1976 season thread

[muns]

I have exported and am looking forward to this season!! Good luck to all

Few things/questions stick out in my mind

CL

1. Can Toronto repeat and hold off other CL teams?
2. Can Texas surpass Valdosta and contend?
3. Does Baltimore have enough to Challange and will Chief and his Younger Firecrackers play the team that nobody has their eyes on and spoil someones fun?
4. Will the Highlanders come close to 75 in 76?
5. Will Cringers wife bring home food tonight?


RL

1. Does Chicago have enough to make it back again to the classic?
2. Will this be Columbus's year to make that push past second place?
3. Will Long Island remove the stigma of underachievers?
4. Will Hartford pull the Diaper up and finally stop the bed shitting?
5. Will Colorado continue last years re-emergance from the Chief's shadow?


My Predictions

I have only ever gotten 2 correct in 16 seasons (one in each league and none at the same time) so dont put any stock into this

1.Valdosta
2.Texas
3.Toronto
4.Baltimore
5. Atlanta

The 1-3 teams could switch places easily.

1. Chicago
2. Columbus
3. Hartford
4. Colorado
5. Long Island

I wouldnt be surprised to see any 5 of these teams right there in the end with each other. When I looked at em, they all have strong pitching. Colorado especially I can see them jumping over everyone with their talent still.

Like I said I cant pick crap,so this is just for fun :)

[Young Drachma]

The move to Detroit was scuttled when Ramz took over Ann Arbor and he's moving them to San Diego to become the San Diego Fathers. Unless he comes up with a better name before deadline and changes what he told me.

And no, the game's records won't reflect the Detroit move at all. It'll be like it never happened.

Here are my predictions:

My predictions:

CL
1. Toronto
2. Texas
3. New York
4. Rio Grande
5. Valdosta
6. Baltimore
7. Atlanta
8. Brooklyn

RL
1. Hartford
2. Long Island
3. Chicago
4. Columbus
5. Colorado
6. Compton
7. San Diego (formerly Ann Arbor)
8. New Orleans


I just don't think my team is going to be able to do it. Not because we're bad, we're quite good. The real problem is, the rest of the league has simply caught up with us. I think we'll be competitive, but...there are just too many variables in the way of me being confident about us being able to pull off the repeat. That said, I made the right sorts of moves this year that at least leave this club in a position to be able to stay a contender, so..I'm not too worried about it.

[magic_number]

I'm gonna try some stuff with the strategy settings. This year will be a test season for the Hood, I'll be happy with 500 ball & some growth w/my minor SP's. I was not able to get a ace-ish SP this past FA & that just sunk us b4 we set sail... still there is hope for a late 70's push if I can get just a bit better at the helm. We shall see. Good luck to all & I can't wait to read about it tomorrow.

File up & Peace out!

PS. I hope my Pen is up to the task, b/c my SP's are gonna need them. :popcorn:

[muns]

The move to Detroit was scuttled when Ramz took over Ann Arbor and he's moving them to San Diego to become the San Diego Fathers. Unless he comes up with a better name before deadline and changes what he told me.

The fathers??? Come on what kinda name is that??? lol so we are gonna have the brothers and the fathers in the same state????

[Young Drachma]

The Fathers are a take on the Padres.

With their rivals, the Brothers up the road...it actually works. In fact, I've even created a jersey for their minor leaguers to wear that says "Los Papas" because well, we can always use more en espanol 'round here.

[kaosfere]

Next team in California has to be the San Francisco Sisters. Please.

[Cringer]

5. Will Cringers wife bring home food tonight?



She should be home with it about the time the season is ready to start. We just haven't had any time to actually cook a meal this week. :popcorn:

The fathers??? Come on what kinda name is that??? lol so we are gonna have the brothers and the fathers in the same state????

We have decided to rename Hartford as well. Hartford Little Sisters.

[Cringer]

kaos beat me to it, kind of....

[Young Drachma]

Next team in California has to be the San Francisco Sisters. Please.

That would be really funny, actually.

[kaosfere]

Nah, you go ahead with that, Cringer. We'll move to Saskatchewan and become the Saskatoon Second Cousins.

[Young Drachma]

I once had a team in a sim league that I had doing solo that played in Italy and were called "La Famiglia" and were nicknamed "Mamma's Boys"

[Alan T]

Nah, you go ahead with that, Cringer. We'll move to Saskatchewan and become the Saskatoon Second Cousins.


Better than the Alabama kissing cousins...




And DC, 5th place finish would be tragic for me! You may be right though, but I sure hope I can at least stay in the top 3 for one more year.

[Cringer]

Ok, I exported for the 10th time since last night I think. Maybe it's only been 4 but it feels like a lot more.

[Ramzavail]

Good point about the Fathers and Brothers, didn't think of that - might have a point on how silly it sounds together.

Edit: Nah - I'll keep it, I like it.

[Young Drachma]

The Fathers refers to priests.

The Brothers doesn't refer to "Actual" brothers, but Brothas would've been pejorative.

Since they are California rivals, it's perfect.

Now where's that damn commish. Let's start the season!

Oh wait... ;)

[Alan T]

Could always go with San Diego Friars or such if you wanted.

[muns]

We have decided to rename Hartford as well. Hartford Little Sisters.

Well with the way we have played the past like 5 seasons, it wouldnt be far fetched

[Young Drachma]

We won't start running the season until after 11pm eastern or so. So don't go worrying -- if you're doing that -- that somehow I'm gonna run the file at 10:01pm tonight. (sorry i'm on central time)

I still need to go home (I'm @ the coffee shop) and get something to eat and get settled.

I've sent in my export. I like my team. I was skeptical at first, but after going over the roster, I'm really proud at how I handled this season. Even if turns out that we don't manage to win it, it won't be for a lack of trying and we won't be down for long. We've made some pretty good moves and I like my talent. We could suffer from Boston Fever or something (the new term I'm coining for when a team fails to produce, despite all of the right pieces) but...I think my boys were taught better than that.

We shall see soon!

[Cringer]

San Diego Child M........

Ok, I don't want to offend anyone so I will stop that suggestion short.

[muns]

Could always go with San Diego Friars or such if you wanted.

since we are in a funny mood, ill throw out the name "fruitcakes"

On a serious note I could care less, I just was throwing that out there.

[Young Drachma]

San Diego Child M........

Ok, I don't want to offend anyone so I will stop that suggestion short.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DoefkTMx4Fo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DoefkTMx4Fo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

[muns]

The Fathers refers to priests.

The Brothers doesn't refer to "Actual" brothers, but Brothas would've been pejorative.

Since they are California rivals, it's perfect.

Now where's that damn commish. Let's start the season!

Oh wait... ;)

Ya I didnt get the play on the padres, it makes sense ;)

[Alan T]

We won't start running the season until after 11pm eastern or so.


Ahh boo. Not sure if I'll keep awake that long! We'll see

[Young Drachma]

And DC, 5th place finish would be tragic for me! You may be right though, but I sure hope I can at least stay in the top 3 for one more year.

You're the best GM in the league. You won't down without a fight. I'm just gambling that, the rest of the league over there has finally caught up to you, more than it's reflective of some deficiency with your team.

For all I know, you'll win AGAIN and we'll all be flummoxed for how you're able to come back year and year out and dominate.

[muns]

you know I never saw that video clip before, it gave me a good chuckle.

[Young Drachma]

Ahh boo. Not sure if I'll keep awake that long! We'll see

It might not be that late for real. I'm gonna leave here now, so we'll see.

See you all soon. I'll bring the rain!

