World Baseball Classic 40- IC Thread (Finals G6 Posted)

by **Cassadaigua** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:22 am

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 40- The Colossal Follow Up

Happy Birthday, World Baseball Classic! At 40, you are officially an old sporting competition.

The nation of Cassadaigua is honored to have the opportunity to host this event. In the last Classic, several nations, including ourselves, returned for what was dubbed the Colossal Champions Cup. After a fun competition, how many of those champions would follow up their return for a second appearance in World Baseball Classic 40? All of them! They are just some of the 48 total nations who are going to step up to the plate for this Classic.

Who are these 48?

Are you planning to dominate this competition, but what to know exactly how to go about it?

First: Create a roster. This will get you a roster bonus. Not all rosters get the same bonus, though, as some are made to be real fancy and look like a ton of time and effort was spent in preparing it. They will get the higher roster bonus. But, if all you want to do is list a bunch of names, you will still get something.

Then: Roleplay, roleplay, roleplay. You can have success here as a first time nation, but you have to work for it, too.

Within the roster, many people also provide descriptive information about their home stadiums. Half of your qualifying games will be played within your country, and this a great chance to showcase your venues to the world.

IMPORTANT: When creating a roster, you should include the following information and the specific corresponding answer for your nation. This is important, because the person who roleplays the game first is the one who determines how a score is arrived at (assuming they have roleplayed a game summary). The answers to these questions are whether or not they are able to do the following things concerning your nation.

RP Permissions:
Choose my run-scorers: Yes/No
Choose my lineup: Yes/No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes/No
Godmod scoring events: Yes/No
RP injuries to my players: Yes/No
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes/No
Eject my players: Yes/No
DH used at home: Yes/No
Godmod other events: Yes/No
Other Info:

What they mean:
Choose my run-scorers: Can the opponent decide who scored for your team. Note that this includes ONLY how you’re individual players may have played, on an individual level. If you’re opponent says their starting pitcher struck out 15 of your hitters in their 1-0 win, then that is fine regardless of your answer, because it is a direct individual fact about the performances of their pitcher. If you answered no here, and they then said a particular batter struck out four times, then and only then do they violate this permission. Moral of the story, saying no here gives you control over how your players play, only. Not how the opponent’s players play. Most users answer yes to this.

Choose my lineup: Allows the opponent to determine any old lineup for your team. Most teams will include a lineup, and set this permission as no, and to follow their lineup. However, if you don’t really care, feel free to say yes.

Follow my Pitching Rotation: Same general idea as Choose my lineup, but with the rotation. Tip: Always check your opponent’s RP for their prior game to see if they declared a starting pitcher for your game, as well.

Godmod Scoring Events: This allows your opponent to be very specific, in complete detail, about your runs scored.

RP Injuries to your players: Answer accordingly. Some nations will include a caveat here that they are allowed, but only to say a play was hurt and nothing else, so that they can be the one to determine what happened.

Godmod Injuries: Taking the above to the next level. Can they do whatever they want in regards to injuries. Answer accordingly.

DH Used at home: Whether or not we use the DH is determined by the home team. (Much like it is in Major League Baseball). Here you are saying whether or not the DH is used when you are home.

Eject My Players: Can they eject your players? Some nations will include a caveat here as well that “for every one you eject your team, you can eject one/two/or more on mine.”

Godmod Other Events: We get silly on NS Sports. You have to have fun once in a while, after all. What this is asking if is the opponent can RP something completely crazy and unrealistic about the game, such as “the catcher put a spell on the basestealer as they were running, to make them fall.” or, “The pitched ball became invisible, so the batter had no hope.”, or even “Space aliens invaded, and decided they liked our flag better, so they helped our team with their significantly advanced technology”. If this kind of fun is for you, then put yes. If not, then put no. If you’re open to it, but don’t want to be completely caught off-guard, a message to say “telegram me your idea first” is common.

Other Info: Is there other information about your team you want us to know about? This is usually about a team’s playing style. A nation with an aggressive playing style may say they always look to take the extra base, and want to steal a lot of bases. A nation that wants to have their team to be explosive may want to say they score most runs via the long ball. Or, it could be to say something about your pitchers, like to never have a starter go more then 5 innings.

Play Ball!

Groups: (Top 2 teams per group advance to playoffs. Group winners seeded 1-8, and second place finishers seeded 9-16, regardless of actual record).

Group 1:
Bongo Johnson (UR)
-Anthor- (18)
West Phoencia (8)
Somersville (UR)
Equestrian States (UR)
Scootalove City (21)

Group 2:
Vermont of America (36)
Nova Anglicana (2)
Fauxia (UR)
United States of Devonta (19)
Cassadaigua (23)
Mampris (UR)

Group 3:
The Lone Star Union (UR)
West Saintland (11)
Siroy (UR)
Ko-oren (26)
Frenline Delpha (5)
Nagore (55)

Group 4:
Drawkland (14)
Schiltzberg (1)
Ovskovyk (UR)
Free Republics (22)
New Danican (UR)
Cheongji (78)

Group 5:
Newmanistan (10)
Karamiko (UR)
Sandberg (24)
Gim (UR)
Zwangzug (35)
Union of Socialist Alpine Republics (6)

Group 6:
Darmen (31)
Mount Pleasant (45)
Tainese (UR)
Novostela (UR)
Gregoryisgodistan (7)
Maklohi Vai (13)

Group 7:
Cosumar (20)
Empire Of Cats (32)
Hothnia (UR)
Super-Llamaland (4)
Abanhfleft (17)
Lisander (UR)

Group 8:
Hicanans In Exile (25)
Ethane (3)
Tenburg (UR)
South Yerfilag (15)
Elgenstad (32)
The land of Land (UR)

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE: (Scorination Time between 8pm and 9pm, EDT)
(Home team on right, after the “at”)
All Dates and times are pending unexpected delays. Ample notice always provided if that were to occur.

How To Read Schedule:

Games Played, June 6:
MD1- 1 at 6, 2 at 5, 3 at 4
MD2- 6 at 4, 5 at 3, 1 at 2
MD3- 2 at 6, 3 at 1, 4 at 5

Games Played, June 7:
MD4- 6 at 5, 1 at 4, 2 at 3
MD5- 3 at 6, 4 at 2, 5 at 1
MD6- 6 at 1, 5 at 2, 4 at 3

Games Played, June 8:
MD7- 4 at 6, 3 at 5, 2 at 1
MD8- 6 at 2, 1 at 3, 5 at 4
MD9- 5 at 6, 4 at 1, 3 at 2

Games Played, June 9:
MD10- 6 at 3, 2 at 4, 1 at 5
MD11- 1 at 6, 2 at 5, 3 at 4
MD12- 6 at 4, 5 at 3, 1 at 2

Games Played, June 10:
MD13- 2 at 6, 3 at 1, 4 at 5
MD14- 6 at 5, 1 at 4, 2 at 3
MD15- 3 at 6, 4 at 2, 5 at 1

Games Played, June 11:
MD16- 6 at 1, 5 at 2, 4 at 3
MD17- 4 at 6, 3 at 5, 2 at 1
MD18- 6 at 2, 1 at 3, 5 at 4

Games Played, June 12:
MD19- 5 at 6, 4 at 1, 3 at 2
MD20- 6 at 3, 2 at 4, 1 at 5
MD21- 1 at 6, 2 at 5, 3 at 4

Games Played, June 13:
MD22- 6 at 4, 5 at 3, 1 at 2
MD23- 2 at 6, 3 at 1, 4 at 5
MD24- 6 at 5, 1 at 4, 2 at 3

Games Played, June 14:
MD25- 3 at 6, 4 at 2, 5 at 1
MD26- 6 at 1, 5 at 2, 4 at 3
MD27- 4 at 6, 3 at 5, 2 at 1

Games Played, June 15:
MD28- 6 at 2, 1 at 3, 5 at 4
MD29- 5 at 6, 4 at 1, 3 at 2
MD30- 6 at 3, 2 at 4, 1 at 5

June 16- Off Day, RP Hard For Upcoming Playoffs!

June 17- R of 16, Games 1 and 2
June 18- R of 16, Games 3 and (4*)
June 19- R of 16, G5*
June 20- QF, Games 1 and 2
June 21- QF, Games 3 and (4*)
June 22- QF, G5*

June 23- SF Games 1 and 2
June 24- SF Games 3 and (4*)
June 25- SF, G5*

June 26- Final, Game 1; 3rdP Games 1 and 2
June 27- Final, Game 2; 3rd P Games 3 and (4*)
June 28- Final, Game 3; 3rd P Game 5*
June 29- Final, Game 4
June 30- Final, Game 5
July 1- Final, Game 6
July 2- Final, Game 7*

*- if/when necessary

Remember, this is an IC Thread only. Please place all OOC matters in the WBC discussion thread.

by **Cassadaigua** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:23 am

OFFICIAL GROUP DRAW ANNOUNCEMENT

The Groups Have Been Drawn! With 48 teams, eight groups of six were created. In total there are 31 ranked and 17 unranked teams. The 31 ranked teams were seeded in accordance to the rank. The extra pot 4 assignment for one unranked team was given to Equestrian States based on past history in the tournament. From there, the unranked teams are sorted based on the order in which they signed up.

How Pots were arranged:

Groups: (Top 2 teams per group advance to playoffs. Group winners seeded 1-8, and second place finishers seeded 9-16, regardless of actual record).

Group 1:
Bongo Johnson (UR)
-Anthor- (18)
West Phoenicia (8)
Somersville (UR)
Equestrian States (UR)
Scootalove City (21)

Group 2:
Vermont of America (36)
Nova Anglicana (2)
Fauxia (UR)
United States of Devonta (19)
Cassadaigua (23)
Mampris (UR)

Group 3:
The Lone Star Union (UR)
West Saintland (11)
Siroy (UR)
Ko-oren (26)
Frenline Delpha (5)
Nagore (55)

Group 4:
Drawkland (14)
Schiltzberg (1)
Ovskovyk (UR)
Free Republics (22)
New Danican (UR)
Cheongji (78)

Group 5:
Newmanistan (10)
Karamiko (UR)
Sandberg (24)
Gim (UR)
Zwangzug (35)
Union of Socialist Alpine Republics (6)

Group 6:
Darmen (31)
Mount Pleasant (45)
Tainese (UR)
Novostela (UR)
Gregoryisgodistan (7)
Maklohi Vai (13)

Group 7:
Cosumar (20)
Empire Of Cats (32)
Hothnia (UR)
Super-Llamaland (4)
Abanhfleft (17)
Lisander (UR)

Group 8:
Hicanans In Exile (25)
Ethane (3)
Tenburg (UR)
South Yerfilag (15)
Elgenstad (32)
The land of Land (UR)

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE: (Scorination Time between 8pm and 9pm, EDT)
(Home team on right, after the “at”)
All Dates and times are pending unexpected delays. Ample notice always provided if that were to occur.

How To Read Schedule:

Games Played, June 6:
MD1- 1 at 6, 2 at 5, 3 at 4
MD2- 6 at 4, 5 at 3, 1 at 2
MD3- 2 at 6, 3 at 1, 4 at 5

Games Played, June 7:
MD4- 6 at 5, 1 at 4, 2 at 3
MD5- 3 at 6, 4 at 2, 5 at 1
MD6- 6 at 1, 5 at 2, 4 at 3

Games Played, June 8:
MD7- 4 at 6, 3 at 5, 2 at 1
MD8- 6 at 2, 1 at 3, 5 at 4
MD9- 5 at 6, 4 at 1, 3 at 2

Games Played, June 9:
MD10- 6 at 3, 2 at 4, 1 at 5
MD11- 1 at 6, 2 at 5, 3 at 4
MD12- 6 at 4, 5 at 3, 1 at 2

Games Played, June 10:
MD13- 2 at 6, 3 at 1, 4 at 5
MD14- 6 at 5, 1 at 4, 2 at 3
MD15- 3 at 6, 4 at 2, 5 at 1

Games Played, June 11:
MD16- 6 at 1, 5 at 2, 4 at 3
MD17- 4 at 6, 3 at 5, 2 at 1
MD18- 6 at 2, 1 at 3, 5 at 4

Games Played, June 12:
MD19- 5 at 6, 4 at 1, 3 at 2
MD20- 6 at 3, 2 at 4, 1 at 5
MD21- 1 at 6, 2 at 5, 3 at 4

Games Played, June 13:
MD22- 6 at 4, 5 at 3, 1 at 2
MD23- 2 at 6, 3 at 1, 4 at 5
MD24- 6 at 5, 1 at 4, 2 at 3

Games Played, June 14:
MD25- 3 at 6, 4 at 2, 5 at 1
MD26- 6 at 1, 5 at 2, 4 at 3
MD27- 4 at 6, 3 at 5, 2 at 1

Games Played, June 15:
MD28- 6 at 2, 1 at 3, 5 at 4
MD29- 5 at 6, 4 at 1, 3 at 2
MD30- 6 at 3, 2 at 4, 1 at 5

June 16- Off Day, RP Hard For Upcoming Playoffs!

June 17- R of 16, Games 1 and 2
June 18- R of 16, Games 3 and (4*)
June 19- R of 16, G5*

June 20- QF, Games 1 and 2
June 21- QF, Games 3 and (4*)
June 22- QF, G5*

June 23- SF Games 1 and 2
June 24- SF Games 3 and (4*)
June 25- SF, G5*

June 26- Final, Game 1; 3rdP Games 1 and 2
June 27- Final, Game 2; 3rd P Games 3 and (4*)
June 28- Final, Game 3; 3rd P Game 5*
June 29- Final, Game 4
June 30- Final, Game 5*
July 1- Final, Game 6*
July 2- Final, Game 7*

*- if/when necessary

by **Cassadaigua** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:23 am

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 40
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.

The best recommendation to get here is to fly in, unless you are from nearby in Rushmore, 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 to make it very convenient, 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. Things still get seedy in the Grande Mountain area from time to time, but our security will try their best to keep the men's rights protests to a minimum.

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 respect 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 **Tenburg** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 12:18 pm

Tennish National Baseball Team

Nickname: Metros, due to being based in Tallow, Tenburg’s largest city

Baseball, although not nearly as popular in Tenburg as association football, auto racing, hockey, or even gridiron football, has a cult following throughout the country. The competition is always close, and a multitude of elite-level pitchers and hitters have made their way into the top series, the NBL. Up until Tenburg’s invitation to the World Baseball Classic—its first sporting invitation in history—baseball had been her best-kept secret. Now, suddenly, the awkward step-child of Tennish sport has become its darling.

Home Stadium:

Home Uniform

Away Uniform

Manager: K.C. O’Brien

PITCHERS
Starting Rotation, in order:
#32 James Cullen RHP
#25 Rory Quinlan RHP
#40 Finbar Fallon LHP
#50 Mick Kelly RHP
#43 Liam Mahone LHP

Bullpen:
#41 Eamon Mahoney LHP
#54 Sean Flanagan RHP
#33 Enda Shannon RHP
#38 Kieran O’Casey LHP
#44 Donagh Flanigan LHP
#56 Patrick Quinn RHP

Closer:
#54 Logan O’Hara RHP

FIELDERS (B/T)
Catchers:
#29 Conor Curren R/R
#14 Aidan Murphy L/L

1B:
#4 Dylan Maloney R/R
#12 Fergus McDonnell R/R

2B:
#22 Roy O’Sullivan L/R
#8 John MacAteer L/L

SS:
#28 Dermot Canavan S/R
#11 John O’Dowd R/L

3B:
#5 Kyle Shanahan L/L
#10 Conner Joyce R/R

LF:
#8 Shane Brannigan R/R
#95 Tommy McBride L/L

CF:
#25 Michael Maguire R/R
#13 Ossian Gallagher L/L

RF:
#66 Jack Lynch R/R
#19 Peter Joyce L/R

BATTING ORDER:
1. D. Canavan
2. J. Lynch
3. R. O'Sullivan
4. M. Maguire
5. D. Maloney
6. K. Shanahan
7. C. Curren
8. S. Brannigan
9. Pitcher

