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So with the world series upon us I figured I would do another PotD out of the park baseball challenge.

I may include other prizes later on but right now what is up for grabs is a fifteen dollar Amazon gift card.

The format is this: a 30 game classification round to figure out the seeding for the playoffs(there is a small 3 week 'spring training as well, but this does affect much). Each team plays each other team twice, to make it fair. Then, each of the sixteen teams are entered into a playoff where each round is seven games, NCAA tournament style(aka 1 vs 16, 15 vs 2 set up like a quadrant of an NCAA basketball bracket would be). I have injuries turned on, so some teams might underperform as a result. I also have suspensions turned on.

So, lets meet the teams! Player ages are super high because this takes place in 2017, and the ages are from when the player was actually born. This will not affect player performance. The stars are the rating of a player, so 5 is top tier, and on down the line. Some of these ratings might be questionable but thats Out of the park Baseball for ya.

@hellwithoutsin - 2002 Anaheim Angels (in real life went 99-63, beat the San Fransisco Giants 4-3)



@dragon504 - 1995 Atlants Braves (90-54, Cleveland 4-2)



@Red_Frog - 1983 Baltimore Orioles (98-64, Philadelphia 4-1)



@darcandkharg31 1903 Boston Americans (91-47, 5-3 Pittburg) (note: this must have been their roster in 1903. Lacking some players but each position is filed. I am sorry, but this is what you get)



@skynyrdrocker 1918 Bostome Red Sox (75-51, 4-2 Chicago Cubs)



@madadude 2004 Boston Red Sox (98-64, 4-0 St. Louis)

@helly 1906 Chicago White Sox (93-58, 4-2 Chicago Cubs)



@drbonecrusher 1976 Cincinnati Reds (108-54, 4-0 Yankees)



@trodi911 2015 Kansas City Royals (95-67, Mets 4-1)



@GameLord113 1927 New York Yankees (110-44, Pittsburgh 4-0)



@Greenfox111 1947 New York Yankees (97-57, Brooklyn 4-3)

@este914 1996 New York Yankees (92-70, 4-2 Atlanta)



@LaggnFragnLarry 1998 Yankees (114-48, 4-0 San Diego)



@pikhazard1 2008 Philadelphia Phillies (92-70, 4-1 Tampa Bay)



argonautweekend 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates (95-59-1, 4-3 New York Yankees)



@ReggieTheReckless 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (101-60, 4-3 Red Sox)

Where is Johnny Damon and Trot Nixon on the 2004 Red Sox? Are they on the disabled list or something?
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Uh.... the 1967 cardinals have Bob Gibson, but where TF is Lou Brock??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Brock
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1967.shtml

I might have to change my team if he's not in the lineup <_<... those two are the reason I picked that cardinals year, lol

Hopefully your picture just doesn't show the entire roster :p

Yes, he did.

I wanted to include some sort of spring training because I wanted teams to have time to prepare, and I guess injuries(set to regular modern day) are more ferocious than I thought.

oh ok cool
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yeah if they arent on the roster(which is a screenshot of the active roster) they must have gotten injured in the spring training.

I could re-do this without the spring training if you folks think that is okay, but I wont disable injuries as thats just a part of the game

lou brock is out for a week and damon is out for two weeks.

as long as he exists im cool

argonautweakend posted...

Player ages are super high because this takes place in 2017, and the ages are from when the player was actually born. This will not affect player performance.

Thank goodness, the Americans would have it in the bag. If you're approaching 150 and still playing ball, you're a tough bastard.

I have no idea how this works but just notify me if I win anything
Lol
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I was gonna ask about the age thing, but then I checked the other teams and their ages were high too, so figured it didn't matter.
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Last time on something like this I was top 3 at the beginning and like bottom 5 at the end, Let's hope it's a reverse this time!
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darcandkharg31 posted...

Last time on something like this I was top 3 at the beginning and like bottom 5 at the end, Let's hope it's a reverse this time!

