Season 3 (2021) Discussion: 12/17/18-12/23/18

Maddox · 12-17-2018, 08:21 AM

Here we go - Round 3. I decided to also add the dates the season runs to make it easier to keep track of which thread is current.

My main team is in the Gold .279 League
My second team is in Bronze .213. This will be the first season I pay attention to how they do.

While I was very concerned coming into this Gold league I am happy to see that there are no real whales in my conference. There are a few in the other conference but at least I won't have to face them too many times.

My hope is that my team, especially my pitchers, are over their season long slump. 4 out of 5 of my starting pitchers had an ERA over 4.5 and that includes Patrick Corbin.

Play Ball!

Kushiel · 12-17-2018, 08:47 AM

My Horned Frogs are in Gold 301 and my FTP team the Happy Plankton are in Gold 307. They were the 15th on the promote list so this gold season should be challenging for them.

In Gold 301 there are at least 14 of us that I/we have been competing against during the past bronze and silver seasons. All of us have appeared in the playoffs the past two seasons at least once, I think. So the rivalries begin to emerge.

Good luck everybody, no matter what level you are competing in.

stl jason · 12-17-2018, 08:59 AM

both of my teams are in the Silver .261 league (one in the NC, one in the AC; so at least if all the planets align perfectly they can meet in the series

)..

i see a few new teams in the mix, but most of them I recognize from season 1 or 2.... I'll have to go through 'em and see what their rosters look like to scout the competition....

Morug · 12-17-2018, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kushiel

My Horned Frogs are in Gold 301 and my FTP team the Happy Plankton are in Gold 307. They were the 15th on the promote list so this gold season should be challenging for them.

In Gold 301 there are at least 14 of us that I/we have been competing against during the past bronze and silver seasons. All of us have appeared in the playoffs the past two seasons at least once, I think. So the rivalries begin to emerge.

Good luck everybody, no matter what level you are competing in.

I'm not making the playoff this year for sure, Its the combination of my 2 last seasons best clubs, I know 80% of the club in Gold .301. Its will be hard. Have a good season Kushiel.

captainbuttercream · 12-17-2018, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by stl jason

both of my teams are in the Silver .261 league (one in the NC, one in the AC; so at least if all the planets align perfectly they can meet in the series

)..

i see a few new teams in the mix, but most of them I recognize from season 1 or 2.... I'll have to go through 'em and see what their rosters look like to scout the competition....

My Llamas are in .261 as well. Things could get interesting. We were cellar dwellers all last season, but we still good enough not to get relegated back to bronze. We had a strong showing in September, so maybe that's a good omen?

Matt Arnold · 12-17-2018, 10:28 AM

Well, I got Fire Anty in my division, so whelp. I actually won my division last year, but it was pretty close between me, the Pueblo Penny Pinchers, and the OC IronPigs, and all 3 of us are in it together again.

But the Gold league is going to be hella tough. There's about 6 copies each of the "common" perfect cards, and 8 Trouts in the league. I count 15 Altuves, 12 Corbins, 18 Doolittles. Although I would guess not all of them will get regular play-time in the league, given how crazy some of the teams are. I mean, Fire Anty has 38 diamonds on his reserve roster, and the worst starter in his rotation is a 100.

mess · 12-17-2018, 10:36 AM

I got plopped in Gold 308.

Looks like I see a few teams that I played against last season with some success. Except the Magnolia CIty Stoics who beat me in 7 in the Silver Champ Series. Grrrrrrrr

Maddox · 12-17-2018, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Fire Anty has 38 diamonds on his reserve roster, and the worst starter in his rotation is a 100.

That just sounds insane to someone who does not have a single Diamond yet.

Orcin · 12-17-2018, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Maddox

That just sounds insane to someone who does not have a single Diamond yet.

It is insane, and kind of boring to see all of the best teams with the same players.

