1922 BANTAM ORIGINALS
REGULAR SEASON FINISH: (76-86) 4th, PL East
Well, it looks like I completely misread the market. I picked the wrong guys, put them in the wrong spots and picked the wrong division and team in which to be competitive. Now, I'm on the hot seat. If we don't make the playoffs next year, I'm out of a job already.
I spent $10.4 million on 36-year old infielder Alvin LaBrie and he did pretty much what he does, gave us decent production, yet it was really a bad signing in retrospect. He had a career high in home runs (20) and tied his RBI production last year (89) and was the team leader in both categories, but...we needed a lot more and we just didn't get it.
9th in the PL in batting average, 10th in ERA and it just didn't get it done. I think I might have thought the division was weak, but I didn't take a look at the other teams in the division like I should have -- one of the peril situations of playing fast-sim fast, you just wanna go and don't assess the lay of the land as well as you should -- and well, I paid for it pretty badly and now it might cost me my job.
The good news is that the team can improve and I can make some tactical moves that might benefit us next season, but really...this situation might be completely unsalvagable and as it stands right now I have NO idea how I'll fix it.
That said, this is a ton of fun for solo play and the most immersed I've been in years.
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FINAL 1922 STANDINGS
Union League Standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Philadelphia Quakers 105 57 .648 -
Miami Amigos 90 72 .556 15.0
New York Gothams 86 76 .531 19.0
Newark Terriers 66 96 .407 39.0
Boston Yanks 65 97 .401 40.0
Central Division W L PCT GB
Cleveland Broncs 95 67 .586 -
St. Louis Perfectos 88 74 .543 7.0
Minneapolis Millers 85 77 .525 10.0
Eau Claire Paws 73 89 .451 22.0
Chicago Blue Collars 63 99 .389 32.0
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Francisco Peanuts 86 76 .531 -
Salt Lake City Elders 85 77 .525 1.0
Los Angeles Seraphs 84 78 .519 2.0
Colorado City Gold Sox 73 89 .451 13.0
Victoria Cougars 73 89 .451 13.0
Presidents League Standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Chicago Red Caps 97 65 .599 -
Baltimore Blue Wings 89 73 .549 8.0
Pittsburgh Grays 79 83 .488 18.0
Bantam Originals 76 86 .469 21.0
New York Knights 64 98 .395 33.0
Central Division W L PCT GB
Augusta Tigercats 87 75 .537 -
St. Petersburg Pelicans 80 82 .494 7.0
South Bend Greens 78 84 .481 9.0
Washington Maroons 77 85 .475 10.0
Carolina Wrens 66 96 .407 21.0
Western Division W L PCT GB
Houston Buffalos 95 67 .586 -
Hawaii Islanders 85 77 .525 10.0
Dallas Steers 83 79 .512 12.0
Fresno Haymakers 83 79 .512 12.0
Albuquerque Dukes 74 88 .457 21.0