Post-Strike Baseball Tournament: WORLD CHAMPION SKITCHP!

[BigRedLedbetter]

Lament.....

I thought I'd have time to do this myself but with work and kid stuff I don't.

I will go with this roster......

C - Pudge Rodriguez (1999)
1B - Joey Votto (2010)
2B - Brett Boone (2001)
SS - Barry Larkin (1996)
3B - Chipper Jones (1999)
LF - Barry Bonds (2001)
CF - Darin Erstad (2000)
RF - Bobby Abreu (2004)
UT - Edgar Martinez (1995)
UT - Placido Polanco (2007)
UT - Reggie Sanders (1995)
UT - Mike Napoli (2011)
UT - Craig Gentry (2013)

SP - Zack Greinke (2009)
SP - Cliff Lee (2011)
SP - Kevin Brown (1996)
SP - Mike Hampton (1999)
RP - Aroldis Chapman (2012)
RP - Koji Uehara (2013)
RP - Tom Gordon (2004)
RP - Troy Percivial (1996)
RP - Armando Benitez (1999)
RP - Octavio Dotel (2002)
RP - Hung-Chih Kuo (2010)
RP - Brian Duensing (2010)


I will go with this lineup game 1....

CF- Erstad
SS- Larkin
LF- Bonds
3B- Chipper
1B- Votto
C- Pudge
RF- Abreu
2B- Boone

Rotation first 4 games......
SP- Greinke
SP- Cliff Lee
SP- Kevin Brown
SP- Mike Hampton

[philpritchard]

So I went through and simulated a few games against the 1927 Yankees to try it out (beat them in 6, so that's a start) and some of my pitchers were throwing 160+ pitches, even when they were pitching poorly. I don't think I ever got more than two innings out of my bullpen in a single game even though Randy Johnson allowed 10 hits and walked 7 in one game. Is it possible to manage something like that, or does that kind of detail only come with a paid subscription?

[BigRedLedbetter]

I had Troy Percivil pitched 2 1/3 innings and have an AB one time. Kind of weird. For the most part this is boss though.

[@SkitchP]

So I went through and simulated a few games against the 1927 Yankees to try it out (beat them in 6, so that's a start) and some of my pitchers were throwing 160+ pitches, even when they were pitching poorly. I don't think I ever got more than two innings out of my bullpen in a single game even though Randy Johnson allowed 10 hits and walked 7 in one game. Is it possible to manage something like that, or does that kind of detail only come with a paid subscription?

Thats basically what screwed me in this in my simulations. I aimed for a very strong bullpen, only to see the sim let my starter go six even though he had given up 12 runs.

[philpritchard]

So I went through and simulated a few games against the 1927 Yankees to try it out (beat them in 6, so that's a start) and some of my pitchers were throwing 160+ pitches, even when they were pitching poorly. I don't think I ever got more than two innings out of my bullpen in a single game even though Randy Johnson allowed 10 hits and walked 7 in one game. Is it possible to manage something like that, or does that kind of detail only come with a paid subscription?

Thats basically what screwed me in this in my simulations. I aimed for a very strong bullpen, only to see the sim let my starter go six even though he had given up 12 runs.

I looked into it quickly and it looks like you can manage bullpen roles and pitch counts and stuff like that in other game modes, but I don't think you can if you're just simulating individual games. This is my first time using it, though, so I may be missing something.

[Norah]

I've got mine set but here's my lineup:



1 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 Nomar Garciaparra SS
3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Javy Lopez C
5 Manny Ramirez LF
6 David Ortiz 1B
7 Carlos Beltran CF
8 Bill Mueller 3B

And my rotation:

Smoltz
Kershaw
Lowe
Johnson

[BigRedLedbetter]

I've got mine set but here's my lineup:



1 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 Nomar Garciaparra SS
3 Sammy Sosa RF

Line drives for days right there.

I met Nomar at the CWS in Omaha a few years ago. He was very nice.

