Parity is on the rise in Plumpy! With roughly 25 games to go, 11 NL teams are within at least 6 games of a play-off berth, while 8 AL teams maintain realistic hopes of reaching post-season play. Let's take a look at where we're at now, and how things are looking for the rest of the season for the teams still in contention.
First the NL (current ranked in order of play-off seeds if the season ended today, 12/24 as of the PM cycle.)
1.) Syracuse Magma (93-42) *NL North Champion (With a 17 game lead, the Magma taking the division, and the number one seed, is all but a formality at this point.)
2.) Scranton Boll Weevils (80-55) *NL East Champion (A one game lead has never looked so precarious. Four games is all that separates the Boll Weevils from a first round bye, and watching the play-offs from home. 10 games remain against the three closest teams chasing Scranton, and 17 are against opponents with winning records. Mexico's peskiest export has it's work cut out for them.)
3.) Montgomery Burns (71-64) *NL South Champion (Burns holds a three game lead over rival Charlotte. Burns has been ravaged by injuries and has made a couple plays that signal their focus is shifting towards the future, including the trade of four time MVP Roger Conroy. However, the return of Ace Shelley Olson from injury, combined with a very strong ML core still makes this team dangerous. A big series with Charlotte looms in 10 days.)
4.) Boise Basturds (68-67) *NL West Champion (Barring something shocking, the Basturds will be back to back division champions.
5.) Louisville Surveyors (79-56) *NL Wild Card 1 (Here's where things get interesting. Despite having the third best record in the NL, things are far from comfortable in Surveyor country. All but four of Louisville's remaining games are against teams above .500, including a 4 game series against Syracuse. Despite the recent injury to SP J.T. Jones, the Surveyors have beaten quality opponents all season, and will their destiny in their own hands, so long as they can take care of business against Scranton, Hartford and Chicago (NL). The road is long, but the team is good. Stay tuned.)
6.) Chicago Boomers (76-59) *NL Wild Card 2 (The Boomers are tied with Hartford, but won the season series 6-4 and therefore will win any tie-breaker. The next three series are against Scranton, Boise and Louisville, so if the Boomers can go on a tear now, that will make the season ending series against Syracuse less anxiety inducing.)
7.) Hartford Submarines II (76-59) (While presently, Hartford is the first team out, 14 of their remaining games are against teams more than 15 games below .500, and 6 of the others are against the two teams right in front of them in the NL East.)
8.) Pittsburgh Wannabes (71-64, 5 games back of Wild Card) (No team will be clamoring harder at the Winter Meetings for divisional realignment than Pittsburgh, as their record is currently identical to 3 seed, Montgomery. That said, the Plumpy Originals have remaining series against both Louisville and Chicago, and are far from out of contention.)
9.) Baltimore Sparkle Ponies (70-65, 6 games back of Wild Card) (The resurgent Sparkle Ponies have quietly crept back into the post-season discussion. While the odds are not necessarily in their favor, if Baltimore can make some noise in its three remaining series against their divisional rivals, Scranton, Louisville, and Hartford, the Ponies may prance into the post-season after all.)
10.) Charlotte Nature Boys (68-67, 3 games back in NL South, 8 games back of Wild Card) (While a Wild Card berth seems unlikely, if Charlotte can sweep the upcoming three game series in Montgomery, Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!)
11.) Charleston Chews (65-70, 6 games back in NL South) (The Chews would realistically need to sweep both Montgomery and Charlotte to have a chance
And now for the American League!
1.) Durham Dirt Dogs (87-48) *NL South Champion (A 7 game lead should be safe, though nobody likes having San Juan in their rear-view mirror.)
2.) Omaha Settlers (84-51) *NL West Champion (With an 11 game lead in the division, the primary focus for the Settlers is on securing the 2 seed/first round bye in the play-offs.)
3.) Chicago Fatties (77-58) *NL East Champion (The Fatties have a 13 game lead, and while hopes remain for going on a run and stealing the 2 seed, Chicago's more rotund fake baseball team is likely focused on fending off Columbus and securing the 3 seed.)
4.) Columbus Dodger Blue (76-59) *NL North Champion (Despite a recent run by Ottawa, the Dodger Blue have maintained a four game cushion, thanks in no small part to winning their recent series against Durham. Keep your eyes on this one folks, should be a great race.)
5.) San Juan Elephant Seals (80-55) AL Wild Card 1 (SPEAKING of divisional realignment, the defending champions are no stranger to the AL's first Wild Card, and won the league last year from that exact position. The E-Seals have a 7 game cushion between them and being bereft of the post-season, and are a near lock to go back to the Dance.)
