1868 (Season 31) Season Thread - Page 2

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 03:24 PM

There's a new file up for your post-trade nerds. Don't download this file if you've exported, because I didn't download exports from anyone other than Las Vegas per his request. (Yes, not even my own export. Heh.)

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 04:12 PM

Billy reminded me that with the switch to guaranteed contracts, the rules allow teams new ownership a full season of contract amnesty on anyone. Since he joined with the season already underway, he'll get all of next year to amnesty anyone who was signed before he took over to release said guys without penalty.

robster1225 · 01-31-2013, 05:05 PM

Thanks for the import, YD.

Gomer · 01-31-2013, 07:05 PM

Isn't there also some rule about trade raping noobs?

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gomer

Isn't there also some rule about trade raping noobs?

Oh look, it's a trade offer from Gomer!

Quote:

You have received a new private message at Front Office Football Central from Gomer, entitled "BEST TRADE EVAR".

This is the message that was sent:
***************
Hey Got this trade idea. Try this one on for size:

YOU TRADE ME: YOUR BEST 3 PLAYERS

I SEND YOU: MARGINAL ASSETS ALONG WITH A 500-WORD RATIONALE ON WHY THIS TRADE IS GOOD FOR YOU, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AT ALL.

***************

DC 1, Doc 0

Gomer · 01-31-2013, 08:21 PM

Dude.... if you want to take a tally on # of SLOP trade rapes performed in the last 5 SLOP seasons, I'd say it's more like DC 25, DOC 1.
Lube up them noob holes, boys, DC is comin' thru!

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gomer

Dude.... if you want to take a tally on # of SLOP trade rapes performed in the last 5 SLOP seasons, I'd say it's more like DC 25, DOC 1.
Lube up them noob holes, boys, DC is comin' thru!

Riight. If trade rapes = actually competing a fair trade, then yes. If it's trade offers rejected? Well then you know....you're the NL Manager of the Year at that too!

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 08:43 PM

For the new people, it's all in good fun. I wouldn't even put smileys on these posts (because it's Doc) if I didn't want you all to know we're just messing around.

Maybe someday, Gomer will make it back to the Sunset Series and we can have the rubber match since we're 1-1. I mean, I did hold up my end of the bargain last year, but when I look at the program, Gettysburg was nowhere to be found.

To make it easier this year for his team to find us, I printed directions.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 08:45 PM

Haha...watch me talk all of this shit and then miss the playoffs this year or something.

TurnerONU22 · 01-31-2013, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

To make it easier this year for his team to find us, I printed directions.

How fitting, Columbus is right on that route. Gotta get through us first!

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 08:52 PM

Gotta say nerds, pretty pumped for the end of this season. This 3-sims thing I think has made it more fun. Dunno why it took me 31 years to think of it.

robster1225 · 01-31-2013, 09:29 PM

Me to, sim already!

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:00 PM

Party time.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:03 PM

Well...the AL East is doing what I expected...

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:06 PM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1868

Code:

NATIONWIDE LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Gettysburg Gomers	95	52	.646	-
Brooklyn Titans		84	63	.571	11.0
Carolina Kings		72	74	.493	22.5
Washington Grays	60	87	.408	35.0
Portland Thorns		51	95	.349	43.5

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Columbus Crusaders	87	60	.592	-
Denver Crows		81	65	.555	5.5
Los Angeles Villains	81	66	.551	6.0
Lake Tahoe Syndicate	67	80	.456	20.0
Wyoming Plowboys	55	91	.377	31.5

ASSOCIATED LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Memphis Smokers		78	68	.534	-
Cleveland Laborers	77	69	.527	1.0
Chicago Hornets		76	71	.517	2.5
Cuyahoga Spiders	66	81	.449	12.5
New York Skyliners	48	99	.327	30.5

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Winnemucca Lake Monsters83	63	.568	-
St. Louis Aviators	81	66	.551	2.5
Las Vegas Aces		80	67	.544	3.5
Rio Grande Rough Riders	78	68	.534	5.0
Joplin Miners		66	81	.449	17.5

So with a month to go, it looks like we're in the range of having '68 be the 2nd-ever Conditional Playoff Rule (CPR) year. For the new guys, what that means is..in years where a division champion has a record that places them 4th or 5th in their league, we expand the playoffs to 10 teams (5 per league) (since OOTP won't let me confine it to one league and preserve the top-seed bye) rather than the normal 6 teams (3 per league).

