World Baseball Classic 19: Everything Thread!

by **Newmanistan** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:33 pm

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 19

Welome everyone to Newmanistan, it’s good to have you back. It is time for the 19th edition of the World Baseball Classic, and we’re glad you all can make it. There will be 64 teams, and you will be put into eight groups of eight, and there will be a double round robin of group play before 24 teams make their way to Newmanistan.

Here’s how it will work.
– Group winners have a first round bye in the playoffs.
– Second place teams in groups are seeded 9-16 in accordance to record and third place teams seeded 17-24, and that will make up our first round.
– As mentioned in the host bid: All series other then the championship series will be a best-of-three. The championship will be a best-of-seven. All playoff games will be in Newmanistan. Tiebreakers are: H2H, Overall RD, overall RF, overall road wins, then a tiebreaker game.

We hope that this will be a great Classic!

Group Draw Announcement Post

Group 1:
Mytannion (29)
Newmanistan (2)
Polkopia (NR)
Beaverriver (NR)
Commonwealth of Isles (NR)
Churchma (12)
Silver Beach (19)
Nicole Riche (NR)

Group 2:
Michael VII (NR)
Sakurakoku (28)
Colmark (35)
South Bucks (NR)
Saugeais (11)
Arnett Mead (NR)
Lycrabon (8)
Darmen (NR)

Group 3:
Thrilledge (NR)
Tocrowkia (9)
Camerania (NR)
Bergnovinaia (18)
Vitores (NR)
Cassadaigua (3)
Carasatoga (30)
Wadomia (NR)

Group 4:
Southern Canuckland (NR)
Cabric (32)
Ruadha (NR)
Cosumar (16)
Qazox (5)
ViZion (NR)
Meddicia (25)
Swartaz (NR)

Group 5:
Camwood (NR)
Taeshan (NR)
Tarrentum (1)
Aglorea (NR)
Quintessence of Dust (21)
The Confederate States of America (NR)
Weegee and Rick Steves (NR)
Delaclava (15)

Group 6:
Ma Raque (NR)
Mantwenic (20)
Astonysha (NR)
The Babbage Islands (14)
Altimarus (31)
Chirpland (NR)
Okunion (NR)
Western Cuba (7)

Group 7:
Jimmer Fredette (NR)
Virabia (13)
Dutch East India (NR)
Chenkorya (48)
Sarzonia (4)
New Palmouth (NR)
Achlaya Santis (NR)
Cotdelapoms (22)

Group 8:
Vantelira (NR)
Armorgames (NR)
Milchama (6)
Matting (NR)
Syvorji (NR)
Civil Citizenry (17)
Sahanaea (NR)
Zwangzug (10)

Schedule: (Home teams are on the left) (Anticipate RP Cutoffs between 9-10am Eastern USA time)
MD1- June 23rd- 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5
MD2- June 24th- 8 v 5, 6 v 4, 7 v 3, 1 v 2
MD3- June 25th- 2 v 8, 3 v 1, 4 v 7, 5 v 6
MD4- June 26th- 8 v 6, 7 v 5, 1 v 4, 2 v 3
MD5- June 27th- 3 v 8, 4 v 2, 5 v 1, 6 v 7
MD6- June 28th- 8 v 7, 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4
MD7- June 29th- 4 v 8, 5 v 3, 6 v 2, 7 v 1
MD8- June 30th- 8 v 1, 7 v 2, 6 v 3, 5 v 4
MD9- July 1st- 5 v 8, 4 v 6, 3 v 7, 2 v 1
MD10- July 2nd- 8 v 2, 1 v 3, 7 v 4, 6 v 5
MD11- July 3rd- 6 v 8, 5 v 7, 4 v 1, 3 v 2
MD12- July 4th- 8 v 3, 2 v 4, 1 v 5, 7 v 6
MD13- July 5th- 7 v 8, 6 v 1, 5 v 2, 4 v 3
MD14- July 6th- 8 v 4, 3 v 5, 2 v 6, 1 v 7

Playoff Seedings

Playoffs:

Preliminary Round:
G1- July 7th
G2- July 8th
G3- July 9th (if necessary)

Round of 16:
G1- July 10th
G2- July 11th
G3- July 12th (if necessary)

Quarterfinals:
G1- July 13th
G2- July 14th
G3- July 15th (if necessary)

Semifinals:
G1- July 16th
G2- July 17th
G3- July 18th (if necessary)

3rd Place Series:
G1- July 19th
G2- July 20th
G3- July 21st (if necessary)

Championship
G1- July 19th
G2- July 20th
G3- July 21st
G4- July 22nd
G5- July 23rd
G6- July 24th
~~G7- July 25th~~(not necessary)

by **Newmanistan** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:34 pm

WELCOME TO NEWMANISTAN

Baseball fans, it is our pleasure to provide you this informational tool about the locations within the Empire that will be hosting World Baseball Classic 19 playoff games. For those of you unfamiliar or needing a refresher about the Empire, here is some important information.

– (Hard to say this one point in an IC manner, so it be presented in an OOC manner): Before the annexation of the former Secristan, in which 70% of the former countries land became property of Newmanistan, the Empire was roleplayed to be 2/3rds of the size of the United States from west to east, and the same size from north to south. After the annexation, consider it about the same size, if not a tad larger. Newmanistanians refer to the former Secristan that is now Newmanistan land as “Eastern Penthoria”.

– On the east, Newmanistan is now bordered by Cassadaigua and many of you are probably familiar with their culture. To the north is the largest nation in One Big Island, and that is BrightonBurg. They have showed up occasionally in interregional sports, and they, like Newmanistan, an a grand Empire. To the south is the Gulf of South Thumbria and some smaller nations. To the west is also some smaller nations. The other nation that participates in the Classic that is from the region of One Big Island is The Babbage Islands, but geographically, there is a bit of distance between the nations on the regional map.

– Remember that Newmanistan is an Empire, and what Emperor Michael IV says, goes. That said, his highness is generally hands-off when it comes to the people living their lives, and he extends many freedoms. Arguably, they may have more freedoms then a minority class in a democratic nations. However, don’t screw up. Law abiding citizens enjoy their life. Those who break laws find themselves on the end of strict law enforcement. Once you have a criminal record, even for the slightest offenses, you can expect to be cracked down on.

– Drugs that are normally illegal in most countries are illegal in Newmanistan as well. Additionally, smoking is banned, entirely. Even in your own home. Don’t make a mistake, or else refer to the previous section. However, as harsh as that might seem, the legal drinking age in the Empire is 16. This is also the age of majority in the country. The Emperor’s philopsophy is that alcohol should give you all the kicks you need to have a good time.

– Newmanistanians are very passionate about the automobile, and it is the origin of the national monicker of “Rockets” (rocket powered engines). As such, there is no such thing as a speed limit on any roads. Enjoy... or watch out... whichever applies. The Empire ranks in the top 1% in the world in automobile manufacturing and we are very proud of it. You will find auto racing tracks all over the Empire. Kids are able to get a drivers license at 13.

– Newmanistanians are very devout, and most consider themselves Roman Catholics. However, they are tolerant of all religions, because as far as they are concerned, as long as you believe in something, you’re ok. Those few who consider them atheists find themselves taxed greater.

– The majority of Newmanistanians are caucasian, however you will find all ethnic groups here. Discrimination on the basis of race is illegal, and the Emperor does what he can to make Newmanistan a welcome place for all races. Members of the Gay & Lesbian community enjoy all the rights of any other citizen, including the ability to marry. Discrimination on this basis is illegal as well. When applying for a parental license, homosexual couples have no different standards in which they must meet that a heterosexual couple must meet.

Now, for the Stadiums you’ll be playing in:

Stadium: Tundra Falls Proving Grounds (Capacity: 55,000 baseball stadium; 300,000 facility)
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 357, 368, 390, 368, 357
City Location: Tundra Falls (Southeastern Newmanistan)
About the City: Most of you probably know about the legend of the Proving Grounds at this point. If not, or if you want a refresher, here is an old wikilink: http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=T ... ng_Grounds)
About the Neutral Fan: Natives are very much in tune with which nations have a cordial relationship with Newmanistan, and which do not, and root accordingly.

