My Mumbai moment. I'll preface this by saying that I am very happy to be back in the BBA in some way shape or form. When I stepped away from Hawaii, after all of that work to get them on the cusp, it didn't seem right. I was burned out though. Writing is not my greatest skill. After 27 seasons in Hawaii, and 38 overall in the BBA, I couldn't get the energy to sit down and write. I loved tinkering with the roster. Playing with ticket prices. Adjusting the minor leagues and on and on. I had plenty of ideas to write about. Just no drive. I almost paid my 16 year old to write for me, but my morals shot that down. I even deleted OOTP20 from my laptop to just do a cleanse. I purchased OOTP21 to play a franchise with my Milwaukee Brewers beginning in 1978. Even the challenge of finding playing time for a 42 year old Hank Aaron couldn't satisfy whatever it was I was trying to satisfy. I checked the forum daily, multiple times a day. I still love the Tropics. In fact I'll say I'm their biggest fan not named James Walker. When Recte checked in to see if I'd like to come back and play around with Mumbai I didn't even think twice.
So far I am having a lot of fun. There are some familiar faces on the team in the form of
Baltasar Fronteiro, who I acquired in Hawaii for
Mei-shan Ngui, another UMEBA guy. There was
Robert Gowron, a guy that I let go in Hawaii because he was a strikeout machine (I just cut his ass again).
Dave Tallent was just signed. He was a high draft pick of mine who had a few really good seasons before fizzling out. Perfect UMEBA guy! There are others out there that I'd love to sign, but you can only do so much when you have some back contract you need to let expire. Anyway, the bottom line is that I'm having a great time. I'm looking forward to many more seasons ahead, whether it be Mumbai or somewhere else. Thanks to everyone that makes this great universe what it is, especially our great commish. It's the perfect diversion from all that is going on around us right now.
