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Bonus Cash and Stadium Maintenance Dues Info & Tracker

Last post by CTBrewCrew « Sat Aug 02, 2025 8:43 am
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by Lane » Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:36 am » in FAQ

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Welcome to the new Bonus Cash and Stadium Maintenance Dues info and Link thread. Note that Bonus Cash and Stadium Maintenance Dues apply only to the...

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Link Generator Update

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by Lane » Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:02 pm » in League Announcements
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2064.06 - The Bonsai and The Burglar

Last post by Jwalk100 « Tue Aug 19, 2025 3:22 pm
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by Graham » Mon Aug 18, 2025 10:16 pm

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The deal with Moscow had been one of those trades where you knew exactly what you were doing, but it didn’t make you feel any better afterward....

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Tue Aug 19, 2025 3:22 pm
2064.07 - The Nut King Calls

Last post by shoeless.db « Tue Aug 19, 2025 11:07 am
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by Graham » Mon Aug 18, 2025 10:55 pm

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Cemal Jirecek conducted the phone call like a conductor, except the orchestra was one GM in an empty condo and the music was a concerto of leverage....

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Tue Aug 19, 2025 11:07 am
2064.05 - The Gold Standard: Off-Season Dispatches (1/1/64)

Last post by Graham « Mon Aug 18, 2025 5:28 pm
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by Graham » Sun Aug 17, 2025 4:45 pm

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January 1, 2064 — Off-Season Dispatches
Happy New Year, Gold faithful. While most of Johannesburg was setting off fireworks, I was stuck at my...

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Mon Aug 18, 2025 5:28 pm
2064.04 - Rule 5 Possession Is 9/10ths The Law (And 7/10ths Attendance)

Last post by BaseClogger « Sun Aug 17, 2025 4:20 pm
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by Graham » Sun Aug 17, 2025 4:45 am

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The Governing Body had decided the Rule 5 Draft needed to clean up its image. Last year’s karaoke-night fiasco in a half-lit bar had produced two...

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Sun Aug 17, 2025 4:20 pm
2064.03 - The Gold Standard: 6 Qs for '64 (12/16/63)

Last post by Jwalk100 « Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:13 pm
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by Graham » Sat Aug 16, 2025 2:23 pm

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December 16, 2063 — 6 Qs for '64
Winter is when the real work begins. Front offices across the league have shifted from lineup cards and box scores...

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Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:13 pm
2064.02 – “In the Aggregate”

Last post by BTuck2112 « Fri Aug 15, 2025 7:10 am
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by Graham » Thu Aug 14, 2025 10:01 pm

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It was quiet in Graham Luna’s office, the kind of early December lull where the only sound was the faint hum of the stadium lights outside and the...

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Fri Aug 15, 2025 7:10 am
2064.01 - The Gold Standard: Gold Rush at the Awards Podium (11/16/63)

Last post by Jwalk100 « Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:20 pm
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by Graham » Wed Aug 13, 2025 6:15 pm

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November 15, 2063 — Gold Rush at the Awards Podium
They say winning fixes everything. Well, it doesn’t fix the potholes on Commissioner Street or...

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Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:20 pm
2063.42 - The Gold Standard: Golden Honors, Hard Questions (11/5/63)

Last post by Jwalk100 « Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:32 pm
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by Graham » Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:39 am

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November 5, 2063 — Golden Honors, Hard Questions
The dust has barely settled on Johannesburg’s magical 93-win campaign and first trip to the Grand...

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Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:32 pm
2063.41 - The Dev Lab Chronicles: Ctrl+Alt+Improve

Last post by BaseClogger « Sat Aug 02, 2025 9:24 am
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by Graham » Fri Aug 01, 2025 11:49 pm

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The Golden Palace wasn’t loud. No crowd noise, no fireworks, no suspicious smoke wafting from the left-field concession stand. Instead, down in the...

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Sat Aug 02, 2025 9:24 am
2063.40 - The Gold Standard: Pearls Win Cup, Gold Have Nothing to Hang Their Heads About (10/22/63)

Last post by thatboynicecoast « Mon Jul 28, 2025 11:56 pm
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by Graham » Sun Jul 27, 2025 1:58 am

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October 22, 2063 — Pearls Win Cup, Gold Have Nothing to Hang Their Heads About
The silence in the Golden Palace is unfamiliar.

For the first time...

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Mon Jul 28, 2025 11:56 pm
2063.39 - The Gold Standard: One Step from Glory (10/8/63)

Last post by Jwalk100 « Fri Jul 25, 2025 12:18 pm
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by Graham » Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:58 am

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October 8, 2063 — One Step from Glory
You could hear the noise from Auckland. You could feel the release in Pretoria.

After 162 games and a...

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Fri Jul 25, 2025 12:18 pm
2063.38 - Brunch Before the Storm

Last post by Graham « Thu Jul 24, 2025 4:23 pm
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by Graham » Thu Jul 24, 2025 2:18 pm

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After dropping Game Three in frustrating fashion, the team needed a chance to regroup, breathe, and recalibrate before Friday night’s pivotal Game...

