Clemens* - A Hardball Dynasty World

To say I've been playing Hardball Dynasty a long time would be an understatement. Since the first internal test league back in 2005, I've been playing HBD every single day. Only sebel can rival my longevity. I joined WhatIfSports as part of the University of Cincinnati's co-op program in 2004 and HBD was the first big project I worked on. I had no idea what I was doing but tzentmeyer gave me an opportunity. I can recall working on the standings and various stat pages along with the World Office concept. I loved it, not just the game but building something with people that had a passion for sports and games. Today, I'm hanging up my baseball simulation spikes after nearly 20 years of playing the game. I still love this game and am proud to have been part of its history. I personally have just run out of ways to make the game feel fresh and could use a new challenge. Maybe I'll be back, but for now goodbye HBD. - mmustain

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 ...

  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...

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...

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...

  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...