JMurr Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 So my prediction may have been proven wrong.You never know. Sometimes owners lie to keep the public calm and keep the fans coming, just take a look at the history of NFL teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Thursday, April 5, 1883 – Late News – The first serious or rough negotiations take place today when the Manhattan Jockeys asses how to move forward. William Kissam Vanderbilt kept Head Coach Caspar Alva for another year. When it came to free agents the Jockeys had both Middle Angelo Koller and Third Option Richard Leslie to negotiate new contracts with. Leslie was an easy decision for them. Having never even appeared in a game this season the Jockeys quickly decided to let him go. Doing so frees them up a spot on their roster thus opening the door for them to make a pick at Race Wars. Such a pick will be at worst #2 dependent upon what the Brooklyn Dutchmen do this offseason. Negotiations with Koller went a little differently. Koller was a vital part of the Jockeys season. He was the team’s second leading scorer this year with 6 points. The Jockeys were willing to re-sign him but Koller, realizing that he was the best free agent available this year, tried to leverage his position for more money. Initially he asked for $15,000 a year. This would be 3 times what he made this year and would have made him by far the highest paid rider in the league. William Kissam Vanderbilt was unwilling to pay that rate, however Coach Alva did convince him that the team not only wanted to keep Koller but also they wanted to keep him off the roster of competitors. They countered with $8,000 a year. The negotiations went on throughout the day bouncing between 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, and 11 thousand. In the end the two sides realized they were not going to come to a consensus. Vanderbilt decided that as a businessman he preferred to gamble and take another pick at Race Wars, hoping to land someone even better then Koller for less money. Koller decided that he preferred to ride for a team like New Orleans or Rhode Island and compete for a championship; the only way he would stay with Manhattan, a team that could not guaranty competitiveness, was for a large sum of money. So both of Manhattan’s free agents went their own ways. Following Koller’s departure Cleanup Arthur Koch was moved to the Middle position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Friday, April 6, 1883 – Early A.M. Breaking News – The Rhode Island Quakers have already reached out to free agent Angelo Koller. Coach John Vanderbilt has put him on a train from Manhattan to Providence. Later today he will be arriving and will spend the day with the Quakers star rider Ed Davison. Davison is expected to convince Koller to sign with the Quakers as opposed to the New Orleans Buccaneers. The Buccaneers have also already reached out to Koller and offered him $6,000 a year. The purpose of the Rhode Island trip is for Davison to not only convince Koller to come to Providence but at the same or an even lower rate then New Orleans has offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOppenheimer Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I have a prediction.Plot twist: Dutchmen turn it around and play the Jockeys in a Subway Series. (it would technically be a Subway Match)I sure hope. Go Dutchmen! Noah Oppenheimerbaseballonly on OOTP ForumsPhillies GM in Max Modern BaseballMMB Phillies Blog--League BlogIronPigs GM in Continental Baseball League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Friday, April 6, 1883 – Morning News – Today is cut day for the Brooklyn Dutchmen. News with regard to that will not be finalized until the evening but just after the early morning Quaker news, league president August Belmont released the schedule for 1884.January 5-6Race Wars 2 @ Sheepheads Bay Race Track in Brooklyn, New YorkJanuary 12Quakers @ BuccaneersJockeys @ DutchmenJanuary 19Dutchmen @ QuakersBuccaneers @ JockeysJanuary 26Buccaneers @ DutchmenQuakers @ JockeysFebruary 2Buccaneers @ QuakersDutchmen @ JockeysFebruary 9Quakers @ DutchmenJockeys @ BuccaneersFebruary 16Dutchmen @ BuccaneersJockeys @ QuakersFebruary 23Title Match II @ Messer Street Grounds in Providence, Rhode Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Friday, April 6, 1883 – It is fitting that the league’s worst team should make the most drastic changes. Owner Leonard Jerome still owns the team and he kept head coach John Root around for another year. Root however was forced to take a $1000 pay cut. The teams two free agents were Cleanup Franklin Claiborne and Third Option William Murray. Claiborne had expected that he would at least be allowed to negotiate with the team but right away the Dutchmen decided that they wanted to go in a new direction. They informed both free agents they would not negotiate with either of them and that the team was letting both of them go their own ways. The Dutchmen anticipate that by releasing as many players as they can they increase the amount of riders invited to Race Wars and therefore increase the odds that one of those riders will be top speed. Leadoff Oscar MacLean who proved to be very unpopular this year with the fans, was moved to the Cleanup position. The Leadoff position has been left vacant as the Dutchmen intend to fill it with