RP info:
Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: nothing that keeps them out for more than a game without a tg first please. no fatalities.
Godmod injuries to my players: no
Eject my players: yes, but tg me please
DH used at home: I don't use one
Godmod other events: Yes

~~~

Jack Lynch stood stoic in the batter’s box, cigarette hanging from his mouth and sending smoke up his nose, which he huffed away as he raised his bat. It swirled around in the air slowly, like a flag in a calm breeze, before swinging hard at a breaking curveball.

He missed it again.

“Fuck…you,” Jack grumbled, lowering his sunglasses to glare as James Cullen offered a shit-eating grin. Jack always swung at that one. Mark threw his curveball the way most guys threw fastballs. “It’s called an off-speed pitch, y’know, fuck, one’s them’s gonna take yer arm with it someday.”

“Long as it happens after the Classic, I don’t care.”

“Fair enough.” Jack readied himself for another pitch. This one was subtler, breaking further in front of him than before, right into where he preferred to swing. He blasted it up over James’ head and into the ionosphere, and everyone watched as it disappeared out of view when coming near a white, fluffy cloud.

“Yea, see, that’s what’ll happen to ye if yer arm goes,” commented catcher Aidan Murphy, to a few laughs.

K.C. O’Brien, a man much older than any of the others here, whipped out his phone to read a text. “Hate to break up the shenanigans, fellas,” he said, his low voice catching everyone’s attention, “But the trucks are here to load up gear, which means we need to be goin’.”

Jack tossed the old bat away, dropped his cigarette next to the plate and stepped on it. “Right, off we go to… wherever this place is. Cassa-somethin’.”

Cassadaigua. The host nation of the 40th World Baseball Classic. No one here wanted to admit it, but just about everyone had butterflies in their stomachs whenever they saw themselves being talked about on TNSN. They had never received much recognition from their nation before; only when an international body recognized them did the spotlight suddenly shift to them--not that anybody was complaining about their new-found popularity, of course; it was fantastic. But how long would it be until they played their final out in the Classic and it would all disappear again?

Tenburg isn’t exactly baseball country.

by **Darmen** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:39 pm

The Darmeni National Baseball Team
presented by
The Batter-Up! Baseball League of Darmen

Position                        Name                 Age Team
Manager                         Sawyer Pratt         55  Scott City Blue Jays
Pitching Coach                  Comgal Mac Cnáimhín  46  Tilden Islanders
Hiting Coach                    Maddox Lesauvage     35  Eau Claire Barons
Bench Coach                     Davie McCrory        55  Scott City Blue Jays
1st Base Coach                  Oscar Mendelsohn     48  Royal BC
3rd Base Coach                  Dorian Hierro        43  Eau Claire Barons
Infielders Coach                Jon Ramsay           49  Menomonie Eagles
Outfielders Coach               Darius Henryson      61  Augusta Athletics
Catchers Coach/Bullpen Catcher  Valentine Sullivan   40  Scott City Blue Jays
Strength and Conditioning Coach Ithiel Millhouse     36  Royal BC
Trainer                         Yehoshua Arreola     30  Eau Claire Barons
Ball Boy                        Valentin Mac Branain 11  Blue Sox (Scott City Little League)
Bat Boy                         Cairo Joiner         13  Falcons (Eau Claire Little League)

Postition Name                  Age Team                       Bats Throws
LHP       Marc Moore            26  Scott City Blue Jays       L    L
LHP       Gisbert McNab         32  Eau Claire Barons          L    L
LHP       Zebedee Aleshire      30  Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks L    L
LHP       Jonathan Kevins       22  Tim City Athletics         L    L
RHP       Absolon Hancock       35  Scott City Blue Jays       R    R
RHP       Mathis Langley        20  Eau Claire Barons          R    R
RHP       Halstein Byrnes       27  Eau Claire Barons          R    R
RHP       Clemente Lewin        23  Royal BC                   R    R
RHP       Wallace Haden         31  Tilden Islanders           R    R
RHP       Haydn Fishman         25  Hallie Eagles              R    R
RHP       Évrard Woodward       34  Liverpool Mustangs         R    R
AMP       Merit Olhouser        27  Menomonie Eagles           R    Both

C         Murrough Thayer       24  Scott City Blue Jays       S    R
C         Gabby Cobb            23  Cadott Red Sox             S    R
1B        Lucius Cokes          35  Eau Claire Barons          L    L
1B/3B     Micheal Favager       19  Scott City Blue Jays       S    R
2B        Philemon Hartmann     20  Darmen City White Sox      S    L
2B/SS     Hughie Herman         25  Brady City Braves          R    R
SS        Rodge Walterson       30  Stanley Loggers            R    R
3B        Toviyyah Sherman      27  Bloomer Woodticks          R    R
LF        Anthony Crawford      29  Eau Claire Barons          L    L
CF        Anaiah Hanson         35  Royal BC                   R    R
RF        Wigbrand Nicolas      33  Augusta Athletics          L    L
OF        Gregor Maçon          21  Eau Claire Barons          S    L
OF        Manu Corey            23  Scott City Blus Jays       S    R

1-Absolon Hancock
2-Marc Moore
3-Zebedee Aleshire
4-Merit Olhouser
5-Clemente Lewin
All other pitchers are part of the bullpen, Évrard Woodward will serve as closer.

1-Murrough Thayer
2-Rodge Walterson
3-Lucius Cokes
4-Anaiah Hanson
5-Anthony Crawford
6-Wigbrand Nicolas
7-Toviyyah Sherman
8-Pitcher
9-Philemon Hartmann
Darmen will not make use of the DH at any point in the tournament.

Darmeni Baseball Style
Offensively, the top of the order has one job and one job only: get on base and stay on base. Contact hitting is the name of the game for those three, as they look to give the cleanup hitter plenty of opportunities for RBI's. For the cleanup hitter, hitting the ball as far as possible will be the most likely course of action, though having men on base while trailing will cause a more conservative approach to be taken. For the remaining batters, the hit and run, as well as conventional base stealing will be utilized. At any point where there are two outs in an inning, hitting for the fences will be likely. In other words, "Go BIG or go home."

Defensively, things will be fairly conventional, with defensive shifts occurring perhaps once every ten games and an extra man being brought into the infield perhaps once per tournament.

And finally, pitching. Strike zone, strike zone, strike zone. Throwing outside of the strike zone is highly frowned upon in Darmeni baseball, so pitch counts will likely always be in favor of the pitcher. That being said, expect a great deal of variance in pitch types, with most pitchers having four or five different pitch types in their repertoire. Some even have as many as seven. Also, Darmeni baseball fans love a good Eephus. Also, no intentional walks, ever. We ain't scared of no one.

Also, you may be wondering why many of the younger players are all switch hitters. In Darmen, all players are taught to bat with both hands, and many continue to do so until their mid to late twenties, when they finally make a decision on how they will bat.

RP Permissions
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Kinda, it's already listed, but you may make up to two changes either in the selection of players or a change in the batting order for each game.
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes, but keep it somewhat realistic. Whatever that means.
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes, but no more than one per game. As for the coaching staff, go nuts.
Godmod other events: Yes
Designated Hitter at Home: Teams may use the DH at their pleasure, though their pitchers might draw a great amount of heckling if they don't pick up a bat like a real man. "Bock...bock...CHICKEN!...bock...bock...bock!...CHICKEN!"

by **Elgenstad** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:34 pm

"Elgenstad National Baseball Team"
St. Rita's Parochial Institution for Secondary Education and Baseball

Elgenstad, lacking a professional baseball league, is being represented by the team from St. Rita's Parochial Institution for Secondary Education and Baseball, otherwise known as SRPISEB or simply St. Rita's. This will be the second consecutive Classic in which the school has represented the country. St. Rita's is a high school of dubious repute on the western edge of Byen, Elgenstad's capital. The school has often been accused of putting the baseball before education, but has somehow avoided being shut down. The first starting pitcher, Osvald Olsen, is also the manager and coach of the team. Given the young ages of the players on the team, every member of the pitching staff except Olsen has a hard limit of 60 pitches per game.

Home Stadium: Byen Parks Department Municipal Baseball Facility - Diamond 2 (capacity 2,000)
Left: 250ft Center: 250ft Right: 250ft Power Alleys: 250ft
Due to the small dimensions of the field, temporary 30 ft walls have been added in an attempt to reduce the number of home runs.

Number - Pos - Name - Bats/Throws - Age

Batting Order
5 1B Jonathan Raske R/R (17)
11 LF Oddmund Storstrand L/L (16)
14 CF Asbjorn Storstrand L/L (16)
44 3B Rudolf Johansen S/R (18)
12 2B Helge Sorensen L/R (17)
9 SS Steffen Gulbrandsen R/R (18)
10 C Tor Akselsen R/R (18)
3 RF Haakon Storstrand R/R (16)
Pitcher

Relief Fielders
2 C Sven Horn R/R (17)
24 IF Viktor Tennfjord S/R (16)
21 IF Adrian Arud R/R (16)
33 OF Tobias Toov L/L (15)
30 OF Leif Haugen R/R (16)

Pitching Rotation
50 SP Osvald Olsen R/R (37) 
52 SP Finn Ribur R/R (17)
54 SP Rune Paulsen L/L (18)
58 SP Jorg Helland R/R (16)
59 SP Bjarne Skjelbraid L/L (18)

Bullpen
47 MR Torvald Ulstein R/R (17)
51 MR Leo Tesman R/R (16)
55 MR Sebastian Svasand R/R (17)
53 MR Finn Steen L/L (18)
62 LR Gulbrand Saeterstoel L/L (17)
56 LR Kristian Kvarme R/R (16)
67 LR Yngvar Isaken R/R (16)
64 LR Pal Berg R/R (17)
80 SU Verner Engen R/R (17)
99 CL Oivind Brogger L/L (18)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Elgenstad does not use a DH. I only ask that my lineup and pitching rotation be followed, and that the 60 pitch limit on the pitchers be abided by. Please feel free to do anything else short of killing my players.

by **Schiltzberg** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 6:55 pm

THE GRAND DUCHY OF SCHILTZBERG

"Deum Super Omnia"

History:
The Grand Duchy of Schiltzberg is an enormous nation that stretches to engulf much of the European continent, and has grown from humble beginnings into being the economic, social, and cultural powerhouse that it is today. In the year 1718, the grand patriot and war hero, whose name was Nicolas Schiltz, was granted a large portion of land for his gallantry in action and his extreme patriotism and courage in the First Javanese War of Succession (1704-1707) by the Luxembourgish Grand Duke. This land became a province of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and was called Schiltzberg. Schiltzberg began to grow in industry and culture, and with the growing ideas of the Enlightenment, Schiltzbergers believed that they deserved to be a sovereign state, which would be independent from Luxembourg. Inspired by the American Revolution, Duke Jean I of Schiltzberg declared Schiltzberg's independence from Luxembourg on March 31, 1781. Luxembourg was in no state of readiness for war, and was forced to recognize Schiltzberg's independence, and Luxembourg's Grand Duke Joseph I signed the treaty to recognize the new Grand Duchy on February 12, 1782. The nation grew industrially very quickly, having an industrial revolution, and it quadrupled in size, gaining territories from its militarily inferior rival of the Holy Roman Empire, which Schiltzberg seemed to be continuously and indefinitely at war with.

In the nineteenth century, Emperor Napoleon of France, which had been an ally of Schiltzberg's before the French Revolution, threatened to declare war on Schiltzberg if it did not submit itself to his rule. Schiltzberg refused, and this led to a French invasion of Schiltzbergian territory. Schiltzberg lashed out against Napoleon's army with an army that was much stronger than the Emperor had anticipated, and Schiltzberg defeated Napoleon, winning crucial battles at Paris and Versailles. Schiltzberg occupied France for seven months and intended on claiming the entire territory of that nation for its own, but hostile Germany its allies were afraid of Schiltzberg becoming too powerful, and threatened to declare war if Schiltzberg claimed land south of the 47th parallel. Schiltzberg claimed all of France north of that latitude line, though it also ceded a large portion of the land to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which had been an ally in the war, and the remaining territory became an independent government known as the Republic of France, which became a close ally of Schiltzberg in many crucial wars.

