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I love how people in Wales think that they aren't English. That's like South Carolinians who don't think they are Americans. You lost the War...deal with it.
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You just love waving red flags, don't you?
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I think you mean British, most people be they English, Welsh or Scottish don't like to be called British although the Northern Irish seem to the protestant part anyway.
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I don't mind so much being called British as it's a fact whether I like it or not (it says so on my passport). But Wales is a country not a State or a region...even OOTP recognises this - where it has Welsh and a flag for nationality.
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Australia too. But 'you' should be 'they' - did you not read previous posts? Incidentally, Hester Prynne is a fictional character so I'm not sure what you've been reading. Apart from The Scarlet Letter that is. But since Nathaniel Hawthorne was probably of English decent you may have a point.
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I put my 42 yr old closer in as SP and he pitched for a 5-0 shutout with a game score of 78. Eat it Tampa
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Somehow I don't think this would be a good idea as a steady thing, though. Circumstances as to why you did this?
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Injuries, tiredness, and the fact that I traded off too many SPs before I knew what I was doing. I had pretty much left myself with a 3 man rotation. But you were right about one thing - I DO like this game..I was beginning to despair if I would ever work it out properly but I do now...I even call the plays effectively now and then and that little "safe" soundbite is my friend. My overall strategy? Cut anyone not in the pitching rotation who has a low contact rating (even fielders should be able to hit the ball even if they can't whack it ootp), completely ignore the middle relief and use a set-up before closer if needed. Since your set-up has a duel role as a 'sub' the bullpen also seems pointless. Next time I start a new season I will make sure I have plenty of good SPs to make this work. Last night was the first time I lost an entire night's sleep with this game. I was one point off leading the division half way through the season but then I got tired and started rushing through the last half and it all went pear shaped. The draft is fun - and often annoying.
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I don't know what the status of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland should be for those of us who live outside the UK. What are those places considered internally? I do think very strongly that it is an insult to the rest of the world that these non-countries are considered nations by FIFA. The Olympics have this right, there is only one nation and that is the United Kingdom. On the other hand, this Brit arrogance has caused y'all to shoot yourselves in the foot soccer-wise by preventing solid players like Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale from strengthening an English side that should really be the UK. But Wales? You may as well say you live in Gaul or Camelot.
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You're right about low contact rated players; defense is not enough in this game because you need offense to win. Of course, good batters with good gloves are ideal. Don't completely ignore middle relievers. Again, depending on what era you are playing in (long ago, SP's pitched complete games as a matter of routine; these days, you are lucky to get five innings out of some starters), you may need a pitcher or two to carry you from the fifth inning to the seventh or eighth, then you bring in your setup guy, then your closer for the ninth. Also, there are times when your SP does not have it that night and you need to yank him out of the game after only a couple of innings . . . Two chuckles: Your losing an entire night's sleep (been there, done that) and your season going "pear shaped" in the second half. Nice analogy.
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I traded Robinson Cano in April of my 1st season. I bet a real Yanks fan would hate that. But to me they are just names and what's another Indian cricketer?
I failed to notice he was leading all my batting charts at the time. All I can say is "the New York Yankees have no weaknesses" mid-season. At least they didn't until my game froze up for the first time and I lost my 3-0 series against CLE and my last 2 important trades. Last edited by MrMuse; 11-06-2013 at 10:56 PM. |
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