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Hardball Dynasy Pro Tips

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Pitching Pitcher Ratings R/L Splits are the most important ratings for a pitcher, with vRH being the most valuable. At the ML level it’s very difficult for a pitcher to be successful with Splits below 65. Control and individual Pitch ratings are important as well but the threshold can be lowered the higher the R/L Splits. Personally, I do not pay much attention to Velocity or Ground / Fly Ball ratings. Here’s an example of a star pitcher with a low control rating.  Pitching Staff No matter how you build and manage your staff, your goal should be to maximize innings from your best pitchers.  I have found building off a strong 4 man rotation is a great strategy as good starters are harder to come by and more expensive than relievers. A staff with a couple plus starters backed by two solid/good arms will get you through the regular season. When setting up your bullpen my first rule is to never use a closer. The closer position will only guarantee you limit the number of innings ...

Building a Contender in St. Louis

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  The St. Louis Redbirds sit a handful of games under .500 and 8 games back in a loaded AL South. It's been 8 seasons since long time Owner gambler62245 has posted a winning record, 10 since making the playoffs, and a dozen seasons since the Redbirds defeated my Cincinnati Reds in Game 7 of the Season 52 World Series. By all accounts it appears to be another  long summer for the Redbirds, but a closer look reveals a roster that could very well bring this team back to it's glory days. gambler62245 has been quietly building the most impressive farm system in the World, and those prospects are ready to become Big League stars. Veteran pitchers  Dillon Christenson  and Bart Boone  were resigned to long term deals this offseason, both to contracts with large bonus money and declining salaries. The structure of the contracts, and willingness to pay such a players, indicate gambler62245 is ready to make another run in the coming seasons. Prospects Hughie Wilson  a...

Season 64 Pre Season Poll Results

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Division Winners AL North Cleveland Crazies (jaylien1) - 4 Votes Fargo Foghorns (paulkuo) - 2 Votes Chicago Black Coffee (dsilent1) - 1 Vote Minnesota Berserkers (stonewalter) - 1 Vote AL East Charlotte Twins (mcbellows) - 3 Votes Louisville Bats (braddinpa) - 3 Votes Syracuse Slumdogs (drarcher) - 2 Votes Hartford Hellions (ehrich) - 0 Votes AL South Huntington Hot Fuzz (sebel) - 6 Votes Memphis Travelers (trndkll101) - 2 Votes Atlanta Braves (gtnotes) - 0 Votes St. Louis Redbirds (gambler66245) - 0 Votes AL West Albuquerque Dukes (JustSmyth) - 8 Votes Colorado Chiefs (Rattlers) - 0 Votes Tokyo Toyohashi GXers (gomiami1972) - 0 Votes Tucson Pueblo$ (mbrake) - 0 Votes NL North Cincinnati Reds (mmustain) - 7 Votes New York Cheesecake (Camjam) - 1 Vote Boise Hot Springs (unclecharlie) - 0 Votees Trenton Kings (LegitMikeL) - 0 Votes NL East Indianapolis Otters (stu1386) - 5 Votes Tampa Bay TITANS (Chase7744) - 2 Votes Chicago Barracudas (Chupacabra15) - 1 Vote Pittsburgh Pirates (PaleHose...

The Season 64 Free Agent Leftovers Team

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At the end of each offseason you can find a number of quality ML Free Agents still looking for contracts. Often times these players are attached to a Type A designation but sometimes teams just run out of cash and good players go unsigned. This year I've put together a full 25 man ML roster full of players that were not signed prior to the end of the Free Agency cycles. You'll notice that a few of these players have already been signed, but the transaction dates will show these players were unsigned as of the 1/17 PM2 cycle. Lineup 1B Dennis Washburn  (Age: 32 | Rating: 73 | Asking: $2.1 / 2 years) Good Power and Contact to go along with plus defense at 1B.  2B Darren Reed   (Age: 31 | Rating: 78 | Asking: $2.5 / 2 years / Type A) Defense and power are slipping a bit but Reed is still a productive player. The Type A is scaring teams away but for a team with a high draft pick he could be a great addition this season. 3B  Jordany Martin (Age: 32 | Rating: 73 | Ask...

