Spin me up!

Posted by midknight on 12/20/2014 2:41:00 PM (view original):
Sounds like fun - I'll join

midknight:  Here are your 12 random pages:

1.  1897 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders  [and two players on this page which includes many categories and a few hitters, read them thoroughly]
2.  * P  Ralph Garcia  1972-74  [not in the sim; use a 200k pitcher as placeholder, plus one of Garcia's teammates in their 1972 or 1974 season]
3.  P  Cory Vance  2002-03
4.  P  Dewey Adkins  1942-49

5.  2009 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions  [use any two players on this page in their 2009 season, whether with the Cubs or another team]
6.  P  Joe Orrell  1943-45
7.  * P  Ernie Baker  1905
8.  1966 Chicago Cubs batting statistics [includes pitchers]

9.  1931 St. Louis Cardinals batting statistics  [ditto]
10.  P  Burleigh Grimes  1916-34
11.   P  Buddy Lively  1947-49
12.  P  Art Fromme  1906-15

That's a lot of pitchers, but I think you can build a good roster.

oh yeah,I will go again

Posted by Pzzaman001 on 12/20/2014 2:43:00 PM (view original):
I'd like to join, please.  Be gentle....LOL

Pzzaman001:  This won't hurt a bit:

1.  1999 American League First Base fielding  [any two players who played at least an inning there]
2.  1951 Major League Baseball Standings and Head-to-Head  [any two players from 1951 season]
3.  2B  Moon Mullen  1944
4.  * SS  Jimmy Hallinan  1871-78  [use a 200k stand-in for Hallinan, since he didn't have any sim season, plus use one of his teammates in any season of their career, since 1871-78 are not in the sim]

5.  Kansas City Royals All-Star Player Register  [select any two players that were named to the All Star Team in the season they were named; they did not have to play in the game]
6.  C  Earl Blackburn  1912-17
7.  P  Tony Kaufmann  1921-35
8.  P  Jimmy Freeman  1972-73

9.  * P  Jeff Carter  1991
10.  1901 Philadelphia Phillies batting, pitching & fielding
11.  P  John "Gabe" Gabler, 1959-61
12.  2B  Paul Faries  1990-93

See?  You barely felt a thing.

This looks like too much fun to pass up. I was resolved to be take break from the Sim for a while but this is so different I had to try it. Count me in

Posted by uncleal on 12/20/2014 4:28:00 PM (view original):
Spin me up!

uncleal:  Best of luck.  Here are your twelve random pages:

1.  P  Charlie Puleo  1981-89
2.  1B  Nick Johnson  2001-12
3.  Active Leaders & Records for Intentional Bases on Balls  [Any two players on the list, which covers the top 100 active players, from Albert Pujols with 286 IBB down to Josh Willingham with 22, in any season of their career.]
4.  1979 Seattle Mariners Batting ORders  [does NOT include pitchers]

5.  * P  Goat Cochran  1915  [his given name was Alvin, but he's listed as Goat in bbr]
6.  1942 St. Louis Browns Schedule & Results  [lists winning & losing pitchers and saves for every game they played, so you may take any pitcher on the page from the Browns OR an opponent who had a decision against them]
7.  * P  Osiris Matos  2008-09
8.  1957 Milwaukee Braves Batting Orders  [does include pitchers, so you can take any player or pitcher who started a game for them]

9.  1B  John Mayberry  1968-82
10.  1903 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions  [any two players on the page, using their 1903 season whether it was with the Cardinals or another club]
11.  Seattle Mariners Top 10 Pitching Leaders  [any two players from this page which lists single-season and career leaders; if you use the career leaders you can use any season of their careers]
12.  1969 Detroit Tigers roster  [any two players from 1969]

There's the first club that looks like it could have used a DH.

Posted by Rattlers on 12/20/2014 5:47:00 PM (view original):
oh yeah,I will go again

Rattlers:  here you go:

1.  C  Stew Hofferth  1944-46
2.  1905 Cincinnati Reds roster  [any two players from 1905 season]
3.  1973 Cincinnati Reds Batting Orders  [includes starting pitchers ... Bobby Tolan hit third for them?]
4.  3B  Bob Rice  1926

5.  1964 Kansas City Athletics Schedule and Results  [lists pitchers with a decision or a save, for the Athletics or their opponents]
6.  P  Ed Appleton  1915-16
7.  1961 Minnesota Twins Batting Orders  [includes starting pitchers]
8.  1925 American League Player Value  [any two players or pitchers]

9.  P  Monty Stratton  1934-38
10.  1970 Atlanta Braves Batting Orders
11.  P  Trevor Wilson  1988-98
12.  * P  Chris Oxspring  2005

I thought you were going to go without a non-sim player there, and then at the last minute:  Oxspring!

