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Loeffle · 10-22-2007, 03:08 PM

This is my first try writing a dynasty. As I'm not a native speaker I hope you are able to get what I write. But on the other hand there are even some famous Americans who don't know the difference between Australia and Austria

Reading the stories of darkcloud4579, majormet, Purple Cowboy and Dauis was a big inspiration for me. I adopted many ideas, but try to do this story my own way.

So far I played every single game from 1st to last inning. I control the offense and make the substitions, while my head coach gives pitching instructions and controls defense.

My story will start a bit unusual, but that's the things went as my story developed out of a "test season".

There will be only a rather short 2007 review. The real dynasty begins after the 2007 World Series.

2007 Review - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager Yost / GM Fritsche

After what was considered a shock move, the Milwaukee Brewers sacked proven, but boring GM Doug Melvin and replaced him with Grand Duchy of Baden native Andreas "Red Chow" Fritsche. Fritsche who's never ever been to the Americas or played a single professional baseball match was supposed to bring and completely new approach to Milwaukee as owner Mark Attanasio stated in a pressconference 2nd January 2007.

Fritsche's lone highlight came at the age of 11, when he collected the Striker of the Year award in the Black Forest League playing for FC Löffingen (football - soccer). His career came to an sad end when he tore his ligaments at the age of 18 playing hit and run trying for a double on a ground not really suited for baseball. When trying a football comeback Fritsche strained the same ligaments in only his third game playing for a student team in Tromsø/Norway.

As Fritsche knew the baseball basics, he was quite a rookie being a GM. That's why the months January to March were quiet ones. On the first glimpse the Brewers were a decent team with a lot talent on the field. Pitching was a bit weak, and there were too many outfielders.

Therefore Fritsche's main aim was a trade to bolster pitching. But trades with Houston, San Diego and the Dodgers failed, as they were unwilling to give us a couple of decent pitchers for Geoff Jenkins, who was in the last year of his contract.

After a horrible spring training Yost was degraded to assistant manager, as Fritsche took over every day management as well. The owner expected us to play .500 ball, a realistic goal, if we only would manage to pitch.

10-22-2007, 03:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Loeffle All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grand Duchy of Baden Posts: 674	There's something brewing - A Badenian going America This is my first try writing a dynasty. As I'm not a native speaker I hope you are able to get what I write. But on the other hand there are even some famous Americans who don't know the difference between Australia and Austria Reading the stories of darkcloud4579, majormet, Purple Cowboy and Dauis was a big inspiration for me. I adopted many ideas, but try to do this story my own way. So far I played every single game from 1st to last inning. I control the offense and make the substitions, while my head coach gives pitching instructions and controls defense. My story will start a bit unusual, but that's the things went as my story developed out of a "test season". There will be only a rather short 2007 review. The real dynasty begins after the 2007 World Series. 2007 Review - Milwaukee Brewers Manager Yost / GM Fritsche After what was considered a shock move, the Milwaukee Brewers sacked proven, but boring GM Doug Melvin and replaced him with Grand Duchy of Baden native Andreas "Red Chow" Fritsche. Fritsche who's never ever been to the Americas or played a single professional baseball match was supposed to bring and completely new approach to Milwaukee as owner Mark Attanasio stated in a pressconference 2nd January 2007. Fritsche's lone highlight came at the age of 11, when he collected the Striker of the Year award in the Black Forest League playing for FC Löffingen (football - soccer). His career came to an sad end when he tore his ligaments at the age of 18 playing hit and run trying for a double on a ground not really suited for baseball. When trying a football comeback Fritsche strained the same ligaments in only his third game playing for a student team in Tromsø/Norway. As Fritsche knew the baseball basics, he was quite a rookie being a GM. That's why the months January to March were quiet ones. On the first glimpse the Brewers were a decent team with a lot talent on the field. Pitching was a bit weak, and there were too many outfielders. Therefore Fritsche's main aim was a trade to bolster pitching. But trades with Houston, San Diego and the Dodgers failed, as they were unwilling to give us a couple of decent pitchers for Geoff Jenkins, who was in the last year of his contract. After a horrible spring training Yost was degraded to assistant manager, as Fritsche took over every day management as well. The owner expected us to play .500 ball, a realistic goal, if we only would manage to pitch. Last edited by Loeffle : 10-22-2007 at 04:11 PM.