[Alan T]

You're the best GM in the league. You won't down without a fight. I'm just gambling that, the rest of the league over there has finally caught up to you, more than it's reflective of some deficiency with your team.

For all I know, you'll win AGAIN and we'll all be flummoxed for how you're able to come back year and year out and dominate.


I don't know if I'm the best GM in the league, I've probably played more games of OOTP than anyone else in the league though over the last 8 years so I know all of the secret cheat codes. I realistically would like to win every year, I hate rebuilding projects, and even moreso hate teams that purposely tank to try to get better draft picks (not an issue in this league with a small league size, but in other online leagues)..

I just don't realistically see myself as a team that is the normal level of quality of a winning team is all. I have alot of youth on the team, and when you have alot of youth, you want them to be stud prospects which my guys aren't. My team is the Duct tape version of a major league ball club.

[muns]

I don't know if I'm the best GM in the league, I've probably played more games of OOTP than anyone else in the league though over the last 8 years so I know all of the secret cheat codes. I realistically would like to win every year, I hate rebuilding projects, and even moreso hate teams that purposely tank to try to get better draft picks (not an issue in this league with a small league size, but in other online leagues)..

I just don't realistically see myself as a team that is the normal level of quality of a winning team is all. I have alot of youth on the team, and when you have alot of youth, you want them to be stud prospects which my guys aren't. My team is the Duct tape version of a major league ball club.

Ahhh I disagree. Your starting pitching is no duct tape my friend. 99% of the league im sure would gladly trade their starters for yours.

I dont see your team the way you describe them at all. There are plenty of ways to win and you have been the most consistant of us all. So if your calling your club not major league ready, what the heck are the rest of us like?

[Alan T]

Well.. I'll be playing a SS that isn't really major league ready, a 2B who probably isn't yet, a catcher who is past his prime and really isn't major league quality anymore and platoons at two different outfield positions because none of them are really starter material.

Gonzales and Wilson are still top of the league quality all stars, and Barbosa on the back of my pitching staff should still be an all star. I think I can rely on Martinez in the pen as well unless he decides to have another fluke 5.14 ERA season like in 1973.. My other three starters are all questionable, as is the rest of my bullpen...

Also I'm trying a brand new strategy with my pitching staff to see how it will work as well as a variation of my normal lineup strategy, neither of which I have ever really tested... So I'm guessing that my results will leave more to be desired :)

[ekcut]

On the topic of names...what the deuce is a Terrapin???

[Alan T]

On the topic of names...what the deuce is a Terrapin???


A Land based turtle

Edit: Don't ask me how I know this.. but turtles by nature live in both water and land pretty often, wheras a terrapin is primarily always on land.


Edit Edit: Or maybe I have that backwards... I don't know I learned about turtles like 25 years ago... Anyways it is some kind of turtle!

[muns]

Well.. I'll be playing a SS that isn't really major league ready, a 2B who probably isn't yet, a catcher who is past his prime and really isn't major league quality anymore and platoons at two different outfield positions because none of them are really starter material.

Gonzales and Wilson are still top of the league quality all stars, and Barbosa on the back of my pitching staff should still be an all star. I think I can rely on Martinez in the pen as well unless he decides to have another fluke 5.14 ERA season like in 1973.. My other three starters are all questionable, as is the rest of my bullpen...

Also I'm trying a brand new strategy with my pitching staff to see how it will work as well as a variation of my normal lineup strategy, neither of which I have ever really tested... So I'm guessing that my results will leave more to be desired :)

Well shit Alan you should have posted this all before I picked you to win your division ;)

[Alan T]

Well shit Alan you should have posted this all before I picked you to win your division ;)


I figured that was just the kiss of death! :devil:

[muns]

A Land based turtle

Edit: Don't ask me how I know this.. but turtles by nature live in both water and land pretty often, wheras a terrapin is primarily always on land.


Edit Edit: Or maybe I have that backwards... I don't know I learned about turtles like 25 years ago... Anyways it is some kind of turtle!

It is a turtle. Dont know about what Alan was saying but it is a turtle. Only reason I know that is since I moved to Baltimore Last year, I have to hear all about Maryland Sports (college) and I made the mistake of asking that same exact question. Never put two and two together with Terps and Terrapin

[muns]

I figured that was just the kiss of death! :devil:

HA HA, well played sir, well played

[Alan T]

It is a turtle. Dont know about what Alan was saying but it is a turtle. Only reason I know that is since I moved to Baltimore Last year, I have to hear all about Maryland Sports (college) and I made the mistake of asking that same exact question. Never put two and two together with Terps and Terrapin


I'm not being a very good job of being coherent tonight.. I think because it is late :)

Basically there are sea turtles, the huge ole turtles that swim around in the oceans and migrate around and such... Then there are terrapins which are land based turtles that still live in water, but usually more like freshwater streams or creeks or ponds or such instead, and spend more time on land and don't migrate.

I'm a computer guy though, not an animal guy, so I'm sure there are people who could explain it much better than I. :)

[Cringer]

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DoefkTMx4Fo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DoefkTMx4Fo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

haha. nice

[Young Drachma]

Enough nicknames. It's time for baseball.

[kaosfere]

HOORAY!

[Young Drachma]

Everyone's export was received.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF MAY 1, 1976

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 23 7 .767 -
Brooklyn Brownstones 17 13 .567 6.0
Texas Travelers 18 14 .563 6.0
Atlanta Firecrackers 15 16 .484 8.5
Baltimore Terrapins 14 16 .467 9.0
Toronto Osprey 13 17 .433 10.0
New York Highlanders 12 20 .375 12.0
Rio Grande Roadrunners 11 20 .355 12.5

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Columbus Crusaders 18 12 .600 -
Hartford Harpooners 17 15 .531 2.0
Long Island Violators 16 14 .533 2.0
San Diego Fathers 16 15 .516 2.5
Colorado Rancheros 14 16 .467 4.0
New Orleans Wrens 14 16 .467 4.0
Chicago Thunderstorms 14 17 .452 4.5
Compton Brothers 14 18 .438 5.0

[kaosfere]

Well. That's an... interesting... start.

[Young Drachma]

Well. That's an... interesting... start.

You and me both, buddy. You and me both.

[ekcut]

AWwwwwwwww crap....another one of THOSE seasons :(

[TurnerONU22]

Well, we're off to a MUCH better start than in previous seasons. I have no idea what that really means.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 1, 1976

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 36 23 .610 -
Toronto Osprey 31 27 .534 4.5
Atlanta Firecrackers 31 28 .525 5.0
Texas Travelers 31 29 .517 5.5
Baltimore Terrapins 30 29 .508 6.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 27 32 .458 9.0
New York Highlanders 27 33 .450 9.5
Rio Grande Roadrunners 24 36 .400 12.5

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Hartford Harpooners 35 25 .583 -
Columbus Crusaders 32 27 .542 2.5
New Orleans Wrens 32 27 .542 2.5
Long Island Violators 30 28 .517 4.0
San Diego Fathers 31 29 .517 4.0
Compton Brothers 28 32 .467 7.0
Colorado Rancheros 25 34 .424 9.5
Chicago Thunderstorms 24 35 .407 10.5

[Alan T]

Well, we're off to a MUCH better start than in previous seasons. I have no idea what that really means.


It means you can think of it as the season starting over again now just with you having 2 free wins :)

[Young Drachma]

I don't even have words for what's going on. All I know is...heads will roll if it continues.

[Alan T]

I don't even have words for what's going on. All I know is...heads will roll if it continues.


I was going to complain about my 13-16 May, but then decided better of it.

