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Subject: L2 Season 5 Posted by: skinneej - [425391611] Wed, Oct 04, 14:52 New season starts tonight and we'll see how the offseason moves pan out. Several teams opened up their checkbooks and some big FA contracts were handed out. I stayed out of the FA market this year, and only made 1 offseason move. I was fortunate not to lose any of my stars to retirement, so I'm looking to make a 3rd straight trip to the WS. In order to do that I have to get past division rival Mariners and the AL East powerhouse Yanks. What a 1st week matchup pitting my Royals and those Damn Yankees. Should be a good measuring stick of how our teams stack up. The Cubs coming off their first WS title look to retun to the big show as well, but will have several teams to contend with. Chris has sold the Astros in order to concentrate on his other teams, and Blue Hen is the new owner (although it appears to me that his name is green on the organization page). So a hearty welcome to the greenish-blue hen! Good luck to all (but not too much of course)! | ||||||
| 1 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Wed, Oct 04, 15:43 | Maybe it's Blue Hen with food poisoning? | |||||
| 2 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Wed, Oct 04, 20:55 | Maybe he's GREEN with envy of my DODGERS! | |||||
| 3 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Wed, Oct 04, 23:14 | I never get off to a good start. 1-3 for the third straight year. | |||||
| 4 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Thu, Oct 05, 19:11 | The new sim has had some interesting effects. Time for some changes in overall strategy from here on out. | |||||
| 5 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Thu, Oct 05, 19:57 |
I can't put me finger on any effect yet. Control is said to be important according to the GS message board but I don't agree yet. I do know that I have an extremely fast team and I've been caught about 12 times with 6 SBs. | |||||
| 6 | Coglin ID: 39569 Fri, Oct 06, 09:05 |
Us Cubbies Walked 6 times in 3 innings against mahaffey, whose control is 355(and 12 times in that game!!), but none against reed (455 control). Our starters have an average control rating of 471.25 and walked only 13 batters in 53 innings. Maybe that is an indication of control taking into affect?? I know that the sample size is too small for me to make a definitive conclusion, but I'm certainly not complaining with how the results turned out so far:D. | |||||
| 7 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sat, Oct 07, 12:08 |
In case you guys are wondering what offer I made to the Giants to ruffle his feathers enough to blast me in a mail to the league, it was: Carlos Adolfo, Jorge Toca, Josh Paul, and Jason Boyd for $8 million. Paul and Boyd are questionable major leaguers, but Carlos Adolfo is a valuable player who I project to be 440+ in AVG. Toca is also a high contact player who will find a major league job somewhere in another season. Given the trade the Dodgers and Giants just made, and the amount of money thrown around in the offseason for minor leaguers, I didn't think this was unfair of an offer. | |||||
| 8 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sat, Oct 07, 12:09 | Oh wait, it was Carlos Adolfo Jorge Toca, Josh Paul, and Quincy Foster. | |||||
| 9 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Sat, Oct 07, 19:32 | What's wrong with my trade again? | |||||
| 10 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sat, Oct 07, 19:46 | Nothing wrong with your trade, we just don't see whats wrong with ours, we felt our offer was better than yours:) | |||||
| 11 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sat, Oct 07, 19:53 | Put me in, Coach: I thought your trade was fine. In fact, we tried to use that as a basis for formulating our offer. | |||||
| 12 | Damn Yankees ID: 1094986 Sun, Oct 08, 06:49 | Question: Cubbies why are there two of you? Why don't you both just have your own team? | |||||
| 13 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sun, Oct 08, 09:14 | We got heavy school work, so niether of us have enough time to manage it by our selves. | |||||
| 14 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sun, Oct 08, 09:23 |
We also enjoy the "teamwork" aspect. Grand Slam is a lot more fun when there is someone else you can discuss strategy and success with. Also, having two managers makes some tedious tasks such as league-wide scouting and free agent bidding easier. I really recommend it if you have a sibling, schoolmate, or office co-worker who also plays the game. BTW, I hereby slap Damn Yankees on the wrist for exploiting the waiver wire salary loophole. ;) | |||||
