02-06-2004, 03:35 PM | #1 | ||
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Baseball Auction Round 4 results
Link - http://www.geocities.com/bishopmvp5/auctionrd4.xls
Rounds 1 through 3 can still be found at http://www.geocities.com/bishopmvp5/auction.xls Also, the last thread is http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...ad.php?t=21104 and Honolulu Blue's dynasty report/request for line-ups is http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...ad.php?t=21129 Most roster spots were filled. From the teams that sent bids, there were about 6 or 7 that weren't won, so send me your Round 5 bids by 11:59 PM EST Saturday Night. Also, the trading period and write-ups will probably be due about Tuesday night, then I'll start posting the polls. I encourage you to go over to HB's thread once your team is complete, although I'm not sure how he's dealing with Negro Leaguers/Japanese players. |
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02-06-2004, 05:47 PM | #2 |
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Well, here's my team..... couldn't be happier about how this turned out....
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02-06-2004, 05:53 PM | #3 |
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Looks like I have my final roster, barring any trades:
Man. Gaston, Cito - 2 C Chance, Frank - 3 C Lopez. Javy - 6 1B Mize, Johnny - 21 1B Sisler, George - 41 1B Terry, Bill - 6 2B Hornsby, Roger - 203 2B LaJoie, Nap - 51 SS Vaughan, Arky - 51 3B Torre, Joe - 1 3B Chavez, Eric - 4 LF Bell, Cool Papa - 113 CF Speaker, Tris - 111 RF Musial, Stan - 155 RF Gonzalex, Juan - 1 OF Hamilton, Billy - 11 OF Bell, George - 7 SP Brown, Mordecai - 41 SP Joss, Addie - 41 SP Waddell, Rube - 31 SP Walsh, Ed - 41 SP Marquard, Rube - 41 SP Scott, Mike - 1 RP Henke, Tom - 1 RP Wagner, Billy - 14 RP Garber, Gene - 2 Pros - Lots of speed, probably the best collection of contact hitters and OBP guys in the auction. Cool Pappa Bell to lead off, four different .400 hitters in the IF, plus Stan Musial to drive them home. Speaker may be one of the best three all-around CFs ever. The group seems solid defensively, although that's hard to measure with so many guys from the early era. The starting rotation is very solid, and there are some solid relievers. Gaston wasn't a great strategist, but he was one of the all-time great manangers when it came to keeping a group of all-stars happy and winning, which seems to fit perfectly with this sort of contest. Cons - A lack of power is the obvious one. Mize hit 50 HRs, Musial has pop and modern guys like Juan Gone, Chavez and Bell provide HR threats, but considering other teams will have guys like Ruth and Bonds, this lineup won't scare anyone in terms of the deep ball. I also probably went too heavy on guys from the early part of the century if we're going to have some sort of vote. They're good players, but will the average fan even know who Addie Joss was?
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02-06-2004, 07:01 PM | #4 |
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One note: Bryan Harvey is listed as being won by Suicane75. He was won by TheLionKing in round 3.
Thanks BishopMVP for the mention. For the Negro Leaguers, I mostly used the best comparable major league player, tweaking the bio and some rating data as appropriate. For the Japanese Leaguers, I found a couple of sites with career data, so I plugged in that data - with some air let out, of course. With the addition of RP Jeff Montgomery, my roster is now full. Let's take a quick look at it: mgr - McCarthy c - Simmons & Parrish 1b - Hernandez 2b - Morgan & Whitaker 3b - Schmidt ss - G. Davis 1b/3b - Evans ss/3b - Petrocelli of - Keller, Ashburn, Robinson; Gibson, E. Davis, Bonds sp - Grove, Perry, Blyleven, Key swing - Ferrell, Lemon rp - Hiller, Ward, Montgomery, Tekulve I continue to be happy with the lineup and bench; and I think the rotation and pen have developed nicely. The biggest weakness is that it might be a little bit of a tough sell. There are only 7 current Hall of Famers here, but several others might still make it in the future. I definitely picked these guys for how well they play(ed) ball and not because of whether they have statues in Cooperstown. We'll see how it all plays out. |
02-08-2004, 01:32 AM | #5 |
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02-08-2004, 01:55 AM | #6 |
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Ugh, I kept meaning to do this, and kept meaning to do this, and I never got around to it. I wonder if Bishop even has time to do bids for me...I'll whip some up anyways.
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02-09-2004, 11:05 AM | #7 |
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Did we extend the deadline of this for Vince? If so, when to?
I have a feeling there might not be any contested bids in this round anyway, since most of the teams are already filled. BTW, I miscounted my players. So the 1 point bid I put is will be erroneous. |
02-09-2004, 04:52 PM | #8 |
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ntndeacon bids 24 on wilbur cooper
Oykib bid on a player already bid upon in Rd 1, so just let me know who you want. Chief Rum bids OF Dwight Evans--10, 3B Bill Madlock--10, OF Ken Williams--10 Suicane75 gets Mitch Williams and Greg Olson For everyone who does not yet have a full complement of players, just send/post a list of those you want. I'll wait until Thursday Night @ 11:59 PM EST, which also constitutes the trading period. At whatever time after that point I get around to it, rosters will be finalized, and I'll start posting polls. Also, everyone who's interested(including myself) needs to get over to Honolulu Blue dynasty report, where currently only 2 roster set-ups have been submitted. You can also make fun of how terrible he must have drafted, since he just lost a game to the all-time Rangers. Last edited by BishopMVP : 02-09-2004 at 04:53 PM. |
02-09-2004, 05:55 PM | #9 |
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Ugh, excuses excuses from my end. Hopefully I can get something together by Thursday...this was fun, and I kind of like my team. Anyhow, thanks for all the work you've put in Bishop!
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02-09-2004, 08:25 PM | #10 |
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Thanks again Bishop.
I've finalized the schedule and some other details. Lineups are due by Friday evening, 2/13. Read the dynasty thread for further details. |
02-09-2004, 10:46 PM | #11 |
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I'll take Jim Edmonds if he hasn't been taken yet.
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02-09-2004, 11:11 PM | #12 |
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If Edmonds is okay, then this is my team (more details to come):
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Players in boldface are Hall of Famers. Players in italics are members of a foreign Hall of Fame. Ray Dandridge is a member of the Mexican Hall of Fame as well as ours. I think everyone should post their completed rosters to make it easier to see what's available for trade and team needs. Last edited by oykib : 02-11-2004 at 06:10 AM. |
02-10-2004, 01:22 AM | #13 |
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Somehow I still only have 24 players, ill put in for 1 more guy but my team is pretty much set.
C- Jim Sundberg 1B- Todd Helton 2B- Pete Rose SS- Gary Sheffield 3B- Cap Anson LF- Daryl Strawberry CF- Ken Griffey Jr. RF- Bo Jackson SP 1- Hal Newhouser SP 2- Steve Carlton SP 3- Curt Schilling SP 4- Orel Hershiser SP 5- Frank Tanana LHR- Randy Myers LHR- Sam McDowell RHR- Mitch Williams RHR- Greg Olson CL- Dennis Eckersley BENCH- Isao Harimoto OF BENCH- Cecil Fielder 1B BENCH- Matt Nokes C BENCH- Vince Coleman OF BENCH- Julio Franco 2B BENCH- Pee Wee Reese SS MANAGER- Jim Fregosi |
02-10-2004, 08:08 AM | #14 |
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Looking at my team, I am somewhat suprised at how it turned out. I hadn't expected to go with as many non-major leaguers as I did. But that's where the value was.
I think that no one will have trouble acepting the greatness of the Negro Leauers that I have in my starting lineup. Gibson, Charleston, and Lloyd are all ranked number one at their positions by Bill James. They also all rank in his top thiry all-time, with Charleston and Gibson being in his top ten. They are all Hall of Famers as well. In addition, John Holway (the leading scholar on the Leagues rates them all #1 at their positions). Overall, 10 of my 25 are HOFers and three of the others are members of a foreign hall. Of the remaining twelve, only half are eligible. The six active or just retired seem fairly good bets to get in-- with the exception of Edmonds. My basic reasoning was that if the guy didn't play in the majors, then he'd better be the best there ever was at the position he played in whatever other league. That being said I think I'll only have to convince people of Nagashima among players in my starting lineup. Since outside the aforementioned three, only he is an unknown among my starting eight. Pitching is another story. I know a lot of people have no clue who the pitchers on my staff are. But I figured I could cheaply fill my rotation with the second-tier HOF starters and make up the difference with defense. Every member of my starting lineup was/is a "plus" defender except for Raines and Guerrero (and both of them have great speed and above average RFs and ZRs for corner outfielders). I especially wanted mobile infielders to handle bunts and turn DPs. Pros Great up-the-middle defense. Great team speed. Very Good power. Underrated, but good pitching staff. Probably, the most versatility of any of the teams so far (which is important in a no-DH league). Cons Unknown and/or underrated guys. Tough to win a poll with them. Probably lack a top-10 pitcher-- though James has Smokey Joe Williams at #13 and Robin Roberts at #18. Really would've liked to have picked up a soft-tosser like Tommy John for the bullpen. |
02-10-2004, 06:46 PM | #15 |
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I seem to need one more player so I think I'll take Pitcher Hippo Vaughn
That would make my team Manager John McGraw P Jack Chesbro P Grover Cleveland Alexander P John Clarkson P Chief Bender P Whitey Ford P Carl Mays P Hippo Vaughn P Trevor Hoffman P John Smoltz C Roger Bresnahan C Bill Dickey 1B Hank Greenberg 1B Ted Kluszewski 2B Cupid Childs 2B Johnny Evers 3B Stan Hack 3B Al Rosen SS Alex Rodriguez SS Lou Boudreau SS Joe Sewell OF Duke Snider OF Ralph Kiner OF Paul Waner OF Hugh Duffy OF King Kelly
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02-10-2004, 08:12 PM | #16 |
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Bishop: Who's the manager for your team?
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02-10-2004, 08:38 PM | #17 | |
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02-11-2004, 07:00 AM | #18 |
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Here's the list of teams that i cut and pasted from the excel worksheets and the third round results thread. That's why the formatting sucks. But I figured that these'd help facilitate trading.
Chief Rum Allen, Dick - 10 Bedrosian, Steve - 10 Durocher, Leo - 10 Hernandez, Roberto - 11 Hoyt, Waite - 10 Manush, Heinie - 11 Stewart, Dave - 10 Willis, Vic - 10 Worrell, Todd - 10 Banks, Ernie - 100 Campanella, Roy - 60 Collins, Eddie - 60 Feller, Bob - 60 Clemens, Roger - 155 Heilman, Harry - 5 Jackson, Reggie - 105 John, Tommy - 5 Killebrew, Harmon - 155 Morris, Jack - 5 Munson, Thurman - 4 Nettles, Graig - 4 O'Doul, Lefty - 5 Sosa, Sammy - 155 Allen, Dick - 10 Bedrosian, Steve - 10 Durocher, Leo - 10 Hernandez, Roberto - 11 Hoyt, Waite - 10 Manush, Heinie - 11 Stewart, Dave - 10 Willis, Vic - 10 Worrell, Todd - 10 BishopMVP Brouthers, Dan - 2 Ewing, Buck - 2 Martinez, Pedro - 121 Mathewson, Christy - 121 Paige, Satchel - 11 Radbourn, Old Hoss - 2 Walker, Larry - 2 Williams, Jimy - 1 (mgr) Williams, Ted - 152 Wilson, Hack - 2 Day, Leon - 12 Dihigo, Martin - 57 Face, Roy - 62 Kent, Jeff - 103 Lindstrom, Freddie - 12 Marshall, Mike - 57 Percival, Troy - 112 Smith, Hilton - 12 Wells, Willie - 12 Pinson, Vada - 14 Aparicio, Luis - 14 Campaneris, Bert - 14 DiMaggio, Dominic - 14 Ferrell, Rick - 45 Johnson, Judy - 12 Vaughn, Mo - 17 White, Frank - 14 Williams, Matt - 27 ntdeacon Cey, Ron - 24 Haines, Jesse - 24 Connor, Roger - 43 Howard, Elston - 40 Lyons, Ted - 65 Pennock, Herb - 32 Posada, Jorge - 100 Rixey, Eppa - 40 Ruffing, Red - 30 Santo, Ron - 50 Stearnes, Turkey - 5 Beckley, J - 17 Fox, Nellie - 21 Goslin, Goose - 11 Keefe, Tim - 9 Keeler, Wee Willie - 39 Kell, George - 14 Rizzuto, Phil - 41 Waner, Lloyd - 63 Welch, M - 5 Alston, Walter - 6 (mgr) Carew, Rod - 63 Hunter, Catfish - 1 Maranville, Rabbit - 3 Medwick, Joe - 6 Ruth, Babe - 274 vtbub Concepcion, Dave - 10 Dibble, Rob - 45 Garvey, Steve - 30 Lee, Bill - 10 Martin, Billy (2B) - 35 Martin, Pepper - 20 Perranoski, Ron - 25 Podres, Johnny - 15 Wood, Wilbur - 15 Brock, Lou - 20 Fisk, Carlton - 35 Garciaparra, Nomar - 5 Kaat, Jim - 15 McCarver, Tim - 1 Puckett, Kirby - 30 Remy, Jerry - 5 Rice, Jim - 30 Sutter, Bruce - 50 Torre, Joe - 75 (mgr) Trammell, Alan - 10 Yastrzemski, Carl - 15 Young, Cy - 25 Buckner, Bill - 3 Hahn, Noodles - 10 Martinez, Edgar - 25 Newcombe, Don - 15 Ramzavail Alomar, Roberto - 35 Boggs, Wade - 25 Cochrane, Mickey - 25 Dawson, Andre - 31 Gooden, Dwight - 20 Johnson, Davey - 10 (mgr) Klein, Chuck - 25 McGraw, Tug - 15 Molitor, Paul - 41 Piazza, Mike - 61 Richard, JR - 15 Simmons, Al - 41 Bagwell, Jeff - 46 Franco, John - 46 Galvin, Pud - 66 Glavine, Tom - 41 Jeter, Derek - 87 Oh, Sadaharu - 82 Pujols, Albert - 22 Reardon, Jeff - 56 Spalding, Al - 81 Thomas, Frank - 51 Travis, Cecil - 11 Cuyler, Kiki - 21 Rice, Sam - 20 Soriano, Alfonso - 26 Vince Baker, Home Run - 81 Bench, Johnny - 86 Biggio, Craig - 11 Fingers, Rollie - 39 Koufax, Sandy - 126 LaRussa, Tony - 21 (mgr) Smith, Ozzie - 66 Wetteland, John - 1 Beck, Rod - 11 Blue, Vida - 51 Cone, David - 2 Flood, Curt - 2 Joyce, Bill - 12 Mitchell, Kevin - 2 Nichols, Kid - 131 Palmeiro, Rafael - 21 Reuschel, Rick - 11 Righetti, Dave - 11 Saberhagen, Brett - 2 Wilson, Willie - 1 Isiddiqui Aparicio, Luis - 10 Brett, George - 80 Clark, Will - 10 Clemente, Roberto - 60 Cronin, Joe - 30 Gehringer, Charlie - 60 Mantle, Mickey - 150 Minoso, Minnie - 20 Palmer, Jim - 30 Seaver, Tom - 100 Wilhelm, Hoyt - 20 Anderson, Sparky - 1 (mgr) Boyer, Ken - 10 Averill, Earl - 55 Burgess, Smokey - 20 Burkett, Jesse - 20 Cash, Norm - 30 Gordon, Joe - 30 Lynn, Fred - 60 McGinnity, Joe - 60 Porter, Darrell - 20 Snaughter, Enos - 34 Wynn, Jimmy - 10 Coveleski, Stan - 10 Steib, Dave - 40 Vizquel, Omar - 30 sooner333 Bonds, Barry - 200 Cobb, Ty - 65 Latham, Arlie - 1 McGwire, Mark - 1 Appling, Luke - 47 Brown, Kevin - 13 Cepeda, Orlando - 52 Giles, Brian - 17 Mack, Connie - 12 (mgr) Marichal, Juan - 111 Parker, Dave - 13 Santiago, Benito - 11 Stephens, Vern - 21 Suzuki, Ichiro - 79 Thigpen, Bobby - 3 Urbina, Ugueth - 12 Willis, Dontrelle - 1 Wynn, Early - 93 Bradford, Chad - 1 Canseco, Jose - 20 Cicotte, Eddie - 80 Dotel, Octavio - 1 Durham, Ray - 1 Matthews, Bobby - 33 McGraw, John (3B) - 83 Ward, John - 41 Coffee Warlord. Starting Lineup --------------- 1) CF - Carey, Max (15) 2) RF - DiMaggio, Joe (110) 3) 3B - Robinson, Brooks (67) 4) 1B - Foxx, Jimmie (105) 5) LF - Maris, Roger (65) 6) C - Berra, Yogi (110) 7) 2B - Sandberg, Ryne (25) 8) SS - Marion, Marty (64) Bench ----- C - Kendall, Jason (16) 1B - Grace, Mark (11) 2B - Castillo, Luis (20) 3B - Santo, Ron (21) SS - Dark, Alvin (46) OF - Winfield, Dave (12) OF - Lofton, Kenny (1) Starting Rotation ----------------- 1) Dean, Dizzy (96) 2) Niekro, Phil (18) 3) Gomez, Lefty (72) 4) Prior, Mark (36) 5) Valenzuela, Fernando (21) Bullpen ------- LR - Lieber, Jon (1) MR - Isringhausen, Jason (14) MR - Jones, Doug (14) CL - Nen, Robb (27) Manager ------- Weaver, Earl (5) Booj Manager -------- Felipe Alou (1) Lineup ------- 2B- Billy Herman (15) RF- Tony Gwynn (97) LF- Billy Williams (45) C- Gary Carter (52) SS- Cal Ripken, Jr. (31) 1B- Don Mattingly (25) CF- Andruw Jones (12) 3B- Robin Ventura (5) Bench ------ C- Mickey Tettleton (1) 1B- Andres Galarraga (1) 2B- Miller Huggins (50) 3B- Tim Wallach (1) SS- Tony Fernandez (1) LF- Dave Kingman (15) CF- Bernie Williams (1) RF- Paul O'Neill (60) Rotation -------- 1. Bob Gibson (150) 2. Greg Maddux (100) 3. Nolan Ryan (100) 4. Dennis Martinez (60) 5. Roy Halladay (1) Bullpen ------- Tim Burke (20) Dan Quisenberry (25) Eric Gagne (26) Closer: Lee Smith (100) (although all the other 3 can close games as well) total points : 997 |
02-11-2004, 12:15 PM | #19 |
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Help wanted - apply within
WANTED: Lefty or switch hitting outfielder. Must be able to win a home run derby with K. Gibson. Intimate knowledge of the strike zone a must. Ability to steal bases a plus. Ability to cover CF is a plus, but will train the right candidate.
WANTED: Lefty or switch hitting first baseman. Ability to play defense well is highly desirable, but will train the right candidate. Must have thorough knowledge of strike zone. Must be able to produce tape measure shots on demand - or at least with great frequency. Willing to offer fair value for your candidate(s). Contact J. McCarthy or H. Blue for more details. No reasonable offer refused!!!* * I am the final determinant of what is reasonable. |
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My computer time is a bit limited right now, but if he's available, he is yours. The remaining players are available on a first-come first-serve basis, so just post in this thread who you want. Don't bother PM'ing me, as I may not get back to you promptly. Just double-check to make sure they haven't already been picked, as pretty much everybody (including me) has messed up at least once so far. |
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02-11-2004, 06:06 PM | #21 |
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I'll take Andy Petite to fill out my roster
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02-11-2004, 06:35 PM | #22 |
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My team:
Manager: Anderson, Sparky - 1
Lineup: 1) LF - Minoso, Minnie - 20 2) 2B - Gehringer, Charlie* - 60 3) 3B - Brett, George* - 80 4) CF - Mantle, Mickey* - 150 5) RF - Clemente, Roberto* - 60 6) SS - Cronin, Joe* - 30 7) 1B - Clark, Will - 10 8) C - Burgess, Smokey - 20 Bench: C - Porter, Darrell - 20 1B - Cash, Norm - 30 2B - Gordon, Joe - 30 3B - Boyer, Ken - 10 SS - Aparicio, Luis* - 10 SS - Vizquel, Omar - 30 LF - Burkett, Jesse* - 20 CF - Averill, Earl* - 55 CF - Lynn, Fred - 60 RF/LF - Snaughter, Enos* - 34 CF/LF/RF - Wynn, Jimmy - 10 Rotation: SP1 - Seaver, Tom* - 100 SP2 - Palmer, Jim* - 30 SP3 - McGinnity, Joe* - 60 SP4 - Coveleski, Stan* - 10 SP5 - Steib, Dave - 40 RP - Wilhelm, Hoyt* - 20 * - denotes Hall of Famer
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02-12-2004, 07:18 AM | #23 |
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I gotta say that I like, my idealogical nemesis, Isiddiqui's roster a lot. Not greatly fond of the catchers... But very good to great everywhere else including the best bench in the league. Tough to get through a season with six pitchers, though.
It looks like I'm in the toughest division, though. Rum's team is nasty. Sooner's squad is also a group of tough customers. Unghhh...! Is there a rule that says West divisions always have to be the toughest?! |
02-12-2004, 12:37 PM | #24 |
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Have we died here?
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02-12-2004, 02:51 PM | #25 | |
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Oh heavens no. The fun is about ready to start. For me, anyway. There are several reasons for the lack of activity: 1) Everyone is pretty happy with their team as is. 2) There aren't any future consideration/draft picks available for trade. 3) Trades can only be done in even numbers - i.e. 1-for-1, 2-for-2, etc. 4) Nobody really knows how the poll is going to go, and how to maximize their chances of winning. As for the other part (the Diamond Mind showdown), my preliminary analysis tells me that the teams are fairly evenly matched. Some have better pitching, some have better defenses, some draw more walks, some hit for higher averages, some have more power, etc. But the difference between the "best" and "worst" teams on paper is much smaller than the difference in real MLB. I'll try to have a more detailed analysis on Friday night or Saturday morn. |
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02-12-2004, 04:27 PM | #26 |
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Ok, I'm finally finishing my roster right now, if that's still ok. Should be up in about half an hour.
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02-12-2004, 05:14 PM | #27 |
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Dola - ok, to fill out my bench:
Scott Rolen Manny Ramirez Juan Pierre Jim Thome David Justice EDIT - If someone's already got these guys, let me know...I was only looking at the first four round Excel sheets online. Team write-up in a moment.
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Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com. Last edited by Vince : 02-12-2004 at 05:14 PM. |
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The dreaded double-dola:
Bold = Hall of Fame Well, the outfield is still weaker than I'd like, and the Wizard and Biggio better not get tired...but I like my team overall. Good blend of power and speed, and we have some great defensive players. Our rotation is great (in my opinion anyways ), and we have a solid set of relievers as well. We also have a great mix of power and speed off the bench, not to mention defensive replacements. Though we might not have the star power of some teams, I think this team can get it done. Starting lineup:
Not bad, if I do say so myself
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02-12-2004, 05:38 PM | #29 |
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Vince,
Griffey & Hershiser & Tannana for Koufax, your worst pitcher & your worst outfielder? Last edited by Suicane75 : 02-12-2004 at 05:39 PM. |
02-12-2004, 06:43 PM | #30 |
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Suicane, I'm off to work, but your offer intrigues me. I'll look it over tonight.
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Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com. |
02-13-2004, 07:32 AM | #31 |
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Suicane75:
Griffey would look good in Honolulu Blue and silver. Let's throw a monkey wrench into the works... I'll take Griffey and Hershiser, while offering you your choice of one from Column A and one from Column B: Column A: ------------- * Richie Ashburn - speedy, can pick it, good average. * Eric Davis - blazing fast, righty with good pop. * Kirk Gibson - very quick, lefty with good pop. Column B: ------------- * Gaylord Perry - 300+ wins, HOF, great spitball. * Bert Blyleven - almost 300 wins, legendary curveball. * Wes Ferrell - good pitcher, good hitter, can swing. * Bob Lemon - HOF, great record, good hitter. |
02-13-2004, 09:06 PM | #32 |
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I'm extending the trading/finalizing rosters until Sunday night, because I don't want to post the polls over the weekend.
