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May 10 1963
I've been aiming for a 3.5 star RP. No wondder I can't get one. By my scout says there are only six in all of MLB! And one of them is my guy Joe Gibbon! Can I do a mirror clone where he comes out as good but right handed? LOL.
May 27 1963
RP Fred Newman in Columbus is a stronger 3.0 stars than RP Elroy Face. RP Bobby Shantz is 2.5 stars. Murtaugh doesn't even use Shantz. He has 1/3 inning for the year.
I brought up Newman. Shantz refused demotion. So did Face. I waived and DFA's Shantz who cleared waivers and still refused demotion. So I traded him retaining 50% of $135k and $120k along with AAA IF Gilbert Watts for corner OF Lee Thomas. For some reason Thomas has local fans and fan interest bumped.
I put him on the 25 man and put corner OF Lee Walls on Waivers/DFA.
June 1 1963
Lee Walls cleared waivers and accepted a demotion to Columbus.
Attendance is awful, 7th in MLB, yet interest shows as 100% and we're winning. I don't get it. I cut ticket prices from $2.60 to $2.45.
Its funny the finances page shows "Rebuilding" when we finished second last year, pre season predictions put us in third but only two games out, and the owner expects us to win.
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