FOOL 2024 Offseason thread

[muns]

Wow am I glad Im not at the top of the draft board. One of the worst drafts we have seen in a while IMO.

[bz]

Originally Posted by muns

Wow am I glad Im not at the top of the draft board. One of the worst drafts we have seen in a while IMO.

Agreed. Not even one front line SP is surprising.

[muns]

Also wanted to say that there are some good FA'S out there right now for this sim. Looking forward to seeing who spends a lil early this year on a few guys.

[TeachEnEspanol]

The draft sucks so I'm sorry for Alan in advance. Also, I'm not leaving him with any money.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

The draft sucks so I'm sorry for Alan in advance. Also, I'm not leaving him with any money.

You sound like my wife.

[buckinbranco]

I'm at the top of the draft yet again, and I agree the draft sucks.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

You sound like my wife.

LOL, that was almost as good as Tasan in the humor department.

[Montreal_GM]

Hmm, can't download file from in game or FOOL Links page. I'll keep trying until I go to bed.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Hmm, can't download file from in game or FOOL Links page. I'll keep trying until I go to bed.

I am not having any problems with the server, but Tasan mentioned there might have been issues at like 2 or 3 in the morning last night? I'll hold off on running FOOL's sim until noon today to give you some time (unless you get it in sooner). Let me know if you still have a problem with it this morning and I'll put it in a different location for you.

[Montreal_GM]

Still not working this morning. I get "could not open connection to the FTP server" in game. If I try to download the League File from the Links page it fails as well. I'll keep trying.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Still not working this morning. I get "could not open connection to the FTP server" in game. If I try to download the League File from the Links page it fails as well. I'll keep trying.

I'll put the file in an alternate location for you. Give me 5-10 minutes

[Alan T]

Try here to see if you can pull the file down from here:

FILE

In order to figure out why you can't get the file in the first place, are you able to look at the FOOL export tracker or FOOL HTML or such? Or can you not see that either? Everything looks like it is working fine for me, but Tasan also mentioned having issues while I was sleeping last night.

[Montreal_GM]

Thanks Alan. And for the record I'm getting a server error message with X as well, but I've already exported for today so no biggie.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Try here to see if you can pull the file down from here:

FILE

In order to figure out why you can't get the file in the first place, are you able to look at the FOOL export tracker or FOOL HTML or such? Or can you not see that either? Everything looks like it is working fine for me, but Tasan also mentioned having issues while I was sleeping last night.

File opened and dl'd. Export tracker and HTML are down for me too.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

File opened and dl'd. Export tracker and HTML are down for me too.

What IP address are you getting when you try to ping BBCF League Site from a command prompt?

[Alan T]

Ok, I got all of the exports, so starting this one up soon.

For the people having issues connecting, if someone can hop on AIM and has some time, I would like to try to figure out why you can't connect.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Ok, I got all of the exports, so starting this one up soon.

For the people having issues connecting, if someone can hop on AIM and has some time, I would like to try to figure out why you can't connect.

Is it possible to ping through command on a Mac? If so, I don't know how.

As for AIM I can hop on a little later but I have to get some stuff done around the house as the girlfriends parents are scheduled for arrival around noon.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Is it possible to ping through command on a Mac? If so, I don't know how.

As for AIM I can hop on a little later but I have to get some stuff done around the house as the girlfriends parents are scheduled for arrival around noon.

Oh, I have no idea how to do much on MAC. If is is one of the Macs that run on top of a unix OS, then you probably can.

