set the channel description: General channel for NPBL related discussion
Recreating a general NPBL channel here and going to use the previous one for Commish related posts only
Would anyone be upset to see us move away from the Forum / Message Board and move everything to Slack? This would include FA Claims, Trades, Sim Instructions, etc. I've recently done this over in AFBL and it seems to be working well.
I have a solution for long-term storage of Slack posts since the free tier only keeps the last 10,000 messages visible to use a Slack lookalike called Rocket.Chat that'll mirror our Slack posts over to it so we can keep and view posts that viewable in Slack.
I've almost got things setup over here for NPBL like I have for AFBL but definitely want to see what you all think first.
though I'd like to keep the forum archive just b/c there's so much there
Yes I'd definitely keep the Forum and the legacy Catobase around. I also plan to setup StatsLab for NBPL as well.
that would be fine with me. Thanks for asking. And it will be good to have statslab.
I think one thing that you may want to think about is the public face of the league. I checked out the AFBL, but have no idea how active the place is as I can't see the Slack channel and there really is no site aside from the Statslab. I don't really have a strong interest in joining, but having no idea what the league is like (aside from what I hear here) didn't help sell me on the league.
afblbaseball.com/home is the public facing part of AFBL which is the Rocket.Chat landing page (unless you go to StatsPlus first) and would be what I have in mind for here too.
I definitely wouldn't close or restrict the Forum if you or others wanted to keep posting there.
For me, getting FA Claims, Trades, and Sim Instructions on Slack really helps keep the daily league stuff in one spot and easily accessible.
Ultimately, I'm fine with whatever, and I'm sure that I use the forums more than most as it's a good place for me to document history... which I won't be able to do here (maybe I'm wrong, but Slack is more for dealing with current issues)
Slack does have it's limitations for some stuff that we have on the Forum like Team MVPs and other team related writeups so I do understand your point regarding that.
I know some of the guys over at AFBL created a Slack channel dedicated to team updates and such as a running log about their team.
I'm wondering if we should keep things as is for this upcoming season (24 teams with the 6 current vacancies) and try to fill as many as possible then address where we're at in the 2083 Offseason to see if we will need to contract teams plus if so, have more time to develop a plan. Thoughts?
Stand pat until 2083 offseason to see if we add any new owners.? I'm fine with that. Either way you want to go.
Yeah that's my plan so we're not sitting as a league for another week or whatever :)
Sorry got tied up with work. Game date should be Feb 8 2083. I'll be able to look into it more this afternoon.
Oh I see the problem.. my NPBL file doesn't have the new S+ server info. Derp. I'll fix and reupload. File went to the old Dreamhost server lol.
What if we moved the draft date back into the season a bit instead of March 1 and stalling the start of the season? This way we could get started on the next season sooner rather than waiting for the Ammy Draft to complete just to get Spring Training started?
This should be no issue to do for this draft too as we can just keep draft as is and move it back without issue (I think but I'd want to test to confirm).
The long lulls between offseasons are killers so anything to reduce that time I think is worth it
I'm going to try getting the NPBL rules page updated and post around OOTP boards, Reddit, and other OOTP leagues I'm in so we can try to fill the 6 vacancies (hopefully at least 2 more to get to 20).
Worst case, we will be getting back to NPBL play on Monday with Spring Training. Thanks guys!
Can someone remind me how the draft works? I see five picks made in the statsplus thread — are we drafting in-game or does statsplus have a utility? Sorry for being rusty with the tech.
Go to that link and log in. Then Matt or I will have to associate your login with the Griffins
International FAs should be in the draft pool there (but not in-game). Matt can confirm.
For StatsPlus, you'll need to use either your Slack, Google, or Facebook creds or even create a StatsPlus account to use where you could use across other leagues that use StatsPlus.
Sweet. StatsPlus is a nice utility, but it’s a subscription, right? And they keep everything on their own servers so you don’t have access?
Worth $50/year in your opinion? I run a league with some old high school buddies. OOTP Online Utilities no longer works and the Statslab timer is a pain in the ass. But $50/year seems steep for just a draft utility. We don’t play any of our games live, so the slack updates wouldn’t be all that useful.
I didn't think the $100/year for statsplus plus hosting was a bad deal. It would not have cost me any more than just the webhosting I was paying for. Unfortunately, I never had time to get everything moved over to the Statsplus but everything but the message board and old catobase was there
what do I have the delete to get th enew file - mine says no new file but I am sitting at jan 1
Good to hear. Appreciate the patience to everyone that we need to do this.
so if I'm reading correctly I have until Monday morning (5/4) to be ready for spring training?
Yup! Figure we should break from a normal sim day to give everyone time to get ready.
Plus extra time for those that still need to get the new accounts_gm.dat file
we need to finish above .500 this year or else the record history graphic is going to be all red
we were 78-78 heading into the final sim last season and lost our last 6 to miss both the playoffs and .500
40 year-old NM 1B Sergio Lopez needs 193 hits to reach 3500. Might get there if he lasts the next two seasons. Pulling for him during rebuild.
Knowing that the Forum going to stay around and isn't going to be going away or be turned off..
Are there any objections to moving Free Agent Claims, Confirmed Trades, Trade Block, Sim Instructions to here on Slack for the upcoming season?
Everyone that's still around has a Slack account. The Draft will be another test to confirm :).
We'll have 2 more AFBL crossovers with Zach coming to take over Tennessee and John coming to take over Michigan!
Here's the crossover breakdown now
NPBL - AFBL
California - Ohio
Florida - Idaho
Idaho - California/Minnesota
Kansas - Colorado
Maryland - Texas
Michigan - Washington (soon)
New Mexico - New Mexico
Nova Scotia - Ontario
Pennsylvania - North Carolina
Tennessee - Kentucky
Utah - Virginia/California
Virginia - Oregon
You can do a
/playerthen a player's name to bring up their S+ player page
Do we like the huge 70 player Spring Training roster? I don't care either way.
I was surprised to see that lol! But I don’t mind either way either
It does let you bring all of your top-ish prospects without worrying about not bringing another player who is fighting for a NPBL roster spot
Seems like if I have too many on ST roster the guys I really want to get playing time don’t get as much as they could.
PA SP Eduardo Garcia pitched 4.1 innings on 3-13, which is the first time in the history of OOTP I've ever seen someone go over 4 IP in a spring training game.
wow I always thought they were capped at 4 IP. not sure I've seen more than 4 either?
I’ve had relief pitchers go longer (usually after the starter got hurt) but never the starter
Case in point from AFBL here: https://www.afblbaseball.com/reports/news/html/box_scores/game_box_8693.html
Yeah, I meant I've never seen it in a starter. I was wondering if he maybe had a guy reach first after a strikeout but it doesn't look like it
So I can't download the league file? Do I have to do something different? (I've been away for a few day's.)
I need to sort through the transactions to see what International FAs got signed/claimed by any vacant teams and then will release them. Then will either just delete them or make them unavailable until next draft.
I know @yuda_va pointed out SS Mauro Díaz that NJ claimed without me realizing.
Are there others we know about before I do some digging? Is this what you saw the other day as well @John-Michigan?
3.06 Andres Sanchez https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_14508.html
Actually, I think the research ought to be easy: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/leagues/league_100_all_transactions_0_0.html
I didn’t notice that when i picked him - i just look at ratings and personality. Matt just give me some random fucking guy to
Replace him- doesn’t matter who or what position
Ya upset at myself for missing this sorry guys. We'll correct it and make sure it doesn't happen in the future.
Here are the IFA players I see that got signed/claimed by CPU teams
Unless they get returned back to the IFA pool (doubt that), I plan to just delete these players.
Forgot that these players were also drafted along with being "signed" by the vacant teams. Thanks for looking out!
Looks like the Illinois owner had some extra money to throw around lol
IFA breakdown. I'll release these guys from their vacant team's International Complex and the draftees will be moved to their actual drafted teams whenever we import the draft results.
I mean presumably you could release them from those teams and they'd go into the regular free agent pool and if they got drafted they got drafted and if they don't they're free agents anyway?
Exciting news as @nevadagm Jason Kroner (NPBL Founder) will be returning as the Nevada GM!
Thanks @NPBL Commish! It's great to be back! Glad to see the league is still alive and well! Still many long-time owners here and that's great to see 😁
Adding Jason gets us to 21 human teams so at this rate we shouldn't need to contract which is great news. So if anyone has any friends looking for a league, send them this way! I'm going to post around various places as well.
Ya giving everyone a sim day off to get ready for Opening Day on Monday morning
Can you get the new logos, names, and uniforms for Michigan organization in for opening days?
should we be uploading roster changes now, or should we wait for the new post-draft file?
i already updated roster changes so i assume imports will be taken if the draft is imported before opening day. i'd hate to have to do it all again.
Didn’t the draft date (in-game) get moved to 5/1? Trying to find that post. Seems like we went through the draft quickly though so maybe it can be moved up so we get our guys sooner? 🤷♂️
Ya draft date is set for 5/1 and we did go through the draft quicker than I anticipated
StatsLab Season Preview (playoffs section doesn't take in account the first round byes for the division winners)
Game Season Preview
NM projected to score most runs in the division but also to allow the most. Glad I decided to draft eight pitchers.
Opening Day Haiku
Opening Day Dawns
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Good day for baseball
Cunningham needs 1 win for 200 and 23 strikeouts for 3000. Let's see if I jinx him with this note...
Might have to break the Spuds 15-season playoff streak and rebuild. Think age and bare cupboards are finally catching up to us...
Minnesota semi-recovered. 7-3 last sim, huge improvement. RD went from -67 to -69, that typically does not lead to good record sustainability. But, we will take what we can get. Hopefully, we can claw our way back into this season.
@Marcus It is fun to see someone invested in Minnesota again. I still have good memories of my time managing that team earlier in our history!
I don’t expect it to last, but it’s nice to lead the division for the moment. 🙂
@myordy Thanks for the kind words. I just hope I am doing them justice. They are a little schizo at the moment. I feel we have good players, they are just not playing well as a team. Team defense is abysmal and costs us a lot of games, unfortunately, that will not be a quick fix. However, I am having fun with them and trying to claw back into this season, one sim at a time.
S+ tip if you're not aware. I suggest enabling the "Slack Message on Export" option in your S+ Preferences section. This will send you a reply back from Slackbot whenever you export on your export's status (Valid or Invalid).
Yessir! Missed that when tossing the new WP site together. npbl.slack.com is the URL. I’ll add that shortly.
PA is 3rd in AVG, 3rd in OPS, 3rd in batting WAR, 3rd in wOBA, 2nd in HR, 4th in baserunning, and... 7th in runs scored. Bad luck?
remove the limits and open it up. it will suck balls for the first season then it should level out
and when it was added to statslab we did it in there, but the 2nd or 3rd year the ballot got gummed up
and we shelved it until somebody had time to figure it out but nobody ever did
we could maybe do something in slack like that if statsplus won't support it
i'd be surprised if we couldn't use s+. probably could remove max ballot limits and such for a few seasons while we catch up.
or maybe blindly put everyone over 'X' WAR in and let us vote on the balance
did the game maybe induct a lot of folks for us? there's some newer folks in
if you can export the list of HOF eligible players and their stats, we should be able to come up with a decent solution.
I'll be able to do some digging today on this. I'm fairly positive that we can set beginning and ending years for the eligible players so we can do voting in waves to catch up.
Hey Fred! You’ll want to vote for ASG in StatsPlus actually. https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards?league=100#ballotlist @wis-gm
Do we have any set criteria for NPBL Hall of Fame qualifications from the past?
Here are the qualifiers for HOF S+ settings that we can define as a league. We also can set up our HOF voting to be done in waves to catch up to current so we don’t have a huge list to sort through at once. (screenshot has default values provided by S+)
I think we should do it in waves, Because there are a lot of Retirees And we want Everyone Deserving to at least get a shot at the hall
If I already voted for ASG in game, do I need to go back and vote here, https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards?league=100#ballotlist?
I think the only way we could pull off waves is to start with recent retirees and work our way back. So "Last Year Played Later Than" starting in the 70s, then pushing into the 60s and 50s
realistically nobody with less than 50 is getting in but I'm OK with having it somewhere lower than that
not sure how close you are to importing but I'm working on an export now
agreed on batter WAR - I don't look at batters who are under 40. and I typically don't vote for any batter under 50
Lol ya sorry. Need a clone of me at work and at work some days. I'll run NPBL sim before AFBL sim tonight. Hopefully in 30-45 minutes for sim start time.
July 11 games will have to be played before the All-Star Game on Wednesday morning since the NPBL schedule doesn't have extra off days padding in.
and here I was beginning to wonder if this week would just usher in a total inversion of the NPBL/AFBL schedules
🙂 I realized the other night that doing both in a night is difficult
yeah the only way I could see that working would be if you fired up an instance of OOTP in a container and did them simultaneously
ya that would be interesting to see if possible but also sounds like it would be easy to make a mistake too
Sorry guys I won’t be able to get my votes in Totally forgot last night And It’s to crazy at work today
i’m confused. the standings say virginia is in first place at the break. can’t be right.
Griffins bring in 4 starters for their lineup and add a nice setup man
Cunningham reaches the 3000 K mark... was a struggle this year but he made it.
Sim milestones:
- Maryland 3B Bill Coleman got his 2500th career hit
- 2! No-Hitters: Georgia SP Jason Baker and Wisconsin SP Charlie Reynolds
I never thought the Blaze could possibly be so bad this year. The collapse of the pitching is a complete surprise. I keep on thinking that these guys are going to turn it around, they're not as bad as it seems. But perhaps they are. In any case, they suck this year. Heads are gonna roll.
On the other hand: It's still early! Plenty of time. One game at a time. Don't worry about tomorrow.
BLAZE FIRE CLUBHOUSE BOY, ASSISTANT TARP CONTROLLER, TRAVELING SECRETARY, ASSISTANT TO THE ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER
- Jemmerson Reportedly "Apoplectic"
- More Changes Strongly Implied
- White Promises Turnaround
New Orleans , 11 August 2083 - The Louisiana Blaze today announced that Visiting Team Clubhouse Boy Danny Floyd, Assistant Ground Tarp Controller Chip Blogard, Traveling Secretary Joe Prefontaine, and Assistant to the Assistant to the General Manager Kevin Low have all been "released from their contracts" and "are now Free Agents."
Club President Dan Lester announced the personnel changes in an afternoon press briefing. "Management is very disappointed by the quality of play," Lester said. "These changes are just the beginning. This is an under-performing ball club, and everyone knows that under-performers are not performing as well as they should be. We're not trying to send a message here to anyone, but we hope that players get the message. Feckless nonchalance will not be tolerated on the Louisiana Blaze. Not on my watch it won't."
Manager John White said that management was right to be upset and losing its patience. "This is a much better ball club than the record shows," White said. "We've had a lot of bad bounces and a lot of bad calls. But the season's not over yet. Nobody thinks we can come back from this. They are counting us out, but they are in for a surprise. This club's got more heart than you might think."
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what a weird season (bad too) in Florida. -7 pythag. Cunningham on a rapid decline.
ageless wonder Alejandro Hernandez keeps going. on pace for 2 WAR at age 40. If he plays next season he should become Florida's all time leader in hits, as he is currently 122 short of the team mark. He is at 9530 AB, so if he comes back he should reach 10000.
41-year-old Sergio Lopez, with his 94 hits this season, is 99 away from 3500. Might be able to get to 4th on all-time list if he plays next year. Would need 3521 to pass Hall-of-Famer Luis Ortiz. If he retires after this year he’ll probably remain at 8th.
C Matt Failes has a chance to get his 2000th hit on his 36th birthday (August 21). Just needs one. Didn’t play on the 20th so he should be good to go.
I noticed on my team chemistry page my players complaining about “lack of veteran leadership” — I’d never seen that before
Matt Failes went 1-4 and got his 2000th hit. Kinda disappointed the recap didn’t mention it was his birthday though. 😁
did rosters get auto'd somehow? My depth charts are all sorts of weird
I hope so at least. I don’t think I did thinking it was one of the vacant teams. 🤞
1 overall pick last year Jim Flowers will make his ML debut Wednesday. Hopefully he will provide a little spark to get the Freedom over .500
I wish the #2 pick Gabriel was ready. Could use him. Still in A, but could probably move him up to AA about now.
(I'm sitting here writing a legal document for two federal agencies to agree to despite not being a lawyer so just shoot me now)
It's still just Wisconsin and then everybody else looking at the standings
hold on the punctuation there is all wrong. I fixed it.
lol, no, I promise
We have a half day today but still have a full day’s plus of work to cram in but almost at good stopping point 😎
We lost Danny Williams for the year. Biggest surprise this year is how well the starting pitching has held up. Should get Alvarado back soon.
Spuds season can end any time. What a disappointment. I know my offense wasn’t good or young but didn’t expect Salazar and Alvarez to fall off a cliff.
Clinched the division in another good sim. 38-17 in Aug/Sep. Exceeded my expectations by quite a lot.
Do I understand correctly that the division winners get a bye while the wildcards duke it out?
Ha worked out as I had to move to a different home office location lol
Got the FFL top seed up for grabs along with some Wildcard seeding and final spots to decide in these final 3 games. Good luck!
Looks like a 3-way tie for the final wildcard in the FFL and a tie in the GEL
potential florida milestones in 2084:
Alejandro Hernandez and Martin Hernandez 1000 runs
Martin Hernandez 400 doubles and 400 HR
Martin Hernandez and Antonio Luna 2000 hits
Alejandro Hernandez 500 doubles and all time Florida hit leader
Antonio Luna 2000 games
If Gordon Cunningham can comes back for another year he is 29 starts short of 500.
Jorge Reyes is 4 complete game shy of 50 - coming off major injury though.
I'm guessing in the FFL it'll be a play-in Game 163 for a Game 164 with the 3rd team.
NM went from 2nd pick in the draft to tied with the Fishermen for second best record at 96 wins. I thought we would hit well but thought the pitching would be mediocre at best. I hope it keeps up in the playoffs.
Kansas lost their last 3 games to put them in their Game 163 situation
it’s also possible the game just decided to put Maryland through and have Pennsylvania and Michigan play for the other spot
Oh ya you're right. My eyes deceived me. First glance I saw it as the final WC spot
Magic number was 3 with 3 to go, but I figured i really only needed to win 1... and I won 0.
Since I’m getting a first round bye I decided to Keep my good players in but dam I kind of wish I lost one game to New Jersey now
Gonna roll with Bob Walker on short rest rather than William Rooks for this crucial game.
Can’t believe the Wolves got into the playoffs after our start. Had a magic number of one and looking at three games on the road against Wisconsin. Won two of them 👍
Good luck to all in 163 games!
From 15 consecutive playoff appearances to #1 pick. 🧐 Almost 65 seasons since my last #1 - hopefully it works out as well! (Kevin Smith) This team needs a lot of help though.
iirc teams with byes still had to get to 25 players, so I’m gonna go put a quick export in
I was gonna say because I can’t export at all right now lol, Tho Matt is probably not going to run a Sim till later
ok I was able to get the export in after all. got down to 26, so I will now proceed to ignore everything until the bye is over
I believe after we really finish the Regular Season the playoff teams will need to get to 26 players including the bye teams.
there are few things in life less predictable than how OOTP will handle ties
Not sure how it chose teams tho, But Maryland had +23 rd and was 6-6 VS PA 7-5 VS MM while Michigan was 10-8 Vs PA so probley why then got home game
One possibility I found: A plays B. Loser plays @ C. Winners of the two games are the wildcards. Seems to fit what’s on tiebreakers tab.
I only realized there was a tiebreakers tab in my solo league during my world baseball classic, It sheds at least a little bit of light
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_tie-breaking_procedures
https://www.mlb.com/news/playoff-tiebreaker-rules/c-59527184
Need to see how many years we’re actually behind then plan to break up voting into a few waves
I guess those guys who were still on the ballot should be still on the ballot right
Yeah I can define a beginning and end year range for the HOF Ballot to be generated
probably worth checking if any of the guys who got inducted in the 70s are egregiously bad choices or something. because I’m not sure we voted on all of those.
Well this should be interesting - I lost Bernie Haskell for 5 weeks, but got Matt Valentine back from the IL. Valentine hasn't pitched since May but will be starting in Game 164...how rusty will he be?!
Just realized that this is Virginia’s first playoff appearance in a decade.
Gutierrez, Garza, Lambert, Tafoyra, Alvarado. Ballsiest managerial move ever.
I do need to fire the manager. 5 fully rested relievers and he goes to one of 2 that are tired in Booker Millar. Who gives up 3 runs without recording an out
No it hasn't. PA lost last 7 games, NC lost last 10, and my MLB-PRO team has lost 5 in a row (that's a 1 day per day league so it feels like a long time).
I'm ready for spring training so I can get some wins, even if they don't count
Probably should just make it my commish one so it doesn't lose any important posts or anything
Norman Smith will move from the rotation to be the closer in the playoffs.
Is the playoff tree in-game set in stone or might the next round matchups change depending on who wins in wild card matchups? Say if Kansas wins will they play Wisconsin (worst record against best) or will they play NM following the way the bracket is set up now?
Ya I'm not for sure either. I think it resets but we'll have to see 😄.
Looks like it resets. Just looked at 2080 playoff tree and Wisconsin and Nevada switched.
The spot to check for sure is unavailable during the season/playoffs to confirm but I'm pretty sure they do re-seed like you've discovered
I will start posting around about our 3 vacancies. Just haven't had the time but we really need to get those filled.
Using the game's HOF history section and StatsLab https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/statslab/hall_of_fame.php
Using the AFBL current HOF qualifiers, the ballot is at 64 players for 2071-2078 (5 years from retirement).
We can definitely define the qualifiers to whatever we want to see as a league.
We can definitely break this down in 2-3 waves of players as well if needed/wanted too. Looks like to add a end year to do this, we'll just need to add player id exclusions (need to confirm with Dave with S+ about this)
I’m still not sure we actually voted in 2076. I think it might have been an automatic induction of some sort.
yeah I think everybody who was in that 2076 class was going to be inducted so might as well leave well enough alone
MI's first two starters are 11-23; The three and four starters are 13-0.
Can we just end game one and start game two now? 🙂 Mejia did not step up as I had hoped.
Great game two for MI offense. Could have used a couple of those runs in game one.
I think my preferred path for the playoffs is for Michigan and Georgia to win in the first round, and for Nova Scotia to beat Michigan
it's rather odd that the two teams who played best against us are the two bottom seeds
Wolves exported as well. Wish I could get the 9th inning in game two back. At least we took game 3 and are still in it.
Wolves in the same position, up 3-2 headed to NV. Mejia showed up in game 5 with 10 k’s
Team really came together in the 2nd half of the season. Hope they can keep it going.
Anyway, I think MD & GA have one more game to play, so we can relax for awhile.
Looks like we just need @myordy to be ready to wrap up the Wildcard Series. Congrats to those that moved on and those that got eliminated on their seasons.
I'll wait for that final game and wait for a file. I have some work to do with injuries and with the rotation.
I have no changes to make so you can use my latest export and proceed whenever 👍
Good to go. Bring on the Fishermen. (shades of AFBL championship series - I think 😕
I’ll get an export in a bit later, want to make a couple of tweaks to prepare now that I know my opponent
UGH - I hate losing to a CPU team. And we were leading in the 9th! At least I had my closer on the mound - he just couldn't deliver this time...
I’m actually traveling this week but looks like we’re ready to start the Quarterfinals. I’ll get that going soon.
Well There was Canada Day there was America Day there was a Long weekend so I guess people were busy
Soon is always relative haha. We'll definitely sim by this evening and I'll give everyone a heads up before we start. Good luck!
Virginia was down early but came back to send it to extras and won it in 10
Grandson of Ron Guinan perhaps? https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_6324.html
Kansas steals Game 1 but loses CL Michael Caldwell for 5-6 weeks. Also activated the still injured for 3 more days LF Dallas Clark on the roster for the series.
I left Peterson on my roster too. He'll pitch game six or seven if we get there.
I think it needs to advance to the next day first. Which I think requires @NPBL Commish to poke it.
the top performers box has low standards so far - Jose Garcia in there for his 0-1, RBI performance
Wow, I think that was my first pinch hit in the post season.. Got a run in.
Bah was scared this would happen and I'd waste a roster spot. Dallas Clark has a setback with his injury 😵
Terrible three games for NM, our SP1 gets bombed and our closer goes out. Not making any changes so we’re ready to go.
Looks like we’re all ready to continue the Semi-Finals Games 4-6 so I’ll get that going soon. Good luck!
Stepping away for a bit so will be on my phone only. Might be a delay between the games in case you are wondering later 🙂.
Got a win! At least we won’t get swept now. Good job by rookie SP Lopez. Now Alvarado needs to get back in gear. I’m hoping he was just still a bit rusty in the first game due to his time off from injury.
But he did have a good game against Kansas the last series of regular season so probably not rust. 🤷♂️
Good win! I was hoping for a sweep, I didn't want to give you any life, but here we are 🙂 Will be interesting to see which Mejia shows up next game, assuming my Manager starts him next game.
Nice job in the first three games. Wish we could’ve split the two close ones, always hard to come back from being down 3-0.
Agreed, three games down is tough, but the superstitious part of me prevented me from saying anything yesterday, because it certainly would have jinxed everything and you would win 4 in a row to take the series, no doubt 🙂 Looking forward to game 5, I feel it would be the Wolves best interest to close this out in Minnesota. Good luck!
And thank you! Was not expecting the offensive outburst in game 1. Certainly helped set the tone for the series.
Mejia the ace showed up, not the Mejia 8-15 on the year (or something like that)
Where does the Kansas, Wisconsin series stand? I don't remember what it was going into today.
I had looked away. Woohoo. Gotta hold off the three-peat champs first.
So have Gallegos and Andrews. After I tried so hard to trade them.
Missed it but Dallas Clark returned from his injury for Game 6 (0-5)
I don't see any injuries for Minnesota, so I am good to go with the current export.
@yuda_va emailed saying he’ll be able to export in a few hours so we can get the LCS going tonight. Good luck guys!
evidently I haven't updated on my laptop since the server swap, so this is gonna take a minute
@NPBL Commish is there a single settings file I can download and overwrite instead of having to get the whole big zip? My parents' wifi is s.l.o.w.
I can send upload the settings file, but I don't know if that's all you need. Do you have the latest ootp version?
which I believe was Chappy's last season as commish so has the wrong FTP stuff
i've had good luck tethering in the past but my reception is awful today, must be a messed up cell tower
Okay awesome. I'll be able to sim in a bit. Out an about but probably can start things from my phone 😎
Give up a solo shot in the top of the first, so Ed Gamblin comes back with a two-run dinger in the bottom
I definitely remember the original Pat Galyon. And maybe Jr. Not sure about the III
for some reason the manager left Torres in for a third inning instead of going straight to Newcomb
won't argue with that start. Whats up with all the errors? First game jitters? 9 between both games!
I blame the bot! Sent an update, no hits thru 6 innings. Of course gives up one in the 7th. Announcer curse!
I will take one win in Kansas. If I had that option right now, I would take it and go back to Minnesota.
It'll probably be tomorrow morning for Game 4-6 since AFBL Spring Training starts tonight (opening with the now Arizona Vipers if anyone wants to join 😎)
on one hand, being in the LCS was playing with house money for Virginia -- I didn't expect to win the division, was hoping for a few wins above .500 and a playoff berth
on the other hand Michigan is probably a team we should have beaten. Or at least not been swept out
Likewise, I certainly didn't expect the Wolves to be in the position we are in either. You just ran into a buzzsaw, Michigan is firing on all cylinders and that's tough to beat.
Ha on "vacation" in St Louis at my parents and we just did the Zoo. So hot haha.
Hahaha totally understand. 4-7 days is plenty of time at my parents lol.
Jake Rodriguez is injured (food poisoning) for two days, but he stays on the roster.
I have no chance to export until this evening, but I also have no injuries and therefore, no changes needed. So, if you want to kick things off, I am good to go! If you want to wait, that's all good too!
Either way @Marcus. I'm around so can start it now or wait for your export.
He has been pitching well, his last outing was like this. Actually all SP's have done well.
Gaylon pinch hit for Gallegos in ninth. What on earth for? No apparent injury.
Hernadez pinc ran for GAllegos in 7th; Then Gaylon PH for Hernandez,
Good to go again. A few beers deep now. Sorry for lack of conversation, etc.
Congrats to @Marcus and also @John-Michigan for sure on their seasons
Interesting playoffs. Michigan Miracle, three out of four division winners not advancing and lots of good pitching.
👍👍. Thanks all! Glad I didn’t delve into selling the farm! Leadership made all the difference!!
Learned a lot. Full believer that Boyer and Van Der Bas made a huge difference!
Took my clubhouse from internal fighting and revolt to unhappy. Not quite content. But no doubt people were throwing punches half way through the year!
Using AFBL's minimum qualifications as a baseline, this generates 64 players from 2071 onward (same number when I left the 'no later than this year' field blank).
I think the NPBL it’s a little more offence Heavy but these look pretty good to me
I like the AFBL's qualifications...they look fine. I would reduce the number of years on the ballot though. 15 seems to be long. 10 perhaps?
Congratulations @John-Michigan and congratulations @Marcus what a good playoffs
I kind of disappeared because @John-Michigan ended my Season TWICE in 2 weeks And it really sucks.
He beat me in AFBL championship on walk of Grand Slam then beat me into the ground with Michigan.
Yeah I think I made the playoffs 13 of the last 14 years in NPBL and last 3 in afbl so You’re right positives
Works for me. I’d probably up the maximum allowed on the ballot with the 64-player ballot instead of capping it at 10 for this HOF catch-up ballot.
Do unlimited - we’ll have a big class this year then it widdles down as we go
and then as the ballot thins out we're going to add traunches of 5 or 10 years I assume
Do we not want to do an annual HOF vote after this initial catch-up vote? Open to whatever honestly.
oh annual. I'm just skeptical that we can get the entire backlog through in one go
we won't get it done in one vote, probably take 5 seasons to be fully caught up.
can we do 10 year chunks? this years class will be those eligible from 2052-2061, next year 2062-2071, etc?
Isn't a native option but I can manually add players IDs in the exclusion list to accomplish this
what's our current schedule? I know we need to get HOF voting going. lmk if I can help in any way
Yeah that's on my way to get up today so we can get that knocked out this week
Been out of the office since July 2nd so today has been catching up on everything. Makes me realized I can't go on multiple work days worth of vacation haha.
Going to get the NPBL website updated some more and post about our vacancies too
If @yuda_va or anyone wants to help me fill in this spreadsheet with the player's last year played, that would be helpful. I've started by using StatsPlus's search with the player's name and checking their last played year. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bP-lpKuP4ONHc2wu87J1oHz7oGBhS_mR/view?usp=sharing
The only way to do the waves voting in S+ HOF is to manually add player IDs to the player exclusion field (no end year option yet but there is a start year 😕 )
will that just add older players as the backlog of recent ones clears? or will it instead keep re-adding players who didn't get enough votes to stay on the ballot?
there's an option to define a "Last Year Player Later Than" for the ballot start year but not the other end unfortunately
I've put off work for a bit so I need to catch up there haha. I'll keep filling in the Last Year Played as I have time today so we can get going.
before I go too deep - can you see my updates? I started at the bottom of the list
I generated this list of 343 players with the start year of 2045 to be sure I did't miss anyone
I don't think so. That's actually what I tried first but didn't return results. I'm going to suggest that be added to the search fields if possible.
Yup that's what Dave at StatsPlus just suggested since the player id isn't part of the search fields
while we are at it, sure seems as if the Player Profile page should have a Debut date and a Last Appeared or Retired Date. Just saying.
so if you get down to the bottom half of the file and find a bunch of gaps, that's why
oh man. Judge Judy. awesome. https://statsplus.net/npbl/player/11748?page=hit
I'll have the HOF Ballot up as soon as I get the ballot config figured out with Dave at StatsPlus
81 player ballot for the HOF Wave 1 (2045-2055). There are currently 342 available players for HOF voting so this is roughly 25% of those players.. figure we can get caught up in 4 waves or so.
Do we think 25 player maximum is good, not enough, too high? Wanted to poll the league before we open voting officially.
like 25 is probably enough but I’d rather not find that I wish I could vote for 26.
I'm just going to set the maximum players on a ballot to the number of players on the ballot while we get caught up.
HOF Voting is now open and live https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards?league=100#ballotlist
this is exactly the kind of mindless but nostalgic and fun activity I need for tonight
I love history I spent hours with my Solo league Just going through history, This is gonna be fun Because I have not done that with NPBL
remind me... statsplus will save a partial ballot that I haven’t submitted, right?
I wasn't around for these guys so this may be a little easier for me
see this is going to take me forever, because I remember so many of the names
hmm... how much do we trust the all-star/award accounting of old players in statsplus?
not sure on this detail tbh. i figure it should be accurate as the asg/award data is just in-game data?
I ask because I’m seeing guys who I really would have expected to have a bunch of appearances. Like career 70+ WAR, with just 1 all-star berth
ok I did a first pass voting for 20 candidates. I’m open to hearing arguments for or against
Something I’ve never noticed or looked for, but just occurred to me, do retired players ever die? Should’ve happened by now I would think in a league this long-running. I know owners do occasionally.
I don’t think players do (or rather, I don’t think they get news stories).
Like, I suppose it’s possible James Yim is alive at 102: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_944.html - but more likely they just never coded that
Yeah this is a bunch of years ago on the boards and you assume they die but they’re not gonna give you a news story about it
I’ve seen that they keep aging on their profiles but never thought to check to see if it ever ends. Would be kind of cool if they did do news stories on the deaths of hall of famers at least. I know in real life I always find it interesting to go back and take a quick look at someone’s career when they die.
Honestly I agree with you @jeff_alabama Especially with the recent passing of Tony Fernandez And the Blue Jays just announcing that they’re gonna wear a patch for him, I only got to see him during the last few years of his career but Getting to look back is something we all tend to do when someone passes away.
yeah that is something to suggest for OOTP22
I got a 121 year old guy. now I have a task to find my oldest player...
@NPBL Commish are we sure rolling the season over won't mess up the HOF ballot?
(I don't care if the players have to be enshrined next year in-game. Just don't want to confuse StatsPlus)
It does. I think we'll be okay. This current wave of players will just become the 2084 HOF Class is how I'm thinking it'd go
Ideally we should have them in before the Preseason start in-game but confirmed that we can let it roll into the 2084 season as long as we finish before ASG voting.
Yes indeed. So we can proceed with closing up Season Awards voting today, get those results in, process trades and FA claims, then start the rollover to 2084.
2083 Season Award Winners:
Founding Fathers League
Tyson Bacon Award: Héctor Rea (GA)
James Yim Awards: Christian Miller (NJ)
Deangelo Ramos Award: Cisco Chávez (NS)
Bick Horizon Award: José Robles (VA)
Zachary Matthews Award...
Pitcher: Jorge Aranda (NC)
Catcher: Juan Rivera (NC)
First Baseman: Zipper Munoz (PA)
Second Baseman: Dani Cruz (MD)
Third Baseman: Angel Jimenez (PA)
Shortstop: Gustavo Lopez (NS)
Left Fielder: Jim Dyer (GA)
Center Fielder: Jonathan Whitfield (NC)
Right Fielder: Bartolo Martinez (NJ)
Platinum Stick Award...
Pitcher: Walter Johnston (IL)
Catcher: Miguel Morales (GA)
First Baseman: Zipper Munoz (PA)
Second Baseman: Jose Robles (VA)
Third Baseman: Bill Coleman (MD)
Shortstop: Thom Cochrane (VA)
Left Fielder: Adam Andrews (MI)
Center Fielder: Bill Morris (NS)
Right Fielder: Hector Rea (GA)
Great Explorers League
Tyson Bacon Award: Enrique Lombos (WI)
James Yim Award: Adam Pratt (CO)
Deangelo Ramos Award: Chris MacKey (WI)
Bick Horizon Award: Cordell Negrete (CO)
Zachary Matthews Award...
Pitcher: Ray Anderson (CA)
Catcher: Chris Krause (CO)
First Baseman: Brooks Byrne (CA)
Second Baseman: Eugene Kelly (WI)
Third Baseman: Mike Brown (CO)
Shortstop: Tim Atkins (WI)
Left Fielder: Drake Harmon (WI)
Center Fielder: Jerome Christian (CA)
Right Fielder: Raul Rodriguez (CA)
Platinum Stick Award...
Pitcher: Ramon Sosa (KS)
Catcher: Hugh Wyatt (KS)
First Baseman: Crispino Ruffo (WI)
Second Baseman: Adrian Amezaga (NV)
Third Baseman: Neil Hammond (NV)
Shortstop: Will Dodson (WA)
Left Fielder: Glenn McNeill (NM)
Center Fielder: Michael Meyer (MN)
Right Fielder: Enrique Lombos (WI)
General Manager Of The Year: Fred Kroner (WI), 103-59, GEL North title
for the 25th(?) or 50th anniversary we voted to rename them after early players
Bacon, Yim, and Ramos were beasts at the appropriate positions (well, if "hitter" is a position)
Ah okay. Wasn’t James Yim the 102 or 103 year old that was posted about? I think so but I can’t find the post now.
I guess he had more than one great season but he didn’t turn out to be the beast we thought he’d be.
speaking of beasts...my pitching machine is taking its frustrations out on the low minor leaguers...
reminder to make sure the CPU teams don't go signing all the int'l free agents again
Realized I didn't have a "Human CPU GM" assigned to the vacant teams like I do in AFBL to prevent that stuff so I've done the same for our 3 vacant teams.
Trying to get our WordPress website updated and working on a quick NPBL history blurb.
NPBL started back in 2000 and on OOTP v2? Is this correct?
Did my best piecing together our history looking at the Forum, Catobase, and StatsLab so please correct me if you see a mistake or an omission. NPBL About Page for our WP site https://www.npblbaseball.com/wp/about/
Also once I finish up getting the WP setup, I can create you an account to post write-ups about your teams if you would like to do that. No obligation to do so if you don't want to.
Found a OOTP post saying that OOTPv1 was in 1999 and OOTPv2 was in 2000 so I'm assuming it was v2 for NPBL's start. Regardless crazy to think the league has been around for 20+ years now.
When I was 13 years old I saw a post on the forum asking for people who wants to join this league I only joined leagues with my father back then and he joined another league I’m 28 now
10-11 calendar days so usually 7-9 games depending on when you catch off-days
I should be able to share my OOTP21 license key with someone since I don't have the steam version. If this helps at all or if anyone else here has the non-steam version.
Oops forgot to uncheck the history end of year stuff for the reports so that took forever lol
Doing well in the playoffs dropped me from 11th or 12th to 23rd pick in the draft.
Was it worth it? 🤔
Same. i'm terrible at drafting, so the draft is an absolute crap shoot for me. I'd rather have years of consistent playoff appearances.
If you have the non steam version of ootp20 and you only have it installed on 1 system, you could share your key. If anyone has one, please let me/Alex know.
Let me check, I’m not sure when OOTP Store changed license providers because I always Pre Order So I have original store license key will send it on if I have extra
Didn’t they just run a sale? I’m not complaining at all, might pick it up this time around 👍. Thanks for the heads up.
probably a reach going so high for him, but I just really wanted that knuckler
there's a very good chance I'd have taken him at 1-19 so not that much of a reach
there are a lot of guys who all have enough potential to be in the next 30-40 picks. I am guessing our lists are all quite different and don't think there are too many reaches
Ooooo, just noticed RP Shane Colbert, third round pick last year, has suddenly developed a decent third pitch. Hope he doesn’t lose it just as suddenly.
Speaking of losing, I don’t play much solo ootp. I traded for CF Boyle and he had a Captain personality. This year his personality is humble and I no longer have a Captain. Apparently these things are all fluid? don’t want to say random......
I haven’t seen that. Only seen 1 guy turn from being a cock to being somewhat of a leader but never seen a leader step down
He is still a leader type but not captain. Not really sure what impact that has if any.
But found it interesting. See how it impacts the coming year 😁. That’s why we play the game, right?
I had a guy in another league who was a captain as SP but not as RP. I could switch his captaincy on and off at will.
Was kind of frustrating because I wanted him to be captain but not start.
As for interesting, I found it interesting that Scherzer had 8 k’s thru 4 innings tonight and gave up 3 runs. But I digress. #notayankeesfan
I was gonna blow streeter some shit that his former schoolmate Scherzer got lit up in the first. that was a bomb by stanton
I’m old, still learning Slack. Apparently when I click on the thumbs up to see who gave it, it adds me to thumbs up crew 🤔
Yeah just hold down I think to view without adding to it. If you click real quick it adds.
Admittedly for the first time in many years, really since the MLB strike, I was interested in ML. This year and then a pandemic!!
Grew up (early years) with the Big Red Machine. Excited for Reds baseball this year. Now, live I. cincinnati and won’t get to see a live game!
You should have a HOF ballot from me commish. I submitted over the weekend. Let me know
I suppose that makes sense, how can you lead the team in the dugout, when you are in left field waiting to come in?
Yeah that’s what I was thinking too. Doesn’t seem quite right though. I would think someone like Mariano Rivera would have qualified as a captain. Or can closers be captains?
I've more than once had guys go from captain to regular "leader" but idk if I've seen them go elsewhere
Looks like I did ok as well. A couple of month+ injuries but nothing to key players.
There was a discussion on the boards about captains And I’m thinking it’s major positions you can be a captain as a pitcher so closer & SP Because those are top positions Relievers Never get any love
A bench guy on offence can be a captain And not be a full-time starter, One of my LHP hitters was a captain for my team In Solo league
Game/Reports Predictions Report https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/leagues/league_100_preseason_prediction_report.html
the predictions are based on the spring rosters (I think) so if you jack around with young players who won't be on the big team often the predictions are way off.
yeah I'm all for a +.500 prediction with subs starting 2/3rds and a slop in the pen
The link is the in-game predictions. The screenshot is the predictions from StatsLab.
13 years after being discovered and 11 minor league seasons, Florida will promote RP Felix Ortiz.
Would be nice if it used opening day rosters. But I’d rather have the mystery I guess.
Developmentally a way around it would be to have another roster listing called opening day - where you could
Put players that you project to be on the opening day roster - build predictions off that. Wouldn’t be 100% accurate but closer
oh in that case then StatsLab doesn't generate until the actual Opening Day I bet
Virginia way overperformed. I expect some reversion to the mean but I also expect us to be a playoff team for a while.
Agreed. 2-5 and in last place. Almost-42-year-old Sergio Lopez off to a good start in his quest for 3500 hits. Has 11 so far with 54 to go.
Rookie Máximo Gabriel is starting in RF beginning next sim with Galicia moving to Center. Need to get the offense going.
Well the one reliable LHP I had in the bullpen just went on the shelf. anyone have a LOOGY available? **Good thing NPBL doesn't have that stupid 3 batter rule
Technically it won’t be in the game until we upgrade but I would assume The GM’s would vote against it
I'd be all for it but I already run a short pitching staff so maybe I shouldn't be
-24 run differential after 7 games for the Wolves, impressive 👍 Very similar to last year, if it has the same ending as last, great! But I don't think lightning strikes twice in the same spot very often.
Welcome to @FloridaFlamingosRob joining as the new Shore franchise GM. Joins us from SBC/VBL. Excited to have you on board!
seems like Florida players know a move is coming... 8-17 with a sweet -40 run diff...
Hey @NPBL Commish just noticed I have a player stuck in purgatory. https://statsplus.net/npbl/player/824?page=dash Poor guy has been sitting around riding buses for 3 years. LOL. can you move him to Single A? thx!
@koohead if you go to your draft history in game you can find this player and promote him
Yeah the IFA guys sometimes get placed in a non-existent Rookie League International Complex with our we add them to our draft. I’ll see if I can help out!
Think that bug is gone now but might still be around? I believe if you don’t notice, they’ll randomly show up in DFA for assignment when they get to 20 years old.
I usually go through my teams draft history each season to see if I lost someone to never never land
the sim will stop whenever this happens at least in afbl and i have to place that player in the team’s rookie league. its rare these days but every so often it’ll occur.
sheeeesh. shows you how much I've been paying attention to my low minors these past few years.
My export for this last sim didn't seem to work correctly.
This seems like it happens whenever the SIM RESULTS report the dates for the last two sims. This one reported NPBL simulated from Friday, April 21st, 2084 through Thursday, May 11th, 2084
there is definitely something with exports. I exported multiple times and the last one did not seem to take - I moved a catcher up and one down. not a big deal, but curious.
well now I don't feel bad about deciding I didn't want to stare at a monitor over the weekend 😉
same with my export... and I think it messed with the results too. The Spuds shouldn't be doing this well. 😂
I forgot to update StatsLab last sim so maybe that. Possible I forgot to actually grab exports this morning but pretty sure I did (albeit I was multitasking so possible lol 😬😎)
Ugh I guess I didn't take exports this morning. My apologies guys 😕.
Just happened to notice that Blaze right fielder Jorge "The Quiet Man" Cantu is now tied for the Blaze career mark in HR with the legendary Thornton Swackhammer, at 469. Cantu joined the club at age 19 in 2070. He was a scouting find from the Dominican Republic ( so I can claim no credit at all for drafting him). He's 33 now, in his 15th season, and is a three time all star.
The Shore franchise has requested to move to the soon to be vacant state of Florida as a FYI for the league
6-4 sim. In fifth place but only four games back. Looks like it's going to be a struggle to make even a wild card this year. Sergio Lopez only ten hits away from 3500.
I always forget... does all-star voting take place in game, or in StatsPlus?
It'll take place in StatsPlus. I think I have to close HOF voting before I can open ASG voting. I will check that detail.
I was right. We'll close HOF Voting officially by Wednesday's sim. Then I'll be able to enable ASG Voting.
Going to cross-post here before this gets buried in induction posts. Curious what you all think?
If anything it smoothed over the clubhouse. They were angry during off-season due to trades. It's Content now... we'll see how fast that degrades.
9 teams within 2.5 games in the GEL fighting for 6 spots. Should be fun
7-2 to get back in the thick of it. Still half game out of wildcard.
ah and I see you brought it over here. 25% seems good, but I don't mind if you want to make it 30 and trim a few more off
I guess I’m back now I’ve Been have some work issues but should be back lol
Artie Joyce is having one hell of a season so far Might even be enough to make his eighth All-Star team
I called up Mike Berry to the major league team for last sim, And he hits a homerun as a Relief pitcher lol
Do we vote both leagues for the all star game? Or just ours?
Sergio Lopez got his 3500th hit and announced he is retiring after the season. At 3508 hits he is now 12 short of Luis Ortiz (WI 2015-37) who is 4th all-time with 3520.
I'm going to need to get our schedule adjusted for next year since the ASG break isn't very long and the ASG rosters get announced on the day of our last games of the first half.
The games on July 9th will be played on the Wednesday 8/19 sim before the 2084 All-Star Game. Ballots are due before the sim!
Like I get Bill Coleman has had a great season and he deserves to be in the All-Star team but Joyce is the second highest wRC+ should have a few more votes lol
2084 All-Star Game Selections
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Juan Rivera (NC)
1B: Zachary Walker (NC) [injured]
2B: Mauro Gomez (NC) [injured]
3B: Bill Coleman (MD)
SS: Bob Perkins (MA)
OF: Adam Andrews (MI)
OF: Jorge Salina (PA)
OF: Javier Ramos (NS)
SP: Frank Williams (VA)
Reserves
CA: Elliot Brockway (TN) [Commish selection]
1B: Zipper Munoz (PA)
1B: Ignacio Gallegos (MI) [injury replacement for Walker, Commish selection]
2B: Jose Robles (VA) [Commish selection]
2B: Ron Corrigan (GA) [injury replacement for Gomez, Commish selection]
3B: Arite Joyce (NS) [Commish selection]
SS: Gustavo Lopez (NS,MD)
IF: Jimmy Cardenas (MD)
OF: Jonathan Whitfield (NC)
OF: Bengt Raaijmakers (GA)
OF: Bob Williams (MA)
SP: Jose Berrios (MA)
SP: Gabriel Garcia (NC)
SP: Morris Flores (VA)
SP: Christian Miller (NJ)
SP: Ronald West (NC)
RP: Cisco Chavez (NS)
RP: Bill Castle (PA)
RP: Mario Fernandez (NS)
RP: Dave Glass (NC)
RP: Chad Henderson (MI)
RP: Jason Baker (GA)
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Hugh Wyatt (UT)
1B: Guillermo Grestrepo (WA)
2B: Denny Camp (UT)
3B: Gregorio Rodriguez (KS)
SS: Will Dodson (WA) [injured]
OF: Qadir Shaqodoon (LA)
OF: Michael Meyer (MN)
OF: Arturo Cantu (HI)
SP: John David Hex (LA)
Reserves
CA: Matt Failes (NM) [Commish selection]
1B: Norbert Shaw (NV) [Commish selection]
2B: Eugene Kelly (WI)
3B: Artie Cooper (HI)
SS: Ernest Thomas (NM)
SS: Don Landry (CO) [injury replacement for Dodson, Commish selection]
IF: Mike Brown (CO)
OF: Enrique Lombos (WI)
OF: Glenn McNeill (NM) [Commish selection]
OF: Gustavo Hernandez (NV) [Commish selection]
SP: Sven Thorstag (LA)
SP: Adam Pratt (CO)
SP: Jose Flores (WI) [injured]
SP: Eduardo Amzaldua (WI)
SP: Dudley Jones (CA)
SP: Paul MacDowell (ID) [injury replacement for Flores, Commish selection]
RP: Chris MacKey (WI)
RP: Clarence Holland (NM)
RP: Hector Flores (HI)
RP: Doug West (MN)
RP: Jerry Page (CO)
RP: Donlad Rose (CA)
CPU decided the ASG actual starting lineups since I had to get going plus the ASG has the DH. I did have the game played at the home of last year National Cup champs, Minnesota Wolves. ⚾
Glenn McNeill player of the game. Started 2B instead of his usual LF. Nice pick @NPBL Commish. Have to check but I think I’m the only one voted for him at LF. 🤪
Clippers have come a long way...3 players voted into the starting lineup and 7 total (though 2 were injured).
So i've got a question. I know it doesn't make a bit of difference, but one of my owners' goals (gee, I thought that was me!) is to acquire a hometown player. anyone know exactly how is that fulfilled? I've traded for one guy albeit he's still in the minors and drafted another. Do they need to be called up? do I need to sign/trade someone directly onto the active roster?
I believe you have to sign a guy or Trade for a guy from around the city you play in
Like the actual city? so they have to be from that specific city? not just the state huh? Well shoot. Hey @NPBL Commish what city are the Clippers based on??? LOL
Hahaha yup lol You can check when you open the game you should have a city for where your team is Based out of I’m your settings page
And I believe they don’t have to be from the exact city but I’m not 100% certain
OK. so under Find Players, there's a specific filter for "From Charlotte Area". so I found a FA, signed him. Now under goals it has John James listed as closest player and the goal is Yellow. So I guess it has to be someone on the Active Roster and not just someone stashed in the minors huh? u-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g
But it’s yellow it means you haven’t failed but you have an exactly completed it yet
Owner will want you to try better but he won’t be angry that you didn’t get anybody
yeah, guess James is "close" to being from the Charlotte area, but not really. So I need to promote someone to the Active roster that is actually from the Charlotte area. sheeeesh.
We can’t get fired (I assume), so it doesn’t have any effect does it?
right, it does't really have any effect (that I know of). We can't get fired, nor is there any budget considerations. Just a game within a game within a game...
OOF 2-6 sim This has not been good I got to see if the playoffs are a possibility the season for me might need to break it down, I have made the playoffs in all but one of the last 14 years I believe so
After an atrocious 2-14 start, Michigan has won 11 of last 16 and is now just one game under .500. We're still four games back in the wild card race. Another Michigan Miracle is unlikely but we'd love the chance to face X24rocks in the post season again. 😆
Sergio Lopez (3521) passed Luis Ortiz (3520) on the career hits leaderboard. He will retire after the season in fourth place.
Veteran 3B Jorge Rivera, acquired from FL for a 4th round pick is hitting .287 (100 points better than last season with FL).
3-6 sim. Quite a log jam in the GEL. Will be nice to get some offense back soon. Two guys in rehab and one more a couple of sims away.
Rivera was always a good player - i wrecked his career by staying loyal to Alejandro Hernandez and i had a SS and for years i rotated 3b. Glad to see him performing well
I don't think I have ever had a team max out on chemistry (ecstatic) mid-season, while having so many negative personality guys. Logan Pearson must be one helluva captain.
Florida pitching legend Gordon cunningham is retiring at seasons end.
Eww NS 5-20 last month after going 17-10 Need something good to happen this month or My playoff streak is over
13-6 on the month not a bad Bounce back so far tho Need a strong September if I’m going to make the playoffa
7-3 and now 1½ games out of first. Never expected that after horrible start.
I’m worried Arturo Rodriguez might be a sleeper agent for the Clippers. 1 for 16 with 1 walk in the 4-game set.
ugly, 2-8 sim for the Blaze. 🤕 Seems like the entire pitching staff is now on the "not hot" list. Far from it. They are not even lukewarm. In fact, I better have the trainer check some pulses. Big let-down.
On the one hand, I'm now in a 3 way tie for the FFL South top spot. Can't wait to move out of this division. LOL. On the other hand, I have the most home games and the weakest opponents here on out...so I've got that going for me.
Virginia is overachieving. I think it will turn into a two-team race by the end of the season.
Welcome to our new Illinois Jethawks GM, Mike Kritikos, @Mike- IL GM. Happy to have you in NPBL. Thanks to @Alex for bringing Mike to us. I'll work on getting you into the game and a new starter file uploaded this morning.
PA welcomes Roy Boyd to the bigs tomorrow. 8/9/9/4/7 ratings, was batting .352-35-114 in AAA
I'm only going with 31 because I want to give Pittsburgh a chance to keep winning
just noticed this guy on my top prospects list. not bad for a 9th-round pick: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_14258.html
yeah, don't get that many guys from that late in the draft to make it very far
This guy was 270th - https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_13503.html
’course, it says he’s a slacker, so we’ll see if he even sniffs those potentials.
I love those guys who come out of no where. Two of my all time favorites with the Blaze: Jonathon Darby: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_11238.html; played every position, practically, great fielder. speed. Got on base all the time. and Conner Lopez: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_11643.html; middle relief, starter, closer. Had an injury and bounced back. 1.06 whip. boy, I miss these guys.
meanwhile... Blaze, 2-8 sim, followed by a 9-1 sim. I guess my clubhouse rant had some impact. Moving everybody off the "on-the-block" list.
Normally the only injuries I'll handle are if the player is out (not day-to-day) for more than 2 weeks and will call up a player in the same position if possible along avoiding prospects if they haven't been up to NPBL yet.
Today I needed to hurry back to work and plus we have expanded rosters currently.
I won't touch a team's lineups/charts/rotation/bullpen unless they have specific instructions posted however
I somehow managed a winning sim despite the fact that I've got NINE players on the Not-Hot list.
Up (down?) to -11 Pythag. We have huge home/road splits so it'd be nice if the boys quit chokin' and actually snagged the division title
8-1. From 2-14 start to 81-61 and first place.
Andrews and Gallegos between them have 105 HRs and 249 RBIs.
Chad Henderson 8⅔ inning one hitter
Norman Smith 6⅔ inning one hitter
lost my rookie phenom SP to injury for the year (well, he’ll be back if we make a deep playoff run I guess)
also the LHRP I plucked out of the NYSL immediately announced his retirement https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_12352.html
Young Jon Baal will make his debut for the Blaze this week. I probably should have brought him up months ago, but he's only 20 years old. 40+ HR in AA and AAA ball this season.
Ended up getting busy at work but sounds good. About to start the sim.
In addition to Gordon Cunningham retiring. Florida will see Alejandro Hernandez gang em up at seasons end. Hernandez was acquired from Kansas back in 2063 and over his 19 year career he has amassed 2984 games, over 11000 plate appearances. He is Florida’s all time hits leader, has contributed 498 doubles, 295 home runs, 1158 RBI, 1035 walks and a WAR of 55.1.
GEL North is going to come down to the wire. 1 game separates Utah, Wisconsin and Minnesota - and we each have a series against the other two in the final sim
it's entirely possible we end up as the 4th/5th seed, with a Pythag that's 15 games or more better than the top seed. Good times
well that was unexpected. 10-0 sim (win streak is 11 now) to go up 2.5 in the division
Keither fletcher hit 4HR in a game, looks like only the 4th time that has happened sin e 2030.
Roy Boyd's first 16 starts have gone well. .379-3-14 with 10 runs scored.
AAA Pioneer League Championship Series is going to game 9, with Norfolk and Pittsburgh knotted up at 4-4
3B Norman Smith needs 10 hits to reach 3000. He would be the first Patriot to 3000 .
Tyson Bacon has 3000+ hits and wore a Patriot uniform for a time, but most of his hits were with Colorado and California
Anyone know of an easy way to export a team's game scores into excel? Copying the table of scores (team's full schedule page) from StatsPlus is the easiest I have found so far but the score is all one column and I don't want to have to mess with separating them in excel. Hoping there is somewhere obvious that I have missed.
I looked around a little, but I think the easiest is to use what you have and separate it using a formula in Excel.
Your team: =LEFT(A1,SEARCH("-",A1)-1)1
The opponent score is more difficult because of the dumb asterisk on some games: =IF(RIGHT(A1,1)="",MID(A1,SEARCH("-",A1)+1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH("-",A1)-1)1,MID(A1,SEARCH("-",A1)+1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH("-",A1))1)
Thanks! I was able to separate them using the text to columns command and a bit of fiddling because it couldn’t do it cleanly. Was just hoping to make it even easier 😀
Trying to get a better look at our RD, which is relatively low, over the course of the year. So far we are 43-24 in one-run games and 17-9 in extras (19 of the one-run games). Made some adjustments and started getting healthier post AS so most of the low RD is probably due to first half of season, but 🤷♂️. Guess I'll dig into it.
it's been a while since I've been in a wildcard series though. Long playoff drought and then last season I unexpectedly won the division
That’s bonkers. Anyone know what the best home run combo was until now?
He made it! Congrats to Norman Smith. 37 y/o and his skills have diminished a little, but he's still ML-quality so it'll be interesting to see how high he can get.
Usually 3 games per sim (or one for game 7). But usually every day or faster if everybody exports or has instructions.
NM two games worse than last year but it feels like we are more ready for playoffs this year. After a poor start we went 40-16 from August onward. Everyone should be healthy barring any falls down the stairs. But anything can happen...
Bummed to lose Ramon Castro to a torn UCL. he struggled in the rotation. But after moving the the bullpen he was quite good. https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/players/player_6518.html
I'm happy to do whatever. I think I did 3-3-1 last year since that's how I run AFBL's but if NPBL has done 2-3-2 for the number of games per sim, that's cool with me
Do you need me to get down to 26 for this round to go or can I wait? (I always forget)
Pretty sure we need all playoff teams at 26 including the bye teams
Bronson Cartwright will finish his NPBL career without giving up a big-league hit.
I don't understand how we wound up with the best record on the year. We've got a great offense but our pitching + defense is middling at best.
In philosophy, systems theory, science, art and baseball, emergence occurs when an entity is observed to have properties its parts do not have on their own. These properties or behaviors emerge only when the parts interact in a wider whole.
No rush guys! Just wanted to send the reminder before things got busy for me 😄.
it's viable if all three of them have high endurance. But if you have any marginal endurance guys you may need to manage it better
Blaine Titsworth, my staff ace from my first season in this league, is 113 years old now.
Here's a blast from the past; Chris Curcio is 107 years old. He had a difficult time reaching the majors because his stuff rating was just a 3, but he had 7 movement and 9 stuff, so when he did finally make the PA staff in his 30's, he was pretty good. 70-64 career record with a 3.37 ERA. Only 254 Ks in 1,235 innings!
I used to clean up with those low-stuff/high-movement and control guys in earlier OOTP versions
Good old Mejia giving up three in the first! Knew starting him in game 1 would be risky. Just hope the bats can help him out.
