1925 FOOL-H Season Thread

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 04:36 AM

Here are some tunes from 1925 from the "Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 04:58 AM

STANDINGS AS OF MAY 1, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	18	10	.643	-
Louisville Black Caps	17	10	.630	.5
Boston Red Sox		16	11	.593	1.5
Chicago Whales		14	14	.500	4.0
Baltimore Orioles	11	16	.407	6.5
Washington Senators	11	16	.407	6.5
Detroit Tigers		10	16	.385	7.0
New York Yankees	9	19	.321	9.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	19	9	.679	-
Boston Beaneaters	16	12	.571	3.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	15	12	.556	3.5
New York Giants		14	13	.519	4.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	13	15	.464	6.0
Cleveland Blues		12	14	.462	6.0
Chicago Cubs		12	15	.444	6.5
Philadelphia Phillies	11	16	.407	7.5

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:01 AM

STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 1, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		36	20	.643	-
Philadelphia Athletics	31	25	.554	5.0
Louisville Black Caps	28	27	.509	7.5
Washington Senators	28	27	.509	7.5
Chicago Whales		28	28	.500	8.0
Detroit Tigers		24	31	.436	11.5
Baltimore Orioles	23	33	.411	13.0
New York Yankees	19	38	.333	17.5

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Beaneaters	34	22	.607	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	34	22	.607	-
St. Louis Cardinals	34	22	.607	-
New York Giants		32	23	.582	1.5
Cleveland Blues		26	29	.473	7.5
Philadelphia Phillies	23	32	.418	10.5
Chicago Cubs		23	33	.411	11.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	23	34	.404	11.5

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:02 AM

NL Rookie Vote Goes to Christensen
Monday, June 1st, 1925: Cuckoo Christensen was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old left fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen May's National League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 28 games Christensen batted .302 for Chicago, slapping 35 hits in 116 at-bats with no home runs, drove in 13 runs and scored 18 times.

So far this season Christensen is batting .290 with no home runs.
Waner Named Newcomer of the Month
Monday, June 1st, 1925: Paul Waner earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the American League for last month's performance. The boyish Detroit right fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Waner hit .400 with 1 home run, 23 RBIs and 25 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This year Waner is hitting .360, produced 33 RBIs and 2 home runs, scored 40 times and gotten on base at a .425 rate.
Phillies Hurler Named NL's Best Starter
Monday, June 1st, 1925: Joe Bush's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-2 in May, the 32-year-old Philadelphia hurler has been named National League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 39 in 54 innings, logged an ERA of 2.17 and allowed opponents to hit .207 against him.

Checking out his stats for the season, Bush has registered 7 wins and 4 losses in 14 starts, 3.13 ERA and struck out 61 batters in 97.2 innings.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:03 AM

FOOL-H News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Friday, July 3rd, 1925: Who's the best league? The American or the National? The answer will be found in the FOOL-Historical All-Star Game. All the votes have been counted and tabulated, all of the players have been selected and they themselves will decide the question on the baseball diamond.

Scheduled to play for the American All-Stars are:

SP S. Coveleski (BOS)
SP E. Greer (BAL)
SP A. Reinhart (BOS)
SP B. Piercy (CHA)
SP T. Kaufmann (BOS)
MR S. Conley (BOS)
MR O. Tuero (BAL)
CL F. Mack (DET)
MR L. Duff (CHA)
MR A. Lindstrom (LOU)
MR C. Gillenwater (CHA)
MR P. Finlayson (PHA)
1B L. Gehrig (CHA)
LF B. Ruth (BOS)
C T. Radcliffe (PHA)
RF C. Cooper (WAS)
C D. Sturgis (BOS)
2B R. Stephenson (BOS)
CF B. Kauff (LOU)
3B J. Beckwith (CHA)
SS T. Jackson (BOS)
1B G. Sisler (WAS)
RF P. Waner (DET)
1B B. Terry (BAL)
LF E. Combs (BAL)
RF K. Cuyler (CHA)
1B J. Hauser (NYY)
2B T. Lazzeri (BAL)