[Alan T]

2023 Awards:

Hideaki Tanaka Award for League's Best Hitter:

CL - Hector Romero (Baltimore)
RL - Jose Colon (Hartford)

Gabriel Prado Award for League's Best Pitcher:

CL - Emmett Quero (Montreal)
RL - Juan Sierra (New York)

Benny Myers Rookie of the Year Award:

CL - Orlando Navarro (Apex)
RL - Francisco Salinas (Ann Arbor)

Commissioner's Award for player most valuable to their team:

CL - Hector Romero (Baltimore)
RL - Juan Sierra (New York)

[Alan T]

Amateur Draft results:

Round 1, Pick 1 - Napa Valley Winemakers: 1B S. Luján
Round 1, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: CF B. Prebble
Round 1, Pick 3 - Chico Rebels: LF R. Santos
Round 1, Pick 4 - Boston Settlers: 3B Y. Yang
Round 1, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: C S. Kelley
Round 1, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: C J. Montés
Round 1, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: SS M. Griffith
Round 1, Pick 8 - Montreal Majestics: MR R. Ruíz
Round 1, Pick 9 - Baltimore Charm: 2B P. Rodríguez
Round 1, Pick 10 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR G. Edwards
Round 1, Pick 11 - Edmonton Edge: SP P. Gu
Round 1, Pick 12 - New York Heroes: 2B N. Sato

Round 2, Pick 1 - Napa Valley Winemakers: SS E. Velona
Round 2, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: SP D. Padno
Round 2, Pick 3 - Chico Rebels: CF S. Bulcock
Round 2, Pick 4 - Boston Settlers: MR J. Rangel
Round 2, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: 1B A. Castaneda
Round 2, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: SP H. Ono
Round 2, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: SP J. López
Round 2, Pick 8 - Montreal Majestics: SP C. Machiavelli
Round 2, Pick 9 - Baltimore Charm: LF P. Rodríguez
Round 2, Pick 10 - Hammersmith Hooligans: C J. Garza
Round 2, Pick 11 - Edmonton Edge: C J. Castello
Round 2, Pick 12 - New York Heroes: 1B J. Moreno

Round 3, Pick 1 - Napa Valley Winemakers: MR R. Ine
Round 3, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: CF W. Holden
Round 3, Pick 3 - Chico Rebels: CL Y. Kiyomizu
Round 3, Pick 4 - Boston Settlers: 2B A. Anderson
Round 3, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR J. Weaver
Round 3, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: SS J. Blowey
Round 3, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: SS E. Jackson
Round 3, Pick 8 - Montreal Majestics: 2B Á. Hernández
Round 3, Pick 9 - Baltimore Charm: MR S. Sugiyama
Round 3, Pick 10 - Hammersmith Hooligans: C J. Vega
Round 3, Pick 11 - Edmonton Edge: C L. Evans
Round 3, Pick 12 - New York Heroes: 2B G. Korir

Round 4, Pick 1 - Napa Valley Winemakers: C B. Taylor
Round 4, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: 3B C. González
Round 4, Pick 3 - Chico Rebels: SP P. Maccioni
Round 4, Pick 4 - Boston Settlers: SP E. Villa
Round 4, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR R. Conner
Round 4, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: 2B G. Wall
Round 4, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: CF Z. Liu
Round 4, Pick 8 - Montreal Majestics: SP É. Dumont
Round 4, Pick 9 - Baltimore Charm: 3B Y. Yi
Round 4, Pick 10 - Hammersmith Hooligans: SP L. Bélisle
Round 4, Pick 11 - Edmonton Edge: C M. Lara
Round 4, Pick 12 - New York Heroes: SS R. Rivera

Round 5, Pick 1 - Napa Valley Winemakers: 2B J. Gonzáles
Round 5, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: C R. Fowler
Round 5, Pick 3 - Chico Rebels: SP A. Álvarez
Round 5, Pick 4 - Boston Settlers: LF R. Hernández
Round 5, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: C K. Fujihara
Round 5, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: 2B C. Cruz
Round 5, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: SP J. Waddington
Round 5, Pick 8 - Montreal Majestics: 3B M. Hawkins
Round 5, Pick 9 - Baltimore Charm: 1B E. Shoemaker
Round 5, Pick 10 - Hammersmith Hooligans: RF M. Gagné
Round 5, Pick 11 - Edmonton Edge: SP K. Miller
Round 5, Pick 12 - New York Heroes: SS F. García

[Alan T]

Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed 1B M. Jones to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $4,500,000.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed LF T. Teng to a minor league contract extension.
Boston Settlers: Signed MR S. Cooke to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $9,120,000.

