For what it's worth, HBD owner knucklebones runs an internet radio show in which he covers HBD news and various worlds. He's assisted by another HBD owner, tomjames, who puts together Power Rankings for various worlds and publishes them on their website. Last night (11/24/2010), Mantle was covered by knucklebones on his radio show and the Mantle Power Rankings were discussed.
If you're interested, you can listen to the radio show here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/knucklebones/2010/11/25/this-week-in-mantle
Actual news about Mantle starts at around 20 minutes into the show.
If you just want to view the Power Rankings, you can see them here:
http://hbdnews.blogspot.com/2010/11/mantle-season-18-final-power-rankings.html
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Commissioner's Challenge Award (S18)
Our first full regular season as a private world has just completed, and the season 18 playoffs are now underway.
As I mentioned when we became a private world, I was instituting the "Commissioner's Challenge", which would go to the team that had the most wins during the season without making the playoffs.
I'm happy to announce the first winner of a $5 WIS Gift Certificate as mbooker of the Jacksonville Seminoles, whose 87 wins was still 7 games short of earning a post-season appearance.
1) 87 wins - Jacksonville Seminoles (mbooker)
2) 86 wins - Norfolk Fatheaded Statheads (silentpadna)
3t) 83 wins - Jackson Bootleggers (rwright)
3t) 83 wins - Chicago Black Sox (tomq)
3t) 83 wins - Charleston Loggerheads (sir_slamalot)
6) 82 wins - Florida Lockdown (welsh5)
7t) 80 wins - Milwaukee Suds (battmann)
7t) 80 wins - Vancouver Fighting Skeletons (diryn)
9) 78 wins - Sacramento Boo A's (lightmn13)
10t) 72 wins - San Francisco Oles (evegoe)
10t) 72 wins - Monterrey Sugar Kings (drichter)
12) 70 wins - Portland Poltergeists (selmer)
13) 69 wins - Kansas City Blues (rbedwell)
14) 68 wins - Little Rock Cigars (shanklsa)
15) 67 wins - Trenton Titans (KGS77)
16) 65 wins - Oakland Polish Hammers (goodtymes31)
17) 63 wins - San Diego Seagulls (ericsomsel)
18) 62 wins - Charlotte Moose Hunters (jmil397)
19) 61 wins - Washington D.C. Metros (jmaese)
20) 55 wins - Cincinnati Porkers (kevinkevinra)
As I mentioned when we became a private world, I was instituting the "Commissioner's Challenge", which would go to the team that had the most wins during the season without making the playoffs.
I'm happy to announce the first winner of a $5 WIS Gift Certificate as mbooker of the Jacksonville Seminoles, whose 87 wins was still 7 games short of earning a post-season appearance.
1) 87 wins - Jacksonville Seminoles (mbooker)
2) 86 wins - Norfolk Fatheaded Statheads (silentpadna)
3t) 83 wins - Jackson Bootleggers (rwright)
3t) 83 wins - Chicago Black Sox (tomq)
3t) 83 wins - Charleston Loggerheads (sir_slamalot)
6) 82 wins - Florida Lockdown (welsh5)
7t) 80 wins - Milwaukee Suds (battmann)
7t) 80 wins - Vancouver Fighting Skeletons (diryn)
9) 78 wins - Sacramento Boo A's (lightmn13)
10t) 72 wins - San Francisco Oles (evegoe)
10t) 72 wins - Monterrey Sugar Kings (drichter)
12) 70 wins - Portland Poltergeists (selmer)
13) 69 wins - Kansas City Blues (rbedwell)
14) 68 wins - Little Rock Cigars (shanklsa)
15) 67 wins - Trenton Titans (KGS77)
16) 65 wins - Oakland Polish Hammers (goodtymes31)
17) 63 wins - San Diego Seagulls (ericsomsel)
18) 62 wins - Charlotte Moose Hunters (jmil397)
19) 61 wins - Washington D.C. Metros (jmaese)
20) 55 wins - Cincinnati Porkers (kevinkevinra)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Old Faces, New Cities
The offseason between seasons 17 and 18 have seen some changes, both in ownership and in franchise locations, all the National League. The American League has returned completely intact and unchanged.
First, our new owners.
First, Mantle is glad to welcome back longtime (and original) owner sir_slamalot, former owner of the Burlington/Buffalo (now Cincinnati) AL franchise, who is now the owner of the former Dover franchise in the NL East. Slam returns after a self-imposed two season hiatus and has relocated the team to it's new home and name, the Charleston Loggerheads.
Secondly, Mantle also welcomes back owner lightmn13, who has reclaimed his previous Anaheim franchise (S17's Salt Lake City franchise) after being away for one season, and has relocated them upstate as the Sacramento Boo A's.
A couple other owners have taken advantage of our first rollover as a private world to relocate their franchises to new cities as well.
jmaese has relocated his team from St. Louis to our nation's capital as the Washington D.C. Metros; drichter has taken his Texas team south of the border as the newly rechristened Monterrey Sugar Kings; and in a last minute surprise move, shanklsa has moved the Louisville franchise to Arkansas as the Little Rock Cigars.
First, our new owners.
First, Mantle is glad to welcome back longtime (and original) owner sir_slamalot, former owner of the Burlington/Buffalo (now Cincinnati) AL franchise, who is now the owner of the former Dover franchise in the NL East. Slam returns after a self-imposed two season hiatus and has relocated the team to it's new home and name, the Charleston Loggerheads.
Secondly, Mantle also welcomes back owner lightmn13, who has reclaimed his previous Anaheim franchise (S17's Salt Lake City franchise) after being away for one season, and has relocated them upstate as the Sacramento Boo A's.
A couple other owners have taken advantage of our first rollover as a private world to relocate their franchises to new cities as well.
jmaese has relocated his team from St. Louis to our nation's capital as the Washington D.C. Metros; drichter has taken his Texas team south of the border as the newly rechristened Monterrey Sugar Kings; and in a last minute surprise move, shanklsa has moved the Louisville franchise to Arkansas as the Little Rock Cigars.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Playing With Numbers in Dangerous Ways
Numbers can be dangerous when used incorrectly. Which is probably what I'm doing now. But just for kicks this afternoon, I looked at all the playoff teams in the AL and NL and the games they played against each other this season. I then applied the Pythagorean Win formula for each series to "predict" a winner of each series, all the way through to the ALCS and NLCS. Didn't do the World Series because my two "winners" didn't play each other this season.
Yeah, I know. The ten games each team played agaisnt their opponent is a small sample size. So there's probably very little merit to the following. But here goes:
AL Play-In, Richmond vs. Scranton
Head to head, Scranton outscored Richmond in their season series by a narrow margin, 57-53, to give the Apollos an expected winning percentage of .536.
Prediction: Scranton in 5.
AL Play-In, Norfolk vs. Portland
Head to head, Norfolk trounced Portland in their season series by a very convincing 75-44, to give the Fatheaded Statheads an expected winning percentage of .744.
Prediction: Norfolk in 4.
NL Play-In, Texas vs. Minnesota
This was interesting. Take away their 10 game season sweep against Louisville, and the Long Horns were a .500 team during the regular season. But they apparently matched up well against the Mighty Men, outscoring them in their season series by 54-46 for an expected winning percentage of .579.
Prediction: Texas in 5.
NL Play-In, Albuquerque vs. Salt Lake City
As division rivals, they probably knew each other pretty well. But in their 10 game season series, the Isotopes outscored the Snowflakes by a 66-58 margin, giving them an expected winning percentage of .564.
Prediction: Albuquerque in 5.
ALDS, Detroit vs. Scranton
Two longtime AL North rivals face off in the second round, but it's hardly a close series. Detroit trounced Scranton in the regular season by outscoring them 60-32 for an expected winning percentage of .779.
