Super FRBI 2020 WINTER CLASSIC PRESEASON TOURNAMENT

[Darky]

The reported lineups and starting pitcher will be used for the first round. The SP#2 will rotate with the SP#1 each game unless you would like to use another SP or go with a 3 or 4-man rotation. RP may not start a game, but may relieve in any spot. If you would like to platoon a player, let me know before the start of the game.

Teams receiving byes are the teams who made the playoffs in the last completed FRBI league (Shooty/Tempo/Beef/Nacho) and the two finalists of the last preseason classic tourney (Darky/Fighton). Nomaaa got the bye over Beef since he is running the league and because Beef was part owner with GDavis in the last completed league.

Errors will be set at 9. As soon as Les Delaies Stu reports his lineup, team name, and colors, we will start.

2017 Classic finalists and winner: Shooty defeated GDavis 13-12. https://forums.dee-nee.com/index.php?topic=31022.msg1122231#msg1122231

2018 Classic finalists and winners: Fighton defeated Darkside in the second game, 18-9. https://forums.dee-nee.com/index.php?topic=31412.msg1158382#msg1158382

[nomaaa]

probably the least earned bye in the history of byes, but ill take it. looking forward to this

[Darky]

Beefy Masters vs High Fives
Game 1

[Darky]

Pabst Blue Ribbons at UHF
Game 2

[nomaaa]

barnburner of a game there

[Shooty]

Good game.

[Darky]

Ye Old Stylers at The Empire
Game 4

[Darky]

Hollwood Star Whackers at Tropicana Staircases
Game 3

[Darky]

High Fives at Blueberry Kings
Game 5

[Darky]

Canada Shooties at UHF
Game 5

[ryno]

Christ almighty Nolan Ryan. 

[Darky]

Christ almighty Nolan Ryan.

Your squad folded once ya'll fell behind! C'mon man!

Hubbel absolutely shut down the heart of Ye Old Stylers lineup - zero runs in two innings. Pleased with the offense and Lemon got the start over CDavis because some hot hitting in our scouting simulations. Chili will start more against lefties. Doran extended rallies with some big hits, not bad for the 8 spot. He will platoon with Rizzy depending on lefty or righty. Rizzy consistently hits bleeders for hits, not bad for a 730 power guy who hits above his weight, but that was what I saw in scouting simulations.

[nomaaa]

good show

[Darky]

The first round of the Winter Classic featured a lot of thrillers and one mercy rule game (mercy rule set at 15).

High scoring games dominated the first round of the winners bracket and surprisingly, bullpens and closers had success in preserving the leads they had.

The bracket is updated and it's 16:02 right now in Sweden. We now will move over to the losers bracket and get the tournament going shortly here.

[Darky]

Losers Bracket, Game 7

Pabst Blue Ribbons
at
High Fives

[Darky]

Losers Bracket, Game 8

Canada Shooties at Beefy Masters

[Darky]

Losers Bracket, Game 9

High Fives at Hollywood Star Whackers

[nomaaa]

two very exciting games

[Darky]

Losers Bracket, Game 10
Ye Old Stylers at Beefy Masters

[Darky]

two very exciting games

The PBR-High Fives game came right down to the wire with unlikely heroes: Laudner and J.Clark! Those two outhit the Bash Brothers! Wilfong looks like the best 8-hole hitter right now. Then the Shooties and Beefy Masters went 12 with SPs taking the bump from the 9th inning on.

Unbelievable that Tudor pitched 4 innings of no-hit ball in this league! Stu's team is battling its way through the losers bracket. Nacho's team played determined in the face of elimination - Beef's team just couldn't hit off Cox.

There'll be a recess and then we'll proceed to the winners bracket.

Bracket updated: