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Here are two examples of what your homework assignments will look like (and many thanks to the Snakes and Buckeyes for being the first two to turn theirs in):

NASOMA.org

I have updated the ARCHIVES and the LINKS pages on the website. I think I've updated everything, but if you find any bad links or screwed-up pages, let me know.

Three-Team Trade (7 players, 2 picks)

The Inmates lose Adrian Beltre and pick 106.
The Inmates receive Aramis Ramirez, Ryan Flaherty, and pick 7

The DVs lose Lance Lynn and pick 7
The DVs receive Stephen Strasburg, Domonic Brown, Yonder Alonso, and pick 106

The Warpigs lose Aramis Ramirez, Ryan Flaherty, Stephen Strasburg, Domonic Brown, and Yonder Alonso
The Warpigs receive Adrian Beltre and Lance Lynn

Fungoes and Warpigs trade

The Warpigs traded Gerardo Parra to the Fungoes for pick 128.

Warpigs and Wahoos trade

The Wahoos traded Craig Gentry to the Warpigs for pick 97.

FFTs and Warpigs trade

Josh Rutledge was an FFT for less than 24 hours. The FFTs sent Rutledge along with picks 97 and 113 to the Warpigs for pick 65.

Drillers and FFTs Trade

The FFTs traded Jimmy Rollins and Drew Pomeranz to the Drillers for Asdrubal Cabrera, Josh Rutledge, and pick 8.

Snakes and Buckeyes Trade

The Buckeyes traded Colby Rasmus to the Sidewinders for Neftali Feliz and picks 127 and 159.

Post-Playoff Weekend

Buckeyes and Warpigs Trade

The Buckeyes traded Gerardo Parra to the Warpigs for picks 109, 141, and 157.

Trade Made at the Playoffs

The Buckeyes traded Yunel Escobar to the Drillers for Patrick Corbin.

Congratulations to the Fungoes!

The Fungoes beat the Sidewinders in 5 games to win their second NASOMA Title. Hats off to the Fungoes.

Thanks to everybody who made this a fun and successful weekend. Thanks to those teams who made an appearance. The Drillers brought the Zaps, and the FFTs brought tamales (much more enjoyable gift than the Drillers brought). The Fungoes brought drinks and donuts. The Snakes brought beer... and then drank it. The Buckeyes and Drillers showed up and made a trade.

We made a pre-World Series trip to Twisted Root for burgers and fries. (Note: It was good.) Later that evening, the Zapper and Snakeman twisted each other's root.

He got weed! He got weed!

On a personal note, a big thank you to the FFTs for the Ole Miss CWS shirt.

The 2015 Draft Grid is now posted on the website. It is, I think, current with all traded draft picks accounted for. Let me know if you see any errors or omissions. I have gone to the rosters page and changed the names of your draft picks to represent the actual numbers of the picks. Use those new numbers when trading picks.

When is the Draft? Where is the Draft? When do the ratings come out? When do the cards get here? Will the Fungoes repeat? Will the Buckeyes survive their first ever effort at rebuilding? And, knowing the Buckeyes, will they make the playoffs WHILE rebuilding?

Stay tuned.

2014 NASOMA World Series

The top two seeds are facing off in the World Series. For the top seeded Fungoes, this is their 3rd trip to the finals. They lost to the Warpigs in 1995 and beat the FFTs in 2006. Both series went 6 games. The Sidewinders are in their 4th World Series. They beat the Zaps in 1998 in their first trip and then lost to the Drillers in 2001 and to the Warpigs in 2007. All three Snake World Series have gone 5 games.

Game 1 - @ WTF Field - Fungoes win 3-0. Clayton Kershaw threw a complete game shutout.

Game 2 - @ WTF Field - Fungoes win 3-2. Brandon Moss misplayed a grounder in the bottom of the 8th for a single & error, allowing the go ahead run to score. Matt Harvey went 8 innings for the win. David Robertson got the final out for the save.

Game 3 - @ Snakeville - Fungoes won 3-2. In a familiar theme, the Fungoes won (6th game in a row) while scoring exactly 3 runs (5 of the 6 games - the other time he scored 2) with the winning run being unearned (6th game in a row). Okay, that last one might be a bit of hyperbole, but the first two stats are accurate. Glen Perkins got the win in relief of Kris Medlen with Sergio Santos getting the save. Mike Trout struck out 4 times. The Fungoes are a win away from their 2nd title.

