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[Charlatan]

The initial Face of the Franchise missions were released last night, and it's clear OOTP is trying to rig it so I can never buy a Tony Gwynn card of any kind!

It seems people have already started speculating on the unreleased FOTF mission cards (not a big leap to make, really, and I was thinking about doing the same for a couple of them) so seems like all non-live cards are being listed at inflated prices.

This definitely puts a kink in building a FTP team. Unless you're that guy posting in the general chat about how he has 5.5 million PP in assets for his FTP team (I am sincerely jealous of his abilities here, I'd love to understand how you get to that point!).

Bedford Falls has been slowly accumulating players, and my strategy has been to focus on the biggest upgrades; I've been telling myself it's ok to hold off on more minor upgrades because the expensive guys should come first. Except now those "minor" guys I've been keeping an eye on are (or will be) part of the FOTF missions, so their prices have been jacked up. I'm hoping the prices will settle back down after a bit of scalping, but all it takes is one rich bozo to decide "heck, I'm paying 50k PP for this card that used to sell at 5k because it's the last one I need for the mission" and that's the new price everyone lists at.

[Magus978]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

Otonokizaka remains buried in last place.

Otonokizaka have given up. They are a bronze/silver yo-yo team waiting to happen since I refuse to go the cookie cutter live collection SE route with them.

[stl jason]

Originally Posted by Charlatan

The initial Face of the Franchise missions were released last night, and it's clear OOTP is trying to rig it so I can never buy a Tony Gwynn card of any kind!

It seems people have already started speculating on the unreleased FOTF mission cards (not a big leap to make, really, and I was thinking about doing the same for a couple of them) so seems like all non-live cards are being listed at inflated prices.

This definitely puts a kink in building a FTP team. Unless you're that guy posting in the general chat about how he has 5.5 million PP in assets for his FTP team (I am sincerely jealous of his abilities here, I'd love to understand how you get to that point!).

Bedford Falls has been slowly accumulating players, and my strategy has been to focus on the biggest upgrades; I've been telling myself it's ok to hold off on more minor upgrades because the expensive guys should come first. Except now those "minor" guys I've been keeping an eye on are (or will be) part of the FOTF missions, so their prices have been jacked up. I'm hoping the prices will settle back down after a bit of scalping, but all it takes is one rich bozo to decide "heck, I'm paying 50k PP for this card that used to sell at 5k because it's the last one I need for the mission" and that's the new price everyone lists at.

yeah, nothing like newly added missions to jack up the price of cards.... I've been monitoring a set of them to wait for the prices to come back down to reality a bit so I can nab 2 of them and finish off a couple missions (and not like I have the funds to buy them yet anyway, so no rush ).... so far the asking prices on some of the 'reasonable' ones have dropped over 20K in the last week


setting a goal for Waffletown for the remainder of this season: play .500 ball. If they can go 27-27 in the final 54 games, they will finish with 99 losses (and thus avoid the 100 loss mark for the first time in franchise history in any version of PT)

[SPBJT]

Hooterville standing on top with .667 winning percentage and ZERO OL games remaining. With 12 games in he sets the bar. GR at the far right are the number of games remaining for each team.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

The Rock Piles, with three games left against Bluffton, need just a win, or a single loss by Left Coast and Ewa Beach to win the 2036 crown. The two chasers are scheduled for three game home-and-home series to close out the OL season.


In PT play, Bluffton leads the NC east division, while Ewa Beach had a solid 15-9 month to grab the second wild card spot in the AC. Port Ruppert slumped to 9-16 and fell four games back of the wild card. Ring Road is in relegation danger, while Otonokizaka will surely be headed back to bronze.

[Edster007]

Hidden Valley still sits atop the standings with a month left. Plenty of games to be played today including some head to head matchups with the contenders. Remaining games for the teams above .500:

Hidden Valley: (11) 7vs. Cary, 4vs. Norwood
Highland: (17) 7vs. Shinbone, 3vs. Coney Island, 7vs. Palolo
Palolo: (15) 1vs Shinbone, 7vs. Highland, 4vs. Kansas, 3vs. Coney Island
Kansas: (10) 4vs. Palolo, 3vs. Weston Pointe, 3vs. Brigadoon
Norwood: (10) 6vs. Hamtramck, 4vs. Hidden Valley
Cary: (7) All vs Hidden Valley

In PT play: In the AC Kansas who owns the best record in the league and Highland have comfortable leads in their divisions. Palolo is 5.5 back in the WC with Weston Pointe 7 back

In the NC: Hidden Valley leads Cary by 9 in the East and Cary is 8 back in the WC.

Coney Island, Brigadoon, Norwood and Hamtramck are all still sitting in the relegation zone.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Annandale visits Krikkit for four games to start the final day of sims. They are the War Robots' last OL games, and if they win them all, they can't be caught. The Atom Smashers, with 13 OL games left, have the toughest route to the crown, and need at least a split, and then a red hot September. Annandale's success will have a direct effect on contenders Asylum and Jefferson Valley, with their respective tasks, though difficult, getting easier with each Krikkit loss.


In PT, Krikkit is the only OL team in a solid spot for the post season, with a big lead in the AC central. Annandale is 4-1/2 off the lead in the AC east and 6-1/2 from the wild card. In the NC, Asylum is 7-1/2 back of a wild card. Terra Incognita, Norwood, and Waffletown are all in relegation, with only the Rustlers having a legitimate chance to escape. The Red Menace and Syrups are headed back to silver.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

I was checking the schedule to see if K-Town had clinched the crown in S279, and when I checked Ewa Beach's schedule, the name of a Dustin May, a Future Legend, was there. I don't know how long he's been on the roster, but his presence makes Ewa Beach ineligible for OL play. Inasmuch as he is the #1 starter in the rotation, it is no accident he is there. He has started 31 games, so it seems he's been there since the beginning. Guess omgpuppies forgot that no cards for current players are allowed. The standings will be refigured with the Ewa Beach schedule removed.

