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Y0DA55 · 01-11-2006, 01:16 PM

#74 – “Life in the WCBL”

Started by: Muppetus Galacticus

I can’t believe that I missed this one! Even as I was compiling this list, I kept thinking, “Is this an online league signup?” Yes, this is an online league writeup, but no, there’s no signup. MG took over a team in the WCBL and documented his stay as manager of the New Mexico Roadrunners. His first season as manager had just completed, he was poised for a decent offseason after a last place finish. But then…

The crash happened. I can’t be sure that this is what happened to this one, but as his last post was a day or two before the board was last backed up, I am assuming that this was the case and either he had stopped writing sometime inbetween then and when the board came back, or he just couldn’t handle the loss of posts. Either way, we lost a good one in “Life in the WCBL.”

So what makes this one so good? The writing is good and it flows really well. He takes you into his head and does a great job explaining his moves. For some reason, he just didn’t get the readership. Maybe it’s because it was too wordy or because following a team (and a league) is hard because there are so many stories… I don’t really know (although I kind of think the title and confusion with an online league signup could have hurt it). But man, did we get some quality to start this countdown off with. Just for the sake of saying it, I am pissed that I missed this when it was going on.

Worth a Look Score:

01-11-2006, 01:16 PM	#23 (permalink)
Y0DA55 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right in the middle of the East Coast Posts: 1,715	#74 – “Life in the WCBL” Started by: Muppetus Galacticus I can’t believe that I missed this one! Even as I was compiling this list, I kept thinking, “Is this an online league signup?” Yes, this is an online league writeup, but no, there’s no signup. MG took over a team in the WCBL and documented his stay as manager of the New Mexico Roadrunners. His first season as manager had just completed, he was poised for a decent offseason after a last place finish. But then… The crash happened. I can’t be sure that this is what happened to this one, but as his last post was a day or two before the board was last backed up, I am assuming that this was the case and either he had stopped writing sometime inbetween then and when the board came back, or he just couldn’t handle the loss of posts. Either way, we lost a good one in “Life in the WCBL.” So what makes this one so good? The writing is good and it flows really well. He takes you into his head and does a great job explaining his moves. For some reason, he just didn’t get the readership. Maybe it’s because it was too wordy or because following a team (and a league) is hard because there are so many stories… I don’t really know (although I kind of think the title and confusion with an online league signup could have hurt it). But man, did we get some quality to start this countdown off with. Just for the sake of saying it, I am pissed that I missed this when it was going on. Worth a Look Score: __________________ Do, or do not, there is no try!