The two best now. 10 games ago I was 4 games ahead of one and essentially tied with the other.

'12 O's team has gone from 33-17 to 36-32. I need to give serious though to permanently retiring from this game soon. There is way too much streakiness built into it. This happens constantly and it's absurd.

16 games over .500 to .500 in a 25 game span. I hope the new owners fix the algorithm because it's straight garbage at this point.

My 18 Senators team is 22 games under .500 at home and 4 games over on the road. I've never had a discrepancy like that.

10-22 in 1-run games over the last 6 sessions, including 1-11 in two sessions today.

I like how this leagues started.With juice and schwarze working together,it started in what seems like record time

I only have 4 teams.only one is competitive.
Although only one really smells.

My only complaint is these leagues seem like 2024 baseball; with lots of openers.
I guess that strategy works.im not comfortable with it,though

You just got to love a 9-8 session where you go 1-6 in 1-run games, and 5 of the losses were either blown saves and/or extra innings.

Last three sessions, 1-run games...
1-6
0-1
1-5

Last three sessions, 2+ run games
8-2
10-6
7-4

I usually look at my results, in order of league number. I scroll very slowly to add suspense. First time that this ever happened... First 9 teams I look at - all losses. Last 8 teams.... all wins.
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1916 New York Giants	L: 8 - 6
1933 New York Yankees	L: 3 - 2
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers	L: 10 - 8
2000 Oakland Athletics	L: 10 - 6
1962 St. Louis Cardinals	L: 10 - 2
2018 Cleveland Indians	L: 8 - 3
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates	L: 5 - 4
1915 Boston Red Sox	L: 8 - 4
1908 Chicago Cubs	L: 11 - 7
1963 Chicago White Sox	W: 10 - 5
1917 Boston Braves	W: 12 - 2
2011 Detroit Tigers	W: 9 - 6
1913 Philadelphia Phillies	W: 5 - 1
1995 Baltimore Orioles	W: 12 - 5
1988 Cincinnati Reds	W: 4 - 1
1970 Minnesota Twins	W: 6 - 5
1922 Washington Senators	W: 5 - 2

FYI - footballmm11 is crushing round 1. Thru 151 games, he is projected to have all 18 teams qualify to round 2. Of course, the max is 16, so the bottom two will be replaced. I would like him to spill the secret in how to be a collective 50 games over .500 in 1-run games.
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Rank	Owner	Franchise	Year	Pick	W-L	Win%	Exp W%	Playoff	Rd 2	1-Run
---------	-------------------	-------------------	--------	--------	-----------	---------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
6	footballmm11	Athletics	1987	15	98-53	0.649	0.622	1	1	20-13
20	footballmm11	Braves	2001	7	93-58	0.616	0.653	1	1	22-15
21	footballmm11	Giants	1998	22	93-58	0.616	0.628	1	1	22-19
24	footballmm11	Cubs	2004	2	92-59	0.609	0.604	1	1	24-16
25	footballmm11	Dodgers	2022	18	92-59	0.609	0.603	1	1	17-17
46	footballmm11	Red Sox	1942	23	89-62	0.589	0.526	1	1	19-11
50	footballmm11	Reds	1978	6	88-63	0.583	0.585	1	1	17-12
58	footballmm11	Tigers	2013	2	87-64	0.576	0.624	1	1	16-17
78	footballmm11	Senators/Twins	2005	12	86-65	0.570	0.526	1	1	26-19
83	footballmm11	White Sox	2022	24	85-66	0.563	0.561	1	1	26-16
86	footballmm11	Phillies	2019	9	84-67	0.556	0.590	1	1	17-24
90	footballmm11	Pirates	1991	8	84-67	0.556	0.562	1	1	18-18
138	footballmm11	Indians	1950	24	80-71	0.530	0.511	0	1	16-16
130	footballmm11	Yankees	2021	22	80-71	0.530	0.538	0	1	25-19
157	footballmm11	Braves	1966	21	78-73	0.517	0.512	1	1	15-18
158	footballmm11	Browns/Orioles	1966	19	78-73	0.517	0.509	1	1	22-13
164	footballmm11	Senators/Twins	1928	21	77-74	0.510	0.548	0	1	13-21
194	footballmm11	Cardinals	2007	16	75-76	0.497	0.511	0	1	20-21
	Total				1539-1179	0.566	0.567	14	18	355-305

Although I won't get all 17 teams to qualify for round 2 (my A's team sucks and is unlucky), I am trying to get all 17 teams to get a positive run differential (i.e., Exp Win% > 500). Getting really close to matching footballmm11.
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Rank	Owner	Franchise	Year	Pick	W-L	Win%	Exp W%	Playoff	Rd 2	1-Run
---------	-------------------	-------------------	--------	--------	-----------	---------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
2	schwarze	Braves	1917	1	101-50	0.669	0.665	1	1	23-14
9	schwarze	Red Sox	1915	1	96-55	0.636	0.666	1	1	22-15
19	schwarze	Giants	1916	5	93-58	0.616	0.671	1	1	15-20
22	schwarze	Senators/Twins	1970	5	93-58	0.616	0.610	1	1	25-15
45	schwarze	Cardinals	1962	20	89-62	0.589	0.586	1	1	21-20
42	schwarze	Cubs	1908	21	89-62	0.589	0.602	1	1	17-20
63	schwarze	Reds	1988	9	87-64	0.576	0.550	1	1	19-20
85	schwarze	Browns/Orioles	1995	4	85-66	0.563	0.553	1	1	19-13
94	schwarze	Dodgers	1961	24	84-67	0.556	0.551	1	1	22-23
93	schwarze	Pirates	1901	14	84-67	0.556	0.553	0	1	14-16
102	schwarze	White Sox	1963	21	83-68	0.550	0.560	1	1	19-18
116	schwarze	Yankees	1933	23	81-70	0.536	0.585	0	1	11-19
137	schwarze	Phillies	1913	12	80-71	0.530	0.516	0	1	23-22
141	schwarze	Tigers	2011	6	79-72	0.523	0.588	0	1	14-28
168	schwarze	Indians	2018	17	77-74	0.510	0.506	0.5	1	14-16
211	schwarze	Senators/Twins	1922	22	74-77	0.490	0.518	1	1	13-28
242	schwarze	Athletics	2000	22	72-79	0.477	0.497	0	0	18-19
	Total				1447-1120	0.564	0.575	11.5	16	309-326

