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Franchise Power Points: 18
Cumulative Record: 532-602
Playoff Achievements: none
Best Season Record: Season 2 (91-71)
Worst Season Record: Season 7 (60-102)
Franchise History - The Hartford Homers franchise has changed hands more times than Paris Hilton’s va-jay-jay. They started out in Toronto as the Blue Jays posting an unimpressive 79-83 season. At the end of Season 1, the team was sold and moved to Hartford for the first time as the Red Sox. Under owner, mcseoin_bosx, the team posted their best ever season record of 91-71 in Season 2. They then moved to Pawtucket in Season 3 and went 79-83. In between Seasons 3 and 4 the team was sold again when former owner mcseoin_bosx had a mysterious nervous breakdown…giving up all of his worldly possessions including the team. (He can still be seen wandering around Fenway Park muttering to himself about having been a Red Sox fan his whole life.) The team was bought by larkin_11, moved to Cincinnati and renamed the Redlegs where they posted three unimpressive seasons. Season 7 saw another change for this franchise when they were bought by former corn magnate nesman. Nesman had heard a faint whisper when working in his corn fields…a whisper that softly stated…”If you build it, they will come”…so nesman did. He built a stadium, bought the team, moved them to Iowa City and named them the Farmers…no one came…and the team was awful. The team went 60-102 and had a terrible time selling tickets. Apparently the fine folks of Iowa liked their corn fields much better than a baseball diamond built in the middle of them. Nesman sold the team immediately to cover his losses and went into acting…he was last seen on the big screen in a terrible film about a world made entirely of water. Season 8 sees the team back in a familiar city with familiar fans under new ownership. The citizens of Hartford are very happy to have their team back.
Franchise Outlook - The Homers have a mix of grizzly veterans and young up and comers. The major league squad is currently lead by players Ty Neal, Benito Pena and Lorenzo Sanchez. They also have some serious talent in their minor league system with players like Willie Stuart, Max Martin and Milt Lollar. Mix these with the 4th overall pick and this year’s draft and the Homers look like a team on the rise. Hopefully they have rediscovered a permanent home in Hartford and will be there for many years to come.
At least I know that when I screw this team up I won't fall very far.
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