World Baseball Classic 26- Everything Thread (IC)

by **Cassadaigua** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:16 am

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 26
"Swinging for the Fences in our Return!"

For some, the World Baseball Classic journey begins here as your national baseball team takes on international opposition at the highest level, for the first time.

For others, World Baseball Classic 26 is just the latest chapter in their storied baseball career.

For Cassadaigua, it’s a return to international baseball after once being among the greatest in the world.

Sixty of us converge, our pasts all very different, but with the meeting point the same, and the dream of being a champion motivating us all. Some will seem to have a better chance then others, but for everyone, the thought of their nation attaining glory seems within reach.

The nations that are participating are listed under the spoiler tag, with the nation’s ranking listed to its left. It also includes the pot breakdown for the group draw.

Group format will be 10 groups of six. Top two teams in each group will advance, along with the next best four teams. Group winners, regardless of actual record, will be seeded 1-10, and second place teams, regardless of actual record, will be seeded 11-20. (In other words, if the worst group winner was 6-4, and the best second place team was 7-3, the group winner still gets the 10 seed and the second place the 11 seed). I believe this provides better RP opportunities (by keeping more nations alive and with a chance longer) then having gone with 12 groups of five, and just taking the top two teams.

Groups have been drawn

MD1 will be SUNDAY, MAY 19. Rosters & RP’s may begin at any time.
More detailed schedule has been placed in the second post.

For any other format related inquiries, feel free to consult My hosting bid. If you still have a question, feel free to ask in the Discussion Thread

Also, we do have an Official Umpire Listing that could use some more umpires from active nations. In no way do you have to follow this listing, but it can’t hurt to mention it.

by **Cassadaigua** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:16 am

OFFICIAL GROUP DRAW

Here is the official group draw; the pots were posted in the first post if you want to reference them. Once the groups were drawn, they were randomly shuffled so that the top seed per group doesn't play the second seed per group on the same matchday in all groups.

Group 1
Michael VII (24)
Schmiegelland (69)
Thrilledge (18)
Yesopalitha (5)
Kriegiersien (UR)
The Sova Empire (41)

Group 2
Cyborg Holland (27)
Milchama (1)
Sangti (UR)
German-Spanish Empire (UR)
Ko-oren (17)
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec (58)

Group 3
The Republic of Lanos (UR)
Free Republics (UR)
Skeckoa (41)
Equestrian States (6)
Strawbee (33)
Karditan (19)

Group 4
The Warring States of the Mediterranean (UR)
Vaugania (21)
Shadowbourne (31)
Beldonia (76)
The Serbian Empire (41)
Maklohi Vai (8)

Group 5
Sicoutimont (11)
Estope (26)
Saugeais (10)
New Bierstaat (UR)
Free Swiss States (76)
Backyard Sports (58)

Group 6
Bloodbath Generation (61)
Darmen (2)
Thatius (23)
The Fair Republic (UR)
Mapletish (50)
Kinzar (21)

Group 7
Cowardly Pacifists (UR)
Qazox (15)
The Jahistic Unified Republic (65)
New Montreal States (28)
Western Cuba (3)
The Priory of St Luc (54)

Group 8
Byfugland (16)
Cassadaigua (86)
Powersith (39)
Aardenland (41)
Free South Califas (9)
Ethington (UR)

Group 9
Sakurakoku (51)
Super-Llamaland (20)
Zwangzug (4)
Allinlia (39)
Carasatoga (UR)
Soviet Party (UR)

Group 10
Saintland (69)
Taeshan (7)
Slembana (37)
Komodo Dragon (41)
Scandigrad (UR)
Lycrabon (12)

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE
(Following typical NS Sports form: Home teams are on left)
MD1 (May 19): 6 v 1, 5 v 2, 4 v 3 (Using Group 10 above as an example, this means, Lycrabon is home against Saintland, Scandigrad hosts Taeshan, and Komodo Dragon hosts Slembana)
MD2 (May 20): 4 v 6, 3 v 5, 2 v 1
MD3 (May 21): 6 v 2, 1 v 3, 5 v 4
MD4 (May 22): 5 v 6, 4 v 1, 3 v 2
MD5 (May 23): 6 v 3, 2 v 4, 1 v 5
MD6 (May 24): 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4
MD7 (May 25): 6 v 4, 5 v 3, 1 v 2
MD8 (May 26): 2 v 6, 3 v 1, 4 v 5
MD9 (May 27): 6 v 5, 1 v 4, 2 v 3
MD10 (May 28): 3 v 6, 4 v 2, 5 v 1

Cutoffs will be between 11:00am-12:00pm Eastern (US) Daylight Time. In the event of an unforeseen circumstance causing a delay or postponement to the planned schedule, ample notice will be provided.

Playoffs, in Cassadaigua:
(1st round- Seeds 9 thru 24 play; Seeds 1 thru 8 have a bye from this round and automatically play in the 2nd round)

Game 1- May 30
Game 2- May 31
Game 3- June 1 (if necessary)

2nd Round (Round of 16)
Game 1- June 2
Game 2- June 3
Game 3- June 4 (if necessary)

Quarterfinals:
Game 1- June 5
Game 2- June 6
Game 3- June 7 (if necessary):

Semifinals:
Game 1- June 8- SCORINATION TIME: 8AM EDT!! 3 HOURS EARLIER THEN NORMAL!!
Game 2- June 10- Scorination time anytime between 6 & 11am. Likely around 8. Recommend using off day to your advantage.
Game 3- June 11
Game 4- June 12 (if necessary)
Game 5- June 13 (if necessary)

Finals:
Game 1- June 14
Game 2- June 15
Game 3- June 16
Game 4- June 17
Game 5- June 18
Game 6- June 19
Game 7- June 20 (if necessary)- Not necessary

3rd Place:
Game 1- June 14
Game 2- June 15
Game 3- June 16 (if necessary) - Not Necessary

by **Cassadaigua** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:16 am

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 26
TRAVEL GUIDE

Are you coming to Cassadaigua to enjoy the World Baseball Classic? Great! Here’s what you will need to know.

1) Where is Cassadaigua? How do I get there?

Cassadaigua is located in the region of Rushmore, and more specifically south-central Rushmore. It is bordered by Sicoutimont to the east, and by Fidishwa to the west. To its south is a body of water. To the north, is unclaimed land. Bordering us to the north, after all, might be intimidating to another nation of men.

The best recommendation to get here is to fly in, unless you are from Sicoutimont or maybe Darmen, you may just want to drive or take a train. All Cassadagan cities have a major airport, and the nation has an advanced rail system as well. If you insisted on traveling by sea, there are some easily attainable port cities, but we suggest flying in.

2) Will I be safe? What is crime like?

Cassadaigua is no more or no less safe then any other nation. Some consider our crime rates to be a little high, but law enforcement and a general security presence will be very apparent and will protect you. There have been some protests in the nation lately, and some have led to violence, especially in the Grande Mountain area, but we will do what we can to ensure your safety.

3) Tell me more about your female-dominated society. Are male tourists safe?

Cassadaigua’s society is different then what is seen throughout most of the world. In our nation, the female is the dominant gender and is superior to the male. This should not be surprising if you have followed our own national sport teams in even the slightest of ways. There are some groups who feel that men are greatly oppressed in our nation, but that is not really the case. If you are a man, and you are visiting Cassadaigua, as long as you are aware of our somewhat different culture, you should not have a tough time fitting in. After all, Cassadagan men that play by the rules here and respect their role can be very successful themselves. As long as you respect our culture, you should be fine while you are here. If you act disrespectful, then don’t be surprised if you are soon put in your place. You are expected to follow all Cassadagan laws, even if it is not a law in your own country,

4) I’ve been to nations that have talking ponies, or banned cars, or taxes on every little thing. Should I expect anything like this?

Cassadagans love horses, but there are no talking ponies here. At least not that we know of. If we have any sentient immigrants from nations like Equestrian States, they keep a very low profile. Cars are very much a way of life, and our taxes aren’t anything out of the ordinary, and if anything are a little lower then average. Cassadaigua is modern, economic powerhouse. There are no unusual factors associated with the country, other then the gender differences.

Socially, Cassadaigua is open to members of all faiths, and we expect your right to worship your respective deity in the way you see fit; or to not worship one at all. Homosexuality is accepted in the country, though we can’t promise that some random drunk in the stands or on the streets won’t make offensive comments.

As far as drinking is concerned, the legal age is 18, though many get away with underage drinking as it is not as aggressively policed as it may be in other lands. However, do not drink and drive. If you are caught, you will have a greater jail sentence then you might be expecting, and if you kill anyone by drunk driving, you will receive the death penalty.

Smoking anywhere in public is banned, but legal in your own home. This applies to both cigarettes and marijuana. All other recreational drugs are banned.

5) Where will the games be? Tell me about the cities, please.

Games will be held in Concord Heights, Brattleboro, Grande Mountain, Rutland, Winchester, New Lakeland, Victoriaville, and Starksville.

Concord Heights- This is the nation capital, and the city has hosted many international championships before, including the World Baseball Classic 18 title series. You’ll find the city in northeast Cassadaigua, and there are plenty of things to do while here. We won’t get into all of them, because if its on your mind, simply put, its in Concord Heights. Within the city, you will find the most traditional Cassadagan citizens; the ones least likely to be listening to MEN (Male Equality Now) or any other of men’s rights messages. The University of Concord Heights is the nation’s most accredited higher learning institution, but if you want to leave Cassadaigua looking better to impress people at home, check out Concord Heights Beauty School for all kind of tips on looking your best, and museums dedicated specifically to the ultimate in vanity.

