1844 Season Thread

[Young Drachma]

SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS

NL
Brooklyn 14-10
Carolina 14-10
Chicago 13-11
Shizuoka 11-13
Kyoto 10-14
Milwaukee 10-14

AL
Syracuse 13-11
New York 13-11
Los Angeles 13-11
San Diego 12-12
Philadelphia 11-13
Memphis 10-14

[Young Drachma]

Ok, so the file is up. In theory, the 1st half won't be until Wednesday. If everyone exports before that, we could do it sooner but no pressure. HTML going online here before too long.

[Young Drachma]

Check this thread out. Trying something new: 1844 TEAM PREVIEWS - Front Office Football Central

[spleen1015]

In the next off season, is it possible to replace the Short Season Single A league with a Single A league? I have many players that aren't ready for Double A, but they won't get much playing team below Double A because there's only Short Season Single A. Also, I have players in Short Season Single A that are ready for Single A and I am worried they won't develop very well with no Single A to go to.

Just something I thought I would ask.

[chicago_gm]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

In the next off season, is it possible to replace the Short Season Single A league with a Single A league? I have many players that aren't ready for Double A, but they won't get much playing team below Double A because there's only Short Season Single A. Also, I have players in Short Season Single A that are ready for Single A and I am worried they won't develop very well with no Single A to go to.

Just something I thought I would ask.

I too would like to see an A league.
Either change short-A to A (OK option) or add an A league (preferred option).

[Young Drachma]

Sure thing, gang. I'll add it in time for this season. I'll update the file and let you know when I do.

[Young Drachma]

Ok, so the file is up with every team being given an A-ball team. I relegated SS-A to Rookie ball as a result but mostly because it makes it easier to distinguish between levels in abbreviations. But you can download that file and make your requisite changes as needed.

[spleen1015]

Thanks a lot DC.

[chicago_gm]

good job, thanks

[Young Drachma]

Get those exports in. Gonna run the 1st half of the season tomorrow morning!

[chicago_gm]

Play Ball!

[Young Drachma]

Ok, we'll get this show on the road before I get distracted with other things. You know, like actual work.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF MAY 1, 1844
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NL
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Chicago 22-17
Shizuoka 21-17
Milwaukee 20-18
Carolina 19-18
Brooklyn 19-18
Kyoto 18-19

AL
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Memphis 22-15
New York 19-18
Los Angeles 19-19
Syracuse 19-20
Philadelphia 16-21
San Diego 12-26

The NL is a dead heat!

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 1, 1844

NL
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Chicago 40-27
Milwaukee 36-30 (3.5)
Brooklyn 34-30 (4.5)
Kyoto 33-31 (5.5)
Carolina 33-31 (5.5)
Shizuoka 30-35 (9)

ALL BUT ONE TEAM IN THE NL ARE OVER .500 WOW!!!

AL
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Memphis 41-24
New York 34-31 (7)
Los Angeles 31-34 (10)
Syracuse 31-35 (10.5)
Philadelphia 26-39 (15)
San Diego 22-244 (19.5)

[Young Drachma]

Here are the official All-Star rosters:

Nationwide League:

SP Warner Armstrong (MIL) - 10-4, 3.11 ERA
SP Luis Encarnación (MIL) - 9-5, 3.93 ERA
SP Bobby Foster (CGO) - 12-5, 2.36 ERA
SP Hank Griggs (CAR) - 11-6, 2.05 ERA
SP Emílio Hernández (BKN) - 11-4, 2.97 ERA
SP Bill Hicks (CGO) - 7-5, 2.61 ERA
SP Gerald Massey (BKN) - 10-8, 2.63 ERA
MR Mike Dryden (CGO) - 3-1, 2 SV, 2.53 ERA
MR José Torres (SHZ) - 7-1, 18 SV, 1.85 ERA
CL Patrick Dillard (CAR) - 4-3, 19 SV, 1.91 ERA
CL Pancho Gutiérrez (MIL) - 1-4, 25 SV, 2.51 ERA
CL Mike Todd (KYO) - 4-8, 20 SV, 3.00 ERA
C Armando Cuarenta (CAR) - .280/.356/.419, 9 HR, 32 RBI
C Héctor Flores (KYO) - .369/.428/.596, 11 HR, 45 RBI
1B Henry Jones (MIL) - .397/.459/.757, 25 HR, 56 RBI
1B Eugene Nelson (KYO) - .269/.353/.525, 21 HR, 67 RBI
1B Kevin Smith (SHZ) - .277/.330/.515, 16 HR, 55 RBI
1B Steven Chowen (CGO) - .336/.394/.667, 26 HR, 73 RBI
2B Veljko Svabic (CGO) - .269/.344/.418, 9 HR, 27 RBI
2B Richard Wells (CAR) - .310/.366/.530, 13 HR, 42 RBI
3B Rodney Nance (MIL) - .249/.357/.414, 10 HR, 37 RBI
SS Jackson Quevada (KYO) - .311/.346/.438, 2 HR, 39 RBI
LF Arthur Paddock (MIL) - .335/.384/.536, 13 HR, 51 RBI
LF Kelvin Boyd (BKN) - .322/.400/.516, 10 HR, 41 RBI
CF Ed Saunders (CAR) - .301/.394/.589, 18 HR, 62 RBI
CF Cecil Bryant (BKN) - .281/.366/.544, 18 HR, 55 RBI
RF Justin Gorman (KYO) - .342/.406/.580, 16 HR, 55 RBI
RF Dale Turner (MIL) - .273/.371/.579, 26 HR, 61 RBI


