FOOLX 2107 Offseason Thread

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CL Names Slick Fielder Award Choices for 2106
Monday, November 8th, 2106
It's been said that the best offense is a good defense. That's why contending teams are always looking to improve on the defensive side of the game. Keeping runs from scoring is just as good as driving them in. The top fielders have been chosen in the Continental League for 2106. Here are the Slick Fielder Award winners:

Pitcher: Manlio Guicciardini (Oshawa Mullets)
Catcher: Johnny Badger (Manchester Terriers)
First Baseman: Augusto Gamboa (Havana Banana Sluggers)
Second Baseman: Juan Cedeño (Oshawa Mullets)
Third Baseman: Juan Atilano (St Louis Hops)
Shortstop: Augusto Padilla (Washington Freedom)
Left Fielder: John Hebert (Plantana Pirates)
Center Fielder: Tadataka Nishiyama (Plantana Pirates)
Right Fielder: Miguel Sánchez (Plantana Pirates)


Republic League Names Top Gloves
Monday, November 8th, 2106
Good defense can be the difference between taking the championship and coming in second. The Republic League announced its top defenders at each position today. Here are the Slick Fielder Award winners for 2106:

Pitcher: Eduardo Rodríguez (Maricopa Rattlers)
Catcher: Luis Pérez (Maricopa Rattlers)
First Baseman: Jody Blackmore (Ann Arbor Wolverines)
Second Baseman: Lawrence Thomas (Ann Arbor Wolverines)
Third Baseman: Randy Wilson (Portland Axemen)
Shortstop: Eduardo Guzmán (Las Vegas Wildcats)
Left Fielder: Juan Martínez (Portland Axemen)
Center Fielder: Corey Dugas (Las Vegas Wildcats)
Right Fielder: Jordan Hartman (Spring Lions)

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Arévalo Grabs CL 2106 Rookie Honors
Tuesday, November 9th, 2106
The debut season of Omaha's second baseman Cris Arévalo was capped off today with the announcement that he has been crowned the 2106 Continental League Kien-lung Teng Award winner.

Here are his season stats: 162 games played, a .295 average, 191 hits, 19 home runs, 81 walks and a .383 on-base percentage. Arévalo also drove in 76 runs and scored 137 times.


Top RL Rookie Trophy Taken by Rocha
Tuesday, November 9th, 2106
It was a very productive rookie season for Cleveland left fielder Jorge Rocha. He made the club, made the starting lineup, then in the regular season put up numbers impressive enough that the Republic League presented him the league's Kien-lung Teng Award for 2106.

It was a season to remember for the 27-year-old Naps newcomer. In addition to hitting .242, Rocha played in 141 games and collected 37 home runs, 88 RBIs and 83 runs scored.

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Mauro Morales Award Winner Announced
Thursday, November 11th, 2106
The Mauro Morales Award for 2106 has been presented and the Continental League winner is Narihira Oshima of Washington.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Oshima. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Freedom star told reporters.

Oshima excelled with an impressive 25-2 record in 33 starts. In 233 innings he yielded 176 hits and 41 walks, while striking out 250 and compiling a fine 1.47 ERA.


Castillo Picked Best RL Pitcher
Thursday, November 11th, 2106
Freddy Castillo of the Spring Lions might be an old man, but he can still pitch with the best of them. Today the 35-year-old hurler snagged the Republic League Mauro Morales Award honors for his outstanding 2106 performance.

He posted a 2.22 ERA with 16 wins, 8 losses, 268 strikeouts and 48 walks in 235.1 innings.

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McMillan Heads CL Best Batter List
Friday, November 12th, 2106
What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 2106 Bartolo Liriano Award in the Continental League. It had already been a very special season for Havana's Dewey McMillan, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.

All season long Dewey McMillan gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .347 as he collected 223 hits, 43 doubles, 9 triples, 16 home runs and 96 RBIs.


RL Announces Best Batter Award
Friday, November 12th, 2106
José Grafals has been around FOOL-X enough to know a good hot streak when he sees one -- and he got to see one firsthand all year. For his standout run through the 2106 season, he's taking home the Bartolo Liriano Award in the Republic League.

