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camerainmyhand · 09-13-2015, 04:56 PM

At the end of my most recent season, a season in which I Manage Only and play out games in 1-Pitch Mode, in other words I have no control over the moves that the GM makes, my team ended up with the #1 draft pick after a historically bad season (mostly due to tension in the clubhouse).

And this being a historical, random debut league, I was excited to see who was going to be in the draft pool.

And the draft pool is announced with 5 all-time greats:
Mickey Mantle
Zach Wheat
Roger Clemens
Bob Feller
and Clayton Kershaw.

Excellent - this time my GM and Owner are sure to give me a superstar, probably a pitcher because we soooooo desperately need pitching. Oh how great it would be to see Kershaw in a Dodgers uni...or Feller, oh yes...hey, I would even *settle* for Clemens - and ask him to avoid any ointments, shots, or pills...

And with the number 1 pick in the 1983 draft, the Dodgers take....

Tillie Shafer - an infielder with 909 real life plate appearances...

*sigh*

Now granted, he is scouted as 4.5 Potential, but...

I will be over in the corner repeating: they are only numbers, the game doesn't know who these people are...they are only numbers, the game doesn't know...

09-13-2015, 04:56 PM	#1
camerainmyhand Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 41	It's Only a Game, They are Only Numbers... At the end of my most recent season, a season in which I Manage Only and play out games in 1-Pitch Mode, in other words I have no control over the moves that the GM makes, my team ended up with the #1 draft pick after a historically bad season (mostly due to tension in the clubhouse). And this being a historical, random debut league, I was excited to see who was going to be in the draft pool. And the draft pool is announced with 5 all-time greats: Mickey Mantle Zach Wheat Roger Clemens Bob Feller and Clayton Kershaw. Excellent - this time my GM and Owner are sure to give me a superstar, probably a pitcher because we soooooo desperately need pitching. Oh how great it would be to see Kershaw in a Dodgers uni...or Feller, oh yes...hey, I would even settle for Clemens - and ask him to avoid any ointments, shots, or pills... And with the number 1 pick in the 1983 draft, the Dodgers take.... Tillie Shafer - an infielder with 909 real life plate appearances... sigh Now granted, he is scouted as 4.5 Potential, but... I will be over in the corner repeating: they are only numbers, the game doesn't know who these people are...they are only numbers, the game doesn't know...