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ReignOnU wrote:

Cnasty wrote:

Uuaww wrote:there just isn't a lot of pressure to win when you have a few rings.

If I win one I am selling all my talent and becoming the next Omaha and will just enjoy running the league as the commish.

Winning 1 is easy (unless you're Sheltown)...

...winning 2 or more is the real struggle!

You're in your longest drought ever... you're a has-been old man! You're the new AJ.

Cnasty wrote:Meh.

After the first everything else is just more fun and breezy. If you win another, yay. If not, no biggie.

2+ Championships:
Cincinnati - 7
Port Orange - 4
Chicago LOL - 3
Washington - 2
Philly - 2
Albany - 2
New York - 2

(sorry Cookeville/OCD, you get no love!)

Winning 2 separates the men from the boys!

Uuaww wrote:

ReignOnU wrote:

Cnasty wrote:

Uuaww wrote:there just isn't a lot of pressure to win when you have a few rings.

If I win one I am selling all my talent and becoming the next Omaha and will just enjoy running the league as the commish.

Winning 1 is easy (unless you're Sheltown)...

...winning 2 or more is the real struggle!

You're in your longest drought ever... you're a has-been old man! You're the new AJ.

Actually... not true.

I went 4 seasons without a championship, from 25-28. I also didn't win my first until my 6th season.

relax teddy.

we're still feeling the ripple effects of you manipulating the IFA search back in the day

some of us just do what we do.

ajalves wrote:relax teddy.

we're still feeling the ripple effects of you manipulating the IFA search back in the day

some of us just do what we do.

fine, i'll refrain from posting, carry on.

stop being so sensitive. good grief.

it was a joke.....

it stinks when guys troll and then cant take a little smack talk .....

ajalves wrote:stop being so sensitive. good grief.

it was a joke.....

it stinks when guys troll and then cant take a little smack talk .....

Have we met?

Uuaww wrote:

ajalves wrote:stop being so sensitive. good grief.

it was a joke.....

it stinks when guys troll and then cant take a little smack talk .....

Have we met?

lol

good point

doesn't mean I am going to stop

ajalves wrote:

Uuaww wrote:

ajalves wrote:stop being so sensitive. good grief.

it was a joke.....

it stinks when guys troll and then cant take a little smack talk .....

Have we met?

lol

good point

doesn't mean I am going to stop

no, wouldn't expect you to.

I'm sticking by that reign's time at the top is over, he's reached has-been status.

I'm laying in the bed that I made right now, so to speak.

Trading away Robbins to Boston and having Thunder and Lightning reunited means a devastating 1-2 combination. Sure, it creates a potential short term window for Boston, but they are doing everything that they should right now and taking advantage of it.

Right now, the pressure is fully on Boston to perform. Cincinnati may not be what we once were, but there is enough talent in the organization to be a playoff contender for the next 10 seasons. On the other hand, if Boston doesn't seal the deal this year or next, Boston is going to have some big decisions to make in terms of an aging rosters and contract extensions. They've already committed big money to Calvin Jamison (20m+ per). Will they do the same for Robbins? If they don't, can they move them for value?

A big reason I think I've stayed good for so long is that I've consistently made calculated risks of hurting my chances in the short-term to obtain long-term value. In this scenario, it's probably hurt me a lot more in the short-term than it has in the past.

Uuaww wrote:

ajalves wrote:

Uuaww wrote:

ajalves wrote:stop being so sensitive. good grief.

it was a joke.....

it stinks when guys troll and then cant take a little smack talk .....

Have we met?

lol

good point

doesn't mean I am going to stop

no, wouldn't expect you to.

I'm sticking by that reign's time at the top is over, he's reached has-been status.

I feel that this is a veiled attempt to get me to purchase OOTP 17. I see working you Ted, I see you.

that's how it goes when guys stop 'giving' him/me/eventually you ....players.

don't think I didn't notice last sim/report that Esparza got the kiss of death. he lost velocity. His decline could be swift and immediate or it could prolong for a season or 2 with him still being great. However he will not be a Lehman-type guy.

ReignOnU wrote:
I feel that this is a veiled attempt to get me to purchase OOTP 17. I see working you Ted, I see you.

Oh you'll have it 1 way or another. I'm gonna call your wife and tell her to buy it for you, if that doesn't work I will just give you a copy.

DRiccio21 wrote:Spitters win 7 in a row

Read this and immediately thought all 7 were from the last sim and that you swept me and was like

DRiccio21 wrote:get swept at home to Orange County ... grrrrr

Then I saw this and was like ...then I checked the box score and saw Dyer went 5-8 with 6 R, 5 RBI, and 3 HR in two games of work against his old club and was like

All in good fun Dave, you'll get the last laugh when I've got a chance to overtake Port Orange in the final sim and get swept by Omahahaha

ReignOnU wrote:Right now, the pressure is fully on Boston to perform.

Yup, we are all in right now for hopefully 2-4 seasons depending on how father time works for my stars like Jamison, Robbins, and Castaneda.

Minors is non-existent but we have a great combination of young studs all within 24-28 years old like Turner, Patterson, Pugh and Washington to go with those aging vets.

I think we stay relevant for beyond the 2-4 seasons but obviously our best time to win one is this season.

Guys I traded like Kyle Lee, John Robinson, and Ackerman would have been the Cincy thing to do and let them develop but I struck while I had my prospects in their prime, got some big named veterans, and we are going for it.

Now to see if we are a Sheltown or a Miami.

Cnasty wrote:

ReignOnU wrote:Right now, the pressure is fully on Boston to perform.

Minors is non-existent but we have a great combination of young studs all within 24-28 years old like Turner, Patterson, Pugh and Washington to go with those aging vets..

I'm really hoping for a super draft next season. Could use some more guys in my minors

I see you Miggy, I see you!!

I thought his run at 10+ WAR seasons was over, but he's at 8.5 now. Miggy goes hard!!!

Probably my all time favorite OOTPer.

GeorgesGoons wrote:

Cnasty wrote:

ReignOnU wrote:Right now, the pressure is fully on Boston to perform.

Minors is non-existent but we have a great combination of young studs all within 24-28 years old like Turner, Patterson, Pugh and Washington to go with those aging vets..

I'm really hoping for a super draft next season. Could use some more guys in my minors

I'm hoping for 2-3 elite level 80 potential guys, then a huge drop off.

shel311 wrote:

GeorgesGoons wrote:

Cnasty wrote:

ReignOnU wrote:Right now, the pressure is fully on Boston to perform.

Minors is non-existent but we have a great combination of young studs all within 24-28 years old like Turner, Patterson, Pugh and Washington to go with those aging vets..

I'm really hoping for a super draft next season. Could use some more guys in my minors

I'm hoping for 2-3 elite level 80 potential guys, then a huge drop off.

Our luck, they will all be MR's