[Ben E Lou]

THE SETUP
Alright boyz, the time is ripe for Ol' SkyDog to finally do a "serious" OOTP5 career. The CD release is out of the way, and it is Spring Break here in DeKalb County, which means that I have oodles of free time during the day this week to play while She Who Must Be Obeyed is at work.

I started with fictional players, and a 30-team MLB setup, and simmed the 1950-'99 seasons yesterday to give me 50 years of history and records. The most notable bit of recent history is that Detroit has won 4 of the last 6 World Series'.

I take over a struggling Atlanta franchise in 2000. Here is the 4-1-1 on me as a manager:

Birthday: 12/23/68
Basic Skill: Balanced
Special Skill: Negotiation
Difficulty: Hall of Fame

Here's the situation in Atlanta:

Mood: 75
Chemistry: 90
Owner Type: Normal
Owner Expectation: Play .500 ball in 2000!
Team Market: Below Average
Fan Loyalty: Very Good
Fan Interest: 37

On the field, this bunch has stunk for a while. We've lost 95+ games for four straight years, and haven't been to the postseason in 9 years. We did have a nice four-year playoff run in the mid 80's, culminating with a world title in '87.

Currently, our highest-paid player ($7.03M) is Jessie "Ugly" Meng, an aging career Braves' star. Meng, the #2 overall pick in '82, has relied on speed and a little bit of pop throughout his career, but his speed has faded (7 for 20 SB last season) and he's now 36. His ratings stand at 6/5/9, and last year his numbers were .244/22/86/.753OPS. We really have no current stars on the team. Here's our history in totality:

Year	Wins	Losses	PCT	Pos	Attendance  Revenue              Payroll               Profit/Loss
1999	66	96	0.407	5	2426607	"$53,180,905 "	"$54,928,871 "	"($1,747,966)"
1998	64	98	0.395	5	2524767	"$54,507,134 "	"$59,077,651 "	"($4,570,517)"
1997	67	95	0.414	4	2361356	"$54,850,729 "	"$57,330,493 "	"($2,479,764)"
1996	65	97	0.401	5	2559743	"$57,282,068 "	"$65,749,805 "	"($8,467,737)"
1995	78	84	0.481	5	2586989	"$58,906,216 "	"$68,854,527 "	"($9,948,311)"
1994	83	79	0.512	3	2949885	"$69,134,868 "	"$73,898,563 "	"($4,763,695)"
1993	83	79	0.512	4	3411200	"$73,942,043 "	"$60,558,181 "	"$13,383,862 "
1992	82	80	0.506	3	3557550	"$76,341,701 "	"$61,904,158 "	"$14,437,543 "
1991	87	76	0.534	1	3640146	"$81,329,639 "	"$61,678,470 "	"$19,651,169 "
1990	85	78	0.521	2	3634614	"$76,110,632 "	"$59,945,974 "	"$16,164,658 "
1989	83	79	0.512	2	3585637	"$76,107,860 "	"$75,723,431 "	"$384,429 "
1988	86	76	0.531	2	3642750	"$79,737,994 "	"$73,737,991 "	"$6,000,003 "
1987	100	62	0.617	1	3642850	"$85,537,436 "	"$68,114,097 "	"$17,423,339 "
1986	92	70	0.568	2	3642629	"$85,344,016 "	"$74,150,543 "	"$11,193,473 "
1985	96	66	0.593	1	3643099	"$76,865,419 "	"$77,309,077 "	"($443,658)"
1984	98	64	0.605	1	3626241	"$78,790,697 "	"$72,279,137 "	"$6,511,560 "
1983	82	80	0.506	2	3597968	"$74,624,677 "	"$70,708,308 "	"$3,916,369 "
1982	90	72	0.556	1	3428887	"$75,810,844 "	"$60,096,743 "	"$15,714,101 "
1981	66	96	0.407	5	3488166	"$73,220,984 "	"$61,993,075 "	"$11,227,909 "
1980	84	78	0.519	3	3643119	"$74,989,643 "	"$79,551,384 "	"($4,561,741)"
1979	96	66	0.593	1	3582825	"$79,582,840 "	"$74,770,989 "	"$4,811,851 "
1978	96	66	0.593	1	3062308	"$69,116,418 "	"$65,556,013 "	"$3,560,405 "
1977	88	75	0.54	2	2893676	"$66,095,366 "	"$65,478,194 "	"$617,172 "
1976	87	75	0.537	3	2688064	"$63,136,932 "	"$72,769,226 "	"($9,632,294)"
1975	89	73	0.549	2	2660601	"$67,029,395 "	"$59,313,274 "	"$7,716,121 "
1974	85	77	0.525	3	2724651	"$60,821,569 "	"$50,534,766 "	"$10,286,803 "
1973	79	83	0.488	3	2905452	"$61,898,270 "	"$52,672,601 "	"$9,225,669 "
1972	84	78	0.519	2	2816529	"$60,207,539 "	"$43,883,813 "	"$16,323,726 "
1971	88	74	0.543	2	2493337	"$53,416,360 "	"$43,459,291 "	"$9,957,069 "
1970	76	86	0.469	4	2486832	"$57,509,428 "	"$47,984,915 "	"$9,524,513 "
1969	74	88	0.457	3	2550330	"$59,026,799 "	"$53,231,340 "	"$5,795,459 "
1968	75	87	0.463	4	2846161	"$67,065,723 "	"$66,573,148 "	"$492,575 "
1967	84	78	0.519	3	3011780	"$69,049,358 "	"$66,117,914 "	"$2,931,444 "
1966	82	80	0.506	4	3455681	"$73,524,534 "	"$81,799,416 "	"($8,274,882)"
1965	85	77	0.525	2	3640574	"$80,115,649 "	"$75,304,608 "	"$4,811,041 "
1964	95	67	0.586	1	3642992	"$81,821,245 "	"$77,835,260 "	"$3,985,985 "
1963	90	72	0.556	1	3634834	"$75,943,714 "	"$79,149,228 "	"($3,205,514)"
1962	81	82	0.497	1	3578972	"$79,547,931 "	"$72,696,307 "	"$6,851,624 "
1961	84	78	0.519	2	3481986	"$73,374,546 "	"$48,642,721 "	"$24,731,825 "
1960	97	65	0.599	1	3102276	"$69,633,127 "	"$52,586,164 "	"$17,046,963 "
1959	75	87	0.463	5	2640705	"$59,516,127 "	"$52,787,653 "	"$6,728,474 "
1958	71	91	0.438	4	2719581	"$67,884,503 "	"$62,841,831 "	"$5,042,672 "
1957	76	86	0.469	4	3057435	"$72,650,430 "	"$55,134,117 "	"$17,516,313 "
1956	73	89	0.451	3	3421126	"$76,421,376 "	"$62,240,188 "	"$14,181,188 "
1955	81	81	0.5	5	3614933	"$81,792,854 "	"$66,149,255 "	"$15,643,599 "
1954	87	75	0.537	3	3640624	"$81,225,080 "	"$73,126,423 "	"$8,098,657 "
1953	94	68	0.58	1	3642930	"$83,052,312 "	"$71,773,031 "	"$11,279,281 "
1952	88	74	0.543	2	3640936	"$79,485,597 "	"$69,970,879 "	"$9,514,718 "
1951	93	69	0.574	1	3274192	"$73,575,068 "	"$60,535,446 "	"$13,039,622 "
1950	74	88	0.457	3	3189969	"$70,764,932 "	"$60,745,980 "	"$10,018,952 "