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VanillaGorilla · 07-23-2013, 11:42 AM

A quick add to the Bonds post:

Bobby Bonds retires 23rd on the All Time OBP list and 11th on the All Time slg% list. Below is a snip of his career slg% company.

A note on the Prairie Thunder:

I was not offered a job from any of the teams I had previously managed (ARI, COL, IND). Columbus was one of three teams to offer me a job. I used the same method described earlier to choose which team to take, based on fan interest. Columbus had the lowest fan interest of the three teams, and had finished 43 games out of first place...is not as bad as it sounds since Cleveland won 118.

Things cycle in the league. The league started with a lot of all-time great hitters and few all-time great pitchers. Then more top named pitchers came a long and fewer hitters were coming into the league. Now, it has switched back and pitching is at a premium (in random debut quality pitching is always at a premium, but it is at a greater premium now).

Columbus had the 7th pick in the draft. Of the first 6 picks, SPs were taken 5 times. If someone knew who who even two of those 5 SPs were, I would consider him a baseball history guru.

So, when my pick came around, there with all of his beautiful stars on my scout page was Ralph Kiner (the only RL HOFer in the draft). The 6th best pitcher in the draft wasn't wasn't going to help me more than Kiner. Heck, the second best pitcher in the draft wasn't even close. A coin toss on Kiner vs the top SP. So, I am pleased with that start.

Again, things will be slower, until I get axed. Smart money is on soon, as always.

07-23-2013, 11:42 AM	#79
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Long off season A quick add to the Bonds post: Bobby Bonds retires 23rd on the All Time OBP list and 11th on the All Time slg% list. Below is a snip of his career slg% company. A note on the Prairie Thunder: I was not offered a job from any of the teams I had previously managed (ARI, COL, IND). Columbus was one of three teams to offer me a job. I used the same method described earlier to choose which team to take, based on fan interest. Columbus had the lowest fan interest of the three teams, and had finished 43 games out of first place...is not as bad as it sounds since Cleveland won 118. Things cycle in the league. The league started with a lot of all-time great hitters and few all-time great pitchers. Then more top named pitchers came a long and fewer hitters were coming into the league. Now, it has switched back and pitching is at a premium (in random debut quality pitching is always at a premium, but it is at a greater premium now). Columbus had the 7th pick in the draft. Of the first 6 picks, SPs were taken 5 times. If someone knew who who even two of those 5 SPs were, I would consider him a baseball history guru. So, when my pick came around, there with all of his beautiful stars on my scout page was Ralph Kiner (the only RL HOFer in the draft). The 6th best pitcher in the draft wasn't wasn't going to help me more than Kiner. Heck, the second best pitcher in the draft wasn't even close. A coin toss on Kiner vs the top SP. So, I am pleased with that start. Again, things will be slower, until I get axed. Smart money is on soon, as always. Attached Images Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 07-23-2013 at 11:50 AM.