WIS XV: Format & Signup Thread (1 Viewer)

[Eephus]

My 2011 team has been hovering with five games of .500 for a month. I ended up with the worst kind of boring team with zero roster flexibility other than shuttling Jeff Mathis and Scott Linebrink to AAA to conserve fatigue.We need another draft before the start of spring training. Here were the ideas from the other thread. Final season: The obvious companion to the first season leagueSteroid era/All-Coors FieldWWII era: I'll keep throwing it out there. It would be best with a limited number of teams.1950s short-era sim:Some other short-eraSalary capFatal Flaw: "A" fielders onlyOther

WIS League HistoryWIS I: The BeginningTheme: All-Time Draft (Sim was conducted as afterthought)Champion: PumpnickWIS II: Sim-FishingTheme: All-Time Draft II (Sim-fishing encouraged)Champion: Spartans RuleWIS III: Cocaine & GreeniesTheme: 1969-1992Champion: Dirty HalosWIS IV: The Golden EraTheme: 1946-1968Champion: RnRWIS V: Clone WarsTheme: All-Time Draft with multiple versions of the same player allowedChampion: KoyaWIS VI: The Salary Cap LeagueTheme: A draft and salary-cap fused together. Each team drafted with a $100mil WIS salary capChampion: KraftSpecial Note: Dr. Detroit's team that finished runner-up to Kraft won the Champion of Champions League on WIS.WIS VII: The Deadball EraTheme: 1894-1919Champion: KraftWIS VIII: The Golden Steroid EraTheme: Split era league that included 1920-1941 and 1986-2004Champion: Doug BWIS IX: The Disco EraTheme: 70's league (1976-79)Champion: KoyaWIS X: The Dice Roll DebacleTheme: All-Time Draft that required a roll of a six-sided die to determine which season you got to use for each player draftedChampion: EephusWIS XI: The Uecker EraTheme: 1962-1967Champion: jfranco77WIS XII: Roll for YearsTheme: Each team was required to roll dice to determine what year they would be able to select a player from in each roundChampion: Mr. PhoenixWIS XIII: The Hall of Very GoodTheme: No Hall of Fame players allowed, all-time leagueChampion: Hoos FirstWIS XIV: The Rookie/First Year LeagueTheme: Player pool limited to their first WIS eligible seasonChampion: Doug BWIS MMXI: Back to the FutureTheme: Pre-season draft for 2011 simChampion: TBD

 

[Brady Marino]

As long as it's not Back to the Future, I'm IN.

 

[jfranco77]

I'm in... Coors/Steroid or the final season league would be my choices.

Also I'm definitely in for Back to the Future 2012 whenever that starts.

 

[the moops]

In

 

[the moops]

I like Final Season

 

[RnR]

I like Final Season

Either that, or some form of salary cap league that restricts min. salary pitchers.

 

[Hoos First]

In and it doesnt matter to me what kind

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

In

Down for anything but would enjoy WWII or another short era, as I love learning more about the history of the game.

Steroid era all Coors would be fun, particularly if I can get dibs on the humidor balls.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

In. I'll do whatever.

I'm too lazy to look up the player pool right now, but what about a 20 win pitcher/30 homer hitter format? Pitchers have to have had a win total in the 20s and hitters have to have homer total in the 30s. So, no 40 homer guys, no 30 win pitchers, etc.

I'd love to do a dynasty for our March season draft, but I'll do a single season if everyone is too wussified to go all-in on this format.

 

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

I'm in. Last season or steriods are the two best options I see, but I am up for whatever.

 

[Bogart]

I'm in. Whatever format is fine with me.

Of course if I can possibly draft Rabbit Maranville and/or Scott Fletcher, it's pure icing on the cake.

 

[belljr]

I think I've done 2 or 3 of these and have been dead last each time

PENDING

 

[Kubes]

I'm in for whatevs.

 

[Eephus]

I'm in for whatevs.

Alias?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I'm in for whatevs.

Alias?

I can vouch.

 

[Kubes]

I'm in for whatevs.

Alias?

Marked man. You know me. Promise. Big Nishioka fan.

 

[RnR]

I'm in for whatevs.

Alias?

Marked man. You know me. Promise. Big Nishioka fan.

Like this narrows things down. Who isn't?

 

[Doug B]

I'm in. Last season or steriods are the two best options I see, but I am up for whatever.

Same here. I also like the Fatal Flaw concept.I think Tre's onto something good with the 20-wins & 30 HRs concept. One thing we've never done yet is play around with metric limits.