Season 61 Pre-Season Poll Results

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  AL North Results Cleveland Crazies - 6 Votes Fargo Foghorns - 1 Votes Chicago Black Coffee - 0 Vote Madison Mighty Mallards - 0 Votes AL East Results Baltimore Buxtons - 4 Votes Washington D.C. Nationals - 1 Votes Hartford Hellions - 1 Votes Syracuse Slumdogs - 1 Votes AL South Results Huntington Hot Fuzz - 6 Votes Memphis Travelers - 1 Votes Atlanta Braves - 0 Votes St. Louis Redbirds - 0 Votes AL West Results Albuquerque Dukes - 7 Votes Tokyo Toyohashi GXers - 0 Votes Colorado Chupacabras - 0 Votes Tucson Pueblo$ - 0 Votes NL North Results Cincinnati Reds - 5 Votes Vancouver BC's - 1 Vote New York Cheesecake - 0 Votes Boise Hot Springs - 0 Votes NL East Results Pittsburgh Whitetails - 7 Votes Charleston ChuckleHeads - 0 Vote Indianapolis Otters - 0 Votes Chicago Barracudas  - 0 Votes NL South Results Houston Gunfighter’s - 4 Votes Kansas City Comets - 2 Votes Santa Fe Surf Riders IV - 1 Votes Texas McGowan's - 0 Votes NL West Results Los Angeles Scullys - 5 Votes Sale...

Clemens* All-Time Team

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This is a project that I have started and stopped several times since way back in Season 50. To be honest, this was the reason I wanted to create the World Blog! Clemens is now in Season 60 and I am finally finding some time to do the research and put a few words together about my choices. Below you will find my personal All-Time Clemens Team. I've put together a lineup and a small pitching staff. Hope you enjoy! 1B - Miguel Johnson 18 Seasons (35-53) | 13x All-Star | 5x MVP | 8x Silver Slugger | 2x World Series Ring | Home Run King HBD loves Home Runs and Johnson holds both the single season (87) and all-time (941) Home Run records. His career slash line (.328/.396/.652) shows he wasn't just a power hitter. His 2 World Series Rings might seem low, but that's really on me not putting a better team around him. Joe Thomson is only 8 years into his career but has already amassed 5 MVPs. Honorable Mention: Joe Thomson 2B - Edinson Hernandez 16 Seasons (20-25) | 14x All-Star | ...

Season 60 Pre-Season Poll Results

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  AL North Results Cleveland Crazies - 9 Votes Chicago Black Coffee - 2 Vote Augusta lobstermen - 0 Votes Fargo Foghorns - 0 Votes AL East Results Philadelphia ZingZang - 4 Votes Baltimore Buxtons - 3 Votes Hartford Hellions - 2 Votes Syracuse Slumdogs - 2 Votes AL South Results Huntington Hot Fuzz - 9 Votes Atlanta Braves - 2 Votes Memphis Travelers - 0 Votes St. Louis Redbirds - 0 Votes AL West Results Albuquerque Dukes - 11 Votes Tokyo Toyohashi GXers - 0 Votes Colorado Chupacabras - 0 Votes Tucson Pueblo$ - 0 Votes NL North Results Cincinnati Reds - 10 Votes Vancouver BC's - 1 Vote Ottawa Freeze - 0 Votes Toledo Wolves - 0 Votes NL East Results Pittsburgh Whitetails - 10 Votes Charleston ChuckleHeads - 1 Vote Indianapolis Otters - 0 Votes Wichita Wonders - 0 Votes NL South Results Kansas City Comets - 5 Votes Santa Fe Surf Riders IV - 3 Votes Texas McGowan's - 2 Votes Houston Gunfighter’s - 1 Votes NL West Results Salem Bearcats - 7 Votes Los Angeles Scullys - 3 Votes Scott...