1905 FOOL-H Offseason Thread

[Young Drachma]

Date/time: Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Saving the database...
Database has been saved
Starting to retrieve team files from server...
Error: Could not import team Baltimore Orioles from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Boston Red Sox from server
Successfully imported team Boston Beaneaters from server
Error: Could not import team Brooklyn Robins from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Chicago Whales from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Chicago Cubs from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Cincinnati Redlegs from server
Error: Could not import team Detroit Tigers from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Louisville Black Caps from server
Successfully imported team New York Yankees from server
Successfully imported team New York Giants from server
Successfully imported team Philadelphia Athletics from server
Successfully imported team Philadelphia Phillies from server
Successfully imported team Pittsburgh Pirates from server
Successfully imported team St. Louis Cardinals from server
Successfully imported team Washington Senators from server
Finished retrieving teams from server
Starting to upload the online league status report...

...and the exports are here. No problems with these, from what I see.

[Young Drachma]

Saturday, October 29th, 1904
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent SP D. Phillippe to a 3-year contract worth a total of $19,440,000.
Wednesday, October 26th, 1904
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent C T. Latimer to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,590,000.
Brooklyn Robins: Signed CF R. Thomas to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $22,830,000.
Monday, October 24th, 1904
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed C M. Grady to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,740,000.
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed SS R. Hulswitt to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,490,000.
Boston Beaneaters: Signed C J. O'Neill to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,820,000.
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed LF S. Seybold to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $15,036,000.
Sunday, October 23rd, 1904
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed SP D. Taylor to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,800,000.
Friday, October 21st, 1904
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed 2B T. Flood to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,720,000.
Wednesday, October 19th, 1904
Boston Beaneaters: SS G. Davis has executed his last optional contract year.
New York Yankees: RF D. Holmes retires.
Philadelphia Phillies: Purchased the contract of MR M. Manuel from Triple A Scranton.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Demoted MR J. Adams to Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Purchased the contract of MR O. Johns from Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Demoted 2B H. Wagner to Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Purchased the contract of C F. Owens from Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Demoted MR H. Kane to Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Purchased the contract of SP B. Pfeffer from Triple A Huntingdon.
St. Louis Cardinals: Released MR J. Menefee.

[Young Drachma]

File is up.

[gstelmack]

What exactly did this sim do? None of the arbitration stuff ran it looks like.

[EddieK]

You are right it did not do anything except advance the date we did not finish arbitration at all.

[cmldude]

i think he was making sure all the imports are working before we had a big event like arbitration. and from the report it looks like everyone is good, except for the people who did not submit.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by cmldude

i think he was making sure all the imports are working before we had a big event like arbitration. and from the report it looks like everyone is good, except for the people who did not submit.

That's precisely what I was doing.

[Young Drachma]

Ok, simming to start of FA.

Date/time: Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Saving the database...
Database has been saved
Starting to retrieve team files from server...
Successfully imported team Baltimore Orioles from server
Error: Could not import team Boston Red Sox from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Boston Beaneaters from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Brooklyn Robins from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Chicago Whales from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Chicago Cubs from server
Error: Could not import team Cincinnati Redlegs from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Detroit Tigers from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Louisville Black Caps from server
Error: Could not import team New York Yankees from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team New York Giants from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Philadelphia Athletics from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Philadelphia Phillies from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Pittsburgh Pirates from server
Successfully imported team St. Louis Cardinals from server
Successfully imported team Washington Senators from server
Finished retrieving teams from server
Starting to upload the online league status report...

[Young Drachma]

