1910 FOOL-H Offseason Thread
 

Sorry I'm running last night late. I don't know how I forgot but I was tired and spaced it after getting back from running a conference and a bit of solo play.

Anyway...today's music interlude is a song by The Microphones - Get Off The Internet


Get Off The Internet - The Microphones

Tuesday, October 26th, 1909
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed RF D. Jones to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,320,000.
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed 3B T. Turner to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,790,000.
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed SS J. Cassidy to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,450,000.
Louisville Black Caps: Signed MR R. Caldwell to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $8,640,000.
Louisville Black Caps: Signed 2B M. Huggins to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,610,000.
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed RF S. Magee to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,060,000.
New York Giants: Signed C B. Carrigan to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $7,450,000.
Friday, October 22nd, 1909
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed MR D. Deegan to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,460,000.
Louisville Black Caps: Signed 3B E. Batch to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,560,000.
Chicago Cubs: Signed SS P. Lloyd to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $11,580,000.
Thursday, October 21st, 1909
New York Giants: RF W. Keeler retires.
Louisville Black Caps: CF J. Slagle retires.
St. Louis Cardinals: 2B P. Bennett retires.
Louisville Black Caps: Released MR L. Hesterfer.
Louisville Black Caps: Released SP W. Sanders.
Louisville Black Caps: Purchased the contract of SP B. Keefe from Triple A Atlanta.
Louisville Black Caps: Released MR H. Betts.
Louisville Black Caps: Released CF J. Dobbs.
Louisville Black Caps: Released MR G. Suggs.

File is up. (FOFC internet silliness prevented me from posting that 3 min ago)

Please do NOT elaborate on what you meant by that....EVER!

I've been elaborating pretty elaborately in the dynasty in my signature. ;)

If it's any consolation, it's setup like an online and uploaded like one. I'm just the only one playing in it. Hehe.

Time for the first day of free agency!

Wednesday, December 1st, 1909
Pittsburgh Pirates: Signed free agent SS A. Bridwell to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,670,000.

Sunday, December 19th, 1909
Boston Beaneaters: Signed free agent SS H. Wagner to a 3-year contract worth a total of $42,250,000.
Thursday, December 9th, 1909
Washington Senators: Signed free agent RF J. Kelley to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,460,000.
Washington Senators: Signed free agent MR W. Mercer to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,300,000.
Wednesday, December 8th, 1909
Pittsburgh Pirates: Signed free agent 2B H. Krug to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,250,000.
Tuesday, December 7th, 1909
Chicago Whales: Signed free agent MR G. Suggs to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,710,000.
Monday, December 6th, 1909
Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP E. Doheny to a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000.
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed free agent SP B. Pfeffer to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000.
New York Yankees: Signed free agent MR J. Frill to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,290,000.
Saturday, December 4th, 1909
Chicago Whales: Signed free agent MR R. Miller to a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000.
Cincinnati Redlegs: Signed free agent SP I. Young to a 1-year contract worth a total of $670,000.
Thursday, December 2nd, 1909
Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent MR O. Hess to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,750,000.

File is up.

Harry Lumley, OPS average last 4 seasons .850, and 20 SB average, unsigned. Sure, there's no effect from draft pick compensation.

*shrug* I gave him an offer. He didn't accept.

Your payroll is 64 million. How much of an offer could you have given him? And with 13 teams with at least 15 milliion on the table, there's no way a player is going to take anything other than a max offer.

You are right, my mistake. I originally was going to offer him, but changed my bids later and just forgot. I decided to go all out on Wagner instead after the last two seasons of trying to get multiple guys and missing on them all. :)

Yeah I made that mistake this year. I missed on Bridwell and Wagner by going after both.

I'm sorry that my outfield had .744, .747, and .809 OPS last year, 17, 28, and 30 SB last year, and I had other gaps on my roster that were a bigger deal than OF.

Leading you to the same sub 500 distant finish as most of the American League pack.


It might help if Brooklyn had exported since Sept 29th. DC, whats up with that?

I'm just pointing out that I had bigger fish to fry. Sure he'd be a nice addition, but Wagner would have had a much BIGGER impact, so that's where I tried to send my money, along with everyone else unfortunately.

