A Baseball House Divided - Page 15

rudel.dietrich · 03-30-2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by legendsport

from the Richmond Courier, October 1, 1906:

"In the spirit of the gallant men who sailed the first ironclad into battle, the Confederacy announces the construction of a ship bearing the name of said ironclad, which will be the scourge of our enemies and queen of the seas - the CSS Virginia!" So began the ceremony at the Washington Naval Yard over the shell of what will be, in approximately one year, the most advanced warship ever built.

Admiral William H. Jackson, the CSA's highest-ranking naval officer spoke the words and looked with pride on the behemoth-in-the-making. She'll be his flagship and he undoubtedly looks forward to prowling the sea lanes, hunting for enemies of the Confederacy.

Skeptics in the crowd would point out that the British have their own supership, just recently launched (that would the HMS Dreadnought) and both Germany and the U.S.A. are also constructing these large "battleships" - not to mention that the Japanese and Russians may be doing so as well. It's becoming a game of naval oneupsmanship and no one knows where it will lead.

CSS Virginia - the Confederacy's first Dreadnought.

That looks oddly German

legendsport · 03-30-2006, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

That looks oddly German

Yes, it does. Good eye.

legendsport · 03-30-2006, 07:44 PM

from the secret memoirs of Ralph Wilson Stanton:

November 12, 1906 - Things are progressing nicely with PV. "Bronze" has been with him often, and makes sure he reads from the Spanish translation of Das Kapital that we've put together for our Latin comrades. It's only a matter of time, I believe.

On the other hand, we had bad news from our efforts on the political front. Not a single one of the Social Democratic candidates was elected to Congress. In a few of the Texas districts the races were moderately close. The poor showing is undoubtedly attributable to one simple fact: the property clause. If a man owns no property, he can not vote. Typical of the capitalist fat cats, but it's always been thus in the Confederacy.

If the revolution can not succeed via the ballot, there is always the alternative, though I would rather not go down that bloody road.

legendsport · 03-30-2006, 07:59 PM

from the Richmond Courier, November 12, 1906:

PRITCHARD MAKES HISTORY - President Jeter C. Pritchard made history as the first Chief Executive - of either the C.S.A. or U.S.A. - to leave the country for foreign shores while in office. The President, citing his desire to see the works for himself, arrived safely in Panama City two days ago. Since then he has been in the jungles with the construction crews carving a canal out of a pestilential wilderness most Americans can not fathom.

"This is what the Confederacy is all about," said a beaming President as he observed a crew blasting a path through the rocks of central Panama. "Progress. This canal will be the greatest human achievement of our lifetimes and it will belong to the Confederacy."

Yesterday the President travelled to the Pacific side of the isthmus and gazed out on the shining blue waters of the world's largest ocean. "Imagine the day when Confederate warships can freely slip from the Caribbean into the Pacific Ocean. What an advantage that will give our country," he said, with the world's largest grin. "We will finally have stepped out from the shadow of our erstwhile countrymen to the North."

Panama Canal Under Construction

legendsport · 03-30-2006, 08:15 PM

from the Columbia Patriot, December 11, 1906:

President McKinley yesterday became the first American - of either US or CS origin - to win a Nobel prize when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his successful mediation ending the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Though the President will not leave the country to accept the award (the ceremony is held in Sweden), he was quoted as saying, "This is an incredible honor and one I will cherish for all my days. This award epitomizes what the American people stand for - peace and cooperation. I hope to further earn the honor bestowed upon me by continuing to work in the cause of peace."

A small demonstration outside the Executive Mansion found several young men carrying signs which read: "Stop the Buildup" and "Peace for Asia, War for America?" - possibly referring to the recent McKinley initiative to counter the Confederacy's naval programs with a similar program here in the U.S. In the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the skeleton of the first U.S. "dreadnought" battleship has begun to take shape.

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 09:21 AM

Editorial from the Richmond Courier, February 11, 1906:

The brother of the Tsar of Russia, the Grand Duke Mikhail Romanov, arrived in Richmond yesterday for a meeting with the President and his closest advisors. The rumored purpose of the visit is to explore a closer relationship with between the CSA and the Russian Empire.

With the United States ever closer to the Tsar's cousin, the German Kaiser, it is believed that Tsar Nicholas II would like to balance any agreement those two countries might make with one between his own country and the Confederacy.

