Sound Off, Round 1 Topic

redcped
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Posted by schwarze on 8/19/2025 1:20:00 PM (view original):
The programmers thought you were Jtpsops and pressed the "Inexplicably Start Losing" button.
8/19/2025 1:31 PM
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Posted by schwarze on 8/19/2025 1:20:00 PM (view original):
The programmers thought you were Jtpsops and pressed the "Inexplicably Start Losing" button.
Sounds about right…
8/19/2025 3:10 PM
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Posted by contrarian23 on 8/18/2025 3:04:00 PM (view original):
From the signup thread:
Regular season wins = 1 point each
Make playoffs = 2 additional points
Playoff wins = 1 point each
Wins Wildcard round = 2 additional points
Wins LCS = 2 additional points
Wins World Series = 5 additional points
Splitting a hair . . .

If there's a 1-game playoff to see who gets the wild card, do both teams get 2 points for making the playoffs, or only the one who wins the play-in game?

Asking for a friend. ; )
8/19/2025 7:15 PM
redcped
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Posted by Qhadow123 on 8/19/2025 7:15:00 PM (view original):
Posted by contrarian23 on 8/18/2025 3:04:00 PM (view original):
From the signup thread:
Regular season wins = 1 point each
Make playoffs = 2 additional points
Playoff wins = 1 point each
Wins Wildcard round = 2 additional points
Wins LCS = 2 additional points
Wins World Series = 5 additional points
Splitting a hair . . .

If there's a 1-game playoff to see who gets the wild card, do both teams get 2 points for making the playoffs, or only the one who wins the play-in game?

Asking for a friend. ; )
Only the winner.
8/19/2025 7:40 PM
redcped
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Picked up my 4th or maybe 5th schwarze in the am cycle in clinching my 4th and 5th playoff spots. My last team is 2 back of the WC with a series ahead of us against the team we are chasing. I’ve never had more than 4 playoff teams, and I’m not even sure I’ve had 4 actually. I kept thinking that we’d fade. Pleasantly surprised we didn’t.
8/20/2025 1:34 AM
schwarze
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Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum, we have 2 teams on the cusp of missing the playoffs (with > .600 Exp Win%), and we go 0-6 today's pm session, including losing to last place teams in the two games that mattered. Fun times.
8/20/2025 1:39 PM
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Crazy how we will likely finish with five 162-game periods of 90+ wins and then a random period with only 74 in the middle. Without that funk we'd be in the mix for the #2 ranking. It will likely end up as the worst single 162-game period for anyone who finishes in the Top 20.

Overall a bit disappointed with performance as it will put me in a tough spot for Round 2, but just glad to be back and competing.
8/20/2025 1:48 PM
schwarze
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My 120M team has been awesome (103-55). It's going to end up being the best team among all 72 $120M teams.

Ignoring that team, my other 5 teams are a combined 92-122 in 1-run games, with all five having an actual win% < exp win%. I could get zero, one, two or three playoff teams from those five teams. Very frustrating.
8/20/2025 2:34 PM
redcped
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Posted by ozomatli on 8/20/2025 1:48:00 PM (view original):
Crazy how we will likely finish with five 162-game periods of 90+ wins and then a random period with only 74 in the middle. Without that funk we'd be in the mix for the #2 ranking. It will likely end up as the worst single 162-game period for anyone who finishes in the Top 20.

Overall a bit disappointed with performance as it will put me in a tough spot for Round 2, but just glad to be back and competing.
Round 2 is worth double the points, so I always see it as winnable for anyone who makes the cage.
8/20/2025 2:44 PM
ozomatli
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Sure, but I'd rather be behind disco by 5-10 points than 20+ :)

I wonder what was the lowest Round 1 ranking an eventual winner has had?
8/20/2025 2:55 PM
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Posted by ozomatli on 8/20/2025 2:55:00 PM (view original):
Sure, but I'd rather be behind disco by 5-10 points than 20+ :)

I wonder what was the lowest Round 1 ranking an eventual winner has had?
Doctorcc was 25th last year and got a spot in R2 due to a dropout. He finished 5th overall. Impressive.
8/20/2025 3:02 PM
ozomatli
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Ok I should not have spoken so soon about this last period reaching 90 wins. I take it all back!
8/21/2025 1:24 AM
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Clinched my 6th playoff team in the AM round.
8/21/2025 8:32 AM
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Posted by ozomatli on 8/20/2025 2:55:00 PM (view original):
Sure, but I'd rather be behind disco by 5-10 points than 20+ :)

I wonder what was the lowest Round 1 ranking an eventual winner has had?
I believe all the standings posts are still in these forums. Somebody could look it up I guess. (The links to my recent standings google docs should still be active as well).
8/21/2025 9:03 AM
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Posted by redcped on 8/19/2025 1:31:00 PM (view original):
Posted by schwarze on 8/19/2025 1:20:00 PM (view original):
The programmers thought you were Jtpsops and pressed the "Inexplicably Start Losing" button.
Everyone thinks I’m a loon until it happens to them ;).

The pain is real.
8/21/2025 9:34 AM
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