Season 39 (2057) - Discussion Thread - Page 4

Magus978 · 12-22-2019, 05:41 PM

Remember when I punted the season mid-week? Those were the days...

The players didn't get the memo. Steelport won their wildcard game, then knocked off the top seed Bagram Bombers in 4 games in the divisional round, then swept the cinderella Redwood Loons in 4 straight.

In order for the Magus Curse to finally die, they must find a way to knock off the 6-time PL champion La Crosse Fighting Frogs. The Saints will be a huge underdog, but with nothing to lose, can they channel a little more magic and bring a first perfect league championship home to Third Street?

waittilnextyear · 12-22-2019, 06:06 PM

Ahem...

waittilnextyear · 12-22-2019, 06:29 PM

Made several subs before the big series.

OUT: 99 Rickey Henderson, 87 Garry Maddox, 90 Lance Parrish, 96 David Wright, 93 Snuffy Stirnweiss

IN: 99 Yogi Berra, 97 Willie Randolph, 98 Sherry Magee, 98 Cesar Cedeno, 100 Christian Yelich

I'll be either a genius or an idiot.

Magus978 · 12-22-2019, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by waittilnextyear

Ahem...

This is the matchup I feared, having lost the season series 4-2. Steelport are heavy underdogs, but if the Magus Curse is to die, we're gonna have to find a way to get it done.

JasonC23 · 12-22-2019, 06:50 PM

After Huntley took the first 2 games of the Sub-League Series at home, the Pittsburgh RedSox rallied in impressive fashion, taking all 3 home games and then finishing off the Red Raiders back in Huntley. With the 4-2 series win, the RedSox face the Slumberton Slumlords, who needed all 7 games to overcome a valiant effort by the Philadelphia Legends and reach the Perfect League Series.

Good luck to Pittsburgh, going for Perfect League title number 4, and Slumberton, going for one for the other thumb, ie, title number 10!

waittilnextyear · 12-22-2019, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus978

This is the matchup I feared, having lost the season series 4-2. Steelport are heavy underdogs, but if the Magus Curse is to die, we're gonna have to find a way to get it done.

Eh, underdogs perhaps. But it's closer to a tossup in my opinion. You've been pretty aggressively improving this team, bringing in 100 Hank Aaron, Brouthers, 100 Eckersley, 98 Kevin Brown, 100 Gaylord Perry, and 98 Dick Allen to bolster what started the week as a very good team already.

It'll come down to RNG, which I'm sure makes neither of us very comfortable.

Magus978 · 12-22-2019, 07:39 PM

As I suspected, the gulf in class is really just too much to overcome. La Crosse dominant en route to a 2-0 series lead heading to Steelport, with the Saints looking like children trying to fight Hulk Hogan.

Some are destined for greatness, others are destined to be the entertaining also-ran. Think it's safe to say I fall into the second tier.

old timer · 12-22-2019, 07:54 PM

The Raccoons won the LCS 4-2, but didn't look very impressive again. I sure hope our pitching does better (the hitting's been great) in the WS. Speaking of the WS, we'll be meeting Lukas' Nice team who are looking for their 1st perfect championship. Good luck to Nice and everyone else still in it.

lencombs · 12-22-2019, 08:22 PM

What is your biggest in season comeback to win promotion or the Series? After 1 month I was 6 1/2 games back, 3rd worst record in the whole league on pace for demotion, and am in the Diamond Series Final tonight. I didn't make any roster moves either, spent all my points in the off season.This is my 12th season, started late this year.

pappyzan · 12-22-2019, 08:44 PM

Flint going for their 1st title, if they don't get it this time they surely will soon. They're a fairly new team, this is just their 6th season in PL. Their roster is pretty strong, they've added a ton of guys over the past 2-3 weeks.

bailey · 12-22-2019, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lencombs

What is your biggest in season comeback to win promotion or the Series?

