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tobin834 · 04-06-2018, 12:01 AM

For those who have followed my Charlotte Speed season, I am sorry. I am very new to this game and in my learning curve forgot a few things. Namely, that I needed to “Generate Fictional Schedule” for my Minor Leagues to work. I also realized that, while this is fun, I'm still very new to this game and I was spending more time generating images than actually worrying about the game and playing it. For me, typing out the information and re-hashing the information through writing, helps me make more careful decisions and ultimately enjoy the game more on a day-to-day basis. While graphics will still play apart, they will not be in every post.

A special thank you to Westheim and his Raccoons Report which really gave me a new way to present this. Know that a lot of the inspiration for this change came from how clean his came across. I suggest you go to his journal and read it. I can't recommend it enough.

So, without anything further.. here we go.

The year was 1993. Just months prior the MLB offices and the Players Association settled their differences. It would have been the end of the 1994 season – a season that Orlando had been looking forward to since the late 70's since the first application had been submitted by then Mayor Carl T. Langford. Back then Orlando was a community of just 128,000 residents and 471,000 in the county. Langford's bid came primarily because of the tourists that the area received. Still, Major League Baseball shut him down in 1979, 1983, 1987, and finally in 1988 until finally realizing that this crazy man wasn't going away anytime soon. Langford was sure that the major league franchise would help grow Orlando to be a major city in the country due to the national notoriety it would get by having a professional franchise. The NBA's Magic came in 1989 and Langford was a big part of that. He was able to bring baseball to Orlando in 1994.

After the Expansion Draft and the key Free Agent signing of Ron Gant, coming off a 36 Home Run year with the Reds, our Opening Day lineup looked like this:

1- Omar Vizquel (.255, HR, 31 RBI)
2- Javy Lopez (.305, 17 HR, 74 RBI AAA stats)
3- Mickey Tettleton (.245, 32 HR, 110 RBI)
4- Ron Gant (.274, 36 HR, 117 RBI)
5- Cecil Fielder (.267, 30 HR, 117 RBI)
6- Charlie Hayes (.305, 25 HR, 98 RBI)
7- Mike Lansing (.287, 3 HR, 45 RBI)
8- Bo Jackson (.232, 16 HR, 45 RBI)
9- Pitcher

SP
1- Alex Fernandez ( 8-11, 3.13 ERA)
2- John Smoltz ( 15-11, 3.62 ERA)
3- Jason Bere ( 8-5, 1.98 ERA AA stats)
4- Pedro Astacio ( 14-9, 3.57 ERA)
5- Todd Stottlemyre ( 11-12, 4.84 ERA)

CP
1- Pete Schourek ( 5-12, 5.96 ERA 0 Saves)[/FONT]

04-06-2018, 12:01 AM	#1
tobin834 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 37	Bringing Baseball to Orlando in 1994 - The Orlando Orbit For those who have followed my Charlotte Speed season, I am sorry. I am very new to this game and in my learning curve forgot a few things. Namely, that I needed to “Generate Fictional Schedule” for my Minor Leagues to work. I also realized that, while this is fun, I'm still very new to this game and I was spending more time generating images than actually worrying about the game and playing it. For me, typing out the information and re-hashing the information through writing, helps me make more careful decisions and ultimately enjoy the game more on a day-to-day basis. While graphics will still play apart, they will not be in every post. A special thank you to Westheim and his Raccoons Report which really gave me a new way to present this. Know that a lot of the inspiration for this change came from how clean his came across. I suggest you go to his journal and read it. I can't recommend it enough. So, without anything further.. here we go. The year was 1993. Just months prior the MLB offices and the Players Association settled their differences. It would have been the end of the 1994 season – a season that Orlando had been looking forward to since the late 70's since the first application had been submitted by then Mayor Carl T. Langford. Back then Orlando was a community of just 128,000 residents and 471,000 in the county. Langford's bid came primarily because of the tourists that the area received. Still, Major League Baseball shut him down in 1979, 1983, 1987, and finally in 1988 until finally realizing that this crazy man wasn't going away anytime soon. Langford was sure that the major league franchise would help grow Orlando to be a major city in the country due to the national notoriety it would get by having a professional franchise. The NBA's Magic came in 1989 and Langford was a big part of that. He was able to bring baseball to Orlando in 1994. After the Expansion Draft and the key Free Agent signing of Ron Gant, coming off a 36 Home Run year with the Reds, our Opening Day lineup looked like this: 1- Omar Vizquel (.255, HR, 31 RBI) 2- Javy Lopez (.305, 17 HR, 74 RBI AAA stats) 3- Mickey Tettleton (.245, 32 HR, 110 RBI) 4- Ron Gant (.274, 36 HR, 117 RBI) 5- Cecil Fielder (.267, 30 HR, 117 RBI) 6- Charlie Hayes (.305, 25 HR, 98 RBI) 7- Mike Lansing (.287, 3 HR, 45 RBI) 8- Bo Jackson (.232, 16 HR, 45 RBI) 9- Pitcher SP 1- Alex Fernandez ( 8-11, 3.13 ERA) 2- John Smoltz ( 15-11, 3.62 ERA) 3- Jason Bere ( 8-5, 1.98 ERA AA stats) 4- Pedro Astacio ( 14-9, 3.57 ERA) 5- Todd Stottlemyre ( 11-12, 4.84 ERA) CP 1- Pete Schourek ( 5-12, 5.96 ERA 0 Saves)[/FONT]