[TurnerONU22]

....and then we lose it to Hartford.

[kaosfere]

I don't even have words for what's going on. All I know is...heads will roll if it continues.

Time to start chopping off some fingers in your minor leagues?

[Young Drachma]

NOTABLE STUFF
Rich Haas leads the CL in hitting at .389
Hartford's team ERA is 4th in the RL
Chicago is 6th in hitting and 8th in ERA

[kaosfere]

Rich Haas leads the CL in hitting at .389

Traitor!

[TurnerONU22]

Time to start chopping off some fingers in your minor leagues?

Hey, it worked for Jesus Lopez. :)

[Cringer]

Wow, even uglier then expected for Rio Grande. I hope it's more pitching problems then hitting, probably both though.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF JULY 1, 1976

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 55 32 .632 -
Atlanta Firecrackers 48 39 .552 7.0
Baltimore Terrapins 46 41 .529 9.0
Toronto Osprey 42 44 .488 12.5
Texas Travelers 40 47 .460 15.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 39 47 .453 15.5
New York Highlanders 39 49 .443 16.5
Rio Grande Roadrunners 39 49 .443 16.5

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Hartford Harpooners 49 38 .563 -
Columbus Crusaders 48 38 .558 .5
New Orleans Wrens 44 43 .506 5.0
Long Island Violators 43 43 .500 5.5
Chicago Thunderstorms 41 46 .471 8.0
Colorado Rancheros 41 46 .471 8.0
Compton Brothers 41 47 .466 8.5
San Diego Fathers 41 47 .466 8.5

[kaosfere]

What the hell?

My team just doesn't know how to play consistently. :(

[TurnerONU22]

What the hell?

My team just doesn't know how to play consistently. :(

Maybe they need a chat with Joe Morgan about consistency :)

[Young Drachma]

NOTABLE STUFF
Rio Grande is 8th in the CL in team ERA. But Pablo Guerrero is 11-3 with a 2.19 ERA and 93 strikeouts
Mike Primm of Texas is 12-6 with a 3.52 ERA, but the Travelers are 8th in the CL in hitting and 7th in team ERA
Columbus' Jose Isla is on pace for 36 HRs and 118 RBI (he currently has 20 HRs and 66 RBI, both league leading)
Rookie Cheng-qian Khu lived up to his ratings hype, despite starting the year with one star. He's hitting .294 with 18 HRs and 57 RBI for Chicago
and is on pace for 32 HRs and 101 RBI this year.
Raul Ramos is 7-4 with a 2.39 ERA for San Diego.
Alejandro Corona is hitting .312 with 14 HRs and 41 RBI for Toronto.

[TurnerONU22]

We cut the gap on Hartford, but if Chicago keeps having months like that, they'll be back in the race by the end of the month.

[TurnerONU22]

Isla is a beast, I've been waiting for him to turn it up a notch. Looks like he picked the right year :)

[Young Drachma]

If there is something you wanna know about a particular player or something about your team, shout it out. I'm gonna go get something to drink and I'm stalling for muns, he wanted to see it unfold and he should be here any minute...if he's not back when I get back upstairs, I'll keep going, but...I know if you're having a season like me, I'd want to know certain things.

[Alan T]

Can you tell me what type of year Stu Wooden has had?

[muns]

back, thanks DC :)

[kaosfere]

How is Artie Wiley doing? I switched things around a little and I'm worried about his stamina. And what's my team batting average looking like?

... And whose leg do I have to hump to finish above 500?

[muns]

Rookie Cheng-qian Khu lived up to his ratings hype, despite starting the year with one star. He's hitting .294 with 18 HRs and 57 RBI for Chicago


Im not sure what im more happy about, my start or how he is doing....

Ok thats a lie. my start but you get the point. I cant tell you how many guys passed him up in deals I tried to do......

[TurnerONU22]

how about Holden Matthews, my acquisition from ATL?

Also, which SP of mine is doing the best? Thanks!

[muns]

How about Atlanta and New Orleans.... Nice starts by both of them

Doyle adams doing good for Atlanta DC?

[Young Drachma]

Can you tell me what type of year Stu Wooden has had?


Stu Wooden is 7-6 with a 4.18 ERA, 100 strikeouts and 18 walks of as July 1st.

[Young Drachma]

How is Artie Wiley doing? I switched things around a little and I'm worried about his stamina. And what's my team batting average looking like?

... And whose leg do I have to hump to finish above 500?

Artie Wiley is 6-2 with a 3.45 ERA, 107 Ks and 21 BB in 17 starts, Team Batting average is .247, 6th in the CL

[kaosfere]

Team Batting average is .247, 6th in the CL

Toronto is where bats go to die!

:deadhorse:

[Young Drachma]

how about Holden Matthews, my acquisition from ATL?

Also, which SP of mine is doing the best? Thanks!

Holden Matthews is batting .320 with 8 HRs and 63 RBI this year


Ron Fritz has the best ERA on the club, he's 7-4 with a 2.75 ERA, 126 K and 39 BB
Gilbert Perreault is 10-4 with a 3.84 ERA, 124 K and 28 BB

[Young Drachma]

How about Atlanta and New Orleans.... Nice starts by both of them

Doyle adams doing good for Atlanta DC?


Doyle Adams is 6-5 with a 2.00 ERA, 116 K and 48 BB
He's back to 4-stars. muns was right. He's the goods.
I suspect the CL helps him pitch better, tho.

[kaosfere]

Oh, but Go Muns! This might finally be your year. :)

[TurnerONU22]

Thanks! I have to head to bed, its getting late out here. Good luck to everyone!!!

[muns]

Oh, but Go Muns! This might finally be your year. :)

Ahh still got a long ways to go, and im young..... well see

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF AUGUST 1, 1976

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 70 43 .619 -
Atlanta Firecrackers 61 51 .545 8.5
Baltimore Terrapins 60 54 .526 10.5
Toronto Osprey 58 54 .518 11.5
New York Highlanders 56 57 .496 14.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 52 60 .464 17.5
Texas Travelers 50 63 .442 20.0
Rio Grande Roadrunners 44 69 .389 26.0

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Hartford Harpooners 65 48 .575 -
Columbus Crusaders 63 49 .563 1.5
Chicago Thunderstorms 59 54 .522 6.0
New Orleans Wrens 54 58 .482 10.5
Colorado Rancheros 54 59 .478 11.0
San Diego Fathers 53 60 .469 12.0
Compton Brothers 52 61 .460 13.0
Long Island Violators 51 62 .451 14.0

[Young Drachma]

I remember from looking a few hours ago, that Chicago plays Hartford 7 times in September.

[muns]

Here comes Chicago....... goshhhhhhhh

[Young Drachma]

Not that it'll matter....it's their year.

[kaosfere]

August is my month to bring it up. Play the bottom half of the league pretty much non-stop.

[Young Drachma]

Had high hopes for Texas. I think their problem is, those kids left their bats at home after spring training. Have no idea what went on down there. And Valdosta -- as usual -- and Atlanta ended up being a lot stronger than I think the pundits realized.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1976

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 82 58 .586 -
Atlanta Firecrackers 79 61 .564 3.0
Baltimore Terrapins 78 62 .557 4.0
Toronto Osprey 74 66 .529 8.0
New York Highlanders 66 74 .471 16.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 65 75 .464 17.0
Texas Travelers 60 80 .429 22.0
Rio Grande Roadrunners 56 84 .400 26.0

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Hartford Harpooners 81 59 .579 -
Columbus Crusaders 79 61 .564 2.0
San Diego Fathers 70 70 .500 11.0
Colorado Rancheros 69 71 .493 12.0
Chicago Thunderstorms 68 72 .486 13.0
Long Island Violators 66 74 .471 15.0
New Orleans Wrens 65 75 .464 16.0
Compton Brothers 62 78 .443 19.0

[muns]

Thats Chief gently reminding us that he still has the touch

[muns]

WOW the CL!!!!! GEEZZZZ

[kaosfere]

Yeah, Texas had me pretty durn scared. Everything else is playing out about how I feared it might.