 

[the moops]

I'm in. Last season or steriods are the two best options I see, but I am up for whatever.

Same here. I also like the Fatal Flaw concept.I think Tre's onto something good with the 20-wins & 30 HRs concept. One thing we've never done yet is play around with metric limits.

I dont think there are enough SS who have hit 30 HRs to make it work.

 

[Bogart]

I'm in. Last season or steriods are the two best options I see, but I am up for whatever.

Same here. I also like the Fatal Flaw concept.I think Tre's onto something good with the 20-wins & 30 HRs concept. One thing we've never done yet is play around with metric limits.

I dont think there are enough SS who have hit 30 HRs to make it work.

Maybe we go with a SLG or OPS number instead? Or set a limit for each position?I guess I could be of more help if I knew what the 20-wins/30-HR concept was trying to accomplish.

 

[Eephus]

I'm in. Last season or steriods are the two best options I see, but I am up for whatever.

Same here. I also like the Fatal Flaw concept.I think Tre's onto something good with the 20-wins & 30 HRs concept. One thing we've never done yet is play around with metric limits.

I dont think there are enough SS who have hit 30 HRs to make it work.

Maybe we go with a SLG or OPS number instead? Or set a limit for each position?I guess I could be of more help if I knew what the 20-wins/30-HR concept was trying to accomplish.

I think either of these will produce a bunch of very similar looking teams

 

[RnR]

I'm in. Last season or steriods are the two best options I see, but I am up for whatever.

Same here. I also like the Fatal Flaw concept.I think Tre's onto something good with the 20-wins & 30 HRs concept. One thing we've never done yet is play around with metric limits.

I dont think there are enough SS who have hit 30 HRs to make it work.

Maybe we go with a SLG or OPS number instead? Or set a limit for each position?I guess I could be of more help if I knew what the 20-wins/30-HR concept was trying to accomplish.

I think either of these will produce a bunch of very similar looking teams

Yeah, that's my main issue with it. Very restrictive in the creativity department.

 

[Greco]

In for whatever.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I'm in. Last season or steriods are the two best options I see, but I am up for whatever.

Same here. I also like the Fatal Flaw concept.I think Tre's onto something good with the 20-wins & 30 HRs concept. One thing we've never done yet is play around with metric limits.

I dont think there are enough SS who have hit 30 HRs to make it work.

Maybe we go with a SLG or OPS number instead? Or set a limit for each position?I guess I could be of more help if I knew what the 20-wins/30-HR concept was trying to accomplish.

I think either of these will produce a bunch of very similar looking teams

Yeah, that's my main issue with it. Very restrictive in the creativity department.

WELL SCREW YOU GUYS

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

SEND IN THE CLOWNS

I vote fatal flaw.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

In.

How about fatal flaw AND we all have Coors Field as home.

 

[the moops]

SEND IN THE CLOWNSI vote fatal flaw.

What were the recommendations from the other thread?BA < 240OBP < 300SLG < 350Was their pitching discussed?K/9 < 5BB/9 > 5WL % < .300

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

SEND IN THE CLOWNSI vote fatal flaw.

What were the recommendations from the other thread?BA < 240OBP < 300SLG < 350Was their pitching discussed?K/9 < 5BB/9 > 5WL % < .300

Yeah, something like that. If we agree on fatal flaw I can run some spreadsheets showing the player pool(s).

 

[jfranco77]

So the fatal flaw would be to pick someone with ONE of those flaws?

BA < 240

OBP < 300

SLG < 350

So you could have a 230/400/550 guy, or a 270/290/550 guy? It would be pretty boring if you had to have guys below all of those thresholds but I don't think that's the idea.

I am still down for whatever but the fatal flaw doesn't excite me as much. I just want to kick off the new year with something fun.

 

[Eephus]

Fatal flaw seems like too much of a research exercise. This is from someone who always treats these sims like a research exercise.

 

[Hoos First]

Alphabet League? Each players last name must start with a different letter. Could have a weird draft/picks.

 

[RnR]

My proposal: All-Time Salary Cap Draft

$100 mil salary cap

6000 PA minimum

1500 IP minimum

An alternative to the PA/IP minimums would be a player salary minimum (like $1mil). Basically, anything to prevent guys from drafting minimum salaried pitchers to fill out a staff and skewing the numbers on the league.

 

[Brady Marino]

Alphabet League? Each players last name must start with a different letter. Could have a weird draft/picks.

I'm highly intrigued by this.

 

[Eephus]

Alphabet League? Each players last name must start with a different letter. Could have a weird draft/picks.

I'm highly intrigued by this.

So are these guys

Chad Qualls Jim Qualls Tom Qualters Paul Quantrill Bill Quarles Billy Queen Mel Queen Mel Queen George Quellich Carlos Quentin Joe Quest Ruben Quevedo Eddie Quick Hal Quick Frank Quilici Lee Quillin Finners Quinlan Frank Quinlan Robb Quinlan Tom Quinlan Frank Quinn Frank Quinn Jack Quinn Joe Quinn John Quinn Joseph Quinn Mark Quinn Paddy Quinn Tad Quinn Tom Quinn Wimpy Quinn Luis Quinones Rey Quinones Carlos Quintana Luis Quintana Omar Quintanilla Humberto Quintero Marshall Quinton Rafael Quirico Art Quirk Jamie Quirk Guillermo Quiroz Dan Quisenberry

 

[RnR]

Alphabet League? Each players last name must start with a different letter. Could have a weird draft/picks.

I'm highly intrigued by this.

The more I think about it, the more I like it. This is my 2nd vote if we don't do the cap idea.

 

[Dirkswish]

Alphabet League? Each players last name must start with a different letter. Could have a weird draft/picks.

This is a really good idea. I might actually do good at this one for a change. Have some practice.

 

[RnR]

I think WIS XV: Alphabet Soup has been born.

 

[Eephus]

I think WIS XV: Alphabet Soup has been born.

I wonder how much this will really differ from every other all-time league we've ever done, other than Humberto Quintero telling his grandkids about the time he played with Babe Ruth.

 

[Pumpnick]

pumps in

 

[shake zula]

In. How about individual team themes running from your first pick? For example, you draft Ted Williams first overall all other players must be former Red Sox players. You draft a Dominican or Cuban, you gotta continue with only same. Team just needs to name it's theme from onset.

 

[Brady Marino]

In. How about individual team themes running from your first pick? For example, you draft Ted Williams first overall all other players must be former Red Sox players. You draft a Dominican or Cuban, you gotta continue with only same. Team just needs to name it's theme from onset.

This is a solid idea, too.WIS XV: The Franchise Player Era

 

[Pumpnick]

My vote goes to short era followed by final season

 

[Eephus]

In. How about individual team themes running from your first pick? For example, you draft Ted Williams first overall all other players must be former Red Sox players. You draft a Dominican or Cuban, you gotta continue with only same. Team just needs to name it's theme from onset.

This is a solid idea, too.WIS XV: The Franchise Player Era

I don't like mutually exclusive draft pools

 

[Hoos First]

In. How about individual team themes running from your first pick? For example, you draft Ted Williams first overall all other players must be former Red Sox players. You draft a Dominican or Cuban, you gotta continue with only same. Team just needs to name it's theme from onset.

This is a solid idea, too.WIS XV: The Franchise Player Era

I don't like mutually exclusive draft pools

You dont like anything grandpa

 

[RnR]

I think WIS XV: Alphabet Soup has been born.

I wonder how much this will really differ from every other all-time league we've ever done, other than Humberto Quintero telling his grandkids about the time he played with Babe Ruth.

I think there's some serious strategy involved with drafting based on needing guys at a letter not previously used and a position actually needed. Maybe throw out Ruth and Bonds for this one?

 

[Dirkswish]

I think WIS XV: Alphabet Soup has been born.

I wonder how much this will really differ from every other all-time league we've ever done, other than Humberto Quintero telling his grandkids about the time he played with Babe Ruth.

I think there's some serious strategy involved with drafting based on needing guys at a letter not previously used and a position actually needed. Maybe throw out Ruth and Bonds for this one?

Why throw out Ruth and Bonds? Just curious.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Fatal flaw seems like too much of a research exercise. This is from someone who always treats these sims like a research exercise.

Man, you suck.What do YOU want, Eephus?

 

[jfranco77]

Alphabet soup with a $1mil minimum for every player? I'm thinking that would just have a more expensive Humberto Quintero carrying Babe Ruth's bats.

 

[RnR]

I think WIS XV: Alphabet Soup has been born.

I wonder how much this will really differ from every other all-time league we've ever done, other than Humberto Quintero telling his grandkids about the time he played with Babe Ruth.

I think there's some serious strategy involved with drafting based on needing guys at a letter not previously used and a position actually needed. Maybe throw out Ruth and Bonds for this one?

Why throw out Ruth and Bonds? Just curious.

1920/1921 and 2001/2002/2004 are some pretty major outlier seasons. I was only suggesting it to level the drafting playing field and eliminate some of the craziness those guys create. Doesn't really matter to me.