Late in that century, the German kingdoms began to centralize, making Germany a critical threat to Schiltzberg and all of Europe. In 1914, following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, who was a leader in Germany's ally of Austria-Hungary, the German military broke a twenty year standoff with Schiltzberg and its allies by invading Belgium. The German military was so strong that it overtook the Belgian capital of Brussels after only 72 hours, slaughtering the royal family of Belgium and leaving Belgium and its allies, including Schiltzberg, stunned. Schiltzberg, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Republic of France all declared war on Germany within several days of this happening. The Allies acted fast to prevent the Germans from attacking further nations, and Luxembourg and Great Britain attacked German troops in Belgium, while Schiltzberg and France invaded German territory. The Germans fought back hard, and they were able to push through Belgium into Schiltzbergian territory, forcing Schiltzberg to retreat and defend its own border with Belgium. The Allies signed an agreement with the Russian Empire and the United States of America, and the reinforcements from these nations allowed the Allies to begin to push back the Central Powers, which were led by Germany. The Russians invaded Germany from the east, and the rest of the Allies closed in on Germany from the west, and finally were able to break back into German territory in March of 1916. The German capital was overtaken, and the government was overthrown, as Schiltzberg and its allies won the war in May of 1916. Schiltzberg claimed much of the western German territory, expanding its own empire significantly. Belgium was administered by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in an effort to restore its government, but the natives started a movement to be absorbed into Luxembourg, and a referendum was passed to absorb Belgium into Luxembourg in November of 1919. France, Great Britain were given the imperialist territories of Germany, and Russia was given the part of Germany that has been called Prussia. The Allies created a new, democratic government in Germany, much at the pushing of the United States and France, but much to the dismay of Schiltzberg, which wanted to create a new monarchy, preferably from their own royal family to create an alliance with the Germans. Peace was temporarily gained.

The Germans began to stir again, as they recovered from the horrible war. There was a strong economic depression, and this angered the Germans, who blamed the depression on Schiltzberg. In September of 1939, Germany invaded Schiltzberg and once again started a world war. Italy and Japan joined Germany in its conquest of world domination, as Italy aided Germany in its European and African conquests, and Japan led its own Pacific and Asian conquests. The Allies reassembled, as the Schiltzbergers and every other European nation except for Germany and Italy declared war on the Axis Powers, and the United States declared war on Japan after being attacked in December of 1941. The Germans showed early dominance in the war, gaining a lot of territory very quickly, and Schiltzberg was forced to temporarily move its government to Versailles, which was much farther west from the front line than New Schiltzbierg was. It was a good thing too, because New Schiltzbierg was overtaken, and the Germans claimed "East Schiltzberg" for their own. Schiltzberg was not defeated yet though, as they fought back with their allies and regained the land. Meanwhile, the Americans were fighting bitterly against the Japanese in the Pacific, recapturing island nations that had previously been taken by the Japanese. The Americans got involved in the African conquest after receiving a message from the Republic of Mexico that the Germans had offered Mexico an alliance if it would invade the United States. The Germans were winning the war in Europe, but then made the mistake of provoking Soviet Union, which had previously been known as Russia, and this almost immediately resulted in their beginning to lose ground. They had opened up another front of the war and were unable to maintain their efforts. Captured land was retaken by the allies, who closed in on rivaling Germany, and the Germans surrendered in January of 1944. The Allies were furious that they had allowed the Germans to continue to have a government after the first World War, and this time, they allowed Schiltzberg to annex what remained of German territory, as well as Switzerland and Austria, which had supported the German effort, wiping Germany off the map. The Soviet Union was allowed to annex the German satellite state of Poland, and France was allowed to annex North Italy, while the United Kingdom was given South Italy as an imperial territory. Great Britain later sold this territory to France for money in an alliance treaty. The United States was allowed to keep all of the island nations as its territories, and was also given a great amount of land in Africa that had previously belonged to Germany, but this land was lost to the independence movement over the next decade. The people of Luxembourg voted to be annexed by Schiltzberg in 1948 in a referendum, so this gave Schiltzberg control of most of central Europe.

In the 1950s, Schiltzberg adopted moderate socialism, and was seen as the moderate of European politics, with the Soviet Union as the extreme communist and Great Britain and France as extreme capitalists. It was good to have neutral Schiltzberg separating these powers, and this is what prevented another World War from happening.

In the dawn of the third millennium, many began to question the legitimacy of a monarchy, including Schiltzberg's own leader, Grand Duke Lucas I. On March 31, 2014, Lucas stepped down as Grand Duke and approved a democratic constitution into law that would allow for the election of the head of state, who was the President. This was Schiltzberg's form of government for forty years of relative peace and mediocrity, until a man named James Williams was elected President in 2046. Williams was an extremist who fought to create nationalism in the country and strengthen government in Schiltzberg, in the case of war. He invaded France, which had been Schiltzberg's ally, and won the war because of Schiltzberg's outrageous military spending. In the treaty that ended the war, Schiltzberg annexed all of the Italian Peninsula, greatly increasing its land area. Schiltzberg asserted its dominance, and became an imperial power when its navy invaded several islands off of the coast of Asia. Nationalism was at its peak in Schiltzberg, and Williams was elected to a second term in 1950. He continued his controversial policies in his second term, but received a blind eye from foreign powers, because they feared his military strength. In 1954, Williams was to be removed from office, due to a clause in the constitution that limited a President to two terms. Williams asked for an amendment to be passed that would allow him to serve a third term, but the legislature unanimously voted down this amendment. Williams was outraged, and declared that he would refuse to step down as President. The following day, the congress voted to impeach him, and the Justice Council called for an impeachment trial. WIlliams then had the military assassinate all members of congress and the Justice Council, and declared himself the Emperor of Schiltzberg. Emperor James, as he called himself, declared war on France once again, and invaded. France and all of its allies, including Great Britain and the United States declared war on the rebel government and wished to restore peace in Schiltzberg. The Soviet Union also declared war on Schiltzberg out of fear of invasion. After six months, the government was overthrown, and the Schiltz Dynasty was restored, with Lucas III, grandson of Lucas I, as the new Grand Duke. Now there have been two decades of peace since the ancient government was restored, and most Schiltzbergers live happily in peace.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SIMPLY THE BEST:

Starting Lineup: (Position, Name, Bats/Throws, Qualities)
SS Mark Daly (S/R, Great batting average, good fielder, good base-runner)
CF Jeff "Ducky" Fitzhugh (R/R, Great batting average, good power, okay fielder, good base-runner)
LF Chris Vrooman (L/L, Okay batting average, big power hitter, okay fielder)
1B Francis Thom (L/L, Great fielder, good batting average, best power hitter on the team)
RF Manual Villegaus (L/R, Bad fielder, great batting average, good power hitter)
3B Thomas Saiz (R/R, Great fielder, averaged batting average, good power hitter)
2B Bob Rutledge (R/R, Outstanding fielder, poor hitter, speedy base-runner)
C Wayne Knox (R/R, Poor hitter, but good throwing arm for nabbing base-runners)
P (insert here)

Bench:
C Oscar Gutierrez (R/R, backup catcher, okay hitter)
C Jeff Bumgarter (R/R, second backup catcher, averaged hitter)
2B/3B/SS Donald Carolan (L/R, backup infielder. Decent hitter and averaged fielder.)
DH/1B/OF Ben Parker (L/L, first choice backup outfielder. Bats as DH in the sixth spot when needed)
OF Joe Conway (L/L, okay fielder, mainly used as pinch hitter)
OF Benny Allen (R/R, poor batting average, but high power. Young hitter who strikes out a lot)

Starting Rotation: (Handedness, name, ERA, qualities)
RHP David Toups (3.48 High strikeout/high walk kind of pitcher)
RHP William McKey (3.38 Conservative pitcher who strikes out few, but can pitch long innings with few runs let in.)
LHP Henry Price (4.03 Good curveball and slider)
RHP Jorge Matos (4.18 Works the count and sometimes gets himself into a jam)
LHP Robert Paul (5.12 Off and on pitcher. Sometimes is really good, sometimes gets taken out early)

Bullpen:
RHP Doug Miller (1.28 Closing pitcher with a flaming fastball, but can only pitch one inning)
RHP Richard Wilson (3.34 Short relief pitcher who can go two to three innings)
RHP Todd Barras (2.27 Long relief pitcher with a nasty cutter and a killer fastball. Can pitch one to two innings)
LHP Joseph Crews (3.48 Specialty reliever who works really well against left-handed batters)
LHP Bryan Mercado (3.08 Long relief pitcher who can strikes out many batters. Two to three innings max)
LHP Steven Scherer (6.39 Short relief pitch who can be a starter if needed. Can go up to five innings.)

Manager: Robert Evans
Pitching Coach: Jesus Martinez
Hitting Coach: Alonzo Brawley
First Base Coach: Oscar Wiseman
Third Base Coach: Jack Ray
Bench Coach: Eric Comeaux

Uniforms:
HOME AWAY

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by **Maklohi Vai** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:45 pm

The Bulletin: Mae'ao out as manager! While he is the single greatest player in Vaian history, his recent failures at the WBC led to his ouster. Replacing him is a former teammate, and another Vaian great, Arnao. Arnao's hiring has been widely applauded in Maklohi Vai. He is seen as a stable, calm figure who can provide some much needed leadership to the young team. The other big change is with the starting pitching, as the veterans Aonmai Rutulotoa and Uwo have both retired. A pair of young lefties, Rukamo Wilapoturakai and Peter Harrison, will be cycled in to start. No changes in the starting lineup, but this will probably be Koilani Ruputuo's last or second-to-last year with the national team.

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

by **-Anthor-** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:54 pm

Anthoran National Baseball Team
"The Thunderheads"

Home Stadium: Marblerose Park (45,600), Summercliff, Anthor
Manager: Jacob Adler
Bench Coach(Takes over in case of ejection): Sinjin Phillips
Hitting Coach: Oliver Bailey (Known for concentrating on contact hitting)
Pitching Coach: Bernard Clarke (Known for developing aces, and focusing on those, over others)
Jerseys: Home

Starting Pitchers
[RHP] Noah Clarke (Nottingham) - #29, Aged 31
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 17-7, 3.48 ERA, 169 K's, 202 IP
[LHP] Denzel Price (Luton) - #9, Aged 30
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 16-9, 2.61 ERA, 171 K's, 213.2 IP
[RHP] Francis Reed (Wayford) - #8, Aged 27
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 15-10, 2.81 ERA, 267 K's, 231 IP
[RHP] Sean Woodward (Northall) - #22, Aged 26
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 18-12, 2.87 ERA, 156 K's, 232 IP
[RHP] Nathan Flynn (Newark) - #35, Aged 25
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 17-8, 2.78 ERA, 187 K's, 216.1 IP

Relievers
[RHP/CL] Logan Grange (Holywell) - #2 , Aged 30
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 4-2, 40 SV's, 79.2 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 1.13 ERA, 12.2 K/9 (108 K's)
[RHP/CL] Matthew Chalmers (Bardney) - #58 , Aged 26
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 1-4, 50 SV's, 69.2 IP, 1.26 WHIP, 2.33 ERA, 12.3 K/9 (93 K's)
[RHP/RP] Jude Cooke (Bristol) - Setup #13, Aged 28
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 10-3, 1 SV's, 103 IP, 11.4 K/9(130 K's), 2.36 ERA, 0.84 WHIP
[LHP/RP] Elliot Dougherty (Warwick) - Setup #44, Aged 26
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 4-6, 2 SV's, 84.1 IP, 11.1 K/9(104 K's), 1.46 WHIP, 3.42 ERA
[RHP/RP] Frazer Donaldson (Newark) - Setup #7, Aged 22
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 7-3, 11 SV's, 86.2 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 11 K/9(106 K's), 2.39 ERA
[RHP/RP] Zak Bannigan (Sherbourne) - Mid Reliever #16, Aged 27
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 2-1, 2 SV's, 69.2 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 13.8 K/9(107 K's), 2.58 ERA
[RHP/RP] Bryan Richardson (Luton) - Middle Relief #34, Aged 28
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 5-5, 1 SV's, 54.2 IP, 1.35 WHIP, 14.7 K/9(89 K's), 4.28 ERA
[RHP/RP] Clyde Cherry (Coventry) - Middle Relief #31, Aged 34