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Thu Jul 24, 2025 4:23 pm
2063.36 - The Gold Standard: Paint the Town Gold: Division Clinched, Sydney Awaits (9/30/63)

Last post by thatboynicecoast « Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:11 pm
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by Graham » Sun Jul 20, 2025 10:18 pm

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September 30, 2063 — Paint the Town Gold: Division Clinched, Sydney Awaits
Say it loud. Say it slowly. Say it with a little disbelief if you must....

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Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:11 pm
2063.37 - In Rhodes We Text

Last post by Graham « Mon Jul 21, 2025 2:12 pm

by Graham » Mon Jul 21, 2025 2:12 pm

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They stood in the outfield bleachers like two dads who'd snuck away from a wedding reception to watch the game on someone else's tab.

Assistant GM...

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Mon Jul 21, 2025 2:12 pm
2063.35 - The Gold Standard: Gold Clinch Playoffs…But Don’t Pour the Champagne Just Yet (9/24/63)

Last post by JRamirez « Sun Jul 20, 2025 8:36 am
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by Graham » Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:14 am

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September 24, 2063 — Gold Clinch Playoffs…But Don’t Pour the Champagne Just Yet
History has been made.

The drought is over.

The Johannesburg Gold...

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Sun Jul 20, 2025 8:36 am
2063.34 - The Gold Standard: From Flatline to First Place (9/17/63)

Last post by Graham « Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:56 pm

by Graham » Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:56 pm

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September 17, 2063 — From Flatline to First Place
A week ago, the Gold were cracking. Slipping. Second-guessing themselves. The division lead was...

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Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:56 pm
2063.33 - September Baseball (Hold The Frosting)

Last post by Jwalk100 « Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:51 am
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by Graham » Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:00 pm

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Graham Luna was in his office, pretending not to watch the final out on his wall-mounted flatscreen.

He wasn’t sulking, he was “evaluating from a...

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Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:51 am
2063.32 - The Gold Standard: All That Glitters Is Not Gold (9/10/63)

Last post by Jwalk100 « Thu Jul 17, 2025 1:47 pm
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by Graham » Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:03 am

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September 10, 2063 — All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Let’s not sugarcoat it: the Gold are falling apart.

With three weeks left in the season,...

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Thu Jul 17, 2025 1:47 pm
2063.31 - The Gold Standard: August Surge and a Pre-Deadline Swing (8/27/63)

Last post by thatboynicecoast « Mon Jul 14, 2025 11:15 pm
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by Graham » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:34 pm

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August 27, 2063 — August Surge and a Pre-Deadline Swing
After a stretch of turbulence, inconsistency, and classic bullpen roulette, the Johannesburg...

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Mon Jul 14, 2025 11:15 pm
2063.30 - The Great Cairo Compromise

Last post by Graham « Wed Jul 09, 2025 6:38 pm

by Graham » Wed Jul 09, 2025 6:38 pm

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Graham Luna had never been much of a salesman. His entire approach to persuasion could be summed up as “mildly apologetic PowerPoint.” But on this...

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Last post by Graham
Wed Jul 09, 2025 6:38 pm
2063.29 - The Gold Standard: Gold Cling to Slim Lead as Deadline Looms (8/13/63)

Last post by Graham « Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:59 am
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by Graham » Sun Jul 06, 2025 4:22 pm

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August 13, 2063 — Gold Cling to Slim Lead as Deadline Looms
Six games, four wins, and zero margin for error.

That was the week for your...

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Last post by Graham
Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:59 am
2063.28 – London Gets Peyton. Graham Gets a Threat.

Last post by Jwalk100 « Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:51 pm
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by Graham » Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:38 pm

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Graham Luna was halfway across the warning track, phone wedged between shoulder and cheek like a man bracing for an anvil to drop.

Rosario’s voice...

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Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:51 pm
2063.27 – Gold’s Vision Board is Far-Sighted

Last post by Jwalk100 « Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:27 am
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by Graham » Sun Jun 29, 2025 11:30 pm

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Graham Luna had spent the better part of twenty minutes rearranging five paperclips, two coffee stirrers, and a can of cardamom-flavored Zyn into a...

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Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:27 am
2063.26 - The Gold Standard: Stars of Today and Tomorrow-ish (7/3/63)

Last post by Dington « Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:41 pm
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by Graham » Wed Jun 25, 2025 10:48 pm

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July 3, 2063 — Stars of Today and Tomorrow-ish
It’s early July, which means two things: 1) someone, somewhere is composing a 26-post thread about...

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Last post by Dington
Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:41 pm
2063.22 - The Gold Standard: Not Fool's Gold? (6/4/63)

Last post by RebelArmy « Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:16 am
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by Graham » Sat Jun 14, 2025 2:44 pm

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June 4, 2063 — Not Fool's Gold?
“Whilst most teams are finding their level,” wrote independent GBC reporter Boyd Flanagan ( RebelArmy ) recently ,...

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Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:16 am

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