I don't know, but I did blow a 7.5 game lead to finish as the wild card team. With 10 games to go, I had a 3 game lead and faced my chief rival, the Pine Tar Pirates in a 4 game series. Up to that point, I had a series lead of 8-7, but lost all 4 games and ended up 2 back because my rival finished on a 15 game winning streak. All was made good in the Division Series, however.

One Great Matrix · 12-22-2019, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus978

This is the matchup I feared, having lost the season series 4-2. Steelport are heavy underdogs, but if the Magus Curse is to die, we're gonna have to find a way to get it done.

Yeah, I've got a little virtual popcorn out for this one...

I'm not rooting for either team...just curious to see how it goes.

Who's playing?

Magus978 · 12-22-2019, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by One Great Matrix

Yeah, I've got a little virtual popcorn out for this one...

I'm not rooting for either team...just curious to see how it goes.

Who's playing?

La Crosse Fighting Frogs vs Steelport Saints

La Crosse lead series 3-1 and can essentially put the Saints away anytime they want. This whole being stuck in the 0 PL title club thing depresses me big time. Just not enough quality to beat the best teams.

One Great Matrix · 12-22-2019, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus978

La Crosse Fighting Frogs vs Steelport Saints

La Crosse lead series 3-1 and can essentially put the Saints away anytime they want. This whole being stuck in the 0 PL title club thing depresses me big time. Just not enough quality to beat the best teams.

Who are the star players for the teams?

Ain't over 'til it's over...three wins in a row and you can put that club to bed.

waittilnextyear · 12-22-2019, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus978

La Crosse Fighting Frogs vs Steelport Saints

La Crosse lead series 3-1 and can essentially put the Saints away anytime they want. This whole being stuck in the 0 PL title club thing depresses me big time. Just not enough quality to beat the best teams.

Doesn't seem that comfortable of a 3-1 lead to me.

Especially after Coveleski gave away game 3, in which these Frogs led 5-1. Coveleski has been especially bad on my tournament teams, so hopefully that funk isn't seeping into regular PT mode.

If we can't get 1 more win behind Ruffing, Smoltz, and then Walsh, then we've truly been beaten!

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Originally Posted by One Great Matrix

Who are the star players for the teams?

Ain't over 'til it's over...three wins in a row and you can put that club to bed.

Both teams are pretty much loaded with star players. I will say that my 100 Barry Bonds is playing more like a 40 Barry Bonds. He's 2 for his last 36, with a .069 playoff batting average!

One Great Matrix · 12-22-2019, 09:37 PM

Lead changes in baseball can be so dramatic. It's one of my favorite things about the sport.

Magus978 · 12-22-2019, 09:39 PM

It's over. Steelport have died in 5 games. Think I was onto something when I talked about being an entertaining also-ran.

Congrats on the 7th title, wish we could have put up some sort of resistance. Maybe in PT21 I'll win one of these.

waittilnextyear · 12-22-2019, 10:16 PM

The Frogs were able to win PL title #7, sealing the series on the road in 5 games. Red Ruffing put the cherry on his Pitcher of the Year sundae as the winning pitcher in the 4-2 series clincher. After having an uncharacteristically poor start against K.P. in the Division Series, Ruffing reeled off 3 consecutive QS en route to the title. Frog pitchers in general were pretty stellar; K.P. was held to 13 runs in 5 games, Dokdo Might Actually Be Part Of Japan was held to 7 runs in 4 games, and the Steelport Saints scored 16 runs in 5 games. So, the Frogs gave up 36 runs in 14 postseason games, while scoring 88 times.

SE Richie Ashburn was the little engine that could. And did. After playing beautifully in CF and as the team's leadoff batter, Ashburn batted .500 in the postseason and took home PL Series MVP honors. Last minute additions to the PL Series roster did pretty well overall: Yelich (.359), Magee (.389), Berra (.429), Cedeno (.600), Gilliam (.188), Allen (.200). Although I am getting the feeling that this 98 SE Dick Allen card is going to be a love/hate, mostly hate, type of relationship. He'll get all next week to prove me wrong...

