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BASEBALL BRAIN CHALLENGE #1

BaseballBrain — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:18:52 -0000

Which current major leaguer would make the best starship captain and why? Which starship captain would make the best major league player?

What position would each of the starship captains play, and what stats do you think they'd post?

You may select captains from Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, etc. etc.

I have plenty more questions with important implications, but these will have to do for today.

Fautino De Los Santos

BaseballBrain — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:42:02 -0000

Does anyone know what kind of stuff this guy has? His #'s are sure eye-popping.

I also found this filler ode to Fautino:

Fautino, Fautino, you are the bomb
You pitch fastballs with such aplomb
But what will happen when you get to AA?
Only an expert could possibly say.
You are one of the only hopes for the Sox's farm
Hence in south Chicago, there is much alarm.

GBL opening

BaseballBrain — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:16:58 -0000

The Global Baseball League, a long running league, now in its 11th year, is in need of a manager.

The league has 144 game seasons, 8 playoff teams out of 24. AL has DH, NL does not, and we use the Diamond Mind simulation - the real life results disk, not the projections.

The team in question is the Lisbon Navigators, one of the best franchises in the league. I will be quite picky about filling this team. It features studs such as Cain, Zambrano, and Chris Young in the rotation, and Beltran, Adrian Gonzalez, and Garrett Atkins in the lineup. Some good prospects too, such as Votto and Adam Jones.

Contact me at davidwmueller@hotmail.com if you are interested.

Baseball Prospect Book 2007

BaseballBrain — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:49:13 -0000

John,
I got the book already - apparently the Pony Express between KS and MN is quite fast! Great publisher...keep using 'em. Paper quality is great, and the book seems very physically solid this year compared to years past. I love it! Thanks for the hard work!

I also love the portrait of yourself. I'm envious and wish I could be as thin yas you!! Well, maybe not quite that thin.... ;-)

Sim league openings

BaseballBrain — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:02:38 -0000

The Global Baseball League, a well established Diamond Mind league going into its 11th year, has three openings. This is a 24 team league, playing a 144 game season. There are 12 teams in both the AL and the NL. Four teams, two division winners, and two wildcards, make the playoffs in each league.

We use the previous years stats, not the projection disk. We have not started our rookie draft yet, so it is a good time to get into the league.

Please contact me at davidwmueller@hotmail.com if you are interested in more information.

Community Prospect #50

BaseballBrain — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:26:53 -0000

Here's what we have so far:
1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
2. Delmon Young OF-TB
(Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
6. Billy Butler OF-KC
7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
8. Chris Young OF-ARI
9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
32. James Loney - 1B-LAD
33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL
40. Adam Lind - OF/DH-TOR
41. Jacoby Ellsbury - OF-BOS
42. Felix Pie - OF-CHC
43. Chris Iannetta - C-COL
44. Phil Humber - RHP-NYM
45. Josh Fields - 3B-CHW
46. Ian Stewart - 3B-COL
47. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C-ATL
48. John Danks - SP-TEX
49. Billy Rowell - 3B-BAL

The lowest vote getters this time are Patton and Clement. They drop off in favor of Joel Guzman and Ryan Sweeney, as well as Elvis Andrus. Clay Buchholz is on deck for a chance.

Poll

Who is the #50 prospect?

Kevin Kouzmanoff

30 votes

Elvis Andrus

25 votes

Kevin Slowey

20 votes

Other (please specify)

7 votes

Franklin Morales

35 votes

Chuck Lofgren

26 votes

Travis Snider

38 votes

Joel Guzman

16 votes

Humberto Sanchez

36 votes

Ryan Sweeney

27 votes

260 votes | Poll has closed

Community Prospect #49

BaseballBrain — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:34:36 -0000

Aybar and Buck are the weakest links so they go and we'll give a chance to Slowey, Clement, and Lofgren.

Poll

Who is the #49 prospect?

Jeff Clement

18 votes

Troy Patton

18 votes

Other (please specify)

5 votes

Billy Rowell

43 votes

Kevin Kouzmanoff

26 votes

Franklin Morales

35 votes

Kevin Slowey

19 votes

Travis Snider

34 votes

Chuck Lofgren

27 votes

Humberto Sanchez

36 votes

261 votes | Poll has closed

Community Prospect #48

BaseballBrain — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:33:01 -0000

Veal and Sweeney fail to get enough support and drop off for a round. Troy Patton, Travis Buck, and Kouzmanoff get a chance. Maybe after Christmas we can try Carlos Gomez.

Poll

Who is the #48 prospect?

Other (please specify)

8 votes

Billy Rowell

44 votes

Humberto Sanchez

33 votes

John Danks

51 votes

Troy Patton

25 votes

Franklin Morales

33 votes

Kevin Kouzmanoff

26 votes

Erick Aybar

17 votes

Travis Buck

15 votes

Travis Snider

30 votes

282 votes | Poll has closed

Community Prospect #42

BaseballBrain — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:42:49 -0000

1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
2. Delmon Young OF-TB
(Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
6. Billy Butler OF-KC
7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
8. Chris Young OF-ARI
9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
32. James Loney - 1B-LAD
33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL
40. Adam Lind - OF/DH-TOR
41. Jacoby Ellsbury - OF-BOS

Interesting that Ian Stewart seems to finish in about 4th or 5th place no matter how many rounds he is in. Now I'll mix in some of the next wave who did well (though I suspect there was some ballot box stuffing for Patton - when I left work, he was almost in last place, and when I checked at home 2 hours later he was easily in 1st) as well as Rowell (who I thought was already on the list) and Morales (who I forgot). I'll put Patton on the poll next time around.

Poll

Who is the #42 prospect?

Josh Fields

25 votes

Kevin Kouzmanoff

10 votes

Ian Stewart

19 votes

Humberto Sanchez

8 votes

Felix Pie

29 votes

Chris Iannetta

22 votes

Franklin Morales

13 votes

Other (please specify)

8 votes

Philip Humber

23 votes

Billy Rowell

17 votes

174 votes | Poll has closed

Community Prospect Next Wave Pitchers

BaseballBrain — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:56:42 -0000

Here is a list for the pitchers...again, please specify any other ideas in the comments:

Chuck Lofgren
John Danks
Eric Hurley
Will Inman
Anthony Swarzak
Kevin Slowey
Troy Patton
Brad Lincoln
Jake McGee
Humberto Sanchez

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Darn this 300 character limit! Darn it all to heck!

Poll

Who should be the next pitchers?

Brad Lincoln

17 votes

Eric Hurley

13 votes

Kevin Slowey

18 votes

Will Inman

10 votes

Jake McGee

15 votes

Anthony Swarzak

15 votes

Humberto Sanchez

22 votes

Chuck Lofgren

20 votes

Troy Patton

25 votes

John Danks

22 votes

177 votes | Poll has closed