World Baseball Classic Discussion Thread

by **South Newlandia** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:54 pm

As some of you may have already seen on the WBC52 RP Thread, Super-Llamaland and I have created a new, multiversal baseball league, the LPB (Llamaphant Pro Baseball). This new league will be extensively roleplayed in the future, with one season during every WBC, and one season during every IBS. (In other words, the next one will happen during IBS15) (If you want to get a taste of what that may look like; here's a complilation of my RPs from WBC52, continued here - now imagine that, but better and with more Super-Llamaland.) If you have some players you'd like to see in the LPB, this is easily possible, regardless of whether you regularly roleplay baseball or not. Simply telegram or message us on discord! We're hoping to see some new faces in our league soon!

by **Ethane** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:31 am

Hey guys, apologies for my complete absence from the WBC this cycle. In the past month I've been on holiday, moved house, applied for and got a new job, and had to self-isolate cause of covid so I hope you can see I have good reasons for my absence xD.

I'm not sure when the WBC will be next cycle, but pre-WBC I'm going to evaluate whether I have the time to do WBC (I want to, but not sure yet). I don't want to continue to do no-RP in the competition. So no promises that I'll stick around with Ethane (or new nation), but I hope I can stick around in the WBC.

by **Chromatika** » Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:18 pm

Many thanks to Tumbra for third party-hosting a lot of Series, to Mrriin and Nephara for helping out, and to South Newlandia for helping out and pointing out the formula error while also providing templates for the tables.

Thank you for allowing me to solo host. It was a challenge but worthwhile.

See you in the next one!

by **Cassadaigua** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:26 am

Congratulations, Chrom!

by **Quintessence of Dust** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:40 am

Congrats Chrom & thanks for hosting.

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:20 am

Congrats, Chrom. Thanks for hosting.

And thank you for handling the formula mix-up the way you did.

by **South Newlandia** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:00 pm

Congrats to Chrom for a very deserved first title, and thank you a lot for hosting. Hosting this way, alone, is far from easy, and you did it, managing the problems that came up well. Good job.

by **Milchama** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:07 pm

Nice job Chrom! It was my first WBC in a long while and it worked out really really well. I'm glad to be back and I'm glad to see such a well run tournament.

Also congrats on the victory!

by **The Sherpa Empire** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:45 pm

Congrats Chrom.

Sorry for the inconsistent RP. I was having a hard time juggling WBC and NSSCRA.

by **Nova Anglicana** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:59 am

Both good job and congratulations to Chrom! I certainly hope we'll be able to make it past the Round of 16 next time.

by **Caleonia** » Thu Sep 30, 2021 6:45 pm

I certainly hope to join in.

by **World Baseball Classic** » Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:21 am

Voting time!

With World Baseball Classic 52 now in the history books, it is time to go through the voting process. This will also be my final task as your WBC Council President. South Newlandia officially takes charge once these votes are concluded.

These nations were a part of the Council after WBC 51:

Failing to Provide a Roster & RP in WBC 51 and 52, and removed from the council: Northwest Kalactin, Terre Septentrionale, West Phoenicia.

Not Providing a Roster & RP in WBC 52, and will be removed if they do the same in WBC 53: Ethane, Hampton Island, Newmanistan

The following new/returning nations posted a roster and RP in 51 & 52, and will be voted upon at this time: Xanneria, Barnettsville, Delaclava, Abanhfleft, South Americanastan

The following new/returning nations posted a roster and RP in 52, and will be eligible to be voted upon after 53 if they do the same: Atheara, Eshialand, Murderbum, Magnecia, Milchama, Sylestone, The Kytler Peninsulae

HALL OF FAME VOTE:

There is one nation to vote upon for this cycle. By both winning and hosting WBC 52, Chromatika earned a total of nine points from this Classic alone, bringing their total up to 16 and putting them up for induction at this time. The HoF Spreadsheet can be viewed here.

So WBC Council, it's time to vote:
1) For each of Xanneria, Barnettsville, Delaclava, Abanhfleft, and South Americanastan vote FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN on whether you think they should be admitted into the Council.

2) In the HoF vote and the nation of Chromatika, vote FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN on whether or not you think they should be inducted into the Hall of Fame at this time.

Please send these votes in by 8pm EDT on Friday, October 8th, to this nation, World Baseball Classic. Thank you!

by **World Baseball Classic** » Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:58 am

This is a friendly reminder that the deadline to place your votes is this evening, 13 hours from now.

by **World Baseball Classic** » Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:24 pm

WBC Council/ HOF Voting Results

1) On the matter of inducting the following nations into the Council:

Xanneria- 6 FOR, 4 AGAINST, 3 ABSTAIN
Delaclava- 8 FOR, 4 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN
Abanhfleft- 13 FOR, 0 AGAINST, 0 ABSTAIN
South Americanastan- 10 FOR, 1 AGAINST, 2 ABSTAIN

With that, Xanneria, Delaclava, Abanhfleft, and South Americanastan are inducted into the Council. Welcome aboard/back!

The Council, following WBC 52, is now:
Abanhfleft
Banija
Barnettsville
Cassadaigua
Chromatika
Daskel
Delaclava
Drawkland
Ethane
Hampton Island
Hapilopper
Ko-oren
Kohnhead
Kriegiersien
Liventia
Newmanistan
Nova Anglicana
Quintessence of Dust
Ranoria
Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Sarzonia
South Americanastan
South Newlandia
Super-Llamaland
TJUN-ia
The Greater Nordics
The Sherpa Empire
Tikariot
Xanneria
Zwangzug

2) On the matter of inducting Chromatika into the Hall of Fame:
6 FOR, 3 AGAINST, 3 ABSTAIN

Congratulations to Chromatika on their induction!

