2021 Regular Season SIM 20 Complete - Next SIM Sunday 5/28

[BDub]

I know there is a lot of time left so anything can happen, but I'll be very interested in seeing how the "voters" pick awards without our intervention this year. DD at 1st base should be particularly interesting.

i hope Al Kelly gets some votes.

[Spear]

Yea after just one season of it, I realized that I was severely underrating the immense patience Spear must possess.

By year two, I'm like fuck this. I'm spending 30+MM per on the next good pitcher on the market.

I literally rebuilt for a couple real life years. Which makes every win that much sweeter


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[Cory]

Pretty happy to be in first for the first time this season. Let's see how long it lasts. Really happy to be getting Ratley and Kopp back. We'll be at full strength heading into September, so I'm anticipating a slew of injuries the next couple of Sims.

[funclown]

Speaking of Intl players, has anyone noticed the classes are better BUT....for the salaries that are shelled out the hit to miss ratio has really shifted.

With no insult to Mike (I respect highly how he runs his club) but as an example P Siu-chung Zhang his salary versus how her performs is an utter disaster. Before we had way fewer good Intl classes , but when they did come these guys were basically so fire locks.

Just an interesting change with this version and actually one of the few changes I like since this mimics real life alot more with Intl stars.

[funclown]

Oh and BTW Pawtucket sucks. We do see some players on the horizon coming up and should time out well with the financial purgatory release in 2023. Yes patience.......

[funclown]

Sooooo boooooooored. How do you guys suck for so long?

For Pawtucket its usually 5 or 6 seasons. Technically this is only our second losing season. This time around we really were left with little options so not considered a real tank. 4 cups in 10 years so more of a cycle.

I don't hate rebuilding as long as there is a plan in place. I just like changing the team concept up and right now struggling to find an identity with new group being constructed. Right now I don't see any star power in this new group which is why next seasons draft is huge for us. Also have identified this might be a veteran merc/ kid combo.

To me its all fun.

[Guest]

It's fun to follow your prospects throughout the year but having a bad major league team sucks. I want to win a title really bad.

[mike]

With no insult to Mike (I respect highly how he runs his club) but as an example P Siu-chung Zhang his salary versus how her performs is an utter disaster. Before we had way fewer good Intl classes , but when they did come these guys were basically so fire locks.

Just an interesting change with this version and actually one of the few changes I like since this mimics real life alot more with Intl stars.

No insult just reality. Didn't hit with him. Shooters shoot.

[Z]

No insult just reality. Didn't hit with him. Shooters shoot.

umd hit though.

[Pat]

umd hit though.

Shots fired.

[PaulC]

No insult just reality. Didn't hit with him. Shooters shoot.

That's the beauty of the $150 million dollar payroll... Like the Yankees of old, you can afford to eat lousy deals and still compete.

[mike]

umd hit though.

I bet he'd disagree with that

[funclown]

Not starting a brawl. On paper Zhang should of been a lot better. What I'm saying is if this guy was around in 2002 he would of hit. It's different now. This new age comes with more fan fare. That's my point. We need to be more careful

[funclown]

It's fun to follow your prospects throughout the year but having a bad major league team sucks. I want to win a title really bad.

Can't wait for you to do. Root for you and Mike almost every season.

not Z lol

[umd]

umd hit though.

Did I? Other than his salary off my books I didn't really. I gave up a very good Travis Kemp and got back four players that my scout thought (rating wise) would be good but OOTP doesn't seem to agree.

Kendrick should be better, I thought Lanoie might be an allstar, Van Gorder is a cancer in this personality system, and Stough went from possible mid rotation starter to solid reliever, to who knows what with a 9+ ERA.

I took a risk and it didn't bite me but it certainly wasn't a homerun. More like a bloop single.

In fact, I'd say Lanoie and Stough sucking are part of the reason I'm where I am right now. Bad and bored.