The National All-Stars will feature these players:

SP L. Stewart (PIT)
SP J. Bush (PHI)
SP C. Mitchell (NYG)
SP G. Uhle (STL)
SP R. Walberg (CHN)
CL K. Pennington (NYG)
CL R. Bressler (BSN)
MR O. Fuhr (STL)
CL J. Miljus (PIT)
MR E. Dyer (PHI)
CL C. Wheatley (CLE)
MR D. Rader (BSN)
LF H. Manush (PHI)
CF H. Wilson (CHN)
2B C. Gehringer (CIN)
RF Z. Wheat (PIT)
1B H. Mueller (PHI)
3B H. Hendrick (STL)
SS S. Toporcer (BSN)
C J. Bassler (NYG)
C E. Smith (BSN)
LF L. O'Doul (BSN)
RF C. Williams (NYG)
CF E. Roush (PIT)
CF H. Heilmann (BSN)
2B L. Fonseca (CHN)
SS W. Witt (CIN)
2B E. Collins (BSN)

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:04 AM

STANDINGS AS OF JULY 3, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		55	30	.647	-
Philadelphia Athletics	44	41	.518	11.0
Louisville Black Caps	42	42	.500	12.5
Washington Senators	40	44	.476	14.5
Baltimore Orioles	39	45	.464	15.5
Chicago Whales		39	46	.459	16.0
New York Yankees	37	49	.430	18.5
Detroit Tigers		35	48	.422	19.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	34	.600	-
New York Giants		48	36	.571	2.5
Boston Beaneaters	47	38	.553	4.0
St. Louis Cardinals	45	39	.536	5.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	43	43	.500	8.5
Chicago Cubs		41	44	.482	10.0
Cleveland Blues		36	48	.429	14.5
Philadelphia Phillies	34	49	.410	16.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:05 AM

STANDINGS AS OF AUGUST 1, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		68	40	.630	-
Louisville Black Caps	57	50	.533	10.5
Philadelphia Athletics	56	51	.523	11.5
Baltimore Orioles	54	53	.505	13.5
Washington Senators	49	57	.462	18.0
Chicago Whales		46	61	.430	21.5
New York Yankees	46	62	.426	22.0
Detroit Tigers		44	62	.415	23.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	70	38	.648	-
Boston Beaneaters	60	47	.561	9.5
New York Giants		58	49	.542	11.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	56	52	.519	14.0
St. Louis Cardinals	55	52	.514	14.5
Chicago Cubs		49	58	.458	20.5
Cleveland Blues		45	61	.425	24.0
Philadelphia Phillies	43	63	.406	26.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:06 AM

Freddie Lindstrom Captures Rookie of Month
Saturday, August 1st, 1925: When all of the votes were counted for the Rookie of the Month in July, Freddie Lindstrom of the New York Giants was on top of the pile. The standout third baseman rifled hits here, there and everywhere in National League ballparks the entire month to win the honor.

The 19-year-old third baseman took the trophy by putting up a .407 average and .438 on-base percentage, 37 hits, 3 home runs, 14 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

So far this year Lindstrom has 4 home runs and a .358 batting average.
Haas Top of His Class in July
Saturday, August 1st, 1925: Mule Haas's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Detroit center fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In July he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .386 with 6 doubles, no triples and 1 home run. Haas also scored 9 times and drove in 11 runs.

So far in 1925 Haas is batting .273 with 2 home runs, 48 RBIs and 34 runs scored. He has 98 hits in 359 at-bats and a .346 OBP.
Boston Reliever July's Best Pitcher
Saturday, August 1st, 1925: Ray Kolp is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the National League Pitcher of the Month for July.

He made no relief appearances for Boston last month, throwing 60.2 innings and collecting no saves, a 5-3 record, 12 strikeouts and a 2.23 ERA.