Posting some interesting results from pm2 today, without comment...

1962 Cardinals
Up 6-2 thru 7 innings. RP comes in and allows 4 runs in 0.2 innings. I win 7-6 in 10 innings.
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1901 Pirates
Up 13-6 thru 6 innings. Bullpen comes in and 3 different guys allow 9 runs over 2.2 innings. I come back and win 16-15 in 10 innings.
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1963 White Sox
Up 8-5 thru 6 innings. Bullpen comes in and 3 different guys allow 9 runs over 1.2 innings. Lose 14-9.
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1917 Braves
Up 4-1 thru 7 innings. Bullpen comes in and allows 5 runs in 0.1 innings. Lose 6-5.

Posted by schwarze on 12/19/2024 7:30:00 PM (view original):
Posting some interesting results from pm2 today, without comment...

1962 Cardinals
Up 6-2 thru 7 innings. RP comes in and allows 4 runs in 0.2 innings. I win 7-6 in 10 innings.
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1901 Pirates
Up 13-6 thru 6 innings. Bullpen comes in and 3 different guys allow 9 runs over 2.2 innings. I come back and win 16-15 in 10 innings.
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1963 White Sox
Up 8-5 thru 6 innings. Bullpen comes in and 3 different guys allow 9 runs over 1.2 innings. Lose 14-9.
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1917 Braves
Up 4-1 thru 7 innings. Bullpen comes in and allows 5 runs in 0.1 innings. Lose 6-5.

I hope you just looked at your 1962 Cardinal pm2 game against my 1963 Cardinal team incorrectly. According to what shows up in my box score it was my pitchers that blew a 6-0 lead and I won it in ten 7-6. I would hate to think that this new ownership of WIS was posting different box scores to competing owners for the same game.

Oops, you are correct. Eyesight getting worse as I get older. That makes me feel a little better. It's nice to not always be the team giving up a big lead.

Posted by schwarze on 12/18/2024 12:40:00 PM (view original):
FYI - footballmm11 is crushing round 1. Thru 151 games, he is projected to have all 18 teams qualify to round 2. Of course, the max is 16, so the bottom two will be replaced. I would like him to spill the secret in how to be a collective 50 games over .500 in 1-run games.
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Rank	Owner	Franchise	Year	Pick	W-L	Win%	Exp W%	Playoff	Rd 2	1-Run
---------	-------------------	-------------------	--------	--------	-----------	---------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
6	footballmm11	Athletics	1987	15	98-53	0.649	0.622	1	1	20-13
20	footballmm11	Braves	2001	7	93-58	0.616	0.653	1	1	22-15
21	footballmm11	Giants	1998	22	93-58	0.616	0.628	1	1	22-19
24	footballmm11	Cubs	2004	2	92-59	0.609	0.604	1	1	24-16
25	footballmm11	Dodgers	2022	18	92-59	0.609	0.603	1	1	17-17
46	footballmm11	Red Sox	1942	23	89-62	0.589	0.526	1	1	19-11
50	footballmm11	Reds	1978	6	88-63	0.583	0.585	1	1	17-12
58	footballmm11	Tigers	2013	2	87-64	0.576	0.624	1	1	16-17
78	footballmm11	Senators/Twins	2005	12	86-65	0.570	0.526	1	1	26-19
83	footballmm11	White Sox	2022	24	85-66	0.563	0.561	1	1	26-16
86	footballmm11	Phillies	2019	9	84-67	0.556	0.590	1	1	17-24
90	footballmm11	Pirates	1991	8	84-67	0.556	0.562	1	1	18-18
138	footballmm11	Indians	1950	24	80-71	0.530	0.511	0	1	16-16
130	footballmm11	Yankees	2021	22	80-71	0.530	0.538	0	1	25-19
157	footballmm11	Braves	1966	21	78-73	0.517	0.512	1	1	15-18
158	footballmm11	Browns/Orioles	1966	19	78-73	0.517	0.509	1	1	22-13
164	footballmm11	Senators/Twins	1928	21	77-74	0.510	0.548	0	1	13-21
194	footballmm11	Cardinals	2007	16	75-76	0.497	0.511	0	1	20-21
	Total				1539-1179	0.566	0.567	14	18	355-305

It is definitely not a pattern that I outperform expectations in 1-run games. I just checked last Juice tournament, I was around .500 in 1-run games in Rounds 1, 3, and 4. In Round 2, I was well BELOW .500.

So I'm going to go with the "pure luck" explanation.