Daylight Fading: A solo fast-sim dynasty - Page 4

damientheomen3 · 10-11-2009, 12:21 PM

go for st. petersburg so you can have a future hall of famer come up in a couple of seasons

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 01:14 PM

The Pittsburgh Grays are on the move after 58 years in Pittsburgh, this time they're headed 3 hours northeast to Williamsport, PA. They will be the Williamsport Grays.

In other clerical news, another suggestion to GMExcel opened up the number of teams that I can move to, which makes sense after 3 playoff appearances, two LCS and back to back 90-win seasons. So I'm going to have a wider net to choose from. I was originally learning towards Boston or Pittsburgh/Williamsport, but I'm still debating at this point.

I think I'll do a quick snapshot of the teams so you can see the choices.

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 03:35 PM

I can take over any team that's got 90 wins or less, so the field is a bit more open for me now. Here are the finalists that I'm considering:

Boston Yanks (1925: 67-95, 5th UL EAST)
'24: 71-91, 5th UL East
'23: 71-91, 5th UL East
'22: 65-97, 5th UL East

They have the #1 farm system in the league right now. Since their last playoff appearance in 1920, they've finished 5th (last) in their division each of the last four years.

Payroll is at $56.5 million (cap is $75m)

The best advantage to this team is that they have a ton of prospects who are just 2-4 years away from being solid, solid contributors. Some maybe sooner than that. But I dunno if I have a rebuild in me right now and if those guys falter or don't bring it all together, we'd have some work on our hands in a different way.

Still, they've got a boatload of talent over there and with the right mix, it could be a nice situation in Beantown for the right person.

PORTLAND ROADRUNNERS (84-78, 3rd PL WEST)
'24: 83-79, 1st PL WEST, SERIES CHAMPS
'23, 70-92, 5th PL WEST
'22: 74-88, 5th PL WEST

Since moving to Portland from Albuquerque, the Roadrunners have had some success, claiming a title in their second year in the city. Portland has the #6 farm system in the league, but a lot of those guys are already on the major league roster now. This team is what I'd call a transition rebuild. Get a few major leaguers around these kids who are developing and watch it grow and you'd be a contender here in 2-3 years at the most.

Portland also boasts the two-time Mares Award winner Sergio Sanchez, who came over as a free agent from Cleveland last season. With him on your team, you always feel like you're that much closer to winning.

Team payroll: $39,687,500

With over $30 million in cap room, you could make a lot of things happen here, though admittedly, that amount of money doesn't get you nearly as far as it used to.

It's a tempting situation though, except the PL West is probably the toughest division in baseball. Dallas is really good and so is Houston. No slouches down there and so, we'd have to scratch for postseason berths down there and while I'm all for scratching, it just seems like it could be a lot of going in neutral.

WILLIAMSPORT GRAYS (1925: 70-92, 5TH PL EAST)
'24: 88-74, 2ND PL EAST
'23: 94-68, 1ST PL EAST, SERIES CHAMPS
'22: 79-83, 3RD PL EAST

The newly relocated Grays are settling into their new home and are hoping to demonstrate a fast turnaround, too. Just two years removed from a title, the real story here is the two pitchers at the top of their rotation. 5-time Mares Award winner Brad Blanchard and 26-year old gunslinger Javier Tonche head up a top of the rotation that's one of the best in the league.

Sadly, there's not much else here.

Payroll: $43,720,000

The Grays are the most successful franchise in FOOL-D, with 10 championships in their 115-year history (no team has more titles, period.)

I don't really know, though, what one would do here. I used to think this would be a team that could be rebuild quickly, but with no farm to speak of at all, you'd really have to go out and try to find free agent bargains. Having already tried to bring up one team to lead the PL East and having to go directly compete against them if I took this job, I think it might be a task that I'm not as enamored with as I once was when I looked at it initially.

DALLAS STEERS (76-86, 4th PL WEST)
'24: 81-81, 3RD PL WEST
'23: 82-80, 2ND PL WEST
'22: 83-79, 3RD PL WEST

The Steers have a beefy lineup indeed with 6-time MVP Damien Savary leading the way. Unfortunately, this team doesn't have anything in the way of pitching at all.

$52.3 million payroll

It would be alluring to take over this team simply because with an offense like that and maybe engineering a trade or two, we could probably do some interesting things.

But Dallas doesn't really appeal to me.

TORONTO BLUESHIRTS (85-77, 2ND PL CENTRAL)
'24: 93-69, 2ND PLACE PL CENTRAL (PLAYOFFS)
'23: 88-74, 1ST PLACE PL CENTRAL (PLAYOFFS)
'22: 78-84, 3RD PLACE PL CENTRAL

PAYROLL: $28,580,000

This team reminds me of Bantam when I showed up, except their payroll wasn't that low. They've got some talent, but need some work, too. Michael Light is the ace of the staff (17-6, 2.61 ERA) and they've got a solid #2 and #3 as well.

They could really just use an offensive makeover. They pretty much need players throughout their order if they're going to be competitive. That said, it could be doable and if so, then this could be an interesting destination to land.

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 03:47 PM

After mulling over it for a while, I've decided to return to Bantam for a 5th season. I feel like the core is intact and what we've been trying to build for years now, is pretty close to coming if we just make more moves to get us closer to the promised land. I'm year-to-year for now, but...the more I looked at other teams, the more I realized that what we had in Bantam was better than what I'd be moving onto. And well, it took us a bit to get here, so...I'm going to try to work with that.

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 03:56 PM

We dealt fan favorite Darby Mason, whose production just never could catch up to what it was a few years ago to Toronto in a deal that contained a total of 10 players, with a number of prospects included. Major leaguers 3B Danny O'Rourke, another underachiever and 23-year old hurler Bernardo Davila were sent with three prospects to Toronto for Catcher Mike Ellingson, LF Doug Picot, SP Brady Patterson and reliever George Oliver.

We effectively solved a lot of our issues with that deal, giving oursleves a decisive middle of the rotation guy, a starting catcher and helping our outfield depth issues.

It's the start of a nice new day in Bantam.

We're at $66.3 million of salary, so we can't make a lot of moves, but we will do some work and see what we can make happen.

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 04:53 PM

HAYMAKERS HEAD TO HOLLISTER
Another team is on the move to a smaller place than where they currently reside. Weeks after the Grays headed to Williamsport from Pittsburgh, the Fresno Haymakers have announced plans to head to Hollister, California for the 1926 season.

Hollister is about 3 hours east of Fresno closer to the ocean and about 94 miles south of San Francisco, giving that team a chance to claim fans who want a PL team to support closer to Metro San Francisco.

HAWAII ISLANDERS TO MOVE BACK TO MAINLAND
The PL has always been short one California team and league officials have made no bones about a desire to have a team on the mainland, feeling the Hawaii experiment wasn't working. So the Islanders will relocate back to the mainland after leaving Santa Ana for Hawaii after the 1917 season.

This time, the team will move to Compton, CA and become the Compton Brothers, giving the PL a foothold in the Los Angeles area, which the league was desperate for.

"This is a good day for the Presidents League," said J. Jack McKurth, "Dare I say it's a good day for fans of base ball everywhere? We believe this is just another opportunity to add fuel to the fires of those who support clubs and who wanted Presidents League clubs to support in their area."

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 08:07 PM

Well, it's 1926. We acquired a bunch of relievers for the glut of starting pitchers we had, as most were either holdovers from past years that used to start and got bumped.

The only new addition to the rotation this year is SP Brady Patterson who went 16-11 last year in Toronto, he came over in a trade. The bullpen has been revamped and I think we've got the best pitching staff in the league from top to bottom.

Offensively, we're balanced again. We dealt Julian Ayala to Newark as his contract was too expensive. The new offense contains a 115 RBI catcher named Mike Ellington who came over in a trade from Dallas. Another newcomer is Doug Picot, an outfielder who scored 100 runs in Toronto. The rest are holdovers by and large.

I think well be successful during the regular season and while the playoffs are a crapshoot, we could be poised to make some noise so long as guys do what they look like they're built to do -- get on base and score runs productively.

Well, let's get the show on the road.

PREDICTION: 95-67, 1ST PL EAST

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 09:23 PM

Welp. It's mid-season time. And so far, so good for the Originals. Truth be told, we've never seen a Bantam squad this dominant during my time here. But titles aren't won at mid-season.

Still, the team leads the league in most offensive and pitching categories at this point in the year. So that's good news.