This season Kolp has accumulated no saves, registered a 3.64 ERA and struck out 43 in 235 innings. He also has a 14-12 record in no relief appearances.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:07 AM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		86	51	.628	-
Baltimore Orioles	72	64	.529	13.5
Louisville Black Caps	70	66	.515	15.5
Philadelphia Athletics	65	71	.478	20.5
Washington Senators	62	74	.456	23.5
Chicago Whales		61	76	.445	25.0
New York Yankees	61	76	.445	25.0
Detroit Tigers		57	78	.422	28.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	52	.620	-
New York Giants		77	59	.566	7.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	75	62	.547	10.0
Boston Beaneaters	73	63	.537	11.5
St. Louis Cardinals	67	69	.493	17.5
Chicago Cubs		62	74	.456	22.5
Cleveland Blues		60	75	.444	24.0
Philadelphia Phillies	56	79	.415	28.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:09 AM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		87	55	.613	-
Baltimore Orioles	77	64	.546	9.5
Louisville Black Caps	71	70	.504	15.5
Philadelphia Athletics	67	74	.475	19.5
Washington Senators	65	76	.461	21.5
New York Yankees	65	77	.458	22.0
Chicago Whales		63	79	.444	24.0
Detroit Tigers		59	81	.421	27.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	54	.620	-
New York Giants		80	61	.567	7.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	77	65	.542	11.0
Boston Beaneaters	74	67	.525	13.5
St. Louis Cardinals	69	72	.489	18.5
Chicago Cubs		64	77	.454	23.5
Cleveland Blues		63	77	.450	24.0
Philadelphia Phillies	60	80	.429	27.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:10 AM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		93	55	.628	-
Baltimore Orioles	80	67	.544	12.5
Louisville Black Caps	73	74	.497	19.5
Philadelphia Athletics	70	77	.476	22.5
New York Yankees	68	80	.459	25.0
Chicago Whales		66	82	.446	27.0
Washington Senators	66	82	.446	27.0
Detroit Tigers		63	84	.429	29.5

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	55	.628	-
New York Giants		81	66	.551	11.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	80	68	.541	13.0
Boston Beaneaters	78	69	.531	14.5
St. Louis Cardinals	74	73	.503	18.5
Cleveland Blues		67	80	.456	25.5
Chicago Cubs		65	82	.442	27.5
Philadelphia Phillies	62	85	.422	30.5

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:11 AM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		97	57	.630	-
Baltimore Orioles	82	72	.532	15.0
Louisville Black Caps	76	78	.494	21.0
Philadelphia Athletics	76	78	.494	21.0
New York Yankees	71	83	.461	26.0
Chicago Whales		69	85	.448	28.0
Washington Senators	68	86	.442	29.0
Detroit Tigers		66	88	.429	31.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	57	.630	-
New York Giants		86	68	.558	11.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	84	70	.545	13.0
Boston Beaneaters	83	71	.539	14.0
St. Louis Cardinals	75	79	.487	22.0
Cleveland Blues		70	84	.455	27.0
Chicago Cubs		67	87	.435	30.0
Philadelphia Phillies	65	89	.422	32.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:12 AM

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 1925

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		101	59	.631	-
Baltimore Orioles	85	75	.531	16.0
Louisville Black Caps	80	80	.500	21.0
Philadelphia Athletics	79	81	.494	22.0
New York Yankees	74	86	.463	27.0
Washington Senators	72	88	.450	29.0
Chicago Whales		70	90	.438	31.0
Detroit Tigers		68	92	.425	33.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	101	59	.631	-
New York Giants		89	71	.556	12.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	88	72	.550	13.0
Boston Beaneaters	85	75	.531	16.0
St. Louis Cardinals	79	81	.494	22.0
Cleveland Blues		72	88	.450	29.0
Chicago Cubs		69	91	.431	32.0
Philadelphia Phillies	68	92	.425	33.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:14 AM

