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Please read this top to bottom, this is pretty much the FAQ for the Smartmarks Fake Baseball League.

 

I've already done something similar in the Smartmarks Wrestling Federation folder, but this time around, I've decided to open up registration to the TSM community.

 

What is the Smartmarks Fake Baseball League?

 

It is a league that is simulated in the popular PC baseball simulation game Out of the Park Baseball 5 (http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp/). The league features 2 leagues with 10 teams in each league, divided among 2 divisions.

 

So how does the league structure break down?

 

East-West Conference

 

East

New York Bums

Philadelphia Freedom

Boston Tea Baggers

Montreal Fritures de Liberte (Freedom Fries)

 

Central

Baltimore Crime Spree

Denver Douchebags

Chicago Transit Authority

Oklahoma Twisters

 

West

Seattle Frasiers

Las Vegas Jokers

Phoenix Ashes

Los Angeles Glory Holes

 

North-South Conference

 

North

Columbus Pride

Vancouver Vasectomy

Quahog Quagmires

Detroit Motor Vehicles

 

Central

Memphis Eels

Mexico City Guerreros

Houston Horny Toads

Kansas City Real McCoys

 

South

Charlotte Harlots

Atlanta Hanoi Janes

Jacksonville Jackoffs

New Orleans Crunk Machine

 

Which pages are semi-frequently updated with each passing season?

 

TSM Player Stats - This is the directory of TSM players and their playing cards.

SFBL Career Leaderboard - This is the career leaderboard of every player in the SFBL (including TSM players)

SFBL Record Book - This is the record book of every player in the SFBL

TSM Record Book - This is the record book for only TSM players

SFBL League Index - This is an index of the past seasons, with conference champions and conference MVPs listed

SFBL Team Index - This is an index of all of the teams in the SFBL's histories, how long they've been around, the franchise's win-loss record and winning percentage

 

Who will be in this league?

 

Fictional players created by the OOTP5 program itself and players created by TheSmartMarks board users.

 

How can I sign up?

 

Simply copy and paste the below template into a reply to this thread.

 

Can I create (insert a number more than 1 here) players?

 

Not until your first player has retired. When your first player has retired, you will be notified and will be allowed to create a second player, etc. You can create an unlimited amount of players, as long as you only have one player active at a time.

 

Can I choose what team I play on?

 

Nope. You will be automatically drafted to a team in the initial draft (or amateur draft, if you sign up later)

 

What ballparks will the teams be playing in?

 

Atlanta Hanoi Janes - Hilton Arena (A reference to the Hanoi Hilton)

Baltimore Crime Spree - The Penitentiary

Boston Tea Baggers - The Sack (pitchers fear the "mouths" in the Sack, where a routine double can become a triple or MORE!)

Charlotte Harlots - The Brothel

Chicago Transit Authority - Sears Field (featuring a HUGE wall in right field)

Columbus Pride - Applewhite Field (Only certain SWF guys will catch this)

Denver Douchebags - Summer's Eve Field

Detroit Motor Vehicles - The Junkyard

Houston Horny Toads - The Lily Pad

Jacksonville Jackoffs - Astroglide Park

Kansas City Real McCoys - Kansas City Stadium

Las Vegas Jokers - Trump Coliseum

Los Angeles Glory Holes - Larry Flynt Field

Memphis Eels - Grand Ole Park

Mexico City Guerreros - Ford Stadium

Montreal Fritures De Liberte - Liberty Cabbage Stadium

New Orleans Crunk Machine - Bourbon Center

New York Bums - Maytag Cardboard Stadium

Oklahoma Twisters - The Vortex

Philadelphia Freedom - Stadium of Independence

Phoenix Ashes - Dairy Queen Stadium (Sponsored by Dairy Queen, but no Dairy Queen is actually sold in the sweltering heat)

Quahog Quagmires - The Drunken Clam

Seattle Frasiers - Microsoft Field

Vancouver Vasectomy - Deferens Dome

 

Extra notes, etc.

 

The league starts in 2003, with three TSM players in the initial draft pool. For every consecutive year, three more TSM players will be added to the draft pool.

 

My player sucks...can I scrap him and just create a new one in his place?

 

I have recently decided that the answer to this question is "yes". As a participant in the SFBL, you should have the choice on whether or not to end your participation and start anew with a different player. If you choose, at any time, to scrap your player, the process is simply requesting such an action to be taken in the thread, and I will administer a career ending injury that will force him/her into early retirement so that the very next year, you can create a brand new player. Since it is similar to a "mercy killing," I've dubbed this rule the "euthanasia" rule.

 

Player Creation Template

 

First Name:

Last Name:

Nickname: (if you can't think of a custom nickname, simply use your TSM username)

Number:

Origin: (USA, etc.)

Birth date:

Age to start: (you can start at age 18 or older)

Height:

Weight:

Bats: Left/Right/Both(Switch)

Throws: Left/Right

Position: (Catcher, 1st Baseman, 2nd Baseman, 3rd Baseman, Shortstop, Leftfield, Centerfield, Rightfield, Starting Pitcher, Reliever, Closer)

 

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The Pitchers' Template:

 

Should only be filled out if you chose to be a Starting Pitcher, Reliever, or Closer.