[Cringer]

NOTABLE STUFF
Rio Grande is 8th in the CL in team ERA. But Pablo Guerrero is 11-3 with a 2.19 ERA and 93 strikeouts

That is pretty crazy. He will never match his rookie year I bet. :popcorn:

Rio Grande is aiming for worst record in FOOL. Go boys go! :rant:

[kaosfere]

16-12 in a must-win month. Not good.

But it's still closing. There is yet time for a miracle!

[Alan T]

August is my month to bring it up. Play the bottom half of the league pretty much non-stop.


August is my toughest month schedule wise. I'm guessing that the CL will close alot more by the beginning of September as I'll probably go around .500 for August at best.

September however is my easiest month schedule wise.

[kaosfere]

7 game vs Baltimore in September. Hunh.

[Young Drachma]

Gonna go pivotal game by game

[TeachEnEspanol]

I think y'all jinxed it with your high hopes and what not. I'm not gonna blame myself for this one. I think I pulled together the best I could with what I had and considering my minimal experience.

[muns]

Texas had an older pitching staff, i wonder if the bug bit them hard this season

[ekcut]

August was good for the Terp's! At least we made a race of it

[muns]

I think y'all jinxed it with your high hopes and what not. I'm not gonna blame myself for this one. I think I pulled together the best I could with what I had and considering my minimal experience.

Trust me, your fine. You know how long its taken me just to get into contention around here??? Im interested in seeing if you had off years with more than a few guys.... It happens, especially to the former Boston club. You made some really nice moves. I think your gonna be just fine.

[kaosfere]

Toronto's office has a case of bubbly and a case of Jack Daniels, side by side. Which will we open? Stay tuned for the next two weeks to find out.

And don't sell your JD stock.

[ekcut]

Any idea how Tien is doing as a starter?

[Young Drachma]

September 1st
---
Baltimore 5, Texas 2
Brooklyn 3, Toronto 1
Valdosta 3, New York 1
Rio Grande 1, Atlanta 0
Long Island 5, Columbus 0
Hartford 4, Colorado 0

[Cringer]

I think y'all jinxed it with your high hopes and what not. I'm not gonna blame myself for this one. I think I pulled together the best I could with what I had and considering my minimal experience.

I clearly jinxed my team by saying they would finish 5th or 6th this year. It pissed them off enough they are flipping me the bird for having no faith with each run they give up. :lol:

[Young Drachma]

Texas had an older pitching staff, i wonder if the bug bit them had this season

Nah, it's a good team. Those bats just did NOT show up this year. And from a team with high expectations, it's clear what happens when your guys just DON'T show up. It's not a slight, that team was down in the dumps. It's been great work to get them up to where they are now. They're not far away, I still say.

[muns]

Toronto's office has a case of bubbly and a case of Jack Daniels, side by side. Which will we open? Stay tuned for the next two weeks to find out.

And don't sell your JD stock.

Please overnite me the ones you dont use.... Either way im sure ill be taking a sip of something....

[Young Drachma]

Any idea how Tien is doing as a starter?

11-11, 4.20 ERA, 143 K

[Young Drachma]

September 2nd
---
Texas 5, Atlanta 4
Chicago 9, Hartford 8 (teams combined for 23 hits)

[kaosfere]

Texas 5, Atlanta 4

I love you, Teach, keep that up!

[muns]

Dc what was that score?

[Young Drachma]

September 3rd
----
Texas 2, Atlanta 0
Brooklyn 5, Valdosta 4
Toronto 3, Baltimore 0
Hartford 5, Chicago 0
Columbus 8, New Orleans 4 (10 innings)

[TeachEnEspanol]

I clearly jinxed my team by saying they would finish 5th or 6th this year. It pissed them off enough they are flipping me the bird for having no faith with each run they give up. :lol:

You can take 7th if you'd like. It's not all its cracked up to be.

[Alan T]

Dc what was that score?

Infinity to 8!

[kaosfere]

Big 3-game series vs Baltimore coming up.

[Young Drachma]

PENNANT RACE
------
STANDINGS AFTER SEPTEMBER 3RD

CL
--
Valdosta 83-59
Baltimore 4 GB
Atlanta 4.5 GB
Toronto 8 GB

RL
---
Hartford --
Columbus 2.5 GB

[TeachEnEspanol]

Please overnite me the ones you dont use.... Either way im sure ill be taking a sip of something....

For real Kaos. We could use some of that over here! ;)

[muns]

I really wish I didnt have to play Chicago as much as I do.... Not the way I want to end the season thats for sure.... The defending champs.... sigh....

[Young Drachma]

I'm gonna be like the Governor of Alaska and sell my team on E-Bay.

[Cringer]

You can take 7th if you'd like. It's not all its cracked up to be.

Well, if you insist. :thumbsup:

It's funny, I find I am waiting just as much as I would with a winning season to see the stats. Although this time it is because I am dying to know who fell so flat on their face they may not get back up again....

[TeachEnEspanol]

I love you, Teach, keep that up!


Awww Kaos, I didn't know you cared! I love you too. ;)

[Young Drachma]

September 4th
Texas 6, Atlanta 2
Toronto 8, Baltimore 2
Brooklyn 6, Valdosta 3
Chicago 5, Hartford 3
Columbus 7, New Orleans 3

[Cringer]

PENNANT RACE
------
STANDINGS AFTER SEPTEMBER 3RD

CL
--
Valdosta 83-59
Baltimore 4 GB
Atlanta 4.5 GB
Toronto 8 GB

RL
---
Hartford --
Columbus 2.5 GB


Does the exclusion of Rio Grande mean we may be eliminated already? :lol:

[kaosfere]

O cruel maidens of fate, thou had best not be toying with my gentle emotions...

[muns]

September 4th
Texas 6, Atlanta 2
Toronto 8, Baltimore 2
Brooklyn 6, Valdosta 3
Chicago 5, Hartford 3
Columbus 7, New Orleans 3

NOT GOOD..........:mad:

[Alan T]

No one evidentally wants to win the CL.

[Young Drachma]

SEPTEMBER 5TH
---
Baltimore 1, Toronto 0 (10 innings)
Valdosta 7, Brooklyn 3
Columbus 12, New Orleans 3

STANDINGS
---
CL
--
Valdosta 84-60 (M#: 7)
Baltimore 4 GB
Atlanta 5 GB

RL
---
Hartford 83-61 (M#: 10)
Columbus 1 GB

[kaosfere]

No one evidentally wants to win the CL.

My boys are going to come through in the clutch. I can feel it.

Edit: Or not.

[Cringer]

No one evidentally wants to win the CL.


I'll take it if no one else wants it....

[muns]

Columbus has a nice schedule.... im nervous about this one

[muns]

Luckily they end with Chicago though......

[TeachEnEspanol]

No one evidentally wants to win the CL.

I'm not above stepping in and taking it off your hands.

[Young Drachma]

September 6th
---
Texas 12, Toronto 9 (16 innings)
Me thinks the Toronto/Texas lovefest just ended...)