Saturday, October 21st, 2023
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 3B A. Bessent to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,520,000.

Thursday, October 19th, 2023
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B L. Sowards to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $21,000,000.
Edmonton Edge: Signed 2B J. García to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $44,872,500.

[Alan T]

I have a feeling this season's free agent class might be the highest paid yet.


Friday, November 10th, 2023: FOOL News: Free Agents File
The opening day of FOOL free agency arrives today with a flurry of activity as players file their paperwork to become free agents.

For the next several months, players and their prospective suitors will be locked in fierce negotiations. Deals will come together, fall apart and be resurrected again. Teams will fight to meet their needs while staying within their budget. Throughout the process, there will be second-guessing from fans and media alike. Even players who remain under contract will keep an eye on things, curious as to who will be sharing their locker room in the coming season and whether that bodes well or ill for their own careers.

Months from now, when the free agency period has settled down, fans will finally get a glimpse at the latest version of their team.

A number of quality players have filed for free agency and could generate a lot of interest. Most notable among them are:


1. Mark Chattaway, 34 year-old starting pitcher
2. Miguel Serrano, 31 year-old first baseman
3. Yoritomo Yamasaki, 35 year-old starting pitcher
4. Alejandro Nájera, 29 year-old starting pitcher
5. Lorne Ridell, 28 year-old right fielder
6. Guonçalo Castel, 32 year-old third baseman
7. Erik Bowden, 36 year-old left fielder
8. Ángel Aguilera, 34 year-old starting pitcher
9. Marty Harrington, 35 year-old first baseman
10. Héctor Romero, 31 year-old shortstop

[Alan T]

The new file is up, Tomorrow morning 7am ET we sim the first day of Free Agency!

For people who are having issues with the site, you can manually pull the file down from here: FILE

If you aren't able to export, please send me the file in email: dunhere AT yahoo DOT com

[Alan T]

HTML and player development is updated!

Who will spend the megabucks on Romero? It seems like he is only improving as he gets older!

[TeachEnEspanol]

That could have been worse. Maybe the news guys I got last year and this year will develop by the time I get back and I can steal all the credit back from Alan.

I hope everyone has a fantastic 3 weeks without me. Try not to cry or anything, I'll be back. Plus, I'll probably check in when I get internet because I'm compulsive like that. Bye guys!

[gstelmack]

I have no cash (and in fact someone is going to get cut), so I won't be contributing to the FA inflation.

I think I have about the worst dollar-per-win cost in FOOL...

[buckinbranco]

The draft went well enough I suppose. Picked up three guys that should be able to make the majors, and no controversial AI picks

Alan, what is the program you use to see the player development graphed out like that?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

The draft went well enough I suppose. Picked up three guys that should be able to make the majors, and no controversial AI picks

Alan, what is the program you use to see the player development graphed out like that?

That is done from devtracker found somewhere on ootp mod forums.

[buckinbranco]

Cool thanks. On a side note you can ping websites/i.p.'s from the terminal in Mac OS X. Just type ping and then the web address or the ip address.

[Alan T]

I created a new stickied thread just temporarily that has the alternate file location for the couple of people who have had issues lately. At least until we can work through them. I'll try to make sure to keep the alternate location updated each day


Tasan and I spent some time on AIM and got his working. If anyone else is having problems, please let me know and I'm more than happy to spend time in trying to get you up and running.

[muns]

alan mine worked this morning. Just wanted to let you know that.

[Chief Rum]

I liked getting my #3 overall (Gilbert Edwards) at 10, although I would have been happy with any of 3-7 (all pitchers, no stars, but all potential decent starters). Edwards was essentially the top pitcher available, IMO, in a weak pitcher's draft.

Too many C's, though, in the later rounds. I always seem to end up with C's. Not that that's a bad thing, but at some point, it becomes hard to convert C's into SS's and CF's.

[Chief Rum]

Oh, and I contributed heavily to the free agent pool, as the demands of both Castel and Harrington were ridiculous, and I decided I was less inclined to bring back around half of my pen. And I don't have much money to spend, so I guess it will be fun for some other teams.

