The Strat-O-Matic Baseball Players' Championship 2014
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TOURNAMENT EVENT SCHEDULE
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Event 1: $80M, DH #1
begins: Jun 16 (deadline for entry: Jul 2)
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:
Betthemax (92-70)
League 2:
edgecitytx (95-67)
League 3:
FoggyOne (86-76)
League 4:
pushpin76 (90-72)
League 5:
thisisray (90-72)
League 6:
mpcharette (83-79)
League 7:
GoDucks (88-74)
League 8:
dalelawrence (95-67)
League 9:
bbasebrawl (90-72)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 2: $60M, No DH, 24-team leagues
begins: Jun 25 (deadline for entry: Aug 20)
deadline for tournament entry
Player Set: 2013 Unleashed
Salary Cap: $60,000,000
DH Rule: No
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 10%
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
blue turtle (88-74)
League 2:
bob711 (96-66)
League 3:
markyura (84-78)
League 4:
krazykat (86-76)
League 5:
Dr_Marc (93-69)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 3: $80M, No DH
begins: Jul 16 (deadline for entry: Sep 10)
Salary Cap: $80,000,000 (standard)
DH Rule: No
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
Jeepdriver (88-74)
League 2:
Spider 67 (91-71)
League 3:
FoggyOne (88-74)
League 4:
JeremiahLBC (87-75)
League 5:
boblues41 (86-76)
League 6:
markyura (88-74)
League 7:
AZHawg (98-64)
League 8:
ROGGIE (93-69)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 4: $80M, DH
begins: Aug 20 (deadline for entry: Sep 24)
Player Set: 2013 Unleashed
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:
mds6101 (100-62)
League 2:
J-Pav (90-72)
League 3:
mcsoupy (93-69)
League 4:
blue turtle (94-68)
League 5:
unclerowser (88-74)
League 6:
stevep107 (92-70)
League 7:
pushpin76 (88-74)
League 8:
mesquiton (85-77)
* leaders determined by W/L, then run diff.
bold - league champion
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Event 5: $100M, "Unleashed" Player Set
begins: Sep 24 (deadline for entry: Oct 22)
Unique ballparks; 1-round player draft
Player Set: 2013 Unleashed
Salary Cap: $100,000,000
DH Rule: Yes (standard)
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
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In Progress Leaders*
League 1:
Delbird (87-75)
League 2:
hendrix08 (87-75)
League 3:
GARYCOOK (86-76)
League 4:
mesquiton (89-73)
League 5:
unclerowser (90-72)
League 6:
GoDucks (95-67)
League 7:
JR_Shark (88-74)
* 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)
began: January 26
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:
keyzick (92-70)
League 2:
mcsoupy (87-75)
League 3:
jmoore1966 (89-73)
* 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
began: April 6
Salary Cap: $80,000,000
DH Rule: Yes (standard)
Free Agent Drop Penalty: 20% (standard)
Champions League standings
Top 12 Managers:
- wjb23
- pushpin76
- keyzick
- mcsoupy
- Jeepdriver
- jmoore1966
- ROGGIE
- edgecitytx
- teamnasty
- mpcharette
- waynick
- JR_Shark
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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.
Event 5 - Unique ballparks, 1-round player draft
Event 5 this year will have a unique ballpark restriction, enforced by a forums-based draft, as well as a 1-round player draft. The draft order will be based on Event 1 standings. More details will be announced as Event 5 gets closer.
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 in a qualifying league
- 3 points for winning a regular season division title in a qualifying league
- 3 points for winning a wild card position in a qualifying league
- 2 additional points for making the Finals in a qualifying league
- 3 additional points for winning the league championship in a qualifying league
- 5 bonus points for participating in all 5 Events
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
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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2014 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 2014 season, OR next year's version of the CD-ROM computer game! (To be released in early 2015)
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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 2014 Players' Championship is an open, year-long, non-elimination tournament that spans 5 Events, played with the 2013 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 2014 Champion!
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