I was wondering, if you keep Live cards on your inactive roster, does that make them ineligible for tournaments? I'm not very savvy on how they work. When I remember to do it, I just pick one at random and enter.

All you cards are available including reserve roster or inactive page as long as they meet the tourney criteria.

Building Blocks?
 

These are the three best pulls from the Port Ruppert starter packs, and still the best three players overall. The build has been slow, in barely perceptible increments. Glad to see that Maury Wills got a usable card this year.

Thanks for bringing that up, Jason.


Yes, OL rules are for non tournament play.



You can use any player you want when playing in tournament play.

Hooterville has been busy beating up the AH.


Is it me or does it appear that there aren't that many big name players available as has been the case in past years?


I have been having better than normal luck playing tournaments.


So far, in the last two days I have been rewarded with 6-8 regular packs and 1500pp.


The first one held a 93 Live Diamond, which was a big surprise however, 97% of the other cards have been 50-60's Live cards.

Forgot to mention that in my Entry Division, there is a huge whale running loose who currently has a 51-4 record.


The whole team is either 100's and Diamond cards! :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Bottom Of The Sixth;4607613]Hooterville has been busy beating up the AH.


Is it me or does it appear that there aren't that many big name players available as has been the case in past years?




I don't know, I have Cal McLish on my roster.

His full name is Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish, which is pretty damned big, if you ask me. I'm pretty sure there was a jazz song about his name back in the day. I know there was one for Van Lingle Mungo.

I haven't won anything in tournaments, but I am pretty lucky with packs. Just nabbed Orlando Cepeda diamond card!!

Two New Collector Coins Minted
 

Seems a real slog this year just to assemble a mediocre staff. The Mundys present their two newest "aces."

a nice part about working from home is I can have PT running in the background and periodically check the AH throughout the day.... I'm actually down to one more player to nab to finish out the old timey roster.... granted they aren't exactly Murderer's Row :laugh: but ya gotta start somewhere.

I have one in my entry level who is 64-4. All diamonds except a perfect Yogi.

As for Coney Island I haven't done much yet but sell my four live golds cards.

Yeah.. had a few "Live" Diamond cards, sold so I could get more packs.. busted out with mostly irons in those packs... ugh

Just make sure that, when Arroyo pitches, you have someone warming up in the bullpen when he starts the 6th inning. When he goes, he goes FAST!

Cue flashback, "Damn it, Dusty! You can't wait until he has given up a walk and two hits to start warming someone up! &^^%$$#$ A 5 run 6th by the time you got him out of there!" So....many...times!!!

one of the big dogs in my entry is 66-17 (2 perfects, 7 gold, the rest diamonds).... and my bunch of scrubs is one of their 17 losses :D took down perfect Gerrit Cole


for my bunch, I'm going to do my best to only sell dupes, so even my spiffy gold Ohtani will end up on the inactive list for regular season play... gonna try to complete some collections as able, and figure might as well keep quality cards for tourney play.... might slow down my progress/improvements, but I'm not in a rush

I am struggling putting together a team. My job in the short term is to stare at a computer screen all day leaving me little motivation to work on my team. Instead I had just purchased the book Scandal on The South Side and have been doing a little reading and turning the computer off.

The only collection I've completed is the Harold Baines, because it was cheaper than the auction house. I was interested in Eddie Plank and Chuck Klein, but they would be cheaper on the auction so, like you, I'm gonna only sell doubles for awhile and let the collections build over time, hoping to pack a few players from tourneys.

Rupperts Add a Couple of Classic Georges
 

This is how I entertain myself during what should be PT time. There's not much to be done there, so I log out before I'm tempted to turn my meager points into a couple of packs.

BFF League PT21
 

I had a respectable May, with a .400+ winning Percentage.

I have a fully functional team. Debating on whether to go packs only, as that will be my only way to catch a LIVE diamond or perfect to flip. Plus I like opening packs.

I won a Diamond Championship last year doing the conventional FTP route, so I'll see how far packs get me.

Got both of my rosters compliant so that’s settled.

Still finding the auction house challenging. I have thought about it a bit and have my theories are

* in general, low supply and high demand is driving prices higher
* live player prices are being bumped by collections being in from the start. So people are chasing live players to get those sweet SE cards
* For historical cards, lower-level players (bronze and silver) prices are juiced because tournaments are already in place and people are trying to get some PP through winning bronze tournaments. So they’re scarfing up all usable lower level historical cards

It’s quite a different environment from last year when you could pick up some good hitting/bad fielding bronze cards for almost nothing. I’m paying more than I want for Mose everyone. Maybe in a week or two prices will deflate a bit.

