Season 14 (2032) Discussion: 3/4/19 - 3/10/19

spleen1015 · 03-04-2019, 09:05 AM

The team that beat me in the WC, that finished 9 games below me in the standings is in my division this season. Time for some revenge!

dkgo · 03-04-2019, 09:18 AM

my team went 128-34 then lost again in the playoffs. probably deserved since I dont have time to manage on sundays and just let it ride with the same season rotation

time for a fourth week in bronze lol. maybe I can break 130 with a beneficial rand

is there a PP bonus for playing in higher leagues? otherwise I might just keep staying down here and keep racking up the points. its nice coming come from work and seeing i've earned 10K in a day

Dorfmann · 03-04-2019, 02:40 PM

I'm thrilled that I was the champion of my Diamond League last week, but I'm going to get slaughtered in Perfect. My team is actually quite mediocre, but we got hot in the playoffs. Pulling my first perfect card (1995 Randy Johnson) right before the playoffs probably helped too.

Dunzie · 03-04-2019, 03:30 PM

Hey Kris Jardine...

Is there a TWIPT tonight?

zrog2000 · 03-04-2019, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dunzie

Hey Kris Jardine...

Is there a TWIPT tonight?

Even better, it's the 2.0 preview!

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=299477

rudel.dietrich · 03-04-2019, 04:09 PM

I was indeed promoted, this time to Gold .337

Lets see how this goes

DrTobiasFunke · 03-04-2019, 05:09 PM

Since the team has started a humdrum 5-6 in Silver, I decided to try to improve team morale by overhauling our team logos. Gone is the generic Sidewinder S, say hello to the classic Tucson Sidewinder:

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Kinda hard to get the ratio right on 10 letter word, but I'm going to say it's close enough. Hopefully Fred McGriff will start hitting over .200 now that he's got some retro throwback digs.

Izz · 03-04-2019, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dorfmann

I'm thrilled that I was the champion of my Diamond League last week, but I'm going to get slaughtered in Perfect. My team is actually quite mediocre, but we got hot in the playoffs. Pulling my first perfect card (1995 Randy Johnson) right before the playoffs probably helped too.

Congrats! What was your record last season? I'll be interested to see how you do in Perfect. Last two seasons at Diamond I've snuck into the postseason with less than 90 wins and made it to the Sub-League Series before losing in 7 games. Quite happily, really, as I also think my lads will get slaughtered in Perfect.

This year we're trying something new. A 4-man rotation, 7-man bullpen, with 2 SP as relievers. That means I can run an extra platoon (1B). We shall see what happens

Morug · 03-04-2019, 08:12 PM

Expos and Penny are bad for the last two season, decided to open some pack after selling Jose Fernandez 17K. after 10 very bad pack, I opened a very good one with 2 diamond and one rare...Treinen and Strasburg for Diamond and a gold Bret Boone.

its happen often two diamonds in a pack?

Dorfmann · 03-04-2019, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Izz

Congrats! What was your record last season? I'll be interested to see how you do in Perfect. Last two seasons at Diamond I've snuck into the postseason with less than 90 wins and made it to the Sub-League Series before losing in 7 games. Quite happily, really, as I also think my lads will get slaughtered in Perfect.

This year we're trying something new. A 4-man rotation, 7-man bullpen, with 2 SP as relievers. That means I can run an extra platoon (1B). We shall see what happens

I was 86-76, but 11-3 in the playoffs. I'm 7-12 so far in Perfect - not looking good.

Westheim · 03-05-2019, 01:39 AM

Off to a 15-12 start in Diamond; J.D. Martinez won Batter of the Month, but I wonder how much he costs me by playing leftfield.

Well, I can't decide whether I should ditch Votto or Goldschmidt to get him to DH......

Izz · 03-05-2019, 05:11 AM

I have just realized my diamond league only has 20 teams in it...

Westheim · 03-05-2019, 05:36 AM

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I have just realized my diamond league only has 20 teams in it...

