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Old 12-19-2014, 05:28 PM   #147
Go Middies
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by progen View Post

At the same time, the other "challenging" way I've found to play the game, is to continuously year in and year out, have the lowest, or nearly the lowest payroll. Be the next Billy Beane, or be like the Astros. Do you have the patience to see your "frugal" ways pay off? And most of the time, I play seasons without making any trades at all. I really want to see how far my team can go this way.
I took an expansion team when I went to 32 from 30 and got stuck with a "Tolerant/Controlling" owner. Initial budget: $120M. There wasn't a choice but to keep the payroll anywhere between 28th and 32nd in the league.... but I enjoyed tinkering with the team.
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