| 15 | Damn Yankees ID: 1094986 Sun, Oct 08, 10:39 | I was just curious. | |||||
| 16 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sun, Oct 08, 18:32 | No problem--happy to oblige. I am so jealous of the Gate Revenue you're going to get tonight... | |||||
| 17 | Damn Yankees ID: 1094986 Sun, Oct 08, 20:37 | 7.4 million | |||||
| 18 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sun, Oct 08, 20:53 | A split between us, seem appropriate for two teams with best records in their respective leagues. | |||||
| 19 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sun, Oct 08, 21:09 | Only difference is that Yanks have played the Royals... | |||||
| 20 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Sun, Oct 08, 23:22 | I am making my move in the west but, I miss "hating" Chris. I need someone to hate! The new owner is quiet and unknown and my competitive juices aren't flowing yet with the new guys. | |||||
| 21 | LTA ID: 18448222 Sun, Oct 08, 23:35 |
Bluehen??? Quiet??? Unknown???? AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *wipes the tears out of his eyes* Good one. ;) | |||||
| 22 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Mon, Oct 09, 04:44 | I didn't mean to upset you. Maybe I didn't explain myself. I loved to hate CHRIS and I don't have a history with you. That doesn't mean anything negative towards you. Sorry for not explaining myself better. | |||||
| 23 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Mon, Oct 09, 07:54 | I believe blue hen was Chris' mentor in the art of smack talking, so fret not. ;) | |||||
| 24 | blue hen ID: 34937217 Tue, Oct 10, 15:33 |
Synocco, that is correct. I talk smack and I self promote with the best of them. Actually, better than the best of them. In O2, I've had a perennial winner, but here in L2, Chris did a good job setting me up with a great team, so I hope that I can follow through and at least win the division. Or else all my smack talk will be for nothing. Nevertheless, it's good to be here, and hopefully you guys will be reaping the benefits of having a blue (green? Chris's fault) hen in your league. | |||||
| 25 | Mr. Blonde ID: 79421019 Tue, Oct 10, 19:42 | Have we ever had a no-hitter in the league? If not, we do now! Gabe Gonzalez of the Orioles no-hit the Mariners last night, with Brady Raggio finishing up in the ninth. Raggio then went on to blow a game later in the series by giving up 4 in the ninth, but I guess I'll forgive him. | |||||
| 26 | Damn Yankees ID: 1094986 Wed, Oct 11, 19:19 | I hate the Royals!! | |||||
| 27 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Wed, Oct 11, 20:08 |
Mr Blonde: I believe your no hitter is the first, at least it's the only one that I've seen in this league. Gabe Gonzalez no less... the former Cubs farmland, oh how I miss ye... I'm not getting any mileage out of my closer Ray King, he's pitched exactly 4 innings all year. Even my setup man has more innings. | |||||
| 28 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Wed, Oct 11, 21:43 |
Yankees: You just don't seem to have any luck when you play the royals. You better change that around once the post season comes:) Syn: who needs a closer if our hitters can score 112 more runs than our pitcher has allowed?:P too bad we only hit bad pitchers though. | |||||
| 29 | skinneej ID: 07162116 Wed, Oct 11, 23:05 | I was definitely surprised by the sweep. The way Clark had been pitching I thought I was going to have to demote him in the rotation, but he found his stuff. If he is to come close to his 1.07 ERA of last season, then he will be unhitable the rest of he way. My rookie of the year candidate Scott has been great so far, and the bullpen has performed better than expected. If I can only get several of my hitters to wake up, I should be in good shape. | |||||
| 30 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Thu, Oct 12, 03:06 |
I posted this seasons ago. I feel we should try to pick the MVP, CY young and ROY. But someone should pick the canidates and we will all vote | |||||
| 31 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Thu, Oct 12, 06:01 | We should all nominate our own candidates. This makes things easier, especially for Rookie of the Year. Then we can all vote. | |||||
