Just another reason why I love this game.

CD1083 · 06-09-2010, 09:41 PM

So here I am with my Oakland A's real roster league. I'm only in my 2nd season. After a strong opening year (92 wins) I had hope for year 2. I had faith that my starting pitching and defense would keep my league worst HR numbers in the chase throughout the season.

After year 1:

I sign Sheets to a long-term deal.

I let Justin Duchscherer go after he missed most of the season with an injury.

I make an idiotic mistake of selecting the AI organizes the team to bring myself back to 25 men to start the playoffs. (It's quicker than manually selecting and the AI usually picks the same guys I do) Anyhow, the AI decides Jack Cust (my only hitter with double digit HRS) isn't worth making the playoff roster and puts him on irrevocable waivers. I don't notice until I play a game and am notified that the Blue Jays picked up him.

Needless to say I don't last long in the playoffs.

I sign Manny Ramirez to replace Cust as my DH, Manny coming off 25 HR, I hope for some of the same. My team isn't built for power but I'm hoping for anything to add some spark.

I bring up Sean Doolittle to compete with Daric Barton and Michael Taylor to take over in LF.

Manny was my sole FA for a single year at 15 million dollars. That was what I had to work with and that was the key weakness in my team.

The year begins promising, I'm leading the division through June and then the bottom falls out and I end up 8 1/2 games out at the all-star break. I'm not sure what I want to do. I gain a little ground come the trade deadline and am 5 1/2 games back. I decide that I will forfeit the year and trade some dead weight. I shop Manny around to any team looking to contend and have the financial room to take him. I can't find any takers.

Some teams thought they were being funny asking for team Ace, Brett Anderson along with Manny in exchange for their 19 year old middle reliever slash water boy but I didn't see the humor in it.

I ended up keeping the team I started with, not by choice but because nobody would take the 30 million dollar duo of Eric Chavez and Manny Ramirez. (They were essentially my payroll. Everyone else had league minimum contracts. That's money ball for ya)

I continue throughout the season, hoping to stay competitive enough to keep people showing up. I stay in the hunt come September, enough so that I end up competing for the division in the last 2 series of the season. I sweep the Rangers who I'm directly fighting with in the 2nd to last series I play, putting me up 3 games with a 4 game series against Seattle in Oakland remaining. Piece of cake I figure, I need 2 wins or Texas needs to lose 2 or split it 1 and 1, how hard can that be? Well it goes to the final game before I'm able to pick up a final victory combined with a Texas loss to put me into the playoffs with 87 wins.

Might I add that Sheets, who I just invested a 12 million dollar deal into isn't performing worth jack. He won 17 games the previous year and now he topped out at 7. Worthless bum.

I go with a 4 man rotation, 11 man pitching staff to go into the playoffs. I inched my way in, I'm not expecting much. I quickly take care of the Twins 3 games to 1. Next comes the defending champion Boston Red Sox, I didn't have a snowballs chance in hell against these guys. Before I know it I'm heading to Cincinnati and playing in the World Series.

3 Months ago I'm trying to sell off the team like firewood. Now I'm in the World Series, knowing that I don't belong. I have a collective 92 home runs for the year. Luck and seeing eye singles can only get you so far.

I open up the series with Sheets. Hoping that his National League experience will pay off. It doesn't. He gets shellacked all the way to the bank. Worthless bum.

Anderson does what he had been doing all year long and wins a 2-0 squeaker in game 2.

Dallas Braden yells at Sheets as we parks in his spot for game 3. Apparently it fires him up and he wins it in dramatic 3-2 fashion.

Chad Gauden who spent 2010 in the bullpen was the lucky charm we needed to get us into the playoffs. He apparently forgot how to pitch for game 3 however as he only lasts 2 innings in a game I'd like to forget.

Heading into game 5 I have a decision to make, I either let Sheets earn his pay or I force him to watch in his Ivory tower. He plays, I win. Apparently Jim Joyce was working that game.

Game 6. How did we get here? I am almost upset that I'm here already. I thought I'd take a team with what I thought were holes and take a few years and turn them into a winner. I didn't expect it would happen so soon. I let Anderson take the mound and wait with open eyes. Unsure of how I got here, I know I won't be able to replicate the season. The previous year I dominate all year long. I win when I'm supposed to lose and have the playoffs secured before Labor Day. This year I'm a joke. Watching my team squander leads and go through an entire bullpen in a single afternoon. Every time I think I understand how this game works, a team like this goes and wins the World Series.

Rockeo · 06-09-2010, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase Davis

So here I am with my Oakland A's real roster league. I'm only in my 2nd season. After a strong opening year (92 wins) I had hope for year 2. I had faith that my starting pitching and defense would keep my league worst HR numbers in the chase throughout the season.

After year 1:

I sign Sheets to a long-term deal.

I let Justin Duchscherer go after he missed most of the season with an injury.

I make an idiotic mistake of selecting the AI organizes the team to bring myself back to 25 men to start the playoffs. (It's quicker than manually selecting and the AI usually picks the same guys I do) Anyhow, the AI decides Jack Cust (my only hitter with double digit HRS) isn't worth making the playoff roster and puts him on irrevocable waivers. I don't notice until I play a game and am notified that the Blue Jays picked up him.

Needless to say I don't last long in the playoffs.

I sign Manny Ramirez to replace Cust as my DH, Manny coming off 25 HR, I hope for some of the same. My team isn't built for power but I'm hoping for anything to add some spark.

I bring up Sean Doolittle to compete with Daric Barton and Michael Taylor to take over in LF.

Manny was my sole FA for a single year at 15 million dollars. That was what I had to work with and that was the key weakness in my team.

The year begins promising, I'm leading the division through June and then the bottom falls out and I end up 8 1/2 games out at the all-star break. I'm not sure what I want to do. I gain a little ground come the trade deadline and am 5 1/2 games back. I decide that I will forfeit the year and trade some dead weight. I shop Manny around to any team looking to contend and have the financial room to take him. I can't find any takers.

Some teams thought they were being funny asking for team Ace, Brett Anderson along with Manny in exchange for their 19 year old middle reliever slash water boy but I didn't see the humor in it.

I ended up keeping the team I started with, not by choice but because nobody would take the 30 million dollar duo of Eric Chavez and Manny Ramirez. (They were essentially my payroll. Everyone else had league minimum contracts. That's money ball for ya)

I continue throughout the season, hoping to stay competitive enough to keep people showing up. I stay in the hunt come September, enough so that I end up competing for the division in the last 2 series of the season. I sweep the Rangers who I'm directly fighting with in the 2nd to last series I play, putting me up 3 games with a 4 game series against Seattle in Oakland remaining. Piece of cake I figure, I need 2 wins or Texas needs to lose 2 or split it 1 and 1, how hard can that be? Well it goes to the final game before I'm able to pick up a final victory combined with a Texas loss to put me into the playoffs with 87 wins.

Might I add that Sheets, who I just invested a 12 million dollar deal into isn't performing worth jack. He won 17 games the previous year and now he topped out at 7. Worthless bum.

I go with a 4 man rotation, 11 man pitching staff to go into the playoffs. I inched my way in, I'm not expecting much. I quickly take care of the Twins 3 games to 1. Next comes the defending champion Boston Red Sox, I didn't have a snowballs chance in hell against these guys. Before I know it I'm heading to Cincinnati and playing in the World Series.

3 Months ago I'm trying to sell off the team like firewood. Now I'm in the World Series, knowing that I don't belong. I have a collective 92 home runs for the year. Luck and seeing eye singles can only get you so far.

I open up the series with Sheets. Hoping that his National League experience will pay off. It doesn't. He gets shellacked all the way to the bank. Worthless bum.

Anderson does what he had been doing all year long and wins a 2-0 squeaker in game 2.

Dallas Braden yells at Sheets as we parks in his spot for game 3. Apparently it fires him up and he wins it in dramatic 3-2 fashion.

Chad Gauden who spent 2010 in the bullpen was the lucky charm we needed to get us into the playoffs. He apparently forgot how to pitch for game 3 however as he only lasts 2 innings in a game I'd like to forget.

Heading into game 5 I have a decision to make, I either let Sheets earn his pay or I force him to watch in his Ivory tower. He plays, I win. Apparently Jim Joyce was working that game.

Game 6. How did we get here? I am almost upset that I'm here already. I thought I'd take a team with what I thought were holes and take a few years and turn them into a winner. I didn't expect it would happen so soon. I let Anderson take the mound and wait with open eyes. Unsure of how I got here, I know I won't be able to replicate the season. The previous year I dominate all year long. I win when I'm supposed to lose and have the playoffs secured before Labor Day. This year I'm a joke. Watching my team squander leads and go through an entire bullpen in a single afternoon. Every time I think I understand how this game works, a team like this goes and wins the World Series.

GREAT STORY I love when I have years that I feel like that. I LOVE THIS GAME almost as much as my wife and child

..ALMOST

Fullgatsu · 06-09-2010, 10:11 PM

Great story

I have also had teams that wasn't that good but just happen to be able win just enough. Though my powerhouse teams always seems to be swept by a underdog team in the playoffs.

1998 Yankees · 06-10-2010, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase Davis

Chad Gauden who spent 2010 in the bullpen was the lucky charm we needed to get us into the playoffs. He apparently forgot how to pitch for game 3 however as he only lasts 2 innings in a game I'd like to forget.

This made me chuckle, as I just got done ripping him IRL a few days ago in the Yankees sports thread.

Your point is great: "Every time I think I understand how this game works, a team like this goes and wins the World Series." This counter-balances the guys who complain here from time to time that their juggernauts did not pan out in the end. On the other hand, you also hear about dynasties where the favorites win year after year. One and the other in the same game due to hidden factors and luck. Just like IRL.

06-09-2010, 09:41 PM	#1
CD1083 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,590	Just another reason why I love this game. So here I am with my Oakland A's real roster league. I'm only in my 2nd season. After a strong opening year (92 wins) I had hope for year 2. I had faith that my starting pitching and defense would keep my league worst HR numbers in the chase throughout the season. After year 1: I sign Sheets to a long-term deal. I let Justin Duchscherer go after he missed most of the season with an injury. I make an idiotic mistake of selecting the AI organizes the team to bring myself back to 25 men to start the playoffs. (It's quicker than manually selecting and the AI usually picks the same guys I do) Anyhow, the AI decides Jack Cust (my only hitter with double digit HRS) isn't worth making the playoff roster and puts him on irrevocable waivers. I don't notice until I play a game and am notified that the Blue Jays picked up him. Needless to say I don't last long in the playoffs. I sign Manny Ramirez to replace Cust as my DH, Manny coming off 25 HR, I hope for some of the same. My team isn't built for power but I'm hoping for anything to add some spark. I bring up Sean Doolittle to compete with Daric Barton and Michael Taylor to take over in LF. Manny was my sole FA for a single year at 15 million dollars. That was what I had to work with and that was the key weakness in my team. The year begins promising, I'm leading the division through June and then the bottom falls out and I end up 8 1/2 games out at the all-star break. I'm not sure what I want to do. I gain a little ground come the trade deadline and am 5 1/2 games back. I decide that I will forfeit the year and trade some dead weight. I shop Manny around to any team looking to contend and have the financial room to take him. I can't find any takers. Some teams thought they were being funny asking for team Ace, Brett Anderson along with Manny in exchange for their 19 year old middle reliever slash water boy but I didn't see the humor in it. I ended up keeping the team I started with, not by choice but because nobody would take the 30 million dollar duo of Eric Chavez and Manny Ramirez. (They were essentially my payroll. Everyone else had league minimum contracts. That's money ball for ya) I continue throughout the season, hoping to stay competitive enough to keep people showing up. I stay in the hunt come September, enough so that I end up competing for the division in the last 2 series of the season. I sweep the Rangers who I'm directly fighting with in the 2nd to last series I play, putting me up 3 games with a 4 game series against Seattle in Oakland remaining. Piece of cake I figure, I need 2 wins or Texas needs to lose 2 or split it 1 and 1, how hard can that be? Well it goes to the final game before I'm able to pick up a final victory combined with a Texas loss to put me into the playoffs with 87 wins. Might I add that Sheets, who I just invested a 12 million dollar deal into isn't performing worth jack. He won 17 games the previous year and now he topped out at 7. Worthless bum. I go with a 4 man rotation, 11 man pitching staff to go into the playoffs. I inched my way in, I'm not expecting much. I quickly take care of the Twins 3 games to 1. Next comes the defending champion Boston Red Sox, I didn't have a snowballs chance in hell against these guys. Before I know it I'm heading to Cincinnati and playing in the World Series. 3 Months ago I'm trying to sell off the team like firewood. Now I'm in the World Series, knowing that I don't belong. I have a collective 92 home runs for the year. Luck and seeing eye singles can only get you so far. I open up the series with Sheets. Hoping that his National League experience will pay off. It doesn't. He gets shellacked all the way to the bank. Worthless bum. Anderson does what he had been doing all year long and wins a 2-0 squeaker in game 2. Dallas Braden yells at Sheets as we parks in his spot for game 3. Apparently it fires him up and he wins it in dramatic 3-2 fashion. Chad Gauden who spent 2010 in the bullpen was the lucky charm we needed to get us into the playoffs. He apparently forgot how to pitch for game 3 however as he only lasts 2 innings in a game I'd like to forget. Heading into game 5 I have a decision to make, I either let Sheets earn his pay or I force him to watch in his Ivory tower. He plays, I win. Apparently Jim Joyce was working that game. Game 6. How did we get here? I am almost upset that I'm here already. I thought I'd take a team with what I thought were holes and take a few years and turn them into a winner. I didn't expect it would happen so soon. I let Anderson take the mound and wait with open eyes. Unsure of how I got here, I know I won't be able to replicate the season. The previous year I dominate all year long. I win when I'm supposed to lose and have the playoffs secured before Labor Day. This year I'm a joke. Watching my team squander leads and go through an entire bullpen in a single afternoon. Every time I think I understand how this game works, a team like this goes and wins the World Series.

06-09-2010, 10:11 PM	#3
Fullgatsu Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 65	Great story I have also had teams that wasn't that good but just happen to be able win just enough. Though my powerhouse teams always seems to be swept by a underdog team in the playoffs.