6.) Little Rock 'n Roll (75-60) AL Wild Card 2 (Little Rock was certainly Rock 'n Rolling when they acquired Roger Conroy shortly before the trade deadline earlier this month. Little Rock has their work cut out for them, as 20 of their remaining games are against teams with winning records, including a huge seven game series that begins tonight against...)
7.) Oakland Hammers (73-62, 2 games back of AL Wild Card) (Oakland's destiny lies largely in how well it comes out of this 7 game series against Little Rock. Beyond those seven games, only one series remains for the Hammers against a team with a winning record. A solid showing against 'n Roll will put them in the driver's seat for the final AL Wild Card berth.)
8.) Ottawa Eh's (72-63, 3 games back of AL Wild Card, 4 games back of NL North) (The season concludes with a three game series at Columbus. Until then, a four game series against San Juan is the only series the Eh's have against a team with a winning record. Ottawa has just as good a chance as any AL team to improve their standing in the... standings before the play-offs begin.)
Merry Christmas everyone, and good luck to all in your respective post-season races!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Know Your Plumpy History: Daweiproject
Today's interview is with Daweiproject, General Manager of the Season 27 World Champion Chicago Fatties and Plumpy owner since season 4!
1.) What do you do in real life?
I'm a resident physician in pathology.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
I was pretty big into Hoops Dynasty. When HBD was first introduced, a bunch of the HD coaches created several worlds for crossover coaches and Plumpy was one of them. I recognized some of the names in the league, so I thought I would give it a shot. I quickly gave up on HD and focused all of my time on HBD.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Philip Gardner. I'm a big fan of moneyball and this dude could flat out get on base. He's currently ranked #2 all-time in walks and his OBP is just outside the top 5. Plus, he had a little pop (8 years of 20+ homers).
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Definitely when I finally won the world series. It was my 24th season and by then, I figured that it might not ever happen. My team was already getting old and my prior ace, Zephyr Evers, was on the decline. I made a big gamble by going all in for Shigetoshi Jang in free agency and it luckily worked out.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
Most of my best players have been acquired through trades or international signings. Many of the good players that I did draft ended up getting traded away. Frank Wagner was probably the best player that I drafted that actually played a significant amount of time for the Fatties. He was a rock in center field who in his best years could put up 35+ homers. Unfortunately, he never received much attention outside of two all-star games.
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
Overall, I've been pretty lucky with injuries. Probably the most devastating was to Lucas Johnson in season 23 in which he lost 4 points overall. He was never the ace of the staff, but he was a solid SP2 or SP3. I always thought that he might get over the hump and get one or two all-star nods, but the injury put the end to that. He quickly declined following that year.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
I'm probably in the minority here, but I think speed is overrated. Until they let me control base stealing and base running aggressiveness for each player individually, it's not that helpful to have one really fast guy with a bunch of slowpokes.
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
I was going to say durability or makeup, but it seems like a lot of people picked those, so maybe they're not underrated. I'll go with simple lefty versus righty. For players with the same ratings, the handedness makes a significant difference in the numbers that they produce, just because there are more right-handed players in the league. Along with that, switch hitting provides an extra boost for production that can often be overlooked.
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
Sordie. Too bad he's no longer around. If you look at my record over the years, you'll see that though I made the playoffs a decent number of times, I rarely won the division. Sadly, my world series win was when his team was already on the decline. It would have been great to finally overcome the needlefish during their prime, but it just wasn't meant to be.
10.) As one of Plumpy's veteran owners, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
I think it's pretty good the way it is. Though many of us long-time owners initially opposed them, I think the minimum win requirements were a good thing for the league. The best part of this league is that everyone (or most everyone) realizes that this is game and is meant to be fun. It's an enjoyable place to visit after a long hard day of work. Most of the owners try to be fair in trades and reasonable in communication. I think what really stands out for me about this league (compared to other HBD or HD leagues I've been in) is that people here really treat others as real people and not just random internet names. Though there have been occasional spats, they have been short-lived and everyone quickly moved on.
1.) What do you do in real life?
I'm a resident physician in pathology.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
I was pretty big into Hoops Dynasty. When HBD was first introduced, a bunch of the HD coaches created several worlds for crossover coaches and Plumpy was one of them. I recognized some of the names in the league, so I thought I would give it a shot. I quickly gave up on HD and focused all of my time on HBD.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Philip Gardner. I'm a big fan of moneyball and this dude could flat out get on base. He's currently ranked #2 all-time in walks and his OBP is just outside the top 5. Plus, he had a little pop (8 years of 20+ homers).
