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Welcome to the Call to Arms Historical Showdown!
Please take a few minutes to read through this post. If you have any questions whatsoever, I am happy to answer them.
Scoring each of your games should only take you 5 or 10 minutes tops, but it is imperative that everyone takes the time to do this.
If we make this a collaborative effort, everything will go smoothly, while maximizing the excitement/suspense as the season unfolds!
Also, anyone can spot check the accuracy of any outcome. Honest mistakes are inevitable, but any errors should be reported as soon as possible.
The first week's schedule will be posted by Jan 12th, and will include 5 matchups for each team.
The season will conclude the week ending Feb 21st.
The playoffs will conclude the week ending Mar 7th.
Good luck, and again, please ask if you have any questions.
FORMAT
This is a 30 team head-to-head league based on historical boxscores, with a heavy emphasis on pitcher performance.
The main league is split into two 15 team leagues (just like MLB is comprised of the AL and NL). Each league is further split into three 5 team divisions.
Battle for the playoffs by either winning your division outright or qualifying as 1 of 6 wild cards (3 from each league).
Win your league to advance to the *Cyclone Series Championship for all the glory...and a pretty sweet prize to boot.
Several other prizes available as well.
*Cyclone pays homage to an all-time great pitcher.
As commissioner, I will also field a team. However, I will not be part of any division, nor will I be eligible for the playoffs or (obviously) prizes.
Full details below.
LEAGUE
Each league is comprised of 15 randomly assigned teams. Each league pays homage to another legendary pitcher, while each division pays homage to 1 of 6 notable pitch types, past and present.
As mentioned, each team will play 30 head-to-head games, 15 "road" and 15 "home". There is a home field advantage element built into the game. See Scoring Chart.
HOW TO PLAY
When you joined, you posted three random numbers between 1 and 30. Each number has a specific meaning as to how you will start the season. As commissioner, my numbers are simply the average of everyone else's (8,14,22).
From this point on, the 1st number will be referred to as "A", the 2nd will be "B", and the 3rd will be "C".
"A" refers to the rank of a franchise in all-time wins
"B" refers to the rank of all-time single season wins for that franchise
"C" refers to a single game from the season identified in "B".
Example:
My season starts with 8,14,22.
So,
A=8: The New York Yankees rank 8th all-time in wins
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/
*Be sure to sort by wins
B=14: The Yankees' 14th winningest season was in 2004
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/
*Be sure to sort by wins
C=22: The Yankees' 22th game in 2004 was April 29th
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2004-schedule-scores.shtml
For Game 1 of the season, I would refer to the New York Yankees boxscore on April 29th, 2004 to score my team.
As you progress through the season, the "ABC" numbers for each game will be increased by the following for each game:
A=1
B=3
C=5
Since I have 8,14,22 to start the season, I would have 9,17,27 for Game 2, 10,20,32 for Game 3, etc...
The length of the season guarantees that every major league team will have an influence on your overall record.
NOTES:
For "A", once you get to 30, go back to 1 for the next game.
For "B", if you go through every year the franchise has been in existence, continue counting from the top of the list until you are 3 higher than the previous B number.
For "C", if you go through the last game of the season in question, continue counting from the top of the list until you are 5 higher than the previous C number.
Boxscores are generally only available from 1915-present. If your "B" number refers to a team before 1915, simply go down the list to the next available season for the same franchise that is 1915-present.
REGULAR SEASON
Each regular season game will pit two teams together, based on the ABC numbers they are currently assigned.
I will make a chart for all 30 teams and their ABC numbers for each game for quick reference.
Simply locate the appropriate box score and score it according to the chart below. If you can score/post both teams, that would be greatly appreciated. It won't take much time at all.
The schedule will be released 5 games at a time to promote suspense and to prevent eager teams from working too far ahead.
The team with the highest score earns a win, while the other team takes the loss.
In the event of a tie, the home team always wins.
