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darkcloud4579 · 02-20-2004, 07:54 PM

From the simulated edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 17, 2007
By Bob Batten

Does Dark Cloud have a clue? How does a team whose payroll last season was somewhere in the middle of baseball, go to the top five in baseball, then that team fails to compete? As he is always quick to point out, the Silverhawks have the best farm system in baseball - hands down. So, what's the deal with trying to rush the process to making this team good?

To get bodies in the seats, of course. He thinks we're too fickle to understand that an expansion team will have its bouts with losing, but that greener pastures are ahead.

Someone needs to let DC know that Nevada fans want no parts of one-hit wonders like Arizona, Anaheim or the flash in the pan Florida Marlins. We want a homegrown, talented team in the mold of the Yankees. Give us that and you'll have the fan base you're looking for.

As we're about to end another season, will this high priced Silverhawks team - that's worth its weight in silver - produce at least a winning record? It doesn't matter. Dark Cloud is spending this team into oblivion and the only way to stop it, is to go back to the Moneyball mode.

We will be there, but it takes time. Nothing less is acceptable to our fans.

02-20-2004, 07:54 PM	#67
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,668	LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: SILVERHAWKS SPREE IS ILL-ADVISED From the simulated edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal September 17, 2007 By Bob Batten Does Dark Cloud have a clue? How does a team whose payroll last season was somewhere in the middle of baseball, go to the top five in baseball, then that team fails to compete? As he is always quick to point out, the Silverhawks have the best farm system in baseball - hands down. So, what's the deal with trying to rush the process to making this team good? To get bodies in the seats, of course. He thinks we're too fickle to understand that an expansion team will have its bouts with losing, but that greener pastures are ahead. Someone needs to let DC know that Nevada fans want no parts of one-hit wonders like Arizona, Anaheim or the flash in the pan Florida Marlins. We want a homegrown, talented team in the mold of the Yankees. Give us that and you'll have the fan base you're looking for. As we're about to end another season, will this high priced Silverhawks team - that's worth its weight in silver - produce at least a winning record? It doesn't matter. Dark Cloud is spending this team into oblivion and the only way to stop it, is to go back to the Moneyball mode. We will be there, but it takes time. Nothing less is acceptable to our fans.