Sounds like an easily earned ring!

Izz · 03-05-2019, 05:47 AM

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Sounds like an easily earned ring!

I like that positivity!

I was thinking more along the lines that if something went pear-shaped a slap-bang demotion might be in the cards

DrTobiasFunke · 03-05-2019, 06:58 PM

The Sidewinders are an absolutely torrid 22-7 since they brought in the throwback uniforms. Get out of the way high movement pitchers, the new meta is changing your logo during a cold streak.

But seriously, look how happy Didi Gregorius is in his new uniform:
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Westheim · 03-06-2019, 02:28 AM

In the wild card mix in a league that seems to contain an infinite amount of vaguely 30-24 teams. This will go so well …!

DrTobiasFunke · 03-07-2019, 05:21 PM

The sidewinders continue a very solid silver league debut sitting at 57-38, and much like last season it's based on strong defense and pitching. What's strange is that it's most the relievers that are making up for what has been a very inconsistent rotation. We're seventh in starter ERA but we're 1st in reliever's, and it has a lot to do with Closer/High Leverage reliever Vic Raschi, who's just put up some seriously filthy numbers heading into the all-star break.

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Also another inspiring George Vukovich update. Outperforming nearly all the gold and silver batters on my team, because why shouldn't a 62 OVR be your most consistent player. Line him up against righties and pencil in a .300/.350/.420 line.

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Bagpipes5 · 03-07-2019, 07:22 PM

I have a Corey Kluber with 14 wins and a 3.48 ERA at the All-Star break and he didn't make the All-Star team. He leads the league in wins.

Kushiel · 03-08-2019, 07:31 AM

After a 19-8 June and a 20-5 July the Yaks have finally overcome another stumbling start. It seems every season lately I have to blast into the locker room throwing trash cans and screaming about lollygagging around to get us out of our doldrums. Luckily I have seen Zorro use a similar approach and decided to try his management technique. It has worked well but my wife thinks I may blow a gasket.

Baseball is a truly beautiful game where we can always look forward to tomorrow on the stormy days.

dkgo · 03-08-2019, 09:01 AM

my team has been performing way worse on offense this season. I have almost entirely left handed power hitters plus some defensive right handed ground ball contact guys, so I changed my park splits for the first time and set to max LHB HR and min RHB HR. makes sense

however, that sets the "overall park HR" factor to less than one (i guess based on expecting more RHB at-bats over a season). so now I think that the game uses that overall rating first to modify the total number of HR hit in the park, and then only after that distributes those HR among LHB and RHB. maybe this is common knowledge, kind of like how avoid K is mostly useless since the game already determined if there was going to be an out and it just impacts the type of out.

03-04-2019, 09:05 AM	#1
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,951	Season 14 (2032) Discussion: 3/4/19 - 3/10/19 The team that beat me in the WC, that finished 9 games below me in the standings is in my division this season. Time for some revenge!

03-04-2019, 09:18 AM	#2
dkgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,152	my team went 128-34 then lost again in the playoffs. probably deserved since I dont have time to manage on sundays and just let it ride with the same season rotation time for a fourth week in bronze lol. maybe I can break 130 with a beneficial rand is there a PP bonus for playing in higher leagues? otherwise I might just keep staying down here and keep racking up the points. its nice coming come from work and seeing i've earned 10K in a day Last edited by dkgo; 03-04-2019 at 09:20 AM.

03-04-2019, 05:09 PM	#7
DrTobiasFunke Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 59	Since the team has started a humdrum 5-6 in Silver, I decided to try to improve team morale by overhauling our team logos. Gone is the generic Sidewinder S, say hello to the classic Tucson Sidewinder: Kinda hard to get the ratio right on 10 letter word, but I'm going to say it's close enough. Hopefully Fred McGriff will start hitting over .200 now that he's got some retro throwback digs.

