Posted by pick1or2 on 4/2/2025 10:23:00 AM (view original):
If you have to draft a $200 K player does it really matter just to fill your team. They usually hurt a team more than help. Rules are complicated to make sure you do not lose games because of technical issues

I tend to agree with this sentiment. Nobod is gaining an advantage by using a 200K player. I know we can put him on rest, but I don't know what else is necessary. I don't want to get a forfeit due to some quirk in the sim engine.

Also, as a commissioner, why would you want to have to police every boxscore in every league?

Posted by contrarian23 on 4/2/2025 10:44:00 AM (view original):

Posted by pick1or2 on 4/2/2025 10:23:00 AM (view original):
If you have to draft a $200 K player does it really matter just to fill your team. They usually hurt a team more than help. Rules are complicated to make sure you do not lose games because of technical issues

They're really not that complicated. It boils down to setting them to rest and making sure your other settings ensure the SIM won't accidentally use them. If anyone needs help understanding how to do it, I am happy to sitemail them step-by-step instructions. Once the settings are enabled, you should never have to worry about it.

Instead of owners sitemail for guidance on a case-by-case basis, maybe the commissioner can list a set of standardized settings for these leagues in the forum. That way, everyone will be on the same page and if Sparky plays someone who should not be played there should be no penalty as long as the standardized settings were being followed.

Posted by contrarian23 on 4/2/2025 1:39:00 PM (view original):
@calhoop, I have done that - the settings can be found on the previous page of this thread.

Thank you for that. I missed it. I see it now.

Two important updates:
1.) I will be announcing the prizes in the next day or so. SOME (but not all) of the prizes will require owners to participate in 5 or more leagues in round 1, in case this influences how many teams you choose to sign up for.
2.) On the advice of several experienced, respected owners, I will not be imposing forfeits on teams that inadvertently use $200K players. HOWEVER, it is still the intention of this league that those players should not be used in games, and I have provided detailed instructions on page 5 of this thread. All owners are expected to use and adhere to those protocols.

I'll also take a spot in Leagues 5, 9 and 10.

I'll finish by taking 2 more to make it a total of 5.

League 6 and League 10 please sir.

9

League 9 for another team for me

League 3 and 5 for me please

Posted by redwingscup on 3/31/2025 7:45:00 PM (view original):
I'll play in leagues 4, 6 and 10 please. Can't let an effort like you're planning go without working a few teams. Thanks,

please add me to leagues 3 & 5 too. Thank you.

I'll sign up for Leagues 5, 6, 7, 8
thx

Im in Leagues 2 3 4 5 and 8

Leagues; 7, 8, & 9 please

We need a few folks to show league 4 some love! Where are the DiMaggio fans? Musial fans? Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers? The Whiz Kids? Bobby Thomson and the miracle '51 Giants? There's even a Ted Williams team in there...

OK, I have found exactly one team in this entire tournament for which I am going to make an exception regarding the roster rules. The 1918 Red Sox are a unique situation with a unique problem, and there is no other team that is remotely comparable, so this exception will be ONLY for the 1918 Red Sox.

The issue is this: Babe Ruth.

In 1918, Ruth - like Ohtani in 2021-23 - REGULARLY both pitched and played the outfield. He pitched in 20 games, started 19, and threw 166.1 IP for the Red Sox that season. Unlike Ohtani, we do not have a pitching version of Ruth in the database; he only exists as an OF. To make matters worse, the Red Sox only played 126 games that season, because of WW1, and unlike 2020, WIS did not prorate the minimum requirements for WIS eligibility. So the Sox have only 5 pitchers and only 1163 IP/162. If they had Ruth available to them as a pitcher, they would have well over 1300 IP.

Prorated to 162 games, Ruth would have thrown 214 IP. His actual WHIP was 1.05, BB/9 = 2.7, HR/9 = 0.1

I am going to allow the 1918 Red Sox to roster 1919 Jimmy Ring, whose stats are: 212 IP/162, WHIP = 1.1, BB/9 = 2.93, HR/9 = 0.1.

This is the closest pitcher I can find in the seasons immediately surrounding 1918 who mirrors Ruth's pitching stats so closely. He should normalize very similarly to how Ruth would. Of course, Ring won't hit like Ruth did when he is on the mound, but this is the closest I can come to giving the 1918 Sox a comparable pitcher to replace Ruth.

Again, this is an extreme case - I am not making this decision because the Red Sox are short of pitchers. I am making this decision because a pitcher WHOM THEY SHOULD HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM is not in the database.