SCHEDULE
http://cjedmonton.webs.com/Call to Arms/Games 1-5.jpg
ABC NUMBERS
http://cjedmonton.webs.com/Call to Arms/ABC.xls
SCORING CHART
Once you locate the correct boxscore on Baseball-Reference.com, score your team based on the following categories:
Scoring Differential (runs scored - runs allowed)
Strikeouts: 1 each
Complete Game: 5 points
2-3 Pitchers used: 3 points
HOF Pitcher Start: 5 points
HOF Pitcher Win: 10 points
Home Team (fantasy): 5 points
Real Life Team Winning Streak: 1 point each
Real Life Team Losing Streak: -1 point each
Real Life Team Games out of 1st Place on that date: -1 point each
Do the same for your opponent, if possible.
The winning/losing streak and games back info can be found on the main schedule and results page for the team/year in question.
Streaks are on the far right side and are marked with a "+" for wins and a "-" for losses.
Games back is the "GB" columns.
PLAYOFFS
At the end of 30 games, each team who has the best record in their division automatically qualifies for the playoffs, and is awarded a bye until the divisional round.
Every team who placed 2nd in their division will earn a wild card berth.
All six qualifying teams from each league will be seeded 1-6.
The division winners will be seeded 1-3, in order of best record.
The wild card teams will be seeded 4-6, in order of best record.
For any tie, the higher seed will be given to the team who won the head-to-head matchup during the season.
3rd-5th place fail to qualify for the playoffs, but may be eligible for a consolation prize. See that section for details.
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Wild Card Qualifier (Single game. 5 is the home team)
5 vs. 6
Wild Card Round (Best of 3. 4 is the home team for Games 1 and 3)
4 vs. 5/6 winner
Divisional Round (Best of 5. 1 and 2 are the home team for Games 1,2,5)
4/5/6 winner vs. 1
2 vs. 3
League Championship (Best of 7. Highest seed team at home for Games 1,2,6,7)
1/4/5/6 winner vs. 2/3 winner
Cyclone Series Championship (Best of 9. Team with best regular season record at home for Games 1,2,3,7,9)
Big Six Winner vs. Big Train winner
PRIZES
Gold: The Cyclone Series Champion may choose one of the following:
-1 year subscription to MLB.TV
-PSA graded vintage card from a team of the winner's choice (pre-1970)
-Leather wallet lined with part of an authentic MLB uniform (limited availability)
-2 tickets to a 2015 MLB game from a team of the winner's choice (subject to availability)
-MLB goodie bag from a team of the winner's choice
-Ebay gift certificate (lower value than other gold tier prizes, but higher denomination than the silver tier gift certificate)
-Any 2 items from the silver tier
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Silver: The Cyclone Series Runner-Up may choose one of the following:
-A copy of of MLB 15: The Show 10th Anniversary Edition (PS4 owners only)
-A copy of of MLB 15: The Show Regular Edition (PS3 owners)
-A certified autographed card from a team of the player's choice
-MLB t-shirt + cap from a team of the player's choice
-1 year subscription to any one of the following publications:
Sports Market Report (SMR)
Baseball Digest
Sports Illustrated
ESPN Magazine
Sports Collectors Digest
-Ebay gift certificate (lower value than other silver tier prizes, but higher denomination than the bronze tier gift certificate)
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Bronze: All division winners who did not advance to the Cyclone Series will receive an Ebay gift certificate (lower denomination than the silver tier gift certificate).
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Consolation: All teams having a better regular season record than the commissioner (me) will go into a draw. 2 random teams will be selected by the Cyclone Series Champion.
Each will receive a single issue of SMR plus a mystery card donated by one of two generous FCB members.
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Last Place: The team having the worst regular season record with no DQs will receive a single issue of SMR plus an Ebay gift certificate (lower denomination than the bronze tier gift certificate).
All 30 games must be scored to be eligible for this prize.
For any tie, the team who lost the head-to-head match will be the "winner".
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Maximum 1 prize per team.
LINKS
A Number:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/
*Be sure to sort by wins to get the correct team
B Number:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/
*Be sure to sort by wins to get the correct season
Shortcut: Replace "NYY" with your team
C Number:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2004-schedule-scores.shtml
Shortcut: Replace "NYY" with your team and "2004" with your single season
Welcome to the Call to Arms Historical Showdown!
