*** OFFICIAL WIS XVI Draft Thread *** (1 Viewer)

[Kraft...]

rodg12 - OTC (Clock up @ xx:06)

SNC

larry_boy_44

Greco

Notorious TRE

Kraft

Chemical X

 

[the moops]

how the hell did koya and dr d ever win one of these things with all this nerdiness?

 

[rodg12]

8.18 - Frankie Frisch, 2B, Cardinals

 

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

8.19 Tony Fernandez, SS Blue Jays

Nothing like drafting your 8th hitter before you get 1, 4-7.

eta: Larry's box is full

 

[larry_boy_44]

Smokey Burgess, C, Philadelphia Phillies

 

[Doctor Detroit]

how the hell did koya and dr d ever win one of these things with all this nerdiness?

Because we're smarter than you.

 

[Eephus]

how the hell did koya and dr d ever win one of these things with all this nerdiness?

Because we're smarter than you.

DirtyHalos was smart enough to win and then get out

 

[Doctor Detroit]

how the hell did koya and dr d ever win one of these things with all this nerdiness?

Because we're smarter than you.

DirtyHalos was smart enough to win and then get out

He's the Sandy Koufax of FBGWIS s, except better in the SIM.

 

[the moops]

how the hell did koya and dr d ever win one of these things with all this nerdiness?

Because we're smarter than you.

I dont doubt that.

 

[Greco]

8.21 (189): Bryan Harvey, RP California Angels

 

[RnR]

What are the stats that end with #? Should I be using those rather than + numbers? And if so, you're all cheaters.

Those are log5 numbers. Basically a realistic projection for what the guy should produce based on the combination of their RL numbers and their + numbers.110 AVG+ and .300 AVG is not the same thing as 110 AVG+ and .330 AVG. The first guy would have an AVG# of .310 (guessing) and the second would be .340. So even though they are both 110 AVG+, the second guy is better. It's most noticeable in HR/9+. A guy with HR numbers of 0.12raw/98+ (Dutch Leonard) will give up about 50 less HRs than a guy with HR numbers of 0.90raw/98+. And the HR/9# of a guy like Leonard will be like 0.15, and the second guy will be like 0.85.

Ok, so you are all cheaters.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm completely ignoring the "# numbers" and I'm practically running away with this draft.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Agree with RnR. Just ran all the teams through my WIS super database and Larry and RnR are 1/2.Franco is 22nd.

 

[Eephus]

What are the stats that end with #? Should I be using those rather than + numbers? And if so, you're all cheaters.

Those are log5 numbers. Basically a realistic projection for what the guy should produce based on the combination of their RL numbers and their + numbers.110 AVG+ and .300 AVG is not the same thing as 110 AVG+ and .330 AVG. The first guy would have an AVG# of .310 (guessing) and the second would be .340. So even though they are both 110 AVG+, the second guy is better. It's most noticeable in HR/9+. A guy with HR numbers of 0.12raw/98+ (Dutch Leonard) will give up about 50 less HRs than a guy with HR numbers of 0.90raw/98+. And the HR/9# of a guy like Leonard will be like 0.15, and the second guy will be like 0.85.

Ok, so you are all cheaters.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm completely ignoring the "# numbers" and I'm practically running away with this draft.

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[Doctor Detroit]

Do we have a WIS champions list? Seems like we've done one recently.

 

[larry_boy_44]

1. 1B George Sisler L .406#/.456#/.586#2. OF Tony Gwynn L .371#/.447#/.500#3. OF Ted Williams L .403#/.544#/.732#4. OF Joe Jackson L .401#/.463#/.603#5. SS Cecil Travis L .356#/.403#/.516#6. 7. 8. C Smoky Burgess L .366#/.429#/.497#no clue how to figure out # numbers for the whole team, but raw #s are .389/.463/.575.

 

[RnR]

Agree with RnR. Just ran all the teams through my WIS super database and Larry and RnR are 1/2.Franco is 22nd.

... and that's with the Home Run Baker albatross. Lots of s about to be upset.

 

[the moops]

Do we have a WIS champions list? Seems like we've done one recently.

first page.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Do we have a WIS champions list? Seems like we've done one recently.

first page.

That is recent. Doug B gonna win his third this go round.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

8.22 - Bubbles Hargrave, part of a Catcher - Redlegs

 

[Doug B]

Doug B gonna win his third this go round.

The Pelicans still have to pitch. If we were simming
instead of simming 9-inning games, I'd be much more confident in my squad.

 

[Kraft...]

Red Schoendienst, 2B Cardinals

 

[Chemical X]

i'll go for

jim bottomley, 1b, cards

rocky colavito, of, injuns likely

this gives me

braves torre

cards bottomley

cubs sandberg

senagers harrah

reds frank robby

indians colavito

dodgers drysdale

white sox ed walsh

yankees russ ford

i think

 

[Kraft...]

Frank Thomas, 1B White Sox

1B thinned over the last couple rounds

 

[Greco]

it's tre, right?

 

[Koya]

Do we have a WIS champions list? Seems like we've done one recently.

first page.

