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Here I am sitting up waiting to see how my team did in tonights games. I began to think, how great is this?

I enjoy playing the 80's game. I just made a couple of drops that were risky, but the deadline before 20 percent drops was here.

I only play one, or possibley for a short time, two teams at a time. I cant sleep some nights thinking about changing the lineup. I also lay awake putting together trade packages in my head.

I get up the first thing in the morning, after I kiss my wife, is check how my team did. Are there any new injuries? :) Who has been dropped? Who is availible? Do I have a good or bad year for this hitter? Should I drop him for someone with more defense? Should I trade for someone who hits lefties better?

I see other teams transactions, Why did they do that? Does he really have a bad card? What will it cost me to find out? Is that player better than what I have?

Should I give this pitcher one more start? What is his K/BB ratio? Is it 85 or 87? Is he not suited for my park? What could he be worth in trade? Could he bring my team a better hitter that I need.

These things run thruogh my head constantly. I need help. I get home from work and spend endless hours on Retrosheet. WHAT YEAR DO I HAVE??? I can see the players, they are almost tangable. I have Lenny Dykstra, I can smell the tabacco spit. I look back through my baseball card collection as if the answer to keeping or dropping Leon Roberts was written there. I do this all night. Then I go to bed, kiss my wife, she is already asleep.

Is this normal? Is anyone else experiencing this? Do I need to get a clue? Should I get a lawyer and sue?

You are not alone Chief...I'm riding shotgun!

Yikes!

Sounds like a perfect portrait of my average day. Maybe I need help, too? :wink:

Maybe we can get a group discount on therapy?

I must have it too. My wife is wondering if she will ever get to use her wireless laptop again as I watch Steelers football and update my 80s teams

Heck-I find myself on the computer at 12:30 waiting for results...

Of course, I work midnight shift so being up at that time of night is more normal for me than not. :D

Chief, it is only a matter of time for you when you finally think that playing 1 or 2 teams at once is definitely not enough. :shock:

I usually have a 5 team rotation now (after being like you for so long with one or two teams.)

You'll start playing more than two teams the minute a big tournament comes up or an interesting theme league starts that you want to get in. Once you start playing 3 teams or more, you'll never go back to 1 or 2.

Jeez I hope not. I don't make enough money to support spending too much on this.

The wife costs money too....Hmmm....I think I might be onto something. :)

My name is Bumpy and I'm a Strataholic. Give me the wisdom to make the deal when it is called for, the patience to wait for results that determine value, & the ability to know the difference.

28 teams that have been named which are either active, or being live drafted as we speak. Only 4 of them are 80's teams though with ATG2 taking up the most active teams right now. That will change very shortly. :P