Please take a few minutes to read through this post. If you have any questions whatsoever, I am happy to answer them.
Scoring each of your games should only take you 5 or 10 minutes tops, but it is imperative that everyone takes the time to do this.
If we make this a collaborative effort, everything will go smoothly, while maximizing the excitement/suspense as the season unfolds!
Also, anyone can spot check the accuracy of any outcome. Honest mistakes are inevitable, but any errors should be reported as soon as possible.
The first week's schedule will be posted by Jan 12th, and will include 5 matchups for each team.
The season will conclude the week ending Feb 21st.
The playoffs will conclude the week ending Mar 7th.
Good luck, and again, please ask if you have any questions.
FORMAT
This is a 30 team head-to-head league based on historical boxscores, with a heavy emphasis on pitcher performance.
The main league is split into two 15 team leagues (just like MLB is comprised of the AL and NL). Each league is further split into three 5 team divisions.
Battle for the playoffs by either winning your division outright or qualifying as 1 of 6 wild cards (3 from each league).
Win your league to advance to the *Cyclone Series Championship for all the glory...and a pretty sweet prize to boot.
Several other prizes available as well.
*Cyclone pays homage to an all-time great pitcher.
As commissioner, I will also field a team. However, I will not be part of any division, nor will I be eligible for the playoffs or (obviously) prizes.
Full details below.
LEAGUE
Each league is comprised of 15 randomly assigned teams. Each league pays homage to another legendary pitcher, while each division pays homage to 1 of 6 notable pitch types, past and present.
As mentioned, each team will play 30 head-to-head games, 15 "road" and 15 "home". There is a home field advantage element built into the game. See Scoring Chart.
HOW TO PLAY
When you joined, you posted three random numbers between 1 and 30. Each number has a specific meaning as to how you will start the season. As commissioner, my numbers are simply the average of everyone else's (8,14,22).
From this point on, the 1st number will be referred to as "A", the 2nd will be "B", and the 3rd will be "C".
"A" refers to the rank of a franchise in all-time wins
"B" refers to the rank of all-time single season wins for that franchise
"C" refers to a single game from the season identified in "B".
Example:
My season starts with 8,14,22.
So,
A=8: The New York Yankees rank 8th all-time in wins
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/
*Be sure to sort by wins
B=14: The Yankees' 14th winningest season was in 2004
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/
*Be sure to sort by wins
C=22: The Yankees' 22th game in 2004 was April 29th
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2004-schedule-scores.shtml
For Game 1 of the season, I would refer to the New York Yankees boxscore on April 29th, 2004 to score my team.
As you progress through the season, the "ABC" numbers for each game will be increased by the following for each game:
A=1
B=3
C=5
Since I have 8,14,22 to start the season, I would have 9,17,27 for Game 2, 10,20,32 for Game 3, etc...
The length of the season guarantees that every major league team will have an influence on your overall record.
NOTES:
For "A", once you get to 30, go back to 1 for the next game.
For "B", if you go through every year the franchise has been in existence, continue counting from the top of the list until you are 3 higher than the previous B number.
For "C", if you go through the last game of the season in question, continue counting from the top of the list until you are 5 higher than the previous C number.
Boxscores are generally only available from 1915-present. If your "B" number refers to a team before 1915, simply go down the list to the next available season for the same franchise that is 1915-present.
REGULAR SEASON
Each regular season game will pit two teams together, based on the ABC numbers they are currently assigned.
I will make a chart for all 30 teams and their ABC numbers for each game for quick reference.
Simply locate the appropriate box score and score it according to the chart below. If you can score/post both teams, that would be greatly appreciated. It won't take much time at all.
The schedule will be released 5 games at a time to promote suspense and to prevent eager teams from working too far ahead.
The team with the highest score earns a win, while the other team takes the loss.
In the event of a tie, the home team always wins.
