2020 Fantasy RBI Super League Game Thread (reboot)

[Darky]

High Fives come from behind and outscore Canada 19-5 after the 5th inning to blow game open. Doc Gooden cruising with 12-6 lead until the fatal 6th inning. Vida Blue and Brett Saberhagen both weren't on and couldn't limit the High Five hitters.

Mark McGwire's 5-6 showing, 3 HR's, and 6 rbi places him first in average, second in homers, and first in rbi's. Koufax and Grove both pitched effectively in only allowing 5 runs over the last 5 innings which allowed the High Fives to get back in the game and eventually win it.

The High Fives will need to win their season finale against the Tropicana Staircases to earn a ticket into the playoffs. A loss will almost certainly end their season. On the other hand, Canada has to win their last game of the season against the Beefy Masters and then get a lot of help. Their narrow path to the playoffs will be for a Hollywood loss and then outscore the Beefy Masters by at least 20 runs to have a chance for WildCard playoffs.

[Darky]

Bonds ties FRBI hit record in a game with 7 and the Empire used balanced hitting along with Drysdale's complete game to easily beat the Tropicana Staircases.

Drysdale settled down after a turbulent first two innings and the Empire's lineup all contributed to a productive day. The Empire is now in 6th place and in good position for a ticket to the either the Wildcard play-in round or even a #4 seed depending on how the Old Stylers and UHF do today. The surging Empire, who are now 6-1 in their last 7 games, will finish their regular season against the Hollywood Star Whackers who have just picked up a new bullpen before the free agency waiver wire closes with the first pitch of week 18.

Tropicana is currently in 9th place and will need to win to lock a playoff spot. A loss can still get them in, but they'll need help to do so. They'll conclude their season against the High Fives.

[Darky]

Week 18 Finale

[BeefMaster]

After seeing the last set of weekly stats, I was going to make a post noting that my JUST HIT DINGERS team design led to an impressive result in which I had no stolen bases, walks, or sacrifice flies, and then I went and got TWO sac flies this week.

Rough game for the Shooty defense... that throw off the wall in the first inning to let the pitcher reach with two outs was especially brutal.

[Shooty]

I drafted great.  Even made some traded to upgrade my offense.  I thought I would easily have a top 3 team. 

Finished 6-12.  What a shitty season. 

[Gantry]

Sure sounds like coaching, then

[fightonusc]

My team is so weird. We'll have games where we can't stop hitting and then some games where we are ice cold. This was a "can't stop hitting" game.

Glad I changed my RPs up! Obviously, the new blood did something to impact Krukow - there were rumors of some bad blood between him and Garrelts going back to their Giants days.

[Darky]

Hollywood routes The Empire in 5 inning mercy rule blowout and earn ticket to the Wildcard play-in round as the #6 seed. The 12-run victory by Hollywood gave them the run differential tiebreaker edge over the Empire which pushed them into the 6th seed. 

Although the newly acquired relief pitchers Senõr Smoke and Pedro Borbón didn't make an appearance, they both have a positive impact in the clubhouse by injecting new blood in the chemistry mix. Krukow brilliantly responded by pitching the entire 6 innings and only allowed 6 runs. Krukow was 3rd in ERA going into the season finale and his superb pitching all year has surprised many FRBI obersvers. Hollywood's hitters were hitting everything and scored 19 runs in 6 innings. Hornsby's grand slam gave stunned the Empire and the Empire never recovered. Hollywood will now await the winner of the #7 Empire vs #8 Tropicana Wildcard game in San Jose, California this weekend at PAL Stadium. The winner will earn the #6 seed and will face the #3 seed in a 5-game series.

[Darky]

Beefy Masters earn #2 seed and automatically advance to the semi-finals with 23-8 mercy rule route in 7 innings. Bruno caps career year with 5 hits and 3 homeruns to finish exactly at .700. Sutcliffe went all 7 innings with great location and keeping hitters off balance with his change of speeds. The Beefy Masters will now get to rest with a wildcard round bye and a qtr final bye.

For Canada, who were picked by many to finish in the top 4, it was a disappointing year in the shadow of high expectations. Gooden had his worst year, hitters weren't consistent, the team speed was a liability, and the bullpen was a disaster with Saberhagen having his worst year as well. Even a trade for Roger Marris didn't turn around the season.

[BeefMaster]

At least four of those runs Blue gave up were unearned, too (no idea if you're bothering to separate earned/unearned runs, which I realize is a pain in the ass) - with two outs in the first and six runs in already after a Lombo homer, Sutcliffe hit a grounder that the second baseman fielded on the way to cover first, then threw away for a two-base error. My 1-3 batters then went homer-single-homer to make it a ten-run inning. May have been the same story with the runs Gooden gave up in the 7th to end it as well.

[Darky]

At least four of those runs Blue gave up were unearned, too (no idea if you're bothering to separate earned/unearned runs, which I realize is a pain in the ass) - with two outs in the first and six runs in already after a Lombo homer, Sutcliffe hit a grounder that the second baseman fielded on the way to cover first, then threw away for a two-base error. My 1-3 batters then went homer-single-homer to make it a ten-run inning. May have been the same story with the runs Gooden gave up in the 7th to end it as well.

The boxscore I run calculates all that. Sutcliffe's grounder was scored as a hit by me because that is a glitch that happens fairly often when the 1B runs away from first base when the 2B fields and throws it away. Since the glitch happens at least twice a game, I just score it as a hit, but then score the runner advancing to second as an error after the hit.

So I'll score a game right now,  and hope to get the last two in tomorrow. So it is looking like the wildcard round will take place Sunday morning, about 10 to 11 am or so. I was in Santa Cruz today and will be in SF all day on Saturday, so time is limited here in my hometown of San Jose.

[Darky]

BB Kings break game open in the 8th with 8-run rally to win 25-13. Ghost of Joe Morgan gets standing ovation in first at-bat and has good night with 4 hits. BB Kings pitching too much for UHF Ch.62 - Key and Marichal were masterful. BB Kings lock #1 seed and semi-final birth. UHF Ch. 62 secure #5 seed.

[nomaaa]

do i seriously keep batting morgan in the 3 hole? i think i'll run this out game 1

[Darky]

In a back and forth game, Ye Old Stylers overcome a 13-9 deficit and take command in the 8th by rocking flamboyant and star relief pitcher Bedrosian for 8 runs. Sutton held off last grasp PBR rally in the 9th. Babe Ruth made bonehead last out at 3rd base when he needlessly tried to go from 1st to 3rd on a Chili Davis single with two outs and PBR down 17-16. Will Clark would have taken the plate with runners on 1st and 3rd had Ruth remained at 3rd base.

Ye Old Stylers seize 4th place while PBR drops to 3rd place.

An emotional Steve Bedrosian gave a heart felt press conference after the game, apologizing to GM Ryno, his teammates, and PBR nation.

[Darky]

Tropicana storms back to defeat the High Fives down the stretch. Tropicana earns 7th seed with win and knock out the High Fives from the wildcard playoffs.

Tropicana outscored the High Fives 11-2 after the 5th inning, and came back after being down 20-14 going into the 8th inning. Tropicana's bullpen was outstanding and proved to be the difference.

Tropicana will face the Empire in the opening game of the Wildcard play-in playoffs. The winner will immediately face the Hollywood Star Whackers in order to earn a ticket to the 5-game series qtr final playoffs.

[Darky]

The wildcard play-in round will happen tomorrow at 10am PST from San Jose, Ca.

[Darky]

The wildcard play-in round will happen tomorrow at 10am PST from San Jose, Ca.

9:15am PST it's going down - that's 15 minutes from now. You can view live here:

It'll be Tropicana at the Empire, and the winner immediately faces Hollywood. The winner of the wildcard playoffs will advance to the next round as the #6 seed.

[nomaaa]

it's goin down

[ryno]

Pants shitting occured

[Darky]

The Empire's performance was pathetic. Hack Wilson always knows when it's the playoffs.