World Baseball Classic 40 Sign-ups (CLOSED)

[Schiltzberg]

As WBC Council President, it is my duty and honor to open signups for the 40th edition of our beloved baseball tournament. All are welcome, and please sign up and place your host bids below. All other discussion except for questions over host bids should go in the WBC Discussion Thread.

There has to be a deadline for host bids, so at the moment, that deadline will be 17:00 EST (UTC-5) on Monday, May 29. Host bids are recommended to, but do not necessarily have to resemble past bids. Here are some examples of previous winning bids.

The winning bid from WBC 39, Frenline Delpha
The winning bid from WBC 38, Newmanistan
The winning bid from WBC 37, Frenline Delpha/Ilyseum.

Puppets are allowed at a maximum of one per nation and must be confirmed by the master nation, but in the end, it is up to the host whether to include them or not. This post also acts as a sign-up for Schiltzberg.

Signed up:

1. Schiltzberg
2. Gregoryisgodistan
3. Ethane
4. Sandberg (puppet of Schiltzberg)
5. Maklohi Vai
6. West Saintland (puppet of Free Republics)
7. Free Republics
8. Frenline Delpha
9. Cassadaigua
10. The land of land
11. Elgenstad
12. Zwangzug
13. Scootalove City
14. Drawkland
15. Karamiko
16. Darmen
17. -Anthor-
18. South Yerfilag
19. Union of Socialist Alpine Republics
20. Super-Llamaland
21. Hicañans in Exile (puppet of Super-Llamaland)
22. West Phoencia
23. Equestrian States
24. Lisander
25. Abanhfleft
26. Empire of Cats
27. Nova Anglicana
28. Newmanistan
29. Fauxia
30. New Danican
31. Novostela
32. Ko-oren
33. Cosumar
34. Nagore
35. United States of Devonta
36. Mount Pleasant
37. Vermont of America
38. Somersville
39. The Lone Star Union
40. Cheongji
41. Tenburg
42. Mampris
43. Tainese
44. Bongo Johnson
45. Hothnia
46. Ovskovyk
47. Gim
48. Siroy (Puppet of Maklohi Vai)

Host Bids:
Cassadaigua

[Gregoryisgodistan]

In

[Ethane]

Les go.

[Sandberg]

In as a puppet of Schiltzberg.

[Schiltzberg]

In as a puppet of Schiltzberg.

Confirmed.

[Maklohi Vai]

We're in.

[Saintland]

West Saintland is in as a puppet of Free Republics

[Free Republics]

West Saintland is in as a puppet of Free Republics

Confirming the above.

The FFR will return.

[Frenline Delpha]

Returning for another round, I am.

[Cassadaigua]

First, the sign up.
Then (drumroll)

[Cassadaigua]

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 40- The Colossal Follow up
Official Hosting Bid- Cassadaigua

I. Introduction

Hey there! You weren’t expecting this were you? See, we like to come out of no where. We’ve made a habit of it.

So, I bet you were wondering how exactly we could follow up the Colossal Cup that Frenline Delpha hosted in the last edition. Several nations returned, and a champion was crowned.

But then what? Are you just going to go back to the way things were? You could, but wouldn’t it be nice to have some special follow up? Come to Cassadaigua for World Baseball Classic 40. All of you. Let’s do it!

II. Format

There will be three bases and a home plate, plus a pitching mound in the middle. We will use bats, and baseballs. We will play nine innings, with extra innings possible if a game is still tied after nine.

Fine, you want a more serious format description, I get it.

Any workable number will be used that will allow for even group sizes. If there are between 32-48 signups, then 16 teams will make the playoffs. A standard 8 groups of six alignment would see each group send its top two teams to Cassadaigua. A seven group of six alignment would see each group send its top two teams to Cassadaigua, with the two additional spots given to wild cards. In the event of more then 48 signups, I will CONSIDER 20-24 playoff teams, depending on group alignments.

The three game series format will be used as per the last World Baseball Classics and several Classics prior to that.

Playoffs? Playoffs?!? All series will be best of five, with the exception of the final which will be best of seven.

