Hardball Retrospective leagues

dbain21 · 05-31-2016, 09:56 AM

Announcing OOTP 17 Online Leagues based on the Hardball Retrospective rosters!

I am in the process of creating two leagues. Turn of the Century Era will cover 1901-1960 and the Expansion Era will span 1961-2015. The leagues will use 40-man rosters comprised of the best player-seasons for each franchise during those timeframes. Lineup/rotation/roster changes will be submitted on a weekly basis.

You can view the projected lineups/rosters/rotations here ->
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml

If you are interested in managing one team (or potentially one AL and one NL team depending on # of responses) please contact me via PM.

More details to follow.

Hardball Retrospective: Evaluating Scouting and Development Outcomes for the Modern-Era Franchises: Derek Bain: 9781508790990: Amazon.com: Books
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...D_year_POS.htm

dbain21 · 05-31-2016, 03:28 PM

- Single-season (not career)
- No trades, waivers, etc...
- No draft - each team has a set 40-man roster to utilize.

Rosters w/ proposed starting lineups, rotations and 5-man bullpens are available here -->

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml

dmacgreg37 · 06-03-2016, 12:51 AM

Confused some by some of the rules in the league. I see, for instance, Red Sox have Hanley Ramirez (2009). That season, and all of Hanley's good full seasons, took place with the Marlins (who don't have him on their team)?

dmacgreg37 · 06-03-2016, 12:53 AM

Seeing Ruth on the Red Sox, and Ortiz on the M's, makes me think it's where they started their careers?

dbain21 · 06-03-2016, 09:23 AM

The rosters are based on the research for my book, "Hardball Retrospective". Each player is listed with the original team that he signed his first professional contract with. So Reggie Jackson would be a member of the Athletics for the duration of his career in this scenario. As you mentioned, Babe Ruth and Hanley Ramirez would be members of the Red Sox organization and David Ortiz is listed with the Mariners.

You can check out my website Tuatara Software, LLC for additional information.

dbain21 · 06-07-2016, 03:21 PM

I uploaded the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era League rosters/lineups/rotations to the website. Here are the links ->

*Main Page*
BNN Home Page

Select the "League Home" links for MLB, International League (IL) or Pacific Coast League (PCL) or go to the *Standings* page -->

Standings Report

Then you can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad, hence the IL and PCL links.

We are still seeking managers for a number of franchises. Please contact me via PM if you are interested. No fees to join the league!

More details to follow.

USF · 06-07-2016, 07:32 PM

Where is George Bell on the Blue Jays?

dmacgreg37 · 06-07-2016, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USF

Where is George Bell on the Blue Jays?

Think he was originally signed by Philly. Seems that's the way this league went.

dbain21 · 06-09-2016, 04:25 PM

That is correct... George A. Bell was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1978.

The rosters are based on the research for my book, "Hardball Retrospective". Each player is listed with the original team that he signed his first professional contract with. So Reggie Jackson would be a member of the Athletics for the duration of his career in this scenario. Babe Ruth and Hanley Ramirez would be members of the Red Sox organization and David Ortiz is listed with the Mariners.

You can check out my website Tuatara Software, LLC for additional information.

dbain21 · 06-12-2016, 07:13 AM

I uploaded the Hardball Retrospective Turn of the Century Era League rosters/lineups/rotations to the website. Here are the links ->

*Main Page*
BNN Home Page

Select the "League Home" links for MLB or the HRTCL (Triple A) or go to the *Standings* page -->
Standings Report

Then you can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad.

We are still seeking managers for a number of franchises. Please contact me via PM if you are interested. No fees to join the league!

dbain21 · 06-25-2016, 10:56 AM

The Hardball Retrospective league files are available via the following links:

Turn of the Century League:
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...y_leagu.tar.gz

Expansion Era League:

http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...sionEra.tar.gz

Please contact me if you are interested in joining the Turn of the Century or Expansion Era league. Managerial openings are still available!!

dbain21 · 07-14-2016, 05:21 PM

We are still seeking managers to round out the OOTP 17 Online Leagues based on the Hardball Retrospective rosters!

Turn of the Century Era will cover 1901-1960 and the Expansion Era will span 1961-2015. The leagues will use 40-man rosters comprised of the best player-seasons for each franchise during those timeframes. Lineup/rotation/roster changes will be submitted on a weekly basis.

You can view the projected lineups/rosters/rotations here ->
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml

If you are interested in managing one or more teams, please contact me via PM.

Turn of the Century League information ->
Standings Report

Expansion Era League information ->
Standings Report

You can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad.

The Hardball Retrospective OOTP 17 league files are available via the following links:

Turn of the Century League:
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...y_leagu.tar.gz
Expansion Era League:
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/.../H...sionEra.tar.gz

Hardball Retrospective book details and supplementary statistics -->
Robot Check
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...D_year_POS.htm

rejebebe · 07-15-2016, 10:13 AM

Hello, I am interested in joining your league.

Thank you,
Rob

dbain21 · 12-03-2016, 08:56 AM

Update - I will be performing all GM functions for the OOTP 17 Online Leagues based on the Hardball Retrospective rosters. I appreciate all responses to manage teams, however I have decided to proceed as the lone GM. The league files are available (see links below) if you are interested in running your own Hardball Retrospective leagues in OOTP 17.

Opening Day for the Expansion Era league has arrived! You can view the preseason results, player news and injury status and follow the in-season progress at --> Home

Turn of the Century Era will cover 1901-1960 and the Expansion Era will span 1961-2015. The leagues will use 40-man rosters comprised of the best player-seasons for each franchise during those timeframes. Lineup/rotation/roster changes will be submitted on a weekly basis.

You can view the projected lineups/rosters/rotations here ->
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml

Turn of the Century League information ->
Standings Report

Expansion Era League information ->
Standings Report

You can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad.

The Hardball Retrospective OOTP 17 league files are available via the following links:

Turn of the Century League:
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...y_leagu.tar.gz
Expansion Era League:
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/.../H...sionEra.tar.gz

Hardball Retrospective book details and supplementary statistics -->
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150879099X
http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...D_year_POS.htm

dbain21 · 12-03-2016, 09:29 AM

Week 1 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League -
Home

Bobby Bonds (SFG) launched 5 round-trippers in a weekend series against the Padres as the San Francisco Giants began the season with 7 straight victories.

Mike Scott (NYM) whiffed 18 Marlins in a no-decision while Sandy Koufax (LAD) and Jered Weaver (LAA) delivered 16-strikeout performances.

dbain21 · 12-07-2016, 02:00 PM

Week 2 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League -
Home

The Giants extended their winning streak to 13 games without a loss to open the season.

Johnny Bench (CIN) clubbed three circuit clouts and batted .583 for the week as the Cincinnati Reds won 6 consecutive games.

John Smoltz (DET) whiffed 31 batsmen in 16.1 innings over 2 starts.

dbain21 · 12-07-2016, 02:00 PM

Week 3 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League -
Home

San Francisco continued their hot streak, dominating the NL West with a record of 19-1.

Luis E. Gonzalez (HOU) dialed long distance 4 times, plated 12 baserunners and batted at a .523 clip.

"Sudden" Sam McDowell struck out 30 batters in two no-decisions this week and tops the leader boards with 64 K's.

dbain21 · 12-09-2016, 04:08 PM

Week 4 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League -
Home

Milwaukee, winners of 7 straight contests and 9 of their last 10, pulled within 1.5 games behind St. Louis in the NL Central. Houston assumed the lead in the NL West after emerging victorious in 9 of 10 games during the past week and a half. .

Both of the 1982 Rookie of the Year Award winners earned player of the week honors.

Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL) delivered 14 hits in 27 at-bats (.519 BA) including 2 homers and 5 tallies. Steve Sax (LAD) recorded 17 safeties in 30 AB (.567), raising his season BA to .396.

