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lynchjm24
02-26-2003, 06:47 PM
Why is there not a FOFC csfbl league. It's like a Hattrick-Lite, but it's baseball.
Nice and free, and they claim it will be free forever.
Seems the hardest part is finding a decent league with good participation, but we should be able to put together 24 people who will participate.
Just playing for a short time - the player development curves seem very good. The financial end is a tad weak, but it's still pretty fun.
If there is any interest it only takes a second to put together a new league.
Oh yeah, the website csfbl.com
PilotMan
02-26-2003, 07:35 PM
You know I signed up for a team and never did anything about it. I think an FOFC league would be fun. I just don't know if I have the time. But if it gets close to a full league count me in.
lynchjm24
02-26-2003, 08:37 PM
I went ahead and created the league - password is fofc
League is FOFC
oykib
02-27-2003, 07:52 AM
I keep trying to register. Are they having server problems over there?
lynchjm24
02-27-2003, 07:47 PM
Originally posted by oykib
I keep trying to register. Are they having server problems over there?
They sure are.
oykib
02-27-2003, 07:56 PM
Yeah, I finally got a server error message when I tried to log in today. At first, I thought it was me.
oykib
02-28-2003, 07:31 AM
I'm in!
JeeberD
02-28-2003, 11:14 AM
OK, call me an idiot, but I;ve created a team and found the FOFC league page, but I can't figure out how to actually join the league. Where am I screwing this up?
JeeberD
02-28-2003, 11:16 AM
Crap, never mind, I figured it out...
dawgfan
02-28-2003, 08:02 PM
Against my better judgement (I probably have too many online teams as it is) I signed up.
Please welcome the Seattle Grand Salamis.
A few gripes already:
- I wish the lineup changes had the javascipt drop-down selections like the pitching roles;
- It's awfully tough at first to get a read on the quality level of your players with the number system - having to look at all the categories and make a judgement will take some time. Too bad there's no general "hitting" or "pitching" ratings that take all the subcategories into consideration;
- I'm not looking forward to having to select lefty/righty lineups 8 times a day for each game - does anyone know how/if the game does default substitutions for injured/fatigued players?
I do like the fact there's a minor league system and the element of finances. I also like that Jim Lynch's team doesn't have an automatic huge advantage in this area like his favorite MLB team...;)
lynchjm24
02-28-2003, 09:03 PM
Originally posted by dawgfan
Against my better judgement (I probably have too many online teams as it is) I signed up.
Please welcome the Seattle Grand Salamis.
A few gripes already:
- I wish the lineup changes had the javascipt drop-down selections like the pitching roles;
- It's awfully tough at first to get a read on the quality level of your players with the number system - having to look at all the categories and make a judgement will take some time. Too bad there's no general "hitting" or "pitching" ratings that take all the subcategories into consideration;
- I'm not looking forward to having to select lefty/righty lineups 8 times a day for each game - does anyone know how/if the game does default substitutions for injured/fatigued players?
I do like the fact there's a minor league system and the element of finances. I also like that Jim Lynch's team doesn't have an automatic huge advantage in this area like his favorite MLB team...;)
It's autorests, but looking at stats from other leagues - it doesn't happen often, almost every player plays 158 games a year.
The finance part is actually kind of interesting - the game just resigns the players that want to stay, and the ones that don't just leave. I like that.
My gripe would be it would be nice to have a smaller league then 24 teams, and it looks like the games are all played in Coors in most the leagues, and ERA of 5.00 isn't so bad.
Don't worry Yankee haters - George is doing his best to recreate the down years. I keep waiting for Jack Clark to show up in camp.
PilotMan
03-01-2003, 11:16 PM
I'm in... need 16 more teams until it gets started.
Who will give it a try?
Question is that 8 games per day or 8 days per day?
lynchjm24
03-02-2003, 02:43 PM
Originally posted by Taur
Question is that 8 games per day or 8 days per day?
It's 8 games per day.
One every 3 hours.
PilotMan
03-02-2003, 09:02 PM
14 managers needed before we can begin the season.
Server Error: 500
The request you submitted has timed out. This could be due to excessive traffic on the server, or the server is very busy processing simulations or updating player statistics.
Error code:
I keep getting this when I try to "recruit" my team..... am I doing something wrong?
TLK
lynchjm24
03-02-2003, 09:57 PM
Originally posted by TheLionKing
I keep getting this when I try to "recruit" my team..... am I doing something wrong?
TLK
Just try again later.
I found the league...but how the hell do you get a team???
JeeberD
03-02-2003, 11:14 PM
Damn, bbor, you're in Division 2 and I'm in Division 1. I was looking forward to whupping your arse over and over again... :)
LMAO!
You'll just have to settel for trying to get the threadkill away from me.....off i go to post in the threadkill again:)
tucker342
03-02-2003, 11:25 PM
I'm going over there to sign up right now!!
McSweeny
03-02-2003, 11:37 PM
i'm in boy-o
McSweeny
03-02-2003, 11:38 PM
Hooligans Stadium
Distance, left field line: 304 feet
Distance, straightaway center field: 408 feet
Distance, right field line: 296 feet
Foul territory size: small
Playing surface: grass
heh heh heh.... very very short down the lines
tucker342
03-02-2003, 11:42 PM
just signed up
How the heck do you join a league?
Comon guys, we need 7 more teams.
rkmsuf
03-03-2003, 10:10 AM
I'm in...
Radii
03-03-2003, 01:46 PM
Woot, i'm in.
Distance, left field line: 360 feet
Distance, straightaway center field: 480 feet
Distance, right field line: 360 feet
Foul territory size: huge
Playing surface: grass
I have recreated the 80s Cardinals. At least, thats my hope. Just call my Whitey. Errr. As in Herzog. ;)
Only five spots left! We can't start the season until we have a full 24 and we're currently at 19 teams.
