Finishing what Tengen started...

[TβG]

I'd like to get off my lazy butt for the sake of RBI and volunteer for two teams (assuming you'll keep the 86 angels).  I'll do the dodgers and the rangers. unless someone like fighton or slims likes the dodgers.

[Turd]

The editing has begun...I've sent all who've replied a PM...meanwhile, Strassy and I have started to take on some of the teams...

[Turd]

Great, so far we got a few players entered in, but it's gonna take a lot more to get the full game edited...hope to hear from some more of you who said you were interested...

[Turd]

This is gonna be difficult to do, but I'd like to get some sort of consistency going for pitcher ratings...perhaps we come up with a formula and then if you go above or below a certain threshold, you have to justify it?

I mean, I'm not sure many guys should be above 13 for curve, especially for starters...

So, what should we base our curve on?  I prefer rating curve based on K9 values a bit of ERA.  Their ability to strike people out and win games ties closely with how good their curve and speed is in RBI.  Anyone agree or disagree?

For instance, I define the curve for a strictly average guy to be around 5-6, so what if we took the difference between the pitchers actual K9 value vs. the league average for that position and came up with a curve value of some sort, giving the better pitchers good movement left and right...

Discuss.

[Turd]

Teams in need of editing:
Athletics
BlueJays
Braves
Cubs
Dodgers
Expos
Indians
Orioles
Padres
Phillies
Pirates
Rangers
Royals
Yankees

[Gantry]

I'll take Indians & Braves - will take the time to check out stuff later today after work. 

[Turd]

Cool, can you PM me a desired password?

[Gantry]

My life is public - please make it "fartsarefunny" without the quotes.  Thanks!

[Gantry]

Just signed in, wow this is great work tecmo.  I'll start working on the Indians shortly...

[Gantry]

Have we decided on years? Just pick the best team season?  Combine best individual stats from 86/87?

[Turd]

I was just going with best year...

[Gantry]

For the team or player? 

And where was that formula you had for speed/power rankings?  I know it was on a post/thread somewhere...

[Turd]

Sorry, team...I mean, makes sense to keep the full team together as opposed to mixing players, but that's just me...

[Gantry]

That's probably a good idea...

So how is everyone handling the DH situation?  The guy who usually played DH goes to the bench?  Least starts from a position player?  Tough call for the Indians, Cory Snyder had a STUD rookie year but only started 68 games.  Move him and the DH to the bench?

[Gantry]

OK finished the Indians, my initial thoughts:

* I beefed up everyone's power 15-25 points from the suggestions based on the "real" RBI teams (which are filled out)
* 768 is a good "generic power" number so a good one to use for low power, low AB subs
* Cory Snyder is the next Rupperto - 893 power and PH bonus.  Bumped his power up 40 from suggestions based on only 70 starts and 24 HRs in 415 ABs

[Turd]

I just used the most common lineup from there according to baseball-reference, looking at their best players available that weren't in the lineup to fill out the bench...

[Clambutt]

the Yanks had a bunch of low average/high power guys in '87...

[Gantry]

I just used the most common lineup from there according to baseball-reference, looking at their best players available that weren't in the lineup to fill out the bench...

As an FYI, does BR show the most common lineup somewhere?  They list the players by position on the main page and not batting order...

[Turd]

Awesome work guys...I figure when we're all done, we should go back over them to see if there are any places that need tweaking.  Let's do it right...

Keep up the good work...

[Turd]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1987-batting-orders.shtml?redir

change the abbreviation in the above URL to easily change teams