On behalf of the Boston Red Sox, Owner John Henry and the rest of the front office, we would like to introduce to you, the newest—and youngest to ever hold the position—general manager of the Boston Red Sox, Adam Lewis.
Ever since I was a little kid, it has been my dream to be the general manager of the Boston Red Sox. When I was no older than seven years old, with a closet full of Red Sox shirseys, the team's schedule memorized and notebooks full of team stats, I told people just that, that I wanted to be the general manager of the Boston Red Sox.Now my dream can finally come true.
Starting today, I will be taking over the Boston Red Sox using one of my favorite computer grames, Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP).
I've been playing OOTP for about for years. Without sounding like a walking advertisement for the game, which is hard for me because I love playing the game, OOTP is the most realistic sports simulation game I have ever come across. It just so happens to be a simulation of my favorite sport as well.
The simulation amazes me and it's something my words can't do justice. It uses an engine so realistic that the feels just as hard, rewarding, fun and stressful that must come with running an actual baseball team. It tracks advanced stats such as Wins Above Replacement, Adjusted ERA, Fielding Independent Pitching, Isolated Power and more. I dare you to ask me what each of those mean.
As I embark on this task of taking over the Boston Red Sox, I wanted to share this alternated sports reality with you, the reader, because a community of OOTPers is better than a single player, plus I think it is entertaining to read about alternate sports realities, something I've taken part in in my spare time. So, on Fridays, I will publish an article taking you through one month of game play, which is not long in OOTP game play time. I'm hoping to write something funny, entertaining and whatever happens to catch my eye and deliver it in an insightful and sometimes irrational way of thinking. I want to create a story that everyone will join. Why else would anyone tune in?
With each post, I'll give a play-by-play of what interesting things happen (In other play throughs, I've had owners pass away, expansion teams enter the league, players go down for falling in the bathtub, and more). I've been known to win championships, having won three championships and making the playoffs an innumerable amount of times. I've also been known to have a short leash with my manager. I tend to go through managers like crazy, once fire Mike Matheny from my Red Sox team after just two months of one particular season.
So as the new General Manager of the Boston Red Sox, I hope to bring many championships to this sports city. We all love our Boston Red Sox and my ultimate goal is to bring the team and fans as many championships as I can.
And if you want to play along, and I encourage you to do so, you can purchase the game here.
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| OOTP dawg, get it |
