The Empire is set here and Darth Vader has said this will be the final roster change.
The Empire has released:
SP Tiant
2B Fuente
2B Lmbrdz
Acquired:
RP McCrmk
2B Doran (Arcade version)
C JDavis
Darth Vader's reasoning:
RP McCrmk, who had a 11.91 in the arcade season, appears to be legit from the 18 game simulations I ran. He had the best ERA in the Arcade season for pitchers with at least 10 innings pitched. I like Tiant a lot, but McCrmk is just too good to leave on the open market.
The arcade version of Doran (28/765/136) vs the NES version (18/765/136) gets on base more and is more consistent. Oddly enough, the higher contact of 28 is more of an advantage because of the way the ball is hit when you factor in how the power goes down after doing the contact calculations - basically more bleeders happen. Also, Fuente hits way too many poopups and shallow fly balls which can mean assist outs at home plate on a sac fly attempt. The NES version of Doran sucks, that simple. The 18 contact is a detriment in the sense of less bleeders and you need 144+ speed to be more of a weapon with a 18C and 765 power. Contact explained here:
Quote from: Turd on 06/18/12, 09:49:31 PM
I know this is an old thread, but according to my friend, there is an update to this formula that changes things dramatically. I won't read through the thread to see if nightwulf cleared it up, but this is news to me...basically it was previously thought that if bad contact was made then we simply subtract contact from power.
According to my friend, that's half right. But it's actually this:
Batting Power - (Contact * x)
where x is 0 to 6 depending on where contact occurs
So take a 900 power hitter with 10 contact. If you make the worst contact the multiplier is 6, and the new power number is 900-(10*6) or 840. Previously the thought was that it'd be 890. News, at least to me, as this makes contact more significant than once thought.
As far as JDavis (28/801/120) rejoining the Empire, well, he's an over-achiever and a clutch hitter. So he may not get many at-bats in a 18-game season as the 4th PH, but if he does, they will be huge at-bats deep in the game and Vader has full confidence in him. His work ethic is contagious as well. May the Force continue to bless the mighty Empire.
New lineup:
1. BBonds
2. Gaetti
3. Bench
4. DMurphy
5. TPerez
6. CDavis
7. Schfld
8. Doran
BenchLemon
Musial
Cedeno
JDavis
Pitching rotation (1&2 SP rotation)
SP Guidry
SP Drysdale
RP McCrmk
CP Hubbel
(https://img.cinemablend.com/filter:scale/quill/d/4/a/4/b/7/d4a4b7d7bfd9ec11ead1513f28c352a41aa74ae4.jpg?mw=600)
tito just doesn't want to play for an asterisk organization like the empire
Bert may love farts but I hate his HR serving guts.
He's got one foot out the door
can my team be seen as the "BB KINGS" in the attract mode & newspaper clippings please
Fixed nomaaa.
And for anyone who isn't aware that the waiver wire/free agent list exists on the opening post of the game thread, here it is:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QXfsyZeYKar5240iMYX6Cm-pCdzRSs0wPQy3NaT89iI/edit#gid=230022496 (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QXfsyZeYKar5240iMYX6Cm-pCdzRSs0wPQy3NaT89iI/edit#gid=230022496)
thanks dog
The PBRs won't sit still when of our ribbons isn't pulling his weight. Granted Bert has struggled. But he loves farts. I also love farts—- they are never not funny. Nolan Ryan on the other hand has had his goddamn brains beat in for 4 innings. Enough is enough.
PBR drops the Ryan Express for the Bedrock Special—- Steve Bedrosian.
Nando remains in the closer role
Quote from: ryno on 08/31/20, 07:04:35 PM
The PBRs won't sit still when of our ribbons isn't pulling his weight. Granted Bert has struggled. But he loves farts. I also love farts—- they are never not funny. Nolan Ryan on the other hand has had his goddamn brains beat in for 4 innings. Enough is enough.
PBR drops the Ryan Express for the Bedrock Special—- Steve Bedrosian.