1925 FINAL STANDINGS (PRE-PLAYOFF)

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		102	60	.630	-
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	16.0
Louisville Black Caps	81	81	.500	21.0
Philadelphia Athletics	80	82	.494	22.0
New York Yankees	75	87	.463	27.0
Washington Senators	73	89	.451	29.0
Chicago Whales		71	91	.438	31.0
Detroit Tigers		69	93	.426	33.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	102	60	.630	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	89	73	.549	13.0
New York Giants		89	73	.549	13.0
Boston Beaneaters	86	76	.531	16.0
St. Louis Cardinals	80	82	.494	22.0
Cleveland Blues		73	89	.451	29.0
Chicago Cubs		71	91	.438	31.0
Philadelphia Phillies	69	93	.426	33.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:19 AM

We'll have another tiebreaker this year, this time, for the NL Wild Card. The schedule was goofy from last year's or else, I wouldn't have intentionally simmed past the last day of the regular season.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:22 AM

GAME 1: Cincinnati 11, New York 2
GAME 2: Cincinnati 10, New York 7

Cincinnati wins the NL Wild Card

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:24 AM

1925 FINAL STANDINGS

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American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		102	60	.630	-
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	16.0
Louisville Black Caps	81	81	.500	21.0
Philadelphia Athletics	80	82	.494	22.0
New York Yankees	75	87	.463	27.0
Washington Senators	73	89	.451	29.0
Chicago Whales		71	91	.438	31.0
Detroit Tigers		69	93	.426	33.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	102	60	.630	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	92	73	.558	11.5
New York Giants		89	76	.539	14.5
Boston Beaneaters	86	76	.531	16.0
St. Louis Cardinals	80	82	.494	22.0
Cleveland Blues		73	89	.451	29.0
Chicago Cubs		71	91	.438	31.0
Philadelphia Phillies	69	93	.426	33.0

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 05:33 AM

File is up. Congrats to the teams that made it.

Montreal_GM · 01-31-2010, 06:48 AM

Feels like it's impossible to get out of this middle of the pack rut.

Congrats to the playoff teams!

gstelmack · 01-31-2010, 07:01 AM

That season went well. That may be my first FOOL 100-win season, but I'm not positive.

hyde4us11 · 01-31-2010, 08:30 AM

Are you aware some teams played with more then 25 players on the ML roster?

Baltimore 31
Chicago (AL) 28
Detroit 38
Louisville 31
New York (AL) 28
Philadelphia (AL) 38
Philadelphia (NL) 29
Washington 34

Alan T · 01-31-2010, 10:28 AM

Is anyone having any luck with players on the reserve rosters developing? Two years in and I don't see a single point of change on any of my players there that I'm trying to develop.

Alan T · 01-31-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Is anyone having any luck with players on the reserve rosters developing? Two years in and I don't see a single point of change on any of my players there that I'm trying to develop.

Ok, looked through player development at least for my reserve roster. Looks like only players under 22-23 years old improved. Anyone over 23 didn't improve any (only declines) Only 2 seasons though so perhaps small sample size, but so far definitely not what I expected the reserve roster to do.

Also I notice minor league free agency no longer is in effect with the reserve roster, so you can effectively horde a player on the reserve roster until their prime without any risk.

HerbD · 01-31-2010, 12:06 PM

Redlegs go from last place on June 1 to the NL Wildcard!!!

Montreal_GM · 01-31-2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Ok, looked through player development at least for my reserve roster. Looks like only players under 22-23 years old improved. Anyone over 23 didn't improve any (only declines) Only 2 seasons though so perhaps small sample size, but so far definitely not what I expected the reserve roster to do.

Also I notice minor league free agency no longer is in effect with the reserve roster, so you can effectively horde a player on the reserve roster until their prime without any risk.

Seems like reverting to old ways is the only way to go. Any way to fix these issues without doing that?

Alan T · 01-31-2010, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Seems like reverting to old ways is the only way to go. Any way to fix these issues without doing that?