Stadium: Empress Jessica Stadium (Capacity 88,000)
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 369, 392, 411, 387, 366
City Location: Pocono City (Southeast coast of “West Penthoria”.)
About the City: Welcome to the Capital of Newmanistan. It is a hopping place that has a bit of everything, including the Royal Palace. The World Baseball Classic Hall of Fame is located in Pocono City, so this is a must-stop for your fans, especially if a member of your nation’s team is enshrined. Many museums relating to Newmanistanian history, both sports and historic, are also around, and of course, there’s more then enough nightlife.
About the Neutral Fan: The locals tend root against democratic or socialistic nations.

Stadium: The Jungle (Capacity 63,000)
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 349, 359, 374, 365, 344)
City Location: Loudon (Northeast coast of “West Penthoria”)
About the City: Loudon hypes itself as the “anti-Pocono City”. Domestically, sports teams from the two cities have bitter rivalries. There’s a lot to do here, minus all the historic stuff. The stadium is now officially named The Jungle due to the local teams which are the Loudon Leopards. It isn’t the biggest or most modern stadium you’ll see, but it’s upkeep is second to none, and the place gets real loud.
About the Neutral Fan: They tend to just sit back and enjoy the game and let the traveling supporters make the noise.

Stadium: Jeremy McAllister Stadium (Capacity: 48,020)
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 375, 397, 420, 401, 369
City Location: Putnam Lake (Southwest)
About the City: The city that J-Mac built. He of course is our most famous player in the World Cup (soccer). Pre J-Mac, Putnam Lake was a small city in the southwest, but with the popularity of McAllister, many corporations set up a western base there, and the city grew almost exponentially. Today, is it one of the biggest cities in the entire Empire.
About the Neutral Fan: Much like Loudon, the fans generally do not take sides.

Stadium: Stacey Keisler Stadium (Capacity: 51,000)
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 377, 395, 417, 395, 377
City Location: Southport (Southwest, about 100 east of Putnam Lake)
About the City: “Party City”. Southport is home of the Empire’s most prestigious universities, and is on the coast of the Gulf of South Thumbria. It’s a vacation spot, and it’s a party spot, and therefore plenty of distractions await. The stadium itself is named after Stacey Keisler, who in our opinion, is the greatest pitcher ever.
About the Neutral Fan: Neutrals tend to root for the underdog and many are intoxicated by the sixth inning.

Stadium: General Benedict Freeman Stadium (Capacity 80,000)
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 361, 373, 394, 375, 362
City Location: Jessicaville (Eastern Penthoria)
About the City: Jessicaville is formerly Amherst, Secristan. It is what we renamed the city after we took it over when they ceased. This stadium is the former Monopoly Stadium. The Empire attempts to keep the Secristani history alive in the city, so there will be some sites pertaining to that that may interest you.
About the Neutral Fan: The city is a bit divided. You have former Secristanis who wish to still live according to old Secristani laws; Former Secristanis adapting well to Newmanistanian culture, and Newmanistanians themselves who relocated to the city after the annexation. Its unclear how the neutrals will act as this the first tournament to go to Eastern Penthoria after the annexation.

Stadium: Centralia Stadium (Capacity: 43,391)
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 382, 405, 426, 408, 393
City Location: Centralia (a bit West-Central)
About the City: The city itself has a pretty good nightlife, but that’s about it; and if you travel far out of city limits, you enter farmland pretty quickly. Within the limits, it’s like any other booming metropolis. The natives are very proud of their city. Those dimensions are not a misprint, by the way.
About the Neutral Fan: It’s a very blue-collar city, and as such they appreciate small ball over the glory of the long ball. They’ll appreciate the grind-it-out team more.

Stadium: Olympia Field
Dimensions (LF, LCF, CF, RCF, RF): 332, 351, 366, 347, 327
City Location: Olympia (Northwest)
About the City: The city has a reputation for being the home of a bunch of rednecks, and the natives don’t deny it, and are proud of it. Definitely a hitters park, it is one of the big reasons why Courtney Ratigan left as a free agent.
About the Neutral Fan: They’re just there to have a good time.

by **Carasatoga** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:07 pm

Position		Name	        Age	College	                          Current Team
Manager		        Bill Washington	58	Ames State College	          Coach-Wyoming Vikings
Bench Coach		Harley Spears	47	Carasatoga Polytechnic University Coach-Carasatoga Polytechnic Univ.
Pitching Coach		Sander Wilson	46	Oklahoma City State University	  Pitching Coach-South Beach Aztechas
Hitting Coach		Joshua Thompson	40	Oriale University	          Coach-Oriale University
Base 1 Coach		Arthur Williams	54	Jackson State University	  Base 1 Coach-Martinsburg Reds
Base 3 Coach		Donald Gonzalez	49	University of Hialeah	          Base 3 Coach-Martinsburg Reds

Starters

Position #	Name	         Age	College	                            Current Team
P	 8	Witting Robinson 25	Carasatoga Polytechnic University   Martinsburg Reds
C	 32	Jamal Oakland	 28	Oklahoma City State University	    Oklahoma City Buffalos
1B	 5	Terri Ohrel	 29	Oriale University	            Jackson Rapids
2B	 19	Ben Banatay	 26	Caroga State University	            Sporting Bridgeport
SS	 12	Scotty Younge	 27	Milita University	            Hialeah Bulldogs
3B	 4	Braden Phaller	 25	Carasatoga Polytechnic University   Martinsburg Reds
LF	 21	Katar Filimino	 27	Norman College	                    Dayton Demons
CF	 1	Lester Williams	 30	Carasatoga University of Stillwater Wyoming Vkings
RF	 18	Drue Reese	 26	Carasatoga Polytechnic University   Martinsburg Reds

Bench

Position #	Name	         Age	College	                            Current Team
P	 22	Alan Beitermen	 29	Jackson State University	    Edmonton Vs
P	 6	Ashton Caldwell	 25	Caroga University	            Milita Fire Storm
P	 13	Merry Silent	 29	Collins State University	    Carasatoga Gold Stripes
C	 7	Caben Black	 32	Jackson State University	    Newport Islanders
1B	 14	Cam Carter	 31	Carasatoga University of Stillwater Oklahoma City Buffalos
2B	 9	Riley Bailey	 22	Caroga State University	            Caroga Cavs
SS	 28	Nohelle Arbizida 35	Milita University	            South Beach Aztechas
3B	 15	Robin Mockery	 29	University of Machais	            Illinois Lions
LF	 29	Blaze Romos	 34	Oklahoma City State University	    Jackson Rapids
CF	 30	Luden Pinkerton	 32	Oriale University	            Bridgeport Dodgers
RF	 11	Garret Johnson	 24	Caroga State University	            Bridgeport Dodgers

by **Saugeais** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:15 pm

Saugeais National Baseball Team
"The Rangers"

Manager: Gregory Hanson - Age 61

Roster (name - age - bat - throw)

Pitchers
Starters:
Claude Gagné – Age 36 - R - R
Richard Cochon – Age 30 - R - R
Randy Blackman – Age 30 - L - L
Franklin Nopro – Age 26 - R - R
Kelvin Lane – Age 26 - L - L

Relievers:
Aaron Jones – Age 33 - R - R
Shaun Fournier – Age 35 - L - L
Kim Yun-Sung – Age 34 - R - R
Steven Richardson - Age 29 - R - R
Terry Kazmierczak (closer)– Age 25 - L - L

Infielders
Christophe Lind (1B) – Age 29 - L - R
Derek Evans (2B) – Age 34 - R - R
Jose Rodriguez (SS) – Age 32 - L - L
Paul Roland (3B) – Age 27 - L - L
Jean-Paul Romero (SS) – Age 35 - L - L
Bruno Baylor (1B) – Age 30 - R - R
Antonio Silva (3B) – Age 26 - S - R

Catchers
Dick Robinson – Age 33 - R - R
Anderson Smith – Age 31 - L - R

Outfielders
Aaron Dairon (CF) – Age 24 - R - R
Pierce Gordon (RF) – Age 36 - S - R
Jacques Benoit (RF) – Age 32 - R - R
Michel Pétain (LF) – Age 29 - L - L
George Du Bois (CF) – Age 34 - R - R
Pierre Gardin (LF) – Age 28 - L - R

DHs
Shawn Hamilton – Age 30 - R - R
Max Fielding - Age 34 - L - L

Style Modifier: +3

Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose my lineup: N
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y within reason
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N

by **Colmark** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:21 pm

Colmark National Baseball Team "The Bears"

Home stadium: Farringdon Park (capacity 7,400) Please note that away fans will be allocated a maximum of 1,000 tickets and that the DH rule is NOT used

Farringdon Park is the largest baseball stadium in Colmark, where even the top matches are rarely watched by more than a couple of thousand people. Based in the capital city of Fortnam, the stadium is situated on the outskirts of the city, with a large public park on one side and a outlet store on the other. While it will almost definitely be the smallest stadium used at the WBC, there should be a good atmosphere inside. There will be little in the way of modern conveniences, there is no jumbotron, no mascots, though there will be an organ player and concessions mostly selling good old Colmarkian hog roasts and mutton, but will, of course, supply 'peanuts and crackerjack'.
One final note on the stadium: it is looked after lovingly, but on a tight budget. It is slightly rickety and the changing rooms, particularly for the opposition, are tiny. The away changing room would only have space for six players in a full sized dressing room, so squeeze up!

