The 2022 Tampa Bay Rays Thread

[shadow_operative 15932]

just to repeat: 1 ER since the second week of May, with a ridiculous 16 k/9. i'm gonna say fuck it and just trade him to HG.

[Fawesome 111]

I'd offer Ohtani but I'm just a lowly last place team. 

[NOMAAA 1696]

I’ll take him. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

screw ohtani, im trying to trade for josh hader right about now. 

[henrygandorf 29191]

oof. 

[castolon 193]

Derka’d

[NOMAAA 1696]

Weather gods really shit the bed today. Thanks fellas. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

are the playoff participants all locked up, or is anybody playing for a spot this week?

[NorthLoop 14205]

I have a small chance. Like Fawesome's dick small. 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

15 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

are the playoff participants all locked up, or is anybody playing for a spot this week?

4 teams for 2 spots but the 2 on the outs need basically perfect weeks and the 5/6 need basically shutout weeks.  Seeding for 1 is set.  2/3/4/5/6 could go various different ways

[Fawesome 111]

2 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

I have a small chance. Like Fawesome's dick small. 

Ok so basically zero then

[NorthLoop 14205]

13 minutes ago, Fawesome said:

Ok so basically zero then

pretty much

[Fawesome 111]

Final WEEK of the season. 

IF the playoffs started today:

Division Winners (BYE):
#1 seed - HG
#2 seed - Capn

Wild card week (Week 20):
#3 seed - Derka
vs
#6 seed - Castonlon

AND

#4 seed - NOMAAA
vs
#5 seed -Phil

 

[henrygandorf 29191]

what the hell am i going to do for two weeks?  maybe i'll learn a second language.

[UTPhil2006 3807]

46 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

what the hell am i going to do for two weeks?  maybe i'll learn a second language.

Well this week you need to beat Mahle rats by at least one more win than I have this week

[henrygandorf 29191]

59 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Well this week you need to beat Mahle rats by at least one more win than I have this week

ooooh, an assignment.

[NOMAAA 1696]

I’m gonna miss playoffs because cease got rained out huh. 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

10 hours ago, NOMAAA said:

I’m gonna miss playoffs because cease got rained out huh. 

Well you can't miss the playoffs.  Now if you mean the division, yes that may be true.

[NOMAAA 1696]

Cmon albies damned!!

[UTPhil2006 3807]

38 minutes ago, NOMAAA said:

Cmon albies damned!!

Be careful what you wish for 

[NOMAAA 1696]

[UTPhil2006 3807]

Cmon Man Bear Puig you can do it!  

[NOMAAA 1696]

No he can’t. 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

On 8/27/2022 at 4:00 PM, NOMAAA said:

No he can’t. 

I still have time to disrupt the division 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

Both y’all suck whichever one ends up the 4 seed 

[NOMAAA 1696]

Too close to call. 

[Fawesome 111]

I will be posting the unofficial results after the Cards game. 

[Fawesome 111]

We did it fellas. Assuming my calculations are correct, looks like the projections from last week held up. Capn hangs on to the bye week by the tiniest of margins. Literally one more loss would have flipped the bye week to NOMAAA. We will wait til morning to see what the official results look like. 

UNOFFICIAL PLAYOFF PROJECTION

Division Winners (BYE):

#1 seed - HG - 147-73-8 (.662%)
#2 seed - Capn - 116-95-18 (.548%)

Wild card week (Week 20):
#3 seed - Derka - 125-87-15 (.583%)
vs
#6 seed - Castonlon - 108-105-15 (.507%)

AND

#4 seed - NOMAAA - 118-97- 13 (.546%)
vs
#5 seed -Phil - 115-99-14 (.535%)

 

Someone feel free to check the math. 

Good luck in the wild card week! Can't wait for Derka to get blown out and we get a 5-page essay on why division byes are bullshit. 

[castolon 193]

My team has folded like a screen door in a hurricane the last few weeks with no hope in sight so the derka essay will likely have to wait.

[NOMAAA 1696]

suppose i shoulda accepted a trade for a closer.