| 32 | Mr. Blonde ID: 4935129 Thu, Oct 12, 09:35 | I second the "nominate your own candidates" idea... | |||||
| 33 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sun, Oct 15, 09:37 |
Just added 10+ million in salary for the stretch run... hoping I can fend off the pesky, overachieving Braves. Damn Yankees: Did you forget to put in a claim on Weymouth or something? | |||||
| 34 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sun, Oct 15, 09:52 | Should we tell everyone in L2 to come here, or should we hold the award ceremony in the gsb message board? | |||||
| 35 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Sun, Oct 15, 11:41 | Dont forget Manager of the year! Right now it is the Bracves. | |||||
| 36 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Sun, Oct 15, 19:51 | Yeah, purposely tanking his team last year so he could play the helpless Indians this year was brilliant... | |||||
| 37 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sun, Oct 15, 20:22 | Manager of the year = overachieving team of the year | |||||
| 38 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Tue, Oct 17, 19:21 | Is the pressure of a pennant race getting to you? | |||||
| 39 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Tue, Oct 17, 19:53 |
Put me in, Coach: Hey, you gotta hate your division rivals. You had Astros to hate, now we get to hate the Braves. No need to be snide. :) Back to the "touchy" subject at hand, it seems to me that there's really no such thing as "Manager of the Year" in GSB. In real life, such a person is someone who gets the most out of his players. In GSB, you just put your best team forward and hopes the sim goes your way. If anything, "General Manager of the Year" would be more appropriate, and given to the person who makes the best trades or manages their finances the best. However, I don't think that this is possible in a league full of arrogant, egotistical guys like L2. ;) | |||||
| 40 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Tue, Oct 17, 21:46 | I don't know, but some teams seeem to overachieve and teams like my dodgers, seem to underachieve. The overachieving teams should be recognized. | |||||
| 41 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Tue, Oct 17, 22:07 | Yeah, but no team overachieves year after year. Braves will likely be a .500 ball club next year, especially if Roger Clemens retires. Other teams, like your Dodgers, will be in the hunt year after year. | |||||
| 42 | skinneej ID: 07162116 Wed, Oct 18, 23:22 | Cool, I finally have a no-hitter. Daal and Verdugo combined to no-hit the hapless Indians. My team is finally starting to come around, but I don't hold out much hope to get back to the WS. I was not able to pull off any deadline deals to improve my team and I don't think I match up well against the leaders. We'll see. | |||||
| 43 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Thu, Oct 19, 07:36 | Look who has the best record in the league....the Braves? Who would have thought it. With 12 games left, I still favor the Cubs to take the division. But it should come down to the final 4 games vs. each other. WOW! | |||||
| 44 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Thu, Oct 19, 13:17 | We got shut down by the Dodgers' bat boy who was starting in place of the injured Rangel. Gaaaaaa!!! | |||||
| 45 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Thu, Oct 19, 19:42 | I can't believe it either. | |||||
| 46 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Thu, Oct 19, 20:49 | Is Robinson Cancel Rookie of the Year or MVP? Has a player ever been both? The kid now leads the AL in batting average, slugging percentage, and on base percentage! | |||||
| 47 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Thu, Oct 19, 21:43 | Its hard to pick any of your players as an MVP. With out any one of your players you would still be great. That brings up the debate, is MVP the most-valuable or best player? | |||||
| 48 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Fri, Oct 20, 06:01 |
Is their any doubts Carmody should be the Cy young winner?:) Cubs probably got at least 2 out 3 awards in hand already( Cy Young and ROTY), I guess the 60 million we spend on getting them was well worth it. | |||||
| 49 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Fri, Oct 20, 22:08 | 8 games left and a couple of good pennant races. | |||||
| 50 | Synocco ID: 579262112 Sat, Oct 21, 12:26 | It looks like skinneej's Darryl Scott deserves both Rookie of the Year and Cy Young. A good year for rookies. | |||||
