Chris Morris is a jerkface

bulldog55 · 07-07-2005, 04:28 PM

Late in the season two years ago, I signed this douchebag to a four-year extension worth $11.5M annually. He had 263 career homeruns at the age of 32, was a five-time All Star, the defending RBI champion and a lifelong Cub.

Naturally, within about a week of inking the deal, his talents sunk. His ratings followed. Now he was still an effective hitter but not an All-Star, especially at first base, and certainly not worth 11 mil and change.

The offseason was even more kind to him and by Opening Day he was out of the lineup, replaced by a .210 career hitter. By season's end, his ratings were 2/3/1/8/3. I left him off the postseason roster in hopes his demotion would spark a retirement.

Our new season just started so the first thing I checked was my salary report, and there he was, stinking up the #1 spot on that list for yet another season. God knows if he'll retire after this year or the next, or if he'll pocket that nearly $35M and laugh all the way to the bank.

I've never seen an utter collapse without an injury in my OOTP life. I wish there was a Nancy Kerrigan button to club someone with a lead pipe. What a jackass.

chriskelly · 07-07-2005, 04:31 PM

Is this the same Chris Morris that the nets drafted in the first round about 10 years ago, and did absolutely nothing?

bulldog55 · 07-07-2005, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by chriskelly

Is this the same Chris Morris that the nets drafted in the first round about 10 years ago, and did absolutely nothing?

Probably. Sounds like something that jerkface would do.

MrWorkrate · 07-07-2005, 04:41 PM

Did you check him for pituitary gland tumors?

sporr · 07-07-2005, 04:41 PM

Yeah, I saw that Mr. Bulldog. That's the first thing I mentioned to Commish Dugan after I flipped the season.

BigCity · 07-07-2005, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bulldog55

Late in the season two years ago, I signed this douchebag to a four-year extension worth $11.5M annually. He had 263 career homeruns at the age of 32, was a five-time All Star, the defending RBI champion and a lifelong Cub.

Naturally, within about a week of inking the deal, his talents sunk. His ratings followed. Now he was still an effective hitter but not an All-Star, especially at first base, and certainly not worth 11 mil and change.

The offseason was even more kind to him and by Opening Day he was out of the lineup, replaced by a .210 career hitter. By season's end, his ratings were 2/3/1/8/3. I left him off the postseason roster in hopes his demotion would spark a retirement.

Our new season just started so the first thing I checked was my salary report, and there he was, stinking up the #1 spot on that list for yet another season. God knows if he'll retire after this year or the next, or if he'll pocket that nearly $35M and laugh all the way to the bank.

I've never seen an utter collapse without an injury in my OOTP life. I wish there was a Nancy Kerrigan button to club someone with a lead pipe. What a jackass.

LOL, Sorry for laughing, but this is one of the reasons I love this game. No other game on the market gives you such a sense of reality :-) On the other hand, it sometimes works the other way too - picking up a body and seeing him turn into an All-Star.

"Good things happen to those who wait. Bad things happen more often."

kingpin1976 · 07-07-2005, 04:52 PM

It's great seeing Posts like these, it sure made my crummy day a bit better.I got quite a chuckle over your dilema with this player.Thanks for the story on on your team.

chriskelly · 07-07-2005, 04:56 PM

this could be it.....after you signed chris morris, was he hanging out with a reserve OF named Derrick Coleman, who had a crappy attitude?

rangerforlife · 07-07-2005, 05:07 PM

Speaking of disgraced Nets, did anyone ever see this quote from D. Coleman about a decade ago? He was discussing an invitation from a certain teammate of his... I'll give you one guess as to whom he was referring:

"I'm not going hunting with anyone who plays the same position as me."

IamIowa · 07-07-2005, 05:19 PM

I feel for ya.

Early on in our Maelstrom Redsox history Pedro Martinez got a career ending injury at the ripe age of 31 I believe. Truly devastating, but you are paying more than I ever did. At least Pedro's salary was done after the season you are in effect paying multiple years for a guy who's career has been over.

Sorry dude.

chriskelly · 07-07-2005, 05:19 PM

was that jason williams?

congobeast · 07-07-2005, 05:21 PM

I've seen this effect in the Boys of Summer league.
Badly in need of middle infield help, I accepted a trade for an aging, but still good Rogers Hornsby (something like 65 contact /50 gap /50 power), in exchange for a good 1b (I had three who could all start).

Over the course of the next three months, his stats have already cut in half.