Yeah, my team started pretty strong for the 100 year challenge, but fizzled afterwards. Think I finished in the top half, but not that close to the leader.
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Can't wait to see how the cardinals do with the potential of their stolen base king and left fielder replaced by some no-name because of injury.... ****, lol

well the main thing is the playoffs. the 30 gane classification matters but ultinately is just seeding.

i wil simulate the classification round when i get off work at 11

So, I simulated the classification round, and in first place was the 2004 Red Sox at 22-8. In last place was the 1996 Yankees at 7-23. Also sorry Reg, Lou Brock is now out 6-8 weeks with an injury. He wasnt as injured before but might have aggravated it in the season



gonna show some regular season stats next, then some playoff matchup info but not simulate until tomorrow

So the regular season leaders...Jason Varitek of the 04 Sox leading a lot of batting categories, including wins above replacement. Fans of this league are saying HOBE! because Hobe Ferris(who?) of the 1903 Boston Americans tied Varitek and Babe Ruth with 9 Home runs.



As far as pitchers go Jarrod Washburn of Anaheim edged out Greg Maddux for the ERA crown, Bronson Arroyo and Vinegar Bend Mizell of Pittsburgh tied with 6 wins. Rawly Eastwick of Cincinnati has 12 saves and the strikeout king was Carl Mays of the 1923 Red Sox with 75. The WAR champ was Bob Friend of Pittsburgh with 2.1. Vin Mizell of Pittsburgh pitched 53.1 innings without giving up a single homer, also Greg Maddux of atlanta and Wilcy Moore of the 1927 Yankees pitched 30 innings without giving up a homer also.

Those screens BTW dont show what year a player was on a team, so if anybody cares I can hone in on that information if you're curious. Like for strikeouts two from 1918 Boston and then Bill Dinneen of 1903 boston.

So, as for the playoff matchups I decided each round would be 2h, 2a, 1, 1, 1 because I wanted older teams with less pitchers to get some rest. Made sense to me but I ain't no wizard.

2004 Boston Red Sox vs. 1996 New York Yankees



2015 Kansas City Royals vs 1995 Atlanta Braves



2002 Anaheim Angels vs 1967 St. Louis Cardinals

2008 Philadelphia Phillies vs. 1927 Yankees



1947 New York Yankees vs 1983 Baltimore Orioles



1903 Boston Americans vs 1960 Pittburgh Pirates



1906 Chicago White Sox vs 1998 New York Yankees



1918 Red Sox vs 1976 Cincinnati Reds

Hell yeah. God bless Varitek
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argonautweakend posted...

So, as for the playoff matchups I decided each round would be 2h, 2a, 1, 1, 1 because I wanted older teams with less pitchers to get some rest. Made sense to me but I ain't no wizard.

2004 Boston Red Sox vs. 1996 New York Yankees

Also am I reading this right, or did Pedro Martinez throw 17 strikeouts in a game against the Yankees during the regular season AND STILL LOST THE GAME???

I mean looking it up it has happened before, several times in fact, including Randy Johnson throwing 19 strikeouts and losing the game, but still come on.
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rofl
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Let's go 1927 Yankees! Got that murderers row lineup.

can't wait to see just how bad my cardinals fail without one of their key team members.... darn you realistic injuries :p!

also, bob gibson should be starting 3 games each series instead of two so it can be just like real life when they won that year and I have a better chance of actually getting somewhere.... SO WHAT IF IT CAN'T HAPPEN, I WANT IT TO! BWAH!

Unless I read that pic wrong, Braves won their first game, so that's cool. Completely forgot about Smoltz for one of my pitchers, was totally fixed on Maddux and Glavine.
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First round of the playoffs is done!

Eight teams advance, eight got sent home.