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 2-1, 1 SV's, 60.1 IP, 0.86 WHIP, 9 K/9 (60 K's), 0.90 ERA
[LHP/RP] David Watson (Bristol) - Long Relief/Lefty Specialist #15, Aged 23
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): 2-2, 6 SV's, 101.1 IP, 1.08 WHIP, 10.1 K/9(114 K's), 2.22 ERA

Catcher
(R) Bradley Greer (East Kilbride)* - #20, Aged 29
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .353 AVG, .580 SLG, 1.017 OPS, 552 AB, 195 H, 30 HR, 121 RBI, 104 R
(R) Jason MacKey (East Kilbride) - #88, Aged 29
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .299 AVG, .569 SLG, .935 OPS, 174 AB, 52 H, 30 HR, 40 RBI, 33 R

First Base
(L) Sean McPherson (Plymouth)* - #14, Aged 33
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .363 AVG, .681 SLG, 1.150 OPS, 598 AB, 217 H, 50 HR, 143 RBI, 133 R
(R) Peter Eaves (Alnwick) - #90, Aged 26
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .310 AVG, .550 SLG, .920 OPS, 651 AB, 202 H, 40 HR, 96 RBI, 106 R

Second Base
(L) Tony Russell (East Kilbridge)* - #31, Aged 33
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .342 AVG, .566 SLG, 1.029 OPS, 567 AB, 194 H, 25 HR, 103 RBI, 124 R, 321 TB
(R) Bailey Stapleton (Ashburton) - #17, Aged 29
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .333 AVG, .502 SLG, .906 OPS, 606 AB, 202 H, 17 HR, 95 RBI, 90 R

Shortstop
(L/R) Brad Green (Tharsius)- #21, Aged 26
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .366 AVG, .629 SLG, .433 OBP, 560 AB, 205 H, 36 HR, 108 RBI, 114 R, 11 SB

Third Base
(L/R) Cameron Taylor (Nottingham)* - #11, Aged 33
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .327 AVG, .652 SLG, .401 OBP, 422 AB, 138 H, 38 HR, 92 RBI, 82 R
(R) Gregor York (Elsing) - #51, Aged 29
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .328 AVG, .478 SLG, .380 OBP, 613 AB, 201 H, 15 HR, 86 RBI, 85 R

Left Field
(L/R) Tony Delgado (Carlisle)* - #28, Aged 25
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .325 AVG, .591 SLG, .412 OBP, 548 AB, 178 H, 33 HR, 104 RBI, 105 R
(L) John Kirby (Bournemouth) - #26, Aged 22
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .310 AVG, .637 SLG, .375 OBP, 358 AB, 111 H, 30 HR, 86 RBI, 71 R

Center Field
(L) Daniel Aitken (Nottingham)* - #47, Aged 33
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .342 AVG, .555 SLG, .394 OBP, 679 AB, 232 H, 31 HR, 104 RBI, 31 R, 31 SB
(R) Theo Jordison (Newark) - #4, Aged 30
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .303 AVG, .406 SLG, .411 OBP, 601 AB, 182 H, 2 HR, 61 RBI, 107 R, 43 XBH, 98 BB, 44 SB

Right Field
(R) Albert Hough (Sunderland) - #20 Aged 27
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .305 AVG, .669 SLG, .388 OBP, 1.057 OPS, 574 AB, 175 H, 58 HR, 130 RBI, 109 R, 91 XBH
(L) Kane O'Connor (Holywell) - #49, Aged 32
Last Full Season Stats(Last Season): .319 AVG, .578 SLG, .384 OBP, 529 AB, 169 H, 31 HR, 100 RBI, 70 R, 73 XBH

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 (TG first)
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes (TG First)
Eject my players: No
Godmod other events: Yes (TG First)
Use DH at home: Yes

by **West Phoencia** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:09 pm

Team Name: The Confederates

Governing Body: West Phoenician Baseball Association
Team Colours: Light Purple, Grey and Orange strip down size of pants.
Home Stadium: Confederate Stadium

Debut Season: World Baseball Classic #36
World Baseball Classic Titles: None
Best Season: Season #39 placed 4th.

Management:

* Manager: Trevor Rushworth
* Head Coach: Mary Zomdonia

* Assistant Coach: Normie Broad
* Assistant Coach: Eddie Meadows

* Team Physician: Mark English

Starters

* C Jacob Texas
* 1B Nate Texas
* 2B Emanuel Army
* 3B Jack Navy
* SS Patrick Vegan
* LF Lukas Towers
* CF Dax Head
* RF Darryl East
* DH Carson Van Buren

Bench

* C Ryan Lunger
* IF Glen Melbourne
* IF Anton Narre
* IF Wayne Sorbent
* IF Calvin Dragg
* IF Thomas Zeal
* OF Tim Geelong
* OF Jimmy Geelong
* OF Heniel Hewett

Pitching:

* RHP Jordan Pike
* LHP Cliff Samuels
* RHP Hieu Phan
* RHP Cooper Force
* LHP Mandeep Singh
* RP David Zealish
* RP Ross Mendez
* RP Barry Parry
* CP Roberto Debb
* CP Wolfie Kiwi

Cheer - Squad

* Laura Towers
* Tia Thai
* Babs Applebooba
* Mandi Vegi
* Melissa St Thom
* Rowena Ascott
* Tanya English
* Allison Sainte

Pre-Season Trade:

West Phoenician Confederate right hand pitcher El Susana after a tough #39 season, has placed himself up for a pre season trade, citing high stress levels to over perform for a first class baseball team.
El Susana is a seasoned right hand pitcher, placing on the international baseball series since World Baseball Classic #36, he also led The Confederates to a gold win at the Aeropag Summer Olympic Games.
West Phoenicia Baseball Association has confirmed it will be open to trading with other teams for a trade of a pitcher.

Home Stadium: Confederate Stadium.

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: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Godmod other events: TG me for event
Use DH at home: No

by **Siroy** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:13 pm

Siroy National Baseball Team

The national baseball team has recently been created for the 40th World Baseball Classic. The team is composed of amateurs with the exception of five professionals who have played in the Maklohi Vai leagues. Their names are italicized. Baseball is not the sport of choice in Siroy, but cricket players, who are quite abundant, can often transfer their skills.

Starting Lineup
CF #18 Richard Clarke (R/R)
SS #2 Molu Watani (R/R)
1B #3 Kwame Brighton-Ivys (L/L)
3B #9 Gilbert Harris (R/R)
RF #4 David Madison (L/L)
C #44 Lopu Makulatanai (R/R)
2B #17 Laurence Powell (R/R)
LF #6 Divesh Ramakrishnan (R/R)
Pitcher's Spot

Starting Rotation
#20 Jumani Brown (R/R)
#11 Weston Davis-Thomas (L/L)
#52 Anthony Freeman (R/R)
#43 Shawn Wilkes (L/L)
#14 Polutano Mokurukapai (R/R)

Bench
C #5 Ramutano Korukapani (R/R)
INF #33 Joseph Gebrselassie (R/R)
INF #7 Anshul Venkataram (R/R)
OF #19 Marcus Welmore (L/L)
OF #25 Anthony Patel (R/R)

Bullpen
#80 Andrew Teller (R/R) Long Relief
#48 Loku Nuwatarani (L/L) LOOGY
#35 Daniel Shifton (R/R) Set-up man
#30 Markiel Charles (R/R) Closer
#24 Timothy Harris (L/L)
#15 Steven Bensalem (L/L)
#64 Richard Davies (R/R)

RP Permissions
Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No, follow my lineup posted above.
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes, follow the rotation posted above.
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes
DH used at home: No
Godmod other events: No death.

by **Union of Socialist Alpine Republics** » Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:55 pm

Union of Socialist Alpine Republics National Baseball Team

Reprezentacja Alpejski w Baseball

Unija Socijalističke Alpske Republike Nacionalna Bejzbol Momcad

Selección de béisbol de Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Alpinas

Équipe d'Union des Républiques Socialistes Alpines de Baseball

Full nation name: Union of Socialist Alpine Republics
Short nation names: Alpine Union, U.S.A.R.
Trigramme: UAR
Demonym: Alpines
Nicknames: Alpine Union, Alpines, Green & white, Bisons, Reprezentacja Alpejski
DH used at home: No

History

Combined record
ALL TIME RECORD: 80-63

as Southern Democratic States
ALL TIME RECORD: 56-49
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 32: 6-4
INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL SLAM VIII: 4-5
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 33: 5-5
INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL SLAM IX: 12-7, IBS IX champion
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 37: 13-17
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 38: 16-11

as U.S.A.R.
ALL TIME RECORD: 24-14
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 39: 24-14, Loss in quarterfinals

After 3 average tournaments, the Southern Bears blossomed in the IBS IX about 4 cycles ago. The Southern Democratic States finished with a 5-3 record for 15 points in group A, tied with Frenline Delpha. Both teams had to play a tie breaker game for seeding. SDS lost the game 6-5 and had the 7th seed. They played against the #2 seed, the Bat Slaves. SDS won the series 2-1 against Gregoryisgodistan. SDS played the semi finals against Abanhfleft Revolution. The Bears lost the first game 9-2 but finally won the series 2-1. The Southern Democratic States was in the final against the United States of Devonta Thundersticks. Devonta won the first game 4-1 and the Bears won the next one 9-4. Devonta won the 3rd game 5-4 and SDS won the next one 3-2. In the 5th and final game of the IBS IX final, the Bears won 4-1!

Then the Southern Bears was missing in action until the team comes back for the XI olympiad as part of the North Eurasian Unified Sporting Team but short of their female players, the Bears didn't qualified with an atrocious 0-4 record. Then, the Southerners finished 4th in group A with a 13-17 record in the World Baseball Classic 37. In the World Baseball Classic 28, the Southern Democratic States had a crazy finish in Bulter Group where 3 teams were tied with 45 points but only two teams advanced to the playoffs. South Yerfilag were the unlucky ones. The Bears faced an unranked team in the round of 16, but this unranked team was Newmanistan who were coming back after being absent for many seasons. Newmanistan beat the SDS in 3 games.

In 2018, every North Eurasian nations (but Pays den haut) united together to form a socialist superstate. The new federation has been named the Union of Socialist Alpine Republics, this federation, composed with 30 socialist republics, inherits SDS's rank. To read more about the "creation" of the U.S.A.R., read this story. In it's first participation in the WBC as the U.S.A.R., the team finished in 1st place in Darmen group with 20 wins and 10 losses. The Bisons played against the infamous Musterfield in the 1st round and our pitchers struck out a lot of batters. The Alpine Union won the series 3-1. In the quarter finals, the Reprezentacja Alpejski lost 3-1 against Ethane.

Schedule

TBD

Stadiums

Southerner Stadium
Capacity: 49,642
Location: Muscogee, Republic of Chattahoochee
Tenant: Muscogee Southerners
Note: The Southerners' biggest rivals are the Oglethorpe Red Sox. The Southerner Stadium features the "Monument Park", an open-air museum containing a collection of plaques and retired numbers honoring past Southerner players.
Hosting: All home games vs Newmanistan

Southco Field
Capacity: 47,574
Location: Beach City, Republic of Sonoma
Note: Southco is an insurance company headquartered in Beach City. The Southco Field has a unique retractable roof.
Tenant: Beach City Mariners
Hosting: All home games vs Zwangzug

Ripley Field
Capacity: 40,929
Location: Clarkston, Republic of Okanogan
Note: Ripley Field features ivy-covered outfield walls.
Tenant: Clarkston Cubs
Hosting: All home games vs Sandberg

Novi Sredisce Sportni Park
Capacity: 20,655
Location: Zagrad, Republic of Dalmatia and Istria
Tenant: Zagrad Senators
Note: A brand new stadium build recently. From the upper deck of the ballpark, you can view the Capitol, which is now the seat of the government of the Republic of Dalmatia and Istria.
Hosting: All home games vs Karamiko

Stadion Szczesniak (or Szczesniak Stadium)
Capacity: 20,960
Location: Ozorkow, Republic of Prussia East (Wschodnioprusy)
Tenant: Ozorkow Mets
Note: Interruptions for planes flying overhead are frequent.
Hosting: All home games vs Gim

Uniforms (Home-Blue Away-Grey Alt-Red):

The U.S.A.R. will use old SDS uniforms for the WBC 40, but with "bisons" written on the shirt instead of "bears".

Kits designed by Libertad Sportswear from The Royal Barangay

Head coach: Buck Jennings
Assistant Coach: Branko Stojanovic
Pitching coach: Fred Sweet
Batting coach: Leon Webber
1st base coach: Balazs Radacsi
3rd base coach: Drazen Petrovic

Pitching Rotation:

Pos     #       Name                 Age     Hand  Team                 Birthplace
SP	13	Tyler Floyd	     29	     RHP   Oglethorpe Red Sox	Shaker Heights, WA
SP	43	Alejandro Gonzalez   27      LHP   Neoga Indians	San Gregorio, SO
SP	34	Rusty Castillo	     24	     LHP   Beardstown Angels	Laguna Seca Ranch, SO
SP	38	Zvonimir Hajrovic    24      LHP   Crikvenica Reds	Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, DI
SP	33	Amber Thomas	     31	     RHP   Braddock Athletics   Glensboro, CH

Bullpen:

Pos     #       Name                 Age    Hand  Team                  Birthplace
LR	26	Justin Loup	     30	    LHP   Free Agent	        Bear River City, SO
MR1	24	Sam Bourgeois	     31	    RHP   Harwich Giants	Val-des-Lacs, SG
MR2	35	Tyler Zastryzny	     27	    LHP   Bloomingburg Tigers	Harbor Springs, WA
MR3	36	Zoja Stankovic	     28	    RHP   Puck Royals	        Podvolovljek, KR
S-Up	32	Jarrod Finnegan	     34	    RHP   Neoga Indians	        Cyrus, WA
CL	45	Genevieve McGowan    26	    LHP   San Joaquin Colt .45s	Rosewood, WA

Batting Order without the DH:

Pos     #       Name                 Age    Bats  Team                  Birthplace
CF	7	Randall Worth	     31	    S     Braddock Athletics	Harrisonburg, CH
RF	5	Wilton Jimenez	     28	    S     Beardstown Angels	San Miguel, SO
LF	23	Nate O'Flaherty	     33	    S     Free Agent	        Laguna Beach, SO
1B	22	Travis Layne	     33	    R     Muscogee Southerners	Boggstown, WA
3B	1	Kevin McNeill	     25	    R	  Neoga Indians	        Mocking Bird Branch, CH
C	6	Nick Riefenhauser    31	    R     Miltonsburg Braves	Fort Winnebago, WA
