Exhibition Standings

Three more games posted

14 - 4: Justin P
14 - 7: TJ O
14 - 7: Brian B
14 - 8: Matt B
12 - 6: Greg M
11 - 7: Brad P
13 - 9: Joe V
11 - 7: Sean S
11 - 7: Jason B
12 - 9: Mike M
10 - 8: Justin B
11 - 10: Leanne S
11 - 10: Stephen L
9 - 9: Lou P
9 - 12: Mike S
9 - 12: Allen C
9 - 12: Tony P
9 - 13: JohnJ
7 - 11: David K
8 - 13: Thomas R
5 - 13: Joe T
7 - 15: Gary G
4 - 14: Al H
5 - 16: Ivar A

Reminder: Weekly Pickups

Reminder that all FA requests are due by Friday, 5 AM.  For opening week, that is next Friday.  You may do add/drops before the season starts.

54 New Players Entered This Year

Let's call that an unofficial record.  The full list is below, here is some data to chew on:

• Thomas R led the way with 8, followed by Allen C (7), Allen H (6), and Justin P (7)
• Rd 27 had the most new players selected - 7.  
• Roughly half of all the new players were selected in Rd 22 or later, but Round 12 was an aberration with 5 (Don Newcombe, Felix Hernandez, Dwight Gooden, George Kell, and Sean Doolittle.
• It's really not a suprise, but 23 of the 54 were from 2014 
• The first new player made, was the 4th round pick of Clayton Kershaw by Brian B.

Here is the full list, in order of draft.

2014-Clayton Kershaw-----(Brian B, Rd 4)

1987-Tim Raines----------(Al H, Rd 9)

2014-Aroldis Chapman-----(Thomas R, Rd 9)

2014-Dellin Betances-----(Leanne S, Rd 10)

2014-Sean Doolittle------(Mike S, Rd 12)

1950-George Kell---------(Allen C, Rd 12)

1984-Dwight Gooden-------(Thomas R, Rd 12)

2014-Felix Hernandez-----(Al H, Rd 12)

1955-Don Newcombe--------(Jason B, Rd 12)

1996-Juan Gonzalez-------(Al H, Rd 13)

1947-Joe Gordon----------(David K, Rd 13)

2014-Wade Davis----------(Thomas R, Rd 14)

2014-Johnny Cueto--------(John J, Rd 15)

2014-Andrew Miller-------(Thomas R, Rd 15)

2013-David Wright--------(Justin P, Rd 17)

1925-Pie Traynor---------(Allen C, Rd 17)

2001-Troy Percival-------(Joe T, Rd 17)

1964-Harmon Killebrew----(Joe V, Rd 18)

1964-Bill Freehan--------(Allen C, Rd 18)

2010-Rafael Soriano------(Justin P, Rd 18)

2014-Pat Neshek----------(Brad P, Rd 18)

2014-Victor Martinez-----(Brad P, Rd 19)

2014-Chris Sale----------(Matt B, Rd 19)

2014-Adam Wainwright-----(Matt B, Rd 20)

2014-Giancarlo Stanton---(Thomas R, Rd 20)

2014-Michael Pineda------(Lou P, Rd 20)

2007-Matt Capps----------(Justin P, Rd 20)

1995-Robin Ventura-------(Justin P, Rd 21)

1994-Mickey Tettleton----(Mike S, Rd 22)

1940-Barney McCosky------(Allen C, Rd 22)

2014-Jake Arrieta--------(Lou P, Rd 22)

1970-Thurman Munson------(Justin P, Rd 23)

1926-Bob O'Farrell-------(Al H, Rd 23)

1931-Ski Melillo---------(Ivar A, Rd 23)

2014-Jose Abreu----------(Matt B, Rd 23)

2014-Josh Harrison-------(Greg M, Rd 23)

1984-Chili Davis---------(Ivar A, Rd 24)

1884-Hugh Daily----------(Thomas R, Rd 25)

