OFFICIAL WIS XVIII THREAD: An Ode to Claude Hendrix (1 Viewer)

[Brady Marino]

One thing we do know, Joe McGinninity's season is (finally) done.

Still at 100%.

Is it too late to work a trade?

When his story of guts and fortitude airs on 30 for 30, he will be starring as part of Team Kauff, not as a part of Team Champ.

Besides, we'd anger the WIS gods by doing a deal now.

I don't know that RnR is considered a WIS god.

 

[Koya]

Rankings were a bit all over the place this go around. Not a good year to be a top seed though as NONE of the #1 seeds made the playoffs and the top four ranked teams not only did not make it, but three of them had bad years, two of which were real struggles.

On the flip side, three of the last 10 ranked teams won, and with good to very good seasons. Two more in that group (Socal, the worst ranked and AoD, 5th worse) were there until the end. Had a chance for three of the lowest ranked teams to make it in with a few days to go, in fact.

Not sure what the lesson is here, if any - but perhaps randomness plus luck plus parity equals less predictable results, and maybe there is not a one size-fits all way to rank teams as we all have slightly (and sometimes majorly) different approaches to the draft and the season and each of us has certain strengths / weaknesses.

DrD 1,494 -- Live #1 seed - Finished just under .500
Brady 1,423 -- Live #1 seed - 2nd in a weak division, well behind pump
RNR 1,422 -- Live #1 seed - King of Commissioneering, not WIS playing
avoid 1,385 -- Live #1 seed - Last in the division, a billion behind
moops 1,376 -- Live #2 seed - WC
TRE 1,376 -- Live #2 seed - WC
jfranco 1,364 -- Dead #1 seed - Just Missed
eephus 1,359 -- Dead #1 seed - Under .500, third in division
SNC 1,349 -- Dead #2 seed
dougb 1,349 -- Dead #2 seed
Pump 1,331 -- Live #2 seed
Bogart 1,277 -- Live #2 seed
Rodg 1,276 -- Dead #3 seed
Sparty 1,264 -- Live #3 seed
ChemX 1,246 -- Live #3 seed
Hoos 1,222 -- Dead #3 seed
Kraft 1,203 -- Live #3 seed
Frosti 1,202 -- Dead #4 seed
arsenal 1,081 -- Live #3 seed - Finished one game behind
Koya 1,080 -- Live #4 seed
Greco 1,070 -- Live #4 seed
Larry 1,003 -- Live #4 seed
Socal 987 -- Live #4 seed - Above .500 and in the WC hunt til the final few days

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Disappointed in missing out on the playoffs, but this was still a fun Sim for me.

Walter Johnson went 33-11 with a 3.12 ERA. Interestingly with an ERA of 3.31 Luis Tiant could only manage 16-14.

Eck went 52/54 in saves, far and away the best in the league and probably the difference between my team being .500 and in contention down to the wire. As a team I was 55/61.

The Henderson/Raines experiment was fun, and both did pretty well.

The most disappointing player on my team was Bobby Murcer who only managed a .608 OPS

The most surprising was Red Schoendienst, picked up really late as my 2B option, he hit .308 with a .737 OPS and eventually ended up as my #3 hitter.

 

[Greco]

Worst team in the worst division. I really do suck at this. Not shtick. But on a positive note, I didn't lose 100 games.

 

[the moops]

but at least we like you Greco. could be worse, you could be larry

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I'm just excited for the opportunity...yet again. Proud to be on the same stage with all of you.

 

[RnR]

I'm just excited for the opportunity...yet again. Proud to be on the same stage with all of you.

How do you feel about Koya's claim that you aren't the "best golfer to never win a major"?

You have my vote, GB.

 

[Koya]

I'm just excited for the opportunity...yet again. Proud to be on the same stage with all of you.

How do you feel about Koya's claim that you aren't the "best golfer to never win a major"?

You have my vote, GB.

Unless I mistyped, I said that he is the best not to have won the big one. Perhaps the most consistently good player in these things.

 

[RnR]

I'm just excited for the opportunity...yet again. Proud to be on the same stage with all of you.

How do you feel about Koya's claim that you aren't the "best golfer to never win a major"?

You have my vote, GB.

Unless I mistyped, I said that he is the best not to have won the big one. Perhaps the most consistently good player in these things.

After a re-read, I see where you were going with that sentence. #commaproblems

 

[Pumpnick]

starters back in

 

[RnR]

starters back in

Now a good time to tell pump that his whole division tanked to try and give him something to look forward to while sitting around on his donut?

 

[Koya]

I'm just excited for the opportunity...yet again. Proud to be on the same stage with all of you.

How do you feel about Koya's claim that you aren't the "best golfer to never win a major"?

You have my vote, GB.

Unless I mistyped, I said that he is the best not to have won the big one. Perhaps the most consistently good player in these things.

After a re-read, I see where you were going with that sentence. #commaproblems

F'n grammer.

 

[Pumpnick]

starters back in

Now a good time to tell pump that his whole division tanked to try and give him something to look forward to while sitting around on his donut?

thanks guys!