It's premature to jump the gun on this with only 1 short FA sim out of the way. I can tell you that draft pick compensation had absolutely nothing to do with whether or not I made him an offer.

I'm excited about this upcoming season. I think I have a very small window of 1 or 2 years where I like my chances vs anyone else in the league. I feel that I have the best infield in baseball with Stahl, Lennox, Wagner and Heinie. In the OF I have two players that i feel could be all stars in Sheckard and rookie Dutch Zwilling that I am bringing up. My pitching should be decent enough as well.

Biggest problem for my team is going to be age. George Davis at 39 years old is now pretty much just around for team morale/backup player (It seems unlikely he'll get the last 180 or so hits needed for the all time record at this point). Al Burch decided to take a rating hit, leaving my final OF spot to Joe Birmingham (unless I pick up someone else via trade or FA still) Stahl and Sheckard are both 31 and Wagner is 35.. So I need to take advantage of it this season or back to the drawing board time for me.

I have no handle on pitching in either this early era or -X. So, my pitching could finally turn around, or continue to flounder like the past 2 seasons. I am shelving the 5 man rotation experiment, thats for sure.

Offensively, I am stacked, with good contact guys. If Lumley signs elsewhere, his power will be missed, but I think we will still score.

Infield defense remains suspect, its especially hard to bench Lord in favor of Mowery, even though Mowery is much better with the leather.

My internet has been uncooperative Tim.

Oh are you Brooklyn buck? That sucks for you, you're pretty into the leagues. :(

I refuse to make offers because I don't know what pick I will lose and need my Top 3 pick.

So we'll stand by with 30 million under the cap. :popcorn:

Top half of the draft's first round are protected. As long as your in the top 8 picks you won't lose your first rounder.

He wants $9,000,000 a season is why I didn't want him. He has hit and I could be wrong but my confidence he can keep doing what he is doing and be worth that money isnt great. I have offered 3 type A's contracts though this off season (of course lost lol).

I usually don't let draft pick compensation stop me from making any deal as I feel in the long run it'll even out.

100% agree I do think we need to understand Tim hasn't been in FOOL-X and we have see it. It took FOOL-X about 8 seasons till compensation set correctly.

Well time for another night of free agent bonzana in fake historical baseball circles. Who'll throw those fake dollars around tonight?

But first, a musical interlude. Tonight's song is a cover of Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song done by a sister act from Sweden called First Aid Kit. Dare I say, it's better than the original.

Sunday, January 23rd, 1910
Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RF H. Lumley to a 5-year contract worth a total of $50,000,000.
Chicago Whales: Placed MR R. Miller on the active roster.
Chicago Whales: Placed MR G. Suggs on the active roster.
Chicago Whales: Placed SS D. Shay on the active roster.
Monday, January 17th, 1910
Boston Beaneaters: Placed 1B S. McInnis on the active roster.
Boston Beaneaters: Placed SS H. Wagner on the active roster.
Sunday, January 16th, 1910
New York Giants: Signed free agent MR D. Reisling to a 1-year contract worth a total of $630,000.
Wednesday, January 12th, 1910
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed free agent RF F. Schulte to a 6-year contract worth a total of $38,910,000.
Monday, January 10th, 1910
New York Yankees: Signed free agent 2B W. Alperman to a 1-year contract worth a total of $890,000.
Saturday, January 8th, 1910
New York Giants: Signed free agent MR E. Frisk to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,520,000.
Thursday, January 6th, 1910
Brooklyn Royal Giants: Signed free agent MR B. Raymond to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000.
Wednesday, January 5th, 1910
Chicago Whales: Signed free agent SS D. Shay to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,460,000.
Tuesday, January 4th, 1910
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent 1B C. Rossman to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,430,000.

File is up. Spring training and draft tomorrow night!

See, now that Wagner didn't pan out, he was next on my priority list.

And you just beat me for him. I was hoping that he would add enough offense to my lineup that my poor rotation would be so exposed. :(

I'll take your word for it. You're right, I'm used to free agency in FOOL and the slower sim leagues I've been in

Dola.

Bad draft to have the first pick. :(

Not a ton of interesting stories from this draft class, but included is the second player in MLB history to die during a game (and the reason for the spitball to having been banned from the game)

FOOL-H 1910 Draft Pool: Historical Review - Front Office Football Central

Allright. Time for fake historical baseball, draft style...and a little spring training sprinked in.