SS	8	Noah Murphy	     32	    S     Rockingham Grays	Calumet Harbor, WA
2B	41	Jared Hanson	     31	    L     Braddock Athletics	Brownsburg, CH
P               Starting Pitcher

Batting Order with the DH:

Pos     #       Name                 Age    Bats  Team                  Birthplace
CF	7	Randall Worth	     31	    S     Braddock Athletics	Harrisonburg, CH
RF	5	Wilton Jimenez	     28	    S     Beardstown Angels	San Miguel, SO
LF	23	Nate O'Flaherty	     33	    S     Los Osos Rangers	Laguna Beach, SO
1B	22	Travis Layne	     33	    R     Muscogee Southerners	Boggstown, WA
DH	2	Tyson Lindsey	     28	    L     Rockingham Grays	Beer Bottle Crossing, OK
3B	1	Kevin McNeill	     25	    R	  Neoga Indians	        Mocking Bird Branch, CH
C	6	Nick Riefenhauser    31	    R     Miltonsburg Braves	Fort Winnebago, WA
SS	8	Noah Murphy	     32	    S     Rockingham Grays	Calumet Harbor, WA
2B	41	Jared Hanson	     31	    L     Braddock Athletics	Brownsburg, CH

Bench:

Pos     #       Name                 Age    Bats  Team                  Birthplace
C	9	Mia Sakic	     31	    R	  Zagrad Senators	Zagrad, DI
DH/1B	2	Tyson Lindsey	     28	    L     Rockingham Grays	Beer Bottle Crossing, OK
1B	16	Krunoslav Bogdanovic 29	    S	  San Joaquin Colt .45s	Kukljica, DI
3B	4	Mary Jane Castro     30	    R     San Joaquin Colt .45s	La Paz Valley, SO
3B/2B	11	Zlatan Belec	     25	    L	  Dobravlje Blue Sox	Krn, KR
3B/2/SS	29	Ashley Kershaw	     29	    R     Redington Beach Pirates Oglethorpe, CH
RF/LF	3	Logan Hamburger	     23	    R	  Waddington Cardinals  Huntsburg, WA
LF/CF	31	Zach Wilkins	     34	    R     San Joaquin Colt .45s	Lenape Heights, WA

CH: Chattahoochee
DI: Dalmatia and Istria
KR: Carniola
OK: Okanogan
SG: Saguenay
SO: Sonoma
WA: Wabash

Chattahoochee, Okanogan, Saguenay, Sonoma and Wabash were part of the Southern Democratic States
Dalmatia and Istria and Carniola were part of Hrvatska i Prekodunavlje

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
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes
Use DH at home: No

works? · by **Abanhfleft** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 7:12 am

ABANHFLEFT REVOLUTION
Abanhfleft men's national baseball team

No one even cares about baseball in Abanhfleft anymore. (No, not really. It's just everyone's gotten used to the Revolution underperforming so everyone's just set their bars very, very low.)

RP PERMISSIONS
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes, within reason
Choose my lineup: No, please stick to the starters as much as possible
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes, you must follow it to the letter
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but TG me first
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Godmod other events: Yes, except killing my players or coaching staff, and please TG me before doing this
Use DH at home: Yes

by **The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 7:27 am

June 2017 The Scootalove City Unicorns Line up

SP: #24 Sam Lam, #48 Trevor Murphy , #43 Bastion Rogers, #49 Steve 'The bat' Gat , #17 Stan Gagnon
RP: #64 Roger Brown, #1 Alex Tremblay , #62 Paul Mins, #61 John Johnson, #68 Amalthea Beagle

IF: #4 Stuart Nova, #11 Muffinus Cute, #18 Zoey Derpus, #10 Dave Candy , #44 Dave 'The King' Haggard
OF: # 6 Zeek Donald , #7 Alex Hammer, #8 Pat Zater, #15 Dan Herpus
UTIL/DH: #25 Alex Ponches
C: #20 Rick 'The House' King , #27 John Avidan

RP Permissions:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Godmod other events: No
Use DH at home: Yes

by **New Danican** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 7:48 am

New Danican Sports Network

The New Danican Department of Athletics has revealed the nations roster for the 40th World Baseball Classic. The team is composed of the best players currently in New Danican, many of these players have never played together, but believe they can put aside past rivalries due to domestic league play. The Department also named the 3 stadiums the team will use for the home games during qualifying, as well as the official name if the team, the Lions!!.

RP Permissions
Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No(Use Posted)
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes(Extreme Contact me)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
DH used at home: No
Godmod other events: Yes(No killing my players or staff, and if I'm home contact me if it effects the city, or stadium.)

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:52 am

Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves

#4 2B Shirtmaker 9DHUAS (Bats Right/Throws Right Age 27)
#14 1B Chauffeur JJIASDES (L/R Age 32)
#3 LF Soldier JSIAISKS (L/R Age 33)
#33 C Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles (R/R Age 27) - strikes out a lot, but when he hits it, it's going a long way; he is also very poor defensively and may be replaced late in games if we are winning.
#18 DH Barber LIEUIUSH (S/R Age 29)
#41 RF Lumberjack JSUUSI99387 (R/R Age 30)
#13 3B Grammar Enforcement Officer CUPSI19291 (R/R, Age 24)
#21 CF Navy SuperAdmiral Kurt DeathToSanJoseGuayabal (L/L Age 29)
#2 SS Cow Herder BYD1727 (R/R, Age 21)

If there is no DH and a right-hander is pitching against Gregoryisgodistan, move Barber LIEUIUSH to right field and bench Lumberjack JSUUSI99387. If there is no DH and a left-hander is pitching against Gregoryisgodistan, move Barber LIEUIUSH to right field, move Lumberjack JSUUSI99387 to center field, and bench Navy SuperAdmiral Kurt DeathToSanJoseGuayabal. Either way, move everyone else up one and bat the pitcher ninth.

Pitching Rotation (all pitchers bat the same way they throw except if noted)

#40 SP: Soldier USUALSO (R Age 28)
#45 SP: Sockmaker 818ZAUE (L Age 28)
#32 SP: Spelling Enforcement Officer 01AHH183 (R Age 29)
#60 SP: Pervert Chaser DPDUDU38 (R Age 25)

Bullpen:

#46 Long Relief: Slave Beater JUF8130 (R Age 29)
#29 Middle Relief: Lampmaker 82477GSS (L Age 34)
#47 Middle Relief: Carpenter DHHAUS (R Age 22)
#22 Set-up Man: Slave Beater QAIIZ1 (R Age 21)
#25 Set-up Man/Closer: Gruelmaker 128SUAUAUDY8181 (R Age 21)
#50 Closer: Chef SHSUUAISSADF (L/Switch hitter Age 24)

Bench:

#20 C Cheese Police 4827HDKSXZ (R/R Age 23) (often brought in as a late-game defensive replacement.)
#26 1B: Slavecatcher LA1929ZBA (L/R Age 25)
#5 IF: Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Speedy Berry (S/R Age 25)
#34 1B/OF: Soldier XX1AMMZZ (R/R Age 30)
#11 OF: Prune Farmer IKEALUKA9 (L/L Age 21)

Coaching Staff:

#63 Manager: Assistant Sports Minister Grant Armstrong (Age 47)
#67 Pitching Coach: Slave Catcher FHFHDIAFG13 (Age 45)
#64 Hitting Coach: Deputy Sports Commissioner Hayes Charkoal (Age 52)
#61 Fielding Coach: Executioner 9D8AH (Age 36)
#65 Third Base Coach: Assistant Sports Minister Charlie Jordan (Age 39)
#66 First Base Coach: Schoolteacher 19DHAHE (Age 41)
#24 Bench Coach: Grammar Enforcement Officer OOA0010 (R/R Age 34)

After World Baseball Classic 33, Retiree 913H012S retired as manager and bench coach Assistant Sports Minister Grant Armstrong was promoted to take his place. Backup catcher Grammar Enforcement Officer OOA0010 announced his retirement from play in order to become the bench coach and Cheese Police 4827HDKSXZ took his place as backup/defensive replacement. Additionally, center fielder Executioner 9D8AH announced his retirement to become the fielding coach, a newly created position. Prune Farmer IKEALUKA9 will replace him on the roster, but will sit on the bench for now with Navy SuperAdmiral Kurt DeathToSanJoseGuayabal being inserted into the lineup.

Stadium:

Due to the destruction of Lord Almighty Gregory Baseball Stadium by Wolfopian terrorists (OOC: actually a Gregoryisgodistani false flag), all home games will be played at Pervert Chaser NAUSJW Ballpark, formerly known as Covello Field, located in District 27, about half a mile from Covello Bay. It was renamed prior to the IBS to honor former pitching coach and pitcher Pervert Chaser NAUSJW who was arrested in New Wolfopolis during the World Baseball Classic for performing his job, castrating and dickapitating Mount Tamobet players competing in the nude. He is currently in Wolfopian prison. The arrest of Pervert Chaser NAUSJW led to Gregoryisgodistan adding New Wolfopolis to the Enemy List, which according to the Gregoryisgodistani government was the impetus for the terrorist attack.

Pervert Chaser NAUSJW Ballpark seats 4,000 fans. Beyond the fence is a small patch of woods. Beyond that are some luxury houses, and beyond that is Covello Bay and the District 27 Marina, where the wealthy dock their personal yachts. The marina also has space for foreign ships to dock. It can hold fairly large ships. Ships with capacities up to 50 people should be able to dock there, possibly more if they are small enough. The marina area is off limits to Gregoryisgodistani commoners, who will be executed if they trespass, but foreigners do not need to worry about that provided they have their papers. Teams can either fly into Lord Almighty Gregory National Airport in the Capital District and travel approximately 600 miles by bus or travel by boat, dock at the marina, and rent a bus to drive about a mile to the stadium. (Walking from the marina is also possible.) Teams traveling by boat should inform the Gregoryisgodistani government as soon as possible so that customs can meet them there and space can be made for their boat. Please include the number of people traveling with you.

RP:

Choose my Lineup No - follow what was posted.
Choose my Runscorers Yes
RP Injuries Yes, one per game.
Godmod Injuries Yes, but note the above restriction.
Follow my Rotation: Yes
Eject my players: Yes, one per game unless you eject a commensurate number of yours. For instance, you can eject three of my players if you eject two of yours. This includes coaches, who can be ejected but count towards the limit. An exception is that you can eject both my manager and my pitcher for throwing at a batter after a warning (as the rules say should happen) and this counts as one ejection.
Godmod other events: Yes, do anything except kill Lord Almighty Gregory, our head of state and official deity. Failed assassinations and fake assassinations using prop heads are fine. However, expect reciprocation. If you kill one of my players, that's fine, but I'm going to kill one of yours. If you don't TG me first to ask which one I'd be ok with killing, I won't TG you first, I'll just kill one, though if you kill a bench player I would kill one of your bench players, not a starter. I will do this WITHOUT CHECKING YOUR RP PERMISSIONS because it is far too complicated to figure out whether we'd both be in violation of each other's RP permissions or whether you made an exception, meaning we're both fine.
Other: If you do an RP involving my country, but do not mention it by name ("Gregoryisgodistan" without any formatting in the middle of the word such as striking "isgod" to make Gregory~~isgod~~istan) TG me to give me a heads up. You do not need to wait for permission, and there is a chance I won't bother to reply. I frequently search for mentions of my nation so I can reply to RP's, but if you don't mention it by name, I can't do that. If for whatever IC reason you refer to my country by some other name (Gregory~~isgod~~istan, Gregoryistan, Gregoryisnotgodistan, "that country with a name so blasphemous I cannot speak it" etc.) that is fine but either mention my country by name in an OOC note or TG me.
Use DH at home: Yes. But we're using official MLB rules, not international rules, so if you have a starting pitcher who is a good hitter, you may bat him instead of a DH, but then you lose your right to a DH for the remainder of the game even if you go to the bullpen. It also means if you move your DH to the field, you have you bat the pitcher for the remainder of the game. Normally, he would bat in the spot of the player who was replaced, but you could always do a double switch. He has to bat somewhere though.

by **Novostela** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 1:40 pm

Pitchers
-Monta Ilinca(24) F
-Yngve Sigfrido(26) M

Rotation is Yngve, Monta.

Catchers
-Liviu Vincent(32) F
-Apolena IIinca(23) M

First basemen
-Evita Gavrila(22) F
-Josef Hedvika(34) M
-Diāna Melker(23) F

Second basemen
-Valerie Dagmar(26) F
-Carlos Alfhild(24) M
-Paca Efraín(20) F

ShortStops
-Tasia Ludvig(22) F
-Oluwaseun Torgny(25) M
-Sture Adam(28) M

Third basemen
-Janina Andris(27) F
-Tamara Stavroula(25) F
-Abigaíl Susanita(30) F

Left field
-Hilda Salud(30) F
-Radovan Gerónimo(25) M
-Václav Tatiana(26) M

Center field
-Marcelino Ramona(21) M
-Cloe Bohumila(24) F
-Leocadio Sebastian(23) M

Left field
-Irina Duilio(21) F
-Dorotea Maritza(21) F
-Rakel Andra(31) M

Batting Order
1.-Leocadio Sebastian(23) M
2.Irina Duilio(21) F
3.Sture Adam(28) M
4.-Rakel Andra(31) M
5.Abigaíl Susanita(30) F
6.Diāna Melker(23) F
7.Tasia Ludvig(22) F
8.Václav Tatiana(26) M
9.Oluwaseun Torgny(25) M
10.Apolena IIinca(23) M
11.Evita Gavrila(22) F
12.Marcelino Ramona(21) M
13.Carlos Alfhild(24) M
14.Valerie Dagmar(26) F
15.Cloe Bohumila(24) F
16.Paca Efraín(20) F
17.Tamara Stavroula(25) F
18.Radovan Gerónimo(25) M
19.Liviu Vincent(32) F
20.Janina Andris(27) F
21.Josef Hedvika(34) M
22.Dorotea Maritza(21) F
23.Hilda Salud(30) F

RP Permissions
Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my Pitching Rotation: No
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
DH used at home: No
Godmod other events: No

This Is the Novastela Team

by **Newmanistan** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 2:03 pm

