by MARCPELLETIER » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:56 am
Hi gang,
Thanks for putting me in those nice lists. But I tell you: I would be RUSTED this year :shock:
I came to see out of curiosity who won the 2007 tour---I'm surprised the final league has still not begun. Gee, it's february!!!
I couldn't play at all this year; just too overwhelmed by work. and don't blame the girl. I won't play next year either. Too bad.
Which makes me think by the way: anyone wants freebies? I think I have three or four freebies in my record. Just throw in your interest, and I'll send you my password.
Also, I have to set the record straight on a few things:
1-spicki, you did repeat last year by finishing in the top 12, but you didn't make the playoffs. Your team finished 12 games back behind my team!! :wink: I believe I am the only one multiple winner who made the playoffs on all occasions. Too bad I had to replicate the Billy Beane's A's fame, though, of making the playoffs smart but never winning it all :oops:
2- Still, you did have a better season than your bro's, last year...who didn't make it top 12, neither top 20 if I recall correctly :P :P He wasn't talking so loud either at this time of year :lol:
3- BTW, don't write off stevep of your lists among best managers. Finished among top 12 last year AND he dominated the championship league with a 97-65 record, only to lose in the finals. AND he's making the top 12 again this year.
4-Uncleny, if my memory serves well, will make it his 4th straight top 12 appearance if he can hold on to his spot. Certainly deserves the credit for that.
5-I wholeheartedly disagree that a finale season is meaningless. Sure, there is more random than if you'd be playing 5 seasons. But on the other hand, there is also a true challenge to be met.
First, you have to win your division (or else hope for the WC) against three elite players, who have the potential to counter your winning strategy with strategies of their own in a way no other managers can. I remember last year, Bombers gathered a heck of Right-handed hitting team in a perfect stadium, but his division mates counter-react with full lefty teams and reverse lefty pitching. Bombers finished with a .500 record, but played like .400 inside his division and .600 outside his division (I know for a fact, as I just checked, that he started the season (against his division) 6-12 and finished the season (against his division) 11-19...so that a .354 record. You can't win a division this way. In any other league, I'm sure bombers would have dominated, or at least made the playoffs, as his team was perfect for his stadium. But against his lefty-oriented divisional teams, Bombers was just overwhelmed.
Of course, there is also this challenge of drafting players against elite managers who know best where to find the nice sleepers during the draft.
Good luck all, and I put my money on DetroitTigers. I like the built-ups of his teams, and he played in real tough divisions!!!