Thank you very much, Jamee. It's very flattering to have my dynasty compared to Tib's, and I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. I'm not planning on stopping the story anytime soon. Baseball, history, and writing would all make a very short list of my favorite activities, and my foray into Pat O'Farrell's world allows me to indulge myself in all three simultaneously.
Congratulations on making it through from beginning to end! Several people have told me that they had browsed by it, but were put off by its length now that it's nearly 1000 posts long. I can certainly understand that.
Inspired by those comments, and your successful completion of the whole damn thing, I've decided to write a synopsis of the story up to this point. I'll make it detailed enough so that a reader who is brand-new to Pat's tale can read the synopsis and will hopefully become well-enough acquainted with the story and its characters to jump in at any point and enjoy the rest of the ride. I'll give page references to events in the story, so if someone decides a part of the tale is interesting enough to read about in more detail, s/he can find it in the thread easily.
At the same time, it won't be so long that someone will be spending hours reading the synopsis instead of reading one of the other great dynasties that are written up on the forums here.
I'll put the synopsis in a separate thread, if that's not a problem, and I'll update it as the story of Pat O'Farrell continues.
And since you finished it, Jamee, you now have time to vote in the 1934 Hall of Fame election.