Here are the honorees for monthly awards:

Luis E. Gonzalez hit .350 with 8 home runs, 35 RBIs and scored 21 runs.

Bobby Bonds (SFG) batted .360 with 11 home runs, 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

Dennis Eckersley (CLE) saved 8 contests and struck out 22 batsmen in 16 innings, holding the opposition to a .182 average and posting a 0.00 ERA and a 1-0 record.

Max Scherzer (ARI) collected 4 wins and no losses with 57 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.50 ERA in 36 innings of work.

dbain21 · 12-12-2016, 10:34 AM

Home

Roberto Clemente earned NL Player of the Week honors, battering opposition hurlers for 15 hits in 29 at-bats, 5 home runs and 19 RBIs while hitting .517 with 8 runs scored.

Alan Trammell received AL Player of the Week honors, posting a .478 batting average (11-for-23) with 4 home runs, 5 RBIs and 7 runs scored.

Frank Tanana (LAA) (6-1, 2.35) whiffed 27 batters in 2 starts this week including 15 Red Sox in a 3-2 victory on May 8. Tanana has collected W's in 6 straight appearances following an opening week loss against Cleveland.

Max Scherzer (ARI) (5-1, 1.69) struck out 28 over 2 starts including 17 K's against the visiting Dodgers on May 3.

The Atlanta Braves reeled off nine consecutive victories to pull within a half-game of the Washington Nationals.

Cesar Cedeno is off to a blistering start, leading the American League in batting average (.452), OBP (.496), SLG (.757), doubles (16) and total bases (87).

"The Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays tops the Major Leagues with a 3.9 WAR, placing second in the batting race at .415 and OBP (.486) and ranking first in SLG (.746), runs scored (34) and total bases (97).

dbain21 · 12-13-2016, 09:56 AM

Home

Wade Boggs (BOS) claimed AL Player of the Week honors with a .500 BA (17-34) and 8 runs scored.

Andrew McCutchen (PIT) extended his hitting streak to 25 games. "Cutch" was selected as the NL Player of the Week after hitting .538 (14-26) with 3 dingers, 9 ribbies and 7 runs scored.

Phil Niekro (ATL) whiffed 18 Cubs in a contest on Saturday, May 14.

Atlanta seized first place in the NL East on the strength of a 13-1 mark through the first half of May.

05-31-2016, 09:56 AM	#1
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	Hardball Retrospective leagues Announcing OOTP 17 Online Leagues based on the Hardball Retrospective rosters! I am in the process of creating two leagues. Turn of the Century Era will cover 1901-1960 and the Expansion Era will span 1961-2015. The leagues will use 40-man rosters comprised of the best player-seasons for each franchise during those timeframes. Lineup/rotation/roster changes will be submitted on a weekly basis. You can view the projected lineups/rosters/rotations here -> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml If you are interested in managing one team (or potentially one AL and one NL team depending on # of responses) please contact me via PM. More details to follow. Hardball Retrospective: Evaluating Scouting and Development Outcomes for the Modern-Era Franchises: Derek Bain: 9781508790990: Amazon.com: Books http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...D_year_POS.htm

07-15-2016, 10:13 AM	#13
rejebebe Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 15	Joining League Hello, I am interested in joining your league. Thank you, Rob

12-03-2016, 08:56 AM	#14
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era League Update - I will be performing all GM functions for the OOTP 17 Online Leagues based on the Hardball Retrospective rosters. I appreciate all responses to manage teams, however I have decided to proceed as the lone GM. The league files are available (see links below) if you are interested in running your own Hardball Retrospective leagues in OOTP 17. Opening Day for the Expansion Era league has arrived! You can view the preseason results, player news and injury status and follow the in-season progress at --> Home Turn of the Century Era will cover 1901-1960 and the Expansion Era will span 1961-2015. The leagues will use 40-man rosters comprised of the best player-seasons for each franchise during those timeframes. Lineup/rotation/roster changes will be submitted on a weekly basis. You can view the projected lineups/rosters/rotations here -> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml Turn of the Century League information -> Standings Report Expansion Era League information -> Standings Report You can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad. The Hardball Retrospective OOTP 17 league files are available via the following links: Turn of the Century League: http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...y_leagu.tar.gz Expansion Era League: http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/.../H...sionEra.tar.gz Hardball Retrospective book details and supplementary statistics --> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150879099X http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...D_year_POS.htm