[cgould43]

I often end up with a few catchers. And then i bring them up and trade or demote the old one b/c they can't hang with the young studs.

[Alan T]

Sim time! Getting exports now

[Alan T]

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent 3B G. Castel to a 4-year contract worth a total of $39,857,500.

Monday, December 11th, 2023
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent MR E. Serrano to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000.

Saturday, December 9th, 2023
Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent 1B M. Serrano to a 3-year contract worth a total of $15,232,500.
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent MR M. Tanaka to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000.

Friday, December 8th, 2023
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent SP T. Ayala to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,000,000.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR D. Mahoney to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,045,000.

Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent CF J. Maldonado to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,180,000.

Monday, December 4th, 2023
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent 1B O. Sosa to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,287,500.

Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent SS H. Romero to a 3-year contract worth a total of $44,000,000.

Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent MR C. Cameron to a 1-year contract worth a total of $537,500.

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP M. Chattaway to a 3-year contract worth a total of $15,360,000.
Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent LF C. Brunt to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,232,500.

Sunday, November 26th, 2023
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SP R. Hall to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,787,500.

Saturday, November 25th, 2023
Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SP Y. Kobayashi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,900,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SP K. Gardner to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,550,000.

Friday, November 24th, 2023
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent SP M. Horton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,250,000.

Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SP L. Hernández to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,810,000.

Saturday, November 18th, 2023
Edmonton Edge: Signed free agent LF H. Budgell to a 1-year contract worth a total of $920,000.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
Baltimore Charm: Signed 1B T. Montés to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Charm: Signed MR J. Rodríguez to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Charm: Signed RF A. Fairchild to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Charm: Signed SP E. Welch to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Charm: Signed SS L. Chi to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed CF D. Adler to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,685,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed SP X. Alba to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR A. Holwell to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $7,447,500.
Baltimore Charm: Signed SP R. Kearney to a minor league contract extension.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed SP B. Rodríguez to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $47,337,500.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed LF J. Souza to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,115,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed 2B R. Duarte to a minor league contract extension.

Monday, November 13th, 2023
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed 2B N. Weeks to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $9,097,500.

Sunday, November 12th, 2023
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed LF T. Teng to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed RF R. Rodríguez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,745,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed SS W. Nao to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed SP M. Gómez to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,307,500.

Saturday, November 11th, 2023
Baltimore Charm: Signed RF C. Bórquez to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed SS Y. Yan to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $12,592,500.
Baltimore Charm: Signed LF J. Delgado to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,255,000.

[Alan T]

Retired players:

Spoiler

Monday, January 1st, 2024
3B A. Orlando retires.
SS B. Verhoeven retires.
SS A. Rivera retires.
CF L. Gallegos retires.
CF D. Pierce retires.
SP B. Lamb retires.
1B M. Coronado retires.
C J. Rodríguez retires.
MR F. Fortier retires.
SS K. Stripling retires.
MR B. Gregory retires.
2B J. Allen retires.
LF C. Lockyer retires.
C S. Jones retires.
SS M. Goodwin retires.
2B G. Bush retires.
CL S. Hernesniemi retires.
MR H. Wang retires.
MR J. Ch'oe retires.
MR J. Murphy retires.
SP R. Hasegawa retires.
2B A. Hardingham retires.
MR K. Ohayashi retires.
MR M. Moreno retires.
1B R. Newbury retires.
SP B. Henry retires.
LF K. Yi retires.
SS P. Chon retires.
RF H. Thian retires.
SP A. Nájera retires.
SS B. Smith retires.
C J. Hernández retires.
2B M. Jouon retires.

[Alan T]

The new file is up, and HTML is currently being updated.

Also, I have the updated file in the alternate link (from the stickied thread) if anyone has problems getting it from the normal location.

7am ET tomorrow morning we will run Spring Training and Free Agency Day 2!

[Tasan]

Wow, I signed everyone I put an offer on, all to reasonable prices. Amazing.