NEWMANISTAN ROCKETS

“One Goal, Only Goal, Win Number Five!”

With two World Baseball Classics in the books, and a ranking now residing in the top 10, there is now only one way this Classic will be considered successful: Win it all!

The bar is no longer low. It is at the highest notch possible.

Let’s start with the technicalities:
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No, my lineup is listed here. Use that!
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes. I will normally include upcoming pitchers in my prior RP.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but only say they are hurt. I will determine the severity.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes, on a basis of no more then one more then you eject from your own team.
Godmod other events: No
Use DH at home: Another “Hell no!” here

Additional Information that is very important to me: Newmanistan does not prescribe to the modern day concept of pitch counts determining how long a starting pitcher is kept in for. In fact, pitch counts are not even kept track of outside of curiosity sake. Such count is not displayed on the scoreboard, so if you want to track it for your pitcher, you must do it manually.

– If Newmanistan has given up 2 runs or less and WON, then the starting pitcher has gone all nine innings. No ifs, ands, or buts. This is true even if it would have been a save situation.

– Another Newmanistan trait is aggressive base stealing. Think back to the days of Vince Coleman and Ricky Henderson in their primes.

Home Schedule:
MD3 vs Sandberg @ Centralia Stadium, Centralia
MD5 vs Zwangzug @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds, Tundra Falls
MD6 vs Union of Socialist Alpine Republics @ The Jungle, Loudon
MD7 vs Karamiko @ Prescott Stadium, Dover City
MD9 vs Gim @ Olympia Stadium, Olympia
MD13 vs Sandberg @ Jeremy McAllister Stadium, Putnam Lake
MD15 vs Zwangzug @ Emperor Michael I Stadium, Pocono City
MD16 vs Union of Socialist Alpine Republics @ Empress Jessica I Stadium, Jessicaville
MD17 vs Karamiko @ Bulldog Field, Brighton
MD19 vs Gim @ Condor Stadium, South Charlotte
MD23 vs Sandberg @ Seagull Stadium, South Tier
MD25 vs Zwangzug @ Keisler Stadium, Southport
MD26 vs Union of Socialist Alpine Republics @ Stadium at the Track, Springfield
MD27 vs Karamiko @ West Penthoria Field, Penthoria
MD29 vs Gim @ The Superstadium at Daytopia, Daytopia

Team Nickname: Rockets
Cultural: Natives of Newmanistan are referred to as Newmanistanians.
Uniforms: Pretty much, think Kansas City Royals with sky blue. Home are sky blue.

Head Coach: Ashley Stevens 57, Loudon Leopards
– Daughter of former Newmanistanian superstar pitcher Jessica Brasfield. Ashley went on to have a fantastic career in her own right, and will do her best to make sure that the Rockets live up to their legendary pitching performances of the past. The Leopards are the dominant pitching team at home. She is honored to be only the second coach ever in Newmanistan baseball history and knows she has big shoes to fill.

Hitting Coach: Chelsea Benjamin, 54, Pocono City Capitals
– Hit for decent power in her playing career, but she had an uncanny knack for being able to make contact. She is studious in observing a player’s mechanics, and can usually pick up on problems quickly to make sure hitting slumps are temporary.

Pitching Coach: Tracianne Conti, 53, Loudon Leopards
– Works with Murphy in Loudon to make sure that everything is perfect with the pitching. Conti is astute on being able to decipher when a pitcher is getting tired, and does not only use a pitch count number to do that. Intelligent on bullpen usage as well.

Starting Rotation:
(The official rotation order will be announced after the group draw to match up our best pitchers against the logical opponent.)

1A) Courtney Duvall, 29, LHP, Loudon Leopards (#22)
– Duvall is a dominant pitcher at home that puts up some amazing numbers. In just four seasons, she has already won the Keisler (Cy Young) Award four times. She is tall, and while she can and will beat you with a fastball, it is her curveball and slider that make her so dominant. A splitter is also part of repertoire. Tossed a perfect game against Musterfield during WBC 39 qualifying. Margaret loves her, as evidenced by us (almost) always getting a favorable scoreline that is conducive for a good start. (May not always be a win, but its starting pitcher friendly a lot).
PITCHES ALL GAMES AGAINST UNION OF SOCIALIST ALPINE REPUBLICS!

1B) Jennifer Hughes, 25, RHP, Jessicaville Millionaires (#42)
– In the last two years, Hughes has developed into a top starting pitcher in the Empire, and was second to Duvall in Keisler Award voting lat year. Hughes has been a part of the World Baseball Classic roster the last two classics, but as a long reliever. With her career absolutely taking off right now, she’s being given much more responsibility.
PITCHES ALL GAMES AGAINST SANDBERG

1C) Breanne Burks, 30, RHP, Tundra Falls Saints (#43)
– Burks has a little bit better fastball then does Duvall. She will come at you aggressively with it quite often. However, just when hitters think that they might get that figured it out, she changes speeds like a true master with a changeup that makes many batters look silly. Her curveball is also something that must be respected. Dropped from 1B, where she was the last two last Classics, to 1C, but that’s more of a testament to Hughes.
PITCHES ALL GAMES AGAINST ZWANGZUG

1D) Jessica Gray, 23, LHP, Putnam Lake Eagles (#28)
– Jessica makes her first appearance on the World Baseball Classic roster. This is a tremendous vote of confidence from coach Stevens to do this, but she has been very impressed with Gray’s composure and compete level. The southpaw loves to throw her curveball and slider, which is similar to how Courtney Duvall wants to get you out, as well. Jessica does not have quite as a good a fastball as Duvall, but relies on the wicked 12-6 break of her breaking pitches.
PITCHES ALL GAMES AGAINST GIM

1E) Kaitlyn Carroll, 27, RHP, Southport Tigers (#36)
– The youngster surprised many in her rookie season by being able to make an immediate impact, and her career has simply taken off. Being the ace in Southport is the real deal, as this is where the Keisler’s played. Carroll gets it done with a sinker, slider, and splitter. Her fastball is average, but her dominance with the breaking pitches makes it better then it really would be otherwise. Dropped from 1C to 1E, as while she is still great, she’s stagnated some lately.
PITCHES ALL GAMES AGAINST KARAMIKO

Bullpen:

Closer) Shannon Spencer, 34, RHP, South Charlotte Condors (#44)
– Like most closers, Spencer will bring the heat. However, a wicked cutter and a splitter mixed in means hitters can’t always think fastball.

Set-up) Meghan Girardi, 30, LHP, Loudon Leopards (#43)
– The closer in Loudon, Girardi is similar to Spencer and will be used in a set-up role for the most part, but could close a game or two or three herself. Could also be used in any standard short relief situation.

Lauren Visconti, 32, LHP, Centralia Cougars (#32)
– Starting pitcher in the last two classics will now come out of the bullpen. Her top pitches are her curveball and her cutter, and she’ll even throw a screwball once in a while. Speaking of screwballs, some say that can also define her, as sometimes she’ll throw at a batter a little more then desired.

Tara McIntyre, 26, RHP, Loudon Leopards (#26)
– Another starting pitcher in the last two classic that comes out of the bullpen. A teammate of Courtney Duvall’s with the Leopards, McIntyre has a high degree of confidence in her ability and will always come right after a batter. She does not mess around with picking corners and challenges them to beat her at her best. Most will fail in doing so. The curveball is her out pitch, but also has a strong fastball and slider.

Hannah Lee, 19, LHP, South Charlotte Condors (#25)
– An up and coming starting pitcher in Newmanistan, who was recently selected #1 overall by South Charlotte. She was so dominant, especially with her fastball and splitter, that most feel great success for her is inevitable. Her main purpose on the team is to get experience, so she is only going to be used in situations where the Rockets have a big lead and want to save a pitcher. In the unlikely event the Rockets have a big deficit, it would be possible then as well.

Kelsey Winkler, 27, LHP, Springfield Thoroughbreds (#40)
– A reliable reliever for mid-inning situations. Normally will be used for 2-3 innings at a time. Could go as much as five.

Alyssa Mackey, 29, RHP, Tundra Falls Saints (#48)
– A versatile pitcher that could go as many as five innings, but is generally only going to be looked on in short relief.

Now, let’s meet the offense, shall we?

STARTING LINEUP (Throws/Bats)
1) Hannah Bates- CF (R/S), 28, Putnam Lake Eagles (#8)
– Get your catcher ready, but even then it might not be enough. Bates is a pure contract hitter, and because of her amazing speed, she can turn singles into doubles, and leg out many infield singles. She has a good eye, and that walk you may surrender may soon end up a three base walk. Epitomizes the Newmanistanian legend of aggressive base stealing, and has no worries about stealing third as well. Doesn’t hit homers over the fence, usually, but can get the inside the park variety every now and then.

2) Lexi Alcorn- LF (R/S), 29, Springfield Thoroughbreds (#15)
– So what’s even more of a pain in the neck then having to deal with someone like Bates in the leadoff spot? Having a clone of hers batting second, like Alcorn.

3) Brittany Morgan- 3B (R/S), 33, Olympia Gladiators (#30)
– Morgan is very capable of popping 40 or so HR’s over the fence in a 162-game season at home, but she also maintains a career batting average of .338. Expect her to be driving home those top two often.

4) Mallory Harris- 1B (L/S), 28, Southport Tigers (#27)
– The most dominant offensive player in Newmanistan today. Mallory can get it done in all aspects, hitting for power and average while also providing gold glove caliber defense. Oh, and she’s not afraid to steal a base or two, either. She also knows she’s good, and enjoys showboating. The type of player you love if they are on your team, and hate otherwise.

5) Kayla Carey- SS (R/R), 27, North Charlotte Wildcats (#5)
– Provides amazing defense in the middle of the infield, but also has a career batting average of .352, ranking tops in Newmanistan among active players. Sneaky power, and average 20-25 HR’s in a 162 game season. Speedy on the bases.

6) Stephanie Reynolds- RF (R/S), 21, Pocono City Capitals (#14)

– Making her debut on the team, Reynolds has impressed everyone at home with her power. As a rookie with Pocono City, she pounded out 49 long balls, while maintaining a BA of .318. She also has a great eye, and drew over 100 walks last season. She replaces Kelsey Brandis, the former starter at this position.

7) Michelle Covington- 2B (R/S), 27, Jessicaville Millionaires (#4)
– Known for a high level of swagger and flair, she loves to talk up with the best of them. She can hit too, and is more of an extra base hit threat then a power threat.

8) Hannah Kent- C (R/S), 31, Dover City Mountaineers (#38)
–Hannah's batting average floats around .300, and enough power to respect (15-20 HR's per season). Great defensively.

9) Pitcher

DH When Necessary: Rachel Landry (3B)- A power threat, who misses out in the numbers game at the position to have a chance to start.
Note: When the DH is used, Landry HITS SIXTH. Insert her over Brandis, and then just move the others down one.

Bench:
Rachel Landry- 3B (when DH not used) (#18)
Brianne Yeomans- C (#39)
Christine Hansen- CI (#19)
Lori Brewster- CI (#23)
Sydney Hassler- MI (#21)
Kenzie Magee- MI (#11)
Kelsey Brandis- OF (#7)
Ashley McCabe- OF (#12)
Meghan Streeter- OF (#17)
Jessica Novotny- Utility (#9)

by **Cassadaigua** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 5:10 pm

Team Cassadaigua
Official Roster for World Baseball Classic 40

Home Stadium is the 70,000+ seat Concord Heights Stadium in Concord Heights

DH: No
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: It is posted here.
Follow my Pitching Rotation: It is posted here.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes only if you make it exciting!
Godmod other events: Yes as long as no one dies or is seriously hurt.

Coach- Rachel Friedman, 69 (Ace of the WBC 19 Championship Roster)

Starting Rotation (Stats in the last Cassadagan season included)
SP- #27- Maddie Anderson, 31, RHP, (21-4, 1.83 ERA, 228 K’s)
SP- #24- Brittany Dayton, 32, LHP, (22-7, 1.92 ERA, 241 K’s)
SP- #29- Julie Marrone, 28, LHP, (20-6, 2.11 ERA, 216 K’s)
SP- #28- Ashley Merritt, 26, RHP, (20-8, 2.22 ERA, 201 K’s)
SP- #20- Mikayla Warren, 21, RHP (19-4, 2.05 ERA, 211 K’s)*

Bullpen
RP- #39- Michelle Coates, 28, RHP, Anytime Relief
RP- #26- Amanda Freeman, 22, LHP, Anytime Relief*
RP- #37- Katelynn Corliss, 26, LHP, Long Relief
RP- #35- Stefanie Beason, 30, RHP, Long Relief
RP- #34- Reagan Foster, 25, LHP, Short Relief
RP- #36- Elizabeth Chapman, 21, RHP, Short Relief*
RP- #41- Kelsie Kaplan, 27, LHP, Set-up Reliever
CP- #42- Stacey McGee, 30, RHP, Closer

Here is our lineup with the players stats from the most recently completed season in Cassadaigua. All players are switch hitters, you don’t get to this level in Cassadaigua without having that ability.

1) #19- Brooke Garrison- CF, 28 (.348, 13 HR, 75 RBI, 69 SB)
2) #21- Kenzie Bennett- LF, 26 (.330, 9 HR, 83 RBI, 61 SB)
