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

[Greco]

I always consider it a successful season if I don't lose 100 games. This does not look like a successful season.

 

[Chemical X]

8 in a row and now 6 behind pumpass, with 6 head to head left. all it took was benching pitchers.

 

[Doug B]

Here's an idea for a future draft, sorta along the lines of HOVG... all time draft but you can only take players NOT selected this go around. No outliers, still a lot of talent.

Good with this idea, too.

 

[RnR]

Searching for players with that idea would be an absolute nightmare, but otherwise it could be fun.

 

[Brady Marino]

Here's an idea for a future draft, sorta along the lines of HOVG... all time draft but you can only take players NOT selected this go around. No outliers, still a lot of talent.

Good with this idea, too.

Searching for players will be a #####.

 

[Doug B]

Here's an idea for a future draft, sorta along the lines of HOVG... all time draft but you can only take players NOT selected this go around. No outliers, still a lot of talent.

Good with this idea, too.

Searching for players will be a #####.

Gotta have an Excel spreadsheet of the WIS player pool. Don't use the Draft Center exclusively.

 

[Koya]

Here's an idea for a future draft, sorta along the lines of HOVG... all time draft but you can only take players NOT selected this go around. No outliers, still a lot of talent.

Good with this idea, too.

Searching for players will be a #####.

Gotta have an Excel spreadsheet of the WIS player pool. Don't use the Draft Center exclusively.

Would be no different than if this draft went more rounds.

I'd prefer to do the wars version next for some change and then maybe the other players league

 

[Koya]

Strong of tough luck here for the last week or so. Bunch of one run losses. :-/

Feeling like Syracuse here

 

[RnR]

Let's definitely do the wars version. That idea is too good to pass up.

 

[the moops]

Everyone in my bullpen has at least 1 save.

1,2,5,5,5,5,11 are the # of saves they each have.

 

[Koya]

Everyone in my bullpen has at least 1 save.

1,2,5,5,5,5,11 are the # of saves they each have.

My full current bullpen and some starters, including folks no longer on my team - 10 guys have had saves.

Mickey Mantle coming to life nicely with 3 HRs so far, and Carlton Fisk has been really solid (finally) over the last 10-15 games. Over the mendoza line and on a prorated pace of about 65 XBHs.

 

[the moops]

live?

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Will be hanging out in live for a bit

 

[Spartans Rule]

Sandy Koufax with an 8.14 ERA in 4 starts since his acquisition. <_<

 

[Koya]

Sandy Koufax with an 8.14 ERA in 4 starts since his acquisition. <_<

Mantle hitting .327 / .400 / .592

My teams been under .500 since the acquisition. I seem to like 13-3 wins and 1 and 2 run losses.

 

[Spartans Rule]

I seem to like 13-3 wins and 1 and 2 run losses.

My recent series with Pump: 5-3 loss, 5-2 loss, 28-2 win.

 

[Koya]

I seem to like 13-3 wins and 1 and 2 run losses.

My recent series with Pump: 5-3 loss, 5-2 loss, 28-2 win.

That will help the pythagorian #'s

 

[Doug B]

My teams been under .500 since the acquisition. I seem to like 13-3 wins and 1 and 2 run losses.

My team just pulled out of a mid-week slump: lost 7 of 8, with five of the losses by one run.

 

[Koya]

My teams been under .500 since the acquisition. I seem to like 13-3 wins and 1 and 2 run losses.

My team just pulled out of a mid-week slump: lost 7 of 8, with five of the losses by one run.

Fate seems to want a close race... going to be a hell of a finish. No one can pull ahead and a bunch of good teams very much in it.

 

[Brady Marino]

My team outscored RnR 50 to 13 in our 3 game series today.

Prior to that, it took 17 games for my team to score at least 50 runs.

 

[RnR]

My team outscored RnR 50 to 13 in our 3 game series today.

Prior to that, it took 17 games for my team to score at least 50 runs.

Don't flatter yourself, that's right on my average for a 3-gamer.

 

[Brady Marino]

My team outscored RnR 50 to 13 in our 3 game series today.

Prior to that, it took 17 games for my team to score at least 50 runs.

Don't flatter yourself, that's right on my average for a 3-gamer.

I was beginning to wonder if my team could score runs against the 2013 Astros before our series.

 

[Kraft...]

My team outscored RnR 50 to 13 in our 3 game series today.

