Posted by benfc on 8/19/2023 6:53:00 PM (view original):
Another (3) questions, my last (I hope).
1). If a player is listed in BR on a roster and he cannot be twisted and is not eligible in WIS - and there are not 25 other WIS players eligible for that year, can that "open" slot be filled by one of the three previous rosters of that team (possibly even the same player) ?
2) If a player is WIS eligible only in the year in play (ie 1904) but cannot be twisted am I allowed to not keep him and pick someone else from one the previous three seasons without using a "twist"?
3) If a player is on the BR roster for the year in play (ie 1904) but not eligible in WIS that year, but can be twisted to another WIS year when he is eligible, do I have to keep him and count him as one of my twisted players?

#1 - yes, that is part of the original rules. But, no clones.
#2 - No, you run with the line up that is given by WIS and add what is missing from the previous three seasons and twist what is already there. the idea is to create parody with the existing teams by upgrading players of your choosing - amount based on the win % chart.
#3 - I'm not 100% sure I understand this question. Is this something you're running across?

Posted by mwhetstone on 8/20/2023 8:20:00 AM (view original):

Posted by benfc on 8/19/2023 6:53:00 PM (view original):
Another (3) questions, my last (I hope).
1). If a player is listed in BR on a roster and he cannot be twisted and is not eligible in WIS - and there are not 25 other WIS players eligible for that year, can that "open" slot be filled by one of the three previous rosters of that team (possibly even the same player) ?
2) If a player is WIS eligible only in the year in play (ie 1904) but cannot be twisted am I allowed to not keep him and pick someone else from one the previous three seasons without using a "twist"?
3) If a player is on the BR roster for the year in play (ie 1904) but not eligible in WIS that year, but can be twisted to another WIS year when he is eligible, do I have to keep him and count him as one of my twisted players?

#1 - yes, that is part of the original rules. But, no clones.
#2 - No, you run with the line up that is given by WIS and add what is missing from the previous three seasons and twist what is already there. the idea is to create parody with the existing teams by upgrading players of your choosing - amount based on the win % chart.
#3 - I'm not 100% sure I understand this question. Is this something you're running across?

Thanks for answering my questions. Ref #3. Having thought through it, it is obvious that a player on a BR roster but not WIS eligible in 1904 would have to be counted as twisted to an eligible year if I wanted to keep him on my roster for 1904.

I'll take the Cincinnati Reds

I'll take the Chicago White Sox
WOW, got the tean I wanted. My 2 twists will all be pitchers, should be the best in the league. Hope it's enough to make up for weak hitting.

Vilefileman, you are on deck!!

Posted by dspahlinger on 8/20/2023 3:03:00 PM (view original):
I'll take the Chicago White Sox
WOW, got the tean I wanted. My 2 twists will all be pitchers, should be the best in the league. Hope it's enough to make up for weak hitting.

I think you get 3 twists.

Posted by benfc on 8/20/2023 6:19:00 PM (view original):

Posted by dspahlinger on 8/20/2023 3:03:00 PM (view original):
I'll take the Chicago White Sox
WOW, got the tean I wanted. My 2 twists will all be pitchers, should be the best in the league. Hope it's enough to make up for weak hitting.

I think you get 3 twists.

Ben is correct!

Sorry,

I was looking at the post that said "Vilefileman, you areon deck!" I did not see that dspahlinger had edited the post above us to make his pick.

Just to clarify, the only eligible players (excluding twisted players) are the ones that come up when loading the temas through WIS (i.e.-team and season).

For example you colud not roster 1904 Monte Beville of the New York Highlanders because he only had 24ABs with Highlanders that year.

Or you could not use 1901 Zaza Harry for the Chicago White Sox because he only had 47ABs with the White Sox that year.

Please confirnmand than we will be able to make our selection.

Thanks,

Jeff

Posted by vilefileman on 8/21/2023 8:42:00 AM (view original):
Sorry,

I was looking at the post that said "Vilefileman, you areon deck!" I did not see that dspahlinger had edited the post above us to make his pick.

Just to clarify, the only eligible players (excluding twisted players) are the ones that come up when loading the temas through WIS (i.e.-team and season).

For example you colud not roster 1904 Monte Beville of the New York Highlanders because he only had 24ABs with Highlanders that year.

Or you could not use 1901 Zaza Harry for the Chicago White Sox because he only had 47ABs with the White Sox that year.

Please confirnmand than we will be able to make our selection.

Thanks,

Jeff

Basically what I did for my test runs through some teams was I uploaded the team, swapped the number of twists that I had available, in some cases making bench players into starters, and then selected the remaining players from the previous three seasons. Unfortunately, there will be clone issues with some teams but, it is possible. If your guy on the baseball reference played the amount needed in the previous three years to get on the WIS roster then they are absolutely available.

I will be adjusting the rules a bit in the next season to address some of the questions I have seen on this forum. Everything have been extremely helpful so far.

Guys,

I was thinking about the questions that i had fielded over the weekend and the one that kept coming to mind was the one where if the player is on the Baseball Reference roster, but did not have enough ABs to make it on the WIS roster, can they be twisted. The answer is YES! I did specify to use the baseball reference website to assist in your teams so if you want to use a twist on a player that does not show up in the WIS roster for that season, by all mean, go ahead.

Posted by benfc on 8/20/2023 6:19:00 PM (view original):

Posted by dspahlinger on 8/20/2023 3:03:00 PM (view original):
I'll take the Chicago White Sox
WOW, got the tean I wanted. My 2 twists will all be pitchers, should be the best in the league. Hope it's enough to make up for weak hitting.

I think you get 3 twists.

Yes, that's right-I knew I had 3, just a typo
Included in my 3 twists was Ed Walsh;s fabulous 1908 seaso, when he won 40 games

Sorry for the delay.

1904 Pirates

Posted by vilefileman on 8/21/2023 11:59:00 AM (view original):
Sorry for the delay.

1904 Pirates

Good Pick!!!

MJK Runner, you're up next.

adsmith, you're on the bubble!

Posted by vilefileman on 8/21/2023 11:59:00 AM (view original):
Sorry for the delay.

1904 Pirates

boo