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[bsta93]

Impalers make the playoffs!

The pitching staff changes in August made a huge difference for Transylvania, as the team won 12 straight games in September to finish second in the division by 1 game with an 88-74 record. This will be Transylvania's 3rd playoff appearance in 3 seasons. However, this one may be one of the most satisfying, given the amount of lineup changes that needed to happen to make the team perform.

1987 Tony Gwynn won the batting title, finishing with a .386 average. Overall, the team finished 2nd in the American in runs scored with 863 runs. The team also finished last in the conference in HR, with only 87. Transylvania was 2nd in steals @ 245. 1977 Rod Carew batted .349 with 9 HR and 105 RBI. 2000 Darrin Erstad hit .288 with 11 HR and 103 RBI, while splitting duties in LF and CF. 1976 Thurman Munson and 1983 Ted Simmons formed my best catching platoon, by far. They finished with a combined 13 HR and 110 RBI. SS 1960 Luis Aparicio finished with a +24.6 ZR and looks to be set up for his 3rd straight Gold Glove. 3B 1985 Tim Wallach finished with a ZR of +11.5, but struggled mightily at the plate this season. 2B 1939 Lonny Frey led the league in triples with 10 and put up a +15.5 ZR.

The pitching staff had trouble all season, until changes were made in late August. 1985 Bert Blyleven led the staff with an 18-8 record. His record was much better this season, after mediocre showings in the iron and bronze leagues. The improvement in ERA is difficult to explain, as the defense behind him was basically the same all three seasons.1928 Burleigh Grimes was one of the additions in August. He finished with a 6-1 record and a 3.02 ERA in 7 starts. Unfortunately, 1934 Mel Harder was a bust. He's a ground ball guy and I thought he would serve up all kinds of fielding opportunities for my strong infield. He put up a 6.41 ERA in a small sample of 4 starts. The bullpen was anchored by strong performances by 1985 Jeff Lahti (1.98 ERA), 1986 Todd Worrell (2.06 ERA), and 1980 Tom Burgmeier (2.80 ERA).

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Attachment 622625Here are the last Our League standings for I204. The Daytona Beach Pickleballers are the only team from Our League in the PT playoffs. No word on promotion/relegation. Remember to make sure your friends list is up to date, select "use friends list." and don't forget to hit "submit team" when you do. Go Pickleballers!

[Argonaut]

Hey Charlatan, sorry for clipping you at the end there and ruining your Our League title hopes. You bossed our division all season, good luck in the playoffs.

It was nice to have a bit of redemption for the Cowboys though, who have underperformed all season. Next season there will be change -- new ballpark, some new players, a new strategy. We'll see how it goes.

[stl jason]

and the Syrups will advance to Silver with a nail biter 11 inning wild card victory... here's hoping they can make a deep run into this season's Bronze league playoffs:

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

I've seen it posted that fatigue is a bigger factor in PT. Does anyone know what the optimum game number for players is? I've tweaked my line-ups, setting everyone for rest at least every 10 games, except for guys I want in the line-up a little more often. The only thing I don't like about it is the weird batting orders the AI tends to use. I seem to recall Tom Pagnozzi leading off one game.

[Magus978]

There will be no promotion to bronze for the New York Patriots after we lose our wildcard game in a colossal letdown. I will be among the Our Leaguers stuck in Iron. Hopefully a few of us Iron jobbers will get placed together.

[allenciox]

Hey, Stanley, all of what you bring up is stuff I have been troubled with also. Here is what I have noticed:

1. Having the AI set lineups and depth charts is an exercise in futility. For the most part, it ignores platoon possibilities and just plays your "best" player at a position against both lefties and righties. Furthermore, you can "force" a player to be put in the lineup through player lineups, but not selectively versus lefties and righties.

2. Also, as you mention, the lineup orders are atrocious that the AI sets ---- it seems that it always wants to put your fastest guy at the top of the lineup, regardless of how good a hitter he is. I use my spreadsheet to help put in the orders.

