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Diezwraths · 08-15-2019, 08:45 AM

I'm not sure how the Onyx became a juggernaut this season. The result of only one batter (backup) having a bad season, compared to the usual 2-4 guys having subpar seasons.

I'd rather win an OL season than get promoted at the moment.

Magus978 · 08-15-2019, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Diezwraths

I'm not sure how the Onyx became a juggernaut this season. The result of only one batter (backup) having a bad season, compared to the usual 2-4 guys having subpar seasons.

I'd rather win an OL season than get promoted at the moment.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to try everything I know of to make sure that doesn't happen. The Patriots are the only team of mine that aren't sucking a big one this week, although in fairness the Boppers have risen from the dead to get close to .500.

(You winning a crown this week, not the whole promotion thing.)

OMGPuppies · 08-15-2019, 01:45 PM

Being no-hit apparently woke the Parakeets up! They are on a bit of a run behind their league best offense. Sliding Billy has retaken his starting job back, and God Gary now rides the pine. Sisler has cooled off considerably. Tommy John is 8-0. Creeping up in the Our League standings.

allenciox · 08-15-2019, 04:29 PM

Yeah, my three teams have been in lockstep all season long: either they are all winning or they are all losing. Day one, they were all losing. At the end of day 1, I had about W-L = -10 across the three teams (all of them had +runs with an accumulated pythagorean +/- of about 7). Then day two, they recovered, and by end of day 2 it was W-L=19. Yesterday, it started off decent and then got disastrous, and by end of day W-L=13. Today they have all been on a roll; two of my teams lead their respective divisions (the other is 1 game behind in Wild Card) and W-L=36 at this point.

For my non-OL team, perfect Trout has been anything, but... this season. He has a .145 BA, and a .578 OPS. HIs ZR is -4.0 (the worst it has ever been in a season before this one was +7.2) and his WAR is 0. This is the same player that was MVP two of the last three seasons; he has never had a WAR below 4.9 before this season.

It all feels so surreal; almost like the game isn't random...

stl jason · 08-15-2019, 04:39 PM

the Syrups have decided to start their post-all-star-slump ahead of schedule (2-12 so far in July

).... ah well.... didn't expect the top tier league to be a cake walk....

on the flip side... my iron league bunch keeps rolling along (68-26).... so at least they are doing well for now

Stanley Kuppchaser · 08-15-2019, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Diezwraths

I'm not sure how the Onyx became a juggernaut this season. The result of only one batter (backup) having a bad season, compared to the usual 2-4 guys having subpar seasons.

I'd rather win an OL season than get promoted at the moment.

To be honest, I'd rather win an OL crown than anything else.

Argonaut · 08-15-2019, 06:20 PM

The Vikings have gone berserk ever since I found my ace Tom Glavine on the AH this week. We're now a real all-lefty team. I pray to the OOTP gods that Glavine doesn't pop up with previous stats on Monday. We've gone from the relegation zone to a Wild Card team in a couple of days.

I wonder what happens when the Vikings face Charlatan's Washington Monuments? Probably the left-handed batter box ends the game a few inches deeper than the right-handed one. And there likely won't be enough left-handed scissors to go around.

Charlatan · 08-15-2019, 07:15 PM

My Monuments seem to start strong and run out of gas around the AS break, so I'm sure you'll do fine!

revmcgator · 08-15-2019, 11:07 PM

In an earlier post, I mentioned that most of the reigning Perfect League champion Harlem Hatchets were hatched from packs.

Actually, that was just the way I remembered it, so I went to my bid history to verify. Here are the players purchased from the Auction House currently on the Harlem roster...

95 OVR Willie Stargell - 15,002 PP
91 OVR Terry Forster - 7000 PP
91 OVR Yovani Gallardo - 7500 PP (reserve)
84 OVR Ernie Banks - 2850 PP
69 OVR Mike LaValliere - 450 PP
67 OVR Mike Harkey - 50 PP (reserve)

So...yeah. Stargell is a stinker. He currently leads the Hatchets in HR and RBI, which is testament to how bad the year is going for the team. He currently has a 0.8 WAR, and only 2.0 WAR for his entire career. Hardly worth 15K.

On the opposite end is the Big Train. Picked from a pack, Johnson is currently suffering his worst season on the roster, and is projected to end with a sub 10 WAR for the first time in a full season. His total career WAR stands at 241.8. (436-136, 1.92 ERA, 0.93 WHIP)

**EDIT: Stargell is still a stinker. But I also bought a lot via Buy Now in the Auction House. So this post has no value whatsoever.

Magus978 · 08-15-2019, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

To be honest, I'd rather win an OL crown than anything else.

Winning everything in sight would suit me. However, I don't think any of my teams have won an OL crown in awhile. Would be nice to win one again, especially to take my 2nd crown with the Patriots immediately after bringing them home.

Stanley Kuppchaser · 08-16-2019, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Magus978

Winning everything in sight would suit me. However, I don't think any of my teams have won an OL crown in awhile. Would be nice to win one again, especially to take my 2nd crown with the Patriots immediately after bringing them home.