Nando remains in the closer role
You just got an elite bullpen pitcher. For RPs, he is #2 all time in ERA from the FRBI Seaons not counting the season Fighton ran.
PBR drops Maury Wills. Adds SS Bobby Doerr
Wills has wheels but the 705 power just won't play.
We will bat Doerr 7th. Sandberg drops to 8th
The Empire releases 2B Bill Doran and acquires 2B Steve Lombardozzi
SP Guidry has been released and SP Nolan Ryan has been signed.
Ryan Express will get the start against UHF Ch.62. Lombardozzi will hit 8th.
Jody Davis will be the #2 PH off the bench, Musial to #3 and Cedeno to #4.
Game time looks good to go as planned. Pregame will cover the 3-0 starts of the PBR and Beefy Masters, analyse the recent signings, and have a closer look at the scoring machine that is Ultimate Chicago Channel 62. If there is time, we'll cover as many teams as we can and nutshell the storylines going on.
Trades will be eligible to happen after week 4 and that'll end after week 14.
The following trades occurred today:
The Pabst Blue Ribbons trades OF RMaris and 3B HJohnsn to the Empire for
OF CDavis and 3B Gaetti.
The Empire trades C Bench and 2B Lmbrdz to the Beefy Masters for
C JTorre and JRbnsn
The Empire releases Ryan and McCrmk. Guidry and NES version Worrel is signed.
The 3rd and 4th over all picks have been traded. Chaos rules!!!!!
Lombo is an incredibly shitty player to end up with in the starting lineup, but my thought is that he only bats two or three times a game (if he bats more, that means I'm scoring a lot of runs), to be replaced by guys from the league's best bench, and Bench gives me a 945 power guy to go with the 975s in the 3-4 spots.
Quote from: BeefMaster on 09/02/20, 11:03:02 AM
Lombo is an incredibly shitty player to end up with in the starting lineup, but my thought is that he only bats two or three times a game (if he bats more, that means I'm scoring a lot of runs), to be replaced by guys from the league's best bench, and Bench gives me a 945 power guy to go with the 975s in the 3-4 spots.
I got tired of platooning he and Doran depending on the matchup and how they did in the scouting sims I ran. Basically, both of them were driving me crazy and I just couldn't handle facing the possibility of having a high .300's to low .400's hitter in the 8-hole. Lombo may give you 5-6 homeruns, but then his speed is a liability. Doran was just a guy who wasn't going to have many 2+ hits a game. I just can't handle those 3-5 at-bats before the 8-hole is pulled for a bench hitter. I need a guy who is going to give me at least .450 in the 8-hole. I took a big risk gaking HoJo and hoping he gives me a .450 plus some extra base hits, but he has shown he can in past seasons as an overachiever. Bench's numbers will come down, but he'll give you a solid year - he's steady for the most part. Oh yeah, Jackie Robinson is just a guy that I am attached to from the Arcade season and he packs a valuable punch for a 795 power guy and 12 contact - his 740 speed creates stuff. Yeah, basically I just wasn't feeling it with the group of guys I had in the sense of there was no connection with the players and the soul of the team. The team is good, but they've shown to just lollygag and decide not to get it done. Fuck that. ;D
This league is something else. It has a totally different rhythm than the Arcade and NES FRBI leagues. Lots of hitting of course, but then, there is a bit more quality pitching as week 4 showed with all the low scoring games. And what's crazy is Candy Maldando's numbers - he's a 876 power guy, but he's putting up +920 type numbers.
someone's gotta pick up willie mccovey. the candy man can
Lineup
Chili
Mantle
Thrill
Babe
Gaetti
Gedman
Doerr
Sndbrg
Same bench
Same rotation
Nolan Ryan is dropped and Tiant is signed by the Empire.
What a bunch of goddamn lollygaggers! And chili Davis is Lord of the Lollygaggers! I babied these lollygaggimg cock holes for 4 games but no more!! From this point on there will be no more tit bar trips. Natty light will be served post game and only one can per player. Vests and PBR will be fucking earned. And only one of you mother fuckers has earned shit and that's Rich Mother Fuckin Gedman - DESTROYER OF DREAMS.