| 51 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sat, Oct 21, 20:58 | Yankees Justin Thompson is going to take a few votes away from Scott for the Cy young Honour | |||||
| 52 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Sun, Oct 22, 00:54 |
Urbina is the best closer might be in top 5 but probably won't win. I also have Norton that came out of relief and wound up starting and is 10-2 with under a 3 era. I have no offensive MVP canidates. I should have 2 in Ramirez and Williams. Hopefully next year. Are they the best 3-4 hitters in the league? On paper? | |||||
| 53 | Synocco ID: 579262112 Sun, Oct 22, 07:35 |
Your Urbina is a mystery to me. His WHIP of 1.4 would suggest a ERA of around 4.00, with a number of blown saves. Yet, he's been able to scrape by consistently and put up awesome numbers. From what I hear, Norton puts up front-of-the-rotation numbers in most leagues... he's definitely a keeper. | |||||
| 54 | Put me in, Coach.... ID: 39416321 Sun, Oct 22, 09:35 |
Actually Urbina has been perfect for me 20 for 20. His 2 other games was in middle relief before I moved him to closer. | |||||
| 55 | skinneej ID: 07162116 Sun, Oct 22, 10:39 |
Urbina was my main closer last season and he was great before the new sim was implemented. Afterwards, his ERA went straight up and he blew several saves. I didn't re-sign him because of that and now he's been great for the Dodgers. Just don't expect him to be that good next season. The AL Cy-Young will come down to Thompson, Rubio and Scott. The final start for each of them will probably decide it. I would give Thompson a slight edge because of his K/BB ratio and he's pitch several more innings. | |||||
| 56 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sun, Oct 22, 19:05 |
So, how is this voting thing going to work now that the season is over? Shall we invite all the managers to come here and vote? I think it would be more interesting/fair if everyone votes, and it should make this board more lively than it already is | |||||
| 57 | skinneej ID: 07162116 Sun, Oct 22, 20:54 |
Some of you may have been in leagues that have given awards out, but here are some suggestions. I think we should have a MVP, Cy Young, ROY, and Relief award. We could have a best manager or GM award also as I think someone else may have mentioned. Anyway, each team should be responsible for nominating their players for each award. If a team doesn't respond then someone else will have to choose any players from their teams. As far as voting, I don't think a team should be allowed to vote for their own players. From the choices available, each team should vote for the top 3 for each award. Players with a 1st place vote should get 3 points, 2nd gets 2 points and 3rd 1 point. Or we could stagger it something like 5-3-1 to give the top two a more weighted vote. For the relief award, we need a formula similar to the Rolaids award and include not only saves, but Wins, Losses and ERA. We don't have stats for blown saves, but the 4 we have should be pretty good. My closer was tied for saves but had an ERA over 7 so I think that should account for negative points somehow. Any other comment/suggestions. We could split up the awards and let 1 manager handle 1 award category. | |||||
| 58 | Synocco ID: 57522520 Wed, Oct 25, 17:55 | So much for a Cubs vs Royals rematch! :) | |||||
| 59 | Damn Yankees ID: 51926286 Sat, Oct 28, 06:26 | Good job Cubs! Atleast my Yankees got one step closer than before. I lost three fielders to retirement, but it could have been worse. | |||||
| 60 | Coglin ID: 28592321 Sat, Oct 28, 08:31 |
Wohoo Cubs is the first team to repeat!!:) I guess the sim really went our way. Did not expect us to beat thompson at all. We should start the award winning now, before the stats get erased. Shall we start a new thread of that?? | |||||
| 61 | skinneej ID: 159241222 Sat, Oct 28, 09:13 | The players that retired have already had their stats removed. I did, however, copy down the stats for all players that I thought were ballot worthy for MVP and Cy Young before the sim last night. I quickly scanned both leagues for Rookie of the Year candidates and only found two that stood out, being Cancel (Cubs) in the NL and Scott (Royals) AL. Let me know if there are any others that should be included. We can start a separate thread for awards and come up with a list of players to be voted on in each category. I can supply the stats for the retired players. | |||||
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