3) #4- Cortnie Nicholson- RF, 27 (.333, 50 HR, 140 RBI, 31 SB)
4) #18- Jessica Greene- 3B, 31 (.309, 51 HR, 142 RBI, 4 SB)
5) #31- Danielle Terry- C, 29 (.297, 36 HR, 118 RBI, 1 SB)
6) #22- Lexi Carpenter- 1B, 25 (.288, 34 HR, 122 RBI, 10 SB)
7) #10- Alyssa Harrington- SS, 24 (.301, 28 HR, 97 RBI, 5 SB)**
8) #12- Sarah Caldwell- 2B, 26 (.295, 15 HR, 88 RBI, 21 SB)
9) Pitcher

Bench:
#33 Morgan Lennox- C, 25
#25- Kiersten Riley- 1B/3B, 23 (DH when used)
#11- Julie Sherman- 2B/SS, 20
#7- Nicole Sherwood- OF, 25
#13- Jenna Bailey- OF, 21
#2- Megan Maurice- Any but C, 24 *

* = WBC Rookie
**- First time in starting lineup

by **Super-Llamaland** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:36 pm

SUPER-LLAMALAND WBC40 ROSTER

Another Classic, another disappointment, and Colin Nittledeen found himself out of a job as soon as the last out of the Tigers’ season was made. Weeks after the Classic ended, the LBA found itself the recipient of millions of dollars of federal funding. Its task: to get the championship back to Super-Llamaland as soon as humanly possible.

And the LBA have delivered. It’s too soon to say whether or not their plan has worked, but they’ve poured a lot of effort into improving the Tigers in the present and in the future. Things are looking up for the Llamaneans - but Margaret has had her way with better teams in the past, and nothing is guaranteed at the WBC.

UNIFORMS "Home" "Away"

Fairly standard uniforms for the Tigers this time. The home uniform is a color-reversed version of the WBC39 homes, with white lettering and gold piping on royal blue. The aways/alternates remain basically the same uniform, with white lettering on a forest green uniforms.

INFIELDERS

OUTFIELDERS

PITCHERS

Lineups are subject to change.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes, within reason
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes, but TG for approval to be safe
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but I determine severity
Godmod injuries to my players: No unless explicit approval
Eject my players: TG for approval (Llamaneans don’t get ejected often)
Godmod other events: TG for approval
Use DH at home: Absolutely Not

by **Cassadaigua** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:24 am

Groups are posted!

by **The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:29 am

TDDROH Sports chat

Groups drawn

A new season is about to dawn for our baseball club. Hopefully, this year will be better than last year, where we got tossed out of the post season at the last possible moment.

We are excited to finally see another pony nation to play ball with, however, we will not let that stop us from trying our best to win and move on to the postseason, where we truly belonged last season.

The teams we will need to watch out for are the two other season veterans, West Phoencia and -Anthor-. But I, Chuck Daniel, think this time, we will be victorious. It is time to take back control.

Time for us to rise.

But we should not discount the fresh blood of Somersville, Bongo Johnson and, Equestrian States.

We were fresh blood once too, and they can still win if they try hard.

But, I think we can do this. We will win this time.

by **Hicanans in Exile** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:19 am

~~SECOND~~ THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM?: HICAÑA WBC40 ROSTER

Every nation takes their own path to the WBC. But perhaps none of these paths have been harder than that of the Society of Hicañans Abroad. Since the Hicañan Civil War broke out, the nation has struggled to return to stability and resolve the underlying tensions that led to the number of conflicts Hicaña has recently been pushed through. With foreign assistance, the Fourth Republic managed to purge itself of President Sandoval's autocratic, far-right regime. Unfortunately, efforts to set up a new government led by Solomon Ervine failed, and Hicaña finally collapsed into non-existence. Now, a number of expatriates are beginning to re-introduce the idea of Hicaña with the Society of Hicañans Abroad, which is beginning to resettle the nation. And the nation's fledgling sports teams could play a vital role in engaging Hicaña.

Just looking at results, WBC39 did an excellent job of doing so, as the Phoenixes somehow scrapped their way into the Round of 16 before falling to Schiltzberg. But the Phoenixes are more dysfunctional than you'd expect, as the baseball team has become the site of a brutal power struggle between superstar manager Alex Cameron and certain factions of the Hicañan Baseball Association. This team has the talent to go far. But they probably won't - unless everything can go right.

Manager: Alex Cameron (formerly of South Falls Athletic and the Llamanean National Team)
Assistant Manager: Hansel Ordoñez (new to managing, a former New Llama Cyclones and Bartolomé Bombers star)
Stadium: The Miguel Molina Metropolitan in Keslapisces, Miklandia (38,000)

RP Permissions
Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes, I determine severity
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes, TG Super-Llamaland before posting
Eject my players: Yes, but only if you eject an equal number of your players
DH used at home: No
Godmod other events: Yes, but I reserve the right to ignore it, TG to be safe

STARTING LINEUP WITHOUT DH

1. 2B Matthias ÁLVAREZ (#25, 32 y/o, L/R, BC Apple Valley)
2. RF Jens MARROQUÍN (#10, 30 y/o, S/L, Öslerholm Centurion)
3. CF Alfonso ALMENDAREZ (#1, 21 y/o, S/R, Keslapisces)
4. 3B Juan José CALDERÓN (#7, 27 y/o, L/R, Niesburg Athletik)
5. LF Christopher MEIJA (#13, 29 y/o, R/R, Brookport Tigers)
6. C Yannick HECHAVARRÍA (#23, 24 y/o, R/R, New Llama Wizards)
7. 1B Sebastian GUZMÁN (#3, 33 y/o, L/L, Derrierton Surge)
8. SS Olivier VALDEZ (#12, 24 y/o, R/R, Bartolomé Bombers)
9. Pitcher

STARTING LINEUP WITH DH

1. 2B Matthias ÁLVAREZ (#25, 32 y/o, L/R, BC Apple Valley)
2. RF Jens MARROQUÍN (#10, 30 y/o, S/L, Öslerholm Centurion)
3. CF Alfonso ALMENDAREZ (#1, 21 y/o, S/R, Keslapisces)
4. 3B Juan José CALDERÓN (#7, 27 y/o, L/R, Niesburg Athletik)
5. DH Gonzalo IGLESIAS (#10, 32 y/o, R/R, Bartolomé Bombers)
6. LF Christopher MEIJA (#13, 29 y/o, R/R, Brookport Tigers)
7. C Yannick HECHAVARRÍA (#23, 24 y/o, R/R, New Llama Wizards)
8. 1B Sebastian GUZMÁN (#3, 33 y/o, L/L, Derrierton Surge)
9. SS Olivier VALDEZ (#12, 24 y/o, R/R, Bartolomé Bombers)

BENCH

C Angel IGLESIAS (#30, 26 y/o, S/R, Dinschria Storm)
MIF Jason GARCIA (#8, 30 y/o, R/R, Ñonás Athletic)
OF Guillermo SANCHEZ (#35, 33 y/o, R/R, Atlas Athletik)
UTIL Yannick ALONSO (#39, 27 y/o, R/R, Bartolomé Bombers)

STARTING PITCHERS

1. Erik SEPÚLVEDA (#11, 29 y/o, L, Keslapisces)
2. Michael SANTANA (#37, 20 y/o, R, South Falls Athletic)
3. Gabriel ARROYO (#75, 26 y/o, R, Bartolomé Bombers)
4. Marcos TORRES (#55, 29 y/o, L, Emerald Springs)
5. James ALVARADO (#50, 24 y/o, R, Xingcheng Renaissance)

RELIEVERS

Long: Emanuel RINCON (#42, 27 y/o, Bartolomé Bombers)
LOOGY: Felix REYES (#47, 35 y/o, L, Dinamo Hlavne)
Middle: Chad DÍAZ (#38, 29 y/o, R, Puntabaja Kings)
Middle: Carlos FELIZ (#48, 25 y/o, R, Brookport Lions)
Setup: Franklin SANTOS (#42, 30 y/o, R, Puntabaja Storm)
Closer: Martín ZÚÑIGA (#36, 27 y/o, R, Niesburg Athletik)
Fireman: Johan VELASQUEZ (#37, 21 y/o, L, Puntabaja Storm)

by **Newmanistan** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:57 am

THE ROCKET REPORT

FIVE ALIVE

by Brianne Henry,

The Drive for Five continues with the Rockets perfectly placed into Group 5, while the other four-time champion is stuck on four, as in Group 4. Newmanistan has a rank of 5 plus 5, and will hope that equates to a perfect 10 in the 40th World Baseball Classic. It is always an exciting time of year when one of these Classic get started, as there is always so much anticipation. There are your top teams in each group that everyone expects to do well, but when it is all said and done, history tells us that there will be at least one that fails to make it to the playoffs. Then, there are the unranked teams. They make their first appearance, and we have all been there. Which of these teams will end up soaring up the rankings, because we all need to start somewhere.

The 40th World Baseball Classic will be contested in Cassadaigua. Yes, there was a time where that meant we just had to jump over the border when our nations were each located in One Big Island, but as time has gone by, they ended up settling in Rushmore while we are in Esportiva, so it is now a longer trip for all of us. We are happy to see that they are back into it, as they were persuaded to return for the Colossal Champions Cup in Frenline Delpha, and now they do not want to stay away, and to actually go big with their hosting. It will be the third World Baseball Classic that Cassadaigua has hosted, and we participated in one of them, that being World Baseball Classic 18, where we came up well short of defending our title. We have had a nice rivalry with them in several sports, but no Newmanistanian team has ever won a title in the land of the pink. It’s about as bad as our home performance. Perhaps this year, things can be a lot different. After all, we are at the point now where there is no other end result that would be considered a success then a championship. That’s the way it always used to be, and we know that we are in striking range now.

So, the groups have been drawn, and the tenth-seeded Rockets have such a familiar opponent in the group, that it may be easy to forget that they are not the ones who are the top seed in the group. The top seed is the Union of Socialist Alpine States, who recently won World Bowl 32. On behalf of everyone here at the Rocket Report, I want to congratulate them for winning that title. It’s something that we have never been able to do, of course. They can swing the bats pretty good as well, having jumped up to the #6 overall seeding after a great run last year. We have some history with them, having defeated them when they were previously known as the United Democratic States, in the playoffs. As good as they are, the nation that got everyone’s attention right away when they looked at this group is Zwangzug. They re-emerged for the last Classic as well, and there is no one in Newmanistan who is going to see them as a 35th-ranked team in the world. We see them only as Zwangzug, the champions. Their rich history is something that we all must respect, and you can take that #35 and throw it out the window. It’s as if there is another “pot 1" team in this group.

The pot 3 team in the group, and the one that would theoretically be our biggest obstacle to qualifying (although that bigger obstacle will be Zwangug) is Sandberg. They have achieved their #24 ranking mostly due to showing up for three Classic in a row. While they will pull off some big wins here and there, it is not really an intimidating opponent. For as much tough luck as the Rockets got from the nation drawn from the 4th pot, they may have caught a bit of a break with that one. Ranked one spot better then Sandberg is the host themselves, Cassadaigua. Can you imagine if they were in this group, too? We’ll take Sandberg. Our unranked opposition will be the nations of Karamiko and Gim. We don’t know a whole bunch about them yet, so unless one of them surfaces with a roster and a committed media, those need to be twelve wins. Beating unranked teams was an aggravating achilles heel of this team last year.

When are we playing who, you ask?

MD 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26- Union Of Socialist Alpine Republics (Home MD 6, 16, 26). SP- Courtney Duvall
MD 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27- Karamiko (Home MD 7, 17, 27) SP- Kaitlyn Carroll
MD 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28- Sandberg (Home MD 3, 13, 23) SP- Jennifer Hughes
MD 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29- Gim (Home MD 9, 19, 29) SP- Jessica Gray
MD 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30- Zwangug (Home MD 5, 15, 25) SP- Breanne Burks

Coach Ashley Stevens has announced the planned pitching rotation will be as listed above to try and get the Rockets the best results, given the opponents. With a 5-player rotation with this set up, one pitcher can focus on one nation’s roster. Also, all games will be at a different stadium across the Empire, so it will be exciting to have baseball in fifteen different cities, with places like Penthoria and Brighton getting a chance to have the big time at their field for the first time ever. Stevens said that was her idea in a quote, “We go to those places during the season, and they have passionate fans. So instead of having fans in Pocono City get a bunch of games, which leads to them picking the more interesting matchups, this ensures us that we will have a raucous home crowd for every game. For example against Karamiko in Pocono City would not be a highlight. But against Karamiko in Penthoria absolutely will be!” Perhaps that is a good point, and for a nation that struggled to win the games that they were supposed to win in the last Classic, it should certainly fire up the home team.

There is no questioning the vibe going on throughout Newmanistan now. This is exciting. The team knows that number five is out there. And as we see with the group draw, the fives are just getting started.

by **Fauxia** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 2:03 pm

Fauxia Wolves team (national animal is team name, duh)[hr]

Hopefully I'll have uniforms soon.

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