MLB Showdown 2015(Season 1)

[MonkeyMan576]

50 on walker then.

[Framm 18]

My Final Roster:

Brian McCann 420 10 8 C+5 1B+0 - - - 1-7 8-11 12-17 - - 18-20
Mark Trumbo 780 11 10 1B+1 LF/RF+0 - 1-4 5-6 7-9 10-11 12-16 17 - 18-20
Jason Kipnis 420 10 16 2B+2 - 1 2-3 4-6 7-11 12-18 19 - 20
Omar Infante 400 10 12 2B+2 - - 1-3 4-8 9 10-18 19 - 20
Grady Sizemore 480 10 13 LF+1 - 1-2 3-4 5-8 9-11 12-18 19 - 20
R.A. Dickey 350 +3 8 Starter 1 2-6 7-12 13-18 - 19 20 - -
Jose Quintana 280 +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-11 12-17 - 18-19 20 - -
Jake Odorizzi 200 +4 7 Starter 1 2-6 7-10 11-17 18 19 20 - -
Brett Lawrie
Strop
Gomez
Quinton
Joyce
Headley
House
Parra
Jiminez
Hill
Lowrie
Matusz

Yours coming up.

[Framm 18]

MonkeyMan's Roster:

Jay Bruce
Carlos Beltran
Joe Mauer 650 12 9 1B+1 C+5 - 1 2-4 5-7 8-12 13-18 19 - 20
Justin Verlander 350 +4 7 Starter 1 2-6 7-11 12-17 - 18-19 20 - -
Mike Minor 500 +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-10 11-17 18 19 20 - -
Mat Latos 450 +4 7 Starter 1 2-5 6-10 11-17 - 18-19 20 - -
Yordano Ventura 750 +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-11 12-17 18 19 20 - -
Tyler Clippard 600 +5 1 Closer 1 2-7 8-11 12-17 18 19 20 - -
Matt Belisle 300 +4 1 Reliever - 1-5 6-11 12-17 18 19-20 - - -
Kang
Barnes
Ziegler
Gonzales
Ogando
Cook
Cunningham
Frazier

17 (3 Remaining)

[MonkeyMan576]

I will take

Walker
Maxwell
Kintzler

for my final 3 spots.

[MonkeyMan576]

Jay Bruce
Carlos Beltran
Joe Mauer 650 12 9 1B+1 C+5 - 1 2-4 5-7 8-12 13-18 19 - 20
Justin Verlander 350 +4 7 Starter 1 2-6 7-11 12-17 - 18-19 20 - -
Mike Minor 500 +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-10 11-17 18 19 20 - -
Mat Latos 450 +4 7 Starter 1 2-5 6-10 11-17 - 18-19 20 - -
Yordano Ventura 750 +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-11 12-17 18 19 20 - -
Tyler Clippard 600 +5 1 Closer 1 2-7 8-11 12-17 18 19 20 - -
Matt Belisle 300 +4 1 Reliever - 1-5 6-11 12-17 18 19-20 - - -
Kang
Barnes
Ziegler
Gonzales
Ogando
Cook
Cunningham
Frazier
Walker
Maxwell
Kintzler

final roster.

[Framm 18]

MonkeyMan's Final Roster:

Jay Bruce
Carlos Beltran
Joe Mauer 650 12 9 1B+1 C+5 - 1 2-4 5-7 8-12 13-18 19 - 20
Justin Verlander 350 +4 7 Starter 1 2-6 7-11 12-17 - 18-19 20 - -
Mike Minor 500 +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-10 11-17 18 19 20 - -
Mat Latos 450 +4 7 Starter 1 2-5 6-10 11-17 - 18-19 20 - -
Yordano Ventura 750 +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-11 12-17 18 19 20 - -
Tyler Clippard 600 +5 1 Closer 1 2-7 8-11 12-17 18 19 20 - -
Matt Belisle 300 +4 1 Reliever - 1-5 6-11 12-17 18 19-20 - - -
Kang
Barnes
Ziegler
Gonzales
Ogando
Cook
Cunningham
Frazier
Walker
Maxwell
Kintzler

[MonkeyMan576]

Are you going to bed or busy or do you want to play a practice game?

