Ieee! Nobody likes me!

pallison14 · 03-27-2002, 04:59 PM

Just like grade school, but I digress.

I'm playing as the Red Sox, and have made the playoffs 7 out of the past 10 seasons (including 2 championships).

I've always dealt with the players I wanted to retain quickly (usually never let them hit free agency), and didn't bother low-balling players I was semi-interested in.

The ONLY bad thing I did was yank an offer from a middle reliever (and only when I found out I could get Matt Morris for 4m per season).

Anyhow, the last two seasons in the FA market it seems that all my first choices "simply do not like me". For fun, I checked out all of the top free agents (even if I didn't really need them), and of what I deemed to be the 10 most desirable, 8 of them wanted nothing to do with me.

Is this:

- a weird glitch in the system?
- an internal check to keep the league competitive?
- the result of ONE bad dealing w/ a FA?

or, is it merely the result of Markus' dislike for the Sox?

<yes, yes, I'm kidding>

Any thoughts?

-paul

pallison14 · 03-27-2002, 06:11 PM

Added followup:

One player told me he wanted to play for a winner, and not for Boston. Granted, I finished second last season (5 games out of first) and missed the playoffs (WC by 2 games), but I won the World Series (err Championship) the year before.

Kinda interesting..

Malleus Dei · 03-27-2002, 06:52 PM

Dude, everyone hates the Dead Sox.

Lee · 03-27-2002, 07:18 PM

Was that middle reliever named Ruth? Face it you have your 2 world titles now you need to settle back and wallow in misery for 80+ Seasons while a higher sense of fashion (Pinstripes) takes over

pallison14 · 03-27-2002, 07:44 PM

LOL.

Without intervention, the Yanks haven't made the playoffs since 2002.

Pedro 0\/\/nZ j00!

Well, okay, not really.

The fact that it's the Sox has nothing to do with my question. Pretend I'm talking about the Orioles or the Braves. I'm tempted to try it with a different team to see if I can duplicate the results, but I probably won't be able to duplicate the success.

SoxWin · 03-27-2002, 09:49 PM

[quote] Ieee! Nobody likes me! <hr></blockquote>

Noone likes me either, but I got over it

[quote] Dude, everyone hates the Dead Sox. <hr></blockquote>

Them there's fighting words fool

Cheers

Rich

03-27-2002, 04:59 PM	#1
pallison14 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 452	Ieee! Nobody likes me! Just like grade school, but I digress. I'm playing as the Red Sox, and have made the playoffs 7 out of the past 10 seasons (including 2 championships). I've always dealt with the players I wanted to retain quickly (usually never let them hit free agency), and didn't bother low-balling players I was semi-interested in. The ONLY bad thing I did was yank an offer from a middle reliever (and only when I found out I could get Matt Morris for 4m per season). Anyhow, the last two seasons in the FA market it seems that all my first choices "simply do not like me". For fun, I checked out all of the top free agents (even if I didn't really need them), and of what I deemed to be the 10 most desirable, 8 of them wanted nothing to do with me. Is this: - a weird glitch in the system? - an internal check to keep the league competitive? - the result of ONE bad dealing w/ a FA? or, is it merely the result of Markus' dislike for the Sox? <yes, yes, I'm kidding> Any thoughts? -paul __________________ Commissioner, NGBL - Putting the FUNK in defunct. New York (AL), UBL

03-27-2002, 06:11 PM	#2
pallison14 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 452	Added followup: One player told me he wanted to play for a winner, and not for Boston. Granted, I finished second last season (5 games out of first) and missed the playoffs (WC by 2 games), but I won the World Series (err Championship) the year before. Kinda interesting.. __________________ Commissioner, NGBL - Putting the FUNK in defunct. New York (AL), UBL

03-27-2002, 07:44 PM	#5
pallison14 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 452	LOL. Without intervention, the Yanks haven't made the playoffs since 2002. Pedro 0\/\/nZ j00! Well, okay, not really. The fact that it's the Sox has nothing to do with my question. Pretend I'm talking about the Orioles or the Braves. I'm tempted to try it with a different team to see if I can duplicate the results, but I probably won't be able to duplicate the success. __________________ Commissioner, NGBL - Putting the FUNK in defunct. New York (AL), UBL

03-27-2002, 09:49 PM	#6
SoxWin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Blissful ignorance Posts: 3,315	[quote] Ieee! Nobody likes me! <hr></blockquote> Noone likes me either, but I got over it [quote] Dude, everyone hates the Dead Sox. <hr></blockquote> Them there's fighting words fool Cheers Rich __________________ It's called partying. When you do a lot of it, you're bound to be places where the police show up. I smoke a lot of pot and drink a lot of beer. I also graduated Suma Cum Laude. ****ing sue me. - Luis Rivera

03-27-2002, 07:18 PM	#4
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,653	Was that middle reliever named Ruth? Face it you have your 2 world titles now you need to settle back and wallow in misery for 80+ Seasons while a higher sense of fashion (Pinstripes) takes over