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[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I personally think we won't see OOTP 35, and its relevant FHM game, actually somehow come out in the future. We might perhaps see OOTP 30 and its associated hockey game come out, of course, but probably not any version after that, at the very most. Too many big things are happening in the world today or that may likely happen in it in the future for me to seriously expect that any more computer games will be produced by anyone in this world, no matter what kind or kinds of games they are or may be in it, after about 2030, give or take a few years either way.

I highly doubt there will actually be any Olympic Games held after about that time, either, among any number of various sporting competitions, in this world of ours. Now, of course, I don't know exactly what the future will be like for each of us. But with the ways many things are going in this world, and are likely to go in it, in the near future, I think that it won't be much longer that most popular forms of entertainment will likely become quite irrelevant later on in it. That's simply because I think that many people will be too concerned with certain other things to care all that much about those forms of entertainment, whatever they may be in it.

In any case, we are here in the meantime, as we're each allowed to still remain alive and all on this planet of ours, for sure. I really don't know if I'll ever make it to 65 in this life, obviously, but I currently expect that by 2035, at the latest, all that must come to pass before Christ's return to it will come to pass, as He wills and all, somehow. Of course, I could be wrong, but that's just what I currently expect in the world's near future, to be completely honest with you all here, folks. I'm hoping to make it to 50 in this world, Lord willing, but I can't control the future like God can, in terms of my life, you know.

If I were to make it to 65 in this life, however, I'd have to live at least until mid-February of 2038. But that's still a bit more than fifteen years away from now, of course. I really don't think the world has even that much time left for it the way or ways that many things are going in it or are increasingly likely to eventually go in it, sometime before the world we know now is undeniably gone forever. I wouldn't be all that surprised if Christ comes before I'm 60 in 2033, either, actually. But we'll all just have to see what happens here, for sure. If I'm gone from it before then, I'll hopefully be with my Lord God and my dear departed brother, somehow. Lord willing and all, that is. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

CD... no one knows when Jesus will come back... not even Jesus... only God knows.

I don't worry about the future of the Earth, but I do know it will get worse and worse until Jesus comes again.

I just live each day, one day at a time... that's all I have... and I try to make the best of today... and hope for tomorrow.

As best as I can, I try to love God and as best as I can, I try to love people.

We all just need to be prepared for the day that Jesus returns.

He is the Way, the Truth and the Life... He is the way to get to Heaven and Eternal Life.

Not bragging or boasting, I think I'm ready... Jesus says simply, "Believe and trust in Me and you shall be saved"... yep, His Word is good enough for me.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

And to do God's work as best as we can for as long as we can, while we wait for the Father to call us home, or for the Son to come and gather us, and for the Spirit to help teach us God's ways and all, of course, EC. Yes, His Word is perfectly good for me, as well, for sure. I may still not entirely understand everything in it, obviously, in my life, and all, but it's still perfectly good for me and anyone else who cares to read it and live by it as best as they can each still do that here in our fallen and broken world, most definitely.

Don't get me wrong, I'd definitely love to see my brother again in person, but in the meantime, I'm still here in this world. This obviously means that God, whether we're talking about the Father, the Son, and/or the Holy Spirit/Ghost, still has things I am meant to do in this life, as far as I can currently gather in my life to at least some degree, EC. And His Word says that we are to occupy this world until either He comes or we depart it, and we are to be about the Father's business as long as we still are, to the best of our abilities, I believe.

I may not ever be a best-selling author, for instance, and I'll never be a professional athlete, for another example, especially seeing as I'm now nearly 50 years old in my life. I'll most likely never travel to many nations, if any others besides Canada, while I'm still here, but if that is the case, then so be it. There are a lot of things I'd hoped to do when I was younger, but many life situations kept those things from happening. And many of those things won't happen, but I still have hopes that at least a few of them will eventually happen, if the Lord decides to make them possible for me later on, somehow, at least to a degree.

I'll probably never be a husband, or at least not any time soon, or even a boyfriend, to anyone, for instance. But if that is my lot, and God's will for my life, then so be it. He has a plan for me now, and in the future, and always has had one ever since before He ever made me in the first place. It may be that I'm never meant to marry and/or date anyone, et cetera, of course, in this life. For that sort of thing would probably affect what I could do in the future, if things got really bad around me or mine, I think. If I were attached to someone, I might not be able to move as quickly as a certain situation might perhaps then require me to move from one place to another in this world.

It's going to get hairy, and if they get especially hairy, at certain times, I might have to move quickly, leaving many other things or people behind me in the process of doing so. My parents are each in their middle or late seventies now, with various health issues of their own, of course. So it's increasingly likely that they could depart this world within the next ten or so years, at most. If and when they depart, I'll probably end up in an assisted-living center or something, I think. I don't know where that would be, if so, but I'd definitely need help from any number of people in the future, if they're gone before Jesus returns to Earth for His own.

I know God will take care of me, in any case, as He wills, in the event or events of either or both of my parents departing this life prior to the Son's return, as long as I continue to trust them completely and all. I've not had an easy life, in certain respects, for various reasons, some entirely my fault, and some not. And with the way that things are worsening in this nation and/or world, I'll most likely not have one in the future, either. But then again, God never promised us an easy life in this world. He says, "In this life, you will have trials and tribulations," among other things. Things like "Fear not, for I have overcome the world," for example, if I remember correctly. God knows what He's doing, and He knows why everything is happening, and He knows what will happen, and a lot more things that we do not even yet know of, at that, for sure.

I don't know exactly what the future will hold, and how everything will eventually play out in this world of ours, but I do know Who holds the future, and has my name carved into His hands, and all. I fully trust Him to take care of me and all others who love Him and His ways perfectly well, no matter what happens, as He wills and all, for sure. All I have to do is do the best I can in this life with what He gives me to do each day, et cetera, and trust that He will help me and take care of me, et cetera, as long as I still remain alive in this world of His that He created out of nothingness several thousand years ago, in any case, for sure. If I trust Him completely, and then do what I am actually supposed to do, and all, as best as I can, in my human imperfection, I should hopefully be able to spend eternity with Him and so many others from world history in the new Universe and new Earth to come, I'm sure. CD out.

[jg2977]

Here's Jeddy Holmes: he's still playing at the ripe old age of 45, and is signed through 1905, so he may not retire until 48.

[jg2977]

He definitely regressed in 1903 quite a bit. I think he should retire now - his final two seasons are likely to be terrible and could lower his career batting average.

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[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Let's look at the player pages for Morse, Garber, and Holmes, before we decide whether or not to end their respective careers within the next two years, at most. Let's perhaps consider the idea of instituting an upper age limit in the IPA of 45 years old once the 1905 awards are all given out, too.

That way, we won't see people playing until 46 any longer, of course. Then they could likely get into the Hall, if their numbers are strong enough, by the time they're each 60 years of age. I typically allow and unlimited number of times on the ballot for players if they get at least five percent in the voting, as well. But you probably use a ten-year limit for players on your ballot.

I wonder if there are any players in your IPA who may have fallen off the ballot this time around whose potential Hall of Fame cases could perhaps be reconsidered for potential manual induction on your part. Certainly there must be at least a few potentially Hall-worthy players by now in your IPA here who were likely snubbed needlessly for the Hall when they were each still on the ballots they were on, right, jg2977? CD out.

[jg2977]

Here's Bradley Parverol in his rookie season. He batted .311 with 5 HR in 90 games, but the Marlins will need a lot more help. They finished 60-102, last place in the National League.

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[Clovidequano Dovatha]

How old are Naotaka Endo and Sam O'Brien and Luis Gutierrez on Houston? Kenwood needs a lot of help, but we've so far put all my second-generation players to date in MLB, and Otis Garber has to be in the same league as the four Freeman brothers, Jerry Holmes, Bradley Parverol, and Hugh Clairborne, in order for him to be a chief rival of one of the Freeman brothers as well. In this particular case here, that then means MLB to start, obviously, in the second applicable generation of Freemans here, for each of them.

The relevant Morse and/or Walton and/or Tulach family members can each start in the IPA or MLB, however, in this particular generation of your dynasty, if you and I both agree on which leagues their family members can start each of their respective careers in, of course. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Okay, Otis Garber is going to start his playing career on Houston, jg2977. I'll try to have his profile sufficiently ready by Friday, at the latest, or thereabouts, if I can. I'll also wait to see St. Louis's needed details until after they're also done for the year, before I then do up D.J. Freeman's proposed profile, and perhaps submit them both at the same time, if I can, for convenience's sake and all. Thank you. CD out.

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Here's the cards of the players in question on Houston.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Okay, Duncan James (D.J.) Freeman is going to primarily be a corner player, I think, either in the infield or the outfield, for the Cardinals. Am thinking of having his primary position be third base, but also give him some outfield ratings as well, if not ratings at other non-battery positions as well. Elijah Moses will likely be given middle infield, but probably not outfield, ratings at the start of things, when he debuts here for the Cardinals.

As for Otis Garber, he will be a left-handed thrower, so Endo will not be replaced by him on the field as a position player, seeing as Endo plays third base for his primary position when not on the mound. However, Houston needs some left-handed pitching, so maybe Otis can help out there at least a little bit as well. Even though that'll not be his primary role here with Houston, most likely. I'm going to create him primarily as an outfielder, as planned, in any case. Just so you know. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

jg2977, can I please see the main pages for Mark Reichling, John Casado, John Sullivan, Willie Andriani, and Joey Rosenberg for St. Louis, so I can perhaps better tailor Duncan James (D.J.) Freeman's profile here for possible use on the Cardinals? I'd really like to see their respective defensive ratings, at least, you see, before I do so here, if I can.

Before I do Otis Garber's own proposed player profile for his potential 1904 debut here with Houston, I'd also like to see the main pages for the following players, please, if I can, for the exact same reasons as above for D.J. Freeman, of course:

Danny Pena
Joe Glynn
Mike Moss
Adrian LeNeau
Matt Smith

Looks like the first three listed above might perhaps be prime candidates to potentially be replaced on the field when Otis is not pitching. Also, Houston apparently needs at least some left-handed pitching as well, if it doesn't already have any. While Otis won't likely be primarily a pitcher, I think he could still potentially help Houston on the mound if he has decent enough pitching ratings as well, somehow.

I'll try to have both players' prospective profiles sent to you by the end of the weekend, at the latest, if that's all right with you, so you can hopefully better start off 1904 with them. So please keep a fairly close eye on your inbox here by then, okay? Thanks. CD out.

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