New PBR lineup
Mantle
Doerr
Ruth
Gedman
WClark
Gaetti
CDavis
Sandberg
lmao! Ryno doesn't fuck around! Quality stuff by Ryno! Tough way to lose on a lodged ball in the fence causing and inside the parker walkoff! Set Ryno off! You should have taken Lemon!
Chili and his 873/136 combo is so enticing.
i'd like to drop Frank Viola & pick up Dizzy Dean
Registered
I know a change is gonna come........
After intense discussions with Steve Bedrosian, we have made some changes. Things got heated between me and Steve. I want to give Chili some more AB's but Steve really brought things home when he screamed at me "WERE YOU A SCRAP HEAP UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT? DO YOU HAVE A SWEET FUCKING GOLD CHAIN TITTY NECKLACE? THATS RIGHT. START YAZ AND TELL CHILI TO RETHINK HIS GODDAMN ROLE ON THIS TEAM."
Following this exchange I submitted the new lineup and went and sat down to pee.
Doerr
Mantle
Ruth
Clark
Gedman
Gaetti
Yaz
Sandberg
Chili
The rest of the benchers
Same rotation
I am very strongly approving of Ryno's MSPaint work.
It's some excellent work
Bedrock has really taken on a new persona. He's a mother fucker
He could possibly be drinking too much
Quote from: Gantry on 09/09/20, 03:22:19 PM
He could possibly be drinking too much
That could be true but in reality it's just not possible.
It appears that PBR is now being produced in gallon jugs.
Aluminum growlers imo
We at PBR call that our MLB glove sized can. Very popular
Lemon will be starting over BBonds. Bonds is just too inconsistent and he's having no magical overachieving year like he did with the Cleveland Spiders when he hit 21 jacks and about .550.
The Empire is also entertaining any trade proposal.
I'm willing to trade any of my players. Send me a (reasonable) offer.
Let me get Steve on the line. He is a wheeling dealing kiss stealing PBR drinking son of a gun
The Empire has released SP Guidry and acquired Jack Morris. Morris was part of the Empire's championship pitching staff in 2009.
Also released is OF Cedano. 3B Terry Pendelton has been signed to compete for a 3B starting job with HoJo. Actually, HoJo is immediately benched and Pendelton will hit in the 8 hole.
The Empire is still looking at players as we speak over at the open tryouts at the Imperial Center field.
The Empire will strike back again.
(https://images.photowall.com/products/46561/darth-vadert-revenge.jpg?h=699&q=85)
Erik Davis of the Canada Shootys has been traded for Roger Marris of The Empire.
Davis will hit in the 4 hole where Marris was.
New order:
Burks
Johnson
Maris
Dimaggio
Hrbek
Decinces
Carter
Ripken
Steve is a fuckng pissed. New order
1. Doerr
2. Mantle
3. Ruth
4. Gaetti
5. Clark
6. Chili
7. Gedman
8. Sandberg
Quote from: ryno on 09/15/20, 10:12:05 PM
Steve is a fuckng pissed. New order
1. Doerr
2. Mantle
3. Ruth
4. Gaetti
5. Clark
6. Chili
7. Gedman
8. Sandberg
He must have been LIVID!!!
Oh he is. But what can he do? No viable trade options. No free agents. Gotta find the right lineup mix. And need chili to contribute.
Pitching is there.
Flip my RPs.
Rom is set with updated changes. First pitch is pushed back 30 minutes since the lady is watching Idol bs and then she goes to bed. I like to have my private space when running the games on Twitch. There'll be a pregame. So gametime is now 3:30 pm. And feel free to suggest times for broadcast to better suite you guys. We are approaching the stretch territory of the season!
Here is the free agent list if anyone wants to go waiver wire: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QXfsyZeYKar5240iMYX6Cm-pCdzRSs0wPQy3NaT89iI/edit#gid=2079565742
https://www.twitch.tv/ynot333
The Empire has released 3B Pendleton, SP JMorris, and RP Senior Smoke. Signed: OF Cedeno, RP McCormik, RP Hubbel.
After the season finale, it closes shut! And trades will cede as soon as the first pitch happens in week 13.
Current FA list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QXfsyZeYKar5240iMYX6Cm-pCdzRSs0wPQy3NaT89iI/edit#gid=230022496
hey shooty,
joe morgan for davey johnson straight up?
Anyone interested in swapping Gagne for their SS?
Gotta stop the frozen offense......we will shuffle the deck chairs on the titanic. Again
Mantle
CDavis
Ruth
WClark
Gedman
Doerr
Gaetti
Sandberg
Quote from: fightonusc on 09/18/20, 03:21:44 PM
Anyone interested in swapping Gagne for their SS?
You should pick up SS MWills. He's a 18C 705P 146 speed and helped the Hulk Hogans reach the finals - he's an overachiever and creates all kinds of havoc when on base. Look at his stats from the Arcade Stat thread. He could be the missing piece to give your lineup the missing link because Gagne is killing you and did kill you with that brutal error! Holy shit!
Fuck this shit
Doerr
Gaetti
Mantle
Ruth
Wclark
Gedman
CDavis
Sndbrg
What are the limitations on pitching staff structure?
Quote from: ryno on 09/23/20, 07:07:30 PM
What are the limitations on pitching staff structure?
Just about anything goes. The only limitation is that no SP/RP may start in consecutive games. RPs may start. Tropicana has been using JNiekro as a SP all year and he's actually a RP who has exceptional stamina with 30.
Well lets over turn the apple cart
Bedrock
MScott
Nando
Bert
Slight change of plans. Always the meddling flip flopper....
Mscott
Bedrock
Nando
Bert
Swap hrbek with mattingly.
no
Quote from: Shooty on 09/25/20, 02:22:38 PM
Swap hrbek with mattingly.
Quote from: Gantry on 09/25/20, 03:38:42 PM
no
Shit! So Donnie Baseball, who has been the captain for every Empire team until this season, will face his former team and home. Donnie hits a ton of doubles and gets on base. Hrbek isn't having a bad year, but his 120 speed is a liability on the basepaths. I'd take Donny any day over Hrbek. Donnie overachieves and when he hits, it comes in bunches. He's a proven player from the past FRBI leagues as the stats would indicate.
Wow. I was close to proposing a trade involving hrbek
The trade deadline has came and gone with week 14.
Back to reality
Scott
Blyleven
Bedrock
Valenzuela
Mantle
Davis
Ruth
Clark
Gaetti
Gedman
Doerr
Sandberg
word on the street is that the PBRs will be in memphis this week. the BB Kings have invited several players out for an evening of BBQ, Blues & Booze.
Rumors are true. Team workout in the morning at Shelby farms.
Today we resurrected the ghost of elvis.
for the kings next game, the ghost of joe morgan will hit in the 3 hole in remembrance of his time with those championship reds seasons
big blue machine:
1. banks
2. schmidt
3. morgan
4. mel ott
5. mccovey
6. nokes
7. raines
8. candy
I'm dumping my RPs. Give me Borbon and "Senor Smoke" Juan Berenguer in that order.
FUCK YEAH SEÑOR SMOKE!!!
Whoa!!!! :o
I just wrapped up the last boxscore and will post current standings and today's slate of games. 5:30pm live on Twitch the season finale begins! There'll be about a 15 minute pregame show! Holy shit though, Fighton just might be making all the right moves with a new bp. Your bp has been letting you down all season Fighton - you have the hitting to win it all and the SP staff is solid enough. Good luck to you sir against the mighty Empire in the season finale!
I have an unhealthy belief in Garrelts but he just doesn't have it this season. Time to roll the dice.
PBR playoff rotation
Today in Mexico city Nando threw an impressive bullpen and will be inserted in the 2 slot in the rotatiom. Bert will close
MScott
Nandomania
Bed rock
Bertram