The IBL's Chicago Iron Pigs

[Klew1986]

Wow. Just caught up!! Amazing work Curt! I have a fictional game of my own going. Only in 2015 (started in 2013)

[Painmantle]

Wow didn't see that coming!

[Orcin]

Fans everywhere are scrambling to put together a dossier on this Alaska squad. But then again, why bother. It won't look the same by spring training.

[ashantewarrier]

Originally Posted by gehrig38

Rumors out of Chicago have been circulating, GM Curt Schilling and owner Omar Marquis have had a falling out, and Schilling is said to be considering 'walking away' from the job in Chicago. Insiders have pointed to Mr. Marquis 3 sons as the culprit(s), mentioning their burgeoning influence on day to day operations and apparently their decision to restrict team payroll despite 13 consecutive playoff appearances, and 7 straight pennants.

Stay tuned.....

GM Schilling oversees the IronPigs organization to the championship And now ownership wants to meddle. Typical....

[Winnipeg59]

Wow! This thread just got even better. Can't wait for the retooling.

[LondonYankee]

Wow. Well it's taken me a couple weeks (to the detriment of posting in my own -far inferior- dynasty) but finally got through all 84 pages! An awesome dynasty report and the attention to detail is fantastic. Love the game reports, your knowledge and experience gives them such depth. Fair to say Mr Schilling that you've won this Yankee over, bloody sock and all.

One player I didn't see mentioned after he left the Iron Pigs was 'The Kid' Chartrier, whatever happened to him?

[gehrig38]

Ya thanks! Amazing you should ask. Jean Chartier, i thought, was on his way to a HOF career. His 2015 season, .326/.380/.516 with 26 2B's 10 3B's 24 HR's 123 RBI's and 37 SB's was one for the ages. That was at age 22!
His health was always a concern but he never felt that was fair. When it came time to talk extension he was off the charts, with little to no wiggle room.
He played in just 185 games in the next two years but stood pretty firm on his asking price so I let him walk and the market wasn't good to him.
From that point on it was pretty much straight down hill. He signed a 2 year 20.58M dollar deal that winter with El Paso, and I expected that to haunt me. He hit .293 with 31 HR's and 96 RBI's the next season in a career high 158 games.
Something happened that winter and he showed up out of shape and was a mess for the 2019 season, hitting just .234 with 8 HR's and 28 RBI's in 98 games. They let him walk, and he ended up not signing with anyone, and his career, amazingly, ended in 2021 at the age of 28!!!
The irony to your timing is this, he's still just 34 and has come back to the IBL and is intent on starting a coaching career.

[darkcloud4579]

Just caught up with all of this. Quality stuff. Just too good.

[hfield007]

Just wish he still was around to continue this.

[gehrig38]

I am, and I will pick it up again this year..

[Griever20]

Originally Posted by gehrig38

I am, and I will pick it up again this year..

suddently, a random gehrig38 appears You and Orcin really inspired me to play the game a different way, even though my active dynasty is not fictional

[chucksabr]

Originally Posted by gehrig38

I am, and I will pick it up again this year..

Aw, and I just now passed you on view count. Ah well, it was nice while it lasted ...

Welcome back, and good luck tomorrow.