CRAP League

[Vris]

Completely Random Ahistorical Pandemonium League

Stuff that won't change, no matter what:
--Starts in 1901
--arod's random player database for the players
-- 1-10 rating scale
--Career Mode
--Coaches Off/Simulate Minors
-- OOTP6 Engine
-- Hitter/Pitcher Dev: 50%
-- Hitter/Pitcher Age: -40%
--All creation modifiers: 0%
--AI Evaluation: SkyDog's settings
--Recalac for Historical Accuracy button will be pressed after each season
--Injuries/Fatigue are on (off for 1901-1903)


I let the flip of a coin decide the following for 1901. I will flip the coin for the same things for every subsequent year.

--DH in both leagues
--No playoffs
--Finances on
--Cap of $50mil
--Cash Max of $25mil
--Use Nat. TV minimum
--Min Salary of $250,000
--Trading: On/Trading Frequency: Normal
--Roster: 25 men
--No 40-man rule/waivers/Rule 5/Arbitration/Minor League FA
--Yes to minor league option years
--Era: Baseball's Rebirth
--Homefield advantage
--No foreign free agents
--All-Star game decides Homefield for WS

After the end of every season, I will flip the coin regarding expansion/contraction and any team movements.

This is something that will probably be a (not so) quick and (extremely) dirty stat dump. I will outline the major players in the draft. I'm not going to be controlling a team or anything like that. Just sit back and watch the zaniness!

[Vris]

Inauguaral Draft Outline: Hitters

Name (C/P/E) (all are talents)

LF Ted Williams (10/10/10)
3B Kevin Mitchell (8/9/8)
CF Ken Griffey, Jr (7/10/8)
1B Dolph Camilli (7/7/10)
1B Joe Adcock (8/8/6)


Inaugural draft outline: Pitchers

Name (S/C/M/E) (all are talents)

Keith Foulke (8/9/7/6)
Orval Overall (9/6/8/10)
Mark Prior (9/8/5/7)
Jon Matlock (6/9/7/9)
Hank Robinson (4/9/9/10)
Bob Gibson (7/6/8/9)

Draft order:

St. Louis
Boston (N)
Philadelphia (N)
Milwaukee
Chicago (A)
Boston (A)
Baltimore
Cleveland
Philadelphia (A)
Brooklyn
Washington
Cincinnati
Detroit
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago (N)

Serpentine Draft...I'll post the first couple rounds and then sim the season!

[metsgeek]

Woohoo!! Zany Is Good!!

[Vris]

Round 1: 
 
St. Louis pick: LF Ted Williams
Boston (N) pick: P Mark Prior
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Orval Overall
Milwaukee pick: P Keith Foulke
Chicago (A) pick: P Larry Cheney
Boston (A) pick: P Hank Robinson
Baltimore pick: P Jon Matlack
Cleveland pick: P Bob Gibson
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Roy Halladay
Brooklyn pick: P Grover Lowdermilk
Washington pick: P Carlos Zambrano
Cincinnati pick: P Kevin Millwood
Detroit pick: RF Larry Walker
Pittsburgh pick: P Ray Keating
New York pick: P Mark Gubicza
Chicago (N) pick: P Joe Dobson
 
 
Round 2 : 
 
Chicago (N) pick: 3B Kevin Mitchell
New York pick: 1B Dolph Camilli
Pittsburgh pick: 1B Joe Adcock
Detroit pick: P Earl Moore
Cincinnati pick: 1B Travis Hafner
Washington pick: RF Tony Conigliaro
Brooklyn pick: CF Lyman Bostock
Philadelphia (A) pick: 3B Darrell Evans
Cleveland pick: RF Bob Allison
Baltimore pick: P Bobby Burke
Boston (A) pick: CF Carlos Beltran
Chicago (A) pick: CF Ken Griffey jr.
Milwaukee pick: RF Matt Stairs
Philadelphia (N) pick: SS Khalil Greene
Boston (N) pick: RF Raul Mondesi
St. Louis pick: P Willis Roberts
 
 
Round 3: 
 
St. Louis pick: 3B Phil Nevin
Boston (N) pick: LF Rick Reichardt
Philadelphia (N) pick: C Roger Bresnahan
Milwaukee pick: 2B George Myatt
Chicago (A) pick: P Bill Harrington
Boston (A) pick: SS Charlie Hollocher
Baltimore pick: CF Irv Noren
Cleveland pick: 1B Ron Fairly
Philadelphia (A) pick: 1B Mickey Vernon
Brooklyn pick: P Milt Wilcox
Washington pick: 1B Steve Garvey
Cincinnati pick: C Dave Nilsson
Detroit pick: CF Scott Podsednik
Pittsburgh pick: P Ken Dixon
New York pick: P Carl Weilman
Chicago (N) pick: P Dave Morehead

Pitching was the premium in the first few rounds. And, for you maschists:

St. Louis pick: C Joe Connor
Boston (N) pick: LF Howie Fitzgerald
Philadelphia (N) pick: C Marc Sullivan
Milwaukee pick: C Gilbert Reyes
Chicago (A) pick: 2B Bill Fox

..the last 5 chosen.