Here's the link (http://www.csfbl.com)
My stadium:
Distance, left field line: 344 feet
Distance, straightaway center field: 444 feet
Distance, right field line: 328 feet
Foul territory size: small
Playing surface: grass
Easy shot to right.
Originally posted by McSweeny
Hooligans Stadium
Distance, left field line: 304 feet
Distance, straightaway center field: 408 feet
Distance, right field line: 296 feet
Foul territory size: small
Playing surface: grass
heh heh heh.... very very short down the lines
My pitchers aren't looking forward to playing at your place.
bertogarce
03-03-2003, 04:26 PM
I'm in! The Boulder Blaze are ready to play ball.
PilotMan
03-03-2003, 04:40 PM
3 to go.......who will it be.
BreizhManu
03-03-2003, 06:13 PM
ok, i'm in
BreizhManu
03-03-2003, 06:20 PM
BTW i'm the Brittany Celtics
2 more, who's it gonna be?
1 slot to go guys, hurry up!
Still ONE spot left for someone. Hurry though!
Here's the link (http://www.csfbl.com)
League: FOFC
Password: fofc
CentralMassHokie
03-03-2003, 09:32 PM
I'm in. I'm willing to give this a shot.
woohooo!!!!! We finally got 24!!!
How do you sign free agents? Or do we have to wait until the league is activated?
Also, does the creator of the league have to activate it? If not, when in the world will it happen?
Would that be to both questions?
I think it says that the league will start 2 days after activation
Yeah, I'm just wondering when it will be activated.
As for my other question:
New Owner - How do you place a claim for a player on the free agent list?
12 Posts Posted - 01/29/2003 : 06:12:35
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during the postseason period, claiming free agents is disabled.
when enabled, there is a little blue box with a white "C" in it to the left of the player's name. click this blue box and you will get an edit window for making an offer.
Radii
03-03-2003, 10:51 PM
I don't think we can sign free agents yet, I tried to figure that out as well. The schedule hasn't been posted yet so either the league creator has to activate the league somehow or we're just still waiting.
Here's something else:
http://www.csfbl.com/trades.asp
Trades aren't supported. It mentions some leagues allows 'trades' to occur where the teams involved drop players into free agency and the teams involved in the trade can pick them up. It's on the honor system and if someone decides to be a jackass and pick up a player who is supposed to be traded that way, no one can/will do anything about it.
So the question is, do we want to support trades like this, on the honor system?
I would like to have trades, but the hard part would be having everyone know that that player on Free Agency is a part of a trade.
As for the activation part, it's not completely explained, but here was someones answer:
stlcards987
Bench Warmer
0 Posts Posted - 01/12/2003 : 22:02:30
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How long does it take after the league fills to become active? Then after that how long til we begin games?
Homarid
Veteran
78 Posts Posted - 01/12/2003 : 22:33:37
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The league becomes active shortly after it is full. After it is full how soon you start to play games depends on the frequency of games per day of your league, for the exact time remaining to your first game just go to your league link from your team menu and it will tell you the hours remaining.
The league is on a countdown now.
Using the league message board and playing on your honor would allow trades of players and draft picks.
lynchjm24
03-04-2003, 11:12 AM
I believe you email trades and it takes about 3 days for them to post them manually.
Site says 40 hours til the games begin.
There are a few free agents now: It took some searching, but free agents pick a team based on: Your bid, your overall team salary - the lower the more likely they feel they would get more money in the future and the competition at their positions.
PilotMan
03-04-2003, 07:18 PM
Just an iteresting note, my team has four guys named Winthorp out of my top 25. We should have been called the Victorville Winthorps. :)
Radii
03-05-2003, 10:04 AM
Has anyone figured out how long we get to drive up the value of the 3 quality free agents before they decide to accept an offer? :)
I was wondering that myself
rkmsuf
03-05-2003, 10:12 AM
I'd guess nothing will happen until the countdown is over...
Hey, that 20 yr old ShortStop came from my team. I already have a 24 yr old SS, so I figured I needed to get lower for the draft.
Radii
03-05-2003, 09:55 PM
Well the solid 20 year old SS has been signed, not by me, but I can't figure out how to tell who he went to yet :)
Radii
03-05-2003, 10:43 PM
bastard! How much did he go for? He was valued at like 1.1 million, I went as high as 2 million on him but I wasn't willing to go triple the value on him. Hopefully I can land one of the other ones though :)
3.9 mil....but i really needhim...my ss is 35 and a POS
Now my problem is...that the game put him in the low minors...do i keep him there?...or do i play him...He IS only 20.
Any insight?
Radii
03-05-2003, 10:53 PM
I was planning on playing him right away if I got him, he looks really talented. I have no insight though on what impact playing someone so young might have on him.
My lack of knoweldge on things led me to be afraid of bumping up his price too much. I was afraid if I dump $10 million into a couple of free agents, my spending on the minors and player improvement would drop so much that I'll be screwed long term because of it, so I pretty much gave up on the SS and hope to land the 3B that's out there now.
I'm inordinately excited about this league :) It looks like it has the potential to be a ton of fun if there is enough to do to keep people interested.
Me too..i hope the engine is good.....i plan on being in the basement for a long long time:)
Keep him there in the low minors if you can. Players develop MUCH faster there than in AAA or the ML.
Dola
Yeah, for some reason I'm really excited about this all. I think it has to do with it's just FOFCers and if you suck, the next season starts in only 4 weeks since we sim 8 games a day.
