be a little late for this season. Don't really have anything at AAA that is going to weigh us down in 2040. The kids we've been developing the past few seasons have either hit their stride (Lewis, Larson, Flynn) or busted (Daniels, Wolf). While anything could happen in the final 60, Waterloo is viewing it as an opportunity to fine tune for next season. Couple notes: - McCarty finally made an error at the hot corner. We stuck him there last season as a lower case 3b expecting a clown show. Instead we got 84 games without a miscue. Now the flood gates are open, with 2 errors in his past 5 games. - Marino crested 500 SBs. I doubt that is a big milestone for most franchises, but its far and away the most in Dino history. Much like our 17-18 power guys never seem to luck into the hit-it-in-the-air gene, our 18-19 speed guys always whiff the how-to-steal-a-base gene. Larson is a notable exception, but he struggles against RHP and will likely be platooned much of his career.

#63044	02/13/2019 12:22:06 pm	Aug 9th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Regarding McCarty, Waterloo and any team wishing to complain about defense, the Magicians have sourced all their sorcery powers to bewitch any glove bemoaned about, either privately or publicly, with Margatia, a woeful ailment that strikes fear into all that have ever witnessed it. Sheehan has been horribly affected, inflicted and afflicted this season to the tune of FPCT dropping 42 points below his career average. Yes, 42 points. When any other team has a player who is cursed with even half that result, we will feel most blessed and satisfied. As a secondary example, Chapa has dropped 24 points from his Gold Glove performance of last season. Regarding Marino, um, yes, 500 career bags would be a big deal for someone with my franchise. Marino came up in 2030 for Waterloo. The Magicians have 215 stolen bases during Marino's run.

#63055	02/13/2019 4:16:31 pm	Aug 12th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Err. Sorry if it seemed I was complaining. Thought I was boasting. . 2 errors in 89 games is pretty good for any 3B, let alone one unfamiliar with the position. (The flood gates was meant in jest). Well. Dinos go 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position in game 2 against Laredo. 1 for 15 in game 3. Both hits were of the infield variety. If it weren't for a solo dinger we would have been shut out twice. Hit dingers or perish.

#63058	02/13/2019 4:43:43 pm	Aug 13th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	That's the name of the game, I reckon

#63063	02/13/2019 5:14:33 pm	Aug 13th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Third time's a charm After Cy Young candidate Paris' CG 2-1 win, and two journeymen pitchers combined for a 7-0, Ricardo Ruiz goes all the way for his first CG shutout since 2032 in a 10-0 romp against Waterloo

#63067	02/13/2019 6:25:11 pm	Aug 13th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was a beautifully pitched game with lots of dinger support. Dinos got just a single base runner to 2B (0 for 3 RISP). (Brooks was possibly the most fraudulent 9-0 in the history of the league). 0 for 9 RISP in the finale, but we hit a dinger, so we win. Final 4 games of the series Dinos go 2 for 37 RISP, and score a single run from these opportunities (sac fly).

#63070	02/13/2019 10:03:07 pm	Aug 14th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Surely my Margatia thread was seen as tongue in cheek. Every one has special bobblehead days at the park. We have bobbleglove days. Almost every single day it seems. I try to never miss an opportunity to make fun of my defense...and hex the opposition's. Unfortunately the latter part doesn't seem to work very well. Four of five extra inning games today with Moore. Love those. (In comparison, Bloomington has had three all season!) Wouldn't you know the series ended on an error made by a Magician. Shocking. (Gilbert finds the bench as a result. Sort of. It's really due to his continued failure to get on base, but it's the perfect opportunity to send a message regarding both.) Updated Thursday, February 14 2019 @ 12:14:34 am PST

#63095	02/14/2019 2:11:49 pm	Aug 14th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Stupid AI. Brings in a pinch hitter, puts them in the field out of position with the lead only to see them commit a game losing error in the ninth while good defensive players blow bubbles on the bench. Dumb.

#63096	02/14/2019 2:22:19 pm	Aug 14th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Not unlike my own posts, your humour is sometimes a little opaque. A couple days ago I made a positive post saying I liked my team and suggesting for the first time this season that the Dinos might have an outside shot at competing with Kal and Margate. Utter foolishness on my part. The consequences for positivity were swift and brutal. Stumbled through series against 4, 5, and 6 in the West. Bad hitting. Bad fielding. Bad pitching. Staff ace Roy has taken the worst of it. 6 HRs allowed in his first 121 IP. Since the comment 4 HRs in 11 IP. I'm here to apologize. I'm sorry for being positive forum. I retract my statement. I don't like my team. We are not likely to challenge now or ever again. Can we stop sucking now?

#63101	02/14/2019 4:13:44 pm	Aug 17th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	An Eastern sweep for the middle game today pushes all teams in the division to positive RD numbers.

#63104	02/14/2019 6:41:21 pm	Aug 19th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Always a nice change to face Novi. SB leader in the West vs. SB leader in the East. Speed vs. Speed. Meet and that ballpark and ... see who can crush the most dingers. Well dingered Haselrig. A deserved 4-1 series win. I maintained most of the season the Dinos would be lucky not to drop. Luck seems to be running out. Our get him to 3B and hope for a WP offence is running desperately low on WPs.

#63106	02/14/2019 10:17:35 pm	Aug 19th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Last 26 innings pitched by Magicians--5 hits allowed, 0 runs. That's probably our best ever stretch. Final division predictions coming up soon.

#63108	02/14/2019 11:01:14 pm	Aug 19th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Heh, just glad we didn't completely embarrass ourselves vs. the East. Hoping we gained enough momentum to hold off the West down the stretch. No guarantees, but I like where we're sitting.

#63109	02/15/2019 12:06:16 am	Aug 19th, 2039
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	At the moment, the last place team in the east would be second in the west.

#63112	02/15/2019 6:56:10 am	Aug 19th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	No guarantees, but I like where we're sitting. (IMO) More often than not, the dynamic of the first 50 is reestablished in the final 50. Teams rarely make fundamental changes during; good intra match ups are still good intra match ups. If Novi lacks faith in their 8 game lead, they should take solace the better West teams against the West are actually 12 games back. There are exceptions. '34 Minneapolis is a notable one. This season's Dinos might turn out to be the inverse of that Tigers squad. The 31-19 through the first 50 was mostly pixie dust. Not to spoil the percentages MukilteoMike pulls out of his fanny, but the Dinos see pretty smooth sailing for Kal from here. We've focused on Margate's home run production, which makes it easy to overlook their .300 RISP. That's a 40 point delta over their team BA. It's uncommon to be able to sustain that big a difference between the two stats, and there will likely be some regression over the final 50. Given that the Magicians still don't pitch or field very well, a dip in RISP may have an imapact on results even if they keep swatting dingers. And the other factor is that the Dinos were one of Kal's tougher opponents in the first 50. Given that Waterloo is a smouldering ruin, it seems unlikely Margate is going to get a lot of help reining the Bloody Tigers in.

#63133	02/16/2019 4:24:35 am	Aug 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Partly similar analysis... Percent chances for teams to win the East... Bloomington 1%--They stated they're looking to the future. I believe them. Roanoke 3%--Offense, baby, and refusing to fall away. Time is running out, though. Alexandria 5%--No longer having to focus on both league and the Cup, an upward tick could be on the way. Waterloo 18%--If the Dinos can get their offense rolling, they're a threat. Great pitching and defense. And don't forget they have the best divisional record in the East. Margate 33%-- I'm not sure we can continue to be quite so lucky in one run games and hitting with RISP. However, what has likely gone unnoticed outside of Margate Nation is that our recent pitching has finally been performing near expectations. Kalamazoo 40%--After an initial insane blitz thru the West, they came back to Earth. Still, where is the slight weakness I thought I saw the first 50 games? It's nowhere to be found now. Their "luck" in one run games has been even slightly higher than Margate's, though. Updated Saturday, February 16 2019 @ 5:13:29 am PST

#63135	02/16/2019 5:07:40 am	Aug 21st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	where is the slight weakness It's still there. It's on the bump. Olson was a transcendental signing, but he's not actually the 2nd coming of Walter Johnson. Burkett's numbers look good now, but the East manhandled him in the first 50. The 2 arms in the pen I fear are McLemore and Aponte, the latter of which has fallen on hard times. They are still entirely RH starters. That doesn't play as well in the East. Even tho the Dinos are in disarray, McCarty and Schuler will still carry the team every once in a while against righties. Their ERA looks good, but HRs allowed is 2nd worst in the East. ERA is a bit of a soft underbelly stat. A 17-1 loss masks several good performances. If you are giving up a lot of HRs, you may be losing a lot of those 3-2 games. If there were a team able to sustain RISP >> BA, it would be Margate. A line up of proven, veteran hitters. Their pitching has underperformed all season, definitely room for improvement (I always feel the final 50 has less scoring than the first 50). Margate also potentially benefits from Waterloo's unravelling. It feels like Kal is further ahead than 1 game. Think it's entirely possible the team that takes the 10 head to head series is the one that wins the race.

#63143	02/16/2019 3:56:02 pm	Aug 23rd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	If there were a team able to sustain RISP >> BA, it would be Margate. I would have thought you would save the jinx when we were scheduled. 0 for 8 with RISP. Good Margate pitching wasted by no offense. We better battle back and get at least one of the last two today against Kalamazoo.

#63146	02/16/2019 4:46:20 pm	Aug 24th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. I decided I had painted myself into a corner with my previous post (saying RISP was going to regress). Honestly, as much as I seem to be really goood at it, I don't know how the jinxing works - does the more recent post take precedence? Stern tore it up all last week at AAA. Brought him back up. Oh fer. Ah well.

#63147	02/16/2019 6:23:24 pm	Aug 25th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	It's difficult to argue with any of the points made in the previous posts. Mike, your guys not only got 1, they got both. And yet, we now have as many wins (2) as we had in the first half against Margate. At this point I'll be more than content to split heads up and let the chips fall how they fall. I would say there are plenty of weaknesses in Kalamazoo but I believe there are fewer than we had in the first 50. Seca pointed a magnifying glass on some of them. Obviously Olson is playing way beyond expectations. As for Burkett, you may be right but imo there is a young pitcher that is going to win some and lose some in spectacular fashion. If Olson is over performing, there are a couple of guys seriously underperforming to balance those scales. Jansen and Hardin leap to mind. The amount of home runs surrendered by my staff is puzzling to me. Historically, that has not been the case. I suspect it is due in large part to the trend towards power offenses taking over Legends. Basically, nothing will surprise me this season. Good luck fellas.

#63184	02/17/2019 3:57:49 pm	Aug 27th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Experiment time! I'm usually onservative with my base running settings. Hate running into outs. But Alexandra's 6, 8, 11 arm OF is so noodle-y we figure we have to test it once. Everyone is on ++! Even 7 speed Markham who usually rolls with an X. Let the hijinx ensue!

#63202	02/18/2019 10:47:25 am	Aug 29th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Instead of commenting on the thread where it was posted, I'll respond here about my big three of Perez, Chapa, and Naranjo. People often mention Naranjo as a superstar. He isn't and never was. The top 124 SI fools people. His career line is 240/320/443. I'd probably guess that's a 108 SI guy. Totally average outfielder. Perez and Chapa are very interesting, though. In his prime, I think Perez was a top 5 hitter sitewide (5 seasons in a row of 600+ SLG). He turned 31 and has only been really good ever since. Chapa, on the other hand, was really good. Then he turned 33 (!!!) and went nuts becoming one of the very best sitewide for the last three seasons. Interesting factoid about Perez-Chapa... They were back to back 6th round picks (2023 & 2024) for the franchise! Updated Monday, February 18 2019 @ 12:35:22 pm PST

#63205	02/18/2019 1:44:28 pm	Aug 29th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I guess that comes from my post in the draft reform thread. I hope neither you nor Tiger504 took offence. There are teams that draft players of Zhou or Chappa's quality and never get anywhere. It takes both a good workman and a good set of tools to succeed. I'm not an expert on players' career stats. But I do develop a healthy fear of certain players by conditioning. I'm terrified of Marroquin. I'd rather meet the devil than Moran. Giles (Birmingham) has his career .236 down in II.1, and he still gives me shivers. I'm guessing Naranjo has laid a beating on the Dinos somewhere along the way. His name makes me cringe more than either Perez or Chappa. Appreciate the draft fact. Dinos core (Butler - 3rd round, Booth - 5th round, Bagley - 9th round! were all drafted in two thousand twenty. Lucked into the McCarty waiver which has let the Dinos outstay their expiry.

#63216	02/19/2019 2:13:11 pm	Aug 31st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Modest goals in the Margate series today. Looking to surpass last series total 1 non-dinger hit with runners in scoring position. 0 for 9 in game 1.

#63219	02/19/2019 3:11:43 pm	Sep 1st, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	0 for 8 game 2. Ok Dinos, we're lowering the bar. Just 1 hit with a runner in scoring position. Techncally that would be an improvement on the 1 last series, seeing as it was a 4 gamer.

#63220	02/19/2019 3:13:07 pm	Sep 1st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I took no offense from the comment about my trio at all. But that won't stop me from hoping I destroy your goal in the third game as I have in the first two.

#63221	02/19/2019 3:41:06 pm	Sep 2nd, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I need to just stay off the forums. Posting is just bad luck. No offense taken by myself. Drafting is what it is. I've had many picks that have underperformed and over performed. Alex Crespo was a 15 pot turned 16 and he was very solid but he never carried the club. Marroquin was a 9th round draft pick. Because he plays a key defensive position his offensive style is more than acceptable to me. It's nice having a boom/bust key defenseman like him batting 9th or even higher when he's having a good season. I remember when Naranjo started playing us the first time Margate was in Legends. He was scary until he failed to hurt us time after time. He looks great but I would prefer great that looks kind of ugly anyday. He's the kind of guy you're obligated to keep but makes you wonder if you really shouldn't be shopping for his replacement. P.s. I'm sorry to the Broken Bats Gods if I have offended thee. Humbly Tiger504 Updated Tuesday, February 19 2019 @ 3:42:57 pm PST Updated Tuesday, February 19 2019 @ 3:43:22 pm PST

#63222	02/19/2019 4:09:46 pm	Sep 2nd, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Congrats on getting that one hit, Seca. The three solo dingers kind of helped, too. Updated Tuesday, February 19 2019 @ 4:09:59 pm PST

#63224	02/19/2019 4:59:27 pm	Sep 3rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yup. We did it! 1 for 6 RISP in game 3. 1 for 23 is pretty good, right? Better than the 1 for 32 against the A's. Sarcasm aside, it's been a pretty tough stretch. IIRC Dinos were #1 in the East in RISP at the start of inter. Big part of our 31-19 start. Now we're 2 points ahead of poor Bloomington for last. It wouldn't surprise me if we were in the .100-.150 range over the past 30 games. The 3 solo dingers aren't exactly consolation. I find it quite frustrating that home runs are the only way to score with any consistency.

#63238	02/20/2019 1:51:36 pm	Sep 4th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Expected a little more deadline activity. Dinos usually have a few open roster spots for waivers that we fill with long shots. Conroy and Nolan getting a look. One will stick and get a spring training invite. Looking around the East, rosters are pretty congested. 4 of us at 50. A 49 and a 47. Shouldn't have been surprised by the low number of transactions.

#63240	02/20/2019 10:32:40 pm	Sep 8th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'd say the Dinos found their groove. 48 runs in a series. The last game plating 22 runs with just 1 homer. How's that RISP?

#63243	02/21/2019 6:37:40 am	Sep 8th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Isn't that how it works? All or nothing. 30 games where you bat .100 RISP, 4 games where you bat .600. (Even with game 4 included our Guillen number for the series was 38%. Without game 4 it was 58%. MLB league average in 2017 was 42%). At the end of the season, you can look at the stats and say that there is a bit of balance between the styles. But the results are very granular. Or to borrow a term from elsewhere, it's a "win more" style of play. (RD/W Waterloo 1.6, Kal 1.3, Margate 1.2).

#63262	02/21/2019 7:29:50 pm	Sep 12th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Mentioned a couple of kids I picked up to fill out the roster at the deadline. Challenged them to put up minor league stats to show they deserved to stay. Conroy went out and pitched to a 1.59 ERA, 1.25 FIP, 12:1 K:BB, better than a K per inning, and no HRs in his 6 games. That is rising to the challenge.

#63298	02/22/2019 3:21:49 pm	Sep 13th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Doldrums now. Waivers done. Minors done. Already tinkering with spring training deployment. If I counted right Dinos have a survival number of 25.5. McCarty working through another double digit injury. Father Time catching up to him. I am amazed Broomfield is making up ground with that defence. Guess Haselrig was right to be looking over his shoulder.

#63299	02/23/2019 1:31:28 am	Sep 14th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	The Murillo injury was a big blow to our momentum. Moves a MR into a starter spot and forced me to bring my prized AAA P up early. Gonna be a struggle.

#63306	02/23/2019 3:49:37 pm	Sep 16th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Date: September 16th, 2039 ZANIEST day in the history of Legends League West All 3 games were Shutouts, must be a record (tied, at least) There's more: Moore 6 - Broomfield 0 nothing special to report here Conroe 4 - Battle Creek 0 Team / Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Conroe Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 1 11 Battle Creek Sting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 Conroe scored 4 Runs, on 2 hits 3 on bases loaded walks, one Wild pitch Gotta be a record of some kind Finally, sweetest W in Laredo history Against my favorite opponent, Novi, a game TO REMEMBER Laredo 15 - Novi 0 - 15-0 against Reigning champion, and division leader Novi - Cy Young candidate, Bryan Paris, Complete Game Shutout - Jin Ho "Gin'o" Park, 5 for 6, all singles - George "the League" Lombardi, 0 for 2, 4 Walks - "Barefoot"Rodrigo Sosa: 10 RBIs on 2 Grand Slams and a 9th inning 2-out bases loaded single Most definitely All Time Records for Laredo <giggle>

#63310	02/23/2019 9:31:24 pm	Sep 18th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Entertaining, white-knuckle series at the Zoo that had everything in three close games. Offensive war ending in an extra innings walk-off. A long and steady comeback. And a gem of a pitching duel where the only runs scored were in the first. Good times even if the result wasn't exactly that.

#63312	02/24/2019 4:38:39 am	Sep 18th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Zany's not the term I would have used to describe it but, sure. Been one of the roughest stretches I can recall. Bomb cyclone set to hit most of Michigan later today. Apocalyptic feeling all around.

#63314	02/24/2019 6:16:32 am	Sep 18th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I always appreciate Haselrig's weather forecasts. As a resident of northern southern Ontario, its usually only a day or two before it gets here. I thought about posting the East "standings" and showing the HR totals instead, but that horse has pleaded for a break. Speaking of tired narratives, Thunder's 78 SI Hardin and 82 SI Greer both hold the Dinos 0-for RISP. Just 1 point ahead of Bloomington now, and facing Alexandria's range tonight. Frustrating time of the season for many teams, Dinos no exception. Sanchez has thrown batting practice his last 3 starts. Contreras can't get anyone out. Marino and McCarty can't stay healthy. Our HR reliant offence now features a 9 power clean up hitter. Feels like one of those dreams where you are pulling the ripcord but the chute won't open.

#63316	02/24/2019 7:09:22 am	Sep 18th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Perfect. You can mail my roof back in a week or so

#63318	02/24/2019 11:50:56 am	Sep 18th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heehee. Might be some snow on it. Our squall warning has been upgraded to a blizzard warning.

#63334	02/25/2019 8:03:28 am	Sep 22nd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	8 series to go. Race for the pennant in the East continues to be good. Unfortunately the schedule maker has only left us with 1 more series between the Bloody Tigers and the Magicians. Difference in schedules an extra Roanoke series for Kal, Alexandria for Margate. Waterloo is going to need quite a bit of help to survive. Last series our defence showed signs of joining the hitting and pitching in the dumpster. Really difficult to find anything to pin your hopes on if you are a Dino fan.

#63375	02/27/2019 2:12:58 pm	Sep 30th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Koch and Toledo are reverting back to their bad form. I love my chances when they're on. If they don't get back on track, I'm afraid those Tigers will make things Bloody for me. Lots of great races left for the last 20. Good luck, everyone. Edit--6 Magicians with their homer count in the twenties, as we surpass the 200 mark on the season. Updated Wednesday, February 27 2019 @ 5:25:43 pm PST

#63383	02/28/2019 4:44:12 am	Oct 4th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Waterloo has to feel a lot better this morning after the big sweep yesterday created some space from the teams below. Those two, Alexandria and Roanoke, have a huge series today. Kalamazoo and my Margate also have a tense one, especially since we both come into it sputtering. Updated Thursday, February 28 2019 @ 4:44:43 am PST

#63396	02/28/2019 4:48:33 pm	Oct 6th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I feel like that last game might have been the nail Mike. I won't surrender yet though. Good job tonight and good luck the rest of the way.

#63397	02/28/2019 9:45:41 pm	Oct 8th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That was big, but it's far from over. I only went 6-8 the last time through the four teams I have left. We're both struggling to make it to the finish line. Someone will make it, though. Good luck!

#63410	03/01/2019 3:11:50 pm	Oct 9th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	See. In a blink of the eye the gap is erased. The Zoo squeezes out a one-run victory. Roanoke clusters all their hits together while we constantly threaten, but fail to capitalize. Our bats have gone quiet, only averaging 3 runs a game over the last 9. The relegation battle intensifies, too. We could see a team get demoted with more wins than the West champ; that's what would happen if the season ended right now. Yikes. It's going to be a wild finish on this side. Edit--More of the same. 1 for 7 RISP to lose by 1. Bloody Tigers take the lead. No homers for us in the first three games of the series. Relegation tightens even more. 3 teams within 1 game of each other. This is getting insane. Updated Friday, March 1 2019 @ 4:17:01 pm PST

#63412	03/01/2019 5:11:58 pm	Oct 12th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I did not see that happening Mike. Tied with 3 series left. That's about as tight as it gets. Best of luck to you Mike.

#63416	03/01/2019 9:26:06 pm	Oct 12th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I hope one of us wins and the other loses. A tie with the decision going to RD would be horrendous. I hate that being the tie-breaker. It makes a mockery of a great season. So, please, Tiger, win or lose this thing. And I'll try to do the opposite.

#63418	03/02/2019 4:20:13 am	Oct 12th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	One of us needs to quit stumbling...

#63419	03/02/2019 8:41:43 am	Oct 12th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well I kind of lost touch with this season. Ended up in hospital with the flu this week. Having a hell of a time shaking this fever. Doesn't seem like the Dinos had any better luck in my absence.

#63420	03/02/2019 9:18:33 am	Oct 12th, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	I hope you get to feeling better

#63422	03/02/2019 12:33:52 pm	Oct 12th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I was going to wait to season's end before mentioning it again, but the Dinos have had really bad luck this season. I'll break it down more in a few days. Get well, Seca. ( I'm really tired of my device insisting you're Secant. One of these days it's going to slip thru unnoticed. ) And I do mean you, not your team. At least not until tomorrow. Updated Saturday, March 2 2019 @ 12:35:24 pm PST

#63427	03/02/2019 4:40:52 pm	Oct 15th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	http://brokenbat.org/game/3174573 this is Laredo's season summed up in one game. Looks great, but one too many mistakes at the wrong moment. One more 1-run loss Demotion is likely now

#63431	03/03/2019 1:20:58 am	Oct 16th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Wow. Hospitalized for flu is scary to hear. Get better, Seca.

#63439	03/03/2019 2:38:25 pm	Oct 17th, 2039
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well I can just about post here on a legitimate basis - the Lancers will play the 2040 season (and hopefully more) in Legends. Funny that New York and Los Angeles are both promoting to the big time the same season!

#63443	03/03/2019 4:10:39 pm	Oct 18th, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Two more losses in the final inning, and demotion is certain now. 13-29 in 1-run games is the reason of a lost season. Goodbye Legends

#63454	03/04/2019 8:40:42 am	Oct 20th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Welcome to the club, amalric7

#63455	03/04/2019 9:10:53 am	Oct 20th, 2039
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congratulations amalric!

#63456	03/04/2019 10:11:03 am	Oct 20th, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to the Lancers. Thanks for the well wishes. I can't remember ever feeling worse than I have this past week. But no fever last night, tamiflu must be doing its job. On the mend. Still have 7-8 games to get caught up on, but snuck a peak at the standings. Looks like a split with Kal will keep us up regardless what happens elsewhere.

#63465	03/04/2019 3:15:15 pm	Oct 21st, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My potent offense has gone stone cold. The Zoo is going wild. Waterloo is hanging on for dear life. Roanoke is trying to sneak in the back door to stay in Legends next season. I can't believe there is so much to play for with just over 1 game left. I can't stand it!

#63467	03/04/2019 3:46:52 pm	Oct 22nd, 2039
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Well I can just about post here on a legitimate basis - the Lancers will play the 2040 season (and hopefully more) in Legends. Was it just 2036 when i told you you were headed that way?

#63472	03/04/2019 4:32:23 pm	Oct 23rd, 2039
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Congratulations Mike on winning the East! Now go represent!

#63474	03/04/2019 4:39:34 pm	Oct 23rd, 2039
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to Haselrig and Mike! Good stuff. L.A. is coming up from II.2 to the West. They'll be a team to follow. Maybe I (or College Station) will join you all in 2041. (Oh. and Napa is coming back up to II.2 for 2040 and can't be dismissed.) Updated Monday, March 4 2019 @ 4:41:13 pm PST

#63475	03/04/2019 4:45:20 pm	Oct 23rd, 2039
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Aye. Grats MukilteoMike! A couple real stand out waiver additions tacked onto the already formidle chassis. Nice to see some older fellas like Chapa and Perez getting another moment in the sun. Dinos do just enough. I'm ok with going down, but this (WWII fighter jet with both wings clipped off at 10000 ft) would not have been a nice way to go. Happy to get another kick at it next season.

#63479	03/04/2019 5:06:48 pm	Oct 23rd, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Compelling season to the end. Congrats to the Champions, well deserved given the amount of time both guys contributed to the game and its community. Also, I wish to give a shout out to Meccanodonte for avoiding relegation, the only Italian manager out of 3 to stay in Legends

#63481	03/04/2019 5:28:16 pm	Oct 24th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Thank you very much. I had to go take a walk because the stress was getting to me after failing in those first two today. I will be the first to admit sneaking by was largely luck. This was an intense race that could have gone many ways. More on luck in a few days. Allow my horrible greed out for a moment and you'll also find a bit of discontent in my guys. We didn't hit a homer in the final series, which I believe kept us tied with a past Manhattan team for the most homers by a Legends team for a season. We thought we had that record coming for sure, but choked. As I stated a couple days ago, I'm glad someone won outright and not by RD. I was terrified that might happen. Win or lose, that would have tainted the season in my eyes, which is exactly what happened in my only other Legends division title. The tainted part, that is. The horrible 2035 vanishing, restart season. I was leading and looking strong when the season fell into the abyss, requiring a second version. I stated all along no result would make me happy. I won the division, but then hearing my displeasure, the Brokenbat gods struck me down in agonizing fashion in the playoffs. College Station swept me with the first three all being one-run, blown save losses and then a two-run loss in the finale. "Well," the gods said, "we figured we should grant victory to one who would appreciate it." Touché. So, to be clear, I would be most pleased to win the Crown this season. Dost thou kind and generous beings hear me? We shall find out soon enough. Good luck, Haselrig. Let's put on a good show. Updated Monday, March 4 2019 @ 6:10:16 pm PST

#63493	03/05/2019 4:15:10 am	Oct 24th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Yep, should be interesting. Looks like you won the coin flip for home field. Might play a big part in how I gameplan this series. Good luck, Mike.

#63499	03/05/2019 5:42:45 am	Oct 24th, 2039
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Congratulations to the winners. I'm looking forward to a good championship series.

#63501	03/05/2019 9:17:07 am	Oct 24th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'll increase my odds of winning by 2% since I won the coin flip. I won one more game at home than on the road this season and Novi was plus two. My plan always remains the same--hit it over the fences, boys! I am making one change from my recent lineup. Naranjo takes over in centerfield again. He was injured a bit ago and Irizarry took over. He played so well I kept him there. His numbers have been fading, though, and his displayed skills are significantly lower than Naranjo with the bat. Again, good luck, Haselrig.

#63503	03/05/2019 9:51:40 am	Oct 24th, 2039
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Congrats Mike and Haselrig! Looking forward to join Legends and hopefully stay competitive next season

#63505	03/05/2019 10:02:10 am	Oct 24th, 2039
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to Mike and Haselrig on winning your respective divisions and good luck to you both in the championship series.

#63506	03/05/2019 10:34:09 am	Oct 24th, 2039
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	Congrads MMike & Haselrig! Though I think I deserve a lot of the credit for the Magicians success. They are playing for the Ship because last season I coughed up 2 of their starters Quinones & Gabriel. embarrassment

#63509	03/05/2019 11:52:16 am	Oct 24th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Thanks guys and welcome to Legends, Alex. Sorry to see you go Pvt. Hoping you can fight your way back up.

#63510	03/05/2019 12:31:39 pm	Oct 24th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Though I think I deserve a lot of the credit for the Magicians success. They are playing for the Ship because last season I coughed up 2 of their starters Quinones & Gabriel. Thank you! Quinones started out super hot, but I don't think he ended up doing much more than what his replacement would have. Gabriel might have only gone 11-9, but he might have made the difference for me edging out the division.

#63523	03/05/2019 7:57:57 pm	Oct 28th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I hate this game.

#63524	03/05/2019 9:37:14 pm	Oct 28th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	This game can sting, that's for sure. Like when the Legends batting champ goes 0-9 to start a championship series. Very lucky to be up.

#63526	03/06/2019 12:21:07 am	Oct 28th, 2039
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 662 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Relegating is always bitter, going down with 86 wins is even worse. Anyawy, i think our lineup played a great season, our pitching, well, not so good. I hope my young relievers will get better in next season. Good luck to Haselrig and Mike for the finals, i hope we'll meet again in next seasons

#63535	03/06/2019 3:04:09 pm	Oct 30th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Congrats to Novi. It's tough enough to win one now. Back to back is crazy good.

#63538	03/06/2019 3:39:44 pm	Oct 31st, 2039
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Congrats Novi

#63542	03/06/2019 6:19:50 pm	Nov 1st, 2039
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats Haselrig, many years of building a quality team is well and truly paying off!

#63543	03/06/2019 8:20:38 pm	Nov 1st, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats Haselrig! Back to back.

#63544	03/06/2019 8:40:15 pm	Nov 1st, 2039
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Very good, Haselrig. Congrats. The West has been vindicated once again:)

#63546	03/07/2019 3:07:32 am	Nov 1st, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Much appreciated, guys. Thank you. Two-time Legends League champions has a very nice ring to it. Now it's tough roster decisions time.

#63556	03/07/2019 2:25:45 pm	Nov 3rd, 2039
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats Haselrig, and commiserations Mike. Here's to going up against the top dogs next season!

#63571	03/07/2019 4:52:48 pm	Nov 4th, 2039
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congrats Haselrig, and condolences Mike.

#63578	03/07/2019 11:18:26 pm	Nov 4th, 2039
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	It will be an honor to join Legends this next season. A lot of the teams here have been icons at the top of the game for a while. Looking forward to a good season and some tough match ups.

#63580	03/08/2019 4:13:03 am	Nov 4th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Good to have you, Allen. Good luck.

#63582	03/08/2019 5:11:26 am	Nov 4th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Part of what I love about this game is constant movement and change in leagues. Welcome, Allen. Congrats and good luck!

#63615	03/08/2019 10:01:02 pm	Jan 15th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Father Time nailed my Bash Brothers again. Chapa down 7, Perez 6. I don't know what to do with them. Magician HOFers to be. Do I give them a chance or somehow, painfully let them go? 101 and 99 SI. How can I count on them? Oh, yeah, because they're the best duo I've ever had. So much pain. Chapa's numbers from 39 look good, but that's because he had a great first half. He had less than 10 homers and an OPS around 750 in the second half. I know I need to let him go. I don't know if I can do it. Perez was a little more steady throughout, but even he didn't look like himself late. Agony. Edit-- I'm proud of myself. Sort of. Chapa released. I'm sick to my stomach now. Updated Saturday, March 9 2019 @ 1:52:53 am PST

#63626	03/09/2019 7:39:05 am	Jan 15th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Guess it depends on what you have behind them. I wouldn't have cut Chapa. A couple surprises in Dino salary negotiations. 37 yr old McCarty gets 5.5. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but thought we might get more of a geezer discount. His salary is at its highest point since he was 30. The shocker was Stern. He was awful last season, shuttling back and forth to AAA. But he parlayed a nice season in the Mexican league into a 2.95 payday. That's more than Schuler (frequent AS, AL, GG, runner up MVP in '38). I already feel overloaded with DHs. Stern will be lucky to make it to opening day. He surely won't have the luxury of batting .180 against LHP.

#63627	03/09/2019 7:59:12 am	Jan 15th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	If Chapa hadn't fallen off a cliff during the second half, I might have pressed the issue. With the huge skill drop, I don't see how he would improved from the second half performance. I think Crawford should be able to put up similar numbers and could do so for at least a couple seasons. I think I'll test Perez for a while. I Don't have it in me to release both of them. I have a handful of guys who have been waiting for their shot. It's time to finally work them in and see what they've got.

#63654	03/09/2019 9:53:16 pm	Jan 15th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	The season flip was a bloodletting in Allen. The team lost a total 55 SI. Ugh. Admittedly several seniors and rentals from last year should have been cut after the League championship but were held on to in hopes that they might not age below replacement level. Needless to say the experiment didn't work. Up to 14M in cuts may be coming

#63655	03/09/2019 10:36:16 pm	Jan 15th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm probably most surprised about LA retiring Cardona. His line last year was 340/413/561/973. He dropped 5 SI, but those are awesome percentages.

#63658	03/10/2019 3:07:46 am	Jan 15th, 2040
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	I was planning to keep Cardona but his salary got to 6.75 millions... still it was a hard decision, he is indeed an spectacular bat even at his age

#63662	03/10/2019 6:36:25 am	Jan 15th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya, it's a weird year. 5 of 6 in the East are over 50 mill, and that's before waivers / roster spots open. Confusing offseason for me. Still a little murky from my illness. . But unsure which Dinos team I have to work worth - the 49-31 Dinos from the first half, or the 38-42 Dinos from the second half. Probably somewhere in the middle. Have 3 holes for sure that need to be filled.

#63665	03/10/2019 7:21:36 am	Jan 15th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I'm in a bit of a weird place myself. Nobody's three-peated since the stone age. Should I ride some of my key guys off into the sunset and start working on my next championship window or should I cling on hoping to pull off the very improbable? Bit torn.

#63673	03/10/2019 11:39:37 am	Jan 15th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	5 of 6 in the East are over 50 mill, and that's before waivers / roster spots open. Guess we're the team under then, at $47.5M. Didn't have any major surprises in training, and the few cuts were guys who I didn't really use last season, rather just kept around in case of emergencies. I've got a couple of young guys needing playing time but for the most part it'll be the guys that got us here who will play. No easy games up here but starting off my first Legends season with series against Waterloo, Kalamazoo and Margate is the definition of daunting.

#63682	03/11/2019 4:13:18 am	Jan 15th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'll be off the grid for most of the next three weeks for a holiday. The timing for that is pretty good regarding league play, but terrible for roster management. I'll have to squeeze in a few minutes every week, mostly to make sure I get my draft picks in. Good luck to all in early 2040!

#63744	03/15/2019 12:51:40 am	Feb 19th, 2040
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Welcome to the new teams, goodbye to the old ones (especially my fellow italian partners Frank and Favuz). I've just realized that Alexandria is #1 in ranking. It's ... bizzarre?

#63745	03/15/2019 6:03:20 am	Feb 19th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Went pretty far in the cup last season. Grats to Kal on Tapia. Seems a nice fit with Luna beginning to slow down a bit. With the bulk of off-season waivers processed, the Dinos are mostly done. No high profile signings, but hopefully have added some starch to each lineup, as well as some bullpen depth. Payroll a little high at the moment, but the roster has some redundancy that should work itself in the first 35-40 games.

#63942	03/22/2019 9:27:03 am	Mar 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Getting closer. Not actually sure I want the season to start. Game seems mad at me. Team played just awful the final 55-60 games last season. Spring training has been more dismal than usual with a ton of major league opposition. Brutal cup group. Spectacularly terrible 1st round draft pick. I fear the game is just going to keep kicking when the season gets underway. Dinos had a couple dismal draft seasons bunched up a few seasons back. Led to a "gap" in our minors. Didn't have anyone in AAA the past 2 seasons. Have got a few bodies there now, but nothing that will come up this season. Has meant the major league team has felt stagnant the past few seasons. No different this season. In fact, this feels identical to last season. Just like last season brought in 2 veteran bats through waivers (neither of last season's played more than 10 games - hopefully better this season). Relying on the same blue collar pitching staff and an aging (aged) star to hopefully carve out some space in the middle of the table. Any dreams of the future start and end with Flynn. Guess we'll see.

#64001	03/23/2019 7:55:15 am	Mar 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A summary of relevant (impact on ML) signings for the East this off-season. Not linking "outs". Many are still free agents. Don't want to make it that easy for you. Alexandria: In: Daniel Beaumont Moran Cook Out: D'Amico Ibarra Byrne Lee Comments: Daniel and Moran may spend a little more time in the minors brushing up on position knowledge. Some transition in the pen and OF. Dinos relieved to see "Impossible to get out" Ibarra move on. Kalamazoo: In: Cano Tapia Out: Campos Olson Kim Comments: Tapia clearly a great addition to an already potent lineup. Little surprised to see Olson go. SI not impressive, but coming off a great season. New York: In: tumbleweeds Out: Burkhart Hampton Velarde Comments: No incoming players usually indicates 1 of 2 things: lethargy or strength. Lethargy not usually a problem for first time Legend teams, so more likely a sign that only elite players represent an improvement. Without getting my calculator out, I'm guessing New York has the 2nd most team SI in the East. Perhaps didn't need a big off-season. Waterloo: In: Stroud Martinez Holmes Tamayo Out: Argueta Vega Comments: Old guys to prop up an old roster. Margate: In: crickets Out: Chapa Sheehan Valenzuela Alexander Comments: Mukilteomike made a comment that the Magicians had whiffed some big number of claims. Like New York, this likely indicates the bar for improvement for last season's pennant winner is quite high. Retirement of Chapa and an older Perez may weaken the offence against RHP. Allen: In: Kramer Heredia Orosco Nam Velarde Estrada Out: Bowen Parades Tejera Bowman Ward Comments: That's a fair amount of activity. Not indicting Allen in any way, but in general if a team is finding a number of low competition upgrades, it's often not a good sign. Then again, if you know you holes and can fill them all, the boat'll float. Updated Saturday, March 23 2019 @ 7:55:52 am PDT

#64012	03/23/2019 9:26:25 am	Mar 16th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Yep, a fair amount of activity for us. A calendar year ago I took a 6month hiatus from the game when I went on a mission trip. The bot and super short term human that took over the team had 0 draft picks in 2 seasons and no FA moves. As a result, I have been very active in improving organizational depth.

#64013	03/23/2019 9:32:45 am	Mar 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Pretty amazing to climb to division I under those circumstances.

#64050	03/24/2019 3:30:33 pm	Mar 19th, 2040
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	No predictions but I'm nervous for 2040. I have no idea who will show up to play and who won't. Furthermore, the cupboard is extremely bare in the minors. Tapia was a godsend for 1B but finding replacements up the middle for Yamaguchi and Marroquin may be near impossible. Sure I can find defensive replacements or offensive replacements but finding defensive players who contribute offensively is a trick. Fortunately I don't have to replace either just yet. Yamaguchi had a career year last season and i expect he will drop off closer to his norms. I plan to experiment a little with platooning him to see what that does. The first 50 games is always a testing period for my squad anyway. Olson. That 13-3 record was great but he won something like 12 of those games in the first 110. Most likely much during interleague while we were scorching the West. You can't quote me on that but in two seasons I found him to be quick out of the gate and rough down the stretch. I never wanted to use him as a starter anyway but my patchwork staff made it necessary. It's just time for him to move on is all. Good luck everyone in 2040! Play ball!

#64063	03/25/2019 6:36:21 am	Mar 20th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Healthy to have a little fear going into the season. I do think Bloody Tigers window of contention is still open. I see Santini as the cog the makes it all go, and he looks as good as ever. The head to head I'm curious to see is New York vs. Margate. Bloomington utilized savvy employment of LHP in '38 to secure a pennant. In '39 2 LHP killing teams came up, and Bloomington was on its way back to II. LHP vs. RHP does get a little overblown. A guy like Baird is a great pitcher, not a LHP. Still, New York's LH heavy rotation does make me wonder if this could be a tough match up. After 6 consecutive seasons as the East's SB leader, the Dinos will surrender that title this season. McCarty only stole 6 last season. Marino was down to 27, and just a 61% success rate. Both lost a step again. Larson will steal a few, but he's not expected to be a full time player. Dinos did hit our most HRs ever in the league last season (2 more than our inaugural Legends season). That was still more than 40 behind the leader in the East. Dino fortunes will once again hinge on our RISP.

#64077	03/25/2019 3:59:41 pm	Mar 23rd, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, I too had claims on a bunch of the top free agents this offseason and whiffed on them all. My only additions were two righty swinging catcher prospects with groundball tendencies, and I wasn't short of catcher prospects, but I liked the fact both are 'great' hitters. I didn't really want to cut Burkart, Hampton or Velarde but promotions made their drops inevitable, and I had barely used them last season anyway. In any event I still have vets Torres and Botello stashed in AAA in case of injuries. Whether this plays from a strength I'm not sure. I won't link them but Salvador (who may be an exercise in futility), Gonzalez, Siegl, Donahue and Sanchez could all use playing time, which I doubt is plausible - and all are groundball hitters, which might make for uncomfortable viewing (for me!). But the first 50 games are a testing ground for me too. Until the games actually start I have less worries about my pitching. Baird is starting to wear down, and who knows if the 6SI Bowling lost will curb his effectiveness. But with nine pitchers age-28 or younger I'm happy with what I've got. The concerns down on the farm are on the hitting side, four very good or better hitters down in A-ball but not much else. I haven't looked at matchups yet, tend to just take them as they come. Hope our lefties hold up, and that suppressed hitting combined with strong pitching and fielding continues to be the MO of Legends.

#64108	03/26/2019 4:26:11 pm	Mar 29th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well that started well.

#64112	03/26/2019 5:21:23 pm	Mar 30th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Definitely sympathetic. Rock clearly had some nerves in game 1. Dinos caught some breaks from there. Just 1 series tho. Looong way to go.

#64127	03/27/2019 6:08:50 am	Mar 30th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Gratz to New York on Garza. Dinos had a claim in, but pulled it before the deadline. Our recent late bloomer project is still a little too fresh in my memory. Garza a better proposition than Bueno. A little younger, projects to be a better player both offensively and defensively. Hopefully he doesn't start to shed SI as early as Bueno.

#64136	03/27/2019 1:55:45 pm	Mar 30th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yes, Rock who walks roughly a batter every third inning walks four of the first seven hitters in our Legends debut, conceding four runs in a game we lose by three. And then we lost the next two. It happens, but yes long road ahead. Garza was too enticing to pass on, but I didn't really need him and now I'm wondering where to play him - someone else will have to miss out. Enough contenders in this early going! Salvador has gone back down to AAA to make room but is already looking like a wasted project, didn't gain a single point of SI last season.

#64139	03/27/2019 2:58:45 pm	Mar 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Re. Salvador. I got frustrated with Tuero last year for the same reason. Figured he had been in the minors so long he would be topped up on training and respond quickly to experience. Not so much. But then 2 green arrows training update #1 w/o having played in spring. shrug For the first of probably many this season, McCarty (37) and Marino (34) both go down with knocks in game 4. Going to try and keep a tally on McCarty. Expecting it to be gruesome. Edit: position flexibility was definitely part of the appeal for Chavez. Would have seen time at both 2B and 3B if we'd kept up our pursuit. Updated Wednesday, March 27 2019 @ 3:00:38 pm PDT

#64142	03/27/2019 4:40:25 pm	Apr 2nd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I get to the airport as I'm finishing up my trip, the first game I look at we lost by 1 with 30 LOB. 30?! That's serious failure to hit with RISP. And I also see zero successful claims so far. Zero for something like 120. To add injury to insult, we also have five injuries, three of 5+ days. This is a miserable way to start a season. Good luck, everyone. Updated Wednesday, March 27 2019 @ 5:12:09 pm PDT

#64149	03/28/2019 6:13:06 am	Apr 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Margate on Sullivan. Dinos had an interest in him. Think he could be a very nice offensive player. Dinos wanted to put him at 1B tho; his complete lack of knowledge of the position was a deal-breaker. (Not intending to snub Haselrig's guy … flew under our radar).

#64150	03/28/2019 6:41:44 am	Apr 3rd, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Figured I had him in the bag as I had the only claim in on him since he came up on waivers. Logged in this morning and his claims had bumped to three. Glad I nabbed him. Hoping a year in AAA gets him ready to be our next C after Walter's time is done. If I've solved rebuilding 1B and C, then this has been one of the more productive waiver stretches I can recall having had.

#64151	03/28/2019 7:14:17 am	Apr 3rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	With open roster space, I've been putting in for almost anyone with half a chance. I'm not sure my successful claim has even that much. Barring an injury, I can't see him getting enough playing time to approach his potential. At age 27, that's probably his death notice.

#64152	03/28/2019 7:47:25 am	Apr 3rd, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Haven't been looking at free agency this week so missed both guys, otherwise would have had claims on them. Funny (N.B. not that funny) that three of the newly promoted teams have a combined 4-17 record after two series...while Santa Monica is 7-0! Edit: last night also saw the first matchup of Baird and Jansen, 32-yos who were drafted as 15 POT pitchers just 55 prospects apart back in 2028. I've followed Jansen ever since. In typical fashion for Baird he had the better of it only for the pen to cough up the lead and the game. That's why a guy with 162 career QS has only 102 wins. Updated Thursday, March 28 2019 @ 7:52:38 am PDT

#64154	03/28/2019 3:27:01 pm	Apr 5th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. Guess the Dinos aren't going 160-0. Grats Alexandria on the old go-through-the-lineup-8-of-9-reach-6-run-bottom-of-the-9th.

#64157	03/28/2019 5:33:21 pm	Apr 7th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Franco and Naranjo have failed to go yard this season. The real story, though, is the complete offense killer Crawford. With a 269 OPS, I'm missing Chapa badly.

#64166	03/29/2019 6:24:00 am	Apr 7th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm not sure what to make of Crawford. Think he could be a 800-850 OPS guy. Think he could also struggle at this level. On the bright side, Perez is off to an awesome start. I'm not sure what to make of the Magicians either. It's not the offence (13 HRs in 9 games pretty good, especially with none from Franco), or the pitching (off to a much better start) or the defence (which should be better; Irizarry getting more playing time should noticeably help). It's the submarine pennant (surface, scoop the title, dive back to II) in '35. History makes me a little uncertain. Will be some roster moves before next Friday for the Dinos. One of Martinez or Stern needs to go. Martinez was our big off-season waiver win, but he's scuffling badly. Have to do some work in the bullpen too. When Booth retired I thought it would be a seamless transition to Contreras. But when Booth left it seems he took Contreras' mojo with him. Feeling a lack of depth out there. (Two lefties may be too many lefties).

#64218	03/30/2019 5:53:02 am	Apr 10th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Just lost Venturi to a 35-day injury, and though his first two starts haven't been great that still hurts. Haven't had one in a while so was probably overdue. edit: Finally cut bait on Clinton after considering it since we drafted him. He came with the nickname "Ice" but apparently that applied to his development and hitting, not actual coolness. In the last three training updates his Hitting has gone: -1, +1, -1. Enough already. Updated Saturday, March 30 2019 @ 5:57:25 am PDT

#64219	03/30/2019 6:37:36 am	Apr 10th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yikes. That's an ugly development graph. (Get the crash cart for his hitting skill). Don't think the schedule maker did the Dinos any favours giving us Kal into Margate. Back to back 4 gamers incoming. Picked up a little help for the bullpen. If it doesn't pan out, considering putting Sanchez back in the pen. That would mean both Wolf and Collier would be in the rotation tho. Not sure my heart could take that.

#64221	03/30/2019 7:22:37 am	Apr 10th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not related to league. Just noticed this morning. When I called up Schwartz last season he was the final guy in my minors to have received the double training blip of '34. Don't think it really had much impact on the Dinos. The players that benefitted most from it (imo) were the slow growers (Eaton). My slow growers tend to be fringey anyway.

#64224	03/30/2019 8:13:55 am	Apr 10th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm not sure what to make of the Magicians either. It's not the offence (13 HRs in 9 games pretty good, especially with none from Franco)... Actually, our meddling start is because of offense. We are slugging the ball surprisingly well, but we aren't getting the other hits. A batting average of .224 and RISP of .156 will never produce a long-term winning record. I think third thru fifth is likely for us, but who knows. Crawford has been so horrible We're trying newly acquired, needing developing, no hot corner experience Sullivan there today. It should provide some entertainment. Updated Saturday, March 30 2019 @ 8:18:12 am PDT

#64239	03/30/2019 6:54:04 pm	Apr 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Your team RISP is a painful looking number. I can sympathize. You won your first pennant with a mark in the .240s. With your team power it won't take much of a turn to change your fortunes. Speaking of power, grats to the Bloody Tigers on a well deserved series win. Kal launched 7 bombs vs. just 1 for the Dinos. Only 2 fewer hrs in the 4 games than the Dinos have mustered on the season. Our gb/fb is off the rails. We were at 1.01 last season. Only changes to the lineup are Stroud (.62) and Martinez (.89), yet we're up to 1.40 as a team. Won't be long before we are in the relegation fight if we don't start getting the ball in the air. Edit: the thing I hadn't considered that makes the Kal-Margate scheduling worse is the old guy factor. If one of the geezers (in this case Marino) takes a knock in the Kal series, they are out for both. Updated Saturday, March 30 2019 @ 7:06:23 pm PDT

#64241	03/31/2019 4:56:47 am	Apr 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos pleased to sign Lackey. Made him an offer last season that he spurned. Boulder has been a team with similar needs to Waterloo (2B). Have crossed paths quite a few times on the waiver market, with Boulder getting the upper hand more often than not. An A ball pitcher about the bottom of our priority list, but you strike when you can. More pressure to cut a RHB DH by Friday. Had both Guest and Escobedo in my watch list. Think those could be savvy signings.

#64242	03/31/2019 5:36:20 am	Apr 14th, 2040
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Pleased that Lackey found a new home, 7 A ball pitchers for Boulder meant at least one had to go, will watch his Dino career with interest!

#64256	03/31/2019 4:19:11 pm	Apr 16th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Dumb game

#64266	03/31/2019 7:43:58 pm	Apr 18th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Mike, today I fully agree... but I am addicted, so not much to do other than keep playing. Updated Sunday, March 31 2019 @ 7:45:23 pm PDT

#64285	04/01/2019 6:17:12 am	Apr 18th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	There was a lot of kicking while down in that series. Stern having the game of his life in the final match the parting shot to the ribs. Wish Moore luck with Mullin. Thought he might be a nice addition to the Dino pen, pretty good track record. Having to make his first impressions against the Kalamazoo lineup was less than ideal. Maybe he'll get off to a better start for the Manta Rays.

#64322	04/02/2019 3:31:24 am	Apr 21st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I really don't understand how Koch continues to have horrible luck. It's like last season only square the bad luck. 23 IP, 22 K, 2 BB, 2 HR. Total domination in everything he can do. That's as good as it gets. But then there is the inexplicable .324 BAA and 4.94 ERA. That's pretty much our season so far.

#64338	04/02/2019 2:14:47 pm	Apr 21st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Maybe still small sample. Not sure he's getting a ton a support from the defence. Won our last cup series, but suffered 4 injuries in the final game featuring an 11 gamer to C Camarillo. Goes without saying my other C went down in game 1 of today's series. Off to find a rental.

#64347	04/02/2019 9:34:20 pm	Apr 25th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Not sure he's getting a ton a support from the defence. That appears to be the case, but even that is bad luck. This is not last year's all offense team. CF 19/17 2B 18/17/8 SS 13/17/14 Those key positions are actually better than the average in our division. Our overall fielding is a little worse than average, but that affects errors, not BAA. And what is that getting us? An ERA of almost half a run worse than FIP, while the rest of the division is almost half a run better than FIP. Getting cheated out of nearly a run a game makes it a no contest. If the bad luck continues, we'll be done in a week or two. Koch got his just reward today, but his ERA is still more than a run over his FIP.

#64348	04/03/2019 3:39:25 am	Apr 25th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Oh, yeah. I am now officially ranting and raving in the exact same manner that I did about this time of 2035 v.2. My team completely turned around a horrible start on the way to taking the division. There's no way I can provoke a reversal of that magnitude, but I'd take one that rallied me to fourth place. Whatever that rant was, it is repeated here. Presto! Trajectory changed.

#64354	04/03/2019 8:33:24 am	Apr 25th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I think position knowledge is the bigger issue than the stats. In Koch's start against the Dinos 3 of the 8 position players were lower case, and 1 was no case. Position knowledge has an obvious impact on fielding %. We can't see what's happening with arm or range, but I've always operated under the assumption they suffer a penalty as well. Grats to New York on their sweep on the Dinos. Had their hitting shoes on. Dinos blow off 16 RD in just 3 games. 23 games in and my HR leader from last season hasn't gone yard yet. The 6 guys that made it to double digits last season have combined for 3 so far. Pretty dreary. Fun night on waivers. Had 5 claims out and just 1 roster spot open. Very much a "let Steve take the wheel" day. Pleased to get Chiang. Might still be adding a little SI, could be good as is. For those new to the division, 1B wasn't supposed to be a problem position for the Dinos. Eaton was supposed to be our middle of the order 1B for ~10 seasons. Anyway. Chiang is cheaper and younger than Martinez. Quite possibly a nicer option to bridge to my guys in AA.

#64356	04/03/2019 8:51:21 am	Apr 25th, 2040
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.3	@MukilteoMike ...Our overall fielding is a little worse than average... Using the Defense Efficiency Ratio formula your team is currently the worst team in the division defensively (according to this stat). League avg: 0.699 Allen '54 Chevy: 0.737 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers: 0.708 New York Lancers: 0.702 Waterloo Dinosaurs: 0.695 Alexandria Athletics: 0.685 Margate Magicians: 0.675

#64358	04/03/2019 10:17:19 am	Apr 25th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I hadn't plugged the data into any metric. I like that one. It's pretty close to what I would have expected. Seca, what you say is accurate, but it's also misleading. The non-cap positions are first, third and left. I don't even care about range at first and third, so even if there is a slight penalty there I can't imagine it making any noticeable difference. Your corner infielders are lower case, too. For LF, Franco actually shows as 2 on the graph, so, again, I have to think any penalty is negligible. SS is the only one I think probably makes any real difference. NY has lowercase CF and 1B, and an unqualified RF. They're ERA is .19 below FIP. I'm pretty sure I'm simply getting bad defensive luck. Even our errors are getting hit with bad luck. Our unearned runs ÷ errors is 1.25, while the rest of the division is only .76. Updated Wednesday, April 3 2019 @ 10:30:48 am PDT

#64361	04/03/2019 11:47:38 am	Apr 25th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The non-cap positions are first, third and left. Last I checked, your SS Black was lower case. Your corner infielders are lower case, too. Hehe. True. Stroud is sooo bad I don't think a penalty amounts to much. They also have a 17-19-17 range OF backing them up. Was just a theory. Small sample size is certainly a big part (or maybe the entire) story.

#64365	04/03/2019 2:54:35 pm	Apr 26th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I wasn't clear in saying it, but I agree with your theory that all defensive skills might be penalized. I just don't think the range and arm penalties in my current case really make much of a difference for the ERA over FIP spike with the exception of Black at short (which, again, I didn't make very clear).

#64366	04/03/2019 3:21:52 pm	Apr 26th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I like that defensive efficiency ratio. It quantifies what I have been trying to go for on defense. Looking at fielding percentage my team would appear to be worst in the East, but my ERA is way better than FIP... which is nicen especially when the early season jitters settle out of somw of my pitchers.

#64367	04/03/2019 3:46:52 pm	Apr 27th, 2040
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	@Seca, Chiang is a nice pick-up for your team. I hoped to get him, but I whiffed on him and all my waiver claims last night.

#64368	04/03/2019 4:00:36 pm	Apr 27th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	There have been a number of guys like Chiang go recently where I've told myself that I was in so long as no one else but in a claim (thinking whoever else was in needed him more than I). With each of them a couple claims would come in near the end and I backed off. Kinda snapped last night. Fun police did step in with Chiang. 4 game injury after his first appearance.

#64369	04/03/2019 4:19:34 pm	Apr 27th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yes, we got a nice run last night in Waterloo to reverse the result of the first series, but Kal are still a mystery, 1-7 so far against the Bloody Tigers. Maybe I shouldn't have sat my SS for the series (although missing him through injury against the Dinos didn't hurt). I don't believe upper or lower case eligibility really matters for the OF or for C all that much. And for me a good glove counts for a lot more than position eligibility at 1B. I've been trotting out Gonzalez in CF because he had a hot start though he's quickly faded back to normality, and also because my regular CF the Jedi started slowly, though he's since warmed back up.

#64372	04/03/2019 4:40:51 pm	Apr 28th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Goodness. IMO C is one of the positions where lower case is directly observable (more overthrows). @ MukilteoMike - I kinda agree? Ya, I'm cheating on the corners too. I do believe it's hurting my team, but the hope is that the offence is worth it. I do think SS is more significant. Broomfield used good lower case defenders up the middle last season. They finished 12th in DPs, with less than half of number 11. It is still really hard to see anything in the sample. There is a lot of rng out there. . Dinos go 6-0 vs. New York and Allen on the 1st loop, notching +20 RD. On the 2nd loop a late game rally saves us from 0-6 (go 1-5), and we give all of that RD back. BrokenBat is like a box of chocolates ...

#64379	04/03/2019 8:49:16 pm	Apr 29th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Alexandria and I have the same record and RD. Does anyone know the next tie breaker? It lists them above us, so it's not head-to-head because we're 4-3 against them. I doubt that rarely happens at season end with promotion/relegation implications, but I'm curious nonetheless.

#64380	04/03/2019 10:00:07 pm	Apr 29th, 2040
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	I’m pretty sure it’s team rating.

#64387	04/04/2019 9:44:23 am	Apr 29th, 2040
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I'm laughing at the fact that Alexandria was second worst in Defense Efficiency Ratio. Clearly something isn't working at all.

#64388	04/04/2019 10:22:26 am	Apr 29th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I don't see it either. Your outfield is a bunch of noodle arms, but that shouldn't be much of a factor in recording outs. Naturally, you're first in the division in OA. Lmao! Everything else looks good. Bad luck, mate. Updated Thursday, April 4 2019 @ 10:23:58 am PDT

#64389	04/04/2019 1:32:14 pm	Apr 29th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm at a bit of a loss what to do against the noodles. Against the A's only 30% of my hits have gone for extra bases, (37% against the rest of the league) and someone gets cut down for an OA every other game. Feels like I'm up against field artillery, and then I check their player cards. I've long wondered if BABIP (and DER) have much relevance here. The sequence events in the match engine sounds a little different than RL. Definitely fun to look at, but not sure it has diagnostic merit.

#64391	04/04/2019 3:04:27 pm	Apr 30th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We've given up a total of 9 hits in two games, but they turn into 7 runs. Offensively we're clueless.

#64392	04/04/2019 4:41:05 pm	May 2nd, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I'm guessing game three didn't help then, Mike - 13 hits allowed and 11 runs conceded is some rotten luck...or what I would call timely hitting. Getting back to position eligibility at C, look at O'Conner. Errors and DPs have remained consistent, but he saw a spike in PB last season, although he attained the big C late in 2038. Don't get me wrong I'd prefer position eligibility, but I'm prepared to put a guy with a great arm and no position skill behind the plate over a guy with an average arm and the C skill. Sometimes the guys new to the position will struggle but sometimes the Arm will play, and if they can hit too (a pre-requisite for me) then that's plenty good enough.

#64394	04/04/2019 6:28:36 pm	May 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not a big fan of 1 player arguments. Outliers are players too. (Most of us don't have enough karma stored up to use a lower case with an arm penalty and win a gold glove). We all have different experiences, draw different conclusions. Makes the game good. C DeJesus got injured again during Camarillo's injury. Had to bring in a 2nd mercenary, and he got injured his 1st game. Have had a lot of red pluses in the 1st 25 games (not just C).

#64395	04/04/2019 8:05:24 pm	May 3rd, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	The bats seem to be waking up and the pitchers are hitting their marks. Oh and Oscar Deleon drinks tiger blood. 11h/17ab 7runs 12 RBIs and 3 bombs in that last series.

#64400	04/04/2019 9:36:50 pm	May 3rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	And we finish the series with a 4-2 loss, all 4 being unearned runs. Good grief. Not that scoring 3 runs in a series should net (m)any wins. Our season OPS dropped around 35 points in 3 games. Not good.

#64407	04/05/2019 12:14:08 am	May 3rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Waterloo got Alomar. Urgh. I wanted BC's Gann, too, but Alomar would help with the current, pressing issue of trying to fight off relegation. I have plenty of luck this season, it's just all bad. Edit--As a follow-up to the defense discussion a little earlier, Franco and Black are both now capital letter defenders. I hope they realize that; they both committed errors in that last game debacle. Updated Friday, April 5 2019 @ 3:18:31 am PDT

#64428	04/05/2019 6:23:51 am	May 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Oh and Oscar Deleon drinks tiger blood. If there is a dent to be found in Kal's armor, it may be the pitching. Allen on a really nice run of form. Waterloo got Alomar. I may have reached the point where I have to wear my reading glasses to check the league news in the morning. I totally thought Broomfield got Alomar, and didn't realize until I went to draft and I had a full roster. (I was kind of fixating on the 3 claim guy I had out last night; didn't expect to get Alomar). Hopefully Alomar helps with the approaching Waterloo pitching cataclysm. Only one of my "good" pitchers is below the age of 32. Most of the help in the minors is still in A ball. If Alomar can pitch ok, might buy us some time. I hope they realize that; they both committed errors in that last game debacle. Haha. Part of the problem in any discussion of defense is that errors are low probability events and subject to a higher level of variability. (Our worst defenders last season were ~20 errors in ~600 FA). Olson had 3 errors and turned 19 DPs in 72 games last season. He's already at 5 errors and 17 DPs after 27 games this season. Broomfield's lower case SS who was 2nd in the league last season in errors has just 1. Related note, Waterloo has decided we just can't use Stroud at 1B anymore (4 errors in 10 games). He'll have to DH. Bad news for the gaggle of DHs on the roster (Stern, Tuero) as Stroud will shift there and one of Chiang, Boyd or Schuler will man 1B vs. RHP.

#64429	04/05/2019 6:41:52 am	May 3rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Part of the problem in any discussion of defense is that errors are low probability events. Not if you're a Magician.

#64433	04/05/2019 7:27:43 am	May 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not if you're a Magician. I kinda put that on a tee for you, but still almost spit out my tea. Well played.

#64470	04/06/2019 6:28:53 am	May 6th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Couple interesting injuries going the Kal - Waterloo series. Mr-Everything Gomes to miss 2 games. The 25 year old is leading the league in SB and HRs; all totaled 7 leaderboard positions (Dino as a team have 3 - 9th in RISP, 7 and 10 in BB.). Seems to have been an important contributor in the early going. Dinos missing SS Flynn, which gives 37 year old McCarty a chance to roam his old stomping grounds. Waterloo now last in the East in HRs. Bloody Tigers more than double our dinger output (39 vs. 18). Safe to say our attempt to transition to a power team isn’t going all that well.

#64476	04/06/2019 2:25:58 pm	May 7th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I think it's about time to give up on Renteria. He was very good in the minors, but continues to get lit up in the Bigs. ERA more than 3 points higher (wow!!!) and BAA 85 points higher. He's approaching 200 IP, so I guess that's what he is. Big time disappointment. If we don't show some proof of life, we might bail even before heading west. Updated Saturday, April 6 2019 @ 2:30:43 pm PDT

#64478	04/06/2019 4:24:30 pm	May 9th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That sucks. Renteria’s minor league numbers are sparkling. I’ve very much embraced a “I’ll look past your potential if you put up the numbers” approach with my minors. Could well have some Renterias on the cook. Far be it from me to stop a league mate from punting. But cold objects warm up, hot objects cool off. And things can swing pretty fast in inter-league. You are carrying some salary - don’t know what the coffers have to say. Tough spot. I’ve been looking at my more expensive pieces wondering how essential they are to the cause. Was nice McCarty had a good game (1st HR and 1st potg) to finish up the Kal series. Has been looking a little old.

#64481	04/07/2019 4:21:13 am	May 10th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Only had 1 claim out last night. Was on Fernandez - grats Margate. If I’d got him it would have been the end of Daniels in a Dino uniform. (Fernandez out of the Clearwater Cardinal organization. That’s a team I have a soft spot for, as they kept the Dinos honest in my first real winning season. Beeler the only human manager the team has had, Beeler piloted the team to Legends. Looks like it was time to move on. Grats Beeler on the accomplishments.) This isn’t a shot at anyone. Lots of managers express frustration trying to get things done in the offseason. Martinez was my big offseason win at 17 claims. Cut him 3.5 weeks in to the season and he musters 1 claim. So much claim inflation those first 2 weeks. Updated Sunday, April 7 2019 @ 4:41:37 am PDT

#64484	04/07/2019 8:55:19 am	May 10th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That could be the end of Naranjo for me. His OPS has dropped 75 OPS each of the last two seasons and could do it for a third in '40. Granted, that's not exactly fair since '37 was probably his best season, but I'm not sure holding on to a 33 year old with around a 700 OPS makes sense considering where I'm at in the standings. Then again, my entire lineup against lefties has fallen off a cliff this year. Small sample size, but these OPS comparisons are staggering--- Arellano -534 Crawford -326 Roy -326 Daniels -121 Team BA versus lefties -78. And then there's Black who is playing full-time with a .345 OPS. I was only expecting mid-500s, but can't believe he's this bad. What would he be if he wasn't a "very good hitter?" Back to Renteria, I'll probably cut rent-an-arm Komatsu instead and throw Renteria. At least there's a little hope for the future there. Updated Sunday, April 7 2019 @ 9:33:56 am PDT

#64485	04/07/2019 11:35:45 am	May 10th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The single biggest surprise in the early part of the season has been Margate vs. LHP. Team BA down basically 100 points from last season. The southpaws on the two new teams have been great, but that's still a difficult number to digest. I'm surprised Komatsu hasn't pitched better for you. Thought he was a nice signing.

#64489	04/07/2019 3:25:07 pm	May 12th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Franco was out for 6 days, plays one and is knocked out for another four. That's how this season rolls. Impressive debut for Alomar for Waterloo. After being threatened with termination, Renteria picks up a win and Naranjo is awarded POTG to help us win our third series of the season. Let it be known that every one is on notice! Oh, yeah. We also had an error free series. Updated Sunday, April 7 2019 @ 4:18:23 pm PDT

#64491	04/07/2019 5:27:19 pm	May 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Told Alomar in the 7th that if we got Perez and Franco there we wouldn't have to face them again and could avoid the game tying solo shot. Wasn't expecting Becerra. Margate's defence was spotless. Waterloo clown show had another 3 errors. Will soon catch Margate. Little discouraging seeing your defence-first 2B leading the league in errors, up there will the completely out of position 3B and 11 fielding hacks. After 33 games the division has combined for 24 OA. 8 of those (1/3!) have caught Dinos. 4 have gunned down 19 speed guys (Flynn, Olson). 4 have been by OF with 10 arm or less. I really dislike those kinds of outs, and have always thought my settings were conservative. (Flynn and Olson are both on " "). Seems very counter intuitive to put 19 speed guys on "-" or "--", but maybe that's what have to do. Only 1 OA from the Dino OF so far. We throw like we field.

#64493	04/08/2019 12:18:11 am	May 14th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yep. That's another setting that I think is silly. I'd much rather have a general base running setting that is across the board. The speed of the runner, arm of the outfielder, outs, inning, score, should all be measured for that situation. Then look at the setting and determine whether they go for the extra base. Yes, the speed of the runner is part of the mix, but it's only one small piece. For example, two outs in the ninth, tying run on second, go ahead run at the plate, I want the guy to go for home if he has more than a 40% chance of scoring, period. I don't care if he's the slowest or fastest guy. All I care about is that third base coach doing his quick estimation. If the ball in play gives the slowest guy a 50% chance, wave him home. If it's the fastest guy and he has a 30% chance on an obviously different ball in play, stop him. Unfortunately that's not how the setting works. Switching gears, I'm excited to score another claim overnight. Up until a few hours ago I was the only claim on him, which shocked me. I think he looks pretty solid and can't figure out why the non-love. He looks like a decent RF in the making to me, even if his range is slightly low.

#64494	04/08/2019 6:14:30 am	May 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Part of the problem is that we only get one kind of feedback. If the game report said things like "Marino comes up throwing and holds Daniels to a single." or "Flynn challenges Daniel's arm and slides in safely" then there would (potentially) be a lot less bias in the observations. I'm suspicious though. Still small sample, but Alexandria continues to be the best team in the league at holding me to singles. Range may double dip (suppressing hits and suppressing bases). Could also be more fodder for my 20 defence manager campaign. Dinos picked up Rossi last night. I've had him on my watch list most of the season. When Contreras struggled early I went to sign him (he was FA) ... and he was playing in VI. While his career numbers are good there is reason to think he may struggle at this level. His highest level of play was also his worst professional season. He had a very good defence behind him that season. He was also the worst pitcher on his team that season. Red flags. Hopefully he's ok. Would be nice to get another RHP in the pen (my LH have been shellacked), and he'd serve as a backup starter if someone gets hurt or hits the skids. Ideal day to land him - he'll be on point coming out of the pen vs. JJNZ in the cup tonight. Get a chance to try him out before throwing him into league action. Edit: Stern is in the roster jump seat. If Rossi sticks Stern is the next one out the door to create a roster spot. Updated Monday, April 8 2019 @ 6:20:40 am PDT

#64497	04/08/2019 9:21:34 am	May 14th, 2040
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	MM said: Switching gears, I'm excited to score another claim overnight. Up until a few hours ago I was the only claim on him, which shocked me. I think he looks pretty solid and can't figure out why the non-love. He looks like a decent RF in the making to me, even if his range is slightly low. I almost jumped on him, but thought maybe he would slip through and become a FA. I didn't want to block my path to a couple other higher priorities I had on the waiver wire. I am at 49 players. Unfortunately I am still at 49. I think your new boy might rake and be worth the limited range.

#64502	04/08/2019 1:08:52 pm	May 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We look for different stuff in prospects. Happy Margate found a prospect they want to take for a spin. Not trying to pick a fight, but it's hard not to compare Ishikawa to Quintana. Basically the same defensive build. Take the speed away and you've got 50 SI vs. 48 SI (little more BC/PD for Ishikawa). Very similar looking player cards. Quintana tho is 4 years younger and 2 levels lower. This potentially gives him more development. His speed gives him a higher floor (will at least be a good base runner). Can't draw conclusions in isolation. Maybe LHB is a great need, or AA placement a much better fit. Would be interesting to compare them again at the end of their careers.

#64507	04/08/2019 3:28:28 pm	May 15th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Really? I don't see them being much alike at all. They're both 13 potential, so I estimate them finishing with the same SI. Quintana is 7 greater in speed and 1 in arm. Neither have a fielding comment so I make that equal. That means Ishakawa has 8 more SI at the plate. That's huge, in my opinion. They both appear to be groundball hitters. Quintana's "decent" power will probably be negated by that, while Ishikawa doesn't have any stated power to lose. (Ironically, Ishikawa has 9 HRs in 126 at bats, while Quintana has 0 over 83.) I think Quintana might have stolen 3 bases his first day. After 28 games he's now 4-1, so he probably isn't as fleet of foot as he first appeared to be. Then there's the fact that both would probably end up as an outfielder. I'd much prefer a lefty bat out there. As you said, we all have different outlooks. To me they aren't even close.

#64508	04/08/2019 4:26:02 pm	May 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Appreciate your insight. I think you are assuming they reach the same SI. When I was saying Quintana has more opportunity for development, I was suggesting he could reach a higher SI. (4 years younger, 2 levels behind, 3 SI behind fixed skills removed). Having more positive scouting another sign he may have more room to grow. That's certainly not a guarantee. We don't know anything about how fast Quintana will add SI, or how long he'ill take to advance levels. He could be a dud. But from the limited info we currently have, I feel he has much more high roll potential than Ishikawa. I was careful to use the term base-running rather than base-stealing above. It will be interesting to see what position Quintana's new term assigns him. I'd be a little surprised if it was OF.

#64509	04/08/2019 4:47:23 pm	May 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	lul. Dropped Flynn's baserunning setting to - for the cup today. He decided to test a 13 arm RF and try to score from 2B on a single. Murdered. Probably isn't much granularity between the settings. X definitely makes a difference. Other than that, maybe should just ++ and close my eyes.

#64521	04/09/2019 6:11:27 am	May 17th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm going to give Haselrig credit for a savvy and forward thinking move in the Piras signing. There's more LH starting pitching in the East (plus a sizable chunk of the West's LH starters actually pitch for Novi). Bolstering the vs. LHP lineup heading into Inter seems prudent. Piras is pricey for a platoon player (if that's the plan), but not that much cash if he's only rostered for a couple weeks (if that's the plan). Quintana lands with Haverhill. May increase the chances he plays OF. IIRC Rock777 doesn't have stringent range requirements for corner OF. Rossi had a wonderful cup series for the Dinos. He may be an ideal guy following Grasso out of the pen. Guess we'll see.

#64522	04/09/2019 7:08:30 am	May 17th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	46 claims on Quintana. I feel like I'm against the world in my opinion on him and I love that. Whether right or wrong, I simply want to see how he does. History may be on Rock's side. Early in my time here when I had to basically create my team, I had a difficult time deciding which of two pitchers I would keep. I sent Tabasco packing and he ended up being the much better pitcher. Rock was the lucky benefactor. But that wasn't until a few others released him, too, including the legendary (and I dare say annoying) Mig2012. In fact, he's the one Rock got him from. Updated Tuesday, April 9 2019 @ 7:12:15 am PDT

#64525	04/09/2019 11:15:19 am	May 17th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I'm with you, Mike - I'd have Ishikawa over Quintana any day of the week. Quintana might have a 3 or 4 PD, which is a killer. Seattle might be one of the few teams up here which would give a run to a player like that - they did to Currie, one of my ex-players, but the results have shown exactly why I cut him.

#64530	04/09/2019 12:21:38 pm	May 17th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Bates for Piras seemed like a fair swap. Bates has been dead weight almost since I drafted him. Dolf is similar enough that it made one of them redundant. I figured I'd chance it with the question mark over the known (bad) quantity. Meanwhile, I was running with the shallowest bench I think I've ever had. A little depth on that side of the ball is just what the doctor ordered. We'll see what Piras can do. No guarantees that he holds down that spot for long.

#64539	04/09/2019 1:58:56 pm	May 17th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Piras has a nice track record, tho I guess it's a little worrying his most recent / highest level of play showed a dip. Likely a short leash at that salary. Not really fair to compare the claims. A 17 rear old will command more attention than a 21 year old. Quintana a wider market with more defensive options. Quintana might only have 3-4 PD which is a killer Hehe. I thought I could come up with worst case scenarios. Personally think it's low probability that a 1st round 17 year adds a single point to a skill over his career, but anything can happen. Seattle might be one of the few teams up here which would give a run to a player like that Off the top of my head, Novi and Kal. Moran is another low PD guy that scares the begeebies out of me, but he hasn't been a consistent MVP candidate like Burch and Mongo.

#64543	04/09/2019 5:17:59 pm	May 21st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Shout out to the New York OF on 3 outfield assists in the Dino series. 8 arm LF Miranda cut down 19 speed Olson in game 1. 10 arm RF Sanchez nailed 19 speed Larson TWICE in game 4. Dino OF still with 1 OA assist in 37 games. shrug

#64547	04/09/2019 6:20:58 pm	May 21st, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	3 OA, 3 losses - which would you rather have? Came at a bad time for us, lefty masher Anguiano missed the series, as did Huerta who flails slightly less worse against LHP. Also doesn't help that Rock wets himself every first inning when he faces the Dinos at home - 2 starts, 15 IP, 13 scoreless IP, but he's given up a total of 7 runs in the first inning of those games, and we never recovered. Pitched 7.1 shutout innings in his road start against Waterloo and sports a 1.97 ERA for the season, so very much out of character!

#64551	04/09/2019 10:01:49 pm	May 21st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Don't look now, but we have played 7 consecutive games without an error. More importantly... Can anyone tell me which Kalamazoo team is the real one? Updated Tuesday, April 9 2019 @ 10:20:33 pm PDT

#64553	04/09/2019 11:09:30 pm	May 21st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Seattle might be one of the few teams up here which would give a run to a player like that Even with a 14 POT, you can't have everything. I only have two musts when evaluating a player. He's gotta hit and he's gotta at least get up to an average fit at his position defensively. I'll forgive a guy if he only draws 12 walks in 665 ABs if he's leading Legends in RISP by 40 points on the last day of the season and hits over .300. Would I like more walks across the board? Absolutely. It's been the number that really stands out on the league stats page, but you take what you can get and learn to work with it.

#64560	04/10/2019 6:51:18 am	May 21st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Would I like more walks across the board? Absolutely. Your middle of the order batters are supposed to drive in runs. Most you can drive in with a BB is 1. Sometimes it's better getting the ball in play in even if it's an out. 3 OA, 3 losses - which would you rather have? Haha! I don't think those have to be mutually exclusive. Game 4 finished a 1 run game with the Dinos trailing most of the way. Seeing Billy Hamilton get thrown out twice by 7 hoppers from RF was frustrating. 5 times in the series I had a base runner attempt to take an extra base (tag & score from 3rd, score from 2nd on a hit to OF). All 5 were 19 speed base runners. I was thrown out 60% of the time by an OF with terrible arms. That doesn't seem right. A series is a small sample. But we're now at 11/28 (40%) OA going against the fastest team in the division. I've been lamenting the inferiority of speed based offence for a few seasons now. This is part of that story. lefty masher Anguiano missed the series Ya, caught a break there. Part of the schedule maker not doing us favours this season is having New York coming out of a cup day. I feel I have to rest my oldest pitchers (avoid injury) in the cup. They happen to be LH. That makes it hard to avoid using them against the Lancers and their .75 win % vs. LHP. (Down the chain, it makes it hard to line up my LHP against Alexandria). Will be much easier getting the pitching set right in the final 50. Can anyone tell me which Kalamazoo team is the real one? They seem capable of some breath taking runs. 1-12 since Allen popped them on the chin. Hard to forget what they did in Inter last season. I'm inclined to believe the Bloody Tigers from the first 20 games is the more accurate incarnation.

#64561	04/10/2019 7:03:44 am	May 21st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Your middle of the order batters are supposed to drive in runs. Most you can drive in with a BB is 1. True enough, but sometimes those BBs are the runs. Used to have a guy leading off that would draw a walk then steal second. Scoring's pretty easy after that if you have guys who can get the ball into play. This team's missing that dynamic. With my current roster, top to bottom has to be hitting. If there's one or two sputtering bats in the mix, then a lot of runs don't get home. A walk here-and-there would at least keep the engine idling.

#64563	04/10/2019 7:25:12 am	May 21st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Seeing Billy Hamilton get thrown out twice by 7 hoppers from RF was frustrating. For all those who didn't see it, you have to watch the real Billy Hamilton showing everyone last night what sick speed truly is. Make sure to scroll down and watch it. Ridiculous! And then think about your guy getting thrown out after a single! Updated Wednesday, April 10 2019 @ 7:35:19 am PDT

#64569	04/10/2019 1:11:59 pm	May 21st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks for the link. Looks like he's coasting going around 3B. (I'm obviously exaggerating comparing Larson to Hamilton and counting the number of bounces). For fun I assigned a LHSU for game 1 of the New York series. First time this season. Amazingly he actually faced 2 LHB. Single, double. Think I'll take my chances with RHP vs. LHB. (It's been miserable trying to get LHB out with LHP so far this season. All of my southpaws have had trouble). Parted ways with Stern. Still like him, but his salary was a killer. Think many of the test league players will be luxury items. If Stern put a decent season together, he might be 5 million next year. That's a lot for a guy that doesn't play defence or play every day.

#64589	04/11/2019 3:15:05 pm	May 26th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	While basically the entire team continues to scuffle offensively, recently acquired Fernandez had an impressive major league debut. Three plate appearances. SF. Single. Game winning homer. POTG. Naturally he was grabbed for an interview immediately following the game. "See ball. Hit ball. Simple game."

#64590	04/11/2019 5:13:27 pm	May 29th, 2040
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	@Mike interested and surprised to see his very brief history at aaa. Are you planning on sticking with him in the majors or was this an emergency move? I thought there was more of a widely held belief that a guy with that little time in aaa shouldn’t move to the majors. Interested in your thoughts, if you’re willing to share them.

#64595	04/11/2019 9:41:30 pm	May 29th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	As my first sentence of that post hinted, the move was partially due to no Magician knowing which end of the bat to handle at the moment. Also, Fernandez had some official playing time Monday for the Cup. I like trying to get developing players a decent chunk of experience for the week for the updates. Regarding AAA, I'm not a big believer that it's absolutely necessary. Fernandez is 26 and within about 20 of his likely top SI. I don't know that missing time in AAA will hurt him much at all, if any. I'll probably bounce him back and forth depending on how he does, as well as how we fit in the standings. If I think the season is a lost cause, he'll play in the majors full-time.

#64614	04/12/2019 7:23:00 am	May 29th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thumbs up to everything MukilteoMike said. I had an offer on Fernandez and he would have been straight to the majors / in the lineup for me. A 26 year old has no business being in the minors. IMO if he doesn't have enough SI by then to make the push with experience, you should find another prospect. Bad news for all Legends teams. Dinos have sent Wolf back to the minors where he is likely to spend the rest of the season. I wish I could cut him. But the age demographic of my pitching staff suggests I have to give the 108 SI 24 year old another chance (and another chance, and another chance, ...). A few times this season I've wondered if the umps were squeezing the pitchers. Doesn't appear to be true. At the moment the East is exactly on track with last season's number. The Dinos too have the very same pace as last season. Not so with Alexandria. They are walking almost 20% more batters than last season. Hits and HRs allowed very similar to last season. I guess this makes sense as a cause for their slip in pitching. Free passes something that their excellent defensive team can't do anything about.

#64622	04/12/2019 8:40:08 am	May 29th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	This part of the season always seems really difficult for me in terms of roster cuts. I generally feel like I have weeded out the weak links by now, and filled up on young bloods through draft and waivers and yet am found wanting that extra bat or pitcher to make an extra push but have no roster space to pick him up. Had to start trimming the minor league pitching tree that I had grown. Hurtado was a 2nd rounder that I was very curious to see if his great mix of fast ball and breaking ball and potential for good change up would over come his control issues. So far his minor league career leads to too many walks and homers for my liking... a bad combo. Still I would have loved to give him a try. Breeden is probably next. I've got about 15 hours to decide if today is the day he gets his papers or cut Mr Irrelevant for his inability to get on base in AAA.

#64624	04/12/2019 8:59:18 am	May 29th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	yet am found wanting that extra bat or pitcher to make an extra push but have no roster space to pick him up Hehe. I whiffed my first 3 draft picks this season, and found myself ok with the idea of whiffing today too. Roster space is premium this time of the year. (It might be Tuero in the jump seat for Waterloo now). I can see it being hard parting with Hurtado. 13 pot, low def, good current skills (aside from control ... yeesh), some + scouting. Red flags all over his minor league numbers tho (IMO). Think it was a good cut. I've had some low control guys, but I can't recall ever having one with low control scouting. I definitely have never developed one of my own. Running a little experiment with Benavides. Hope his "below average" isn't as below average as Hurtado and Breedon. Mr. Irrelevant is Ortiz? Mr. What-Could-Have-Been? Sexy scouting, great physical tools, beautiful upper cut swing. It's really hard to see a 25 year old with 8 hitting turning into something. That's the fear with Gomez as well. Could happen.

#64625	04/12/2019 9:09:40 am	May 29th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Sorry, Mr Irrelevant is Vest. My 10th round pick that has some how managed to hang around. He and Oriz are on my short list of expendables and are battling for the same spot (replace Stoddard/Gonzalez next year)

#64626	04/12/2019 9:18:34 am	May 29th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Oops. My apologies to Mr Ortiz. I really shouldn't throw dirt at either of those guys. Either one could be a better version of Lafferty. (Hoping somehow his hit skill carries him and his atrocious fielding isn't crippling). When you offer the premium defence Vest does, I think you can blind eye a bit of the offence. Bar is definitely lower (IMO).

#64637	04/12/2019 12:01:27 pm	May 29th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Of course Fernandez went off, and of course we gave Komatsu his first win of the season. And of course we gave up at least 6 runs in one inning of a loss for the second time in five games. Sitting the cold Main to get Garza more reps likely had no effect on the outcome, but sometimes you do wonder. Had to let my first draft keeper (and second ever pick) Tomahawk go today. Funny he's lasted this long without ever being that great but he would often come up with a big win or clutch performance when we really needed it. He was just depth by this stage. I've got a few guys that are also possible cuts, either on their last legs or never going to make it. Today's draft pick gave my minors a badly needed boost. In other news my manager Monroe maxed out Hitting and Hit Development today. Really liked him when I picked him up but he's exceeded expectations - and I guess his salary will follow suit. Updated Friday, April 12 2019 @ 12:14:10 pm PDT

#64642	04/12/2019 3:09:39 pm	May 30th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ha! We all have those moments. Most losses seem to have those "you've got to be kidding me" frustrations. Unfortunately for me, they've come at my expense far more often than my opponents. I was thinking the exact same thing in game three. Gabriel pitched an absolute gem, but lost due to two ridiculous elements. The first and most ridiculous was the first inning. He gave up three runs on no errors and one single. That was a complete joke for the 16 control, 3 walks per 9 inning pitcher. He only allowed one other runner, a single, over the next 5+ innings, but that absurd opening sequence basically lost us the game. The 26 LOB by our clutchless offense did the rest of our damage. It happens to us all. Far too often for my Margate this season, I'm afraid. Still hoping to find the Magic, but am a bit skeptical we'll discover it. And, OMG. I've never looked at your manager. He's the best I've seen. I totally despise the "new" managers. In my opinion, they're easily the worst change the game has had since I've been playing. Updated Friday, April 12 2019 @ 3:29:30 pm PDT

#64644	04/12/2019 3:27:55 pm	May 30th, 2040
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	For the record: I have no idea who the real Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers are yet.

#64653	04/12/2019 4:32:45 pm	May 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. This game is a constant lesson in humility, but nothing like the cup to remind you what a house of cards your franchise is. Cheers to the other round 1 casualties. Edit / PS - best part of sending Wolf down? He's got an 80 prospect rating. Kid's going to be a star. Updated Friday, April 12 2019 @ 4:41:40 pm PDT

#64657	04/12/2019 4:59:44 pm	May 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not being able to switch the stats / graph on the player card is putting a crimp on my waivering.

#64659	04/12/2019 5:36:25 pm	May 31st, 2040
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Add “/M” to end of url for minors stats, “/T” for the development cards, “/C” for cup card.

#64676	04/13/2019 5:51:34 am	May 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks. I had tried that, but used lower case. Smrt. Speaking of smrt, sending Wolf to AAA and signing Giordano probably falls in that category. I was mildly surprised by the low interest in him. When he first hit the wire this season he had a 32 game injury. I thought that suppressed his claims. (I offered and lost). This time his claims dropped to 1 so I scooped him as a FA (to swing at some lower SI waiver guys). He's kind of an old-school signing in that I like his build, but not his track record ('38 was great, rest not so much). He probably won't last long. I like Kato. I haven't been looking at LHP thinking the West likes lefties (alll 6 West teams better records vs. LHP). But the hitting data doesn't seem to fully support those records. Hard to say. Broomfield parts ways with Riese. I offered at him preseason. Guess I dodged a bullet. Silva close to a clone of the underachieving Cook he replaces. Meccanodonte seemingly with an endless supply of those guys. Updated Saturday, April 13 2019 @ 6:11:05 am PDT

#64678	04/13/2019 6:16:49 am	May 31st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I like Kato. I haven't been looking at LHP thinking the West likes lefties. The West? I wasn't looking that far ahead. I grabbed him for the 7-game Chevysaurs series this weekend. But I'll be honest, anyone that can throw 5+ innings and give up 3- runs will earn a spot in my rotation. My losing effort in the Cup series yesterday produced these numbers, which is what I've come to expect when Gabriel-Koch aren't in the mix: Starting pitchers: 15.2 IP, 13 ER for a 7.47 ERA. Relievers: 9.1 IP, 2 ER for a 1.93 ERA. I simply can't find a fourth, much less fifth, SP. I'm terrified what the 5-games-a-day schedule may bring. Updated Saturday, April 13 2019 @ 6:31:30 am PDT

#64686	04/13/2019 7:52:08 am	May 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Amazing how the cup can microcosm the season. Any guesses what went down in the Dino series? Awful defence - check. 3 errors in 2 games, including one by 19 field Flynn. Lots of hits, but no power / few extra bases - check. Crippling OA snuffing out best rally of the series - check. I'm surprised Toledo hasn't done better for you. Should probably be the ace of your staff. Still only 1/4 of the way through. Poor Kalamazoo. Jansen out. Burkett out. Santini out. Should maybe stop serving seafood at the team buffet. PS - I don't think LHP will be awful against the West. Dinos already have 2 LH starters and 2 LH relievers. It's more we don't want to go all-in with lefties in Inter.

#64700	04/13/2019 3:05:17 pm	Jun 1st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	OMG. Koch gets nailed with a 36 day injury. That probably does it for us.

#64701	04/13/2019 3:15:40 pm	Jun 1st, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Mike: I believe he got hit by a comebacker from Oscar Deleon. The 54 Chevys offer you our deepest condolences. A get well soon card is already in the mail signed by Oscar. We have also had the team make the signature is authenticated as the card may be worth something in the future. Again, very sorry for breaking your pitcher.

#64703	04/13/2019 4:08:23 pm	Jun 2nd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yikes. That makes me recall my scariest at the ballpark moment. Spring training 2014. Salvador Perez scorches one into the head of Aroldis Chapman. I doubt I ever forget that. Hearing the thud made it even more horrible. Back to Koch, I suppose it alone doesn't spell the end. It probably only costs me about 2 theoretical wins, which seems weird to say since he only has 1 all season. Major bad luck for him all around this season. Koch humbly accepts your gesture, probably in like manner as Aroldis did with Salvy. Other notes... Kato had an ugly debut. Prototypical Magician performance. Somehow we fought back for the win. Franco, the $8 million man, is flirting with the Mendoza line. An OPS under 650 is another shocker. This is one of the most dumb-founding seasons ever. So many big underperformers. Updated Saturday, April 13 2019 @ 4:21:39 pm PDT

#64705	04/13/2019 4:29:44 pm	Jun 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Tough injury. :/ Dinos now share the lead with Margate for worst fielding in the league. Our only change from last season's 52 error team is at 1B. Moved Stroud to DH, but if anything we've fielded worse since then. We really overachieved last season, but the 180 degree swing was unexpected. Could make 100 errors this season. Unlike Kato, Hoffman had a brilliant debut for the Bloody Tigers. Dinos were dazzled all game long. PS - enjoyed Amalric7's post about Torres. With my very first draft pick I fished out Golden in the 9th round. I was very pleased at the time, and he kicked around on the roster for a while, but never really did much. Updated Saturday, April 13 2019 @ 4:47:36 pm PDT

#64706	04/13/2019 4:55:31 pm	Jun 3rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Wow. Two 1-0 games today. There was only one other 1-0 game in the East so far, and that was just a couple days ago.

#64707	04/13/2019 8:46:32 pm	Jun 4th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Ouch! I missed that one with Chapman. Between Chapman and Salvy there's a lot of energy transferred to that ball. I had one in college that glanced off the side of my head. I honestly thought it ripped my ear clean off and was surprised to find the ear still attached.

#64729	04/14/2019 3:43:48 pm	Jun 6th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Sometimes stats are deceptive. My second game with Waterloo today is a perfect example. Dye and Perez both got hit with blown saves. Here's the injustice for them--they recorded 3 and 4 outs, respectively, without allowing a base runner! I don't recall ever seeing that happen twice in a game. Sorry guys. We still appreciate your effort and results from the game.

#64730	04/14/2019 4:26:11 pm	Jun 7th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Quite the series from Margate. To put their 3 dinger 7 run inning in perspective, the Dinos have hit 3 HRs in their last 10 league games. Amazed by Sullivan. He would be leading my team in HRs. Despite no position knowledge and 10 fielding skill, his fielding % is much better than either of my 3B. Can't believe I passed on him because he didn't have "position knowledge". The big news from the series - after 42 games, Marino steals his first base of the season. Hooray!

#64732	04/14/2019 4:43:36 pm	Jun 7th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The bats definitely came to life this weekend. 34 runs in five games is my best stretch of the year. Sullivan is, indeed, exceeding expectations by a bit with the bat, but it's his glove that is shocking. Pencil in .950+ for the rest of the season and I'll take it right now.

#64748	04/15/2019 1:27:34 pm	Jun 8th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	For those new around here, the first 50 has been pretty typical. Dinos keep the seat warm for the eventual champ before nosediving into the relegation fight during inter. Don't have as much cushion this season, only 5 games out of the pink. (Was 10 or more last season). Indicators are worse than normal too. Last in the league in fielding. Distant last in the East in HRs. It's going to be painful as our RISP hard corrects over the next 60 games. Kinda think things will be more even E vs W this season. Kal's 60-0 will be difficult to duplicate. There also may have been a bit of talent shift. Not a single 120 SI pitcher in the East this season. Everyone but Moore has one in the West, couple teams with multiple. Some comings and goings in Dinoland. Rossi was hired because of his HR suppression. But he gave up 2 of the 3 in Margate's mashinning, taking him to a dinger every 4 IP. Not cool on a team that hits a dinger every 30 IP. Ashley the next lamb to the slaughter in the Dino pen. Britton a stop gap for when we get fed up with Daniels. His OF is just a hair under lower case. Wonder if he would have drawn more attention if it was. Then again, decent power but drives the ball into the ground. 18 speed, but no SBs. Probably good reason why no one wanted him. Britton takes us to 50, but I'm sure someone in the bullpen will "volunteer" their roster spot by Friday.

#64763	04/15/2019 11:05:29 pm	Jun 10th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	120SI!?!? They make pitchers that go that high??😳

#64764	04/16/2019 6:08:00 am	Jun 10th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I was struck by the absence of big bar starters in the East this season. JJNZ and I complained about the strength of our cup group - it wasn't just the top end, every V and VI team in seemed to have a 120 and 112 SP to throw at you. And here I am trying to cobble together a rotation with as many 12s as 13s. I didn't look at position players yet. Maybe that is where the East's strength is. Grats to Allen on Bartholomew. Dinos looked at him, but he didn't seem to solve any of our problems. The claim I lamented losing was Sunday night. Two players this season I really had my heart set on, and Corvallis signed them both. Jay would have been a terrific building block covering up some busts, and Enriquez would have been a huge help to my aging pitching staff. LostRaven isn't quite Kladu / JJNZ level of waiver nemesis for me yet, but is on his way. Updated Tuesday, April 16 2019 @ 6:08:22 am PDT

#64769	04/16/2019 2:18:42 pm	Jun 10th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Perez strands 8. Not exactly what you want from your clean-up hitter. It's even more painful as we lost by 1. Margate vs. West 0-2 Rest of the East vs. West 10-0 Updated Tuesday, April 16 2019 @ 3:07:45 pm PDT

#64770	04/16/2019 3:02:02 pm	Jun 12th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Yeah Bartholomew does really solve anything for me either, but he had a sexy scouting report and can hit lefties. (How could I not throw my hat in the ring?) I'll make room for him in the OF. Wish he was trained as SS as well.

#64772	04/16/2019 3:17:56 pm	Jun 12th, 2040
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	To be fair, our waiver rivalry is only due to constantly fighting over the same 12 and 13pot plebs Seca!

#64773	04/16/2019 4:57:38 pm	Jun 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. Kinda like having the same taste in clothes. Always shopping in the same stores. Can't help tripping over each other. Was looking at my stats. Of the 13 position players who were on my roster last season, 1 (DeJesus) is ahead of last season's HR pace. Boyd had 24 last year. Has hit 1. Flynn had 20 last year. Has hit 1. On it goes. Gruesome. Marino kicked another one. So 14 fielding OF who has won consecutive gold gloves in CF has made as many errors as Sullivan.

#64776	04/16/2019 6:38:18 pm	Jun 15th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	East drops da bombs in the 1st round! 37 to be precise. Allen crank out 9. New York and Alexandria both smash 8. Hell, even the Dinos had a home run to show from their 5 games. Alomar, whom Margate seemed to covet, has been removed from the Dino rotation. Has yet to get thru a Dino start without surrendering a home run. Not that Collier will do better. But if Collier goes out and stinks maybe I can finally cut him.

#64786	04/17/2019 1:26:03 pm	Jun 15th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Surprised by Black's demotion. Obviously isn't hitting (seemed to do alright against the Dinos), but seemed like a short-term-pain long-term-gain sorta thing. Rider has crossed our radar (any 3B with a pulse has). Curious salary. Wonder how much the 2/3 for Laredo contributed.

#64788	04/17/2019 2:11:03 pm	Jun 15th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Black's demotion is likely for only 10 games. He has enough at bats for this period and should get his spot back this weekend. He has to be the worst hitting starter in the league by far. 138 is beyond horrendous. Updated Wednesday, April 17 2019 @ 2:18:14 pm PDT

#64792	04/17/2019 6:36:23 pm	Jun 20th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well, at least you get some defence out of him. Last season's roty Tuero has just recently climbed over Mendoza and to 500 ops. He's a DH. You didn't leave early in the Dino - Battle Creek series. One in extras, 3 decided by 9th inning rallies. Guinn was incredible. 1 dinger in his first 53 games, 3 in the series. All game-tying lead-changing game-winning types. Can't remember ever having a 9th batter like that. A typical Collier start sees him go 4-6 innings dazzling the opponent. Then ye gives up the touchdown. Today's start a perfect example. 9 up 9 down through 3. First 6 all get hits in the 4th. Sucks when your only decent pot bar pitcher is cow flow. Oh well. We'll leave him in for Moore, hopefully cut him before Friday.

#64795	04/18/2019 1:02:03 am	Jun 20th, 2040
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	I am very frustrated (in general, but in particular) with Ed Davis http://brokenbat.org/player/139625 and I'm seriously considering dropping him. One of the few pot 14 in my recent history who has been simply trash. I removed him from rotation, then I've put him in last night because of favorable matchup against Los Angeles, he lasted 1 and a third innings. Updated Thursday, April 18 2019 @ 1:02:23 am PDT Updated Thursday, April 18 2019 @ 1:02:48 am PDT

#64798	04/18/2019 6:32:50 am	Jun 20th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The bombs are killing Davis. He seems decent other than that, but that's a crucial exception. The East's stats are narrowing across the division. Both OPS and FIP are a mere 28 points from top to bottom. Compare that to the West with spreads of 110 and 53.

#64801	04/18/2019 9:20:24 am	Jun 20th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sucks about Davis. Early in my career I used to judge pitchers by their "pitch points". Considered 60 to be very good, 65 to be elite. Davis has 59. (Collier also has 59). I vet lefties so hard now. My failure rate with LHP has been astronomical. Bummed out that Brockman had 7 pretty decent seasons before raising his red flag. Keep telling myself its not a big enough sample for Goodwin yet, but really any run of waiver or draft luck and he's out the door.

#64807	04/18/2019 6:48:28 pm	Jun 25th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	MukilteoMike mentioned New York's manager earlier. I had noticed him too. But I hadn't really looked at their lineup through that lens, Here is New York's lineup from today, along with their hitting scouting and hitting skill. All players developed in house. Main - very good - 18 Jacobs - no scouting - 14 Soto - great - 20 Huerta - very good - 18 Donnelly - good - 14 (below cap, still growing) DiCarlo - very good - 17 Sanchez - great - 18 (still growing) Gann - very good - 14 O'Connor - very good - 16 All but Gann hit their top end or blew their scouting away. Could be some selection bias. Could be d'em managers.

#64808	04/18/2019 9:09:18 pm	Jun 25th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Man Seca, I do NOT want to hear that. It is too difficult to search through the trash bin of managers to hope to be lucky enough to find a gem like that.

#64809	04/19/2019 5:02:05 am	Jun 25th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Indeed. My guy is excellent at teaching fielding. rolls eyes I was actually looking at this Lancer when I was struck by how best-case his development went. Then I remembered a recent help thread where Michaeltodd asked if he made the right draft pick. Amalric7 went against the grain by suggesting the pick with no hitting scouting. Reason being he's had good luck with those guys exceeding expectations. Wonder if Michaeltodd has a 20 development manager? Put another way, some human managers get their knickers in a knot b/c they think the team that drafted 2 minutes before them took the last good player from the pool. Yet a 20 development manager may have the potential of adding an extra half (more?) pot bar to every player you draft. If the 20 dev manager also accelerates their progression (speculation), you may get an extra 1-2 seasons added to their playing career. That's even bigger. We get our fair share of "god" tier managers around here. IIRC Newtman / Raleigh has been the only one with a 20 player development. If you feel like wading through this thread, you'd see that manager caused a stir in his time. Will be interesting to watch.

#64837	04/20/2019 6:24:24 am	Jun 27th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	PS - not sure the tone came off right in my previous post. Not blaming the Lancers or anybody else with a god manager. If I could sign one I would. My team is in crisis mode at this point. The problem is no minor leaguers coming through. Part of this was some poor draft luck. Kept only Schwarz (LH reliever) in '31. Kept nothing in '32. Have only Wolf (lul) to show for '33. '34 was good, but back to nothing kept from '35. The other part is that the players in my system are taking forever to develop. Especially the pitchers. Brockman 2.5 per level. Knight 2.5 per level. Staley 3 seasons to get out of A ball. Nieto almost 3 seasons and still in A ball. Figured I just happened on some bad luck, bunch of slow guys at once. But I can't help noticing this poor development coincides with the tenure of my most recent manager. I feel I must have high fielding to keep up with the Jones. The only high fielding guys I can find don't have stellar development. Getting the feeling I'm damaging my franchise. Anyway. I haven't been looking forward to the Novi series. Like Haselrig. Like his team. But it's been an absolutely brutal match up for the Dinos in recent seasons. Do wish them better luck with Rossi than Waterloo had. His sudden predilection for the long ball shouldn't be a problem against the Dinos.

#64841	04/20/2019 7:01:05 am	Jun 27th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Not feeling particularly cocky myself. Having some trouble finding the right formula in my linups. Father time seems to have caught Walter a season before I'd planned on it and I don't have a good answer there. Add a couple of young guys to the mix, and I just don't have that solid, reliable group of hitters I've had the past two seasons. Rossi was a one, maybe two, series pickup. I don't have much on the waiver horizon and I'm working both nights this weekend. The plan was to pick up a reliever so I can set a spot starter in case somebody gets hurt and I'm not around to re-shuffle the deck. Be glad this isn't Hardwood. A coaching mis-hire there can set your team back indefinitely. I'm facing a tough decision over there in the next season or two. My guy can recruit, but he can't develop those recruits. My guy here is reaching the end of his run. I'm absolutely dreading finding a replacement. Had thoughts of retiring with him to avoid the whole mess.

#64844	04/20/2019 8:01:31 am	Jun 27th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. I can kinda get that. Your coach is the epicentre of your program in college basketball. A baseball manager is just a fat guy who waddles out to the mound a couple of times a game. I think every team in the major league could fire their manager tomorrow, hire someone new, and that it would have next to no impact on the standings. I get that here managers may be intended to encapsulate the entire system. Quality of your analytics in pitch selection and fielder placement. Quality of your minor league hitting instructors. Quality of your nutritionists, trainers, high performance program, etc.. IIRC their effect is supposed to be small. That's a subjective term. I was able to tell my current manager would be high teens in defence by looking at fielding % of players that had played for him and others. That's not my definition of small. That's tangible. If the effect of managers is tangible, maybe they should pass through some kind of waivers / hiring process so they aren't first come first served. Maybe we shouldn't have to wait 6-7 seasons to discover a 2 in pitching development. Maybe there should be some sort of "lose the room" mechanic so those who find a god manager don't have the scales in their favour for the next 30 seasons. /rant. Picked up Mizu. Not sure he'll play. So sick of Boyd. Maybe some competition for his playing time will straighten him out.

#64846	04/20/2019 8:35:30 am	Jun 27th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I wish lifetime suspensions for all new managers. My hatred for them knows no bounds. Tinkering continues in Margate. The $8 million man finds the bench as I try a new pickup. Also, somehow Naranjo remains homerless, a crazy streak for a guy who averages one every 25 at bats. The amazing thing is his OPS isn't suffering thanks to a slight increase in hits, walks and doubles.

#64847	04/20/2019 8:48:43 am	Jun 27th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	the players in my system are taking forever to develop. Taking a look at Stephens' and Burch's slow crawls through the minors might give you some hope that your pups can still be pretty good if not exactly what they could have been.

#64848	04/20/2019 8:59:21 am	Jun 27th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I thought Franco seemed like he was coming out of it. :/ Thanks Haselrig. Part of my problem is that the slow movers are all performing well and have decent SI for their age. Don't feel I can cut them. I think they will be fine players. (It's also making a huge cluster - looks like I'll have 6 position players arrive in 2044). PS - can't help noticing Novi's middle infield is #2 and #3 in errors in the league. 18 fielding Apodaca with 10 gaffs already. Perhaps your 6 fielding manager should stop telling him to face RF when the pitch is thrown.

#64849	04/20/2019 9:05:30 am	Jun 27th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Pretty sure it's more the manager and less the players that's to blame. Why I (a little more quietly, maybe) pretty much share Mike's opinion on managers. Can't get one that's not flawed in one (three?) way or another. Now, do I knee-jerk (or even worse, give up and settle) on the next one, opting for a defensive genius and watch my average plummet to .230? Don't know. It's a looming issue for me, though.

#64851	04/20/2019 9:49:05 am	Jun 27th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You live too close to Canada. Must be breathing in some politeness. Your manager is what I thought all the new managers were going to be. Benefit vs. Cost. Would have meant some strategy. I had not made a connection between your manager and your team batting average. Too many variables with hitting and pitching. Defence it's all right there. Manager fielding. Player fielding. Fielding %. You can draw a straight line between input and output. Errors themselves are random / noisy, but if you let it roll a few seasons, the pattern emerges. I've mostly assumed the effect of defence was out of whack with the others. Total assumption as I can't measure the effect of the others. But New York's player development success is very compelling. So now I'm looking at my manager and thinking I'm a complete idiot. Meh or bad numbers in 4 useful categories to get a good number in defence. Guess I'm in the manager market too.

#64852	04/20/2019 11:18:02 am	Jun 27th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I thought Franco seemed like he was coming out of it. :/ The latest (50 PA's) shows 1 homer and a .670 OPS. If that's coming out of it, and you're making eight million, there's a problem. That's below average for the league and far worse if you look at only outfielders. Updated Saturday, April 20 2019 @ 11:22:43 am PDT

#64856	04/20/2019 3:28:47 pm	Jun 30th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	A stellar debut for Guerra. Single, double, homer, 3 rbi, POTG. Of a totally different note, I can't believe I just realized my lineup begins with Gilbert and Sullivan.

#64858	04/20/2019 6:51:30 pm	Jul 2nd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Nice. . I hadn't actually looked at Franco. Just bits and pieces from skimming game reports made me think he'd warmed a little. Fully expected to be swept by Novi. Nice to get a couple wins, and still be 4 games above the drop. Losses followed the trend from the last 2 series. Two games got away bottom of the 9th. One bottom of the 8th. Going through a stretch where anything short of a 6-7 run lead is very difficult for the bullpen to hold. Decided to go with Mizu thinking neither him nor Boyd would get on base, so maybe Mizu's defence would help us have a tight series in the field. Bahaha! Chalk up another 5 errors for the Dinos. Sheesh.

#64860	04/21/2019 2:19:46 am	Jul 2nd, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	You live too close to Canada. I'm actually closer to Canada than I am to Novi I think the effect of managers is pretty significant. My case for that would be Apodaca. His hitting is as advertised, maybe a little better than that. That would suggest to me that he's not a minus twenty percenter yet his defense sucks for what his attributes say it should be. I can't say for sure , but I don't believe you can have a split variance guy. If that is the case, then the only remaining suspect is the manager with his six defense.

#64861	04/21/2019 5:34:56 am	Jul 2nd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Agreed. If you are under or over scouted it's likely across the board. Splitting would be needlessly complicated for programmer and user. Big night for the Bloody Tigers on waivers. Not that long ago I thought their pitching looked like a train full of zoo animals ran into a train full of nitroglycerin. But with Jansen healthy again and Kim and Harden coming in as reinforcements, the pitching looks a lot better. (I like Harden. Offered at him both trips thru waivers this season. He's having a pretty dreadful 2040, but could snap out of it anytime).

#64869	04/21/2019 4:03:15 pm	Jul 5th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We fought our way back to 500. Then the bats went silent again today. C'mon, boys. Edit--Whoa. I didn't see that crazy plot twist coming. Updated Sunday, April 21 2019 @ 7:31:41 pm PDT

#64883	04/22/2019 4:54:12 am	Jul 7th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That is some very nice sequencing. Hit conga line with a HR at the end. When losses like that happen to me, I see it as a sign it's not my year. Dinos - LA had something sorta similar. Two 'Topes pitchers combine to 1 hit the Dinos, but LA loses anyway. Seems it's been that kind of season for them in the 1st half. Kal finds a familiar face in Cabral. Novi's Cano signing is curious. I think of them as having a bulletproof minor league system, and Cano does not look like Kevlar. And then there is the Dinos getting needlessly excited over another fringe pick up. Burton has a nice minor league track record. If he adds 4 to everything but velocity, could be quite serviceable. Maybe even start. But at just 2 claims probably rose coloured glasses.

#64885	04/22/2019 5:37:33 am	Jul 7th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Classic claim of shame. Had him on my claim list to take a closer look then I worked late and slept late for two days and never got around to clearing those "watchlist" guys out. Hoping we get a Ninja Steve update someday where he ports some of those watchlist features from Hardwood over to here.

#64903	04/23/2019 4:15:38 pm	Jul 12th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ugh. Lee. This team doesn't understand any concept of consistency. Each game, inning and at bat is a mystery.

#64904	04/23/2019 5:05:39 pm	Jul 13th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	A lot of action in free agency by Santa Monica lately.

#64909	04/23/2019 6:50:45 pm	Jul 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Paused for a few seconds trying to think of what position Lee plays for Margate before I got it. Think injuries have contributed to the Carp activity. Had a few down in our series. Won't be many Dino all-stars. Schuler, maybe Stroud. Camarillo has had a great first half, but he's had soooo many injuries he's only managed 150 ABs. Mentioned in the vent thread, but my RBI leader from last season only has 8 halfway thru this one. Fortunate some other guys have stepped up.

#64915	04/23/2019 10:40:58 pm	Jul 14th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	All Stars? Are we talking All Stars? We have no business doing such a thing in Margate. Gabriel totally deserves it, though. Getting 7 wins on this team is incredible. Lefties are still just hitting .033 against him. That's insane for a starter with 120 IP. Quinones at second has been remarkable. He's hitting over 300 against both lefties and righties, contributing to a 900 OPS. We also love his .985 FPCT. I'd be disappointed if any other Magician got consideration.

#64923	04/24/2019 8:08:00 am	Jul 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wasn't it Margate that won a pennant with no all-star selections? A rare feat. If everyone is rowing to the cadence, you can get a lot done. González a nice pick up for the Lancers. Waterloo's general manager put a claim in, but it was vetoed by the upper levels due to financial considerations. The McCarty era has taken a toll on the books.

#64931	04/24/2019 1:44:24 pm	Jul 14th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Been meaning to write something since before the weekend but have been laid low with a virus. And given all that this may prove to be a long and rambling post, and one possibly without much/any sense! Glad I only paid minimal attention to last night's series in LA's bandbox, which had a similarly debilitating effect on my pitchers - we lead the league in QS yet only one of my starters got past the fourth inning, and that was Hoover, who only got to 5.1IP and surrendered six runs in the process. We averaged 3.52 runs against through 75 games, then gave up a whopping 7.6 avg (38 runs) against the Isotopos. Not sure how we scraped three wins from the wreckage, even allowing for two of them coming in extras. It was a mess. I'll get back to managers for a moment. I've always prioritised developmental managers, right from the start. Hardest thing to do in the game is get the bat on the ball, so getting good hitters and developing them is (IMO) the most important aspect of the game. I dropped my first manager (Mason) in an effort to improve my defence but probably shouldn't have bothered, and when I found Martinez I thought he'd be my manager for good, only he didn't quite reach as high as I'd hoped. Zambrano looked too good to pass on even with his negative pitching teaching, although I knew he too would move on eventually - just didn't expect it to be as soon as it was when Monroe came along. Monroe is like an older-style manager with his report focussed on the 'old four' categories (and to reiterate I'll take hitting and development over everything else, preferably with no negatives attached), but he far exceeded my expectations: I dreamed of him getting 18s in Offence and Development, so this was the cherry (or cherries) on the top. As well as Raleigh's manager there's another 20 Development manager in Albany I can think of off the top of my head. I check the managers list daily season after season, always have done - got to put in the work to reap the rewards. I've also kept tabs on good managers that I can't use in case anyone else comes looking for one, like Loveland's owner recently, and @Mike's Magicians before that. As to the actual effect of a manager like Monroe on development (and everything else for that matter) I'm not sure, but I don't doubt it. Because I've (nearly) always prioritised developmental managers I'm used to seeing prospects hit their reports - although ironically a number of my best POT prospects Jacobs, Gann, Baird, James and Rock have fallen short of their expected SI ranges and/or had weird developments (Jacobs high hitting but low slugging despite his report, James low movement for example). Anguiano may appear a best-case development, but he turned out almost exactly like I expected. His last developments were +1 to Hit and BC, and +2 to PD, but before that he gained +1 Fielding and Range, neither of which I expected. Did Monroe bring that out? Maybe, but Anguiano had always developed well so maybe it would have come regardless - and he was a free agent pickup. (I can feel more rambling coming on here) I can't think of any prospect that I've had in my career who didn't develop along expected lines - even when they're disappointing like Rojas, a not-unusually stunted Latin American prospect. Like everyone up here I know what I like in prospects and target that, and its worked for me (I guess). It makes sense that a 20 Development manager will make a huge difference over the careers of all his players, whether that means they match or exceed expectations, or conversely when they don't meet expectations they do so in a 'less-sucky' way (forgive the lack of eloquence), ie. a 14 POT hits 112 SI instead of 106, or 106 instead of 100. It will be interesting for sure, glad I get the closest view. If you're still keeping up you're doing better than me. @Seca - I did feel a little like I was being 'targetted' (and that was before the virus kicked in), so your 'tone' comment was certainly appreciated. And hey, it comes with the territory. Back to the present and Gonzalez seemed like a worthwhile pickup, off to a slow start this season but with a rock-solid resume and still actually gaining SI (wonder if Monroe can add to that, LOL). Our finances are also good, making nearly $6M so far this season (enjoy it while it lasts, eh?). We cut Solomon to make room, my second ever first round pick - didn't even warrant a mention in the League News, guess that tells all you need to know about him! Been a better first half than I could have hoped for. Haven't considered All-Stars in New York, guess we'll find out soon enough.

#64933	04/24/2019 2:56:09 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Apologies if I caused offence. When I get my tail up about something, it's directed at the mechanic. There's usually event that instigates the freak out. That brings another face into it, but I hope the folks around here recognize any ire isn't meant for them. Noodle arms murdering high speed base runners has been a pet issue this season. Alexandria's team philosophy is max range, which as a consequence means some small arms. So the issue crops up more often against the A's, but my frustration certainly isn't aimed at Meccanodonte. Pleased by the all-star selections. Roy was a bit of a surprise. Narvaez was our ace, but since I linked him in that Cy Young thread in Discussions he hasn't won a game and has seen his ERA rise by nearly a run. Roy only recently became our best. I secretly hoped Flynn would make it. Knew he wouldn't supplant Orosco, but a seat on the bench is nice. Dino future is very uncertain, but whatever it is, it revolves around Flynn.

#64937	04/24/2019 3:54:34 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I don't really want to stoke the manager fire again, but a quick comment on the examples you listed. Not interested in the 3 pitchers (11 pitch dev). But Jacobs power is intriguing. The development graph shows a slowing, a telltale sign that the cap approacheth. Power flatlined at 11, 3-4 points short of decent. Meanwhile, hit, BC and PD keep growing, with hit beyond the written scouting. Folks tend to use the "s" word when a player doesn't reach their written scouting. To me, Jacobs is a clear example that the written scouting can miss low as well as high. Probably coincidence that the 4 points short in power matches the 4 points short in overall potential. Almost suggests the power cap was revised after the fact. Big reach tho, and I'd be very surprised if player development were that dynamic.

#64938	04/24/2019 3:55:22 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Double post. Updated Wednesday, April 24 2019 @ 3:56:00 pm PDT

#64939	04/24/2019 4:30:55 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	No offence taken, like I said it was simply a (very) fleeting feeling and your good graces are there for all to see. Its a fair point on noodle arms in the OF too. A good Arm is nice in the OF but its not something I look for - not something I've drafted too much of either. If I see a good arm my first thought is obviously SS, but that's quite a reach for most prospects, so really its 3B or C after that. I've got two non-C decent arms in the minors right now, but Golddigger to me is a cut waiting to happen (a 53-claim guy too) and that leaves this season's 4th rounder Nieves...who'll soon move to SS.

#64940	04/24/2019 6:00:02 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
Optics Joined: 06/09/2014 Posts: 73 Santa Monica Carp Legends	Yes, had injuries. Garcia. Claes. Also added 2 LRs at the beginning of the season. They didn't pitch much until playing the East. They were bad. I got replacements. The replacements were bad. Got replacements for the replacements. Also bad. Now I have a former Dino. Maybe he will be better.

#64941	04/24/2019 6:23:46 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	While I got my "real" two All Stars right, I missed on Gilbert. Yes, he's been awesome with a 441 OBP, but I thought his 149 at bats would rule him out. I'm fairly sure that's the fewest I've ever had for an all star selection.

#64944	04/24/2019 10:23:10 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Not quite sure how Zhu didn't make the all-star team. 2.32 ERA (1st) , 1.16 WHIP (6th) and 8 wins (4th) To me the Cy race is coming down to Zhu, Posey, Rock, Mejia and the two Navarros. Zhu is probably in the middle of this pack. oh well, on the bright side his salary prob won't go up that much more next year.

#64945	04/24/2019 11:14:49 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Don't get me wrong, I'd kill for another guy like that. How he's doing it, I don't know. Walks a fairly high number. Gives up average homers. That doesn't sound great. But he doesn't allow many hits. Can I add him to my rotation, please? We could use his magic.

#64946	04/25/2019 12:37:25 am	Jul 16th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I believe he gives up the fewest hits/inning of Legends Starting pitchers at the moment. Haven't checked all of the pitchers but his 0.72HIP is impressive. Posey has a 0.76. All the other WHIP leaders are in the mid 0.8Xs His MO has always been to give up few hits, he's just on a really good streak this season. I just think his numbers would have been good enough to make the Allstar Roster.

#64947	04/25/2019 1:46:10 am	Jul 16th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Must have had a claim in on Rossi before I claimed Gonzalez, certainly don't have a need for both (yet)! I'll keep him for 24 hours I guess. Could actually have used him earlier this week for Cup play, when I had to throw my spot starter out there because all my regular starters were fatigued...and hence I was eliminated from Cup play. Probably for the best as we enter the second half, first time I've welcomed being knocked out.

#64949	04/25/2019 6:44:51 am	Jul 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Now I have a former Dino. Maybe he will be better. Alvarado had a pretty nice debut, against his old club at that. He really didn't do anything wrong - aside from turning 32 and losing a whack of SI. Was the odd man out when we landed Alomar. (I like Barberi ... couldn't see a way to shoehorn him in). How he's doing it, I don't know. Zhu was part of why I was surprised by Roy. They basically have the same numbers, except Zhu's ERA is 0.7 lower. Leads me to believe sequencing is affecting one of the two, and somebody might be in for a correction. certainly don't have a need for both (yet)! Nice you guys don't blackball players for a poor Legends performance with another team. I sure do.

#64958	04/25/2019 2:22:34 pm	Jul 16th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Updated Thursday, April 25 2019 @ 3:08:01 pm PDT

#64959	04/25/2019 3:19:37 pm	Jul 18th, 2040
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Maybe something will change for Los Angeles in the second half? Just won my first extra innings game after losing 10 out of 10 in the first half... What a frustrating season so far for me in Legends, including a horrific 1W 9L to start the season. Hoping for better times to come.

#64962	04/26/2019 12:02:32 am	Jul 21st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Are you serious? This is exactly how this season has gone. Lose a 2 claim guy to Bloomington. Great. I'm giving you the Byrd all right.

#64963	04/26/2019 12:20:46 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	What a frustrating season so far for me in Legends, including a horrific 1W 9L to start the season. Hoping for better times to come. I got smoked my first season in Legends. Won 50 games with a -257 RD. You're not going to do worse than that. If you do relegate, you'll come back with a better idea of what you need to win up here.

#64964	04/26/2019 12:42:44 am	Jul 21st, 2040
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I also got demolished on my first time to legends and didn't last too long on my second trip there, don't get too demoralised by it!

#64965	04/26/2019 2:52:37 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Likewise so for Laredo. I'm still hanging in there however Never lose the hope of a couple players or three to turn into Brady Anderson, 1996

#64966	04/26/2019 3:58:20 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	The thing is that in some cases (most cases?) a better idea of what you need to win is not enough to win, especially when the acquisition of players (and their development) is casual or unintelligible. Sometimes you feel you have no control over things.

#64967	04/26/2019 4:16:38 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	There's a difference between winning and winning titles. For me, the goal should be to be good enough to end up in third place most seasons. Then you fight to hang around the league until you get a lucky break or two. My strategy has always been to build a strong farm system. Constantly weed it. Anticipate windows where you'll have good talent. Scrimp and save money while still trying to be competitive until you enter one of those windows. Use the money you've banked to fill holes in your roster with low-claim vets who still look like they have some tread left. Take your shot, but always make your farm system a priority because your window will close and you'll have to go back to hanging around.

#64970	04/26/2019 6:06:49 am	Jul 21st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Of course you want a good farm system. We all do. As Meccanodonte said, though, that is largely beyond your control. Hopefully the new draft that's on its way will improve things to some degree.

#64973	04/26/2019 6:36:46 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Byrd looks sneaky good. Totally flew under my radar. That was a nice catch and claim even if you didn't get him. Sucks to lose a coin flip, but someone has to. I don't think there is a mystery to player acquisition. Birmingham is arguably the most successful franchise in the history of the game. We make jokes about Kladu's waiver success, but that success is built off volume. Churn, churn, churn. Try a guy out, if he doesn't work, try someone else. If you lose today's coin flip, try again tomorrow. Farm system is no different. If you don't get what you need Friday morning, off to waivers you go. Claim, claim, claim. Win some, lose some. Incremental improvements. Persistence wins in the end. As for first time Legends teams struggling, I think some don't quite appreciate what is needed to compete. Not to pick on AlexgrrpLA (who may feel he's getting beat up for a really innocuous comment ), but LA played Slater completely out of position the first 10 games of the season. Most teams can't get away with that up here. The league is (obviously) very competitive. Player development is a luxury (it's why the Dinos get smashed in the Cup most seasons - forced to do my player development there). PS - Welcome AlexgrrpLA. I've long had respect you. I've forgotten the name of your original team, but I was awed by the decision to leave a well built, rising franchise to assume LA. Very impressed with the job you've done there.

#64980	04/26/2019 7:22:44 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Luck is a part of it, but the part you can control is the weeding. Like Seca said, you gotta keep churning every day.

#64997	04/26/2019 10:12:26 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Believe me when I say that I've explored market's inefficiencies in various ways. There's a point where you can exploit no more (or it's too expensive in terms of time and energies). When you can't pick a good player for years (this season I've finally got Aiden Marchetti, even if he's lefty) you feel tired and don't want to go on market every night digging deeper and deeper for players you have a chance against 10, 20, 50 to claim. Especially when you have strict parameters like me (defense) who translates in few real choices. All in all, when you have someone good, he stunts and will be like one with a -1 category pot. Or, rarely, they exceed their pot randomly. Probably you guys have more motivation than me, at this point. This is something that goes to your credit, no pun inteded. I'd like a system that reward efforts instead of simply random. When I see III-IV league teams filled with pot 14, 15, 16 picked here and there I ask myself how I'll be able to stick in Legends in the near future.

#64999	04/26/2019 10:45:58 am	Jul 21st, 2040
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Thanks @seca, not feeling beat up at all by your comment. It was a mistake playing Slater at 3th but it was more a matter of moving Chance to SS since he had been playing spectacular fielding but I felt his arm was weak for 3th. It was proven a mistake and I had to rectified. Sometimes it’s better not to change what already works and I feel, even after playing for so many years I still learn from my mistakes (which says very good things about this game) About my old team it was the Clifton Isotopes but it has changed names many times now and it’s kind of sad to see how poorly they are doing these days... I changed because when I first sign up for this game I got a team from the East and in the beggining I didn’t know I would become addicted to this game. Even if I’m from Spain, I lived for a few years in California so I have a sentimental attachment to “The West” (no offense East) so it always bottered me a little to play there. It was very hard to let Clifton go though... I put a lot of effort in to make that team a champion. By the way, I’m sure I can get credit for being the only Spaniard that has brought two different teams to Legends in two different divisions xD. I wonder sometimes if I’m the only one from Spain playing this game since baseball is close to nothing there...

#65000	04/26/2019 10:46:18 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	This game's all about dealing with disappointment. You and I have about the same mileage, Meccanodonte so I know where you're coming from on that. Updated Friday, April 26 2019 @ 10:48:19 am PDT

#65002	04/26/2019 11:18:00 am	Jul 21st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I knew you'd had another team, but I didn't realize you'd made it to Legends with them. Impressive. Updated Saturday, April 27 2019 @ 12:38:27 am PDT

#65011	04/26/2019 1:21:39 pm	Jul 21st, 2040
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	I actually won Legends and the Cup, but the game was way “easier” back then. You could get the best players from Free agency if you tried at the “right time”. So this feels like a first and much harder time in Legends for me.

#65023	04/27/2019 1:21:45 am	Jul 23rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Perez climbed into second place in career homers for the organization, behind Moody who had the benefit of playing much of his time without human owners. I thought Naranjo would move up to sixth this season since he has at least 16 bombs each of the last 7 seasons. He has exactly 1, though. Super strange. A few weeks ago I said Naranjo would probably be released. Now it looks as if it might be Perez. He started off nicely, but has been bad the last 40 games. It looks suspiciously like last season where he fell off his hot/normal self all year. I'm afraid he's done (at least he will be at the conclusion of 2040). Who knows, maybe he'll tear it up in the second half to keep himself and the rest of the team playing in Legends. But I doubt it. Oh, yeah. Franco also eclipsed 300 homers for his career, even if most were elsewhere. Quinones is only 3 short of 250. Chapa reached 254 before retiring last season. Lots of power careers. Updated Saturday, April 27 2019 @ 1:28:09 am PDT

#65024	04/27/2019 4:07:00 am	Jul 23rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Nice. Don't have numbers like that in the Dinos record books. When Boyd hit 24 last season that was the highest annual total for a player drafted by the organization. Was keen on Muniz last night, tho a long shot at that number of claims. Wasn't surprised at all he signed with Corvallis. Been quite a season for the Ravens. Muniz, Enriquez and Farias have the potential to form a significant part of a good rotation. Might call Britton up (Daniels) this week. Scared of his defence, tho Daniels has set a low bar there as well.

#65026	04/27/2019 5:00:38 am	Jul 23rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Was looking more at Perez. Don't think I could cut him. Lose a lot of your teeth vs. RHP. Guess Arellano was a bit of a disappointment? Was a solid contributor to the pennant last season, but the overall body of work a little lean. Dinos will be looking to drop some salary before next week's pay day (especially if we have to pay everyone double!). Would love to get Tuero a few more ABs. Always seem to have 2 roster spots and a whack of cash tied up in DH. An in-house switch hitter would be so good.

#65028	04/27/2019 6:20:51 am	Jul 23rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	There's a chance Perez will stay, but he could easily be 95 SI next season. That might drop him to around 20 homers and a 750 OPS. He's my favorite player of all-time. Still, his defense is becoming a liability in the outfield. Burr has been waiting and waiting and waiting for his chance. His range and arm should get him in the lineup in 41. 700+ OPS and I'd be happy. Arellano was a tough one. He's one of my fall-off-the-cliff guys this year for no known reason. Great hitting? Uh, no, scouting report, no. He hit over 300 against lefties and righties in the minors, but righties destroyed him in the majors. It's hard holding a roster spot for a simply good hitter against lefties only without power. Either he, Roy or Crawford had to go. The others are much more balanced hitters. I also like Crawford coming in as the real third baseman halfway thru the game for Sullivan, who is finally making me pay for playing him at the hot corner with expected errors. Oh, and Crawford is at 227 homers for his career. Add him to the power list even if he has only had 6 for me. All of those guys might be released if demotion hits us, which is very likely. Most of my young guys can't hit despite their report. Rodriguez great at 226. Black very good at 176. Irizarry very good at 214. Clements very good at 214. Those are all career averages, albeit ones with less than 150 games played. Still, they're all very near their top skills. The cream of the crop is very good Villanueva at 245. Sad. I'm suspicious that it has to do with my manager who is 8/9 with coaching and developing offense. I've never seen such a horrible stretch of awful production with skills like they have. I've consistently had my training focus on my hitters to try to compensate, but it hasn't done the job. I really hate the new managers. I'm thinking about getting that as a tattoo. Updated Saturday, April 27 2019 @ 6:46:30 am PDT

#65031	04/27/2019 6:46:29 am	Jul 23rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Onboard with letting him go after the season. Think if he's cut during the season it's a sign its 4th down. Sounds like I'm taking pleasure in someone else's pain, but I was a little relieved to see Sullivan correct. Restored my faith in the BrokenBat universe. Went a totally different direction with the Daniels lineup spot. Decided I wasn't going to get offence from anyone, and may as well get some defence. Think Allen54Chevy and I talked about Estrada earlier in the season (hope I didn't say "Cut him! cut him!"). He could easily carve out a niche with the Dinos. I never saw Larson as our everyday CF. And it wouldn't take much to supplant Lewis as the 4th OF.

#65041	04/27/2019 2:21:50 pm	Jul 23rd, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Seca Good luck with Estrada. The Bartholomew signing stole his at bats and I have Vest in AAA who has the same glove first build.

#65046	04/27/2019 9:16:51 pm	Jul 28th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Someone please tell me about their pitcher having worse luck than Koch because I'm nearly bald due to all the hair I've pulled out for him. The case: Team ERA and FIP are nearly identical, 4.38/4.42. Koch not so much, 4.81/3.81. Team RS 4.43. Koch 3.69. 6 quality starts for Koch. His record............1-9.

#65048	04/28/2019 6:21:37 am	Jul 28th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Did a double take the other day when I saw that record. Yikes. Mild surprise to see Walter go? Haselrig had mentioned earlier in the season he wasn’t performing well. The Frank / Foster duo looks interesting. Nice bat when you don’t need to defend the SB, development day for Foster otherwise. I’d forgotten Foster was a Dino. Looks like he got pushed out when we drafted Ramsay. Oddity on the league leaders table. Broomfield has held down the positions for 2nd, 3rd and 4th best throwing C for a while now. Took a shot at Seals (an OF) last night. He’s Marino with the clock turned back a few seasons. Didn’t bookmark him, haven’t checked the usual landing strips. Seals’ salary would have meant someone else significant would leave. I feel like the Dinos are going to miss Marino more than McCarty when they go.

#65049	04/28/2019 6:36:49 am	Jul 28th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I spent a while on Walter this morning. Probably the key signing for the two pennant runs, but he'd lost enough SI and production that I couldn't overlook his paycheck anymore. Figured I might as well slot a developmental guy who can defend the position in as the backup. I don't fear people running on Frank too much. Base stealing isn't as much of a threat in the West. Garfs might see Foster when we meet up. I'll try to skate by with Frank for the other series'I think.

#65050	04/28/2019 6:39:32 am	Jul 28th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I had Seals, too. He landed in Sheboygan. (Total tangent--the toughest course I've ever played, Whistling Straits, is there. I was afraid my dad was going to have a heart attack that day. Literally. It was fun, but a total beast. Home to some huge PGA events and will host the Ryder Cup next year.) I also put in for Larry Piper because he has at least half an arm. He landed as a Bomber in Edison. I also had one other totally questionable arm. Probably a good thing I didn't win that one.

#65051	04/28/2019 7:12:09 am	Jul 28th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Looks like we were all in on the same guys this time. Interesting waiver stretch continuing over the next couple days.

#65060	04/28/2019 10:19:36 pm	Aug 2nd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm a believer in the power of psychology in the real sports world. It's fascinating how it forces itself into our universe. I couldn't stand to watch what would inevitably unfold for Koch today, so I picked up the scrub, Beckwith. I'm not sure I've ever started a pitcher who doesn't have anything in his scouting report regarding his stuff. Compare him to Koch: 11-9-14-16 to 15-15-13-18. I'm starting the first guy? Really? Yes, because I don't know of any 2040 curse on him. What does he do against mighty Novi? He cut through the entire lineup perfectly the first time, then gave up two runs, finishing with a quality start and the win. I was planning on a one and done contract with him, but how can I not give him another chance and keep poor Koch in the pen? This is a funny game. More on my staff, I think I'm about to release Bravo, who doesn't deserve that name. 109 IP, 28 HR. That pretty much says it all. 7 years wasted on the straight fireballer. Updated Sunday, April 28 2019 @ 10:33:04 pm PDT

#65064	04/28/2019 11:40:33 pm	Aug 2nd, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Annnd, Frank gets hurt. Mice and men...

#65072	04/29/2019 6:08:07 am	Aug 2nd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Puts the Dinos up against a 16 arm OF at C for 4 of the 5 games tonight. Guess I'll go X all my base stealers. Down 2 starting pitchers for tonight's series. Novi gets to see the chum stuck to the bottom of the barrel that is the Dino bullpen. I'm not sure that's psychology on Margate's part. If I guy isn't going well sooner or later he sits. I do that lots. Happens in RL too. Curious who all had claims on Ramos. Didn't think he fit well with any of NY, Kal, Allen or Alexandria. Assume Margate was in, as well as most of the West. Ramos would have been a fun variable in the league to stir the pot in the back 1/3 of the season.

#65076	04/29/2019 6:42:09 am	Aug 2nd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I most certainly was in on Ramos. I'm surprised there weren't more claims on him to use him as a ridiculous rent-a-player for any important fight. Regarding psychology, there's no reason to bench someone here who is having a bad streak. Odds are odds. But we let things get in our heads, like chasing roulette patterns. No one is ever due to break out of a streak or to keep one going. A 250 hitter here who is 0 for 50 is as likely to get a hit as a 250 hitter who has a 20-game hit streak. That is unless you believe the game has artificial elements added to it to create hot and cold times for players. When you have several seasons of data to show who and what a player is, why should he be benched just because he's doing poorly this season? You say it's "performance." I disagree. You have seasons worth of data to show why he should be playing. He's benched because of psychology, which is pretty funny since we're talking about ones and zeroes. But we still do it.

#65080	04/29/2019 7:04:37 am	Aug 2nd, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	That is unless you believe the game has artificial elements added to it to create hot and cold times for players. There's no solid, tangible evidence for this it seems, but I still exhibit that knee-jerk response of wanting to explain away inexplicable performance to some hidden "hot-cold" variable. It's kind of one of those "since we don't know for suuuuure..." reactions. shrug He's benched because of psychology, which is pretty funny since we're talking about ones and zeroes. But we still do it. Unless those ones and zeros include that "hot-cold" background variable... But you're right, otherwise. Where does our "faith" rest: in some hidden variable affecting our players or some creation of our minds trying to find patterns in the game and alter them (i.e., have at least a feeling of having more control over the outcome of any given game played)? Updated Monday, April 29 2019 @ 7:05:18 am PDT

#65083	04/29/2019 8:55:27 am	Aug 2nd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That is unless you believe the game has artificial elements added to it to create hot and cold times for players. I had a Hattrick background before I started playing BrokenBat. Form there was a (visible) player property and had a massive effect on performance. There's no solid, tangible evidence for this it seems, This is one of those "we all have different game experiences ..." things, but I've seen enough to believe. One of the better examples is Sanchez. In the first run of 2035 he hit the All-Star break with an ERA of 10. Numerous starts this 19 control guy turned in a BB-BB-BB-HR 1st inning. Then in the second iteration, under essentially the same conditions, he was an All-Star. One guy. One season. Maybe was just a run of bad dice rolls? But we've seen multiple Legends teams win a pennant and then drop to II the following season. With much of the competition, big chunks of players on these teams follow up a good season with a career worst. For me, this is much easier to rationalize as small number of form dice rolls gone wrong as opposed to a huge number of game dice rolls going wrong over and over again. But like I said, different experiences, different conclusions.

#65094	04/29/2019 2:47:07 pm	Aug 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Forgot it was a cup day. Means Brooks will be back, only down 1 starter for Novi. Sorry for false advertising,

#65111	04/30/2019 12:11:55 am	Aug 4th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The Byrd landed in Margate this time. I half expected to not get him on yet another 2 claim.

#65114	04/30/2019 6:57:46 am	Aug 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Still like him. A little concerned he hasn't pitched well the last couple seasons. He has seen less range behind him those years, so maybe an external cause. His home ballpark was tiny. So either his HR rate is even more impressive, or if the park was changed recently might explain the small increase in dingers. Like Ochoa. Had a claim on him, but removed it at the last minute. Wasn't sure who he would displace in my planned vs. LHP OF of Rivera-Lafferty-Tate. (Losing hope Rivera might sneak enough D to play 2B). Estrada didn't set the world on fire in his first 2 Dino games, but we did win both. 2 in a row vs. LHP is pretty good for this iteration of the Dinos which has lost its teeth against southpaws. Think there are parallels between BrokenBat and poker. Being in second place at this point in the season is like being the big blind. You are obligated to play some bad hands. Kim is an indicator that we are doing that. No signs that Boyd is coming around, and we are so vulnerable to LHP w/o some production out of 3B. Kim will have to hit the ground running. Doesn't sound like I would have to pay his salary Friday, but allocating 3 roster spots to ML 3B is something I can't do for long.

#65119	04/30/2019 10:50:52 am	Aug 4th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I don't have high expectations. Throw an inning or two in moderate leverage situations from a pen that has been rattled lately. At only a million bucks, he could see two or three seasons with us if he doesn't walk in too many runs. Edit--Said bullpen blows 4 run lead. He might get moved to the high leverage situations. My arms have completely reversed from the first quarter. There I relied on the bullpen and closed my eyes with the starters. Updated Tuesday, April 30 2019 @ 2:09:59 pm PDT

#65130	04/30/2019 3:27:56 pm	Aug 7th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I missed Ramos, haven't paid much attention to free agency in the last week or so with feeling unwell. I was in on Byrd though. I absolutely believe in hot and cold streaks, even when Mike's logic is absolutely correct. I'll often sit a player if he's hitting something like 4-for-40, whether it's for a game or a series. Why not? Even if it makes no difference it feels like it does, or perhaps feels like you're trying something to provide a spark, a simulation of real life managing. It helps if you its a starter you sit and a youngster you insert, because even if the youngster goes hitless (or blows up, for a pitcher) you at least tried something and gained some valuable experience for the kid. Of course I say all that, but I sat the slumping Huerta after he went 0-4 with 2 Ks in game one tonight to drop his latest stats to 6-47, and replaced him with ice-cold rookie Siegl who could use the playing time. Siegl went 0-3 and we were the victims of a 3-hit shutout by a pitcher with an ERA touching 5! I am one of those people who tries to resist tinkering, can't help himself and then curses himself for not leaving things alone.

#65143	05/01/2019 6:06:57 am	Aug 9th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats Allen54Chevy on DeJong. Not without a wart or two, but could have been a 15-20 claim guy if listed over the weekend. Maybe 40-50 if listed in the spring. He would have been a slick fit for the Dinos. Would have played OF this season, and then maybe slide into the gaping wound that is 3B next season. (His fielding is progressing worse than his BC, so he might have been a career OF - that would have worked for the Dinos too). Opened a roster spot for DeJong and Libby (grats JJNZ). Losing last night, I picked up Lohman this morning. Not flashy, but that kind of guy has done a lot of work for the franchise. His big velocity might add some noise to his minor league numbers. Guess we'll see. Now 4 of 5 vs. LHP with Estrada in the lineup. He's not actually doing much, but I'll take a good luck charm at this point. Would love to have some momentum vs. LHP coming back to the East. The other news from yesterday's series was that last season's RotY Tuero managed to hit his 1st HR of the season. Hooray!

#65163	05/01/2019 3:13:16 pm	Aug 11th, 2040
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Seca, interested to see what he can do, going for a massive change up to go with a decent fast ball. Lohman is a solid pick up, worth watching for a bit at the very least

#65165	05/01/2019 4:20:39 pm	Aug 12th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Wow. Waterloo got MAD. Four consecutive games scoring at least 9 runs. For us, solid starting pitching foiled by no offense. Updated Wednesday, May 1 2019 @ 6:08:45 pm PDT

#65170	05/01/2019 6:38:33 pm	Aug 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks JJNZ. I like that Lohman's change up is listed before his slider in his repertoire. But he sat there for a couple weeks with no nibbles. Likely a reason for that. Heh. Dinos have hit a few HRs the last couple of series. Been kinda nice. Schuler is probably the only guy with a chance to get to 20 this year.

#65177	05/02/2019 6:17:39 am	Aug 14th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Thanks Seca. Dejong will provide some organizational depth. Right now I have 6 OF and 2 3b on the major roster so he will have to wait a bit -however half those guys are on the wrong side of 30. I am really excited about his position knowledge and I forsee him playing backup to multiple positions... a Ben Zobrist-light. Hopefully I can seperate from the bottom of the division a little so I can get some Sept/Oct call ups going and trim the payroll a bit.

#65193	05/02/2019 5:22:38 pm	Aug 18th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Will try to put together a press release, but as of game 4 of today's series, McCarty: -has over 2200 career hits - has 1743 hits as a Dino, passing Butler for 2nd in club history (1st all time precedes my time with the club) - has become Legend's all time hit leader (again passing Butler) He has played 2 seasons past his crystal going dark, but then he didn't join the league until halfway thru his age 26 season. Kinda balances out. Been quite a career. Coincidentally, if it weren't for the financial blip last week, I would be thinking really hard about cutting him tonight. This is our usual pare down update. Updated Thursday, May 2 2019 @ 5:30:50 pm PDT

#65197	05/02/2019 11:25:08 pm	Aug 19th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	McCarty made $74.6M in his career. Wow.

#65198	05/02/2019 11:31:18 pm	Aug 19th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Waiver claim. Wow. Fantabulous career. Updated Thursday, May 2 2019 @ 11:34:15 pm PDT

#65199	05/02/2019 11:42:45 pm	Aug 19th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I need Waller and Kuo to get over their sophomore slump NOW. After sweeping the ROY awards from LL2.2 last year, they are not exactly competing in Legends the way I expected. Back to divisional play. Glad to be done with playing the West. Won both series against Moore, lost both against LA. Split series against everyone else while falling back to just above the relegation line in the East standings. The team has been rather dull since the All-start break. Maybe the guys are bummed that they only got 1 representative for the midsummer classic... maybe I need to shake thinks up a little.

#65200	05/03/2019 12:14:24 am	Aug 19th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Those are both surprising drops in numbers. I don't think Kuo is too far off expectations. If he gets the gopher balls in check he should be fine.

#65214	05/03/2019 6:31:59 am	Aug 19th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I don't trust players until they've got 2-3 seasons in them. Related to what MukilteoMike said, but I think Kuo is suffering from some poor sequencing. Both his WHIP and his HR/9 are just a little above Allen team average, but his strand rate is 48% compared to 36% for the team. (That square of 4 awards last season isn't something you see very often ). (A little aside, but I was surprised by the poor season Kramer had. Was great for FreddyTheEye last year). As you might expect from a 37 year old, McCarty showed up on our training report. :P Now an upper case 3B. Its been a good training season for old guys. Roy got his 2nd green arrow of 2040. Might still make his potential bar. The East looks set up for an interesting final 50. Everyone still has something to play for, so no easy wins. Cup tonight gives us our second last pitching reset of the season. New York's 19-9 vs. LHP suggests I'd be a little foolish to lineup my southpaws against them. The numbers don't appear to back that up tho. Every Lancer hitting stat is better vs. RHP. The offence seems more Soto-centric since inter-league, and he's switch. My lefties have made 4 starts against them, 3 very good and 1 unmitigated disaster. The sequencing may come down to maximizing lefty exposure to Allen (DeLeon) and Alexandria.

#65219	05/03/2019 8:22:04 am	Aug 19th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I'd go so far as to say McCarty was the most important free agent signing of the past decade. One of the greats.

#65221	05/03/2019 8:30:06 am	Aug 19th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Could have used Gonzalez, but needed to slow the cash hemorrhaging. I wonder if we have 2 or 3 more economic updates left.

#65223	05/03/2019 9:10:45 am	Aug 19th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'd go so far as to say McCarty was the most important free agent signing of the past decade. One of the greats. He already had over a hundred claims when I clicked on him. Almost didn't. Very much a "lol ... why not". Not sure everyone remembers this, but there was a time when there weren't alot of RHT LHB guys in the game, and good LH hitting was a real premium. McCarty instantly balanced a lineup that was RH heavy. Looking back at that '29 Dinos team may give a sense of why I'm pessimistic about my team most seasons. A starting rotation that featured older but still effective Hardy and Dawson plus Bagley. The bullpen could trot out Greene, Conti and Booth. Along with McCarty we had another huge waiver win in Larsen, a fading Enriquez, Butler and Zarate. It was a confluence of fading stars from one era, and rising stars for the next. With a roster like that in my rear view, its really easy to see today's Dinos as something that fell out of a dog's back end. Updated Friday, May 3 2019 @ 9:11:09 am PDT

#65231	05/03/2019 3:54:12 pm	Aug 20th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	With a roster like that in my rear view, its really easy to see today's Dinos as something that fell out of a dog's back end. And yet that turd has the best record and best RD in Legends and is the #1 ranked team in the game. It's a dog's life. Before inter-division we were one game back from Waterloo. Sixty games later...we're still one game back from the Dinos. I'll take that, even if it feels we've stumbled recently, although we probably haven't - its just that the Dinos have been on such a tear. Having said that we started 23-7 against the West, but went just 15-15 after the ASG. We are indeed hampered by being pretty much a Soto-centric offence, any time he's out we really scuffle along and he's already missed 17 games. Also, any time Main is out at 3B adds to the issue. Still I have no idea how with about as neutral a ballpark as you can get we're hitting 38 points lower at home than on the road (it was 41 points a couple of days ago): the Jedi is hitting half the average he had at home last season, and nearly 100 points lower than his career average, while also hitting less than .200 against LHP (career .275). Still some time to correct I guess, if it ever will - maybe I should lament it more, that seems to work. I remember McCarty hitting waivers, like everyone else I was in on him and could have used him. Can't say I'm surprised by Allen's two sophomore strugglers, seen too many players follow up exceptional seasons with the exact opposite. Think you'll have to wait until next season to see that their likely career path will be somewhere in the middle. There are just 6 games separating 3rd through 6th in the East (and just 1 separating 3rd through 5th), so there is plenty to play for. Kalamazoo have had it toughest, the only East team not to win at least 32 games in inter-division, falling some way short at 25. I doubt anyone is writing then off though given their pedigree.

#65235	05/03/2019 6:00:47 pm	Aug 21st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Was trying to say I'm not giving this squad enough credit, but I don't think I did a good job of it. Grats to LA on making the cup final. Imagine it's been a disappointing season so far; hopefully the cup gives some consolation. A ton of action today. Not quite minute shoppers, but getting there.

#65240	05/04/2019 2:53:50 am	Aug 21st, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Broomfield land Russo. Thankfully inter-division is over for this season.

#65241	05/04/2019 6:56:02 am	Aug 21st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Grats Broomfield! When we saw him appear on the list with the waiver window closing, the choir of angels sang. Unfortunately he quickly got out of our claim range (despite being very active on waivers this season, I only have 1 player above 3 claims to show for it). Not prepared to entrust our fate to a scuffling Boyd and DeJesus. We had a backup plan. Find it a little funny we go into a critical series / final 50 with 2 11 pots in our lineup. Not sure I'll be around tonight. My Grandma's funeral is today (not sad - she was 103). Hopefully Cleary knows what to do.

#65243	05/04/2019 9:00:02 am	Aug 21st, 2040
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Thanks Seca! Definitely a pleasant surprise for me this year

#65248	05/04/2019 3:15:14 pm	Aug 22nd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Koch was reasonable in relief over his last few performances and even notched his second win. Throw him as a starter and the trend reverts right back to typical 2040. An error in the outfield leads to 3 unearned runs that cost us the game.

#65250	05/04/2019 4:11:09 pm	Aug 23rd, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	@Seca - Congrats on your Granma's life well lived, 103 is a darned good innings. Looks like she and Cleary had you covered: we had to sit Rock until game three as he recovered from injury, so pushed up Baird for game one (when Soto was out) and were predictably blanked by Sanchez. Then Mejia had his worst start of the season, not getting out of the second when all the damage was done. Nice to pick up game three but Gonzalez, hitting out of the 3 spot against RHP is now out 10 games. Tough sledding.

#65252	05/04/2019 6:27:18 pm	Aug 25th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Series was a good example of why I match up starters against teams, but not starters against other starters. Thought game 3 was our most favourable match up, and that's the one we lose. Given how our bullpen pitched, feel fortunate to get the series win. Was happy with Chae. . First Dino AB runner on 2B, 2 out, comes thru with the single. 3 for 8 quite acceptable. (All hold, 5/15 from my 11 pots with a BB and 3 RBI).

#65262	05/05/2019 6:12:15 pm	Aug 29th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The back up plan for the back up plan got a gig today. If Barrientos had been upper case 3B likely would have gone with him instead. Happy with Chae so far. Haven't drafted yet this week. Stuck on 50. Have a bunch of guys I want to cut, but they all qualify as "depth". Have done a lot of pruning in the minors already this season. Banished Wolf to the minors for the season, but he might come back up. After a tough start down there he's pitched well. Alomar seems so hopeless atm. Tough stretch ahead - 3 4 game series in succession for Waterloo. Will be nice to get Brooks back.

#65263	05/05/2019 9:06:19 pm	Aug 29th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yeah. Roster space at the end of August is always a challenge. I picked up Fulmer with the intention of using him as an offensive sub for Black, who still sits beneath the Mendoza line. There is one major problem with that, though--the AI doesn't recognize it as severe enough to pull Black for Fulmer. Urgh. Having no control of things like that it is frustrating. That being the case, I decided to start Fulmer in the last game to give him a shot to supplant Black for the non-relegation fight. All he did was go 0 for 4 with 3 K's. Lol. His career as a Magician starts and finishes with that woeful line. Drats! A young free agent I was watching was grabbed this afternoon. It's a bummer to have lost him to a non-subbing Fulmer. On a totally different note, good luck tomorrow, LA! Updated Sunday, May 5 2019 @ 11:23:15 pm PDT

#65266	05/06/2019 6:18:52 am	Aug 29th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Aye. Pulling for AlexgrrpLA! Was there opportunity to PH Fulmer against both RHP and LHP? I can see keeping Black vs. RHP. Would have expected he'd come in for LHP. Nice little run for Margate. 9-2 over last 11. In only 2 of those games did the Magicians yield more than 3 runs. Last season Dinos were 9-10 games from the drop when Bannon went cold. Thought we were safe so cut him and replaced with a prospect. The big culprit in our demise last season was a collapse in RISP, tho one less body in the pen meant a lot more action for the dregs. Didn't help. This season we're erring on the side of caution w/r depth. (#1 off season "to-do" was work up the nerve to cut Collier and Wolf. September on the schedule and they are both still here). Grats New York on Jun Jin. Shopping at the same store as JJNZ and myself. Think he could be useful, tho I'm not sure how many high leverage innings I'd let him see this season.

#65275	05/06/2019 1:52:04 pm	Aug 29th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Still got a little time to do transactions, but I had a moment today. Will edit tomorrow if needed. Summary of transaction activity in the East this season. Format is: Successful claims (claims that played for ml club) Significant claims - defined as 10+ Single claim wins Free agent signings (FA that played for ml club) Was going to have a "claims of shame" column, but only 1 player met my definition (Novi is in the West ). In order of current standings: Waterloo: WV 9 (7) Sig 2 Sing 2 FA 16 (12) New York: WV 6 (3) Sig 2 Sing 1 FA 2 (1) Margate: WV 4 (3) Sig 1 Sing 0 FA 9 (5) Allen: WV 18 (10) Sig 3 Sing 6 FA 2 (2) Alexandria: WV 8 (4) Sig 2 Sing 1 FA 2 (1) Kalamazoo: WV 8 (7) Sig 2 Sing 2 FA 3 (2)

#65276	05/06/2019 2:48:43 pm	Aug 30th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Writes: Kalamazoo have had it toughest, the only East team not to win at least 32 games in inter-division, falling some way short at 25. I doubt anyone is writing then off though given their pedigree. Plays Kal, goes 1-3. Thinks about buying lottery ticket... @Seca - Yes, Jun Jin looks like my kinda pitcher too, really like the minor league numbers although the major league numbers leave plenty to be desired thus far. May just keep him down in AAA for the remainder of the season depending on what follows.

#65277	05/06/2019 2:48:50 pm	Aug 30th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	By the numbers, it has been a horrible waiver season for me. I've had 22 guys with either 2 or 3 claims on them and I only won 3. Sullivan, however, has made quite a splash, even if he belly flops frequently in the field. Sadly and amazingly, I've only scored 1 guy with more than 3 claims on him, Fernandez with 13. The other 100+ have whiffed. Fantastically bad. Thankfully we're only hours away from me deleting this year's waiver futility data. I kept an entire log for about the first ten seasons. After a particularly bad waiver season, I enforced a new policy on myself to purge the data every year to allow my mind a clean slate every spring. Strangely, this doesn't exactly work as I generally stew over poor luck way longer than I should. Also, I never seem to recall having a favorable waiver season.

#65281	05/06/2019 4:51:35 pm	Aug 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. My attitude is much different. Losing a claim just motivates me to find another hidden gem to go for. Do appreciate it's been a slow year for Margate. Not sure if your last statement is saying you don't have good ones or don't remember the good ones. 2039 was pretty decent for Margate in my books. 8 successful claims. 66 claim Gabriel and 19 claim Franco were important cogs in a pennant. 89 claim Winkler looks like he could live up to the hype. More than a little surprised to see Trent let go. Bit of an off year for him (RISP is yuck), but he seemed one of the horses the Lancers rode to this point. Dougherty has a nice track record. Dinos kicked his tires a couple of times this season.

#65282	05/06/2019 7:57:47 pm	Aug 31st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I was making fun of myself. Last year was possibly my biggest waiver season ever in terms of results. Take away both Gabriel and Franco and I probably don't win the East. Gabriel was only so-so, but I needed a decent lefty starter. Franco had a great year and was an integral part of the lineup that obliterated lefties (33-16). They've reversed their importance this season with Gabriel being the true and steady ace of the staff. Yeah, he's only 8-8, but he's given us a chance almost every start with his sub-3 ERA. It's way too early to talk about 18 year-old Winkler. I like him, but don't expect him to be a star. His value lies in the possibility of having a regular player for 10+ seasons if all goes well. The only guy I've hit that comes close in claims is Wood. He was basically a 30 year-old rental arm. He was merely adequate and was released due to salary restrictions after we won the league. His control was bad ad he walked almost 5 per 9 IP. He improved that quite a bit with subsequent teams, lowering his ERA to sub-4 numbers each of his last 5 seasons. Somehow he even managed a 3.52 ERA his last year despite walking 90 in 150 innings! That's magic.

#65283	05/06/2019 8:19:35 pm	Aug 31st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	To LA, what an amazing run at the Cup. I just looked at the last game and felt a bit of your pain. Get down 5 in the deciding game and create an awesome rally in the 7th. The first five runners get aboard. York comes up with the tying run on first, nails a double... and the speedy (16) Robinson rounds third, slides and is out at home! Further info only increases the agony. There were no outs. Ouch. The next two batters fly out to the outfield. Could he have scored on one of those to tie the game? We'll never know. Tough luck, but great job.

#65285	05/07/2019 2:40:34 am	Aug 31st, 2040
AlexgrrpLA Joined: 09/16/2015 Posts: 16 Inactive	Thanks Mike, it was painful but it is what it is... this game is like that sometimes as you very well know as well... Now that the dream is over there is an even harder challenge for LA, to remain in Legends. We'll see how that goes.

#65286	05/07/2019 6:19:45 am	Aug 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not sure what your take was, but I figured you were done after game 2. Giordano not a very good match up against Lincoln Park's lineup. But you really did everything you could as a manager. Got to the deciding game with your ace on the mound. Think Tangen comes through there more often than not. Dinos don't have many uber waiver wins either. McCarty (100+), Alvarado (100+), and going way back Sloan (90+). Sloan was one of few to play well for us in 2018, tho at age 31 he made way for a youth movement part way through that season. I may stay at 50 for a while. Tho I didn't draft this week I did pull up the list (not much there). Not quite sure how the 8 round draft will work, but I'm guessing there will be a long window to make that final draft pick. May be able to do that while the guys are cleaning out their lockers. Speaking of waiver wins / stuck on 50 I should be cutting Herrera. I like to think my experience helps me see past potential bars, but I still find myself saying he could be good when he fills out. Not very likely.

#65291	05/07/2019 1:49:31 pm	Aug 31st, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Trent did play a bunch of games for us but he was never a real difference-maker. For a great hitting decent slugger (17 in Hit & Pow) I expected a lot more for his career than a homer every 10 G/40 AB. Yes he was a two-time All Star, but his career RISP (a measly .266) is inflated by his outlier 2038 season score of .382, and he hit way too many groundballs. The previous two seasons have been his best but he hasn't cut it this year, is starting to slip, is about to turn 32 and would most likely have been cut in the offseason regardless. There were a couple of alternate options but Trent was an easy cut in the end, his only appearances recently came with Di Carlo and Miranda slumping and Gonzalez out injured. Dougherty has an outstanding track record albeit in LLVI, and a throw of the dice on him seemed a better proposition than Trent's continued floundering and for just a little extra salary.

#65296	05/07/2019 4:39:31 pm	Sep 3rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Gilbert continues with his unknown superstar season. He had a horrendous 2039 with a 604 OPS, earning him a spot on the bench at the start of 40. All failed in the leadoff spot, though, so he got his chance. Whoa. Did he seize the opportunity. His at bats are low due to his late start and platoon role, but I don't care. He's been amazing. 365/445/484/929. Again, his at bats don't even come close to qualify him for any record, but his BA and OBP are both a tick above the all-time best for any Legend season. He's a virtual lock for Legendary Comeback Player of the Year. Updated Tuesday, May 7 2019 @ 4:48:29 pm PDT

#65297	05/07/2019 4:42:22 pm	Sep 3rd, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, Gilbert 5-for-5 in game three, was glad we somehow held the Magicians to one run despite that. Dougherty went 0-for-4 in his first start with 3 Ks. Added another 2 Ks in his second start but at least hit a solo homer, so there is some hope for him!

#65300	05/07/2019 7:37:26 pm	Sep 4th, 2040
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	It's been a rough season in Kal. The pitching situation has just been dreadful. It hasn't been from a complete lack of trying but this staff has been a dumpster fire. It would be hard to blame the offense. Possibly this staff needs a better defense backing it. This isnt a bad defense but it's not as good as past seasons. Mostly I'm just thinking its pitching. And just not our season.

#65301	05/07/2019 8:49:59 pm	Sep 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Think it’s mostly the last thing you said. Kal made some very solid moves (Hoffman, Kim, Hardin, Cabral, Dailey) to remedy the pitching. Could/Should have worked out better. Not out of it. Still 40 games to go.

#65325	05/08/2019 4:20:56 pm	Sep 6th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	You guys are NOT. HELPING. Really? Can someone beat Waterloo? Please?? (I may have been out for a few drinks tonight, FYI)

#65333	05/09/2019 12:02:00 am	Sep 8th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Oh, man. They finally won an extra inning game. I was really hoping they'd go the entire season without one! Last season Bloomington only got one, which is the fewest for any Legends team since it was added to the expanded standings page. Seattle shows 0 in 2024, but it was added mid-season. They actually won multiple extra inning games that year. Updated Thursday, May 9 2019 @ 12:09:26 am PDT

#65337	05/09/2019 5:17:03 am	Sep 8th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Ya, had my eye on that extra inning column. Contrary, but I was happy get get a win in there. Other news from yesterday's series was Tuero went down with a double digit injury. He had a dreadful first half, but has been really good since the all-star break. A DH injury is something we can deal with, but always dislike a hot player going on the IL. Interesting series today. Margate has scrounged 3 LH starting pitchers for the 4 games. I believe the Dinos are 8-1 in our last 9 vs. LHP (since Estrada joined). Clearly not sustainable, and I would certainly prefer to face Estrada and Markham over Schuler and Stroud. Think Waterloo only has 1 4 game series left after today. Don't normally use a 4 man, but the drop this season between #4 and #5 is pronounced. Collier mostly held it together during inter, but he's back to his normal self now. Haven't decided who is getting that start today yet. Alomar (had a great start vs. Margate earlier in the season, but hadn't got a batter out since June), Wolf (great in AAA - Legends isn't any harder, right?), and Choi (probably best choice, but don't want to deplete the pen) are all options.

#65344	05/09/2019 8:37:06 am	Sep 8th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My starting rotation is much more about the failure of Koch, Toledo and Perez than anything else. I've been perplexed about them all year and have gotten much better recent results by the current four. Three of today's guys have a combined ERA of just under 3, while the banished trio are fighting to stay under 5. Updated Thursday, May 9 2019 @ 8:40:42 am PDT

#65346	05/09/2019 9:35:21 am	Sep 8th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I haven't been keeping close tabs on the Magicians. Hadn't noticed Dye had moved to the rotation. Always thought he was a match-up starter for you. Been a great season for LHP in the East. Every team has a lower OPS vs. LHP, some by as many as 100 points.

#65352	05/09/2019 3:43:36 pm	Sep 9th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Went with Wolf in game 2. Knew that was conceding. Knew he wouldn't pitch well. Our expectations were so low ... and he still managed to pitch so poorly he got fired. Definitely think my league mates should bookmark him. Surely you have room on your roster for a 24 year old with 108 SI. Think of how awesome it will be when he beats the Dinos!

#65379	05/10/2019 8:17:18 am	Sep 12th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A good Friday in Waterloo. Nice draft pick, good training update. We picked up Hacker (great name for a FA 12 pot pitcher) a couple updates ago and he has rewarded us with 4 SI and a ML promotion. Don't think you'll see him this season, but he'll definitely be out in the pen in '41. A little surprised to see Dougherty go. I get cutting him to make the draft, but I probably would have waited until later in the week to give a little more depth. New York seems plenty deep, so likely irrelevant. Off night tonight appreciated by the Dinos. Bullpen is banged up. Without the breather we would have faced New York with both MR out of action for the series. Tuero may even get a few swings in.

#65421	05/11/2019 6:26:38 pm	Sep 18th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Clearly a good outcome for Waterloo in the New York series. Went into it desparately hoping for just 1 win out of the 3. Absurd stat of the day: Dinos vs. LHP with Daniels in the lineup: 13-18 Dinos vs. LHP with Estrada in the lineup: 12-2 If you are like me and you tell yourself the stiff batting 8th doesn't matter much, you may want to reconsider. (There have been other adjustments like benching Boyd and Markham, moving Larson up and Flynn down - not all the magic of Estrada). With Wolf's departure the Dinos are down to 2 players total to show from the 2030 (Larson), 2031 (Schwarz), 2032, 2033 and 2035 drafts. Seems pretty dire, but 2034 was great and waivers/FA have patched the holes. Have had a couple promotions this season and should start to see a few prospects trickle in come 2041.

#65426	05/12/2019 7:39:06 am	Sep 18th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, Dougherty was a tough decision but his 10 Ks in just 21 AB was more than a little alarming. As I said when I picked him up his track record was excellent albeit in LLVI, and he's dropped a bunch of SI from last season too. I tend not to sign anyone over the age of 32, and I'm even wary of players over 29 or so, because those guys tend not to work for me. There was plenty time for Dougherty to turn it around but at this stage of the season I just wanted to go with the younger guys... ...Because I figured last night would tell me if I had a shot at challenging Waterloo. I wasn't wrong. Had the best of starts but can only hold my hand up and blame myself for game two - I still had the Jedi and Donahue in the lineup to face lefty Narvaez. Di Carlo, for no particular reason (thankyou Forrest Gump), can't hit LHP this season (.179, career .273) and can't hit at home (.145, career .241). Donahue, despite enjoying a nice rookie season, is a RH hitter who can't hit LHP (.127). If you don't think the bottom two guys in the order mean much, please see above! I switched them out for game three - where their replacements, O'Conner and Jacobs, went 5-for-8 with a walk. Go figure. But Baird didn't have it and we still had 12 LOB. And that after wasting Rock's rock-solid game two (6 hits, 2 ER). Maybe if I'd switched Rock and Baird I'd have picked up another but we'll never know. Really felt like I had to take at least two, so that was a kick in the teeth. It was about this time last season we went on a 16-1 run, and it'll take something like that again to have any chance. I'm not counting on it. Updated Sunday, May 12 2019 @ 7:40:10 am PDT

#65429	05/12/2019 10:15:54 am	Sep 18th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Whether it's due to poor draft luck, poor waiver luck, or guys having bad seasons, I usually end up cycling through a bunch of old guys. Despite being thorough in my vetting (SI loss, stat trends, ballpark, manager, quality of opposition, placement in team stats, etc.) the fail rate is high. I really didn't expect Stroud would last more than 50 ABs with the Dinos. Think his season counts as one of the surprises of 2040. Sorry to hear Donahue was an accident. His throwing error was pivotal in game 2. At the time I considered it cosmic justice after DeJesus had a catastrophic inning defensively that cost us one against Margate. Now I feel kinda bad about it. I was being a little cheeky crediting Estrada / swapping 8th batters. . The stat is likely just dumb luck. Dinos probably weren't as bad against lefties as our early record suggested, and aren't as good against lefties as we pretend to be at present.

#65442	05/13/2019 2:04:55 pm	Sep 22nd, 2040
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Sergio Garza of Allen just pitched a no hit one walk gem against Kalamazoo! I dont remember ever being no hit before. Great job!!!

#65444	05/13/2019 3:10:58 pm	Sep 23rd, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Oh so close to a perfect game! A walk in the first was the only base runner. Garza has thrown some gems in the past, but that is the closest to a perfect game as I've had as manager of this organization. (Through Brookings, Wichita, and Allen)

#65446	05/13/2019 4:18:57 pm	Sep 24th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Ooft. There goes our challenge then, not that I'm throwing the towel in just yet. Brutal night - ironically I've been doing First Aid refresher training today, didn't expect to need it for myself!

#65448	05/13/2019 10:59:53 pm	Sep 26th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yeah, it was a huge day for Waterloo, extending the lead from 5 to 8. They've been amazing going 36-12 in their last 48. NY only has 4 games left against them, so it appears they'll have to take that series to have any shot.

#65449	05/14/2019 6:15:17 am	Sep 26th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Certainly another good day for the Dinos. Feel bad for Alexandria. Doesn't seem like anyone (other than Cedillo) is playing well for them at the moment. Waterloo has faced Cedillo a lot over the years - keep thinking each match now could be the last. He pitched well again yesterday, but his mates let him down. Boyd went in for Chae yesterday. Chae's .286 BA and .333 vs. LHP are exactly what we hoped for, but its been very empty (.586 OPS) and his defense has been worse than advertised. Boyd was still terrible (defense too). I regret not picking up Ramon who sat in free agency for ages. At the time I figured I needed more offense out of 3B, and was tight on roster spots. The "get good defense and hope for the best on offense" approach seems to have worked with Estrada. Should have tried it at 3B too. Speaking of 3B, would love to let McCarty retire after this season. Would have to replace him externally (lul Boyd). I'm finding it hard seeing options on waivers that look as good or better than a 38 year old 90s SI McCarty. I guess there is a lot of turnover after the season. Would need to have faith waivers will provide.

#65453	05/14/2019 12:21:39 pm	Sep 26th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I was in a similar situation with Chapa last off-season. Had I thought I had a decent chance at the pennant, I would have kept him. Given the fact that you've been in Legends an eternity, you should always assume you'll have a shot at winning. Thus, keep him, play Boyd vs. lefties and see how they fare. My guess is Boyd will rebound to his better self once his pre-destined poor 2040 is over (yes, I'm sticking to my theory ). If the old-timer falters, Boyd will be right there. Perez heard my remarks and threw them back at me, suggesting we should keep him. He still drops the bombs nicely, but all the other hits have tapered off a bit more. I'll be arguing with myself regarding him the rest of the way. About Chae, frankly, I'm shocked you're fielding him. His extremely short stint provides this shocking equation... (Extra base hits + walks) x 3 = Errors. Ummmm, wow. Updated Tuesday, May 14 2019 @ 12:29:05 pm PDT

#65456	05/14/2019 1:10:50 pm	Sep 26th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That makes Chae look pretty ugly. . One good game would make his numbers spicier. He hasn't fielded much worse than Boyd (.935). Maybe should embrace the clown show and just use Tuero there. I guess the fear on a 38 year old McCarty is injuries. At some point he's going to spend more time in the trainer's room than the field. Part of why he isn't the full time 3B presently. Wish I shared your optimism on Boyd. It's easier for me to see him as a stiff that got hot for a season and a half than a good player that is cold this season. Updated Tuesday, May 14 2019 @ 1:20:04 pm PDT

#65457	05/14/2019 2:14:04 pm	Sep 26th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I guess I should clarify that a little regarding Boyd. I would expect something along his career numbers, not his very good seasons. He has over 1800 at bats, which seems like enough data to trust.

#65460	05/14/2019 5:26:34 pm	Sep 30th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Gotcha. Some guys I think mode is more meaningful than mean. Boyd's mode isn't so hot. Big part of his problem is he can't play defence, so if he doesn't hit, he's worthless. Then again, I can't really see any available 3B I like better than Boyd either. Margate tomorrow. Can probably pencil a loss in game 3. Gabriel 3-0 vs. Waterloo (and had a blown save behind him in his other start). Pitched us very tough. Will be curious to see which of Toledo/Koch/Beckwith emerges from the doghouse to pitch game 1.

#65461	05/14/2019 6:40:28 pm	Sep 30th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It won't matter if we score .67 runs per game like we did today. Very good pitching (6 earned runs allowed) wasted.

#65462	05/14/2019 6:49:18 pm	Sep 30th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	It was very good pitching by Margate... but maybe give your hitters a break; there was some was very very good pitching by Allen 😋

#65463	05/14/2019 10:36:43 pm	Sep 30th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It wasn't meant to be a slight to your guys. 14 hits over 3 games implies both great pitching and horrible hitting. It was definitely a smackdown. For tomorrow's consideration, Beckwith is listed as cold so he's out. I still think Koch is better than Toledo, so I'll continue to be stubborn and go with belief over results. The West is proving to be a thriller at the top. Good luck out there! Updated Tuesday, May 14 2019 @ 10:57:02 pm PDT

#65467	05/15/2019 6:00:53 am	Sep 30th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Indeed. That 4th game between Novi and Santa Monica not only drew them even, but was a 22 run swing in RD. Filed under "what could have been". At this time last season the Dinos were carrying 2 2B. We had given the job to Vega before landing Olson. Vega would have been a potential solution to the 3B problem next season. His development this season has been stunning. No remorse really. There just wasn't enough room on the roster to keep Vega, and even if I had he wouldn't have got the playing time to develop how he did.

#65470	05/15/2019 7:00:44 am	Sep 30th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Bit disappointing to lose game four last night (though I tend not to see those scores until the morning, UK time), but given we basically stole the first two games from Alexandria I can't complain. Hit the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the 9th in game one, hit the tying run in the bottom of the 9th in game two then won in extras. Still scuffling along!

#65472	05/15/2019 8:10:07 am	Sep 30th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I keep looking for signs of the impending apocalypse. First two games yesterday Dinos lost by 1 run and the Lancers won by 1 run with bottom of the 9th rallies. Seemed like we were on our way. Got Chae back in for tonight's series. Would like a better feel for who our best option is b/f facing 3 lefties against New York tomorrow. Plus if Chae demonstrates he's a bum we can cut him b/f Friday and save a few bucks.

#65482	05/15/2019 4:10:07 pm	Oct 2nd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Well that was an altogether ridiculous ending to a great game. 1-1 going into the ninth. Both teams plate 5 unearned runs off one error, the difference being Waterloo adding one earned run. Insane. Oh, yeah, and the series was another example that helps illustrate that RD is a bad tie breaker. We outscored Waterloo by 4, but lost the series. I cringe in every close race, hoping teams will separate themselves in wins. RD is nothing. All runs are not created equal. (Seca, congrats on Chae getting his second double, changing the multiplier in the equation a bit above to 1.5 from 3 .) Updated Wednesday, May 15 2019 @ 4:24:01 pm PDT

#65483	05/15/2019 4:32:09 pm	Oct 3rd, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Man, a 16 inning marathon. Fans got their monies worth Updated Wednesday, May 15 2019 @ 4:35:35 pm PDT

#65484	05/15/2019 4:58:29 pm	Oct 3rd, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Hehe. I keep looking for signs of the impending apocalypse. Think I found them. Three straight starts Baird has bummed out, and tomorrow night's series looks like being for pride as much as anything. Man, a 16 inning marathon. Fans got their monies worth. Well partly - the home team lost! 30-32 since the ASB, which is poor poor poor. Not like I've changed anything, nor anything I would have done differently, just looks like a hot first half and a cold second half. It happens I guess.

#65486	05/15/2019 5:08:14 pm	Oct 3rd, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Of course I write that then we go out and play comfortably our best game and get the W. Ironically, our offence revolves around Soto who has been stone cold (like most of the lineup), and he homers for the first time in ages this game. And while Baird and Mejia have been cold, Venturi - who was stone cold in the first half with an ERA touching 7 - won for the third time in four starts, and I think he's picked up POTG in each win, while lowering his ERA down to nearly 4! Sometimes the only thing you can predict about this game is the unpredictability.

#65488	05/15/2019 5:36:29 pm	Oct 4th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	My statement was a bit tongue in cheek; after 11 scoreless innings and 17 COMBINED hits in 16 innings, I doubt many fans were still in the stands. They typically stop serving beer in the 7th. That is a long time to sit sober watching 1 hit per 6 outs! I'd have gone home in the 12th, and read about it in the morning. Updated Wednesday, May 15 2019 @ 5:37:17 pm PDT

#65491	05/15/2019 6:06:33 pm	Oct 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	My eye was drawn to Soto's 0/7 in that marathon. Had several chances, just wasn't his day. Was expecting keystone kops in the Margate series. Even more so when my ironman of the season, 2B Olson, went down after game 1. But both teams managed to play clean until the 9th inning of game 3 ... where the two teams both managed to surrender 5 unearned runs. One loop to go. Chae played well enough to get top billing for tomorrow's series. Dinos get 14 of their final 17 at home.

#65505	05/16/2019 5:34:36 pm	Oct 8th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats New York on the series win. ''Tis the season for corrections. These days every Dino starter is a coin flip between a blow out and actually letting the fans drink their first beer before thinking about going home. Game 4 was a beauty. No, not my 19 control starter walking 4 and hitting a batter in 4+. 3rd inning. 10 arm Di Carlo cuts down 19 speed Flynn trying to score from second. No biggie. But wait. On the very next play there's 10 arm Di Carlo unleashing another laser beam, this time nailing 19 speed Larson trying to take 3B. Flynn has a "-" baserunning order. Larson " ". 19 speed Larson got caught again later in the game by 12 arm RF Jacobs. Rack up 3 OA assists for the Lancers' noodles, all against 19 speed guys with conservative running orders. To give that some perspective, the Dinos as a team have 8 OA through the first 147 games.

#65506	05/16/2019 6:55:47 pm	Oct 8th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It's not often that your pitchers can go 13 consecutive scoreless innings, only give up one earned run in 18 innings and still lose (in the 19th). What's up with the recent marathon battles? That might be the longest game ever for me.

#65513	05/17/2019 5:24:39 am	Oct 8th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I knew there was a reason for your 10 man bullpen. Unearned runs aside, was another good start from Gabriel. I assume he comes back next season? Dinos facing a similar, perhaps tougher decision with Narvaez. Narvaez a couple years older, already blown off a chunk of SI. His last 4 starts have been dreadful. Keeps pitching like that, the decision is easier. Dinos had hoped to get some kids more action this week. Doesn't seem to be in the cards. If the Lancers reel off 13-0, Dinos Would need 7-6. Think something like 11-2 or 10-3 is a more reasonable top end from New York. So the Dinos can likely get by with 4-5 wins. Seems like a big ask given how the pitching performed vs. New York. Doesn't help that Grasso is out. Plan had been to use the 5th starter to open the series against Allen. Sticking with that, and hoping the rest of guys rediscover some mojo.

#65518	05/17/2019 8:56:54 am	Oct 8th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I misspoke. We threw 14 consecutive innings, not 13. Both teams threw shutouts for the second game within the game (innings 10-18). Heck yes Gabriel is coming back next season. He has been our best pitcher this year. He would receive anything he asked for. I think. What will his salary do? I have no idea. The tougher questions are Perez, Franco and Naranjo. Any, all or none may get the boot. Update--Perez hits a walk-off homer in game one today. I'm tempted to have that as his last at bat. The problem is it's #349. I have to let him try for 350, right? Updated Friday, May 17 2019 @ 2:18:52 pm PDT

#65524	05/17/2019 5:06:47 pm	Oct 11th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well the champagne in Waterloo is still on ice, and the oversized lady has been asked not warm up her voice just yet. Probably not far off though, 5.5 games back with 10 to go. Nice time to hit a run of form but to lose game three tonight at the Zoo to a 2-run error was an annoyance. But hey, we did come back in thrilling fashion in the late innings of the first two games, so can't have it all. Nothing in it in the West, even RD is close, should be interesting.

#65525	05/17/2019 6:09:38 pm	Oct 12th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	First game of your series had a team-of-destiny feel to it. Managed to get a couple wins from Allen. Dinos aren't playing great at the moment. Got a big game from Brooks when we needed it. (Bullpen banged up, 3 straight losses). In case wondering, Brooks does have a no-no to his credit. Sanchez the other on our current staff with that accomplishment. Hoping that getting Grasso and Choi back gives a boost for the final 3 series.

#65531	05/18/2019 2:16:55 pm	Oct 12th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Heh, it did feel like that, and more of the same in the second game. And then beat Margate in the opener in extras tonight after letting slip a late lead. Pity we're running out of games. Dinos magic number is 4 but really its just 3 with the RD advantage. Almost hoping for a loss to get some PT for the kids!

#65533	05/18/2019 3:52:48 pm	Oct 14th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Are we still the favourite? Welch launched the game winning bomb in the last match. Not feeling very confident atm.

#65534	05/18/2019 4:03:44 pm	Oct 14th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We just threw a one-hitter and lost 1-0.

#65535	05/18/2019 4:20:50 pm	Oct 14th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I feel for you Mike, if only just a little given it was against me. Soto will miss six of our last seven games now, meaning he'll have played just 131 at most. Wonder what difference that might have made?

#65541	05/18/2019 9:44:04 pm	Oct 16th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I was hoping my developing players could win one out of four. Nope. Our offense was non-existent. Now I guess we'll have to play our full squad until we're safe. Bummer.

#65543	05/19/2019 6:26:16 am	Oct 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	It's plausible Kal wins their final 7. Despite a poor season, the Bloody Tigers are basically 500 vs. the Dinos (9-8 Waterloo). I consider their bullpen one of the best in the league, and they run an all-righty SP lotsa southpaw bullpen which is even more effective against the Dinos (many LHB, not a lot of PH). They feel like 5 inning games where we either jump their starter or we lose. And then there is 2037. Dinos had a comfortable lead coming home, get swept by Kal, choke. Kal finishes the season with 4 against Alexandria. If they can keep Welch under control they have a good shot all those games. If Waterloo gets swept they are going to be desperate in the final series. (New York unlikely to lose to the A's). Think it's definitely in Margate's best interest to get a W or 2 against Allen. Updated Sunday, May 19 2019 @ 6:57:02 am PDT

#65544	05/19/2019 6:40:54 am	Oct 16th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Coming down to the wire in the West. Good luck to Optics tonight. Real life's been keeping me from putting my full attention on things. It's a shame as this has probably been the most compelling season in the West in the past few seasons. Would have liked to have had a chance to enjoy it more. Bit torn on how to feel about this season. Might be my last hurrah as a full(ish) rebuild is likely in the cards. Getting back to contending is no sure thing. On the other hand, I don't know that's it's all that healthy for the game if I end up in position to win another title. Any sort of dynasty in this game would be unfortunate as only one person really gets to enjoy it. Even if that guy is me

#65546	05/19/2019 9:53:22 am	Oct 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Very interesting series between the DDays and the Carp. Novi is just .500 vs. LHP, but Carp have none to offer. Carp facing 3 lefties have a slightly better record vs. LHP, but one of their better weapons against southpaws is out for the season. The West will offer an interesting postmortem on ballparks. 3 of the 6 teams have extreme parks. Santa Monica and Moore have max parks, and LA very close to a min park. Curious that Novi (with a fairly vanilla park) sports the best road record in the division. Might have preferred to play the crucial series in California. Don't think the dynasty is in trouble. Average age of Novi starting pitchers is 28, with no one over 30. Elkins is just 29. Le looks like he'll take the torch from Clemente. Steady flow of talent from the minors. About as well run an operation as one is likely to find.

#65549	05/19/2019 2:16:07 pm	Oct 16th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Another possibility is that we play 1 game today and everything is resolved. Dinos weather 3 errors, 2 by our 14 fielding starting pitcher. Kid Tamayo coolly sets down Ortiz, Santini and Kirk in the 9th to preserve a 1 run victory. Greer makes a costly error that leads to an unearned run and 1 run loss for the Lancers. Margate doesn't do much against a 76 SI starter, but rallies against Allen's bullpen. Think that settles the East.

#65550	05/19/2019 2:33:01 pm	Oct 17th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I could see that coming. I was going to post about a quarter hour before kickoff that we could lose and the Dinos win, but wanted to hold off in the hope we could maintain our momentum, just to see. Oh well, no surprise. Think we struggled against Davis in a previous start, perhaps earlier in the season, and this is where Soto being out hurts - we're a bit short against LHP when one of the lineup is injured. Jacobs has been cold so I thought I may as well run Garza out there for some PT. Only other option is Donahue, hitting just 9-for-59 against lefties. Didn't work, but can't blame it on one guy, and putting Jacobs (12 errors) at his normal position of 2B over Greer (10 errors) wouldn't have guaranteed a better outcome. Wonder if we can put up more than one run against a guy with a 10.38 ERA?

#65551	05/19/2019 2:48:17 pm	Oct 17th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yeah. Starters sit. Except Perez who is trying to get homer number 350. If that happens, he'll ride pine. He's been cold two-thirds of the season, just dropping his OPS below 800 for the season. He's making it easier to release now, though I am still bummed about that. Quinones saved us that last game with two bombs, just like he did once last week. With those performances and Gilbert sliding down to almost human-like numbers, Quinones has made a strong case for team MVP. It has been a fun year, Easties. It is as close to being finished as possible. Now lets turn our eyes to the West and watch this season set.

#65552	05/19/2019 3:16:22 pm	Oct 17th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Bit disappointing to go out with a whimper, but didn't have many options beyond starting Harris who has been hot recently, although his road ERA is 5.65. Then again, time to give the youth some playing time and see if they can put up a +100 RD in the last five games while the Dinos go down in flames. If you'd have offered me 91 wins before the season started, well...who wouldn't take that?

#65554	05/19/2019 3:51:56 pm	Oct 18th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	It was a very nice season for the Lancers. Legends is a different cat from the rest. Any other division the first place team moves on, which gives everyone hope in the new season. Doesn't happen here. Dinos have spent the past 5 seasons figuring the best we could do would be 2nd behind a strong Bloody Tiger squad. That shouldn't be the feeling next season. The Dino pennant was purely good fortune. Nothing special on offence, pitching or defence. Powered entirely by our garish .312 RISP. Kept waiting for it to collapse, never did. That's more than 40 points better than the Dinos have ever done in the category (at least since it started being reported). Fully expect to return to the relegation battle next season. Gave Burton a start against Kal. Looked great the first 3 innings. 4th was a hit conga line with a Zhou HR in the caboose. Still might have managed a win, but for another hit conga line inning capped by Zhou HR. 12 baserunners, 10 runs. Hoping he works on his strand rate in his next start. A dominant game 2 by Novi swings RD back in their favour. Quite possible that could come into play before the end. Updated Sunday, May 19 2019 @ 3:53:37 pm PDT

#65555	05/19/2019 4:28:42 pm	Oct 19th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Curses to you for saying that. There will be no tie in the standings. One of them will win it outright! What did people say was the second tie-breaker again? Not that there will even be a tie.

#65556	05/19/2019 4:38:57 pm	Oct 19th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Think it is team rating. Santa Monica and Novi separated by 5 big points in that category. Gave Sanchez a chance to get win 20. He just got through the 5 innings. Nice accomplishment (that will probably cost me a few bucks). Schuler somewhat stealthily looks like he'll get his 2nd batting title in 3 years. McCarty making it hard to part ways. Up to .280 BA, 830 OPS. Going to be a rag tag crew tomorrow. Want to keep anyone old or crucial on the bench.

#65557	05/19/2019 4:58:29 pm	Oct 19th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	oh my Hope nobody took the under. Updated Sunday, May 19 2019 @ 4:59:01 pm PDT

#65560	05/19/2019 8:01:52 pm	Oct 20th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Yeah, seeing that the Magicians and 54Chevys were both solid in the middle of the standings and a win was meaningless for either team, the teams thought they'd take a day off from baseball and break out the pigskin instead.

#65562	05/19/2019 10:10:35 pm	Oct 20th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Which is more impressive--giving up 30 runs or giving away 10 unearned runs? I'm undecided. Burr came up a little earlier for his major league debut. In that fiasco, he committed back to back errors in the outfield and he is a capital letter OF. He looks like a 980 guy, which is a bit scary. Range and arm are average, so it will be up to the bat. I'm not confident in him or really any of my young guys. I think we're about to get pretty bad. Updated Sunday, May 19 2019 @ 10:14:11 pm PDT

#65569	05/20/2019 6:06:05 am	Oct 20th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Here's a fun little exercise I did with East teams. If a player had less than 100 at bats, he's excluded. For every player I took their current SI and potential times their season at bats. I then totalled every team, which then gives an average SI and potential for each at bat. Obviously this isn't perfect, but I wanted to see if we can see what SI provides us on its own merit. This does not include pitchers. Can you figure out which team is which without cheating and doing the math yourself? 106.2 / 13.4 106.9 / 13.2 107.4 / 13.4 108.4 / 13.6 110.3 / 13.8 110.7 / 13.7

#65571	05/20/2019 6:29:28 am	Oct 20th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Edit: nvm, answered my own question. Digesting MukilteoMike's numbers. Updated Monday, May 20 2019 @ 6:35:33 am PDT

#65572	05/20/2019 6:39:02 am	Oct 20th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	At first glance I'd say that's the teams in order of standings, or it could be reversed? Just looked quikly over my own roster and I can't tell!

#65573	05/20/2019 6:46:58 am	Oct 20th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ok. Fun exercise. If you are going to play MukilteoMike's game, go look at the numbers before reading the rest of my post. My guesses and reasoning follow. The oldest teams in the league are likely Waterloo and Margate, with Alexandria not far behind. These teams should show the biggest difference between avg. SI and avg. potential b/c of aging. New York has a god tier manager and a young team, so they probably have the most SI compared to their potential. Of Kal and Allen, I suspect Kal has more potential and SI. Allen is the team most likely skewed upwards in this exercise, as Jo is 16 pot with a gajillion SI who plays DH half the time. So my guess is: 106.2/13.4 - Waterloo 106.9/13.2 - Margate 107.4/13.4 - Alexandria 108.4/13.6 - Allen 110.3/13.8 - Kal 110.7/13.7 - NY Margate and Alexandria would be the 2 I would flip if wrong and got a mulligan.

#65576	05/20/2019 1:21:28 pm	Oct 20th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Mike: does this count Pak, who I shut down and sent to AAA to make room for the kiddos to come up? Seca: not sure Jo bats at DH half the time... only 23 games. Do you mean Waller? He had half the DH spots this year.

#65577	05/20/2019 1:51:28 pm	Oct 20th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That was off the cuff on Jo. Didn't want to look at rosters / stats and spoil the game. Apologies. Some glorified spring training games in the East today, and a few more significant over in the West. Novi comes in 1.5 GB, with the game in hand. However many games Santa Monica wins, Novi needs to win 2 more to draw even. Tie breakers are very close at the moment. Given that Novi has to win more today for the teams to tie, they will likely have tiebreakers in their favour in that event. Santa Monica plays Moore. Overall, they are 10-7. 7-3 first half, 3-4 since all star break. 6-4 at home, 4-3 on the road. Teams play in identical max parks. All today's starting pitchers are RH. Neither team a strong preference. Injuries: Salmon for SM, Harris for Moore. Neither seem that relevant. Novi plays LA. Overall, they are 12-5. 8-2 first half, 4-3 since all star break. 7-3 at home, 5-3 on the road. LA plays in a small park. HRs maybe a little more prominent in the scoring. Novi faces all RH starters which appears to be their preference. Injuries: Brewer for LA, Santa Cruz and Tamori for Novi All potentially significant. Brewer a big loss for the 2 starts vs. RHP. Santa Cruz not likely to start, but a useful PH. Tamori a very valuable starting pitcher, plus his absence pulls someone out of the pen. If they were even, I'd guess Novi would have the advantage. Given the Carp are ahead, ... it's awfully close.

#65581	05/20/2019 4:14:54 pm	Oct 22nd, 2040
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Wow...Novi, if they can win their final game, can win the division. Otherwise an idle Santa Monica will take the division and their shot at Waterloo. Steve

#65582	05/20/2019 5:07:21 pm	Oct 23rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats Novi. Sympathies for Santa Monica. Always feel for the 1st place team that stumbles and bumbles to the finish line. Getting blown out 2 of 3 by the 6th team not a very pleasant way to end the season. Had hoped McCarty would play a part in the final series, maybe story book end his career. Novi's army of lefties likely means all he'll be doing is cheerleading from the bench.

#65591	05/20/2019 9:51:57 pm	Oct 24th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I blame Seca for the tie due to his recent comment. I'm not even intimately involved, but I'm extremely bummed. Not a satisfying ending for the West. I hate all tie breakers. Play to win. I'll answer my East riddle later. I have to console myself over the West disappointment for a day or so. Good luck in the playoffs, gentlemen.

#65592	05/20/2019 11:57:16 pm	Oct 24th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Not the way I'd like to see it end either. Exciting finish, but it feels a bit like stealing. All the luck, Seca.

#65595	05/21/2019 3:29:08 am	Oct 24th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Perez couldn't find one last dinger, so ends his brilliant career with 349. Now I wish I had retired him at the walk off. He had 1111 RBI and now 1114, which isn't nearly as much fun. Also, his strikeouts just caught up to his RBI number exactly. Will try to find it in me to hit release over the next couple days. Updated Tuesday, May 21 2019 @ 3:30:51 am PDT

#65596	05/21/2019 4:08:52 am	Oct 24th, 2040
Meccanodonte Joined: 04/21/2014 Posts: 370 Inactive	Congrats to the winners. I'm going down, hope to be able to rebuild in a good way. This season it's been awful in many respects, I'm a bit discouraged.

#65597	05/21/2019 4:18:11 am	Oct 24th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I should have started Collier instead of Roy in game 1 of the Margate series. Thought for sure Perez would get something centre-cut from Alomar or Burton in game 2 or 3. Perez missing the final game of the season with injury was a bummer. Alexandria will is run by an excellent manager. I'm confident the team will retool and be back. Both happy and sad to see Kal go. Tiger504 is a manager I hold in very high esteem. But I'll admit a season without facing Santini and Kirk will be a nice change.

#65598	05/21/2019 5:35:37 am	Oct 24th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I don't want to interrupt the playoffs with my silly stuff, so I'll provide the East info now. There was some pretty good guesses and logic even if they weren't correctly nabbed. Here you go: 106.2 / 13.4 Margate 106.9 / 13.2 Alexandria 107.4 / 13.4 Waterloo 108.4 / 13.6 Allen 110.3 / 13.8 Kalamazoo 110.7 / 13.7 NY Next time I think I'll also record the 4 hitting categories. It would be interesting to see how pure offense matches up with offensive SI. East teams scored between 700 and 732 runs for the season. Then there's Waterloo with 860. That's sick and how the East was won. Updated Tuesday, May 21 2019 @ 5:49:33 am PDT

#65601	05/21/2019 6:15:18 am	Oct 24th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'm a little surprised Waterloo came in at 107.4. Only 4 of my 16 position players are over 107 SI, and one of those is a platoon player. Guess 124 SI Flynn playing everyday mitigates all my 11 and 12 pots. 860 runs is impressive for a team that finished last in their division in HRs. .315 RISP covers up a lot of warts.

#65605	05/21/2019 1:17:45 pm	Oct 24th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Almost underway. I'm not expecting a classic. Both teams have offences that rely on sequencing. Both teams have terrible defences (3 of the top 5 error makers in the league are suiting up in middle infield). Errors against sequencing teams are a recipe for disaster. Waterloo and Novi split the season series. Tempting to look at last season, but enough pieces have changed to make its relevance questionable. For Novi the big absence is Walter. I didn't think the 1-through-9-hits-like-a-champ lineup would miss him, but there does seem like there is a bit of a vacuum in the middle of the lineup. For the Dinos the seasonal shift is the collapse of Boyd. His (eventual) replacement Chae figures to be a lightning rod in the series with his 7 fielding at 3B. Ironically, had Santa Monica won Chae probably wouldn't have seen the field. The official press release played up Novi's running game. It is an advantage, tho not sure how big. The way DDay's offence works, figure most of the time the run scores with or without the SB. The big question mark is Dino C DeJesus. Despite being one of the best fielding at his position he had 9 PB in 100 games (lots of partials with PHing). 6 of 12 league teams had 10 PB or less in 160 games. It's a bad match up for the Dinos. Novi plays the same style, but is better at it. They have noticeably more SI on both sides of the ball. Their 3 LH starting pitchers put my best player (Schuler) on the bench. Expectations are low. We'll see. Best of 7 is all about getting hot / rng. There should be lots of rng to go round. Hoping it's not too eye-rolly. Chae making 4 errors in an inning. DeJesus ole-ing a fastball every time Elkins turns a BB into a triple. 19 speed baserunners massacred in droves b/c Piras is lower case of.

#65606	05/21/2019 1:59:07 pm	Oct 24th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	You are consistent in your pessimism. Easily the better record, in the better division (East vs West record), easily better RD...and not expecting much. Classic. That being said, as you stated, your offense has largely been driven by sequencing and risp. Your offensive slashes are nearly identical to Novi, as is your homers, yet you scored 91 more runs. Pitching is fairly similar. Defense, as stated, is similarly woeful. I expect a couple games to largely be decided by blunders. In my opinion, Novi has been the clear underdog the last two finales and yet they won 8 games to 2. Even the final series this season spun crazy voodoo. I'll buck the trend and go with Waterloo in 6.

#65608	05/21/2019 2:35:38 pm	Oct 27th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I've found optimism is met with swift and brutal consequences. Pessism is much safer. Game 1 was very good. Not just the Dino win . Both teams played error free, lots of hits. Despite a ton of baserunners on both sides all 3 HRs were somehow solo shots. Great Grasso vs. Clemente show down at the end.

#65609	05/21/2019 3:10:11 pm	Oct 28th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	You are consistent in your pessimism Seems to have been a theme for most of the season, if not all, and yet...what results. I jest of course, mainly because of this:- Hehe. I've found optimism is met with swift and brutal consequences. Pessism is much safer. I absolutely concur! My rookie season went like a charm, but ever since then I've noticed the tendency for positive posts to be followed by tragedy and carnage on an almost biblical scale. You tempt the Gods of Broken Bat at your peril! Still... .315 RISP covers up a lot of warts. ...You must have been doing something right. Offering up the appropriate sacrifices? One can only draw the conclusion that this act of divine intervention prevented New York from winning the East in their debut season. Time to fight fire with fire, and start ripping my team's prospects for 2041 to pieces...

#65610	05/21/2019 3:14:20 pm	Oct 28th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Another good game in 2. No miscues. Novi clusters their walks. 3 in the 4th. 2 in the 8th. Ballgame. Dinos did bring both Schuler and McCarty up in the 9th with the tieing runs on base, but neither could unravel Rawlings. Dinos with 2 game knocks to McCarty and Choi, but with the travel before game 3 I kinda think both will be available.

#65611	05/21/2019 3:19:24 pm	Oct 28th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You must have been doing something right Hehe. Mostly the same crew of players batted close to zero RISP from game 100 to 135 last season, and dropped us from 10 games clear of relegation to needing to win game 160 to avoid the drop. Seems to be just dumb luck.

#65620	05/22/2019 6:07:58 am	Oct 28th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Split puts me in a vulnerable spot going into tonight. Might need two to feel good about things Walter from two seasons ago on this roster and my chances feel a whole lot better. Catcher is the traditional Novi/Norwalk bugaboo. Looks like we only got over that temporarily.

#65624	05/22/2019 8:29:21 am	Oct 28th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Both teams have some vulnerability to LHP, so I think both sides should feel alright about splitting the first two games. Either I missed the update or I'm out of practice with playoffs. Either way I got the injury status wrong going into game 3. Both McCarty and Choi are out. As expected, it's been a very forgettable series for Waterloo's ancient star. McCarty just 0/3 with 2 LOB from the first two games, and now misses the game against a RHP. The fates are determined to make the Chae signing the crux of the series.

#65628	05/22/2019 2:47:33 pm	Oct 30th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Walks the story of game 3 as well. Dinos went full PD lineup against 9 control Earnhardt. Even without 17 PD McCarty, we can go 17-16-17-16-19 PD through the first 5 batters. Earnhardt wouldn't have any of that tho. Just 1 walk and 1 hit through 6 IP, and a deserved PotG. On the other side, Roy walks 3 in 6 IP, and 2 of them score. A 2 out BB in 3rd gets followed by a passed ball and a clutch single. A 1 out BB in the 7th gets cashed by a clutch 2 out double. My optimism about possible weakness in the middle of Novi's lineup seems to have turned Piras into Barry Bonds. Thats what optimism gets ya. Injuries starting to mount. Contreras for Waterloo puts its bullpen down 2 of its top 3 guys. Apodaca out for Novi likely irrelevant (see optimism above).

#65629	05/22/2019 3:59:39 pm	Oct 31st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Game 4 Rawlings finally cracks. He looked shaky in his previous 2 appearances, but managed to get to the finish line. Not so this time. Bottom of the 9th 2 run HR from ... who else ... Chae. Larson cracks a dinger in the 13th to win it. Lots of important dingers. Dinos RISP hasn't been very good in the series. 16 lob in game 4. Very reliant on the long ball. No replacement set for Apodaca. Computer used Schroeder who did commit an error that led to an unearned run. Then again, Dino DeJesus had a passed ball and threw one into the OF. If 16 field 19 arm is a bad C, what does a good one look like? Lineup change for the Dinos in game 5. Tuero hasn't been doing much. Chiang will take his spot for at least 1 game.

#65630	05/22/2019 4:36:32 pm	Nov 1st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Novi continues with their playoff magic. It will be tough to take two of two from them. Good luck, guys.

#65631	05/22/2019 4:37:05 pm	Nov 1st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Game 5: Moar Dingers Dinos take an early lead on back to back dingers from Olson and Chiang (good sub?) but that's all they would score on the day. RISP struggling to stay above Mendoza. Horn, once again, was monumental. I questioned why Novi would have 9 BC 6 PD 13 Pow .690 OPS regular season guy batting cleanup. Part of Haselrig's genius. Horn batting over .500, OPS of 1700, RISP .750. Big 3 run dinger today all Novi would need. Piras slammed another one. 3 in 81 regular season games. 3 in 5 playoff games. Dinos Narvaez, who surrendered 7 HRs in 204 IP, now up to 3 HRs in 12 IP in the playoffs.

#65633	05/22/2019 6:05:27 pm	Nov 1st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I can't decide what to do with Naranjo and Franco. I'm not a believer in my team for next year, which suggests I should cut them and give as much playing time as possible to my young guys. On the other hand, I'm not losing much from this season to next, so maybe I could sneak out another non-relegation season. Naranjo will be 34, an almost average outfielder and low salary. Franco, on the other hand, will be 32, average to possibly better, but saddled with an eight million dollar salary. I keep waffling on those two and need help.

#65635	05/22/2019 11:25:55 pm	Nov 1st, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Genius might be a bit much. "Willing to fly by the seat of his pants" might be more accurate The secret of this Novi team is that we have no depth. Spent the entire season claiming every vet I though could play. Dolf was the only one above 3 claims that I won, and he had 5. Now, we come to the deciding day, and I have to rely on guys not suited to play big roles manning vital spots. Ug.

#65636	05/23/2019 2:52:52 am	Nov 1st, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Just noticed Novi's frankly ridiculous track record in playoff series: 11-for-12! Certainly (slight?) favourites to make it 12-for-13, and Haselrig's own record is 8-for-9 to this point. That isn't blind luck.

#65637	05/23/2019 2:58:40 am	Nov 1st, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Mike, I'd probably cut Naranjo given that he had 30 GIDP over the two seasons prior to this one, although he still makes for a useful player (I have a couple of heavy GIDP guys I'm swithering over myself). Franco looks like a keeper to me, dependent obviously on ageing and salary.

#65642	05/23/2019 5:31:14 am	Nov 1st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Big day for the Dinos. Not so much the end of the series. Decision day on McCarty. At the moment we are leaning towards keeping him, but could change. Sucks we would have to pay 20% of his salary before he takes another AB for the club. He's likely still a 5 million dollar player next season. On the bright side, we've got about the best possible outcome from the playoff series; min 6 games. Should maybe view the gate as house money and further motivation to keep McCarty. As for the series, Dinos have held Elkins to 1 hit over the first 5 games (.048 avg). Stephens just .158 (leads both teams in RBI anyway). Have kept Novi to .191 RISP. Have played 2 of the 5 games with a 9 fielding OF manning 2B for the DDays. Have matched their HR production and have had the more efficient running game. Still down. Franco and Naranjo is hard to answer in a vacuum. Finances, replacements are important considerations. Franco still looks like he can play. Naranjo likely down to 14 range which for me would mean he's in the corner. I always try find 2 teams I think I can finish ahead of. Roanoke is so stacked it's hard to see them dropping (was the last time they were up too fwiw). I'm a little out of touch with Birmingham's roster, but II.1 East has arguably been the second strongest division in the game the past few seasons. Teams coming out of there have had a great chance of sticking. Dinos definitely have the makings of one of those 1st to last teams. Think it may be tough for both Waterloo and Margate next season.

#65647	05/23/2019 8:20:58 am	Nov 1st, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Naranjo dropped off a cliff in homers, going from one every twenty-some at bats to two in over 200. That has to be oddball luck. His BA and OBP actually bumped up a tick. All that without any SI changes. What Seca said about fronting a fifth of a player's salary without getting a single at bat is probably what's bothering me about $8.65 million Franco. You're basically obligated to run them out there for half a season if you keep them this week. And, again, if I was confident I could stick in Legends next season, I'd have no problem paying him. I'll feel stupid when I bail after 40 games. On the other hand, I hate the idea of waving the white flag before the season even starts. Paralysis by analysis.

#65651	05/23/2019 11:28:38 am	Nov 1st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's kind of scary. I've had several old guys that had precipitous drops in power before the rest of their offence hit the skids. One of the things that's promising about McCarty is that his power hasn't evaporated. My all-time franchise hit leader is one of those pre-human long career low league guys. If McCarty hung around another season and was decent, he wouldn't be far off eclipsing him. Would be much more satisfying seeing McCarty at the top of that list.

#65654	05/23/2019 12:49:07 pm	Nov 1st, 2040
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	For the first time in franchise history, Denvy has punched their ticket to Legends, winning the II.1 league championship in five games over Birmingham.

#65657	05/23/2019 1:15:02 pm	Nov 1st, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats! It's great to see a mix of old and new coming up. Dinos go with Brooks in game 6. Brooks or Roy was one of the bigger Dino decisions going into the series. Brooks should be better against a team like Novi. He usually limits hits and walks ok, but is vulnerable to the long ball. Roy the other way round, and is more reliant on double plays (little harder to turn against a running team). That said, Roy was much better vs. Novi in the regular season, so he got the nod the first time round. He was ok; consistency is kind of his thing. Brooks seems more likely to be very good or very bad. Given the state of the series, feel we have to gamble on a high roll. Chiang stays in after 1/2 with a HR. Waterloo still down a man in the pen (Contreras). Novi with something more closely resembling a 2B filling in for Apodaca. D'Amico subbed for Le. (Hopefully nothing here construed as optimism ).

#65659	05/23/2019 2:25:49 pm	Nov 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So. Dinos up 5-0 after 4.5. Brooks had retired 12 of the 1st 13 batters. For one brief instant I dared to think we might force a game 7. Unfortunately Brooks decided to try using his left arm for the rest of the game. 1st 3 batters in the bottom of the 5th score. 1st 3 batters in the bottom of the 6th. Dinos may have sequenced well this season, but Novi is just on another tier. Grats Haselrig! Dinos got every break we could have hoped for. Shut down Elkins and Stevens. Got pretty good defensive play. Got to play 3 of 6 games with a mannequin at 2B for Novi. Still not remotely close. Bad match up is a bad match up.

#65660	05/23/2019 2:29:56 pm	Nov 3rd, 2040
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1333 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers II.2	Congratulations Haselrig on another Legends title. Seca, very impressive season Waterloo had. Like I've said before, I'll believe Waterloo hits the skids when I actually see it. Congratulations to all the teams staying in Legends and to the new teams promoting. I've had fun in my Legends stint and honestly it was all too brief. And I make no predictions on returning. As always I'll put my best club out there and hope for the best. If my pitching doesn't improve, if 2040 was indicative of how we are going to pitch, then it was nice while it lasted. I never expected to make Legends when I started playing so today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth-earth-earth. Play ball!

#65664	05/23/2019 2:45:29 pm	Nov 3rd, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That was an absolutely crazy game. Imagine actually being there. What a ride. Congrats to Haselrig on orchestrating a threepeat. I didn't think that was possible any more because there are too many really good owners. Proved me wrong. Also congrats to Seca on a great season. 100 league wins is great anywhere and phenomenal in Legends. I also don't believe for a second that the Dino's will be kicked out of the league next year. I'll never believe that until it happens, and I'm not sure I'll believe it then.

#65668	05/23/2019 2:54:33 pm	Nov 3rd, 2040
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Congrats to both Haselrig and Seca. It's been an exciting season and wonderful Series

#65673	05/23/2019 3:36:53 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats to Ced (though I already said that elsewhere), very unlucky to miss out last season. Commiserations to Tiger - I doubt anybody figured Kal would be demoted this season. And I'd place bets that no-one would be surprised to see them back two seasons from now. And congrats to Haselrig on the three-peat and commiserations to Seca. Sure New York would have put up a better contest... (joke!)

#65674	05/23/2019 3:55:29 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome back Frankebasta. Hehe. New York likely would have been a better opponent. Dinos best chance of taking the title was LA winning one of the final 3 games of the season. Think McCarty is going to stay. There are a few interesting 3B options out there, but the supply is thin. Don't see the Dinos winning at the claim numbers I expect. 3B is the main waiver focus in the off season. Other positions largely settled. And a little tip of the cap for Chae. .333 BA 944 OPS post season with only 1 error. Led the team in RBI. I suspect both his and Stroud's playing careers are over with the Legends bump to their salaries.

#65676	05/23/2019 4:07:06 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	O'Conner is the issue for me. He's always been a groundball machine but 47 GIDP (in 357 games) across the last three seasons has been ridiculous. He struggled against RHP last season (.232 avg) while rookie Donahue did surprisingly well (.272 avg), which I admittedly don't expect to last. The other issue with O'Conner is that his salary jumped to $2.9M this season and will probably go higher, and I also have three guys (or two and a half) in AAA who are more or less ready to step up. O'Conner is about to turn 31, but I expect him to be better next season (dependent on ageing) and its hard to give up that hitting/OBP profile and 19 Arm, and I can afford the salary hit no problem. Decisions, decisions.

#65677	05/23/2019 4:54:28 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	And a little tip of the cap for Chae. More RBI in his 18 playoff at bats than his 48 regular season ones is pretty darn good. I had a good laugh about you being happy with him only committing one error in a six game series. I can relate given I played Sullivan at third most of the season.

#65678	05/23/2019 6:00:59 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Chae did hit .364 RISP during the season. .222 RISP in playoffs. Dingers and small sample size. The big change for the Dinos next season is Gomez taking Stroud's spot in the lineup. This season's OPS leader (872) out, 400-450 OPS taking his place. Think it might be noticeable. On the bright side, the defence should be better. Despite the clown fiesta this season, Dinos might actually get a gold glove or two (Flynn had 1 error at SS; Schuler 0 in the OF). Schuler and Sanchez may get some consideration for the big awards, but I don't think either is the favourite. Dinos tepid minor league system meant no rookies this season.

#65684	05/24/2019 12:10:34 am	Nov 4th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Just this once: Anything Is Possiblllle!!! Ahem, Thanks guys. Special thanks to Seca who's posts always elevate this game to a new level. Thank you, Seca Wow. What a season. With the new draft looming, this certainly feels like the end of an era. Think I'm just going to let this one soak in for a bit.

#65689	05/24/2019 6:27:41 am	Nov 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Cheers Haselrig. Some surprises for me in the year end awards. I didn't have either Stephens or Elkins in my top 5. Thought Moran was the favourite, with Clemente and DeLeon making it close. Schuler's batting title and 95 RBIs don't even get him a mention. Clemente was just 12 ABs short of qualifying for the batting title. Interesting that he (appears to be) coming back for his age 36 season. Obivously still playing at a high level, but I thought Novi was one of those franchises that ushered a player out the door with the appearance of their first grey hair. The top 3 MVP vote getters all from the same team is usually something reserved for the lower divisions. Can't recall it happening here (in my time) before. Dinos got the 2 gold gloves we expected. Gold gloves usually produce some raised eyebrows - Soto catches my eye this season. 3 errors and only 105 games played doesn't usually get it done at 1B. Schuler will be transitioning to 1B this season for the Dinos. Hopefully in the running for that accolade by 2042. 2040 we had the last of the development league players to spice up waivers. Think it is going to seem like a dull off-season in 2041 by comparison. In truth, the Dinos are much more interested in where Wolf lands and how he does than any name we might sign ourselves. Waterloo's front office assessment that Wolf is a RH Galvin could be a grave error.

#65690	05/24/2019 6:50:08 am	Nov 4th, 2040
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	The front office here is scratching it's head a bit on the Stephens MVP win as well. His numbers are all even with, or down from last season when I don't even think he made the list. He's the first MVP in my 20+ seasons, so I'm happy to have grabbed one, but if I had to pick one of my guys, it would have been Clemente. Don't tell Troy. I would have expected Navarro to finish higher in CY Young voting than any of my hitters in the MVP race, so it's all a bit topsy turvey here in Novi. At least we didn't garner any Gold Gloves as that likely would have been some threat to the space/time continuum or some such I ran the cursor over Clemente's release button once, but just couldn't hit it. If we end up cutting him in a week or two, he can chalk it up to the Doubledays assuring he has a nice nest egg for his retirement

#65704	05/24/2019 12:48:50 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yet another example of why I never pay much attention to awards. My guess is every team has someone they would rank above the MVP winner. The formula is totally screwy with the obvious miscalculation being regarding SB.

#65705	05/24/2019 2:13:49 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I was happy with mine, Mejia and Rock 3rd and 4th respectively in CY voting, and Soto garnering a handful of votes for MVP. Soto was quality when he did play so him making All League didn't surprise me, but the Gold Glove did - Lancers haven't ever been known for silky fielding. I was really pleased with Bowling's All League award, The Express had a fantastic season and has been everything you would want in a closer since we picked him up (12 claims). He'd had a couple of seasons with an indifferent ERA on his previous team but his FIP said it all - he'd never had a decent defence behind him (ours must be passable, at least). Perhaps the sweetest thing about him was this quote from Holmes when I landed him:- "Curious to see how Bowling will perform. He wouldn't have a place in my bullpen regardless of salary because I'd expect him to be too hittable, especially in my small ballpark. We'll see..." Think we've all had those moments!

#65710	05/24/2019 3:29:59 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	MukilteoMike is just grumpy Sullivan didn't get a gold glove. Was a spectacular season by Bowling. Anyone who saw the 0.66 ERA coming is very much a sayer of the sooth. Not that he isn't good, but that is pretty gross. Will be interesting to see how he does in arbitration and training update #0. I maybe should have reconsidered McCarty's retirement when Crawford came available. Think he and Boyd would be quite the duo.

#65711	05/24/2019 5:03:37 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I admit I expected far more out of Crawford. A homer every 30 at bats with a 700 OPS is below average for a hot corner Legends starter. Sullivan was clearly better at the plate and he still has a little room to grow. On the field is another matter, but he'll gain capital defense and should be almost tolerable there by season's end. I actually planned on Villanueva playing there, but Rodriguez doesn't look like he'll ever hit. That means I'll probably give Villanueva the starting catcher role. I know you were joking about the MVP, but c'mon. Even his owner said he isn't the best on his team. It's not even close. It's one of the weakest MVP choices I've ever seen. I doubt he's even top ten. Updated Friday, May 24 2019 @ 5:05:08 pm PDT

#65712	05/24/2019 5:21:04 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	For sure. I'm not defending the choice. Think usually it's decent. Arnold last season was correct. McCarty in '38 obviously spot on. Crawford out our price range. I was struck by how similar he and Boyd are. If you flip BC and PD for one of them, they are twinsies. Hadn't noticed before.

#65735	05/25/2019 9:15:37 am	Jan 15th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos were anxiously awaiting training update #0. Not for McCarty. Kinda know what to expect for a 38 year old (actually a bit of a surprise he only dropped 6). More the old pitching staff. The bulk of my rotation (Narvaez 35, Sanchez and Brooks 33) are in their twilight years. Narvaez got hit pretty hard. Brooks and Sanchez relatively unscathed. Even 35 year old Marino came through not much worse for wear. The bummer tho is Schuler. Lost another 3 SI, and at age 31 is already 6 SI off his peak. May be one of those big bright stars that uses up its fuel quickly and then fades away.

#65737	05/25/2019 9:42:16 am	Jan 15th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	We’re not moving, just accidentally clicked the wrong area of my phone.

#65739	05/25/2019 10:19:37 am	Jan 15th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	As always, there were mixed aging results. I was shocked Quinones only lost speed and fielding. At age 34 he has not officially lost any of his hitting skills yet. Both at 32, Franco only dropped speed and Daniels range. The other huge apparent good fortune was Gabriel not showing any signs of pitching skill depletion. Koch wasn't nearly as lucky. Overall the Magicians defied age a little better than expected. With a couple good waiver claims, there is still hope for this season.

#65742	05/25/2019 11:55:44 am	Jan 15th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looks like update zero cost Sosa his job. I remember him being one of Laredo's best players, but I haven't scouted them yet this season. I think Koch was one of the big losers in the East (on the update that is). Others that catch my eye: NY: Baird, Bowling Allen: Holguin, maybe Forrester Roanoke: Robbins, Lozano, Pizzaro Nary a red arrow for Birmingham. Schuler's update may accelerate his transition to 1B. Had planned for him and Gomez to go half 1B half OF. The big problem is pinch hitting. I want to pop Gomez. Markham is likely to come in for him. That's ok at 1B, but not so cool in OF.

#65745	05/25/2019 12:52:57 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Yep! Sosa has been one of the best hitters in Laredo history. But....being the oldest AND most expensive player on the team since the "great purge of '39", his days were numbered. Almost cut after the first slump of last season, I kept him only because I needed a backup 2B, and Sosa was the only one to have minimum competence. Then, the season turned into a success and it was not the time of tinkering with the roster. I need to make room for waiver claims now. Sosa's salary and his declining skills are a luxury richer teams can afford. Coffins are empty here

#65749	05/25/2019 1:44:27 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Coffins are empty here I suspect that is autocorrect rather than you being Italian, but that is a great typo. . Night of the living Dead in the West this season. As a team with weakness at 3B, couldn’t help but notice all the amazing 3B from the Asian pool on waivers. There was a blood curdling “noooooooooo!!!” from Dino head office when they collectively decided to retire. Updated Saturday, May 25 2019 @ 1:44:47 pm PDT

#65750	05/25/2019 2:09:59 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Coffins are empty here I suspect that is autocorrect rather than you being Italian, but that is a great typo. . Night of the living Dead in the West this season. Hahahaha My bad Long day, wee hours

#65755	05/25/2019 6:27:29 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Quite the day for the Dinos at arbitration. Team payroll goes up a whopping 9.3 million. Some I get. Flynn up a million, fine. Sanchez over 5 million, ok. But Chiang up 1.5 million to 2.3? Alomar, who was putrid, goes up 1.2 million to 3.1? Even 38 year old McCarty managed to negotiate a pay raise to 5.6. The price you pay for being bad at drafting I suppose. Speaking of drafting. MukilteoMike had the same read on Fernandez, my 8th rounder from last season. He blipped up to 14 pot today. May not stay there, but maybe a high end 13 if he drifts back down. Curious to see how he does in rookie ball.

#65759	05/26/2019 4:29:55 am	Jan 15th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, Bowling took a big hit and I'm not sure just how effective an 88 SI pitcher can be at this level. My overall salary went up about $8M (rough calculation) so dropping Bowling takes nearly $7M off that. Needed a spot for a pitcher at the major league level so it was an obvious move - here's hoping the re-jigged arms step up to fill the gap.

#65762	05/26/2019 10:14:20 am	Jan 15th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Seems a good move. Kinda nice 2 of your 8 million raise was tied to an 80s SI 34 year old. Regretting keeping McCarty, Narvaez and Boyd. That's a highly dubious 11 million and 3 roster spots. Should always have faith that waivers will provide. Don't have a lot of wiggle room with just 3 open roster spots.

#65815	05/28/2019 12:46:10 am	Jan 15th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Margate got off to a decent start with waivers. We couldn't find a catcher to hit righties at all last season; hopefully Alvarado will remedy that in 41. Long very well could send Black packing. Black has been a complete and utter failure at the plate. While Long shouldn't be anything above average for a shortstop, he looks like he should be able to get into the mid 600s for OPS. The only long-term successful claim over night was a Longshot arm in Jean, who we went after almost entirely due to his success in his brief time in rookie ball.

#65816	05/28/2019 1:26:12 am	Jan 15th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Looks like New York won the day in Legends with Shank. Congrats amalric7. Interesting to see Walter back in the league. Have to see how he holds up for Allen in '41. Missed on my major targets, but nabbed two-claimer Costa. Don't know where he'll get playing time with Kuriyama set to take over 2B this season, but he fit the Novi mold a little too well not to at least give him a chance. Kalamazoo grabbed my other two-claimer. Sometimes, even if you don't win these guys, it's good to see other talent evaluators that you respect give a guy a similar grade.

#65821	05/28/2019 6:18:15 am	Jan 15th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Exciting first day! I like both the Alvarado and Walter signings. Walter just 1 season removed from being a force - strong possibility he bounces back. Going to be a lot of LH starting pitching in the East this season. Bolstering your stable of RHB seems wise. Alvarado looks like one of those guys who can swing a season all by himself. I kinda wonder how he and Villanueva coexist, but depth is always good. The Dinos somewhat surprisingly land our #1 off-season target unopposed. Green is a nice compliment to McCarty. Hits lefties well. Defends well. Despite being 34 he is only 2 SI off his peak. Reasonable salary for a guy who has hit 20+ HRs and driven in ~100 each of the last 7 seasons. With the big hole filled the Dinos now how the luxury of tinkering with bench / role players. Maybe find cheaper / higher upside guys to replace Boyd, Lewis and Narvaez.

#65825	05/28/2019 9:25:21 am	Jan 15th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Shank was a nice get, but the fact is I'm not sure his listed 14 POT matches with his 'above average' potential. As a new player last season he might be due for some correction, but given his starting point its worth the wait (for now). Considered Walter and Alvarado myself, but have 2-3 young catching prospects (one more of a 3B/DH) coming up so seemed like a waste of a roster spot. Certainly worth a shot out of the gate though.

#65827	05/28/2019 10:30:48 am	Jan 15th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I missed Alvarado or I would have tried for him as well and kept the better of the two. C and SP were imperative needs for this off season. Got both filled on day 1. Godinez will probably be a catch and release... looks like I put my claim in thinking he was 2 yrs younger.

#65926	05/31/2019 1:41:15 am	Feb 19th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Drawn a blank since Shank. Now on a train and away for the weekend so that might be it for me, unless I get an hour to stare at my tiny phone screen.

#65927	05/31/2019 3:36:02 am	Feb 19th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Probably not the worst time for a BB vacation. This next week, when waivers dry up, is the longest stretch of dull in the game.

#65928	05/31/2019 3:40:07 am	Feb 19th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. East had an interesting first day. Quiet since then. We all whiffed Wyatt I imagine. He would have become very expensive very fast. Dinos would have had to cut salary not just for this year, but with an eye towards future years. There were maybe 9-10 players I thought were quite interesting that went for relatively low claims. In the end Dinos whiffed everything but our 1 claimer. On the bright side, we are able to deal with some attrition through the minors this season. That's a nice change. Spring training going to be more interesting this season. My slow moving herd of prospects is AA-AAA now. Guys like Knight, Smiley and Lafferty hopefully breaking camp with the big club next season.

#65929	05/31/2019 3:52:08 am	Feb 19th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looking at today's action a little more closely: - thought Gomez (Denver) was one of the nicer relievers available. Looks like a good pick up. - surprised Hess (Novi) had bounced around that much. Seems a good proespdct. - Stoddard (New York) release may suggest DeLeon is moving to the OF this season. (Opposite of what the Dinos are doing with Schuler.)

#65932	05/31/2019 5:44:10 am	Feb 19th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Six claims on Hess seemed low, too. Maybe he got lost in the wash a bit?

#65933	05/31/2019 6:13:46 am	Feb 19th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Maybe. Lots of teams adding minor league pitching in advance of spring training - should have been some demand. I'd missed that he was LH. Bit of a knock against him. Also only got into 1 minor league game in '40 despite being rostered the full season. That's a little unsettling. I wouldn't read much into Waterloo's P Lewis signing. Bit of an impulse (despite scouting him numerous times the past few seasons). He's in the jump seat if we need a roster spot. If he can last, he'll be insurance if Boyd stinks again. I like Lewis' minor league, and the possibility of him shifting over to 1B when Riley (eventually) comes up. But he was an older prospect who missed almost all of '39 and a piece of '40. Makes him harder to read.

#65962	06/02/2019 2:20:02 am	Mar 4th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	@Seca - What’s with the manager change? Clear downgrade for the sake of $50k, so what have I missed? Might understand if he was younger but same age!

#65964	06/02/2019 5:56:46 am	Mar 4th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Why is he a clear down grade? 12,17,11 onfield 12,16,9 training is what I had. I get: 9-11, 12-14, 9-11 onfield and 12-14, 0-11, 12-14 training. I view the 16 fielding training on the guy I had as mostly worthless, so I've traded onfield defence for pitching training. Also get some high roll potential. Seems reasonable to me. Mueller is clearly not on the tier of many managers around here, but he is hopefully not our final choice either. 5 more sleeps until the new draft. . Waterloo gets to take on Margate in spring action today. Probably a number of names from our final series of last season participiating (had a spring training vibe to it). Guys coming up to the big club the season (Gomez, Bolton, Burton, Hacker) mostly off to a good start.

#65966	06/02/2019 6:32:51 am	Mar 4th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	It's a bit of choose your own adventure week in Novi. A couple questions hanging over the organization right now. Namely, who's the heir apparent at SS and who's going to be our catcher for the next five seasons or so? At SS, we have Clayton and McGuire. At catcher we have Weiss, Waite and Hidalgo. Hidalgo looks like the odd man out at catcher as both Weiss and Waite seem like "cleaner" prospects despite Hidalgo's NFL level arm talent. SS is a much muddier picture. I'm not in love with either prospect and I'm not entirely convinced I shouldn't just dump them both and go with Costa.

#65967	06/02/2019 10:05:49 am	Mar 4th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. You have way more redundancy than the Dinos manage to carry. (Maybe one can do that when you don't carry 4 3B on your big league roster). I have no duplication of position in my minors (other than platoon), and I don't have a DH in training. The 2 SS seem complimentary. If Hidalgo were the same age as the other C, he'd be my clear choice. His 86 SI looks bad, but C always look bad. Think my C of the future is ok SI wise, and he is just 1 year younger and 3 SI ahead of Hidalgo. I will stop harping about Fernandez soon I promise. But noticed this morning that my 8th round pick from last season is the highest rated prospect in my system. Think that is both reason to be happy and sad.

#65968	06/02/2019 10:54:12 am	Mar 4th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I think Mueller is a clear downgrade for the numbers you listed! He’s gonna have to max out to come close to Cleary, and we all know what the chances of that are. But I get he’s not your final choice, just wondered on the reasoning. No surprise Cleary was snapped up quickly.

#65969	06/02/2019 10:55:34 am	Mar 4th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Double post. Updated Sunday, June 2 2019 @ 11:00:34 am PDT

#65970	06/02/2019 12:38:44 pm	Mar 4th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	just wondered on the reasoning That's fair. Can look at it this way. What do you consider the 2 most important skills for a manager? Add those 2 together for Cleary. How does he compare to a vanilla 10s manager? I come up with +1. With Mueller it should (hopefully) be in the +5 +6 range. I have 13 developing pitchers on my roster. 5 draftees, 8 from waivers. Waivers are cast offs by definition. Ie., not top flight prospects. They have already suffered through 5 seasons of Cleary's sub 10 pitching development. I feel I can see signs of harm. Time for a change. Cleary is not garbage, but he was snapped up by a league mate (ie., league news, not the manager list). And he's not exactly an upgrade for Laredo (my speculation, but it looks entirely based on salary).

#65971	06/02/2019 1:49:44 pm	Mar 4th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Absolutely! I couldn't afford Costantini's 4.5 million salary anymore. It's a couple years Laredo is paying only his starters, all backup have been .50 guys. After the '40 promotion, most of the pitchers' salary increased. Hall of Famer Sosa (3.80m) was cut. Time to go for the manager as well, as soon as a competent one <grin> was available. I truly hate to release Costantini because he bears the same name of a Real Life coach, and former player, of my hometown soccer team! Then again, you need to do what you gotta do...

#65974	06/03/2019 12:32:28 am	Mar 6th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My claims probably finally spell the end for Naranjo. It's kind of scary giving him up because we'll become a no defense outfield against lefties. Sadly, that seems the best route.

#65976	06/03/2019 4:31:34 am	Mar 6th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Wow. You have way more redundancy than the Dinos manage to carry. Had to have the least depth you can have on your majors roster and still contend last season. One long injury probably sinks my season. Not the way you want to run, but I felt the risk was worth taking. Now, I have some good choices to make. I think I've somehow slipped outside of conventional wisdom on shortstops. If having good defensive builds at those vital IF positions yields god awful results, should I ignore (to a reasonable degree) fielding and put the best offensive players that can at least approach defensive competency there? Try to produce enough offense to offset the gifts the defense will give the other side? That's what I'm wrestling with there. At catcher, I'd take Hidalgo and not look back if he was two years younger. 26 with no majors experience puts him at 29 or so before he's done baking. Weiss is the Drew Henson of the group. Talented, but maybe not a natural. Waite is the natural catcher, but has the lowest upside of the group. I like all three. Gonna be a hard choice. For an 8th round pick, Fernandez is amazing. Where do you plan on playing him, Seca?

#65977	06/03/2019 10:32:19 am	Mar 6th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Regarding conventional wisdom and defense, I pretty much agree with you. That should be obvious based on my lineup last season. Take Sullivan, for example. He basically gave 9 extra hits in errors to the opponents when compared to an average fielder there. If he can make up for that offensively, he's worth the fielding penalty. That's the league-wide perspective. It really needs to be team focused regarding his alternative. That process can be applied to any position, though I think it's hardest at shortstop. How much is range and arm worth? I think it's impossible to quantify. There are too many variables for us to figure it out. I have a formula I use, but it is most definitely just a guess to try to approximate the value. Now to put it into practice since my roster is at 50. Black was horrendous last year at the plate. I bet he was the worst full-timer in the league. Even at crucial short, his 2 fielding and 1 range above recently acquired Long should easily be made up for with Long's bat. Black was even miserable in the minors, but I have never been able to get a claim on a replacement. It's finally time to cut him and hope that Long can put up an OPS of around 700. Updated Monday, June 3 2019 @ 10:42:13 am PDT

#65978	06/03/2019 10:52:03 am	Mar 6th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That's very cool about Laredo's former manager. Shame you had to part ways. His salary isn't that awful compared to some of the other guys around here. Suggests the books are grim in Laredo. Sager seems a banner signing for Margate. Between him and Alvarado, the Magician off-season has a 2039 vibe to it (Sager for Gabriel, Alvarado for Franco). Not sure how Guzman fits in. Maybe insurance if Eason flops. The Margate - Waterloo spring series was a typical, forgettable mess. Most memorable thing for me was the Dinos packing 2 passed balls and 2 errors from the 2B into a single inning. Waterloo brass is still very impressed with Winkler. Rodriguez had a nice series. He's a guy that maybe suffers from the Alvarado signing. Fernandez looks like a dream 3B to me. Was hoped Riley would be a stalwart at the position for us, but his minor league numbers suggest he'll be steady, not spectacular. Fernandez will be a nice platoon partner for him.

#65979	06/03/2019 1:29:55 pm	Mar 6th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Re. Novi's SSs. I think the calculus is quite different with their current manager. Call it the Apodaca effect. 18 fielding 2B that fields like he's 12-14. Going with defence first SS would all but necessitate a manager change imo. The current guy would negate their main benefit. Not disputing the idea that offence can compensate for the defence (cough, Chae). It's definitely not clear cut. Giving a team a 4th out on average is more harmful than a single hit on offence. Hard to know where the balancing point is. With middle infielders in particular there is more to look at than errors; you are potentially failing to turn double plays. Not criticizing the Black cut, but it's a bit of a shame he wasn't out there last week. Think he would have generated a pretty good claim total.

#65982	06/03/2019 4:01:22 pm	Mar 7th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Everything is great regarding Black. Except his production.

#65983	06/03/2019 4:29:50 pm	Mar 7th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've had next to no success at this level with guys that have ~13 hitting. Might get 1 decent season in 4. Fine cut. I had missed "Costy" began his managing career in Margate. Small world. Looks like he got a new gig in Glendale.

#65990	06/04/2019 2:41:36 am	Mar 8th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	the calculus is quite different with their current manager. Yep, the manager is the skew I'm trying to compensate for in my decision making with Clayton and McGuire. I'm leaning towards a radical prospect-ectomy and letting Costa bridge the gap to Koch. The catalyst is likely to be my first round pick. Great prospect and I feel pretty good about losing a 14 POT. A bad pick might make me a little gun-shy.

#65996	06/04/2019 8:01:15 am	Mar 8th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	I had missed "Costy" began his managing career in Margate. Small world. Looks like he got a new gig in Glendale. Not a coincidence obviously. It's just that I hate to participate at the New Manager-of-the-day sweepstakes. So the only candidates who catch my eyes are those set free in my same league. That's why

#66000	06/04/2019 10:55:06 am	Mar 8th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	So far waivers has been a bunch of whiffs for us. Landing only 1 and 2 claim guys... though they fill the immediate needs for the club. Hard decisions at this point are to keep or cut Vasquez and is it worth it to get a new manager. Vasquez minor numbers look nice, not too many HR, as his build would suggest he should have, and 9K/9innings his last yr of AAA made me excited. Then he got exploded by Legends level hitting. He's not a young pup, so I need to use him or loose him. I am in a bit of a roster crunch as I need to bring Claes up. My manager has been great for developing players... I wonder if he is holding the major league team back... but I HATE looking for managers.

#66008	06/04/2019 5:09:15 pm	Mar 10th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	2033 the Dinos won a pennant largely because of a 3.24 team ERA. Our manager was Butler. So who knows. Pretty easy to blame things on the manager once the idea gets in your head. I've always kinda wondered about big numbers. 17-18 --> 19-20 seems a bigger improvement than 15-16 --> 17-18. Maybe same is true for managers, and swapping Clearys for Muellers is largely cosmetic. I wouldn't have much trouble cutting ties with Vasquez.

#66018	06/05/2019 3:45:45 am	Mar 10th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I’d cut Vasquez too, low Movement guys are usually/often not worth it. I love looking for managers, and probably check the list daily - if you’re looking for one I’m always happy to help. Just noticed that Kalamazoo let long term manager Veliz go. I would say nobody will be picking up a 64-yo making $8.3M but wouldn’t surprise me if someone did, often find a LLVI cellar dweller ponies up (and nerfs their finances).

#66021	06/05/2019 7:36:23 am	Mar 10th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I love looking for managers Madness. Christie a nice signing for the Magicians. Seems very Margatian. That may have finally forced the hand with Naranjo. Said this before, but I tend to see off-season inactivity as a sign of strength. ML roster players added so far: Birmingham, Roanoke: 0 New York: 1 (not sure how Shaw fits in tho) Waterloo: 2 Margate, Allen: 5 Updated Wednesday, June 5 2019 @ 7:37:34 am PDT

#66024	06/05/2019 8:11:17 am	Mar 10th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I resemble that remark. Veliz has indeed found a new home, though not quite as far down the food chain as I (almost) predicted. Shaw looks like he might have a reasonable bat for 1B, although you're correct that as a lefty he doesn't really have a spot when Soto and Anguiano are healthy.

#66026	06/05/2019 8:16:22 am	Mar 10th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Dreading sifting the pile for Llamas' replacement. I'd take you up on that offer sometime in the next couple seasons, amalric.

#66040	06/05/2019 9:04:06 pm	Mar 12th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	28, 28, 29, 31 and 34. Ages of the guys I claimed. They're basically all small improvements, which means I think I'm about 4 wins over where I was in the winter. That's good enough to keep up the fight to stay here and encouragement for the immediate future. Treading water would be fantastic. I have a claim on a low guy tonight that I'm hoping for. I can normally explain why I like someone. This one is strangely all gut. On with the big news... The new draft approacheth! Updated Wednesday, June 5 2019 @ 9:41:08 pm PDT

#66046	06/06/2019 8:47:20 am	Mar 12th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The new draft approacheth! The hype is real! I imagine quite a few are in for disappointment, but I am looking forward to the end of Slater-esque 1st round picks. This one is strangely all gut. Heh. Not quite what you are getting at, but every once in a while I see a guy I like and I somehow "know" I'll win him if I offer. (And I don't mean 1-claimers ).

#66079	06/07/2019 7:40:28 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Looks like Novi's hand-wringing over SS prospects was for naught. Uncertain potential bars aren't a big deal when your draft pick has 119 SI. From their 1st rounders the past 5 seasons Novi has accrued 2 14 pot starting pitchers and a great hitting 14 & 15 pot left side of the infield, all in the majors. As a comparison, over the same 5 seasons the Dinos have a low control A ball pitcher. The question may soon change from "how many championships will Novi win in a row" to "will anyone other than Novi ever win again?".

#66086	06/07/2019 8:18:40 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Yeah, that's one of the more perfect fits I've ever drafted. Has me looking around for some mail from Make-A-Wish or something. Have to see what other boot may fall from the new draft system, but he looks good on paper. Might even kick Burch into RF. Asian early was the strategy we work-shopped on Discord when the Asian pool was changed. It's been a winning strategy for me. There were only two player missing from the pool when I clicked on it, so I knew it was fresh. Lee was the 10th prospect listed on my board. One 13 Pot two spots above him and a bunch of 9-11 Pot guys above that. I clicked Lee's draft button the second I saw him, so I didn't get to really tour the new layout. Have to wait until next week to take it in. I don't think I win it this season. Too much youth in the lineup. Probably the best outcome in any event. Don't want to be stuck eating in the commissary alone

#66088	06/07/2019 8:26:11 am	Mar 14th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Man I am jealous looking at the haul you guys pulled in off the first round. I'd give up my entire draft this year and first 2 rounds of next year for Lee or Barron. I am stuck hoping my 11pot relief pitcher is actually a 12pot. Given the new format, I wonder if in general the best prospects are going to be even more likely to be picked up in the early rounds. Thus little chance to fine a gem later.

#66091	06/07/2019 8:40:42 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'd give up my entire draft this year and first 2 rounds of next year for Lee or Barron. There is more uncertainty in Barron. Did you look at Lee's amateur stats? Yeesh. If the Dinos had drafted him he would have immediately been declared the best pick in our history. I am stuck hoping my 11pot relief pitcher is actually a 12pot. I think there is a decent chance of that. Thus little chance to fine a gem later. We're reliant on uncertain potential bars to offer some protection. I don't think it makes much difference with guys like Lee and Barron - they would have been 1st round picks in the old system too. Guess we'll see.

#66098	06/07/2019 8:59:00 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Worth noting, in the old system, when Steve accidentally flushed the undrafted player on waivers, there was a gold rush event. A LOT of good players slipped through all of the rounds undrafted. There is always a chance to grab a sleeper.

#66116	06/07/2019 1:40:31 pm	Mar 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Too much youth in the lineup Hehe. I suspect Elkins, Stephens, et al will be able to carry Rust/Kuriyama at 3B. Guess we'll see. Dinos have made their call ups for the season. Nice to have call ups! Bolton - plan was for him to catch cup games, and go back down after (replacing DeJesus next season). But he's had a terrific spring. If plays well in the cup maybe we move up the timetable. Hacker - has also had a great spring. Back end of the bullpen this season. Gomez - came up for the final series last season. Will play LF against RHP. Expecting a long, painful, potentially fruitless development process. Not a great spring. Burton - not a fresh call up. Was a late season signing last year. Will be one of the cup starters. Wouldn't take a lot from him to displace Collier / Alomar as the 5th starter. He's also had a good spring.

#66148	06/08/2019 5:42:30 am	Mar 16th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Apodaca to the bench as well. Unproven players at 2B, 1B, 3B and C. Lee probably stays down for a bit just to see if there's a point to squeeze while he works on that SS. In Novi pitching news, Encarnacion got the call yesterday and will hopefully add to the Doubleday legacy of great LH pitching in a week or so.

#66154	06/08/2019 6:34:46 am	Mar 16th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Didn't even look at Barron's college numbers, which are pretty good - once you see that 16 POT obviously not much else matters. Think I had a couple of 13s or 14s too and a few 11s. POT might fluctuate of course - Nieves was a 14 who improved to 16 so the reverse might happen - but from his report and starting SI I think Barron might be good as is. I had planned to play Nieves at SS but might move him to 3B because Barron is the clear top option there now. Call-ups:- Still undecided at C. As I've said before Donahue's 2040 vs RHP would surprise me if repeated (though his splits were even in the minors), and O'Conner's down season and extreme groundball tendencies have him near to being cut. Quintana is now up and Thomas is due, though both will likely struggle and part of me thinks O'Conner is the safest bet to start the season. I do need a roster spot though. Pitching-wise I've put Baird at closer to replace Bowling, which means Gonzalez will start the season in the rotation. Blanco and Walker are now my long relievers, and the fact they've been atrocious in the spring doesn't exactly instil confidence. At least Jin has been good. Bullpen was a strength last season, seems in flux for now.

#66185	06/09/2019 7:32:47 am	Mar 18th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Donahue'$ vs LHP was freakishly bad. Think there will be more LHP in the East this season. I'd be optimistic things would balance out and he'd do well. I like Quintana. Would fit right in as a Dino C prospect. I worry a little about his position knowledge, but he's likely not playing everyday. Should be a good role for Baird. I freely admit Novis development program is a mystery I have never been able to solve. . Sitting 27 yr old Apodaca never crossed my mind. 'Lee starts the season in the minors.' So this is me being a jerk again. I feel like I am picking on Haselrig. He just happens to be the face attached to an issue I have with the game. He's done nothing wrong. In fact, he's probably doing everything right. But Lee going to the minors shows what a farce the Asian pool is. The pool is supposed to provide highly developed prospects (presumably) to those who need them. Instead it is a reward for those first in line. A high percentage dice roll and a low risk (mostly developed) high potential prospect. Lee has 119 SI. He's likely to hit 25+ hrs and 800+ ops as a rookie. He's got the defensive skills and position knowledge to do a passable job at every position on the field. Yet at 26 years old he's in the minors. The defending legends champ not really in need of highly developed prospects. Again, hope no offense taken by Haselrig. I really feel something needs to be done about the Asian pool.

#66196	06/09/2019 8:42:01 am	Mar 18th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	No offense taken. There's a downside to everything. I've been very lucky over a long enough stretch that it starts to grate. I'd feel the same way and will when my luck dries up and it goes to somebody else. Lee will be down until next Friday. Same as Encarnacion. I always try to leave young/inexperienced players down until that Friday. Just to see if there's a point to squeeze from training before they switch to experience. Lee popped this week, so he may have something to gain from a week in the minors. Apodaca presents as a defensive stud who can hit singles. He's definitely not the former. He's not good enough at the latter to make him untouchable in the lineup. Inside the Novi organization, we see Kuriyama as a Vince Olsen type at 2B. Questionable range on defense, but offensively, the straw that stirs the drink. A guy who can hit .300 while racking up a bunch of draws-a-walk-steals-second innings that make the offense hum.

#66204	06/09/2019 12:40:59 pm	Mar 18th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That’s fair. . I think much like MukilteoMike and my discussion of Naranjo, my perception of the player is coloured by how he has done against the Dinos. My perception of Apodaca is that he is an offensive dynamo. Inspection of his player card does show a little hollowness. FWIW: I changed managers to boost the 2 development skills. First training update Mueller popped both, and we had 18 green arrows in pitching skills. So far so good.

#66211	06/09/2019 5:01:00 pm	Mar 20th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Should have congratulated Broomfield on Spear. Dinos would have really liked to have him. Think he represented an improvement over Narvaez at less than half the salary. It's been a dismal offseason for Waterloo. One claim Green all we to show for our efforts.

#66234	06/10/2019 5:53:20 am	Mar 20th, 2041
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Legends League is going from zero to two turf fields this season. Roanoke and Battle Creek will both be playing on fake grass this season. Battle Creek installed turf as a Hail Mary. After a few mediocre sub .500 seasons in Legends, an analysis was done of the team's strengths and weaknesses. It was found to mostly have weaknesses (). But seriously, a high hitter GB% and a low pitcher GB% against led the management team to consider converting the beautiful grass of Battle Creek Grounds to a synthetic turf that will allow the ball to move faster through the infield resulting in a higher percentage of hits for the good guys. Whether all of this actually works out for Battle Creek is yet to be determined but at least it will be a fun little thought experiment. Management has rolled up the original sod from the Grounds and is keeping it green on a field adjacent to the parking lots in Battle Creek. It will be used by youth sports teams in Battle Creek for now but may be put back into service next year should the turf cause more losses than wins. We know one thing is for sure, the giant beehives beyond the centerfield fence will not be bothering the players much anymore as they'll have to look elsewhere for sustenance.

#66236	06/10/2019 6:17:58 am	Mar 20th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Think turf would benefit the Dinos as well, but I haven't been able to make the switch. I believe the RL trend is back towards turf. Battle Creek setting the trend here. Battle Creek has been my "If not Novi, then" pick in the West the past few seasons. The pitching always looks so good, and Moran and McCurdy are Moran and McCurdy. The latter starting to show a few signs of age. Be interesting to see how he does this season. Dinos with a waiver win! Chalk up another 1 claimer for the big Purple Machine. Gutierrez is another "maybe better, cheaper and younger than Narvaez" proposition. Roster full again; Dinos with some decisions to make before Friday. Nice to have another dreadful spring wrapped up. This one was especially disheartening. Dinos have made it an emphasis to hit HRs on the position side and suppress HRs on the pitching side. Despite all prospects gaining maturity we hit just 13 HRs this season (25 last season), while surrendering 19. Only Gomez (2) and Bolton (6 - basically half) had more than 1. Smiley, who has been viewed as the future cornerstone, had none in 123 ABs against the pot pourri that is spring pitching. Discouraging. And to revisit something posted above, There is always a chance to grab a sleeper. The gargantuan combined HS/College pool (8000+) should do a good job of hiding some prospects. Updated Monday, June 10 2019 @ 6:21:29 am PDT

#66245	06/10/2019 12:14:08 pm	Mar 20th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We had turf last season and will stick with the abomination this year. It's scary to think our fielding benefited from it last time around.

#66258	06/10/2019 6:27:28 pm	Mar 25th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Dinos are hoping not to be Margate's main competiton for the dubious Brown Glove awards this season. Hopefully Green and Schuler are upgrades in the corner infield (tho Schuler had a dismal 2 errors in 4 cup games at 1B; 17 fielding not seeming to make up for 1.6 position knowledge). Dinos are all set. Optimistic manager Mueller will make good pinch hit decisions. Lineups will change fast if he starts throwing Markham in the OF for the late innings. Amalric warned us O'Connor was on his way. Would have like to see him stick around. For science. The last LHT I can recall in the league was Myers. There probably have been LHT since then. Myers was memorable. Think the East is as wide open as it's ever been. Dinos will be worse; most guys had career years last season, old guys are older, Stroud replaced with Gomez. How much worse is the real question. There's been an interesting oscillation in the value of LHP the past few seasons. Bloomington parlayed savvy use of LHP to a pennant in '38. In '39 LHP got hammered, and the two teams that featured LHP both dropped. Last season LHP was good again. This season the amount of LHP is way up (little emigrated, lots immigrated). Getting the match ups you want could go a long way to determining our victor.

#66264	06/11/2019 12:35:00 am	Mar 25th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	It was tough to let O'Conner go, but with Donahue having a solid rookie season, Quintana up and Thomas read to come up...plus there's Ramirez who I forgot to mention last time, who could profile into a similar hitter to O'Conner (hopefully with less GIDP tendencies) although he's not much of a C (or 3B for that matter). So, five players into one position (technically Donahue can also play OF and Ramirez 3B) doesn't go - and in that instance the oldest guy needs to go. If O'Conner had been a flyball hitter he'd almost certainly have stayed, and I must admit I was curious how he'd do second time up in Legends. I also wondered about the LHT - his CS% was down last season, but that could just be playing against better runners. Also, is there perhaps a hidden penalty to having a LHT behind the plate, besides the obvoius small red x on the lineup screen? No evidence to it, but I do wonder if there is also some sort of pitch-framing penalty that affects pitchers ERA when the LHT is in the game? Very likely over-thinking it, perhaps even as a means to justify the cut. But someone had to go.

#66269	06/11/2019 11:43:29 am	Mar 25th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	But someone had to go. I think/hope this will be a theme this season. We've got 50 roster spots. Typical load out is 16 position, 12 pitchers and 1 open spot for business (waivers, draft picks). We're down to 21 for prospects. Average prospect takes about 1.5-2 seasons per minor league level. Let's start him in A to average HS and college. That's about 4.5-5.5 seasons gestation time. Means we can acquire 4 prospects per season through draft and waivers (those that focus on HS it's more like 3). Sounds like lots, but it always felt tight. And that was with (relatively) certain potential that allowed more definite classification on prospects. Now with uncertain potential ... It will be interesting to see how big the swings are, how frequent the swings are. Possible it will be a log jam at the start and then steady state. Also possible 21 spots for prospects just feels tight from now on, and "someone had to go" will be a common refrain.

#66271	06/11/2019 12:32:35 pm	Mar 25th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Laredo is there already. after heavy purges over the last couple seasons, mainly to slash salary, right now I'm having a very short bench of 15 position players and 12 pitchers (+2 25yo in AAA to cover for injuries) 22 minor leaguers: 10 hitters, mostly stars in the making 12 pitchers of the most diverse and dubious backgroud

#66272	06/11/2019 12:33:48 pm	Mar 25th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Four pitchers remain in the mix for the fifth spot of the Denvy rotation. One of them did not impress in cup action this week.

#66274	06/11/2019 2:19:20 pm	Mar 25th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	hoping not to be Margate's main competiton for the dubious Brown Glove awards "Whoop Whoop Whoop" Olson charges out of the gate with 2 errors in game 1! The outstanding fielder is looking to improve on last season's 18 error total that saw him tied with. "3B. Ok. Where is 3B?" Sullivan and "My coach makes me wear boxing gloves at short" Burch. 'I think I have a good chance this season.' said Olson. 'If I don't focus and don't try I can totally come out on top.'

#66275	06/11/2019 4:04:17 pm	Mar 28th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Velazquez normally starts beautifully. This first appearance... 1/3 IP, 5 hits, 3 earned runs, blown save, loss. Oh boy.

#66276	06/11/2019 5:28:31 pm	Mar 30th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Baseball gods felt like evening it up. Waterloo with the 9th inning melt down the following game. Dinos followed up Olson's 2 error game 1 with a game 2 that featured errors by 2 OF (12, 14 fld) and 2 passed balls by 16 fld DeJesus. Game 3 Olson racks up error 3 on the season - leads to an unearned 1st inning grand slam. Not sure what to do. Is Olson a 19 range 16 fld DH? I've long wondered if the secret to longevity is not winning the pennant. We've seen numerous teams go 1st to II. As a believer in form it's pretty easy to conceive the winning team being given a "handicap" the following season. Certainly some performances today that would support the theory. I was worried about how my manager would handle pinch hitting Gomez, and sure enough I had to send both Boyd and Markham to AAA before my manager considered using something resembling an OF. Looks like we'll have to make some cuts simply to get PHing to work. Bummed out about Gutierrez. 15 HRs allowed in 580 IP pre-Dino. 3 HRs in 6 IP as a Dino.

#66281	06/11/2019 6:28:36 pm	Mar 30th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I've long wondered if the secret to longevity is not winning the pennant. We've seen numerous teams go 1st to II. As a believer in form it's pretty easy to conceive the winning team being given a "handicap" the following season. Certainly some performances today that would support the theory. Everyone, meet THOR, the god of Tin Hat Over Reactions. It was one poor series. That's all. Look to the West and you see Novi at 4-0. Look bigger and harder and you also see there the team that has won three Legend titles in a row. THOR is quickly shown the door.

#66283	06/11/2019 10:39:26 pm	Mar 30th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Call me Ishm...I mean Mímir. Loves me some Norse mythology My teams were actually better each season from '38 - '40 with the '38 team being one of the least impressive championship teams I can recall. I'm guessing most of those 1st to II were also II to 1st teams who spent all their fuel getting to Legends. I didn't end up sitting in the top spot my first season in Legends, but I did use all my fuel getting here and got bounced in historic fashion.

#66284	06/12/2019 12:04:58 am	Mar 30th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Wu to Waterloo. Bit of a poor man's Ramos, last season's big free agent prize. Be interesting to see if he can do the 45 home run thing in Legends.

#66285	06/12/2019 3:07:52 am	Mar 30th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Typical Birmingham series. Win game one, then hold them to 9 total hits over the next two games, pitching 15 of 18 scoreless innings. In the other 3 innings they score a total of 6 runs and win both games 3-2. D'oh!

#66289	06/12/2019 6:19:51 am	Mar 30th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Be interesting to see if he can do the 45 home run thing in Legends. That would be interesting, wouldn't it? shown the door. Ya. Stupid post. I don't seem to make anything but stupid posts these days. I'm going to take your advice and go on a little forum hiatus for a bit. I think everyone could use a little less Seca around here. Hope everyone has a fun season. Think it is going to be a challenging season for Waterloo, but an interesting one overall.

#66290	06/12/2019 6:36:22 am	Mar 30th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	This is the closest thing to social media that I participate in. I make stupid posts all the time, but I gotta be stupid somewhere

#66291	06/12/2019 7:18:37 am	Mar 30th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I over react all the time. It's nice to see others do the same. Please continue.

#66304	06/12/2019 3:37:42 pm	Apr 1st, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	DH Bush lacks a single in the cycle as Denvy defeats Santa Monica. Updated Wednesday, June 12 2019 @ 3:42:33 pm PDT

#66305	06/12/2019 4:20:31 pm	Apr 1st, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Why do I seem to have an emotional attachment to computer game simulated ball players? Working up the guts to cut Holguin. He's 35. His SI is 88. I need the roster space. His replacement is already on the major league roster. He's only once been an allstar, BUT he has been a steady reliable arm in the middle bullpen for years for me. I collected him back when the team was in Brookings and his baseball card shows the teams rise from LL6 to Legends. And I just really like the guy for some silly reason. I knew he was not going to finish the season on the team... Arg. Silly collection of 1s and 0s!

#66306	06/12/2019 8:16:38 pm	Apr 3rd, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Isn't that a strange phenomenon? Don't bother trying to understand it. Just go with it. It adds a lot to the enjoyment of the game for all.

#66311	06/13/2019 2:18:29 am	Apr 3rd, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Well that blew up in my face. Catalano to Allen. Here I had visions of him landing in a lower league and having a happy life on some farm somewhere Updated Thursday, June 13 2019 @ 2:21:09 am PDT

#66313	06/13/2019 5:37:17 am	Apr 3rd, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Yeah... but I'm not sure how long he'll be a chevy. I have a glut of 1st basemen (Deleon, J Pak, Waller, Pritchard and Kenny) and two 3rd base guys that I want to play everyday (Jo and Ong) so I've been forced to play with a bunch of infielders roaming the outfield. Catalano doesn't really give me more range like I was looking for as a defensive sub... but I'll try to give him a good look and see what his on base looks like. (More work for me in shuffling lineups) Ultimately the pickup puts more pressure on Pritchard and Waller, and makes J Pak look old.

#66318	06/13/2019 7:52:07 am	Apr 3rd, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	He developed quite a bit since I stopped playing him, so there's likely some decent upticks from what he was giving me.

#66326	06/13/2019 2:54:34 pm	Apr 4th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It's frustrating to see Sullivan increase errors as his experience increases. Both lines are steady increases. Yikes. 29 LOB for the last game. No hits for the last 11 at bats with RISP. Updated Thursday, June 13 2019 @ 4:23:04 pm PDT

#66372	06/14/2019 4:47:47 pm	Apr 9th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	After an abysmal start of the season, Cleary got his papers. I signed up to the theory that a great Defensive Manager will help with fielding better: avoiding errors and lowering opponent's BA. That's not been the case in Laredo. Errors skyrocketed, particularly in the OF. Change of strategy, before it's too late, and let's see if Bright is indeed a bright move

#66374	06/14/2019 5:14:14 pm	Apr 9th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	It didn't help, at all

#66380	06/14/2019 11:54:18 pm	Apr 10th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Is it necessary to have players recommended positions listed on the roster page? 1. If it is, then why not have the players created with knowledge in their ideal position? 2. Roster page default is major league players... by then it is often too late to change position. Maybe I am missing something. That's why I posted here before going to discussion board.

#66396	06/15/2019 4:18:23 pm	Apr 12th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Wild games with Birmingham today. The first had us both scoreless going into the seventh. Then in four consecutive half innings teams took the lead. The final game was nuts. I'm not sure I've ever overcome a ten run deficit before (sorry, kladu, I'm not trying to rub it in). It also illustrated why I have all players with x bunt settings. Down by one in the eighth, no outs, runners on second and third, and a guy bunts? What? Runner out at the plate. Dumb. Oh, wait. That's my guy? Ugh. New player this season and I missed changing it to x. Corrected. We are now all together again regarding bunting and can be properly identified as the x men. Updated Saturday, June 15 2019 @ 4:18:53 pm PDT

#66420	06/16/2019 2:50:27 pm	Apr 15th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Is it necessary to have players recommended positions listed on the roster page? Yes, but those are eligible positions, not recommended. There are no recommended positions. 1. If it is, then why not have the players created with knowledge in their ideal position? It's part of the game. It's up to you (the manager) to assign players to a position that suits their skill set (on the minors home page). 2. Roster page default is major league players... by then it is often too late to change position. I'm not sure what you mean here? I think I explained the difference in the two previous points. Had to cut my 2035 1st rounder Furman yesterday as I needed a roster spot. Thought he's turn into a solid slugging DH/CI type (trained at C in the hope his 15 Arm might improve) but the improvement just hasn't been there - 23 SI in just over five seasons, and all with my 20 Development manager which suggests he's never going to make it. He still needs 42 SI to hit the low end of his 13 pot, so how many seasons would that take when he's never gained more than 5 SI in one season? Anguiano started with just 33 SI at age 16, but his gains went 5-7-7-8-8-5-6 by the time he made the majors for good. Disappointing.

#66427	06/16/2019 9:30:43 pm	Apr 18th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Thanks for replying amalric, but I think the issue is gone now. What I was talking about when I posted is not what you think. On the roster page we now see categories for Age Exp...POS, SI and POT. When I posted, there was an additional category: REC REC was next to POS and appeared to be the Recommended position for each of the players. I thought it was weird that it was also present for the pitchers as they had 2 vertical rows of P's. I figure now that this was not meant to be seen. Possibly Steve was testing something and it got loose.

#66429	06/17/2019 3:15:00 am	Apr 18th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Whew, gonna be a long season...

#66446	06/17/2019 10:45:43 pm	Apr 21st, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Kenny is up (at least for the next 2 weeks). I've been excited to see him, Jo and Deleon in the lineup together. It is getting kind of difficult to juggle 5 First basemen on the team. Pritchard may be getting his papers soon. J Pak may become an expensive pinch hitter/runner. I may just give up and play Ong at SS and J pak at CF (Range can't be important!) for a series just to see what happens if I can get all the 1B's and both 3B's on the field at the same time.

#66448	06/18/2019 2:08:22 am	Apr 21st, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	One more of the Mules's stars got his pink slip: Bryan Paris is free to sign with a other team, only two seasons removed from an unexpected Cy Young Award in Legends. Higher salary on the team, and utter ineffectiveness forced the management hand. Good bye Updated Tuesday, June 18 2019 @ 2:52:17 pm PDT

#66449	06/18/2019 2:10:53 am	Apr 21st, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I had the first claim on him

#66451	06/18/2019 9:06:20 am	Apr 21st, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	He'd be more comfy closer to Utah. He did have a mare in his last outing at Denver though, allowing 6 earned and 11 hits. Manager Merry-Go-Round: Broomfield, Allen and Waterloo all have new managers this season. Santa Monica and Denver have managers entering just their second season with their clubs.

#66454	06/18/2019 11:25:57 am	Apr 21st, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	First and foremost, I love this game. Naturally, there are things that I dislike or find annoying. However, there is only one solitary thing I hate--the managers. I persistently dream of their extinction. Updated Tuesday, June 18 2019 @ 1:38:34 pm PDT

#66455	06/18/2019 2:55:50 pm	Apr 22nd, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Manager Merry-Go-Round: Broomfield, Allen and Waterloo all have new managers this season. Santa Monica and Denver have managers entering just their second season with their clubs. And Laredo fired 2 of those already

#66456	06/18/2019 3:06:34 pm	Apr 22nd, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Wherefore art thou, offense? Sheesh. And I love that we gave up three runs by hit by pitch, walk, hit by pitch. The standings in the East look considerably different with the top three teams losing the first two games today. Updated Tuesday, June 18 2019 @ 3:26:42 pm PDT

#66472	06/19/2019 3:23:04 pm	Apr 26th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	After matching his best career game, hurling a 1-hitter in a win today vs Broomfield, Smash yo' Chin sports an impressivevstat like for the young season: 2GS, 1W, 1L, 17IP, 2CG, 1CG Shutout That's a starter!

#66476	06/20/2019 2:08:11 am	Apr 29th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Paris to Denver.

#66478	06/20/2019 4:35:48 am	Apr 29th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	I'm quite eager to face Paris: over the first 2 series between Laredo and Denver, Mules are 4-2. One of the losses is Paris's Denver ballpark seems to have a high BA, and average walls height. Killers for Paris. It's gonna be an interesting experiment, if he turns his season around, to figure out why Updated Thursday, June 20 2019 @ 1:43:15 pm PDT

#66482	06/20/2019 9:41:29 am	Apr 29th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	So Legends League Cy Young winner Paris did choose the Rocky Mountains region. As I cryptically predicted he would. If he succeeds, it will be because Denver prefers and likes accurate throwers, one of the most accurate that I've seen and definitely that we've ever had on the roster. Just got to pick the correct battery mate as we have 2 catchers. If he plays like poop, at least he'll be wearing Denver Brown. To make room, we got rid of a young 13 pot pitcher. http://brokenbat.org/player/154447 Updated Thursday, June 20 2019 @ 9:43:42 am PDT

#66486	06/20/2019 2:25:47 pm	Apr 30th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Paris allows 5 runs and 7 hits in mixed Denvy debut loss. Paris had retired the first 12 Battle Creek batters in a row.

#66487	06/20/2019 3:17:04 pm	Apr 30th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Paris line: 2 HRs, 1 triple, 2 doubles allowed. That's what he did, throughout his career 7 men on base in 6.1IP looks good. Overall results is not. Look at his 2039 Cy Young season: 42 HRs allowed. Must be a record for a Cy Young winner Updated Thursday, June 20 2019 @ 3:36:57 pm PDT

#66488	06/20/2019 3:35:16 pm	May 1st, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	How 'bout that! Just finished bragging about Smash yo' Chin for his one-hitter: he does it again! Chin needs only 86 pitches Complete Game Shutout against current Legends Champions Novi Doubledays. Chin's line for the season is: 3GS, 26 IP, 3 CG, 2 Shutouts He's not the biggest story of the series though: "Gin'o" Park hit 9/11 in the first 2 games, with 3HRs, and 2 doubles. He's not the biggest story of the series though: Raymond Spurlock was out of baseball for the last 2 seasons! Signed right before the game by Laredo to be a RH bat to counter Novi's 2 scheduled LH SPs... well, all he did was to hit a HR on his first AB in 3 seasons! For what turned out to be the first, and winning, run. That's an impressive feat! Great Game, Broken Bat Updated Thursday, June 20 2019 @ 3:45:11 pm PDT

#66553	06/22/2019 4:40:58 pm	May 9th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	One more win puts Laredo on the top for the day. This one is memorable for "Godzilla" Roberto Gaytan's team record (I'm confident) of 4 Double Plays. May also be in the race for a Legends record (for a non-1B). Along with 3 DPs in the previous game, and 1 DP in the series opener, Gaytan recorded 8 DPs in 3 games against Santa Monica. After 30 games, Gaytan is hitting 25/113, empty of either power or walks, for a measly .561 OBP. However, add to that 26 DOUBLE PLAYS, and you see why he's playing every day! If we regard a DP as a hit on offense (and it should be more than that, I think), he's hitting .451 BA. Gaytan is a pot15, acquired by Laredo as a 12- claim waiver wire player

#66569	06/23/2019 9:47:29 pm	May 14th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Offense isn't everything, but it is right now in the East. The middle four teams that are within 1.5 games of each other have OPS of 727, 727, 725, 728. The team that pulled ahead of the pack is at 774, while the one just trailing is at 673. Updated Sunday, June 23 2019 @ 9:48:28 pm PDT

#66571	06/24/2019 12:37:19 am	May 14th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Schröder to New York. Went back and forth on this guy over the past couple days. I stayed in on him to the end, but still had major questions about his potential utility. Does not seem to make much of his speed. Looks like he uses his switch hitting well, though. Actually liked the guy I got a bit more. He's a specialist, but I'm hoping he brings an element to my vs. LHP that I don't have in the minors at the moment.

#66572	06/24/2019 6:27:52 am	May 14th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	You'll forgive me if I don't jump on the manager merry-go-round. Schroder was intriguing enough that I was tempted, switch hitter who'll hopefully get on base while providing a solid CF/RF. If my settings can get him stealing bases that would be great, but I'm not hopeful given he hasn't even made an attempt yet in his career. And now I need to find someone to cut. And I missed Zhao but I like him better too. I think you're looking at a bottom line for hitting (assuming POT stays as is) of 15/15/16/17, and I'd take that any day. Oh, and despite the T-OAR Cup rankings we look to be going out at the group stage, with seven straight seasons progressing to the knockout rounds coming to a halt. Nothing too threatening in our group and yet we've been battered to the tune of 7-9 to this point, so we'll need to win out - and even that might not be enough. If we lose a game early the kids are going in. Updated Monday, June 24 2019 @ 6:33:56 am PDT

#66574	06/24/2019 8:42:54 am	May 14th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Another terrible outing for newly-acquired Paris away to Novi. 5 runs, 10 hits, 3 home runs allowed, loss How much confidence does "Gato" Gonzales have in this player?

#66577	06/24/2019 8:53:17 am	May 14th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Having considered signing Paris myself, I'm wondering if he's a starter? Might be worth trying him in a bullpen for a bit. Some guys just thrive there, but can't start.

#66580	06/24/2019 12:18:21 pm	May 14th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Feel free to try that too I gave up on Paris after changing my ballpark size and walls height. To no avail. His WHIP and K% are good to Excellent (81% K% for Denver), but HRs are killers

#66587	06/25/2019 12:31:55 am	May 17th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm shocked only half of each division is advancing in the Cup.

#66592	06/25/2019 6:46:31 am	May 17th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I had another Legends team in my group, so I'm happy to have squeaked by. Weird. My last two starting catchers get released by Legends teams on the same day.

#66595	06/25/2019 8:44:48 am	May 17th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Bryan Paris nearly stopped Denvy from advancing in the cup. 2 2/3 innings (no decision vs. Level V bot, and we lost the game) 7 hits, 5 earned runs, 1 HR Still, the club appears to be sticking with the Legends Cy Young winner. Paris will take the hill against his ex-club Laredo today. If he does poor, he may be carrying an injury or need a bullpen mental break.

#66601	06/25/2019 12:20:07 pm	May 17th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	very glad to oblige

#66603	06/25/2019 1:10:30 pm	May 17th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	4.25Million for .219/.270/.333 with a 15% caught stealing rate is a bit steep. I'll try my luck with the next man up and give this new kid a shot... though he seems a bit underdeveloped.

#66615	06/25/2019 5:30:40 pm	May 21st, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Bryan "Problem" Paris (nickname updated, thank you Haselrig) makes a quality start for Denvy in home win versus his former team, Laredo. http://brokenbat.org/game/3341212 6 2/3 innings, 1 run, 4 hits. The home run was a no-doubt-about-it 418 foot shot from Manny Ocampo to lead off the 7th inning, and the manager yanked him in that same inning.

#66616	06/25/2019 5:41:43 pm	May 21st, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Had we not blown a five run lead in the last game, we very likely would have heard about demise of Waterloo from its owner. We might still. Look at the one run and extra inning game records and you'll quickly see it's an aberration. Regarding my Magicians, I still have no feel for this team at all. At times they look horrendous and at others pretty good. We drew Fort Worth for the Cup. That's bad luck. I'm thinking about going all in for that series even though it's early. I'm not sure, but have decide soon so I can set tomorrow's four man rotation.

#66620	06/25/2019 10:58:26 pm	May 21st, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Bryan "Problem" Paris (nickname updated, thank you Haselrig) makes a quality start for Denvy in home win versus his former team, Laredo Just a terrible series for Laredo. Both hitters and pitchers failed miserably. Lucky to have come away with 1 win out of 4 ....it happens

#66637	06/26/2019 8:11:40 pm	May 25th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Things went pretty much as anticipated for the last two games today as we adjusted arms a bit for tomorrow's Cup series. The sacrifice we felt we had to make. What's that? Today's Wednesday? The Cup isn't tomorrow? It's the day after. Oh. Another depressing development...I was excited when I successfully claimed big bat Alvarado to finally have a catcher that could hit righties. After all, he has averaged a homer every 17 at bats for his career, and a minimum of 29 homers for all nine of his seasons. This year as a Magician...zero homers in 22 games. Career OPS 950. This year so far 572. I'll probably give him one more week to show signs of life. Updated Wednesday, June 26 2019 @ 9:05:19 pm PDT

#66649	06/27/2019 10:35:46 am	May 25th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy has reached first place in Legends. What an amazing trip it has been from League VI. New Press Release is up. Thank you to Steve (admin) for maintaining this browser based game, as well as everyone that has competed against Denver in Broken Bat.

#66650	06/27/2019 11:30:12 am	May 25th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats, Ced. Nothing in gaming quite like that trip from LL6 to the top in Legends.

#66660	06/27/2019 4:19:35 pm	May 27th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I only made it here from LL5, scrub. Another depressing development...I was excited when I successfully claimed big bat Alvarado to finally have a catcher that could hit righties. Depressing Alvarado hit a three run triple from the 9th spot in game two, providing the difference in the one game in the series that wasn't a shutout, and the Magicians (pulling rabbits out of a hat) edged the series.

#66661	06/27/2019 4:48:39 pm	May 28th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/game/3341292 The up and down season for Laredo reject turned Denver starter continues. Bryan Paris takes a perfect game into the eighth inning versus Battle Creek when Moran leads off the inning with a home run. Paris exits the game allowing one hit, no walks. He threw eight innings in the win, needing only a microscopic 58 pitches.

#66667	06/28/2019 2:25:08 am	May 29th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Seems we have a trend developing in Novi. Cut a starting C from the previous year's championship team and have him land with a Legends rival

#66671	06/28/2019 6:22:08 am	May 29th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	The up and down season for Laredo reject turned Denver starter continues. Bryan Paris takes a perfect game into the eighth inning versus Battle Creek when Moran leads off the inning with a home run. Paris exits the game allowing one hit, no walks. He threw eight innings in the win, needing only a microscopic 58 pitches. Paris is exactly that! he's killed by OBA, because of the long ball. Take away hits, and he will not give anything up. Obviously, only hit, one HR And this one was a low-hit game: 6 Hits in total. what's amazing here is that it happened in a Turf ballpark.

#66708	06/28/2019 6:01:41 pm	May 31st, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Lost to a Stinking Bot!

#66722	06/29/2019 9:24:20 am	May 31st, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I'm out, too. In typical Novi fashion. Smooth sailing in group, out in the first knockout series. Rinse, repeat. Well, swept by Laredo. Swept out of the Cup. Denver up next followed by The Carp. Yeah, this could get ugly.

#66726	06/29/2019 10:54:57 am	May 31st, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	(snicker) I didn't mention it, only because it is not cool to rub salt.... It's been the most exciting series for the Mules, since our Cup Win Sweeping the Champions is something I'd never expected to do, and it was done in all possible ways: dominating, come from behind, helding off a comeback. Good feeling It's just an internet game after all, but it is so nice to go sleep at 1am after a sweep

#66729	06/29/2019 11:51:51 am	May 31st, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	It's kinda nice to relax and play casually after the last few seasons. I'm not following the results too closely. Only real standings related mission is to not relegate. Waivers and training updates are my main focus this season. Rebuilding on the fly and sticking in league is a rewarding high wire act all on it's own.

#66778	07/02/2019 2:10:34 pm	Jun 10th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	They needed extra innings, but Denver is now ranked #1 in all of Broken Bat after a strong outing, no-decision from Paris. 7 1/3 innings, 4 hits, 1 walk, no earned runs as they beat Allen 1-0 in 10 innings. 1.23 ERA 0.682 WHIP in Paris' last three starts. Will Denver "always have Paris"?

#66784	07/03/2019 6:47:21 pm	Jun 20th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	New York comes out on top in division leaders clash. New York takes 4 out of 5 games at Denver. 9 time all-star center fielder Marco Guzman has been released. He managed a hit in his final at bat. Let's see if he gets picked up by another ballclub. http://brokenbat.org/player/110721

#66786	07/04/2019 7:56:09 am	Jun 20th, 2041
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	My 13-2 record on one run games is totally sustainable. 5-0 in extra innings, too. I know my bullpen is good but I'm not looking forward to the regression.

#66788	07/04/2019 4:12:13 pm	Jun 23rd, 2041
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Three straight one run losses...

#66794	07/04/2019 7:04:28 pm	Jun 25th, 2041
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Updated Thursday, July 4 2019 @ 7:07:22 pm PDT

#66797	07/04/2019 10:50:27 pm	Jun 25th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Olsen out in Waterloo. Apodaca's bummed. The only guy he could point to and say "see, I'm not the only one" is gone.

#66847	07/06/2019 9:08:46 pm	Jul 2nd, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	My 6 through 9 hitters are pretty much embarrassing right now. Second half of the season might get ugly.

#66850	07/07/2019 3:10:27 pm	Jul 4th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	A painful start to Sunday's games. Lose a one run extra inning game when the manager brings in the mop-up guy. Then we lose a one run game thanks to going 1 for 12 with RISP.

#66904	07/10/2019 1:37:07 pm	Jul 14th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well fair to say the season has gone pretty well thus far in New York. Surprised the heck out of me, but a long way to go yet. And the secret to our success is obvious, of course - I haven't posted in this thread since June 27th. Suspicion has long held that saying anything positive will jinx your team, and sometimes even negative comments go 'unrewarded', so proof positive at last...and yes, I'm aware I just jinxed myself. Slightly more seriously, after the Margate series we were swept by Roanoke - we started with five straight wins against the O's while scoring 48 runs, and since then have suffered five straight defeats while scoring just 14 runs. I mention this because since that O's series we've gone 24-7, which is just...wow, unbelievable. Here's to the second half.

#66907	07/10/2019 2:35:37 pm	Jul 16th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The Dinos may give the impression we are punting over the next few days. I don't think we are. Maybe. It's more believing we can get similar production from other guys on the roster while saving a few bucks and opening up some space. Aguilera hit the road already. Has been a lightning rod for our struggles in inter. This (up 3 times with bases loaded, less than 2 out - zero RBIs) exemplifies his difficulties, but you can click on most any Dino inter game and find him 0 for with team leading lob. Tirado will likely join him. McCarty is tougher. His teeth (power, speed) are gone but he's still getting on base at a good clip. But every AB he gets (whether at 3B or DH) comes at the expense of a growing player. That last line sounds like punt talk.

#66909	07/10/2019 3:37:24 pm	Jul 16th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	There is a long way to go, but I don't know how New York doesn't stay on top. They look like they're clearly the best. We got 16 and 36 day injuries to pitchers in the same series. It couldn't have happened at a better time due to the All Star Break and Cup play, but we were looking to cut a pitcher to make room to finally draft this week. Now I don't know what to do. Oh, yeah. My All Stars went as expected with Quinones and Daniels. Toledo is a bit miffed even though relief pitchers often get overlooked. 55 IP while allowing .191 BAA and a 1.14 ERA is hard to ignore, though. But it happened. Updated Wednesday, July 10 2019 @ 3:40:20 pm PDT

#66928	07/12/2019 1:15:28 am	Jul 21st, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	End of an era with the McCarty retirement announcement.

#66952	07/13/2019 2:04:52 pm	Jul 23rd, 2041
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	This pathetic tanking in the East is SAD! Just really bad stuff. I mean this could affect the rest of the races here. I'm honestly just happy not to have to deal with Seca for at least one season. Unless of course I relegate to the same league with him. That would be karma for me.

#66954	07/13/2019 3:22:36 pm	Jul 25th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. I might be the first BB manager accused of tanking for cutting a 38 year old. There are lots of games left, haven't given up. I'm really struggling with the defense tho. 3B - 15 fld, SS - 19 fld, 2B - 17 fld, 1B - 17 fld. LF - 11 fld, CF - 14 fld, RF - 8. LF lower case. Everyone else upper. That's decent isn't it? 5 more errors in the first 2 games today. Our last 3 losses were directly caused by errors/unearned runs. Doesn't seem to be much I can do.

#66956	07/13/2019 4:03:27 pm	Jul 26th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That was a strange comment by garf. The East is destroying the West (+32 wins) and we're tanking? Just think what we'd be if we were trying. Wait. I think I get it. I think he's saying his team is sucking against the East. They're not doing well, but they're also not doing much different than most of the West Updated Saturday, July 13 2019 @ 4:13:10 pm PDT

#66958	07/13/2019 9:50:46 pm	Jul 28th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We scored 32 runs for the series, which sounds great. We won a game by one and lost all the others by at least three. That's some horrendous pitching and defense.

#66959	07/14/2019 2:27:34 am	Jul 28th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	After a bit of a laissez faire start, I took the All-Star break as an opportunity to re-jigger the pitching staff and lineup in hopes of clawing my way back to the middle of the pack. So far, so good.

#66960	07/14/2019 4:18:36 am	Jul 28th, 2041
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	It was sarcasm. I was only referring to Waterloo. He accused me a few seasons ago of the same. It was a joke. Apparently, not a good one. My point about him Hopefully relegating still stands.

#66962	07/14/2019 9:24:53 am	Jul 28th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Murillo to Waterloo.... I thought to myself, when I was deciding to cut him or not, that he kinda looked like a dino.

#66967	07/14/2019 4:30:19 pm	Aug 1st, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I thought it was good Garfscores. And part of the beauty of the pyramid structure is getting to play against different teams. One does get weary of playing Moran and Elkins etc over and over again. Totally fair wanting someone different. I can see a bright side if we don't pull things together. I doubt Murillo stays long. He's basically the same player as Rivera who is 3 years younger and 1 level behind. The hope was maybe Murillo would be ready this season if things really went off the rails for Waterloo. Doesn't look like he's that advanced tho. He was a fun waiver. Was playing chicken with someone. They claimed to make it 1 then I'd claim to make it 2. They'd withdraw, then I'd withdraw. Rinse repeat. In the end I withdrew leaving him claimed, but whoever the other team was had the last laugh, withdrew their claim, and let him go FA.

#66989	07/16/2019 4:30:18 pm	Aug 8th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Bryan "Problem" Paris settling in with Denver? 2039 Legends League Laredo Cy Young Season 18-13 win-loss record (team is 19-18 in games he started) 3.56 ERA 1.017 WHIP (led the league in WHIP) .226 BAA 6.81 K/9 2041 Legends League Denver Season 6-3 win-loss record (team is 10-5 in games he started) 3.09 ERA 1.020 WHIP (if he had 1 more IP and qualified, he would lead the league in WHIP) .228 BAA 5.81 K/9 Last 3 starts: @Margate win 8 IP, 0 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K vs. Waterloo no decision 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K @New York no decision 7 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K Updated Tuesday, July 16 2019 @ 4:36:21 pm PDT

#66994	07/17/2019 6:11:01 am	Aug 9th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Almost 1/5 of his Denver IP have come against the Dinos. I think many pitchers would settle in given that opportunity. If you strip out the 15.2 IP / 1 ER / 9 hits / 17 Ks against Waterloo you get an ERA close to 4 and a HR rate of 1 every 5 IP. Not quite as shiny. Found it a funny coincidence Sales floated through waivers this week. He was my 2B of the future for a while. Found him a difficult cut at the time, as he always seemed to perform really well (would rake spring training each season). Obviously not that great a prospect (4 teams since, 1 claim win). May be worth a try. Went John Madden and Drew up the punting formation last night. For the sake of equity, will try to get through the Battle Creek series w/o changing too much. Few fun stats from the Dino season: - speedster Larson stole 54 bases last season. Has only managed 6 so far this season, been caught 7 times - 19 BC 16 PD Schuler is running a career high K rate of 15%. That's higher than 11 BC 11 PD Grant (13%). The only other 19-16 guy I saw (Daniels) has a K rate of 7%. - Tuero (18 pow, .6 GB:FB) still hasn't hit a HR. If you put him together with my other 18 .6 (Chiang) you get 3 HRs from 215 ABs. About 8 HRs / 600 ABs. -Tirado had 7 HRs in 175 ABs for Broomfield against Legends West pitching. In 66 ABs for the Dinos against that same pitching he had zero. 2 HRs in his first 16 ABs after leaving the Dinos - every player on the roster (haven't found a single one, but I am on my phone and not researching as thoroughly as usual) has a season fielding % below career.

#66995	07/17/2019 7:50:48 am	Aug 9th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I meant to congratulate Kim on his no hitter yesterday. Kim putting up Paris-like numbers against the Dinos. 2 starts 17.1 IP / 2 H / 13 K / 1 ER.

#66997	07/17/2019 11:07:28 am	Aug 9th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Yep! Nice of you to mention it, Seca, I couldn't find time to post a note about Kim's first career No-Hitter. I also agree about Paris: he absolutely needs a low-BA environment. As soon as opponent can make contact, it will be an extra base hit. His HR rate shows just that, and is a constant. Ballpark and opponents will affect BAA however, and if BAA is low Paris' superior control will lead to CG shutouts and whatnot Fools' gold

#67001	07/17/2019 2:43:02 pm	Aug 11th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	If its happened before for the Lancers I certainly can't recall, so I'm assuming Huerta hitting for the cycle last night was a first for me. He was batting sixth against LHP but Soto (hitting cleanup) has been cold so I swapped them - and of course Huerta went 0-7 in game one tonight while we had no fewer than 18 LOB and crawled past the Roadrunners (Soto naturally went 2-for-6 with 2R and 2 doubles).

#67003	07/17/2019 4:17:41 pm	Aug 12th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Few fun stats from the Dino season: 19 BC 16 PD Schuler is running a career high K rate of 15%. Just barely, and only if we ignore his rookie campaign. Consider the strikeout rate per PA instead of AB and things look much better. He also has a career best OBP and BB:K ratio. Updated Wednesday, July 17 2019 @ 4:37:28 pm PDT

#67004	07/17/2019 5:10:35 pm	Aug 13th, 2041
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Ok broken bat gods. I give up. I've been smote (smited? smitten?) enough.

#67007	07/17/2019 8:03:57 pm	Aug 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Smote makes me want to read Tolkien. Worked tho. Battle Creek with the only West win in game 5. Dino forum pleas also worked - Larson with 3 SB in 2 games after 6 in the first 66. Maybe that's the source of the Dino's struggles this season. Not working the forum mojo. Grats to Huerta on the cycle. Something a Dino has yet to accomplish.

#67008	07/17/2019 9:03:48 pm	Aug 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I need to get my thoughts together before I post. Wanted to congratulate Laredo on Kaufman. Dinos pulled their claim towards the end. Seems a long way to go for a great hitter from 6, but I've seen it done. Quiroz to NY is interesting. A season ago I would have thought it savvy. In our steroid era a 24 yr old in AA seems quaint. My 1st round pick is 17, and he's in AA.

#67011	07/17/2019 9:45:54 pm	Aug 14th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Congrats to Horn of Novi, the 23 yr old that walked up as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 11th against a guy with 187 career saves and subsequently launched a walk off grand slam. Just wish Waller or Kenny or Pritchard would have that moxie.

#67013	07/17/2019 10:29:10 pm	Aug 14th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I would have been jubilant if you had promised me before the season started that I'd be in second place right now. My optimism is thwarted, though, considering I'm twice as close to the cellar as first. New York is steaming full speed ahead and is on pace to become the first Legends team to top 100 regular season wins since 2022. Updated Wednesday, July 17 2019 @ 10:29:53 pm PDT

#67015	07/18/2019 5:33:55 am	Aug 14th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Really pulling for Horn to be one of those guys. He's certainly shown he's not afraid of the moment so far in his career. Funny, Le wins PotG despite the walk-off heroics

#67016	07/18/2019 6:15:14 am	Aug 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Horn was my pick for series MVP last season. Think there are many batters wishing they could do what he does. Good luck to Allen with Alomar. He was our biggest waiver win of the past couple seasons, but just didn't hit our performance expectations with any consistency. BBs really hurt him. He's not going to replace any of Allen's Asian SP. Not sure he's an upgrade on Thompson or Straub. Guess we'll see.

#67022	07/18/2019 7:47:12 am	Aug 14th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Quiroz's main issue might be control, but he has everything else I look for and has developed well. Of course he's probably the first one out the door if I need to make a cut (which I do).

#67023	07/18/2019 8:02:40 am	Aug 14th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I hope Alomar just had the Dino bug. "Special K" was getting pretty beat up... wonder if I should have left him in AAA a bit longer. Anyway thought a move to Long relief might average more innings out of a 5 tame series than the 3 to 4 he is getting now, and at the same time put him in lower leverage situations. Relegation through #2 are all up for grabs and K hasn't proven he can give a quality start yet. It does give me a bit of a number crunch before bed time as I am at a full 50 and hope to try this new draft again in the am.

#67050	07/19/2019 6:30:13 am	Aug 19th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Didn't mean to overstep suggesting how to use Alomar. Looks like he had a decent debut. Stranding his walks was something he struggled to do as a Dino. Byrd done in Margate. I liked the signing last season, tho wasn't a fan of his move to the rotation this season. But you do what you can with the pieces you've got. Considered dropping Choi and bringing up Knight in his place. Was worried Choi might follow Alomar and sign elsewhere in the East. Might still be a move you see later in the week ... maybe a little closer to the deadline.

#67079	07/19/2019 2:49:25 pm	Aug 20th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	No worries Seca. I took it as you were just curious of my plan. Thompson was a rental and on his way out anyways. Alomar is at least young enough to consider holding onto if he does well. I have a handful young starters that need to get some innings though.

#67081	07/19/2019 2:59:39 pm	Aug 20th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well adding to the ridiculousness New York went 44-16 in inter-league, although we ended in similarly ridiculous fashion with a 1-4 series against Novi which included three extra-inning losses, a 2-run loss and a 9-1 win. Game one was one of those games: Novi had 9 hits and no walks, 2 SB: 1 CS, and scored 5 runs with just 3 LOB. New York had 11 hits, 6 walks, 2 SB: 1 CS, and scored just 4 runs with 12 LOB. We also tied the game in the bottom of the 9th after a single to right with runners on 2nd and 3rd scored the lead runner, but the (17 Speed) guy on 2nd was thrown out at the plate. Sure enough, the next two batters walked - which would have won the game if the runner hadn't advanced - but were stranded on a flyout. So you move on to game two: Novi had 8 hits and no walks, a steal and two sacrifices, and scored 5 runs (4 unearned thanks to 3 errors). New York 9 hits and 4 walks, had 11 LOB and scored just 3 runs. Novi would top our 3 errors in game three which led to 3 unearned runs but we coasted that one 9-1 anyway. Then we lost the next two in 14 and 10 innings respectively, couldn't touch Dolf this series (or last season IIRC). But hey we swept Novi first time up and almost certainly with more than our share of the luck, so I can't complain. You can have a great season and sometimes still walk away from a series shaking your head. Time for the stretch run.

#67091	07/20/2019 7:29:31 am	Aug 21st, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	The plan for the D-Days was to shake-down the young guys for the first half and hope we'd gained enough collective SI to be competent going into the second half. So far, we've stuck with the plan past the grit my teeth stage. Should pay off long term as most of the young blood (excepting Costa who flopped hard) has performed above expectation. We're farther back than I'd like at this point, but recent returns have given me some confidence that we can give it a decent shot down the stretch.

#67094	07/20/2019 10:38:51 am	Aug 21st, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Similar plan in Waterloo, tho we got a later start than Novi. Somewhat amazingly, Dinos are down to just 2 position players in their 30s (Marino 35, Schuler 31). Feel like we should get getting observably better with each training update. Not all that enamoured with what's on waivers the final few days. Likely only one more cut to make this season (make room for that sweet 8th round draft pick).

#67096	07/20/2019 5:02:06 pm	Aug 24th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Man, I can't buy a win against Roanoke.

#67106	07/21/2019 1:14:23 pm	Aug 25th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	3rd game was a tough one. If DeLeon hits his HR in any other of his ABs, quite possibly a different outcome. Said the Dinos didn't see much on waivers this week - and then we win the only claim we had out, upper teens at that. Monroe will start out in the pen to maybe shake his cold form. Hopefully move to the rotation sometime. Gives us a roster spot to play with. Signed an old friend to cover Tuero's injury for a few games. Cut the #3 C to waiver last night; likely add a 3rd C after today for a bit of security this week.

#67145	07/23/2019 9:10:18 pm	Sep 4th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Hmmm... To cut or not to cut? That is the question. (Quickly followed by: Whom?)

#67169	07/25/2019 6:07:58 am	Sep 8th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	If you'd told me before the season started that I'd be leading Legends East with a magic number against my name I'd have been more than a little (but pleasantly) surprised. If you'd told me it would first appear with 37 games still to play I'd have laughed in your face and assumed you were on something. Crazy.

#67171	07/25/2019 9:37:26 am	Sep 8th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Well let's see. You have the best offense. You have the best defense. And you have the best pitching by far. Yeah, that should do it. It is clearly your season.

#67172	07/25/2019 9:52:16 am	Sep 8th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	This is the ride we all struggle up that pyramid to take. You're having a heck of a season, my friend. Impressive stuff out of NY. Enjoy it. You've earned it.

#67173	07/25/2019 1:42:47 pm	Sep 8th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Looks like Haselrig got what he wished. Catalano landed in LL6 and is doing well.

#67174	07/25/2019 1:58:00 pm	Sep 8th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/170243 Will Denvy's former #1 draft pick Keith Spahn take the field for Novi this season?

#67178	07/25/2019 4:38:27 pm	Sep 11th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We performed a feat that I'm not sure we ever have before. In the last game today we used 6 pitchers...who all gave up at least one run. Pretty impressive.

#67179	07/25/2019 5:11:33 pm	Sep 12th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos didn't win a single series that loop, but still find ourselves in sight. Guess we are cutting Sinclair instead of Ramos. Along with being terrible, Tuero is also made of glass. Think we need more depth on the position side. Ramos might be disappointed with the news he's staying. Yet another 40 HR guy the Dinos have turned into a singles machine.

#67184	07/25/2019 8:38:15 pm	Sep 12th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Will Denvy's former #1 draft pick Keith Spahn take the field for Novi this season? Short answer, no Looks like Haselrig got what he wished. Catalano landed in LL6 and is doing well. Always pictured him on a farm upstate somewhere. Guess Virginia will do :P

#67185	07/25/2019 8:55:07 pm	Sep 12th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Second walk off grand slam given up this year. Definitely not a good sign. Halfway through September and 8 games behind the relagation line... also not good.

#67206	07/26/2019 7:20:42 am	Sep 12th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	If you start the 9th with an error, the walk off is a '41 Dino special. In our final game yesterday the Dinos banged out 10 hits and were the beneficiary of 4 New York errors and still lost. Could almost hear the Lancer bench taunting my guys. Errors ain't no thing yo. I went to check out Spahn and was astonished to discover 12 players in AAA for Novi. That's a whole 2nd lineup along with a backup C, inf and OF. (Edit: or maybe a few P. First coffee post). Was a little bummed by our training update. The 7 position players I'm flogging with experience combined for a single Green arrow on the report. Updated Friday, July 26 2019 @ 7:39:59 am PDT

#67210	07/26/2019 8:20:24 am	Sep 12th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Just did a reverse September call-up in Novi. Dropped all the youngins not getting major playing time down to AAA. Most had some minors development questions, so I'm going to use this week and maybe next to hedge my bets on their training a bit so they don't end up coming up short at 28 or 29.

#67219	07/26/2019 4:01:23 pm	Sep 14th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	In our final game yesterday the Dinos banged out 10 hits and were the beneficiary of 4 New York errors and still lost. Could almost hear the Lancer bench taunting my guys. Errors ain't no thing yo. Yeah, I would have felt bad about that but after blowing game two in the 9th inning I kinda didn't. Been on the other side of those before though, no fun at all. Nothing happened in the training update today and I cut an under-developed guy to make today's pick which resulted in a C&R. Still happy.

#67220	07/26/2019 4:21:41 pm	Sep 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Quire reasonable on Novi's part. Definitely consider doing that for update 10. I think this season's draft is going to make for some unprecedented logjams. May be a lot of crowded AAA benches the next few seasons. Dinos kind of going the opposite direction calling up Knight. He's got a lot of parallels with Roy (different build clearly). Both were terribly lethargic moving thru the minors. Both came up late, but with excellent SI. Like Roy, I expect Knight to mostly squander his experience and come up short of potential. Like Roy he has an excellent minor league track record. Hoping that like Roy we end up with a pitcher who is more than the sum of his parts.

#67226	07/27/2019 11:23:07 am	Sep 14th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I think this season's draft is going to make for some unprecedented logjams. Little angsty about some of the effects the draft is going to have on roster flow. I'm an old dog and I'm accustomed to a certain rhythm in roster building. Going to take me a bit to get used to it.

#67229	07/27/2019 2:16:48 pm	Sep 14th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	In the first game of the day, we go 1 for 8 with RISP for zero runs. Not good. Waterloo knows what to do and bangs out 4 for 12. A rough start to an important series. Oh yeah. And for good measure, Quinones gets knocked out like Daniels and Koch already were. Sheesh. Updated Saturday, July 27 2019 @ 2:18:04 pm PDT

#67230	07/27/2019 7:42:06 pm	Sep 18th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Calling it an important series may be a bit of overstatement. Magician RISP picked up - 4 for 7 in game 2, and that was just the first 2 innings. Game 3 was the obligatory free win the Dinos defense sponsors each series. Knight made a decent debut. Was it Guerra in for Daniels? I thought the 0/9 Sales had filling in for Chiang would be tough to beat, but Guerra managed to do it (0/10). Schwarz has me wondering if it's time to do a Denver style eradication of all LHP in my system. For every Sanchez I swear there are 20 Schwarzs. Updated Saturday, July 27 2019 @ 7:59:59 pm PDT

#67233	07/27/2019 11:03:20 pm	Sep 18th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yep. Guerra further illustrated why he has been benched. He was decent last season, horrible this time around. He might get the axe so I can draft. I stand by it being a big series. Granted, it's not as big for you. There aren't any bigger for me than against you. At least not with the current standings and games left.

#67240	07/28/2019 7:44:54 am	Sep 18th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	the effects the draft is going to have on roster flow Hehe. I have 50 players on my roster, and 46 are in AA or higher. It's definitely a different model. Probably exaccerbated by this initial crop, but the elimination of rookie ball combined with an inability to target teenagers may mean that even when draft quality settles down, the old line-up-your-heirs-7-seasons-out playstyle is gone.

#67263	07/29/2019 4:06:00 pm	Sep 24th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It's frustrating playing New York. They're already the best team and then they hit 300 with RISP on top of that. You just can't beat that.

#67267	07/29/2019 9:25:08 pm	Sep 26th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Congrats Amalric7 on winning the east.

#67269	07/30/2019 7:47:33 am	Sep 26th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats to New York. Glad I squeezed my championship in under the wire before you're guys got rolling

#67277	07/30/2019 3:09:53 pm	Sep 27th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We're working extremely hard to lose games now. That last game ending was ridiculous.

#67280	07/30/2019 3:35:22 pm	Sep 28th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I guess it's our turn to benefit from RISP. We played basically .500 ball after the ASB last season while hitting just .263 with RISP for the year - Waterloo hit .315 with RISP and opened a lead we just couldn't close. And I truly appreciate the thanks. Haselrig, I'm just glad I squeezed into Legends in time to see you winning your third straight title. Made a change in the pitching staff tonight. Considered waiting until after these next two series so I could make wholesale substitutions for one series against each East opponent. But Harris isn't so hot on the road and Walker needs all the innings he can get so Imperial got the nod (and unsurprisingly lost). Blanco also needs innings so he'll be getting starts, as will Ogden who I need to promote but don't have room for. Ogden's minor league numbers have been excellent but I'm not convinced (with all that Stamina) that he'll replicate that in the bigs - unless he pops Pot. On the other side of the team I've got a bunch of kids needing playing time, but so far only J-Zi has had any AB. That may all change in the coming days.

#67281	07/30/2019 3:45:32 pm	Sep 28th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to NY. Wonderful season. Dino's reach a new low losing to Allen's 62 SI 4 control lefty.

#67297	07/31/2019 3:37:31 pm	Oct 2nd, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Don't feel bad Seca, he just got the Magicians as well.

#67298	07/31/2019 4:10:56 pm	Oct 2nd, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	That's because my offense has completely deserted me. We've only scored more than 4 runs twice in the last 14 games and are averaging 2.25 runs less than our season average. Not good. In the instance of going up against Kim, we got on base like crazy and couldn't cause any damage. A WHIP over 2 against us, but only one run allowed. Super. Updated Wednesday, July 31 2019 @ 4:22:35 pm PDT

#67302	07/31/2019 8:57:29 pm	Oct 4th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Misery loves company. Dinos a tough series against the 20/20s. 2 errors in 3 games doesn't sound so bad, but that's 6 unearned for the Dinos. Too much for us to overcome. Very impressed with Murikama's game winning bomb in game 3. Tuero has a 150 AB head start on him, but will be interesting to see who has more HRs at season end.

#67307	08/01/2019 10:12:38 am	Oct 4th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I overstepped a bit last time Margate and Waterloo met suggesting it wasn't a big series. Certainly that is in the eye of the beholder. Bigger this time in my view. After hanging around and scratching to within 1 game of 4th, the Dinos have dropped their guard and are waiting for the coup d'etat to be delivered. I think one of the most understated things about strategy/success is how important that first opponent of the season is. Coming off the cup break most of the season, it's best against best every single series. As such, this is the first time all season the Dinos aren't getting a Koch-Gabriel 1-2 punch from Margate. Sounds like a break, but Sager has been quite good against Waterloo. For Waterloo, this dynamic means Collier's rotation spot comes up against Margate. Collier just isn't an option against the Magicians, so Monroe (who has been pretty bad of late) is going to get his first start as a Dino. Knight moves up the food chain in the bullpen. Still TBD if one of the K brothers (Smiley, Gomez) sits for Lewis. Lewis has been regressing hard, but probably offers more than 0/4, 3K.

#67309	08/01/2019 11:54:28 am	Oct 4th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The East has been a great battle all year for everything other than first place. With one last circuit left, my offense must awaken or I'm doomed. We scored 13 runs in the last 6 games, and that includes 4 extra innings. Heck, we scored 13+ in 8 individual games this season. Our scoring average is over 5 runs a game for the season and we didn't score that in any of the last six. It's officially nail biting time, gentlemen.

#67313	08/01/2019 4:25:19 pm	Oct 6th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Margate on the series win. Game 3 the only good one. Standard fare tho. Dinos up 3 heading to the bottom of the 8th cough up 4. At least it wasn't on the defense this time. On the bright side, Monroe had a nice start. Sheridan hit his 20th HR, which is cool. 20 HRs is something we don't manage all that often. Think we are close to 15 seasons since our last 30 HR guy (Larsen). Might be something for Sheridan to shoot for next season.

#67315	08/01/2019 11:43:04 pm	Oct 8th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Thanks. I can't blame Sager for game two. 4+ innings, 4 hits, 2 walks and 2 earned runs. Throw in the error and it balloons to 6 runs. But the problem was the next four relievers. They recorded five outs and allowed eight runs. Ouch! Game one might have been Gabriel's best start of the year. Renteria kept us in game three and we were fortunate to bundle our hits together in the eighth for the comeback. That game was tense. Taking in all the breaths I can over the next many hours till I hold them again against Roanoke.

#67325	08/02/2019 10:31:54 am	Oct 8th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Intended to cut Ramos, but forgot. Oh well. Morbidly curious to see if he gets to 100 ABs w/o an HR. Much better looking training update this week. Tamayo has probably run out of steam, but we're very pleased with how he has turned out. I'm looking forward to II, and wish I could better suppress my competitive instinct. Should really have Brockman and Lafferty up an in the lineup. Definitely have a little Herm Edwards sitting on my shoulder that is hard to ignore.

#67326	08/02/2019 10:43:01 am	Oct 8th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Hard to turn ol' Herm off, ain't it?

#67333	08/02/2019 2:16:22 pm	Oct 8th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. That's why I have to cut Ramos. If I have him, and am paying him, it's hard not to play him. I kinda lost track of where we were in the season. I wouldn't be promoting guys for update 10.

#67337	08/02/2019 4:27:49 pm	Oct 11th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Despite being swept, a good day for the Dinos. - after seasons on trying to cut Collier, we finally did it. Tough to cut your one 14 pot pitcher when your staff is a patchwork of 12s, but we got there. - Olson dropped off the error leaderboard. He's technically still tied for 9th, but at least he's not displayed anymore. Edit - we did end up parting ways with Ramos. 98 ABs w/o a HR. Left to our imagination how many plate appearances a hitter of his stature would need to go yard in a Dino uni. Updated Friday, August 2 2019 @ 4:30:12 pm PDT

#67339	08/02/2019 7:30:22 pm	Oct 12th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	BAAAHAAA! 11 hit 10 power Murikama slams his 2nd dinger in 13 ABs for the 20/20s. He's hit as many HRs in 13 ABs as Ramos, Tuero, and Tirado hit in 328. ManagerBat is great.

#67344	08/03/2019 3:31:54 am	Oct 12th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, Murakami is having one of those rare rookie starts where he gets off to a flyer. Walker, not so much. Be interesting to see if anyone really wants to win the West. More seriously, its fascinating to watch and also fun (less so for Ced) when I can look back to 2039 when the Carp edged Denver on the last day of the season for the II.1 title. And, speaking of GMs having less fun, who would ever have predicted last season's title contenders would be in the relegation spots this time around? Just goes to show how competitive it is near the top of the pyramid. Who would have thought a couple of seasons back that College Station, finalists in three of four seasons and twice winners would get demoted (although Freddy looks to be coming back)? Remember Kalamazoo's great seasons in 2036-37? Birmingham went down and came back, but plenty other stalwarts (Seattle, Thunder Bay if you want to go back a bit further, and they're in danger of falling to LLIV for the first time in 30 seasons!) haven't done so. It's why I'm just enjoying this season for what it is, never know what's coming around the corner. And I'm sure as heck not writing off Haselrig (three consecutive Legends titles) or Seca (18 straight seasons in Legends, four division titles, 2 championships) now or in the future - been too good for too long. I've been here 3.5 years and had a tremendous journey (long may it continue), and its crazy to think that Waterloo have been at the top since before that! Here's to a well-fought finish.

#67345	08/03/2019 6:08:38 am	Oct 12th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	absolutely! most amazing season ever for me as well. Not about the Muli as such, even though I started strong, went to 5th place for a short while, and now 4-1/2 away from the pennant, same to demotion. It's the whole Legends league which has been exciting: even the solitary run of NY is _history_ in the making

#67346	08/03/2019 6:18:47 am	Oct 12th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Couple of hanging threads finally caught up with the D-Days this season. We are squarely in the middle of that draft drought we had after those great drafts of '27, '28 and to a lesser degree, '29. Not a lot of great homegrown talent has come up until this season. Add to that the stretch you do to contend for titles in consecutive seasons. Had 35 year old plug-and-play vets getting major PT over developing guys. Many of whom get cut in roster crunches where you choose the present over the future. Spent the first half floundering while a whole host of guys got their baptisms. The second half started out strong, but we've faded badly the past couple of weeks. Long shot to stick, I think. Been a fun ride. No guarantees we get back, but there's really no other goal.

#67351	08/03/2019 8:02:32 pm	Oct 16th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Yay!!! I don't have to play New York any more this season!!!!!

#67365	08/04/2019 7:26:51 pm	Oct 20th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. A second match up of 109 SI Roy vs. 64 SI Kim also goes to Allen. I must say I am very impressed with how well 4 control works. That sounds like Bull Durham hit the mascot command to me. But not only was Kim better BB/IP than Roy, he was twice as good as 18 control Sanchez the game before. Shrug. Still learning. Big Dino question this off season is Marino. He's played well, but is turning 36. McCarty wasn't pushed which made it easy to keep him. Marino's replacements are ready and waiting. Will be tougher to keep him around.

#67367	08/04/2019 8:19:07 pm	Oct 20th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Think it's possible the Carp lose a second season in a row to run differential. Edit. Told myself not to, but I checked in on Murikami. 11 hit 10 power is up to 4 dingers in 33 ABs. So that's equal to: Ramos (98 ABs, 0 HRs) Tirado (66 ABs, 0 HRs) Tuero (187 ABs, 3 HRs) McCarty (205 ABs, 1HR) 33 ABs of an 11/10 are worth 556 ABs of that crew. Much like the 4 control guy walking half as many as the 18 control guy, I am left with the impression I have alot to learn about the game. Updated Sunday, August 4 2019 @ 8:45:33 pm PDT

#67371	08/04/2019 9:55:15 pm	Oct 20th, 2041
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Yeah I am being surprised by Young Kim. Maybe his control is so wild it's kindof like a knuckleballer. Maybe it is just misrepresenting and will have some heavy duty "sharpening" I am just hoping that one of the Kim's or Armstrong can take off and be a worthy #4 starter behind Kuo, Zuo and Alomar. Young Kim might but I don't know. The 5th spot will belong to Kawasaki but he is not starting off well. All my minor pitchers are 12POT, so hard to see a bright starting pitcher future without some better drafting.

#67384	08/05/2019 9:30:16 am	Oct 20th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	One of the bright spots of my season has been Elkin's tear around the base-paths. Sitting at 99 swipes for the season. Hoping he can pull off one more if just for symmetry's sake.

#67390	08/05/2019 2:18:29 pm	Oct 20th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; There is A LOT of joy in Laredo, as the Mules accomplished a WINNING SEASON* in Legends for the first time!* (in 6 tries) Thanks to manager "Sparky" Bright, all the players, trainers, and everyone in the organization.

#67392	08/05/2019 2:25:17 pm	Oct 20th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	OK. I just poked my nose in on you Legends folks for the first time in a while. My eyeballs about fell out of my head looking over at the East. Were the Lancers given extra doses of Wheaties? What is Birmingham doing right to keep afloat at second despite the -16 RD (or what is Margate and Roanoke doing wrong)? Grats to the Lancers. Keeping my filthy mouth shut about the West until it's over.

#67394	08/05/2019 2:37:07 pm	Oct 21st, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy, I love you But you're bringing me down Updated Monday, August 5 2019 @ 3:03:04 pm PDT

#67403	08/05/2019 5:10:00 pm	Oct 24th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Unlike 2039, Denver did not tie with Santa Monica in the division, but it was a very close final week out West. We wobbled and they nearly caught up. 3B Pringle got injured, but we powered through. Thank you Santa Monica for an exciting finish. Denver swept Broomfield today, and will carry that momentum into the playoffs. I know I'll have goosebumps when setting the playoff lineup. Good luck amalric7 and NY!

#67435	08/06/2019 2:49:21 pm	Oct 27th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Luck? Rock makes his first start in a couple of weeks after an 11 game injury (and sitting for a week), pitches his usual stuff: 8 innings of 4 hit, one run ball. But Baird, who just tied for 5th all-time in saves in one season in Legends with 56 (in 60 chances) and gave up just four homers, blows the save...by allowing a homer. At least we still won. But Rock is now out for the remainder of the season (14 game injury). My top power hitter Huerta, tied for 5th all-time in Legends for homers in a season and who just jacked a walk-off dinger, is out for 5 games. 1B/DH Anguiano is out for 3 games, setup man Staley is out for 2 games. All tonight. No-one said it'd be easy.

#67436	08/06/2019 3:15:15 pm	Oct 28th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	The homer was hit by Grant, our triple crown candidate who is not unlike your Huerta in that regard. Grant won the batting title; Huerta the home run crown. Game two saw Paris deliver a quality start and get the win, an eight inning 5 hitter with no walks. Strange he did not receive player of the game, which went to Gann on the losing team. Series tied 1-1.

#67440	08/06/2019 10:49:28 pm	Oct 28th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Before Waterloo hits the road, I want to congratulate him on his amazing Legends run. I don't think anyone will ever again stick for 18 consecutive seasons. Most of us dare not even dream of such a ridiculous feat. Denver and NY started off a great Series. Good luck, gentlemen.

#67478	08/08/2019 3:39:19 pm	Nov 4th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I'll echo Mike's words, 18 seasons at this level is truly remarkable - the Dinos are right up there with Thunder Bay as the gold standard in the game. Similarly Novi, the only team in GM-owned history to win three consecutive Legends titles. Seca and Haselrig have earned our utter admiration, though I hope they'll forgive us if we don't wish them a speedy return! Next, commiserations to Ced on a tough series that really could have gone either way, it was so close from start to finish. I can balance up a rash of injuries with two extra-inning walkoff wins, including the game six clincher. Denver had a heck of a season. And finally, I'm...a little stunned. We had an outrageous season, the sort of season that you just shrug and accept and enjoy for all its worth (when you win in the end), although the baseball fan in me that expects bad just things around the corner wonders just what fate awaits us next season! No matter, I'm truly amazed and grateful. Here's to making a strong defence next season.

#67479	08/08/2019 3:46:53 pm	Nov 4th, 2041
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to New York! Has been coming for a while, a very well put together and managed team. After such a comprehensively victorious season, I think you're in pretty good shape to defend the title to be fair

#67482	08/08/2019 4:20:16 pm	Nov 4th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Congratulations! Impressive season and an impressive World Series. Here in Laredo we appreciated it even more, given the 3 _unearned_ runs allowed by our cast off Paris (Sorry, I HAD to make fun of him)

#67492	08/08/2019 11:19:27 pm	Nov 4th, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	(President And Owner Ced appears at the podium and he is NOT drenched with champagne.) (Politician voice, swagger and BS facial expressions that fool no one) “You know, (looks around a bit) first of all this is one hell of a lectern you got here in New York got damn it. So (giggles) in this last year for “President Ced” for one, my mother died, then I got divorced, and a totally different woman broke my heart and went back to her ex which isn’t really chalking up a loss for me because it was out of my control I did everything right she chose not to break up her family which I get! (Takes breath sarcastically) well... divorce is finalized in January next year, and I decided to resign from a job I hated to find a new job. And I have no living parents or grandparents and you know I’m still in age what most people call a young man. And I don’t like that fact for my son to not have the opportunity to know his family well. None of the oldies anyway. Our players and staff go through these same things too, and we support them I realize that. So this particular season, right, winning the West but turning out to be less than predictions and expectations and less wins for what we pay those Denver players slash bums (giggles) et cetera and what have you in the playoffs was bittersweet for me. But I’ll tell you in the last four years that I’ve been acting President playing this game... it has helped me when times were tough and also while I was on vacation! I even wanted to play this game, you know, when, when I was on a beach somewhere. So I’ll take second place and congratulate the winners. And I’ll say I’m still a winner!” (Shines a smile and crouches a bit) DEN-VER BRON-COS! Clap Clap Clap clap CLAP!” Hmmm🤔 For Role Play or For Reals? -Ced-

#67493	08/08/2019 11:29:07 pm	Nov 4th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I was about to post that I was glad New York won. I've never wanted a team to win this badly because I felt they 100% deserved it. Birmingham was the only team to win half their games this season in league play against NY and that only happened due to a three game sweep in the last series ( I'm not sure if they were trying or not. ). That's crazy impressive. Big time congrats! But then there was the post above this one. Truth or Legend? I have no idea, but just wow.

#67499	08/09/2019 6:12:22 am	Nov 4th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Award winners are out. No surprises with the major hardware. "Get Paid" may actually get paid with that blue star on his player card. Rookie races were interesting. 4 of the 6 listed were not only Asian but 2041 Asian. The RotY finished 3rd in MVP voting which is something I think is unprecedented. Maybe just an artifact of our overstuffed draft class, but will be interesting to see if these awards become who had the best draft this season awards. We kinda focus on Lee, but Laredo added a 14 and 15 to the rotation who combined for 260 innings of 3.35 era (as rookies). That's half the rotation locked down for the next ~10 seasons. About as spectacular as a draft can get. Dinos only award is a gold glove for Flynn which is really suspect. Moran only made 2 errors in 158 games compared to 8 for Flynn. Flynn did turn tangibly more DPs, but that's a pretty significant Gap in miscues.

#67503	08/09/2019 6:40:34 am	Nov 4th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Proud to pass the torch to New York. Congrats, amalric7. All signs point to a potential Lancer Dynasty in the making. After spending some years in the championship wilderness, Legends might be entering a new era of dynastic teams. Hat tip to Ced who put together a very good season and put up a heck of a fight in the series. I had some thoughts of Lee getting the MVP. Likely finishing in the pink sunk that. Future is bright with him for sure. Bit surprised that Elkins didn't get a nod. 100 SBs is a pretty rare thing. I didn't check Legends, but he broke a forty year old record for the Novi franchise.

#67505	08/09/2019 7:01:15 am	Nov 4th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I looked it up for you (you lazy ...). Tied for the 5th best all time, and only 18 off the record. Of note, Elkins passed Marino this season to become the most prolific thief in league history. It was tough for an SB guy to sneak into the list this season. Huerta led the league in HRs and RBIs and didn't crack the top 5.

#67506	08/09/2019 7:16:45 am	Nov 4th, 2041
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Heh, appreciated Those pages take forever to load for me, so I rarely look at them. Strangely, Elkins seems to be getting faster as he ages.

#67511	08/09/2019 8:40:44 am	Nov 4th, 2041
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I think it could be argued that Lee is the greatest draft pick of all-time. Granted, that's making a huge assumption that this rookie season is indicative of how he'll perform the next six campaigns or so. Of course there have been better players drafted, but getting an immediate Legends All Star shortstop is insane. I'd take that over a slightly better player that I have to train and use up a roster spot for five plus seasons.

#67521	08/09/2019 12:27:25 pm	Nov 4th, 2041
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	We kinda focus on Lee, but Laredo added a 14 and 15 to the rotation who combined for 260 innings of 3.35 era (as rookies). That's half the rotation locked down for the next ~10 seasons. About as spectacular as a draft can get. I'm ELATED, naturally. However, Endo is a pot15 SP with fielding abilities of a SS..... a useless kind of Ohtani so he's more of a pot14 and Saito has control troubles... I'll live with that As for ERA, Laredo was playing in the more pitcher friendly ballpark in the league. I will expand to average next season, let's see how they adapt Dinos only award is a gold glove for Flynn which is really suspect. Moran only made 2 errors in 158 games compared to 8 for Flynn. Flynn did turn tangibly more DPs, but that's a pretty significant Gap in miscues. I had a hope for Mules's SS Gaytan who set a team record with 89 DPs, but also 22 errors. Flynn was clearly better than Gaytan

#67525	08/09/2019 6:12:47 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Just a bit of perspective on the relegates from the East... Seca and I had 38 combined seasons at the helm of our respective clubs with 3 total relegations (1 for Seca, 1 for me and 1 split between Bot and me) before this last season.

#67528	08/09/2019 9:35:11 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Nearly $45 million lost in three seasons. Maybe I should intentionally lose this year to get out of this financial black hole. It's weird to see the Western Champs, Denver, start as the number three ranked team in the division. Updated Friday, August 9 2019 @ 9:39:19 pm PDT

#67530	08/10/2019 1:02:52 am	Jan 15th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm pretty sure I'm dead man walking with Koch and Gabriel both getting destroyed by age. On the other side is long-time reliever, Velazquez, who turned 34 and finally dropped his first skill point (velocity). Unreal. The big question is what to do with Toledo. He is an 18 stamina guy who I put in the bullpen for the opening series last season. He did so much better there than he ever had as a starter that he never got a start, instead, becoming our number one high-leverage guy. His numbers were startling, especially compared to the rest of his career. Do I keep him there even when I desperately need a starter? I don't see how I can change his role unless he fails. He was far too valuable as our late inning guy. Updated Saturday, August 10 2019 @ 1:27:28 am PDT

#67532	08/10/2019 3:09:49 am	Jan 15th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	It was tough for an SB guy to sneak into the list this season. Huerta led the league in HRs and RBIs and didn't crack the top 5. Yeah, I thought Huerta might at least place but batting average is king in the MVP voting and a .280 average isn't going to cut it despite the homers and the RBIs and the 102 total XBH. Ah well, small problems. Financially the Lancers are around $1M in the black these last three seasons, though we've lost around $5M from being in Legends. Not sure what to do with the roster crunch early. Baird's phenomenal season at closer, even allowing for his playoff meltdown and age hammering makes him a difficult cut, especially when he was the first real star player I drafted (similar story for Di Carlo, drafted a season later). Andres Gonzalez has been terrific these two seasons and hasn't been hit that badly by age, but I have two AAA pitchers ready to play - my problem with them is that they're 12 pots who I doubt will come close to what the vets have done. Mike - Normally I'd keep Toledo exactly where he is, I have no problem at all keeping high Stamina guys in the pen if they're way more effective there (like Gonzalez in 2040). But, with Koch and Gabriel hammered like they have been it might make sense to swap one of them with Toledo and see if it works. If it doesn't you can always swap back. Updated Saturday, August 10 2019 @ 3:10:17 am PDT

#67541	08/10/2019 1:12:27 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Might have had my decision made for me. Baird and Gonzalez have had their salaries rise by nearly $3M combined, and my team salary has risen by some $7-10M. Given Baird and Gonzalez now combine for nearly $10M in salary cutting them only makes sense. Likely going to have to think about it for a while though, the young guys figure to be hard watching.

#67556	08/10/2019 4:52:31 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Well, it's been real. I've got plenty of money and all but in honor of Seca leaving after 18 seasons, I'm firing Salvador Gonzales who has been at the helm of the Battle Creek Sting for 18 seasons. He amassed a 1459-1261 record, which included 12 Legends seasons, 4 promotions, 1 cup win, 1 League 4 playoff championship, 1 League 2 playoff championship, and a Legends playoff championship. He is the first manager to be inducted into the Battle Creek Sting Hall of Fame. He still has plenty of good seasons left in him at the age of 54 but at $8.25 million in salary, most teams will find it difficult to fit him in their budget even with his immense coaching ability and experience.

#67563	08/11/2019 6:48:57 am	Jan 15th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I have four pitchers who turned 34 in the off-season. Here they are with their max SI, current SI and (SI lost from again from their peak). Koch.......115-97 (18) Gabriel...116-106 (10) McMillan...106-98 (8) Velazquez..110-109 (1) Koch has been an aging nightmare. Gabriel and McMillan have been about average. Velazquez has been the ageless wonder. I've never seen a 34 year-old just one off his prime. I wish he would have shared his secrets with Koch.

#67595	08/12/2019 12:09:12 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Greetings, gents! I'm back and that means it's time for PSF's Way Too Soon Pre-Season Ranking and Bake Sale! Now some of you may remember, these rankings and ratings are 100% iron-clad guaranteed to be 5/7 accurate or your next one is buy-one-get-one half-price! Now some of you will get your feelings hurt because you are planning on winning it all this year. Others, know you'll be winning it all this year and why did you rank him over me don't you know how bad of a player he is you know what you can take your rating and shove it. Well settle down, chief. That wasn't called for. The best way to channel your anger is to reply with a passive-aggressive statement or even better, send a profanity-laced PM to me questioning my mental state, my preference in sexual partners, or just mash your keyboard if you can't write. The ratings are based off of my patented in Bosnia mathematical formula that allowed us to send a dog in space. No questioning science. Let's start in the West Position Player Rating 1. College Station: 319.88 2. Denver: 306.73 3. Battle Creek: 295.67 4. Santa Monica: 287.21 5. Ft Worth: 286.39 6. Laredo: 280.31 Pitching Staff Rating 1. Ft Worth: 271.62 2. College Station: 267.69 3. Battle Creek: 251.55 4. Denver: 228.60 5. Laredo: 224.67 6. Santa Monica: 205.50 (8 is enough is a television show, not a pitching strategy) Predicted Order of Finish 1. College Station (yay, you win!) 2. Ft Worth 3. Battle Creek 4. Denver 5. Laredo 6. Santa Monica Over in the East... Position Player Rating 1. New York: 334.77 2. Minneapolis: 331.54 3. Birmingham: 330.31 4. Roanoke: 330.12 5. Margate: 280.62 6. Bloomington: 277.39 (Wow, I'm 6th? Picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue) Pitching Staff Rating 1. Minneapolis: 275.17 2. Birmingham: 275.08 3. New York: 272.54 4. Bloomington: 266.54 5. Margate: 263.33 6. Roanoke: 260.17 Predicted Order of Finish 1. New York (We're all shocked by this) 2. Minneapolis 3. Birmingham 4. Roanoke 5. Margate 6. Bloomington League Championship Series New York over College Station Well, there you have it! Season over, case closed. My sweet, sweet Apple II computer is hot to the touch (because of all the maths), so I'm going to have to shut it down. This last sentence took me 72 floppy disks of memory to write. Updated Monday, August 12 2019 @ 12:12:33 pm PDT

#67597	08/12/2019 1:12:57 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Lol, enjoyed as always Pvt. However your maths is very dumb, it doesn't allow for Freddy being a complete pleb.....

#67600	08/12/2019 2:21:09 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Everyone in Laredo disregard such predictions: our pitching staff was 1st in the league! "We're overachievers!" that's what you hear saying in the clubhouse

#67601	08/12/2019 2:38:48 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Outstanding work, Private! I think a promotion to Corporal is in order. Let's just call it now and move on to 2043.

#67602	08/12/2019 2:53:51 pm	Jan 15th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm more interested in the method than the madness. Very curious. There's a huge variance for position players, but not much at all for pitching. I'm a little suspect. Those numbers make it look like New York is the best by the slimmest of margins. Again, suspect. The ratings also make it look like I was a true Magician by not being demoted. Should I be happy about that? I don't really know. I fully expect to be knocked out this season unless I get an arm or two. My biggest wish is for the apparent fight or flight process to be decided by game 40. The future doesn't look bright. We can't seem to land enough quality players any more. I wouldn't be surprised if III or IV is in our near future.

#67611	08/13/2019 4:00:00 am	Jan 15th, 2042
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	following Seca's comment about the importance of Managers, the algorithm may need to include manager's skills as well. Does it?

#67613	08/13/2019 4:43:19 am	Jan 15th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Mike: there's no questioning science. The method involves some of the maths in sending a dog into space. I will divulge a bit of the method: We waited until night when space was out. It really helped with our aim (RIP SpaceDog 1&2). Frank, no managers were harmed in the making of the rankings. -1 point for being Italian. I do these rankings to get the league forums going during the dead time. How I come up with the numbers changes year-to-year, but SI, Pot, shoe size, and what you ate for dinner is all calculated.

#67628	08/13/2019 4:33:59 pm	Jan 20th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Back in the show! I see we were ranked number 1 despite our last place division BB ranking. PSF always was a smart guy! haha Lots of old foes around I see... looks around ...where the heck are Haselrig and Seca?? We will finally get our first ever game with old friend Amalric7! Lol, enjoyed as always Pvt. However your maths is very dumb, it doesn't allow for Freddy being a complete pleb..... Who the heck is that guy??!!? hahaha Cheers JJ!

#67648	08/14/2019 10:00:48 am	Jan 27th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm seriously considering ditching this season for a massive rehaul. There's no chance I can win the division, so the reward for fighting is diminished. I hate the thought of doing that up here, but it probably would be best for my long-term health. Hmmmm. Update--Decision made. Dump time. Updated Wednesday, August 14 2019 @ 3:09:38 pm PDT

#67726	08/18/2019 12:09:04 am	Mar 4th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ah, man. Bloomington got Kat. I had a gut feeling about landing him. I guess it was by proximity. Congrats, PS.

#67734	08/19/2019 4:38:25 am	Mar 6th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	This season I'll start off doing something I've never done-- I'll play my young guys in league and best guys in the Cup. I wish there were Cup and League lineups. I'll be out of town for two weeks and it would be nice to be able to plug those in. That nuisance is unnecessary, but the admin refuses to budge about that. It's not like we can't switch them out on our own. It's just a hassle.

#67736	08/19/2019 5:30:20 am	Mar 6th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Don't like to see teams tank and I don't think that's the right word, but you can't deny the recent successes of teams that do. Santa Monica, Missoula/Boulder, Novi, Margate. These clubs took about 2 years to come back (same here in Bloomington) with SM winning 90+, Margate 1st place, Missoula/Boulder and Novi winning championships. Well I think with the addition of Katori, the Thunder roster is pretty much set. A LH starter type and a more-proven OF were the needs. Now it's up to me to make it work.

#67766	08/20/2019 12:34:26 pm	Mar 8th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Quiet offseason in New York, plenty of claims out but no catches until Barry last night, and he's not much - but he does have what I look for. Means I have to free up a roster space to draft but will be on a boys weekend in Poland from Friday morning so may just leave it until next week!

#67797	08/22/2019 3:46:03 pm	Mar 13th, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/120957 Denver All-Star closer and free agent Charlie "Cap" Sargent has discussed his salary demands of interested teams. He'd like to be the highest paid of any player of any type in all of Broken Bat. $8.5 million is what his agent says that the player will entertain offers around. Sargent has 251 career saves.

#67800	08/22/2019 6:36:09 pm	Mar 14th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Maybe because its 2:30am here and I have to go catch a flight it seemed like the right thing to do, but Baird and Gonzales are gone, with the former the second player put in our Hall of Fame who spent their entire (majors) career under my stewardship. Was really tempted to keep both but will see if I can have another run at the title without them, while knowing that I just saved myself $9.85M this season.

#67803	08/23/2019 5:15:31 am	Mar 14th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Enjoy your weekend! Weather looks fantastic. Denver joined NY in releasing a couple of high-priced vets, but upon closer look, you two have more than capable replacements. Looks like Quintero gets his shot behind the plate in Denver with Nomo(?) getting the nod at 3rd. "Lefty" called it a career, but uber-prospect Mickey Wiseman takes his spot in The Show. No talent lost there. In New York, LHP Jerry Donnelly slides into the closer role and Ken Ogden gets his shot in the rotation. And here I was thinking NY got weaker with the cuts.

#67836	08/23/2019 7:50:08 am	Mar 14th, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denver's transaction log, yesterday: Third baseman for past 9 years: Released Catcher for past 7 years, 4 Gold Gloves: Released Closer for past 5 years: Released That is a lot of proven experience leaving the ballpark at Denver.

#67940	08/27/2019 8:07:37 pm	Mar 30th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Woo hoo! My guys only allowed 6 runs for the opening series!! Uh oh. My guys only scored 6 runs and lost the series.

#67943	08/28/2019 4:16:33 am	Mar 30th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Glad to have split with New York. Going off last year's stats, I made sure he saw my left-handed starters, since last year's splits say throw lefties. So what happens? New York blasts the lefties and the right-handers were the winners. One series, I know. Just a weird stat.

#67948	08/28/2019 12:41:12 pm	Mar 30th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Ha! Yes, trying to make calculated estimations on what might work in this game quite often turns out the exact opposite of those estimations, or at least in the early going. As usual I'm using the start of the season to give some of the young guys more playing time on the back of spring training, so results can vary wildly - like scoring just 3 runs in two losses, while scoring 25 runs in two wins! Good series though, will be interesting to see how the next two play out between us.

#68046	09/03/2019 11:00:20 am	Apr 21st, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well, one time through. We're hitting, which was expected, but run-prevention is an issue...which was also expected, but I tried to ignore that when putting the lineup together. Almost 20 games in means it's time to tweak. Aaaaand the suddenly red-hot Lancers come to town.

#68054	09/04/2019 2:35:47 am	Apr 25th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Logging in from ridiculously hot India! And that is the end of the good news as I see we are getting our asses handed to us. Time to cue up a win streak before this gets away from us.

#68067	09/04/2019 8:43:54 pm	Apr 29th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My Magicians are 1-6 in one-run games. Yikes.

#68140	09/07/2019 1:09:01 pm	May 6th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm giving my guys one week to show they deserve a chance to fight. If that doesn't appear, I'm all out and will move to 100% rebuild. Update--Now we're 1-9 in one-run games. Seriously? Updated Saturday, September 7 2019 @ 9:05:17 pm PDT

#68156	09/09/2019 8:37:23 am	May 14th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	6-13 start 12-2 since That's more like it ☺

#68172	09/10/2019 1:08:42 pm	May 17th, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Thunder Bay Red Raiders recently changed ownership. RIP MrTwoPlums.

#68174	09/10/2019 2:59:11 pm	May 18th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The biggest Legend of all-time. Will never be replaced.

#68176	09/10/2019 5:47:21 pm	May 21st, 2042
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	The Red Raiders were the bane of our existence for all 11 seasons in Legends. The best pitching staff ever.

#68185	09/11/2019 6:36:05 am	May 21st, 2042
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	For anybody who's looked to the D-Days for inspiration, I stole everything I know from TwoPlums

#68187	09/11/2019 10:40:28 am	May 21st, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It seemed to be Thunder Bay and Orlando for so many years.

#68188	09/11/2019 1:41:44 pm	May 21st, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	No one, not even Orlando, comes close to what Thunder Bay did. Orlando won two Legends titles in five appearances. MrTwoPlums won an amazing Five Legendary titles in a mind-blowing Twelve finals.

#68200	09/11/2019 4:55:31 pm	May 24th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, I noticed a month or so ago that TwoPlums hadn't logged in since July or something, so it (sadly) looked like the end of the road. But what a legacy, a record that I also believe will never be matched. And I was always reminded of the adage, "If I'd known I was gonna be this good at this game, I'd have chosen a better username!" Fare thee well, MrTwoPlums, we will not see your like again.

#68207	09/12/2019 11:04:10 am	May 25th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	In the news: Mario Correa takes his rightful place among the legendary players in College Station history. Dude played at a very high level at the highest level for most of his career. Interesting fact: after 40 games, I've updated my match-up charts versus the East. Every one of you in the East have flipped your splits (hitting and pitching) since last season except for New York, who hits both right and left pitchers equally as well now. Example: Birmingham was susceptible to LH batters last year, this season LH batters are hitting 48 points lower (not that righties have fared any better). What kind of horse steroids are you feeding your pitchers??? Just weird how everyone in the East has flipped.

#68213	09/12/2019 4:56:44 pm	May 28th, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Today, Denvy inducted two player in to the Hall ourselves. Our long time 3B and CF.

#68297	09/16/2019 6:31:33 am	Jun 8th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	With a few defensive changes we were able to bring our ERA and FIP more in line. ERA decreasing is the good news. Bad new is our team FIP is rising to meet it. The theme this season seems to be the struggles with the long ball: pitchers giving up too many, hitters not hitting as many. Just have to keep tweaking. Can't believe inter-division play is already here.

#68305	09/16/2019 2:20:51 pm	Jun 9th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Pretty happy with our first fifty, although Staley blowing up even more than he already had this season cost us the last two games. Birmingham have been tough, hardly a surprise. On to inter-division where we made hay last season, going to have to do the same again.

#68314	09/17/2019 8:07:34 am	Jun 10th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Whoa. Staley has been shockingly horrible. A WHIP over 2?! Yikes. I still have no idea what to think of my team. I swear they're pretenders, but I can't throw in the towel yet.

#68323	09/18/2019 5:49:50 am	Jun 15th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well, Freddy's visit to Bloomington went about as well as a Viking raid on a convent. Going to need a pillow to sit down after that one. Vets just aren't getting it done. Let's try something new.

#68336	09/18/2019 8:20:51 pm	Jun 20th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Lol Sorry my friend. My team had a rough start..dead last. But then we caught fire in league and cup. You got us at a real bad time I think. P.S. thanks for the Correa shout out. He was the team mvp for sure during our last legends run and pretty much the last of the old guard. We are now completely rebuilt.

#68344	09/19/2019 5:04:26 pm	Jun 24th, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy - NY not exactly the marquee matchup as it was last year! NY has won four straight, so it is lopsided. Can NY sweep last year's West division winner in interleague?

#68392	09/21/2019 6:06:59 am	Jun 27th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yes, yes they can. Our reward for that was to get knocked out of the cup in two games against Santa Monica. Hey ho.

#68418	09/21/2019 6:16:26 pm	Jul 1st, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy take four out of five vs Bloomington Abercrombie has a save and a blown save against his old ballclub in the series. Claimed off of waivers yesterday. SS Vince Casey is definitely going to get busted for PEDs this season. Zero other explanation for the campaign that he is having.

#68431	09/22/2019 3:04:25 pm	Jul 4th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Flip flop my one-run game record and I own this league. 13 games under 500 in them is absurd.

#68433	09/22/2019 5:37:05 pm	Jul 6th, 2042
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals V.5	I see that Bloomington got former Marshals ace Kraig Ruff and he's doing very well there in Bloomington.

#68440	09/23/2019 6:19:16 am	Jul 7th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ruff has provided two very good starts in Bloomington. We've put him up in the finest roadside motel in the city. Hardly any rodents!

#68445	09/23/2019 10:59:43 am	Jul 7th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Kicked by mules, ugh. Moving on...

#68453	09/24/2019 12:55:19 am	Jul 9th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Sitting at home waiting for ya. Welcome to CSAP! I believe this is our first ever meeting? Good luck!

#68463	09/24/2019 6:33:29 pm	Jul 14th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Pretty solid first half for us. After starting out at 6-13 and in last place, we caught fire and went 45-16 the rest of the way and now sit in first place. What was looking like a good cup run was unfortunately snuffed out but at least it allows us to focus on league play. See you in the second half!

#68477	09/25/2019 5:26:26 am	Jul 14th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	At the break we're 6 under and sitting in 5th place. When we left the league, it was beginning to turn towards offense. I knew NY was an offensive powerhouse but yeesh this whole division has gone offensive! So here I am with my little defensive ballpark with a team designed for just that. Problem is, when we head out on the road, we just don't have the power to go toe-to-toe with your big alley parks. So if you guys could stop hitting bombs and start pounding the ball into the dirt, that'd be great! Updated Wednesday, September 25 2019 @ 7:52:01 am PDT

#68488	09/25/2019 12:37:57 pm	Jul 14th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Freddy - I believe it is, and early honours to the Athletics. Thought we'd won game five when I checked the results on my phone this morning, but didn't recognise the winning pitcher...which was when I discovered I hadn't scrolled far enough across the screen, and rather than win 3-1 we'd lost 3-11! 44-36 at halfway looks good, but we enter the ASB on a 2-9 run: 42-27 looked a whole lot better (we were 54-26 last year but I didn't expect to repeat that). Not much has changed from last year as regards hitting and fielding but pitching has been way too inconsistent. Letting Baird and Gonzalez go in the offseason made sense from a financial perspective (though I have plenty money) and also because I needed to find roles and innings for Ogden and Walker (and Augustine was due up too). To say those guys are having growing pains would be putting it mildly - they're getting shelled consistently. Combine that with Staley's awful first half and Hoover struggling and you've basically guaranteeing at least one loss every turn through the rotation. And if the reliable pitchers struggle then it really gets out of whack - we've already given up two-thirds of the runs we conceded last season, ERA is over a run higher. Hoping for better results in the second half.

#68493	09/25/2019 3:13:07 pm	Jul 16th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I just realized my starting 3B has been sitting at AAA since June 23, 2042, due to a minor injury. That shows how little effort I give the game any more. Oops.

#68583	09/30/2019 3:39:19 pm	Aug 3rd, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The experiment with ex-Bloomington pitcher, Lewis Morris, ends quickly after just two starts. I normally have too much patience, but a 13.50 ERA and 3.00 WHIP demands an immediate response. Bye!

#68586	10/01/2019 4:17:45 am	Aug 4th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The experiment with ex-Bloomington pitcher, Lewis Morris, ends quickly after just two starts. He was acting as a double agent for us!

#68614	10/02/2019 9:49:15 pm	Aug 14th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Perez had an ERA in the 4's before today. Then this happened... 3.1 IP, 19 hits, 6 BB, 1 HB, 1 K, 2 HR, Blackjack ER. Seriously. 21 earned runs. Runs by inning--6, 3, 9, 3. I'm pretty sure that is the worst line ever for a legit starter for me. Absolutely unreal. He's also a good example of nothing really matters in this game. It's all blind leading the blind. He has pretty good pitching skills, 15, 15, 16, 12. His minor league stats were pretty good--- HR allowed every 17 IP, GB/FB 1.44, ERA and FIP under 4. What has that translated to for his major league career? Pretty much nothing. HR every 8 IP. 1.02 GB/FB. Over 5 ERA. Basically a replacement level pitcher despite everything looking better than that. Updated Wednesday, October 2 2019 @ 11:59:00 pm PDT

#68624	10/03/2019 9:57:06 pm	Aug 19th, 2042
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	That's pretty hilarious MM. I don't think I have ever seen a line that extreme ever in BB or RL. It also makes me feel just a little bit better about my team's lousy pitching this season.

#68666	10/04/2019 7:15:48 pm	Aug 21st, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Way to represent Legends East! Congrats to Minneapolis and Birmingham making it to the Cup final. Good luck to the both of you!

#68669	10/04/2019 9:04:18 pm	Aug 21st, 2042
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Thanks! It'll be especially interesting since we're playing a 4-game series in league play right before the cup final...could potentially be 7 games in a row against the same team Updated Friday, October 4 2019 @ 9:10:48 pm PDT

#68672	10/05/2019 12:07:31 am	Aug 21st, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ah, man. One of my old timers was on waivers. Only one other claim and I didn't get him. Bummer.

#68679	10/05/2019 12:53:26 pm	Aug 21st, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hats off to Minneapolis and Birmingham for making the Cup finals. Great run for both of you guys.

#68694	10/05/2019 11:37:34 pm	Aug 25th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Ah, man. One of my old timers was on waivers. Only one other claim and I didn't get him. Bummer. Curses. Swear words. Horrible thoughts. The bleeping owner released him immediately and he is now lost due to the season's roster freeze. ×#;/÷÷#\=2÷;\%#!!!÷\×+!"&\$+!!!!!!!!#

#68702	10/06/2019 10:15:33 am	Aug 25th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yep, best of luck to the Tigers and the A's in the Cup. Ironically it was a Legends West team - Santa Monica - that knocked us out. And Mike, count me among those surprised by Perez's performance to this point. Those were some very good minors numbers.

#68734	10/08/2019 4:16:05 am	Aug 31st, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Lee! Doubly tough winning the final two Cup games on the road against a division opponent. You and kladu put on a show in the last game. Hats off to kladu as well. I'm sure it stings, you have made it so far so many times before, but that only adds to Birmingham's legacy in BrokenBat. One of these days you'll get yours.

#68739	10/08/2019 11:30:18 am	Aug 31st, 2042
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	And that after 1-3 Sunday , Looks like I released 1 too many pitcher after all, but probability of advancing out of the cup group didn't look good then. Got to the finals, and after playing 37 cup games , Delgado is down. Interesting season, will take extra income, and some luck in the next few weeks.

#68749	10/09/2019 1:16:14 pm	Sep 4th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Felt like it's been tough sledding against Roanoke all season, and after going 1-3 last night I was surprised to see we're even thus far at 7-7. Lost my #1 starter Rock for 36 games after game one, a 2-3 loss into the bargain. Lost my #2 starter Mejia for 8 games after game three, a 2-3 loss into the bargain. Means Walker and Ogden will get more starts, so I may be watching through my fingers for a while.

#68752	10/09/2019 2:07:54 pm	Sep 4th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Walker actually pitched a QS tonight in game one. Of course the bullpen blew the game and Walker is now out for 15 days. I may have to throw some pitches myself at this rate.

#68765	10/10/2019 3:07:31 pm	Sep 9th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	In a big series with Roanoke, my division best offense has gone stone cold. Time to wake up the bats.

#68778	10/11/2019 12:36:14 pm	Sep 12th, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy have a new leadoff hitter. Rueben "El Oro" Téllez will bat first for the remainder of the season. This is the most talented outfield that we've ever fielded defensively, yet we are allowing so many runs.

#68796	10/12/2019 3:32:46 pm	Sep 16th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	In game two today, Perez comes in and gets a routine out. We score in our half inning. Perez immediately exits and ends up getting the win AND player of the game. Ha! That shows how much offense there was in the 1-0 battle.

#68798	10/12/2019 6:49:18 pm	Sep 18th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	OMG. Games 3 and 4 ended almost identically to each other. Two run lead. Three relievers attempt to get things done late and all fail, including the final straw blown by Aponte who has been solid all year. Two more one-run losses added to a season full of them.

#68805	10/14/2019 1:51:17 am	Sep 22nd, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	One run games have been my nemesis this season. I decided to do some research on how bad my luck has been with them compared to the history of the Legends League. The expanded standings that include one-run game records started with the 2022 season, so I only checked on seasons since then. First, I looked at the most games a team has been under .500 in one-run games, while managing to be at least .500 in all other games. Three Legend seasons have been -16 that fit that criteria--Mount Vernon '23, Fort Worth '32, and Raleigh '35. Right now my season is next worse at -14. Using the same criteria, I then looked at the biggest variance of WPCT for one-run games and other games. Three teams have eclipsed a difference of .200 for the season. Birmingham '28 was .201, Raleigh '35 was .211, and Kalamazoo '38 was .227. At the moment, my season is worse than all of them at .247. I've only won .316 in one-run affairs, but knocked out a sweet .523 in the others. I may be living an historically unprecedented Legendary season. We'll see if it continues or if I can move the needle back to just simply bad.

#68809	10/14/2019 9:16:23 am	Sep 22nd, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/160017 As I posted on Friday, Denvy demoted our leadoff hitter Grabowski down to bat 7th in the lineup. In the 6 games since then (5 wins, 1 loss), he earns player of the game 3 times! Hits .363 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs. You are staying down there, dude.

#68811	10/14/2019 11:32:27 am	Sep 22nd, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Your record in one-run games doesn't matter when you sweep a four game series that doesn't feature a single one. My red-hot offence went ice-cold in the last game of the previous series (home to Bloomington), so we've followed a seven game win-streak with a five game (thus far) losing streak. I even put the young reserves in for game four last night because I figured we may as well lose and get some experience from it (which was probably a bad idea but that's what frustration does). Will see if we can give Roanoke some reason for hope tonight (/sarcasm). It is more than a little weird that West-leading Fort Worth are having similar issues. Weird, but not fun (for us).

#68812	10/14/2019 12:39:27 pm	Sep 22nd, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	The game is fickle. Just two series earlier, I had an almost identical result with Roanoke, only flip-flopped. They swept our four game series by a combined score of 22-10. We swept you 23-10. If I could switch both series around I would in a heartbeat. Getting swept shouldn't affect you at all; the division is yours. Everyone else is battling against being relegated.

#68814	10/14/2019 2:17:27 pm	Sep 22nd, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Yeah, that relegation window over there in the East is wide open. I can't help but idly wonder how much the Cup chase ultimately affected Minneapolis and Birmingham in their East standings.

#68819	10/14/2019 11:24:42 pm	Sep 26th, 2042
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Tickets ran out in Laredo for the biggest home game in years: locally disgraced former Mules' 2039 Legends Cy Young Winner Bryan "Problem" Paris, his salary now paid by Denver, coming to town to face the new star in town, "Soylent, da hitters eater" Nelson Green Mules fans went home happy after a convincing 4-1 win, SP Green winning the game and MVP honors with a complete game 1-run effort (9 men on base, 7Ks). Even more satisfying for the home crowd, the Loss being credited to Paris (4 ERs in 7IP, 9 hits but 7 doubles!) Mules getting closer to Staying in Legends for one more season! In other news, fans are looking forward for the debut of the biggest prospect in team's history: Jerry "World" Owen, por16 SS, is expected to be called up any day now

#68824	10/15/2019 3:11:55 pm	Sep 27th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Another one-run loss, but it was an awesome pitching duel with Bloomington. They only allowed four hits and four walks. We didn't walk anyone and allowed only five hits; one of them, however, was a solo Homer. Fantastic game. Updated Tuesday, October 15 2019 @ 3:12:15 pm PDT

#68832	10/16/2019 6:03:07 am	Sep 30th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Just about ready to go 'round the division one last time. I'd hoped for better, but promoted this time with an aging roster. Just never could find the right combination of free agents to make it work. A sudden failure to keep the ball in the yard and the inability to slug it out was a killer. Although I do give credit to the amazing offenses in this league for the former. Still pretty upbeat about the future in Bloomington.

#68873	10/18/2019 6:26:05 am	Oct 8th, 2042
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	I'm very meh about my team right now. Not really sure where to go. Not that motivated to search the waiver wire for gems. I guess content to finish in fourth place moving forward...

#68890	10/18/2019 4:35:26 pm	Oct 11th, 2042
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats to New York and @amalric7 on another well-deserved division title!

#68904	10/19/2019 12:16:28 pm	Oct 12th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Thanks! There were many times this season when I didn't think it would happen, very pleased to retain the East crown. Other than poor Santa Monica there's still plenty to be decided - looks like a battle between Denver and Battle Creek to stay up in the West; Fort Worth still top but Freddy's A's will push them to the end; sorry to say I don't see Bloomington staying up, as much as I like the Thunder (less when playing them!); and still any of the four remaining teams in the East could go down. Lancers have put the reserves in. We have some young pitching that is still developing and needs starts, and some hitters that also need the playing time. Also, having lost my #1 pitcher Rock for 36 days in the second half (he's only just back) I'm wary of losing any of my other top players to injury at this time (and I've had enough as is). Best of luck to everyone.

#68923	10/20/2019 2:14:55 pm	Oct 16th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	7 unearned errors allowed in one game. That might be my record. Then in game two today, the only reason I started ace Moreno was to see if he could drop his 3.04 ERA to below 3. He gave up 6 in the first, so, well, I guess not. It did put him on 3.33, which is kind of cool. Game three. What in the heck is the AI doing? Another starter with his worst outing of the season. He had an ERA under 4 and just got blasted for 10, raising his season ERA half a point. Still sitting on a magic number of one. The way the AI is screwing my pitchers all of a sudden, I'm not feeling very safe, especially since the last series is with Roanoke. If we don't avoid the sweep against Bloomington, a sweep to Roanoke relegates us. Freaking seriously??!! Three unearned runs in the ninth to lose another freaking game by one. Screw you, AI. "No, you're screwed, MM. Just watch what I do to you tomorrow. I'm in total control. Hahahaha!" Updated Sunday, October 20 2019 @ 5:07:12 pm PDT

#68944	10/21/2019 3:30:21 pm	Oct 22nd, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denver's Bryan "Problem" Paris pitched a complete game shutout versus Laredo, his old team.

#68945	10/21/2019 4:04:38 pm	Oct 22nd, 2042
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 491 Battle Creek Sting III.4	Gross. I deserve it after my meh comment. Thanks College Station for your great showing in the last series. 😂 See you all in a season... Hopefully...

#68946	10/21/2019 4:05:46 pm	Oct 22nd, 2042
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to Fort Worth and New York on their wins! College Station, who was in II.2 not long ago, also looks like they gave it quite a run.

#68959	10/21/2019 7:25:24 pm	Oct 24th, 2042
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Denver's Bryan "Problem" Paris pitched a complete game shutout versus Laredo, his old team Yes, he did But that's because he was moved up in the rotation. Based on earlier schedule, I planned a re-match vs Green, in the 4th game It'd have been a different game :D:D I'm enjoying _a lot_ to mock an imaginary player Much better than cursing the real ones for their failures PS: All the bad feelings are directed _personally_ to Problem Paris.... nothing against Ced or Denver

#68961	10/21/2019 7:30:35 pm	Oct 24th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	The best and most consistant teams won. We had a terrible start and then another big skid just after mid season.Imo we lost the div when we got swept 4 straight by FW just after interdiv play. We never recovered. My team is really young though and Im optimistic for future seasons. Lol sorry garf! After losing the first two and realizing everything was settled, we gave the rookies time in game three. Congrats Amalric!Always hard to repeat. Updated Monday, October 21 2019 @ 7:31:53 pm PDT

#68962	10/21/2019 7:40:35 pm	Oct 24th, 2042
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Congrats to Pennant winners And see you soon to relegated teams Everyone happy in Laredo for one more year of Legends! 2042 has been great for the Mules: - 15M savings made this season - Pot16 Uberprospect Owen replaced fan favorite Gaytan at SS - a team record of 7 out of 8 draft picks retained (6 pitchers) - 4 pitchers graduated from AAA during the season Negatives: - pot16 Uberprospect Sykes still in A level at 21 showing no sign of progress. He was supposed to be Owen's double play partner for a formidable infield. Not going to happen Owen is up at 23. Sykes is now expected to play in Legends at 27... - saying goodbye to long term Mule Ricardo the Giant Ruiz Released due to exceeding salary demands, Ruiz was great in his 34-y season posting 10th best ERA in Legends

#68964	10/22/2019 12:35:28 am	Oct 24th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My heart rate is finally returning back to normal. After losing the first game to Roanoke today, I was crazy tense. I had far more confidence in Moreno than Silva, making it feel like game two would decide who would get to stay in Legends. That was one heck of a fight, Favuz. I was seriously worrying we might have the most epic, last week collapse ever. The West battles were intense, too. I feel like it was a classic Legends season, even including the Cup which had an all Legends finale. I feel lucky to get to play with the big boys again next season. At the start of the season I had the chance of that around 50% for me. It dropped to 30% early and then my guys figured a few things out. My biggest positives of the season: For the first time ever, I will not lose money in Legends. I'll barely hit the breakeven point, which is about $13 million better than my average in other years. 28 year old Fernandez improved tremendously and became a star--305/393/534/927. His OPS, for example, jumped more than 200 points. 28 year old Villanueva bumped up his status a bit, too. I'll take a backstop BA/OPS of 300+/400+ with decent power (19 HR) all day. I picked up Christie early last season knowing I'd need him at second this year. He slugged 495 with 22 homers. 30 year old Irizarry had his best year hitting 306 with 21 homers. I love him roaming the outfield with 19/16 and...drum roll please...no errors this season! I wish he'd give some instructions to the rest of the team. My bullpen was great. Aponte and Toledo under 3.00, Viera just over. It looks bad with 24 blown saves, but we had 84 holds to go along with our 36 saves. Heck, the West only had 108 holds combined. Our big pitching surprise, though, was 26 year old Moreno. He's probably topped out now at 15-12-12-15. Nothing to draw any attention to himself. However, his WHIP/ERA was 1.282/3.38. And he's a southpaw, which we never have any luck with. If he continues anywhere near that form we'll be delighted. There's plenty of bad news, too, of course, but since we escaped relegation by the skin of our teeth, we're going to ignore any negativity for the moment. Time to get plugging away for next year. Good luck in the playoffs, gents.

#68966	10/22/2019 4:35:46 am	Oct 24th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	PSF's end of year round-up! Congratulations to amalric and TyX for winning your respective Legends divisions! New York wasn't kind to the Thunder this season and Fort Worth overcame my club in last season's LL2 playoff. This is going to be a thrilling championship series! As I already wrote, Fort Worth and New York are your 2042 division winners. What fingernails?: Denver and Margate hold the league by one game. Can't win it next year if you aren't in it. Congrats, gents. Fortress New York: The club from Gotham won a league-best 52 games in the friendly confines. Road Warriors: Fort Worth and College Station both went 46-34 away from home this season...so of course 2042's best road team will host the best home team in the playoff... Something left in the tank: College Station won 34 one-run games and 11 games in extras. Somebody check the Gatorade! Boom goes the dynamite: Fort Worth scored 833 runs this season. You shall not pass!: Birmingham was the stingiest, allowing only 694 runs across the plate. MVP watch list Octavio Renteria ROA .294 avg/40hr/127rbi/100rs Don Morita CS .272avg/38hr/124rbi/89rs Sam Daniels MAR .295avg/33hr/116rbi/93rs Cy Young watch list Steve Douglas DEN 19-8/2.80era/.204baa Eric Coughlin BC 18-7/3.01era/.215baa Jayden Piper BIR 15-7/2.93era/.219baa

#69017	10/23/2019 3:46:44 pm	Oct 31st, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	All the bad feelings are directed _personally_ to Problem Paris.... nothing against Ced or Denver Every story needs a protagonist and an antagonist. It keeps things fun.

#69050	10/24/2019 5:03:05 pm	Nov 4th, 2042
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Congrats to NY on the repeat. And to Fort Worth on a great season.

#69057	10/25/2019 3:56:01 am	Nov 4th, 2042
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations amalric on going back-to-back! That club of yours is a juggernaut. Fantastic job on winning the championship. How about TyX bringing his Ft Worth club up to Legends and going right to the top. Congratulations on your Legends West crown.

#69062	10/25/2019 6:45:56 am	Nov 4th, 2042
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Many thanks, its much appreciated. Winning back-to-back titles feels absolutely amazing, I'm genuinely thrilled ('chuffed to bits', as we would say in Scotland)! Commiserations to TyX, that's one heck of a team you have there. New York wasn't kind to the Thunder this season and Fort Worth overcame my club in last season's LL2 playoff. This is going to be a thrilling championship series! We went 13-7 against the Thunder this season but started an even 5-5 through the first half. We went just 4-6 against the Long Horns (2-3 home and away). Fortress New York: The club from Gotham won a league-best 52 games in the friendly confines. Road Warriors: Fort Worth and College Station both went 46-34 away from home this season...so of course 2042's best road team will host the best home team in the playoff... We went 1-2 in the 'friendly confines' during the playoffs, getting thrashed 4-9 and 1-8 in games three and four of the WS, while going 3-0 in Fort Worth. So the best home team did its damage on the road! Wanted/hoped to win one of the opening two games and to get both was awesome. Had myself thinking of a four-game sweep (while trying not to), only to see the Long Horns come back in style with two blowouts, at which point I thought they might sweep four straight! Decided to move my ace Rock up a spot for what I saw as a crucial game five and he responded with the QS, while my bats did just enough to pull out the W. After that I really felt we could take one of the two remaining games to retain our title, and ultimately we did. I have to mention the key sequence in the whole series, at least as I see it. Game six:- New York 6, Fort Worth 4 Bottom 4th: Fort Worth Mejia takes the mound to pitch. Bigelow lines out to center field. Han hits a home run to left field of 370 feet. Hoover comes in to pitch. Fiore hits a ground ball single through to right field. Banks hits a double to right field. Fiore is thrown out at the plate by Sanchez. Bentley draws a walk. Kovacs pops out to second base. New York 6, Fort Worth 5 Top 5th: New York Hurst takes the mound to pitch. Sanchez hits a home run to right field of 346 feet. In the space of four at-bats we went from avoiding a tie game by the narrowest of margins - a runner thrown out at the plate from deep right field - to increasing our lead on a homer by the same player. We later tacked on two more runs while the Long Horns were blanked the rest of the way, and that was all she wrote. Soto was the game (4/6, with 4 doubles) and series MVP, but for those moments Scrap Iron shaded it for me, and he was right behind Soto in total playoff numbers. Got to mention also a few guys in my bullpen, specifially Barry, Izquierdo and Donnelly, who were terrific. Donnelly was perfect this season, 50-for-50 in saves (47 regular season, 3 playoff), and rightly made All-League. Soto rightly made All-League for 1B and took the Gold Glove, but why he only came 2nd in MVP voting to Clemente (and by ten votes at that) when his numbers all compare favourably is beyond me. But its a minor gripe, and I have much more to be happy about. And congrats and commiserations to everyone else, depending on how your season ended. Denver-Battle creek and Margate-Roanoke really went down to the wire! Here's to next season.

#69070	10/25/2019 9:46:13 am	Nov 4th, 2042
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy's Steve Douglas has won the Cy Young Award. Douglas led the league in both wins and ERA. Douglas must have got some extra votes and a push of politicking from that other guy named Steve?!

#69172	10/29/2019 5:13:50 pm	Jan 21st, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Winter report for Seasons 2042/2043 for Denvy: "Great" financial season where we were nearly in the black for the first time in who knows when, perhaps 6 years ago. "Only" lost -$40,000. Cup run had depth, which was a surprise compared to the league battle to avoid relegation against Battle Creek, who we were 11-9 against head to head. We have hired a new manager, offensive minded. We have had four second basemen the last couple of seasons to choose from. This picture at the position seems to be clearer now. Appears to be 2041 Legends MVP Grant who didn't age and then Ambrose in the future. Searched for our leadoff hitter. Tried three players. Only result was to eliminate one of the options. This contributed to costing the last manager his job. It seems last year that we had better results with defense minded players instead of offense or nothing types, so that was a lesson learned. Owner Ced got the majority of his personal life sorted out. The pitching staff will probably feature (or the manager will carefully use) 3 rookies; 2 starters and one reliever. That will be clearer after spring training breaks it all up. http://brokenbat.org/player/134611 Bryan Paris was 0-2 (three starts) and had a whopping 11.20 ERA away to his ex-Legends team Laredo in 2042.

#69177	10/30/2019 12:10:47 am	Jan 22nd, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	No, no, no. When you've won consecutive Legends Championships, you're not permitted a successful claim on 27 year old pitchers that I desperately need.

#69183	10/30/2019 3:41:53 pm	Feb 2nd, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Heh, you're welcome. Not sure I actually need him, if that helps. Uhm looks like he has some potential, but I probably put in a claim not expecting to get him. Same with Williams - both useful players who could fill a role. Will they be better than the guys they're replacing? Hoover hasn't cut it for me, despite an outstanding profile and decent minors numbers - he was basically on the bench for the second half of the season and the playoffs. He'd probably have been a cut even if I hadn't signed Uhm, because Foster is overdue a call-up (although his lack of Movement worries me). Anguiano has had much more success: decent enough glove for 1B, hits flyballs and has the best Plate Discipline around. But he's prone to extended cold spells, doesn't have as much power as I'd expected and - worst of all, especially for a flyball hitter - has way too many GIDP. He didn't do anything in the 2041 playoffs and I left him on the bench last season, and if that's how it is then he may as well go and I can see if Williams will give me a little more OOMPH. I've got a couple of minor leaguers who may be shown the door soon too, don't trust those 'above average' potentials. Updated Wednesday, October 30 2019 @ 3:42:45 pm PDT

#69189	10/30/2019 9:07:58 pm	Feb 5th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm not sure how that helps. It rubs it in even more. I haven't been able to get any decent young pitching for quite a while, as is evident by my minors which has only five arms throughout the whole system.

#69191	10/31/2019 3:30:46 am	Feb 5th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	That was the idea Mike, though all in good fun (at least from my perspective, sorry!). And I landed another today. Now I've got more pitching than I know what to do with.

#69196	10/31/2019 11:41:50 am	Feb 12th, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	AAA affiliate Winter Park (CO) adds Pablo Jimenez as their ninth pitcher via waiver claim #68. Jimenez has struggled at the AAA level, but will have every opportunity to make Denvy's major league roster whenever he is ready. There is a big crowd of arms down on the Denver farm.

#69232	11/01/2019 5:57:56 pm	Mar 2nd, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Moo Cows couldn't be happier to worm and weasel our way into the Legends League. Please forgive our muddy hooves as we tread all over your marble floors and topiaries. Can we stay in '43? All signs point to "no": By a fair amount, the Milk Machine has the lowest official Prestige in the league: 84 College Station Athletics 75 Birmingham Athletics 68 Minneapolis Tigers 62 New York Lancers 61 Moore Manta Rays 61 Fort Worth Long Horns 58 Laredo Mules 58 Margate Magicians 57 Burlington Remnants 48 Denver Broncos 32 Allen '54 Chevy 22 Murfreesboro Moo Cows We have the lowest population in the East: 8.3M New York 430.0k Minneapolis 210.0k Birmingham 100.0k Allen 60.0k Margate 140k Murfreesboro The travel is going to be murder because we're the farthest south and the farthest west of any East team. The most cumbersome name? It's not the "Remnants". It's not "College Station Athletics". Oh heck no, it's easily "Murfreesboro Moo Cows". For all these reasons, and more, the Moo Cows feel doomed in '43. Doomed! Still, we'll be happy Cows and enjoy it while it lasts!

#69233	11/01/2019 6:19:34 pm	Mar 2nd, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I think the Moo Cows need some learnin'. Your own quoted population isn't the smallest. Of course you did say lowest; maybe you meant lowest on the list because they were listed last, on the bottom? And Murfeesboro is neither the furthest south nor the furthest west. You can't be much more centralized than Tennessee for the East. Send those bovine to school. Updated Friday, November 1 2019 @ 6:23:27 pm PDT

#69236	11/01/2019 9:37:02 pm	Mar 2nd, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Ha! I thought the same thing Mike... pretty sure Texas is further West than Tennessee or Arkansas or wherever Murfreesboro is. Also dang sure that 140k>100k>60k is true. And everyone knows that "Official Prestige" is nothing compared with DOPE! Silly cows.

#69249	11/02/2019 5:06:22 pm	Mar 4th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Not only all that other stuff, but has anybody noticed all the "M" names in this league?!? Minneapolis and the Mules for starters, but four different teams with double M names??? Murfreesboro Moo Cows, Moore Manta Rays, Mew York Lamcers, and the Margate Magicians! Given the doom and gloom of the Coo Mow situation, it's probably not a letter you'd want to be saddled with.

#69251	11/02/2019 5:20:33 pm	Mar 4th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Good thing we are "M" free!

#69254	11/03/2019 5:34:56 am	Mar 4th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Actually we're more into bacon - Pulled Pork Hamcers.

#69270	11/04/2019 9:56:34 pm	Mar 8th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Hey Franke, Good luck with the Armadillo...except of course when we square up. Guess I just lost patience with him.

#69440	11/09/2019 9:02:20 am	Mar 16th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The story of Peter Frank: I love this kind of player. Frank drifted around with the Waterbury Ravens for a while in League VI. Four seasons not making much more than the minimum salary. The Moo Cows pick him up in 2038 and Frank helps us get promoted out of League IV in 2039. Hooray! We grudgingly drop him at the beginning of 2040 and the Novi Doubledays pick him up. Frank wins a Legends League Championship! A couple more years of aimless drift - the Mules claimed him TWICE in 2041 - then the Moo Cows just picked him up again as a free agent for 2043. Seven teams total. I hope he sticks! Maybe he's a lucky charm in the top league?! Edit: Also, Pulled Pork Hamsters? Updated Sunday, November 10 2019 @ 6:04:27 pm PST

#69489	11/12/2019 4:55:29 pm	Mar 28th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	3 games in to the season and no undefeated teams

#69524	11/13/2019 7:44:33 pm	Apr 3rd, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Here's one of those terrific baseball quirks. The Milk Machine just lost three games to Allen. The scores look fairly lopsided: 10-4 6-0 5-3 But the hit totals for those three games? Consistently 10 for Allen, 8 for Murfreesboro. Every. Single. Game. Baseball is weird. Edit: Then I lose a lopsided game to Minneapolis where Jerry Jackson somehow steals second base twice in the first inning. You don't see that every day. Updated Thursday, November 14 2019 @ 4:38:55 pm PST

#69563	11/15/2019 7:12:47 am	Apr 7th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	The worst part of no home games for the first week: starting the season $11M in the hole.

#69571	11/15/2019 9:10:15 am	Apr 7th, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	I love Iowa and everything, but a 10 game road trip means Denvy also has a (New York accent) "yuge" red number in the financials. Coincidentally, also an 11 million dollar loss.

#69583	11/15/2019 1:23:36 pm	Apr 7th, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Alex Espinosa, manager for last place Denvy, approves the call ups for 5 rookie pitchers from AAA Winter Park.

#69614	11/17/2019 2:09:47 pm	Apr 14th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My offense ranked first in the division and second in Legends last season. With the same players this early going, I'm dead last. My pitching is also worst in the division. Wow, that's ugly. If we don't get it in gear soon, I'll be out of it before we even head west. Updated Sunday, November 17 2019 @ 2:12:16 pm PST

#69636	11/19/2019 2:14:02 pm	Apr 21st, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	In the opener today, Margate 2, Minneapolis 20. Ouch. We are third sitewide in the Cup, though. I know because management keeps belaboring the point, suggesting that means the team is alright. Updated Tuesday, November 19 2019 @ 2:16:37 pm PST

#69644	11/19/2019 10:03:10 pm	Apr 25th, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	That genuinely gave me a laugh. 🤣Nice thing considering we didn’t on the other on another game board. Denvy took a nothing-nothing score to extra innings top of the tenth where Burlington puts up a gosh darned 6 spot on our crazy win loss record guy of last year Murphy. Must’ve been the club record for losses in a season by a Denvy pitcher in my time as owner. I just imagine that guy getting booed or our manager getting booed for trotting him out there.

#69654	11/20/2019 2:03:54 pm	Apr 25th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Losing a three game series 38-18 to the Hamsters doesn't really fill the Cows with confidence about how good our team really is. But the middle game has to be in the hunt for "Game of the Year". Edit: Not everyday you see essentially a double complete game for two starting pitchers. Updated Wednesday, November 20 2019 @ 6:34:56 pm PST

#69657	11/20/2019 9:41:49 pm	Apr 29th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Imagine if the AI bumps up your offensive production .2 runs per inning. Huge, right? Now imagine it also improves your defense/pitching combo to the tune of .2 runs per inning. You get both benefits! You'd be unstoppable. Provided you stuck to the Broken Bat history books, you'd have the greatest run differential in Legends for the season. Here's the thing about that--if that were to happen to me for the rest of the season, I'd simply break even in RD here on out. That's how bad this season has been. I have almost the exact same team as last season, but I've gone from a 50/50 team, to the worst Legends team of all-time (using RD as the criteria). It makes no sense. Classic examples of how this is happening... With the bat, Christie and Daniels have a lower OPS this season than their SLG was last season. With the ball, here are two laughable comparisons: 2043 Moreno --- 9.00/2.345, .407 BAA 2042 Moreno --- 3.38/1.282, .247 BAA 2043 Renteria --- 11.79/2.282, .417 BAA 2042 Renteria --- 4.09/1.461, .273 BAA Team OPS down 114, half the homer rate. Team ERA up 2.46!!!! We've thrown in the towel, except for the Cup where we're 11-1 with a +5.5 RD per game! Good luck, gentleman.

#69658	11/20/2019 10:43:56 pm	Apr 29th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Mike, I feel your pain. (somewhat) My hitters are anemic right now. .299 OBP sucks. Can't score runs if your guys can't get on base. Had really high hopes coming into the season, now just trying to stay a float.

#69755	11/24/2019 4:33:35 pm	May 12th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Three games through on Sunday and the Moo Cows are in 5th place, but merely ONE game out of first place. How exactly does that happen?!? The division is tight!

#69792	11/25/2019 11:05:52 pm	May 17th, 2043
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Two rounds done and the west remains very tight. We could quickly reach 1st or 6th with a good /bad streak. So far we have hit the least homers and given up the most. We have also struck out the most. That gives us a few goals to work on going forward. We found a couple veteran bats to help out this season and they are doing ok but the long balls have not been coming. Also recently found a vet RHP to help out. Being deep in starting pitching should help when we go east. If we can get Pascual going then I think we can make some noise in the division. We have advanced in the cup and will try to stay alive as long as possible. Not a great draft year for us but found one possible pitching prospect if he can find a little control. Im still travelling in south east Asia so havent been very active on the boards but will try to chime in more.

#69825	11/27/2019 4:43:47 pm	May 24th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	First game of this series between 54Chevy and the MooCows and the two starters combine for 2/3 of an inning. Sure the Cows started a rookie... but he was the one that got the 2 outs! DeLeon couldn't buy an out and got lit up raising his ERA from 2.6 to 3.45 and placing in doubt his AllStar Bid.

#69828	11/27/2019 6:04:50 pm	May 25th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Chevy: First game of this series between 54Chevy and the MooCows and the two starters combine for 2/3 of an inning. Sure the Cows started a rookie... but he was the one that got the 2 outs! This was quite a series. Here's the 15-8 game in question. 18 runs in the first 3 innings. Zero runs in the next 5 innings. That's baseball! Also, that Chevy starter is quite the stud pitcher. We were shocked to get to him. Emotions from down to up like Bugs Bunny on a bungee. The seven run differential was the SMALLEST run differential in the 4 game 2-2 series. Not a single close one: 2-9 0-9 16-5 The 2-9 game had this moment: "Alcantar is thrown out at the plate by Alcantar." For context, the Chevy Alcantar is a former Moo Cow. A lifetime .204 hitter, he heroed out a 6 for 13 against his former team. Also cool, Butter Kim had THREE home runs in the 0-9 game. As of this moment, he's batting .399 in league play. Whaaa? This contrasts with my former League II MVP batting .209 for the season. The new, expensive first baseman with the lifetime .305 average? He's batting .213 this year. So far, the Moo Cows are, um, "inconsistent". Compare the whole Chevy series with this 0-4, ten inning game from our recent series with the Hamsters. Don't let the final score fool you. This gem was 0-0 at the end of regulation. Both starters were brilliant. There were 5 total hits through 9 innings, then 7 hits total in the 10th inning. Yowza. In the running for Game of the Year! Mules pointed out last season that the Cows used 24 pitchers in 2042. We used 24 hitters too! So far in 2043, Cowtown has used 18 hitters, but 19 pitchers! Can we beat last year's totals?

#69895	12/01/2019 5:03:55 pm	Jun 7th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Moo Cows clop into inter-division play with a share of first place? Nuh uh! No way!

#69926	12/03/2019 6:35:56 pm	Jun 15th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Well, interdivision series starts off with a bang or thud depending on which side of the league you look at it from: East 8 to West 22

#69932	12/04/2019 10:28:28 am	Jun 15th, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	An extraordinary series between Denvy and Allen. 5 sellout crowds, 3 extra inning games, 1 one-run game, 1 no hit bid through six innings from Denvy Cy Young Winner Steve Douglas, 1 game with back-to-back home runs.

#69947	12/04/2019 6:46:26 pm	Jun 20th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Inter-division play is wild so far. Yikes. There was a bangin' inning against the Manta Rays during this game. When's the last time you saw three triples in an inning? What are the odds on that? Against Cow perennial Cy Young winner, nonetheless: Top 5th: Moore Iwasa takes the mound to pitch. Rodriguez hits a triple to center field. Barber hits a home run to right field. Rodriguez comes in to score. Bryson hits a double to center field. Menendez hits a triple to right field. Bryson comes in to score. Clarke hits a ground ball single through to right field. Menendez comes in to score. Parry hits a triple to right field. Clarke comes in to score. Bonilla comes in to pitch. Silinas comes in to pinch hit for Rico. Silinas hits a double to center field. Parry comes in to score. Su strikes out. Hutton flies out to right field. Lord comes in to pinch hit for Rodriguez. Lord lines out to right field. Moo Cows have 6 SB against 10 CS. The only team with a backwards ratio. Mainly because of Corey Moore, who was a magical 35-7 in 2041, 27-20 in 2042, and a truly despicable 4-7 this year. What's up, Corey? Got a hammy issue you're not telling us about? Brain farts? Meanwhile, the Remnants haven't been caught stealing yet this year with FOUR total stolen bases. Look alive out there, guys.

#69958	12/06/2019 12:08:01 am	Jun 25th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I'm getting sick and tired of seeing MM getting a claim and it not be me. I've gotten one all season, while Murfreesboro has cashed in on 16, three of which I had claims on. The AI clearly has a "screw you, Margate" algorithm being applied to everything this season.

#69984	12/06/2019 11:04:57 am	Jun 25th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I'm kicking myself for not picking up Thrasher. He was a bit pricey but I could have made it work. Debated about putting a waiver claim on him. Moore grabbed him as a FA while I hesitated and he is 11 of 11 for save opportunities so far.

#69990	12/06/2019 3:35:06 pm	Jun 26th, 2043
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Thrasher has finally given me someone after my starters exit the game that I can count on. Well worth his lofty price tag. I can't let money be a factor when I have a chance to win Legends.

#70006	12/06/2019 11:03:57 pm	Jun 27th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Legends East knocked out of the Cup early.

#70021	12/07/2019 4:08:33 pm	Jun 30th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah. On a 10-game win streak in Legends, and in total won 12 of 13. Played a LLVI team and lost in three. I take the Cup seriously but to me every time up is a coin flip once you reach the knockout rounds, so I don’t get upset about getting bounced.

#70049	12/08/2019 7:34:34 pm	Jul 7th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	My developing players won 2 games today. Things are looking up! Of course I still can't hit on waivers. It's my second unluckiest claim season ever. As a result I picked up a 26 year old free agent who is behind the curve. He banged out an OPS over a grand in his first four games and then was made lame with a double-digit day injury. The sour luck of this season is making me a bit sour. Okay, even more sour than I already was.

#70073	12/10/2019 1:03:24 pm	Jul 9th, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Mo(Moo)ving out of demotion territory way out west is Denvy, with a 5-game road trip sweep of Murfreesboro. It would appear that Mark Grant has returned to MVP form after an off year 2042, and is now sitting third in League Leaders for both AVE and RBI. Updated Tuesday, December 10 2019 @ 1:04:32 pm PST

#70162	12/14/2019 2:58:58 pm	Jul 25th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Mid-season report on the Moo Cows. Magicians: I'm getting sick and tired of seeing MM getting a claim and it not be me. I've gotten one all season, while Murfreesboro has cashed in on 16, three of which I had claims on. If you're trying to compete in "shopping" with Ms. Cow, you might as well give up. You'll still be adjusting the wobbly wheel on your shaky plastic cart while that bouffant ponytail is motoring through the produce aisle. The sour luck of this season is making me a bit sour. Okay, even more sour than I already was. There's lemonade in the back right corner. Or sugar on aisle 11. You'll see it in a few minutes. Chevy: I'm kicking myself for not picking up Thrasher. He was a bit pricey but I could have made it work. Oh boy have I got the guy for you. Mr. Excitement! Hamsters: I take the Cup seriously but to me every time up is a coin flip once you reach the knockout rounds, so I don’t get upset about getting bounced. Amazing that the only two Legends team left a round ago had to play each other. Random numbers can be fun! Broncos: Mo(Moo)ving out of demotion territory way out west is Denvy, with a 5-game road trip sweep of Murfreesboro. Not going to lie, this was fairly demoralizing for the Milk Machine, who are now something like 5 for 21 lately and in a harrowing tailspin. It didn't help that a bunch of rowdy Denvy fans stayed behind at the ballpark calling our players fat, flinging diet drinks at us, and telling us how "great" things are going in Tennessee. We had to call Whitey MacBlanc, the local sheriff. Somebody else, other than the Bloomington Thunder, is about to be on the "permanently banned from Rutherford County" list. Speaking of the Thunder, to the Cows, this season feels like 2041, where very little seemed to go right. On paper, it should be working. In practice, we seem to be in 5th place. We're the only team that hasn't seen first (other than the Houdinis, who bailed early). No, really, any brilliant coherent theories on how Corey Moore can no longer steal bases? He was great then, horrid now. His Speed hasn't changed at all. I told him to stay put and he's still getting caught in 2043. The Moo Cows are still upside down in the steals department 15-16. What is UP? On the subject of stolen bases, the Remnants have their first caught stealing. Way to go, guys. The numbers that really stand out are the Moo Cow FIP of 4.39, but the ERA of 5.10. That's a serious gap. This luck's got to improve in the second half. Pitching and defense are supposed to be a strength in Murfreesboro, but we've been watching Cow pitching get shelled for what looks like no real reason. We've used 24 pitchers on the season. So far. Another fascinating number is the pitching "Games Played" for the Cows. We've got 227 at this moment. The closest East division rival? 297. The top? 371. We've had 24 pitchers so far, but about half the total appearances of the Tigers and Magicians. It's literally the first time since the Cows became the Cows that we've had any kind of endurance in the pitching corps. We're plugging holes left and right to keep up. I feel like it's been largely bad baseball luck. If we somehow get relegated with a winning record, it's going to be confoundingly sad. I'll have to drink an XL absinthe milkshake all by my lonesome. Stealth Edit - Lopsidedest First Inning: Top 1st: Fort Worth Navarrete takes the mound to pitch. Bigelow hits a double to right field. Werner hits a double to center field. Bigelow comes in to score. Bentley hits a double to left field. Werner comes in to score. Kovacs hits a double to left field. Bentley comes in to score. Powers strikes out. Knight flies out to left field. Kim flies out to left field. Fort Worth 3, Murfreesboro 0 Bottom 1st: Murfreesboro Schweitzer takes the mound to pitch. Alcantar strikes out. Armenta strikes out. Kim strikes out. Fort Worth 3, Murfreesboro 0 Updated Saturday, December 14 2019 @ 5:17:15 pm PST

#70167	12/14/2019 5:00:54 pm	Jul 27th, 2043
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	On the subject of stolen bases, the Remnants have their first caught stealing. Way to go, guys. It was worth the try. Stanton strikes out on a hit and run. Whaley is caught stealing third base by Angeles. Burlington 2, Margate 2

#70172	12/15/2019 5:47:23 am	Jul 28th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	How much does it cost to buy a hit? Seriously there is no reason for this poor hitting season.

#70199	12/17/2019 12:18:46 am	Aug 4th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Are you flipping kidding me?! Now Allen steals my 2 claim guy from me. I've had 11 two claim guys I've put in on this season and scored NONE of them! That's more than a 4000 to 1 odds of that happening. Amazingly, 3 of the 9 were by Legend teams. I can't believe how bad my luck has been this season. The worst ever.

#70200	12/17/2019 9:50:04 am	Aug 4th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Sorry Mike. I do think he may be the C of the future for me though... or at least will add some depth. This season has been crazy. I get frustrated with a 1-4 series with Larado, then follow it up with a sweep of Moore. Better decide if I am in it or not soon before I blow all my cash with the rent-a-players.

#70202	12/17/2019 4:19:33 pm	Aug 7th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	When in doubt and in Legends, go for broke.

#70217	12/18/2019 7:08:34 pm	Aug 14th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Y'know, theoretically, this League could quickly include the Harrisonburg Hydrogen, Manhattan Isotopes, the Los Angeles Isótopos, and the Springfield Isotopes. Those teams are all in division II right now. You could justifiably worry about all the obvious Doomsday Clock implications, but the Moo Cows are more worried about the impact of major metroplexes taking over the top league, rather than the more correct agrarian view as envisioned by Founding Fathers like Thomas Jefferson. Updated Wednesday, December 18 2019 @ 7:08:54 pm PST

#70218	12/18/2019 10:08:57 pm	Aug 14th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I sit here tonight pondering why my team has not won a single inter-division home series yet; analyzing the 1.5 wins per 5 game series at home... Meanwhile the Cows are Dooms-day Prepping for the potential Urbanization of Legends.

#70219	12/19/2019 12:17:36 am	Aug 14th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Paz, congrats! And you're welcome for me fielding my team of misfits. To all, I know you get disgusted when you see my boys have triumphed over yours in a game. I'm fairly surprised I haven't been no hit yet. The 20 run blowouts are pretty spectacular, except for the fact that they're common.

#70220	12/19/2019 12:46:35 am	Aug 14th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I dont blame you one bit Mike, you were dealt a bit of misfortune early and you are capitalizing on it in an effort to improve the for the future years. Wish our real world Royals would do a better job of that.

#70223	12/19/2019 10:19:45 am	Aug 14th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I haven't checked the history books yet, but I have to think I'm on pace for one of the biggest falls in official rank ever for one season. I'm all for living boldly.

#70235	12/19/2019 6:43:09 pm	Aug 19th, 2043
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	That didn't resolve much of anything in the west. Only 3 games separate 1st and 6th place. Any team can win this, and two unlucky ones will relegate.

#70244	12/20/2019 4:52:58 am	Aug 19th, 2043
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	I obstinately refuse to believe it could be me

#70249	12/20/2019 7:17:03 am	Aug 19th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	My major take away from interdivision is that I need to change my ballpark in the off season. My home record is killing me. Weird, as I changed it before last season and I thought it helped. Obviously not this year.

#70259	12/20/2019 5:18:54 pm	Aug 21st, 2043
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Stubborn mules. They need a good talkin' to. Good morning Captain! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0ppOZ967k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwc1FkkWulc

#70267	12/21/2019 5:42:05 am	Aug 21st, 2043
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Hahaha

#70271	12/22/2019 4:00:58 am	Aug 25th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Info on the lows for Legend teams in all of Broken Bat's history... Fewest Wins: 2035 Santa Monica (38) 2041 Broomfield (40) 2003 Moscow (44) Worst RD: 2003 Moscow -465 2041 Broomfield -380 2005 Hoffman Estates -354 Biggest Ranking Drop: 2041 Broomfield 238 2035 Santa Monica 100 2036 Margate 90 Biggest Rating Drop: 2027 Palmdale 160.01 2036 Margate 154.58 2035 Santa Monica 138.43 The years with the were test years where there was no human ownership at all. The entire site was bot. My team this year should easily surpass most of the record flops. I'm on pace for 34 wins and -722 RD, both easily the worst ever. I was actually fielding my best team the first few weeks, though, so I'm expecting something more like 29 wins and -830 RD. Rating and ranking are impossible to predict for the rest of the season, but I bet I can give those a run for the money, too.

#70273	12/22/2019 4:14:06 pm	Aug 27th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Seems the Lancers are determined to help you avoid making history, Mike - that's our fourth loss to the Magicians this season (9-4 overall). I doubt anyone else has managed that. Rocketman had an awful start to the season but has turned things around, and although his home ERA was worse than his road total I figured a home game against Margate would even that up some - instead his home ERA is now two runs worse than his road score. At least the Cup final tomorrow will allow us some time to heal our rash of injuries.

#70276	12/22/2019 7:42:28 pm	Aug 29th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	What do you mean? I'm going for the records! They'll go nicely with the only-team-to-lose-the-Legend-playoffs-and-the-Cup-in-the-same-season and longest championship (Legends and Cup) losing streak (currently at 10). Regarding this season, yes, our record is ever so slightly better against you than anyone else in the division. It's a microscopic difference, though. 4-9, 3-7. However, I did manage to bust out an amazing 4-6 against Denver and even won a five-game series. Imagine how they feel.

#70298	12/24/2019 9:15:47 pm	Sep 4th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	14 hits for a series is pretty bad even for my lackluster guys. No runs scored. To be clear, I'm not actually trying to lose. My developing guys excel at it, though. At least they have something.

#70320	12/26/2019 6:52:32 pm	Sep 12th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	12 Million dollar haircut in Allen.

#70337	12/28/2019 6:07:02 pm	Sep 18th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Milk Machine may be forced to embrace a Hamster dynasty when New York keeps finding ways to win games like this one. It's the bottom of the third. The Moo Cows are up 11-0. Mr. Tiny Strikeout Man, perennial Cy Young winner, is on the mound for Moo-Town. What happens? Hamsters win the game 15-14!!! Of course they do! Winning teams get all the bounces. O-u-c-h. That's got to be in the running for game of the year. This year's been all about patching holes for the Cows. I, for one, embrace our adorable hamster overlords. Chevy: Meanwhile the Cows are Dooms-day Prepping for the potential Urbanization of Legends. If you're not prepping for Urbanization, you're living in the past. 12 Million dollar haircut in Allen. Cows follow suit a few days later. Magicians: I haven't checked the history books yet, but I have to think I'm on pace for one of the biggest falls in official rank ever for one season. I'm all for living boldly. Like baseball judo, you're a winner even when you're losing. My team this year should easily surpass most of the record flops. I'm on pace for 34 wins and -722 RD, both easily the worst ever. My favorite part of the Houdini dive is thinking about your fan base and this 51.94 mood. How are you keeping the locals from gathering pitchforks and torches, tar and feathers, novocaine and pliers? Speaking of heartbreaking dives, I want to hear from the Manta Rays. If I remember correctly, they were like 8 games up in the West at around the All-Star break. What disturbance in the force happened over in Oklahoma? However, I did manage to bust out an amazing 4-6 against Denver and even won a five-game series. Imagine how they feel. Then it's like a circle of embarrassment and pain. Denvy painfully beat the Cows 8-2 this year. I think I beat College Station 8-2. Who'd College Station smash up on? Mules: I obstinately refuse to believe it could be me As beautifully mule-ish as it gets. Hey Mules, what in the world are you doing picking up Boom Boom, starting him in a game, then dropping him? We all know that guy throws about 11-and-a-half pitches and he's gassed. His first start since 2034! What did you expect?!? Remnants: Stubborn mules. They need a good talkin' to. Love these links! The Cowabungalow courtyard has a rhinestone statue of Dolly Parton with her trademark bouffant 'do and swinging a ball bat. For fairly obvious reasons, she's the patron saint of the Milk Machine.

#70340	12/28/2019 9:38:24 pm	Sep 18th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I didn't want to hijack the other thread, so I'll do so here. I didn't the Mooer was a fellow geek. What are your favorite three board games? It's pretty easy for me. 3. Ticket To Ride. Original, awesome American version. It probably helps that I'm really good at this game for some reason. Any number of players is fine, but I like two best. Both sparring mates are only at the mercy of the singular opponent. Super quick, too. 2. Castles of Burgundy. I rarely get to play this because it takes a couple hours. All of these are family games and it's unusual for us to commit that much time for one game now that my children are young adults. I much, much, much prefer four players to three. Having all of the tiles in play makes it considerably more fun for me. 1. Settlers of Catan. We have probably played it a thousand times and we've had it less than ten years. This is, without a doubt, the most evenly balanced game we play. I don't think any of us have an edge over anyone. Being able to gang up on the leader makes it difficult for anyone to dominate. It's simple, yet elegant. Easy, but brilliant. For two-player games, I'd have to mention San Juan. My wife and I usually play it twice and do so almost daily.

#70342	12/29/2019 1:39:11 pm	Sep 18th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Ahh Catan... that brings back some good college memories.

#70344	12/29/2019 2:58:22 pm	Sep 19th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I’ll take any win I can get, but 15-14 games are more wince-inducing than most. My #1 starter Rock has been anything but solid (pun intended) this season, and that was probably his low point. Hopefully he returns to his usual late season clutch play any time now. Count me with the geeks, card-carrying member. D&D was my thing but I’ll play almost anything, never had the opportunity to try Catan or Carcassone. Maybe next year I’ll get around to organising game night.

#70349	12/29/2019 9:45:55 pm	Sep 22nd, 2043
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Some of you may know I've been travelling for the better part of two years now. I recently had my first misfortune. While riding in a cab with others (strangers) something went terribly wrong. I woke up a day later in my hotel with my wallet but without my phone or hat. I was unable to walk straight for another 12 hours... Any ideas what may have HAPPENED? I'm at a loss. No idea how to contact these people again as my phone and WhatsApp are gone. I just bought a new phone now to try and piece this together (this is copied here in the off chance somebody can help) I am missing about 20 hours. I have a feeling I simply dropped my phone because if it were a robbery I'd have lost my money and wallet.. So strange. No idea how I got home.. I had consumed about three beer. Ah well.. On the plus side my team went 7-1 in my absence. In Manila BTW.. So it could have been anything! Always be extra careful out there... I'm a very experienced traveller and have never had an issue before.

#70353	12/30/2019 7:18:54 am	Sep 22nd, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@Freddy: It sounds like someone put something in your beverage. When in other countries as a tourist, I'm extra vigilant about ensuring my drink is never left unattended. Sorry to hear about this, and hope you get it sorted. Stay safe. @Mike: Power Grid and 7 Wonders are some of my go-to board games. Santiago and Ticket to Ride are also in the mix at least once a year.

#70355	12/30/2019 9:21:37 am	Sep 22nd, 2043
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Hey Mules, what in the world are you doing picking up Boom Boom, starting him in a game, then dropping him? We all know that guy throws about 11-and-a-half pitches and he's gassed. His first start since 2034! What did you expect?!? I expect nothing I'm DESPERATE, will try ANYTHING to win a game In this instance, since I don't have any "good" pitcher, I tried to play the LvsR thing There are several teams with a heavy split in their hitter I try to exploit. Didn't work! If anything, a series against the Mules will help to even the split (look at the series against Moore) With regards to this specific player, though, I believe Stamina has no effect _within the game_ I see no evidence of pitch count affecting the effectiveness of SPs Prove me wrong....

#70356	12/30/2019 11:48:24 am	Sep 22nd, 2043
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	@ Freddy - those ladyboys in south east Asia can be pretty brutal I hear.........

#70357	12/30/2019 12:34:21 pm	Sep 22nd, 2043
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@ Freddy. I'll echo LR's take on never turning your back on a drink. I'll also stress never accepting drinks you don't open yourself. Neither is easy, but do your best. Stay safe, my friend. Hope you are alright, that is incredibly scary. @JJ: about the ladyboy comment...isn't that your neck of the woods? :P

#70358	12/30/2019 12:51:23 pm	Sep 22nd, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	LR, 7 Wonders is great. We play that about once a week. Since my wife and I are essentially empty nesters now, I'm thinking the Duel incarnation of Wonders will enter the home soon. I've had Dominion, Pandemic, and Race for the Galaxy sitting around for more than a year awaiting their first plays. My guess is they'll all be opened in 2020. Updated Monday, December 30 2019 @ 2:31:12 pm PST

#70369	12/31/2019 11:39:07 am	Sep 26th, 2043
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	@Freddy that’s terrifying, and I hope you’re ok @Mike pandemic is good fun. My wife and I play just the two of us, and sometimes with more folks. Nice game. Nice challenge. I hear pandemic legacy is even better

#70374	12/31/2019 8:12:03 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	That College Station post has got to be one of my favorite things I've read on the internet, like ever. It's like Hunter Thompson. I love knowing there are people out there with lives that look nothing like mine, but we intersect in some tiny way. Stay safe out there! Mules: I believe Stamina has no effect _within the game_ I see no evidence of pitch count affecting the effectiveness of SPs Prove me wrong.... Then why hook a good starting pitcher, like, ever? Boom! Now, on to the board gaming stuff. This house has about 100 board games right now. I've played 800+ different games. I'm almost always the rules reader and "thing explainer". I've taught literally hundreds of people to play all kinds of games. If you're playing San Juan daily, that sounds like it might be your #1 game. You can't go too wrong with a list of San Juan, Settlers of Catan, Castles of Burgundy, and Ticket to Ride. You're going to have a lot of fun with Pandemic & Dominion when you take 'em out of the plastic. I couldn't really get into 7 Wonders or Race for the Galaxy. Based only on this tiny bit of information, other games from the tippy top of my game ratings I might recommend for you include: Acquire, Cockroach Poker, Ra, Hey That's My Fish!, Duell (AKA En Garde), Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper, Wildlife Safari, Skull, Bohnanza, Can't Stop, Red7, The Quest for El Dorado, Carcassonne, Lost Cities, Love Letter, Battle Line, Bananagrams, Biblios, Le Fantôme de l’Opéra. In particular, the underlined ones may be excellent if you've only got two players. The most recent purchase is Klask, but I don't know how much you'd like a sporty, airhockey-like game. Hamsters: Count me with the geeks, card-carrying member. D&D was my thing but I’ll play almost anything, never had the opportunity to try Catan or Carcassone If you haven't played Catan and Carcassone, I whole-heartedly recommend them both to anyone approaching any "newfangled" board games. I may be past my D&D prime, but it's definitely in my history. If you like sports and D&D - which is an unusual combination - you may like the board game Catacombs. My newest role-playing love is Dungeon World, but I haven't actually played it. Ravens: Power Grid and 7 Wonders are some of my go-to board games. I was slow to appreciate Power Grid, but I like it pretty well now. There's like 100 maps available for it. Ambulators: pandemic is good fun. My wife and I play just the two of us, and sometimes with more folks. Nice game. Nice challenge. I hear pandemic legacy is even better I agree completely. If anybody gets into Pandemic and likes it, you can't go wrong getting Pandemic Legacy. It might even be best with two players.

#70375	12/31/2019 8:13:08 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Belanger now stands 0-18 on the mound. That has to be a record, right? Sorry, my man. That's brutal. I'll be pulling for a miracle for you in the last eighth of the season. Regarding the College Station post, it is most definitely unique. Just wow. And then to the important stuff--board games. I've played a handful of those. Hey That's My Fish is great. We'd play it much more often if there was a set-up robot. The game takes less time than setting it up. Carcassonne. Seriously great game. My wife and daughter play that quite a bit one on one. As a result, they basically have the tiles memorized and I don't. That advantage plus the fact that I'm not fantastic at it generally makes me end up the loser. Lost Cities. I learned it online and created my own deck. We destroyed it through a few hundred plays. I should get or make another. It's awesome. I don't have Can't Stop or Acquire, but I've played them a few times. Oh my gosh. Bananagrams. I forgot about that one. Where did I put my little bag? For whatever reason my wife LOVES that one. I need to search for it. Klask? Haven't heard of it, but your description sounds good to me. We have, hmm, a flick the disc racing game that we rarely play, but I think is fun. Fast Car? I can't remember the name. And don't tell me you have a Crokinole board. I'd love to get one. My wife insists that $300 is too much for a piece of wood and checkers. There really is no way to defeat that argument, so I haven't given it much effort. Updated Tuesday, December 31 2019 @ 10:16:54 pm PST

#70377	12/31/2019 10:26:19 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Played Pandemic tonight for the first time to ring in the new year. Had 8 players so did 4teams of 2 players. It was fun. Anyone here play Diplomacy? That is a great longer game, like playing a season of brokenbat.

#70380	12/31/2019 10:53:45 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	That College Station post has got to be one of my favorite things I've read on the internet, like ever. It's like Hunter Thompson. I love knowing there are people out there with lives that look nothing like mine, but we intersect in some tiny way. Stay safe out there! Haha glad it was amusing! Seriously though, I don't think I'll ever know what happened. Nothing about it seems like a robbery except my phone hat and bag with a couple tshirts is gone. My phone has never been accessed my wallet and cards were in my pocket and I woke up at home. I have one strange vague memory (which was initially what caused me to panic) of being at a bank machine and the guy with me saying "no no, 1000 is enough" (ten dollars usd). I do have a bank slip found in my pocket for 1000 taken out but I used my almost never used card. Gas money maybe? BTW.. There was no need to hit a bank machine as I had about 5000 on me. I just can't accept that I slept walked through all that and also managed to get into my hostel and into bed at least 3 hours after the bank. Such a mystery. But no harm done in the end I guess. I seem to still have all my internal organs and no butt pain lol (jjnz lady boy comment). Anyway I have since moved on to Palawan Philippines and its on with the show. If I ever figure it out I'll be sure to update. shrug Updated Tuesday, December 31 2019 @ 11:02:46 pm PST

#70381	12/31/2019 11:00:42 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	P. S. I've played diplomacy, risk, and use to love monopoly. But my faves have always been chess and backgammon. I just didn't really enjoy the board games as it never felt like anything was on the line. (I played poker for a living for almost ten years before it ever hit the TV and Internet stages). That was when the travel bug began for me. Still not sure what I want to do when I grow up.... 😄 Cheers all and good luck down the stretch here at BB.

#70382	12/31/2019 11:24:13 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	(there was a little bit of genuine concern behind my comment) But also I believe Hawaii is closer to Manila than where I am, so you lot can claim the lady boys..... Professional poker player eh, always knew you were full of it! Where to next after the Philippines? We're all living vicariously through you. I'm saving a list of all these board games, I've not heard of most of them. Risk was always my go to, along with monopoly and cluedo. Never get a chance to play any more, but something to look forward to with the family growing up

#70383	12/31/2019 11:36:28 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	JJNZ, the board games listed above are infinitely better than Monopoly. Using cards as an example, Monopoly is Go Fish or War. The board games we referenced range from Hearts to Poker and Bridge. We have not owned a television for more than ten years and have replaced most of that time with gaming. It was one of the best decisions we ever made. When you're ready to dive into the new world, go to boardgamegeek for information overload.

#70388	01/01/2020 12:41:39 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	In terms of classic board games, my preference is Go. So much better than chess IMHO. Anyone around here play it?

#70390	01/01/2020 1:00:59 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	@Mike Carcassonne is my all time favorite. Been playing it for years, have various expansions. Seriously I will never turn down an opportunity to play it.

#70391	01/01/2020 1:12:26 pm	Sep 30th, 2043
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I've played a good amount of Go. I believe its the oldest known board game. Pretty fun. I definitely prefer it to chess in terms of the classics. I have hundreds of board/card games; I've played pretty much all the games listed in this thread. It counts as research in my line of work 7 Wonders, Race for the Galaxy, Catan, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Dominion are all staple games you'll find in most collection. All solid games. Catan is a bit on the heavy side for some folks. Dominion is a great intro game to deck builders. Pandemic is good, but I prefer games that aren't 100% cooperative. Dead of Winter does a nice job of that with the potential for traitor roles and hidden objectives. You never know who is actually trying to help you survive. If you like 100% co-op games, Samurai Spirit is pretty good. Ghost Stories isn't bad either, but it can be very challenging to beat at higher levels. As deck builders go, my personal favorite games is Blood Bowl Manager. If anyone has ever played the table top or computer versions of the game, the card game does a great job of capturing the feeling of the game, while providing a completely different set of mechanics (except you still roll dice to tackle ). BTW, if anyone has the Foul Play expansion, I'd love to acquire it. In terms of worker placement games, I'd recommend Dungeon Petz or Fresco dependent on aesthetic preferences.

#70393	01/01/2020 3:47:50 pm	Oct 2nd, 2043
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	White flags has been raised in Laredo No hope of avoiding demotion after losing the series against Denver We fall on our faces, really, in the game of aces: Kim against Paris Pathetic effort and abysmal results Goodbye, see you soon

#70423	01/03/2020 4:30:03 pm	Oct 11th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Belanger wins a game!!! That creates something weird with my team. Other than Dye who has 0 wins, all of my pitchers have either 1 win or 4. Eight have 1 and six have 4. Updated Friday, January 3 2020 @ 4:32:02 pm PST

#70424	01/03/2020 5:08:02 pm	Oct 12th, 2043
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Three-way tie for first place out West with ten games to go. Holy Toledo!

#70427	01/03/2020 6:26:32 pm	Oct 12th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Belanger saga is real: 1-18. Goodness Gracious. 2044 can't come fast enough for that guy. Holy cow, I can't believe it's a three way tie in the West!!! The national media is having a field day. ESPN won't shut up about it. Tickets should sell out in all three cities! Regarding board games, I generally agree about Hey That's My Fish. Still, it ain't that long of set up. Also, I tell everybody to play slower because there's more to think about than most people think. It can be chess with penguins and fish. The Lost Cities deck is all beat up and we also played it with a cobbled together card deck for a while. Bananagrams is as good as sliced bread. You're thinking of PitchCar (AKA Carabande). That's in the house. It's one of my favorite games because you can pretty much teach the rules without saying a word. Crokinole is hard to justify at the price tag so I generally have to agree with your wife. Oh yeah, I've played some Diplomacy. It's the best possible way to lose friends. What's the odds of having three Diplomacy players in the Legends league on Broken Bat? Seriously? I like board games because there's nothing on the line. With poker, or anything else like that, once there's money involved it feels like any other job. I love that we've got a league with Hunter S. Thompson the world traveling poker player.

#70428	01/03/2020 7:14:53 pm	Oct 12th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We're on a baseball site and I couldn't remember the game name was PITCH Car?! How embarrassing. Good luck with the exciting finish, guys!

#70431	01/03/2020 9:35:28 pm	Oct 12th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Falling from Legends in both baseball and basketball. Rough season(s). I expected as much for the Hardwood team, though I think they will shine next season... it is a youthful squad. Here was a bit of a surprise. Looking at the stats, my ballpark killed the season. 30-44 at home is not acceptable. Also my hitters completely forgot how to hit. I can fix the first problem, not sure about the second. Hopefully will be back soon before the core players get too old.

#70435	01/04/2020 3:21:16 am	Oct 12th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Bananagrams? It’s banana skins I’m looking out for at this stage, and looks like I found one the hard way - serving up Belanger’s first win. My best hitter Soto was injured for game one and in typical fashion I forgot to put him back in for games two and three, not that it would have mattered with Belanger’s performance, he’ll be a heckuva pitcher someday soon (and Soto’s replacement Gonzalez went 3/4 anyway). The sting of that was lessened by seeing that the A’s had dropped three in Minneapolis, but we’re not there yet. The West is amazing! What an epic finish it’s going to be.

#70442	01/04/2020 8:07:45 am	Oct 12th, 2043
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Make it four Diplomacy players in LL.

#70463	01/05/2020 2:54:08 am	Oct 16th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Posts about forgetting to put his best hitter back in after a 1-game injury Still forgets to put best hitter back in, scores 5 runs in 3 games, loses two FACEPALM I played Diplomacy in my teens but not since.

#70486	01/06/2020 7:52:05 am	Oct 20th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Similar to II.2 West, looks like Legends West is having an interesting final series finish. No analysis from me, just "best of fortunes" wishes to the competitors!

#70496	01/06/2020 4:45:15 pm	Oct 23rd, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Dang, we almost have a Broken Bat diplomacy game! Congratulations to the Hamsters and Athletics! Have fun in the title match! Also, let me be the first to welcome the Harrisonburg Hydrogen and Bloomington Thunder along with the Dayton Hawks! Yeah, and the Rohnert Park Rebels. Those guys too I guess.

#70501	01/06/2020 5:19:57 pm	Oct 24th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to Freddy and Amalric! I remember thinking that with College Station winning II.2 last season, they'd put up a good run in Legends again. Solid finish there, Freddy.

#70506	01/06/2020 7:48:52 pm	Oct 24th, 2043
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congratulations to New York and College Station! Disappointed we ran out of steam near the end of the season again this year - a bit nervous about next year too, some of our best hitters are getting up there in age...

#70508	01/06/2020 9:14:27 pm	Oct 24th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Congrats to College Station and New York. Job well done. Condolences to Burlington. That was a brutal finish. Their last four games and losses were extra innings by one, extra innings by one, by one and by two. That's painful. I feel for the Remnants. Here are the woeful records my boys put up for all of Legend's history (prior record): Fewest Wins 33 (38 by '35 Santa Monica) Worst RD -704 (-465 by (all bots) '03 Moscow) Amazingly, I didn't have the biggest drops in ranking or rating. My ranking dropped 213, which is second all-time to '41 Broomfield's drop of 238. Third worst is shockingly only 100. My rating dropped 135.75, which somehow doesn't even crack the worst three ever. I'm not sure where it ranks beyond that. Last time I bombed out of Legends I had hopes of returning soon and did. I'm afraid that won't be happening this time around. Very few of my youngsters are showing much. I wouldn't be surprised if I get immediately knocked out of II. Oh, yeah. Here are my studs of the year. Orozco gets the MVP with 14 homers (the only Magician in double digits) and 700 OPS (team high for anyone with more than 105 AB). Pitcher of the Year was Aponte who went 4-5 with 17 saves and a 4.03 ERA. Good luck all! Updated Monday, January 6 2020 @ 9:33:37 pm PST

#70512	01/07/2020 3:32:08 am	Oct 24th, 2043
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Thanks guys, I appreciate the congrats. Super close finish and gutting to the other contenders so I won't say much about it other than to say I didn't like our chances heading to the last series. I'll admit to being just a little surprised to win the pennant. Congrats to the Lancers and good luck in the finals. The big glaring problem all season for us is HR's. We hit the least in the league (save for Margate) and gave up the most in the division. Worst HR +/- in the league which was super frustrating. We will have to do better in that department if we want to beat the Lancers. We had very little luck against them this season (or maybe our luck was good and they smashed us anyway). But we all know anything can happen in one series and we will be ready and focused to score the upset win as we head to the big apple.

#70523	01/07/2020 4:58:42 pm	Oct 28th, 2043
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	RE: a brutal finish. Yeah, that was pretty disgusting. My offense has had a disturbing tendency to take 5-10 game vacations during this season. They are a lackluster bunch most of the time so these self-declared vacation days can be intensly frustrating to watch. Although rumour has it that a lot of personal animosity arose because of a team obsession with lengthy Diplomacy tournaments. Management is going to set some new clubhouse rules for 2044.

#70538	01/08/2020 9:21:36 pm	Nov 1st, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Without a clear and obvious place to put this, I'm sticking these ramblings here. Here is my season ending data that supports my belief in Broken Bat seasonal fate. My top 8 homer guys from '42 hit a home run every 24 at bats. The same guys hit a homer every 61 at bats this season. If we exclude Villanueva from the list, the only one who hit at a higher frequency this season, the numbers get even crazier at a dinger every 23 at bats in '42 to one every 85 at bats this year. Further evidence can be found in Daniels. I released him after he hit 1 homer in 98 at bats. He was immediately picked up by another team and destroyed 23 homers in 378 at bats, which comes to a homer every 16 at bats. I've seen swings before in seasons that are confounding. This one was a violent swing that is impossible to explain without fate. There are many other stats that suggest it when looking at my last two seasons, but none are as clear as homers. Anyhoo, good luck to the last two standing tomorrow. It has been a fun series so far. I'm looking forward to the finale.

#70540	01/09/2020 6:48:15 am	Nov 1st, 2043
Mesh77 Joined: 10/25/2016 Posts: 144 Palo Alto Invaders V.15	I'll buy into seasonal fate, as I head up to LLII for the first time in franchise history. If you look at my team history from 2032-37, we won 100 or more games in five of six seasons, with essentially the same roster. The one season we didn't (2035) we went just 70-90, and it has bothered me to this day. Absolutely nothing worked, in any facet of the game and even changing managers twice. Compare these two seasons at the same level (LLIV.6):- 2035: .257 AVG, .738 OPS, 167 HR, 695 R 2037: .274 AVG, .801 OPS, 201 HR, 811 R 2037 was about our average for those seasons, excluding 2035. Its best summed up by Hall of Famer Paredes, who averaged over 150 games played, a .300 AVG and over 40 home runs every season outside of 2035. In 2035 he played just 131 games (injuries galore), and hit .270 with 28 homers. I'd never seen anything like it. It made me believe that sometimes its just not your year. Updated Thursday, January 9 2020 @ 6:48:54 am PST

#70546	01/09/2020 2:54:09 pm	Nov 3rd, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well that sucks. Congrats Freddy - looks like I needed to hire a better agent in Manila. The moment my closer with his 1.69 ERA, who went 50-for-50 including playoffs last season and was 37-for-40 this season, blew a 2-run lead in game three I knew we were in danger. The series turned right there otherwise we’d still be alive. Game five was just as bad from a different standpoint - it’s been the crucial game of our last two titles, and in the past I’ve moved my #1 pitcher Rock up to start it. But pitching wasn’t the issue as Harris pitched a solid game: we put up 5 singles, 5 doubles and 5 walks and scored just a single run. Going up against white-hot Hood in game six was always going to be tough and although Rock matched him all the way our bats were just too cold to make the difference. Still, given we were in fifth place 50 games in I shouldn’t get too upset. Bringing back Main just a few game weeks after cutting him stopped our slide and gave us the impetus to get back in top, but Main soon cooled off and Hoyle wasn’t quite ready to replace him. Offseason acquisitions Williams and Guerra had some moments but really tailed off in the second half. 2B Greer got cold at the worst time. It was pitching that carried us to the division, but once the big hits had gone from our game and you’re facing a team with pitching just as good as yours then anything goes. And we went 8-2 against the A’s during the season. Ah well, always next year...

#70550	01/09/2020 5:37:36 pm	Nov 4th, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Congrats to College Station! We've got to make a quick shout out about newly-acquired Athletic Troy Morrison. From age 22 to 32, Mr. Morrison toiled away in League VI for the Petaluma Ducks and never set foot outside that level. He was an all-star six times, but never received end of the year honors. At age 33, he's released and fails upwards to the College Station Athletics, where he hits almost .300 for the year and hits the game winning home run - the only run of the game - in the last game of the Legends Championship. What a story! Another shout to mention that three of the four teams coming to Legends have never been in Legends. A big accomplishment for those cities. Not only that, but two of the teams, Rohnert Park and the Dayton Hawks, have worked their way up from League VI. Dayton was last in VI in 2026, but Rohnert Park came up very quickly from being in League VI in 2035. Finally, the Mules noticed that the Moo Cows used more than 20+ pitchers in 2043. This year, the Milk Machine used 31 pitchers! Nineteen different Cows had a chance to start. Wacky. What's the over/under on Moo Cow pitchers used in 2044? I don't know about seasonal fate, but I'd agree that some years it all goes right and some years it all goes wrong. Homers is one good place to look for good/bad luck. As another example, Cesar Armenta was my DH in League II and earned MVP honors in 2042, hitting .346. This year, he hit .234 and was repeatedly benched. I could find you a bunch of examples of disappointing performances in 2043. But all the promotion years, a lot of stuff went inexplicably right. That's just baseball, in sickness and in health.

#70554	01/10/2020 2:44:58 am	Nov 4th, 2043
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Thanks almaric7. Interesting that our teams now have a rivalry. Do you remember me messaging you long ago when you were in the V leagues (maybe IV) about some of your hilarious posts? Same thing has happened with other guys I use to chat with. JJNZ,hasselrig, seca and to a lesser extent rock and newtman, and Mike, all of whom became rivals for the top spots in legends. Note to the rest of BB... If I message you, you are headed for legends! Haha (see you again soon corvallis lol) Thanks hurstdm. I was going to point out Morrison's story myself (and series mvp Russ Hood as well) but you beat me to it. I also find those kind of things to be really cool/fun. I always enjoy your posts whether or not I comment. This was a particularly strange year for my team. I thought we had a better shot last season but we collapsed like a cheap tent late season. Beginning this season I also thought we had a shot but we were up and then down and it looked like we were in a relegation battle as opposed to a pennant run. I resisted the urge to pull the plug (mainly to try and avoid relegation) just long enough to see us battle back. Our inconsistency continued and we just looked like we were not contenders, and then suddenly we were and then we got hot at just the right time while clubs collapsed around us. It's a strange game in RL and in this sim, never give up! In the end we collect our 5th pennant and 3rd legends crown. Doing in with a completely new team is particularly satisfying. We actually have one player who was around for all 3 titles, lhp Hunt played a couple games 13 seasons ago and has managed to avoid being cut (I almost cut him many times after he served up HR after HR). We have some glaring weaknesses to work on, some are mentioned in earlier posts but overall we are young and just may be able to hang around and cause problems for a few seasons to come. We'll see how it goes. See you all next season. Cheers guys. EDIT :Steve gave the mvp to Kendrick and fair enough (I gave it to Hood). But both hero's Kendrick and Morrison were cut after the game. So brutal lol. Updated Friday, January 10 2020 @ 3:12:58 am PST

#70558	01/10/2020 6:02:39 am	Nov 4th, 2043
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I do remember, Freddy. I'm sure you messaged me back when I congratulated you on one of your previous titles (2033 or 2035) and you replied something along the lines of "you'll be up here one day the way you're going". I remember finding that notion unlikely! Honestly this loss stings, really thought I had a shot at a very rare third straight championship, especially when I've won four straight playoffs coming in. One pitch away from a 2-1 series lead when my closer blew up a two run lead, that alone might have made all the difference. Hood was the clear MVP for me, just untouchable. I got cold just as you got hot, which is unfortunate timing, poorest hitting run I've had in a long, long time. Still, if you're going to lose to a friend...at least it wasn't JJ. I had a bad omen recently when my laptop started playing up (its toast) and I lost my Broken Bat files, including my training log that goes back to update 7 or 8 of my rookie season. I do have an older version from two months ago so its not all lost, but it'll take a bit of work to get back in order. I usually spend my late evenings monitoring BB (first game of the day is 10PM GMT) and having to do so on my phone didn't feel the same at all. I'm not superstitious at all, but I do like my routines. I've moved a couple of AAA guys up to the big and have a couple more needing promoted, so after two veteran cuts there are still moves to make for next year. Still, only 7/30 major leaguers will be age-30 or older next season and I have replacements for all of those outside of hitting mainstay Soto (hopefully he hangs around for a couple more seasons yet), so I'll be making another run next season. Here's to 2044, one and all.

#70560	01/10/2020 6:59:19 am	Nov 4th, 2043
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Honestly this loss stings. As the only player in Broken Bat history to get swept in both Legend playoff appearances, I can honestly say I don't have any sympathies for such a stinger. I will say with a win I would have declared you to have the dynasty I referred to in a different post. Granted, my word means absolutely nothing. Win the division next season and no matter the playoff result, you'll get the declaration by me. Good luck!

#70562	01/10/2020 7:19:27 am	Nov 4th, 2043
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	(see you again soon corvallis lol) I will get to Legends eventually...

#70595	01/11/2020 3:59:49 am	Jan 15th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Ha! It’s okay Mike, I’m sure no-one is shedding tears for the Lancers and I wouldn’t dream of looking for it. If it’s any consolation I think the Magicians have earned their sympathies. Good luck!

#70603	01/11/2020 10:04:49 am	Jan 15th, 2044
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	saunters into the room muttering "bout damn time". What's up dudes! I'm feeling a little out of my comfort zone here. Far from III. (Actually not far back down again, huh) But loving every minute of it. Guess I get to join the so called Solana Pro club now. Have a team in legends league/conference in both brokenbat and hardwood. Better keep my mouth shut not sure how long this will last, my elderly pitching Corp has their work cut out. Also got my dude BradenWoA from Hardwood helping me out so if things go sour up in here so high in the sky he'll be the one to blame😜 Updated Saturday, January 11 2020 @ 10:05:25 am PST

#70615	01/11/2020 1:31:03 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I read that 3 of the 4 promoted clubs were first time Legends owners. That's really cool. 6th Man was just in LLVI just a short time ago, Gully's come up in short order as well. The best part is Phillie is in Legends now. Dude started a season before me and just never got that lucky break. Always highly regarded, he kept plugging away and it paid off. So now on to 2044. Amalric is human after all! I know Birmingham and Minny are tough from past experiences. Glad to see the Cows again. I had planned to punt on this season and get playing time to my youngsters and come back when New York was done winning, but College Station's win has given me hope. Let's get '44 started already!

#70618	01/11/2020 3:39:36 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	For what its worth Pvt, I tried to punt a little the first time I got to legends with a plan to rebuilding up top and staying there - a humiliating 6th place awaited! Even without punting I haven't been able to get back out of LL3 for quite a while, as enjoyable as it is I'd rather be back up top. I'll call it Phillies disease in honour of all the time he spent in Ll3. I think its preferable to any diseases that Freddy may have picked up in Manila..........

#70630	01/12/2020 6:38:48 am	Jan 15th, 2044
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Wait, what? There's a disease named after my moniker. Not sure how I feel about that... Also thanks for the notice of my toil Pvt, haha I imagine I placed a curse on myself when I first started by taking a III team instead of a VI team and starting from the bottom. Broken bat gods thought proper to keep me in III the next 19 out of 24 seasons. Going to put my best effort in making sure this isn't a fluke. Seriously though I know I'm a far more casual player than most of you guys here. So a little nervous with butting heads with you geniuses. I literally feel a little out of my league.

#70636	01/12/2020 12:00:21 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Welcome to the Big Time, PW, you were overdue! Of course you came up at a time when every East team is tough. There will be no easy games - the A’s and Tigers are really strong, the Thunder just crushed LLII, the Moocs can beat anyone on their day and the other squad...have been getting by. I’d suggest you just enjoy it and see what happens. Updated Sunday, January 12 2020 @ 12:00:43 pm PST

#70642	01/12/2020 7:46:41 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Athletics: Thanks hurstdm. I was going to point out Morrison's story myself (and series mvp Russ Hood as well) but you beat me to it. Then, Troy Morrison gets insta-dumped before he even gets his tiny championship triangle. Life ain't easy in the big leagues. Thunder: Glad to see the Cows again. Please remember that your team is banned from Rutherford County. There's an appeal process, but you won't like it. Want to know how hard it is to stay in the Legends League? One way is to check how many teams have stuck around from, for example, 2039 - just 5 years ago. The Bloomington Thunder are the only team, but they dropped out that year and played in League II in 2040, 2041, & 2043. The New York Lancers are the only remaining team from 2040. The rapids run deep and strong. I'd like to see a calculation of the average number of seasons teams stay in the top league. Hydrogen: So a little nervous with butting heads with you geniuses. Geniuses? HAHAHA! Ms. Cow is as blonde as a Pope in the woods. The whole team is fat. Lancers: the Moocs can beat anyone on their day Is it Moocs or Mooks? Not a bad team mascot. Speaking of mascots, am I just too out of touch to know what a TyGes is?

#70661	01/13/2020 4:29:39 pm	Jan 15th, 2044
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	Well here we are. The big stage. The bright lights. Far from the little league fields of d6 the rebels were playing on just 10 seasons ago... Anyways, team shouldn’t be too good anymore. I piggybacked on a couple seasons of great drafts to promote swiftly up here. Sadly, it wasn’t quite quick enough, and most of, if not all, the stars who navigated the waters up here are gone now. This team now is nowhere near as good as the team I had just 3 seasons ago, when we were the 9th ranked team in the country winning a L3 championship and going 101-59. However, the rebels might just find a way to defy the odds again and find ways to win, like last season. We promoted with an 85-75 record and only +10 RD. Anything other than demoting right back to league 2 would be a success for us, so let’s just see what happens. Good luck to all this season and please try not to beat my pathetic bullpen up Sixth Man P.S. The Moo Cows and RoRebs rivalry continues. We coming for you in interleague play hurst

#70706	01/15/2020 7:40:29 am	Jan 25th, 2044
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	We promoted with an 85-75 record and only +10 RD. Anything other than demoting right back to league 2 would be a success for us, so let’s just see what happens. We promoted with a negative RD! When we were good we were good, when we were bad we stunk.

#70707	01/15/2020 8:30:11 am	Jan 26th, 2044
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	That actually marks the third time a team has promoted into Legends with a negative run differential. The Clearwater Cardinals had been the most recent team to accomplish the feat, with a -19 RD back in 2032; before them, the Ankeny Turtles pulled it off back in ’25 with an astonishing -46 RD!

#70735	01/16/2020 11:16:34 am	Feb 12th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	How did we end up with four third basemen? Who is running things at Denvy? We definitely need help there, 2nd in the league in most fielding errors as a team or it could be our new manager is clueless at coaching defense. Updated Thursday, January 16 2020 @ 11:26:40 am PST

#70749	01/16/2020 9:02:21 pm	Feb 19th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/172785 Let's see where ol' Denvy farmhand Killer Whale Hale lands tomorrow. 95 claims and no scouting report!

#70830	01/20/2020 8:45:06 am	Mar 6th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well it's the first Monday of spring training and that means it's time for PSF's way-too-early 2044 League Predictions and Latvian Auto Auction! Don't have your major league rosters set? Waiting to bring up that hot prospect? Or maybe you're Murfreesboro and you have the Broken Bat's best and oldest Triple-A club. No worries! PSF is here to cast judgment on your entire 2044 season! Now for those of you in a league with me for the first time, I like to put out these totally guaranteed, farm-to-table, iron-clad predictions for the sole purpose of singling you out. So remember kids, if you don't like where you will finish the season, it's totally not your fault and I'm going to leave that Private Clam Bake or-whatever-his-name-is a piece of my mind in a cleverly-written, profanity-filled, two-page essay! Whoa, whoa...settle down guy! It's not because I hate you! It's because I slightly dislike you! So buckle up your seat-belts. We've turned off the no smoking sign. Now that we know who's going to win Steve can get started on handing out the awards! Let's begin out West... Hitter's ratings College Station 184.62 Dayton 181.24 Fort Worth 179.92 Denver 176.04 Rohnert Park 169.79 Burlington 168.50 <--home of the famous coat factory! I think. Pitching ratings Burlington 187.13 Rohnert Park 170.30 College Station 168.03 Denver 166.42 <--Harry: I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this. Lloyd: I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of sht, man. Dayton 164.48 Forth Worth 162.69 Predicted order of finish:* (predicated on the order in which you'll finish) 1. Burlington 355.63 2. College Station 352.65 3. Dayton 345.72 4. Fort Worth 342.61 <--named after Wilhelm Worthenstein. A Chinese immigrant credited with creating the Italian sausage. 5. Denver 342.46 6. Rohnert Park 340.09 That's it for the West. How 'bout Burlington with the best pitching and the worst hitting according to my Apple II computer winning the division? Now, let's check the East... Hitter's ratings Minneapolis 185.61 Birmingham 184.06 Harrisonburg 182.58 <--Fun Fact: hydrogen is the lightest element in the periodic table. Or is it? No it totally is. Science isn't funny. Bloomington 182.38 New York 175.54 Murfreesboro 171.28 Pitcher's ratings Harrisonburg 177.24 Minneapolis 170.30 Murfreesboro 167.85 <--not Murfeesboro Bloomington 167.23 New York 166.24 Birmingham 165.83 Predicted order of finish: 1. Harrisonburg 359.82 <--what?! 54 seasons in LL3, then win LL2, then this?! Dude, slow down. 2. Minneapolis 355.91 (calling it now, this is the next Legends dynasty) 3. Birmingham 349.89 4. Bloomington 349.61 5. New York 341.78 6. Murfreesboro 339.13 So according to my 1968 Farmer's Almanac, the glaciers coming by the 1978 ice-age will reach as far south as Manhattan and we'll have a first-timer squaring off in the Legends Final against a guy so old, HE was the first Thunder Bay. So who will win? I don't know, I kinda dozed off there for a minute. Harrisonburg over Burlington in 7 games. I want to pick Burlington, because of Burl Ives, but I don't think the two are related. So there you have it! Any surprises? Well, heck yeah there are! New York in 5th? Burlington finally winning a Legends trophy? Rohnert Park is a real place? So many surprises. I really can't believe it's already over. Well, good luck in 2045! Updated Monday, January 20 2020 @ 8:50:40 am PST

#70836	01/20/2020 12:00:13 pm	Mar 6th, 2044
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	Holy S*** PSF -- hilarious. You would be a fun one to go drinking with, but I think you have already started a while ago and I don't know if I could catch up. Which leads me to a new thread idea. . . . .

#70847	01/20/2020 3:07:49 pm	Mar 7th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	FIFTH?!?!? I’m doomed. As much as I want to decry this as the work of a madman, the gibberish droolings of a lunatic soothsayer, PSF has proven uncannily accurate in the past, and it’s time to do the opposite of what Blue Oyster Cult advised and fear the reaper. Who saw this coming? I’ll see you in League 2...

#70857	01/20/2020 6:11:25 pm	Mar 8th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Rebels: The Moo Cows and RoRebs rivalry continues. We coming for you in interleague play hurst We love you. Just kiddin' around. Hawks: We promoted with a negative RD! When we were good we were good, when we were bad we stunk. That quote sounds like it belongs here. "Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken." Who cares how you made it if you made it? Rats: That actually marks the third time a team has promoted into Legends with a negative run differential. Nifty! I nominate the Rats for club secretary/scorekeeper. Thunder: Well it's the first Monday of spring training and that means it's time for PSF's way-too-early 2044 League Predictions ... Don't have your major league rosters set? Waiting to bring up that hot prospect? Or maybe you're Murfreesboro and you have the Broken Bat's best and oldest Triple-A club. cringes in apostrophe My favorite part of this is the implied claim that your ratings are accurate to the hundredth. No wait, my favorite part is that it's hilarious. If you know what the Milk Machine roster is going to look like in a week, please let us know. I have very little idea at this point. Still, I guess the Cows are too heavy to float. Reading this, we've decided to pull a Margate this year and give up. Put in all your rookies against us because it's already over. We made too many wrong mistakes. Have you noticed that "MurfreesbOrO" has "MOO" right in there? I miss the Moore Manta Rays because their acronym was MOO. Hawks: You would be a fun one to go drinking with, but I think you have already started a while ago and I don't know if I could catch up. Which leads me to a new thread idea. . . . . I'd take a cold drink with the Thunder. But absolutely, positively not with the College Station Athletics. You couldn't pay me enough. Hamsters: As much as I want to decry this as the work of a madman, the gibberish droolings of a lunatic soothsayer, PSF has proven uncannily accurate in the past, and it’s time to do the opposite of what Blue Oyster Cult advised and fear the reaper. Just trying it on for size: The Murfreesboro Lunatic Soothsayers. You had to say it didn't you? The only thing I can hear in my head now is clank, clank, clank, clank, clank, clank, clank. For obvious reasons, the Moo Cows have a special affinity for that song. Ms. Cow and Will Ferrell pretty much dress alike.

#70859	01/20/2020 7:29:49 pm	Mar 8th, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	-hurstdm will not drink with me -psf is betting against us -jjnz is cracking jokes about us Snubbed all over the place. Club house bulletin board material. Could be worse, we could be 3 time defending champs picked to relegate! Re DOPE thread. Somebody needs to notify Mike he missed jjnz freeloaders cause there is no way that mickey mouse franchise is higher than top 60. Season outlook: Our pitching should be solid we'd like to see a return to form of Pascual or another big year from Hood. Behind them Wisnewski is a starter for sure and with Tapia, Hunt or rookie Costa will get 4th or 5th starter looks. Canada will be given a much heavier load in the bullpen to go with Ybarra, Lee, and Manning. I'm expecting pitching will be our strong point. Middle infield received a boost with the acquisition of Lunsford. We are hoping he has one more good year in him. Power (and giving up dingers) was a major problem last season and not much has been done to solve it. We are still looking for a proper DH for the season. Our goal of another pennant may well depend on finding a legit power hitter unless somebody unexpected steps up. Defense should again be very solid. Good luck to all in the upcoming season! P. S. The Philippines adventure is nearing an end and I'm flying to Indonesia for 30 days to complete this 7 month SE Asia tour. If anyone has any hints on Bali or Lombok please send them my way as I know nothing. (not interested in any advise of any kind from you JJNZ 😊) Cheers all.

#70860	01/20/2020 9:08:56 pm	Mar 8th, 2044
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Freddy I'll send you a message, I'm not sure the kind of travel tips you're after can be posted in a public forum..... Also I think being in the southern hemisphere helps me sink towards the lower numbers in the DOPE ratings. Did Fallows deliver the seasons worth of water in his brief stay with the college station gymnasts? PSF 11 out of 10 as always. By default legends is always the most interesting league forum to read, keep it up team!

#70864	01/21/2020 2:05:33 am	Mar 8th, 2044
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	Well this sure is interesting, managers putting effort and time into this game? Who woulda thunk... Thank you for the low expectations PSF, it will certainly soften the blow for us when we fall short of the oh-so-low bar you've set for us. Love to see it! I've always rooted for the underdogs in March, so it will be fun to watch the rebels pulling off miraculous upsets to win the league come that time. (I think I need to get pinched, dozed off & dreaming again) On second thought, maybe I just need a drink. Or four. Cheers to being good enough to be the worst of the best!

#70865	01/21/2020 4:19:22 am	Mar 8th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	You would be a fun one to go drinking with... Everybody says that until the cops show up. ...gibberish droolings of a lunatic soothsayer... Exactly what my wife said when I proposed. ...the implied claim that your ratings are accurate to the hundredth... Decimal points are used in math. Math is used in science...not sure where I was going with this thought. not interested in any advise of any kind from you JJNZ Finally someone is talking with some sense around here! Good to see everybody talking. That's what it's all about because this week is soooo boring! My long-term plan for the Thunder was to promote to Legends, play a bunch of young guys, demote, then come back when amalric was done being awesome. Now that I'm here, I may try to see how we compete for a few dozen games before going all-in on the training. But then Freddy said not to take advice from JJ, so who knows?

#70867	01/21/2020 7:09:18 am	Mar 8th, 2044
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Fantastic write-up @PSF. Seriously though, please don't raise my expectations like that. That's straight up cruel. I'm not sure how "science based" your ratings were. But you are correct, Hydrogen is the lightest element on the periodic table. Consequently it's also the first and the most abundant..... And has been proven to be extremely volatile. Don't touch me. As far as dealings with JJ... Only been positive for me. His gift of Lujan has been a Hydrogen treasure. I only had to give up Brown. Maybe? And the achohol thingy. Can I just get there legally please...

#70869	01/21/2020 8:56:40 am	Mar 8th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Oh I was being sarcastic about JJ. He's someone I regularly keep in contact with. Someday he's going to explain cricket to me.

#70874	01/21/2020 2:56:02 pm	Mar 9th, 2044
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Oh crickets easy - you just have to be able to play baseball and hit the ball (which bounces before you hit it) in more than one direction - i.e. forward....... Steve, what are the chances of a cricket game in the near future?

#70900	01/22/2020 7:01:12 pm	Mar 12th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Season prediction: Denvy goes 80 and 80 for the third season in a row, and find a formula to survive Legends. I don't see much change in the lineup. We will have a one year third baseman rental, but all others are returning. Yes, we will tolerate second baseman Grant bumbling through and booting 25 errors. Led the league in errors 2 years ago, and would've again if not for Margate's youth ahead of him last season. But he is all star, all league and MVP, so he will play and block heir apparent Ambrose for another season it seems. We carefully rebuilt the pitching staff with 3 starters last year and avoided demotion while securing ROY pitcher Tucker Polk who had a whopping 25 SI jump. ROY could've gone to teammate Dirtbag Dan Toscano had he had more wins and with a nickname like that, he is probably beepty to the media or going apebeep on Twitter! Denver record is 30 SI in one season for a pitcher. I don't know if Ikeyama can still close out games. I don't know if Cy Young Douglas was figured out by the rest of the league last year. Doby will be kept, but will move to the pen. There is very little experience in much of the pitching staff, but they have the tools needed.

#70939	01/24/2020 11:56:18 am	Mar 14th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I wish I had Ced's problem at 2B. The Thunder are rolling the dice with 33yo Burroughs and 32yo New York cast-off Jacobs at the keystone. I had hoped to get Burroughs back his lower-case 2b by playing him this spring, but no luck. Not a whole lot of options... Decent spring for Bloomington, 20 players popped in training. Kind of nice not to have to play 26yo's to finish off development. Maybe we're finally catching up.

#71007	01/27/2020 2:33:26 pm	Mar 23rd, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Breaking spring training camp is Denvy, #3 in the standings out of 756 clubs with a 25-5 record. Spring training MVP is starter Bo Kelley, 6-0, 1.36 ERA and 0.647 WHIP in 46 innings and a stellar 21.5% strikeout to walk ratio. Who says that Iowa's favorite son is WWE star Seth Rollins?

#71019	01/27/2020 8:41:50 pm	Mar 25th, 2044
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	…Okay, I’ve been saying for a few seasons now that I need to do this, so… here ya go, have a long-overdue by-the-numbers run. Two things of particular note: I don’t bother mentioning contact since y’all’s league average is well over 15, and Harrisonburg and Minneapolis actually tied on their overall team rating, which made things interesting when I went to sort out predictions for how everyone finishes. …Also DFB apparently wants to grow up to be the Bloomington Thunder, looking at overall team build numbers. <.< >.> <.<; ———————————————————— L E G E N D S W E S T College Station Athletics The Athletics have the top overall rated offense and are a power-hitting team with good bat control and discipline. They’re also pretty quick on the basepaths. Their fielding is serviceable at best, but they have very good range and Legends-best arms. Their pitching strengths are change of speed and control, and the other tools are all quite good. Prediction: 1st — There are no weaknesses on this team, only strengths. Burlington Remnants The Remnants have the worst overall offense in Legends, with league-bottom bat control and power. They’re a quick team when they get on base, though. They have very good range and decent arms, but lack fielding. Their top-rated pitching staff features league-best heat and control, and West-best movement. Prediction: 3rd — This team needs offensive help; if they get it, watch out. Fort Worth TyGes The TyGes are an offensive powerhouse, with bat control, discipline, and power all the best in either the division or league. They’d be the top overall offensive team if their speed wasn’t the West’s worst. Division-worst fielding and range hurt them defensively. Their pitching is below the league average nearly across the board. Prediction: 6th — There isn’t enough pitching or defense here to compete at the top level. Denver Broncos The Broncos have the West’s best contact and worst discipline, very much a put-the-ball-in-play ballclub. They’re reasonably fast once on base. Poor fielding paired with Legends-best range could make for some defensive hijinks. Their pitching is at or above the league average in everything except stamina. Prediction: 4th — The pitching is there, the offense still needs a bit of work. Dayton Hawks The Hawks lack discipline at the plate, but make up for it with bat control and power. They’re also the division’s fastest team. They’re a defensive powerhouse with the best overall rating in Legends, including league-best fielding. Aside from Legends-worst movement, their pitching hovers around the league average. Prediction: 2nd — If the defense bails out the pitching on their bad days, they could upset. Rohnert Park Rebels The Rebels are an impatient, contact-oriented team with mediocre bat control and power. They’re not particularly fast. They’re a decent overall defensive team, though a bit lackluster by Legends standards. Their pitching is generally average for the league. Prediction: 5th — Offense and defense won’t offer enough support to the pitching to stay up here. ———————————————————— L E G E N D S E A S T New York Lancers The Lancers would be a fairly average offensive team (by current Legends standards) if not for their phenomenal and league-leading contact. Speed is not their forte. Their range is good, but the have Legends’ worst fielding and arms to land them as the worst rated overall defensive team. Division-best velocity and movement help offset league-worst change of speed. Prediction: 5th — Slipshod defense will trip them up. Bloomington Thunder The Thunder focus more on getting runners aboard and are tied for East-worst power. They have decent speed on the basepaths. They have the best gloves in the division and very good range in the field. The pitching staff lacks velocity but makes up for it with a dizzying junkball array (including league-best change of speed) and excellent control. Prediction: 3rd — Just a smidge more across the board and the division is theirs for the taking. Birmingham Athletics The Athletics are at the league average for power, but otherwise subpar. They are, however, the fastest team in Legends by an overwhelming margin. This translates, surprisingly, to only the league’s second best range in the field. Their pitch velocity is almost at the league average, but nothing else even gets within hailing range. Prediction: 6th — They need a bit more offense and a lot more pitching if they want to stay in Legends. Harrisonburg Hydrogen The Hydrogen are an excellent contact team with Legends-leading power, but very little patience or control — swing at everything and see how far it goes! They’re very quick on the basepaths, too. Their gloves leave something to be desired, but their range is top notch. Velocity, change of speed, and control are all well above league average, but movement suffers for it. Prediction: 1st — They’ll tie the Tigers on record, but win on run differential due to the more potent offense. Minneapolis Tigers The Tigers are the league’s most patient team at the plate, but share the East’s worst power. They’re not an especially fast team, either. They’re a strong defensive team with decent gloves, very good range, and division-best arms. Their Legends-worst velocity is balanced by above average change of speed, Legends-best movement, and East-best control — junkballs ahoy! Prediction: 2nd — Any shred of improvement anywhere will give them the division win. Murfreesboro Moo Cows The Moo Cows are a contact-heavy team with a good balance of other offensive skills. They are, however, the slowest team in Legends. They are paradoxically the rangiest team in the league despite this, though their gloves need a bit of work. Their repertoire is all comfortably above the league average, though their control is less impressive and they lack stamina. Prediction: 4th — A few minor improvements here and there and these guys are going to be onto something. ———————————————————— Playoff prediction: College Station Athletics in seven — It will come down to defense, and the Hydrogen will come up just short. Updated Monday, January 27 2020 @ 8:46:05 pm PST

#71022	01/28/2020 12:26:30 am	Mar 25th, 2044
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Good write up AP, and good luck to all in legends in 2044!

#71024	01/28/2020 1:15:10 am	Mar 25th, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	A fun read AP. Thanks for the vote of confidence.

#71025	01/28/2020 4:22:06 am	Mar 25th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well done, AP! That's two prediction lists with Phillie at the top. Noooo pressure! From the write-up, it looks like I have found a long-lost brother in xLee227. The BB gods have given us powerless, junk-throwing clubs. With two predictors having placed New York 5th, I'd like to be the first to congratulate amalric on winning 110 games this season

#71030	01/28/2020 7:59:54 am	Mar 25th, 2044
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	Not just pitching! Your two teams are very close in hitting and have identical power numbers, and bat control and plate discipline are almost perfectly flipped. It wouldn’t take much to convince me that you two are at least cousins. ^.~

#71031	01/28/2020 10:31:45 am	Mar 25th, 2044
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Wow it's interesting how similar our two teams are...guess we're looking for similar types of players @PrivateSnowflake It's also surprising to me that NY isn't the favourite for a 4th consecutive division title they're still very much the banner-carrier in the East in my opinion These prediction posts have been interesting to read though thanks for writing them! Updated Tuesday, January 28 2020 @ 10:32:44 am PST

#71035	01/28/2020 2:10:08 pm	Mar 25th, 2044
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Thanks for the time spent AP. Just praying all this pressure doesn't result into a runaway detonation, but a beautiful controlled fusion. And I think there's some angry New York fans. Not looking forward to playing in the Lancers Lair.

#71039	01/28/2020 2:39:30 pm	Mar 27th, 2044
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Great preview AP. Really interesting stuff.

#71042	01/28/2020 2:50:02 pm	Mar 27th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	@PrivateSnowflake We have between 4-6 second baseman options. It is a rare and silly scenario for Denver. I'd stop short of saying it is mismanagement. There's no way all of them stay, but most survived being cut this off season... Rich Hawley avoided the chop through sheer charisma plus he's homegrown, I guess.

#71044	01/28/2020 3:32:06 pm	Mar 28th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	The Remnants are known for a lackluster offense and we are hoping that switch hitting DH Adrian Hensley plays like he deserves his $4.05 million salary. Last season saw approximately 10 HRs from our DH crew with 7 of those coming from the left side of the plate. The RH DHs swung bats made of wet spaghetti.

#71050	01/28/2020 6:48:56 pm	Mar 30th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Free Zoners: By default legends is always the most interesting league forum to read, keep it up team! I love the interlopers commenting here. It makes it more interesting & fun. Hydrogen: Seriously though, please don't raise my expectations like that. That's straight up cruel. I promise it's cruel either way. Consequently it's also the first and the most abundant..... And has been proven to be extremely volatile. Its volatility makes it the Official Element of Baseball. Beach Rats: Okay, I’ve been saying for a few seasons now that I need to do this, so… here ya go, have a long-overdue by-the-numbers run. Hey, this is fun! You're doing a great job! Murfreesboro Moo Cows ... Prediction: 4th Hey, this isn't fun! You stink! They are, however, the slowest team in Legends. They are paradoxically the rangiest team in the league despite this. It's almost too subtle to notice, but I've been intentionally building the team to real, actual Moo Cow specifications. Cows love the Range. Cows are made of leather. Get it? Cows can't wear gloves on their hooves so forget about fielding. The tiebreak for me on who plays and gets waivered up are the fattest/heaviest players. If somebody's got spots or horns, he's on the team. If someone is vegan, he's on. Thunder: With two predictors having placed New York 5th, I'd like to be the first to congratulate amalric on winning 110 games this season. Ditto. Broncos: We have between 4-6 second baseman options. It is a rare and silly scenario for Denver. I'd stop short of saying it is mismanagement. The Milk Machine situation at third base is out of control. No one wants to stick there. I have something like 4 options. The fans say mismanagement but I'm trying to convince them it's just a party at the hot corner. You've read this far, so here is the official Moo Cow predictions for the Legends League East: 1st Place: Moo Cows 6th Place (tie): Lancers, Hydrogen, Thunder, Tigers, Athletics Science! Updated Tuesday, January 28 2020 @ 6:50:00 pm PST

#71079	01/30/2020 2:47:16 am	Apr 3rd, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	With two predictors having placed New York 5th, I'd like to be the first to congratulate amalric on winning 110 games this season. I’m a long-time fan of the NY Giants, but let me use a Joe Namath quote here:- ”I didn’t realise we were that bad a team.” I appreciate the write-ups and the time and effort taken to do them, I really do, but I’m sure you’ll understand if I don’t agree with the assessments! Still we all know how tough it is up here, anything is possible. Good luck one and all. Except Freddy, he’s had his share.

#71105	01/30/2020 2:40:23 pm	Apr 4th, 2044
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	Rebels losing streak continues, the latest loss at the hands of opposing starting pitcher, POTG, world-renowned children's book author, and Mr. "Angry Elf" himself: https://brokenbat.org/player/181958. That's a nice name for a good player you got there Burlington! If you're confused (or uncultured): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkUnUKa_9W0

#71111	01/30/2020 7:12:39 pm	Apr 7th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Thanks 6th. I hadn't noticed that. Now Finch can have a nickname.

#71116	01/31/2020 12:03:01 am	Apr 7th, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Lol Amalric. I don't expect we have to many cheering for us! Another crappy start for CSA. Seems like every season we have to start at 6th and then try to claw back. I'm sure you are all feeling bad for us.

#71119	01/31/2020 12:25:37 am	Apr 7th, 2044
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	If someone is vegan, he's on. Of course a couple of days after writing this the Moo Cows pick up Morrissey!

#71124	01/31/2020 5:45:23 am	Apr 7th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Rebels: Rebels losing streak continues, the latest loss at the hands of opposing starting pitcher, POTG, world-renowned children's book author, and Mr. "Angry Elf" himself. Oh man, that's terrific. I love that movie, but wouldn't have noticed that in a million years. Athletics: Another crappy start for CSA. Seems like every season we have to start at 6th and then try to claw back. I'm sure you are all feeling bad for us. Same for the Moo Cows, but I think around halfway through last season I was in first and the Lancers were in fifth. So, anything can happen? Jets: Of course a couple of days after writing this the Moo Cows pick up Morrissey! Marvelous and terrific! I've given him an appropriate nickname. There's panic on the streets of Murfreesb'ro, Panic on the streets of Murfreesb'ro, Hang the Moo Cow, Hang the Moo Cow, Hang the Moo Cow. April 7 was the Night of the Long Knives for the Milk Machine. We fired the manager and everybody else. Our former AAA is now available through waivers. Updated Friday, January 31 2020 @ 1:53:01 pm PST

#71149	01/31/2020 10:15:22 am	Apr 7th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/144695 Is Casey on performance enhancing drugs this season as he was in 2042? We will see, just look at his career numbers. I think the league office will have him pissing in a cup soon. Casey At The Bat or Casey Close To The Crapper? Denvy's shortstop, whom bats 9th, had 7 Ribbies in a 13-9 win versus Fort Worth! What does a Tyges mascot look like and what are Tyges, Fort Worth? Updated Friday, January 31 2020 @ 10:16:07 am PST

#71154	01/31/2020 1:50:36 pm	Apr 7th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Same for the Moo Cows, but I think around halfway through last season I was in first and the Lancers were in fifth. So, anything can happen? That was after the first 50 (division) games, by halfway i was in first. As for Morrissey, I saw The Smiths twice in my youth, they were tremendous. Fun fact: my hometown is one of those mentioned in the lyrics to “Panic”.

#71162	02/01/2020 6:51:46 am	Apr 10th, 2044
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	You've read this far, so here is the official Moo Cow predictions for the Legends League East: 1st Place: Moo Cows 6th Place (tie): Lancers, Hydrogen, Thunder, Tigers, Athletics Science! Ok I'll bite; This is exactly what I bloody needed! This will put a chip on my team's shoulders...that underdog mentality, yeah baby! Me;takes of running down the hallway to the team locker "Hey listen up team, the entire bovine world thinks we're losers and incompetent wussy's. But we will show them what true power is ehh. When the universe doubts us we will rise with might and glory. WE ARE HYDROGEN!" Team thoughts; "ridiculed by horned fart pots? Golly, we'll show them." We're coming for ya cow patties!😜 how the heck did I get into a tizzy about cows anyway? To be perfectly honest I LOVE Chick-fil-A... Updated Saturday, February 1 2020 @ 7:04:54 am PST

#71168	02/01/2020 4:27:30 pm	Apr 13th, 2044
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Welp, that went very well...Got my face planted in said cow patties. Kudos to Murfreesboro for busting my pride 🤡

#71187	02/03/2020 2:58:13 am	Apr 18th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Ooft, not sure I’ve ever had a three game series like that, all one run losses and two of them in extras. Thanks PSF!