Associated League:

SP Will Allen (MEM) - 8-7, 4.52 ERA
SP Roy Bickford (MEM) - 10-7, 3.55 ERA
SP Ramesh Chandar (NYA) - 12-7, 3.12 ERA
SP Rubén Martínez (SDO) - 9-8, 3.63 ERA
SP Dave Norman (NYA) - 11-8, 3.27 ERA
SP Jonathan Redick (SYR) - 9-7, 2.32 ERA
SP Fred Williams (MEM) - 11-6, 3.53 ERA
MR Francisco Hernández (MEM) - 4-0, 2.00 ERA
MR Yannick Robert (MEM) - 2-0, 1 SV, 2.81 ERA
CL Logan Becker (MEM) - 5-2, 24 SV, 1.74 ERA
CL Allen Carroll (NYA) - 2-2, 22 SV, 4.15 ERA
CL Wilson Zamora (SYR) - 0-4, 18 SV, 2.36 ERA
C Skippy Kaufman (LAX) - .259/.337/.502, 18 HR, 43 RBI
C Jason Jones (NYA) - .276/.410/.489, 12 HR, 33 RBI
1B Jim McLean (NYA) - .328/.394/.632, 24 HR, 62 RBI
1B Melvin Bryant (PHL) - .352/.394/.511, 4 HR, 40 RBI
1B Ed Horton (MEM) - .332/.404/.532, 8 HR, 50 RBI
2B Bruce Skinner (SYR) - .283/.355/.478, 8 HR, 45 RBI
3B Ron Lewis (NYA) - .293/.343/.522, 12 HR, 63 RBI
3B Derek Campbell (MEM) - .397/.473/.752, 26 HR, 82 RBI
SS Jay-man Yun (LAX) - .324/.383/.569, 18 HR, 62 RBI
LF Jason Skinner (SDO) - .341/.425/.563, 16 HR, 54 RBI
LF Freddie Hurley (PHL) - .356/.424/.671, 21 HR, 54 RBI
LF Craig Levin (SYR) - .309/.388/.533, 13 HR, 53 RBI
CF John Bean (SDO) - .303/.371/.592, 16 HR, 35 RBI
CF César Espinoza (SYR) - .342/.419/.668, 26 HR, 60 RBI
CF Ken Griffin (LAX) - .316/.365/.505, 12 HR, 36 RBI
RF Andy Baker (LAX) - .295/.337/.662, 32 HR, 57 RBI

[Young Drachma]

NATIONWIDE LEAGUE
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Chicago 50-36 -- GB WCGB
Milwaukee 45-40 (4.5)
Carolina 44-40 (5) (.5)
Kyoto 43-41 (6) (1.5)
Brooklyn 43-41 (6) (1.5)
Shizuoka 39-46 (10.5) (6)

An absolute dead heat in the NL. Hope to see some deals to jockey for position as the AL is moribund and the NL is on fire!

ASSOCIATED LEAGUE
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Memphis 51-33
New York 46-38 (5)
Syracuse 42-44 (10) (5)
Los Angeles 38-47 (13.5) (8.5)
Philadelphia 35-49 (16) (11)
San Diego 32-53 (19.5) (14.5)

[Young Drachma]

Ok, the file is up. We'll sim the draft tomorrow and the second half on Friday. Trades and any FAs you might be interested in can be acquired through tomorrow's sim.