Game 4 - @ Snakeville - Sidewinders win 3-2 in 10 innings. Jay Bruce hit a walk-off homer in the 10th off of Kershaw. The Snakes are still alive!

Game 5 - @ Snakeville - Fungoes win 5-1. Matt Harvey the win. David Robertson the save. Eric Hosmer contributed a key 2-out, 2-run double. The Fungoes are the champs!

Fungoes World Series Ramblings:

Game 1

Kershaw throws a 4 hit shutout!  Jeff Baker hits a 1st inning home run.  Ryan Zimmerman and Matt Carpenter each bang out triples leading to 2 more runs.  Fungoes win it 3-0.  Kershaw struck out 11.

Game 2

Matt Harvey allows 2 runs over 8 innings and picks up the win as the Fungoes won this one 3-2.  Harvey also strikes out 11 Snakes.  Perkins, Roark and Robertson all got one out in the ninth with Robertson picking up the save.  Sidewinders held to 5 hits by Fungo pitching.  Fungoes winning run scored on a single and E3 in the bottom of the 8th inning.  Matt Carpenter smashed 2 doubles, scored a run and drove in a run for the Fungoes.

Manager note:  up two games to none I started to believe we might win the Series!  However, we were heading to the Snakepit now and the numbers are so weird at his park we were afraid to think beyond game 3.

Game 3

Fungoes scored 2 in the first inning after two out and no one on base.  Hosmer got the two run single to put us ahead.  Medlen cruised into the bottom of the fourth looking like Harvey but when he walked the leadoff hitter he got the quick hook!  Lopez allowed an immediate triple and, two outs later an E3 tied the score at 2.  Top of the 6th inning Ryan Zimmerman leads off with a smash to 3B which is booted.  One out later Salvador Perez singles Zimmerman to third.  Rajai Davis lofts the sac fly for the go ahead run.  Perkins (3 innings) and Santos (2 innings) shut down the Sidewinders the rest of the way for the win.  Perkins gets the win while Santos picks up the save.  Santos is now 1 and 1/3 inning from the floor.  Snakes are held to 4 hits in this one.  Fungoes manage 7 hits while both teams score an unearned run.

Game 4

Fungoes stake Kershaw to a 2-0 lead and the clubhouse idiots roll out the champaign......and of course, the Snakes rally with single runs in the 5th and 7th innings to tie!  It seems like destiny for Kershaw to get the win in extra innings so his manager leaves him in......for the walk off Home run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning.  Kershaw takes a tough 3-2 loss.  

Game 5

Harvey on the mound for the Fungoes.  Snakes take a 1-0 lead in the second.  Just when Fungo ownership starts thinking what a disaster this is shaping up to be (when the Snakes fight their way back from 0-3 to win the series), Fungoes score 2 in the 3rd and 3 more in the 5th to cruise to a 5-1 win!  Fungoes win the Series!  Santos hits the floor in the 7th inning but what an amazing Playoff and Regular season he had, allowing just one run all year!

Interesting Fungo World Series Facts:

Steve Cishek awarded MVP for the previous playoff series vs Pigs doesn't make an appearance in the World Series.

Clayton Kershaw (1.48 ERA) throws two complete games in the WS including a shutout.

Fungo pitchers allowed 4.6 hits per game to the Snakes!

Santos picks up a save in the WS and finished the playoffs with 9 innings pitched, 1 hit allowed, 7 strikeouts and zero runs allowed!

Matt Harvey (2.03 ERA) picks up 2 wins in the World Series and is awarded the WS MVP

When do we draft?

On second thought lets wait as long as possible............

Derek

In our sun-down perambulations, of late, through the outer parts of WTF, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing "base", a certain game of ball...Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms...the game of ball is glorious.

Sidewinders vs Zaps

The Sidewinders beat the Zaps 4 games to 2 to advance to the World Series.

Gm1 @ Snakeville - Sidewinders win 6-5 in 11 innings. Danny Valencia had the game winning hit. Or, I think he did. Reading the Snake box score is not an easy thing to do. Jay Bruce had a grand slam in the 4th. Craig Kimbrel got the win.

Gm2 @ Snakeville - Sidewinders win 3-1. Jon Lester gets the win; Kimbrel the save. James Loney homered.

Gm3 @ Pasta Park - Zaps win 7-5 in 10 innings. Someone hit a walk-off 2-run homer off of Tyson Ross. It appears Ross allowed 3 homers to first blow the save and then lose the game.

Gm4 @ Pasta Park - Sidewinders win 9-0. Chris Sale and four relievers combined on the 4-hit shutout. Joe Mauer and Donnie Murphy both homered for the Snakes.