3. He also never sets up players that are starting at one position as a substitute for another position. For example, suppose your 2b is a shortstop that has been trained at 2b (hmmm, whaddaya know, that's my situation!). You then want your 2b to backup your SS, but the game won't ever do that automatically. You have to do it manually.

4. Finally, I always set my players to substitute for another player ONLY when he is tired, except for one situation: where I am not platooning for a position but the main player is a lefty and my backup is a righty. That is my situation currently with Smoky Burgess (86, but really should be a diamond) at C and 69 Boone backing him up. I have Boone (with his 80 def versus Burgess' 47) set as defensive backup for Burgess against both lefties and righties --- however, I also have Boone starting every 2nd game vs. lefties. What I DON'T know, as I am new to OOTP this season, is whether that means every other game against lefties or every other game regardless of who is pitching.

Finally, even though most of my players are SLOOOOOW on the base paths and I have Steve Sax (mr. speedy) as pinch runner, and have set my global strategy for late innings to the highest possible rating, I have never seen the AI actually substitute him as a pinch runner.

So if anybody knows how to actually get someone pitch run for (or what every other game actually means by every 2nd game, whether it is all games, or just those against that pitcher type), I would appreciate your guidance!

[Charlatan]

I've never noticed the lineups being too strange when the AI substitutes for my players, but I have to say I've not paid a ton of attention to it.

One thing I do is set my subs to play on a fixed schedule ("every 2nd game, every 3rd game, etc") because that lets me control how often they appear, rather than just letting it be "when starter tired" which is whenever - though I did read on the boards here that left to their own devices, a player will play in around 150 games, taking the other 12 off due to fatigue. So it looks like a sub will play around every 11th game automatically.

As far as the "every 2nd game" settings for the vL and vR lineups, I have always assumed it means each lineup operates independently - so a guy set to start "every 2nd game" on the vR lineup would start against every other RHP - against LHP the vL lineup would determine whether or not a player plays.

Also, I have not tried this, but I have heard on the boards that you can get more control by using the "7-day lineups" at the end of the lineups tab. I believe it uses the exact lineup you specify regardless as to the player's fatigue, etc. However, I've seen people say you need to be careful when using that, because if you don't reset the 7-day lineups, you'll use the exact same lineups the next week (and I suspect with a 5 man pitching rotation, the 7 day lineups would screw up your rotation). I also don't know what happens with the 7-day lineups if you have a day off - say you play 3 days and have a day off. I have no idea what lineup is used the following day.

[Charlatan]

Originally Posted by Argonaut

Hey Charlatan, sorry for clipping you at the end there and ruining your Our League title hopes. You bossed our division all season, good luck in the playoffs.

It was nice to have a bit of redemption for the Cowboys though, who have underperformed all season. Next season there will be change -- new ballpark, some new players, a new strategy. We'll see how it goes.

Don't feel like you need to apologize for your team doing well! It'll just give the Atom Smashers some incentive to play better next year if we're in a league together.

I know how frustrating it can be when your team or certain players are under-performing. I used to play Strat-O-Matic when I was younger, and when a player let me down I would crumple his card in anger. It probably didn't help, but it made ME feel better!

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by allenciox

Hey, Stanley, all of what you bring up is stuff I have been troubled with also. Here is what I have noticed:

1. Having the AI set lineups and depth charts is an exercise in futility. For the most part, it ignores platoon possibilities and just plays your "best" player at a position against both lefties and righties. Furthermore, you can "force" a player to be put in the lineup through player lineups, but not selectively versus lefties and righties.

2. Also, as you mention, the lineup orders are atrocious that the AI sets ---- it seems that it always wants to put your fastest guy at the top of the lineup, regardless of how good a hitter he is. I use my spreadsheet to help put in the orders.

