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Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:47 pm
The season with my 60s Denver Destroyers was almost destroyed in two days:
Day 2 of destruction: Games 157-159 were about to be played. I had a 4-game lead for the wild card and the team that was chasing me was in my division. I had three games at home against the weakest team in my division, and the other team was playing the formidable division leader. Magic number was 3. As you guessed, I lost all three and the team chasing me won all three. My lead was now one game with three to play.
Day 1 of destruction: Going way back to game 16, Johnny Romano got injured revealing (for the second season in a row for me) that he had his stinker year. No problem. I had my eye on the under-performing Romano, and my plan B was to pick up Ed Bailey. The left-handed hitting Bailey would be a fine fit in my ballpark. Except, the best team in my division picked up Bailey a couple of days before. Worse, Bailey had a monster year, and he helped the leaders cruise to the best run differential and win-loss record in the league.
Fortunately, it wasn't over. I was playing at home against the team chasing me; I had to win two games. It came down to game 162, and we pulled out a 1-run victory.
My team started hot (8-3) but then lost 10 games in a row. They bottomed out at game 39 at 16-23, they had a negative run differential, and it looked like a lost season. However, with mystery leagues, there is always hope. A couple of key pickups and figuring out which starters to use led to a turnaround. This team was probably the most exciting and most frustrating I have ever managed.
Playoffs start Monday.
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/team/1488638
Day 2 of destruction: Games 157-159 were about to be played. I had a 4-game lead for the wild card and the team that was chasing me was in my division. I had three games at home against the weakest team in my division, and the other team was playing the formidable division leader. Magic number was 3. As you guessed, I lost all three and the team chasing me won all three. My lead was now one game with three to play.
Day 1 of destruction: Going way back to game 16, Johnny Romano got injured revealing (for the second season in a row for me) that he had his stinker year. No problem. I had my eye on the under-performing Romano, and my plan B was to pick up Ed Bailey. The left-handed hitting Bailey would be a fine fit in my ballpark. Except, the best team in my division picked up Bailey a couple of days before. Worse, Bailey had a monster year, and he helped the leaders cruise to the best run differential and win-loss record in the league.
Fortunately, it wasn't over. I was playing at home against the team chasing me; I had to win two games. It came down to game 162, and we pulled out a 1-run victory.
My team started hot (8-3) but then lost 10 games in a row. They bottomed out at game 39 at 16-23, they had a negative run differential, and it looked like a lost season. However, with mystery leagues, there is always hope. A couple of key pickups and figuring out which starters to use led to a turnaround. This team was probably the most exciting and most frustrating I have ever managed.
Playoffs start Monday.
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/team/1488638