1973-Ron Hunt------------(Allen C, Rd 25)

2011-C.C. Sabathia-------(David K, Rd 26)

1953-Harvey Kuenn--------(Allen C, Rd 26)

1991-Rob Dibble----------(Thomas R, Rd 26)

2014-Jonathan Lucroy-----(Brad P, Rd 26)

2014-Zach Britton--------(Sean S, Rd 26)

2014-Fernando Abad-------(Mike M, Rd 26)

1976-Sparky Lyle---------(Joe V, Rd 27)

2014-Russell Martin------(Sean S, Rd 27)

2014-Jose Altuve---------(Brad P, Rd 27)

1987-Kevin Seitzer-------(Al H, Rd 27)

1938-Hilton Smith--------(Thomas R, Rd 27)

1985-Bob Welch-----------(Allen C, Rd 27)

2014-Mark Melancon-------(Mike S, Rd 27)

1924-Wally Pipp----------(Al H, Rd 28)

1894-Heinie Reitz--------(Sean S, Rd 28)

Exhibition Standings

3 More Sets

12 - 3: Justin P
13 - 5: Brian B
12 - 7: Matt B
12 - 7: Joe V
10 - 5: Greg M
11 - 7: TJ O
 9 - 6: Lou P
 9 - 6: Justin B
 9 - 6: Sean S
 9 - 6: Jason B
10 - 8: Leanne S
10 - 8: Mike M
 8 - 7: Brad P
 9 - 9: Stephen L
 9 - 10: JohnJ
 8 - 10: Mike S
 8 - 10: Tony P
 7 - 11: Allen C
 7 - 11: Thomas R
 5 - 10: David K
 4 - 11: Joe T
 6 - 13: Gary G
 3 - 12: Al H
 3 - 15: Ivar A

Exhibition Standings

Three more games run

10 - 2: Justin P

11 - 4: Brian B

11 - 5: Matt B

11 - 5: Joe V

10 - 5: TJ O

8 - 4: Sean S

8 - 4: Greg M

9 - 6: Mike M

7 - 5: Brad P

8 - 7: Leanne S

8 - 7: Stephen L

8 - 7: Tony P

6 - 6: Lou P

6 - 6: Justin B

6 - 6: Jason B

7 - 8: Mike S

6 - 9: Thomas R

6 - 10: JohnJ

4 - 8: David K

5 - 10: Allen C

3 - 9: Joe T

5 - 11: Gary G

2 - 10: Al H

2 - 13: Ivar A

Greg M and Stephen L Trade

To Stephen L
Rd 27, pick 21 (645)
Rd 28, pick 4 (652)

To Greg M
Rd 27, pick 2 (626)
Rd 28, pick 23 (671)

Exhibition Standings and 3 More Games

Matt B noticed my old standings were missing three games.  Those have been added and here are the correct new standings as of 1/26.  Three new games just run.

9 - 3: TJ O
9 - 3: Brian B
7 - 2: Justin P
9 - 4: Joe V
7 - 2: Sean S
8 - 5: Matt B
7 - 5: Stephen L
7 - 5: Tony P
7 - 5: Mike M
5 - 4: Lou P
5 - 4: Brad P
5 - 4: Justin B
5 - 4: Greg M
6 - 7: JohnJ
4 - 5: Jason B
5 - 7: Mike S
5 - 7: Leanne S
5 - 7: Allen C
5 - 8: Gary G
3 - 6: David K
4 - 8: Thomas R
2 - 7: Al H
1 - 8: Joe T
1 - 11: Ivar A

Thomas R Announces Jeff City Blauser's Logo

And it's a good one!