Other honors: 100 Trevor Hoffman continues the Frogs' dominant string of Reliever of the Year winners (eight winners out of the last nine years). 100 Bonds and SE Appling win Great Bats at DH and 3B. Ed Walsh and Cal Ripken Jr. win Great Gloves at P and 1B. From a PP standpoint, it was very mediocre at 22.5K PP earned. No gold achievements at all, save for the final end-of-year PP boost.

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Originally Posted by Magus978

It's over. Steelport have died in 5 games. Think I was onto something when I talked about being an entertaining also-ran.

Congrats on the 7th title, wish we could have put up some sort of resistance. Maybe in PT21 I'll win one of these.

Fortunately for me, the reverse jinxing of your team didn't work in the PL Series. But, I never felt comfortable, even when up 3-1. Your team is good and at the risk of sounding patronizing, it's really only a matter of time before they break through. It's a PL-title-winning caliber of roster now. Maybe could use just one more horse in the starting rotation, but the SE Luke Appling/Dan Brouthers/POTM Cody Bellinger/Josh Gibson/100 Hank Aaron/100 Dennis Eckersley/99 Walter Johnson/99 Greg Maddux/99 Harry Brecheen portion is really end game quality.

Congrats on a fine season. I'm sure you'll be right back in the hunt next week.

old timer · 12-22-2019, 10:30 PM

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I'd like to join for a week or two. Add Pappyzan as a friend.

After adding your team, I noticed they're 3rd in total championships in all of PT. What have we done?! Those LyinCheatin Senators will be the end of us all!

old timer · 12-22-2019, 10:50 PM

The Raccoons got their 9th! Our pitching sucked in the DS and LCS, but we outscored Nice 15-5 in 4 games in the WS. So our offense saved us in the two previous playoff rounds, then it went cold (well, sort of) and our pitching saved us. Nice!

We got multiple awards, including:
MVP: Ruth (his 4th)
Pitcher of the Year: Keefe (5th time)
Reliever of the Year: Seaver (6th time)
Great Bats: 6 total! All 3 of our OFs, Suzuki, Mays, Robinson plus Boggs, Appling and Ruth.
We also had 10 all-stars, another Raccoons record.
Ruth won the HR title, Schilling got the most wins and Keefe got the ERA crown.

We also earned our most PP ever at 39k. The tougher competition next year will no doubt cool us off quite a bit, but I'm looking forward to it!

12-22-2019, 05:41 PM	#61
Magus978 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Behind you. BOO! Posts: 1,851	Remember when I punted the season mid-week? Those were the days... The players didn't get the memo. Steelport won their wildcard game, then knocked off the top seed Bagram Bombers in 4 games in the divisional round, then swept the cinderella Redwood Loons in 4 straight. In order for the Magus Curse to finally die, they must find a way to knock off the 6-time PL champion La Crosse Fighting Frogs. The Saints will be a huge underdog, but with nothing to lose, can they channel a little more magic and bring a first perfect league championship home to Third Street? __________________ OOTP Streamer Affiliate who is also your FINAL BOSS. http://twitch.tv/GanbaMagus Last edited by Magus978; 12-22-2019 at 06:27 PM.