Prior to that, it took 17 games for my team to score at least 50 runs.

Don't flatter yourself, that's right on my average for a 3-gamer.

Your team definitely has my teams number, I'm 3-7 vs KOC

 

[Koya]

Some live a little later?

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Some live a little later?

Will be hanging out in live for a bit

 

[Koya]

Some live a little later?

Will be hanging out in live for a bit

I just miss you?

Will check in a little later.

 

[Koya]

Heading into the final (regular world) week of the season. And around the final turn they come....

 

[Doug B]

AL wild-card race has four teams 3 games apart:

77-62 - moopsie
76-63 - Big Train and Gang
75-64 - Owed to Claude Hendrix
74-65 - Running Robots

 

[Koya]

Jake Northrup, who had been just awesome first half of the year, is killing me with blown saves.

 

[Doug B]

Jake Northrup, who had been just awesome first half of the year, is killing me with blown saves.

Has he exceeded his real-life IPs?

 

[Koya]

Jake Northrup, who had been just awesome first half of the year, is killing me with blown saves.

Has he exceeded his real-life IPs?

Nope. Has a little wiggle room at that.

 

[the moops]

not a good time for a 5 win 10 loss skid this past week

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Koya... Moops we should try to Simlive the remaining games in our division I think I have one series left with each of you.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

AL wild-card race has four teams 3 games apart:

77-62 - moopsie

76-63 - Big Train and Gang

75-64 - Owed to Claude Hendrix

74-65 - Running Robots

Looks like it's down to me and DD in the NL for the wildcard.

 

[the moops]

Koya... Moops we should try to Simlive the remaining games in our division I think I have one series left with each of you.

 

[Doug B]

Tightening up ...

77-63 - moopsie
77-63 - Big Train and Gang
76-64 - Owed to Claude Hendrix
75-65 - Running Robots

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Live?

 

[Koya]

Id be down for a few final sim live games

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Sim live anyone?

 

[Pumpnick]

cobb, lyons, simmons all getting major rest before the post season

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

in live for a bit

 

[Koya]

Lesson learned - Don't play Arsenal in Live.

GS

 

[the moops]

yes. #### you arsenal. 19-9 live.

 

[Koya]

Has there ever been such a differential between home and away as Doug's team? Four games under .500 at home and 30 freakin games above .500 on the road.

 

[Doug B]

Has there ever been such a differential between home and away as Doug's team? Four games under .500 at home and 30 freakin games above .500 on the road.

Eephus's and jfranco's squads ain't far behind.

I thought my guys would rake at home with +2 to both left and right fields. Truthfully, if I had a little more stout of a bullpen, I'd probably be 10 games better at home.

 

[Koya]

Has there ever been such a differential between home and away as Doug's team? Four games under .500 at home and 30 freakin games above .500 on the road.

Eephus's and jfranco's squads ain't far behind.

I thought my guys would rake at home with +2 to both left and right fields. Truthfully, if I had a little more stout of a bullpen, I'd probably be 10 games better at home.

With your lineup I'd definitely think that would grab a good amount of wins at home.

Weird season. Certainly more parity, especially in the large player pool leagues, than in years past.

 

[Doug B]

BTW, Koya -- nice getback on the road sweep of my squad.

 

[Koya]

BTW, Koya -- nice getback on the road sweep of my squad.

Yeah, that was unexpected (and fun). Only to lose 3 of 4 live to ARSEnal. <_<

It's interesting that my team's been pretty steady throughout the full year, trades and all. My lineup, objectively speaking at least, is certainly better than it was (well, it should be at least, though I let go some really good players that just weren't performing) and my starting pitching is stacked, but that hasn't really led to that many more wins, if at all.

Either way, need to finish strong as this #4 seed tries to pin down a playoff spot. (Which reminds me, we need different rankings... we guys who value pitching seem to get hit by the current valuation. Similar to last go around, although that time my team was jfRANKED somewhere in the middle as opposed to this one which was summilarily slammed.

 

[Brady Marino]

Which reminds me, we need different rankings... we guys who value pitching seem to get hit by the current valuation. Similar to last go around, although that time my team was jfRANKED somewhere in the middle as opposed to this one which was summilarily slammed.

Franco ranked me 2nd...we have seen how well that has worked.

 

[RnR]

I think Franco used hitter only rankings, FWIW. I was first on his list, and my team definitely hits the best, but the pitching is horrendous.