1926 ALL-STAR BREAK STANDINGS
6-29-1926

Code:

Union League Standings
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Miami Amigos		56	32	.636	-
New York Gothams	52	36	.591	4.0
Philadelphia Quakers	44	42	.512	11.0
Newark Sentinels	45	44	.506	11.5
Boston Yanks		34	55	.382	22.5

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Perfectos	54	35	.607	-
Eau Claire Paws		52	35	.598	1.0
Cleveland Broncs	41	47	.466	12.5
Chicago Blue Collars	32	56	.364	21.5
Minneapolis Millers	32	56	.364	21.5

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Los Angeles Seraphs	59	29	.670	-
Colorado City Gold Sox	50	38	.568	9.0
Victoria Cougars	40	47	.460	18.5
Salt Lake City Elders	36	53	.404	23.5
San Francisco Peanuts	28	60	.318	31.0

Presidents League Standings
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Bantam Originals	60	27	.690	-
Chicago Red Caps	45	42	.517	15.0
New York Knights	41	45	.477	18.5
Williamsport Grays	41	47	.466	19.5
Baltimore Blue Wings	39	49	.443	21.5

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Augusta Tigercats	54	35	.607	-
Carolina Wrens		47	41	.534	6.5
Toronto Blueshirts	47	42	.528	7.0
Washington Maroons	39	50	.438	15.0
St. Petersburg Pelicans	35	54	.393	19.0

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Houston Buffalos	54	34	.614	-
Hollister Haymakers	50	38	.568	4.0
Portland Roadrunners	44	46	.489	11.0
Dallas Steers		40	47	.460	13.5
Compton Brothers	30	59	.337	24.5

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 09:51 PM

1926 FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

Code:

Union League Standings
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Miami Amigos		94	68	.580	-
New York Gothams	89	73	.549	5.0
Newark Sentinels	82	80	.506	12.0
Philadelphia Quakers	82	80	.506	12.0
Boston Yanks		65	97	.401	29.0

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Perfectos	100	62	.617	-
Eau Claire Paws		95	67	.586	5.0
Cleveland Broncs	72	90	.444	28.0
Minneapolis Millers	66	96	.407	34.0
Chicago Blue Collars	65	97	.401	35.0

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Los Angeles Seraphs	103	59	.636	-
Victoria Cougars	83	79	.512	20.0
Colorado City Gold Sox	74	88	.457	29.0
San Francisco Peanuts	74	88	.457	29.0
Salt Lake City Elders	59	103	.364	44.0

Presidents League Standings
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Bantam Originals	110	52	.679	-
Chicago Red Caps	83	79	.512	27.0
Williamsport Grays	78	84	.481	32.0
New York Knights	76	86	.469	34.0
Baltimore Blue Wings	72	90	.444	38.0

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Augusta Tigercats	92	70	.568	-
Carolina Wrens		84	78	.519	8.0
Toronto Blueshirts	81	81	.500	11.0
St. Petersburg Pelicans	72	90	.444	20.0
Washington Maroons	71	91	.438	21.0

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Hollister Haymakers	96	66	.593	-
Houston Buffalos	93	69	.574	3.0
Portland Roadrunners	86	76	.531	10.0
Dallas Steers		77	85	.475	19.0
Compton Brothers	56	106	.346	40.0

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 09:54 PM

All right. Playoff time. Here's where we make our money.

Miami v. Los Angeles
Eau Claire v. St. Louis

Augusta v. Bantam
Houston v. Hollister

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 09:57 PM

LDS results
----
Miami def. Los Angeles 4-0
St. Louis def. Eau Claire 4-1
Bantam def. Augusta 4-0
Houston def. Hollister 4-1

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 09:59 PM

LCS results
---------
Miami def. St. Louis 4-2
Bantam def. Houston 4-2

For the first time in 95 years, the Bantam Originals are headed to the Daylight Series!

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 10:06 PM

126th DAYLIGHT SERIES (1926)
-----------------------------
MIAMI AMIGOS v. BANTAM ORIGINALS

GM 1: Bantam 5, Miami 0
GM 2: Miami 6, Bantam 5
GM 3: Bantam 8, Miami 2
GM 4: Miami 3, Bantam 2
GM 5: Miami 4, Bantam 2
GM 6: Bantam 6, Miami 5
GM 7: Bantam 4, Miami 3
GM 8: Bantam 4, Miami 3

WHAT A SERIES!!

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 10:21 PM

Conventional wisdom is I should probably stay with a title winning team, but I think I want out while the going is good.