PA has missed a couple chances to blow this game open. Hopefully it won't come back to bite us
Trying to claw back into this one but giving up one in the top of the 9th hurts
I certainly hope that my Pitcher was not batting in the bottom of the ninth with 2 outs and a person on base
I believe that is all that is scheduled. However, I see no injuries on Minnesota, so I am good to go with my current upload, if others want to get more in today. And of course if our commish has the bandwidth.
Ya plan is 2. About to start the file upload but happy to run another sim if everyone is ready.
How can I see if I have any injuries? We can go again if all my guys are healthy
Interesting that Scorps are matched up against Nevada (Heinz' original NPBL team).
just exported, though no changes so no need to import if ya don't feel like it. sim away
Haha I’ve been Utah for longer than I was Nevada I’m pretty sure. Or close
They moved to Georgia in 2052 from Kentucky where they were the Colonels
https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/statslab/team_index.php StatsLab (our previous OOTP utility) is a good spot to find that stuff easily. Default password is baseball if you haven't logged in before
And the Colonels referenced KFC but there was never a good chicken mascot to be found. Lol
I notice in AFBL there are links to the game logs on the RTS page, but not in NPBL. Is that a setting somewhere in statsplus?
There is a link to logs in the rts box score if you get the correct box score 😏
AFBL is the other league I run. We do have 1 opening if you want to join the crossover fun 😄. Based on NPBL!
afblbaseball.com (still a work in progress just like our npblbaseball.com site 🙂). Arizona Vipers are the team that is vacant. Definitely a project but have some nice pieces coming up plus have the 1st overall pick in the upcoming draft.
similar rules / finances / etc. But some differences (we have DH over there, draft is a bit different, etc)
How can I see the league home page with like top players and top systems? Sorry!
AFBL has 20 total franchises, DH enabled, HS and COL feeder system for the draft, in-game week sims 4 days a week. Believe those are the main differences.
Oscar Christian hit 2 HR for PA today. Those were the first two HR he's hit as a major league player.
granted, he only had 57 career big league at bats in the regular season...
Only injuries today. If everyone is ready to go, I can definitely finish up this round later today.
We couldn't figure out Hurtado last game, hopefully we can do better against him in game 6
Not sure if @nevadagm or @y0da55 need to make any changes for Games 6-7. Other 6 GMs look to be ready to go.
I'll run Games 6 and 7 tomorrow morning. Good luck in the final games guys!
🤞 that I can get an export in during the 1 to 2 EST window but if not it might be this evening. I've got a day.
pretty short; a few days to get everybody to vote for awards / HOF usually, and then we roll over and get moving.
draft used to be in the offseason but we pushed it later into the year so we can get into spring training and the early part of the season while drafting in statsplus
that said sometimes if a seasonal break falls around the holidays it’s a week or two
if I’m exporting in 20 and you’re simming in 21, that explains why Virginia is winning maybe.
27-y-o Juan Moran hits his first major league home run, a 3-run pinch-hit job for Michigan.
MI pulls it out in last of ninth.
No injuries, so MI is good to go for next games.
I have to run an errand, BBS.
anyway I'm about to export as well, I'll let you know if I get the same thing.
Might need to check to see if your FTP is set to Passive, Standard FTP
I was just going to see if it fixes it when I download after the next sim.
ok, export worked for me -- I'll bet yours will resolve itself with the next file
Double checking with @y0da55 to see if CO has any changes so I'll sim later today if CO is ready or will continue Semi-Finals tomorrow (Mon 9/14) morning ~8am CDT. Good luck!
CO is ready to go so we'll actually sim later this afternoon/evening. I'll be out for a few hours but will sim when back. I'll try to give an hour or so heads up for an ETA for start time.
Lucky to be leading. Surrendered 6 hits, 3 walks and 2 errors in 4 innings and only one run. Very lucky.
Finally broke the streak of one run games. Won by two this time. Great CO-NM series so far. Tied 2-2.
not sure about that decision to leave West in there to pitch the 7th down 1. ug
Company, missed games. So sad. Exported for game 6. Not around until AM. Remember, I am in AZ, three hours earlier than EST.
Andrews is hitting .083 in playoffs; Gallegos is hitting .375 with five HRs
Well made it to a seventh game this year. Continuous improvement! Congrats and good luck @y0da55 !
eh, like I said back in September (in-game), I don't really understand how we took the 1 seed. Our pitching was ok at best.
I used to eat roasted chicken dinners at Freddie Parker's on Tremont Street in Boston. Long gone now.
No fast as I recall. It was in the south end which was sketchy territory back in those days. You always kept one eye on your car.
Sorry crazy day. I’ll remote onto my OOTP system and upload a new file.
I smile every time Pat Galyon IV comes up to the plate. His great-grandfather is a PA legend.
I guess Pat Galyon III chose another path. Maybe he was a QB in the NFL or something.
Given Pat Galyon IV was born outside of Indianapolis, I'm just going to believe Pat Galyon III played for the Colts, lol.
@John-Michigan I believe my ace Pat Newell is next up too. That said, if you take game 5, your path gets easier
Too soon to plug Roy Boyd for next year's ROY? I don't think he had too many ABs this year.
"Parker is and extremely hard worker and is intelligent on and off the field. He is well-respected by his teammates."
Depending on where that ground ball was he might not have even advanced to 3rd
Well I predicted during game 5 that where’d be extra innings in game 7, let’s see if I’m right.
Once upon a time, I looked through a bunch of NPBL playoff game archives to find the fantastic finishes and identify the stories that compare to Bobby Thomson, Bucky Dent, etc. etc.
There have been quite a number of moments like that in our history. The finish to the PA-MI might be on the list... down 3-1 in the top of the ninth of Game 7
Virginia was up 3 games to 1 and had a lead in the top of the 9th of game 5 too. (After we lost that one, the team seemed to give up; the last two games weren’t especially close.)
Man Krause only has 10 hits this postseason but 9 of them are doubles or HR
Interesting decision bu the Colorado manager to let the pitcher hit with one out and the bases loaded down 1 run top 9.
After walking 10 batters combined in his first two playoff starts, Fast Freddy only one walk in his last two starts.
The only change I made Matt was starting Apadoca in CF instead of Flowers. Can you please check on this before simming? Thx.
At this point I’m wondering how Colorado was only .500 during the regular season
They had a great September/October run leading up to the playoffs iirc. Which means they were way below .500 before that.
there's such a weird disparity between the leagues, that might've played a part. Lots more low-scoring games in the GEL, so a run here, a run there make much more difference.
We led the GEL with a team average of .258 (by 4 points) and that would be below average in the FFL and only good for 8th
I have no idea why we were so bad... it was so frustrating after being a 100 win team a few years ago.
And then this year we were out of the playoff hunt near the end of the year (and I was busy with life stuff) so it was a complete surprise to see us in the playoffs.
I wrote them off at memorial day last year so everything felt like playing with house money
I can't seem to vote for the GEL Bacon Awards, The list of players don't come up for me
Yeah that sometimes happens. Not sure rhyme or reason. But yes try what Chappy suggested.
It may take me a bit to finish HoF voting, I going through every candidates body of work..lol.
No problem. We fell behind on HOF voting so this is the 2nd wave of our catchup 😄
Thanks @NPBL Commish; Good to know; should be done in the next few days
Hopefully by next week. Need to make sure our relocations are ready to go and we need to finish Season Awards (and HOF if possible).
presumably there may be similar things for hitters if they’re truly awful in the field?
Congrats to our 2084 Season Awards winners
Founding Fathers League
Tyson Bacon Award: LF Adam Andrews (MI)
James Yim Awards: SP Jose Berrios (MA)
Deangelo Ramos Award: CL Dave Glass (NC)
Bick Horizon Award: SS Luis Lopez (TN)
Zachary Matthews Award...
Pitcher: Eduardo Correa (MI)
Catcher: Elliot Brockway (TN)
First Baseman: Zipper Munoz (PA)
Second Baseman: Dani Cruz (MD)
Third Baseman: Jorge Rivera (MI)
Shortstop: Luis Lopez (TN)
Left Fielder: Cisco Nunes (NJ)
Center Fielder: Manny Perez (FL)
Right Fielder: Jonathan Whitfield (NC)
Platinum Stick Award...
Pitcher: Oliver Rivera (VA)
Catcher: Luis Martinez (VA)
First Baseman: Ignacio Gallegos (MI)
Second Baseman: Jose Robles (VA)
Third Baseman: Artie Joyce (NS)
Shortstop: Leland Milton (PA)
Left Fielder: Adam Andrews (MI)
Center Fielder: Bengt Raaijmakers (GA)
Right Fielder: Hector Rea (GA)
Great Explorers League
Tyson Bacon Award: LF Michael Meyer (MN)
James Yim Awards: SP Adam Pratt (CO)
Deangelo Ramos Award: CL Clarence Holland (NM)
Bick Horizon Award: CF Arturo Cantu (HI)
Zachary Matthews Award...
Pitcher: Charlie Reynolds (WI)
Catcher: Ronnie Guinan (MN)
First Baseman: Eduardo Ortiz (ID)
Second Baseman: Logan Pearson (NM)
Third Baseman: Julio Lorenzo (WA)
Shortstop: Tim Atkins (WI)
Left Fielder: Michael Meyer (MN)
Center Fielder: Nick Nelson (KS)
Right Fielder: Raul Rodriguez (CA)
Platinum Stick Award...
Pitcher: Juan Vasquez (NV)
Catcher: Hugh Wyatt (UT)
First Baseman: Norbert Shaw (NV)
Second Baseman: Adrian Amezaga (NV)
Third Baseman: Neil Hammond (NV)
Shortstop: Don Landry (CO)
Left Fielder: Qadir Shaqodoon (LA)
Center Fielder: Arturo Cantu (HI)
Right Fielder: Enrique Lombos (WI)
General Manager Of The Year: John Gagan (MI), 93-69, Founding Fathers North title, Lost to Pennsylvania Freedom in FFL League Championships
GM of the year? Not so deserved, I think, but thanks everyone for the votes.
Thanks for all your work on realignment, renaming, and everything else, Commish!
You are welcome. Hopefully will have it all finished up by late tonight or in the morning 😄.
He’d rather lose eight nothing than one nothing But he would do anything for the team
Hey @NPBL Commish if you want to change my secondary logo to the bear as well that's fine. It looks "off" on the standings page when everyone else has their actual team logo.
I still have to get the relocated teams minor league teams adjusted but will have that done for Monday's sim as a FYI for the 4 teams
Correct. Don't want to delay things any longer. Impacted teams would be the Founding Fathers League, right?
Organizations with RL teams in Alabama:
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- Nova Scotia
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
pretty sure we did that on purpose when setting it up so our minor leaguers would face different competition at at least one level
I'll have a chance to get the relocated team's minor league affiliates updated and start the 2085 Spring Training around 10am CDT or so
If anyone wants/needs to get an export in, go for it. I'm working on the minor league affiliates updates for our 4 relocated teams first.
26 players for Opening Day on Monday. I didn't advance out of Spring Training so everyone could more easily view stats and such.
added benefit that the season predictions won't happen until we're down to actual rosters
Yeah, but the Militia are a post All-Star game team. Nothing to worry about yet.
I guess it is time to find a new starting catcher. It has been SO nice to always count on Cardenas over the past 14 seasons - he will be missed!
I had a relief pitcher tell me he was retiring last year and then change his mind to come back - ya never know
Question for the benefit of my upcoming draft picks: When a relief pitcher has a high stamina rating, does it mean that he could potentially be converted to a starter? Or does it just mean that he can be used as a reliever on more consecutive days???
once in a rare while I see a pitcher add a third pitch. but I wouldn't count on it. I've sometimes had success with good sinkerballers managing as two-pitch starters. But I think there's a lot of value in a guy who can give you 100+ IP out of the bullpen
Updates to the /player StatsPlus command to provide more information when executed "Added overall pick number to previously drafted players, and a link to the S+ draft where they were taken."
Usually the File Watcher App reports when the file has been updated. No report yet. Upload may have stopped/failed.
Oh cool the file watcher still works on manual upload via FileZilla. Let me know if the file is or isn't working guys.
There’s obviously a glitch in the file, because the Kula Sox are in first place😉
Crap sorry guys never hit start on the StatsPlus app so that's why no game results and such were sent this morning
I think it's a sign that the top end starters/batters are weak in this draft.
Ugh, can't get file to upload. When I test on the online settings page, it works.
Never know who will turn out to be what. You can turn a lot of these 2 pitch SP into 5 star relievers
first time I've had an explicitly career ending injury in a while. luckily a minor-league filler type
had a world-beating changeup except that it was straight as an arrow and when players guessed right it went a very long way
what exactly is Ded supposed to stand for? his listed as having a torn rotator cuff in game.
anybody know off hand what the orange font signifies in the Personality description. This guy is high in Adaptability and Greed, but Greed is in Orange. He's low in Leader, also in orange. what am I missing? 😕
being a non-financials league, I don't think Greed has much effect (tho it's not zero)
My earlier comment about "play me or trade me" emails is in response to this. Then... if you don't play or trade, that player morale can suffer and the bad morale can be contagious. So, it is a nuisance.
I don't know for sure but my hypothesis is a player with high greed will care more about individual stats than team success
I agree, Obviously he won't ask for a ton of money in this league, but greed could equal selfishness.
I assume that a guy with high “work ethic” will be more likely to reach his full potential, but I was never sure about how intelligence plays into it. And adaptability... would that just make it more likely that a player could be trained at a new position?
the high work ethic is a bit of a mystery for me. i have drafted numerous high work ethic guys who did not pan out. now that could be on me moving them up too quickly, etc.
I think intelligence helps pitchers and catchers more than other spots.
and one of my best ever drafted players, Gordon Cunningham had low work ethic...
I would surmise that adaptability may work in changing positions, spots in the lineup, fitting in follow trades, etc...
It's one of those OOTP mysteries, like if you play in a league with finances, how much does Player Development or Scouting money really help
Players with a strong work ethic can have a positive effect on other players in the clubhouse, and can influence player development. They are also somewhat less prone to slumps. Players with poor work ethic are also more prone to drug suspensions. -ootp manual
Intelligent players have a positive effect on other players in the clubhouse, and can influence in-game decisions and player development. Unintelligent players are also more prone to drug suspensions. -ootp manual
The manual doesn’t really say much, but it definitely convinces me that the personality ratings matter over time.
Dont some bad personality traits coincide with High intelligence in game?
Over all my years of playing low work ethic also means that when they get injured they decline faster But low work ethic players also develop and can be superstars
I’ve also noticed mostly playing solo that Guys with low loyalty or that may not be the best team players don’t cause problems when your team is winning but That Does make sense
Making it all even more murky (from manual):
“Note: The effects of personalities are unpredictable, just as in the real world. Personalities might affect the game in ways other than what is described above, and personalities are not absolutes! For example, a player with a high loyalty might elect not to sign an extension with your team. Players will not always behave precisely according to their player personalities.”
I just assume that high rated personality guys will have some intangible positive effect over the the long term so I get as many as I can and don’t worry about which guys contribute what from their personality ratings.
Just like a player with a 10 potential in Contact isn't guaranteed to have a better batting average each year than a guy with 7 potential. Over the long haul, it's more likely than not, but there has to be some murk involved.
There is probably a difference because we see player's talent ratings change (though there is still variance in how performance matches ratings). With personalities, I don't think I've seen it change. But there is a variance to how much each personality trait may matter case-by-case.
A player with high greed... I more often see those "Hey, I should be in your starting lineup, play me or trade me" emails.
my fav was a real bad apple I purposely drafted in the 4th round. I think the game claimed 'he is a fucking asshole'. I was curious how he might affect the team. he was an average player at best, and about 5-6 years in he was a leader. it was unexpected
I like the emails you sometimes get after trading away or demoting a triple-low player (intelligence, leadership and work ethic) saying the team is happy you got rid of them. Very reassuring.
over in AFBL I've had a guy go from selfish to disruptive as he's declined related to age
but I haven't paid attention to see if the underlying traits changed, or just the personality type
We have 16 players in the 500 HR club. MLB has 27. Geldorf leads NPBL with 752. Bonds leads MLB with 762.
NPBL has 34 members in the 3000 hit club. MLB has 32. Leader is (once again) Geldorf with 4085. Rose has 4256.
with good health, Martin Hernandez should reach 500 HR. He is at 444 at age 32, plays 1B, and still has 9 power.
Since New Mexico's Sergio Lopez (#4 with 3537) retired last offseason, the highest current active player is Massachusetts' Norman Smith (#47 with 3046)
Hernandez has an outside shot at 3000 hits. if he stays on average he needs 5 more years to get to 3000. that won't likely happen, so he need to play probably 7-8 more years to get there...
I was lucky to draft Walt Geldorf back in the day. Dude was a stud.
Nevada's Adrian Amezaga stands a good chance of reach 500 HR as well. He's at 459, age 36, still has 8 power. He looks to me like he's still good for 30 HRs a season, which would allow him to reach 500 next year.
Virginia's Ricardo Salazar with an outside shot of reaching 3000 this year. He needs 154 hits, which would be 210 on the season. He had 215 hits three seasons ago (he hit .330 that year). He is currently hitting .337.
but based on playing time so far he's on pace for about 175-180 on the season
And I’d be shocked if we see big career offensive totals. Runs have been so hard to come by for awhile
I remember I traded for Walt like my second year in the league just because I wanted to have him on my team and then I made the playoffs a year after I traded him away
My last draft pick, Reuben Montero, is in limbo between the IC and R. If I search for him he's listed as being MER International Complex. But he doesn't show up in either. I want him to stay in IC but how do I get him to show up there? I think this has come up before but I don't remember what to do.
I don’t know how to keep him in international. You can get him on a roster by putting him on the big squad and then demoting him
I want to get him into international if possible. Not sure what limbo might do to development. If I promote him to rookie league he’s not going to get playing time.
I don’t know What limbo does compared to international complex - you just have to remember that he is there...
@FloridaFlamingosRob this is a known issue that we have been fighting with for years.
My other league only has 2 Minors and we have never experienced it, a couple guys have ended up in purgatory before, but it’s not a usual thing
yeah I’ve had a guy or two who I forgot about and left in limbo for some time. They do seem to develop but I’ve ultimately concluded I prefer to just stick them on the RL team even if they’re only 16.
Jose Garcia (the first one there, in Norfolk) was one like that. Drafted 2077, forgotten about until 2080 when I promoted him to A. He ultimately made the show for a bit but his ceiling wasn’t really high enough to stick given that he’s mostly a first baseman.
So I think if you keep track of it somehow players can do fine in the rookie league international complex. But it’s dumb luck that I found this guy again after the fact. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
As a good practice (at least for me) is i go through my draft history in game every season and double check any guys with Foreign names / over the years i have caught a handful i missed...
Yeah it's the silly limbo / "Rookie League International Complex" that doesn't exist but OOTP will sometimes put our drafted IFAs there. I need to make it a point to go through the drafted IFA guys and check they are either in the actual IC or in your RL each draft.
@NPBL Commish can you move C Reuben Montero to IC? If not I'll just move him to Rookie League.
Forgot about this with our schedule setup but will have to stop on July 7th and have the July 8th games be part of the ASG sim since the ASG rosters get picked by CPU 2 days before if not manually selected and the ASG is slated for July 10th. Need to have our schedule have another day or two of rest padded into the ASG break.
Subject to change slightly if any are injured but here are our 2085 All-Star Game selections...
2085 All-Star Game Selections
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Jean Lizotte (NV)
1B: Carlos Valencia (CO) [unanimous 18/18]
2B: Denny Camp (UT)
3B: Alejandro Calderon (UT)
SS: Don Landry (CO)
OF: Arturo Cantu (HI)
OF: David Anderson (ID)
OF: Juan Jose Montoya (CO)
SP: Darren Rice (WA)
Reserves
CA: Ignacio Pena (WI)
CA: Hugh Wyatt (UT) [Commish selection - wasn't another 1B deserving imo]
2B: Adrian Amezaga (NV)
3B: Larry Miller (WI)
SS: Bobby Vega (CA)
OF: Michael Meyer (MN)
OF: Drake Harmon (WI)
OF: Gustavo Hernandez (NV)
SP: Juan Vasquez (NV)
SP: Lucio Mejia (MN) [injured]
SP: Miguel Ramirez (MI)
SP: Greg Kirby (CO)
SP: Bob Young (HI)
SP: Carlos Ortiz (NV) [Commish selection, injury replacement for Mejia]
RP: Gary Johnson (ID)
RP: Vicente Ortega (NV)
RP: Doug West (MN)
RP: Jerry Page (CO)
RP: Ashton Downing (NV)
RP: Rod Muller (MI)
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Matt Failes (AL)
1B: Arturo Rodriguez (VA) [unanimous 17/17]
2B: Jose Robles (VA)
3B: Joaquin Palma (MD)
SS: Luis Lopez (TN)
OF: Juan Gutierrez (VA)
OF: Jason Stanley (TN)
OF: Bengt Raaijmakers (GA)
SP: Christian Miller (FL) [Commish selection for starter over Hurtado]
Reserves
CA: Sergio Castillo (FL)
1B: Joe Gonzales (GA) [Commish selection, 2nd in wRC+]
2B: Leland Milton (PA)
3B: Octavio Sanchez (NJ)
SS: Ernest Thomas (AL)
OF: Jim Flowers (PA)
OF: Hector Rea (GA)
OF: Qadir Shaqodoon (LA)
SP: Reynaldo Hurtado (GA)
SP: Henry Matthews (GA)
SP: John David Hex (LA)
SP: Manuel Lopez (AL)
SP: Shane Colbert (AL) [Commish selection, tied 3rd for WPA]
RP: Jason Baker (GA)
RP: Ted Williams (MA)
RP: Cisco Chavez (NS)
RP: Allen Baptiste (LA)
RP: Dave Glass (NJ)
RP: Clarence Holland (AL) [Commish selection, tied 4th for WPA, sub 1 ERA, low FIP]
I really should not have tried to fix my lineup until After the trade deadline because I went 6-3 With a sweep of Virginia 😕
Also shows me how much I pay attention I totally forgot Amedeo Minelli His last shut out was in 2080 and it was a postseason no hitter
Been playing OOTP since 2006 and this is the most stoked I’ve been with a roster
I thought having such a deep playoff field hampered deadline activity but looks like that isn’t the case this year
I have told the commish I will not be back next season. I will run MI until the end of the year or until he finds a replacement for me. I loved the league, but I am just cutting way backon OOTP. Good luck to everybody going forward.
Sorry to see you step away but definitely don't be a stranger in the future if you get the itch in either league.
Forgot about this meeting but just finished up. Will sim in a moment.
I called up an OF prospect Hector Reyes and he went yard in his first game
we also went 7-3 so I might find myself regretting deciding not to add a pitcher by the end of the season
Highest RD in the league for the moment and still only a game and a half behind Georgia. I expected a bit of a decline this year but we’re hanging in there.
I am ruining Roberto González Career 😔 he has lost 7.4 Career WAR in last 2 years he might drop below 60 WAR and that will end is HOF chances for sure if he had any
I have two pitching prospects in AA named Russ Haines and Ross Hines. This is surprisingly confusing.
Especially since they both have major-league potential. (Although Haines’s ceiling is higher than Hines’s ceiling. I think.)
If they both make it, there has to be some kind of a nickname or jingle that goes with them. Like the Killer B's or "Spahn and Sain and wait for Rain".
Yea, "Pray for Rain" is right, I botched the phrase. 🙂
I've got a young reliever named Briggs. I've thought about renaming another reliever to Stratton so I could have a "Briggs & Stratton" bullpen
I saw the first ever AFL game there: Boston Patriots vs Denver Broncos. It was first ever game because it was on Friday night. Pats lost.
At age 10? I guess I was upset but my family were really Red Sox fans.
At the end of spring training, the Braves and the Red Sox always played one another - one game at Fenway, one at Braves Field.
My favorite Brave was Sibby Sisti. He sucked, but I liked his name.
I’m going to have to go and replay the last seasons of the Braves in Boston. The only seasons I’ve done in the 40s were ‘41 and ‘46 but I didn’t focus on the Braves.
While I'm all for it, I don't think you mean to sim today @NPBL Commish
Yeah it is only Tuesday haha. I took yesterday off at work so I'm all thrown off lol. No sim today guys 😎
Louisiana RF Jorge Cantu hit his 500th career homerun this sim @cbj-blaze
I was starting to wonder if he would make it. Nice to see. Too bad he's falling off so much.
Having a problem exporting file via FTP. "Could not upload file. Error -202: Upload error"
What should I try?
Just got a message from Slackbot that says "NPBL - Invalid export received!"
though at least some of that appears to be bad luck, as we’re -7 by pythag
Well two starting pitchers and our 2B captain injured recently and a third SP in rapid decline. Need some guys to overachieve in the playoffs if we’re going to get anywhere.
yeah all of Virginia's remaining games are on the road. Which is fine by me, at this point I think I'd rather miss the playoffs this year and continue retooling.
man, life got so crazy i didnt get an export in till this week, next year we will build up the team some more
You didn't break your franchise record even. 110 wins for Georgia in 2055
Another good regular season but late season injuries to key players are probably going to kill us in the playoffs.
that was a wild last sim. swept by Alabama. Sweep Tennessee. Swept by Georgia.
Though I wonder what a years worth of this team would do in the regular season
May be too late next year if Rodriguez and Salazar retire or decline (likely)
Means you get a bye by winning the division. So that’s something. Not that it helped us the last two seasons 🥴. We did lose to the eventual champions both years so I don’t feel too bad about it.
I tried to combat that by loading up the bullpen and having so many splits vs left and right that I should be able to match up vs any opponent
some good signs for Virginia for next year. Julian Negron was 10-7, 3.03 from June onward, and is only 22.
It looks like my biggest foes in the first 2 rounds would be vs teams with a lot of righty pitchers. That I hope will help me
Several things:
- I am unsurprised that MI missed the playoffs. Gallegos, Norton, and Andrews all had overall decent years but well below their best. They are fading as they age and they ARE Michigan.
- The commish told me I won GM of the Year. That totally surprises me, and I feel distinctly undeserving. Thank you for that honor. It is sincerely appreciated.
- Winning the award makes me feel guilty for leaving the league as previously announced now that the season is over. But leave I shall. I am cutting my OOTP participation down to a single league for now, and I suspect within in a short time I will leave that league as well.
- I've enjoyed my time here, and I respect every GM that I have had dealings/interaction with. I especially appreciate the Commish for all he has done.
- Good luck to the playoff teams and to all team sin future years. It's been a blast.
- With that I now sign out of Slack, Cheers to all.
Thanks for the kind words @John-Michigan. Good luck going forward and don't be in a stranger in either league if you desire in the future!
Take care and good luck! Remember you can always rejoin leagues when things calm down. I've left and re-joined my main league with each kid I've had.
Somebody should’ve traded for Felix Sandoval The last two months of the season he started 12 games was 6-4 with below 2.25 era
And what is probably his final and worst season of his career Roberto 'Suds' González Finished second in the league in triples which I believe now puts him with the most triples all time at 150
If I would have known I would lose my two top starters (and 1 and 2 in ERA in the FFL I just noticed) I might have! lol
Lopez had an ERA of 2.28 and Colbert 2.37. Rotten injuries.
I’m hoping someone will take him off my hands for next season So his last game for me is a complete game shutout. Now what I would say here Jeff is you should’ve lol well Good luck and hopefully you can last long enough
Hawaii has exported. How I went from losing 90+ games each of the last three years to 93 wins and a division championship without making many changes is a total mystery to me. My owner's goals for this season were "try not to suck completely". I don't understand it, but I'll take it...😁
Do I need to export a playoff roster file now or when it’s my round to play?
Good point. I believe first round bye teams need to export with 26 players as well.
You got it. Will do so tomorrow am. You aren’t swimming until Monday anyway right?
Yes correct unless everyone gets their exports in early over the weekend
Unfortunately @Zach - Nevada told me recently that he needs to cut back on a league too. This will leave us with Washington, Michigan, and Tennessee as vacant.
But good news is that I've found a replacement for Tennessee from the StatsPlus Slack. I'll be getting Steven setup as the Hounds new GM.
Thanks for letting me be part of your guys league
Yea. I want to try and help leagues out and try my skills with other groups instead of the one league I’m in
Definitely. We have a fairly simple setup so it keeps things fun as you try to build your franchise without worrying about finances.
Good. I’m ready to see what players there is and what I can grab.
Congrats to Utah! Like to see the Scorpions do well, if I remember correctly, they were my first team in NPBL years ago.
I have a busy day ahead, just want to let you know Minnesota is good to move ahead with most recent upload if you want to start the next series today.
that was close. thanks for a fun back and forth series @FloridaFlamingosRob!
League Quarter-Finals is completed. League Semi-Finals is set to start whenever that group is ready later today or we'll continue tomorrow (Thurs Dec 10) morning around our normal sim time. Good luck in the next round guys!
UT - ✔️ @jeheinz72
CO - ❌ @y0da55
MN - ✔️ @Marcus (go ahead post in Slack)
HI - ✔️ @chicoruiz (go ahead post in Slack)
NJ - ✔️ @koohead
GA - ✔️ @Alex (go ahead post in Slack)
AL - ✔️ @jeff_alabama
PA - ❌ @chappy
I guess people because this my first time in the league
@koohead congrats on the win! My team needed more love from me during the year and I just didn’t get to it. Give them hell in the next round
Looks like we just need the go ahead or an export from Colorado and Pennsylvania if we wanted to start tonight. If not no worries and I'll sim tomorrow morning. Good luck guys!
His first shut out since 2080 & First playoff shut out since 2068 @Alex for Rodriguez
I mistakenly started Rodriguez game one and it worked out haha. @mstreeter06 did I mistakenly have it strict order starting at 4?
I’ve updated the landing page for the NPBL WordPress homepage npblbaseball.com about our 2 vacancies. I need to get our Rules page updated plus a few other random stuff. I’ll try to keep this updated with content as possible. If anyone would like an account to post writeups and such, let me know!
Sounds like the FFL teams are good to go. GEL has MN with the go ahead and pending UT, CO, HI. @jeheinz72 @y0da55 @chicoruiz if we want to continue today. If not, we'll go again tomorrow (Friday 12/11) morning. Thanks and good luck!