Stadium Dimensions (in feet from home plate): LF- 355 LCF- 375 CF- 405 RCF- 375 RF- 355
Capacity: 72,000

Brattleboro- The most rapidly growing city in Cassadaigua recently topped Grande Mountain in terms of population. Brattleboro sits immediately alongside the border between us and Sicoutimont. The technological age is what has caused the rise of this city, thanks in large part to the prestigious Brattleboro Technical Institute. Graduates remained committed to the area, and are since having families of their own. Overall, there is a younger demographic here, age wise, and that coupled with the name of the city has led to others to call its residents “Brats”.

Stadium Dimensions: LF- 346 LCF- 352 CF- 369 RCF- 360 RF- 352 (walls are 12-feet high in all but CF. There, it is 16 feet)
Capacity: 70,000

Grande Mountain- Another large city, there has been some controversy in Grande Mountain lately. Most of that pertains to the local university, and you should be safe as long as you mind your own business. It is expected that there will be protests, but since its not really a baseball issue, maybe it won’t be bad. Lets cross our fingers. Purchasing added insurance on your rental car is highly recommended.

Stadium Dimensions: LF- 350 LCF- 390 CF- 412 RCF- 382 RF- 354
Capacity: 65,000

Rutland- A port city in southeastern Cassadaigua, Rutland sometimes gets lost in the shuffle with the other cities in tournaments like this. It could use a bit of a makeover, but local officials have concentrated efforts on the port itself, and as such the rest of the city could appear ignored. It is true that many are migrating out of Rutland because of this, and it’s possible that it might not appear as a host city much longer.

Stadium Dimensions: LF- 330 LCF- 372 CF- 404 RCF- 379 RF- 346
Capacity: 54,000

Winchester- The anti-Brattleboro in that while Brattleboro is a younger city, demographically, Winchester is a place that a lot of retired people have migrated too, to get away from big city life. In the process, they created a big city themselves, but you’ll notice that this city doesn’t have same kind of pizzazz as others. You’ll find more bingo halls then bars in the city, and residents only agree to allow the city to be used for international events because of the money you’ll bring in to the city. So that they can gamble it away playing bingo.

Stadium Dimensions: LF- 339 LCF- 368 CF- 400 RCF- 363 RF- 333
Capacity: 58,000

New Lakeland- If you want to enjoy Cassadaigua and go to a city with the most gender equality, then New Lakeland is the spot for you. The reason is, that this used to be a city in Secristan before Cassadaigua took it over, therefore its origins aren’t the same. As time has gone by, Cassadagan lifestyle has begun to take it over, but there many relics of its history still prevalent on the streets. It’s the most capitalist city in the country, but given that origin, that shouldn’t be a surprise.

Stadium Dimensions: LF- 370 LCF- 402 CF- 420 RCF- 390 RF- 345
Capacity: 88,000

Starksville- Like Brattleboro, this is a growing city, and it’s also beginning to replace Rutland as being the nations top port city, given that it’s closer to Concord Heights then Rutland may be. It’s a great spot for beaches and nightlife, though doesn’t have a lot of history to go with it.

Stadium Dimensions: LF- 347 LCF- 370 CF- 411 RCF- 373 RF- 356
Capacity: 60,000

Victoriavile- As the most populous city in Southwestern Cassadaigua, Victoriaville again returns as a host city to give Dagans living in this area some close games to travel too. There’s nothing really wrong with the city, it’s just not as big as the others.

Stadium Dimensions: LF- 326 LCF- 361 CF- 399 RCF- 370 RF- 322
Capacity: 55,000

by **The Sova Empire** » Tue May 14, 2013 12:50 pm

Roster:

Permissions:

Home games will be played at the Temple Dome

Schedule:
1. Michael VII(24)
2. @Yesopalitha(6)
3. Schmiegelland(69)
4. @Kriegiersien(UR)
5. THRILLEDGE(18)
6. @ Michael VII (24)
7. Yesopalitha (6)
8. @ Schmiegelland (69)
9. Kriegiersien (UR)
10. @ Thrilledge (18)

by **The Fair Republic** » Tue May 14, 2013 1:36 pm

Skill Mod: +1.5

Manager: Tony Williams

Starters:
Buck Natters L, Age 25, 25-2 235 K's and 2.45 ERA in FRBL (Fair Republic Baseball League)
Rodger Harrison R, Age 27, 19-3 150 K's and 2.80 ERA in FRBL
Ted Livingston R, Age 35, 15-4 90 K's and 3.12 ERA in FRBL
James Inge, Age 22 L, 16-8, 275 K'S and 3.50 ERA in FRBL
Patrick Peterson, Age 31 R, 15-10 170 K's and 3.62 ERA in FRBL

Relievers :
Tommy Lifter (LR) R Age 24, 8-2 65 K's 1.50 ERA in FRBL
Ricky Rodgers (LR) L Age 24, 7-1 80 K's and 1.70 ERA in FRBL
Ron Henderson (MR) L Age 32, 3-1 15 K's and 0.92 ERA in FRBL
Carlos Lopez (MR) R Age 25, 2-0 11 K'S and 1.60 ERA in FRBL
Omar Ticos (MR) R Age 33, 2-1 5 K'S and 1.25 ERA in FRBL
Scooter Jamison (SU) R Age 21, 1-0 30 K's and 0.82 ERA in FRBL
Max Wilder (CL) L Age 37, 2-0 15 K's 52 Saves and 0.56 ERA in FRBL

Batters:
1. CF Harry Liddi S, Age 23, .355 BA, 12 HR, 75 RBI and 40 SB
2. SS Orville Jaeger S, Age 25, .325 BA, 18 HR, 82 RBI and 20 SB
3. 1B James WIlson R, Age 27, .315 BA, 25 HR, 95 RBI and 15 SB
4. RF Henry Brando L, Age 22, .345 BA, 45 HR, 145 RBI and 35 SB
5. 2B Gary Payton R, Age 34, .315 BA, 28 HR, 115 RBI and 10 SB
6. 3B Reggie Picker L, Age 22, .289 BA, 19 HR, 92 RBI and 25 SB
7. LF Larry Donaldson R, Age 26, .300 BA, 15 HR, 80 RBI and 13 SB
8. C Bucky Eskers, S Age 39 (Captain), .275 BA, 12 HR, 77 rbi and 5 SB
9. Pitcher or DH. Julian Brooks R, Age 28, .260 BA, 7 HR, 60 RBI and 2 SB

Style of Play: The Toucans rely on pitching, defense and speed to win games, agressive base running and hitting and relyable pitching are the halmarks of the Toucans. (+2)

Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Eject my coach: For the rest of the game only
Godmod other events: Within Reason
Use DH at home: Yes

by **Ko-oren** » Tue May 14, 2013 1:44 pm

Ko-orenite Roster for WBC XXVI

Team Information:
Team Name: Ko-orenite National Team (nickname: Greenblues)
Trigramme: KOR, bigramme: KO
Home Venue: Sraltlur State Baseball Arena (Max. Att.: 29,400)

Team Roster

No - Nickname (Last name) - Pos  - T/B - Age
2  - Hidetada (Ekhiv)       - C  - R/R - 32
6  - Tsunayoshi (Luventu)   - C  - R/R - 30
12 - Yoshimune (Dasthan)    - C  - R/S - 37
20 - Ieharu (Anhatham)      - C  - R/R - 39
21 - Ienari (Anhatham)      - C  - R/R - 31
3  - Fujiwara (Kalatutrthu) - 1B - L/L - 32
7  - Ashikaga (Ekhiv)       - 2B - R/S - 37
13 - Minamoto (Hagru)       - 3B - S/L - 38
14 - Nobunaga (Ohasa)       - SS - L/L - 41
15 - Hidenobu (3-12713 (THL)- 1B - R/R - 41
22 - Hideyoshi (Herevnusk)  - 2B - S/R - 36
18 - Yoshinobu (Othushuno)  - 3B - L/L - 37
4  - Shotoku (Ohasa)        - RF - R/R - 39
8  - Godaigo (Yulai)        - CF - L/L - 40
16 - Jinmu (Nebehu)         - LF - R/S - 35
17 - Tenji (Nava)           - RF - L/L - 37
23 - Gotoba (Nava)          - CF - R/S - 42
------------------------
1  - Yoritomo (Lusinu)      - P  - L/L - 46
5  - Yoshimitsu (Patrsu)    - P  - R/R - 43
9  - Yoritsune (Nava)       - P  - R/R - 45
10 - Ieyasu (Musokr)        - P  - L/S - 40
11 - Iemitsu (Asishthe)     - P  - R/R - 41
19 - Munetaka (Retrtu)      - P  - R/R - 45
24 - Yoshinori (Othushuno)  - P  - R/R - 45
25 - Yoshiaki (Ahiga)       - P  - L/L - 42

- Starting Pitcher Rotation
1 #1 - Yoritomo
2 #5 - Yoshimitsu
3 #9 - Yoritsune
4 #10 - Ieyasu
5 #11 - Iemitsu

- Starting Lineup
1 Minamoto - 3B
2 Godaigo - CF
3 Fujiwara - 1B
4 Jinmu - LF
5 Shotoku - RF
6 Hidetada - C
7 Nobunaga - SS
8 Ashikaga - 2B
9 Pitcher - P

RP Permissions
Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose my lineup: Y
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Designated Hitter at home: Y