2004 Boston Red Sox(4) 1996 New York Yankees(3)



2015 Kansas City Royals(4) 1995 Atlanta Braves(3)



1967 St. Louis Cardinals(4) 2002 Anaheim Angels(1)



1927 New York Yankees(4) 2008 Philadelphia Phillies(3)



1983 Baltimore Orioles(4) 1947 New York Yankees(1)



1960 Pittsburgh Pirates(4) 1903 Boston Americans(1)



1998 New York Yankees(4) 1906 Chicago White Sox(1)



1976 Cincinnati Reds(4) 1918 Boston Red Sox(1)



Winners:

2004 Boston Red Sox
2015 Kansas City Royals
1967 St. Louis Cardinals
1927 New York Yankees
1983 Baltimore Orioles
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
1998 New York Yankees
1976 Cincinnati Reds

And our losers, out of the competition. Thanks for playing!
1996 New York Yankees
1995 Atlanta Braves
2002 Anaheim Angels
2008 Philadelphia Phillies
1947 New York Yankees
1903 Boston Americans
1906 Chicago White Sox
1918 Boston Red Sox

Second round matchups:

2004 Boston Red Sox vs. 2015 Kansas City Royals



1967 St. Louis Cardinals vs. 1927 New York Yankees



1983 Baltimore Orioles vs. 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates



1998 New York Yankees vs. 1976 Cincinnati Reds

Fuuuu, at least it was a close series. All our wins from Maddux lol.
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nooooo
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nooo, not fucking babe ruth and lou gehrig already.... <_<... >_>... But they cardinals are a national league team and this isn't the world series yet <_< >_>

I should have picked the damn yankees, lol

at least I wont the first round! go cards~!

If i got past the yankees, that pirates team is who I would worry about for sure

you tagged me wrong
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still alive but now i have to face pete rose. also i noticed you called this the troll-alt round

Man the higher seeded team won in every case against Braves v Royals but they were both 15-15 in the season anyway (and the Royals had better run differential so they probably should have been 8 anyway)

but yeah damn
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So, eight teams remain....lets see who wins:

2004 Boston Red Sox vs 2015 Kansas City Royals

1967 St. Louis Cardinals vs 1927 New York Yankees

1983 Baltimore Orioles vs. 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates

1998 New York Yankees vs 1976 Cincinnati Reds

2004 Boston Red Sox(4) 2015 Kansas City Royals(2)



1967 St. Louis Cardinals(4) 1927 New York Yankees(2)



1960 Pittsburgh Pirates(4) 1983 Baltimore Orioles(1)



1998 New York Yankees(4) 1976 Cincinnati Reds(1)

So if my team, the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates win in the next round and make it to the world series the other team automatically gets the prize....HOWEVER I will alter the prize: If I win it all, the second place gets a fifteen dollar amazon gift card, if I am in the world series and I am beaten I will give them a 25 dollar amazon gift card! If I am not in the world series just fifteen

Still in it:

2004 Boston Red Sox(madadude)
1967 St. Louis Cardinals(reggiethereckless)
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates(me)
1998 New York Yankees(lagnfragnlarry)

Eliminated:
2015 Kansas City Royals(@trodi_911)
1927 New York Yankees(@GameLord113)
1983 Baltimore Orioles(@Red_Frog)
1976 Cincinnati Reds(@DrBoneCrusher)

next round matchups:

2004 Boston Red Sox(@madadude) vs 1967 St. Louis Cardinals(@ReggieTheReckless)



1960 Pittsburgh Pirates(me) vs 1998 New York Yankees(@LaggnFragnLarry)

I think my run of good luck is over

Martinez is pitching 2 games for the Bo Sox while Gibson is only pitching one for my cards

But you never know!

Also... The year that Boston team won, they best the cardinals, lol

wells, hernandez, and pettitte should shut down the pirates

Im gonna end this tonight since its game 7. ending will be around 11:30 EST when im done workin'

Finishing this tonight:

2004 Boston Red Sox vs 1967 Stl. Louis Cardinals

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates vs 1998 New York Yankees

1967 St. Louis Cardinals(4) vs. 2004 Boston Red Sox(3)



1998 New York Yankees(4) 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates(0)



Boston blew a 3-1 lead while New York won handedly

OUR WORLD SERIES MATCHUP: 1998 New York Yankees @LaggnFragnLarry vs 1967 St. Louis Cardinals @ReggieTheReckless



So winner gets a 15 dollar amazon gift card. I will update this as the actual world series ends tonight

Good luck Reggie.
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Woop woop

And the winner in a close 4-3 contest is......
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@LaggnFragnLarry and the 1998 New York Yankees!



I will be in contact soon to getchu yer prize.