Brian (CO) responded back via email saying he's good to proceed so Games 3-5 coming up soon
I’ve been playing OOTP since 2011 across 4 leagues now. Never missed the playoffs (though the vipers will break that) Often times led the league in wins. Never made the World Series lol
We scored 16 runs in game two and then were shut out twice. Need to win three in a row now. 🙄
Robbie Jordan gets it done in a rare start. Nice to see the offense again!
blowing game 3 is ultimately sure to cost us, we're ready to be put out to pasture in Game 6/7 though
Do I log on and do some changes now or wait cause you won’t get to it til morning?
Either is fine with me. I gotta change my pitcher hook settings. Starters staying in way too long lol
You can download the newest file and then export changes. I'll sim tomorrow morning around our normal sim time.
Due to a math error I left Pat Newell off the playoff roster. He's healthy today... sure could use his team-leading 2.85 ERA right about now
I wouldn’t worry too much. I doubt both my starters will come through. Maybe one.
I think rookie Merril Pugh won himself a spot in the rotation next year. Hopefully Lopez and Colbert come back full strength after missing the playoffs.
MN offense has gone awol the last couple games. Running out of time to find it!
Looks like the final four teams are ready so I’ll sim tomorrow mid-morning or so CST
We are ready to continue with the League Finals. I'll sim in the next 10-15 minutes. Good luck! @Alex @chappy @chicoruiz @y0da55
Grabbing exports now. Game 3s coming up! RTS: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/rt_sim/index.html
Georgia had a chance to blow it wide open, but wasn’t able to. See if PA gains some momentum.
Rob Boyd is having a game despite striking out with the bases loaded earlier
Hey commish, we’re done for the day right? Dolphins game on - not sure if you need a file for today 😃
I think game three is coming up, but the Hawaii game might not start for a few hours lol
I was actually going to Game 5s soon but can upload a file if needed
Dolphins do look like they're going in the right direction for sure. I live in the KC metro and that's really awesome about Alex Smith's sister.
No injuries and looks like all 4 are ready to continue. I'll grab any exports and start Game 6s here in the next 5-10. Good luck! @Alex @chappy @y0da55 @chicoruiz
I need to stop playing OOTP. I dunno how I can mathematically lose year in and year out like this
At least @Alex you are not like a mlb team that can’t win a playoff game and has the longest losing streak in all major sports
I need to step away from this OOTP crap for a little while. I’ll catch you guys soon. Congrats pa
Hey @Alex I’ve been playing out of the park baseball since I was 12 I am 28 I’ve been in online baseball league from when I was 13 till 17 And then again Since I was 21 I’ve been in enough playoff games and I want my first title just this year It happens bro Playoffs are wild. Can’t wait to see the title game
The rng is real in OOTP, it happens all the time, I understand the frustration
I do, I’m glad to be here trust me. It’s fun to keep getting to the playoffs. Maybe one day
PA starting SS Bob Perkins was injured in the last game and will miss the rest of the playoffs
@NPBL Commish Matt, if my export doesn't take, just move Perkins onto the DL, activate Jimenez, and auto all depth charts and lineups.
If Game 1 is an indication of the whole series... I'll just say I'm glad I don't have a horse in this race or I'd need heart medicine.
Not really pulling for either team, but it would be nice to continue my two-year streak of losing in the playoffs to the eventual champions.
Hawaii: "Go head and take a lead, we'll just tie it up again when we get the chance."
I can upload a new file if needed but happy to make any changes via instructions too @chicoruiz @chappy
Ok cool, looks like whatever he left the game for was minor. PA is good to go with no changes
Oof, squandered opportunity followed by a 2-run HR for Hawaii... that might have done it.
Thanks, Chappy and congrats on a great season. I’m not quite sure how I did that, but I’ll take it...
This should be considered good news for all NPBL GMs, because if I can do it, Lord knows anyone can.😁
Congrats @chicoruiz on the NPBL title and @chappy on the great season.
not sure what to do.. game shows back to Oct 31 with the timestamp of this morning on the NPBL.lg folder on my OOTP system. WTF
I guess you can resim until Hawaii wins in 6 again though the scores will be different
frustrating that ootp doesn't auto save after each day during a RTS
don't see anywhere where it dumped any of the data from the games. how is that even possible ootp devs
little shit like this really makes me upset. seems like something they should plan for when developing.
i even moved my OOTP install to my newer laptop from the older desktop recently thinking that is why my sims would sometimes crash but it seems to just be ootp 😡
Ya the only way seems to be what Chappy suggested.. sim until I can get Hawaii winning in 6. I'll work on that and continue to curse that the OOTP devs lol
Manually save along the way so you don't have to restore back to Game 1 if/when you need to retry
ya I have a save from back to 10/31 again (start of National Cup Series). Good idea on saving through and something I'm going to have to start doing from now on.
Is it important that Hawaii wins in 6? Who knows how long that will take? The important thing is that they win. All the stats and scores will be different anyway.
not sure if its super important but will see if it happens in attempt 1 or 2 😄. if not, i'll just take a hawaii winning result.
1st attempt was Hawaii in 7. We'll see if 2nd attempt gets it in 6. If not, I'll take the next result haha.
What I meant by this is... save after (say) Game 4 if it's 2-2. Then sim Game 5. If PA wins, go back to that Game 4 save point. If Hawaii wins, save and create a new restore point. Then you just need the result you want for Game 6 and not the result you want for a whole series.
Ya I understood that. Worked out quickly actually. That was my plan for any more attempts lol.
A CEI that occurred during the re-do sim should really be manually edited.
I actually didn't check injuries so if there were any let me know and yes they'd be wiped out
I updated with the new file and checked the injury log. There are only day-to-day injuries and one guy with Heart palpitations that keeps him out for 3 days. Not sure if that report is the entire universe or just ML players though.
I really lucked out on Boyd... a 2nd round pick that now has 10+ power and 9 in contact, gap power and avoid ks
holy cow. I'll say you did. The guy has ratings like superman, and he's 23 years old.
and I was about to be all jelly about Boyd but then I remember I have one of those I got lucky on too (Denny Camp)
Interesting that the guy drafted one spot ahead of Boyd is Kansas' Vinnie Doig, who is reported as the top hitting prospect.
Several excellent players in the 2nd round of that 2081 draft. (Mine was a dud 😑)
Good call.. I’ll post reminders for folks that haven’t gotten Season Awards or HOF voting in shortly.
We’ll have to at least get Season Awards done before we rollover into 2086. Preferably have HOF done too but we’re able to extend that into the season if needed (S+ has to do a backend server adjustment)
Congrats again @chicoruiz! @mstreeter06 is it ok to import latest file or should I wait till we start the spring training?
Go for it now of you want. I plan to grab exports in the morning and advance 1 day to the start of the Offseason while we get everyone's voting done.
Need Season Awards voting from: PA @chappy, FL @FloridaFlamingosRob, GA @Alex, ID @idaho, AL @jeffalabama, LA @cbj-blaze, IL @Mike- IL GM, WI @wis-gm, NV @nevadagm, TN @Steven Luker- Tennessee Hounds, MN @Marcus, NS @x24rocks, CA @California, CO @y0da55 (missing both Tyson Bacon - Best Hitter)
Need HOF voting from: FL @FloridaFlamingos_Rob, GA @Alex, IL @Mike- IL GM, WI @wis-gm, NV @nevadagm, CO @y0da55, MN @Marcus
URL: https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards
On it. Don't know what happened before, but when I clicked the Bacon Awards, nobody showed up (it's why I didn't do them)
All good. That sometimes happens with StatsPlus voting. Fix is just to either reload the tab or go back elsewhere and return usually.
Well I don’t know the whole league well so I’m picking people at random
This league is so weird, there are players with 60+ WAR who were only all stars like 4 times
It’s not always easy to become an all-star Since most of us vote for people who were playing well not just popular
I don't know how to use "number of all-stars" as a measurement, and so I usually end up ignoring it. What it actually tells you is that they were a good player (compared to their peers) for the first half of the season. Meh.
yeah I wish we could have, like, "number of silver sluggers" there instead
Well I don’t know who to vote for because I have not seen a season
Ahh yes good call lol. You don't have to if you want to wait for next offseason 🙂.
Vote for all the fantastic Georgia players and vote for me for gm of the year as a sad clown consolation prize
Is there an award for team “who decided to go to crap”. If so, please nominate the Jethawks!
We'll break the rest of the week instead of having ST sims split between the NYE holiday. Plan on Monday January 4 for our 1st ST sim.
Oliver Rivera was the #2 overall pick in 2077, and made his major-league debut that year. He won the ERA crown in 2082, was an all-star in 2083, and is about to be released and wash out of the league at 30 in 2086.
NPBL map updated for 2086 with the new Texas League of the Rigs Rookie League
New posts on the NPBL website about Hawaii's National Cup title, the Texas League move, and our 2 vacancies. https://www.npblbaseball.com/
I've posted about our vacancies in other league Slacks, Reddit, and about to do the same on OOTP Forum. Hopefully we can get Washington and Michigan filled soon.
Reddit post - https://www.reddit.com/r/OOTP/comments/kmify1/openings_in_2_leagues_ootp20_fictional_no_finances/
OOTP Forum post - https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?p=4729865#post4729865
More exciting news on the league vacancies front.. I have another new GM interested in my OOTP openings. Lee will be taking over Michigan! I'll be inviting him to Slack and getting the file ready shortly.
Thank you and hello all! Take me a bit to get up to speed, but will work on it ;)
@NPBL Commish hey do you have a file from me? I exported for ST but the website shows something older. Thanks!
Thanks all. Busily micromanaging my team to prep for Spring Training in a few days!
I'm setting up my minors, and I did not see anything in the rules about max ages for any of the minor league tiers. Do I need to worry about it (is max age set in the settings), or just adjust them as I need to for development?
Adjust them as you need for development. No restrictions on sending players to the minors (over and over and over again if you like). No restrictions on the number of players on each team.
And no restrictions on age for any of the levels (though I do try to follow some personal rules of thumb)
One more question from the noob squad as I start planning depth for the team... injuries set to Low, Normal, or High? Guessing Normal based on logs... but sample size is small and would like to plan for how many backup Starting Pitchers I need to have floating about. Thanks!
Injury Frequency is set to Low just confirmed to be sure @Lee - MI Militia
If you aren't sure, I bet it's low thanks. Normal or higher there's enough injuries and complaints from at least someone that everyone knows the setting :P
From Dave with StatsPlus...
Minor S+ addition, the sortable player stats page now supports a date range for batting and pitching stats. This only works for the current stats season.
Another small StatsPlus update today from the change blog found here: https://headwayapp.co/statsplus-updates
Got to start somewhere. Hopefully that extends into the Regular Season for you 😄.
IFA claims made in the Free Agent channel same as league free agents, or is there a different process? Seeing couple posts that confuse me, so pretty sure I am missing something. Figure worth asking before making a claim and regretting it later.
First game of spring training goes 15 innings, a 5-3 win at Maryland. Pretty good pitching in a 6-2 start.
The IFA guys are off limits actually until we conclude the Draft. Then any undrafted are available for claim following our usual FA claiming process.
Regular IFA players are put into our ammy draft pool. Your team may find and sign international players, but those happen on their own and never hit the FA pool.
But only sometimes I've noticed. It's so weird..
Still need me a young catcher for minor league depth so regular free agency it is 😉
@Lee - MI Militia - Apologies if you already knew this. The New York Summer League is essentially a league for free agents to showcase their talents. But all the players there are still free agents. Meaning... even though a player may be "signed" by the Watertown Maulers (for example), you can still claim that player if you want him in your organization.
I was not, thank you! That explains the FA signing that started my confusion 😛
Dave with S+ has mentioned possibly but still in the works last I heard
I’d vote pretty hard against discord, as I cannot load that on my work machine
I love discord, haha, I access via web just like these slacks
Because I don’t want to add the actual places to
My work slack app
I just like that it’s free and it saves almost all history, and slack even to pay for, is so expensive and it loses history pretty quickly in bigger leagues like this
Gotcha; I’m indifferent, but I love the slack interface. But the loss of historical info is a big tradeoff
I need to get back on that part (the free Slack tier not being unlimited messages). I had a workaround using Rocket.chat that synced with Slack. I hope to get that back up and going sometime soon lol
Just exported...hope I'm not too late. Been a little under the weather.
Hang in there Patriots' fans. We may not be very good this year, but better times are coming. I envision as many as 12 players on this years' opening day roster won't be there next year.
This year will be all about evaluating which players can give me a reason to keep their roster spot. And about watching those youngsters in AAA. 😀
Me too 😄. I'll get the sim started after the AFBL sim upload stuff finishes!
I am ready for the season, my Pitching sucked last season but when you have bad Defense it will, the FIP Of all my good pitchers was really good And with improved defense I played better last year so hopefully with even better defense now and better players I should have a pretty good season I hope.
Juggling work yuck lol but plan to get the sim started in the next 30-60 minutes
I'm about to have a chance to get the Opening Day sim started. Need maybe another 15-30.
Thank you Boss. Your high expectations are what motivate through the summer grind!
3-6 to get off to a slow start. Hope that preseason prediction of a 2.93 team ERA is close. We’ll need it.
5-4 start for MN to start 👍 but lost Michael Meyer for 3-4 weeks 👎 and got shut out by Michigan 👎
So my team has agreed to stink again without asking me first...going to be a long season.
Leaped before looking when I saw a post of someone looking for a smallish league with interesting features. Sent them a link to your post on the forum. Let me know if you'd prefer to wait till off season to bring in new folks.
No I’d love to get our last opening filled for sure. The post on the StatsPlus slack user did say he could be interested too if they are the same person.
Great minds 🙂. I happened to see it this morning and quickly DM’d him there too. Yup!
Positives is my new backend of pen started rough but 3 good games after so that's good, my top 2 SP are still pretty good but we will have trouble hitting this year that will be my down fall.
StatsLab Question: Still shows CPU GM for Michigan. Should I be using it (new to StatsLab), or does it still need to be updated (and I should just be patient). Thanks!
I just saw @California Dave Ashley was the player of the week I’m glad he is finally getting some playing time
StatsLab password synched with the game, or is it a seperate default password initially?
Hey @Lee - MI Militia the default password is baseball for StatsLab. If that doesn’t work, try baseball1
Wow - Maryland wins 5 straight to go to 10-2 out of the gate, then loses 6 straight. Now we're suddenly back to what I expected from this team (around .500). 😁
4-4, keeping us at .500. Rookie RP (and probable future SP) Jonathon Lane having a rough time so far. Otherwise pitching looking good, could use some run support.
Looking to trade a SP. I got 6 really good ones and wanna open room for my two best prospects eventually
HAHA I signed P José Carmona from Indy ball for this sim and his first appearance for my team was as a PH 😂 he does have some hitting ratings but still
haha sorry I saw he had some decent hitting ratings and marked him as a 2-way player for you 😂 . worked out for you lolol.
6-3 sim tho is a good sign with Félix Sandoval pitching well but just not getting run support
Blaze drop 10 in a row. City talks of converting Pelican Park into affordable housing.
Blah 2-7 and a couple of key injuries. Things are looking grim already. C Matt Failes is now available!
I've been working with Frank (StatsLab creator) off and on as he's had a chance to update his utility and he's fixed the StatsLab issue for leagues that have 1st round byes and the Season Preview and Playoffs modules not accounting for that. Here's a peak at the new StatsLab Season Preview module for us (still hidden unless you type the URL 😄) https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/statslab/seasonPreview.php
Alabama beats Pennsylvania in league semifinals but Pennsylvania advances? 🤔
Minnesota got gypped like that too. Y'all didn't pay Frank enough bribe money
Ahh good call. He’s still working on that specifically. I’ll point that out 🙂
4-4 is not the best but hitting looked a bit better, new 3b had 2 hits but 9 walks and Travis Wilson had 1 ok and 1 very good start, new catcher and pitcher looked pretty good in first sim.
3-6. Failes and Chavez were trying to hide their smiles as they emptied their lockers and headed to Canada.
started the sim 2-6 but at least we played Nova Scotia late so we could pull out of the tailspin 😜
I see we do not have one of those unwritten rules to throw a few games to the new guy's team to build his confidence early on!
...and the injury bug strikes me down here too, stud 1B Martin Hernandez out until September
Blaze go 6-3.
Don't count the Blaze out yet!
(Don't count the Blaze in yet either.)
I know "Massachusetts" is difficult to spell, but wow you really missed it when you typed out "Virginia". 🤣
Can't believe I went 9-1 this sim. I thought this team would be very good.
Wow a CEI and swept in a 4-gamer by the team I just passed to get into 1st. Good times
6-4 including three shutouts (pitched), but lost our closer for the year and a starter for a month. Plug and play, next man up, etc continues!
The Blaze are a pretty good team. Except for that previous 16 game losing streak. And the current 10 game losing streak. Throw out those two bad stretches, and they are not so bad. 🤬
You have had 26 games worth of losing streaks and you are still 10 games better than my shit team
All Stars are being voted for in StatsPlus. We have up until sim time on Wednesday to vote.
Funny, I have the best record in the league and I’m not sure I have one single clear cut all star, and certainly no starters
Don’t forget to vote for Marquez, Guzman and Hayden for your GEL all star inf!!
😄 but good question/reminder.. just the All-Star Game and break for tomorrow’s sim!
If in doubt, vote MI. Takes less time to just go straight ticket.
2086 All-Star Game Selections
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Hugh Wyatt (UT)
1B: Carlos Valencia (CO)
2B: Denny Camp (UT)
3B: Curt McMahon (ID)
SS: Don Landry (CO)
OF: Gustavo Hernandez (NV)
OF: Arturo Cantu (HI)
OF: Alberto Borromeo (HI)
SP: Greg Kirby (CO) [unanimous 22/22]
Reserves
CA: Andres Foster (CO)
1B: Ignacio Gallegos (MI) [Commish selection]
2B: Jorge Guzman (IL)
3B: Alejandro Calderon (UT)
SS: Jorge Dominguez (MN)
OF: Enrique Lombos (WI)
OF: Donald Frye (MN)
OF: Joe Woods (CO)
SP: Antonio Mendoza (CA)
SP: Norman Smith (MI)
SP: Bob Young (HI)
SP: Miguel Ramirez (MI)
SP: Donald Church (IL)
RP: Vicent Ortega (NV)
RP: Mike Santos (WA)
RP: Ron Lamb (KS)
RP: Jerry Page (CO)
RP: Anthony Rice (ID)
RP: Donald Rose (CA)
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Matt Failes (AL,NS)
1B: Zachary Walker (NJ)
2B: Francisco Maldonado (NJ)
3B: Lou Gunther (GA)
SS: Luis Lopez (TN)
OF: Fernando Rangel (MD)
OF: Roy Boyd (PA)
OF: Cisco Nunes (FL)
SP: Aaron Cummins (MD) [unanimous 22/22]
Reserves
CA: Raul Ortiz (VA) [Commish selection]
1B: Ercole Mancina (TN) [Commish selection]
2B: Paul Carver (MA)
3B: Thom Cochrane (VA)
SS: Nelson Soderholm (LA) [Commish selection]
OF: Mike Warren (MA)
OF: Jorge Manuel (VA)
OF: Sean Madden (QB)
SP: Julian Negron (VA) [unanimous 22/22]
SP: Joe Banks (GA)
SP: Kelly Ross (GA)
SP: Henry Matthews (GA)
SP: Manny Salas (NJ)
RP: Ted Williams (MA)
RP: Joe Stokes (GA)
RP: William Blankenship (PA)
RP: Quayzo Xevex (LA)
RP: Silas Martin (TN)
RP: Cisco Chavez (GA)
lol my owner's been harassing me to "acquire an all-star" for a couple of years, and he was being cranky about how the best I'd brought in was Jorge Manuel
Kinda of had a crappy few days myself.
@yuda_va my owner is always telling me how disappointed he is. I told him to start paying players...lol
3-5, first sim under .500 in a while, but still in final wildcard spot. If I would have known our pitching was going to hold up this well despite injuries and young guys I might have hung on to All-Star C Matt Failes. Two of the three wins were shutouts.
Yeah sorry to see that. I thought you would end up better and we would continue getting worse. Looks like Failes has done his part anyway.
😭
William Blankenship is having a year... 35 Saves with a 1.53 ERA last season. Already 33 saves this year and a 0.99 ERA
I’m getting closer to calling up Ross Hines and having Russ Haines-Ross Hines in the rotation.
Somewhat less compelling for a poem or mnemonic when they’re the 4-5 pitchers than if they were the 1-2 pitchers
I finally got the monkey off my back. I made the finals in another league haha
4-6. Improved the value of our draft picks for the second sim in a row. 😕🙂.
Swept Nova Scotia, hopefully helping improve the 1st round pick we acquired from them. 🤗
https://www.theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397
Manuel Lopez out for the end of the year again. Need to get used to it I guess.
I'm sorta scared for this sim. Last sim we were 1-9, and this upcoming sim we have 3 series and they are against the 3 teams with the best records in the FFL.
An unexpectedly pleasant first half of 2086 might be hitting the wall... hard.
The air temperature here in Kansas is -10 and wind chill near -30 with snow 🔪
Nine wins in a row this sim until Marc Washington (NS) shut us out in a three-hitter in the final game.
We've had 34 degree weather with rain for the past 4 or 5 days... would rather have snow if it's going to be miserable out
@chappy - I also did you a favor by sweeping NJ. Looks like you pulled to within 1 game of Dirty Jersey for the division.
I'll bill you for it. I'd like to collect in about 2 seasons when I've actually got a legit team.
Guys you have to let me win so Alabama doesn’t get the number one draft pick lol
3-6. Back to reality. Hopefully we will keep our playoff streak alive and the pick from NS looking good!
It's been 4 seasons (2082) since I've been in playoffs or could consider the possibility of being in the playoffs. Feels like way longer than that though. I'm enjoying it.
This team is a paper tiger, but I don't care as long as I'm having fun with it.
Not that it matters but it looks like my export didn’t go through my call ups didn’t happen
Ugh I must have missed the button if that is the case. Work has been crazy sorry 😞
Don’t worry I’ll be screaming conspiracy when Alabama gets the number one overall pick 🤪
If it helps, my Storm played well are now behind Illinois for worst in GEL lol.
Now I’m worst by 2 games so it doesn’t but if you give me your luck to win I will take it
Damnit ya I didn't click the Import button like I thought while in between meetings. Ugh really sorry guys 😕
looks like my swan song here will be brief as OOTP has taken down Martin Hernandez yet again, despite his not being Fragile/Wrecked
If anyone still has the file from before the sim. I could re sim. Really mad I did this again 🤬
Meaning if I haven’t updated my game?? I have not, but not sure what file you would need.
Hey @Marcus if you are still at Sept 1st in your game, I could re-sim if you could provide the “settings” folder and the .dat files in the “NPBL.lg” “AFBL.lg” top level folder.
It happens... least I know I wasn't drunk Monday. Started crossing my mind when I saw I thought I didn't replace an injured player in my lineups 😛
Ok, give me a few, I have 100th Teams call of the day in 2 mins. Hopefully look at this in 30 mins or so
whoa wait...you are going to resim?? does that mean I lose my no-no??? **I had a crappy sim so i'm not really complaining, but .. 🙂
it’s up to the league. it was the first sim with expanded rosters so hate to lose any changes from people for that.
I even have a sticky note at my desk lol. Might not resim. Totally up to majority. Just need to slow down 🙃😬
I failed to actually click “Import” for everyone’s exports and ran the sim without everyone’s changes
Haha, it’s all the stress is keeping kids Schoology working
My manager has not played #1 prospect John Mooney enough, so I'm going to force-start him at 2B for the last couple sims while moving starting 2B Leland Milton over to 3rd, where he has no experience but his defensive ratings should make him fairly decent.
Overall a defensive negative move, but Mooney has a good bat so we shall see how it works out.
Minnesota game knocked Donald Church from a sub 2.00 era. Still an era under 2.30 is good stuff..
Bravo for the 13 IP SHO against WI! Way to hang in there!
4-5 last sim. Two things at stake for AL in the final sim(s?), a playoff spot and whether the pick from NS is the #1 pick. Currently hanging on to both by a couple of games.
Good call. I missed that there was only 1 game in October. Yes? Unless we want to make the last sim the final 3 games or something.
I’m fine to hammer through - but since i am not in the post season maybe my voice should have lower impact
Could break it up. Might change things if spot is clinched early in this stretch. Fine either way though.
Are you able to sim the one day tomorrow?
If so,...if the game is going to be critical for someone making the playoffs or winning the division, stop the sim and run it tomorrow. Otherwise, finish the season.
Looking though schedules but might be a 4 game series for everyone to end the season so could break it up into 2 sims but all together is fine with me too
Let's do Sep 21 - Sept 27 today then Sept 28 - Oct 1 (final 4 games) on Wednesday
Very tight. These are the standings for the last two spots in each league
Washington with W9 and California with L9 going in opposite directions. Both teams are currently out tho
Final series for the FFL playoff hopefuls:
Alabama at Virginia (83-75)
Massachusetts at Maryland
Louisiana at Florida (70-88)
NJ at Nova Scotia (66-92)
PA at Quebec (66-92).
Nova Scotia and Quebec one game better than Illinois (65-93) where Illinois currently holds the #1 draft pick
3-4 sim with four left at Virginia doesn't put us in a great position but we're still alive. Quebec and Illinois need to get going in the last sim lol.
I used to be a total non-DH guy but the more I play with DH the more I like it.
Otherwise we all end up with players who waste away cause they can’t defend or they are stuck behind better guys
Yes in real baseball, which I remember from the olden days I would still be non-DH. I like watching pitchers hit.
Nothing like a pitcher hitting a home run that matters in the playoffs.
The only time I remember that happening was Kerry wood in 2003 and the marlins still beat them
Haven't been a lot. Just pitchers getting big hits in the playoffs not necessarily a home run.
Yeah actually should have a chance soon. It’s been a long week and its only halfway done lol.
Been a surprisingly good year for my first season with Michigan. Take your time and lets make this last 😛
I’m surprised I turn the team I mange my season I turn it around and not make them have 100 loses
yea. 3-1. I do believe that should be good enough for the Pats to get in.
Wow. 1-3 to squeak in by a game. Thought we were toast. Maximo Gabriel with three home runs, including a grand slam, in the lone victory. And looks like we ended up with the third pick which is much better than I expected at the time of the trade.
Crazy game on 9/29:
MA with a 3-2 lead and MD ties it in the bottom of the 8th
MD threatens in the B9, but does not score. A caught stealing helps.
MA scores a run in T10. MD responds with a solo HR to keep the game going.
MA hits a 2run HR in T11.
MD comes back with a run in B11. But on the play they score, a runner trying to take third is thrown out and the game ends.
In a league this old, it's newsworthy when a team record is set.... so congrats to PA closer William Blankenship on his 50-save season, beating the PA record of 49 set by Mad Eye McFadden in 2065.
Obviously not enough innings to qualify, but his 1.11 ERA this season would be a team record.
MI has exported. Not seeing in the League rules how the playoff sim typically runs so set for the long haul. We usually sim 3 games, a series, the whole sh-bang... or something else?
I always forget...I gotta get down to my roster size now even wirh a bye right?
Probably tomorrow on starting the playoffs but really whenever all involved are ready to go
Sorry missed that question but yes 26 players. Looks like we just need VA's export to start the playoffs so whenever @yuda_va is ready. Good luck to the playoff field.
It’s an annoying bug but it won’t advance unless all playoff teams are at 26
Bye teams are: UT, MN, PA, GA.
So we'll need VA @yuda_va, GA @Alex, UT @jeheinz72 to start.
Crap sorry didn’t know I needed to export for this round. I’ll get it set when I get to my computer this morning. Probably 745 am or so pst
Scorps beat Virginia.
Here's hoping that Massachusetts can now beat Virginia (far less likely IMO)
ugh first and second with nobody out and the heart of the order up, wasted
would have liked a bit more insurance, which is a funny thing to say after a 4-run rally
Maximo Gabriel with clutch hits in the 9th and 10th to get the win for the Iron in a close game.
and the manager just leaves him in because might as well let it get out of reach, right?
at least in september you appeared to be running an all-LHP rotation and an all-RHP bullpen
Do the 10/4 games start on their own or does @NPBL Commish need to do something to kick them off?
Pretty sure he needs to start the next game. And hopefully save first! 😉
@NPBL Commish @mstreeter06 if you're busy NBD but if you just haven't noticed, G1s are over
Thanks for the heads up. I don’t approve of work days filled up with back to back to back meetings lol
but I think it might be a bit worse now because the things that used to be a 5-minute stop-and-chat are 30 minute calls now
for real. my favorite meetings are ones that definitely could've been an email lol.
Which is way too many, in my experience. Too much time meeting and planning and not enough time for executing..
best pitcher on the shelf, Tim Williams not really getting right after coming off the DL, I'd like to have Doug Petersen healthy...
with another offseason of development for Haines and hopefully Negron back no worse for the wear from the broken finger, Negron-Flores-Haines is gonna be a very good top of the rotation though
Patriots have been having important games for a while now. I think that's carrying over. But the Grays are more talented, and once they get it in gear, that will probably bear out
would be good if some of my outfielders would grow into their potential too. We've got a very good infield but the outfield is fairly light-hitting defensive guys
one of two players in this series who started in Mass and came to Virginia (I think)
the other player from that trade is a AAAA utility guy who is not c urrently on the roster
(glancing at my draft history, I think players who are no longer with the org)
I guess maybe he was hoping Newcomb could get past Aguilar (or even finish the inning) before being pulled?
I guess... looking at the LvL matchups. May be why he was pitching in T9 to Ron Jones too I guess.
Except for one home run, I think the Grays have only scored in the 7th inning.
keith meadows can struggle with command, so seeing him record 3 outs in 8 pitches (albeit one out a caught stealing) is a good sign
although I'd ultimately prefer to not have to send him out again in the 13th
(I usually follow in the game log, it never updates at the end of games)
Well, I suppose I should be happy with a split in VA, but that G2 was there for the taking
I don't need a file unless there was a silent injury in there somewhere. But I gotta run an errand so I'll post instructions
Celebrating the end of the Regular Season a little too hard I guess 😂
Any changes for WI @wis-gm, VA @yuda_va, or NJ @koohead? Looks like VA and NJ said good to go / instructions.
