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So Dave has made his decision. The next (and perhaps last) part of his career will be played under the General Managership of none less than Theo Garner. What a strange turn of events.
When the game gave me the choice for Dave to become a Free Agent, I thought it was a great way to inject some suspense and provide a dramatic twist to his story. Not much had happened in Chicago anyway. I watched with nervousness as the offers came in. When I saw Baltimore's offer I almost couldn't believe it. Years earlier and for no real reason I sent Theo to Baltimore as a scout to give readers a sense of his own personal story arc.
Once a Big League manager, Theo fell out of favor and burned a few bridges in Kansas City, then finds himself banished to A ball in Georgia. He sends Dave to Little Rock to fix two problems (Dave's progress was stymied in the Atlanta organization and KC needed shortstops) and continues managing, eventually moving up to Durham for a couple of seasons. Then, for no real reason, I decided he should be given a chance to do what he did best; evaluate talent, so I had him join Baltimore as a scout, eventually working his way through the front office until he earned a shot at GMing again. I did all this for no real reason.
Then the Steamers make the championship, even winning one during Theo's tenure. Not at all a plan. It just happened in game - a coincidence. Now Dave's best offer comes from Baltimore - an offer that might just put a bookend on his career - and who's the GM? Theo Garner. Insane. How do I not take that offer? How does Dave not come full circle in his life and career by being reunited with the man who traded him away to give him a better chance at a career?
Just wierd.
So here we are, in Baltimore. A new town, a new team, new characters, and a thousand new things to explore as Dave moves into the last stages of his career.
I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Tib
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