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Post by glasspoet on Nov 7, 2015 16:34:18 GMT -5
It was time for a Dynasty League. I had great hopes, and deliberately asked for help from Blue Taxi -- who I knew currently commissioned a Great Dynasty League.
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Post by glasspoet on Nov 7, 2015 16:49:52 GMT -5
2011 -- This league started like no other! I believe this draft will remain as the Greatest Draft in GST annuls!! Even if it doesn't always claim the largest Auction Draft in GST History -- the Dynasty Aspects will NEVER be duplicated!!! It was Obvious Early On everyone had Done Their Homework and put Much Thought into this draft! It was Exhausting and Bruising!! What FUN!!!
Regular Season Finish: 1. The Blue Taxi 2. Glassbreakers (Commish) 3. Row27.com 4. Northsiders UP 5. Drunk Cubs Fan 6. World Series Champs 7. Revolver 8. Yellow Cap 9. FinsFan in LA 10. City of Champions 11. Jack Morris 12. Over Exposed 13. Morning Wood 14. Mars Rock Starz 15. The Biz 16. Red Devils
Championship Playoff Finish: 1. Yellow Cap 2. Glassbreakers 3. Row27.com 4. Northsiders UP 5. The Blue Taxi 6. World Series Champs 7. Revolver 8. Drunk Cubs Fan
It came as no surprise that Blue Taxi, who himself commissions a Highly Regarded Dynasty League, took it to us! Though the league did eventually make up considerable ground, they never managed to catch up to him before Season's End. This is far from the End of the Story. Yellow Cap, who had charged up from the Depths to just make the Playoffs, continued to Destroy his Opponents (the first being Blue Taxi himself). He ended up in the Finals with me, and I went into it full of Confidence, as I had won the Hard-Fought-For American League Division. It wasn't to be -- as he Destroyed my team Even Easier than he had those previously! In my opinion it was 1 of the Greatest Runs in GST History -- and of course it started Something MUCH BIGGER to Come!!
High Win%: .597
Low Win%: .416 (15th=.455)
High Moves: 116
Low Moves: 18
Champion's Total Moves: 61
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Post by glasspoet on Nov 8, 2015 11:38:24 GMT -5
This is the year that this league stood up and fully claimed the Title of GST's Flagship League! What a great collection of GMs! It had the largest Total Purse, Largest Playoff Purse, Largest Singular Payout of any GST league!!
Regular Season Finish: 1. Jack Morris 2. Glassbreakers (Commish) 3. Seattle Sox 4. Drunk Cubs Fan 5. Salty Seamen 6. This is Dog 7. Rose 1 8. Karate Kid 9. City of Champions 10. Over Exposed 11. Yellow Cap 12. Northsiders 13. Revolver 14. FinsFaninLA 15. Row27.com 16. The Biz
Championship Playoff Finish: 1. Jack Morris 2. Seattle Sox 3. Glassbreakers 4. Salty Seamen 5. This is Dog 6. Drunk Cubs Fan 7. Rose 1 8. Karate Kid
You'd think with the League Concept, differing strategies involved, and draft format--that this league would be the least competitive. NOT SO! In fact it was GST's Most Competitive League! The last place team sported a fantastic .452 Win%! The First Half Standings and Second Half Standing were some of the most drastic differences of any GST league!
However---this is where Jack Morris (the Silent Deadly Detroit Hammer) laid his foundation of THE HISTORIC SEASON! He came from behind and won the Regular Season and then won two SQUEAKER playoffs before winning the Championship in a Close Call!! HE IS THE MAN!!!
High Win%: .561
Low Win%: .452
High Moves: 262
Low Moves: 18
Champion's Total Moves: 32
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Post by glasspoet on Nov 8, 2015 11:58:49 GMT -5
2013 -- The League Loyalty had Solidified, only 1 team needed replacement!
Regular Season Finish: 1. Karate Kid 2. Jack Morris 3. Drunk Cubs Fan 4. This is Dog 5. Seattle Sox 6. Glassbreakers (Commish) 7. Northsiders 8. City of Champions 9. Salty Seamen 10. Yellow Cap 11. Row27.com 12. Revolver 13. Over Exposed 14. FinsFaninLA 15. The Biz 16. Honey Nut Ichiros
Championship Playoff Finish: 1. This is Dog 2. Jack Morris 3. Karate Kid 4. Glassbreakers (Commish) 5. City of Champions 6. Drunk Cubs Fan 7. Seattle Sox 8. Northsiders
Again, the Regular Season was TIGHTLY CONTESTED, with practically EVERY team a Solid Playoff Contender at 1 point of the season or another! But talk about DIVISION DISPARITY!! 7 teams went to the Playoffs from the American League!! This doesn't mean it wasn't Competitive -- the National League Championship was decided by Tiebreakers, there were 4 teams within .002 Win% -- or ONE GAME, and there were only 7.5 games difference between the top 5 teams! The fact that Jack Morris went to the Finals (AGAIN) shows you can only put SO MUCH STOCK in Divisional Disparity. This is Dog showed me to be an Awesome Trader, and he pretty much ROLLED through the Playoffs! As we were to learn, this was a Theme we would see again!
High Win%: .577
Low Win%: .444
High Moves: 182
Low Moves: 5
Champion's Total Moves: 73 (4th)
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Post by glasspoet on Nov 8, 2015 14:57:40 GMT -5
2014 -- The Year of the Turnover, including a couple of teams that entered but never responded afterwards. This left me Late Inning Mad Pounding the Pavement for Replacement Teams. This even included a Known Temporary Team (luckily it was 1 of GST's Best GMs)! You NEVER KNOW what to expect exactly in a Dynasty Draft like this one, but this had more question than ever!
Regular Season Finish: 1. This is Dog 2. Halliwood Heat 3. Over Exposed 4. Jack Morris 5. Glassbreakers (Commish) 6. Salty Seamen 7. Honey Nut Ichiros 8. Drunk Cubs Fan 9. Seattle Sox 10. Ranger Danger 11. Yellow Cap 12. Northsiders 13. City of Champions 14. The Biz 15. FinsFaninLA 16. Vin Scullys Boys
Championship Playoff Finish: 1. This is Dog 2. Halliwood Heat 3. Salty Seamen 4. Glassbreakers 5. Over Exposed 6. Jack Morris 7. Drunk Cubs Fan 8. Honey Nut Ichiros
This was the year This is Dog TOOK OVER this league, once again (in my humble opinion) through Expert Trading! Other than This is Dog, this league was in Constant Doubt -- WHO would STEP UP!?? The Winning Percentages kinda tell the story -- but the REAL STORY was in the Playoffs! Other than This is Dog's drubbing of the #8 Playoff Seed, NO OTHER Playoff Competition, INCLUDING Consolations, had a Bigger Win than 11-8!! Even This is Dog had a 2 Point Battle in the 2nd Round and a 1 Point Squeaker in the Finals! There were as many Tie-Breaker Playoff Competitions (2) as 11-8!!! NOW THAT'S CLOSE IN THE CLUTCH!!!!
High Win%: .570
Low Win%: .450
High Move: 124
Low Move: 10
Champion's Total Moves: 67 (3rd-Tie)
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Post by glasspoet on Nov 8, 2015 17:39:03 GMT -5
2015 -- Only 1 Team needed replacement, which we knew well ahead of time! Let's DRAFT!
Regular Season Finish: 1. Seattle Sox 2. City of Champions 3. Northsiders 4. This is Dog 5. Ranger Danger 6. Drunk Cubs Fan 7. Jack Morris 8. K is for Kershaw 9. Honey Nut Ichiros 10. Over Exposed 11. Salty Seamen 12. Glassbreakers (Commish) 13. Yellow Cap 14. Haliwood Heat 15. The Biz 16. The Cock Blossoms
Championship Playoff Finish: 1. This is Dog 2. City of Champions 3. Northsiders 4. K is for Kershaw 5. Seattle Sox 6. Drunk Cubs Fan 7. Ranger Danger 8. Jack Morris
This Season was CRAZY! The League Purse had an ASTRONOMICAL amount of Extra Pay-Ins! So much so, it caused League Discussions year-long. A New Rule had to be put into effect. Somehow I feel the discussions are not over yet. Practically EVERY Team took the Lead at least once. It was just a hodgepodge ALL YEAR LONG! This is Dog, with his Usual Exemplary Trading had to go on a Massive Winning Streak to get into the Playoffs. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!! This year there was only ONE Playoff Competition that was closer than 4 Points, and that was the Consolation Final. This is Dog just TORE his way through the Playoffs! Can YOU say BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPION of GST's Flagship League??!!!!!!
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Post by glasspoet on Feb 19, 2017 21:07:23 GMT -5
2016 -- This league Really Gelled. There were NO OPENINGS to this league for the First Time Ever!
Regular Season -- 1. This is Dog 2. Ranger Danger 3. Northsiders 4. K is for Kershaw 5. Drunk Cubs Fan 6. Yellow Cap 7. Jack Morris 8. Honey Nut Ichiros 9. The Karate Kid 10. City of Champions 11. The Biz 12. Glassbreakers (Commish) 13. Haliwood Heat 14. Over Exposed 15. Seattle Sox 16. Bone Wars
Championship Playoff Finish: 1. This is Dog 2. Jack Morris 3. K is for Kershaw 4. Northsiders 5. Ranger Danger 6. Drunk Cubs Fan 7. Yellow Cap 8. Honey Nut Ichiros
I started off terrible, then battled my way slowly back into the Final Playoff Positions before Getting Pounded Late. I recall This Is Dog being with me in the standings much of the First Half of the Season, and wondering if he had it in him to do it again!? As I started to Slip Back and SURGED FORWARD with Huge Wins, first to Battle for the Lead and then Takeover and Cruise the Final Weeks into the Championship. He then Rolled Through the Playoffs until facing Jack Morris who he Barely Slipped Past 10-9!
Folks I hope you can understand What A FEAT This is Dog has Accomplished!! This league had never been won twice and he has done it now Back-to-Back!! It is One of the Truly AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS GST has Ever Known!! He is putting the "DYNASTY" in the term Dynasty League!! There is nothing to stop him from Continuing His Amazing Streak either! I've watched him, he is one of the Best Late Season Traders I have Ever Known!!
High Win%: .625
Low Win%: .315, but don't be fooled -- the Next Lowest Win% was .451!
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Post by thekaratekid on Feb 20, 2017 12:37:31 GMT -5
GODFATHER ESQUE ??
The "kiss of death" would appear to have been employed.
Bansai,
THE KARATE KID
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