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Franchise Power Points: 31.5
Cumulative Record: 601-533
Playoff Achievements: Wildcard Berth (S3, S4 & S5), Division Title (S1)
Best Season Record: Season 1 (99-63)
Worst Season Record: Season 7 (71-91)
Franchise History - The Charlotte franchise started out in Burlington Vermont as the Screams. In Season 1 they jumped out to an early start, posting an 85-77 record and winning the AL East. In Season 2 they posted a similar record (83-79) but failed to make the playoffs. In Season 3 the team was sold to new owner JIMMYOF. Jimmy quickly made some moves to make his franchise, the Greener Pastures, more competitive. The most important of these moves was the acquisition of Cy Young Winner Wayne Stratton in a trade with the Salt Lake City JAZZ. Stratton and crew then went on a 3 year run of contention. In Season 3 they won a wildcard berth (#6) but were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Las Vegas Dealers. In Season 4 they made another run for it going 99-63 (their best ever record) and securing the #5 spot in the playoffs. They were swept again, this time by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round. In Season 5, the Greener Pastures made their final run to date. They secured the #6 wildcard spot and were taken out in the first round by the Toledo War Kittens. The Greener Pastures’ lack of playoff success caused serious heartburn for owner JIMMYOF and in Season 7, he had a complete meltdown, trading off some of his best players including pitching ace Wayne Stratton and players Mark Wanatabe, Ray Orosco and Jose Sosa. The Greener Pastures…and Jimmy…have never been the same. GSPN reports that JIMMYOF is often seen late at night walking the streets of Charlotte alone weeping and muttering to himself about how much better of a pitcher Wayne Stratton is than Jumbo Cruz . It is also reported that he still sleeps with a life-size inflatable Wayne Stratton doll. The writers at GSPN find this last piece of news to be a little bit creepy.
Franchise Outlook- Now that JIMMYOF has realized that his former Wayne Stratton glory days are a thing of the past, he can go about the process of rebuilding. The 8th overall pick in this year’s Amateur Draft should help that process. Perhaps picking a big bat this year will help their relatively inept offense. (Only Cleveland has scored less runs in the AL this year.) Tyler Taylor, Apollo Cummings and B.C. Lopez are some of tomorrow’s stars in Charlotte. It looks, however, that JIMMYOF is going to have to make some serious moves in the next few seasons to return this team to contention.
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