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2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by RichY » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:58 am

MUMBLES AND GRUMBLES

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The last month or so hasn't been great for ol' Gustavo. I was still wearing black in mourning for the loss of Gennady Zachinsky with a torn UCL when I find out we lose a good and experienced general manager only to hire... this guy? Hungarian baseball? Personal Assistant? Clearly he is a Donald Little crony! Then I was slapped with a moving violation for not having a driver side door on my Datsun redi-Go, Daisy. Doors should be a personal choice! Ah but I will persevere as I am indentured to bring you the latest Metro Stars news so let's clean up some team laundry since I'm not going to do the piles of actual laundry on my kitchen floor.
MUM-BYE Starting pitcher Pepe Castillo decided to sling his jockstrap into the trash can forever after long career in the BBA and UMEBA. The 40 year old Cuban played 3 seasons in Mumbai, making 2 all star teams. 2042 was his best campaign with the Stars where he had a 3.1 WAR and a ERA+ of 124. He also grabbed a ring as a reliever on Jacksonville's 2039 championship team. He was known as a “grinder”. Pitcher Ronald Eglinton said “I watched how hard he worked, even at his age. He always got to the park early, going through his routines. It made an impression on me". We wish you buona fortuna Pepe!

ROSTER MOVES Several players got the “Joseph Stalin send off” getting designated for assignment as the off season roster churn begins. None really raised an eyebrow for me (the one eyebrow I have anyway as I lost the other trying to make saganaki) but the two most notable were SP Brendon Carr who had a rough 2044 seeing his home run rate and WHIP spike and IF Ramon Vela who had a down '44 as well and got caught in the proverbial numbers crunch. I imagine a GM having a fever dream where a numbers crunch apparatus grinds up marginal ball players and the resultant meat pellets are turned into a sloppy Joe type dish and fed to minor league managers. Hmm... where was I? Oh yes,in other roster news right fielder Domingo Garcia and second baseman Willem Snijders were added to the secondary roster ahead of the rule 5 draft.

PERSONNEL MOVE Hitting guru George Barnes was promoted to be the Stars new hitting coach. The 47 yr old Israeli has had stops in Johannesburg, Tokyo and Lagos in his 7 year coaching career. He is well thought of in the organization and reported to be a great teacher.

Well Stars fans, as we sit smack dab in the middle of the free agent period it's hard to tell what this team is going to look like next year with this new “GM” in charge so stay tuned! It should at least be interesting.
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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by jtannehill » Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:08 am

Nice read Rich...welcome to the UMEBA.

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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by RichY » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:10 am

jtannehill wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:08 am
Nice read Rich...welcome to the UMEBA.
Thank man!
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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by tylertoo » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:19 am

Nice job. I love 'notes' type columns in real life and also here. I am stealing the idea.
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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by HoosierVic » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:55 pm

Good stuff. Clearly, you are prime Mumbai material!

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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by shoeless.db » Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:24 pm

HoosierVic wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:55 pm
Good stuff. Clearly, you are prime Mumbai material!
Rich clearly doesn’t understand the ramifications of being associated with you and me.
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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by shoeless.db » Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:25 pm

I remember the day I slung my jockstrap into the trash... terrible, impulsive decision.
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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by HoosierVic » Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:26 pm

shoeless.db wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:24 pm
HoosierVic wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:55 pm
Good stuff. Clearly, you are prime Mumbai material!
Rich clearly doesn’t understand the ramifications of being associated with you and me.
Too late now!

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Re: 2045 Post 1 Mumbles and Grumbles

Post by RichY » Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:52 pm

HoosierVic wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:26 pm
shoeless.db wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:24 pm
HoosierVic wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:55 pm
Good stuff. Clearly, you are prime Mumbai material!
Rich clearly doesn’t understand the ramifications of being associated with you and me.
Too late now!
Maybe you guys have that the wrong way around.
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