RP permissions: I am a pretty laid back person, please TG me though if you are planning something big

Colmark's baseball players have a tough life. Semi-professionals, they shuttle between day job and baseball tirelessly, putting strain on their young families and infuriating their employers. Colmark's squad is tiny compared to that of almost every other nation, quite simply because the Colmarkian Baseball Federation cannot afford to support more players. The situation has not been helped by some interesting scheduling - just after touching down in Fortnam following a remarkable run in the Saugeais Open, where they reached the final, they were into the pre-WBC training camp. "It certainly isn't an easy life" remarks captain Richard Ashmore, "but we are bonded through the experience and we are determined to prove that we can mix it with the big boys". This will be Colmark's second visit to the World Baseball Classic, in WBC 18 they finished at a credible 3-5, having looked like possible playoff candidates for much of that period. "Believe it or not, we were slightly dissapointed with our positioning last time out" claims coach Harrison Thomas "We let a couple of games slip and could have very easily made the playoffs. There were a few mistakes that we made courtesy of never having played at that level before, and we certainly don't plan on repeating them"
Perhaps the lasting memory of Colmark's run in that tournament was the scenes at Farringdon Park, the creaking home of Colmarkian baseball. Even Will Anscombe, the director of the ballpark admits that consumer comfort is not its top draw "It may be a little more Spartan than the ball parks you get in other nations, but it has been here in its current form since 1952 so I think it is doing very well. I don't care for big stadiums with their over-commercialisation and their mod-cons, true baseball fans love watching a game here. The atmosphere is unrivalled." It is hard to dispute that, as the 7,400 fans who crammed in for each home game sounded more like 70,000 as they banged the wooden floors and yelled their hearts out, while opposing players, who squeezed into the away changing room that resembles a closet, felt a long way from home. In the words of an unidentified opposing player "I would rather play in hell than here"
Our prediction - Colmarkian baseball is surging a wave at the moment and there is plenty of momentum. If the Bears can make use of home advantage and win their winnable away games, they will reach the playoffs. If they get there - who knows?

by **Sakurakoku** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:41 pm

Sakurakoku National Baseball Team

by **Passionate Redheads** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:22 pm

Ruadha at WBC 19

In the next World Baseball Classic, the association in Ruadha may or may not even exist. Ruadha might be part of the Commonwealth of The Babbage Islands by then. But until then, the area once described as "A Fayre lande of Passionate red-heads" has an independent association and a national team.

The national sports here are the traditional Gaelic games of Gaelic football and hurling. Yet the people of Ruadha are fond of other sports as well, "annathin' that uses a flippin' stick." That includes hockey of both stripes, lacrosse, cricket, bandy, even fencing and croquet -- and, yes, baseball.

Of the 20 ladies on the team, only 13 are redheads. Genetics work here as in other places, and recessives are still recessives. Ruadha maintains a higher percentage of redheads than the norm only because cultural mores encourage those with red hair or at least red-headed parents to pair off.

Professional sport doesn't exist. But baseball is played in all of the 29 traditional clan seats, amongst households great and small. The ball park at Wicklow actually seats six thousand and will host all our home games.

Manager: Caitríona Fotheringham (Galway)
1st base coach: Siobhán O'Shaughnessy (Kinross)
3rd base coach: Olivia Rose (Cork)
Pitching coach: Lann Parker (Dumfries)

Lineup

2  Betsie MacLysaght (Kinross), CF, 19
17 Líosa Balfour (Kinross), SS, 15
1  Martha Elder (Banff), 3B, 22
34 Jean Rose (Castlebar), RF, 20
5  Sheena Redmond (Cupar), 1B, 23
23 Helen O'Boyle (Wicklow), LF, 18
41 Barabla Hatton (Cork), 2B, 26
8  Liúsaidh MacCostello (Cork), C, 25
-- Pitcher OR Ceana O'Boylan (Cupar), DH

EDIT: We use the DH at home.

Rotation

13 Olibhia MacNamara (Wicklow), starter, 21
21 Catriona MacColgan (Greenlaw), lefty starter, 25
7  Sally O'Gallagher (Carlow), starter, 21
31 Morag O'Monahan (Lerwick), starter, 23

Bench

37 Sinéad Nisbet (Kinross), infielder, 24
19 Ceana Mackendrick (Dundalk), backup catcher, 20
47 Cicily O'Tierney (Banff), outfielder, 22
11 Mary Drummond (Cupar), closer, 23
53 Gormall Cockburn (Wicklow), set-up, 28
43 Brigid Gow (Limerick), lefty reliever, 17
29 Dearbhla Blake (Carlow), reliever, 21
3  Ceana O'Boylan (Cupar), reliever/designated hitter, 24

by **Lycrabon** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:52 pm

ST. CATHERINE, LYCRABON -- Once again, the Lycrabon Blue Jays return to One Big Island on the search for a title for a seventh time. Granted, most Lycrabonians would be happy with a semifinal appearance, but doesn't EVRYONE love hoisting the trophy?

After the near-unanimous disaster that was WBC 17 - held in Lycrabon - the eighteenth installment saw the sky blue and gray bounce back with yet another quarterfinal choke job. As promised, long-time power hitting shortstop Frank Thompson ended a Hall of Fame career for Lycrabon, and moved to the manager position. Consistency wasn't enough for the previous staff as the Lycrabon Baseball Committee chose not to renew the contracts of any of the coaching staff.

*** (MORE INFO TO COME)

MODIFIERS, PERMISSIONS, AND ROSTER:

MODIFIER: + 3.5

Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose my lineup: N, see below
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y, within reason
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N I'll choose how badly.

MGR: 4 Frank Thompson (4x WBC veteran, unofficial next HoF entry from Lycrabon)
1ST: 99 Max Butler
3RD: 70 Erik Gwynne
PITCH: 24 Jaime Horan
BENCH COACH (should Mr. Thompson be ejected): 40 Javier Wickman

1B 1 Carl Maynard (27)
2B 2 Chad Price (27)
3B 3 Cliff Mayo (25)
SS 4 Sean McCormick (19, star shortstop for Newcastle University)
LF 7 J.C. Tyson (26)
CF 8 Jeremy Kramer (29)
(Pitcher spot)
RF 9 Jonathan Short (32)
C 6 Gene Welch (25)

BENCH:
1B 28 Sam Daniels (35)
2B 29 Scott Green (26)
3B 30 Shawn Grimes (24)
SS 31 Teddy Downs (31)
C 32 Wally Newton (29)
LF 33 Alonzo Osborn (26)
CF 34 Andrew Garrett (32)
RF 35 Bryce George (30)

PITCHERS:
P 18 Tom Benson (24)
P 19 Tyrone Conley (34)
P 20 Zachary Francis (29)
P 21 Bruce Barrett (30)
P 22 Glenn Carrillo (33)

BULLPEN:
LRP 39 Mitchell Johnston (28)
MRP 42 Leroy Harrison (34)
SU 44 Clifford Nash (33)
CL 45 Darrell Lane (31)

by **Syvorji** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:54 pm

Syvorjin National Team

Syvorji News 24 - December 1, 2018

For the first time, the United Socialist Republics of Syvorji had made their debut. This is marked by a victory in socialism. In recent years, Syvorji had entered itself into WorldVision and now has entered WBC19, to ensure that communism shall work. After all, communism shall always work, and hopefully, it, as well as future tourneys can get a Syvorjin chance to form an Under-21 cup. From Andrew Howards, Syvorjin News 24, Newmanistan.

by **Qazox** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:22 pm

It's been 20+ years since Qazox last was atop the WBC world. Since then, the age of Cassadaigua (2 titles) and Newmanistan (4 titles) have solidly been entrenched in the mindset of the international baseball community. But as Az-cz, Milchama, and we can, unfortunately, tell you; it will not last. There are plenty of teams eager to become the next dynasty. Tarrentum, who've reached back-to-back finals, but have fallen just short. Sarzonia, who won their 1st title 2 years ago. The Babbage Islands and Delaclava, two teams that eveyone expectes to make that leap this year. Even some of the old guard could make a run, such as Tocrowkia who've been amongst the more consistent teams.

