Old League Games II

[bomberny50]

nicely done with the general theme. i have no prediction abilities

[Coffeeholic]

I think that this is all a psychological ploy on Jeep's part. He's hoping that if he predicts that the really strong teams will finish poorly they'll make changes that will weaken their teams, and at the same time, by predicting that the weak teams will do well, they'll stand pat.

Pretty sneaky Jeep!

[Jeepdriver]

Well I wasn't trying to do that. Sounds like you might think my predictions are off base. (No pun intended)

[Coffeeholic]

Heck... I don't know! :roll:

I was just goofin' with ya Jeep.

[gross54]

Jeep you have angered Sammy and Barry. Please dont make them angry you wont like them when they are angry. Roid Rage!!! I leap into first behind Sammy and Barrys combined 160 dingers!!!

[ironwill1]

No pressure on me to fulfill the prediction....

[ArtemusRex]

Ok, here is my first team from January 2006 and it was a 2001 team. Did pretty well as I was able to do well in the 2nd half even after I dropped some salary in working the FA list a little much. This team actually came in fifth place. Not bad for a first timer in a frenzy league no less.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2001/team/team_other.html?user_id=24398

[Jeepdriver]

Coffee, could you post the teams and General Managers? I'm not sure who owns each team. TY

Any more comments on the predictions? I thought it might stir up some trash talking. :wink:

[Coffeeholic]

I think this is correct Jeep:

Numray - Flpcdog
Yankee's Win - Bomberny
Ugly Mug - Jeep
Ambushers - PapaSturgeon

Red Tide - Mister G
High Honors - Ironwill
Olds League - Kezick
Astros - Mookie Wilson

Expos- Coffee
Loins of Ishtar - Jawa Jedi
Darn Yankees - Artie Rex
Redheads - Gross

[Coffeeholic]

I'm not much of a 'trash-talker", about a generation removed from that, and I'm really not that well versed on the 2001 season, so my observations on Jeep's predictions probably won't have much credence, but...

I think that there are a few "newbies" to the 2001 game in our league and their roster's reflect this. Either that, or they had absolutely horrible drafts and were late getting to the frenzy. Who was the first in by the way, and what nuggets were you able to pick up? I didn't get into it until about 12:30am, by which time the position player pool was pretty much down to where it is now.

I had a good draft, except that I missed LaDuca early and had tried to sneak Bonds in late, meaning that I had a ton of salary left to spend and really only starting pitching to use it on. Luckily, the "Big Unit" was available, but I still think I'd rather have Bonds! Is his 2001 card the best SOM card ever? I'm gonna have to run the numbers and compare it to his 2002 card (I don't have the ratings for the 2001 set). Anyways, the FA pool remnants pretty much forced me into a pitching/defense squad, but I'm quite sure that my pitching isn't strong enough to merit Jeep's pick of me winning my division and advancing to the finals. All these bomber parks in our league mean I'm going to really struggle on the road, so I'm really hoping to just break 500% in this first season, and not fall too far off the pace for when we get to the years where I feel much more confident in my abilities.