Here’s a question for any geniuses: do you think it makes sense to spend money on packs at this point?

On the one hand, house prices seem pretty high, and the only way I’ll get any really good cards is from cracking packs.

On the other hand, we all know that 95% of all packs are junk, and with a very small sample size the odds of getting something good and usable are very low. So chances are I spend all my PP and end up being frustrated that I did not get a single card I could use.

What do you guys think?

I like packs.....I know the ratios are not in your favor but last year I pulled a perfect peak 100 Ted Williams, a 100 Perfect peak Cy Young and a 99 Van Mungo, which carried me far. the only perfect I bought thru the AH was a 100 Live Gerrit Cole late.

Another strategy that I used last year early on is concentrating on loading you team up to at least Silvers across the board then getting Gold/Diamonds to replace once you get more points. I did that last year but will see how all packs go this year.....at least that's my strategy for now.

With Port Ruppert, I basically log in, check the AH for quick ending auctions, then log out, and enter a tourney or two. I've won a couple of packs that way, but no real luck. I've slowly built up my PP to 5K, so the packs are calling me.


To avoid the Sirens, I started up two other teams. I'm just using them to get the open packs fix, and letting the AI handle them otherwise. They only take about 5 minutes each, even if I pop them into a tournament or two. I go hours between checking on them, but it has helped with the self control on the Mundys side of things. Of course yesterday, one of them pulled an 86 Jim Kaat, my first historical gold pull since the starter packs. He'd be Port Ruppert's ace. :rolleyes:



It only takes about 15 minutes for all three teams.

Lumberton and Asheboro are slowly moving towards OL compliant. Lumberton will wind up being my Pittsburgh only team and Asheboro will be a free for all.

Castillo, Merced Starter Pack Survivors?
 

At this point, it seems that original draftees (starter pack pulls) Luis Castillo (the infielder) and Orlando Merced will make the OL roster in PT 21. The Merced is from 1996. I also pulled the 1991 Rookie Sensation Merced in my starter packs.

I only use my PP in the AH.


I do not buy packs and the reason is I got burned bad by buying packs with my free PP, back in PT19 as I have never had good pack luck.



Starting in PT20, I get all my hand-picked players via the AH and I only acquire packs from challenge mode and winning tournaments.

almost forgot this myself as I haven't touched the setting in v20 since I initially adjusted it.... so just a reminder:


Be sure to change your 'league placement' setting to "use friend's list"... then submit team.... then log out/back in and double check that it took

OL teams and 2020 Live players
 

Why do I see only 3 OL teams in the standings and 2 of them are mine? Also, how can there be 2020 live cards when there is no 2020 season yet? Do we need to remove the 2020 live cards from our team?

Good to see a lot of the same guys are back! Running six teams this year again but four are on auto pilot. I don’t know how I managed six teams last year.

I believe OL doesn't start until March 30th. As for the Live, I assume OOTP has to operate on the assumption that there will be a regular season. If I remember correctly, you cannot use non-compliant cards on your active roster. I prefer keep my ineligible players on inactive for ease of use, and to avoid mistakes. Finally, the leagues will be more populated with OL teams from the same level, provided folks are diligent about using their Friends List, keeping it updated, and making sure to "submit team" before the next week starts.

Good to see you as well. If this is up for a vote, I pick Palolo and Kaneohe, although letting Tacoma go sorta stinks. Now that I think about it, wasn't Aina Haina in OL in PT 19?

Goooood Morning, Port Ruppert!
 

Nice to get up early, decide to check in and to see this had happened yesterday evening. The 1600 PP helps the struggling Mundys gate receipts.

Mundys Add Promotional Night
 

All fans attending tonight's game against the first place Detroit Mustangs (although looking at their roster, they might be more aptly named the Special Editions), will received the highly collectable, newly printed, Geoff Zahn Domination card from Donruss.

I tried entering a couple of tournaments yesterday with Brigadoon. Of course did not win anything but it was an interesting experience. And playing in a historical league let me peek at the rosters of the teams that did well!

My question about buying packs or buying players off the AH has become more of an academic one, as I’ve purchased a few players and only have a few hundred points left. I bought Maury Wills because I asked myself how can you construct a good fielding team and NOT have Maury Wills?