Real Life Team Totals Update

Exhibition Standings

Three more games posted

7 - 2: Stephen L
7 - 2: Brian B
5 - 1: Justin P
5 - 1: Matt B
7 - 3: Joe V
5 - 1: Sean S
6 - 3: TJ O
4 - 2: Brad P
4 - 2: Jason B
5 - 4: Mike S
5 - 4: Leanne S
5 - 4: Tony P
3 - 3: Justin B
4 - 5: Mike M
2 - 4: Lou P
2 - 4: Gary G
4 - 6: JohnJ
2 - 4: David K
2 - 4: Greg M
3 - 6: Thomas R
1 - 5: Joe T
1 - 5: Al H
2 - 7: Allen C
0 - 9: Ivar A

Exhibition Standings - 3 More Games

http://www.alltimebaseballsim.net/Pre-Season.htm

Everyone has enough players now, so I ran 3 more exhbitions games per team.  Some of you who had exhibitions early in the day will notice repeat starting pitchers.  This may  happen one more time in the pre-season when I reset profiles for the DH teams.  As of today, the AL doesn't have enough players per team to use a DH lineup.

Of course - no stats or usage will count towards the regular season.

STANDINGS
5 - 1: Mike S
5 - 1: TJ O
5 - 1: Stephen L
5 - 1: Brian B
3 - 0: Matt B
5 - 2: Joe V
2 - 1: Justin P
2 - 1: Justin B
2 - 1: David K
2 - 1: Sean S
3 - 3: Leanne S
3 - 3: Tony P
1 - 2: Lou P
1 - 2: Brad P
1 - 2: Gary G
1 - 2: Al H
1 - 2: Jason B
1 - 2: Greg M
2 - 4: Mike M
2 - 4: Thomas R
0 - 3: Joe T
2 - 5: JohnJ
1 - 5: Allen C
0 - 6: Ivar A

Helena Logo

Joe T is bringing back the Handbaskets.

Sean S and Brian B Swap Shortstops

To Sean
- Rico Petrocelli
- Rd 25, pick 585

To Brian
- Luke Appling
- Rd 20, pick 476

Player Card Issue Fixed

The player cards had a formula issue, preventing the ratings from showing for many batters.  This has been fixed.

You must redownload the file to enjoy the update.

Pre Season Standings

http://www.alltimebaseballsim.net/Pre-Season.htm

3 Games played this AM

Pre-Season Standings
4 - 0: Joe V
3 - 0: Mike S
3 - 0: Brian B
2 - 1: TJ O
2 - 1: Leanne S
2 - 1: Stephen L
2 - 1: Tony P
1 - 2: Allen C
0 - 3: Ivar A
0 - 3: Mike M
0 - 3: Thomas R
0 - 4: JohnJ

Joe V and Joe T Trade

To Joe T

Rd 14 - 333

Rd 15 - 340

Rd 17 - 388

 

 

To Joe V

Rd 13 - 310

Rd 15 - 358

Rd 17 - 393

Murphy Swap's 3 Pick's With Murphy

To Mike M

14th (316), 15th (357), 19th (453) and 20th (460)

To Greg M

14th (336), 15th (337), 19th (433) and 20th (480)

First Two Exhibitions Posted

The exhibition page is linked to the right, and here is the direct link.

For the unitiated, I will try and give each team 20-25 exhibition games.  Once you have enough players for a full lineup and at least two pitchers you are automatically included.

Please put very little stock in these games.  Computer lineups, partial teams, and odd rotations have large impacts on outcomes.  They are just for fun.

Having said that, boy Kevin Brown and Eddie Cicotte sure look lost while Harvey Haddix was virtually unhittable!

Real Life Totals Update

Some Opening Day Matchups

(Post updated with career wins and newly drafted #1 starters)

The DMB schedule maker has an odd opening day for us, with most teams playing a 1 game series before commencing with the common 3 game sets.  Here are the likely starters for our opening day matchups on April 5th.