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Definitely when I finally won the world series. It was my 24th season and by then, I figured that it might not ever happen. My team was already getting old and my prior ace, Zephyr Evers, was on the decline. I made a big gamble by going all in for Shigetoshi Jang in free agency and it luckily worked out.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
Most of my best players have been acquired through trades or international signings. Many of the good players that I did draft ended up getting traded away. Frank Wagner was probably the best player that I drafted that actually played a significant amount of time for the Fatties. He was a rock in center field who in his best years could put up 35+ homers. Unfortunately, he never received much attention outside of two all-star games.
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
Overall, I've been pretty lucky with injuries. Probably the most devastating was to Lucas Johnson in season 23 in which he lost 4 points overall. He was never the ace of the staff, but he was a solid SP2 or SP3. I always thought that he might get over the hump and get one or two all-star nods, but the injury put the end to that. He quickly declined following that year.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
I'm probably in the minority here, but I think speed is overrated. Until they let me control base stealing and base running aggressiveness for each player individually, it's not that helpful to have one really fast guy with a bunch of slowpokes.
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
I was going to say durability or makeup, but it seems like a lot of people picked those, so maybe they're not underrated. I'll go with simple lefty versus righty. For players with the same ratings, the handedness makes a significant difference in the numbers that they produce, just because there are more right-handed players in the league. Along with that, switch hitting provides an extra boost for production that can often be overlooked.
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
Sordie. Too bad he's no longer around. If you look at my record over the years, you'll see that though I made the playoffs a decent number of times, I rarely won the division. Sadly, my world series win was when his team was already on the decline. It would have been great to finally overcome the needlefish during their prime, but it just wasn't meant to be.
10.) As one of Plumpy's veteran owners, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
I think it's pretty good the way it is. Though many of us long-time owners initially opposed them, I think the minimum win requirements were a good thing for the league. The best part of this league is that everyone (or most everyone) realizes that this is game and is meant to be fun. It's an enjoyable place to visit after a long hard day of work. Most of the owners try to be fair in trades and reasonable in communication. I think what really stands out for me about this league (compared to other HBD or HD leagues I've been in) is that people here really treat others as real people and not just random internet names. Though there have been occasional spats, they have been short-lived and everyone quickly moved on.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Know Your Plumpy History: Bcpbcp7
Today's interview is with our defending champion, bcpbcp7, general manager of the Elephant Seals of San Juan!
1.) What do you do in real life?
I'm a legislative aide for a U.S. Congressman. I work on health care, disability, crime, and simulated baseball issues.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
From tlally43, who correctly predicted that I would quickly become addicted.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Although I've had unhealthy love affairs with many pretend men, my all time favorite is definitely Pedro Campos (Vote Campos for HOF in 2014!). When I took over, my farm system was a barren wasteland, and Campos was my big money IFA signing my first season. He taught me the value of switch-hitting, offensive production at skill defensive positions, and how to love a woman.
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Although finally winning the World Series after going 0-7 in the ALCS was the most relieving moment, I think my proudest moment was winning the division for the first time after learning the game and building a foundation for 3 seasons.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
Probably Rondell Wise. He's been my no. 3 starter on several playoff teams, and I got him with the 29th pick. He had the stuff I like and just enough flaws to slip down to me.
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
UUUUGGGHH. Sherman Fick, a promising young SP at the time. I got him in my first ever trade and groomed him patiently through 4 minor league seasons. After about 18 minor league days, I rested him in anticipation of his ML debut, but I forgot to also take my AAA pitching staff off of autopilot. He pitched one more game, blew out his elbow. Some owners have had much worse luck than I in suffering tough injuries to legitimate superstars, but going from a potential no. 2-3 starter to a mopup/swing starter was a bummer. Clearly I'm not over it.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
I'm always changing my opinion on which ratings matter most and are over/undervalued by the league, but I have always thought the temper rating for hitters was almost inversely valuable. I swear the guys with low tempers just get plunked more (and get tossed twice a season or whatever), which is fine with me!
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
I'm going to say the whole defensive spectrum. I just think defense in general is undervalued...or maybe it's just me.
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
I've been lucky enough to have two very good nemeses. At first, I was always battling the stupidly named Atlanta Shockers - owned by a perfectly nice, effective owner named taz21 - in the division and seemingly always in the first round of the playoffs. Then of course, came the extremely polite, extremely competent utahjazz88 and the preposterously stacked Memphis Problems dynasty. I think multiple times I finished 2nd in the AL, once 2nd in the entire ML, only to get the 5 seed. Loved battling those teams.
