Stuck in Perfect doldrums with an FTP team? Let's join forces! - Page 3

Charlatan · 06-09-2019, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by allenciox

Glad to have you Daveawrit.

Here is the current list for friends, everyone please make sure you have these all on your list:
HomeOfTheBraves
Threnodas
Charlatan
QuantaCon
QuantaCondor
QuantumCondor
OMGPuppies
CigarsAndBeer
KWhit
MiloWindby
omgpuppies13
daveawrit

That last name should be Malormur, which is his manager's name.

Threnodas · 06-09-2019, 11:58 PM

My other FTP team also just made Perfect, so please add Threnodas18 to your friends list, if you would.

Here is the current list to the best of my understanding:

HomeOfTheBraves
Threnodas
Charlatan
QuantaCon
QuantaCondor
QuantumCondor
OMGPuppies
CigarsAndBeer
KWhit
MiloWindby
OMGPuppies13
Malormur
Jeng
Threnodas18

allenciox · 06-10-2019, 09:34 AM

Wow... P415 It looks like just about everyone other than us in p415 is a whale. This is by far the hardest perfect league I have ever seen. Buckle down this season, it's gong to be a tough ride.

Charlatan · 06-10-2019, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by allenciox

Wow... P415 It looks like just about everyone other than us in p415 is a whale. This is by far the hardest perfect league I have ever seen. Buckle down this season, it's gong to be a tough ride.

You made me check out the rosters of my division. I'm the only team in the division with any silver players, and only one other team even has gold players.

Yeah, this is gonna be rough.

allenciox · 06-10-2019, 11:21 AM

Ok, got some more information: there are two whale leagues; the original whale league (OG whale) and a new db-whale league. Somehow we got stuck with a mixture of OG whales and new db-whales, but some of the OG whales are elsewhere. At any rate, we are only here for a week, so just grit and bear it... we should be in better shape next week.

QuantaCondor · 06-10-2019, 12:46 PM

We have the sheer volume on our side. Surely, the luckiest among us is capable of climbing the ladder and fighting for a WC spot.

OMGPuppies · 06-10-2019, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by QuantaCondor

We have the sheer volume on our side. Surely, the luckiest among us is capable of climbing the ladder and fighting for a WC spot.

I imagine some of us may be relegated. Looking at myself.

QuantaCondor · 06-10-2019, 12:53 PM

Oh I dunno, after transforming two of my teams from their usual state into the new OL format, I might be looking at it as well. Clearly, the fight against relegation to be eligible for next week is the thing we're all competing for.

Charlatan · 06-10-2019, 05:22 PM

It's going to be a long season. So far my team in Perfect has faced:

100 Walter Johnson 2x
100 Greg Maddux 2x
100 Cy Young
98 Waite Hoyt 2x
88 Ismael Valdes
69 Jack Aker (I have no idea)

Did I mention we're 0-9?

To be the smallest bit fair, the first 7 games are against Stone, who has a roster loaded with 100s. So I think they will do pretty well regardless as to who they play.

My team BA so far is .143. Go team!

QuantaCondor · 06-11-2019, 01:00 PM

This is turning into a rebuilding year for the Minneapolis Gauchos. After getting off to an abysmal 5-20 start after Day 1 that has us fighting off relegation, we've parted with the headliner Mike Trout and are making some modest bullpen upgrades while preparing for the release of Collections.

Meanwhile, the Cottons sit at 15-15, despite playing in a division with multiple PL winners. It seems that .500 is about as good as it will get for any of the F2P teams this week.

OMGPuppies · 06-11-2019, 01:02 PM

The Parakeets are getting their wings plucked. The Mokes have been surprising.

QuantaCondor · 06-11-2019, 01:15 PM

It's only been one day, so there's room for change. But, in my experience, there is a smaller gap between Diamond and Perfect than a lot of people realize. Still a HUGE gap from the bottom/middle to the top, but a championship Diamond team is closer to an average Perfect team at this point than it is to a bottom-tier Perfect team. The Cottons came to Perfect several weeks after the Gauchos and the Condors, but they have consistently proven to be a stronger team.

