Yankees anyone?

AZTarHeel · 04-29-2004, 12:07 PM

As someone who loves to read the stories that pop up in this forum, here's something I've never seen -- someone do a dynasty about the Yankees...

yes, yes, we all love to take a struggling team and try to build them into a power. But from an artistic point of view, at least, wouldn't it be fun to see someone try to live up to the expectations and pomposity we've come to expect from the Bronx Bombers?

Those of us who DON'T like the Yanks, of course, could chime in as the story develops with our own trash talking, and it would be as fun as the real life love-hate relationship with New York's team.

Any good OOTP players/writers up to the challenge?

beatnikpoet13 · 04-29-2004, 01:40 PM

...i'm going to be starting a dynasty with the yankees. i've been running a solo league, and i'm now into 2007. the yankees have become one of the worst teams in the league, and their fan support has fallen to levels typically reserved for teams like the expos and the devil rays (who, ironically enough, are now one of the top teams in the league).

my dynasty report should be starting once i finish up the current season in my fictional league.

Goodsox · 04-29-2004, 01:41 PM

I would more than willing to do this as I have been thinking of starting up some dynasties. I totally hate the Yankees out of pure jealousy, but it might be fun to have unlimited amounts of money

Would you want me to do this in regular mode or manager?

AZTarHeel · 04-29-2004, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by Goodsox
I would more than willing to do this as I have been thinking of starting up some dynasties. I totally hate the Yankees out of pure jealousy, but it might be fun to have unlimited amounts of money Would you want me to do this in regular mode or manager?

I think manager mode would be cool (playing for George!), but obviously it's up to you... just thought it would be neat to see someone take on the persona of those smug ol' Yankees, where basically you had better win it all every year or else... The possibilities for intriguing dynasty write-ups (and ticking off the rest of us!) are endless...

Jonzard · 04-29-2004, 08:49 PM

I had the idea a few posts down to totally demolish the yanks....

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...threadid=62622

then trying to build them back to the Yankee standard

AZTarHeel · 04-29-2004, 09:46 PM

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Originally posted by Jonzard
I had the idea a few posts down to totally demolish the yanks....

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...threadid=62622

then trying to build them back to the Yankee standard

But that of course is the same scenario as taking over a bad D-Rays, Rangers or Brewers team and trying to lead them back to the top... only the logo is changed...

I'm talking about starting at the top, rolling in lots of $$$$ and writing a dynasty like a true, proud (cocky? pompous? arrogant?) Yankees fan and trying to win it all every year... I envision things like more blockbuster trades to further stock your lineup and plenty of feedback from all the non-Yankees fan out there to keep it spicy...

Check my Win At All Costs dynasty on the Red Sox and find the few posts by a guy named YanksAre (10 reasons to be a Yankees fan instead of a Red Sox fan, etc.)... That's the kind of thing I imagine...

What's tougher, rebuilding a poor team into a contender in 4-5 seasons or taking a team with the expectations of winning it all every year and trying to meet those expectations?

yanksare · 05-01-2004, 01:41 PM

Oh, for the love of Don Mattingly, stop doing what every Red Sox fan does. You b.... and you moan and you cry about the "Evil Empire" rather than focusing on your own team. Huh, novel idea. Maybe if we spend as much energy on improving our own team rather than complaining about Aaron and Bucky and Babe and salary caps we might actually win.

errrrr, that's what you wanted, right AZ?

AZTarHeel · 05-02-2004, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by yanksare
Oh, for the love of Don Mattingly, stop doing what every Red Sox fan does. You b.... and you moan and you cry about the "Evil Empire" rather than focusing on your own team. Huh, novel idea. Maybe if we spend as much energy on improving our own team rather than complaining about Aaron and Bucky and Babe and salary caps we might actually win.

errrrr, that's what you wanted, right AZ?

that's about right... i think you should start a dynasty soon...

beatnikpoet13 · 05-02-2004, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by AZTarHeel
that's about right... i think you should start a dynasty soon...

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...&postid=687717

NYM Fan 31 · 05-02-2004, 08:40 PM

yankees suck thats why lol

beatnikpoet13 · 05-02-2004, 09:21 PM

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Originally posted by NYM Fan 31
yankees suck thats why lol

wow, what a comeback!

it's no wonder he's a mets fan.

yanksare · 05-03-2004, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by AZTarHeel
that's about right... i think you should start a dynasty soon...

I wish I could. Maybe after I move next month and get settled in I'll buy the game and do one. Beatnik seems to be fighting the good fight for the beloved Yanks.

04-29-2004, 12:07 PM	#1
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,725	Yankees anyone? As someone who loves to read the stories that pop up in this forum, here's something I've never seen -- someone do a dynasty about the Yankees... yes, yes, we all love to take a struggling team and try to build them into a power. But from an artistic point of view, at least, wouldn't it be fun to see someone try to live up to the expectations and pomposity we've come to expect from the Bronx Bombers? Those of us who DON'T like the Yanks, of course, could chime in as the story develops with our own trash talking, and it would be as fun as the real life love-hate relationship with New York's team. Any good OOTP players/writers up to the challenge?

04-29-2004, 01:40 PM	#2
beatnikpoet13 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cudahy, Wisconsin Posts: 122	actually... ...i'm going to be starting a dynasty with the yankees. i've been running a solo league, and i'm now into 2007. the yankees have become one of the worst teams in the league, and their fan support has fallen to levels typically reserved for teams like the expos and the devil rays (who, ironically enough, are now one of the top teams in the league). my dynasty report should be starting once i finish up the current season in my fictional league.

04-29-2004, 01:41 PM	#3
Goodsox Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,866	I would more than willing to do this as I have been thinking of starting up some dynasties. I totally hate the Yankees out of pure jealousy, but it might be fun to have unlimited amounts of money Would you want me to do this in regular mode or manager? __________________ GoodSox Go White Sox!

04-29-2004, 08:49 PM	#5
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	I had the idea a few posts down to totally demolish the yanks.... http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...threadid=62622 then trying to build them back to the Yankee standard __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

05-02-2004, 08:40 PM	#10
NYM Fan 31 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Freeport, NY Posts: 347	yankees suck thats why lol __________________ "Pelfrey has yet to allow a hit with one out in the 5th. The 1-2 pitch.. lined into left field, that's a base hit for Jones." - Gary Cohen

05-01-2004, 01:41 PM	#7
yanksare Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 9	Oh, for the love of Don Mattingly, stop doing what every Red Sox fan does. You b.... and you moan and you cry about the "Evil Empire" rather than focusing on your own team. Huh, novel idea. Maybe if we spend as much energy on improving our own team rather than complaining about Aaron and Bucky and Babe and salary caps we might actually win. errrrr, that's what you wanted, right AZ?