Now the players have been together for five WBC's (actually the only five WBC's since Ko-oren started getting into this sport), they have aged considerably. Any WBC now they will start to drop from the team... Is what we expected last time. And this time again. The only thing that keeps changing is the maximum attendance of the Sraltlur State Baseball Arena.

by **Darmen** » Tue May 14, 2013 1:54 pm

Darmeni National Baseball Team

Manager: Erle Rakes (#45-Eau Claire Cavaliers)
Pitching Coach: Junior Hodges (#19-Eau Claire Express)
Hiting Coach: Simón Salazar (#20-Eau Claire Bears)
Bench Coach: Rodrigo Ortiz (#21-Cadott Red Sox)
1st Base Coach: Senan Wilkerson (#42-Scott City Blue Jays)
3rd Base Coach: Jimmie De La Cruz (#23-Bloomer Woodticks)
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Haven Todd (#25-Darmen City White Sox)
Trainer: Bernie Roach (Hallie Eagles)

POS   Name                Num B T Club
SP:   Maxwell Travis      #12 R R Eau Claire Cavaliers
SP:   Bart Rennold        #1  R R Eau Claire Cavaliers
SP:   Allen Grey          #34 R R Augusta Athletics
SP:   Stacey Samson       #99 L L Menomonie Eagles
SP:   Jaden Bryan         #56 L L Scott City Blue Jays
MR:   Bobbie Monday       #5  R R Eau Claire Express
MR:   Alfred Wyght        #4  L L Eau Claire Express
MR:   Gordon Neville      #2  R L LR Hawks
MR:   Konrad Mullane      #97 L R Hallie Eagles
LR:   Wade Tobin          #10 R R Eau Claire Cavaliers
SU:   Brendon Snider      #24 R R Augusta Athletics
SU:   Indigo Easom        #57 R R Eau Claire Express
CL:   Takehiko Autenberry #3  R R Scott City Blue Jays

C:    Hugo Lund           #8  R R Menomonie Eagles
C:    Hiraku Ott          #7  S R Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks
1B:   Jaylen Garret       #6  S L Hallie Eagles
2B:   Eugenio Attwater    #28 R R Hallie Ealges
SS:   Tim Prince          #11 R R Augusta Athletics
SS:   Jack Lin            #9  R R Hallie Eagles
3B:   Micky Thomas        #13 S L LR Hawks
IF:   Raeburn Wolf        #14 L L Eau Claire Bears
LF:   Noble Gary          #15 R R Tim City Athletics
CF:   Nicolò Omdahl       #26 R R Scott City Pirates
RF:   Baldric Hilton      #76 L L Darmen City White Sox
OF:   Zeke Belcher        #99 S R Bloomer Woodticks
UTIL: Jermaine Winthrop   #66 R R Brady City Braves
DH:   Tracy Cannon        #69 L R Cadott Red Sox

Batting Order-Without DH
1-Gary
2-Lund
3-Garret
4-Prince
5-Omdahl
6-Thomas
7-Attwater
8-Hilton
9-Pitcher?

Batting Order-With DH
1-Gary
2-Ott
3-Cannon
4-Prince
5-Garret
6-Omdahl
7-Thomas
8-Attwater
9-Hilton

Pitching Rotation
1-Travis
2-Rennold
3-Grey
4-Samson
5-Bryan

Stadium:Carson Park, Eau Claire (Capacity:3,800, up to 6,000 can be crammed in)

Uniforms

RP Permissions
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose my Lineup: No, it's already listed.
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes, but keep it realistic.
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod injuries to my Players: No
Godmod other events: Yes
Designated Hitter at Home: Yes

by **Sakurakoku** » Tue May 14, 2013 2:36 pm

by **Saintland** » Tue May 14, 2013 2:45 pm

Saintland National Baseball Team

Style Modifier: -1
Captain: Petrus Tragus
Colors: Red and White
Demonym: Sanctii
Trigram: SNT
Stadium: Royal Park
Stadium Location: St. Petrus
Stadium Capacity: 51,773
Distance to Walls: 325 feet to left and right, 405 to center
Stadium Surface: SaintTurf

Roster (debuting players in bold)

Rotation

1: #1 Ioannes Bebius (L/L)
2: #28 Andreas Fundanus (R/R)
3: #47 Paulus Famulus (R/R)

Bullpen

CL: #82 "Wild One" Josephus Oppius (R/R)
SU: #12 Petrus Nonius (L/L)
MR: #78 Lucas Rufus (S/R)
MR: #91 Alessandro Arius (R/R)
LR: #61 Thomas Ulpius (R/L)
LR: #22 Marcus Laelius (L/R)

Starting Lineup (listed in order)

CF: #3 Petrus Tragus (R/R)
SS: #2 Ioannes Sentius (S/R)
DH: #51 Paulus Sittius (L/R)
1B: #25 Lucius Maccius (L/L)
LF: #11 Matthaeus Bebius (R/L)
3B: #5 "Iron" Lucas Maianius (R/R)
RF: #88 Petrus Iulus (L/L)
C: #70 Marcus Vagnius (S/R)
2B: #33 Marcus Tragus (R/R)

Bench

C: #45 Thomas Ennius (R/R)
IF: #9 Lucas Cnisius (R/R)
IF: #32 Stephanus Neratius (S/R)
OF: #79 Paulus Juventius (R/R)
OF: #19 Petrus Fannius (S/L)

Notes

Marcus Tragus is an exceptional defensive 2B. He is developing into a better hitter. Matthaeus and Ioannes Bebius are brothers, as are Petrus and Marcus Tragus. Sittius is a defensive liability. He used to be a great defensive player and a very fast player, but he's gained weight. He is still an exceptional contact hitter, but he is a very slow baserunner these days and often fails to beat out throws he used to beat consistently. Ennius is a good defensive catcher who is just decent offensively. Vagnius is a great hitter and above-average defensively. Matthaeus Bebius was in the midst of a breakout season when he suffered a season-ending injury on June 26th, 2012. He returned at the last WBC and is off to a hot start this year. Bebius and Iulus are 5-tool players. Iulus is finally putting it all together this season. Petrus Tragus is a very fast player who stole 128 bases in 2012. Sentius is a good hitter, but he is primarily known for his leadership and his highlight-reel defense. Maccius is known as the top power hitter in Saintland, but he doesn't make much contact. Maianius is above-average at hitting for contact, power and defensively. He is known as "Iron" Lucas Maianius because he hasn't missed a game in over 10 seasons, a streak that will be broken because this WBC will be held in the middle of Saintland's baseball season. Cnisius is normally a second baseman and Neratius is normally a third baseman. Cnisius is a decent all-around player offensively, but he is below-average defensively. Neratius is an average hitter with exceptional speed and good defense. Juventius is a poor man's Petrus Tragus, albeit without Tragus's patience at the plate. Rufus returned from an injury in midseason of last year. Most Sanctii players have good plate patience. Sittius and Juventius are the exceptions to that rule, as they tend to swing at pitches early in the count. The Saintland will use a 3-man rotation this time around. Although the 4-man rotation is the norm in Saintland, Petrus Tragus wants Ioannes Bebius to be able to make a 4th start in the group stage, if Saintland has not clinched a spot in the playoffs. In Saintland, the closer gets many 6-out save opportunities. In 2012, Bebius won 40 games, struck out 413 batters in 375 innings and had an ERA below 2, winning the King Paulus XIV Award, named for the great-great-great-grandfather of King Paulus XV and greatest pitcher in the history of Saintland baseball. Famulus is just as powerful a pitcher, but has control problems. Fundanus averages just below a strikeout an inning. Nonius and Oppis have similar power to the starters. Laelius, Rufus and Ulpius are finesse pitchers. Arius is a knuckleball pitcher. Saintland will use its bench aggressively because most of the bench players are of comparable ability to the starters and have different skill sets. Sanctii baseball players are taught not to argue with umpire and doing so is unthinkable. Surprisingly, King Paulus XV installed SaintTurf at Royal Park, but Royal Stadium uses a grass surface. As those familiar with Saintland's World Bowl team know, the surface at Royal Stadium is currently being re-seeded due to Royal Army drills that "inadvertently" turned much of Royal Stadium into a swamp, but the King still has no plans to install turf at that stadium or to install grass at the baseball stadium. The fences at Royal Park have been moved in to increase capacity and for strategic reasons.

RP Permissions

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes (be realistic)
Choose my lineup: No (if I make any lineup changes, I will announce them in my RP for the previous day and if no DH is used, just take Sittius out of the lineup, move Bebius to 3rd in the order and move everybody else up so the pitcher bats 9th)
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Godmod other events: Yes
Use DH at home: Yes

by **Equestrian States** » Tue May 14, 2013 3:02 pm

The Pony Republic of Equestrian States
National Baseball Team - World Baseball Classic 26

Team Background
They're back and better than ever. For the first time in Equestrian history, one of the national teams will be participating as not a third, not a second, but a top seed in group play. It's odd really, being the favorite. For once, fan expectations can be high and the team can relax knowing they will not face the top few teams in the world. But it was not always this way.

The Phoenixes (as the national baseball team has come to be known by its fans) entered their first tournament in WBC 22 as an unranked and unknown team, and exited only slightly better-off than before. It was to be in WBC 23 where the Equestrians would first make a splash on the international scene. A sweep of their group's second seed and a stunning upset of reigning champions and top-ranked Western Cuba (a nation which can't seem to ever beat any Equestrian team in any sport) saw the Phoenixes blast their way through to the Round of 16 in the playoffs where they were knocked out by eventual tournament champs, Milchama. The next World Baseball Classic was one of disappointment for the Equestrian States, who collapsed late in group play to barely miss a spot in the playoffs.

