1976 Off-season Thread (Opening Day File is up!)

[Alan T]

Nevermind! Edited since DC hasn't started the sim

[kaosfere]

Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa!

Just as an explanation to all: I'm working on a trade deal that would eat up the bit of my cap that I was otherwise going to expend on FAs. Otherwise I wouldn't keep y'all waiting.

Mucho sorries.

[Young Drachma]

FOOL Trivia, '75 Chicago was the first team since the 1966-69 New York Highlanders to draw 4 million + fans in a season.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

FOOL Trivia, '75 Chicago was the first team since the 1966-69 New York Highlanders to draw 4 million + fans in a season.

How large is your stadium? I don't think that is mathematically possible for me.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

SP Victor Gonzalez (COL) signs with Hartford for a minor league contract

HA HA no worries, I didnt offer him anything

[kaosfere]

OK, I won't keep you guys waiting. I've just exported, Dark Cloud. I'd ask you to wait till 9:50 central, please, and if I've not worked anything out by then, I can resume negotiations based on the outcome of the first round of FA.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Alan T

How large is your stadium? I don't think that is mathematically possible for me.

It didn't used to be for us either. Our first year in the Quad Cities, we played in a 30k season stadium. We eventually got to 43,000 before moving back to Chicago and now we play in a 53,250 seater.

[kaosfere]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

We eventually got to 43,000 before moving back to Chicago and now we play in a 53,250 seater.

I wish Wrigley had that many seats. Might not be so expensive trying to get tickets.

...

Or maybe not.

[Young Drachma]

The potential Toronto-Colorado trade better involve future children, given how long it's taken to make happen.

[kaosfere]

Hah. Go ahead and run it, boss. I'll likely not get the primary guy I'm offering on and it'll all be good, anyway.

Edit: No children, but at last count 7 names, one of them maybe or maybe not to be announced later.

[Young Drachma]

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[muns]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

The potential Toronto-Colorado trade better involve future children, given how long it's taken to make happen.

im gonna be very interested in seeing what Cheif gets from this deal....

[Young Drachma]

Tuesday, October 21st, 1975
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent MR R. Farley to a minor league contract.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed SS R. Tabachri to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,200,000.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed SP M. Lott to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,040,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B B. Short to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed LF D. Valdéz to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed CF B. Wolfe to a minor league contract extension.

[Young Drachma]

Wednesday, October 22nd, 1975
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent LF L. Dupré to a minor league contract.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent SP A. Kelly to a minor league contract.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent SP J. Hill to a minor league contract.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed C D. Johnson to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,140,000.

[Young Drachma]

Thursday, October 23rd, 1975
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent CL A. Johnston to a minor league contract.
Rio Grande Roadrunners: Signed SP S. Kobayashi to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,580,000.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent MR T. King to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,175,000.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent RF G. León to a minor league contract.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed 2B J. Reyes to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,370,000.

[Alan T]

I offered 30 guys Minor league contracts. Lets see how many sign with Hartford.

[Young Drachma]

Monday, October 27th, 1975
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent MR A. Cruz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $190,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent MR A. Montoya to a minor league contract.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 1B G. Miller to a minor league contract.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent 1B B. Kinney to a minor league contract.
Saturday, October 25th, 1975
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed LF G. McKay to a minor league contract extension.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent 3B J. Domínguez to a minor league contract.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed SP M. Brown to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $680,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SS C. Hernández to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed C A. Ortega to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 1B B. Hampton to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed 1B D. Ruíz to a minor league contract extension.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed 2B S. Davis to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed SS P. Warner to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP R. Vitaliev to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $680,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B G. Warren to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP E. Braun to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SS D. Harmon to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed 2B B. Booth to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed LF A. Shimizu to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed CF J. Warren to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed CL A. Dailey to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,830,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B D. Forrest to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed CF M. Marshall to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed 2B C. Springer to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B S. Johnston to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed C M. Peet to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed LF J. Isla to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $11,100,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed LF K. Tamura to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,020,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed LF T. Hamilton to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,065,000.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent LF J. Bélanger to a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000.
Rio Grande Roadrunners: Signed SP P. Santana to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,715,000.
Rio Grande Roadrunners: Signed RF L. Parker to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $980,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 1B P. Auchinleck to a minor league contract extension.
Friday, October 24th, 1975
Hartford Harpooners: Signed C F. Vázquez to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed LF A. Manuel to a minor league contract extension.

[kaosfere]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I offered 30 guys Minor league contracts. Lets see how many sign with Hartford.

