World Baseball Classic Discussion Thread

[Free South Califas]

Sorry I dropped off the face of the earth. It took the whole month to move out of our old hellhole and into our new apartment, and we're still not done getting settled in. Every day is work, work, work, and upheaval of plans. I finally got a stable internet connection yesterday and didn't get a chance to dig in to NS Sports until early this morning. So my NS abilities will be limited, but I will try to get a roster in by the Game 2 cutoff. Allinlia, if you want to simply use my last WBC roster, that is fine too

In the meantime, I've posted the beginning of the not-quite-epic tale of how Free South Califas has changed, why we missed a UICA cycle, and the effects of

civil war

on the Federation. It's related because

it will force some WBC players off the roster and out of the FBL due to border changes

.

Probably should have posted this at the start of the concurring classic, but what is done is done.

For the most part, most of you have noticed that my activity in the last few classics has been next to none. Real life troubles have been plaguing me for the last year or so and my time on NS has been severely limited.

Like I said prior I should have made an announcement on this weeks ago, but I will be taking a period of absence from Nation States. I wish everyone currently participating in the ongoing classic the best of luck and for future events involving the WBC and the NS Sports community. As silly as it sounds, I have found it highly enjoying since WBC 15 to get back from a day of work, take out my laptop and to type up a rp involving the ongoing classic that was being held.

So adios NS for now. Hopefully my absence will be brief, but giving the current situation that outlook is doubtful. Cheers everyone!

You will certainly be missed, and I wish you the best of luck. I'm dealing with serious flare ups in a number of disabilities myself, so I think I have some understanding of what you are talking about. (Thankfully, doctors are finally taking my neurological pain seriously and have started me on a helpful drug.)

Pfff... If the rule that group winners are #1-10 and runners-up are #11-20 didn't exist, I'd be 6th or 7th seed instead of 12th.

You should know by now--

It's the Year of the Mouse.

Just kidding

[Allinlia]

Allinlia, if you want to simply use my last WBC roster, that is fine too .

Thanks. If in the end I lose this series I'd rather it be to the roster of players that made it to the semifinals last WBC so I very well might do that. Be sure to let me know by TG if you really want to change the roster this WBC though cause I certainly can go a game or 2 without the opposing team's roster.

[Free South Califas]

Cool, in that case, I will let it float another day.

I meant to continue the story tonight, but I never got a chance to be alone with my computer while I had the energy to write. It's weird, I've had lots of writer's block before, but I'm actually kind of surprised that I can't write right now. What was I thinking? Oh well, good luck all!

[Free South Califas]

So it ends as it began - my move and my medical appointments draining away any time I had to RP. An early exit is certainly more suitable this WBC than others, but Allinlia ought to take pride in the upset, too. Watch out for them!

[Strawbee]

I'm Allinlia's alt alright

welp even though i may not get any credit for it (in the event that my team loses this game and i'm eliminated) hopefully people enjoy the post anyway

[Maklohi Vai]

Just wanted to let you guys know that I'll be without internet access for several days within the next two weeks, as I'll be on vacation. I'm available today, as well as tomorrow night, but otherwise I don't know my availability. Most likely I'll be able to post an RP at least once during my series with ES, but once might be all. Sorry for leaving at this point; I'm sorry the schedules worked out like this.

[The Sova Empire]

My goodness, New Montreal States just beat Kinzar by 14 runs. Seems like a lot for a playoff game. Nevertheless, good job to everyone who won today.

Now, hopefully TSE can win a playoff game...got swept in the IBC and now I face elimination again.

[Zwangzug]

Okay, having scorinated my next season to keep up with the international club competitions (for some reason), I'm not sure whether I want that RP to be Gareth Amatchi's bemused diary of

watching

the playoffs, or Rosencrantz and Guildenstern-esque discussion on whether any of the teams should change their name to the (Infinite) Monkeys. Too many good choices.

[Qazox]

I just gotta say NMS posts this WBC have been illuminating.

[Qazox]

Maybe I should start doing the dialogue-type RPs... them seem to work.

and thanks to my massive bad luck, it would ruin that RP-type for all... muwahahahahaha!!

[Free South Califas]

Good sir, I'm afraid you've got it backwards

[Allinlia]

I'd like to apologize for not RPing for the entirety of my series against Karditan, i did not have internet access for the past few days due to a road trip

it seems to my surprise that my team managed to win the series anyway so I'll be sure to be more active for the next matchup, good luck all

[Cassadaigua]

I'd like to apologize for not RPing for the entirety of my series against Karditan, i did not have internet access for the past few days due to a road trip

it seems to my surprise that my team managed to win the series anyway so I'll be sure to be more active for the next matchup, good luck all

I saw your name as a "last post by" on the discussion thread and I immediately thought: "not again!"

As for cutoffs: To any team playing on Saturday, 6/8: Cutoff time will be 8am this day, or 3 hours earlier then normal. Don't say you weren't warned in advance!

[Karditan]

I've got a handful of excuses why I haven't been RPing (main computer crapped out on me, I hate typing on the laptop, I had to rush the "end" of the story for my English class, it came out mediocre and killed my motivation, etc...) but none of that really matters. Good luck to everyone still going!

[Cassadaigua]

Ever have one of those moments where u know that you should be doing something but can't figure out what it is? Well that was me before embarking on my 6 hour drive. If I can pull over at a starbucks somewhere I'll scorinate but it may be really delayed. I am typing this from my phone and I don't have xkoranate on it.

