Post by Nanz on Aug 9, 2013 19:01:33 GMT -5
WELCOME TO THE CLIQUE!
WE HAVE MY GOOD FRIEND HERE TO GET TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BETTER! I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW HE IS A CLASS ACT. HE HATES WOMEN BUT THATS ALL LOVE. ALL GRAVY! LETS GET IT!
1) Hey friend You have been away from sim leagues since ¡¥nam. It¡¦s been I think 2 or 3 years since you were a member of BBS. Why did you league sims for such a long time? And why the return now here to BBSBL?
Hi friend ƒº I left sim leagues in May 2011 after I graduated. I absolutely loved BBS but it was time to leave. I really only wanted to be in the league if I could devote the time I had become accustomed to. You needed to be incredibly active in BBS to do well ¡V PPs, stockpiling assets a month or two in advance, etc. The other issue I had is that it became a stressor for me. It always stressed me out a little bit because of how much I loved it but towards the end it was becoming more stressful than it was worth. I set a goal to win 50+ for 10 straight seasons and it would legitimately stress me out at times because of how difficult it was and how badly I wanted it. It was a relief for me when I finally left. That was only part of the reason though. The other half of my decision to leave just stemmed from needing to take the BBS time and redistribute it to other things. I accidentally stayed up until 4am posting countless times in college and couldn¡¦t allow that to happen anymore.
I came back now because I¡¦m just looking for something to pass some time. I don¡¦t want to be in BBS (or any basketball sim league) because I don¡¦t want to bother getting stressed out over the results. I intend on doing well here but it¡¦s not the end of the world if I suck. I just want the forums again when I¡¦m sitting at work without an assignment or on the train. I also like the idea of OOTP and how analytical it looks like you can be. Maybe I¡¦m overblowing tactical advantages but I¡¦m interested in seeing it through.
2) Let¡¦s leave BBSBL for a minute and talk about BBS. For those who don¡¦t know or don¡¦t remember, please tell us why you are considered one of the best GMs in the history of BBS. Also, remember when the NC Clique had time and ran BBS? You had 6 ships, Aaron like 2, Dan like 3 and I 5? LOL not a question really LOL
Definitely not a question lol but damn, do I love BBS. So much love for it and everyone who was in it. Spence better call me when he is in NYC. I did well in BBS because I am extremely patient. I put a lot of thought into my plans and then stick with them through any short-term pains (assuming I still think the thesis works). For example, in the last version of BBS that I joined I dealt for 3 future firsts from nova and 3 future firsts from Blue. I think they were 1994-1996 firsts for both teams. Nova had MJ, Blue had Tim Hardaway. I entered my contract year in 1993 before I could cash in on those picks but refused to deal them until I got MJ/Hardaway. That didn¡¦t happen until the following season. I started my CY 6-9 and still refused to deal the picks because I knew the team would win the 40+ necessary and I knew that nova/blue would cut the shit and eventually give me what I wanted. Won two titles with that core and went 84-16 one season but who is counting lol.
When we had time BBS was absolutely amazing. I don¡¦t think it¡¦s possible to recreate it because so much of that was built around our ages and where we were in life at the time. Totally amazing.
3) Back to baseball! You were a member of BBSBL 1, the original. What do you remember most about it and what players stick out from that league? You were also the Mets in that league so how much longer before you ask James to step aside LOL.
I liked it but I don¡¦t remember that much about it. I know I won a WS at one point but I remember thinking the team wasn¡¦t that great. It always took a backseat to BBS for me. The main thing I remember is CrazyMike and his girl of the day lol. My favorite player in BBSBL1 was Jeff Duncan. He had A range in CF, A speed/steals, and tons of walks. He was an absolute beast.
James can have the Mets, I don¡¦t want them. I think it¡¦ll be fun to try this with a low payroll (until it inevitably sucks lol).
4) A big part of BBSBL now is the addition of TIA(B &C). Also IRI¡¦s as well as PD reversals. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it¡¦s a good or bad thing having these things available to GMs.
I am still learning the rules but on the surface this looks like a great addition. The problem with BBSBL1 was the PD hits. It made it far too random and took a ton of the fun away from it. That¡¦s a huge reason why BBSBL could never compete with BBS back then. You can have a bad TC in FBB but for the most part we have a good understanding of who has a great core and who doesn¡¦t. Things don¡¦t change randomly. I hated the random aspect of OOTP so I¡¦m happy that we have rules in place to mitigate that a little bit. I guess it will never be completely fixed but at least there are some rules in place. I absolutely hated it 5 years ago when Scott Kazmir was the best pitching prospect in BBSBL and then got a shitty PD. In a matter of minutes he went from incredibly valuable to average. It was lame IMO.
agreed!!!!!
5) As you get acquainted with the league¡K can you tell us 3 Hitters and 3 pitchers that stand out to you the most? Whether because they are so filthy or because they are so different from their actual MLB careers.
Damnit, I have to go do some research for this question.
I think it is more fun to look at players that weren¡¦t created well or have had odd PDs. I¡¦ll just look through the top prospects. Brandon Philips should have better range at 2nd. Howard should have a decrease in hits and strikeouts. Wright should have noticeable platoon splits and doesn¡¦t. Patrick Schrum is the best pitching prospect of all time so that¡¦s good to see. I love that Prior is great. Damn, did I love Mark Prior. This question is boring, sorry Nanz.
Question is actually pretty damn great its just that this jabroni didn't want to do more research since he did it while taking a shit at work! #truthisout
6) Lets get to them Rays! What are you plans with them? How many years of tanking? And when do you expect to compete in the tough AL EAST?