Monday, October 31st, 1904
St. Louis Cardinals: Demoted SP K. Wilhelm to Triple A East St. Louis.
St. Louis Cardinals: Purchased the contract of MR G. Disch from Triple A East St. Louis.
Tuesday, November 8th, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent SP B. Wicker to a 3-year contract worth a total of $10,630,000.
Wednesday, November 9th, 1904
Baltimore Orioles: SP E. Plank received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,141,400.
Baltimore Orioles: C B. Maloney received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,917,800.
Baltimore Orioles: SP E. Siever received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,549,700.
Baltimore Orioles: SP O. Hess received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Baltimore Orioles: SP A. Joss received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,248,800.
Baltimore Orioles: MR W. Kellum received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,173,400.
Baltimore Orioles: 2B B. Friel received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Baltimore Orioles: CL F. Burns received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,500,000.
Baltimore Orioles: MR B. Baker received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,766,300.
Baltimore Orioles: RF F. Cross received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Boston Red Sox: SP D. White received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,000,000.
Boston Red Sox: SP C. Falkenberg received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,750,000.
Boston Red Sox: MR E. Kenna received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Boston Red Sox: CL L. Winham received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,500,000.
Boston Red Sox: MR S. Yerkes received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $950,000.
Boston Red Sox: C F. Jacklitsch received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,750,000.
Boston Red Sox: LF P. Dougherty received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Boston Red Sox: CL J. Livingstone received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,000,000.
Boston Red Sox: MR A. Coakley becomes a free-agent.
Boston Red Sox: MR B. Lawson becomes a free-agent.
Boston Red Sox: MR B. Cristall received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,000,000.
Chicago Whales: SP M. Eason received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,340,500.
Chicago Whales: MR F. Owen received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,181,600.
Chicago Whales: 1B T. Jones received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $639,900.
Chicago Whales: C P. Moran received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Whales: SP T. Walker received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,081,000.
Chicago Whales: SP C. Bender received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $560,900.
Chicago Whales: MR J. Yeager received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,812,600.
Chicago Whales: SP E. Walsh received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,957,200.
Chicago Whales: 3B H. Gleason received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Whales: RF L. Gertenrich received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Whales: MR D. Braggins received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Louisville Black Caps: SP T. Hughes received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,000,000.
Louisville Black Caps: SP C. McFarland received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,500,000.
Louisville Black Caps: 1B R. Brashear received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $800,400.
Louisville Black Caps: CL L. Hesterfer received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,583,400.
Louisville Black Caps: MR J. Skopec received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,600,000.
Louisville Black Caps: CF J. Dobbs received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $574,000.
Louisville Black Caps: SP C. Currie received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Louisville Black Caps: SP C. Lundgren received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: SP G. Winter received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,600,000.
Detroit Tigers: SP C. Patten received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: LF M. McIntyre received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,200,000.
Detroit Tigers: SP B. Duggleby received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,800,000.
Detroit Tigers: 3B W. Conroy received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $597,240.
Detroit Tigers: SS B. Gilbert received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: MR E. Frisk received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,400,000.
Detroit Tigers: CL W. Mills received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: MR G. Merritt received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: MR D. Leitner received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: CF J. Farrell received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $561,690.
Detroit Tigers: C J. Wall received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: C J. Hurley received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: 2B T. Eagan received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Detroit Tigers: LF G. Grossart received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $611,460.
New York Yankees: MR E. Poole received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
New York Yankees: CL H. Felix received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,600,000.
New York Yankees: MR G. Wright received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,869,930.
Philadelphia Athletics: SP B. Husting received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Philadelphia Athletics: SP N. Altrock received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,800,000.
Philadelphia Athletics: MR A. Scott received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,403,180.
Philadelphia Athletics: MR L. Swormstedt becomes a free-agent.
Philadelphia Athletics: C L. McLean becomes a free-agent.
Philadelphia Athletics: RF I. Waldron received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $611,460.
Philadelphia Athletics: SP F. Glade received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,036,800.
Philadelphia Athletics: 2B H. Arndt received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,698,500.
Philadelphia Athletics: 1B B. Hart received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Washington Senators: SP A. Foster received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,400,000.
Washington Senators: 1B T. Jordan received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,922,300.
Washington Senators: CF L. Davis received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,810,600.
Washington Senators: 3B G. Schaefer becomes a free-agent.
Washington Senators: SP D. Gear becomes a free-agent.
Washington Senators: CL N. Callahan received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,600,000.
Washington Senators: MR F. Dupee received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,181,200.
Washington Senators: MR B. Karns received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,400,000.
Washington Senators: RF G. Browne becomes a free-agent.
Washington Senators: 2B G. Wilson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $885,600.
Washington Senators: LF L. Schiappacasse becomes a free-agent.
Brooklyn Robins: 2B L. Hoffman received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Brooklyn Robins: RF C. Hartley received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,613,900.
Boston Beaneaters: CL J. Bracken received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,900,000.
Boston Beaneaters: MR A. Stimmel received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,050,000.
Boston Beaneaters: LF J. Thoney received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Boston Beaneaters: SS J. Tinker received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,000,000.
Boston Beaneaters: 2B G. Mullin received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: 3B T. Turner received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,200,000.
Chicago Cubs: MR A. Jones received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: MR A. McCarthy received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: CL B. Milligan received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,600,000.
Chicago Cubs: SS D. Shay received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,500,000.
Chicago Cubs: 1B B. Richardson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $750,000.
Chicago Cubs: C H. Hearne received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: 1B D. Crockett received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: RF S. Gallagher received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: SP H. Iburg received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: SP G. Dorner received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,200,000.
Chicago Cubs: LF E. Courtney received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: RF J. Murray received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Chicago Cubs: SS J. Bean received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Cincinnati Redlegs: CF H. Bay received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,992,600.
Cincinnati Redlegs: 2B F. Raymer becomes a free-agent.
Cincinnati Redlegs: SP J. St. Vrain received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,500,000.
Cincinnati Redlegs: CL C. Heismann becomes a free-agent.
Cincinnati Redlegs: MR H. Wilson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Cincinnati Redlegs: MR O. Streit received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $950,000.
Cincinnati Redlegs: CF S. Kennedy received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
New York Giants: SP R. Patterson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,750,300.
New York Giants: 2B J. Delahanty received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,865,300.
New York Giants: SP S. Wiltse received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
New York Giants: C J. Kling received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,313,000.
New York Giants: MR W. McLaughlin received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,538,500.
New York Giants: CF E. Bruyette becomes a free-agent.
New York Giants: LF G. Barclay received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,700,000.
New York Giants: RF B. Congalton received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,151,820.
New York Giants: MR B. Dresser received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,602,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: SP C. Mathewson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,500,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: 1B J. Donahue received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,500,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: SP H. Townsend received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: RF Z. Harvey received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $755,082.
Philadelphia Phillies: 3B H. Ferris becomes a free-agent.
Philadelphia Phillies: CL P. Loos becomes a free-agent.
Philadelphia Phillies: MR F. Morrissey received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: MR S. McDougal received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,034,500.
Philadelphia Phillies: MR G. McCann received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: CF J. Jackson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: RF P. Carney received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: 2B G. Rohe becomes a free-agent.
Philadelphia Phillies: 1B J. Slattery received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: SP A. Pearson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $810,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: SP E. Moore received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,500,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: SS D. Brain received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,400,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: 2B D. Murphy received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,000,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: LF D. Jones received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,500,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: MR R. Denzer received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: MR B. Beville becomes a free-agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates: 3B E. Wheeler received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: MR B. Popp becomes a free-agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates: SP R. Kisinger received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,800,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: RF E. Cermak becomes a free-agent.
St. Louis Cardinals: MR C. Vorhees becomes a free-agent.
St. Louis Cardinals: C T. Sheehan received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
St. Louis Cardinals: MR W. Guese received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
St. Louis Cardinals: MR B. Blewett received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,590,800.
St. Louis Cardinals: MR I. Van Zandt received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,500,000.
St. Louis Cardinals: MR H. McNeal received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.
St. Louis Cardinals: SP C. Shields received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $525,000.