 

You have 11 points to allocate among the below categories. (Note: All categories start out as 5 or "C", and all talent ratings start out as average; talent categories are mostly for 18-year-olds, talent dictates how your player will evolve in the certain category.)

 

Duration (A, B, C, D, E) - "A" rated pitchers can throw approximately 130 (75 for relievers) pitches during a game without tiring. Duration rating starts out as "C", so adding 2 points to this will give you an "A" for Duration.

Holding Runners - Preventing baserunners from getting jumps on steal attempts: starts at "C"

Groundball% - Frequency (in percent) of induced groundballs: starts at 50%, for every point you add to this, the percent rises 10 (Ex: 1 point added to Groundball% = 60%)

Avoiding hits vs. Left-handed hitters - Starts at 5, which is roughly a .270 opponent batting average

Avoiding hits vs. Right-handed hitters - Starts at 5

Avoiding hits talent - Starts as an average talent, two points puts the talent at "Brilliant"

Avoiding doubles vs. Left-handed hitters

vs. Right-handed hitters

talent -- See "avoiding hits", "5" rating = roughly 28 doubles allowed per season

Avoiding homeruns vs. Left-handed hitters

vs. Right-handed hitters

talent -- See "avoiding hits", "5" rating = roughly 18 homeruns allowed per season

Avoiding walks vs. Left-handed hitters

vs. Right-handed hitters

talent -- See "avoiding hits", "5" rating = roughly 50 walks allowed per season

Getting strikeouts vs. Left-handed hitters

vs. Right-handed hitters

talent -- See "avoiding hits", "5" rating = roughly 100 strikeouts per season

Velocity -- scale of 1-10, starts at 5.

 

*** All pitchers are allowed 2-4 pitches (pitches do not cost any points, just pick 2-4)

Fastball

Changeup

Curveball

Slider

Screwball

Sinker

Splitfinger

Knuckleball

 

Players

 

Use only if you DID NOT sign up to be a Starting Pitcher, Reliever, or Closer.

 

PITCHERS DO NOT FILL THIS OUT

 

You have 9 points to allocate among the below categories. (Note: All categories start out as 5 or "C", and all talent ratings start out as average; talent categories are mostly for 18-year-olds, talent dictates how your player will evolve in the certain category.)

 

Arm (ONLY for Catchers or Outfielders): starts at "C", how well you throw, adding two points will take you to "A".

Defense (A (best), B, C, D, E (worst)) - starts at "C", determines how well you play defense at your given position, adding two points will take you to "A".

Speed (A (best), B, C, D, E (worst)) - starts at "C", determines how well you run the bases, adding two points will take you to "A".

 

***All below categories start at "5" and/or average talent

 

What is talent?

 

Talent is good for younger players, as it is the likelihood that that stat will raise. In some cases, it's better to give points to talent in a certain area since having a high amount of talent might end up exceeding the actual points in the long run.

 

To summarize:

 

Talent raises the stats against left handed and right handed pitchers.

 

Batting Average

Your ability to get the bat on the ball.

 

Against Right Handed Pitchers

Against Left Handed Pitchers

Talent

 

Doubles

Your ability to hit doubles should you get a hit.

 

Against Right Handed Pitchers

Against Left Handed Pitchers

Talent

 

Triples

Your ability to hit triples should you get a hit.

 

Against Right Handed Pitchers

Against Left Handed Pitchers

Talent

 

Homeruns

Your ability to hit 'em over the wall should you get a hit.

 

Against Right Handed Pitchers

Against Left Handed Pitchers

Talent

 

Drawing Walks

Your ability to go deep in the count and to force the batter to pitch to you or end up with a base on balls.

 

Against Right Handed Pitchers

Against Left Handed Pitchers

Talent

 

Avoiding Strikeouts

Your ability to avoid swinging at bad pitches, keeping your eye on the ball and knowing where the strike zone is at all times.

 

Against Right Handed Pitchers

Against Left Handed Pitchers

Talent

 

Both batters and pitchers fill this out

 

Loyalty: How loyal you are to the team you're on. Choose from:

Minimal, doesn't care

Normal

Loyal, endorses team

 

Needs winner: How badly your player needs a winner. Choose from:

No, doesn't care

Sometimes

YES, needs winning team

 

Leader ability: How well you can lead a team. Choose from:

None

Some ability

Great Leader

 

Clutch performance: How well you perform when the heat is on. Choose from:

Suffers

Normal

GREAT

 

Consistency: How consistent you are in your playing. Choose from:

Very inconsistent

Average

Good

 

Example Templates:

 

Pitchers:

 

Duration - 2

Avoiding hits vs. Right-handed batters - 1

Avoiding homeruns TALENT - 2

Avoiding homeruns vs. Right-handed batters - 2

Striking out Left-handed batters - 2

Striking out Right-handed batters - 2

 

Players:

 

Speed - 1

Batting average TALENT - 2

Batting average vs. LHP - 1

Batting average vs. RHP - 2

Homerun TALENT - 2

Avoiding Strikeouts vs. LHP - 1

 

YOU CAN ONLY ADD 2 POINTS TO TALENT RATINGS

 

Other notes:

You cannot subtract points from other categories to give you more total points. You only get 9 points, no more.

