Wow, I feel bad.

drksd4848 · 04-27-2016, 10:11 AM

Recreating the 1989 season. The team I'm managing started off 1-6. So, I figure, to heck with it. Nothing is going right. I'll let the computer take over for a month.

Right after I do that, they win eight in a row and 14 out of 15.

jeeze...

The Wolf · 04-27-2016, 10:17 AM

Just shows how well YOU can manage.

Relax, it happens to everyone.

RchW · 04-27-2016, 11:13 AM

It sucks to find out one may suck at managing.

drksd4848 · 04-27-2016, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

Just shows how well YOU can manage.

Relax, it happens to everyone.

Thanks, Wolf. For a while I was sitting in my room with the blinds closed, staring at the floor with my face in the palm of my hands. I contemplated ending it all, but your kind words have somehow motivated me to carry on. Where would this community be without you?

Painmantle · 04-27-2016, 12:25 PM

if your giving up after a 1-6 start my only suggestion is find another profession

drksd4848 · 04-27-2016, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

It sucks to find out one may suck at managing.

Hey hey... That's not nice. Remember, now-a-days we all have to be sensitive to one and others' feelings

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Originally Posted by Painmantle

if your giving up after a 1-6 start my only suggestion is find another profession

Yeah, maybe I'll try World Of Warcraft.

drksd4848 · 04-27-2016, 01:24 PM

delete

The Wolf · 04-27-2016, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by drksd4848

Thanks, Wolf. For a while I was sitting in my room with the blinds closed, staring at the floor with my face in the palm of my hands. I contemplated ending it all, but your kind words have somehow motivated me to carry on. Where would this community be without you?

In a far more ignorant place, he wrote modestly.

drksd4848 · 04-27-2016, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

In a far more ignorant place, he wrote modestly.

One thing is for certain, you definitely make it exciting.

The Wolf · 04-27-2016, 05:37 PM

Boredom is bad. Excitement is good.

RchW · 04-27-2016, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by drksd4848

Hey hey... That's not nice. Remember, now-a-days we all have to be sensitive to one and others' feelings

Yeah, maybe I'll try World Of Warcraft.

I was speaking about myself.

drksd4848 · 04-27-2016, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

I was speaking about myself.

Well, then, you should remember to be sensitive to your own feelings. Remember, the world we live in has become a giant liberal arts campus, where everyone is special.

Even stupid managers.... Like John Ferrel. He has feelings too.

RchW · 04-27-2016, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by drksd4848

Well, then, you should remember to be sensitive to your own feelings. Remember, the world we live in has become a giant liberal arts campus, where everyone is special.

Even stupid managers.... Like John Ferrel. He has feelings too.

John Farrell manages like Will Ferrell.

JaBurns · 04-27-2016, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by drksd4848

Well, then, you should remember to be sensitive to your own feelings. Remember, the world we live in has become a giant liberal arts campus, where everyone is special.

Even stupid managers.... Like John Ferrel. He has feelings too.

Yes and I question whether or not the world is a better place.

NoOne · 04-27-2016, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by drksd4848

Recreating the 1989 season. The team I'm managing started off 1-6. So, I figure, to heck with it. Nothing is going right. I'll let the computer take over for a month.

Right after I do that, they win eight in a row and 14 out of 15.

jeeze...

i'm sure you would have done just as well had you kept managing. unless you do something really odd, there's no way you have that much influence on a result as a manager.

the team isn't a 13-1 team, nor a 1-6 team. (i would assume, without some editting, draft pick trading, or bogus trades -- alone or in combination)

drksd4848 · 04-27-2016, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

John Farrell manages like Will Ferrell.

Dont insult Will Ferrell like that. You'll hurt his feelings.

redranger · 04-28-2016, 07:28 AM

I just finished a 96-66 season where I thought I had two of those 1-6 stretches in it. It happens and is way too short a stretch to worry about. Actually in my new season with practically the same team I have currently started 3-9 after going 15-11 in spring. A pitching staff that had a team 3.03 ERA last year sitting at 5.79 currently

. Not to mention my runner up Golden Arm ace pitcher in game one getting shelled for 8 runs in 3 innings only to turn around and leave his second start in the 2nd and is now in the 60 day DL

But I still got hope. Hell I have to. Two straight 90+ win seasons and only at game 12

Why I love this game so much and is so addicting

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NoOne · 04-28-2016, 07:58 AM

just be honest about aging, your players, and anything else that isn't coming to mind. most problems are simply lying to ourselves and denying reality of the situation due to emotional attachment and ego. if you do that, chalk up unexpected results to bad luck. some things are out of our control despite making the best choices possible. playing the odds doesn't mean you will win, but it's always the best path, regardless.

you can't will anything to happen. that would be magic. confidence is a result, not causation.

RubeBaker · 05-01-2016, 12:58 PM

FWIW the '98 Yankees started out 1-4 and wound up going 114-48 and winning the World Series. The '79 Pirates and '85 Cardinals also started out 1-4 and wound up winning the World Series. It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

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drksd4848 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,885	Wow, I feel bad. Recreating the 1989 season. The team I'm managing started off 1-6. So, I figure, to heck with it. Nothing is going right. I'll let the computer take over for a month. Right after I do that, they win eight in a row and 14 out of 15. jeeze...

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Painmantle Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenfield ,IN Posts: 3,053	if your giving up after a 1-6 start my only suggestion is find another profession __________________ “As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.” -Babe Ruth “Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week, he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.”-Tris Speaker My Dynasties The Beantown Bambino

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NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,246	just be honest about aging, your players, and anything else that isn't coming to mind. most problems are simply lying to ourselves and denying reality of the situation due to emotional attachment and ego. if you do that, chalk up unexpected results to bad luck. some things are out of our control despite making the best choices possible. playing the odds doesn't mean you will win, but it's always the best path, regardless. you can't will anything to happen. that would be magic. confidence is a result, not causation. Last edited by NoOne; 04-28-2016 at 08:00 AM.

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redranger All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 573	I just finished a 96-66 season where I thought I had two of those 1-6 stretches in it. It happens and is way too short a stretch to worry about. Actually in my new season with practically the same team I have currently started 3-9 after going 15-11 in spring. A pitching staff that had a team 3.03 ERA last year sitting at 5.79 currently . Not to mention my runner up Golden Arm ace pitcher in game one getting shelled for 8 runs in 3 innings only to turn around and leave his second start in the 2nd and is now in the 60 day DL But I still got hope. Hell I have to. Two straight 90+ win seasons and only at game 12 Why I love this game so much and is so addicting Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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RubeBaker All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 642	FWIW the '98 Yankees started out 1-4 and wound up going 114-48 and winning the World Series. The '79 Pirates and '85 Cardinals also started out 1-4 and wound up winning the World Series. It's not how you start, it's how you finish.