That brings us to the 25th World Baseball Classic. Despite the moderate success of the Phoenixes in WBC 23, the team was relatively unknown to the general Equestrian public. Thus, it came as a considerable surprise when the WBC Council awarded the tournament's landmark edition to the Equestrian States over much more established Lycrabon. Nevertheless, the Phoenixes began their group stage looking to earn themselves a spot in their own tournament. An 8-2 record later, and the Equestrian States were to act not only as hosts, but the top seed of the playoffs. Following a sweep of Ko-oren, the Phoenixes were forced to stage a comeback to knock out Free South Califas after dropping the first game of their quarterfinal series. Although the Equestrian States would be swept out of the semifinals by Zwangzug, the Phoenixes did far better than anypony ever would have predicted before the tournament.

Baseball has exploded in the Equestrian States, especially at the youth level and among the scattered communities of non-equines. But despite the surging interest most of the fans' attention has been directed to foreign leagues, given the NESC's refusal to sponsor the Equestrian Series champions' participation in the sport's equivalent of the Champions Cup. Regardless, ponies and non-ponies of all ages are thrilled to see the return of the Phoenixes to the international stage. Although the tournament might not be in the Equestrian States this time, sports bars and stadiums are expected to be at full capacity throughout the group stage as the Phoenixes fight to make their return to the semifinals and beyond.

All-Time Stats
Ranking: 6th (2.847 pts.)
Record: 37-27 (.571)
Nickname (Unofficial): The Phoenixes
Achievements: Semifinals (WBC 25), Round of 16 (WBC 23), #1 Seed in Playoff Stage (WBC 25), Host Nation (WBC 25)

Group 3
#6 - Equestrian States (2.847 pts.)
#19 - Karditan (1.647 pts.)
#33 - Strawbee (1.000 pts.)
#41 - Skeckoa (0.833 pts.)
UR - The Republic of Lanos (0.000 pts.)
UR - Free Republics (0.000 pts.)

Tournament Schedule

Group Play - Group 3
MD1: Equestrian States 12, Skeckoa 1 at Royal Canterlot Stadium (cap. 55,000) in Canterlot, Equestrian States (Win)
MD2: Equestrian States 1, Karditan 0 at Ponyville Park (cap. 32,000) in Ponyville, Equestrian States (Win)
MD3: Strawbee 3, Equestrian States 1 at Warlords Stadium (cap. 41,888) in Peerson, Strawbee (Loss)
MD4: Equestrian States 3, The Republic of Lanos 2 at West Orchard Field (cap. 18,500) in Appleoosa, Equestrian States (Win)
MD5: Equestrian States 5, Free Republics 4 at Nicholls Enterprises Stadium (cap. 66,487) in Baseton, Free Republics (Win)
MD6: Equestrian States 1, Skeckoa 0 at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, Skeckoa (Win)
MD7: Karditan 10, Equestrian States 4 at National Park (cap. 40,000) in Neighpon, Karditan (Loss)
MD8: Equestrian States 8, Strawbee 1 at Forest Stadium (cap. 22,000) in Everfree, Equestrian States (Win)
MD9: The Republic of Lanos 7, Equestrian States 4 at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, The Republic of Lanos (Loss)
MD10: Equestrian States 3, Free Republics 1 at Royal Canterlot Stadium (cap. 55,000) in Canterlot, Equestrian States (Win)

Playoffs (Round of 24)
Game 1: ₁₄Equestrian States 5, ₁₉Super-Llamaland 4 at New Lakeland Stadium (cap. 88,000) in New Lakeland, Cassadaigua (Win, 12 inn.; EQS Leads 1-0)
Game 2: ₁₄Equestrian States 4, ₁₉Super-Llamaland 3 at New Lakeland Stadium (cap. 88,000) in New Lakeland, Cassadaigua (Win; EQS Wins 2-0)

Round of 16
Game 1: ₁₄Equestrian States @ ₃Maklohi Vai at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, Cassadaigua
Game 2: ₁₄Equestrian States vs. ₃Maklohi Vai at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, Cassadaigua
Game 3: ₁₄Equestrian States @ ₃Maklohi Vai at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, Cassadaigua (If Necessary)

Roster
## - Pos. - Name (Bats / Throws) - Age - Gender and Species - Domestic Team (Any Special Roles)

Home / Away Batting Order (No DH)
#23 - CF - Blazer (R/R) - 28 - Male Unicorn - Canterlot Royalty
#17 - 3B - Matt Jackson (L/L) - 29 - Male Human - Baltimare Colts
#12 - LF - Ashley Hamilton (L/R) - 25 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons
#28 - 1B - Steven Wilson (R/R) - 33 - Male Human - Canterlot Royalty
#34 - RF - Bright Harp (L/R) - 18 - Female Unicorn - Canterlot Royalty
#53 - SS - Steel Nerves (L/L) - 25 - Male Minotaur - Everfree Dragons
#26 - C - Stonewall (R/L) - 36 - Male Pegasus - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#10 - 2B - Kendra Peters (R/R) - 20 - Female Human - Baltimare Colts
## - P - Starting Pitcher

Away Batting Order (With DH)
#23 - CF - Blazer (R/R) - 28 - Male Unicorn - Canterlot Royalty
#17 - 3B - Matt Jackson (L/L) - 29 - Male Human - Baltimare Colts
#12 - LF - Ashley Hamilton (L/R) - 25 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons
#28 - 1B - Steven Wilson (R/R) - 33 - Male Human - Canterlot Royalty
#34 - RF - Bright Harp (L/R) - 18 - Female Unicorn - Canterlot Royalty
#53 - SS - Steel Nerves (L/L) - 25 - Male Minotaur - Everfree Dragons
#1 - DH - Trevor Amistad (R/R) - 17 - Male Human - Everfree Dragons
#26 - C - Stonewall (R/L) - 36 - Male Pegasus - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#10 - 2B - Kendra Peters (R/R) - 20 - Female Human - Baltimare Colts

Pitching Rotation
#20 - SP - Ripcurrent (R/R) - 30 - Female Unicorn - Ponyville Stars
#8 - SP - Fireball (R/R) - 31 - Male Earth Pony - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#48 - SP - Kerry Stevens (L/L) - 36 - Male Human - Canterlot Royalty

Bench
#1 - DH/OF - Trevor Amistad (R/R) - 17 - Male Human - Everfree Dragons (Pinch Hitter #2)
#24 - OF - Lupus (R/R) - 33 - Male Wolf - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#32 - OF - Goldstar (R/R) - 25 - Male Minotaur - Ponyville Stars (Pinch Hitter #1)
#7 - 1B - Alyssa Riis (L/L) - 26 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons (Pinch Runner #1)
#56 - 2B - Ben Hutchinson (R/R) - 33 - Male Human - Canterlot Royalty
#4 - 3B - Irontooth (L/L) - 24 - Male Dragon - Baltimare Colts (Pinch Runner #2)
#40 - 1B/2B - Razorclaw (R/R) - 35 - Male Griffin - Fillydelphia Phoenixes (Pinch Runner #3)
#2 - C - Ripple (L/L) - 21 - Female Pegasus - Cloudsdale Homers

Bullpen - In Order of Use
#44 - P - Sinker (R/R) - 32 - Male Earth Pony - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#11 - P - Cirius (L/L) - 25 - Male Minotaur - Fillydelphia Phoenixes
#22 - P - Amanda Hill (R/R) - 29 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons
#33 - P - Andrew Andrus (R/R) - 27 - Male Human - Canterlot Royalty
#55 - P - Flutterfire (L/L) - 29 - Female Unicorn - Everfree Dragons (Closer)

Staff
Manager - #43 - Firefury - 39 - Male Pegasus (Played RF in WBCs 22-25)
Hitting Coach - #80 - Chang - 45 - Female Tiger (Played DH in WBCs 22-25)
Pitching Coach - #60 - Julia James - 43 - Female Human
1st Base Coach - #95 - Ironclaw - 42 - Female Dragon (Played 2B in WBCs 22-25)
3rd Base Coach - #29 - Grizzle - 51 - Male Dragon
Bench Coach - #76 - Jolt - 40 - Male Earth Pony (Played C in WBCs 22-25)
Bullpen Coach - #14 - Firestorm - 48 - Male Unicorn

Stadiums
Links lead to individual city visitors’ guides for the 25th World Baseball Classic, in which info can be found on the cities and stadiums used for the playoff stage of that WBC

Royal Canterlot Stadium - Capacity: 55,000 - Canterlot, Equestrian States
Ponyville Park - Capacity: 32,000 - Ponyville, Equestrian States
Forest Stadium - Capacity: 22,000 - Everfree, Equestrian States
West Orchard Field - Capacity: 18,500 - Appleoosa, Equestrian States

RP Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Runscorers: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
Choose my Lineup: No - Follow the posted lineup
Choose my Pitching Rotation: No - Follow the posted rotation, TG me if you’re not sure who will face you
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes - Limited to minor injuries only
Godmod Injuries to my Players: Yes - See the above restrictions
Eject my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: Yes - Nothing too extreme, please TG me prior to using poor weather
Designated Hitter at Home: No
Other Notes: For information on the Equestrian States, please refer to the WBC 25 Visitors’ Guide first, then TG me if you have any further questions. Additionally, if you wish to do something that is either not listed as allowed in my RP permissions or really out of the ordinary, I require that you ask me (via TG) at least two hours prior to RP cutoff so my own post can account for the unusual event. Failure to send a TG in time will likely result in your request being turned down as I will probably have already begun work on my own RP.

by **Sicoutimont** » Tue May 14, 2013 4:02 pm

Les Royales at World Baseball Classic 26, in Cassadaigua

It's been a while since we said that, eh? Sicoutimont return to the WBC as the 11th ranked club in the world, and hope to get farther than 2 years ago, when the boys fell to Maklohi Vai in a 3 game series. So, who will wear the purple and blue for Les Royales? Find out below!