 

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My template:

 

Player Creation Template

 

First Name: John

Last Name: Duran

Nickname: The Sinner

Number: 13

Origin: USA

Birth date: 7/31

Age to start: 18

Height: 6'8"

Weight (doesn't have any effect on the game, just there for show, as far as I know): 265 lbs.

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Position: Catcher

 

Players

 

You have 9 points to allocate among the below categories. (Note: All categories start out as 5 or "C", and all talent ratings start out as average; talent categories are mostly for 18-year-olds, talent dictates how your player will evolve in the certain category.)

 

Arm - 1

Defense - 1

Speed - N/A

 

Batting Average - 2 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP

Doubles - N/A

Triples - N/A

Homeruns - 2 vs. RHP, 1 TALENT

Drawing Walks - N/A

Avoiding Strikeouts - 1 TALENT

 

Points used: 9

 

Any questions?

 

Please ask them, this was confusing for me to type out, and it's very long-winded. Otherwise, start sending those players in!

Edited by Evolution

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First Name:Carlos

Last Name:DeSantis

Nickname: The Intimidator

Number:3

Origin: USA

Birth date: 07/19/81

Age to start: 22

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 215

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Position: 1st Baseman

 

Batting Average - 1,1, 2 Talent

Home Run TALENT - 2

Drawing Walks - 1,1, 1 Talent

 

Done correctly?

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You ought to post this in the Sports folder, probably get more people.

A good point, though it'd be considered spamming more than likely, unless I can get this thread moved.

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First Name: Shiro

Last Name: Suzuki

Nickname: Scarlet

Number:6

Origin: Japan

Birth date: 07/14/83

Age to start: 20

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 220

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

Position: 3rd Baseman

Speed - 1

Batting average TALENT - 2

Batting average vs. LHP - 1

Batting average vs. RHP - 1

Doubles vs. right-handed pitchers - 1 talent - 1

Homerun TALENT - 1

Avoiding Strikeouts talent - 1

 

Hopefully I did that right.

Edited by Will Scarlet

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Well, I could sim a few seasons in a day. I think weekly updates would be the way to go, however.

 

*** If you mean updates every week in game time, however, that's not what I meant. I meant weekly updates for about a month simmed game time.

 

So next week, I would have the results of the first month of 2003, etc.

Edited by Evolution

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Player Creation Template

 

First Name: RJ

Last Name: Frost

Nickname: The Velvet Hammer

Number: 40

Origin: Iceland

Birth date: 1/09

Age to start: 22

Height: 6'8"

Weight 296 lbs.

Bats: switch hitter

Throws: Right

Position: First Base

 

Batting Average - 2 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP

Homeruns - 2 TALENT

Drawing Walks - 1

Avoiding Strikeouts - 2 TALENT

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Did I screw anything up?...

 

First Name: Ben

Last Name: Dover

Nickname: The Doverman

Number: 29

Origin: San Francisco

Birth date: 10-4-85

Age to start: 18

Height: 6’ 1”

Weight: 200

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

Position: Starting Pitcher

 

Duration: 1

Avoiding Hits Talent: 2

Avoiding Hits v. Right: 1

Avoiding HRs Talent: 1

Getting Strikeouts Talent: 1

Velocity: 3

 

Pitches:

Fastball

Changeup

Slider

Splitfinger

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First Name: Giant

Last Name: Gonzales

Nickname: Beanball

Number: 77

Origin: Argentina

Birth date: 7/7/77

Age to start: 26

Height: 7'7"

Weight: 377

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

Position: Starting Pitcher

 

 

You have 9 points to allocate among the below categories. (Note: All categories start out as 5 or "C", and all talent ratings start out as average; talent categories are mostly for 18-year-olds, talent dictates how your player will evolve in the certain category.)

 

Duration (A, B, C, D, E) - 1

Groundball% - 1

Avoiding homeruns vs. Right-handed hitters-- 1

Getting strikeouts vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters -- 1, 1

Velocity -- 4

 

 

Fastball

Slider

Screwball

Knuckleball

 

Yay for Giant "Beanball" Gonzales (Speaking of which, too bad Hitting Batters wasn't a category)

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Guest Smell the ratings!!!

Name: Winston Ghandi

Nickname: The Ghandinator

Number: 00

Orgin: India

Birth Date: 2/10/85

Age To Start: 18

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 170

Throws: Right

Hits: Left

Position: Shortstop

 

Speed: A

Defense: A

Batting Average TALENT: 2

Drawing Walks TALENT: 2

Avoiding Strikeouts TALENT: 1

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SFBL 2003

 

The Initial Draft

 

As the 20 teams took 50 rounds to choose everyone in the draft pool, John Duran, Carlos DeSantis, and Shiro Suzuki waited to be drafted.

 

Duran didn't have to wait long.

 

He was the 23rd overall pick by the Boston Tea Baggers, going early in the second round. Suzuki was next, going to the Phoenix Ashes as the 17th pick in Round 2. Finally, Carlos DeSantis was the 6th draft pick in round 3, going to the Atlanta Hanoi Janes.