You'll be happy to know I only offered on one this go-round. :P

[Young Drachma]

Friday, October 31st, 1975
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP S. Rivera to a minor league contract.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SP D. Chandler to a 2-year contract worth a total of $620,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent RF B. Smith to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent 1B R. Wall to a minor league contract.
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent SP D. Fox to a 2-year contract worth a total of $830,000.
Thursday, October 30th, 1975
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent SP D. Howard to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,305,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent CL J. Young to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,550,000.
Wednesday, October 29th, 1975
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent 1B K. Connolly to a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent 3B M. Muñíz to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, October 28th, 1975
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent 2B R. Morrison to a minor league contract.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent SP D. Pitts to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,465,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent 1B J. Campbell to a minor league contract.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent MR M. Emmett to a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent CF P. Fernández to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent 1B F. Campos to a minor league contract.

[Young Drachma]

Monday, November 3rd, 1975
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP J. McJannett to a minor league contract.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent 3B B. Sampson to a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,040,000.
Compton Brothers: Signed free agent CL C. Fontenot to a 4-year contract worth a total of $11,300,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent MR A. Torres to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,250,000.
Sunday, November 2nd, 1975
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent CL O. Díaz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $565,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 1B G. Mata to a 1-year contract worth a total of $890,000.
Saturday, November 1st, 1975
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 1B M. Tolmie to a minor league contract.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent 3B O. Suzuki to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,950,000.

[Young Drachma]

Wednesday, November 5th, 1975
Rio Grande Roadrunners: Signed free agent LF S. Patterson to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,370,000.
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent SP T. Mercado to a 3-year contract worth a total of $13,815,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent LF R. Allen to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,020,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent MR Z. Ball to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,040,000.
Tuesday, November 4th, 1975
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent CL H. Matterson to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP R. Heredia to a minor league contract.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent SS Y. Kato to a minor league contract.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent MR M. Montaño to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,160,000.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent MR B. Taylor to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,740,000.

[Young Drachma]

Sunday, November 9th, 1975
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent SS E. Sandwell to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent LF L. Currell to a minor league contract.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent C J. Davis to a minor league contract.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent C I. Toledo to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP T. Slaughter to a minor league contract.
Saturday, November 8th, 1975
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent SP M. Crews to a 2-year contract worth a total of $570,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent CL G. Jerome to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP X. Zhào to a minor league contract.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent SP B. Myers to a 1-year contract worth a total of $965,000.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent 2B B. Bath to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,150,000.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent 2B F. Acevedo to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent LF R. Johnston to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent MR M. Bowlin to a minor league contract.
Friday, November 7th, 1975
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent C M. Shepherd to a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent MR L. Pérez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $790,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent 1B J. Bell to a minor league contract.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent C P. Richter to a minor league contract.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent MR I. García to a 2-year contract worth a total of $800,000.
Thursday, November 6th, 1975
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent C K. Bradsher to a minor league contract.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent CL R. Morán to a minor league contract.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP E. Douglas to a minor league contract.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent SS L. Morán to a minor league contract.

[kaosfere]

Yeah, I didn't get my guy.

[Young Drachma]

Thursday, November 13th, 1975
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent SS M. Horn to a minor league contract.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent C T. Curran to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,080,000.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent CF G. Reed to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, November 12th, 1975
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 1B E. Brown to a minor league contract.
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent 1B K. Manning to a 1-year contract worth a total of $840,000.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent MR K. King to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,945,000.
Tuesday, November 11th, 1975
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent SP M. Austin to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent CF A. Henderson to a minor league contract.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent CL R. Fernández to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,900,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent C G. Blanco to a minor league contract.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent MR C. Burris to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SS J. Jackson to a minor league contract.
Monday, November 10th, 1975
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent LF Á. Cortéz to a minor league contract.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent SP C. Austin to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,150,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP C. Máynes to a minor league contract.

[Young Drachma]

Sunday, November 16th, 1975
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent SP T. Minami to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,820,000.
Baltimore Terrapins: Signed free agent CL X. Tien to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,040,000.
Saturday, November 15th, 1975
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent SS L. Carnell to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.
Friday, November 14th, 1975
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent MR J. Singleton to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,470,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent MR B. Sims to a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,760,000.

[Young Drachma]

Friday, November 21st, 1975
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent SP V. González to a 5-year contract worth a total of $38,455,000.
Thursday, November 20th, 1975
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent LF N. Hunter to a 5-year contract worth a total of $53,775,000.

[Young Drachma]

Processing trades, now.

[kaosfere]

Hmm... important question related to negotiations, DC: Are we allowed to trade real estate in this league?

...

What about mothers-in-law?

[Young Drachma]

Packing file. Let's see how long this takes...

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by kaosfere

Hmm... important question related to negotiations, DC: Are we allowed to trade real estate in this league?

...

What about mothers-in-law?

In 1990. We voted on it.

[muns]

I once again made a major mistake........

[kaosfere]

Aww, muns.

I can send YOU my mother in law, if you'd like.

I'm sure she'd make a fine catcher.

As long as by "catcher" you mean "large immobile object to throw the ball against"

[Alan T]

I'll give anyone my top prospect to take my mother in law.

[ekcut]

Well I got one of the two players I wanted.
if anyone needs a SP fire me a PM....SP Ron Pate is now available.

3.97,3.69, 3.41 eras the last 3 years. Making 2.75mil.

[Chief Rum]

I got a lot of my money guys, so that's nice. Of course, I had very little room to move around with my cap, so it is what it is. No big contracts, but filled some holes and added some speculative talent to the minors.

We'll see how the trades go (if any of them happen).

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by ekcut

Well I got one of the two players I wanted.
if anyone needs a SP fire me a PM....SP Ron Pate is now available.

3.97,3.69, 3.41 eras the last 3 years. Making 2.75mil.

Huh, I figured you had signed a SP. You must mean Tien.

[Chief Rum]

Sheesh, you guys all go to bed?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Sheesh, you guys all go to bed?

Nah I'm here. Just sitting around playing EU3 since no one is responding to my PMs and all of my sim-leagues are done and I really don't enjoy recruiting in most of them (which 3 of my college leagues happen to be in at the present)... so yeah

[kaosfere]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Sheesh, you guys all go to bed?

Nope!

Wife got home, and I've been digging through minor league rosters. :P

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Nah I'm here. Just sitting around playing EU3 since no one is responding to my PMs and all of my sim-leagues are done and I really don't enjoy recruiting in most of them (which 3 of my college leagues happen to be in at the present)... so yeah

If I was any good at EU3 at all, I would join up for a game.

I am actually looking over your roster, as promised. Although as we suspect, it might be hard to craft a deal.

Yeah, I said this in public, so the rest of the league would shit its pants.

[kaosfere]

*poop*

[Young Drachma]

File is up. Using FTP way better than using the game.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Huh, I figured you had signed a SP. You must mean Tien.

Tien apparently developed some starters endurance. I was gonna use him in that experimental role too. But glad someone else is gonna do it and pay him..in the other league.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

If I was any good at EU3 at all, I would join up for a game.

I am actually looking over your roster, as promised. Although as we suspect, it might be hard to craft a deal.

Yeah, I said this in public, so the rest of the league would shit its pants.

I play a weekly game of EU3 with Barkeep (well we used to long ago, but just re-started recently)... but since I work from home, I often have it running on a second computer while I do my work on my main computer anyways. I'm playing as Bohemia and my current game I don't really care what I accomplish as long as I can cause France to implode into little pieces to great delight.

As for looking over my roster, I'm open to ideas. You know where I stand on that mega-deal we have been discussing.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Tien apparently developed some starters endurance. I was gonna use him in that experimental role too. But glad someone else is gonna do it and pay him..in the other league.

Roger that...Tried it last season with Lott...he gave me a 3.22era over 190 innings. Good enough to try it with Tien who has FAR better ratings.
I'll throw an extra arm into the pen just to pick up the slack a bit.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by ekcut

Roger that...Tried it last season with Lott...he gave me a 3.22era over 190 innings. Good enough to try it with Tien who has FAR better ratings.
I'll throw an extra arm into the pen just to pick up the slack a bit.

It's been amazing with Pete McKeane as you know. I never knew it'd be possible back when he was in St. Louis and just a closer...

[Chief Rum]

I did it with Nelson Valdes years and years ago, and he turned it into a career as a SP. I also continued it with Victor Gonzalez after gstelmack started it with him, and now Gonzalez is going to get his payday (or did? I didn't see his name, but he's probably there).

Tien's 48 END is a little lower than I like to go, but it's an interesting experiment nonetheless. I tend to cut that experiment off in the low 50s.

[Alan T]

Carlos Gonzales had 49 Endurance when he first came up, not sure if anyone ever noticed that. It is why in his entire career he only has 4 shutouts (3 of which in recent years as his endurance has increased)

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

It's been amazing with Pete McKeane as you know. I never knew it'd be possible back when he was in St. Louis and just a closer...

yup...his '64 season ranks up with the most dominant of alltime...
He was very good in his time with the Terapins...Just asked for too much at the wrong time for me to keep him.

[Young Drachma]

Looking forward to when we can name the Pitcher of the Year award after a legend of the first generation of FOOL. Right now, I'd say it's between Gabe Prado, Joe Morris, Tom Williams or that odd-ball Pete McKeane (a strange morph of Rick Aguilera and Dennis Eckersley for FOOL) with 200+ career saves and 100+ career wins.