Haunted by the Ghost of Scot Flickinger

Déjà Bru · 09-01-2014, 01:26 PM

Every mid-October, for 21 years, I have been haunted by the ghost of Scot Flickinger. For some reason, I sit down with him and negotiate a contract extension. Again, and again, and again, and again.

He first visited me in 1901, the inaugural year of my league. He has come every year since then. And, strangest of all, he never winds up in my organization and he is PERPETUALLY 22 YEARS OLD!

I think he is the spirit of someone whom I mortally offended in a previous league . . . I am doomed to be haunted by him, forever!

Mennogreg · 09-01-2014, 02:16 PM

That had to be a guy you low-balled/released, and now in death he likes to come in and win contract extension after contract extension. You've seen what the curse of a little billy goat can do, do you really want the wrath of a ghost?

Better to just keep your calendar clear mid-October.

The Wolf · 09-01-2014, 02:55 PM

ra7c7er · 09-01-2014, 03:01 PM

I wonder if it's a new bug since the last patch. Didn't someone else recently say they were having trouble with a ghost player.

rudel.dietrich · 09-01-2014, 03:44 PM

Keep collecting those checks Scot Flickinger

ra7c7er · 09-01-2014, 04:54 PM

I wouldn't tell to many people. Electro-shock therapy and lobotomies were the general way of dealing with people who saw ghosts at that time.

Déjà Bru · 09-02-2014, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mennogreg

That had to be a guy you low-balled/released, and now in death he likes to come in and win contract extension after contract extension. You've seen what the curse of a little billy goat can do, do you really want the wrath of a ghost?

Better to just keep your calendar clear mid-October.

Yes! Now I am looking forward to his "visits." He's like a team mascot.

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Originally Posted by ra7c7er

I wonder if it's a new bug since the last patch. Didn't someone else recently say they were having trouble with a ghost player.

Something definitely is "cross-wired," as you will see in my next post.

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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

Keep collecting those checks Scot Flickinger

Except that when he leaves, after signing with me 40+ times, he's never under contract!

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Originally Posted by ra7c7er

I wouldn't tell to many people. Electro-shock therapy and lobotomies were the general way of dealing with people who saw ghosts at that time.

According to The Wolf, those treatments may mean an improvement for me.

Déjà Bru · 09-02-2014, 09:49 AM

Here he is again, right on schedule. He appears every year on the first day of the Offseason and we apparently sit together for the entire day with me handing him contract extensions for him to sign, over beers (I hope).

I was wrong about one thing. He is aging. I forwarded to his "birthday" (Happy Birthday, Scot!) and he is one year older.

His history is strange, though. As you see from my OP, he first appeared onto me in 1901 (apparently as a 2-year-old) yet now it says he was in the 1921 draft and he did serve some time in the Philadelphia Athletics organization.

I like this guy. I'm not scared of him anymore!

The Wolf · 09-02-2014, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

According to The Wolf, those treatments may mean an improvement for me.

Look on the bright side, there's no way to go but up.

Déjà Bru · 09-02-2014, 05:56 PM

It is with sadness that I announce the demise of my good friend Scot Flickinger. As you can see, his place throughout history has been taken by some other fellow and Scot can no longer be found. It's as if he never existed.

I mourn. He and I had some good times together.

I'm done with this thread. I go to grieve now.

The Wolf · 09-02-2014, 05:58 PM

Bru, your league is weird.

Déjà Bru · 09-02-2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

Bru, your league is weird.

Well, look who's running it!

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Ike348 · 09-02-2014, 07:52 PM

Is Flickinger the new Borkholder?

ra7c7er · 09-02-2014, 08:28 PM

Ok after much thought I think I have it figured out. He's a really really good bat boy. So good the team is worried about losing him. Hence the contract signing but him not being a player .

09-01-2014, 01:26 PM	#1
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Haunted by the Ghost of Scot Flickinger Every mid-October, for 21 years, I have been haunted by the ghost of Scot Flickinger. For some reason, I sit down with him and negotiate a contract extension. Again, and again, and again, and again. He first visited me in 1901, the inaugural year of my league. He has come every year since then. And, strangest of all, he never winds up in my organization and he is PERPETUALLY 22 YEARS OLD! I think he is the spirit of someone whom I mortally offended in a previous league . . . I am doomed to be haunted by him, forever! Attached Images __________________ - Bru

09-02-2014, 09:49 AM	#8
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Update Here he is again, right on schedule. He appears every year on the first day of the Offseason and we apparently sit together for the entire day with me handing him contract extensions for him to sign, over beers (I hope). I was wrong about one thing. He is aging. I forwarded to his "birthday" (Happy Birthday, Scot!) and he is one year older. His history is strange, though. As you see from my OP, he first appeared onto me in 1901 (apparently as a 2-year-old) yet now it says he was in the 1921 draft and he did serve some time in the Philadelphia Athletics organization. I like this guy. I'm not scared of him anymore! Attached Images __________________ - Bru

09-02-2014, 05:56 PM	#10
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	It is with sadness that I announce the demise of my good friend Scot Flickinger. As you can see, his place throughout history has been taken by some other fellow and Scot can no longer be found. It's as if he never existed. I mourn. He and I had some good times together. I'm done with this thread. I go to grieve now. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

09-01-2014, 02:16 PM	#2
Mennogreg Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 47	That had to be a guy you low-balled/released, and now in death he likes to come in and win contract extension after contract extension. You've seen what the curse of a little billy goat can do, do you really want the wrath of a ghost? Better to just keep your calendar clear mid-October.

09-01-2014, 03:01 PM	#4
ra7c7er All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,098	I wonder if it's a new bug since the last patch. Didn't someone else recently say they were having trouble with a ghost player.

09-01-2014, 03:44 PM	#5
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Keep collecting those checks Scot Flickinger

09-01-2014, 04:54 PM	#6
ra7c7er All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,098	I wouldn't tell to many people. Electro-shock therapy and lobotomies were the general way of dealing with people who saw ghosts at that time.

09-02-2014, 08:28 PM	#14
ra7c7er All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,098	Ok after much thought I think I have it figured out. He's a really really good bat boy. So good the team is worried about losing him. Hence the contract signing but him not being a player .