That's what i thought...i wonder if i am paying his full salary down there.
bertogarce
03-05-2003, 11:12 PM
I'm with you all, I can't wait for the season to get started. Although, looking at the roster for the Boulder Blaze, I think we could have some pretty long 8-game days!
Yeah, you can goto "Front Office", I think, to see all of that.
JeeberD
03-05-2003, 11:50 PM
Hell yeah, the first games start in less than three hours. Wyandotte is going down.
GO VATOS!!!
I hate 3 A.M EST sims...they make me wanna stay up and wait for them :)
I know I am, only cause it's the first.
McSweeny
03-05-2003, 11:58 PM
oh man it's starting already? i've barely even looked at my team! ahh well, let's hope those default lineups can get me through the night
Too much to do at work?..LOL :)
Well, it's only 2 here, so I'll be fine:)
McSweeny
03-06-2003, 12:08 AM
eh eh eh actually i'm home from work... if i could manage to quit OOTP before i fall asleep i could get around to tweaking my team
daedalus
03-06-2003, 02:30 AM
Ugh. Trying to reassign players with zero success.
JeeberD
03-06-2003, 02:35 AM
Woohoo! One win and no losses, baby!!! My pitching gets off to a great start with a 6-1 victory...
daedalus
03-06-2003, 03:07 AM
Sigh, guess I have to use IE to do reassignment. Lame.
Oh, and we got boomed on opening day. :)
rkmsuf
03-06-2003, 08:05 AM
3 in the ninth wasn't enough to down Extreme Freemont...sigh...
we'll get em at noon...
Radii
03-06-2003, 08:56 AM
ARRGH, 1-0 loss in on opening day for Atlanta. That run came in the bottom of the 9th too :(
rkmsuf
03-06-2003, 09:00 AM
The Phlegm home crowd was oozing with enthusiam for the opener as 45,767 poured through the gates...
Radii
03-06-2003, 09:05 AM
Originally posted by rkmsuf
The Phlegm home crowd was oozing with enthusiam for the opener as 45,767 poured through the gates...
You named the team the Phlegm just for that one joke, didn't you? :D
Woo! Atlanta over Arlington 4-1 in game 2! Going for the series win on the road in a couple of hours!
rkmsuf
03-06-2003, 09:08 AM
It's all about showmanship...
Going for the series win shortly over the Extreme after lucking out with a 3-1 victory on only 4 hits...
bertogarce
03-06-2003, 09:22 AM
My team has given up 18 earned runs in 3 games. What sucks about that is that I created the team with the settings geared towards pitching over hitting. Might be a long season.
BreizhManu
03-06-2003, 09:57 AM
I'm quite happy with my team so far, looks like a good hitting team
Radii
03-06-2003, 10:10 AM
I have no idea what to think of mine yet. I tried to build for speed and contact hitting, and finesse/control pitching, virtually no power from my bats or my pitchers, to go along with my stadium of max dimensions, we'll see how that works out when I start playing some home games :)
I built my team for hitting and speed. While we are hitting alright, our pitching has got us off to a nice 2-0 start. That and 4 stolen bases in our first game:) 3 by one guy.
How long does it take a game to sim?
McSweeny
03-06-2003, 11:17 AM
2-1 so far
boo-yah
JeeberD
03-06-2003, 11:25 AM
2-1 so far also.
6-1 victory
4-3 loss
9-4 victory
Looks like my team can hit pretty well...
Originally posted by bertogarce
My team has given up 18 earned runs in 3 games. What sucks about that is that I created the team with the settings geared towards pitching over hitting. Might be a long season.
ouch....
Radii
03-06-2003, 01:01 PM
Woohoo! A 6 run 10th inning gives the Atlanta Grandes a 9-4 win and a 2-1 edge in its first 3 game set of the year, on the road no less!
3 more on the road today :)
The Tulsa Sooners swept their series 3-0, on the road against the Maryland Mullets:)
BreizhManu
03-06-2003, 02:13 PM
2-2 for me
rkmsuf
03-06-2003, 02:18 PM
The Mullets and coach David Spade stood no chance in that one...
I get those fashion mavens next at Kleenex Coliseum...
rkmsuf
03-06-2003, 02:42 PM
dola -- in a thriller the Phelgm defeat the Mullets 6-5 in 10 innings...
JeeberD
03-06-2003, 03:06 PM
Up to 3-1 with a 7-2 victory over Wyandotte...
Time for the Colorado Greyhounds to go down...
woohoo, up to 4-0, tied for the league best! Go Sooners!
Radii
03-06-2003, 04:11 PM
An easy 6-2 win over IHateMikeBrowns Cincinatti team makes the Atlanta Grandes 3-1!
I wonder how this might lend itself to a dynasty report, I don't really think its in depth enough to do a good one.
I'm liking my pitching staff early on :)
It definitely has enough info, it just goes to fast for a dynasty report.
Much like hattrick...my baseball team sucks also:)
My Sooners got the 3-1 series win over the S. Boston Hooligans to move us to 6-1!
Originally posted by vexroid
My Sooners got the 3-1 series win over the S. Boston Hooligans to move us to 6-1!
I'm going for first place in our big three game series. Fremont is off to a nice 4-2 start. I have a feeling this league might be a little addicting....
TLK
I'm just hoping to come out with one win, so I'll still be on top.
You missed out on my best pitcher, Shane Pennington, he just pitched his 2nd CG, and this one was a shutout.
And he's only 23, can you you say HOFer. Control potential is a 89 and endurance is 96.
Wow, TLK, your guy, Gregory Lopez looks to be the MVP nearly every year!
daedalus
03-07-2003, 03:42 AM
Fear us! We have one guy hitting over .222. And it's our 36YO 1B. Who has committed 3 errors in 7 games. Oh, yeah.
When, uhh, is the draft again? :)
I wonder if those 2 big FAs will ever sign. I don't know if I would. The 3B is at 8 million per year and the LF is at 10 million. they are increasing their own salaries by about a million per day of holdout.
Looking at other established leagues it looks like the front runners are spending around 45million on salary alone.
BreizhManu
03-07-2003, 06:27 AM
Ouch, my hitters are really strong but my relievers...
Their poor perfomance is the main reason of the sweep against the Catholics.
damnMikeBrown
03-07-2003, 07:50 AM
Weak FA market favors these 2 hold outs. How high will the bidding go? Will uncontrolled spending foil owners control of the game? Will Nancy every find true love?
Radii
03-07-2003, 08:05 AM
The left fielder just signed minutes ago it appears. Who got him? Wasn't me, I was going after him but my best young guy is a left fielder(23 years old, hitting stats all in the high 40s/low 50s, speed 86, defense 60+)
The 3rd basemen is still out there though, *him* I want badly :)
oykib
03-07-2003, 08:12 AM
My team sucks too. Bunch of old never-weres
Originally posted by Taur
I wonder if those 2 big FAs will ever sign. I don't know if I would. The 3B is at 8 million per year and the LF is at 10 million. they are increasing their own salaries by about a million per day of holdout.
Looking at other established leagues it looks like the front runners are spending around 45million on salary alone.
What's funny is that I put both of them out on free agency, as well as the 20 yr old stud SS that bbor signed.
bertogarce
03-07-2003, 09:33 AM
Between the time I checked the site last night and the time I checked this morning, my team had lost six straight games. Not a nice thing to wake up to. At least the season goes by quickly.
Radii
03-07-2003, 09:39 AM
Is there a way to get team statistics? I saw the individual league leaders, but no way to get leaders by team. I wonder where my team ERA ranks?! Team ERA is 3.40 so far :)
JeeberD
03-07-2003, 10:28 AM
My team has an ERA of 1.80, including three shut-outs in a four game stretch...:eek:
Up to 7-2, hitting the ball well with great pitching so far...
Radii
03-07-2003, 10:39 AM
Originally posted by JeeberD
My team has an ERA of 1.80, including three shut-outs in a four game stretch...:eek:
Up to 7-2, hitting the ball well with great pitching so far...
daaamn, nice :)
DOLa...5 straight losses...oh joy...is it time to dump salary yet?
Got the 2-1 series win over the Extreme to move the Sooners record to 8-2!
dawgfan
03-07-2003, 02:22 PM
The bidding on the LF went to $10,000,000? Serves me right for going to sleep - I had the highest offer on him at $7,750,000 last night around 11PM Pacific time.
I can't figure out who got him - is there any way to see other team's complete rosters?
Coffee Warlord
03-07-2003, 02:31 PM
The Palm Desert Avengers stand at 5-6.
Aside from a couple of our pitchers rocking the world, we are a 100% mediocre team, with one gigantic field.
daedalus
03-07-2003, 03:06 PM
Heh. The count for my 1B is now 4 errors in 10 games (sadly, he's the only player I have hitting over .250). Eric Karros lives!
Coffee Warlord
03-07-2003, 06:02 PM
Palm Desert will have 3B Miguel Lavin. Oh yes, we will.
Edit: Nah, nevermind. Too rich for my blood.
1-9 in the last 10...woohooo.....ahahah...dammit...i have to laugh or i'll cry
gstelmack
03-07-2003, 08:19 PM
Originally posted by dawgfan
- I'm not looking forward to having to select lefty/righty lineups 8 times a day for each game - does anyone know how/if the game does default substitutions for injured/fatigued players?
I forget precisely which page it was, I think it's the "manager" link. You set a fatigue level at which a player will automatically sit and his backup will come in. For the couple of players that this mattered, I had a backup in the same position who would sub in. Once the starter rests (usually takes just one game), he goes back in.
Most lineup micromanagement happens when you want to have a four-man pitching rotation. You have to keep tweaking the lineup to keep that fifth starter from playing. This tends to happen more often during the playoffs.
Any idea where it says how long the player contracts are for?
Coffee Warlord
03-07-2003, 09:04 PM
The Avengers start off their homestand right, with back to back pitcher's duel victories.
And, we signed the mighty SS! Whoo!
daedalus
03-07-2003, 11:28 PM
Heh. Gregory Lopez (Extreme Fremont) has 6 HRs. My team has 5.
My team is steadily losing ground on first place. The Sooners are now 9-4 and have a 4 game series with the #2 team, the Calibri, who are only 1 or 1.5 games back.
Qwikshot
03-08-2003, 12:15 AM
dammit where have I been would've loved to have been in on this... :(
I'm sure someone will lose interest eventually, and a team will free up.
Qwikshot
03-08-2003, 12:21 AM
Originally posted by vexroid
I'm sure someone will lose interest eventually, and a team will free up.
I blame Hattrick for this...
Some curling game I think.
I need a 1st baseman...i have spare Rf's.....
Age B DI CN BA SL SP RA GL AR EN Fatigue
RF Calderon, David 31 R 50 47 48 64 38 72 48 52 47 100%
I'd be looking to move this guy
He makes $408 000
I need a 2nd baseman, here's my RFs I have up for grabs, send me a good deal and one can be yours. Your guy needs to be 25 or under.
Robert Brandon, 23 yrs old:
<pre>DI CN BA SL SP RA GL AR EN Fatigue R/L Injury
Ratings 51 72 51 54 55 50 71 49 78 94% -2 ---
Potentials 56 85 57 61 65 55 84 54 93 94% -2 ---</pre>
Salary: $2,284,000
Leon Justice, 23 yrs old
<pre>DI CN BA SL SP RA GL AR EN Fatigue R/L Injury
Ratings 43 57 52 61 57 49 52 52 84 97% 1 ---
Potentials 51 69 63 72 66 57 59 60 100 97% 1 ---</pre>
Salary: $1,500,000
James Martinez, 23 yrs old
<pre>DI CN BA SL SP RA GL AR EN Fatigue R/L Injury
Ratings 38 41 47 28 65 41 58 66 74 100% 1 ---
Potentials 38 41 47 39 65 41 58 66 79 100% 1 ---</pre>
Salary: $254,000
Robert Mills, 23 yrs old
<pre>DI CN BA SL SP RA GL AR EN Fatigue R/L Injury
Ratings 26 41 35 30 45 26 44 52 32 100% -1 ---
Potentials 35 41 38 48 45 26 44 52 32 100% -1 --</pre>
So many 23 yr old RFs, so little playing time.
dawgfan
03-08-2003, 01:20 AM
Woo-hoo! I won the 3B sweepstakes (Miguel Lavin) for a measley $10,550,000 - a bargain ;)
Hopefully he'll help us close ground on the red-hot Manchester team...
I was wondering where that 3B would end up. Now I can't wait to see what you resign him for next year/month. I bet he resigns for close to his original asking price of 2.9.
Is the 10th batter in a game a myth? I have yet to see an in game replacement. I have my setting cranked to 50% and not yet, but the season is still young.
And why 1981?
BreizhManu
03-08-2003, 06:41 AM
Vexroid, have a look at my roster (britanny celtics), I've got Michael Major available
only thing is I don't really need a RF but Relief Pitching instead.
Sublime
03-08-2003, 08:21 AM
Woo Hoo!!! After a lowly 2-2 start, my Manchester Silver Bullets have rolled off 11 straight wins!! I'm pleased w/ my team era 2.84, and i have atleast 4 guys in double digits for rbi's.
If anyone does need a catcher, i have one available. Brent Gass, he has an 83 in BA, 73 in Speed, and he's in the 50's in both contact and discipline. He does only have a 38 in slugging however.
lynchjm24
03-08-2003, 10:23 AM
I'd be careful with trading - it's tough to execute - and it's like 32 games before the free agents go through.
JeeberD
03-08-2003, 11:17 AM
Damn, Manhattan took two out of three from me. Bastards. Oh well, 12-4 isn't too bad...
Originally posted by BreizhManu
Vexroid, have a look at my roster (britanny celtics), I've got Michael Major available
only thing is I don't really need a RF but Relief Pitching instead.
I'll get back to you regarding him.
PilotMan
03-08-2003, 05:22 PM
Well we were playing solid .500 baseball until we ran into the Silver Bullets, and Seattle.
You know what sucks, I lost 3 straight and had the player of the game in each game. In other news, my relief ace has some maturing to do. Starts hot with 4sv now a 2 losses and BS and era near 7.
Coffee Warlord
03-09-2003, 01:24 PM
I should rename my team to the Palm Desert Snails.
The speed ratings of our starting lineup, in order.
47, 58, 36, 28, 29, 33, 33, 25, 33
Stolen bases? What are those?
JeeberD
03-09-2003, 01:31 PM
Ugh, my teams gone into the tank. Lost six of my last nine. Blah...
tucker342
03-09-2003, 01:57 PM
Hey I've won 7 of 10, that's a surpise.
stkelly52
03-09-2003, 05:30 PM
wow, I am suddenly starting to win some. Maybe I won't be last.
I have the worse division-leading team. Go Sooners!
JeeberD
03-09-2003, 10:51 PM
Damn, lost three more. Down to 12-11. After that great start, it may wind up being a very long season in El Paso...
JeeberD
03-09-2003, 10:52 PM
Dola
Ooh, play you next, stkelly. Please go easy on me...
I'm really starting to like Division 3, we all lose so that no one feels bad:)
JeeberD
03-10-2003, 12:27 AM
Hmmm, not working for me either... :(
Starting to remind me of Hattirck:)
At least Hattrick tells us when they're going to be down.
oykib
03-10-2003, 01:12 AM
Originally posted by JeeberD
Damn, Manhattan took two out of three from me. Bastards. Oh well, 12-4 isn't too bad...
That's the only series that I've won in a while. I only have about three and a half hitters in my lineup. It's scary how many of my guys are under the Mendoza line for their careers.
Radii
03-10-2003, 09:37 AM
I think I've got a future star on my hands here. LF Danny Ramirez, he's only hitting .265 and has an OBP of .299, if he learns to hit he's going to be a major star, he's 23 I think, with a speed of 86. 14 steals, 0 CS so far, the second highest number of steals in the league is 7, another guy on my team ;) 3rd has 6 steals.
PilotMan
03-10-2003, 09:44 AM
Here it is the first No No of the season. Number 4 starter Larry Herenandez, blanks the Manhatten Pharaohs.
Check it out!! (http://www.csfbl.com/boxscore.asp?gameid=1434899)
Radii
03-10-2003, 09:52 AM
Originally posted by PilotMan
Here it is the first No No of the season. Number 4 starter Larry Herenandez, blanks the Manhatten Pharaohs.
Check it out!! (http://www.csfbl.com/boxscore.asp?gameid=1434899)
Damn! 3 walks/7 Ks and only 102 pitches too, impressive :)
oykib
03-10-2003, 11:18 AM
Originally posted by PilotMan
Here it is the first No No of the season. Number 4 starter Larry Herenandez, blanks the Manhatten Pharaohs.
