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Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Clayman » Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:31 am

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Monday 24th February 2042

Post by Clayman » Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:32 am

Who would have thought a year ago today I signed a contract with a crazy Greek guy, a Greek guy who'd bankrolled a vision of baseball in Athens to the tune of $450 million on the off chance the MBWBA would give Athens a franchise in the UMEBA.

A year later I'm sat at the Athens Fighting Centaurs spring training complex waiting to play the Beirut Cedars in two days, two days before the biggest day in Centaurs history.
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Post by Clayman » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:10 am

It was a spring training game against the Beirut Cedars at the Cedars ballpark, 5000 in attendance, 4000 of them Greek. Alexis Zorba our merchandise guy had convinced me to buy 5000 Athens commemorative ball caps just for this game he'd also convinced me to buy 5000 for our game against Bucharest tomorrow at our Spring Training Complex Papadakis Field*

I sat in my office, emotions flooding through my body, the sounds of a 7-5 victory still ringing in my ears, the sight of Mr Papadakis looking like he'd got the key to the biggest sweet shop in the world. In 38 years of baseball this was one of those moments to cherish, a spring training game but at that moment in time it might as well have been a United Cup Series win.

*I know you can't name them but Athens are putting the finger up to OOTP, Athens now and in future will play their Spring Training games at Papadakis Field

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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Clayman » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:13 am

You know I'm bored and I bet you are of the team links, I'm also getting you don't even click them, I mean it takes you 3 clicks of a mouse 1 for Brewster 2 for UMEBA 3 for Athens, Beirut etc. If it costs me PP so be it, I'll still put links in for players, games etc but from now on team names will have different links to that city and not the team. I'll try to put different ones in but forgive me if I repeat myself, it will have been an honest mistake. To be clear this will be the diary part, all other articles will have team links in per usual.
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by johnd2442 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:56 am

Definitely love the diary idea. I'll be checking in on this in the future.
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Clayman » Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:03 pm

johnd2442 wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:56 am
Definitely love the diary idea. I'll be checking in on this in the future.
Probably update it everyday to catch up, always wanted to do something like this but never got round to it in other leagues.
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Thursday 27th February 2042

Post by Clayman » Fri May 01, 2020 8:09 am

They came, they saw, we didn't conquer. A 2-0 defeat against Bucharest, the first game at Papadakis Field, I wanted it to be a proud day for Papa the players wanted it to be for Papa. Sadly sports is not like that, strangely though I don't think it bothered him he came into the ballpark with a smile and left with a smile.

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Wednesday March 5th 2042

Post by Clayman » Fri May 01, 2020 11:29 am

Signed free agent Aymeric Barajas to a 1-year contract worth $2,600,000 at 32 he should be good for 2 maybe 3 years, while we bring some fresh blood in. Also signed Valke Kiene a 26 year old pitcher, looking at the pen but could be a spot starter at a push.
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Wednesday March 12th 2042

Post by Clayman » Fri May 01, 2020 11:47 am

Invited one of our younger players Husam al Din bin Hadi to spring training, a kid from Casablanca. More to get him used to a big league atmosphere than giving him alot of playing time.
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Post by Clayman » Fri May 01, 2020 11:49 am

9-10 record in spring training but what a way to even it out, Makin and Jackson pitching 4 innings each of shut out baseball. Team effort though against Mumbai with 9 of the guys getting hits.
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by jleddy » Fri May 01, 2020 4:23 pm

That road cap is NICE.
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Clayman » Sun May 03, 2020 3:39 am

jleddy wrote:
Fri May 01, 2020 4:23 pm
That road cap is NICE.
Actually different to the one I wanted to post but format issues or something with the other.
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Post by Clayman » Sun May 03, 2020 3:40 am

Opening Day in the UMEBA, the first ever Opening Day for the Athens Fighting Centaurs. It couldn't have gone more perfect a 4-0 shutout.
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Post by Clayman » Sun May 03, 2020 3:42 am

Athens first ever Opening Day, we could have sold 100,000 tickets for this game. The fans that got into the game never stopped cheering, even when we lost they never stopped applauding.
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Fat Nige » Sun May 03, 2020 3:48 am

On the very rare times I actually do an OOTP solo game I always try to do a diary like this to immerse myself in the game (usually difficult as I don't really follow any MLB team) but it usually peters out within the first month lol, good luck with this one.