[Alan T]

HTML and player development reports are updated.

[muns]

buck congrats on the steal of the FA class. Needless to say im not happy.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Retired players:

Spoiler

Monday, January 1st, 2024
3B A. Orlando retires.
SS B. Verhoeven retires.
SS A. Rivera retires.
CF L. Gallegos retires.
CF D. Pierce retires.
SP B. Lamb retires.
1B M. Coronado retires.
C J. Rodríguez retires.
MR F. Fortier retires.
SS K. Stripling retires.
MR B. Gregory retires.
2B J. Allen retires.
LF C. Lockyer retires.
C S. Jones retires.
SS M. Goodwin retires.
2B G. Bush retires.
CL S. Hernesniemi retires.
MR H. Wang retires.
MR J. Ch'oe retires.
MR J. Murphy retires.
SP R. Hasegawa retires.
2B A. Hardingham retires.
MR K. Ohayashi retires.
MR M. Moreno retires.
1B R. Newbury retires.
SP B. Henry retires.
LF K. Yi retires.
SS P. Chon retires.
RF H. Thian retires.
SP A. Nájera retires.
SS B. Smith retires.
C J. Hernández retires.
2B M. Jouon retires.

And Julio Rodriguez and Ryuichi Hasegawa ride off into the sunset. One year after Pat Jackson, who retired way too early (but had to, stupid early aging routines).

Adieu, great Hooligans. I don't know if you'll make a FOOL Hall of Fame, but you're all Hall of Famers in Hammersmith.

[buckinbranco]

I'm ecstatic He'll make 20 million this year, but a reasonable 12 million per year the rest of the contract.

[Alan T]

Sim time! Getting the exports now.

[Alan T]

Thursday, March 7th, 2024
Baltimore Charm: Signed SP D. Goff to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $25,690,000.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed CF G. Yooku to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed LF Y. Aoki to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed 1B C. Valentín to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed CF B. Kim to a minor league contract extension.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed SS G. Fairn to a minor league contract extension.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed RF E. Bueno to a minor league contract extension.

Monday, March 4th, 2024
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed 2B T. Er to a minor league contract extension.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR J. Jackson to a minor league contract extension.

Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent LF E. Bowden to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,035,000.
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent CL D. Rickard to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,100,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent CF L. Márquez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,787,500.
Apex Assassins: Signed free agent MR T. Kubo to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,872,500.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent CL F. Granados to a minor league contract.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent 1B M. Harrington to a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,000,000.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent 1B L. Jiménez to a minor league contract.
Edmonton Edge: Signed free agent LF D. Ortega to a minor league contract.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent RF J. Kwon to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent C S. Ruffin to a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent 1B G. Whiteway to a minor league contract.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP S. Griffin to a minor league contract.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP R. Evans to a minor league contract.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP L. Ávila to a minor league contract.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent C B. Williams to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,625,000.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR S. Maule to a minor league contract extension.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP E. Silander to a 1-year contract worth a total of $722,500.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP W. Hankins to a minor league contract.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP A. English to a minor league contract.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP V. Cook to a minor league contract.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent 3B T. Meyers to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent LF M. Denton to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.
Apex Assassins: Signed free agent MR S. Watanabe to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,805,000.

[Alan T]

Spring Training Results:

CL:

Napa Valley 17-7
Baltimore 14-10
Boston 11-13
Montreal 11-13
Apex 10-14
Edmonton 9-15

RL:

Colorado 15-9
Hartford 14-10
Ann Arbor 12-12
New York 11-13
Hammersmith 10-14
Chico 10-14

[Alan T]

The new file is up! The regular season runs Monday night at 9pm ET!

Have a good weekend all!

[Alan T]

HTML and player development is updated

[buckinbranco]

Not exactly the results I was hoping for, but I didn't really set any lineups or depth charts so w/e. I will consider this season a success if we eclipse the 80 win mark which we haven't done in almost a decade. Hopefully this losing doesn't continue, I don't want to become the Pittsburgh Pirates of FOOL.