Promoted twice within a week?

Matter2003 · 08-09-2009, 08:14 PM

I finished with a 71/100 score managing the Dayton Dragons and upon the season finishing, was promoted to the AA Carolina Mudcats. I thought great, lets get this party started, until less than a week later, I was promoted again to AAA Louisville after their season finished. Shouldn't the promotions/demotions start after all the various minor leagues seasons are through to avoid ridiculous situations like this one?

Questdog · 08-09-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Matter2003

I finished with a 71/100 score managing the Dayton Dragons and upon the season finishing, was promoted to the AA Carolina Mudcats. I thought great, lets get this party started, until less than a week later, I was promoted again to AAA Louisville after their season finished. Shouldn't the promotions/demotions start after all the various minor leagues seasons are through to avoid ridiculous situations like this one?

Yes...

If you take great pains to insure all your minor leagues end on the same date, you can avoid this......

Left-handed Badger · 08-09-2009, 11:31 PM

I must invoke the name of OOTP legend Curtis Borkholder now.

Killing Time · 08-10-2009, 01:20 AM

I googled Curtis Borkholder and got this, from an old post by Knockahoma.

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Overall, I enjoy OOTP6. I really do appreciate the massive amount of work, but man OOTP taxes my imagination, sometimes.

Friday 4/2/1954 :

Curtis Borkholder was sent down from the active roster to AAA Rochester.
Harry Stanek was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

Orioles Manager Yo-Yo Keough explained the move: "Borkholder just wasn't getting it done. Sure, he hadn't pitched an innning yet, but neither have you and I wouldn't use you either, ya sonofabing. Stanek gives us that slow breaking ball lefty we need. And that's that. If Borkholder don't like it, he can go fly off into some Universe where they got a collective bargaining agreement, cuz there ain't one here on Planet X. Everybody knows that o' course. I'm being sarcastic, not indulging in exposition for the reader's sake, for gumpa's sake."

Saturday 4/3/1954 :

Curtis Borkholder was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Harry Stanek was sent down from the active roster to AAA .

Yo-Yo Keough sat in front of the blue and orange lockers, chawing on a cigar in his white tanktop, his belly hanging prominently over his belt. "Look, I got me reasons, alright! Borholder has put in him time. He's a vet. He's two year older and more experienced than Stanek!!! By God, I called Borholder up and may the Glorious God of this here whole frickin universe strike me dead if I didn't have a glorious good reason ta do it!!"

It was at this point amidst the crowded reporters that Yo-Yo Keough disappeared in thin air. " He was there and then he wasn't," said wide-eyed catcher Bob Steele, hitting .236 this year. UFO fanatics camped outside the stadium this morning with signs that read, among other things: "Yo-Yo go home!" and " Yo-Yo is the father of my alien baby." Burt Castor has been promoted from hitting coach to Manager. Said GM Harry Belafonte, "We need a steady hand here. Stability after what's happened."

Sunday 4/4/1954 :

Curtis Borkholder was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Harry Stanek was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

As newly-named Orioles manager Burt Castor watched Stanek warm up in the bullpen after being called back from the bus station just before he boarded for Rochester, the new manager explained in a slow, syrruppy voice, "Stanek was always my choice. He's two years younger than Borkholder. We're slumping into 6th place in an 8 team league.....and, Borkholder has a funny blue birthmark that looks like a question-mark on his face. He was scaring the children and attendance was dropping."

Monday 4/5/1954 :

Released P Tim Boehm.
Released P Ron Huskey.
Curtis Borkholder was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Harry Stanek was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Curtis Borkholder was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Harry Stanek was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Curtis Borkholder was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Harry Stanek was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Curtis Borkholder was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Harry Stanek was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Curtis Borkholder was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Harry Stanek was sent down from the active roster to AAA .

It was a busy day for veteran southpaw Curt Borkholder, who spent most of Monday in a taxi cab that kept turning around. Back in an Orioles uniform, a solemn Borkholder reflected and made a promise, "I'll do whatever this Bleepin team wants me to do. I'm a bleepin' team player. That that stinkin Stanek got sent down is just a bonus. Now that my bleepin' feet are under me, I'm gonna be the best bleepin' middle relieving lefty this town has ever seen! You mark my bleepin words cuz they's good as gold you Bleepin-bleep."

Tuesday 4/6/1954 :

Curtis Borkholder was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Harry Stanek was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

Wednesday 4/7/1954 :

Curtis Borkholder was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Harry Stanek was sent down from the active roster to AAA .

.....So the weirdest thing, Maury. I'm in this bar and I see the president of the bleepin' Orioles making out with this hot tomale. Cept' HE's bleepin' married... and I KNOW he's married and HE knows I know HE's Married!!! So, here I sit, a bleepin' Oriole again. Screw Stanek! Hope he enjoys his time in Hell-Chester!

Thursday 4/8/1954 :

Curtis Borkholder was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Harry Stanek was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

Curtis Borkholder pitched two innnings, gave up one run and was sent to Rochester. In other Orioles notes, the President of the Orioles, Chester A. Brownley was found shot in the head 27 times. Certain parts of Mr. Brownley's anatomy were reported missing, although details were kept tightly guarded by police due to the year, which is 1954. The sole suspect is Mrs. Laura Browning, wife of the deceased.

The Curtis Borkholder Chronicles have been sponsored by Knockahoma. Please visit Knockahoma's 'Asterisk' thread on Suggestions for OOTP 7. And keep reading. Will Curtis Borkholder be called up to the majors again, or is his career over?

Find out in the next installment of The Curtis Borkholder Chronicles.

TribeFanInNC · 08-10-2009, 08:59 AM

I don't care how many times I read the Borkholder post, I still laugh.

Killing Time · 08-10-2009, 09:22 AM

4/5/54 was clearly a Bad Day for Borkholder.

ssstump · 08-10-2009, 09:38 AM

Poor Curtis doesn't know whether to wind his watch or go blind. :-(

Malleus Dei · 08-10-2009, 10:38 AM

This actually used to happen and it was hard to rationalize away.

RchW · 08-10-2009, 12:00 PM

It happens in real life too. Jeremy Accardo of the Jays was sent down a week ago Friday when the Jays were in Oakland. Players have 72 hours to report. Since he was from the area he stayed around visiting family etc. On Saturday Scott Downs got injured. On Sunday Accardo was back pitching again.

ssstump · 08-10-2009, 01:06 PM

I think being a borderline Big League player must suk in a lot of ways.

I mean, you are a better baseball player than 99.99 percent of all the baseball players in the world, but you have to be trotted through the press being sent down, cuz u aren't good enough.

My next OOTP game will be managing a minor league team. :-)

And - I'm giving all my team players, snaps and trophies. :-)

Left-handed Badger · 08-11-2009, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

This actually used to happen and it was hard to rationalize away.

yeah, I could deal with it at times if there were just minor league journeyman. I really hated it when it was a high-level prospect not quite ready involved (which I noticed on a couple of occasions

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Left-handed Badger · 08-11-2009, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger

yeah, I could deal with it at times if there were just minor league journeyman. I really hated it when it was a high-level prospect not quite ready involved (which I noticed on a couple of occasions

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Note: I should also mentioned the 25th man yo-yo in the past versions was also a factor in me making one house rule for myself.

Barring an injury, I only make ML related roster moves before Monday's game in OOTP (though it was also partly due to laziness on my part, I just didnt want to spend infinite time judging simple roster moves)

2nd Note: This will occasionally put me in a position if i have a 15 inning game early in the week.

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Matter2003 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In the vicinity of Buffalo,NY Posts: 1,634	Promoted twice within a week? I finished with a 71/100 score managing the Dayton Dragons and upon the season finishing, was promoted to the AA Carolina Mudcats. I thought great, lets get this party started, until less than a week later, I was promoted again to AAA Louisville after their season finished. Shouldn't the promotions/demotions start after all the various minor leagues seasons are through to avoid ridiculous situations like this one? __________________ Goal Line Stand Football---An Open Source Project Check us out on the Git Hub Pages: Goal-Line-Stand-Football

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RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	It happens in real life too. Jeremy Accardo of the Jays was sent down a week ago Friday when the Jays were in Oakland. Players have 72 hours to report. Since he was from the area he stayed around visiting family etc. On Saturday Scott Downs got injured. On Sunday Accardo was back pitching again. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

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TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	I don't care how many times I read the Borkholder post, I still laugh.

08-10-2009, 09:38 AM	#7
ssstump Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 57	Poor Curtis doesn't know whether to wind his watch or go blind. :-(

08-10-2009, 01:06 PM	#10
ssstump Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 57	I think being a borderline Big League player must suk in a lot of ways. I mean, you are a better baseball player than 99.99 percent of all the baseball players in the world, but you have to be trotted through the press being sent down, cuz u aren't good enough. My next OOTP game will be managing a minor league team. :-) And - I'm giving all my team players, snaps and trophies. :-)