3. He also never sets up players that are starting at one position as a substitute for another position. For example, suppose your 2b is a shortstop that has been trained at 2b (hmmm, whaddaya know, that's my situation!). You then want your 2b to backup your SS, but the game won't ever do that automatically. You have to do it manually.

4. Finally, I always set my players to substitute for another player ONLY when he is tired, except for one situation: where I am not platooning for a position but the main player is a lefty and my backup is a righty. That is my situation currently with Smoky Burgess (86, but really should be a diamond) at C and 69 Boone backing him up. I have Boone (with his 80 def versus Burgess' 47) set as defensive backup for Burgess against both lefties and righties --- however, I also have Boone starting every 2nd game vs. lefties. What I DON'T know, as I am new to OOTP this season, is whether that means every other game against lefties or every other game regardless of who is pitching.

Finally, even though most of my players are SLOOOOOW on the base paths and I have Steve Sax (mr. speedy) as pinch runner, and have set my global strategy for late innings to the highest possible rating, I have never seen the AI actually substitute him as a pinch runner.

So if anybody knows how to actually get someone pitch run for (or what every other game actually means by every 2nd game, whether it is all games, or just those against that pitcher type), I would appreciate your guidance!

Burgess is a heck of a hitter. I had drew him from a pack when 20 first started and sold him for 15k. I recently bought him back for like 5k. Your formula clearly shows how valuable he is.

[OMGPuppies]

The Aina Haina Parakeets season has come to a close, being swept by the Kansas City Royals 3-0. The scores were 1-2, 0-1, 0-2.

The Parakeets finished their season with a 97-65 record. 550 runs scored, 443 runs allowed. 2.56 team ERA, with opponents hitting .203 against them.

This team was built completely around defense and it showed. .762 defensive efficiency, +118.7 zone rating and only 39 errors.

The key offensive performer was DH, Willie McCovey with 38 HR and 103 RBI. 103 RBI is a ridiculously high amount for a team that scored so few runs. Pitching was led by Wilbur Wood who went 20-11 with a 2.39 ERA.

This teamed is designed to have the best possible defense without considering hitting. Perhaps they have plateaued.

[revmcgator]

Jedidiah Wahoo, lead managing partner of HH Inc., held a press conference Sunday morning outside of Hatchets Park in Harlem to announce the addition of the Harlem Hatchets to the Our League Bronze division. The Hatchets will begin Our League play in the 2023 season.

In announcing the move, Wahoo noted the numerous roster changes needed to make the Hatchets league-eligible.

"We appreciate the contribution of all the Live players who contributed to the Hatchets progress during the first four seasons of OOTP20 play. However, we feel that moving to Our League is a natural step for our future," Wahoo told the press.

In addition to putting pitching mainstays Andrew Miller and Josh Hader on the auction block, the light-hitting Hatchets were forced to give up hard-hitting infielder Javier Baez, who contributed 17 homeruns and 66 runs batted in during the 2022 season.

Offense has been the main obstacle for the Hatchets during their first four seasons. Despite some of their struggles, Harlem came close to their first postseason in Bronze this year. Finishing the regular season in a tie for first place, a disappointing 3-2 loss to division champ HHI ended 2022 and presented the opportunity for new beginnings in 2023 with Our League.

The star of Harlem, 2021 MVP Walter Johnson, is looking forward to competition with other oldtimers in Our League. Johnson led Bronze 201 in ERA for 2022. He is joined by number 2 starter and late-season addition, Wilbur Wood. Wood was winless in his four starts, but showed good command of his knuckleball in compiling 3.00 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.

More roster changes are coming to Harlem as they continue to get ready for the 2023 season.

*Please add to your friends lists...
user: timmcdaniel
team: Harlem Hatchets

[stl jason]

wasn't looking good for the Syrups after dropping the first 2 games in the LDS....


but the Syrups rallied to win the next 3 games and take down the top ranked team in the league...

on to the LCS

[allenciox]

Wow, how in the world did you get Burgess for 5k? That was a steal...

