Congrats to all the winners, and my sympathies to all the losers.
Annandale dropped the WC game as expected, but at least it was close. Brigadoon lost in the Semis, and you can't be too upset at that.
I have been really digging into upgrades for Brigadoon and we'll see a few new faces on the field this year, including two new starting pitchers, a new starting shortstop and a whole new outfield. I am torn at replacing Tony Fernandez at short (he's hit decently and that plus his defense means he generates a well above average WAR). But the numbers don't lie so out he goes!
Annandale has retooled their infield to add more hitting while only losing a bit of defense. It's been interesting so far - even though my team focuses on defense, I've not seen any defensive awards. I'm telling myself it's because of all those whales in the league! Yeah that's the ticket! I've also been trying to upgrade CF to replace Vic Davalillo but I first was affected by a lack of funds, and then by the outrageous prices asked for good defensive centerfielders. Even more infuriating was an auction I was monitoring that had an end date of 24 hours in the future - I was waiting to bid on it closer to when it ended (so I didn't tie up my funds for a long time) when the guy cancelled it with 24 hours left and restarted it on a 2 day timer (with the same bid/buyout price!). So I finally had to bite the bullet and put in a bid just to lock the card for sale.
The influx of historical cards has shifted my focus so that I've been trolling the AH and ignoring missions for a few days. Good for you guys who are completing the missions though, as it's a fun activity.