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

I was checking the schedule to see if K-Town had clinched the crown in S279, and when I checked Ewa Beach's schedule, the name of a Dustin May, a Future Legend, was there. I don't know how long he's been on the roster, but his presence makes Ewa Beach ineligible for OL play. Inasmuch as he is the #1 starter in the rotation, it is no accident he is there. He has started 31 games, so it seems he's been there since the beginning. Guess omgpuppies forgot that no cards for current players are allowed. The standings will be refigured with the Ewa Beach schedule removed.

Argh... I’ll get him out. What a mess up.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by OMGPuppies

Argh... I’ll get him out. What a mess up.

I would say, at this point, finish the season with him if he helps you get points. We'll just take Ewa Beach out for the season, and you can start anew next week. Don't beat yourself up about it. You don't have enough games left to qualify anymore. With K-Town's big lead, the point is moot. They've already clinched.

[jeffstified]

Originally Posted by OMGPuppies

Argh... I’ll get him out. What a mess up.

Yeah, it's easy to do since Future Legends come up under non-live cards. I've almost bought an FL a couple of times.

[Jeff1787]

Shinbone has lost 9 straight and might be headed to relegation in Diamond. Haven't changed anything, don't know what happened...

[Edster007]

Originally Posted by Jeff1787

Shinbone has lost 9 straight and might be headed to relegation in Diamond. Having changed anything, don't know what happened...

Coney Island seems to have a pattern in Diamond, have one good month and one .500 or shade over month and end up with just enough wins to avoid relegation. My team will be a perennial 65-74 win team.

In effort to be fair in Diamond I am playing straight up but should I have a week I do get relegated I am going to do a sell off many and re-tool the team. I am sitting on 71K in PP which isnt going to fix the team but I could raise enough capital to build the team and the ballpark to suit it. This team does ok at home and in tournaments with neutral factors, I get killed on the road.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by Edster007

Coney Island seems to have a pattern in Diamond, have one good month and one .500 or shade over month and end up with just enough wins to avoid relegation. My team will be a perennial 65-74 win team.

In effort to be fair in Diamond I am playing straight up but should I have a week I do get relegated I am going to do a sell off many and re-tool the team. I am sitting on 71K in PP which isnt going to fix the team but I could raise enough capital to build the team and the ballpark to suit it. This team does ok at home and in tournaments with neutral factors, I get killed on the road.

Rebuilding the team to your liking is playing it straight, in my opinion. We're playing a game, so go have fun. It's not like you're tanking to go back and get more points. Besides, PT is so quirky, you might end up in getting promoted.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by Charlatan

The initial Face of the Franchise missions were released last night, and it's clear OOTP is trying to rig it so I can never buy a Tony Gwynn card of any kind!

It seems people have already started speculating on the unreleased FOTF mission cards (not a big leap to make, really, and I was thinking about doing the same for a couple of them) so seems like all non-live cards are being listed at inflated prices.

This definitely puts a kink in building a FTP team. Unless you're that guy posting in the general chat about how he has 5.5 million PP in assets for his FTP team (I am sincerely jealous of his abilities here, I'd love to understand how you get to that point

Bedford Falls has been slowly accumulating players, and my strategy has been to focus on the biggest upgrades; I've been telling myself it's ok to hold off on more minor upgrades because the expensive guys should come first. Except now those "minor" guys I've been keeping an eye on are (or will be) part of the FOTF missions, so their prices have been jacked up. I'm hoping the prices will settle back down after a bit of scalping, but all it takes is one rich bozo to decide "heck, I'm paying 50k PP for this card that used to sell at 5k because it's the last one I need for the mission" and that's the new price everyone lists at.

If they ever do that with Harry Chiti, I quit.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Fernando rolls!

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

The War Robots left the door slightly open and Asylum sneaked by, winning five of six, and capturing the crown. It is their first crown since PT 2.0 and ensures that each of the Fairsmith Group will bring home hardware in this iteration. Port Ruppert and Terra Incgonita have each already succeeded.


In PT, the War Robots are the lone OL playoff team. The relegations are attached.

[Edster007]

Highland posts a 13-4 record down the stretch to take the Diamond Crown.

In PT play those same Raccoons along with Kansas both won 106 games and their divisions in the AC. Weston Pointe looked like they battled their way to the WC until dropping their last four games to end up one game behind. I the NC our lone rep in the playoffs is Hidden Valley.

Norwood, Coney Island, Brigadoon and Hamtramck will be dropping down to Gold.

Good luck to all those who made the playoffs

Both of my teams are in Gold next week so I will handle those standings.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

The Rock Piles left little room for doubt or challenge in OL in 2036 and completed the formality of copping the crown with another fine month. The miscue by Ewa Beach rendered them ineligible for OL consideration. In an e-mail exchange with Chad, it was decided that, given the length of the oversight, and K-Town's large lead, it would be easiest to remove the Fighting Chickens games from the schedule. In the past, when only a few games were involved, there had been efforts to separate those games, but given the amount and the fact that it would not impact the standings, it was decided to take this path.


In PT play, Bluffton made it as a division winner in the NC and Ewa Beach, whose roster is back into compliance, make an OL World Series possible. Relegations are attached.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Congratulations!