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[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I've never actually believed in either the supposed Curse of the Bambino or the Billy Goat Curse, for example, jg2977, when it comes to various sports teams in their respective relevant team histories. But certain teams still seem to don't have much, if any, real good fortune when it comes to winning titles in various sports, just the same, for whatever possible reason or reasons that may have existed or may still exist for those teams. Just so you know. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

I've never actually believed in either the supposed Curse of the Bambino or the Billy Goat Curse, for example, jg2977, when it comes to various sports teams in their respective relevant team histories. But certain teams still seem to don't have much, if any, real good fortune when it comes to winning titles in various sports, just the same, for whatever possible reason or reasons that may have existed or may still exist for those teams. Just so you know. CD out.

Well, now the Yankees cannot get past the Houston Astros. They've now lost to Houston four times in the playoffs -

2015 AL Wild Card game: lost 3-0
2017 ALCS: lost 4 games to 3
2019 ALCS: lost 4 games to 2
2022 ALCS: lost 4 games to 0

However, this has nothing to do with curses. The Astros are a better run organization. The Yankees are mismanaged and rely much too heavily on analytics.

[Eugene Church]

CD, Here's how the Freemans did this season... Arthyr is a good shortstop for the Hillsboro Blazers... one of their better players... he is 30 years old now.

[Eugene Church]

Hillsboro is in the Tycobbian East Division.

[Eugene Church]

Gordon Freeman is having a tough career... he has been with four teams so far... was released in September by the Claxton Diamonds in the Ruthlandian South Division... he is 29 years old and a free agent.

[Eugene Church]

Claxton is in the Ruthlandian South Division.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I still think Hillsboro, at least as far as the Blazers normally go, generally looks best in the colors you had me do them in earlier, EC. But it's your game, of course, to run as you wish, in terms of teams and graphics and all, you know. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

EC, did you happen to actually see a good-sized bump, or at least a little bump, in average daily views for your IPA thread once I updated my signature to include a link to your IPA dynasty thread here, or not? I'm just curious, that's all. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

EC, did you happen to actually see a good-sized bump, or at least a little bump, in average daily views for your IPA thread once I updated my signature to include a link to your IPA dynasty thread here, or not? I'm just curious, that's all. CD out.

Nope, CD.

Thanks for the publicity anyway.

Viewership on my IPA is half what it was 6 months ago... my South Island is also down 50% in the last few months...I average maybe 175 views on the IPA per day... just 40 a day on the South Island.

OOTP may be on the decline as far as players... the OOTP Mods Forum will go a day with no viewers or very few viewers... it's rare that someone can get a personal request done... you were recently lucky to get yours done.

I don't think I will be able to update a few of my teams in the IPA... I will have to do it myself... but as you know, my work is average at best... nowhere near the work of the graphics gurus still active on the Mods Forum... the graphics gurus usually just post their creations... and rarely do a personal request.

Things have really changed on the Mods Forum in the last 5 years.

[jg2977]

This is true. There were a lot of exciting things going on in the 3D models forum a couple of years ago, but now there's only a couple people making new ballparks that interest me. I'm lucky if one new model is posted per month.

I really only post my dynasty report for myself - just want to retain a record of what happens in my IPA. I don't care if anybody else reads it or not - CD is the only one who comments, and that's ok with me. I don't look at the number of views it gets because it doesn't concern me. Most people probably dislike the superhuman players that I create, but I like them and that's what matters, as long as it increases MY enjoyment.

That's what I like about OOTP. You can play it a million different ways, so you'll never get bored. I've always preferred high octane offense, but after doing that for a while, it's a little bit tiresome. I'd like to start seeing some more 2-1 and 3-2 games in my playoffs.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by jg2977

This is true. There were a lot of exciting things going on in the 3D models forum a couple of years ago, but now there's only a couple people making new ballparks that interest me. I'm lucky if one new model is posted per month.

I really only post my dynasty report for myself - just want to retain a record of what happens in my IPA. I don't care if anybody else reads it or not - CD is the only one who comments, and that's ok with me. I don't look at the number of views it gets because it doesn't concern me. Most people probably dislike the superhuman players that I create, but I like them and that's what matters, as long as it increases MY enjoyment.

That's what I like about OOTP. You can play it a million different ways, so you'll never get bored. I've always preferred high octane offense, but after doing that for a while, it's a little bit tiresome. I'd like to start seeing some more 2-1 and 3-2 games in my playoffs.

Yep, you are right... the only thing that really matters is that we enjoy doing our leagues... still, I keep track of the views... sad to say, it's just vanity, probably.

