I Don't Want the Responsibility

[Guest Edgy DC]

Takes. Barely outside. Full count.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ground foul, off his foot. We'll do it again.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hard grounder down the first-base line... foul!

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'll give you the streaming play-by-play.

The 3-2 delivery.

Here's a looping ball out beyond second base.

Flood won't get there.

And it falls in for a hit!

Gaspar comes in to score.

Swoboda rounds third.

Harrelson turns second.

OFFENSE: send runners on 2nd and 3rd? (b/h/n)

(I choose 'n.')

Shamsky has hit for the cycle.

I'm going to pinch-run for him to get him one more standing O. It may be Gary Gentry's first career pinch-running appearance.

[Zvon]

lol.....I must be wierd.
I enjoy reading your play by play of a sim game.

Suppose I could be wierder tho...........

[Guest Edgy DC]

Not quite as cool as a no-hitter, of course, but a lot of fun.

They've had a lot of injuries and the season is about two weeks old. They're 7-5 without Cleon Jones.

They're a fun team to play. They have one borderline outstanding hitter in Jones, one very good hitter in Agee, and one hitter who is very good if you spot him correctly in Clendenon. Most of the rest are a bunch of guys who are more or less OK if you spot them. And putting the right guys in the right spots is what managing is about, innit?

[Zvon]

Edgy DC wrote: Not quite as cool as a no-hitter, of course, but a lot of fun. They've had a lot of injuries and the season is about two weeks old. They're 7-5 without Cleon Jones. They're a fun team to play. They have one borderline outstanding hitter in Jones, one very good hitter in Agee, and one hitter who is very good if you spot him correctly in Clendenon. Most of the rest are a bunch of guys who are more or less OK if you spot them. And putting the right guys in the right spots is what managing is about, innit?

It certainly is, Ollie.
Take the team to the series and Ill start callin you Gil.
Better yet, Mr. Hodges.

I was wondering where Cleon was.
I was about to hit the parking lot and search all the vans.

[Zvon]

So, just finished my EA MVP baseball season and Beltrans contract came up.
He had just come off a 43HR/124RBI season.
He asked for 4 years at 12 million a year.
I gave it to him.
His old contract was grandfathered in, because it was his actual deal with the Mets at 17 million a year. So Im saving 5 million bucks.

Im in spring training, and I guess Im leaning towards keeping him now.
Still could trade him, but he has been solid.
Ill have to see how my budget looks a week before seasons start.

Electronic Arts made a template available for download so you could make your own custom game cover. I made this, printed it out on glossy stock, and slipped it into the jacket on the game box. Looks like a store bought deal.