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2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Haesan - 06-22-2023

Welcome to the planning thread for the 2023 IDU Baseball Classic in Haesan!  This competition is open to all of the nations of the IDU and seeks to revive a long forgotten event and celebrate both baseball and national cultures across the region.

You can access the registration form here.  To enter, post the link to the completed form in the thread below, and be sure to make the settings "anyone with the link can view" so we can see it.
The registration deadline is August 1st August 15th until we reach 16 teams.  Please try to submit your form (or at least let me know your interest) as soon as possible so I can get started on the calculations and logistics phase of this in a timely manner.

How does this tournament work?
Functionally, it depends on the number of teams, but there will be a group stage with a semi-randomized draw and locations (think: World Cup) followed by a single-elimination bracket.  There may be play-in games between the first few teams held before the tournament if the numbers are awkward (i.e. prime).  The games will be simulated largely by hand (with the aid of a computer program) using some customized formulas.  This will take a while to run, and the event will likely take place sometime in the fall.

Outcomes of individual at bats will be randomized but affected by the player ratings of the batter and pitchers.  These are assigned in the registration form, and the average must be no more than the program rating.  The program rating is determined by how good your nation is at baseball, and is a combination of factors:
1. Your nation's Olympic baseball rating (35%)
2. Your nation's Olympic softball rating (15%)
3. A mix of cultural factors including Olympic success in Hanshui, a history of competing at the Trive Baseball Classic, and a cultural legacy of baseball (as measured in wiki references to the sport and general impressions) (50%)
This average then went through some math (standardization and then redistribution to fit a new mean and sd that made the numbers look like a realistic spread) in order to get the program score, which ultimately falls in a range from 27 to 78.  The full list is below at the bottom of this post.

The reason why I did this is mainly for realism.  Since we just had a competition with baseball a few months before this occurs, it would be totally unrealistic to see drastic changes in who has good/well funded programs.  Of course, if your nation competes here and overperforms, their score will likely improve in the future.  Just like real life, some nations will only be happy with a win, while others are ecstatic to make it out of the group stage at all.  I also wanted there to be some element of strategy in assigning points, versus the old league simulator version where it is basically just fancy coin flips.  Additionally, this way you can customize your team to be what you want, whether that is a single superstar-led roster, or one that is more well balanced.  The choice is yours.

In addition, similar to Trive, you can increase your program rating by up to 10 points by providing additional details about your team and players.

How do I fill out the form (accurately)?
First is the administration section, where you provide information about your team.  There are only two required items:
1. Your country name
2. Your trigram

There are also 4 optional items that will boost your program rating, with IC reasons for doing so:
1. Your team nickname (+1)
Having a rallying cry will give your players something extra to fight for.
2. Your team mascot (+1)
A comedic (or adorable) character to represent your team gives makes your players a bit more relaxed on the field.
3. Team uniform description (both home and away, please) (+1)
Nice clothes beget confidence.
4. Cheerleading squad (4 cheerleaders + MC) (+2)
In Haesan, it is routine for teams to have cheer squads at games, and the infrastructure will remain available for national teams to use during the baseball classic.  Having a cheer team leading chants during at bats is a major psychological advantage.  This is the aspect that makes this a uniquely Haesanite competition with our own national flair; it's not every day you see stadiums full of people on their feet chanting for a batter to hit a home run.
5*. You can also provide any additional notes about your team for flavor I can use in narrating this tournament.  You don't get points for it, but it can make this event more fun for RP purposes and doubly so for teams that aren't predicted to do so well.

Then is the team roster, which has two mandatory components:
1. Player names (one at each position)
2. Player rating (a number from 0 to 100, higher = better player)
Put the team rating in the box that says Team Rating, and sum your modifiers and put it in the Bonus Applied box.  The rest will auto calculate.  Ensure your roster rating (gold box) is less than or equal to the adjusted rating (bottom silver box), or else your team will be subjected to a harsh investigation on suspicions of the use of controlled substances.

The bench is special here, instead of forcing you all to have to come up with one more name at each position (as in Trive), I have created a generic bench position.  There may be substitutes for pinch hitters and pinch runners in key situations or to swap in if a player has been underperforming, and the substitutes' rating is represented by the bench.  The bench rating represents multiple unnamed players, and as such its rating is counted three times when calculating the average.  No player details should be provided for the bench, if I find that data is critical and I need it later, I will message you over discord when if that time comes.