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 10:32 PM

But looking at other teams, again...I think Bantam is probably still the best situation.

damientheomen3 · 10-11-2009, 10:35 PM

go Bantam!

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 10:53 PM

Damien Walec:

1925 (AA): .211/14 HR/43 RBI in 564 ABs
1926 (AA): .304/15 HR/56 RBI in 599 ABs

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 11:00 PM

All right. I've made my decision. I'm leaving Bantam to head to the bright lights and big city of New York City. The New York Knights have been in the league for 16 years, have made one playoff appearance during that time, having only finished 2nd in their division twice -- ever.

This past year they were 76-86, 4th in the PL East. Facing off against my old team 20 teams a year is probably a really bad idea, but New York's payroll is $15,490,000 and the opportunity to go out there and make them into a winner is an chance I don't think I can pass up.

Plus, imagine them giving me truckloads of money too.

darkcloud4579 · 10-11-2009, 11:27 PM

I'm raising the salary cap. I almost want to go completely uncapped, because of where payrolls are, but...we'll save that for the really modern era. Cap is going to now be $85 million. It's been at $75 million for a long time, at least 50 years, probably more than that.

darkcloud4579 · 10-12-2009, 12:27 AM

I'm working on an update now, but...suffice to say we made some moves that'll either pay off or leave us scratching our head, but my charge was to come to New York and get them into the playoffs and so, I think I might have been able to do that...but we'll see.

I'll put together an update here shortly, as I'm going to update the HTML first.

In other news, if Baltimore were to magically disappear from the league, what city should replace them? Doesn't have to be in the east, either..just looking for a new place to perhaps put a team if that franchise were to somehow fold or something.

10-11-2009, 04:53 PM	#66 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	HAYMAKERS HEAD TO HOLLISTER Another team is on the move to a smaller place than where they currently reside. Weeks after the Grays headed to Williamsport from Pittsburgh, the Fresno Haymakers have announced plans to head to Hollister, California for the 1926 season. Hollister is about 3 hours east of Fresno closer to the ocean and about 94 miles south of San Francisco, giving that team a chance to claim fans who want a PL team to support closer to Metro San Francisco. HAWAII ISLANDERS TO MOVE BACK TO MAINLAND The PL has always been short one California team and league officials have made no bones about a desire to have a team on the mainland, feeling the Hawaii experiment wasn't working. So the Islanders will relocate back to the mainland after leaving Santa Ana for Hawaii after the 1917 season. This time, the team will move to Compton, CA and become the Compton Brothers, giving the PL a foothold in the Los Angeles area, which the league was desperate for. "This is a good day for the Presidents League," said J. Jack McKurth, "Dare I say it's a good day for fans of base ball everywhere? We believe this is just another opportunity to add fuel to the fires of those who support clubs and who wanted Presidents League clubs to support in their area." __________________ SLOP: Commissioner FOBL: Marlboro Townies FOFC-FBCB: Kansas Jayhawks ZOMGFL: Colorado Buffaloes Omnivore FBS Computer Ranking

10-11-2009, 11:27 PM	#79 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	I'm raising the salary cap. I almost want to go completely uncapped, because of where payrolls are, but...we'll save that for the really modern era. Cap is going to now be $85 million. It's been at $75 million for a long time, at least 50 years, probably more than that. __________________ SLOP: Commissioner FOBL: Marlboro Townies FOFC-FBCB: Kansas Jayhawks ZOMGFL: Colorado Buffaloes Omnivore FBS Computer Ranking

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10-11-2009, 01:14 PM	#62 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	The Pittsburgh Grays are on the move after 58 years in Pittsburgh, this time they're headed 3 hours northeast to Williamsport, PA. They will be the Williamsport Grays. In other clerical news, another suggestion to GMExcel opened up the number of teams that I can move to, which makes sense after 3 playoff appearances, two LCS and back to back 90-win seasons. So I'm going to have a wider net to choose from. I was originally learning towards Boston or Pittsburgh/Williamsport, but I'm still debating at this point. I think I'll do a quick snapshot of the teams so you can see the choices.