The Spring left fielder put up a batting average of .291 with 34 doubles, 2 triples, 55 home runs and 145 RBIs.

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Sunday, November 14th, 2106
New York Legends: Signed free agent SP António Pacheco to a 2-year contract worth a total of $968,000.

Tuesday, November 9th, 2106
Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed MR Atsumori Nobunaga to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,900,000.

Monday, November 8th, 2106
Maricopa Rattlers: Signed 2B Rhys Fookes to a minor league contract extension.
Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed MR Jeff Powers to a minor league contract extension.

Sunday, November 7th, 2106
Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed MR Ted Simmons to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,350,000.

Saturday, November 6th, 2106
Washington Freedom: Signed C Eugene Griffith to a minor league contract extension.

Friday, November 5th, 2106
St Louis Hops: Signed C Fernando Durango to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $22,500,000.

Thursday, November 4th, 2106
Omaha Bees: Signed MR Joe Hanson to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $4,500,000.
Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed SP Josh Gunter to a minor league contract extension.

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2106
Washington Freedom: Signed SP Jaime Hernández to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000.
Washington Freedom: Signed MR Jimmy Johnston to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $390,000.

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2106
Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed CF Julián Chavarría to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed MR Harley Holroyd to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $840,000.
Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed MR Derek Williams to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,200,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed CF Lúcio Hernández to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000.
Maricopa Rattlers: Signed SP Eduardo Rodríguez to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $9,183,000.
Maricopa Rattlers: Signed SP Manny Duarte to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $8,768,000.
Omaha Bees: Signed MR Luis Contreras to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,966,000.
Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed MR Alberto Mena to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,600,000.
Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed MR Júlio Meléndez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000.
Maricopa Rattlers: Signed LF Walter Corbelli to a minor league contract extension.

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Friday, December 24th, 2106 New York Legends: Signed free agent MR Héctor Herrera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,120,000. Thursday, December 23rd, 2106 Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent C Francisco Rodríguez to a 4-year contract worth a total of $12,500,000. Thursday, December 9th, 2106 London Bishops: Signed free agent 2B Joe Collins to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,720,000. Wednesday, December 8th, 2106 London Bishops: Signed free agent SP Ed McGinnis to a 2-year contract worth a total of $11,400,000. New York Legends: Signed free agent CL Jerry McBride to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,560,000. New York Legends: Signed free agent C Mauro Cavazos to a 5-year contract worth a total of $36,100,000. Tuesday, December 7th, 2106 Maricopa Rattlers: Signed free agent MR Lorenzo Rodríguez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,400,000. Omaha Bees: Signed free agent 3B Enrique Rivera to a 6-year contract worth a total of $42,000,000. Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent C Ben Bashford to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000. Spring Lions: Signed free agent MR Masahide Nishida to a 4-year contract worth a total of $9,200,000. Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 1B Júlio Ortíz to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,440,000. Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent RF Steve Barber to a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000. Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent SP Fernando Marino to a minor league contract. Maricopa Rattlers: Signed free agent C António Galván to a 4-year contract worth a total of $24,000,000. Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent RF Jorge Guillén to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,860,000. Spring Lions: Signed free agent MR Héctor López to a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000. Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent CL Rafael Palhinha to a minor league contract. Wednesday, December 1st, 2106 Washington Freedom: Signed MR Alfredo Gutiérrez to a minor league contract extension. Tuesday, November 30th, 2106
Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Jorge Medina to a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000.
Washington Freedom: Signed free agent 1B Sergio Cruz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $250,000.
New York Legends: Signed free agent SP Jorge Morales to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,880,000.
New York Legends: Signed free agent SP Juan Vela to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,680,000.
Washington Freedom: Signed free agent 1B Chris Reynolds to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000.
Maricopa Rattlers: Signed free agent MR Iván Valentín to a 4-year contract worth a total of $14,400,000.
Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed free agent CF Juan Martínez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000.
Spring Lions: Signed free agent 2B Tad Mullen to a 1-year contract worth a total of $860,000.
Spring Lions: Signed free agent LF António Díaz to a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,400,000.
Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent SP Eliott Pomerleau to a 6-year contract worth a total of $76,000,000.

Monday, November 29th, 2106
Washington Freedom: Signed MR Miguel Álvarez to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed CF Miguel García to a minor league contract extension.
Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed 2B Andrés Alfonso to a minor league contract extension.

Sunday, November 28th, 2106
Washington Freedom: Signed LF Harry Osborn to a minor league contract extension.

Friday, November 26th, 2106
Washington Freedom: Signed MR Liam Rogers to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed SP R.J. Price to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed MR Jacquot Evangelista to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed RF Pedro Filgueira to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed LF Fred Phillips to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed MR John Jeffery to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed MR Manny Sepúlveda to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed SP Elvis Reynolds to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed 1B Pepe Robles to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed MR Robert Flint to a minor league contract extension.
Washington Freedom: Signed SP Jesús Espinosa to a minor league contract extension.

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[Afino]

I offered Ivan Valentin a LOT more money than that

[fairly]

Originally Posted by Afino

I offered Ivan Valentin a LOT more money than that

Would you prefer an Open forum bidding system?

[JTSMOOTH]

Originally Posted by Afino

I offered Ivan Valentin a LOT more money than that

If it makes you feel any better, you have signed 2 guys I offered more money to recently

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Ugh, I forgot that the comp system changed it from top half to top 5 or 6 or whatever it is.

I thought I had a protected pick and turns out I didn't. First time I've had to worry about that.

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Originally Posted by fairly

Would you prefer an Open forum bidding system?

I think I would prefer to keep it as is, but out of curiosity how would you make that work in a league like this?

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Originally Posted by JTSMOOTH

I think I would prefer to keep it as is, but out of curiosity how would you make that work in a league like this?

Out of curiosity, I can speculate, because I've never played with this bidding mod. You'd have your season and playoff in 1 sim (Monday) and then go straight to bidding. No compensation, arbitration, or team options. (Team options are not allowed because IMHO, it's not worth to slow the sim down for 1 day to allow a decision to be made). Bidding would be open from Monday to Saturday with Sunday reserved to finalize rosters. Probably have to forego spring training as well (unless it was run on Sunday ) and go right into the season on Monday. Maybe, might not work for 16 teams (too many people bidding for the same guys), but maybe 10 teams.

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That would be way more work then I want to be obligated for. We'll just keep it as is. lol

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Sunday, March 20th, 2107
Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent MR Juan Arévalo to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000.
Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent MR Carlos Gómez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,500,000.
Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent SP Juan Luna to a 3-year contract worth a total of $20,500,000.
Washington Freedom: Signed SP Ryan Ballam to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000.
Omaha Bees: Signed free agent 1B Cy Moore to a 5-year contract worth a total of $30,500,000.
Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent RF Miguel Sánchez to a 5-year contract worth a total of $36,300,000.

Monday, March 14th, 2107
London Bishops: Signed free agent MR Lorenzo López to a 1-year contract worth a total of $217,000.
London Bishops: Signed free agent CF Jesús Morales to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,298,000.

Sunday, March 13th, 2107
Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent 3B Dale Winter to a 3-year contract worth a total of $10,500,000.
Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Pablo Gutiérrez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,020,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent C Roy Burns to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.
Washington Freedom: Signed free agent SS Roberto Cruz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Washington Freedom: Signed free agent C Will Barter to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 3B Luis Espinoza to a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,600,000.
Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent SP Héctor Martínez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,900,000.
Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Dave Parsons to a 1-year contract worth a total of $420,000.
Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent 3B Rafael Salazar to a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000.
Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent SP Sebastiano Hernández to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2107
Spring Lions: Signed free agent MR Jian-guo Kim to a 1-year contract worth a total of $560,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed C Cisco Borges to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed 1B Júlio Gonzáles to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed RF Juan Cabrera to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed 1B Ray Thomas to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed MR Xi-ku Chen to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed CL Mario Jaramillo to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed MR John O'Garvey to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed MR Tae-shik Kim to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed SS Mike Corson to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed RF Thomas Weber to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed SP Miguel Ruíz to a minor league contract extension.
St Louis Hops: Signed MR Paul White to a minor league contract extension.

Tuesday, March 8th, 2107
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent MR Phil Blackburn to a minor league contract.
Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent MR Jerry Fiefield to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent MR Rick Robertson to a minor league contract.
Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent SP Fred Carlson to a 4-year contract worth a total of $4,100,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent SP Adam King to a minor league contract.
Washington Freedom: Signed free agent LF Jesús Villa to a minor league contract.
Spring Lions: Signed free agent LF Jorge Fernández to a 1-year contract worth a total of $660,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent SP Alberto Medina to a minor league contract.
Omaha Bees: Signed free agent SS Fletcher Hilton to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent CF Adam West to a minor league contract.
Washington Freedom: Signed free agent LF Emílio Silva to a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent MR Alfredo Garza to a minor league contract.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent CL Javier Lucero to a minor league contract.
St Louis Hops: Signed free agent CL Ed Mitchell to a minor league contract.

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Round 1
Round 1, Pick 1 - Maricopa Rattlers: SP Raymond Holden
Round 1, Pick 2 - London Bishops: SP Troy Nichol
Round 1, Pick 3 - New York Legends: RF José Costello
Round 1, Pick 4 - Plantana Pirates: RF Eichiro Horiuchi
Round 1, Pick 5 - Manchester Terriers: SS José Ramos
Round 1, Pick 6 - Washington Freedom: 2B Wade Martin
Round 1, Pick 7 - St Louis Hops: 2B Steve Evans
Round 1, Pick 8 - Spring Lions: SP Gabriel Carmona
Round 1, Pick 9 - Oshawa Mullets: SP Bob Lewis
Round 1, Pick 10 - Portland Axemen: SP Ma-huan Mah
Round 1, Pick 11 - Waikiki Beach Boys: 3B Bernardo Suárez
Round 1, Pick 12 - Las Vegas Wildcats: LF Norberto Rosário
Round 1, Pick 13 - Havana Banana Sluggers: SP Luis Uribe

Supplemental Round 1
Round 1 (Suppl.), Pick 1 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: 3B Javier Alonso
Round 1 (Suppl.), Pick 2 - Portland Axemen: 1B Harry Norman
Round 1 (Suppl.), Pick 3 - Omaha Bees: RF Sergio Ramos
Round 1 (Suppl.), Pick 4 - Portland Axemen: LF Ignacio Aguilar

Round 2
Round 2, Pick 1 - Maricopa Rattlers: SP José Figueroa
Round 2, Pick 2 - New York Legends: CF Carlos Ortíz
Round 2, Pick 3 - Plantana Pirates: SP Leonard Dixon
Round 2, Pick 4 - Manchester Terriers: RF Mauro Pérez
Round 2, Pick 5 - Washington Freedom: MR Luis Sánchez
Round 2, Pick 6 - St Louis Hops: MR Domingo Vidro
Round 2, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: CF Morihiro Rin
Round 2, Pick 8 - Spring Lions: CL John Cherry
Round 2, Pick 9 - Cleveland Naps: CF Mike Jefferson
Round 2, Pick 10 - Oshawa Mullets: SP Santiago Pérez
Round 2, Pick 11 - Portland Axemen: 1B Ed Meyer
Round 2, Pick 12 - Omaha Bees: SP Carlos Torres
Round 2, Pick 13 - Waikiki Beach Boys: SS Bill Davis
Round 2, Pick 14 - Las Vegas Wildcats: C Pat Johnson
Round 2, Pick 15 - Havana Banana Sluggers: CL Pablo González

