BLB - If I Could Turn Back Time...

[liquidcrash]

I'd agree with that, though I have 2 IL Championships compared to Wilmington and Washington's 1 each. It's canceled out by those being my only 2 appearances in the postseason. If only I hadn't made the trade....

[Pat]

I'd agree with that, though I have 2 IL Championships compared to Wilmington and Washington's 1 each. It's canceled out by those being my only 2 appearances in the postseason. If only I hadn't made the trade....

Yeah...I initially had you as the #3, but only two playoff appearances...while Wilmington and Washington have five. I'll call it a tie.

[Clay]

You got Maine....then Windy City...then Wilmington, Carolina and Washington in a group for three-five....then Los Lunas....Philly....Sin City....

That's probably pretty close to where I'd come in....

Maine
WC
Wilmington
Carolina
Washington
Los Lunas

I guess Philly and Sin City are probably next. Everyone else just kind of falls in place after that....

I think Virginia has to be last including expansion. Maybe you could make a case for Virginia above Batavia and Morgantown..... Mississippi probably until this year. I'll go bottom 3 of...

22. Virginia
23. Morgantown
24. Batavia

But... I got easily put those 3 in any order...

[Clay]

Yeah...I initially had you as the #3, but only two playoff appearances...while Wilmington and Washington have five. I'll call it a tie.

I put Carolina over Washington because of the two IL Championships and because Washington was really, really bad in the first few years where even when Carolina wasn't good... they weren't bad. It's close though.

[Matt]

Last? With an 80 and 79 win season...in our 2nd and 3rd year.

[Clay]

Last? With an 80 and 79 win season...in our 2nd and 3rd year.

That's valid... you're probably 22.

It's probably more....

22. Batavia
23. Morgantown
24. Virginia

[Jistic]

The good news is I'm not the Buffalo Bills.

The bad news is that I'm the Atlanta Braves.

[Pat]

I put Carolina over Washington because of the two IL Championships and because Washington was really, really bad in the first few years where even when Carolina wasn't good... they weren't bad. It's close though.

One sub .500 season is "really, really bad?"

I agree Carolina is probably #3. Never had a sub .500 season. Tough call between Wilmington and Washington. Resumes are about identical.

[Clay]

One sub .500 season is "really, really bad?"

I agree Carolina is probably #3. Never had a sub .500 season. Tough call between Wilmington and Washington. Resumes are about identical.

Really, really bad was a misstatement. I really, really hated them. That hasn't changed.

I'm still going:
- Maine
- WC
- Wilmington
- Carolina
- Washington

But I could definately be convinced to switch Wilmington and Carolina. Washington would be locked at #5 on my list.

[Jistic]

I'm biased, but I'd go Carolina. Team is a royal pain in my ass. You can't kill them. I just want them to go away. But they never do. They're sneaky good too, the worst kind. Wilmington has had some great seasons, but the Tobs remind me on the Mark Price era Cleveland Cavaliers only with a ring.

[Z]

I feel very good about the trades I've made. There's only a couple I question in hindsight.

- Trading a 3rd and a 5th to Washington for two garbage prospects was terrible, but probably didn't set me back much.

- I traded then-star pitcher Caden Marcus and reliever Ted Jackson to Baltimore for a couple good prospects. Injuries set the prospects back, and Jackson ended up being the star of that deal.

- I gambled with the Carrillo for Alveraz swap. Alveraz has been a very good closer in Philadelphia, but I was counting on Carrillo's body breaking down. I'm shocked he's managed to stay healthy the last two seasons.

[Clay]

I'm biased, but I'd go Carolina. Team is a royal pain in my ass. You can't kill them. I just want them to go away. But they never do. They're sneaky good too, the worst kind. Wilmington has had some great seasons, but the Tobs remind me on the Mark Price era Cleveland Cavaliers only with a ring.

I definately agree on that. Like I said earlier, even when Carolina is bad, they're really good.

And I'm sure personal bias will and should be factored in with something like this. I think a rivalry with a team can cloud one's assessment both positively and negatively.

[Ryan]

My worst trade has to be Robby Shannon and Lucio Mendez for Mac Avery and a fourth rounder. Whoops.

[liquidcrash]

I appreciate the respect my team is getting and I think we've got a solid case for #3. Above .500 every season, 2 IL Championships, 1 Brewmasters Championship. Unfortunately we have finished 1 game back 3 times and had another season in which we won 103 games and missed the playoffs. Wilmington and Washington both have solid cases as well, though both my IL Championships included series wins over the Wildcats.

Hopefully the 1988 team I'm planning to field will give us the clear edge.

[Pat]

I appreciate the respect my team is getting and I think we've got a solid case for #3. Above .500 every season, 2 IL Championships, 1 Brewmasters Championship. Unfortunately we have finished 1 game back 3 times and had another season in which we won 103 games and missed the playoffs. Wilmington and Washington both have solid cases as well, though both my IL Championships included series wins over the Wildcats.

Hopefully the 1988 team I'm planning to field will give us the clear edge.

While my team does have a better career winning percentage I still think Carolina has the edge.

But Washington > Wilmington. Better winning percentage. Same amount of playoff appearances, Stout titles, and one championship ring. Wilmington has finished sub .500 three times to Washingtons one season. Washington has also never finished further back then third in the division race. Wilmington has finished dead last. But that is really, really close. Tie breaker is this past season of 100 losses for the Chubby Banana Wildcats.