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[osborneman]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

Just make sure you've got everybody friended, add the - OL to your team name, and the + to your team's abbreviation. Welcome aboard!



At some point next week, just post your team's logo for crowning purposes, otherwise you get stuck with something I throw together.

Done! Here's the logo. It's somewhat low resolution, but that's all I got. If you have extra time I'd love to have "Fargo" added on top of the circle and "Buscemis" below perhaps similar to that 2nd photo I found. Thanks!

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

As the playoff tree shows, San Pedro, Antique, and Steelport will be headed to gold. No relegations. Friends List has been updated. Alert to silver teams, make sure you have boomcoach friended, because we're down to 12 now.

[Magus978]

Update from Gold B...

Rockin' Robins and Everett Silvertips lose their divisional rounds. Nobody's going anywhere. Thus rendering this season a waste of time for all involved. At least someone got a crown.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

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[Edster007]

Jefferson Valley who won 119 games in Iron will get a chance to do it again in Iron after blowing a 2 games to none lead and losing in five. So OL will be on hold for at least another week.


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[QuantaCondor]

Originally Posted by OMGPuppies

Parakeets are HUGE underdogs. Praying for a miracle.

Parakeets with the sweep of Southern, earning a WS berth. The margins of victory were 6, 2, 3, 5. Still feel like the underdog?

EDIT: Meanwhile, California takes all home games (currently 6-0 at home in the postseason, 1-4 on the road) to take a 3-2 series lead, setting the stage for the last 2 games at a fully neutral park against the Lagers.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

The Hunters bagged their second crown, dominating play in OLG364. Their playoffs haven't been updated all day, so no word on promotions. No relegations. Thanks BOTS for the screen shots.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Congratulations!

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Twin golds.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Headed out, so I'm done for the night. Hopefully, screen shots of final play off trees will be posted. If not, all time will be later in the week. One more thing...Don't forget to update your Friends List. Good luck to all still playing.

[osborneman]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

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You know what I realized that even though I don't know photoshop I can do it in Microsoft Word lol. Here's the updated logo!

[QuantaCondor]

The California Quantum Condors and the Aina Haina Parakeets meet in the P425 World Series. Here's an overview of the matchup:

SEASON:
The Parakeets get home field advantage, usually irrelevant for lefty teams but relevant here because they suppress lefty power whereas the Condors are a pro-lefty power field. The Parakeets claim a 102-60 record in season, whereas the Condors played as a WC team with a 89-73 record.

PITCHING:
The Condors, despite playing in a slightly more batter-oriented park, have allowed only 679 runs against during the season, good for 6th overall. They have been carried by below-average seasons from CC Sabathia and 97 Clayton Kershaw, but career seasons for Eddie Plank and Brett Anderson. They will carry only 2 RHP into the WS matchup, adding four LHP from the bench for this lefty-on-lefty matchup. Their strength is starting pitching, posting the 4th best starter ERA in the AC but only the 7th best relief pitcher ERA. However, the strong lefty contingent is sure to overperform seasonal standards, as the matchups are very favorable despite the lefty-boosted park.

The Parakeets have allowed 737 runs during the season, good for 11th overall in the league. They opt for a complementary pitching approach: Four lefty SPs flanked by a nearly full arsenal of RHP relievers. Of note is the new addition of Lefty Gomez to lead the rotation, acquired specifically for this series. The RHP filling the bullpen may prove to be a liability, but SE Garber and Bruce Sutter may be good enough to not have to care about the matchups ahead. The lone lefty reliever, Howe, may need to play a lot of innings this series.

Overall, the Condors have proven to have the stronger staff throughout the season, and the new additions in the pen might help shore up their weakess there.
PITCHING ADVANTAGE: CALIFORNIA


BATTING:
The Condors, opting for a slightly more power-heavy lineup, have not nearly been as strong during the year as the Parakeets. They are led by SE Votto, 95 Gehringer, and 84 Erstad in this lefty-heavy series, with 98 Yaz being shut down by the regular lefty SPs.

The Parakeets hit for average, and it gets them a LOT of runs. They are led by SE Sisler, God Garry Maddox, and 90 Sam Rice, along with 87 Boggs and Tony Gwynn. One thing is for sure: they will hit lots of singles and doubles in the series.