12-03-2016, 09:29 AM	#15
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	Week 1 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era Week 1 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League - Home Bobby Bonds (SFG) launched 5 round-trippers in a weekend series against the Padres as the San Francisco Giants began the season with 7 straight victories. Mike Scott (NYM) whiffed 18 Marlins in a no-decision while Sandy Koufax (LAD) and Jered Weaver (LAA) delivered 16-strikeout performances.

12-12-2016, 10:34 AM	#19
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	Week 5 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League - Home Roberto Clemente earned NL Player of the Week honors, battering opposition hurlers for 15 hits in 29 at-bats, 5 home runs and 19 RBIs while hitting .517 with 8 runs scored. Alan Trammell received AL Player of the Week honors, posting a .478 batting average (11-for-23) with 4 home runs, 5 RBIs and 7 runs scored. Frank Tanana (LAA) (6-1, 2.35) whiffed 27 batters in 2 starts this week including 15 Red Sox in a 3-2 victory on May 8. Tanana has collected W's in 6 straight appearances following an opening week loss against Cleveland. Max Scherzer (ARI) (5-1, 1.69) struck out 28 over 2 starts including 17 K's against the visiting Dodgers on May 3. The Atlanta Braves reeled off nine consecutive victories to pull within a half-game of the Washington Nationals. Cesar Cedeno is off to a blistering start, leading the American League in batting average (.452), OBP (.496), SLG (.757), doubles (16) and total bases (87). "The Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays tops the Major Leagues with a 3.9 WAR, placing second in the batting race at .415 and OBP (.486) and ranking first in SLG (.746), runs scored (34) and total bases (97).

05-31-2016, 03:28 PM	#2
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	- Single-season (not career) - No trades, waivers, etc... - No draft - each team has a set 40-man roster to utilize. Rosters w/ proposed starting lineups, rotations and 5-man bullpens are available here --> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml

06-03-2016, 12:51 AM	#3
dmacgreg37 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 488	Confused some by some of the rules in the league. I see, for instance, Red Sox have Hanley Ramirez (2009). That season, and all of Hanley's good full seasons, took place with the Marlins (who don't have him on their team)?

06-03-2016, 12:53 AM	#4
dmacgreg37 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 488	Seeing Ruth on the Red Sox, and Ortiz on the M's, makes me think it's where they started their careers?

06-03-2016, 09:23 AM	#5
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	The rosters are based on the research for my book, "Hardball Retrospective". Each player is listed with the original team that he signed his first professional contract with. So Reggie Jackson would be a member of the Athletics for the duration of his career in this scenario. As you mentioned, Babe Ruth and Hanley Ramirez would be members of the Red Sox organization and David Ortiz is listed with the Mariners. You can check out my website Tuatara Software, LLC for additional information.

06-07-2016, 03:21 PM	#6
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	I uploaded the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era League rosters/lineups/rotations to the website. Here are the links -> Main Page BNN Home Page Select the "League Home" links for MLB, International League (IL) or Pacific Coast League (PCL) or go to the Standings page --> Standings Report Then you can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad, hence the IL and PCL links. We are still seeking managers for a number of franchises. Please contact me via PM if you are interested. No fees to join the league! More details to follow.

06-07-2016, 07:32 PM	#7
USF All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Maple, ON - Canada Posts: 1,058	Where is George Bell on the Blue Jays?

06-09-2016, 04:25 PM	#9
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	That is correct... George A. Bell was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1978. The rosters are based on the research for my book, "Hardball Retrospective". Each player is listed with the original team that he signed his first professional contract with. So Reggie Jackson would be a member of the Athletics for the duration of his career in this scenario. Babe Ruth and Hanley Ramirez would be members of the Red Sox organization and David Ortiz is listed with the Mariners. You can check out my website Tuatara Software, LLC for additional information.

06-12-2016, 07:13 AM	#10
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	I uploaded the Hardball Retrospective Turn of the Century Era League rosters/lineups/rotations to the website. Here are the links -> Main Page BNN Home Page Select the "League Home" links for MLB or the HRTCL (Triple A) or go to the Standings page --> Standings Report Then you can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad. We are still seeking managers for a number of franchises. Please contact me via PM if you are interested. No fees to join the league!

06-25-2016, 10:56 AM	#11
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	The Hardball Retrospective league files are available via the following links: Turn of the Century League: http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...y_leagu.tar.gz Expansion Era League: http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...sionEra.tar.gz Please contact me if you are interested in joining the Turn of the Century or Expansion Era league. Managerial openings are still available!!

07-14-2016, 05:21 PM	#12
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	We are still seeking managers to round out the OOTP 17 Online Leagues based on the Hardball Retrospective rosters! Turn of the Century Era will cover 1901-1960 and the Expansion Era will span 1961-2015. The leagues will use 40-man rosters comprised of the best player-seasons for each franchise during those timeframes. Lineup/rotation/roster changes will be submitted on a weekly basis. You can view the projected lineups/rosters/rotations here -> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GABNak/pubhtml If you are interested in managing one or more teams, please contact me via PM. Turn of the Century League information -> Standings Report Expansion Era League information -> Standings Report You can drill-down into each team's roster, view proposed rotation and lineups, player information, etc. Each team has 15 reserves on their Triple-A squad. The Hardball Retrospective OOTP 17 league files are available via the following links: Turn of the Century League: http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...y_leagu.tar.gz Expansion Era League: http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/.../H...sionEra.tar.gz Hardball Retrospective book details and supplementary statistics --> Robot Check http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/Hardb...D_year_POS.htm

12-07-2016, 02:00 PM	#16
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	Week 2 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League - Home The Giants extended their winning streak to 13 games without a loss to open the season. Johnny Bench (CIN) clubbed three circuit clouts and batted .583 for the week as the Cincinnati Reds won 6 consecutive games. John Smoltz (DET) whiffed 31 batsmen in 16.1 innings over 2 starts.

12-09-2016, 04:08 PM	#18
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	Week 4 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League - Home Milwaukee, winners of 7 straight contests and 9 of their last 10, pulled within 1.5 games behind St. Louis in the NL Central. Houston assumed the lead in the NL West after emerging victorious in 9 of 10 games during the past week and a half. . Both of the 1982 Rookie of the Year Award winners earned player of the week honors. Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL) delivered 14 hits in 27 at-bats (.519 BA) including 2 homers and 5 tallies. Steve Sax (LAD) recorded 17 safeties in 30 AB (.567), raising his season BA to .396. Here are the honorees for monthly awards: Luis E. Gonzalez hit .350 with 8 home runs, 35 RBIs and scored 21 runs. Bobby Bonds (SFG) batted .360 with 11 home runs, 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored. Dennis Eckersley (CLE) saved 8 contests and struck out 22 batsmen in 16 innings, holding the opposition to a .182 average and posting a 0.00 ERA and a 1-0 record. Max Scherzer (ARI) collected 4 wins and no losses with 57 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.50 ERA in 36 innings of work.

12-13-2016, 09:56 AM	#20
dbain21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 114	Week 6 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League - Home Wade Boggs (BOS) claimed AL Player of the Week honors with a .500 BA (17-34) and 8 runs scored. Andrew McCutchen (PIT) extended his hitting streak to 25 games. "Cutch" was selected as the NL Player of the Week after hitting .538 (14-26) with 3 dingers, 9 ribbies and 7 runs scored. Phil Niekro (ATL) whiffed 18 Cubs in a contest on Saturday, May 14. Atlanta seized first place in the NL East on the strength of a 13-1 mark through the first half of May.