Chris here, and I've finished the first two months of the 1960 season, spending most of that time trying to find some ways to upgrade the team around Rocky Colavito. The current curse is the lack of talent at the Major League level, although there is some help to look forward to in young pitchers... Continue Reading →
As I wrote in the last post about the 1995 Expos, this experiment was designed to see if the Expos could find a way to roll with its mid-90s talent, adding key pieces rather than dismantling a near-championship-caliber team. Keeping John Wetteland paid off as the 5-star closer finished with 34 saves and 1.86 ERA.... Continue Reading →
The Rooster's days in Boston could be numbered. Selecting Ozzie Smith with the No. 4 overall pick in the 1976 draft means the Red Sox have likely identified their shortstop of the future. The slick-fielding Smith will be sent to AA Bristol to begin his professional career while Rick Burleson will stick at shortstop in... Continue Reading →
Apparently second place in the American League East wasn't good enough for the Baltimore Orioles. The O's sent popular manager Earl Weaver packing after an 83-79 campaign, finishing 20 games behind the AL East champion New York Yankees. The Red Sox hope Baltimore's loss is Boston's gain. Even after dealing with a glut of injuries... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately, real life occasionally gets in the way of passion projects. Traveling in and out of town in recent weeks has led to a pileup of game stories from our stable of OOTP 19 challengers. I'll be getting to the backlog over the next few days, so look for updates on our 1994 Expos,... Continue Reading →
By Brian Mesenger I’ve had a great time getting familiar with OOTP 19 over the last few weeks while thinking of what kind of historical challenge I would like to take on. Growing up in the Cleveland suburbs, I’ve always been a huge Indians fan. As a teenager in the 1990s, I watched John Hart... Continue Reading →
By David Carducci I'm looking forward to this head-to-head challenge between two Pirates fans named John. John 1 is an engineer who works at NASA. He approaches problem solving analytically. It's a matter-of-fact style that is very different from John 2, who is very much a people-person in his work as a manager. John 1 and... Continue Reading →
"Think of what we could do if we were ever in the same lineup together for more than just an All-Star Game" Cleveland's Babe Ruth speaking to Lou Gehrig of Philadelphia during batting practice at the 1927 All-Star Game LeBron James may be the biggest name in Cleveland sports today, but only one name... Continue Reading →