[MattG]

Ouch...10 of 16 imports no good! Louisville is 3 for 3 lately!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by MattG

Ouch...10 of 16 imports no good! Louisville is 3 for 3 lately!

Mine was wrong date as I didn't need to change anything from my export from the day before. I'm guessing others were like that too. I'm sure we'll have more exports on the next sim

[Alan T]

Ugh.. Arbitration is absolutely killing me

[TimGuru]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Mine was wrong date as I didn't need to change anything from my export from the day before. I'm guessing others were like that too. I'm sure we'll have more exports on the next sim

Same for me

Tuesday, November 8th, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent SP B. Wicker to a 3-year contract worth a total of $10,630,000.

Yee haw. Love having money left over at the end of the season.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by TimGuru

Same for me

Yup, me too, nothing to do.

[spot]

Originally Posted by MattG

Ouch...10 of 16 imports no good! Louisville is 3 for 3 lately!

Typically when you see a wrong date error it's not a mistake. It means that the most recent file for that team on the server is not up-to-date. Usually it's because there was no export (nothing to do) but sometimes it's because the owner forgot to update the file before exporting. In either case there was no issue with the file import.

When you see just an error then it could be a problem.

[Montreal_GM]

Good god these top FA's are looking to break the bank. I have money to spend but I don't want to put 17.5 per year into a guy.