SCHEDULE
http://cjedmonton.webs.com/Call to Arms/Games 1-5.jpg
ABC NUMBERS
http://cjedmonton.webs.com/Call to Arms/ABC.xls
SCORING CHART
Once you locate the correct boxscore on Baseball-Reference.com, score your team based on the following categories:
Scoring Differential (runs scored - runs allowed)
Strikeouts: 1 each
Complete Game: 5 points
2-3 Pitchers used: 3 points
HOF Pitcher Start: 5 points
HOF Pitcher Win: 10 points
Home Team (fantasy): 5 points
Real Life Team Winning Streak: 1 point each
Real Life Team Losing Streak: -1 point each
Real Life Team Games out of 1st Place on that date: -1 point each
Do the same for your opponent, if possible.
The winning/losing streak and games back info can be found on the main schedule and results page for the team/year in question.
Streaks are on the far right side and are marked with a "+" for wins and a "-" for losses.
Games back is the "GB" columns.
PLAYOFFS
At the end of 30 games, each team who has the best record in their division automatically qualifies for the playoffs, and is awarded a bye until the divisional round.
Every team who placed 2nd in their division will earn a wild card berth.
All six qualifying teams from each league will be seeded 1-6.
The division winners will be seeded 1-3, in order of best record.
The wild card teams will be seeded 4-6, in order of best record.
For any tie, the higher seed will be given to the team who won the head-to-head matchup during the season.
3rd-5th place fail to qualify for the playoffs, but may be eligible for a consolation prize. See that section for details.
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Wild Card Qualifier (Single game. 5 is the home team)
5 vs. 6
Wild Card Round (Best of 3. 4 is the home team for Games 1 and 3)
4 vs. 5/6 winner
Divisional Round (Best of 5. 1 and 2 are the home team for Games 1,2,5)
4/5/6 winner vs. 1
2 vs. 3
League Championship (Best of 7. Highest seed team at home for Games 1,2,6,7)
1/4/5/6 winner vs. 2/3 winner
Cyclone Series Championship (Best of 9. Team with best regular season record at home for Games 1,2,3,7,9)
Big Six Winner vs. Big Train winner
PRIZES
Gold: The Cyclone Series Champion may choose one of the following:
-1 year subscription to MLB.TV
-PSA graded vintage card from a team of the winner's choice (pre-1970)
-Leather wallet lined with part of an authentic MLB uniform (limited availability)
-2 tickets to a 2015 MLB game from a team of the winner's choice (subject to availability)
-MLB goodie bag from a team of the winner's choice
-Ebay gift certificate (lower value than other gold tier prizes, but higher denomination than the silver tier gift certificate)
-Any 2 items from the silver tier
------------------
Silver: The Cyclone Series Runner-Up may choose one of the following:
-A copy of of MLB 15: The Show 10th Anniversary Edition (PS4 owners only)
-A copy of of MLB 15: The Show Regular Edition (PS3 owners)
-A certified autographed card from a team of the player's choice
-MLB t-shirt + cap from a team of the player's choice
-1 year subscription to any one of the following publications:
Sports Market Report (SMR)
Baseball Digest
Sports Illustrated
ESPN Magazine
Sports Collectors Digest
-Ebay gift certificate (lower value than other silver tier prizes, but higher denomination than the bronze tier gift certificate)
------------------
Bronze: All division winners who did not advance to the Cyclone Series will receive an Ebay gift certificate (lower denomination than the silver tier gift certificate).
------------------
Consolation: All teams having a better regular season record than the commissioner (me) will go into a draw. 2 random teams will be selected by the Cyclone Series Champion.
Each will receive a single issue of SMR plus a mystery card donated by one of two generous FCB members.
------------------
Last Place: The team having the worst regular season record with no DQs will receive a single issue of SMR plus an Ebay gift certificate (lower denomination than the bronze tier gift certificate).
All 30 games must be scored to be eligible for this prize.
For any tie, the team who lost the head-to-head match will be the "winner".
------------------
Maximum 1 prize per team.
LINKS
A Number:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/
*Be sure to sort by wins to get the correct team
B Number:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/
*Be sure to sort by wins to get the correct season
Shortcut: Replace "NYY" with your team
C Number:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2004-schedule-scores.shtml
Shortcut: Replace "NYY" with your team and "2004" with your single season
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