this poor fellow

thehatfield · 03-12-2014, 07:21 PM

Doing a watcher game from the ABA quickstart and have gone 30 years thus far. There are no 300 game winners in the league yet, and this guy is the closest except...

Déjà Bru · 03-12-2014, 09:15 PM

. . . except he's 44 and has won one game in five years!

Are you doing what I sometimes do, which is I will grab a guy like this, prevent him forceably from retiring if I must, and keep trotting him out there to achieve his milestone even if it costs me a bunch of games?

EDIT: No, you said it was a "watcher game." Still, that is what I would do, sentimental slob that I am.

RchW · 03-12-2014, 09:31 PM

It's time for "Dodo" to become extinct.

Padreman · 03-13-2014, 08:00 AM

Take him out back and put a bullet in him, put the poor boy out of his misery

RchW · 03-13-2014, 09:17 AM

Beautiful plumage!

tejdog1 · 03-13-2014, 09:18 AM

Jeeze his 1976 season...

thehatfield · 03-13-2014, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

. . . except he's 44 and has won one game in five years!

Are you doing what I sometimes do, which is I will grab a guy like this, prevent him forceably from retiring if I must, and keep trotting him out there to achieve his milestone even if it costs me a bunch of games?

EDIT: No, you said it was a "watcher game." Still, that is what I would do, sentimental slob that I am.

I will sometimes do that as well, and even if I've missed it and they've been retired for a year will try to bring them back for those extra few hits, wins, whatever. But I'm staying hands off on this one.

Someone actually retired in 1974 with 297 wins, he's 52 now but still has 8/10 control, 5 movement and 7 stamina. If I had a club I'd bring both of these guys on for one last shot.

thehatfield · 03-13-2014, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tejdog1

Jeeze his 1976 season...

Yup, that was only his second losing season since 1959 when he was 22, and then banished outright to the bullpen where he's had just the 1 win in five years! I guess he really lost it quick!

EDIT: no big injuries either, just looks like prior to 1976 his Stuff rating dipped from 5 to 4 and the rest is history.

thehatfield · 03-14-2014, 02:58 PM

dola,

The Dodo didn't make it.

Went on to throw 19 innings in 1982, went 1-0 with a 6.63 ERA (57 ERA+), .319 BABIP, -0.3 WAR and retired after the season to finish his career with 299 wins. To make matters worse, he only held the all-times win record for four seasons as Lucio "Tag" Torres of the Washington Mutuals blew past him in 1987 and is now up to 352 wins heading into his age 43 season in 1990.

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tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,654	Jeeze his 1976 season... __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

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thehatfield All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: dirty jerz Posts: 1,339	dola, The Dodo didn't make it. Went on to throw 19 innings in 1982, went 1-0 with a 6.63 ERA (57 ERA+), .319 BABIP, -0.3 WAR and retired after the season to finish his career with 299 wins. To make matters worse, he only held the all-times win record for four seasons as Lucio "Tag" Torres of the Washington Mutuals blew past him in 1987 and is now up to 352 wins heading into his age 43 season in 1990. __________________ AFBL - Maryland Bridegrooms SBC - Western Suburbs Magpies no pressure no problem