12-22-2019, 06:06 PM	#62
waittilnextyear All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,272	Ahem... Attached Images __________________

12-22-2019, 06:29 PM	#63
waittilnextyear All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,272	Made several subs before the big series. OUT: 99 Rickey Henderson, 87 Garry Maddox, 90 Lance Parrish, 96 David Wright, 93 Snuffy Stirnweiss IN: 99 Yogi Berra, 97 Willie Randolph, 98 Sherry Magee, 98 Cesar Cedeno, 100 Christian Yelich I'll be either a genius or an idiot. __________________

12-22-2019, 06:50 PM	#65
JasonC23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Huntley, IL Posts: 865	P433: The Wrong Time for a 4-Game Losing Streak After Huntley took the first 2 games of the Sub-League Series at home, the Pittsburgh RedSox rallied in impressive fashion, taking all 3 home games and then finishing off the Red Raiders back in Huntley. With the 4-2 series win, the RedSox face the Slumberton Slumlords, who needed all 7 games to overcome a valiant effort by the Philadelphia Legends and reach the Perfect League Series. Good luck to Pittsburgh, going for Perfect League title number 4, and Slumberton, going for one for the other thumb, ie, title number 10! __________________

12-22-2019, 07:39 PM	#67
Magus978 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Behind you. BOO! Posts: 1,851	As I suspected, the gulf in class is really just too much to overcome. La Crosse dominant en route to a 2-0 series lead heading to Steelport, with the Saints looking like children trying to fight Hulk Hogan. Some are destined for greatness, others are destined to be the entertaining also-ran. Think it's safe to say I fall into the second tier. __________________ OOTP Streamer Affiliate who is also your FINAL BOSS. http://twitch.tv/GanbaMagus

12-22-2019, 07:54 PM	#68
old timer Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,278	The Raccoons won the LCS 4-2, but didn't look very impressive again. I sure hope our pitching does better (the hitting's been great) in the WS. Speaking of the WS, we'll be meeting Lukas' Nice team who are looking for their 1st perfect championship. Good luck to Nice and everyone else still in it. __________________

12-22-2019, 08:22 PM	#69
lencombs All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Eureka, Ca Posts: 533	What is your biggest in season comeback to win promotion or the Series? After 1 month I was 6 1/2 games back, 3rd worst record in the whole league on pace for demotion, and am in the Diamond Series Final tonight. I didn't make any roster moves either, spent all my points in the off season.This is my 12th season, started late this year. Attached Images __________________ "A passion for statistics is the earmark of a literate people." - Paul Fisher "Baseball isn't statistics. Baseball is (Joe) DiMaggio rounding second." - Jimmy Cannon

12-22-2019, 08:44 PM	#70
pappyzan All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 637	Flint going for their 1st title, if they don't get it this time they surely will soon. They're a fairly new team, this is just their 6th season in PL. Their roster is pretty strong, they've added a ton of guys over the past 2-3 weeks. Attached Images

12-22-2019, 09:37 PM	#76
One Great Matrix All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 1,782	Lead changes in baseball can be so dramatic. It's one of my favorite things about the sport. __________________

12-22-2019, 09:39 PM	#77
Magus978 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Behind you. BOO! Posts: 1,851	It's over. Steelport have died in 5 games. Think I was onto something when I talked about being an entertaining also-ran. Congrats on the 7th title, wish we could have put up some sort of resistance. Maybe in PT21 I'll win one of these. __________________ OOTP Streamer Affiliate who is also your FINAL BOSS. http://twitch.tv/GanbaMagus

12-22-2019, 10:50 PM	#80
old timer Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,278	The Raccoons got their 9th! Our pitching sucked in the DS and LCS, but we outscored Nice 15-5 in 4 games in the WS. So our offense saved us in the two previous playoff rounds, then it went cold (well, sort of) and our pitching saved us. Nice! We got multiple awards, including: MVP: Ruth (his 4th) Pitcher of the Year: Keefe (5th time) Reliever of the Year: Seaver (6th time) Great Bats: 6 total! All 3 of our OFs, Suzuki, Mays, Robinson plus Boggs, Appling and Ruth. We also had 10 all-stars, another Raccoons record. Ruth won the HR title, Schilling got the most wins and Keefe got the ERA crown. We also earned our most PP ever at 39k. The tougher competition next year will no doubt cool us off quite a bit, but I'm looking forward to it! __________________ Last edited by old timer; 12-22-2019 at 11:00 PM.