Yeah as long as my rotation is correct (per instructions) I’m good to go
Long day again so lets plan on continuing the playoffs tomorrow morning. Good luck whenever we sim!
Virginia is evidently committed to playing this entire series from behind
Are you able to see how bad Steve Hull’s injury is while the game is going?
Might be looking at a no-hitter in Alabama if Gabriel doesn’t get a hit.
Wow, 7th inning, Jason Camacho got an infield hit, took second base on a fly ball, stole third, but was stranded there
Does it work to make little digs at your players when they are not performing? 🤷♂️
No hits in first five innings (was looking grim) and seven the rest of the way. Good start by Pugh keeping us in the game and two rookies in the bullpen helped hold NJ off. Another home run by Gabriel.
Well, Tim Williams seems to have gotten his groove back. Complete game 3-hitter.
Going into this series I would have been very happy getting a chance in game 7. We just need to overperform in one more game.😀
Yikes, ugly for us in game six. Never should have impulsively started Jordan at last minute. Gut moves rarely work out for me in ootp.
Actually Eiken, who was going to start, came in and gave up five runs too. 🤷♂️
Phew, Keith Meadows pitched himself into and then out of a jam in the 12th
Thanks John. This might be the first of several playoff series between the Grays and Pats.
Congrats @koohead ! Disappointed to lose a series after a 3-1 lead, but the better team won. Good luck the rest of the way.
Looks like we're all ready so I'll start the League Semi-Finals this morning after AFBL sim
Grats to @chicoruiz in Hawaii and good luck in this next round!
Not currently regretting my decision to move to a more defensive focused lineup
Hawaii is ready for another beat down.. “Thank you sir, may I have another...”
Ouch. I'm in the same boat as you are Marcus, (down 0-3), so on one hand I feel your pain. But... my team has been playing with house money for a long time, so I'm not surprised.
Okay back and ready to advance. Had to step away from laptop before I threw it out the window haha.
I think we’ve had the lead in three games and we are about to get swept.....
Yes. That's also our Sim schedule so we could go one more game if @NPBL Commish can do it
For anyone that has StatsPlus blocked at work/elsewhere, Dave has turned on the alternative domain for us. statspl.us/npbl will work the same as statsplus.net/npbl. Hopefully this circumvents any blocks 😄.
I can’t believe Craig Warner is in the majors already. I remember trying to get up to your pick to pick him as my first move in this league
The plan was for Warner to get his call-up next year. But instead when Norman Smith went down with an injury late in the season and I was in the pennant chase, I accelerated the time-table a little bit.
Obviously it was my offense that was lacking as most games in this series I was wondering if I might be no-hit. But I've got help coming. 2B Ivey and SS Martinez (plus 3B Warner) will all have their rookie year next year.
We'll finish up the Semi-Finals after I complete AFBL sim. Current guess is 12pm CST but definitely could change given my work recently lol.
Haha called it but will be able to start Game 6 in next 5-10 minutes
I just got a new computer. What's the best way to get OOTP20 on my machine? Or should I just wait until we upgrade?
Well if you got on steam login with your steam account to download it. But I think if you order on there website you can look at past purchases and see if you can download it there. I’m not expert on there website
I’m also not 100% correct on this to so don’t take my word on it I might be wrong at it
If you've already bought v20, I'd work to get it on your new machine. I don't think we are upgrading soon (like...not next season type of soon).
You can do a license deactivation on the old computer if still around and then reapply the license on the new computer. If old system isn't around, you can also contact OOTP Support and they can reset your license key for you.
I do think we'll continue with our every other version path but probably not until ASG/Summer sale time at the earliest to let initial bugs get worked out. I'm also fine staying at 20 too so whatever the group(s) want honestly.
and Ronald West gets one last moment under the lights. Been a good career.
Any changes or export @idaho? I can start the League Championships whenever ID is ready to go after the AFBL sim. Good luck to the final four!
Awesome no rush. Probably another hour or so until my OOTP will be ready. Thanks!
I will now have lost 3 straight playoff series against you despite having a ratings advantage
Blankenship does have a 0.85 ERA in his last 36 games. although I'm not sure how he went 6+ innings
But he has been elite all year - Closer - R - William Blankenship - 66 Games 6-0 WL - 50 Saves - 1.11 ERA - 0.89 WHIP - On a Hot Streak
Pounding the Generals with nothing but fastballs and curveballs son
For his career he's averaged about 1 inning per game. In his postseason career (prior to today) it was exactly 47 innings in 47 appearances
New file is up if anyone wants to export quickly if not I'll be able to sim in about 15-20 minutes!
Been really bad with my time guessing lol. I'm about grab any pending exports and start Game 3
Should I immediately re-start joe Gonzales at 1b? He’s been out for 5 weeks
Scorps are good. Tryin to stay alive! Get to game 7 and it’s anyone’s series
Well looks like Idaho is on the verge of a massive choke. Game 7 here we come!
Matt, I am afk today. But I can give you some simple instructions if you wanna push forward today
Idaho had limited Utah to only 2 hits going into the B9. Then three hits in B9 including 2 HRs.
Man Anthony Rice completely dominated UT in the regular season: 6 saves in 9 games, 11.7 K/9, 2 total ER... but that 9th inning was a whole new story. He only game up 5 HRs all season, but 2 during that 9th. He had a 0.59 post-season ERA and 7 saves coming into that game. Uggh. Spuds fans are going to feel that for awhile.
Congrats to Utah. What a comeback. I never expected to make the playoffs so even to get this far was great fun. Go GEL!
Congrats on the win Alex, too bad I couldn't just roll my closer out there for every single inning.
Gusssing you aren’t running this anytime soon so this should make it easier for you
Ha sorry crazy day again but will be able to sim in a bit so will wait for your export!
I knew Allen having to go early wasn't ideal. Wanted him to start Game 4 but my other guys were just a tick too tired.
Oh, the season could end up finishing tonight.?! I'll need to get that HoF voting done.
Planned on a week ish of time so next week likely for getting voting finished up
Can I DL Manning and call someone up or are call ups not allowed mid series?
If I can, DL him and call up Vance Thompson as a long man. If I can’t no biggie
Awesome. I'll kick off Game 5 in the next few minutes. Going to be out and about for a bit but will keep tabs as much as possible.
That oughta do it for us. Game 5, at home, with Stewart pitching was a veritable must-win for us
You can easily homer your way to game 7. We’ll see. I’m confident but not counting chickens yet
What a great series. I'll be starting Game 7 soon @Alex @jeheinz72. Good luck!
I love advanced stats as much as anyone, but sometimes you just gotta throw it out the window. Cisco Chavez is “just” a reliever and he may have had the most important 9 innings of the series for me. Same as last playoffs
Did the trade to GA put Henry Matthew’s back on a HOF track? 2 ASG, one ring, one James Yin, 50 career WAR sub 3 era entering his age 32 season
I’m glad for matthews - great pitcher shit attitude and was boned by some real light hitting Florida teams early in his career.
And thanks for the good times folks, been a fun run here. If you guys end up contracting the Scorps, whoever gets Denny Camp...you’re welcome!
Congrats Alex!
In regards to contracting. I’d be in favor, especially if we can’t fill the spots. We’ve done it before (right?)
If we do contract how would the draft work? Would it include minor league players? How many rounds? What draft order? Etc.
I want to say it was a serpentine draft with the order based on the average record of the previous 3 or 4 seasons. All players were eligible (major and minor leagues) but it was only something like 10 rounds with all the leftovers going into the FA pool.
That sounds interesting. Don’t really like the idea of contracting but the draft would fun. Haven’t looked at the team’s systems yet but it might make the free agent market more interesting for a while as well.
When the league started, there was a Kansas Storm. That franchise was one of the ones that was contracted. A little while after that, Mississippi Ravens moved to Kansas and became the Storm. Kansas Storm version 1 won two championship. Version 2 of the Storm also won 2 championships. Mississippi won 8 championships.
They just expanded to 24 and brought me back in but did a full decade at 20
So at 20 we’d have a full slate? Do we now have a full slate at afbl? Is there anyone there we can try to bring here? I know the resonance owner isn’t here but he may not want to
Been in the league for only a season, so not particularly beholden to Michigan. Certainly willing to swap teams to prevent an original core team from being contracted (should that be decided). Here for the long game 🙂
20 seems to be a manageable number for NPBL and AFBL. It’s been a bit since we have had 23 (plus myself) in NPBL for an extended period of time. I would much rather not contract but also know how tough it has been to keep NPBL full. Won’t rush into any action this offseason and will try to get us 3 more people to join but if it continues to be difficult to fill on v20 or eventually on v22/whatever, then contraction is on my mind to proceed with. If anyone knows of someone that would want to join, please send them my way!
Hopefully we can get voting wrapped up this week and then we could do Spring Training next week
Unfortunately that is revealed after the rollover in Preseason/Spring Training
One of the rewards is showing no one on stats plus
Sometimes it takes a refresh or two in StatsPlus. Which award isn't showing up for you @Steven Luker- Tennessee Hounds?
I'll check in on voting status here this morning and will look to get us started moving to 2086 hopefully.
Just hit up the official forum, reddit, discord, and Stats Plus Slack with league recruitment posts, so don't be surprised if you get email inquiries commish.
Others, if you frequent any of those places, and come across the post... feel free to put in a good word about the league. It helps.
Heinz went out as GM of the Year in both here and AFBL. Hate to see you go @jeheinz72 but don't be a stranger if things change.
Plan for upcoming sim schedule:
Mon 3/15 - Close Season Awards and HOF Voting, Rollover to 2087
Wed 3/17 - no sim, prepare for Spring Training
Fri 3/19 - Spring Training Sim 1 (8 games)
Mon 3/22 - Spring Training Sim 2 (8 games)
Wed 3/24 - Spring Training Sim 3 (8 games)
Fri 3/26 - no sim, prepare for Regular Season
Mon 3/29 - Regular Season 1, back to normal Mon-Wed-Fri sim schedule
Put that player in at the new position (depth charts/lineups) and pray for the best.
You can emphasize it by: (1) Open the player. (2) Go to "Actions->Set Game Strategy". (3) Use the pulldown under "Force Start/Use at Position". Doing this will have that player start at the position in the case that the AI is choosing the starting lineup. (Like for instance if you hit any of the "Ask the AI for..." options)
🙂 you are good but yes we’re off today with us starting the 2087 Regular Season on Monday
silly question, but will preseason predictions be updated once the rosters are updated for opening day? Sorry...I should know this by now..
Preseason predictions (2nd one) are generated when league moves to Opening Day. So, it "should" reflect the opening day rosters in its calc.
I also eagerly look forward to those predictions. A lot of times I feel they don't mean much... but I like to see how they think I will do for motivation to do better 🙂
ok got my ML team set up and an export in before heading out. My minors are going to be a mess until I get back, sorry about that.
Anyone tool around with 22 yet? Loving the additional coaching detail that is no longer hidden... mixed on the new staff cohesion stuff. Don't know if I love it or hate it yet but I am sure my feelings are not somewhere in the middle 🙂
I notice in 22 there base coaches and you can sign coaches to sorten things
Did we have someone really name literally anythingelse
yes. I was in one of my moods... i think we had a jim unknown and whoever's player it was asked for Matt to change the name to literally anythingelse. so i suggested we name the guy literally anythingelse
In my historical mode in ootp 21 the draft pool had a player name firstname lastname
His latest injury I never knew the game had that in it files
6-3 start and no major injuries. Just what the doctor ordered while I’m away.
6-3 as well, with an injury to starting SS (out for four weeks). Prediction has us winning 95 games with the best ERA in the league. I’ll take it but it’s very optimistic. Two of three draft picks have already taken ratings hits. Hopefully I’ll do better with the pile of not-so-good picks I have left.
Looks like it'll be another season of small ball...pitching and defense will have to carry the Bears to the postseason again.
5-4 against some tough teams. Four of our 11 wins have been shutouts.
Trying to make sense of Haywood Hewitt's (R) scouting report: "He has the catch and throw skills needed to make it as catcher." Yet he has catcher ability of 1 and catcher arm of 1. Have been playing him at first but maybe I should give him a shot at catcher. 🙈
I'd assumed, with Scouting at 100% we'd all have the same scouting text write-up on the player page. It seems that is incorrect. My page for him is not trolling me 🙂
Hewitt throws left-handed too. Don't see very many left-handed (throwing) catchers.
Interesting to compare the two reports. Never really looked at them closely. Same overall structure but different ways of describing each topic plugged in. Probably just a 🐛 dropping the catcher info in there.
what's our estimated sim time? I can potentially get one in after this meeting ends, but it's also probably gonna take me an hour to get it in order b/c the minor leagues are a hot mess
Actually tied up with work for a little bit so go for it and I’ll make sure you’re good before I sneak in the sim 😄
ok that's good enough for me until we get the draft picks, at which point I'll really dig into the minor leagues
Good call. Ya I'll see about getting the draft imported today. I'd guess around 12pm CDT today for the sim.
My minor leagues could also badly use that injection of young prospects :)
Another mediocre sim hanging around .500 and trying not to drop out of last wildcard spot. Getting SS Thomas and RP Kelly back next sim which is good.
Patriots are hot right now. With such a young team, I expect we'll also have streaks where we go cold this season. It's going to be a roller coaster ride.
“Alabama is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 7 in a row.”
Well we got off but hopped right back on again.
I’m going to say my team has been ok not that many injuries except one major one to one of my active roster with a fracture skull
you expecting to be able to sim tonight commish? (NBD if not, just deciding whether I want to get an export in)
@yuda_va hadn't seen your post here but yep AFBL playoffs added time plus a crazy/normal day lol. I'll be simming in 15-30 or so.
Another good performance by Bob Eiken against GA if anyone needs persuading to trade for him haha.
Shhhh! Although he didn’t do too bad. Even the hitters we have that CAN hit are not hitting. Yeah I saw that.
I thought the Pats were hot earlier in the season, that's nothing compared to right now. 14 out of the last 15.
Waiting for the other shoe to drop.
@NPBL Commish Looks I like my export yesterday didn’t go through. Just sent it again. No worries if it didn’t take.
You are good. Had to step away but back now so will grab exports again
rough set...these guys forgot how to hit. Or maybe they need glasses...
His glove kills his WAR, but he’s opsed 974. He absolutely deserves to be in
Donald Church, Keith Fletcher and Juan Avila are solid ASG choices!!!
We were missing some ASG ballots so decided to break today and get back on Friday
2087 All-Star Game Selections
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Chris Daley (HI)
1B: Bryan O'Slattery (MN)
2B: Denny Camp (UT)
3B: Mike Brown (CO)
SS: Jorge Dominguez (MN)
OF: Arturo Cantu (HI) [unanimous 17/17]
OF: Michael Meyer (MN) [unanimous 17/17]
OF: Joe Woods (CO)
SP: Zander Tucker (HI) [unanimous 17/17]
Reserves
CA: Roberto Moran (ID)
1B: Carlos Valencia (CO)
2B: Alfonso Mejia (WA)
2B: Dan White (HI) [Commish selection, no other 3B options]
SS: Marc Thompson (KS)
OF: David Anderson (ID)
OF: Enrique Lombos (WI)
OF: Lorenzo Vasquez (MI) [Commish selection]
SP: Norman Smith (MI)
SP: Miguel Ramirez (MI)
SP: Juan Vasquez (NV)
SP: Juan Durango (KS)
SP: Kelly Ross (IL)
RP: Ivan Carrillo (HI)
RP: Tim Wright (HI)
RP: Jim Bryan (HI)
RP: Calvin O'Herlihy (CA)
RP: Javier Gutierrez (IL)
RP: Doug West (MN)
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Elliot Brockway (TN)
1B: Cooper Bryan (TN)
2B: Jose Robles (VA) [unanimous 17/17]
3B: Jason Hayden (TN)
SS: Jorge Morales (FL)
OF: Roy Boyd (PA) [unanimous 17/17]
OF: Fernando Rangel (MD)
OF: Roger Welsh (MD)
SP: Desmond Lee (FL)
Reserves
CA: Matt Failes (NS)
1B: Zachary Walker (NJ)
2B: Logan Pearson (AL) [Commish selection]
3B: Craig Warner (MA)
SS: Steve Hull (VA) [Commish selection]
OF: Hector Rea (GA)
OF: Bengt Raaijmakers (GA)
OF: Francisco Cabrera (MA) [Commish selection]
SP: Hilton Franklin (TN)
SP: Aaron Cummins (MD)
SP: Joe Banks (GA)
SP: John David Hex (LA)
SP: Julian Negron (VA)
RP: Artie Briggs (MA)
RP: Clarence Holland (AL,VA)
RP: Cisco Chavez (GA)
RP: Ted Williams (MA)
RP: Gilbert Newcomb (VA)
RP: Alvin Tostig (LA)
Dave, creator of StatsPlus, has added a new S+ feature
Hey all, added a new feature, "Sim Recap". You can see it from the main League menu right next to Sim Preview.https://statsplus.net/npbl/recap/
It has a few different pieces of info, including:
-In-game messages for logged-in GMs (click subject to show full content)
-Best Batting and Pitching Performances of the sim
-Rookie debuts
-Milestones reached
I do like adding the in-game messages from being viewable from StatsPlus
Small update with the new S+ Sim Recap feature from Dave
Added "first home run" to the milestones on the Sim Recap page this morning, seemed fun. I tried adding first win / save, but the list felt way too long.
Jumping in now. This better be a better sim than that 4-4 nonsense I was given last time!
5-4... guess I got exactly what I asked for and not one win more. heh
I do love the new S+ Sim Recap feature https://statsplus.net/npbl/recap/
FYI... in game I keep getting a message that my export failed. However, StatsPlus is recognizing the export and reporting that it is valid.
After about a 1 minute delay, it says -202 could not upload. 5 minutes after that, Slackbot comes back reporting it was successful.
Of course, when I just tried it again right now... no errors and everything is reported as successful immediately. 😉
Another small update to the new Sim Recap feature.
Added "My Team" and "My Minors" to the Best Performances blocks on the Sim Recap, like:
Patriots looking good, but I gotta make sure this club isn't the reincarnation of the 1969 Cubs.
I wish I knew what I was doing right with this team. I'd like to say it was succeeding because I'm a baseball genius, but the fact is, they seem to be doing well in spite of me...
Just take all the credit and when things go wrong blame the sim...haha
Not sure about mine... keep hanging up when he calls. It's my Billy Martin Strategy.
Welp, there go our playoff chances... was hoping to survive 20 days without Boyd but with Bob Walker going down for the year I don't know how things will improve
I have a 4-man rotation on the IL with only one coming back before the end of the year
But on the bright side, I have the best hitter in the league coming back for the next game.
My first round pick died in ratings already - that’s one reason why I typically don’t value those late first rounders
It feels like you have an equal chance of your 2nd rounder losing points as you do your 8th rounder gaining
I'll trade you my 8th round pick for your 2nd round pick any year you want. 😉
Somewhere I have a "Draft Value" chart that I developed based on the first 75 years of NPBL. I'll have to dig that up and see how it compares.
My calculations show that the first pick of the second round (2-01) is worth 4.33 points. The last pick of the second round (2-24) is worth 2.06 points.
The sum total of rounds 7-12 at the first pick (7-01, 8-01... 12-01) is worth 2.20 points. The sum of 7-12 with the last pick (7-24, 8-24... 12-24) is 1.90.
Depending on where in the 2nd and where in the 7-12, it could be an equal trade.
Is the next sim going to finish the season, or are we breaking up the final series into it's own sim like we did last year?
Good point. Let's do Sept 21- Sept 27 on Wednesday and then finish the season on Friday.
Good news as I have an AFBL member that is interested in taking over a vacant team. I'll be adding Larry as the new Washington Griffins owner today. Larry will now have Washington in both leagues 😄.
Hey guys, happy to be here. Looking forward to messing up yet another team.
Excited to get you on board over here as well @Larry_Washington. I’ll try to get you created in the game this afternoon.
Is it possible I can run two teams or is it just 1 I can run
Good question but too much of COI so probably not 🙂. If you/anyone has someone interested, send them my way!
I need to post about our vacancies on the OOTP boards, Reddit. and the StatsPlus slack again.
That would be amazing @Alex. Send them my way mstreeter06@gmail.com or commish@afblbaseball.com. Just need their first and last name and their email address to get them added plus what vacant team they’d like to be.
I'm logged in to Stats Plus if you want to complete that process.
Got you associated with Washington now @Larry_Washington. Should have a chance to get the game side setup started soonish.
Okay, so I moved some things around on my computer today, and apparently made a bit of a mess out of OOTP20. It's all better now, but can someone post the current accountsdata file here, or tell me where I can find it?
Also, welcome Larry! We now have a Gomberg and a Momberg- we should form a law firm.
I think you can get what you need StatsLab, under Links -> Downloads. Here is a direct link: https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/downloads/
This is correct (should be the most current one). I'll be uploading a new one to that location after I get Larry added before our upcoming sim.
I’m going to put my file in if we are having a sim today
rough set, but 90 wins is awesome! lesson learned...Melendez a no/go in the leadoff spot..lol
Last playoff spot in GEL is close.
MD has a slim chance to overtake PA for final FFL spot.
Give us a good GO JETHAWKS!!! blast to hold us over until Friday @Mike- IL GM
NO sir; last time i did that I had the worst 10gm set ever with injuries..lol
Ok ….these guys deserve it..
LETS GO JETHAWKS!!! CLOSE OUT 💪!!
Uploading the new starter files and such now. Should be done in 30-60 minutes.
MI has exported. Good luck to everyone but my opponent... whom I wish slightly less luck to than myself.
I'm on vacation as well, but my son will send in some exports for me...at least he said he would.
If you are just waiting on me, send me an alert and I'll get you a list of who to demote.
Else I'll let you know when he sends an export
ahhhhh. It's good to be in the playoffs again. Anything can happen with an overpowering three man rotation. If only I had one. Still. Good to be in the post season. Good luck to all.
Just realized @NPBL Commish just take my team down to 26 and I’ll set all the lineups and stuff later since I have a bye
I'll be checking in and likely simming later this morning after the AFBL sim
Able to get an export in soon @yuda_va or if not instructions? I believe we're all in minus GA's instructions
Awesome. Forgot about these meetings so will start Game 1 after this. Hopefully around 1pm US/Central.
well no one dislocated a shoulder celebrating a HR so no export needed for the Bears....good to go.
What is best online report to get a recap of what's going on in the playoffs?
I have my go-to screen in game but can't access while I'm vacationing in Tennessee
https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/statslab/playoffs.php is probably the best of what we have
Ya StatsLab is the best spot for the playoffs module outside of the game for now. Still waiting for that StatsPlus module
I've asked Dave with StatsPlus in the past about it. Just asked again in their Slack to see if it's on the roadmap. Remember Dave is the only dev of the project and has a day job 🙂
Another thing that would be real nice to have is if the RTS could show the series score somewhere.
Since I can’t trade for any decent SPs right now, PA is ready to roll without a new export
Removing my top two from James Yim Award top 5. I can get swept with scrub pitchers... very disappointed in my top two. 8 runs in 5 innings for a playoff game is not Ace behavior 😕
You can’t see this from the line score but the bottom of the 10th ended with the bases loaded.
the only positive thing about that whoopin' is that it doesn't look like anybody got hurt
I did not expect Andrew Taylor to get a win in his first start in 2 years. And he didn't even have to be as good as he was
Congrats Lions; great series and good luck in the next rd.
Folks…see my marketplace post.
Grats Spuds. You're no small fry of a team. Good luck next round!
You don't have to be the best to win a series... you just need to be better than the worst guy who made it 😉
@NPBL Commish realistically will you keep simming tonight? If so I’ll export shortly
Won't be tonight. Want to give everyone a chance to get their series rosters set. Likely would be mid-morning / lunch time range US/Central tomorrow.
Ok, thanks commish!! my spring training roster is in flux at the moment. Good luck to all teams in the next rd!
StatsLab updated https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/statslab/playoffs.php
I'll be looking to start the League Semi-Finals later this morning / afternoon if we're ready.
Ready / Exports In: GA @Alex, VA @yudava, MA @massgm (instructions), MN @Marcus, ID @idaho
Want to confirm before we start: HI @chicoruiz, CA @California, NJ @koohead
I'm targeting 12pm US/Central to get started unless @chicoruiz @California @koohead need some time to get their series opening export in. If so, no worries just let me know. Thanks guys!
Missed this from @koohead so I can get the sim started after this meeting. Good luck guys
This is why I've started to save the day's results before finishing the day recently 🙄 😡
Ok I gotta run a couple of errands, but will be able to get an export in a bit later
Minnesota / Idaho - Walk off grand slam in game 1 (think I read that right) and a 12 inning battle in round 2. Can’t wait to see what the rest of the series has in store for us 👍
Crazy! I checked the RTS and I was up 6-2 — figured my bullpen would hold. Guess not! What an ending.
I will be away for a couple of days, so go ahead with remaining games
I suppose I should be hoping for NJ to get the home field advantage but I’d kind of like a MA rematch
That's my vote too. 😉
As I said last year... I think there will lots of MA-VA series in the upcoming years. I'm hoping this year is one of them
Going where I'll probably not have cell service, so I may not see Game 5.
I would like to review before 6/7. So @NPBL Commish, I'll need to hold things up after the next game
gut check time for Gomez....literally. LOL I've exported and ready for game 6 and 7! 😛
@NPBL Commish I think all parties are ready if you are able to do an evening Sim.
If not, NBD
Thanks for the heads up @mass_gm. Yeah I can start Game 6s in a bit!
Sounds good. Whenever @mass_gm is ready, I can get things rolling.
Sim Preview: https://statsplus.net/npbl/preview/
StatsLab updated. Playoffs module: https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/statslab/playoffs.php
Congrats to Idaho! Sucks to get knocked out in the first round, again. Idaho has my number in the postseason.
I put some instructions in the instructions thread. With that I'm ready to roll
Ahh thanks missed that. I’ll check it out and get things rolling here shortly this morning then. Good luck all!
Alas it was not meant to be this year...again. 😉 Good series @mass_gm though...good luck in the league championship. Vive le Nord!
one runner thrown out at the plate, another erased on a line drive double play
phew, tied it in the top of the 9th and survived a bases loaded jam in the bottom. Free baseball!
Painful. But your offense came against Ted Williams, and if you can do that, you deserve to win
last I checked, Ted Williams was renowned for his hitting, not pitching 😜
I drafted him on name appeal (he belongs in Boston) and he's developed into a great pitcher
I will probably need an export, because I'd guess there's suspensions. Most likely I won't be able to do that until tonight though (leaving in about 15 minutes to get the kids and the other game still needs to play out)
but I'd also rather Tim get a chance to make any changes necessary for himself so that works out
quite the game win probability chart https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/box_scores/game_box_9812.html
Wow crazy end to VA-MA. Plan was to upload new file after Game 2 anyways so you're good there. Unless everyone doesn't need a new file, plan is for new files on travel days of 2-3-2 schedule.
yeah I'm almost certain I'll need the file. Pretty sure Rodriguez and Tim's SP are getting suspended
Today has been Game 1 and Game 2 of the GEL and FFL league championships. Winners advance to the National Cup Series for the NPBL title.
Ive looked over the web reports and won't have any changes. MA is ready to proceed.
I don't think so actually but I can check soon to be sure. Whenever @chicoruiz is good to go, we can continue it looks like.
Feel like we need to rattle off the next two at home. Going back to Mass needing both is a tall order
It’s still a very young team; I need to think about what it would take to push over the top
Good luck to MA and HI. Let me know whenever you are ready @chicoruiz.
I didn’t see any injuries, so I’m ready. In fact, unless I have an injury that needs to be dealt with, feel free to keep going without having to ask me.
I think I saw a Hawaii injury (Borromeo). So give @chicoruiz a chance to review.
Plus I need like an hour.
Good series. That Zander Tucker is tough
I’m away from home and can’t get to a computer. If you want to get on with it, it’s okay; the computer AI can probably sub in as well or better than me. Play on...
Didn't even have chances this game.
This vaunted Kula Sox staff is doing to me like they did the Spuds and Lions... Putting my bat's on ice.
Tall order here just to try to survive another game because now I face Zander Tucker again
Wow...Congrats on a terrific season to Mass and all the playoff teams😁
Hopefully soon. Just need to get our voting done. I can check in to see where we’re at with that later today.
MA had the best regular season record in the FFL, represented the FFL in the National Cup, and yet MA has no players with any Bacon votes nor any Yim votes.
Saves are a meaningless stat, Chavez was putting up SP stats out of the pen
Arguably the leagues best reliever of the past 5 years with only one award to show for it
Ted Williams would totally outpace Chavez as a RP putting up SP stats, but for some reason, he didn't appear as an option on the ballot.
Owner's expectations always good for a laugh... Mine apparently has a very low bar compared to what I expect.
Mine thanked me for making the playoffs then told me I'm a horrible manager...lol
We'll start Spring Training (ST) on Wednesday June 3 @Alex. I'll get a new file with us at the start of ST tomorrow!
Ya we'll be able to start the draft tomorrow. Good call @jeff_alabama
2087 Season Awards Winners
Great Explorers League
Tyson Bacon Award: 2B Denny Camp (UT)
James Yim Awards: SP Zander Tucker (HI) [unanimous 20/20]
Deangelo Ramos Award: CL Doug West (MN)
Bick Horizon Award: CF Vinnie Dong (KS)
Zachary Matthews Award...
Pitcher: Peter Head (WI)
Catcher: Joey Anderson (KS)
First Baseman: Crispino Ruffo (WI)
Second Baseman: Denny Camp (UT)
Third Baseman: Cedric Knox (KS)
Shortstop: Tim Atkins (WI)
Left Fielder: Drake Harmon (WI)
Center Fielder: Raul Rodriguez (CA)
Right Fielder: Enrique Lombos (WI)
Platinum Stick Award...