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I'm just excited for the opportunity...yet again. Proud to be on the same stage with all of you.

How do you feel about Koya's claim that you aren't the "best golfer to never win a major"?

You have my vote, GB.

Unless I mistyped, I said that he is the best not to have won the big one. Perhaps the most consistently good player in these things.

After a re-read, I see where you were going with that sentence. #commaproblems

Luckily, I speak koylish fluently.

 

[Koya]

I'm just excited for the opportunity...yet again. Proud to be on the same stage with all of you.

How do you feel about Koya's claim that you aren't the "best golfer to never win a major"?

You have my vote, GB.

Unless I mistyped, I said that he is the best not to have won the big one. Perhaps the most consistently good player in these things.

After a re-read, I see where you were going with that sentence. #commaproblems

Luckily, I speak koylish fluently.

It's TRE's year, I'm feelin' it.

 

[Doug B]

Not sure what the lesson is here, if any - but perhaps randomness plus luck plus parity equals less predictable results, and maybe there is not a one size-fits all way to rank teams as we all have slightly (and sometimes majorly) different approaches to the draft and the season and each of us has certain strengths / weaknesses.

I've often wondered what what would happen if we played the exact same teams & divisions twice (or more). Would the same teams that won the first time around do so the second time? Could the same squad lose 90 games the first time, and then win 90 games the second time?

 

[Koya]

Not sure what the lesson is here, if any - but perhaps randomness plus luck plus parity equals less predictable results, and maybe there is not a one size-fits all way to rank teams as we all have slightly (and sometimes majorly) different approaches to the draft and the season and each of us has certain strengths / weaknesses.

I've often wondered what what would happen if we played the exact same teams & divisions twice (or more). Would the same teams that won the first time around do so the second time? Could the same squad lose 90 games the first time, and then win 90 games the second time?

There's certainly a degree of variation and of luck, the question is just how much... heck, there have been a number of times when half a season a team is 5-10 games under .500 and then goes nuts to finish 5-10 ahead. I'd also think that the variation may differ in leagues with varied player pool sizes.

That said, if you are 30 games under or 30 games over, I cant see a team like that "flipping" - but there has to be a 10-20 game total variance at least I'd imagine. It's an interesting point of study.

I also think that while there is more variation come playoffs because anything can happen in a short series, there are teams that are better suited for that short series than others. A team might have an advantage in a 162 game season, but actually be an underdog against a team that might have say two top pitchers but not the depth.

 

[rodg12]

Steve Carlton freaking killed me. 6.03 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, .298 OAV and gave up 40 HRs. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF!!!!

<_<

I gotta learn how to draft pitchers in this thing.

 

[Greco]

but at least we like you Greco. could be worse, you could be larry

 

[Greco]

Steve Carlton freaking killed me. 6.03 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, .298 OAV and gave up 40 HRs. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF!!!!

<_<

I gotta learn how to draft pitchers in this thing.

Let me know when you figure it out and then you can tutor (not John Tudor) me.

 

[Brady Marino]

We've been waiting all morning for Doctor D to pick in our NCAA quarters draft. I think Greco has been summoned, but anyone else have Lombasignal?

 

[RnR]

We've been waiting all morning for Doctor D to pick in our NCAA quarters draft. I think Greco has been summoned, but anyone else have Lombasignal?

I'll step in and make the pick for him.

 

[Brady Marino]

We've been waiting all morning for Doctor D to pick in our NCAA quarters draft. I think Greco has been summoned, but anyone else have Lombasignal?

I'll step in and make the pick for him.

Terrible commissioneering here.

 

[Koya]

We've been waiting all morning for Doctor D to pick in our NCAA quarters draft. I think Greco has been summoned, but anyone else have Lombasignal?

I'll text him

 

[the moops]

good luck nerds. I get to go on a flight in 2 hours to Florida. I think I have strep and my 2 little ones are sick as well. :kill me:

 

[Koya]

Withdrawl already.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Withdrawl already.

Too bad you didn't do the hoops bttf draft.

 

[rodg12]

Withdrawl already.

Too bad you didn't do the hoops bttf draft.

He can have my team....

 

[Brady Marino]

Withdrawl already.

When we doing World War WIS?

 

[RnR]

Withdrawl already.

When we doing World War WIS?

May seems like a reasonable target date. Maybe even June.

 

[Koya]

Withdrawl already.

When we doing World War WIS?

As soon as we can get 24 ready to go. May or June is crazy talk. Mid April maybe? Whenever it happens.

 

[RnR]

Withdrawl already.

When we doing World War WIS?

As soon as we can get 24 ready to go. May or June is crazy talk. Mid April maybe? Whenever it happens.

Ok. See you in July.

 

[Brady Marino]

Withdrawl already.

When we doing World War WIS?

As soon as we can get 24 ready to go. May or June is crazy talk. Mid April maybe? Whenever it happens.

Ok. See you in July.

We should leave it up to our good commissioner rodg12.

 

[Koya]

Withdrawl already.

When we doing World War WIS?