 

The Season

 

Final Standings

 

(excuse the bad formatting)

 

East-West Standings

 

East

 

Team W L PCT GB

Boston 85 77 .525 -

New York 78 84 .481 7.0

Philadelphia 78 84 .481 7.0

Baltimore 76 86 .469 9.0

New Jersey 75 87 .463 10.0

 

West

 

Team W L PCT GB

Phoenix 91 72 .558 -

Seattle 90 73 .552 1.0

Denver 88 74 .543 2.5

Las Vegas 84 78 .519 6.5

Los Angeles 66 96 .407 24.5

 

North-South Standings

 

North

 

Team W L PCT GB

Chicago 85 77 .525 -

Detroit 83 79 .512 2.0

Vancouver 80 82 .494 5.0

Indianapolis 76 86 .469 9.0

Columbus 69 93 .426 16.0

 

South

 

Team W L PCT GB

Charlotte 97 65 .599 -

Atlanta 85 77 .525 12.0

Jacksonville 83 79 .512 14.0

Houston 82 80 .506 15.0

Memphis 70 92 .432 27.0

 

John Duran News

 

Thursday 5/1/2003 : John Duran crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia.

Sunday 5/25/2002 : John Duran hits 3 homeruns in a game!

Monday 5/26/2003 : John Duran was named Player of the Week! He batted .367 in 30 AB, with 3 HR and 12 RBI.

Thursday 6/26/2003 : John Duran hits a 458-foot homerun!!

Thursday 7/3/2003 : C John Duran will play in the SFBL Allstar game!

Monday 7/7/2003 : John Duran hits a 465-foot homerun!!

Wednesday 7/30/2003 : John Duran has 4 hits against Phoenix.

Monday 10/20/2003 : John Duran was named East-West Fresh Fish Award! He batted .295 in 567 AB, with 22 homers and 84 RBI.

 

Carlos DeSantis News

Tuesday 7/15/2003 : Carlos DeSantis has 5 RBI against Houston.

 

Shiro Suzuki News

 

Wednesday 4/9/2003 : Shiro Suzuki hits a 463-foot homerun!!

Wednesday 7/9/2003 : Shiro Suzuki has 4 hits against Baltimore.

Friday 8/1/2003 : Shiro Suzuki has 4 hits against Las Vegas.

Monday 10/13/2003 : Shiro Suzuki slams 2 homers against Boston. Shiro Suzuki has 5 RBI against Boston.

 

Other Feats

 

Randall Merz hits 4 homeruns in one game for the Chicago Transit Authority on July 11th, 2003.

Andre Rodrigues throws a no-hitter for the Phoenix Ashes on April 11th, 2003.

Randall Merz leads the North-South Conference in batting average, homeruns, and runs batted in, winning the Triple Crown!

 

The Postseason

 

Conference Championships

Boston Tea Baggers d. Phoenix Ashes 4 games to 1

Highlights: Shiro Suzuki hits two homeruns in Game 5, but Boston wins it in the bottom of the 10th anyway.

 

Charlotte Harlots d. Chicago Transit Authority 4 games to 0

Highlights: Charlotte destroys Chicago 17-3 in Game 1 en route to a crushing sweep of the Transit Authority.

 

League Championship

Boston Tea Baggers d. Charlotte Harlots 4 games to 0

Highlights: Charlotte is embarrassed by a weak team in the Tea Baggers. John Duran hits a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the 10th to win Game 2.

 

End of the Year Awards

 

Big Stick Award

East-West: SS Samuel Sainz, BAL, (614 AB, .280 AVG, 50 HR, 134 RBI, 109 R, 172 Hits, .920 OPS)

North-South: 1B Randall Merz, CHI, (601 AB, .364 AVG, 62 HR, 156 RBI, 121 R, 219 Hits, 1.175 OPS)

 

Rocket Wrist Award

East-West: Andre Rodrigues, PHO, (Record: 18-9, 2.80 ERA, 263.1IP, 140 Ks, 85 BB)

North-South: Leonard Gioia, MEM, (Record: 19-8, 2.98 ERA, 238.1IP, 139 Ks, 67 BB)

 

Fresh Fish Award

East-West: C John Duran, BOS, (567 AB, .295 AVG, 22 HR, 84 RBI, 97 R, 167 Hits, .812 OPS)

North-South: 1B Merlin Mcknight, DET, (501 AB, .295 AVG, 17 HR, 74 RBI, 79 R, 148 Hits, .854 OPS)

 

Glass Ceiling (Gold Glove) Award

East-West Winners

 

Pitcher: John Hanes, PHI

Catcher: Ed Snyder, NJ

First Base: Jeffrey Goodloe, DEN

Second Base: Luis Amezcua, DEN

Third Base: Ronald Cardin, DEN

Shortstop: John Gray, NJ

Leftfield: Gerardo Dros, LV

Centerfield: Larry Layden, SEA

Rightfield: Kevin Allaire, NY

 

North-South Winners

 

Pitcher: Arthur Kriebel, VAN

Catcher: Alexis Small, MEM

First Base: Stanley Ureno, COL

Second Base: Dean Kornegay, COL

Third Base: Brian Bucci, COL

Shortstop: Mark Heidt, CHI

Leftfield: Agustin Vidal, HOU

Centerfield: Kaname Yakumo, CHA

Rightfield: Ramon Doriva, JAC

 

Class of 2004

"The Velvet Hammer" R.J. Frost

"The Doverman" Ben Dover

Giant "Beanball" Gonzales

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Glass Ceiling (Gold Glove) Award

Too bad there's not a player named HHH.