That is recent. Doug B gonna win his third this go round.

Does anyone have three? I think I have two but from the Pre Nerd Era

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Sorry - meetings - show me...Richie Ashburn?

 

[Greco]

9.04 (196): Don Mattingly, 1B New York Yankees

 

[Doug B]

Sorry - meetings - show me...Richie Ashburn?

Huge pick this late

 

[Brady Marino]

Sorry - meetings - show me...Richie Ashburn?

Huge pick this late

Ugh, I was hoping people would forget about him until my pick in the 9th. Love that guy in these things.

 

[Doug B]

Does anyone have three? I think I have two but from the Pre Nerd Era™

Not yet -- you, Kraft, and I have twne thing I'd like to get is all time playoff appearances and World Series runners up. This should be possible to research if anyone is a real e-mail packrat. WIS.com, at the end of each season, e-mails all league participants the playoff series results.

I have a bunch of these old e-mails, but not all of them, I don't think.

 

[Greco]

Steve Carlton won a Cy Young award for me once.

 

[Kraft...]

Does anyone have three? I think I have two but from the Pre Nerd Era™

Not yet -- you, Kraft, and I have twne thing I'd like to get is all time playoff appearances and World Series runners up. This should be possible to research if anyone is a real e-mail packrat. WIS.com, at the end of each season, e-mails all league participants the playoff series results.

I have a bunch of these old e-mails, but not all of them, I don't think.

I think I made one other WS and lost, not 100% sure though

 

[larry_boy_44]

I'm nervous about this one, but can't pass that OAV up, even if he isn't gonna strike a lot of guys out and my defense might not be that great...Jim Hearn, SP, Giants132 IP 1.94 ERA .169 OAV

 

[rodg12]

9.04 (196): Don Mattingly, 1B New York Yankees

 

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

See a lot of mediocrity in the postions I need to fill. Hopefully this round will thin the hurd and make my choices easier in the 10th.

9.6 Rich Goosage, RP Yankees

What the hell

 

[Doctor Detroit]

See a lot of mediocrity in the postions I need to fill. Hopefully this round will thin the hurd and make my choices easier in the 10th.

9.6 Rich Goosage, RP Yankees

What the hell

God Dammit!

 

[rodg12]

9.7 - Al Kaline, OF, Tigers

 

[Greco]

9.04 (196): Don Mattingly, 1B New York Yankees

Blame Kraft. I wanted Frank Thomas.

 

[rodg12]

9.04 (196): Don Mattingly, 1B New York Yankees

Blame Kraft. I wanted Frank Thomas.

I got really nervous when Thomas was picked. Figured he and Mattingly were the two best left and was hoping to get one with my next pick. Apparently you guys were thinking the same thing.

 

[the moops]

on phonebe at computer in 5

 

[Kraft...]

9.04 (196): Don Mattingly, 1B New York Yankees

Blame Kraft. I wanted Frank Thomas.

I got really nervous when Thomas was picked. Figured he and Mattingly were the two best left and was hoping to get one with my next pick. Apparently you guys were thinking the same thing.

Thomas was my official plateau cutoff

 

[rodg12]

A-/A+ means Kaline can play CF in the sim, right??

 

[jfranco77]

Does anyone have three? I think I have two but from the Pre Nerd Era™

Not yet -- you, Kraft, and I have twne thing I'd like to get is all time playoff appearances and World Series runners up. This should be possible to research if anyone is a real e-mail packrat. WIS.com, at the end of each season, e-mails all league participants the playoff series results.

I have a bunch of these old e-mails, but not all of them, I don't think.

I probably have all of the ones I played in, but I need to know a good username to search for so that Gmail will find them all for me.I believe I have lost both of the last 2 WS (2012 and alphabet) and in the one before that (2011) I won like 115 games and lost the first round of the playoffs.

 

[jfranco77]

A-/A+ means Kaline can play CF in the sim, right??

Hell yes. It doesn't care where he played in RL. Just goes by range. I usually consider anything B+ and above as "good enough" for a CF.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

8.22 - Bubbles Hargrave, part of a Catcher - Redlegs

Eugene Franklin Hargrave was nicknamed "Bubbles" because he stuttered when saying "B" sounds. In 1926, he won the National League batting title with a .353 average. The rules at the time required batting champions to play in at least 100 games, and Hargrave pinch hit several times to get to 105. He was the first catcher to lead the NL in batting average.

After his baseball days, Hargrave worked for a valve company. He died at age 76 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1962 and the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

What took you so long, Indiana?

 

[the moops]

well no computer. I'll go withHarlond Clift 3B orioles/browns

 

[Kraft...]

For Pump

9.09 - Hubie Brooks, SS Expos

It Happened

 

[Hoos First]

Joe Sambito, RP, AstrosIm on autoskip the rest of the way after 10 minutes, including after hours

 

[Eephus]

For Pump

9.09 - Hubie Brooks, SS Expos

It Happened

dang

 

[the moops]

franco and others. how good/bad are my picks?show your work with those fancy #'s