HB - My manager is Jimy Williams. THE Jimy Williams. |
02-13-2004, 09:08 PM | #33 |
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HB, while I appreciate the offer I just can't give Griffey up for any of those Pitchers.
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02-13-2004, 09:22 PM | #34 |
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Now i wish I had griffey for those offers...lol
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02-13-2004, 09:33 PM | #35 |
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Dont get me wrong, I strongly considered Perry, but in the end I couldn't convince myself to do it.
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Your's isn't so bad itself . Your knowledge of Negro Leagues and Japanese Major Leagues has paid off handsomely. Gibson and Charleston are a great anchor. Quote:
The statements go together . I wasn't planning on having such a large bench and few pitchers.. but I was outbid for my 7 & 8 pitchers. Ah well... at least I don't have many modern pitchers, these boys are expected to go the whole way .
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02-14-2004, 02:06 AM | #37 | |
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Bishop: Gotcha. Thanks.
Suicane75: I understand. I don't have any counteroffers, and unfortunately I have to leave in a few hours, so it's highly unlikely I will be making any trades before the deadline. BUT... there's no reason not to have a longer trade deadline in the Diamond Mind sim, until, say, July 31 game time. It would require everyone to keep track of slightly different rosters, but you guys are all smart and I think you can handle it. Quote:
Well, I'll make a similar offer for the Babe. Everyone: Would anyone like to volunteer to do a writeup of my team for the poll's first round? As mentioned elsewhere, I'll be away from Net access during that time. I'd do it myself, but I don't yet know the parameters. I won't blame you when I get torched, I promise. Thanks. |
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02-14-2004, 02:56 AM | #38 | |
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Didn't feel like separating these two. On the first point, I want to make sure everyone knows that when I list deadlines now, it is for the poll aspect only. What HB is doing with Diamond Mind is completely up to him. For the write-ups, I don't expect them to be long. I just expect a line-up/pitching staff/bench and a paragraph or so describing the advantages and strong points of your team. |
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02-14-2004, 05:30 AM | #39 | |
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I'll take care of it for you if you want. I'll do a thorough job too. I am a pretty long-winded guy-- particularly when it comes to baseball. |
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02-14-2004, 05:43 AM | #40 | |
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Thanks. You're hired. P.S. I've updated the dynasty thread with some notes, analysis, and wild guesses - er, I mean predictions. Nothing vital, but it might be interesting. |
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02-14-2004, 09:45 AM | #41 |
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[quote=Honolulu Blue]
Well, I'll make a similar offer for the Babe. Yes the problem is that I woulda done it for Griffey...but the Babe?....not so much. |
02-14-2004, 12:04 PM | #42 |
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On the poll - I"m gonna take HB divisions, and combine them into 2 for Round 1. The top two vote getters in each division advance to the finals. If you want a team write-up, leave it in this thread or PM me in the next couple days. The poll will open either Late Sunday or Early Monday.
East: Ramzavail Isiddiqui BishopMVP vtbub Honolulu Blue Bearcat729 TheLionKing Coffee Warlord West: Oykib Chief Rum Sooner333 Vince Maple Leafs ntndeacon Suicane75 Booj |
02-15-2004, 09:38 PM | #43 |
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The Honolulu Blues
HB asked me to do his writeup because he is unavailable.
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02-15-2004, 10:29 PM | #44 |
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The Nishinomiya Nine
Here's my squad.
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02-20-2004, 07:15 AM | #45 |
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bump...