Round 3
Round 3, Pick 1 - Maricopa Rattlers: SP Barry Durney
Round 3, Pick 2 - London Bishops: CF Juan Ramírez
Round 3, Pick 3 - New York Legends: C Casey Clay
Round 3, Pick 4 - Plantana Pirates: SP Brandon Brandon
Round 3, Pick 5 - Manchester Terriers: SP Manny Figueroa
Round 3, Pick 6 - Washington Freedom: 3B Sergio Báez
Round 3, Pick 7 - St Louis Hops: 2B Adrián Martínez
Round 3, Pick 8 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: 3B Juan López
Round 3, Pick 9 - Spring Lions: SS José López
Round 3, Pick 10 - Cleveland Naps: SP Bennie Johnson
Round 3, Pick 11 - Oshawa Mullets: SS Michaël Aubry
Round 3, Pick 12 - Portland Axemen: 2B Yi-lin Ching
Round 3, Pick 13 - Omaha Bees: SP Charles-Antoine Jacques
Round 3, Pick 14 - Waikiki Beach Boys: CL Rob Warren
Round 3, Pick 15 - Las Vegas Wildcats: C León Núñez
Round 3, Pick 16 - Havana Banana Sluggers: CF Ed Davis

Round 4
Round 4, Pick 1 - Maricopa Rattlers: C Jesse Massey
Round 4, Pick 2 - London Bishops: SS Jesús Icaza
Round 4, Pick 3 - New York Legends: CF Trevor Jacobs
Round 4, Pick 4 - Plantana Pirates: CF José Flores
Round 4, Pick 5 - Manchester Terriers: CF Chris Thomas
Round 4, Pick 6 - Washington Freedom: CL Stephen Seavey
Round 4, Pick 7 - St Louis Hops: CL Jason Mitchell
Round 4, Pick 8 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: SP Arturo Sandoval
Round 4, Pick 9 - Spring Lions: CF Nelson Cruz
Round 4, Pick 10 - Cleveland Naps: CF Júlio Fonseca
Round 4, Pick 11 - Oshawa Mullets: SS Pancho Gómez
Round 4, Pick 12 - Portland Axemen: 3B Bartolo García
Round 4, Pick 13 - Omaha Bees: 2B Lewis Thaner
Round 4, Pick 14 - Waikiki Beach Boys: SP Raúl Orozoco
Round 4, Pick 15 - Las Vegas Wildcats: CF Emílio Martínez
Round 4, Pick 16 - Havana Banana Sluggers: RF Simeone Franchescetti

Round 5
Round 5, Pick 1 - Maricopa Rattlers: C Pedro Torres
Round 5, Pick 2 - London Bishops: 2B Carlos Rangel
Round 5, Pick 3 - New York Legends: LF Sergio Cora
Round 5, Pick 4 - Plantana Pirates: SP Roberto Olivares
Round 5, Pick 5 - Manchester Terriers: SP Pedro Zaragoza
Round 5, Pick 6 - Washington Freedom: SP Carlos Garza
Round 5, Pick 7 - St Louis Hops: RF César Cruz
Round 5, Pick 8 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: 2B Juan García
Round 5, Pick 9 - Spring Lions: SP Martín Gómes
Round 5, Pick 10 - Cleveland Naps: SP Jesús Díaz
Round 5, Pick 11 - Oshawa Mullets: CF Robby Marshall
Round 5, Pick 12 - Portland Axemen: SP Armando González
Round 5, Pick 13 - Omaha Bees: LF Ángel Morales
Round 5, Pick 14 - Waikiki Beach Boys: SP Domeneco Vitti
Round 5, Pick 15 - Las Vegas Wildcats: LF Travis Peterson
Round 5, Pick 16 - Havana Banana Sluggers: CF Dani Banda

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[Afino]

Patch?

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Originally Posted by Afino

Patch?

Sorry Afino I was out lastnight. As long as you export for Monday first then you can patch. I'm going to import rosters on Monday morning and then patch myself. The season will be run with the patch included.

[JTSMOOTH]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Sorry Afino I was out lastnight. As long as you export for Monday first then you can patch. I'm going to import rosters on Monday morning and then patch myself. The season will be run with the patch included.

Speaking of the patch, i saw this listed as a new feature...

"Added a feature that enables online leagues to broadcast the real-time simulation screen to the league website as a real-time report, so league members can watch the league being simulated live"

Was curious if you Hyde or anyone else had messed with that and if it would be functional for the Foolx setup? Depending on how it worked, might save you some time posting the results to the forums every sim month...

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I haven't messed with it yet but I will. I'm not certain how it works. I'll get looking at it in the next few days.