Thalion · 12-17-2018, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Kushiel

My Horned Frogs are in Gold 301 and my FTP team the Happy Plankton are in Gold 307. They were the 15th on the promote list so this gold season should be challenging for them.

In Gold 301 there are at least 14 of us that I/we have been competing against during the past bronze and silver seasons. All of us have appeared in the playoffs the past two seasons at least once, I think. So the rivalries begin to emerge.

Good luck everybody, no matter what level you are competing in.

Man, Gold 301 is like the league of death. I don't think anyone is winning 120 games this season, Kushiel.

Good luck to everyone in my league, may the best team win!

Now I am off to sacrifice the San Diego Chicken to appease the RNG Gods.

lboston1 · 12-17-2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Fire Anty has 38 diamonds on his reserve roster, and the worst starter in his rotation is a 100.

How does someone even do that???? Makes me wonder how much money people actually have to burn into digital 1s and 0s, and actually how competitive people are that they would need to spend that much to win! Becomes less of a competition about who has the better strategy and tactics and more of who has the most money. Kind of like English Premier League....

Bobble · 12-17-2018, 11:23 AM

Promoted to Gold .281 (after finishing 81-81 in Silver?) and WAAAAAAY out of my league. The Bobble Browns have 3 Gold cards, 0 Diamond cards, and 0 Perfects. There are teams IN MY DIVISION that would wipe their nose with a couple spare Gold cards. Looks like I'm going to see a lot of the charity "you lost too many games" achievements. Embrace relegation.

Westheim · 12-17-2018, 11:34 AM

Well, I know who's getting relegated from my league. The other teams in my division won 100.25 games on average last season. Me? A pale 76...

And already 0-1 …!

NYY #23 · 12-17-2018, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Well, I got Fire Anty in my division, so whelp. I actually won my division last year, but it was pretty close between me, the Pueblo Penny Pinchers, and the OC IronPigs, and all 3 of us are in it together again.

But the Gold league is going to be hella tough. There's about 6 copies each of the "common" perfect cards, and 8 Trouts in the league. I count 15 Altuves, 12 Corbins, 18 Doolittles. Although I would guess not all of them will get regular play-time in the league, given how crazy some of the teams are. I mean, Fire Anty has 38 diamonds on his reserve roster, and the worst starter in his rotation is a 100.

Good luck, I checked this morning really quick and you looked like you were in a tough division. I was in bronze with Fire Anty, and I think his third or fourth string could have beat me, he's got an impressive roster.

I am looking forward to what today brings, we ended the year we'll, so hopefully there is some carryover. Although I'm still diamondless currently, so we'll see.

lboston1 · 12-17-2018, 11:45 AM

Is there any way to look at other teams outside of your own league?

moalkha · 12-17-2018, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Thalion

Man, Gold 301 is like the league of death. I don't think anyone is winning 120 games this season, Kushiel.

Good luck to everyone in my league, may the best team win!

Now I am off to sacrifice the San Diego Chicken to appease the RNG Gods.

I’m in Gold 301 myself with 2 of my teams ( Perugia and Great Lake) and while my competitive side looks forward to the challenge of facing all these super teams, the pragmatic one hopes to avoid promotion at all cost. Just for reference I have another team in Gold 270 (Doha) where there are only 10 perfect players in the entire league.

Hammercraft · 12-17-2018, 11:53 AM

Silver .268 here. I won my opening day game and I'm going to close my eyes and focus on the one day of the year I was in first place. Go Tigers!

Kushiel · 12-17-2018, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thalion

Man, Gold 301 is like the league of death. I don't think anyone is winning 120 games this season, Kushiel.

Good luck to everyone in my league, may the best team win!

Now I am off to sacrifice the San Diego Chicken to appease the RNG Gods.

Who ever wins the WS this year is gonna earn it!

Thalion · 12-17-2018, 12:13 PM

I think I just realized that the flaw in my "Build a Team to Compete in the Playoffs" strategy is that I have to make the playoffs first.