Check it out!! (http://www.csfbl.com/boxscore.asp?gameid=1434899)
What's really impressive is that he did it against my formidable lineup with the .208 Batting Average ( Uggghh! )
My team sucks:(
dawgfan
03-10-2003, 12:43 PM
Just my luck - I have the 2nd best record in the entire league, and the team with the best record is in my division.
vexroid how did your player dumping pay off? Now that the draft order has been posted I was woindering if it did you any good?
Sublime
03-10-2003, 01:29 PM
Originally posted by dawgfan
Just my luck - I have the 2nd best record in the entire league, and the team with the best record is in my division.
I'm not quite sure how I have the best record, I mean I don't have a lot of "Superstars." Maybe the schedule has just been kind to me so far. We'll see...
That is funny, I can't access the draft list now, but could earlier................
Radii
03-10-2003, 01:37 PM
I was curious how the draft list was determined (I was just looking at it a minute ago fine, and I draft 9th).
I'm highly disappointed by this homestand of mine, I have 18 games in a row at home, and I think so far I'm 6-6, including 2-3 so far against the worst two teams in Division 3, I really expected to go 4-2 or better against them :P
JeeberD
03-10-2003, 01:38 PM
Alright, just looked at the schedule and on "May 9" (which is my birthday) I start my series against bbor. I couldn't get a better birthday present than getting to kick some Canadian bootie!!! :)
Originally posted by Taur
vexroid how did your player dumping pay off? Now that the draft order has been posted I was woindering if it did you any good?
Well, I get to draft 4th now, opposed to 20th or whatever it would have been,
JeeberD
03-10-2003, 01:43 PM
Dola
I feel your pain, Radii. I've been terrible on my homestand (10-11) while kicking rear on the road (5-2). I was hoping to extend my great start on the long homestand but have instead fallen in the standings...
McSweeny
03-10-2003, 08:01 PM
well my team(S. Boston) just ripped off nine out of 10 wins. Unfortunatley it looks like i won't be having the time to run my team properly. I'm now working 2 jobs(60hrs) and i've got my hands full with hattrick as it is. So i've released my team and i guess anyone can pick them up. We're in first place by half a game! woohoo!
Sorry to see you go. Good luck in Hattrick I guess.
McSweeny
03-10-2003, 09:05 PM
yes so am i. I would have loved to get into this if i had more time on my hands
Radii
03-10-2003, 09:54 PM
wow my team went to hell real fast. 3-7 in the last 10, all 10 at home :(
GoldenEagle
03-10-2003, 10:07 PM
Guys, im new to the league and Im sure I will have questions.
Hopefully my team will do well, but we will see.
Radii
03-10-2003, 10:11 PM
Originally posted by GoldenEagle
Guys, im new to the league and Im sure I will have questions.
Hopefully my team will do well, but we will see.
It's not very complicated. Your team is in the process of sweeping mine right now. :~(
GoldenEagle
03-10-2003, 10:13 PM
Oh, sorry :)
You think your team is doing bad? I went from being in 1st by 4 games to being down by 2 after going 2-8 in my last 10.
Radii
03-10-2003, 10:36 PM
Originally posted by vexroid
You think your team is doing bad? I went from being in 1st by 4 games to being down by 2 after going 2-8 in my last 10.
I'm trying to play with some of the hook/fatigue options... I noticed two of my relief pitchers have -50% or worse fatigue, I wonder if something along those lines has drastically affected my performance.
Yeah, that's what I did a couple of hours ago. I figure if I was doing great at the beginning of the season, and I'm sucking it up now, it must have something to do with my team's fatigue.
JeeberD
03-11-2003, 01:12 AM
OK bbor, the time for talk is over. Welcome to El Paso. I hope the Vatos make your stay very unpleasant...
Edit for :D
damnMikeBrown
03-11-2003, 01:23 AM
I messed up with realeasing my guys. I didn't see that the draft order is set -before- the season starts, based on salary. I dumped my guys just after the season started. Oh well.
When do we get to see the potential draftees?
On the 40th day of the season.
And actually, if my counting is right, we are on our 40th day right now.
1-1 so far Jeeber......rubber match to come :)
Winner gets the rubber...
The draft list is up and it seems very pitcher friendly. Not to many good position players. Also, does anybody know how long the offseason is, and will there be enough time to pull trades off during that time, rather than in season?
TLK
BreizhManu
03-11-2003, 11:46 AM
draft list made
Radii
03-11-2003, 12:04 PM
Only 80 players in the draft? so 3 rounds and then 5 or 6 crappy free agents I guess. It's going to take awhile to 'rebuild' a team with a 3 round draft.
However, the number of players on that list that could start for my team now is stunning. Everyone in the first round probably has a shot at an immediate starter(if they want to use him that way).
A big question I have that would drastically effect my draft decisions... I wonder how long I can leave a guy in Single A. There are a few 23-25 year olds in the draft that if I took I'd start immediately.
But there are a *lot* of hitters that are 21 or so with numbers in the solid low-mid 50s all the way down the line. I wonder if one of those guys in single-A would see signifigant progress in his first year or two such that they can become stars in their mid 20s.
Oh, and do we know when the draft occurs? (I really should go look through the FAQ/help huh? :)
JeeberD
03-11-2003, 12:11 PM
Crap, you win the series 2-1, bbor. Fine, take the rubber, see if I care. The joke's on you, however, because I already used it!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! :)
Radii
03-11-2003, 12:55 PM
Originally posted by JeeberD
Crap, you win the series 2-1, bbor. Fine, take the rubber, see if I care. The joke's on you, however, because I already used it!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! :)
Remind me, when my Atlanta Grandes go to play El Paso, not to put any "trophies" on the line against JeeberD for the series. :D
Radii
03-11-2003, 01:01 PM
Dola:
To answer my own question abuot drafting, this is from the "All about Leagues" help file(I'm assuming I wasn't the only one here who hasn't read all this stuff yet) ;)
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The draft will be processed automatically five calendar days (real calendar days) after the draft list is made available. Depending on your sim schedule, this is between ten and 40 simulated games after the 40th day of the season (the actual formula being number of simulated games per day times five game days).