[bz]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Good god these top FA's are looking to break the bank. I have money to spend but I don't want to put 17.5 per year into a guy.

I agree the salaries are astronomical. I really wanted to extend Crawford but he wanted 17M. He's asking for 19.5M now.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by bz

I agree the salaries are astronomical. I really wanted to extend Crawford but he wanted 17M. He's asking for 19.5M now.

Well it surely livens up Free Agency I guess! I guess the question we'll need to ask is after another season or two if players keep asking for his much if we need to see if Dark Cloud wants to tweak those back just a bit.

At the start of a new league, salaries are always wacky because there is so much extra money floating out there, free agents will ask for it simple as that.

With four teams under $40 mil payrolls and 9 teams with $15mil+ of cap room, that is likely causing players to ask for the moon here. Once those teams use more of their payroll and less money is available, OOTP should scale back how much players ask for automatically some.

[Young Drachma]

Date/time: Monday, August 31st, 2009
Saving the database...
Database has been saved
Starting to retrieve team files from server...
Successfully imported team Baltimore Orioles from server
Successfully imported team Boston Red Sox from server
Error: Could not import team Boston Beaneaters from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Brooklyn Robins from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Chicago Whales from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Chicago Cubs from server
Successfully imported team Cincinnati Redlegs from server
Successfully imported team Detroit Tigers from server
Successfully imported team Louisville Black Caps from server
Successfully imported team New York Yankees from server
Successfully imported team New York Giants from server
Error: Could not import team Philadelphia Athletics from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Philadelphia Phillies from server
Successfully imported team Pittsburgh Pirates from server
Error: Could not import team St. Louis Cardinals from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Washington Senators from server
Finished retrieving teams from server
Starting to upload the online league status report...

Here it is.

[Young Drachma]

Wednesday, November 30th, 1904
Washington Senators: Signed free agent SP J. Taylor to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,530,000.
Tuesday, November 29th, 1904
Detroit Tigers: Signed free agent SP P. Flaherty to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,590,000.
Monday, November 28th, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent RF G. Browne to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,530,000.
Detroit Tigers: Signed free agent SP B. Phyle to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,100,000.
Sunday, November 27th, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent 3B B. Coughlin to a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,560,000.
Friday, November 25th, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent 3B G. Schaefer to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,940,000.
Sunday, November 20th, 1904
Washington Senators: Signed free agent SP D. Gear to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,100,000.
Thursday, November 17th, 1904
Washington Senators: Signed 1B T. Jordan to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $80,920,000.

[Young Drachma]

Thursday, December 1st, 1904
Washington Senators: Signed free agent SP J. Tannehill to a 3-year contract worth a total of $22,580,000.
Brooklyn Robins: Recalled 1B B. McCormick from Triple A Saint Paul.
Brooklyn Robins: Recalled CF C. Seymour from Triple A Saint Paul.
Brooklyn Robins: Recalled RF D. Nance from Triple A Saint Paul.
Brooklyn Robins: Recalled RF J. Stanley from Triple A Saint Paul.
Brooklyn Robins: Recalled 3B S. White from Triple A Saint Paul.
Brooklyn Robins: Recalled 2B G. Dundon from Triple A Saint Paul.

[Young Drachma]

Wednesday, December 14th, 1904
Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent RF S. Crawford to a 6-year contract worth a total of $110,520,000.
Tuesday, December 13th, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent CF F. Jones to a 3-year contract worth a total of $15,700,000.
Monday, December 12th, 1904
Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent 3B B. Bradley to a 4-year contract worth a total of $36,560,000.
Saturday, December 10th, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent CF J. Barrett to a 4-year contract worth a total of $21,340,000.
Washington Senators: Signed free agent 3B L. Cross to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,690,000.
Thursday, December 8th, 1904
Washington Senators: Signed free agent SS J. McGraw to a 3-year contract worth a total of $24,530,000.
Wednesday, December 7th, 1904
Cincinnati Redlegs: Signed free agent 3B J. Williams to a 4-year contract worth a total of $54,000,000.
Monday, December 5th, 1904
New York Giants: Signed free agent C C. Dexter to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Signed free agent LF B. Lush to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,560,000.
Saturday, December 3rd, 1904
New York Yankees: Signed free agent SS G. DeMontreville to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,380,000.
New York Giants: Signed free agent SS H. Jennings to a 1-year contract worth a total of $910,000.
Friday, December 2nd, 1904
New York Giants: Signed free agent MR L. Herring to a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,950,000.
Detroit Tigers: Signed free agent RF W. Keeler to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,630,000.

