And that is as it should be, in my opinion.Īnd, if anything, this seasons struggles for the Brewers probably just mean that I will stick around running the Brewers for longer than I might have otherwise, not needing to move to a lesser club for a fresh challenge. My perception is that one factor is that OOTP is getting gradually more challenging- particularly when it comes to making trades-for the human G.M.
But there is no intentional tanking, or semi-tanking, going on here. Granted, I did make a few philosophical decisions- particularly focusing on building the pitching staff entirely from prospects (every starting pitcher currently on the club was drafted by us), not through free agency or trades- that might have meant that there would be some growing pains.
And it's not that I'm not trying to field a winning club this season also. Will it surprise you if I say that I am somewhat happy about this and consider it evidence that this fictional league, and OOTP, are working the way they should? If anything, the fact that the Brewers won 100 or more games for 9 straight seasons (1974-1982) was the troublesome fact.ĭon't get me wrong, it's fun to win. The Denver Brewers are having their worst season in nearly two decades (they are on pace for their worst record since 1967, when the team went 80-82).
