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Bonus Cash and Stadium Maintenance Dues Info & Tracker

Last post by Lane « Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:55 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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58.3- Fish Story

Last post by Dington « Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:08 am
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by chicoruiz » Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:03 pm

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It seems like only yesterday that all of us BBA general managers sailed into these waters, looking for a rich haul of free agents every time we flung...

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Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:08 am
58.2- A Touch of Class

Last post by chicoruiz « Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:58 pm
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by chicoruiz » Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:31 pm

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I think I’m going to like Hollis O’Hara.

When he came into my office to officially sign his contract, I discovered that he was the exact opposite of...

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Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:58 pm
58.1- Goals (achieved, and not so much...)

Last post by BaseClogger « Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:35 pm
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by chicoruiz » Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:59 pm

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All of us have different goals. The ultimate goal, of course, is to win a championship, or at least contend for one. For some teams, though, that...

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Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:35 pm
57.24- 14 Thoughts On 14 Pitchers

Last post by Trebro « Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:42 pm
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by chicoruiz » Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:07 pm

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Some day I will understand why pitchers immediately become ineffective as soon as I acquire them My current working theory is that I’ve assembled a...

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Last post by Trebro
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:42 pm
57.23- 19 Thoughts on 19 Players

Last post by BaseClogger « Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:47 am
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by chicoruiz » Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:42 pm

With the season winding down, I thought I’d share some quick evaluations of the Gamblers rostered players, focusing on how they fit into my 2058...

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Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:47 am
57.22- PR Handout

Last post by Dington « Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:35 pm
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by chicoruiz » Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:45 pm

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The regular season may be winding down, but there’s still plenty of action at the Ballpark At Bally’s, as the Gamblers continue to fight to the...

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Last post by Dington
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:35 pm
57.21-My Staff Has a Hissy Fit

Last post by RonCo « Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:10 am
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by chicoruiz » Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:42 am

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My assistant GM is a fine fellow, and he works hard for minimal salary, and he even got me my old office back after I got back from Saratoga. Our...

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Last post by RonCo
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:10 am
57.20- Saratoga Roadie

Last post by trmmilwwi « Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:04 pm
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by chicoruiz » Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:18 pm

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I could easily have notified the newest member of the Atlantic City Gamblers Hall of Fame by phone, but I wanted to see the surprise and joy in his...

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Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:04 pm
57.19- How I Spent My Morning

Last post by trmmilwwi « Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:42 am
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by chicoruiz » Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:24 am

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July turns to August, and here I sit in my little temporary (I hope) office, as usual looking for something to do.

The draft is over and everyone is...

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Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:42 am
57.18- A Relocation

Last post by JimBob2232 « Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:39 pm
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by chicoruiz » Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:44 pm

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I had to go and open my big mouth…

It was a quiet Wednesday a week ago, and I was in my spatial office, contemplating on Michael Harris. Michael was...

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Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:39 pm
57.17- Language Barrier

Last post by Trebro « Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:22 pm
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by chicoruiz » Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:17 pm

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I don’t know how I could make such a dumb mistake. I mean, the words aren’t even anything alike…

Since we had so many Hispanic players in the...

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Last post by Trebro
Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:22 pm
57.16- Could This Odd Feeling be- Happiness?

Last post by Jwalk100 « Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:15 pm
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by chicoruiz » Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:18 pm

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As Michael Scott once said, “How the turntables have…”.

Only a few weeks ago I was lost in depression, ready to chuck it all and become a forest...

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Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:15 pm
57.15- Random Scribblings

Last post by chicoruiz « Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:53 am

by chicoruiz » Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:53 am

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A few notes from a team currently basking in the afterglow of its first winning week of the season…

1. My wholesale importing of starting pitchers...

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Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:53 am
57.14- Good Draft, Bad Draft

Last post by Dington « Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:37 am
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by chicoruiz » Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:16 am

Going into the draft, I resolved to focus on pitching and defense, two attributes sorely lacking in the Gamblers organization. Pitching in...

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Last post by Dington
Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:37 am
57.13- Reinforcements Arrive

Last post by RonCo « Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:31 pm
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by chicoruiz » Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:08 pm

Well... My resolution to improve the team by one percent every week was tested this week. I had a couple of players go on the injured list for fairly...

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Last post by RonCo
Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:31 pm
57.12- Swimming Analogy

Last post by chicoruiz « Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:26 pm

by chicoruiz » Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:26 pm

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I am not a good swimmer.

I’m not really afraid of the water or anything; it’s just the moving forward part of it that I’ve never mastered. I kick my...

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57.11- A Surprise Exit

Last post by Dington « Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:20 pm
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by chicoruiz » Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:02 pm

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I was in my office, quietly poring over draft reports and getting more confused by the moment, when my assistant GM, Francisco Serrano, knocked...

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Last post by Dington
Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:20 pm
57.10- Odds and Ends

Last post by BaseClogger « Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:38 pm
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by chicoruiz » Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:58 pm

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Just a few random notes from the first months of what looks like another season from hell:

1. What is it about putting on an Atlantic City uniform...

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Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:38 pm
57.9- Busy, Busy, Busy...

Last post by trmmilwwi « Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:47 am
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by chicoruiz » Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:45 pm

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For most teams, Opening Day is when the lineups are set, but when you're a hardscrabble team such as the Atlantic City Gamblers, it's just another...

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Last post by trmmilwwi
Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:47 am
57.8-Starting Pitcher Smorgasbord

Last post by chicoruiz « Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:40 pm

by chicoruiz » Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:40 pm

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The great Branch Rickey once said, “out of quantity comes quality”. The 2057 Gamblers have got the quantity, but the quality…well, if spring training...

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57.3- My FA Forecast

Last post by Trebro « Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:38 pm
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by chicoruiz » Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:58 pm

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I've been at this point many times before. The stages of the free agency process are familiar to me. Here's what's gonna happen in each sim:

Arb-FA...

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Last post by Trebro
Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:38 pm
57.7-Reunited, and it feels so... something

Last post by Dington « Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:21 pm
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by chicoruiz » Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:08 pm

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I had been waiting for this moment for a long, long time. Well, maybe not all that long, but a few days at least…

I acquired lefty Scott Bugbie a...

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Last post by Dington
Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:21 pm
57.6- Congrats Chico- It's Twins

Last post by chicoruiz « Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:02 pm

by chicoruiz » Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:02 pm

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Normally, going into Rule 5, I take an approach of one position per round. That is, if I need, say, a backup catcher and a lefty reliever, I focus on...

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57.4- A “Bachelor” Analogy

Last post by KJChmura « Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:15 pm
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by chicoruiz » Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:09 pm

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I watch “Bachelor In Paradise”.

Hey… don’t judge me…

After a hard day of raking leaves, cleaning out gutters, etc., I don’t see anything wrong with...

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Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:15 pm
57.5- A Light Bulb Analogy

Last post by recte44 « Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:19 am
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by chicoruiz » Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:04 pm

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Am I the king of analogies lately, or what???

Anyway, this is not an original one. I’ve heard it said (by Bill James, maybe?) that investing in...

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