I'm not suggesting that just yet. I'm more trying to figure out what is happening. Markus has said that development for reserve rosters should still work. But right now I'm not seeing it. It might just be too small a sample size though. I'm more curious if others are experiencing the same thing though. Even the younger players (17 year olds and such) that I did find a little development for, it was very small, much less than what we used to get with the minors.

So mostly I'm puzzled right now and wonder if this is an ootp bug.

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 03:13 PM

The game is supposed to alert me to the whole 25-man roster violation thing. I must've forgotten to change the rosters back after spring training. I dunno. Note to self: Watching Roger Federer and running the sim are incompatible.

cmldude · 01-31-2010, 07:20 PM

i'm sitting in the hospital as my wife is in the labor room. so hopefully tonight we will have our little baby girl and the Pirates will win back to back championships. Nice to see you in the playoffs yet again Redlegs!

Young Drachma · 01-31-2010, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmldude

i'm sitting in the hospital as my wife is in the labor room. so hopefully tonight we will have our little baby girl and the Pirates will win back to back championships. Nice to see you in the playoffs yet again Redlegs!

Congrats!

spot · 01-31-2010, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Are you aware some teams played with more then 25 players on the ML roster?

Baltimore 31
Chicago (AL) 28
Detroit 38
Louisville 31
New York (AL) 28
Philadelphia (AL) 38
Philadelphia (NL) 29
Washington 34

Well that explains a lot. Since I didn't export (traveling...) I expected to have my roster a bit screwy, but since my entire ST roster was intact I still had my spring rotation and "getting some work in" lineups in place. That's worth a top 5 pick everytime!

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 12:48 AM

The post-season will be run in the morning. Not before 10am eastern.

hyde4us11 · 02-01-2010, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmldude

I'm sitting in the hospital as my wife is in the labor room. so hopefully tonight we will have our little baby girl and the Pirates will win back to back championships. Nice to see you in the playoffs yet again Redlegs!

Congrats

I have a 2 year old daughter and the 2 years has flown by so fast. If this is your first child let me say, don't let the time fly to fast. My 2 year old started talking in full sentences a week or 2 ago and now I can't get a word in edge wise. We kept trying to get her to talk and now we try to get her to stop talking. The stop talking isn't working like the start talking did lol. Point of this story.... Your in for A LOT of fun.

Alan T · 02-01-2010, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmldude

i'm sitting in the hospital as my wife is in the labor room. so hopefully tonight we will have our little baby girl and the Pirates will win back to back championships. Nice to see you in the playoffs yet again Redlegs!

Congrats on the baby girl!

CleBrownsfan · 02-01-2010, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Congrats

I have a 2 year old daughter and the 2 years has flown by so fast. If this is your first child let me say, don't let the time fly to fast. My 2 year old started talking in full sentences a week or 2 ago and now I can't get a word in edge wise. We kept trying to get her to talk and now we try to get her to stop talking. The stop talking isn't working like the start talking did lol. Point of this story.... Your in for A LOT of fun.

+1 on this. My girl is turning two next week! It's been such an amazing two years. Congrats (that's if she through labor already)!

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:26 AM

I was playing MLB09 the show last night and carried a no-hitter into the top of the 9th, before blowing it. I have an entire team of old text sim players from online leagues I created and have all on one team. I don't like the Yanks, but I do like that their uniforms don't have names on the back, but that was only for some graphic design site I was goofing with that made jersey sigs and of course, theirs are the only ones without names on them.

But I think I'm going to head someplace else with the group next. Maybe someplace with not much of a history and no retired numbers because that might keep it interesting. Maybe the Colorado Rockies or the Texas Rangers. I mean, the Rangers should be more interesting a team than they are and they have been.

What? You want me to sim the FOOL-H season and stop talking this nonsense? Ok. Here we go then.

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:36 AM

Rosters are set back to 25 man, so if anyone in the playoffs was over, the game wouldn't let play go on. But that's not the case.

Good luck.

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:37 AM

Oh and ShoelessJoe03 will be joining FOOL-H next season to take over the upstart Baltimore Orioles. He picked a good time to get on that squad, with two straight playoff appearances.