[Framm 18]

Maybe tomorrow, I am about to go to sleep. I have work in the morning. I should be around after 7pm or so, if you want to try it out tomorrow evening.

[MonkeyMan576]

Sure sounds good, thanks for sticking it out:). Hope the league works out well.

[MonkeyMan576]

Here is the schedule, a 16 game schedule, 4xround robin with each player playing each other four times, twice at home and twice on the road. Each player has 4 byes. Games will be playable in any order.

Top 2 Teams will play in a best of 7 championship, with the higher seed having home field advantage.(2-3-2 Format). If there is a tie for 2nd and 3rd there will be a best of 3 playoff(1-1-1 format). Any 3 way ties, 4 way ties, etc will be broken by record among the teams that are tied, if still tied then by margin of victory.

Games will be played at RPGChat.com (to save time, real time chat is faster than forum style chat, also they have dice rolling) so please set up an account there, using your MS name as your username) and then the chat transcript will be copied and pasted into spoiler tags in this thread.

Starting pitchers can only start once every fourth game. Relief pitchers cannot pitch three games in a row.

M=Monkeyman576, T=Thurhame, F=Framm18, A=Aronis, D=D3f3nd3r
Day - Bye, Game 1, Game 2
Day 1 - M, T@F, A@D
Day 2 - A, M@T, D@F
Day 3 - F, A@M, D@T
Day 4- T, M@D, F@A
Day 5 - D, F@M, T@A
Day 6 - M, F@T, D@A
Day 7 - A, T@M, F@D
Day 8 - F, M@A, T@D
Day 9 - T, D@M, A@F
Day 10 - D, M@F, A@T
Day 11 - M, T@F, A@D
Day 12 - A, M@T, D@F
Day 13 - F, A@M, D@T
Day 14- T, M@D, F@A
Day 15 - D, F@M, T@A
Day 16 - M, F@T, D@A
Day 17 - A, T@M, F@D
Day 18 - F, M@A, T@D
Day 19 - T, D@M, A@F
Day 20 - D, M@F, A@T

[MonkeyMan576]

Also, I found a scorekeeping app called Scorefinger that we can use to keep track of games. Does everyone have a smartphone?

[D3f3nd3r]

I can make a Challonge for score reporting, that would probably go better. I don't know how we'd go about putting four matches in though.

Also can we drop down to two matches per opponent please? I think having to arrange and play sixteen games would be way too tough.

[MonkeyMan576]

I'm sorry, not understanding what you would say about going better.

We could do two games per opponent, I would want to put it up to vote though. I don't think four per would be that difficult, and the more games you play the more it increases the skill element.

[D3f3nd3r]

I don't want to have to use a computer and a phone when all I need is one computer. Challonge would let you put in scores, organize the matches, et cetera (you'd still need the other website, but still).

[MonkeyMan576]

Right, but the app let's you keep track of what is going on during the game while it's in process. I mean you could write everything in the chat but in my opinion letting the app do it is easier.

[MonkeyMan576]

Here is my starting lineup for now. I do need a 1st Baseman or 3rd baseman if anyone is wanting to trade.

RF Todd Cunningham ATL 9 15 LF/RF+1 - 1-3 4-6 7-9 10-17 18 19 20
SS Jung-ho Kang PIT 10 11 SS+3 2B+2 1-6 - 7-8 9-11 12-17 18 - 19-20
2B Niel Walker PIT 11 11 2B+2 - 1 2-7 8-11 12-17 18 - 19-20
LF Jay Bruce CIN 10 12 RF/LF+1 1-6 - 7 8-11 12-16 17 - 18-20
1B Todd Frazier CIN 11 13 3B+3 1B+0 1-3 4 5-8 9-11 12-17 18 - 19-20
C Joe Mauer MIN 12 9 1B+1 C+5 1 2-4 5-7 8-12 13-18 19 - 20
CF Brandon Barnes COL 9 16 RF/LF+1 CF+2 1-6 - 7 8-9 10-16 17-18 - 19-20
3B Smith(No Card)

