My team rankings

[Re-Peat]

For 1 SP, man v man, curve rules:

1.  Boston
2.  Detroit
3.  Cali
4.  SF
5.  Minne
6.  St. Louis
7.  NY
8.  Houston

1.  Boston - The Rocket is an animal and the power is abundant, but I feel the offense is a little more well rounded than Detroit's pure power approach.  Remember, I'm not talking about straight pitch here.

2.  Detroit - Supreme power but lackluster pitching.  Too all-or-nothing for my tastes.

3.  Cali - I begrudgingly accept them as a top 3 team because it's undeniable, I've just never played well with them.  I don't think their pitching is that bad, but it's also not that good.

4.  San Fran - Krukow is one of the best curveballers, too bad he gets gassed really quickly.  Not the most powerful of lineups but good contact and decent speed makes them very workable.

5.  Minne - I think they're underrated.  Good pitching and some pop in the lineup make up for the glaring holes everyone's been talking about.  The downside:  there are definitely holes.

6.  St. Louis - Great pitching (Tudor is the man) and speed at almost every spot in the lineup make St. Louis an unlikely contender in lots of games.  Nightwulf is nasty with them.

7.  New York - Doc is nasty and has an awesome bullpen to back him up, but the lineup is terrible, just too many holes for the mediocre bench to fill.

8.  Houtson - Nolan Ryan...  and nobody.  Actually the rest of the pitching staff is pretty good, but the lineup doesn't have holes, it is a hole.  No offense at all makes this team the bottom of the barrel for me.

[danehill917]

The Astros actually have slightly better team speed than StL.

The Hatchet 142
Cruz 138
Lopes 146
GD 124
K-Bass 138
Doran 136
Reynolds 124
Garner 134

Ave 135.3

And you still have Thon (132) and Puhl (136) on the bench.


Coleman 148
Ozwaldo 144
Her 136
Clark 122
McGee 140
Pendleton 134
Ford 130
Pena 122

Ave 134.5

And that's the fastest possible lineup StL will field. In all likelihood Lindeman (124) or Morris (126) will be subbed for Tommy Her (136), bringing the team speed down a little further.

[Darky]

The Astros actually have slightly better team speed than StL.

The Hatchet 142
Cruz 138
Lopes 146
GD 124
K-Bass 138
Doran 136
Reynolds 124
Garner 134

Ave 135.3

And you still have Thon (132) and Puhl (136) on the bench.


Coleman 148
Ozwaldo 144
Her 136
Clark 122
McGee 140
Pendleton 134
Ford 130
Pena 122

Ave 134.5

And that's the fastest possible lineup StL will field. In all likelihood Lindeman (124) or Morris (126) will be subbed for Tommy Her (136), bringing the team speed down a little further.

Lindeman has great pop and his power ratings compensate for his low contact and speed ratings. He had a great year in my league last season---but his speed was a rally killer on the basepaths and his speed limited him to many singles and getting thrown out a lot from first to third.
Lopes is the best player from those combined lineups. Good contact rating, great speed, and enough juice to hit the ball out. Great leadoff hitter, that Lopes. Some stupid manager from my Fantasy RBI League moved him out of the leadoff spot.

Here are the lineups of the two best teams from the FRBI V League....FRBI V WS Game 7.

Both teams were designed to reach optimal minimax performances. Probably the two best and most productive lineups ever in the history of the Fantasy RBI League. The stats confirm it. Both lineups were distinct in their own way and were a consistent force.

This is all in watch mode from the Fantasy RBI League we run here every year. I ran the league last  year. 22 games + playoffs. Very successful year.

/end of historical moment

[danehill917]

Yeah, you have to play Lindeman with StL.

With Lopes I either bat him first or third. I guess leadoff makes more sense, although it's a little different in fantasy as opposed to regular RBI when you have to work within the bounds of that Hou lineup.

[danehill917]

Do you guys still do the fantasy league?

[Darky]

Do you guys still do the fantasy league?

Sure do. Last season wrapped up in July. The next one is set to kick off no later than 6 weeks after the Super Bowl, beginning with the draft. It's the most prestigious league in the galaxy right now.

Just go back the last ten pages on this board and you'll see the threads that start with FRBI V Week XX to get a sense. ROM zip files are attached so everybody can watch the games on their virtual nes and most games are recorded and put up on youtube to insure that all the games (especially mine) are fair and genuine---times of the games are announced in advance and I show the time when I start the game and recording on the screen so there is no doubt something funny is going on. The times of the zip file matches the time on my computer screen---I had to go to great lengths due to a couple of expelled Fantasy owners for making unwarranted accusations.

Here is an example of a game. Hail to the Galactic Empire!!!!