But with the 40th anniversary coming up soon, wouldn't it be great for Qazox to bring home a 4th title, and then host the 20th WBC? But first can this team get back over the hump? Will the pitching finally come around and stop being inconsistent? In the largest WBC ever, 64 teams are battling it out for the chance to say they are World Champions. But who will it be?

Will Newmanistan win their 5th title, and become just the 2nd team to hoist the trophy in front of their own fans? Or will it be Cassadaigua, seeking a 3rd title of their own? Or will someone that no one expects to win emerge as champions?

by **Sarzonia** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:32 pm

Choose my runscorers: Yes.
Choose my lineup: No. It's my lineup. I'll choose it.
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes. It's my rotation.
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No.*
Godmod other events: No.*
Style modifier: -1.5

* Unless you're someone I trust and have either explicitly told or it's implied otherwise that you can.

DH in home park: No.
Home grounds: Fleetwood Park (capacity 57,600) in Woodstock, part of the Dave Wilson Athletic Complex.
Sarzonia Stars

Manager 4 Khalil Dennis
Bench Coach 14 Geoff Yancey
First Base Coach 38 Clem Barker
Third Base Coach 20 Lyle Menifee
Hitting Coach 44 Hank Everly
Pitching Coach 40 Ken Sutcliffe

ROSTER

Starting Rotation
34 Brad Baxter (RHP): Nicksia Nighthawks Baxter led the Sarzonian major leagues in wins (17), innings pitched (172) and strikeouts (156).
18 Chris Carlton (LHP): Portland Fishermen Unlike the other lefty starter in Sarzonia's rotation, Carlton is a hard thrower, but has learned to throw a hard curveball in addition to his big, slow curve, which serves as his off speed pitch. He also throws a sinker when necessary.
27 Brian Edwards (RHP): Lexington Flight Despite the Flight's last place finish in the Incorporated League, Edwards was an 11 game winner (11-5, 2.67 ERA). He doesn't strike out many and relies on a sinking fastball to get ground ball outs.
22 Charlie Palmer (LHP): Portland Fishermen Known for having the best changeup in all of Sarzonian baseball, he was named the first-ever Jim Palmer Award recipient for postseason MVP after leading the Fishermen to a Sarzonia Series crown.
16 Josh Campbell (RHP): Woodstock Mountaineers His performance during the Cyanea Series against Delaclava's Quinniville Conquistadors propelled the young Campbell into the starting rotation to replace the now-retired Sutcliffe.

Bullpen
32 Kenny Spencer (RHP): Saugerties Streakers Spencer is arguably the best setup man in the history of the sport in Sarzonia. He has only six saves in his career, but makes a living closing the door in the eighth inning.
29 Jay Ballard (LHP): Nicksia A specialist at getting lefthanded hitters out, Ballard made only one career start in secondary school. He threw a two-hit shutout in the state championship in that start.
33 Roger Tolliver (LHP): Avalon Aeros The lefthanded long reliever for the Aeros, he led the league with most innings pitched by a reliever (79) without making a start. His 38 appearances led the league among all relief pitchers.
17 Kerry Clark (RHP): Woodstock The leader among all of Sarzonian baseball with 29 saves, Clark has a devastating curveball and fastball. He's working on developing a change up.
39 Alvin Dryden (LHP): Rypien Rhinos Dryden is the lefty closer on the national team and will alternate with Clark depending on the opponent. Dryden led his league with 27 saves.
36 Calen George (LHP): Woodstock Mountaineers George really made a name for himself during the Cyanea Series by throwing two lengthy shutout outings in relief against the Quinniville Conquistadors, including a five-inning stint in Game 7.

Position Players (starters in bold)
C 10 Fred Carlton: Grovesmont Gryphons Carlton is the best defensive catcher in Sarzonian baseball. Calls a great game, threw out 44 percent of opposing baserunners. His problem: He hit .227 with only two home runs.
1B 36 Skip Hale: Woodstock Steps in to play first base in favour of the retired Everly, who joins the Stars as hitting coach. He is expected to have some growing pains in the position.
2B 6 Dewey Griffin: Avalon The sparkplug for the Aeros, Griffin led both major leagues with 44 stolen bases and nine bunt hits. He was tied for second in the league in sacrifice hits (bunts or flies).
SS 2 Chris Spontanelli: Townshend Tigers: One of the many shortstops in the Cal Ripken mold, Spontanelli led his team with 17 homers and 81 RBI. At 6'5", he's the tallest starting shortstop in Sarzonia.
3B 9 Kate Schmidt: Bristol Bears: The only female to earn a starting spot on the national team, she hit .309 to lead her team and smacked 11 home runs.
LF 19 Tyrell Gordon: Portland Set a record for most outfield assists in college or high school baseball with 133. Had only two outfield assists this season when major league teams decided not to risk running on him.
CF 23 Drew Bradley: Avalon A speedster, Bradley is known for his graceful play in center and led his league in outfield assists with nine.
RF 24 Mark Dwight: Nicksia Not much with speed or a throwing arm, but Dwight specialises in being at the right place at the right time. He led the league with a .361 batting average.

Reserves
OF 11 Micah West Grovesmont Not the fleetest of foot, but has a rocket for a throwing arm and has excellent anticipation.
OF 7 Tyler Hunter Bristol: Can play either corner outfielder position, but his throwing arm is arguably the worst in the league. Is better known for his bat.
C 13 Mario Salvidotti Avalon: Improving as a receiver, Salvidotti led his team with 21 home runs and 89 RBI.
IF 3 Russ Fraley Bristol Handled his demotion to reserve behind Schmidt with surprising grace and honed his skills as a shortstop so he could play short, third or first. He also is learning how to play second.
IF 5 Bryan Carroll Portland Extremely valuable asset to his team, he can play any position in the infield. Could serve as the emergency catcher if necessary.

Starting lineup (with the DH)
2B Griffin
CF Bradley
SS Spontanelli
1B Hale
DH Hunter
3B Schmidt
RF Dwight
LF Gordon
C Carlton

Starting lineup (without the DH)
2B Griffin
CF Bradley
SS Spontanelli
1B Everly
3B Schmidt
RF Dwight
LF Gordon
C Carlton
P

Home colours are white and navy with silver trim. Road uniform is a dark grey with navy blue and white lettering. The third uniform is navy blue with white lettering, which is used as either a home or away uniform depending on what the other team wears.

by **Sarzonia** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:57 pm

A tale of two Classics.

Coming into the 18th World Baseball Classic, Sarzonia were merely trying to erase the bad taste in their mouths from their first-ever failure to qualify for the postseason and their first losing record in their history within the World Baseball Classic.

Coming into the 19th, however, the mood is different. This time, the Stars are the defending champions, having battled back from a 2-games-to-1 series deficit to win the deciding fifth game against emerging rivals Tarrentum. The Stars are coming in now with no labels of best team to never win the championship.

If you ask Khalil Dennis whether he felt vindicated after becoming a World Baseball Classic-winning manager, he'll just shake his head.

"It's not about me," he said. "It's about these players and the sacrifices they made to get to the point they are now. Winning a championship is great, but it's what we do for an encore that counts."

The Stars are shooting for that encore to be another championship, but to do that, they will have to get past the usual suspects, including four-time champions and current hosts Newmanistan. There was some question whether the Stars would even be around to defend their title. Board of Governors Chairman Louis Coletti said if it were up to him, the Stars wouldn't be playing.

However, the Board voted 8-1 against withdrawing, with Coletti casting the lone nay vote.

"It was a veto-proof majority," Coletti said. "Our vote was for Delaclava to host. We're not happy with the crooked goings on at the top of the WBC."

Sarzonia has already lodged a formal complaint, but it wasn't just the Board of Governors who would have nixed a withdrawal from the competition. Lieutenant President Nicole Lewis sent a letter to the Board advising them that the Incorporated Sarzonian Government "would view with extreme disfavour" a withdrawal from the competition unless They Who Shall Not Be Named were to be hosts.

"If those people were voted hosts, we wouldn't take part," she said. "Otherwise, play ball!"

