Wow, that's wild to get your 1st win a 30 person league. Congrats man.
congrats bob!
Thank you so much, folks! 1st time I have ever won in a Budget League
Congrats Astros!
Congrats bobueckerrules
Trophy is awarded and Ring Requested !!
Congratulations to bobueckerrules and the Astros !!
Game 6 - Astros score 3 in the 7th and hold on for a 5-4 Championship clinching win. El Sid faced one batter too many in the 7th as Altuve hit a 2 run triple to chase him.
Day off has been granted - almost forgot.
Game 5 - Mets shutout the Astros 1-0, Astros still up in the series 3-2.
A crusher for my Mets.......
Game 4 - Springer hits a GS in the 14th inning and the Astros go up 3-1.
Game 3 - Astros win 4-2 and take a 2-1 series lead.
Day off granted.....
Game 2 - Astros bounce back and even the series.
I have an eye exam at 10am, I should be home not much later than 11 (PT) to sim game 2.
Game 1, WS - Mets take the opener 3-2 in 11 innings.
Jays had a great run! Far exceeded expectations. Congrats Astros! That D and Pitching is tough.
1986 all over again, let's end it like how it was SUPPOSED to end, go Stros!
Game 6 - Astros too much for the Blue Jays and advance to the WS.
Day off was granted......
Game 5 - the Astros shut-out the Blue Jays for the 2nd game in a row and take a 3-2 series lead. The Mets eliminate the Brewers and advance to the WS.
Blue Jays in the WS...WTF?
Game 4 - Mets take a 3-1 series lead, Astros even up the series with the Blue Jays.
Game 3 - Blue Jays win and take a 2-1 series lead, the Brewers win on a Nilsson walk-off, 2 run HR in the bottom of the 17th inning !!
Game 2 - Astros even their series with Toronto, Mets go up 2-0
Could have been a lot worse !!
Glad to hear your friend is okay!
Game 1, LCS - Blue Jays and Mets take the openers.
Sorry for the delay, a close friend of mine who is a fire fighter was injured when the wall of a burning building collapsed on him - broken ankle, but otherwise he's OK.
Game 5 - Moving to the next round are: the Astros, Blue Jays and Mets.
Game 4- and the Diamondbacks, of course, are eliminated. The other 3 series will go to game 5's and be played in the morning. Day off granted......
Game 3 - Astros, Brewers, Blue Jays and Cardinals all win and take 2-1 leads.
Day off granted.....
Game 2 was the "snap back" game for all the teams that lost game 1, as the Astros, Blue Jays, Cardinals and Diamondbacks win.
Game 1 Round 2 - Guardians, Orioles, Mets and yes, the Brewers take the openers !!
I fixed it - old age strikes again !!
I think the Brewers took out the Rockies in game 3, not the other way around...
Game 3 - Rockies take out the Brewers and advance to round 2.
Game 2 - Cardinals win in 14 innings to eliminate the Reds, Guardians win in 10 innings and eliminate the Angels. Blue Jays advance over the A's, the Brewers force a game 3.
Game 1 WC - Cardinals, Rockies, Blue Jays and Guardians take the opening games.
My apologies for starting late - got kidnapped at drug off the Costco.
DBacks were the only team to win triple digit games. Thus we'll likely be eliminated in the first round lol
Thank you!
I tip my hat to you, good sir. Thank you π©π€
Thank you jpotter14 !!
Big thanks to jpotter14 for renewing the league for one more year. THANKS JPOTTER!!
This league has expired (as of 5/11), if any owner out there has a spare league credit laying around and wants to RENEW it, that would be much appreciated. Thanks!
6 team battle for those final 2 WC's in the AL
Congratulations!
well played
Either I greatly underestimated this team or I overestimated the competition ππ
Ngl, I'm actually surprised that this team has the best record in both leagues, just sayin'
Thank you⦠sorry I missed that
Toronto was over the roster limit. I had to trim some players off the minor league roster
FYI - I'll try to Adjust Stat levels occasionally when I think of it - to refresh Rank.
Glad it was only a scare.
lol. well played
Yeah, you won!
Thanks. I missed the final two games for a family health scare. All is close to normal again. Did anything cool happen in those last two games?
Great series yall. And congrats to the Astros
Congrats Astros.