This comment is why you are affectionately known as Magus Steinbrenner.

Stanley Kuppchaser · 08-16-2019, 05:48 AM

Antique had a big month, going 9-3, while only Chi-Town, 12-5, and Arkham, 8-4, could keep pace with them.

Stanley Kuppchaser · 08-16-2019, 05:52 AM

The Onyx played just three, winning two, to hold the lead. Pablo, 8-2 made big strides, while New York, 9-5, was the only other contender who was much above .500 for the month.

stl jason · 08-16-2019, 06:34 AM

Perfect league update:

Southern and Virginia neck-and-neck as the season heads into the dog days of summer.

stl jason · 08-16-2019, 06:48 AM

Iron league update:

Steelport sits atop the OL standings, with the bulk of the remaining OL games being Steelport vs Gotham.

Charlatan · 08-16-2019, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by revmcgator

In an earlier post, I mentioned that most of the reigning Perfect League champion Harlem Hatchets were hatched from packs.

Actually, that was just the way I remembered it, so I went to my bid history to verify. Here are the players purchased from the Auction House currently on the Harlem roster...

95 OVR Willie Stargell - 15,002 PP
91 OVR Terry Forster - 7000 PP
91 OVR Yovani Gallardo - 7500 PP (reserve)
84 OVR Ernie Banks - 2850 PP
69 OVR Mike LaValliere - 450 PP
67 OVR Mike Harkey - 50 PP (reserve)

So...yeah. Stargell is a stinker. He currently leads the Hatchets in HR and RBI, which is testament to how bad the year is going for the team. He currently has a 0.8 WAR, and only 2.0 WAR for his entire career. Hardly worth 15K.

On the opposite end is the Big Train. Picked from a pack, Johnson is currently suffering his worst season on the roster, and is projected to end with a sub 10 WAR for the first time in a full season. His total career WAR stands at 241.8. (436-136, 1.92 ERA, 0.93 WHIP)

That boggles my mind - I don't even know how it'd be possible to make a good historical team from packs. I've got a packs-only team so I know just how rare getting a historical card is (not to mention getting an actual good one). With the rarity of historical cards, I feel like it'd be more of a frustrating process than anything else. Do you just open packs whenever you get 1k PP? Do you auction off your live players and buy more packs?

Charlatan · 08-16-2019, 07:29 AM

Annandale maintains lead in Diamond OL

The Atom Smashers and Hampton Roads Rush have started pulling away from the rest of the pack in Diamond as the dog days of summer hit with a vengeance.

stl jason · 08-16-2019, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

That boggles my mind - I don't even know how it'd be possible to make a good historical team from packs. I've got a packs-only team so I know just how rare getting a historical card is (not to mention getting an actual good one). With the rarity of historical cards, I feel like it'd be more of a frustrating process than anything else. Do you just open packs whenever you get 1k PP? Do you auction off your live players and buy more packs?

Definitely a crap shoot on the pack only teams.... when I converted my Owls team to OL compliant, I at least had a perfect live Scherzer to sell (got squat from the packs purchased from the proceeds), and later landed a POTM Lemahieu that sold for a nice chunk, which got me three solid historical cards that have transformed the team.... hopefully they can make the slow climb up now

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revmcgator · 08-16-2019, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

That boggles my mind - I don't even know how it'd be possible to make a good historical team from packs. I've got a packs-only team so I know just how rare getting a historical card is (not to mention getting an actual good one). With the rarity of historical cards, I feel like it'd be more of a frustrating process than anything else. Do you just open packs whenever you get 1k PP? Do you auction off your live players and buy more packs?

It boggled my mind too. In fact, my mind was so boggled that I didn't realize IT'S TOTALLY NOT TRUE!

In fact, I'm going to go *edit* my original post it's so not true. I forgot that "Bid History" doesn't reflect what was acquired via "Buy Now" in the Auction House. So I went back through my transaction history and discovered all the cards I acquired via Buy Now, including 2 I forgot about that I bought THIS WEEK!!!

Sorry for the fake news.

stl jason · 08-16-2019, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by revmcgator

It boggled my mind too. In fact, my mind was so boggled that I didn't realize IT'S TOTALLY NOT TRUE!

In fact, I'm going to go *edit* my original post it's so not true. I forgot that "Bid History" doesn't reflect what was acquired via "Buy Now" in the Auction House. So I went back through my transaction history and discovered all the cards I acquired via Buy Now, including 2 I forgot about that I bought THIS WEEK!!!

