Got as far as the League Championship Series before going down in 7 to 14-time PL champs and 136-game winners in 2092, the Glendale Golden Grizzlies.
It was about as lopsided as a 7-game series can be.
Game 1: 15-0 Grizzlies
Game 2: 4-1 Grizzlies
Game 3: 3-2 'Glou
Game 4: 2-1 'Glou
Game 5: 11-4 Grizzlies
Game 6: 3-2 'Glou in 10
Game 7: 11-2 Grizzlies
Finished the Astros missions this week, so will have 3 upgrades going into 2093.
Frank DiPino and Octavio Dotel into the pen, and Cesar Cedeno into the lineup vs LHP and to backup the outfield vs RHP.
SE Cedeno replaces SE Carl Furillo, who's been good in 2 seasons of limited PA, but Cedeno offers better defense and should be a better bat vs LHP thanks to his superior eye and power (I say should because we know how PT seems to favor high-contact, low-eye, average-avoid-K guys over comparable high-contact, good-eye, average-avoid-K guys). Cedeno is a much better baserunner too.
I don't know yet whether trading down in CF defense (SE Henderson to bench, Live Trout to CF, bigger bat in the lineup - SE Salmon in this case) will result in improved offense without losing too much on the defensive end. This week we had a run differential of +245 compared to last week's differential of +186, which in turn was superior to the previous week's +131, but this week really was a weak league (apart from the Grizzlies and about 3-4 other teams out of 30) so, well, I don't know
Next week I'm trying a new bullpen strategy. Seeing as I now have a decent amount of great actual relievers, I'm cutting down the high stamina guys in the pen from 3 to 2. I can always change back midway if it's not working so well, right?