Prediction: Detroit in 4
ALDS, Baltimore vs. Norfolk
Probably the most anticipated matchup of the entire post season, as the 120 win Blast take on their division rivals and winners of 109 games, Norfolk. As one might expect, the Blast are not going to be slowed down, as they outscored the Fatheaded Statheads by 46-36 during the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .620.
Prediction: Baltimore in 5
NLDS, New York vs. Texas
The Long Horns run of good luck finally runs out. The Apples outscored them 53-40 in their head-to-head matchups during the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .637.
Prediction: New York in 5
NLDS, Rochester vs. Albuquerque
Not even close. Rochester ran all over Albuquerque 61-30 in the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .805.
Prediction: Rochester in 4
ALCS: Detroit vs. Baltimore
The 1 seed versus the 2 seed. Baltimore outplayed and outscored the Tigers by a 46-39 margin for an expected winning percentage of .582.
Prediction: Baltimore in 6
NLCS: New York vs. Rochester
Another matchup of 1 seed versus 2 seed, but this time the 2 seed has the upper hand. Outscoring New York by a margin of 44-37 during the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .586, the Rochy Road Rochstars bring home the hardware.
Prediction: Rochester in 6
So there you have it. A World Series between the Baltimore Blast and the Rochester Rochy Road Rochstars.
Remember, you heard it here first.
Yeah, I know. The ten games each team played agaisnt their opponent is a small sample size. So there's probably very little merit to the following. But here goes:
AL Play-In, Richmond vs. Scranton
Head to head, Scranton outscored Richmond in their season series by a narrow margin, 57-53, to give the Apollos an expected winning percentage of .536.
Prediction: Scranton in 5.
AL Play-In, Norfolk vs. Portland
Head to head, Norfolk trounced Portland in their season series by a very convincing 75-44, to give the Fatheaded Statheads an expected winning percentage of .744.
Prediction: Norfolk in 4.
NL Play-In, Texas vs. Minnesota
This was interesting. Take away their 10 game season sweep against Louisville, and the Long Horns were a .500 team during the regular season. But they apparently matched up well against the Mighty Men, outscoring them in their season series by 54-46 for an expected winning percentage of .579.
Prediction: Texas in 5.
NL Play-In, Albuquerque vs. Salt Lake City
As division rivals, they probably knew each other pretty well. But in their 10 game season series, the Isotopes outscored the Snowflakes by a 66-58 margin, giving them an expected winning percentage of .564.
Prediction: Albuquerque in 5.
ALDS, Detroit vs. Scranton
Two longtime AL North rivals face off in the second round, but it's hardly a close series. Detroit trounced Scranton in the regular season by outscoring them 60-32 for an expected winning percentage of .779.
Prediction: Detroit in 4
ALDS, Baltimore vs. Norfolk
Probably the most anticipated matchup of the entire post season, as the 120 win Blast take on their division rivals and winners of 109 games, Norfolk. As one might expect, the Blast are not going to be slowed down, as they outscored the Fatheaded Statheads by 46-36 during the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .620.
Prediction: Baltimore in 5
NLDS, New York vs. Texas
The Long Horns run of good luck finally runs out. The Apples outscored them 53-40 in their head-to-head matchups during the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .637.
Prediction: New York in 5
NLDS, Rochester vs. Albuquerque
Not even close. Rochester ran all over Albuquerque 61-30 in the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .805.
Prediction: Rochester in 4
ALCS: Detroit vs. Baltimore
The 1 seed versus the 2 seed. Baltimore outplayed and outscored the Tigers by a 46-39 margin for an expected winning percentage of .582.
Prediction: Baltimore in 6
NLCS: New York vs. Rochester
Another matchup of 1 seed versus 2 seed, but this time the 2 seed has the upper hand. Outscoring New York by a margin of 44-37 during the regular season for an expected winning percentage of .586, the Rochy Road Rochstars bring home the hardware.
