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Originally Posted by Tom the Fish
Hey, I'm enjoying your dynasty report. I was 20 in 1990 and a Red Sox fan from age 7. The 88 and 90 teams have a special place in my heart because they were such underdog teams.
Can you tell me what some of my favorite players from that era have been like in your sim: Kirby Pucket, Brett Saberhagen, Danny Darwin, Oil Can Boyd, Tony Gwynn, George Brett and Bob Walk?
Thanks and keep it up!
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Nice! Thanks for reading along... nice to see that a few folks are enjoying this along with me. I've been a Sox fan since I was about 7 as well, which was 1992.
As I'm sure you saw, my 1990 season was nothing like what you remember lol. Kind of a disaster, but 91 is going better.
Of the guys you mentioned, Kirby Puckett has been kinda disappointing. He has no power in the game. Only hit 6 homers in 1990.
Darwin has been awesome for Houston. Was top 3 in ERA in 90.
Saberhagen has been slightly better than league average.
Tony Gwynn's average is a little down. Hit .296 last year and .303 so far this year.
George Brett's 1990 mirrored his real life spike. He hit .336 with 18 homers. I'm interested to see how the development engine handles him as his career winds down.
Oil Can signed a big deal with the A's last offseason and is off to a good start. In this era, it seems like anything Oakland touches turns to gold. Rickey Henderson is the best player in the game and it's not particularly close.