The Timeline Classic - Discussion and Draft Forum Topic

Now that the league is full I did a quick random draft order on Random.org. Here were the results:

Draft order vs. Sign-up order
01. Winterhawk - Draft 5th
02. mwhetstone - Draft 15th
03. dspahlinger - Draft 6th
04. DarthDurron - Draft 11th
05. D6KStl - Draft 10th
06. 06gsp - Draft 4th
07. coltjj - Draft 13th
08. littlereb - Draft 1st
09. benfc - Draft 14th
10. PugMania - Draft 2nd
11. pmars2001 - Draft 12th
12. adsmith182 - Draft 9th
13. MisterBBQ - Draft 3rd
14. midknight - Draft 16th
15. mjkrunner - Draft 8th
16. vilefileman - Draft 7th

Available Teams:
NY Giants - .693
Boston Americans - .617
NY Highlanders -.609
Chicago Cubs - .608
Chicago White Sox - .578
Cincinnati Reds - .575
Cleveland Naps - .570
Pittsburgh Pirates - .569
Philadelphia Athletics - .536
St. Louis Cardinals - .487
St. Louis Browns - .428
Detroit Tigers - .408
Brooklyn Superbas - .366
Boston Beaneaters - .359
Philadelphia Phillies - .342
Washington Senators - .252

the official draft order will be placed below in the first comment. Whatever team you select will be taken off the list. When it is your turn, be sure to check the picks before you if I haven't had the chance to cross off previous selections at that time.

.775 - .700 – twist 1 player
.699 - .625 – twist 2 players
.624 - .550 – twist 3 players
.549 - .475 – twist 4 players
.474 - .400 – twist 5 players
.399 – .325 – twist 6 players
.324 – Below – twist 7 players

Simple Rules:
  • 1 - The players on the roster can be twisted with any other year they were in the league regardless of the team they were on.
  • 1.1 - Players that are on the baseball-reference.com roster but are not shown on WIS are eligible to be twisted.
  • 2 - If there is a shortage of players on your roster, you must round out your franchise using players from the previous 3 years before the current WIS season. This could be different for every team. Some might have 3, come might have more or less.
  • 2.1 - These players are ineligible to be twisted and must have a max AB of 300, or a WHIP of 1.30 or higher.
8/22/2023 7:19 AM (edited)
Pick 01 - littlereb - NY Giants
Pick 02 - Pugmania - Cleveland Naps
Pick 03 - MisterBBQ - NY Highlanders
Pick 04 - 06gsp - Boston Americans
Pick 05 - Winterhawk - Cincinnati Reds
Pick 06 - dspahlinger - Chicago White Sox
Pick 07 - vilefileman - Pittsburgh Pirates
Pick 08 - mjkrunner - Chicago Cubs
Pick 09 - adsmith182 - Philadelphia Phillies
Pick 10 - D6KStl - Philadelphia Athletics
Pick 11 - DarthDurron - St. Louis Brown
Pick 12 - pmars2001 - St. Louis Cardinals
Pick 13 - coltjj - Detroit Tigers
Pick 14 - benfc - Boston Beaneaters
Pick 15 - mwhetstone - Brooklyn Superbas
Pick 16 - midknight - Washington Senators

***Adding a new incentive award to the league - the team that gains the most points in winning percentage over the original team will get an extra twist in the following season! 8/21
8/22/2023 6:23 PM (edited)
thanks mwhestone, appreciate you getting this off the ground!

in the future i would recommend posting in the forums asking someone not in the league to generate the draft order, i'm sure you went with the first sequence you got and didn't do anything shady but by doing it publicly you will remove all possibility of any ethical issues.
8/18/2023 1:24 PM
Posted by 06gsp on 8/18/2023 1:24:00 PM (view original):
thanks mwhestone, appreciate you getting this off the ground!

in the future i would recommend posting in the forums asking someone not in the league to generate the draft order, i'm sure you went with the first sequence you got and didn't do anything shady but by doing it publicly you will remove all possibility of any ethical issues.
That is a great idea! I will be sure to do that next season for 1905. Thank you greatly for the suggestion!
8/18/2023 1:26 PM
Im going to trust the dude who gave himself the 15th pick
8/18/2023 1:28 PM
Posted by adsmith182 on 8/18/2023 1:28:00 PM (view original):
Im going to trust the dude who gave himself the 15th pick
I appreciate that. But he does make a good point. I don't want there to ever be any thought that I am stacking the deck in favor of anyone, including myself.
8/18/2023 1:31 PM
So in 1905 we will pick all new teams, right?
8/18/2023 1:34 PM
Posted by adsmith182 on 8/18/2023 1:34:00 PM (view original):
So in 1905 we will pick all new teams, right?
Yes, that is correct. And as the seasons go on and teams change or are added, I will adjust the season set up to match that format from that season.
8/18/2023 1:41 PM
When will the draft start ?
8/18/2023 6:11 PM
Posted by dspahlinger on 8/18/2023 6:11:00 PM (view original):
When will the draft start ?
First pick belongs to littlereb so as soon s he sees the forum and makes his first pick, we will be off and running. There are a few people that haven't seen the sitemail I sent earlier.
8/18/2023 6:20 PM
Last I checked, there are 3 people that have not seen the notification of the draft. One of them holds the first pick. I anticipate they'll catch up soon enough
8/18/2023 7:11 PM
Sorry for the delay. I'll take the New York Giants.

George
8/18/2023 9:52 PM
Very good! Pugmania, you're up!!
8/18/2023 10:01 PM
What is the rule re: using Full vs. Combined, vs. Partial seasons?
8/18/2023 10:35 PM
Posted by MisterBBQ on 8/18/2023 10:35:00 PM (view original):
What is the rule re: using Full vs. Combined, vs. Partial seasons?
Are you talking about the players you're twisting or the filler players?
8/18/2023 10:42 PM
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