Right now, Memphis leads the AL East by a game over Cleveland, but that still puts them 5th in the AL behind Winnemucca, St. Louis, Las Vegas and Rio Grande. Rio Grande's last playoff appearance came seven years ago when they were still in the NL.

We play with a balanced schedule, so that's why we know everyone plays the same schedule.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:11 PM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPT. 7, 1868

Code:

NATIONWIDE LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Gettysburg Gomers	99	54	.647	-
Brooklyn Titans		87	65	.572	11.5
Carolina Kings		73	78	.483	25.0
Washington Grays	62	90	.408	36.5
Portland Thorns		54	98	.355	44.5
Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Columbus Crusaders	91	62	.595	-
Los Angeles Villains	84	68	.553	6.5
Denver Crows		84	68	.553	6.5
Lake Tahoe Syndicate	68	84	.447	22.5
Wyoming Plowboys	58	93	.384	32.0

ASSOCIATED LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Memphis Smokers		81	71	.533	-
Cleveland Laborers	79	72	.523	1.5
Chicago Hornets		79	73	.520	2.0
Cuyahoga Spiders	69	84	.451	12.5
New York Skyliners	50	102	.329	31.0

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Winnemucca Lake Monsters	85	66	.563	-
St. Louis Aviators	83	69	.546	2.5
Las Vegas Aces		83	70	.542	3.0
Rio Grande Rough Riders	81	71	.533	4.5
Joplin Miners		70	82	.461	15.5

So Gettysburg has clinched the NL East for the 2nd time in 3 years. Columbus has a magic number of 4, Brooklyn leads Denver and Los Angeles by 3 games for the NL Wild Card though AL East leading Memphis still sits 5th in the AL overall standings.

In that scenario, there will be no debate in the NL, Gettysburg, Columbus, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Denver will all qualify in a 5-team situation over there. The AL is murkier, as you have seven teams playing for 5 spots, in a CPR situation.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:14 PM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPT. 14, 1868

Code:

NATIONWIDE LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Gettysburg Gomers	105	54	.660	-
Brooklyn Titans		90	68	.570	14.5
Carolina Kings		75	83	.475	29.5
Washington Grays	64	94	.405	40.5
Portland Thorns		57	101	.361	47.5

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Columbus Crusaders	96	63	.604	-
Denver Crows		88	70	.557	7.5
Los Angeles Villains	86	73	.541	10.0
Lake Tahoe Syndicate	70	89	.440	26.0
Wyoming Plowboys	61	97	.386	34.5

ASSOCIATED LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Memphis Smokers		85	73	.538	-
Chicago Hornets		83	75	.525	2.0
Cleveland Laborers	81	77	.513	4.0
Cuyahoga Spiders	72	87	.453	13.5
New York Skyliners	51	107	.323	34.0

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Winnemucca Lake Monsters89	69	.563	-
St. Louis Aviators	86	73	.541	3.5
Las Vegas Aces		86	73	.541	3.5
Rio Grande Rough Riders	85	73	.538	4.0
Joplin Miners		74	85	.465	15.5

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:20 PM

Ok, so...Denver has an outside shot at 3rd in the NL with the last 3-4 games to go.

The AL is where the action is.

St. Louis is taking on Memphis in their last 3 games. Memphis has one more against Cleveland before flying home to play the Flyboys.

