Is there any better feeling...

Spielman · 11-16-2004, 08:55 AM

Does it get any better than having a 22 year old wonderkind player, ratings 67/61/108/92/71, who you've brought along through the minors, and seen dominate the hell out of the league in his first year, hitting .300+ with 31 homers at the all-star break?

Yes it does.

It does when you go to the player development report and see "David Barker seems to have taken his game to the next level!"

Aw yeah.

87/70/125/104/85, baby.

-Spielman

Dargone · 11-16-2004, 09:06 AM

Nice!

treedom · 11-16-2004, 09:21 AM

Well, I can think of a better feeling...but gaming related, that's up there!

Spielman · 11-16-2004, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dargone

Nice!

Needless to say, I backed up the league in a big hurry.

-Spielman

Mike Donlin · 11-16-2004, 09:05 PM

And I find that such a player is enough to keep my interest in a league for a long time. Congrats. Cool.

ctorg · 11-17-2004, 11:00 AM

Yeah, that's awesome!

Vezna31 · 11-17-2004, 03:11 PM

Yeah, another example of this is that I got 18 year old rookie Rogers Hornsby in a trade and I'm just waiting for those numbers to jump in triple-A before unleashing him in the majors.

Cooker · 11-17-2004, 04:52 PM

The flip side is the unbelievable discouragement when a top AAA prospect (in this case, a CF who was the 3rd best prospect in all baseball) took talent hits in contact, power, plate discipline and range, all in one day. What a bummer! He went from five blue stars to only four-and-a-half. He'll still probably be an okay major leaguer, but no longer not the stud I was expecting. I'd waited for the day when he arrived in the bigs. But no more.

Ironically, it happened the same day my team won the 7th game of the World Series. That victory felt somewhat bittersweet!

William4192 · 11-17-2004, 04:53 PM

Nope. I even dated a girl once...nope...there is no better feeling

11-16-2004, 08:55 AM	#1
Spielman All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,668	Is there any better feeling... Does it get any better than having a 22 year old wonderkind player, ratings 67/61/108/92/71, who you've brought along through the minors, and seen dominate the hell out of the league in his first year, hitting .300+ with 31 homers at the all-star break? Yes it does. It does when you go to the player development report and see "David Barker seems to have taken his game to the next level!" Aw yeah. 87/70/125/104/85, baby. -Spielman

11-16-2004, 09:06 AM	#2
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Nice! __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

11-16-2004, 09:21 AM	#3
treedom Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Transylvania Posts: 2,900	Well, I can think of a better feeling...but gaming related, that's up there! __________________ A rake and a roustabout.

11-17-2004, 11:00 AM	#6
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Yeah, that's awesome! __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

11-17-2004, 04:53 PM	#9
William4192 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 1,625	Nope. I even dated a girl once...nope...there is no better feeling __________________ What is this about Rhode Island? It is neither Road or Island. Come check out the PBA. http://www.pioneerbaseballassociation.com Or email at pbacommish@pioneerbaseballassociation.com

11-16-2004, 09:05 PM	#5
Mike Donlin All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Life, friends, is boring. Posts: 840	And I find that such a player is enough to keep my interest in a league for a long time. Congrats. Cool.

11-17-2004, 03:11 PM	#7
Vezna31 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wherever My VPN says Posts: 1,986	Yeah, another example of this is that I got 18 year old rookie Rogers Hornsby in a trade and I'm just waiting for those numbers to jump in triple-A before unleashing him in the majors.

11-17-2004, 04:52 PM	#8
Cooker All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 592	The flip side is the unbelievable discouragement when a top AAA prospect (in this case, a CF who was the 3rd best prospect in all baseball) took talent hits in contact, power, plate discipline and range, all in one day. What a bummer! He went from five blue stars to only four-and-a-half. He'll still probably be an okay major leaguer, but no longer not the stud I was expecting. I'd waited for the day when he arrived in the bigs. But no more. Ironically, it happened the same day my team won the 7th game of the World Series. That victory felt somewhat bittersweet!