1901, coming up!

[Vris]

I just realized that each team is kinda hindered on the amount of players. So injuries will be off for a year or two until there is enough organizational depth.

[woody5254]

Wow, Foulke went #4. That is pretty early for a closer.

[Vris]

Originally Posted by woody5254

Wow, Foulke went #4. That is pretty early for a closer.

He's actually listed as a starter with 6 endurance. I thought about changing him to a closer, but thought..what's the fun in that?

Anyway, 1901 will be up later tonight. My computer was simming awfully slow last night.

[woody5254]

Originally Posted by Vris

He's actually listed as a starter with 6 endurance. I thought about changing him to a closer, but thought..what's the fun in that?

Anyway, 1901 will be up later tonight. My computer was simming awfully slow last night.

Ah, okay.

I look forward to seeing some of the results when you get the chance.

[Vris]

1901 American League Champions: Chicago (A)
1901 National League Champions: Cincinnati

AL Standings 
 
 
		  W    L   PCT   GB   
Chicago (A) 	  85  69  .552    -  
Baltimore 	  82  72  .532  3.0  
Cleveland 	  81  73  .526  4.0 
Washington 	  80  74  .519  5.0  
Milwaukee 	  75  79  .487 10.0  
Boston (A) 	  74  80  .481 11.0  
Detroit 	  71  83  .461 14.0  
Philadelphia (A)  68  86  .442 17.0
 
NL Standings 
 

 
		  W    L   PCT   GB  
Cincinnati 	 87   67  .565    - 
Philadelphia (N) 84   70  .545  3.0 
Boston (N) 	 81   73  .526  6.0 
Brooklyn 	 79   75  .513  8.0 
New York 	 79   75  .513  8.0 
Pittsburgh 	 74   80  .481 13.0 
Chicago (N) 	 68   86  .442 19.0 
St. Louis 	 64   90  .416 23.0

[Vris]

AL Awards:
BOTY: Harry Anderson (Chicago (A))
.366, 14 HR, 86 RBI, 85 R, .416 OBP, .517 SLG

POTY/ROTY: Bill Harrington (Chicago (A))
26-12, 3.23 ERA, 356.2 IP, 48 BB, 48 K, 30 CG, 1.30 WHIP

NL Awards:
BOTY: Travis Hafner (Cincinnati)
.326, 9 HR, 86 RBI, 94 R, .414 OBP, .478 SLG

POTY: Orval Overall (Philadelphia (N))
30-12, 3.07 ERA, 390.1 IP, 108 BB, 219 K, 42 CG, 1.28 WHIP

ROTY: Grover Lowdermilk (Brooklyn)
20-21, 4.04 ERA, 374 IP, 108 BB, 125 K, 38 CG, 1.43 WHIP

[Vris]

Combined League Leaders:

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.373  George Myatt(AL, MLA)
.369  Charlie Hollocher(AL, BOS)
.366  Harry Anderson(AL, CHA)
.362  Roger Bresnahan(NL, PHI)
.358  Jimmy Outlaw(NL, CHN)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
19 Bob Allison(AL, CLE)
15 Joe Adcock(NL, PIT)
14 Tony Conigliaro(AL, WS1)
14 Harry Anderson(AL, CHA)
14 Phil Nevin(NL, SLN)

TOP 5 in RBI :
113 Phil Nevin(NL, SLN)
107 Michael Ryan(NL, SLN)
103 Bill Melton(NL, NY1)
102 Kevin Mitchell(NL, CHN)
97  Reggie Williams(NL, PIT)

TOP 5 in ERA :
2.81 Kevin Millwood(NL, CIN)
3.07 Orval Overall(NL, PHI)
3.12 Rufe Gentry(AL, WS1)
3.20 Roy Halladay(AL, PHA)
3.22 Chuck Mcelroy(NL, BRO)

TOP 5 in WINS :
30 Orval Overall(NL, PHI)
26 Bill Harrington(AL, CHA)
24 Kevin Millwood(NL, CIN)
22 Bob Gibson(AL, CLE)
21 Ross Baumgarten(AL, MLA)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
14 Dave Hillman(NL, NY1)
13 Mike Paul(NL, BSN)
13 Peter Munro(NL, CHN)
12 Steve Grilli(NL, PHI)
11 Ricky Horton(AL, BLA)

[Vris]

Coin Flips for 1902:

