2039 BBA MEDIA GUIDE!

[RonCo]

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Gents, the gang has totally out-done itself. I know I say that every year, but this time I mean it. 196 pages of total deep-field BBA super-neep. And it's just flat-out great. I'm telling you, there are not enough PPT in the world to say how fantastic this edition is.

I am pleased to present to you your 2039 BBA Media Guide!







CONTENTS


State of the Brewster

2038: Season in Review

Final Standings
It’s a Jackrabbit World (Chris Robillard)
Hammering Hebrews! (Brett Schroeder)
BBA Hall of Fame (Matt Rectenwald)

2039: The Projection Room

Johnson League (Justin Niles)
Frick League (Aaron Weiner)
UMEBA (Brett Schroeder)


Features

• Who’s Watching the Watchers? – Ron Collins
• Going for A Ride – Stu Hopkins
• From EBA to BBA – Brandon Slouck
• Touching Up the BBA HoF Pantheon – Chris WIlson
• Making Their Mark on the BBA – Matt Rectenwald
• How Do Today’s Stars Stack Up Against HoFers? – Randy Weigand
• What’s In A Name? – Joe Lederer
• The K-Cup – Kevin Dickson
• The Pitch That Dances – Vic Caleca
• The 20/20 Hindsight 5-Year Draft Review – Scott Piccoli
• A Decade of Piazzas – Stephen Shaw
• 14 To Watch: REcte’s Rated Rookies – Matt Rectenwald
• The All-Ireland Team – Kevin Dickson
• A Moment in Baseball History: Detroit 10, Boston 5
• What’s a Draft Pick Worth? – Ron Collins
• More People Who Have Not Advertised With Us
• Leaked from the BBA Offices! (Fun, Math, and Competition in the BBA)

[usnspecialist]

Will have to read this on computer, excited for this

[Spiccoli]

Yes!!

This is also means.....

OPENING DAY!!!

[niles08]

Opening day is always the longest wait for me as I quietly anticipate a perfect sim before seeing the 0 for sim.

The media guide gives me hours and hours of reading that can help to pass that time.

On a side note, If I am asked to do the Johnson predictions again next year I will be better prepared. I was asked on sort of short notice when Ted departed, and gladly accepted however just wish I would have had more time to dig into each team. I was able to spend roughly 30 minutes on each of the 15 teams, however I would have loved to have spent 60 on quite a few of them and put together an even better preview.

Also, tough knowing that Ted was so good at making predictions that I had some tough shoes to fill.

[RonCo]

You did just fine, Justin. Thanks for stepping in.

[jleddy]

Well, my Thursday evening plans are now all cancelled...can't wait to dive in! And here's a premature "thank you!" to all those involved.

[bschr682]

Tremendous. Even an Ian Botham reference. How sick is it that I remember that guy?!

[Spiccoli]

lol... Good Old Josh Brown and his minor league days earning his nickname....

[StormZ_23]

Should be great to read later. Thank you to everyone involved in this year's media guide!

[Spiccoli]

FYI - I made a mistake with Palacios in the Draft Review (Pick #10)... His current team is still Rockville, not TWC.

Wishful thinking I guess... lol

Apologies

[jiminyhopkins]

LOL at page 13. On more than one occasion I have written a Team News about not being able to write a team news!

[Spiccoli]

Ok... The Article on the BBA and more importantly, it's parity is great. And I agree.

I believe any franchise can be turned around... though it will take several seasons and dedication (and some luck)...

But that's the point.. Right?

I really have no idea about other OOTP leagues. This is my only one and I'm super lucky I reached out to y'all when I was tentatively perusing the OOTP forums, a little nervous I might add, looking for an online league to join. I had only owned OOTP18 for a few weeks at the time and was loving it.

[sjshaw]

Holy shit. That is all.

[shoeless.db]

Holy shit. That is all.

I’d like to add another Holy shit.

Holy Shit. This is amazing.

[ae37jr]

I think that was longer then the last 10 media guides combined. Great job guys.

[udlb58]

Opening day is always the longest wait for me as I quietly anticipate a perfect sim before seeing the 0 for sim.

The media guide gives me hours and hours of reading that can help to pass that time.

On a side note, If I am asked to do the Johnson predictions again next year I will be better prepared. I was asked on sort of short notice when Ted departed, and gladly accepted however just wish I would have had more time to dig into each team. I was able to spend roughly 30 minutes on each of the 15 teams, however I would have loved to have spent 60 on quite a few of them and put together an even better preview.

Also, tough knowing that Ted was so good at making predictions that I had some tough shoes to fill.

Well, you did a nice job from what I can tell. I would have to agree with your assessment of our weaknesses and I will never count out Jim until he's officially out of a season (speaking of which, can the Crawdads get off to a slow start while we figure out our roster?)

One thing about our rough rotation, if we have a lead entering the 6th, teams are going to have a hard time coming back on us with Grady, Harris, and rookie Gonzalo Mercado manning those final 3-4 innings. Plus Villegas (who I think can have a good season in the bullpen), Montalvo, and Franklin are solid middle relievers.

[jleddy]

Fan-fucking-tastic to Ron and all the contributors...what a treat as a newbie. I plan on re-reading it over the weekend and really digesting some of the more analytical studies and historical retrospectives. Amazing work, guys!

[elkcat]

this is awesome. I read quite a bit of it. Need to save it for work tomorrow, lol.

[usnspecialist]

Fan-fucking-tastic to Ron and all the contributors...what a treat as a newbie. I plan on re-reading it over the weekend and really digesting some of the more analytical studies and historical retrospectives. Amazing work, guys!

if you like analytical studies and historical retrospectives, the media guide is always full of them. Check out some of the old ones.

[Ted]

I'm perusing the media guide, since it has some material about last season. Thanks for all the Diaz votes. Shame on whoever didn't vote for Pep. (It wasn't me Fred. I'm petty, but not that petty.)

Thanks for the prediction analysis, Ron.

Regarding this, Aaron, you should feel very very good. I did some looking around but comps are hard to find. Video game baseball is probably more predictable than anything in real life. However, I'd say the 2018 MLB season was pretty darn predictable as things go.

Well, our averages appear to be beating every major MLB projection system. PECOTA did the best for MLB last year, at 7.53 for mean absolute value difference (i.e. how many wins you are off by), which slightly edges Aaron's 7.7 career mark. That's the only total we didn't beat. Most of the other systems are in the 8's. I can't find standard deviation info and have gotten bored looking, but I thought this was pretty cool. Good job, us!