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Bub13 · 07-25-2021, 11:37 AM

Before I move into the off-season, let's have a brief remembrance for the career of Adam Groff, the Face of the Franchise, as he retires after a 19-year career and sails off into the sunset. Finishing dead last in our inauguaral season allowed me to select Groff #1 overall in the 2035 draft, and in the end it didn't matter that no one else we took that year amounted to anything at all. He made his big league debut just over a year later, in 2036, and never looked back. He was named AL Rookie of the Year in '37, and two years later took home the first of his four MVP trophies. (He'd win his final one exactly ten years later.) Add in 11 all-star appearances, 8 Silver Sluggers, and six championship titles, and that's a career! I'm only sorry that, because he's been a bench bat the last two seasons, he never had a strong shot at reaching 3000 hits, and fell 18 short of 500 career home runs.

Still, check him out: he's a first ballot Hall of Fame choice, without doubt. I'll miss him on the field, and it's now my job to find him a cushy front office job that he can occupy for a bit before embarking on his political career.

07-25-2021, 11:37 AM	#426
Bub13 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Maine Posts: 748	Adam groff Before I move into the off-season, let's have a brief remembrance for the career of Adam Groff, the Face of the Franchise, as he retires after a 19-year career and sails off into the sunset. Finishing dead last in our inauguaral season allowed me to select Groff #1 overall in the 2035 draft, and in the end it didn't matter that no one else we took that year amounted to anything at all. He made his big league debut just over a year later, in 2036, and never looked back. He was named AL Rookie of the Year in '37, and two years later took home the first of his four MVP trophies. (He'd win his final one exactly ten years later.) Add in 11 all-star appearances, 8 Silver Sluggers, and six championship titles, and that's a career! I'm only sorry that, because he's been a bench bat the last two seasons, he never had a strong shot at reaching 3000 hits, and fell 18 short of 500 career home runs. Still, check him out: he's a first ballot Hall of Fame choice, without doubt. I'll miss him on the field, and it's now my job to find him a cushy front office job that he can occupy for a bit before embarking on his political career. Attached Images __________________ Introducing Your Hawaii Islanders!