And with this, I give the Presidential hat to South Newlandia!

by **World Baseball Classic** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:04 pm

So uhm, there was one more. Barnettsville's tally was not included in the above post. My sincere apologies!

Barnettsville- 7 FOR, 3 AGAINST, 3 ABSTAIN

Barnettsville is also added!

by **Banija** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 1:25 pm

I've thought about this for a while.

Is there any sort of history of international domestic baseball competitions on the subforums?

Would anyone be interested in participated if we started one up/kicked one off? Some sort of baseball champions league?

by **South Newlandia** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 1:32 pm

Banija wrote:I've thought about this for a while.

Is there any sort of history of international domestic baseball competitions on the subforums?

Would anyone be interested in participated if we started one up/kicked one off? Some sort of baseball champions league?

As one of the organisers of what I would argue to be the biggest (and best) baseball league on here (Llamaphant Pro Baseball), no. The only reason why Llama and me are able to pour as much time into LPB as we do (and I know you guys havent seen anything yet, but you will soon) is because it doubles as IBS/WBC RP Bonus. That would no longer be possible if we had a baseball champions league. If there would be one, I would not be entering it.

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 3:04 pm

Banija wrote:I've thought about this for a while.

Is there any sort of history of international domestic baseball competitions on the subforums?

Would anyone be interested in participated if we started one up/kicked one off? Some sort of baseball champions league?

Sure, I'd be in. There's a history of the BCCC and various other attempts:

2012-2014: BCCC
2015: BCC <- this thread had posts as late as 2020 in it, but the last BCC was from 2015.

by **Caleonia** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:00 am

Okay so, just a general question about WBC 53, am I allowed to use a puppet to operate a hosting bid that acts as a private corporation on the behalf of my country, or does the hosting bid have to come from the main country itself? I have a desire to put in a hosting bid but am unsure whether to do it through Caleon or the Caleon Professional Baseball account of mine.

by **South Newlandia** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:21 am

Caleonia wrote:Okay so, just a general question about WBC 53, am I allowed to use a puppet to operate a hosting bid that acts as a private corporation on the behalf of my country, or does the hosting bid have to come from the main country itself? I have a desire to put in a hosting bid but am unsure whether to do it through Caleon or the Caleon Professional Baseball account of mine.

Hello there, Caleonia!
Generally, we bid for events from our main nations, however, your bid can still be supported IC-ly (in-character) by corporations. One example for this would be the most recent bid, by Chromatika, which was supported by the Regional Transit Corporation of Banija.
If you're planning to bid for WBC53, I would highly recommend reading some of the previous bids, linked in the signup thread, and the Guide to Sports Roleplaying if you haven't already; the guide has a very useful hosting guide. The World Baseball Classic is a very difficult event to host for a first-time host, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to win a bid. If you want to help the odds, you could attempt to co-bid with another, more experienced nation. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask them here or send me a telegram. I hope you enjoy your time here!

by **Caleonia** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:27 am

South Newlandia wrote:
Caleonia wrote:Okay so, just a general question about WBC 53, am I allowed to use a puppet to operate a hosting bid that acts as a private corporation on the behalf of my country, or does the hosting bid have to come from the main country itself? I have a desire to put in a hosting bid but am unsure whether to do it through Caleon or the Caleon Professional Baseball account of mine.

Hello there, Caleonia!
Generally, we bid for events from our main nations, however, your bid can still be supported IC-ly (in-character) by corporations. One example for this would be the most recent bid, by Chromatika, which was supported by the Regional Transit Corporation of Banija.
If you're planning to bid for WBC53, I would highly recommend reading some of the previous bids, linked in the signup thread, and the Guide to Sports Roleplaying if you haven't already; the guide has a very useful hosting guide. The World Baseball Classic is a very difficult event to host for a first-time host, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to win a bid. If you want to help the odds, you could attempt to co-bid with another, more experienced nation. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask them here or send me a telegram. I hope you enjoy your time here!

Thank you for the response. I have been working with scorinators and seem to grasp Baseinator well. I might throw in a hosting bid soon, when I have time on my PC and my internet isn’t actively imploding. Just wish there was a scorinator with interleague play (like the MLB and NPB) and dynamic schedule generation for my own league instead of having to make a crap ton of round robin series to simulate a season… but right now that doesn’t matter, I’ll see what I can do.

by **Caleonia** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:37 am

Also, I prefer being referred to as Caleon. Rolls off the tongue better.

by **Bollonich** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 11:48 am

Caleonia wrote:Thank you for the response. I have been working with scorinators and seem to grasp Baseinator well. I might throw in a hosting bid soon, when I have time on my PC and my internet isn’t actively imploding. Just wish there was a scorinator with interleague play (like the MLB and NPB) and dynamic schedule generation for my own league

I think NSFS is what you are looking for.

by **Drawkland** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:20 am

Hey, just in time! Here are the Post-WBC 52 rankings.

Enjoy, and let me know if you catch a mistake.

by **World Baseball Classic** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:12 pm

Greetings, World Baseball Classic Council! It's time to vote.

There is one bid to become World Baseball Classic 53 hosts, from Banija.

Members of the Council (linked in signature) can vote to either:

ACCEPT the bid
to RE-OPEN bids
or to formally ABSTAIN.

Please send your vote to this nation, World Baseball Classic. Host voting will be open until 8 pm UTC, 29th of November.

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