Thalion · 12-17-2018, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kushiel

Who ever wins the WS this year is gonna earn it!

I'm hoping to sneak in again under the radar and steal it from everyone else like I did two seasons ago while everyone is preoccupied with the Perfect laden teams.

12-17-2018, 08:21 AM	#1
Maddox All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 903	Season 3 (2021) Discussion: 12/17/18-12/23/18 Here we go - Round 3. I decided to also add the dates the season runs to make it easier to keep track of which thread is current. My main team is in the Gold .279 League My second team is in Bronze .213. This will be the first season I pay attention to how they do. While I was very concerned coming into this Gold league I am happy to see that there are no real whales in my conference. There are a few in the other conference but at least I won't have to face them too many times. My hope is that my team, especially my pitchers, are over their season long slump. 4 out of 5 of my starting pitchers had an ERA over 4.5 and that includes Patrick Corbin. Play Ball! Last edited by Maddox; 12-17-2018 at 09:07 AM.

12-17-2018, 08:59 AM	#3
stl jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,943	both of my teams are in the Silver .261 league (one in the NC, one in the AC; so at least if all the planets align perfectly they can meet in the series ).. i see a few new teams in the mix, but most of them I recognize from season 1 or 2.... I'll have to go through 'em and see what their rosters look like to scout the competition.... __________________ Beer League dynasty thread - knock 'em back!

12-17-2018, 10:36 AM	#7
mess Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 202	I got plopped in Gold 308. Looks like I see a few teams that I played against last season with some success. Except the Magnolia CIty Stoics who beat me in 7 in the Silver Champ Series. Grrrrrrrr __________________

12-17-2018, 11:23 AM	#12
Bobble Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: High and outside Posts: 3,814	Promoted to Gold .281 (after finishing 81-81 in Silver?) and WAAAAAAY out of my league. The Bobble Browns have 3 Gold cards, 0 Diamond cards, and 0 Perfects. There are teams IN MY DIVISION that would wipe their nose with a couple spare Gold cards. Looks like I'm going to see a lot of the charity "you lost too many games" achievements. Embrace relegation. __________________

12-17-2018, 11:34 AM	#13
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,888	Well, I know who's getting relegated from my league. The other teams in my division won 100.25 games on average last season. Me? A pale 76... And already 0-1 …! __________________ 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.

12-17-2018, 08:47 AM	#2
Kushiel All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas Posts: 1,697	My Horned Frogs are in Gold 301 and my FTP team the Happy Plankton are in Gold 307. They were the 15th on the promote list so this gold season should be challenging for them. In Gold 301 there are at least 14 of us that I/we have been competing against during the past bronze and silver seasons. All of us have appeared in the playoffs the past two seasons at least once, I think. So the rivalries begin to emerge. Good luck everybody, no matter what level you are competing in. __________________ *Favente Deo supero*

12-17-2018, 10:28 AM	#6
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,133	Well, I got Fire Anty in my division, so whelp. I actually won my division last year, but it was pretty close between me, the Pueblo Penny Pinchers, and the OC IronPigs, and all 3 of us are in it together again. But the Gold league is going to be hella tough. There's about 6 copies each of the "common" perfect cards, and 8 Trouts in the league. I count 15 Altuves, 12 Corbins, 18 Doolittles. Although I would guess not all of them will get regular play-time in the league, given how crazy some of the teams are. I mean, Fire Anty has 38 diamonds on his reserve roster, and the worst starter in his rotation is a 100.

12-17-2018, 11:45 AM	#15
lboston1 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 55	Is there any way to look at other teams outside of your own league?

12-17-2018, 11:53 AM	#17
Hammercraft All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 729	Silver .268 here. I won my opening day game and I'm going to close my eyes and focus on the one day of the year I was in first place. Go Tigers!

12-17-2018, 12:13 PM	#19
Thalion Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 413	I think I just realized that the flaw in my "Build a Team to Compete in the Playoffs" strategy is that I have to make the playoffs first.