1997 Shakopee Schlitz: (.420)
I began my first season of Apba with the attitude that it would be a
well appreciated diversion from the rigourous life of a car parker. I
wanted to be as competitive as possible, but I would have done alot of
things differently if I had realized how 'out for blood' most of my
competition was. I knew I was'nt likely to develop a championship team
in my first year, so I decided to at least make it a fun one. Taking
the likes of Griffey and McGwire with my first two picks gave me some
homerun threats that would make the Schlitz dangerous if not very
effective. After fending off some of Steve's slippery, "take advantage
of the new guy", pre-season trade tactics, my lineup looked something
like this:
1. Lance Johnson CF
2. Chipper Jones 3B
3. Ken Griffey Jr. RF
4. Mark McGwire DH
5. Terry Steinbach C
6. Mark Grace 1B
7. Travis Fryman SS
8. Marty Cordova RF
9. Jose Viscaino 2B
-The teams surprise player was Terry Steinbach, with his productive 35
HR, 100+ RBI season.
-My fondest memory was Ken's mouse breaking tantrum on a late inning
Steinbach rallying 3-run homer.
Overall I was happy with my .420 winning percentage and felt I was often
competitive. Ending the season on a 14 game skid did'nt help my effort
to not finish with the worst record.