 

Question -- does the "talent?" stay with a player throughout his career, or does it waver off, sort of like it does in Madden?...

The talent does go down over time, as well as the ratings. Though the talent or ratings can go up if it is a young player and he is making good progress.

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Player Creation Template

 

First Name: Markus

Last Name: Cirillo

Nickname: (if you can't think of a custom nickname, simply use your TSM username) Crow

Number: 8

Origin: (USA, etc.) Australia

Birth date: 10/27/84

Age to start: 18

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 231 pounds

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

Position: Starting Pitcher

 

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Duration - B

Holding Runners - B

Groundball% - 70%

Avoiding hits vs. Left-handed hitters - 6

Avoiding hits vs. Right-handed hitters - 6

Avoiding hits talent - Average

Avoiding doubles vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters, talent -- 5

Avoiding triples vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters, talent -- 5

Avoiding homeruns vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters, talent -- 5

Avoiding walks vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters, talent -- 5

Getting strikeouts vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters, talent -- 6

Velocity -- 7.

 

*** All pitchers are allowed 2-4 pitches

Fastball

Curveball

Screwball

Splitfinger

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Since Duran asked me to sign up...

 

First Name: Alex

Last Name: Zenon

Nickname: Fine, realitycheck

Number: 69

Origin: USA

Birth date: 2/14/85

Age to start: 19

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 225lbs

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

Position: Starting pitcher.

 

Duration - +1

Avoiding hits talent - +2

Groundball % - +1

Striking out Left-handed batters - +1

Striking out Right-handed batters - +2

Avoiding walks vs right-handed batters - +1

Velocity - +1

 

Pitches:

Fastball

Changeup

Curveball

Slider

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i'll try...I love OOTP5 BTW.

 

First Name: Eric

Last Name: LeBeau

Nickname: Mr. Wonderful

Number: 21

Origin: USA

Birth date: 4/9/1985

Age to start: 19

Height: 6'10"

Weight: 234lbs

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

Position: Starting pitcher.

 

Duration - +2

Avoiding hits talent - +2

Groundball % - +1

Striking out Right-handed batters - +1

Avoiding walks vs right-handed batters - +1

Velocity - +2

 

Pitches:

Fastball

Changeup

Sinker

Slider

Edited by cartman

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First Name: Logan

Last Name: Caldwell

Nickname: The Maverick

Number: 10

Origin: USA

Birth date: 03/17/85

Age to start: 18

Height: 6'2

Weight: 204

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

Position: Third basemen

 

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You have 9 points to allocate among the below categories. (Note: All categories start out as 5 or "C", and all talent ratings start out as average; talent categories are mostly for 18-year-olds, talent dictates how your player will evolve in the certain category.)

 

Arm -- N/A

Defense -- 1

Speed -- 2

 

***All below categories start at "5" and/or average talent

 

Batting average vs. left-handed pitchers, vs. right-handed pitchers, talent -- 1 RHP, 1 LHP, 1 TALENT

Doubles -- N/A

Triples -- N/A

Homeruns vs. left-handed pitchers, vs. right-handed pitchers, talent -- 1 RHP, 1 TALENT

Drawing Walks vs. left-handed pitchers, vs. right-handed pitchers, talent -- N/A

Avoiding Strikeouts vs. left-handed pitchers, vs. right-handed pitchers, talent -- 1 TALENT

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I thought you could only put 2 points max in "Talent"...

That's right, so cartman, you're going to need to take that extra point from talent and put it somewhere else.

 

Feel free to edit your post when you see this.

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Player Creation Template

 

First Name: David

Last Name: Hunter

Nickname: Harlequin

Number: 21

Origin: USA

Birth date: May 23rd, 1985

Age to start: 18

Height: 6'0

Weight: 195 lbs.

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Position: 2nd Basemen

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***All below categories start at "5" and/or average talent

 

Arm - N/A

Defense - N/A

Speed(TALENT) - 2

 

Batting Average - 1 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP

Doubles - N/A

Triples(TALENT) - 2

Homeruns - 1 vs. RHP, 1 LHP

Drawing Walks - N/A

Avoiding Strikeouts - 1

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Name: Edward James

Nickname: Eddy J

Number: 83

Orgin: Canada

Birth Date: 23/12/83

Age To Start: (whatever age I'd be at in the game, like 03 I'd be 19, 04 I'd be 20. Etc.)

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 180

Throws: Right

Hits: Left

Position: 3rd Base

 

Speed - 2

Batting average TALENT - 2

Homerun TALENT - 2

Avoiding Strikeouts - 3

 

I do the stats right? I'm not sure... I'm a little confused with it all. Hopefully, I did alright.

