Praise for CatoBase!

sharpmath · 09-11-2004, 03:14 PM

Please excuse my following maniacal post, but I just wanted to heap some more praise on CatoBase.

I've always been a huge fan of baseball, and it's statistics, and it's history, and it's history of statistics, so when I found the OOTP series, I was thrilled.

But it has really been CatoBase that has made me continue to come back to the game again and again. Infact, with the latest addition that added Progressive Leaderboards, I'm not sure if there's anything else I could possibly want in it... except maybe eqA? Or VORP?

Anyway, it just lets me get into the history of MY league to the power of 10. I like to write up short running-naratives on my leagues (kind of Dynasty Report-ish, but due to my (obvious) lack of cohesion, not fit for public reading!) just to keep myself into the game.

I've now reached 1931 of my current HOB league, the furthest I've ever made it, and as the season wound down, I said a little bit about the respective League Champions, and well, maybe I'll just paste a bit of it here, because it can explain better how much deeper I feel I can get with CatoBase:

So it's the Phillies (93-69) and the Yankees (102-60) going at it for the World Series. In addition to the Yankees tying the 1919 Chicago White Sox for the 2nd highest WPct (.630, it's also the highest total since the White Sox turn of 1919), and even though it makrs their 6th AL Pennant, it is their first in 13 years. The Yankees have been very succesfull in the World Series. They've won 3 of 5, but more importantly have a very nifty 18-9 record in post-season games.

For the Phillies it is their 4th NL Crown, coming not too far off the heels of their last win, in 1928. Before that they had to wait 13 years for their second, and 11 for their 3rd. The Phillies however aren't a great World Seires team like the Yankees. Infact, of all the teams they have the longest current dry streak since winning their last World Series, 27 years going WAAAY back to 1904 with the very solid Roy Thomas, Ed Delahanty, Elmer Flick and Nap Lajoie leading the team, along with the 'Where'd THAT come from' season by Doc White. White first pitched for the Phillies in 1901, and up until 1904 had an ERA of 3.60. Then 1904 came along, and Doc White tore up the NL, going 24-8 with an amazing 1.93 ERA, opposing batters hitting only .214/.255/.263 against him (He was beaten out for the NL Pitcher of the Year that season by the great 369 game winner Jack Powell, who went 29-9 with a 1.76 ERA. And while some will point out that ERA in the National League dropped 0.27 from 3.15 to 2.91, why then when the ERA only took a slight hit the following year, up 5 points to 2.96, did White finish out the way he did?) After that, White went to a 3.80 ERA in '05, 3.59 in '06 and 3.64 in '07. Other than 5 scattered relief apperances across 1908 and 1909 (which can be very easily chalked up to the fact that Nap Lajoie was running the club, and held a special place in his heart for his World Series team mate) that was it for Doc White and baseball. Jack Powell meanwhile of course went on to have many more succesfull seasons with the Cardinals, posting an amazing 1.69 ERA in 1906, although that was bested in 1907 by Rube Waddell at 1.60. What is my point? Er. Well. I seem to have gotten a little off track here, but I think the point I was tyring to make is that the Phillies are 8-11 in World Series play. But I bet you can't guess who the Phillies one World Series win was over? That's right!! The New York Yankees, who were then called the Highlanders! McGraw in the Highlanders were in the midst of 3 AL-Pennant wins in a row, although they had dropped the previous World Series to the Pirates.

Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is CatoBase totally makes OOTP come alive for me, and really gives me a connection to my league. Other than you know, the connection that I'm the only person who has anything to do with it.

I must say I have a lot of respect for guys who have been able to go from 1901 up to the present day, and I hope can get that far!

Alright, thanks for enduring this post, those of you have stuck along this far.

streetballer67 · 09-11-2004, 05:54 PM

I voted for both! Catobase is great.

disposableheros · 09-11-2004, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by streetballer67

I voted for both! Catobase is great.

i was first

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09-11-2004, 03:14 PM	#1
sharpmath Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 69	Praise for CatoBase! Please excuse my following maniacal post, but I just wanted to heap some more praise on CatoBase. I've always been a huge fan of baseball, and it's statistics, and it's history, and it's history of statistics, so when I found the OOTP series, I was thrilled. But it has really been CatoBase that has made me continue to come back to the game again and again. Infact, with the latest addition that added Progressive Leaderboards, I'm not sure if there's anything else I could possibly want in it... except maybe eqA? Or VORP? Anyway, it just lets me get into the history of MY league to the power of 10. I like to write up short running-naratives on my leagues (kind of Dynasty Report-ish, but due to my (obvious) lack of cohesion, not fit for public reading!) just to keep myself into the game. I've now reached 1931 of my current HOB league, the furthest I've ever made it, and as the season wound down, I said a little bit about the respective League Champions, and well, maybe I'll just paste a bit of it here, because it can explain better how much deeper I feel I can get with CatoBase: So it's the Phillies (93-69) and the Yankees (102-60) going at it for the World Series. In addition to the Yankees tying the 1919 Chicago White Sox for the 2nd highest WPct (.630, it's also the highest total since the White Sox turn of 1919), and even though it makrs their 6th AL Pennant, it is their first in 13 years. The Yankees have been very succesfull in the World Series. They've won 3 of 5, but more importantly have a very nifty 18-9 record in post-season games. For the Phillies it is their 4th NL Crown, coming not too far off the heels of their last win, in 1928. Before that they had to wait 13 years for their second, and 11 for their 3rd. The Phillies however aren't a great World Seires team like the Yankees. Infact, of all the teams they have the longest current dry streak since winning their last World Series, 27 years going WAAAY back to 1904 with the very solid Roy Thomas, Ed Delahanty, Elmer Flick and Nap Lajoie leading the team, along with the 'Where'd THAT come from' season by Doc White. White first pitched for the Phillies in 1901, and up until 1904 had an ERA of 3.60. Then 1904 came along, and Doc White tore up the NL, going 24-8 with an amazing 1.93 ERA, opposing batters hitting only .214/.255/.263 against him (He was beaten out for the NL Pitcher of the Year that season by the great 369 game winner Jack Powell, who went 29-9 with a 1.76 ERA. And while some will point out that ERA in the National League dropped 0.27 from 3.15 to 2.91, why then when the ERA only took a slight hit the following year, up 5 points to 2.96, did White finish out the way he did?) After that, White went to a 3.80 ERA in '05, 3.59 in '06 and 3.64 in '07. Other than 5 scattered relief apperances across 1908 and 1909 (which can be very easily chalked up to the fact that Nap Lajoie was running the club, and held a special place in his heart for his World Series team mate) that was it for Doc White and baseball. Jack Powell meanwhile of course went on to have many more succesfull seasons with the Cardinals, posting an amazing 1.69 ERA in 1906, although that was bested in 1907 by Rube Waddell at 1.60. What is my point? Er. Well. I seem to have gotten a little off track here, but I think the point I was tyring to make is that the Phillies are 8-11 in World Series play. But I bet you can't guess who the Phillies one World Series win was over? That's right!! The New York Yankees, who were then called the Highlanders! McGraw in the Highlanders were in the midst of 3 AL-Pennant wins in a row, although they had dropped the previous World Series to the Pirates. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is CatoBase totally makes OOTP come alive for me, and really gives me a connection to my league. Other than you know, the connection that I'm the only person who has anything to do with it. I must say I have a lot of respect for guys who have been able to go from 1901 up to the present day, and I hope can get that far! Alright, thanks for enduring this post, those of you have stuck along this far. __________________ this night has opened my eyes and I will never be the same. I'm not happy and I'm not sad.

09-11-2004, 05:54 PM	#2
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