[OOC: Just so anyone who could be confused is clear, the accusations of impropriety in the voting are purely IC, although the disappointment in the results is both IC and OOC. Newmanistan is a more than capable host.]

by **Qazox** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:06 pm

(Style modifier: whatever the max is)
The DH will never be used in Qazox!

(New players in italics)
MANAGER: Linda Werth

Starting Lineup (Bats/Throws)

CF- Tyson McGillicutty (R/R): One of the few bright spots from WBC 18, Tyson's speed proved to be a great boon to the Eagles' offense,as he easily led the team in runs and finsihed 2nd in batting average.

3B- Ashante Omante (R/L): Was on of the more consistent players at WBC 18. Werth believes that with her speed behind McGillicutty, a few more runs will come across early in games.

2B- Jayde Sinclair (S/R): Sinclair's just reaching her prime and with Holmes and Sdmar, two of Qazox' power hitters behind her, and two quick runners in front of her, if she doesn't get at least an RBI a game, then something's wrong.

C- Davis Sdmar (R/R): Sdmar's been more consistent than Holmes lately. While the power drops a bit, the overall production shouldn't.

RF- Carl Holmes (L/L): True Power hitter on team. Showing his age a bit, as his batspeed slowed, but still can bang out 420+ ft HRs. Batting 5th, he should be protected a bit more. (Will also DH in games needing a DH).

LF- Emma Flint (R/R): After a good WBC 17, struggled a bit as the #2 hitter. Still has a great arm and a quick bat, but any power she had is gone. (Will play RF in games involving a DH)

1B- Daniel Jae (L/L): A vacuum at 1st base, and suprisingly quick, Jae has added a little bit more power to his game and and showed more patience at the dish. Might be best all-around player on team.

SS- Arthur Thomas (R/R): Everything you'd want in a Shortstop, Great range, great glove and good speed. Still isn't great at the plate, but does have a good eye.

Pitcher's spot.

In Games involving a DH, Jae and Thomas will bat 8th and 9th, with DH batting 5th. In RF, batting 7th and replacing Holmes in the field will be:

RF: Carly Germaine: (S/L). Germaine replaces Hannah Carre as 4th OF, as Carre left over a dispute w/ Werth over playing time. Germaine is only 16 years old, and is still nowhere near her peak, but a quick bat, good arm and the ability to hit from both sides of the plate means she will be around for a while and will only get better.

Rotation (pitches/Bats)

#1- Michael Hunter (L/L): Earned #1 role after Jerri Werth's struggles at WBC 18. Fastball tops 90 rarely, but has pin-point control. That and two curves, a 11-5 that breaks bats and a side-arm curve that acts like a changeup.

#2- Sean Carey (R/R): Bumped up to #2 after good playoff outings, Carey has a good fastball (94-96), a good changeup and a great splitter. Has some control issues and will walk a few batters a game and might hit one or two as well.

#3- Jerri Werth (R/R): Jerri's injury-plagued WBC 18 and the recovery from it will be Qazox' biggest question needed to be answered at WBC19. Her fastball's not as fast (94-96); and the slider hasn't looked as sharp, but her circle-change has never been better. Has been working on a splitter as well.

#4- Julia Stanton (R/R): A good showing at WBC 18, Stanton has shown she can pitch at this level. Her fastball's not as overpowerting, but her sinker and slider are nearly unhittable at times. She's added a changeup as well, but it does go wild.

BENCH:
2B- Sandra Wu
INF- Mike Mazeroni
2B/SS- Mandy Brady
3B/1B- Chuck Bath
OF- Yasmine Herrera
OF- Eric Diean

BULLPEN
LHP- Charlene Iya
LHP- Issac Greene
RHP- Greg Chambers
RHP- Nathan Symthe
Closer (R)- Robert Tokadden

RP PERMISSIONS:
Choose my runscorers: YES
Choose my lineup: NO, please follow as above. 
Follow my Pitching Rotation: YES
Godmod scoring events: NO
RP injuries to my players: NO
Godmod injuries to my players: NO
Eject my players: NO
Godmod other events: NO

Qazox' home stadium:
Pheonix Stadium, Qazox City, Qazox.
Capacity: 61,108.
Diagram:

by **VANTELIRA** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:11 am

Manager: Dimirat Isakov - Age 48

Roster (name - age - bat - throw)

Pitchers
Starters:
Camen Terov – Age 25 - R - R
Lazar Dachev – Age 28 - R - R
Petar Basev – Age 30 - L - L
Tihomir Rachev – Age 27 - R - R
Kostadin Nachev – Age 26 - L - L

Relievers:
Anton Rubev – Age 30 - R - R
Stanimir Stanchev – Age 30 - L - L
Mihail Cabarov – Age 32 - R - R
Ivan Husckov- Age 26 - R - R
Asen Zarev (closer)– Age 23 - L - L

Infielders
Radostin Radoev(1B) – Age 29 - L - R
Galin Paev (2B) – Age 28 - R - R
Zarko Barev (SS) – Age 32 - L - L
Borko Borev(3B) – Age 27 - L - L
George Ibrev (SS) – Age 35 - L - L
Valentin Vunev (1B) – Age 30 - R - R
Trayan Evlogiev (3B) – Age 26 - S - R

Catchers
Blagovest Filipov – Age 32 - R - R
Zlatin Radev – Age 26 - L - R

Outfielders
Keran Kasabov(CF) – Age 24 - R - R
Stoyan Petrov(RF) – Age 35 - S - R
Tician Darkov (RF) – Age 22 - R - R
Dobri Dobryachev(LF) – Age 29 - L - L
George Ordev(CF) – Age 32 - R - R
George Tubarov (LF) – Age 28 - L - R

DHs
Jivko Jelev – Age 28 - R - R
Radoy Hunchev - Age 30 - L - L

Style Modifier: +2

Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: No

Chenkorya on Last.fm · by **Chenkorya** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:50 am

Schedule
June 23rd: vs. Sarzonia
June 24th: vs. New Palmouth
June 25th: vs. Achalya Santis
June 26th: vs. Jimmer Fredette
June 27th: vs. Virabia
June 28th: vs. Dutch East India
June 29th: vs. Cotdelapoms
June 30th: vs. Sarzonia
July 1: vs. New Palmouth
July 2nd: vs. Achalya Santis
July 3rd: vs. Jimmer Fredette
July 4th: vs. Virabia
July 5th: vs. Dutch East India
July 6th: vs. Cotdelapoms

Pitchers
Starters:
Rahul Bray – 24 y.o. - R - R
Swiðhun Walmsley – 25 y.o. - R - R
Quinlan Averesch – 28 y.o. - L - L
Aureliusz Denman – 22 y.o. - R - R
Mahmoud Aben – 21 y.o. - L - L

Relievers:
Darden van Achthoven – 23 y.o. - R - R
Italus Bíró – 30 y.o. - L - L
Klaudiusz Bell – 30 y.o. - R - R
Tsvetan Takács - 29 y.o. - R - R
Þórbjörn Méndez (closer) – 27 y.o. - L - L

Infielders
Uzochi Acerbi (1B) – 26 y.o. - L - R
Clímaco Sessions (2B) – 23 y.o. - R - R
Augusts Janz (SS) – 22 y.o. - L - L
Spiro Macgowan (3B) – 21 y.o. - L - L
Jackie York (SS) – 25 y.o. - L - L
Yago Abeln (1B) – 23 y.o. - R - R
Steffen Christensen (3B) – 23 y.o. - S - R

Catchers
Kazímir Hawking – 27 y.o. - R - R
Tiburtius Nardi – 30 y.o. - L - R

Outfielders
Hildebert Hendry (CF) – 24 y.o. - R - R
Baldovin Kovár (RF) – 24 y.o. - S - R
Gallus Haber (RF) – 21 y.o. - R - R
Frane Schuchardt (LF) – 29 y.o. - L - L
Demetrio Salomon (CF) – 20 y.o. - R - R
Carl Zupan (LF) – 29 y.o. - L - R

DHs
Gislenus Pavoni – 28 y.o. - R - R
Wolf de Klerk - 23 y.o. - L - L

Style Modifier: +2

Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes

by **Newmanistan** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:07 am

At a banquet hall in Pocono City, in which all participating nations were welcomed to send a maximum of four delegates too, a middle aged woman approaches the podium.

“Everyone, please rise.” The woman says. “His Majesty, Emperor Michael IV is coming. The woman steps out of the way and the Emperor approaches the podium to basic theme music while a few members of the Newmanistanian media painstakingly note who’s representation is respecting the Emperor by standing silently at attention and who is not.