Your team will draft up to three players (one in each round of the three-round draft), provided you have enough room in low minors. Since all amateur draft players automatically go to low minors, and there is a maximum of 10 players in low minors, if you already have 8 or more players in low minors, you will draft less than three players! In fact, if you have 10 players in low minors, you will skip the draft altogether! Be sure to pay attention to your roster when it's time for the draft!
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Coffee Warlord
03-11-2003, 01:02 PM
Word to the wise. Don't bother with that autonumbering draft thing. Excersize in frustration to say the least.
But hey, I got the #1 pick in the draft, so go me. :)
Jeeber...what did you use that rubber on?...i mean...what did you erase with it? :)
JeeberD
03-11-2003, 01:15 PM
Sorry, thought you know. I "erased" your sisters virginity with it... :D
Damn, maybe that's a little uncalled for...
BreizhManu
03-11-2003, 01:47 PM
last pick for me...
Originally posted by JeeberD
Sorry, thought you know. I "erased" your sisters virginity with it... :D
Damn, maybe that's a little uncalled for...
Sister?
She told me she was my cousin :D
BreizhManu
03-11-2003, 05:43 PM
still flirting with the .500 mark, division 4 is really though :)
GoldenEagle
03-11-2003, 06:01 PM
Guys, where is the draft list at?
I see I have the 21st pick which sucks.
I also see Im no longer in first place. Damn it.
Coffee Warlord
03-11-2003, 06:03 PM
I think we're declaring Division 4 the elite FOFC CSFBL division. Chriiiist.
(either that or we're all just mediocre, and pounding each other into oblivion)
Radii
03-11-2003, 06:22 PM
I get more and more excited about this league every day :)
Check out the free agent list in an established league(in 1987, 7/8 years in):
http://www.csfbl.com/freeagents.asp?leagueid=86
It looks like as the league develops the talent pool will grow bigtime and there will be a ton more strategy involved than there is right now.
damnMikeBrown
03-11-2003, 06:27 PM
I think the interface for ranking your draft picks is just ornery.
You can't have them listed in order, so ranking them become a pain. If you submit 2 guys as the same ranking, it won't let you proceed. You have to needle out who it is. That sounds petty, but it's a pain to set up the list, only to find 2 guys are the same, then go through all 80 guys to try to find what # isn't being used, then adjust every guy who's ranked after that empty slot.
If it'd just rank it in the order of your preference, it'd be SO much easier.
GoldenEagle, Goto your team page, and then click on draft.
Radii, wow that list is incredible!
Originally posted by damnMikeBrown
I think the interface for ranking your draft picks is just ornery.
You can't have them listed in order, so ranking them become a pain. If you submit 2 guys as the same ranking, it won't let you proceed. You have to needle out who it is. That sounds petty, but it's a pain to set up the list, only to find 2 guys are the same, then go through all 80 guys to try to find what # isn't being used, then adjust every guy who's ranked after that empty slot.
If it'd just rank it in the order of your preference, it'd be SO much easier.
On my browser, whenever I list someone as say, #6, it moves everyone else down one spot automatically.
Radii
03-11-2003, 06:39 PM
Originally posted by vexroid
On my browser, whenever I list someone as say, #6, it moves everyone else down one spot automatically.
I was playing around with the draft order too and the first time I changed someone it automagically updated everything else, after that it wouldn't re-order everyone anymore. I haven't really thought about it enough yet to actually come up with my list so I'm gonna try again later.
Originally posted by vexroid
Radii, wow that list is incredible!
Compared to what we have, it is incredible......
TLK
Their FA list would be better than ours even if everyone of our team s dumped their players.
PilotMan
03-11-2003, 07:59 PM
You can say that again
Radii
03-11-2003, 08:13 PM
Well I haven't looked at everyone else's teams, but I'd say that the top 20 picks in the draft at least(maybe more) would immediately find a spot in my major league roster, so I can see with that + player development might do for the talent level in our league in just 2-3 years.
JeeberD
03-11-2003, 10:53 PM
Wow, I was drooling looking at those players. I can't wait until our talent pool gets that deep...
Radii
03-11-2003, 11:07 PM
I just tried to set my draft order using auto re-numbering. I ended up with 7 guys set at #80.
Arrgh, it's not working me now either.
Radii
03-11-2003, 11:19 PM
dola - this worked for me since I'm going pretty pitcher heavy and only had a very few number of position players to put into the mix.
I turned OFF auto numbering and numbered everyone from 1 to 80 right down the list in order. I submitted that, turned on auto-numbering, and the 8-10 small changes I made(including bumping up some position playerse from 50ish to #6 on the list) all worked with the auto-renumbering.
Dunno if that will work consistnatly though.
JeeberD
03-11-2003, 11:19 PM
It was working for me earlier. At least I think it was working. I didn't go through it number by number to double check it. Maybe I should...
Radii
03-11-2003, 11:21 PM
Originally posted by JeeberD
It was working for me earlier. At least I think it was working. I didn't go through it number by number to double check it. Maybe I should...
If you submitted your changes, and it didn't work it woudl have put a message right above the list that said something like invalid numbering, not saving changes.
JeeberD
03-11-2003, 11:29 PM
Sweet, must have worked then. I need to go back and do some more thorough alterations, though. Maybe tomorrow, I'm gettin kinda tired.
Coffee Warlord
03-12-2003, 09:19 AM
And Palm Desert continues to perform well during the tail end of their 35 game home stand!
