P412 Season 12 mini-whale league

[Zorro]

I think it is time to call it a night. I am scoring 7 runs a game and giving up 8. Lol.... See you tomorrow.....

[joehart]

You lucky one...the Silver Pirates lost 12 in a row while I was away. I don't even know what to say....I think that is the longest streak I have had so far (and still going...).

[Orcin]

Originally Posted by joehart

You lucky one...the Silver Pirates lost 12 in a row while I was away. I don't even know what to say....I think that is the longest streak I have had so far (and still going...).

I didn't see that coming. Your team was playing so well, and then the bottom fell out. It's hard to explain.

[joehart]

Even more amazing, Starting pitchers was pretty solid in almost all the games.
Innings, Earned Runs
7, 1
8, 0
7.1, 3
7, 2
6.2, 0
5.2, 2
6.1, 1

I would take those results every time....

I guess I cursed them with my comment about being a .500 team. They are back to .500 now after losing 13 in a row.

[daves]

Originally Posted by Zorro

Ok guys, I got so hung up on winning and getting to the playoffs that I have started to get stagnant and not enjoying the game. I use to experiment a bit and watch the results. Now I am so hung up on just the results that I do the same thing every season. (Make the playoffs, Lose in the playoffs , No championship.) I have learned how to score, I am usually in the top two in scoring each season and pitching even if My era is in the top three I give up way more runs then I should. I see it is my Defence. So I want to experiment. It might cost me my first playoff miss but At least I will enjoy myself trying. Since I have become stale because of making the playoffs each year I have lost what I intended to do in the first place and that is win championships. I will never win the big one a few times because of the way I build my team ,It is strong over the long run but in a short series it make to many little mistakes to be able to consistently win a small series. So I want to try something different before OOTP 20 comes out. I am going to send down some top players like Ruth , Lajoie and maybe Cobb and add a little defence in and pitching in. Since they were always my core players and how I learned to play this game things might be rocky for awhile but at least the game will be fun again. (I hope) I want to learn how to have a all around team before OOTP 20 comes out. I think my desire to win and this cursed playoff run has hurt my ability to manage. This has always been a weakness of mine. To win at all cost. So I have become good in season play but horrible in the playoffs. So I think I am going to tinker and find out why. I hate to lose so this could turn out to be torture but I just want to try something different this week. If I fail I can always go back to the old way next week. But at least I got to try. Really this game should be about fun. I have lost some of that because I wanted to keep my reputation as a winner going and that is really not where it is at. I started to lose sleep at night and my wife said to me “I thought this was your fun? Maybe you should try senior bowling”. I looked at her and thought , She is right, Just not about any damn bowling. Lol. So today I will try something different. If that ceases to be fun then maybe I will try out bowling. NOT.😱

Do you change anything during the playoffs?

Most of my playoff wins I bought players before the playoffs, reduced my pitching staff and added a glove or pinch runner.

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by joehart

Even more amazing, Starting pitchers was pretty solid in almost all the games. B7
Innings, Earned Runs
7, 1
8, 0
7.1, 3
7, 2
6.2, 0
5.2, 2
6.1, 1

I would take those results every time....

Not pretty solid, I say wonderfully solid. I would die for numbers like that from my starters.

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by daves

Do you change anything during the playoffs?

Most of my playoff wins I bought players before the playoffs, reduced my pitching staff and added a glove or pinch runner.

I change my rotation to 4 starters and depending on my Opponents Park I change my lineup but I keep the same players that got me there. I must do SOMETHING wrong because I have gotten there every season and have won only 1 Championship.

[Nyflamingos]

Originally Posted by Zorro

I change my rotation to 4 starters and depending on my Opponents Park I change my lineup but I keep the same players that got me there. I must do SOMETHING wrong because I have gotten there every season and have won only 1 Championship.

1 is more than most!!! Playoffs come down to the matchups and luck... When I lost in the bronze world series .. I could not believe it ... my team was so much better ... and then in the perfect world series against the Monterey Bay Whales who had beaten the silver sox ... would then lose to my team 4-1 ... so... sometimes ... one just has to be lucky

[Nyflamingos]

Also, if it makes you feel better .. you have knocked me out of the playoffs the last two years!!! So ... if your doing something wrong .. then ... I must ... apparently suck at life! haha!



