2010 REGULAR SEASON SIM 21 Complete - Next SIM THU 03/05

[funclown]

That's because you're lucky to have 2 impressive hitters at all in the draft. They just still happen to usually be OF'ers.

lol, or catchers. We've had a bit of a run of those lately after years of very little.

[Matt]

If guys are complaining now...

I give Jistic one draft until he has a heart attack.

[Carlos]

I give Jistic one draft until he has a heart attack.

We are going to need a new Windy City owner.

[Jistic]

I give Jistic one draft until he has a heart attack.

I think I've done ok drafting at the back end for 7 straight years.

[mike]

I think I've done ok drafting at the back end for 7 straight years.

BURN

[Matt]

BURN

Swing and a miss.

I think I've done ok drafting at the back end for 7 straight years.

Double swing and a miss.

This had nothing to do with your drafting or team performance. It has to do with your constant complaining about the draft. Wait until you see OOTP '15.

[Carlos]

The amount of first round misses I see in OOTP 15 is going to make heads explode.

Though to be fair, that OOTP 15 online league does not use scouts or feeder leagues. Another uses feeder leagues, but no scouts and I've seen better returns on picks with less disappointments. So, maybe it will be different for us.

I've always found our drafts to be different. It's a tough adjustment going from one league to the other when you have to reset your mindset. It's worse on those occasions I have two or three drafts at the same time.

[Carlos]

I don't know what I can do or how things went wrong.

Voodoo Davila hit .288 last year with 43 home runs. He's hitting .307 this year, but he only has 21 home runs.

We traded B.J. Mulcahy, our other former 40 HR slugger, after he fell off. We got Jimmy Jones in return, who was tremendous until he got hurt.

Frank Zamora, despite being a .340 hitter over the last few seasons, has been hitting a hundred points below that mark outside of Maine.

Enrique Zurita, a .730 OPS type infielder who one would think is in his prime, is sitting there with a .650 OPS instead.

Our youngest bats underwhelmed.

As Pat pointed out in the last sim thread, we cobbled together a group of misfits, including Dusty Simmons, Dave Willis, Robby Shumway, and now Al Hamilton. They've been reasonable productive.

We needed the main Maine guys to stay on course. It unfortunately hasn't happened. We're sixth in the Domestic League in runs scored, which when combined with bad luck, isn't enough.

But there are still five weeks of baseball to play...

Davila is just having a weird year. More doubles and triples for a guy with a 5 (OSA) gap. I usually like hitters like Davila because their 7 power is a better dice roll than the 5 gap. The guys with a 7-7 usually frustrate me. You might know one on my team. His name is Pat Verba. Those guys love to have 40 doubles and 20 home runs.

Zamora maybe doesn't like Maine. I would trade him somewhere if you get the chance so Pawtucket doesn't sign him in a year. He will hit .350 there and you'll just bang your head.

I think you squeezed all of the talent you could out of Zurita.

[Z]

Zamora maybe doesn't like Maine. I would trade him somewhere if you get the chance so Pawtucket doesn't sign him in a year. He will hit .350 there and you'll just bang your head.

He loves playing in Maine.

He's hitting .353 at Old Port Park!

What I don't get is how he's hitting .258 on the road when he's been an excellent contact hitter in Philly and Toronto the last few seasons.

And even .258 is a recent thing — he was hovering around .225 away from home most of the season.

[Carlos]

He loves playing in Maine.

He's hitting .353 at Old Port Park!

What I don't get is how he's hitting .258 on the road when he's been an excellent contact hitter in Philly and Toronto the last few seasons.

And even .258 is a recent thing — he was hovering around .225 away from home most of the season.

For Maine. Sorry.

Where's my secretary. She never hears right.

[Delandis]

The amount of first round misses I see in OOTP 15 is going to make heads explode.

Though to be fair, that OOTP 15 online league does not use scouts or feeder leagues. Another uses feeder leagues, but no scouts and I've seen better returns on picks with less disappointments. So, maybe it will be different for us.

I've always found our drafts to be different. It's a tough adjustment going from one league to the other when you have to reset your mindset. It's worse on those occasions I have two or three drafts at the same time.

I'm very much looking forward to making the move to 15.

[Jistic]

Swing and a miss.



Double swing and a miss.

This had nothing to do with your drafting or team performance. It has to do with your constant complaining about the draft. Wait until you see OOTP '15.

I just feel bad for you guys, I'm ok with the drafts getting worse.

[Carlos]

I just feel bad for you guys, I'm ok with the drafts getting worse.