JeeberD
03-12-2003, 11:41 AM
Sweet, I just realized that I have the second best divisional record in the league at 17-7!
It just too bad that I'm 6-12 outside of Division 1... :(
Radii
03-12-2003, 11:45 AM
Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
And Palm Desert continues to perform well during the tail end of their 35 game home stand!
Damn, you took 2 out of 3 against me. Big stretch coming up, I have 4 games on the road against the last place team, and then home series against the two teams in our division that are .500.
daedalus
03-12-2003, 04:06 PM
Hi. I'd just like to say that I don't like rkmsuf.
We were just beginning to feel good about ourselves. Then we took a trip to Foxboro. rkmsuf and the Phlegm opened up a keg o' WhoopAss[tm] upon us. Sending us home with a 4 game sweep, crying like 4 year olds.
What a terribly poor host. :)
Yeah, he just beat me 10-0:( Doesn't matter though, my team seems to have given up hope for the season:(
PilotMan
03-12-2003, 05:11 PM
Div 2 is just starting to get intertesting. It looked like the Silver Bullets were going to run away and hide, but some have now gotten back into the race....ahem.
I think that Div 2 is the cream of the cop of teams, so far we have 4 of the top 6 best records in the league.
or
we are beating up on the two worst teams in the entire league.
You decide.
Originally posted by Radii
Well I haven't looked at everyone else's teams, but I'd say that the top 20 picks in the draft at least(maybe more) would immediately find a spot in my major league roster, so I can see with that + player development might do for the talent level in our league in just 2-3 years.
Don't count your starters before you contend.
Rember players in the Low minors develop faster than players in the majors or AAA level. As a cellar dweller I am going to assume that I will keep all my draft picks down for at least a year.
Radii
03-13-2003, 08:00 AM
Originally posted by Taur
Don't count your starters before you contend.
Rember players in the Low minors develop faster than players in the majors or AAA level. As a cellar dweller I am going to assume that I will keep all my draft picks down for at least a year.
I am too, whether I'm winning or not(I'm contending in my division but I'm not going to bring up my draft picks). I'm shooting for the younger talent, the 20-21 year olds that look really good.
If I do end up with one of the decent 25 year olds, yeah, I'll probably put him on my major league roster, but we don't relaly know exactly how well the low minors improvements work so I'm keeping anyone that isn't already 25 down there that started down there just to see.
Coffee Warlord
03-13-2003, 12:21 PM
Over in Division 4, the contenders and pretenders are starting to take form, in what I still say is the most difficult division.
A 6 game winning streak has thus far kept Palm Desert 1 game back of the leader.
JeeberD
03-13-2003, 12:36 PM
Win one, lose one, win one, lose one. I need to get out of this damn rut...
Radii
03-13-2003, 01:17 PM
Division 4 is really heating up now, I'm only 2 games back myself, I'm pretty disappointed though, I only went 2-2 vs the last place team in a recent series, I did take 3 of 4 from Cincinatti though.
I have one more series at home in the division, before embarking on a 36 game road set against Divisions 3 and (I think) Division 2. This is going to be scary.
Coffee Warlord
03-13-2003, 02:52 PM
The battle for first place in Division 4 has commenced between Palm Desert and Cincinatti, with the Avengers taking the first game of the 3 game series.
Whoever wins this series goes out with sole possession of first place.
JeeberD
03-13-2003, 02:57 PM
Managed to move two games up on Wyandotte and am now only one game out of first. I still have two games against them, so hopefully by the end of the series I'll be in first!
Radii
03-13-2003, 03:10 PM
Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
The battle for first place in Division 4 has commenced between Palm Desert and Cincinatti, with the Avengers taking the first game of the 3 game series.
Whoever wins this series goes out with sole possession of first place.
Or, you guys can beat each other up and I'll sweep whoever I'm playing(Arlington I think, I forget...) and jump over you into first place. :)
Coffee Warlord
03-13-2003, 03:15 PM
Silence, peon! Those not tied for first place are nothing but the dirt under my fingernails! :)
Radii
03-13-2003, 03:18 PM
Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
Silence, peon! Those not tied for first place are nothing but the dirt under my fingernails! :)
This dirt under your fingernails has a 4-3 record so far this season against both you and Cincinatti :D
JeffNights
03-13-2003, 08:41 PM
Hey, is there any way we can as a league name our divisions?
or email the admin. and see if they can implemetn that into the game?
tucker342
03-13-2003, 09:23 PM
my team is doing pretty well, 2nd place in division 2.
Manchester is really good.
I can't wait till draft day :)
JeeberD
03-14-2003, 12:57 AM
Hell yeah, won five in a row including sweeping four from the former first place team in Div 1. I'm now two games up on Wyandotte for first. Kick ass!!!
damnMikeBrown
03-14-2003, 01:19 AM
Man, poor Boulder. In a 4 game series at my house, I swept him with a cumulative, 43-7. Ouch.
BreizhManu
03-14-2003, 07:20 AM
just realized that with my current record, instead of being 4th in division 4, I would be first in division 1...
bah I won my last 5 games anyway
BreizhManu
03-14-2003, 08:30 AM
wow, my last game was hmm... interesting : Celtics-Phlegm (http://www.csfbl.com/boxscore.asp?gameid=1435285) (I'm the celtics btw)
Radii
03-14-2003, 09:09 AM
Originally posted by BreizhManu
wow, my last game was hmm... interesting : Celtics-Phlegm (http://www.csfbl.com/boxscore.asp?gameid=1435285) (I'm the celtics btw)
I'm glad you weren't that hot when I played you yesterday :)
I just got swept badly in South Boston... you and me and coffee Warlord are all sitting 5 games back of cincinatti now. Only 33 more road games in a row for me.
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