Winnemucca is going to Rio Grande for a four-game set to end the year, Chicago has one at New York and 3 at Cuyahoga, but they'd need to sweep and get some help to make the post-season.

The long story short is, it's really muddled in the AL and there's no certainty to really who will make the post-season other than probably Winnemucca who have clinched a tie for the AL West title, meaning their one-year post-season hiatus has ended.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:22 PM

9/14
Rio Grande 4, Winnemucca 2
Memphis 19, Cleveland 5
Chicago 8, New York 5
Washington 2, Brooklyn 1
Wyoming 3, Denver 2

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:23 PM

Columbus clinched the NL West for the 2nd straight year. Brooklyn sits two games ahead of Denver for the NL Wild Card.

In the AL, Winnemucca holds a 3 game lead over St. Louis, Rio Grande and Las Vegas for that division title. Memphis is up 2 games on Chicago in the AL East. So for right now, we're still in CPR territory.

Let's get ready for the insane finish.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:25 PM

9/15
Chicago 10, Cuyahoga 3
St. Louis 7, Memphis 3
Rio Grande 8, Winnemucca 7 (11 innings)
Joplin 3, Las Vegas 2
Gettysburg 7, Brooklyn 2
Denver 3, Wyoming 0

robster1225 · 01-31-2013, 11:25 PM

we just need to get in.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:27 PM

So Denver now just sits one game back of Brooklyn with 2 games to go for the NL Wild Card. Memphis (86-74) losing means that we're still in CPR territory since Rio Grande (87-73) currently sits in 3rd place in the AL overall standings.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:28 PM

9/16
Las Vegas 12, Joplin 3
Gettysburg 8, Brooklyn 1
Denver 8, Wyoming 7
St. Louis 11, Memphis 2
Rio Grande 9, Winnemucca 2

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:28 PM

This season is epic.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:29 PM

So ok so we're on the last day of the regular season.

robster1225 · 01-31-2013, 11:29 PM

yeah, it's good stuff

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:30 PM

Ok, here are the regular season standings with one game to go.

Code:

NATIONWIDE LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Gettysburg Gomers	107	54	.665	-
Brooklyn Titans		90	71	.559	17.0
Carolina Kings		77	84	.478	30.0
Washington Grays	66	95	.410	41.0
Portland Thorns		59	102	.366	48.0

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Columbus Crusaders	97	64	.602	-
Denver Crows		90	71	.559	7.0
Los Angeles Villains	86	75	.534	11.0
Lake Tahoe Syndicate	71	90	.441	26.0
Wyoming Plowboys	62	99	.385	35.0

ASSOCIATED LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Memphis Smokers		86	75	.534	-
Chicago Hornets		85	76	.528	1.0
Cleveland Laborers	81	80	.503	5.0
Cuyahoga Spiders	73	88	.453	13.0
New York Skyliners	53	108	.329	33.0

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Winnemucca Lake Monsters89	72	.553	-
St. Louis Aviators	88	73	.547	1.0
Rio Grande Rough Riders	88	73	.547	1.0
Las Vegas Aces		87	74	.540	2.0
Joplin Miners		75	86	.466	14.0

robster1225 · 01-31-2013, 11:31 PM

damn, i fell back

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:33 PM

So for certain, it will be a CPR year. Memphis dropped 2 of 3 and other teams ahead of them also won games to ensure that the 3rd place team in the AL West will have a better record than whoever wins the AL East.

So in the NL, we have 1) Gettysburg with the bye. 2) Columbus will take on 5) Los Angeles in the NL Quarterfinals and 3) Denver/Brooklyn will duke it out in the other league quarter-finals series.

In the AL, we don't know who the top seed will be. We don't know who will win the AL East. This is hilariously epic and we might need to schedule tiebreakers.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:35 PM

Here are the scenarios:

AL East: Memphis loses, Chicago wins = Tiebreaker for AL East title. Memphis wins, AL East title.

