That's true, since there are fewer points available at every stage until you win the WS. The interesting piece of this approach is that is simultaneously tilts the balance towards quality (regular season points) and luck (WS winner), while removing other areas of luck (division alignment + LDS + LCS)

I have mixed feelings about the scoring change.

On one hand, I typically do better in the regular season than in the playoffs, so of course, any change to lower the playoff points probably helps me.

On the other hand, you lose the balance of trying to win as many regular seasons games as possible vs trying to build a team that excels in the playoffs. Under the new scoring rules (I like A better than B), I will try even harder to focus on the regular season, since the playoffs don't really add much.

The significance of the playoffs really comes down to how it affects who advances (to round 2) and who doesn't advance. Or if it's close at the top of round2, who wins and who finishes 2nd, 3rd, etc. I like to think of the playoff bonus points as kind of a tie-breaker when all other things are equal. Yes, there is a ton of luck in the playoffs. But just as much luck as there is with the divisional alignment and how many playoff teams somebody gets (i.e., 5th most round2 wins, but only one playoff team for me & dippedncrack).

The bottom lines comes down to how much do you want the playoffs to matter? It's easy enough to calculate the playoff points vs regular season points to see what the percentage is. Answer: a little over 5% of the total points comes from playoffs. For those advancing to round 2, it works out to be about 10-11%.

Is that considered too high? I don't know. The goal when you build a sim roster is to win the World Series, isn't it? Actually, in my mind, I usually just try to win 95-100 games and hope to get lucky in the playoffs. I will probably still continue to build my teams the same way especially if the scoring for playoffs is lowered.

Scoring change A. I like it, the Playoffs were overvalued and too much of a crapshoot. A built-in bonus of making the playoffs and advancing is that you get to play on for more Wins.I think 10 points for the WS is too wild, I'd rather spread it out a little, maybe 2 points each round instead of 5, then 5 more for the WS.

wink0094 has locked up the fourth place spot. Big congrats to him. Doing that well in your first tournament appearance is not easy

Current standings. 4 WS still in progress

Round 1 Rank	Round 2 Rank	Overall Rank	Owner	Season									Playoffs					Round 1 Total	Penalty	Round 2 Total	Total
				70M	90M	100M	110M	130M	140M	Wins	Win%	Last Cycle	Teams	Made LCS	Made WS	Won WS	Points
1	1	1	ozomatli	94	98	90	89	91	95	557	0.573	3-3	5	4	4		98	696		655	1003
4	2	2	jmissirlis	90	88	92	86	92	98	546	0.562	2-4	6	1			46	657		592	920.5
8	3	3	discodemo	89	90	71	86	79	88	503	0.517	4-2	4	3	3	1	83	637		586	904.5
9	4	4	wink0094	69	83	91	79	92	87	501	0.515	3-3	3	3	2		62	630		563	878
3	8	4	jfranco77	90	85	86	80	91	87	519	0.534	5-1	3	1			27	664		546	878
10	5	6	crystalao	85	72	94	82	89	86	508	0.523	2-4	2	2	1	1	47	621		555	865.5
2	11	7	brianjw	88	83	71	86	78	83	489	0.503	3-3	3	1			28	693		517	863.5
5	9	8	mildnhazy	84	78	79	82	90	91	504	0.518	4-2	3	1			28	651		532	857.5
12	7	9	justinlee_24	88	94	92	86	79	84	523	0.538	1-5	3	1			25	592		548	844
13	6	10	rbow923	85	80	82	91	86	81	505	0.519	2-4	3	2	1		44	585		549	841.5
19	10	11	dippedncrack / schwarze	85	96	79	87	87	80	514	0.528	0-6	1	1			14	548		528	802
6	17	12	buddhagamer	67	69	79	88	70	82	455	0.468	5-1	1	1			15	649		470	794.5
7	20	13	jbohrman	67	79	85	80	67	83	461	0.474	3-3	0				0	648		461	785
16	12	14	redcped	91	71	79	78	93	75	487	0.501	4-2	2				12	559		499	778.5
11	18	15	dougpalm	85	75	83	73	72	78	466	0.479	1-5	0				0	595		466	763.5
23	13	16	newarkwilder	80	70	95	69	74	78	466	0.479	3-3	1	1	1		24	541		490	760.5
22	14	17	mdc2276	68	75	82	80	97	82	484	0.498	4-2	1				7	545	6	485	757.5
20	15	17	magicdreamer	82	73	70	81	81	83	470	0.484	4-2	1	1			14	547		484	757.5
17	16	19	Donburgh	80	83	66	83	85	64	461	0.474	5-1	1	1			14	551		475	750.5
15	23	20	Humdogs	75	80	68	62	77	90	452	0.465	2-4	1				6	564		458	740
21	19	21	Jdh34	73	86	78	78	64	78	457	0.470	4-2	1				6	546		463	736
18	22	22	odalisgagne	80	81	69	76	69	77	452	0.465	4-2	1				7	551		459	734.5
25	20	23	ejstockman	74	78	80	90	79	55	456	0.469	3-3	1				5	535		461	728.5
14	24	24	mpitt76	76	77	83	73	62	59	430	0.442	1-5	1				6	583		436	727.5

If disco beats me two more times and goes 3/3 in the WS, he'll take over 2nd place from jmissirlis on the tiebreaker

Posted by ozomatli on 2/22/2019 1:52:00 PM (view original):
wink0094 has locked up the fourth place spot. Big congrats to him. Doing that well in your first tournament appearance is not easy

Thanks ozo. Big congrats to you on your dominating tournament win.

