The 2090s Decade - Discussion Thread - Page 6

sharknut · 01-04-2021, 04:18 PM

Very nice. Been a while since I pulled someone I can plug in. It's just grinding points to close out missions 90% of the time.

My staff is
100 Kershaw
100 Waddell
100 Walsh
100 Smoltz
99 Breechen

Newcome
Carruthers
Eck
Rigney
Goose
Blue-Closer
Also giving Hooks Dause a chance, just closed out a mission to get him and my last spot in my pen has been iffy for a while.

8-0 so far this year. 60-20 in runs. Norm Cash in on pace for over an 11 WAR in his first season. Heh.

Izz · 01-04-2021, 05:36 PM

I'm also running a 12-man staff though for a couple seasons I've been thinking about reducing to a 6-man bullpen.

Peak Pedro
Perfect Walter Johnson
SE Walsh
Peak Clemens
SE Smoltz

SE Breechen
SE Sheets
SE Blue
Rixey
SE Gossage
Peak Sutter
SE Hoffman

sharknut · 01-07-2021, 05:57 AM

1/2 way in and Hooks Dauss has been pretty good. 2.4 ERA and 1.1 WHIP.

Vida Blue has an ERA of 0.24 and an ERA+ of 1798 as my closer.

Izz · 01-07-2021, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sharknut

Vida Blue has an ERA of 0.24 and an ERA+ of 1798 as my closer.

Awesome!

Zorian77 · 01-07-2021, 02:10 PM

Speaking of Vida Blue, I just finished his collection mission and now he's my #1 starter ahead of Stan Coveleski. My pitching rotation hasn't had an upgrade since I finished Jon Matlack's mission several months ago, so it's a big deal for my team!

It should make the team a lot more competitive in the playoffs. But my team always seems to underperform relative to the regular season even against teams it has done well against, so who knows.

sharknut · 01-07-2021, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Zorian77

Speaking of Vida Blue, I just finished his collection mission and now he's my #1 starter ahead of Stan Coveleski. My pitching rotation hasn't had an upgrade since I finished Jon Matlack's mission several months ago, so it's a big deal for my team!

It should make the team a lot more competitive in the playoffs. But my team always seems to underperform relative to the regular season even against teams it has done well against, so who knows.

He was my 'first' great starter. You'll love him.

And if you play long enough, he's the best closer I've ever used. I use him as a starter on my team with less pitching.

Zorian77 · 01-10-2021, 08:20 PM

Well, Vida Blue had an immediate impact on my team. He went 7-5, with a 2.93 ERA, with the team going 4-0 in his no decisions. Managed to win over 100 games for the first time at the highest level, finishing 103-59 in the regular season.

Then I managed to knock out a 127-35 team in the division series in 5 games, with him bookending the first and last game with wins. Dwight Gooden led the league with a 2.25 ERA, 25 wins and 3 losses. Vida beat him twice in the divisional series. Then he got another win in a 7 game series that the team won against a 133-29 team. My combined record against these two teams in the regular season was 1-11. Vida Blue's playoff ERA is currently 1.64.

Feeling pretty good about the championship series, because I'm facing a team that is "only" 108-54. But their home ballpark is super pitcher friendly and they have really good defense. Might win my first perfect league championship, fingers are definitely crossed!

Edit: Well I lost 4-1 in the finals. Two, one run games, and a 3 run game. Still, pretty happy with the improvement. Came back down 0-3 to win against a 133-29 team. Definitely the best one of my team's has done given relative talent levels. I'm guessing a few more pieces, and I will be right there.

Izz · 01-11-2021, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Zorian77

Edit: Well I lost 4-1 in the finals. Two, one run games, and a 3 run game. Still, pretty happy with the improvement. Came back down 0-3 to win against a 133-29 team. Definitely the best one of my team's has done given relative talent levels. I'm guessing a few more pieces, and I will be right there.

Ah, dang it. Maybe this year's the one

sharknut · 01-11-2021, 05:55 PM

My 2 time Perfect winners lost to a 12 time Perfect winning team in the finals.

But my pitching and defensively focused Broncos won their first Perfect title ever coming back from 3-0 in the finals as Gooden won 1-0 in game 7.

Izz · 01-11-2021, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sharknut

My 2 time Perfect winners lost to a 12 time Perfect winning team in the finals.