Batting Order
1-Pedro Santana-SS-Age 25-St-Simeon Mets
2-Xavi Esquinardes-3B-Age 22-Pontiac Chiefs
3-Boullion Carvier-1B-Age 27-Ile Perrot Epee
4-Victor Santana-RF-Age 23-St-Simeon Mets
5-Loic St-Ignace-CF-Age 20-Baie-Eternite Cardinals
6-Jose Colognon-C-Age 26-St-Simeon Mets
7-Martin Vauton-2B-Age 31-Ile Perrot Epee
8-Jaeg Nordstrom-LF-Age 26-Ile Perrot Epee
9-Pitcher/Alfonso Soriano-DH-Age 23-St-Simeon Mets

Les Royales use the DH rule. If not used at a different stadium, the starting pitcher will bat at all times.

Pitching Rotation
1-Fidel Sanchez-LHP-Age 26-St-Simeon Mets
2-Yves Canton-RHP-Age 24-Ile Perrot Epee
3-Javier Perreois-RHP-Age 27-Baie-Eternite Cardinals
4-Carlos Santa Maria-LHP-Age 21-Lac-Drouin Tigres
5-Trent Davis-LHP-Age 24-Ile Perrot Epee

Bullpen
Claude Perrault-Closer-Age 25-St-Simeon Mets
Fernard Dantes-Closer-Age 22-Baie-Eternite Cardinals
Ingham Reginald-Closer-Age 27-Lac-Drouin Tigres
Jacques Georges-Closer-Age 31-Ile Perrot Epee

Coaching Staff
Manager: Maurice Sorotone-St-Simeon Mets
1B Coach: Loic Gaerns-Ile Perrot Epee
2B Coach: Albert Miths-Ile Perrot Epee
3B Coach: Alexandre Rouls-Ile Perrot Epee

Information
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
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: No
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes
Use DH at home: Yes

The team is led by its youth. The average age of the batters is 24.7, the pitchers 24.4. This is a team dominated by its youth, and one that perhaps needs more experience before it can go deep in this tournament.

The team's home stadium is Field PowerEternite, in St-Simeon, Sicoutimont. It is home of the St-Simeon Mets, and is 20 minutes from that cities downtown core. The groups have been drawn, so here's Les Royales schedule!

Group 5
Sicoutimont (11)
Estope (26)
Saugeais (10)
New Bierstaat (UR)
Free Swiss States (76)
Backyard Sports (58)

Tough draw. 2 borderline top 10 in the world teams, a top 30 teams, and only 1 unranked team. Saugeais will be our biggest opponent for leadership of the group, but teams like Estope, Backyard Sports, and lower ranked sides such as Free Swiss States or New Bierstaat could also surprise and make a push for the top seed. Here's our schedule:

MD1-Backyard Sports vs Sicoutimont
MD2-Estope vs Sicoutimont
MD3-Sicoutimont vs Saugeais, @ Field PowerEternite
MD4-New Bierstaat vs Sicoutimont
MD5-Sicoutimont vs Free Swiss States, @ Field PowerEternite
MD6-Sicoutimont vs Backyard Sports, @ Field PowerEternite
MD7-Sicoutimont vs Estope, @ Field PowerEternite
MD8-Saugeais vs Sicoutimont
MD9-Sicoutimont vs New Bierstaat, @ Field PowerEternite
MD10-Free Swiss States vs Sicoutimont

3 home games directly in the middle of the tournament will be a helping hand. The first home game against Saugeais will likely sell out, and could also be a chance for Les Royales to use the home field advantage to get ahead of the 10th ranked side. The games don't start for a while, but tune in to see Sicoutimont take on Backyard Sports as Les Royales began their quest to prove they are deserving of the rank of 11th best team in the world!

by **Maklohi Vai** » Tue May 14, 2013 4:17 pm

Maklohi Vai National Baseball Team
Nickname: Lumai
Acronym: MKV
Home Field: Kamanakai Oa'a Pani Stadium
MANAGER: Okao Lomnai

One name is not a misprint; some Vaian athletes go by one name

by **Kinzar** » Tue May 14, 2013 5:02 pm

Kinzar's World Baseball Classic 26 Team!
Nickname: Wildcats
Denonym: Kinzites

Batters
Jersey #	Name	Age	Position	Bats	Throws	Domestic Club
35	 Curtis Carreon	33	C	R	R	Hudson
38	 Brett Chizinski	30	C	L	L	Garden City

9	 Howard Treadwell	29	INF (1B)	S	R	Wilmington
15	 Jimmy Deakin	22	INF (2B)	R	R	St. Paul
1	 Hideki Watanabe	24	INF (SS)	R	R	St. Petersburg
12	 Pablo Morales	28	INF (3B)	S	R	Compton
8	 Eddie Khristich	23	INF (1B/3B)	R	R	Wilmington
17	 Syed Muhammed	26	INF (2B/SS)	S	L	Taylorsville

7	 Devon Charles	25	OF (LF)	S	R	St. Petersburg
6	 Marion Phillips	26     OF (CF)	R	R	La Jolla
21	 Brett Alexander	25	OF (RF)	S	R	Wilmington
10	 Daniel Cheevers	27	OF	L	L	Parkersburg
3	 Brian Thompson	22	OF	L	L	Fort William
11	 Eduardo Gonzalez	26	OF	S	R	Marion

Starting Pitchers
Jersey #	Name	Age	Handed			Domestic Club
32	 Matthew Barnes	27	RHP			Hudson
36	 Javiar Arroyo	25	LHP			Glendale
33	 Glenn Elliot	27	RHP			St. Petersburg
44	 Radeek Williams	26	RHP			Lexington
30	 Wang Zhu	28	LHP			Garden City

Jersey #	Relief Pitchers	Age	Handed	Role		Domestic Club
42	 Francisco Velazquez	31	RHP	Closer		Lexington
43	 Julio Alvarado	29	LHP	Set-up		Leicester
48	 Michael Pennington	33	RHP	Short Relief		Canton
47	 Kevin Hitchcock	26	LHP	Anytime		Taylorsville
46	 Gabriel Smith	26	RHP	Long Relief		Hudson
45	 Hiroshi Nakatani	28	LHP	Long Relief		St. Petersburg

Coaching Staff

Jersey #	Coach	Age		Role		
51	 David Rogers	52		Manager		Hudson
52	 Ryan Curtis	57		Pitching Coach		Hudson
53	 Shawn Gregory	48		Hitting Coach		Wilmington
54	 Alex Ortiz	49		Bullpen Coach		Lexington
55	 Jerry Droilet	59		1st Base Coach		Hudson
56	 Abraham Rosenberg	61		3rd Base Coach		Hudson

Lineup: (use for either against LHP or RHP)
1) Phillips- CF
2) Watanabe- SS
3) Morales- 3B
4) Treadwell- 1B
5) Alexander- RF
6) Charles- LF
7) Carreon- C

Deakin- 2B
9) Pitcher

If DH, move Carreon and Deakin down a spot and insert Khristich.

Rotation:
Barnes
Arroyo
Elliot
Williams
Zhu

Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Eject Coach: Yes
Godmod other events: No
Use DH at home: No

Home Stadium: Hudson Stadium

by **Qazox** » Tue May 14, 2013 5:18 pm

In the 1st third of WBC history, Qazox ware one of the 3 dominate teams (Az-cz and Milchama); the 2nd third, contenders that always seems to be missing something that kept them from winning a title (most likely no women), and in the last third... who the hell knows. As the WBC starts it's 6th decade (ooc: going every 2 years, qazox-wise) Qazox is ranked 15th, the lowest the team has been ranked at any point in it's history.

Last time around, another group failed to do anything at the WBC, and as is the Qazoxian Baseball Federation's wont, they decided to re-build (again for the 16th time). Maybe there will be something good that comes out of this team, but expectations are low and when the goal is just to make the playoffs, then perhaps a change is needed, not just on the field, but in the front offices as well.