Tiebreakers?
Head To Head Record
Head To Head Run Differential
Overall Run Differential
The old school Overall Run Differential/9
Tiebreaker Game

III. Scorination


xkoranate is pretty cool. We’ll do that 0.3.3 version of it. Saintland’s NSFS formula will be used, since Feministvs Sanctvsterra has given us their approval to use to that version.

RP bonus will be generously provided. That is what we are here for. It’s cumulative until the playoffs, but I will cut it in half prior to the playoffs. Roster bonuses will also be provided, naturally. I appreciate the varying RP styles and themes that occur on NS Sports, all styles are welcomed. Quality is preferred over quantity.

IV. Experience

They say I have done this a couple times before. And they’re right! World Baseball Classics 18 and 26 were also hosted by us, and then some other neat things as well, including being entrusted to co-host not one, but two World Cups, and four overall World Cup Committee sanctioned tournaments. I’ve also done a World Bowl, and a fair amount of NSCAA basketball. Other smaller things as well.

Most importantly, you can trust me. I will have a lot of time in June. The timing is perfect for me to host!

Feel free to ask me questions about my bid.

V. Conclusion

So, all you fine World Baseball Classic Council nations, how about it? I’ll even bake cookies for all of you. Wouldn’t it be fun to follow up the last Classic in Cassadaigua?

Let’s do it!

[The land of land]

West Saintland is in as a puppet of Free Republics

Confirming the above.

The FFR will return.

[Elgenstad]

Ye

[Schiltzberg]

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 40- The Colossal Follow up
Official Hosting Bid- Cassadaigua

The three game series format will be used as per the last World Baseball Classics and several Classics prior to that.

For clarification, in each series, will each team play three games against three separate teams, as was the case in WBCs 37-39, or will you be returning to the more traditional style series, where each team plays one other team in its group three times in a row, as was the case in WBCs 34-36? Not to sway you or anything, but the latter is my preferred style, but it doesn't really matter to be honest.

Tiebreakers?
Head To Head Record
Head To Head Run Differential
Overall Run Differential
The old school Overall Run Differential/9
Tiebreaker Game

Pardon the seemingly silly question, but could you please clarify the difference between "overall run differential" and "overall run differential/9?" I don't understand how they would show different results, but maybe there is something I do not understand about the statistics. Thank you.

RP bonus will be generously provided.

How generous are we talking with a RP bonus? I am not very familiar with how the scorination works to be honest, but I think that there is a way to change the weight on role play bonuses, compared to the rank bonus and the roster bonus. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Zwangzug]

Oh, what the hey. Those of you incredibly well versed in Zwangzug history may be able to figure out where this plotline is going.

[Cassadaigua]

Question 1:
"For clarification, in each series, will each team play three games against three separate teams, as was the case in WBCs 37-39, or will you be returning to the more traditional style series, where each team plays one other team in its group three times in a row, as was the case in WBCs 34-36? Not to sway you or anything, but the latter is my preferred style, but it doesn't really matter to be honest."

It will be done the way it has been done in the last three classics because it is much easier usage of xkoranate, overall.

Question 2:
"Pardon the seemingly silly question, but could you please clarify the difference between "overall run differential" and "overall run differential/9?" I don't understand how they would show different results, but maybe there is something I do not understand about the statistics. Thank you."

Sure! Let's say Cassadaigua and Schiltzberg are locked in a tie all the way down to overall run differential. They also each have an overall run differential of +50. Now, for further example, Cassadaigua had 4 extra inning games, and Schiltzberg had 5. In Cassadaigua's extra inning games (innings played passed the ninth), they had a run differential of +10. Schiltzberg had a run differential of +7. Because these happened in extra innings, they are deducted from that overall +50, to determine who was better in regular, 9 inning games. In this example, Cassadaigua would be now be at +40 (50-10), and Schiltzberg at +43 (50-43). Therefore, Schiltzberg gets the tiebreaker. Essentially, we eliminate all runs for and runs against the the teams scored/allowed beyond the ninth inning of a game.

Question 3:
How generous are we talking with a RP bonus? I am not very familiar with how the scorination works to be honest, but I think that there is a way to change the weight on role play bonuses, compared to the rank bonus and the roster bonus. Correct me if I'm wrong.