Stats are ATB Career:

Lou P @ TJ O - AL Divisional Matchup
Addie Joss (131-117, 3.58, 1.21 WHIP) vs Jesse Tannehill (136-89, 3.85, 1.23 WHIP)

Brad P @ Leanne S - AL Divisional Matchup
Al Orth (144-105, 3.77, 1.24 WHIP) vs Russ Ford (129-109, 3.84, 1.29 WHIP)

Al @ David K - NL Divisional Matchup
Greg Maddux (178-84, 2.81, 1.10 WHIP) vs Juan Marichal (97-108, 4.12, 1.27 WHIP)

Justin P @ Gary G
Tex Hughson (91-62, 3.57, 1.24 WHIP) vs Cy Blanton (139-101, 3.69, 1.29 WHIP)

Mike S @ John J
Nip Winters (29-23, 3.15, 1.15 WHIP) vs Bob Gibson (101-144, 4.54, 1.46 WHIP)

Greg M @ Brian B
Bill Bernhard (124-83, 3.56, 1.22 WHIP) vs Clayton Kershaw (New Player, No Career Stats)

Joe T @ Allen C - starters TBD
Jason B @ Ivar A - starters TBD

UPDATED
Matt B @ Justin B
Brett Saberhagen (103-131, 4.25, 1.41 WHIP) vs Camilo Pascual (27-24, 3.38, 1.37 ERA)

Tony P @ Thomas R
Lefty Grove (59-52, 3.86, 1.38 WHIP) vs Rube Waddell (75-78, 4.31, 1.37 WHIP)

Stephen L and Jason B have opening day off, they start their season on April 6th

Day 2 Games
Stephen L @ David K - NL Divisional Matchup
Walter Johnson (123-112, 3.61, 1.15 WHIP) vs Joe Wood (134-111, 3.99, 1.35 WHIP)

Thomas R vs Sean S - Starters TBD
Mike M @ Jason B - starters TBD

Real Life Team Totals So Far

This is virtually meaningless since it is unadjusted for park, era, and we just started round 5 - but here are the real life totals for our teams to to date.

This should only be used to gauge owner drafting strategy.  For instance:

• Jason B is going for power while Justin P could care less about the long ball
• Thomas R likes the idea of stealing a base or two
• Somehow Greg M still has a team batting average of .395
• etc.

Brian B and Joe V Make Trades AGAIN!

To Joe V
Rd 7, pick 153
Rd 10, pick 232
Rd 12, pick 280

To Brian B
Rd 5, pick 109 (originally Gary Gs, and Brian now has 3 picks in Rd 5)
Rd 13, pick 292
Rd 16, pick 381

Joe T and Brian B at it Again

To Joe

Rd 16 (376), Rd 17 (393) and Rd 18 (424)

To Brian

Rd 5 (118), Rd 27 (646) and Rd 28 (651). 

Joe V and Gary G Swap 4's and 5's

To Joe
4.12 pick 84
5.13 pick 109

To Gary
4.21 pick 91
5.4 pick 100

Two Barnstorming Exhibition Games

Walter "Big Train" Johnson and Christy "Big Six" Mathewson got together and formed two teams to barnstorm around the nation.  Two exhibitions were held so far, one in NY and the other LA.

Game 1 - LA
In a wonderful pitchers duel, Lou Gehrig creams a ninth inning 3-run bomb to give the Big Six's the win.  Christy and Walter both pitched well and Babe Ruth added 2-hits.

Game 2 - NY
Extra baseball!  A-Rod's pinch hit homer in the 9th ties it for the Big Train's, but Mike Schmidt's 11th inning single eventually wins it for Big Six.  Pedro struck out 12 and gave up just 4 hits.  Koufax lasted into the ninth giving up 8 hits and striking out 7.

AL Central Parks - Too Awesome and Powerful to Put Into Words

Actually, kinda boring.

