Since the baseball madness did not get off the ground I thought we could try something on a smaller scale. A 16 team, double elimination tournamnet is in order. Here are some of the details.

We will choose from a real team in the sim from 1968-2009 who finished between .520 and .550.

Teams will be exclusive.

No DH

The tournament will be randomly seeded, and the home team determined by a coin toss. The coin toss will be done previous to the tournamnet starting and will be indicated in the brackets.

Pitching rules. (Some changes from before)

-Any pitcher who pitches 1.1 innings or more must have one game of rest.
-Any pitcher who pitches 3.0 innings or more must have two games of rest.

This should require a 3 man rotation for the most part.

We will have time frames to get games in. I hope to play atleast 1 round every 4 days.

Since whenever I start one of these things I always seem to leave something out please let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise sign up below. Once we have 16 signed up we will use random.org to give us the draft order. Since I am known to be such a great sim player I will just pick 16th!

Draft order

1. soxyanks12 1968 Indians
2.  braveboy73 2009 Braves
3.  sabreclub 2000 Yankees
4.  ajackson8282 1977 Reds
5.  jrig 1969 Cardinals
6.  Staindman 1996 Mariners
7.  duece_duece 1972 Dodgers
8.  Knee  (SKIP IN DRAFT) 1988 Red Sox
9.  steve9955 1968 Red Sox
10. deltagorfers 1975 Dodgers
11. 5pointtoss 1995 Mariners
12. kwatts 2005 Astros
13.  djtrump 2007 Padres
14.  frozen_rope 2003 Astros
15.  Panzer Gen. 1968 Giants
16.  johnsonak87 2000 Diamondbacks

* = Home Team, Game number in (), WGxx= Winner of Game xx,  LGxx= Loser Game xx

Round 1

(G1) 1968 Indians (soxyanks12)* vs 2000 Diamondbacks (johnsonak87)  2-1
(G2) 1988 Red Sox (kneeneighbor)* vs  1968 Red Sox (steve9955)  9-1
(G3) 1969 Cardinals (jrig21) vs 2005 Astros (kwatts)*  8-1
(G4) 1977 Reds (ajackson8282)* vs 2007 Padres (djtrump) 6-5 (10IN)
(G5) 2000 Yankees (saberclub) vs 2003 Astros (frozen_rope)* 8-5 (10IN)
(G6) 1995 Mariners (5pointtoss)* vs 1996 Mariners (Staindman) 4-2
(G7) 1972 Dodgers (duece_duece)* vs 1975 Dodgers (deltagorfers) 7-3
(G8) .1968 Giants (Panzer Gen) vs 2009 Braves (braveboy73)*  4-2

Round 2 Winners Bracket
(G9) 2000 Diamondbacks (johnsonak87) vs 1968 Red Sox (steve9955) * 20-7
(G10 ) 2005 Astros (kwatts) vs 2007 Padres (djtrump) * 3-2 (13 IN)
(G11) 2000 Yankees (saberclub) vs 1995 Mariners (5pointtoss)*  11-7
(G12) 1975 Dodgers (deltagorfers) vs 2009 Braves (braveboy73) * 6-2

Round 2 Elimination Games
(G13) 1968 Indians (soxyanks12)* vs 1988 Red Sox (kneeneighbor) 11-7
(G14) 1969 Cardinals (jrig21) vs 1977 Reds (ajackson8282)*  3-2
(G15) 2003 Astros (frozen_rope)*  vs 1996 Mariners (Staindman) 11-4
(G16) 1972 Dodgers (duece_duece)*  vs 1968 Giants (Panzer Gen) 5-0

Round 3 Winners Bracket
(G17) 2000 Diamondbacks (johnsonak87) vs 2005 Astros (kwatts)* 8-4
(G18) 2000 Yankees (saberclub)* vs 1975 Dodgers (deltagorfers) 6-2

Round 3 Elimination Games
(G19) 1988 Red Sox (kneeneighbor) vs 2009 Braves (braveboy73)*  7-3
(G20) 1977 Reds (ajackson8282) vs 1995 Mariners (5pointtoss)*  14-11
(G21) 2003 Astros (frozen_rope) vs 2007 Padres (djtrump)* 2-1
(G22) 1972 Dodgers (duece_duece)*  vs 1968 Red Sox (steve9955) 3-2

Round 4 Elimination Games
(G23) 2009 Braves (braveboy73) vs 1977 Reds (ajackson8282)*  6-1
(G24) 2007 Padres (djtrump)  vs 1972 Dodgers (duece_duece)*  4-3

Round 5 Winners Bracket
(G25) 2000 Diamondbacks (johnsonak87) vs 2000 Yankees (saberclub)* 3-2

Round 5 Elimination Games
(G26) 2009 Braves (braveboy73) vs 2005 Astros (kwatts)* 12-2
(G27) 2007 Padres (djtrump)* vs 1975 Dodgers (deltagorfers) 2-0
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Round 6 Elimination Game
(G28) 2005 Astros (kwatts)* vs  1975 Dodgers (deltagorfers)
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Round 7 Elimination Game
(G29) WG28* vs (G25) 2000 Diamondbacks (johnsonak87) 