Threnodas · 06-12-2019, 01:04 AM

I was feeling pretty smug at 18-15, but then my team went on a 4-game losing streak against other non-whales. Oh well, not ideal, but it happens.

Then my team had consecutive series against SLP Fighting Apes, Washington Explorers, Stone Island, Amsterdam Armada, and Early Era Explorers. I'm not feeling all that smug anymore, now that we're 18-35.

Anyone remember how long the gold losing streak achievement is, and how many PP it's worth? Asking for a friend.

OMGPuppies · 06-12-2019, 01:31 AM

We'll try our best to stay in Perfect, but wouldn't be completely disappointed to drop down to Diamond.

allenciox · 06-12-2019, 11:26 AM

All --- just hold out this week, assuming we don't get stuck in whale city next week things should be better.

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but a championship Diamond team is closer to an average Perfect team at this point than it is to a bottom-tier Perfect team.

I generally agree with QuantaCondor here. I think that a 100-win diamond team might be, in a normal perfect league, about an 80-win perfect league team.

My bunnies made the playoffs their first season in perfect as a wild card team. When we have better matchups I do think some of us might be able to squeeze out a wild card team; or win a weak division without any whales in it. Once you get into the playoffs, anything can happen. That year, my bunnies won the wild card game, and came within one run in extra innings of winning the divisional series against a big whale. So don't lose hope!

OMGPuppies · 06-12-2019, 12:31 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPneATgASs

Jeff1787 · 06-12-2019, 04:18 PM

My Chippewa Grey Wolves are F2P and are currently in P407. If I don't get relegated is there any chance I can join this league?

QuantaCondor · 06-12-2019, 04:58 PM

The more the merrier.

allenciox · 06-12-2019, 08:17 PM

Jeff, glad to have you. The more people we have participating, the less likely we will be paired with the "dolphin" league (like last week) or the "whale league" (this week). If we can get fifteen to twenty total people we can pretty much guarantee we won't have any of those matchups.

Orcin · 06-12-2019, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by allenciox

If we can get fifteen to twenty total people we can pretty much guarantee we won't have any of those matchups.

FYI... in 19, we had a league with 29 friends and we had an enormous whale as the 30th team two weeks in a row (not the same one either).

06-09-2019, 11:58 PM	#42
Threnodas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 157 Thanks: 18 Thanked 122x in 66 posts	My other FTP team also just made Perfect, so please add Threnodas18 to your friends list, if you would. Here is the current list to the best of my understanding: HomeOfTheBraves Threnodas Charlatan QuantaCon QuantaCondor QuantumCondor OMGPuppies CigarsAndBeer KWhit MiloWindby OMGPuppies13 Malormur Jeng Threnodas18 __________________

06-10-2019, 09:34 AM	#43
allenciox Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 406 Thanks: 123 Thanked 350x in 190 posts	Wow... P415 It looks like just about everyone other than us in p415 is a whale. This is by far the hardest perfect league I have ever seen. Buckle down this season, it's gong to be a tough ride. __________________ Lefties only need apply: Smallball team: Power team turned righty team:

06-10-2019, 11:21 AM	#45
allenciox Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 406 Thanks: 123 Thanked 350x in 190 posts	Ok, got some more information: there are two whale leagues; the original whale league (OG whale) and a new db-whale league. Somehow we got stuck with a mixture of OG whales and new db-whales, but some of the OG whales are elsewhere. At any rate, we are only here for a week, so just grit and bear it... we should be in better shape next week. __________________ Lefties only need apply: Smallball team: Power team turned righty team: Last edited by allenciox; 06-10-2019 at 11:22 AM.

