Broken Bat - League Forum: VI.8

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date

#45462	02/17/2017 7:40:52 am
jreynoldson913 Joined: 08/18/2015 Posts: 293 Inactive	Congrats to Port Orange on winning the league

#45700	02/19/2017 12:41:02 pm
therainmaker096 Joined: 02/15/2017 Posts: 3 Inactive	Hey

#46795	03/15/2017 1:56:31 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Hi everyone, just recently acquired the High Point Devils, they play in the VI.8 league East region. And with 20 games played (very limited sample size) they currently lead their Division ahead of the Waltham Warriors and the North Bergen Polar Bears, honestly all credit to the previous owner for that. I'm sure it will be a fun season, with 142 games...(actually 140 as I was just informed there are 160 games in Broken Bat regular season) yet to be played every team is still in it! I created a very basic Power Ranking formula for our league, both for the East and West region. Table Test: Failed So posting as image. Power Ranking with 20 Games Played: Updated Wednesday, March 15 2017 @ 6:59:30 pm PDT

#46797	03/15/2017 2:57:49 pm
Squiddcatt Joined: 02/25/2016 Posts: 375 Inactive	I am not in this league but those power rankings are super good. (There also is only 160 games in a season in broken bat not 162)

#46798	03/15/2017 3:07:35 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	I am not in this league but those power rankings are super good. (There also is only 160 games in a season in broken bat not 162) Cool, they're nothing special and super easy to do, but it's a fun thing check. Thanks for the tip, guess the players say thanks to the Admin for those extra 2 days rest.

#46815	03/15/2017 6:04:16 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Well 4 more games in the book, the Devils had a solid 3-1 series against the Titans, and don't think for a bit that was easy going, Titans had won 3 in a row and they took the opener on a pitching duel (1-0) despite being outhit 7-3 they managed to be the only team scoring. Game 2 was entirely different, Devils offense came to play and to the tune of 16 hits and 13 runs scored they equaled the series. Game 3 was decided in the late innings, the Titans entered the 8th inning winning 3-2, but a single, an error and an IBB to load the bases saw a double clear the bases and give the Devils a 5-3 lead, and would eventually close the game in the 9th. Game 4 was another great pitching performance from the Devils, only allowing 3 hits (1 run) to the opposition while scoring 5 of their own. A solid win. Unfortunately Devils lost a couple of important players to injury for game 1 of tomorrow's series opener against the Bears of North Bergen, in a matchup that should be interesting to follow! It's the two highers rated teams Power Rankings wise, and the two teams that currently are #1 and #2 in the East. Power Ranking with 24 Games Played:

#46819	03/15/2017 7:09:17 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Here's the League's numbers for Extrapolated Runs (XR), Extrapolated Runs Per 27 outs (XR/27) and for Pitching Runs (PR). With 24 games played the minimum AB required to qualify were 55. And the minimum IP were 18. League VI.8 XR-XR/27 Rankings League VI.8 PR Rankings ________________________ Muskegon Heights A. Phillips is killing it early on! That's some insane offensive production! Cruz from the Kona Pandas also dominating the league in pitching, but he has Snow from the Muskegon Heights right on his tail! Still really early and this could all turn around in the next update!

#46859	03/16/2017 1:50:09 pm
zimanable Joined: 09/13/2016 Posts: 30 North Bergen Polar Bears II.1	Hi, the season is going to be pretty interesting. I like those rankings of yours btw

#46874	03/16/2017 5:29:49 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Good stuff @zimanable, glad you enjoy them, and I agree the season has promise! Today our two teams played each other, and it was three close games! Fortunately for the Devils they managed to came out on top this time around. Game 1 & 2 was all about pitching and good defense, Devils were able to limit the Bears to 9 hits and 1 run in those two games and despite not having much offense either they did score 5 runs(2 in the first game 3 in the second) on 17 hits. Game 3 was different, when it seemed the Devils had the game under "control" when they went to the bottom of the 7th with a 6 run lead.. the Bears fought back and replied with 2 in the 7th and 1 in the 8th and made it a 3 run game...yet a lead off double in the top of the 9th that would come in to score on a sac fly added to their lead, then the bullpen shut the door for a 7-4 win. A break from league games tomorrow as there seems to be a Cup schedule series vs the North Platte Bengals, a team that is on top of their division with a terrific league leading 21-7 record, they come hot as it comes with a 7 win streak on the line, we'll do our best to try to slow them down a bit. Power Ranking with 27 Games Played:

#47014	03/20/2017 12:42:19 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Here we are with 34 games played and a busy weekend the Devils find themselves still leading the East Division of VI.8 league. Since the last post the Devils played for the cup against the North Platte Bengals, Devils ended up losing the series fair and square 3-1, with the one coming in a 14 inning long 2-1 win. Devils also played 7 more games for the league where they went 5-2 splitting a series vs Waltham Warriors and sweeping the Huntsville Stingrays. Today there's more cup games and the Devils will get some call ups and let the young guys play, I expect alot of work for my bullpen. Hehe. Power Ranking with 34 Games Played:

#47102	03/21/2017 7:45:00 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	37 games in the book, Devils went 3-0 in today's SIM, unfortunately it was against a BOT team, so I'm guessing that was to be expected, still they had a job to do and they did it. Major performers for the Devils in this series had to be Pitcher Zach Mills pitching a CG 2H SHO 7K W and SS P. Hogan who went 8 for 12 3R 2D RBI. Devils continue to lead their division 7 games ahead of the Waltham Warriors. Tomorrow they will face the Yankton Titans in their home ground, Devils are 6-1 vs Titans so far this season. Power Ranking with 37 Games Played:

#47130	03/22/2017 6:46:56 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Solid night for the Devils as they extend they win streak to nine before hosting the Polar Bears for a 3 game series. Currently the Devils lead the series 5-2 but most if not all games have been real close, should be another interesting series between the two current best records in the East. In tonight's games the top Devil performers were H. Wright, this guy was on fire today, going 6 for 12 with a BB 5R 4HR 6RBI. And SP Espinosa who pitched 7 1/3 Innings allowing 5H 3BB 1ER 6K on a winning effort. Power Ranking with 40 Games Played:

#47177	03/23/2017 4:50:58 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Oh yea, great series between the Devils and the Polar Bears. Polar Bears took the series 2-1 with the Devils just managing to salvage a win in the series final game in High Point. Bears came to play and were ahead early in all 3 games, Devils could not comeback in G1 & G2 with the Polar Bears pitching looking very strong! In G3 same story early on with another early lead to the Polar Bears, but this time around their pitching could not keep the lead with the Devils getting ahead and never looking back. Best Devils performers today were: H. Wright who went 5 for 13 with a BB 4R 2D T. And both D. Page who got the team's only W of the day going 5IP allowing 2UER with 4K, also Martinez who pitched 5 scoreless innings from the bullpen in two separate games. Off day tomorrow for the Devils, but another great series coming after tomorrow @Waltham Warriors. Power Ranking with 43 Games Played: Updated Thursday, March 23 2017 @ 5:18:37 pm PDT

#47241	03/24/2017 4:40:33 pm
zimanable Joined: 09/13/2016 Posts: 30 North Bergen Polar Bears II.1	great series between the Devils and the Polar Bears Yeah, I actually expected my team to lose more than once, but I guess Devils aren't unbeatable after all

#47244	03/24/2017 5:19:10 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Yeah, I actually expected my team to lose more than once, but I guess Devils aren't unbeatable after all I didn't expected it, but I was hoping for it...

#47246	03/24/2017 6:55:45 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Here's the updated League's numbers for Extrapolated Runs (XR), Extrapolated Runs Per 27 outs (XR/27), Pitching Runs (PR) and also adding the FIP based WAR for pitchers (fWAR) take note that those were not park adjusted. Last time I posted this there were 24 games played, now we have 43. Minimum AB = 95 Minimum IP = 30 League VI.8 XR-XR/27 Rankings League VI.8 fWAR & PR Rankings L. Del Toro climbing all the way to #1 for #3 in the last update, he had 20.7 XR produced by G24 he now has 45.4! Crazy productive! Pitching sees Z. Mills leading the crowd in fWAR with 5.33 fWAR, there's no comparison with G24 but he has a solid lead over #2 on the list.

#47422	03/29/2017 12:53:19 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Power Rankings update with 55 games played. Yesterday a great matchup between the two current division leaders, Pandas of the West took the better of the Devils in the East, game was played in the Devils lair and it ended with a 2-3 series win for the Pandas who showed just how strong their team is..if there were doubts! Power Rankings with 55 Games Played:

#47741	04/07/2017 6:56:15 am
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Been a while since I last updated our league (unofficial) Power Rankings. So here they are! Power Rankings with 85 Games Played: Devils maintain the lead in the East after they got an important series win against the West leaders, the Pandas. The Pandas now hold a 14 game advantage in the West, so they are on their way to postseason play and up a league. Meanwhile on the East the Devils have a 7 game lead over the Polar Bears, and while the advantage is solid it's still gonna be a fight between the two pretty much to the end, unfortunately the Warriors went Bot. :/ But they are still a strong team that will cause some troubles to any team that plays them.