Stock Up and Down

Draft position this year vs last year for rounds 1 and 2

-613: Dazzy Vance (1924)-------: 31 Overall vs 644 last year (Ivar A)
-101: Lefty Grove (1930)-------: 20 Overall vs 121 last year (Tony P)
-65: Alex Rodriguez (1996)-----: 39 Overall vs 104 last year (John J)
-31: Cristobal Torriente (1923): 44 Overall vs 75 last year (Sean S)
-24: Mike Schmidt (1981)-------: 33 Overall vs 57 last year (David K)
-21: Walter Johnson (1913)-----:  2 Overall vs 23 last year (Stephen L)
-16: Jason Giambi (2001)-------: 45 Overall vs 61 last year (Justin B)
-14: Willie McCovey (1969)-----: 34 Overall vs 48 last year (Allen C)
-12: King Kelly (1886)---------: 40 Overall vs 52 last year (Brian B)
-11: Jeff Bagwell (1994)-------: 36 Overall vs 47 last year (Gary G)
-9: Stan Musial (1948)---------: 22 Overall vs 31 last year (Joe T)
-9: Christy Mathewson (1908)---: 47 Overall vs 56 last year (Stephen L)
-5: Turkey Stearnes (1926)-----: 17 Overall vs 22 last year (Joe V)
-5: Norm Cash (1961)-----------: 24 Overall vs 29 last year (TJ O)
-5: Jimmie Foxx (1933)---------: 29 Overall vs 34 last year (Tony P)
-5: Orator Shaffer (1884)------: 41 Overall vs 46 last year (Justin P)
-3: Ted Williams (1941)--------:  9 Overall vs 12 last year (Brian B)
-3: Tip O'Neill (1887)---------: 18 Overall vs 21 last year (Ivar A)
-2: Heavy Johnson (1922)-------: 13 Overall vs 15 last year (Gary G)
-2: Ty Cobb (1917)-------------: 15 Overall vs 17 last year (Allen C)
-1: Ross Barnes (1876)---------:  8 Overall vs  9 last year (Justin P)
-1: Rogers Hornsby (1925)------: 10 Overall vs 11 last year (John J)
0: Oscar Charleston (1924)-----:  1 Overall vs  1 last year (Mike M)
0: Babe Ruth (1920)------------:  3 Overall vs  3 last year (Jason B)
0: Pedro Martinez (2000)-------:  5 Overall vs  5 last year (Sean S)
0: Mickey Mantle (1957)--------:  6 Overall vs  6 last year (Brad P)
0: Fred Dunlap (1884)----------:  7 Overall vs  7 last year (Leanne S)
1: Greg Maddux (1995)----------: 11 Overall vs 10 last year (Al H)
1: Joe DiMaggio (1939)---------: 21 Overall vs 20 last year (Greg M)
1: Randy Johnson (2004)--------: 26 Overall vs 25 last year (Mike S)
2: Barry Bonds (2002)----------:  4 Overall vs  2 last year (Justin B)
2: Tris Speaker (1916)---------: 32 Overall vs 30 last year (Joe V)
3: Arky Vaughan (1935)---------: 16 Overall vs 13 last year (David K)
4: Lou Gehrig (1927)-----------: 12 Overall vs  8 last year (Lou P)
5: Willie Wells (1929)---------: 19 Overall vs 14 last year (Matt B)
5: Nip Winters (1922)----------: 23 Overall vs 18 last year (Mike S)
5: Josh Gibson (1938)----------: 38 Overall vs 33 last year (Al H)
6: Larry Walker (1997)---------: 30 Overall vs 24 last year (Matt B)
6: Mark McGwire (1998)---------: 46 Overall vs 40 last year (Jason B)
8: Joe Jackson (1912)----------: 27 Overall vs 19 last year (Joe T)
8: John McGraw (1899)----------: 35 Overall vs 27 last year (Thomas R)
9: George Brett (1980)---------: 25 Overall vs 16 last year (TJ O)
9: Nap Lajoie (1901)-----------: 28 Overall vs 19 last year (Greg M)
9: Bill Dickey (1936)----------: 37 Overall vs 28 last year (Lou P)
10: Honus Wagner (1908)--------: 14 Overall vs  4 last year (Thomas R)
10: Eddie Collins (1914)-------: 42 Overall vs 32 last year (Leanne S)
12: Dan Brouthers (1886)-------: 48 Overall vs 36 last year (Mike M)
17: Al Orth (1901)-------------: 43 Overall vs 26 last year (Brad P)