[spleen1015]

Your log shows my export was good, yet none of the changes I made are reflected.

[spot]

Is there a new file on the server? My game is saying no.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by spot

Is there a new file on the server? My game is saying no.

No, there is no new file up. My guess is since DC didn't post that it was up yet that he might have lost connection mid-sim or something last night (internet issues or such).

[Young Drachma]

My internet was wonky all night and it stopped working as the file was going up. I'm uploading it now.

[Young Drachma]

File is up now.

[Young Drachma]

Oh, fairly left Brooklyn too. The speed of the league was just too much he says and he's been telling me that for a while that this format is too quick for him and he'd like a two-week version better.

So anyway, we appreciate him playing. But now we need a new Brooklyn owner.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

Your log shows my export was good, yet none of the changes I made are reflected.

Looks like I pulled the file before the new file was updated. All of my changes are reflected.

Sorry for crying wolf, DC.

[Young Drachma]

Buckinbranco has agreed to take over Brooklyn despite his hatred of the Dodgers. They might never change names so maybe he can ignore their Dodger future. But...that said, welcome this veteran FOOL to the FOOL-H fold!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Buckinbranco has agreed to take over Brooklyn despite his hatred of the Dodgers. They might never change names so maybe he can ignore their Dodger future. But...that said, welcome this veteran FOOL to the FOOL-H fold!

Woo hoo!

[buckinbranco]

I'm excited to be joining the fun in FOOL-H. I'm going to feel dirty managing the bums, but I couldn't resist the temptation to be in another league with you guys/gals. At least this way I'll be able to celebrate even when we lose

[buckinbranco]

Quick question on the Gambo DB. I'm on a Mac and I'm wondering if you have any idea where I should put it...I know it's not necessary, but I'd like to get rid of that annoying message if possible.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

Quick question on the Gambo DB. I'm on a Mac and I'm wondering if you have any idea where I should put it...I know it's not necessary, but I'd like to get rid of that annoying message if possible.

That is actually a good question. I wish I knew anything about MACs at all. The database is in the league file as a C:\whatever path\GamboDB so I would assume that you would have to put it in that same place. But MACs don't have a C: drive for a path, so not sure how it would handle that. Perhaps in the mac version, it changes the path to be something mac friendly, but since we can't see that unless you are on a mac I have no idea there either

I'm not much help am I?

What I -really- should do is log a bug that this is occuring at all.

[Alan T]

Actually, looks like this was logged as a bug back in ootp2007. Just re-opened that bug, lets see how much I annoy people.

Either way Buck, you can just ignore that popup message it won't hurt anything. If I can find out how to get rid of it for you, I will!

[TimGuru]

Hmmm, Yankees have a TON of cash left. Should I lowball a few guys or blow one out of the water?

[spot]

Yankees and lowball in the same post? I guess this is alternate reality!

[Young Drachma]

Date/time: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Saving the database...
Database has been saved
Starting to retrieve team files from server...
Successfully imported team Baltimore Orioles from server
Successfully imported team Boston Red Sox from server
Successfully imported team Boston Beaneaters from server
Error: Could not import team Brooklyn Robins from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Error: Could not import team Chicago Whales from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Chicago Cubs from server
Successfully imported team Cincinnati Redlegs from server
Successfully imported team Detroit Tigers from server
Error: Could not import team Louisville Black Caps from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team New York Yankees from server
Successfully imported team New York Giants from server
Successfully imported team Philadelphia Athletics from server
Successfully imported team Philadelphia Phillies from server
Successfully imported team Pittsburgh Pirates from server
Successfully imported team St. Louis Cardinals from server
Successfully imported team Washington Senators from server
Finished retrieving teams from server
Starting to upload the online league status report...

Ok, here we go. Buckin, you're loaded in the file that'll go up today too.