Congrats Astros. Hell of a series.
Trophy is awarded and Ring Requested !!
Game 7 - Astros bounce back for the Championship !!
Game 6 - Astros force game 7. Game to be played at 12:30pm (PT)
Game 5 - the Cardinals keep rolling with a shut out of the Astros for their 3rd straight win. Day off granted.
Game 4- Cardinals win and even up the series.
Game 3 - The Cardinals with a must win - Astros up 2-1.
Game 2 - Astros win 5-4 and go up 2-0.
Sorry for the delay - life got in the way for a while.
Game 1 - Astros take the opener !!
World Series scheduled - day off granted.
And the Cardinals train keeps rolling - Astros vs Cardinals in the WS.
Game 5 - Astros eliminate the Angels, Cardinals take a 3-2 lead over the Brewers. Day off granted.
Game 4 - Astros win and go up 3-1, Brewers win to even the series.
Game 3 - Angels and Brewers with must-wins.
Game 2 - the Astros and the 83 win Cardinals keep rolling and have 2-0 leads. Day off granted.
Game 1 - Cardinals win in 10, Astros over the Angels.
LCS begins at 10am (PT) tomorrow morning. Day off granted.
Game 5 - Cardinals pound the Dodgers 13-2, Angels shut out the Yankees (best record falls again), Brewers win on Cain walk off HR in the 11th.
3 Game 5s! Great division series all the way around!
Game 4 - the Astros win and advance, the 3 other series are all going to game 5. Day off granted.
Game 3 - lot to cover here: Scherzer with a No-Hit, 14K game for the Nats, Angels beat the Yankees 23-9, Dodgers win in 10, Astros win in 11.
Oh noβ¦ Iβm getting βplayoff Kershawββ¦
Day off granted.....
Game 2 - Yankees and Brewer go up 2-0, Dodgers and Astros tie up their series.
The Yankees, Royals, Brewers and Cardinals take the openers.
Ok - sorry everyone, I spaced out, went to the movies and forgot to sim the 1st games. Just finished them now.
WC's - after the Cubs took the lead in the top of the 12th, the Cardinals came back with 2 in the bottom of the inning to advance. In the AL game the Angels took out the Mariners 7-3.
Cubs ready
Day off granted.....
You never know.......
Watch out for the Royals!
Even the Dodgers won in the MLB last year !!
There is a "Law of Averages", so the best record has to win sometimes !!
Yankees are looking forward to seeing how the curse of the best record manifests itself this year.
even further. 10 teams within 5 games for both WC spots. 22 games to go
N.L. west is a 4 game spread between all 5 teams top to bottom.
The only division that's currently looking like a blowout is the AL East, where NYY has a double digit games lead over the #2 team
The parity is insane this season. Like, here i am, battling to hold onto the 2nd AL wild card spot... While simultaneously also sitting at 3rd in the power rankings
Cliff Lee gets a perfecto !!!
After telling everyone to set their lineups, guess who didn't set their lineups ? πππ
And we're off - only one game scheduled, Cardinals win vs the Cubs !!
Thank you!
Congrats jimgriddy!
nice going jim!
Congrats jimgriddy!
Thank y'all. Appreciate it. These two leagues are tough.
πAwesome Jim, congratulations!!
Congrats Jim!
Congrats jimgriddy!!
Trophy is awarded and Ring Requested !!
Thank you sir!
Congratulations to jimgriddy's Angels - the Season 3 Champs !!
Game 5 - Angels win their 3rd straight and go up 3-2 in the series. Day off granted.....
Mark McGwire pulling double duty lead both leagues in slugging
Game 4 - Angels even the series.
Game 3 - Angels shut out the Brewers, Brewers still lead the series 2-1.
Day off granted.....
Game 2 - another Brewers win, they take a 2-0 series lead.
And we're off - the Brewer take game 1 of the WS.
Game 6 - Nice comeback by the Cardinals, but it's over - Brewers advance !!
Game 5 - Angels eliminate the Orioles, the Cardinals win in extras to draw within 3-2. Day off granted.....
Game 4 - Cardinals stay alive, Angels go up 3-1.
Brewers and Orioles win game 3
Game 2 - Brewers and Angels win again and lead their series 2-0. Day off granted......