03-05-2019, 01:39 AM	#11
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,903	Off to a 15-12 start in Diamond; J.D. Martinez won Batter of the Month, but I wonder how much he costs me by playing leftfield. Well, I can't decide whether I should ditch Votto or Goldschmidt to get him to DH...... __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-05-2019, 05:11 AM	#12
Izz Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,467	I have just realized my diamond league only has 20 teams in it... __________________ 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

03-04-2019, 02:40 PM	#3
Dorfmann Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 123	I'm thrilled that I was the champion of my Diamond League last week, but I'm going to get slaughtered in Perfect. My team is actually quite mediocre, but we got hot in the playoffs. Pulling my first perfect card (1995 Randy Johnson) right before the playoffs probably helped too.

03-04-2019, 03:30 PM	#4
Dunzie All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Guelph, ON, CAN Posts: 588	Hey Kris Jardine... Is there a TWIPT tonight?

03-04-2019, 04:09 PM	#6
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	I was indeed promoted, this time to Gold .337 Lets see how this goes

03-04-2019, 08:12 PM	#9
Morug Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 308	Expos and Penny are bad for the last two season, decided to open some pack after selling Jose Fernandez 17K. after 10 very bad pack, I opened a very good one with 2 diamond and one rare...Treinen and Strasburg for Diamond and a gold Bret Boone. its happen often two diamonds in a pack?

03-05-2019, 06:58 PM	#15
DrTobiasFunke Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 59	The Sidewinders are an absolutely torrid 22-7 since they brought in the throwback uniforms. Get out of the way high movement pitchers, the new meta is changing your logo during a cold streak. But seriously, look how happy Didi Gregorius is in his new uniform:

03-06-2019, 02:28 AM	#16
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,903	In the wild card mix in a league that seems to contain an infinite amount of vaguely 30-24 teams. This will go so well …! __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-07-2019, 05:21 PM	#17
DrTobiasFunke Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 59	The sidewinders continue a very solid silver league debut sitting at 57-38, and much like last season it's based on strong defense and pitching. What's strange is that it's most the relievers that are making up for what has been a very inconsistent rotation. We're seventh in starter ERA but we're 1st in reliever's, and it has a lot to do with Closer/High Leverage reliever Vic Raschi, who's just put up some seriously filthy numbers heading into the all-star break. Also another inspiring George Vukovich update. Outperforming nearly all the gold and silver batters on my team, because why shouldn't a 62 OVR be your most consistent player. Line him up against righties and pencil in a .300/.350/.420 line.

03-07-2019, 07:22 PM	#18
Bagpipes5 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: TX Posts: 360	I have a Corey Kluber with 14 wins and a 3.48 ERA at the All-Star break and he didn't make the All-Star team. He leads the league in wins.

03-08-2019, 07:31 AM	#19
Kushiel All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas Posts: 1,697	After a 19-8 June and a 20-5 July the Yaks have finally overcome another stumbling start. It seems every season lately I have to blast into the locker room throwing trash cans and screaming about lollygagging around to get us out of our doldrums. Luckily I have seen Zorro use a similar approach and decided to try his management technique. It has worked well but my wife thinks I may blow a gasket. Baseball is a truly beautiful game where we can always look forward to tomorrow on the stormy days. __________________ *Favente Deo supero*

03-08-2019, 09:01 AM	#20
dkgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,152	my team has been performing way worse on offense this season. I have almost entirely left handed power hitters plus some defensive right handed ground ball contact guys, so I changed my park splits for the first time and set to max LHB HR and min RHB HR. makes sense however, that sets the "overall park HR" factor to less than one (i guess based on expecting more RHB at-bats over a season). so now I think that the game uses that overall rating first to modify the total number of HR hit in the park, and then only after that distributes those HR among LHB and RHB. maybe this is common knowledge, kind of like how avoid K is mostly useless since the game already determined if there was going to be an out and it just impacts the type of out. Last edited by dkgo; 03-08-2019 at 09:04 AM.