Round 8 Finals
(G30) WG29* vs 2000 Yankees (sabreclub)

Round 9 If Needed
(G31) WG29 vs WG25*

Bold = Taken

1968 San Francisco Giants (.543)
1968 Cleveland Indians (.534)
1968 Boston Red Sox (.531)
1969 Cincinnati Reds (.549)
1969 Oakland Athletics (.543)
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates (.543)
1969 Boston red Sox (.537)
1969 St. Louis Cardinals (.537)
1969 Washington Senators (.531)
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers (.525)
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates (.549)
1970 Oakland Athletics (.549)
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers (.540)
1970 Boston Red Sox (.537)
1970 California Angels (.531)
1970 San Francisco Giants (.531)
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers (.549)
1971 Kansas City Royals (.528)
1971 Boston Red Sox (.525)
1972 Houston Astros (.549)
1972 Boston Red Sox (.548)
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers (.548)
1972 Chicago Cubs (.548)
1972 New York Mets (.532)
1973 Boston Red Sox (.549)
1973 Kansas City Royals (.543)
1973 San Francisco Giants (.543)
1973 Detroit Tigers (.525)
1974 New York Mets (.549)
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates (.543)
1974 Atlanta Braves (.543)
1974 St. Louis Cardinals (.534)
1974 Texas Rangers (.525)
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers (.543)
1975 Philadelphia Phillies (.531)
1976 Baltimore Orioles (.543)
1976 Oakland Athletics (.540)
1976 New York Mets (.531)
1976 Minnesota Twins (.522)
1977 Cincinnati Reds (.543)
1977 Minnesota Twins (.522)
1978 San Francisco Giants (.549)
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates (.547)
1978 California Angels (.537)
1978 Texas Rangers (.537)
1978 Detroit Tigers (.531)
1979 Houston Astros (.549)
1979 Californis Angels (.543)
1979 St. Louis Cardinals (.531)
1979 Detroit Tigers (.528)
1979 Kansas City Royals (.525)
1980 Cincinnati Reds (.549)
1980 Milwaukee Brewers (.531)
1981 Boston Red Sox (.546)
1981 Texas Rangers (.543)
1982 Atlanta Braves (.549)
1982 Philadelphia Phillies (.549)
1982 Boston red Sox (.549)
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers (.543)
1982 Chicago White Sox (.537)
1982 San Francisco Giants (.537)
1982 Montreal Expos (.531)
1983 Toronto Blue Jays (.549)
1983 Atlanta Braves (.543)
1983 Milwaukee Brewers (.537)
1983 Houston Astros (.525)
1984 Toronto Blue Jays (.549)
1984 New York Yankees (.537)
1984 Boston Red Sox (.531)
1984 Baltimore Orioles (.525)
1985 Chicago White Sox (.525)
1985 Montreal Expos (.522)
1985 Detroit Tigers (.522)
1986 Texas Rangers (.537)
1986 Detroit Tigers (.537)
1986 Philadelphia Phillies (.534)
1986 Cincinnati Reds (.531)
1986 Toronto Blue Jays (.531)
1987 New York Yankees (.549)
1987 Minnesota Twins (.525)
1988 Boston Red Sox (.549)
1988 Detroit Tigers (.543)
1988 Cincinnati Reds (.540)
1988 Toronto Blue Jays (.537)
1988 Milwaukee Brewers (.537)
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates (.531)
1989 New York Mets (.537)
1989 Baltimore Orioles (.537)
1989 Houston Astros (.531)
1989 Toronto Blue Jays (.549)
1989 San Diego Padres (.549)
1989 St. Louis Cardinals (.531)
1990 Boston Red Sox (.543)
1990 Los Angeles Dodgers (.531)
1990 Toronto Blue Jays (.531)
1990 Montreal Expos (.525)
1990 San Francisco Giants (.525)
1991 Chicago White Sox (.537)
1991 Texas Rangers (.525)
1992 Baltimore Orioles (.549)
1992 Montreal Expos (.537)
1992 Chicago White Sox (.531)
1993 New York Yankees (.543)
1993 St. Louis Cardinals (.537)
1993 Texas Rangers (.531)
1993 Houston Astros (.525)
1993 Detroit Tigers (.525)
1993 Baltimore Orioles (.525)
1995 New York Yankees (.549)
1995 Seattle Mariners (.545)
1995 Los Angeles Dodgers (.542)
1995 California Angels (.538)
1995 Colorado Rockies (.535)
1995 Houston Astros (.528)
1996 St. Louis Cardinals (.543)
1996 Montreal Expos (.543)
1996 Baltimore Orioles (.543)
1996 Seattle Mariners (.528)
1996 Chicago White Sox (.525)
1996 Boston Red Sox (.525)
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers (.543)
1997 New York Mets (.543)
1997 Cleveland Indians (.534)
1998 Cleveland Indians (.549)
1998 San Francisco Giants (.546)
1998 Texas Rangers (.543)
1998 New York Mets (.543)
1998 Toronto Blue Jays (.543)
1998 Anaheim Angels (.525)
1999 Oakland Athletics (.537)
1999 San Francisco Giants (.531)
2000 New York Yankees (.540)
2000 Los Angeles Dodgers (.531)
2000 Boston Red Sox (.525)
2000 Cincinnati Reds (.525)
2000 Arizona Diamondbacks (.525)
2001 Atlanta Braves (.543)
2001 Chicago Cubs (.543)
2001 Philadelphia Phillies (.531)
2001 Los Angeles Dodgers (.531)
2001 Minnesota Twins (.525)
2003 Chicago Cubs (.543)
2003 Houston Astros (.537)
2003 Chicago White Sox (.531)
2003 Toronto Blue Jays (.531)
2003 Philadelphia Phillies (.531)
2003 Los Angeles Dodgers (.525)
2003 St. Louis Cardinals (.525)
2004 Texas Rangers (.549)
2004 Chicago Cubs (.549)
2004 San Diego Padres (.537)
2004 Philadelphia Phillies (.531)
2005 Houston Astros (.549)
2005 Philadelphia Phillies (.543)
2005 Oakland Athletics (.543)
2006 Los Angeles Angels (.549)
2006 San Diego Padres (.543)
2006 Los Angeles Dodgers (.543)
2006 Toronto Blue Jays (.537)
2006 Boston Red Sox (.531)
2006 Philadelphia Phillies (.525)
2007 Philadelphia Phillies (.549)
2007 San Diego Padres (.546)
2007 Detroit Tigers (.543)
2007 New York Mets (.543)
2007 Seattle Mariners (.543)
2007 Chicago Cubs (.525)
2008 New York Mets (.549)
2008 New York Yankees (.549)
2008 Chicago White Sox (.546)
2008 Minnesota Twins (.540)
2008 Houston Astros (.534)
2008 St. Louis Cardinals (.531)
2008 Toronto Blue Jays (.531)
2008 Florida Marlins (.522)
2009 San Francisco Giants (.543)
2009 Florida Marlins (.537)
2009 Texas Rangers (.537)
2009 Minnesota Twins (.534)
2009 Atlanta Braves (.531)
2009 Detroit Tigers (.528)
2009 Seattle Mariners (.525)

Pitchers Tired For Round 2
2007 Padres: Peavey, Geranmo
1977 Reds: Seaver, Borbon, Sarmiento
2000 Yankees: El Duque, Neagle
2003 Astros: Oswalt
2000 Diamondbacks: Johnson, Schilling
1968 Indians: Tiant
1988 Red Sox: Boddicker
1968 Red Sox: Culp, Waslewski
2005 Astros: Clemens
1969 Cardinals: Gibson, Washburn
1968 Giants: Marachial
2009 Braves: Vasquez
1995 Mariners: Johnson
1996 Mariners: Moyer,Wells, Carmona
1975 Dodgers: Hooten
1972 Dodgers: Sutton

Pitchers Tired for Round 3
1977 Reds: Seaver, Norman
2000 Yankees: El Duque, Clemens
2000 Diamondbacks: Johnson, Anderson, Daal
1988 Red Sox: Boddicker, Clemens
1968 Red Sox: Culp, Ellsworth, Lonborg
2003 Astros: Oswalt, Miller
1968 Indians: Tiant
2005 Astros: Clemens, Pettite, Wheeler, Springer,
1969 Cardinals: Gibson
2007 Padres: Young, Bell, Maddux
1968 Giants: Marachial
2009 Braves: Vasquez; Jurrjens
1995 Mariners: Johnson
1995 Mariners: Moyer, Belcher, Carmona
1975 Dodgers: Hooten, Messersmith
1972 Dodgers: Sutton; John

Pitchers Tired for Round 4
2000 Diamondbacks: Daal, Anderson
1968 Red Sox: Ellsworth
2005 Astros: Pettite
2007 Padres: Young, Peavy
1988 Red Sox: Clemens
2003 Astros: Miller
2005 Astros: Oswalt
1972 Dodgers: John, Osteen

2009 Braves: Jurrjens; T. Hanson Jeff Benenit
1977 Reds: Norman, Moskau
2000 Yankees: Clemens
1995 Mariners: Belcher


Pitchers Tired for Round 5
2005 Astros: Oswalt
2000 Diamondbacks: Schilling
2007 Padres: Peavy, Maddux
2009 Braves: Hanson, Vazquez
1972 Dodgers: Osteen
1977 Reds: Mosaku
2000 Yankees: Mendoza
1975 Dodgers; Messersmith

Pitchers Tired for Round 6
2000 Diamondbacks: Schilling
2007 Padres: Maddux
2000 Yankees: Mendoza
2009 Braves: Vazquez
2005 Astros: Clemens

Pitchers Tired for Round 7
2005 Astros: Clemens

Pitchers Tired until Final Game
2000 Diamondbacks: Johnsons
Pitchers Tired For Rest of Tournamnet
2000 Yankees: Hernandez

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2000 Diamondbacks please.

No you just sign up, then we will get a random draft order.

knee i am in

I am in.

yep

I'm in with the 1968 Red Sox...

Need 10 more, would love to draft this weekend and get things started.

I'd play