Pitcher: Bob Young (HI)
Catcher: Calvin Taylor (MN)
First Baseman: Carlos Valencia (CO)
Second Baseman: Denny Camp (UT)
Third Baseman: Rafael Marquez (IL)
Shortstop: Luis Lopez (IL)
Left Fielder: Joe Woods (CO)
Center Fielder: Arturo Cantu (HI)
Right Fielder: David Anderson (ID)
Founding Fathers League
Tyson Bacon Award: 2B Jose Robles (VA)
James Yim Awards: SP Desmond Lee (FL)
Deangelo Ramos Award: CL Ira Sweeney (MA)
Bick Horizon Award: 3B Craig Warner (MA)
Zachary Matthews Award...
Pitcher: Mingus Dunn (LA)
Catcher: Raul Ortiz (VA)
First Baseman: Arturo Rodriguez (VA)
Second Baseman: Gustavo Lopez (MD)
Third Baseman: Thom Cochrane (VA)
Shortstop: Ernest Thomas (AL)
Left Fielder: Roger Welsh (MD)
Center Fielder: Fernando Rangel (MD)
Right Fielder: King Osborne (MD)
Platinum Stick Award...
Pitcher: Andy Harrington (TN)
Catcher: Jesus Martinez (QB)
First Baseman: Zachary Walker (NJ)
Second Baseman: Jose Robles VA)
Third Baseman: Jason Hayden (TN)
Shortstop: Jorge Morales (FL)
Left Fielder: Roy Boyd (PA)
Center Fielder: Jim Flowers (PA)
Right Fielder: Hector Rea (GA)
General Manager Of The Year: John Momberg (HI), 107-55, GEL Pacific winner, NPBL best record, 2087 National Cup winner
I always sort my reliever candidates by innings pitched first. If I can find a guy who pitched 100+ innings in relief with good results, he goes on my ballot, saves or no saves. 100 good innings is more valuable than 60 good innings...
Lots of good enough guys. 🙃 it’s always painful for me to pick low defense players, but I can do it if I have to.
I’ll try to pick tonight. Sorry for the delay but we are moving - movers come
Tomorrow so today is complete chaos
What are the rules for tweaking our stadiums? Thought I had read it when I first joined, but not seeing it on the rules page linked in Stats+? Is it written somewhere or case by case / common sense with the commish?
Now that I think back... I must be missing an entire section of rules written elsewhere as I distinctly recall relocation rules that I also cannot find (not wanting to relocate... just realized I don't see them where I am looking).
Not sure if you looked at my other league’s AFBL rules when looking? Not sure we have any in place here in NPBL? @chappy @yudava @massgm
I’d tend to follow similar setup here. As long as it’s within reason and such.
I bet that's exactly what I did. Will take a look at those again and ensure what I am looking to do falls in line with that. Pretty confident it will be a non issue... but will check first. Thanks!
Definitely. I’m sure most of the stadiums could use an update and might be getting old 😄
I don't think we ever had rules. Nobody ever tried to set up an absurd extreme ballpark to break the game (which I've seen in some leagues cough BSBL cough)
Ballpark Factor Request:
New ownership nears completion of upgrades to the Michigan Militia's baseball stadium as promised when it took controlling interest of the team. Offseason renovations continue into Spring Training, but are expected to complete prior to Opening day. These changes include relocating the bullpen warmup areas slightly increasing the distance to each wall and bringing fans in those seats closer to the action.
The resulting new park factors of these changes are below:
Average RHB: 0.985
Average LHB: 1.000
Doubles: .95
Triples: .91
Home Runs RHB: .97
Home Runs LHB: 1.020
Let me know if anything above seems unworkable. Could wait till after season if necessary, but figured now might work since all my players are probably playing in Arizona this month 😉
Yea man, bsbl has a broken park and the owner thinks the current rules are just fine
Question to all: I’m still learning npbl players and positing ratings, but anyone have a positive experience with a LF and 4 range rating? I’m not expecting a GG caliber performance but don’t want to completely stink up my OF.
Open to all feedback and suggestions.. thanks!!
you can usually hide one or two bad defenders on a team, at least if you have a decent number of strikeout pitchers
Excellent, no injuries through two ST sims. Time to make some preliminary cuts.
reminder for all (including myself): regular-season roster size is 26, but we stopped one day before cut-downs are due in game so the season predictions look normal
Yes good reminder @yuda_va. Rosters need to be at 26 for Opening Day 🙂.
lol I totally missed that we weren't simming today and got my minor leagues in order yesterday and everything
Can we setup the last sim before opening day to have the 26 man roster limit. I like to play around and see what AI thinks and it’s also helpful in making sure I have the right amount of people on the ML roster for the export
Like for next season, I know obviously we did the last sim before opening day now
I think simming to that day may mess up the Preseason Predictions report?
It doesn't matter to me either way. Just stating the reason why I think we've done it the way we've done it
current setup of rosters = more than 26 players on the roster
Does the report update on 4/1? Meaning, if everyone submits their roster cutdown file, the updated report will report off of 26 players?
that said, I don’t mind one way or the other. it’s just a silly little toy that I look at for all of 90 seconds.
(it looks to me like it actually ran based on my final playoff roster, because I run a 6-man rotation in the spring)
Ya it is annoying that I have to do it that way to prevent the ST results from being wiped out between end of ST and start of season
I could always do a sim of 1 day between end of ST and start of season during the no sim break liek today is
ST isn't actually totally wiped out. You can filter the stats view to see ST stats at any time during the season.
and not as easily viewable for ST stats without filtering like you said
it took me longer than I’d like to admit to find that when they moved ST from “timeframe” to “game type”
Optimally, I wish the game could require teams to cut down to 26 on 3/31
Kind of a lot to ask (and it's a screwy work-around), but what about changing the settings for ST roster size after the ST games are done, and then changing it back once the regular season starts so it's appropriate for the next season?
if its too much work, im fine with it as is, but was just wondering
I show 3/21 as the export date for you @Mike- IL GM. Want to get a quick export in?
It did not take for some reason. I always check the export tracker on statsplus after I export after paranoia because sometimes "it happens".
Shows 14th file time, but still showing as invalid on statsplus
What is your in game game date? May not have the latest download.
I want to whoop you this first sim fair and square so pleased as punch if you get in the export you want 😉
when you export, slackbot should get a message and tell you if your on the right date
I think you do have to enable it first @FloridaFlamingosRob but definitely recommend to do it for that reason https://statsplus.net/afbl/mysettings/
Doesn't look like stadium factor changes made it this spring. Will bring it back up during the offseason. Up and coming star lefty slugger Jose Luna does not mind that 1.180 lefty HR factor at all so it is all good 🙂
Shoot sorry man. I’ll create a channel dedicated for these types of requested updates going forward.
All good, ABFL rules are off season, I'd have pressed it after sim 1 if it could not wait.
Not sure which is the more surprising result of the first sim: The Grays going 1-9 or the Blaze going 9-0.
Not good when you are more excited about getting your draftees added than the sim results. 😏
I dunno.... the sim results are just one of many. The draftees will (hopefully) be around a long time.
this is the general hot start Florida does before going below .500
I've often wondered if OOTP has built-in something where some players are "seasonal"... meaning they may play better early-season vs. late-season.
in my other league, my team always feels like it get hot late in the season every time
A heads up for everyone with our unique draft setup by manually adding the International Free Agents to the draft pool that sometimes when I import the results into the game, these IFA guys will get sent to a non-existent Rookie League International Complex instead of the team's actual International Complex.
The fix for you if you have draftees in this situation and you cannot find them in your system, search for them using the search field in OOTP > Actions... dropdown > Transaction > send to Rookie League
Unfortunately there's no way to send these IFA guys to your actual International Complex (IC).
So for @Mike- IL GM.. he mentioned two players and for an example here's one that is in the CLI (Clinton, Illinois RL) International Complex instead of the IL International Complex
I'll need to start remembering to manually check for these players post draft import to avoid confusion
They will also show up when you use the "Player List" in drop down menu under your team name. They will be listed in the Minor Leagues tab. I moved mine from there by right clicking and promoting them to the appropriate team via Transaction. I had apparently drafted quite a few IL players.
@Lee - MI Militia is correct or you can find them in your Top Prospects report page. I think that's where @Mike- IL GM found his guys.
Easy way to spot them, is look at your draft history for last draft. Everyone on it should have made some appearance in a minor league game that first sim. If they show as blank, they are on the non existant league.
It's weird as I don't think this happens for every draft import but who knows knowing OOTP lol
And if you don't move them and forget about them.. they'll show up in RL whenever they hit 20 years old haha.
Brito on my Kansas roster was someone I forgot about and whenever he appeared, he was basically ready for the majors so he didn't get any time in the minors for me haha.
@Mike- IL GM that dude always has issues....cant sim right, can't draft right...who vouched for this knucklehead?
I thought to myself this morning... I checked all the drafts I did, but I've only had this team a couple seasons. What do you know, picked up 3 more prospects to fill out my minor league teams looking at drafts prior to my taking over. Woot!
Found a couple of late round picks from my own drafts, one might be useful, one minor league filler. Need to pay attention lol.
Not sure why it is an issue here but not in AFBL /shrug. I'll be doing my best to check and assign guys when importing going forward.
PA went 9-1 on that sim, while Roy Boyd was on the DL. @chappy - I think this proves that you really don't want to have Boyd in your lineup. 😀
Well, we’ve bounced back from the 1-9 start. 11-5 since, almost .500 on the season already.
I feel ya, I bounced back from a 7-2 start. Squarely below 500 now.
we lost 4 in a row to end the sim, which is where i think my team, better then the worse teams, but not as good as the elite ones. We dont have the depth and hitting to keep up
We’ve been hit with ratings disintegration syndrome. Hopefully it won’t trickle down into the system too far.
I have player stuck on 1 day max for rehab and it has been stuck for awhile and hurting my team
Not sure what you mean by stuck. Do you have an open spot on major league roster before you try and promote him?
Well there mostly my main starters for the position I need
Like do I have to put someone down to get them off the dl
Usually it goes like this: a ML player comes off dl and goes to AAA for rehab (unless you send directly back to ML team). Whenever you want you can promote back to ML team, but there has to be an open roster spot on the ML team.
Not sure I’m helping?
That did help a lot. I move some pieces around to fix it. I’m used to when the rehab was done to move them on the roster and stuff
In this league you can move them wherever.there’s no 40 man roster.
The hawks are trying to secure the #1 draft pick again. But I didn’t get the memo…
I would like to avoid becoming broken hearted over #1, picks who never develop, at all costs myself :(
I went perusing through the early 2070s 1st picks when I joined to get a feel of prospect development. Poor 1st picks looked like a dumpster fire 🙂
Never even saw "Felonius" before. You using a custom name file or do I just need to pay better attention?
I need to check the "Ancient Rome" nation box in my international amateurs distribution I suppose.
@cbj-blaze has requested custom names in the past. You can check out some very funny creative names in the Louisiana organization
Felonius was a pretty good one. except it turns out that he's a sensitive little flower, always getting hurt. I'm sure he's related to Wince Thugly, who played for the Blaze some time ago, briefly. Few of these guys manage to live up to their names, unfortunately. (Thornton Swackhammer was an exception to that rule. )
I just got back from the orthodontist and I have 2 more weeks then braces are off for good
Sounds good @Steven Luker- Tennessee Hounds. Let me know when you export and I'll get the sim started for today.
Also by the way people ootp22 is only 19.99 on steam
Being an old New Yorker who grew up with George Steinbrenner in the news daily.... I'd normally fire our Manager in Michigan about now. Me being the Manager is... problematic.
Just found two fully developed “hidden” international draftees from a few seasons ago. Well, one was from 2079. Oopsie. 🤣
I need to see if there is an angle to trade for some of these guys and "get deals".
"Hey Bob, I'll give you a 6th round pick for any Reynoso's I can find in your minors... deal?" :)
Speaking of...
My team is pretty bad. :/
I really hope this is a side effect of a great owner taking over and getting through the growing pains of a Minor League system transformation... and not just being bad at the game. o0
Probably the latter, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while so I am holding out hope! 🙂
Alright. I’m just listening to Dante bichette bo bichette dad
Quite a series against Georgia. First we lost 3-2, allowing a run in the top of the ninth. Lost 4-3 in 10th in game two. lost 1-0 in 16th in game three. Finally won 7-2 in the final game.
I want to make the playoffs. Maybe there is a strategy slider I can tweak for "hit better".
2088 All-Star Game Selections
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Calvin Taylor (MN)
1B: Ercole Mancina (IL)
2B: Denny Camp (UT)
3B: Brit Osmond (HI)
SS: Luis Lopez (IL)
OF: Michael Meyer (MN)
OF: Arturo Cantu (HI)
OF: Albert Borromeo (HI)
SP: Donald Church (IL)
Reserves
CA: Ned Knight (CO) [Commish selection]
1B: Santos Vazquez (UT)
2B: Adrian Amezaga (NV) [Commish selection]
3B: Neil Hammond (NV)
SS: Don Landry (CO) [Commish selection]
OF: Vinnie Doig (KS)
OF: Bob Boyd (HI)
OF: Keith Fletcher (IL) [Commish selection]
SP: Juan Marquez (MN)
SP: Juan Avila (IL)
SP: Juan Vasquez (NV)
SP: Felipe Salazar (HI)
SP: Bob Young (HI)
RP: Chris MacKey (WI)
RP: Alfredo Martinez (UT)
RP: Javier Gutierrez (IL)
RP: Roger Nichols (MN)
RP: Tomas Valdes (ID)
RP: Darren Rice (WA)
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Andres Foster (MA)
1B: Zachary Walker (NJ)
2B: Miguel Perez (FL)
3B: Craig Warner (MA)
SS: John Cramer (MD)
OF: Fernando Rangel (MD)
OF: Jorge Salina (PA)
OF: Mike Warren (MA)
SP: Julian Negron (VA)
Reserves
CA: Matt Failes (NS)
1B: Henry Henson (NS,FL)
2B: Hubert Ivey (MA)
3B: Leland Milton (PA) [Commish selection]
SS: Ernest Thomas (AL) [Commish selection]
OF: Maximo Gabriel (AL)
OF: Hector Reyes (VA)
OF: Bob Williams (NJ) [Commish selection]
SP: Frank Williams (VA)
SP: Joe Holloway PA)
SP: Mario Otero (NJ)
SP: Jorge Aranda (NJ,FL)
SP: Henry Matthews (GA)
RP: Ramon Gonzales (MD)
RP: Chad Farr (MA)
RP: Ted Williams (MA)
RP: Andreas Kelly (AL)
RP: Alvin Tostig (LA) [injured]
RP: Ira Sweeney (MA)
A little disappointing that there wasn’t room for Leo Dwight - leading the league in HR and ops
Nice to see the Iron contribute. Maximo Gabriel with a two-run single in the 12th and Andreas Kelly with a blown save to get the win lol. Not too happy about my closer pitching 3.1 innings though. 🤯
All star game sale for version 22. What are we thinking for next season?
I just purchased 22 myself so I'm ready if the league is. I'm fine sticking with 20 or upgrading to 22 at some point.
I worry about falling too far behind versions and keeping a full league which NPBL is still not at 100% capacity so upgrading to 22 could help with this potentially although our unique no-finances/scouting setup sometimes scares folks away 🙂.
Has anyone experienced any OOTP22 bugs specific for online leagues yet?
I have 22 for my other OOTP league, and the only bug I’m aware of relates to the financial system, which obviously doesn’t impact us.
I have 22, so switching is no issue here. Not in any other leagues so no insight on online bugs.
Is there a way in 22 to make all the OSA reports be high accuracy or at least average?
I bet we can continue with our 100% accuracy. Hope to have a chance to test our setups in 22 this week now that I’m back home.
Cool, honestly, like with the SBC, if we are moving to 22, I would rather just the rip off the bandaid and move sooner rather then later, to just get the most out of the purchase, lol
man, this season has been hell on my a lot of my top pitchers. Two with torn UCLs, one with a torn shoulder, two with torn rotator cuffs, and one with a torn elbow. I'm going to have these guys start throwing underhand.
I’m ok with moving to 22.
Should we put this to a league wide vote sooner rather than later so we can implement changes in the next season or 2?
I feel like I'm the only guy without 22. 😞 okay, okay okay. sign me up.
happy to share my license with you if you need it! gomberglarry@gmail.com
Thanks for the generous offer, but I really believe in the mission of ootp to bring digital baseball to the masses, and really want to support the company. (And I didn't get your note until after I had already spent the money.) ( 🙂 )
I'd be leaning toward upgrading to 22 for 2089 if the league wanted to move forward
I hate the scouting setup in 21, did they do anything to make it better in 22? I know this is OSA only here, just wondering
I'll take a look into 22 this week/weekend as I finally grabbed it the other day
@FloridaFlamingosRob If you mean the more frequent manual scouting reqs... not really any change. I've just grown accustomed to ingnoring the need to do that in my solo leagues and ramped up accuracy slightly from default (or, as more likely recently), just play with scouting at 100%.
Being able to filter in your search for managers and coaches by ratings that actually matter is a game changer though... if you play with managers / coaches.
honestly, Im dying to find a smaller online league, like 20 teams, that have managers and only 3 levels of minors
but most online leagues with managers are the full MLB and I dont want to deal with that
i hate too many levels of minors, but thats good to know, ive basically ignored it now in my other league as well
the scouting reports thing feels incomplete like they added and forgot to add a 2nd part to it
I have been tempted to start a small random debut historical league. Maybe 16 or 20 teams. [Option 1] is only players who made the majors and single level of minors (easy option). [Option 2] being 3 levels of minors and using real players who never hit the bigs to supplement and allow for a 15 round draft.
I've had the same itch, and all the historical random debut leagues have had their own issues (8+ levels of minors being a definite one).
By same itch, I mean a smaller league using managers and other available options 🙂
ya, i hate too many minors and the bigger the league, the harder to keep it full
I def don’t like so many minor league teams and in the end i just let the AI manage my minors.
I end up wasting a few years of some guys careers who were stashed in AA and I never noticed them. lol
Or have someone help with 21 instead of buying unless you want to 😄
I think one can use the free or trial version to import a league. I've done that in the past anyway
IIRC the trial version allows you play one season but not advance beyond that. Since all I needed was to import a league as a step to go to the next version...this worked for me
Oh good call forgot about that. Worth trying @Mike- IL GM unless you do want to purchase it
Only the commish needs to pass through 21. If you don't own 21 you will be able to load the file into 22 just fine by downloading a new file and updating after he converts.
Otherwise, if you think about it, you'd need new members to buy every version since the league started. We're in 2088, so having to find OOTP10 prob would have been a deal breaker for me 🙂
That's true for the NPBL file. I've had solo leagues that I play in whatever versions I own, which is always whatever version NPBL is using, and I've wanted to upgrade those solo leagues.
Oh ya. I gotcha. I play this too much not to have each version early so had not considered that.
I probably have purchased every even numbered version since v4 and maybe only 3 or 4 odd numbered version
I try to skip one as well, but the other league I’m in updates every year
The one time NPBL decided to use an odd number version, I never bought it and ran my team entirely through instructions. Chappy had a lot of patience with me, but I think it may also have encouraged him to skip versions from then on. 😁
Prior to that, we upgraded every year. After that, it was mostly even years unless there was a really cool feautre.
Can we celebrate when we have all the teams filled
Plan on around 530pm US/Central guys. So about 35 more minutes to wrap up any final deals.
If it's close to that time and you need a few minutes for final trade talks, just let me know.
5-4, would have been a great sim had we not been swept by Tennessee in a four-game series.
I thought S+ was running weird/slow. I need to reboot my system 😄. Sorry about that @mass_gm
Bah no I completely missed it haha. We'll include that on Monday's sim.
I didn't notice it until now, but earlier in the season New Jersey's Octavio Sanchez had a 33 game hitting streak. That's pretty good.
I can't believe I missed an export. Set up team and all and just never did that last important step. That sort of lack of attention to detail is not going to help me close my wins gape to making the playoffs! o0
Man, I’m glad this sim was better, after wasting all my money, that first sim after was rough
Update from Dave with StatsPlus https://headwayapp.co/statsplus-updates
The Virginia/Massachusetts rivalry lives on: "Hubert Ivey and Ross Hines were ejected in the 6th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl."
Turns out Utah was better off with a vacancy as our division lead over Hawaii has nearly completely vanished since taking over haha
5-5. Not too streaky this year, just sim after sim after sim of about .500.
@jeff_alabama - Patriots could say something similar, as most of our sims have been 6-4 or 5-5. But you know... inside of the sims... streaks of 5-1 along with 1-4. 🤷♂️
Yep plenty of streaks within sims or across the beginnings and ends of sims, but on the sim unit scale, which sticks in my head the most, very .500ish. haha.
BRAVO AVILA!!! First perfect game in my ootp career and have to check if there previous ones in Jethawks history!
Grats on the Perfect Game! Don't think I have seen one in OOTP for teams I have managed.
@Brett- Utah...may not make you feel better, but I need to go 23-4 to match my Preseason predictions. If I was smarter I'd have considered auto-org for the season.
7th Perfect Game in the NPBL since 2030. (Would have to check other sources for the first 30 years). 2 were by Andy Dwyer in 67-68.
Link to No Hitters with PERFECT GAMES noted in () https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/history/league_100_accomplishments_5.html
And... it looks like there were 9 Perfect Games between 2000 and 2030. https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/sr/lnohit.html
So, overall Avila just threw the 16th Perfect Game in NPBL history. (There have been 23 perfect games in MLB history)
Another league. My AA team that hasn’t been very good but is playing better this season.
I wasn’t paying attention to where I was.
Both Hawaii and Utah are 9-1 in their last 10. That's a great race for the GEL Pacific.
Both Hawaii and Utah flopped this last sim. But since they are mirroring each other, it's still a close race.
Really good race for final spots in FFL playoffs (both seeding and who gets in)
Hawaii and Utah with 2 games remaining against eachother, and then both finish the season with two series against teams well below .500. So could come down to the wire.
Georgia has assured itself of being greater than .500. In most years, that's good enough, but probably not this year in the FFL.
Craig Warner has the Patriots team record for the most HR in a season with 48. (We don't have a great history of power hitters in the organization). I'd like to see him top 50 HRs so he can make the "Accomplishments" list in the archives.
Avila almost threw another complete game. Caldwell gave up a walk in the 9th but still secured the no-hitter!
Wow, epic fail to end the season. 1-8 with a string of five one-run losses to close it out. Fell below .500 and didn’t get close to playoffs.
Good luck @Marcus and @Mike- IL GM. I'll run Game 163 for the GEL Central as a RTS.
I haven't been tracking this but it feels as if we have one of these #163 playoffs every year. Pretty cool!
Good game! MN had 2nd and 3rd w 2 outs, bottom of 9th and Dominguez strikes out looking 😰
Is this like... how long can we extend the season? (Not that I'm complaining)
Good game @Mike- IL GM . Nichols 1st loss of the season! IL pitching overpowered us.
Need to see if all playoffs teams are ready to go including our first round bye teams. If so then yessir. Good luck to all!
Sorry, i'll get an export in when I get home from work. Didn't realize I needed to on a Bye
Looks like just need MD @myordy and PA @chappy to export or say good to go.
Haha sorry. I think my mouse was over PA and highlighted it when reminding myself of playoff teams and comparing the Export Tracker lol.
Should we exported even though we are not in playoffs
Yoda hasn't exported nor said anything in the NPBL channels for over a month. Hope everything is alright with him
phooey. no changes needed. i'm good to go whenever. I'll export here shortly.
I'll look to get the sim started this afternoon/evening. Good luck!
I think this is asked every year, but are these 5 or 7 game series? I believe 7 but honestly don’t recall.
Storylines as I them:
- Georgia sells off assets at the trade deadline for a rebuild. The team doesn't care... continues winning and makes playoffs and now sweeps Maryland to make FFL semifinals
- New Jersey and Virginia each go into the opposition's ballpark and win 2 games. The series now tied 2-2
- Kansas on their way up is giving the defending champion Hawaii all they can handle. Series tied 2-2
- Idaho and Minnesota meeting against each for the third straight year in the playoffs. Idaho got by Minnesota in the last years. I believe they are also tied 2-2.
Haha, my pitcher gives up a 2 run home run, hits the next better and then gets ejected following a brawl! That’s awesome I’m a game 6 😁
I believe the GEL sets up so that the division rivals will now face each other
Utah vs Hawaii
Illinois vs Minnesota
Georgia (winners of 11 of their last 12 games) vs Massachusetts
New Jersey, even though they have a better record, becomes the road team vs Florida
hah! We both moved into our current States, we even left NJ, some fun stuff for the fans to complain about
7 teams won 90-99 games in the regular season. All 7 teams still alive. The 8th is Georgia (89 wins). This should be good. IMO no clear favorite in any matchup.
Exported. probably wont be able to do another export until tomorrow night, but at least I wont hold up a potential first sim.
Looks like we are ready to continue whenever GA @Alex and FL @FloridaFlamingosRob are ready. Good luck in the Semi-Finals!
Sweet. I’ll get the sim started in about 25-30 minutes if not sooner!
Posting a sim instruction since I can’t export until later. So good to go in second once I post that.
Thanks for the heads up @mass_gm. I’ll get the next playoff sim started soon!
I missed this the other night but I'll see if something got updated without me realizing that would increase the file size or anything.
It's in the commish_news channel. THAT'S the way to follow the playoff games. 🙂
Game 4s ongoing. Game 5s will be in the morning since it's late now.
Poor manny Cruz, messes his elbow up on his 1st ever playoff start….
Big win in game 5. Going to be tough to take one in IL, especially with the pitching they have exhibited. Should be good.
Very tough loss for us in G5. Not only the walk off loss in B9, but we lost 2B Ivey for the season as well.
Reminder about Season Awards and HOF voting in StatsPlus. These need to be done before we can rollover to 2089. https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards/
UT is ready @Brett- Utah. Just let me know whenever you guys are IL @Mike- IL GM, FL @FloridaFlamingosRob, GA @Alex.
Whenever @FloridaFlamingosRob is ready, we can start. No rush and good luck guys!
Who do you cheer for, the team that knocks you out of the playoffs, so you can possibly say you lost to the eventual champion or the next team they play?
I kinda of need all the support i can get after the last IP...hahaha
Utah setup man Tom Perkins gave up 9ER in 40.1 regular season innings. Gives up a 3 run homer and only completes 1/3 of an inning in game 2. Got to love baseball
I'll be able to start Game 3 within the next 30 or so minutes. I'd guess we'll do just Game 3 tonight and have it continue with Games 4 and 5 in the morning.
Ready again provided you make the small dl move I left in sim instructions. I am afk right now sorry
I'm not set on 2-3-2 if we want to discuss 2-2-1-1-1 for our 7-game series format
i cant change anything, I dont know what would do it anyway
I’ll let it roll with no export. It’s a travel day and won’t get to a computer anytime soon
Sounds good. I'll get things rolling after I get the AFBL sim done (we have an opening with PA if anyone here wants to join 😄).
Can you send me a link to the team? Been thinking about managing another ootp team
If you are down, that’s all I need 😄. I’ll send you the Slack invite and work on getting you added to the game. Probably will be tomorrow for the updated file. We just started the 2055 Regular Season today with the first 3 games.
Incredible regular season and tough playoff series against 2 awesome teams.
Good luck remaining teams!
LETS GO HAWKS!!!
Great season @Mike- IL GM and @FloridaFlamingosRob you guys have budding super teams
Got interesting in the 9th, but Cisco Chavez did it again. Almost single handedly won us a pennant. One of the best players in the league
I will export when I get back to my Airbnb after this game. So might be too late for a sim tonight. Only in the 5th inning
All good. It'd be tomorrow at this point anyway. Just let me know whenever you're ready. Good luck to GA and UT in the National Cup Series!
The interesting subplot of this series is that I pushed hard to trade Chavez, McNeil and Marshall to Utah, haha
Could come back to bite me haha. If the trade deadline hasn’t been the day I joined it may have happened
and then saw game 7 happen, lol, oh well, I guess I wont start the guy I wanted, haha, you guys ping me for every game here except game 7
good win @Alex you totally fleeced me on our trade, but I dont regret it, this team is probably going to end up middling next year
Just pointing out everyone Alex traded at the deadline made the division finals
I don’t think I fleeced you one bit @FloridaFlamingosRob you’re gonna win 100 next year
@FloridaFlamingosRob if you think you got fleeced; I will take hector rea off your hands!!!
Updates of players having 4 hits in the game are going to become normal.
They've got 4 hits, but they are 4 for 16. 🙂
It’s still far from
Over. I’ve come back from 0-2 and 0-3 this offseason so blowing 2-0 makes a lot of sense haha
By some miracle I activated Ricardo Salazar for this round. Let’s see if that proves miraculous
Best part of the playoffs about to be over is the move to 22. Because having a league in 20 and a league in 22 is annoying lol
this is my last league on 20. Can't wait until all of my leagues are in one version
I have this league in 20, another in 21 getting ready to go to 22, and AFBL in 22. Almost back to 1 version myself lol.
Lol ya just whatever the teams involve dictate for frequency in the playoffs 😄
Will do voting tonight and yess I need both leagues in 22 so I can be active
I'll be able to start Game 3 in the next 10-15 minutes @Brett- Utah @Alex
Oops sorry got sent out but back now. Getting OOTP back up and will start Game 3 momentarily @Brett- Utah @Alex
Jim Rodriguez, a 2 star career AAA guy came in for the save in game 3 of the World Series lol
So that's back to back innings with a grand slam for Utah. 9th in Game 3 and 1st in Game 4.
Not pulling for either side but was kind of hoping fo a walkoff grand slam there. Haha
You have to admit though, it's a lot more awesome if you are the team up 3-1
sure was my good closer. I would have rather he just stayed in and taken my chances, instead of the guy who came in and gave up the inherited runners
Maybe i'll blow it up and start over. I've inherited a good team here and AFBL. Maybe I should see i can rebuild my own
I will stop my rebuild to get him, haha. Your teams too good and too young to rebuild
Utah has been the best team year in year out since I’ve been here. They could use a few all in moves
It’s also nearly impossible to rebuild or tank in either league. Way, way easier to buy
OOTP why would you flip the position of GA and UT in the title series here (GA on GEL side and UT on FFL side for NCS)?