Phatpartie
Ypsilanti Angry Dragons

[Orcin]

I am sure glad the Breakers are leaving town. I got a no-hitter and a two-hit shutout thrown at me in consecutive games. They put my whole team in a slump!

[daves]

So I go to the auction to get Cap Anson for a high batting average. Only to find he was sold by someone else in the 412 and he has not been batting well in this league.

Hopefully he will like Niagara Falls better than Louisville?

[bailey]

I had been patiently waiting for weeks for Nap Lajoie 98 to show up in the AH and he never did, even though I had 200K, there was nothing to spend it on. So, finally I plunked down 100K today for Cy Young 96, supposedly one of the best pitchers in the game, we'll see.

Later today, Nap Lajoie 98 becomes available!

Luckily, the BIN was well below the last 5 price and I was available to get enough PP by quick selling DeGrom. He had to go anyway, to stay under the cap.

5K left --- it's pack time!

[joehart]

Nice...two new toys to plug in and play with.

I owned Cy96 a while back and he fell mostly into the same category as
Kevin Brown, Zach Greinke96 , Spud Chandler, Greg Maddux93/94,
Walter Johnson97/96PEAK, Kershaw96, and Matt Harvey.

Good luck. I lost quite a few games to Cy96 in the playoffs :-)
He should be a nice improvement over deGrom.

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by Nyflamingos

Also, if it makes you feel better .. you have knocked me out of the playoffs the last two years!!! So ... if your doing something wrong .. then ... I must ... apparently suck at life! haha!



Phatpartie
Ypsilanti Angry Dragons

You are far from sucking my friend. I always have great respect and fear of your team every season.😁

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by Orcin

I am sure glad the Breakers are leaving town. I got a no-hitter and a two-hit shutout thrown at me in consecutive games. They put my whole team in a slump!

Damn, I have never had a no no. 😩

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by bailey

I had been patiently waiting for weeks for Nap Lajoie 98 to show up in the AH and he never did, even though I had 200K, there was nothing to spend it on. So, finally I plunked down 100K today for Cy Young 96, supposedly one of the best pitchers in the game, we'll see.

Later today, Nap Lajoie 98 becomes available!

Luckily, the BIN was well below the last 5 price and I was available to get enough PP by quick selling DeGrom. He had to go anyway, to stay under the cap.

5K left --- it's pack time!

wowso you got Lajoie and Young? Great adds.😁

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by joehart

Nice...two new toys to plug in and play with.

I owned Cy96 a while back and he fell mostly into the same category as
Kevin Brown, Zach Greinke96 , Spud Chandler, Greg Maddux93/94,
Walter Johnson97/96PEAK, Kershaw96, and Matt Harvey.

Good luck. I lost quite a few games to Cy96 in the playoffs :-)
He should be a nice improvement over deGrom.

Dont like to see that.😉

[Zorro]

Ok, My experiament worked at far as errors went but not wins. I was a much more solid team when I watched them play and field but instead of winning 9-7 with come backs I was losing 3-2 with nice fielding . Lol. So I have to tell myself , Do I want to look pretty or do I want to win. So I am going back to what I know. It might hurt watching them on the field but at least they end of winning. I really did enjoy the tight way they played. Just did not enjoy the losing part of it.😩

[Zorro]

Ok, The next 10 games will be brutal. Not only do I play good teams but three of my starters are cold and will probably lead to losses when they pitch. I started out 30-32 last season so if I can get to that again I know I can come back. (I hope) 🤞

[Zorro]

I messed up everything by trying to experiment. I have no idea what I did or what I am doing. I over think and being as dumb as I am that is a very dangerous thing to do. Now to get out of this mess I would punt.(If it was football) ok, If I can just pull things back together by halftime I just might be able to right this ship for the second half and make a run for another playoff spot. That is if I do not get any more brainy ideas about how to play D and watch the wonderful plays they make while losing the damn game.😡