The Condors lead in HRs between the teams, but the Parakeets have been an outstanding hit-for-average team, batting .291 which is good enough for 1st in the league. Both teams go for heavy GAP hitting, but the heavy average and the run performance (870 vs 789 favoring the Parakeets) show an obvious edge in favor of the Parakeets.

BATTING ADVANTAGE: AINA HAINA

DEFENSE:
Here's the positional breakdown, California vs. Aina Haina:

C: Burgess vs. Burgess (43)
1B: 87 Carew (68) vs. SE Sisler (58)
2B: 95 Gehringer (95) vs. 91 Collins (115)
SS: 84 Pesky vs. Pesky (103)
3B: 89 Boggs (89) vs. 87 Boggs (72)
LF: Erstad (102) vs. Sliding Billy (81)
CF: Dykstra (106) vs. Maddox (103)
RF: 98 Yaz (94) vs. Dykstra (100)

Condors take the advantage at 1B, 3B, LF, while the Parakeets take the advantage at 2B and RF. 2B is an important position, but it might not be enough to overwhelm the upgrade at other defensive spots. It's close, and maybe the numbers might suggest the Parakeets by a nose, but the performance would give this to the Condors who posted a +32.8 ZR this season compared to +14.8 ZR for the Parakeets.

DEFENSE ADVANTAGE: TIED

OVERALL THOUGHTS:
This looks to be a very competitive series. California seems to have the pitching advantages, but Aina Haina has an enormous batting advantage as well as home field advantage for 4/7 games. I think this is going to come down to the wire, but I'm going to side with the pitching as I think we've seen that decide lots of close WS finals in the past.

PREDICTION: California in 7

[QuantaCondor]

WS Stream of Consciousness thoughts:

GAME 1: Parakeets, 4-2
Aina Haina takes a close game 1, 4-2. The Quantum Condors drew the bases full twice, but couldn't capitalize either time. The Parakeets knocked in four runs on 8 hits, and it was enough to overcome the 2 run HR by Yaz. If I could change by prediction now, I might say Aina Haina in 7 games.

GAME 2: Parakeets, 4-3
Aina Haina with another squeaker, coming out on top 4-3. Tony Gwynn hit a 2 run double in the bottom of the 8th with 2 outs to take the lead up to 4-3. Close games in close series tend to decide the victor, and the Parakeets have now won 7 games in a row in the postseason, probably among the longest postseason winning streaks we've seen in OL. However, California has gone down 2 games to 0 in each of the 3 postseason series they've been a part of and followed up both of their previous deficits by going undefeated to close out the respective divisional and conference championship series, so coming back is nothing new for this squad.

GAME 3: Condors, 16-2
An absolute demolition of the Parakeet pitching staff, the Condors went off for 16 runs on 19 hits (including 4 doubles, 3 HRs, 1 triple) and 6 walks. Funnily enough, this is the second home win of exactly 16-2 that the Condors have put up during this postseason. The Condors' home dominance continues. However, both teams are rolling out Brett Anderson for game 4, and since the pitching edge the Condors have is mostly in their starters I would probably favor the Parakeets going into game 4. Big, decisive turning point game coming up.

GAME 4: Condors, 9-8 (walk off)
What an unbelievable game. This had echoes of the 6 run comeback that the Caspers pulled off in Game 5 of the divisional round, but in reverse. The Parakeets uncharacteristically scored a lot of runs early via the longball: 3 runs on a Dykstra HR, and 2 runs on a Sisler HR. Combined with the usually good gap hitting, the 'Keets lead kept growing and growing until it reached a crecendo at 8-1 in the 6th. But in the bottom of the 6th, the Condors strung together the following: Single, Double, Single (RBI), Walk, Single (RBI), Single (RBI), Walk (RBI), Single (RBI), K, Single (RBI), Sac Fly (RBI), K, a 7 run comeback to bring the game even. Steve Howe gave up four hits in the next two frames but no runs, while newly acquired Sambito and Burgmeier for the Condors pitched three scoreless on 2 hits. Finally, Sutter let up a game winning walk off single to Pesky with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to complete the 7-run comeback. In total, the Parakeets scored 5 runs via longball, and the Condors scored 9 runs by stringing together walks and hits. Now the Condors see see if they can complete the clean 9-0 home playoff sweep in their last playoff home game before the series returns to Aina Haina.

