Steroid Era (1986-2005) Tournament: JENNY LEWIS HITMEN WIN!

[Norah]

I remember almost nothing from the 2002 World Series.

[Lament]

After 2005, it's the World Series I most vividly remember. Bonds was a fucking behemoth in that series.

[Lament]

I think 1990, 1999, and 2007 are the three World Series I remember the least from in my time as a baseball fan. I'm fairly certain I didn't watch a single pitch of any of them.

[philpritchard]

I would make use of the year switch if it was available, obviously, but I'm fine with not allowing it. On the waiver wire, I might just swap out a reliever to keep my manager from screwing up so often... the way waivers were intended to be used.

Although I don't think it matters much. I'm pretty sure every reliever on my team will collapse in a close game and dominate in a blowout when it doesn't even matter.

These tournaments have made me so jaded and cynical.

[Norah]

So I guess the question is do we all drop and then all add, or do we all add/drop?

[Lament]

We'll all drop in the first twelve hours, and then go through the standings in reverse order adding one at a time.

[Norah]

So it's settled, let it be so.

[Lament]

DAY FIFTEEN

Phil City Pritchards @ Chud Loves Schill

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 3: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Phil City Pritchards 12, Chud Loves Schill 4
W: Johnson, L: Glavine
HR: Berkman, Ramirez

Phil City Pritchards 3, Chud Loves Schill 1
W: Brown, L: Appier, S: Wetteland
HR: Giles

Phil City Pritchards 9, Chud Loves Schill 3
W: Prior, L: Pettitte
HR: Piazza 2, Belle

The Chudville Nine @ Say No To Drugs

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 3: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Say No To Drugs 3, The Chudville Nine 2 (12 innings)
W: White, L: Gordon
HR: Raines

Say No To Drugs 2, The Chudville Nine 1
W: Santana, L: Halladay, S: Lidge

The Chudville Nine 6, Say No To Drugs 5
W: Franco, L: Lidge, S: Mesa
HR: Rodriguez 2, Guerrero

SkitchP @ Sabo's Goggles

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 3: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

SkitchP 9, Sabo’s Goggles 4 (10 innings)
W: Montgomery, L: Davis
HR: Larkin, Gonzalez, Dawson

SkitchP 9, Sabo’s Goggles 7
W: Langston, L: Hershiser, S: Montgomery
HR: Walker, Anderson, Boone, Ripken, Henderson 2, Bagwell

Sabo’s Goggles 4, SkitchP 3
W: Nelson, L: Eichhorn
HR: McGwire, Sosa, Dawson 2

Argonauts @ Jenny Lewis Hitmen

Game 1: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 3: https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxsco ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Jenny Lewis Hitmen 13, Argonauts 2
W: Lowe, L: Nomo
HR: Crawford, Soriano, Bonds, Burks, Schmidt

Argonauts 7, Jenny Lewis Hitmen 5
W: Perez, L: Schmidt, S: Hoffman
HR: Lee, Lopez, Caminiti 2

Jenny Lewis Hitmen 4, Argonauts 2
W: Garrelts, L: Smoltz, S: Rivera
HR: Lopez, Schmidt

STANDINGS

Spoiler: show

SkitchP 19-12
Say No To Drugs 19-12
Jenny Lewis Hitmen 18-13
Sabo’s Goggles 17-14
Phil City Pritchards 15-16
The Chudville Nine 14-17
Chud Loves Schill 12-19
Argonauts 10-21

[philpritchard]

I love this three game thing!

[@SkitchP]

2-1 on the road in the 3 game set with no Clemens? Ill take it!

[@SkitchP]

So it's settled, let it be so.

I take Randy Johnson.

[@SkitchP]

Im just simming against random guys trying to play with my lineup and Mark McGwire just had a 3 HR 10 RBI game, in the same game Bret Boone had a 4 HR game.

[philpritchard]

So it's settled, let it be so.

I take Randy Johnson.

Luckily for me, bad Randy Johnson is still better than anyone I could potentially pick up to replace him.

Plus, I just got a rare glimpse of good Randy Johnson!

[@SkitchP]

So it's settled, let it be so.

I take Randy Johnson.

Luckily for me, bad Randy Johnson is still better than anyone I could potentially pick up to replace him.

Plus, I just got a rare glimpse of good Randy Johnson!

Exactly. Which is why year switching is such a bad idea. It would just allow middling to become dominant. Which would never happen on the waiver wire.

[philpritchard]

Berkman moving to the leadoff spot tomorrow with Knoblauch getting a second chance at the 2B job.

Mark Prior hitting .412!

[@SkitchP]

Berkman moving to the leadoff spot tomorrow with Knoblauch getting a second chance at the 2B job.

Mark Prior hitting .412!

We should trade Larry Walker for Randy Johnson.

[philpritchard]

Berkman moving to the leadoff spot tomorrow with Knoblauch getting a second chance at the 2B job.

Mark Prior hitting .412!

We should trade Larry Walker for Randy Johnson.

As much as I'm interested in seeing what an "average" Skitch player like Walker would do away from Coors, I'm actually getting good production from my outfielders now that Berkman's in for Erstad.

Plus, Johnson's turning a corner. I think. I hope.

[@SkitchP]

Berkman moving to the leadoff spot tomorrow with Knoblauch getting a second chance at the 2B job.

Mark Prior hitting .412!

We should trade Larry Walker for Randy Johnson.

As much as I'm interested in seeing what an "average" Skitch player like Walker would do away from Coors, I'm actually getting good production from my outfielders now that Berkman's in for Erstad.

Plus, Johnson's turning a corner. I think. I hope.

Why do you hate Canada

[philpritchard]

My love of Canada is the reason I'm not willing to trade the former Expo.

[philpritchard]

And holy shit, playing around on WhatIf I was just reminded that I made such an awesome team when we were all coming up with our random theme teams.