--Finances stay on
--DH in AL only
--Winner of each League goes to Best of 5 World Series
--No salary cap
--Cash Max stays at $25mil
--TV Contract Min stays at $10
--Adjust to market
--Min salary dropped to $150,000
--Roster Max of 26 players
--No 40 man roster/waivers/Rule 5/Minor League Options/Minor League FA
--Yes to Arbitration
--Trading is disabled
--Baseball's Rebirth (1921-45)
--No homefield advantage
--No foreign free agents
--All-Star game decides Homefield for WS

[Vris]

Team Movements:
Baltimore moves to Buffalo
Cleveland moves to Miami
Milwaukee moves to Tampa Bay
Philadelphia (A) moves to Toronto
Boston (N) moves to Kansas City
Chicago (N) moves to Arlington, TX (and will take on the Texas moniker)
New York moves to Seattle
Philadelphia (N) moves to Oakland
Pittsburgh moves to Los Angeles
St. Louis moves to Atlanta


There will be no expansion/contraction this year.

[Vris]

Draft Pool: Hitters
1B Stan Musial (10/7/9)
RF Buzz Arlett (8/7/6)
C Bob O'Farrell (6/3/8)
1B Roberto Petagine (5/6/10)

Draft Pool: Pitchers
Bill Singer (7/6/7)
Garland Braxton (7/7/7)
Red Ruffing (7/7/6)

Extremely weak crop

[Vris]

And I goofed. I went to fast and before I knew it, it was ST. I can tell you Musial went to Atlanta though. If you want to know where any of the others went, I can tell you. I just have to look them up.

1902 coming up a little later.

[ifspuds]

Originally Posted by Vris

AL Awards:
BOTY: Harry Anderson (Chicago (A))
POTY/ROTY: Bill Harrington (Chicago (A))

NL Awards:
BOTY: Travis Hafner (Cincinnati)
POTY: Orval Overall (Philadelphia (N))
ROTY: Grover Lowdermilk (Brooklyn)

Out of curiosity, what were Hafner's numbers? Looks like he didn't make any of the Top 5 Combined Leaderboards, while Nevin was on the HR and RBI boards.

[metsgeek]

Can you post the stats of the award winners?

[Vris]

Sorry about that. Just kinda forgot. I will try and remember to get the award winner's numbers up there. If you want some other numbers, just let me know.

For comparison, here's Nevin:

.320, 14 HR, 113 RBI, 95 R, .362 OBP, .449 SLG


Nevin also played for St. Louis, who finished in last place. Hafner played for Cincy, who won the pennant.

Simming 1902 as we speak...

[Vris]

1902 World Championship

Buffalo vs Atlanta

Atlanta is led by ROTY candidate 1B Stan "The Man" Musial (.378, 5 HR, 117 RBI) and LF Ted Williams (.413, 10 HR, 103 RBI). They had 3 .400 hitters and were third overall in the league in hitting. They also had the second best pitching staff in the majors, led by Joe Bowman (22-11, 4.06, 108 K) and Jake Wade (19-10, 3.90, 76 K).

Buffalo was actually first in the league in hitting, despite having no .400 hitters. LF Carlos Lee (.389, 5 HR, 109 RBI) paced the offense, but was backed up by 1B Jose Morales (.385, 1 HR, 96 RBI) and C Carl Sawatski (.324, 4 HR, 89 RBI). Their pitching staff was weak (5.57 ERA), but was led by Gerry Staley (21-12, 5.44, 73 K).

Buffalo's offense (1st in runs) isn't enough to overcompensate for it's horrible pitching staff. I say Atlanta in 4 games (3-1).

[woody5254]

Originally Posted by Vris

1902 World Championship

Buffalo vs Atlanta

Atlanta is led by ROTY candidate 1B Stan "The Man" Musial (.378, 5 HR, 117 RBI) and LF Ted Williams (.413, 10 HR, 103 RBI). They had 3 .400 hitters and were third overall in the league in hitting. They also had the second best pitching staff in the majors, led by Joe Bowman (22-11, 4.06, 108 K) and Jake Wade (19-10, 3.90, 76 K).

Buffalo was actually first in the league in hitting, despite having no .400 hitters. LF Carlos Lee (.389, 5 HR, 109 RBI) paced the offense, but was backed up by 1B Jose Morales (.385, 1 HR, 96 RBI) and C Carl Sawatski (.324, 4 HR, 89 RBI). Their pitching staff was weak (5.57 ERA), but was led by Gerry Staley (21-12, 5.44, 73 K).

Buffalo's offense (1st in runs) isn't enough to overcompensate for it's horrible pitching staff. I say Atlanta in 4 games (3-1).

Wow, Atlanta has both Stan the Man and Teddy!! Amazing. They should be good for a long time one would think.