1975 Offseason thread
 

The fool classic is over and everyone is taking their final shots are re-signing potential free agents. This upcoming free agent class might not be as strong as the last two years, but still quite alot of good players still yet to be re-signed (including 3 time MVP Rick Inman)

Boy did I wish I would have known that about 2 second ago

And just for fun to pass the time.. some random trivia facts:

Q: Who in FOOL history has hit the most cycles in their career?

A: Former New York leftfielder Mike Tomlinson has hit for the cycle an amazing three times in his career.


Q: Which team has had the most pitchers throw a no-hitter in FOOL history?

A: Four different teams have had two different pitchers throw a no-hitter for them. Baltimore, Compton, Brooklyn and Charleston all have had multiple pitchers throw a no-hitter. If you want to base it on franchises, the Toronto franchise had a no-hitter pitched when they were based in Providence and another one when the team was in Long Beach Island, but none since their move to Toronto. Speaking of technicalities, Charleston as mentioned previously had two different pitchers throw a no-hitter for them, but that team later moved to Atlanta where a third pitcher threw a no-hitter in that franchise history to make them the winner.


Q: Which pitcher has the record for most strikeouts in a game?

A: Joel Nelson, previously of Brooklyn struck out 19 opposing batters in a game vs Charleston back in 1966.

Q: What is the record for most consecutive games with a hit?

A: 28 by Ed Wilson formerly of Gary/Valdosta. This record has stood since the 1961 season without anyone coming within 5 games in the last 5 seasons.


Q: Which pitcher has the all time record for the most games pitched?

A: Orlando Diaz currently of Quad City, and formerly of Providence, Charleston, Long Beach Island, Toronto, Hartford, Quad City once before heading to Brooklyn and then back to Quad City again has the record. He has pitched in 749 games which is amazing when you consider in the entire history of FOOL, there has been only 2156 total games. He has pitched in 35% of the games in the history of this league.

Thanks for taking the time to do that Alan. That was a good read.

The stat on Orlando Diaz is amazing. Pitching in 35% of the games in Fool History blows my mind. I think its also neat that he has been that good, especially from going team to team like that.

What hat is DIAZ gonna wear in the HoF? I mean, the postman can't ever find him.

DanGarion is taking over Brooklyn. Commo is busier with ROTC and life stuff, so he told me he was gonna go on hiatus and if someone else come in, to pass them on.

The expansion deal would add two more teams for HA and Chief for if/when it's voted on.

Funny thing is I went after him at the beg of the season on the last file as well. You beat me on 2 guys that way :) I just didnt have the money to afford them like you did at that point.

CTN= compton?

Welcome DanGarion. Hope you enjoy the league as much as we do!!!!

Charleston (Former Atlanta)

Welcome Dan! (There goes the neighborhood!)



Oh and red-headed stepchild update.. Up into the top 40 now. Maybe the AI is smarter than me after all. I didn't figure he would amount to much.

I have no idea what we're doing this off-season in Quad City. We'll be doing something. Just not sure exactly what, yet. Should be a barn burner, tho.

For the first time in about 7 years I can actually re-sign everyone if I want to...

The question is do I want to committ another $40million to a 33 year old? Do I want to keep paying another 32 year old an additional $50 mil? Do I want to re-sign a 30 year old catcher with falling ratings for another 4 years?

Since giving out cash isn't as sexy here, the playoff shares thing is dead for now.

But the 2nd place teams until we get to divisional setup will be eligible for the Republic Shield or the Continental Cup, awarded by the Commissioner's office for 2nd place teams. If there is a tie, head to head record determines it. Or a one-game playoff. How's that for drama?

The only teams that would actually bother to put up banners for said award, are those without any, of course. You can be bad ass and decline said banner. But in an era where teams invent banners and patches to display, I say, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

;)

Fresh from the league office...





I figured that Atlanta wouldn't want to post theirs, after winning a league title the year before. But Columbus would, given the surprise success.

Clarify for me, owners and I'll do your bidding.

And congrats. ;)

Do these come with official locker room hats and tee shirts?

Of course! Bubbly too! I had to spend the $2.5 million you were getting before somehow!

If NHL teams can sell Presidents Trophy t-shirts, then yup. They're where I got the idea from.