Valdosta 9, Rio Grande 2
Baltimore 4, Brooklyn 3
Columbus 7, Colorado 4
Long Island 7, Hartford 0

[muns]

well i just fell apart

[TeachEnEspanol]

September 6th
---
Texas 12, Toronto 9 (16 innings)
Me thinks the Toronto/Texas lovefest just ended...)

Valdosta 9, Rio Grande 2
Baltimore 4, Brooklyn 3
Columbus 7, Colorado 4
Long Island 7, Hartford 0

Whatever. I say our love is strong than ever.

[Young Drachma]

September 7th
---
Long Island 6, Hartford 3
Colorado 1, Columbus 0
Valdosta 6, Rio Grande 3
Brooklyn 6, Baltimore 2

[muns]

My boys are going to come through in the clutch. I can feel it.

Edit: Or not.

ha ha, this is a lot of fun again this year

[kaosfere]

Right. Packing up the bubbly now. I was going to send it down to Texas, but now I think it's going to Hartford. :rant:

[muns]

COLORADO YEA!!!!!!!!!!!

[muns]

Right. Packing up the bubbly now. I was going to send it down to Texas, but now I think it's going to Hartford. :rant:

not the way we are playing right now. ive lost 4 straight, we are tying to give this away

[kaosfere]

Whatever. I say our love is strong than ever.

Do I at least get a reach-around?

[Young Drachma]

8 games left in the season. Baltimore out by 5 games, Atlanta by 6...Valdosta gunning for its 5th CL title in seven years. The RL teams Hartford and Columbus are tied.

[muns]

Anyone talk to Chief?? im sure he is gonna be pleasantly surprised when he checks this out

[kaosfere]

Can you tell me what my record is, DC? I think I can at least still hope to have a winning season.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Do I at least get a reach-around?

I think you are behind the times, Kaos.

[Young Drachma]

September 8th
---
Baltimore 8, Brooklyn 3
Valdosta 6, Rio Grande 4
Atlanta 9, New York 1
Columbus 6, Colorado 5
Long Island 10, Hartford 6

[Young Drachma]

Anyone talk to Chief?? im sure he is gonna be pleasantly surprised when he checks this out

He said he's not gonna look (I read it in the preview thread a minute ago) until he gets back from LAX.

[muns]

I think you are behind the times, Kaos.

I cant stop laughing at that one.... We have a keeper over here, fitting in just nicely id say :)

[Young Drachma]

Can you tell me what my record is, DC? I think I can at least still hope to have a winning season.

77-69

[muns]

wow ive lost 5 straight, and now i go back to play chicago, while Columbus plays NO.... not looking good for me at all

[kaosfere]

I cant stop laughing at that one.... We have a keeper over here, fitting it just nicely id say :)

That one musta gone over my head. :confused: Is it cuz she's a she? If so, I need to introduce y'all to pegging, cuz that's what just happened to me. :P

That being said, yes, Teach is a keeper.

[Young Drachma]

September 9th
---
Brooklyn 4, Valdosta 0
Atlanta 6, Texas 3
Baltimore 3, Toronto 2
Hartford 5, Chicago 3
Columbus 6, New Orleans 4

[TeachEnEspanol]

I cant stop laughing at that one.... We have a keeper over here, fitting it just nicely id say :)


Ahaha, thanks darlin. I don't think he gets it quite yet. ;)

[Young Drachma]

September 10th
---
Brooklyn 6, Valdosta 4
Baltimore 3, Toronto 2
Texas 5, Atlanta 1
Hartford 6, Chicago 4
Columbus 4, New Orleans 3

[kaosfere]

77-69

Yay. With 7 games left, I at least clinch that.

[ekcut]

Brooklyn is a pain in everyones arse :)

[Young Drachma]

CL
---
Valdosta 87-62 --
Baltimore 3 GB
Atlanta 5 GB

RL
----
Columbus 86-63 --
Hartford 1 GB

5 GAMES TO GO

[muns]

COME ONE N.O. Man, this is killing me

[Alan T]

Brooklyn is a pain in everyones arse :)


No joke

[TeachEnEspanol]

That one musta gone over my head. :confused: Is it cuz she's a she? If so, I need to introduce y'all to pegging, cuz that's what just happened to me. :P

That being said, yes, Teach is a keeper.

OK, well played. You win this round.

And thanks, I'll stick around. :)

[Young Drachma]

September 11th
----
Toronto 6, Baltimore 2
Valdosta 2, Brooklyn 0 (11 innings)
New Orleans 7, Columbus 4
Chicago 13, Hartford 8

[Young Drachma]

September 12th
----
Valdosta 8, Brooklyn 4

Valdosta clinches their 5th CL title in seven years.

[kaosfere]

OK, well played. You win this round.

Thanks. For my part, I promise to never again use the phrase, "I need to introduce y'all to pegging".

[Alan T]

Just from the month of September, I think Gonzales and Wilson had to win about 25 games each as the rest of my starting rotation looked lousy.

[Young Drachma]

September 12th
----
Valdosta 8, Brooklyn 4
Columbus 3, New Orleans 2 (10 innings)
Chicago 8, Hartford 2

[kaosfere]

Congratulations, Alan!

You are either a genius, or the most consistently lucky bastard alive. Or maybe a bit of both. :)

[muns]

Can a Pooner catch a break over here?????

[muns]

September 12th
----
Valdosta 8, Brooklyn 4

Valdosta clinches their 5th CL title in seven years.

Congrats Alan!!! Another hell of a season!

[ekcut]

Well done Alan....I think I am just going to start cutting and pasting that phrase ;)

[Young Drachma]

September 13th
----
Hartford 6, New Orleans 3
Chicago 4, Columbus 3 (10 innings)

[muns]

Me thinks im in some trouble

[muns]

WHAAAAOOOOOOOO

[Alan T]

Thanks guys, definitely was a good race from several teams in the CL. I already knew Baltimore and Toronto were good, but I had figured we would get at least 1 year break from Atlanta being in the mix.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Thanks. For my part, I promise to never again use the phrase, "I need to introduce y'all to pegging".

LOL! I think that's fair.

[Young Drachma]

September 14th
----
New Orleans 6, Hartford 5
Columbus 6, Chicago 3

Columbus went 7-3 in their last 10 to pull it off.
Hartford went 3-7 in their last 10.

Columbus clinches their first RL pennant!

[muns]

September 14th
----
New Orleans 6, Hartford 5
Columbus 6, Chicago 3

Columbus went 7-3 in their last 10 to pull it off.
Hartford went 3-7 in their last 10.

Columbus clinches their first RL pennant!

Aint that a bitch. 3-7........

Congrats Columbus, you earned it

[Alan T]

Congrats to Columbus! Now you can upgrade those Republic Shield banners in the hall of champions to the RL pennant :)

[Young Drachma]

1976 FINAL STANDINGS

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 91 63 .591 -
Baltimore Terrapins 87 67 .565 4.0
Atlanta Firecrackers 86 68 .558 5.0
Toronto Osprey 81 73 .526 10.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 71 83 .461 20.0
New York Highlanders 71 83 .461 20.0
Texas Travelers 68 86 .442 23.0
Rio Grande Roadrunners 61 93 .396 30.0

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Columbus Crusaders 89 65 .578 -
Hartford Harpooners 87 67 .565 2.0
Long Island Violators 79 75 .513 10.0
Chicago Thunderstorms 76 78 .494 13.0
San Diego Fathers 74 80 .481 15.0
Colorado Rancheros 73 81 .474 16.0
Compton Brothers 70 84 .455 19.0
New Orleans Wrens 68 86 .442 21.0

[Young Drachma]

Carlos Gonzales of Valdosta won the pitching triple crown. 19-5, 1.93 ERA, 257 K

[TeachEnEspanol]

1976 FINAL STANDINGS

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 91 63 .591 -
Baltimore Terrapins 87 67 .565 4.0
Atlanta Firecrackers 86 68 .558 5.0
Toronto Osprey 81 73 .526 10.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 71 83 .461 20.0
New York Highlanders 71 83 .461 20.0
Texas Travelers 68 86 .442 23.0
Rio Grande Roadrunners 61 93 .396 30.0

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Columbus Crusaders 89 65 .578 -
Hartford Harpooners 87 67 .565 2.0
Long Island Violators 79 75 .513 10.0
Chicago Thunderstorms 76 78 .494 13.0
San Diego Fathers 74 80 .481 15.0
Colorado Rancheros 73 81 .474 16.0
Compton Brothers 70 84 .455 19.0
New Orleans Wrens 68 86 .442 21.0



Well isn't that a fine way to start the weekend. :P

Congrats Columbus!!