[Young Drachma]

Tuesday, January 24th, 1905
New York Yankees: Signed free agent LF E. Delahanty to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,160,000.
Tuesday, January 17th, 1905
St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent CF G. Beaumont to a 3-year contract worth a total of $38,100,000.
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed free agent RF J. Kelley to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,720,000.
Thursday, January 12th, 1905
Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP E. Doheny to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,250,000.
Saturday, January 7th, 1905
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed free agent SS O. Krueger to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,950,000.
Friday, January 6th, 1905
Brooklyn Robins: Signed free agent 1B D. McGann to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,650,000.
Wednesday, January 4th, 1905
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed free agent C T. Daly to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,860,000.
Tuesday, January 3rd, 1905
New York Yankees: Signed free agent C L. McLean to a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,580,000.
Sunday, January 1st, 1905
MR B. Briggs retires.
SP J. Cronin retires.
RF T. Donovan retires.
C D. Farrell retires.
CL C. Ferguson retires.
SP C. Fraser retires.
SP C. Griffith retires.
SP J. Harper retires.
C M. Heydon retires.
SS C. Irwin retires.
MR C. Jones retires.
1B C. LaChance retires.
C A. Nichols retires.
SP W. Piatt retires.
LF C. Snodgrass retires.
SP G. Stovey retires.
MR J. Volz retires.
C C. Williams retires.
3B J. Calhoun retires.
2B L. Castro retires.
SP C. Smith retires.
MR J. Hickey retires.
Friday, December 30th, 1904
Washington Senators: Signed free agent CF E. Bruyette to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000.
Thursday, December 29th, 1904
Philadelphia Athletics: Signed free agent 2B E. Beck to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,140,000.
Monday, December 19th, 1904
Baltimore Orioles: Released SP O. Hess.
Boston Beaneaters: Released SP J. Nops.
Philadelphia Athletics: Purchased the contract of MR G. Clark from Triple A Camden.
Philadelphia Athletics: Placed SP E. Cicotte on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia Athletics: Purchased the contract of SP E. Cicotte from Triple A Camden.
Philadelphia Athletics: Placed C I. Thomas on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia Athletics: Purchased the contract of C I. Thomas from Triple A Camden.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed 2B J. Barbeau on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Purchased the contract of 2B J. Barbeau from Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed MR H. Olmsted on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Purchased the contract of MR H. Olmsted from Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Purchased the contract of CL J. Fairbank from Triple A Huntingdon.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Purchased the contract of MR J. Adams from Triple A Huntingdon.

[Young Drachma]

Pre-draft file is up. Draft lists and Spring Training sim gets simmed tonight.

[buckinbranco]

Nice, I'm excited to look at the file and get started.

[buckinbranco]

Making a draft list in OOTP X sure is a pleasure compared to 9.

[TimGuru]

QUICKIE American League Preview:

I think there is a chance, if I don't screw it up, that I have used my wallet to become a serious contender this year.

I find it hard still, despite experience in a slow paced league set in the first half of the 20th century, to judge pitching in the dead ball era. Every pitcher seems to have 10 movement, and 10 stamina. Its hard enough to know what difference 7 stuff versus 8 makes, in future leagues, but 2 or 3? Who knows. I think my front 3 of Wadell, Ewing and Young will be very strong. Gibson has had success but never started, so I'm possibly gambling with him in the 4 hole. I've demoted my former closer to setup, and promoted Gene Wright to the end of my bullpen, barring a nice draft acquisition.

Offensively, I have a LOT of high contact/eye guys, enough that I can platoon several positions lefty/righty and also set up rotations. My FOOL teams always seem to fade, and I have taken to prioritizing depth, now I need to learn how to set up to use it.

So much for the Yankees. Who else looks good?

League champs the Whales have Honus Wagner, so they will be dangerous. 3 hole hitter Jimmy Collins managed 96 RBI despite a paltry .713 OPS simply by virtue of hitting behind Wagner the runs-created machine.
The Red Sox have a potent duo in Stahl and Devlin near the top of their order, and if newcomer Mowrey can live up to his hype and improve on his AAA campaign of 04, he will make a solid contribution too.
I believe the Orioles had best have enjoyed their prominence in the 04 regular season. Short of pitching and defensive wizardry, Donlin and Hartsel this year may be hungry for guys to drive in. I'm not sold on Maloney as a table setter.
If the Tigers play "small ball" they could cross the plate often enough to improve this year, while Louisville will continue that style of play. Lousiville and Washington go into spring training with very thin benches.
By contrast, Philly looks deep and again looks threatening to me. Pitching let them down in 04, a campaign in which they were in the back half of almost all of the pitching metrics, notably giving up more homers than any AL team except the Senators. Their ballpark is a launching pad, which begs the question of whether that means you should load up on offense, or REALLY emphasize pitching.