An unranked daily well-roleplaying nation should get to equivalent footing of a top-ranked nation who does not do a single thing within 8-10 scorination days.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Scootalove city is back!

Now lets try not to choke on the last three days in the series like last time!

[Drawkland]

So our first two cycles were shit ... then our next two were okay. Then the last one was shit again.
sigh, time for another shit cycle.

[Schiltzberg]

Question 1:
"For clarification, in each series, will each team play three games against three separate teams, as was the case in WBCs 37-39, or will you be returning to the more traditional style series, where each team plays one other team in its group three times in a row, as was the case in WBCs 34-36? Not to sway you or anything, but the latter is my preferred style, but it doesn't really matter to be honest."

It will be done the way it has been done in the last three classics because it is much easier usage of xkoranate, overall.

Okay, fair enough. Thank you for clarifying.

Question 2:
"Pardon the seemingly silly question, but could you please clarify the difference between "overall run differential" and "overall run differential/9?" I don't understand how they would show different results, but maybe there is something I do not understand about the statistics. Thank you."

Sure! Let's say Cassadaigua and Schiltzberg are locked in a tie all the way down to overall run differential. They also each have an overall run differential of +50. Now, for further example, Cassadaigua had 4 extra inning games, and Schiltzberg had 5. In Cassadaigua's extra inning games (innings played passed the ninth), they had a run differential of +10. Schiltzberg had a run differential of +7. Because these happened in extra innings, they are deducted from that overall +50, to determine who was better in regular, 9 inning games. In this example, Cassadaigua would be now be at +40 (50-10), and Schiltzberg at +43 (50-43). Therefore, Schiltzberg gets the tiebreaker. Essentially, we eliminate all runs for and runs against the the teams scored/allowed beyond the ninth inning of a game.

Ohhhh, okay. that thing. Right. I think I've heard of that before. I thought that that was usually calculated by total runs divided by total innings times nine, though, like ERA, except for all total runs. For example, Schiltzberg plays Cassadaigua in a long 18 inning game, and Cassadaigua wins 3-1. According to the way that you described it, both teams would be equal in this situation, both having 1 run per nine innings, but my way, Schiltzberg would have a 1/2 runs per nine innings, and Cassadaigua a 3/2 runs per nine innings. I don't know if you would want to calculate it this way instead, but it is just a suggestion.

Question 3:
How generous are we talking with a RP bonus? I am not very familiar with how the scorination works to be honest, but I think that there is a way to change the weight on role play bonuses, compared to the rank bonus and the roster bonus. Correct me if I'm wrong.

An unranked daily well-roleplaying nation should get to equivalent footing of a top-ranked nation who does not do a single thing within 8-10 scorination days.

Okay, that makes sense. That makes it fair for the new players and encourages role playing, which is good. I have no further questions about the bid, except for what I said in response to question two, but that probably won't come into play anyway, so I support the bid.

[Karamiko]

Let's do this!

[Drawkland]

II. Format

There will be three bases and a home plate, plus a pitching mound in the middle. We will use bats, and baseballs. We will play nine innings, with extra innings possible if a game is still tied after nine.

Hmmm, this shows promise .... would there be some sort of field beyond the bases? An outer field, perhaps?

[Frenline Delpha]

II. Format

There will be three bases and a home plate, plus a pitching mound in the middle. We will use bats, and baseballs. We will play nine innings, with extra innings possible if a game is still tied after nine.

Hmmm, this shows promise .... would there be some sort of field beyond the bases? An outer field, perhaps?

Mayhaps it's made of grass, and is enclosed by a fence that sits roughly 400 feet away from home plate at its longest distance.

[Darmen]

HoFer IN!

[Cassadaigua]

Hmmm, this shows promise .... would there be some sort of field beyond the bases? An outer field, perhaps?

Mayhaps it's made of grass, and is enclosed by a fence that sits roughly 400 feet away from home plate at its longest distance.

Fine, if you guys insist, I will throw in those amenities as well, and throw in a bullpen area for pitchers behind that fence for good measure.

[-Anthor-]

Signing up!