#71189	02/03/2020 4:19:02 am	Apr 18th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I didn't want to look because I didn't think I could keep pace with your offense. Luckily, there was no pace. Or offense. At all.

#71209	02/03/2020 7:21:55 pm	Apr 21st, 2044
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	So Hutstdm is actually a super nice person. So after me trash talking about some particular dairy operation and than getting my you know what kicked. Instead of Mr Hurstdm calling me out on the forums he starts a polite conversation privately. But he did come back with a lot me that I almost choked on with laughter. It's way to hilarious to keep private. I don't mind a little good natured and friendly trash talk; too bad your team didn't win any games in Murfreesboro or you could participate. That's the sexiest semicolon I've ever typed. 😂😂😂

#71212	02/04/2020 3:03:26 am	Apr 21st, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	That's really funny 😊 What is not funny is we have not won a series yet despite our high payroll. Management's patience is quickly running out in College Station. Stay tuned for a quick turn around or a fire sale... Onward to the second round in the west.

#71213	02/04/2020 4:11:06 am	Apr 21st, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	That's funny, Phillie. Hurstdm is a great guy to share a forum with. Like Freddy alluded to, first time through the schedule so it's time to reflect. We still can't find a competent 2B to replace long-time Thunder Briggs since he's lost too much range. Dare I go back to him this soon?

#71223	02/04/2020 12:27:06 pm	Apr 21st, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	The Broncos have the West’s best contact and worst discipline Which accurately describes owner Ced's approach in the girl department right now! :p

#71256	02/05/2020 6:59:12 pm	Apr 29th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Blistering Burlington pace way out west. They took 3 out of 4 against 2nd place Denver. Separating from the pack?

#71258	02/05/2020 9:37:10 pm	Apr 29th, 2044
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	To counter: Rebels setting a blistering pace of losses so far. 5 in a row! We're going for the record this year. And we haven't even brought in the young guns yet :o On the bright side, hitting has been consistent... ...ly mediocre! Bring on Burlington, we're ready to make it 9 in a row to give us some momentum heading into cup series.

#71259	02/06/2020 4:31:29 am	Apr 29th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Courtesy WBLO radio: "This is Les Nessman reporting from the outskirts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I have confirmed reports that the last Thunder player has made it under the barbed-wire and should be approaching The Cowabungalo at any minute now. Efforts to keep our valiant men out of central Tennessee, while certainly determined, have ultimately failed. The series vs the red-hot Cows will go on as scheduled."

#71275	02/06/2020 8:05:27 pm	May 3rd, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Lancers: As for Morrissey, I saw The Smiths twice in my youth, they were tremendous. Fun fact: my hometown is one of those mentioned in the lyrics to “Panic”. I'm so jealous. My hometown is also mentioned. Hydrogen: "Hey listen up team, the entire bovine world thinks we're losers and incompetent wussy's." Heavens no, we think you're adorable. Welp, that went very well...Got my face planted in said cow patties. Kudos to Murfreesboro for busting my pride. We win 3 in a row against you, but immediately lose 3 in a row against Birmingham. It's the legendary Circle of Pain. Baseball has a way of keeping everybody humble. Instead of Mr Hurstdm calling me out on the forums he starts a polite conversation privately. But he did come back with a lot me that I almost choked on with laughter. It's way to hilarious to keep private. Ms. Cow loves you. Please don't tell them that other thing I said. Broncos: Which accurately describes owner Ced's approach in the girl department right now! :p I thought and thought and thought of something appropriate to say about this. We miss your press releases and speeches. Oh, Crash, you do make speeches. RoRebs: Rebels setting a blistering pace of losses so far. 5 in a row! We're going for the record this year. The Magician record last year will be hard to beat. It was magic. Thunder: The series vs the red-hot Cows will go on as scheduled. We deny that it happened. Fake news or something. We seriously did not just go 0-4 at home against you, did we? I'm starting to develop some sort of astraphobia. I'm not even kidding right now. Seeing Bloomington games come up on the schedule gets me extra horribly stressed. For those of you not following the Moo Cow newsletter, I shared a league with Bloomington in 2041. The Thunder had a record of 19-1 against the Moo Cows. I don't know what exactly happened but I seriously cried at least once. How is that even possible in baseball?!? More horrible, if you remove the 19-1 from the Thunder and remove the 1-19 from the Moo Cows, I believe we had the same record. We played the whole rest of the league exactly the same, but the Thunder beat us 19-1 and got promoted. What gives? Here we are again in 2044. I saw the Thunder promoted and I start to binge eat the Häagen-Dazs. So far this year, they're 6-1 against the Cows. The Milk Machine's lifetime record against the Thunder? 2-25. Are we even kidding right now? Let's say it again to make sure it's really happening. 2-25. How is that even possible in baseball?!? I've developed PTSD with 13 more painful S's to go this year. Meanwhile, this game and this game, which I never want to look at again, are in the running for game of the year.

#71279	02/07/2020 5:14:58 am	May 3rd, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	From the news desk at WBLO radio: Thunder personnel hurriedly boarded the team bus, still in uniform, in an attempt to make the state line before the rowdy Cowabungalo crowd could digest the series finale. Rumor has it, Cows team president Hurstdm was seen in riding shirtless in the back of a white Cadillac convertible, holding what is said to be a bottle of whiskey in one hand and discharging a shotgun in the other all while shouting obscene and for some reason sexist remarks at the Thunder team bus. Manager Sparky Shannon described the scene as a "Mish-mash of Cannonball Run and Mad Max. And for some reason, the musical "Cats"." Veteran outfielder Matt Parnell recalled one terrifying moment: "At one point during the chase, a late-model pickup truck came right up along side our team bus. I reaching in my shower bag for something I could use to defend myself and the first thing I grabbed was my toothbrush. When I held it up, the occupants of the pickup truck began shrieking "voodoo!" and immediately backed off. It's almost like they'd never seen a toothbrush before." I don't know what exactly happened but I seriously cried at least once. Updated Friday, February 7 2020 @ 6:08:01 am PST

#71351	02/09/2020 11:32:21 am	May 10th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Burlington has won 13 in a row! ...Which accurately describes Denver owner Ced's approach in the girl department right now! Lol

#71362	02/09/2020 7:44:50 pm	May 14th, 2044
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	Throwing in the towel this season. Young guys in, vets cut. Should be fun to see who loses to me first, riding a 16 game losing streak right now!

#71367	02/10/2020 4:11:49 am	May 14th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Note to self: amalric and his Lancers are are awful guests. Tough break 6th, but a sound strategy. Will be fun to watch guys develop over the next few weeks. Should get you a jump start on your next run! Updated Monday, February 10 2020 @ 4:28:41 am PST

#71386	02/11/2020 2:10:08 am	May 17th, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Way to early to throw in the towel for CSA but man it's getting frustrating. I honestly think we are better than our record. This season the culprits are blown saves, our relievers have been simply brutal and combine that with too many cold batters and a brutal team batting average and you get what we have here. Failure to complete a win. We'll try to get straightened before the all star break but patience is running thin. On the plus side we have been quite good in cup play and will go hard for a deep run.

#71400	02/11/2020 6:55:34 pm	May 21st, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	I think teams should try their utmost in Legends, but I will learn to accept long term strategies of owners as well. There simply is no guarantee that you'll soon or ever return to the big time.

#71403	02/12/2020 1:11:35 am	May 21st, 2044
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Yeah it's been a frustrating start here in Minneapolis too...pitchers especially have just been getting hammered repeatedly it's like my starters have all simulatenously forgotten how to pitch.

#71405	02/12/2020 4:24:33 am	May 21st, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	7 straight losses, yikes! Not that we came in with a high-powered offense, but we've got to do better in order to have a chance to win.

#71417	02/12/2020 5:10:07 pm	May 25th, 2044
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	I think teams should try their utmost in Legends, but I will learn to accept long term strategies of owners as well. There simply is no guarantee that you'll soon or ever return to the big time. For me, I quickly realized that even giving my utmost effort would end up in demotion. This led me to conclude putting in the young guys who I have neglected for a season+ now would be the better decision for my team. If only my team had promoted up quicker to where I was here 2 seasons ago I could have competed. Unfortunately, Father Time stays undefeated. Well, against everyone but http://brokenbat.org/player/149646 it seems. Trust me, it hurts to go back after just a season but who knows, maybe I'll hit another 2-3 seasons. of legendary drafting and end up back here again down the line.

#71418	02/12/2020 5:31:23 pm	May 25th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	7 straight losses, yikes! Cry me a river, train-face. If it can be going wrong in Murfreesboro, it's going wrong in Murfreesboro.

#71426	02/13/2020 4:10:44 am	May 25th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Welp, Harrisonburg has won 10 straight (12 now). That's one of the boxes I check when looking for a team that's going to win the division. Would sure like to break that superstition of mine this season. Train face?!?! Luckily I have my father's looks bc my mother was a caboose!

#71493	02/15/2020 11:42:05 pm	Jun 4th, 2044
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	Well, we somehow just swept Dayton in 4 games. Sorry Gully! Superb pitching in those games, 5 combined runs allowed.

#71500	02/16/2020 11:41:16 am	Jun 4th, 2044
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Well, we somehow just swept Dayton in 4 games. Sorry Gully! Superb pitching in those games, 5 combined runs allowed. I was hoping to just sweep this one under the carpet. Disappointing of course, but no time to cry. On to the series against Denver where we really will have to improve.

#71511	02/17/2020 10:14:37 am	Jun 8th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	On to inter-league play. First up are the mighty Remnants. Ugh. Released my 119 SI LF this morning. That's my bold move of the week. Although at 34 years of age, I see better than I see, if that makes any sense. Just wished I had a better replacement. My young guys haven't developed into Thunder-type players.

#71543	02/19/2020 6:14:02 am	Jun 15th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	If you would've told me Burlington was going to score 8 runs, I would've asked: in which game?

#71545	02/19/2020 7:12:44 am	Jun 15th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Now is the time when the RNG turns against us. 40-10 was a damn good run while it lasted.

#71553	02/19/2020 6:45:31 pm	Jun 20th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	One of the most frustrating things about this particular slump is the cratering of fan mood. At the start of the season it was around 124. We go 40-10 (with a 15 game winning streak) and 14-8 in the Cup and fan mood increases to about 145 and we become the top ranked team in BB. Then we get eliminated from the Cup by a IV team and lose 9 of 10 to two top ranked teams and fan mood plummets to 113. How can we lose more fan mood in 12 games (1-11) than we gained in 74 (54-20)? In fact we lost more than we gained during a 15-0 run (17-2 counting Cup games) and a 17-6 stretch or 34-8 before the current 1-11.

#71567	02/20/2020 9:49:56 am	Jun 20th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I searched "Fan Mood" and found this tidbit from Steve: Every team started with a 100 rating and has moved up or down from that based on wins and loses. I guess you can say 100 is the average. You can see the total rankings here. Rankings used to be used to determine cup inclusion, but now everyone is included. Fan mood is kind of the same thing. If you’re above 100, your fans are generally happy. Below 100, you fans are angry or losing interest. Steve hurstdm has a few threads asking about fan mood. Maybe he'll chime in. I went back and looked at your attendance and you were touching 46k in your last home (league) series before losing in the Cup. Your first home (league) series after your Cup loss and you've lost 4-5k. That's crazy. I know the Cup provides wild swings in ratings, but if you stay where you are, Burlington is losing around 200,000 tickets the rest of the way. That's 3 million bucks!

#71578	02/20/2020 6:53:49 pm	Jun 25th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	This Harrisonburg game had the most Moo Cow exercise in futility inning. If you didn't expect Concepcion to hit a grand slam, then you haven't been following the Milk Machine this year: Top 6th: Harrisonburg Kirk takes the mound to pitch. Greer hits a ground ball single through to left field. Vigil reaches on an error by second base Moore. Greer advances to second base. McCartney draws a walk. Moy draws a walk. Greer comes in to score. Sato strikes out. Clemens strikes out. Medina allows a passed ball. Vigil comes in to score. McCartney advances to third base. Moy advances to second base. De La Garza draws a walk. Concepcion lines out to center field. This game with Burlington had a strange stat line. My catcher was 3 for 4 with 7 RBI, but no runs scored. The next guy in the lineup was 0 for 3 with 1 walk and 1 RBI. The next guy was a dizzying 4 for 4, but no RBIs no runs scored. The next guy 0 for 5 with 8 LOB. Nice. Hawks: Disappointing of course, but no time to cry. Your baseball schedule should always include enough time to cry. Thunder: hurstdm has a few threads asking about fan mood. Maybe he'll chime in. If I made a list of PRIORITY THINGS FOR STEVE TO FIX about Broken Bat, the Fan Mood algorithm would probably be in the top 3. (Managers, Draft, Fan Mood. I might go make that thread.) It matters too much to feel so rotten. And it's easy to fix. As I understand it now, Fan Mood seems mostly based on streaks. You win a bunch of games in a row, your Fan Mood improves. You lose a bunch in a row, it goes down. Cup games might get amplified. Playoff games are definitely amplified. You win or lose 4 playoff games in a row and it really matters. My hunch is there's some centering method. The Remnants are in first place and whining about a 118 Fan Mood, but I think Broken Bat could do better. Here's my thread on the topic. I'll reprint in full my pseudo-code on how this could be changed: * Average Fan Mood should swirl around 100. * The code checks/alters a team's Fan Mood after every game actually played by a team * Points are added/subtracted after every game for position in the League, not for wins/losses. Something like +1 for 1st place, -1 for 6th place, and all the shades inbetween (+.6,+.2,-.2,-.6). * Points are added/subtracted after every game depending on which League the team is in. Fans prefer teams in Legends League and get bummed about League VI teams. This affects Fan Mood more subtly. Something like +0.1 for Legends, -0.1 for L.VI, and all the shades inbetween. * Points are added/subtracted after every game played to bring a team closer to the average (~100). Teams with a high Fan Mood are always pulled down. Teams with a low Fan Mood are always pulled up. Every game, this pull is something like (150/Fan Mood - 2) Getting an accurate average Fan Mood score of ~100 might be achieved through adjusting this formula. * Points are added for playing knockout stage Cup games (+1?) and Playoff games (+1?) - never subtracted. Teams playing deep into the Cup will get a small boost after every game played. Teams achieving a playoff at the end of the season get a small boost after every game played. If a Cup series goes 3 games or a playoff series goes 7 games, the teams are rewarded with this slight extra boost. * No points are added/subtracted at the group stage of the Cup. * Points are added when events occur that add Prestige. A Cup win or any Championship trophy win will increase the Fan Mood by a significant amount (+10?). * (Optional) A team's Fan Mood is increased slightly (+1?) for every all star selection, all league selection, rookie of the year, MVP, and Cy Young.

#71580	02/20/2020 7:26:17 pm	Jun 25th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	The concession booth located in section 420 at Denver Field is helping the Broncos secure the highest, haziest Fan Mood that Legends has ever seen (or maybe it is just the fact that we have the best Fan Mood in Legends West Division at the time of writing), if the league officials could see through all of the purple clouds to even count and numerate this metric, that is. Arvada...Broncos...also from the great state of Colorado have the highest Fan Mood in all the land of the mighty, fields of green in all of Broken Bat at 138.46! Waiting for an explanation, Blutch, and a list of the keys to your success. http://brokenbat.org/team/686 Meanwhile, Parker Pirates...from, you guessed it, the great state of Colorado, will have the beatings continue until morale improves. The lowest Fan Mood in Broken Bat...a mutiny is taking place, right? sc0rpion, give Denvy a call and we will tell you who our concession stand vendor is, let's get in touch, son. http://brokenbat.org/team/458

#71582	02/20/2020 10:11:41 pm	Jun 25th, 2044
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Wow, Mooer. That's one complicated Fan Mood structure. Simple is almost always better. I don't think there's any streak calculation. It just seems that way because of the many events moving in the same direction. I agree about reducing mood changes for Cup play, but there's no way Steve will do that. He has said that his desire is for everyone to play full out for the Cup. I stand by my previous suggestion of one simple Fan Mood change--give each division and league winner a determined boost and take those same amounts away from the league teams that are relegated. A team's mood shouldn't be nailed because they make and lose the playoffs, but that's exactly what happens. That's terrible. Eliminate mood movement from individual playoff games and just give the standard bonus for winning the division and league.

#71587	02/21/2020 1:06:13 am	Jun 25th, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Worth noting attendance is affected by more than just fan mood. Weather makes a difference for sure, there also seems to be some rng in there and I also think opposition matters (opposing team fan mood or prestige maybe? ) but I might also be making that up lol.

#71599	02/21/2020 7:30:51 am	Jun 25th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Side note: #4 overall Harrisonburg at #1 overall New York tonight in the Cup. Grab some popcorn for this one.

#71636	02/22/2020 12:46:38 pm	Jun 27th, 2044
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to Bloomington on taking over the No.1 slot!

#71651	02/23/2020 10:03:14 am	Jul 2nd, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Magicians: Wow, Mooer. That's one complicated Fan Mood structure. Simple is almost always better. You're silly, Moogician. It is simple. Hourly games end, check league position, check league, gravity towards 100. Done. That's pretty much it, plus the fine tuning on my hypothetical constants. For a whiz that coded a whole beautiful baseball game, I think it's kid's play. It also may be simpler than whatever Broken Bat is doing now.

#71705	02/25/2020 5:19:12 am	Jul 9th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Oh great. Denver in the Cup.

#71715	02/25/2020 5:09:30 pm	Jul 13th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	I'm impervious to mind games, except in the morning. You're ranked first and are up in the stratosphere of baseball, so I just don't know what you got to worry about.

#71724	02/26/2020 4:09:53 am	Jul 14th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Just the fact that it's a Legends club.

#71747	02/27/2020 4:06:17 am	Jul 16th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	All-Star representation: West Burlington: 5 Denver: 4 College Station: 4 Dayton:3 Fort Worth: 3 Rohnert Park: 1 East New York: 5 Harrisonburg: 4 Minneapolis: 3 Murfreesboro: 3 Bloomington: 3 Birmingham: 2

#71769	02/27/2020 6:32:13 pm	Jul 21st, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Who's been lucky? Check out these hypothetical standings for the East using the Pythagorean Expectation. If you're positive, you're lucky. Negative is unlucky. It's like a perfect storm for Moo Cow relegation. Or could the Cows find a way to claw back to redemption? Bloomington 57-28 (-3) New York 52-33 (-6) Harrisonburg 49-36 (-2) Murfreesboro 44-41 (-5) Minneapolis 42-43 (+3) Birmingham 39-46 (+1) Will a bad run of luck - even worse than the Milk Machine's luck - break the Lancer streak in 2044? The ever-friendly milkshake machine has been removed from the visiting clubhouse for the rest of the season. None of you are welcome here. We've passed out moomoozelas to the fans. Game face on.

#71791	02/28/2020 11:20:07 am	Jul 21st, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Half season report: Can't say that we are real happy with our first half. Same problems as last year. We are getting outpowed again (-20 hrs vs. Opponent) and very inconsistent. But the big problem is that this season we can't save a game. Blown saves and losses by the relievers has sky rocketed. Some of it is mismanagement and some the horrific season Manning is having. In an almost panicked move management has demoted Manning to long relief and hastlty brought up three young closers from AAA. All are rec'd but none have ever played a major league game. (three other youths go back down) The hope is to magically find a hot hand to help avoid relegation. Or just compound the mismanagement issue. We still feel that we have a good chance to avoid demotion so the need to win is slowing the youth progression.

#71793	02/28/2020 12:16:50 pm	Jul 21st, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	You're the cup holder, Bloomington, so have no fear. Have respect, but no fear. I think we lost 4 outta 5 against you, but a few were one-run games.

#71802	02/28/2020 3:21:13 pm	Jul 22nd, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Wasn't our night. Good luck the rest of the way in the title defense.

#71807	02/29/2020 3:46:48 am	Jul 23rd, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Thanks, Ced. Not quite used to being the "hunted", I guess. I appreciate your posts. Best of luck to you as well.

#71810	02/29/2020 12:57:01 pm	Jul 23rd, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	purchases another deer rifle

#71817	03/01/2020 4:22:16 am	Jul 28th, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	We can't even beat the milkmachine??? 🙂

#71849	03/03/2020 6:43:13 pm	Aug 9th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Has the Milk Machine inched into fourth place or am I having some kind of coronavirus-induced fever dream? What year is it? Who's the President? The Cows have had some remarkable games lately. This one with the Remnants is an instant classic and in the running for game of the year. In the same series, Burlington pitched a 2-hitter against us. The same Cow batter got both hits. Which hitter? The 9th place hitter, of course: 2 hits, 2 RBI. Same series, Cow pitcher Koji Takatsu was just a smidge from the first Milk Machine no hitter in memory. Wrecked in the 9th in spectacular fashion. This game is with the TyGes. (What's a TyGe?) Moo Cows leading 7-4 going into the 9th. Predictably, the bullpen allows 7 runs in that inning and we lose 11-7. You wouldn't think a closer with a .235 BAA would have an ERA of 5.60, would you? Give this one consideration for game of the year.

#71853	03/04/2020 8:17:32 am	Aug 9th, 2044
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Getting swept is bad. Scoring only 6 in 5 games while conceding 35 (runs, not hits!) is worse.

#71860	03/04/2020 6:24:52 pm	Aug 13th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	It looks like an epic collapse is in the cards for the Remnants. What was once a 12 game lead is now 5. What I most intensely dislike about this game are the wild swings in performance. If your team is very hot for the first half of the season, it will likely be deathly cold for the remainder. After 50 games the Remnants BA was .296. After 105 games it is .255. That's one hell of swing in the opposite direction and incredibly unrealistic for an entire team. Last season's BA was .263 so there is some possibility that we get back to hitting better than our mean. Hope is our only strategy at this point.

#71864	03/05/2020 4:15:51 am	Aug 14th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I think the Remnants will get back to hitting once inter-league play is over. I don't have the data to back this up, but I feel like the East is more pitching/defense oriented and the West skews towards offense.

#71889	03/06/2020 6:41:47 am	Aug 19th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Swings in form are part of the game, I guess sometimes they seem more severe than they might otherwise appear. I feel like we're still trying to get over last season's end to the season: we went 6-4 in our last ten games, which was enough to match Birmingham and retain the East title. But 8 of those 10 games were one-run games (we were 5-3), and five went to extra innings (we were 3-2). We scored runs but it all felt very scrappy. Thought it might just be a blip when we won game one of the championship but Hood blanked us in game two, we blew game three and our offence after 8 runs in game four was toast. This year has felt like more of the same. We lead Legends in homers yet are just sixth in runs scored, so apparently its the long ball or nothing. I know the reason, or what I believe it to be: lack of plate discipline. We just don't draw as many walks as we once did - Jacobs picked a bad time to have a career year! But I was overloaded at 2B and so the vet had to go, not like he played a big role over the two previous seasons. Main was our Moneyball leadoff guy - no speed but got on base, and Hoyle is only now getting close to replacing him. Jedi hasn't really been replaced as both Norwegian Wood and Bugsy have struggled mightily around occasional hot spells. And I didn't expect to miss Anguiano and his multitude of GIDPs (from a flyball hitter no less) but there has been a noticeable dropoff. We're becoming the type of offence I hate - groundball hitters who don't get on base - which is a recipe for failure, and down on the farm it looks worse. Our GB rate isn't actually that bad at the moment, but we're last in the East in walks and 9th overall in the league. We've hit 35 more homers than the Mooks, who have hit 35 more doubles than us (and 47 more walks). Despite a far worse groundball rate the Mooks also have 64 more RBI. I wonder what our BABIP is? It must be lousy. I've had to throw money at a few vets this season - something I usually avoid religiously - to try and beef up our offence, with mixed results. Pruett had a hot start replacing my ice-cold catchers but predictably colled off; Hairston epitomises the all-or-nothing approach; Rader has a similar hit profile to the Jedi but the results haven't been there; and I usually especially avoid anyone over age 32 let alone anyone aged 35, but Torres has been money. I guess it says it all that this is the first time since I was in LLV that I've had to hire mercenaries, because my young guys weren't up to it. I still expect a Burlington-Bloomington playoff. The Remnants pitching is too good, and the Thunder have been rock-solid from the get-go. New York tends to have a good run-in but I think we have too much to do. Good luck everybody.

#71949	03/09/2020 5:42:47 am	Aug 29th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	With all this talk of the Corona virus, no one talks about the real plague: the Injury Bug. Seems as if the Injury Bug has hit my starting staff. First I lose Baker for 22, then Robins for 15. Now I lose Conte for 12 and Robins again for 8.

#72035	03/15/2020 9:21:23 am	Sep 18th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	I've had several recent game of the year nominees with the Lancers: Game 1 (8-7 NYL in 10) Game 2 (9-8 MRF) Game 3 (4-2 NYL in 11) Game 4 (7-6 NYL in 12) What does everyone expect to happen when you put 9 full-grown Moo Cows on a grassy field with 9 full-grown Tigers? I'm not excited for our chances. Remnants: It looks like an epic collapse is in the cards for the Remnants. What was once a 12 game lead is now 5. You're born for baseball, Chicken Little. Hope is our only strategy at this point. The Milk Machine runs on faith. Lancers: We've hit 35 more homers than the Mooks, who have hit 35 more doubles than us. There will be 90 foot outfield fences at the Cowabungalow next year. Mark my words. I still expect a Burlington-Bloomington playoff. The Remnants pitching is too good, and the Thunder have been rock-solid from the get-go. I think the luckiest, most amazing stat for the year is Bloomington's pitching. If you haven't noticed, they've got a team ERA of 3.08 and a team FIP of 3.88. An eighty point difference which suggests a unheard of and massive amount of luck. I keep expecting this to collapse but we're 120+ games in and it doesn't look like it's going to affect the Thunder's first place finish. Has Bloomington made some kind of deal with the Devil?

#72049	03/16/2020 4:22:01 am	Sep 22nd, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It may be luck, it may be that every home game has either been "Laser Pointer Night sponsored by the Bloomington Airport" or "Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School Reflective Mirror from the Diving Competition Scene Day". It could also be the Ambien-Ade sports drink we supply the opposing dugout. But I'm really hoping it's our re-dedication to team range. Some nights we'll run out a 16.75 aggregate range, depending on opponent. Of course if it's nothing I intentionally did and it is just circumstance like the Cow-guy says, my rebuttals will be filled with misdirection, personal attacks, and when that fails, the "nuh-uh" defense.

#72056	03/16/2020 7:01:57 pm	Sep 26th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Lifetime, the Moo Cows have played 11 series(es) against the Thunder. If I told you we've lost every single series, you'd think that was unlucky and rotten enough. You'd be right. But it's even worse. The Moo Cows were 1-19 against the Thunder in 2041 and we're 3-14 in 2044. A grand total of 4-33. I'll do the math for you. That's a winning percentage of .050 in 2041, a percentage of .176 in 2044, and a lifetime grand total of .108 against Bloomington. If you edit out games against the Thunder, the Moo Cows were .521 against every other team in 2041 and .546 against every other team in 2044. It's not like the Milk Machine is a bad team. Compare these numbers to the udderly terrible Rohnert Park Rebels, who are playing .235 ball against the league as I write this. Compare to the udderly terrible 2043 Margate Magicians, who were intentionally tanking and managed a winning percentage of .206 against the league. For whatever reason, only against the Thunder, the Moo Cows are are somehow twice as bad than two historically bad teams. How is this possible? Steve, is there a bug? Pardon me while I go cry in my virus-water. Regarding Thunder pitching, I'd challenge anyone to find a sub 3.10 team ERA anywhere else in Broken Bat north of League VI. I'd challenge anyone to find a team ERA 80 points lower than team FIP anywhere else in Broken Bat. I found the equally astounding 2044 Hilton Head Pirates. I, for one, will be happy that the Bloomington Thunder are promoting out of the league this year.

#72059	03/16/2020 10:21:10 pm	Sep 26th, 2044
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Compare to the udderly terrible 2043 Margate Magicians, who were intentionally tanking and managed a winning percentage of .206 against the league. Hey, I resemble that comment! Uh, wait. I don't think I said that right. I never ever tried to lose. All I did was put out the best team for my future, not worrying about the immediate game. That's called planning, right? (To be clear, I was and am not offended. I mean, c'mon, we're talking Mad Cows. Just smile, let the coals cool to gray from red hot, and throw on the burgers. It's all good.)

#72061	03/17/2020 6:51:42 am	Sep 26th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I, for one, will be happy that the Bloomington Thunder are promoting out of the league this year. About spit my coffee out laughing at this line!

#72070	03/17/2020 4:23:17 pm	Sep 28th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	The epic collapse of the Remnants continues. Down to a 2-1/2 game lead from 15. Not much offense anymore.

#72071	03/17/2020 5:00:12 pm	Sep 29th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Magicians: Just smile, let the coals cool to gray from red hot, and throw on the burgers. I'm horrified. It's 2044. You're not still eating burgers, are you? You monster. Let's contrast the Thunder pitching with one particular Moo Cow, who might be singlehandedly getting us relegated. I'd like you to meet Juan Manuel Echevarria, our tenacious $2.6M closer. While the full Thunder pitching staff has an 80 point advantage between ERA and FIP, my closer has an FIP of 3.54 but an ERA of 6.89. Holy Cow that a level of bad luck you just don't see every day. This is one reason Steve oughtta tell us whether Form is a "forward" looking attribute. In the real world, I'd have some coach go down and watch Echevarria pitch. Does he have an elbow problem? Are his mechanics janky this year? Is he on drugs? Did his mom die and he's depressed? Or is he just getting shelled for no good reason and it'll correct itself? In Broken Bat, I can't ask this question. Is he temporarily costing us the 2044 season or is he forever broken? If I knew Form looked forward, he'd be riding the pine. If I don't know, then I have to stick him in there and pray he doesn't lose every gosh-darn game he's in. He's been explosion city almost every single time. It's a sick sideways vertigo feeling.

#72072	03/17/2020 5:27:00 pm	Sep 30th, 2044
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Oh, I had that so much the last two seasons. Good pitchers just turning into pumpkins. This time around, some pitchers who were throwing batting practice early on were sent packing, and suddenly, my stalwarts who had been terrible for two seasons were back, and Manhattan contributed three of six pitchers in the all-star team. Our pitching didn't stay that dominant all season, but it's still more than decent, and without that, we wouldn't be five games up in first place. So, go Cows; we want to win this season, and we're hoping to visit the green pastures of Murfreesboro when we get up there!

#72073	03/17/2020 5:51:24 pm	Sep 30th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	New York has gone just 4-9 against the Thunder this season, including just 3-8 in games decided by two runs or less. If you reverse that we're tied for first - such are the fine margins. Not that I'm about to complain about luck (genuinely), I've had my fair share in recent seasons. Still have seven games to go against Bloomington starting tomorrow night, but its still theirs for the taking. When you have seasons like this you soak them up for all they're worth.

#72086	03/18/2020 7:28:40 pm	Oct 4th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Swept Burlington, Swept Dayton, winners of eight straight, leading in run difference, Dirtbag Dan wins his 18th, half a game out with a game in hand, and about to start an 11 game home stand. Great time to hop on the bronco bandwagon and hold on tight for an exciting finish. Use hand sanitizer please while boarding. 🤣 Can anyone crack the Denvinci Code? Updated Wednesday, March 18 2020 @ 7:31:43 pm PDT

#72094	03/19/2020 9:32:07 am	Oct 4th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I thought so at the time, but the switch from McGregor to Asano was the biggest move of the season.

#72101	03/19/2020 3:23:30 pm	Oct 5th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	McGregor was overrated and overpaid. He's 18-32 with his new club. Whatever bad luck haunts the Remnants is sticking to him like a bad smell. Our descent began at the first pivot point for the RNG, game 50. We hit well above average to that point and since then it's been well below average. Gotta overcorrect to bring it all back to the mean. Since things haven't changed since the last pivot point at game 110, we are likely doomed to continue with the very cold bats. One win and 12 runs over the past 8 games.

#72102	03/19/2020 3:26:07 pm	Oct 5th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I've had a decent season, and if not for Bloomington's wonder-year woulda/coulda (Stanley) beena contenda. Going 23-27 in one run games isn't a whole lot of fun, though. Donnelly has everything you'd want in a closer (I've considered moving him back into the rotation but he's been too darned good), all the heat and pitches and results. He went 50/50 two seasons ago including playoffs, and 37/40 last season...before he blew a game in the playoffs. This season the results have again been there, but he's just 32/39 in save opportunities this season. I guess its just bad luck, or bad timing. Of course, my #1 pitcher Rock is the guy that tends to suffer - his win totals have for five straight seasons, yet his other numbers and QS have remained pretty constant. 21 QS in 29 starts and outstanding numbers, yet just 10-8 on the season. He's the new Baird. And yes, Burlington's manager change was a strange one - if it was for salary reasons then fair enough, but I offered afreespirit a list of four rookie managers that were much better than Asano, and although he thanked me he never made a change. One of them is still available. shrug

#72103	03/19/2020 4:39:00 pm	Oct 6th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	None of those of managers are much better than Asono. They aren't even marginally better. Managers have little impact on team performance. McGregor has a 20 rating in offense yet our offensive performance during his tenure was unimpressive except for 2041 and the first 50 games of 2044. We went 40-10 with an overperforming offense. After going 1-9 to open inter-divisional play, I knew the jig was up. The question was "by how much"? What was most noticeable was the sudden lack of offense. That continued after 80 games so why carry a $7.5 million manger if he isn't making a difference? I've been playing this game since the 2005 season. I've seen it all. Usually these kinds of wild over/under performance swings happen to individual players. It's much rarer when it happens to an entire team. The manager has no influence on this kind of behavioural algorithm.

#72107	03/19/2020 5:51:02 pm	Oct 8th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well each to their own, I stand by what I said. There must be a dozen guys I'd pick over Asano. But whatever anyone's viewpoint, I think most of us would agree the move hasn't worked - that's not to say it would have improved with McGregor still in charge, but I'd say the odds would have favoured it.

#72111	03/20/2020 4:44:41 am	Oct 8th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I think we've all been in tight races with the season winding down and can relate with each owner heading into the final days. So, to keep the stress level up here's 3 races in Legends worth watching: East Minneapolis 1.5 up on Murfreesboro Minn 13 to play, .558 opp win% Murf 14 to play, .528 opp win% These two terrific clubs begin a four-game set tonight at the HSBC Centre. A Cows series win would put the pressure on Minneapolis, who closes the season vs New York, Bloomington, and Harrisonburg. A Tigers series win could spell the end of the Cows current Legends run. West Denver 1 over Burlington Denver 13 to play, .440 opp win% Burlington 13 to play, .442 opp win% THE race. Streaking Denver will try to hold off season-constant Burlington for the chance at a tall trophy. Denver will travel to Iowa for a titanic 3-game set in the second-last series of the year. Dayton 4.5 up on Fort Worth Dayton 14 to play, .435 opp win% Fort Worth 13 to play, .457 opp win% Dayton is in the driver's seat here and even as series split in Fort Worth would be considered a win for the Hawks. Updated Friday, March 20 2020 @ 4:45:33 am PDT

#72131	03/20/2020 6:06:23 pm	Oct 12th, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	October 9, morning Reporter: "The Cows have just 14 games left. Do you think you can avoid relegation?" Jaime Garcia: "Ms. Cow came down from the front offices. She gave a talk. She wore the magic miniskirt again. My girlfriend's a singer. She won't even wear them that short. Did you see that thing? But classy. All classy. She's a nice lady. A real nice lady. We're all going as hard for her and the team as we can." October 12, midnight The dark Moo Cow offices. It's unnaturally inky everywhere except one closed door at the end of the hall. That's Ms. Cow's. A heady, pungent scent through the air. Light reflected in the fogged glass, not from one candle, but five. A woman singing softly beyond English. Midnight's strike raises a second, deeper voice. Pounce, thud. October 13, morning Reporter: "Ms. Cow, you've got an awful record against the Thunder. Three games against them starting today. Season's on the line. Do y'all have a plan?" Ms. Cow: "It's been atrocious, hasn't it? I took care of it. I mean, we took care of it. I expect things to change soon."

#72136	03/21/2020 3:43:51 am	Oct 12th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I think we'll go ahead and bring extra security for our last visit to Tennessee. Maybe a wood stake too. Just in case.

#72156	03/21/2020 5:51:34 pm	Oct 16th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy visits Burlington... it’s the final countdowwwwwnn.

#72157	03/21/2020 6:43:47 pm	Oct 16th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	I'm looking forward to it.

#72192	03/22/2020 9:25:06 pm	Oct 20th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Very exciting games. I was watching via live game action play by play ( any of you all here use that feature?). Oh yeah, if you or anyone else doesn’t read those, are we NOT not going to talk about that beanball in the fifth inning of game three? What a showstopper and a bench clearing brawl situation... in my imagination of a browser based text based game!

#72195	03/23/2020 4:08:27 am	Oct 20th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ced, I like the play-by-play in big games. It adds to the excitement as you see it play out before you. Alright, what an exciting final day! So what I figured to be the least competitive race between Dayton and Fort Worth has completely turned on it's head. Fort Worth is clearly in the driver's seat now with Rohnert Park left on the schedule, while Dayton travels to the Mile High City to face a motivated Denver club in it's own tightly contested race. So speaking of Denver, the Broncos are at home for three, while Burlington hosts College Station in a four-game tilt. FWIW, Denver holds the first tie-breaker of RD. Our last race, between Murfreesboro and Minneapolis, sees both clubs at home for three-game sets. Both clubs have been streaking lately, with the Moo Cows hot over their last dozen and the Tigers rebounding from an awful week by winning four straight.

#72207	03/23/2020 3:23:57 pm	Oct 21st, 2044
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Well, that's it then. One and done in Legends. Bit of a shame but I'd like to think we were worthy participants if not quite good enough to stay. Well played TyX. You finished very strong whereas we collapsed but if you look at the season as a whole I think its fair to say you deserved to finish above us and survive. Will take a longer look later but I feel our hitting has let us down all season. Some players should be looking at their stats nervously over the offseason.

#72208	03/23/2020 4:23:59 pm	Oct 22nd, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Well there's going to be a new name on the trophy! With all due respect to Burlington (who have to win their last game by 24 runs) it will be two former runners-up (and in the last seven seasons to boot) who will go head-to-head: Denver v. Bloomington. Two very good teams, should be a cracking series. Commiserations to the Hawks and the Rebels, its a tough pill to swallow but Legends is that hard. I was surprised Birmingham struggled so much this season when they pushed me all the way in the East last season, but personally I'm quite pleased to see Minneapolis go down - the Tigers are such a strong team, and every series against them is a grind. That's not to say anyone else is easier, just that I have huge respect for them and their owner. I would say I'm going to spend the rest of the week self-isolating for 2045, but in actuality I'm an essential worker so I'll be busy two days this week!

#72210	03/23/2020 4:48:21 pm	Oct 22nd, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Thought it was over when my closer Ikeyama who leads Legends in saves couldn’t get an out yesterday and Burlington scored three in the bottom of the ninth to win game one. Great race to the finish, Burlington and congratulations on a season you should be proud of. Denvy-Bloomington should be competitive. In the 10 meetings this year, both teams won a game by a huge margin, two other games went to extra innings, and a different four games were one-run games. Good luck! I am also a government worker, amalric7, so fake baseball has been a beautiful thing lately 👌 Even had to cancel my son’s birthday party due to the virus 🦠 Let’s play ball!

#72214	03/23/2020 5:20:21 pm	Oct 24th, 2044
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats to Denver and Bloomington. Good luck in the final.

#72215	03/23/2020 5:23:58 pm	Oct 24th, 2044
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats to PrivateSnowflake and Ced! Was a frustrating season here in Minneapolis we kept on going on wild winning/losing streaks. Wasn't able to pitch at all when the offense was going at the beginning of the season and then couldn't hit when the pitching got going later on. Kudos to hurstdm and the Moo Cows for a good relegation battle -there are some great teams up here. Thanks for the kind words amalric7 - means a lot coming from the team who's dominated the East the last 5 seasons. Not looking forward to going down to LL2 at all...very small margin of error and it's always a grind to get back up.

#72221	03/23/2020 6:26:20 pm	Oct 24th, 2044
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Congratulations Ced. We had the better team for 50 games, but you had the better team for 110. Good luck in the finals! Show the Thunder that the west is the best!

#72235	03/23/2020 10:59:37 pm	Oct 24th, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Bloomington knocked out Denver in the cup this year, 2 games to 0.

#72237	03/24/2020 4:35:38 am	Oct 24th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Anybody check out the final standings for the batting title? S. Blanchard (BUR) .3182 T. Medina (MUR) .3181 J. Soto (NY) .3176

#72238	03/24/2020 4:51:32 am	Oct 24th, 2044
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Fantastic finish! That reminds me of a crazy MLB batting title finish that just so happens to have included a couple KC Royals. Imagine how I knew about this! Anyway, you're quarantined, so enjoy this 1976 batting title battle.

#72240	03/24/2020 7:42:57 am	Oct 24th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Mike: I wish I there was video of that game. While searching, I found out Brett was picked off first after he got hit #3000. That's an all-time d**k move. Really digging the old powder-blue polyester pullovers. Growing up, our parish uniforms were the same color, but with yellow trim (all polyester). Anybody remember the striped waistband with the snaps pants? Real stirrups? Mesh hats? Low-cut Pony cleats with the big tongue flap? Bombat bats?

#72247	03/24/2020 2:33:34 pm	Oct 27th, 2044
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	Yeah, I certainly remember those details of the uniforms. I was a little young to recall that 1976 batting title chase (though I had that McRae card -- 1976 was the first year I really started collecting those Topps -- I was 6 years old). The battling title between team mates I really remember is this 1984 one. And in this 2044 BB Season I finally had a guy get the batting title. A really great season by The Walrus, who is one of my best Waiver/FA steals (3 claims). I got some other good steals in 2042 by getting my best pitcher with 3 claims, and maybe my 2nd best pitcher too as a FA (yeah my pitching sux). Actually my SP is so bad that I also got 3 other pitchers in 2042 waivers that started a lot of games for me this season: this FA guy is entrenched in the rotation, I am pretty optimistic about this guy (1 claim) and even this guy with 2 claims. Yep, that is pretty much how I roll, because apparently I can't draft very well. Updated Tuesday, March 24 2020 @ 2:49:01 pm PDT Updated Tuesday, March 24 2020 @ 2:50:26 pm PDT

#72250	03/24/2020 4:30:51 pm	Oct 28th, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Anybody check out the final standings for the batting title? S. Blanchard (BUR) .3182 T. Medina (MUR) .3181 J. Soto (NY) .3176 I meant to take Soto out of the lineup after he scored his 100th run of the season, but forgot. He went 2-for-11 in those last three games, dropping his average from .3214! My bad.

#72258	03/25/2020 4:24:41 am	Oct 28th, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ouch. Updated Wednesday, March 25 2020 @ 5:47:26 am PDT

#72263	03/25/2020 4:16:03 pm	Nov 1st, 2044
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Commiserations, Private. I know the feeling and it is not nice, and given how you led the East pretty much all season that's going to smart, and nothing will make it feel better. Always next year? I'm still telling myself that after last season. On the other side, congrats Ced! Gave me a hell of run three seasons back, so well done on going one better this time. And on a curious note, the East tends to Feast on the West during inter-division, at least in my time here. BUT, when it really counts? The West is now 9-3 in the last twelve championships. Must be that false sense of security you're giving us... (edit) LOL, and thanks Ced for putting NY back on top of the rankings, at least for now! Updated Wednesday, March 25 2020 @ 4:17:36 pm PDT

#72267	03/25/2020 5:44:35 pm	Nov 1st, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Another almost. This one stings. First, congratulations Ced. Anybody have Denver winning it all at any time before the All-Star Game? Denver got right, overcame Burlington's dominance and start, and basically swept my Bloomington club in the final. Awesome, awesome job. I played the matchups. He beat them. Nothing else I could've done was going to slow the Denver juggernaut. Best record in Legends again and again I'm bested in the playoff. Last time that happened it kicked off Novi's three-peat. I think I need to come in as the "underdog" next time. Hats off to Ced. I'm crazy jealous but you enjoy that trophy, you earned it!

#72275	03/26/2020 12:08:06 am	Nov 1st, 2044
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	This was the season that the Denvinci Code was unable to be broken. Thank you to all of our supporters and to all the teams in Legends and everyone who helped me get here. PrivateSnowflake’s 600 runs allowed or less as a team hasn't been done in Legends for seven years, so that is a heck of an accomplishment. In the playoffs, there were two one-run games and one extra innings game, similar to the regular season meetings between the clubs as I documented. We know what it's like to lose a league championship playoff. The bad news is that the pain is real intense whenever it is around and you might relapse during a tough time in a future season and say man if only we had this team that we have right now, we would've scored when it was bases loaded, one out. The good news is that you get over it quicker than you think. Bad news is that length of getting over it is different for everyone. Being down 5 to nothing and our 19-win ace Toscano is pitching and to win that game was one of these, “it's possible we'll win” moments of an owner, but you do start to count the at-bats remaining and look at these pinch hitter has-beens and never-will-be’s in the on-deck circle, and you get pessimistic. We were 15 out, weren’t we? 15 games back from first place this season. We feel like an NFL wildcard team to have gone on and won everything. We can’t say Giants-Patriots the season the Pats hadn't lost. That was Super Bowl XLII. For that PrivateSnowflake, you'd have to replace the number in your win column with the number from Rohnert Park’s or Margate's loss column last year for the metaphor to work. But your team was a challenge to scout and to play against. And some talk this year about managers. I mean my boy Espinosa earns half a million, you know the BBMLBPA minimum in the collective bargaining agreement is 0.50 and here is Shannon at 8.4 million. And here is Coco Espinosa last season not getting us, Denver, a team that tries to prioritize the cup, and we don't even get out of the round robin? We thought we had made a huge mistake and that we might face relegation in his debut season, which we only escaped the drop by one game last year. And he won us the Legends championship in his second year as a manager anywhere, unproven skills. And the playoff series, I thought it was curious that Shannon didn't send Conte out for game 1 or even 2, but 3, and then Conte was injured and would have missed the rest of the entire playoffs, but would he have took the hill twice? We didn't have our second baseman or third baseman, both 100 RBI guys. 2B Grant was POTG in game 2 with 4 ribbies, but then got hurt. Only (sarcasm) a .200 ops drop off when we fielded our second stringer! When our 3B returned, debuting in the playoff final, he went 0 for 5 and was rusty. Who was his replacement up until that point? Well yes, a youth product of the famous Denver farm and an ok glove at third, but a guy with just 9 at-bats all season! He wasn't second string, he was straight outta string. He was on some clip board at the bottom of the storage closet call list, just like that ice hockey NHL janitor/zamboni dude called in to play goaltender ala David Ayres at Carolina. Like, get us anybody, find somebody in the parking lot who skates once per year during Christmas at the Park because we are so desperate. But a note to every manager: Denvy’s starting third baseman was a 1 waiver claim. The playoff MVP Javier Cepeda was a 2 waiver claim and both players were new to the team and both over 34 years old. I guess my team and our roster here will be looked at, but it is possible for all owners to have success because we started in LL Six. I always thought it’s “possible we'll win” or “we’ll probably win”. Notice season to season that it was never these “Ahh we're definitely promoting” or “Ah well let's play the kids the next three months. We're not in the race”. So I just had building block after building block and got the right players in and didn't care about the results but I was confident we'd have a team capable of being in the mix. In the same year in the past, I was relegated and was in a cup final which was the first time I said this will be a good franchise, not always a good ball club, but a good franchise that could play 500 ball against just about anyone. Just as good as anyone, but not better, was key. Looking forward to next season. Solana Beach will be in LLII, so keep a look out in 2046 for a Legends return?! Thanks Steve for making this game. Thanks everyone for the good competition.

#72277	03/26/2020 4:11:55 am	Nov 1st, 2044
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Awesome post, Ced. No better owner than you to hoist the trophy this season. The matchup told me to throw righties at you, in our 12 games this season I threw 6 righties and 6 lefties against the Broncos. The righties had fewer ER so that was my play (with all other stats pointing that way too). Grant was absolutely killing us in the first two and when he went out, I thought I had a chance to win 4 of the next 6. You did a great job with your depth this season and left me little chance. Would I change my thinking? Nah. I played to my strengths and you beat the best I had to throw at you. Terrific job this season. Absolutely terrific. Sad to see Dayton go, we had a fun series ourselves last season. Minneapolis, who I believe has a truly great core, will be back. Birmingham knows how to win, just had to take a step back this season. And Rohnert just came up at the wrong time in their club's history. 2045 outlook? Going to be tough with the Hydrogen, Lancers, and Moo Cows returning, plus Allen and Holmes will both be back.

#72280	03/26/2020 8:33:50 am	Nov 1st, 2044
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Well written Ced

#72284	03/26/2020 12:25:40 pm	Nov 1st, 2044
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Thunder: I think we'll go ahead and bring extra security for our last visit to Tennessee. Maybe a wood stake too. Just in case. Didn't help you. We finally won our first series with the Thunder in 12 attempts! And we did it without any outside help! Here's to next year! Also, congratulations to Bloomington! Hey Thunder, have you checked your Fan Mood yet? I just updated my complaint thread about it. Please complain. Anybody check out the final standings for the batting title? I sure noticed this. Medina played 97 games at catcher for me and caught a hilariously bad 16.1% of base stealers. Thank goodness he hit. I also noticed that Rodger Ahlberg wasn't eligible with his whopping .353 batting average. Anybody remember the striped waistband with the snaps pants? Real stirrups? Mesh hats? Low-cut Pony cleats with the big tongue flap? Back in the day, little girls all over fell in puppy love with sweaty little boys in mesh hats and stirrup pants. Tigers: Was a frustrating season here in Minneapolis we kept on going on wild winning/losing streaks. If you weren't following the Tigers, they were outrageously streaky in the final weeks. No 1-game streak for like a full month. Roars and kudos to you too. Dayton: Well, that's it then. One and done in Legends. Bit of a shame but I'd like to think we were worthy participants if not quite good enough to stay. I'm really sad that Fort Worth stayed up. The owner has been absent since mid-February. I was pulling for Dayton. Some schlub is going to take over Fort Worth soon with a free pass to the top league. Broncos: I was watching via live game action play by play ( any of you all here use that feature?). Oh yeah, if you or anyone else doesn’t read those, are we NOT not going to talk about that beanball in the fifth inning of game three? What a showstopper and a bench clearing brawl situation... in my imagination of a browser based text based game! I watch these fairly regularly. I totally imagine what's happening in between the text. It would be a priority suggestion from the Moo Cows for Steve to update and add some flavor text to the play-by-play. Even a few little things added would be better than nothing. This was the season that the Denvinci Code was unable to be broken. Oh Crash, you do make lovely speeches. Solana Beach will be in LLII, so keep a look out in 2046 for a Legends return?! Pssst, the Beach Palms cut corners. Early welcome to Allen, Lardo, Manhattan, and Moore. As opposed to 2044, all four of these teams have already been in Legends and it's a fun crew. We're thrilled to have Moore back because of that "MOO" abbreviation. Not as thrilled to try and compete in the same division as both New York and Manhattan. The urbanization of Legends continues. On the bright side, two chances in the schedule for Broadway shows! I wonder what they'll be like in 2045? VR craziness or more like post-apocalyptic Fallout?

#72340	03/28/2020 9:55:26 am	Jan 15th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Hello everyone, it's good to be back in the big show after... man, it's been 13 seasons. I believe I've played pretty much every team here before at some point, although the Remnants were still the Giants, I think. Playing New York and the Hydrogen are a bit special to me, of course, and I'm glad to be back in the same league forum with the always entertaining hurstdm. I'm not particularly optimistic on sticking here for long. While my pitchers have aged amazingly well, my hitting has taken a hit this offseason, and I have basically not drafted anyone usable since the new draft was introduced. My farm system is all guys who have been around forever or somebody else's castoffs... Well, I'll do my best. Let's have fun.

#72365	03/29/2020 6:33:59 am	Jan 15th, 2045
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Welcome Holmes! I 100% agreed with your statement that we had probably played at some point, until I checked. CSA has been playing near the top of the pyramid for 15 seasons now while the Isotopes have spent the last 22 seasons in the top leagues! Amazingly we have never played a league game. We have past by each other during promotion demotion. We have previously played all other teams in legends this season. P.S. Welcome back Franke! That rebuild didnt take long lol.

#72374	03/29/2020 10:29:43 am	Jan 15th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	As it is for everyone, its great to be back in Legends. Hopefully do better this time around.

#72389	03/30/2020 1:24:32 am	Jan 15th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	@Freddy: True. I admit I just followed my gut feeling in your case. I'm pretty sure about everyone in my division, though.

#72391	03/30/2020 4:32:18 am	Jan 15th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	A big welcome (back) to Allen, Laredo, Manhattan, and Moore. Looking forward to battling it out with some of BB's best owners. Keeping this league is going to be a dogfight, let alone trying to win it!

#72473	04/02/2020 5:06:53 am	Feb 5th, 2045
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	Not much time to spend on here sadly. But big congrats to both Ced and Pvt... Much deserved!

#72505	04/03/2020 6:17:15 am	Feb 19th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well spring training is about to start and that means it's time for PSF's Too Early 2045 League Predictions and Social-Distancing Guide sponsored by Our New Chinese Overlords and Gary's Ice-Cream Shop Now With Less Insects and Mini-Golf for Stoned Teenagers and Single Dads. Now if you've been living under a rock, or are currently aboard the International Space Station, you may not know how these predictions work. We have stopped all scientists from working on a coronavirus cure to crunch numbers and shake the Magic 8-Ball to come up with these iron-clad league predictions. You may have questions on how I know what is going to happen this year and how accurate these predictions are. Just ask New York and Murfreesboro who relegated last season. What was that? They're still here? I thought you said this was scientifically accurate? It's got numbers with decimal points and everything. Ok so the 2044 East picks were a little off. I blame sun spots or swamp gas or something. Let's get this going... East Pitching Ratings Manhattan 178.71 Harrisonburg 178.27 Bloomington 167.38 New York 163.91 <<<but I guess not Manhattan Allen 163.67 MurFREEsboro 158.90 East Offensive Ratings Manhattan 191.10 Harrisonburg 183.09 Bloomington 177.99 Allen 175.56 <<< nothing says "east" quite like Texas Murfreesboro 166.86 New York 169.79 East Predicted Order of Finish Manhattan 369.81 Harrisonburg 361.36 Bloomington 345.37 Allen 339.23 New York 333.70 Murfreesboro 325.81 Well that's two years in a row that a promoted club will win the East. Last year it was Harrisonburg. I mean, Bloomington. Don't look at last year's rankings. New York and Murfreesboro will be demoted again. West Pitching Ratings Burlington 184.87 Denver 171.90 Fort Worth 169.24 Moore 167.68 Laredo 167.52 College Station 156.48 <<<east of Allen, but west West Offensive Ratings Fort Worth 182.21 Tie - College Station/Moore 175.67 Denver 175.47 Laredo 166.53 Burlington 159.96 West Predicted Order of Finish Fort Worth 351.35 <<<known for their TyGes's. TyGeses? TyGesss'? Denver 347.37 Burlington 344.83 Moore 343.35 Laredo 334.05 College Station 332.15 Like I said, IRON-CLAD. So Manhattan, which is in New York, but is not New York, will host Fort Worth in the Championship Series. Since the West always wins, I'll go with...Manhattan. Welp, there you go. Not my fault you didn't have your better players already on your major-league roster (coughNewYorkcough). Most of you knew this was coming. Better luck next year, I guess. No I was not coughing in that last paragraph. What do you mean 14-day quarantine? But it was an expression! Where are you taking me?

#72553	04/04/2020 1:25:32 pm	Mar 2nd, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Thanks for all the welcomings... It's good to be back. Looking at the field, I think it is going to be a fun season. I'm a bit worried about my cup games. Usually I use group stage as extended spring training for my major league ready guys (which I have a Bunch of pitchers with maybe enough talent that I need to sort through.) However, this year with Fort Worth and Battle Creek in the same group wins will be harder to get. And I do very much want to advance because you never know when you get to have a long run in the cup. I feel bad for the Level 6 bots at the bottom of this cup group. My team doctors are asking for a pay raise. Not only do they have to deal with virus concerns, but they are working day and night to figure out if Setup Man Carranza will be a go this season or if his arm is finally wearing out. On top of that Allen brought in Lorenzo Estrada and brought back Octavio Bermudez to fight for the 5th starter position. Between those 3 pitchers, they lost 22 SI points. Forget the joint injections and physical therapy, where's the duct tape and WD 40?

#72558	04/04/2020 4:23:38 pm	Mar 3rd, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I really enjoy reading every breakdown or prediction that doesn't have me demoting back out. Keep 'em coming!

#72570	04/04/2020 9:19:15 pm	Mar 4th, 2045
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Well done as usual PSF. Love it. Did we just get picked for dead last?? We have demoted 1 time in my 25 seasons at BB and we finished 5th that season. (legends '38) This franchise has never finished last even back to 2001 (first season). #Notgonnahappen #bulletinboardmaterial

#72571	04/04/2020 11:44:17 pm	Mar 4th, 2045
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Wow Freddy, I hope 2046 goes better for you, commiserations in advance......... Thanks as always for the read PSF!

#72577	04/05/2020 7:29:18 am	Mar 4th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Freddy, you seem to be able to do more with less (you too, amalric), so if you fare better, that's a hats off to you. With Forth Worth releasing his old, but better players, it throws the oh-so-accurate ratings off. Just for that, you drop 3 places. Maybe we'll get a covid-edition rating later this week, if the April Asteroid doesn't hit first.

#72595	04/05/2020 11:19:09 pm	Mar 6th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Allen 175.56 <<< nothing says "east" quite like Texas For what it's worth: Allen used to be in the west, but when I wanted to move my team there from Wichita it would not let me (because Wichita was an East team) so Steve had to reclassify Allen as an East location. All 3 towns that the team has been in since I owned it are about the same longitude: Brookings SD, Wichita KS, and Allen TX... with Wichita just slightly more west than the other two.

#72627	04/07/2020 2:54:05 am	Mar 8th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Oops, apparently PSF has a... slightly different prediction for Manhattan's output this season than I did. Well, if that turns out to be true, I'll be inviting everyone for a round of alcohol-free Manhattans...

#72635	04/07/2020 11:06:48 am	Mar 8th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Off-season scouting and Denver war room found...found a pitcher with 13 stamina and 127 career starts but only 6 career quality starts. Spot the problem?!

#72638	04/07/2020 11:45:17 am	Mar 8th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Thank you everyone for their predictions. Always fun to read. The one thing that seems to be missing is a defense calculation. I do remember reading it last season on here from one prediction, though. And in the NFL, there is the saying that defense wins championships. Last year, Denvy had what I nicknamed the Everywhere Outfield of two 19 ranges and one 18 range outfielders and our manager Coco Espinosa probably ran that lineup around 66% of the season depending on match-ups. Then there is a funny X factor. We had a bench player who had more at bats in the playoffs than he had during the regular season. Haven't touched my roster this year yet. Will ex-Laredo pitcher Bryan Paris be around for the season opener against his former team or will he be released? How did he do with the change of scenery? Success or failure? Here are the stats: Skipping 2034 - Win / Loss / Win % / ERA / WHIP With Laredo 70-62 53% 4.53 1.24 Cy Young Award in Legends With Denver 53-38 58% 4.04 1.18 Championship, but no individual awards Never an All star or All league at Denver The season starts here! Roll on 2045!

#72640	04/07/2020 12:15:52 pm	Mar 8th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	found a pitcher with 13 stamina and 127 career starts but only 6 career quality starts Link? I'm curious now. Could be like my Hildalgo. Lots of slop and borderline control leads to so many pitches thrown he hits his PC before he can record that 5th inning to qualify.

#72642	04/07/2020 12:46:48 pm	Mar 8th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/139425 Oh...quality starts go six innings, not five Updated Tuesday, April 7 2020 @ 12:48:07 pm PDT

#72658	04/07/2020 8:54:06 pm	Mar 10th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I think Brookview did the right thing with him in 2043 by putting him in the pen... but yuck, 7 blown saves in 20 attempts. He must be a head case. All the build you want/need but no results.

#72667	04/08/2020 8:02:12 am	Mar 10th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2:1 K to BB ratio, 1+ ground ball pitcher, throws strikes (too many HR tho), all-in-all that's pretty good. I look at all those hits. Going over the years he was (mostly) a SP, the defenders behind him really let him down. Look at some of those individual fielding percentages around the IF during those years. That's a lot of errors and because of that, a lot of extra batters to face. He was averaging less than 5 innings (need 5ip to qualify) those years. In '41 he had 8 decisions in 25 starts. I don't know the particulars, but he could have been in the rotation out of necessity. Should have done well in a MR-type role.

#72668	04/08/2020 12:42:27 pm	Mar 10th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Doomed. Again.

#72678	04/09/2020 9:37:23 am	Mar 12th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I'm with stupid ^^. I'll be inviting everyone for a round of alcohol-free Manhattans... Alcohol-free? I'm OUT. Did have a welcome-back post written out last weekend on my phone but it was lost in one of the rollover updates, so let me just say "welcome (back)!". Ageing hasn't hurt us and most of the squad really hasn't changed. We had some rough luck last season and at the same time the few rookies I had in absolutely bombed, no surprise we improved once they returned to riding the bench. I think we'll be okay, but as always the competition will be tough.

#72715	04/10/2020 8:25:59 am	Mar 14th, 2045
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	2045 College Station Athletics Back from a third place finish in 2045 CSA has gotten a little younger but just may have the pitching depth to make some noise and improve our standing. CSA has been a recent revolving door for veteran power hitters, starting SS and 2B. This season is no different. FA's In this season: SS H.Cash from waivers 4 claims: a solid defender with a little power, needs a full season to fully learn position (2.6 on graph) DH H.Yano from waivers 1 claim: Will get first shot at DH vs. RHP he will stick if there is any pop in that bat. 2B R. Apodaca from waivers 1 claim. Acquired last season to be a back up, he played very well and will be promoted to split time with rookie Yates. He is a veteran and decent bat but has only 2.4 position knowledge. We will begin the season with less than 3.0 position ability at SS and 2B, hopefully the penalty will not be too harsh haha. Pitcher: P.Van Dyke, from waivers 150 claims. 27 yr old RHP. Later in the season this guy would get 30 claims max. Funny how that works. We are hoping that he can either be starter number 4 or 5 or he can be a reliever that doesn't give up a lot of long balls. We badly need one of those! 2045 Pitching: The big three starters are back and are aging but should be solid. In general pitching is deep and should be a strength. Beyond that we need either Tapia, Costa or Van Dyke, all 27 years old, to step up and give us a quality 140 innings as starter number four or 5. Beyond that we have veterans Wilkerson, Manning and Lee all in their primes but all are perennial 4.00 ERA guys with HR issues. Relief pitching was a problem last season but with G.Canada coming along and all of the above, I think we should be better than last season. 2-3 rookies will be on the pitchers list but they do not expect to see meaningful innings this season. Speed and Power: We are very average in the speed department, slower than usual, we will not be swiping many bases. We have also been very average in power and this season power should be challenging. We will need a couple guys to have pretty big seasons. Lots of starting youth in the organization: Rookies/2nd year players to watch: C/OF Abercrombie, 2B Yates, DH/1B Puente, and RHP fireball reliever G.Canada appears ready to take over. Goal: Get off to a good start for the first time in many seasons! Let's play ball. P.S. @ Almeric: so hard to train the young guys in legends!

#72794	04/13/2020 2:06:25 pm	Mar 20th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Timothy Watson (former Thunder catcher) gets the start behind the bag for Allen against Fort Worth Tyges (what is a/are Tyges?) in the first series of the CUP.

#72818	04/14/2020 11:04:49 am	Mar 25th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	If you start in League Level 6 and play Broken Bat for five years and five months like me, you can eventually be ranked #1! And what a feeling it is to see that #1 displayed on our team page on opening day. Good luck to all ballclubs in 2045. The season starts HERE!

#72822	04/14/2020 2:24:20 pm	Mar 25th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Hilariousness in the first Moo Cow game of 2045. Star outfielder Butter Kim hits 2 HR, but somehow makes 2 errors in center field in the first two innings. All 6 runs charged to the starting pitcher are unearned. Both homers are solo shots. The Milk Machine smacks another homer - also solo. Is the opening game a sign of a cursed season on the way or just amped up twitchy jitters?

#72834	04/15/2020 4:32:54 am	Mar 30th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Pretty good start for Manhattan back in Legends and in the competition for bragging rights in the Big Apple. Not convinced that it'll go on that way, but enjoying the ride.

#72841	04/15/2020 1:52:03 pm	Mar 30th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	The Thunder landed multi-million claim Barbosa? Well that made this season easier.

#72846	04/15/2020 5:30:32 pm	Apr 1st, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Moo Cows start 0-5 and then, finally, 1-5. Misery. Just once, I'd like a reasonable season start. Our games with the Lancers are frequently entertaining. This one's a candidate for game of the year. Our RISP average is .208 right now and you can see it over the first four innings. We had so many runners on with 0 outs, but couldn't bring anyone home. New York's Siegl hit for the cycle in this stunning performance. The most amazing stat for the Cows? We have 42 runs against us, but just 26 earned runs against. You can do that math. Go ahead. That means we've got 16 unearned runs in just 6 games. Almost 40% of the runs against the Cows so far are unearned. Wonderful! We've also got 8 errors in 6 games. I had an earlier post about Butter Kim's opening day jitters. Top of the 5th in this game against the Lancers, Kim throws out TWO runners at the plate, with his big ol' Arm rating of 9. This year, the guy does everything in twos. His wife looks nervous. We've scouted all you hambones and I think 2045 has the best East division of any year since we've been up here. No team even approaches bad and I think we've got at least one monster team. It's probably not the 1-5 Milk Machine. The two relegations are going to feel rotten because those teams are very good. I don't even know where you guys get some of these players. In 10 seasons, the Moo Cows haven't even sniffed players like Gary Esposito. Orlando Andrade, are you kidding me? We're not worthy of being in the same room as Hisao Sato. Our draft boards have definitely, positively, absolutely never included a guy like Marc Kenny. All the Cows use are castoffs and all you guys draft like Michael Larson. Meanwhile, if there was any one team I didn't want to win the 100+ claim waiver lottery for Vicente Barbosa, it was the Bloomington Thunder. You mean the #1 team in Legends East in 2044 picked up the best waiver pitcher we'll probably see this year? Of course they did. I'd say I'm happy for you, but I'm not. Athletics: so hard to train the young guys in legends! Virtually impossible! I have no idea how anyone does it. I'm darned close to firing the whole minors and running a 35 man roster or something. I can't quite pull the trigger.

#72852	04/15/2020 9:07:59 pm	Apr 3rd, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Oh what a nightmareish start for our new closer Henry “Rudy can’t” Vail. Any The Clash fans out here?He has three appearances and all three have been blown saves. Our closer for the past three years and all-league last year and playoff hero Ikeyama only had five blown saves all damn season!

#72853	04/15/2020 9:11:36 pm	Apr 3rd, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	You know it seems that either at the start of the season or every once in a while a “no doubt about it,click the claim rectangle” waiver wire player drops in. It’s kind of like,however many claims were in, that’s the dow Jones industrial average to see how many active day to day owners there are in broken bat. I’m very happy with this number that I’ve seen today, gentlemen. Play ball!

#72854	04/15/2020 9:14:26 pm	Apr 3rd, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	That’s funny college station you saying that you have no speed on the basepaths types on your roster. Denver hasn’t had a 30+ or maybe even a 20+ stolen base type of guy in maybe 10 or 15 years seasons. It’s rare, I don’t know what’s up. I’ll have to see if we are hitting many doubles at least.

#72860	04/16/2020 4:09:18 am	Apr 3rd, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Harrisonburg welcomed Barbosa to The League by running him before he could escape the 5th.

#72866	04/16/2020 7:30:18 am	Apr 3rd, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	@hurstdm: Esposito didn't look like much coming up through the system, a little bit like a certain ex-cow named Jimenez at the time. Tijuana had a reason for dropping him after five seasons in their system. A 13p NP prospect, slightly behind the development curve, with bad defense and speed, and good but not great offensive scouting. I converted him to C, knowing he would never be a defensive asset there either. I kept him around because I was hoping for his bat to develop, and develop it did, way into 14p territory. Andrade is the only one from my expected golden generation of 14+P infield draftees who has amounted to anything so far. Rios has been pushed to the bench for a journeyman because he doesn't hit. Araujo can't hit a ball if you put it on a tee for him. Kono should be a better hitter, but has a .511 career OPS. And Andrade, whom you like so much? In four seasons as a full-time big leaguer, he has a 260/301/383 batting line and a .968 fielding at SS, and that's fairly consistent over the seasons. I mean, he's not a disaster and I wouldn't trade him for Becerra, but I'm always keeping my eyes open for a decent shortstop on waivers... If Corona and Lauretti hadn't lived up to expectations or Eldred and Esposito hadn't become such overachievers, I definitely wouldn't be here now. It sure wasn't the golden generation of infielders that brought me up here.

#72870	04/16/2020 12:09:56 pm	Apr 3rd, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	@hurstdm - thanks for mentioning Siegl's cycle! Not much wrong with our hitting thus far, but our pitching (outside of a couple of games) has been atrocious. We've given up 47 runs - FORTY SEVEN - in just seven games, which is hideous. Staley has had his moments over the past nine seasons for us, but he's one more bad outing away from getting dumped. I don't like to make judgements until a decent amount of games have been played, but ye gods he's been terrible. @Ced - Clash fan here! Hope we're not going Straight to Hell, but we're certainly in Armagideon Time right now.

#72875	04/16/2020 3:56:28 pm	Apr 4th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Death or Glory, baby.

#72878	04/16/2020 5:53:08 pm	Apr 7th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Happy with the Manta Rays start to the season. Cardona has lived up to his paycheck and then some thus far. If he remains productive, we may finally have our first good DH/1B in Moore since Sweet Willie left.

#72886	04/17/2020 3:59:54 am	Apr 7th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The Cows have now won two consecutive series, dating back to last season, vs my Thunder. I really count on those wins to boost my club, hurstdm. Side note: I'm going to spell my city name Blmingtn, because there is no "O" here...

#72938	04/18/2020 6:06:58 am	Apr 10th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	The war room is a buzz early this season. Minor league Managers: "You have a bunch of old pitchers and a bunch of major league ready prospects... get the kids some innings" Manager Espino: " You are in Legends, give them everything you've got. No time for training infants that may not be good enough to compete. " CFO: "You are $15M over break even and do not have cash supplies to just throw away" "Our finances look like a COVID infected stock market" Financial Strategist: "It is MUCH easier to build wealth in lower leagues if this goes bad, so go for the win, but if you loose... go full Margate" Personel manager: "Gotta make roster room for draft and waivers" The compromises: Cut the backup 3B to bring up the future hot corner (save $2m). Hockey-style shift change the pitchers for the cup. Hold nothing back... for now. Updated Saturday, April 18 2020 @ 12:57:59 pm PDT

#72959	04/19/2020 5:41:36 am	Apr 14th, 2045
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	The Bad news: We now play 11 in a row and 15 of the next 18 games on the road. Our projected #1 and #2 pitchers are getting smashed. Veteran ace C.Pascual is 0-3 with a 18.00 ERA in three starts, giving up 5 HRs in just 8 innings. He is next up. We have been getting massacred in the cup, 2-6 to bots. Good News: Despite the above, this is the earliest we have been at .500 for a few seasons and it "feels" like we are playing well. We have been playing well on the road. My SS H.Cash is on pace for over 50 HR's!

#72985	04/20/2020 12:28:53 pm	Apr 18th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	"Our finances look like a COVID infected stock market" I hear ya, Allen. My payroll is ballooning and we've yet to figure this out. Add a manager at nearly 9mm and yeesh. Edwards and his beautiful power bat are still in AAA. Wanna bet he doesn't get the call this year? Dude is one of those "low talent" guys like Seca always says that take FOREVER. I've drastically changed the lineup for this week. No more hoping Jobu helps Acuna and Alvarez out of their slumps. Something had to be done.

#72994	04/20/2020 10:14:33 pm	Apr 21st, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Is it safe for "liddle" Dario Robles to play professional baseball or is he just cover during cup play? Maybe I'm playing too damn much Hardwood, but 169 pounds is smaller than whoever it is that wears the Thunder mascot costume. You have to be five foot ten, buck seventy-five minimum like somewhere near Sylvester Piotrowski, Bloomington's favorite son! Updated Monday, April 20 2020 @ 10:19:52 pm PDT

#73002	04/21/2020 7:29:22 am	Apr 21st, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	"Maybe I'm playing too damn much Hardwood, but 169 pounds is smaller than whoever it is that wears the Thunder mascot costume." This got me thinking. We know size is just cosmetic, but just for fun, who is your biggest and smallest ML player? Smallest player is SP Jim Baker 5'9" 167 Biggest player is RP Tony Portillo 6'6" 253

#73016	04/21/2020 4:35:35 pm	Apr 23rd, 2045
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	From the current roster Smallest - "Tiny" Dirk Kaiser @ 5'9" 173 lbs Biggest - Aarón Ocampo @ 6'4" 240 lbs. The smallest player in team history was Vernon "Babe" Ray@ 5'8" 147 lbs. He is the all time team leader in HR with 340.

#73027	04/22/2020 4:00:45 am	Apr 25th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Alfredo Torre @ 6'5" 247 lbs Troy Bruce @ 5'9" 171 lbs

#73044	04/22/2020 2:44:25 pm	Apr 25th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Can't be bothered, BUT I could rank Denvy players from so freshest, so cleanest to stinkiest in the locker room, and now, THAT list may surprise longtime Denver fans.

#73045	04/22/2020 2:52:35 pm	Apr 25th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/game/3674424 A Texas-size sell out crowd saw 35 year old Bryan Paris escape trouble in the first inning and then go on and have a strong showing against his old team Laredo. He pitched 7 2/3 innings allowing one run on five hits, striking out 5 and earned player of the game. Paris strained his bicep after striking a pose while taunting Laredo fans on top of the visitor's dugout and will be unavailable for around 5 days. It is thought that a league fine is in the works for Paris. Denver swept Laredo in the series 3-0.

#73055	04/22/2020 4:15:32 pm	Apr 27th, 2045
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	hahaha I missed that! maybe it's a fake injury maybe he's got punched by Odor in the clubhouse:)

#73060	04/22/2020 7:48:25 pm	Apr 29th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Again, our games with the Lancers are frequently entertaining. Here's another game of the year candidate with an almost impossibly ugly bottom of the 9th. This game against the Hydrogen also has to be in the running for game of the year with four lead changes in the last three innings. The Moo Cows currently have 24 unearned runs against us. Whew! Being true to the mascot, height and weight is a tie-breaker when we scout. We're probably heftier than average. Smallest Cow is C Oswaldo Camarillo at 5'10" 174. Biggest Cow is rookie-ish pitcher Luis Farias at 6'8" 271. Chevy: The war room is a buzz early this season. In all the fuss, do you think Allen noticed they've achieved the #1 Rank? Broncos: You know it seems that either at the start of the season or every once in a while a “no doubt about it,click the claim rectangle” waiver wire player drops in. It’s kind of like,however many claims were in, that’s the dow Jones industrial average to see how many active day to day owners there are in broken bat. Yep, I think of this as a count on who's paying attention. Also, Denvy, have you seen the "edit" button at the top right of forum posts? You could magically append your wise words to a former post instead of flooding us with that very brown logo over and over. What is that, anyway? A bird's eye view of three poops in a crapper? Nobody wants to see that. Isotopes: Esposito didn't look like much coming up through the system, a little bit like a certain ex-cow named Jimenez at the time. Ah, I see you got Jimenez. I'd love a list of all the players you and I have "traded" back and forth. We'll trade you the renowned Moo Cow milkshake machine in the visiting clubhouse for Andrade. Thunder: The Cows have now won two consecutive series, dating back to last season, vs my Thunder. I really count on those wins to boost my club, hurstdm. Who needs a soul? Athletics: My SS H.Cash is on pace for over 50 HR's! The "on pace" thing at the start of a new baseball season is one of my favorite things about baseball. Remember back in the day, when we used to have baseball?

#73061	04/22/2020 10:12:57 pm	Apr 29th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Ah sure. “Some brown rust coloration.” But the engraving of the words Denver or Denvy or was it the DenVinci Code Broncos on that Legends League trophy there in the cabinet? Whatever term was used for 2044. Seeing that trophy and seeing it in baby blue? “That is the sexiest thing I have ever seen.” And those two quotes well, let’s see if anyone knows the two films that those quotes are even from, obviously, but I’ve managed to utilize both which I’m pleased about. Any guesses?

#73065	04/23/2020 6:48:38 am	Apr 29th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	In all the fuss, do you think Allen noticed they've achieved the #1 Rank? I did notice... just didn't want to rub it in. 😉 But, since you mentioned it, we started out ranked 605 in 2025 with a neglected Brookings Bison Team that came in 5th place in LL VI.32. Since then I've moved the team a couple times but likely will stay in Allen for the foreseeable future. Its been a long winded road to get to the top of the top. I hope the team gets to stay here. 2046 will be a rebuilding year (looking at my AAA and major league ages, 2045 should be the rebuild year but the old guys are obviously playing well.)

#73088	04/24/2020 2:56:29 am	May 3rd, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I picked up the Manhattan Mustangs in 2015, when they had just demoted to LL6, renamed them to Isotopes, and they have kept that name ever since. I sure as hell ain't giving up the hottest location on the planet, either. We were in Legends from 2025 to 2031, then in II with a brief intermezzo in III. I think we have the broadest range in physique right now, ranging from the guy who was not beefy enough for the Moo Cows, Jimenez at 5'8" 165 (hurstdm, we've had a pm conversation about Mr. Jimenez and the sizeism in Murfreesboro before...) to Allan Riley, who will hopefully intimidate hitters in the 9th inning in the not too remote future at 6'7" 257. They're both rookies, and together, they must look a bit like Aaron Judge and Ronald Torreyes on the 2018 Yankees (actally, Judge is also 6'7", and Torreyes is 5'7")...

#73089	04/24/2020 4:09:49 am	May 3rd, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Looking at the Manhattan pitching staff, I'm thinking they (Riley, Ibanez, Yagami, Butler, Matson, Lachance) could be on one of those 80's sports posters. I'm thinking, "Towers of Manhattan" or "Big Apple". I mean, who didn't have the Bo Jackson poster?

#73090	04/24/2020 4:50:44 am	May 3rd, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	True, but Ibanez and Butler don't have much else than height to offer, and Matson and the Very Big Maple are approaching the end of their careers, so the slogan may not fill seats for long...

#73121	04/24/2020 9:47:14 pm	May 6th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/175637 Ah, what the hell, I'm sheltering in place so I went and found Denver's biggest player. 6'8", 266 pound Bo Kelley straight outta Iowa. He's a back of the rotation starter. Wish he was Bo Jackson...I had the cross trainer shoes, but never did have that poster. Did you ever watch ESPN 30 for 30 about Bo Jackson? I loved that. Updated Friday, April 24 2020 @ 9:49:23 pm PDT

#73146	04/26/2020 2:23:06 pm	May 10th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Challenging times? I guess you could say that. Haven't really been paying attention here, what with investing most of my online time in surveying the only actual sports-related event in the world right now: the NFL Draft (Giants did pretty well I thought). Lancers have had a really poor start (if you hadn't noticed), about as bad as it possibly could have been. Lack of attention on my part hasn't helped, but I'm suspecting it's probably part of the downward cycle after being on top - can't stay there forever. And our drafts since the first season of the new version have been dreadful, which is never good. We've had great weather these last few weeks in sunny Scotland, so I've spent most of my non-work, non-online time outdoors making the most of it. Good times in the hard times. Hope the rest of you are keeping well.

#73154	04/27/2020 4:13:46 am	May 14th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	"Did you ever watch ESPN 30 for 30 about Bo Jackson? I loved that." Oh yeah. I remember his HR in the All-Star Game (in Anaheim?) Bc I remember watching Eric Davis (I'm a Reds fan) just look up and watch it fly over his head. And as a Bengals fan, I remember the playoff game where Bengals LB Kevin Walker dislocated Bo's hip. Dude was a special athlete. That 30 for 30 was an awesome look at a guy we all grew up idolizing. "...in sunny Scotland" I didn't think the sun shone in Scotland. checks UK weather Oh yeah, here comes the rainy weather. All is good in the world again.

#73156	04/27/2020 6:26:49 am	May 14th, 2045
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	No person is supposed to be Bo. He was super human. I think my favorite Bo moment, though, was The Throw. Sick. Admittedly, I'm a defense freak for real life. Here, not so much.

#73157	04/27/2020 8:03:44 am	May 14th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@Mike. I know you're talking about the Kingdome throw. I remember the Mariners running around because nobody on the field could believe it. Speaking of Bo in the Kingdome: Running over Boz at the goal line or running into the tunnel on Monday Night Football? Don't forget this

#73184	04/28/2020 3:51:10 pm	May 19th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	After allowing 8 runs in the top of the 5th, last-place Denver squanders a 10-1 lead, fall to Laredo 14-13. Denver clean up hitter Piotrowski leaves 10 Broncos on base.

#73198	04/29/2020 4:25:29 am	May 21st, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I'm with you, Ced. Allen put a hurtin' on the Thunder last night. We've let the "upstarts" come in and take over Legends 40 games in. That's my mark to tell how the division race is shaping up. Struggling vs Allen (hat tip), but competitive. Why can't we score?

#73223	04/30/2020 5:08:44 am	May 25th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	"in sunny Scotland" - so both New York teams have European owners. If I was seriously trying to compete, I'd be seriously upset at my closer Miller for his two consecutive blown saves against Allen. And that after last season's heroics almost doubled his salary. The Gomes to the rotation experiment has also backfired again, but I'm just lacking alternatives.

#73260	05/01/2020 1:39:47 pm	May 29th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Top two way out West last season are in the relegation zone. Reason for fans to worry about Denvy and Burli (current streak of L8)?

#73264	05/01/2020 3:29:08 pm	May 30th, 2045
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Burlington fans and management always worry. We are not the Alfred E. Newman of Broken Bat. Our offense is just really bad. My regulars have been substandard so the youngsters have been getting the starts. Last year's best hitter Blanchard (.318 in 2044) was hitting .179 for the first 30 games. He seems to have broken out of his slump and hopefully the rest of the team will too. We can't steal a base. Even at ++ settings no one seems to want to even try, only 2 attempts so far. But if opposing teams even look at another base, our catchers just point and say "go right ahead". 11.1% caught stealing, 24 stolen for 27 attempts. Pitching is all we really have.

#73265	05/01/2020 3:35:13 pm	May 30th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	We are not known for stealing bases either. Our rookie catcher with 8 speed stole a base, but it was on a hit and run. We were in the dugout going, uh, what are you doing dude? But he is 25, he is gonna do beep like that!

#73266	05/01/2020 4:02:11 pm	May 30th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	The Gilberto Gomez to the rotation experiment is officially over. The former Saratoga closer returns to the bullpen with a 6.00 ERA after 7 starts. It's not the many pitches that are killing him - he's been so bad that he's usually been pulled before reaching his pitch count, anyway. Besides, he hasn't been great for the Isos out of the pen last season, either. Same thing as last season; his FIP looks good, but he's giving up way too many hits. The way Arroyo has been developing lately, a certain Mr. Gomez' career in pinstripes might be approaching a less than pleasant end. Arroyo is fun, though. The 24 year old underdeveloped LL6 castoff non-prospect I once picked up has shown some nice skill development, and after a rocky start to the season, the results now seem to start coming, too. He might even approach his 15p ceiling to a certain extent. For once, a gamble on potential that seems to be paying off.

#73306	05/02/2020 9:13:36 pm	Jun 4th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Takeshi Goto (maybe that's Greatest Of All Time in Japanese...the GOTO!) switches from Denver to Murfreesboro. Goto scored one run in 11 games while with Denver to wow the cow front office. Seems cows and the broncos/bronchials (Covid-19 slang?) wanted to convert him to catcher, but his inexperience caused a 10+ day injury, a strained quad from Tak learning how to get low. It is rumored that Murfreesboro consulted with a Buddhist Temple, while Denver consulted with a nearby community college Kinesiology internship student who recommended to Denver that Goto be placed on waivers due to durability concerns. And ability concerns. Meanwhile, in a rematch between last season's two top teams in the division in what feels like an eternity of fake baseball, we saw Dan Toscano take a no-hitter into the sixth inning as he combined with a relief pitcher to produce a one-hit shutout masterpiece that Bob Ross would give side eye to at Burlington Yards. Van Dyke Brown prevails. Remnants starter Elliot Strom left the game in the first inning without recording an out. Perhaps he Lightning is hiding an injury like Goto. Updated Saturday, May 2 2020 @ 9:37:32 pm PDT

#73310	05/03/2020 5:23:35 am	Jun 4th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Another gamble on potential that has come to fruition in the city is Theo Lachance. Everett put him on waivers after his age 20 season at 44 SI. He didn't make his debut until he was 26 and in spite of good stamina spent a good part of his career in the bullpen because most of his early starts hadn't gone well. In spite of 14p, he has never exceeded 108 SI, but, boy, can the big guy pitch. He's rarely spectacular, but seemingly always keeps us in the game. Last night, when the Milk Machine came to visit, he finally pitched his first career shutout, while the Isos lineup beat up our former swingman Trevor Kirk, who is now a starter down on the green pastures of Tennessee. There sure seems to be a lot of back and forth between the top two levels' teams, with Murfreesboro always seeming to be involved.

#73311	05/03/2020 5:29:05 am	Jun 4th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I'm just noticing how good Kirk has been over his career, even with us. He's actually been a good starter with the Cows, too. He may have been one of my bigger talent management mistakes recently...

#73330	05/03/2020 10:18:28 pm	Jun 8th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Yeah that French-Canadian Lachance there. It seems like you didn’t know what you were thinking he was best for. He was a starter then he was a sixth inning guy. Am I right reading the stats right? You would definitely say last year’s season was his best season? Maybeish. The quality starts are key for him Updated Sunday, May 3 2020 @ 10:24:13 pm PDT

#73331	05/03/2020 10:44:02 pm	Jun 8th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	So my scouting team has been making this franchise go wrong. I mean they drafted 2 lefty pitchers in a row? Do they not know I’m historically against lefties and I don’t know how many seasons it has been where one was even ... On the roster? Maybe it was my dad’s hitting me with a belt when my grades were not quite there lol and he was swinging left until I blacked out. I later worked in the educational field! So I asked the Denvinci Broncos scouting staff go find me the exact following: an all star, an all league, a league MVP, a man who once hit over 250 hits in one season. A guy whose nickname is beeping “hits*”. Who gives us an immediate four game sweep of our next opponent. Even Cooperstown would love him. And one of the wins needs to be ya know a grand slam against College Station to win the game, even if it is NOT a walk off.Who gets POTG 25% of the time in his first seven games. And you find that boy for under $5 million salary. And oh yeah wait wait wait, make sure he is a former champion. And they all of em you know in the eye on a Zoom meeting during the pandemic of 2045 here and said I’ll do it my beeping self because there’s one guy that does exist and it will be a walkabout to go beeping find him. That player is http://brokenbat.org/player/165568 Sal “Hits” Burt drafted by Cooperstown in fake baseball sim Broken Bat and his name must be that PRIOR to arrival at Denvy B, and that can’t be faked with old players as those nicknames can’t be renamed after a certain age Updated Sunday, May 3 2020 @ 10:53:34 pm PDT*

#73333	05/03/2020 11:46:54 pm	Jun 8th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	And to whoever was complaining about my brown logo, I did find the edit button on not one but two occasions above. Who or which one of you was it? Progress? The thing that some younger or just less experienced owners might wanna know when they get up here and start wondering hey...can I outsmart those teams when MY club makes it to Legends? You look at the details. Like, how in this thread, Steve’s next door neighbor or small child or kitty kat wrote the very first message of this thread with numerous grammatical errors syntax and norms of English, one of the BEST languages. Four minutes later, there is our Main man Steve in proper presidential fashion forming his thoughts and writing clearly and setting the bar oh so high! And every once in awhile you press that forum button to list the entire thread in Legends and it just stares at you and you say ohhh time to look for free agents because I have seen a VISION and the waiver gods are sending me the power. I called it on the forum for Bryan Paris and I called it again on Rickie Coburn and I can link both of these forum postings as proof. Won both of these players on waivers just by calling them out on the forum. Certified.

#73334	05/04/2020 4:56:03 am	Jun 8th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	First 50 Report H2H Records- College Station 5-5 Denver 5-5 Burlington 9-1 Laredo 5-5 Fort Worth 6-4 Standouts Colby Su - still hitting over .300, after being caught on his first 3 stolen base attempts of the season is 20 for 21 since. Ismael Silinas - 7 HR in 81 AB and somehow only 11 RBI Back of the Bullpen - Perales and Franz have teamed up for for 56 IP giving up 13 ER, with only 1 HR allowed between them. Calvin Norton - 7/10 Quality starts Underwhelming Marco Rico - Going to have to hit RHP better, starting to trend in the right direction. Johnny "B. Good" Hutton - .176 vs LHP, WTF? Christian Hurtado - .278 vs LHH, 6HR in 50IP, really lucky I'm still in cup and headed into interleague play or He would already be looking for a new squad. Overall a great start, now I have to find a way to successfully navigate interleague play. The previous 2 times I have played in Legends, interleague destroyed the Manta Rays. At least we get to start it off with a milk shake.

#73349	05/05/2020 9:20:21 am	Jun 10th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Time for East vs West! Where teams travel east to play the west and west travels west to play some of the east. Or something. I'm confused. Speaking of the East, it's safe to say the additions of Allen's and Manhattan's bats have made a huge difference. ERA's are up over last season and the clubs remaining from last season are having a tough time keeping pace. Over in the West, with no one tanking this season you have a super-tight race, 1 thru 6. The West has lost the two worst pitching staffs from a year ago so you can see hitting is down by average. Still, like in the East, 2 of the 3 top offenses belong to the promoted clubs. Are we going to see a rematch of last season's II.2 playoff?

#73366	05/06/2020 1:35:13 pm	Jun 15th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy does not heart NY, but we used to (8-2 against them last season). The crowd numbers reached the likes that no one has ever seen (Prez Trump reference). Everyone wants to show up to see the champion millionaires* get beaten. Shut out twice and 1-5 for the series in the NY favor. Good luck stopping Soto. *internet millionaires Ready to host Holmes, homeboy!

#73374	05/06/2020 3:45:22 pm	Jun 17th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Thanks, Ced, and at least after two games, we've had a good start up in the mountains. They were kind of typical: Quiles, my ace last over several seasons, once again needed a slugfest to get a W, and Lachance delivered a vintage Lachance performance, 5H, 1BB, 2ER, could have probably continued on his own into extra innings, but the closer comes on for the final two, and this time he gets it done, too. Allen's offense has been amazing, but when I look at our stats, they're not really anything special. Our offense is as good as Murfreesboro's, and our pitching is at best a tad better than theirs, but we're second and they're sixth. Baseball is strange.

#73376	05/06/2020 10:19:06 pm	Jun 20th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Ugh went 1-4 against Moore. I was hoping for a more even split after going 9-8 against them last year. Their hitters lit up my pitchers. I did accidentally leave my rookie Willis in the rotation, which I was not planning to do, but even the reliable hurlers got roughed up (except De Leon... only the Moo cows have been able to solve him) Coolhand, we are developing quite the rivalry between the teams here and in Hardwood.

#73378	05/07/2020 4:05:39 am	Jun 20th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	And the milk machine is bringing in the bats. Except Marshall, they're all defensively challenged, though. And I'm curious to see how Parker will perform. I don't think I would have taken on guy who must be slower than A-Rod in his final season. Now watch him end the season with 6 triples and 20 stolen bases... Updated Thursday, May 7 2020 @ 4:06:21 am PDT

#73379	05/07/2020 5:28:39 am	Jun 20th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	It's only going to become a true rivalry if I can repeat the results of last night in a more important setting. You've had my number in HW recruiting, and BB championship series, every time!

#73397	05/08/2020 5:37:06 am	Jun 25th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	After struggling vs my first two opponents and being crushed 47-15 by Moore, I think it's safe to say we will not be challenging for the division crown this season. Very impressed by Coolhand's bunch (not taking anything away from Allen, who's been whipping up on us too).

#73414	05/08/2020 11:38:56 am	Jun 25th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Even though it's only for two series, an injury to your ace is not what you want at this point of the season. Rather than put Gomez back in the rotation, I'm calling up my 23 year old top pitching prospect for the spot starts.

#73415	05/08/2020 12:53:25 pm	Jun 25th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/134611 Oh noes. Bryan Problem Paris needs knee surgery...35+ injury! Can he continue his career at age 35? Would he even bother rehabbing for a .400 team?

#73419	05/08/2020 2:06:06 pm	Jun 26th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Two candidates for game of the year this time: A pitcher duel with the Thunder with lots of hits but very few runs. Yet another exciting extra inning game with the Lancers. We play New York and Manhattan 10 times each, then finally get away from the Empire State in interleague play, but draw the Lancers in the Cup? Of course we do. "Hello, FBI? I think the Statue of Liberty is stalking us." Moo Cows: The Moo Cows currently have 24 unearned runs against us. Whew! I hate to break it to you, Cows. Try 52 instead after just 60 games. 52 errors, too. Chevy: But, since you mentioned it, we started out ranked 605 in 2025 with a neglected Brookings Bison Team that came in 5th place in LL VI.32. Since then I've moved the team a couple times but likely will stay in Allen for the foreseeable future. Its been a long winded road to get to the top of the top. I hope the team gets to stay here. We started out #622 when I took over in 2035! I'm just happy to be here and want to help the ball club. Isotopes: I sure as hell ain't giving up the hottest location on the planet, either. It's a blast if you can afford the rent. And don't mind little annoyances like being packed in with 10 million people all coughing. I assume that's under control by 2045. Right? I think we have the broadest range in physique right now, ranging from the guy who was not beefy enough for the Moo Cows, Jimenez at 5'8" 165. It wasn't that he wasn't beefy enough. He kept getting to the clubhouse and having "body issues" comparing himself to everyone else. He asked to be traded, I swear. "in sunny Scotland" - so both New York teams have European owners. Isn't that completely wacky? I think it is. There's something metaphorical about letting outsiders own prime American real estate. There sure seems to be a lot of back and forth between the top two levels' teams, with Murfreesboro always seeming to be involved. "I'd just be happy to be in there somewhere." I'm just noticing how good Kirk has been over his career, even with us. He's actually been a good starter with the Cows, too. He may have been one of my bigger talent management mistakes recently... Like so many Moo Cows, he's having a questionable 2045, but we've totally loved Kirk. The reason his nickname is Black Magic is because we saw him on waivers and immediately knew for a fact he'd be a Cow. 27 claims, but he was coming our way. There was a feeling. We had some sort of big trade-a-thon with the Isotopes back when. I remember talking about it in the II forum about October 2019. Allen's offense has been amazing, but when I look at our stats, they're not really anything special. Our offense is as good as Murfreesboro's, and our pitching is at best a tad better than theirs, but we're second and they're sixth. Baseball is strange. We noticed this too! Everything's wacky in Cowtown to start the season. It ain't lucky. Can we recover like we did last season?!? Broncos: Wish he was Bo Jackson...I had the cross trainer shoes, but never did have that poster. Did you ever watch ESPN 30 for 30 about Bo Jackson? I loved that. One of the few ESPN sports movies I watched was the one about Bo Jackson. It's excellent. I've got ties in Bo's neck of the woods and the man is truly legendary. Takeshi Goto (maybe that's Greatest Of All Time in Japanese...the GOTO!) switches from Denver to Murfreesboro. Goto scored one run in 11 games while with Denver to wow the cow front office. Seems cows and the broncos/bronchials (Covid-19 slang?) wanted to convert him to catcher, but his inexperience caused a 10+ day injury, a strained quad from Tak learning how to get low. It is rumored that Murfreesboro consulted with a Buddhist Temple, while Denver consulted with a nearby community college Kinesiology internship student who recommended to Denver that Goto be placed on waivers due to durability concerns. And ability concerns. Beyond hilarious! Dude played 1 game for the Cows and then had a 10 game injury. Not impressive. He's gone. What it did was give us an opportunity to get back Clifton Parker, who might be my favorite Broken Bat player of all time. First, if I told you Clifton Parker is from Jamaica, you wouldn't expect him to be white and so fair skinned. Second, Jamaica boasts long lines of sprinters and some of the fastest track athletes alive. Parker's Speed is 3. I challenge anyone to find a slower man in the league. Watching him catch pop ups makes me reminisce about toddlers on benadryl. I'm not sure he'd even beat J-Lo in a footrace. A quick "Bad Dog" to whoever put the 11th hour waiver claim on Parker. Sal “Hits” Burt Denvy's Burt monologue had me rolling. Thunder: Dude was a special athlete. That 30 for 30 was an awesome look at a guy we all grew up idolizing. Bill James wrote an excellent piece on Bo Jackson in his 1988 Abstract called "The Hobby". I can't find the text online but it's so good. Remnants: Burlington fans and management always worry. We are not the Alfred E. Newman of Broken Bat. We totally love you for that. The Cows never fret. Never ever. #CoolAsIce Manta Rays: Overall a great start, now I have to find a way to successfully navigate interleague play. The previous 2 times I have played in Legends, interleague destroyed the Manta Rays. At least we get to start it off with a milk shake. We spiked all your milkshakes with adult beverages and champagne just to get your tolerance built up for a few months down the line.

#73435	05/09/2020 11:37:16 am	Jun 27th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Savor the flavor and that seventeen-hit show, cows. We are salvaging this season. Fly to the angels, like Slaughter sang. Maybe we need a change at 3B. Can we fix Jalen Gibson? Updated Sunday, May 10 2020 @ 12:20:06 am PDT

#73451	05/10/2020 3:59:06 am	Jul 2nd, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I guess it's time to revise the season goals from "Don't make a total embarassment out of ourselves" to "Stay in Legends, win the bragging rights for the City" and maybe even "Keep Allen from totally falling asleep up there". In combination with three good draft picks (the first decent ones since the new draft started) and two good prospect waiver claims, that makes me a little more opimistic overall. And look at my boy Keller: Called up to spot start in his first major league appearance, he allows three hits in six shutout innings, getting my first 1-0 win this season.

#73479	05/10/2020 7:50:50 pm	Jul 7th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/game/3675108 New York media outlets are questioning what first year Manhattan manager Darryl Willis was thinking keeping "Lights Out" Allan Riley in the game. Willis, however, pointed to tired bullpen arms as the main cause. Whatever the reason, an outing to forget for youngster Riley, who allowed six home runs and 14 earned runs in a 20-0 home loss. Manhattan's offense managed just two hits in the game. Of course, Manhattan recently won 4 out of 5 games on the road against Denver, a team averaging just 2.1 runs of offense per game in their last 10 games. New York native President Trump tweeted his support, "Enjoyed the BIG win over Denver! (Hard to believe they won anything after that performance.) I'm sure Holmes will look at his talent very strongly. Big FAN!" Updated Sunday, May 10 2020 @ 7:51:56 pm PDT

#73484	05/10/2020 11:30:08 pm	Jul 7th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/136311 Check out this guy’s lefty righty split, BUT he bats right. 105 point batting average difference for his career. How rare is this? Bats right, but can’t hit right handed pitching and is clueless at the plate. You normally see a .240 minimum in this scenario.

#73501	05/11/2020 4:57:11 pm	Jul 9th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	With the All-Star game in a couple days, how many of your players do you anticipate will get the honors? I expect Moore will get 2 bats and 2 arms. *Does anyone know what the qualifiers for AS game are? How many IP required or AB?

#73502	05/11/2020 5:02:04 pm	Jul 9th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	I can tell you that it is less strict in AB and IP than the league leaders board. I've seen some part timers make it on to the All Star team from time to time.

#73505	05/11/2020 5:41:27 pm	Jul 9th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Alright, was wondering if Su would make it. He is 1 AB short of the leader boards right now.

#73516	05/12/2020 4:31:18 am	Jul 9th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	With the All-Star game in a couple days, how many of your players do you anticipate will get the honors? Guessing one, with a shot at two. Vincente Barbosa should be my only All-Star. I do think Ivan Calderon has a shot, only bc competition at SS looks a little thin.

#73541	05/13/2020 11:12:46 am	Jul 14th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Lining up the worst offense in the league, we are not encouraging Denvy fans to ballot stuff ahead of this year's All Star game. http://brokenbat.org/player/183652 However, it would be okay if pitcher Tucker Polk was voted in.

#73542	05/13/2020 11:52:24 am	Jul 14th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Halfway point in the season. How is the season going versus your expectations coming in? Players playing above expectations or below? Bloomington: Currently in the #3 spot. After a terrific 2044, I was hoping to be competitive. Pitching was other-wordly last season, so a step-back was expected. #2 in staff ERA, 4th in FIP, 3rd in BAA. Not bad, but just not good enough. Hitting has fallen off this year. I refuse to develop any kind of power (sarcasm), so we just have to single clubs to death. That's a problem though if you're not getting on and we are not getting on. Bright spots: Cal Boyles: forgotten man in youth movement, might end up as the best one Cam Adams:funny how a border-line starter turns into a bullpen ace. Rough year: Ruben Acuna: when you're #4 hitter is down across the board, you're in trouble Pat Stanfield: was hoping he'd lock down 3rd for the better part of a decade. Now... 1st half team MVP: Wally Woodworth Leads the club in every offensive category, but that includes K's and GIDP. Yeesh. 1st half team Cy Young: Vincente Barbosa Terrific first season in Bloomington.

#73544	05/13/2020 2:13:31 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Coolhand, Denver had a player with 145 AB make the All-Star team. Colby "Jack" Su voted in as well and earned MVP honors. West is best this year anyway. In other prediction news: Calderon in, Barbosa snubbed. Updated Wednesday, May 13 2020 @ 2:22:59 pm PDT

#73546	05/13/2020 2:25:08 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Out of the famed Manhattan lineup, only Corona fittingly made it to two DH at bats in the all star game these days. But my big boy Lachance actually got the start in his very first all star game at age 33. 3.2 innings, a single, to walks, no runs. Good job. Updated Wednesday, May 13 2020 @ 2:27:42 pm PDT

#73548	05/13/2020 2:47:36 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Apart from seasons when we've won a division title (or a championship) we've traditionally been slow starters, but this season was beyond ridiculous, 9-21 was I think a career worst, and by some distance. In that context where we currently are (27-23 since) isn't all that bad, even allowing for Laredo's latest hex on us. We've got some guys playing pretty well, some less so, and pitching is kinda coming around after face-planting into a tire-fire and falling off a cliff - into a shark's mouth - out of the gate. But surviving in this maelstrom is gonna be very difficult. The old guys are getting older, and the youngsters aren't up to their standard, and probably never will be. I doubt we trouble the voters for the All-Star game too much.* Sorry, just thought I'd check before I posted because I've been writing this off and on for about half an hour! We put up four players as All-Stars - I'm surprised every single season, always manage more than I expect (none this season wouldn't have surprised me). Donnelly earned his second and continues to be lights-out, but if you're remembered for your mistakes he's the guy that may (and I stress may*) have cost us the 2043 title. Example earned the starting 2B position, his first award and at age 30. Last season he set career highs across the board after I gave Jacobs his walking papers (shame he landed in Bloomington) and The Red Barron flatlined (which he continues to do). Soto has made the ASG every season we've been in Legends. I'll miss him when he hangs up his cleats...although I may have to play him until he's at least 40. Scrap Iron made his fourth in our six seasons up here (and fifth overall), and continues to rake RHP, pity he's 33 - might have to play him until 40 too. Probably didn't deserve it but I'll take it anyway. Donahue earned his second, probably on merit. I'm trying to recall if he swooned in the second half last season. His arm has fallen off this season after dropping one point, 0-for-6 throwing out base stealers. That took another half hour, hope it made some sense. Here's to the second half.

#73553	05/13/2020 3:47:38 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	We put up four players as All-Stars Dang, so the Lancers beat us in All-Star nods.

#73554	05/13/2020 4:13:00 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	hurstdm, if you want to annoy the heck out of me, you can pick up Kirk Butler and turn him into a second Trevor Kirk. He had that same early bloomer, low ceiling profile that just says career AAAA swingman to me, but I've been wrong before.

#73559	05/13/2020 5:58:39 pm	Jul 16th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Three Moo Cows make the All Star Game! Clifton Parker somehow manages to catch 158 pitches, pick off a basestealer, and go 0-for-4, even while he's right in the middle of a 10 day sprained wrist injury. Gotta love sports medicine in 2045. Another thing is that Garcia and Kim both made the All Star team as outfielders. (Kim's fourth in a row!) But, the Broken Bat AI manager put Garcia in center and Kim in left. This is weird because, for the Milk Machine, Kim almost always plays center and Garcia plays in a corner! Can anyone explain the AI's reasons for the lineup change? Just something to stir controversy for ESPN? Broncos: Check out this guy’s lefty righty split, BUT he bats right. 105 point batting average difference for his career. How rare is this? Bats right, but can’t hit right handed pitching and is clueless at the plate. You normally see a .240 minimum in this scenario. Even weirder, check out his minor league split. It's backwards. He got older and flipped it around. Lancers: We've got some guys playing pretty well, some less so, and pitching is kinda coming around after face-planting into a tire-fire and falling off a cliff - into a shark's mouth - out of the gate. Ha! Isotopes: hurstdm, if you want to annoy the heck out of me, you can pick up Kirk Butler and turn him into a second Trevor Kirk. He had that same early bloomer, low ceiling profile that just says career AAAA swingman to me, but I've been wrong before. As much as I want to pick up Kirk Butler, based purely on our history, and because his name is Kirk, I'm not sure he projects up. Who's your next drop? Let us know first!

#73567	05/14/2020 1:29:42 am	Jul 16th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	We put up four players as All-Stars Dang, so the Lancers beat us in All-Star nods. Perhaps you beat us at arithmetic, because - as you can see from counting those listed in my post - we actually had five, not four! Need to get my abacus fixed... Updated Thursday, May 14 2020 @ 1:29:59 am PDT

#73568	05/14/2020 4:15:52 am	Jul 16th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ced: I'm just glad one Thunder made it. We are so very...meh this season. amalric: 5 All-Stars! Now the rest of can place the blame on New York for the loss For those wondering about "The Donnelly Inning": Bottom 9th: College Station Donnelly comes in to pitch. Chambers pops out to short stop. Keough comes in to pinch hit for Morrison. Keough strikes out. Morita hits a single to right field. Wenger draws a walk. Knight hits a double to center field. Morita comes in to score. Wenger comes in to score. Uhm comes in to pitch. Torres comes in to pinch hit for Zelaya. Torres hits a single to right field. Knight comes in to score. New York 4, College Station 5 This was Game 3. NY and CS split the opening series in New York. College Station was down to their last out. As the series played out, New York would have taken a 3-2 series lead back to the Lancers Lair. The championship was decided in dramatic fashion. This game was a pitching duel reminiscent of Game 7 in 1991.

#73569	05/14/2020 4:31:45 am	Jul 16th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Wow, Moore ended up with 4 bats. 6 total all-stars, pretty sure that's the most I've ever put up.

#73607	05/15/2020 1:58:40 pm	Jul 21st, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	All good. You'll need all six of them to stay "on" to maintain that divisional lead.

#73610	05/15/2020 3:22:23 pm	Jul 22nd, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	That is probably true, and the early results from Moses/Norton are not promising.

#73666	05/17/2020 7:27:26 am	Jul 28th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	67 Chevy Nova SS... LMAO Denvy

#73676	05/17/2020 3:00:53 pm	Jul 30th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Glad you noticed without me pointing it out! I have given Kike the #54 jersey.

#73682	05/17/2020 9:45:46 pm	Aug 2nd, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Weird. His nickname is "67 Nova" but he wears his ex-teams number.. It's like dating a girl named Mary, while sporting a tattoo that says I Heart Beth.

#73687	05/18/2020 8:38:16 am	Aug 2nd, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Dunno, he is a young guy and maybe that is just his yearly home run goal of 54. http://brokenbat.org/player/240791 I spent less effort than before trying to figure out the sports world after I heard that neither the New York Giants or the New York Jets play in New York...they stadium share in New Jersey. Who knows what Kiké is thinking? Maybe the story is that Allen 54 cut him and now that’s his Scarlet Letter. At least we have fake baseball here. I heard NASCAR ran yesterday.

#73694	05/18/2020 11:58:41 am	Aug 2nd, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Manager "Beat Down" Sheldon Brown has been unceremoniously fired after losing four in a row to Denvy. It is thought that the last place position of the Moo Cows forced hurstdm to make this personnel mooove. Brown subscribed to the seven seas pirates theory of beat downs continuing until morale improved. It never did improve, as displayed by the Moo Cows striking out 12 times in yesterday's game five, of which 11 came from the hand of Denvinci pitcher Tucker Polk, Legends League leader in strike outs, as he artfully painted the edges of the plate. Otis "The Big O" Dockery, unproven, unknown, and frankly unwanted in baseball circles until now has been named as Brown's replacement. We are awaiting for an official comment from hurstdm. Updated Monday, May 18 2020 @ 12:35:34 pm PDT

#73697	05/18/2020 1:43:09 pm	Aug 2nd, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Dockery is a nice get, even at age 49. Hard to pass on a guy like that, though for obvious reasons I would have. And thanks Private for the 2043 recap, who doesn't want an opportunity to rub the festering wound again? You want funny? We're 15-5 against the A's since then. I remember reading about the 1991 WS and predictions for the 1992 season in Playboy, which my old boss (a complete asshat) had brought in and left at work for no particular reason (my work isn't a place to leave that). Is it sad that the baseball article is what I remember most from that? Anyway, the '86 series was the first I saw on tv (and the only one for about 30 years after) and the '91 series was the one I remember most after that. Ah, those Braves (I'm a Dodgers fan)...Lonnie Smith, the man who could home run but not run home. Memories. Updated Monday, May 18 2020 @ 1:52:21 pm PDT

#73707	05/19/2020 5:19:52 am	Aug 4th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Dockery is a huge shift in organizational philosophy for the Cows. Huge. During our runs with Murfreesboro, they've always been one of the older clubs in our division. Dockery at least suggests the Cows may be looking to mine the waiver wire for youngsters and build a new core from within. IMO, it's a great hire. In Thunder news, we let long-time Lancer Johnnie Jacobs go. Was brought in to man the keystone while we looked for a long-term replacement. His terrific season at the plate helped propel us to a division crown. Dude won 4 pennants in New York including two Legends crowns.

#73718	05/20/2020 1:18:26 pm	Aug 9th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Broncos: Manager "Beat Down" Sheldon Brown has been unceremoniously fired after losing four in a row to Denvy. It is thought that the last place position of the Moo Cows forced hurstdm to make this personnel mooove. No doubt! Ugly, unlucky times in Cow-Town. The Milk Machine is staring down the first demootion in modern history and the first for the team since 2026. Nothing feels better in baseball than when everything's clicking into place. Nothing feels worse than when it's not. How exactly did the Waterloo Dinosaurs stay up here for 18 seasons? We'd just be happy to get away from the Thunder. There's a therapist on standby for those games. It's like they hoover up all the available luck. Otis "The Big O" Dockery, unproven, unknown, and frankly unwanted in baseball circles until now has been named as Brown's replacement. Thunder: Dockery is a huge shift in organizational philosophy for the Cows. Huge. During our runs with Murfreesboro, they've always been one of the older clubs in our division. Dockery at least suggests the Cows may be looking to mine the waiver wire for youngsters and build a new core from within. IMO, it's a great hire. Well, actually, there's a simple reason The Big O got hired. Dockery's like 6 foot 5 inches tall and a former catcher. His knees are shot so he walks around like he just John Wayne-d to the ballpark on a powerful horse. At the interview, Ms. Cow went out to shake his hand and - he's got this gentle, kind, velvet rumble - his first words were, "They sure weren't kidding about your legs." He sewed up his offer in the first 30 seconds. Let's hope he's as much of a charmer with the young pitching prospects. The term "older" hurts our feelings. Lancers: Lonnie Smith, the man who could home run but not run home. Memories. What a turn of phrase! Edit: Did Bloomington really just win 9 in a row, and then immediately lose 9 in a row? Updated Wednesday, May 20 2020 @ 6:58:42 pm PDT

#73732	05/20/2020 11:08:10 pm	Aug 14th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/game/3675054 59 claim Jalen Gibson (subsequently our easiest release decision all year) July 4th embarrassment aside, since then Denvy has a winning percentage of .628 over their last 35 games.

#73736	05/21/2020 3:55:54 am	Aug 14th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Edit: Did Bloomington really just win 9 in a row, and then immediately lose 9 in a row? Yes. Is 2045 over yet?

#73737	05/21/2020 8:48:50 am	Aug 14th, 2045
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	2045 can't be over soon enough for the Remnants and our appalling offense. Most of the veterans aren't hitting any better than the rookies. We are heading for what may be our worst win/loss record for one run games. Currently 9-22. And 6-12 in extra innings.

#73746	05/21/2020 2:52:25 pm	Aug 16th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Hey hey hey hey...you guys can't come in here complaining about 2045, not when I'm coming in here to do just that. Guess I'm just next in line. Nothing feels better in baseball than when everything's clicking into place. Nothing feels worse than when it's not. Amen to that. We lost our mojo in the 2043 championship tilt and haven't gotten in back. We finished 3rd in the East last season at 88-72 with a +124 RD, but the entire season felt like a grind and it was only in the second half we climbed out of the bottom three. This season has been another grind, but there's no light at the end of this tunnel, finding new and inventive ways to lose games. We're actually 3rd in the league in quality starts and tied for 2nd in batting average, usually indicators of success. You don't win every QS but equally sometimes you win games you don't have a QS - with 47 wins in 116 games, we're not winning enough of either. Our bullpen is tactically flexible - they're capable of throwing away any lead, and our offence can't score enough runs either way. A -43 RD isn't that bad all things considered, yet we've only had one negative RD in my 19 previous seasons, and that was the 2031 rebuild season. Add my name to the close game gripes list: the Lancers are 12-15 in one run games, and a miserable 3-10 in extras. We've made a recent habit of blowing late leads, like leading Fort Worth by three after seven innings the other night, and by two after eight. My closer opens the ninth with a walk but then gets a double play grounder. After that? Walk, RBI double, pulled pitcher, RBI double, game tied, we lost in ten. Maybe we're just not good enough, it honestly wouldn't surprise me. Is 2045 over yet?

#73801	05/22/2020 2:48:27 pm	Aug 20th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Ced takes the podium OK. Democratic vote. LL owners only. All in favor of ending the 2045 season effective immediately say AYE. Ok I see three hands here so far, ahh, hang on a moment here, I'm being signaled. I sure hope the baby isn't mine. covers microphone with his hand as he is informed by the Assistant to the Assistant of Someone Important that he can't hold this vote Let's play ball. 2045 til the bitter end which hopefully will be a freezing playoff end and winter conditions in Denvy! Great news Denver fans: we have been playing .628 ball since July. Come on out to a game, spend some damn money.

#73813	05/22/2020 5:35:53 pm	Aug 21st, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Wait... what? Is 2045 ending? With 54chevy in the lead? Does Moore and Allen get a playoff or are you guys voting to just hand me the trophy? If you all concede defeat, does my win get an asterisk or an exclamation point?

#73825	05/23/2020 9:34:31 am	Aug 21st, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Moo Cows vote AYE!

#73955	05/26/2020 6:33:08 am	Aug 31st, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Total coincidence the Thunder hire former Moo Cows skipper Sheldon Brown this morning on the eve of a series with Murfreesboro. The move to replace Sparky Shannon was purely financial and Brown was one of the better candidates available. I mean, it's not like I'm going to ask Brown how to beat the Cows. shots fired

#73961	05/26/2020 8:09:39 am	Aug 31st, 2045
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Yep..we will join the vote to end this season today This will keep us from relegating by a game haha. Clearly we have underachieved this season and are cemented into the relegation race. In our recent series with Bloomington tempers flared, fights broke out and batters were hit. CSA had 10 players injured during the series, four of them for double digit days length. If anyone could lend us some athletic tape that would be great. And thanks Private for the 2043 recap, who doesn't want an opportunity to rub the festering wound again? You want funny? We're 15-5 against the A's since then. This was Game 3. NY and CS split the opening series in New York. College Station was down to their last out. As the series played out, New York would have taken a 3-2 series lead back to the Lancers Lair. The championship was decided in dramatic fashion. This game was a pitching duel reminiscent of Game 7 in 1991. Lovin it!! Back into the west for the last 50.. Good luck to all.

#73972	05/26/2020 12:25:55 pm	Aug 31st, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Brownie was doing a heck of a job at LL6 White Plains. Rags to riches I guess. Welcome back to the top, Brownie. You best produce immediately, Mr. Brown.

#74052	05/29/2020 7:45:48 am	Sep 12th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Probably see Allen's magic number pop up in the next couple of days. Magic number: Moore 31, Allen 25.

#74072	05/29/2020 7:57:03 pm	Sep 14th, 2045
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	My team has no offense! How do they hit? Awful!

#74075	05/30/2020 7:51:36 am	Sep 14th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Somehow, I was miraculously still challenging Allen after two thirds of the season, and then I decided I could finally get rid of my all-glove, no-bat second baseman (to make way for a homegrown more talented hitter who should also be no slouch with the glove) and two fringe arms. Of course, we have a batting practice defense since then, and are 4-12 since coming back to the East coast, which has basically given Allen the title. And of course, the no-bat 2B starts out by hitting for a .809 OPS in his first ten games with College Station. I mean, he wasn't only a mediocre hitter for us this season - I had already put up with almost a full season below the Mendoza line from the guy in LL2. Man, this game... Anyway, since we're not in the thick of the demotion fight just yet, that might open the one or the other chance to play one of the youngsters. On the other hand, there is still the fight for the bragging rights in the City, and I'm taking that seriously.

#74081	05/30/2020 11:26:40 am	Sep 14th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Thunder: Total coincidence the Thunder hire former Moo Cows skipper Sheldon Brown this morning on the eve of a series with Murfreesboro. The move to replace Sparky Shannon was purely financial and Brown was one of the better candidates available. I mean, it's not like I'm going to ask Brown how to beat the Cows. shots fired At this point, it's clear you don't need Mr. Brown to beat the Cows. Or bats and gloves apparently. You're the luckiest team I've ever seen. Last year's FIP/ERA disparity. You're -50 in run differential this year but magically multiple games over .500. Whatever. I may do some research on the luckiest teams in Broken Bat. That would be fun.

#74131	06/03/2020 7:26:50 am	Sep 30th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	The Isos have broken out of that terrible late summer slump by going on a nine game tear, aided by two narrow, lucky wins over the tailspinning Cows. Considering Allen has had a bit of a win streak, too, it's too little, too late to create something like a title race again. On the other hand, 11 wins up over the 5th place Lancers with 23 games to go might be a good moment to put late blooming talent Arroyo back into the rotation and let rookie Jimenez get some at bats, at least against lefties. So expect to gradually see some younger players on the field for Manhattan now.

#74135	06/03/2020 2:20:42 pm	Sep 30th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Oh for crying out loud. This is the do-or-die series, entered five games behind (a basically bot) Harrisonburg and had to play them seven times over the remainder of the season, so still have a shot at staying up. Game one tonight we lead 3-0 after six, then the bullpen blows up and we lose 3-6. What I have failed to notice since putting Ogden back into the rotation is that I haven't altered his management settings, so he's still on his bullpen pitch count and thus gets pulled after 75 pitches. He's made three straight QS like that (we've won just one) but that's the point - three straight starts that I haven't noticed he's been pulled on pitch count before the seventh inning (his Stamina is 18!). YE GODS. Deserve to go down for that alone. If we lose the next two it's tank time (probably), and the big post-mortem post will follow.

#74139	06/03/2020 10:31:59 pm	Oct 4th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	It is shaping up to be a rematch of the 2044 League II.2 championship series. That was a good series.

#74143	06/04/2020 4:27:52 am	Oct 4th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I guess at least you caught on, amalric. But if are relegated by say, 1 game, no one will blame you for throwing your PC out of a window. Ok gang. Last time through. Looks like the division winners are pretty much locked in, but we have some races left to watch: West 1-1/2 games separate 4th from 6th. That should get the blood pressure up. Burlington has won 14 of their last 20 games to bring themselves up out of the cellar. Last season afreespririt missed the Legends West crown by one game, so close finishes are his thing, I guess. College Station is trending the other way. Freddy has only won 7 times in his last 20, but the 3-time Legends champ has held his head above water this long, can he last one more week? Fort Worth came to Legends 4 seasons ago and immediately won the west. He has tried to rebuild on the fly, but have still placed lower and lower since '42. Can his young guys develop enough and in time? East It's a two-horse race. While Phillies travels (and may very well be on the space station at this point), amalric is throwing every bit of fairy dust on his players to salvage his '45 campaign. New York is just under .500 over his last 20 games. But it's been hot and cold. Win three, lose three. Last chance to get hot. Will be interesting to see if the old guard has anything left. Harrisonburg is painfully captain-less, but he did set his club up with some really good pitching before disappearing into the ether. However, the Hydrogen have been in a free-fall over their last 10, giving New York hope.

#74163	06/04/2020 5:51:15 pm	Oct 8th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	http://brokenbat.org/player/134611 Bryan "Problem" Paris has retired today. He pitched a total of nine Legends League seasons between Laredo and Denver. With Laredo, he won a Legends Cy Young in a year that saw Laredo relegated. With Denver, he won the Legends League Championship. He had a 35 day knee injury this year. In 2041 on the day Paris was released, Laredo President Frankebasta cruelly said on the forum that his Cy Young award was "unexpected" despite winning the award by 10 votes, and that "utter ineffectiveness forced the management hand". Denver, Novi were among the 28 ballclubs that thought Paris had a season or two left when they made claims for the $5.2 million player. Denver President Ced suggested a change of scenery when he openly expressed interest in the pitcher on the forum, saying "He'd be more comfy closer to Utah. He did have a 'mare in his last outing at Denver though, allowing 6 earned and 11 hits." He pitched a complete game shutout, proving his point to Laredo one season after the controversial move. http://brokenbat.org/game/3424639 Known mostly for his command, he retires with 141 wins, a 3.97 ERA, a 1.178 WHIP and 1,507 strikeouts; all of these numbers coming exclusively from pitching in Legends and LL2. He won pitcher Rookie of the Year with Laredo with an impressive 11-3 record. Updated Thursday, June 4 2020 @ 5:52:40 pm PDT

#74208	06/06/2020 5:27:43 pm	Oct 16th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I think New York's run deserves mention. 92-plus wins 5 years in a row. A LL2 crown followed closely by three consecutive Legends East championships including back-to-back Legends Champions. That's an incredible run.

#74241	06/08/2020 7:51:38 am	Oct 20th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2045 Legends League Championship Series Preview The boys of summer look to become the heroes of the fall as both East and West champions have been crowned. Both Coolhand and Allen have steered their clubs to a fourth promotion to the Legends League and for the first time, both owners make the post-season in BrokenBat's top league. Allen and Coolhand are no strangers to each other, with Allen winning the LL2.2 league title in 7 games over Coolhand just last season. Something's got to give Moore's pitching (3.65 FIP) kept the ball in the yard allowing a league-best 99 HR. Allen's hitters finished 3rd with 175 HR's. Gotta get on, first Allen (.243 BAA) kept runners off base while Moore wreaked havoc on the basepaths with 105 SB. Top two at turning two Allen (1st) and Moore boast the top two double-play infields in the league. Thou shall not pass Moore (1st) and Allen also boast the highest percentage of runners thrown out. Go Johhny go Moore's Johnny Hutton might be the best player in the game. This season he led Legends in multiple categories, including HR & RBI. A group effort Leading Allen's offensive barrage is Clyde Waller (.314/.371/.627), who would have led the league in hitting, but feel a handfull of AB's short. Reno 911 24 yo Calvin Norton recorded 19 wins while holding opposing batters to a .231 BAA Fountain of Youth On the flip-side, Allen's 34 yo veteran, Bernardo De Leon put up a 2.94/3.14 line and held RHH to a minuscule .226 BAA. And I got the blues. Yeehaw. Coolhand is 1-5 in championship series while Allen is a little better at 3-6. Updated Monday, June 8 2020 @ 7:53:18 am PDT Updated Monday, June 8 2020 @ 7:58:08 am PDT

#74243	06/08/2020 2:28:01 pm	Oct 21st, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Congratulations to Moore (MOO) and Allen, two of my favorite teams! Here's hoping for a good, long, 6 or 7 game series!

#74249	06/08/2020 5:21:44 pm	Oct 24th, 2045
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Congrats and good luck to Moore and Allen. Announcement: FreddyTheEye has relinquished his position at CSA. "I have decided that it is time to move on and I have applied for an ownership slash GM job with the VI Tombstone Red Devils" Cheers to all the legends owners, I hope to see you back here by 2056. This is my final log in for CSA. I will now be known as FreddyThe2nd Look out VI 10 here comes Freddy! Cheers guys!

#74261	06/08/2020 8:48:54 pm	Oct 24th, 2045
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The rumour is that Freddy called it quits because the athletics both dropped below Boulder in the rankings and were due to get thrashed by them in LL2 next season.....

#74267	06/09/2020 12:05:35 am	Oct 24th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Nice run-down PSF. All-time record Allen-26, Moore-21 Good Luck CoolHand, always fun matching up here and in Hardwood. Just to brag for a moment... we (combined) manage 4 of the 28 Legends teams of the 2 games. Nearly 15%. 1 out of 7 Fred, we will miss you. Good luck with the new team. I dont know if I wish for a deserving owner to pickup College Station, or a decent Bot to run it for a couple seasons. Just hope an inattentive rookie doesn't neglect or dismantle it.

#74272	06/09/2020 4:03:21 am	Oct 24th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Good luck Allen54, I'm looking forward to a great series. Nice write up Private. I'm sure hoping Hutton can play like the best player in the game over the next 7, I feel like I need good performances from him and Su to win. You will be missed in the top levels of BB Freddy, We will see you back in a decade or so.

#74282	06/09/2020 10:04:48 am	Oct 24th, 2045
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Congrats to Moore and Allen. They were the absolutely dominant teams, so it's no question they deserve to be in the playoffs. Two Legends owners of this season exiting now - well, Harrisonburg basically has been without a GM for much of the season, but apparently was so well set up that they managed to stick around. I feel sorry for the Lancers - I wanted to win the city, but not this way. And I'm going to miss hurstdm in my forum (again).

#74314	06/10/2020 1:38:53 pm	Oct 28th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I think New York's run deserves mention. 92-plus wins 5 years in a row. A LL2 crown followed closely by three consecutive Legends East championships including back-to-back Legends Champions. That's an incredible run. Thanks, PSF. It was very enjoyable and very, very gratifying. And goes back to 2033 when we promoted out of V7 for the third and final time (at that point, might head back there in time!), but although I liked what I'd built at that point I (obviously) had absolutely no idea what was to follow. Even then we had a large slice of luck in 2035 with the restart - we were a distant 2nd to Fort Wayne first time around, then romped home in the rerun. So in all we won divisions every second year on our way up: 2033, 2035, 2037, 2039 and 2041, the last of which was our first Legends title, and only the LLIV crown eluded us. We broke the 'every-other-year' streak when retaining our Legends crown in 2042, got it back in 2043 but ended that season on a sour note when we couldn't three-peat against Freddy's hot finishers. I'll always feel we could/should have won that 2043 title, and funnily enough only Seca's 100-win Waterloo team with it's outlier .315 RISP number denied us the division in our rookie Legends season in 2040. Anyway, on to the 2045 post-mortem, and where it all went wrong. Lets look at the numbers first:- 2nd in Batting average, .263 1st in Doubles, 395 7th in Home runs, 143 (tied) 1st in Stolen Bases, 134 2nd in fewest Strikeouts, 852 5th in OPS, .742 4th in fewest GIDP, 74 7th in runs, 715 7th in RBI, 697 Doesn't look like hitting was a problem. How about pitching? 11th in Saves, 34 9th in Blown Saves, 21. A bit misleading - closer Donnelly was 32/37. The vast majority of the rest were not 'proper' save situations. 7th in fewest hits conceded, 1436 8th in fewest Walks, 492 2nd in strikeouts, 1043 3rd in fewest home runs conceded, 137 3rd in Quality Starts, 91 8th in ERA, 4.30 4th in FIP, 4.00 (tied) 7th in BAA, .257 11th in wild pitches, 47 Not many saves and some wild pitches (but seven Legends teams had at least 41). Perhaps the most intriguing statistic is the difference between ERA and FIP - on average the West's ERA was far better than their FIP, while in the East the reverse was true. Only the Mooks had a worse differential between the two than (ERA - FIP) the Lancers +0.30. But how reliable is FIP? More on that in a minute. Fielding? 8th in fielding percentage, .985 8th in errors, 86 12th in caught stealing percentage, 21.7% 3rd in double plays, 262 4th in outfield assists, 23 Some bad numbers, some good numbers. All my catchers were indifferent this season for one reason or another, more on that soon. Overall? Nothing that stands out as debilitating, and nothing that scream anything but mid-table respectability. But more important are these numbers:- 18-28 vs LHP 16-24 in 1-run games 4-13 in extra innings There's the rub. Couldn't play lefties (not that a .250 batting average against them is bad), but more importantly couldn't win the close games, something we made a habit of on our long run. It wasn't one thing, it was any number of things - hitting, pitching, fielding: if one or two things worked, whatever was left would let it down. We tanked out last seven games when we knew we were done, and finished at 73-87. Our RD was just -17. Too many close games thrown away, too many opportunities not taken. Finger-pointing time. What the hell Rocketman? A guy who in five of six seasons averaged a 14-7 record, went 5-11. That right there will kill a season. In this case I question FIP: Venturi had a 5.87 ERA and a 3.57 FIP, and he was every bit as bad as that ERA indicates. Thomas is meant to be my everyday catcher, but he was terrible. Worse, he's the best I have at throwing out baserunners (career 31.9 CS%) but was so poor at the plate I had to play the other guys, who apparently have noodle arms. Still, Thomas was more of an offensive force than the trainwreck that was Hoyle. A Thunder castoff I signed as a free agent and turned out just the way I wanted, a guy I thought would be an ideal replacement for longtime title-winner Main. Stank up the joint. Huerta has fallen off a cliff these last two years, good for the occasional homer and not much else, despite still having his killer profile. When he did finally get hot this year, he suffered a ten game injury and that was that. And so it's farewell, probably for a while. Last year's strong finish to 3rd place perhaps gave a false impression, and maybe we should have used this as a rebuild year. Instead next season will be the rebuild (mostly), and at a level lower - a still highly competitive level, so further relegation wouldn't surprise me, which is why I'd hoped to rebuild (and probably demote from Legends, not the league below). I don't think we're that good, my minors system isn't great, and I have a lot of builds I don't like - I just don't have any alternatives. Holmes, the Empire State representation in Legends is all yours! Best of luck to all of you, it's been fun. Hopefully I'll be back one day.

#74325	06/10/2020 6:38:10 pm	Nov 1st, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Quite a run Amalric7, one of the best teams since I have been in BB. You will be back. Until then you will be missed on the forums much more than in the games where you crushed most of us most of the time.

#74338	06/11/2020 2:59:15 pm	Nov 3rd, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Game 7. On the edge of my seat.

#74340	06/11/2020 3:30:47 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	LOL, thanks Coolhand - and congratulations! Norton had himself quite the series. Commiserations Allen54, you had a helluva season, comfortably the best team in the East. But those West guys continue to play dead during the season against the East only to turn it on when it counts: over the last thirteen seasons the West has a 10-3 advantage for the title. Great series.

#74341	06/11/2020 3:33:14 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	The Fish beat The Cars in Seven! Congratulations Coolhand for keeping the trophy in the West. Denvy staff tried to clean out all of the Coors Light (Golden, CO) from the cup of the trophy, but the person in charge of the cleaning was under the influence so dunno how good a job they did. Congratulations allen54chevy on a great season. Welcome shikago, wuggla, 6th Man, and xLee227. Farewell to hurstdm, amalric7, and TyX. Permanent goodybye to FreddyTheEye.

#74347	06/11/2020 4:40:47 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Congrats to Moore! But also, congrats to Allen! It should give everyone hope that it's the THIRD trip to Legends for both of these teams. The Manta Rays were demoted out of Legends in 2040 and 2043 before winning the whole thing. The Chevs were demoted in 2041 and 2043. Both came back and look where they are today! It's the first ever demotion for the Moo Cows (the first in the team's full history since 2026 and only the fourth overall), so hopefully we'll be back. Good luck to everyone here in 2046! Edit: Oh yeah, we also got Murfreesboro Moo Cow coffee mugs made on Zazzle. Looks pretty sharp. I wanted to brag to the only people that might care. Updated Thursday, June 11 2020 @ 4:42:51 pm PDT

#74352	06/11/2020 5:33:40 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Thank you everyone. I'm almost concerned with how happy it made me to make it here and win. Allen had a great season, they are a great competitor, and fun to go toe to toe with. We have played many meaningful games against each other in BB and HW over the last 6 months (another next week when OU visits KSU). It has been a pleasure and I hope it continues. To sum it all up... WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!

#74363	06/12/2020 4:27:18 am	Nov 4th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Coolhand! One of these days that trophy will come east. In all seriousness, what an amazing journey. Did you expect this at the beginning of the season? Now you've won the top league in the game, awesome job. Allen, as a two-time loser, I know the pain all too well. Not much more I can say. Freddy, all the best on bringing another team up. Best of luck to TyX as well. Going to miss the East guys: amalric and hurstdm. You guys make a league a lot of fun to be in. Welcome back Lee and Minneapolis, who were demoted with a winning record a season ago. Welcome back to Legends, shikago. I had to look that up. What a long-winding road back to Legends. Check out his history. 6th Man is back. Remember Rohnert Park losing 116 games just a season ago? Holy smokes what a turnaround. Last, but certainly not least, wuggla brings his Cup-winning Condors to the top of the BB pyramid for the first time.

#74367	06/12/2020 8:00:53 am	Nov 4th, 2045
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Aarón Ocampo won his second Legends League Cy Young award. That's the seventh of his career. He's only 29. He is an impressive overachiever if you go by his scouting report: His fastball will have some pop. He will be able to throw all day. He has very good overall potential.

#74368	06/12/2020 8:15:29 am	Nov 4th, 2045
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Johnny Hutton got robbed of the MVP. In addition to better stats across the board, Hutton had 18 POTG awards to Kang Moy's 6.

#74369	06/12/2020 10:16:03 am	Nov 4th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Johnny Hutton got robbed of the MVP. I agree, he even finished with less errors on the season playing 3b/backup SS, instead of 1b

#74370	06/12/2020 11:17:30 am	Nov 4th, 2045
KrusherKev Joined: 05/05/2020 Posts: 35 Inactive	China rules the world LOL hence the MVP award

#74371	06/12/2020 11:29:48 am	Nov 4th, 2045
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	Looks like just another flagrant example of batting average being the be-all-and-end-all of MVP voting. Nothing new there… ¬.¬

#74377	06/12/2020 4:20:53 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yep, batting average does indeed triumph over everything. Lancers unsurprisingly garnered no season-end awards, sums up our poor performance. We had five All-Stars.

#74381	06/12/2020 5:44:36 pm	Nov 4th, 2045
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I figure the salary savings in Hutton not winning the MVP is worth the snub.

#74414	06/13/2020 1:07:51 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Manager changes "Homegrown" gets hall of fame induction. Won Cup Trophy and said he was to old for another run. Condors are under The Lions control now.

#74415	06/13/2020 1:13:27 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Hello Legend owners A Battle on the Mountain in Colorado hi Ced looking to play for best team JJNZ Boulder Free Zoners please make it 3 way war in Colorado?

#74416	06/13/2020 1:18:21 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Hello again to two owners afreespirit & Coolhand we have history in lower leagues going to try and stay available till we win.

#74418	06/13/2020 1:21:40 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Last but not least 6thMan hello good luck and let's both stay up in 2046

#74419	06/13/2020 1:23:26 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Hello East side West will keep the tittle just fast forward to 2047 LOL

#74433	06/13/2020 4:36:11 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hello, wuggla! Hello, shikago! I believe this will be the first time we meet in league play. Hello again, Lee! Minny is always a challenge. Welcome back, 6th Man! That was a short stay in LL2. My Thunder weren't dinged too bad by the salary gods. Still, I need to fill a couple roles on my club before we begin. Still need a couple vets to produce/bounce back.

#74440	06/13/2020 6:19:21 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Pop I forgotten Frankebasta and his Mules please don't send us back down

#74450	06/14/2020 4:12:14 am	Jan 15th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Welcome to the Show Wuggla, and everyone else. It will be nice to take the field against the new blood.

#74456	06/14/2020 7:53:45 am	Jan 15th, 2046
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Congrats Coolhand. Just here to say that Russ Hood losing the Cy Young to Ocampo is robbery. Also wanted to make my first post!

#74520	06/15/2020 2:56:45 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Aarón Ocampo won his second Legends League Cy Young award. That's the seventh of his career. He's only 29. He is an impressive overachiever if you go by his scouting report: His fastball will have some pop. He will be able to throw all day. He has very good overall potential. Congratulations to Ocampo. http://brokenbat.org/player/183652 Commiserations to Tucker Polk who led Legends in ERA, WHIP, Strike Outs, Complete Games, and Shutouts. A list of credentials that are simply not Cy Young worthy (Polk was third place in voting) or All League as well. The conclusion that could be drawn is that Wins are the most important category in the voter's eyes. Don't make me write a press announcement, voters.

#74527	06/15/2020 4:34:21 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	I don't think wins are all that important. Ocampo's first CY was in 2037. He had 15 wins and beat a 21 game winner.

#74532	06/15/2020 5:34:03 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Thanks for the example. You may well be right. I mean those statistical categories, nope that is not what we look for? What in the world are the stats that they ARE looking at then? Least amount of balks? I think Denvy will award Polk a participant's ribbon for 2045. Dollar store ribbon; let's not get too carried away. Updated Monday, June 15 2020 @ 8:04:42 pm PDT Updated Monday, June 15 2020 @ 8:09:23 pm PDT

#74543	06/15/2020 10:20:35 pm	Jan 15th, 2046
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	Thanks to all for the welcome back! Didn't expect to see you all up here again so soon, but who could be mad about that? Hoping to not start the season by losing 36 of the first 43 games this time around!

#74694	06/19/2020 8:25:24 am	Feb 19th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Ced gonna change the Capital of Colorado to Springs from Denver if I win 20 game war LOL!

#74745	06/20/2020 3:10:43 pm	Mar 3rd, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Colorado is having a moment for sure in the baseball world. You play us first. To be the man, you gotta BEAT the man! Bring you and your birds on over. They can fly around Denver Field and pick up all the popcorn off the ground after your losses. Probably your best bet at getting something out of your first road trip.

#74810	06/22/2020 5:43:34 am	Mar 6th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Wow. I think the altitude might be getting to you mountain dwellers... that or ya'll are smoking something.

#74811	06/22/2020 6:01:07 am	Mar 6th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I think its just in the air up there...

#74812	06/22/2020 6:15:44 am	Mar 6th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The 2046 season is upon us and that means it's time for PSF's League Predictions and Kenmore Dishwasher Parts List and Catalog Spectacular! As you may know, or for you that haven't been in a league with me before, I go ahead and feed all of your player information into my Apple II computer with the green screen and watch it smoke for a while, then I take a wild stab at who the fates have judged to be the best club. I even do math! Well, U.S. public school math. But hey! Numbers! Now before we begin, the answer is: Yes I hate your team. Yes I ranked them low on purpose because of some political agenda driven by the New World Order. So if you don't like it, let me know in a profanity-laden and poorly edited manifesto delivered right to my personal email: [email protected]. Let's go ahead and hand out the trophies now, shall we? East Division Offensive rating Manhattan 184.06 Harrisonburg 181.73 Nice job, Phillies! Phillies? Hello? Green Bay 180.57 Bloomington 179.89 Allen 179.01 Minneapolis 175.88 Pitching ratings Manhattan 184.06 Harrisonburg 174.87 Bloomington 173.74 Minneapolis 167.06 Green Bay 164.45 - swapped Hoover for Cohen Allen 160.44 Predicted Order of Finish Manhattan Harrisonburg - Ok so not really because bot Bloomington Green Bay Minneapolis Allen - the new New York Lancers. Division winner predicted to demote. Congratulations, Holmes! West Division Offensive rating Colorado Springs 190.93 - rating nearly fried the Apple II. You know how hard it is to get parts for a 8-bit, 43 year old computer? Moore 176.01 Denver 175.04 Laredo 173.58 Burlington 165.26 - added Laniz, Montanez Rohnert Park 162.77 Pitching rating Burlington 188.00 - added DiCarlo, Strom, Taka. Like you needed more help pitching Denver 177.53 - Guerra for Cedillo Laredo 173.57 Moore 170.30 Rohnert Park 167.70 Colorado Springs 166.41 Predicted Order of Finish Colorado Springs Burlington Denver Laredo Moore - what's with division winners being predicted to demote? Rohnert Park So wuggla is like, the 67th owner in a row to come to Legends and be predicted to win the division. No pressure! Legends League Playoffs Manhattan over Colorado Springs 4-2 Some day the East will win one. I will predict Holmes will finally bring the trophy east. And not East like Allen, which is west of Burlington and Minneapolis. Updated Monday, June 22 2020 @ 6:19:01 am PDT

#74828	06/22/2020 12:39:01 pm	Mar 6th, 2046
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Offensive rating Laredo 173.58 Pitching rating Laredo 173.57 How 'bout that! (BTW, first time Laredo has NOT been singled out for demotion. I'm worried now ) Updated Monday, June 22 2020 @ 10:20:15 pm PDT

#74833	06/22/2020 1:41:36 pm	Mar 6th, 2046
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I spend four months each season waiting just to read the next seasons PSF report. Thanks as always, hilarious!

#74843	06/22/2020 3:10:54 pm	Mar 7th, 2046
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Think I avoided PSF's doom one season, but not last season. Be warned, Allen!

#74848	06/22/2020 4:54:16 pm	Mar 8th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	So my total PSF score is 339.45 Last year it was 339.23 I take that to mean that we are BETTER than we were last year. You all have been warned.

#74851	06/22/2020 5:21:00 pm	Mar 8th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	We got rid of two Texas teams last year (one of which left baseball entirely), and there is a prediction that a third ballclub from that great state will be exiting the upper echelon of the fake baseball world. We'll see. Still got Frankebasta to deal with! Updated Monday, June 22 2020 @ 5:23:04 pm PDT

#74867	06/23/2020 4:19:43 am	Mar 8th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	BTW, first time Laredo has NOT been singled out for demotion. I'm worried now Italy has a city named Milan. I live near a town named Milan. You don't turn your back on family. I spend four months each season waiting just to read the next seasons PSF report. I spent four months in quarantine and you Kiwi's don't even have the virus anymore. Tell us your secrets. Think I avoided PSF's doom one season, but not last season. Be warned, Allen! Just out of habit I had New York demoting again, this time in 7th place. I take that to mean that we are BETTER than we were last year. You all have been warned. New rule: Allen is not allowed to run away with the division anymore. ...there is a prediction that a third ballclub from that great state will be exiting the upper echelon of the fake baseball world. Now that you mention it, there are also too many teams from Colorado...

#74880	06/23/2020 1:05:15 pm	Mar 8th, 2046
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Well technically we've got a handful of cases again now from those being repatriated, but we'll choose to ignore that...... The secret is....... STOP ELECTING IDIOTS TO BE YOUR PRESIDENT YOU PLEBS! That's all

#74883	06/23/2020 2:04:08 pm	Mar 8th, 2046
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Just out of habit I had New York demoting again, this time in 7th place. 7th in Legends is 1st in LLII! AMIRIGHT?!??!? Now that you mention it, there are also too many teams from Colorado... That did make me snort. The secret is....... STOP ELECTING IDIOTS TO BE YOUR PRESIDENT YOU PLEBS! He's not wrong.

#74918	06/24/2020 4:56:23 am	Mar 10th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The secret is....... STOP ELECTING IDIOTS TO BE YOUR PRESIDENT YOU PLEBS! VOTERS IN THE US.

#74920	06/24/2020 5:11:23 am	Mar 10th, 2046
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	We Are the Derps.

#74925	06/24/2020 10:56:01 am	Mar 10th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ah...FREEDOM. Updated Wednesday, June 24 2020 @ 6:17:42 pm PDT

#74928	06/24/2020 2:24:56 pm	Mar 10th, 2046
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	There are literally a million sites, forums & blogs devoted to politics. Suggest you use those and leave this forum for baseball and Broken Bat. Thanks, Steve

#74933	06/24/2020 7:05:00 pm	Mar 12th, 2046
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Sadly, this time, politics kinda killed baseball. Updated Wednesday, June 24 2020 @ 7:07:36 pm PDT

#74935	06/24/2020 9:23:20 pm	Mar 12th, 2046
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	It's almost as world changing an event as that time when video killed the radio star.

#74938	06/25/2020 12:07:54 am	Mar 12th, 2046
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I agree. It's past time we return this fair land to a time when bands could read music and play their instruments despite being so fugly they could not appear in their own video. I say, Make Bands Ugly Again!

#74981	06/26/2020 10:36:16 am	Mar 14th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Second time in a row PSF has me winning the East, second time in a row I hope my team will be able to stave off a demotion. I had to do some housekeeping after his predictions, booting veteran pitchers to make room for rookies, so possibly PSF's predictions would come out a little worse on the pitching side, now, too. That is, I don't know if Beane's spring training cameo was even long enough for him to have been in the analysis, but Ho must have been. In general, age is predictably taking its toll on my team, and some of the young guys who should step up are still quite raw. For the position players, it looks pretty bad to me already, because Lauretti has really declined, the other old guys are gone, and the young guys Tseng, Moore, Jimenez and Soriano really haven't shown the development I was hoping for so far. Maybe the new manager will help in that respect. I'm actually more optimistic for the pitchers. Lachance's stats projection has gone from mediocre to pretty bad, but I think he has overperformed his projection every single season in his career, so maybe, just maybe, he'll have one more decent season in his arm. Quiles is probably not an ace anymore, but should still be serviceable. Arroyo should become a reliable starter this season, and he still has room to grow. Apodaca and Arreola have come back down in 2045 after a good 2044, but may just stay solid contributors. I expect rookie Keller to be in the rotation before the season is over, and Huntley is way behind the curve, but if he really takes off, he can still aspire to greatness two or three seasons down the line. None of this is awe-inspiring, but still, too many decent arms to be a total failure pitching-wise. Offensively... nah... not optimistic.

#74982	06/26/2020 10:37:34 am	Mar 14th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	But of course, I'll do my very best to keep the East from getting the maximum penalty of being dominated by a bot.

#75057	06/28/2020 10:01:19 pm	Mar 20th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Well ballparks update gone. Big walls wide foul lines. Great pitching homes in western side of league. Gonna be impact offensive if my team can get the runs across home. At least the "Roost" is hitting friendly!!!

#75090	06/30/2020 1:13:49 am	Mar 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Arrg!! @Privatesnowflake winning Junior Jerome. I get 1 claimed missing a 2 claimed "%&##@"? Here is my round 1 of 6 predicted finish in West. 1 Rebels 2 Mantarays 3 Mules 4 Buzzards 5 Remnants 6 Broncos I never scout East till we have Interdivision.