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH:
1. Chicago
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Philly
5. Washington
6. Louisville
7. Baltimore
8. Detroit

Philly could easily win it all, and any 2 of the top 4 could emerge in the end. I see more of a gap developing between haves and have nots this year in the AL, with 3 or 4 sub-80 win teams and possibly 3 or 4 90+ winners.

[buckinbranco]

Would it be possible for me to rename the Brooklyn Robins the Brooklyn Royal Giants? The Royal Giants were a Negro League team and would not remind me of the Dodgers every time I look at my team. Here's a possible logo.

[buckinbranco]

cap and jersey.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

Would it be possible for me to rename the Brooklyn Robins the Brooklyn Royal Giants? The Royal Giants were a Negro League team and would not remind me of the Dodgers every time I look at my team. Here's a possible logo.

Heck yeah.

[Young Drachma]

Here's the status report pre-draft/ST:

Date/time: Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Saving the database...
Database has been saved
Starting to retrieve team files from server...
Successfully imported team Baltimore Orioles from server
Successfully imported team Boston Red Sox from server
Successfully imported team Boston Beaneaters from server
Successfully imported team Brooklyn Royal Giants from server
Error: Could not import team Chicago Whales from server. Could not load team file. Wrong date
Successfully imported team Chicago Cubs from server
Successfully imported team Cincinnati Redlegs from server
Successfully imported team Detroit Tigers from server
Successfully imported team Louisville Black Caps from server
Successfully imported team New York Yankees from server
Successfully imported team New York Giants from server
Successfully imported team Philadelphia Athletics from server
Successfully imported team Philadelphia Phillies from server
Successfully imported team Pittsburgh Pirates from server
Successfully imported team St. Louis Cardinals from server
Successfully imported team Washington Senators from server
Finished retrieving teams from server
Starting to upload the online league status report...

[Young Drachma]