#47745	04/07/2017 10:44:38 am
zimanable Joined: 09/13/2016 Posts: 30 North Bergen Polar Bears II.1	Hope you won't stop posting those Devils are too strong at the moment to compete with tho...

#48158	04/19/2017 10:22:29 am
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Once again another update of the unofficial Power Rankings for League VI.8! Power Ranking with 120/121 Games Played: Yep, that's right, the Pandas have taken over the #1 spot from the Devils. They have been crushing their division and that shows in the PR, they a 20 game lead with 39/40 games to go, basically it's a clinch for them in the West. On the East, the Devils who now rank #2 in PR have a solid 12 games lead over the Bears, and with the amount of games left to be played it wont be an easy task for the Bears to catch up to them...unless the Devils choke in the final stretch of games, let's hope not! Good luck to all the rest of the way.

#48436	04/27/2017 7:02:23 pm
zimanable Joined: 09/13/2016 Posts: 30 North Bergen Polar Bears II.1	Congratulations to the Devils on winning the division!

#48450	04/28/2017 5:34:52 am
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	*Congratulations to the Devils on winning the division!* Thanks! Was an interesting season for the Devils with the passing of ownership and all the first position is much more a compliment of the work done by the previous owner, I just gave it my own touch. Next season I anticipate struggles in the V division, the Devils has an aged roster, so most of it's key players will be taking a step back, but doesn't matter, we will continue to work towards bringing talent up to improve the team and to get some young talented blood in the Draft next season.

#48671	05/02/2017 5:38:13 pm
ChillFunkEz3000 Joined: 03/13/2017 Posts: 170 High Point Shaolin Stars III.4	Here we have it folks, the seasonal results for Extrapolated Runs (XR), Extrapolated Runs Per 27 outs (XR/27), Pitching Runs (PR) and also adding the FIP based WAR for pitchers (fWAR). Neither is park adjusted. Minimum AB = 322 Minimum IP = 108 League VI.8 XR & XR/27 Rankings (ranked by XR/27) League VI.8 fWAR & PR Rankings (ranked by fWAR) Here's the TOP10 league runs producers in XR! Here's the TOP10 league runs preventers in PR! Congrats to everyone in the league, enjoy the stats.