AL West: Winnemucca wins = AL West title. Rio Grande beats Winnemucca = tie-breaker for AL West title (because the winner would be the AL top seed). If both Rio Grande and St. Louis win (meaning Winnemucca loses) then we'll have a different tiebreaker scenario.

Vegas is going to make the playoffs no matter what.

Chicago or Memphis are the two teams on the bubble right now.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:37 PM

9/17
Chicago 9, Cuyahoga 3
St. Louis 8, Memphis 4

So the AL East IS tied and there WILL be a tiebreaker for the AL East crown AND ultimately, the 5th and final playoff spot in the AL.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:38 PM

9/17
Las Vegas 10, Joplin 5
Winnemucca 8, Rio Grande 2

Winnemucca clinches the AL West on the last day and with it, the top seed in the AL because Rio Grande choked and saved us from the most awesome day of tiebreakers ever.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:40 PM

Ok in CPR years, the playoffs are:

QUARTERFINALS SERIES (Best-of-5)
SEMIFINALS SERIES (Best of-5)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (Best of 7)
SUNSET SERIES XXXI (Best of 9)

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:43 PM

Ok, Memphis won the series season so they get to host the AL East tiebreaker.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:44 PM

AL East tiebreaker game: Chicago 6, Memphis 1

Chicago wins the AL East.

Jack Raden · 01-31-2013, 11:44 PM

Come on, Smokers!

EPIC choke job.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:46 PM

NL QUARTERFINALS
Denver v. Brooklyn
Los Angeles v. Columbus

AL QUARTERFINALS
Rio Grande v. St. Louis
Las Vegas v. Chicago

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:47 PM

The bigger choke job was probably Cleveland. Memphis was six games back on August 1st and managed to force a tiebreaker. Cleveland wasn't even in the conversation by the time this all came together.

robster1225 · 01-31-2013, 11:48 PM

i'm curious to see how my trade and callups worked out.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:49 PM

What a great regular season, though? Prepping the file now. After it's up, I'll get the regular season financials done and we can finalize what the playoff pool is gonna look like.

I added "Merchandise" to the financials sheet. Some teams will increase ticket prices to try to maximize revenue, but it ends up degrading their attendance numbers. So for merch, I just used the attendance numbers as a straight $1 for $1 so the teams that don't cook the books, will get an extra $1-2m whereas the teams that do try to squeeze gate revenue won't get as much merch. That extra $1-2m can help balance a budget and why not.

robster1225 · 01-31-2013, 11:52 PM

Yeah, awesome season. I'm loving this style of play!

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:53 PM

I love that Winnemucca takes a 1 year playoff hiatus, comes back a year later, gets the top seed and oh, they have the 2nd pick in the draft (since the draft is a year behind the season we sim.) because they nabbed it in the lottery. That damn team.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2013, 11:55 PM

How about that AL West? Toughest division in baseball. Even the worst team won 46% of their games.

robster1225 · 02-01-2013, 12:02 AM

Pretty amazing.

Young Drachma · 02-01-2013, 12:15 AM

File is up. Tomorrow we'll sim the playoffs, probably late because I won't be home until later in the evening. Congrats to the (expanded) playoff crew this year!

Young Drachma · 02-01-2013, 12:19 AM

Spending was down some. Playoff pool for this year is $66,936,870 which is slightly less than last year's total. With the expanded playoffs, there will be less money to the champ this year.

Quote:

CPR YEAR PLAYOFF POOL $66,936,870
SUNSET SERIES WINNER $27,778,801
SUNSET SERIES LOSER $13,989,806
LCS FINALIST $4,752,518
SEMI-FINALS LOSER $3,279,907
QUARTER-FINALS LOSERS $2,275,854

Young Drachma · 02-01-2013, 12:23 AM

Finances are done, sans playoff bonuses. So you can see what your cap for next year will be.