STADIUM for ALL Home Games

Capacity: 61,108.
SCHEDULE:

MD1 @ Western Cuba
MD2 v. Cowardly Pacifists
MD3 @ The Priory of St Luc
MD4 @ The Jahistic Unified Republic
MD5 v. New Montreal States
MD6 v. Western Cuba
MD7 @ Cowardly Pacifists
MD8 v. The Priory of St Luc
MD9 v. The Jahistic Unified Republic
MD10 @ New Montreal States

Manager: Denny Vaerlo (47 yrs old)
Pitching Coach: Reyes Holdsclaw (58 yrs old)

CODE KEY for players:

Lineup: Throws/Bats [Age] {Player Code}

(In cases in which Qazox has to use the DH, Vanessa Dobbs will bat 8th, with Fanueil batting 9th)

BENCH:Throws/Bats [Age] {Player Code}
C- David Hanrock R/R [18 yrs old] H7 F7 C6 P5 S4 A5
IF- Vanessa Dobbs L/R [22 yrs old] H8 F6 C3 P6 S4 A4
IF- Bradley Bradford R/S [20 yrs old] H6 F8 C3 P2 S7 A9
IF- Victor Krumwall L/L [22 yrs old] H5 F7 C4 P2 S8 A3
OF- John Lluyan R/R [23 yrs old] H5 F6 C5 P4 S5 A6
OF- Issac Olvet R/R [18 yrs old] H4 F6 C4 P7 S5 A4
UT- Debra Wasluki L/L [20 yrs old] H4 F6 C6 P5 S3 A3

CODE KEY for pitchers

PITCHING STAFF Throws [Age] {Pitcher Code}

RP Permissions:

Choose my runscorers: Y
Follow my lineup: Y
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: y (no more than 2 players, nothing major)
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Eject my players: Y (ONE per game)
Godmod other events: y (weather related ONLY)
Designated Hitter at home: HELL NO

by **Kriegiersien** » Tue May 14, 2013 5:29 pm

Xamgibtopia was a small nation, known for its Ottifants, Bananas, Origami and Opium. Also they loved Cricket and Baseball. For people not familiar to these sports this seems legit. The truce is, that in its long history of beeing conquered, another nation brought baseball, long after Cricket was established, to these nation.

The last conquerer was Kriegiersien, taking over after a short, devastating war. As the Xamgibtopien Baseballteams are much better, the players for the World Baseball Classics Team of Kriegiersien are consisting mainly of Xamgibtopiens.

Kriegiersien Baseball Team

Coaches
Sumantra Harshal
Keanu Thornton

P Lalita Ashok
P Shresth Singh
P Kishor Geevarghese
P Babe "Fries" Di Magico
P Leila "Slurm" Oneye

C Shyam Nitin
1B Dev Rohit
2B Dagobert III
3B Mukesh Ravindra
SS Arjuna Kapil
LF Gautama Kshitij
RF Sharma Pradeep
CF Sanjeev Chiranjivi

As many Baseball places were bombed in Xamgibtopia, a new Stadium will be build for the World Baseball Classics, in Schoenwetter, the capital of Kriegiersien itself.

RP: As you wish.

by **Scandigrad** » Tue May 14, 2013 5:31 pm

Scandigrad Sharks
Scandigrad National Baseball Team, WBC 26

As part of the mission of Prime Minister Greg Mitchell, the Commonwealth of Scandigrad has chosen to organize and bring a national team to the World Baseball Classic. This signifies the fruits of a two year old cultural campaign to encourage Scandigradians to consider the world at large, and what it might be like outside of Scandigrad.

Baseball is the pastime of Scandigrad. It is the most popular sport, and Scandigrad's participation in the WBC was seen by many as the first natural mainstream step for many people. Scandigradians are looking forward to this event with great excitement, as a wave of patriotism and national pride has swept across the nation in anticipation for the WBC.

Scandigrad WBC Information

Group 10
Saintland (69)
Taeshan (7)
Slembana (37)
Komodo Dragon (41)
Scandigrad (UR)
Lycrabon (12)

All home games will be played at Scandigrad Park (Capacity 41,000)

Schedule

MD1 (May 19): vs Taeshan
MD2 (May 20): @Slembana
MD3 (May 21): vs Komodo Dragon
MD4 (May 22): vs Lycrabon
MD5 (May 23): @Saintland
MD6 (May 24): @Taeshan
MD7 (May 25): vs Slembana
MD8 (May 26): @Komodo Dragon
MD9 (May 27): @Lycrabon
MD10 (May 28): vs Slembana

Staff

General Manager: Duane Poulin
Pitching Coach: Carbry Mingo
Hiting Coach: John Raynerson
Bench Coach: Remy Proudfoot
1st Base Coach: Blair Raines
3rd Base Coach: Galo Abraham
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Thorben Dupont
Trainer: Felix Holme

Roster

No - Last Name - Position - T/B - Age
Field, Starting
3 - Harris - SS - L/S - 24
5 - Hernandez - 2B - R/L - 27
9 - Polanco - LF - L/L - 22
12 - Wagner - RF - R/R - 25
15 - Jones - C - R/R - 28
17 - McGowen - CF - R/R - 30
21 - Ku - 1B - L/R - 26
23 - Purnell - 3B - R/S - 29

Bench
7 - Cornell - OF - L/L - 20
26 - Borchard - OF - L/S - 24
32 - Paulis - IF - R/L - 29
47 - Morris - IF - R/R - 23
51 - Kitchens - C - R/S - 26
66 - Kendall - IF - L/R - 25
82 - Martinez - IF - R/L - 31

Pitching Staff
Starting Pitchers
28 - Vanderberg - SP - L/L - 33
31 - Bennet - SP - R/R - 23
44 - Landau- SP - L/S - 25
52 - Ray - SP - R/R - 29

Relief
13 - Milford - RP - R/R - 25
24 - Herman - RP - R/R - 26
33 - Seaghdha - RP - L/L - 24
41 - Tangeman - RP - R/R - 28
55 - Carey - RP - R/R - 30
67 - Wendel - RP - L/L - 22
22 - Screivener - CP - R/R - 24

Lineup

Starting Pitcher Rotation

Uniforms

Roleplay Permissions

Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
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
Eject Coach: Yes (Make it entertaining)
Godmod other events: No
Use DH at home: No

by **The Royal Kingdom of Quebec** » Tue May 14, 2013 6:09 pm

Royal Kingdom of Québec National Baseball Team

"The Expos"
Style Modifier: +5

Manager: Matt Kim, 96
Pitching Coach: Kenneth Water , 88
Hitting Coach: Pavelo Cortéz,40
Strength/Conditioning Coach: Joo Song Gong, 17

Roster (age)

Pitchers
Starters:[/b]
Blaine R. Dickey, 39
Constantin Vasquez, 28
Dong Won Seong, 40
Maurice Bergeron, 23
Imman Cloutier-Shin, 15

Relievers:
Félix Lavigne, 23
Kirby Han,19
Ross Weston, 32
Dong Hoon Park, 26
Herbert Jansen (closer),53. 

Batters
Infielders:[/b]
Vladimir Cordero,23 (1B)
Vicky Adamson,17 (2B)
Joon Song Lee,25 (SS)
Matt Cloutier-Merlaba,16 (3B)

Francis Labromme,15 (2B/SS)
Angelo Park,23 (1B/3B)

Catchers:
Jeffrey Bishop, 23
Élzéar Fitzroy, 32

Outfielders:

Phyllis Beausoleil,25 (RF)
Jacques Chapdeldaine,29  (LF)
Joong Shin Kim,16 (CF)

DHs:
Louis-Élzéar Smith,24
Simon Han,14

DH used at home: Y
Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose my lineup: Y
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y 
Godmod scoring events: Y(Make them creative,or else I'll hate you  )
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y(Make them creative, or else I'll hate you  )
Style Modifier: +5

by **Schmiegelland** » Tue May 14, 2013 6:38 pm

Schmiegelland National Roster for the World Baseball Classic in Cassadigua

Batting Lineup
LF- Najif Kenkla
RF- D'sukal Jiimna
C- Rhuni N'mail
SS- Kayto LanChama
DH- Opi Liuzo
1B- Li Cha Bzuul
3B- Popu Illian
2B- Zartiz Zpeen
CF- Qausik Zpeen

Bullpen
#1- Majou Javri
#2- Kaion Pladfil
#3- Jazko Mzee
#4- Lopjin Jaiuh Matruu

Backup Squad
C- Lainnpia Matruu
1B- Kendall Jamvi
2B- Hadas Mtuia
3B- Kaxi Kaji
SS- Mzui Kaji
LF- Dwain fim Vslinad
CF- Lkajop Klapoj
RF- Hajiok Koijah
P- Kolo Okol
P- M'ziimi Kanqa
P- Kaohhjio Milkah A' Juaoila
P- Lakizamponia

National Stadium: Jampaa Kantoud Parq

RP Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes (minor only)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes (TG me first to see if I agree)
DH at home: Yes

Style Bonus: +1

Schedule

@ Kriegiersien (UR)- Expected Result: Win
vs. Michael VII (24)- Expected Result: Loss
@ The Sova Empire (41)- Expected Result: Win 
@ THRILLEDGE (18)- Expected Result: Loss
vs. Yesopalitha (5)- Expected Result: Loss
vs. Kriegiersien (UR)- Expected Result: Win
@ Michael VII (24)- Expected Result: Loss
vs. The Sova Empire (41)- Expected Result: Loss
vs. THRILLEDGE (18)- Expected Result: Loss
@ Yesopalitha (5)- Expected Result:

by **Sangti** » Tue May 14, 2013 7:50 pm

Sangti Indios releases Roster for WBC 26

Nation - Sangti (SGT)
Nickname - Indios
Colors - Sangtian Red, White, Gray, Black
Stadium - Estadio Beisbol de Sangti
Location - Ciudad Central de Sangti, Region de la Capital
Capacity - 32000

STARTERS

No	Pos	Name
67	P	Leevhan Mumar
21	C	Micah Sacpa
87	1B	Romie Datu
61	2B	Ramil Magtalas
20	3B	Benjamin Dimacuha
39	LF	Lorenzo Aboganda
41	CF	Erick Navarette
94	RF	Levin Dabu
97	SS	Antonio Luyaben

PITCHING ROTATION

No	Pos	Name
74	P	Cyril Sumaoang
3	P	Teodoro Lalamunan
59	P	Franco Lumahan
83	P	Russel Lauchengco

