SIM COMPLETE - 1985 - Brewmasters

[Andrew]

Next sim: Sunday

We've moved into the off-season so everybody should have their new budgets. Everyone should now be at their correct market size except for Hartford and Los Lunas who will gain another level next season.

[rubisco43]

broken record....

[rubisco43]

I mean... Congrats Main.

[Clay]

O'Moore and Corrigan are GODS

[Clay]

Some LUCKY bastard got out of a bad contract....

Pawtucket Patriots: C M. Stiver voids his last optional contract year.
Washington Bats: LF A. Lanbin retires.
Pittsburgh Millers: MR R. Tribe retires.
Hartford Whalers: 3B J. Pinamango (AA Middletown) retires.
Maine Guides: MR G. Salcedo retires.
California Kodiaks: C J. Stapley retires.
Pittsburgh Millers: SP J. O'Connelan retires.
Sin City Gamblers: SP J. Bedell retires.
California Kodiaks: 2B T. MacKerracher (AA Sacramento) retires.

[Riverman]

Some LUCKY bastards got out of some bad contracts....

Washington Bats: LF A. Lanbin retires.
Pittsburgh Millers: MR R. Tribe retires.
California Kodiaks: C J. Stapley retires.
Pittsburgh Millers: SP J. O'Connelan retires.

I didn't realize that players retired while they still had a contract. That was kind of silly of Stapely to leave $20 million sitting on the table. Poor Linty; he's going to have to worry about finding a catcher now.

Also, were O'Connelan's and Tribe's contracts bad? I seem to recall that they both had good years but I see once a guy retires, he just disappears from the places I know to check.

Wasn't Lanbin going to be a FA?

[Riverman]

Never mind, I see. You wrote "some lucky bastard", not "some lucky bastards" - I wonder who that could be.

[Jistic]

Congrats on a great season. Looking forward to the next one.

[Plastic]

Congrats Andrew.

[mahoney2]

Wow the Stapley problem fixed itself.

Malachi Stiver voiding his contract is probably a good thing, he wasn't going to get the starting gig next year anyways. I'm pretty surpised he didn't retire.

[Lintyfresh85]

To quote U2, 'It's a beautiful day!'

[Jistic]

Dam, my manager retired.

[Lintyfresh85]

Dam, my manager retired.

And here's my problem with that... there won't be anyone near his level of talent in the coaching pool... thus screwing you over.

And I think that should change.

[mahoney2]

The coaching pool and scouting pool is so thin, aren't coaches / scouts supposed to get better at any point? Most of the guys out there suck.

[Riverman]

And here's my problem with that... there won't be anyone near his level of talent in the coaching pool... thus screwing you over.

And I think that should change.

Yeah, I at least suspect the way managers/coaches/scouts works is kind of a stupid part of this game but I actually have no idea how the manager's and coach's ratings actually effect anything.

I thought we were supposed to be able to hire away other team's personnel by offering a better contract but I don't understand how this works.