Help Me Choose a Franchise Team (Official Thread)

[Jeffrey Smith]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Totally agree. Of the 24 stadiums I've been to PNC is my favorite.

24 stadiums??

I’m sooooo jealous.

[IndianSummer]

PNC and then a toss up between the 30 yr old Globe Life park and Camden yards.

With that being said, I haven’t been to every park yet.

Wow….24, I am jealous too

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by IndianSummer

PNC and then a toss up between the 30 yr old Globe Life park and Camden yards. With that being said, I haven’t been to every park yet. Wow….24, I am jealous too

Actually it's 23 (current stadiums),I miscounted. My total is 26 but 3 (Candlestick, Qualcomm, previous Yankee Stadium) are no longer around or in use and Oakland is about to add to that list. When you're old like I am you get a lot of opportunities. I also travelled a lot for work back in the day, and when you're on the road by yourself, there's nothing better to do than catch a major league baseball game.

Camden is in my top 5 for sure, and imo has the best food of any I've been to.

[Instant C1a55ic]

Choose Colorado

Only trick is, is to build a winning team the way they do it. I have tried, and failed so many times. Here are my rules:

-Can't sign any big free agent position unless they are past age 30, can NEVER sign big FA pitching.
-Pitchers: FA, or return trade capital, can not be above 75 ovr
-No players with A potential can be traded for, or signed in FA. Only way is to draft them
-Big extensions are allowed, however cannot have more than 3 for the entire team. Every offseason you have to do a dice roll, or random number selection. I do 1-10. Anything 7 or above, player has to be dealt.
-Coaches can be no higher than B, so they have to have a negative towards an attribute.

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[IndianSummer]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Actually it's 23 (current stadiums),I miscounted. My total is 26 but 3 (Candlestick, Qualcomm, previous Yankee Stadium) are no longer around or in use and Oakland is about to add to that list. When you're old like I am you get a lot of opportunities. I also travelled a lot for work back in the day, and when you're on the road by yourself, there's nothing better to do than catch a major league baseball game. Camden is in my top 5 for sure, and imo has the best food of any I've been to.

I never thought about the parks that have closed.
Sportsman’s Park, Busch Stadium cookie cutter, Arlington stadium, Globe Life and I will have Oakland to add as well.

[mrsaito]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

When you're old like I am you get a lot of opportunities. I also travelled a lot for work back in the day, and when you're on the road by yourself, there's nothing better to do than catch a major league baseball game.

I’m old too. I had the privilege of seeing a game at Wrigley Field in 1981, before they added lights, Jumbotrons and all of the other modern stuff.

Of course it was a day game. 😎

[smcamp3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Instant C1a55ic

Choose Colorado Only trick is, is to build a winning team the way they do it. I have tried, and failed so many times. Here are my rules: -Can't sign any big free agent position unless they are past age 30, can NEVER sign big FA pitching. -Pitchers: FA, or return trade capital, can not be above 75 ovr -No players with A potential can be traded for, or signed in FA. Only way is to draft them -Big extensions are allowed, however cannot have more than 3 for the entire team. Every offseason you have to do a dice roll, or random number selection. I do 1-10. Anything 7 or above, player has to be dealt. -Coaches can be no higher than B, so they have to have a negative towards an attribute. Sent from my SM-F946U using Operation Sports mobile app

I've been considering them. Being a Reds fan, Cincinnati is the perfect team to be this year but I'm too invested in them in real life. Colorado is so bad but Nolan Jones is a young star, a couple good prospects, zero good pitchers. All shootouts.

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by smcamp3

I've been considering them. Being a Reds fan, Cincinnati is the perfect team to be this year but I'm too invested in them in real life. Colorado is so bad but Nolan Jones is a young star, a couple good prospects, zero good pitchers. All shootouts.

I'm using colorado, still in year 1. It's a great challenge for sure LOL.