IBC

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:25 pm**

Hi everyone. My name is Pat Gillespie. I was a member the early days, culminating with a crushing defeat in the 2005 World Series. I'm taking over the Tigers franchise.

It's been a while since I've been in the league, so it will take a little while to get used to how things work again, feel free to send me an email at patuta03@gmail.com.

What you should know about me:

Lives in Florida, but grew up in Connecticut
Red Sox fan
Is determined to cripple my long-time friend JB and crush his hopes and dreams
No player on my team is off-limits.
Always up for a trade
Is determined to cripple my long-time friend JB and crush his hopes and dreams

I'm glad to be back. Feel free to send along any tips or suggestions. And trade offers.

Pat

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:30 pm**

Getting voo-doo doll ready for the new (old) guy

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:36 pm**

Welcome the new guy, same as the old guy from long ago. Hi Pat, great to have you back!

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:00 pm**

Good stuff - welcome back. Please beat JB, the rest of us don't know what were doing.

Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:21 pm**

Pat's not just Old-School, he joined in our first month as a league, on April 30th, 2002

Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:40 pm**

Did I really? I didn't know I got in that early. I guess it took three years of Rich Bishop beating me down mentally and one shady victory by Nils (Vasquez and Mark Prior over Beckett and Clemens my ass) to chase me.

Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:44 pm**

Nah, he has the wrong Pat. Bishop came in April, you came in August. At least according to Bren's records that he sent me.

Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:10 pm**

So how many of us original members are still kicking around?

Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:12 pm**

I think 6 of us, 7 if you don't count the period of time Bren was gone

Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:16 pm**

7 counting me were here on opening day. Nils, Aaron, Nick, Andrew, JB, Brennan and myself.

Posted: **Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:01 pm**

Pirates wrote:Nah, he has the wrong Pat. Bishop came in April, you came in August. At least according to Bren's records that he sent me.

Yep, I joined in April, Gillespie joined mid-season.

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:08 am**

Welcome back Gillespie.. sure you don't want your old Astros franchise back

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:00 am**

Nate, welcome back old friend! Hope life has been treating you well.

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:41 am**

Astros wrote:Welcome back Gillespie.. sure you don't want your old Astros franchise back

I'm good. Detroit seems fine

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:12 am**

Mariners wrote:Nate, welcome back old friend! Hope life has been treating you well.

Thanks Ropers! Life is treating me great these days.. I will have a long story to tell one day.. Maybe when I get a blog going I'll share.. But rest assured that I am in a much better place these days.

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:15 am**

Tigers wrote:
Astros wrote:Welcome back Gillespie.. sure you don't want your old Astros franchise back
I'm good. Detroit seems fine

You sure? I can throw in one Charles Morton to sweeten the pot..

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:22 am**

Welcome back Nate!

Just wanted to let you know you used to have Ivan Nova on your roster, until he found his way back home.

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:28 pm**

Yankees wrote:Welcome back Nate!

Just wanted to let you know you used to have Ivan Nova on your roster, until he found his way back home.

JB found Astroglide to be useful on yet another person...

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:23 pm**

Yankees wrote:Welcome back Nate!

Just wanted to let you know you used to have Ivan Nova on your roster, until he found his way back home.

Nate could have had Dylan Bundy or Trevor Bauer too if the 2nd overall pick wasn't traded away to me through JP.