#75091	06/30/2020 1:19:33 am	Mar 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Holmes interesting 2004 we were both in same league. Except we both didn't own team then.

#75092	06/30/2020 1:25:17 am	Mar 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Ced today we come to Capital. Bringing red pinstriped popcorn bags battle for Colorado!!!

#75095	06/30/2020 4:11:48 am	Mar 25th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Arrg!! @Privatesnowflake winning Junior Jerome. Eh, he's back on the market. I'm going to go with what I have vs LHP. @ Holmes: I ended up doing some tinkering with my roster as well. @ Haselrig: There was a meme floating around the past couple of weeks: Happy 35 birthday MTV. Congratulations on 14 years of music.

#75113	06/30/2020 5:40:19 pm	Mar 30th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Welcome to the Bigs, Ernesto Macias! Hopefully he improves on this performance...

#75130	07/01/2020 5:45:30 am	Mar 30th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Coolhand welcome defending champions Manta Rays to the "Roost" home opening. 2 time we meet 2044 you beat us. 2046 I hope is different. Updated Wednesday, July 1 2020 @ 5:47:52 am PDT

#75132	07/01/2020 6:39:43 am	Mar 30th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@ Haselrig: There was a meme floating around the past couple of weeks: Happy 35 birthday MTV. Congratulations on 14 years of music. Hahahaha! HAH! HAHAH! cough HA!

#75133	07/01/2020 7:10:39 am	Mar 30th, 2046
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	How did I miss this? Made my day

#75165	07/02/2020 7:46:53 am	Apr 3rd, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@ afreespirit our history together tells me that you will win the west. 2035 league V.13 1st meeting you won. League IV.7 2nd time you also won. Been following your Remnants to the top Updated Thursday, July 2 2020 @ 7:48:39 am PDT

#75167	07/02/2020 7:58:37 am	Apr 3rd, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Finally got a 3B. Manager The Lion said we gonna work Harry Bird vs rights at SS if he commit to many errors Kuroda goes back in. L.Hill is hitting coach on bench. I wish he would get into regular games as clutch bat. But seems I,am in full youth building now. Updated Thursday, July 2 2020 @ 8:00:03 am PDT

#75172	07/02/2020 11:36:10 am	Apr 3rd, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	So long, Philliesworld.

#75174	07/02/2020 12:54:00 pm	Apr 3rd, 2046
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, 5.5 years of struggle and then have your best run in team history...strange time to go, but its a funny old world.

#75221	07/03/2020 10:40:26 am	Apr 7th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Wasn't he traveling for work? Yeah, tough time to have to go.

#75238	07/04/2020 6:21:30 am	Apr 10th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Why do the bots move the closer to SP? Had the same thing happen during my brief time off from the team.

#75241	07/04/2020 7:16:01 am	Apr 10th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@ 6thMan 1st time meeting you in Rohnert Park. Rainy weather in West. The Rebels #42 ranked is wrong. Clearly he has top 25 team. Let's work together sending down 2 Legends.

#75252	07/04/2020 3:26:36 pm	Apr 12th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	South Korea Lefty vs Lefty next game. Gonna watch pitch by pitch.

#75260	07/04/2020 5:27:18 pm	Apr 14th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	DJ Jo is 1 HR away from the 300HR/300SB club

#75286	07/05/2020 9:59:55 am	Apr 14th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Welcome Frankebasta&Laredo Mules to the "Roost". A true Legend owner&team.

#75290	07/05/2020 1:23:47 pm	Apr 14th, 2046
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	looking forward to 4 sellouts

#75301	07/05/2020 7:08:14 pm	Apr 18th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 1 Result 1 Remnants 2 Rebels 3 Manta Rays 4 Mules 5 Broncos 6 Buzzards I,am off to a horrible start. -32 runs across 16 games. My offense is in sleeping mode at homeplate. My starting pitching can't go 4avg innings without giving 4 away. Defense is every were but not in right place in experience yet. Building a new look team with poor fanmood. Manager The Lion says having great players; but said we gonna work together. The new Catcher #61 "Davy" put a spark in the morale! Updated Sunday, July 5 2020 @ 7:10:51 pm PDT Updated Sunday, July 5 2020 @ 7:14:08 pm PDT Updated Sunday, July 5 2020 @ 7:16:06 pm PDT

#75302	07/05/2020 7:23:35 pm	Apr 18th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	LOL "bot" in east. Baseball Gods favor Hydrogen! Hurry back Philliesworld ? Updated Sunday, July 5 2020 @ 7:29:26 pm PDT

#75312	07/06/2020 4:26:22 am	Apr 18th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	First round through the division, and so far, it looks like my projection for my team was the more realistic one than PSF's. I wouldn't have expected it to be that bad, though, after the solid performance last season. My offense is mediocre, and my pitching is a total disaster. 3 blown saves in 4 opportunities included - after two seasons of decent performances from the aging Miller in the 9th, I seem to be back to the old pattern: Whoever I appoint to be closer immediately turns from my best reliever into by far the worst arm on the team. Well, there weren't that many potential wins to close out, anyway. The positive side is, my rookie Huntley is getting some mop-up inning and has yet to allow a run.

#75313	07/06/2020 4:56:42 am	Apr 18th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Kind of in the same boat as Holmes. Offense is average, although there are some good numbers to build on. I just need a way to push the runs home. Easier said than done. Also like Manhattan, I appointed Cota ($3.30m!) to work Set, and so far he's giving up HR at an alarming rate. I'll try Hildalgo in that role this next time through. I've made another change in the lineup, trying to fix my defense. I had to sacrifice range to do it. Fingers crossed. If Edwards doesn't pop this week in minors, he may get the call. I hate to stunt him, but he's so slow to develop and I need a power bat. I'll figure out where to play him at some point.

#75323	07/06/2020 5:48:47 pm	Apr 21st, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	We stopped Ban on popcorn bags all seating behind 3rd base and dug out will have vendors available. Broncos coming to town gonna be fighting 2nd time.

#75349	07/07/2020 3:11:55 pm	Apr 22nd, 2046
6th Man Joined: 05/12/2016 Posts: 47 Inactive	Well damn! Things are starting off pretty close in the west. 4 teams with 11 wins... gonna be interesting to see how things shake out.

#75352	07/07/2020 4:21:51 pm	Apr 23rd, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Laredo tied for division lead with 12 wins, sits in 4th place.

#75358	07/07/2020 7:57:05 pm	Apr 25th, 2046
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	So Philliesworld has moved on leaving Harrisonburg un-managed. I can potentially fill the role with another owner, which would be good for competition, but I'm not sure if people would feel that they hadn't earn the Legends League spot. The other option is just let the team decay until it's in a lower league before being re-assigned. What the league think on this? Thanks, Steve

#75361	07/08/2020 12:45:57 am	Apr 25th, 2046
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	From my lowly spot Steve, I think the precedent was set with Orlando when they were just allowed to rot until they dropped to LL2. Of course, my memory could be wrong!

#75362	07/08/2020 1:13:47 am	Apr 25th, 2046
jezzat Joined: 01/27/2019 Posts: 118 Rockford Rhinos V.9	From my even lower spot, I don't think I'd have wanted to start in Legends. A large part of the challenge and fun is starting at least near the bottom and trying to build a team and earn success yourself. Updated Wednesday, July 8 2020 @ 1:14:04 am PDT

#75363	07/08/2020 2:29:37 am	Apr 25th, 2046
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1136 Deerfield Beach Rats VI.13	Not my league thread — and I apologize for barging in up here (which I kinda seem to be developing a habit of doing) — but this is where the question was asked and I wanted to put two cents worth in from a longtime owner who hasn’t made it this far (yet). I still remember back when mcrmoe was running the Fort Worth Long Horns and abandoned the team while up in Legends (which happened a lot longer ago than I thought, actually; back in ’34 it looks like). It left a bitter taste in a lot of mouths when somebody took over the team (if my admittedly sketchy memory serves correctly), basically being gifted a Legends team without having done anything to earn it. College Station will also be going bot in the near future down in II.1 now that Freddy’s taken over Tombstone instead. Do I hold it against somebody for wanting to take over a top tier team on signing up? Not really. I don’t see it as being a particularly good idea for the game, though; there is something of a learning curve to Broken Bat, and if a new player guts a team without really knowing what they’re doing, they’re most likely going to be disappointed and/or frustrated when they start losing against more experienced owners and abandon the team — and that assumes they even log in again at all after taking over the team (and the only only way that is good for competition is that, in this case, it it would keep a juggernaut like Harrisonburg intact and prevent the bot from shedding players until the new owner timed out). One-and-done owners like that are frustrating/disappointing enough down in the lower leagues, and there’s no guarantee that Harrisonburg’s next owner won’t be one of their ilk. Personally, I wouldn’t have any objections if you were to limit new owners to only being able to take over V and VI teams, or even only VI teams. The post by jezzat above has a lot of merit. I’d even surrender Boca Raton to the cause in the latter case, just to help ensure there were enough teams for new owners down at the bottom of the pyramid. tl;dr: I don’t think restricting only Harrisonburg from getting a new owner while they’re up near at top is going far enough. Updated Wednesday, July 8 2020 @ 2:33:51 am PDT

#75364	07/08/2020 4:20:56 am	Apr 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Omm Eh bum sun dum?? My vote let him return if not returned at end of all-star then let someone take over. Those 1 and done signed in are worsening than a "bot" to team. But has said we gonna loose owner let someone take over team hope is my faith a good owner can play will win the #1 team in BB???? Steve is only person who can assigned to a new person who doesn't know how to play because the learning curves to this game is hard for new people.

#75366	07/08/2020 4:29:12 am	Apr 25th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Probably the best answer would be if a current owner wanted to take them on.

#75367	07/08/2020 4:34:22 am	Apr 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	That would get loto drawing? I,am sure Steve mailbag is heavy off request for Harrisonburg?

#75369	07/08/2020 4:59:09 am	Apr 25th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I would rather have someone managing the team.

#75370	07/08/2020 5:01:41 am	Apr 25th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Let it sit open. A long-timer like Phillies should be given a longer window in case he's able to come back.

#75371	07/08/2020 5:11:26 am	Apr 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Going swimming with Manta Rays in Moore! Can we win 1/4 or get swept again? I honestly want to play the "bot" instead of inactive player. Updated Wednesday, July 8 2020 @ 5:22:12 am PDT

#75372	07/08/2020 5:18:30 am	Apr 25th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Philliesworld has found time to manage his Hardwood team. I'm fine with giving him more time if that is what he needs, but my guess is Harrisonburg was left for other reasons. If the question is bot vs real owner, I vote real owner for a couple reasons. There are more people in the chat and in the competition, I also really don't want to get beat by a bot!

#75378	07/08/2020 2:20:47 pm	Apr 25th, 2046
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	I'm fine with either, but I believe the precedent we set with Orlando means we should let it stay as a bot.

#75379	07/08/2020 3:22:52 pm	Apr 26th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	From my lowly spot Steve, I think the precedent was set with Orlando when they were just allowed to rot until they dropped to LL2. Of course, my memory could be wrong As to the difficult situation that we find ourselves embroiled in here, I would like for the Orlandoan Model to be followed. And the poster's historical memory of Steve's impeccable handling when this occurred in the past is true and correct, as if we'd think anything otherwise from JJNZ. Change ownership only after relegation from Legends. In regards to what type of owner might have the desire to obtain a Legends team, speaking anecdotally I will admit as an owner who started out in League Level VI...You can't just be any geek off the street. You gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean. Earn your keep. Regulators!! Mount up.

#75395	07/09/2020 3:58:22 am	Apr 29th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I remember the Orlando situation. I don't think there is much of a difference between a bot and an inexperienced owner. Intentionally handing the team over to an experienced owner seems a bit manipulative to me though. Not that it matters much to me - I don't really expect my team to be in Legends that much longer...

#75397	07/09/2020 4:18:58 am	Apr 29th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	You can't just be any geek off the street. You gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean. Earn your keep. Regulators!! Mount up. "Regulators" was literally on repeat during my senior trip at Myrtle Beach.

#75414	07/09/2020 11:44:39 am	Apr 29th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The Thunder are freaking 2-5 vs Harrisonburg so far...

#75419	07/09/2020 12:22:42 pm	Apr 29th, 2046
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I'd leave Harrisonburg as they are - they finished last season as well as they've started this season, and are likely to be tough enough competition for anyone. Do you want them winning Legends as a bot? No, but do you want someone coming in and riding what Philliesworld left to a title and claiming all the glory? That's a double-no for me. Let 'em play, say I.

#75430	07/09/2020 4:57:03 pm	May 2nd, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	I wanted better control issues already for management make it so my offense is in free falling. Can not get The Lion to listen. DH Hill&Foster are best hitter on bench but Bird comes in %&4$@. That sure is gonna be horrible if this continues. Defense looking alright lost 2 games with bad pinch hit putting in wrong positions. Pitchers say give us some offense they actually get no help from batters. Well seems fan mood is falling fast. My rankings falling out top 25 is next. I don't know how or what to do. Not giving up just adjusted management tabs maybe new manager The Lion will put correct player at defense before pinch hit putting wrong positions. Sat down with him told him don't use Bird at DH anymore will he listen??????

#75451	07/10/2020 7:57:58 am	May 3rd, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Got a great outfielder today switch hitter but only 8 hit skill.

#75466	07/10/2020 5:08:40 pm	May 5th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Manhattan definitely doesn't belong in this league at this point. We have a hard enough time getting series ties against league 6 teams in the cup.

#75478	07/11/2020 4:50:44 am	May 6th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Moore went 6-10 in group stage, while only playing minimal youngsters. Poor cup performance will at least allow me to set up my pitching to get Norton and Moses as many starting opportunities as possible

#75481	07/11/2020 2:53:35 pm	May 7th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	#1bot released 3 Veteran Hydrogen players.

#75482	07/11/2020 2:54:32 pm	May 7th, 2046
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	Bot management algorithms tend to release older or expensive players. Steve

#75495	07/12/2020 12:15:25 am	May 10th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Great, it's a 4 horse race in the East, and I forgot to reset my lineups and pitchers and allow the cup kids to go 3 games against #1Bot. Kids went 1-2... at least they pulled out 1 win. Hope they get enough experience to make it worth it.

#75497	07/12/2020 8:58:09 am	May 10th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I didn't get a chance to play any kids in the cup yet (with the exception of a few starts by Ted Keller, who is at a 107 SI already). My regulars managed to lose a ton of games to LL6 teams, without any help from the kids. Now I need three wins in the last series to advance, and that is against the only serious opponent in the group, LL2 Novi.

#75501	07/12/2020 3:20:24 pm	May 11th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Well want to fire The Lion. I guessed get a different SS dropping Bird to get better batter? Gonna be long season start looking for a batter on bench but Bird goes then will 4time MVP come into game as DH pinch hit. Probable not gonna fire The Lion maybe anyone can put Hill in games? If I cut Bird will I get Hill to pinch hit? Updated Sunday, July 12 2020 @ 3:24:23 pm PDT

#75512	07/13/2020 4:47:32 am	May 14th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@wuggla: Bird is not a good fielder, if that makes the decision easier. Will Hill pinch hit? I think he is your best bat off the bench and the AI would use him, yes. Well my Thunder have won two straight series, which is a good thing. I hope to see my rookies (Edwards/Quintero) spark the offense. If we could score we'd be an interesting club. Still struggling to find a consistent LF. As good as Stevens looks, his stats remain awful.

#75518	07/13/2020 9:57:43 am	May 14th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 2 result. 1 Remnants 2 Mules 3 Manta Rays 4 Rebels 5 Broncos 6 Buzzards We are worst in league runs. Last place and no were to go but up! .333 after 33 1/3 chance of round 3 getting top 4 in west. The hard ??? Will we have a all-star from Buzzards this year???

#75538	07/13/2020 8:53:04 pm	May 17th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Colorado Springs is coming to town. We expect a lil' dip in attendance figures.

#75544	07/14/2020 2:50:20 am	May 17th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I split the final cup series against Novi and somehow managed to still advance as the second place team, in spite of only 11 wins. This is a bizarre season.

#75587	07/14/2020 5:01:28 pm	May 20th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Bird sent packing! Got another back up SS want him on bench only if Kuroda gets hurt will he come into game.

#75637	07/15/2020 7:59:00 pm	May 25th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Tuckermatic's no-hitter SPOILED in the ninth, but Denvy grabs the win against Burli. He has allowed just one run in his last 28 innings. Elsewhere in league matters, owner Ced supports the grievance brought forth by the BB player's union regarding a player named Bird was fired from the Buzzards, breaking Article VI, Section 26 that states jokey names must remain on the roster for a minimum of two months and eleventeen days. After 25 years, it was BACK. Ced reminisced at the podium when speaking fondly back to the year 2021 when the Ford BRONCO made a valiant return to the Ford Motor Company lineup. Ced dismissed criticism that this was a thinly veiled shot at middle-of-the-standings Allen '54 Chevy. "Thanks for asking, but look... Rarely have I given much thought to anybody in the East. We just try to do our best against anyone on our schedule." Updated Wednesday, July 15 2020 @ 8:05:10 pm PDT

#75651	07/16/2020 9:38:43 am	May 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Buzzards #94 SS Kuroda press report. Please visit website for the 36min video. ? Asked 1 will the offense come back? 2 does The Lion inspired you? 3 how's locker room moral? 4 the younger defense help you winning another GG? His response was. 1 having Hill on bench is clutch. 2 not yet He's young tends to second guess Hill leader of team. 3 we're learning curves to new player in games I,am happy we're in Legend League wearing pinstripes is nice. 4 Graham is Best Glover on team He's leader of Defense now I like this new look infield both young ones have good instincts McDonnell is better than 7 errors and Handley holds the corner better than anything I,ve played with.

#75652	07/16/2020 9:49:20 am	May 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Mules dropped Buzzards pick up SS.

#75678	07/16/2020 4:41:54 pm	May 28th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	If Manhattan ends up not being demoted and the bot ends up not winning the championship, this will have been the at bat when it all started turning: Harrisonburg was leading 5-1 going into the bottom of the ninth. Two singles, a fielder's choice and a walk later, it's 5-2, the bases are loaded with one out, Harrisonburg's closer has taken the mound, and our future hall of famer, who has been limited to a platoon role because he is really declining at age 34, comes in to pinch hit... Goosebumps, folks, goosebumps. http://brokenbat.org/game/3758068 Who cares that we were shut out in the next game? Updated Thursday, July 16 2020 @ 4:43:30 pm PDT

#75683	07/16/2020 6:05:49 pm	May 29th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Bot released leagues top 10 hitting McCartney today? I guessed get better 3B if I can win his claim.

#75690	07/17/2020 2:53:34 am	May 29th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Dunno. McCartney is a good bat, but I wouldn't let him get near the hot corner, and for a DH, he's pretty expensive.

#75691	07/17/2020 2:55:24 am	May 29th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Breaux was probably cut because he was the setup man who made that 5-1 game interesting, before the closer had to come on and serve up that walk-off grandezza.

#75699	07/17/2020 8:10:58 am	May 29th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Always felt like Theo Lachance was a tough opponent. Played for some middle-of-the-pack Isotopes clubs so you can throw his W/L record out the window, but he felt like one of the better pitchers in the league(s) when we played.

#75722	07/17/2020 3:43:06 pm	May 30th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	True. If there was one guy on my staff who consistently beat his projections, it was Lachance. For most of his career, he wasn't dazzling, but always a workhorse and always kept us in the game. The typical Lachance line was something like 7 laboring innings, three or four runs, but with a remarkable consistency. The last two seasons, he suddenly started to really shine. Last season, he threw the first two shutouts of his career. With the decline this year, his projections have gone from below average to horrendous, though, so he was on a short leash. Eight generally bad starts and a high salary after his career year were tough to stomach at this point. Maybe I cut the big guy too early, but I feel I've been riding an extremely lucky hand with him last year, and I didn't want to overstress that.

#75770	07/19/2020 5:11:22 pm	Jun 8th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	1st half result. 1 Mules 2game leader. Tied 2nd. Remnants with better RD. Manta Rays defending champs 3rd Rebels. 4th Broncos. 5th Buzzards. Buzzards with -76 Run Difference is worst in west.

#75773	07/19/2020 5:21:16 pm	Jun 8th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Oh Joy!!! East vs West time. Double Header days always nice read. Buzzards hope is we crush East. Should we win all 30 games we would be awesome in lead of west ????? Also who will we get in all-star?

#75779	07/20/2020 5:01:29 am	Jun 8th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I can't believe it's interleague time already. I'm still playing around with lineups trying to score runs. This season will be over by the time I get it figured out! Laredo and Minneapolis lead their respective divisions. Allen is learning what Manhattan went through in 2045 trying to catch the leader and last year's Legends Champion Moore, is stalking the West-leading Mules. Burlington can hit? That's going to be a tough matchup. My Thunder can't hit and that makes us boring. Rohnert Park looks a lot like my Thunder. We may combine for 8 runs scored in a series. Manhattan and Green Bay are within striking distance and with Harrisonburg being a wild-card, should remain hopeful. Denver can't catch a break and Colorado Springs made it to Legends on the wrong side of his peak (been there!). Anything is possible come interleague play. We could see a whole lot of change by the time we get back to play in out own divisions, or it could be a chance for the leaders to cement their spot at the top of the standings.

#75781	07/20/2020 5:27:52 am	Jun 8th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	What a terrible time to lose Moses for 18 days

#75782	07/20/2020 6:39:04 am	Jun 8th, 2046
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Moses was once lost for 40 years, so 18 days isn't too bad.

#75814	07/21/2020 2:07:58 am	Jun 10th, 2046
Deuce Joined: 06/07/2016 Posts: 279 New London Rippers III.1	Very happy to see Duval head to legends! go luck with him Moore! and sorry everyone else..lol

#75816	07/21/2020 4:54:22 am	Jun 10th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	He better bring the bat! Moore has only had 5 HRs produced from the 1B/DH spots this season.

#75818	07/21/2020 5:02:24 am	Jun 10th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Yes @Duece I had a claim on him. Coolhand now has 3 very good bats. 1Huttun3B,2DuvalOF,3Su catcher ouch time!!! Face those 3 in a row with a poor pitcher I,am thinking Remnants run difference will shrink ?

#75820	07/21/2020 5:42:22 am	Jun 10th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Holmes hello Manhattan Isotopes. Buzzards perching at Trump Tower; going to visit tourist attractions, Statue of Liberty, World Trade, Times Square, Central Park, Empire State, So much to see and do.

#75865	07/22/2020 6:23:56 am	Jun 15th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I think we were pretty welcoming, too, giving you a series win in spite of outscoring you 28-36. With a blown save and all... Man, my starters seem to be slowly coming around as the season progresses, but all my experienced relievers stink this year. Thinking about letting Riley close games, although he's still below 100 SI. I just don't want to jinx his young career. Closer in Manhattan is a murderous job, apparently...

#75945	07/24/2020 4:03:38 am	Jun 25th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	A voice spoke to me: "Smile and keep cool - it could be worse." And I smiled and kept cool, and it got worse.

#75946	07/24/2020 4:38:49 am	Jun 25th, 2046
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Reminds of the message I got on a kidney stone "This too shall pass"

#75960	07/24/2020 9:39:25 am	Jun 25th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Exhibit A that speed makes a difference: Your 2046 Bloomington Thunder. It's been a good decade since anyone with muscles strode up to the plate in Bloomington. But we've always got by with station-to-station baseball. What I've found is my next generation lacks the speed to make this strategy work. Without speed, we need to string too many hits together in a row. That's not a winning strategy in Legends. Nevermind my rant. I'm just frustrated decent pitching is being wasted by an offense spinning its wheels.

#76002	07/25/2020 10:05:07 am	Jun 27th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Wow @MukiteoMike new team. Good luck in league6.

#76003	07/25/2020 10:08:20 am	Jun 27th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@PrivateSnowflake welcome to the Roost. Thunder has had a lot of transactions.

#76025	07/25/2020 6:35:52 pm	Jul 2nd, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Thunder roars game5 bottom 9th. 1out pinch runner at 2ndBase. Our luck this season strike out thrown out at 3rd. That is luck this season

#76069	07/27/2020 4:38:22 am	Jul 7th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	That was fun, wuggla. Neither one of us wants to win

#76070	07/27/2020 6:42:30 am	Jul 7th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	All-Star week is here! How many All-Star selections do you anticipate for your team? I've got Moore having 5 or 6 selections.

#76078	07/27/2020 12:16:51 pm	Jul 7th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	With just a quick look around the East, I would guess Peterson might start at 2B, Ingrosso should make it and Conte might have an outside chance. Otherwise Allen's pitchers and Lee's hitters would be my choice to bring the East a bit of glory!

#76087	07/28/2020 4:14:51 am	Jul 9th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	I'll be optimistic and go with Eldred at 1B/DH and Lauretti (as probably his last ASG appearance) in the outfield. I think every team gets a pitcher, but none of mine is all-star worthy, so I guess it's going to be Quiles by default.

#76130	07/29/2020 12:44:16 pm	Jul 14th, 2046
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Two for sure, one possible for the Remnants. All pitchers, no offense.

#76153	07/30/2020 7:53:15 am	Jul 16th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	West vs East result. West=96w84l East=84w96l Tied 1st Tigers=19w11l 54Chevy=19w11l 2nd Manta Rays=18w12l Tied 3rd Remnants=17w13l Buzzards=17w13l 4th Mules=16w14l Tied 5th Broncos=15w15l Beavers=15w15l 6th Rebels=13w17l 7th Thunder=12w18l 8th Isotopes=10w20l 9th Cardinals=9w21l East win all-star game!

#76154	07/30/2020 8:08:38 am	Jul 16th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Buzzards had 2 all-stars! Rookie 2B McDonnell is in a battle for the "ROY" trophy with Manta Rays 2B Macias. 1B Devore is best hitter on team. Not sure why he got started vs Lefty in the all-star? But he also committed the only error in top of 5th inning.

#76156	07/30/2020 10:15:07 am	Jul 16th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Yeah, I went from hanging around to falling out of it. The West has been tough on the Thunder. Goal is to maintain the league and at the same time keep growing the younger position guys. At least my core pitchers are still young. Live to fight another day. The two divisions have broken off into two parts: the race for the title and the race to maintain. Everybody is in one of those races this season, we don't have anyone mailing it in, so it should be hyper-competitive the rest of the way.

#76196	07/31/2020 1:55:03 pm	Jul 21st, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	So you don't always have a pitcher in the All-Star team. Fine, none of my pitchers deserved it, anyway. Having Corona in the game besides Eldred and Lauretti was a bit unexpected because he doesn't lead any category, but he's actually been hitting well. Must be because everyone is looking at him strangely this year. Thanks for the stats, PS... I noticed interdivisional play hadn't been kind to Manhattan, but I wasn't even aware it had been that bad.

#76198	07/31/2020 4:01:02 pm	Jul 23rd, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	3B Handley holds the corner better than anything defense. He is good hitting can get better? Culp wants to come up. MVP Foster is getting a chance to hit better? 3B issues for Colorado Springs continued. The Lion has to improve offense Fan Mood is not happy!!!

#76225	08/01/2020 4:37:51 pm	Jul 27th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	What do you want when you're in the cellar because your pitching has sucked all season? You want your rookie starter to take a no-hitter into the 9th inning. What you don't want is your closer to blow his 6th save in the very next game.

#76256	08/02/2020 5:36:05 pm	Aug 1st, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Yippie 15runs against bot Now can we do it 55times in a row?

#76374	08/06/2020 7:18:04 pm	Aug 19th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	East vs West Finals 1st 54Chevy 38w22l 2nd Tigers 36w24l 3rd Manta Rays 34w26l 4th Beavers 33w27l Tied 5th 32w28l Remnants & Buzzards 6th Mules 31w29l 7th Broncos 29w31l 8th Rebels 27w33l 9th Isotopes 26w34l 10th Thunder 25w35l 11th Cardinals 17w43l West 185w175l win war! "but" lost all-stars. I think a "bot" had every thing to do with East loosing Updated Thursday, August 6 2020 @ 8:22:10 pm PDT

#76377	08/06/2020 7:56:24 pm	Aug 19th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Ced Denver is 7w3l vs Colorado Springs. I needs 8wins out of 10 in war for Capital of baseball in Colorado! Truth is I wanted us both to stay in Legend? Still anything possible JJNZ would have 3 in Legend? Anyway good luck in 2half at least 1 should stay a Legend.

#76378	08/06/2020 8:08:04 pm	Aug 19th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Holmes Isotopes kill Buzzards you were only team to beat us from East.

#76385	08/07/2020 5:48:37 am	Aug 19th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	For all the talk of the "East Beast", Legends seems to have bucked that trend for the past decade or so. West wins 185-175. West MOO: 34-26 BUR: 32-28 CSP: 32-28 LAR: 31-29 DEN: 29-31 RPK: 27-33 East ALL: 38-22 MIN: 36-24 GBY: 33-27 MAN: 26-34 BLO: 25-35 HAR: 17-43

#76409	08/07/2020 5:22:38 pm	Aug 21st, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I'm happy to spearhead the effort to "Feast on the Beast from the East"

#76420	08/08/2020 5:32:31 am	Aug 21st, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@xLee227 you got Art McCartney today, he crushed it first 50games. Leading or top 10 in all hitting stats. He was cut before interleague started only to return and kill east pitchers again.

#76448	08/09/2020 8:38:20 pm	Aug 29th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Buzzards #56 "The Vultures" reported saying he could use run support. Manager reprted saying he could use run support vs #1pitching Remnants at home. Well #2 Paxton Stevenson needs good update from call up? Or is it too early??? Updated Sunday, August 9 2020 @ 8:40:39 pm PDT

#76453	08/10/2020 4:04:03 am	Aug 29th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@ wuggla: I would call Stevenson up. He's only gained one SI point all year. I say he's ready!

#76464	08/10/2020 11:17:57 am	Aug 29th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	@Ced Denver is 7w3l vs Colorado Springs. I needs 8wins out of 10 in war for Capital of baseball in Colorado! Truth is I wanted us both to stay in Legend? Still anything possible JJNZ would have 3 in Legend? Anyway good luck in 2half at least 1 should stay a Legend. Thank you for expressing your needs. It helps me know what's working and what isn't. Honesty is the best policy, and it is fear holding back honesty sometimes because we don't know how the other person may react. It is a time to be brave, and it is a time to execute the next action, because we both know we are stuck at the bottom of Legends and it's been like that so long that it could've been little maintenance going on, but now it seems insurmountable. Now, leadership means convincing the troops that it actually is possible and get them starting to believe. I also would like a trophy to come to Colorado as well, and see it as a possibility with hard work. Let's push for both to succeed, but the timetable for that success doesn't matter. Promoted clubs seem to get picked as the main contender in many league forecasts. Let me know if you want to know the reason for that. Here when you're ready.

#76544	08/13/2020 10:41:36 am	Sep 8th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Stats you didn't need to know, but it's kinda slow... Can you still win the division? Well, sort of. Let's say everyone ahead of you fall flat on their face and the division leaders go .500 the rest of the way. Do you have a shot? West: Need 90 wins Moore 18-18 the rest of the way, finishes 89-71 Laredo 21-15 Burlington 23-13 Rohnert Park 32-5 Denver 33-3 Colorado Springs 37-1 East: Need 95 wins Minneapolis finishes 18-18, finishes 94-66 Allen 22-14 Bloomington 35-1 Green Bay 37-0 Manhattan 38-0 Minn finishes 12-24 Harrisonburg 37-0 Minn finishes 7-29 State of the Races I gotta be more careful naming things in this day and age. But let's look at the standings: West race 1: Moore is streaking all over the place. Can't you just play steady baseball? In Laredo, the starting pitching is keeping Frank juuuust behind Coolhand and if Burlington could score...wait, don't we always say that? In all seriousness, their hitting has improved and AFS is making a run like in 2044. West race #2: Rohnert Parks is even. Steady. That's boring. But hey, good second season in Legends! I don't know if Ced wants to stay or build. His pitching has to be at war with his fielders. There is a talented young crop in both the Majors and in AAA, but he's betting on experience. The Condors! The enigma of Legends. Good defense + Good FIP = 5 runs given up per game? I assume wuggla is in to the mafia for some big money. Still only 4.5 games out. East race #1: Finally some competition for Allen. Minny has been on top forever but Lee just can't shake the 57's. Sorry, I know it's '54 but that's not a ketchup bottle you need to shake. Anyways... East race #2: The Thunder have tightened up their defense...again. And maybe Edwards is that magical unicorn that hits home runs? Shikago owns Green Bay, just not in football! The Beavers are the East's Rohnert Park. Steady, but in the clear for now. Manhattan can't have any hair left. What a season to have your bullpen fail. Won't somebody step up and finish a game? And can they hurry up and do it now?

#76548	08/13/2020 4:17:43 pm	Sep 10th, 2046
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Shota "Brandi" Endō throws a No Hitter, allowing only a 2-out walk in the 4th against the Buzzards

#76551	08/13/2020 5:32:01 pm	Sep 12th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 4/6 result. 1 Mules sweep to leader. Nava signing could propel to championship? 2 Manta Rays 1/2 game back huge run difference with best offense in west. 3 Remnants still 2games back. Best pitchers need run support more than Buzzards poor offense. 4 Broncos fighting to stay. 5 Rebels 1/2 game back looks better than .500 will it be enough? 6 Buzzards bottom looking for ways to improve with free agency closed.

#76552	08/13/2020 5:49:44 pm	Sep 12th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@PrivateSnowflake I'm not gambling with mafias. But feel pitchers just need run support. The offense is just way bellow normal RISP, SLG, and Home Runs + way more striking out with runner in scoring position. Even more GIDP this season. I think it is a combined new manager with 5si less than old one; 6 new bats in line up. Old 34yo Hill & SS Kuroda having his worst year at plate will defenalty hurt a season the 2 of them had twice the player of games last year. 1B Devore is only bat out of 9 doing his best.

#76556	08/13/2020 11:27:14 pm	Sep 12th, 2046
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	1 Mules sweep to leader. Nava signing could propel to championship? Mules have (had?) a weakness vs LHPs, all season long. Has been exploited by my opponents already. on the last day, I signed like 4 DAd trying to fix that. Let's see now who's gonna stick, Nava or Park or else. 2 Manta Rays 1/2 game back huge run difference with best offense in west I have to OBJECT to that Mules own the best OPS, leading by far in HRs As soon as Duvall got cold, Moore is on a losing streak OTOH, Mules' Ono - Legends' leader in OPS - is now cold, just like last season. Lets see if I'll be brave and keep him out of the lineup

#76558	08/14/2020 4:12:38 am	Sep 12th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to Endo, Frank. When writing up my last post, I originally planned on mentioning Endo specifically because I think he's terrific. I was going to say: Laredo should find a way for Shota Endo to pitch every other day.

#76561	08/14/2020 5:32:20 am	Sep 12th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	My hope is that Duvall and Hutton end their cold streaks soon and finish hot, or atleast average for them. I don't think I can win if they both stay cold the remainder of the way.

#76599	08/15/2020 11:12:14 pm	Sep 18th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	beep, this franchise forgot to sign Morris Cao before the deadline. We had the cash but what we didn’t have was an eye on the calendar. Sorry Denver fans, Ced

#76610	08/17/2020 4:30:37 am	Sep 22nd, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Harrisonburg is officially eliminated from the chase.

#76616	08/17/2020 2:22:43 pm	Sep 22nd, 2046
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	how 'bout that! both the East and the West will play a 25-game season to assign the Pennant: Minneapolis and Allen are tied at 81 wins Moore and Laredo tied at 76, with Burlington 1 game behind

#76618	08/17/2020 4:32:36 pm	Sep 25th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	23 games winning streak begging. Rookies will finish season. Can we be a 2run lead for 80/80 .500 season? And stay a legend?? Or will we finish ranked top 40???

#76621	08/17/2020 9:36:23 pm	Sep 26th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	The race is on!

#76622	08/17/2020 9:48:35 pm	Sep 26th, 2046
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Yikes looks like our great first half of the season was all for nothing...we've just been mediocre since the All-Star Break and that's nowhere near enough in this league

#76633	08/18/2020 5:50:50 pm	Sep 30th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I'm dubious to see a race on both sides. I'd rather it just be the East, but Laredo and Burlington just keep keeping up!

#76656	08/20/2020 4:14:15 am	Oct 4th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Last time through the division schedule for 2046. Still so much at stake: both division titles are very much in play, we have a good relegation race in the West and still the hint of a race in the East. Moore travels to Laredo but gets Burlington at home with a four-game set at red-hot Denver to close the season. Equally hot Minneapolis only has to leave home for a quick trip to Bloomington over this final stretch. The Tigers already boast Legends best home record.

#76666	08/20/2020 12:17:27 pm	Oct 4th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Round 5/6 result 1 Manta Rays ?B2B? 2 Mules ?MVP? Y.Ono top 10 hitting all season long. 3 Remnants ?All-League pitching awards & Cy Young? "Superior Legacy Continued" 4 Broncos ?will be at award ceremony? "L.Jimenez & T.Polk" holds 5game lead for demotion. 5 Rebels "going wild" can't count them out yet. 6 Buzzards only ? I have is league II.1 or II.2 next season Updated Thursday, August 20 2020 @ 12:27:32 pm PDT

#76679	08/20/2020 10:57:43 pm	Oct 8th, 2046
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Mules looking forward to next season, at last. After losing the series 1-2 against ALL 5 division opponents, a 4-game sweep by Burlington puts an end to any chance of a title. It's time to clear house and try some new things. Who knows, maybe we'll win a game now

#76686	08/21/2020 5:54:58 am	Oct 8th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Holmes sweeps my Thunder. Now I have to sit the kids and bring back the veterans to try to hold on!

#76704	08/21/2020 2:44:17 pm	Oct 9th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	#94 SS Kuroda worse season at plate crying fans and manager don't under stand it. Top of 9th pinch runner at 2nd 1 out yet again he failed to put runs in %4$#¥¢£. Well sometimes its just not your year. His RISP last season .230 this season .120 career RISP was .245 before season started now .222 I thought he could go to age 34 not so sure now. Updated Friday, August 21 2020 @ 3:05:31 pm PDT

#76709	08/21/2020 4:03:07 pm	Oct 10th, 2046
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	@PrivateSnowflake - way to ruin my weekend with that

#76732	08/22/2020 3:14:05 pm	Oct 13th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	SOOOO STOKED! After four years of playing finally get to join some of you. Words can't describe how bad I've wanted this. Still a few close races with you all. Good fortunes the rest of the way.

#76734	08/22/2020 3:23:28 pm	Oct 13th, 2046
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	that's so raven. congrats!

#76735	08/22/2020 3:27:47 pm	Oct 14th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Lostraven is a legend now. You got to stay so I can return and play you again.

#76739	08/22/2020 4:04:25 pm	Oct 14th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	See you next season!

#76740	08/22/2020 4:10:39 pm	Oct 14th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Welcome Concord! Good to have you.

#76741	08/22/2020 4:14:06 pm	Oct 14th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Congrats to the Tigers. The better team won. At least we gave you a push down the home stretch. Best of luck in the post season.

#76742	08/22/2020 4:21:00 pm	Oct 14th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Tamale great work its harder up in legend. You can handle it though

#76747	08/22/2020 6:52:06 pm	Oct 16th, 2046
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks Allen and wuggla! I'm under no illusion of the challenge ahead, especially given that I went 0-8 against Green Bay and Harrisonburg in the cup this season... both have sub-.500 records up here.

#76755	08/23/2020 5:24:53 am	Oct 16th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Lostraven, it is good to see you fly up to Legends! Glad to be in the same league again.

#76756	08/23/2020 5:39:17 am	Oct 16th, 2046
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Not sure what the cup really means though. I was trying to throw most of my cup games but ended up 16-4 in the group stage. Even winning 3 of 4 from Harrisonburg. Then played like garbage vs. them in league games.

#76757	08/23/2020 5:50:27 am	Oct 16th, 2046
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	(was going to post this yesterday, but didn't want to be a kill-joy with all the celebrating. kind of a meandering, early retirement post. if this belongs in a different section instead let me know please!) I had intended for this to be my final active season & to go on a long hiatus. I've done that once already, after finishing 2nd, 1st, then 2nd, 2nd, 2nd in Legends way back in 2016-2020. Fun fact - the bankruptcy limit used to be double what it is now ($20 million). Was just aimlessly logging in to avoid going bot, until I decided to check my finances just in time. (Brent Cohen had quite a scare!) Eventually I had the sudden urge to try to get Brent Cohen back to the Legends League. Hoping the way back has done enough for me to break into the top 99 in the next DOPE ratings. (and dare i dream of even getting a blurb about my team this time? :P) Anyway I had just 3 meager goals for this season: #1 - Since I'd missed so many season flips entirely I wanted to make a bunch of claims/signings. Released half my team & got that done! So far so good. #2 - Of course wanted to get Brent Cohen back in a D1 game. And April 2 Brent had us leading 1-0 after 2 innings vs. the mighty Minnesota Tigers. Phenomenal! #3 - Wanted to end the season in literally any way except having a substantial lead near the end only to squander it. As that drives me absolutely insane. It's like the opposite of the elation lostraven is feeling now. I was rooting so hard for Manhattan & Bloomington to win and pull away out of my reach all season. Especially Manhattan -- no team in BB history ever had a bigger fan than me of them. I even threw a bunch of games earlier in the season to try to avoid where I'm at now. But Harrisonburg absolutely cratered and Manhattan simply wouldn't pull away. So despite everything I could do to avoid it -- I ended up with like an 8 game lead over them with 18 to play. Then of course the minute I stopped rooting for Manhattan they started playing like a first place team. Winning like 7 in a row. And on top of it Bloomington completely torpedoed my season's ending in their series to Manhattan (and watch Minnesota throw their final 3 games too as they'll have clinched by then) I saw this coming all season. It's like watching a slow motion car crash you're powerless to do anything about. It's my fault for letting this scenario bother me so much, but it's just something I can't help ruminating on every time. It would be one thing if half the time I was the one chasing another team down. But it's never that. It's always this way only. (or so it seems) sorry for the novel-length post. but at least I didn't post all season til yesterday!

#76761	08/23/2020 11:19:46 am	Oct 16th, 2046
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Broncos ?will be at award ceremony? "L.Jimenez & T.Polk" holds 5game lead for demotion Two players is the exact number needed to beat Colorado Springs anyways.

#76768	08/23/2020 3:28:44 pm	Oct 18th, 2046
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Thanks Allen! Nothing confirmed yet though...

#76782	08/23/2020 7:59:59 pm	Oct 20th, 2046
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Congratulations to Moore for a repeat legends West title. Well done!

#76786	08/23/2020 11:07:00 pm	Oct 20th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	xLee... If I sweep and you lose out we tie and you still have tie breaker on points with an 80 pt spread. Pop open the champagne bottle man, this one is in the bag!

#76792	08/24/2020 4:17:03 am	Oct 20th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Glad Green Bay has to stick around. I really looked forward to our matchups! Just as I predicted, Moore and Minneapolis demoted. What? Oh, I mean WON THEIR DIVISIONS. No need to go back and look, I nailed it AGAIN. Of course, I want Lee to win it so the trophy comes East. You Westerners don't like to share.

#76793	08/24/2020 5:12:33 am	Oct 20th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Thank you guys. I'm happy to win a very tough division this season and hope to do the West proud!

#76799	08/24/2020 10:42:34 am	Oct 20th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Ced I new to stay a legend I had to send you down!!! I lost the war of Capital of Colorado also ;( Return I will, you better stay so I can beat you next time!!!

#76805	08/24/2020 1:58:42 pm	Oct 20th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Shikago, I wasn't aware Manhattan had any fans out there. Unfortunately, in spite of some early season projections, it was pretty obvious to me we weren't competitive on this level after the age decline we had suffered and with the snail-speed development of some of my rookies. I hope some of my younger guys turn out all right for next season in LL2. Considering the age structure of the team and the fact that the organization has seen several seasons without a single usable draft pick (that got better recently, at least), I actually thought we'd be much worse off overall by now. I did try to put up a fight this season, but couldn't be online as much as I wanted. We might have won one or two games more, if I had been online more to adjust the rotation or change the lineup around injuries, but I don't think it would have given us five or six games more. I hope to end up in II.2, with Murfreesboro, which is always great fun, and another team called the Isotopes. On the other hand, playing Scranton and the New York Lancers again would be nice, too.

#76806	08/24/2020 2:10:41 pm	Oct 20th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to Moore and Minneapolis! Well played. (Scarily played, in many ways.) And yes, Allen '54 Chevy, it'll be great to run a few games against you next season. Thanks!

#76846	08/24/2020 6:16:51 pm	Oct 24th, 2046
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The most exciting thing about 2047 is being included in Pvt's pre-season gonkulations. Not sure that I'll have to roster to stay up, let alone challenge but lets see!

#76847	08/24/2020 6:41:04 pm	Oct 24th, 2046
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	JJNZ that was quite a way to end a season. Tied with College Station going into the last series... a 4 game series against College Station. Congrats!

#76848	08/24/2020 7:18:38 pm	Oct 24th, 2046
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Allen - particularly if you take into account the fact that I was 3 games behind him with 2 series to go!

#76862	08/25/2020 4:18:47 am	Oct 24th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hats off to Moore and Minneapolis! We had two good pennant races this year with Burlington and Laredo keeping Moore on his toes, and Allen pushing the Tigers. Had to look it up, but the last time the "favorite" won was New York in 2041. Like Steve said in his news post, anything can happen. Good luck to Manhattan, my preseason pick to win it all. I know how bad draft luck can hurt. Just stay competitive and you never know... Rohnert Park went from first to worst to first to fifth. It's all or nothing with you isn't it? Good luck next season! Colorado Springs/wuggla was a great forum poster. Just a year removed from a Cup win, best of luck to you next season. I'd really like to see the East win a Legends Pennant. What are we, 3 of the last 10? But Moore is the champ until someone knocks him off.

#76863	08/25/2020 4:27:02 am	Oct 24th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	JJ's back! Former Cup and Legends winner supreme. Been a while since we faced off. Saratoga/Splattermonkey makes his first appearance in Legends. What a journey by him through the ranks. Congratulations. I can't believe I've never been in a division with Concord. Your guys will love the trips to Bloomington. The fewest bedbugs of any roadside motel in southern Indiana. Corvallis finally gets the call! You sure do like to take your time at each level but you're here now!

#76881	08/25/2020 3:12:20 pm	Oct 28th, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Tough time to lose Su, Hutton and Duvall

#76882	08/25/2020 3:30:13 pm	Oct 28th, 2046
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Holmes = Commiserations. I'd choose II.2 if I were you, Scranton are no fun to play at all. And for those of you still in Legends, Saratoga were even less fun, somehow, two really strong teams. Private - Try 3 of the last 13 for the East, we're beyond due. There was my b2b titles in 2041-42 and Kalamazoo in 2037, but then you have to go back to Alexandria in 2032. Bring back Thunder Bay I say, they may have made the title game every year but at least they made it just about even (5-7 overall).

#76885	08/25/2020 6:18:06 pm	Oct 28th, 2046
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Kalamazoo in 2037, but then you have to go back to Alexandria in 2032 ouch.. I lost both those series.

#76886	08/26/2020 4:40:49 am	Oct 28th, 2046
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Looking at my run differential, being almost tied with third and fourth place, I can console myself with having had a bit of bad luck, too. But then, it was my choice to stick with my worst arm as closer, after he had been so good for us the last two seasons. And I honestly have no idea who else should have pitched in close games. My best ERA this season (and in a non-negligible number of innings) came from a rookie who started this season at 81 SI...

#76907	08/27/2020 6:39:56 am	Nov 1st, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Good series shaping up between Defending Champion Moore and East winner Minneapolis. Gm 3: Already ahead 3-0, the Tigers add 3 more off Centeno in the 5th before Torres can get the Rays out of the inning. Moore gets 3 back in the 6th thanks to an error by Tanner in CF. Minny hangs on after Moore gets one back in the 8th, another in the 9th to make it 6-5. The Rays leave the tying run on 3rd and the go-ahead run on first after Macias grounds into a game-ending DP. Gm 4: Minny 3B Tovar commits an error in the first which allows 2 unearned runs. The Tigers fight back and take the lead in the 6th thanks to a McCollom triple. Moore's Lord ties the series at 2 games with a homerun to left in the 8th. Gm 5: Moore's Norton does himself no favors following up a wild pitch with a 2-run bomb by the Tiger's O'Shea in the 3rd. Moore gets within 1 after a Stephens blast in the top of the 8th, but Minny tacks on 3 more in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-2 series lead.

#76908	08/27/2020 9:21:22 am	Nov 1st, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	While looking over league stats, I found a Legends League record was broken this season: In 2035 Santa Monica had 125 GIDP. This season my Thunder grounded into 135 double plays. I would like to thank molasses for designing our running shoes and the gravity of Jupiter for providing the balls we used this season.

#76921	08/27/2020 2:17:04 pm	Nov 3rd, 2046
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	Congrats on a great season and Legends Championship xLee227!

#76926	08/27/2020 3:54:44 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	ouch.. I lost both those series. You'll get no sympathy from me! Congrats xLee, a worthy and overdue winner (and not just for restoring East pride)! Didn’t I say when you went down last time that the Tigers were always a tough team to play? Nothing changed, at least for the worse - Minneapolis just got even better. Very well done. And commiserations Coolhand.

#76930	08/27/2020 9:03:40 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	1st let's welcome SplatterMonkey into Legend.

#76931	08/27/2020 9:07:11 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Congratulations xLee227 breaking West hold on tittle. We will get it back!

#76932	08/27/2020 9:18:09 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Thanks all - was a very close series (and season), lots of amazing teams up here.

#76933	08/27/2020 9:20:04 pm	Nov 4th, 2046
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	My Award vote MVP L.Jimenez CyYoung T.Polk RoY R.McDonnell RoY pitcher T.Keller I don't have any gold gloves or all league on my team. So good luck every one else!

#76943	08/28/2020 4:03:54 am	Nov 4th, 2046
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Lee. I can imagine you're excited! Quite a journey to the top and you've built a terrific club. Take your rightful place among the game's elite. Hats off to Coolhand as well. Winning one isn't easy, trying for two in a row is doubly hard. You made Lee earn it, that's for sure.

#76971	08/29/2020 12:01:08 pm	Jan 15th, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Congrats Lee!

#76972	08/29/2020 12:08:51 pm	Jan 15th, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	No end of year Awards for Allen players last year. Only two selected for world classic... Not good.

#76990	08/29/2020 7:15:46 pm	Jan 15th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Well, it looks like the off-season is complete and here we are! From VI in 2037 to Legends in 2047, it's been quite a ride. This is going to be a great season, and I'm excited to see how my team fares at the highest level. I always wondered if the day would come that some of the regular Discord folks would congregate in Legends. With Corvallis and Boulder coming up, it feels like that day is here now (next season, AP!). All new opponents for me this season, except Burlington, Corvallis and Minneapolis. I saw first-hand how good xLee's team is in 2045 in II.2, before they handed out the same treatment up here in 2046. Expecting another season of not being able to contain their offense for 9 innings, and coming up empty against their soft-tossing LHPs. Allen has been the pick of the East for a few seasons now, and look to have some real forces of nature in the middle of the line-up. Saratoga is familiar to me only because they always seem to be on my position player claims. I was sure I was getting Calderón as a FA a couple of seasons ago, before they snuck a claim in the last minute. Plenty of guys have featured for both of our teams over the seasons, too. I might tell my guys to leave the bat on the shoulder when facing their pitchers, though. I really like Bloomington's roster, they look to have a great mix of youth and quality, and also stand to be another tough challenge. In contrast, Green Bay seems to be the geriatric home of Broken Bat with an average age of > 30 across the organisation. But, they defied the aging curve last season, and who's to say they won't do so again? And which one of my K-prone hitters will strike out against Cohen? We can't wait to find out! My team made it here thanks to a youthful staff who pitched to a 3.43 ERA last season. I'm bringing them all back this season, in the hope that they're just coming in to their peak. My best bats are now coming into the 27-30 range also, but they'll need a big improvement to even reach respectability in this league. I'll need to top-up that group from the waiver wire, without going overboard and blocking the next wave of bats I've been building for a while. Was also planning to target some 17-20yo for the low minors this off-season, but it's tough work wading through that sea of waiver-wire junk! Good luck to all for the season. Updated Saturday, August 29 2020 @ 7:16:41 pm PDT Updated Saturday, August 29 2020 @ 7:18:39 pm PDT

#77044	09/01/2020 1:13:23 am	Jan 15th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Oh no, didn't realize waivers already started >< At least I only missed a day and not a week or 2 like normal! As pointed out above, with as old as my team is, I need all the help I can get. Though this season I won't take things all that seriously probably. Especially if I start off poorly. Updated Tuesday, September 1 2020 @ 1:57:33 am PDT

#77086	09/03/2020 9:54:20 am	Feb 10th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It's almost the weekend before spring training begins and that means it's time for the 63rd Country Music Awards!...that's not right, wrong card. I mean it's time for PSF's Always Too Early, 100% Accurate, Microwave Safe, 2047 Legends Predictions and Estate Sale brought to you by the good folks at the Canadian Syrup and Monsanto Group. Is it poison? Is it syrup? Who knows! Have some...today! Looks like there's some owners I haven't faced off with yet. What I do, is take your team before you are ready, feed their hat sizes into my Apple II computer, let it smoke for a while, and let a chicken decide who will be relegated and who will advance to Super Legends League: Under Siege II. No need to check the logic, all results are bullet proof. Right Holmes? Holmes? Eh, he's probably off polishing his Legends trophy I predicted him to win last year. And as tradition states, I will predict the New York Lancers will be relegated. Good to see JJNZ again. If you all didn't know, he's from the wrong side of the world. This is all upside down to him. Splattermonkey and myself shared a league back in '40 and unless my records are wrong, lostraven and tamale are new opponents. Seatbelts fasted? Masks on wrong? Good! Let's get started!!! The Wild Wild West Offensive Rankings Laredo 185.61 Moore 176.68 Corvallis 172.40 (sister city is Gondor! Oops. I mean Gondar. Lame) Burlington 169.81 Denver 169.24 Boulder 169.16 Pitching Ratings Burlington 186.82 (wow AFS has good pitching...again) Denver 176.38 Laredo 169.81 (fun Italian fact: ) Moore 169.15 Boulder 165.44 Corvallis 159.74 Predicted Order Of Finish Burlington Laredo Moore Denver Boulder Corvallis Congrats, AFS. Just enough hitting to score 2 runs a game, which is actually enough for you. Break out the trophy polish! The Eild Eild East (boy THAT doesn't quite work) Offensive Ratings Bloomington 189.81 Minneapolis 179.35 Allen 177.02 Green Bay 169.48 Concord 168.58 (Home to three bus routes! Three! Exciting) Saratoga 161.76 Pitching Ratings Bloomington 172.76 Green Bay 172.18 (world's oldest active player) Minneapolis 166.89 Saratoga 162.70 Allen 160.12 Concord 153.91 Predicted Order of Finish Bloomington Minneapolis Green Bay Allen Saratoga Concord Wait...Bloomington? My Bloomington? Huh. Stupid Apple II. That means the Thunder face off against the Remnants. And because "3rd times a charm", I'll fall to 0-3 in Legends finals. Congratulations, Burlington. Jerk. Ok, so you don't like where you were predicted to finish? Well tough because 2047 is over in February. Nailed it, again. So what do you really think? Is this about what you figured or are you calling my chicken a liar. Wait... a liar? Them's fightin' words where I come from! Lucky for you I can't come within 6 feet of you. No, not because of the covid, it's some other legal thing I'm dealing with. Can't get near an airport either. There was some...unpleasantness. Updated Thursday, September 3 2020 @ 9:59:06 am PDT

#77115	09/04/2020 12:09:20 am	Feb 19th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Pvt - your face is silly and you smell like a camel. It is about what I expected to be fair though, although I think the Ravens are a bit hard-done-by to end up lower than me. You might need to upgrade your flux capacitor. Thanks Pvt - enjoyable as always!

#77116	09/04/2020 4:49:05 am	Feb 19th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	You might need to upgrade your flux capacitor. East German engineering peaked in 1982. No upgrades! About my predictions: I struggle with how my Thunder are expected to do so well. I'm starting a rookie P, a second-year P, and my bench is not-yet-developed guys in their early 20's and a backup OF. We don't get on base and we haven't had a power-hitter in a decade. When we do hit, it's on the ground and you can time my runners with a sundial. Again, we'll just try to keep runs off the board and play 1910 baseball. Updated Friday, September 4 2020 @ 7:32:22 am PDT

#77165	09/04/2020 3:25:16 pm	Mar 1st, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Entertaining stuff, great work! Unfortunately my Jets seem to be not only the worst team in the league this year, but unless I'm missing something, the worst team ever to participate in these projections! I live over 15000km away from Concord so can't speak to its public transport system, but it looks like we'll be on the first bus back to II... trying to defy these projections will definitely add some fun and flavour to the season!

#77207	09/07/2020 12:10:14 pm	Mar 6th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	I'll be out for a few days for a mini solo camping adventure, but I'll be back Friday night, just in time for a stab at a first-round pick. Have fun with waivers the rest of the week, all. May your Spring Training pops be bountiful come Friday.

#77317	09/12/2020 6:32:15 am	Mar 16th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	As Spring Training winds down this weekend, the Ravens have several question marks to start the season. The biggest of them is what to do at second base. When I drafted him nearly 10 seasons ago, Cisneros was, on a whim and fancy thrown into 2B, just to see how bad the LH throwing penalty would be at 2B. The fallback would be LF, of course. But last seasons taste at 2B, while reasonably OK at defense, was horrid on offense. Which is why I put a claim on Wellman as perhaps a backup. Unfortunately, he also has sucked on offense. Which led me to claim another guy who, well, doesn't have a hitting comment. The Ravens have put a claim in on several veteran 2B but no dice so far. We may be in trouble offensively at the position. Wellman hasn't shown much in Spring Training. Cisneros will get the rest of the games at 2B, and while he's looked good in Spring Training in the past, it still needs to translate to the Bigs. I'd even take 2044 Cisneros at this point, with 2046 fielding. The other big question is how the rotation will sort out. The Ravens are leaning towards a five-man rotation, after having gone with a six-man for several seasons. Four of the five are locks, which leads me debate whether the "Craig as a SP" adventure should continue. If I want to see any chance of even remotely approaching his potential, then I have to. Just sucks because he's going to probably get destroyed up here. Which leaves the question of whether Shepherd can shrug off last season and put up even a '44 here in Legends as a SP. Finally, Billings is a huge question, even if he's only filling a DH vs. lefties role. In limited exposure he's been awful offensively, surprisingly vs. LHP. Sure, he hit 26 HR last season in AAA, but if he can't do it here, Cedillo is chomping at the bit for more playing time. Still have a few more days to sort it out. How are your last-minute decisions going? Updated Saturday, September 12 2020 @ 6:34:47 am PDT

#77327	09/12/2020 6:13:44 pm	Mar 18th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	My off-season has been one of not quite finding the right pieces to add to my team for the coming season. I left a number of places available on my roster, so was putting in a lot of claims. Many of those simply ended up being returned to the scrap heap. With six sign-and-releases this off-season already (and Eckert will probably receive the same treatment), I've mostly accepted that I'll be going in as is for now. An outfielder was absolutely essential, and I think Kenyon still has some life left in him, but even he will be on a short leash. A couple of seasons ago I identified a group of position players that could form a good core, with the plan of developing them all over a few seasons. Pitching carried me to Legends a season or two prior to them reaching their peak, so I'm now taking the view that I won't block their path. For example, McNeely got the call in TU#1, and he's going to slot straight in. As the best prospect I've ever had, I figure a player like him only comes around once every 2-3 generations, so I have to play him everyday and maximise his development, Legends or not. Feliciano also had a great TU#1, and will get his chance to impress. Overall I think this is the best approach for the medium-term, especially given that I wasn't satisfied with the veteran talent I was able to find.

#77340	09/14/2020 12:46:36 am	Mar 20th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Ravens first up! Excited to see how that goes for us both. Question marks here revolve around an issue I haven't had for a very long time - where my HR's are going to come from! Each of Arocha, Reed and Elias aged terribly - I thought at least one of them (Elias) would come through OK but they're now all on very very shot leashes. Pitching I'm Ok with, defense likewise, offense will be a work in progress! Good luck all!

#77363	09/14/2020 1:43:43 pm	Mar 20th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	At the least, Denvy beat New York's streak of longest amount of recent seasons straight in Legends. Nothing compares to Waterloo however. I think we will go down this year to the lowbie leagues. Denver fans be aware.

#77376	09/15/2020 3:20:18 am	Mar 25th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	How about a 4-game road series against the defending champions and #1 team in the game for a welcome to Legends? Play ball!

#77395	09/15/2020 3:53:18 pm	Mar 28th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	(I've got to repost this in a different thread later so it doesn't get lost) (check out the form: very hot) edit: full size image here Brent Cohen has appeared in the first 2 games of the season and is on fire. He legitimately bailed out my star reliever earning a well deserved hold vs Allen. And has an ERA of zero to start the season. (This post will probably jinx him going forward, but who cares. This has to be celebrated!) <code> Zepeda takes the mound to pitch. Edge comes in to pinch hit for Maanao. Edge hits a double to right field. Fernandez comes in to pinch hit for Herron. Fernandez hits a double to right field. Edge comes in to score. Cohen comes in to pitch. Ferretti grounds to third base. Ferretti is thrown out at first by Abe. Fernandez holds at second base. Henson grounds to the pitcher. Henson is thrown out at first by Cohen. Fernandez advances to third base. Keep in mind Henson had an .873 OPS last season. I rarely check in during game days, but had a feeling something great just happened. And was right! Updated Tuesday, September 15 2020 @ 4:01:49 pm PDT

#77396	09/15/2020 3:58:06 pm	Mar 28th, 2047
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks Legends	I love Cohen and that you got him still going. So I will celebrate with you by raising a glass his way. Unfortunately because he has 0 stamina I won't expect him to have enough energy to raise one as well after playing 2 games in a row. Hell he is probably still tired from throwing 482 IP back in 2012. Edit: I don't get why it says he has only 8 years of experience. Are those "dog" years? Edit Edit: I just noticed that you have had Nunez as manager for 22 years and counting and yet still Cohen is quite a bit older than Nunez. Updated Tuesday, September 15 2020 @ 4:03:25 pm PDT Updated Tuesday, September 15 2020 @ 4:08:30 pm PDT

#77397	09/15/2020 4:13:50 pm	Mar 28th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	He's now appeared in all 3 games this season! Manager put him in with a 3-2 lead in the 9th in this latest game, & we held on! Could he challenge the record for the most appearances in a season in Legends League history? Could he make an all-star push? Probably not, but it's fun to imagine. Fun Fact: Cohen's hold vs. Allen was his first official league hold since the 2003 season. A span of 44 seasons! Brent recently viewed Wong Kar Wai's 2046 and felt artistically inspired. re: to Hayseed - Steve didn't start tabulating player experience until way into Cohen's career. So that's why it's so low. Updated Tuesday, September 15 2020 @ 4:34:13 pm PDT

#77399	09/15/2020 5:19:02 pm	Mar 30th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Miracles do grow on trees. What do you know! (P.S. Nice.)

#77401	09/15/2020 7:11:22 pm	Mar 30th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Achievement unlocked for Corvallis - facing all 13 Boulder pitchers in one series (and mostly dominating them!)

#77406	09/16/2020 10:12:37 am	Mar 30th, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	25yr old Henson was salivating at the chance to face 68yr old Cohen there. Now he is realizing he will probably lose his roster spot before Cohen does. Hats off to "Lefty"

#77424	09/17/2020 9:55:47 pm	Apr 7th, 2047
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	in a game vs. Denver, Marteen Guzman accomplishes the unusual feat of hitting 3 Home runs. Even rarer, 2 in the same inning. (what a waste 😣)

#77425	09/18/2020 2:55:31 am	Apr 7th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Saratoga is off to a great start after sweeping me! On the Cohen watch... he has now appeared in all 9 games, & his form is back to "very hot!" Righties are only hitting a measly .200 off him for the season. Even if trying to have him pitch in 100+ games ultimately ends up demoting me, it'll be more than worth it.

#77478	09/19/2020 9:24:45 pm	Apr 14th, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	This team is cursed! Everyone is cold. Pitchers are all having an extremely bad start to the season. Only 3 hitters are batting over .215 We are even ranked 6th despite having a better record (5-9, 0.357) than 5th place Green Bay (4-8, 0.333) Hemhoraging cash like crazy... Thursday maybe time for a haircut if this continues.

#77486	09/20/2020 10:06:07 pm	Apr 18th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	First time through the East and I'm happy to be playing .500 baseball so far, albeit with some worrying signs. Hitting has been a bit better than expected and bullpen has largely held up, but Lara is absolutely carrying the rotation right now. Hoping some of the supporting cast can get it together soon, because Lara won't be able to keep pitching twice as many innings as everyone else forever!

#77494	09/21/2020 1:31:53 pm	Apr 18th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Going to give it one more time through the teams until I really blow things up here, has been some positive signs in amongst the overall dreadfulness. Kiser is off to a flyer, Reed has staved off being cut with a very good start. Wendy and Romero have been more unlucky than bad. We'll see! Edit: rookie Hank Cordell has started really well too, only been a handful of days but he's the future LF of the franchise Updated Monday, September 21 2020 @ 5:27:47 pm PDT

#77499	09/22/2020 6:06:44 am	Apr 21st, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Like JJ, one time through, time to tweak things. Second time through will tell us if we're competing or not.

#77504	09/23/2020 1:39:44 am	Apr 25th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	The great Óscar DeLeon - 19 hitting, 15 plate discipline, 18 power. Cohen takes the mound to pitch. Ota comes in to play defense at the catcher. DeLeon strikes out. Slowly climbing up the career strikeout leader board for active players!

#77521	09/23/2020 2:09:44 pm	Apr 25th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Can I half-jokingly crown Burlington the West champion already? No? OK. Meanwhile, Saratoga continues to ignore Snowy's preseason prognostication. Watching with keen fascination for the moment.

#77536	09/24/2020 4:13:00 am	Apr 29th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	If Burlington (finally!) found some offense, watch out. His pitching has always been there. Hey SplatterMonkey, care to get your team ERA up over 3? Asking for a friend

#77538	09/24/2020 7:15:00 am	Apr 29th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	In the Discord channel, the Tigers, Jets, and I have been briefly musing at the amount of home runs given up by pitchers in Legends so far. It can be fun to conduct thought experiments at a team level about what might have one's pitchers giving up more HR than usual, as the Jets wondered. Are the batters your pitchers are facing generally better and more powerful? Are the pitchers aging to the point where decline is creeping in? Is there just a bunch of dumb luck early on in the season (e.g., Burlington's hitters sure look like they are outperforming right now compared to prior seasons)? But the Tigers reminded me that, on a simpler level, it's just the ebb and flow of teams moving between say II and Legends affecting the overall rates. Minneapolis noted that HR/9 is up across the board compared to last season. Here are the numbers he pulled: 2046-West: 0.847 2047-West: 0.871 2046-East: 0.941 2047-East: 0.981 But what is it about the teams coming and going? This is a complicated game, and there apparently is no black and white answer. For example, how much of a role does my ballpark configuration play into the league equation? When I joined BB back in July 2016, I had a bit of a fondness for PNC Park (though not a Pirates fan, really; OK, mildly). So I modeled Corvallis Yard after PNC, with a few minor differences. Here's PNC Park, on Clem's Baseball. And here's Corvallis Yard. I stubbornly made a challenge that I was not going to alter the dimensions of my park on the way to Legends, and I'd say the Yard is about 95% of what it was when I started in 2016. So I feel good about that. But really, what effects do our stadiums have on our game outcomes? If teams with far out fences move out of Legends and get replaced with teams who have closer fences, does that effect the HR dynamic in the league? I feel like there's really no solid answer! That goes for a few other "black box" aspects of the game that leave me scratching my head. All that's to say that when the Jets scratch their head as to why balls seem to be flying out of their yard more often by opposing batters, they have a thought process, assumptions, and decisions to make as a response. The conclusion they come to may be completely different than what Saratoga comes to or Laredo comes to. Getting to Legends is difficult enough, and then when we get here we get to second-guess ourselves even more trying to figure out what we can tweak to milk the most from our teams... I simultaneously love and rage about this game. Updated Thursday, September 24 2020 @ 7:17:55 am PDT

#77539	09/24/2020 8:41:41 am	Apr 29th, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	One beautiful thing about this game is that it's hard to game this game

#77550	09/24/2020 9:44:09 pm	May 3rd, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Cohen went from being the fun old guy story before the season, to now residing as the bane of my existence.

#77597	09/26/2020 5:52:45 am	May 6th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	If it makes you feel any better, my own Shannon Beaumont ( http://brokenbat.org/player/188586/L ) has been doing everything in his power to ruin Cohen's season & ERA. Which is too bad since I'll almost certainly demote & can't do this over using what I've learned now. Updated Saturday, September 26 2020 @ 5:54:38 am PDT

#77605	09/26/2020 4:03:26 pm	May 8th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	The longest-tenured Jet goes down via the K to become the mighty Cohen's second victim for the season! Cohen comes in to pitch. Arguello steals second base. Herrera strikes out.

#77607	09/26/2020 10:39:29 pm	May 10th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	A Bloomington player leading the league in home runs? Has the world gone completely mad?!

#77608	09/27/2020 3:20:16 am	May 10th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Not with the Concord Jets around feeding him (and seemingly everyone else, for that matter) with a constant supply of gopher-balls so far this season! Edwards has already got us for 4 home runs in 6 games.

#77637	09/28/2020 11:34:28 am	May 14th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	A Bloomington player leading the league in home runs? Has the world gone completely mad?! Since 2042 only TWO Thunder have hit 20 or more home runs. '46- Last in Legends East '45- Last in Legends East '44- Last in Legends East '43- 5th LL2 East '42- Last in Legends East Edwards won't max out his potential (half my fault, half his), but beats trying to string 3-4 hits together in Legends. edit: and thanks tamale So we made one complete home-and-home run around the schedule. What do we know? East* The Saratoga Power Company: The Highlanders are mashing East pitching with the long ball and are striking out opposing hitters at a terrific rate. Please play fair. Minnesota Wrecking Crew: The Tigers picked up right where they left off sporting the division's best offense and defense. Two words: Defending Champs. Bloomington Bomber(s): Finally can score runs in bunches, but need the 'pen to do better. Concord's Kids: The youngest team in the East is treading water. What happens when they gain experience? Green Bay Grays: Conversely, the division's oldest team is in need of a youth movement. The question looms: hang on or come back later? Allen's Auto Salvage: I have a rebuilt Jasper engine in my Chevy truck (no lie). Allen is missing a few cylinders. Gonna have to rebuild on the fly to keep his spot. West Burlington's Beasts: We always knew if the Rems ever figured out that scoring was a part of baseball... More Moore: Look who's streaking? One of my championship points is if you win 10 in a row, you will win the division. Denver Blasting Company: Who needs hitting when you are throwing dynamite? Denver never dies. The Italian Job: Who's got the best young arms in the league? The Mules. Laredo needs to keep feeding the kids to keep his Legends dreams alive. Free Zoner Fallout: Boulder needs to get defensive of they will be overrun by the Soviets. Er, wait. The West. The pitching is there. Cardiac Corvallis: Ok, so tough time to make your Legends debut. The old guys get old, the young guys are too young. But, if the Ravens can land a power bat, they can turn this around. Easier said than done. Updated Monday, September 28 2020 @ 11:35:48 am PDT because I cAn'T sPeLL sO gOOd Updated Monday, September 28 2020 @ 11:38:09 am PDT the Edit button calls to me Updated Monday, September 28 2020 @ 11:40:39 am PDT calls to me Updated Monday, September 28 2020 @ 11:42:47 am PDT

#77647	09/28/2020 3:40:20 pm	May 15th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Cardiac Corvallis: Ok, so tough time to make your Legends debut. The old guys get old, the young guys are too young. But, if the Ravens can land a power bat, they can turn this around. Easier said than done. Started by claiming Glenn. The Ravens are still fishing. Anything but sixth!

#77654	09/28/2020 7:49:07 pm	May 17th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Concord's Kids: The youngest team in the East is treading water. What happens when they gain experience? Developing those guys is very much the plan at the moment, and if we can stay in 4th place that would be an added bonus. Got eliminated from the Cup in horrible fashion, so nothing else to play for this season. At least going out in the cup will help my current pitching strategy of giving Lara the ball every second game... but the scary part of that Cup game is I used exactly the same line-up/settings as I do against Legends opponents...

#77685	09/30/2020 1:49:11 pm	May 21st, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Tamale: I feel your pain. I think to myself "man I should have taken cup more seriously" then realize I lost 16 of last 20 games (includes 2 cup series) with mostly the same lineup. Argg. It is hard to quit the race, but boy could my team use a very extended spring training!

#77694	10/01/2020 4:31:48 am	May 25th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Yeah, I love the Cup and usually try to go as far as possible, but it's a difficult balance with a lot of young players needing reps, while also needing to put my best team on the park every day in the league. Out in the group stage 2 seasons in a row after 9 straight advancements, really don't want to make it 3 next season! Think it's still too early for any team to rebuild, in either the East or West. Jets have a .500 record later in the season than I expected to see, but our batting has been lifted by RISP luck and the FIP-ERA looks too high for my liking. Defensive numbers are decent so far (we've stopped a number of runs simply by throwing guys out at home) and I've been a pretty big FIP-beater the past few seasons, but much more likely is that the gap is caused by good luck...

#77705	10/01/2020 4:05:56 pm	May 27th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Two weeks (in game days) until Denvinci's Rookie of the Year* candidate Kiké "‘67 Chevy Nova SS" Vasquez faces off with Allen! *batting .219

#77708	10/01/2020 8:02:00 pm	May 29th, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Ha! I've been keeping an eye on Vasquez. Very interested to see how he does. I picked up his dopple-ganger in the draft this year. Got his name ready for you Ced.

#77735	10/02/2020 6:17:06 pm	May 31st, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	So what I've done is not only completely ignore everyone's advice re: upgrading my defense, and made it worse to make my offense better...... Have been very close to just rage cutting all the vets so far this season, but at only 3 games out of not relegating I'll give it another week! Maybe. Or maybe I'll upgrade my defense. Blanco gets the call-up to see if his GB ways can help improve run prevention (in front of my worsened defense, poor guy) Tanbo also gets the call - in an ideal world he'll become a replica of my best RF, Holton - but with a spot of power Made it through the cup unscathed at least!

#77740	10/02/2020 8:41:40 pm	May 31st, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Thank you Allen for a good laugh. I’ve seen some soft mountains lately too. But bad women are bad for baseball. (“I’m with you just because you said yes, so we’re done.” from Ced lol) That might explain a roster of 42/50 and a 70ish SI closer.

#77746	10/03/2020 1:57:07 pm	May 31st, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Allen is suddenly on fire & playing like a 1st place team! Edit - wow, this sequence vs Concord has to be mentioned! Bottom of the 5th Cohen comes in to pitch. Harvey flies out to right field. Castillo strikes out. Bottom of the 6th Cohen takes the mound to pitch. Arguello strikes out. Dominance! Castillo and Arguello both have 18 hitting & 17 plate discipline. Striking them out back to back is incredible. Edit 2 - Look who just picked up a win over Bloomington http://brokenbat.org/game/3841486 Updated Sunday, October 4 2020 @ 2:54:49 pm PDT

#77784	10/05/2020 6:49:03 am	Jun 8th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@shikago: just doing our part in adding to the legend...

#77786	10/05/2020 7:36:13 am	Jun 8th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	What's Cohen's pre-game warm-up? A cup of coffee and a few swings of the ol' Fungo?

#77797	10/06/2020 7:03:45 am	Jun 10th, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	This is how I picture Lefty Cohen: Updated Tuesday, October 6 2020 @ 7:15:41 am PDT

#77813	10/06/2020 10:54:47 pm	Jun 15th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Didn't get a chance to post prior to the interleague games, always a part of the season I enjoy. What I liked most about the Tiger prior to today was an entire staff of very good pitchers, all 13 pot or less - bravo that man! What I like about them after today even more is that they didn't completely humiliate me - I'll happily take a 2-3 split away v the best team in the game! Just as importantly though, tomorrows Trans-Tasman clash with Tamale's Australian Concord Jets coming to take on the New Zealanders in Boulder. No underarms please! (for everyone else who isn't an NZer or Australian: reference and video )

#77815	10/07/2020 2:08:07 am	Jun 15th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	LOL!! Maybe underarm pitching is to blame for the elevated HR rates against my team this season... not looking forward to facing the West's best power with that record. Good luck for the series!

#77818	10/07/2020 6:32:32 am	Jun 15th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Cricket is like an alien sport to me. I know if I actually took the time to learn the terminology and sport, it'd be fine, but it just seems a little bizarre to me. When I was living in Spain, I'd occasionally end up in a bar playing a British cricket game on the television, and I'd watch in half-fascination half-confusion. That said, you two have a clean series today. Sidearm is fine, by the way.

#77822	10/07/2020 1:55:20 pm	Jun 15th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	@Allen - ha, that's pretty good. He's leading the league in appearances by a comfortable margin, so that's been fun. I'm currently trying a brief experiment at 2B. Lost 3 in row with it... curious to see how it goes vs. the Ravens. Might have to shelve it for after the all-star break if it goes poorly. Thinking about renaming my team, but that'll be for a separate thread. Updated Wednesday, October 7 2020 @ 1:55:48 pm PDT

#77830	10/07/2020 6:56:39 pm	Jun 20th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Kike Vasquez bats .375 including a Player of the Game award as Denver wins the series versus Vazquez' former club Allen 4 games to 1.

#77831	10/07/2020 7:49:28 pm	Jun 20th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	And just like that, game date June 20, the West is getting shoulder-to-shoulder up in here. Two games separate first and fourth, four games for first and fifth, and six games for first and sixth. The run diff from +21 to -20. I fear saying much more, but the race is running tight, for sure. Updated Wednesday, October 7 2020 @ 7:49:49 pm PDT

#77833	10/07/2020 8:29:32 pm	Jun 20th, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Ced. Yep, thats why I drafted Kiki and kept him on the team for over a season. He was a roster crunch casualty as I geared up to make a run for first down the stretch. Glad to see him doing well.

#77868	10/09/2020 3:10:43 pm	Jun 26th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	It's funny how I've put out trash lineups for the cup but have done so well the past couple of seasons. I was in the "group of death" last season and started off 16-4. Then this season just knocked out Burlington with 2 not very good minor league pitchers & some other minor league scrubby guys in the lienup. Plus with half of my regular lineup still injured from getting boulders thrown at them by Boulder, they couldn't even come in to pinch hit. Now I'll go back to my "good" lineup & proceed to lose another 9 out of 10 probably!

#77869	10/09/2020 6:02:46 pm	Jun 27th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Ah sorry about that Green Bay - next up Bloomington, get out the band-aids Private! Impressive looking line up, I think the last time I properly scouted Bloomington, Wordsworth had just received his big league call up!

#77884	10/10/2020 3:24:05 pm	Jun 29th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	A shout-out to Pedro Barajas. http://brokenbat.org/player/235281 Who was awarded player of the game in his first league appearance! Edit - ahhh my best reliever now with a double digit injury. my players are dropping like flies lately. he's out through the next cup series >< lol, and now his replacement is injured too after a single game! Edit 3 - J. Haynes made his debut and threw a complete game, but was a tough luck loser. wonder if it was a fluke or if he's a pitcher i can count on. Updated Saturday, October 10 2020 @ 6:31:54 pm PDT

#77906	10/11/2020 6:11:49 pm	Jul 6th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Have I got any all-stars on my return to legends? Cordell has to be the favourite for ROTY currently surely! I think he's probably a lock for the all-star team. Got a few other guys who are decent candidates, but I haven't looked at the rest of the league who will be up against them. Kiser was on an absolute scorcher to start off, slowed down a little lately but still mashing HR's Reed was going to be cut at the season change but I figured I'd give him a short leash - he's been pretty damn good! Ledesma has thrived since being moved out of the lead off spot (thanks Hank!) White and Bratton are both right at the borderline of whether they're even worth consideration, but good seasons nonetheless. On the pitching side however........... Not much...... Carrasco has been ok in the pen but can't see that earning a nod

#77911	10/12/2020 5:01:55 am	Jul 7th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Once again the West is crushing the hopes of Thunder fans all across southern Indiana. One of these lineup combinations has to start hitting at some point. Right? Have. To. Get. Back. East.

#77922	10/12/2020 4:42:15 pm	Jul 9th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	How's this for scheduling: Including our Cup series, Laredo will be in Bloomington to possibly play 8 games in 6 days.

#77925	10/12/2020 11:54:32 pm	Jul 9th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	how very COVID friendly!

#77937	10/13/2020 6:59:51 pm	Jul 14th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	How good is Boulders offense? We're at least 10% better than anyone else in the league. Historically, the highest number of runs scored by a team in a full season is 883 by the Fort Worth Long Horns in 2043. At the halfway point of 2047 we have 461. How bad is the pitching and defense? Well despite that historically good offense, we're a sub .500 team who just scraped our way out of the relegation zone in the final series of the first half............

#77943	10/14/2020 2:22:05 pm	Jul 16th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ravens had three AS nods, though the Mad Russian, Morozov, makes me the happiest. I don't think he's quite Clete Boyer, but heh, I'm happy!

#77951	10/14/2020 3:45:35 pm	Jul 16th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	It makes up for a few seasons of undeserved snubs, but the game's choice of #1 pitcher in the East was eyebrow-raising to say the least, given his 4.87 FIP and 8 blown saves. Not only that, he comes in and faces 6 batters, picks up the W and is named player of the game! I imagine he was getting some hard glares from Ocampo, Ledesma, and McCollum in the post-game ceremony...

#77956	10/14/2020 8:01:20 pm	Jul 16th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	At the break, Denvy’s 87 SI closer is leading Legends in saves. Updated Wednesday, October 14 2020 @ 8:20:02 pm PDT

#77960	10/15/2020 5:10:45 am	Jul 16th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Alright, second half is upon us. I had to check the calendar because it looks like a repeat of last season at the top of each division.

#78065	10/20/2020 5:24:44 am	Aug 4th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Cup loss revenge day tomorrow with Boulder and Bloomington both looking to avenge being thrown out of the cup. Watch out!

#78150	10/22/2020 5:03:07 pm	Aug 18th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Bloomi's Craig Conte's just 29? Sheeeeeeit. What does that mean for the Broncos? Bad news for the Broncos. That's what. What a talent. Updated Thursday, October 22 2020 @ 5:03:29 pm PDT

#78151	10/22/2020 6:21:34 pm	Aug 18th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	If you're a LH batter this season, you're hoping the ridiculous bad luck Conte is having against your type continues! (Small sample size alert.) Updated Thursday, October 22 2020 @ 6:22:58 pm PDT

#78158	10/23/2020 4:31:58 am	Aug 19th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	HOW FORTUNES CHANGE Interleague has ended (thankfully for Bloomington!). How did your club fare? West Corvallis 38-22 .633 Boulder 38-22 .633 Moore 34-26 .567 Burlington 30-30 .500 Laredo 26-34 .433 Denver 26-34 .433 Biggest Movers Standings before interleague/games made up or lost in the standings Burlington -4 Moore 0 Laredo -8 Corvallis +5 Denver -8 Boulder +4 East Concord 37-23 .612 Minneapolis 32-28 .533 Saratoga 30-30 .500 Bloomington 23-37 .383 Green Bay 24-36 .400 Allen 22-38 .367 Biggest Movers Standings before interleague/games made up or lost in the standings Minneapolis 0 Saratoga -2 Concord +5 Bloomington -9 Green Bay -8 Allen -10

#78257	10/26/2020 3:58:11 pm	Aug 30th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Weird to see Seattle in LL 6. Random. It's what I do.

#78263	10/26/2020 9:31:14 pm	Aug 31st, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Denvy rumored to be bringing in a total believed to be in excess of $20 million dollars of player salary before today’s free agency deadline in order to avoid the drop.

#78275	10/27/2020 4:38:21 pm	Sep 2nd, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Ah I see, just in time for a crucial Battle of Colorado (TM)..........

#78288	10/28/2020 11:29:00 am	Sep 4th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Battle of Colorado 2047 standings entering Sep 4th, 2047. Boulder 6-4 Denver 4-6 Denver panic buys and blows twenty mil in a week. We're nuts like that. We aint relegating. Anyone thinking we fielding the kids, come try us. We will be on that fourth place seat when the musical chairs stop. Included in the shopping was Sal Burt batting .308! Let's welcome along last year's #3 contact hitter and #8 OBP guy to Legends. We have an 8 speed catcher hitting leadoff. We know what we're doing. Updated Wednesday, October 28 2020 @ 11:49:02 am PDT

#78289	10/28/2020 2:23:15 pm	Sep 4th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	There's always been something vaguely familiar about your logo which I've liked but couldn't place, I've just worked out out! One of the big breweries in NZ is Dominion Breweries, hence DB. I can't find the exact one I was thinking of, but one of their old logos is here https://images.app.goo.gl/CjFDr2sptXc84Qqd7 And on that note : cheers!

#78299	10/28/2020 5:34:31 pm	Sep 8th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	And also, Sal Burt getting POTG in game 3, you're all over it!

#78334	10/30/2020 10:32:52 pm	Sep 14th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Swept by Corvallis. Thanks for thinking of us and yeah, that logo does have the essence of the DB here at BB. Sal Burt...hitting lasers. Unbelievable. He might be a clean up hitter on other teams. Ageless male! Polk vs Ocampo should be amazing tomorrow. Happy Halloween to those who celebrate it. I have Snickers this year.

#78347	11/01/2020 1:04:46 am	Sep 18th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Corvallis suddenly looking extremely strong to run away with it down the stretch. I've never liked being in the No.1 seeded spot because I feel like its a tough stretch schedule, not quite at the white flag stage but not too far off it! East still looking close, should go right to the wire!

#78366	11/01/2020 3:28:38 pm	Sep 19th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	LOL. Two-time gold glover and really an all around everything Hutton boots it...and the hero in 10 innings is...Sal Burt wins it vs Moore with...a walkoff error!? Burt hitting .304! I was looking at the lineup and wuggla was right from last year. Only one bat even excites anyone in this lineup, but at least there is Burt for entertainment now. Burt is Back! Buy and own your T-shirt today at: www.denvybroncos.bb or section 107.

#78367	11/01/2020 4:11:03 pm	Sep 20th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Can we raise the t shirt prices?! Because this just happened. Sal Burt goes off and hits 5-5 with 3 ribbies in the win, gets player of the game over Moore. Batting .361!

#78382	11/04/2020 3:06:10 am	Sep 30th, 2047
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Mules raising the white flag No hope left

#78400	11/05/2020 4:21:28 pm	Oct 6th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Only now, with a magic number of three, do I feel a little more comfortable talking about how strange of a ride this season has been. My team probably looks a little bit different than when I was projected to come in sixth before the season started. But not drastically different! Veteran Glenn acquired in place of a young LaPointe. Shortstop Enriquez acquired to supplement a weaker but much more defensively adapt Padilla. Boring veteran Rojas to field 2B where the lefty-throwing Cisneros was a huge gamble. And the acquisition of Schuster who started off atrociously bad but has since half-ass smoothed out at RHS. But I always felt confident about my SP, several of my relievers, and a handful of bats. And I always recognized the power of having depth off the bench. Sixth seemed too low. But this? I didn't expect this. Elated to tears? Yup. Oh, and a little luck has helped too. For example, Ueno has largely held up at age 35. A 34-year-old Avila didn't lose points at the season flip. I'll say more later, if I clinch it. For now, I'll reiterate: what a ride! EDIT: NO JINX! Updated Thursday, November 5 2020 @ 4:22:59 pm PST

#78416	11/05/2020 10:36:11 pm	Oct 8th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Already congratulated the Ravens and Tigers on Discord, but congrates again, deserved winners! Also big congrats to Private Snowflake's chicken again, just to recap...... Predicted Order Of Finish Burlington Laredo Moore Denver Boulder Corvallis Predicted Order of Finish Bloomington Minneapolis Green Bay Allen Saratoga Concord Nailed it! (Ish) Updated Thursday, November 5 2020 @ 10:37:00 pm PST

#78423	11/06/2020 4:29:10 am	Oct 8th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	JJ, if I can drag this corpse across the finish line above the relegation line, I'm going to predict you to relegate again next season The chicken let me down. In other news, BBQ dinner at my place.

#78434	11/06/2020 2:20:01 pm	Oct 8th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	As long as its not 4th, anything but the 4th place prediction!

#78442	11/06/2020 3:50:14 pm	Oct 10th, 2047
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	Congratulate @lostraven bring that title back west now.

#78455	11/07/2020 6:07:37 am	Oct 12th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Corvallis clinches the West. What a great season for lostraven!

#78492	11/09/2020 4:04:50 am	Oct 20th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to Lee on winning his second-consecutive Legends East title. It's really his 3rd straight division title going back to his last year in LL2. Corvallis vs Minneapolis. Will it snow?

#78494	11/09/2020 6:56:01 am	Oct 20th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Congratulations to Lee and the Tigers! A convincing follow-up season, to be sure. Might be tougher next season with (EDIT) Scranton moving up, though. As for snow in the playoffs, if we were using real-life forecasts, it'd be a cold and miserable rain for games in Corvallis. Updated Monday, November 9 2020 @ 3:16:52 pm PST

#78498	11/09/2020 10:42:06 am	Oct 20th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2047 Legends Championship Preview Who they are: West Champion Corvallis First Legends division crown. Third straight division title with all three coming in different levels of BB. Offense is led by...everyone. 7 players with double-digit home runs. The Ravens don't let up on opposing pitchers. This is a deep, dangerous lineup that can produce runs in any inning. Pitching is second only Burlington in Legends. Corvallis posted the lowest FIP in the league, highlighted by the fact they gave up by far the fewest home runs of any Legends staff. Corvallis TL;DR: You better have a talented bullpen and be able to manufacture runs vs the Ravens. East Champion Minneapolis Defending Legends League Champion. Like Corvallis, this is the Tigers third-straight division crown, going back to LL2. Loren O'Shea show no signs of slowing down and he's been coupled with Art McCartney to provide the East's best offensive club. The defense is spectacular, helping Minny's pitching staff post an ERA right around 4. Minneapolis TL;DR: You've got to out-muscle the Tigers. Small-ball won't work against this defense. The Conclusion: Minneapolis score runs in bunches, which is something Corvallis has been reluctant to allow opponents to do. Corvallis has the offensive talent to make hay versus the Tigers starters not named Alo. The clubs split the season series and the final score was 53-52, with each winning 3 of 5 at home. In the 2047 Championship Series, Corvallis will have to take home-field away from Minneapolis. In the end, the Ravens prove too deep of a club and knock off the Tigers in a thrilling 7 games.

#78505	11/09/2020 2:50:33 pm	Oct 20th, 2047
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Brent Cohen was doing great all season, appearing in 130 games with multiple wins & holds and strikeouts, and some very effective outings. But something glitched today & he was forced to throw 108 pitches which just torpedoed his stats. And now doesn't get to play in the final 2 games. Worst way to end such a remarkable season. Unrelated, my guy Ed Atkins had an unexpectedly good rookie year before turning ice cold. And OPS of .800+ all season while playing CF & stealing some bases too. http://brokenbat.org/player/201031/L Wonder if it's a fluke or if he'll be a long term solid player.

#78528	11/10/2020 3:37:34 am	Oct 24th, 2047
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations lostraven & xLee, good luck in the playoffs! Thanks to all for a great season. Very happy with my team this season - after being predicted for demotion we proved ourselves worthy of our place in the top league. With most of my team in or before their prime and only a small handful of decline candidates, I'm hoping for another decent showing in 2048. Welcome Mt Prospect & Scranton! Welcome back Novi & Murfreesboro! Next season is going to be a big challenge in the East, for sure.

#78529	11/10/2020 3:55:19 am	Oct 24th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@shikago: I really hated to see Cohen's season end like that. It's been a great story.

#78539	11/11/2020 4:11:04 am	Oct 28th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Championship Games 1&2: Corvallis' starting pitchers hold the Tigers in check. The Raven bullpen just hangs on vs Minny's power. Corvallis forces Minneapolis to win two in Oregon.

#78540	11/11/2020 5:17:58 am	Oct 28th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	That Game 2 was really something else... Bottom 1st: Minneapolis McCartney reaches on an error by the pitcher Houser. Copeland grounds to third base. McCartney is thrown out at second by Morozov. Copeland is thrown out at first by second base Rojas for a double play. ... Top 6th: Corvallis Mena reaches on an error by third base McCartney. Kishio draws a walk. Morozov lines out to short stop. Pruitt hits a double to right field. Mena comes in to score. Kishio advances to third base. Schulz flies out to left field. Kishio comes in to score. Not only is McCartney involved on both errors in the game, but if McCartney handles that ball in the sixth, the game likely ends up tied 2-2 and goes into extras. The difference in the game was who was able to capitalize the most on an error. Tough game!

#78547	11/11/2020 1:14:15 pm	Oct 28th, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Good luck to Corvallis and Minneapolis. Tricky moments ahead for both teams in the playoffs. I have no prediction to give. One playoff win, one playoff loss for Denvy. I'm trying to get out of the way of the competitors remaining in the playoffs to briefly say and not make a speech this time...see you around, Legends League, and thank you to our fans. http://brokenbat.org/player/260404 This guy's baseball card would be pretty sick to have. Look at that OPS. Grand Slam in his debut against Corvallis. Updated Wednesday, November 11 2020 @ 1:18:34 pm PST

#78548	11/11/2020 1:40:46 pm	Oct 28th, 2047
KrusherKev Joined: 05/05/2020 Posts: 35 Inactive	http://brokenbat.org/player/260404 This guy's baseball card would be pretty sick to have. Look at that OPS. Grand Slam in his debut against Corvallis. Would be an awesome Strat-O-Matic card !

#78550	11/11/2020 2:07:25 pm	Oct 28th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@Ced Hahaha! Love "Grand Slam"! Though I almost want to read it as "Grand Salami." Hehe. In other news, got downright smacked upside the head with the bat. Ouch, xLee. Ouch I say! (And well played.)

#78552	11/11/2020 4:07:48 pm	Nov 1st, 2047
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats to @lostraven on a well-deserved series win!

#78553	11/11/2020 4:12:04 pm	Nov 1st, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Hand shakes and hat tips to xLee and the Tigers! EDIT: The telling stat from the series for the Ravens is holding right-handed batters to .221 but letting in 78 OAB left-handed batters tattoo us to the tune of .308. For the Tigers, who tried to keep my lefty batters out of the lineup as much as possible, they held right-handed batters to .247, but let in 24 OAB lefties hit .375. Updated Wednesday, November 11 2020 @ 4:37:30 pm PST

#78556	11/11/2020 10:10:43 pm	Nov 1st, 2047
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Hey all -- looking forward to joining you in Legends! Years in the making - first time for us!

#78557	11/11/2020 11:37:55 pm	Nov 1st, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Welcome Scranton, glad to have you up here!

#78558	11/12/2020 6:23:29 am	Nov 1st, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Welcome to the fray, buff! That's one heck of a season you had, attesting to your #1 Team Ranking right now. It's tough imagining you not giving the East—and to a lesser degree the West—massive fits next season. Also looks like Novi, the Moo Cows, and Mount Prospect will be joining us too.

#78560	11/12/2020 6:37:23 am	Nov 1st, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations on your Legends Championship, lostraven! Looked like Minneapolis was coming around after that Game 3 win, but Nakata pitched a gem in Game 4 for his second win of the series, then you and Lee gave us an 11-inning thriller with a walk-off home run for the title. Congratulations to Lee for winning two Legends division crowns in a row. Pretty impressive stuff. Looking forward to renewing rivalries with Novi (Haselrig "upset" my Thunder in the 2038 Legends Final), Murfreesboro (hurstdm once tried to ban all traffic from Bloomington to central Tenn.), and for my first look at Scranton and Mount Prospect. Welcome to Legends.

#78561	11/12/2020 7:12:20 am	Nov 1st, 2047
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Congrats Lostraven!

#78562	11/12/2020 7:37:40 am	Nov 1st, 2047
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congratulations lostraven!

#78566	11/12/2020 7:47:53 am	Nov 1st, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Thank you, everyone! I can't express how tipsy I am on the win. Hehe. Here's our press release. Commiserations to the teams demoting. Mad respect for Laredo, Denver, Green Bay, and Allen for your prior successes. And more respect for those who managed to fight it out, remain, and even surprise. Rarified air with a classy bunch of general managers, all. Hat tip.

#78573	11/12/2020 10:45:46 am	Nov 1st, 2047
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats Lostraven, good to see an Outahere alum win the Legends Championship!!! I'll be up next year, but Scranton is the one to worry about from II.1. Looking forward to it though!

#78574	11/12/2020 11:19:40 am	Nov 1st, 2047
rlawrence Joined: 02/03/2020 Posts: 102 Lewiston Long Horns V.16	Wow, man, 4 RL years and you made it! That's big, this place is uber-competitive. Grats!

#78576	11/12/2020 11:59:16 am	Nov 1st, 2047
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	From LL6 to LL is the toughest path that exists in the game. Congratulations Corvy and great season to Minnie.

#78580	11/12/2020 1:30:28 pm	Nov 1st, 2047
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Many congrats lostraven on a long road well travelled, and a championship well won. (Commiserations xLee, those cheating Westies at it again.) And isn't it funny that Joe Biden's birthplace finally gets represented in Legends now? Maybe buff knows something we don't...certainly felt like it getting battered by the Bears these last two seasons.

#78586	11/12/2020 4:15:53 pm	Nov 4th, 2047
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	The president-elect is rumored to be throwing out the first pitch at our home opener. Management is still ironing out the details. We are hoping for a White House visit if we can pull off a victory in Legends while he is in office! Dunder-Mifflin Stadium was actually a polling site in the elections -- we take democracy very seriously in our organization. Voters got free concessions and ticket vouchers for showing up!

#78602	11/13/2020 6:38:37 am	Nov 4th, 2047
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	RE: End-of-year awards Burlington's Ocampo looked at least mortal at the end of the season, but still pulls away with the Cy Young. # Position Player Team Votes 1 P Aarón Ocampo Burlington 40 2 P Yobeepomo Nakata Corvallis 33 3 P Randall Houser Corvallis 23 4 P Myles Finch Burlington 18 5 P Dirk Kaiser Burlington 8 I surely thought Yoshi and Randall had a chance. But I guess when you pitch nearly 300 innings... shrug Boulder's Bratton is a fun and slightly unexpected pick at MVP. Build looks slightly meh at first glance, but managed an errorless season, league-average-ish CS%, and a .357/ .415/.549 slash in an unassuming package. What else stands out? Oh, my closer Romano won an All-League Pitcher, presumably for actually being a pretty rock-steady closer. As maligned as the closer is in Broken Bat, it's fun to see a big-save closer season get rewarded. Props to xLee's shortstop Douglas Willett. Another fine season, and the All-League award makes up for the snub in 2045. Bloomington must surely be happy about Wally Woodworth's season. First All-League award, another CF Gold Glove, and despite being short a few HR compared to '44 and '45, probably his finest season yet at 30. And a tip of the cap to Saratoga's Joon Ho "Ho Lee" Shin, who won the Gold Glove in RF. Was really hoping my RF Mena had a shot for a second year in a row, but I had injuries at CF multiple times this season and had to shift Mena there, taking away appearances in RF. Shin is fine GG RF though. Speaking of back-to-back Gold Gloves, "The Mad Russian" Morozov nails it at 3B! This pleases me. And Green Bay's Ohmura with back-to-back Gold Gloves at SS! Grats to all the awarded players and their teams. Updated Friday, November 13 2020 @ 6:40:08 am PST

#78612	11/13/2020 9:04:06 am	Nov 4th, 2047
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Bratton really surprised me by winning MVP, only because he didn't show up on the leader boards (compare .357/.415/.549 & .964 OPS to the league leaders). I wonder if there's ever been a more unassuming MVP-type, just going by make-up alone? I'd also be curious to know if there's ever been a Legends MVP with a lower SI.

#78619	11/13/2020 11:13:48 am	Nov 4th, 2047
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Uhhh I think the machine is broken. No way does Bratton deserve that one. Stoked that Cordell got the rookie award though.

#78654	11/14/2020 8:05:29 am	Jan 15th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ouch! My first taste of the Legends salary tax. From $4.95M to $8.0M. Funny, I was prepared for this broad scenario, but ... I'm not sure if $8.0M is too much for a guy like this. I may have to cut him and just be content to play more for defense. (Edit: I think I HAVE to cut him, after seeing the pitching costs rise too.) A bunch of my pitchers also got jacked up in cost. Again, long-aware of these price increases, but wow, sure is shocking when you are witness to it. Is this where you all say "welcome to Legends"? Updated Saturday, November 14 2020 @ 8:18:10 am PST

#78663	11/14/2020 2:41:43 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	We're thrilled to be back in the top league and will try to be amoosing in the forum! There's a new gelato machine in the visiting clubhouse, if you're tired of milkshakes. We've spared no expense! Happy to see Scranton again! Happy to have the storied Doubledays up with us! Mount Prospect, over and over, is one of the teams we seem to overlap a lot. MPR (and MOO) used to come up in the waiver search scouting absolutely all the time. It's no surprise you're up here. In League VI from 2028-33, but now it's big time. It's Scranton's first time up from being in League VI all the way back in 2016! Last time we were up here, we posted about how hard it is to stay. Let's do that again! Who's still here from five years ago in Legends? The Tigers are still around, but they were down in 2045. The Moo Cows are back, after being relegated. Moore's back, but they weren't in 2044. The longest (and only) uninterrupted tenure is the Remnants. Congratulations on that because it is so hard to stick around! Thunder: Looking forward to renewing rivalries with Novi (Haselrig "upset" my Thunder in the 2038 Legends Final), Murfreesboro (hurstdm once tried to ban all traffic from Bloomington to central Tenn.), and for my first look at Scranton and Mount Prospect. You're still banned from the whole region. We'll be playing our games across the border in Alabama. Can you just demote already, please? We're going to go ahead and pre-hide all projected starters in double-A before the Thunder does that entirely preemptive and premature prediction. Lancers: And isn't it funny that Joe Biden's birthplace finally gets represented in Legends now? What a charming coincidence! Ravens: Is this where you all say "welcome to Legends"? We're never prepared for the eye-popping amount of money we spend at this level on clean white balls for batting practice. The players are spoiled rotten. I say we cartel up and push them down a peg. Again. Edit: We forgot to include that the Moo Cows are no longer the team in Legends with the least official Prestige. Ours is 32, but the Raiders are at 18! They've won just 2 playoffs in their whole history! The full list is pretty fun to look at and contemplate the most "important" Broken Bat club: 96 Tigers 93 Doubledays 84 Manta Rays 70 Thunder 65 Free Zoners 57 Remnants 49 Highlanders 40 Bears 40 Ravens 35 Jets 32 Moo Cows 18 Raiders Updated Saturday, November 14 2020 @ 2:47:56 pm PST

#78679	11/15/2020 1:57:45 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	My team was in league VI clear up to the time I took over at the end of 2029. Since then we've never been relegated (I'd say the odds are good this year), and we've advanced 5 times going 2-3 in the playoffs. Not many opportunities for prestige points, but we haven't done well at all going 0-3 since getting out of League V. Updated Sunday, November 15 2020 @ 2:33:45 pm PST

#78692	11/16/2020 7:09:30 am	Jan 15th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@jclemen: I was the same way for a real long time, until I ACTUALLY demoted finally from two to three. Suddenly I had an opportunity to win another trophy by getting out of three again. Go figure? It seems that demoting and then promoting again is really just another opportunity for more Prestige. small shrug

#78700	11/16/2020 1:43:41 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Prestige is an interesting one. I vaguely recall when I started playing that Thunder Bay was way out in front of anyone with a total of 65. 28 seasons later I'm finally at that same point.... (my memory of course could be completely wrong)

#78702	11/16/2020 2:59:30 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Prestige stat can be misleading. That's why the magical Magicians were doing extra-curricular prestige calculations or DOPE or whatever it was called. I'd like to see a list of Broken Bat Prestige scores filtered by user, instead of by team. It would only count the Prestige scores during the reign of the user and nothing before that user took over or after. That might be a rough guide to the "who's who" of Broken Bat? Does anyone know the exact Prestige bump for winning Legends?

#78708	11/16/2020 5:47:05 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	12. I think. I don’t know what I got the 12 FOR though. Playoffs, division? I have all of Denver’s “presidential prestige” points. Maybe that could be the name of the statistic. Updated Monday, November 16 2020 @ 5:51:03 pm PST

#78712	11/17/2020 6:14:53 am	Jan 15th, 2048
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	i believe it is for Legends: league = 12; division = 6 i worked out a tentative formula for prestige points...to validate the formula, apply it to your team's history of championships--see the thread noted: http://brokenbat.org/forum/0/2/5967 Updated Tuesday, November 17 2020 @ 6:23:27 am PST

#78716	11/17/2020 10:53:34 am	Jan 15th, 2048
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	I have: Div 6 win 1 Lg 6 Championship 2 Div 5 win 2 Lg 5 Championship 4 Div 4 win 3 Div 3 win 4 Div 2 win 5 That would be 21 pts if i followed the math right and i have 18. I wonder if there's no prestige for Division 6?

#78721	11/17/2020 3:09:49 pm	Jan 19th, 2048
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	I have: Div 6 win 1 Lg 6 Championship 2 Div 5 win 2 Lg 5 Championship 4 Div 4 win 3 Div 3 win 4 Div 2 win 5 That would be 21 pts if i followed the math right and i have 18. I wonder if there's no prestige for Division 6? Thank you for recalculating your prestige. I can see that my instructions to calculate were vague. Your history shows you had only 5 trips to the playoffs, you have 7 entries in your calculation. There is a double accounting error in your calculation arising from the years you won championship...in both years you counted points for division title as well as league title...you earn only league points when you win the league, not both league and division. The double accounted points sum to 3 (1 div point level 6 in 2033 and 2 div points level 5 in 2040). Sorry for confusing you, i should have explained better in my post...i am going to fix my post. Thanks for you feedback. btw, that's some climb through the levels you made! Updated Tuesday, November 17 2020 @ 3:42:43 pm PST

#78726	11/17/2020 7:02:33 pm	Jan 22nd, 2048
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Thanks! Not bad for a team that had never left League VI and had almost a -500 run differential in my first two seasons! Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying and nice job figuring it out!

#78763	11/19/2020 11:20:46 pm	Feb 19th, 2048
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Press release heading into this season: (I feel like I gotta do one!) Bears brass: "Don't crown us yet" - by buffmckagan on November 19th, 2020 SCRANTON — Fresh off a second league title in two years, the Scranton Bears' management says they're taking nothing for granted just yet. The club is appearing in Legends League play for the first time in franchise history, something owner buffmckagan has sought since the 2016 season -- where the then-Windam Park (IA) Colts began play in League VI. "100 wins in three straight seasons is quite an accomplishment, but this should be the hardest schedule we'll have ever had," buffmckagan said in a pre-season press conference via Zoom on the eve of Spring Training. "We were all proud to finish number one in the overall rankings, but it's the team who wins the Legends League that truly is atop the game. We haven't done anything yet; don't crown us yet." The Bears have a shot at five of the game's top 20 teams this season in division play - the 2046 champion Minneapolis Tigers; the Murfreesboro Moo Cows, back for a second stint, and with experience defeating Scranton in league play; two-time division champion Bloomington, and second-year squads Concord and Saratoga. The black stripes plan to rely heavily on the starting rotation, headlined by ace Andrew Long. The former eighth-round pick-turned Cy Young winner has had a sub-3 ERA the past two seasons, with 17+ wins and 150+ strikeouts both years. He hopes to become the first two-time winner in club history this year. "The competition's going to be harder, but I'm ready for it," Long said at the press conference. "Hanging 20 wins on these guys would be really special." Ricky Winter, Julio Sierra, Darius Maddox, and Marcos Tejada round out the starting-five, with future Hall of Fame closer Gorman "Mr. Automatic" Farrell looking to live up to his nickname more commandingly this season after posting a career-worst 3.96 ERA last year. Offensively, the team looks to see major strides from right fielder Eddie Merchant, who took home a Rookie of the Year award last year. Center fielder Eduardo Agosto, second baseman Nathan Humphreys, designated hitter Oscar Herrera, and first baseman Levi Cowan all have high hopes for this season. The Bears open league play with a four-game series against the Murfreesboro Moo Cows. Scranton native and president-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is expected to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day, as Bears fans and Americans alike hope for greater things to come.

#78768	11/20/2020 5:48:32 am	Feb 19th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Somebody needs to sneak a Biden watermark on the right side of the logo

#78800	11/21/2020 10:20:22 pm	Mar 4th, 2048
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	I am all for Joe in the aviators to replace Dwight tbh

#78808	11/22/2020 11:52:34 am	Mar 4th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It's time! Time for PSF's Annual League Predictions: Quarantine Edition. We're going to do it a little different this season, Mrs. Snowflake has Covid and is in a bad way. So, I am doing my duty by paying attention to browser games. That said, being quarantined myself to the Fuhrer Bunker, this season's predictions will be a two-parter. I've fed the data into the Apple II once again. And once again, smoke rises from behind the green screen, signifying a winner has been chosen. Just like the Pope. I even sent the numbers off to a third-party to check the numbers. Luckily, my recounters in Georgia weren't doing anything pressing, so my results came back earlier than I expected. This edition: East Division Offensive Ratings Scranton 190.79 (home to the 46th president. Jan. 20-21, 2021) Bloomington 184.45 Murfreesboro 179.56 Concord 174.37 (named after the French planes I think) Saratoga 170.91 Minneapolis 168.30 (of course the East's best Offense is 6th) Pitching Ratings Murfreesboro 166.49 (the Cows can pitch?) Bloomington 164.46 Minneapolis 163.20 (rounded to the nearest zero) Saratoga 161.12 Concord 157.66 Scranton 151.54 Predicted order of finish Bloomington (yes! second predicted title in a row!) Murfreesboro Scranton A tie for 4th? Ok so 3 teams are relegating this season. Or one. Not sure how this works. Saratoga/Concord (332.03) Minneapolis (like New York in year's past, I don't know how you do it) So there you go! The team predicted to win was predicted to win last year and was 20 games under. The two-time division champ is picked to relegate. The Cows are good? Strange times indeed. Now let me get back to the wife, she is acting sick. I'm beginning to think she is part of the NWO conspiracy. I just need to figure out what pro wrestling has to do with all of this. West predictions coming soon!

#78818	11/23/2020 6:42:44 am	Mar 6th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Wishing rapid healing to the Misses! Awful stuff. A good friend of mine, a nurse, just got diagnosed yesterday. I'm terrified for her and her family. :/ Hang in there, Snowy. Updated Monday, November 23 2020 @ 6:44:41 am PST

#78820	11/23/2020 8:28:03 am	Mar 6th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ok so I was able to find out "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan's NWO is an entirely different entity from the worldwide cabal that will enslave us all. Or so I've read on the internets. In between staging survival gear in the bunker and searching for my microchip implant, I've finished with the West division predictions. Offensive rating Novi 191.94 Mt Prospect 181.73 Boulder 180.23 Moore 177.59 Corvallis 176.89 Burlington 170.14 Pitching rating Burlington 176.21 (as always) Mt Prospect 172.86 Novi 171.59 (or "Bovi" per autocorrect) Corvallis 165.55 Boulder 163.51 Moore 162.86 Ironclad order of finish Novi Mt Prospect Burlington Boulder Corvallis Moore Congratulations, Haselrig! Last time you faced my beloved Thunder in the final, it was the first of three straight for you. So take your 3, my third appearance, that equals 6. And 6 x 111 is...well that nearly killed the Apple II. But it proves the mole people are real!

#78822	11/23/2020 10:35:31 am	Mar 6th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	In 2047 both of your number 4 predictions relegated. I guess RIP Boulder and Saratoga in 2048. I think you should bring back the chicken, I liked that guy. 2049, Return of the Zombie chicken. Also, hope your family stays well mate!

#78825	11/23/2020 3:11:37 pm	Mar 7th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Bears: The Bears open league play with a four-game series against the Murfreesboro Moo Cows. Scranton native and president-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is expected to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day, as Bears fans and Americans alike hope for greater things to come. The Moo Cows got all excited about this, but I don't think it's true. I think Bloomington will have the honor. Those guys really pull the rug out from under our hooves and get under our hide. Can we get Labor Secretary Bernie Sanders or something instead? Attorney General Chelsea Clinton? Thunder: Mrs. Snowflake has Covid and is in a bad way. In all seriousness, stay well and get better. the Cows can pitch? Don't believe it. or "Bovi" per autocorrect Just sooooo close to "bovine", right? Besties!

#78829	11/23/2020 4:05:02 pm	Mar 7th, 2048
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	PSF. Internet gold.

#78834	11/23/2020 11:19:53 pm	Mar 8th, 2048
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Can we get Labor Secretary Bernie Sanders or something instead? Attorney General Chelsea Clinton? We will talk with the transition team after a fuller cabinet is picked. In the meantime, Bernie will be too busy moving the Overton window back to pre-2016 levels and Chelsea is probably cramming for the LSAT since it's probably good to have a law degree for her new job...

#78857	11/25/2020 6:21:18 am	Mar 10th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Bovi wins, ahhhhhh Bovi wins! Novi, on the other hand, gonna have a tougher time, I think. Really have one shot at it as my core is going to start to nosedive after this season. I don't know that we can do our usual thing where we shake out the kinks for the first half and rally to threaten in the second. Koch leading off over Spahn should be an upgrade, but catcher is still a rally killer unless Huerta takes a leap. Waite's the best defensive C I've ever had, but I don't know that that makes up for his offensive deficiencies.

#78859	11/25/2020 7:21:39 am	Mar 10th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I'll join the pessimism train with Haselrig. Even though the numbers look favorable for my Thunder, this will be one of my poorest defensive teams I've put out in a while. Probably not a winning formula for a club that needs to keep opponents from scoring.

#78864	11/25/2020 7:50:24 am	Mar 10th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	My gut tells me that the DDays likely aren't in for a long stay in Legends this time around. Sticking around and looking unassuming is my only real superpower in this game, so you never know, but Rickets and Lee both had down years last year. I don't have a great feel for this particular pitching staff just yet and that ticking AAA time-bomb we're all probably sitting on these days is likely to force my hand one way or the other to make some unpleasant cuts. Going to be an odd season in Novi.

#78911	11/26/2020 1:56:18 pm	Mar 12th, 2048
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Minneapolis (like New York in year's past, I don't know how you do it) We're STILL getting picked for 6th place, which we never actually managed in Legends. And I used to know how I did it, but I appear to have mislaid the masterplan. I think Freddy spilled some Boulder water on it, and that crap messes with anything.

#78920	11/27/2020 4:47:48 am	Mar 14th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	All the best to everyone affected by COVID... terrible stuff. Only been sporadically checking waivers and spring training for the past week or so. Looks like the major off-season activity is done (barring a few releases for the draft). I'm not really sure my team is better now than it was before making my cuts, but it's largely the same band anyway. Hoping for some youngsters to take on expanded roles, with my farm looking close to fully-harvested those younger guys on the majors roster will determine whether this group has any staying power. Not so confident about repeating my record from last season, but overall I'm happy with how my roster's looking. Good luck to all teams for the season!

#78929	11/27/2020 6:32:56 am	Mar 14th, 2048
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	I think Freddy spilled some Boulder water on it, and that crap messes with anything. Throw it out...that Boulder stench never comes out..

#79020	11/30/2020 5:29:07 am	Mar 20th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	First series up is v a very foreign looking Novi team. I think SS Lee is the only player I recognise! Looking forward to it, good luck to Haselrig and all the others out there!

#79021	11/30/2020 5:38:57 am	Mar 20th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Even though I've heard nothing but bad things about this Boulder place, we're looking forward to our first series back in Legends against one of those richy rich, fancy pants champion teams

#79060	12/01/2020 2:00:36 pm	Mar 25th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Best of fortunes, all you crazy kids! Time for the regular season to begin.

#79069	12/01/2020 4:42:17 pm	Mar 28th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Sorry, have to share. From the "baseball is weird" file. After three games: Corvallis starters: 9 innings, 12.00 ERA. Corvallis relievers: 18 innings, 0.00 ERA. Yeah, that's Twilight Zone music I'm hearing. Updated Tuesday, December 1 2020 @ 4:45:25 pm PST

#79079	12/02/2020 6:24:05 am	Mar 30th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Well, pack it in. Cows suck.

#79080	12/02/2020 6:24:49 am	Mar 30th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Room on that boat for a smallish herd of Doubledays?

#79157	12/05/2020 3:39:32 pm	Apr 12th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	It's been quiet in here for a few days, so I'm going to take the opportunity to take a good-hearted swipe at Haselrig. He has 23 player involvements in double plays (second in the West) and only six errors. That's practically unheard of for his team! laughs Updated Saturday, December 5 2020 @ 4:18:52 pm PST

#79159	12/05/2020 6:44:16 pm	Apr 14th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	The funny thing about us the past couple of seasons is we fired a HoF manager and replaced him with a scrub and we got better almost across the board. Hitting's a tick down from the old guy, but pitching is better and defense is worlds better.

#79162	12/05/2020 11:32:51 pm	Apr 14th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Meanwhile in totally normal news : Boulder is leading the league in errors..... "quietly shuffles Kiser back to DH duties only"

#79169	12/07/2020 7:54:07 am	Apr 18th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Topsy-turvy start to the season in the West so far. Fortunes are won and lost. Heroes rise in one series only to be dragged down in the next. Don't know whether to root for chaos or order from my lowly perch in the pink.

#79184	12/08/2020 4:11:49 am	Apr 21st, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Injuries are already ravaging the Thunder roster. Rough time with having released a lot of vets in favor of the younger position players. Now relying on FA fill-ins. Yeesh.

#79258	12/12/2020 8:05:40 am	May 6th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Weird statistical quirk in Legends this weekend. Novi holds five of the top ten RISP spots in the league, but that's only good enough for third in the league as a team. Updated Saturday, December 12 2020 @ 8:06:53 am PST

#79259	12/12/2020 1:54:24 pm	May 6th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Can anyone beat Saratoga?

#79264	12/12/2020 5:39:19 pm	May 10th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	It's helpful to point out that Saratoga did exactly this beginning of last season, only to cool off / have ERA catch up with FIP. I'll be surprised if those ratios don't come a bit closer by All Star. @Haselrig: Heck with the RISP. I'm still shocked you're holding single-digit (nine) errors. I know I mentioned it before, but still a but stunned. @Legends West: What was that comment earlier? Something about fortunes rising and then falling? I don't even know what to make of our side of the court right now. Updated Saturday, December 12 2020 @ 5:40:10 pm PST

#79266	12/13/2020 12:13:29 am	May 10th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The West. We're all about celebrating mediocrity.

#79269	12/13/2020 6:44:14 am	May 10th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Whats the opposite of wild, wild West? Mild, mild West? Very weird start, for sure. Heck with the RISP. I'm still shocked you're holding single-digit (nine) errors. I know I mentioned it before, but still a but stunned. I'm not lookin'at it. I'm not thinkin' about it. The tiny toes on my rabbit's foot are crossed and I'm growing a quarantine beard as I type

#79272	12/13/2020 4:17:05 pm	May 12th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Is there anything more "West" than this picture, at least right now?

#79273	12/13/2020 6:33:19 pm	May 14th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Ravens: It's helpful to point out that Saratoga did exactly this beginning of last season, only to cool off / have ERA catch up with FIP. I'll be surprised if those ratios don't come a bit closer by All Star. There's no way they keep that up, but the lead might be too big already! Speaking of, the Moo Cows are having world-class RISP problems - again. We're batting .244 as a team (which is a head-scratcher in itself) but a RISP of .215. It was .199 just a few games ago. That's bad, friends. The crazy thing is that we started last season the same way. Moo Cow batting average last year was .290, but the RISP was just .279. The bats are cursed. Call in the Witch Doctor and slaughter the chicken!

#79275	12/14/2020 5:39:46 am	May 14th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Sounds like the Moo Cows need to call on BillyWitchDoctor.com. Updated Monday, December 14 2020 @ 5:42:03 am PST

#79311	12/15/2020 7:35:51 am	May 17th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Welp, back to Boulder where JJ bushwhacked me last time I visited. Pretty good chance that we switch spots in the standings by this time tomorrow.

#79319	12/15/2020 8:40:05 pm	May 21st, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Funnily enough you dominated my starting pitching in two games, and then let me get a quality start in the third and won! Boulder doesn't appear to be a friendly place for Novi-ans, but on the positive side for you, only one more series here in 2048...

#79321	12/15/2020 9:05:55 pm	May 21st, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	In fact it was enough dominance that Romero and his 9+ ERA over the first 7 times through the rotation is now in a low pressure MR role for the foreseeable future.

#79322	12/16/2020 4:33:57 am	May 21st, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	My core guys are playing well and Waite is a rock defensively, but two-thirds of my OF is MIA. Hard to keep innings going when you have a couple guys who couldn't get to the Mendoza Line in a zeppelin. All the mercenaries I offered landed elsewhere and I don't have a ton of buttons to push in-house. Hoping this is a week where roster pressure gets people to drop a lot of vets ahead of the draft.

#79325	12/16/2020 8:54:43 am	May 21st, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	We're going the opposite route of Novi: relying on young guys, bc the mercenary route hasn't been kind to the Thunder the last few years. I figure our offense couldn't be any worse waiting to see how these guys develop. The results have been as expected, but coupled with a new giant hole at 1B our hitting performance has been...well, .226/.300/.374 bad. Picked up a new manager, which really has improved our defense. Silver linings, right? Hoping by the AS break I have enough development to hang around another season.

#79326	12/16/2020 9:22:11 am	May 21st, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	That's my usual style, too. Develop during the first half and compete in the second. Don't know that any of my youngsters in the OF are worth the pain.

#79336	12/16/2020 7:04:40 pm	May 25th, 2048
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Very aggrevating season in Minneapolis so far...our ace Alo has forgotten how to pitch with no signs of figuring it out so far. Our lineup, usually one of our strongest points, has just been a joke 4 through 9 despite almost all the players being in their primes. Feeling a bit at a loss as to what to do to turn this season around besides just stay the course and hope they figure it out...

#79337	12/17/2020 5:58:58 am	May 25th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I'm also a bit disappointed with this season so far. My team has shown mostly high-quality batting (.788 OPS) and pitching (3.77 ERA, 3.84 FIP) throughout, but I feel that the race for the top is already over, and that I should be further ahead of the relegation zone than I am. No guarantee the good form my players have shown will persist, with some guys already performing well above their talent level so far. Fielding has been the weak point, mostly because a few usually reliable infielders seem to have forgotten how to catch the ball, and we're having trouble turning the DP. Happy to make it through to cup knockouts after missing two seasons in a row though!

#79382	12/19/2020 4:42:22 pm	Jun 2nd, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The sadness in Murfreesboro is almost bottomless. Nobody's hitting. Nobody's pitching. We thought we had a very good team. It always seems like the Cows have a talented team - except when we're in Legends. Something voodoo-y in the water. We blame Bloomington. Edit: We've also never seen anything like a 16 game homestand in Broken Bat. Updated Sunday, December 20 2020 @ 10:31:50 am PST

#79405	12/20/2020 7:14:51 pm	Jun 8th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Maybe I spoke too soon... huge swings in the East as we head into interleague! I caught up 7 games on Saratoga in the last 10 and Scranton started playing as advertised, winning 11 in a row.

#79411	12/21/2020 4:06:57 am	Jun 8th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Seems my Thunder have lost their mojo vs the Cows...

#79414	12/21/2020 7:08:36 am	Jun 8th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Seems that no matter what veteran I pluck from waivers or free agency, they fail. So screw it, let some young guys play. Might as well let them fail, rather than overpaid veterans doing the same. :/

#79418	12/21/2020 8:08:48 am	Jun 8th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Unless there's a new pitching staff on waivers, I don't see us climbing out. Stranger things have happened, but I'm not seeing a lot to be optimistic about.

#79421	12/21/2020 8:59:36 am	Jun 8th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Staying on the gloom and doom topic, it's time for my beloved Thunder to head west, where we've seen the last few seasons die. Ok, how about silver linings in Bloomington: 26 games with (former) manager, Sheldon Brown: 11-15, 3.5-5.0 RS/RA 24 games with Louis Kilgore 12-12, 4.3-4.3 RS/RA As for the young guys: We sent 15POT CF Ceballos back down to AAA. He was struggling mightily at the top level and he's only 20. Jasso has manned 2B decently enough. Hoping he develops into the slugger he looked like in the minors. Quintero has rewarded my indecision with him by posting a good stat line in the first half. Hats off to me for finally finding him some playing time. (sarcasm alert) Finally, Jose Marquez was a big waiver win (39). Under-developed, but still has the look of a back-end guy. Only 26 yo, so we have a lot of hope he pitches well.

#79425	12/21/2020 2:26:01 pm	Jun 9th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'm all about positivity, it's another 70+ games until I see Corvallis again, yay! Both divisions very close, I'm not ready to rule out or crown anyone yet!

#79435	12/22/2020 8:36:31 am	Jun 10th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Zoners: Both divisions very close, I'm not ready to rule out or crown anyone yet! Except the Cows. You meant to say "except the Cows". ruminant sobs

#79436	12/22/2020 9:21:26 am	Jun 10th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Yeah, I didn't know we were coming up here to jump off a cliff together. Maybe we just really like II.2

#79442	12/22/2020 6:50:48 pm	Jun 14th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Moo Cows have been faring badly with RISP so far. Scant consolation, but suggests better results are possible with a turn around in luck. Tough day for Novi with the Jets taking all five (sorry). Interleage sweeps are always unpleasant, especially given I was lucky to win the games with my righty starters. Seems that complaining on the forum is the antidote to poor form... we've been red hot since my post nearly a week ago. Noted for future reference. On vacation, so haven't been online as much as usual, nice to see some good form. Hope everyone can enjoy the holidays in whichever way is safe to do so.

#79446	12/23/2020 5:29:38 am	Jun 15th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I think the cake is nearly baked on the season in Novi. Might give it 'til the AS break to pull the plug, but I have it nice and loose for the day I feel like giving it a yank.

#79451	12/23/2020 6:59:51 am	Jun 15th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	We'll be kicking and clawing hard for a bit still. But our lineup vs RHP is a hot mess. Only hope of staying out of the relegation cellar is getting lucky finding lightning in a bottle in a lefty bat. Hasn't happened yet.

#79454	12/23/2020 7:27:27 am	Jun 15th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I don't know, I think Moore looks like a bit of an impostor in the top four. Probably the three of us for the relegation slots. That's why it feels a little early to throw in the towel. If the water gets a little deeper...

#79458	12/23/2020 11:46:56 am	Jun 15th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	If the water gets a little deeper... Pretty noticeable list here in Bloomington! Still no "O" in Bloomington. Wait...shut up. I thought Edwards would carry us after his breakout last season. Doubt he even produces half of what he did last year. Even my normally reliable pitching has crapped the bed. The Thunder are in trouble.

#79459	12/23/2020 2:59:51 pm	Jun 15th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	I like all the complaining - it's fun! Here's the kicker with the Cows. We were in Legends in 2045. We had such a bad run in the first 40-50 games of the season that we threw in the towel very early. We played almost entirely kids that season. You can see in the history tab that we scored 4.4 runs per game in 2045. That was when we played virtually an entire team of rookies and AAA types. This year, we're scoring 4.1 runs per game. This team, with the Moo Cows at full strength, are somehow a worse offensive team than the 2045 team - when we were officially, totally punting. Everything's rotten. Ms. Cow might have to trot out the magic, morale-building miniskirts. Gotta turn around, gotta turn around, gotta turn around....

#79469	12/23/2020 6:53:23 pm	Jun 19th, 2048
Coolhand Joined: 03/27/2017 Posts: 73 Inactive	I don't know, I think Moore looks like a bit of an impostor in the top four. Without a doubt, I am shocked we are not dead last currently. But, I won't be upset to fake it 'til we make it, if we can.

#79471	12/23/2020 7:13:48 pm	Jun 20th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	A moment to remeber in Jets history as we ascend (however briefly) to the official #1 ranking.

#79473	12/24/2020 12:02:58 am	Jun 20th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	A moment to remeber in Jets history as we ascend (however briefly) to the official #1 ranking. Congrats, tamale. I got there once for a few days. Without a doubt, I am shocked we are not dead last currently. But, I won't be upset to fake it 'til we make it, if we can. I think we're about out of it, so you and lostraven will have to duke it out for that last relegation slot.

#79475	12/24/2020 5:58:34 am	Jun 20th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks! It's been a fun ride.

#79477	12/24/2020 8:57:02 am	Jun 20th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Made a snap decision and fired Rowe. Went through the entire manager pool and found three that weren't completely horrible. Settled on PrivateSnowflake's guy over the guy that was a more offensive-minded manager. We'll see if there's any noticeable differences between Rowe and the new guy.

#79479	12/24/2020 9:47:58 am	Jun 20th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@Haselrig: we absolutely began playing better defense, it was very noticable. Good manager, but my problems lie on offense. @tamale: awesome achievement being on top the ranked list!

#79480	12/24/2020 9:54:21 am	Jun 20th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	There were no managers with both positive hitting and pitching that didn't have three "Poors" in development. None that had "Excellents" in teaching both hitting and pitching. One of those two was always "Poor". Very frustrating searching through that pool.

#79486	12/24/2020 3:12:52 pm	Jun 22nd, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I've found that the only reliable way to find a good manager is to search through the IDs of recently-created managers one-by-one - the good ones invariably seem to get taken really quickly. Took me two seasons of searching almost every day to find Logan - an infuriating part of the game, at times. Unfortunately, I'm also a believer that a good manager can be a real difference-maker, so in the end it's "worth" the effort. Updated Thursday, December 24 2020 @ 3:14:32 pm PST

#79491	12/24/2020 10:32:35 pm	Jun 25th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Hey guys, don't go to Bloomington! Not only did they take 4 of 5 from me, but injured 4 of my 5 top hitters also. Funnily enough, the rumour is that Haselrig was seen in Bloomington ahead of the upcoming cup series tomorrow......... Bullies!

#79492	12/25/2020 1:20:41 am	Jun 25th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	No collusion!

#79493	12/25/2020 6:07:45 am	Jun 25th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@JJNZ: Yeah, that Bloomington bully gave the Ravens da' bizness, then Concord decided to pour some salt on it. Ouchy. P.S. Merry X-Mess, all!

#79495	12/25/2020 7:29:58 am	Jun 25th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Yeah, sorry for the frosty welcome. No way was an envelope of cash recieved from a Michigan address. We do our best to accommodate our opponents players and fans. The world-renowned Route 50 Motel, the finest roadside motel in Bloomington, provides guests of the Thunder the finest in warm truck-stop sushi, roadkill burgers, and water bottled right here at the Central Indiana Industrial Sewage and Bottled Water Company. The motel is famous for it's grease-covered bathtub floors, uneven second story steps, and has the least amount of broken glass in the carpet of any motel this side of Shelbyville. Any and all injuries or maladies incurred during your stay is total coincidence and has nothing to do with the fact the motel is also owned by the Thunder ownership group. Updated Friday, December 25 2020 @ 7:32:14 am PST

#79496	12/25/2020 7:39:42 am	Jun 25th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Mmm, mmmm. Nuthin' cooks up like tenderized possum.

#79500	12/25/2020 10:47:10 am	Jun 25th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	HAHAHAHA! Thanks for the holiday laugh, Snowy!

#79503	12/25/2020 2:10:54 pm	Jun 26th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Haha, wait, is Freddy a sponsor of the Thunder?! Holy run fest in the first cup game, was about to write it off down 10-0 in the middle of the second, only to come back to 13-13 and then give up two in the top of the eighth. Never a dull moment huh

#79511	12/25/2020 9:24:30 pm	Jun 27th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Couple of tough luck losses there mate, we stole that last one from you for sure. Sometimes it's just not your season huh!

#79512	12/26/2020 3:37:25 am	Jun 27th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Kept the streak alive for another season, so I don't have too many complaints. Good luck the rest of the way, JJ.

#79522	12/26/2020 2:47:19 pm	Jun 27th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	More grousing... The Moo Cows are hitting .240 as a team. How bad is that? Since 2042, the Moo Cows haven't hit under .263 in a season. That year was our total punt year in Legends. We're 23 points under that?!? Other than that, our worst team batting average was .279. We're a consistently high batting average team - somehow batting .240. Edit: Moreover, we're batting .234 at home and .251 on the road. The Cowabungalow is notoriously batting and offense-friendly and always has been. How is that possible?!? There's seriously some demonic kerfuffingnation going on. barf Updated Sunday, December 27 2020 @ 12:31:04 pm PST

#79564	12/29/2020 9:22:52 pm	Jul 14th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I feel the need to apologise to the moo cows for that series, seemed like all my bats got hot at once, particularly Kiser who put 5 over the fence in the series! Picking he along with Shapiro and Kruger should be locks for the all star team with White a possibility also. Standard 0 Boulder pitchers in the running

#79567	12/30/2020 6:27:34 am	Jul 14th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	All-Star break is here! That Futures game was something else, as was the Homerun Derby. But we won't talk about that today. Today is a day of reflection. And panic. Lots of panic. What do we know? My wife says not too much. But I want to focus on Legends right now. 1. East ain't over till it's over. Big thanks to Saratoga for letting the rest of us in the East play. What was a 9-game deficit has tightened to 1 game and Scranton and Bloomington aren't too far behind that. 2. The West will change Really, anyone want to win over there? It's like you have some kind of gentleman's agreement to all share the division lead. 3. Road warriors 9 of the 16 Legends clubs have losing home records. Should we all swap cities or something? Questions moving forward: Burlington: back to his MO. Pitching and pitching. Is there enough offense? Is there any offense? Boulder: Here's the offense, but where's the pitching going to come from? Mount Prospect: Plenty of offense, but like Boulder, what happens if the O goes cold? Corvallis: Has the pitching, but if nobody is on base when you hit a HR, does a tree fall in the woods? Did I get that right? Novi: Really need the starting P to turn it on. Turn it on and keep it in the yard. Is this really Novi-ball? Moore: The door is shut on the offense stars that carried Moore to two straight West crowns. Can pitching keep them in Legends? Saratoga: O is as dangerous as they come, but will the pitching heat back up ? Concord: Bullpen has carried the load so far, but there's still half a season to go. Scranton: P is fantastic, but O? Should you move to the West? Bloomington: clearly the most handsome owner in Legends. Our O finally came alive, but will it stay hot? Minny: Rebuilding a championship-caliber club on the fly is never easy. P will have to carry the load for now. Murfreesboro: Complete reversal from '47. Reinforcements are in AAA, but will need some FA signings to come in and get hot.

#79570	12/30/2020 7:05:38 am	Jul 14th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Really, anyone want to win over there? jumps up and down ME! ME! Has the pitching, but if nobody is on base when you hit a HR, does a tree fall in the woods? Did I get that right? If you mean the production of genuine bats from those fell trees, then yes! Sans pine tar. In all truthfullness, the lineup vs. RHP has been a mess all season. It's starting to piece together a bit knock on wood, but I've come to a realization: I've put too much faith in bats like Mena to do their jobs vs. RHP. He's turned into one of the biggest offensive busts ever from a highly-anticipated prospect home grown in Corvallis. Sure, there were some Minor League warning signs that vs. RHP would be lower, but we didn't heed them. In retrospect, I think we got too excited about his potential offensive contribution. As such, we're still short one really good left-handed/switch-hitting bat to face righties. And finding a replacement this season has been tough. Cisneros this season has been another lefty bat that may inevitably prove to be an offensive bust. But let's not throw the team's failures on Mena and Cisneros alone this season. My starting pitching has been doggie doo the first half, for truly inexplicable reasons. We're hoping the second half pulls individual ERAs closer to FIPS for guys like Epps, Houser, and Nakata. Updated Wednesday, December 30 2020 @ 7:08:31 am PST

#79572	12/30/2020 8:50:23 am	Jul 14th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Is this really Novi-ball? Having pitching prospects that we like a lot turn into major league JAGs (Just A Guy) is pretty on-brand for us. The good defense is a weird wrinkle, but I'd trade it for better O. I can't get anybody to play up to Novi standard in the OF that's not named Vines. Even agreed to terms with overinflated Enriquez to throw out there. I think that's gonna dry up for him just before payday this week unless he causes some eyes to pop.

#79585	12/31/2020 6:13:05 pm	Jul 20th, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Zero all stars?!? Well, that's a first.

#79586	12/31/2020 7:28:41 pm	Jul 21st, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Decent-sized haul of all-stars for the Jets. Seven might be my all-time record. Richardson, Arguello, and Slater are now two-time Legends all-stars. If you asked me when I got promoted to guess which three players would achieve that honour, those three would have been a fair way down my list. Nice to see Garcia get the nod for the first time in his 8th season. Seems like another of my catchers also got in... oops. Updated Thursday, December 31 2020 @ 7:29:41 pm PST

#79607	01/04/2021 5:57:40 am	Aug 2nd, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Boulder really just claimed a guy named Jaques Trapp. Get it? Jock strap? What's next? Ben Dover? I.P. Freely? Peter Feltersnatch?

#79615	01/04/2021 11:21:09 pm	Aug 4th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Haha! Completely missed that one. Would it be considered offensive to make that his nickname?!

#79616	01/05/2021 1:46:25 am	Aug 4th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Nice win with Blackburn JJ! Tried to steal your thunder on that one – I’ve visited Nelson before, nice part of the world! Big day on waivers for the Jets with 3 wins... not sure what to do with Lennon, but he sure looks handy.

#79618	01/05/2021 4:39:40 pm	Aug 7th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Towel thrown in. Have fun wrecking my team! Youngin's moving in.

#79636	01/06/2021 12:44:23 pm	Aug 9th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Cheers Tamale, I do indeed enjoy Nelson! Blackburn is a bit of a luxury I don't need, but couldn't pass up on a kiwi. Many seasons ago I had him training as a 2B, wish I'd hung onto him but I'd never have been able to develop him as well as Waterbury has. He was only a 12 pot back then too!

#79663	01/08/2021 4:41:12 am	Aug 19th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Last third of the season is on tap. How did the leagues fare versus one another? East-198, West 162. How did the individual divisions shake out? Let's look back at the West: 1. Mount Prospect T2. Moore 3GB T2. Burlington 3GB T4. Boulder 6GB T4. Novi 6GB T4. Corvallis 6GB Interleague Records: Boulder 37-23 .617 Burlington 28-32 .467 Novi 28-32 .467 Corvallis 27-33 .450 Mount Prospect 24-36 .400 Moore 18-42 .300 Now let's see who made up/lost ground Movers and shakers Boulder +12 games Burlington -3 games Novi -3 Corvallis -4 Mount Prospect -10 Moore -13 How did Boulder get so hot? Well, it's summer in NZ, that's how. Mount Prospect is glad to say adieu to the East and are looking for a return to halcyon days before the West was lost, same could be said for Moore. Unless you've gone "rebuild" nobody is really that far gone they couldn't keep the league for next season. I see the relegation battle being a fun one to watch. So how about the East? Let's take a look back: 1. Saratoga 2. Concord 2GB 3. Scranton 4GB T4. Bloomington 7GB T4. Minneapolis 7GB 6. Murfreesboro 10GB Interleague Records: Bloomington 40-20 .667 Saratoga 38-22 .600 Concord 36-24 .633 Scranton 34-26 .567 Minneapolis 28-32 .467 Murfreesboro 22-38 .367 Movers and Shakers Bloomington +3 Saratoga unchanged Concord -2 Scranton -4 Minneapolis -10 Murfreesboro -16 It took a lot of steroids, I mean a lot of steroids, but the Thunder found an offense. Saratoga has not "cooled off" as was promised by lostraven back in December and the rest of the East will write a strongly-worded letter about that. Concord hasn't slowed down either and Scranton is ranked #1. It's either going to be a boring Saratoga finish, or a 4-team sprint to the finish. Updated Friday, January 8 2021 @ 4:42:44 am PST

#79675	01/08/2021 5:56:21 pm	Aug 21st, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks PS, interesting stats. East definitely had the upper hand this season. I was happy with my team's performance in interleague, but we still lost ground... still plenty of time left this season, so we have to keep the foot down and fight for the title. My team has seen a slight downturn in form recently. Lennon has made a big impact so far, being nearly impossible to strike out. But pitching and defence (not helped by Lennon...) have been looking a bit less sharp than earlier in the season. Hopefully I can rotate the arms favourably now that we're out of 5 games per day territory.

#79676	01/08/2021 6:42:11 pm	Aug 21st, 2048
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Bloomington and Novi put the bases and bats away for the pigskin!! What a score. Also, we are pretty used to things in Bidentown being almost always pitchers pulling more than their fair share. Perhaps we should reach out to Bloomington for their roid guy Updated Friday, January 8 2021 @ 6:45:47 pm PST

#79678	01/09/2021 4:05:50 am	Aug 21st, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I was happy to see the Bengals win versus the Lions on our last trip to Novi. Hey buff, I'll hook you up with our 'roid, er, sports medicine guy AFTER our series tonight. Not before!

#79683	01/09/2021 4:50:52 pm	Aug 24th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Great analysis Private. (I had jokes lined up, but there may be kids present) NZ Summer may be about the only way I can explain out current run of form, the bad news for everyone else is that we're not even halfway through yet, and the second half is always the best here, 2049, I'm optimistic!

#79684	01/09/2021 7:28:06 pm	Aug 25th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Boulder channeling their inner Kane Williamson - runs galore! Meanwhile the Jets are running out of steam quickly... will see how it goes until the next training update, but there could be some changes after that. Offense has been pretty good, but some pitchers seem to be losing their lustre. In particular, relief aces Sohn and Singletary have been in poor form, which tends to happen late in the season when the decline grim reaper is circling. We won't get near it if they keep up this bad run. And while it may be summer here also, I'm currently in lockdown!

#79699	01/12/2021 7:19:46 am	Aug 31st, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ravens pulled the towel back in and washed it several days ago. Leadership apologizes for the Jekyll and Hyde routine; we're not very comedic over here.

#79703	01/12/2021 8:14:11 am	Aug 31st, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	The Ravens tossing in the towel at 4 games back felt hilarious when the Cows were still contemplating a season-saving winning streak at something like 14 back. Forever optimistic, until we're not.

#79711	01/12/2021 4:33:21 pm	Sep 2nd, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I did have a chuckle at the press release competition. Well played moo's, well played.

#79719	01/14/2021 9:58:24 am	Sep 8th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	tamale was not a kind host last night (swept)...

#79720	01/15/2021 12:21:38 am	Sep 12th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Slowly but surely being reigned in, since coming back east I've only won two series. Never been good at being hunted! Really liked the Cavazos pick up by the Ravens. He was a Free Zoner for a brief period but was a little way down the depth chart. Has potential to be a solid starter IMO.

#79721	01/15/2021 3:27:38 am	Sep 12th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Frustration for the Jets as we lose 3 1-run games in one series vs Saratoga. Ultimate success now looking extremely unlikely this season, and with a couple of weeks left it might be the right time to give the youngsters a go. Still just enough of a chance that I'll probably keep using my best team, however.

#79722	01/15/2021 4:12:42 am	Sep 12th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	^^^Same here. 34 games to go, Saratoga shows no signs of letting up. Still going to go ahead with a couple or so September call-ups, but still being in striking distance, they're going to ride the bench for now.

#79752	01/17/2021 7:29:43 pm	Sep 22nd, 2048
still_c Joined: 01/17/2021 Posts: 1 Inactive

#79765	01/19/2021 5:02:45 am	Sep 26th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I couldn't have said it better myself, still_c.

#79766	01/19/2021 5:25:58 am	Sep 26th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	So just under 25 to go. How about a state of the races report? Welp, Burlington was our last hope of any excitement in the West race. Not much to see here with half the division packing it in early. THANKS BOULDER. We do have some fun in the relegation race with Mount Prospect and Novi trying their best to not get hot. Moore is lurking and is currently on a 1-game tear. And now I'll mention Corvallis. There. That's everyone. Now let's look at the Eas...OH WAIT. A RACE. HOW NICE. Saratoga is still the team to beat. Do the Thunder have it in them to catch the Highlanders? THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! Concord is a series away from the top spot, just don't start tonight against my Thunder. Scranton may be #1 in the game and #1 in our hearts, but they're currently 4th in the East. THE KING IS DEAD: Minny's run of 3 straight division titles has come to an end. And we're going to miss the Moo Cows on the field and in the forum.

#79774	01/19/2021 2:03:53 pm	Sep 26th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ho. Ly. Crap. Twenty-one inning loss to Burlington. First game of the series. This is gonna' hurt the next few games.

#79777	01/19/2021 2:42:54 pm	Sep 26th, 2048
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	The line score sums up our season perfectly. 4 runs, 24 hits, 8 BB, 2 ROE, 26 LOB. We can't score enough runs. No power, no speed. Good pitching isn't enough. Ravens - 3 runs, 14 hits, 4 BB, 14 LOB

#79778	01/19/2021 3:51:11 pm	Sep 28th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@afreespirit: Absolutely. Credit to you, those stats make it look like you should have had it in the bag in nine, 10, 11 innings. Somehow the Flappy Birds kept being scrappy every inning, fighting your guys off until we couldn't. Updated Tuesday, January 19 2021 @ 3:51:40 pm PST

#79779	01/19/2021 3:53:23 pm	Sep 28th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The last couple of times I've finished top, Saratoga have been right there with me. Just saying Pvt, you may have your work cut out for you. I do have to apologies to Haselrig and his crew, 14W3L so far this season, along with knocking them out of the cup. Novi are a far better team than that, seems that the shipment of dodgy water generally saved for Freddy's misfits ended up in Novi! Still plenty to play for, incredibly Boulder are here to stay in Legends for a third straigth season!

#79781	01/20/2021 3:15:59 am	Sep 30th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Very bad day for the Jets, swept by Bllomington despite seeming competitive in all of the games. 5.5 GB now, so going to play the kids for the last round of games. If I was only behind 1 team I might have been tempted to keep trying, but the chances of overtaking 2 teams, while also staying above Scranton, seem very small. Still, this has to be considered a great season, with the team reaching #1 on the rankings, going on a decent cup run, and all but securing Legends status for another season.

#79782	01/20/2021 6:01:26 am	Sep 30th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Oh, I think we earned our butt-kickin' Most all-around blah season I can recall having. Mediocre draft. Waivers were a bust. Just nobody to put claims on for long stretches of the season. Manager situation is frustrating and the team under-performed across the board. 2048 has a lot of 2020 in it

#79787	01/20/2021 9:53:17 am	Sep 30th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	In addition to all that ^, I just noticed Seca's been inactive for almost a month. Game would not be the same without him. Hoping he's just taking a break.

#79796	01/20/2021 4:15:22 pm	Oct 2nd, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'd noticed he hadn't been around the forum, but not to that extent - bring back Seca!

#79816	01/21/2021 4:06:34 pm	Oct 6th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	After barely managing any wins against Saratoga and Minneapolis all-season, I was a whisker away from winning 6/6 in the two series with my B-team... baseball, even simulated, is weird. Unfortunately for everyone else, the one constant seems to be Bloomington winning, they look unstoppable at the moment. Feeling a bit more optimistic about the team's future than I did 6 games ago, however.

#79832	01/22/2021 3:28:08 pm	Oct 9th, 2048
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	It doesn't mean much at this point but Marcelo Paz has hit 3 grand slams in the last 5 games. Four for the season so far.

#79835	01/22/2021 4:08:29 pm	Oct 10th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations JJ! Definitely the toughest team in the West this season. Good luck bringing the title back to the Southern hemisphere!

