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#63581	03/08/2019 4:54:38 am	Nov 4th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I perused Legends playoff history and found out I've destroyed the all-time record in futility and bad luck. There have been 34 different franchises to participate in Legends playoffs. Amazingly, 20 of them won their first game. They are, in order, and with their city name at the time: Moscow, Hattiesburg, Durham, Augusta, Brewer, Helena, Warner Robins, Cypress Point City, Queens, Clifton, Orlando, Birmingham, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Santa Monica, Seattle, Alexandria, Raleigh, Missoula and Novice. The other 14, therefore, started with losing streaks. Six began with just one loss: Portland, Fort Wayne, Bay City, Green Bay, Pharr and Bloomington. (To be clear, all of those lost their first Legends playoff game, and then won the second.) Five lost their first two: Las Vegas, Thunder Bay, Buffalo, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. Isssaquah is the only team to have lost their first three and then win the fourth to prevent the sweep. Eden Prairie and College Station both got swept. Eden Prairie was a bot amongst all bots in the first season, 2001, and hasn't made it back. College Station won their first game of their second Series, stopping their losing streak at 4. Then there are my Margate Magicians who got swept in both Series. We are the only team to start their Legends playoffs with more than 4 losses and we've done so in inglorious style by getting swept twice, doubling the record to 0-8. Hopefully we will get back soon and expand our record. Uh, wait a minute. That's not exactly what I meant. Updated Friday, March 8 2019 @ 5:08:52 am PST

#63596	03/08/2019 8:01:57 am	Nov 4th, 2039
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Racking up the records. Don't you also have the longest legends losing streak? Did you get most losses in a season that year or no?

#63597	03/08/2019 8:15:27 am	Nov 4th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	I've noticed that the years my team has outperformed my expectations, it's usually a team that has a really good record in 1-run (which usually results from a strong, well-organized bullpen). I also tend to trim my bullpen for the playoffs. Anybody I don't trust goes into a LR role or AAA. If the series is in it's last day, I'll throw a starter into a MR role just to shore things up even more.

#63598	03/08/2019 8:20:57 am	Nov 4th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Don't you also have the longest legends losing streak? Ha! I wouldn't be surprised. The big, big difference is I was playing all developing guys then, and many out of position. Haselrig, I would guess most owners do that with their pitching staff. You can easily use a 3-man rotation. Heck, I could probably go to a 2-man rotation since I only play 4 games.

#63599	03/08/2019 8:25:18 am	Nov 4th, 2039
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	Did you get most losses in a season that year or no? I won 50 one season in Legends. I went back to check if that was one of the worst win totals in Legends history. Not even close. Somebody had something like 36 wins one season. I don't think it was Mike, though.

#63605	03/08/2019 1:10:29 pm	Nov 4th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I knew I didn't have the fewest wins. My guys were actually very good before playing the West. We were 33-24 and I think had the lead several times. About a month later we had slipped to .500. Then, while stilling giving it our all, we went 1-13. I felt the writing was on the wall and had to start preparing my young guys to take over. I guess it worked somewhat because I got back much quicker than expected. Granted, that's largely due to Chapa and Perez refusing to decline too fast. I'm afraid 2040 will look very much like 2036. Speaking of which... I had a 29-game losing streak in 2036. I don't know if that's a record, but it's impressive

#63606	03/08/2019 1:23:52 pm	Nov 4th, 2039
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1130 Deerfield Beach Rats V.7	I won 50 one season in Legends. I went back to check if that was one of the worst win totals in Legends history. Not even close. Somebody had something like 36 wins one season. I don't think it was Mike, though. Back in 2034, I reported on the Legends league thread that the Moscow Moose (or whatever name they actually had at the time) went 44-116 in 2003. This was surpassed in 2035 by the Santa Monica Carp’s 38-122 record.

#63612	03/08/2019 3:11:39 pm	Nov 4th, 2039
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Mike is lucky to have an excess of talented players which propelled him to success in Legends and the Cup. It's plain silly to talk about a Legends team being good because they have talent. All top teams do. Regarding top talent... Margate had 0 All League players. Novi, the Champs, had a league leading 3 All League players. Did that contribute to Novi winning the division and league? Of course. But they're good because they have a good owner, which is true of every Legends team. Updated Friday, March 8 2019 @ 3:37:39 pm PST

#63614	03/08/2019 6:00:29 pm	Jan 15th, 2040
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I'm afraid 2040 will look very much like 2036. Speaking of which... I had a 29-game losing streak in 2036. Mike, I don't know if I'll be much assistance but I will do everything in my power to help you match or even improve upon your 2036 losing streak. 😉

#63616	03/08/2019 10:16:05 pm	Jan 15th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I appreciate your willingness to help. Thank you very much!