“Thank you... everyone, you may be seated,” the aging Emperor begins, “I would like to welcome you to the official group draw for World Baseball Classic Nineteen. We are honored to have been chosen as hosts for this and we can’t wait to have the best baseball players in the world come to Newmanistan once again. It’s been a while. There are sixty-four participants to be entered into eight groups of eight, so we have eight pots of eight, which have been seeded in accordance to rank. It is my pleasure to have eight members of the Newmanistan Baseball Hall of Fame draw from each pot. We have chosen eight of the more modest players, so if you’re looking for Carrie Nicolette or Stacey Keisler, they are not here. I turn to Tara Stewart for pot one.”

Tara comes to the podium and announces the teams in pot 1. “They are Tarrentum, Newmanistan, Cassadaigua, Sarzonia, Qazox, Milchama, Western Cuba and Lycrabon.” Stewart draws the ping pong balls, each with the nation’s flag on them, randomly from the pot and turns to Sarah Boland for pot 2.

“Thank you, Tara. In Pot 2 we have Tocrowkia, Zwangzug, Saugeais, Churchma, Virabia, The Babbage Islands, Delaclava, and Cosumar.” The group is randomly drawn and the attention turns to Rachel Crockett.

“Great to be here! I bring you pot 3, and it starts off with Civil Citizenry, Bergnovinaia, and Silver Beach. Then we have Mantwenic, Quintessence of Dust, Cotdelapoms, Meddicia, and Sakurakoku.” The group is drawn, and next up is Courtney Lombardi.

“Good morning everyone. Next up of course is pot 4 and here we have Mytannion, Carasatoga, Altimarus, Cabric, Colmark and Chenkorya. That concludes the participants which were ranked coming into the tournament. Before the remaining nations were put in the order which they signed up, we have opted to show respect for the past history of Taeshan in this tournament and put them in this pot. Then, the unranked teams are in order of when they formally submitted their sign-up papers. There’s one spot left for pot 4, and that will go to Matting.” The group is drawn.

Brittany Wright runs top the podium quicky in an effort to still show she has good speed. She then reads off the pot 5 teams, first with a message. “I would like to welcome all of the new teams to World Baseball Classic. This is a great competition and we are glad to have you here for what we hope will be the first of many appearances. The nations in this pot are: Vitores, Darmen, Camwood, Swartaz, Jimmer Fredette, Beaverriver, Syvorji, and Ma Raque.” The group is drawn and up steps Natalie Monroe, in a more casual manner.

“Thanks Britt. Group number six includes Armorgames, Wadomia, and Michael VII. I have been told that Michael VII is not the Emperor’s future great grand-son. Also, Commonwealth of Isles, Okunion, Achlaya Santis, Southern Canuckland, and The Confederate States of America. Welcome all of you to the Classic.” The teams are drawn.

For Pot 7, up steps former relief pitcher Jessica Vauclair, who briefly tells everyone how honored she is to be here. “The teams in this pot are Chirpland, Nicole Riche, Aglorea, Dutch East India, Thrilledge, Vantelira, Arnett Mead, and Ruadha. Welcome to the World Baseball Classic and good luck to you.” The teams are drawn.

And finally, we get pot 8. Former starting shortstop Tara Cuyler gets the honor. “The final pot has the following nations: Astonysha, New Palmouth, ViZion, Camerania, Weegee and Rick Steves, Polkopia, Sahanaea, and South Bucks. It’s a pleasure to have all of you in the tournament. Best of luck!” The teams are drawn into their respective groups.

On the screen behind the podium, the groups are summarized, displaying the following:

Group 1:
Mytannion (29)
Newmanistan (2)
Polkopia (NR)
Beaverriver (NR)
Commonwealth of Isles (NR)
Churchma (12)
Silver Beach (19)
Nicole Riche (NR)

Group 2:
Michael VII (NR)
Sakurakoku (28)
Colmark (35)
South Bucks (NR)
Saugeais (11)
Arnett Mead (NR)
Lycrabon (8)
Darmen (NR)

Group 3:
Thrilledge (NR)
Tocrowkia (9)
Camerania (NR)
Bergnovinaia (18)
Vitores (NR)
Cassadaigua (3)
Carasatoga (30)
Wadomia (NR)

Group 4:
Southern Canuckland (NR)
Cabric (32)
Ruadha (NR)
Cosumar (16)
Qazox (5)
ViZion (NR)
Meddicia (25)
Swartaz (NR)

Group 5:
Camwood (NR)
Taeshan (NR)
Tarrentum (1)
Aglorea (NR)
Quintessence of Dust (21)
The Confederate States of America (NR)
Weegee and Rick Steves (NR)
Delaclava (15)

Group 6:
Ma Raque (NR)
Mantwenic (20)
Astonysha (NR)
The Babbage Islands (14)
Altimarus (31)
Chirpland (NR)
Okunion (NR)
Western Cuba (7)

Group 7:
Jimmer Fredette (NR)
Virabia (13)
Dutch East India (NR)
Chenkorya (48)
Sarzonia (4)
New Palmouth (NR)
Achlaya Santis (NR)
Cotdelapoms (22)

Group 8:
Vantelira (NR)
Armorgames (NR)
Milchama (6)
Matting (NR)
Syvorji (NR)
Civil Citizenry (17)
Sahanaea (NR)
Zwangzug (10)

Schedule: (Home teams are on the left) (Anticipate RP Cutoffs between 9-10am Eastern USA time)
MD1- June 23rd- 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5
MD2- June 24th- 8 v 5, 6 v 4, 7 v 3, 1 v 2
MD3- June 25th- 2 v 8, 3 v 1, 4 v 7, 5 v 6
MD4- June 26th- 8 v 6, 7 v 5, 1 v 4, 2 v 3
MD5- June 27th- 3 v 8, 4 v 2, 5 v 1, 6 v 7
MD6- June 28th- 8 v 7, 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4
MD7- June 29th- 4 v 8, 5 v 3, 6 v 2, 7 v 1
MD8- June 30th- 8 v 1, 7 v 2, 6 v 3, 5 v 4
MD9- July 1st- 5 v 8, 4 v 6, 3 v 7, 2 v 1
MD10- July 2nd- 8 v 2, 1 v 3, 7 v 4, 6 v 5
MD11- July 3rd- 6 v 8, 5 v 7, 4 v 1, 3 v 2
MD12- July 4th- 8 v 3, 2 v 4, 1 v 5, 7 v 6
MD13- July 5th- 7 v 8, 6 v 1, 5 v 2, 4 v 3
MD14- July 6th- 8 v 4, 3 v 5, 2 v 6, 1 v 7

Playoffs:

Preliminary Round:
G1- July 7th
G2- July 8th
G3- July 9th (if necessary)

Round of 16:
G1- July 10th
G2- July 11th
G3- July 12th (if necessary)

Quarterfinals:
G1- July 13th
G2- July 14th
G3- July 15th (if necessary)

Semifinals:
G1- July 16th
G2- July 17th
G3- July 18th (if necessary)

3rd Place Series:
G1- July 19th
G2- July 20th
G3- July 21st (if necessary)

Championship
G1- July 19th
G2- July 20th
G3- July 21st
G4- July 22nd
G5- July 23rd (if necessary)
G6- July 24th (if necessary)
G7- July 25th (if necessary)

by **South Bucks** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:43 am

South Bucks National Baseball Team "The Swans"

Baseball is a true minority sport in South Bucks, as such there are no dedicated Ballparks, indeed in the nation there are barely any major stadiums at all. Home matches will take place at various local cricket grounds, with capacity for all games standing at around 1,000.

Matches vs. Saugeais and Colmark will be held at The Meadow, Chesham

Matches vs. Lycrabon and Sakurakoku will be played at Shardeloes Estate, Amersham

Finally, the matches vs. Michael VII, Darmen and Arnett Mead will be played at London Road, High Wycombe

Schedule:

Saugeais (Home)
Arnett Mead (Away)
Lycrabon (Home)
Michael VII (Away)
Sakurakoku (Home)
Colmark (Away)
Darmen (Home)
Saugeais (Away)
Arnett Mead (Home)
Lycrabon (Away)
Michael VII (Home)
Sakurakoku (Away)
Colmark (Home)
Darmen (Away)

RP permissions: TG me if anything huge, but otherwise go nuts

by **Civil Citizenry** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:17 pm

Civil Citizenry
roster
for the
19th World Baseball Classic

Depth Chart
Catcher
Pamelith ▪ Danosol
First Base
Tanentuha ▪ Sheenays
Second Base
Cafutenu ▪ Henror
Third Base
Mezotehloo ▪ Amivlait
Shortstop
Nigano ▪ Amivlait ▪ Henror
Left Field
Sheenays ▪ Bat Cropvliet ▪ Slamipiv
Center Field
Ropell ▪ Amivlait
Right Field
Focheza ▪ Ohess ▪ Slamipiv
Starting Rotation
Divace [LHP] ▪ Olanahaj [RHP] ▪ Nimulap [RHP] ▪ Bat Warvliet [RHP] ▪ Tentoo [RHP]
Bullpen Corps
Maviching [RHP] ▪ Lepasar [LHP] ▪ Selesik [RHP] ▪ Edananod [RHP] ▪ Omesusez [RHP] ▪ Calalay [LHP]
Team Schedule
June 23 ▪ at ₆Milchama
June 24 ▪ vs _NRMatting
June 25 ▪ at _NRSyvorji
June 26 ▪ at ₁₀Zwangzug
June 27 ▪ vs _NRSahanaea
June 28 ▪ at _NRVantelira
June 29 ▪ vs _NRArmorgames
June 30 ▪ vs ₆Milchama
July 1 ▪ at _NRMatting
July 2 ▪ vs _NRSyvorji
July 3 ▪ vs ₁₀Zwangzug
July 4 ▪ at _NRSahanaea
July 5 ▪ vs _NRVantelira
July 6 ▪ at _NRArmorgames

Alphabetical Roster
Fenerel Amivlait ▪ UT ▪ #42 ▪ L/L
Meshusas Bat Cropvliet ▪ LF ▪ #7 ▪ R/R
Pujesaloni Bat Warvliet ▪ SP ▪ #80 ▪ R/R
Deegaling Cafutenu ▪ 2B ▪ #19 ▪ R/L
Tufanor Calalay ▪ RP ▪ #33 ▪ L/L
Yuvovs Danosol ▪ C ▪ #41 ▪ R/R
Darg Divace ▪ SP ▪ #76 ▪ L/L
Copikint Edananod ▪ RP ▪ #60 ▪ R/R
Userpleft Focheza ▪ RF ▪ #21 ▪ R/R
Eltanu Ganaron ▪ Manager ▪ #00
Zalagree Henror ▪ 2B/SS ▪ #72 ▪ R/R
Odaki Lepasar ▪ RP ▪ #29 ▪ L/L
Fizzal Maviching ▪ RP ▪ #15 ▪ R/R
Hurknan Mezotehloo ▪ 3B ▪ #67 ▪ R/R
Karu Nigano ▪ SS ▪ #33 ▪ R/R
Zepponos Nimulap ▪ SP ▪ #59 ▪ R/R
Nemamany Ohess ▪ RF ▪ #47 ▪ R/R
Liltatin Olanahaj ▪ SP ▪ #2 ▪ R/R
Teffanijer Omesusez ▪ RP ▪ #81 ▪ R/R
Soomifa Pamelith ▪ C/1B ▪ #56 ▪ R/R
Haseengiho Ropell ▪ CF ▪ #85 ▪ L/L
Bikitaguly Selesik ▪ RP ▪ #36 ▪ R/R
Makefopapa Sheenays ▪ 1B/LF ▪ #24 ▪ R/L
Ellonat Slamipiv ▪ LF/RF ▪ #24 ▪ R/R
Telifut Tanentuha ▪ 1B ▪ #55 ▪ L/L
Maringe Tentoo ▪ SP ▪ #76 ▪ R/R

Starting Lineup (no DH)
Nigano [SS]
Ropell [CF]
Sheenays [LF]
Pamelith [C]
Focheza [RF]
Tanentuha [1B]
Cafutenu [2B]
Amivlait [3B]
PITCHER

Style Modifier: +2
RP Permissions: Anything!

by **Syvorji** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:21 pm

For RP permissions, go nuts, and yes, feel free to do whatever the hell you want to. xD

by **Armorgames** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:51 pm

Position Name Bats Throws
C Ray Gibson R R
C Andy Doby L R
1B Marvin Neckleson L L
2B Alex Leventhal R R
SS Josh Mackey L R
3B Hank Mays R R
CF Eddie Robertson L R
RF Steve Watson R L
LF Carl Green L L
OF Mike Lynn R R
OF Bret Clark R R
DH Michael Alou R R
Utility Player (Can play any position)
David Butler S R

Name Throws
Dan Young  R
Chuck McDonald  R
Carlos Ramirez  L
Darwin Greenburg  R
Tony Vaughn  L

Name Throws
Brian Buch R
Al Green R
Warren Stennett L
Don Wood R
Cecil Cameron L
Rick Lynn R
Sean Feller R

With DH
CF Eddie Robertson 
RF Steve Watson
3B Hank Mays
1B Marvin Neckleson
SS Josh Mackey
DH Michael Alou
2B Alex Leventhal
LF Carl Green 
C Ray Gibson

Without DH
CF Eddie Robertson 
RF Steve Watson
3B Hank Mays
1B Marvin Neckleson
SS Josh Mackey
2B Alex Leventhal
LF Carl Green 
C Ray Gibson
Pitcher

Name: Chitown Stadium
Capacity: 56,000
Dimensions:
Left Field Foul Line: 365 ft
Left-Center Field: 378 ft
Center Field: 410 ft
Right-Center Field: 378 ft
Right Field Foul Line: 363 ft
Backstop: 60 ft
Fences: 10 ft

Style Modifier: +3
Choose my runscorers: No
Choose my lineup: Use one provided
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No

MD 1 Armorgames v.Sahanaea
MD 2 Vantelira v. Armorgames
MD 3 Armorgames v. Zwangzug
MD 4 Armorgames v. Milchama
MD 5  Matting v. Armorgames
MD 6 Armorgames v. Syvorji
MD 7 Civil Citizenry v. Armorgames
MD 8 Sahanaea v. Armorgames
MD 9 Armorgames v. Vantelira
MD 10 Zwangzug v. Armorgames
MD 11 Milchama v. Armorgames
MD 12 Armorgames v. Matting
MD 13 Syvorji v. Armorgames
MD 14 Armorgames v. Civil Citizenry

by **Jimmer Fredette** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:54 pm

FORGET THIS.

by **Taeshan** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:05 pm

Roster

Player 	Pos 	# 	Age 	Other(pitches)(hits) 	Hand 	Batting Spot
Andrew Michealson 	SP 	10 	20 	Knuckler, Curve, Change, Splitter 	Left 	
Tyler Fitzpatrick 	SP 	9 	20 	Curve, Slider, 4 Seam Fast, Change 	Left 	
Matt Richards 	SP 	17 	20 	Slider, Palmball, Gyro, 2 Seam 	Right 	
Peter Taylor 	SP 	20 	20 	4 Seam, 2 Seam, Curve, Slider 	Left 	
Zach Lee Harper 	RP 	12 	28 	Curve, 4 Seam, Change, Slider, Palm 	Right 	
Gail Weaver 	RP 	29 	20 	4 Seam, Curve, Slider, Knuckler 	Right 	
Joeseph Pierre 	RP 	69 	20 	Change, Slider, Palmball, 2 Seam 	Right 	
Matt Smith 	RP 	75 	20 	Change, 2 Seam, Curve, Splitter 	Right 	
Colby Warner 	RP 	98 	20 	4 Seam, Sinker, Slider 	Left 	
Adam Williams 	RP 	1 	20 	4 Seam, 2 Seam, Change, Slider 	Left 	
Dan Mashkov 	RP 	2 	20 	Gyro, Splitter, Slider, Change 	Left 	
STARTING LINEUP 						
Jeff Zimmerman 	C 	15 	20 	Switch 	Left 	8th
Zack Childs 	1B 	50 	20 	Switch 	Right 	6th
Tim Wasaver 	2B 	40 	20 	Switch 	Right 	5th
Kenton Bleacher 	3B 	42 	20 	Switch 	Left 	7th
Adam Fisher 	SS 	77 	25 	Switch 	Right 	1st
Todd Addams 	LF 	4 	20 	Switch 	Left 	3rd
Kareem Mywane 	CF 	94 	27 	Switch 	Left 	2nd
Isaac Lewis 	RF 	14 	20 	Switch 	Right 	4th
SUBS 						
John Martin 	C 	52 	20 	Switch 	Right 	
Josiah Lee 	SS 	76 	20 	Switch 	Right 	
Tyler Rissler 	IF 	5 	20 	Switch 	Left 	
Garred Lester 	IF 	6 	20 	Switch 	Right 	
Victor West 	OF 	7 	20 	Switch 	Left 	
Darren White 	OF 	34 	20 	Switch 	Right 	
Juan Ramirez 	OF 	13 	20 	Switch 	Right

Stadium---Quarant Xa'virt Sphark Stadium, 400,000
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Manager-Alexander Parea
Colors-Purple Home Blue Away

by **Western cuba** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:41 pm

Western Cuban National Baseball Team

Manager: #00- Jose Peterson- Entering his Fifth WBC, Petersons goal is for the new Western Cuban National Team to make the Semi Finals. Which haven't been reached yet by the Reds. The farthest they have reached in the tournament is the Quarterfinals.