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by Charlatan

Don't feel like you need to apologize for your team doing well! It'll just give the Atom Smashers some incentive to play better next year if we're in a league together.

I know how frustrating it can be when your team or certain players are under-performing. I used to play Strat-O-Matic when I was younger, and when a player let me down I would crumple his card in anger. It probably didn't help, but it made ME feel better!

I found flinging the dice across the room worked for me.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by revmcgator

Jedidiah Wahoo, lead managing partner of HH Inc., held a press conference Sunday morning outside of Hatchets Park in Harlem to announce the addition of the Harlem Hatchets to the Our League Bronze division. The Hatchets will begin Our League play in the 2023 season.

In announcing the move, Wahoo noted the numerous roster changes needed to make the Hatchets league-eligible.

"We appreciate the contribution of all the Live players who contributed to the Hatchets progress during the first four seasons of OOTP20 play. However, we feel that moving to Our League is a natural step for our future," Wahoo told the press.

In addition to putting pitching mainstays Andrew Miller and Josh Hader on the auction block, the light-hitting Hatchets were forced to give up hard-hitting infielder Javier Baez, who contributed 17 homeruns and 66 runs batted in during the 2022 season.

Offense has been the main obstacle for the Hatchets during their first four seasons. Despite some of their struggles, Harlem came close to their first postseason in Bronze this year. Finishing the regular season in a tie for first place, a disappointing 3-2 loss to division champ HHI ended 2022 and presented the opportunity for new beginnings in 2023 with Our League.

The star of Harlem, 2021 MVP Walter Johnson, is looking forward to competition with other oldtimers in Our League. Johnson led Bronze 201 in ERA for 2022. He is joined by number 2 starter and late-season addition, Wilbur Wood. Wood was winless in his four starts, but showed good command of his knuckle-curve in compiling 3.00 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.

More roster changes are coming to Harlem as they continue to get ready for the 2023 season.

*Please add to your friends lists...
user: timmcdaniel
team: Harlem Hatchets

I believe Wood was a "normal" knuckleballer, and it was Burt Hooten who featured a knuckle-curve. Welcome aboard.

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Updated member list for 2032 Season

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by revmcgator

Jedidiah Wahoo, lead managing partner of HH Inc., held a press conference Sunday morning outside of Hatchets Park in Harlem to announce the addition of the Harlem Hatchets to the Our League Bronze division. The Hatchets will begin Our League play in the 2023 season.

In announcing the move, Wahoo noted the numerous roster changes needed to make the Hatchets league-eligible.

"We appreciate the contribution of all the Live players who contributed to the Hatchets progress during the first four seasons of OOTP20 play. However, we feel that moving to Our League is a natural step for our future," Wahoo told the press.

In addition to putting pitching mainstays Andrew Miller and Josh Hader on the auction block, the light-hitting Hatchets were forced to give up hard-hitting infielder Javier Baez, who contributed 17 homeruns and 66 runs batted in during the 2022 season.

Offense has been the main obstacle for the Hatchets during their first four seasons. Despite some of their struggles, Harlem came close to their first postseason in Bronze this year. Finishing the regular season in a tie for first place, a disappointing 3-2 loss to division champ HHI ended 2022 and presented the opportunity for new beginnings in 2023 with Our League.

The star of Harlem, 2021 MVP Walter Johnson, is looking forward to competition with other oldtimers in Our League. Johnson led Bronze 201 in ERA for 2022. He is joined by number 2 starter and late-season addition, Wilbur Wood. Wood was winless in his four starts, but showed good command of his knuckle-curve in compiling 3.00 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.

More roster changes are coming to Harlem as they continue to get ready for the 2023 season.

*Please add to your friends lists...
user: timmcdaniel
team: Harlem Hatchets

Stanley,

What about these guys?

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The newest Our league members List

[revmcgator]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

I believe Wood was a "normal" knuckleballer, and it was Burt Hooten who featured a knuckle-curve. Welcome aboard.

Wasn't known for his knuckle-curve