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Player Creation Template

 

First Name: Marvin

Last Name: Jenkins

Nickname: The Lunatic

Number: 13

Origin: MD

Birth date: 05/25/82

Age to start: 21

Height: 6'5"

Weight:235

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Position: Starter

 

 

The Pitchers' Template:

 

Duration +2

Groundball% +3

Avoiding homeruns vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters, talent +2

Avoiding walks vs. Left-handed hitters, vs. Right-handed hitters, talent +2

 

*** All pitchers are allowed 2-4 pitches

Fastball

Curveball

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Knuckleball

 

I thought about giving myself a 100% groundball ratio..and maxing out duration and walks...but that would be cheating.

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SFBL 2004

 

East-West Conference

 

Clerks Win East

 

The Clerks went from worst to first, as they won the East division by a slim one game deficit over the Baltimore Crime Spree. The Clerks, who finished 75-87 the year before, improved their record to 86-76.

 

New Jersey Clerks: Juan Pearson (15-7, 4.04 ERA) led the way for the Clerks' solid pitching staff, which had the 5th-lowest team ERA in the league at 4.27. The hitting left something to be desired, however. Not a single batter hit over 100 RBI, though the charge was led by Tommy Springs (.258, 26 HR, 80 RBI), Jimmy Obanion (.307, 15 HR, 96 RBI), and Wilford Linn (.272, 14 HR, 89 RBI)

 

Baltimore Crime Spree: Despite hitting the most balls out of the park and having a smokin' pitching staff, the Crime Spree couldn't put it together and finished in second place with an 85-77 record. Last year's Big Stick Award winner Samuel Sainz (.284, 46 HR, 117 RBI) put together more BSA-eligible numbers, but it just wasn't enough to carry his team to the Conference Championship. Other heavy hitters included Luis Willis (.264, 36 HR, 89 RBI), and Michael Santiago (.241, 32 HR, 93 RBI), on a squad that finished with the worst team batting average in the SFBL. The pitching staff was led by 20-game winner Ben Eastin (20-9, 3.27 ERA), and Robert Cowan (15-8, 3.31) on what was arguably the best pitching staff in the East-West conference, possibly even in the entire SFBL.

 

New York Bums: After a second place finish last year, the Bums fell to third place in 2004 with an 82-80 record. Russell Gray (15-12, 4.06 ERA) and Randy DeLong (19-10, 3.44 ERA) put up good enough numbers for the Bums, but the hitting wasn't there, period. With the exception of EW batting champion Clement Nations (.347, 26 HR, 84 RBI), the rest of the team combined for a .256 average, ranked 18th in the league. Johnny Sheckler (.254, 23 HR, 107 RBI) also put up respectable numbers for the Bums.

 

Boston Tea Baggers: The defending champions fall to 4th in the division with a less than satisfying 73-89 record that has Tea Bagger fans (aka "Double Baggers") scratching their heads. What's to blame for the Tea Baggers' collapse? The pitching. Definitely the pitching. Not a single starting pitcher finished with a record over .500, though the silver lining was Cyrus Seemann (11-16, 5.42 ERA), who turned in good enough numbers to win a second Fresh Fish Award for the 'Baggers. Leading hitters for the Tea Baggers were John Duran (.287, 21 HR, 77 RBI), and Sergio Santana (.270, 33 HR, 105 RBI).

 

Philadelphia Freedom: The Freedom had the third best batting average in the league. And that was about it. Wayne Ung (14-9, 4.23 ERA) was a shining spot for a pitching staff that made you want to go "ugh". Among the big losers in the staff were Joel Alvarado (3-17, 7.70 ERA), and John Hanes (9-18, 5.81 ERA), who might be working at a Fruit of the Loom factory if he doesn't improve sometime soon.

 

Jokers Make All Other Teams in the West Bust

 

The Las Vegas Jokers took the West division with a 90-72 record, in a year that saw the division being just as tough as it was in 2003. Unfortunately, the Phoenix Ashes were in no part of the competition with the other 4 teams. The former West Division champs fell to 5th place, sitting in the cellar and crying their eyes out with a 70-92 record.

 

Las Vegas Jokers: The pitching was there for the Jokers, as they touted an awesome pitching staff, including Phillip McGee (20-9, 2.61 ERA), who won the Rocket Wrist award for the East-West conference. Josias Gallarado (13-9, 3.90 ERA) was also solid on the mound for the Jokers. The batting for the Jokers, on the other hand, wasn't as spectacular, but it did have two bright spots that arguably led it to the postseason. Ronnie Desrochers (.250, 45 HR, 112 RBI) and Christopher Silveira (.326, 27 HR, 105 RBI) were really solid for a Jokers offense that was very...average.

 

Denver Douchebags: Denver was quite the opposite of Las Vegas, as they had it in the hitting department, but it just wasn't there for the pitchers. Jason Orozco (.297, 46 HR, 130 RBI) was the Big Stick Award winner in the East-West Conference, while Jeffrey Goodloe "That's A Lot Of Money" (.250, 39 HR, 107 RBI) and Luis Amezcua (.291, 25 HR, 116 RBI) rounded out the highlights for the Douchebags, who hit a 2nd-best 208 team homeruns during the 2004 season. Erwin Milton (17-8, 5.12 ERA) and Everett Sanchez (15-7, 3.53 ERA) led the way for the 'Bags pitching staff.