As soon as we can get 24 ready to go. May or June is crazy talk. Mid April maybe? Whenever it happens.

Ok. See you in July.

We should leave it up to our good commissioner rodg12.

I have faith in our new overlord.

Of course, faith waivers quickly, but seriously, I have faith.

 

[RnR]

No chance it starts before the end of april. Us "real baseball" nerds are knee-deep in the MLB stuff.

 

[Koya]

No chance it starts before the end of april. Us "real baseball" nerds are knee-deep in the MLB stuff.

I figured, but the season starts in a couple weeks... what are you doing 2-3 weeks after that? Other than watching and ####. We gotta get the thread going, bicker about the rules, finally start the draft, draft / shtick, preseason WIS and then start.

 

[Doug B]

good luck nerds. I get to go on a flight in 2 hours to Florida. I think I have strep and my 2 little ones are sick as well. :kill me:

#######' Dutch Leonard

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Hell of an opening game for the good guys. MVPDimaggio homers twice as does Lefty O'Doul and Chesbro goes 9 giving up 1 run.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Lets get signups for the next one going, ASAP.

In.

1. Socalbroncofan

 

[Koya]

Lets get signups for the next one going, ASAP.

In.

1. Socalbroncofan

In.

 

[RnR]

Sign ups during the playoffs? Do you guys have no respect for the process? There's a gold jacket on the line here!

 

[the moops]

good luck nerds. I get to go on a flight in 2 hours to Florida. I think I have strep and my 2 little ones are sick as well. :kill me:

#######' Dutch Leonard

after scoring 8 in the first game my team scored 2 runs on 7 hits over the past two ####### games. wtf

 

[Kraft...]

GL Pump, couldn't overcome pump pitching despite having one of the better offenses in the league <_<

 

[Doug B]

good luck nerds. I get to go on a flight in 2 hours to Florida. I think I have strep and my 2 little ones are sick as well. :kill me:

#######' Dutch Leonard

#######' Dutch Leonard

 

[Koya]

Phew, that was a close series. Joss took the first with a team shutout and was feeling pretty good. But after dropping the next two with my offense doing little it was not looking good. Stank's got a nice balance of batting and pitching.

Had some good fortune in the last game, really could have gone either way. SNStanky jumped out in the top of the 6th with three, with my getting them back bottom of the 7th. Game went into extra's and he broke through in the tenth with a run, but some very good timing got a bottom of the ninth tying run against Carlos Cisco with the winning run scoring on an error.

Great series, SNC.

 

[Koya]

OLD SCHOOL FINAL FOUR

All original players:

Pump (won the damn thing before it was cool)

Doug B - Two time World Series winner

Koya - The Champ

TRE - It's his time. If Karma has anything to do with it at least.

 

[Brady Marino]

OLD SCHOOL FINAL FOUR

All original players:

Pump (won the damn thing before it was cool)

Doug B - Two time World Series winner

Koya - The Champ

TRE - It's his time. If Karma has anything to do with it at least.

It's no OLD school without Eephus.

 

[Koya]

OLD SCHOOL FINAL FOUR

All original players:

Pump (won the damn thing before it was cool)

Doug B - Two time World Series winner

Koya - The Champ

TRE - It's his time. If Karma has anything to do with it at least.

It's no OLD school without Eephus.

True that.

BTW, Fisk coming through with some big hits and a .429 OBP with Sosa getting the game five POTG going .381 .435 .476 for the series. I love **** Allen gets the series MVP with a line of .421 .476 .474.

Not much power in this series at all outside of Gehrig who had a sick line of .412 .522 .588, but a lot of OBP from my end at least.

Mantle no XBH but .478 OBP.

 

[rodg12]

OLD SCHOOL FINAL FOUR

All original players:

Pump (won the damn thing before it was cool)

Doug B - Two time World Series winner

Koya - The Champ

TRE - It's his time. If Karma has anything to do with it at least.

It's no OLD school without Eephus.

True that.

BTW, Fisk coming through with some big hits and a .429 OBP with Sosa getting the game five POTG going .381 .435 .476 for the series. I love **** Allen gets the series MVP with a line of .421 .476 .474.

Not much power in this series at all outside of Gehrig who had a sick line of .412 .522 .588, but a lot of OBP from my end at least.

Mantle no XBH but .478 OBP.

You posting from the Biden gathering?

 

[Brady Marino]

OLD SCHOOL FINAL FOUR

All original players:

Pump (won the damn thing before it was cool)

Doug B - Two time World Series winner

Koya - The Champ

TRE - It's his time. If Karma has anything to do with it at least.

It's no OLD school without Eephus.

True that.

BTW, Fisk coming through with some big hits and a .429 OBP with Sosa getting the game five POTG going .381 .435 .476 for the series. I love **** Allen gets the series MVP with a line of .421 .476 .474.

Not much power in this series at all outside of Gehrig who had a sick line of .412 .522 .588, but a lot of OBP from my end at least.

Mantle no XBH but .478 OBP.

Stan Musial looked great on the Heavenly Pines Golf Course today.