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Old 05-20-2020, 10:12 PM   #75
halfbutt
Minors (Double A)
 
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 108
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Originally Posted by chazzycat View Post
I did, and agree with some of your points like how time is a substitute for money. But the issue of the lower leagues being filled with whales, that part I just don't agree with. If you want to see what "full of whales" really looks like, head up to diamond.
To me, the issue is not so much the lower leagues being full of whales, but the promotion of average teams alongside them as fodder.

In my team's case, I have had a season with a .500 or better record three times out of nine seasons. I think my cumulative record is in the neighbourhood of 55 games below .500. Nevertheless, I am in gold in last place seven games under, earning very little pp to continue with collections, and am still not in a "to be relegated" position.

Now, don't get me wrong, that is all fine with me, but what was foretold by those I asked on here early on about competing with whales is not really what has happened. It was suggested that eventually those whales would filter on up and I would be left to compete with teams more at my level.

I suppose that still may happen, but I think the point I am making is for every whale to rise to the top, there needs to be weaker teams in the league for them to beat. Honestly, I am not surprised to learn that some teams "tank" in order to get relegated.

This is not meant as a complaint but just to offer another point of view.
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