Also it will be easier to stop doing a dynasty if no one is interested.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

EC, I would be interested in following it past 100 years, for sure, if God gives you and me enough time to see that potentially happen. But I still realize quite that it very well might not happen, with everything that is happening in the world today or soon might happen, for instance. Of course, none of us is guaranteed another day of life until God grants us it in this world, you know. No matter who we are in this world, and no matter how old each of us is in it, we're each not granted even another second of life, for instance, unless God then grants it to each of us in His mercy and all, for sure. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Today is a day the Lord has made... we should just rejoice and be glad in it.

Just be happy with one day at a time... we can't live in the past... we can't live in the future... all we have is the present moment.

We need to make the best of this moment... regardless of our circumstances... rich or poor... in good health or not... love our Creator... love our neighbors... just put a smile on your face... joy in your heart... lots of sunshine in your life... don't worry... don't hurry... and most of all... yep, most of all... remember to smell the flowers.

Knowing the Creator of the World is the key.

I hope all of you know Him.

May He bless us all, y'all.

[jg2977]

CD, when I add my MLB for the 1901 season, when will be the best time to do it? It probably doesn't matter much, but I was thinking in between my IPA's winter meetings and the start of preseason. January 1st, 1901 would probably work out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Yes, you definitely do not want to add it until January 1, 1901, so that it doesn't actually appear in your relevant dynasty's 1900 Almanac here. Do you also want or need any more items from me before you flip over to the next calendar year, perhaps? If so, please do let me know as soon as possible, and also give me at least a day or two to make them, if you possibly can here, jg2977. Thank you. CD out.

[jg2977]

Here's a possible beginning setup. I'm just adding the 30 current teams at first, then I'll expand after 10 seasons to include Hartford and Montreal, and do a small realignment.

AL East
Yankees
Red Sox
Orioles
Rays
Blue Jays
Indians
Tigers
Brewers

AL West
White Sox
Royals
Twins
Rangers
Athletics
Angels
Mariners
Astros

NL East
Mets
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals
Braves
Pirates
Reds

NL West
Cubs
Cardinals
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Padres
Giants
Rockies

Only division winners would make the playoffs.

[jg2977]

I know that after the 1969 expansion the NL East had the Cubs and Cardinals, and the NL West had the Braves and Reds. They did that to preserve some rivalries, but geographically it obviously didn't make sense.

[jg2977]

When I include Hartford and Montreal, this will be the new alignment.

AL East
Yankees
Red Sox
Orioles
Rays
Blue Jays
Indians
Tigers
Huskies

AL West
White Sox
Royals
Twins
Rangers
Athletics
Angels
Mariners
Brewers

NL East
Mets
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals
Braves
Pirates
Reds
Expos

NL West
Cubs
Cardinals
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Padres
Giants
Rockies
Astros

I was thinking, what would be fun is if I had a 16-team playoff, and did the playoffs the way that the NHL used to. Intradivisional matchups. So in the AL East semifinals, #4 vs. #1, #3 vs. #2. The winners would meet in the AL East Final, and that winner would face the AL West playoff winner in the ALCS.

Maybe I could add that later on, but I think at the beginning of the century, I'll just have the division winners go to the playoffs.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Fifteen teams in an overall league don't work well, in my view. Instead, I think you should start with an even number of teams per subleague, whether that's eight to sixteen per subleague, if you don't want interleague play except for the All-Star Game break or the World Series.

In this case, you'd want to take the last two expansion teams out of the mix, at least for the time being, and start with 28. Those being, I believe, Arizona and Tampa Bay. That way, you don't have to have the Brewers and Astros switch leagues at all, most likely here, if you don't want them to here in this particular dynasty of yours.

Why not have the Expos and Huskies be in the National League, to start, and put a team in Washington as an AL expansion team instead, when you expand to 32 teams in the applicable setup? That way, Washington starts out playing in its proper league, and you can use the Senators name instead here for them, for more of a traditional feel, especially if you have the Orioles present in the game here. and for rivalry's sake, too.

Talk more soon, as time allows and all, I'm sure. Lord willing and all, of course, that is. Thank you for your time and attention and all here, then, as well. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

For thirty teams, having sixteen teams in it is far too many playoff teams for a particular postseason, I believe. Remember the principle that you want is to make just as certain as you possibly can that the postseason has only the very best teams in it when it is then conducted. Meaning no more than a quarter or so of the teams in the overall setup, by that logic, then, it seems to me. In this case, four to eight playoff teams at most for your entire MLB setup per season, with 28-32 or so teams in it.

If and when you go to 36 teams in it, you should have two nine-team divisions per league, not three six-team divisions, because I don't really like the idea of wildcard teams in the playoffs or odd numbers of divisions per subleague, actually. When you go to forty teams, I'd suggest four divisions of five teams each per subleague, in turn. If you go above forty total teams in MLB, it might get rather tricky to do things, unless you find a way to keep each division equally-sized as you expand your MLB setup. Just so you know. CD out.