SIM COMPLETE - 1999 - SIM 25

[Carlos]

4-2 to clinch the mighty Pilsner!

Congrats, old friend. Or should I call you new enemy?

[Clay]

81 wins, so guaranteed a non-losing season. That's a success around these parts at this point in time.

I guess... if you're cool with mediocrity...

[Delandis]

Man, it has SUCKED to be a pitcher in the IL over the last decade.

I'm not a big baseball guy, but has there ever been a pitcher so dominant in the MLB over such a long stretch like Pancho?

[Clay]

Man, it has SUCKED to be a pitcher in the IL over the last decade.

I'm not a big baseball guy, but has there ever been a pitcher so dominant in the MLB over such a long stretch like Pancho?

Cy Young?

Incidentally.... Pancho is done for the season. If anyone wants to knock him off the triple crown... have at it. He'll be rested for Game 1.

[BradZ]

I guess... if you're cool with mediocrity...

That's our new motto: "Strive for mediocrity, hope for the best, and pray for a miracle."

[Delandis]

Cy Young?

Obviously know the name but never looked up his career. Ill check him out.

[BradZ]

Man, it has SUCKED to be a pitcher in the IL over the last decade.

I'm not a big baseball guy, but has there ever been a pitcher so dominant in the MLB over such a long stretch like Pancho?

I'd go Bob Feller . . if he hadn't lost 4 prime years of his career to WWII.

[Clay]

Maddux is an obvious comparison. He won 4 Cy Youngs... but outside of one season (96)... he had a damn impressive stretch from 92 - 00.

[Z]

And down go our two best hitters for the rest of the year.

One game back though. Maybe we have enough to sneak into the playoffs. We're at home all week.

[Delandis]

Maddux is an obvious comparison. He won 4 Cy Youngs... but outside of one season (96)... he had a damn impressive stretch from 92 - 00.

That's the only player I knew that I kind of thought was on that level.

And I only knew him because he was drafted by the Cubs and I went to Wrigley so many times as a kid to go see them.

[Carlos]

I guess... if you're cool with mediocrity...

We are 75-80. Mediocrity isn't even a level we can touch yet.

[Jistic]

I'm going to have to be very creative to stay competitive in the Porter.

Just get in on the next crop of hot shot international free agents.

[Delandis]

Just get in on the next crop of hot shot international free agents.

It was just so hard to pull the trigger on 20+ MM for the unproven talent. I just don't see myself doing that despite the success of California.

I guess Ill buy a dog instead.

[Delandis]

Plus I've got a lot of talent on the roster who are all coming out of arbitration at the same time. And one guy like Fujii will be probably pay for about 2 to 4 above average guys on our roster.

#bigbudgetproblems

[tomr1962]

• No happy holidays for Wilmington. Nothing to look forward at this point. Epic Fail on draft picks leave no hope in near future