Sounding Board - 2012 Edition Topic

Will someone please do me a favour and explain to me how a clone team comprised of Frankie Frisch, Tim Raines, Victor Martinez, Jose Vizcaino, Don Sutton and Mariano Rivera is playing .600 ball and leading my division - it's been driving me a bit batty - thanks!
9/16/2012 2:52 PM
# of teams with 80 wins (through 127 games, a .630 win %)

70mil - 2
80mil - 4
90mil - 0 
100mil - 1
110mil - 11
120mil - 4
9/17/2012 9:11 AM
Every team of mine is currently between 67-60 and 73-54. I guess there's something to be said for consistency, but I've fallen like a rock in the standings over the last week or two without really any discernible reason...
9/17/2012 9:51 AM
Posted by toddcommish on 8/17/2012 3:26:00 PM (view original):

Here's a fun fact.  At this point in the season, ALL SIX OF MY TEAMS are below their Pythagorean records.  In fact, the average underperformance is a full 78 percentage points behind the Pythagorean win %, or roughly 2.73 games behind where they "should be".

In a tournament of 96 players, one or two owners could be expected to have all six teams underperforming.  And this year... it's me.

All 6 of my teams are still under my pythagorean win%.  Most are closing the gap to their expected win%, but two are still around a full .100% below.  Can't complain too much since it looks like I might advance to the next round, but come on Skip lets manage those teams a bit better.
9/18/2012 7:24 PM
0-6 last night followed by 6-0 this morning.  Nothing like toying with my emotions...
9/19/2012 6:57 AM
That's why I've started looking at 2-3 cycles at once. I had my first 0-6 last week, but it was coupled with a 5-1, so that took some of the sting off.
9/19/2012 9:43 PM
I'm still amazed that in a $100M cap league, my team is slugging .142 points below their real life total.
9/19/2012 9:51 PM
my first ever schwarze doesn't make me feel a whole lot better about 70th place.
9/19/2012 10:03 PM
My first 0-6... three 1-run losses in the set, and none by more than 3 runs...
9/20/2012 9:21 PM
I had 3 teams in first with 30-40 games to go. One just finished blowing an 11 game lead by going 1-5 against the two worst teams in the league (still tied for first), one just got swept by the worst team in the league (now 3 back), and one has seen their lead dwindle from 7 to 2 games. Clutch my boys are not.
9/22/2012 12:59 PM
TWO GAMES IN A ROW the STUPID SIM brings my MOPUP guy in to a tie game??????? when my setting is only use when losing!
9/23/2012 2:02 PM

Some league/division analysis...

80M Theme, National League
Two 90 win teams will not be advancing, while a 90-loss team will be.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
East W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
Twisted Sisters 67-84 0.444 - 6-4 L1 11 32-42 35-42 0-0 0 tridentric -87582
Please Have Enough IP! 66-85 0.437 1 5-5 W5 - 35-42 31-43 0-0 0 31013 2010
We won't make round II 54-97 0.358 13 0-10 L14 - 24-50 30-47 0-0 0 besterateam 20021
Petco Poachers 48-103 0.318 19 5-5 W4 - 26-51 22-52 0-0 0 spoonfed -18349
West W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
WISC $80 Mil Prog/Reg 88-63 0.583 - 8-2 L1 11 47-30 41-33 0-0 0 jjgreen14 6314
To Catch a Thief 87-64 0.576 1 4-6 L4 - 41-33 46-31 0-0 0 schwarze 109035
Back-to-Back Bad News 85-66 0.563 3 9-1 W2 - 45-29 40-37 0-0 0 DarthDurron 25649
Regress This! 72-79 0.477 16 4-6 W1 - 35-42 37-37 0-0 0 wetwillytwo 40999
Central W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
Broadway Twisters 99-52 0.656 - 4-6 L2 2 49-28 50-24 0-0 0 SpotSell 130785
MNH's Chapter 1 89-62 0.589 10 8-2 W4 - 44-30 45-32 0-0 0 mildnhazy 28483
Cookies in the outfield 68-83 0.450 31 4-6 L4 - 32-45 36-38 0-0 0 fooolishfool 4319
Hot Sauce 1 @80 67-84 0.444 32 3-7 W1 - 35-39 32-45 0-0 0 blackmink18 7649



 