Young Drachma · 02-01-2013, 12:25 AM

Joplin released Marco Espada and Pat Davies via the amnesty provision.

robster1225 · 02-01-2013, 07:42 AM

Damn was hoping to peruse the reports while I was at work. Oh well I'll check em out inOOTP when I get home.

01-31-2013, 04:12 PM	#52
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Billy reminded me that with the switch to guaranteed contracts, the rules allow teams new ownership a full season of contract amnesty on anyone. Since he joined with the season already underway, he'll get all of next year to amnesty anyone who was signed before he took over to release said guys without penalty. Last edited by Young Drachma : 01-31-2013 at 04:13 PM.

01-31-2013, 05:05 PM	#53
robster1225 Mascot Join Date: Sep 2006	Thanks for the import, YD. __________________ SLOP: Las Vegas Aces

01-31-2013, 07:05 PM	#54
Gomer H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central PA	Isn't there also some rule about trade raping noobs? __________________ Gettysburg Gomers SLOP Sunset Series Champions: 1863, 1868, 1869, 1873 SLOP NL Manager of the Year : 1860, 1863, 1865, 1867, 1868, 1872 F*CK SUBBY

01-31-2013, 08:21 PM	#56
Gomer H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central PA	Dude.... if you want to take a tally on # of SLOP trade rapes performed in the last 5 SLOP seasons, I'd say it's more like DC 25, DOC 1. Lube up them noob holes, boys, DC is comin' thru! __________________ Gettysburg Gomers SLOP Sunset Series Champions: 1863, 1868, 1869, 1873 SLOP NL Manager of the Year : 1860, 1863, 1865, 1867, 1868, 1872 F*CK SUBBY

01-31-2013, 08:43 PM	#58
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	For the new people, it's all in good fun. I wouldn't even put smileys on these posts (because it's Doc) if I didn't want you all to know we're just messing around. Maybe someday, Gomer will make it back to the Sunset Series and we can have the rubber match since we're 1-1. I mean, I did hold up my end of the bargain last year, but when I look at the program, Gettysburg was nowhere to be found. To make it easier this year for his team to find us, I printed directions. Last edited by Young Drachma : 01-31-2013 at 08:45 PM.

01-31-2013, 08:45 PM	#59
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Haha...watch me talk all of this shit and then miss the playoffs this year or something.

01-31-2013, 08:52 PM	#61
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Gotta say nerds, pretty pumped for the end of this season. This 3-sims thing I think has made it more fun. Dunno why it took me 31 years to think of it.

01-31-2013, 09:29 PM	#62
robster1225 Mascot Join Date: Sep 2006	Me to, sim already! __________________ SLOP: Las Vegas Aces

01-31-2013, 11:00 PM	#63
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Party time.

01-31-2013, 11:03 PM	#64
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Well...the AL East is doing what I expected...

01-31-2013, 11:06 PM	#65
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1868 Code: NATIONWIDE LEAGUE STANDINGS Eastern Division W L PCT GB Gettysburg Gomers 95 52 .646 - Brooklyn Titans 84 63 .571 11.0 Carolina Kings 72 74 .493 22.5 Washington Grays 60 87 .408 35.0 Portland Thorns 51 95 .349 43.5 Western Division W L PCT GB Columbus Crusaders 87 60 .592 - Denver Crows 81 65 .555 5.5 Los Angeles Villains 81 66 .551 6.0 Lake Tahoe Syndicate 67 80 .456 20.0 Wyoming Plowboys 55 91 .377 31.5 ASSOCIATED LEAGUE STANDINGS Eastern Division W L PCT GB Memphis Smokers 78 68 .534 - Cleveland Laborers 77 69 .527 1.0 Chicago Hornets 76 71 .517 2.5 Cuyahoga Spiders 66 81 .449 12.5 New York Skyliners 48 99 .327 30.5 Western Division W L PCT GB Winnemucca Lake Monsters83 63 .568 - St. Louis Aviators 81 66 .551 2.5 Las Vegas Aces 80 67 .544 3.5 Rio Grande Rough Riders 78 68 .534 5.0 Joplin Miners 66 81 .449 17.5 So with a month to go, it looks like we're in the range of having '68 be the 2nd-ever Conditional Playoff Rule (CPR) year. For the new guys, what that means is..in years where a division champion has a record that places them 4th or 5th in their league, we expand the playoffs to 10 teams (5 per league) (since OOTP won't let me confine it to one league and preserve the top-seed bye) rather than the normal 6 teams (3 per league). Right now, Memphis leads the AL East by a game over Cleveland, but that still puts them 5th in the AL behind Winnemucca, St. Louis, Las Vegas and Rio Grande. Rio Grande's last playoff appearance came seven years ago when they were still in the NL. We play with a balanced schedule, so that's why we know everyone plays the same schedule.