10.) As one of our most seasoned owners, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
I'm going to echo pretty much every interview so far: 1) improved mentoring for new owners, especially new owners who don't have friends in the league already; 2) monitoring the minimum win requirements, which are definitely a positive step, to make sure we're striking the right balance for anti-tanking, new owners, and allowing effective rebuilds; 3) nothing is broken, the league is awesome - very competitive, awesome retention and rollover numbers, good community. Plumpeeerulez!!111!1#$%#^%&8-/./,/,><> is my favorite league by far.
1.) What do you do in real life?
I'm a legislative aide for a U.S. Congressman. I work on health care, disability, crime, and simulated baseball issues.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
From tlally43, who correctly predicted that I would quickly become addicted.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Although I've had unhealthy love affairs with many pretend men, my all time favorite is definitely Pedro Campos (Vote Campos for HOF in 2014!). When I took over, my farm system was a barren wasteland, and Campos was my big money IFA signing my first season. He taught me the value of switch-hitting, offensive production at skill defensive positions, and how to love a woman.
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Although finally winning the World Series after going 0-7 in the ALCS was the most relieving moment, I think my proudest moment was winning the division for the first time after learning the game and building a foundation for 3 seasons.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
Probably Rondell Wise. He's been my no. 3 starter on several playoff teams, and I got him with the 29th pick. He had the stuff I like and just enough flaws to slip down to me.
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
UUUUGGGHH. Sherman Fick, a promising young SP at the time. I got him in my first ever trade and groomed him patiently through 4 minor league seasons. After about 18 minor league days, I rested him in anticipation of his ML debut, but I forgot to also take my AAA pitching staff off of autopilot. He pitched one more game, blew out his elbow. Some owners have had much worse luck than I in suffering tough injuries to legitimate superstars, but going from a potential no. 2-3 starter to a mopup/swing starter was a bummer. Clearly I'm not over it.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
I'm always changing my opinion on which ratings matter most and are over/undervalued by the league, but I have always thought the temper rating for hitters was almost inversely valuable. I swear the guys with low tempers just get plunked more (and get tossed twice a season or whatever), which is fine with me!
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
I'm going to say the whole defensive spectrum. I just think defense in general is undervalued...or maybe it's just me.
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
I've been lucky enough to have two very good nemeses. At first, I was always battling the stupidly named Atlanta Shockers - owned by a perfectly nice, effective owner named taz21 - in the division and seemingly always in the first round of the playoffs. Then of course, came the extremely polite, extremely competent utahjazz88 and the preposterously stacked Memphis Problems dynasty. I think multiple times I finished 2nd in the AL, once 2nd in the entire ML, only to get the 5 seed. Loved battling those teams.
10.) As one of our most seasoned owners, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
I'm going to echo pretty much every interview so far: 1) improved mentoring for new owners, especially new owners who don't have friends in the league already; 2) monitoring the minimum win requirements, which are definitely a positive step, to make sure we're striking the right balance for anti-tanking, new owners, and allowing effective rebuilds; 3) nothing is broken, the league is awesome - very competitive, awesome retention and rollover numbers, good community. Plumpeeerulez!!111!1#$%#^%&8-/./,/,><> is my favorite league by far.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Know Your Plumpy History: indiansrck27
Due to popular demand, we will be continuing our series of interviews with veteran Plumpy owners. Our next owner is indiansrck27, General Manager of the Minnesota Killer Land Whales, and a Plumpy owner since season 10!
1.) What do you do in real life?
I am in the US Army, I have been for 4 years now. I am a former Combat Engineer but I just finished schooling for my new job in the Army which is Psychological Operations.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
I googled simulation sports, discovered WIS and started with HD, then tried the rest of the games. I had a rough going my first few seasons of HBD, but eventually it became a massive addiction, still is.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Damaso Delgado hands down, signed him my 2nd full season in Plumpy and he is still going strong. Defintiely a future HOFer.
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Since I dont have a WS win its not that. Pretty proud of my season 20 playoff run as a 89 win team. I pulled of B2B2B upsets of 3 104+ win teams only to lose in the WS to frankum.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
This is really tough. Ive just realized although ive drafted well ratings wise, ive traded a lot of guys away, and overall the guys i have drafted havent performed well. I hope to say in the future Fritz Walsh and Bryant Wirth are my proudest. But right now Bruce Kohlmeier is he was just very consistent and anchored my lineup the whole time.
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
Del Moya early on in his career was injured 2 seasons in a row really hurting his development of what I thought he could have been. He still rebounded since they were early on but missing all of season 17 but 3 games really hurt.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
Many many many people will disagree with me on this but IMO by far most over rated is the health rating. Too many times have high health guys been injured multiple times and low health guys never get hurt once.