[UTPhil2006 3807]

1 hour ago, NOMAAA said:

suppose i shoulda accepted a trade for a closer.

Good luck sir. Astros have 2 days off this week 

[NOMAAA 1696]

7 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Good luck sir. Astros have 2 days off this week 

to you as well. 

[henrygandorf 29191]

[UTPhil2006 3807]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

Still want Soto?

[NOMAAA 1696]

This is going swimmingly. 

[henrygandorf 29191]

8 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Still want Soto?

sure, just drop him.

so do we reseed in the case of an upset?  i can never remember.

[shadow_operative 15932]

10 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

sure, just drop him.

so do we reseed in the case of an upset?  i can never remember.

yes, you will play the lowest seed remaining.

[NOMAAA 1696]

should we do a 2022 Detroit Lions league?

[huge 3793]

should we do a 2022 Detroit Lions league?

It’s only money…

[NOMAAA 1696]

On 8/29/2022 at 9:20 PM, shadow_operative said:

yes, you will play the lowest seed remaining.

what?  why?  so much of this shit seems like its being made up on the fly.  going to need to  be some changes in 2023.

[shadow_operative 15932]

the no.1 seed has always played the lowest remaining seed after the first round. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

but yeah, it's nonsensical that the playoff matchup tie breaker is regular season record, but then we don't even seed the teams by regular season record. 

[Fawesome 111]

4 hours ago, NOMAAA said:

what?  why?  so much of this shit seems like its being made up on the fly.  going to need to  be some changes in 2023.

Its not made up on the fly. its half custom rules from prior seasons and half default ESPN rules. We never have taken time to sit down and have an owners meeting to write all this shit down in a constitution type document. this will be my priority in the offseason. 

all suggestions welcomed! 

at the top of the docket: 

1. eliminate divisions. seed off record. 

2. sign derka's mom to a 5 year extension for draft duties

3. ???

[henrygandorf 29191]

10 minutes ago, Fawesome said:

Its not made up on the fly. its half custom rules from prior seasons and half default ESPN rules. We never have taken time to sit down and have an owners meeting to write all this shit down in a constitution type document. this will be my priority in the offseason. 

all suggestions welcomed! 

at the top of the docket: 

1. eliminate divisions. seed off record. 

2. sign derka's mom to a 5 year extension for draft duties

3. ???

division winners should get byes, but divisions should be randomized every year. we play an unbalanced schedule for a reason, right?

add a trade deadline. 

what other issues are there?  reseeding is pretty standard in fantasy leagues (and real sports playoffs). 

[NOMAAA 1696]

34 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

division winners should get byes, but divisions should be randomized every year. we play an unbalanced schedule for a reason, right?

add a trade deadline. 

what other issues are there?  reseeding is pretty standard in fantasy leagues (and real sports playoffs). 

roster expansion. 

more stats.

feels like there are always some teams that drop off the map entirely at a certain point in the season.  last place prize maybe?  full sooner gear at the next years tx ou game?  i dont know.  something. 

 

the re-seeding deal is new to me.  maybe i didnt make the playoffs or out of the first round when i did.  it seems cheap to me that the 1 seed, ostensibly the best team in the league, would get an advantage of jumping brackets to play the team that snuck in the playoffs and got lucky to advance past the first round.  im probably looking at it wrong though.  so f me. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

On 8/28/2022 at 10:57 PM, castolon said:

My team has folded like a screen door in a hurricane the last few weeks with no hope in sight so the derka essay will likely have to wait.

well my pitching staff has done a swell job of imploding itself, so i wouldn't count yourself out just yet. also, you've got great  team name juju going- i win this league with a team called The Mad Fat Chick Killer. 🤘🏼 nooge 

[NOMAAA 1696]

Ol spencer strider. Best waiver wire pickup ever. 

[NOMAAA 1696]

Good job. Good effort. What a start. Wonder how many games the Braves gave up by not having him in the rotation earlier. 

[NOMAAA 1696]

Both our offenses are shitting the bed. Both could explode. But I doubt it. Playing for a tie

[NOMAAA 1696]

Well played phil. Good luck in the next round.