Help With Team

[bowmanbc1]

I'm getting killed each night. Any insight will be appreciated.
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/team/team_other.html?user_id=150439

[LMBombers]

For a bomber park you have too much SP and not enough HR hitters. Your top 4 salaried players are pitchers. That is bad in a HR park. Carew is wasted money in Fulton County. You have to have a 1 or 2 in CF as well. You have lots of wasted cash in your hitters. Why have Sax and Bernazard? Three 3B? You have no stud HR hitters, all the OF are 2nd tier guys.

Don't be discouraged. Use this team as a learning experience and you will be better because of it. Look in some of your past leagues at successful teams in a HR park and look at the makeup of their teams to get a better feel for what might work. If you want to try a pitcher park or a balanced park next then look at past teams that were successful in those parks.

Just my 2¢

[hallerose]

Lots of problems, but here are some things to consider:

Drop Ojeda for a * starter. With 3 * starters you really should get a 4th that can pitch on 3 days rest.

Haas dropped for a .75 starter.

Drop you bottom 3 RPs and try to find someone cheap with a good year or two.

Choose 1 2nd baseman, drop other. With money saved, upgrade elsewhere.

Chose 1 3rd baseman, drop others. With money saved, upgrade elsewhere.

Who is your SS?

Who is your CF?

Try to find some good cards, and play over .500 the second half of the season.

[Jimmy_C]

Assuming you haven't played much in the mystery card games, use this season to learn how to identify cards. Read the post at the top "for newbies". Then test your skill when you see a player get injured (your own...or on other teams). Check the HBP's and see if you can narrow down the years...etc. Look at the splits and see if players lean hard one way or the other. then see if you can determine the players year. Try new players...heck, try a lot of new players during the course of the season if the ones you have perform poorly.

My point is...you can always use any season to sharpen your skills for the next season. The better you get at picking out the players year, and the more players you become familier with, the quicker you will improve as a manager.

PS...I'm the "Family Guy" team manager in your division.

[bowmanbc1]

excellent info. this is my first year doing the TSN SOM so thought pitching was the way to go. Will make some Billy Bean-esq moves and hope for the best.
Thanks for all the input!

Family Guy - I'm gunning for you now!

[YountFan]

SOM is a hitters game

[Jimmy_C]

[quote:f859fa4fb4]Family Guy - I'm gunning for you now! [/quote:f859fa4fb4]
:D
You'd better shoot for the "Money Store". Our teams are the "Infield Grass" and that team is the "Lawnmower"!!

[chess2899]

The problem is you are an Alabama fan and HAL hates the Tide. Remember, HAL is a computer programmed by a guy from Ole Miss! :D

I'll try to help you anyway. Jimmy C is not your friend. :lol: He is there to take wins from you and nothing more. Yountfan is correct. Hitters dominate the league. You are in a hitting park. I have scanned the rosters for missing personnel.

Cut: Gooden- bad year for the $$$$, consider Sid Fernandez
Guidry- same reason
Aase and DiPino
Consider Gullickson, Langford, Keough if you want a 4 man rotation. They give you fair value. Witt has one good year. Scott Terry or Charlie Lea can be a bargain. Sid can be dominating.

Cut: Jody Davis- consider Parrish for power
Bernazard
Gaetti
Dunston- waste of $$$$
Chili Davis - no pop
Bell, George- not hitting enough homers so far but you could watch him

Consider: Durham- left field if available
D. Evans or D. Evans if available
Ron Cey at 3rd- you'll thank me later
Franco- at SS, need power, concepcion if available
Phelps or J. Thompson at 1st or DH
Dyskstra, Gorman Thomas, Phil Bradley in Center
Easler in left, Pasqua in right

For relievers, get .75 pitchers with 2 low WHIPS. 40% chance

You might consider trading Carew for a CF or power catcher like Carter or Fisk, or keep him.

These are some suggestions. You can't give up! It is never too late to start a 16 game winning streak! :D :D :D

I lost 100 games in my 1st season, now I am experienced and limited to 90 losses :wink:

I also do Las Vegas Odds!

October 10, 2009: Rebels 27, Bama 17 8-)

[bowmanbc1]

Calling your shot already Chess? Ole Miss is going to be the key game deciding the West I think. I'm going 27-23 Bama.

I may stick it out and shoot for the record loss title.

I traded Carew for Jack Clark who based on an injury is either hitting on his best card or worst card. Will try to look into some pitcher moves bc Gooden is getting rocked.

[tkkjlsoup]

bowmanbc I am in your league and division also -- KC Paupers. Just like JimmyC, though, I am in a smallball park (Oakland) and am not really looking for the same type of players you need.

Anyway I see that Gorman Thomas is available. He played in only 8 games (albeit for a Kingdome team). Check out the games he played and if there is no obvious injury reveal or HBP reveal you should scoop him up and see how he does. With all of those BPHRs on his card and his great defense he could be great for you. (And you desperately need a good CF.)

Even in hitters parks like yours it is very very hard to win with "3" defenders up the middle. You have 3s at SS, 2B, and CF. Just like in real baseball, these are the most important positions for defense.

Someone already scooped up Cey at 3B and as usual the pickings at SS are slim to none. You might take a flyer on Concepcion but since you have Hubie you should give it a while to see if you drew his dominating year. You did well to pick up Carter -- he can be great for your park.

I agree strongly with whoever said you should look at Jason Thompson. He is available and he has a few years where he just destroys RHPs in HR parks. Use him at 1B because it looks like you have may have a great year for Kittle at DH. You don't need Jack Clark if he's in his bad year -- you need too much help elsewhere.

By the way, how did your team get "TID" as its initials? Did you start with something like Crimson Tide as your team name and then change it?