[Cassadaigua]

Scores are in. As this is before the four still in have tended to RP, I will keep tomorrow's cutoff as scheduled. However, if someone greatly opposes this, let me know.

[Ko-oren]

Not enough internet to post something... This is the first sliver of internet I have today, too. I hope I can post something tomorrow, though I might be out by that time.

EDIT: well look at that, I could make something happen.

[Saintland]

Just an idea I wanted to bring up randomly:

During the recent discussions over the multiple scorinations per matchday proposal over in the WCDT, I was thinking that the idea could be used in the WBC for 3-game series, much like RL baseball, in the group stage, with all 3 games of a particular series being scorinated at once (maybe the final series of the group stage could be spread out over 3 days?). If every 3-game series were scorinated in a single day (and teams played a home series and an away series), the WBC would not be any longer than it presently is, but the group stage would have 3 times as many games. Personally, I think it would be more interesting from an RPing perspective to RP a series report instead of a match report for a single game so I figured I'd throw it out there for discussion.

[Ko-oren]

Just an idea I wanted to bring up randomly:

During the recent discussions over the multiple scorinations per matchday proposal over in the WCDT, I was thinking that the idea could be used in the WBC for 3-game series, much like RL baseball, in the group stage, with all 3 games of a particular series being scorinated at once (maybe the final series of the group stage could be spread out over 3 days?). If every 3-game series were scorinated in a single day (and teams played a home series and an away series), the WBC would not be any longer than it presently is, but the group stage would have 3 times as many games. Personally, I think it would be more interesting from an RPing perspective to RP a series report instead of a match report for a single game so I figured I'd throw it out there for discussion.

I don't know. I think the appeal of the WBC is exactly that you are not eliminated in one game, like in basically all other tournaments. And most teams are out in the group stage anyway, so only a minority actually experience the latter stage of the tournament.

[Equestrian States]

Just an idea I wanted to bring up randomly:

During the recent discussions over the multiple scorinations per matchday proposal over in the WCDT, I was thinking that the idea could be used in the WBC for 3-game series, much like RL baseball, in the group stage, with all 3 games of a particular series being scorinated at once (maybe the final series of the group stage could be spread out over 3 days?). If every 3-game series were scorinated in a single day (and teams played a home series and an away series), the WBC would not be any longer than it presently is, but the group stage would have 3 times as many games. Personally, I think it would be more interesting from an RPing perspective to RP a series report instead of a match report for a single game so I figured I'd throw it out there for discussion.

Although I personally like the idea, I have to bring up that no scorinator (that I know of) would score games like that without some changes being made to its source code. Unless the host was willing to scorinate each and every game individually (which I did end up doing in WBC25 due to computer issues), it wouldn't be possible using any of the current scorinators.

Additionally, I could see some people being very opposed to such a system being used for a number of reasons (most of which were brought up on the WCDT). Thus, it could be difficult for a host to get the bid approved/selected by the WBC Council.

[Cassadaigua]

Throws apple at Saintland. The discussion has been had before, though a while ago. I still have the opinion I had before, that its is more of a simulation of the Classic to do it like this. If we have a longer competition, with the 3-game series and bigger season, then it becomes a MLB season and not the classic. If someone wants to do that, then fine, but I think that's better for another tournament, and probably with club level teams.

[Ko-oren]

Throws apple at Saintland. The discussion has been had before, though a while ago. I still have the opinion I had before, that its is more of a simulation of the Classic to do it like this. If we have a longer competition, with the 3-game series and bigger season, then it becomes a MLB season and not the classic. If someone wants to do that, then fine, but I think that's better for another tournament, and probably with club level teams.

It exists... and I cut it off just 150 minutes ago. I could use some more people in the BCCC though. But that's for next season

[Darmen]

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Although I personally like the idea, I have to bring up that no scorinator (that I know of) would score games like that without some changes being made to its source code. Unless the host was willing to scorinate each and every game individually (which I did end up doing in WBC25 due to computer issues), it wouldn't be possible using any of the current scorinators.

Actually with xkoranate, all you'd have to do is set the series to round-robin, and the number of matchdays at three. Scorinate all in one go. I've done it before with the Champions Hockey League, so it's not that difficult.

[Equestrian States]

Although I personally like the idea, I have to bring up that no scorinator (that I know of) would score games like that without some changes being made to its source code. Unless the host was willing to scorinate each and every game individually (which I did end up doing in WBC25 due to computer issues), it wouldn't be possible using any of the current scorinators.

Actually with xkoranate, all you'd have to do is set the series to round-robin, and the number of matchdays at three. Scorinate all in one go. I've done it before with the Champions Hockey League, so it's not that difficult.

Round robin would have it scorinated Home-Away-Home, not the Home-Home-Home I think Saintland was going for. And even if it did work, it'd still require about the same amount of work.

[Darmen]

Actually with xkoranate, all you'd have to do is set the series to round-robin, and the number of matchdays at three. Scorinate all in one go. I've done it before with the Champions Hockey League, so it's not that difficult.

Round robin would have it scorinated Home-Away-Home, not the Home-Home-Home I think Saintland was going for. And even if it did work, it'd still require about the same amount of work.

Then set it to five rounds and ignore the two games that don't work. It would not take much time at all. That being said however, I'm completely against scorinating more than one match a day in any competition, save for international club championships like the UICA and Seasogs.