I also picked up Pedro Borbon for Annandale since he Was on the roster last year... not that he’s got a bad card this year, but it was a sentimental decision as much as anything else.

Waffletown picked up their last piece for their old timey squad yesterday, so the Syrups are set for OL play (still have non-compliant cards in the lineup for entry league... might as well milk them for all they can give until Monday)


another reminder... check your friend's list setting and be sure it's set right; and then check off all the OL tagged teams as friend's.... let's avoid any missed teams due to the mundane details

I bought Maury Wills because I asked myself how can you construct a good fielding team and NOT have Maury Wills?


So far the best surprise was pulling a 1965 Maury Wills in a starter pack and seeing his fielding rating. So much better than last year, when I really thought he got stiffed, as did many of the historical players in fielding. Thankfully, it seems better this year. By the way, for the hell of it, I've trained him at 2b during this OL pre-season week, and he's up to a 91 already. Always one of my favorites when I was a kid. I gotta feeling he's gonna be on my team for a long time.


Don't know Brigadoon's color scheme, but here's a salute to Maury.

Thanks! Tell the truth I am not 100% sure of my color scheme yet! I’m thinking of going to the forum where people create logos and asking for some kind soul to make me something based on a tartan. One logo I have seen that I might steal uses green and gold for the colors. And it’s possible I can use my limited artistic skills to massage that one… If that happens I will post it!

I sold all my Live 2020 cards and bought players with the points I gained to fill the gaps. You can't depend on what you may get from the cards. In my opinion.

Yes, you are 100% correct.


What you see is not always what you get.


That is why it is good to have a plan A, B, & C.

Here's a couple of quick shots. No offense taken if they're not to your liking. I have fun doing them, so no worries if you can't use them. Easy to tweak if they're close. Just holler.

So far I have opened 12 packs, not counting the initial ones. So, that is 12,000 PP. I have sold live players from those 12 packs totally just over 12,000...basically breaking even. But out of those packs I have picked up some good players for my team, including a 91 Cepeda and a 89 Verlander.

Packs have worked out good for me, so far! But I find the AH more interesting.

what about the SImpsons guy?

Groundskeeper Willie indeed!
 

"Grease me up, woman!"

Coney Island are three pitchers short of being ready for Our League. I would like to make it four pitchers but that will depend on budget, I like to leave a cushion for upgrades. Funny I maxed out my ballpark for offense to generate points and my best achievements are two triple plays, high def inning and a no hitter

Seems to me you need to work the AH a little harder, unless I'm not remembering the opening week of PT20 correctly. I have resorted to keeping a note pad and tracking end times of reasonably priced auctions and getting in closer to the end. I hate tying up points in an auction for any extended period time.

Either way the Warriors will be ready to come out to play Monday, whether they play well is anybody guess.

I stopped buying packs and sold all live cards.. Gonna improve my team as best I can incrementally thru AH.. Love opening packs, but was getting nowhere with that route..

I sold off my live golds, on all three teams. The Boomerangs have managed to complete the Toronto collection and the LabRats are close to the Phillies one. The Kaiju are focusing on packs for now, but we will see as we move forward. Hope to bang through some Challenge games to get my free packs, and have been playing around with tournaments with middling success.

yeah, I tend to be the ultimate sniper in the AH and only drop my bid with a few seconds to go.... if I get it, great... if not, at least I didn't tie up my points for hours/days....

I agree that the AH is more challenging!

In order to keep my PP free I usually add auctions I’m interested in to my watchlist. That way I can keep an eye on them without tying up any points.

Although to be fair, sometimes I will just bid on a card and say to myself “if I get it I get it, and if I don’t I don’t”... of course that usually means I don’t get it! But at least I’m not sitting around watching the auction take down second by second.

I'm in
 

Palolo Puppies are OL legal and ready to go

omgpuppies is the username.

I have been joining tournaments the past few days. No luck winning anything but today I noticed that Brigadoon was scheduled to play Waffletown in one of them!

yeah, it's been fun seeing the -OL tagged teams showing up in some of the tourneys I've been in....


Syrups have entered a lot of Iron/Bronze tourneys this week (working from home so can leave PT running in the background to pop in/sign up for a new one when I get booted from the last).... managed to win a few so far with the rag-tag bunch I've managed to acquire