Gm5 @ Pasta Park - Zaps win 10-3. The Zap bats woke up and extended the series for at least one more game.

Gm6 @ Snakeville - Sidewinders win 4-3. The game was tied in the bottom of the 8th when Brandon Moss hit a sac fly to score pinch runner Billy Hamilton. Kimbrel, who had taken over in the top of the 8th, finished off the Zaps in the 9th. The Sidewinders advance to their 4th World Series.

Fungoes vs Warpigs

The Fungoes defeated the Warpigs 4 games to 2 to advance to the World Series.

Gm1 @ WTF Field - Fungoes win 5-4 in 10 innings. The Fungoes scored 4 in the 2nd inning off of Stephen Strasburg - including a 2-run homer by Ryan Zimmerman, but Clayton Kershaw couldn't hold the lead. The Pigs came back with a 4-run 5th highlighted by Darwin Barney's 2-run double. The Fungoes won it in the 10th when Mike Trout hit the 1-4 triple, fly to end the game.

Gm2 @ WTF Field - Warpigs win 12-3. Matt Harvey threw a complete game for the Fungoes, but could no longer make sound while passing gas by the 5th inning. Jose Fernandez relieved Wily Peralta with no outs in the 1st and threw 7 innings for the win. Yoenis Cespedes went 3-5 with a double and homer and 4 RBI.

Gm3 @ The BallPork - Warpigs 3-1. Adam Wainwright took a shutout into the 9th before surrendering a run. Michael Wacha got the last out for the save. The Warpigs take a surprising 2 games to 1 lead.

Gm4 @ The BallPork - Fungoes win 2-1. The Fungoes scored a pair of unearned runs, and Kershaw and company helped even the series. Sergio Santos made his first appearance, sailing thru 1.1 innings of shutout ball, but Glen Perkins got Melky Cabrera for the save.

Gm5 @ The BallPork - Fungoes win 3-1. Bret Lawrie doubled to lead off the game against Harvey, and it was the only hit the Pigs got. Harvey, Steve Cishek (who went 3 innings for the win), and Santos (who went the last 2 innings for the save) combined for the gem. The Pig defense cost them again as the Fungoes scored 2 more unearned runs. The Fungoes only had 3 hits. Fernandez threw 6 innings in relief and took the hard luck loss.

Gm6 @ WTF Field - Fungoes win 3-1. Mike Trout hit a 1st inning 3-run homer, and that was all the Fungo staff needed. Santos got another win in relief. Wainwright pitched well after the Trout homer, but again had no run support. The Fungoes advance to their 3rd World Series.

From the Fungoes...

Fungoes vs Warpigs

 

Game 1

Freddie Galvis scored the winning run when Mike Trout tripled in walk off fashion (yes yes triple 1-4 flyout 5-20, I know I know) in extra innings.  Galvis was on base via a HBP.  That was the only batter Warpig pitchers hit during the 6 game series.  It was also the only time Freddie was on base the entire series.

 

Game 2

Jose Fernandez came in to pitch after the Fungoes first 2 batters reached on a walk and a triple.  The first batter Fernandez faced was Daniel Murphy and he hit a sac fly to tie the game at 2.  Fernandez then pitched 7 innings striking out 9 Fungoes along the way picking up the win.  Harvey threw a complete game for the Fungoes (saving the bullpen) allowing 12 earned runs.

 

Game 3

Fungoes reliever Javier Lopez made his only relief appearance in this series when he started the bottom of the 6th inning.  He gave up a leadoff single and was quickly pulled.  Too late though, as he got the loss, so his playoff line is 1 appearance, 0 innings pitched, 1 hit allowed, 1 run allowed, and yes 1 loss and the dreaded ERA of INFINITY!

 

Game 4

In a 2-1 Fungo win Brett Gardner drove in the winning run for the Fungoes with 2 out in the 7th inning.  His 2 out single brought in Mike Trout with the winning run.  It was Brett Gardner's ONLY hit in the series as he hit a dismal .067!

 

Game 5

Matt Harvey (0-1 8.31 ERA) started this game and allowed a leadoff double that scored on an E6 (unearned).  That leadoff double was the Warpigs ONLY hit as Harvey - Cishek - Santos threw a no hitter for the following 9 innings (the hit occured before the first out of the contest).  Cishek recorded his second win.