But my pitching and defensively focused Broncos won their first Perfect title ever coming back from 3-0 in the finals as Gooden won 1-0 in game 7.

Awesome!

sharknut · 01-17-2021, 08:58 PM

All 3 of my teams are in the World Series.

This is a first.

sharknut · 01-17-2021, 08:59 PM

Awww crap, sims will end in May?

....I am in love with my teams finally. LOL

My 1 Gold team in 21 just pulled a perfect Joe Morgan. I have kinda ignored those teams, I guess I should start paying attention. Still won't spend any money, but will spend more attention on them.

Zorian77 · 01-17-2021, 10:16 PM

I won 100 games in Perfect League for the 2nd time, and now I'm up 2-0 in the World Series. I pulled a live Fernando Tatis Jr card, which was pretty instrumental in me winning the division. Unsure how much of a difference he is making in the playoffs because he has been pretty mediocre, but the live Lindor he replaced usually does pretty awful at the plate in the playoffs.

Fingers crossed once again!

Izz · 01-17-2021, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sharknut

Awww crap, sims will end in May?

Seems like there's still plenty of people playing, too. Though this announcement will probably thin the numbers down.

I haven't played PT21, and I don't think I'll play PT22. Might have to get back to dynasty reporting lol

The_Savage_1 · 01-18-2021, 02:24 AM

Finally got my first in perfect. Woke up just in time for the start of the world series with barely enough time to counter the lefty cheese

Izz · 01-18-2021, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Savage_1

Finally got my first in perfect. Woke up just in time for the start of the world series with barely enough time to counter the lefty cheese

Nice! Congrats!

sharknut · 01-18-2021, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sharknut

All 3 of my teams are in the World Series.

This is a first.

.....and all 3 lost.

sharknut · 01-18-2021, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Savage_1

Finally got my first in perfect. Woke up just in time for the start of the world series with barely enough time to counter the lefty cheese

Nice! )

sharknut · 01-18-2021, 05:12 PM

My Broncos just closed out the Yankees mission, so Pennock goes into the pen, Bumgarner goes from the rotation to the pen, Ruffing goes into the rotation and Randolph will eventually go to 2B, but Gil McDougald is hitting .400 so far, I'll let him cool off first. Chris Short, Mariano Rivera and Snuffy Snodgrass go off the roster.

Ruffing
Gooden
Seaver
Breechen
Cone

That's....really solid.

Zorian77 · 01-19-2021, 12:59 PM

My team lost again. After starting 2-0, they went 0-4 in the remaining World Series games. I think I'll pretty much be there if I get one or two more good starters, one more S tier pen arm, and maybe one more good bat.

Pretty close to getting one more starter and one more reliever, just have a few missions to complete. I think that will be enough to win given the right conditions, but a good cleanup bat would make it a lot less luck dependent.

This season isn't looking super promising, since I'm going to clinch the wild card at best given who is in my division.

01-04-2021, 04:18 PM	#101
sharknut All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,064	Very nice. Been a while since I pulled someone I can plug in. It's just grinding points to close out missions 90% of the time. My staff is 100 Kershaw 100 Waddell 100 Walsh 100 Smoltz 99 Breechen Newcome Carruthers Eck Rigney Goose Blue-Closer Also giving Hooks Dause a chance, just closed out a mission to get him and my last spot in my pen has been iffy for a while. 8-0 so far this year. 60-20 in runs. Norm Cash in on pace for over an 11 WAR in his first season. Heh. __________________ Last edited by sharknut; 01-04-2021 at 04:19 PM.

01-04-2021, 05:36 PM	#102
Izz Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,470	I'm also running a 12-man staff though for a couple seasons I've been thinking about reducing to a 6-man bullpen. Peak Pedro Perfect Walter Johnson SE Walsh Peak Clemens SE Smoltz SE Breechen SE Sheets SE Blue Rixey SE Gossage Peak Sutter SE Hoffman __________________ Not only do I play OOTP but I also write science-fiction: My Website A brief history of the Australia-New Zealand Baseball League (AUNZBL 2019-2119)--A Dynasty Report The National Penterham Four-Bases Association--A Dynasty Report

01-07-2021, 05:57 AM	#103
sharknut All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,064	1/2 way in and Hooks Dauss has been pretty good. 2.4 ERA and 1.1 WHIP. Vida Blue has an ERA of 0.24 and an ERA+ of 1798 as my closer. __________________