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
Durability. Having a slugger with 90 compared to 70 is a huge deal in the amount of 100% games played. Same goes for pitchers.
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
Frankum was definitely a nemesis not really because of our games vs each other just because of WC and TC interactions.
10.) As one of our most seasoned owners, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
If it aint broke, dont fix it. I think Plumpy is one of the best worlds in all of HBD hands down.
1.) What do you do in real life?
I am in the US Army, I have been for 4 years now. I am a former Combat Engineer but I just finished schooling for my new job in the Army which is Psychological Operations.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
I googled simulation sports, discovered WIS and started with HD, then tried the rest of the games. I had a rough going my first few seasons of HBD, but eventually it became a massive addiction, still is.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Damaso Delgado hands down, signed him my 2nd full season in Plumpy and he is still going strong. Defintiely a future HOFer.
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Since I dont have a WS win its not that. Pretty proud of my season 20 playoff run as a 89 win team. I pulled of B2B2B upsets of 3 104+ win teams only to lose in the WS to frankum.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
This is really tough. Ive just realized although ive drafted well ratings wise, ive traded a lot of guys away, and overall the guys i have drafted havent performed well. I hope to say in the future Fritz Walsh and Bryant Wirth are my proudest. But right now Bruce Kohlmeier is he was just very consistent and anchored my lineup the whole time.
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
Del Moya early on in his career was injured 2 seasons in a row really hurting his development of what I thought he could have been. He still rebounded since they were early on but missing all of season 17 but 3 games really hurt.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
Many many many people will disagree with me on this but IMO by far most over rated is the health rating. Too many times have high health guys been injured multiple times and low health guys never get hurt once.
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
Durability. Having a slugger with 90 compared to 70 is a huge deal in the amount of 100% games played. Same goes for pitchers.
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
Frankum was definitely a nemesis not really because of our games vs each other just because of WC and TC interactions.
10.) As one of our most seasoned owners, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
If it aint broke, dont fix it. I think Plumpy is one of the best worlds in all of HBD hands down.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Know Your Plumpy History: Grecianfox
The fifth and final installment of our series of interviews with Plumpy's remaining original owners!
1.) What do you do in real life?
I am an administrative hearing officer (attorney) at a state agency.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
WIS advertising and a forum post entitled HBD for HDers.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Miguel Rojas. Don't get me started on why he hasn't gotten more HOF run.
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Winning over 100 games in season one followed by losing twice in the World Series.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
Joey Niese
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
Cyrus Castillo in season 25. Started 6-1 with a 2.59 ERA through 12 starts and then hurt his elbow. Was never the same after the surgery.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
In terms of offense I think contact can be overrated especially if the player has a lot of power or good splits. For pitching I think it is groundball/flyball ratio.
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
Durability
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
In terms of an owner it is Jerico since he is an original owner who has been in the same division since the start. Plus he is Canadian.
No particular player since Todd Ford retired. I always had to remember to change my intentional walk settings when playing Montgomery,
10.) As one of five owners who was here on day 1 of the league, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
I think the minimum win rules were a step in the right direction. Perhaps some of the more experienced owners can help mentor some of the new owners as the game is deep and can be frustrating.
1.) What do you do in real life?
I am an administrative hearing officer (attorney) at a state agency.
2.) How did you learn about HBD?
WIS advertising and a forum post entitled HBD for HDers.
3.) Who is your all time favorite ballplayer in Plumpy?
Miguel Rojas. Don't get me started on why he hasn't gotten more HOF run.
4.) What is your proudest moment in Plumpy?
Winning over 100 games in season one followed by losing twice in the World Series.
5.) Which player is your proudest draft pick?
Joey Niese
6.) What is the most devastating injury one of your players incurred?
Cyrus Castillo in season 25. Started 6-1 with a 2.59 ERA through 12 starts and then hurt his elbow. Was never the same after the surgery.
7.) What is the most overrated rating on a player card?
In terms of offense I think contact can be overrated especially if the player has a lot of power or good splits. For pitching I think it is groundball/flyball ratio.
8.) What is the most underrated rating on a player card?
Durability
9.) Do you have a nemesis in the league (either another owner or a particular player?)
In terms of an owner it is Jerico since he is an original owner who has been in the same division since the start. Plus he is Canadian.
No particular player since Todd Ford retired. I always had to remember to change my intentional walk settings when playing Montgomery,
10.) As one of five owners who was here on day 1 of the league, how do you think Plumpy could improve going forward?
I think the minimum win rules were a step in the right direction. Perhaps some of the more experienced owners can help mentor some of the new owners as the game is deep and can be frustrating.