JoeRudi26

Good to see a Franchise presentation pop up again. Looks good so far, good luck rc!

I'll give an in depth review myself soon, but wow, they've really tightened up the slider set for this year's version. I absolutely can't get over how well and realistic the numbers are developing for me to this point. Walks were one of my biggest concerns, but this year's version has apparently addressed the issue via the Pitcher Control/Pitcher Stamina sliders, in conjunction with more realistic pitches (my guess, anyway) -- most noticeably the 4 seam fast ball. That baby 'tails away' like it should this year, making the break on the 2 seam fastball a bit more effective. Anyway, that's just off the top of my head at the moment. Not sure how many people are playing The Show on Mods here, but if anyone is interested I'd be happy to post my slider set in the appropriate section. Obviously, you can tweak from there.            

I've had one strange year, Y4L. I'm just now getting back on track. I even would up in the hospital for awhile with dangerously low sodium, and had to learn to walk again. It really messed me up. I was in Critical Care (or so they tell me) for a few days after my ex found me passed out on my apt floor. I had been feeling odd for at least two weeks to that point, and just couldn't figure out why my legs were becoming so weak. That said, I woke up with IV's poking out of me from everywhere. It was a scary time. It's been a year I won't forget. But anyway, I had uninstalled MVP when I had to replace my hard drive a couple of years ago, and just never had re installed it. Along comes Jim and Dennis with one of my favorite mod/eras of all time, and now I'm going to have to get back in the game, so to speak. I really should have known better and re installed it a long time ago.

1977 was the year in baseball (I was 11) that would seal the deal for me as far as being helplessly in love and dedicated to the game of baseball. The entire season was a good "story book" that got better each and every day, with the playoffs and eventually a World Series that capped off one of the greatest seasons (IMO) that was ever played. It was the first (and maybe the last) time that I can remember that each and every player from both teams (N.Y. and L.A.) would become powerful household names during the season, and especially the playoffs. The tension was immense, the atmosphere revolving around both teams, and especially Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, and Reggie Jackson have not been duplicated since. Each and every time I might get lucky enough to see a program, or maybe a documentary about this particular season, I watch it and and just let all the memories come rushing back. Thanks for putting this together, Jim, I'm sure it's fantastic. Your work has always spoken for itself. I'm going to have to re install MVP again. Without question.

Get em, Rick! Good to see this back.

LOL. I heard that. I'm a little late in the thread here, but Sean, you may be blackballed if you score more than 12 runs a game.

Can't wait Alb! Looking forward to it.

lol