Laura Marling - My Manic & I



Now if only YouTube had a playbook with 5 WR receiver sets for NCAA 10. Then life would be useful, because well...I need one.

Oh right. You all want draft results.

Round 1
Round 1, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: 3B R. Smith
Round 1, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: SP C. Hendrix
Round 1, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: SP J. Benz
Round 1, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: C S. O'Neill
Round 1, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: LF T. Walker
Round 1, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: SP V. Gregg
Round 1, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: SP E. Yingling
Round 1, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: 3B T. Hendryx
Round 1, Pick 9 - Chicago Whales: SP H. Perdue
Round 1, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: SP J. Lively
Round 1, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP B. O'Brien
Round 1, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: SP H. Robinson
Round 1, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: RF C. Stengel
Round 1, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP L. Cheney
Round 1, Pick 15 - New York Giants: 1B G. Paulette
Round 1, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: MR E. Hawk
Supplemental Round 1
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 1 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP E. Hamilton
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 2 - New York Yankees: 2B L. Magee
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 3 - Chicago Whales: SP T. Covington
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 4 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: SP J. Baskette
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 5 - Boston Red Sox: SS R. Chapman
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 6 - Detroit Tigers: SP G. Krapp
Round 2
Round 2, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: C L. Santop
Round 2, Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: CF G. Burns
Round 2, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: SP M. Allison
Round 2, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: SP C. Cashion
Round 2, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP J. Willis
Round 2, Pick 6 - New York Yankees: SP B. Brown
Round 2, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: C I. Wingo
Round 2, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: RF T. Long
Round 2, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: CF P. Bodie
Round 2, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: MR J. Baker
Round 2, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP B. Schardt
Round 2, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: MR R. Richter
Round 2, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR G. Mogridge
Round 2, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: C L. Nunamaker
Round 2, Pick 15 - New York Giants: SP C. Mitchell
Round 2, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: MR F. Toney
Round 3
Round 3, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: SS J. Esmond
Round 3, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: LF G. Williams
Round 3, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: MR F. Sherry
Round 3, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: CF A. Marsans
Round 3, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: MR R. Aitchison
Round 3, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: MR E. Klepfer
Round 3, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: CF G. Zinn
Round 3, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: 2B P. Baumann
Round 3, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: CF J. Johnston
Round 3, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: 3B R. Morgan
Round 3, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP E. Brown
Round 3, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: MR B. Hogg
Round 3, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR S. Smith
Round 3, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RF F. Gilhooley
Round 3, Pick 15 - New York Giants: MR P. Cavet
Round 3, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: LF G. Jackson
Round 4
Round 4, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: C G. Hartley
Round 4, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: SP E. Donnelly
Round 4, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: 2B M. Berghammer
Round 4, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: 1B R. Williams
Round 4, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: SS I. Olson
Round 4, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: MR J. Nagle
Round 4, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: LF D. Drake
Round 4, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: MR P. Standridge
Round 4, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: 3B E. McDonald
Round 4, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: C H. Severeid
Round 4, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: 2B J. Lewis
Round 4, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: 3B A. Butler
Round 4, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: 3B S. Ingerton
Round 4, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: MR C. Hageman
Round 4, Pick 15 - New York Giants: MR C. Becker
Round 4, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: MR D. Danforth
Round 5
Round 5, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: MR G. Dale
Round 5, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: LF D. Wilie
Round 5, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: 3B R. Almeida
Round 5, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: RF O. Henriksen
Round 5, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: LF J. Daley
Round 5, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: MR C. Hoff
Round 5, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: RF P. Compton
Round 5, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: 3B H. Janvrin
Round 5, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: MR J. Swindell
Round 5, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: LF W. Hogan
Round 5, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: 1B T. Jones
Round 5, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: C G. Fisher
Round 5, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: SS R. Corhan
Round 5, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SS O. Johnson
Round 5, Pick 15 - New York Giants: 1B D. Rowan
Round 5, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: 1B J. Ness
Round 6
Round 6, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: 1B J. Duggan
Round 6, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: MR C. Brown
Round 6, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: LF M. Fitzgerald
Round 6, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: MR B. James
Round 6, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: 3B W. Smith
Round 6, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: RF C. Emerson
Round 6, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: 2B G. Tutwiler
Round 6, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: MR A. Collamore
Round 6, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: 1B E. Gust
Round 6, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: SS S. Magner
Round 6, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: LF H. Butcher
Round 6, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: MR P. Paige
Round 6, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: CF B. Jones
Round 6, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: MR W. Taylor
Round 6, Pick 15 - New York Giants: SS B. Tooley
Round 6, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: SS M. Reed
Round 7
Round 7, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: MR B. Harper
Round 7, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: C S. Wilson
Round 7, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: CF B. Schaller
Round 7, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: CF J. Clark
Round 7, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: CF J. Dorsey
Round 7, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: C P. Krichell
Round 7, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: MR L. Lowdermilk
Round 7, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: 3B B. Lindsay
Round 7, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: MR B. Reisigl
Round 7, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: MR E. Leonard
Round 7, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: MR E. Cottrell
Round 7, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: RF O. McIvor
Round 7, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR L. Long
Round 7, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: MR G. Zackert
Round 7, Pick 15 - New York Giants: 1B T. Baker
Round 7, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: MR H. Juul
Round 8
Round 8, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: 1B J. Black
Round 8, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: MR B. Hall
Round 8, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: MR W. Miller
Round 8, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: MR R. Radebaugh
Round 8, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: 1B C. Conway
Round 8, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: 1B H. Miller
Round 8, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: 3B H. Young
Round 8, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: MR C. Faust
Round 8, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: MR J. Smith
Round 8, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: MR H. Gregory
Round 8, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: MR B. Stanley
Round 8, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: MR W. Herrell
Round 8, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR C. Slapnicka
Round 8, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: MR J. Compton
Round 8, Pick 15 - New York Giants: MR F. Thompson
Round 8, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: MR H. Armstrong
Round 9
Round 9, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: MR J. McAdams
Round 9, Pick 2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: MR T. Puckett
Round 9, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: MR J. Reis
Round 9, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: 1B B. Keen
Round 9, Pick 5 - Philadelphia Phillies: MR T. Shultz
Round 9, Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: MR E. Ovitz
Round 9, Pick 7 - Washington Senators: MR B. Thomas
Round 9, Pick 8 - Detroit Tigers: 1B M. Keliher
Round 9, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: MR G. Woodburn
Round 9, Pick 10 - Baltimore Orioles: 1B H. Gunning
Round 9, Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: 1B P. Mayes
Round 9, Pick 12 - Philadelphia Athletics: RF H. Welchonce
Round 9, Pick 13 - Cincinnati Redlegs: SS M. Balenti
Round 9, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: CF A. Humphrey
Round 9, Pick 15 - New York Giants: C D. Cotter
Round 9, Pick 16 - Chicago Whales: LF M. Handiboe