BACKUPS

No	Pos	Name
23	C	Wilson Bitagon
43	1B	Joseph Mang-usans
88	2B	Emanuel Mungcal
13	3B	Jonathan Hawkins
4	LF	Boy Salonga
1	CF	Mar Tagay
61	RF	Mariano Lalu
65	SS	Nino Silan

RELIEVERS

No	Pos	Name
16	P	Gregor Balaga
24	P	Benigno Macadangdang
45	P	Mac Maraan
11	P	Winnie Deles
63	P	Roochie Gosiengfiao

DESIGNATED HITTERS

No	Pos	Name
92	DH	Dale Decolongon
84	DH	Peter Bagong-gahasa
32	DH	Joaquin Luyun

COACHES

No	Pos			Name
99	Manager			Monico Deligero
53	Pitching Coach		Christopher Lancoan
95	Hitting Coach		Aldren Cacalda
25	Conditioning Coach	Samson Emuslan

BATTING ORDER

Order	No	Pos	Name
#1	61	2B	Ramil Magtalas
#2	87	1B	Romie Datu
#3	94	RF	Levin Dabu
#4	92	DH	Dale Decolongon
#5	39	LF	Lorenzo Aboganda
#6	97	SS	Antonio Luyaben
#7	41	CF	Erick Navarette
#8	20	3B	Benjamin Dimacuha
#9	67	P	Leevhan Mumar

JERSEYS
Home

Alt Home

Away

Alt Away

STYLE - +2.1

RP Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes (minor only)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes
DH at home: Yes

by **Free Republics** » Tue May 14, 2013 8:15 pm

Free Republics National Baseball Team

Style Modifier: +5
Manager: Peter Bach
First Base Coach: Ivan Vuckovic
Third Base Coach: Wodzisaw Kozowski
Pitching Coach: Wilmer Espelid
Hitting Coach: Juanma Trevino
Bench Coach: Harbin Marquis
Colors: Blue and White
Demonym: Republican
Trigram: FFR

Roster

Rotation

1: Tauno Raisanen (R/R) (29)
2: Kade Sinclair (R/R) (25)
3: Themaseb Berara (L/L) (33)
4: Nikita Alexeieva (R/R) (28)
5: Ferbed Kerama (R/R) (22)

Bullpen

CL: Christian Eiffel (L/L) (35)
SU: Menwecheher Kewesha (R/R) (26)
SU: Christophe Lundberg (L/L) (24)
MR: Zoran Mijatovic (R/R) (28)
MR: Hynek Melka (L/L) (31)
MR: Sadoc Estrada (R/R) (32)
MR: Markus Austerlitz (R/R) (26)
LR: Danilo Romano (L/L) (27)
LR: Rory Halcomb (R/R) (30)

Starting Lineup (listed in order)

CF: Tytus Majewski (S/L) (21)
2B: Michael Schwartz (R/R) (26)
LF: Sami Hiukka (L/L) (33)
1B: Ilyas Korgay (R/R) (36)
DH: Giancarlo Bolko (L/L) (41) [C]
3B: Feliks Jablonski (R/R) (24)
RF: Kardos Adony (L/R) (25)
C: Harrison Dixon (R/R) (27)
SS: Hamilton Simard (S/R) (19)

Bench

C: Jaromir Jasinski (S/R) (28)
C: Ferwed Nebwa (R/R) (33)
1B: Poul Lundblad (L/L) (22)
2B/SS: Canumil Toro (R/R) (25)
3B: Norulv Dyrseth (L/R) (26)
LF/RF: Robert Sigbjornsson (R/R) (24)
CF: Stian Neteland (L/L) (38)
OF: Sigve Lauten (S/R) (36)
UTIL: Julian Lionel (S/R) (17)

Stadiums

VS The Republic of Lanos

Stadium: RepublicSoft Stadium
Stadium Location: New City, Orlandiana
Stadium Capacity: 42,282
Distance to Walls: 288 feet to left, 292 to right, 384 to center
Stadium Surface: grass

VS Equestrian States

Stadium: Nicholls Enterprises Stadium
Stadium Location: Baseton, Amolotopia
Stadium Capacity: 66,487
Distance to Walls: 277 feet to left and right, 366 to center
Stadium Surface: grass

VS Strawbee

Stadium: BearOil Park
Stadium Location: Petrograd, Plymouth
Stadium Capacity: 48,505
Distance to Walls: 299 feet to left and right, 399 to center
Stadium Surface: BearGrass

VS Karditan

Stadium: Church of Saintland Stadium
Stadium Location: Albertope, Roxawa
Stadium Capacity: 83,802
Distance to Walls: 303 feet to left and right, 407 to center
Stadium Surface: RepublicTurf

VS Skeckoa

Stadium: Family Farmers Field
Stadium Location: Mortonsville, Exastrium
Stadium Capacity: 37,809
Distance to Walls: 313 feet to left, 289 to right, 413 to center
Stadium Surface: grass

Notes

Peter Bach is a big advocate of sabermetrics, so the Federation of Free Republics is a team that emphasizes getting baserunners and preventing baserunners. Every hitter on the FFR team should be considered a serious threat to draw a walk. Korgay is the team's slugger. The rest of the hitters get on base frequently. The FFR doesn't steal bases much, although they do have team speed. Pitching-wise, Peter Bach prefers pitchers with good control, so they won't be walking many hitters and will never intentionally walk an opposing hitter. Bolko is a DH because he is horribly defensively at every position these days, but he can still hit. He won't be starting during road games where the opposing team doesn't use the DH. The stadiums are all sponsored by the highest bidder. The Church of Saintland is financing an extremist political party (the "Holy Party") in the FFR and trying to recruit people in the gigantic Federation, which spans 4 continents. Because the local leagues in most Republics are currently in midseason, these are not the best players that Free Republics has to offer. They are merely the players that Peter Bach was able to get on his team.

RP Permissions

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes (be realistic)
Choose my lineup: No (if I make any lineup changes, I will announce them in my RP for the previous day and if no DH is used, just remove Bolko from the lineup and move everybody up a spot)
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes (unlimited)
Godmod other events: Yes
Use DH at home: Yes

by **Ethington** » Tue May 14, 2013 8:33 pm

Press Release: Ethington Ministry of Sport

Nation: Ethington
Nickname: The Owls
Colors: Teal and Black
Home Stadium: Stadio Sasaka
Location: Glassbeach, West District
Capacity: 38,985 (5,000 reserved admission, 15,000 lower general admission, 10,000 upper general admission, 6,000 club and suite admission, 2,985 hill admission)
Dimensions: 395' Left, 406' Left-Center, 425' Center, 418' Right-Center, 400' Right
Stadium Features: The park backs up to a giant hill. The right and right-center walls are 20 feet tall, allowing fans to sit atop the hill on blankets. The bullpens are behind center field, just beyond the 10' wall. Bleachers sit in the left field, and are general admission.

Starting Lineup without DH (position, name, number, batting hand, fielding hand)

LF - Cavan Ramsey - #23, RH, RH
C -Tobias Walsh - #55, LH, LH
SS - Sullivan MacKenzie - #9, SH, LH
RF - Ollie Owston - #72, RH, LH
1B - Aidan Flynn - #88, RH, RH
3B - Cory Bardsley - #70, LH, LH
CF - Damon Errol - #2, SH, RH
2B - Branson Cléirich - #1, LH, LH
Starting Pitcher

Starting Lineup with DH (position, name, number, batting hand, fielding hand)

LF - Cavan Ramsey - #23, RH, RH
C -Tobias Walsh - #55, LH, LH
SS - Sullivan MacKenzie - #9, SH, LH
DH - Saxon Myers - #40, RH, RH (remove from bench)
RF - Ollie Owston - #72, RH, LH
1B - Aidan Flynn - #88, RH, RH
3B - Cory Bardsley - #70, LH, LH
CF - Damon Errol - #2, SH, RH
2B - Branson Cléirich - #1, LH, LH

Bench (utility position, name, number, batting hand, fielding hand)

INF - Petr Kenhelm - #13, RH, RH
INF -  Felix Grant - #92, LH, LH
INF - Saxon Myers - #40, RH, RH
OF - Jesse Stayton, #39, LH, LH
OF - Heikki Masson, #45, SH, RH
OF - Gareth Scrivens - #90, LH, RH
C - Akí García - #6, LH, LH

Starting Rotation (rotation position, name, number, pitching hand, batting hand)

Ace - Caden Montgomery - #7, LH, LH
Second - Cam Moreau - #10, RH, RH
Workhorse - Damien Vergil - #86. LH, LH
Knuckleballer - Mika Hanne - #11, RH, SH
Spot - Fredrick Solberg - #41, RH, LH

Bullpen (pitcher type, name, number, pitching hand, batting hand)

RP - Riku Seppänen - #58, RH, RH
RP - Gunnar Hargrave - #50, RH, RH
RP - Raleigh Jordan - #14, RH, LH
LHS - Vladimir Carmen - #26, RH, RH
Setup - Donovan Craig - #91, LH, LH
Closer - Kristal Platt - #16, LH, LH

by **Vaugania** » Tue May 14, 2013 8:42 pm

Vaugania Golden Eagles

Style Modifier: +4

Starting Lineup w/o DH

21 1B Francois DuBois L/L
20 LF Kerby Rychel R/R
16 SS Radim Mencher R/R
53 C Marty Bzibziak R/R
45 2B Roman Janicek L/R
25 3B Jaromir Braun S/R
17 RF Asmund Skjeggestad S/L
32 CF Mathias Hummel L/L
--Pitcher--