[kaosfere]

Well damn. Way to go, Columbus! Chicago and I would like to welcome you to the first-time winners club. It seems repeating is harder than getting it to start with.

Muns, I'll get the bubbly out to you post-haste. Forget that it's for celebrating, and just drink till it doesn't hurt any more. ;)

[Young Drachma]

Thursday, September 16th, 1976: FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
The All-Stars are in a clash by themselves. The star performers from the Continental League and Republic League will soon do battle in the 1976 Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game. It's an annual diamond spectacular that takes place at the midpoint of the season. Two superb ballclubs taking each other on in the All-Star Classic to determine the best league for this year. The talented stars are playing for league pride. Each roster is filled with standout performers.

The Continental League All-Stars feature these players:


SP C. Gonzáles (VAL)
SP D. Adams (ATL)
SP I. Flores (BAL)
SP R. Padilla (TEX)
CL G. Arrojo (BKN)
SP P. Guerrero (RG)
CL A. Barbosa (VAL)
CL M. Conley (NYH)
CL S. Miller (ATL)
CL E. Hensley (BAL)
CL D. Webb (TEX)
MR C. Long (BKN)
CF R. Lang (BKN)
LF D. Hurley (BKN)
2B J. Gonzáles (TEX)
C H. Tanaka (RG)
3B A. Luján (TOR)
1B B. Arnold (VAL)
SS O. Yamazaki (BKN)
RF E. Richard (BAL)
C F. Polanco (TOR)
LF A. Corona (TOR)
2B R. Haas (ATL)
LF E. Reyes (ATL)
2B A. Payton (RG)
2B R. Hayes (BKN)
CF T. Ewing (BAL)
LF P. García (VAL)


On the Republic League All-Stars roster will be:


SP R. Fritz (CLB)
SP C. Miner (HAR)
SP D. Barajas (HAR)
SP R. Wilkins (CLB)
SP J. Román (SD)
SP V. Reyes (SD)
CL D. Hennessey (HAR)
CL T. Ishibashi (COM)
CL A. Dailey (CLB)
CL P. Castillo (LI)
CL K. O'Quinn (SD)
RF M. Rasmussen (CGO)
1B N. Shimada (NOL)
C Á. Ramírez (CLB)
SS R. Cruz (CGO)
CF R. Horswill (LI)
LF J. Hunt (LI)
3B A. Summers (HAR)
C J. Moya (COM)
2B C. Watkins (HAR)
DH E. Morgan (COM)
1B H. Matthews (CLB)
SS R. Sánchez (HAR)
RF C. Khu (CGO)
CF A. Poole (COM)
CF R. Spencer (LI)
1B B. Barrett (SD)

[TeachEnEspanol]

Nice job Alan!

[Alan T]

Carlos Gonzales of Valdosta won the pitching triple crown. 19-5, 1.93 ERA, 257 K


He did that to spite everyone that was praising Wiley as the next coming!

[Young Drachma]

If Baltimore and Hartford want their respective league 2nd place boobie prizes, do let me know and I'll have 'em whipped up for you.

[ekcut]

87 wins, my personal best! I am happy...especially after being below .500 after two months. At least i made a run at it! I feel alot better about this team then my past run 3 seasons ago. I have a young young team that is only getting better!
I have a feeling no matter what I do though, Alan will be there to show me exactly who rules the roost!

[muns]

Well damn. Way to go, Columbus! Chicago and I would like to welcome you to the first-time winners club. It seems repeating is harder than getting it to start with.

Muns, I'll get the bubbly out to you post-haste. Forget that it's for celebrating, and just drink till it doesn't hurt any more. ;)

Ya, send it on over will ya!!!!!

[Alan T]

Wow no Inman in the all star game for the first time since 1965.. that probably is not a good sign for the future.

[Young Drachma]

Preparing the file for upload.

[muns]

If Baltimore and Hartford want their respective league 2nd place boobie prizes, do let me know and I'll have 'em whipped up for you.

I for one dont, as im sure you knew that. These bums barely deserve post game meals for what they did in the last month :)

[kaosfere]

None of my pitchers made all star?

I think I know where my problems may have come from.

[Young Drachma]

Wow no Inman in the all star game for the first time since 1965.. that probably is not a good sign for the future.

For you? Or the rest of the league that'd like to get into the Classic?

[Young Drachma]

None of my pitchers made all star?

I think I know where my problems may have come from.
+1

[Alan T]

For you? Or the rest of the league that'd like to get into the Classic?


I meant more the future of my man crush on him.... :cool:

[kaosfere]

+1

Based on the discussion I read here earlier, I changed from my previous ways of using start-highest-rested and set a strict rotation, tweaked to make sure my best pitchers faced who I thought would be the most challenging teams the most often.

Maybe I shouldn't have.

Or maybe they all just decided to suck after two straight years of being on fire.

[Young Drachma]

I meant more the future of my man crush on him.... :cool:

hehe...he'll always be a hero in our hearts.

[muns]

Based on the discussion I read here earlier, I changed from my previous ways of using start-highest-rested and set a strict rotation, tweaked to make sure my best pitchers faced who I thought would be the most challenging teams the most often.

Maybe I shouldn't have.

Or maybe they all just decided to suck after two straight years of being on fire.

Im willing to bet it on too much tweaking...

[muns]

anyone else have 6 all stars make the game?

Just once again proves that I can get guys that are great on a team, they just cant ever put it together period

[kaosfere]

Im willing to bet it on too much tweaking...

I must have re-exported at least 4 times switching back and forth between the two because I couldn't decide which to use. Finally settled on the new approach about 7 central.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Im willing to bet it on too much tweaking...

I'm with Muns. I think I made the same mistake today.

[Young Drachma]

Based on the discussion I read here earlier, I changed from my previous ways of using start-highest-rested and set a strict rotation, tweaked to make sure my best pitchers faced who I thought would be the most challenging teams the most often.

Maybe I shouldn't have.

Or maybe they all just decided to suck after two straight years of being on fire.

I think I knew going into the season what my problem was going to be. I knew this year wasn't going to be a repeat year for us, I had hard decisions to make last year and I made them and fared WAY better than I should've, picking up Khu and a few other key pieces to the puzzle.

This will be Christian Larsen's last season with us and a few other veterans whose time has come to be jettisoned. I don't know if we'll try to make a run for next year, but...we've got enough of a core that I'm confident that we're not gonna ever return to the days of those OLD Chicago teams.

Our classic trip in '74 was so brief, I almost forget this team went back to back for RL titles.