Posted by dcmatcheck on 12/20/2014 6:00:00 PM (view original):
This looks like too much fun to pass up. I was resolved to be take break from the Sim for a while but this is so different I had to try it. Count me in

Wow, that was a lot to catch up on.  Here are your 12 random pages, dcmatcheck:

1.  1939 St. Louis Cardinals Batting Statistics [includes pitchers]
2.  1992 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule and Results [includes pitchers who had a decision or a save, for the Phillies or their opponents]
3.  C  Hank Riebe  1942-49
4.  * P  Devon Lowery  2008

5.  * P  Sal Gliatto  1930
6.  1972 National League Standard Fielding  [any two players from the NL that season, including pitchers]
7.  1945 Philadelphia Phillies roster
8.  OF  Luis Olmo  1943-51

9.  P  Joe Muir  1951-52
10.  1B  Todd Sears  2002-03
11.  1980 American League Third Base  [any two players with an inning at 3B in 1980]
12.  Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors  [any two players from Chicago NL history ... but you have to use one of their stadiums]

Whew!  I'll be back after dinner to see if there are any more sign-ups.

I'll take some punishment

Can I get into this too?

Rules clarification: if a player has multiple seasons in the league, do we have to pick him and his teammate from their sim eligible season? Or can we use rename a AAA and use one of the other seasons? (Hank Riebe has 4 seasons, sim eligible only once)

(Note: Changes made to roster reflected in updates.)

1.  P  Sidney Ponson  1998-2009
2003 Ponson and Dustin Hermanson

2. * LF  Howie Jones  1921
1922 Jack Graney (to be replaced) and 1921 Rogers Hornsby

3.  1888 Chicago White Stocking pitching statistics
Gus Krock and Frank Dwyer

4.  1931 Brooklyn Robins batting orders (includes starting pitchers)
Ernie Lombardi Harvey Hendrick and Fresco Thompson

5.  * C  John Gibbons  1984-86
1983 Doug Gwodsz (to be replaced) and 1986 Lee Mazzilli

6.  P  Tony Mounce  2003
2003 Mounce and Alex Rodriguez

7.  * P  Ernie Rudolph  1945
1945 Elmer Riddle (to be replaced) and 1945 Augie Galan

8.  1883 National League Second Base  [any two players who played a game at 2B in 1883, from any year in their careers; a lot of talent here!]
1888 Tim Keefe and 1893 Pete Browning

9.  1971 Major League Baseball Neutralized Batting  [any two players from 1971, including pitchers]
1971 Ted Simmons and Paul Schaal

10.  1982 Minnesota Twins lineups & defense  [includes starting pitchers, but Pete Redfern was their Opening Day starter]
Jim Eisenreich and Kent Hrbek Sal Butera

11.  P  George Pipgras  1923-35
1933 Pipgras and Babe Ruth

12.  1994 Philadelphia Phillies pitching
Curt Schilling and Doug Jones

Wildcard: 1989 Tom Lawless 1915 Wally Gerber
Stadium: Shea

No idea how this will work...it's not like I have a ton of experience with a 400IP guy being my #2 starter. 

Posted by dcmatcheck on 12/20/2014 6:54:00 PM (view original):
Rules clarification: if a player has multiple seasons in the league, do we have to pick him and his teammate from their sim eligible season? Or can we use rename a AAA and use one of the other seasons? (Hank Riebe has 4 seasons, sim eligible only once)

If the player has got a sim-eligible season, you should use one of those, and stick to his teammates in the same season.

Posted by daddyzander on 12/20/2014 6:21:00 PM (view original):
I'll take some punishment

This is punishment?  I hope not, but here are your 12 random pages:

1.  P-1B  Ed Murphy  1898-1901
2.  * P  Harvey Garcia  2007
3.  2008 AL Division Series:  Tampa Bay Rays over Chicago White Sox  [any two players who appeared in the series]
4.  P  Dutch Dietz  1940-43

5.  OF  Joe Rickert  1898-1901
6.  1998 Seattle Mariners Pitching statistics
7.  P  Phil Leftwich  1993-96
8.  P  Jake Northrop  1918-19  [a cookie!]

9.  P  Brian Bannister  2006-10
10.  Yearly League Leaders & Records for Assists  [at any position, one for each league in each season from 2014 back to 1885 ... mostly shortstops, but you can also get a 2B here]
11.  1995 Detroit Tigers roster  [any two players]
12.  * C  Andy Merchant  1975-76

Merchant played with some other, more valuable rookies on the '75 Red Sox.

Posted by bobbyj7 on 12/20/2014 6:49:00 PM (view original):
Can I get into this too?

bobbyj7:  Welcome to the random universe.  Here are your 12 pages:

1.  SS  Houston Jimenez  1983-88
2.  box score 4/10/2010  Nationals at Mets  [any two players who appeared in that game]
3.  1904 Major League Baseball Player Value - just for pitchers in this case, anybody who pitched at all in 1904
4.  P  Ted Breitenstein   1891-1901

5.  C  Mike Sandlock  1942-53
6.  P  Clay Carroll  1964-78
7.  Progressive Leaders & Records for Range Factor / 9 Inn as 1B  [career, single-season, active and yearly leaders, use any two of them in a season they are listed here]
8.  P  Jerry Reed  1981-90

9.  P  Brian Wolfe  2007-09
10.  1B-3B  Ed Goodson  1970-77
11.  * P  Joel Bennett  1998-99
12.  1880 Major League Baseball New Debuts  [any two players who played their first game in 1880, twisted to any season of their career, since 1880 is not a sim season.  Many famous names here.]

I hope you enjoy putting your team together.  We're up to 20 owners now, only 4 to go.  Man this has gone fast, I haven't had time to work on my own team at all.