 

Seattle Frasiers: After taking the Phoenix Ashes the distance in 2003, the Frasiers fall to third this year with a 85-77 record, touting a team that wasn't very spectacular. Of course, the players were spectacular, including starting pitcher John Gunderson (22-6, 3.55 ERA), Pierre Iradier (.273, 23 HR, 104 RBI), and Keith Cooperman (.282, 28 HR, 95 RBI). Also of interest was 7'7" pitcher Giant Gonzales (5-9, 4.35 ERA in AAA), who might have a way to go before he can tower over men on the big league mound.

 

Los Angeles Glory Holes: The Glory Holes got out of the cellar, but there isn't much to be glorious about, as the Holes still finished 4th in the division with an 84-78 record. Saul Abad (13-12, 3.89 ERA) was the star pitcher for the Glory Holes, while Robert Reiley (.282, 38 HR, 111 RBI) and Lino Saenz (.225, 30 HR, 83 RBI) led the way on offense.

 

Phoenix Ashes: In what seems to be a trend, the West division champion Ashes fall to dead last with a 70-92 record, despite having a very average pitching staff, led by Andre Rodrigues (16-11, 3.31 ERA), who continues to be consistent, even as the team is rotting in the cellar. On the offensive side of things, the only player who is really worth mentioning is Shiro Suzuki (.305, 15 HR, 79 RBI, 187 H), who brought home the bacon, while the rest of the Ashes brought home frowns.

 

North-South Conference

 

Vasectomy Makes The Cut In North

 

The Vancouver Vasectomy fell just short of 100 wins in a season, but they shouldn't be too worried. With a 99-63 record, they rode high over the rest of the North division, who struggled behind.

 

Vancouver Vasectomy: The Vasectomy turned a 2003 sub-.500 record into the best record in the SFBL in 2004, as the team had all the makings of a League Champion team at the end of the regular season. The pitching attack was led by Tito Aquino (19-8, 3.66 ERA, 223 Ks) and Duane Navarro (17-9, 3.47 ERA). Enrique Orozco (6-8, 46 saves, 2.55 ERA) was there to close things down in the end of the game as the reliable closer. The offense for the Vasectomy featured 2004 Fresh Fish winner R.J. Frost (.323, 20 HR, 101 RBI), and Robert Mendell (.303, 42 HR, 135 RBI). Overall, the team had the best batting average in the league, and the 4th-lowest team ERA.

 

Chicago Transit Authority: The Transit Authority barely managed to escape with a .500 record, mostly due in part to the pitching. Daniel Estill (16-9, 3.75 ERA) kept the boat from capsizing, though Robert Camacho (8-17, 6.66 ERA) rocked it pretty hard. The offense kept Chicago from going straight down the sewer, led by the explosive Randall Merz (.324, 42 HR, 135 RBI) and Brian Hill (.256, 37 HR, 99 RBI).

 

Detroit Motor Vehicles: The DMV didn't falter too much from last year, falling to 81-81. Joe Spieker (15-9, 4.03 ERA) was solid on the mound, and Herschel Fansler (.316, 16 HR, 101 RBI) provided the offense for a DMV team that might have better luck next year if they can get their act together.

 

Columbus Pride: The rainbow warriors climbed out of the cellar, but still finished 21 games behind the Vasectomy with a 78-84 record. William Large (9-20, 4.58 ERA) looked small out on the mound, and though William Alexander (17-5, 3.48 ERA) put up respectable stats, it didn't counter the bad pitching staff of the Pride, including rookie Ben Dover (6-12, 4.76 ERA).

 

Indianapolis Ignition: The Ignition collapsed late in the season, finishing in the basement of the North division with a 77-85 record. Paul Pelaez (14-12, 4.48 ERA) stringed together a nice season, and the bullpen was respectable, but it was not enough to counter the hitting, which was led by Clayton Dennie (.262, 21 HR, 83 RBI) and Robt Knudtson (.235, 21 HR, 79 RBI). Unfortunately, the Ignition struck out, and they struck out often, including in the 2004 season. Better luck next year, guys.

 

Horny Toads Leapfrog Over Competition in South

 

The Houston Horny Toads are tops in the South division, one year after finishing 4th place in the division. The Atlanta Hanoi Janes threatened to dethrone the Horny Toads late in the season as the 'Toads stumbled, but they hung on to lock up the division title.

 

Houston Horny Toads: The 5th-highest payroll in baseball finally puts its money where its mouth is, as the Horny Toads finished with an 89-73 record to win the South division. David Clyne (20-8, 3.96 ERA) won the North-South Conference's Rocket Wrist award, while Melchor Betancourt (15-7, 4.21 ERA) also kept the Toads on their 1st-place lily pad. The Big Stick Award also belonged in the Horny Toads' trophy case, as "Hurricane" Zachariah Orlowski (.341, 44 HR, 150 RBI) sent pitchers all around the North-South conference running for cover. Brandon Musselwhite (.334, 19 HR, 96 RBI, 204 H) also had a great year for the Horny Toads.