#58753	05/20/2018 7:01:11 pm	Mar 20th, 2036
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1130 Deerfield Beach Rats V.7	My poor analysis isn’t nearly as detailed as ChillFunkEz3000’s, but it’s become one of my traditions nonetheless. Just a reminder, this is strictly a by-the-numbers set of predictions, with no concessions made for such matters as which players are actually in the lineup, current rebuild or owner status, or anything else of the sort. Here’s the salt shaker if you need a grain or two. ———————————————————— V I . 8 W E S T MUSKEGON The Heights rank highly across the board in all offensive categories in the West, including the best plate discipline and power in VI.8. Their fielding is nothing to write home about, but they’ve got the range to get to almost anything and arms to make taking extra bags a risky proposition. Their only real weakness besides defense is lackluster movement from the otherwise solid pitching staff. Prediction: 3rd — The good offense won’t quite make up for defensive lapses or minor pitching shortcomings. BURNSVILLE The Dragons are, offensively speaking, a team after my own heart: Make contact and put the legs to work. Not much patience or pop, but they will be able to run on anyone; be on guard when they get on. Their fielding could be suspect at times, but if there’s a ball in play, they’ll get to it, and they have arms that should give runners pause. Their pitcher may lack in staying power, but they have more than enough weapons to cool off hot hitters. Prediction: 2nd — Solid offense and pitching, but their defense may come back to bite them. ROSWELL The Aliens are a solid team with the bat across the board, and have better bat control than anyone in VI.8 this season. The team has the division’s best fielding but among the poorest range and arms, and may be vulnerable to speedy offensive teams. Reaching base against them could be a challenge, however: Roswell has blistering velocity and pinpoint accuracy with it, plus stamina and a serviceable array of secondary pitches to back the heat up. Prediction: 1st — Solid defense and good pitching could make up for cold days at the plate. COLTON The Cowboys could be in trouble offensively, with unimpressive contact and the least power in the league. Their speed is impressive enough, but they’ll need to get on base first. Their sketchy fielding could make it interesting to see what happens when their rangy fielders get to the ball. The pitching staff is good at changing speeds, but have little heat, movement, or control to go with it. Prediction: 6th — Poor offense, poor defense, poor pitching… ’nuff said. HARLINGEN The Aardvarks aren’t a patient team at the plate, but are a reasonably solid offensive team otherwise. Their defenders could be prone to kicking the ball around, but they’ll cover the field nicely and are the one team in the West you may want to tone down the running game against. There’s not really much to be said about their pitching beyond mentioning that there are no noteworthy strengths or glaring weaknesses. Prediction: 4th — If their offense or pitching overachieves at all, they could raise a few eyebrows. PALM SPRINGS The Aces are VI.8’s slowest team and the West’s freest swingers, but may wind up taking advantage of poor fielding teams just by how much contact they’ll make; they’re the West’s best contact team. Their range on the field will work against them, and their own sketchy fielding certainly won’t do them any favors. Don’t expect much heat or change of speed on the mound from them, but beware the league’s best bendy balls and excellent control to paint corners. Prediction: 5th — Their exceptional contact and nasty curves and control should edge them out of the cellar. V I . 8 E A S T DEERFIELD BEACH The Rats aren’t powerful or patient at the plate, but they make more contact than anyone in VI.8. Their range in the field is reasonable enough, but their league-best fielding and excellent arms will probably cool off opposing bats and stifle the running game. Predominantly junkballers, the pitching staff has VI.8’s most wicked change of speed and control complemented by an acceptable array of bendy pitches to offset lackluster velocity and the league’s worst stamina. Prediction: 1st — They could probably win the pennant in the West, and will have no trouble at all in a very soft East. EAST ORANGE The Nationals are a bot-owned team, one of four in the East, and they’re probably not in for a good season. The only thing their offense has going for them is speed, which will be pointless if their poor hitting and league-worse discipline can’t get them on base. Their defense is among the league’s worst from one end to the other, and describing their pitching as “shaky” might be overstating its quality. Prediction: 5th — A full rebuild is the only thing that can help this team. WALTHAM The Warriors, another bot-owned team, have an odd mix of poor contact and good patience and power, which could result in a lot of “three outcome” at bats. Mind their baserunners closely, they have one of the faster teams in the East. Despite their somewhat sub-par fielding, the have the best range in the division and the best arms in the league — run at your own peril. The pitching lacks movement but is serviceable enough outside of that, with the best stamina in VI.8. Prediction: 2nd — Their strange offense, rangy defense, and almost decent pitching could serve them fairly well. COLLEGE PARK The Titans, one of two such named teams in the East and yet another bot-owned team, have the division’s best bat control, but that’s the only positive of their offense. Their fielding is poor, their range reasonable, and their arms good, which is likely to prove a volatile combination. There’s decent stamina and a fair change of speed to be seen on the mound from them, but the rest of the pitching qualities are unimpressive at best. Prediction: 3rd — That this team is getting picked to finish this well says a lot for the quality of the division. ALTOONA The Blue Jays, the fourth bot-owned team in VI.8 East, are generally a below average offensive team across the board, and only their strong arms prevent the same from being said of the defense as well. The velocity and change of speed from their pitching staff are among the better in the East — faint praise in a decidedly pitching-poor division — but won’t be nearly enough to overcome the staff’s other shortcomings. Prediction: 4th — Only the marginal pitching and teams in even worse shape will save them from the cellar. HUNTSVILLE The Titans, the other team sporting the name, are in an obvious rebuild under a new owner. Their offense is the worst in the league, hands down, with the sole exception of speed on the basepaths — the East’s best, in fact. Their defense will undoubtedly prove to be an adventure, the league’s worst fielding paired with exceptional range and very good arms. The pitching staff has a bit of heat but little else, and very poor control besides — armor your hitters before sending them to the plate! Prediction: 6th — The new owner is going to have his hands full trying to claw his way out of last place.

#70827	01/20/2020 6:38:36 am	Mar 6th, 2044
Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive	A returning player again to the sixth division... I made a lot of cuts, only signed older guys last season, and now I'm going to implement the non written "Only Produced Players from the Academy" rule to the team. In my previous one I raised till IV, but RL caught me and I have to retire and left the team. I took the No. 1 team and will see if I can make them return to the Legends Leage.