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[STLRS95]

Originally Posted by joehart

Could you please add the -OL to your name? It is hard to keep track of all of them especially when there are so many leagues and teams.
It would really help the folks trying to do the daily math as well.

Changed it just for you.

[Edster007]

Originally Posted by joehart

Could you please add the -OL to your name? It is hard to keep track of all of them especially when there are so many leagues and teams.
It would really help the folks trying to do the daily math as well.

The + is helpful as well in the abbreviation. I started complying the OL standings for Iron using team schedules when I realized a couple of teams didn't have them so I may have missed some. I ran out of time to start over but I will try to post standings through May 30th later this morning.

[Magus978]

Gonna try to start compiling the Iron 243 head to heads. Fancy graphical thing coming soon.

[Magus978]

Originally Posted by joehart

As our second month comes to an end, here is a regular league snapshot and some comments for S272.

AC East:
Two OL teams are leading the division. The Salem Witches have a great 33-21 record.
They are 4 games ahead of the Harlem Hatchets, who hold the top Wild card sport.
Great to see both teams doing well.


AC Central:
Unfortunately, the Asylum Keepers are 7 games back in the division.
It is not easy being forced to play teams with no limitations that are filled with all Diamond and Gold players.
Good luck for the rest of the week.


AC West:
Janesville Onyx are leading the division with a 32-22 record holding off the
a non-OL team (Chi-Town Railers), who have a Perfect Christy Mathewson.
The other two OL teams (Bluffton Boomerangs and Port Ruppert Mundys) are 6-7 games back
but still have a chance in the wild card race (3 games behind).



NC East:
My sons's favorite rival (Sanguine Classics) have taken the division lead with a 30-24 record.
But the Palolo Puppies and New York Patriots are still just 1.5-4 games behind.

My son (Seattle Endless Summer) tried to take the series against the Classics but
lost 2 games in the 3 game away series (1-4 Loss, 19-3 Win, 2-3 Loss). Unfortunately, he won't get
to face them again until Saturday.

Both the Puppies and Patriots are still in the wild card race (0.5 to 3.5 games behind).


NC Central:
Asheboro Road Dogs have a 25-28 record and are currently 5 games behind the non-OL Arcata Fusion team,
who have a solid 83 Rod Carew and 91 Clean Jones on their team.
Hopefully the Road Dogs can get some solid play from Mule Suttles and the Bronze Rod Carew to stay in the race.

They are still in the NC Wild card race (3.5 games behind).
We have a nice OL competition for the wild card spots. Good luck to all the OL teams.


NC West:
My sons Seattle Endless Summer team continues to perform well.
They are on top of the division with a 34-20 record but got swept (4 game loss) by the
the non-OL 'HR hitting' San Diego Aztecs, who have 11 Diamond players,
and will be trying to beat OL teams for a wild card spot.

My Al Dark upgrade from the 70 to 89 has not worked out, and neither have my ballpark changes. Think I went too far to try and improve the pitching, because the offense has really suffered. Don't think we're gonna be a factor for the playoffs. Gonna have to change the factors again for next week, because these extremes towards pitching are killing my hitters.

[allenciox]

So my team has the -OL suffix but the name is too long for the -OL to appear in any of the listings. Should I add it to the front instead?

[Magus978]

I didn't see anyone have the I243 head to heads, so here they are as of June 1, 2030. I don't believe I've messed it up, but if I did, someone can correct me.

We got 4 teams at .600 or higher, and I'm pretty certain there's plenty more games to go, so things are far from settled.

[atabakin]

Originally Posted by Magus978

I didn't see anyone have the I243 head to heads, so here they are as of June 1, 2030. I don't believe I've messed it up, but if I did, someone can correct me.

We got 4 teams at .600 or higher, and I'm pretty certain there's plenty more games to go, so things are far from settled.

Later today my Rush start a string of 20 out of 22 games against OL members. Should shake things up quite a bit!

[Magus978]

Meanwhile, on their own in I225, the 80's All-Stars lead the AC East division at 38-19, but are being pushed tightly by the fake Montreal Expos, who are just 2 behind despite the 80's All-Stars going on a 9 game tear and being 13-2 in their last 15 games.

Bo Jackson, who won the May player of the Month award, is powering his way up the batting charts, hitting .267 with 14 HR and 48 RBI. In fact, Bo knows RBI's so much that he's in the lead in that category in the entire league. No pitchers are standing out at the moment, although Dave Stieb is giving up runs left and right.