the first pick at Race Wars thus putting pressure on some rookie to carry the team in his first year. Coach’s week is coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 So I want to move this season along so I may be doing most of it tonight. Monday, April 9, 1883 – All team have head coaches signed so all the signings that will come in coaching week are assistants. The first two teams to sign assistant coaches are the Rhode Island Quakers and New Orleans Buccaneers who both did so today. Both of them also signed free agents that they had released. Stewart Cavendish the Quakers former Third Option will be returning to the team as an assistant and Robert Harcourt the Buccaneers former Third Option will be returning to the team as an assistant. Monday, April 16, 1883 – Today is the Brooklyn Dutchmen’s signing day. They have two open spots on their roster but they are opting to fill them at Race Wars therefore the team makes no signings today. Tuesday, April 17, 1883 – Today is the Manhattan Jockeys signing day. Franklin Claiborne, formerly of the Brooklyn Dutchmen, had hoped he would be able to negotiate with his former team but they cut him before he could even pitch himself. The Jockeys however gave him his shot at convincing someone to bring him back. The Jockeys were willing to sign him but they wanted to do it at a low rate and they assigned him to the Third Option position. The rate the Jockeys got him to sign at was 3.5K a year. Wednesday, April 18, 1883 – Today is the New Orleans Buccaneers signing day. The Buccaneers made a push to sign Angelo Koller, formerly of the Jockeys, but Kollers mind was already made up and he intends to sign with the Quakers. So the Buccaneers will see what they can pick up at Race Wars.Thursday, April 19, 1883 – Today is the Rhode Island Quakers signing day. Early on in his free agency the Quakers began to woo Koller. Today he finally was able to sign with the team. He agreed to a rate of $6,000 a year. With this signing the Quakers now have a complete roster and will not have a pick at Race Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Monday, July 2, 1883 – The following is the list of rookie riders who have been invited to Race Wars.Frederick Harris of Dorchester, MassachusettsFrank Rich of Cranston, Rhode IslandErnest Browning of Sussex County, New JerseyEliezer Zille of Great Barrington, MassachusettsDavid Delius of Hartford, Connecticut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 January 6, 1884 – Race Wars evaluation day. Well what the Dutchmen had been hoping for, failed to materialize. No body looks to be as fast at Ed Davison but there are some promising supporting riders. Namely Frederick Harris and David Delius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JMurr Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Roosters for the 1884 (2nd Season) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 1884 - Season 2 - Week 1Week 1 StandingsNew Orleans Buccaneers - 1&0Manhattan Jockeys - 1&0Rhode Island Quakers - 0&1Brooklyn Dutchmen - 0&1 (0&7 lifetime) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 1884 - Season 2 - Week 21884 - Season 2 - Week 2 StandingsNew Orleans Buccaneers 2&0Manhattan Jockeys 1&1Brooklyn Dutchmen 1&1Rhode Island Quakers 0&2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOppenheimer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 THIS IS AWESOME!!! It feels so real and I am becoming a die-hard fan of the NY Dutchmen! Noah Oppenheimerbaseballonly on OOTP ForumsPhillies GM in Max Modern BaseballMMB Phillies Blog--League BlogIronPigs GM in Continental Baseball League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOppenheimer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I wish I could have this: Noah Oppenheimerbaseballonly on OOTP ForumsPhillies GM in Max Modern BaseballMMB Phillies Blog--League BlogIronPigs GM in Continental Baseball League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 I wish I could have this:I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant1woods Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 GO RHODE ISLAND!!! I AM A DIEHARD QUAKERS FAN!You should have an expansion in Boston..... or even the Upper Valley!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOppenheimer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Can I post fan hats for all teams? Noah Oppenheimerbaseballonly on OOTP ForumsPhillies GM in Max Modern BaseballMMB Phillies Blog--League BlogIronPigs GM in Continental Baseball League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Can I post fan hats for all teams?I think that would be cool. Happy to see followers who want to contribute.GO RHODE ISLAND!!! I AM A DIEHARD QUAKERS FAN!You should have an expansion in Boston..... or even the Upper Valley!!!!Hartford, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts on the list of possible expansion cities for the league in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOppenheimer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Rhode IslandManhattanDutchmen are above. I can't do NOLA unless it is on a solid background. Noah Oppenheimerbaseballonly on OOTP ForumsPhillies GM in Max Modern BaseballMMB Phillies Blog--League BlogIronPigs GM in Continental Baseball League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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