P 407 Season 15

[justpatrick]

Wow, well done! Now I hope you avoid the tailspin hangover.
And I sure am glad I don´t have the Scumbags in my division!

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by justpatrick

Wow, well done! Now I hope you avoid the tailspin hangover.
And I sure am glad I don´t have the Scumbags in my division!

They are a tough pull.

[Kushiel]

Good luck everybody in the pennant races tonight. There are some divisions that will fight to the end it seems. I love pennant races.

[justpatrick]

Congrats on making the playoffs, and good luck winning the division!

My Bohemians are in the midst of a 5-13 month as the cream rises above them.

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by justpatrick

Congrats on making the playoffs, and good luck winning the division!

My Bohemians are in the midst of a 5-13 month as the cream rises above them.

You have proven that you can compete in Perfect Level. That is something to build on.

[2002halos]

Originally Posted by Kushiel

Have a good visit with your friend. That is important time. My oldest friend and I have known each other since 1957 when we were classic 50's school boys with cuffed blue jeans and black Keds high tops.

I enjoy having these snippets of conversation on the forums with the people I am in leagues with as well discussing the season. I also cannot play with a cap. I like the people in that league but I want to compete against the best teams week end and week out. The cap league has some excellent managers that I respect but so do the random draws. The cap league is not the best teams, card wise, nor can they be, It would be fun to win there with them. But to me, the achievement of earning a WS crown against some 100+ point teams is more satisfying. it also allows me to think I belong in the best of the best.

You think like I do, my friend. I could have written that second paragraph word for word.

Alas, at the last minute my buddy canceled his visit. Of course, my first thought was that would give me more time for PT, but then I realized the smarter move would be to use that extra time to get done some important errands that I've been lax on since PT came out. So that's what I did, and the feeling of accomplishment is good.

But now I have the weekend for playing as usual.

Sadly, my Angels team seems to either be on a run of bad luck, or maybe just I downgraded while AH prices have made it too easy for other teams to upgrade. I don't know if it's due to the level of competition, but this team has some weird numbers... like 2nd in OPS, but only 5th in runs scored.

The only saving grace is that my other Perfect Team, the Game of Thrones franchise is having one of its best seasons, clinching not only the division, but also overall best record on Sept 20.

[2002halos]

Originally Posted by Kushiel

The slow starts are OK I guess... as long as we have those hot finishes.

That's been my team's M.O. lots of times too.

But this time the slow start never really ended except for one month in June.

The worst part is looking at the rosters of the two teams ahead of me.

My team just should not be trailing Toronto. If this was real life they'd get a tongue-lashing for sure.

And Westchester has a very good roster, but it contains Angels players I CUT for not being good enough for my Angel-themed team!

Heck, the Shredders have at least 10 players that have been or were on my Angel team. And only a few players that my self-imposed rules won't allow me to add. Of those, maybe three are better than what I could get under my rules.

[Kushiel]

You can still get that second wildcard spot with a good finish tonight. Good luck on that. Then you will get to play the Yaks or the Scumbags in the Wildcard Game

[2002halos]

Originally Posted by Kushiel

You can still get that second wildcard spot with a good finish tonight. Good luck on that. Then you will get to play the Yaks or the Scumbags in the Wildcard Game

Yeah, I noticed who I'd get as my "reward".

Team not playing well enough to get that last spot though... Haven't strung together three wins in a row all day. Just got shut out 2-0 by Randy Johnson. This team used to crush lefties, which was mostly him with Hubbell, Koufax, Kershaw and Sale thrown in.

So now 3 back with 5 to go. It says I still have a 0.9% chance!

[2002halos]

BTW, has anyone else noticed that playoff odds change every time you refresh the standings?

I'm guessing maybe it runs a few thousand sims of the remaining games each time?

[2002halos]

Well, I'm eliminated after G160. And I have to win the last two to avoid my worst single-season record ever for this franchise. It helps that my other Perfect Level team had its best season record since the Bronze Level.

Kushiel with a magic number of one and two games to go, just needs one of four games to go his way to avoid a playoff for the division title.

Go Yaks!

Odds are even with a win, you'll likely get those Scumbags in the DS. Remember they got swept in the DS last season by me. They're not super tough in a short series... they'll score but you can outscore them. They didn't seem to look closely at matchups like you and I would do.

Good luck! You're representing the few of us on this thread, and of course, I'd never root for Scumbags regardless!

[justpatrick]

Sorry the Angels didn´t make it, but at least you don´t have long to wait for next year.

I finished dead last in scoring, but went out with an 18-3 win. Go figure.
I don´t know what to do with my guys, they just can´t hit and unless I get lucky with my packs this evening I´ll be stuck with the same schmucks as this year.

My secret weapon next year is Fred Newman. I picked him up on the cheap and he looks like a poor man´s Tiny Bohnam, if it´s possible for a man to be that poor.
Newman´s got a whopping 40 stuff, but 77 movement and 81 control. He went 0-2 this year but with a relatively decent ERA. I thought it´d be fun to give him a shot, so look out!

Go Yaks!

[Kushiel]

I wish the Halos would have made it. Maybe next year.

[Kushiel]

I am happy that after trailing most of the season from another slow start, the Yaks pulled out the Division in the end. Good luck to all the playoff teams today except for the series that you play my Yaks. Everybody else. good luck next season.

[2002halos]

Originally Posted by justpatrick

Sorry the Angels didn´t make it, but at least you don´t have long to wait for next year.

I finished dead last in scoring, but went out with an 18-3 win. Go figure.
I don´t know what to do with my guys, they just can´t hit and unless I get lucky with my packs this evening I´ll be stuck with the same schmucks as this year.

My secret weapon next year is Fred Newman. I picked him up on the cheap and he looks like a poor man´s Tiny Bohnam, if it´s possible for a man to be that poor.
Newman´s got a whopping 40 stuff, but 77 movement and 81 control. He went 0-2 this year but with a relatively decent ERA. I thought it´d be fun to give him a shot, so look out!

Go Yaks!

My FTP team has Newman. He's great on the gold level, but even on the diamond level, you have to pick your spots. There will be lots of balls in play, so you need a good defense to use him, and try to avoid teams with high contact hitters. Good luck with him!

[2002halos]

Originally Posted by Kushiel

I am happy that after trailing most of the season from another slow start, the Yaks pulled out the Division in the end. Good luck to all the playoff teams today except for the series that you play my Yaks. Everybody else. good luck next season.

Really nice job winning your division at the end. A nice surprise first time I saw you in front!

[justpatrick]

Originally Posted by 2002halos

My FTP team has Newman. He's great on the gold level, but even on the diamond level, you have to pick your spots. There will be lots of balls in play, so you need a good defense to use him, and try to avoid teams with high contact hitters. Good luck with him!

I was hoping he could at least buy some time until I can find a proper fifth starter, but your scouting report is not encouraging. I would like a .500 record and an ERA under 5.00, anything else would be gravy.
I had the 90 Clemens up through diamond, but I knew he wouldn´t do the trick in perfect. Started the season with Severino there on a very short leash, which he reached after three starts.
Sunday is pack evening, so there´s still hope!

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by 2002halos

Really nice job winning your division at the end. A nice surprise first time I saw you in front!

We beat them 4 of 6 in late September. That got us over the hump.