#79836	01/22/2021 4:30:59 pm	Oct 10th, 2048
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Congratulations JJNZ. That was an impressive second half. Good luck in the finals.

#79838	01/22/2021 6:21:33 pm	Oct 12th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Tamale and AFS - we definitely hit that interleague stretch and just went a little buts! Nice to finally have the best part of a rotation together to go with the bats and even a touch of defense (still the second most errors in the division though)! Nice to clinch it in a meaningful series against a very good Burlington team, gives me a handful of games to really get the rookies in there before the East comes to town. I was stoked to have scored easily the most runs last season with 877, with 862 already I should break that record once again! Thanks all for the season and good luck to those with meaningful games left!

#79840	01/22/2021 8:59:59 pm	Oct 12th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congratulations, JJ! Boulder's looking like a better version of those Novi championship teams of the late '30s. Good luck.

#79841	01/22/2021 11:18:14 pm	Oct 12th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'll accept that once I've challenged for a couple of titles in a row, in the meantime I still bow down to Novi's all time greatness 😉

#79844	01/23/2021 7:11:30 am	Oct 12th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Big grats to JJ and the Boulder team! As I said in Discord, you were super competitive last season, and you proved to be the best team in the West this season. Much deserved win for you.

#79877	01/24/2021 7:08:17 pm	Oct 20th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Big ol' hat tip to Bloomington. From cellar to first... nice turnaround of your season!

#79878	01/24/2021 8:57:38 pm	Oct 20th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Ravens, missed your comment in here! Big congrats to the Thunder, this will be a fantastic final series. 5-5 split in the interleague, looking forward to it tomorrow!

#79881	01/24/2021 11:51:58 pm	Oct 20th, 2048
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Congrats to all the winners -- hoping that'll be me next season!

#79882	01/25/2021 12:15:53 am	Oct 20th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Splittin' the baby on this one. Rooting for both finalists, so...nobody gets to win?!? Seems weird, but them's the rules :P

#79883	01/25/2021 4:30:12 am	Oct 20th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Thanks, all. Commiserations to Saratoga. You ruled all but one week. That's a hard pill to swallow. Your guys were awesome. 5th place, 9-1/2 out at one point. Was dead-last in nearly every offensive category. To keep the league, we picked up Cueto to platoon at 2B and Solis/Wyatt to platoon in CF (in place of some struggling rookies). Jose Marquez was the big FA win, adding a second arm at the back of a poor bullpen and Cesar Reyna was brought in to lead the club just after the start of the cross-division series'. Not only did the Thunder keep the league, we never stopped winning. Reyna goes 72-30 (.706) and we overtake three, Top 5 clubs to steal the division from a Highlander club we all had penciled into the finals. Now we face a good BB friend, JJ. Will my third time be the charm or is Boulder's record-breaking offense just too much? He's got home-field advantage so I have to win in Indiana and figure out how to bottle up an offense hitting over .300 in Colorado. I'm thinking spitballs and red-hot in their jockstraps. Anyone got anything better? Updated Monday, January 25 2021 @ 7:47:20 am PST

#79884	01/25/2021 7:36:38 am	Oct 20th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Black magic. We've been successfully wielding it against Boulder for some time now. Ghost chickens and all. ducks incoming voodoo dolls EDIT: Now that I say that, we may have to skip it for our last four games this season. I think I see the exorcists lining into Boulder's The Stand. Updated Monday, January 25 2021 @ 7:38:44 am PST

#79889	01/25/2021 9:11:38 am	Oct 20th, 2048
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Think Bloomington were in fifth when I last checked in here, so congrats Private! That's one hell of a run. Add me to the list of folks who has Saratoga pencilled in, but they and Scranton will certainly be giving you a run next season/ Oh, and beat Boulder. Please.

#79890	01/25/2021 10:09:19 am	Oct 20th, 2048
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to the division winners. I've only just recovered from the Interleague games that broke my team. Quite the collapse from the point Interleague play started.

#79898	01/25/2021 1:06:40 pm	Oct 20th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Definitely some tough luck for the Skeletons, interleague was not kind at all after your breakaway start, looking forward to taking on the 3 remaining teams next season, but at the same time disappointed for the two relegating clubs, both will no doubt be back. As a good luck charm for the series, we've resurrected Abagail Freeman from the dead. I think she'll be roughly 174 at the start of the series..... As always though, the biggest congrats must go to Private Snowflakes amazing predictive chickens. I look forward to what they have to say in 2049!

#79899	01/25/2021 1:33:21 pm	Oct 20th, 2048
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats JJNZ and PrivateSnowflake! Tough season here in Minneapolis as the cost of neglecting development in favour of going all the last few seasons is finally coming through, so might be in for a lean couple of rebuilding seasons...wonder what side of the pyramid it'll be this time!

#79912	01/25/2021 4:22:12 pm	Oct 22nd, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Bloomington, really dominated the second half there, well deserved pennant and good luck in the playoffs! Jets end 2048 with one fewer win than last season, but with fierce competition I finished 4th in the division after coming 2nd last season. Still, I spoiled my record a bit by tanking the last round, but I gained some valuable information about my youngsters, and they got some desperately needed experience. Next season will be fierce again in the East, but I will be able to bring back almost all of my team with hopefully not too much decline. Not impressed with my farm system at the moment, but I'm hoping to still be in the conversation for a little while yet.

#79915	01/25/2021 4:24:02 pm	Oct 22nd, 2048
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Congratulations Boulder & Bloomington! Und, auf wiedersehen!

#79930	01/26/2021 4:07:24 am	Oct 24th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@Lee: fortune favors the bold and you sir, went for it and got it. Much respect!

#79931	01/26/2021 4:51:29 am	Oct 24th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	You know, I went back to see the predictions (dead-on, no need to go back!) and it looks like, in the midst of my Covid delusions, I never picked a champ. So let's see who those voodoo chickens like in the finals! West Champ Boulder: Like an old girlfriend, this one-time beauty (champion) returns with a new name 12 years later and carrying some heavy baggage (Sheila come back!!!) . These guys score more than a sailor on shore leave with a fistful of $20's (5.6RS). Five hitters boast an OPS better than .850 with 25yo Hank Cordell an MVP candidate. The drapes match the curtains with Boulder pitchers sporting a sub-4.00 FIP thanks in large part to their ability to keep the ball down. Could you imagine what these guys would look like if they didn't play in The Stand? Well, thanks to the power of technology you can! Boulder pitchers are a run better on the road vs at home. Frightening stuff for the poor sucker who faces them in the final. ~~Poor sucker~~ East Champ Bloomington: Like an ugly girl, this club is still looking for that ring. The offense caught fire, going from 3.5RS in their first 60 to finishing at 5.2RS overall. The Thunder are led by their own wunderkind Robin Edwards (.324/.403./.545) and a resurgent Wally Woodworth. Thunder pitching mirrors FreeZoner pitching (we both know why) and sports two hammers at the back end of the bullpen in Marquez and Adams. Ok, PSF. TL;DR. Yeesh. So who wins? Haselrig says the 2048 FreeZoners remind him of the Novi dynasty of the late 30's. Who did Novi beat? Oh yeah! Bloomington. Crap! Boulder in 6. Updated Tuesday, January 26 2021 @ 8:44:02 am PST

#79933	01/26/2021 5:34:50 am	Oct 24th, 2048
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	A quick congrats to JJNZ and PrivateSnowflake!! Well done guys.

#79936	01/26/2021 7:47:57 am	Oct 24th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	PrivateSnowflake with the post of the season. Chef's kiss. And with that, cue the Walkin' Away music from the Incredible Hulk 'cause your not gonna have ol' Haselrig to kick around anymore. Even though I had my...whole thing handed to me this time, it was still fun to hang for a season. Good luck next year everybody.

#79951	01/26/2021 10:34:23 pm	Oct 28th, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Loved the post Pvt. After day one, advantage Bloomington, well played!

#79952	01/27/2021 4:11:58 pm	Nov 1st, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	End of day 2, advantage remains with Bloomington. Really enjoyed the two pitchers duels between Macaluso and Conte, even if it ended in me being shut out - well played! Blanco faces off v Tadano first up tomorrow, Tadano definitely had the upper hand last time out Bloomington finally gets Stevens back from injury also and finally have the Number 1 rank in all of BB. Interestingly, the way things stand right at the moment, the east hold 5 of the top 6 spots and if I lose the first game tomorrow, 1 thru 5 will all be eastern teams.

#79953	01/28/2021 4:22:43 am	Nov 1st, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Every time we got on base, J-Mac would induce a double play. Good duel between our #1's. Really wish we would have swept at home. I don't know how we go back to Boulder and win again. Our season series says the home team as the advantage. And yes, it's good to have Stevens back.

#79956	01/28/2021 2:08:02 pm	Nov 3rd, 2048
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Big congrats Pvt, well overdue first title, I'm sure it won't be the last! Completely out played us that series, Blanco will be on remedials over the off season. Look forward to a match up in 2049.

#79958	01/28/2021 3:56:35 pm	Nov 4th, 2048
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	hat tip to Snowy

#79959	01/28/2021 4:25:06 pm	Nov 4th, 2048
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats Private! Maybe a promotion to Corporal is due? As JJ said, long overdue, glad to see you restored some Eastern pride too - very well done.

#79966	01/28/2021 11:58:40 pm	Nov 4th, 2048
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Haselrig -- not that you were dying for a clarification, but I was actually rooting for Boulder. But since Bloomington won, it's nice to see the (clearly) stronger division come out on top!

#79967	01/29/2021 4:19:47 am	Nov 4th, 2048
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congratulations PrivateSnowflake! Legends Champion and all-around good egg. Well done, Man! Commiserations to JJ. I had two dogs in this fight, so I couldn't lose. Sorry one of you had to. Here's to two great champions, JJ and soon to get that commission, PrivateSnowflake!

#79968	01/29/2021 4:42:38 am	Nov 4th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I deeply appreciate the congrats, fellas. 28 seasons, 2 other finals losses. No way could I conceive we'd have a chance against that offense. No better opponent that JJ. He's one of the best and not just in BB. I mean that. Never imagined a few FA scraps, a lucky waiver claim, and a 39mm payroll would lead me here. Heck, I was just trying to keep the league. Stay humble, Private. You sound like an a**hole. Well, that's everything. A Cup title, a Legends title, and a #1 ranking...is BrokenBat ready for PrivateSnowflake2? No. Just...no.

#79972	01/29/2021 6:11:28 am	Nov 4th, 2048
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	And now our annual congratulations to ~~Aaron Ocampo~~ on winning the Aaron Ocampo/Cy Young Award! I mean, congrats, buff!

#79973	01/29/2021 7:34:45 am	Nov 4th, 2048
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congratulations!

#79976	01/29/2021 9:35:05 am	Nov 4th, 2048
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	"Lord's" Awards ceremony 1ever and he is a VB Hall of Fame member all BB hall entry #1 @afreespirit best pitcher ever in BB!!!!!!!!

#79991	01/29/2021 2:35:59 pm	Jan 15th, 2049
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	I am working on making it so. Ocampo is the only active pitcher with a legitimate shot at 300+ career wins with only 64 wins to go. This season he had a total of 44 injury days, so that did not help. Plus he is 33. It is still possible for him to get 3 more 20 win seasons before the inevitable decline accelerates. If only the offense would cooperate. * The current all-time leader is Emilio Rangel with 303 career wins. Updated Friday, January 29 2021 @ 2:56:18 pm PST

#80018	01/31/2021 6:37:02 am	Jan 15th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Welcome to the clubs joining Legends this season! Two newcomers in the West and two returning clubs in the East.

#80020	01/31/2021 8:41:09 am	Jan 15th, 2049
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Turtles in on a nailbiter of a season, Texarkana in after a pretty dominant performance. Welcome to Legends! Birmingham back with great vengeance, and Durham in on an upwards rocket through multiple leagues in relatively short order, after stumbling around in V for a while. Grats on returning! Updated Sunday, January 31 2021 @ 8:41:50 am PST

#80046	02/01/2021 3:45:29 pm	Jan 15th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Thanks, it's great to be here. Seeing what you guys did to Novi and Murfreesboro last season, I can't say I'm optimistic about sticking around. However it turns out, though, we're here for at least one season, and I love it.

#80047	02/01/2021 4:22:53 pm	Jan 15th, 2049
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Our third Cy Young in the last four years -- with three different pitchers! I have been very fortunate to have the guys on the mound I do.

#80131	02/09/2021 7:15:09 am	Mar 8th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well it's the dead time in the league forum when everybody is passing time, waiting for their younglings to develop, cussing that 12 POT pitcher you picked up 6 seasons ago who is taking forever to develop and just got hammered again in Spring Training...exceptional my left foot! Just get somebody out! Yeesh. Anyway, that means it's time for PSF's 2049 League Prediction Post and Company Picnic Extravaganza! The good news is I've re-wired the Apple II's green screen to be even more...green? I've printed off the data onto that sweet dot-matrix paper and have been tearing off the tabs for a half-hour now. Eventually, I'll get around to actually looking at the data. But I can't resist tearing off the tabs. Note: These picks are bullet-proof, accurate never wrong, because I've created a mathematical formula that involves a voodoo-practicing chicken. And math. And we all know math=science and chicken=tasty. So it's tasty science. You can't question that. I'm hungry. Well, let's see who gets the Big Blue Trophy this year and who this jerk PSF says is going to relegate. If you believe your team is rated too low, feel free to send me a profanity-laden email to [email protected]. How the West will be won Hitting ratings 1. Mount Prospect 189.23 2. Texarkana 350.48 (birthplace of Ross Perot, inventor of the parrot I think) 3. Boulder 176.55 4. Burlington 172.92 (named after Burl Ives) 5. Corvallis 171.45 6. San Luis Obispo 164.48 Pitching ratings 1. Burlington 175.33 2. Texarkana 167.05 3. Boulder 165.28 4. Mount Prospect 164.57 (located in the mountainous region outside...Chicago?) 5. San Luis Obispo 161.69 6. Corvallis 161.09 West Division Predicted Order Of Finish Mount Prospect (fyi, the season is 160 games long, not 60) Texarkana Burlington Boulder Corvallis San Luis Obispo (translated to spanish: San Luis Obispo. Your welcome) Congratulations to jc's Skeletons on winning the West! We'll see the rest of you in 2050! East Division Crystal Ball Hitter ratings 1. Scranton 189.57 2. Durham 187.01 3. Bloomington 179.72 4. Birmingham 179.55 (can't wait for the Ham Battle with Durham. Yes, I'm still hungry) 5. Concord 175.71 (famous for its French airplanes and jelly) 6. Saratoga 170.79 Pitching ratings 1. Bloomington 178.72 2. Scranton 175.06 3. Birmingham 173.23 4. Saratoga 169.97 (where ancient Rome got it's Toga's from) 5. Durham 164.42 (must...resist...the urge...to quote...Bull Durham) 6. Concord 159.56 Eastern Order of the Finnish Scranton Bloomington Birmingham Durham Saratoga Concord Congratulations to buff! #1 ranked most of last year and #1 ranked in the East this year. Legends Championship Series So who ya got? Mount Prospect or Scranton? The trophy stays in the East: Bears in 5. See you all in 2050! Now did somebody say something about chicken? Updated Tuesday, February 9 2021 @ 7:17:52 am PST becuz I kant spel to gud Updated Tuesday, February 9 2021 @ 7:19:16 am PST punctuation. is; hard: Updated Tuesday, February 9 2021 @ 7:24:34 am PST

#80132	02/09/2021 7:41:17 am	Mar 8th, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	I see what you did there. Slippin' the Thunder to second. It says, sure, I'm a modest lad, but not TOO modest :P

#80133	02/09/2021 8:15:42 am	Mar 8th, 2049
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Ross Perot! Cool! Kinda!

#80134	02/09/2021 8:37:03 am	Mar 8th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I see what you did there. Slippin' the Thunder to second. It says, sure, I'm a modest lad, but not TOO modest :P Maybe my proDos is a little rusty. 5 Home 10 Let [#1] = "Bloomington" 20 If [#1] = "Scranton" then goto 10 30 If "Novi" = Legends then goto 40 40 [Relegate] = "Novi"

#80135	02/09/2021 8:47:46 am	Mar 8th, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Nope, runnin' like a top Remember, pursuant to the terms our trade in the late 1890's, Novi owns all rights to any and all dot matrix tracks produced by the Bloomington organization in perpetuity. We have a giveaway day coming up and I have a plan to cut costs by giving out bobble heads made with tracks with an artist's rendering (read: I drew a face on it) of all-time Novi greats. Wait 'til you see my mock-up of our new Ring of Honor!

#80141	02/10/2021 6:46:39 am	Mar 10th, 2049
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Lot to take in from these predictions.... definitely making some notes about that 160 game thing. I also notice there are still a lot of Interleague games to go through on my schedule so I'm not sure how that 1st place prediction is going to work out. Boulder finished 16 games ahead of us and had a 177 run differential advantage. That's going to be hard to make up with only the addition of 2 IF on the tail end of their careers. The goal I guess is maybe not playing Gauthier in the IF will improve our defense and help the pitching staff out.

#80196	02/13/2021 9:40:22 pm	Mar 18th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Private. I can't disagree with you at all. Weird. Texarkana are a scary looking club after my first very brief scout

#80243	02/17/2021 5:00:50 pm	Apr 2nd, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, I do believe we will finish this season without winning a single league game.

#80245	02/17/2021 8:44:56 pm	Apr 3rd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I don't believe that for a second, first two games today were 1 run affairs that could've gone either way

#80248	02/18/2021 4:23:58 am	Apr 3rd, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Why do my hitters always start out slow? One of these days we'll hit the ground running, but for now: This is called a "bat". You swing it at the "ball". Am I moving too fast for you?

#80259	02/19/2021 7:39:35 am	Apr 7th, 2049
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	I feel like this is a typical scene from the Mount Prospect practices... Coach: All right pitchers, today lets focus on Curveballs, Sliders, etc! Coach goes off and does something and comes back a half hour later and the pitchers are running around the infield fielding grounders. Not an unusual occurrence, we had 4 Fielding upgrades and no Movement upgrades on the pitching side of things.

#80293	02/20/2021 6:53:14 pm	Apr 14th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Holy cow. Saratoga no-hit my Thunder!

#80321	02/24/2021 3:59:19 am	Apr 25th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	So the exact same club that won 97 games a season ago, can't win 25% of it's games the next season. Strange days.

#80324	02/24/2021 12:36:22 pm	Apr 25th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Welcome to 2037!

#80326	02/24/2021 3:20:12 pm	Apr 26th, 2049
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 579 Murfreesboro Moo Cows IV.2	Hypothesis: At some point in 2020-21, Steve tinkered with the Broken Bat code to make teams/players streakier. Discuss. Thunder: Holy cow. Yep. Updated Wednesday, February 24 2021 @ 3:20:56 pm PST

#80329	02/24/2021 5:28:00 pm	Apr 29th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I have the same terrible run differential and record as Bloomington. Twinsies! Holds up a hand for a high-five.

#80334	02/25/2021 4:08:13 am	Apr 29th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hypothesis: At some point in 2020-21, Steve tinkered with the Broken Bat code to make teams/players streakier. Discuss. I present Exhibit A: 2048 Bloomington Thunder. 26-34 (.433) in the first 60, 71-29 (.710) to finish. Even with the streaking code working in my favor, that was a little too ridiculous (not being able to lose). Well, I guess I can hope for the code to kick in sometime. Cuz we can't hit for sh*t As Frank "The Tank" famously said: "We're going streaking!"

#80336	02/25/2021 6:32:56 am	Apr 29th, 2049
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	re: Hypothesis i am inclined to agree because my team ran off 25 straight wins late in the season, almost equaled the mlb record of 26 by the NY Giants of 1916!

#80339	02/25/2021 11:11:32 am	Apr 29th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	...my team ran off 25 straight wins... That's crazy! I wonder what the longest streak in BB is... Edit: Found this thread. So 25 might be it (twice). Updated Thursday, February 25 2021 @ 11:15:09 am PST

#80340	02/25/2021 1:27:26 pm	Apr 29th, 2049
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	no, 25 is not the broken bat record...i did a bit of checking, enough to find a 27 win streak in recent history, don't recall the team/year it was done. also, my streak was at league level 6, where team talent differences and management interest levels are wide....still it was odd enough for me to think something was broke/miscoded--although i didn't mention it to anyone until now Updated Thursday, February 25 2021 @ 1:29:09 pm PST

#80342	02/25/2021 6:53:13 pm	May 3rd, 2049
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Hypothesis: At some point in 2020-21, Steve tinkered with the Broken Bat code to make teams/players streakier. Discuss. I've been operating under the assumption that players receive a randomized variable at season turnover. For simplicity's sake, let's say it runs from -5 to +5, or even -3 to +3. If a player rolls a "0" at season rollover, their performance is completely based upon their underlying. If that player rolls a positive, their season will receive some sort of uptick to the underlying, up to the max amount. If the player rolls a negative, their season will receive some sort of downtick to the underlying, down to the maximum amount. That said, it could also be as simple as -, 0, +. Your player rolls a +, and they get some beneficial black-box multiplier applied to select underlying numbers. A - yields a detrimental black-box multiplier.

#80366	02/27/2021 4:44:13 pm	May 9th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Condolences are in order to Mount Prospect. I don't mean to rub it in, but I'm delighted the Turtles have won a three-game series this season. Our previous best was a 2 and 2 split with Corvallis. My team may be heating up a smidge, but we were in such rough shape there was probably nowhere to go but up. I've been operating under the assumption that players receive a randomized variable at season turnover. I've wondered something along these lines myself, and it could be possible. It's hard to say for sure, though, because sometimes the random number generator just hoses you. It's easy to see patterns in the noise.

#80396	03/01/2021 9:48:44 am	May 14th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well, just about at the quarter pole. Time to keep fishing or cut bait. Things are getting desperate in Bloomington. I was thisclose to cutting long-time star Woodworth over the weekend. If his replacement would show any signs of life, it would be an easy decision. It's performances like Woodworth's that continue to cement my long-standing rule of cutting anyone over 32. Tough to do sometimes, though. Updated Tuesday, March 2 2021 @ 4:05:52 am PST

#80401	03/01/2021 5:05:45 pm	May 16th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It's fair to say that Bloomington's start has been more 'clap' than 'thunder'. Too soon to start calling you the Bloomington Clap though. It'll come. And there's not always a need to be so age-ist! But there are 4 nervous looking 32 year olds on my roster at present also..........

#80408	03/02/2021 2:15:31 pm	May 17th, 2049
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Our pitching is so terrible this year, and I haven't found any options for improvement yet. We tried P.Ennis but he just couldn't perform. He was lacking stamina and his movement was terrible. We're sending him back to the minors to work on his kinks.

#80410	03/02/2021 2:21:46 pm	May 17th, 2049
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	On the randomizer... maybe some players can be streakier than others. My case for something like that is always Vance. 538 OPS one year and 9 XBH, 874, 43 XBH and MVP votes the next. His GB% even went up about 25% in the better year. Updated Tuesday, March 2 2021 @ 2:22:02 pm PST Updated Tuesday, March 2 2021 @ 2:22:25 pm PST

#80412	03/02/2021 3:15:47 pm	May 18th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It does indeed look like P.Ennis has peaked too soon (in the minors) and he really needs to work on some of his waywardness. Updated Wednesday, March 3 2021 @ 6:02:14 pm PST

#80425	03/03/2021 5:34:35 am	May 21st, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It does indeed look like P.Ennis has peaked too soon The same could be said of my teenage love life... Updated Wednesday, March 3 2021 @ 5:34:58 am PST

#80426	03/03/2021 5:46:10 am	May 21st, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Welp, times they are a changin' in Bloomington. I was hoping to wait to see what happened during inter-division play, to see if we could replicate last season's run, but it's time to see if the younglings can give us any hope for the future. Maybe we can develop enough and make a second-half run to keep the league, but every button I've pushed so far hasn't worked out. How we've lost 3 runs per game is beyond me.

#80451	03/05/2021 3:48:37 pm	May 30th, 2049
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	This is easily my favorite roster I've had offensively. Pitching is terrible. I feel like other than Ramirez and maybe Dunlap I have a big collection of 26 and under "meh" guys. Updated Friday, March 5 2021 @ 3:50:34 pm PST

#80487	03/09/2021 8:30:42 am	Jun 10th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	60 games in. Big marker on the schedule as we get a look at the other division and throw everything we learned in the first 60 right into the garbage. So let's go dumpster diving and see what kind of nuggets we can find. East: 1. Birmingham is this season's Saratoga as they look almost dominant in leading the division. A quick look would say pitching is the reason, but you would be overlooking a club that is scoring better than 5 runs per game by swinging from their heels. 2. Scranton is really good at one thing and really bad at another. For some reason they fear anything left-handed: pitchers, hitters, hot-dog vendors. They seem to be holding steady, so a reversal of home fortunes could shoot the Bears right to the top. 3. Saratoga has to be the streakiest team in the East. Win a bunch, lose a bunch. They also hate baseballs because they are flying out of the yard on both offense and defense. If the Highlanders can get a guy or two on base before the big fly, they can make some noise. 4. Concord is my dark horse. If you look at the numbers, you'd think the Jets would be on top. My bet is their luck is about to change and they'll make a run i the division. 5. Durham has spent more on scoreboard lighting than anyone in the East. It keeps the fans excited and is good for fantasy baseball, but not so good in terms of making a run. They need to find the good Nuke LaLoosh. 6. Bloomington is the strongest team in the East. They are at the bottom of the standings holding everyone else up. West: 1. Boulder is a monster this season. The hitting is still there and now the pitching seems to have caught up. 2. Burlington has always, always had the pitching. Now the Remnants are second only to Boulder in hitting this season as well. This could make for a great pennant race down the stretch. 3. Mount Prospect seems to have a lot going for them this season. One does have to wonder if the good fortune will last as their pitching will have more pressure during the double-header days coming up. They certainly have the bats. 4. Texarkana has endured it's first 60 game run in Legends and has performed admirably. Nothing flashy, just very even. That's not a bad thing, either. Just a little second-half magic could spice things up for the Twisters. Galvez could turn the corner and soon in his third season. 5. Corvallis' luck should change, one would think. The staff has been performing out of its mind, while the offense waits for a spark. If the Ravens recent signings/claims work out as hoped, this team isn't too far under the relegation line. 6. San Luis Obispo has had a bit of a rough go in their first year in Legends. Just bad timing on the Turtle part. The silver lining is they are close the the top division, so even if they do relegate, dreams of a Legends trophy isn't too far out of reach.

#80490	03/09/2021 10:38:12 am	Jun 10th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Always appreciate the insight from the reigning champs!

#80501	03/10/2021 4:11:45 pm	Jun 18th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	"Bad timing" is an awfully nice way to describe our current situation. I can see why you would say that, too. We clearly don't have the talent to hang in Legends, and the aging of some key performers definitely exacerbated that problem. However, I still feel lucky to be here. We won our division in 2048 thanks to some major career years. See, for example, Um, who posted his highest ever OPS at age 32 last year at the highest league level he had played at until that point. This is a higher level than I ever expected to reach, and I'm just going to take the enjoyment where I can find it. I'm thrilled that Gaytan broke the franchise career stolen base record in Legends this season. Now, he has the single season record and the career record, and I'll probably stick him in the team HOF.

#80515	03/11/2021 4:29:20 pm	Jun 23rd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Gaytans had a very nice career for you for sure. Things is, you're not miles off, and you've got heaps of young talent that if you can ge them the AB's will grow by the end of the season, so if you stay reasonably in contention, and the young guns really step up then you could come roaring back into this. A couple of seasons ago I was in dead last heading into interleague, and by the time we were back into division play I was challenging for the title. The ravens cut that dream short that season, but if I was you I'd look to cut a couple of the vets (Ayala, Fossas, Bando to name a few) and get the young ones their chance to shine. Nothing to lose at this point right?!

#80517	03/11/2021 7:16:45 pm	Jun 25th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	So, your thinking is actually very similar to mine. This is perhaps strange, but Fossas is playing right now to get a few AB in Legends before I cut him. He's one of the guys who got me here, and I didn't want to get rid of him without giving him some playing time at the top. My plan is to cut him after this training update and play Quintana at DH again. Bando is a trickier case. I had put him in AAA to move Agosto into the rotation, but Agosto was brutally blown out in his next three starts. Part of me wants to let him play through and see how he can develop, but that's a dicey proposition in inter-division play when routine double-headers can stress your bullpen already. Adding too many short games on top of that could expose my weak pen even more. Pitching in general is going to be very tricky for me over the next couple of seasons. I have a glut of pitching in my upper minors (MUCH of it left-handed) and a very old pitching staff in general. Easing everyone in will be. . . challenging. I think cutting all my vets and just letting youngsters play through feels like too much of a surrender for me. Perhaps I'm underestimating how quickly they can develop, though.

#80518	03/12/2021 12:07:44 am	Jun 25th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I had less of a look at your pitching than hitting, but I'm a big fan of having rookies come through in lesser roles, I've got three on the go currently (one due to an injury) ask in my MR and LR slots. On a completely different note, it has always felt like a mistake when someone you cut ends up on a legends team and Tatis is no different. I know he'll be good, I just don't have the space. Good luck to the Ravens with him!

#80528	03/12/2021 10:39:31 am	Jun 25th, 2049
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ravens are hot garbage. We've got nothing.

#80529	03/12/2021 11:07:09 am	Jun 25th, 2049
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	We've scored 32 runs in the past 15 games.

#80530	03/12/2021 12:04:57 pm	Jun 25th, 2049
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	As a counterpoint, Haverhill's opponents have scored 26 runs in the last 1 games.

#80551	03/14/2021 3:14:56 pm	Jul 4th, 2049
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	I'm to the point of giving up here. Nothing I do gives me a win. I'm kinda' done with it at this point.

#80553	03/14/2021 3:28:34 pm	Jul 5th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	CGSO 1 hitter for Blanco. Not bad considering that he's already given up the same number of walks as all last season and we're not even at the half way mark https://brokenbat.org/game/4009653

#80564	03/15/2021 4:42:57 am	Jul 7th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Nothing I do gives me a win. Our season's motto.

#80567	03/15/2021 7:58:28 am	Jul 7th, 2049
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Mount Prospect is getting their annual Interleague beat down where all our hopes and dreams are crushed.

#80590	03/16/2021 4:37:45 pm	Jul 13th, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	@Geech how long till we in same league not next season??? @lostraven wish we somehow same league again! @AF "Remnants" dominance in Legend Skeletons will be nice watching them vs Ripper's next season in battles? Colorado #1@JJNZ Whose gonna do East or West? All-Stars???

#80596	03/17/2021 12:08:31 am	Jul 14th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Cheers, Wuggla, Colorado is indeed the place to be at present! Couple of all-star predictions: Possibly an all Boulder OF Cordell - no doubter. Blackburn - solid case of his own accord Rice - got hurt a lot playing C, but his bat started super hot. Cooled off a little, but an OPS of .928 still - doubles machine! 2B - you heard it here, an all star 2B for Boulder! Rincon's been every bit as good as Cordell Bratton, Shapiro, Kruger are all possibilities also. I may even have some Pitchers in the running also with Blanco and Ames. It's been an incredible start to the campaign, but it needed to be with the way the #1 schedule slot is front loaded. That said, last season we set the record with 900 runs in a legends campaign. At the halfway mark, we're at 516. Just insane, so expecting a decent fall off, hopefully have enough lee-way to hold on through. Enough about me........... No huge surprises in the rest of the west, Texarkana are a good looking team. The east has surprised me, Bloomingtons chickens have turned into turkeys, and I didn't foresee Birmingham bashing everyone in sight as much as they have. Onwards! Updated Wednesday, March 17 2021 @ 12:09:50 am PDT

#80605	03/17/2021 2:14:36 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Note to the West All-Stars; The beer is for after the game

#80606	03/17/2021 2:33:17 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Wow, what a beatdown! Mount Prospect ended up with Washburn starting at SS and Walton in the OF. Especially excited about Washburn being the starting SS, he has greatly exceeded my expectations this season.

#80610	03/17/2021 4:15:04 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	@Wuggla, tough call on playing together again. Our best bet might be 2051. We could get there with me sticking in II.2 in 2050 and you winning league III that year to make it back. At this point it looks like the ship has sailed on relegation for the both of us for this season. This has been a brutal season in a lot of respects.

#80613	03/17/2021 5:26:13 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, I don't want to steal Bloomington's thunder (do you see what I did there?), but I've crunched some numbers and thought I might share my own take on inter-division stats at the halfway mark. It's been a mostly one-sided beatdown so far this season. East teams have walloped West teams 100-80, which is good for a .556 winning percentage. Every East team is above .500 in inter-division play except one, and that team is just one game below .500. So why only mostly one-sided? Well, the West has one single point of pride: the top individual team so far is the Boulder Free Zoners! They've gone 21-9 for a .700 winning percentage. Nicely done! Second place is a tie between Birmingham and Scranton at 19-11. My own Turtles have improved noticeably during interdivision play. At 13-17 (.433 wpct) we actually have the third best inter-division record in the West. So that tells you something. Something bad. Here's the complete ID standings:

#80615	03/17/2021 6:15:08 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Wow. That All-Star beatdown by the East says it all really. Jeebus. Can't wait for this season to be over.

#80616	03/17/2021 6:21:21 pm	Jul 16th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Great analysis Geech, didn't realise there was that much of a spread between top and bottom in the East during interleague

#80619	03/18/2021 7:18:47 am	Jul 16th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Permission to jump from the East (.320) to the West (.467) for the remainder of the season. The East are meanies.

#80628	03/18/2021 10:37:04 am	Jul 16th, 2049
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Pretty typical season so far for this incarnation of the Twisters: solid if unspectacular hitting 1 through 9, pretty good pitching (although Hutchins can’t get it together) and strong defence. Don’t think we’ll challenge for the top but if the bullpen comes around we should be able to hang around here for another year.

#80668	03/20/2021 6:51:46 pm	Jul 28th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	So much for improved inter-division play. Sheesh. I've gone 1-9 to start the second half.

#80686	03/24/2021 8:36:28 am	Aug 9th, 2049
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Possibly the worst season ever from this team. Ever. * Normally sub-four pitcher at almost 7 ERA. * Normally 4.00-ish pitcher at almost 6 ERA. * Normally mid-three pitcher at almost 7 ERA and unusually struggling vs. lefties. * I just lost a SP for 33 days. * Batter RISP has been woefully under BA, unusual for this team. * Error counts are relatively low, OAs are high, yet pitchers overall have a 5.19/4.24 ERA/FIP split. (OK, DPs are way down. That may be in small part due to Cisneros.) You have no idea how badly I just want to walk away from this right now. Updated Wednesday, March 24 2021 @ 8:41:27 am PDT

#80728	03/27/2021 6:26:15 am	Aug 21st, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, inter-division play has concluded which means it's sigh time for an update. The hapless West division was even more hapless in the second half. The East won it by 104-76, a .578 winning percentage. Yikes! The top individual performer was the Concord Jets, who went 21-9 in 2nd half inter-division play. That's a .700 winning percentage! Well done! Birmingham was right behind them with a 20-10 record. The Turtles played an embarrassing 6-24. There's a bit of a chicken and egg scenario here. After our 1-9 start to ID play in the 2nd half, I pretty much raised the white flag and stopped making competitive play a goal. Sorry, fellas. I've never done this before and I never expected to do it at Legends, but I think it's what's best for my team. Not only does it give my youngsters time to develop, but it gives me more of a chance to see what I have in them. The tough part is deciding which veterans to take out. I don't know if you guys have this problem, but I feel an emotional connection to these simulated players, and it's difficult to take their playing time away if they're doing okay. Anyway, here are the 2nd half standings: So this brings us to the overall standings. As you might have guessed, the East won handily with a 204-156 record -- a .567 winning percentage. The top overall performer across the whole of inter-division play was Birmingham, with a 39-21 record and .650 winning percentage! Second place was a tie between Scranton and Concord at 37-23 and .617. Nicely done! A lot of that tender flesh you've been consuming is Turtle meat! Updated Saturday, March 27 2021 @ 6:27:55 am PDT

#80731	03/27/2021 1:51:31 pm	Aug 21st, 2049
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	We entered inter league play with a team BA of .276 and ended it at .246. Some individual examples; Austin .307 to .256, Blanchard .299 to .263, Paz .265 to .243, Whaley .286 to .251. This kind of collective hitting slump for 60 games is unrealistic.

#80732	03/27/2021 3:08:59 pm	Aug 22nd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It felt worse than 15-15 for us, a collective thumping by the east though! Lets hope the return west is a little kinda to us, but I'm not overly optimistic. It's a reasonable lead, but I've seen worse slumps as AFS has pointed out.

#80733	03/27/2021 3:54:54 pm	Aug 23rd, 2049
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	The worst for us was 2044 when we had a 15 game lead after 50 games and lost by 1 to Denver. It was another example of the team overperforming in hitting followed by extreme underperformance. This has been a consistent hitting pattern for us since we reached Legends. Sometimes these swings are quite extreme. This is very frustrating.

#80863	04/04/2021 5:58:43 am	Sep 20th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	With one week left, this 2049 final sttetch is been well, light on excitement. One race. Scranton has a puncher's chance with Birmingham, although B'ham has been a cut above all season long. The relegation races along with the West has been pretty much decided. With all due respect to Scranton, the Boulder v Birmingham match-up has seemed pre-ordained from early on. Two huge heavyweights on a collision course. Can't wait.

#80864	04/04/2021 10:05:26 am	Sep 20th, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I think I just got called fat

#80872	04/05/2021 4:10:51 am	Sep 24th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	We don't use that language in the States. Try, "exceptionally cumbersome".

#80900	04/07/2021 6:20:00 am	Oct 2nd, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Last time thru. Boulder already has space cleared for the West Division trophy. Scranton and Saratoga making one final push in the East. Could be in for some excitement after all!

#80909	04/07/2021 2:23:55 pm	Oct 2nd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Still plenty to fight for in the East, lots of potential outcomes in the final week!

#80949	04/11/2021 4:05:14 am	Oct 18th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to JJ on a dominant repeat performance and to kladu, who has made it back to the top for the first time in 18 seasons! Two of BB's historically great owners going head-to-head will be a treat to watch!

#80956	04/11/2021 4:07:56 pm	Oct 20th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Well, thank goodness that's over. Hopefully I can stick in level 2, but I think my youngsters are going to have to take some big steps forward for that to happen. A lot of them haven't impressed, and Wilson's performance is especially disappointing.

#80961	04/11/2021 5:39:13 pm	Oct 22nd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Private. I'm going to miss your predictions most of all in 2050 I think, here's the copy/paste to save everyone scrolling back up...... -_____________________________- How the West will be won Hitting ratings 1. Mount Prospect 189.23 2. Texarkana 350.48 (birthplace of Ross Perot, inventor of the parrot I think) 3. Boulder 176.55 4. Burlington 172.92 (named after Burl Ives) 5. Corvallis 171.45 6. San Luis Obispo 164.48 Pitching ratings 1. Burlington 175.33 2. Texarkana 167.05 3. Boulder 165.28 4. Mount Prospect 164.57 (located in the mountainous region outside...Chicago?) 5. San Luis Obispo 161.69 6. Corvallis 161.09 West Division Predicted Order Of Finish Mount Prospect (fyi, the season is 160 games long, not 60) Texarkana Burlington Boulder Corvallis San Luis Obispo (translated to spanish: San Luis Obispo. Your welcome) Congratulations to jc's Skeletons on winning the West! We'll see the rest of you in 2050! East Division Crystal Ball Hitter ratings 1. Scranton 189.57 2. Durham 187.01 3. Bloomington 179.72 4. Birmingham 179.55 (can't wait for the Ham Battle with Durham. Yes, I'm still hungry) 5. Concord 175.71 (famous for its French airplanes and jelly) 6. Saratoga 170.79 Pitching ratings 1. Bloomington 178.72 2. Scranton 175.06 3. Birmingham 173.23 4. Saratoga 169.97 (where ancient Rome got it's Toga's from) 5. Durham 164.42 (must...resist...the urge...to quote...Bull Durham) 6. Concord 159.56 Eastern Order of the Finnish Scranton Bloomington Birmingham Durham Saratoga Concord Congratulations to buff! #1 ranked most of last year and #1 ranked in the East this year. Legends Championship Series So who ya got? Mount Prospect or Scranton? The trophy stays in the East: Bears in 5 -_____________________________- To be fair - not far off with most of the teams!

#80962	04/11/2021 5:51:00 pm	Oct 22nd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Couple of league notes: West Boulder - unbelieviably and unexpectedly good season. Smashed last seasons all-time Legends runs record of 900 with 956. Mt Prospect - better v the east, still room to grow there Texarkana - waved the flag early, but scarily good team. Burlington - Did their best Mt Prospect impression and flailed in interleague - otherwise had the second best division record Corvallis - surprised and sad to see the Ravens relegate, too good of a team and owner to stay down for long though San Luis Obispo - tough season - its a big jump up to legends - Boulder got similarly smashed first time up, so again, you'll be back! East Birmingham - favourites for the title with 3 Legends titles from 4 attempts and 6-4 over Boulder during the season. Scranton - reminiscent of the struggle to get to Legends all over again - dominant season, but another dominant team to fight against! Durham - congrats to the new Legends runs leader, with 958 runs in a single season, taking my streak away! Very reminiscent of every Boulder team before this one when we finally learnt how to pitch. Concord - solid as ever, faded down the stretch but mostly due to the youth movement. Saratoga - came up together with Boulder, once dominant pitching failed this season it seems Bloomington - very sad to see the Thunder go, again they'll be back in short order. New teams coming up: Redding - Don't think I've come up against the Raiders before, couple of age concerns perhaps? Eden Prairie - Been a couple of seasons wince we crossed paths, good looking team New London - another that I'm fairly sure I haven't faced, good mix of players Minneapolis - welcome back to the Tigers!

#80964	04/11/2021 7:08:44 pm	Oct 22nd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I forgot to add, what I like most about this match up is that there is only one 15 pot(albeit stunted) between both teams. As a guy who is in my 29th seasons without drafting anyone higher than a 14 pot, this appeals to me!

#80971	04/12/2021 4:08:09 am	Oct 22nd, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Why you gotta bring up the past predictions, JJ? They don't make Apple II parts anymore hence, the chicken powered capacitor. Nice season write up, btw. You were kind to my Thunder. So long-time confidant JJ vs a guy I respect in old-timer kladu. My heart says JJ but my mind says I could've had a better comeback when the waiter said come back and see us again and I said "You too!" Arghh. Stupid, stupid, stupid. 2049's Final looks a lot like 48's final with Birmingham playing the part of Bloomington and Boulder playing the part of...uh, Boulder. I like the make-up of the Athletics and feel they can slow down the 'Zoners bats while keeping pace if they need to. But I also feel Boulder is having one of those all-time seasons (Cup win, remember?). Let's play seven. Boulder 4-3.

#80993	04/13/2021 1:58:18 am	Oct 26th, 2049
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	I agree -- Birmingham was the best team in the East this year, no offense taken. Just nice to see our batters do more for this team this year! I also met with our concessions people, and all of our hot dog vendors and other staff will now be required to work with their left hands tied behind their backs until the on-field product improves vs. lefties. I honestly think if Boulder can win the League title this may be the best single-season in BB history. Cup + Division + League + #1 is basically all you can do, minus improving on record/run differential.

#80994	04/13/2021 5:37:02 am	Oct 26th, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I honestly think if Boulder can win the League title this may be the best single-season in BB history. I know Tiger accomplished that feat in '37. Only JJ and myself were here to see that. That would be a cool connection. That Kalamazoo team was great. Almost happened in 06' and '20, but those Cup winners lost the Legends Series.

#81027	04/14/2021 3:23:20 pm	Nov 2nd, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Congratulations to Boulder! Incredible season! You've brought some measure of redemption to Legends West this season. Congratulations are also in store to Birmingham for winning a competitive East division. Well done, fellas!

#81028	04/14/2021 3:34:32 pm	Nov 2nd, 2049
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Colorado Got Game! Congratulations Boulder on doing the Double! Damn. Damn. Damn. I remember a full press release about when you relocated condemning the entire thing, you've earned the spot and are now THE MAN in this state, even better than wuggla.

#81029	04/14/2021 3:50:46 pm	Nov 2nd, 2049
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Congrats JJ! on the best season ever!

#81031	04/14/2021 5:06:45 pm	Nov 2nd, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	#1 #1 #1 Freezoners!!! I've yet to play JJNZ. @Ced at least 3 seasons till we can battle again Love Colorado

#81032	04/14/2021 5:06:46 pm	Nov 2nd, 2049
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	#1 #1 #1 Freezoners!!! I've yet to play JJNZ. @Ced at least 3 seasons till we can battle again Love Colorado

#81034	04/14/2021 10:37:32 pm	Nov 2nd, 2049
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks folks, throughly enjoyable season on my part! But I'd dispute the greatest season ever, that had to be Tiger and Kalamazoo worth being the first ever to take the cup and legends in the same season. We all know the sequel is never as good! Oh, except terminator. Either way, Tiger > JJ

#81035	04/15/2021 12:01:15 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congratulations, JJ. Mess around and have another season like this and I think we can put any arguments to bed

#81037	04/15/2021 4:05:07 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to JJ and kladu on two dominating seasons. I think both clubs looked destined to win their respective divisions and the rest of us were treated to a fantastic 6-game series. I'm (un)lucky enough to have had a front row seat for both Tiger's and now JJ's amazing feat. Which club was better? That can be argued forever. BOTH were the clearly dominant team of each era. I'm going to finish with congrats to a great BB friend, JJNZ. You got to your Cup first, you got to your Legends trophy first, and now you've pulled The Double. Stop it. You win. Best of luck to everyone in Legends next season.

#81043	04/15/2021 8:39:33 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congratulations, JJNZ! .. aye, getting crankier by the day, but delighted with our great season

#81071	04/16/2021 2:45:40 am	Nov 2nd, 2049
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Birmingham and especially Boulder - what a season! Happy to still be here. Spent most of the time after inter-league experimenting with my team - new position players showed a bit but it's clear that once my pitchers start to decline my team will sink like a stone unless I can find some more in a hurry. Reserves and youngsters just aren't up to it, and I have nothing coming up from the farm. Hopefully the old guys have a season or two of life left. Sorry to see the Ravens, Turtles, Highlanders and Thunder go. But a warm welcome to newcomers Redding, New London & Eden Prairie, as well as the Tigers who need no introduction!

#81102	04/16/2021 4:04:08 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Congratulations Boulder! What an incredible season.

#81111	04/16/2021 8:11:47 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Oh, except terminator. No.

#81112	04/16/2021 8:12:30 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
GullyFoyle Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 130 Spokane Wolves IV.5	Also, well done JJNZ, superb achievement.

#81141	04/17/2021 1:33:25 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	All right, how is a team in Connecticut in the West? We are farther west than them and still very eastern.

#81200	04/19/2021 7:24:51 pm	Jan 13th, 2050
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats Boulder! Great season!

#81235	04/21/2021 9:33:12 am	Jan 27th, 2050
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Belated grats to Boulder and Birmingham.

#81271	04/22/2021 1:12:41 am	Feb 5th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Thanks Ravens and Skeletons!

#81608	05/05/2021 12:05:01 am	Mar 30th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Have been flat out lately and not had time to scout the league unfortunately, plus we're missing Private Snowflakes chickens, so this year is a true lottery! Great pick up by the Wolves in Cano, hopefully he can get the ball in the air a little more than his first season in the minors!

#81771	05/11/2021 4:17:02 pm	Apr 23rd, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Seems to be a very inactive forum this season. First time through the teams didn't bring up any real surprises in the west, all looking relatively equal. In the east however, Eden Prairie have been smashing anything thrown at them, what an offence!

#81799	05/13/2021 9:25:03 am	Apr 29th, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	I'm doing my usual things of staying quiet to avoid jinxing my team. I know the game engine probably cannot psionically see the forum post, but you never know with Steve's programming capability. The wolves is hitting better than they did last year in L2, so checking on the team everyday and hoping that we continued to outhit our troubles is definitely weighing on my fragile heart. PS. While the game engine is psionically eavesdropping, can the supreme AI overlord grant me a decent pitcher? I have not draft a decent one since 2041.

#81800	05/13/2021 9:42:50 am	Apr 29th, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Little known fact, the BB code (not BBCode) is Roko's basilisk in it's developmental stages

#81872	05/17/2021 7:48:25 am	May 14th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	I'm feeling like this incarnation of the Twisters might already be past its best before date, so our aim is just to hang around here at the top for as long as we can. (Gonna be a while before we can put together another infield like Underwood/Reid-Duarte-Leblanc-Jo.) Still struggling to figure out a decent rotation and pen this season, but letting go of Louie Mancini as closer and giving Marini his shot paid dividends in yesterday's series.

#81884	05/17/2021 6:11:25 pm	May 17th, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	The Wolves are definitely feeling the same twisting pain that the Twisters are having. It is especially tough when you don't have anyone replacing those players that had been so reliable for you for the last several seasons. We are going through a different main 1B this season for the 5th straight seasons after our HoF'er retired. We also went through a different main C for 3 straight seasons. Two of my long time OF's have left over last 2 seasons with no replacements yet. Now, it looks like SS Gatti is hitting the end of the road. It's not like we are not trying to prepare for it, but the best drafting/developing result for the Wolves at C is the can't hit but can barely catch Boyd, whom we are too afraid to call up and try. We thought we found one to settle on with the 1-claim Delgadillo, but it now looks like last season might have been a career year. Similar story with CF Brill. It feels like the whole team is holding together with band-aids and don't know when the whole team is going to explode. At least your draft is not a black hole like mine where it looks like I have produced zero regular from 2042-2048 (although I would be happy if Gallagher can be a steady starter). This year's draft looks pretty bad too. Updated Monday, May 17 2021 @ 6:13:17 pm PDT

#81890	05/18/2021 5:06:20 am	May 17th, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I kind of liked Delgadillo. Maybe I should have kept him over Akahoshi (now also departed), but I wanted a righty to back up Garcia, and I didn't like the look of his plate discipline. IIRC he hit the road around when current backup Russo joined us. Looks like he turned out about as well as you could have hoped, and even picked up a point of arm (I think he was 18 with me). Always going to have a gigantic split but there could be a bit of pop in his bat - definitely could do worse with a 1-claim acquisition. Updated Tuesday, May 18 2021 @ 5:07:01 am PDT

#81900	05/18/2021 10:16:48 am	May 17th, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	That's true. Any 1-claimer that can contribute to your team without having to spend time to develop the player is a bonus. It's just too bad that his DI is too low, but then if not for that, he probably wouldn't have ended up on waiver in the first place.

#82002	05/23/2021 9:46:56 pm	Jun 8th, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Jets head West in 1st place... but we'll see how well that holds up with the 5-man rotation, given that Oshima is carrying the load so far. A's and Wolves would have to like their chances, given their schedules are back-loaded with home games. Not sure what's happened to Scranton, but their bad run surely can't last and looks like it won't - all signs point to a close fight to the finish. Offense seems down in the West this season... that might also not last, especially with the Boulder Free Zoners around!

#82011	05/24/2021 8:27:11 pm	Jun 10th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Agreed - we were on pace with Durham last season, nearly 100 downs this time out. Wondering whether a couple of different ball-parks may be contributing, as the West is usually significantly more offensive than the west, but its a complete turn around. Always excited to head into interleague, Scranton first up - hopefully they find their spark just after we play them.......

#82089	05/30/2021 12:32:12 am	Jul 2nd, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Excellent waiver luck....... Shannon Green becoming the second biggest claim we've ever landed at 69 claims, still well behind Benavides 113 claims. Takes over 2nd spot from super star short stop Walker's 68 claims. Seems to have been a good week for the colour Green, as Sheldon joined us and decided just this week to become an OF instead of joining the 1B queue!

#82096	05/30/2021 10:56:34 am	Jul 2nd, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congrats JJNZ. That must make up for never drafting a 15-pot player. Texarkana must not be happy with Boulder getting such a boost in their rotation. Since May 21st, the Wolves had gone 12-22 and spiral down the standing. The bullpen that was a part of the team's strength last season is a mess. Hitting also has cooled down with three regulars not being able to get a 300 OBP. Toughest part is there does not seem like any good solution to fix these problems.

#82142	06/02/2021 8:12:46 am	Jul 14th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Home and away batting splits are terrible! Shoulda modified the park, I guess. Pitching looking good now, defense even better. We'll see if the station to station batting holds up over the season.

#82157	06/02/2021 10:19:16 pm	Jul 16th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Can I petition Steve for Texarkana to have a bit of Blue Jays syndrome and have to play every game away from home?.............. Ha! Seems about the only way I'll keep up this season, usually interleague is where my offence finds its feet but not so in 2050. Interesting All-star predictions, mostly these two: P1 has a 3.39ERA, 5W3L record, 71ks over 93IP P2 has a 3.48ERA, 5W5L record, 65ks over 98 1/3 IP P1 has the better cord, but P2 is the all star. Either way, I'm happy to have two guys in the running, makes up for many many years of average Boulder SP's!

#82158	06/02/2021 11:36:11 pm	Jul 16th, 2050
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	I'll say this -- getting pretty worried about our relegation chances. Offense is doing great, but our normally esteemed pitching staff is really falling off this season. It was a bit odd Padron gets named an All-Star and I don't even start him!

#82160	06/03/2021 5:57:26 am	Jul 16th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	We are batting .236 at home vs. .276 on the road...would gladly take the all away path! Guess my guys struggling under that hot Texarkana sun in their latter years.

#82175	06/03/2021 6:20:33 pm	Jul 20th, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Texarkana's home hitting woes seems to have not affected them in the series with us. All five games were fairly low scoring and Texarkana hit well enough to win the series by taking 3 games.

#82207	06/06/2021 6:07:49 pm	Aug 1st, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	In bad form... 1-4 in each of my last 3 series. Not to mention one of my SP is now out for 14 days and another just picked up a maximal 36 day injury! Not much to do now except sit back and watch the slow-motion train crash unfolding...

#82214	06/07/2021 10:59:15 am	Aug 2nd, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	The Wolves are doing a weird thing where we would win the first 2 games of the series and get my hopes up for the day. Then proceeds to lose 3 straight for the rest of the day after the all star break. Now the East is super tight with Durham and Birmingham now in the first pack as well. Scranton is also picking up heat and gaining a few games on the group. I suppose if you invest in your team now, it counts for chasing the title and avoiding regulation. Two effects for the price of one.

#82486	06/19/2021 3:49:36 am	Sep 16th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Well we put up a good fight!

#82517	06/19/2021 11:16:59 pm	Sep 20th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'd argue that you're still putting up a good fight. Lots to fight for almost everywhere currently, the east is crazy close for this time of the season

#82529	06/21/2021 7:47:13 am	Sep 24th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	We need some sweeps!

#82542	06/22/2021 12:45:02 am	Sep 28th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	One of the great things about baseball is the statistical anomalies it throws up - like Rice being 2nd in Legends for both OA and CS%. The Remnant's reminding us that they're not giving up by taking two off me today, luckily there's only three more in Burlington!

#82554	06/22/2021 9:38:37 pm	Oct 2nd, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Final time through the west. 16 games left for Boulder with essentially a 4 game lead. Is it enough? I guess only time will tell!

#82590	06/24/2021 8:25:41 am	Oct 6th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	We are hanging tough!

#82605	06/24/2021 1:49:29 pm	Oct 6th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	And we've turned into the Free Fallers!

#82618	06/25/2021 2:32:42 am	Oct 10th, 2050
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	It's been fun!! Hope to see you all back in 2052.

#82625	06/25/2021 5:49:43 am	Oct 10th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Huge head-to-head series tonight!

#82644	06/25/2021 4:25:37 pm	Oct 12th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Phew, able to breathe again a little, pat it seems your home fans are colourblind or something!

#82646	06/25/2021 5:26:29 pm	Oct 14th, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	It looks fairly clear now that Boulder swept the series and is on a 7-game winning streak. Similar situation in the East with Concord sweeping my Eden Prairie team a few days ago and is currently on a formidable 13-3 run. I have to say that Concord is definitely the clear cream of the crop in the East that is backed up by the run differentials and underlying hitting and pitching statistics. We only appeared to put up minor threat due to our lucky 1-run results that may regress at any time. Our line-up against LHP had been a problem all season and I didn't do enough to fix it. In fact, I would say there's more suspense in the relegation zone with in the East with the gap remain small between the teams.

#82651	06/25/2021 6:30:09 pm	Oct 14th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	That's a pretty good summary boltsman, it's not all over in the west relegation zone either!

#82654	06/25/2021 8:58:11 pm	Oct 14th, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Certainly not planning any parades just yet... but we're in form, and the team was near-perfect today against Durham. Was worried about the series because they seemed to get the better of us the last couple of times. Going to be down a SP for the next series, so we'll see how it goes.

#82656	06/25/2021 11:40:23 pm	Oct 14th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	At least it's only one series, I've lost Ames for the season!

#82671	06/27/2021 1:49:55 am	Oct 18th, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Tough luck Texarkana, pushed me the whole way and I fully expect to do it all again in 2051! Looking forward to doing battle with Tamale and ensuring the trophy stays in Australasia, hopefully on this side of the Tasman!

#82672	06/27/2021 3:37:53 am	Oct 18th, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations JJNZ, looking forward to the playoffs! It's been a hard-fought season in the East, not much between the teams the whole way. We were lucky to find some good form at the right time.

#82673	06/27/2021 3:54:31 am	Oct 18th, 2050
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Congrats JJ. We put together a good run down the stretch but wasn’t enough. Whatever they’re smoking in Boulder, I’ll have some of that.

#82677	06/27/2021 8:16:40 am	Oct 18th, 2050
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to the division winners! 4 game series with Boulder to stay at .500 or better to end the year, or maybe we'll just play all the young guys. Some signs of improvement from the younger pitchers but we need to start getting ingredients younger on the offensive side of things.

#82678	06/27/2021 8:56:20 am	Oct 18th, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congratulations to JJNZ and tamale. Both are well deserving winners. Good luck to both in the playoff series. Durham plays Minnesota on the last day of the regular season to decide who stays and who goes down. It should be interesting to watch.

#82742	06/30/2021 2:30:37 pm	Nov 1st, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats Tamale, pretty comprehensive series victory, well deserved!

#82746	06/30/2021 3:28:48 pm	Nov 2nd, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks JJ! I still see Boulder as the benchmark, as shown by multiple playoff appearances and cup runs - and a team with the potential to be back again many times. So, I'm grateful that my players were healthy and in form, and were able to put on a good show in the series. Hard to predict the future, but with my pitchers seemingly peaking now it felt like the opportunity we needed to take if we were ever going to win one. And talk about a fairytale finish. Herrera comes up with the go-ahead RBIs in the 8th and 10th, and throws out the runner for the final out. He's been with the team since 2033, 2 seasons before I even joined. I was watching the game live and thought we'd blown it in the 9th, that game definitely got the blood flowing... and it goes to show how luck was on my side, when the only player I didn't acquire ends up being the difference.

#82750	06/30/2021 5:34:05 pm	Nov 2nd, 2050
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats Concord!!!

#82751	06/30/2021 6:39:56 pm	Nov 2nd, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks jclemen! I look forward to facing-off again next season.

#82753	07/01/2021 3:35:07 am	Nov 2nd, 2050
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congratulations, tamale. Welcome to the Champions tab

#82755	07/01/2021 6:05:16 am	Nov 2nd, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks Haselrig! Will be cool to see my team amongst the great names already on there.

#82756	07/01/2021 7:30:50 am	Nov 2nd, 2050
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	GG, tamale.

#82757	07/01/2021 8:01:55 am	Nov 2nd, 2050
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congratulations Tamale. I knew your team is up to something when it seemed like the Jets are never going to lose down the stretch.

#82767	07/01/2021 5:54:59 pm	Nov 2nd, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cheers lostraven & boltsman! Eden Prairie were stiff competition the whole way, good luck for next season!

#82782	07/02/2021 1:00:13 pm	Nov 2nd, 2050
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congratulations, tamale. Welcome to the Champions tab What he said . Congrats!

#82787	07/02/2021 3:02:44 pm	Nov 2nd, 2050
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Ocampo with a 10th Cy Young! Amazing achievement, has to put him up there with Leonardo Romero as the greatest pitchers of all time. Stoked that Ty Young got the rookie award, I'm not often in the running these days!

#82794	07/02/2021 5:37:35 pm	Nov 2nd, 2050
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cheers amalric! Ocampo is certainly the best pitcher I've ever faced. Was there for a season in III (2041), and he was ridiculous. Double-digit Cy awards is truly incredible. My one awards gripe was McNeely not getting any MVP votes at all. Apparently 40-40-40, top 10 in 7 offensive categories including clear 1st in homers and T-4th for OPS, one of the best baserunners in the league (42 SB, only 7 CS), and a Gold Glove at 3B isn't good enough for some!

#82830	07/04/2021 7:09:47 am	Jan 13th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I honestly cannot believe I’m writing this. I started this crazy ride called Broken Bat in 2032 and spent a long time stuck in LL6 learning the ropes, then bouncing between LL6 and LL5 as I understood more about what works and doesn’t work as you face stiffer competition. This run that brought me to Legends started in 2044. The team they brought me here is slightly passed it’s prime and we’ve already lost a few of the key players to retirement. And quite a few more are 33-34 and losing SI. But I’m hopeful I can stick around up here for at least 2 seasons. I’m honored to be playing against you guys, silly as it sounds. I’m humbled to be in this league. Play ball!

#82834	07/04/2021 9:29:55 am	Jan 13th, 2051
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Welcome wickersty. I still remember you joining a few weeks after me and thinking to myself "Yay, I'm not the noob-est person in the game now." Great to see you make it into Legends just a few weeks after me four years later. Enjoy the season. I was worried about whether I am going to get relegated after one season every day for the last season

#82836	07/04/2021 11:21:25 am	Jan 13th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Belated congratulations to tamale. Cool to see that new trophy in your collection! After a season away, it's interesting to see how much the league has changed and how my current Thunder will match up. As much as I respect JJ, happy the champion resides in the East again!

#82839	07/04/2021 10:38:54 pm	Jan 13th, 2051
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congratulations, tamale!, and JJNZ Yea, dozed off

#82980	07/12/2021 11:15:14 am	Mar 6th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well it's that slow Monday during Spring, which means it's time for PSF's 2051 Legends League Predictions and Top 10 Yacht Rock Hits You Hear While Getting Your Teeth Drilled Extravaganza! Most of you have been waiting with baited breath, I'm sure. But if you haven't been in a league with me before, I send your way-too-early rosters through my Apple II PC, which is then printed off on that sweet, sweet, dot-matrix paper. After I tear off the tabs in my basement bunker, I take the stats out to my chicken coop, where science takes over. I won't get into the method, but these predictions have always been spot-on, iron-clad, hyphen-mark-words, accurate. I mean, it's so uncanny how the ~~chickens~~ science works. Well, shut up, PSF and let's see who Steve will hand the trophies out to. East Hitting Ranking 1. Durham 188.54 2. Birmingham 187.16 3. Augusta 183.60 Home of that famous Hot-Dog Eating tournament. I think. 4. Eden Prairie 179.39 5. Bloomington 178.55 6. Concord 177.72 Pitching Ranking 1. Augusta 174.56 2. Bloomington 174.24 3. Birmingham 171.74 4. Eden Prairie 171.44 Earnest Goes To Jail was filmed in nearby Nashville, Tenn. 5. Durham 167.97 6. Concord 157.19 Final Standings Birmingham Augusta Durham Bloomington Eden Prairie Concord? Huh? West Hitting Ranking 1. Norman 189.75 Named for famous motel magnate, Norman Bates and his mother Kathy Bates. 2. Mount Prospect 186.83 3. Texarkana 184.27 4. Deadwood 182.38 5. New London 178.39 6. Boulder 172.59 Pitching Ranking 1. Boulder 171.77 2. Texarkana 169.49 Named for 3 states. This one's true! 3. Deadwood 168.18 4. Norman 166.56 5. New London 165.93 6. Mount Prospect 161.56 Final Standings Norman Texarkana Deadwood Mount Prospect Boulder WTF? New London So we have that past two champions...relegating. Can you imagine a Legends champ relegating the next year? Last one to do that was...~~Bloomington~~ some really cool guy and brilliant owner, I'm sure. Welp, agree/disagree? As always, no need to describe the type of relations you have had with my mother last night. Just say you don't agree in a mature fashion. Oh yeah. League Championship Series Prediction: Birmingham over Norman in 7.

#82984	07/12/2021 9:34:25 pm	Mar 8th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'm not sure whether I'm more offended by your chickens or your mother. A Boulder offense in last place? A Boulder pitching staff in first place? Sigh. Well, you can't argue with science. Tamale, I'm convinced this is racism against southern hemispherians. Let's call a mutiny and relocate BB to Pitcairn Island.

#83038	07/15/2021 5:33:18 am	Mar 12th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Everybody take the week off? I post the predictions this week to give the league something to talk about. You guys alive? JJ & tamale, I figure you guys would just look at the predictions upside-down, since you know...southern-hemispherians and all. Is tamale a Kiwi too? I was running the hitting numbers and when I saw Boulder last in the West, I ran it again. Did Boulder change that much? You were just breaking scoring records up here. Anybody have any expectations for your club this season? Last season, my Thunder were middle-of-the-league, stat-wise. But we turned a hot streak vs the West and held on to claim the division title. Our pitching was not Thunder-like, so we've worked to remake the bullpen (best you can, nowadays). If we can limit the HR's, we should be ok. I still feel like we have to work hard to score runs, so getting our pitching back is paramount for the Thunder to keep the league. Players to watch: Leo Ratliff: Learned 1B in minors last year and hope he can develop. Allowing Edwards to move over to 3B would solve a major problem over there. Craig Conte: Squeezing a solid year out of the 33yo vet is a must if the Thunder want to challenge. Trouble here would mean taking from an unproven bullpen.

#83045	07/15/2021 10:38:43 am	Mar 12th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Was pleased and surprised to not see Deadwood predicted in relegation position Then, I thought to myself, our pitching is better than @Private says! Then, I looked at the rotation of the teams above me in his pitching rankings. This is going to be a tough season for my lineup.

#83054	07/16/2021 12:47:00 am	Mar 14th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Tamale isn't fortunate enough to be a Kiwi..... I'm not sure exactly what has happened to the Boulder offence, or how the gonkulator comes up with those metrics, its been a gradual decline but I still feel we're well placed. Lets put a Rotisserie chicken on me not being the lowest offence?

#83165	07/18/2021 9:34:44 am	Mar 18th, 2051
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	I'm ready for the next season, thanks for doing the predictions article PrivateSnowflake! I can't argue with my portion at least. We had the top offense in the West last year but we unfortunately weren't able to add any major pieces this offseason. I would have like to find a 2b or 3b but what we ended up with mostly was some more OF depth for an already deep OF. Questions on offense: 1st off the First question is about players aging? Will Gauthier's offense gradually drop off this year in his age 34 season, or will he have a major decrease? I sometimes use him in a heavy offense lineup as 2b, and he's lost some points there this year. Same for some other players who are hitting that 32/33 yo mark. Secondly who breaks out and who fizzles from a deep bench of players? I can't see keeping this many 1B and OF on the roster. At some point we'll have to cut 1 or 2 for payroll reasons and to make room for Waiver wires and draft picks. One last focus will be who gets cut from the minors or aging prospects this year? We start the season with 50 on the roster, as we move through the season who is most likely to get cut? We have a lot of OF depth so most likely Major league cuts will come from there. From the minors or older prospects who have been called up it's probably one of these three from the IF: Our top prospect (85.3) Bennie Tucker, another IF project in Quentin Billings, and Christian Owens. From the OF/1B/DH pool we have 9 prospects who are 23 or younger. Throw in Bill Bailey at 26yo who I'd really like to get ABs for. He's my 1 claim switch hitting waiver guy who has put up decent #'s in the minors with a super low .71 GB/FB rate. It's hard to see where i will get ABs for him this year. Am i crazy for seeing something in this guy? Our Pitching outlook is almost the opposite. For the major leagues our main question is mainly how much of an improvement have our younger pitchers made since the beginning of last season? We have only 3 key pitchers who are 26 or older, and the oldest of those is 29. Of those, canRamirez bounce back after a down year last year? Throw in 27 Lefty specialist Torrez and that leaves 9 spots for 10 other guys who are 22-25yo and one who is 26yo. I can't see cutting anyone other than Lefty Josh Landry, and that will probably depend on how some other guys are doing at the start of the season. Our minors is super thin for pitchers, but again we do have 11 pitchers 26 and under so I feel like we're set here for a little bit. Overall I'm excited for the season! I am hopeful that we don't see a dropoff offensively. Our pitchers are very young, and I think towards the end of the season there was definitely some improvement. We had some struggles throughout the year but I do feel like we are much improved from where we were at the start of last season. Last year we had around 450 innings pitched from pitchers with a 5+ ERA. Hopefully that number will be much lower. If our offense improves slightly and we see a big improvement from the pitchers we could be in contention this year. If the pitching only improves a little bit we'll finish in the 2-4 range. If something goes wrong we'll be fighting relegation.

#83237	07/20/2021 3:20:16 am	Mar 25th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cheers kladu & Pvt! Always fun to read your predictions too, even though I always seem to end up 5th or 6th! Tamale isn't fortunate enough to be a Kiwi..... I can only stare wistfully across the sea with longing and envy. 6. Concord 177.72 6. Concord 157.19 I could easily see it happening, haha. Still have some talent on the roster, but it's thinning out a little bit, especially with aging pitchers. I still haven't decided on my strategy for this season. After winning it all I'm far more relaxed about it now, hope to put out a good team but if it doesn't happen there's plenty of guys to bring up. I should also mention that I didn't have my actual majors roster set up for most of the off-season, some of them might have been hiding in the minors away from view of the infamous Apple II... I was far less active on waivers in the off-season, but did manage to bring in Cepeda and Baird, a better haul than in many past seasons. Seem to have drafted a NP in R1, so maybe I'll need to pay a bit more attention from now on. Welcome to the newcomers and good luck to all for the season!

#83258	07/20/2021 10:40:49 am	Mar 25th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Here we gooooo! Im so scared!

#83269	07/20/2021 5:04:42 pm	Mar 29th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I still haven't had a chance to properly about your team, but if the first series is anything to go by you'll be fine. Romero have up 2HR in each of the last two seasons, you just took him deep three times in four games! https://brokenbat.org/player/193055

#83270	07/20/2021 5:44:05 pm	Mar 30th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Helluva comeback in Game 4, nicely played. Fun series. Cheers!

#83334	07/22/2021 11:12:35 am	Apr 3rd, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Clearly I nailed Concord's demise. Stupid Steve Jobs. All that off-season planning has gone out the window in Bloomington. We still can't score, so we'll just go for more defense. Premature? Yes. Idiotic? Yes. If we can't play watchable baseball, then nobody can.

#83349	07/23/2021 2:49:36 am	Apr 7th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The rumour is that you're contemplating a move to Florida after your recent veteran firesale....

#83355	07/23/2021 4:03:23 am	Apr 7th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Once you hit 32, you're useless. Speaking from experience

#83386	07/23/2021 9:07:25 am	Apr 7th, 2051
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Once you hit 32, you're useless. Ha, that sounds like me in real life.

#83478	07/26/2021 5:33:27 am	Apr 18th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	One time through. Anything stand out on your clubs? In Bloomington, same story, different season. Pitching is on point but offense remains an enigma shrouded in mystery and wrapped in a conundrum. Practice today will include topics such as: 1. An Introduction To Baseball by I.P. Freely 2. This Is A Bat by Eaton Beaver 3. 1st Base, 2nd Base, 3rd Base, Home! by Buck Nekkid 4. Running With Two Legs by Amanda Hugginkiss We've checked all of the bulbs on the scoreboard and have sent our scorekeeper for an eye exam in case they may have been the culprits. Manager Daniel Wall has been instructed to check all bats for holes.

#83482	07/26/2021 10:55:43 am	Apr 18th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	A couple things, I think. First, in general, it's that Deadwood can compete in Legends. We're 8-8, though the losses were unquestionable defeats, most losses were not close. At any rate, I don't feel like Deadwood is outclassed. But time will tell if we're good enough to stay. Beyond that, I'm getting the feeling that https://brokenbat.org/player/170310/L as my offseason pickup veteran lefty DH isn't going to pan out, which means I need to figure out what to do there. Also, that I have a solid if not very good 1-4 SP, even at this level. Other than that, I'm a little worried that my bullpen is worse this year. And for the first time, I dont even care about what's happening in the Cup. My priority is fielding the best starting pitching and lineup I can during regular season days, and protecting my key players from injury in the Cup.

#83483	07/26/2021 12:25:27 pm	Apr 18th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	After a season of some of the best pitching ever seen in Boulder, and followed by Privates prediction that we'd continue to have good pitching, we're the second worst in the west so far. I expect it to bounce back, but also perhaps a little regression from some of the hitters whose backs must be starting to ache from carrying the team....

#83500	07/27/2021 1:31:59 pm	Apr 21st, 2051
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Overall I'm optimistic about this season. Our 8-8 record is a little disappointing just based on some of the stats I typically keep an eye on. Several things of note: Offensively 1) Most things need taken with a grain of salt, we've had 4 out of 5 series at home so far. 2) Generally we are looking good as a team on offense. In the Division we are 2nd in OPS, tied for 1st in HR and steals. 3) We're trailing the division leaders for runs scored by 15 or so. We lead the league in DP despite having the lowest GB rate, but it's also a little early to look to much at the Runs Scored and take much from that. 4) We've experimented with the lineup quite a bit, we've recently had some success with Willett and Billings. Also, a big question is how long can we give younger players like Adler, Bailey, and Tucker ABs if they continue to be terrible? Pitching 1) Currently we're 3rd in the division for ERA and WHIP. This is an improvement from last year for sure. 2) Gaspar Guzman is following up his ROY campaign with an even better Sophomore season. He's 24 and on the last training update he had a gain on Change of speeds, Movement, and Control. He started last year at 84 SI, started this year at 107, and is at 113 now. Dunlap and Guzman look locked in as our #1 and #2 for many years. 3) Late innings have been great again, Soto and Bearden continue to be great! 4) We set out to get innings in the early season and Cup series for pitchers like Malloy, Chong, McWilliams, Ennis, and Coleman. At this point we need to figure out who #3 and #4 starters are going to be, and who can lock down those MR and LR innings. I'm hoping McWilliams settles into the MR role. So far he's been much better than last year, he's only 23, and could still improve by 10-15 SI points over the next 2-3 seasons. Defense Walton has been terrible with 5 OF errors. Billings and Slater have been bad in the IF. Dunlap has an .818 Fielding Percentage as a pitcher with 2 errors already. Hopefully this improves over the season, but defense hasn't ever been our strength. I am happy with Washburn and Quiroz's defense, it's just a matter of who is going to play 2b or 3b going forward. For the time being we're going to put Walton at DH when possible.

#83510	07/28/2021 1:49:12 am	Apr 25th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	We look OK so far. Bats have come out red hot, which won't last, especially with the old guard generating most of the production. The pitching seems to have taken a step backwards in a couple of key indicators (ST% and HR/9), but it hasn't shown up in the ERA yet. Happy to have banked some wins in the early stages of the season.

#83529	07/29/2021 4:28:00 am	Apr 29th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Bloomington's Bill Hoover was 2 outs away from a no-hitter.

#83532	07/29/2021 2:48:06 pm	Apr 29th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Apparently my offense doesn’t exist anymore and my pitching is now questionable. Falling behind quick

#83622	08/04/2021 4:46:20 am	May 21st, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Hey tamale! I didn't pick you last, the computer did. Stop kicking my a**!!! 3-7 vs the Jets so far...

#83642	08/05/2021 5:45:47 pm	May 29th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Minor observations One horse race in the west, Texarkana is dominating everything - the only team with a positive RD, and 92 of them to boot! Bloomington is a yo-yo.

#83646	08/06/2021 5:07:44 am	May 29th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	PSF at the 20 game mark "Ok. Time to Make changes to reflect this season's performances. Let's put in the work going over all the stats of the current season and rebuild the lineups and tweak the bullpen." Wins 8 in a row. "Excellent! Suck it, East Division!" Does nothing, loses 6 in a row. "no...no, no, no! NO! NOOOO!"

#83666	08/06/2021 2:23:13 pm	May 30th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	LOL! Time for another complete overhaul! Couple of veterans who need to perform this week or they're out here. Complete dud of a season for the draft, 4 cuts from 4. Waivers be my friend!

#83689	08/08/2021 5:11:12 pm	Jun 7th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Jets head west in decent shape. Batting has cooled off a bit since the start, and we're getting zero production from SS, but otherwise I'm happy, especially given a couple of spots in the line-up have been reserved for developing players this season. The pitching has also held up, although there is a big gap between our ERA and FIP. Lara seems to have lost it, but we are very excited about our 21yo rookie reliever so far. The bullpen has been mostly effective, and we're hoping to have a solid 5-man rotation throughout interleague. Updated Sunday, August 8 2021 @ 5:12:35 pm PDT

#83697	08/09/2021 5:05:14 am	Jun 8th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Like tamale mentioned above, it's time to cross-over and see what the other side is made of! This part of the season provides a great opportunity to either make up ground on your division leaders, or sink your season entirely! Fun! Let's look at some aggregate numbers as we dive on in: Slash line West .254/.315/.411 East .270/.335/.421 So the East as a whole has been a more offensive-minded division. But let's look deeper: HR West 280 East 248 Ruh-roh East pitching. When the West scores, it's in bunches. Time to raise the walls! But hey, at least we get on base, right? Well... ERA/FIP West 4.03/4.25 East 4.33/4.21 Even though the fielding % are the same for both divisions (.985 each), the West is doing a better job at keeping base runners from scoring. The East's pitching is slightly better, but our defenses are not helping out. So in the West, they sneak a man on base and hit the ball out of the park. In the East, it's death by a thousand cuts. Will the superior defense in the West be able to keep East runners off base? Can the East pitchers keep those West HR from adding up? If I knew that kind of stuff I'd be into making predictions about the season or something...

#83699	08/09/2021 11:48:46 am	Jun 8th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Well, time for inter-division and self-analysis. Deadwood is teetering and seesawing on the line between being completely out of it's element in Legends and being just good enough to stay out of the last two spots in their division. Hopefully a change of scenery against the East will bring an uptick in our bats because I've been very pleased for the most part about how our pitching has fared in Legends. Our bats however...

#83707	08/09/2021 9:02:50 pm	Jun 10th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Great analysis from Private. The succinct version is that the East is likely to use the West as toilet paper I think.

#83719	08/10/2021 2:20:28 pm	Jun 10th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Thanks for the breakdown. Twisters currently ranked number one in BB; I feel like I’ve accomplished something in my life.

#83722	08/10/2021 3:44:52 pm	Jun 12th, 2051
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Congratulations. You can be an MVP here like you were in the 92 World Series

#83726	08/10/2021 5:36:52 pm	Jun 14th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	chews and spits tobacco

#83733	08/11/2021 1:20:42 am	Jun 15th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It's a deserved No.1 currently too, your team has the rest of the west by the short and curlies!

#83734	08/11/2021 6:15:58 am	Jun 15th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	can confirm

#83751	08/12/2021 7:42:39 pm	Jun 25th, 2051
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	I don't enjoy this win 2 of the first 3 then lose the last two including one blowout trend. Why did the manager have to do Pennis dirty like this? 13 ER seems excessive! http://brokenbat.org/game/4176281 Updated Thursday, August 12 2021 @ 7:46:20 pm PDT

#83752	08/13/2021 2:40:18 am	Jun 25th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Oh dear... I suppose nobody wanted to be on mop-up duty to clean up the mess he left behind?

#83753	08/13/2021 3:37:28 am	Jun 25th, 2051
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Happens all the time. Except for me, 15 ER. an AI running amok https://brokenbat.org/game/4222039

#83758	08/13/2021 6:09:39 am	Jun 25th, 2051
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	I assume it has to do with the management settings for how big a lead it can be for someone to be put in. Ennis had been a solid middle reliever for me all year and two weeks ago he had just under 40 IP and a 3.00 ERA. Now it's 2 weeks later, he's pitched another 7 innings and now he's at a 7.19 ERA. "Very Cold" is an understatement! After the first 5 series were completed I made a cautiously optimistic post. Since then things have been all downhill.

#83824	08/17/2021 7:24:36 pm	Jul 14th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Well it’s the all star break. And if you told me that Deadwood would not be in a relegation position at the all star break I would have happily taken that. Tight race to the bottom, can only hold my breath and fight. But damn these game’s are close and tough.

#83825	08/17/2021 7:59:28 pm	Jul 14th, 2051
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 579 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	"Why did the manager have to do Pennis dirty like this? 13 ER seems excessive!" Oof. Seems like he came up short. You may need to find someone who can go deeper.

#83832	08/18/2021 6:35:40 am	Jul 14th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Geech coming in the the comedy relief In Bloomington, we echo the post by wickersty. We're in a race, but not the one we hoped for. Per my stat tracking, my Thunder have been trending in the wrong direction on offense. Despite the high BA, Runs & RBI have finished 5th, 2nd, 3rd, and back down to 5th (in the East) at the intervals I keep track. So the heck with trying to score, I'll try reverting to what I know to see if we can catch fire. At this point, Texarkana, Eden Prairie, and Concord have distanced themselves from the rest of us. It's going to be the relegation races that garner the most talk in the second half.

#83853	08/19/2021 1:53:08 am	Jul 16th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Holy transaction log batma... Err Private! Glad to see Leone taking the field again! A lobely two all stars for us, only Saito really deserved it. I'd love to bring a few rookies up, but it's going to be a grand old scuffle to avoid dropping down in the second half.

#83854	08/19/2021 4:21:17 am	Jul 16th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	First half of the season was not bad. I like our run differential and very happy with the performances so far. Oshima, Richardson, and Arguello join the 3-time Legends all-star club. Whilst Oshima and Richardson are clear standouts and among the best 4 pitchers in Jets history, Arguello has been a real unsung hero of my team. He's progressed from a 50th man deadline signing as a prospect, to bench player, to a vital cog as an everyday super-utility player in the Legends league.

#83904	08/22/2021 9:14:44 am	Jul 28th, 2051
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	It feels like deja vu again in the East. Suddenly the Jets turn on their engine and soar into a 9-1 run while the Wolves are struggling to find food with a 2-8 slump. Jets do have a much better team while we are just trying to figure out a solution to our terrible offense.

#83964	08/27/2021 12:23:34 am	Aug 19th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Interleague was a big success for the Jets, we performed well against everyone except the juggernaut Texarkana. Clearly we're in a strong position as we head back East, but will need to maintain decent form. Good luck to all for the rest of the season.

#83965	08/27/2021 4:31:13 am	Aug 19th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Following up on tamale's comment above: West before IL: Tex 35-15 Nor 28-22 7GB Bou 24-26 11GB MP 23-27 12GB Dea 22-28 13GB NL 18-32 17GB Current Standing/West IL Record/GB Change 1. Tex 36-24/NC 2. Bou 32-28/-4 3. Nor 26-34/-6 4. Dea 29-31/-7 5. NL 31-29/-5 6. MP 26-34/-10 PSF Quick take: 1. Ain't nobody catching them Twisters 2. New London turned their season (and chances) around 3. Norman will be glad to get back to West opponents and try to create some breathing room between them and the relegation slots 4. Reigning division champ Boulder isn't as dead as we thought they were East before IL EP 30-20 Con 28-22 2GB Blo 24-26 6GB Dur 23-27 7GB Bir 23-27 7GB Aug 22-28 8GB Current Standing/West IL Record/GB Change 1. Con 37-23/+10 2. EP 27-33/-10 3. Dur 32-28/-3 4. Blo 28-32/-7 5. Bir 29-31/-6 6. Aug 26-34/-9 PSF Quick take: 1. Uh, yeah! Concord! Oh my! 2. Durham's made a quiet run thanks to the West 3. Blo/Bir/Aug, are firmly planted in the relegation race

#83978	08/27/2021 3:00:17 pm	Aug 20th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I do always enjoy interleague - every year. Usually I do OK, but I have absolutely nothing on the twisters, they are having some kind of elite season! Big gains for the Jet's too, I think our final series is already decided.

#84032	09/01/2021 4:20:11 am	Sep 4th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Not counting Texarkana and Concord, who don't want to play with the rest of us OBVIOUSLY, the races are 5-1/2 and 7 games between 6th and 2nd in the West and East, respectively. That's some decent parity between clubs and should make for an exciting next couple of weeks.

#84042	09/01/2021 12:26:07 pm	Sep 4th, 2051
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	I know we cannot join Texarkana or Concord up at the table, but the Eden Prairie sinking ship that had gone 12-28 after the break still have lots of spaces looking for company!

#84043	09/01/2021 3:45:13 pm	Sep 5th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Damn Tex already has a magic number lol

#84047	09/01/2021 6:53:57 pm	Sep 8th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Interesting how we have the fewest home runs in the division and second fewest in the entire league. Real old school station-to-station on the hitting side. Meanwhile, we are division worst in quality starts and haven’t thrown a complete game; very new school bullpen-reliance on the pitching side.

#84048	09/01/2021 6:53:58 pm	Sep 8th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Interesting how we have the fewest home runs in the division and second fewest in the entire league. Real old school station-to-station on the hitting side. Meanwhile, we are division worst in quality starts and haven’t thrown a complete game; very new school bullpen-reliance on the pitching side.

#84054	09/02/2021 2:07:57 am	Sep 8th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It's working an absolute treat, such a dominant season while the rest of us struggle to stay about 0.500. Full credit to you sir, very well played!

#84062	09/02/2021 2:25:19 pm	Sep 8th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	The hands-off approach also paying off…haven’t made a change to lineups or rotation or the pen since opening day.

#84100	09/04/2021 2:45:09 am	Sep 16th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulders in trouble after losing 5 of 6. had plans to cut expensive veteran Zuniga, but he's one of the few that's hitting so we'll need him to help try and stay up. Doesn't bode well for next season!

#84113	09/05/2021 6:24:04 am	Sep 20th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	JJ, here in Bloomington we've gone ahead and made the tough decision. Always a hard choice bc you can't win Legends if you aren't in Legends. However, there's a changing of the guard on the horizon, so we'll not fight the winds of change and instead see what the next generation will bring.

#84118	09/05/2021 3:28:05 pm	Sep 21st, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	No hitter by Chase Holder of Deadwood today: https://brokenbat.org/game/4175812

#84120	09/05/2021 4:18:16 pm	Sep 22nd, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Big call from Bloomington! My next wave is relatively unexciting so I have to ride this one as long as I can........ Impressive stuff from Holder!

#84134	09/06/2021 4:24:44 pm	Sep 26th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Hats off to Texarkana for clinching the West. That has to be one of the most impressive and dominant performances in Legends history! We hope to join you in the playoffs in due course.

#84142	09/07/2021 2:17:44 am	Sep 28th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	^ \| What he said. Except the playoffs bit, that wouldn't make sense.

#84152	09/07/2021 2:09:26 pm	Sep 28th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	What a season! Now we get a good opportunity to give the kids some playing time before the playoffs.

#84171	09/09/2021 5:23:58 am	Oct 6th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congrats to both patborders and tamale on clinching you respective division crowns! We've been looking forward to this championship series since before the ASG, so we expect a decent show from you both

#84173	09/09/2021 7:28:43 am	Oct 6th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congrats to patborders and tamale. Hell of a season, pat. One for the ages.

#84174	09/09/2021 7:29:23 am	Oct 6th, 2051
wick Joined: 02/26/2018 Posts: 56 Bayonne Bleeders V.15	Congrats to you both. And tamale, it's good to see Concord do so well after you blew past Bayonne in 2044 LL3.

#84179	09/09/2021 10:15:16 am	Oct 6th, 2051
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congratulations to patborders and tamale! Both teams dominated their divisions. It will be an exciting playoff to see who comes out on top.

#84256	09/12/2021 7:35:35 pm	Oct 22nd, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Good luck to both teams tomorrow! Says something that they're the only two teams in all of legends with winning records for the season.

#84260	09/13/2021 2:47:16 am	Oct 22nd, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cheers all, hard to believe how the season unfolded. Definitely the best regular season in Jets history, and the first time I've won 100 games. ... yet we still go into the playoffs with the lesser record! A quick look at Texarkana reveals no weaknesses, so I'll just use my strongest team and hope for the best. Tex easily got the better of us in the regular season, so we'll see how it goes. Good luck patborders!

#84261	09/13/2021 4:27:05 am	Oct 22nd, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Should be a good one! Hopefully the starters I sent down to the farm make it back up in time for the game.

#84267	09/13/2021 8:03:35 am	Oct 22nd, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	It was a pleasure playing in the league this season with you all. I'm excited and surprised that I managed to stay in the league for next season. Big congrats to PatBorders and tamale on outstanding seasons. Going to watch these playoffs closely!

#84276	09/13/2021 12:24:26 pm	Oct 22nd, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2051 Legends League Championship Series preview Tale of the tape: West Champion Texarkana Numbers that matter: .273/.337/.421 812 R .290 RISP 3.65ERA 4.07FIP .237BAA 289 double plays Players to watch: Jose Luis Agosto .268/.344/.468 38 SB 89 R/90 RBI 5 tool OF who will need to take advantage of his playing opportunities, with Concord boasting two southpaw starters in the series. The longer the series, the more of an impact Agosto can make. Lane Connell 3.86 ERA 3.36 FIP 3:1 K:BB 25yo finds himself in his first CS with expectations though the roof. Connell can shorten the series by himself. East Champion Concord Numbers that matter: .266/.338/.429 165 HR 793 R 3.59ERA 4.18FIP .252 BAA 31.3% CS Players to watch: Jorge Pagan .299/.368/.493 25 HR 100 RBI Pagan makes the Jets offense run. A .287 RISP shows that Concord can count on Pagan when the stakes are highest. Haruto Oshima 3.52 ERA 3.95 FIP 18-9 record The Jets bullpen could've fit nicely here, but I go with Oshima and his consistency. He has to win one, maybe two starts for the Jets to repeat. Prediction Two clubs coming off huge seasons with Concord looking to repeat as Legends kings. I don't know that the Jets have enough to keep the Twisters from advancing around the basepaths, but they do have the huge bats to equal things out in a hurry. I'll side with Twister pitching keep the HR's from hurting too much. We want to see a classic here and I think we get it. Texarkana 4-3 over Concord

#84277	09/13/2021 12:27:32 pm	Oct 22nd, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Side note: that should be the Kiss of Death for Texarkana. Concord has ruined my predictions all year.

#84289	09/13/2021 3:41:40 pm	Oct 26th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Great preview! Connell had a great outing in game two but Wyatt Woody blew it for us in extra innings. Curious as to why Concord has home field advantage when we had the better record...

#84299	09/13/2021 10:47:50 pm	Oct 26th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Good even series thus far. Home advantage is based on the all star game, the East won this season so Concord benefits from their enemies....

#84302	09/14/2021 1:24:19 am	Oct 26th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Let's give ourselves a little reminder about my personal favourite part of the season, and place our bets as to who Norman or Birmingham take the title from here... From our friend Private Snowflakes preseason predicitions: East Hitting Ranking 1. Durham 188.54 2. Birmingham 187.16 3. Augusta 183.60 Home of that famous Hot-Dog Eating tournament. I think. 4. Eden Prairie 179.39 5. Bloomington 178.55 6. Concord 177.72 Pitching Ranking 1. Augusta 174.56 2. Bloomington 174.24 3. Birmingham 171.74 4. Eden Prairie 171.44 Earnest Goes To Jail was filmed in nearby Nashville, Tenn. 5. Durham 167.97 6. Concord 157.19 Final Standings Birmingham Augusta Durham Bloomington Eden Prairie Concord? Huh? West Hitting Ranking 1. Norman 189.75 Named for famous motel magnate, Norman Bates and his mother Kathy Bates. 2. Mount Prospect 186.83 3. Texarkana 184.27 4. Deadwood 182.38 5. New London 178.39 6. Boulder 172.59 Pitching Ranking 1. Boulder 171.77 2. Texarkana 169.49 Named for 3 states. This one's true! 3. Deadwood 168.18 4. Norman 166.56 5. New London 165.93 6. Mount Prospect 161.56 Final Standings Norman Texarkana Deadwood Mount Prospect Boulder WTF? New London So we have that past two champions...relegating. Can you imagine a Legends champ relegating the next year? Last one to do that was...Bloomington some really cool guy and brilliant owner, I'm sure. Welp, agree/disagree? As always, no need to describe the type of relations you have had with my mother last night. Just say you don't agree in a mature fashion. Oh yeah. League Championship Series Prediction: Birmingham over Norman in 7.

#84303	09/14/2021 1:51:05 am	Oct 26th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I don't understand science, but as a comparison to the results, here's the best and worst from each division: (Based solely on runs/Earned Runs) (Predictions in brackets) West Hitters: Texarkana (3) Deadwood (4) Boulder (6) Mount Prospect (2) New London (5) Norman (1) West Pitchers: Texarkana (2) Boulder (1) Norman (4) Deadwood (3) New London (5) Mount Prospect (6) Interestingly, the pitchers told the story of the season, as they not only ended up in the exact order of the teams, but also tried their best to apease Private's personal gods. I believe the offenders for the hitters predictions are currently on their way to a gentleman by the name of Colonels Sanders....... East Hitters: Durham (1) Birmingham (2) Concord (6) Augusta (3) Bloomington (5) Eden Pararie (4) East Pitchers: Concord (6) Eden Pararie (4) Bloomington (2) Birmingham (3) Augusta (1) Durham (5) Man that Durham offense is something else, putting even the best Boulder offense's over the years to shame. The pitching just needs to come on board..... Concord really upset the apple cart here though Sad that there won't be a Private Prediction here in 2052, bring on 2053 though right?! Other stats of note: + Durham had 170 more runs than ANY other team, all despite hitting the equal low number of HRs + Texarkana had the lowest HR's in the west and won, Mt Prospect had the most and finished 6th. The HR is dead! + Durham had 250 more hits than ANY other team, and narly 50% more than the lowest team, Norman + The East likes to walk, particularly Concord! + Augusta was the most aggressive on the base paths, and I'd argue it probably worked for them + Durham had only 1 hold all season! + Bloomington took advice from the JJNZ of the 20's and 30's and gave up trying to K anyone + Texarkana - 1 CG all season, Concord - 0 CG. Stamina is deader than HR's + to counter the last point, Eden Pararie with an impressive 23 CG! + Texarkana, Highest FB rate : Concord, 2nd highest FB rate Interesting stuff! (Is the off-season over yet?)

#84307	09/14/2021 4:02:54 am	Oct 26th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Let's give ourselves a little reminder about my personal favourite part of the season, and place our bets as to who Norman or Birmingham take the title from here... Why bring up old s@t? As an American, I take no blame for my failure. I believe the offenders...currently on their way to a gentleman by the name of Colonels Sanders.* And new chickens are on their way. Sad that there won't be a Private Prediction here in 2052, bring on 2053 though right?! Amazingly, Boulder is already penciled in last Bloomington took advice from the JJNZ of the 20's and 30's and gave up trying to K anyone Probably bc I spent so many Fridays in the old chat with you and Hasel. MOVEMENT IS KING.

#84312	09/14/2021 7:41:27 am	Oct 26th, 2051
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to PatBorders and tamale! Well played.

#84338	09/14/2021 10:51:38 pm	Oct 30th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Haha indeed, still a massive fan of movement guys! We should pencil in a Friday at some point for old times sake. Congratulations again to Concord, and equally commiserations to Texarkana, tough way to lose after such a dominant season! On the positive side (for you at least) your team lose just as string for another couple of seasons so certainly won't be your last shot at the title. Probably against Concord again based on this season! Thanks all for another enjoyable season 😀

#84340	09/15/2021 1:03:42 am	Oct 30th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks lostraven & JJ! Wow, what a season! The BB Gods definitely smiled on us this time around. Whilst the only way is down from here, I'm thrilled that the team has managed to capitalise on our best ever regular season with the title. Shout out to patborders and Texarkana again for a great season. We now wait nervously for update #0. Our pitching relies heavily on Oshima, Lara, and Richardson - all three are decline candidates. Five of the first choice line-up are also 31+. While I have a number of good hitting prospects, the next wave of pitchers aren't even close to the guys they'll be replacing. How long this can be sustained will depend on how well the old guard ages.

#84341	09/15/2021 2:16:40 am	Oct 30th, 2051
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I just saw Steve's post - glad to see Tatis made himself known in the finals!

#84342	09/15/2021 2:57:08 am	Oct 30th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I moved him from the bench to the main DH spot vs RHP for the playoffs, and it paid off - he was huge, especially in Games 1 & 3.

#84343	09/15/2021 3:37:03 am	Oct 30th, 2051
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Congratulations tamale! Very well played series by your guys on all fronts. Twisters folded hard there, but we can’t be too disappointed with that season overall.

#84344	09/15/2021 4:03:24 am	Oct 30th, 2051
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cheers patborders! Leblanc was a big miss for you, we were lucky to have good health and form over the short series. Congrats again on a great season.

#84345	09/15/2021 5:27:41 am	Oct 30th, 2051
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, tamale! Concord has achieved an incredible feat and has joined a select group of not only multiple Legends titles, but back to back as well. Very well done! And with that, I'll take my leave, again. Good luck to all next season!

#84346	09/15/2021 7:23:51 am	Oct 30th, 2051
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to the division and League winners. Sadly I'll be leaving after a terrible season. I posted early about being cautiously optimistic and it was all downhill from there. The pitching was bad for most of the year, and the offense dropped a bit. I expected several younger pitchers to take a step forward and it just never happened. Sadly I don't see any major contributors stepping forward any time soon to help the pitching, so we probably won't be back any time soon. It was fun to make it to the top league, I started in league VI in 2029, and this is my first time moving down a league. Farewell!

#84347	09/15/2021 7:31:48 am	Oct 30th, 2051
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Again, big congrats to both tamale and patborders. It was a blast to watch you guys just completely devour the entire league.

#84349	09/15/2021 11:13:09 am	Oct 30th, 2051
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congratulations to tamale for a dominating season. Tough luck to patborders since only one team can come out as the winner. It's definitely the luck of the draw (or the game engine). Exciting finish for two teams that dominated the league and render everybody else .500 or under. Good luck to everyone next season!

#84374	09/17/2021 4:54:44 am	Nov 2nd, 2051
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	congrats to tamale and patborders, amazing season

#84676	09/28/2021 1:07:28 am	Mar 8th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	What does 2052 bring us? Well, a very quiet forum thus far! An extremely quick sweeping glance at Detroit and Oceanview tells me that I don't think I've ever played either team (apologies to the owners if I have!), and that both teams are built rather differently. If I get time I'll put some predictions up, but they'll neither be as interesting or as accurate as Private's usual endeavours. Haven't even looked at the East yet, it'll come!

#84688	09/28/2021 10:43:55 am	Mar 8th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I've yet to do my research on the new teams. But ask me how it feels to be the lowest ranked Legends team... by a large margin. I guess I'm playing underdog again this season. At this level, all I care about is not demoting anyway, so let's go!

#84843	10/03/2021 9:21:37 am	Mar 18th, 2052
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Terrible luck on waivers this offseason/spring. Hoping my vets can hold onto their powers for another season.

#84885	10/05/2021 1:43:01 am	Mar 25th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	A quick plebs prediction for the season: West Texarkana - very good hitting, ok defense, very good pitching Detroit - above average hitting, above average defense, above average pitching Boulder - above average hitting, average defense, good pitching Norman - above average hitting, average defense, above average pitching Oceanview - good hitting, good defense, good pitching Deadwood - good hitting, average defense, good pitching. Texarkana will need to hold off Oceanview with the rest of us fairly even behind them East: Concord - above average offense, very good defense, average pitching Alexandria - average offense, good defense, above average pitching Minneapolis - above average offense, very good defense, good pitching Durham - very good offense, below average defense, average pitching Eden Prairie - above average offense, average defense, very good pitching Birmingham - poor offense, below average defense, above average pitching Minneapolis is my pick to edge it, but it'll be a close run thing. This has taken all of about 10 minutes to do so its not an in depth look by any means. Have a great season all!

#84894	10/05/2021 10:41:33 am	Mar 25th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I'll take that scouting report Feeling better about this season than last, like I should be able to stick around and not demote. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the quickie review, these are always fun to read. Happy season, all.

#84921	10/07/2021 12:24:15 am	Apr 3rd, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Detroit: oh hey Boulder, want to see our above average hitters? Game 1-6 runs Game 2-6 runs Game 3-6 runs Game 4-1 run...,plus a 9 run 9th innings. Boulder: .........

#84938	10/08/2021 1:18:54 am	Apr 7th, 2052
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	This was surely one of the best pitching performances in BB history. My hat is off.

#84978	10/08/2021 3:20:24 pm	Apr 8th, 2052
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Thanks for the compliment. Although it does feel like you need something like that to beat the Jets these days. I think I'm starting to develop Jet-phobia now.

#85020	10/10/2021 3:06:24 pm	Apr 15th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	@Boulder these one run losses are getting annoying.

#85024	10/10/2021 9:38:39 pm	Apr 18th, 2052
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	We see Deadwood's 1-run record and we decide to one up them with our 1-7 record in 1-run games.

#85317	10/24/2021 10:05:56 pm	Jun 8th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Very tough to really read anything about the league at the moment, results are all over the place! Have lost my highest SI pitcher in Green for 35 days going into interleague, so top prospect Amaya is straight up into the rotation. I'll be happy with anything under a 6 ERA. He joins Molina in getting a call up, much shorter leash on Molina though.

#85338	10/26/2021 2:32:37 pm	Jun 10th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Well, here we go with interdivision. I'm wholly disappointed by my team's performance thus far this season. I made some minor changes to get ahead of some aging, but they've all failed to be good decisions. We find ourselves in last place, but somehow just a hair away from escaping relegation. Out of desperation, I've decided to undo all my adjustments to the lineup, and ignore what would seem like some obvious moves that have somehow made my team worse. My 13 range 2b is back, despite having lost range and speed and batting near .200 in limited at bats. My 14 hitting C/3B is back despite usually hitting .220-.230, because the lefty hitting 3B was dismal this year. Other similar things... All we want to do is escape relegation. Fingers crossed in Deadwood.

#85434	11/03/2021 1:02:01 am	Jul 14th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	All star predictions... Cordell and Hartmann are locks in the OF and DH I think. Cano deserves a shot at the C job. Blanco is my only chance at a pitcher making it and it'd be disappointing if he didn't make it!

#85498	11/08/2021 4:27:10 am	Aug 2nd, 2052
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Four out of five against the mighty Minneapolis Tigers but still can’t shake the motor city version of the same animal off my back.

#85500	11/08/2021 9:36:12 am	Aug 2nd, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	It does have a feel of 2051 about it though, with Texarkana sailing off to the sunset...........

#85527	11/10/2021 9:06:32 pm	Aug 14th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I think today's series days a lot about where Boulder is likely to wind up in the next couple of seasons, losing 0-5 v Minneapolis, and getting thumped in every game. Mostly well played by the tigers, but also a very poor series by us.

#85624	11/18/2021 12:17:32 am	Sep 8th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	That tigers series really put us in a spin, going to be fighting to avoid relegation the rest of the way. Crucial series tomorrow v Deadwood, including squaring off against McGill who I was pretty keen to sign myself! Updated Thursday, November 18 2021 @ 12:18:46 am PST

#85629	11/18/2021 10:22:09 pm	Sep 12th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	That series killed me JJ. McGill had a nice Game 3 but you ripped me apart in the first two. Now I’m desperately trying not to relegate.

#85650	11/19/2021 3:46:11 pm	Sep 13th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I suspect we'll be fighting this relegation battle the rest of the way, our pitching has continued to be pretty bad

#85694	11/23/2021 1:46:44 pm	Sep 28th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Todays 4-game series with Boulder may be the “relegation playoffs”. If one of us wins 3, that might be all she wrote.

#85695	11/23/2021 5:26:38 pm	Oct 1st, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Indeed Deadwood took 3, now down to RD but with momentum clearly not on our side. In more exciting news, both pennants should be a hot contest the rest of the way

#85696	11/23/2021 6:43:44 pm	Oct 2nd, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I think I meant “if you win three, it’s all over”. Me winning three just puts me in decent chance territory

#85699	11/24/2021 12:12:56 am	Oct 2nd, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Yeah, you used the anti-forum-curse well there! Our last losing season was 2039 which was also the last time we relegated so it's been a good run, would like it to continue a little longer, but that depends on whether I can find a fix for this abysmal pitching!

#85700	11/24/2021 3:05:03 am	Oct 2nd, 2052
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	A bit too much inconsistency sees us not in a position to defend the title, instead fighting just to avoid relegation. Going from 100 wins to below .500 sounds like a huge step back, and while there has been regression in some areas (which was to be expected), I'm not sure it's been as large as it seems. Last season, we had a team .767 OPS and 4.18 FIP, whereas now we have a similar .756 OPS and 3.91 FIP - it just hasn't translated to results nearly as well this time. Still, I'm happy with some of the development. With Hicks up and playing every day, the future at the top of the order is here now. I also have a bit more confidence that some of my young pitchers could become long-term players. Unfortunately, there's still plenty of work to do, both now to avoid relegation, and next season when I anticipate several more key players are likely to leave.

#85718	11/25/2021 6:04:43 pm	Oct 10th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Deadwood creeps ahead of Boulder. Ten games to go finishing in a three game showdown..... Could go right to the wire!

#85719	11/25/2021 9:57:56 pm	Oct 10th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I can’t handle this pressure!

#85728	11/26/2021 2:49:30 pm	Oct 10th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Damn that was a beating I just took from Detroit. That’s what a first place legends team against a team on the teetering edge of relegating will get you. Ouch

#85742	11/27/2021 11:11:20 pm	Oct 18th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Whoever wins two games tomorrow stays up....... Pressure cooker final day! Also, a small matter of two pennants to be won on the final day too

#85743	11/28/2021 12:03:47 am	Oct 18th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	A couple of little things of note while I have the time! Kruger and Wendt are both the last of the Missoula era, Kruger a waiver claim and Wendt a draftee. Both are probably done after this season. Kruger has made it onto the all-time leaderboard in legends at No.6 on AVG and 8th for OBP. It just makes you appreciate the career some guys such as Waterloo's McCarthy had, there's a lot of records there that may be unbeatable without another incredible extended Legends stint like Seca's. Interesting going through the records though, how good was 2049's season of Cordell? Well it's the only one in modern times in the top ten as far as Runs scored go at least.... He's also No.2! in the all-time SLG rankings, and 7th for OPS.

#85755	11/28/2021 3:29:44 pm	Oct 19th, 2052
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to Eden Prairie and Detroit on winning their divisions! And also to Deadwood on winning today's series, still a game to go but the wl score is settled!

#85760	11/28/2021 6:30:19 pm	Oct 22nd, 2052
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congratulations Detroit and Eden Prairie! Offensively the teams seem very evenly matched, with a slight matchup advantage for Eden Prairie. Very close overall #s; both have good home/away splits and hit well with RISP. One thing to consider is that Detroit struggled (BA-wise) against LHP this year and Eden Prairie has several solid lefty pitchers. (Detroit still had a 20-16 record against LHP this year despite low BA) Interesting decision for Eden Prairie on whether to throw the rookie LHP Phil Johnson out there, who operated as the SP5 this season and threw 9 quality starts this year but also gave up 32 HRs in 160 IP. But we may see a 4-man rotation for this series and Johnson left out. Regardless, there will still be LH SP Vasquez and several good lefties coming out of the pen. Meanwhile, Eden hits a bit better against LHP. Detroit's stud pitcher Derrick Finch, who may be out there for game 1, is a LHP. But Finch is good enough that the seemingly poor matchup doesn't matter. The top of Detroit's rotation is really strong, but it tails off. Hubert Gale was the team's #3 starter and as a LHP his matchup is concerning vs Eden Prairie's offense. At SP4/5 Detroit used a mixture of guys this season (Palma, Quiroz, Ritchey) who in total posted about a 4.80 ERA. The only one of those guys remaining on the team today is Ritchey, the late-season signing who was a long-time stellar P in LL6 now playing in Legends for the first time. He struggled in 12 starts down the stretch with a 1.6 WHIP and not-that-bad 4.31 FIP. Will Detroit shorten their already-short rotation this series or throw the veteran all star out there on the largest stage? Eden's pitching situation is not straight forward to me. The rotation is a fierce 4-headed beast of (seemingly) talented pitchers. Among them are Elvis Robinson, last year's Legends CY Young winner; 2051 Legends all-stars Garcia and Vasquez; and sturdy veteran (former multi all-star) Salgado. They have great FIPs and churned out quality starts in boatloads this year (and led Legends with a staggering 23 complete games), but ultimately produced an average 4.15ish ERA and 3 of the 4 have WHIPs over 1.40. Eden also has a solid bullpen but overall the pitching is about league average and definitely underperforming the talent level. Ultimately, I'm fairly confident that pitching is where the matchup widens in Detroit's favor. This is because Detroit has the deepest and most lethal bullpen in Broken Bat. The bullpen truly goes 6 deep, and the 7th guy is a late-season addition who has put up a 1.88 ERA; good luck scoring past the 7th inning. The bullpen has 4 of the best late-innings pitchers in Legends: RHS Gil; SET1 Gonzales; SET2 Galindo; and CLR Gomez. Between them, about 290 IP, ~2.40 ERA and WHIP somewhere around 1.00 They keys to this series for me come back to pitching: - Does Eden Prairie's starting pitching perform up to their potential? - How does Detroit handle their rotation while the top 2 studs are resting? Who is SP3/4? - Can Eden Prairie take early leads before Detroit can bring in the bullpen? Particularly in games 3 and 4. I'm not confident about the outcome of this. Detroit was the better team this season, and the best team in Broken Bat. In 7 games the matchups matter. Prediction: Detroit wins series, 4-3 OPS Eden: .747 Detroit: .744 SLUG Eden: .421 Detroit: .414 HRs Eden: 148 Detroit: 136 BB:KK (offense) Eden: 542:908 Detroit: 557:872 FIP Eden: 4.08 Detroit: 4.22 WHIP Eden: 1.416 Detroit: 1.273 ERA Eden: 4.27 Detroit: 3.60 BB:KK (pitchers) Eden: 418:1040 Detroit: 510:913 Quality starts Eden: 76 Detroit: 62 Bullpen Eden: 38 S, 23 BS, 41 Holds Detroit: 51 S, 18 BS, 60 Holds BB Rank Eden: #4 Detroit: #1 edit: added WHIP Updated Sunday, November 28 2021 @ 6:38:24 pm PST

#85762	11/28/2021 11:43:21 pm	Oct 22nd, 2052
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Eden Prairie and Detroit! Sorry to see Boulder go, you'll be back soon JJNZ! Good to see Deadwood survive for another season though. Happy to still be here. With a .500 record and positive run-differential, I'm claiming this as a winning season! Could be our last though, given the anticipated challenges that lie ahead.

#85766	11/29/2021 6:20:16 am	Oct 22nd, 2052
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Just peeked in on you all. Not going to lie: makes me a little happy to see a West that had a higher win total than the East (487 vs 473). For a change. Grats to Detroit and Eden Prairie. Nice hustle by Birmingham to the very end. hat tip

#85768	11/29/2021 6:35:04 am	Oct 22nd, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Wow, what an ending for the bottom of the West. I can't believe Deadwood has held on to stay in the big league for another season. Great competition, JJ. Sorry to see you go but I'm sure you'll be back in short order. Meanwhile, Deadwood has a bit of a crisis. Our minors aren't very well stocked, and most of the veterans who got us to Legends have either left or are aging out now. Our replacement are mostly downgrades or not yet ready. It's possible that 2053 will be a bloodbath of a season for Deadwood... as we'll have no choice but to play some young players full time in key roles. Good luck in the Championship series, Detroit and Eden.

#85775	11/29/2021 10:05:28 am	Oct 22nd, 2052
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Good luck to both finalists! Back to Legends mediocrity for the Twisters! We’ll take it!

#85777	11/29/2021 11:24:32 am	Oct 22nd, 2052
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Thanks to everyone, we will need all the luck we can gather against the formidable Detroit Tigers who crushed us 8-2 during inter-league play. I was amazed at their roster of position players all boasting a minimum of 14 pot, until closer examination finds that the strength of the Tigers lays in their pitching. At this point we suspect that we are the heavy underdogs in the series. Great analysis by hardhat. You made our team looked better on paper. It is definitely a tough call to decide my rotation. Most of them are in the midst of a cold streak. I think we will be too afraid to trot out LHP Phil Johnson with his 32 HR in ~160 IP. It was a great battle with Birmingham and Minneapolis down the stretch. It is daunting to be in a fight with two owners who have a combined total of 4 Legends titles and a Cup title. I thought Birmingham was going to pass up for sure after the first game yesterday.

#85778	11/29/2021 11:26:43 am	Oct 22nd, 2052
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats to Detroit and Eden Prairie! 2nd RD fail in team history for us, after 2030 against Seca, at least it didn't cost 65 this time to be CS, Is this it for our current generation of hitters, I guess, but maybe better not, even if the waiver jackpot SP will have a season we hope for Updated Monday, November 29 2021 @ 11:44:10 am PST

#85800	12/01/2021 2:04:31 pm	Oct 30th, 2052
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congrats on the championship @charm and Detroit.

#85801	12/01/2021 2:13:51 pm	Nov 1st, 2052
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congratulation to charm and the Detroit Tigers. It's a great story of rising from Div 6 all the way up to Legends, and winning it all in their first season here. We just didn't hit well enough in the series, and Tigers' pitching really showed its strength. We have to go back to drawing board and prepare for next season. Our pitching looks like it's due for an overhaul, but the cupboard is bare with terrible drafts in recent season. We also need to find more reliable hitting pretty much everywhere except at third and short. Yikes, hopefully we don't dropped all the way back down and take another 50 seasons to get back like the last time the team had lost in the Legends final.

#85802	12/01/2021 2:24:52 pm	Nov 1st, 2052
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	That was a really close series, ending with an overall run differential of zero. Total scoring total: 17 to 17 Congrats charm!

#85803	12/01/2021 8:43:33 pm	Nov 2nd, 2052
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats, @charm and the better Tigers team this season!

#85806	12/02/2021 7:01:09 am	Nov 2nd, 2052
charm Joined: 01/02/2017 Posts: 2 Flint Yellow Jackets V.3	Thank you to everyone . It was a fun season . Just making it to the legends was my goal . Too win my division and the league championship in my first try .WOOOHAAAA IM THE CHAMP .Thanks Steve for the fun game

#85807	12/02/2021 1:37:08 pm	Nov 2nd, 2052
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	..hopefully we don't dropped all the way back down and take another 50 seasons to get back like the last time the team had lost in the Legends final. What a stat! Commiserations boltsman, better luck next time. And congrats charm on a tremendous season, welcome to the club!

#85808	12/02/2021 2:14:08 pm	Nov 2nd, 2052
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Yup, grats, Charm! As another manager who has taken a team all the way up from VI and won it all in Legends first try, you get the super-mega hat tip. Something worth being proud of. Enjoy!

#85852	12/04/2021 3:07:56 am	Jan 13th, 2053
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Detroit! Ah, a new season. Welcome back Redding and Lahaina. Brockton were a good team whenever I faced them on the way up, always wondered when they would make a run for it. Welcome! And a warm welcome back to Bloomington, although I'm not looking forward to yet another 6th-place prediction! Unfortunately I feel it'll probably be right this time. Got mostly bad news in the TU#0, so I cleaned house. Could be an interesting off-season, will need to be a big one!

#85886	12/05/2021 7:36:35 pm	Jan 13th, 2053
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Good luck to the new season everyone. tamale, if it makes you feel better, one year I had 8 potential drops and 0 gain. Needless to say, that was a bloody spring.

#85890	12/06/2021 7:47:37 am	Jan 13th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Welcome! And a warm welcome back to Bloomington, although I'm not looking forward to yet another 6th-place prediction! Oh, I'm not falling into THAT trap again. The East is all familiar faces except for Brockton, although we do have something in common: long stays in IV.7. From what I read so far, confidence is low up here. You can't ALL be rebuilding. I know I'm not, I just ran out of good players.

#85941	12/10/2021 7:41:12 am	Feb 19th, 2053
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	2041 class is aging out, so everyone is in rebuild mode

#85987	12/14/2021 5:47:00 am	Mar 8th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	With Spring Training in full swing, it's time to start handing out the year-end trophies! Without further delay, it's PSF's 2053 Legends Predictions and Time Share Condo Presentation! We are all wondering how our teams will do this season and we all want to piss away loads of hard-earned cash on a vacation property we can only use at inconvenient times and I'm here to help you do both. If you don't know "The Process", I feed your team information into my Apple II, bask in its green screen glow, and listen to the calming sounds of the printer as it lays out our futures on that sweet, sweet dot-matrix paper. After I tear off all the tabs (because it beckons me to), I gently place the paper in my chicken coop and by the next morning, ~~it's all ruined~~ my oldest and wisest chicken has made its prediction. So let's get to handing out the 2053 championship hardware and start relegating Concord! West Hitter Ratings Detroit 202.88 (<wow) Texarkana 188.72 (named for the states Texas and Mississippi-ana) Oceanview Woods 182.59 Redding 175.40 Deadwood 173.90 Lahaina 168.73 West Pitcher Ratings Texarkana 171.44 Lahaina 168.18 Detroit 164.94 Redding 162.56 Deadwood 161.60 Oceanview Woods 160.50 (ocean view in Iowa? woods in Iowa? Have you ever seen Iowa?) West Division Predicted Order of Finish 1. Detroit 2. Texarkana 3. Oceanview Woods 4. Redding (birthplace of Redd Foxx and Red Buttons) 5. ~~Laredo~~ Lahaina 6. Deadwood There you have it! Detroit has won the division! Everyone else can begin to play their young guys now. East Hitters Ratings Birmingham 184.44 Brockton 181.41 Concord 181.18 (home of the grape jam) Eden Prairie 178.89 Minneapolis 171.86 Bloomington 170.00 East Pitcher Ratings Eden Prairie 181.24 Bloomington 176.55 Brockton 172.77 Minneapolis 165.60 Concord 154.53 Birmingham 150.61 (fun fact: JR Tolkien is from here. Who had Alabama as home of LOTR?) East Division Order of the Finnish 1. Eden Prairie 2. Brockton 3. Bloomington 4. Minneapolis 5. Concord 6. Birmingham Congratulations to Eden Prairie! Welp, that's it! Pack it in, boys. Season. Over. So who's going to win the blue trophy, PSF? Well, how would I know? Do I look like someone whom could predict that? Oh. Detroit's offense looks terrifying. Detroit the city is terrifying. Eden Prairie sounds too nice. Too nice for Detroit. Detroit wins 4-1. So what do you think? Spot on? Way off? I'm going to block tamale because I can see his anger. But it's tradition at this point.

#85990	12/14/2021 12:58:35 pm	Mar 8th, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Gosh I love this time of year, when the PSF predictions come out, and I'm so thankful these past couple seasons to have been in-division to be a part of them. I'm particularly excited about the free timeshares that PSF is handing out to those of us on the predictions this season. Thanks PSF! Now, on to the results: so this is the season that Deadwood loses it's grip on a spot in Legends and falls down, huh? I'm petrified that you're 100% accurate on that. My first season in Legends I did respectfully and belonged. Last season, we stayed up by the skin of our teeth amid aging-out veterans and under-preforming replacements. This season... I am truthfully worried we will be worse than we were last season. I don't want to leave, but I fear my time in the big show is ending. We will fight, though. And we are not above playing dirty. Updated Tuesday, December 14 2021 @ 6:00:32 pm PST

#85995	12/15/2021 10:47:38 am	Mar 10th, 2053
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Thank you PSF for another fine edition of the preseason prediction. We are definitely surprised that our pitching ranked well. It definitely feels like we are going to have some creative ways to get through this season with the once reliable Vasquez probably going to give us a 1.6+ WHIP this season and the sophomore 30-HR feeder Johnson making up the rotation. We put in several claims for veteran pitching help, but missed out on bringing any starting pitching depth. Since the Concord was predicted to be last in the East in the 2051 PSF prediction, we are definitely worry about Birmingham who always field a strong team and end up challenging for the division. Perhaps they will be the one running away with the division. It looks like a great battle between all the teams as usual. Exciting season awaits!

#86003	12/16/2021 8:54:55 pm	Mar 14th, 2053
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks Pvt - good read as usual!

#86049	12/18/2021 9:52:27 am	Mar 16th, 2053
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I was running some #s on the finances of the Legends teams. Who came into the year with the most $$$ (using the most recent figure listed on their profile page, which is probably 1 yr out of date)? Also I wanted to know who has hemorrhaged the most money over the last 10 seasons. Since the answer to that question is apparently ME 😑, I don't feel bad sharing the results. 2052 balances: https://imgur.com/OyAwW8f % Change in bank balance over last 10 seasons https://imgur.com/R1qYZJC Is Birmingham run by Jess Bezos? Am I actually the Enron guys, stacked on each other's shoulders, hiding in a trench coat? I also note how impressive it is that Detroit went from LL6 to Legends while increasing his bank +20%. I took the same path and am down -46% Updated Saturday, December 18 2021 @ 9:53:15 am PST

#86054	12/19/2021 6:38:58 am	Mar 18th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Really cool look at the numbers, hardhat. My first time up I blew through 40 mil in a couple a seasons. Been able to maintain since, but did have a couple of deep Cup runs to offset things. Playoff revenue likely helped too with me bouncing back up to Legends so quickly each time I demoted. Weird but true: the year I won it all I had a player payroll of 39 mil (they've since be rewarded quite handsomely). Makes Seca's long Legends run rather remarkable when a Legends club should expect to lose cash each year.

#86157	01/02/2022 10:52:59 pm	May 14th, 2053
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Unfortunately the good old days for my team are gone and won't be coming back. Been tough to watch at times this season. At least with nobody over the age of 30 my position player group should hold up or improve for a few seasons. Unfortunately the pitching will fall off a cliff once Oshima and Ebert age out, because I simply don't have anyone coming up behind them except Dalton, who's unlikely to be an overnight success without a breaking ball. The guys I do have are just good enough to justify trying to compete, so I'll keep hoping for the best at this stage.

#86158	01/03/2022 4:49:52 am	May 14th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@tamale: I always say, "You can't win it, if you ain't in it". Just gotta hang on... Twice through the schedule, what is everyone's assessment so far? Here in Bloomington, quite surprised. Old guys are hitting well, wonder how long that lasts. BB has a way of "evening" things out over the long haul. Just have to keep plugging in parts to see if they can hold. Defense is carrying things. FIP is about a half-run higher than ERA with the DP's helping out. Need the pitching to come around to feel better about the whole thing. If we can't keep the DP pace up, those HR's are going to start hurting.

#86193	01/06/2022 1:15:12 pm	May 25th, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Funny enough, as this offseason wound down I actually thought Deadwood was going to be mildly better this season. We are getting smashed right the hell out of Legends!

#86206	01/07/2022 6:30:00 am	May 29th, 2053
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	I wanted to know who has hemorrhaged the most money over the last 10 seasons @hardhat - Nice work! I think in my worst stretch I lost $46M over three seasons. Think I went from nearly $90M in funds to $40M, and I'm only just working my way back up now. It does indeed make Seca's long run all the more remarkable. But it's not just financially impressive. As tamale is finding out, sometimes the well runs dry and you just have to put out there what you can, and cross your fingers.

#86240	01/10/2022 4:38:12 am	Jun 8th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The A's one league loss in the last three weeks (game time) was a one-run loss in 12 innings. It's an impressive a run I've seen in quite some time!

#86242	01/10/2022 5:59:32 am	Jun 8th, 2053
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	-Quite amazing, 17-1 run, don't think we managed sthg like that since my grannie took over (in BB time ), seems almost like another fauxi statistic

#86243	01/10/2022 7:04:17 am	Jun 8th, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Well... we suck. Deadwood is now in that phase where we are releasing long term vets who have clearly fallen off the cliff and can no longer play, while also signing every Free Agent that has any chance of competently replacing them. Desperate to find a way to turn the season around and prevent relegation, but if by all star break we are still as miserable as we are now, all vets 33 and older will be let go and it will become the kids show in Deadwood. Updated Monday, January 10 2022 @ 7:18:08 am PST

#86260	01/11/2022 3:23:53 pm	Jun 12th, 2053
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	I feel Deadwood's pain as we are in the same boat. We just can find anything to work consistently no matter what we tried. (We also tried sacrificing lambs, pigs, cows... none of those works too) We do have the worst run differential in the East, so it's definitely no surprise there. The real pain is the non-stop losing, and our 4-12 one run record. At least we as owners are true fans to our own team. We support them no matter if they are winning or if they are the worst team in the division.

#86263	01/11/2022 4:39:13 pm	Jun 13th, 2053
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	[shaking head] Chickens man. Baseball gods like chicken... You'll never win with the wrong sacrifices.

#86267	01/12/2022 4:52:20 am	Jun 15th, 2053
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	A tough season so far... in a vacuum our play hasn't been that bad, just snuck into a positive RD and overall have a .740 OPS, 3.83 FIP, and the second fewest errors in the league. The "EXWL" record has me projected 14 games above 5th place, but a negative actual record like I currently have always comes with a big risk of relegation. Not really that much I want to change, although I did just reshuffle my lineup for hopefully better results. Still a long time left in the season, so we'll see how it goes...

#86280	01/13/2022 6:45:11 am	Jun 20th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	My Thunder did ok while running 4 and 4-1/2 man rotations where I could use my best three. We're getting exposed now that I have to rely on the #4 spot regularly and the #5 spot has been a disaster. It used to be you could find a decent enough 5 in the FA pool to survive. What happened? Gonna be a rough couple of weeks.

#86311	01/14/2022 9:27:33 am	Jun 25th, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Silver lining on this dumpster fire of a season: My young SP popped to Pot14 and is looking magnificent https://brokenbat.org/player/279895

#86313	01/14/2022 11:05:25 am	Jun 25th, 2053
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	He looks pretty tired from doing all that popping to 14. It would be nice to give him a few days off to rest up and celebrate, and not have to pitch in the upcoming series against us.

#86366	01/19/2022 2:53:46 am	Jul 14th, 2053
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Found a little form and managed to climb out of the drop zone for now. The offense seems to have improved after sending Foss and Cepeda to the bench where they belong, and giving their ABs to Morrissey, Weiner, and Roldan instead. And after a slow start by his standards Pagan has been scorching the West recently. Still highly confused by my pitching staff, with the 3-5 starters having FIPs of 3.83, 3.96, and 3.82 respectively, but ERAs of 6.93, 5.65, and 5.65. So strange. The lack of production from the rotation has meant my pitching has basically become Rays style bullpen games 80% of the time, which is probably better for my team anyway. At least Oshima has been his old self. Good luck to all in the second half of the season. Looks like the East will go down to the wire.

#86367	01/19/2022 5:30:19 am	Jul 14th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I figured the Concord trio were doomed by their defense. That's usually the case when the ERA is higher than the FIP. That doesn't appear to be the case. Maybe it was HR and walks? No, not that either. Here's hoping those Concord pitchers don't figure it out. I've always believed in a "second roll of the dice" at the AS break, since fortunes seems to turn quickly mid-season. In Bloomington, we've become the anti-Jets. The O has fallen off a cliff. It's still a generational thing: this group never had speed, which means no extra base hits so fewer runners in scoring position. With the big swingers now 32+, the big inning swings have gone away as well. Now it's a single, a walk, and...pfffft. Would someone release a young, flyball hitting, power guy that I can pick up? Please?

#86384	01/20/2022 8:03:34 am	Jul 16th, 2053
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Twisters RHS Marc Blair gets the all-star game start for the West; LHS Quentin Halverson pitches the last two innings. Veteran legendary SS Barney Leblanc, who started the year on the bench, makes the second all-star appearance of his illustrious career. Colour me surprised! Updated Thursday, January 20 2022 @ 4:21:51 pm PST

#86408	01/21/2022 7:51:57 am	Jul 21st, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Another silver lining in this dumpster fire of a season: one of my best prospects, https://brokenbat.org/player/250172, who I had high hopes for and was a little underwhelmed by his possibly final POT 13 ratings, just popped to POT 14 on the training update and apparently has more to go. He's gotten a lot of playing time in the last few weeks since we've been so out of the division, and he's starting to look like a real winner.

#86485	01/27/2022 4:03:06 am	Aug 14th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I for one, will be glad to see the cross-division games end. My Thunder took a beating this season...

#86495	01/28/2022 4:29:14 am	Aug 19th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Carnage Report: After the cross-division games, who made a move? Did anything really happen? Who really shot Mr. Burns? West Tex: 36-24 vs the East Red: 36-24 OW: 31-29 Det: 29-31 Lah: 17-43 Dea: 14-46 Texarkana held serve and remains in first place. Detroit lost a spot and is currently third. Redding and Lahaina were once tied for third, but Redding has ascended to 2nd, while Lahaina falls to 5th. Oceanview Woods moved up one to 4th. East Con: 35-25 vs West Bir: 34-26 Bro: 33-27 Min: 33-27 EP: 32-28 Blo: 30-30 Birmingham remains in 1st, while Bloomington, once tied for 1st, falls to 2nd. Brockton and Minneapolis remain locked together in the same tie they started with. Concord is the big mover, joining the race behind Birmingham. Eden Prairie had a winning record, and was able to keep pace. Recap: In the West, Texarkana set the pace as they did during divisional play. Redding and Lahaina made moves, albeit in different directions. Detroit wasn't so lucky, as they went from 2 back to 9 back. In the East, Bloomington slipped, Concord caught fire, but the standings remain as it did 60 games ago.

#86645	02/07/2022 5:27:58 am	Sep 24th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Bad roll of the dice vs the East in the 2nd half: 11-16 4.3 RS 4.8 RA Lost SP Moore for the season, so it's Lorenzo, 35yo(!) Conte, a batting tee, and a journeyman RP trying to bring this one home. Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue!

#86659	02/08/2022 10:49:32 am	Sep 28th, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Even though we're still almost a week to the end of the season, I just wanted to say: When Deadwood began to rise through the League Levels with an organization that was finally coming together as a cohesive unit, we were both shocked and happy. When we made it to Legends, I couldn't believe it. I fully expected to immediately have the type of season we are having this year, and be violently expelled from Legends. But we hung on for two seasons as a legitimate, competitive Legends team. Here, in our third season in Legends, the wheels have completely come off. Our team aged out and our prospects were both not ready and not awesome. This season has been an utter embarrassment for Deadwood. I dont know how long it will take us to get back to Legends, or how bad our fall will be until we have put together a team that's good enough to compete and win divisions at the higher league levels. I just wanted to say it has been a ton of fun making our debut in Legends, and an honor to play with you guys at this level. Best of luck next season in the big league. I'll miss being here, and I hope I'm back soon!

#86728	02/12/2022 5:36:29 am	Oct 14th, 2053
Gambler75 Joined: 02/23/2017 Posts: 80 Brockton Bombers III.4	Managed to keep a little drama going with Birmingham in the East. Hoping we can at least make it to that final 3 game series at home with them having a magic # still up there, even if it's only 1. Head to head vs Concord on the year is sitting at 13-4, but that just feels like they're due to give us a rough series. I was expecting to get expelled rather quickly from Legends - so to be in the chase still in the final week is a pleasant shock. My pitching has grossly outperformed my expectations, while the batting and fielding are about what I expected. Good luck today all! o7

#86740	02/12/2022 7:40:43 pm	Oct 18th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to both patborders and kladu for winning division titles! Should be a good championship series.

#86763	02/13/2022 5:20:55 pm	Oct 21st, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I very often wonder how much pitcher fatigue really matters. Threw Conte on 2 days rest. 6 innings, one run.

#86770	02/14/2022 4:20:55 am	Oct 22nd, 2053
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations to Texarkana and Birmingham. I think we can all agree that they were the best 2 teams in the game this season. Congratulations also to Bloomington for clawing their way to survival. Game 160 had my best line-up and best SP, so I made you earn it. Looking forward to another predicted 6th place finish next season! And sorry to see Minneapolis go I consider my season a huge success, after a slow start we finished strong to stave off relegation, and the +111 RD was better than when I first won the championship. Unsure about next season's outlook. I might have the MVP this season, which will probably be an immediate source of regression. However, Hicks has established himself with McNeely and Pagan as a formidable 1-2-3, and I hope they will be soon joined by another special bat who has just broken in to the line-up. With my position players being reasonably young there's hope for another good offensive showing next season. Pitching is another question entirely, with my only 2 reliable starters and best reliever the wrong side of 30 with no clear replacements coming. De Angelis is here and should hold down a rotation spot, but I will need TU#0 luck and reinforcements or good development to have a competitive product. If it goes well my team could be good, or it could all implode.

#86771	02/14/2022 6:47:49 am	Oct 22nd, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congrats patborders and kladu. Looking forward to watching your playoffs series.

#86772	02/14/2022 7:13:43 am	Oct 22nd, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Is there a question on league MVP this season? Seems Jorge Pagan had one the the all-time seasons. The Cy Young will lead to a very interesting discussion. Sure Derrick Finch has the resume and would be my favorite to bring home the hardware, but let's look at some other pitchers who had noteworthy seasons. Marc Blair. Xavier Pantoja. You want a dark horse? How about Elvis Robinson. I say here Finch gets the nod but my bold prediction is that one of Texarkana's RELIEF pitchers, either Blair or Halverson gets into the top 3. Anyone have any decent rookies? I have rookies, but none were "decent". HOWEVER, quantity usually take precedent over quality in rookie voting, so I will put up my pitcher Sherman Bianchi as a possible vote-getter.

#86776	02/14/2022 11:08:53 am	Oct 22nd, 2053
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congrats to patborder and kladu for winning their respective division. This is the second Division title for Texarkana in three seasons. Birmingham is always a strong team under kladu, and this season is no exception either. It is interesting to note that both teams have been in the Legends level for several seasons, and kudos to both owners for keeping the team in top form year after year. Good luck to both teams for the playoff. As of the Eden Prairie Wolves, it is now time to rebuild the team. We are definitely in the same shoes as wickersty with the vets aging out and not being able to find new players to fill their shoes. Good luck next season everyone!

#86781	02/14/2022 5:26:13 pm	Oct 26th, 2053
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I will be shocked if Finch doesn't win the Cy Young in a canter. As for MVP, my biased evaluation would give it to Pagan (I can't recall ever having a Triple Crown winner before), but Pelletier is a very strong candidate, given that he played over 100 games at SS and Pagan is a bad defender at 1B. My only rookie candidate is Weber, but he probably didn't play enough to be in serious consideration.

#86782	02/15/2022 4:32:41 am	Oct 26th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Alright, who had Ariel Velarde, he of 8 career home runs, coming up with a walk-off homer in Game 2?

#86797	02/16/2022 4:44:07 am	Oct 30th, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Wow. Texarkana flexing at home. Great pitching then great hitting. Home team has won all 5 games so far...

#86805	02/16/2022 2:03:19 pm	Oct 30th, 2053
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	😮

#86806	02/16/2022 2:06:26 pm	Oct 30th, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Texarkana with the series comeback and a pitcher's duel in Game 6. Congrats to Tex, our champs!

#86812	02/16/2022 3:19:11 pm	Nov 2nd, 2053
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congratulations Texarkana!

#86813	02/16/2022 3:31:46 pm	Nov 2nd, 2053
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats patborders! Welcome to the club!

#86821	02/17/2022 4:01:21 am	Nov 2nd, 2053
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations on the big blue trophy, patborders! Just want to point out, that's TWO Legends division championships with a Legends title in the past 3 seasons. Texarkana was dominant nearly all season long. Detroit tried, but the Twisters were overwhelming. And hats off to kladu on a fantastic season. Brockton kept the heat on, making for the only race for the top spot. *Also of note, this is Texarkana's first finish at #1 in all of BB. Updated Thursday, February 17 2022 @ 4:07:00 am PST*

#86830	02/17/2022 10:02:01 am	Nov 2nd, 2053
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats patborders, well deserved, one more great season 2-0 was a nice surprise, the batting practice not much of one, Hope our all-time best offense (5.8 rpg) keeps it up

#86835	02/17/2022 12:44:06 pm	Nov 2nd, 2053
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congrats patborder on the win!

#86841	02/17/2022 7:26:44 pm	Nov 2nd, 2053
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Congrats @patborders! A disappointing ending to the season here in Minneapolis, although a deserved relegation given RD...

#86844	02/18/2022 6:36:52 am	Nov 2nd, 2053
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I'm shocked and embarrassed that Deadwoods O'Carroll won ROTY in Legends. His performance wasnt THAT special and his ratings (and apparent lack of further development) don't make him much a prospect to be excited about, but I guess this says more about the rest of the eligible rookies in Legends than it does about O'Carroll. https://brokenbat.org/player/254082

#86855	02/18/2022 12:31:07 pm	Jan 13th, 2054
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Amazing season from the Twisters. Hardly had to make any adjustments and was especially happy to see the young guys come through in the playoffs. Gives some hope we can hang around here with the big boys a little longer.

#86870	02/18/2022 9:18:59 pm	Jan 13th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Hello again folks! Starting the season in the number 5 slot which from memory is brutal at the start of the season but trends towards an easier finish. I could be 100% wrong there...... Private Snowflake did bring up that Boulder had crossed the 100 mark in prestige in this last season, intriguingly it brings us to the exact same mark (109) as Las Vegas....... Is this the season where good finally overtakes evil?!

#86873	02/18/2022 11:48:25 pm	Jan 13th, 2054
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Texarkana, brilliant season! Welcome back JJ, great to have you here again. Also pretty excited for Orlando, who the Jets know well having crossed paths a few times on the way up. They must surely have contributed the most to the Australian national team, with not one but THREE players, including national heroes like Curtis and McIntyre. Too many Victorians and New South Welshmen for my liking, although I never thought I'd see a player from Wodonga in the game

#86879	02/19/2022 8:14:33 am	Jan 13th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Someone let patborders know he IS one of the big boys now JJ, Dcm are back. Orlando is back, albeit the reincarnated version (no disrespect!). Brownoe makes his long-awaited return. At the very least, the forum should be back up to Legends standards!

#86901	02/21/2022 12:09:10 am	Jan 13th, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	patborders garthiorg and a happy bday to steve sax and don mattingly 30 years later "Homer at the bat"

#86939	02/23/2022 4:51:16 am	Jan 22nd, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	How is everybody at filling in their roster? I miss the days of a handful of stars out there for everybody to talk about. Now it feels like shuffling chairs on the Titanic. My Thunder had (have?) needs in the OF, 2B, C, SP, and front of bullpen. I think I've found enough OF to work a platoon. I have competition at 2B (I really don't want to start Boulder's old backup 2B again). I'll go out of my comfort zone and try a rookie at C...for now. Found a LR. Maybe have a 4-1/2 man rotation. Still wish I could replace my young guys (too many HR). Still think I'll be active on the 34yo SP market once the season starts.

#86945	02/23/2022 10:46:56 am	Jan 28th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	You could have had this seasons Boulder back up 2B if you hadn't snagged Alfaro! As always 2B is out weak spot, otherwise we're largely unchanged on offense, with more young guys trying to earn a spot too. Couple of veterans on short leashes. SP is a weakness, on a veteran buying spree at the moment, or as Freddy would call it, standard Boulder dumpster diving....... We're certainly not on pace to match Texarkana if they repeat their amazing season!

#86958	02/23/2022 7:15:26 pm	Feb 5th, 2054
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Been lucky enough to keep filling in roles from the farm up since coming to Legends. Might get another season out of Leblanc at SS but Schaeffer can move in from the outfield into the job if need be. Duarte looks pretty cooked at second though, so opportunity for Sommers or Mejia to stake a claim.

#86964	02/24/2022 4:58:03 am	Feb 5th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Sounds like 2B is a problem spot, league-wide. Are we as owners just not developing 2B? Converting them to OF?

#86980	02/25/2022 6:58:14 am	Feb 19th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It's the night before Spring and all through Broken Bat, Not an owner was stirring, not even champ pat. Most players were claimed, our rosters were full, In hopes that PrivateSnowflake would soon feed us his bull. Our staff's have been filled, our defense was set, He's going to pick Concord to relegate again I bet! Last season was over, the flip had been done. Finally the time for PSF's predictions had come! 2054 is upon us, time for PSF's annual League Predictions and Cornbread Recipe Disasters thread! Now the trick is to add creamed corn. Being from the mid-west, the breadbasket of ~~America~~ Wal-Mart, I know a thing or two about corn. Actually, that's it. Is corn a fruit? Anyway, back to to why you're here. Predictions! I've gassed up the 'ole Apple II computer and after a slight house fire, the green glow of Steve ~~Wojneiak~~, ~~Wogneeak~~, ~~Wojachik~~...Steve Jobs' green screen, I've entered and printed out some sweet mathematical stuff...which I then cursed and went with the tried and true method. Magic Chickens! So Steve, go ahead and start passing out the trophies. This one is in the bag. West Hitting Rankings 1. Detroit 203.78(!) 2. Texarkana 189.56 3. Huntington 176.23 4. Oceanview Woods 175.23 5. Redding 174.90 6. Boulder 171.27 (Huh?) West Pitching Ranking 1. Huntington 179.89 2. Boulder 168.35 3. Detroit 168.34 (Home of the "Big 3": Djokovic, Federer, Nadal - according to my internet search) 4. Texarkana 167.86 5. Redding 156.80 6. Oceanview Woods 152.81 West Predicted Order of Finish Detroit Texarkana Huntington Boulder Oceanview Woods Redding Great season, charm! Everybody else can pack it in now. East Hitting Rankings 1. Fall River 187.00 (always round two decimal places) 2. Birmingham 183.77 3. Concord 180.90 4. Brockton 179.04 5. Bloomington 173.58 6. Orlando 168.17 East Pitching Rankings 1. Fall River 172.43 2. Birmingham 170.45 3. Brockton 169.16 4. Bloomington 166.08 5. Concord 159.53 (where George Washington arm-wrestled a bear or something revolutiony) 6. Orlando 153.60 East Predicted Order of Finish Fall River Birmingham Brockton Concord Bloomington (wait wut?? NO!) Orlando Brownoe finally gets his! So who wins it all? I don't care, I'm relegating... But I'll pick Detroit over Fall River in 7 games. Updated Friday, February 25 2022 @ 7:00:23 am PST Updated Friday, February 25 2022 @ 7:01:43 am PST

#86981	02/25/2022 10:20:37 am	Feb 19th, 2054
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	@Private i love you Ok, I promise I'll stay out of the Legends league discussion board this season. Good luck!

#86983	02/25/2022 12:00:14 pm	Feb 19th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I suspect that privates school report cards always read something like 'bright boy, but easily distracted' and 'could do something with his life if he applied himself' Well, here we are many years later and Private is ready to pass 6th grade, well done Private! (Also, 10/10 for the poetry, very clever!) 4th place with a mediocre offence, woohoo!

#87031	03/01/2022 7:12:43 am	Mar 8th, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	2B .. used ta could shoulda .. Brock-star .. Alex "Dee" Kline Avacado-toasty ..if you hit guac bottom ... http://brokenbat.org/player/288156

#87044	03/03/2022 8:37:43 am	Mar 12th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Welp, not much more we can do now. Maybe a bot will release a stud or two. Maybe we'll draft a 15 pot. Maybe the 33 & 34 yo SP's I signed can give me 50% quality starts. Maybe Alfaro can play a decent keystone at the Legends level and maybe Holloway can give me enough OBP and speed to stomach what will surely be a dip in BA at this level. Best-case Bloomington is able to make enough roster moves throughout the season so stay afloat. Good luck everyone!

#87097	03/04/2022 3:08:23 pm	Mar 15th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulder has started its own veteran roundabout. Didn't draft a 15 pot (34+ seasons streak still on-going) but a decent looking 14 pot starter. Can we start yet?

#87170	03/09/2022 4:01:10 am	Mar 30th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	1-2. Blow it all up.

#87184	03/09/2022 12:29:04 pm	Mar 30th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Clearly 1-2 is the preferred way of starting the season. Texarkana doing what they do best, winning 4 of 4!

#87206	03/10/2022 7:11:36 pm	Apr 7th, 2054
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Sweep, swept, sweep…weird start…I’ll take it.

#87207	03/10/2022 8:26:43 pm	Apr 7th, 2054
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Swept, sweep, swept for me...jeez 😅

#87236	03/11/2022 6:57:30 pm	Apr 9th, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	as colbert said ... bear with me

#87240	03/12/2022 10:59:32 am	Apr 10th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulder is giving you all a lesson in how to go bankrupt in one season with the collection of veteran hitters being amassed.....

#87243	03/12/2022 4:24:43 pm	Apr 12th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Tough series v Oceanview Woods. Game 1, lost SP Wendt for 15 games. No drama, SS Ghidini is able to step in, he takes game 3 to help refresh the rotation, and goes straight down with a 15 game injury...... Only running 4 starters at the moment so have bought up two rookies for the pen and will find someone with a pulse to take the 4th spot for now...

#87247	03/12/2022 8:36:19 pm	Apr 14th, 2054
Gambler75 Joined: 02/23/2017 Posts: 80 Brockton Bombers III.4	First time my brother and I have matched up in Broken Bat. Drew first blood in an extra innings slugfest, but the bats went silent giving up back to back shutout losses, with 4 hits in 2 games ... Brew JUST missed a perfect game in the finale. :o

#87260	03/14/2022 1:25:52 pm	Apr 18th, 2054
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Brother? For reals? By the way...Is it possible to make money gambling on horses, Gambler75? It is not.

#87267	03/15/2022 1:28:26 am	Apr 21st, 2054
Gambler75 Joined: 02/23/2017 Posts: 80 Brockton Bombers III.4	Never done any horse betting. I assume there's a pretty wicked rake for the house like in most things though.

#87268	03/15/2022 3:12:12 am	Apr 21st, 2054
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Gotta know when to hold em. Gotta know when to fold em. Gotta know when to walk away, gotta know when to run...

#87269	03/15/2022 4:15:05 am	Apr 21st, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Pretty cool to be playing against your brother. I hope there is some kind of wager on the season series!

#87276	03/16/2022 5:24:35 am	Apr 25th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	So I got a little crazy this season and tried "Hit & Run", with the settings at "" "". As a club that has seen just one 30 HR season in the past 20, I wanted to see if we could manufacture some more scoring. Small sample size, but through 20 games I think I've seen enough: H&R: 10 Successful: 2 (moved the runner and safe at 1st both times) Lead runner thrown out, safe at 1st: 5 Struck out & thrown out at 2nd: 2 Struck out and stolen base: 1

#87284	03/16/2022 8:29:24 pm	Apr 29th, 2054
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	That seems fairly accurate actually.

#87297	03/17/2022 5:52:38 pm	May 3rd, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	My replies may be a bit delayed with this being a mostly tax season season. (Don't forget the deadline to file your 2021 taxes on time is the same as the FA deadline ... August 31th 2054 ) Brothers 4 realz. We haven't bet on a season yet, met up in a few seasons of "ye olde football management game" .. also came close to matching up in the 2049 Cup here. Speaking of taxes and gambling ... what were your total winnings on Yahoo last year bro?

#87301	03/18/2022 5:02:10 am	May 3rd, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	If Brownoe is a tax preparer, then cool. If he works for the IRS, I would hate to be called "Gambler"

#87383	03/24/2022 5:50:06 pm	May 29th, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Appeal for a nickname .. http://brokenbat.org/player/182477 Eddie and the Cruisers On the dark side

#87389	03/24/2022 7:53:53 pm	May 29th, 2054
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Top Gun Sequel delayed Cruise

#87390	03/24/2022 8:10:14 pm	May 29th, 2054
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Hit and run is anti Moneyball IMO, so Denvy rarely uses it, but when we do it is used for the entire season. Mostly used in campaigns when we feel outmatched. I don’t like any caught stealing that are avoidable or unnecessary as an owner. Third base coach does what he does.