Sorry for the fake news.

to quote George Costanza: "It's not a lie... if you believe it"

08-15-2019, 08:45 AM	#4301
Diezwraths Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 60	G354 Onyx I'm not sure how the Onyx became a juggernaut this season. The result of only one batter (backup) having a bad season, compared to the usual 2-4 guys having subpar seasons. I'd rather win an OL season than get promoted at the moment. __________________ F2P F2P Packs

08-15-2019, 01:45 PM	#4303
OMGPuppies All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,624	Being no-hit apparently woke the Parakeets up! They are on a bit of a run behind their league best offense. Sliding Billy has retaken his starting job back, and God Gary now rides the pine. Sisler has cooled off considerably. Tommy John is 8-0. Creeping up in the Our League standings. __________________

08-15-2019, 04:29 PM	#4304
allenciox All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 735	Yeah, my three teams have been in lockstep all season long: either they are all winning or they are all losing. Day one, they were all losing. At the end of day 1, I had about W-L = -10 across the three teams (all of them had +runs with an accumulated pythagorean +/- of about 7). Then day two, they recovered, and by end of day 2 it was W-L=19. Yesterday, it started off decent and then got disastrous, and by end of day W-L=13. Today they have all been on a roll; two of my teams lead their respective divisions (the other is 1 game behind in Wild Card) and W-L=36 at this point. For my non-OL team, perfect Trout has been anything, but... this season. He has a .145 BA, and a .578 OPS. HIs ZR is -4.0 (the worst it has ever been in a season before this one was +7.2) and his WAR is 0. This is the same player that was MVP two of the last three seasons; he has never had a WAR below 4.9 before this season. It all feels so surreal; almost like the game isn't random... __________________ Last edited by allenciox; 08-15-2019 at 04:31 PM.

08-15-2019, 04:39 PM	#4305
stl jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,943	the Syrups have decided to start their post-all-star-slump ahead of schedule (2-12 so far in July ).... ah well.... didn't expect the top tier league to be a cake walk.... on the flip side... my iron league bunch keeps rolling along (68-26).... so at least they are doing well for now __________________ Beer League dynasty thread - knock 'em back!

08-15-2019, 06:20 PM	#4307
Argonaut All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 1,085	The Vikings have gone berserk ever since I found my ace Tom Glavine on the AH this week. We're now a real all-lefty team. I pray to the OOTP gods that Glavine doesn't pop up with previous stats on Monday. We've gone from the relegation zone to a Wild Card team in a couple of days. I wonder what happens when the Vikings face Charlatan's Washington Monuments? Probably the left-handed batter box ends the game a few inches deeper than the right-handed one. And there likely won't be enough left-handed scissors to go around. __________________ Texas Rangers Dynasty (Est. 1972) Hartford Whalers Dynasty: Brass Bonanza

08-15-2019, 07:15 PM	#4308
Charlatan All Star Starter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 1,491	My Monuments seem to start strong and run out of gas around the AS break, so I'm sure you'll do fine!

08-15-2019, 11:07 PM	#4309
revmcgator All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: SW Florida Posts: 1,242	Mostly Packs...and starting to show In an earlier post, I mentioned that most of the reigning Perfect League champion Harlem Hatchets were hatched from packs. Actually, that was just the way I remembered it, so I went to my bid history to verify. Here are the players purchased from the Auction House currently on the Harlem roster... 95 OVR Willie Stargell - 15,002 PP 91 OVR Terry Forster - 7000 PP 91 OVR Yovani Gallardo - 7500 PP (reserve) 84 OVR Ernie Banks - 2850 PP 69 OVR Mike LaValliere - 450 PP 67 OVR Mike Harkey - 50 PP (reserve) So...yeah. Stargell is a stinker. He currently leads the Hatchets in HR and RBI, which is testament to how bad the year is going for the team. He currently has a 0.8 WAR, and only 2.0 WAR for his entire career. Hardly worth 15K. On the opposite end is the Big Train. Picked from a pack, Johnson is currently suffering his worst season on the roster, and is projected to end with a sub 10 WAR for the first time in a full season. His total career WAR stands at 241.8. (436-136, 1.92 ERA, 0.93 WHIP) *EDIT: Stargell is still a stinker. But I also bought a lot via Buy Now in the Auction House. So this post has no value whatsoever. __________________ Last edited by revmcgator; 08-16-2019 at 10:04 AM. Reason: Discovered incorrect, inaccurate and misleading information*

08-16-2019, 05:48 AM	#4312
Stanley Kuppchaser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4,239	Bulldogs Back on Top in OL S286 Antique had a big month, going 9-3, while only Chi-Town, 12-5, and Arkham, 8-4, could keep pace with them. Attached Images

08-16-2019, 05:52 AM	#4313
Stanley Kuppchaser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4,239	Janesville Still Leads in OL G354 The Onyx played just three, winning two, to hold the lead. Pablo, 8-2 made big strides, while New York, 9-5, was the only other contender who was much above .500 for the month. Attached Images

08-16-2019, 06:34 AM	#4314
stl jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,943	Perfect league update: Southern and Virginia neck-and-neck as the season heads into the dog days of summer. Attached Images __________________ Beer League dynasty thread - knock 'em back!

08-16-2019, 06:48 AM	#4315
stl jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,943	Iron league update: Steelport sits atop the OL standings, with the bulk of the remaining OL games being Steelport vs Gotham. Attached Images __________________ Beer League dynasty thread - knock 'em back!

08-16-2019, 07:29 AM	#4317
Charlatan All Star Starter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 1,491	Annandale maintains lead in Diamond OL The Atom Smashers and Hampton Roads Rush have started pulling away from the rest of the pack in Diamond as the dog days of summer hit with a vengeance. Attached Images