01-31-2013, 11:20 PM	#68
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Ok, so...Denver has an outside shot at 3rd in the NL with the last 3-4 games to go. The AL is where the action is. St. Louis is taking on Memphis in their last 3 games. Memphis has one more against Cleveland before flying home to play the Flyboys. Winnemucca is going to Rio Grande for a four-game set to end the year, Chicago has one at New York and 3 at Cuyahoga, but they'd need to sweep and get some help to make the post-season. The long story short is, it's really muddled in the AL and there's no certainty to really who will make the post-season other than probably Winnemucca who have clinched a tie for the AL West title, meaning their one-year post-season hiatus has ended.

01-31-2013, 11:22 PM	#69
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	9/14 Rio Grande 4, Winnemucca 2 Memphis 19, Cleveland 5 Chicago 8, New York 5 Washington 2, Brooklyn 1 Wyoming 3, Denver 2

01-31-2013, 11:23 PM	#70
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Columbus clinched the NL West for the 2nd straight year. Brooklyn sits two games ahead of Denver for the NL Wild Card. In the AL, Winnemucca holds a 3 game lead over St. Louis, Rio Grande and Las Vegas for that division title. Memphis is up 2 games on Chicago in the AL East. So for right now, we're still in CPR territory. Let's get ready for the insane finish.

01-31-2013, 11:25 PM	#71
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	9/15 Chicago 10, Cuyahoga 3 St. Louis 7, Memphis 3 Rio Grande 8, Winnemucca 7 (11 innings) Joplin 3, Las Vegas 2 Gettysburg 7, Brooklyn 2 Denver 3, Wyoming 0

01-31-2013, 11:25 PM	#72
robster1225 Mascot Join Date: Sep 2006	we just need to get in. __________________ SLOP: Las Vegas Aces

01-31-2013, 11:27 PM	#73
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	So Denver now just sits one game back of Brooklyn with 2 games to go for the NL Wild Card. Memphis (86-74) losing means that we're still in CPR territory since Rio Grande (87-73) currently sits in 3rd place in the AL overall standings.

01-31-2013, 11:28 PM	#74
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	9/16 Las Vegas 12, Joplin 3 Gettysburg 8, Brooklyn 1 Denver 8, Wyoming 7 St. Louis 11, Memphis 2 Rio Grande 9, Winnemucca 2

01-31-2013, 11:29 PM	#76
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	So ok so we're on the last day of the regular season.

01-31-2013, 11:29 PM	#77
robster1225 Mascot Join Date: Sep 2006	yeah, it's good stuff __________________ SLOP: Las Vegas Aces

01-31-2013, 11:31 PM	#79
robster1225 Mascot Join Date: Sep 2006	damn, i fell back __________________ SLOP: Las Vegas Aces

01-31-2013, 11:33 PM	#80
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	So for certain, it will be a CPR year. Memphis dropped 2 of 3 and other teams ahead of them also won games to ensure that the 3rd place team in the AL West will have a better record than whoever wins the AL East. So in the NL, we have 1) Gettysburg with the bye. 2) Columbus will take on 5) Los Angeles in the NL Quarterfinals and 3) Denver/Brooklyn will duke it out in the other league quarter-finals series. In the AL, we don't know who the top seed will be. We don't know who will win the AL East. This is hilariously epic and we might need to schedule tiebreakers.