#87393	03/25/2022 4:34:47 am	May 29th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	^^^Yeah, I put that to bed. I've never bunted or H&R because I hate giving up and out, but tried an experiment. Pitching and defense it is. Stick with what I know! Boulder cuts Saito. That was a big signing at the time. Paid off, I think... Never trust someone over 32, JJ!

#87408	03/25/2022 5:36:54 pm	May 31st, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Top Gun Sequel delayed Cruise Oprah's couch or Val Kilmer got fat?

#87418	03/26/2022 10:19:42 pm	Jun 4th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Haha, was a tough one as I'm positive he'll bounce back for at least the rest of the year, but the other over 32 year old guys are showing him up. Ballard has another 5 days to show that he's not ready to retire also.....

#87423	03/27/2022 5:20:36 pm	Jun 8th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	My conclusion at the completion of the first lot of divisional games is.... Anything can happen! Day off before the Thunder comes to town ..... Or are we free zoning Bloomington? Kinda wish I'd looked before I started the post. Anyway, anything could happen!

#87427	03/28/2022 4:27:55 am	Jun 8th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The Thunder faithful welcome the Free Zoners to Bloomington for the fisrt time since '51. We invite all fans of Boulder to stay in Bloomington's nicest roadside motel at the far edge of town, just under the train overpass and next to the airport runway. You'll be welcomed by our town's recently released convicts as you check in and be treated to our renowned turn-down service. All rooms have been recently renovated in 1978 and sprayed down with the finest of off-brand bug sprays. Fall asleep on a mattress we found in an abandoned warehouse and pillows stuffed with old newspaper. In the morning, join us for a complimentary breakfast of gas-station sushi, carnival hotdogs, and "coffee". Check-out is quick, as you'll be running from a hailstorm of bullets fired by the Thunder faithful. Side note: I feel a bit caught off-guard with how fast the season is moving. I haven't really settled on a rotation yet!

#87431	03/28/2022 12:28:21 pm	Jun 8th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I've only run a 4 man rotation so far, so fair to say I'm on the same page as you. If I hadn't just woken up I'd have some sort of Deadpoolesque comeback for you on the accommodation offer, but I'll just settle for 'uh, thanks!'

#87611	04/09/2022 5:18:57 pm	Jul 21st, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go

#87676	04/14/2022 5:15:53 am	Aug 14th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	It's been a struggle for the East this season vs our contemporaries in the West. The West has clinched bragging rights for 2054, currently leading by 36 wins with 30 to go. I can't speak for my division mates, but here in Bloomington, we've definitely seen our "Runs Against" number rise during the cross-divisional games (from a respectable 3.7 to an ugly 4.6).

#87707	04/18/2022 3:17:53 pm	Aug 30th, 2054
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats on the Cup title Brewnoe!

#87713	04/19/2022 1:00:06 am	Aug 31st, 2054
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats Brewnoe!

#87714	04/19/2022 4:00:30 am	Aug 31st, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations on winning the Cup, Brewnoe! Fantastic accomplishment!

#87715	04/19/2022 7:31:44 am	Aug 31st, 2054
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	I would like to offer my congratulations on winning the cup, but... https://www.youtube.com/embed/-IFD4ozm1DA Updated Tuesday, April 19 2022 @ 7:32:02 am PDT

#87725	04/20/2022 2:28:34 pm	Sep 4th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	120 games in, or the 3/4 mark. Plenty could still happen, but currently looks like the final will be a replay of either 2041 or 2042. Lots still to decide with the demotions too. Fun!

#87735	04/21/2022 4:25:57 am	Sep 8th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	...but currently looks like the final will be a replay of either 2041 or 2042. Or '48 & '49. But it's late there and early here, so we all get a pass I'd take the '48 result. kladu would probably like to change the '49 final.

#87739	04/21/2022 12:56:29 pm	Sep 8th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I'll blame it on the Rona......

#87761	04/22/2022 5:59:12 pm	Sep 16th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I've been rewarded for my optimism by dropping 7/10 including being swept by Oceanview Woods who have made a remarkable comeback into contention. Oddly, nearly all of the west teams are at or above 0.500.

#87765	04/22/2022 8:56:41 pm	Sep 16th, 2054
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I don't think I need to worry about jinxing it... but looks like I'll be joining you all soon! Been a long time coming, super stoked for it.

#87768	04/22/2022 10:26:14 pm	Sep 16th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Yeah I think you're due an early congrats! I don't want to jinx it either on my part, but fingers crossed we match up next season, I don't recognise your team as one I've played against and always keen for a new challenge!

#87799	04/25/2022 12:06:22 pm	Sep 24th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Last time thru! Both divisions are close. Detroit is coming on, winning 12 of 17. Over on this side, my Thunder's SP depth is being tested...and failing. Birmingham has the look of a champion. Still holding out hope I can steal this one from kladu. Paying a lot of money to this group...

#87803	04/25/2022 10:05:44 pm	Sep 28th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Detroit is on a rampage, making up 8 games on me since the end of interleague, and I don't have much I can do to stop them! Pitching has just fallen apart, a seasons worth of sub par defence has just pushed them too far.... Also, wowee Pvt, I thought I was paying too much for my guys, ouch! Updated Monday, April 25 2022 @ 10:07:24 pm PDT

#87812	04/27/2022 4:01:33 am	Oct 2nd, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Big night on the schedule tonight. 1 v 2 in both divisions.

#87819	04/27/2022 4:06:25 pm	Oct 4th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Both ended up 2/1. Giving up 8 runs in three straight games is hardly a formula for success, an on going issue, lucky to have stolen the last game back. Bloomington and Birmingham both playing the gentlemen's game of refusing to ruin away with it!

#87821	04/27/2022 5:06:57 pm	Oct 5th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	First time my Thunder have been no-hit. Solis has been an artist throughout his career and tonight was his masterpiece!

#87826	04/28/2022 5:25:25 am	Oct 6th, 2054
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	yeah, may he never appear in Training update #0 , don't really pay much attention on opposing pitchers, Solis makes an easy job, no glorified LRs tinkering needed, but did notice peak Oshima used to beat him alot seems now I need to pay attention to Howell, and Lorenzo is no Hinkle either, (no 3rd time charm for hinkie )

#87830	04/29/2022 5:18:23 am	Oct 10th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I hate to point this out, bc I have nothing but respect for JJ, but Boulder's second-half collapse only give credence in my mind to my "two rolls of the dice" theory. I know I've seen it debated with players, where there is a roll of the dice of sorts if a player will have an average, above average, or below average year. My theory is that there are two rolls: one before and one at the midway point. JJ's midway player(s) roll has tended to "below average" for a majority of his players, or at least enough of his important players. During my run in '48, I was putting around in 5th place and just hoping to avoid relegation. The club caught fire and won over 70% of our games to win the division. My theory is that enough of my players had a "positive" second roll. Probably just a tinfoil hat theory. Like Steve is some wild scientist typing away at code during the night. But he could be. White hair standing straight up. Groucho Marx rounded glasses. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1 playing in the background. But maybe, right?

#87836	04/29/2022 1:46:20 pm	Oct 10th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I think there definitely seems to be some sort of rolling 'form' mechanism, I had been pondering whether there was a hidden fatigue setting also, I've run a 4 man rotation all season other than interleague, and leaned very heavily on my key hitters. But mostly I think I was lucky with defence to start the season and it's caught up with me now. I did spot a DeLorean in the paddock next door recently though....

#87849	04/30/2022 4:15:13 pm	Oct 16th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I'll run a 4-1/2 man before a 4-man for long stretches. They always seem to be missing a bar.

#87852	04/30/2022 9:10:03 pm	Oct 18th, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to Detroit on taking the West, fairly dominant in the end, great stretch run. Plenty to play for in all the other races though, east pennant going through to the final day is exciting, and both relation races aren't decided either, will watch them all closely! Updated Sunday, May 1 2022 @ 1:33:49 pm PDT

#87853	05/01/2022 4:36:09 am	Oct 18th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Detroit. Just like I predicted. Last season Going to need a perfect series of events to overcome Birmingham. That the-breaker is looming large.

#87858	05/01/2022 4:12:17 pm	Oct 20th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Great job, kladu. You had the best team all season and deserved the division. Bring the title east!

#87863	05/01/2022 11:12:39 pm	Oct 22nd, 2054
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	ugh .. before the last training update thought I had a notable update .. the cup win + http://brokenbat.org/player/295919

#87864	05/02/2022 12:45:46 am	Oct 22nd, 2054
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats kladu - another one! Pvt - looking forward to the 3rd place playoffs........

#87867	05/02/2022 5:29:11 am	Oct 22nd, 2054
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations to Detroit and Birmingham, and all the best for the playoffs! All in all, a lost season for the Jets. Despite a run-differential north of +100, I still needed a result in the last series to stay here and finished with a sub-.500 record. Unfortunately my time on here was limited this season (due to a new job and moving halfway across the country). That's likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future, but looking forward to another season here at least!

#87873	05/02/2022 11:15:01 am	Oct 22nd, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2054 Legends Championship Series Tale of the Tape Hitting DET: .273/.342/.421 BIR: .262/.332/.426 DET: 125 HR BIR: 168 HR DET: 72 SB BIR: 112 SB DET: 780 R BIR: 796 R DET: 858 K BIR: 773 K Pitching DET: 4.35/3.94 ERA/FIP BIR: 3.72/3.84 ERA/FIP DET: .266 BAA BIR: .255 BAA DET: 129 HRA BIR: 109 HRA Defense DET: 72 E BIR: 62 E DET: 247 DP BIR: 273 DP DET: .987 FLD% BIR: .989 FLD%

#87875	05/02/2022 11:34:54 am	Oct 22nd, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2054 Predictions: Detroit winning the West. Birmingham 2nd in East. 5 of 12 pick were right on or one spot away. 8 of 12 were within 2 spots. The Apple II never fails! All hail the green screen. Biggest movers: Bloomington +4 (5th to 2nd), Redding +3 (6th to 3rd). Concord remains. And halfway across Australia is Alice Springs. It's too hot there. Move back.

#87887	05/03/2022 4:13:25 am	Oct 26th, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2054 Legends Championship Series Game 1 in Detroit: Detroit's Phillip Hansen makes his major-league debut in Game 1 and things come apart in the fourth as he walks the bases loaded and is sent to the showers by a Shayne Dolan grand slam. Detroit evens the score by chasing Gentry with a Serna two-run home run in the bottom of the 4th and from there it's a battle of bullpen attrition. BIR 7 DET 5 Game 2 in Detroit: Battle of the Aces as Gerardo Solis bests Derrick Finch. Both pitchers ran into trouble in the 3rd, but Solis mitigates the damage and pitches into the 8th. Detroit's bullpen answers the call with 6-2/3 scoreless innings, but the Tiger offense can't answer the bell. BIR 3 DET 2 UPDATED Game 3 in Birmingham: The A's Tyler Rowland combined with two relievers to shut out Detroit. The only run Birmingham needed was Hurtado's 2nd inning RBI single. BIR 5 DET 0 Game 4 in Birmingham: In a win-or-go-home game for the Tigers, Luis Olivo carried Detroit with 6-2/3 masterful innings. The Tigers gave Olivo a 2-run lead in the first and a Pope RBI in the 6th proved to be the game-winner as the A's Gao made it interesting with a 2-run HR in the 9th. DET 3 BIR 2 Game 5 in Birmingham:Detroit spoiled Birmingham's hopes of a home celebration when the Tigers Martelli pushed Detroit past Birmingham in the 9th with a clutch, RBI double. DET 4 BIR 3 Game 6 in Detroit: Excerpt from BB News - "In game 6 though, the Athletics would not be denied. After trailing 2-3, they plated four runs in the 7th inning and held Detroit scoreless thereafter to win the game and the title." BIR wins series 4-2. Updated Wednesday, May 4 2022 @ 4:11:11 am PDT Updated Thursday, May 5 2022 @ 4:02:10 am PDT

#87908	05/04/2022 2:22:30 pm	Nov 1st, 2054
charm Joined: 01/02/2017 Posts: 2 Flint Yellow Jackets V.3	congrats Birmingham . your the CHAMPION

#87910	05/04/2022 3:30:43 pm	Nov 2nd, 2054
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats Birmingham!

#87912	05/05/2022 4:08:10 am	Nov 2nd, 2054
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, kladu! Glad to see you back on top. Also want to congratulate charm. 3 season in Legends and finishes 1 (Champ), 2, 1. Good luck to all those relegating and hoping for a quick return!

#87913	05/05/2022 5:45:36 am	Nov 2nd, 2054
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Thank you, did match well against Detroit this season stars aligned good luck to all for the next season Updated Thursday, May 5 2022 @ 10:37:16 am PDT

#87927	05/06/2022 10:40:57 am	Jan 13th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	In the last 21 seasons (my first in II or higher), I've lost $63m. Six seasons in II and fifteen in Legends.

#87937	05/06/2022 5:53:22 pm	Jan 13th, 2055
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Well, we made it! Excited to be here and looking forward to a big year!

#87940	05/07/2022 12:17:05 am	Jan 13th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	@Waipahu, deservedly so - straight into the #2 slot, and 4th overall ranked team. Your IF is scary, as is your pitching staff. I'd like to say I'm looking forward to the match up, but I can't see it going well for me!

#87942	05/07/2022 4:46:53 am	Jan 13th, 2055
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations kladu! Great achievement to get back to the top after nearly 30 seasons, surely one of the most consistently good teams in history. Welcome to Waipahu and PP and welcome back to Eden Prairie and New London! Not sure how my team will go this season, bubble seems to have burst but we have had good run differentials recently at least. Oshima, Ebert and Richardson have been carrying the pitching staff in recent years, but they all got whacked in TU#0, which was probably to be expected for guys in their mid 30s. Meanwhile, the bats lost nothing except 7 guys who each lost a point of speed (and 1 point of lost range for my catcher...), which is somehow worrying. Performance seems to go downhill before the attributes in some cases. Good luck to all. And halfway across Australia is Alice Springs. It's too hot there. Move back. Lol!

#88022	05/16/2022 6:51:21 am	Mar 6th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Spring training is underway. That great 12 POT "gem" you picked up with only one other claim is under-performing. Your prized prospect is hitting .189 and 2053's 5th round pick is hitting .347. Ah, baseball. Anyway, that means it's time for... PSF's 2055 Legends League Predictions and Homemade Baby Formula Recipes! I like to use gasoline in my baby formula. Makes 'em grow up faster. Now on to the predictions. Note: These predictions are fact-ish-based on a proven-ish formula conceived by the Irish settlers when they colonized Japan in 1989. Over the years I have developed a program using my Apple II computer which correctly predicts the power of your club. I take those numbers and feed them to my paper shredder, which I then take and line my chicken coops with. My trusty gypsy chickens then bring me a piece of shredded paper from which I try to make out team names and add them here. Never been wrong. EVER. Let's dig in: West Hitter Ratings Detroit: 203.58 Waipahu: 188.54 (Swahili for "Swahili") Oceanview Woods: 183.43 New London: 172.26 Redding: 168.19 Boulder(!): 162.08 West Pitcher Ratings Waipahu: 177.06 Detroit: 166.89 (Fun fact: the original Mad Max was filmed here before things got "worse") Boulder: 164.31 Oceanview Woods: 160.97 (again, there is no ocean to view in Iowa) Redding: 160.16 New London: 156.85 West Predicted Order of Finish: Detroit 370.47 Waipahu 365.60 O-Woods 344.40 New London 329.11 Redding 328.35 Boulder 326.39 Congratulations on the repeat, Detroit! Season. Over. East Hitter Ratings Birmingham: 185.81 Fall River: 184.96 Concord: 176.04 Eden Prairie: 172.19 Pinellas Park: 170.94 (named after when former big-league manager Lou Piniella parked his '72 Oldsmobile at the Piggly-Wiggly. Not an exciting town.) Bloomington: 168.18 East Pitcher Ratings Pinellas Park: 175.56 Fall River: 171.77 (Fall River looking gooood)) Birmingham: 171.61 Eden Prairie: 167.81 Bloomington: 161.57 Concord: 160.97 East Predicted Order of the Finnish: Birmingham 357.42 Fall River 356.73 (so close!) Pinellas Park 346.50 Eden Prairie 340.00 Concord 337.01 Bloomington 329.75 (wait...what?!) Great news! A sequel to last season's championship series! Everybody like a reboot. Well, almost everybody. Actually nobody does. Well there you have it. I am demoting myself for the second straight season and bringing Concord with me. In fact, the other wrong-hemisphere owner, JJNZ, is coming too. But since I presume everything is upside-down to them, we will actually finish at the top! Updated Monday, May 16 2022 @ 6:53:04 am PDT

#88024	05/16/2022 7:23:33 am	Mar 6th, 2055
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Pinellas Park: 170.94 (named after when former big-league manager Lou Piniella parked his '72 Oldsmobile at the Piggly-Wiggly. Not an exciting town.) Yelich only hits cycles vs the reds. Updated Monday, May 16 2022 @ 7:34:50 am PDT

#88027	05/16/2022 3:21:44 pm	Mar 7th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Woohoo, Private's predictions are for golf this season, Boulder are your 2055 Broken Iron champions! (A Broken Wood isn't something I want to celebrate)

#88030	05/16/2022 10:57:48 pm	Mar 8th, 2055
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I like this ^^^ makes me not want to leave! I hope we can live up to the expectations. Most of the time, my teams perform better as the underdog, so let's please please please call Detroit the favorites, and maybe we'll have a chance to win? I added myself a knuckleball pitcher, a rare find... we'll see how he manages against the top talent in BB.

#88046	05/20/2022 5:21:45 am	Mar 14th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Once again, I'm telling myself this is the year we develop some younger talent. Once again, I'm putting the over/under at update #3 before I begin cycling through pricey vets to make up for lackluster production.

#88089	05/20/2022 9:54:26 pm	Mar 16th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Consistency is a wonderful thing. Speaking of which, anyone got a 2B looking for a loving home?

#88119	05/23/2022 9:57:20 am	Mar 20th, 2055
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Avalos Consistently ... E4s like "bleeping Boone" dent .. still gonna keep him til the official drop at 22 Next up ... "Gym" Carey Updated Monday, May 23 2022 @ 7:40:55 pm PDT

#88141	05/24/2022 2:18:19 pm	Mar 25th, 2055
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Ah, the excitement of starting a new season is here. However, our excitement is quickly squashed after getting shutout by last season's Cy Young winner in the season opener. Yikes, it could be a painful season ahead.

#88211	05/28/2022 6:01:14 pm	Apr 14th, 2055
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Wild start to the season here. 5 straight losses, then 7 straight wins. Pitching and defense looking shaky, but the bats have come out swinging.

#88219	05/29/2022 4:50:12 pm	Apr 17th, 2055
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I'm trying to figure out this catastrophic start for the team. Horrendous pitching from almost everybody. Not the start we wanted to have in Legends.

#88240	06/01/2022 12:31:15 am	Apr 25th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Legends is a tough old beast. I came up in 2034 after3 straight promotions, ended up in 6th place with a 64-96 record but bounced straight back the following season. It just takes some adjustment!

#88334	06/09/2022 3:36:58 am	May 25th, 2055
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	The Dead Milkmen - Lesbian Eskimo Midget Albino [aka Sarah Jane]

#88335	06/09/2022 3:52:37 am	May 25th, 2055
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	One lone beast I bee ... all by myself with no body. Did it like this, did it like that, did it with the whiffle bat ... "Funky Monkey"

#88336	06/09/2022 4:50:06 am	May 25th, 2055
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	The sheriffs after you for what you did to his daughter

#88338	06/09/2022 10:05:54 am	May 25th, 2055
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Catch much blame for What i didnt do to the deputy? Updated Thursday, June 9 2022 @ 3:40:41 pm PDT

#88420	06/16/2022 1:37:42 am	Jun 20th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	So far as with last season, inter city hasn't been kind - does this mean I'm in for another massive collapse at the end of the season? Playing Eden Prairie (had to use spell check, it's not a common word in NZ) tomorrow, lately they've been my doppelganger team in that we either seem to end up with each others ex-players, or they steal my waiver claims (and I suspect, I steal theirs). Interested to see what comes of the series!

#88442	06/17/2022 6:11:17 pm	Jun 27th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Fortunes haven't changed vs the West. Send help. LOTS of help. Tried to sign FB guys with power reports the past few seasons. Hasn't brought about a HR hitter yet. It's a blind spot of mine in BB.

#88443	06/17/2022 7:29:18 pm	Jun 27th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Will trade HR hitters for anyone with any sort of arm for the rotation....

#88458	06/20/2022 4:38:34 am	Jul 7th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Pulled in a second big claim in as many weeks: Joseph Evans 42 claims Carlos Nieto 62 claims Maybe not top of the rotation guys, but it's helping my Thunder get younger as we get ready for a run after demotion. Already lowered the average age by over two full years and slashed nearly 20m from payroll. Plenty more pitching help in the minors. Just need to figure out who will play the field...

#88464	06/21/2022 4:05:34 am	Jul 9th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Instead of keeping a suitcase by the door, Shayne Dolan keeps an overnight bag at the airport. That's a lot of frequent flyer miles to and from Birmingham

#88471	06/21/2022 10:33:13 pm	Jul 14th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	First half analysis: Oceanwood looks good! Waipahu have righted some of their initial struggles, but still a bit off the pace currently. the other 4 teams are close enough that anyone could end up anywhere Anything can happen in the East, they're a special bunch. It doesn't feel like a 15 game gap from top to bottom, although Birmingham has that 'feel' about them as far as defending their pennant goes. They've always been all about pitching, but when dd they learn to hit! All stars? Boulder likely to contribute the usuals, Rosales, Cordell and Hartmann. Cano, Green and Leone stand a chance. Nothing on the pitching side as per the norm.

#88491	06/23/2022 5:30:06 am	Jul 16th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	@boltsman: Marquez will be a great pick up. He wasn't cut because he was ineffective. Surprised at the lack of claims.

#88493	06/23/2022 7:38:56 am	Jul 16th, 2055
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	I was one of the 3 that claimed him lol

#88508	06/24/2022 2:05:32 pm	Jul 22nd, 2055
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	I have no doubt in Marquez's ability. It's his $4.65M price tag that is the difficult part to swallow. We've never had a reliever making more than $3M. I was going to dump Marquez before the financial update before people notice, but since Marquez is mentioned here, I though it would look bad if I don't keep him for at least another week.

#88511	06/25/2022 12:54:26 am	Jul 23rd, 2055
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I like Park. Good get, Eden Prairie. I'm on here much less these days, but overall I still think the Jets have a healthy organization. Part of that was drafting really well (i.e. getting lucky) in 2049-50. Weber looked like he'd be really special from the moment he was drafted, and that looks to be panning out. Hicks has also come to the party this season in a big way. De Angelis is putting up great numbers this season too, although I see him more of a 3rd/4th SP than an ace. Outside the draft, I think I've also found some pieces too - despite a lack of stars the farm isn't too bad. The problem will be with the pitching though. I'm going to lose Oshima, Ebert and Richardson all at once, which will probably tank the team anyway regardless of how well the team hits or whatever else I can do. The decline phase tends to come with guys getting BABIP'd before the underlying numbers go, and that looks like it's happened with Oshima and Ebert already. The legend Richardson looked to have avoided that so far, but he's been crushed in the last couple of series too. Been a pretty good season so far, although it would have been nicer to have a few more wins to go with that RD. Same story as the past 3.5 seasons... Not really sure why this is happening. I don't even try to play the leverage game which might be part of the problem (no closer, and too hard to manage the staff and pinch running/hitting without ability to directly manage the games), but it's never been a big issue in the past. Had my first nice cup run in ages, but lost to a 6th-placed VI team in Round 4. Good luck the rest of the way. Updated Saturday, June 25 2022 @ 12:59:08 am PDT

#88524	06/27/2022 7:12:22 pm	Aug 4th, 2055
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Well, I unloaded on a lot of big FA adds/$$$ I added prior to the season. Had hoped I could get under 8GB of 4th before the all-star break, but things don't look good for us. Going to give a lot of the kids some playing time in the hopes that they'll turn into something over the next couple of seasons. I still hope for every match to be a hard-fought game, good luck to everyone down the stretch. To this point I'm most impressed with my bullpen/relievers kind of getting the hang of pitching well... Also, Seth Ahrens... for a 12-pot 2nd-year pitcher is just blowing my mind thus far... http://brokenbat.org/player/258150 Still enjoying my time up in Legends despite the tough season!

#88545	06/30/2022 8:26:42 am	Aug 14th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I was hoping to develop some players with an eye to next season and work to get back into Legends. Pitchers are doing well (lowest RA in Legends!), but boy have my batting "prospects" just not materialized. 36 HR on my current roster. Who will homer more? Bechtel or my Thunder?

#88577	07/03/2022 12:05:01 am	Aug 25th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I suspect I know what the off season plan for Bloomington will entail... That Waipahu team will be back up pretty shortly, just swept me today so there's not much wrong there, just some fine tuning to really challenge a little more

#88580	07/03/2022 3:40:55 pm	Aug 27th, 2055
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Was extremely happy with the sweep of Boulder. Did not expect it. I know we're heading down but hard fought wins/losses are what I'm pushing for the rest of the way... Cut out a lot of vets to see if the prospects I have will be worth anything. So far so good.

#88590	07/05/2022 4:36:42 am	Aug 31st, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I suspect I know what the off season plan for Bloomington will entail... I've given up trying to find and develop a HR hitter. I've run through a few good looking prospects the past 3-4 seasons, but the minor-league HR totals never translated to the big leagues. Going back to small ball...

#88592	07/05/2022 9:09:29 am	Aug 31st, 2055
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Bechtel is a freak of nature. I suspect his ratings are actually better than what is shown. How else can you explain a guy with those BC/PD numbers having such a high OBP. Its been very difficult to pull 20+ HR guys off waivers of late (never mind 30+). I think people in general have gotten better at identifying them... Updated Tuesday, July 5 2022 @ 9:12:59 am PDT

#88622	07/10/2022 4:49:32 pm	Sep 23rd, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	7 games back with 23 to go, it's probably time to wave the white flag, frustrating after getting to within 2.5 games, but it's better than last season's complete collapse at least. Plenty to still play for in the east, and in both divisions promoting up into legends, only Huntington looking like a lock currently.

#88633	07/12/2022 1:07:08 pm	Sep 28th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	White flag well and truly being waved here. And looks like I missed that Minneapolis is a sure thing to come back to legends also. II.1 is wild though!

#88634	07/12/2022 4:23:27 pm	Sep 30th, 2055
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	II.1 West is 😮😮😮 The East is also in play, High Point and Waterloo have 3 games left against each other Huntington is coming back up, as well (most likely)

#88641	07/13/2022 8:45:22 am	Oct 2nd, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Lowest team home run totals 2025-current: 1. Rocky Mount 76 (2043) 2. Bowling Green 84 (2033) 3. Bloomington 85 (2055) 4. Burlington 88 (2047) 5. Santa Monica 89 (2035) 6. Monterey 92 (2036)

#88642	07/13/2022 1:40:53 pm	Oct 2nd, 2055
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Betchel did his best but couldn't match a team. He needs 4 HR and 19 RBI in the last 16 games to match the Legends all-time marks. I'm surprised how little of his OBP has come from IBB (0 this year) I'm waving the white flag too, but not too vigorously. 6 games back with #3 league ERA Matty out through the end of October (MCL 1/3 IP short of qualifying for the season end leaders!), it's time to look for individual honors for Betchel and maybe Christiansen.

#88648	07/14/2022 4:29:11 am	Oct 6th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	He needs 4 HR and 19 RBI in the last 16 games to match the Legends all-time marks. If you bat him leadoff, that would maximize his AB's. Go for the record!

#88659	07/14/2022 7:10:14 pm	Oct 10th, 2055
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	It looked promising after we took game 1 against Birmingham today. Then Birmingham took the next two games to put us 3 games back with the worse run-differential and only 10 games to play. With the economy update looming, we decided to wave the white flag and cut most of the rentals we have. Looks like it's going to be a great playoff featuring two very strong teams.

#88663	07/15/2022 2:05:50 pm	Oct 10th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to hardhat on winning the west, pretty convincingly in the end too. Decided to cut Rosales, I don't know if that takes him out of the running for the MVP, but the bank account needed a rest from his salary

#88666	07/15/2022 3:51:53 pm	Oct 12th, 2055
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	I doubt anyone not on a roster can get any kind of award

#88671	07/16/2022 2:20:58 am	Oct 14th, 2055
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	he must be on the major league roster to win an award. a demotion to AAA is enough to be ineligible

#88694	07/17/2022 8:08:59 pm	Oct 22nd, 2055
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I'm excited to be competing for the Legends title for the first time! Birmingham has obviously been here three years in a row and are defending last year's title. We are both teams that hit a lot of HRs; they walk way more than us and strikeout less. Birmingham has marginally pitching too. Speaking of pitching, in the last game of the season Boulder's 24yo P Fitzgerald (2nd career start) went 8 IP, 1 H, 0 ER against us. I had a couple young guys in but still impressive

#88701	07/17/2022 11:09:49 pm	Oct 22nd, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	What was your first season in BB Hardhat? I have to ask that because you have been around at least as long as records go back! Congrats on the division again and good luck for the title. It's tough to believe that such a good team has taken that long to get that first title, but makes it even more rewarding I bet. Fitzgerald promises to mostly frustrate me throughout his career due to his tendency to give up HRs, he may well have peaked early...... Thanks all for a fun season, nice to be able to challenge for most of the season despite starting the season with only two SPs, the story of my season has been veteran waiver claims, 2056 could be more of the same.

#88703	07/18/2022 4:06:04 am	Oct 22nd, 2055
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Oceanview and Birmingham! Good luck for the playoffs. Jets hit the tank button pretty early and decided to try some young players, with alarming results. That pushed our overall record below .500, and I'm very pessimistic about my pitching staff for next season. However, next season will make it a decade straight in Legends. In that time, we've never had a season with negative run differential, with this season's +25 the worst yet. So that's something. I'm not sure I have the appetite for the rebuild that is sure to come soon, but this has been a run to be proud of so far.

#88705	07/18/2022 4:44:06 am	Oct 22nd, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to hardhat and kladu! Here's hoping for an epic championship series!

#88710	07/18/2022 9:27:41 am	Oct 22nd, 2055
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	What was your first season in BB Hardhat? My first season was 2014 (BB years) so it's taken me long enough to get here...😅

#88722	07/19/2022 4:25:11 am	Oct 26th, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	2055 Championship Series Recap Game 1 @ Birmigham: Ken Stephens opened Oceanview Woods long-awaited Legends Championship Series debut with a lead-off home run. That would be all the Grizzlies Dashaun Brown would need, going 8 innings without allowing a run. Veteran pitcher Gerardo Solis struggled with command, walking 4, but was able to pitch into the 6th to keep the A's in it. Birmingham third-base coach Kyle Purvis ended the A's last chance by waving around slow-footed Doug Howard with two outs in the 9th, down by two. Oceanview Woods 2, Birmingham 0 Oceanview Woods leads 1-0 Game 2 @ Birmingham: Neither starting pitcher was particularly effective, but the A's bullpen put together 7-2/3 of 1-hit baseball that allowed the A's to claw back, then finally take their first series lead. After finding themselves down three, Birmingham chipped away until a 3-run, 6th inning put them ahead for good. A's manager Pedro Pena was happy to salvage a split at home saying: "If we can take just one in Iowa, we guarantee a chance to finish the series at home." Birmingham 7, Oceanview Woods 3 Series tied 1-1 Updated Tuesday, July 19 2022 @ 4:28:01 am PDT Game 3 @ Oceanview Woods Both starting pitchers put forth quality efforts as the two division winners traded jabs early on. The big blow came in the 7th, When the Grizzlies Ramon Solano belted a 2-run, bases loaded double to break things open. Oceanview Woods' Clay Wright homered in the last of the 9th, but the Grizz were unable to complete the comeback. Birmingham 4, Oceanview Woods 3 Birmingham leads 2-1 Game 4 @ Oceanview Woods Birmingham's long-tenured Gerado Solis was only able to record 3 outs while giving up 6 earned runs as Oceanview Woods broke it open early and poured it on late. Abe Galvez had a memorable night, hitting a homerun to go along with two doubles while piling up 6 RBI in the rout. Oceanview Woods 13, Birmingham 0 Series tied 2-2 Game 5 @ Oceanview Woods The A's jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Birmingham bullpen wasn't able to hold on as an Abe Galvez smashed a 2-run homerun in the 7th put Oceanview Woods one game from a championship. Oceanview Woods 5, Birmingham 3 Oceanview Woods leads 3-2 Updated Wednesday, July 20 2022 @ 7:27:53 am PDT

#88742	07/20/2022 2:03:41 pm	Oct 30th, 2055
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats Hardhat and commiserations kladu! Good series, enjoyed following it.

#88744	07/20/2022 3:37:42 pm	Nov 2nd, 2055
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats hardhat! Perseverance pays off! Commiserations to kladu.

#88747	07/20/2022 8:37:56 pm	Nov 2nd, 2055
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congrats hardhat! It's a tremendous feat to win the ultimate title. Still a great season for kladu, even though it always seems that Birmingham is in some sort of final.

#88751	07/20/2022 10:48:32 pm	Nov 2nd, 2055
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats Hardhat, great season! Very pleased with what we achieved of course. No extra inning games in the playoff seems off , in the regular season 6 of 10 between us went to extras.

#88752	07/21/2022 4:05:15 am	Nov 2nd, 2055
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Call courtesy KOVW radio: Corbin looks in and has the sign...the windup and the pitch...Dolan hits it back to the mound!...Vance is there, over to Conte!...Believe it, folks! The Grizzlies have reached the mountaintop! The Grizzlies are Legends champions! Congratulations hardhat! Worth every minute of playing time, I'm sure. Hats off to kladu on another outstanding season and another division title.

#88753	07/21/2022 6:05:52 am	Nov 2nd, 2055
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congratulations to you hardhat on the culmination of a long journey.....and a very nice write-up by Steve for you to boot. Also, congrats to kladu on another superb season....a true BB legend!

#88756	07/21/2022 8:26:35 am	Nov 2nd, 2055
wick Joined: 02/26/2018 Posts: 56 Bayonne Bleeders V.15	Congrats hardhat!!

#88759	07/21/2022 10:33:39 am	Nov 2nd, 2055
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Thanks everyone!! I have a lot of fun competing against you all. Great series Kladu. After barely avoiding relegation last season, I expected to be on the fringe of Legends again this year. But the team exceeded my expectations and I'm really happy to finally have a Legends title in my trophy case. I hope to defend my title, but there are some really good teams coming up here from II. Already looking forward to the season flip!

#88762	07/21/2022 1:12:47 pm	Nov 2nd, 2055
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats hardhat and kladu, and hat tip to hardhat for winning it all. It's a great feeling, for sure!

#88768	07/21/2022 5:27:28 pm	Nov 2nd, 2055
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	congrats Hardhat!!!

#88822	07/24/2022 10:42:30 am	Jan 13th, 2056
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Congrats to hardhat and kladu. One not on the awards question - you do not need to be on the major league roster for the awards. Becerra suffered a 30+ day injury and got sent down to AAA for rehab, but he still picked up some Cy Young votes and finished 5th in the voting.

#88848	07/25/2022 11:55:51 pm	Jan 13th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Important part of the season I hadn't had time to go back to, checking in on Privates chickens! West Predicted Order of Finish: Detroit 370.47 Waipahu 365.60 O-Woods 344.40 New London 329.11 Redding 328.35 Boulder 326.39 East Predicted Order of the Finnish: Birmingham 357.42 Fall River 356.73 (so close!) Pinellas Park 346.50 Eden Prairie 340.00 Concord 337.01 Bloomington 329.75 (wait...what?!) 50% is a pass mark right? Interesting the chickens caught COVID before making a series prediction this season, probably the best thing COVID has ever done. Not quite so accurate on the demotions, other than sadistically sacrificing himself. Thanks again Private, come back soon!

#89162	08/14/2022 3:42:22 pm	Apr 15th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Couple of early observations: 1. It's looking like a very silent season in the league forum 2. First time through the divisions, it's been good to be in the Southern hemisphere - Concord with a 12-2 record at the time of typing! Let's see whether we can make the forum more active with a rookie watch, Boulder's current contributions are: 1B - Watson Should have a reasonable opportunity, not in the starting lineup v RHP currently, but is good enough to be P - Rosa - He'll bounce up and down from the minors during the season P - Silinas - FA acquisition (1 claimer). Unlikely to set the world on fire, but he's started out OK. Should reach 12 pot easily enough.

#89169	08/15/2022 12:17:42 am	Apr 18th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Should've known Eden Pararie was in on Ochoa, we have a very similar taste in players. Like the Paquette pick up for the Jets also, good utility/platoon player.

#89191	08/15/2022 6:24:09 pm	Apr 21st, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	It'll be quiet up here until I come back hopefully soon haha

#89215	08/17/2022 1:15:15 pm	Apr 25th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Another nice pickup for Eden Prairie in Daly, we'd have been in if we hadn't got Moffet earlier. Nothing quite reminds you that Texarkana is back like traveling there to be swept in 3 games.... Updated Thursday, August 18 2022 @ 3:25:45 pm PDT

#89227	08/18/2022 7:25:10 am	Apr 29th, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	That Texarkana heat is tough! Still need to figure out the rotation and the hitting for a good chunk of my guys is bound to regress, but we seem to be back on track after a rocky start.

#89255	08/19/2022 3:46:08 pm	May 4th, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I became the latest addition to the "swept by Texarkana" club yesterday

#89265	08/20/2022 2:10:13 pm	May 6th, 2056
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Eden Prairie are in on any player on waiver that look decent since our team is playing horribly. I thought Uhm is finally ready to be the everyday catcher, but uhm no. We are going to see what Daly can do this week. Hitting is doing alright. We don't have much power, but it is hard to find any good power hitter on waiver. We are just happy to find enough player to fill since only 3 out of the 9 players with the highest at bats are still around this season. Starting pitching is atrocious though. Out of the 5 starters that we started the season with, the ERAs are 4.68, 5.06, 5.45, 5.96, 7.50. It's hard to find any decent pitching help too. Yikes... Looks like it's going to be a long season.

#89283	08/21/2022 4:24:04 pm	May 12th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	As I say, we're like mirror teams if you check my ERA's! Completely unrelated, but Birmingham with a 13 game win streak in legends..... I wonder what the all time record is?

#89343	08/23/2022 7:11:04 pm	May 21st, 2056
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Make that 16! This has been a fun start to the season, with an experimental pitching staff the Jets have way overperformed my expectations so far. Hoping to put a stop to the incredible streak of the A's next series.

#89346	08/23/2022 11:37:11 pm	May 21st, 2056
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Last league game Birm lost was April 12th vs the Jets. If they stretch the streak to 22 it'll be a clean sweep through all 5 other teams in the East. In other news, I'm out of last for the moment. Yay. My starting pitching has been doing a Bundy family impersonation and living in the frozen food section, right by the meatballs. Once I make sure they're not contagious and/or give patient zero the boot, Gerardo "Rico Suave" should be giving up top prospect spot. One series before the quarter pole rookie update: Pat Deloach started the first 28 games at SS, but may be heading up 93 to Woodstock to get some work in the OF. "Harley" Quan Chiang took Pat's spot in the lineup and is going to get a shot at a much higher slot.

#89400	08/27/2022 4:56:09 pm	Jun 3rd, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Texarkana and Birmingham both looking like they'll do it easy at the moment with everyone else struggling to keep up.

#89427	08/28/2022 7:10:17 pm	Jun 8th, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	After I benched him for weeks, Marcelo Marti threw a no-hitter today https://brokenbat.org/game/4592903 I had his pitch count capped at 75; he threw 110 pitches in this one. I'm super happy the AI kept him in but don't understand why it did. If a pitcher is really killing it does the AI override the pitch count setting or something?

#89428	08/28/2022 8:02:43 pm	Jun 8th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	That's impressive! I think so, unless you have a closer set (I haven't looked if you have) then I've had them run through before, but not usually that far over the pitch count! Was the bullpen pretty fatigued also?

#89436	08/29/2022 12:24:35 pm	Jun 8th, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I don't have a closer, and my bullpen was pretty fresh, which is why I was confused. Two guys with "light" fatigue and everyone else was ready to go. Someone mentioned before that Eden Prairie seemed to target all the same players they wanted; and I completely agree. I think my tools page has 3 or 4 guys I'm just secretly hoping Eden will cut But I don't think he will 😄

#89447	08/30/2022 1:33:54 am	Jun 10th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Seems the current legends crew have the same targets then! Be nice if there is a hidden feature where guys who are pitching that well are allowed to stay in - I think it would translate to real life pretty well!

#89477	09/01/2022 10:41:48 pm	Jun 25th, 2056
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	I think develop the similar taste in players from picking up ex-players from your teams before. Are you sure you are interested in players who are on the last place team? It's cutting day here at Eden Prairie, so the market is open! (Although Pope is putting up heavenly numbers for Haverhill so far... We should've cut another reliever instead.) I made my cuts before checking in the on forum. If I had read your posts first, I might have hang on to these players a bit longer! The last stretch before inter-league is horrible for us. It had been a while since we went 4-24 in a stretch. It's so bad that I was considering whether to recall the stretch as 4-24 or 3-22 to gain more sympathy.

#89517	09/07/2022 1:11:42 pm	Jul 14th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Interesting power shift in the east with Concord dominating in interleague! Status quo in the west however. All star picks:Hartmann and Cano should be locks, Green and Leone maybes based on missing a good chunk of games due to injury. Maybe Young. Other Green is the only real chance on the pitching side, unless veteran Fujiwara sneaks in the pen.

#89531	09/08/2022 1:03:04 am	Jul 16th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Picked 6/7, Fujiwara wasn't selected. Pretty happy to have 6 though!

#89569	09/14/2022 12:29:17 pm	Aug 9th, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	🫣

#89588	09/16/2022 6:55:17 am	Aug 19th, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Even if we do somehow squeak into the playoffs, I do not like our chances against Concord. What a massacre!

#89598	09/17/2022 1:28:09 am	Aug 21st, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Agree, Concord have been monstering everyone lately

#89607	09/17/2022 6:00:23 pm	Aug 25th, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I signed this guy Sharpe at the beginning of the season, hoping he could develop into a decent C. I thought he could eventually be 18/18/7/13 or so and for a C it was enticing. He plays every day for me. With his .570 OPS and 24% CS, I think he's the worst full-time player in Legends league. Can anyone beat it??

#89608	09/17/2022 10:57:15 pm	Aug 25th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Ouch, that's brutual. I can't beat it, but I may have the pitching equivalent - hopeful future rotation piece Fitzgerald has given up 13 HR in 32 IP so far this season.

#89628	09/19/2022 8:38:03 pm	Aug 31st, 2056
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	How about these log flumes: [url=]http://brokenbat.org/player/295919]Gerardo "Rico Suave"[/url] Was #1 prospect a few weeks ago ... dropping like the rock whenever his sinker doesn't Mikkel Christiansen Hope his 34 day injury gave him sometime to think about regaining that green star form

#89654	09/23/2022 4:26:20 am	Sep 12th, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Big time baseball in Colorado tonight!

#89657	09/23/2022 9:47:08 am	Sep 13th, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Big time baseball in Colorado tonight!

#89659	09/23/2022 12:39:33 pm	Sep 13th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Very much so, Texarkana had been on a hot streak to match the cold streak before it!

#89661	09/23/2022 1:56:27 pm	Sep 13th, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I feel like I blinked last week and Texarkana was out of the race...then I blinked again and they are right in contention. You guys have 7 games left against each other. Good luck!!

#89662	09/23/2022 2:03:00 pm	Sep 13th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Yeah, I haven't been playing badly, but its hard to match 10W in a row! Texarkana with the W in the first game, a gift courtesy of 3 Boulder errors.

#89663	09/23/2022 3:45:02 pm	Sep 14th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Followed by a 12 inning 0-1 loss. Where has my league leading offence gone!

#89664	09/23/2022 4:03:10 pm	Sep 14th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Swept, now 27 innings without scoring .... Well played Texarkana! Updated Friday, September 23 2022 @ 5:21:42 pm PDT

#89665	09/23/2022 4:12:39 pm	Sep 14th, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Wow 😮😮

#89674	09/26/2022 12:42:38 pm	Sep 24th, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Streak ended at 17 games. I have no idea if that's a team record. Let's hope it doesn't start going the other way tonight.

#89681	09/26/2022 7:50:21 pm	Sep 28th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	17 would be a team record here, it's one heck of a streak, and in legends nonetheless!

#89685	09/27/2022 1:04:38 am	Sep 28th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	And further examination shows you were 1 win away from sweeping the whole division, very impressive!

#89690	09/28/2022 11:56:40 am	Oct 2nd, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	And somehow still a game out of first.

#89695	09/28/2022 6:54:12 pm	Oct 6th, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Guess who's back!!! See you guys next season :P Updated Wednesday, September 28 2022 @ 6:54:20 pm PDT

#89700	09/29/2022 1:04:05 am	Oct 6th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	And back to a one game lead for Texarkana. I haven't checked the season score between our two teams but I suspect it's heavily weighted in your favour And welcome back Waipahu, thoroughly dominant season in II.2!

#89712	09/30/2022 7:30:50 am	Oct 10th, 2056
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Day late and $2 short .. CQ Awakens

#89715	09/30/2022 11:00:11 am	Oct 10th, 2056
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Guess who's back!!! Real slim shady?

#89734	10/01/2022 5:58:20 pm	Oct 18th, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Tough fight from Boulder but Twisters are back in the series! Incredible showing from this group of guys coming right behind the golden generation.

#89738	10/01/2022 11:09:56 pm	Oct 18th, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Big congrats to Texarkana and Concord, pretty solid seasons. I never belonged in the title fight this season, didn't have the feel of dominance that I'd like. I think if it wasn't for the deep cup run I'd have blown the roster up a bit more than I ended up doing In other news, Detroit v Oceanview Wood is going to the final day to see who stays up. And lastly, some big names coming up, In addition to Waipahu coming back, Atlanta is up for their first crack, and those pests from Tombstone are heading up also. Pretty impressive from Freddy to get a second team to legends from scratch. Waterloo v Urbana for the final spot, plenty to watch tomorrow! As always, thanks all for the season, always enjoyable. Boulders big announcement is that for the first time in 13 seasons we've posted a profit!

#89752	10/02/2022 5:12:41 pm	Oct 22nd, 2056
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to Texarkana and Concord! What a season from Concord in particular. YIKES.

#89760	10/03/2022 1:46:32 am	Oct 22nd, 2056
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats to tamale and patborders!!! Good luck in the series

#89762	10/03/2022 3:21:22 am	Oct 22nd, 2056
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cheers JJ, lostraven & kladu! This season has been the biggest shock performance in Jets history, happy for that shock to have been positive! Looks like a repeat of the 2051 series! Good luck to Texarkana in the playoffs.

#89765	10/03/2022 12:03:05 pm	Oct 22nd, 2056
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	We're gonna need ALL the luck.

#89767	10/03/2022 1:58:28 pm	Oct 22nd, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats tamale and patborders! Powerhouse season by Concord, and outside of a random 10-game losing streak Texarkana was incredibly dominant as well with multiple 10+ game win streaks I believe. I am lucky to avoid relegation, Detroit fought me all the way until the end. Good luck to everybody in the off-season

#89783	10/05/2022 8:45:54 pm	Nov 2nd, 2056
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats tamale!! Amazing season

#89785	10/06/2022 1:48:17 am	Nov 2nd, 2056
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Good finals series guys, congrats to Tamale, 3 championships makes the Jets one of the all time greats!

#89788	10/06/2022 12:50:23 pm	Nov 2nd, 2056
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congrats to Concord on your 3rd title! Although I would have given series MVP to Ed Perkins

#89795	10/06/2022 8:20:31 pm	Nov 2nd, 2056
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	This is your league next year buddy. Damn I’m jealous!

#89801	10/06/2022 11:15:01 pm	Nov 2nd, 2056
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Congrats to the Jets! Not looking forward to playing you next season. Glad to be back in Legends! Hopefully, things go better this time around. Excited for next season!

#89803	10/07/2022 2:44:41 am	Nov 2nd, 2056
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cheers guys! Scarcely believable season, my best ever by a long way. I thought before the season that I probably had a capable offense, and that proved more than the case. Hoping that can persist into the future, even though Pagan and McNeely shouldn't have much left in the tank and performed way above expectations this season. They were probably worth nearly 5 and 10 WAR respectively, and I hope Trevor can bring home the MVP - he was robbed in 2050. The success of the pitching staff this season was the true shock, however. I went into the season with a younger and slightly experimental staff, with many guys between 0-2 years of time. I can't believe how well Oshima, Adams and Lloyd performed. Even some of the young guys on mop-up duty ended up with decent numbers. I don't think Oshima will be back next season, but a 6th Legends all-star selection and 3rd title sounds like a good way to finish. Got a couple more guys to come up next season (including Castellano, who has top-of-the-rotation potential but hasn't shown it on the field in the minors), but any future success will depend on how many of the breakout performances from 2056 were for real. See you all next season.

#89826	10/08/2022 6:04:26 am	Jan 13th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Nice to wake up to the flip completed, so an official hello to everyone! I am beyond humbled to join Legends, especially when I look around and see so many all-time great owners around me. This was a long-time coming for the Cubs so will cherish this season regardless of whether I can replicate last season's success (dudes are getting old!) Good luck to everyone this season

#89829	10/08/2022 1:09:48 pm	Jan 13th, 2057
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Greetings to all. Please welcome the Tombstone Pistoleros to their first ever franchise season of legends ball. Unlike the other newcomers, we are not "happy to be here" but rather "we are here to take over!" hahaha These overhyped west teams like the freeloaders and chubby checker's overweight twisters are about to get a reality check. Seriously though: I'm super happy to be back and to see so many familiar clubs. Long time reunion with xLee, kladu, JJNZ, and Dcmrulz from the old days with my old club. We are also well acquainted with patborders, El jefe and CFE3 from recent II.1 play 1st time meeting Kirito_Whale, Grizzly Dan and afaik, remarkably, hathat even though we have both been all over the west together since season 2020. Have a great season!

#89830	10/08/2022 1:19:51 pm	Jan 13th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	We're excitedly looking forward to seeing the 'stoners sink to the bottom where they belong!

#89831	10/08/2022 2:38:46 pm	Jan 13th, 2057
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Congrats to Concord on last season. Finals went as expected. Aiming to be back there again next year.

#89840	10/09/2022 1:42:12 pm	Jan 13th, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Honestly, the west looks even more competitive this year than 2 seasons ago when I was up here... I guess that's why they call it the legends conference...

#89898	10/16/2022 12:51:18 am	Mar 4th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Haven't been watching waivers as closely as I perhaps should - couple of very solid pick ups for the Grizzlies in Spaulding and Lorenzo. Nothing game changing for us this season, couple of holes filled with veterans, imagine they'll be exposed in due course!

#89900	10/16/2022 10:47:44 am	Mar 4th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	My goal this offseason was to improve 3B and C, two positions where I played younger fringe prospects last year, and who gave me a combined .600 OPS all season. Now I signed two vets (ages 33 and 35) who are much more expensive but should safely give me .700+ OPS I also signed a couple 1-claim pitching prospects, Adamczyk and Lindley WAY too much of my roster is made up of flawed, value-hunting young pitchers. But I do like these guys

#89904	10/17/2022 12:10:38 am	Mar 6th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Nice finds, I do like GB / Movement guys! My aim has been to find out a viable rotation - I don't think I'm there. Plus filling a gap in the middle IF which thus far has resulted in two glove first SS guys to platoon. Maybe it'll help my rotation.....

#89912	10/19/2022 12:14:14 am	Mar 10th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Double SS platoon upgrade! Perdomo and McBride out (second time he's been dumped without a chance to shine for me), Kim and Greenidge in. If nothing else, it's dropped my average age...... Updated Friday, October 21 2022 @ 12:38:30 pm PDT

#89927	10/21/2022 5:51:23 am	Mar 14th, 2057
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Very nice work. I took the week off from waivers, but now I’m kicking myself. Would’ve loved to have been on the Kim sweepstakes.

#89934	10/21/2022 6:22:28 am	Mar 14th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	The offseason waiver wire was mostly a bust, per usual for the Cubs, but I did get two young pitchers who will have some sort of leash to develop (unclear how short or long it will be). Bullpen guys, but may hopefully one of them can get people out.

#89940	10/21/2022 8:41:53 am	Mar 14th, 2057
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Not much going on in Tombstone this offseason. We had a decent enough 1st draft pick after a great draft year last season. TBH we could finish anywhere on the table. We still have 7 empty roster spots and a couple old guys we'd prefer to replace but we still feel ready to start the season. We'd love to find a catcher and or power hitter to replace the aging Orta (hate paying that salary lol) but the waiver wire has been pretty slow this off season (at least for us). We are fairly solid in the field and will hopefully be able to score enough runs but pitching could really go either way. We will need a big season from an aging vet or one of our young unproven starters. Expect a lot of players to get a shot in the #2-5 slots. Starting pitching depth chart: 1-Pineda- the only guy we are confident he can start all season 2-Ratliff (not your ideal #2 guy, hot/cold) 3-Cruz (too old??, short leash for cut, hope for one last good season) 4-Harvey (might not make it at legends level) 5-Minter (unproven as a starter, would have to turn over the pen to youngsters Fairchild/Kilpatrick) 6-McCombs (not a starter but can throw 75 pitches as a LH starter) 7-Wilkinson (very young, will get his chance early, seems to have maxed out SI) 8-Navarro (young, big SI, low control, but we see him more as a spot starter/long relief guy but who knows) Ferarri, Lara and McNair will be available as emergency starters but are likely all too young and undeveloped to be effective anytime soon. We probably will need help at starting pitcher to be competitive, at least one #2/3 veteran starter but you never know.

#89980	10/25/2022 9:48:35 am	Mar 25th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Good luck to all! Exciting stuff to kick-off my first Legends season. The offense has gotten noticeably younger while the pitching has gone the other way so the Cubs may be an active waiver wire participant this season

#89988	10/26/2022 7:20:44 am	Mar 30th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Ouch, rough welcome to Legends for the Cubbies! The pitching staff blows two modest leads in the middle-to-late innings of games 1 and 3 (4-1 and 6-1).

#89994	10/26/2022 7:13:20 pm	Apr 3rd, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Welcome to legends! Day two appears to have been a little more productive for you at least....

#90025	10/30/2022 4:21:51 pm	Apr 16th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	First time through: Waipahu looking good!

#90026	10/30/2022 4:28:33 pm	Apr 16th, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Great start to the season for us! Need to stay consistent, its a long season. Glad to take a series over you, that's always the biggest challenge.

#90028	10/30/2022 9:15:31 pm	Apr 18th, 2057
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Waipahu rolled through II.2 last year. I for one am glad to see him gone. 😁

#90045	11/01/2022 8:35:16 pm	Apr 25th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Whew Waipahu is tough 😅

#90049	11/01/2022 10:01:00 pm	Apr 25th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	After being swept today, I'd say the same about Oceanview Woods...

#90054	11/02/2022 9:11:14 am	Apr 25th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Well, I had to get back at ya for 4-game sweeping me to start the season 😁

#90059	11/03/2022 8:44:21 am	Apr 29th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	-19 RD in the 4 games series against Concord.....probably the first time I've felt like I got swept after splitting a series

#90062	11/03/2022 9:35:44 pm	May 3rd, 2057
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves VI.5	Well, hello again High Point. Didja miss me? Looks like it's going to be a dogfight the whole way.

#90115	11/13/2022 2:49:17 pm	Jun 5th, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	We’re gonna slump this week, I’m in Mexico 🤣 the fall from 1st begins now

#90124	11/14/2022 1:52:38 pm	Jun 8th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	50-game post-mortem sees Urbana hanging on by a thread as starting pitching and long/middle relief issues have caused more than a few gray hairs. The offense is doing ok but the young guys stunk up the joint so time to give the vets a shot, including 36-year old ageless wonder Bustos in the first Legends action of his career. Hoping for a better result in interleague but after a few seasons of struggles there (and our current pitching issues), I'm not envisioning much of a turnaround unless there's a progression-to-the-mean Updated Monday, November 14 2022 @ 1:53:22 pm PST

#90133	11/15/2022 12:51:08 am	Jun 10th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	First up v Concord. Always a tough match up for us. Aussies...

#90137	11/15/2022 8:23:38 pm	Jun 15th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Next up, Atlanta. First time as opponents in league play, I seen to have very vague recollections that we met in the cup at some point in time, but no idea what the result was....

#90148	11/17/2022 7:55:10 pm	Jun 25th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Unsure whether Urbana have played Boulder before, but advantage to the Cubs after the first set!

#90149	11/18/2022 7:07:08 am	Jun 25th, 2057
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Here come the Twisters??

#90152	11/18/2022 8:05:47 am	Jun 25th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	@JJNZ - I don't think we ever have! Very pleased to walk away with 3 of 5 there. Despite some maddening inconsistency, this season has been a lot of fun playing all of these BB HOF owners like yourself

#90160	11/18/2022 4:55:05 pm	Jun 27th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Feel like it'll be a big ask to try to split the season now, but at least it'll be at The Stand!

#90161	11/18/2022 4:56:19 pm	Jun 27th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	And also, a Twister comeback is inevitable, annoyingly so sometimes lol

#90174	11/20/2022 5:26:15 pm	Jul 6th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	After 2 starts, rookie Savea's ERA is at 59.40. He's only up due to a 35 day inury to Amaya, but Amaya's 6.35 ERA is starting to look pretty good afterall........

#90175	11/20/2022 6:27:29 pm	Jul 6th, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@JJNZ - you gotta give the rookie one more start! It can't possibly get any worse right lol

#90176	11/20/2022 6:48:57 pm	Jul 7th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	@Kirito - that was my argument after his first start when his ERA was 15.75. But he'll get 2 more shots until he gets demoted again on Friday. High Point is the last Eastern team for me, another that I don't think I've met previously. After going 1-4 against both Minneapolis and Birmingham, we're slumping somewhat

#90187	11/22/2022 5:13:07 pm	Jul 13th, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	@JJNZ - I'm happy with you slumping because we are too XD

#90189	11/22/2022 11:36:05 pm	Jul 14th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	My hitting has just completely collapsed! On the positive side, Savea pitched 5 innings of 2 run ball today, bringing his ERA all the way down to 17.55...... Not sure how we'll fare in the all star votes this season. Cordell is pretty much a lock (despite nearly being cut in the off season, another chapter in his storied career). Melendez is also looking good, Green, Hartmann and Cano are maybe's. Young and Santiago out-side chances. Pitching is the usual zero candidates.......

#90196	11/23/2022 2:45:26 pm	Jul 16th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Picked them all but Hartmann. 5 starters, Santiago on the bench. Will trade for pitching 😂

#90199	11/24/2022 3:41:10 pm	Jul 19th, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	My pitching is exactly what is collapsing too lol yikes!!!

#90223	11/29/2022 7:01:56 pm	Aug 9th, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Epic collapse for us. Pitching is dead. We're 6-19 with a -68 run differential in our last 25 games. Starters have been bad and the bullpen is in shambles. If we find a way to demote this season, I will be quite disappointed.

#90226	11/29/2022 9:58:19 pm	Aug 9th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulder has been nearly as bad over the entirety of interleague play, the only consolation is that although the Twisters have made huge ground, they haven't run away with it (yet!) As I mentioned in the cup thread, sad to see Huntington go bot, long time owner there!

#90230	11/30/2022 8:56:53 am	Aug 9th, 2057
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves VI.5	Wait. Did I just sweep Waipahu? Still in third place with a negative RD, but damn.

#90231	11/30/2022 12:28:15 pm	Aug 9th, 2057
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	West stinking it up in interleague.

#90232	11/30/2022 1:27:55 pm	Aug 9th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	The only West team whose situation has improved during interleague is Tombstone, who appears to be rising from the dead. I wonder why Huntington left?

#90235	11/30/2022 3:29:40 pm	Aug 11th, 2057
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Tombstone - rising from the dead? Hmmm

#90242	12/02/2022 12:35:52 am	Aug 19th, 2057
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Enjoyed the presence of Mr "Jeff Pfeffer" against me in Oceanview's team today. Now you just need to find a Big Jeff Pfeffer, older brother of Jeff Pfeffer, neither of whom were actually named Jeff...

#90246	12/02/2022 2:03:03 pm	Aug 20th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Tamale, I'd ask how you knew my guy shared the namesake of two brothers who last played in the MLB in 1911 and 1924, respectively...but I don't want to know😂😂

#90247	12/02/2022 2:27:04 pm	Aug 20th, 2057
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Effectively Wild Around 19 minutes in.

#90251	12/02/2022 6:57:59 pm	Aug 21st, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	With 50 games to go, Urbana finds itself in the midst of a nice run.... winning 11 in a row and finishing interleague play at 36-24. Despite this, the Cubs are closer to relegation than they are to pole position in the East. The offense has been HOT but the Achilles heel remains starting pitching depth and fielding so the offense will need to keep carrying the team. Butler and Peralta are the clear shining stars of the team, but Munson could get there too if he shores up on D these last 50. Exciting times and much more hope in the Cubs clubhouse than earlier in the season.

#90255	12/03/2022 12:14:24 am	Aug 21st, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulder is averaging 5.6 RA per game currently, the worst since I've owned the team. The last time it was higher was 5.7 in 2009. That's a terrible pitching/defence combo right there!

#90256	12/03/2022 12:28:05 pm	Aug 21st, 2057
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Thank god interleague is over lol. That was an awful showing from us.

#90295	12/11/2022 3:30:16 pm	Sep 21st, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Loves me snot Crazy tired :garfield or knot

#90329	12/16/2022 10:17:21 am	Oct 10th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Oof, this was a tough season for Oceanview and I really thought we'd relegate (still possible but unlikely). Out of respect for the division race, I'm leaving in my starters vs Texarkana today but I have some rookies waiting to jump in if the division closes up. Hopefully next season will be more successful for my team! From II it looks like Pearland and Fall River are definitely coming up; probably Waterloo; and Yuma but that races is still close.

#90330	12/16/2022 10:56:18 am	Oct 10th, 2057
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	You got them where you want them. One year OVW almost relegates, the next they win it all.

#90337	12/17/2022 4:15:22 pm	Oct 16th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Whoa both races are coming down to the final day! Boulder and Texarkana play each other too. Pretty epic!

#90341	12/18/2022 1:16:48 am	Oct 18th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulder needs a sweep - pretty unlikely given our history v Texarkana! Interesting battle in the east also - what a championship!

#90348	12/18/2022 2:47:12 pm	Oct 19th, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Comprehensive 0-5 loss in the first one wraps it up, congrats texarkana (again!)

#90349	12/18/2022 4:09:35 pm	Oct 20th, 2057
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Welp, the collapse is complete. How the offense AND pitching just totally implodes to such an extent the last 19 games is frustrating. Hopefully I see you guys back up here soon, but given how recent drafts have gone that's probably unlikely. Congrats to the winners!

#90351	12/18/2022 5:22:27 pm	Oct 22nd, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Tough luck there El Jefe! 4th straight 2nd place finish for Boulder, it's not a bad thing but we'd like a shot at the title again!

#90353	12/18/2022 6:57:19 pm	Oct 22nd, 2057
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	We are excited but very humbled to be joining you guys next season and playing against such tough competition.

#90354	12/19/2022 12:06:28 am	Oct 22nd, 2057
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Massive final day comeback from Tyler, congrats on making it up!

#90358	12/19/2022 8:53:27 am	Oct 22nd, 2057
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Back to the finals we go. Team keeps surprising me! 1-2 so far, can we get back to .500?

#90364	12/20/2022 12:36:39 am	Oct 26th, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Lucious Jakson ..Kaos ko Updated Tuesday, December 20 2022 @ 12:38:01 am PST

#90365	12/20/2022 12:40:45 am	Oct 26th, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	One last run for Doug Updated Tuesday, December 20 2022 @ 8:31:33 am PST

#90371	12/20/2022 5:04:28 pm	Oct 30th, 2057
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congratulations High Point!! 🎉🥳

#90375	12/20/2022 8:25:50 pm	Oct 30th, 2057
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Congratulations High Point on your Legends Championship!

#90379	12/20/2022 11:50:14 pm	Oct 30th, 2057
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	congrats ChillFunkEz3000 ... and patborders !!!

#90380	12/21/2022 6:44:02 am	Oct 30th, 2057
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Hat tip to High Point!

#90381	12/21/2022 6:59:15 am	Oct 30th, 2057
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	😭

#90394	12/21/2022 2:57:34 pm	Nov 1st, 2057
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats to High Point! Commiserations pat!

#90418	12/23/2022 1:35:46 am	Nov 2nd, 2057
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.3	Thanks everyone, my team got hot towards the final stretch of the season and with that was able to surpass the team that lead the East (Birmingham Athletics) for almost the entire season. Then facing the Texarkana Twisters was another big challenge because they had our number in regular season (in 10 games High Point won 2). But I guess our hot streak continued in the championship series and despite losing game 1 we came right back in game 2 to split the home stand and managed to secure the title with 3 close games (2 in extra innings) away wins. So yea super happy with the achievement, but want to congratulate both the Twisters owner patborders for a terrific season, as well as the Athletics owner kladu who in all honesty was deserving of being the team from the East in the final. Enjoy the holidays everyone and stay safe.

#90434	12/23/2022 2:47:41 pm	Jan 13th, 2058
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations ChillFunkEz3000! Legends East teams occupy the Top 6 spots in the rankings. I wonder if that's ever happened before. Last season was already extremely competitive (Urbana was a good team and really unlucky to go down), and the two teams coming up this season look very strong. Should be a fun season, but I expect the Jets to come out on the wrong end.

#90445	12/24/2022 7:57:15 pm	Jan 13th, 2058
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Yea it's unreal how powerful Legends East is right now. In my best Mel Brooks voice....... "It's good to be in the West".

#90500	12/29/2022 7:19:25 pm	Feb 19th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	It sure is encouraging to see Jesus Tejera lead the Dominicans to the WC win with 8 home runs in 61 ABs. Hopefully he'll keep that start rolling into the season with that powerful performance! Definitely glad to be in the West this year again. Can't say there is one weak team in the East... I am dreading playing the interleague games after our dismal performance during them last season lol.

#90503	12/30/2022 12:15:57 am	Feb 19th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Waipahu on the waiver warpath with a 6 claim night!

#90504	12/30/2022 1:03:27 am	Feb 19th, 2058
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Cut my roster down to 41 before the off-season, and wondered where I was going to get the players from. But after the main waiver spree I’m somehow already back at 50, all through contested claims. Don’t think I necessarily placed more claims than usual, so this has got to be the best luck I can remember.

#90512	12/30/2022 7:50:31 pm	Mar 2nd, 2058
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	I wound up 0 for 17 on the initial spring waiver claims ending last night. Now it will just be a nightly check and crap shoot when I decide to make new claims.

#90536	01/03/2023 10:32:00 pm	Mar 10th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Wow big waiver success this offseason! Snagged a 42 claim, 21 claim and a 12 claim as our big 3 wins. Hopefully keeping some extra pitching depth will pay off once we see how the rotation/bullpen manages to start the season. Looking forward to getting underway!

#90541	01/04/2023 10:42:20 am	Mar 10th, 2058
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Nice pickup for Tyler in Center Fielder Silvio Dominguez. We were in on him. 🦾😎 .402 OBP, he's gonna burn through everyone's pitch counts!

#90543	01/05/2023 7:27:55 am	Mar 12th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Will be interesting to see if that OBP holds up with stronger opposition. Very much the modern mound. No speed, no power, no problem. Walks and singles to keep the carousel going. Hello Legends. Long time no see. Dinos are back, but probably not for long. Lot of luck to climb this far. Was an interesting observation about the rankings. I don't look at the very often, but that seems very unique. Sorta surprised Waterloo is up that high given our perenial struggles in the cup. Dinos with 1 offseason addition in Stephens. Only made 4-5 claims, and meant to recinde this one. Born out of frustration with Cockrell's play in RF. Have the same situation in LF. McCall, our lone claim last season, was brought in to supplement the perennially disappointing Keller. 4 LHB corner OF on the active roster is not good use of our spots. Will look to sort it out early in the year.

#90546	01/05/2023 2:11:44 pm	Mar 12th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Stephens could be a useful pick up, I had a go at grabbing him as I liked the OBP and above average defense. My initial sweep (read: man look) at the teams didn't realy reveal a lot, other than overall the defense league wide is probably not as sharp as it has been previously.

#90547	01/05/2023 3:38:24 pm	Mar 13th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I had a claim in on Stephens, was bummed to see him go and stay in Legends haha. @JJNZ - league wide defense may be lower quality, but we've got Tejera looking to grab his 5th straight and 8th total gold glove at SS this season. Hoping Applegate locks down 3B after his poor showing last season... even though he won a gg the year before. We aren't looking to hot in the catcher spot, great bat... but a weak arm.

#90548	01/05/2023 5:10:02 pm	Mar 14th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Tejera is indeed a beast, hasn't anyone told him about aging?!

#90550	01/05/2023 5:51:18 pm	Mar 14th, 2058
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Hodson is uninterested in aging as well

#90560	01/06/2023 6:37:45 am	Mar 14th, 2058
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I usually steer clear of old rentals - always been a draft/prospect waivers/develop team. That has changed a bit this season. Oshima (even when old) seemed to be the glue holding the house of cards together, and after he retired my pitching staff always seemed one man short last season, putting guys into unfavourable roles and exposing the team when a few underperformed. Got more insurance now with Culver, Johansen and Ruiz coming in. Culver should be a seriously handy pickup for the bullpen based on his past performance, although he'll probably give up some homers. Frees up Perkins for a more generalist role which may suit him also. Ruiz is here because my rotation wasn't very good last season. I'm pretty surprised that Adams turned out good, and hoping Kaplan and De Angelis can bounce back, although TDA has always been mediocre. Keller is great, I'd be very happy with that kind of production at LF - got a hole there. SS another hole... going to try a mixture of Roldan, Burden (another lucky claim) and Lawrence and see what works. Waterloo and Shaolin have the lowest "power index", but I wouldn't believe that for a second. I look over the Dinosaurs pitching staff with some envy. Tried to sign Morelli when he was available and I always liked O'Neill when he was with Irvine (but somehow don't remember seeing him on waivers). Any team whose ERA starts with a 2. has to be a force to be reckoned with. Updated Friday, January 6 2023 @ 6:40:16 am PST

#90562	01/06/2023 7:09:54 am	Mar 14th, 2058
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Morelli: same. O'Neill: no one saw him on waivers apparently: I got him uncontested. Second big release blunder of my BB career. Johansen: hope he pitches well for you! Updated Friday, January 6 2023 @ 7:10:48 am PST

#90590	01/09/2023 1:05:00 pm	Mar 20th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Always a little disappointing when you get a league mate in your cup group. Dinos in with Birmingham. We play our kids and have a taxi squad, so modest cup expectations. Had a good Friday. Landed a nice 1st rounder. Big training news is that Oliver finally advances to A ball. His stock has been steadily dropping (despite a pot uptick) due to his lethargic development.

#90594	01/10/2023 6:52:37 am	Mar 25th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Pleasantly surprised to take 3 of 4 in the first cup series. Still going to be an uphill climb to get out of the group. Season finally here! Not likely to be a great one for Waterloo. The 2 teams we have some history against (High Point, Pearland) are both tough match ups. Rest are unknowns. Dinos are reliant on pitching and defense. Our pitching is heavily skewed to southpaws (4 of 5 SP), so our fortunes will ride on the effectiveness of lefties in the league. White is our best player, anchoring the defense and chipping in a bit of O. Our lineup is pretty short and dependent on Lovato and Wallace (both coming off recent MVP seasons). We have really emphasized development in our recent seasons, but don't really have any strong prospects pushing through this season. Berger still has his rookie tag and could see a decent amount of playing time, but that is uncertain. Hough is the highest priority rookie P, but he's a backend bullpen guy. We have log jams at C and corner OF. Will hopefully work those out early in the season and free up some roster space.

#90612	01/10/2023 6:06:04 pm	Mar 30th, 2058
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	I should probably skew younger in the Cup, but I feel like I need to stay the course for now as the defending champ. Playing mostly the starters cost me Betchel for the 1st league series ... which wasn't the worst thing against the LH Dino's. I might want to see him break 100 Cup HRs too It's always a good day when I need to hit rewind on youtube during a Rico Suave start That said, I might need to fish for some starting pitching. Kumite dealt well enough after an ugly 1st inning. For now his quest to start 200 team wins will continue. Bae Jeong took his spot on the South Korean team this year, assuming the (team rotation) position is also likely. Not so obvious is a replacement for Clymer if his 10 control can't work like it did in 2057. Maybe Chainsaw (don't call me François) is an even year guy? Only rookie-eligible I see playing a role atm is Czech Yourself

#90621	01/12/2023 8:43:46 am	Apr 3rd, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Ya, we noticed a couple of injuries at the top of the Fall River vs. RHP batting order heading into our series. Weren't really able to take advantage. Ok start for the Dinos, though the bats are really labouring. Wallace is often a bit of a one-man show on offense, but he's having some trouble shaking off the rust. Get High Point and their East leading 14 HRs tonight (10 more than the Dinos). We've had 4 seasons against them recently, and only finished ahead of them once. In that season we loaded up on control in the rotation to mitigate their PD. So maybe Mendez helps (he wasn't around back then). Updated Thursday, January 12 2023 @ 8:44:47 am PST

#90623	01/12/2023 2:16:04 pm	Apr 3rd, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Waterloo are definitely playing famine ball, no runs scored or given up! The West is very much the opposite....

#90640	01/13/2023 1:05:36 pm	Apr 7th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I would much prefer to not start the season in 1st place this year... especially given the collapse we showed last season... If it happens again I may have to change coaches. Which I'm always hesitant to do given my last coaching change led us to back-to-back bad seasons. Hopefully, Texarcana & Boulder can knock us into 2nd/3rd this weekend XD

#90644	01/13/2023 8:02:29 pm	Apr 10th, 2058
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	it's a tax season season ... I'll bee late to update too

#90645	01/15/2023 6:23:52 am	Apr 14th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats Birmingham on the 4 game sweep. Dinos take their rightful place at the bottom of the table. Wasn't quite as lopsided as it looks. Blew 2 games in the 9th. Closer not off to a good start. Out of the blue the Dinos have become a terrible fielding team. 6 errors in a game the most I've seen in ages. Our SS made 4 errors in the 1st 10 games. He made 5 errors in 160 games in '55. Only 5 of the 17 batters to step to the plate for Waterloo this season are batting over .200 (one of those 5 Wallace is at .204). I guess the bright spot is Wallace did go yard yesterday. Updated Monday, January 16 2023 @ 7:07:09 am PST

#90646	01/16/2023 3:04:41 am	Apr 18th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Sorry Waipahu, the lead is all yours....

#90647	01/16/2023 7:06:52 am	Apr 18th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A good day for Waterloo yesterday. Only won 1 of 4, but that allowed us to stop our losing streak at 9. (We lost all 4 to a 6th place VI team in the cup last round). Goal is to have the current losing streak be less than 9. Could be tough. Get Birmingham in the cup tonight. Given they 4-0'd the main squad they should have an easy time with the kids. Training update was decent with 18 arrows. We are expecting last year's 1st rounder to be green-lit soon. Gave the closer Nunez a couple days off after his troubles against the Athletics. Have him back in for tonight's series. Hoping he can get on track.

#90649	01/17/2023 9:19:19 am	Apr 21st, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Turns out Birmingham is blooding a couple SP in the cup. Dinos had a better day than expected. Some interesting signings yesterday. Dinos kicked the tires on both Atkinson and Hoffman (didn't offer at either). Can see the appeal. Both needed just a little more shine on their playing stats to pique Waterloo's interest. Wynne took a 12 game knock and will miss a couple of starts. Plummer will fill in.

#90656	01/19/2023 10:21:03 am	Apr 29th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos move on from Stephens. He likely would have warmed up eventually. But we didn't really want him in the first place. His poor play a good excuse to cut ties. The immediate beneficiary is Cockrell. He's been a disappointment (even more this season). We had hoped he'd be a 20 HR guy who could keep RHP honest. Hasn't been the case. At the crossroads with Keller. This is the 4th season in succession he has been putrid to start the year. He was drafted the round before Lovato, and on paper they look like a great 1-2 punch. But Keller always lets us down. SP Wynne, Morelli and Mendez all had ERA below 3 last season. All head into tonight's series with ERA of 6+. Man, nothing but bad news. Will work to find something positive for my next report.

#90663	01/20/2023 8:11:20 am	May 3rd, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Big day for the Dinos! Both Duncan and Rutherford get green lit for the bigs! Both will suit up in our cup series tonight. Waterloo haven't had 14+ SIs on the pitching staff for a while. And I can't remember having one in the pen since Booth. Our MO has been "overachievers". Guys like Chappell and Landry. Having some big horsepower in the relief corps is going to be a change. Little signing yesterday. Love the power, hate the age. Sort of hard to find a place for him with Wallace and Lovato being pylons and holding down DH/1B. If Iwasaki actually hits a bit, might move Lovato back to the OF.

#90677	01/21/2023 4:21:42 pm	May 8th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Man. Some seasons you are not allowed to find joy in anything. Duncan and Rutherford both absolutely atrocious, and Rutherford takes a 6 game knock. We almost salvaged a bit of pride in the 4th cup game. Up 1, 2 out, bottom of 9th. Bottom of order 7 power worm killing specialist strides to the plate and jacks it out. Shrug. Wallace benched until further notice. No point fighting form.

#90680	01/22/2023 11:52:56 pm	May 14th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Send an unusual season for RNG, but may be reading too much into it. Rage cut Fonseca before the update, 3 more are on final notice.

#90695	01/24/2023 8:00:58 pm	May 21st, 2058
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Man we are getting our butts kicked up here. Didn't think we would be/do this bad.

#90697	01/24/2023 11:46:46 pm	May 21st, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Have a look at my first season in legends in 2034 Its a tough gig up here, I don't think you're far off though, RNG seems pretty funky to me this season which may not be assisting.....

#90709	01/26/2023 7:34:50 am	May 25th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	RNG seems pretty funky to me this season which may not be assisting..... You don't say? Wallace - more than 100 ABs, more than 300 points below career OPS. ISO at .083, career .215 Mendez - HR suppression specialist, 9 HRs allowed in 43 IP Lively - 17 fld, 6 errors in 1st 30 games. 260 points below last season's OPS Romano - .206 career ISO, .013 this season Keller - 18 hit, 19 PD, .245 OBP. .110 points below career Could go on. Definitely feels like Waterloo sucks at coin flipping this season. Nice to see Huggins back. Waterloo signed Huggins and Hough together to fill out our spring training staff in '56. Eventually had to choose between them. Think Hough could be alright but he's having trouble getting opportunities. Dinos have just 2 pitchers below AAA. A little worrying. Need to fix some roster bloat and restock.

#90713	01/26/2023 1:40:17 pm	May 25th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Yeah, could give you many examples of my own, none more so that Leone ...... Huggins was already released once with no takers, but a couple of veteran cuts are on the cards so he's more likely to stick this time, particularly given my draft luck so far this season. I'm wondering whether the RNG relates to waivers too, I feel like I've missed out on nearly everything this time out, could just be cynism with the the way the season is going.

#90720	01/27/2023 6:05:19 am	May 29th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I've never drawn a line between team form and waivers. But the game does have a tendency to kick you when you are down. (Waiver wins are so rare anyway. Dinos have 1 double digit win since the start of '54). Speaking of which, disastrous training update for Waterloo. Have 9 still-developing position players getting playing time. Only 1 showed improvement. Yeesh. Didn't mention, but after our closer struggled in the cup Monday he was banished to AAA as well. Chappell has taken over the role and is doing well. Wallace has come back from AAA. Going to give him a series or two and see if he has sorted things out.

#90749	01/28/2023 2:56:37 pm	Jun 1st, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	19 of our 28 team wins this season have come from a winning margin between 1-3 points more than our opponent. Many of our wins have been close wins, with very few blowouts. It makes sense that our PD is only +6 with a 28-16 record. We also managed to miss the CUP playoffs for the 1st time in a long time despite having a terrible Cup group (other than the Battle Creek Sting). Our hitting has been solid, and our bullpen seems to be impressive so far. Two starters appear to have things figured out (Ruiz & Hall), while the rest I'm still figuring out how to proceed on. I am VERY close to cutting Ties with Logan https://brokenbat.org/player/237844 who hasn't figured it out this season or last but has been hit or miss in the past ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Somehow we're sitting atop the West.... I'm scared what'll happen once Boulder gets going Updated Saturday, January 28 2023 @ 2:57:02 pm PST Updated Saturday, January 28 2023 @ 2:57:20 pm PST

#90752	01/28/2023 6:37:02 pm	Jun 4th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Scared for sentimental reasons? Or you think he may get it going after he leaves? Got a little excited when Wallace hit a double in his first AB back from his banishment. But 0 for 9 with 4 Ks after that. Back to AAA he goes. Lost JD for a while. Struggling closer Nunez recalled from AAA to replace him. Some minor comings and goings. Gave up on Aikawa. Brought in Kennedy to hopefully light a fire under Beall.

#90761	01/29/2023 10:31:09 pm	Jun 8th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Boulder aren't looking good this season currently, couple of vets cut already including Benson who has taken all our trade secrets over to Waipahu with him. It's a pretty clear top 3 v bottom 3 in the west currently. Got swept in the cup also, sigh!

#90763	01/30/2023 6:42:40 am	Jun 8th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A series win to finish up the first 50! Unfortunately lost O'Neill (quietly one of our most important players) for a stretch. That's both setup men out for a while. Cup break helps a bit. Dinos have had 5 consecutive strong years, but we've never been lights out in the 1st 50. Have very consistently cracked some skulls in Inter. Not counting on that this season as 3/4 of the roster drew the "worst season of career" lot at season start. But if there is a form reset that happens as we had into Inter (or at AS break) it can only help Waterloo.

#90776	01/31/2023 2:38:52 pm	Jun 12th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Ah yes… so it seems our dreaded performance in interlock games from last season will continue this season. Great start with a 21-7 loss to Birmingham. Boy am I thrilled to see us lose 30 of our next 40 games and dip into relegation, once again from 1st place. 🤣

#90777	01/31/2023 4:14:02 pm	Jun 13th, 2058
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I'm dreading the next RNG dice roll. The gods have been so, so kind to me for the first part of the season. I have some guys overperforming I think, like my 3B Newberry who has never hit above .650 OPS but this season has a .935 OPS. I missed seeing that Andrews guy on waivers, nice pickup from Tyler

#90779	02/01/2023 8:11:00 am	Jun 15th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	like my 3B Newberry who has never hit above .650 OPS but this season has a .935 OPS. 5 HRs would lead my team. You've got that from an 8 power 1.77 GB:FB guy. Sigh Dinos might have snuck a series win last night if O'Neill had been healthy. Having our 2 rookie relievers (Duncan, Rutherford) pitch high leverage is neither the plan nor a recipe for success. Signs of life from Wallace. After a poor game 1 yesterday he went 8/19 with 3 HRs in games 2-5. Season would definitely be more enjoyable Wallace wasn't a boat anchor.

#90785	02/02/2023 9:34:14 am	Jun 20th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Some more good signs for Waterloo yesterday. Ol' Armenta found the fence for the first time this season. May be in for more regular ABs. All our SP have brought their ERAs below 6. Former closer Nunez (now toiling in the pen) also below 6. Another minor signing for the Dinos. Cockrell has been a disappointment. His next slump Dennis will get a shot. (Our previous minor signing Kennedy has actually been playing quite regularly and decently).

#90793	02/03/2023 12:10:30 am	Jun 25th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Season progress: Starting salaries - 64mill Current salaries - 38mill Gotta take the positives where we can......... First ever 15 pot pitching draftee Hodge (now a 14 of course) gets the call up tomorrow in a related move, and Huggins likely comes up into the pen also, despite being cast aside earlier in the season. Which of course means, potentially his first game is against the other Legends team to drop him, Waterloo! Updated Friday, February 3 2023 @ 12:33:41 am PST

#90794	02/03/2023 3:12:46 am	Jun 25th, 2058
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Helluva career for Cordell. Looks like we've been trading pitchers on the waiver wire... I had Huggins shortlisted too, and might have picked him up a couple of days ago if he was still available. On the plus side, Ishige was a great pickup. Was also considering letting McNeely and Pagan go this week, but decided to hold fire. Away at a conference next week so will be offline, and can reassess after that. With a bit of luck I could see my team sneaking back into the race, team looks pretty good based on the metrics I usually track closely. Don't think we should be 5th in the division for runs given our team OBP and OPS... However, the East is really strong this season. Think if I had a better SS I might be in with a chance.

#90795	02/03/2023 6:19:24 am	Jun 25th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Indeed. Cordell would lead the Dinos in all-time HRs by more than 30. Nice career. Tip of the cap to High Point's Padilla. Not the flashiest, but fit very nicely into that lineup. Dinos fortunate to get a series win against the Grizzlies. Our 4 LH SP were not looking forward to taking on Oceanview. Arguably the strongest against LHP in the league. Little nervous for Hodge. Not dominant minor stats. Bigger potential guys can overcome that tho. Excited to see Huggins. Dinos have Duncan, Rutherford and Hough out in our pen. No shortage of green relievers in the upcoming series. Better training update for Waterloo. Our feature is Stephenson who promotes to A ball. Pulling for our 8th rounder from '56. We haven't had an 8th rounder play for the big club since Romo. And Romo: - was part of the vaunted '41 draft class - wasn't very good

#90805	02/03/2023 10:22:13 pm	Jun 27th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Yeah, I'm trying to focus on the positives for Hodge. He's got better each minor league season, and they're all better than his amateur season....... plus, he's joining Amaya and Fitzgerald in righty P's who give up a tonne of HR's. Basically everything I don't look for in a pitcher, but I have to take what I can, the vet's who've kept me afloat the last couple of seasons didn't materialise this time out. I've called up Neill in CF in an attempt to utilise to at least alleviate some of the concern (when the ball's not heading over the fences. Big shame that I had to let Cordell go, but I promised myself if he got down to a .750 OPS he had to go, and he was heading that way. About to update the HoF board, but stats for him: 8th in Triples, RISP 6th in SB 5th in all time Games Played, AB's, hits, OPS, BB's 4th in Slugging 3rd in HRs, RBIs 2nd in MVP's (of course to Fajardo) 1st in Doubles (35 clear of second place), Runs scored (14 clear of second) Mostly while playing CF (despite his 9 arm, welcome to the Boulder school of defense). Tough to replace that kinda production, hence the focus on defense with his replacement..... Updated Sunday, February 5 2023 @ 2:42:39 pm PST

#90806	02/03/2023 10:37:07 pm	Jun 27th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The east is ridiculously strong this season, (other than when playing Texarkana which is pretty standard). Having 4 players still in the cup while the west has none pretty much sums it up. Stephenson looks promising for an 8th rounder, inspired me to go through my draft history. 2041 was the last 8th rounder or later to play for me, but he was pretty good..... I've clearly had a few misses as some of players have had decent careers, but the only other recorded incidence of an 8th round or later playing for me is 2035, when I specifically drafted a pinch runner (after waivers closed) Extra fun fact: Since 2041, the last player picked after the 3rd round (except JMac) who made it to the majors for me was Cordell (6th round)........ until his replacement Neill (4th round) makes his debut tomorrow. Unplanned, but quirky! Updated Friday, February 3 2023 @ 10:37:47 pm PST

#90807	02/04/2023 12:02:40 am	Jun 27th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Nice pick up for the Jets in Saldivar. You're right, you appear to be my waiver/ FA nemesis this season, can I interest you in a minor league P as a trade?!

#90812	02/04/2023 9:12:01 pm	Jul 2nd, 2058
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	My goal in interleague was to maintain a pace of 2 wins per 5 games -- it ain't happening so far! 😂 Updated Saturday, February 4 2023 @ 9:23:33 pm PST

#90813	02/05/2023 6:01:51 am	Jul 2nd, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Always good to set goals. Huggins looked amazing in his debut. Less so in the follow up. Hodges was slippery. Interesting about the draft. 4th round seems to be the last productive round for Waterloo as well. We started the season with 2 4th rounders on the roster (Lawrence and Plummer). Lawrence has moved on. Since '41, 1 5th rounder (Rafferty) 0 6th 0 7th 1 8th (Romo) to suit up for the big club. Edit: homegrown. Not doing the leg work on signings (currently McCall is a 5th, Hough a 6th). Berger has warmed up. Haven't looked around to see how other rookies are doing. May be getting himself into the RotY race. Has to fight for playing time tho. Updated Sunday, February 5 2023 @ 6:10:57 am PST

#90821	02/06/2023 5:57:53 pm	Jul 9th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Agree with Huggins - unexpectedly good in the first game, and suffered for it subsequently.... Berger is indeed wel in the running for the rookie race, wish Paez was still to be considered as a couple of young C's going head to head would add a bit of interest. Have a few in both races this season, but so far no-one is putting their head up to be noticed.

#90830	02/08/2023 1:15:10 pm	Jul 14th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Been a busy stretch at work. Haven't had time to do much all-star scouting. Lovato would seem a lock for the Dinos. White in the mix at short with Griffin (Minn, favourite) and DeLoach (Fall River). Can't see any Dino arms making the cut.

#90842	02/09/2023 8:14:11 am	Jul 16th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	White did get the nod at SS. Must have been close. He has 50+ RBI (has seen a lot of clean up - a sign of our desperation). Might have tipped the scale. Dinos rally from a horrific first 50 to finish the 1st half at .500. It's been nice to have a stretch of good play. Still not very optimistic about sticking. High Point is a better squad and 160 games should show that. Minor claim. Had an offer in on Milton earlier in the week, but pulled it b/c we didn't want to open a roster spot. When he was C&R'd we saw it as a sign. Feels sort of bad using a roster spot for a guy like that. They seem readily available at age 23-26. May as well let someone else cook them for a while. But maybe we catch a pot increase or something.

#90849	02/10/2023 7:32:19 am	Jul 21st, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	4 of the final 16 in the Cup from Legends East, and they managed to avoid each other in the draw. Best of luck tonight. Dinos squeak out a tight series win against Texarkana. Made a change to the rotation with Plummer taking over for Wynne. Wynne has struggled all season, but his form has been abysmal lately (5 HRs in his last 2 starts/10 IP). Plummer has pleasantly surprised when given an opportunity, and did great against the Twisters. Don't think this seasons's 6th rounder is going to break the trend. Control comment torpedoes him out of the gate.

#90867	02/15/2023 12:54:45 pm	Aug 9th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Still scuffling along and lost Amaya for 15 days after the series with Waterloo yesterday. At least it'll only mean two starts, but giving how bad my rotation is, any loss is a loss! Birmingham can almost start celebrating victory given how dominant they've been recently

#90869	02/15/2023 4:27:04 pm	Aug 12th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Figured now was as good a time as any for some change. Clyde Lewis - relieved of his managerial duties. He was fantastic for us coming in late season 2051 to keep us up in L3, to lead us to promoting to Legends and then once again back to legends after our 1st demotion. He was 3-for-3 in playoff wins and usually led us far in the CUP Tournament. With his salary increasing, his age increasing, and his ability to develop players at a very low stat, it was time to part ways bringing in a young and good potential coach. Hopefully this won't plummet us as previous coaching changes have done so in the past. The bar is low given our PD this season. Hopefully we can go up from here. The other notable cut was a long time ace in our rotation - Josué Taveras - https://brokenbat.org/player/234112 - something just didn't go right for him this season, and instead of turning it around like Logan has, we felt best to let him go. Assuming his age 35 year next season will drop his si significantly, it feels safer to drop his salary and rely on what we've got working for us right now. He's definitley one of the best pitchers I have ever drafted, hard to let him go. Here's to new beginings with a new coach and an ace starter gone! It can't get worse right? XD

#90872	02/16/2023 9:25:34 am	Aug 14th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Things can definitely turn on a dime here. Saturday night we won our first 2 against Tyler and I dared ... for the first time all season ... to look up at 3rd rather than back. Had narrowed that gap to 3 games. Went 1-7 over the next 8 games which pretty much ended our season. Dinos have to make hay during Inter. The final 50 is not our thing. So we've done some house cleaning too. Give some vets who have served us well a chance to latch on before the deadline. Kang was our ace until last season. Struggled through '57 and has been our worst starter this year at age 33. Hammond has been a nice asset capable of playing excellent up the middle defense and (until recently) providing 700 OPS and some speed on the bases. But 32 and looking lost offensively. Armenta goes out 9th in team history in HRs. Was devastating when hot but was very streaky. He was a big part of our hot stretch. Not much for callup replacements. The cuts allow mostly developed younger players who are trending toward the "bust" category back into the lineup (Lemus, Reid, Lively). Robinson is up to fill the pitching vacancy, but hopefully won't throw much. (Linked his cup stats to show why). Don't really consider him a prospect. With waivers shutting down and the East largely settled I doubt I will be checking the league standings much from here. Focus our energy on trying to determine which of our under-performers are duds and which are just having a bad year.

#90877	02/16/2023 7:08:22 pm	Aug 19th, 2058
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Been pretty inactive for 2 weeks now with a conference then came back with COVID... Got to hand it to the A's, been a juggernaut for a long time now. I'm happy with my team despite some recent form struggles, although I'm kicking myself for losing to a bot in the cup when I had the chance for my deepest run ever. Still too close to a relegation battle to think about any major roster changes for now, despite being all but mathematically out of the division race.

#90879	02/16/2023 8:46:50 pm	Aug 19th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Thank god interleague play is done. Always been my least favourite time of the season while I've been in Legends lol. Here's to hoping we can avoid demotion as its been a rough start for our new coach. fingers crossed

#90880	02/16/2023 9:31:17 pm	Aug 19th, 2058
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Still marching towards madness. Carnac .. teams heading into the Cup finale .. and battling to not demote.

#90888	02/19/2023 5:05:50 pm	Aug 28th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	My pitching is atrocious and I do not know what to do to fix it... in a 4 game series against Pearland we scored 24 runs. You'd think that'd be enough offense to win 1 game right? Not when our pitching staff surrenders 46 runs.... over 4 GAMES. I deserve to demote at this rate...

#90892	02/20/2023 12:14:16 am	Aug 29th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	If you do want to feel better about your pitching staff, just have a look at the pitching tab on Boulders page. It's very unpretty

#90898	02/21/2023 3:20:22 pm	Sep 1st, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	The only way I'll feel better about my pitching is if you demote instead of us lol. As sad as that would be, Boulder is a STAPLE team of legends caliber... I had hoped to establish that but my team is screwed at this rate.

#90904	02/22/2023 3:44:15 pm	Sep 5th, 2058
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The current incarnation of Boulder isn't legends calibre, it'll likely be a battle of whose rookies can develop the fastest the rest of the way between us. Just as close in the Eastern relegation battle, gotta take the excitement where we can

#90916	02/23/2023 9:49:44 am	Sep 8th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Backlog of news! Haven't been keeping up. Dinos had freed up 3 roster spots releasing veterans (who all found new homes). Filled 2 before the deadline. Kay may be evidence of how much the community has come to value GB:FB. Great/prolific, decently developed, can play a position, "good" potential. Was flipping burgers for almost a full season. Dinos aren't thrilled with our 3B (Lemus/Reid). Kay worth a look to see if he can get the ball in the air better. Nice he's Canadian. Haven't had one for a while. We were very pleased to land Almeida. Best case scenario he's a JD. Our lefty relievers (JD, Chappell) are getting up there. Only had Vance for that role in minors. Almeida a good fit. Had a "fire the manager" game the other day. Kid starter Plummer gives us 7 strong innings against High Point, but somehow doesn't trip his pitch count. Manager sends him out for the 8th with a 3-1 lead. #9 starts the inning with a HR. Manager leaves Plummer in. Top of the order - single, SB. Manager leaves Plummer in. Next batter HR, game over. Manager takes Plummer out. Frustrating. Don't know where the 4 game sweep vs. Birmingham came from. Dinos were 1-9 against the A's during the 1st 50. Long wondered if the 1st place team plays with a handicap during the last 50. Probably just variance. Wallace hit a HR yesterday! He had just 1 in his previous 29 games. That's a worse power outage than his dreadful start to the season (tho now he's at least hitting singles). We had sort of hoped this might be the season he hit 40 (no Dino has accomplished that). He's unlikely to make 20. :/

#90926	02/23/2023 10:16:11 pm	Sep 12th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Sorry for the sweep @JJNZ - we seem to have figured something out lol. I'm not celebrating, but its nice to build a little bit of seperation haha

#90931	02/24/2023 9:04:03 am	Sep 13th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Been a nice run of form from Waipahu. An ok training update for Waterloo, but a spectacular one for Plummer. 4 arrows and a pot increase to 13. Didn't see that coming and had him pegged as a lower tier prospect. But he has been our best starter this season. No 8th round finds this year. A good draft though. Carlson the only one likely to make an impact, but he is blue chip.

#90972	03/02/2023 6:26:25 am	Oct 6th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Little follow up to the previous post. I hadn't noticed Carlson has a 93.5 prospect rating. Good enough for #26 on the top 100. Not sure we've ever had anyone in the top 100 before. IIRC White was very close, but just outside. Into the final loop! Dinos getting more than our share of good luck the last little while. Minneapolis forgot how to play defense during our recent visit. And we had a downright High Pointian comeback in a game against Fall River. Not sure how much longer it can last. Concord played us very tough in our most recent series.

#90987	03/02/2023 8:52:08 pm	Oct 10th, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I find it pretty insane that the ENTIRE East division in Legends has a positive run differential. And 2 of those teams have to demote this year. Just goes to show how weak the West is given we have 4 teams with -50 or worse.

#90990	03/03/2023 5:04:36 am	Oct 10th, 2058
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Been running out some weaker lineups and 2-3 rookie starters since the end of the minor league season. Results haven't actually been that different to before, and I even got within 3.5 games of the A's at one stage. Never really considered making another run for the top though, instead I'd be happy with 4th place. Guys need the reps. Castellano has always been an intriguing guy. When I drafted him I identified him as the only pitcher I have with TOR ceiling, at least in terms of his final attributes. He's always fared terribly in terms of my favoured metrics (even in the minors), but he's started 4 games recently and only given up 6 runs and 5 walks, with 18Ks in total, reaching his pitch count and going 5+ each time. And now he has a 3.79 ERA for the season. Going to keep running him out there, because I need him to pan out.

#90995	03/03/2023 8:48:02 am	Oct 10th, 2058
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	I find it pretty insane that the ENTIRE East division in Legends has a positive run differential. And 2 of those teams have to demote this year. Just goes to show how weak the West is given we have 4 teams with -50 or worse. I submitted a request to mapquest. Lakers lakte. Guess Betchel needs an easier pace

#90996	03/03/2023 11:01:43 am	Oct 10th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Castellano gives me a little bit of a Booth vibe. Won't have his change up obviously. I wanted Booth to be a starter, but he refused. Quite a career as a reliever. For most of the season Fall River had the 2nd best RD in the league. Bizarre gap between EXWL and W-L. Last season the 5th place team played .500 ball. Very likely someone better than .500 goes this time. Quiet update for Waterloo, few arrows. Noteworthy that Vance got the green light. He was a 29 claim win a couple seasons ago (a big win for us). Will break with the club in 2059. Expect he will be a reliever, but could find his way into the rotation if everything breaks right.

#91023	03/06/2023 12:38:03 pm	Oct 22nd, 2058
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Congrats to Oceanview & Birmingham on winning the divisions! Maybe Oceanview can make the West proud and knock off the champ from the powerhouse East division!

#91029	03/07/2023 8:11:05 am	Oct 26th, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Birmingham off to a good start in the series. Season ends as it began. The 6 teams in the East sitting top 6 in the rankings. Don't think the Dinos are going to figure into any hardware. Lovato should get a few votes for MVP, but isn't a serious contender. Mendez's 17 wins may get him on a few Cy ballots, but there are better options. Mentioned Berger for the rookie race, but he dropped off in the 2nd half. Kennedy is our best rookie. There should be better (haven't looked around yet). Didn't have a rookie in the rotation. Duncan had a nice season in the pen tho. If there wasn't a dominant rookie SP maybe he gets some RPOTY votes.

#91030	03/07/2023 3:29:30 pm	Oct 29th, 2058
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats to Birmingham on the decisive series win You were the better team, that's for sure. I think this is Kladu's 6th Legends title, amazing!

#91033	03/07/2023 8:00:47 pm	Oct 30th, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Birmingham with yet another championship.....incredible! Congrats to kladu

#91037	03/08/2023 7:48:32 am	Oct 30th, 2058
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Also can't wait for the inevitable rubber match between Oceanview and Birmingham

#91041	03/08/2023 3:13:21 pm	Nov 2nd, 2058
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Birmingham. Did a bit of a rookie roundup. Easy to miss someone. Hope I saw them all. Cavanaugh (HP) and Knudsen (Bou) both had nice inaugural seasons, but Arcia saw more action, and his superior counting stats should give him the rookie title. Diaz (Pear) made the AS team and has the best stats of the rookie starting pitchers. East (OV) had a very strong season as well, but as a reliever. Diaz seems the favourite.

#91044	03/08/2023 6:28:06 pm	Nov 2nd, 2058
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Dominant performance, Birmingham! Grats to you, and Oceanview for winning their side of things.

#91045	03/08/2023 9:34:59 pm	Nov 2nd, 2058
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations to the A's, brilliant team and great season. Happy with my team this season, any time I can survive in an extremely competitive division is a positive. I wonder how often a team goes an entire season without recording a single caught stealing? Let's ignore the other closely related column on the stat sheet, though...

#91055	03/10/2023 11:19:03 pm	Jan 13th, 2059
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Thank you, mates! And moving on to what can the next gen do. Scary.

#91056	03/11/2023 6:51:50 am	Jan 13th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A unique achievement for Minneapolis. Can't be too many teams that win both the Cy Young and MVP but relegate. I was surprised East got rookie P. His numbers were better. Thought RP vs. Diaz SP would hurt him more. Dinos salaries cross 50 million despite having a full team of inhouse developed players. Pitching staff is the culprit. Morelli up to 5.25 mill. PS - Dinos are shopping this offseason. Not all that happy with 2B, 3B or C. Also don't have enough developing P to fill out the spring slots. Updated Saturday, March 11 2023 @ 6:55:06 am PST

#91057	03/11/2023 7:49:30 am	Jan 13th, 2059
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Need Tums ... plop plop Arrrow One Underwear

#91073	03/13/2023 4:33:28 pm	Jan 13th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome to the new squads. Only Yuma is an unfamiliar opponent for Waterloo. Grats to the foxes on making the climb from VI. Cheers to Concord on the Gonzalez signing. Dinos made him an offer. Nice minor league work.

#91077	03/14/2023 6:52:44 am	Jan 13th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Good to be back. Last time I saw the Dino's my Thunder won 102 games...and finished second behind Waterloo. Kladu is king once again. This will be a fun division to compete with. I'll be picking Concord to relegate, as per tradition. I don't ever think I've competed with Chill before.

#91094	03/16/2023 9:46:55 am	Feb 10th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Busy day yesterday - 5 teams with a claim. Dinos added a young bullpen arm. Decent minors stats, but bad amateur. Hopefully growing out of it. Likely it for Waterloo. Sort of resigned to the status quo at 2B, 3B, and RF.

#91099	03/16/2023 7:13:23 pm	Feb 19th, 2059
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	I see Waterloo signed Ashikawa, he was on my short list of FA's I would sign after the bloodshed of flip was over. Too late I see. I was able to reclaim Menendez from Concord however. I'd like to sign one more player, we'll see. Even Swoosh got signed by someone

#91102	03/17/2023 7:04:29 am	Feb 19th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Very interested to see how Ashikaga fares in spring. Thought the Dinos were done, but won our final claim. Piras is compelling. Was a 13 that dropped to 11. Great minors and amateur. Could be something there.

#91104	03/17/2023 10:49:17 pm	Mar 2nd, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Been on the lookout for pitching prospects, but didn't find much of interest so I'm happy with Gonzalez for now. I weighed up Ashikaga, but didn't go for him in the end. Maybe I should have. Sadly Menendez was never going to get a chance in my team due to underdevelopment, but the "unhittable" fastball and HR-prevention is still enticing.

#91105	03/18/2023 9:17:07 am	Mar 2nd, 2059
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	González looks good, I wish I saw him. I think I was getting impatient going through waivers and ignored guys with that much SI in defensive stats. But he's an intriguing guy. Same for Jack Piras, his ratings probably won't end up very high but his minors numbers are amazing. I would have put a claim if I saw him I also noticed Waterloo dropped Teddy Hough, who I had bookmarked several seasons ago (maybe last time he was on waivers?). So I'm always excited to see my bookmarked guys get released so I can swoop in, but then I looked at Hough's stats and I can't remember why I was so high on him in the first place. Maybe because that one stellar year he had in A. Anyway, I have no room for relievers so I didn't end up signing him

#91106	03/18/2023 10:13:16 am	Mar 2nd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hough got old without establishing a foothold. Younger guys have caught up. Would rather develop them. His league stats don't look good. Played well in the cup and spring.1 Seems saying you are done is a good catalyst for action. Dinos have resigned Kanas. Cut him when Berger got hot last season. But Berger didn't do much since. Feel Kanas has legitimate power. Just needs to get the bat on the ball a little more frequently.

#91118	03/19/2023 3:56:20 pm	Mar 5th, 2059
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	As far as development you get out of pitching development what you put into it. Hopefully in a few season Menendez will be cleaning your clock xD

#91124	03/22/2023 6:06:02 am	Mar 10th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	After a long-awaited Legends hiatus, I'm back to bring you the 2059 Legends Predictions and Midwest Farm Report Extravaganza! What's new in corn over the past 10,000 years you ask? Wait, you didn't ask? Well let me tell you: it's even more yellower than ever! What fantastic insight, PSF. I'm glad you're back. Now let's get to the second reason you're here: iron-clad predictions. Yes, these predictions are never wrong and sometimes they're right! So let me pull-start my diesel-powered Apple II PC and see what prints out on my seemingly unending supply of dot-matrix paper. West Hitter Ratings DET 205.36 (Detroit is 27th in pop. between Portland and Louisville. Nothing says major-league like Portland and Louisville!) PEA 187.85 TEX 185.12 YUM 181.99 WAI 177.54 OV 174.41 West Pitcher Ratings DET 173.91 PEA 167.08 YUM 163.68 (Yuma is located between CA and Mexico. That's it. That's the joke.) TEX 158.40 WAI 157.76 OV 144.44 West Division Predicted Order of Finish DET 379.27 PEA 354.93 YUM 345.67 TEX 343.52 WAI 335.30 (speaking of "major-league city", Waipahu is neither a city or a town. It's a "place".) OV 318.85 East Hitter Ratings URB 187.51 (so Keith Urban and Karl Urban are not related, which is weird bc there's only like 257 people in New Zealand) BIR 176.55 CON 169.32 WTL 166.24 BLO 164.96 HP 164.80 East Pitcher Ratings BLO 171.93 BIR 171.44 CON 157.33 HP 156.40 URB 155.31 WTL 154.38 East Division Predicted Order of Finish BIR 347.99 URB 342.82 BLO 336.89 CON 326.65 (3rd in HIT and PIT so naturally 4th) HP 321.20 WTL 320.62 Congratulations to Detroit and Birmingham on meeting in the 2058...wait...what year is it?...(checks 2058 notes, realizes I don't have 2058 notes)...everybody LOVES sequels! Updated Wednesday, March 22 2023 @ 6:10:58 am PDT

#91131	03/23/2023 1:47:28 am	Mar 12th, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Keith and Karl are actually the same person, we're just really good at make up now, lots of practice with the Lord Of The Rings series.

#91132	03/23/2023 4:11:09 am	Mar 12th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	As a Kiwi, there's like a 25% chance you are Keith or Karl.

#91134	03/23/2023 5:10:31 pm	Mar 14th, 2059
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Or Keith AND Karl

#91172	03/26/2023 12:59:54 pm	Mar 18th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks for the predictions PrivateSnowflake. We've come to expect the demotion prognostication, and take it as a compliment. We picked up Kay at the deadline last year, and he has been the star of Spring Training for us. Will be part of our Cup taxi squad. If Lemus and Reid are both bums again he could see some league play. Still find it hard to believe injuries aren't more frequent in spring. Bird takes the 36 gamer for us this year. At least he got a few starts in. Again this season we have a league-mate in our cup group. Urbana this time. Our prospects of advancing are slim. Our SP should be decent, but our pen is green and our lineup is all developing players. Likely another humbling experience.

#91179	03/26/2023 4:37:42 pm	Mar 20th, 2059
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	The predictions put us right about where I expect Waipahu to be. We didn't change much from last season, I actually think we're weaker than the previous 2 seasons, which doesn't bode well considering how mediocre we were in my opinion. I guess the biggest change is that its our 1st full season under a new coach. Our pitching group is younger, but I don't love how we shaped up this offseason... its my own fault, i didn't spend enough time on improvements lol. Not excited to get pummelled by the East again during interlock... Still, maybe my squad can surprise me. Looking forward to the year!

#91197	03/28/2023 1:42:27 pm	Mar 25th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Maybe this season the West won't get pummeled. Almost go time! Morelli gets the ball for the opener. Gotta get all the starts we can from that salary. Very interesting season for Waterloo. Not sure what to expect. We were a truly awful team for the 1st 40 last season, but one of the best in the league from then on. Don't know which Dinos are going to show up. I sorta think we should be better. We had no red arrows this off-season. Ruthford and Duncan are both a little more developed which should tighten up the pen. We also had several "career worst" efforts last year without many (any?) career best seasons to counter. If guys play more to their norms, we should be ok. Never know though. Only 1 rookie (Vance) on the active roster to start the season. (7 sophomores)

#91203	03/29/2023 4:40:40 pm	Apr 1st, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Urbana finishes a day in 1st place in Legends East for the first time in team history. STOP THE SEASON!!!

#91204	03/30/2023 5:04:13 am	Apr 3rd, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Et tu, defense?

#91209	03/30/2023 8:55:50 am	Apr 3rd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Feel free to keep bumbling for another series. Injuries have been the story in Waterloo. We really had no chance at a series win yesterday due to the number of players (specifically SP) that were unavailable. May be the story tonight too. Star SS White out for the series. When we carried Hammond middle infield injuries weren't a big deal. Now we have to contort a little more (RF plays 2B). Likely the Dinos kicking the ball around instead.

#91216	03/31/2023 6:17:01 am	Apr 7th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Two rounds of draft, nothing to show for it. An already thin farm system gets no help this season

#91220	03/31/2023 6:28:59 am	Apr 7th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Shocking first week! Overall team is faring well in my most watched metrics and everything looks normal (except infield defense, which was always going to be an issue), but the results on the field suggest otherwise. Going to ride it out for a while, making big changes is hard to do at this level...

#91237	04/01/2023 10:45:12 am	Apr 10th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We threw our pick away this week. Have been second guessing my choice in round 1 (rarely do that). Dinos mostly rode out our poor start last season. Some benching, but no firings. Things turned around. It helped that our roster is still somewhat young, and there just weren't options to make replacements. The injury theme continued. Ran out of middle infielders and had to sign an emergency stopgap. Better heading into tonight's series vs. Birmingham. Not much training news. Our first rounder from last year continues to play well and now moves up to A ball.

#91247	04/06/2023 6:08:15 am	Apr 29th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos win a game! Manage to break the losing streak before it hit double digits. Has been our turn to flip the coin poorly. [urlhttp://brokenbat.org/player/245903]Bowers[/url] a good representative. Opp BA ~.200, no HRs allowed. ERA just under 7, 3 blown saves vs. 1 hold. Yeesh. More middle infield injuries. Think I've had 1-2 series where both White (SS) and Lively (2B) played the whole thing. Acevedo the stop gap for tonight's series. Have been trying to add a more permanent option. Not much out there, can't win a claim on what there is. I have 5 guys on the roster I would part with in a blink, but there just isn't anything to replace them with.

#91248	04/06/2023 6:29:47 pm	May 3rd, 2059
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	In an effort to boost my team's success, we have signed FA Pitcher Jesús Tejera - https://brokenbat.org/player/241021 The clone of our legendary star SS - Jesús Tejera https://brokenbat.org/player/239217 They are both 34yrs of age. Both coming out of the Dominican Republic and both 4th round draft picks (albeit different draft years). Whether this works as a successful strategy or not, it sure will be confusing as heck for everyone in the team locker room as long as they are both around. Additionally 1 will wear #69 and the other #96 Updated Thursday, April 6 2023 @ 6:32:35 pm PDT

#91260	04/08/2023 9:07:04 am	May 6th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	All that symmetry can only help. Not much training news. Nice Lemus is still improving. He was briefly a 14. Always going to be a dud tho. No speed, no power, no PD. Even if he bats .300 he won't be very productive. Up to 9 losses in the cup. Done again. Thought we might fare a bit better this season. Not so much. The taxi hasn't been busy shuttling players. Have enough vets struggling that I've been keeping the kids up through the week. Will reevaluate at the end of this week (with our cup ending).

#91263	04/08/2023 5:13:44 pm	May 8th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	These overlapping SP injuries are wearing on the team bus engine. Must. Hold. On.

#91265	04/10/2023 4:20:00 am	May 14th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Waterloo taking streaking to the extremes.

#91266	04/10/2023 8:29:59 am	May 14th, 2059
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Streaking is an important part of the sporting culture in Waterloo.

#91267	04/10/2023 9:17:32 am	May 14th, 2059
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I'm confused. I didn't think dinosaurs ever wore clothes (other than tricorns)?

#91274	04/11/2023 11:14:35 am	May 17th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Prolly one of those anthropomorphic dinosaurs that wears a shirt but no pants. Which isn't any better. Enough about Seca's pants-less dino's. We're through the schedule twice and Bloomington is doing Bloomington things: 1. Pitching? Fantastic (although juggling due to injuries). 2. Defense? Fantastic-ER! (which is weird with ERA>FIP)...) 3. Scoring? There's no "O" in ~~Bloomington~~ Thunder. Second verse, same as the first.

#91275	04/11/2023 11:51:37 am	May 17th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! Cheers all. TBH I hadn't really thought about what might be going on below the cutout of our logo. Last season (awful for 40 games, very good for the rest) sort of prepared me for this. Funny thing is the losing streaks and winning streaks were against the same opponents. Picked up former Jet farmhand Crespo the other day. We hadn't looked at DH types for some time (with Lovato locked in). But recent OFs have had Kennedy (19 range) in CF and Beall (18 range) in RF. Makes the idea of Lovato and his 14 range more palatable in LF. The bummer about Crespo is that he isn't ready. Wanted someone I could start cycling into the lineup. Might mean he isn't the answer.

#91278	04/11/2023 4:43:27 pm	May 20th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I like Crespo, but am overloaded with DH types around his age range. Needed the extra roster spot desperately trying to find any kind of infielder or pitcher, and perhaps his secondary skills after hitting are a little light for a DH. I’m also unsure: are Mexican league players in the same minor leagues as US-based players? He has great numbers, but I’m not sure how well they translate.

#91287	04/13/2023 2:23:24 pm	May 25th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I'd really expect the segregation ends with the draft pools, and that AAA is AAA for everyone. Cheers to Concord on the Galindo addition. He's off to a good start. Dinos had a claim in. We made a number of waiver offers this week, but whiffed everything. Cut JD (another Concord farmhand) to open up some roster space. Had a great career with Waterloo. 6th all time in games by P, 5th in holds. Didn't have any red arrows this off-season, but sure felt like he had lost a little something.

#91289	04/14/2023 4:07:33 am	May 29th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Just managing to sneak back into the fray after an atrocious start. Made a few subtle adjustments that helped, but Galindo is a much-needed addition. Lawrence slides over to SS, a move I’ve always been reticent to make, but one that seems forced with the other options carrying .589 and .471 OPS… J-Law started off ice cold himself (along with my main 3 other senior bats), but has started to pick it up. On the negative side, #1 starter Adams hits the IL for 36 days… That he is the #1 with that velocity is somewhat telling, but he’s been one of only 2 very reliable SP so far this season. Rosas making a sustained bid for a permanent spot. Development exceeded expectations after I picked him up as POT 11. Time has shown me to be wrong about Dong, although I always figured he could be a lefty specialist. Interesting name for a pitcher who kept the ball in the park. He turned out roughly how I had him projected. I tend to sour on guys who have his kind of K/BB ratio, but he always put it together on the park. Anyone who can hold lefties to .195 career will always have a spot. Great to see him have a long career in the Dino organisation. Got the revolving door happening at the bottom of the farm this season. As an old Russian doctor once said: “If many remedies are prescribed for an illness, you may be certain that the illness has no cure.”

#91299	04/15/2023 6:56:10 am	May 31st, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	You weren't wrong on JD. IIRC when I signed him you said you expected him to be good. And you are right about his control. He wasn't wild, but he was uncanny for coming into a game and walking the first batter he faced. Some other tough cuts. Burton kicked around on the roster for 8 seasons without ever establishing a foothold. Don't like cutting 20 hit skill, but he's just taking up space. Blair played fairly well for us, but looks like he's done developing. Don't have faith his skills are enough to hold down an offensive position in LF. Sucks to cut a guy batting .450 tho. Nice to have a couple roster spots to play with. Hughes gets 1 short term, tho he has a Burton vibe to him. In training news Burns promotes to AAA. He was drafted as a 9, but we have high hopes for him. His power outage in '57 caused us concern, but that may be a blip.

#91304	04/17/2023 6:59:43 am	Jun 8th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos good run of form continues. We blipped into 1st place on Saturday - first time since 2040 Waterloo had held down top spot in Legends. Pleased and surprised to finish the first 50 on top of the heap. It won't last. We are being buoyed by an unsustainable .328 RISP (nearly 40 points better than the #2 team in the league). Our offence is actually built around HRs - we are only 1 HR better than 12th. Our opponent tomorrow Oceanview hit twice as many HRs through the first 50. Enjoy the wins while we can. Picked up Ascencio off the wire last night. Trying to find our next sparkplug before Wallace turns to mush. Not enough ABs for both him and Hughes. Hughes has already taken some swings this week and will stay up. Next week they will switch. Hughes a little younger and can work on his 1B in the minors. Lively makes it through his first 100 ABs this season without taking a free pass. Not used to seeing White near the top of the error leaderboard. Disappointing to see Beall (who has played part time) on there too. Won't complain too much tho.

#91305	04/17/2023 8:22:59 am	Jun 8th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	In the 2050 Draft, Bloomington selected 15 pot hurlers Vincente Borges and Graham Stanfield 1 and 2. Both lost SI, but the hope was they would be able to carry on in the footsteps of so many great Thunder SP. Stanfield was cut after 3-1/2 MiL seasons, as he wasn't projecting to be able to overcome his HR troubles. That left LHP Borges, who was showing the signs that Bloomington looks for in a pitcher. Borges was able to hang on much longer, but his ML stats never matched his MiL stats (his SI spread turned out to be no good). Such is the tale of the two 15's who never were. (Don't cry for me, I've still got two 16's waiting in the wings. Just my Brien Taylor moment.) Updated Monday, April 17 2023 @ 8:27:09 am PDT

#91310	04/17/2023 2:55:38 pm	Jun 9th, 2059
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Thats right. Drafting 15's and 16's is no problem for Bloomington

#91312	04/18/2023 4:15:19 am	Jun 10th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Yeah, yeah, I hear ya Maybe a couple of seasons ago, I posted that less then 5% of our drafted players since the Great Draft of '41 made it to The Show with Bloomington (note: I'm also picky). If I could be Steve for a day, aside from being incredibly awesome for 24 hours, I would do away with anyone under 10 POT in the draft and ramp up the POT swings. More busts sure, but more late-round gems/home-grown starters.

#91313	04/18/2023 6:10:42 am	Jun 10th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	High pot players can definitely be a poisoned chalice. Hard to get away from them even if you get bad vibes. Forgot to wish Waipahu well with Burton. Found him a hard player to fit in. Hopefully he finds a foothold. Dinos were thrilled to add Jacobs last night. Our biggest waiver win since Herrera in '39. (Coincidentally very close to the last time we led Legends East). Clearly Jacob's age/placement is concerning. Everything else is terrific though.

#91314	04/18/2023 2:30:30 pm	Jun 10th, 2059
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Shanks says hello!

#91315	04/19/2023 1:31:11 am	Jun 15th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Jacobs is a super pick up. The pitching in my minors is so bad right now that I'm signing 27yo relievers to stash in case I need them in a season or two, given that I'm not confident I have a single MLB pitcher currently in my entire farm...

#91316	04/19/2023 1:06:54 pm	Jun 15th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Jacobs didn't look so hot in his debut with DRDR (Diablo Range Dune Runners - Waterloo's AA affiliate). But he should be ok. I like Schneider. He pitched in a hitters park. Reason to think there is upside. I think the thing i would find alarming about the Jets pitching stable is the lack of stamina. Piecing together a bullpen externally is fine. Rotations are harder. I like Wall tho. Think he's got a solid chance. Cheers to Detroit on Britt. Dinos had a ticket. Like Schneider his home park was quite hitter friendly. Should benefit from a change of scenery.

#91351	04/21/2023 6:29:24 pm	Jun 27th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Little bit of roster shuffling. Ascencio up, Hughes down. Ascencio should get a decent opportunity at the RHB DH job. Interesting promotion in the minors. Oliver to AA. He spent 3 full seasons in rookie ball, but just 1.5 in A. I know the time generally decreases as you rise, but thats still a big drop. His underdeveloped hit skill likely holding him back. Maybe he made up some ground. I did switch managers while Oliver was in rookie ball. Current boss is quite the trainer. Maybe that helped too. Whatever the cause, happy to see him moving along a little faster.

#91377	04/25/2023 4:53:20 am	Jul 9th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Still in last place as the East are well on top of the West so far, but can't complain too much with how the team has been performing recently. Gave Schneider a shot in the bigs for a misfiring Lloyd, and the results have not been good so far... Pretty excited to land Jonsson as an uncontested claim. Haven't given him a deep look/projection yet, but I think he could be good. Like him more than Pacheco (who I also got in a 10-claimer) at first glance. Farm is still a major problem, especially with the lack of middle infield (Armstrong and Mathewson are not the answer) and pitching. My 5th-rounder was a not-hopeless pitcher and I did land another claim, but the revolving door continues. I'm not too concerned by the lack of stamina for now, especially if Rosas and Castellanos can stick. I'm usually fine with using non-traditional starters with short leashes, and even if they get pulled early the fatigue never seems to pose any problems and the best relievers can go an unrealistic number of innings (100-150) for the season anyway. Unfortunately the near-complete lack of talent is more of a problem than the lack of stamina!

#91379	04/25/2023 1:04:38 pm	Jul 9th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos were in on Pacheco. Can never have too many great/prolific lottery tickets. We weren't in on Jonsson. Not sure why I missed him. I suspect I looked at the 9-5-7-10 line and figured power > hit meant poor hit scouting. I do like Pacheco better. Will be watching Oceanview Woods' Clayton with interest. Sparkling minors but much of it when placed wrong. Recent Dino pick up Jacobs a bit similar, and he got off to a really poor start in AA. Waterloo has 3 good position players - Wallace, White and Lovato. Wallace and White both had their consecutive all-star selection streaks snapped last season. Only Lovato still intact. Hasn't had a great first half, but rallying lately. Going to take a pretty strong series against Waipahu tonight to make i think.

#91380	04/25/2023 4:02:07 pm	Jul 12th, 2059
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Jonsson's 12 range wouldnt fill any needs for me, but I have had good success with low BC guys. He seems similar to Pags, in that he may never hit for high average, but prolific power + fly balls will always be an asset

#91382	04/25/2023 8:02:38 pm	Jul 14th, 2059
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	I wonder how long it will take for the West to put up a good fight against the East in Interleague play again. Every year for the past 3 seasons seems to have been the same, getting stomped by the East lol.

#91386	04/26/2023 5:17:22 am	Jul 14th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Legends East is certainly the AL East of Broken Bat... Took a closer look at the two RH 1B/DH. I still think Jonsson is a better prospect, but his hitting might be a little on the light side for a "great hitter". Pacheco projects as a complete 2 true outcomes player with no semblance of bat control or plate discipline. Might be worth keeping him until the off-season when he faces a potential POT adjustment (though I don't think a bump is likely). If he gets the rise he's essentially Harp, who I've always believed in and have kept brewing in the wings. He might get more of a shot himself now that I've finally given up on Moreland. Been trimming back the majors roster more than usual to make some room for lottery tickets in the minors given how bad my farm is. I do have some hope that this off-season might make it look a bit better - I see 5-7 candidates for a POT jump (although not all of them will, inevitably), which is a lot more than I usually have.

#91391	04/26/2023 1:21:57 pm	Jul 14th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Interesting. Don't get to debate prospects very often. The gap in hit skill is huge for me. 19-20 feels so much better than 16-17. Part of why these guys are lottery tickets. Don't know when they will slam the brakes on. Neither have huge minor samples, but I really dislike Jonsson's RISP sitting 40 points below his average. If "clutch" is one of the hidden attributes he's hinting he doesn't have it. He does have good speed. And more position knowledge at 1B ... nah, give me hit skill. All-star game upon us! Haven't had a chance to look around. Expect some Dinos to make it. Plummer has been sensational. 8-1, 1.84 ERA Acevedo was picked as middle infield depth, but stole the 2B job. Limited ABs might keep him out. But .327 5 HRs 21 SBs in 165 ABs in not shabby. White's .310 BA is a little hollow, and he's been struggling defensively, but 300+ often gets you in at SS. That's probably it. Wallace slipped below .300 and doesn’t have the power he once had. Berger has nice numbers but only 133 ABs at C. Lovato likely didn't do enough for DH/LF.

#91399	04/27/2023 1:42:12 am	Jul 16th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Thanks for the thoughts, very interesting. Part of my confidence is that I'm nearly certain that Jonsson will bump up a POT grade - gaining 10 SI last season and 5 already this season is a really good sign. I agree that the hit tool is likely to fall a bit on the low side for "great", but he should have a lot more PD. I'd happily give up a couple of points of hit (with 16-17 still being not too bad) for a few of PD. I don't believe in the RISP idea at all, although I admit to never having taken any notice of it in the past. I am considering Pacheco's better performance so far however, although I'm not sure it'll last as Jonsson gains more SI. The better range probably doesn't matter too much, but also isn't totally nothing. We'll see how it plays out.

#91411	04/28/2023 6:33:50 am	Jul 21st, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Cubs find themselves in a similar position as their last go-round in Legends....hovering around .500 with no breathing room from relegation. The pitching staff's struggles were expected but the offense has really let the team down. Down years everywhere you look with the exception of a few. Maybe this means they'll heat up in the 2nd half but feels like we'll be living on the edge all season. Missing out on pretty much every waiver claim for another decent starter makes things more difficult. All that being said, Butler, Roque and Peralta all made the All-Star squad with Peralta getting another starting nod....What a Stud!

#91412	04/28/2023 6:50:41 am	Jul 21st, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I don't believe in the idea of RISP at all Hehe. Probably all in my head. It is my justification for using guys like Kennedy. His .226 no-RISP career BA is what you would expect from his limited batting skills. But he manages to get hits when it matters, and that is enough to package with his defense. Missing out on pretty much every waiver claim for another decent starter makes things more difficult. Dinos have been trying to add some pitching depth as well. We usually have someone at AAA we can use as a 6th starter. (Have been hoping Piras would get the green light and be that guy). Gives some flexibility to sit a guy (Andrew has really been struggling) or cover an injury. We were fortunate to get through the first half w/o a long knock to a SP. That changed yesterday. Guess we are now in take-what-you-can-find mode. Morelli got his 2nd win yesterday. A bit jarring that our 5.25 mill starter made 15 trips to the mound in the first half and only scored 1 W. Had Ascensio up all last week. Only saw 2 LH SP in our 20 games. Might have to give him more action against RH with the dearth of southpaws. Kanas was the winner in our training update. Was starting to think he had stalled out. Still feel like there is something there, but he is shaking our faith.

#91413	04/28/2023 7:20:10 am	Jul 21st, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Here in Bloomington we're nearly a full run per game behind everyone else. There's been a near-total blackout in the power department this year and even if we get a hold of one, there's nobody on base! Perez, Ceballos, and Perdomo have all turned in poor seasons to this point. Now if my guys decide to return to their mean averages, then we'll be in for one heck of a ride. We did call up uber-prospect Luis Ramirez to The Show.

#91419	04/30/2023 10:43:55 am	Jul 28th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos can commiserate. One of our SPs gave up 3 dingers in a inning yesterday. That's usually more than a series worth for Waterloo. Thankfully our RISP has been hanging in there. Meyer's first start was a success, though he was dodging bullets more of the way. Our injury troubles continued. Bowers will miss another series. Do have decent bullpen depth. Shouldn't hurt as much as Plummer. Wallace closing in on some franchise milestones. He's now tied with Enriquez for 6th in HRs with 178. When I first got the team it was after the waiver deadline. I combed through every minor league free agent (this was back before search by potential). Had 4-5 pages of notes. Enriquez was tagged as high priority and was among the earliest claims I made. Was a fun player, still a favorite. He is also just 7 hits behind Schuler. Schuler was one of the best hitters in Dino history despite having "good" hitting scouting. He won the Legends batting title in both 2038 and 2040. #14 on the Legends All-Time BA list. Father Time came for Schuler too soon.

#91425	05/01/2023 7:58:27 am	Aug 2nd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wallace did club a homerun yesterday to pass Enriquez. Next ahead of him on the list is McCarty. Goes to show how much of a struggle power has been for the franchise. 3 of our top 5 all time are SS, none of which were really power hitters. #4 in franchise history is this guy. eye roll Dinos made what could be a nice claim yesterday. Dye doesn't have the greatest portfolio, but he was working in a pretty small home ballpark. Some reasons to think he might perform well in Waterloo. Age 29 is in his prime. And he is cheap. We suddenly have a bit of SP depth (especially when Plummer returns). Andrew had a good start yesterday (after 8 straight poor ones) and might be pulling out of his tailspin. May not need a sit down. Injuries have still been rough. We were down 4 P at one point yesterday. Lovato got nicked which allowed Ascensio a start vs. RHP. He responded with his 1st dinger. Woot!

#91429	05/02/2023 2:18:41 pm	Aug 4th, 2059
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Oh goodness, Urbana just no hit me, and then curb-stomped my pitchers for good measure: https://brokenbat.org/game/4843198 I'm sliding these last 3 series. Hopefully we can get back on track Update: we did not get back on track Updated Tuesday, May 2 2023 @ 9:26:12 pm PDT

#91430	05/02/2023 2:25:53 pm	Aug 4th, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	No-no for Peralta! First of his career and 2nd known Urbana no-hitter after Sandoval's 2041 gem https://brokenbat.org/game/4843198

#91432	05/02/2023 3:25:17 pm	Aug 6th, 2059
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Wow congrats on the no-hitter! Quite the achievement! I've decided to throw in the towel. Cut loose the heavy $$ FAs and see if I can develop any of my youth. Maybe we'll catch a break and manage to stay up given how poor the West has been but we don't deserve it. Might be time to enter a rebuild... and I suck at rebuilds haha.

#91434	05/03/2023 6:18:38 am	Aug 9th, 2059
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Negative run differentials for all! #west

#91435	05/03/2023 4:02:32 pm	Aug 12th, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Lord, Munson with 8 HR and 20 RBI in his last 9 games is carrying this offense

#91442	05/05/2023 4:03:21 am	Aug 19th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Despite winning 34 games against the West and with an 89-71 expected record, the Jets have a mountain to climb to stay in the league. Knocked out of the cup in the round of 16 for the second season in a row, so the team will now be giving their all to stay in the league.

#91443	05/05/2023 9:55:21 am	Aug 19th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I'm in the same boat as tamale: we'll keep looking for the right combinations, but if waivers close and we're still not moving, it may be time to shed payroll.

#91444	05/05/2023 10:02:55 am	Aug 19th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats on the no-hitter. AFAIK the Dinos only have 1 in team history. Special event. Dinos did ok in Inter. 34-26. We are used to doing better. TBH, I thought we would do better. Several West teams are built around HRs and Waterloo has made suppressing HRs our primary mission. But we had trouble keeping the ball in the park against the Western sluggers. Wallace hit HR #184 and passed McCarty to become #5 all-time for Waterloo. Tho McCarty was a dynamic offensive player he only hit 20+ HRs once for the Dinos. Again goes to show how difficult it's been for Waterloo to find pop. Was a very good training update for Waterloo. Most notable news is the promotion for Bird. He has been giving off "star in the making" vibes. Now just 1 step away.

#91470	05/09/2023 9:25:32 am	Aug 31st, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A surprising and fortunate sweep of High Point left the Dinos 3 games back heading into the waiver deadline. Decided we had to respect that and try to add an asset. Looked high and low for 3B help. Anyone we found that might have been an offensive upgrade was a sure defensive downgrade. Ended up adding Ji Hu Uhm. We actually attempted to land him earlier in the season when Wilson and Berger were scuffling. Gives depth at C, and is a defensive improvement on Berger. Berger has been hitting well enough of late that he can DH some. Waterloo gets Andrew back tonight. He's been out a dozen games. With Dye in the fold we didn't miss him much. Meyer didn't have much luck with Bloomington. Guess the Dinos were fortunate he played well here. Updated Tuesday, May 9 2023 @ 9:28:40 am PDT

#91477	05/11/2023 4:48:21 am	Sep 8th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	The Broken Bat gods can be cruel. I set Sept 1 as our "make or break" point. We'd either be all in or cut the vets and see what the backups are capable of. And here we are, winners of 4 out of 6, 4.5 games back of 4th. Better, but no closer. What a tease.

#91488	05/13/2023 2:13:02 pm	Sep 16th, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Rains picks up his 200th win in a big series vs Concord. Great career! I was worried he was falling off a cliff early but he's stabilized in a very reliable #2 https://brokenbat.org/player/239207

#91490	05/14/2023 7:05:47 am	Sep 20th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats on the 200 wins! Significant accomplishment. Dinos only have 1 player who has reached that plateau (ya, its him). A pretty good training update (16 arrows) but nothing noteworthy. Nice Kennedy continues to improve. Doesn't have the greatest amount of SI, but it is mostly in the right places. Bloomington with a bit of house cleaning.

#91501	05/15/2023 9:11:36 am	Sep 24th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos hanging in there. Tough schedule upcoming. 4 of our next 5 series are 4 gamers. Wallace got to 100 RBI yesterday. Nice to see him bounce back this season. Last season was such a struggle. Impressed by Waterloo's balance vs. LHP and RHP this season. 1 point difference in team BA, 4 points difference in team OPS. Concord now up to 4 SB! Another great season from Melton. Age has been catching up, have been expecting more of a drop off. One of the greats. Had been thinking Acevedo might be in the running for "mercenary of the year", but that likely goes to Kim. Has had a terrific season for the Athletics.

#91506	05/16/2023 5:17:23 pm	Oct 2nd, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Just the series I needed against Waterloo to ensure the Collapse of 2057 is replicated

#91515	05/17/2023 6:16:44 am	Oct 2nd, 2059
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Once again, the East teams look like titans compared to the West. I know this perceived East/West imbalance has been pointed out before, but it sure looks marked this season. Still not sure what to make of it, even after all these seasons. Ravens trying to wrap up clinching II.1. Looking forward to testing Legends waters again.

#91517	05/17/2023 2:30:03 pm	Oct 2nd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Best of luck to the Ravens. Felt fortunate to take wins against both Peralta and Rains yesterday. Another hot stretch for the Dinos. Final loop! Worry about injuries with all these 4 gamers jammed up. Down Wallace for the first 2 today. He had been working on an Ironman season.

#91518	05/18/2023 5:38:18 am	Oct 6th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Last time through. Texarkana is the 90's Atlanta Braves of the West since their promotion and Waterloo is looking to capture their first Legends division crown in nearly two decades. Detroit and Yuma are in a dogfight against relegation and could have a meaningful 4-game set at the end if things hold. The MVP and Cy Young races should be an easy vote as Casey Applegate (WAI) leads just about everything on the hitters side and Jeronimo Peralta (URB) equals that dominance in the pitching categories.

#91521	05/18/2023 12:20:03 pm	Oct 6th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I don't think Cy is that clear cut, and Solis (Birm) may be the front runner. Dino's Plummer was out 20+ games which hurt his chances, but is still in the mix. Peralta's CGs will help. I hadn't noticed how much age had taken a toll on Cordova. I viewed him as the prototypical Shaolin Star with his high bat skill and PD (and not a whole lot else ). Made the most of the SI he had. Almost healthy. Down RP Bowers for tonight's series vs. High Point.

#91528	05/19/2023 7:47:17 am	Oct 10th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Another good day for Waterloo yesterday. Bit historic with our man Wallace hitting for the cycle. AFAIK it is the franchise's first. You'd think a guy like McCarty would have pulled it off, but not to my knowledge. Wallace is only good for 1-2 triples a season, so lining that up with the other 3 took some luck. The HR of Wallace's cycle moved him into a 3rd place tie in franchise history with Paredes. Paredes was easily the best player I inherited when I took over the team. (Did have Hardy in the minors). Feeling for Urbana. El Jefe called their struggles. 102 unearned runs would have me pulling my hair out (think 66 is the next worst). Dinos are fully healthy heading into our final 4 game series of the season tonight against Bloomington.

#91533	05/19/2023 4:16:16 pm	Oct 12th, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Yeah, this is probably the last straw for me.

#91542	05/20/2023 1:08:10 am	Oct 14th, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Clearly the last 2-3 series have gone heavily in my favour, but I'm not over the line yet. Been playing catch-up all season after a terrible start - while I've felt my team has been good since installing Lawrence and Galindo on the left side of the infield, it never seemed like I would make up the ground. Regardless of which league I am in next season, there should be a few changes. Roldán is done and Galindo is probably a 1-year rental, leaving another big hole in the infield. And yesterday's update gave two of my only real prospects the green light: Pollard and White. Shifting Lawrence to SS was made with one eye on White coming up, where I hoped that White's special glove can help offset Lawrence's sub-par range. Will probably need to go back to the market to get a 3B, I'm be extremely reticent to give Pollard regular time. He's the kind of prospect I would've traded immediately if that was a possibility and I'm really not sure he'll ever be an everyday player. Would probably hit about .150 if he came up now. But with little else in the pipe, expect to see him on the team early next season. Castellano leads the league in WHIP and has been a huge find this season. Always seemed kind of hard to hit in amateurs and the minors, but with loose command and too many HRs. Really need him to be for real.

#91551	05/20/2023 9:46:53 am	Oct 14th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I understand the apprehension around Pollard. Maybe he highrolls the good hitting (not looking likely tho). White looks great. Dinos clinch! Chappell gets save #40 in the game. Very pleased this group of players could pull it off. An interesting crew. Hoping Lovato can scrape together 6 more hits in our final 6 games for 200. Not a common accomplishment for a Dino. (Been done 8 times, tho just 4 in the "modern" era. Lovato thrice, Wallace once).

#91557	05/20/2023 5:24:57 pm	Oct 18th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to patborders and Seca on your division championships! Should be a fantastic final series.

#91568	05/21/2023 4:32:51 pm	Oct 20th, 2059
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Our fifth Legends finals since 2051, have only taken the big trophy home once and odds seem stacked against us again this year.

#91569	05/21/2023 5:36:03 pm	Oct 22nd, 2059
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Our fifth Legends finals since 2051, have only taken the big trophy home once and odds seem stacked against us again this year.

#91586	05/22/2023 4:16:18 am	Oct 22nd, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Well done Seca and patborders - masterful seasons! Tough season in the East. Sorry to see Urbana and Bloomington go, arguably both in the top 12 teams worthy of a place in the league. See you next season. Look forward to the return of Corvallis and Fall River who proved to be juggernauts in the 2nd division. Happy to see QPR get over the line - although I have huge respect for the Tigers it’s good to see a non-bot team get the jump. Fun fact: I went to a game at Loftus Road once, this one many years ago. Enjoyed seeing the R’s in the premier league after that and now they’re in the top flight here!

#91587	05/22/2023 5:26:55 am	Oct 22nd, 2059
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congratulations to Texarkana and Waterloo on great seasons

#91588	05/22/2023 5:57:09 am	Oct 22nd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks all. Fortunate season for Waterloo. Highrolled an RISP 30 points higher than our BA, caught most of the breaks in 1-run games. Like Texarkana, this is Waterloo's 5th series. Won 2 (Thunder Bay, Santa Monica), lost 2 (College Station, Novi). Season series between the 2 teams was interesting. Dinos took the first 5 games, but Texarkana took 4 of the back 5. 7 of the 10 games (and all Dino losses) were 1 run contests. Waterloo is healthy. We skipped Morelli's final start to give him the ball for game 1. He had 2 wins and an ERA of 4.5 at the AS break. Had a great second half.

#91593	05/22/2023 4:07:03 pm	Oct 26th, 2059
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Very symmetrical first 2 games of the series. Good luck patborders and Seca!

#91594	05/22/2023 4:51:12 pm	Oct 26th, 2059
Kirito_Whale Joined: 02/16/2016 Posts: 89 Waipahu Indians IV.7	Congrats to Waterloo & Texarkana!! I hate that we had such an abysmal season but hope to be back soon once we get our pitching fixed! Good luck in the playoffs to both teams!

#91596	05/22/2023 7:58:35 pm	Oct 26th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Very symmetrical first 2 games Haha. Ya. Disappointing beginning for Waterloo. Morelli with his worst start since the AS break. 19 control Mendez with a HP and 4 BBs in his 5 IP. Our closer Chappell got hurt in game 1. Decided to rejig the bullpen a bit for game 2 because of that. Moved Dye to MR, switched his pitch count from 95 to 15. Except it didn't take. Not sure what I did wrong. Should have reloaded the management settings to be sure. If it had taken Dye likely would have been pulled before the Foster HR. Oh well. Hopefully we start pitching a little better on the road.

#91597	05/23/2023 12:12:35 pm	Oct 26th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dino plan coming into the series was to hammer Texarkana with LH SP. Felt their RH lineup was weaker (even tho the stats don't bear that out). Hasn't worked out so great the first 2 games. So we'll try Plummer in game 3 tonight. He's the opposite of Morelli - Plummer has been lousy his last 4 starts. But he's still a Cy Young candidate. Maybe he can rediscover his groove.

#91601	05/23/2023 8:26:46 pm	Oct 30th, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos take the series! Pretty fortunate. Got a ton of production from the bottom of the lineup (Beall, Lemus, Kennedy). Guys not exactly renowned for their offense. Kanas, who hit the decisive HR in the final game, was in for Uhm (injured) who was in for Berger (injured). 3rd string ftw. Pitching was definitely better. And the lefties were good. Wynne especially (8 IP of 1 hit no BB ball in game 4). At series end Twister RHB had a .191 BA. The victory comes 30 BrokenBat years after Waterloo's first title. Thanks to patborders and all for a memorable season.

#91603	05/23/2023 10:04:11 pm	Oct 30th, 2059
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congratulations Seca!! See you guys next season

#91604	05/23/2023 11:25:33 pm	Oct 30th, 2059
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congratulations to Waterloo and Texarkana!!

#91605	05/24/2023 4:59:07 am	Oct 30th, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Seca. I know it's been a long road back. Happy to see your perseverance paying off!

#91606	05/24/2023 7:57:37 am	Oct 30th, 2059
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats Seca, and commiserations to the Twisters (go the East!!).

#91607	05/24/2023 9:07:38 am	Oct 30th, 2059
TMC_22 Joined: 01/06/2022 Posts: 2 Inactive	Congrats Seca on the win, congrats twisters for trying.

#91610	05/24/2023 2:49:47 pm	Nov 1st, 2059
patborders Joined: 04/16/2018 Posts: 115 Texarkana Twisters IV.6	Picking on my right-handed hitters with lefties, excellent move. Congrats Seca.

#91611	05/24/2023 3:24:51 pm	Nov 2nd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We are fortunate to have some flexibility in the pitching staff. Cheers again all. perseverance paying off Hehe. It was a little bit unintentional. For some time our mission has been more about finding lower pot gems than building to win. Stars aligned. I expect our RISP will normalize next season and it will be someone else's turn. Nice to get a moment in the sun.

#91615	05/25/2023 6:11:43 am	Nov 2nd, 2059
TMC_22 Joined: 01/06/2022 Posts: 2 Inactive	At least you got some sunlight. It's always a circle in the legends league.

#91621	05/25/2023 1:37:00 pm	Nov 2nd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Back to business. We kept Uhm around long enough to collect his "ring". Did his job. Not spectacular (couple nice games, especially game 4 of series) but useful depth. After cutting him I managed to find a 12 pot arm in the 8th round. Could be worse. Helps round out the spring staff. Not sure what we are doing with Acevedo. Will keep him thru the awards. Might have a shot at all-league 2B. Doesn't have the HRs of Fukumoto or McCurry, but the BA is better and the SBs will help. Not sure we keep him past then. Expect the offseason will be tough on him. I think the Cy Young race is compelling. Believe Solis, Peralta and Plummer all have a shot. Peralta's CGs keep him in the conversation - Solis better in every other regard. How Plummer fits in I'm not sure. Fewer wins, no CGs, but the ERA champ more than a half run better than Solis. And hurting in other counting stats. Peralta made 42 starts (more than 1/4!), Solis 36, Plummer just 28 (big injury). Think it will be very close. With no horses in either rookie race I haven't kept tabs at all this season. No idea what is out there. Wallace is our best shot at a gold glove (lol, 3 errors in the 5 game playoff). Concord's Sanna more deserving, but his time in the OF may cost him.

#91623	05/25/2023 9:13:48 pm	Nov 2nd, 2059
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	brb Based on the drafts, last time for awhile.

#91624	05/26/2023 4:35:53 am	Nov 2nd, 2059
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Dinos! I feel as though Sanna didn't hit well enough this season to be in contention for the Gold Glove... The 2022 Jorge Mateo of 1B. I would've been interested to see how Lawrence fared in the voting if such a thing existed. Lack of playing time will be costly there too, but he only made 4 errors all season which the game seems to like despite his subpar range. And Tejera (who could be the MVP, but Applegate seems more likely) has him easily covered. So many guys I want to cut loose immediately, more than most seasons... but holding fire until after update #0 - got a lot more POT rise candidates than usual too.

#91625	05/26/2023 5:31:40 am	Nov 2nd, 2059
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Waterloo is set to become just the 11th franchise to join the 100 Prestige Club after this season. (College Station will be #12) Congratulations, Dinos!

#91628	05/26/2023 6:29:49 am	Nov 2nd, 2059
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	don't think Sanna hit well enough Heh. IRL that would probably matter. BrokenBat voters are more objective. Sanna did get the award. Grats! Wallace really shouldn't get commendations for his defense. Major awards as expected. Lovato made MVP surprisingly close. (Didn't consider it an especially good season for him). Was surprised Gallagher came in ahead of Plummer in the Cy voting. Plummer with a better record and a lower ERA. Gallagher with a couple more starts and many more Ks. Some good choices for the rookie awards. Russo and Reiter with excellent freshman seasons. 100 prestige club That's cool. Dinos not great at collecting prestige. Finish 2nd too much. Would be better off doing the 1st-5th yoyo to build that faster I believe.

#91631	05/26/2023 9:02:27 am	Nov 2nd, 2059
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Hat tip to Seca and the Dinos! Not looking forward to facing off against you in interleague next season.

#91640	05/26/2023 8:34:37 pm	Jan 13th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Gold Glove at 1B the lone award for us. Seems about right, I think of my team as the Rays of BB… Rarely have anyone in contention for awards or even all-star appearances but instead try hard to avoid black holes. Hoping for the 2023 version next season. Had 5 guys pop in POT, thought I had around 6-7 candidates so this is closer to the upper end of expectations. Also some unwelcome drops among the 30-31 age range, so plenty to reevaluate.