SPRING TRAINING RESULTS
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AL
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Chicago 17-7
New York 16-8
Baltimore 13-11
Detroit 12-12
Washington 11-13
Boston 10-14
Philadelphia 9-15
Louisville 8-16

NL
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Boston 16-8
St. Louis 16-8
Chicago 14-10
Philadelphia 12-12
Pittsburgh 11-13
Cincinnati 11-13
New York 9-15
Brooklyn 7-17

Processing the file now. Season will take place on Tuesday night. Which gives you a day to get your teams together, marinate and well..you know, whatever else you need to do to get into the zone.

Good luck!

File is up. Cheers.

How do we do their ratings? Is it recalc'd every year and or is it based on the remaining years of their career or what?

DC can correct me if I'm wrong, but when he set it up initially I believe he said no recalc in this league along with average talent randomness (which is higher than the other FOOL leagues) just to create more "what-if" scenerios so everyone doesn't just assume that player X will always be better than player Y.

Good deal! So are the ratings based on the remainder of their career or peak years?

That is correct, sir.

Neither. It's based on neutralized stats with recalc set to 3 years. I thought it'd be cool for history to be completely different, especially once we get to the modern era where we start to know the names of the guys more readily. What if Tony C really does reach his potential? What if Satchel Paige gets to play his whole career in the majors? Will The Babe really be The Babe and will he be hitter Ruth or pitcher Ruth?