[chicago_gm]

Wow, leading the league despite:
1) Losing 8 in a row to Milwaukee before finally beating them, and
2) Playing 53 on the road and only 33 at home.
I guess we'll have a home field advantage in the 2nd half.
Then again we're .604 on the road and only .545 at home.


Not complaining, but draft order is based on current standings rather than last year's standings? That's the only way Chicago could be line for the 11th pick.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by chicago_gm

Wow, leading the league despite:
1) Losing 8 in a row to Milwaukee before finally beating them, and
2) Playing 53 on the road and only 33 at home.
I guess we'll have a home field advantage in the 2nd half.
Then again we're .604 on the road and only .545 at home.


Not complaining, but draft order is based on current standings rather than last year's standings? That's the only way Chicago could be line for the 11th pick.

I added rounds to the draft. It's back to 15. That might have made it think we were starting from scratch. In any case, I'll fix the draft order. Thanks for the heads up.

Hell of a 1st half by the Hornets though.

[Young Drachma]

Here's the draft order as it should be:

1. Shizuoka
2. Philadelphia
3. Los Angeles
4. Milwaukee
5. San Diego
6. Chicago
7. Brooklyn
8. New York
9. Syracuse
10. Carolina
11. Kyoto
12. Memphis

[chicago_gm]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Here's the draft order as it should be:

1. Shizuoka
2. Philadelphia
3. Los Angeles
4. Milwaukee
5. San Diego
6. Chicago
7. Brooklyn
8. New York
9. Syracuse
10. Carolina
11. Kyoto
12. Memphis

Thanks for fixing that.

[chicago_gm]

Colby Wade didn't make the All Star Team.
23 saves, 1.79 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, .157 OAvg!
Voters are whacked!

[Young Drachma]

AL MVP

Derek Campbell, Memphis

If someone is having a better first half than the heart and soul of the Smokers lineup, I'd like you to point him out. Campbell leads the AL in average (tied with Henry Jones for the majors lead) and while LA's Andy Baker is on pace to be the first place in the modern age to hit 60+ home runs, Campbell is tops in RBI and 2nd in homers too. All while leading the league's best 1st half squad. No slouch that guy.

NL MVP
The NL 1st-half MVP is a bit more mysterious as it could be a split between Chicago's Steven Chowen or Milwaukee's Henry Jones, but I'd give the edge to Chowen right now with his team in 1st place and as the defending rookie of the year, he's got a lot of pressure on him to perform. So far, he's doing that, leading the NL in HRs (26), RBI (73) and WAR (5.4)

AL POY
The best pitcher in the Associated League is probably playing somewhere in New York state. Whether he's on the rotation of the Americans or whether he's playing in Syracuse is another matter. Despite his team's inability to rise through the ranks and pedestrian record, Jonathon Redick is an ace of the first order, with a 9-7 record and an ERA at 2.32 despite that.

It's another legacy player -- New York's Ramesh Chandar who I'd give the nod to as the top hurler in the AL so far this year. He's got 12 wins -- tops in the league -- and is 2nd in ERA and just 4 strikeouts behind Redick for the league league. So goes Chandar, so goes to the A's chances at their first post-season appearance in five years.

NL POY

Bobby Foster is steering the Hornets potential playoff hopes with his arm. He's also got 12 wins, leads the majors in strikeouts, WAR and is 2nd in ERA.

As for top rookies, in the NL that has to be Milwaukee's Jones. He's lapping the competition, though Sugar Mosley in Shizuoka is the only bright spot that team has and he's got 21 steals already this year. He'll be a solid guy.

In the AL, it's likely Skippy Kaufman for Los Angeles, a catcher in the Piazza mold who is bringing his A game night in and night out. Which is what you'd expect from a legacy player.

[ShoelessJ03]

I'm looking for a bullpen arm or two. Let me know what you've got available via PM. Thanks!

[Young Drachma]

New York would like some starting pitching (who wouldn't, right?) but seriously...we're looking to deal too.

[SeriesVCoop]

it might be time to sell off parts for prospies.

[Young Drachma]

Ok, draft has been run and file is going up now.

[Young Drachma]

File is up. 2nd half tomorrow. If you managed to secure any deals by the end of the business day today, I will process them. But not after say, 5pm Mountain Time because then I'll be gone.

[Young Drachma]

Alright then. I guess we'll go ahead and see who will be dancing post-season style.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF JULY 1, 1844
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NL
Chicago 52-39
Milwaukee 48-42 (3.5)
Carolina 47-42 (4) (.5)
Brooklyn 46-43 (5) (1.5)
Kyoto 44-45 (7) (3.5)
Shizuoka 41-49 (10.5) (7)

AL
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Memphis 54-35
New York 49-40 (5)
Syracuse 44-47 (11) (6)
Los Angeles 41-49
Philadelphia 37-52
San Diego 35-55

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF AUGUST 1, 1844

NL
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Chicago 68-51
Carolina 66-51
Milwaukee 63-55
Brooklyn 60-57
Kyoto 56-61
Shizuoka 53-65

AL
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Memphis 65-52
New York 62-55
Syracuse 60-59
Los Angeles 55-63
Philadelphia 51-66
San Diego 47-71

[Young Drachma]

It's September and all of a sudden, we have a pennant race for the AL Wild Card. Meanwhile, the Kings have overtaken the Hornets who led most of the year and Milwaukee lurks not too far behind.

NL
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Carolina 86-60
Chicago 81-65
Milwaukee 77-69
Brooklyn 75-71
Kyoto 72-74
Shizuoka 60-86

AL
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Memphis 79-67
New York 74-72
Syracuse 73-73
Los Angeles 72-74
Philadelphia 67-79
San Diego 60-86

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1844

Memphis and Carolina both have magic numbers of 3. It's mostly about the Wild cards now barring any major collapses.

NL
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Carolina 92-61
Chicago 85-68 (7)
Milwaukee 81-72 (11) (4)
Brooklyn 78-75 (14) (7)

AL
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Memphis 84-69
New York 77-76 (7)
Syracuse 76-77 (8) (1)
Los Angeles 74-79 (10) (3)
Philadelphia 71-82 (13) (6)

[Young Drachma]

FINAL 1844 STANDINGS
NATIONWIDE LEAGUE
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Carolina 97-65
Chicago 90-72
Milwaukee 83-79
Brooklyn 83-79
Kyoto 80-82
Shizuoka 66-96

ASSOCIATED LEAGUE
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Memphis 89-73
New York 82-80
Syracuse 81-81
Philadelphia 78-84
Los Angeles 77-85
San Diego 66-96

[Young Drachma]

So the defending champion Smokers look for the repeat while New York, Carolina and Chicago all gun for their first-ever pennants, much less Series titles!

[Young Drachma]

Congratulations to Los Angeles' Andy Baker and New York's Jim McLean, who recorded the first 50+ season HRs since the ill-fated 1842 campaign. Baker ended the year with 54, McLean with 53. The AL record was set by Syracuse's Quincy de Vaal that year with 67 and it's a wonder if it'll ever be broken. But they remain #2 and #3 on the single-season HR list.

[Young Drachma]

File is up! Post-season sim on Monday.

[ShoelessJ03]

well, i guess at least we got back on the positive side of .500 this year

[chicago_gm]

Faded a bit in the second half but still won 90 games and made the playoffs. Goal was 87 wins.

Now lets see what we can do in the post season.

[spleen1015]

Grats playoff teams.

[Young Drachma]

[Young Drachma]

New desktop arrives tomorrow, so it means I can run sims from home again. Which I'm pleased with. Postseason exports are in, so we're gonna run the post-season now. To maintain the suspense and since there are no postings during the series anyway, I'll just turn the spoilers on-in game and let you discover the victory when you download the file.

[Young Drachma]

File is up now including awards, but the spoiler tag is off so if you want to "relive" the series from scratch, just avoid the standings tab.

Congrats to our champions. Free agency begins Wednesday night.

[SeriesVCoop]

LA wants to MAKE A DEAL. Andy Baker is on the block.

[Cole]

Congrats Joe. Very nice turnaround from two seasons ago. Dissapointed to come up short in the playoffs again, I'll have to reload in the offseason and give it another shot.

[chicago_gm]

Originally Posted by Cole

Congrats Joe. Very nice turnaround from two seasons ago. Dissapointed to come up short in the playoffs again, I'll have to reload in the offseason and give it another shot.

Thanks.
I am happy and more than a little surprised.
I'll have to write a story.

[Jack Raden]

Yes, congrats!