 

Game 6

A Mike Trout 3 run home run in the first inning sealed the Warpig's fate as Fungoes pitchers scattered 5 hits  the rest of the way.  Santos picked up the win in relief finishing off the 5th inning and shutting down the Pig hitters in the 6th and 7th.  

 

Picking an MVP for this series was almost impossible; none of the Fungo hitters deserved the MVP and really the only pitchers that could be considered were Cishek and Santos.  Cishek receives the MVP based on his 9 and 1/3 shutout innings and 2 wins in relief.   In 24 innings, the Fungo bullpen allowed 3 runs (all earned) picking up 3 wins and 3 saves.

2014 NASOMA Playoffs Resumes Today

The dice will be rolling at the PigSty today. Come on by. The Warpigs and Fungoes will get started first - around 9:00. The Zapper will get here around noon (assuming the Driller Dude remembers to pick him up at the airport), and the Zaps and Snakes will get started then. The World Series will be some time tonight after their series finishes.

Any predictions? I'll say Fungoes in 4 over the inept Pigs and the Snakes in 7 over the Zaps. That series should be recorded. It will be entertaining. World Series prediction: Fungoes in 5.

One More Set of Ranges...

SOM released more ranges yesterday. They chose this set of players based on requests.

B.Hamilton cf-1

B.Dozier 2b-1

X.Bogaerts ss-4, 3b-4

C.Kershaw is the first pitcher with an 8 endurance rating since Cliff Lee in 2010.

J.Bautista rf-3(-4), cf-4

J.Peralta ss-3

H.Ramirez ss-4

B.Zobrist 2b-2, lf/rf-2, ss-3, cf-4

A.Rendon 3b-2, 2b-3

J.Harrison 3b-2, 2b-3, lf/rf-3(-1), ss-4

Y.Puig rf-2(-5), cf-3

Two Trades Today

The Buckeyes traded Ed Lucas to the FFTs for Martin Perez.

The Warpigs traded Jacoby Ellsbury to the FFTs for Lorenzo Cain.

More Range Ratings

SOM revealed more today...

N.Markakis rf-1

M.Betts 2b-3, cf/rf-4(0)

A.Eaton cf-2(-1)

J.Kipnis 2b-4 (!!!!)

JD.Martinez lf/rf-4(+1)

G.Springer rf-2(-2), cf-3

S.Perez c-1; E.Hosmer 1b-1; A.Escobar ss-1; L.Cain cf/rf-1  (along with Dyson, KC has 5 1s)

K.Calhoun rf 2(-2)

D.Santana ss-3, cf-3(-1)

C.Headley 3b-2, 1b-3

J.Reddick rf-1(-4), cf-3

R.Cano 2b-2

K.Kiermaier rf-1(-3), cf-2

A.Beltre 3b-1

A.Gose of-1(-3)

A.Hill 2b-4, 3b-4

J.Heyward rf-1(-4)

J.Baez 2b-3, ss-3

T.Frazier 3b-2, 1b-3

DJ.Lemahieu - 2b-1

D.Gordon 2b-3

G.Stanton rf-2(-3)

K.Davis lf-3(+3)

L.Duda 1b-3, lf-(5(+3)

M.Byrd rf-2(-1)

N.Walker 2b-3

J.Jay cf-2(+2), lf/rf-3 (He's better in cf than in lf/rf.)

J.Gyorko 2b-4

J.Panik 2b-2

D.Span cf-1(-1)

Twitter Range Sneak-peeks

SOM released one player from each team on Twitter today. They'll do another round tomorrow.

J.Schoop 2b-2
C.Vazquez c-2(-4)
J.Abreu 1b-4
C.Santana c-4(0), 1b-3, 3b-5
I.Kinsler 2b-1
J.Altuve 2b-3
J.Dyson lf-2, cf-1
D.Freese 3b-5
J.Mauer 1b-3
D.Jeter ss-4
J.Donaldson 3b-1
D.Ackley lf-2(+2)
Y.Escobar ss-4
E.Andrus ss-2
J.Reyes ss-3
E.Inciarte of-2(-1)
F.Freeman 1b-2
J.Soler rf-3(-3)
J.Bruce rf-2(-4), 1b-5
C.Blackmon of-3(0)
A.Ethier lf/rf-3(-1), cf-4
M.Ozuna of-2(-3)
J.Lucroy c-1(0), 1b-4
J.Lagares cf-1(-4)
B.Revere cf-3(+3)
S.Marte lf-1(-3), cf-2
M.Adams 1b-2
W.Venable of-2(?)e0
B.Crawford ss-1
A.Cabrera 2b-2, ss-4