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Post by Derek _ Red Sox on Mar 21, 2012 12:04:54 GMT -5
As you all are aware, Erick of the Colorado Rockies has 'stepped down' as General Manager. Rumors are spreading that he was given the ultimatum to 'step down' or he would be fired so he took the path with least embarrassment. However, that is neither here nor there...
I am about to open up a GM search for the Rockies organization and the reality is, this is one of the prestigious OOTP teams. Whether you agree with what Erick has built or not, the fact is he is one of the few teams who was an original owner and kept some of the original roster in tact as long as possible. Example, Troy Tulowitzki is still not tradable.
I'm putting this out there to all PBL GMs who are interested in taking over one of the leagues best franchises before I make it open to the public. If a GM had interest in switching teams to keep this tradition going or just to join the ever so 'humbled' NL West, I'm going to give you first crack at it.
If your interested, shoot me a PM and I'll review all my options and decide if it makes sense to allow that team to make the changeover or just bring in a new face to run the Rockies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 12:39:25 GMT -5
Man, if I wasn't so emotionally tied to Marvin Webb I'd completely be up for this.
I'm sure someone here will take them...and put "Iron Hands" Carson and Luther good back in the pen where they belong. Then they'll be on the right track.
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Post by Derek _ Red Sox on Mar 21, 2012 19:08:57 GMT -5
I'd be interested as well as I almost took Texas last season, create a different story line but I cant walk now from Sox, looks like I'm leaving when things are down and I'm no quitter!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 20:21:22 GMT -5
Sounds to me like the big bad boys of the AL east are running scared
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Post by Derek _ Red Sox on Mar 21, 2012 20:46:13 GMT -5
Maybe... Time to run out of a real tough division... Running to the NL West where its all talk and no bite...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 21:01:56 GMT -5
Where the worst team still wins 77 games.... as opposed to 67. Where the average wins per team is the highest for any division in the PBL (yet again). Where the difference between the best team and the worst is the smallest. Just a damn shame about the luck
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 21:13:28 GMT -5
Sounds to me like the big bad boys of the AL east are running scared
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Post by Derek _ Red Sox on Mar 21, 2012 22:05:41 GMT -5
Where the worst team still wins 77 games.... as opposed to 67. Where the average wins per team is the highest for any division in the PBL (yet again). Where the difference between the best team and the worst is the smallest. Just a damn shame about the luck The NL West is not nearly as talented as the AL East. I think we had this debate 100 times already but the West just can't accept it. Has a team out of the West even advance out of the 1st round yet or win a wild card birth? You see a team that the difference between best and worst is closest, I see a division of mediocrity. Zona had a good season but the rest of the division struggled to .500. SF was 2 games over .500, COL was at .500 while other 2 teams were under .500. 4 teams in the AL East had a record of OVER .500. We have the World Series winner (and deservedly so). Also history shows our dominance, 4 World Series rings in 8 seasons.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 22:13:18 GMT -5
I enjoy reading these debates, but the constant referencing of the post-season outcomes drives me mad; as if that is a solid statistical indicator of anything.
The referencing of past years also drives me mad. The only indicator there being that you couldn't sustain the success that the game probably granted you from the outset?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 22:13:35 GMT -5
Not to mention the team in our division that lost 67 games had only lost less than 89 games once and won the WS in 2014.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 22:14:28 GMT -5
I enjoy reading these debates, but the constant referencing of the post-season outcomes drives me mad; as if that is a solid statistical indicator of anything. We all know where you stand on this, but I think the majority agree that the team that wins the postseason is considered the best that year. Regardless of statistics.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 22:16:30 GMT -5
I enjoy reading these debates, but the constant referencing of the post-season outcomes drives me mad; as if that is a solid statistical indicator of anything. We all know where you stand on this, but I think the majority agree that the team that wins the postseason is considered the best that year. Regardless of statistics. Yes, but what supports that? Being hot at the right time? (Don't get me wrong I still would have liked to have won, and I already congratulated you. This has nothing to do with the 2017 Series). we all reference statistics during trades and while talking about players and the best teams throughout the year etc. etc., but when it comes time to talk best team afterwards we automatically throw out sample size or any reasonable logic? silly excuse to become mindless.
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Post by Texas Rangers on Mar 21, 2012 22:43:12 GMT -5
We all know where you stand on this, but I think the majority agree that the team that wins the postseason is considered the best that year. Regardless of statistics. Yes, but what supports that? Being hot at the right time? (Don't get me wrong I still would have liked to have won, and I already congratulated you. This has nothing to do with the 2017 Series). we all reference statistics during trades and while talking about players and the best teams throughout the year etc. etc., but when it comes time to talk best team afterwards we automatically throw out sample size or any reasonable logic? silly excuse to become mindless. Nemo you may well certainly be right, but here's the rub: what sort of statistical evidence would suggest that the NL West is superior to the AL East? As there is none, and 4 rings versus no rings is a large difference, sample size be damned, it is being used as a trump card in an argument. The NL West likes to shout that it's tough---that's fine. There is next to no evidence that their division is superior to the AL East, and there is a lot of postseason success attached to the AL East. We play to win the World Series, and in general to win as many games as possible--well the Rays and Sox are two of the most successful teams of the PBL Era, the Rays almost inarguably the most successful, even if you subtract postseason success. Even if the argument can be made that previous Jays' ineptitude padded victories for the division, that is no longer the case. Other than having more high end pitching talent, there is really nothing to suggest that the West of the National League is superior to the East of the American League. --BB St.P-LC
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 22:50:47 GMT -5
Yes, but what supports that? Being hot at the right time? (Don't get me wrong I still would have liked to have won, and I already congratulated you. This has nothing to do with the 2017 Series). we all reference statistics during trades and while talking about players and the best teams throughout the year etc. etc., but when it comes time to talk best team afterwards we automatically throw out sample size or any reasonable logic? silly excuse to become mindless. Nemo you may well certainly be right, but here's the rub: what sort of statistical evidence would suggest that the NL West is superior to the AL East? As there is none, and 4 rings versus no rings is a large difference, sample size be damned, it is being used as a trump card in an argument. The NL West likes to shout that it's tough---that's fine. There is next to no evidence that their division is superior to the AL East, and there is a lot of postseason success attached to the AL East. We play to win the World Series, and in general to win as many games as possible--well the Rays and Sox are two of the most successful teams of the PBL Era, the Rays almost inarguably the most successful, even if you subtract postseason success. Even if the argument can be made that previous Jays' ineptitude padded victories for the division, that is no longer the case. Other than having more high end pitching talent, there is really nothing to suggest that the West of the National League is superior to the East of the American League. --BB St.P-LC The NL West won more games than the AL East this year... (btw I never once argued one way or another, I was just pointing out what I felt was a logical fallacy by using playoffs as an indicator)
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Post by AstrosGM_Shane on Mar 21, 2012 23:00:31 GMT -5
There's no way statistics outweigh the team that wins. The team that wins the championsip is the best. The team that wins is the best. Anything else, your just stuck int he future or the past.
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