01-10-2021, 08:20 PM	#107
Zorian77 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 58	Well, Vida Blue had an immediate impact on my team. He went 7-5, with a 2.93 ERA, with the team going 4-0 in his no decisions. Managed to win over 100 games for the first time at the highest level, finishing 103-59 in the regular season. Then I managed to knock out a 127-35 team in the division series in 5 games, with him bookending the first and last game with wins. Dwight Gooden led the league with a 2.25 ERA, 25 wins and 3 losses. Vida beat him twice in the divisional series. Then he got another win in a 7 game series that the team won against a 133-29 team. My combined record against these two teams in the regular season was 1-11. Vida Blue's playoff ERA is currently 1.64. Feeling pretty good about the championship series, because I'm facing a team that is "only" 108-54. But their home ballpark is super pitcher friendly and they have really good defense. Might win my first perfect league championship, fingers are definitely crossed! Edit: Well I lost 4-1 in the finals. Two, one run games, and a 3 run game. Still, pretty happy with the improvement. Came back down 0-3 to win against a 133-29 team. Definitely the best one of my team's has done given relative talent levels. I'm guessing a few more pieces, and I will be right there. Last edited by Zorian77; 01-11-2021 at 12:39 AM.

01-11-2021, 05:55 PM	#109
sharknut All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,064	My 2 time Perfect winners lost to a 12 time Perfect winning team in the finals. But my pitching and defensively focused Broncos won their first Perfect title ever coming back from 3-0 in the finals as Gooden won 1-0 in game 7. __________________

01-07-2021, 02:10 PM	#105
Zorian77 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 58	Speaking of Vida Blue, I just finished his collection mission and now he's my #1 starter ahead of Stan Coveleski. My pitching rotation hasn't had an upgrade since I finished Jon Matlack's mission several months ago, so it's a big deal for my team! It should make the team a lot more competitive in the playoffs. But my team always seems to underperform relative to the regular season even against teams it has done well against, so who knows.

01-17-2021, 08:58 PM	#111
sharknut All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,064	All 3 of my teams are in the World Series. This is a first. __________________ Last edited by sharknut; 01-17-2021 at 08:59 PM.

01-17-2021, 08:59 PM	#112
sharknut All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,064	Awww crap, sims will end in May? ....I am in love with my teams finally. LOL My 1 Gold team in 21 just pulled a perfect Joe Morgan. I have kinda ignored those teams, I guess I should start paying attention. Still won't spend any money, but will spend more attention on them. __________________ Last edited by sharknut; 01-17-2021 at 09:01 PM.

01-17-2021, 10:16 PM	#113
Zorian77 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 58	I won 100 games in Perfect League for the 2nd time, and now I'm up 2-0 in the World Series. I pulled a live Fernando Tatis Jr card, which was pretty instrumental in me winning the division. Unsure how much of a difference he is making in the playoffs because he has been pretty mediocre, but the live Lindor he replaced usually does pretty awful at the plate in the playoffs. Fingers crossed once again!

01-18-2021, 02:24 AM	#115
The_Savage_1 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Australia Posts: 152	Finally got my first in perfect. Woke up just in time for the start of the world series with barely enough time to counter the lefty cheese __________________ Main team (FTP): Second team (FTP): Daughter's team (FTP):

01-18-2021, 05:12 PM	#119
sharknut All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,064	My Broncos just closed out the Yankees mission, so Pennock goes into the pen, Bumgarner goes from the rotation to the pen, Ruffing goes into the rotation and Randolph will eventually go to 2B, but Gil McDougald is hitting .400 so far, I'll let him cool off first. Chris Short, Mariano Rivera and Snuffy Snodgrass go off the roster. Ruffing Gooden Seaver Breechen Cone That's....really solid. __________________

01-19-2021, 12:59 PM	#120
Zorian77 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 58	My team lost again. After starting 2-0, they went 0-4 in the remaining World Series games. I think I'll pretty much be there if I get one or two more good starters, one more S tier pen arm, and maybe one more good bat. Pretty close to getting one more starter and one more reliever, just have a few missions to complete. I think that will be enough to win given the right conditions, but a good cleanup bat would make it a lot less luck dependent. This season isn't looking super promising, since I'm going to clinch the wild card at best given who is in my division.