#91641	05/26/2023 8:35:39 pm	Jan 13th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	And to add on, I’ve been told that apparently I signed a new coach. First I’ve heard about it, at least… annoyed at having to trawl through the managers again

#91649	05/27/2023 9:33:17 am	Jan 13th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Not looking forward to facing ... We are very happy you are here! The Ravens have become our 2nd largest source of P behind the draft. Morelli, Chappell, and Piras all passing through Corvallis. Having you in league will make it easier to track your cast-offs. Just 2 pot adjustments for Waterloo, one each way. Oliver started 14, blipped to 15, now back to 14. His hit skill has come a long way, but is still behind. Had hoped Burns would go up again. (Started at 9). Still think he's a likely 11. One of several in the system who will get an audition as the next Wallace.

#91667	05/29/2023 6:45:36 am	Jan 13th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	facepalm You're ... welcome?

#91670	05/29/2023 1:30:26 pm	Jan 13th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Not trying to make you feel bad. All were reasonable cuts. Should take it as a compliment. Have an eye for talent. Training update 0 was kind to the Dinos. Not much for red arrows, and almost all of those on speed. Of note Acevedo came through mostly unscathed. Looks like he's the starting 2B in '60. Predictable skyrocket in salary (nearly double). Not allowed much of a slump when you are 34 and making 4.35 mill. Bob turns 33 and still hasn't (visibly) lost anything on his fastball. Impressive. Dinos with a hefty 57 million in major league salary. Only 2 players developed out-of-house (Acevedo and Dye at 0.65). Pitching the main culprit. Morelli, Mendez, and O'Neil all over 4 mill.

#91671	05/30/2023 2:16:00 am	Jan 13th, 2060
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	#BobONeill #StuffOfAChampion

#91712	06/02/2023 3:03:57 pm	Mar 1st, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Amoung the flurry of transactions was QPR signing Blair. Wish him luck in his new digs. He played well for us. Disappointed he didn't develop a little more. Spring underway! Not normally a big deal for Waterloo, but we've got a bunch of quad-A guys looking to make a mark this season. Spring would be a good time to make an impression. Dinos only had 2 claims out during the first wave. (Missed them both obviously). Maybe something in the second wave will catch our eye. Updated Friday, June 2 2023 @ 3:05:29 pm PDT

#91717	06/02/2023 5:49:34 pm	Mar 2nd, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ravens usually ones to let the kids play, but Corvallis got aggressive in this first wave and signed more than a few 30+ year-old expensive pitchers. Unless we make some cuts before Cup, we'll go into the season having the most expensive Legends team. As much as I disliked the Yankees' "Buy All the Free Agents" strategy, sometimes they won that way. Problem is it usually wasn't a bunch of 34-year-olds. Ravens may have a quick hook on some of the oldies if they don't show something early, especially with a bunch of AAA arms wanting to show they can contribute (in Legends?). Updated Friday, June 2 2023 @ 5:49:52 pm PDT

#91728	06/05/2023 1:54:22 am	Mar 6th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Jets mostly taking the opposite path, but I did grab my first signing: Nixon. Unconvinced that he will end up being worth his salary or even any use at all, but his profile is a good fit for us. With the lack of prospects coming up, Pollard will need to be given his chance but I'm much more confident to throw in Nixon as the big side of a platoon there and give Chauncey sporadic ABs. Interestingly Pollard has a long demonstrated history of backwards splits, but there's a big difference between your average amateur and minors RHP than a Legends one... And Pollard continues to show a lack of hitting ability with a 0.504 OPS so far in spring. Jealous of High Point picking up Ledford. He was the best pitching prospect I saw on waivers this spring, although I didn't look as hard as usual due to lack of time. We'll see how this season goes. I may only have one or two left in me as a team owner.

#91760	06/08/2023 7:27:15 pm	Mar 14th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya, Ledford looks like a great addition. Offseason does give you some time to look around. Think High Point may have got the worst of it in update #1. Baez and Melton looking a little more hittable. Our defending Cy Young winner Solis turned 36 but still looks pretty solid. Fall River's DeBeers turns 37, loses 7 SI, but still clocks in at 114. Draft tomorrow! Think its a pitching round (and maybe year) for Waterloo. Not many arms below AAA. Tempted to go SS - we could handle a 2B or 3B. Maybe next year.

#91761	06/08/2023 9:02:04 pm	Mar 14th, 2060
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Fall River's DeBeers turns 37, loses 7 SI, but still clocks in at 114. #zombielife Locally the discussion is about Gabriel Bechtel and "Gym" Carey

#91793	06/11/2023 5:55:40 am	Mar 18th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Sometimes you aren't really sure you want a player, but there are a lot of claims on him so you think you may as well put a claim in since you aren't likely to win anyway. That is Duke. Our trepidation is mostly because we were set to use Crespo in that spot in the lineup. Crespo has torn the cover off the ball this spring (.392 / .442 / .676 slash good for 1100 ops). We can hold Crespo back for a bit, but that will align his development with Burns. Duke does have a penchant for hitting the ball on the ground, but seems to muscle a decent amount out anyway. He will have to prove his worth with options behind him.

#91808	06/12/2023 6:17:10 am	Mar 20th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Due to a quirk in Cup scheduling, between Tuesday the 13 and Tuesday the 20, the Ravens face off against Detroit for 11 games. We'll get to know each other's players pretty well in that crash course.

#91820	06/13/2023 7:28:37 am	Mar 25th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That sorta sucks. Dinos with a good start in the cup. Got outhit .270 to .230 and outhomered 4-1, but took 3 of 4. Got obliterated in game 1. Not looking forward to starting the season against Barrera. All in all we suspect QPR might be a decent matchup for Waterloo. They didn't do so hot against LH SP last season, and the Dinos can do LH SP. That said, we are going to give the ball to Plummer in the opener. It looks like a fun season for Waterloo. We have a lot of fresh faces to work into the lineup. Should see a number of different looks while we sort things out and make some decisions.

#91828	06/13/2023 7:36:38 pm	Mar 30th, 2060
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Sorta sucky. Used a few moments to set my lineups, Didn't swap pitchers .... Ms. Rico Suave not appearing this month.

#91830	06/14/2023 8:38:45 am	Mar 30th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Bit of a frustrating start for Waterloo. Dinos go 0 for 12 RISP and leave 17 on base in our opener. We were 1/31 RISP through the first 3 games before recovering a bit in game 4. Even in game 4 it took 15 hits to plate 3 runs. Far cry from the team that was uncanny with runners in scoring position last season. Guess it can only improve.

#91877	06/18/2023 4:30:05 pm	Apr 16th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Things trending up for the Dinos as we finish the first loop. Lost the first two series, then split one, then won two. Had a 16 run outburst that made the RISP a little more respectable, but its still a problem. Morelli has been sent to AAA to work on a few things. He's often started slow, but is probing new depths this season. With the cup break Dye will be healed up and will fill in. Maybe see Morelli back Friday. Parted ways with Keller. Disappointing trajectory as a Dino. Drafted him 1st and Lovato 2nd in '46. They both seemed like LFers but we figured we'd find a way to make it work. Keller was an 11 but we had high hopes for him right from the start. Thought the pair would be a great 1-2 punch at the top of the lineup. Unfortunately Keller was wildly inconsistent and had several write-off seasons. At age 31 and #3 on the depth chart at his position it was time to go.

#91890	06/20/2023 12:13:31 pm	Apr 21st, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Little signing for Waterloo. Conte is basically Kennedy mark 2. Kennedy has been hurt a couple of times this season which has led to some interesting outfield alignments. Conte went 7 for 19 in our cup series with 4 doubles. Nice start. Cup series didn't go all that well though. Often it seems like I have 1 player determined to knock us out of the competition. This season it is Duncan. After he torched the first 2 games yesterday we buried him in the bowels of the bullpen and managed to win the final 2. Starting to wonder if Duncan is going to bust. Really having trouble keeping the ball in the park. 7-5 in the cup means we need a couple of series wins to finish out to safely qualify. Not counting on it.

#91891	06/20/2023 12:24:53 pm	Apr 21st, 2060
geigerted Joined: 07/16/2018 Posts: 59 Queens Park Rangers IV.1	Today's a very sad day for Queens as we reluctantly cut Jeng. He was the absolute linchpin of our pitching staff for the last decade, but the early results this season sure make it look like the last round of SI drops was just too much for him.

#91896	06/21/2023 4:04:18 am	Apr 25th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	6 straight seasons with > 200 innings, 0 games started, love it. Good start... strangely enough almost an exact mirror image of last season's horrendous start, even the players under/overperforming are the complete opposites. Last season Karr was the only guy hitting, so far he's just about the only guy not...

#91907	06/22/2023 9:26:22 am	Apr 29th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Quite the career. I thought I worked my relievers hard, but ~130 IP is usually where the top guys finish. Grats to Concord on Rinaldi. He was the top prize the other night. Dinos had a claim in, but didn't clear a roster spot (had 1 that went to Conte). Wonky series yesterday between Concord and Waterloo. I noticed after game 1 my closer Chappell had gone 18 up 18 down to start his season. Next game he had a can't-get-anyone blown save. Sigh. Due to injury Concord had a .4 position knowledge 13-16-8 playing SS. He was amazing. Didn't make a miscue until the 9th inning of game 4, turned 5 DPs in 3 games. Get Crespo back today. He was out double digits. Duke and him are supposed to be fighting for playing time but Duke has been terrible and Crespo can't stay healthy.

#91908	06/22/2023 2:25:53 pm	Apr 29th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Why do I feel like I should already congratulate Oceanview on winning the West? P.S. Insult to injury. Updated Thursday, June 22 2023 @ 3:06:39 pm PDT

#91932	06/24/2023 8:48:30 am	May 6th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Probably shouldn't hand out the pennant 30 games into the season. It is interesting much of the West is matching the Grizzlies' dinger pace. Admittedly they are down a bit from last season. The big shock has been Oceanview Wood's pitching. Vastly improved. I don't think its jinxing to suggest that's unsustainable. Would be surprised if Spaulding and Lindley can keep it up. Dinos up to 8 losses in the cup. Not looking good. Gave Morelli a start to see if he sorted anything out in AAA. Not so much. Dye in the rotation for another week. In training news Jacobs got a promotion. His age/placement seems his biggest flaw. Nice he gets some age appropriate time at AAA. And Rutherford continues to improve. We are less confident that he and Duncan will form a 2-headed bullpen monster, but Rutherford looks capable of assuming the reins from O'Neil.

#91934	06/24/2023 1:25:02 pm	May 6th, 2060
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I've been SHOCKED by my pitching this season. I knew my bullpen would be solid. But my entire time in Legends, my strategy has been to hit a lot of HRs, minimize strikeouts, and my offense would overcome my poor starting pitching. I have had one of the worst rotations in Legends for the last couple seasons. I think Spaulding and Lindley will be solid (perenially around 4 ERA give or take .5 runs) but not CY Young level like now. Anyway, I was in first place around this time last season but I never feel safe with all the good teams here. It's brutal. I will always be scared of Texarkana especially, just based on past experiences 😅

#91958	06/29/2023 9:21:13 am	May 25th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya. Long way to go. Was a big deal earlier in the week when High Point parted ways with Melton. He is one of the greats. Dinos know first hand - we played against him in 7 of his 12 seasons. Hard to see him getting picked up given his eroded skills and solid salary. Quite the career. Things going well for Waterloo. Dropped a series vs. Queens but had a nice bounce back against Concord. That said, the quest for the next bat is going very poorly. Duke and Crespo both continue to be terrible. And Ascensio never gets to play. Assuming Birmingham sticks with their scheduled starters this will be another week with no LHSP faced in league. (Seems like there are a few in the West. Maybe Inter will help.)

#91961	06/29/2023 4:35:48 pm	May 27th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	"Things going well for Waterloo." Hah! Goins swimmingly for you, it would seem. Heck of a surge back upwards. Things remain really tight in the West. A lot of teams just beating each other up. I feel a bit elated today, having somehow eked out a series win over Oceanview. Ravens are having a heck of a time solidifying the SET2 position, with McKenzie far away from prior Legends League seasons. Really need him to shape it up by the All Star break. Rudy Vásquez has admirably filled that position the last two seasons, but he's off to a tough start also. :/ Updated Thursday, June 29 2023 @ 4:37:44 pm PDT

#91979	06/30/2023 11:41:38 am	May 29th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Polar sweeps yesterday make things look even better. We still aren't hitting very well, but our pitching has been giving us a chance most of the time. Henzie just having trouble finding the plate. Everything else looks great. Things should turn for him. Another week with no interesting 2B on the market. We've been scouring the list for help at the keystone all season. Acevedo seems to have lost the spark he had last year.

#92003	07/02/2023 5:19:09 pm	Jun 8th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	TOUCHDOWN! Big grats to High Point on the Max Headroom inning. First one I've given up in a while. Was my bad. I sat Beall and his .207 BA .587 OPS and put less range out there in McCall. Just can't do that if you want a baseball score. Was a good first 50 for Waterloo especially considering our struggles with RISP. Looking forward to Inter (mostly b/c I think I'll get to see my vs. LHP lineup more often than once every 2 weeks). I guess Morelli gets his next start. Dye isn't pitching awful, but we can't seem to win with him on the hill.

#92005	07/02/2023 7:09:13 pm	Jun 8th, 2060
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	End of an era with Detriot releasing Finch! I've been shut out by him multiple times I believe. Franchise cornerstone for sure

#92015	07/03/2023 3:27:39 pm	Jun 9th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Open up interleague vs. Waterloo on Tuesday. Noticing they have that .266/.251 BA/RISP difference. Not looking forward to facing off against that tied-for-league-leading 28 QS rotation, not to mention the league-leading 3.30 ERA for its entire pitching staff. Oh, and that league-leading 1.23 GB/FB. Corvallis has to hope its LHB can get a couple of runs off that Waterloo staff while fending off some big bats. Not excited, I'll be honest. GL to all in this phase of the season.

#92022	07/05/2023 6:35:21 am	Jun 15th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Took two of five vs. Waterloo. There were multiple ways that could have turned into three of five, but had some bad luck and a pitcher who continues to inexplicably struggle in Hernandez. Now Queens comes into town, with their elite pitching. They've been a GB-hitting team this season so far, so hoping that can play to our defensive advantage some. Regardless, going to be another super-tough series. Then Thursday we face Concord. Not particularly excited about that either. BTW, they only have eight errors on the season. Absolute insanity. Maybe we can force a few errors out of their defense? Concord's OF defense looks ripe for that. Updated Wednesday, July 5 2023 @ 6:37:44 am PDT

#92023	07/05/2023 1:51:11 pm	Jun 15th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Most of the games were entertaining. Lots of runners left on for both sides. Our RISP had been showing signs of life, but this series set us back 15 points. Burns hit minor league HR #100 the other day. Was drafted as a 9 pot but he's shown well. Will get a good shake with the big team when ready. Crespo should be trying to make himself indispensable while we wait.

#92031	07/05/2023 6:12:47 pm	Jun 19th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Pain. For two series in a row, the East beats up on the West. Not unexpected, but irksome nonetheless. I essentially can repeat what I said about Waterloo yesterday for Queens today: two out of five, could easily see three out of five. Tough matches, all around. Updated Wednesday, July 5 2023 @ 6:13:06 pm PDT

#92036	07/06/2023 2:46:12 pm	Jun 22nd, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Can anyone explain Cruz? More specifically, where are his 2056, 2058, and 2059 seasons? I'm guessing he spent them on the big league roster. He has the message. But even if he didn't play wouldn't he get a line on his player's card? (He has a big league line for Waterloo even tho he hasn't been out of AAA yet). As far as I can tell he just has 1 big league AB. Even tho he has the message I would expect some development. Interesting project!

#92037	07/06/2023 3:07:50 pm	Jun 22nd, 2060
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Pretty sure if they are on a league roster and entire season and accumulate no statistics the year is deleted. I asked once why players in same situation selected for World Classic teams dont. Have to ask Littleton I guess

#92038	07/06/2023 3:39:04 pm	Jun 23rd, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	That makes sense. Thanks! We will call him up next week and see what he can do.

#92039	07/06/2023 4:07:00 pm	Jun 23rd, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	UNCLE! UNNNCLLLEEEE! TOWEL! WHITE FLAG! Make the bleeding stop! Bully East Go Home! Updated Thursday, July 6 2023 @ 4:08:20 pm PDT

#92045	07/07/2023 10:36:32 am	Jun 25th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. 1/4 of the way through. Wallace has been having a good year, and just passed Flynn to become #2 in Dino history for HRs. (Ya, one of our best ever HR hitters was a 9 power SS. shrug). #1 wasn't one of mine. Be nice if Wallace could catch him, but he's still 67 back. Might be a lot to ask from a 33.5 year old. Roster notes. Cruz is up and will share RF with Beall. And Burns got the green light. Earlier than expected. That is really awkward. He and Crespo are both limited to DH. Plus Lovato and Wallace are also getting some DH ABs. Real logjam. Not sure what the plan is. Don't need to rush Burns. Difficult trying to find replacements for your big bats while your big bats are still around.

#92075	07/11/2023 10:21:26 pm	Jul 14th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Good first half for Waterloo. Our hitting is showing signs that it is coming online. Be nice not relying entirely on Wallace to score runs. Cheers to Corvallis, our last remaining cup contender. Good luck. Cheers to Birmingham on Cash. Dinos liked him, but didn't have a spot for him. Cheers to QPR on siging McNair. He was an 11 when Waterloo brought him in. Still like him, but he would have been in LF for us, and we figure we need more power from the position. Some changes for the Dinos. We got tired of waiting for Acevedo to turn it around. 500 OPs plus 14 errors plus 4.35 million salary was too much. De La Fuente plugging the hole for now. At least he can field the position. Some shuffling in the pen. Sorta knew this was coming. O'Neill had a really rough series against Oceanview Woods. So we flipped him and Rutherford (making Rutherford the number one option). He may hold that job for a while. Berger has had an awful time with injuries this season. Missed 16 games with a variety of knocks. Last one was double digits. Kanas almost made it through. But when he went down we added Moore to cover. He didn't impress.

#92082	07/12/2023 10:37:03 am	Jul 14th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Another nice signing by Birmingham. Looks great. Dinos missed him. Have been tunneling on some holes on the position side. Curious signing by Concord. Really nice minors and amateur, but way behind in his progress. Would seem to be in the needs-to-play-now bucket. All-stars upon us. Usual suspects for Waterloo. White tanked the last 2 series which may cost him the starting gig, but I think he still makes it. Wallace is a lock. Lovato ... I didn't think he did enough last year, but he managed to sneak in. Have my doubts again this time. Think his string of 7 straight ends. For P, Andrew is in and likely starts. Good on him. He was the only Dino P not to pitch in last year's series. Wynne gets his first trip. That will mean all 3 P from my vaunted 2054 draft class (Wynne, Mendez, Plummer) have made the game. Chappell leads the East in saves and likely also goes.

#92093	07/13/2023 10:50:44 am	Jul 16th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dino All-stars as expected. Lovato sneaks in again. He must have incriminating pictures of some higher up. I believe it was game 80 where Concord finally slipped to double digit team errors. Pretty remarkable. They do have a decent def manager but he's not a 20 (unless he is really slow revealing). Feels like an historic pace, but I don't really know what that record looks like. (I believe Waterloo's record low is 45, the season we had Dancin' Jim at the helm.)

#92102	07/13/2023 5:47:55 pm	Jul 20th, 2060
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	I accidentally had my third baseman catch game four today, but I don't think it adversely affected by fourth consecutive loss to Concord!

#92107	07/14/2023 5:28:18 am	Jul 21st, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Don't have an explanation for the defense. Chapa is done developing, and I didn't do anything different compared to previous seasons. Have to imagine that the errors will start piling up at a normal rate from now on, had a handful of miscues in the most recent series. Usually try to keep my dubious signings low-profile, but they seem to be getting noticed on the message board Getting desperate with the lack of minor league talent. 11 guys have the recommendation to come up, but I don't have any confidence in any of them so they're staying where they are. Been thinking about cutting in the majors to open up a few slots for project minor leaguers - probably not the season for it. In the spirit of having my bad transacting on the forum for all to see, getting rid of Bolden is looking like a huge mistake, probably one of my worst moves ever. He exceeded his expected profile by a lot, but his track record of development in the minors was always pretty strong making that a possibility. Been kicking myself for a decade for not picking up Bob O'Neill when I had the chance, only to get rid of the next best guy. Maybe evaluating relief just isn't my strong suit...

#92125	07/14/2023 1:59:27 pm	Jul 21st, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha! Happens. Pretty much every cut I've made this season is playing great elsewhere. - Ji Hu Uhm batting .310, over 800 OPS - Keller tearing up VI; .342 BA, 1k OPS - Cockrell already has a new career high in HRs, made AS team - in your RP vein, Vance garnered 57 claims and has a 2.39 ERA Meant to mention before - 2 of 6 Dino All-stars are 11 pots (Chappell, Wallace). Our potential has been skewing up the past few seasons. Nice to see some 11s still shining through. Speaking of increasesd potential, FEAST YOUR EYES on the magnificence that is Rutherford. 2 20 skills! I can't recall ever having a single 20 on a P (aside from the odd 85 SI bum with 20 mov and 4 everything else). He is beautiful.

#92126	07/14/2023 7:09:50 pm	Jul 23rd, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I tried to sign Keller, but otherwise I'm on board with all of your decisions there. Good grief... any plans to turn Rutherford into a starter? Got to get his usage up any way possible.

#92128	07/14/2023 7:45:44 pm	Jul 23rd, 2060
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Rutherford is STUNNING. Jeeez...would not want to overwork him! Feel free to rest him during our next series

#92129	07/14/2023 11:37:41 pm	Jul 23rd, 2060
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Most interesting thing about Rutherford to me is that he reached 20 movement with just a 'major league curveball' scouting. Regardless, he's an absolute beast, by the end of his career will have to be in ther conversation as the best all-time WTL pitcher surely.

#92131	07/15/2023 2:02:02 pm	Jul 23rd, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Ya, his mov was a surprise. Pleasant one. any plans ... starter No. Dino management views the #1 setup man as the 3rd most important role on the team. (SS, CF, SU1). Poor West. Entering the 2nd half the leader in the West would sit 6th in the East.

#92132	07/15/2023 2:06:22 pm	Jul 23rd, 2060
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Ah yes, Bob O'Neill. Kicking myself I ever let him go, but that was very early on in my BB career. Dont lose those management skills that you've gotten babying along the careers of short armed fielders, 30 inch bats and bleeders now that you have someone of mammoth, colossal talent! /s Updated Saturday, July 15 2023 @ 2:16:52 pm PDT

#92139	07/16/2023 4:21:48 am	Jul 28th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	That is interesting. The first set-up man is usually where I stash my 3rd or 4th best reliever, clearly a very different alignment of the pitching staff. I have to say, your method looks better going by ERA but I've been doing the same thing forever. Part of the reason why I've never regretted giving up Dong too much. Looking over his career reveals some very different stat lines that would never be achieved by my pitchers. Even my greatest reliever ever (Richardson) never approached those kinds of dominant seasons seen by the likes of O'Neill. But overall my guys have usually been decent at stopping the runs over the years.

#92156	07/18/2023 6:04:41 pm	Aug 8th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ravens have an absolutely embarrassing showing vs. Birmingham. Only two more series and this hideous, wretched, disastrous case of the East annihilating the West will be over. Gross.

#92157	07/18/2023 8:03:14 pm	Aug 9th, 2060
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	We're like the AL Central.

#92159	07/19/2023 8:29:54 am	Aug 9th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Lol. It's been a struggle keeping Concord's taillights in view. A little stumble by the Jets makes the East more interesting. Couple minor moves. Exchanged De La Fuente for Joyce. Was drafted by the organization, couple years younger. I don't give many nicknames - returned Joyce's. He does seem to be more of the same at 2B tho. Decent D, zero O. Signed Aquino with the intention of giving him a run at 3B. Lemus is so limited offensively, and Reid is utterly lost against RHP. But Lemus' play has improved since the signing. Holding Aquino off for now. Schipp a potentially nice add for QPR. Been a big bopper. The Rangers could use a little more production from 1B/DH.

#92164	07/19/2023 6:47:18 pm	Aug 14th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I like Joyce's nickname! Was doing a lot of winning, now doing a lot of losing... whoops. Haven't been doing anything the last few days and forgot to check waivers, pitchers are still doing fine but lack of offense seems to be a problem now.

#92167	07/20/2023 2:18:10 pm	Aug 14th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Some changes in Dino land. The camel's back finally gave way with Nunez. Been well compensated to pitch very poorly the past 3 seasons. 2 SP hurt (Mendez, Wynne), so brought in Preciado to eat some innings. Pitched pretty well in his Waterloo debut. Unfortunately didn't win. Closer Chappell is in "no lead is safe" mode. Latest catastrophe 2 out bottom of 9th noone on coughs up 4 with the coupe de gras by this guy. Sheesh. So no closer for a little while. We plan to try Bowers in the role when Chappell moves on, but he's not in great form at the moment either.

#92169	07/20/2023 7:25:12 pm	Aug 19th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Ravens hoping they have the SP advantage over East Providence in the Cup match tomorrow. Lombardi has been on a small cold streak lately, though, and that has me worried. If Lombardi falters, hoping Hernandez continues his recent trend of quality appearances so we can send it to Equis in a potential Game 3. East Providence SP looks iffy, but anything can happen in Cup. Updated Thursday, July 20 2023 @ 7:27:28 pm PDT

#92172	07/21/2023 4:23:13 am	Aug 19th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Great set against the West from the Jets, but we find ourselves knocked off the top having lost ground to the Dinos and A's. I don't foresee anything other than Waterloo winning the division easily (I have a worse run differential than the 5th-placed team, after all...), but with a 1-game deficit I have to give it a shot. Suffered some untimely injuries to my starting pitching, so I picked up Cardoso off the scrap heap. Figured Waterloo is getting enough mileage out of the Irvine cast-offs, so maybe I could get in on that action. No dice - however on the positive side his sheer lack of performance should mean his salary comes down for next season in case I need him then... Good luck the rest of the way.

#92173	07/21/2023 7:29:53 am	Aug 19th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Best of luck to Corvallis in the cup! A quick look at East Providence's pitching left me impressed. Some decent arms. Not a lot of depth tho. Would have expected Cardoso to fare better. Small sample shenanigans? Not suggesting you put him back in. I would be sitting his fanny. Still a long way to go. It seems the Jets RISP has taken a dive recently. Should recover. Very quiet update for Waterloo. We did part ways with Crespo. The unexpected acquisition of Duke at season start caused the musical chairs. Wouldn't surprise me if Crespo turns out to be a better offensive player than Duke, but Duke can hold down a defensive position.

#92174	07/21/2023 8:04:16 am	Aug 19th, 2060
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	Always liked Cardoso, just figured I didnt need another RH at the time. While I am on the low velocity SP train still, I think the CoS needs to be quite a bit higher to to have success, at least in the high leagues. Nunez is sort of the prototype now gives up hits, but few homers and walks. Unfortunately hasnt worked too well this season as his ERA is higher than his FIP by 2 points. The Mayor works a similar territory, but I have no idea how he does it, even to capping the last two series with CG wins. Maybe hes a unicorn.

#92180	07/21/2023 8:56:35 pm	Aug 21st, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	With the shrinking rotation now that we've returned to the East Cardoso is licking his wounds in AAA. I was wondering if he could be similar to Kaplan who was good for me for ages and pitched out of the rotation, but unfortunately he seemed like the late-career version. Seemed like he couldn't overcome the lack of fastball and was getting knocked around while striking out nobody... With the shrunk rotation and Cardoso and Schneider failing to impress I figured it's time to break the seal on some of the AAA pitching. I'm extremely down on the entire group and have huge concerns for the future of the team, but Gonzalez is the first man up. I have barely ever had any success with "above average potential" and his projection is a little light, but he seems to me to be the most likely major league player and has never failed anywhere in the minors. Also seems like the kind of profile who could be serviceable in middle relief immediately despite his lack of talent. He's earned a shot at least. Also called up Jeng... although at a second long relief option he's unlikely to get into any games and definitely not into situations of any importance. His profile makes him an extremely tough sell and he doesn't have the upside to warrant pushing through his development. Most likely he just gets released from the organisation once Friedman is ready again.

#92183	07/23/2023 6:48:41 am	Aug 25th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I would be pretty excited about Gonzalez. Looks like he knows how to pitch. Do wish the match engine could develop a few more scripts. All 4 games vs. QPR yesterday virtually thr same. Meager Dino bats scrap out a run or 2. Dino pitchers pitch lights out but eventually let a runner or 2 on. Whoever comes up with 2 out knocks them in. Been a frustrating season on waivers. So little to offer at, and when you do see something you whiff. Duke in the preseason was nice but he didn't really fill a hole. Aside from him we got a 1-claimer. Mendez should be healthy after tonight's series. May put us in a position where we have 7 capable SP. Nice luxury.

#92189	07/23/2023 3:17:18 pm	Aug 26th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I should look at the League news before grumb,in about waivers. Grats to the Jets on Buckner. Would have been a nice fit in Waterloo. Love a 3B that can backup C (or vice versa). The switch hitting is great. Looks like he could have 20 HR pop.

#92191	07/24/2023 4:21:09 am	Aug 29th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congrats on the sweep. It's pretty clear that I don't quite have a championship calibre team this season... Made another move cutting Ruiz. He was brilliant in 2058 but hasn't impressed since then. Not sure it's wise for my team to get rid of starting pitching, but I've got 5 guys younger than him who can play, and I wasn't keen on another season of his high-wire act. Brought up Yeager. Tried to get him every time I saw him on waivers, given his scouting comments and clearly good control. Not really sure what he's turned in to... strange build, and I was hoping for a jump in potential which hasn't appeared yet. And he seems to get hit around too much. Going to give him a try in the bullpen anyway. Also got rid of Jeng. Not enough upside to bother trying to develop him, and couldn't see any way it was going to work. I like Buckner, even if I think any prediction of 20 HRs is wildly optimistic. Given the lack of a SS coming, Lawrence is there for the time being and I'll probably have to develop Pollard there too, creating holes at 2B and 3B. In that respect Buckner should be very handy, and I also have to hope Hicks doesn't have to move off the infield to LF any time soon.

#92200	07/25/2023 10:34:13 am	Aug 31st, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos were fortunate. Maybe got some of the luck that eluded us in the QPR series. Hehe. I don't think 20 HRs is wildly optimistic. Could see him in the Flynn mold (with perhaps a little less on base). I can see why you envision a pot increase on Yeager. Guys with control way ahead of everything else scare me a bit. Mendez has been a notable exception tho. Maybe they are ok. Since waivers wouldn't help us out Waterloo filled our last roster spot with a free agent. Like last season we've added a 3rd catcher. Looks like he can still hit a bit. Will probably get some action. Berger has really struggled to stay healthy.

#92202	07/25/2023 4:15:51 pm	Sep 2nd, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	After another depressing one-run loss against Oceanview, the Ravens are now 14-23 in one-run games this season. Simply horrific. Meanwhile, Oceanview's team BA is .248, while their RISP is almost 30 points above at .277. soft sigh Updated Tuesday, July 25 2023 @ 4:22:58 pm PDT

#92214	07/26/2023 9:36:05 am	Sep 4th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. After a couple more 1-run losses I was lamenting Waterloo's ~.500 1-run record. Thanks for some perspective! Guess we sorta threw game 4 yesterday. With 7 SP healthy we gave Morelli one last chance to show he should be in the mix. No bueno. Barring catastrophe he will chill in AAA till '61. Hard to get a bigger delta between seasons. At least he will be cheaper next year.

#92240	07/29/2023 7:03:44 am	Sep 16th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A good training update for Waterloo. Nice to see Duke is still developing. Burns with a couple more arrows and a 7 SI season. The big news was Bird getting greenlit. He's the #2 prospect in our system (#63 on global- 90.2 prospect rating). His HR numbers for the season soured at the end. They were ok. Hopeful he can keep the ball in the park as he fills out. Not going to call him up this season - 5th starter job is his next year.

#92243	07/29/2023 6:25:41 pm	Sep 20th, 2060
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Olde-timers game? eye zombie

#92247	07/31/2023 5:36:50 am	Sep 24th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	With a three-game sweep by Oceanview (in our home park no less), Ravens look toast and done for. We'll probably throw an extra youngin' out or two going forward. Meh. Updated Monday, July 31 2023 @ 5:38:55 am PDT

#92256	08/02/2023 7:12:23 am	Oct 2nd, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Last loop! Dinos didn't look much like a pennant contender recently. Sloppy defense. Poor clutch hitting. Lousy bullpen play. O'Neill has been experiencing his worst patch of form since joining the Dinos. Will be out of the next series due to injury. May do him some good. Not much other news. Quiet time of the season with no minors or waivers.

#92299	08/05/2023 6:36:26 am	Oct 14th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Bit of a hot streak allows the Dinos to clinch! Squad hasn't felt as strong as last season, but got there. Two promotions on Friday. Oliver is considered our #4 prospect with a 74.2 rating. We've long been worried about him - 3 full seasons in rookie league raises some eyebrows. But he's moving better now. Got some speed and a bit of pop. Hoping he will be our fulltime RF. Stephenson also to AAA. He's one of 2 8th rounders in our minor league system. Has pitched great at every level (so far). Hoping he keeps it going.

#92300	08/05/2023 5:08:00 pm	Oct 17th, 2060
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Congratulations Waterloo and Oceanview! Absolutely huge win over the R's in one of the games of the season, but lack of form still means our fate will be decided on the last day. This has been my worst season in Legends by run differential and statistically my worst offense in decades - nothing left to do but let the chips fall where they may.

#92307	08/06/2023 11:39:06 am	Oct 18th, 2060
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Happy last day of the season! Stoked to not be relegating. I think my still developing pitchers ate up enough innings to help get the job done.

#92322	08/07/2023 10:36:26 am	Oct 22nd, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to Waterloo and Oceanview on the wins. I'll be hunting for you hard next season, Oceanview. Have a good playoff and offseason, all!

#92323	08/07/2023 12:26:07 pm	Oct 22nd, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	West Fargo fans should be encouraged. 6 back is striking distance. Cheers LostRaven. Corvallis ran a good race. HE DID IT! Wallace becomes the first Dino to reach 40 HRs in a season. With a game to spare! He's still 47 back of the team total. Will need a couple more good seasons to get there. Waterloo's game 1 starter is a bit of a surprise (for me). Our analytics department says to go with Dye. He's been our 5th/6th starter much of the season. But he's in good form and had 2 solid outings against the Grizzlies already this season. We are down 2B Lively for game 1. He's had a nice 2nd half, but its not a big drop off to Joyce.

#92324	08/07/2023 2:40:49 pm	Oct 25th, 2060
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	I'm gonna try to make the West proud and put up a good fight! Edit: West Pride has been re-scheduled until tomorrow, thanks for your patience everyone Updated Monday, August 7 2023 @ 3:05:18 pm PDT

#92335	08/08/2023 6:37:25 am	Oct 26th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha. Maybe a road warrior series? The analytics guys didn't nail this one. Dye wasn't very good. But the Dino bats were popping in the 1st couple games. In last season's series Berger was a dreadful 1 for 14 through 3 games and then missed the rest with injury. 7/9 with 2 potg so far. Much improved!

#92341	08/08/2023 4:50:12 pm	Oct 30th, 2060
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats Seca! 🎉🥳 good series. Two championships in a row! Amazing. I was happy with my pitching this series but my offense just isn't good enough. Will look to improve this offseason

#92351	08/09/2023 5:15:41 am	Oct 30th, 2060
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Dominating stuff, Seca. Already not looking forward to interleague next season. LOL Enjoy the glory and have a good offseason.

#92352	08/09/2023 6:07:40 am	Oct 30th, 2060
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks! It was a good series. Games were close. A couple breaks the Grizzlies way could have reversed the result. Not sure I should look forward to next season. Our first 2 championships were in 2029 and 2030. We've now added 2059 and 2060. If the pattern holds we're done until 2089. I mentioned a while back that I will look at a player's RISP thinking "clutch" could be a hidden trait. I pointed to Kennedy as a possible example. Small sample clearly, but a couple nice playoff series from our CF.

#92366	08/10/2023 3:27:11 am	Nov 2nd, 2060
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats Seca! And if that pattern is true for more than just you, roll on 2071-72!

#92372	08/10/2023 9:39:00 am	Nov 2nd, 2060
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Congratulations Seca on another title!!

#92383	08/11/2023 4:21:42 am	Nov 2nd, 2060
Mudcat325 Joined: 12/20/2017 Posts: 101 Columbia Catfish IV.2	"Dinomite Repeat". Dang, wish I thought that one up first. Anyway, well done again Mr. Seca. Best o' luck in the quest foe a three-peat.

#92393	08/11/2023 5:10:08 pm	Jan 13th, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Well done, Seca, well deserved! 5 in a row for the East now. I'm concerned about my team this season. More spots need to go to rookies than usual without the top end talent to make up for it. Lawrence was already carrying the offense/defense last season. I'm happy Hicks and McGinnis were largely spared in Update #0 (them taking big hits would've opened up a couple more holes), but I am worried about De Angelis. He's been good for the past 2 seasons but seems to be losing it fast. Cut my long-term 1B (Sanna) at age 32 after 2 sub-par seasons, but I'm also worried his replacements won't ever be anything more than league average bats, not what I need from 1B/DH. At least Zane was a good defender there.

#92406	08/12/2023 1:36:07 am	Jan 13th, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Stoked to be back up here. Welcome to both of the 'Hawks' for their first go in Legends, and the Foxes who bounced back up pretty quick for revenge.....

#92447	08/13/2023 9:46:12 pm	Jan 13th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome back. And thanks again all. Dinomite Repeat! I enjoy the news announcements from Admin. Save them to a Word file when the Dinos are involved. Thought it was neat the 3 players mentioned were 2 11s (Berger, Chappell) and a free agent 12 (Kennedy). We were sort of hoping Chappell would get wrecked by trying update 0. (He didn't). Would have made it easier to part ways; we expected him to be priced out of our budget. (He was). His 53 saves last season ties the club record. Bowers will try his hand at the role in the new year. I didn't get an awards preview done. No real surprises. Thought Cy would be very close between Davila and Barrera. Was surprised Dino White got the Gold Glove at SS. Thought J Law had it easy.

#92448	08/13/2023 10:43:17 pm	Jan 13th, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Lawrence was incredibly valuable in 2060, but it's hard to imagine someone with 14 range being the most valuable defender SS. Interesting to see the game not favouring the player with fewest errors this time around.

#92449	08/14/2023 8:07:03 am	Jan 13th, 2061
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	Hello Legends, I am delighted to be in your company for the upcoming. Over my 12+ seasons I've learned a lot about BrokenBat by researching (spying on) Legends...i hope to learn more during my time here. Looking forward to a season of excitement by just being here! Best wishes to all!

#92452	08/14/2023 9:55:49 am	Jan 13th, 2061
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	oops, double post correction (nice intro post, huh?) Updated Tuesday, August 15 2023 @ 10:57:06 pm PDT

#92490	08/19/2023 12:07:32 am	Mar 2nd, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Away for a few days so largely didn't participate in the off-season. Always my least favourite time to try to get new talent, despite the huge volume of players available. Back in time to add Lancaster, which I am pretty happy about. Never seen a player with that profile (weak arm, no fielding, OK range platoon OF with power) I didn't love.

#92496	08/19/2023 1:43:04 pm	Mar 2nd, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome Ken. Dinos like Lancaster. Didn't offer. Have had no shortage of weak armed OF the last little while. A few moves by Waterloo. Replaced our 49 year old hitting coach with Perrone. Likely a side grade at best, but at least we know he'll be around a while. Webb seemed a competent and affordable backup middle infielder in case we couldn't find anything else, but he probably goes after we got Gregori. If Rhett can manage a .330 on base and play good D at the keystone we will be pretty happy. Considering drafting from the 2B pool. Can't recall doing thar before. Ramirez is the 2B in our system. Not too far off, but would need to high roll his good hitting and null fielding scouting.

#92563	08/26/2023 12:49:18 am	Mar 16th, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Tuning up for the season now. Added De Fazio as a light-hitting SS option, and he's pencilled into the every day line-up right now. Pollard continuing to prove his lack of readiness for the prime time (and he may never pan out). Moving Lawrence back to 3B should be solid, but we are unlikely to repeat last season's defensive performance especially with Gunderson currently projected as the starting 1B. Rode a couple of big-league arms hard in spring. I really need Friedman to seize a mid-rotation role, and think he can do it despite his lack of any elite tools. Sent him out there for 40 IP and got one arrow. For all my complaining about the lack of pitching in the minors, the overall 3.09 ERA and 3.11 FIP in spring has been solid, with only 10 HRs allowed in 210 innings. Lucked into one of those rare franchise-altering prospects in Round 1. Probably one of my best 5 picks (Correa, McNeely, Hicks, Lawrence) ever. Could be the 2B the Dinos were seeking (although my lack of SS might push him there instead), but he came from the general College pool. Good luck to all for the season.

#92567	08/27/2023 11:18:38 am	Mar 18th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	So does Pollard go back to AAA? Couple ticks on his hitting skill might go a long way. Nice pick! Waterloo would have been very happy to add him. Our pick has a somewhat shocking 90.7 prospect rating - good enough for #26 on global. Gives the Dinos 3 prospects in the top 100. Bird at 90.4 for #28, Carlson at 88.4 for #35. Not sure what Carlson did to tank his rating. Down 6 points from last season. Training update zero was extraordinarily kind to Waterloo. Only 4 red arrows - 3 speed and vel on O'Neill. 34 yr old Wallace and 32 yr old Lovato come through unscathed. Changes for 2061. Bird will be the 5th starter (and hopefully a horse in RPotY). Bowers takes over as closer for the departed Chappell. Gregori gets a shot at 2B (replacing a carousel of suck from last season).

#92576	08/29/2023 12:44:45 am	Mar 25th, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Covington is a nice pick up for Waterloo. We looked long and hard, but he'd have been wasted as a platoon guy for Boulder.

#92577	08/29/2023 12:01:59 pm	Mar 25th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks. Waterloo hasn't been very happy with 3B. Lemus is just a glove. Reid can't hit righties at all, and only hits southpaws occasionally. We got Andrews earlier. Switch hitter, little better arm than Covington. Only "good" hitting, but it's well developed - maybe he highrolls. Think he gets first shot at the gig. Like Covington too, but wish his hitting was further along. Have Bentley at AAA. Think he could be something. Probably should be looking at older guys to fill in, or just suffer another season with Lemus and Reid. Cup went as expected. 0-4. GG for another year. Kids don't cut it. Our new 2B didn't make a good first impression. 1 for 14 with the bat isn't a shock, but 3 errors in 4 games from a defensive specialist ain't gonna cut it. Could be a short stay. Our new closer got an opportunity in the cup series. Blew it. May not stick in his job either. Wynne is our opening day SP. Think we've had 4 different opening day starters in the last 4 years. Not surprising with our no-ace-but-everyone-good rotation.

#92587	09/01/2023 1:01:44 am	Apr 7th, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Nice pick by the Dinos in R1 too Good luck for R2. Pollard isn't going to AAA, I don't have anyone else around as a backup infielder and he's playing all the cup games. I also don't see him as a priority necessarily, so if I end up developing him sub-optimally I hope it won't hurt too much. Not overly happy with how my team is looking. De Fazio seems to have destabilised the infield, and now they're booting balls all over the place. Think I'll give him another week though - if he proves decent he could hold down SS for a couple of seasons, which would be much needed. De Angelis with his early decline might be another issue, he has been woeful so far in 2 starts. Got rid of Culver after his bad start to the season (with Perkins available to be the sole LHS), and it's time to start bringing through a few more rookies. Will probably call a couple up with the 2 cup rounds this week and give them a chance. Hopefully it doesn't derail our cup chances because I always try to qualify for the knockouts, but a 4-0 start may provide a little bit of room.

#92624	09/03/2023 5:06:31 pm	Apr 17th, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Lackey is a nice pick up for the Ravens - another of those that I scratch my head about how I missed him. First time through, an even 8-8. Amazingly, 2nd best in run prevention in Legends so far - that won't last, but lucky neither will being only 9th best at scoring - 2 shut outs in a row at the hands of Yuma wouldn't have helped there.

#92632	09/05/2023 4:05:40 am	Apr 21st, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	So far the bad results seem to be because of position player under-performance, I've responded by calling up 4 players from AAA but now have some extremely sub-optimal options on the team. Projects to be a season where I have to run out some huge holes in the line-up, unless I can somehow bring in a timely addition from the outside.

#92633	09/05/2023 6:54:26 am	Apr 21st, 2061
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Strange times in Corvallis. Not complaining much, but lots of change here, as we feel things out in the early going. More than a few waiver acquisitions, a few cuts, and some AAA call-ups to see what some players are made of. We have, as of yet, to come up with our regular everyday roster, and some leashes on newbies are longer than others. Of course, this early it's too early to make stat-based decisions, but we don't want to dig too deep of a hole. That we have the lowest RD and still have a super-tenuous hold on second in the West gives us the confidence to continue to trial run some rookies in the immediate term. Updated Tuesday, September 5 2023 @ 6:55:05 am PDT

#92634	09/05/2023 2:24:37 pm	Apr 21st, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Run prevention !?! There's no run prevention the first 30-35 games. Softball scores until Inter is in sight. Felt like the Dinos played poorly during the first loop, but we came through ok. Will start tinkering a bit now that we've seen who is on and who is off (Dye is taking over Plummer's rotation spot). All of our off-season moves were busts. We knew Gregori wouldn't hit, but disappointed he can't field either. Lively has his 2B job back. Cruz still can't break .200, so we signed Carr to play RF. We cut Lemus, so can't give him 3B back. Hopefully Andrews or Covington figures it out. Sorta dumb forcing 2nd rate prospects when their eventual replacements are already at AAA (Ramirez 2B, Oliver RF, Bentley 3B). Oh well.

#92658	09/10/2023 1:26:14 pm	May 10th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Concord on Maiava. Waterloo really liked him, but didn't put in a claim. Same story. We have a similar player at AAA. Just have to be patient. Bit of fine tuning to the Dino roster. Aponte should be an upgrade over Carr in RF while we wait on Oliver. Aguilar our latest attempt to surpass the Mendoza line at 2B while we wait on Ramirez. Pitching staff has been getting ravaged. Think 9 of the 13 have missed time already. Do have some depth, but a break from the breaks would be appreciated.

#92659	09/10/2023 3:20:24 pm	May 11th, 2061
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Holy mother of ... what the? I've been looking at AVE vs. RISP disparity for a while now, and I haven't seen anything as drastic as this. This is absurd! A 72 point difference for Birmingham? SURELY that has to correct to Birmingham's detriment soon, yes?

#92660	09/10/2023 3:32:08 pm	May 11th, 2061
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	No. Birmingham is on a mission from God

#92662	09/11/2023 2:43:44 pm	May 15th, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	I currently have five pitchers on my roster with an SI in the triple digits...

#92687	09/15/2023 4:03:45 am	May 29th, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	After stating my intention to bring up some more rookies, they’re now all either benched or back in AAA after producing some of the worst and most unplayable performances over the past week. Lost 7 straight with those guys playing in the Cup including a 28-0 loss, but somehow still made the second round! In the league the atrocious efforts of Pollard, De Fazio (gone), Ramirez (gone), White and Gonzalez have been really holding me back. Gonzalez now cooling his heels in AAA, while Pollard and White are benched indefinitely. I’m hoping to be able to bring White back eventually but I’m done with Pollard. As soon as someone else comes along, he’s outta here. For now he sticks around to backup the infield. Without these deadweights I’m hoping the team will improve, because everything else looks promising.

#92726	09/23/2023 4:34:42 am	Jun 27th, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Waterloo picked up Pacheco... nice to see him remain in the division I kept him around on my shortlist, but refrained from picking him up again. Similar profile to Harp, another FA signing who took a while to develop but the patience finally looks to by paying off. Pacheco needs a POT boost to profile in his neighbourhood. I'm also interested in Scot Ren, the Jets had a lot of interest and wonder whether his results will look better when placed in his proper role (LHS). Despite my comments from last week the main reason for the mass benching/demotions and AAA roster is just to give more time to evaluate. Currently going with the spartan MLB roster while I decide what to do with those guys. I would call up Kyle Watt but due to finding a couple of catchers recently he's now training at 3B again (a long way behind). Had a pretty good run in the draft this season, with McFadden and 3 potential pitchers. I don't use low control arms at all, but maybe Gonzales and/or Mahoney will change that. I think they have a chance. Also intrigued by Ceja. Over 80 IP in the organisation and hasn't given up a single HR. Only 1 per 29 IP as an amateur. Hope to have found one there in the 4th round.

#92728	09/23/2023 10:53:11 pm	Jul 2nd, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Other than the Birmingham and Lawrence series, we've been abysmal. I'd have to check, but I think excluding those series and including the last cup round I was part of, I think we'd be 1W, 24L. That's probably the worst RNG we've ever had in 40+ seasons in the game. I guess we're lucky to include the other two series then.....

#92729	09/23/2023 10:56:22 pm	Jul 2nd, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Should check before posting. Lawrence smoked us. The other Hawks, Charleston let us sneak in a couple of wins. Plus we did ok v Yumas and Ocean view Woods before interleague, so it's a case of perception being worse than reality. Still, reality isn't that flash..... 2 more rage cuts today, with at least one more pending. Pondering an off season relocation to a more pitcher friendly environment, it would be a shame to give up the current theme though.

#92735	09/25/2023 2:28:50 pm	Jul 8th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Game can definitely be streaky - both to the good side and the bad. Think even the most chill manager would be showing Cogswell to the parking lot. Dinos were fortunate to come through the first 50 in decent standing. We were last in the East in OPS and the bullpen (other than our new closer) had been dreadful. Bob seemed like he was ready for the glue factory. But we've played better during Inter. Still last in East / 10th in OPS, but it feels like the bats have more life. Bullpen has been much better. Yes, we picked up Pachero. If he was just 1 year younger it would be a better fit. We likely keep Wallace into next season. If someone with a similar profile comes along that is a little younger Pachero likely goes. Wallace doesn't quite seem himself. We weren't expecting another 40 dinger season, but he is even in HRs with our rookie 3B. Age may be catching up despite the lack of red arrows. We picked up Ren when the pen was floundering. Thought he would be up immediately. But guys started pitching better and Ren isn't exactly dominating AAA. Not sure what the plan is for him now.

#92743	09/27/2023 3:56:24 pm	Jul 16th, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	13-17 in the first go-round of interdivision after a shellacking by Birmingham!

#92746	09/28/2023 2:59:10 pm	Jul 18th, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	9-21 in the first go around makes for very sad reading here. The East is again thoroughly dominant overall thus far. 3 all stars for us, all pretty predictable. Brinson is having one of the best pitching seasons we've had for a very long time, tempting to move him back to the rotation but he's now valuable having the ability to come in more regularly in a set up role. Though he did just pitch 9 2/3rds v Charleston in a 17 innings game so he's likely done for the series.....

#92747	09/29/2023 3:01:31 am	Jul 21st, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Jets with decent representation in the all-star game. Gunderson came from the clouds after several seasons at the back of the bench to suddenly lead the entire league in OPS. I also think Karr should've made it as well and as a starter, but it looks like the selectors put no value on OF defense... East well on top of interleague yet again. From my perspective it makes sense, always hard to make all the right decisions when setting up the team at the start. Usually takes the first round through the division games to identify the right adjustments. Recently we have become far more efficient with usage, and now everyone getting regular playing time has at least a .760 OPS. By the time the interleague games end the landscape usually becomes clearer allowing more time for development, but it seems the West always faces us at our peak every season.

#92754	09/30/2023 1:36:32 pm	Jul 23rd, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	No Waterloo position players at the AS. Our big 3 of Lovato, White and Wallace all past their prime now. Feels like the sun has set on this iteration of the Dinos. We made a call up. Feliciano will serve as the back up C and get a few swings as the 3B vs. LHP. Updated Saturday, September 30 2023 @ 1:49:13 pm PDT

#92756	10/01/2023 6:16:29 pm	Aug 1st, 2061
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	I find the East's domination over the West yet again to be borderline absurd. That is all.

#92790	10/06/2023 9:59:35 am	Aug 19th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The pain has ended for another season. Unusual that even the first place team in the West has sunk below .500. (IIRC). Dinos come through ok. Like the first part of the season it doesn't feel like we are playing well, but hanging in. Added Sunia during the week. He's up now instead of Feliciano. Will catch a bit, play a bit of 3B. Don't have confidence in Andrews or Feliciano (or Bently). Throwing paint at the wall for 3B. We sent Andrew (no S) down. Sorta sucks. He's 32, closing in on some franchise marks. Just doesn't have it this season though. Could be back. Morelli hasn't looked very good in his rotation spot.

#92801	10/07/2023 10:05:27 pm	Aug 25th, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	The problem I have is that in Stephen Kings book, all the evil goes West to Las Vegas. Clearly here, all evil is in the East.

#92804	10/09/2023 2:36:24 am	Aug 29th, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Ended interleague in 1st, but one series later found my team in 4th... 40-20 against the West but only 26-31 against the division. Legends East the AL East of Broken Bat (postseason doesn't count!) Happy to have snuck Lange under the wire just before the deadline. Should be good if he can develop even average loft.

#92817	10/10/2023 6:13:47 am	Aug 31st, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Things are very tight at the top. 4 horse race makes it really volatile. Dinos had a claim on Lange. We also weren't fans of his batted ball ratio, but a great/prolific is always worth a look.

#92824	10/13/2023 6:04:38 am	Sep 13th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Little Dino hot streak ended rather abruptly. That mountain of SI they call J-Law can sure carry. In recent seasons our deadline signing has been catcher depth. This time we went with a backup 2B. Aguilar has been testing our patience. Decent chance DeJesus doesn't see the field. 2B problem solved for next season. Ramirez will be 25 and Carlson got the green light today. Carlson is our SS of the future, but we've planned for him to play 2B while White finishes out his career. Ramirez may have daudled so long in the minors that he misses his chance. Edit: sorely tempted to bring Carlson up now. Can't hit worse than Aguilar. How bad can his fielding be? Updated Friday, October 13 2023 @ 6:18:38 am PDT

#92826	10/13/2023 1:46:22 pm	Sep 13th, 2061
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Happy times, both Gerardo Solis, the new all-time LL pitching wins leader, just dethroned Dinos' Bagley, and the current 2061 pitching wins leader Petrovic are out injured in the same series and I dare not to release neither

#92827	10/13/2023 4:16:21 pm	Sep 14th, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Well...Turtles had a stretch where we lost 14 of 15 in interdivision and then a stretch where we won 20 of 21... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#92836	10/17/2023 6:11:41 am	Sep 28th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Solis! Bagley has been the natural comp for Bird - hard throwing 15 pot southpaws. Bird's command isn't going to get there tho. He's not going to be another Bagley. Nice run by the Turtles. Smaller scale stuff in the East. Dinos got swept by Concord at home but then go to New England and take all 4 there. Lucky. 3 of the 4 games were close. Wallace recently passed 250 career HRs. Not likely to get to 300 given his age. Our team mark is 281 - would love to see him pass that, but its questionable he gets there. Would love to give some of his playing time next season to Burns.

#92848	10/17/2023 5:27:38 pm	Oct 2nd, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I don't think luck had much to do with it - more so failure by our bullpen. I've never tried to leverage bullpen innings, it worked well when I had a deep group, less so now where Pardo is essentially carrying the operation by himself. On too many occasions Tafoya/Gonzalez/Yeager have been put in less than ideal situations and blown the game. Not going to chase the title any more, given that a bunch of new players need to experience. Feel as though I had a championship level team lost to being unclutch. Not every season you can lead the division and entire league in both OPS and FIP but come up short (although this will change with more rookie time coming). Total runs scored doesn't seem to add up with the OPS/wOBA we have shown this season Updated Tuesday, October 17 2023 @ 5:29:44 pm PDT

#92868	10/19/2023 4:20:17 pm	Oct 8th, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to timothy and the West Fargo Turtles on clinching the west. Very solid team, older roster but all carried the team beautifully from the lower leagues to a division title.

#92869	10/19/2023 6:53:03 pm	Oct 10th, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Thank you, super stoked!

#92872	10/20/2023 1:46:17 pm	Oct 10th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to West Fargo! I sorta called that, right? Not really. Last loop snuck up on us. Dinos in a good spot, tho it could certainly still slip away. Can commiserate on the bullpen. It has been a challenging year managing the Dino pen. Wouldn't have predicted O'Neill would get a spell in AAA to try to find his game.

#92887	10/21/2023 8:11:05 pm	Oct 18th, 2061
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats to Waterloo also, great season. So will it be another Dinosaur title, or will the Turtles sneak their first? Money would be on the Dino's, but my first came against a much better Kalamazoo Tigers team so anything is possible

#92890	10/22/2023 7:24:09 am	Oct 18th, 2061
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to West Fargo and Waterloo! See you all around again soon, hopefully.

#92895	10/22/2023 8:59:25 pm	Oct 22nd, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Caleb Griffin's 25 outfield assists for Lawrence this year is amazing!

#92903	10/23/2023 1:41:44 am	Oct 22nd, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Curtain drawn on another season. Congratulations to the Dinos and Turtles. Which ancient reptile will reign in 2061? Concord finishes 4th in the division for the 8th time in the last 15 seasons. I have a talented array of young position players that I am high on, but their performances over the season and down the stretch were rough. Going to have to be a slow evolution. The future pitching staff will be an adventure, let's leave it at that. Overall the future remains murky, and with the truly terrifying prospect of Bloomington joining next season (RIP to the careers of my lefty bats) we gear up for yet another relegation battle.

#92916	10/23/2023 11:44:36 am	Oct 22nd, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks all. When we only had 1 red arrow in update 0 I was optimistic we might squeeze one more pennant out of this group. But this is assuredly the end of the line. Don't have much confidence heading into the playoff series. Our team feels much more faliable than the past 2 seasons. Dino's hallmark is LH starting pitching. Though the Turtles have a poorer record vs. southpaws there isn't any reason for that. Their lineup and stats both suggest they are better against lefties. The teams split the season series 5-5. Dinos will open the series with Wynne who was very good in 1 start against the Turtles this year (1 ER in 7 IP).

#92926	10/24/2023 6:11:17 am	Oct 26th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Couple clunky games to start the series. Wynne was pretty bad in game 1. Turtles get 3 dingers from the bottom part of the order and blow us out. Game 2 was an ump show. 15 walks between the 2 sides. We get Wallace back for game 3 (he missed game 2). A rejuvenated Morelli gets the rock. Would make for a better series if the Dino bats show a little more life.

#92927	10/24/2023 2:09:41 pm	Oct 28th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Another non-game in #3. 3 run shot by Colombo (ya, Colombo) ends it in the 2nd. Dinos don't have enough O to make up that kind of head start. Crossing fingers for an interesting game in game 4.

#92929	10/24/2023 4:14:19 pm	Oct 30th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Game was very good. Dinos didn't win it, but was an entertaining read. Waterloo puts a few hits together in game 5. Was surprised to see Davila. Got the impression West Fargo was trying to hide their lefty. So it will take another day. Dinos healthy for now. Turtles without game 1 hero Olivera the rest of the way.

#92931	10/24/2023 5:05:27 pm	Oct 30th, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	My bullpen has 22 innings pitched in the series so far and given up 6 earned runs. I'll take that!

#92937	10/25/2023 9:12:35 am	Oct 30th, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Your defense really lets your arms play up. Even after a 12 hit outburst in game 5 the Dinos are batting .225. .196 RISP. 1 HR. No business still being in the series. Plummer goes in game 6. Undecided who might go in game 7 if we get that far. Likely Morelli. Have a work meeting tonight during game times. Hopefully can sneak a peak but the lads may be left to their own devices.

#92940	10/25/2023 3:45:19 pm	Nov 2nd, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Congrats, Seca! Disappointing for sure to lose the last three, but your starting pitchers really took care of business.

#92941	10/25/2023 3:47:56 pm	Nov 2nd, 2061
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	I'm glad we were competitive.

#92942	10/25/2023 4:08:55 pm	Nov 2nd, 2061
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats Seca!! And congrats to Timothy as well. Really hard fought series!

#92943	10/25/2023 4:16:40 pm	Nov 2nd, 2061
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	Wow! That was some series, both sides played great. Congrats to each.

#92944	10/25/2023 6:15:23 pm	Nov 2nd, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	That was a clash worthy of the Legends series! Waterloo becomes the first team in more than 20 years and only the 3rd ever to win 3 straight titles! Have to be considered one of if not the greatest team of all time...

#92945	10/25/2023 6:23:42 pm	Nov 2nd, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks guys. If I had lost game 7 1-0 on a wild pitch I would not have taken it as well as Timothy. Cheers on the stat Tamale. This squad has had good run. Thought the Player Awards triggered later than that. My work meeting meant I wasn't able to hand out my "rings". Oh well.

#92946	10/26/2023 3:03:31 am	Nov 2nd, 2061
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	Congrats, Seca, on 3peat!!! And also congrats to timothy! Updated Thursday, October 26 2023 @ 3:06:25 am PDT

#92949	10/26/2023 6:33:34 am	Nov 2nd, 2061
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Awards Thoughts Several different good MVP candidates, but I think High Point's Reiter (.315 BA, 32 HRs, .934 OPS) gets it. Pearland's Russo (18-8, 3.22 ERA, 201 IP) an easy pick for Cy. Rookie stuff is often tricky. Gets into quality vs. quantity. For position players Birmingham's Imae (.271, 11 HRs, .819 OPS, 218 ABs) is the best quality option, where Oceanview's Hoyle (.254, 11 HRs, .678 OPS, 540 ABs) had the best season with a solid sample size. Similar for pitching. Waterloo's Piras (6-3, 2.49 ERA, 61 IP) has the nicest performance numbers, but only pitch 60 innings all out of the pen. More quantity can be found with Charleston's Pantoja (13-1, 4.46 ERA, 137 IP) and Waterloo's Bird (8-7, 4.40 ERA, 160 IP). Sort of hope Pantoja's 13 wins don't tip the scale. Don't think sniped bullpen wins should carry much weight. Guess we will see.

#92954	10/26/2023 11:04:44 am	Nov 2nd, 2061
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Congrats Seca. I'm in awe of your consistency and ability to stay at our near the top of the pyramid.

#92962	10/27/2023 6:17:22 am	Nov 2nd, 2061
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Hicks and McGinnis picking up some late-career hardware. Surprised Ryan got the GG given that he only caught 60% of my games this season. Lawrence wondering what more he has to do to get on the end-of-season awards board. The guy put up surely around 7 WAR this season... Rutherford almost brings home the Cy from relief. Not sure I've seen that before. Interested to see Pardo come 5th, Adams should've been ahead of him and I suspect he would have been with a few more wins... Got a few pain points for update #0. Might not be at the cliff just yet but a bad outcome for Adams, Pardo or Hicks would be tough to take and impossible to replace. Worried about Hicks as a 32yo, and I'm probably going to roll with him regardless until McFadden gets the call from AAA. I can't really replace McGinnis either as a lefty catcher but I have some young talent at the position. That's all my awards guys at 30+... Weber also getting old, unfortunately this core only has a short lifespan.

#92963	10/27/2023 6:18:53 am	Nov 2nd, 2061
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Hat tip, Seca.

#92971	10/27/2023 4:46:53 pm	Jan 13th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Robinson up to a 14 POT is my happiest news from training update zero!

#92978	10/28/2023 7:36:37 am	Jan 13th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. With Rutherford doing so well in the Cy voting I guess I should retract my comment about sniping wins in the pen. He wasn't on my radar at all for the award. It is the 4th time a Dino reliever has received consideration. O'Neill was 5th in '52, 3rd in '54. Nunez was 3rd in '56. (This is something I keep track of in my Tools). Very pleased Piras got rookie pitcher. 9th to do so since I've been running the team. Maybe he gets some starts in '62.

#92992	10/28/2023 3:07:18 pm	Jan 13th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Have to say, a vote or two for my Mendoza for rookie pitcher would have been nice! 76 games out of the bullpen, 148 2/3 IP, 12-3 record, five holds and two saves, 3.27 ERA, and a .217 BAA for age 22 season. Updated Saturday, October 28 2023 @ 3:08:01 pm PDT

#93009	10/30/2023 11:02:46 am	Jan 13th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Nice season from Mendoza. I don't think he had his rookie status tho. I didn't consider him when I did my sweep. (He was under the 50 IP limit in 2060, but may have been up for 4 updates or more). Fairly sure he showed as "professional". Training update #0 was rough. Lots of red arrows this year. 3 of 4 prospects who could change potential dropped. This is the year of transition for Waterloo. Carlson (our SS of the future) will take over 2B. Burns will be on the roster full time and should get 200 ABs. By season end we expect Oliver will be our RF and Reyna our CF. So not shopping this off-season. Roster spots will open up as we work these internal options in.

#93011	10/30/2023 3:21:24 pm	Jan 13th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Hello again, everyone - happy to join the Legends fray for a 3rd time before I go right back down. Benefit is I won't have to suffer through stomach churning late season collapses to get there with this season's squad and its dearth of pitching.

#93012	10/30/2023 6:17:36 pm	Jan 13th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Thank you for that, Seca, I had forgotten that he’d had that many appearances the previous year. Turtles looking for some pitching help…

#93035	11/02/2023 4:07:57 pm	Feb 17th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Needing ringers to fill out my spring lineup and one of them slots in as my number four prospect.

#93050	11/03/2023 12:12:23 pm	Feb 19th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Welcome back El Jefe! And PrivateSnowflake. Each season I look at the East and think it is stacked. This season even more than usual. I get kinda nervous for a team when they make as many signings as West Fargo. Suggests a lot of holes to fill. :S Dinos with an addition. Not much hope he is better than an 11 (if he is even an 11). Will need to keep putting up strong minor league numbers to stick.

#93051	11/03/2023 4:19:09 pm	Mar 1st, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I had considered Spencer (given that I still have 3 open roster spots) but decided to pull out, his eventual destination makes me think I should've maybe contested that. Always find the off-season tough, don't really have the time or inclination to shop as widely as I used to so I inevitably end up missing some good options. I usually filter out 11 POT 22 year-olds, but after seeing I missed out on a couple of good pitchers earlier I expanded my parameters which meant I saw Hills. From the AAA town of my beloved Orioles and that's the level he'll start off with us. His old owners had him on some punishing management settings which might have contributed to some weird career stats so far, hoping the lack of HRs conceded can persist up the ladder. Would be a successful off-season if he pans out given how hard it is to add players with promise at this time of the season.

#93065	11/06/2023 11:09:13 am	Mar 6th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Well it's good to be back, although the 50's were a pretty forgettable run in Legends for my beloved Thunder, so you'll forgive me if it's taken a while to properly say "hello". I couldn't find the forum... So as one of the new guys this season, I have to ask: has anyone ever brought up trades in BB? 25 minutes and 67 replies later Oh no. Oh dear. What have i done. No PSF "hello" would be complete without my patented, hermetically sealed, tried and true, completely accurate league ~~guess~~ predictions. So without further delay I present the 2062 Legends Predictions Home Decor Catalogue and Cookie Order Form. So I've poured some of that sweet-smelling diesel into my still-functioning Apple II and after loading 156kb from 2,786 floppy disks, I can play Hangman. I mean, here is what the computer says will happen this season. Steve, go ahead and pass out the trophies. West Hitter Ratings YUM 182.92 BWD 182.85 (A CA town nicknamed "Corn Town". Literally every head here in Indiana just exploded). PEA 182.55 SUN 175.40 WFR 173.09 OV 162.24 West Pitcher Ratings BWD 167.05 WFR 165.72 (I find it hard to believe there was a need for a "West" Fargo.) PEA 165.10 YUM 163.42 SUN 162.23 OV 151.13 West Division Prediction BWD 349.90 PEA 347.65 YUM 346.34 WFR 338.81 SUN 337.63 OV 313.37 (Does NOT have a Wiki page. Is this a real town?) Congratulations Eric83 on winning the West! Good luck in the championship series! East Hitter Ratings URB 187.51 BIR 185.64 LAW 174.73 CON 168.17 WTL 165.28 (Win a bar bet: Waterloo Hawks were a founding member of the NBA.) BLO 158.13 East Pitcher Ratings BLO 181.07 (A lot of college towns in the East looks down nose at Concord Why do you hate edukashun?) BIR 172.43 WTL 167.52 LAW 164.94 URB 153.28 CON 148.38 East Division Prediction BIR 358.07 URB 340.79 LAW 339.67 BLO 339.20 WTL 332.80 CON 316.55 (it's almost tradition at this point, tamale ) kladu stops Waterloo's streak of 74 straight East titles. Congratulations to the Athletics! Updated Monday, November 6 2023 @ 11:12:45 am PST because updating it at 11:12:44 am would require time-travel Updated Monday, November 6 2023 @ 11:16:56 am PST

#93067	11/07/2023 12:43:26 am	Mar 8th, 2062
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Well played as ever. But who wins the championship series! Please tell me the Apple II completed its final act in leaving us hanging there and we're going to have to actually PLAY the full season to find out?!

#93068	11/07/2023 12:15:40 pm	Mar 8th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Fair to pass on Spencer. We don't have high expectations. Cheers for the prediction PrivateSnowflake. As usual I feel the Enigma machine underrates Dino pitchers and overrates Dino hitters. I do think it is someone else's year. We are committed to see the big 3 (Wallace, Lovato, White). But Lovato and White slipped precipitously last season. Likely see all 3 slide further this season. We are aching to get Burns in there. Carving in spring. But blocked by Lovato/Wallace.

#93069	11/07/2023 1:45:58 pm	Mar 8th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Somebody screenshot this for when the Dinos win their 4th straight!

#93073	11/08/2023 2:36:02 am	Mar 10th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Great stuff Pvt! A lot of college towns in the East looks down nose at Concord* Why do you hate edukashun?* I teach college in another (real) life, so I'll give my fake baseball team a pass in this regard... (it's almost tradition at this point, tamale ) Part of the reason for the bad projections in previous years might be my tendency to not have my proper roster on display during spring (MLB players in the minors and prospects up)... no such excuse this season, unfortunately. Still don't think my team lost their talent completely over the off-season, but I have 2 massive holes that will probably cost 5+ wins immediately with negative production. I would much rather fill those positions with 24 year-olds from my own farm than 34 year-olds from the market, but there's nobody inspiring great confidence just yet (somehow Pollard is still hanging around on the roster). Chances are I just roll with the team as is, try to keep the duds out of the league games as much as possible until inter-league by which time some development or signings my have happened. Otherwise I think my guys tend to perform well for what they are, in terms of output vs raw skills/SI (especially the pitchers). But we'll see. Nagy looking good in spring training. I really don't like his build in general, but can't deny that he rakes.

#93074	11/08/2023 4:48:34 am	Mar 10th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	As far as JJ asking about a championship selection, in going over all the clubs this spring, kladu's Birmingham squad looks tough. Seca's Dinos are always selected low, but I chalk that up to my formula, which again is a way to get us talking during the dead period. A lesson I learned many seasons ago watching the Dinos while trying to build my own club...it's not how much you have, it's where you have it... ...Which incidentally is what I keep telling my wife. bu-dum-tiss tamale, by this time you should know rosters have to be set one week in advance. It's not my fault you keep demoting

#93100	11/10/2023 1:16:05 pm	Mar 14th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	A good update for Waterloo. We expected Reyna to be ready this season. Pleased he's good to go out of the gate. Excited about him. Elite defense at a premium position. Hits for power, leverages his speed, selective at the plate. Probably Mendoza line avg, but still brings a lot to the table. His call up makes Kennedy redundant. No roster pressure atm, so he can stay for now. Will be sad to see him go. Jacobs was the star of the update. He has to come up this season. Not sure where we will find innings for him. 1st rounder is high variance. DH that hits the ball on the ground. If he's actually a 14 he'd have fat batting skills. More likely he's a 12 and garbo.

#93131	11/14/2023 2:03:34 pm	Mar 25th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Peralta with a 2-hit shutout of the defending champs to kick-off Legends. Had a no-no going through 5 1/3 before giving up the 2 hits in the 6th. Probably the high point in the season for me, so going to relish this for the next hour

#93132	11/14/2023 2:12:32 pm	Mar 25th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	2-hit shutout Meanwhile, in Indiana...

#93140	11/15/2023 9:01:34 am	Mar 30th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Yup. For some reason it was 90-something degrees (32 C in tamale) in late March. Which would I guess be OK for the Aussie, but not a realistic March temp here in Indiana.

#93156	11/17/2023 4:25:13 am	Apr 7th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	32C in late March?? You’d have to go halfway to Antarctica to get that kind of refreshing cool Starting the season off against the title contenders Bloomington and Waterloo with no Pardo gave us a rude shock… Currently getting BABIP’d to death, a quick calculation has it at north of .380 on the mound. Some of that has to be expected given the scorching weather, our pitch to contact style and dodgy defense, but if it remains even anywhere close to that mark we’re absolutely toast.

#93157	11/17/2023 4:42:01 am	Apr 7th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	You’d have to go halfway to Antarctica to get that kind of refreshing cool So along with giant spiders everything else that is trying to kill you, you guys live in an inferno. Mad Max is a documentary

#93162	11/17/2023 7:57:01 am	Apr 7th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	26 arrows for Urbana in the training update today AND a good draft pick?! Most encouraging Friday this squad has had in a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time

#93172	11/18/2023 3:53:25 pm	Apr 12th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	This pitcher of mine stunted out. I got him as a 24 or 25 year old in hopes I could rehabilitate him after the previous owner left him in Rookie ball for four years, but he's 29 now and I don't know if he's developing any further.

#93174	11/18/2023 5:36:14 pm	Apr 14th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Pearland win streak at ten.

#93190	11/20/2023 8:27:59 am	Apr 18th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Good first loop for Waterloo. Fortunate, as our pitching has been very ragged. We'd already had 16 different guys take the mound by the end of series 3. One of those 16 arms is Stephenson. Really pulling for him. Was a 10 pot 8th round pick. Had a great minor league career. Bit 1-dimensional in his approach. Not off to a good start in the bigs. Sunia joined us late enough last season that he has maintained his rookie status. Looks like he's won the 3B job (over Andrews). So we're rocking 3 rookies at the bottom of the line up (Carlson at 2B, Reyna in CF). Spencer ended up having a pretty good spring. Raised his stock. Updated Monday, November 20 2023 @ 8:28:16 am PST

#93191	11/20/2023 10:04:44 am	Apr 18th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Trying to desperately hold onto The Chad until he can reach 2,000 hits. Such a great career, but balancing competitiveness with virtual player loyalty is always tough. Also is very close to 200 HRs and 400 SBs but probably doesn't hit either of those unless he makes it to next season. Updated Monday, November 20 2023 @ 10:06:04 am PST

#93225	11/30/2023 6:04:08 am	May 25th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	At the quarter pole, the West has split into the haves and have-nots. West Fargo has used the early-season home cooking to their advantage, winning almost 75% of the 22 games played at Koshien West. In the East, it might as well be Day 1 with no one gaining any advantage early on. Birmingham's schedule is that of a college freshman: only home long enough to do the laundry and leave.

#93232	12/01/2023 6:09:51 am	May 29th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Yeesh. Worst training update ever? Have 8 rookies getting playing time, but only mustered 8 green arrows. Half of those went to Almeida. He was an 11 when we acquired him. Revised to 12 at 22. Now perhaps 1 more arrow away from 14? Like almost all Dino P, he's not having a very good season. Was nice to see Kennedy get picked up. Figured if he did it would be in-League. Think he has a lot to offer, but I would have difficulty trotting him out in RF. Added Hanley the other day. Trying to acquire some younger arms - would prefer if he was a little lower in the system. But take what you can get. We have been fortunate to have some injuries. Burns has been on the bench b/c all of Wallace, Lovato and Duke have been healthy and playing well. But Lovato took a big knock, so Burns got some playing time. Really sucks having to put him back on the bench. One of the oldsters will likely get hurt again soon. Dinos get a cup series! First time since 2057 we made it out of the group. Given how erratic our starting pitching has been this season we aren't expecting to get very far. Updated Friday, December 1 2023 @ 6:13:04 am PST

#93254	12/05/2023 6:05:48 am	Jun 10th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Very fortunate to get through the first 50 and be in the top half of the table. Our calling card - pitching - has been historically bad. Our team ERA sits at 4.58. If the season ended today that would be our worst number since the 2018 season. That was my first full season in charge. (Our ERA that season was 4.72, and we would go on to lose 100 games in IV). Our pitching has been so bad that I hadn't noticed how terrible our defense has played. 12th out of 12 fielding. Foreseeable. Rookie 2B leading the league in errors. Rookie 3B only 1 gaff behind him. Wallace still trying to show how lol his gold glove was a few seasons ago. (5 errors in 27 games at 1B this season).

#93255	12/05/2023 7:17:24 pm	Jun 15th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Brutal series against Dinos to start interdivision, in which we lose four one-run games, yow.

#93275	12/08/2023 7:54:44 am	Jun 25th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Such a strange season. We took 4 of 5 that series, but our already bad team ERA got worse. Last week we had a terrible training update. More green arrows this week, but equally terrible as our 2B / SS-of-the-future ate a range drop this week. And another frustrating series with awful Dino pitching against Brentwood. Our place in the standings feels like an aberration.

#93277	12/10/2023 1:58:07 am	Jul 2nd, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Since the acquisition of Ryan to shore up the infield (not a bad player to find lying around in FA!) I've been happy with my roster and their overall stat lines. But I can't help be somewhat bitter about how the games themselves have unfolded for a team ranked 5th of 12 in run differential. Message from the Gods received loud and clear. Had I power, I should pour the sweet milk of Concord into II, uproar the universal peace, confound all unity on earth.

#93288	12/13/2023 4:27:04 pm	Jul 16th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	After yesterday's mess in our series with Bloomington, I'll take the minor victory of three scoreless innings for my pitcher today in the All Star Game. ("He gave them a chance to win.")

#93289	12/13/2023 6:03:22 pm	Jul 16th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	"Tungsten Arm" Jerrold Lawrence doing what he does best winning POTG of the All-Star Game when everyone else around him on my team is falling apart.

#93290	12/14/2023 6:25:59 am	Jul 16th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos actually had 2 AS. Was expecting to be shut out. C must be weak this season for Berger to get in. Hating this season. I'm normally logged in 2-3 minutes before game time refreshing my schedule screen when the hour ticks. This season I'm letting 2-3 series collect before working up the nerve to go through the game reports. So many blow outs. Can't stand 18-3 games. I run a big range set up mostly to try to convince the match engine to throw decent game reports. Isn't working this season. Really crimping my interest.

#93292	12/14/2023 5:49:49 pm	Jul 20th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	My catchers are essentially carrying my team along with Lawrence, actually: Coleman, McGinnis. However there are so many left-handed pitchers now (and those guys are killing me, haha) that neither of them actually get a significant number of PA.

#93293	12/15/2023 4:35:37 am	Jul 21st, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Halfway now and the divisions have split, top and bottom. Not saying there isn't a whole lot of baseball left, just making an observation. I've certainly seen my own share of crazy 2nd half performances. Sunnyvale and Waterloo continue to either squeak out wins or lose going away. Both are above .500, yet both have negative run differentials. Coincidentally, both are getting it done at home. Who says ballparks don't matter? Birmingham is asking opponents to bring replacement bulbs to games. Prepare to score and be scored upon. Bigly. The two current first-place clubs, West Fargo and Bloomington, have losing records in 1-run games. So keep it close. Note: both are at the bottom in HR in each respective division. Correlation (noun) A relationship or connection between two things based on co-occurrence. Note to self: Urbana eats lefties. Now that's a split.

#93324	12/21/2023 6:07:26 pm	Aug 18th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	29-31 in interdivision, boo.

#93331	12/22/2023 4:11:33 am	Aug 19th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Same here. Although you got me for 7 straight in amongst those records I'm in he worst hole I can remember in the Legends league. Team isn't that bad but the complete lack of any decent pitching through the draft (only 3 pitchers on the active roster and 5 above A ball in my entire organization were drafted by me...) has caught up to me, and the waiver claims who were supposed to step up this season have been total duds. Pitching prospects in the minors look shocking too. Going to have to scrap most of them and start again. I can't bring myself to tank so McFadden isn't getting the call. He could probably play against lefties and be nearly as good as the guy he'd replace, but I want him to play everyday when he comes up. And I suspect inaccurate displayed potential is the reason why he's flown through the minors so fast, so I don't think keeping him down longer will hurt him. Van Slyke has to wait too.

#93332	12/22/2023 4:20:40 am	Aug 19th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I say all this about my pitching realizing that I drafted and cut one of the best relievers in the league. He and Matthew Edwards are the biggest mistakes I ever made and the only 2 players I ever regret cutting.

#93340	12/23/2023 5:13:47 pm	Aug 25th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Ah yes, the 'ole "lose 9 in a row after winning 11 in a row" Broken Bat trend. Gotta love it

#93359	12/26/2023 4:43:42 pm	Sep 2nd, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Butler gets to 2,000 hits! Wonderful HOF career for the former 1st rounder. 2 RBIs away from 1,000

#93363	12/28/2023 2:25:57 pm	Sep 8th, 2062
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	This has been a really weird season for my team as our strengths and weaknesses have flipped -- historically I've been a HR powerhouse with terrible starting pitching. Well, my starting pitching still isn't amazing but we've got a couple decent guys now. My bullpen is incredibly strong and that's the reason my pitching is buoying my team at the moment. Meanwhile offensively, our power has disappeared. we've got a couple good hitters at the top, and some baaaddd ones at the bottom. I'm hoping to stay above the relegation line and stay in Legends another year. We'll see!

#93364	12/28/2023 3:55:45 pm	Sep 10th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	1,000 RBIs for Butler!

#93369	12/29/2023 5:49:43 am	Sep 12th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, El jefe! It's cool to see our little pixelated guys hit milestones like that. Here in Bloomington, it's the same 'ol story. Great SP, no offensive punch, but this time the bullpen is taking on water. Birmingham is the who we thought they were, Urbana can't make up its mind, Waterloo is Bloomington redux. Just gotta maintain.

#93378	01/04/2024 9:59:08 am	Oct 6th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Impressive milestones for Butler! Yeah, the Dinos have been toothless. Wallace needed 21 HRs this season to become Waterloo's all-time leader, but isn't going to get close. Duke has 20 power and a decent GB:FB, but struggles to get to 20 dingers. Burns' scorching early bat begged for playing time but he wilted when he got it. We signed Hasegawa at the deadline for a little added punch down the stretch, but he's gone from a 35 HR guy to a 10 HR guy. Likely another season nobody makes 20 HRs. Somehow despite that and my own struggles to engage the team is hanging in there. There is still a blow out (or more) virtually every series, but more of them are going Waterloo's way. We are almost back to positive RD! Updated Thursday, January 4 2024 @ 10:00:55 am PST

#93379	01/04/2024 10:08:17 am	Oct 6th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Oops. In my delinquency I missed noting Lovato's achievements. He recently passed 2000 hits and soon after reached 2011 which makes him the all-time Dino leader in that department (surpassing Flynn who was more about longevity than dynamic bat work). Cheers to our #35! Quite likely he hangs up the glove and moves to full time DH next season.

#93387	01/05/2024 4:36:36 pm	Oct 12th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I can't recall ever seeing both divisions this close, this late in a Legends campaign.

#93388	01/05/2024 8:46:18 pm	Oct 14th, 2062
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	True. This will be a great weekend of baseball. Now back in '43...with New York and Birmingham in several one run games, some extra innings, out East and the West had competition too from 3 teams. I was there.

#93391	01/06/2024 1:05:33 pm	Oct 14th, 2062
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Disappointing day for the Dinos yesterday. Duncan single handedly sinking Waterloo's chances. He gave up a 2 run HR to light hitting Arcia in the bottom of the 8th to blow game 1. Then gave up a 2 run HR to light hitting Arcia in the bottom of the 8th to blow game 3. (Don't think anyone ever accused the match engine of creativity). Duncan has blown 5 saves this season. 3 against Birmingham. Oh well. Maybe tonight there is a different narrative.

#93392	01/06/2024 2:52:23 pm	Oct 15th, 2062
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Now back in '43...with New York and Birmingham in several one run games, some extra innings, out East and the West had competition too from 3 teams. I was there. So was I. Our last two series (against 2nd place Birmingham and 3rd place Minneapolis), seven games in all, featured six one-run games, five of which went to extra innings - we finished 5-2 in those games, including 4-2 in the one-run games and 3-2 in extras. It was wild. I would say "good times", but we were denied a Legends three-peat when my previously untouchable closer blew game three, and we lost the title in six games (I could have saved my best pitcher for game seven, and almost certainly won). And yes, I still think about those things. We might have won it all in 2040 before our first title, but some team from Waterloo had a .315 RISP that season and won the East, only to fall to Novi in the playoffs. But yeah - New York is still the only team to finish the season ranked #1 overall in four consecutive seasons (rankings began towards the end of Thunder Bay's legendary run, when they lost their last five Legends championships). #facts. What's more crazy - that was nearly five (real life) years ago. I'm coming up on eight years here! Looking forward to watching this season's finish - three of the best teams (& owners) of all time in Bloomington, Waterloo and Birmingham, true Legends of the game.

#93393	01/06/2024 4:03:39 pm	Oct 16th, 2062
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	It's been a lot of fun competing at the top level of the game, and I gave it everything this season fighting it out until the bitter end. I hope to make it back some day! Until then, so long.

#93394	01/06/2024 5:04:34 pm	Oct 17th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Despite their best efforts the last 52 games, the Cubs have managed to stay in Legends for the first time! Thanks to all the pixalated players on the roster who took a few months off my life.

#93396	01/07/2024 5:45:28 am	Oct 18th, 2062
bjh222 Joined: 12/10/2020 Posts: 3 Pearland Pandas II.2	Looks like it’s going to be quite the final day of the season. Both divisions still up for grabs with the contenders facing each other on the last day. Home teams need a split to ensure, although Bloomington probably only needs on win give their RD.

#93397	01/07/2024 2:07:52 pm	Oct 18th, 2062
bjh222 Joined: 12/10/2020 Posts: 3 Pearland Pandas II.2	The Pandas walked-off in the bottom of the 12th to take game 1. Still need to win one of the remaining three.

#93398	01/07/2024 3:03:08 pm	Oct 19th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Congrats, bjh! Your team is really good.

#93399	01/07/2024 3:03:48 pm	Oct 19th, 2062
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Hope you win one for the West!

#93400	01/07/2024 4:03:53 pm	Oct 20th, 2062
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Ok it's really coming down to the last game!

#93401	01/07/2024 5:33:35 pm	Oct 22nd, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I didn't even want to check back here after dropping the first three. Could my Thunder beat a southpaw or would the Dinos sweep the Big 3 (+1)? A few seasons ago in LL2, our roles were reversed but I was thoughtful enough to drop the second game. And before this post gets lost in the ether, a truly amazing season by the Dinos.

#93405	01/08/2024 12:14:19 am	Oct 22nd, 2062
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	Hey, let's go Hoosiers in the playoffs.

#93408	01/08/2024 8:42:31 am	Oct 22nd, 2062
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	As a Boilermaker I gotta say booooo to that!

#93409	01/08/2024 9:12:13 am	Oct 22nd, 2062
kladu Joined: 02/03/2013 Posts: 57 Birmingham Athletics II.1	congrats, PrivateSnowflake and bjh222 on division win, good luck!

#93410	01/08/2024 10:59:24 am	Oct 22nd, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Ew. Purdue. I know I haven't been to a Legends final in like 76 seasons, but Steve calling Bloomington newbs cuts deep. Looking into Pearland, I'm not liking this matchup for my beloved Thunder. They're as complete a club as there is in Legends. He's got power and a pitching. That's not fair. Pick a lane and stay in it! Good luck, bj and congratulations!

#93411	01/08/2024 12:25:31 pm	Oct 22nd, 2062
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	As a Boilermaker I gotta say booooo to that! That explains the nacho platter at Alkaline Field that gave my head scout a tummy ache. Got it.

#93414	01/08/2024 2:19:31 pm	Oct 25th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Bloomington, that new team straight from the farm to the big city that's been in Legends or LL2 for 30 straight seasons.

#93420	01/09/2024 4:19:28 pm	Oct 30th, 2062
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congrats to Bloomington on the championship! Always nice to see a new team that hasnt been here before win it all

#93421	01/09/2024 7:03:57 pm	Oct 30th, 2062
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to the Thunder!

#93422	01/09/2024 9:33:33 pm	Oct 30th, 2062
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	I think the title should only be allowed to stand if Pvt (or his chickens) successfully predicted such a result in the preseason....

#93423	01/09/2024 9:35:40 pm	Oct 30th, 2062
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congratulations Bloomington!! Is that 7 straight years now the title has gone East?

#93425	01/10/2024 4:33:20 am	Oct 30th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Of course I predicted this, JJ. No reason to go back and check Congratulations to bj and Pearland. No small feat winning a Legends division championship. That puts you in great company. Once we took a 2-1 series lead, it was going to be Ramirez and Larson on short rest. Pearland is too good to give any chances to. Bigger picture, this moves my Thunder to #4 in prestige. 3 of the current East squads are now within shouting distance of Thunder Bay and Huntington.

#93426	01/10/2024 9:08:04 am	Oct 30th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I always pick on Concord to demote, but in all seriousness, 16 straight Legends seasons and 3 championships.

#93427	01/10/2024 11:40:49 am	Oct 30th, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Two franchise records fall: RBI: 141 Ruben Perez (Marty Bruno 140 in '34 and '35). IP: 282 Luis Ramirez (Gabe Aiello 255 in '29)

#93428	01/10/2024 3:21:47 pm	Nov 2nd, 2062
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats Private! Sure the winnings will go to an upgrade to the Apple II?

#93434	01/10/2024 10:37:18 pm	Nov 2nd, 2062
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congrats Private! The city got some slush funds together and we've contracted the local stationary store to gift you a lifetime supply of tracked printer paper! Enjoy, you've earned it, buddy!

#93444	01/12/2024 8:06:57 am	Nov 2nd, 2062
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	^^^Thanks, guys. Now if you two would quit screwing around, we could turn this back like it's 2042 again. RoY continue to baffles me. I don't have a dog in the fight, but still... Glad to see so many clubs represented in the voting. Now we see why '62 was so close in both divisions (beside great owners). Best of luck to Brentwood, Yuma, Concord, and Lawrence. And welcome back buff and jc! You guys took the long way back. Belleville (knor) started way back in '21 and has finally made The Show. Congratulations! Wellington (todd) is also a first-timer who's brought his club up and is the #4 ranked team. Speaking of the rankings, the East is loaded going into '63.

#93445	01/12/2024 8:33:33 am	Nov 2nd, 2062
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	^^^Thanks, guys. Now if you two would quit screwing around, we could turn this back like it's 2042 again LMAO! Technically we have never all three been in Legends at the same time, but 2042 was a great season for me so if you can arrange it, I'm totally in. Updated Friday, January 12 2024 @ 8:34:05 am PST

#93446	01/12/2024 9:43:07 am	Nov 2nd, 2062
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Congrats, Snowy! Good stuff.

#93447	01/12/2024 12:09:53 pm	Jan 13th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Interesting nugget: My Thunder did not receive any Prestige points for winning the division. Presumably bc the Dino's and Thunder tied. My Thunder only advanced on RD. I did not know that. So one could be SOL if you tie and lose the championship series(?).

#93470	01/18/2024 10:22:51 am	Feb 11th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	How hard is it to find a RHH OF platoon mate? Apparently very hard.

#93487	01/21/2024 1:12:48 pm	Mar 4th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Grats to Bloomington! Sorta sucks to lose on RD in a season where I lost interest in the day to day management of my team. Prime Seca likely would have found another win in there somewhere. Decided to give the match engine a fresh start this season. It literally threw an out-out-single-single-single-single-single-single-HR touchdown in inning 1 of spring training. So yeah. That was the end of spring training for me.

#93490	01/22/2024 7:18:52 am	Mar 6th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	"I'd walk thru Hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." -Pete Rose (1963 NL RoY) The year 2063 is upon us. 100 seasons ago, Sandy Koufax won both the NL MVP and Cy Young and led his Dodgers in a sweep of the Yankees in 4 games. Will history repeat? Likely not. We have Dinosaurs, Leprechauns, Turtles, and Skeletons. The large coastal cities are no longer represented at the top of the sport. Places like, Scranton, West Fargo, and Wellington have taken their place. One thing that does still exist from the last century is my Apple II home computer! Yeah, baby. My diesel-powered, green screen beauty has been predicting champions at such a staggeringly accurate pace that some have called my predictions "stupid", "nonsensical", "pointless". I now have an unlimited supply of that sweet dot-matrix paper that I HAVE to pull the tabs off or I will die. It calls. Beckons. My refined formula has been double-checked by science. And math. And you can't question science AND math. So let's get this underway. Once the predictions have been made, Steve will hand out the trophies and skip ahead to 2064. West Hitter Ratings 1. MPR 183.26 2. BLV 178.72 (Birthplace of the guy who played keyboard in REO Speedwagon.) 3. PEA 177.65 4. SUN 171.77 5. WFR 170.79 6. OV 167.22 And for the first time in history, the hitter rating rankings match up with the pitcher rating rankings, 1-6. Pretty wild. West Pitcher Ratings 1. MPR 167.70 2. BLV 165.72 3. PEA 164.78 4. SUN 163.67 5. WFR 154.98 (Hamfest is held annually! Unfortunately not the meat. The radio.) 6. OV 148.83 Thanks for keeping it tidy, gang. So in case you need help, the West Predicted Order of Finish is: 1. MPR 2. BLV 3. PEA 4. SUN 5. WFR 6. OV Now on to the East... East Hitter Ratings 1. BIR 187.01 2. SCR 182.41 3. URN 181.74 Big Drop 4. BLO 169.00 5. WLT 168.66 (WLT = Wellington. WTL = Waterloo) 6. WTL 163.51 (My glasses are working overtime) East Pitcher Ratings 1. BLO 183.43 2. WTL 170.93 3. SCR 167.84 4. BIR 164.64 5. URB 154.36 6. WLT 151.44 (Google Maps took me straight to the middle of a farm. Therefore, I don't believe in Wellington. Or the Moon. But that's for another day.) East Predicted Order of Finish 1. BLO 2. BIR 3. SCR 4. URB 5. WTL 6. WLT There you have it! Since my predictions have never been ~~proven right~~ wrong, we'll dust off another spot on the trophy case. What do you think? Are you too high? Too low? So mad that you're halfway through a PM calling for me to be institutionalized? Well take my advise and settle down. That's what I tell the wife anyway. Hang on guys, I'm in the bath and she's handing me a toaster... Updated Monday, January 22 2024 cUz I kAnt sPEl so gUd Updated Monday, January 22 2024 Did she know the toaster was plugged in? Updated Monday, January 22 2024 @ 7:26:12 am PST

#93494	01/23/2024 6:48:57 am	Mar 8th, 2063
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Based on your projections I agree, let's call it a season. We'll just flip a coin for the championship? We haven't won a playoff (or our 1 cup final) in almost 25 years so maybe we'd have to win 3 coin flips to get the title. I'm excited to return to Legends, and to celebrate I'm pretty sure that's why Alkaline Trio is releasing a new album Friday! They're the team's hometown (Chicagoish) band, Stadium name (Alkaline Field), nickname/logo (Calling all Skeletons), and most of our player nicknames (Mercy Me, Warbrain, Bad Time, Private Eye, Dethbed, etc.) That's a good sign right? Updated Tuesday, January 23 2024 @ 6:57:51 am PST

#93510	01/25/2024 11:22:33 pm	Mar 14th, 2063
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	I hope my first round draft pick isn't a bust so I can put the "Hot for Preacher" nickname on him! https://youtu.be/F5VQZQd_M1I?si=AdmXek8SOWOzgHb7

#93571	01/28/2024 5:15:15 pm	Mar 20th, 2063
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Let's do this! Good luck, everyone.

#93647	02/03/2024 3:29:33 pm	Apr 11th, 2063
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	My team left 27 runners on base in the first two games today!

#93668	02/05/2024 11:33:22 pm	Apr 21st, 2063
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Glad to finally make it back to the top! Here's hoping we continue this pace in Scranton

#93676	02/07/2024 9:47:55 am	Apr 25th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	20 games in. Tear it down/rebuild time. Let's see where my Thunder are after 40...

#93678	02/08/2024 8:42:20 am	Apr 29th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hi everyone. Haven't been posting much. I think of making a post but it sounds whiny in my head so I don't. Bob retired. He had quite a career. I like to think Waterloo has pretty high standards for our hall of fame, but O'Neill seems a lock. Wallace didn't retire. He is 8 HRs short of being the franchise leader. Would like to see him get there. Had planned to just use him against LHP but there is very little LHP in the East (outside of Waterloo). May have to give him a few starts vs. RHP. Two rookies on the roster. Oliver was a 25 year old AAA grad. He started out with 2 hit skill ("great" scouting) so he had a lot of work to do in that department. Was fairly dynamic in the minors - hit with some pop, could steal a base. Covers a lot of ground in the OF. We are optimistic about him. The other is Stephenson. He got a shot last season but pitched so poorly he was sent down and retained his rookie status. Former 8th round pick. Had a great career in the minors. Not that hopeful. A little too 1 dimensional. We've made ~10 waiver offers without success. Been going through a dry patch. Two storylines to watch for the Dinos are Burns and 3B. We are really hoping Burns takes a step forward this season. Drafted as a 9 pot in the 2nd round he is our best option for replacing Wallace. He started well last season but faded badly. 3B is still up in the air. The position has been in turmoil for like 7 seasons now. Sunia and Feliciano are on the roster competing for the job (both off to good starts). Bentley is chilling at AAA waiting for a chance. Not convinced any of them are the solution. Waterloo is off to a good start thanks in large part to the bullpen. Rutherford & Co. chucking some good ball through the first 20 games.

#93680	02/08/2024 5:41:56 pm	May 3rd, 2063
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	I have panic attacks every time Bob is mentioned. I am able to hear Wallace name, though hes a Chili Pepper draftee, wasnt my draftee and I am not the one who released him Updated Thursday, February 8 2024 @ 5:43:11 pm PST

#93732	02/19/2024 4:46:51 am	Jun 8th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Crossing divisions already? Didn't this season just begin?!?!

#93735	02/20/2024 12:13:05 pm	Jun 10th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Indeed! Quite the first 50 for Waterloo. Pitching was good but that's our MO. Batting was extraordinary. Nearly 100 points better in team OPS than last season. Everyone was hot. Could be ugly when we collectively cool off. Wallace has hit a couple HRs. Now down to 6 for our all-time spot. Having trouble finding a competent 5th starter. Wynne and Morelli have both been awful. Bird also bad but he's back in there for now.

#93741	02/21/2024 11:14:42 am	Jun 15th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Uh, not a good start, WEST. I'm trying to catch a team playing .730 ball. I can't get out of 4th at this rate. I mean, who wins 40 of his first 55 games?!?! He's got a better RD now than I did all of last season! This is a massacre. Won't somebody think of...the children!

#93749	02/23/2024 2:40:54 am	Jun 25th, 2063
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Crikey! I was proud that my 2056 team holds the best Legends run differential for the past 50+ seasons (since 2011), but at this rate that record is getting shattered with 66 games to go in the season.

#93756	02/25/2024 6:47:52 am	Jul 2nd, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Already looking ahead to '64. Dinos are winning at a 75% clip. This is a historic run. I'm excited to see where they end up.

#93762	02/27/2024 4:29:33 am	Jul 9th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I will add it makes it easier to cut favorite, long-time players.

#93765	02/28/2024 7:11:38 pm	Jul 16th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well. A magical first half for Waterloo. Our only lost series in the first half was the second one of the season against Birmingham. (2 splits). Hard to see it coming. We trotted out essentially the same lineup as last season (Oliver instead of Ascensio vs. Lefties, Burns getting a chunk of Wallace's playing time. Somehow they are 110 points better in team OPS (.831 vs. .721). A crisp .342 RISP. Pitching is back on track after an off year last season. Only change Stephenson for O'Neill. Really just the 5th starter struggling, and he's got 120 SI. Hard to complain. I normally predict the Dino All-stars. Usually a short list. This season was actually working backwards from guys who wouldn't make it. Nice to see Lovato get his 9th (likely last), White his 6th and Carlson his 1st. Wallace managed to hit 4 HRs in the first half. Needs 8 this season to be our all time leader. Would be great if he could do that in the second half so we don't have to drag his zombie corpse out next season. Updated Thursday, February 29 2024 @ 6:33:48 am PST

#93768	03/01/2024 9:11:00 am	Jul 21st, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Couple interesting bits from our training update. Carlson gets to 20 hit skill. Don't expect him to ever be much of an offensive player but 20 hit skill is still sexy. (Burton, Meadows, Enriquez off the top of my head as other Dinos who had 20 hit skill). Reyna gets to 126 SI. 1 better than McCarty and officially the biggest bar in Dino history.

#93798	03/06/2024 8:44:26 am	Aug 9th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Berger hit HR #20 (and 21) in yesterday's series. Noteworthy as none of our batters got to 20 last season. Still have 60 games to go.

#93804	03/08/2024 5:00:47 am	Aug 19th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Cross-Divisional Records: WEST BLV 31-29 PEA 27-23 OV 26-34 MPR 30-30 SUN 24-36 WFR 20-40 EAST WTL 44-16 SCR 37-23 BIR 33-27 BLO 29-31 WLT 32-28 URB 27-33

#93810	03/11/2024 5:12:24 am	Aug 29th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Best of luck to Belleview tonight in the Cup Final!

#93811	03/12/2024 4:10:14 am	Aug 31st, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations knor12 on winning that big purple trophy!

#93812	03/12/2024 9:30:10 am	Aug 31st, 2063
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats Belleview!

#93816	03/14/2024 4:53:41 pm	Sep 11th, 2063
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	My goal is a .400 winning percentage this year. Need to go 16-17 to pull it off. Some might say, "It can't be done..."

#93818	03/15/2024 6:29:37 am	Sep 13th, 2063
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Shocked at how well we have done this season. Obviously, can't catch the Dinos most likely, but a lot to build on!

#93824	03/16/2024 3:51:25 pm	Sep 18th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Last season a .544 win % was enough. Unfortunate to have such a good season the same year Waterloo had everything break their way. Cheers to Belleville on the cup championship! I bought a motorcycle in Belleville once. (Belleville Ontario). Couple big injuries today. Duke out for a dozen games. Reyna a half dozen. Both are fine? Wallace in for Duke gives him a few more ABs to hit the last 2 HRs he needs for the club crown. Oliver in for Reyna a few more ABs for our lone rookie position player.

#93825	03/16/2024 3:56:39 pm	Sep 18th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	PS Its clearly been an awful year for Urbana. But wanted to tip the cap on both the Henry and Trejo signings. Really like both players. Hope they turn out well.

#93843	03/19/2024 7:55:00 am	Sep 28th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Small sample sizes, but Zach Cates might be playing his way into a platoon role next season. Terry Rea, who I thought maybe, possibly, sorta could be a platoon, has exceeded expectations. Graham Dale, who I had hoped would give us better SLG/OPS, hasn't. The search for anyone with a pulse in the slugging department continues... The West's relegation rate is red-hot. 3 games between #2 and #5 spots. Suddenly, development takes a back seat...

#93849	03/20/2024 4:03:30 am	Oct 2nd, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I spoke too soon. Belleview losing 6 straight brings Mount Prospect within 3 games. Oceanview 4 back.

#93869	03/22/2024 4:54:02 pm	Oct 13th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos clinch. Cheers to Scranton. They could still hit 100 wins which in almost any year is more than enough. Poor timing. Mendez has turned to mush since win 20. Our team best is 22 and with 10 starts to go Mendez looked like a shoe in to set the new top mark. Doesn't look like he will get there. Wallace hit a HR today. Now tied for team overall. Just need 1 more.

#93873	03/23/2024 5:05:40 pm	Oct 17th, 2063
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to Belleville! At one point we were 20-16, then went on a rough 7-22 streak to hit our low point of 11 games under .500 at 27-38. We couldn't quite come back all the way, just not enough offense this season. Hopefully we can pull off a win or two in our last series to finish .500 or better.

#93875	03/23/2024 5:37:38 pm	Oct 18th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to Belleview and Waterloo. Just like the predictions said. With March Madness going on here in the states, will there be a Cinderella story in the finals?

#93883	03/24/2024 7:08:44 pm	Oct 22nd, 2063
timothy Joined: 03/18/2020 Posts: 205 West Fargo Turtles IV.2	Turtles' best day of the year, ending the season with a walk-off and avoiding 100 losses! Congrats knor and seca.

#93887	03/25/2024 8:02:49 am	Oct 22nd, 2063
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Absolute monster of a season from Waterloo. Colossal. Can't tip my hat enough. Cup winner Belleville also involved, and grats to them too. Will be keeping my eye on this playoff series, for sure.

#93906	03/27/2024 4:51:26 am	Oct 30th, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I don't know if anyone's paying attention, but this championship series is pretty darn good.

#93909	03/27/2024 6:04:21 am	Oct 30th, 2063
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Yeah, I've been peeking in. Competitive series, to be sure, with some interesting turnabouts. GL today!

#93910	03/27/2024 1:42:47 pm	Oct 30th, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks Lostraven. When everything breaks right for you during the season you sort of expect that to catch up with you in the playoffs. Has been that way through the first 5 games. Many Spockian-eyebrow moments that have gone against us. Could still take the last 2. Think that is pretty unlikely. Even if we get through the Plummer start in game 6 we have Mendez in game 7. He's been terrible his last dozen starts. We do get our 2B (Carlson) back today. He's missed the entire series. And Berger and Rutherford are healthy again. Nice to have all hands on deck for the final strokes.

#93911	03/27/2024 2:07:05 pm	Nov 1st, 2063
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Holy cow! Number 1 team in the game vs. Cup winner, also in Legends... and Belleville wins it! Condolences to Seca, but a Legends plus Cup win by knor12 is for the record books! Both teams get showered with praise. Exciting stuff.

#93912	03/27/2024 2:59:19 pm	Nov 1st, 2063
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congrats to Belleville! 2nd team to ever win the Cup and Legends title in the same season?

#93913	03/27/2024 3:21:53 pm	Nov 2nd, 2063
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Yeah, Legends win and a cup win is a season for the ages - and to win the Legends title against a team who had an all-time season? That is some serious kudos. Congrats knor12, and commiserations Seca!

#93915	03/27/2024 4:06:38 pm	Nov 2nd, 2063
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	3rd ever Legends/Cup double I think. The Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers were the first to achieve it in 2037 - congrats Belleville, that's an amazing season. The last team to have a 100 win season in Legends was Concord in 2056 with 107 wins. The other 100+ win seasons are: 2053 Texarkana (107) 2051 Texarkana (101), Concord (100) 2049 Boulder (103) (Never heard of ém), Birmingham (101) 2041 New York (108) 2040 Waterloo (100) 2036 Kalamazoo (100) 2030 Waterloo (100, RD +178), Birmingham (100, RD +154) 2026 Thunder Bay (100) 2022 Orlando (103) 2021 Thunder Bay (105), Orlando (101) 2020 Orlando (102) 2019 Thunder Bay (101), Orlando (103) 2017 Thunder Bay (105) 2016 Thunder Bay (104) 2014 Bay City (107) 2013 Starkville (101) 2012 Helena (102) 2011 Helena (101), Coconut Creek (115) 2008 Coconut Creek (102) 2007 Coconut Creek (110) 2006 Las Vegas (100), August (100) 2005 Las Vegas (112) 2004 Norman (110, RD +364) Las Vegas (110, RD +302) 2003 Las Vegas (115), Chesapeake (111) 2002 Las Vegas (121), Chesapeake (104) What I'm trying to show is that Waterloo has gone back to the early 2000's with the season he's had, and if Scranton hadn't played the rookies at the end of the season (completely understandable) he'd be in some pretty elite company with a 100 win season and nothing to show for it, it would have in fact been only the 3rd such occasion of a runner up to a division finishing with 100+ wins). Great season by all, if only my team was good enough to be able to make it back up top to compete.......... Updated Wednesday, March 27 2024 @ 4:07:38 pm PDT

#93917	03/27/2024 5:26:18 pm	Nov 2nd, 2063
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Wow great series Belleville! Bringing the hardware to the WEST for the first time in a while

#93919	03/27/2024 5:55:18 pm	Nov 2nd, 2063
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 905 Kodiak Mules III.3	Congrats to Belleville truly amazing season

#93922	03/28/2024 4:22:16 am	Nov 2nd, 2063
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Belleview! JJNZ posted what I was about to: only three clubs have won the Cup and Legends in the same season. Kalamazoo in '37, Boulder (now Yakima) in '49, and now Belleview in '63. Still a heck of a run by Waterloo this decade. Don't worry, Seca. I think Steve's games have a Cinderella aspect to them (Hardwood being the other). The underdog gets a bone. Congratulations, knor12!

#93927	03/28/2024 9:04:17 am	Nov 2nd, 2063
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks for the research JJNZ. Interesting stuff. Cheers to Belleville. We had low expectations for the series, and the outcome felt fated as the games unwound. Award season? Cy The end of August Mendez (WAT) was 20-2 with a 2.22 ERA. Looked like he had Cy all locked up, but was brutal in September and October. Still the front runner, but I think Ramirez (BLO) and his 14 CGs will make this race closer than it appears. MVP 3 co-winners of the batting title. Can't remember seeing that before. None of the 3 have much else going for them (HRs, SBs, ... White does have 109 RBIs). Leads me to think Berger (WAT) might be the front runner. Only 4 points back of the batting title, led the league in OPS. On HR and RBI leaderboards. Problem with Berger is that he is a C so his counting stats take a little hit. His .311 BA isn't as many hits as a non-C. Voters might like Kelly (SCR) better because of this. Rookie P Think it is between Rios (BLO) and Aiken (SUN). Rios has better numbers and I think is the favourite. But reliever vs. starter should make Aiken's accomplishments look a little better. Rookie Think the most impressive performance by a rookie this season was Leach (MPR). 3 hits, 2 HRs in just 10 ABs. Voters went with the small sample guy last season, but 10 ABs in unfortunately a microscopic sample. Think Barnett (URB) may be the front runner. But any of Orosco (SCR), Calhoun (WEL), Taylor (SUN) or Stahl (WFR) could get some votes. No real stand out candidate.

#93937	03/29/2024 5:50:40 am	Nov 2nd, 2063
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats to both Division winners. Amazing seasons for both!

#93938	03/29/2024 6:02:07 am	Nov 2nd, 2063
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1515 Irvine Infernos II.2	A middling hitter Burnett, once won a batting title for me hitting .307

#93987	04/04/2024 7:19:54 am	Feb 8th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Didn't do so hot predicting the position player awards. Knew I was on shaky ground with both of them. Thrilled with White's MVP. The recent Dino success has been powered by pitching and the big 3 of White, Wallace and Lovato. With White getting an MVP all of the big 3 have received that honor. (Dinos have only won the award 5 times in our history). Speaking of the big 3 ... not so big any more. Wallace got the 8 HRs he needed last season to become the franchise leader and has retired. Lovato doesn't look all the capable of playing OF anymore. Hard to use him at DH vs. RHP over Burns. Still have Lovato in as the DH vs. LHP. But his playtime looks reduced in what is likely his final season.

#94004	04/09/2024 10:43:38 am	Mar 8th, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	What a thrilling off-season in Bloomington. We've added a ~~better~~ different LHP and signed a couple of ~~amazing~~ different platoon OF's. Thrilling.

#94021	04/12/2024 11:31:59 am	Mar 14th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I hear ya. Quiet off-season for Waterloo. Not a lot of payroll flexibility. Up to 54 million due to our recent success. Have lost over 20 million since joining Legends a few seasons ago. Not much shopping to do with tight purse strings. Did pick up Menendez. Could be alright. Would want to play him behind the plate. Has some work to do to get his C up. Have a position call-up for the new season. Bentley takes Wallace's roster spot. He looked like he might be part of the 3B picture but both Sunia and Feliciano have played fairly well (and can back up C). Bentley not likely to play much. Have 6 P chilling in AAA waiting for a call-up. Klinger has the most pedigree - used to be a 15 pot. Not that high on him though. Will work to get innings on a couple of these guys. Not much for changes. Pacheco finally gets his chance taking over for Wallace. He was great in limited action last season and spectacular this spring. With Lovato deemed unfit for OF duty Ramirez and McCall will compete for those ABs. (Lovato's planned replacement is in AA - tempted to call him up tho. He looks fairly ready). Not much changes on the P side. Andrew has lost a bit and may have difficulty holding on to his starting job. Updated Friday, April 12 2024 @ 11:32:38 am PDT

#94032	04/16/2024 10:46:51 am	Mar 25th, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	I'm running late, but to be fair, I don't like running. Grab on tight fellow ~~Legenders~~ ~~Lengendese~~ ~~Lenge~~ LLI fans! It's time for PSF's Super Maximum Amazing 2064 League Predictions and Sodium-Free Soup Thread! We have some new blood making their first appearance as Legends: Makakilo and Farmington Hills! Farmington Hills has been playing BB since before the automobile. Talk about taking...your...sweet...time. Makakilo is unpronounceable and I will refer to them as Mako. Queens Park has been away for three seasons. How tough is Legends? Well, easy if your Waterloo. But QP finished better than .500 and still got demoted. Tough break. Concord spent 16 consecutive years ~~being picked to demote by yours truly~~ in Legends, went down to LL2 for one season and said, "Nope". So to the newbs and friends from down under, what I do is I scientifically feed our rosters into my state-of-the-art, diesel-powered, Apple II pc, wait 15 minutes for it to warm up, then wait for the green numbers to do their job of feeding my gambling habit (and predicting the FUTURE). These preconditions have never been wrong. And no, you can't go back and check. Cuz I said so! Jeez. SO without further delay, Steve will hand out the trophies to the winners. West Hitter Ratings 1.BLV 176.04 2.PEA 176.95 3.FHL 175.71 4.MAK 173.74 5.MPR 171.12 Wow you guys are really close. OV 162.56 6.Way to ruin a good thing! West Pitcher Ratings 1.BLV 176.04 (I'm sensing promotion to Super Legends!) 2.PEA 167.70 3.MPR 161.25 4. FHL 160.66 5.MAK 151.14 6.OV 150.21 West Predicted Order Of Finish 1.BLV 345.03 2.PEA 343.65 3.FHL 336.37 4.MPR 332.37 5.MAK 324.88 6.OV 312.47 Belleview. You aren't sneaking up on us this year! East Hitter Ratings 1.BIR 187.35 (as is tradition) 2.SCR 182.59 (oh wow) 3.WTL 170.14 4.QNY 168.63 5.CON 166.40 6.BLO 165.92 (there's no "O" in Bloomington) East Pitcher Ratings 1.BLO 182.24 2.WTL 170.14 (same as the hitter rating. crazy coincidence) 3.BIR 168.02 4.SCR 164.80 5.QNY 162.24 6.CON 153.60 East Predicted Order Of The Finnish 1.BIR 355.37 2.BLO 348.16 3.SCR 347.39 4.WTL 340.28 5.QNY 330.87 6.CON 320.00 (rounded to the nearest 0) Birmingham is predicted to win the East! Again! No wait...I totally said Waterloo last season. NO LOOKING. So Belleview pulled the stunner last season so we'll give them Birmingham in this seasons championship series. Last year we tried to take down the West with a 112 win club. This year we'll try a different 100-win club! So Steve, please add the big trophies. Steve? Anywho, my predictions are always dead-on so I guess we'll just let it play out. Updated Tuesday, April 16 2024 @ 10:49:30 am PDT

#94043	04/18/2024 4:44:16 am	Apr 3rd, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Weird that Concord claimed my old junior high school music teacher, Luis Barrios.

#94045	04/18/2024 9:05:58 am	Apr 3rd, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Heh. Thanks for the effort and content. After an everything-went-right season last year the Dinos are expecting some serious regression in 2064. The 720 OPS our batters put up in 2062 is likely closer to our true talent than the 800 OPS of 2063. Bird finds his way to the doghouse every season. Made a quick trip this year. After his first start he got sent to the 'pen. After his first 'pen outing he got sent back to AAA. SI no guarantee of success.

#94046	04/18/2024 11:57:53 am	Apr 3rd, 2064
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	SI no guarantee of success. I strongly agree with that statement, but man that is a brutally short leash!

#94064	04/19/2024 8:47:41 am	Apr 7th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Each time you go into the dog house the leash is a little shorter when you get out. We've been blessed with depth at SP. Have 8 guys I think who have demonstrated they can do the job. No room for someone who doesn't have it. We are already looking at last season's Cy Young winner and wondering if he needs a bit of time to collect himself. A nice hitting pop on Ramirez. "Good" hitting is always a crap shoot. 15 feels like a playable number. He's turning into a decent asset. Unheralded as a 12 pot 5th rounder without much of a character count for his scouting report. Got some defensive versatility, good eye, can steal a base and pop the odd HR.

#94086	04/24/2024 7:45:16 am	Apr 25th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Our season in 2063 reminded me alot of the Dinos in 2040. Both times Waterloo was coming off of a mediocre season and had absolutely everything break right. We followed up 2040 with a disastrous season where pretty much everything went wrong. (A 16 fld 2B making 9 errors in his first 14 games a "highlight"). So we've sort of been expecting the bottom to fall out this season. And so far the defense has been trying. White, gold gloves long behind him, made 4 errors in his first 16 games. Pacheco, finally getting some playing time, has made 3 errors in his 7 games as a 14 fld 1B. Dinos have been hanging in despite the dreadful defensive play. Would definitely be nice if we could tighten things up in the field a bit.

#94087	04/24/2024 8:31:12 am	Apr 25th, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Have a guy with a decent fastball so I tried using a closer for the first time in decades. 3 BS in 9 app and that experiment is over. Go with what you know.

#94088	04/24/2024 5:37:18 pm	Apr 29th, 2064
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9742 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I don't remember how many games it was, but Sal Kelly started off 2063 with 0 Saves, 3 Blown Saves, and a 9+ ERA. Turned out pretty good in the end though.

#94092	04/26/2024 4:04:15 am	May 3rd, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Mitchell Larsen, my SP who led Team USA this season, spent 18 days injured, comes back to make one start, and goes down for another 15 days. Rant over.

#94112	04/30/2024 8:56:20 am	May 17th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The rest of us can use the occasional break from Larsen. Dinos get out of the group stage of the cup for just the 2nd time in the last 7 seasons. We had a slightly higher quality of quad-A pitching this season. Always figure teams that do well in the cup have a couple great starting pitchers. Dinos are more a large group of good starting pitchers. Not really expecting to go far. Did a little scouting of the Thunder and was impressed by Blankenship's start to the season. Batting .450 after 100 ABs no small feat. Waterloo expected to take a form hit this season. Our award winners from last season seem to be taking the brunt of it. Reigning MVP White started the season batting second. Then was moved the 5th. Now down to 8th. 1 off the league lead for errors. All round bleh. Reigning Cy Young winner Mendez has been bumped from the rotation and sent to AAA. He's joined by Jacobs who was also an AS last season and finished 3rd in Cy voting. Hopefully they sort themselves out soon. In the meantime Bird is back up to see if he has found his grove. And Morelli gets a last hurrah. He's 33 now. 3 of his last 4 seasons have been disasters. If he still doesn't have it then we should probably part ways.

#94123	05/02/2024 7:32:42 am	May 25th, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Now turning the quarter-pole, Bloomington sent 4 starter packing in a middle-of-the-night, Baltimore Colts kinda fashion. One time All Star and GG winner Oscar Perdomo may have been the surprise cut, but his lofty POT and SI never did equal superstardom. "I didn't think playing like *ss most of my career would be an issue.", explained Perdomo. New signees Adrian Iglesias and Rueben Messina no more had finished signing their new contracts when they were immediately waived. "I thought he was joking." said Messina. "Welcome to Bloomington! Now please leave." As owner PSF attempted to drive away in his East German era Wartburg 1.3, he did give us a chance to ask questions in exchange for a push up a slight incline. "I will continue to hold out hope of runs magically appearing out of nowhere.", the Thunder owner defiantly answered. "Nobody is quite sure how runs are scored in baseball and the Thunder will continue to be at the forefront of 'crossing your fingers' technology. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to test my cheese-grater vs toilet tissue theory."

#94152	05/07/2024 7:10:20 am	Jun 10th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Perdomo reminds me of Beall. We've had the opposite experience with him though. Expected him to be an offensive liability. But he's been quite serviceable. Seca [since May 05th 2014 \| last seen May 07th 2024] Goodness. Just past a decade playing BB. Fortunate to be where we are after the first 50. Several of our better players are not having good seasons. Being carried by our 11 pot 92 SI C. Frustrated with Duke. 20 power, 0.75 GB:FB ... worst home run hitter on my roster. (Guys with single digit ABs excluded). I don't get it. But I've never had luck with power hitters. It took us 42 seasons to have someone hit 40. 30 will get you on to our team seasonal top 20. Picked up a (short lived) Concord farmhand. Not sure how long he will stick. Bit of a back-up plan in case another former Concord farmhand doesn't work out.

#94160	05/09/2024 4:08:04 am	Jun 20th, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	A very sincere congratulations on 10 years!

#94163	05/09/2024 8:41:10 am	Jun 20th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks! Caught me by surprise when I noticed that. White went into yesterday's series needing 2 hits to reach 2000. He had a great series, with 3 hits in game 1 and 11 total. White is just the 3rd Dino to reach the 2000 hit threshold. He's now just 1 behind Flynn for #2. #1 is Lovato. Not impossible for White to catch Lovato (Lovato playing part time in his final season) but unlikely. Waterloo with a waiver win! Our first in 6 months. Very pleased to add Callaway. We have been looking for a 2B. (Sort of thought about using our 1st rounder at 2B but think he fits better at 3B). We now feel really good about our future infield. Park-Carlson-Callaway at 3B-SS-2B should be solid. Tricky that he is 24. Would like to get him in the lineup now. That would end up shortchanging the aforementioned White. We would like to give him full run to pad his hit total. But Callaway is ready to go.

#94171	05/10/2024 1:58:27 am	Jun 25th, 2064
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	Congrats on the 10 years! And Waterloo looking for a 2B, really?

#94174	05/10/2024 9:42:15 am	Jun 25th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks JJNZ. And Waterloo looking for a 2B, really? Hehe. Shocker, eh? The past few seasons have been good at the keystone. But that's with our SS of the future playing there. Before Carlson it was a patchwork mess of failed prospects, washed up vets and utility infielder/back-up SS. The last bona fide 2B we had was James, and he retired in 2050. Amazing how our HoF is packed with amazing SS, yet 2B has been a wasteland. We are optimistic about Callaway. Has a Kennedy vibe to him. Play great D, get on base a bit, run the bases well. Hopefully a decent WAR player even if his BA isn't stellar.

#94191	05/13/2024 6:56:01 am	Jul 7th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	We decided to bring Callaway up and have him, Carlson and White split time. Will help keep Carlson's SS sharp for when he takes over. White's lackluster play not helping his case. Cup night. Feels unusual not having the day off. Don't expect it to last much longer. As good as Waterloo has been playing our SP has been erratic. Erratic SP is not a recipe for cup success. Got looking at the Dino roster. 7 of our 28 big league players are 11 pot. 25%. We normally have a healthy representation of lower pot players but 1/4 11 pot seems high. Not that we are without SI. The mountain of SI named Reyna gained a couple more points last week. He was already the biggest SI player in Dino history. Now the first to cross the 130 threshold.

#94195	05/15/2024 4:16:25 am	Jul 14th, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Halfway point. We've added better defenders with more range bc the ERA was out of whack with FIP. ERA is coming down now. Checking stats from the first 40 games thru the next 40, I see a lot of 4th and 5th place offensive numbers for my Thunder. Avg, obp, slg, ops are all up 10-20 points from where we were after 40 games, but so is everyone else's. Pitching and defense are a lot of 1's, 2's, and 3's, but that's never the problem in Bloomington. Season wOBA is still sub 330, which is terrible, but the new guys are doing well above average. Just need to keep that up.

#94199	05/15/2024 5:41:22 pm	Jul 16th, 2064
5L1NK Joined: 06/10/2015 Posts: 296 Farmington Hills Cardinals Legends	A Belated Hello to you all and Congrats on the decade of Dinohood to Seca. It's been a doozy for us in the West. Not the worst so far but definitely not the best either. My aging rotation is being carried by my bullpen and my offense is too inconsistent to be considered a strength. Right now it seems OW and Pearland are on a tier of their own while Belleville, Mount Prospect and I are battling to stay up. Makakilo has already thrown in the towel with the full roster dump so It's a 5 team division duking it out. The East is having it's way with my guys with 8 of our 14 wins against the bottom two teams. I don't see any adjustments thus far that will turn our luck around against the top dogs so I guess I'll throw some prayers up to the RNG to help my sweet red birds survive the rest of interdivison and try to not be a one and done legends participant

#94200	05/16/2024 11:05:48 am	Jul 16th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	I don't see any adjustments thus far that will turn our luck around against the top dogs so I guess I'll throw some prayers Hehe. Clench and wait for Inter to pass. Didn't get a chance to put our AS predictions up. Wynne and Berger were our locks. Wynne with a nice bounce back after a couple subpar campaigns. Berger one of my few high-rollers from last year not to be hung over this season. Pleased Reyna and Ramirez made it. Didn't see either as locks b/c less ABs. Installing 14-hit Reyna as the leadoff hitter was a controversial decision in the Dino war-room this offseason. He's done really well. Bowers always seems a half-step behind Razo. Got some schadenfreude watching Rizz get shellacked. Waterloo is fortunate to be where we are after 80 games. We have to high-roll pretty hard to stick with Scranton. Probably used up most of our luck last season.

#94235	05/24/2024 8:45:46 am	Aug 19th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos still un-extinct in the cup. Final 4 for the first time since our cup win (back in 2026). Have been blessed with a good draw hitting the lowest ranked team multiple rounds. A couple series behind reading league game reports. Haven't been fully putting our best foot forward (a bit of pitcher shuffling to get the SPs I want in the Cup). Don't expect things have been going awesome. It took the second series after the AS break, but last year's Cy Young finally won a game. Even then 19 control Mendez walked 4 and beaned 2 in 5+ IP. Just hasn't been his year. We decided our 1st rounder would be better off as an exceptional defensive 3B rather than a miscast 2B. Was awkward though b/c as a new prospect he had no development graph. We set him to 3B, crossed our fingers and waited for the AS break. Sure enough ... 0 knowledge of 3B. Sigh.

#94286	06/06/2024 11:56:44 am	Oct 6th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Well ... Dinos out of the cup. Pilot error. Won game 1, up 8-1 in the 2nd inning of game 2. But I didn't think to unassign my bullpen in the leadup series against Oceanview. Turned out to be taxing on my guys. Meant both Rutherford and Duncan were taking naps in the clubhouse for game 2. And when the sim slipped into T-ball mode the rest of my pen wasn't able to keep it together. We sort of disengaged from this season after that. Close to 2 weeks behind reading game reports. I changed Rutherford's settings for game 3 of the cup series and forgot to switch them back until today. Suspect he hasn't been having a great time. Cheers to whoever is doing well in the standings. Will try to get caught up this weekend.

#94287	06/07/2024 9:46:55 am	Oct 10th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Got caught up. Not surprised with Waterloo's standing. A little surprised the East is this dense so late in the season. Dinos with a slim chance at the title and a decent chance of dropping. Any bets on Duke? Dinos 20 power cleanup hitter going to make double digit HRs? Have long found power the most eye-rolly stat. Lovato really limping to the finish line. Ugly end to a stellar career. Even if I'd been more active he likely would have stayed in the lineup. Didn't have an easy replacement. (Menendez likely to slide into that spot next season, but we were trying to get as much C into as we could this season).

#94295	06/09/2024 2:23:24 pm	Oct 18th, 2064
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Dinos needed to sweep the final series. Lost game 1. GG. Felt like Scranton's season from the start. Why it was easy to check out for 2 weeks. Can only keep that power index down for so long. Grats to the Bears! Good luck in the series. Don't think I will be doing awards previews this time round. See you guys in 3 weeks.

#94297	06/09/2024 5:12:20 pm	Oct 21st, 2064
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	Not my most active season this time around, but always an honour to compete in the best division in BB - painful to be relegated despite having 8 wins above .500. Good luck to the Bears and Cards in the postseason and to all for next season.

#94301	06/09/2024 5:27:21 pm	Oct 21st, 2064
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats to the Cardinals and Bears! Some serious fight over there in the East. Broken record, but when isn't the East loaded with talent? Ravens coming back up to play in Legends, maybe give the West a little spicy gameplay. See most of you next season! Condolences to the relegating teams.

#94305	06/10/2024 7:34:53 am	Oct 22nd, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations to Farmington Hills and Scranton! We will see one club win their first Legends crown. That's pretty cool.

#94308	06/10/2024 11:14:48 pm	Oct 26th, 2064
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Great effort from the other East teams down the stretch, really made me sweat! Should be another competitive year next year for sure. I've been playing Broken Bat for 10.5 years so to make it this far is incredible

#94315	06/11/2024 4:43:07 pm	Oct 30th, 2064
5L1NK Joined: 06/10/2015 Posts: 296 Farmington Hills Cardinals Legends	I don't exactly want to say it was a good series considering Scranton wiped the floor with us. Congratulations Buff! Glad you finally got your first title!

#94317	06/11/2024 6:32:31 pm	Oct 30th, 2064
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congrats, buff!! Well deserved

#94320	06/12/2024 4:10:25 am	Oct 30th, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, buff!

#94321	06/12/2024 5:57:20 am	Oct 30th, 2064
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Congrats Scranton!

#94322	06/12/2024 6:22:48 am	Oct 30th, 2064
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Grats, Buff!

#94326	06/12/2024 7:11:15 am	Oct 30th, 2064
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Novi Doubledays IV.8	Congratulations, Buff!

#94330	06/12/2024 1:58:22 pm	Oct 30th, 2064
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Thanks everyone for the well wishes! I was admittedly disappointed we didn't get the sweep when we were that close, but a win is a win. It was a really competitive year for most of us this year, and I am confident everyone coming back next year will be right back in it again. (Of course, I am hoping for a repeat, and ideally, a Cup/Legends sweep, just like everyone else.) I took over this team when it was located in a fictional city (Windam Park, IA) in League VI, just looking for a new game to kill some time with over winter break as a college sophomore. It's been a genuine pleasure to get to continue on all these years and hang out with you all when I can!

#94334	06/13/2024 8:01:48 am	Nov 2nd, 2064
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Farmington Hills let manager Valentin go. That was a loooong run.

#94335	06/13/2024 1:44:34 pm	Nov 2nd, 2064
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2257 New York Lancers V.4	Congrats buff, a long time coming! And commiserations 5L1NK, but look on the bright side - you were playing me four seasons ago.

#94336	06/13/2024 6:39:58 pm	Nov 2nd, 2064
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 826 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	Gratz Buff ... lost the shades? Bearly jousting ... that's dangerous. Sorry for you, sorry for me If I had any idea ... need to polish that crystal ball. I pretty much dropped Auto K to draft "Kenzie" Cai oops

#94340	06/14/2024 9:22:09 am	Nov 2nd, 2064
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	"I was admittedly disappointed we didn't get the sweep when we were that close ..." Hey now, don't get too greedy. :/

#94345	06/14/2024 5:48:10 pm	Jan 13th, 2065
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	Hi everyone! Posting just to see "Legends" under my team name. I'm taking a screenshot of it--aka BrokenBat Selfie...(it's the Legends Tourist thing to do) Updated Friday, June 14 2024 @ 5:57:03 pm PDT

#94363	06/17/2024 6:07:29 am	Jan 13th, 2065
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Welcome (back) to all the recently promoted clubs! Looking at the Prattville franchise, they were last in Legends the same year I joined BrokenBat, back when we were the Bloomington Cougars.

#94398	06/22/2024 9:33:08 pm	Mar 4th, 2065
NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 516 Prattville Black Cats Legends	Looking at the Prattville franchise, they were last in Legends the same year I joined BrokenBat Bonkers. Hopefully this time we can stay up a bit longer than a single season

#94401	06/23/2024 7:23:24 am	Mar 4th, 2065
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Hi everyone! Posting just to see "Legends" under my team name. I'm taking a screenshot of it--aka BrokenBat Selfie...(it's the Legends Tourist thing to do) LOL Love this post Tombstone is happy to be back. Good to see so many familiar teams. Good luck to all this season.

#94499	06/30/2024 7:57:57 pm	Mar 20th, 2065
5L1NK Joined: 06/10/2015 Posts: 296 Farmington Hills Cardinals Legends	Hey Snowflake, can you hurry up and dust off that Macintosh to run this proprietary predictive software? I need to know how badly my team is gonna demote this year. P.S. is Private your rank or are you just an introverted Snowflake? Banter aside good luck to everyone this season aside from Freddy, Raven, Hardhat, Jclemen and bjh222. I desperately need you fellas to suck this season.

#94517	07/03/2024 4:11:51 am	Mar 30th, 2065
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Yeah, been too busy with work and my volunteer work to get a prediction out in time. So we're flying blind this season. Private is a rank. Like Pvt Pyle, Pvt Cowboy, and of course, Pvt Joker.

#94526	07/04/2024 3:06:18 pm	Apr 4th, 2065
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1288 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Banter aside good luck to everyone this season aside from Freddy, Raven, Hardhat, Jclemen and bjh222. I desperately need you fellas to suck this season. Eye of the tiger, baby!

#94533	07/05/2024 10:31:44 am	Apr 7th, 2065
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Private is a rank How is it you still haven't managed a promotion after all this service? I sorta missed the start of the season (was a holiday weekend in Canada). Welcome to the new teams. Looking forward to a fun season. Dinos largely unchanged. We had 2 retirements - Lovato and Andrew - neither played a big role last season. Menendez gets Lovato's roster spot and ABs. So far he looks like a RotY candidate but he won't get enough play time (and will likely cool off). We were desperately trying to get his C knowledge up but ran out of time. Klinger ghets Andrew's spot. Used his rookie status last season. We don't have much faith in him despite the potential (he was a 15). We like Gilbert better and he will get a shot when Klinger falters. Our 1st rounder from last season got greenlit today. Would love to call him up but positional issues. Think we want him at 3B but he has no idea how to handle the hot corner. Haven't completely ruled out SS. Either way likely not up till next season.

#94542	07/06/2024 12:59:43 pm	Apr 10th, 2065
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Wait a minute, I thought one of the teams in my Cup division was familiar... How on earth do Pearland and us have to face off in the preliminary round? Poor drawing for both of us

#94603	07/22/2024 10:28:56 am	Jun 8th, 2065
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Zzzz...wha. What? Such excitement has us hibernating. So far, we picked up a 44 claim pitcher who I'll go ahead and jinx. Saenez is meh skills-wise, but if you take a deep dive it looks better. Dude never got run support and he's not gonna get it now, so...welcome. Picked up Jensen and I still think he's going to be a good add. Anyone that can provide any kind of power is sorely needed in Bloomington. We still suck at offense and we still suck vs lefties, so let's throw money at it! Finley comes in to PLATOON at 7.45 per year. At DH. What am I doing... Thunder pitching has been hit-or-miss. If we can round into form I like our chances. Nobody is running away with anything at the moment.

#94621	07/29/2024 4:57:01 pm	Jul 9th, 2065
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Seca !! Long time no see. The Dino's travel to the O.K. Corral for the first time since '56? Good luck in the series.

#94630	08/01/2024 2:02:29 pm	Jul 16th, 2065
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks Freddy. Ya, been a while. Dinos surprised to get a series win against such tough competition. Been a while since posted too. Shocked the Dinos are in 1st at the half. Our starting pitching has really struggled and our offense isn'texactly dynamic. Smoke and mirrors. The big Dino news was Henry's call up. He is hopefully our replacement for Lovato both in LF and at the top of the lineup. Happy with AS selections. Carlson with the somewhat unique feat of being selected at both 2B and SS. (Actually done once before in Dino history by Baez).

#94661	08/09/2024 5:24:22 am	Aug 19th, 2065
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	My great 44 claim pitcher Saenez was a bust: 2-6, 5.67 ERA. Bye.

#94664	08/09/2024 9:19:06 am	Aug 19th, 2065
NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 516 Prattville Black Cats Legends	Prattville keeps it close with Waterloo for most of interleague but collapses in the last series and falls 4 back. So first place remains achievable, but unlikely.

#94674	08/13/2024 11:36:38 am	Aug 31st, 2065
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Congratulations, Freddy. That's two Cup wins for your second life in BB and three overall.

#94678	08/14/2024 5:42:07 am	Sep 4th, 2065
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Thanks P.S.!! Appreciate it. Thanks for noticing!

#94680	08/14/2024 2:30:28 pm	Sep 4th, 2065
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Can confirm -- Steve sent the entire offense a "random" drug test after yesterday's series

#94705	08/22/2024 4:41:31 pm	Oct 9th, 2065
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Probably TMI. A month and a half ago my wife of 24 years asked for a divorce. We never fought. She never complained about anything. I knew she wasn't happy the last little while, but we have twin teenage daughters. Noone is happy within 100m radius of those 2. She sent the news by email. It's over. There won't be any counseling. No chance of reconciliation. Suck it up and move on. Up to that date I'd read every league game report for the Dinos. I've only read a handful since then. A shame I guess. Given how Waterloo has performed this season it looks like BrokenBat was trying to cheer me up. Anyway. That's why I've been quiet this season. Still feeling pretty lost.

#94707	08/22/2024 7:22:43 pm	Oct 10th, 2065
5L1NK Joined: 06/10/2015 Posts: 296 Farmington Hills Cardinals Legends	Jeez man, that's a gut punch to read. I truly feel for you man and I'm pretty sure the entire BB community does too. I'm not qualified to give any advice at all but I did have a friend who got divorced and he said watching Ted Lasso cheered him up as divorce is one of the main topics addressed. I hope that you will feel better soon and I think I speak for everyone that we are all sorry you're going through this. If I wasn't cheering for you to win Legends before I certainly am now! Updated Thursday, August 22 2024 @ 7:24:31 pm PDT

#94708	08/23/2024 12:43:42 am	Oct 10th, 2065
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1600 Yakima Monster III.3	@Seca - feeling for you mate. Tough. As someone whose been through a divorce (though not as difficult as your circumstances) all I can tell you is that it'll suck for a while, but it'll get better, and you'll bounce back higher than you were. Let BB distract you, there's very few things in the world that anyone can say they're the best at - I think you're it for BB though.

#94713	08/23/2024 8:25:28 am	Oct 10th, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	@Seca I'm so sorry to hear about the difficult time that you're experiencing. I hope a brighter future is still ahead of you... Hang in there my man! Your BB team is a model to emulate and you have always been great sportsman from what I have seen!

#94714	08/23/2024 10:42:15 am	Oct 10th, 2065
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 655 Denver Broncos IV.4	I have had relationships end. I can tell you clearly that you can't stop a woman from what she wants. As for feeling lost...Get a separate bank account for the Dinos asap. Where I'm from, a divorce is an actual lawsuit. Exercise and maintain hygiene. I would suggest multi-mile runs at dusk just in case you might cry and then no one would see, if I would suggest anything. You wouldn't believe the quality of women that are out there that would appreciate spending time with you. In regards to the 100 meter perimeter and thanks for the heads up on that one, if you ever wanna travel a few clicks more, I have ordered the installation of a freshly placed Reserved sign amongst the Denvy Field luxury boxes for Dinos management and staff to focus on the baseball and the beer or nachos from one of our Michelin-rated concession stands, gratis. 🫡

#94715	08/23/2024 2:26:53 pm	Oct 10th, 2065
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	CED is right, there are plenty of women available (as i found, and there is no shame in your circumstance). Indeed, women are like city buses...you miss with one there will be another come along soon, and it only takes a buck or two to get started. Just take some time to rebuild your life and avoid forming a relationship in desperation. Updated Friday, August 23 2024 @ 2:38:06 pm PDT

#94717	08/23/2024 9:24:38 pm	Oct 14th, 2065
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	I am sorry you're going through that, Seca -- appreciate you sharing that with us. Congrats on making it back to the top this season, as well

#94722	08/24/2024 1:39:33 pm	Oct 14th, 2065
Garnash11 Joined: 08/18/2022 Posts: 18 Monterey Titans III.1	@Seca You're one of the reasons I play this game. If you ever wanna chat, I've been divorced longer than you were married. Chin up, brother!

#94734	08/25/2024 6:03:34 pm	Oct 22nd, 2065
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Good luck Seca. Edit: Hope it's a classic! Updated Sunday, August 25 2024 @ 6:06:42 pm PDT

#94741	08/26/2024 11:55:02 am	Oct 22nd, 2065
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Haha Garnash11. Thanks for the support everyone. This community is awesome. Haven't been paying enough attention to haveca feel for the series. Dino starting pitching has been an issue all season. Not sure what to expect from a small sample of games.

#94742	08/26/2024 12:29:22 pm	Oct 22nd, 2065
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 189 Mount Prospect Skeletons II.1	Most importantly just wanted to say sorry to hear that Seca, and I'm sorry you've had to go through a rough couple of months as well as the rough months ahead. On a lighter note, fair warning to everyone else if he's done this well with that going on, imagine once he's out of the divorce process and his twins are grown up some, we'll have no chance then! Farewell hopefully for now to Legends. We were clearly outclassed from the get go this year, despite returning largely the same team this year. The promoted teams from last year were clearly a step up in competition. Congrats and good luck to the Division winners.

#94753	08/27/2024 11:53:16 am	Oct 26th, 2065
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1213 Bloomington Thunder II.2	This community loves you Seca. You've done a lot of good for a great many people here (myself included). On the BB side of things, congratulations to Seca and Freddy. The Dino's are seeking revenge after their inglorious defeat to Freddy 32 years ago. Many do not know the story, but the constant harassment and threats from the Waterloo faithful after the '33 classic caused Freddy to change his identity and city. "But PSF, Freddy stuck around College Station for like another decade after that?" While that may be true, facts and proof have no place on the interwebs. Only false story lines. Now Freddy resides in Tombstone where he hopes Seca will meet his Waterloo. On his tombstone. Or something. I was on a roll there for a minute. Someone tie that all together.

#94756	08/27/2024 4:15:43 pm	Oct 30th, 2065
FreddyThe2nd Joined: 06/08/2020 Posts: 182 Tombstone Pistoleros Legends	Congratulations to Waterloo on a great year! @ P.S. hahahaha that was awesome! See you all next season.

#94785	08/29/2024 11:32:50 am	Nov 2nd, 2065
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1006 Deadwood Perambulators IV.1	Big congrats to Waterloo. Unbelievable decades of prominence. And kudos to Tombstone. I was hoping that you and Deadwood would cross paths for some cowboy series, but you seem to be entrenched at the top and we are slipping a bit. Congrats again, Waterloo!

#94786	08/29/2024 1:33:18 pm	Nov 2nd, 2065
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Thanks guys. It's a good sign for Waterloo. We have transitioned pretty much the whole lineup since winning in 2059 (only Beall and Berger left). The "big 3" of Wallace, Lovato and White are all gone. I've also always been a micro-manager, and thought that contributed to any success. This season the team was on autopilot. So maybe the hands-on doesn't mean much. Thanks all. Will look forward to next season. (I often preview the awards, but I haven't paid enough attention this season).

#94800	08/30/2024 1:57:04 pm	Nov 2nd, 2065
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 202 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies II.2	Congrats Seca!! Another one for the trophy case. Congrats Tombstone on the great season as well! I'm being sent down, definitely in a bit of a rebuild, hopefully won't fall too far and maybe I can still hold my own in II

#94842	09/05/2024 11:26:50 am	Feb 12th, 2066
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	The series MVP was José Luis Reyna with 2 home runs, a .455 batting average and a 1.653 OPS. The beauty of a small sample size series. Reyna batted .190 during the regular season with a .615 OPS. Awards were interesting. Rutherford came very close to winning the Cy Young as a reliever. (I've had some including Rutherford get votes before, but not that close). Coach Manuel Herrera leaves to pursue managing opportunities. We've been expecting this. Its very possible Herrera, our pitching coach for the last 14 seasons, has been the secret sauce for the Dinos. In those seasons our worst finish was a 3rd - which happened once. 1st or 2nd the other 13 years. And then ... St. Cloud Wolverines hired Manuel Herrera as the new manager. Good luck to Manuel in his new digs and role!

#94844	09/05/2024 1:15:19 pm	Feb 12th, 2066
judge fry Joined: 11/02/2022 Posts: 2 St. Cloud Wolverines Legends	It's this year or never for Herrera and the Wolverines. Bankruptcy is the only thing that can stop them.

#94870	09/15/2024 10:37:56 am	Mar 18th, 2066
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Hehe. Bankruptcy's rotation looks really solid this season. Not much changes for Waterloo. Park is up and will play 3B. This probably knocks us out of contention. He just turned lower case 3b. Likely to make 25 errors this season. The other change is Berger. Age has not been kind. Meant to cut him before payday. Sunia and Feliciano (or 3B tandem last season) will handle the C duties (and back up 3B).

#94915	10/05/2024 9:00:56 am	May 31st, 2066
judge fry Joined: 11/02/2022 Posts: 2 St. Cloud Wolverines Legends	Is 2066 Seca's Waterloo? Updated Saturday, October 5 2024 @ 9:02:04 am PDT

#95011	11/09/2024 9:58:37 pm	Oct 18th, 2066
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	BOL down the stretch Ken - we opened the door and you've done your very best to insert yourself into the pennant race!

#95012	11/10/2024 5:01:04 am	Oct 18th, 2066
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5222 Waterloo Dinosaurs II.2	Wow. 4 posts all season. We are an active bunch. Ya, things look grim for Waterloo. We knew playing Park was throwing, but didn't expect 1st to drop level of throw. All cool. I'm still out of whack from my family difficulties. My Legend spot should go to someone more active and engaged.

#95017	11/10/2024 3:46:43 pm	Oct 20th, 2066
Ken_Kennilworth Joined: 11/26/2019 Posts: 417 Charleston Hawks Legends	thanks Buff...but it looks like you will prevail...still, it is an exciting finish! i feel lucky to have avoided relegation Updated Sunday, November 10 2024 @ 3:47:52 pm PST and indeed you have prevailed Buff...congrats!! Updated Sunday, November 10 2024 @ 4:02:27 pm PST

#95029	11/13/2024 3:02:39 pm	Nov 1st, 2066
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	Congratulations to buff and Scranton on the championship! 2 in 3 seasons is a helluva achievement

#95036	11/15/2024 10:14:02 am	Nov 2nd, 2066
boltsman Joined: 04/18/2017 Posts: 115 Eden Prairie Wolves Legends	Congratulations to buffmckagan and the Scranton Bears. The Bears led the division most of the season and had a great recovery and playoff at the end. Amazing team depth from top to bottom!

#95037	11/15/2024 8:55:55 pm	Jan 13th, 2067
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	Thanks guys!! El jefe -- I fully expect you to take the division title back from us this season, that run of dominance was incredible for you

#95041	11/17/2024 11:32:04 am	Jan 13th, 2067
NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 516 Prattville Black Cats Legends	Lucky to be sticking around another season. Much congrats to buff, a hello to our new teams, and a sad Legends goodbye (for now) to Seca. Hopefully he can get back up & running again soon

#95062	11/22/2024 4:07:23 pm	Mar 1st, 2067
El jefe Joined: 04/21/2017 Posts: 237 Urbana Cubs Legends	And @buff gets 84 claimer Saenez to head into 2067?! God help us all