That's what happens when you give a teen-aged guy a bonus, eh?

August 20, 2024: Record: 84-41, 1st place, 9 games up ------- The news out of Amsterdam was not good. Only days after word that Madrid and their second baseman Moon Jetson had entered discussions that might have kept the 36-year-old Jetson with the team for at least another season, team insiders are...

I'd have to think 2 minor leagues would be plenty. There are already so few EBA players capable of playing in the Brewster, and most of those guys aren't going to be spending years in EBAAAA. If we're making the EBA a home for human run teams, then you may well find longer careers for otherwise mar...

I would be reluctant to make many changes too quickly unless the expectation is that the EBA will remain human-run forever. Even then, I think I would wait a season or two. Once we're sure the league will be human-run, I do think that either another level should happen or the draft depth might be ad...

Ron might be a bit more forgiving than me. Having lived through the damage Cooper wrought on the PEBA I would be most uncomfortable being in another league with him I'm doing my best to see Charlie as a teenager with what is essentially a hacker's mentality, who thought cheating the system was just...

Just sayin'

Most big name free agents don't want to play in the EBA anyway, and won't listen to offers. I don't have any issue with losing players to the MBWBA. I think that's the basic structure. When you're playing in a tiny fish tank, the big fish always get what they want. It's a quaintness associated with ...

As he says, Charlie's the guy who nearly destroyed the PEBA a couple years back, so I have to make a point of that. He's young, though, and I suppose everyone deserves a second chance. And he was very active and quite knowlegdgeable. So there's that. On one hand, he nearly took down one of the mega-...

The Western association needs more doormats.

Welcome aboard. Just don't win too much.

Aug 11, 2024 Current Record: 79-36, 1st in Western Alliance 11.0 Games up --- Tarras Blows Chance at Record Season The historic chase of closer Ruairi Tarras has come to a disappointing end, as the closer was diagnosed with a herniated disc this week. Tarras, who registered 28 saves with the club la...

And, looks like the EBA could be getting a few more good men, too.

This is Admin Bonus PP territory! No kidding, eh? Anyway, it really sucks to have lost both Sandcastle and Cavazos at the same exact time. I just don't really have the salary cap room to add anything else. And I think I'd be throwing prospects away on a fruitless endeavor. Maybe. Unless I change my...

Replacement level is replacement level.....except it doesn't really exist for managers and probably never will ... I think I agree with this in general, but if you ask "how many games above replacement level" kinds of questions, one has to assume that replacement level exists in order to answer it ...

Except a quitting quitter. Those guys are pretty good to have around. Or a quitting quitting quitter quitter. Those guys can really cut a rug.

I bet this guy will really clean our pipes.

I am somebody! I am somebody! I am somebody!

How many wins against replacement do you think Joe Maddon (or whoever you think is the best manager in baseball) is worth? I would think that 3 would be max. I think bad, or inexperienced managers cost a team more wins then a good manager can get a team...if that makes sense. Replacement level is r...

If you're looking for an oddity, it's that Pedro Burgos is having a massive HR year inside Northwoods Outpost. his .825 home OPS (.518 SGL) is a major value in a place where runs go to die.

Every single team listed there with the exception of Madison is, on paper, better than mine. And I hardly would call a bunch of 2 to 1 series wins destroying teams. By "destroying" I mean you're 17-6 against those teams. On the whole you could be expected to have been, maybe 11-12 instead, so that'...