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BigRed75 · 10-30-2019, 08:01 AM

The Quendas continue to follow last season's script almost to a T. They are now 13 games above .500 and have a 5 game lead.

The pitching continues to lead the way, although the bats have started to catch up. We're top-6 in every batting category except for baserunning and batting, where we're an abysmal 14th. Luis Urias has managed to be even worse than Garrett Hampson, slashing .171/.194/.200 - but it's only 8 games, 35 AB so...small sample size.

Also had to make a tough choice with the rotation. Nate Pearson was not getting it done, so he moves to the bullpen and Triston McKenzie, who has been lights out in relief, gets the starting nod.

No surprise that Pete Alonso and Juan Soto are tied for the lead in home runs, huh?

If you were going to do a Washington-themed team, you'd need to have Walter Johnson on your team, right? There's certain players that need to be on teams. A Reds team would be incomplete without Pete Rose, a Dodgers team without Sandy Koufax, and you wouldn't have an Orioles team without Ripken, Palmer or the Robinsons. Same with Walter Johnson and Washington.

Dear reader, the Beltways now have Walter Johnson.

It's not a Big Walt, like half of the people on this board seem to have pulled out of packs. But since I started doing the Washington missions, there's been a 97 Big Train. It started at 75K, and I've been watching it not sell and move down ever since. Last night, when it came up at 50K, I pounced.

This took up a lot of my capital, of course. And unlike the Quendas, this isn't a retooling, just an expansion. There aren't a lot of cards I can sell, so progress on the missions will slow right down (although all four of them are now at least 60% complete). And I'm taking the lesson of a certain board member with eleventy-billion PL titles, and not locking 97 Walter to get 91 Goose Goslin.

The acquisition of Big Train puts an end to the Babe Ruth experiment. He'll be going on the AH now to raise much-needed funds.

Oh, the team? Basically the same, 26-28, 5 games back, 4th place.

Here's the Big Train in a Beltways uniform. He's wearing #24 in honor of...1924, of course.

10-30-2019, 08:01 AM	#58
BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,430	The Quendas continue to follow last season's script almost to a T. They are now 13 games above .500 and have a 5 game lead. The pitching continues to lead the way, although the bats have started to catch up. We're top-6 in every batting category except for baserunning and batting, where we're an abysmal 14th. Luis Urias has managed to be even worse than Garrett Hampson, slashing .171/.194/.200 - but it's only 8 games, 35 AB so...small sample size. Also had to make a tough choice with the rotation. Nate Pearson was not getting it done, so he moves to the bullpen and Triston McKenzie, who has been lights out in relief, gets the starting nod. No surprise that Pete Alonso and Juan Soto are tied for the lead in home runs, huh? If you were going to do a Washington-themed team, you'd need to have Walter Johnson on your team, right? There's certain players that need to be on teams. A Reds team would be incomplete without Pete Rose, a Dodgers team without Sandy Koufax, and you wouldn't have an Orioles team without Ripken, Palmer or the Robinsons. Same with Walter Johnson and Washington. Dear reader, the Beltways now have Walter Johnson. It's not a Big Walt, like half of the people on this board seem to have pulled out of packs. But since I started doing the Washington missions, there's been a 97 Big Train. It started at 75K, and I've been watching it not sell and move down ever since. Last night, when it came up at 50K, I pounced. This took up a lot of my capital, of course. And unlike the Quendas, this isn't a retooling, just an expansion. There aren't a lot of cards I can sell, so progress on the missions will slow right down (although all four of them are now at least 60% complete). And I'm taking the lesson of a certain board member with eleventy-billion PL titles, and not locking 97 Walter to get 91 Goose Goslin. The acquisition of Big Train puts an end to the Babe Ruth experiment. He'll be going on the AH now to raise much-needed funds. Oh, the team? Basically the same, 26-28, 5 games back, 4th place. Here's the Big Train in a Beltways uniform. He's wearing #24 in honor of...1924, of course. Attached Images __________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb Last edited by BigRed75; 10-30-2019 at 08:11 AM.