Game 1 - Brewers and Angels take the openers.
I will set up the next round tonight and I would like to start the next round in the morning - maybe around 10am (PT).
Game 5 - Brewers take out the Braves while the team with the best record in the league loses to the Orioles.
Sorry - this weekend has been crazy - Game 4, Cardinals take their series vs the Padres, O's and Brewers force game 5's. Day off granted.
Game 3 - Angels sweep the Twins and advance, the Rays and Braves go up 2-1, the Padres win and trail the Cardinals 2-1.
The Cardinals and Angels are both up 2-0, the other series are tied at 1-1.
Sorry about the delay - I got unexpectedly busy yesterday. I just played game 2 and granted a day off.
Wow, that tiebreaker proves fatal for Houston and that top rated pitching staff
WC's played - Orioles win in 10, Brewers knock out the Mets.
I only heard from 3 of the WC's, so the games will be in the morning.
One of the positives of using WAR is it seems to have helped make those "lesser" teams much more competitive.
Looks like the Regular Season will end today - still a few close races.
NL is wide open, with 12 teams still in it.
AL is almost decided with roughly 11 games to go. Twins, Angels and Astros are in. Rays magic number is 2. Orioles is 6. Rangers, Red Sox, and Guardians have a theoretical shot if Baltimore stumbles.
Disregard I am reading the rules lol
How does the budget work? Do all teams get 100?
Yes Sir. We draft worst to first. you cant draft a team you have already used so theoretically you get to use each franchise. There is a spreadsheet in the links tab.
Do we get to swap teams at the end of the season?
Bob Gibson with an early no-hitter!
WOW , 1 day to do the draft !! That's what I love about this league. Happy holidays everyone.
Congrats GlansGruber
My mistake, the Pirates were the other Wild Card team. Congrats nonetheless!
Congratulations GlansGruber and the Mariners for winning the all Wild Card WS!1
Great series man. Nail biter to the end.
Congrats to GlansGruber
The Mariners win a close 6-5 game as the Phillies left the tying run at 2nd in the 9th - Congratulations to GlansGruber and the Mariners !!
King Felix v Zack Wheeler, for all the marblesβ¦in the world
Game 6 played - Mariners force a game 7 !! I will run the sim at around 9-9:30am (Pacific)
Game 4 played - Phillies win their 3rd straight and lead the series 3-2. Day off granted.
Game 4 again goes to the Phillies and the Series is knotted up at 2.
Sorry man - it just seemed worthy of comment πππ
Dang it Sheik! That was why I wasnβt saying anything about it. What a run though.
Sorry Mariners - I jinxed you. Phillies win game 3 and end the Mariners winning streak. Series still 2-1 in favor of Seattle.
Game 2 played - the Mariners win their 10th straight playoff game and go up 2-0 in the WS.
A wild opening game of the World Series !! After the Phillies scored 3 in the top of the 10th, Buhner hit a walk-off Grand Slam in the bottom of the inning !!
He hit 21 in the season you used - not a great HR season for him, but 1 ? Yikes !!
Dave Paker, 195 games and only 1 home run!
Congratulations to the Phillies!
And the Phillies prevail with a 9-2 game 7 win. WS will start in the morning.
Could we have an all nautical World Series?
Raise a cutlass to the sky! What a series.
Game 6 played - Pirates force a game 7 !!
The Phillies win game 5 and take a 3-2 series lead. Day off granted.
The Mariners sweep out the Blue Jays while the Pirates win to tie up their series with the Phillies.
Game 3 played - Mariners take a 3-0 lead, Pirates win - Phillies lead 2-1 in the series.
Game 2 played - Phillies and Mariners win and take 2-0 leads in their series. Day off granted.
Sorry about the delay, I got sidetracked by life !! Will be back on track now.
And the Phillies and the Mariners take the openers !!
Aye, matey, good luck to all!
Wow! Two big upsets in the National League. Battle of PA for the opportunity to win it all. Good Luck to all.
Game 4 played - there will be no game 5's, the Pirates, Phillies and Blue Jays all advance.
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You realize you were supposed to sim this Astros team here, NOT the actual 2024 team, in the playoffs, right?
Game 3 played - Mariners finish off the Astros 3-0, Pirates, Phillies and Blue Jays win and take 2-1 leads.
