ah baseball challange: pirates vs royals series

your challange should you chose to except it is to have a world series match up between the pirates and royals. your pod can be no earlier than the end of the 1994 strike.
 
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your challange should you chose to except it is to have a world series match up between the pirates and royals. your pod can be no earlier than the end of the 1994 strike.

For this to happen, it is critical that other guys buy those teams, not the clowns that own them now. Those guys are the reason for those team's failures.

Royals: Have someone else buy the team, like Mark Cuban, instead of that cheapo David Glass. Then, they hold on to guys like Carlos Beltran and Johnny Damon.

Pirates: John Rigas buys the team instead of McStupid and Nothing. Then, after he has problems and has to sell the team because of the Adelphia bankruptcy, a mystery owner that is wealthier buys the team, and they draft better players instead of the ones that they can sign.
 

Jasen777

Donor
Mark Cuban is from Pittsburgh so having him buy the Pirates makes more sense. A problem is that the a super majority of the other owners have to approve new owners and it's not at all certain they would accept him - especially if this is after he has bought the Mavs.
 
i agree a change in ownership is necessary

maybe have jerry rhinesdorf buy kc after he gets rebuffed on the cubbies?

and the roony family buys the pirates? (cuban has never won anything the roony's bring home rings to pittsburg and have money)

assuming this happens in like 2005 they could spalsh some big free agents and run the farm system competely enough to each have a run like the rays or rockies
 

Xen

Banned
I can keep the Pirates strong for a few seasons longer, in 1992 there was a near trade between the Pirates and Braves. Atlanta would have sent Dave Justice and I believe Mike Stanton to Pittsburgh in return for Barry Bonds.

In '92 Bonds and Justice were putting up similar numbers and Justice was signed to a longer contract. There wouldn't be a big power drop off like otl, that would give the Pirates, Justice in right, Van Slyke in center, and Martin in left.

For the Braves, they could definately use Bonds, and have the funds to re-sign him (they nearly did but it fell through and he went to Frisco). After trading Justice, the Braves make sure they sign Bonds, perhaps he can help the Braves beat the Jays in the series.
 

Caspian

Banned
I have a very strong idea that I am currently researching. I've centered on 2003 as being the best year to have mutual excellent seasons by Pittsburgh and Kansas City - both have enough already to enable them to each win their divisions given some improvements, and once they make it to the postseason, all that is needed is some luck.

The basic plan requires these general improvements for the Royals - more pitching and a good first baseman - I think I can find a decent free agent first baseman for cheap, and starters having fluke seasons can't be too hard to find, either.

The Pirates are tougher, but I've got some ideas. Basically, if I can rebuild them to be in contention throughout the season, they'll never trade away core players (Aramis Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Brian Giles, Jeff Suppan).

They need a first baseman, at least part-time, and pitching - however, I think I've found a way to add the pitching easily: the Pirates, rather than the Expos, purchase RP Luis Ayala, and then trade RP Mike Lincoln to the Giants for SP Livan Hernandez (in reality, Hernandez had worn out his welcome in San Francisco when he attacked someone with a golf club; he was traded to the Expos for RP Jim Brower - Lincoln is an improvement on Brower, so I figure the Giants would go for that trade instead). They also keep Matt Herges instead of releasing him in the offseason. This gives the Pirates three good starters and three good relievers, while eliminating a bad reliever. I can also have them sign 2B Mark Loretta and maybe a couple more relievers (Steve Reed and Felix Heredia, maybe), and they'll perform much better. None of these moves are at all implausible, I think.
 
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