10-11-2009, 03:35 PM	#63 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	I can take over any team that's got 90 wins or less, so the field is a bit more open for me now. Here are the finalists that I'm considering: Boston Yanks (1925: 67-95, 5th UL EAST) '24: 71-91, 5th UL East '23: 71-91, 5th UL East '22: 65-97, 5th UL East They have the #1 farm system in the league right now. Since their last playoff appearance in 1920, they've finished 5th (last) in their division each of the last four years. Payroll is at $56.5 million (cap is $75m) The best advantage to this team is that they have a ton of prospects who are just 2-4 years away from being solid, solid contributors. Some maybe sooner than that. But I dunno if I have a rebuild in me right now and if those guys falter or don't bring it all together, we'd have some work on our hands in a different way. Still, they've got a boatload of talent over there and with the right mix, it could be a nice situation in Beantown for the right person. PORTLAND ROADRUNNERS (84-78, 3rd PL WEST) '24: 83-79, 1st PL WEST, SERIES CHAMPS '23, 70-92, 5th PL WEST '22: 74-88, 5th PL WEST Since moving to Portland from Albuquerque, the Roadrunners have had some success, claiming a title in their second year in the city. Portland has the #6 farm system in the league, but a lot of those guys are already on the major league roster now. This team is what I'd call a transition rebuild. Get a few major leaguers around these kids who are developing and watch it grow and you'd be a contender here in 2-3 years at the most. Portland also boasts the two-time Mares Award winner Sergio Sanchez, who came over as a free agent from Cleveland last season. With him on your team, you always feel like you're that much closer to winning. Team payroll: $39,687,500 With over $30 million in cap room, you could make a lot of things happen here, though admittedly, that amount of money doesn't get you nearly as far as it used to. It's a tempting situation though, except the PL West is probably the toughest division in baseball. Dallas is really good and so is Houston. No slouches down there and so, we'd have to scratch for postseason berths down there and while I'm all for scratching, it just seems like it could be a lot of going in neutral. WILLIAMSPORT GRAYS (1925: 70-92, 5TH PL EAST) '24: 88-74, 2ND PL EAST '23: 94-68, 1ST PL EAST, SERIES CHAMPS '22: 79-83, 3RD PL EAST The newly relocated Grays are settling into their new home and are hoping to demonstrate a fast turnaround, too. Just two years removed from a title, the real story here is the two pitchers at the top of their rotation. 5-time Mares Award winner Brad Blanchard and 26-year old gunslinger Javier Tonche head up a top of the rotation that's one of the best in the league. Sadly, there's not much else here. Payroll: $43,720,000 The Grays are the most successful franchise in FOOL-D, with 10 championships in their 115-year history (no team has more titles, period.) I don't really know, though, what one would do here. I used to think this would be a team that could be rebuild quickly, but with no farm to speak of at all, you'd really have to go out and try to find free agent bargains. Having already tried to bring up one team to lead the PL East and having to go directly compete against them if I took this job, I think it might be a task that I'm not as enamored with as I once was when I looked at it initially. DALLAS STEERS (76-86, 4th PL WEST) '24: 81-81, 3RD PL WEST '23: 82-80, 2ND PL WEST '22: 83-79, 3RD PL WEST The Steers have a beefy lineup indeed with 6-time MVP Damien Savary leading the way. Unfortunately, this team doesn't have anything in the way of pitching at all. $52.3 million payroll It would be alluring to take over this team simply because with an offense like that and maybe engineering a trade or two, we could probably do some interesting things. But Dallas doesn't really appeal to me. TORONTO BLUESHIRTS (85-77, 2ND PL CENTRAL) '24: 93-69, 2ND PLACE PL CENTRAL (PLAYOFFS) '23: 88-74, 1ST PLACE PL CENTRAL (PLAYOFFS) '22: 78-84, 3RD PLACE PL CENTRAL PAYROLL: $28,580,000 This team reminds me of Bantam when I showed up, except their payroll wasn't that low. They've got some talent, but need some work, too. Michael Light is the ace of the staff (17-6, 2.61 ERA) and they've got a solid #2 and #3 as well. They could really just use an offensive makeover. They pretty much need players throughout their order if they're going to be competitive. That said, it could be doable and if so, then this could be an interesting destination to land.

10-11-2009, 03:47 PM	#64 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	After mulling over it for a while, I've decided to return to Bantam for a 5th season. I feel like the core is intact and what we've been trying to build for years now, is pretty close to coming if we just make more moves to get us closer to the promised land. I'm year-to-year for now, but...the more I looked at other teams, the more I realized that what we had in Bantam was better than what I'd be moving onto. And well, it took us a bit to get here, so...I'm going to try to work with that.

10-11-2009, 03:56 PM	#65 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	We dealt fan favorite Darby Mason, whose production just never could catch up to what it was a few years ago to Toronto in a deal that contained a total of 10 players, with a number of prospects included. Major leaguers 3B Danny O'Rourke, another underachiever and 23-year old hurler Bernardo Davila were sent with three prospects to Toronto for Catcher Mike Ellingson, LF Doug Picot, SP Brady Patterson and reliever George Oliver. We effectively solved a lot of our issues with that deal, giving oursleves a decisive middle of the rotation guy, a starting catcher and helping our outfield depth issues. It's the start of a nice new day in Bantam. We're at $66.3 million of salary, so we can't make a lot of moves, but we will do some work and see what we can make happen.

10-11-2009, 08:07 PM	#67 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	Well, it's 1926. We acquired a bunch of relievers for the glut of starting pitchers we had, as most were either holdovers from past years that used to start and got bumped. The only new addition to the rotation this year is SP Brady Patterson who went 16-11 last year in Toronto, he came over in a trade. The bullpen has been revamped and I think we've got the best pitching staff in the league from top to bottom. Offensively, we're balanced again. We dealt Julian Ayala to Newark as his contract was too expensive. The new offense contains a 115 RBI catcher named Mike Ellington who came over in a trade from Dallas. Another newcomer is Doug Picot, an outfielder who scored 100 runs in Toronto. The rest are holdovers by and large. I think well be successful during the regular season and while the playoffs are a crapshoot, we could be poised to make some noise so long as guys do what they look like they're built to do -- get on base and score runs productively. Well, let's get the show on the road. PREDICTION: 95-67, 1ST PL EAST

10-11-2009, 09:54 PM	#70 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	All right. Playoff time. Here's where we make our money. Miami v. Los Angeles Eau Claire v. St. Louis Augusta v. Bantam Houston v. Hollister

10-11-2009, 09:57 PM	#71 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	LDS results ---- Miami def. Los Angeles 4-0 St. Louis def. Eau Claire 4-1 Bantam def. Augusta 4-0 Houston def. Hollister 4-1

10-11-2009, 09:59 PM	#72 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	LCS results --------- Miami def. St. Louis 4-2 Bantam def. Houston 4-2 For the first time in 95 years, the Bantam Originals are headed to the Daylight Series!

10-11-2009, 10:06 PM	#73 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	126th DAYLIGHT SERIES (1926) ----------------------------- MIAMI AMIGOS v. BANTAM ORIGINALS GM 1: Bantam 5, Miami 0 GM 2: Miami 6, Bantam 5 GM 3: Bantam 8, Miami 2 GM 4: Miami 3, Bantam 2 GM 5: Miami 4, Bantam 2 GM 6: Bantam 6, Miami 5 GM 7: Bantam 4, Miami 3 GM 8: Bantam 4, Miami 3 WHAT A SERIES!!

10-11-2009, 10:21 PM	#74 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	Conventional wisdom is I should probably stay with a title winning team, but I think I want out while the going is good.

10-11-2009, 10:32 PM	#75 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	But looking at other teams, again...I think Bantam is probably still the best situation.

10-11-2009, 10:53 PM	#77 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	Damien Walec: 1925 (AA): .211/14 HR/43 RBI in 564 ABs 1926 (AA): .304/15 HR/56 RBI in 599 ABs

10-11-2009, 11:00 PM	#78 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	All right. I've made my decision. I'm leaving Bantam to head to the bright lights and big city of New York City. The New York Knights have been in the league for 16 years, have made one playoff appearance during that time, having only finished 2nd in their division twice -- ever. This past year they were 76-86, 4th in the PL East. Facing off against my old team 20 teams a year is probably a really bad idea, but New York's payroll is $15,490,000 and the opportunity to go out there and make them into a winner is an chance I don't think I can pass up. Plus, imagine them giving me truckloads of money too.

10-12-2009, 12:27 AM	#80 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	I'm working on an update now, but...suffice to say we made some moves that'll either pay off or leave us scratching our head, but my charge was to come to New York and get them into the playoffs and so, I think I might have been able to do that...but we'll see. I'll put together an update here shortly, as I'm going to update the HTML first. In other news, if Baltimore were to magically disappear from the league, what city should replace them? Doesn't have to be in the east, either..just looking for a new place to perhaps put a team if that franchise were to somehow fold or something.