I have never seen a divisional race this close before

smythejd · 06-18-2018, 08:28 PM

Oh this is fun. I have 4 games left in the 2197 season (120 game seasons).

One division has a winner (Charlotte Generals). They are waiting for someone to join them.

In the other division, there are 6 teams separated by 1 game. Non of the teams are playing each other (for the next 2 games) but will see for the final two.

I have never had 6 teams this close at the end of the season.

The Minnesota North Stars are 2 time returning Finley Cup Champions who have been stumbling thru this season. Looks like they have caught FIRE...

smythejd · 06-18-2018, 08:34 PM

One game down... three to go...

North Stars cool off (a little) as do the Presidents..

Acorns and Lords look to take control...

smythejd · 06-18-2018, 08:45 PM

Only 2 games left...

Kansas City Lords control their own destiny...

But if they stumble, 3 teams ready to take the division...

And for the last two games:
the North Stars play the Presidents and the Yanks play the Rockers.

The Lords and the Acorns play teams who have a .500 record...

Le Grande Orange · 06-18-2018, 10:51 PM

You may want to stop with on the last day of the season before any games have been played and post your standings. It's possible you might have a tie scenario that OOTP will be unable to handle on its own. In that event, you can manually schedule tie-breaking games.

smythejd · 06-19-2018, 04:48 AM

Lords, North Stars and Acorns win...

It is down to three teams...

All the Lords need to do is win one more.

smythejd · 06-19-2018, 04:58 AM

Well that did not end as I was hoping...

What was all the fuss about???

Lords take it easily...

BirdWatcher · 06-19-2018, 11:12 AM

Wait, there is a team called the Boston Yanks!? Yikes!

Rosco Peabody · 06-19-2018, 08:30 PM

My very first year in my fictional league, there was a three team tie and one team had to play 164 regular season games in order to make it into the playoffs (not even a one game elimination, I'm talking about just to make it in)

Shackdaddy · 06-20-2018, 04:36 AM

I know this has nothing to do with baseball, but there was a team in the NFL in the late 40s named the Boston Yanks. So the name Boston Yanks isn’t that weird. And in the 30’s the NFL had teams called the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates (who were renamed the Steelers in 1940). And don’t forget the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals).

It must have been confusing back in the old days.

bwburke94 · 06-20-2018, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Shackdaddy

And don’t forget the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals).

The football Cardinals were a weird situation, because they inherited their name from Chicago.

BirdWatcher · 06-20-2018, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Shackdaddy

I know this has nothing to do with baseball, but there was a team in the NFL in the late 40s named the Boston Yanks. So the name Boston Yanks isn’t that weird. And in the 30’s the NFL had teams called the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates (who were renamed the Steelers in 1940). And don’t forget the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals).

It must have been confusing back in the old days.

Well, of course, in the larger cultural context people who live in Boston are obviously yanks. But, let's not kid ourselves, in the North American baseball context Boston Yanks is, if not a weird name, certainly one fraught with internal conflict. It would be the baseball equivalent of an NFL team being named, oh, I don't know, the Washington Cowboys.

06-18-2018, 08:28 PM	#1
smythejd All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,025	I have never seen a divisional race this close before Oh this is fun. I have 4 games left in the 2197 season (120 game seasons). One division has a winner (Charlotte Generals). They are waiting for someone to join them. In the other division, there are 6 teams separated by 1 game. Non of the teams are playing each other (for the next 2 games) but will see for the final two. I have never had 6 teams this close at the end of the season. The Minnesota North Stars are 2 time returning Finley Cup Champions who have been stumbling thru this season. Looks like they have caught FIRE... Attached Images Last edited by smythejd; 06-18-2018 at 08:30 PM.

06-18-2018, 08:34 PM	#2
smythejd All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,025	One game down... three to go... North Stars cool off (a little) as do the Presidents.. Acorns and Lords look to take control... Attached Images Last edited by smythejd; 06-18-2018 at 08:35 PM.

06-18-2018, 08:45 PM	#3
smythejd All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,025	Only 2 games left... Kansas City Lords control their own destiny... But if they stumble, 3 teams ready to take the division... And for the last two games: the North Stars play the Presidents and the Yanks play the Rockers. The Lords and the Acorns play teams who have a .500 record... Attached Images Last edited by smythejd; 06-18-2018 at 08:47 PM.

06-19-2018, 04:48 AM	#5
smythejd All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,025	Lords, North Stars and Acorns win... It is down to three teams... All the Lords need to do is win one more. Attached Images

06-19-2018, 04:58 AM	#6
smythejd All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,025	Well that did not end as I was hoping... What was all the fuss about??? Lords take it easily... Attached Images

06-18-2018, 10:51 PM	#4
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	You may want to stop with on the last day of the season before any games have been played and post your standings. It's possible you might have a tie scenario that OOTP will be unable to handle on its own. In that event, you can manually schedule tie-breaking games.

06-19-2018, 11:12 AM	#7
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	Wait, there is a team called the Boston Yanks!? Yikes!

06-19-2018, 08:30 PM	#8
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,092	My very first year in my fictional league, there was a three team tie and one team had to play 164 regular season games in order to make it into the playoffs (not even a one game elimination, I'm talking about just to make it in) __________________ . Been playing since OOTP '08 Avatar is a picture of me drawn by one of my students a few years ago (My real name is not Rosco, nor do I live anywhere near Peabody)

06-20-2018, 04:36 AM	#9
Shackdaddy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mesa,AZ Posts: 86	I know this has nothing to do with baseball, but there was a team in the NFL in the late 40s named the Boston Yanks. So the name Boston Yanks isn’t that weird. And in the 30’s the NFL had teams called the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates (who were renamed the Steelers in 1940). And don’t forget the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals). It must have been confusing back in the old days. Last edited by Shackdaddy; 06-20-2018 at 04:50 AM.