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webrian · 01-16-2019, 06:34 PM

Anyone ever tried the Dick Howser Challenge? Oh, you haven't heard of the Dick Howser Challenge? Ok, Imma tell you about it. In 1985, the Kansas City Royals somehow won the World Series. We accept this as history now and we think, "Yeah, Saberhagen, George Brett, Balboni ... no big deal, they won it, blah blah blah." ...... Nobody ever gives Howser any credit. Poor dude died less than 2 years after winning that World Series. Anyway, to appreciate how stupendously miraculous Howser's 1985 achievement was (yes, even with Brett in peak form), just try replicating it in OOTP. It CAN'T be done. Especially in Challenge Mode. Like, if you can get this team to finish higher than third in AL West, you're a genius. Logic defies how this squad of truly terrible hitters, with a decent young rotation and a terrifyingly inconsistent bullpen, somehow overcame all the odds and won the freaking World Series. In OOTP, it's really super difficult to replicate. It's right up there with brain surgery, but at least brain surgery is possible. To take on the Dick Howser challenge is to admit you have a giant ago, and also to put it seriously at risk. You will wheel and deal and gnash your teeth and, most likely, give up. Dare you try it?

01-16-2019, 06:34 PM	#1
webrian Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 232	The Dick Howser Challenge (dare you try it?) Anyone ever tried the Dick Howser Challenge? Oh, you haven't heard of the Dick Howser Challenge? Ok, Imma tell you about it. In 1985, the Kansas City Royals somehow won the World Series. We accept this as history now and we think, "Yeah, Saberhagen, George Brett, Balboni ... no big deal, they won it, blah blah blah." ...... Nobody ever gives Howser any credit. Poor dude died less than 2 years after winning that World Series. Anyway, to appreciate how stupendously miraculous Howser's 1985 achievement was (yes, even with Brett in peak form), just try replicating it in OOTP. It CAN'T be done. Especially in Challenge Mode. Like, if you can get this team to finish higher than third in AL West, you're a genius. Logic defies how this squad of truly terrible hitters, with a decent young rotation and a terrifyingly inconsistent bullpen, somehow overcame all the odds and won the freaking World Series. In OOTP, it's really super difficult to replicate. It's right up there with brain surgery, but at least brain surgery is possible. To take on the Dick Howser challenge is to admit you have a giant ago, and also to put it seriously at risk. You will wheel and deal and gnash your teeth and, most likely, give up. Dare you try it?