There are also four optional categories here:
1. Batting order (+1)
This one isn't hard (you list the numbers 1-9) and basically I'm giving a free point for it, but I will have to manually set this if you don't, so please do it for me and get your free rating point.  Having a set order helps provide clarity for the batters and gets them into a rhythm.
2. Player number (+1)
Helps provide clarity for coaches and players on the field.  It's a nice bonus for your fans too.  Please refrain from single digit numbers for pitchers or numbers larger than 60 unless absolutely necessary.
3. Handedness (left/right/switch) (+1)
Matching batters favorably against pitchers in terms of handedness provides them with an advantage at the plate (and vice-versa).
4. Baseball Club (+2)
Having a team and coaching staff to support and train you is a huge bonus to performance.  Also, if you want to use any of the 32 teams in the Haesanite National League for some of your players, feel free.  Just note that they have a 50% cap on foreign players, so don't send too many collectively to the same place.

National Rating List
If your nation did not compete in Hanshui and did not already tell me that you were interested in competing, let me know and I will get you rated.
In order of best to worst:
78 - Xiomera
77 - Haesan
69 - Great Tequila Island
67 - Milintica & Wosteaque
66 - LOM
64 - Lehvant
63 - Huenya
60 - Mallacaland & Trive
58 - Greater Acadia & Laeral
57 - Aredoa
55 - High Fells
54 - Opthelia
50 - Misumi
49 - Slokais
48 - Astoria, Gardavasque, Teye
47 - Kerlile
46 - Elalia, Mansilla
44 - Sanctaria
43 - Lao Sansong
40 - Lauchenoiria
39 - Novella
35 - Pharitaya
34 - Azaffran
33 - Serriel & Zongongia
30 - Eiria, Grundhavn, Thousand Branches
27 - Andhrapur & Auria (Competed in Hanshui, did not qualify in baseball)

If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know!  I look forward to hosting this event, and I hope you all enjoy it as well!
Nation: Haesan
Trigram: HAE
Haesan's team roster: link

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Slokais - 06-22-2023

Nation: Slokais Islands
Trigram: SIF
Slokais's Team Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v-G9AuHQZoJzJzvJky5kwV7A4sRvgYK0T0X7VsGgtp0/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Libertas Omnium Maximus - 07-09-2023

Nation: Libertas Omnium Maximus
Trigram: LOM
Roster & Information: (view attached)

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Slokais - 07-09-2023

Nation: Mallacaland
Trigram: ROM
Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13h_UduaDk7kpPuEAulCeKTxgGeHLTEgCOAd-O8IZLxs/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Wosteaque - 07-10-2023

Nation: Wosteaque
Trigram: WTQ
Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eDi3kzeatv17SKRwU_mHVXAqC3eiELOQvlgrK_xNRH4/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Democratic Republic Of Eiria - 08-02-2023

Nation: Democratic Republic of Eiria
Trigram: EIR
Roster:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-1vT5p7PoOcvXyOGLCk4lWrFm4BOWZTgn3xuStUStTU/edit?usp=drivesdk

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Slokais - 08-13-2023

Nation: Lao Sansong
Trigram: LSS
Roster:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12AjIgZ-fleyEc18QC6v4MpmYLJbFeLtRxYh9MRHLC3c/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Aredoa - 08-14-2023

Nation: Aredoa
Trigram: ARD
Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EcfD6Mh6DLYhW0P2eBqKZG_mJiOH3qlh9efOpRoB3eU/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Laeral - 08-22-2023

Name: Laeral
Trigram: LRL
Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lqP2vi_nHkkkgu3HjS_jb1sUCX-ZDEFInp-pTnhn7lU/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Wosteaque - 08-25-2023

Nation: Elalia
Trigram: ELA
Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HK3Udu23HD-9VoUcDu7NvhOd3dzBIalOJXhtD0E0bd4/edit?usp=sharing

Nation: Teyè
Trigram: Tey
Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V0ZqXI02YJrMCs2k8p4dy8aJG0C9U9W8Dqx_0xkZouE/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Trive - 09-04-2023

Nation: Trive
Trigram: TRV
Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LiCYxYxZTfS3ImkQNwqb8vPGS4RkzUkq2jqkQR8wb44/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Libertas Omnium Maximus - 09-15-2023

Nation: Mansilla
Trigram: MAN
Roster: (see attached)

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Aramantha - 09-19-2023

Nation: Thousand Branches
Trigram: BUF
Roster/Details: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OJQXWxJeVhUSpdYgBoWwwlMpXrdlbWyqQc7uWNiRxPk/edit?usp=sharing

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Haesan - 12-27-2023

Nation: Misumi
Trigram: SUI
Roster: link

RE: 2023 IDU Baseball Classic (Planning/Registration) - Haesan - 12-27-2023

Nation: Pharitaya
Trigram: PHA
Roster: link
We have 16 teams, so registration is now closed.