Prediction: Rochester in 6
So there you have it. A World Series between the Baltimore Blast and the Rochester Rochy Road Rochstars.
Remember, you heard it here first.
Monday, July 26, 2010
"Win Minimum" Rule Defeated in Narrow Vote
Mantle World's first order of business after going private was to vote on whether or not we wanted to adopt a rule on minimum number of wins required in order for an owner to retain their franchise.
Commissioner tec instituted a voting policy that would require any world rule that was to be adopted would have to (a) receive at least 24 votes from current owners (in which the owners would vote either "yes", "no", or "no preference"), and (b) there would need to be at least 60% "yes" votes between the yes's/no's cast (i.e., the "no preference" votes would be excluded).
The results of the win minumum rule voting was:
Yes - 17 (56.7%)
No - 13 (43.3%)
No Preference - 2 (excluded)
So by a narrow margin of only one vote, adoption of a "win minimum" rule, starting in season 18, has been defeated. It will not be revisted again this season. It can be brought up again for discussion and voting again during season 18 (for adoption in season 19) if desired.
Commissioner tec instituted a voting policy that would require any world rule that was to be adopted would have to (a) receive at least 24 votes from current owners (in which the owners would vote either "yes", "no", or "no preference"), and (b) there would need to be at least 60% "yes" votes between the yes's/no's cast (i.e., the "no preference" votes would be excluded).
The results of the win minumum rule voting was:
Yes - 17 (56.7%)
No - 13 (43.3%)
No Preference - 2 (excluded)
So by a narrow margin of only one vote, adoption of a "win minimum" rule, starting in season 18, has been defeated. It will not be revisted again this season. It can be brought up again for discussion and voting again during season 18 (for adoption in season 19) if desired.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
It's Official! We're Now a Private World!!!
Mantle World was notified by Site Staff on July 5, 2010, that we were eligible to become a private world. We voted, and by a vote of 21 private, 4 public, and 7 no preference, we elected to go private, with me (tecwrg) as commissioner.
Site Staff was notified of our final decision two days ago, and we officially became a private world this morning.
More to come.
Site Staff was notified of our final decision two days ago, and we officially became a private world this morning.
More to come.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tec's Useless Trivia - v17
Here are cumulative standings for each division through Mantle World's first 16 seasons:
And if that's not enough trivia to digest at one sitting, lets also take a look at the post season history of each team in Mantle through it's first 16 seasons. The following lists number of division titles, number of wild card appearances, number of LCS titles, number of WS titles, and the number of different owners that each franchise has been managed by:
And if that's not enough trivia to digest at one sitting, lets also take a look at the post season history of each team in Mantle through it's first 16 seasons. The following lists number of division titles, number of wild card appearances, number of LCS titles, number of WS titles, and the number of different owners that each franchise has been managed by:
| AL North | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| Detroit Tigers | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chicago Black Sox | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scranton Apollos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas City Blues | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| AL East | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| Cincinnati Porkers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Norfolk Fatheaded Statheads | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Baltimore Blast | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Durham Bulls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AL South | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| Richmond Generals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacksonville Seminoles | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jackson Bootleggers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Moose Hunters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| AL West | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| Portland Poltergeists | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| San Francisco Oles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado Springs Mile High Marines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| San Diego Seagulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| NL North | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| Minnesota Mighty Men | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trenton Titans | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Suds | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| New York Apples | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| NL East | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| St. Louis Cards | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dover Drop Bears | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| New Britain Blood Brothers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rochester Rochy Road Rochstars | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| NL South | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| Florida Lockdown | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Texas Long Horns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Louisville Beaners | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma City Power Failure | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| NL West | Div | WC | LCS | WS | Owners |
| Salt Lake City Snowflakes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Vancouver Fighting Skeletons | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oakland Polish Hammers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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