The current Kansas Storm franchise. IIRC the Ravens branding was retired after founding owner left and franchise moved to Georgia actually. I rejoined NPBL right after that and had the chance to move the franchise to Kansas to rebrand as the Storm which the previous Kansas Storm franchise was contracted.
I’ve been playing OOTP a lot for 15 years and don’t recall a playoff run like this
IIRC, Hawaii won it all in the NPBL once and they had a .500 record in the regular season. (Maybe even under .500?)
I had one season in AFBL where my team was like 83-79, limped into the playoffs and then refused to die. Came back down 2-0 and then 3-0 (or maybe it was vice versa) and every time the team was down some unexpected guy had an out of body experience... was wild
Imagine if we had a salary cap….all of Georgia’s players would be asking for significant raises..haha
Also firmly in my memory is the 2017 Tennessee Hounds.... which was very reminiscent of this season from my perspective because I was also up 3-0 to the Hounds and wound up losing the series.
My buddy was the GM briefly of that Hounds team. Still talk about that 2017 series lol.
He wasn't very active and I kind of felt like I lost to a team on auto-pilot.
2037 Hawaii won with a 80-82 record. There's been a few 81-81 teams that won (2051 MA, 2084 CO). https://matthewrstreeter.com/ootp/npbl/statslab/league_index.php
Most of these teams that won with bad records were teams on the rise. One could argue that their youngsters just "figured things out" as the season progressed.
A team that sells off in the same season as they win is something different. So you definitely have a claim as the "worst champion".
The difference very well may be which one of those teams gives me beautiful prospects in exchange for my world champion players
If I tell you his name, you'll probably start to look into his other qualities. I'm telling you, just trade for him based on his looks. It's like a one-night stand, you don't need to know "names". 😉
(But I think it was Clancy Harris - and he's like a 40year old career minor leaguer)
Sending along this super helpful OOTP 22 upgrade instruction that I am sure our commish will post too haha
Here's the link to instructions: https://afbl.slack.com/archives/C0B4VV2UW/p1627235557125900
Post Upgrade to OOTP 22 request!
Ballpark Factor Request:
New ownership completed upgrades to the Michigan Militia's baseball stadium that began last off season. These upgrades had been promised when Lee Quillen took controlling interest of the team. Offseason renovations will continue into Spring Training, but are expected to complete prior to Opening day. These changes include relocating the bullpen warmup areas, slightly increasing the distance to each wall, and bringing fans in those seats closer to the action.
The resulting new park factors of these changes are below:
Average RHB: 0.985
Average LHB: 1.000
Doubles: .95
Triples: .91
Home Runs RHB: .97
Home Runs LHB: 1.020
Can we throw a party now we have every team filled
@NPBL Commish You'll do a full zip file later for those of us wanting to upgrade that way?
I'll try to have the new starter files uploaded by late tonight. Worst case, I'll have them finished and uploaded tomorrow morning.
Need Season Awards voting from: PA @chappy, GA @Alex, WI @wis-gm, NS @x24rocks, VA @yudava, MA @massgm (missing GM of Year if you weren't aware)
Need HOF voting from: PA @chappy, FL @FloridaFlamingosRob, GA @Alex, WI @wis-gm, NS @x24rocks, VA @yuda_va
URL: https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards
@Liam-Minnesota you are welcome to vote for either/both if you wish but totally up to you
hey @NPBL Commish i'm assuming in the directions you posted you meant NPBL right (in the 'If you do not have OOTP21' section)?
New OOTP22 starter files uploaded overnight for @Brett- Utah and anyone else that wants to go that route instead of the 20>21>22 import path. npblbaseball.com/downloads FULL has everything, ESSENTIALS doesn't have ballcaps/jerseys/messages/news folders.
Brett started af the trade deadline and we’re gonna give him manager of the year 😂
How does everyone vote for manager of the year? Regular season only? Biggest improvement? Playoff performance? Etc?
It’s always a weird, tough vote for me.
Trade your team away and win the championship with the B squad...manager of the year in my book!
That’s usually my first filter but not the deciding factor for my GM vote
I look at wins, then I look at preseason predictions and last years wins... kind of just try to pick who performed a whole lot better than I expected using that data as able.
Alright I just need to 22 but I’m in the middle of a watching party of little league World Series
Sadly during it my camera didn’t work so I was like a radio person
No not necessarily. If you're all setup that works. Export was an easy way for me to see if you're good to go.
All my voting is in and I’m ready to move
Forward Matt. Sorry for the delay!
Dave has officially rolled out the new draft list import feature in StatsPlus:
Rolled out a feature which has been requested by a number of StatsPlus (power?) users for a long time - the ability to upload a draft list to the draft tool. The button is next to the list box.
Also added a link to a new draft help page for GMs which contains more information about using the upload button, and many other aspects of the draft. See https://wiki.statsplus.net/en/web-tools/draft-help
So I think I’m going to abstain from HoF voting due to all the drug allegations
Otherwise if anyone has favorites I’m willing to sell my vote
Virginia likely to be CPU at least into October, but there's a chance it lightens up earlier. TBD
Works out here since I too have been super slammed recently too. I’ll be getting the rollover to 2089 today during my “meeting” 😄 .
@mstreeter06 I’ve noticed both the afbl and npbl jumps to 22 didn’t bring any radical ratings changes
Is this setting checked in our league? Just a lingering theory I have held that this is a contributor to ratings jumps/declines in some leagues when they hop versions. This and, of course, scouting where scouting is used and not 100%.
Rare that someone ever messes with it and it is checked by default... but worth checking next time you do a sim.
Oops didn't post but we'll break on Monday and start Spring Training on Wednesday @jeff_alabama
Debuting new logo for Slack to go along with the new stadium (thanks Commish). Clear skies ahead!
That import lists into Stats+ is a much bigger quality of life improvement than I expected (if you dig Excel).
I am going to end up playing with this all day... prob get fired... will see later.
I’ve told him over and over not to run on the expressway. Should’ve put it in his contract.
I export, then I export again to ensure I got a Slack confirmation. Then I export again... because why not.
First sim of ST and I lose one of my starting SP's for nine months. Yuck!
omg not sure how I didn't notice but yes looks like really oversimmed lmao 😬
That's impressive.. Not even 16 games which would be two sets of 8 but 17?
I think the Patriots are frustrated about our exit in last year's playoffs... they begin by winning 10 straight ST games.
Save it for the regular season guys.
Down to 26 by Friday. We will break on Wednesday so everyone has a chance to get their Opening Day rosters set.
No kidding? I need to expand my scope beyond "can backup my AA catcher"
Angel Martinez was the best FA ever in the NPBL. But there are some others:
Bubba Godwin
Alex Orozco
Elmer Green
Jonathan Robinson
Those are ones I know about that played a while ago. Not up-to-date on more recent FAs
Not in this league yet, but over in AFBL (which has similar setup) I once had four FA starting pitchers at one time on a good team. One still there after six seasons. Good FA prospects are much harder to find in NPBL for sure.
Deleted my FA Claims message... realized I was just creating a harder job for commish to move players there.
I don't remember setting up my team at all and about leapt in my chair when I realized it was opening day. Team looks good though, so thanks to whoever came over my house and got them straight!
First no no of the season didn't take long. Will give folks a chance to look before spoiling who 🙂
New StatsPlus feature announced about automated league file backups which will be a nice safety net for any emergencies or screws up by me 😄 https://wiki.statsplus.net/en/league-hosting/league-file-backups
Oops don't think I got April 20th simmed. We'll include it in Wednesday's sim.
Just looking at news stories and all I can think is.... "one of my players decides to call it a career 3 weeks into the season they can just go ahead and quit now".
I dunno... seems like a lot of professional athletes will announce "this is my last year" and then receive a farewell tour
Spring Training sure... but sans injury telling people a couple weeks in and cycling the staff seems a bit rude.
I mean, if you're Ken Griffey I'll tell my staff to expect an all nighter... but for some of these folks...
Don't you play games with my emotions Mr Favre! Brett and his "I'm retired"... I mean "I'm a Jet"...err retired... "maybe a Viking?"... ok for real retired got my gourd 😛
The difference between the first few weeks and Spring Training... I guess since this is a game I'm sort of seeing it as the same thing, but it's probably something that could be tightened up in code.
Oh na, baseball without something to bitch about isn't baseball. I don't want them to change a thing... I just want to blame the players for something 🙂
mancina..noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..lol
Over a quarter of the way through the season and my boys aren't managing to hit 200 as a team. Need some of my more youthful investments on the offensive side of the house to start maturing quickly and maybe hit just a bit closer to league average.
Definitely a dearth of poor talent in the late, late rounds this draft. A lot of abysmal though! 😲
Did we used to generate 13 or 14 rounds of players (but only draft 12)? It looks like there is only going to be a handful of players left undrafted, whereas I thought in years' past there used to be a fair amount leftover.
LOL- I had to look twice at the last guy I drafted to make sure he was a pitcher. His pitching ratings (5/3/5 potential) are not that much better than his hitting ratings (4 contact potential).
I think it's set to generate 13 rounds of players @mass_gm. I will take a look.
My guess is this changed with the conversion to 22. The number left over is the same number of International free agents that were inserted into our draft.
Couple of 16-year-old IC guys not in IC again. Anyone ever come up with a way to get them to show up without promoting them to Rookie League? Really don't want them there yet.
I promote my international players at age 20 and start them at rookie ball
Jeff- let them sit. The guys i pulled out of “ootp limbo” are struggling hard
Decided to create a shortlist called "Limbo" and add my hidden IC players to it. Not ideal but at least I can keep track of them all in one place. 😃
I go to NPBL Transactions/Players/USBL Player List and turn on both Include minor leaguers and Include international complex checkboxes. The limbo players should show up in the list. (Can also get there through the league menu: NPBL/Reports and Info/List all NPBL players)
Or you can search by player name with a custom filter in the Player Search. @y0da55
btw anyone know what USBL stands for?
Hmmm now it says NPBL Player List. I must have been imagining USBL. Very Weird. I checked multiple times yesterday because it didn't make sense.
Yea the newest patch seem interesting. But I’m not sure if it just me or on rosters not dl I see numbers twice
I’m surprised one of my players I drafted last year is already in triple a
Congrats to Patriot Norman Smith for getting his 3500 career hit last sim. Only the sixth player to reach that milestone.
Thank goodness. Been a long work day. A nice 10 game win streak sim would do me well right about now.
Don’t forget people to do your voting for all star game on stats plus
Ok... that was so on me. My bad. When I said 10 game win streak... I meant for my team. We will get them next time 🙂
I just picture these Michigan players going: "OH! He meant for us to win. I get it now."
They are very young, and I haven't focussed on INT as much as I like... so that is a very real possibility.
Rules for counting a pitcher win don't mix well with my usage of Ted Williams, so yeah, it looks funny.
2089 All-Star Game Selections
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Eric Silva (CA)
1B: Santos Vazquez (UT)
2B: Denny Camp (UT)
3B: Brit Osmond (HI)
SS: Luis Lopez (IL)
OF: Alberto Borromeo (HI) [unanimous 19/19]
OF: Vinnie Doig (KS)
OF: Miguel Hernandez (MN)
SP: Donald Church (IL) [unanimous 19/19]
Reserves
CA: Calvin Taylor (MN) [Commish selection]
1B: Jose Luna (MI)
2B: Jesus Brito (KS) [Commish selection]
3B: Neil Hammond (NV)
SS: Don Landry (CO) [Commish selection, injured]
OF: Arturo Cantu (HI)
OF: Bob Boyd (HI)
OF: Scott Aguila (NV) [Commish selection]
SP: Antonio Mendoza (CA)
SP: Felipe Salazar (HI)
SP: Miguel Ramirez (MI)
SP: Sergio Castro (KS)
SP: Norman Smith (MI)
RP: Donald Rose (CA)
RP: Rory Willis (WI)
RP: Brady Hollingsworth (WI)
RP: Rob Lamb (KS)
RP: Horace Franklin (WA)
RP: Javier Gutierrez (IL)
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Raul Ortiz (VA)
1B: Arturo Rodriguez (VA)
2B: Hubert Ivey (MA)
3B: Octavio Sanchez (NJ)
SS: Ernest Thomas (AL)
OF: Dorian Mosley (VA)
OF: Roy Boyd (PA)
OF: Fernando Rangel (MD)
SP: Julian Negron (VA)
Reserves
CA: Matt Failes (NS) [Commish selection]
1B: Wayne Opitz (GA) [Commish selection]
2B: Arthur Rosolino (GA) [Commish selection]
3B: Leland Milton (PA) [Commish selection]
SS: Fernando Martinez (MA)
OF: Hector Rea (FL)
OF: Doug Peterson (VA) [Commish selection]
OF: John Abbott (NJ) [Commish selection]
SP: Mark Kuhn (MA)
SP: Morris Flores (VA)
SP: John David Hex (LA)
SP: George Ramos (NS)
SP: Manny Salas (NJ)
RP: Cisco Chavez (GA)
RP: Juan Padilla (VA)
RP: Ted Williams (MA)
RP: Andreas Kelly (AL)
RP: Phil Johnston (VA) [injured]
RP: Quayzo Xevex (LA)
I'll need to fix the schedule to add some days to the All-Star Break in the offseason
man, I've been waiting for this. Ever since I knew about him. Tuesday, July 26th , 2089 - Louisiana Blaze: SP Gilberto Mercado was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: torn rotator cuff. He's expected to miss about 9 months. being a number one pitching prospect for the blaze is like the kiss of death. No wonder Mercado looked so worried all the time. I should have just sat him on the bench for his whole career. poor kid.
Exciting upcoming new beta feature coming to S+ will be Trade Tool in StatsPlus (not released or announced yet 😄)
StatsPlus Trade Tool
Summary
Propose / accept trades on StatsPlus, with automatic posts to Slack
What it is:
- Allow one GM to create a trade involving players, cash and draft picks and send proposal to another GM
- Second GM can review the trade and accept or decline on StatsPlus
- Accepted trades are automatically posted to Slack / Discord in a standard format, with all players linked to their S+ pages
- No limit on number of players or picks involved (OOTP limits to 5, this feature will allow more)
- S+ will show a best-effort financial summary of the trade at proposal and accept/decline time
- S+ will allow including salary retention as part of the trade proposal
- Show a history of trades agreed on S+, including a list of trades per team, trades involving a player, trades involving a specific draft pick
- Draft pick trading can be optionally enabled for a league, with options managed by the commissioner / admin for which years of picks can be traded for a specific league
- Draft picks involved in trades are automatically tracked, to be applied when the next draft is imported (best effort here, there will be some cases S+ can't handle)
- Attempt to track which player ended up being chosen with a specific traded pick
- Include warning about players with NTC
What it is not:
- S+ will not be able to match OOTP finances exactly, so it cannot be relied upon to be sure a trade will work
- Due to missing info from OOTP, retained salary options in S+ may not match what is in game
- A shortcut for entering trades in OOTP. All trades still need to be entered and processed in game.
Still in the playoff race with nine games to go. Feels like we have a good chance to get in this year. Time to break the last-sim-of-the-season-crash-curse we’ve been afflicted with the last two seasons. 🤞
Good battle there for those last two spots. Maryland looked in control until they recently suffered a 12 game losing streak.
Final series of the Regular Season coming up. Here's the standing going into the series.
Can someone explain to me how Ted Williams went 26-0.... out of the bullpen. I've never seen a season like that before
Ted Williams is on a remarkable 5-year run. Never seen a reliever like him before.
As to the HOW he got 26 wins, it looks like Tim has all his starters set to 60 pitch count limits, so Ted in long relief gets a lot of appearances where he is the pitcher of record.
The rules for winning pitcher is that the starter has to play 5 innings. That doesn't match well with my team because my starters don't go deep into the games. If we are ahead in that game, Ted Williams is usually the next pitcher and is awarded the win.
Even with that strategy it's still absolutely wild he didnt blow a game and end up with a loss
I believe it’s my 6th walk off win in the playoffs since the start of last years playoffs
Whenever UT @Brett- Utah is ready with a new export or the go-ahead, we can continue. No rush and good luck guys!
Hopefully we can get our playoff act together next season. I think I've lost 11 straight playoff games now across the leagues I'm in. Getting fruuuuussstrated. Hahahmmm.
Reminder to get Season Awards and HOF voting completed in StatsPlus https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards/?league=100#ballotlist
Are we doing another sim of playoffs today or do I have time to put in a export and fix my team
I'll need to export. 5-time All-Star and 3-time Ramos Award winner Blankenship is ready to come off the IL.
Any chance you could sneak a peek and tell me how bad is the injury to Andres Foster?
In 2086, we faced off in wildcard round. In 2087, we faced off in the LCS. Last year, we didn't face each other in the playoffs.
Good chance https://statsplus.net/npbl/player/13489?page=profile is going to get an 85mph changeup in his right earhole in his first AB in Game 3. 🎯🤭
Full disclosure, I didn't even realize that my team was in the playoffs until after they had started. We finished as a .500 team and the best batter hit just over .260. Now that we're in the second round and have a 2-0 lead, I guess that I'll be paying attention.
I understand. I guess if you're in four leagues, you hope that you're competitive in at least two of them but the others are easily ignored. It just takes too much time to do a great job of managing that many teams.
I am retired so I do have a bit more time to spend on my hobbies!
What the heck? Saturday, October 15th , 2089 - Massachusetts Patriots: RP Ted Williams was injured when he was attacked by a wild animal during a trip to the zoo. The Diagnosis: fractured finger. He's expected to miss about 4 weeks.
Nice timing. What are they doing going to a zoo, and how do you get attacked by an animal while there?
That’s better than the typical electrical outlet injuries that occur in ootp
Do I need to wipe this out guys? I think this injury is really ridiculous especially since it impacts a playoff team.
why is going to the Zoo during the playoffs? I think the team should suspend him
I don't think you need to. The story behind it is stupid, but it is possible a freak injury to occur.
Because we can’t check in game now you might be able to Commish and that will tell us
if it instead read that he slammed his finger in a car door it would seem less absurd
The fact that I lost my starting pitcher to a torn labrum seems rather mundane by comparison.
Good grief: 10/15/2089 3rd MA: Chet Martínez leaves game with an injury.
As much as I appreciate having James in my rotation I sure regret trading this bat
flip side, Zach Walker has played pretty much just as well as Rodriguez since that trade (though he's a few years older, and may be getting to his decline now)
I don't think there is a file/export now. I believe it's 2-3-2 to match homestands
Thanks! I don't understand how my team is winning but I'll take it!
I think I did 2-2-2-1 last round for games per playoff sim. Probably have done 2-3-2 in the past or even in our rules
If the remaining teams are good to go tonight, we can continue otherwise whenever everyone is ready.
WA just sent in an export. Hope I wasn't too late. Had to sub SP's as Franklin is out for the postseason.
You'll probably have to download the file after the sim is done and re-export. Good news is, your next game isn't for a while.
Well, that was an ugly game. We will need to be quite a bit better than that.
Not exactly my preferred type of game. I rarely end up on the winning side of a slugfest. Every time I put up a big inning you came right back the next inning and answered. Game 6 (and possibly 7) should be good. Oh, and just to add more intrigue...Warren went yard...again....
OK thanks. I'm heading out of town tomorrow and panicked for a moment!
I’m just trying to have all the files of my leagues done early by tonight so in the morning I only have to worry about a lot of league files
I thought Game 5 was a low for the Patriots. But Game 6 says "hold my beer"
@mstreeter06 Seems like the RTS got stuck? (Pats fans say: "mercifully")
I swear.. I think Windows decided it was a good time to reboot for an update 🤬🤬🤬
This is annoying. Guess we'll have to start Game 6 again. I'm really sorry guys.
Ugh ya just hate stuff like this happening either from this or the game just crashing during a RTS
Out of your hands though. I just appreciate your working through it however you can.
Feeling more and more guilty if we take this game. Is it fair(er) to do something else than let this result go through? Like maybe replay Game 6 again?
The way I look at computer glitches that stop an unfinished game is that you just forget about that game, it never happened. Even though it did haha.
I'm not sure what all we could do besides me moving away from Windows for OOTP haha
Sweet. I'm going to sneak in today's AFBL sim first but we can get NJ-MA Game 7 going whenever NJ is ready to go.
oh good, that gives me time to squeeze in a "straighten out my minors" export
Upload stuff for AFBL should be almost done then we can start Game 7
Exports grabbed. Game 7 between NJ and MA about to start.
RTS: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/rt_sim/index.html
I'm in meetings for the next few hours so probably no export until late afternoon (I realize this game isn't even over yet)
Thanks @koohead. Unfortunate that the series may be remembered for odd animal attacks and Windows Updates. If one ignores all that, it really was a good series.
Exciting news.. our league is part of a beta test group with Dave at StatsPlus for the new Trade Tool feature. https://wiki.statsplus.net/web-tools/trade-tool
Some likely future additions, some before wider roll-out:
- Adding notes to other GM and/or commissioner
- Proposing a counter-offer
Limitations:
- Support for a team with multiple supplemental, or comp balance picks needs to be improved
My wishlist for OOTP: I wish there was a way to game plan to take pitches and wear a pitcher down. Negron going into the 8th inning with only like 75 pitches thrown. We won't do well against a fresh Negron. We need him tired, or a new pitcher in the game.
Agreed, this is probably my biggest wish. You can do it if you’re playing out pitch by pitch but obviously that doesn’t work online.
I've had 4 injuries in 8 playoff games now. Been lucky that all of them except the animal attack have been DTD
Looks like we can continue tonight. I'll get things going in a moment.
Any feedback on the new StatsPlus Trade Tool would be appreciated if you have any as you explore/use it. Thanks guys!
So as of right now, I've outscored you (totalling up runs from the whole series). But still, I'm down 2-0.
That’s why Dorian Mosley is on the roster. He won’t start any games against your rotation.
I need to go to bed. But with my heart racing like it is, I'll probably never fall asleep.
Just realized that Washington was but a .500 team through the regular season. Impressive post-season thus far.
happy to wait for him if he's checking in, but didn't he say he was embarking on a trip today?
Looks like he mentioned heading out of town on Wednesday.
Then yesterday, he did give his okay to proceed.
WA is ready. Sorry, I'm in Austin for a wedding and just got back to my hotel.
All good Larry. Wanted to be sure to give you a chance to make changes if you wanted to. Enjoy Austin.. fun town! Lived there for nearly 2 years.
I'm heading off to the airport shortly and won't be home until dinnertime. My rosters should be OK so don't wait for me. Thanks!
Boy if we go to game 7, I’m gonna have a hard pitching decision to make (Negron on short rest? One of Flores or Reyna?)
Our last three trips to the finals, we won. Hope we can keep the streak alive.
Whenever game 7 is done, can somebody give me an @-mention so I update the file and export please?
Congrats to Mike-IL! It was a great series and our luck ran out. Best of luck in the finals.
Thanks @Larry_Washington !! Definitely a great series!
Bravo bravo my JETHAWKS!!! GET IT DONE!!
Looks like both teams are ready to start the National Cup Series @Mike- IL GM @yuda_va
why on earth did the AI manager double switch Morrison into the 9 spot if he was just going to pinch hit for him
I'll be away for a few hours so we can continue when I get home later this afternoon/evening
Whenever IL @Mike- IL GM is ready, we'll see who will claim the 2089 National Cup Series. Good luck guys!
VA really relied on Medina for a long time there. And he came thru. Congrats @yuda_va
Johnston was tired, but I had set up Reyna to come in in that situation. But it worked out!
Great National Cup Series. congrats to VA and IL for putting on a great show.
we're relatively young but I do have a couple guys I'm worried about a fast decline on. Cochrane especially, there's not really anybody behind him right now.
We’ll need to get Season Awards and HOF voting finished first. I can check in to see where we’re at in a bit.
thats a known bug. you gotta try a few times. eventually it comes up
npblbaseball.com will currently go to an un-setup WordPress site (hoping to transfer over the previous WP site or will just re-create it).
npblbaseball.com/statsplus will take you to StatsPlus. I'll post the others too once I have those setup. Thanks guys!
Moving that domain over to StatsPlus today actually. I’ll post more when things are setup like they were.
We're almost there. I hope to get things wrapped up by tomorrow before we break for the holiday.
Thankful for the commish, and for all the time and energy he puts in to make this league run. Thanks, Mr. Commish!
Thanks happy to do it! I hope everyone had a great holiday yesterday and that you all have a good weekend!
Yeah, thanks for everything Matt. You are the best commissioner I’ve played with.
Just a repost of the ongoing creation of documentation related to StatsPlus's new Trade Tool for anyone that is curious or missed it: https://wiki.statsplus.net/web-tools/trade-tool
No rush late start to Monday morning work stuff so I’m behind for both leagues myself 😄
It’s probably someone that ended up in the non-existent Rookie League International Complex and now is past the age limit. You’ll need to search for him then promote them up and then back to Rookie League. I just had to do this for a draftee I missed myself.
Useful addition to StatsPlus for voting history results:
Small addition yesterday, the new CSV from OOTP includes info to determine 2nd and 3rd place finishers for awards, so that is now added to player pages on the History tab (screenshot from Dave's league)
Im super confused, last season I didnt have any picks, but this season also I dont have picks?
but I dont have any of my other picks so far in this draft
and its still applying the changes the from last season to this season
Looks like FL draft slot is #8. GA picked there rd 1, QB picked there rd 2, NS picked there rd 3
2089 Traded Picks
FL 1st to GA
FL 2nd to QB
FL 3rd to NS
FL 4th to NS
IL 1st to GA
IL 3rd to GA
Future Considerations:
2090 FL 1st to GA (edited)
it was confusing to me with the transition to the stats + trade tool.
Trying to catch up.. so I think I just picked the wrong year to start the new StatsPlus Pick Tracker?
https://npbl.slack.com/archives/CKX32HRGW/p1638408193005000
I didn’t draft till the 5th round last season, so I don’t understand the draft years
I did my trades the season before deadline, we had a draft that all my picks conveyed, except for 1st rounder still owed to GA
Ya so looks like I reused the 2089 traded picks for this current 2090 draft. Damnit.
Assuming this is right (correct me if I'm wrong), we probably should restart the draft.
The most recent completed trade also says 2089, and I think that should be 2090
in that scenario, it'd just be IL 3rd to GA that needs to be adjusted
1.23 Joe Clark should have been IL's pick
2.08 Roger Lewis should have been FL's pick
3.08 Steve O'Keefe was FL (but rewinding that pick doesn't lose us much)
3.08 was the latest pick. So for that one you could rewind the draft by one pick
Just to brainstorm another option...
How about give those players drafted at the slots to IL/FL, and then give IL/FL an extra compensatory pick at the end of round...idk rd 5?
IL's is a first round pick, but FL was 2.08 which is really close to where IL was drafting too.
I voided the KS-IL trade @Mike- IL GM if you want to resubmit as 2090 picks
I'm happy to rewind all the way back to 1-23 pick, rewind back to 3-8, and/or just assigned the drafted players to the team in the correct slot plus award a comp pick
Whatever makes sense from everyone else involved and the league as a whole
But also, on other teams, please speak up, you have to realize if your taking picks your not supposed to
I'll leave it to @Mike- IL GM to decide, he had the earliest pick
If it easy, I'll take the selection @Alex made. Would have done the same
Most thorough/fair imo is to rollback to 1-23 so Illinois can make their pick and then Florida at 2-8.
Easiest is to rollback back 1 slot to 3-8 so Florida can make their pick (and then assign the drafted players at 1-23 and 2-8 to the correct team) and then add a comp pick to FL and IL or something.
im good with the picks that were taken, and just let the draft move forward
Any solution is doable so just whatever the league thinks is the best way to proceed works for me guys. Just let me know!
I'm for assigning the ga pick to me and them let the draft move forward
make sure you get your 3rd rounder back, which is at the end of the round too, correct?
so to move forward, just send the players in the picks to correct teams, make sure the next picks are correct and lets finish the draft @NPBL Commish
I don't object to restarting but if the affected teams are happy with a different result htat's fine too
LT votes for giving all the affected players to Virginia and moving forward. Got it.
Wow that was a lot. I vote: "rollback back 1 slot to 3-8 so Florida can make their pick (and then assign the drafted players at 1-23 and 2-8 to the correct team) and then add a comp pick to FL and IL or something."
but also fine with whatever.
I'm going to move forward with the easiest solution. I'll do the following:
- Assign Joe Clark to Illinois from pick 1-23
- Assign Roger Lewis to Florida from pick 2-8
- Assign Steve O'Keefe to Florida from pick 3-8
- Give back pick 3-23 to Illinois from Georgia (this was processed already with 2089)
- Give back pick 4-8 to Florida from Nova Scotia (this was processed already with 2089)
- We're back in business
Yes thanks to everyone for discovering this semi-quickly and for working together to get this resolved
Highly recommend that you use the stats plus trade tool if you are able. Very simple to use resource for your trade needs…
please see the trade between Matt (@mstreeter06) and I; it was a fairly easy process!
I'm tempted to pick Tim Taylor just so I can nickname him "the tool man"
Well played. I would say Taylor is a later round pick. not enough tools for my liking.
The young whippersnappers here are asking themselves "who is Tim 'the tool man' Taylor?"
you can only draft him, if you have a fan named Wilson who sits on the other side of the fence
Damn Friday, April 14th , 2090 - Utah Scorpions: SP Jude Stewart was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: partially torn UCL. This is a CAREER ENDING injury!
It's weird that for some it's a career ending injury, and for others it isn't
in a solo league I've noticed that on a second elbow issue within a couple years it seems to usually be a career ender
Oh that appears to be it. He actually had a torn UCL in 2082, a partial torn UCL in 2083, and now this. DANG
@NPBL Commish reminder to update draft/traded picks. Coming up on round 7!
Any issues with us simming on Friday or should we break after Wednesday? I'm fine either way guys.
Massachusetts RP Ted Williams is back to his ways. He's 8-0 in 31 appearances already.
He's just like my Brazos Coker, except with control. And movement. And a better slider.
Williams really racking up wins in this sim. I think he may go for the NPBL record this year.