9/25/2012 11:00 AM
70M Theme, American League
Almost the same situation here.  At least the AL Central winner will be over .500
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
Dodgers, LA @ 70M 91-60 0.603 - 6-4 W1 6 50-27 41-33 0-0 0 blackmink18 7649
Cinti little Red machine 85-66 0.563 6 7-3 L1 - 44-30 41-36 0-0 0 forte4him 9812
Cincinnati Reds 85-66 0.563 6 6-4 L1 - 43-31 42-35 0-0 0 Jdh34 -7203
Low Ball Los Angeles Dodgers 76-75 0.503 15 6-4 W1 - 39-38 37-37 0-0 0 beauchamp -13163
West W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
.San Diego Padres 80-71 0.530 - 4-6 W2 x 40-37 40-34 0-0 0 dougpalm 105876
Phrantic Phillies 66-85 0.437 14 3-7 L6 - 34-43 32-42 0-0 0 marlowe 43984
Ahoy Here Come the Pirates 65-86 0.430 15 5-5 W1 - 29-45 36-41 0-0 0 mllama54 11045
Angel Death Train 43-108 0.285 37 2-8 L2 - 18-56 25-52 0-0 0 rls1 28710
Central W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
1961-2011 ATHLETICS 96-55 0.636 - 7-3 W2 3 49-25 47-30 0-0 0 bighooze 20753
Pittsburgh Pirates 87-64 0.576 9 5-5 W2 - 40-34 47-30 0-0 0 Donburgh 14000
As Good As the Real Mariners! 80-71 0.530 16 7-3 L1 - 39-38 41-33 0-0 0 wetwillytwo 40999
WISC Cheap KC Royals 53-98 0.351 43 2-8 L6 - 29-48 24-50 0-0 0 beirnej1 -21685
9/25/2012 11:02 AM
70M Theme, American League West
How did the four best teams get put into the same division?
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
Los Angeles Dodgers ($70m) 79-72 0.523 - 6-4 W1 9 45-32 34-40 0-0 0 just4me -51002
Montreal Madness At The Big "O" 76-75 0.503 3 6-4 L2 - 37-37 39-38 0-0 0 spikeboots -27080
Houston Astros 73-78 0.483 6 3-7 L1 - 36-38 37-40 0-0 0 mpitt76 21765
1 Houston Astros 67-84 0.444 12 5-5 W3 - 35-42 32-42 0-0 0 mw100 25845
West W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
I hate the Cardinals 77-74 0.510 - 5-5 W2 6 39-35 38-39 0-0 0 cubbies84 10588
Albert who? 71-80 0.470 6 3-7 W1 - 36-41 35-39 0-0 0 yankeeso7 14997
Yankees On The Cheap 69-82 0.457 8 2-8 L3 - 34-40 35-42 0-0 0 ejstockman 23807
NYY Gatorade 64-87 0.424 13 5-5 L1 - 39-38 25-49 0-0 0 nhsteven 9043
Central W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
Oakland Gets an A For Effort 86-65 0.570 - 7-3 W1 10 46-28 40-37 0-0 0 tridentric -87582
70M Oriole Cavaliers 84-67 0.556 2 6-4 L1 - 40-37 44-30 0-0 0 markeking 79291
1 - Boston Red Sox 84-67 0.556 2 8-2 W2 - 44-33 40-34 0-0 0 bigmc 31004
LA Dodgers 84-67 0.556 2 4-6 L3 - 37-37 47-30 0-0 0 eman_wi 15712
9/25/2012 11:03 AM
90M Theme, National League
Now this is how the wildcard race should be in all leagues...
MLB101344 Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
Very Twisted (thank god) 1993 NY Mets 90-61 0.596 - 8-2 W3 x 44-30 46-31 0-0 0 bardin 73630
24 Cards Twisted 74-77 0.490 16 6-4 L1 - 38-36 36-41 0-0 0 jfranco77 123591
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 74-77 0.490 16 5-5 W1 - 40-37 34-40 0-0 0 dahsdebater 21011
1972 Dodgers 73-78 0.483 17 8-2 L1 - 39-38 34-40 0-0 0 batandball 33144
West W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
W3 1915 PIRATES 87-64 0.576 - 6-4 W1 x 44-33 43-31 0-0 0 ybjsports 64344
WISC3: 77 Twisted Mets 73-78 0.483 14 6-4 W4 - 37-37 36-41 0-0 0 footballmm11 16824
1986 Chicago Cubs 72-79 0.477 15 4-6 L4 - 37-40 35-39 0-0 0 Donburgh 14000
WISC 1910 Cleveland Naps 61-90 0.404 26 6-4 L1 - 28-46 33-44 0-0 0 beirnej1 -21685
Central W-L PCT GB L10 STRK M Home Away Live GPL Owner Rating
1990 Cardinals 80-71 0.530 - 5-5 L1 7 40-34 40-37 0-0 0 trd3 -12428
2000 Yanks wisc90 75-76 0.497 5 2-8 L4 - 40-37 35-39 0-0 0 daronb 94932
'08 Dodger Delight 74-77 0.490 6 2-8 W1 - 32-42 42-35 0-0 0 Jtpsops -12018
1908 Philadelphia Athletics 74-77 0.490 6 2-8 W1 - 42-35 32-42 0-0 0 sgsmith 48938
9/25/2012 11:07 AM
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