The thing I loved about last year's ASB, and love even more in this year' version, is the ability to create your own baseball team. Your own stadium, players, uni's - it just really gets me excited. I mean last year I spent hours going over my roster, checking stats, checking ratings and planning for the future. . .I find it completely absorbing and I know there are a lot of you on this board that feel the same way.
After a few exhibition games last night I could not wait to start building a team. So, at around 11:30 last night, a team was born:
NL Brooklyn Swingers
Mailman Stadium- I heard during the stadium tour that there was a kosher deli in the concourse of this stadium and I knew it was meant to be NYC- plus I love the "thanks for the fat pitch" letter in CF- and the retractable roof- the place would be perfect for the 2008 Olympic Games that NYC are trying to land. .
This is some of the team I was able to pull together-
C- Craig Wilson, Greg Zaun
1B- Tino Martinez (the "Mailman" is very good to LH power hitters), Tony Clark (got from trading block for Calvin Murray, whom I drafted)
2B- E. Alfonso
SS- M. Bordick
3B- Todd Zeile
RF- R. Hildalgo
CF- Darin Erstad
LF- Carl Everett
SP- Petite, Finley (free agent pick up), and scrub
RP- Ryan Rupe and scrub city
There are a lot better players available this year than last. Last year my best player was Nick Johnson. It was a long first season.
If you have started your team - put down the name, city and some of your key players. I am anxious to see how other new GMs fared in their drafts.
Also, what is your GM rank? I got an A+, but I don't know if I got it because almost everyone on my team has a 1 or 2 year contract (which is great for guys like Martinez and Zeile) or if every expansion team GM starts with a high rating.
And any general comments on the Expansion mode, Stadiums, Mascots, whatever are also welcomed.
Let me know
After a few exhibition games last night I could not wait to start building a team. So, at around 11:30 last night, a team was born:
NL Brooklyn Swingers
Mailman Stadium- I heard during the stadium tour that there was a kosher deli in the concourse of this stadium and I knew it was meant to be NYC- plus I love the "thanks for the fat pitch" letter in CF- and the retractable roof- the place would be perfect for the 2008 Olympic Games that NYC are trying to land. .
This is some of the team I was able to pull together-
C- Craig Wilson, Greg Zaun
1B- Tino Martinez (the "Mailman" is very good to LH power hitters), Tony Clark (got from trading block for Calvin Murray, whom I drafted)
2B- E. Alfonso
SS- M. Bordick
3B- Todd Zeile
RF- R. Hildalgo
CF- Darin Erstad
LF- Carl Everett
SP- Petite, Finley (free agent pick up), and scrub
RP- Ryan Rupe and scrub city
There are a lot better players available this year than last. Last year my best player was Nick Johnson. It was a long first season.
If you have started your team - put down the name, city and some of your key players. I am anxious to see how other new GMs fared in their drafts.
Also, what is your GM rank? I got an A+, but I don't know if I got it because almost everyone on my team has a 1 or 2 year contract (which is great for guys like Martinez and Zeile) or if every expansion team GM starts with a high rating.
And any general comments on the Expansion mode, Stadiums, Mascots, whatever are also welcomed.
Let me know
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