Sarchua is a great fit for Massachusetts. Pitching a no-no is WAY above what I was hoping for.
I feel when he retires he going to be a 1st year hall of famer
Only 29 and has 129 wins https://statsplus.net/npbl/player/13158?page=pitch
He has at least a 42 game win streak. Probably more depending on what streak he had going at the end of 2088
@Steven Luker- Tennessee Hounds should get an additional 1rd pick in the next draft...haha
7-2, two good sims in a row. We pitched five shutouts, including three 1-0 pitching duels.
2090 All-Star Game Selections
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Calvin Taylor (MN) [unanimous 21/21]
1B: Ercole Mancina (IL)
2B: Denny Camp (UT,IL)
3B: Don Landry (CO)
SS: Luis Lopez (IL)
OF: Arturo Cantu (HI)
OF: Vinnie Doig (KS)
OF: Dino Buonaiuti (KS)
SP: Juan Avila (IL)
Reserves
CA: none deserving
1B: Carlos Valencia (CO) [Commish selection]
2B: Jesus Brito (KS)
3B: Rafael Marquez (IL)
SS: Jorge Dominguez (MN) [Commish selection]
OF: Ramon Gonzales (ID)
OF: Gustavo Hernandez (NV)
OF: Garrett Smith (WA) [Commish selection]
SP: Jose Camacho (ID)
SP: Antonio Mendoza (CA)
SP: Donald Church (IL)
SP: Rex Cashmore (CA)
SP: Vaughan Pierce (MN)
RP: Donald Rose (CA)
RP: Wes Cantrell (WA)
RP: Calvin O'Herlihy (CA)
RP: Juan Leon (KS)
RP: Jerry Fisher (ID)
RP: Jose Flores (WI)
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Raul Ortiz (VA)
1B: Arturo Rodriguez (VA)
2B: Jose Robles (VA)
3B: Craig Warner (MA)
SS: Jorge Morales (FL)
OF: Roy Boyd (PA)
OF: Fernando Rangel (MD)
OF: Carlos Ibarra (TN)
SP: Kenny Hembrow (FL) [unanimous 21/21]
Reserves
CA: Matt Failes (NS)
1B: Zachary Walker (NJ)
2B: Hubert Ivey (MA)
3B: Pedro Acosta (GA) [Commish selection]
SS: John Cramer (MD)
OF: Hector Rea (FL)
OF: Hector Reyes (VA)
OF: Luis Antonio Berrera (UT,GA)
SP: Joe Holloway (PA)
SP: Julian Negron (VA)
SP: John David Hex (LA)
SP: Rafael Bautista (NS)
SP: Henry Matthews (FL)
RP: Ted Williams (MA) [somehow not unanimous lol]
RP: Juan Medina (VA)
RP: Andreas Kelly (AL)
RP: Chad Farr (MA)
RP: Millard Chapman (NJ)
RP: Cisco Chavez (GA)
You want know what was funny the closer I got from Utah was not in the ballot
Lol I forgot to change it. Usually put the game in last year's champion's homepark.
Virginia players were a combined 0 for 8 with 5 strikeouts. Managed a walk and a HBP
Man just notice I should click the option it has for downloading now my download is slow
Normally it quick. And I am aware of the statsplus issue
Okay I was wondering if anyone would experience issues today as others in StatsPlus slack are talking about
Yea I experience it with other leagues but now it worked after I said something it moved quicker I stepped away to do other stuff
Like I just feel it only like league files that are huge
there’s some ongoing StatsPlus server issues for the slow downloads I believe
I think it was impacting Mike in the other league, so he didnt sim last night
lol he might have after seeing what he gave up for Pacheco in AFBL lol
no..alex saw that what I gave up for camp and said "wowsers" (exact wording), I need to do that for Pacheco, Now the 9th inning creates nightmares for folks
I have no regrets in my Camp haul. 6 picks, a good prospect, and Guzman who has now been flipped for 2 more picks.
The key is stacking multiple drafts with multiple firsts, that’s what I did and it’s paid off so far
Waiting for AFBL sim to finish before we get going. It'll be later this morning or around lunch time for NPBL I'm guessing between the AFBL sim and work.
I'd intended to send out an offer or two today myself and then I got busy too
If anyone here is having any download file issues currently with our league or any other league using StatsPlus:
I was able to download, but it was much slower than it has been in the past
Dave with StatsPlus mentioned that download should be back to normal but if not let me know
Wow I know were bad, but I didn't know we were give up 7 homers bad Minnesota 10, Utah 1
I'd had a download issue... but Dave's changes appear to have fixed it for me.
We will see if they can keep it up against Massachusetts and projected 32-game winner Ted Williams next week
Yep, much faster download.... Statslab was making it slow down like that? How?
Don't think it was statslab, but may have missed a comment. Was statsplus side. Deeloper was out of town so was a bit slow to fix but he spent some time last 2 days working on it while away to address it.
Correct our league is hosted on StatsPlus now which impacted the file downloads during the issues with host's internet
@NPBL Commish How come we stopped on 8/31? (September call-ups aren't until tomorrow)
William Blankenship nabbed save #600
He's got the best season ERA of his career (0.89) at the ripe old age of 40 this year.
Welp
Thursday, September 7th , 2090 - Virginia Grays: SP Julián Negrón was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: surgery to remove bone spur (elbow). He's expected to miss about 4 months.
Morris Flores is ready to come off the IL, but I'd still rather have Negron-Haines-Reyna-maybe Flores than Haines-Reyna-Flores-maybe an unproven rook
Hopefully the last series of the season, four games against Virginia, will be meaningful. 🤞
Utah trying to play spoiler. 3 games coming up against Idaho, with Idaho trailing Washington 1 game for the division lead. Washington set to play Hawaii, which is 3 games back for the division.
I cannot believe we are still in it. We will probably get swept by PA but nice to see us back in some degree of contention..
And since I've unsuccessfully tanked for a top 5 draft pick, I am here to play spoiler
I simmed so quickly this morning, I missed that Kansas has won 9 in a row and now the final WC in the GEL, 2 up on California.
Well, we blew any chance of catching up to Virginia. Nice to get to 90 wins though.
My "players retiring" report is like a who's who of NC Clippers/ NJ Bears past heroes... 😞
Wish I could say the same. Rested many of my players, but let my catcher go and he got beaned.
Nothing like two 79-83 teams playing a game 163 to see who makes the playoffs..
Do Idaho and Hawaii play a 163 to break a seeding tie? Or is it season head to head?
When I looked in game earlier I think only the NS vs FL game was in the schedule.
I think they are 2nd and 3rd wild card seed so they play each other regardless
Home field would have to decided though so there must be a tiebreaker.
Haha yeah we need that Game 163 so whenever @FloridaFlamingosRob and @x24rocks are ready, we can continue. I’m traveling this week but able to sneak in this extra sim and then starting the playoffs if we’re all ready. Thanks guys!
I'm fine to go, I haven't looked in ages, so you can run it whenever for me
Hey guys! I'll be able to run this tonight probably if we're ready. Just let me know and I'll see how it's looking for me. Good luck!
I have not really had time to play OOTP since I became a twitch affiliated streamer but looking over my team I am excited again
Are we running anything over the weekend or waiting until Tuesday? @NPBL Commish Trying to figure out whether to tune out or not haha.
Sorry I'm traveling this week in San Diego but we can get closer to playoffs today 🙂
Likely will be Tuesday to start the playoffs but if everyone in the playoffs field is ready, let me know and I'll try to start things before. First round bye teams need to export or at least be down to 26 players.
I'd imagine we'll be ready to start tomorrow. I'll check on it for sure later tonight.
Do we reseed in the playoffs? Doing some advance scouting and want to make sure 9 have my potential opponents right
I think we're all ready to continue? I'll be able to check and continue if so soon.
Jon messaged me on Twitter and gave me instructions for NS. We'll get started with Game 3s in a moment.
I did not expect to have the Series tied but LETS GO will export when I get home from work
I'll take a look where we're at asap so we can continue with the playoffs!
Friday, October 13th , 2090 - Colorado Rams: RF Juan Jose Montoya was injured while playing hide and seek with his son. The Diagnosis: sprained knee. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 1-2 weeks.
Not quite as good as the zoo incident but still a weird one
Congrats @x24rocks!
Nice to see Matt “Methuselah” Failes still going strong.
I think I used the pick I got for him on Dennis Brewer (who was the final out). He's been a bit of a bust. Ratings declined shortly after he was drafted.
This trade really upset me, thought it would help my team get over that hump but I kept on losing and then just kinda gave up for a few years, Matt has been great for me almost traded him to Florida this trade deadline glad I didn't
If I would have known how long he would still be around I never would have traded him. I haven't been able to find a decent replacement, though Geoffrey Williams will probably at least not be bad.
Nova Scotia scares me. I feel like OOTP likes the narrative of the .500 ish team surprising throughout the playoffs.
Especially when the GM was absent for much of the season and comes back and takes control for the playoffs. I want no part of them.
I think the reason he saved it so if crashes we don't have to restart
Not that it mattered, but what in blue h e l l was Stephens still doing out there in the 8th? sheeesh.
After 2 games the series are like this:
HI-IL, tied at 1
MN-WA, tied at 1
NS-MA, MA up 2-0
NJ-VA, tied at 1
I'll want an export but it will be tonight (within the next hour most likely)
Tip for you @yuda_va: Don't go visiting any zoos while you are there in Jersey
Hawaii home games are killer as for the length if I miss fast forwarding 🤣
Just saw that both Hawaii and Washington had key injuries in the last sim. Both lost a starting pitcher and WA also lost their closer.
I see illinois gave up 3 past the 6 inning. Feels like Cisco Chavez could’ve helped there 😞
After 3 games,
MN up 2-1 on WA
HI up 2-1 on IL
VA up 2-1 on NJ
MA up 3-0 on NS
The ride looks like it's coming to a close but I want to win a game at least to make Mass work for this will export tonight
Looking good, but... Mass has squandered 3-0 twice in its history already. Including vs Georgia just a couple years ago.
@x24rocks nice stretch to end the regular season and get by a good Alabama club. As I said, you were a scary opponent and I feel fortunate to put a stop to your run.
The all LHP SP made me have to work, but good luck the rest of the way and yeah just happy to be in the playoffs it was a crazy finish
since Hawaii is vacant, should we consider moving them to the mainland for RTS purposes?
we could put a winter league or a second indy league out there or something
Arizona, Oregon, and BC would all be options that don't shake up the division structure
Seems like the problem is still there (just not as pronounced) if the club were any of those Western locations. I mean, we would still have a dead period where we'd want a fast forward.
The difference would be .. if Matt can't get to it, the wait isn't quite as long.
Short version...not sure the juice is worth the squeeze.
I would leave it up for someone who takes over the franchise
I kind of like having a team in Hawaii. Time delay doesn't bother me.
i just uploaded a new export; work is crazy. cant figure out why this team refuses to hit.
I'd like y'all to sort it out because, if I advance, a 7-game series this round will bring back my starting CF
although his replacement is hitting the cover off the ball so idk if he'd start anyway
I was curious (err... am curious) how you are going to handle Peterson (assuming you win one more).
I'm in a similar quandry with my catcher.
most likely he'll start, as he's better in the field and Carlisle doesn't hit LHP at all
I'm leaning towards not activating Foster. But it may come down to the specific day he could come back and right now it just shows 1-2 weeks.
yeah same for me re: Valentin. I don't think I'll get enough use out of him in the LCS if I get there.
The last play of the game is always lost in the RTS (and game log). Somehow WA scored on the last play to tighten the game to 2-1. They must have had a player thrown out on the bases to end the game.
New Jersey only had 3 hits, but it's enough. They stay alive
Ready for a FFWD if you can @NPBL Commish
maximized those 2 errors. funny how I built the team around baserunning and pitching and I stay alive due to the long ball
Another great playoff game. Illinois staves off elimination with a 1 run game. Hawaii had two runners on base when they made the final out.
team refuses to hit and lost to a team with no owner. full team for sale. see trade lobby post
I wouldn't be too hasty on tearing it down. See @massgm above on how OOTP sometimes seems to like having a mediocre team get hot ¯_(ツ)/¯
Yep, I just got beat this morning, in another league, in the finals, by a team that was two games over .500 and barely made the playoffs. We had the best record and best RD in the league. They got hot and spoiled our season.
I ran into those Rabbitohs. I thought we might face each other in the title series.
Yes, they got hot at the right time. I was hoping you would get by them.
Going to take me a couple of days to shake off that loss haha. Blargh.
My export is in. Good luck @yuda_va.
And @Marcus as well. Would rather see a human manager win over the AI.
@NPBL Commish Can you see how we're doing on season awards and HOF voting, so that whenever we do get through the playoffs, theres not a big hold up waiting on those?
Taking a look on our voting and likely going to start the playoff sim assuming we're all ready
Looks we're ready. I'll start the National Championship round soon.
Oh well, difference in game was Hawaii scored on a single with a guy a first and Minnesota couldn't score on a single with a guy on second.
Need Season Awards voting from: PA @chappy, FL @FloridaFlamingosRob, GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, TN @Steven Luker- Tennessee Hounds, MN @Marcus, MA @massgm, NS @x24rocks, MD @myordy, LA @cbj-blaze (missing GM of Year), NJ @koohead (missing GM of Year)
Need HOF voting from: PA @chappy, FL @FloridaFlamingosRob, GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, TN @Steven Luker- Tennessee Hounds, MN @Marcus, MA @massgm, NS @x24rocks, MD @myordy, IL @Mike- IL GM
URL: https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards
The late power explosion by VA made the final score look worse than the game actually was.
4 HRs from the 6th inning on. And we hadn't allowed a HR all preseason coming into this game.
Can this be the first tim the Ai win the championship
True I was wondering that because one league im in we had the Ai win it
Awesome! I'll get things started in the next hour or two. Shifting to SB party location 😄.
pleased with my decision to move Carlisle back into the starting lineup given that he didn't even face your starter
Yep, was the right call. Wasn't a difference maker this time, but we'll see how it plays out in G4 and beyond.
whew! found some productivity and way not to get swept. Hopefully we can string a few together
Looks like no injuries and no overtired bullpen issues so Virginia is good to go whenever
My pre-game rant at my team had some effect at least. Need to keep it up.
Nice series @yuda_va. Good luck in the final. ESPECIALLY if you face the Kula Sox. Take them out.
I was looking at recent seasons and MA/VA have met in four of the last five playoffs
I'll need some work to get the team ready but that will have to be later this evening as I'm about to head out and get the kids
I'm in no particular rush but I suspect with only one human left we'll wrap up tonight or tomorrow so go vote people
Utah hasn't played a game since October 3rd, yet I'm still getting angry Personal Messages from players about their playing time and role on the team. Guys need to just enjoy the off season lol
I would have pulled Haines earlier because he clearly didn't have it from the get go, but the one that really bugs me is he burned Doug Petersen as a PH for the pitcher and then put Harry Valentin in to pitch. Valentin not just a legit two-way player, but he's also better against RHP than Petersen
Gotcha. Valentin proved himself next inning when he did come to bat.
IIRC, Hawaii is right-handed only, so burning Peterson isn't that detrimental. His value isn't as great in this series.
Yeah. I kept him because he’s still better vs RHP than Brewer, who got sent down
Also Larry Wright got a callup. May never have a regular role in the bigs because of his glove but as a LHPH he’s good to carry
Virginia never wins the first game. Are they going to know what to do if ahead 1-0?
They had a whole “underdogs” thing going in the clubhouse since Negron got hurt and that’s shot to hell now
@NPBL Commish when you're ready if you can give me a screenshot of pitching staff fatigue and confirm there's no injuries, I'm likely ready to go
- Haines (40 pitches, 3 days ago, 42% tired)
- Reyna (90 pitches, 2 days ago, 18% tired)
- Murphy and Padilla are fully rested as SP3/4
Harry Valentin 2090 injuries:
05/15/2090 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
05/28/2090 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/03/2090 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/09/2090 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/17/2090 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/18/2090 Injured (biceps strain),out for 6 weeks.
11/01/2090 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 7 weeks.
it may make more sense to treat him as a batter first and just an emergency-use pitcher. but he's better as a pitcher
beginning of the 8th:
Now in LF: Denver Carlisle
Now in CF: Juan Gutiérrez
Brady McNeal is rated a 5 in CF and is definitely less good out there than any of the three previous guys he was toying around with
Good timing, too, I’m heading out of town on an extra long weekend in the morning
Need Season Awards voting from: WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, MA @massgm, NS @x24rocks, MD @myordy, FL @FloridaFlamingosRob (missing GM of Year), LA @cbj-blaze (missing GM of Year)
Need HOF voting from: WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, MA @massgm, NS @x24rocks, MD @myordy, IL @Mike- IL GM
URL: https://statsplus.net/npbl/awards
We'll close up voting on Monday so we can get rolling to 2091 and get the upcoming sim schedule planned. Have a good Friday and weekend guys!
Huh, never noticed this before:
The Virginia Grays have announced that they set their team focus from 'Neutral' to 'Build a Dynasty!'
From the team news page: https://statsplus.net/npbl/reports/news/html/teams/team_14_news.html
hey if you ever want to trade away any of your surplus power, my owner has been nagging me about adding a power hitter for years.
Was feeling pretty good that my minor league system was ranked #11, since I'm not in rebuild mode. Then I looked at who is above me: 7 of the top 10 were in the playoffs last year. How is everybody competing AND rebuilding at the same?
I think it's in part because of the way the newest versions do the top prospect rankings. It seems to factor in how close to the show guys are. So my first round pick from like 5 seasons back is ranked highly but last year's 1-1 isn't
Now my owner wants me to acquire a locally popular player. There are already 16 rated "popular" or higher on the team.
The owner goals always make me laugh. Are they worth keeping enabled for the league? I don't care either way myself.
Kind of interesting sometimes in pointing out weaknesses. But mostly obvious.
I kinda like them in that they give me a laugh when I'm good and some side goals when I'm not
Likewise, it is comic relief for me. I may try to make my owner happy if the opportunity presents itself, but definitely don't go out of my way to do so
Isn’t this convenient…
Saturday, March 17th , 2091 - Minnesota Wolves: RP Vincente Montoya was injured while arm wrestling at a local bar. The Diagnosis: undisclosed injury. He's expected to miss about 4-5 months.
this one is pretty good too Sunday, March 18th , 2091 - Alabama Iron: CF Joseph Pether was injured while attempting but missing a high-five with a teammate. The Diagnosis: strained rib cage muscle. He's expected to miss about one week.
How come we have the DH in the minors if we don't have at in the majors? Wouldn't it be better to have pitchers hitting occasionally while in the minors?
Hmm makes me realize I should probably play my potential two-way players as two-way players. Didn't use Shawn Sims, drafted last year, at all in the OF and now I've got Diaz.
I've always avoided it, but the luck of the draft is trying to tell me something I think.
I like the DH especially in OOTP myself just to be able to play someone that is just a liability on defense but I think the consensus of the league has to avoid adding it to the top NPBL level. I'm fine either way.
I would like to see the DH added. There are lots of guys who just do not get a chance because they cannot play defense. And it is fake baseball...I do not need pitchers hitting in fake baseball
Yea can we vote before the season starts Monday? I'd much prefer the DH as well.
I'm a "get off my lawn"/"change is bad"/"stay with what we've always had" on this issue.
Oh fingers crossed on those predictions. I'd love to have the first two picks in the 1st round of the draft
It says I'm missing someone but there not in draft pool nor international
Sometimes (always?) the drafted IFA guys with our NPBL config, end up in a non-existent Rookie League International Complex. I would search for your player in the search box and I bet he's in there.
Another unreal start to Ted Williams season. Posted a 9-0 mark and a 1.38 ERA in 14 relief appearances. In 26 innings, he allowed 16 hits, totaled no saves with 37 strikeouts and 2 walks.
@NPBL Commish When I export, I receive this message. I've searched around for this player, but I'm not seeing him. Any ideas?
I have seen this in other leagues. Funny if I let AI set up complete minor leagues, the player is found.
I also see him if I go to your team's Player tab and switch the list type to "Entire Organization".
Once you find him, promote to A and then demote him down to R to get him out of never-neverland
last year my top pitcher, Hex, down all year with injury. This year he's back! But my top hitter, Mahoney, down all year with injury. I am working at maintaining a positive attitude.
oh actually scratch that. Negron isn't ready to go on a rehab assignment like I thought. Proceed without me.
https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022? Hey we got some good news with minor league baseball
They finally going back to there old names from 2019
8-0 sim with no injuries up in here validating my decision not to export
if not tonight I'd like to request before AFBL tomorrow so I can make sure I have time to get an export in here before I head out
@NPBL Commish - Reminder to move SP - Johnny Bryan. Currently in Georgia Generals Minor League system, should have been moved after draft to Michigan system per conversation in Draft Channel around round 3. (traded pick that was not represented in Stats Plus),. Thanks!
Sorry guys. I ran out of time before we had to leave. Ya we’ll just do Sim 8 tomorrow
Well, after an abysmal start we've managed to climb into the last FFL WC spot and second place in the South. Gotta keep it up!
We'll sim after this morning AFBL playoff RTS. It'll be closer to mid-morning / lunch time I'd guess.
GEL all over the place this season. 49 wins for Michigan in the same boat... but I will take it. Gotta thank current league leader in wins, Mr Jeremy Lucas, for the completely out of nowhere help this season.
Jeremy Lucas is one of those guys given a chance to start because a rebuilding team is simply short bodies. 11th round pick previously cut by another team and signed as a free agent 2 seasons ago. Spends a season and change as a reliever in the minors, and brought up to Major League roster as an emergency starter last season. Proceeds to go 18-10 since with 231 IP over 38 starts with a 2.6 ERA.
That's a great story - his ratings are trash. Lol but i am glad for his success.
Not as extreme but I took a 34 yr old vet out of the bullpen and stuck him in the rotation not expecting much but he's been solid. https://statsplus.net/npbl/player/9938?page=pitch I probably had him under utilized for 6 years as a MR/LOOGY. Hopefully he holds up over the course of an entire season.
I'm 47 and haven't played baseball since I was a teenager, but I could probably be an all-star catcher in this league.
2091 All-Star Game Selections
Great Explorers League
Starters
CA: Joey Anderson (KS) [unanimous 18/18]
1B: Carlos Valencia (CO)
2B: Denny Camp (IL)
3B: Jim McGowan (ID)
SS: Luis Lopez (IL)
OF: Miguel Hernandez (MN)
OF: Vinnie Doig (KS)
OF: Enrique Lombos (WI)
SP: Jayson Goodman (MN)
Reserves
CA: Del Johnson (HI) [Commish selection, I guess haha]
1B: Ercole Mancina (IL)
2B: Alfonso Mejia (WA) [Commish selection]
3B: Alejandro Calderon (UT)
SS: Jose Gallegos (MN) [Commish selection]
OF: Sean Madden (CA)
OF: Candler Sizemore (NV)
OF: Dino Buonaiuti (KS)
SP: Donald Chruch (IL)
SP: Stan Pike (UT)
SP: Jeremy Lucas (MI)
SP: Kyle Sanders (CA)
SP: Greg Kirby (CO)
RP: Javier Gutierrez (IL)
RP: Juan Leon (KS)
RP: Donald Rose (CA)
RP: Juan Domingo (HI)
RP: Rich Chavez (MN)
RP: Paul Webber (KS)
Founding Fathers League
Starters
CA: Jesus Martinez (QB)
1B: Cooper Bryan (TN)
2B: Jose Robles (VA) [unanimous 17/17]
3B: Octavio Sanchez (NJ)
SS: John Cramer (MD)
OF: Mike Warren (MA)
OF: Tim Clark (GA)
OF: Brian Crabtree (MA)
SP: Joe Holloway (PA)
Reserves
CA: Raul Ortiz (VA)
1B: Leo Dwight (QB) [Commish selection]
2B: Andres Sanchez (QB) [Commish selection]
3B: Craig Warner (MA)
SS: Ernest Thomas (AL)
OF: Hector Reyes (VA)
OF: Carlos Ibarra (TN)
OF: Rick Robinson (QB)
SP: Jason Baker (GA)
SP: Hugh Reyna (VA)
SP: Antonio Jaquez (AL)
SP: Henry Matthews (FL)
SP: Morris Flores (VA)
RP: Ted Williams (MA)
RP: Scotty Flanagan (MA)
RP: Tim Strong (PA)
RP: Jerry Owen (MA)
RP: Lou Doss (TN)
RP: Daniel Rivera (VA)
damn...so NJ only has 1 representative to the All Star game...pretty much confirms my belief that we have a roster of 25-30 'pretty good' players but no stars...only way we have managed to stay competitive. LOL
I feel ya. My one guy was a 25th man roster filler last season :)
I feel the one thing I always forget about in this league there no 40 man roster
Terrible time for Utah decide to start playing like they were expected to play. 2-7 sim 🤮
Reminder that NPBL rosters are expanded to 33 for reminder of Regular Season
I can't believe this Jethawks squad is trying to play its way out of the playoffs…
I luckily have a 4 game "cushion" before I manage to do that. Of course, I'll end up with the last seed anyway and have to play one of the 3 teams that are currently fighting it out atop my division. yay.
man, this has been a brutal season for the Blaze. One injury after another. Hex. Mahoney. Cano. And now, coup de grâce, career ending injury for Cutter. ugh.😧
I've got 2 left vs Quebec and 3 vs Massachusetts. Should be a photo finish
One of the teams has all
Home games and the other two have mostly road games
Yeah I'm home against you for the first two, the rest of my games are all on the road...
Utah sitting a half game behind California for the final wildcard spot. 3 home games left against last place Washington. But 9 road games left including 2 against 1st place Hawaii, and 3 against California. Uphill battle to the playoffs.
Potentially more important, Tennessee holding down the number 1 draft pick spot by a half game, and that pick comes to me. Looks like they'll finish somewhere top 3.
Definitely some good races as we get towards the end of the regular season. I'll be able to get started with today's sim soon.
over in Virginia, I've only pulled injury-prone players out of the starting lineup, in part because I don't want to adversely effect the wildcard race
Pats have gone 5-1 in the first part of the sim. Now it's PA and then QB left on the schedule
Nice time for a 9-1 sim. What was extremely close, now I have a 3 game lead with 3 games to play
Also, I think Ted Williams may have set the NPBL record for wins in a season
3-6 sim, and out of the playoff hunt. Congrats @California on sweeping me and securing that spot!
Definitely not heading into the playoffs hot, but at least we won the last game
AL exported. At least you have us to warm up against @chappy! Our hotness expired in July.
I know I have to get down to 26 and am trying to figure out whether you need me to do it right now or if it can wait until later
No rush just whenever the playoff teams are ready. Reminder that division winners with a bye need to export too.
I'll take a look to see where we are at in terms of being ready asap
Sorry about the late games guys. Speeding up the factor to Factor 10 from Factor 5 for Game 4s
Wow, one run by each team in 26 innings as we split the last two games. Glad we finally got some run support in game four haha.
apologies but have had internet outages all weekend. Should be able to get it uploaded in the morning.
By comparison to all 3 other series, Hawaii blew out Colorado (with a score of 3-1).
Seems like we'll be ready to continue in the morning. Good luck all!
And it may be the death of me. But what'ya gonna do? You roll with the guys that got you there, and if those guys can't do it, guess you aren't meant to win.
Rodrigo Vega has a 2.70 era this postseason. And that is the worst on our team.
Colorado and Massachusetts: https://www.kscbnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/stay.jpg
I am going into an annoying training session so if Mass is ready to go Quebec is ready too.
Export sent... didn't realize we were doing game 7 separately. Lets do this!
Two caught stealing. Then in the bottom half of the first, I had a runner picked off first
I'm guessing Ted Williams is going to enter the game soon with everything on the line. Redemption or Failure?
Thanks @LT - Florida. Whew. Breathing a sigh of relief. Tough series.
Now all I've got to do is tackle the RED-HOT Freedom
When voting for the Bick Horizon Award - remember that pitchers are eligible for the award as well. (IMO - in the GEL some of the best candidates are pitchers). You have to switch the view to pitchers to be able to vote for them though.
No problem @Marcus. This weekend was crazy so it all worked out. Beat the CPU 🙂
I haven't been paying attention but glad to see it's an all-human finals
Mike Warren's 3-run HR might have been the turning point in the PA-VA series
We'll save and pause after Game 1 and pick up in the morning for Game 2
Wow, that was quite the game.
Bottom 8th, Joey Jackson had an 18-pitch at-bat before knocking in the go ahead run
Top 9th, Wolves drew 3 walks against Owen. Owen has a 10 in control and only walked 16 all season (90.1 IP)
Bottom 9th... walk off HR by Mike Warren
@NPBL Commish Can you check to see how award voting is going and do reminders?
I'll be away from a computer until this evening, but I dont need to change anything. So if @NPBL Commish and @Marcus are ready, go ahead with Game 3 &4
The team came through with our ace on the mound in a much needed game 3 win.
Need Season Awards voting from: PA @chappy, GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, NV @Liam-Minnesota, MD @myordy, NS @x24rocks
Need HOF voting from: PA @chappy, GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, NV @Liam-Minnesota, MD @myordy, NS @x24rocks, LA @cbj-blaze, NJ @koohead, VA @yuda_va
Need Season Awards voting from: GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, NV @Liam-Minnesota, NS @x24rocks
Need HOF voting from: PA @chappy, GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, NV @Liam-Minnesota, NS @x24rocks, VA @yuda_va
@NPBL Commish Do you think we're doing any rolling over today? Or not until Wednesday?
Probably Wednesday or Thursday. I'm traveling Friday through Monday so that would line up well to get ready for Spring Training.
Need Season Awards voting from: GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, NV @Liam-Minnesota, PA @chappy (missing GM of Year)
Need HOF voting from: PA @chappy, GA @Alex, WA @LarryWashington, WI @wis-gm, NV @Liam-Minnesota, NS @x24rocks
Welcome back @Zach - Nevada who is taking over the Hawaii Kula Sox franchise
I don't want to hold the sim up but if you're like an hour or two off I can get one in
You have time. I have a meeting coming up at 10 and just now getting AFBL started.
@NPBL Commish still following MWF or are we simming today and tomorrow to get through ST?