Starting Rotation
SPJustin Verlander DET +4 7 Starter 1 2-6 7-11 12-17 - 18-19 20
SP Mike Minor ATL +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-10 11-17 18 19 20
SP Mat Latos MIA +4 7 Starter 1 2-5 6-10 11-17 - 18-19 20
SP Yordano Ventura KCR +4 7 Starter - 1-5 6-11 12-17 18 19 20

Bullpen
Tyler Clippard OAK +5 1 Closer 1 2-7 8-11 12-17 18 19 2
RP Brad Ziegler ARI +3 1 Reliever - 1-4 5-13 14-17 18 19-20 -
RP Alexi Ogando BOS +4 1 Reliever - 1-5 6-10 11-17 18 19 20
RP Ryan Cook OAK +4 1 Reliever - 1-6 7-11 12-17 18-19 20 -
RP Brandon Kintzler MIL +3 1 Reliever - 1-4 5-12 13-17 18 19-20 -

Bench
Carlos Beltran NYY 10 9 S RF/OF+1 - 1-2 3-7 8-10 11-16 17-18 - 19+
Marwin Gonzalez HOU 9 11 SS+3 - 1-5 6-7 8-9 10-17 18-19 - 20
Justin Maxwell SFG 8 13 RF+1 1-6 - - 7-10 11-16 17 18 19-20

[Framm 18]

Starting Lineup:
1. Jason Kipnis (2B)
2. Carlos Gomez (CF)
3. Mark Trumbo (1B)
4. Brian McCann (C)
5. Chase Headley (3B)
6. Grady Sizemore (LF)
7. Matt Joyce (RF)
8. Jed Lowrie (SS)
9. (SP)

Starting Pitchers:
1. R.A. Dickey
2. Jake Odorizzi
3. Jose Quintana
4. T.J. House

Bullpen:
1. Pedro Strop
2. Brian Matusz

Bench:
1. Omar Infante (2B)
2. Aaron Hill (2B/3B)
3. Brett Lawrie (3B/2B)
4.Gerardo Parra (OF)
5. Carlos Quinton (LF/RF)
6. Luis Jimenez (3B)

I am obviously looking for another RP, if anyone has any to spare for an infielder.

[Aronis]

Nominate Rickie Weeks.

Bid 20 on him.

[Aronis]

I am obviously looking for another RP, if anyone has any to spare for an infielder.

Would you trade parra for a RP?

[Framm 18]

I am obviously looking for another RP, if anyone has any to spare for an infielder.

Would you trade parra for a RP?

I would prefer to trade an infielder instead but would listen to offers.

[MonkeyMan576]

@Framm: I would trade Kintzler or Cook(my relief pitchers) for Hill or Lawrie(your infielders).

Also let me know if you would like to play a practice game.

Also, using an app for scorekeeping was just a suggestion, it was by no means meant to be mandatory.

[Aronis]

I am obviously looking for another RP, if anyone has any to spare for an infielder.

Would you trade parra for a RP?

I would prefer to trade an infielder instead but would listen to offers.

I'd be willing to give up AJ Ramos or Will Harris, whichever one you want, for Parra.

[MonkeyMan576]

Does anyone else have an opinion on an 8 game schedule vs. a 16 game schedule? Using live chat it may be possible to play 2 games in a sitting, which would possibly allow for more games to be played.

[Framm 18]

I am around for a practice game MonkeyMan.

Let me look at the players and will give a decision later.

Pedit: Depends on the players. If we get through an 8 game schedule and it seems like it would work with 16 then we can always move it to more. I don't really care either way honestly.

[D3f3nd3r]

Also, Thurhame?