I¡¦m really not sure. I don¡¦t have enough context for OOTP and a small payroll to have any clue if/when I can really compete. I have five 5-star pitching prospects but apparently that means very little in terms of trades. I¡¦ll draft in the top-3 the next two seasons and draft hitters so I expect to have one of the top farm systems over the next couple of years. I¡¦d like to only tank two seasons but we¡¦ll see how it goes.
I plan on running them like the actual Rays. I want to keep these guys as cheap as possible and I want to flip them before free agency. I want to take advantage of platoon splits, find things that I think are misvalued, and stick to that plan even when a stud with a big salary comes along. I¡¦m not going to sink too many assets into one or two players because as of now it doesn¡¦t look like I can afford it. My team will always be young but I won¡¦t tank forever. That¡¦s not fun to me.
7) Do you have a player on your team as of now that you feel is worth of being a franchise player? Why or why not?
No, mainly because I don¡¦t have any offense. The franchise player needs to be a hitter if offense is as difficult to come by as everyone claims. I will get a stud hitter in the next month or so and he will more than likely be the guy. I also have no idea how the franchise player tag works in BBSBL so maybe I should read that first but whatevs lol.
I don¡¦t want my franchise player to have any weaknesses. I know my team will consist of a bunch of flawed players thrown together but this guy can¡¦t be like that. I definitely need to read up on what the hell I am responding to though.
8) Give us a little insight on your thoughts about the league so far? People, pace, expecting you to pick without a master list, etc LOL
I like it a lot. I feel like I missed the forum concept without even realizing it. I said that to Aaron the other day. It¡¦s so natural to me to sit up before going to sleep posting bullshit that I find funny. Literally did this for 6+ real years so it was like riding a bike. That scares me a little bit because I have to start studying again soon and when I do I can¡¦t risk wasting an hour or two on the site each night but we¡¦ll deal with that when the time comes.
I thought the master list thing was idiotic tbh. It seemed like pretty much everyone understood that you needed a list to draft off of but to everyone who didn¡¦t think so at first¡K you were wrong. How the hell are we supposed to draft without a list? And that was definitely not something we should have been expected to compile ourselves. That was a terrible process but at least it¡¦s done now.
It¡¦s a pretty interesting group. I know maybe half of them. I don¡¦t remember D2A being out of his mind 6 years ago, just laughably overrated as a GM because he lucked into Magic. Red Sox flipped, I think I saw the Braves mad, Styro was pissed, some others I¡¦m forgetting. It makes it entertaining when people are mad all the time. If I don¡¦t want to read it I just won¡¦t read it. Keep doing what you¡¦re doing lol.
I haven¡¦t had a problem with the pace but then again the thing that held us up (expansion draft) involved me. I¡¦m sure the pace will be fine. I¡¦m not too worried about that. There will be stretches where I don¡¦t check in unless texted so it¡¦s not like BBS where I¡¦ll be dying for Spence to sim 20 days in the morning.
9) The NC clique ( well most of us) are doing a softball league¡K Go ahead and tell us what you project for the team. How many wins? Will we ever lose? Will we ever have a game where we don¡¦t win by 5 or more runs? Also, please provide a statline for yourself, james, dan, peter and dan.
There will be some dumb broads on the team so who knows but I¡¦m sure we will do really well. James will be great, I will hit, the rest of you will play, it will be good times, lol. We¡¦ll play well until we all inevitably get injured and can¡¦t play the second half of the season. I nearly pulled my hamstring playing in the wiffleball championship on Monday, lol. Get my girl Bex to play.
BEx aint playing i dont think LOL also where the hell are the stat lines?!?!?! LOL hit and miss! no pun intended HEY OH! LOL
10) Follow up question: Go ahead and give us talents/ratings as well as defensive range speed, injury, clutchness, and everything else for everyone on the clique that¡¦s on the team. And also big hanes so he doesn¡¦t feel left out LOL
I¡¦ll call you clutch and say that you play through injuries because that¡¦s the whole purpose of this question lol. We will miss big air¡¦s bat in the middle of the lineup. You should see this guy hit a golf ball, it¡¦s amazing, not in a good way. Come down to Sterling Farms if you want to see something you didn¡¦t think was possible. Hey Nanz remember last summer when I would bomb balls down the fairway? Too bad we were hitting ay the driving range and the fairway was about 70 yards to our left and over a gigantic net.
Hialrious about Aaron and 100% spot on about me
11) The Clique is going to Ocean City Labor Day Weekend, please tell us how much fun its gonna be as well as how many girls we are all gonna bang.
We won¡¦t bang any girls but we¡¦re guaranteed to see James¡¦ dick daily. I can¡¦t wait to go, I¡¦m bored as shit right now and dying to do something with my sad, pathetic life. It¡¦s 3 weeks from yesterday. Time to find some HGH lol.
We will def bang broads. No doubt LOL
12) Please give us some insight on the porn game. Lord knows andy isn¡¦t here but yeah give us your all time 5 best porn stars and why they are ranked so high.
Well this one kind of came out of left field lol. Never seen porn, let me make up some names of people I like. Classics mixed with some new ones. My girls Eva Angelina and Shyla Styles. Ava Devine/Vicky Vette/Sara Jay for the sophomore year of HS lulz. This girl Madison Ivy I saw recently. This girl Kagney. I don¡¦t get home early enough to really indulge atm, sad shit.
YUM YUM!
13) Lastly, what BBS Gms would you like to see come to BBSBL? And yeah tell us anything else that is on your mind that you wanna get out LOL
I don¡¦t really care to be honest. Everyone who comes to mind is already here even though I¡¦m probably forgetting a ton that I liked. Actually I loved Blue, he¡¦d be great to have here. Skillz too. I¡¦m forgetting others. Nothing was better than the core group we had a few years ago, spring 2010 I¡¦d say. Hey there is a subject I love, summer 2010. Great times. Fuck.
THERE YOU HAVE IT! THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER!