Posted by schwarze on 7/22/2025 10:32:00 AM (view original):
33-36, 29-40, 25-44, 21-48, 29-40, 32-37.... Added up, the overal W-L records of my opponents this morning was 169-245 (.408). This is essentially like playing against a 66-96 team in all six leagues. I proceded to go 1-5, including blowing two 9th inning (or later) leads...

Ended up going 5-1 in the second game vs the same opponents. Overall, 6-6, +38 run differential.

I went 1-5 in games decided by 1-2 runs 5-1 in games decided by 3+ runs.

I was away from the site for 2 days and apparently all of my teams decided to go away as well. Went 9-29 with my first Mauch. As soon as I got back the normalcy of mediocrity returned with a couple of good sessions thrown in. Need a couple of schwarzes to get back of the floor.

From 5th to 15th in 5 days. Need to change my username to Jtpetty cuz I am freefallin’

barracuda3 and I both picked Greg Maddux for the $140M theme. We share 17 of the same players consisting of 85% of the amount PAs and IPs. We are both using Wrigley Field. This is where the similarities end. Here is how different our teams are through 80 games.

Year	Name	barraucda3	toysboys	difference
		OPS	OPS
2003	Javy Lopez	0.850	0.585	-0.265
1991	Hector Villanueva	0.683	0.599	-0.084
2005	Derek Lee	0.836	0.663	-0.173
1992	Ryne Sandberg	0.607	0.607	0.000
2001	Chipper Jones	0.895	0.739	-0.156
1997	Jeff Blauser	0.722	0.636	-0.086
2000	Andruw Jones	0.780	0.613	-0.167
1987	Jerry Mumphrey	0.877	0.701	-0.176
1990	Andre Dawson	0.713	0.663	-0.050
1986	Davey Lopes	0.876	0.760	-0.116
		ERA	ERA
1994	Greg Maddux	4.30	3.52	-0.780
1995	Greg Maddux	4.27	4.65	0.380
1996	John Smoltz	4.23	6.03	1.800
1999	Kevin Millwood	4.44	6.21	1.770
2007	Heath Bell	4.54	4.74	0.200
2006	Takashi Saito	3.13	7.64	4.510
1993	Greg McMichael	5.01	4.91	-0.100
Wins		43	27	-16

There are a total of four Greg Maddux teams in the tourney. Only barracuda's team is playing above .500. Here is a comparison of his team vs the other three teams:

Year	Name	barracuda3	bheid408	AAartist3	toysboys
		OPS	OPS	OPS	OPS
2003	Javy Lopez	0.850		0.787	0.585
1991	Hector Villanueva	0.683	0.835	0.603	0.599
2005	Derek Lee	0.836	0.936	0.745	0.663
1992	Ryne Sandberg	0.607		0.702	0.607
2001	Chipper Jones	0.895	0.864		0.739
1997	Jeff Blauser	0.722			0.636
1995	Ryan Klesko	0.859
2000	Andruw Jones	0.780	0.728	0.622	0.613
1987	Jerry Mumphrey	0.877			0.701
1990	Andre Dawson	0.713			0.663
1986	Davey Lopes	0.876		0.681	0.760
		ERA	ERA	ERA	ERA
1994	Greg Maddux	4.30	3.64		3.52
1995	Greg Maddux	4.27	5.31	3.33	4.65
1996	John Smoltz	4.23	7.42		6.03
1999	Kevin Millwood	4.44	7.05		6.21
2007	Heath Bell	4.54	6.02		4.74
2006	Takashi Saito	3.13	2.55		7.64
2008	Hong-Chih Kuo	3.82		2.77
2002	Chris Hammond	3.55
1993	Greg McMichael	5.01			4.91
Wins		43	35	33	27

Kicking myself for not drafting enough innings for the Trio Albatross league. I keep alternating between 4-2 and 3-3 every cycle, and there’s no doubt if I wasn’t experiencing a fatigue spiral in that league, I’d be in the running for the top spot

Stumbling into the second half with a couple 2-4 cycles and a 70m team with tired arms on an L9. Perhaps these are harbingers.

Same boat. Way too many 3-3s and 2-4s the past couple days

Recent runs for my teams..

70M: This team is out of it, 13 games under .500
80M: 2-5
100M: 1-6 (including 5 straight 1-run losses, 17 of team's 32 losses by 1 run)
110M: 3-6 (toughest division in entire tournament, avg record 48-35, currently 3rd in division with 46 wins)
120M: 4-4 (vs. 3 teams a combined 41 games below .500)
140M: 3-3 (exp win% .628, actual win% .530)

13-24 run combined

I brought a couple teams back from fatigue danger. They were doing well fatigued and now at 100% they’re losing.

I was in 5th place a week ago and am now 15 games back of 5th place.

every year I say I'm not going to play this, and every year I think the outcomes will be different, but i'm quick;y reminded nope its still the same thing over and over. lets see how we blew this 9th inning, ah the ol plunked in the knee, then the catcher cant throw to first base and mmm lets throw in another ball ricochets off the glove for the loss.

Posted by schwarze on 7/27/2025 4:21:00 PM (view original):
https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=46019028&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=9.95

That stings.

The slide continues…

In looking for silver linings in an overall disappointing showing so far, I found that all my teams are actually doing better at home than on the road. I make mediocre teams, but I at least know what stadium to play them in. Is that worth anything?

Had my first 0-6 during the am set.