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:37 AM

ALCS: Boston 2, Baltimore 1
NLCS: Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:38 AM

ALCS GAME 2: Boston 5, Baltimore 2
NLCS GAME 2: Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 2

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:39 AM

ALCS GAME 3: Baltimore 11, Boston 3
NLCS GAME 3: Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 5

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:40 AM

ALCS GAME 4: Baltimore 5, Boston 1
NLCS GAME 4: Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:40 AM

ALCS GAME 5: Boston 10, Baltimore 7 (BOS leads 3-2)
NLCS GAME 5: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0 (PIT leads 3-2)

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:42 AM

ALCS GAME 6: Boston 6, Baltimore 5 (BOS wins 4-2)
NLCS GAME 6: Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1 (PIT wins 4-2)

5th straight Classic for Pittsburgh, Boston's 3rd AL pennant in 4 years.

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:43 AM

FALL CLASSIC GAME 1: Pittsburgh 5, Boston 1

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:44 AM

FALL CLASSIC GAME 2: Pittsburgh 4, Boston 0

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:44 AM

FALL CLASSIC GAME 3: Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5 (PIT leads 3-0)

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:45 AM

FALL CLASSIC GAME 4: Pittsburgh 8, Boston 3 (PIT leads 4-0)

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:46 AM

FALL CLASSIC GAME 5: Boston 7, Pittsburgh 3 (PIT leads 4-1)

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:47 AM

FALL CLASSIC GAME 6: Pittsburgh 5, Boston 0

(The Pirates win their 3rd title in five years!)

Young Drachma · 02-01-2010, 09:54 AM

File is up. Hail to the champs!

01-31-2010, 05:19 AM	#15
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	We'll have another tiebreaker this year, this time, for the NL Wild Card. The schedule was goofy from last year's or else, I wouldn't have intentionally simmed past the last day of the regular season. Last edited by Young Drachma : 01-31-2010 at 05:21 AM.

01-31-2010, 05:22 AM	#16
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	GAME 1: Cincinnati 11, New York 2 GAME 2: Cincinnati 10, New York 7 Cincinnati wins the NL Wild Card Last edited by Young Drachma : 01-31-2010 at 05:22 AM.

01-31-2010, 06:48 AM	#19
Montreal_GM College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2009	Feels like it's impossible to get out of this middle of the pack rut. Congrats to the playoff teams! __________________ Kevin

01-31-2010, 07:01 AM	#20
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	That season went well. That may be my first FOOL 100-win season, but I'm not positive. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

01-31-2010, 08:30 AM	#21
hyde4us11 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2007	Are you aware some teams played with more then 25 players on the ML roster? Baltimore 31 Chicago (AL) 28 Detroit 38 Louisville 31 New York (AL) 28 Philadelphia (AL) 38 Philadelphia (NL) 29 Washington 34 __________________ http://www.foolleague.com/ Last edited by hyde4us11 : 01-31-2010 at 08:35 AM.

01-31-2010, 05:02 AM	#4
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	NL Rookie Vote Goes to Christensen Monday, June 1st, 1925: Cuckoo Christensen was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old left fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen May's National League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting. In 28 games Christensen batted .302 for Chicago, slapping 35 hits in 116 at-bats with no home runs, drove in 13 runs and scored 18 times. So far this season Christensen is batting .290 with no home runs. Waner Named Newcomer of the Month Monday, June 1st, 1925: Paul Waner earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the American League for last month's performance. The boyish Detroit right fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level. Waner hit .400 with 1 home run, 23 RBIs and 25 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award. This year Waner is hitting .360, produced 33 RBIs and 2 home runs, scored 40 times and gotten on base at a .425 rate. Phillies Hurler Named NL's Best Starter Monday, June 1st, 1925: Joe Bush's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-2 in May, the 32-year-old Philadelphia hurler has been named National League Pitcher of the Month. He fanned 39 in 54 innings, logged an ERA of 2.17 and allowed opponents to hit .207 against him. Checking out his stats for the season, Bush has registered 7 wins and 4 losses in 14 starts, 3.13 ERA and struck out 61 batters in 97.2 innings.