Justin B at it again; swap 3 picks with Lou P

To Justin B

Rd 3, Pick 12 (60 overall)

Rd 4, Pick 13 (85 overall)

Rd 8, Pick 13 (181 overall)

To Lou P

Rd 3, Pick 17 (65 overall)

Rd 4, Pick 8 (80 overall)

Rd 8, Pick 8 (176 overall)

Introducing the Chattanooga Lookouts

Al H has a team and here is their logo....

Definitely a record turnout for owners with logo's, thanks everyone!

Wade Boggs Drank 107 Beers in 1 Day - He Should Be a 1st Rounder!

Someone has to man up and take Boggs early

Zero's and Handbasket Announce 4 pick trade

The Zeros trade their 6th (136) and 9th (201) rounders for Joe T's 4th (75) and 12th (267).

1st Trade of the Year - Justin B and Joe V Swap 8 picks

To Joe V
1st Rd - 17th pick, 17th overall
2nd Rd - 8th pick, 32nd overall
6th Rd - 8th pick, 128th overall
18th Rd- 8th pick, 416th overall


To Justin B
1st Rd - 4th pick, 4th overall
2nd Rd - 21st pick, 4th overall
6th Rd - 21st pick, 141st overall
18th Rd- 21st pick, 429th overall

NL West Stadiums - Don't Draft Power!

NL Central Stadiums - Competing Philisophies

NL East Parks - A Hodge Podge Of Goodness

AL West Stadiums - RFK and Everyone Else

AL East Stadiums - High Offense Without the Long Ball

Introducing the Flin Flon Arctic Foxes

With the sad news that the literal John McDonald has hung hup his spikes, Jason B is retiring the franchise named after the defensive wizard, relocating it to Flin Flon, and renaming them to the Arctic Foxes.

For the 23 American's in the league, Flin Flon is a Canadian city in Manitoba.  It's a manageable -8 F there today.

Here is their logo

Introducing the Grumman Hellcats

David K has moved on from the Brighton Shadows and chosen the Grumman Hellcats as the franchise name and will use this sweet logo for the season.

Sparta Hoplites Return

Sean commands the franchise again, here is their logo.

"Mechanics" Move Back to Willets Point

FLUSHING, NY - The 'Mechanics' have returned to Willets Point, at the behest of their new General Manager Ralph Kiner. In addition, Kiner has purchased several repair shops in the immediate area and has re-branded them Kiner's Karburetor Korner. When reached for comment, Kiner said "I can't believe Joe Gordon would allow his team to be relocated to that hick state of Pennsylvania. If he were alive today he would be spinning in his grave. Now when can we sign Gary Cooper to a new contract??"

Here is Matt B's logo.  Thanks for the write-up Matt!

Fitting Word Prediction From Swift Key

I tried to text my brother yesterday and had an incredibly fitting word prediction to kick things off tomorrow.

Have I really typed "Tiny Bonham" that often?!

Shamokin Miners Return

Mike M is keeping with the Shamokin Miners for a third consecutive year.  Here's the classic logo.

Excel Issue Impacting Player Card File for Some

Some of you may be experiencing issues with the player card files.  On some versions of excel, the drop down menu for selecting a player name is not working properly.

Mike M was kind enough to hunt down the root cause.  A recent update from Microsoft is throwing some things out of whack.  Here is the fix.  "Resolution for Symptom 1" did the trick for me.

Thank you so very much Mike!

Spanish Harlem Back

Justin P has announced that the Spanish Harlem Pinata Beaters franchise will return.  The team is hoping to earn an unprecedented 3rd consecutive title.

Here is their logo.