01-31-2013, 11:35 PM	#81
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Here are the scenarios: AL East: Memphis loses, Chicago wins = Tiebreaker for AL East title. Memphis wins, AL East title. AL West: Winnemucca wins = AL West title. Rio Grande beats Winnemucca = tie-breaker for AL West title (because the winner would be the AL top seed). If both Rio Grande and St. Louis win (meaning Winnemucca loses) then we'll have a different tiebreaker scenario. Vegas is going to make the playoffs no matter what. Chicago or Memphis are the two teams on the bubble right now.

01-31-2013, 11:37 PM	#82
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	9/17 Chicago 9, Cuyahoga 3 St. Louis 8, Memphis 4 So the AL East IS tied and there WILL be a tiebreaker for the AL East crown AND ultimately, the 5th and final playoff spot in the AL.

01-31-2013, 11:38 PM	#83
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	9/17 Las Vegas 10, Joplin 5 Winnemucca 8, Rio Grande 2 Winnemucca clinches the AL West on the last day and with it, the top seed in the AL because Rio Grande choked and saved us from the most awesome day of tiebreakers ever.

01-31-2013, 11:40 PM	#84
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Ok in CPR years, the playoffs are: QUARTERFINALS SERIES (Best-of-5) SEMIFINALS SERIES (Best of-5) LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (Best of 7) SUNSET SERIES XXXI (Best of 9)

01-31-2013, 11:43 PM	#85
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Ok, Memphis won the series season so they get to host the AL East tiebreaker. Last edited by Young Drachma : 01-31-2013 at 11:45 PM.

01-31-2013, 11:44 PM	#86
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	AL East tiebreaker game: Chicago 6, Memphis 1 Chicago wins the AL East.

01-31-2013, 11:44 PM	#87
Jack Raden Mascot Join Date: Nov 2011	Come on, Smokers! EPIC choke job. Last edited by Jack Raden : 01-31-2013 at 11:45 PM.

01-31-2013, 11:46 PM	#88
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	NL QUARTERFINALS Denver v. Brooklyn Los Angeles v. Columbus AL QUARTERFINALS Rio Grande v. St. Louis Las Vegas v. Chicago

01-31-2013, 11:47 PM	#89
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	The bigger choke job was probably Cleveland. Memphis was six games back on August 1st and managed to force a tiebreaker. Cleveland wasn't even in the conversation by the time this all came together.

01-31-2013, 11:48 PM	#90
robster1225 Mascot Join Date: Sep 2006	i'm curious to see how my trade and callups worked out. __________________ SLOP: Las Vegas Aces

01-31-2013, 11:49 PM	#91
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	What a great regular season, though? Prepping the file now. After it's up, I'll get the regular season financials done and we can finalize what the playoff pool is gonna look like. I added "Merchandise" to the financials sheet. Some teams will increase ticket prices to try to maximize revenue, but it ends up degrading their attendance numbers. So for merch, I just used the attendance numbers as a straight $1 for $1 so the teams that don't cook the books, will get an extra $1-2m whereas the teams that do try to squeeze gate revenue won't get as much merch. That extra $1-2m can help balance a budget and why not.

01-31-2013, 11:52 PM	#92
robster1225 Mascot Join Date: Sep 2006	Yeah, awesome season. I'm loving this style of play! __________________ SLOP: Las Vegas Aces

01-31-2013, 11:53 PM	#93
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I love that Winnemucca takes a 1 year playoff hiatus, comes back a year later, gets the top seed and oh, they have the 2nd pick in the draft (since the draft is a year behind the season we sim.) because they nabbed it in the lottery. That damn team. Last edited by Young Drachma : 01-31-2013 at 11:53 PM.