01-31-2010, 05:03 AM	#5
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	FOOL-H News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced Friday, July 3rd, 1925: Who's the best league? The American or the National? The answer will be found in the FOOL-Historical All-Star Game. All the votes have been counted and tabulated, all of the players have been selected and they themselves will decide the question on the baseball diamond. Scheduled to play for the American All-Stars are: SP S. Coveleski (BOS) SP E. Greer (BAL) SP A. Reinhart (BOS) SP B. Piercy (CHA) SP T. Kaufmann (BOS) MR S. Conley (BOS) MR O. Tuero (BAL) CL F. Mack (DET) MR L. Duff (CHA) MR A. Lindstrom (LOU) MR C. Gillenwater (CHA) MR P. Finlayson (PHA) 1B L. Gehrig (CHA) LF B. Ruth (BOS) C T. Radcliffe (PHA) RF C. Cooper (WAS) C D. Sturgis (BOS) 2B R. Stephenson (BOS) CF B. Kauff (LOU) 3B J. Beckwith (CHA) SS T. Jackson (BOS) 1B G. Sisler (WAS) RF P. Waner (DET) 1B B. Terry (BAL) LF E. Combs (BAL) RF K. Cuyler (CHA) 1B J. Hauser (NYY) 2B T. Lazzeri (BAL) The National All-Stars will feature these players: SP L. Stewart (PIT) SP J. Bush (PHI) SP C. Mitchell (NYG) SP G. Uhle (STL) SP R. Walberg (CHN) CL K. Pennington (NYG) CL R. Bressler (BSN) MR O. Fuhr (STL) CL J. Miljus (PIT) MR E. Dyer (PHI) CL C. Wheatley (CLE) MR D. Rader (BSN) LF H. Manush (PHI) CF H. Wilson (CHN) 2B C. Gehringer (CIN) RF Z. Wheat (PIT) 1B H. Mueller (PHI) 3B H. Hendrick (STL) SS S. Toporcer (BSN) C J. Bassler (NYG) C E. Smith (BSN) LF L. O'Doul (BSN) RF C. Williams (NYG) CF E. Roush (PIT) CF H. Heilmann (BSN) 2B L. Fonseca (CHN) SS W. Witt (CIN) 2B E. Collins (BSN)

01-31-2010, 05:06 AM	#8
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Freddie Lindstrom Captures Rookie of Month Saturday, August 1st, 1925: When all of the votes were counted for the Rookie of the Month in July, Freddie Lindstrom of the New York Giants was on top of the pile. The standout third baseman rifled hits here, there and everywhere in National League ballparks the entire month to win the honor. The 19-year-old third baseman took the trophy by putting up a .407 average and .438 on-base percentage, 37 hits, 3 home runs, 14 RBIs and 26 runs scored. So far this year Lindstrom has 4 home runs and a .358 batting average. Haas Top of His Class in July Saturday, August 1st, 1925: Mule Haas's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Detroit center fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month. In July he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award. During the month he hit .386 with 6 doubles, no triples and 1 home run. Haas also scored 9 times and drove in 11 runs. So far in 1925 Haas is batting .273 with 2 home runs, 48 RBIs and 34 runs scored. He has 98 hits in 359 at-bats and a .346 OBP. Boston Reliever July's Best Pitcher Saturday, August 1st, 1925: Ray Kolp is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the National League Pitcher of the Month for July. He made no relief appearances for Boston last month, throwing 60.2 innings and collecting no saves, a 5-3 record, 12 strikeouts and a 2.23 ERA. This season Kolp has accumulated no saves, registered a 3.64 ERA and struck out 43 in 235 innings. He also has a 14-12 record in no relief appearances.

01-31-2010, 05:33 AM	#18
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	File is up. Congrats to the teams that made it.