Starting Lineup w/ DH

21 1B Francois DuBois L/L
20 LF Kerby Rychel R/R
16 SS Radim Mencher R/R
53 C Marty Bzibziak R/R
77 DH Cliff Gilbert L/L
45 2B Roman Janicek L/R
25 3B Jaromir Braun S/R
17 RF Asmund Skjeggestad S/L
32 CF Mathias Hummel L/L

Pitching Rotation

24 SP Lars Erstad R/R
39 SP Stian Losnedahl L/L
27 SP Felix Brauer S/R
35 SP Kostyantyn Wasylyk L/L
48 SP Nikola Vlahovic R/R

Bullpen

40 MRP Bradley Weber R/R
44 MRP Frano Zupan L/L
91 LRP Ernie Baer S/L
49 LRP Arnold Perkins R/R
76 SU Whit Kedzierski R/R
87 CL Jonas Abel L/L

Substitutions

63 IF Andre Markum S/L
84 IF Brett Springsteen R/R
99 OF Mikael Neilsen R/R
77 OF Cliff Gilbert L/L
12 P Lee Siegbert R/L
13 P Petr Mraz L/L

Manager: Leif Solberg
Pitching Coach: Gavrilo Costel
Hitting Coach: Evgeni Varlaam
Infield Coach: Kazmir Salo
Outfield Coach: Donovan Finnegan
Trainer: Dr. Riordan Ryan

Home Ballpark: Landvik Memorial Ballpark (52,250), Yzerberg, Vaugania
LF: 340ft. LCF: 375ft. CF: 425 ft. RCF: 365ft. RF: 320ft.

RP Permissions: Do anything you want as long as you don't give my players injuries that would keep them out beyond the game they were injured in. Limit ejections to 1 per game.

by **Lycrabon** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:25 pm

Once again, the Lycrabon Blue Jays look to pick up their second ever World Baseball Classic title, this time traveling to Cassadaigua for the postseason. They have been placed in Group 10, consisting of:

Saintland (69)
Taeshan (7)
Slembana (37)
Komodo Dragon (41)
Scandigrad (UR)
Lycrabon (12)

The roster remains fairly the same as previous Classics, with very few new faces. If they fail to advance however, changes may happen for WBC 27.

Nation: Incorporated States of Lycrabon (short version: Lycrabon)
TLA (Olympics code): ISL
Name: Blue Jays
Home Stadium: Riverside Stadium, St. Catherine, Newcastle Province. Think PNC Park (Pittsburgh, USA) dimensions.
No DH used.
MODIFIER: +3.5

LYCRABON BLUE JAYS ROSTER FOR CLASSIC XXVI
Coaching Staff:
MGR: 14 Brianna Bruce (P from Newmanistan, was previously pitching coach)
1ST: 28 Sam Daniels
3RD: 70 Erik Gwynne
PITCH: 9 Jonathan Short
BENCH COACH: 40 Javier Wickman

Starting Lineups:
1B 1 Carl Maynard (39)
LF 33 Alonzo Osborn (38)
2B 2 Chad Price (39)
RF 46 Nick Mayo (25)
SS 4 Sean McCormick (31)
CF 8 Jeremy Kramer (41, retiring following this Classic)
(Pitcher spot)
C 6 Gene Welch (37)
3B 3 Cliff Mayo (39, retiring following this Classic)

BENCH:
1B 41 Mark Bray (30)
2B 29 Scott Green (38)
3B 30 Shawn Grimes (36)
SS 17 Tony Schwartz (26, St. Catherine Mets (NBL, Lycrabon)
CF 10 Dave Cummings (26)
RF 00 Russell Green (24)
C 11 Stan Hines (26)
LF 7 J.C. Tyson (38)

PITCHERS:
P 18 Tom Benson (34, plays for Bartewick Inter in Civil Citizenry)
P 99 Paul Bray (24, younger brother of Mark Bray)
P 43 Paul Lawrence (28)
P 34 Sam Fitzpatrick (25, Riverton Otters (NBL, Lycrabon)

BULLPEN:
LRP 19 Tyrone Conley (46, will be his final Classic)
LRP 39 Mitchell Johnston (40)
MRP 42 Leroy Harrison (46, will be his final Classic)
SU 44 Clifford Nash (45, will be his final Classic)
CL 45 Darrell Lane (43, will be his final Classic)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
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, I will choose
Eject my players: Yes but be fair about it
Godmod other events: Yes use common sense
Use DH at home: No

by **Milchama** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:29 pm

Milchama National News- Tribune- Sun- Times- Post- Gazette- Chronicle- Journal- Dispatch- Telegram- Star- Monitor- Enquirer

Sports Section

Win or Go Home

Now we grant you, normally that's how tournaments work. Either you win or you go home with nothing. However, for the first time in a long time the Milchama Warriors are right back to where they belong, at the top. With a number one ranking in the world and the usual outsized expectations from fans (seriously, there is only one team that it is semi-acceptable to lose against and they don't play anymore) the Warriors are under immense pressure to deliver a championship. As a matter of fact if they don't win a championship it might mean the jobs of many players on the team because their job is to win. That's right, a bad performance and the Milchamian tradition of having the same team for like 8 straight tournaments might be broken.

Anyway, as usual we have the exact same roster as last time:

C: Marion HaLivni
1b: Karl Flork
2b: Leah Finter
SS: Red Vlorber
3b: Dan Scoot
LF: Yossi Millar
CF: Tal Artik
RF: Naomi Flentstein
DH (only on the road): Ram Stevens

Starting Rotation:
SP 1: Kenny Valentine
SP 2: Darius McKilney
SP 3: Eddie Hunt
SP 4: Garrett El-Karabi

Bullpen:
CL: Simon Shem Tov
Set Up: Tim Lillian
Middle Relief: Tzlil Keshet
Long Man: Helton Skelton
Extra: Teashmo Contallion

Bench:
Middle Infielder: Manny Kauff
IF: Brandon Fletcher
1b/RF: Ram Stevens
CF/OF: Del Kent
OF: Aliza Werter
C: Quemp Whoat

Milchama has no DH at home games.
Lineup w/o DH:
2b: Leah Finter
SS: Red Vlorber
C: Marion HaLivni
1b: Karl Flork
LF: Yossi Millar
3b: Dan Scoot
RF: Naomi Flentstein
CF: Tal Artik
[Pitcher]

SPs hitting abilities:
Valentine- Can PH = really good
McKilney- Bunts well, bad overall.
Hunt- Good for a pitcher
El-Karabi- Incompetent. But has power!

Lineup w/DH:
2b: Leah Finter
SS: Red Vlorber
C: Marion HaLivni
DH: Ram Stevens
1b: Karl Flork
LF: Yossi Millar
3b: Dan Scoot
CF: Tal Artik
RF: Naomi Flentstein

Do anything you want to my players. I do not use a DH at home. Most of the time starters go about 7 or 8 innings.

by **Milchama** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:53 pm

Milchama National News- Tribune- Sun- Times- Post- Gazette- Chronicle- Journal- Dispatch- Telegram- Star- Monitor- Enquirer

Sports Section

Easy Group Should Mean Advancement

In what has been described as a "good joke" and "a nice warmup" the Milchama Warriors have been handed quite possibly the easiest qualifying group in memory. I don't just mean in the World Baseball Classic, I mean in any sport. While there have been groups where the Warriors were expected to advance easily --see the last World Cup for a good example-- never has it looked so lopsided for the Warriors. The second ranked team in the group, Ko-oren is ranked 17th. While it is baseball, and yes anything can happen, if the Warriors lose more than two games something has gone seriously wrong. Like fireable offense wrong, or gravity no longer exists wrong. You know, something like that. Manager Jack McKewing did not try to downplay expectations saying, "This group should be a good warmup for our guys before the important games take place in the playoffs. I'm sure these other countries think they can play baseball but we're better and we plan on showing it."

I guess the only problem is complacency then. Anyway, without further ado, here's the usual really arrogant Milchamian predictions!

Group 2
Cyborg Holland (27)- Ponies. Apparently missed the memo that all the pony teams should be in one group. Anyway, they didn't advance last time so they should not be a threat this time. Two easy wins for the Warriors.
Milchama (1)- That's us! We're the best in the world by ranking now. With two straight third place finishes Milchama has finally shown itself to be the baseball powerhouse that the countries citizens demand. However, third is not good enough and the team has clear instructions to win or face real challenges back home. Thank god this group is awful.
Sangti (UR)- Unranked = terrible. They'll get a nice look at what a powerhouse international baseball team does when the Warriors take both games by an average of 8 runs.
German-Spanish Empire (UR)- Look up. Also, neither Spain or Germany is good at baseball (Donald Lutz excepted) so they might be worse than Sangti. 10 run average win for the Warriors.
Ko-oren (17)-The only potential threat to Milchamian absolute domination. They broke last time as a 16 seed and got swept by The Equestrian States. They might take one game off us but both games should be close.
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec (58)- Quebec, in general, is not good at baseball. Montreal doesn't have a team anymore and so forth. Also, they're ranked 58th which means that they are also bad at baseball. Therefore, Milchama should again win easily.

So final Warriors record: 9-1, 2nd overall seed.

Fun Fact: Milchama did not win a playoff game in WBC 25 by more than one run until the third place series. That's clutch! (And really unsustainable and worrying in light of this previously ridiculously arrogant post, but who cares that was last WBC and against better teams. The teams here still really suck and Milchama are better now with that experience so everything should be fine.)

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