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by Charlatan

The state of the AH is depressing me. There seem to be a lot of people whose game is playing the AH. Last night I saw a good card (I wasn't interested in) up for 14k with 15k buyout (which was around the 7 day averages). Ten minutes later that card is gone. A couple minutes after that, I see the card again, listed at 40k with a 50k buyout. Do people really buy cards like that? I guess if you have lots of excess PP and are willing to just sit on the card you can speculate like that, and maybe it pays off for you eventually, but I won't ever be in that position, so it just makes me sad.

Washington (in perfect) won't be able to upgrade for a few seasons, so we're accumulating PP in the hopes that someday we can buy another player.

Annandale is waiting on one of three players to show up on the AH (at my price... one is there but 1.5x the average price).

Texas is waiting for a specific player to show up.

Motown is waiting on an auction to end. If I win it, it'll be a defensive upgrade with a small offensive loss. Then we'll be more or less out of PP.

Venusville is pretty much standing pat until forced to upgrade! Not sure what to upgrade here. When that happens I usually eventually buy a new starting pitcher.

I see the same thing on the AH. People are trolling. They need to change the pull rates. You see so many of the same live cards on the AH . It is ridiculous.

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

The Classics shifted into overdrive, going 15-7, but Endless Summer still sets the pace, posting a 7-3 record. Salem slipped a little, but still held onto second.

Time for the Puppies to make some changes perhaps.

[Argonaut]

I wonder if Charlatan is talking about Hugh Duffy? I saw the 40k/50k PP listing, but didn't see the smaller PP listing... I might have bought that although he is not a big priority for me right now. He rarely comes on auction at all. Perhaps not worth 40k, but I think Duffy is a bargain for the 7-Day average. He's a much better hitter than Gold Ichiro, who goes for 25k PP. The market seems to value defense extremely high (maybe too high).

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by Argonaut

I wonder if Charlatan is talking about Hugh Duffy? I saw the 40k/50k PP listing, but didn't see the smaller PP listing... I might have bought that although he is not a big priority for me right now. He rarely comes on auction at all. Perhaps not worth 40k, but I think Duffy is a bargain for the 7-Day average. He's a much better hitter than Gold Ichiro, who goes for 25k PP. The market seems to value defense extremely high (maybe too high).

The whales love that guy, so, sadly, expect his price to keep going up.

[STLRS95]

Nothing worse than getting impatient and buying a few packs hoping to get lucky.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Don't think I've seen these for awhile. Since I have a team in here, thought I'd throw them up. With the AH broken, and my own reluctance to bench my players, there's not much to do, but read my teams' stats and weep. Time to check on S272.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Asylum reeling toward relegation. Port Ruppert trying to shake things up by shuffling the bullpen and bringing up long-time reserve roster duo pictured below, as well as Mike Krukow.

[cacomixl8]

In B270, the Towers have completely revamped their lineup and platoons. We have a lack of financials for roster upgrades, but a little thought hopefully will turn the season into at least .500+.

We just finished the series with Auckland 2-2, and hopefully will do better from this point out.

Hopefully...

[Charlatan]

Originally Posted by Argonaut

I wonder if Charlatan is talking about Hugh Duffy? I saw the 40k/50k PP listing, but didn't see the smaller PP listing... I might have bought that although he is not a big priority for me right now. He rarely comes on auction at all. Perhaps not worth 40k, but I think Duffy is a bargain for the 7-Day average. He's a much better hitter than Gold Ichiro, who goes for 25k PP. The market seems to value defense extremely high (maybe too high).

Yup, that was the card. Saw it listed for 14k, looked at it, thought about it, decided he'd be playing DH and I didn't want to blow all my PP on a DH upgrade, and then he was gone and relisted.

Re: the defense. I dunno. Suzuki has been a beast for me on my packs-only team. I like good defense!

[Charlatan]

All of my teams are frustrating the heck out of me today - I should just go away for a day or two and let them do whatever they want.

Annandale went something like 3-7 against OL competition to start the month.

Motown just dropped 2 of 3 to someone

Venusville was playing great but as has happened many times, the top two teams in the league are in the same division, so even though they're winning at a .600+ pace, we are 2nd place. I can already see the playoff scenario: I lose the division by 1 game, then lose the WC game as usual!

[Magus978]

I woke up and found the Patriots back to within a game. Then again, I woke up and they started losing again. Turns out me being asleep at the wheel is the best thing for my teams.

With that bombshell being dropped...

[Findest2001]

Originally Posted by Magus978

I woke up and found the Patriots back to within a game. Then again, I woke up and they started losing again. Turns out me being asleep at the wheel is the best thing for my teams.

With that bombshell being dropped...

Good luck bud. I've been keeping an eye on your Patriots.