Sunday, July 20, 2008

BLOG INTERVIEW: Nordique93




Who is Nordique93?
Longhaul otr trucker from Montreal, Canada

How did you learn about whatifsports.com?
From tsn.ca

Which games of ours have you played?
HBD and hockey

Besides sports, what are some of your other interests and hobbies?
Antique car collector

Which five people, past or present sit at your dream roundtable discussion?
Jesus, Cesar, Nostradamus, Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte

Who are your favorite players of all-time?
Bobby Orr and Gary Carter

Which are your favorite teams of all-time?
93 Nordiques and 81 Expos

Did you play baseball or basketball (or other sports) growing up?
I was a pretty good rushing defenseman in hockey and love stealing bases in baseball since i was a 100-yard dash sprinter.

What is the top sports related thing you want to do in life that ou have not yet done?
I'm satisfied with winning 3 stanley cups for the Quebec Nordiques

You have won one Hardball Dynasty Major League World Series. Congratulations. What would you consider your greatest WIS moment?
Rebuilding the team after trading JD Seneca to my friend PhillyFan

In Hardball Dynasty, how do allocate your budget?
Since i have a young team, I try to re-sign my guys long term

How do you approach off-season events with players such as arbitration and free agency?
I give the players whatever they want in arbitration and try to fill the major holes in free agency

What is your general strategy for hiring/re-hiring coaches?
I go for the best coaches, I spend at least $20 million.

How do you finalize rosters at each level? What role does spring training play in your decision making?
I play the kids a lot and if a player earns a spot out of spring training I'll give him a shot

What is your basic strategy for setting your starting lineups and pitching rotation?
10 pitchers in the majors and as many as possible in the minors. My starting lineups are built on speed.

What do you believe are the most important individual player ratings for performance?
Control for pitchers and power for hitters

How do you approach in-season player events like the draft, international prospects, waivers and promotions/demotions?
I analyze the draft by position separately. Always an eye open for waivers and not afraid to promote the young players.

Do you think your strategy will be conducive to building a multi-season dynasty? Or, do you feel that your team may be great for a couple seasons, but then must rebuild?
This team is very young so the future looks bright

Do you have any favorite players from any of your HBD teams?
I get cranky whenever teams ask about Rick DeHaan in trade chats.

How much time do you spend on your Hardball Dynasty teams? How much do you think is necessary to be competitive?
I spend a lot of time on my team, this is why I only have one. Once you get the hang of it, you don't have to worry much.

Who are the users you respect the most?
All the guys from New Orleans are great, my hockey friends - this league is filled with good guys. But if we were going to have a mascot, it would be PhillyFan. (just kidding)

What is your favorite aspect of HBD?
Player progression

What is your least favorite aspect of Hardball Dynasty? As it is still a relatively new game, if you could change three things about HBD, what would they be?
This is the best game ever, so were adding on to the best
1. power hitting should be toned down, as it is the single most important category as of now. contact hitters aren't close.
2. defense needs to take its right place, its basically worthless right now. lets remember that pitching and defense wins championships.
3. the coach hiring process is the no. 1 cause for divorce in america. We should be able to sign them long-term.

If you were in one of our games, which sport would you play? At which position? And, what would you be rated?
I'd be a rushing defenseman with pretty good defense ratings

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