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Originally Posted by Maddox
I have tried to do a Cardinals themed team. I am becoming convinced that, at least for some teams you can't really compete.
For the Cardinals most of the highest rated cards are really expensive to the point that I doubt that I would ever have enough. And then there are just holes that can't seem to be filled. The Cardinals are desperately lacking high quality relief. After Lindy McDaniel, Lee Smith and Bruce Sutter, none of whom are elite, you are pretty much relegated to the current roster of relievers (who were among the worst in the league this past year).
Needless to say when 20 comes out that, as much as I am a die hard, lifelong Cardinal fan, I doubt I will use one of my profiles for a Cardinal Themed team.
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Yes, I didn't really expect to compete at all. I enjoy stats, so I expected (and did) to get a lot of fun out of just having all the players on the team and seeing the stats they produce.
The team got to Gold level and floundered badly. Once I added one more pitcher (Nomo), allowed myself a player with a non-Dodger card that played for the Dodgers (Belanger), and then one guilty non-Dodger as a backup and defensive replacement only (Garry Maddox), the team gelled together and finally had a winning season. They somehow kept winning and won the championship this past season. Now they are at the Diamond level with a 42-40 record that surprisingly has them in 1st place in their division. Maybe I'll feel guilty enough to sell off Maddox so I'm back to only Dodgers. Every single other player I have both on Active and Reserve roster has a Dodger version of their card. It looks nice when seeing them all displayed together.