[4/5]

I don't see anywhere to set a rotation.

[philpritchard]

Oh right, lineup...

1. Chuck Knoblauch 2B
2. Larry Walker RF
3. Mike Piazza C
4. Mark McGwire 1B
5. Vladimir Guerrero LF
6. David Wright 3B
7. Troy Tulowitzki SS
8. Grady Sizemore CF

Rotation

1. Randy Johnson
2. Felix Hernandez
3. Pat Hentgen
4. Ben Sheets

[philpritchard]

I don't see anywhere to set a rotation.

I think you just select your starter before each game.

[4/5]

My lineup:

1. Craig Biggio C
2. Ichiro RF
3. Jason Giambi 1B
4. Scott Rolen 3B
5. Ryan Braun LF
6. Hanley Ramirez SS
7. Marcus Giles 2B
8. Andruw Jones CF

Rotation:
1. Greg? Maddux
2. Andy Pettitte
3. Tim Lincecum
4. Tim Hudson

[4/5]

I don't see anywhere to set a rotation.

I think you just select your starter before each game.

Ok.

Btw, do we have to have a 4 man rotation?

[BigRedLedbetter]

I don't see anywhere to set a rotation.

I think you just select your starter before each game.

Ok.

Btw, do we have to have a 4 man rotation?

Pretty sure you can use as many as you'd need (like 7) but it's like a real playoff series so you'd only need 4. I thought about using 5. I went with the strategy of no top starting pitchers but went with depth and 3-4 really really good ones. I think you and I have a pretty good matchup though. Maddux 95 (I assume) vs Greinke 2009 game 1 should be fun.

[numbers]

Lineup:

1- Damon CF
2- Alomar 2B
3- Burks RF
4- Belle LF
5- Helton 1B
6- Caminiti 3B
7- Hundley C
8- Vizquel SS

1- Martinez
2- Santana
3- Mussina
4- Peavy

[philpritchard]

So it looks like a Roger Clemens-Randy Johnson matchup in Game 1. It doesn't get much better than that.

I fully expect that to turn into a 10-9 slugfest.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Some baseball humor to get you through the day..........

[@SkitchP]

So it looks like a Roger Clemens-Randy Johnson matchup in Game 1. It doesn't get much better than that.

I fully expect that to turn into a 10-9 slugfest.

Going left game 1?

Then I'll go with my lineup

1 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 Andrew McCutchen LF
3 Luis Gonzalez RF
4 Alex Rodriguez SS
5 Miguel Cabrera 1B
6 Chase Utley 2B
7 Jorge Posada C
8 Ben Zobrist 3B


Against RHP I can put Miggy at 3rd and put Delgado in the lineup, or leave Miggy at 1b and put Alex Gordon at 3B and JD Drew in the OF.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Gordon was a sensational 3rd baseman in HS and college. Like started and hit leadoff and played 3rd for our HS team as a fucking 14 year old Freshman. I'm pretty surprised how good he has become in the OF.

[@SkitchP]

Gordon was a sensational 3rd baseman in HS and college. Like started and hit leadoff and played 3rd for our HS team as a fucking 14 year old Freshman. I'm pretty surprised how good he has become in the OF.

Yes sir. It's a big part of the reason I tried to draft guys that can play multiple positions (miggy, zobrist, gordon, arod, etc). It doesn't seem like its going to work, but it sure was fun!

[BigRedLedbetter]

Gordon was a sensational 3rd baseman in HS and college. Like started and hit leadoff and played 3rd for our HS team as a fucking 14 year old Freshman. I'm pretty surprised how good he has become in the OF.

Yes sir. It's a big part of the reason I tried to draft guys that can play multiple positions (miggy, zobrist, gordon, arod, etc). It doesn't seem like its going to work, but it sure was fun!

Oh totally. I had my eyes on Zobrist no doubt. One of my favorite guys in the league.