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1981 has been bittersweet for me. I was hoping my team would play .500 ball this year but it looks like we'll finish a bit short of that goal.
On the other hand, I had a quasi-rebuilding effort on my hands after the debacle the previous owner created and I'm fairly happy with the overall make-up of the team and the organization as it stands now. We added a couple of star players in Windley and Bovey and I think we're definitely on the right track.
My A Ball affiliate won their division and the championship so things are starting to look bright for the future.
It looks like I've finally found my starting staff for 1982 with Cafferty, LaRochelle, Ramirez, Colville, and Mayfield. They are all under 30 years of age (in fact, their aggregate age is 25.4 years old) so I'm hoping some of the hard knocks they are taking this year will turn into wins next year. Even my shut-down closer is only 27 years old.
We are 21-25 in one-run games this year so we are playing a lot of close games which should help the team's confidence and character as it grows older going into next season.
My core group of hitters (my entire starting eight as a matter of fact) are all under 30 years old as well so I'm hoping they grow after this year and some of the solid performances they've turned in. I've got a strong nucleus of hitters with Bing, Flores, Windley, Bovey, and now Howard rounding out the first five slots in the order and the All-Star Proenza hitting eigth.
At least next year brings hope.....
On the other hand, I had a quasi-rebuilding effort on my hands after the debacle the previous owner created and I'm fairly happy with the overall make-up of the team and the organization as it stands now. We added a couple of star players in Windley and Bovey and I think we're definitely on the right track.
My A Ball affiliate won their division and the championship so things are starting to look bright for the future.
It looks like I've finally found my starting staff for 1982 with Cafferty, LaRochelle, Ramirez, Colville, and Mayfield. They are all under 30 years of age (in fact, their aggregate age is 25.4 years old) so I'm hoping some of the hard knocks they are taking this year will turn into wins next year. Even my shut-down closer is only 27 years old.
We are 21-25 in one-run games this year so we are playing a lot of close games which should help the team's confidence and character as it grows older going into next season.
My core group of hitters (my entire starting eight as a matter of fact) are all under 30 years old as well so I'm hoping they grow after this year and some of the solid performances they've turned in. I've got a strong nucleus of hitters with Bing, Flores, Windley, Bovey, and now Howard rounding out the first five slots in the order and the All-Star Proenza hitting eigth.
At least next year brings hope.....
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