IBC

I want to know how it's possible... that whenever someone talks trade with JB they turn into a functional retard. Does he cast some voodoo spell?

Ok, you're dealing with the most stacked team in the league... the team that more than any other team, you should make overpay because you know he can afford to... and instead GM's say "Here, take this young talented pitcher wh has already proven himself... I know you REALLY want him, and all I really want is that crappy questionable talent over there. Yeah, him, Samaramadindong. He must be good, he went to Notre Dame, he played football and the Cubs gave him a pile of money. The Cubs don't make those kinds of mistakes." *GAG!*

Then you've got Degen, moving the #6 for the #11 and Bourn. Does Degen have even the slightest clue what that #6 is worth on the market? Clearly not.

So, seriously JB, what is it? Do you have some website you send them to that hypnotizes them? Do you keep a genie imprisoned in a bottle who gives them temporary lobotomies? How is it that it so often looks like the result of another Tom Hicks/Scott Boras encounter?

I don't understand it. I'm mystified... but maybe that's jsut a side effect of the voodoo.

JB's hooodooo vooodooo is why I didn't even entertain dealing with him until I moved out of the division. Even now, I put my chances of completing a trade with the Yankees sometime this year at maybe 5% b/c the track record says I will come out on the losing end (especially if any of my pitching is involved). My favorite one this year was Matsuzaka and Elijah Dukes for Carlos Zambrano and Kevin Youkilis.

Its unbelievable how dumb people get around JB. Even established, intelligent GMs have their brains turn to mush. It's incredible. But, hey, he's still only got one ring, and until he wins another, I'm not gonna fret too much about it.

You guys can throw shit all over my trade, I still think I got the better end.

JB obviously has Jedi mind control powers.....that work through AIM.

JB: "These are not the driods you are looking for.........now trade me your best players and I'll give you some of my underperforming prospects."

IBC GM: "Are you crazy! Why would I..............yes jedi master your word is my command."

The secret is OUT!
JB is NOT short for Jason Bornas... it's short for JoBu!

I'm going to try to defend my deal with JB over the summer. I dealt Alou, who had been out for months with his hammy, for Sean Rodriguez, figured Alou was bound to tear his MCL getting outta bed or something. Of course, Alou stays healthy and all my OF get hurt and Alou should project awesome next year

I've traded once with JB in my entire 6 years in the league. Well maybe there was a trade in my first year, but I've completely forgotten it.

But that was a trade (sloughing off Eric Duncan for some draft picks) in which I broke his spell. (Incidentally, I've been doing a bit of work with ancient lead curse tablets of late and I reckon that there's something there that relates to this whole JB thing...perhaps more elaboration later in magic formulae and the IBC--I smell dissertation!)

Anyhow, I just avoid the guy. No offense, mate.

I think I did well on the Mauer deal, which ultimately gave me the pieces to net Dan Haren and Ian Snell (who became Troy Glaus and Huston Street). I also turned Garret Atkins and Dan Johnson into the Big Hurt and Tui, Atkins is a solid 3B but without Thomas I'd never be a playoff team. I agree that GMs should not deal young pitching to JB, but you can't judge deals GM's make with JB on their face because the pieces acquired are usually flipped in other deals and every GM is going through a team building process. That being said, Dave your defense of your trade sounds a lot like the scouts Moneyball makes fun of. How many times have you seen Adenhart/Samardzija pitch (and Kennedy for that matter) to make your scouting judgement?

I don't think I have to answer to you or anyone else for that matter. Glad you chimed in though.

Which is probably good since otherwise that career .399 win rate might have you in trouble...

If you wanna keep making deals like that I'll continue to enjoy beating you by 20 games in the division.

Fluke season Jake. You wouldnt be anywhere near the division title had Churchs team not had the injury bug.

Perhaps he would have beaten me for the title, perhaps not (and kudos to him if he wound up winning more than 101 games), but I could have won 76 and still finished 20 games up. Also that "fluke season" (which happened in about 40% of my preseason sims) forced Ropers to change his plans and focus more on the future. Either way playoff teams are bitter because a non-competitive team just handed JB another young pitcher who's going to sim. Maybe you'll understand if your team ever gets there.

74... 64... 56...
Not sure that'll happen Jake.

That's gotta be the lowest winning percentage openly advertised by any one in any competitive anything ever.

I got Ichiro out of him..

JB and I can hagle and hagle.. we both think the other is a stingy bastard.