u/OneTrueBrody

I randomized a roster for BYK players, after every season I'll eliminate the worst performing player according to the community. For an added twist I'm not revealing any player's names until after they're eliminated, so for the sake of comments the first player in the screenshot order is "player one", the second is "player two", so on so forth. Simply comment which player in the lineup you think is the worst, and vote for other comments who mention that player. Whichever player receives the most combined upvotes after 24 hours will be replaced with another random Backyard Kid, and the cycle repeats until we find the (theoretically) perfect Backyard Baseball team. Just for added context, I'm playing this on hard difficultly with pitch/swing location off and errors on. I try to play to each player's strengths, and I don't use batting powerups so all of the batting statistics are authentic.

The home stadium will also be different every season; this season was played at Cement Gardens.

The order of the players in the screenshot is randomized, so don't assume the same player will be in the same lineup slot season to season for the sake of voting. Angela Delvecchio was voted as the permanent pitcher in a previous season; she is Player Four in this screenshot, she is the only player exempt from being voted out.

Previously eliminated players: Gretchen Hasselhoff, Ronny Dobbs, Kenny Kawaguchi, Billy Jean Blackwood, Kimmy Eckman, Jocinda Smith, Annie Frazier, Lisa Crockett, Ricky Johnson, Dante Robinson, and both Webber twins. Who will join them?

https://preview.redd.it/ru74fy3j8bbh1.png?width=874&format=png&auto=webp&s=e06a4f2f9a7fd3cd17c7dce357ddf41c0997feb9

(First time posting in a few weeks because I was on vacation)

I randomized a roster for BYK players, after every season I'll eliminate the worst performing player according to the community. For an added twist I'm not revealing any player's names until after they're eliminated, so for the sake of comments the first player in the screenshot order is "player one", the second is "player two", so on so forth. Simply comment which player in the lineup you think is the worst, and vote for other comments who mention that player. Whichever player receives the most combined upvotes after 24 hours will be replaced with another random Backyard Kid, and the cycle repeats until we find the (theoretically) perfect Backyard Baseball team. Just for added context, I'm playing this on hard difficultly with pitch/swing location off and errors on. I try to play to each player's strengths, and I don't use batting powerups so all of the batting statistics are authentic.

The home stadium will also be different every season; this season was played at Tin Can Alley.

The order of the players in the screenshot is randomized, so don't assume the same player will be in the same lineup slot season to season for the sake of voting. Angela Delvecchio was voted as the permanent pitcher in a previous season; she is Player Four in this screenshot, she is the only player exempt from being voted out.

This roster has Ashley and Sidney Webber, and both twins are buffed when they're on the same team. Votes for Ashley and Sidney will be counted separately as they would be for any player, but if either twin receives the most votes then both will be eliminated.

Previously eliminated players: Gretchen Hasselhoff, Ronny Dobbs, Kenny Kawaguchi, Billy Jean Blackwood, Kimmy Eckman, Jocinda Smith, Annie Frazier, Lisa Crockett, Ricky Johnson, and Dante Robinson. Who will join them?

UPDATE: Sidney Webber was voted out, thus voting out Ashley Webber as well. Ashley was Player 8, for the record.

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I randomized a roster for BYK players, after every season I'll eliminate the worst performing player according to the community. For an added twist I'm not revealing any player's names until after they're eliminated, so for the sake of comments the first player in the screenshot order is "player one", the second is "player two", so on so forth. Simply comment which player in the lineup you think is the worst, and vote for other comments who mention that player. Whichever player receives the most combined upvotes after 24 hours will be replaced with another random Backyard Kid, and the cycle repeats until we find the (theoretically) perfect Backyard Baseball team. Just for added context, I'm playing this on hard difficultly with pitch/swing location off and errors on. I try to play to each player's strengths, and I don't use batting powerups so all of the batting statistics are authentic.

The home stadium will also be different every season; this season was played at Tin Can Alley.

The order of the players in the screenshot is randomized, so don't assume the same player will be in the same lineup slot season to season for the sake of voting. Angela Delvecchio was voted as the permanent pitcher in a previous season; she is Player Three in this screenshot, she is the only player exempt from being voted out.

I'm adding an additional wrinkle this season. This roster has Ashley and Sidney Webber, and both twins are buffed when they're on the same team. Votes for Ashley and Sidney will be counted separately as they would be for any player, but if either twin receives the most votes then both will be eliminated.

Previously eliminated players: Gretchen Hasselhoff, Ronny Dobbs, Kenny Kawaguchi, Billy Jean Blackwood, Kimmy Eckman, Jocinda Smith, Annie Frazier, Lisa Crockett, and Ricky Johnson. Who will join them?

EDIT: Can’t say I’m surprised to see Player 6 go, Dante Robinson has been eliminated.

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I randomized a roster for BYK players, after every season I'll eliminate the worst performing player according to the community. For an added twist I'm not revealing any player's names until after they're eliminated, so for the sake of comments the first player in the screenshot order is "player one", the second is "player two", so on so forth. Simply comment which player in the lineup you think is the worst, and vote for other comments who mention that player. Whichever player receives the most combined upvotes after 24 hours will be replaced with another random Backyard Kid, and the cycle repeats until we find the (theoretically) perfect Backyard Baseball team. Just for added context, I'm playing this on hard difficultly with pitch/swing location off and errors on. I try to play to each player's strengths, and I don't use batting powerups so all of the batting statistics are authentic.

The home stadium will also be different every season; this season was played at Parks Department #2.

The order of the players in the screenshot is randomized, so don't assume the same player will be in the same lineup slot season to season for the sake of voting. Angela Delvecchio was voted as the permanent pitcher in a previous season; she is Player Four in this screenshot.

I'm adding an additional wrinkle this season. This roster has Ashley and Sidney Webber, and both twins are buffed when they're on the same team. Votes for Ashley and Sidney will be counted separately as they would be for any player, but if either twin receives the most votes then both will be eliminated.

Previously eliminated players: Gretchen Hasselhoff, Ronny Dobbs, Kenny Kawaguchi, Billy Jean Blackwood, Kimmy Eckman, Jocinda Smith, and Annie Frazier. Who will join them?

https://preview.redd.it/jitgsn6vgl4h1.png?width=1303&format=png&auto=webp&s=e293ddd6ff0389ef638e848a3bf12eefc52e51d9

EDIT: Player 9 out, Lisa Crockett wasn’t long for this team.

EDIT 2: The next random player was Ricky Johnson. Through five games his OPS is well under half of the next worst player. I’m not gonna waste a post on him, Ricky Johnson has been eliminated.

I randomized a roster for BYK players, after every season I'll eliminate the worst performing player according to the community. For an added twist I'm not revealing any player's names until after they're eliminated, so for the sake of comments the first player in the screenshot order is "player one", the second is "player two", so on so forth. Simply comment which player in the lineup you think is the worst, and vote for other comments who mention that player. Whichever player receives the most combined upvotes after 24 hours will be replaced with another random Backyard Kid, and the cycle repeats until we find the (theoretically) perfect Backyard Baseball team.

Just for added context, I'm playing this on hard difficultly with pitch/swing location off and errors on. I try to play to each player's strengths, and I don't use batting powerups so all of the batting statistics are authentic. My default pitcher will always be the player with the best pitching stats (normally I reveal which player is my default pitcher but I'm making a one-time exception this time, see comments for details)

The order of the players in the screenshot is randomized, so don't assume the same player will be in the same lineup slot season to season for the sake of voting.

I know that some players are buffed/debuffed based on factors such as the home stadium or other players on the roster. I randomize the home field every season (this season was played at Eckman Acres), and I'm taking a hands-off approach to the roster and letting the randomizer do the work for me. If a player is buffed/debuffed because of who else is on the team, so it goes.

EDIT: There’ve been no comments other than my own after 20ish hours I’m gonna make my own choice here.

First point of order, the vote to make Angela Delvecchio the permanent pitcher got 3 Yeses to 1 No, so Angela Delvecchio will be exempt from future voting. She’s the only Backyard Kid in BYB ‘01 with a perfect 10 pitching stat and she’s one of the better power bats to boot, if the goal of this experiment is to find the best team it would be a bit silly not to have her on the bump. She also never received a single elimination vote in the four seasons she’s been on this team, her numbers speak for themselves.

As for the elimination, in lieu of comments I went based on the stats and my experience playing with each character. Player 1 joined the team after the second season and they’ve been on the brink of elimination every time. Player 1 is a slow player who can’t hit past the infield which in my experience is a death sentence in Backyard Baseball, and I think their .435 SLG and sub-.800 OPS reflects that.

I’m cutting Player 1, Billy Jean Blackwood has been eliminated

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