DRAFT RESULTS

Round 1
Round 1, Pick 1 - Detroit Tigers: SS E. Collins
Round 1, Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: 3B E. Lennox
Round 1, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: CF J. Bates
Round 1, Pick 4 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP E. Karger
Round 1, Pick 5 - New York Giants: C B. Carrigan
Round 1, Pick 6 - Washington Senators: SP S. Doyle
Round 1, Pick 7 - New York Yankees: SP R. Glaze
Round 1, Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: SP I. Higginbotham
Round 1, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: LF J. Birmingham
Round 1, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP G. Liebhardt
Round 1, Pick 11 - Boston Red Sox: SS D. Altizer
Round 1, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: SP E. Smith
Round 1, Pick 13 - Chicago Cubs: SP A. Fromme
Round 1, Pick 14 - Chicago Whales: SP J. Coombs
Round 1, Pick 15 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP V. Lindaman
Round 1, Pick 16 - Baltimore Orioles: RF R. Murray
Supplemental Round 1
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 1 - Boston Beaneaters: CF A. Burch
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 2 - Philadelphia Athletics: C B. Schmidt
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 3 - Boston Red Sox: SP F. Beebe
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 4 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP F. Oberlin
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 5 - Cincinnati Redlegs: SP S. McGlynn
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 6 - Boston Red Sox: MR E. Willett
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 7 - New York Yankees: 3B J. Ward
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 8 - Cincinnati Redlegs: SP C. Druhot
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 9 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: 2B C. Chadbourne
Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 10 - Chicago Cubs: SP C. Hall
Round 2
Round 2, Pick 1 - Chicago Cubs: 1B J. Nealon
Round 2, Pick 2 - Boston Red Sox: MR C. Rhodes
Round 2, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: RF H. Niles
Round 2, Pick 4 - Philadelphia Athletics: MR J. Williams
Round 2, Pick 5 - New York Giants: MR B. Adams
Round 2, Pick 6 - Washington Senators: 2B D. Shean
Round 2, Pick 7 - Cincinnati Redlegs: CF H. Armbruster
Round 2, Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: MR R. Kroh
Round 2, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: 3B A. Storke
Round 2, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 2B W. Alperman
Round 2, Pick 11 - Boston Red Sox: MR R. Witherup
Round 2, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: C O. Stanage
Round 2, Pick 13 - Chicago Cubs: CF A. Kruger
Round 2, Pick 14 - Chicago Whales: 2B B. Abstein
Round 2, Pick 15 - Cincinnati Redlegs: 2B B. Shipke
Round 2, Pick 16 - Baltimore Orioles: MR J. Moroney
Round 3
Round 3, Pick 1 - St. Louis Cardinals: 2B P. Bennett
Round 3, Pick 2 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR W. Moser
Round 3, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: LF D. Meier
Round 3, Pick 4 - St. Louis Cardinals: C C. Graham
Round 3, Pick 5 - New York Giants: MR C. Barger
Round 3, Pick 6 - Washington Senators: 3B P. Sentell
Round 3, Pick 7 - New York Yankees: MR J. Rowan
Round 3, Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: SS E. Holly
Round 3, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: C S. Brown
Round 3, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Pirates: LF T. O'Hara
Round 3, Pick 11 - Boston Red Sox: MR B. Maxwell
Round 3, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: MR M. Cunningham
Round 3, Pick 13 - Chicago Cubs: 1B S. Deal
Round 3, Pick 14 - Chicago Whales: LF J. Hoey
Round 3, Pick 15 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR B. Essick
Round 3, Pick 16 - Baltimore Orioles: MR C. Roy
Round 4
Round 4, Pick 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates: MR H. Eells
Round 4, Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: C F. Payne
Round 4, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: 1B L. Nordyke
Round 4, Pick 4 - St. Louis Cardinals: 3B R. Morgan
Round 4, Pick 5 - New York Giants: MR J. McCloskey
Round 4, Pick 6 - Washington Senators: 3B E. Zimmerman
Round 4, Pick 7 - New York Yankees: RF F. Jude
Round 4, Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: CF F. Burke
Round 4, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: SS L. Quillen
Round 4, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Pirates: MR H. Schumann
Round 4, Pick 11 - Boston Red Sox: LF F. Hemphill
Round 4, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: MR C. Goodwin
Round 4, Pick 13 - Chicago Cubs: MR B. Edmondson
Round 4, Pick 14 - Chicago Whales: C B. Peterson
Round 4, Pick 15 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR J. Holmes
Round 4, Pick 16 - Baltimore Orioles: MR L. Hafford
Round 5
Round 5, Pick 1 - New York Yankees: MR H. Knolls
Round 5, Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: SS F. Crawford
Round 5, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: RF P. Reardon
Round 5, Pick 4 - St. Louis Cardinals: MR L. Manske
Round 5, Pick 5 - New York Giants: LF T. Madden
Round 5, Pick 6 - Washington Senators: MR I. McIlveen
Round 5, Pick 7 - New York Yankees: MR W. Wilson
Round 5, Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: MR H. Mathewson
Round 5, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: C B. Towne
Round 5, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Pirates: LF B. Caffyn
Round 5, Pick 11 - Boston Red Sox: MR B. McCarthy
Round 5, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: 3B A. Brouthers
Round 5, Pick 13 - Chicago Cubs: C J. Donovan
Round 5, Pick 14 - Chicago Whales: CF C. Spencer
Round 5, Pick 15 - Cincinnati Redlegs: MR C. Starkel
Round 5, Pick 16 - Baltimore Orioles: C H. Holmes
Round 6
Round 6, Pick 1 - Detroit Tigers: LF G. Good
Round 6, Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: C T. Walsh
Round 6, Pick 3 - Louisville Black Caps: C J. Byrnes
Round 6, Pick 4 - St. Louis Cardinals: C H. Huston
Round 6, Pick 5 - New York Giants: C M. Fitzgerald
Round 6, Pick 6 - Washington Senators: 3B E. Tiemeyer
Round 6, Pick 7 - New York Yankees: LF J. Cameron
Round 6, Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: C C. Crist
Round 6, Pick 9 - Boston Beaneaters: 3B G. Hetling
Round 6, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SS J. Schulte
Round 6, Pick 11 - Boston Red Sox: 3B W. Shannabrook
Round 6, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants: 1B P. Duff
Round 6, Pick 13 - Chicago Cubs: 1B W. Fetzer

[Young Drachma]

SPRING TRAINING RESULTS
----------------
AL
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Philadelphia 15-9
Chicago 13-11
Washington 13-11
Boston 12-12
Baltimore 12-12
New York 11-13
Louisville 11-13
Detroit 9-15

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

[Young Drachma]

File is up.

The season sim deadline is tomorrow night (Friday) at 11p. So there's no sim tonight. I'll sim the season after that and then we'll do the post-season the following night.

Good luck!