01-31-2010, 10:28 AM	#22
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Is anyone having any luck with players on the reserve rosters developing? Two years in and I don't see a single point of change on any of my players there that I'm trying to develop. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

01-31-2010, 12:06 PM	#24
HerbD n00b Join Date: Dec 2009	Redlegs go from last place on June 1 to the NL Wildcard!!!

01-31-2010, 03:13 PM	#27
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	The game is supposed to alert me to the whole 25-man roster violation thing. I must've forgotten to change the rosters back after spring training. I dunno. Note to self: Watching Roger Federer and running the sim are incompatible.

01-31-2010, 07:20 PM	#28
cmldude Mascot Join Date: Jul 2009	i'm sitting in the hospital as my wife is in the labor room. so hopefully tonight we will have our little baby girl and the Pirates will win back to back championships. Nice to see you in the playoffs yet again Redlegs! __________________ Casey FOOLH--Pittsburgh Pirates(3248-2742 .542) Playoff Apperences-17 NL Champs-1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1929,1931,1936 World Champs-1922,1924,1925,1929,1931 FOOLX--Las Vegas Wildcats since 2010 Playoff Apperences-11 Classic Champs-2054,2067

02-01-2010, 12:48 AM	#31
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	The post-season will be run in the morning. Not before 10am eastern.

02-01-2010, 09:26 AM	#35
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I was playing MLB09 the show last night and carried a no-hitter into the top of the 9th, before blowing it. I have an entire team of old text sim players from online leagues I created and have all on one team. I don't like the Yanks, but I do like that their uniforms don't have names on the back, but that was only for some graphic design site I was goofing with that made jersey sigs and of course, theirs are the only ones without names on them. But I think I'm going to head someplace else with the group next. Maybe someplace with not much of a history and no retired numbers because that might keep it interesting. Maybe the Colorado Rockies or the Texas Rangers. I mean, the Rangers should be more interesting a team than they are and they have been. What? You want me to sim the FOOL-H season and stop talking this nonsense? Ok. Here we go then.

02-01-2010, 09:36 AM	#36
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Rosters are set back to 25 man, so if anyone in the playoffs was over, the game wouldn't let play go on. But that's not the case. Good luck.

02-01-2010, 09:37 AM	#37
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Oh and ShoelessJoe03 will be joining FOOL-H next season to take over the upstart Baltimore Orioles. He picked a good time to get on that squad, with two straight playoff appearances.

02-01-2010, 09:38 AM	#39
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	ALCS GAME 2: Boston 5, Baltimore 2 NLCS GAME 2: Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 2

02-01-2010, 09:39 AM	#40
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	ALCS GAME 3: Baltimore 11, Boston 3 NLCS GAME 3: Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 5

02-01-2010, 09:40 AM	#41
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	ALCS GAME 4: Baltimore 5, Boston 1 NLCS GAME 4: Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3

02-01-2010, 09:42 AM	#43
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	ALCS GAME 6: Boston 6, Baltimore 5 (BOS wins 4-2) NLCS GAME 6: Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1 (PIT wins 4-2) 5th straight Classic for Pittsburgh, Boston's 3rd AL pennant in 4 years.

02-01-2010, 09:43 AM	#44
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	FALL CLASSIC GAME 1: Pittsburgh 5, Boston 1

02-01-2010, 09:44 AM	#45
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	FALL CLASSIC GAME 2: Pittsburgh 4, Boston 0

02-01-2010, 09:45 AM	#47
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	FALL CLASSIC GAME 4: Pittsburgh 8, Boston 3 (PIT leads 4-0)

02-01-2010, 09:46 AM	#48
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	FALL CLASSIC GAME 5: Boston 7, Pittsburgh 3 (PIT leads 4-1)

02-01-2010, 09:47 AM	#49
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	FALL CLASSIC GAME 6: Pittsburgh 5, Boston 0 (The Pirates win their 3rd title in five years!)

02-01-2010, 09:54 AM	#50
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	File is up. Hail to the champs!

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