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20 years ago (depending on your nations reckoning of time); the WBC was launched by American Fist and Hosted by Qazox. Then 16 teams took part. Just 2 years ago 24 teams took part, and Newmanistan won their first title.

So who will take home the title as the WBC begins it's 3rd decade of competition? Will it be 3-time champions Qazox? or will Newmanistan repeat? Can Taeshan finally break though and win? Or will there be someone else taking home the title?

The only way to find out is to join the WBC to "Play the World, Beat the World"!

(Qazox Signs up)

SIGNUP LIST 12/??
Qazox
Sarzonia
Newmanistan
Yafor II
Vephrall
The Bye (newcomer)
Tocrowkia
Norwellia (newcomer)
Zwangzug
Quintessence of Dust (newcomer)
Cassadaigua
Dancougar (newcomer)

Hosting Bids: 1/?
Newmanistan

Sarzonia will make a return trip to the World Baseball Classic.

The defending champions return!

yeah

Sure, we'll do it.

We'd like to participate too

The Nordics, reloaded with a couple of WBC rookies, will return.

hell to the yes.

ETA: first timers.

Yep! :)

Can we enter as a "make up the numbers" team. If you get the right number of entrants, leave us out.

Note: we have not done WBC before.

Back!

Warning! A new challenger approaches...

After being called out, Dancougar has no* choice but to enter.

* Well, we DO have a choice, but if you're looking for easy wins, I am from Pittsburgh, so...

damn it. Why why, anyways were in

* Well, we DO have a choice, but if you're looking for easy wins, I am from Pittsburgh, so...

I don't think it counts as a win if you beat the Pirates.

A draw, maybe.

( :p )

Welcome Dancougar!

I would be willing to host this competition should no one else step up.

Back! Thought about a host bid here but will probably need a burn out period after the World Bowl from it.

And just everyone knows, by my calendar, it's only been a year since the last WBC, so my players have only aged...one year.

so have mine/. toc itsnot that far fetched really. Each person is different. Everyone just has to live with everyone elses perception of time in this universe.

I plan on having my characters exist outside of normal Dancougar spacetime, because I can, and also because I may or may not want to keep using them. Assuming I get around to finding a show to ripoff... I mean, homage.

Lovisa return as well

SIGNUP LIST 17(18)/??
Qazox
Sarzonia
Newmanistan
Yafor II
Vephrall
The Bye (newcomer)
Tocrowkia
Norwellia (newcomer)
Zwangzug
Quintessence of Dust (newcomer)
Cassadaigua
Dancougar (newcomer)
Taeshan
Secristan
Lovisa
Achtervolging (newcomer)
Liventia (provisional)
Mantwenic

Hosting Bids: 1/?
Newmanistan

SIGNUP LIST 13/??
Qazox
Sarzonia
Newmanistan
Yafor II
Vephrall
The Bye (newcomer)
Tocrowkia
Norwellia (newcomer)
Zwangzug
Quintessence of Dust (newcomer)
Cassadaigua
Dancougar (newcomer)
Lovisa

Hosting Bids: 1/?
Newmanistan


You haven't forgotten anyone, right?

Boston Red Sox
Unequivically
Mauled
Pathetic

Yankees.
Are the

Nationals
O-fer still?
Who cares?

With a national professional league set to debut this winter the HdA (Honkbal den Achtervolging) would like to send a team to garner interest for the sport in our Nation.

Eh. We'll return, provisionally.

Bumping
Umping
Mping
Ping
Ing
Ng
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Not resisting so yep im in

Mallatarsland will return after a spell in the wilderness.

SIGNUP LIST 19 (20)/??
Qazox
Sarzonia
Newmanistan
Yafor II
Vephrall
The Bye (newcomer)
Tocrowkia
Norwellia (newcomer)
Zwangzug
Quintessence of Dust (newcomer)
Cassadaigua
Dancougar (newcomer)
Taeshan
Secristan
Lovisa
Achtervolging (newcomer)
Liventia (provisional)
Mantwenic
Mallatarsland
Steroga (newcomer)

Hosting Bids: 1/?
Newmanistan

Cutoff for Hosting Bids will be on May 5th at 12:01 am EDT (6:01 am UTC).

If there is more than one bid by then, then bid details will need to be posted by NO LATER than May 8th at 12:01 am EDT (6:01 am UTC), which will alos serve as the Sign-up CUTOFF as well. A vote (consisting of TG'ing me on NS) will be held from that time until May 11th at 12:01 am EDT (6:01 am UTC). With (hopefully the 11th WBC to start within a week)

If there is only the one bid, Then Signups will close on May 8th at 12:01 am EDT (6:01 am UTC), or at the hosts' discretion.

We will try this and maybe do better.

Bump. Sign up now and every member of your nations roster will receive a copy of Johnny Strykers hit album "East-side sluggin'". That's right, not only is he one of the most feared hitters on the planet, but now he's a hip-hop sensation!

It looks as though our bid will be the only hosting bid. If so, we presently have 20 signups if Liventia intends to participate and 19 if not. 20 will be a good number to go to battle with and someone could put in a puppet if Liventia chose not too.

So how about it, Liventia? In or not?

So far I have only expressed that I would be interested in hosting and have not provided any specific details about it. First of all, it will be scorinated with the same spreadsheet program that I used in World Baseball Classic 8, which pretty much mirrors the one used, I believe, in version 6. There will be a cumulative RP bonus in effect, which will decrease by 50% after every even-numbered matchday.

