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The Strat-O-Matic Baseball Players' Championship 2013
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Signups are now open to all!
Win tickets to your favorite ballpark!*
The Players' Championship 2013 is a great way to try a variety of different league setups and meet new Strat-O-Matic fans from around the world!
This year the tournament will be played with the 2012 Season player set. It spans 5 Events, with participation required in at least 4 of them. If you play in all 5 Events, your lowest-scoring season is dropped. If you finish in the top 36, you qualify for the Semi-Finals round and then, with luck, the Championship League!
Check out the Schedule, the PRIZES you could win, and then SIGN UP!
For more information, or to sign up, visit the Players' Championship forum.
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TOURNAMENT EVENT SCHEDULE
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Event 1: $80M, DH #1
begins: Jun 17 (deadline for entry: Jul 24)
Salary Cap: $80,000,000 (standard)
DH Rule: Yes (standard)
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
gbrookes (93-69)
League 2:
Phenomenal (101-61)
League 3:
chuckwonup (86-76)
League 4:
pronk08 (87-75)
League 5:
the splinter (89-73)
League 6:
buzz082308 (95-67)
League 7:
rongermany (89-73)
League 8:
qksilver69 (94-68)
League 9:
TomSiebert (100-62)
League 10:
coachtwitty (95-67)
League 12:
stevep107 (86-76)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 2: $60M, No DH
begins: Jun 26 (deadline for entry: Aug 21)
deadline for tournament entry
Salary Cap: $60,000,000
DH Rule: No
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 10%
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
maverick38 (92-70)
League 2:
scumby (85-77)
League 3:
gbrookes (88-74)
League 4:
Spider 67 (91-71)
League 5:
the ghost of roger maris (93-69)
League 6:
sebastian (94-68)
League 7:
jmoore1966 (85-77)
League 8:
qksilver69 (92-70)
League 9:
bertolett (89-73)
League 10:
Dr.Publix (85-77)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 3: $80M, No DH
begins: Jul 24 (deadline for entry: Sep 11)
Salary Cap: $80,000,000 (standard)
DH Rule: No
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
J-Pav (97-65)
League 2:
LongIsland4Ever (85-77)
League 3:
l.strether (86-76)
League 4:
Phenomenal (86-76)
League 5:
Knerrpool (88-74)
League 6:
stevep107 (89-73)
League 7:
coachtwitty (85-77)
League 8:
Stoney18 (87-75)
League 9:
Dr.Publix (91-71)
League 10:
NYY82602 (85-77)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 4: $100M, "Unleashed" Player Set
begins: Aug 21 (deadline for entry: Sep 25)
Salary Cap: $100,000,000
DH Rule: Yes (standard)
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
pine tar (92-70)
League 2:
stevep107 (83-79)
League 3:
J-Pav (87-75)
League 4:
T.Richardson (85-77)
League 5:
Jake Squid (99-63)
League 6:
Terry101 (95-67)
League 7:
durantjerry (85-77)
League 8:
GoDucks (92-70)
League 9:
blsmith7 (96-66)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 5: $80M, DH #2
begins: Sep 12 (deadline for entry: Oct 16)
Salary Cap: $80,000,000 (standard)
DH Rule: Yes (standard)
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
FRANKZAHN (93-69)
League 2:
thisisray (88-74)
League 3:
J-Pav (92-70)
League 4:
nol15736 (85-77)
League 5:
Terry101 (93-69)
League 6:
uncle ny (87-75)
League 7:
mpcharette (85-77)
League 8:
ROGGIE (99-63)
League 9:
NYY82602 (91-71)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Semi-Finals
Top 36 Managers play in 3 leagues of 12
(All 12 playoffs qualifiers advance to Champions League)
begins: TBD
Salary Cap: $80,000,000 (standard)
DH Rule: Yes (standard)
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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In Progress Leaders*
Does not count towards tournament point totals.
League 1:
DERRICKSANSON (85-77)
League 2:
Spider 67 (84-78)
League 3:
ROGGIE (90-72)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Champions League ("Unleashed" player set)
the 12 Semi-Finals playoffs qualifiers in a single 12-team league
begins: TBD
Salary Cap: $80,000,000
DH Rule: Yes (standard)
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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TOURNAMENT RULES
Membership
All communication and signups are held on the Players' Championship forum. The only monetary requirement is to purchase your required number of teams.
Qualifying Events
The tournament will consist of Five (5) Qualifying Events that will be used to rank managers. Every manager must play in at least four of the tournament Events to be eligible to compete in the Semi-Finals round and Champions League. The rankings will be based on each manager's cumulative score. If you have played all five events, your lowest event score will be dropped, and then a 5 point bonus will be added to your overall total. If you only play in four of the events, you will not be eligible to drop your lowest event score, or receive the 5 point bonus.
Semi-Finals round
After all 5 Events are completed, the top 36 ranked tournament managers will play in 3 leagues of 12 teams each in the Semi-Finals round. The 12 teams that qualify for the playoffs (4 from each of the 3 leagues) will advance to the Champions League.
Champions League
The 12 teams that qualify for the playoffs in the Semi-Finals round (4 from each of the 3 leagues) will advance to the Champions League, which is a single 12-team league. The winner of the Finals in this league will be crowned as the tournament champion.
Use of Fillers
Some qualifying leagues for an event will need "fillers" due to the fact that we won't have an even numbered membership (divisible by 12) and
we will probably have some "dropouts" during the season. "Fillers" are non-tournament players who will play in the qualifying league for the sheer
joy of competition; "Fillers" can also be tournament players who will play in an extra league just to fill out the league but whose score for that
league will not count towards their official tournament standings. For such filler players only their first team entered in a round will count for
points.
Point System / Tiebreakers
- 1 point for each regular season win
- 5 points for winning a regular season division title
- 5 points for winning the wild card position
- 5 additional points for making the finals
- 5 additional points for winning a league championship
Tiebreakers
1. Championships won
2. Finals made
3. Playoffs made
4. Regular season total wins
5. No. of events played
6. Pick 3 winner
Ballpark Requirement
- A player must not re-use a ballpark in any event. For example, if he used Fenway in Event 1, he may not use Fenway in events 2 or 3, nor may he use Fenway in the playoff round.
- There can be more than 1 player using the same ballpark in the same event and/or league. For example, player X and player Y may both use Fenway in event 1 league 1. In theory, the same ballpark could be used by all 12 teams in any league or event. The prohibition relates to the same player using the same ballpark.
- A player who is acting as a "filler" for a particular event and league should also refrain from using that ballpark in any other event or league. So, a player acting as a filler should avoid using a ballpark that he may want to use for an active team in a separate event.
- If a player re-uses a ballpark, there will be a 20 point penalty.
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PRIZES
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The Winner of the Finals of the year-end Champions League will receive ALL of the following:
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4 tickets to your favorite ballpark*
We'll spring for 4 tickets to a game at any Major League stadium of your choosing (up to a value of $300)!
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2013 season Strat-O-Matic Board or Computer Game*
A must for every Strat-O-Matic fan - the full board game and card set of the 2013 season, OR next year's version of the CD-ROM computer game! (To be released in early 2014)
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The Loser of the Finals of the year-end Champions League will receive the following:
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2 tickets to your favorite ballpark*
We'll spring for 2 tickets to a game at any Major League stadium of your choosing (up to a value of $150)!
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What is the Players' Championship?
The 2013 Players' Championship is an open, year-long, non-elimination tournament that spans 5 Events, played with the 2012 season player set.
Participants play in 1 league in at least 4 of the Events, and the top-ranked managers (by total score per league) compete in a Semi-Finals round, and then the Champions league to determine the 2013 Champion!
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