 

Atlanta Hanoi Janes: Despite losing Carlos DeSantis (.273, 20 HR, 61 RBI) mid-season due to a broken wrist that kept the star prospect out for the rest of the season, the Hanoi Janes grabbed Valentin Rivera at the trading deadline, and charged Houston's castle on top of the South division, falling just short with a 85-77 record. Rivera (.281, 46 HR, 126 RBI) was a candidate for the Big Stick Award, alongside David Charboneau (.253, 43 HR, 111 RBI) and Quentin Brown (.332, 28 HR, 114 RBI). John Husted (14-9, 2.86 ERA) had a great year with the Hanoi Janes, but it just wasn't enough in the end, as the pitching staff likely was the downfall of the Hanoi Janes down the stretch.

 

Charlotte Harlots: The North-South Conference Champions from last year stumbled to a 76-86 record this year, on the heels of an offense that certainly had seen better days. Freddie Gutierrez (.288, 24 HR, 102 RBI) looked good for the Harlots, but everyone else on the former championship squad decided to take a year off. 4 of the 5 starting pitchers for the Harlots won 10 games, but all 5 lost 10 games. Juan Easterling (13-13, 3.21 ERA) was the best the Harlots had to offer from the mound.

 

Memphis Eels: A perfectly acceptable team this year in Memphis, that climbed out of 5th place to finish 74-88 this year. Robert Guarino (.250, 32 HR, 115 RBI) was definitely the MVP for the Eels' offense, which didn't get much done on the year. Leonard Gioia (14-13, 3.98 ERA), last year's Rocket Wrist winner in the North-South struggled this year. The possibility opens that he's a one year wonder.

 

Jacksonville Jackoffs: The problems with the Jackoffs this year was that they struggled with batting averages and with ERAs, finishing 19th and 18th among the teams in the league, respectively. Not even 198 team homeruns could save this team from an awful 68-94 record. Offensive highlights include Jimmy "Put The Key In The" Kehoe (.255, 33 HR, 105 RBI), and Mark Heidt (.258, 23 HR, 85 RBI). As for the pitchers, well, it was awful. The big skunk in the staff was none other than Joey Salvador (8-21, 5.85 ERA), as the Jackoffs' staff allowed 866 runs. With the 14th-ranked payroll in the league, maybe it's time to start spending some money to get the Jackoffs on top.

 

Final Standings

 

East-West Standings

 

East

 

Team W L PCT GB

New Jersey 86 76 .531 -

Baltimore 85 77 .525 1.0

New York 82 80 .506 4.0

Boston 73 89 .451 13.0

Philadelphia 68 94 .420 18.0

 

West

 

Team W L PCT GB

Las Vegas 90 72 .556 -

Denver 87 75 .537 3.0

Seattle 85 77 .525 5.0

Los Angeles 84 78 .519 6.0

Phoenix 70 92 .432 20.0

 

North-South Standings

 

North

 

Team W L PCT GB

Vancouver 99 63 .611 -

Chicago 83 79 .512 16.0

Detroit 81 81 .500 18.0

Columbus 78 84 .481 21.0

Indianapolis 77 85 .475 22.0

 

South

 

Team W L PCT GB

Houston 89 73 .549 -

Atlanta 85 77 .525 4.0

Charlotte 76 86 .469 13.0

Memphis 74 88 .457 15.0

Jacksonville 68 94 .420 21.0

 

Record Book

 

Phillip McGee sets a record for the lowest ERA by a pitcher in a season, finishing with a 2.61 ERA, shattering the old EW conference record of 2.80 by Andre Rodrigues. In the NS, Ralph Mitchell puts up a 2.85 ERA to best Tito Aquino's 2.90 ERA in 2003, breaking that record as well.

 

Clement Nations tops his own record by winning his second batting title with a .347 batting average, .002 better than his previous record.

 

Robert Harris sets an EW record with the most doubles in a season, hitting 47, more than Michael Daigre's 43 in 2003.

 

Sergio Santana is walked 149 times, shattering Clement Nations record in the EW of 113 walks.

 

In the North-South, Freeman Hostetter shatters his own record of most stolen bases in one season, stealing 71 compared to his 49 stolen bases in 2003.

 

Joey Salvador has set a record for futility, losing 21 games as a pitcher, besting the record of 17 by Adam Keeter of the Transit Authority.

 

Freeman Hostetter steals 4 bases in one game, a new record for the North-South conference.

 

North-South wins All-Star Game

 

Two 4-run innings, in the 4th and the 8th for the North-South seal the deal as they beat the East-West 9-4. Joseph Ciotti drives in 3 runs with a 3-run homerun in the 4th inning, and is declared All-Star Game MVP.

 

Valentin dealt to Atlanta

 

In what was the biggest trade of the season, Columbus got Michael Moralez and Daniel Finlay in exchange for heavy hitter Valentin Rivera. Rivera was acquired to fill the spot left by Carlos DeSantis after a broken wrist put him out for the season. Of course, when DeSantis returns, it's hard to say what will become of him.

 

Next up: The 2004 postseason and how your player did.

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