With 20 teams, we will have four groups of five with everyone playing each other at home and away. To advance to Newmanistan, you will need to finish in the top two of your group. The quarterfinal and semifinals will be a best-of-three and the finals will be a best-of-five.

As I need to have this done by June 5th (or else the 6th-8th will all be off days), I would like to begin play ASAP. So if my hosting is officially confirmed, SIGNUPS ARE CLOSED NOW with #20 either being Liventia or someone's (mine if necessary) puppet.

So are you saying that the RP bonus will eventually become mute after a certain number of matchdays? Meaning a team that RPs every game will essentially be even with a team that hasn't RPed any in those terms?

So are you saying that the RP bonus will eventually become mute after a certain number of matchdays? Meaning a team that RPs every game will essentially be even with a team that hasn't RPed any in those terms?

No... Here's an example.

MD1- Team A earns .4
MD2- earn .5
Total for MD2 scorination- .9
50% reduction- .45
MD3- earn .4
Total for MD3 Scorination- .85
MD4- earn .45
Total for MD4 scorination- 1.3
50% reduction- .65
MD5- earn .5
Total for MD5 scorination- 1.15

The idea, which I have learned seems to preferable, is that the occasional reductions don't penalize those who can't always RP every day. If you RP every day, you'll still be ahead of them, and will always be ahead of a non-RPer.

Up to 1.0 will be possible to be earned on each matchday as well. Daily RPer's aren't punished, it just keeps someone who might have to miss a few days from getting way behind.

Oh, okay. And just to confirm, WBC XI is going to be an international event, correct? As in, The Nordics will play all their home games in division play in a stadium in Tocrowkia, right?

Oh, okay. And just to confirm, WBC XI is going to be an international event, correct? As in, The Nordics will play all their home games in division play in a stadium in Tocrowkia, right?

Correct and I'll use this space to also point out that the home team will also determine if the DH is used in the game, so that should be specified on their roster post.

Teams that do not provide rosters will NOT have the DH when they are home.

Sounds good.

Then let the show begin.

By the way, can someone point out a reasonably straightforward, Brit-friendly article on baseball? My only knowledge of the sport comes from the opening section of Underworld by Don DeLillo, the second verse of "Piazza, New York Catcher" by Belle & Sebastian, and a few lines of dialogue from Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Not sure that's going to be enough to sustain an RP campaign. I tried reading the wikipedia article but it made my eyes bleed.

Yes, this is going to conflict with World Cup qualifying almost to the letter, but I have to get this done by June 5th or else there will be an extended three-day off-day period.

Three-day off-day... never stopped me ^_^

Um type in Baseball on Wikipedia. It's probally a locked page anyways.

I tried reading the wikipedia article but it made my eyes bleed.


:rolleyes:

Well um i dodnt see that part.

By the way, can someone point out a reasonably straightforward, Brit-friendly article on baseball? My only knowledge of the sport comes from the opening section of Underworld by Don DeLillo, the second verse of "Piazza, New York Catcher" by Belle & Sebastian, and a few lines of dialogue from Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Not sure that's going to be enough to sustain an RP campaign. I tried reading the wikipedia article but it made my eyes bleed.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball

About as simple as I can find!

Ok, thanks...so long as I don't have to provide lots of stats, I think I'll be ok.

Milchama sign up this time hoping for a less pathetic but expecting the same due to general and knowledge that they are, in fact, the best (when we try)

Milchama sign up this time hoping for a less pathetic but expecting the same due to general and knowledge that they are, in fact, the best (when we try)

I hate to turn away a former champion, but signups did close a couple days ago at 20.
You'd be one of the people I'd like to make an exception for, allow you in, and go with 21, but I want to see what others here think about that.

I'd be fine with it. Would three groups of seven force the three-day off-day, though, for adding group-stage games? Or would you do three groups of five and one of six to try and make it fit?

YAY finally got my new internet connection up and running (only took 3 damn days..)

And Yes Newmanistan IS the host...

Alright, I'm going to envoke a "He's a former champion and I better not make the Milchamans mad or they'll kick our butt in football (soccer) again," clause. The real reason I am doing this is this: In a previous post, Qazox had mentioned that signups would close on the 8th. This statement that I made of: So if my hosting is officially confirmed, SIGNUPS ARE CLOSED NOW on the 4th could have been seen as they were still open until the 8th because I had not been officially confirmed until tonight. Plus this is a seasoned WBC veteran we are talking about.

21 teams can work, after all, and I worked up a schedule that would have it done on June 5th (but would not have any off days).

For this act of graciousness, Milchama owes us a post- World Cup 46 qualifying friendly in Newmanistan. Only seems fair.

I'd be fine with it. Would three groups of seven force the three-day off-day, though, for adding group-stage games? Or would you do three groups of five and one of six to try and make it fit?

I'm curious as to this as well.

Three groups of seven will be used. With no off-days in the schedule, the competition will finish on June 5th if started on the 11th as planned, a winner-take-all 8 vs 9 preliminary, best-of-three quarter & semi finals, and a five game final. So this is what will occur.

Nice idea, the all World Team Newmanistan. I had a similar idea, called the all WBC team, but I thought no one would appreciate it so I didn't post it. :p

I liked it to, but put a spin on it to help introduce some of my young stars, and of course an older one. going to have some new players after WBC 12 in the staff at least.