As an official state visit, the particulars of yesterday's meeting were not made privy to the public or the press. One can assume, however, that the Russian Grand Duke was not here for mere pleasantries. The disappointing (to say the least) result of last year's war with Japan has left Russia looking vulnerable - a fact no doubt lost upon the military masterminds in Berlin and elsewhere. That the somewhat harse (for Russia) peace between Japan and the Tsar was brokered by President McKinley, whose man in Berlin, Theodore Roosevelt, is pursuing close relations with the German Kaiserreich, has also not been lost on Nicholas and his advisors.

One is left to wonder what our founding father George Washington would think of this nation (and the U.S.) becoming embroiled in European affairs. It was he, after all, who admonished his fellow citizens against such entanglements. After all, Russia is already allied with France, while Germany is allied with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Britain, though so far outside the dizzying array of alignments in Europe, is thought to be in negotiations with Russia as well.

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 09:25 AM

from the Sporting Way, February 20, 1907:

RESERVE LISTS FROM THE U.S. AND CONFEDERATE LEAGUES RELEASED:

United States Round 1:

Los Angeles pick: 1B Ed Konetchy. Signing Bonus: $0
Pittsburgh pick: P Walter Johnson. Signing Bonus: $0
Boston pick: P Nap Rucker. Signing Bonus: $0
Portland pick: RF Mike Mitchell. Signing Bonus: $0
Oakland pick: P Elijah Jones. Signing Bonus: $0
Chicago pick: CF Rube Oldring. Signing Bonus: $0
New York pick: P Elmer Steele. Signing Bonus: $0
San Francisco pick: P Rube Vickers. Signing Bonus: $0
Columbia pick: C Larry McLean. Signing Bonus: $0
Sacramento pick: RF Bill Hinchman. Signing Bonus: $0
San Diego pick: P Henry Gehring. Signing Bonus: $0
Philadelphia pick: LF George Whiteman. Signing Bonus: $0

Confederate States Round 1:

San Juan pick: CF Rudel Dietrich. Signing Bonus: $0
Leesburg pick: 1B Jesus Carbajal. Signing Bonus: $0
Baltimore pick: SS Sebastian Thibault. Signing Bonus: $0
Birmingham pick: P Jefferson Davis Wheelock. Signing Bonus: $0
Atlanta pick: P Tom Abercrombie. Signing Bonus: $0
Santo Domingo pick: LF Hugo Cienfuegos. Signing Bonus: $0
Washington pick: 3B Hector Pulaski. Signing Bonus: $0
Louisville pick: 1B Bob Unglaub. Signing Bonus: $0
Havana pick: 3B Hector Valentin. Signing Bonus: $0
St. Louis pick: 3B Bobby Byrne. Signing Bonus: $0
New Orleans pick: CF Fred Osborn. Signing Bonus: $0
Miami pick: 1B Diego Bombadero. Signing Bonus: $0

United States Round 2 :

Los Angeles pick: SS Heinie Wagner. Signing Bonus: $0
Pittsburgh pick: 3B Mike Mowrey. Signing Bonus: $0
Boston pick: 2B Otto Knabe. Signing Bonus: $0
Portland pick: 3B Eddie Grant. Signing Bonus: $0
Oakland pick: C Tex Erwin. Signing Bonus: $0
Chicago pick: C Ira Thomas. Signing Bonus: $0
New York pick: P Bill Otey. Signing Bonus: $0
San Francisco pick: P Oscar Graham. Signing Bonus: $0
Columbia pick: P Sam Frock. Signing Bonus: $0
Sacramento pick: CF Joe Birmingham. Signing Bonus: $0
San Diego pick: LF Joe Delahanty. Signing Bonus: $0
Philadelphia pick: C Jim Stephens. Signing Bonus: $0

Confederate States Round 2:

San Juan pick: LF Virgilio Torrez. Signing Bonus: $0
Leesburg pick: 1B Toro Letonan. Signing Bonus: $0
Baltimore pick: 1B Harry Swacina. Signing Bonus: $0
Birmingham pick: CF Art Kruger. Signing Bonus: $0
Atlanta pick: LF Newt Randall. Signing Bonus: $0
Santo Domingo pick: P Diego Almeraz. Signing Bonus: $0
Washington pick: P Nick Maddox. Signing Bonus: $0
Louisville pick: 1B Chick Autry. Signing Bonus: $0
Havana pick: CF Izek Veguez. Signing Bonus: $0
St. Louis pick: CF Jack Burnett. Signing Bonus: $0
New Orleans pick: RF Felippe Castillo. Signing Bonus: $0
Miami pick: P Anton Hernandez. Signing Bonus: $0

United States Round 3 :

Los Angeles pick: P Heinie Berger
Pittsburgh pick: P Glenn Liebhardt
Boston pick: P Bugs Raymond
Portland pick: LF Harl Maggert
Oakland pick: P Slow joe Doyle
Chicago pick: P Tex Pruiett
New York pick: P Roy Hitt
San Francisco pick: SS Tony Smith
Columbia pick: P Lew Moren
Sacramento pick: P Herm Malloy
San Diego pick: P Lew Brockett
Philadelphia pick: CF John Kane

United States Round 4 :

Los Angeles pick: P Tex Neuer
Pittsburgh pick: P Roy Castleton
Boston pick: P Bob Spade
Portland pick: RF Goat Anderson
Oakland pick: P Fred Smith
Chicago pick: P George Bell
New York pick: P Rube Dessau
San Francisco pick: 1B Pete Lister
Columbia pick: C Bruno Block
Sacramento pick: 2B Nig Perrine
San Diego pick: P Stoney McGlynn
Philadelphia pick: C Walter Blair

NOTE: The Confederate Leagues' reserve draft consists of two rounds.

[ED: NOTE - Bolded players are poster-created players]

rudel.dietrich · 03-31-2006, 12:40 PM

1st overall pick!!!

rudel.dietrich · 03-31-2006, 12:43 PM

When are you going to get the HTML up on your site?
Or even better, a league file so that we can download and browse to our hearts content.

canadiancreed · 03-31-2006, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

1st overall pick!!!

nicely done!

and I love how the States are going against the original founders policies, which makes sense since they really are not the original coutnry anymore

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

1st overall pick!!!

yes, your player hit the jackpot on the initial ratings and was easily the best player available

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

When are you going to get the HTML up on your site?
Or even better, a league file so that we can download and browse to our hearts content.

I hadn't thought about a league file, but I will try to get the league html up today.

rudel.dietrich · 03-31-2006, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by legendsport

yes, your player hit the jackpot on the initial ratings and was easily the best player available

Can you post his ratings?

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

and I love how the States are going against the original founders policies, which makes sense since they really are not the original coutnry anymore

what we have developing is a sort of European-style relationship between the USA and CSA - similar to the France-Germany relationship (which as history shows, was not exactly friendly).

rudel.dietrich · 03-31-2006, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by legendsport

I hadn't thought about a league file, but I will try to get the league html up today.

League file would be a good idea since its faster to browse and smaller to upload.
If you do not wany anyone simming then you can just make it an online league and password protect it.

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

Can you post his ratings?

Oops - I was thinking of one of the other players. Dietrich has great talents, but initial ratings are only 15-31-3-10-1, but he's 17.

rudel.dietrich · 03-31-2006, 12:56 PM

I also wonder how much if any I can improve that dismal San Juan team.
My players personality is that of a mal-content who would probably jump teams alot.

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

I also wonder how much if any I can improve that dismal San Juan team.
My players personality is that of a mal-content who would probably jump teams alot.

It'll likely be a few seasons before he can make an impact. He'll be in A ball this season

legendsport · 03-31-2006, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

League file would be a good idea since its faster to browse and smaller to upload.
If you do not wany anyone simming then you can just make it an online league and password protect it.

Give me a little while - I've got a few things to do (work) and then I'll see about putting the league file (and html) up.

rudel.dietrich · 03-31-2006, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by legendsport

Give me a little while - I've got a few things to do (work) and then I'll see about putting the league file (and html) up.

Thanks

No rush so take your time

03-30-2006, 07:44 PM	#283
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,906	RWS In Mexico from the secret memoirs of Ralph Wilson Stanton: November 12, 1906 - Things are progressing nicely with PV. "Bronze" has been with him often, and makes sure he reads from the Spanish translation of Das Kapital that we've put together for our Latin comrades. It's only a matter of time, I believe. On the other hand, we had bad news from our efforts on the political front. Not a single one of the Social Democratic candidates was elected to Congress. In a few of the Texas districts the races were moderately close. The poor showing is undoubtedly attributable to one simple fact: the property clause. If a man owns no property, he can not vote. Typical of the capitalist fat cats, but it's always been thus in the Confederacy. If the revolution can not succeed via the ballot, there is always the alternative, though I would rather not go down that bloody road. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball - Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale The Figment Sports Universe - More Fake Sports Than You Can Shake a Stick At!

03-30-2006, 07:59 PM	#284
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,906	Pritchard In Panama from the Richmond Courier, November 12, 1906: PRITCHARD MAKES HISTORY - President Jeter C. Pritchard made history as the first Chief Executive - of either the C.S.A. or U.S.A. - to leave the country for foreign shores while in office. The President, citing his desire to see the works for himself, arrived safely in Panama City two days ago. Since then he has been in the jungles with the construction crews carving a canal out of a pestilential wilderness most Americans can not fathom. "This is what the Confederacy is all about," said a beaming President as he observed a crew blasting a path through the rocks of central Panama. "Progress. This canal will be the greatest human achievement of our lifetimes and it will belong to the Confederacy." Yesterday the President travelled to the Pacific side of the isthmus and gazed out on the shining blue waters of the world's largest ocean. "Imagine the day when Confederate warships can freely slip from the Caribbean into the Pacific Ocean. What an advantage that will give our country," he said, with the world's largest grin. "We will finally have stepped out from the shadow of our erstwhile countrymen to the North." Panama Canal Under Construction __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball - Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale The Figment Sports Universe - More Fake Sports Than You Can Shake a Stick At!

03-30-2006, 08:15 PM	#285
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,906	McKinley's Award from the Columbia Patriot, December 11, 1906: President McKinley yesterday became the first American - of either US or CS origin - to win a Nobel prize when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his successful mediation ending the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Though the President will not leave the country to accept the award (the ceremony is held in Sweden), he was quoted as saying, "This is an incredible honor and one I will cherish for all my days. This award epitomizes what the American people stand for - peace and cooperation. I hope to further earn the honor bestowed upon me by continuing to work in the cause of peace." A small demonstration outside the Executive Mansion found several young men carrying signs which read: "Stop the Buildup" and "Peace for Asia, War for America?" - possibly referring to the recent McKinley initiative to counter the Confederacy's naval programs with a similar program here in the U.S. In the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the skeleton of the first U.S. "dreadnought" battleship has begun to take shape. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball - Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale The Figment Sports Universe - More Fake Sports Than You Can Shake a Stick At!

03-31-2006, 09:21 AM	#286
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,906	The Grand Duke visits Richmond Editorial from the Richmond Courier, February 11, 1906: The brother of the Tsar of Russia, the Grand Duke Mikhail Romanov, arrived in Richmond yesterday for a meeting with the President and his closest advisors. The rumored purpose of the visit is to explore a closer relationship with between the CSA and the Russian Empire. With the United States ever closer to the Tsar's cousin, the German Kaiser, it is believed that Tsar Nicholas II would like to balance any agreement those two countries might make with one between his own country and the Confederacy. As an official state visit, the particulars of yesterday's meeting were not made privy to the public or the press. One can assume, however, that the Russian Grand Duke was not here for mere pleasantries. The disappointing (to say the least) result of last year's war with Japan has left Russia looking vulnerable - a fact no doubt lost upon the military masterminds in Berlin and elsewhere. That the somewhat harse (for Russia) peace between Japan and the Tsar was brokered by President McKinley, whose man in Berlin, Theodore Roosevelt, is pursuing close relations with the German Kaiserreich, has also not been lost on Nicholas and his advisors. One is left to wonder what our founding father George Washington would think of this nation (and the U.S.) becoming embroiled in European affairs. It was he, after all, who admonished his fellow citizens against such entanglements. After all, Russia is already allied with France, while Germany is allied with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Britain, though so far outside the dizzying array of alignments in Europe, is thought to be in negotiations with Russia as well. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball - Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale The Figment Sports Universe - More Fake Sports Than You Can Shake a Stick At!

03-31-2006, 09:25 AM	#287
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,906	The Rookie Class of 1907 from the Sporting Way, February 20, 1907: RESERVE LISTS FROM THE U.S. AND CONFEDERATE LEAGUES RELEASED: United States Round 1: Los Angeles pick: 1B Ed Konetchy. Signing Bonus: $0 Pittsburgh pick: P Walter Johnson. Signing Bonus: $0 Boston pick: P Nap Rucker. Signing Bonus: $0 Portland pick: RF Mike Mitchell. Signing Bonus: $0 Oakland pick: P Elijah Jones. Signing Bonus: $0 Chicago pick: CF Rube Oldring. Signing Bonus: $0 New York pick: P Elmer Steele. Signing Bonus: $0 San Francisco pick: P Rube Vickers. Signing Bonus: $0 Columbia pick: C Larry McLean. Signing Bonus: $0 Sacramento pick: RF Bill Hinchman. Signing Bonus: $0 San Diego pick: P Henry Gehring. Signing Bonus: $0 Philadelphia pick: LF George Whiteman. Signing Bonus: $0 Confederate States Round 1: San Juan pick: CF Rudel Dietrich. Signing Bonus: $0 Leesburg pick: 1B Jesus Carbajal. Signing Bonus: $0 Baltimore pick: SS Sebastian Thibault. Signing Bonus: $0 Birmingham pick: P Jefferson Davis Wheelock. Signing Bonus: $0 Atlanta pick: P Tom Abercrombie. Signing Bonus: $0 Santo Domingo pick: LF Hugo Cienfuegos. Signing Bonus: $0 Washington pick: 3B Hector Pulaski. Signing Bonus: $0 Louisville pick: 1B Bob Unglaub. Signing Bonus: $0 Havana pick: 3B Hector Valentin. Signing Bonus: $0 St. Louis pick: 3B Bobby Byrne. Signing Bonus: $0 New Orleans pick: CF Fred Osborn. Signing Bonus: $0 Miami pick: 1B Diego Bombadero. Signing Bonus: $0 United States Round 2 : Los Angeles pick: SS Heinie Wagner. Signing Bonus: $0 Pittsburgh pick: 3B Mike Mowrey. Signing Bonus: $0 Boston pick: 2B Otto Knabe. Signing Bonus: $0 Portland pick: 3B Eddie Grant. Signing Bonus: $0 Oakland pick: C Tex Erwin. Signing Bonus: $0 Chicago pick: C Ira Thomas. Signing Bonus: $0 New York pick: P Bill Otey. Signing Bonus: $0 San Francisco pick: P Oscar Graham. Signing Bonus: $0 Columbia pick: P Sam Frock. Signing Bonus: $0 Sacramento pick: CF Joe Birmingham. Signing Bonus: $0 San Diego pick: LF Joe Delahanty. Signing Bonus: $0 Philadelphia pick: C Jim Stephens. Signing Bonus: $0 Confederate States Round 2: San Juan pick: LF Virgilio Torrez. Signing Bonus: $0 Leesburg pick: 1B Toro Letonan. Signing Bonus: $0 Baltimore pick: 1B Harry Swacina. Signing Bonus: $0 Birmingham pick: CF Art Kruger. Signing Bonus: $0 Atlanta pick: LF Newt Randall. Signing Bonus: $0 Santo Domingo pick: P Diego Almeraz. Signing Bonus: $0 Washington pick: P Nick Maddox. Signing Bonus: $0 Louisville pick: 1B Chick Autry. Signing Bonus: $0 Havana pick: CF Izek Veguez. Signing Bonus: $0 St. Louis pick: CF Jack Burnett. Signing Bonus: $0 New Orleans pick: RF Felippe Castillo. Signing Bonus: $0 Miami pick: P Anton Hernandez. Signing Bonus: $0 United States Round 3 : Los Angeles pick: P Heinie Berger Pittsburgh pick: P Glenn Liebhardt Boston pick: P Bugs Raymond Portland pick: LF Harl Maggert Oakland pick: P Slow joe Doyle Chicago pick: P Tex Pruiett New York pick: P Roy Hitt San Francisco pick: SS Tony Smith Columbia pick: P Lew Moren Sacramento pick: P Herm Malloy San Diego pick: P Lew Brockett Philadelphia pick: CF John Kane United States Round 4 : Los Angeles pick: P Tex Neuer Pittsburgh pick: P Roy Castleton Boston pick: P Bob Spade Portland pick: RF Goat Anderson Oakland pick: P Fred Smith Chicago pick: P George Bell New York pick: P Rube Dessau San Francisco pick: 1B Pete Lister Columbia pick: C Bruno Block Sacramento pick: 2B Nig Perrine San Diego pick: P Stoney McGlynn Philadelphia pick: C Walter Blair NOTE: The Confederate Leagues' reserve draft consists of two rounds. [ED: NOTE - Bolded players are poster-created players] __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball - Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale The Figment Sports Universe - More Fake Sports Than You Can Shake a Stick At!

03-31-2006, 12:40 PM	#288
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	1st overall pick!!!

03-31-2006, 12:43 PM	#289
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	When are you going to get the HTML up on your site? Or even better, a league file so that we can download and browse to our hearts content.

03-31-2006, 12:56 PM	#297
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I also wonder how much if any I can improve that dismal San Juan team. My players personality is that of a mal-content who would probably jump teams alot.