GAME 5: California, 9-4
California completes the playoff home sweep, going 9-0 through the Wild Card, Divisional, Championship, and World Series at home. The Condors racked up 19 baserunners through 13 hits and 6 walks. California turned that into 9 runs through 2 HRs and a bunch of singles. The Parakeets also collected a bunch of baserunners, getting 11 hits and 1 walk, but did a ton of that with 2 outs which prevented any real rally from developing. As a consequence, both of their HRs were solo shots, and the two run-scoring doubles by Pesky weren't enough to overcome another huge offensive performance by California.

[trevwilson]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

Congratulations!

I've been putting in about 80 hours a week for the past month. This was a great surprise!

[QuantaCondor]

Originally Posted by QuantaCondor

WS Stream of Consciousness thoughts:

GAME 1: Parakeets, 4-2
Aina Haina takes a close game 1, 4-2. The Quantum Condors drew the bases full twice, but couldn't capitalize either time. The Parakeets knocked in four runs on 8 hits, and it was enough to overcome the 2 run HR by Yaz. If I could change by prediction now, I might say Aina Haina in 7 games.

GAME 2: Parakeets, 4-3
Aina Haina with another squeaker, coming out on top 4-3. Tony Gwynn hit a 2 run double in the bottom of the 8th with 2 outs to take the lead up to 4-3. Close games in close series tend to decide the victor, and the Parakeets have now won 7 games in a row in the postseason, probably among the longest postseason winning streaks we've seen in OL. However, California has gone down 2 games to 0 in each of the 3 postseason series they've been a part of and followed up both of their previous deficits by going undefeated to close out the respective divisional and conference championship series, so coming back is nothing new for this squad.

GAME 3: Condors, 16-2
An absolute demolition of the Parakeet pitching staff, the Condors went off for 16 runs on 19 hits (including 4 doubles, 3 HRs, 1 triple) and 6 walks. Funnily enough, this is the second home win of exactly 16-2 that the Condors have put up during this postseason. The Condors' home dominance continues. However, both teams are rolling out Brett Anderson for game 4, and since the pitching edge the Condors have is mostly in their starters I would probably favor the Parakeets going into game 4. Big, decisive turning point game coming up.

GAME 4: Condors, 9-8 (walk off)
What an unbelievable game. This had echoes of the 6 run comeback that the Caspers pulled off in Game 5 of the divisional round, but in reverse. The Parakeets uncharacteristically scored a lot of runs early via the longball: 3 runs on a Dykstra HR, and 2 runs on a Sisler HR. Combined with the usually good gap hitting, the 'Keets lead kept growing and growing until it reached a crecendo at 8-1 in the 6th. But in the bottom of the 6th, the Condors strung together the following: Single, Double, Single (RBI), Walk, Single (RBI), Single (RBI), Walk (RBI), Single (RBI), K, Single (RBI), Sac Fly (RBI), K, a 7 run comeback to bring the game even. Steve Howe gave up four hits in the next two frames but no runs, while newly acquired Sambito and Burgmeier for the Condors pitched three scoreless on 2 hits. Finally, Sutter let up a game winning walk off single to Pesky with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to complete the 7-run comeback. In total, the Parakeets scored 5 runs via longball, and the Condors scored 9 runs by stringing together walks and hits. Now the Condors see see if they can complete the clean 9-0 home playoff sweep in their last playoff home game before the series returns to Aina Haina.

GAME 5: California, 9-4
California completes the playoff home sweep, going 9-0 through the Wild Card, Divisional, Championship, and World Series at home. The Condors racked up 19 baserunners through 13 hits and 6 walks. California turned that into 9 runs through 2 HRs and a bunch of singles. The Parakeets also collected a bunch of baserunners, getting 11 hits and 1 walk, but did a ton of that with 2 outs which prevented any real rally from developing. As a consequence, both of their HRs were solo shots, and the two run-scoring doubles by Pesky weren't enough to overcome another huge offensive performance by California.

What's been the difference in these 3 games compared to the two Aina Haina wins? Simple: pitching. Here have been the SP linescores for each game, as well as the total efforts by the bullpen for each team:

Game 1: (4-2 Parakeets)
Parakeets: SP Lefty Gomez, 6.0IP, 2R, 4H, 4BB; RP Garber/Howe/Sutter, 3.0IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB
Condors: SP Kershaw, 5.2IP, 4R, 8H, 1BB; RP Sambito/Burgmeier 2.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB

Game 2: (4-3 Parakeets)
Parakeets: SP Plank, 5.0IP, 3R, 5H, 1BB; RP Garber/Howe/Borbon/Sutter, 4.0IP, 0R, 3H, 1BB
Condors: SP Sabathia, 7.0IP, 2R, 5H, 1BB; RP Burgmeier, 1.0IP, 2R, 4H, 0BB

Game 3: (16-2 Condors)
Parakeets: SP Liriano, 3.1IP, 7R, 8H, 3BB; RP Garber/Marshall/Reuschel/Maddux, 4.2IP, 9R, 11H, 3BB
Condors: SP Plank, 7.1IP, 2R, 8H, 1BB; RP Kaat, 1.2IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB

Game 4: (9-8 Condors)
Parakeets: SP Anderson, 5.0IP, 4R, 6H, 2BB; RP Borbon/Reuschel/Howe/Sutter 3.0IP, 5R, 12H, 2BB
Condors: SP Anderson, 1.2IP, 5R, 6H, 0BB; RP Fingers/Borbon/Sambito/Burgmeier 7.1IP, 3R, 7H, 1BB

Game 5: (9-4 Condors)
Parakeets: SP Lefty Gomez, 3.2IP, 6R, 9H, 1BB; RP Maddux/Borbon/Marshall 4.1IP, 3R, 4H, 5BB
Condors: SP Kershaw, 8.0IP, 3R, 7H, 1BB; RP Howe, 1.0IP, 1R, 3H, 0BB

================================================== ==

FIRST TWO GAMES:
Parakeets: SPs Plank/Gomez, 11.0IP, 5R, 9H, 5BB; RPs Garber/Howe/Borbon/Sutter 7IP, 0R, 5H, 2BB
Condors: SPs Kershaw/Sabathia 12.2IP, 6R, 13H, 2BB; RPs Sambito/Burgmeier 3.1IP, 2R, 4H, 0BB

LAST 3 GAMES:
Parakeets: SPs Liriano/Anderson/Gomez, 12IP, 17R, 23H, 6BB; RPs Garber/Marshall/Reuschel/Maddux/Borbon/Howe/Sutter 12IP, 17R, 27H, 10BB
Condors: SPs Plank/Anderson/Kershaw, 17IP, 10R, 23H, 2BB; RPs Kaat/Fingers/Borbon/Sambito/Burgmeier/Howe, 10IP, 4R, 11H, 1BB

The Parakeets were able to go 7 scoreless innings in the pen over the first two games, but have bled 17 runs over 12 innings in the last three. The SPs have also gone much shorter, forcing the bullpen to take on more of the workload. By contrast, the Condors had 7 more innings pitched by their SPs than their bullpen (despite Brett Anderson getting pulled after 1.2IP), and the bullpen has been at least adequate in allowing only 4R over 10IP. Also of note is that the blowout win in game 3 gassed the Aina Haina bullpen, forcing every single one of the 7 bullpen relievers to pitch over that 3 game stretch with Howe/Sutter/Garber -- the unit that excelled in the first two games -- pitching only once while Reuschel/Maddux/Borbon/Marshall have pitched twice each. Meanwhile, only 6 of the 8 relievers in the California bullpen pitched over that same stretch, with nobody pitching more than once.

This might suggest that an 8-man pen is a better approach for the playoffs than 7, exactly because of the possibility of a game 3 blowing out your bullpen's stamina for games 4 and 5. Bullpen depth is also very important, since even your long relievers will likely see innings in a 7 game series.

[QuantaCondor]

And it's over! The California "Wake me up when we get to Game 3" Quantum Condors win their second Perfect WS title. This is the 6th Perfect WS title won by OL teams, joining the surprisingly-relegated Harlem Hatchets, the ever-dominant-and-unlucky-in-the-postseason Southern Southpaws, and the 2-time winners (and very inconsistent) Bold Strategy Cottons.