Well, idk about dominating. We are 0-2 in the WS so far and are trending towards 0-4. It'd be kind of weird to win the tournament by ~100 points and not even get 1 WS in Round 2

FINAL STANDINGS

Round 1 Rank	Round 2 Rank	Overall Rank	Owner	Season									Playoffs					Round 1 Total	Penalty	Round 2 Total	Total
				70M	90M	100M	110M	130M	140M	Wins	Win%	Last Cycle	Teams	Made LCS	Made WS	Won WS	Points
1	1	1	ozomatli	94	98	90	89	91	95	557	0.573	3-3	5	4	4	1	110	696		667	1015
4	3	2	jmissirlis	90	88	92	86	92	98	546	0.562	2-4	6	1			46	657		592	920.5
8	2	3	discodemo	89	90	71	86	79	88	503	0.517	4-2	4	3	3	2	92	637		595	913.5
9	4	4	wink0094	69	83	91	79	92	87	501	0.515	3-3	3	3	2	2	76	630		577	892
3	8	5	jfranco77	90	85	86	80	91	87	519	0.534	5-1	3	1			27	664		546	878
10	5	6	crystalao	85	72	94	82	89	86	508	0.523	2-4	2	2	1	1	47	621		555	865.5
2	11	7	brianjw	88	83	71	86	78	83	489	0.503	3-3	3	1			28	693		517	863.5
5	9	8	mildnhazy	84	78	79	82	90	91	504	0.518	4-2	3	1			28	651		532	857.5
12	7	9	justinlee_24	88	94	92	86	79	84	523	0.538	1-5	3	1			25	592		548	844
13	6	10	rbow923	85	80	82	91	86	81	505	0.519	2-4	3	2	1		45	585		550	842.5
19	10	11	dippedncrack / schwarze	85	96	79	87	87	80	514	0.528	0-6	1	1			14	548		528	802
6	17	12	buddhagamer	67	69	79	88	70	82	455	0.468	5-1	1	1			15	649		470	794.5
7	20	13	jbohrman	67	79	85	80	67	83	461	0.474	3-3	0				0	648		461	785
16	12	14	redcped	91	71	79	78	93	75	487	0.501	4-2	2				12	559		499	778.5
11	18	15	dougpalm	85	75	83	73	72	78	466	0.479	1-5	0				0	595		466	763.5
23	13	16	newarkwilder	80	70	95	69	74	78	466	0.479	3-3	1	1	1		24	541		490	760.5
22	14	17	mdc2276	68	75	82	80	97	82	484	0.498	4-2	1				7	545	6	485	757.5
20	15	17	magicdreamer	82	73	70	81	81	83	470	0.484	4-2	1	1			14	547		484	757.5
17	16	19	Donburgh	80	83	66	83	85	64	461	0.474	5-1	1	1			14	551		475	750.5
15	23	20	Humdogs	75	80	68	62	77	90	452	0.465	2-4	1				6	564		458	740
21	19	21	Jdh34	73	86	78	78	64	78	457	0.470	4-2	1				6	546		463	736
18	22	22	odalisgagne	80	81	69	76	69	77	452	0.465	4-2	1				7	551		459	734.5
25	20	23	ejstockman	74	78	80	90	79	55	456	0.469	3-3	1				5	535		461	728.5
14	24	24	mpitt76	76	77	83	73	62	59	430	0.442	1-5	1				6	583		436	727.5

Thanks everyone for a great year.

Signups for the 2019 tournament will begin in May. Hope to see everyone back

Sent in the ticket to have prizes distributed

Congratulations Mike! Clearing 1000 points is no easy feat - with the scoring changes it might never get done again :)

And I think Option A is pretty good. I think it will lead to more 'realistic' teams. Here are three strategies that one might follow in team building.

1) The Billy Beane model - maximise regular season wins then invest in lucky charms for the playoffs.
2) The normal MLB model - mostly maximise regular season wins, but if necessary live with 1 dodgy starter and a weak bench, because they won't get used in the playoffs.
3) The traditional WIS model - Spend whatever resources you can (consistent with the rules) to get Milacki, Hill, etc, and have them start (at least) every elimination game you might play. Then try and win as many regular season games as you can with what money you have left.

I think the change will move us from 3 to 2, or at least to 2.5 (e.g., take one of the short starters, but not 3-4 of them) and that's a good thing.

Prizes should have been distributed. Sitemail me if you haven't received yours.

Anyone else win a TOC with a Round 2 team? My 140M team just did

Posted by ozomatli on 2/24/2019 2:24:00 AM (view original):
Thanks everyone for a great year.

Signups for the 2019 tournament will begin in May. Hope to see everyone back

Do we get a sneak peek at themes or are they still being tinkered with? :)