Game 2 played - Mariners go up 2-0, the other 3 series are now tied. Day off granted.
Division Round game 1's played - Reds, Mariners, Dodgers and Blue Jays win the openers.
Day off granted.
The WC games have been played - Pirates and Mariners advance.
I've never had Kimbrel be so bad in any league.
The entire AL East could finish above .500!
The AL playoffs are set. But yeah, we have a 4 team race for the final playoff spot in the NL.
So much parity. Only 1 100 Win team, and 19 teams with a chance to finish with 80 Wins.
Then we lose 3 in a row and lose Wilkens - out 2nd best hitter this season......
The NL East is up for grabs too......
The NL WC race is pretty intense - a bunch of teams are a hot streak away from the playoffs.
Pirates poor rotation is catching up to them⦠looks like it will come down to the last game of the season!
Rockies trying to slug their way to that second wild card with no pitching.
And that 2nd slot, btw, is held by me. So I've gotta fight off at least 7 teams with almost a quarter of the season remaining lol
There are 5 teams that are within only 5 games of the 2nd WC slot, plus 2 more within 8 games
Well, more like a playoff team, for now. NL wild card looks like it'll be a tough final stretch if it stays this close
at least you are a plaoyff team. In PC thay gives you a shot especially with pitching.
Another day, another team with solid pitching (arguably the best staff in the league) with little to no offensive punch to back them up. It's basically my Padres build from last season all over again lol
Pirates are coming back to earthβ¦
Reds dunking on everyone. At least I'm at the top of the NL Wild Card race at the moment...
I have a feeling the AL wild cards will come from the East or the West
After starting the season 2-13, the Cubs are finally over .500 !!
Pirates 16 game win streak was crazy!
This team is killing me.. I never imagined the bullpen would be this bad.
What is more shocking? Guardians woeful start or Pirates 16 game win streak? I vote Pirates. What is the longest win streak ever in this league?
Cubs are 2-13 !! I was checking to see what the problem was - 7 guys in my lineup are eligible for slump buster !!
Blake Snell one error away from throwing a perfect game!!!
This may be my worst team yet.
Happy Hallowe...uh Opening Day!
Have a few roster issues to deal with, will be tomorrow morning...
When is opening day?
30 min to opening day!
Dude from the Boards would be a great team name.
I am fired up for this season. Dude from the Boards was right. 2024 Mariners SP's are pretty good, and dirt cheap.
Esteury Ruiz, 67 SBs 9 SP -1.9 DWAR lol make it make sense
Iβm not with my team yet.
2024 should be in now, we have added the year to seasons available, so should be there this season as long as gbacci has them in ...
fully ranked. when are 2024 players being added to the database?
partially ranked
Draft Room is open for early bird drafting !!
Thanks! Zunino ended up with 12 postseason HRs. Definitely the MVP.
Trophy awarded, Ring requested !!
Congrats to bodell82 !!
Rays close it out - Snell with 8 shutout innings, and yes, Zunino with yet another HR !!
Day off granted.....
Game 5 played - Rays win to take a 3-2 lead, and yes, Zunino hits a HR.
Rays even the series - Zunino continues his onslaught !!
And another delay with the Dodgers Watch Party I was at - Go Blue, 8 more !!
Sorry for the delay between games, went to the movies - I'll get back to a 3-4 hour interval now.
Game 3 played - Cubs shut out the Rays and take a 2-1 lead.
Game 2 played - Rays even the series . Day off granted.
Game 1 of the World Series played - Cubs take the opener !!
Game 6 played - Cubs win and advance to the World Series !!
Congrats to the Rays!
Game 5's played - Rays take out the Royals, Cubs take 3-2 lead over the Phils. Day off granted.
Game 4's done - Cubs even their series, Royals win in 13 (Zunino with another HR0
Jeez !! That's locked in !!
Mike Zunino is locked in, 7 HRs in 6 postseason games
Game 3's played - Rays take a 3-0 lead and the Phillies go up 2-1.
Game 2's done - Rays go up 2-0 and the Cubs even their series. Day off granted.
Game 1's played - Phillies and Rays win. Stay safe out there in Florida davrogbro62 !!
That curse is a real thing - ask the Dodgers.