Not the fault of the fella I got him from, but BLOODY HELL.

So yeah. I feel your pain; though not financially.
Love the reserve clause.

kingcharlesxii · 07-07-2005, 05:35 PM

I had a similar guy have a huge 1 year collapse in the KBL.

http://kbl-ootp-online.com/reports/c...rasani507.html

Asani Wangari was one of the best players in the KBL but he just collapsed through the 1004 season. I swear just about every sim he took a rating hit. He want from perennial All-Star player to below average player rating-wise in the space of a couple months. I was lucky and his contract ran out in 1004 though.

The shocking thing was that he didn't retire as a FA in 1005 and came back with 1/4/1/5/3 batting ratings (down a bit from his 1003 8/5/10/9/7 ratings!). He played a season and then retired.

mh2365 · 07-07-2005, 05:38 PM

Sounds like he quit taking the roids after he got his new contract. You know sort of like stronger drug testing programs in place and a certain someone all of a sudden is unhealthy and hasn't played all season.

Comedian2004 · 07-07-2005, 05:49 PM

I had a guy that hit .341 and won the MVP and then the next year his average dropped to .235. He did play the whole season, but retired the next season. His ratings dropped like A-Rods popularity after his bush league Playoff knock the ball out of the glove trick.

LeiterFanatic · 07-07-2005, 07:07 PM

Its so rare to see "douchebag" used in text. well done, sir.

Vezna31 · 07-07-2005, 07:53 PM

I have a similar case. In my fictional league, Roger Hodgins became the first 30 game winner going 31-11 with a 2.76 ERA. He bacame a free agent and I decided to go for a penant by signing him to a $14M contract. After 5 or 6 weeks, he was 2-6 with an ERA just under 5.00. I was pissed. I even started simming the games he was scheduled to start thinking I was just a bad manager. I got fed up with him and traded him for another 5-star stud pitcher in the league who is saving me $5m in salary and winning for me. I checked in on Rog recently and he is 6-11 with a 4.76 ERA, obviously a one year wonder

And he still has great ratings.

chriskelly · 07-07-2005, 08:25 PM

I agree w/ Leiter. In fact, it's as rare to hear douchebag used these days as it is to see Leiter Fanatic in the same sentence

sporr · 07-07-2005, 08:53 PM

Yes, and Morris did this after Chicago newspapers begged for his retirement.

bulldog55 · 07-07-2005, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sporr

Yes, and Morris did this after Chicago newspapers begged for his retirement.

Ah, a beautifully written piece it was. The city of Chicago and the Cubs organisation are blessed with wonderful sportswriters.

On another topic, "douchebag" is quite a prominent word in the bdog vocabulary.

07-07-2005, 04:31 PM	#2
chriskelly All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753	chris morris Is this the same Chris Morris that the nets drafted in the first round about 10 years ago, and did absolutely nothing?

07-07-2005, 04:41 PM	#4
MrWorkrate All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,262	Did you check him for pituitary gland tumors? __________________ I used to come here a lot. Now, not so much.

07-07-2005, 05:19 PM	#10
IamIowa Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 216	I feel for ya. Early on in our Maelstrom Redsox history Pedro Martinez got a career ending injury at the ripe age of 31 I believe. Truly devastating, but you are paying more than I ever did. At least Pedro's salary was done after the season you are in effect paying multiple years for a guy who's career has been over. Sorry dude. __________________ Boston Redsox - Baseball Maelstrom Co-Commish, 1995 runner-up Iowa Stormraiders - New World 1984 Champion, 1986 Champion, 1987 runner-up, 1988 champion, 1993 runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers - DBLC

07-07-2005, 05:21 PM	#12
congobeast Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 469	I've seen this effect in the Boys of Summer league. Badly in need of middle infield help, I accepted a trade for an aging, but still good Rogers Hornsby (something like 65 contact /50 gap /50 power), in exchange for a good 1b (I had three who could all start). Over the course of the next three months, his stats have already cut in half. Not the fault of the fella I got him from, but BLOODY HELL. So yeah. I feel your pain; though not financially. Love the reserve clause. __________________ (The Boys of Summer) Cleveland Indians 1929-?? (All-Forum Baseball Dynasty) Pittsfield Hillies 2000-?? "I would walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." Pete Rose

07-07-2005, 05:35 PM	#13
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	I had a similar guy have a huge 1 year collapse in the KBL. http://kbl-ootp-online.com/reports/c...rasani507.html Asani Wangari was one of the best players in the KBL but he just collapsed through the 1004 season. I swear just about every sim he took a rating hit. He want from perennial All-Star player to below average player rating-wise in the space of a couple months. I was lucky and his contract ran out in 1004 though. The shocking thing was that he didn't retire as a FA in 1005 and came back with 1/4/1/5/3 batting ratings (down a bit from his 1003 8/5/10/9/7 ratings!). He played a season and then retired. __________________ OTBA - Stockholm Royal Squirrels of Sweden OOTP Grand League Champion 2015

07-07-2005, 04:28 PM	#1
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,479	Chris Morris is a jerkface Late in the season two years ago, I signed this douchebag to a four-year extension worth $11.5M annually. He had 263 career homeruns at the age of 32, was a five-time All Star, the defending RBI champion and a lifelong Cub. Naturally, within about a week of inking the deal, his talents sunk. His ratings followed. Now he was still an effective hitter but not an All-Star, especially at first base, and certainly not worth 11 mil and change. The offseason was even more kind to him and by Opening Day he was out of the lineup, replaced by a .210 career hitter. By season's end, his ratings were 2/3/1/8/3. I left him off the postseason roster in hopes his demotion would spark a retirement. Our new season just started so the first thing I checked was my salary report, and there he was, stinking up the #1 spot on that list for yet another season. God knows if he'll retire after this year or the next, or if he'll pocket that nearly $35M and laugh all the way to the bank. I've never seen an utter collapse without an injury in my OOTP life. I wish there was a Nancy Kerrigan button to club someone with a lead pipe. What a jackass. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular.

07-07-2005, 04:41 PM	#5
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Yeah, I saw that Mr. Bulldog. That's the first thing I mentioned to Commish Dugan after I flipped the season.

07-07-2005, 04:52 PM	#7
kingpin1976 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 402	It's great seeing Posts like these, it sure made my crummy day a bit better.I got quite a chuckle over your dilema with this player.Thanks for the story on on your team.

07-07-2005, 04:56 PM	#8
chriskelly All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753	this could be it.....after you signed chris morris, was he hanging out with a reserve OF named Derrick Coleman, who had a crappy attitude?

07-07-2005, 05:07 PM	#9
rangerforlife Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: I want to hear from a clone! React to me!!! Posts: 225	Speaking of disgraced Nets, did anyone ever see this quote from D. Coleman about a decade ago? He was discussing an invitation from a certain teammate of his... I'll give you one guess as to whom he was referring: "I'm not going hunting with anyone who plays the same position as me."

07-07-2005, 05:38 PM	#14
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	Sounds like he quit taking the roids after he got his new contract. You know sort of like stronger drug testing programs in place and a certain someone all of a sudden is unhealthy and hasn't played all season.

07-07-2005, 05:49 PM	#15
Comedian2004 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a house in Saint Cloud, Florida. Posts: 7,085	I had a guy that hit .341 and won the MVP and then the next year his average dropped to .235. He did play the whole season, but retired the next season. His ratings dropped like A-Rods popularity after his bush league Playoff knock the ball out of the glove trick. __________________ Like BLUES? Visit www.smokestacklightnin.com, you will LOVE it! New show every Monday!! New Blues HOF![/COLOR][/FONT]

07-07-2005, 07:07 PM	#16
LeiterFanatic All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,353	Its so rare to see "douchebag" used in text. well done, sir.

07-07-2005, 07:53 PM	#17
Vezna31 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wherever My VPN says Posts: 1,986	I have a similar case. In my fictional league, Roger Hodgins became the first 30 game winner going 31-11 with a 2.76 ERA. He bacame a free agent and I decided to go for a penant by signing him to a $14M contract. After 5 or 6 weeks, he was 2-6 with an ERA just under 5.00. I was pissed. I even started simming the games he was scheduled to start thinking I was just a bad manager. I got fed up with him and traded him for another 5-star stud pitcher in the league who is saving me $5m in salary and winning for me. I checked in on Rog recently and he is 6-11 with a 4.76 ERA, obviously a one year wonder And he still has great ratings. __________________ Owner/Operator - Vezna Financial Services - Accounting and taxes.

07-07-2005, 08:25 PM	#18
chriskelly All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753	I agree w/ Leiter. In fact, it's as rare to hear douchebag used these days as it is to see Leiter Fanatic in the same sentence

07-07-2005, 08:53 PM	#19
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Yes, and Morris did this after Chicago newspapers begged for his retirement.