Are we going to have a discussion thread for each division before we set up the poll? |
02-20-2004, 05:12 PM | #46 |
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vtbub
Concepcion, Dave - 10 Dibble, Rob - 45 Garvey, Steve - 30 Lee, Bill - 10 Martin, Billy (2B) - 35 Martin, Pepper - 20 Perranoski, Ron - 25 Podres, Johnny - 15 Wood, Wilbur - 15 Brock, Lou - 20 Fisk, Carlton - 35 Garciaparra, Nomar - 5 Kaat, Jim - 15 McCarver, Tim - 1 Puckett, Kirby - 30 Remy, Jerry - 5 Rice, Jim - 30 Sutter, Bruce - 50 Torre, Joe - 75 (mgr) Trammell, Alan - 10 Yastrzemski, Carl - 15 Young, Cy - 25 Buckner, Bill - 3 Hahn, Noodles - 10 Martinez, Edgar - 25 Newcombe, Don - 15 Ramzavail Alomar, Roberto - 35 Boggs, Wade - 25 Cochrane, Mickey - 25 Dawson, Andre - 31 Gooden, Dwight - 20 Johnson, Davey - 10 (mgr) Klein, Chuck - 25 McGraw, Tug - 15 Molitor, Paul - 41 Piazza, Mike - 61 Richard, JR - 15 Simmons, Al - 41 Bagwell, Jeff - 46 Franco, John - 46 Galvin, Pud - 66 Glavine, Tom - 41 Jeter, Derek - 87 Oh, Sadaharu - 82 Pujols, Albert - 22 Reardon, Jeff - 56 Spalding, Al - 81 Thomas, Frank - 51 Travis, Cecil - 11 Cuyler, Kiki - 21 Rice, Sam - 20 Soriano, Alfonso - 26 sooner333 Bonds, Barry - 200 Cobb, Ty - 65 Latham, Arlie - 1 McGwire, Mark - 1 Appling, Luke - 47 Brown, Kevin - 13 Cepeda, Orlando - 52 Giles, Brian - 17 Mack, Connie - 12 (mgr) Marichal, Juan - 111 Parker, Dave - 13 Santiago, Benito - 11 Stephens, Vern - 21 Suzuki, Ichiro - 79 Thigpen, Bobby - 3 Urbina, Ugueth - 12 Willis, Dontrelle - 1 Wynn, Early - 93 Bradford, Chad - 1 Canseco, Jose - 20 Cicotte, Eddie - 80 Dotel, Octavio - 1 Durham, Ray - 1 Matthews, Bobby - 33 McGraw, John (3B) - 83 Ward, John - 41 |
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BishopMVP’s Team
Defense
Pitching
And of course, they are led by the immortal Jimy Williams. Pros: Best Pitching Staff bar none. Ted Williams may be the best hitter ever. The rest should be good enough to score a few runs a game, and with Christy Mathewson, Pedro and Satchel Paige, that should be enough. Cons: Didn't get great infielders. Although they are all very good players, only Buck Ewing comes close to being considered the best ever at his position. |
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02-20-2004, 07:13 PM | #48 |
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Lineup
1. Lloyd Waner CF 2. Rod Carew 2B 3. George Herman "THE BABE" Ruth RF 4. Joe "Ducky" Medwick LF 5. Jake Beckley 1B 6. Phil Rizzuto SS 7. George Kell 3B 8. Elston Howard C Bench C Jorge Posada 1B Roger Conner 2B Nellie Fox SS Rabbit Maranville 3B Ron Cey LF Goose Goslin CF Turkey Stearnes RF "Wee" Willie Keeler Pitching Staff Starters: SP Ted Lyons SP Eppa Rixey SP Mickey Welch SP Tim Keefe SP Red Ruffing "Bullpen": Jesse Haines Herb Pennock Wilbur Cooper Catfish Hunter Strengths: Well right field to be sure. beside Ruth(the best player EVER)(and who can pitch decently in a pinch) Keeler is not a slouch. Defense is solid. Also have a lot of speed. Most of the team are Hall of Famers (Cey, Cooper,Howard, Posada are the ONLY exceptions)Plus I have 2 all time leaders in homers (Roger Conner held the record prior to Ruth) Weaknesses: Probably need a bit more power. |
02-22-2004, 08:16 PM | #49 |
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Oykib: Thanks for the writeup. Really appreicate it. Nice job.
One thing I want to mention is that the manager of this motley bunch is Hall of Famer [b]Joe McCarthy[b], who managed for 24 seasons and never had a losing record. Never. You can look it up for yourself.. P.S. The first two weeks of my little DMB experiment is up. Take a look at it if you're interested and have time. |
02-22-2004, 09:53 PM | #50 |
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Hey, HB. What did you do to my players?!
I've got a spreadsheet that gives a weighted average of six chosen seasons of a players career. I don't have anywhrer to host. But I can send it to you if you want it. To see the results, you can go to the poll #1 thread. Here's an example of Joe Morgan with a peak year of 1975, covering years 1972-77: Code:
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