Catcher: #5- Philip Castro- The best hitter in Cuban history is approaching the twilight of his baseball career. Castro has already announced this would be his last WBC appearance, and possibly his baseball career.

1st Base: #12- Andon Balk- A large number of Western Cubans retired from the last WBC, and there international careers. Replacing Devin Hilton is Andon Balk, a young 17 year old. Recently signed by the national team.

2nd Base: #69- Erik Bures- Eirk replaces Michael Thompson as the 2nd basemen in the team. He is well known in Western Cuba for being a member of the Keisler Cup 3 Champion Team

Shortstop: #13-Roberto Ramos- Ramos is a member of the International Baseball League, which consists of a number of nations. He is one of the few in the league however as Western Cuban's have attn. on different leagues for the most part.

3rd Base: #67 Arman Pletenetsky- Plentenetsky is returning to the National team after a mediocre start in the last WBC, he vows to play better in this classic.

Right Fielder: #8 Vladimir Poderni- Poderni also a member of the Keisler Cup 3 Champion Team has moved up to replace retiring RF Dimitri Augustine

Center Fielder: #16 Sasha Rogojkin- Sasha is also a member of the IBL. Like Roberto Ramos. One of the few standout players in the league that are Cuban. He has joined the National Team to replace Dante Perez who was sadly killed in the Bombing of Vladgrad by the Britannians which great fully has stopped as the war in Cuba has come to an end

Left Fielder: #6 Brody Ukhtomskii- Brody comes again into his second classic, playing outstanding in the last classic many expect him to have a good one once more.

#1 Pitcher: #18- Fredek Fenyak- Fenyak returns to his second classic, aspiring to play better than his last classic which was mediocre.

#2 Pitcher: #42- Igor Alampiev- Igor a member of the International Baseball League is joining the National Team to replace Evan Jackson. Who has decided to retire from International and League play.

#3 Pitcher: #43- Robert Beshirov- Robert is also a member of the International Baseball League who is joining the national team to replace retired George Longoria.

Relieve Pitcher #45 Stepan Nemecek- Originally #43 also but having to chance his number due to Robert, Stepan is a new comer also. Coming up from the Keisler Cup 3 Champion team to replace Tod Verlander who has also retired.

Relieve Pitcher #2 Alberto Walling- Alberto is returning to the WBC, however though like many players who have not retired he is saying this is his last.

Closer #99 Rodger Sekera- Rodger after being named best Closer by a Newmanistan Sports Analyst. Struggled throughout WBC 18. Many people believe it is from the criticism placed on him after that announcement. However though Rodger says it's all behind him and that he is focused on now.

by **Saugeais** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:44 pm

National Journal
Breakdown of Saugeais in World Baseball Classic 19

Saugeais is back in their third straight WBC, hopefully looking to improve their early Round of 16 exit last time. But they will be doing it with out some familiar faces. Most notably on the pitching side, ace starter Jim Bochy and clutch closer Ringo Grenier both retired after last Saugeais Baseball Organization season. Taking their place on the roster is newcomers Franklin Nopro as a starter and Terry Kazmierczak at the closer spot. Franklin is a power pitcher, with his fastball topping out at 97 MPH, and Terry's slider has some of the nastiest bite on it the likes that have never been seen before. On the batting side, Saugeais lost to supreme power of Tuffy Jackson at DH and the speed and excellent fielding prowess of Takashi Honda. Taking their places are last year's rookie sensation Aaron Dairon at center fielder, whose last year won both the Rookie of the Year and the Gold Glove awards, and at the DH spot is Shawn Hamilton, who was Tuffy's backup last WBC. He possesses some of the same power that Tuffy had, but shows a little more discipline at the plate and he'll take a few more walks than Tuffy would have.

Now that the roster is set this time around, let's take a look at Saugeais's group. Group 2 consists on Michael VII, Sakurakoku, Colmark, South Bucks, Arnett Mead, Lycrabon, and Darmen Starting off with those unranked teams, South Bucks and Arnett Mead look to pose little to no thread in this group at all, therefore chalk up 4 wins on the board for Saugeais. Darmen and Michael VII, however, may put up a lot more of a fight. They both participated in the second Saugeais Baseball Tournament a few months ago and while Darmen fell in the first round, Michael VII ran all the way into the quarterfinals before losing to fellow group member Colmark. Expect these two series to be split at the very least for Saugeais; anything less would be troublesome. Now speaking of Colmark, they went all the way to the finals of our baseball tournament before we ultimately defeated them, 3 games to 1. They put up a strong showing in that tourney, and expect them to do the same here. A split series would be ideal, as they cold easily take both games. Sakurakoku is one of those teams that has stayed under the radar, and frankly, has never put forth a good record during their 2 other WBC appearances. They don't seem to go away quietly, and could possibly take a game away from us late. That leads us finally to Lycrabon. Another Saugeais Baseball Tournament participant, the fourth place finishers have been in 6 previous WBCs, with their personal best is a quarter finals appearance. They've had some great pitchers in the past to hold our hitters in check, but this time around it's the power of their hitters we need to look out for. This matchup could very easily go to Lycrabon is Saugeais doesn't mentally prepare.

by **Qazox** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:57 pm

ROAD TO NEWMANISTAN ^TM

Qazox Eagles:

Prior WBC Results in Newmanistan:
WBC 14: Lost to Cassadaigua in 1st round 1-2.
WBC 11: Lost to Zwangzug in 3rd place series 1-2.
WBC 8: Def. Milchama in WBC Final 4-2. (2nd WBC title)

Last 3 WBC Results:
WBC 18: Lost to Milchama in Quarterfinals 1-2.
WBC 17: Def. Silver Beach in 3rd place series 3-1.
WBC 16: Lost to Tocrowkia in 1st round 0-2.

20 years ago Qazox won their 3rd WBC title, joining Az-cz as they only nations to have accomplished that feat. But since then, it's been a very long dry spell. The 2nd of their 3 titles was won in Newmanistan, but since then the last 2 trips haven't been as successful. A first round exit to Cassadaigua 10 years ago was one of the low points in team history.

But now Qazox isn't as bad off as then, but still not a favorite. The early odds have Qazox at 12-1 to win the WBC title, with Newmanistan and Tarrentum co-favorites at 5:3, and defensing champions Sarzonia at 7:3 to win it all.

The Schedule for this biggest WBC ever has been released, and Qazox appears to have some luck on their side. The highest rated team, besides themselves is #16 Cosumar, who aren't exactly worldbeaters. Cabric has been drawn into Group 4 as well as Meddicia, are the only other ranked teams in the group. 4 newcomers: Southern Canuckland, Ruadha, ViZion, and Swartaz.

WBC 19 SCHEDULE:
@ Cosumar
@ Swartaz
v. ViZion
@ Meddicia
v. Southern Canuckland
@ Cabric
v. Ruadha
v. Cosumar
v. Swartaz
@ ViZion
v. Meddicia
@ Southern Canuckland
v. Cabric
@ Ruadha

The first half of the schedule seems to be the tougher of the two halves, as Qazox has to travel to all 3 other ranked teams; but the Eagles will host all 3 of them in the 2nd half. There's a stretch (MD's 5-11) when Qazox has 5 of 7 games at home and that stretch should make or break the teams' chances. Based on past results and the schedule, Qazox should have little difficulty reaching 10 wins and that might be enough to make the playoffs. To win the group, odds are at least 12 wins should be enough. Most projections have Qazox and Cosumar finishing level at 11-3 with Qazox getting the edge on Run Differential.

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