The Game 6 victory was chiefly led by a 7-inning, 1 run performance by 94 Sabathia, who ended the series with 14IP, 3R, 11H, 2BB, and 13Ks. Burgmeier took over in the 8th and pitched 2 innings of clean-slate baseball to seal the series win for the Condors, redeeming his blown save in Game 2 in which he also inherited a save situation from Sabathia in the 8th. Nothing special offensively, a 3-run 3rd inning rally built on walks and singles was enough for the Quantum Condors to take the 4-1 win and the 4-2 series victory.

What an odd way to win a WS title. Going down 2-0 in every single series, only to win every single game following those initial deficits including every single home game throughout the playoffs. I know some people tell you that you shouldn't build too much around your home park settings, but if you can play like this at home during the playoffs it might be worth it.

Great series by the Aina Haina and OMGPuppies. I had written it off as a loss after going down 2-0, especially since the Parakeets at the time had gone 9-1 in the playoffs and looked unstoppable. I guess the 16 run bell-ringer in game 3 must have played a real factor into the result of the series; even in game 6 there were still Parakeets relievers who were tired despite the off day, while the Quantum Condor bench was totally fresh.

Collections tomorrow and tournaments soon, so this meta is bound to be shaken up a lot. 3 lefty teams were represented in the NLCS/ALCS, so it seems lefty teams are still dominant despite the extended adjustment period (and despite the poor performance lefty teams show against lefty pitchers in the regular season). I wonder if we will ever see an adjustment to counter that in the coming weeks.

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by QuantaCondor

And it's over! The California "Wake me up when we get to Game 3" Quantum Condors win their second Perfect WS title. This is the 6th Perfect WS title won by OL teams, joining the surprisingly-relegated Harlem Hatchets, the ever-dominant-and-unlucky-in-the-postseason Southern Southpaws, and the 2-time winners (and very inconsistent) Bold Strategy Cottons.

The Game 6 victory was chiefly led by a 7-inning, 1 run performance by 91 Sabathia, who ended the series with 14IP, 3R, 11H, 2BB, and 13Ks. Burgmeier took over in the 8th and pitched 2 innings of clean-slate baseball to seal the series win for the Condors, redeeming his blown save in Game 2 in which he also inherited a save situation from Sabathia in the 8th. Nothing special offensively, a 3-run 3rd inning rally built on walks and singles was enough for the Quantum Condors to take the 4-1 win and the 4-2 series victory.

What an odd way to win a WS title. Going down 2-0 in every single series, only to win every single game following those initial deficits including every single home game throughout the playoffs. I know some people tell you that you shouldn't build too much around your home park settings, but if you can play like this at home during the playoffs it might be worth it.

Great series by the Aina Haina and OMGPuppies. I had written it off as a loss after going down 2-0, especially since the Parakeets at the time had gone 9-1 in the playoffs and looked unstoppable. I guess the 16 run bell-ringer in game 3 must have played a real factor into the result of the series; even in game 6 there were still Parakeets relievers who were tired despite the off day, while the Quantum Condor bench was totally fresh.

Collections tomorrow and tournaments soon, so this meta is bound to be shaken up a lot. 3 lefty teams were represented in the NLCS/ALCS, so it seems lefty teams are still dominant despite the extended adjustment period (and despite the poor performance lefty teams show against lefty pitchers in the regular season). I wonder if we will ever see an adjustment to counter that in the coming weeks.

Great series and write ups! I was hoping the playoff home field advantage would hold, but the Condors were too much for us.

[Argonaut]

They've finally done it! After 25 seasons, 2,201 wins, 16 playoffs (10 at Diamond), and 3 finals -- the Green Lake Cowboys have finally won a World Series. And better yet it's a rare double, as we picked up the OL crown too.

Very excited about this one, as my first and main team has been my most unlucky so far. Pedro Martinez did it in style, pitching a 1-hitter in the deciding game. Congrats to 3-10-2-Yuma for making the finals in the middle of a re-brand.

This was the first full year of the Golden Carew/Madlock 1B platoon, which combined for 6.8 WAR. The Cowboys don't have the pitching to compete in Perfect yet but we'll give it a go.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

A quick check this morning of the forum revealed that G364 didn't get updated, so there's a chance joehart's promotion to diamond might be missed, and the Wahington Base Stealers will not get pulled into OL. I have updated the Friends List and also have him on my two diamond teams lists. I guess we'll know in a couple of hours. Sure hope gold doesn't FUBAR again.