06-10-2019, 12:46 PM	#46
QuantaCondor Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 346 Thanks: 220 Thanked 274x in 144 posts	We have the sheer volume on our side. Surely, the luckiest among us is capable of climbing the ladder and fighting for a WC spot. __________________

06-10-2019, 12:53 PM	#48
QuantaCondor Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 346 Thanks: 220 Thanked 274x in 144 posts	Oh I dunno, after transforming two of my teams from their usual state into the new OL format, I might be looking at it as well. Clearly, the fight against relegation to be eligible for next week is the thing we're all competing for. __________________

06-10-2019, 05:22 PM	#49
Charlatan All Star Starter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 133 Thanked 921x in 570 posts	It's going to be a long season. So far my team in Perfect has faced: 100 Walter Johnson 2x 100 Greg Maddux 2x 100 Cy Young 98 Waite Hoyt 2x 88 Ismael Valdes 69 Jack Aker (I have no idea) Did I mention we're 0-9? To be the smallest bit fair, the first 7 games are against Stone, who has a roster loaded with 100s. So I think they will do pretty well regardless as to who they play. My team BA so far is .143. Go team! __________________

06-11-2019, 01:00 PM	#50
QuantaCondor Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 346 Thanks: 220 Thanked 274x in 144 posts	This is turning into a rebuilding year for the Minneapolis Gauchos. After getting off to an abysmal 5-20 start after Day 1 that has us fighting off relegation, we've parted with the headliner Mike Trout and are making some modest bullpen upgrades while preparing for the release of Collections. Meanwhile, the Cottons sit at 15-15, despite playing in a division with multiple PL winners. It seems that .500 is about as good as it will get for any of the F2P teams this week. __________________

06-11-2019, 01:02 PM	#51
OMGPuppies All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,341 Thanks: 231 Thanked 741x in 527 posts	The Parakeets are getting their wings plucked. The Mokes have been surprising. __________________

06-11-2019, 01:15 PM	#52
QuantaCondor Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 346 Thanks: 220 Thanked 274x in 144 posts	It's only been one day, so there's room for change. But, in my experience, there is a smaller gap between Diamond and Perfect than a lot of people realize. Still a HUGE gap from the bottom/middle to the top, but a championship Diamond team is closer to an average Perfect team at this point than it is to a bottom-tier Perfect team. The Cottons came to Perfect several weeks after the Gauchos and the Condors, but they have consistently proven to be a stronger team. __________________ Last edited by QuantaCondor; 06-11-2019 at 01:16 PM.

06-12-2019, 01:04 AM	#53
Threnodas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 157 Thanks: 18 Thanked 122x in 66 posts	I was feeling pretty smug at 18-15, but then my team went on a 4-game losing streak against other non-whales. Oh well, not ideal, but it happens. Then my team had consecutive series against SLP Fighting Apes, Washington Explorers, Stone Island, Amsterdam Armada, and Early Era Explorers. I'm not feeling all that smug anymore, now that we're 18-35. Anyone remember how long the gold losing streak achievement is, and how many PP it's worth? Asking for a friend. Attached Images __________________

06-12-2019, 01:31 AM	#54
OMGPuppies All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,341 Thanks: 231 Thanked 741x in 527 posts	We'll try our best to stay in Perfect, but wouldn't be completely disappointed to drop down to Diamond. __________________

06-12-2019, 12:31 PM	#56
OMGPuppies All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,341 Thanks: 231 Thanked 741x in 527 posts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPneATgASs __________________

06-12-2019, 04:18 PM	#57
Jeff1787 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Doghouse Posts: 2,972 Thanks: 423 Thanked 408x in 324 posts	My Chippewa Grey Wolves are F2P and are currently in P407. If I don't get relegated is there any chance I can join this league? __________________

06-12-2019, 04:58 PM	#58
QuantaCondor Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 346 Thanks: 220 Thanked 274x in 144 posts	The more the merrier. __________________

06-12-2019, 08:17 PM	#59
allenciox Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 406 Thanks: 123 Thanked 350x in 190 posts	Jeff, glad to have you. The more people we have participating, the less likely we will be paired with the "dolphin" league (like last week) or the "whale league" (this week). If we can get fifteen to twenty total people we can pretty much guarantee we won't have any of those matchups. __________________ Lefties only need apply: Smallball team: Power team turned righty team: