All-Forum Dynasty (official thread)

Elendil · 03-23-2005, 02:11 PM

Eccentric billionaire Bill Gates hit upon a way to revive baseball in the small towns and neighborhoods across America - a new professional league for everyday guys (and even some gals). Players would be paid about $40,000 a year and would play a regular 162-game schedule. There would be no trading and no free agency. Teams would come from small towns and neighborhoods all across North America. Hundreds of teams sent in their applications to be considered, and in the end teams from Atlantic City (NJ), Bethel Park (PA), Cooperstown (NY), Pittsfield (MA), Utica (NY), Valois (NY), Wantagh (NY), Worcester (MA), Bellaire (TX), Corvallis (OR), Fontana (CA), Nicholasville (KY), Racine (WI), and Treasure Valley (ID) were selected by a random drawing. The league was funded through Gates' donations and revenue from a new TV reality series called "Joy in Mudville."

The Atlantic City Jokers, Cooperstown Legends, Pittsfield Hillies, Utica Bluesox, Valois Vipers, Wantagh Wallbangers, and Worcester Knights were all placed in the Eastern Conference. The Bellaire Longhorns, Bethel Park Blackhawks, Corvallis Rivermen, Fontana Greyhounds, Nicholasville Brewers, Racine Gladiators, and Treasure Valley Stars were all placed in the Western Conference. The regular-season winners of the Eastern Conference and Western Conference would meet in a seven-game championship series. There was inter-conference play during the season.

Atlantic City Jokers

Cooperstown Legends

Pittsfield Hillies

Utica Bluesox

Valois Vipers

Wantagh Wallbangers

Worcester Knights

Bellaire Longhorns

Bethel Park Blackhawks

Corvallis Rivermen

Fontana Greyhounds

Nicholasville Brewers

Racine Gladiators

Treasure Valley Stars

Vris · 03-23-2005, 03:30 PM

Worcester and Bellaire have the same logo?

Elendil · 03-23-2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vris

Worcester and Bellaire have the same logo?

Hit "refresh."

(After moving Bethel Park to the West, all the logos were renamed, and I had to edit this post with the right links.)

Vris · 03-23-2005, 08:39 PM

:wink:

Elendil · 03-28-2005, 01:02 PM

Well, I said I was going to get the league totals right last night and prepare everything for a sim tonight. I lied. We just got back to CT from Buffalo, where we bought a house, and had a lot to do last night. (Spare me the Buffalo jokes; I've heard 'em all.

) Long story short - I'll do league totals tonight, then ask for you the owners to submit your lineups by 6 PM Wednesday if you want to have human management. Sims will generally be Monday-Wednesday-Friday, a half month each time, but the first sim will be Wednesday. If you decide to manage the team you created, you must submit lineups to me before each sim. If you don't, then I'll convert your team to AI for that sim so that your team can get rapid replacements for injuries, etc. If you don't want to make any changes, then tell me that.

Any questions?

ifspuds · 03-28-2005, 02:43 PM

Go ahead and have the AI set my lineups and all, Elendil. Somewhere down the road, I'll take over as manager. Looking forward to the first sim... it's very, very strange to look at my roster and see all those familiar names.

Vris · 03-28-2005, 08:54 PM

Yeah, for Worcester just set it to computer controlled. I'd end up scratching everyone and just have myself as all 5 pitchers...

Elendil · 03-28-2005, 11:04 PM

Website and player pages updated with last-minute changes.

I've also got the league totals all set! It was impossible not to glance at team records while the test sims went. I didn't look at them in detail, but I did notice that all teams seemed fairly balanced. We are ready to go on Wednesday night!

goroyals · 03-29-2005, 12:19 AM

I'll create players every off-season, but you can set the Brewers to AI-managed.

Jestor · 03-29-2005, 01:52 AM

Yeah set the Gladiators to AI managed, too. More realistic that way.

metsgeek · 03-29-2005, 02:34 AM

Yup, AI for the Jokers as well. I want to be involved as a "Scout", not as a manager.

congobeast · 03-29-2005, 09:53 AM

Bugger the AI. I'll manage the Hillies.
Let it ride as it stands right now for the first sim, though. Need to get a base frame of reference here.

Elendil · 03-29-2005, 10:24 AM

Got it. I assume everyone wants the minors managed by the AI, right?

BTW, did anyone notice the names for the managers?

Only three teams submitted actual names, so I made up names for the others. I'll be using Catobase to do all the awards (except All-Stars), so I thought it'd be nice to be able to fill out that "Manager of the Year" line. I was thinking the criteria for MVP, BOY, POY, and ROY would be based exclusively on Win Shares, with Gold Gloves determined by Defensive Win Shares. For a subjective category like MOY, maybe a straw poll of team owners would be better.

Denea · 03-29-2005, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elendil

We just got back to CT from Buffalo, where we bought a house, and had a lot to do last night. (Spare me the Buffalo jokes; I've heard 'em all.

)

Buffalo isn't a bad area. Have you been reading up on your erie county disasters? Legisation and what not. Joel Giambra is messing everything up!

Bison's baseball is awesome to watch.

I'm just south of you, about 35 miles. I will be watching this thread to see how this Dynasty works out

. Very cool idea.

Elendil · 03-29-2005, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gowanda Baseball

Buffalo isn't a bad area. Have you been reading up on your erie county disasters? Legisation and what not. Joel Giambra is messing everything up!

Bison's baseball is awesome to watch.

I'm just south of you, about 35 miles. I will be watching this thread to see how this Dynasty works out

. Very cool idea.

No, Buffalo isn't a bad area, but people still tease me about moving there. I guess it's been economically depressed and what-not, but I'm looking forward to it. We got a house in Tonawanda, and I'll be teaching at UB.

I have read a bit about the tax revolt in Erie County. Cool stuff. Property taxes are high there, and NY state also has pretty insane income and sales taxes. I hope to get involved with that Free Buffalo organization once I get there.

Matt from TN · 03-29-2005, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gowanda Baseball

I'm just south of you, about 35 miles. I will be watching this thread to see how this Dynasty works out

. Very cool idea.

Gowanda? I live in Angola. We're just a stone's throw away.

I moved to the Buffalo area 3 yrs ago. I'm originally from TN but I lived in central NY for 2-3 yrs first. If you had told me 10 yrs ago I would move to Buffalo, I would've laughed. But I love it here. The people are really great & very community oriented. Plenty of stuff to do throughout the year and within 3 hours of other cities like Toronto, Pittsburgh & Cleveland. Plus, I can't get over how beautiful the view of the lake is going up Rt 5 and over the skyway. I love it.

Go Legends! Charlie Smith for BOY!

Denea · 03-29-2005, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Gowanda? I live in Angola. We're just a stone's throw away.

I moved to the Buffalo area 3 yrs ago. I'm originally from TN but I lived in central NY for 2-3 yrs first. If you had told me 10 yrs ago I would move to Buffalo, I would've laughed. But I love it here. The people are really great & very community oriented. Plenty of stuff to do throughout the year and within 3 hours of other cities like Toronto, Pittsburgh & Cleveland. Plus, I can't get over how beautiful the view of the lake is going up Rt 5 and over the skyway. I love it.

Go Legends! Charlie Smith for BOY!

Yep, just down Rte 438 through the Rez.

Born and raised in WNY, I love the weather, all seasons come here.

Angola is the home of Christian Laettner

Elendil · 03-30-2005, 09:17 PM

League web page updated!

LEAGUE NEWS

April 5 - Wantagh's ace Gregg Henglein shuts out the Bluesox on four hits and two walks (10 K's) on Opening Day.

April 5 - Nicholasville first baseman Michael Thom goes five-for-five with three runs scored and four RBI's, as the Brewers down Treasure Valley, 10-7.

April 6 - Valois catcher Ernie Lombardi fractured his jaw in a home plate collision and will be out for four weeks. The Vipers promoted CF Willie "Willie Mays" Hays and are still carrying two catchers on the major-league roster (Pops Woodworth and Gary Carter).

April 9 - Nicholasville ace Michael Livengood shuts out Racine on four hits and no walks (four K's). He has pitched thirteen scoreless innings to start the season.

April 10 - Young Stars first baseman Fargo Winters got a fastball on the hand and will be out for five weeks. 2B-SS Jeremy Borders takes his place on the active roster.

April 11 - SS Raoul "Speedy" Gonzalez of Cooperstown takes the East's first Player of the Week award. He hit .476 with 6 RBI and slugged .857 in 21 at bats. Thom of the Brewers took the award in the West, going .440 with 10 RBI in 25 at-bats.

LEAGUE STANDINGS

Code:

Eastern Conf. Standings

East

Team		W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Cooperstown	7	3	.700	-	7-3	0 	4-1	3-2	0-1	1-0	152	W6	7-3
Worcester	6	4	.600	1.0	6-4	0 	6-1	0-3	1-0	3-1	-	W3	6-4
Pittsfield	5	4	.556	1.5	5-4	0 	3-2	2-2	1-0	1-2	-	W1	5-4
Valois		5	5	.500	2.0	4-6	1 	0-0	5-5	1-1	2-2	-	W2	5-5
Wantagh		5	5	.500	2.0	5-5	0 	5-5	0-0	0-1	3-3	-	L2	5-5
Utica		3	7	.300	4.0	5-5	-2	1-2	2-5	0-0	1-2	-	L4	3-7
Atlantic City	2	7	.222	4.5	3-6	-1	0-1	2-6	1-0	0-2	-	L6	2-7

Western Conf. Standings

West

Team		W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Corvallis	6	2	.750	-	5-3	1	6-2	0-0	0-1	1-1	154	W4	6-2
Nicholasville	7	3	.700	-	7-3	0	0-0	7-3	0-0	1-0	153	L2	7-3
Racine		7	3	.700	-	6-4	1	4-3	3-0	0-0	1-0	153	W3	7-3
Bethel Park	5	5	.500	2.0	5-5	0	3-2	2-3	0-0	1-1	-	W2	5-5
Bellaire	4	5	.444	2.5	3-6	1	2-4	2-1	0-0	1-1	-	W1	4-5
Treasure Valley	3	7	.300	4.0	3-7	0	1-6	2-1	1-0	1-0	-	L4	3-7
Fontana		3	8	.273	4.5	5-6	-2	1-3	2-5	0-1	0-2	-	L1	3-7

Matt from TN · 03-30-2005, 09:37 PM

Very cool. Any chance of getting box scores?

Elendil · 03-30-2005, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Very cool. Any chance of getting box scores?

I can do that if there's demand for it. I didn't export the box scores this time b/c I wanted to keep the size of the folder small. I'm not sure exactly at what point I will start bumping up against a space limitation... I do plan to move the website shortly to a server where there won't be a space limitation, though.

03-23-2005, 02:11 PM	#1
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	All-Forum Dynasty (official thread) Eccentric billionaire Bill Gates hit upon a way to revive baseball in the small towns and neighborhoods across America - a new professional league for everyday guys (and even some gals). Players would be paid about $40,000 a year and would play a regular 162-game schedule. There would be no trading and no free agency. Teams would come from small towns and neighborhoods all across North America. Hundreds of teams sent in their applications to be considered, and in the end teams from Atlantic City (NJ), Bethel Park (PA), Cooperstown (NY), Pittsfield (MA), Utica (NY), Valois (NY), Wantagh (NY), Worcester (MA), Bellaire (TX), Corvallis (OR), Fontana (CA), Nicholasville (KY), Racine (WI), and Treasure Valley (ID) were selected by a random drawing. The league was funded through Gates' donations and revenue from a new TV reality series called "Joy in Mudville." The Atlantic City Jokers, Cooperstown Legends, Pittsfield Hillies, Utica Bluesox, Valois Vipers, Wantagh Wallbangers, and Worcester Knights were all placed in the Eastern Conference. The Bellaire Longhorns, Bethel Park Blackhawks, Corvallis Rivermen, Fontana Greyhounds, Nicholasville Brewers, Racine Gladiators, and Treasure Valley Stars were all placed in the Western Conference. The regular-season winners of the Eastern Conference and Western Conference would meet in a seven-game championship series. There was inter-conference play during the season. Atlantic City Jokers Cooperstown Legends Pittsfield Hillies Utica Bluesox Valois Vipers Wantagh Wallbangers Worcester Knights Bellaire Longhorns Bethel Park Blackhawks Corvallis Rivermen Fontana Greyhounds Nicholasville Brewers Racine Gladiators Treasure Valley Stars Last edited by Elendil; 03-23-2005 at 03:00 PM.

03-23-2005, 03:30 PM	#2
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Worcester and Bellaire have the same logo? __________________ None Blog it.

03-28-2005, 01:02 PM	#5
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	Well, I said I was going to get the league totals right last night and prepare everything for a sim tonight. I lied. We just got back to CT from Buffalo, where we bought a house, and had a lot to do last night. (Spare me the Buffalo jokes; I've heard 'em all. ) Long story short - I'll do league totals tonight, then ask for you the owners to submit your lineups by 6 PM Wednesday if you want to have human management. Sims will generally be Monday-Wednesday-Friday, a half month each time, but the first sim will be Wednesday. If you decide to manage the team you created, you must submit lineups to me before each sim. If you don't, then I'll convert your team to AI for that sim so that your team can get rapid replacements for injuries, etc. If you don't want to make any changes, then tell me that. Any questions? __________________ Heaven is kicking back with a double Talisker and a churchwarden stuffed with latakia.

03-28-2005, 02:43 PM	#6
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	Go ahead and have the AI set my lineups and all, Elendil. Somewhere down the road, I'll take over as manager. Looking forward to the first sim... it's very, very strange to look at my roster and see all those familiar names. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

03-28-2005, 08:54 PM	#7
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Yeah, for Worcester just set it to computer controlled. I'd end up scratching everyone and just have myself as all 5 pitchers... __________________ None Blog it.

03-23-2005, 08:39 PM	#4
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	:wink:

03-28-2005, 11:04 PM	#8
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	Website and player pages updated with last-minute changes. I've also got the league totals all set! It was impossible not to glance at team records while the test sims went. I didn't look at them in detail, but I did notice that all teams seemed fairly balanced. We are ready to go on Wednesday night! __________________ Heaven is kicking back with a double Talisker and a churchwarden stuffed with latakia.

03-29-2005, 12:19 AM	#9
goroyals All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 930	I'll create players every off-season, but you can set the Brewers to AI-managed.

03-29-2005, 02:34 AM	#11
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Yup, AI for the Jokers as well. I want to be involved as a "Scout", not as a manager. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-29-2005, 09:53 AM	#12
congobeast Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 469	Bugger the AI. I'll manage the Hillies. Let it ride as it stands right now for the first sim, though. Need to get a base frame of reference here. __________________ (The Boys of Summer) Cleveland Indians 1929-?? (All-Forum Baseball Dynasty) Pittsfield Hillies 2000-?? "I would walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." Pete Rose

03-29-2005, 10:24 AM	#13
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	Got it. I assume everyone wants the minors managed by the AI, right? BTW, did anyone notice the names for the managers? Only three teams submitted actual names, so I made up names for the others. I'll be using Catobase to do all the awards (except All-Stars), so I thought it'd be nice to be able to fill out that "Manager of the Year" line. I was thinking the criteria for MVP, BOY, POY, and ROY would be based exclusively on Win Shares, with Gold Gloves determined by Defensive Win Shares. For a subjective category like MOY, maybe a straw poll of team owners would be better.

03-30-2005, 09:17 PM	#18
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	April 16, 2000 League web page updated! LEAGUE NEWS April 5 - Wantagh's ace Gregg Henglein shuts out the Bluesox on four hits and two walks (10 K's) on Opening Day. April 5 - Nicholasville first baseman Michael Thom goes five-for-five with three runs scored and four RBI's, as the Brewers down Treasure Valley, 10-7. April 6 - Valois catcher Ernie Lombardi fractured his jaw in a home plate collision and will be out for four weeks. The Vipers promoted CF Willie "Willie Mays" Hays and are still carrying two catchers on the major-league roster (Pops Woodworth and Gary Carter). April 9 - Nicholasville ace Michael Livengood shuts out Racine on four hits and no walks (four K's). He has pitched thirteen scoreless innings to start the season. April 10 - Young Stars first baseman Fargo Winters got a fastball on the hand and will be out for five weeks. 2B-SS Jeremy Borders takes his place on the active roster. April 11 - SS Raoul "Speedy" Gonzalez of Cooperstown takes the East's first Player of the Week award. He hit .476 with 6 RBI and slugged .857 in 21 at bats. Thom of the Brewers took the award in the West, going .440 with 10 RBI in 25 at-bats. LEAGUE STANDINGS Code: Eastern Conf. Standings East Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cooperstown 7 3 .700 - 7-3 0 4-1 3-2 0-1 1-0 152 W6 7-3 Worcester 6 4 .600 1.0 6-4 0 6-1 0-3 1-0 3-1 - W3 6-4 Pittsfield 5 4 .556 1.5 5-4 0 3-2 2-2 1-0 1-2 - W1 5-4 Valois 5 5 .500 2.0 4-6 1 0-0 5-5 1-1 2-2 - W2 5-5 Wantagh 5 5 .500 2.0 5-5 0 5-5 0-0 0-1 3-3 - L2 5-5 Utica 3 7 .300 4.0 5-5 -2 1-2 2-5 0-0 1-2 - L4 3-7 Atlantic City 2 7 .222 4.5 3-6 -1 0-1 2-6 1-0 0-2 - L6 2-7 Western Conf. Standings West Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Corvallis 6 2 .750 - 5-3 1 6-2 0-0 0-1 1-1 154 W4 6-2 Nicholasville 7 3 .700 - 7-3 0 0-0 7-3 0-0 1-0 153 L2 7-3 Racine 7 3 .700 - 6-4 1 4-3 3-0 0-0 1-0 153 W3 7-3 Bethel Park 5 5 .500 2.0 5-5 0 3-2 2-3 0-0 1-1 - W2 5-5 Bellaire 4 5 .444 2.5 3-6 1 2-4 2-1 0-0 1-1 - W1 4-5 Treasure Valley 3 7 .300 4.0 3-7 0 1-6 2-1 1-0 1-0 - L4 3-7 Fontana 3 8 .273 4.5 5-6 -2 1-3 2-5 0-1 0-2 - L1 3-7

03-30-2005, 09:37 PM	#19
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	Very cool. Any chance of getting box scores? __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise