SIM COMPLETE - 1996 - SIM 16

[Delandis]

. Obviously he doing really well in B-More, but how much of that is ballpark, no offense.

I only take offense when Clay says it.

[Clay]

I only take offense when Clay says it.

He raked in Chicago this week. But, it was the Playboys.

[Jistic]

He raked in Chicago this week. But, it was the Playboys.

That's the 2nd pick in the draft Playboys to you.

[Clay]

That's the 2nd pick in the draft Playboys to you.

For a team that's been in rebuild for a dozen years, do you have a #1 overall?

[Jistic]

I've been in the playoffs 5 times with one championship in the last dozen years. Problem is I've never rebuilt completely. Now it's on. And no I've never had the #1 pick.

[Clay]

I've been in the playoffs 5 times with one championship in the last dozen years. Problem is I've never rebuilt completely. Now it's on. And no I've never had the #1 pick.

I knew it has been around 10-12 since your title. You've always been the "rebuild on the fly" guy. It feels like you always have great players, just never at the same time.

[Jistic]

I keep doing it in chunks, so now I've made the complete commitment to do it right and hope it works. Everyone is locked up. Farm is getting stocked with more on the way. We'll be out of everybody's way for awhile.

[mwetts]

Even though this is only my third BLB season it seems like they have been all the same. My team is hot early. Pawtuckett with a lot talent just gets out of the gate slow. Then right after the AS break we start having a bunch of 4-3, 3-3 mediocre sims (and guys start playing to their level) as we watch Pawtuckett close the gap. then about mid-august the wheels come off and Pawtuckett starts flourishing.

I know it's a small sample size but its eerily similar every year. Like teams have certain tendencies or propensities to play this way. Who knows just something I noticed.

[liquidcrash]

Rebuilding takes a ton of patience, I can see why most people would avoid doing it if they don't have to. It's not a lot of fun to watch your team lose game after game.

I've been in this current rebuild since 1990 or 1991, and its still a work in progress. But it needed to be done. There was a complete lack of talent at practically every level of my system, my drafts had sucked for years. So, I traded away everything and let my team bottom out- we weren't going to compete anyway, so hanging around to win 75 or 80 games wasn't helping. I think we're getting closer to where I want to be, but it's still ongoing.

[BradZ]

Even though this is only my third BLB season it seems like they have been all the same. My team is hot early. Pawtuckett with a lot talent just gets out of the gate slow. Then right after the AS break we start having a bunch of 4-3, 3-3 mediocre sims (and guys start playing to their level) as we watch Pawtuckett close the gap. then about mid-august the wheels come off and Pawtuckett starts flourishing.

I know it's a small sample size but its eerily similar every year. Like teams have certain tendencies or propensities to play this way. Who knows just something I noticed.

I haven't checked your schedule, but I know we seem to play an unbalanced schedule every year with a lot more home games in the first half which means a lot more road games in the second half. I think I've heard the funclown mention that his schedule is the reverse. That would definitely have something to do with it.

[mwetts]

I haven't checked your schedule, but I know we seem to play an unbalanced schedule every year with a lot more home games in the first half which means a lot more road games in the second half. I think I've heard the funclown mention that his schedule is the reverse. That would definitely have something to do with it.

yep. I have seen that as well. the scheduling has been brutal for me late in the season. Third year in a row I end the year playing the entire division on the road. With a division thats this close its a disaster (as witnessed last year).

[Clay]

There's also management style. If you don't properly manage fatigue, you do get a lot more 4-3, 3-4 SIMs later in the season.

[Ryan]

There's also management style. If you don't properly manage fatigue, you do get a lot more 4-3, 3-4 SIMs later in the season.

So that's why we're losing.

[funclown]

yep. I have seen that as well. the scheduling has been brutal for me late in the season. Third year in a row I end the year playing the entire division on the road. With a division thats this close its a disaster (as witnessed last year).

We play a TON of road games early (Circus is in town?) For some unknown reason no matter who comes to this team.... we SUCK on the road early.

Could be we just don't do well in April? There are some crazy trends you pick up on overtime.

Makes the game fun, but it does test your patience

[Ryan]

SP Chuck Dixon, acquired in the Toiguchi deal, threw a No-Hitter in his AAA debut for the Fort Wayne Komets, striking out 9 while walking 4 in 9 innings. Also blew through his pitch count of 95, throwing 119 pitches, easily surpassing his previous season high of 111.