:D

The funny thing is in Georgia I am sure more people will want to buy Atlanta's Continental League Cup t-shirts than that other Georgia team's FOOL Classic shirts

:eek:

I love the smack talk. I'm sooo glad they ended up in Atlanta and that you took them over and made them good.

:lol:

I lived in Atlanta long enough to know that the local highschool Football game had more fans in attendance than the 1973 FOOL Classic did!

Pop Warner football games draw more fans in the south than the Marlins do.

And away we go...

Sure!

http://www.zazzle.com/1974_fool_rl_s...86050784306881

:lol:

Try that link again. I wanna laugh.

Oops, sorry, apparently "hidden" means nobody can look at it.

Try again!

VL players will become free agents on November 11th. Just for an FYI.

Notable free agents on the market this year include:

1B Riley Hollis
SP Benny Myers
C Stanford Jones
SP Pete McKeane
SS Javier Medina
SP Doug Pitts
RF Edward Hoskins
CF Dave Myers

File is going up now.

Does that mean that Dan Long accepted my lowball offer, or does that mean a 5 time gold glove , 2 time all star, former ROY is not notable? :)

I didn't look. Suspense is something, ain't it?

Back stabber. There's no loyalty any more. Kids get too big for their britches and refuse to work for you.

:mad::rant::banghead:

Haha , well guess I get to wait and see!

Nope. Still not there. :popcorn:

I just saw it, its there now. Nice work, but you need rich fans for those ;- )

Apparently Zazzle has a caching layer or two and it's not showing up everywhere.

(I just now created it on the spur of the moment.)

http://img.skitch.com/20080909-dh4qu...f7gfejqy8r.jpg is more or less what you would see if it were working.

Ah well. Too much effort for a gag. ;)

Yeah, zazzle's not cheap. Nor will they let you waive commission. I tried to set it to 0% so I wouldn't make any money off DC's graphic if anyone did feel the silly need to buy one, but... couldn't! grr!

Nice gag, in any case.

File is 19.83 MB and is online now. Happy shopping, folks.

Fear not, friend. Next season....it'll be all set up. FOOL STORE here we come. ;)

:devil:

Oh for frak's sake. Remind me not to sign FA's to a one-year deal with a player option on year two before the classic, please?

*gets jilted by a guy who was on the payroll for less than a month but still crushes the fans when he leaves*

What a rook move. I shake my head at myself.

my turn for my file not to have taken

Not like its a major deal, but anyway to get rid of a couple of guys that I cut DC?

It happens to the best of us..... You werent the first and im sure you wont be the last :)

I wondered why I didn't see your file. Yours and Ann Arbor were the only two that I didn't see. But it was after 9pm (my time) and so I just started going. Who did you end up letting go?

Hahaha. Yeah.

Still feel like a tool, though. ;)

Sp-Neat Preat
C-Jose Quintoes
2nd-George Gardner

SP Benny Myers did not even return my calls! I would be mad since he was the only SP worth a damn, but I guess he had enough of my crappy rotation. Now, I'm really scared for my team & hope I can get 300 HR instead of 245 :( just to maintain. I might as well get a pitching machine up on the mound for this year!

Well, there always FA's to be had...I think...

The Highlanders are looking for a ML or AAA catcher we can use for a few seasons.

Josh Robinson looks to need another year at AA and probably one at AAA before he will be ready for prime time.

In other news, the 75 in 75 plan is well under way. I am actually quite optimistic that I can put together a competent team this season and I have a lot of talent like Robinson coming through my system.

Who is the new face of the franchise, now that you've dealt Birdbrain? (smartly, to the other league, to avoid the awkward return of him to NYC)

I saw this ad in the NY Papers...
 

Dc can you look at the VL league for me.... Specifically the LA dodgers... Some of the guys they have is that supposed to happen?

Right now, it looks like Tadakuni Minami is making New York's ample Asian community very excited. Looking to the future, Chris Palmer should have it all, speed, power and leather, and mammoth whiffs in abundance too. Already popular with those who follow the team closely, look for him to emerge as a superstar as the decade nears its close.


ps thanks for the flyer! Look for it under windshields in the tri state area all winter long.

No, it's not. I'll vacate those contracts.

The loophole here I suspect is that those players CAME from the VL. So it views them as natives, as opposed to suspect interlopers from our league. And they were affordable, unlike most of our FAs to them.