Hell of a job by Columbus and Hartford is BACK! Knocking on the door to the title, too. Congrats to Valdosta. I joke about his death grip on the Continental League pennant, but to win six pennants is hard, to do it in the span of time he's done it, with the sort of competition we have here...is astounding.

[Alan T]

anyone else have 6 all stars make the game?

Just once again proves that I can get guys that are great on a team, they just cant ever put it together period


Only 4 here, including only 1 starting pitcher. I can't remember the last time I didn't get at least 2 SP in the allstar game.

[kaosfere]

(If anyone's interested, I have an excel spreadsheet which will take your season schedule and a pitching rotation, tell you exactly who will be in each game, and give you a team-by-team breakdown of who each pitcher will be facing.

I might not use it again. ;)

[Ramzavail]

I had 4, 3 pitchers.

[muns]

I think I knew going into the season what my problem was going to be. I knew this year wasn't going to be a repeat year for us, I had hard decisions to make last year and I made them and fared WAY better than I should've, picking up Khu and a few other key pieces to the puzzle.

This will be Christian Larsen's last season with us and a few other veterans whose time has come to be jettisoned. I don't know if we'll try to make a run for next year, but...we've got enough of a core that I'm confident that we're not gonna ever return to the days of those OLD Chicago teams.

Our classic trip in '74 was so brief, I almost forget this team went back to back for RL titles.

Hell of a job by Columbus and Hartford is BACK! Knocking on the door to the title, too. Congrats to Valdosta. I joke about his death grip on the Continental League pennant, but to win six pennants is hard, to do it in the span of time he's done it, with the sort of competition we have here...is astounding.

hear hear (spellling is prob wrong) but well said, Alan has done it over and over again. Cant kiss his ass enough over here ;)

[Alan T]

I think I got lucky more than anything this year. I guess I'll have to wait and see the file when it comes up.. but based on just what I see in the all star game, I have to guess my Pyth record is the opposite of last year and I'm a few games over my expected record.

[kaosfere]

hear hear (spellling is prob wrong)

Nope! "Hear, Hear" is quite correct.

Hear hear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear_hear)

I always make a point to give props to its correct use, because it's such a common error. :)

[Young Drachma]

Familiar?

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc113/Dynasty_DC/1976clbanner.png

[kaosfere]

Back on topic, while its certainly what I thought might happen this season, I can't say I'm any less disappointed. I knew it would be close, but I hoped I'd be in the running a bit longer. :(

[muns]

Nope! "Hear, Hear" is quite correct.

Hear hear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear_hear)

I always make a point to give props to its correct use, because it's such a common error. :)

Thank you for letting me know that Kaos. Im pretty bad with that kinda stuff

[kaosfere]

DC, please tell me you have a .psd of that and you just have to change one digit every year.

[Young Drachma]

What's cool about this league is, with the history and such alike, we'll be able to recall the dominance of Valdosta's run now -- they might not win another title for 40 years -- but, this era is unique and we have the Champions Row to look back and can cite those teams and the players.

It's a neat experiment. Mostly, I was just plugging how CRAZY Valdosta's outfield wall looks. (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showpost.php?p=1825449&postcount=18)

I also posted St. Louis' banners (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showpost.php?p=1820678&postcount=2) which will be housed at the FOOL Hall of Fame.

[muns]

Alan feel free to hurry up and go delete your posts about what you do. I think the entire league is gonna start to shift to what you do now

[Young Drachma]

DC, please tell me you have a .psd of that and you just have to change one digit every year.

Yeah. After I made a banner once (and sometimes, uniforms, etc.) I just load up the file and alter it.

Easier that way and good for consistency. Some teams (Colorado, Valdosta) are just so frequent that it they started to make it necessary. ;)

[Alan T]

We're going to have to take down the statue of Doc Holiday in order to fit the 1976 one with how large it is!

[muns]

What's cool about this league is, with the history and such alike, we'll be able to recall the dominance of Valdosta's run now -- they might not win another title for 40 years -- but, this era is unique and we have the Champions Row to look back and can cite those teams and the players.

It's a neat experiment. Mostly, I was just plugging how CRAZY Valdosta's outfield wall looks. (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showpost.php?p=1825449&postcount=18)

I also posted St. Louis' banners (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showpost.php?p=1820678&postcount=2) which will be housed at the FOOL Hall of Fame.

As always neat stuff to see. That wall is super crazy. They are gonna run out of room pretty soon

[Young Drachma]

Alan feel free to hurry up and go delete your posts about what you do. I think the entire league is gonna start to shift to what you do now

Nah. I don't think it can work that way. That team was build for his strategy and his methodology. I think you can try it, but it won't work. I know a few years ago, I tried to mimic his offensive strategy. But it didn't work for my team and we were way under my expectations.

You just can't do it. You have to build a team that plays the way you wanna play or at least, build a team that will conform and play ahead of what the standard for the rest of the league is.

OOTP has matured to the point where there is enough grey area for you to say "well, he just didn't have a good year" rather than "his ratings were broke."

I think that's an excellent thing.

[kaosfere]

As always neat stuff to see. That wall is super crazy. They are gonna run out of room pretty soon

Nah, they'll just have the world's most unbalanced ball park. 360' to left, 700' to right.

[kaosfere]

File up soon?

I want to know whose fingers I'm going to chop off.

[Young Drachma]

File is up!

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc113/Dynasty_DC/1976columbusrl.png

[Chief Rum]

The move to Detroit was scuttled when Ramz took over Ann Arbor and he's moving them to San Diego to become the San Diego Fathers. Unless he comes up with a better name before deadline and changes what he told me.

I am just at the start of this season thread, so this is distant past for most of you, but I wanted to say this name and DC's comment made me giggle like a school girl. Ramz, welcome to the league. And DON'T change the name. It's Gawd awful--I love it.

[muns]

File up soon?

I want to know whose fingers I'm going to chop off.

im looking forward to seeing who shit their pants in my last 10 games. Cant wait to see the file for that reason alone.

[muns]

I am just at the start of this season thread, so this is distant past for most of you, but I wanted to say this name and DC's comment made me giggle like a school girl. Ramz, welcome to the league. And DON'T change the name. It's Gawd awful--I love it.

lol you would like it ha ha

[Ramzavail]

thanks DC

[Ramzavail]

haha thanks! I actually refuse to call them the Padres IRL, I always say Fathers, so thats where it came from.

[Chief Rum]

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DoefkTMx4Fo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DoefkTMx4Fo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Good Lord, I am going to hell. :D

And DC is going with me.

[kaosfere]

My word. 11-17 in June, including 5 losses to Atlanta, 3 to New York, and 3 to Brooklyn. That killed my season, right there.

[Alan T]

Haha.. I had two starters hit below .200 in the lineup.. sheesh that is ugly.

[Ramzavail]

awesome job with the colors and logo DC

[Cringer]

Haha.. I had two starters hit below .200 in the lineup.. sheesh that is ugly.

Something tells me it's not that ugly when you are deciding if they will stay in the lineup for the FOOL Classic. :rant:

[Chief Rum]

STANDINGS AS OF JULY 1, 1976

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 55 32 .632 -
Atlanta Firecrackers 48 39 .552 7.0
Baltimore Terrapins 46 41 .529 9.0
Toronto Osprey 42 44 .488 12.5
Texas Travelers 40 47 .460 15.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 39 47 .453 15.5
New York Highlanders 39 49 .443 16.5
Rio Grande Roadrunners 39 49 .443 16.5

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Hartford Harpooners 49 38 .563 -
Columbus Crusaders 48 38 .558 .5
New Orleans Wrens 44 43 .506 5.0
Long Island Violators 43 43 .500 5.5
Chicago Thunderstorms 41 46 .471 8.0
Colorado Rancheros 41 46 .471 8.0
Compton Brothers 41 47 .466 8.5
San Diego Fathers 41 47 .466 8.5


Very funny, guys. Where's the real season?

