My moniker is Lawguy56 because I am an attorney that started playing Imagine Sports/Bill James “real fantasy baseball” when I was 56 years old. My name is Eric Klein and I was born just outside of Detroit but have lived in Southern California since 1959 (before freeways)….
I am now 68…. yep, 12 years and I still manage a .500 team…I do love the detail of this sports platform. You may see me playing in mostly high capped custom leagues with a manual draft of an hour or less. I probably indulge in too many leagues. My social life and career seem to always get in the way of the drafts. My girlfriend doesn’t want my phone out at dinner or when we are socializing, but I’m not taking a $500,000 pick in the third round. I have fallen victim to Brian O’Donnell’s emails…… I am addicted to participating in his leagues…. it seems like 4 or 5 days a week I’m participating in one of his drafts.
I participate in these leagues because I have always loved the game. The challenge!
Where else can you call yourself successful when you do well only 30% of the time. As a player it was pitch vs batter, guessing the type of pitch, speed and location. In the field it was coming up clean with the ball and making a good throw. In these simulations you have all the variables in your power and still hope to be a .500 team.
What else do I like about this simulation…. everything. I love the details. You can make it as simple or complex as you want. It gives great satisfaction to pilot a team to a title even just winning a series. The strategy of the draft is the greatest challenge. Assembling and maintaining a team is work but it is a labor of love for me. I try not to take it too seriously…. it’s just a game…. or is it?
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I have been enjoying the interactions with the fellow owners… The other owners make this game great with their wit and friendliness…. the standouts are Gregor, Latvia, Karakoram, and Mark Lewis to name just a few. We all share a sarcastic sense of humor…
In this simulation I have the opportunity to choose a stadium and build a team around it, knowing 11 people want the same players. You have to learn about the teams and players to do well… so there is a learning curve to this game. I have to shout out to my mentor and master DAVID MORGAN (MDavid04) who taught me how to be successful and should be offering clinics for pay because he has a great system…. I wish I followed it more often. My teams overall hover around .510 with 172 playoffs and 42 titles.
I tried to play single season but I am miserable at it. I guess I’m a purist and don’t believe in splits or multiple same. As to my first team ….. too long and too painful to remember. I picked players that I liked growing up. I remember being convinced by another owner that that I should trade Joe DiMaggio for Andrew Jones. I learned from that…. but it was David Morgan that answered a post I put on the message board pathetically asking for drafting help… I would recommend coming to him if you ever need help. He is the friendliest man you’ll meet here.
I’m about to retire from the law profession this year after doing it for 40 years. Now I can devote more time to following David Morgan’s system…. so watch out you’all!
Thank you for reading this – Eric Klein
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