[illeracula]

Well it took us winning the Championship to make the owner happy, but he still isn't completely satisfied with the direction of the team. He has mentioned he would like to keep me around for along "fruitful" relationship to help him bring home another Championship over the next 6 seasons. And after saying all that he has decided to keep our budget the same, despite a huge increase in fans from opening day to the end of the season. This is from an owner who liked to flaunt 200M+ budgets even though the Sixteens couldn't make the playoffs.

Its nice to see Matt Hardy "Happy", but I am pretty sure the only reason is because we brought him the Championship. If we didn't I am sure he would breathing down my neck expecting me to make magic happen. The only other "goal" of his we reached this year was having a top prospect, and with Chris Brock we definitely have that! I feel even though all he wanted us to do is play .500 he wanted instant success and wasn't willing to wait for it. And yes that bothers me because I had a plan and he wasn't willing to go along with my plan he had his own plan. I will remind you that the Sixteens have never made the playoffs in their history. I was able to get us to the playoffs in season 2 of my tenure. Yes I spent money. Yes I made trades. But I made this team not only better for the now, but was building on something for the future. Hardy didn't see it that way, at least he didn't make me feel like he saw it that way.

This brings us to 2030 the year and the DBL is expanding from 20 to 24 teams. This expansion brings an exciting opportunity, not only to the league, but to me. With that said, I have decided to end my career with the Georgetown Sixteens, after 2 seasons, and take the GM position with the Chadds Ford Cannons of the Northern Division.

I look forward to this challenge and building this team up...

Tony Luca Hired to Shake Things Up as New General Manager of Chadds Ford Cannons:
Tony Luca and several of the Chadds Ford Cannons players visited with some school children as they took time out from a busy schedule.

The newly-appointed GM has proven he's more than just a baseball man: He's a humanitarian as well.

"Baseball is a community sport, and a general manager needs to be more than just a numbers guy. You need to get out in the community. It's easier if you're winning, but the fans need to know that you're in their corner - that you're a member of the community, not stuck up in your office all the time."

Here is a look at my history as GM. NOTE: I have only operated as the GM during my years. I pick lineups and rotations. I make the transactions and run the minor leagues (for the most part). But I sim out the regular season games. During the playoffs I play out every game. The "manager of the year" awards that I have won have been given to the managers who deserved them.