[Cringer]

hah!

[Young Drachma]

awesome job with the colors and logo DC

I'm glad you like it!

[Alan T]

The last original Valdosta Peanut has announced his retirement.

Billy Stephens has chosen to retire at age 33 after 13 seasons with the Peanut. Unfortunately he wasn't on the big league team this year, it will still be sad to see him leave the league. He'll never be remembered for anything special as he was just another middle relief/setup guy, but he was the heart of my bullpen for years.

[Cringer]

Thanks from RG as well DC, we enjoy seeing the uni's and colors back in the 'older' style. The RG can stick around as well, I am perfectly fine with that.

[Chief Rum]

September 4th
Texas 6, Atlanta 2
Toronto 8, Baltimore 2
Brooklyn 6, Valdosta 3
Chicago 5, Hartford 3
Columbus 7, New Orleans 3

Joke's on you guys! I decided to send my rookie team to play Texas in this series!

[Cringer]

On July 15th, Tanaka hit his 400th homerun.

On July 13th he had his 2500th hit.

[kaosfere]

OW! Maresuke Saito, who was awesome last year, completely fell apart this year. He started 5 games in that horrible month of June, and we lost every single one of them. He earned 4 of those losses, which put him at 1-9 with a 4.25 ERA. By the middle of July, he was at 1-11 with a 4.76.

NOT what you want from your #3 man.

He pulled it together a little in the back half, and finished 7-13, 4.07, but the damage was well and truly done.

:cry:

[Chief Rum]

Anyone talk to Chief?? im sure he is gonna be pleasantly surprised when he checks this out

I'll say! This is shocking. Never been happier (or to be more accurate, uncaring) to be losing in September.

[Chief Rum]

He said he's not gonna look (I read it in the preview thread a minute ago) until he gets back from LAX.

Well, actually, until I finished my preview. The LAX thing is tomorrow. Had to be sure my car was cool for the trip. ;)

[Cringer]

Well, Sparks is pretty much done for. Not only was the record bad at 8-12 but he lost 10 points for Stuff as well. Pablo may be forced into the #1 spot of death for RG. My pitching staff is quickly dried up.

[muns]

alright can someone please look at my roster and tell me what Steven Harmon's Contact rating is?

Im showing its 36.... How the hell does it drop from 100 to 36 in one damn file. That was my leadoff hitter..... Can someone else confirm that?

[Ramzavail]

who the hell signed all these shitty ass SPs...good lord.

[Chief Rum]

September 10th
---
Brooklyn 6, Valdosta 4
Baltimore 3, Toronto 2
Texas 5, Atlanta 1
Hartford 6, Chicago 4
Columbus 4, New Orleans 3

DUDE! GET OUT OF MY FREAKIN' MIND, TEXAS!!! :banghead:

[Alan T]

Dan Hurley of Brooklyn tied the FOOL record for triples in a season with 23. The previous record of 23 was held by... Dan Hurley in 1973.

Stan Miller of Atlanta broke the FOOL record for saves in a season with 51. The previous record of 50 was set by Aaron Daily in 1969, whom was with Compton at the time.

Joe Hart of Colorado tied the FOOL record for complete games with 13, which was previously set by Ricardo Torres of Valdosta in 1967.

[Ramzavail]

Sam Harmon 63

[Chief Rum]

September 12th
----
Valdosta 8, Brooklyn 4

Valdosta clinches their 5th CL title in seven years.

Congrats again, Alan.

You bastard. :D

[Cringer]

On July 15th, Tanaka hit his 400th homerun.

On July 13th he had his 2500th hit.

Woot! Not only did he have another damn good year at 36, but he excepted our lower then asking price extension. He wanted $13mil a year, He took $11mil a year and is locked up until he is 39 years old.

[Alan T]

alright can someone please look at my roster and tell me what Steven Harmon's Contact rating is?

Im showing its 36.... How the hell does it drop from 100 to 36 in one damn file. That was my leadoff hitter..... Can someone else confirm that?


It looks like Steven imploded. His actual stats from last season kind of go in line with a 36 contact rating though.. but this is one of those things that Markus locked a thread on the OOTP forums just today because it doesn't happen in OOTP anymore :)

[Chief Rum]

September 14th
----
New Orleans 6, Hartford 5
Columbus 6, Chicago 3

Columbus went 7-3 in their last 10 to pull it off.
Hartford went 3-7 in their last 10.

Columbus clinches their first RL pennant!

Wow, way to go, Turner!

And my heart goes out to muns. He has a hell of a team.

I feel a little a part of both, because I know the deals I did with both teams contributed to where they ended up this year.

muns, your time is still coming. Keep strong.

And Turner, good luck against GOLIATH.

[Alan T]

Is it a good thing on my most popular player page that 3 of my 5 most popular players are relief pitchers? Everyone loves Goose Gossage I guess.

[Alan T]

Freakin Bob Arnold wants $36 million to resign with me.. Someone should explain to him exactly how little worth 1st basemen are in this league.

[Chief Rum]

1976 FINAL STANDINGS

Continental League Standings
W L PCT GB
Valdosta Peanuts 91 63 .591 -
Baltimore Terrapins 87 67 .565 4.0
Atlanta Firecrackers 86 68 .558 5.0
Toronto Osprey 81 73 .526 10.0
Brooklyn Brownstones 71 83 .461 20.0
New York Highlanders 71 83 .461 20.0
Texas Travelers 68 86 .442 23.0
Rio Grande Roadrunners 61 93 .396 30.0

Republic League Standings
W L PCT GB
Columbus Crusaders 89 65 .578 -
Hartford Harpooners 87 67 .565 2.0
Long Island Violators 79 75 .513 10.0
Chicago Thunderstorms 76 78 .494 13.0
San Diego Fathers 74 80 .481 15.0
Colorado Rancheros 73 81 .474 16.0
Compton Brothers 70 84 .455 19.0
New Orleans Wrens 68 86 .442 21.0


So what did I say in the preview thread? Astounded if I got to .500 or even last year's 75 wins? Hmm...color me shocked.

I need to send a PM to greygoose, in case he isn't checking in. I think he'll love this.

Also, my instant reaction: this is going to be very, very bad for the longterm development of my team. I know, I know, shut up, Chief, but seriously. This will make me think I am closer than I am, and make me make "now" decisions instead of "future" decisions that could lead to better long term success.

Plus, I was counting on that high draft pick. FTW.

Can someone send me the "tanking" handbook, please? Thanks.

[muns]

It looks like Steven imploded. His actual stats from last season kind of go in line with a 36 contact rating though.. but this is one of those things that Markus locked a thread on the OOTP forums just today because it doesn't happen in OOTP anymore :)


Ya know what, im at a loss for words on how that happens with scouting off.. How there is room for a 70 point drop off in a rating.. Blows my mind, but its not a problem huh....

Well I offically got murdered in the Atlanta deal now, and i have 10 other OF's I could have used this year.....

Very Frustrating

[Ramzavail]

again, I have Harmon as a 63.

[Alan T]

Oh.. get to face Juan Reyes in the FOOL Classic.. story of a happy 1 star second baseman that I gave a chance, taught him how to play big league ball, made him a star and then slammed the door on his butt as he left town because we wouldn't give him a $13mil a year deal. ugh!

Ruben Mendoza gets his chance to get revenge on me too..