Cool fact lol, all the above team avatars (except Boise's turd man and mine) were made by me, ok, ok only Athens & Cairo lol. I'm finally trying little things like that, not that I'll ever get anywhere near Mike's artwork gloryness
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Clayman » Sun May 03, 2020 5:46 am

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Sun May 03, 2020 3:48 am
On the very rare times I actually do an OOTP solo game I always try to do a diary like this to immerse myself in the game (usually difficult as I don't really follow any MLB team) but it usually peters out within the first month lol, good luck with this one.

Cool fact lol, all the above team avatars (except Boise's turd man and mine) were made by me, ok, ok only Athens & Cairo lol. I'm finally trying little things like that, not that I'll ever get anywhere near Mike's artwork gloryness
I've done it with solo leagues I think you get overwhelmed, with a single team it's easier. I don't want to get to in-depth with it, I don't want it to migrate from a diary to a journal which to me is a more in-depth thing. I pushed myself too much on the Blue & White issues so I'm cutting them in the future, making the diary a paragraph maybe after every sim. I've always wanted to do a story so going to have a go at that, no doubt it will drive our resident author crazy with the mistakes. Apologies to Ron before I even start with that :D I love your logos and unis, don't take this wrong the no flash, simplistic stuff is my favourites. I think the best logo, uni maker is txsranger on the OOTP boards. I think knuckler did some for me years back, a simple circle logo with the team written across them, loved them sadly never saved them from my old pc. I think he did about 60 those were the good old days of the OOTP forums.
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Sunday April 6th 2042

Post by Clayman » Sun May 03, 2020 5:52 am

I'd never heard noise like it, after yesterday's loss I'd have thought the fans would have been flat, I was wrong they came with more noise than the previous day. We gave them the win they wanted, that they deserved.

Young guy called Bartolo Gómez is doing well in AAA, called him up let's see how he does in the majors.
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by johnd2442 » Sun May 03, 2020 12:40 pm

Fat Nige wrote:
Sun May 03, 2020 3:48 am
On the very rare times I actually do an OOTP solo game I always try to do a diary like this to immerse myself in the game (usually difficult as I don't really follow any MLB team) but it usually peters out within the first month lol, good luck with this one.

Cool fact lol, all the above team avatars (except Boise's turd man and mine) were made by me, ok, ok only Athens & Cairo lol. I'm finally trying little things like that, not that I'll ever get anywhere near Mike's artwork gloryness
Ugh, I'm the exact same way! I'm not really a fan of any MLB team and it is overwhelming for me. And then I just lose momentum. That happens to me constantly!

And hey - I love the Cairo logo! I've been trying to tie in the humvee pictured in the logo with a chariot in a team news but I haven't been imaginative enough yet!
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Fat Nige » Sun May 03, 2020 1:24 pm

You’ll have to think of something that tugs the heart strings lol. Something like the son of big Egyptian business man or public official that gave his life when his chariot vehicle was blown up by an IED or perhaps was awarded a the top honour for saving the President’s wife when she was kidnapped. Loads of possibilities.
The original logo was a chariot archer of biblical times but I just felt it needed to be updated to modern times
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Re: Diary of an Athens GM 2042.

Post by Clayman » Sun May 03, 2020 3:11 pm

johnd2442 wrote:
Sun May 03, 2020 12:40 pm
Fat Nige wrote:
Sun May 03, 2020 3:48 am
On the very rare times I actually do an OOTP solo game I always try to do a diary like this to immerse myself in the game (usually difficult as I don't really follow any MLB team) but it usually peters out within the first month lol, good luck with this one.

Cool fact lol, all the above team avatars (except Boise's turd man and mine) were made by me, ok, ok only Athens & Cairo lol. I'm finally trying little things like that, not that I'll ever get anywhere near Mike's artwork gloryness
Ugh, I'm the exact same way! I'm not really a fan of any MLB team and it is overwhelming for me. And then I just lose momentum. That happens to me constantly!

And hey - I love the Cairo logo! I've been trying to tie in the humvee pictured in the logo with a chariot in a team news but I haven't been imaginative enough yet!
Full circle? Ancient to modern throw in what Nige said and you could have not only a link from past and present but a good story.
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