[Stanley Kuppchaser]

I can still remember the wondrous surprise of the biggest moment in Port Ruppert's PT 20 adventure in OL. It was the during the Winter Meetings after the 2031 OL season (Sunday morning). A fateful decision was made. I pulled a 100 Cy Young, and, rather than use it to finance the build of the Mundys' OL roster, I convinced myself that it would be disrespectful of baseball history and anger the baseball gods to sell it. Just didn't feel right.



So I decided to pay homage to their great bestowal by selling a lot my players to retool Port Ruppert as an "olde tyme" team (except for Willie Mays, of course). I think the baseball gods were pleased. At least I hope that's why they were laughing so loudly.


It turned out that I couldn't afford to get enough of the better "olde-tymers" to compete well against the other OL teams. After several of weeks, I gave it up and tried to regroup and catch back up, but still couldn't get myself to sell Cy. With his point producing aplomb he helped the team get better.


I went back into OOTP 20 to check his start date (No, I really don't remember the "wondrous moment that clearly. Or anything else these days.). It was 2032.



I looked up his history and saw he had a little over 135,000 PP through 2070. He probably got at least 70,000 of those in his 19 OL seasons, as he had 4 no-hitters (one a perfecto) and 7 one-hitters in OL, and probably 30 or more various post season awards. That's because had 7 silver, a gold, 9 diamond, and only two perfect seasons in OL.


After the OL era, he had 7 diamond and 15 perfect seasons, so I figure he earned less. He did have another no-hitter and 8 more one-hitters, but not nearly so many awards. I guess 65,000 or so seems right.


You're probably asking yourself, "What the hell does all this mean? Where the hell is he heading with this crap?," and most importantly, "Why the hell am I still reading it?"



First, it means that I could have likely tripled the amount of his earnings, got some really nice players early enough to swim with the bigger fish.



Second, my ill-fated "olde style" was a setback, because of which, for all his accomplishments, Cy never got the long sought OL crown. There were a few near misses, but there were always just enough games lost using players that the Young PP would have replaced.

As for the third question, I can't answer for you. Perhaps you think I'm now going to explain how this ties into the headline on this drivel. Sadly, that will have to wait for an hour so in part two.I noticed there were like 15,000 PP hanging in PT 20 and I wanna rip some packs.

Unless, of course, I just made you a too little peeved with the cheap cliffhanger.

Oh, by the way, I never regretted not selling him. The weeks of old timer chasing were nostalgic fun, and I loved having the guy they named the award for. Besides, without having kept Cy, I wouldn't be having the fun I am right now writing this crapola. His very basic stats: