Spotlight on Ageless One

The Spotlight series will take a look at the career of each active manager in the league.

Ageless One (Mike Jones) aka Ageless Braves is a charter member of Hardball Heaven having joined in 2003. A true fantasy fanatic that participates in many leagues, he still places Hardball Heaven at the top of his list of "leagues to do well in".

Mike is a professional bachelor and works in recreational vehicle supply. Though single he is considered an integral part of Hardballer's family as both a neighbor and family friend. His Christmas gift to Hardballer this year has provided inspiration to award league trophies each and every year.

A diehard Braves fan, Ageless's early rosters used to reflect just how deep that loyalty was. Always among the league leaders in SB is it any surprise that his favorite all-time player is the fleet-footed Lou Brock?

Often on the losing end of pre-season predictions and Swami weekly predictions his carreer stats say something completely different as he is one of only 5 managers to be at .500 or better carreer winning % in Hardball Heaven! He is also the 2nd winningest manager in Hardball Heaven history!

Just look at his career season stats.

Year	Playoff	Reg Sea	W	L	T	%	GB	Moves
2003	6	5	122	111	19	0.522	24	25
2004	5	3	132	111	21	0.540	19.5	12
2005	8	12	91	157	16	0.375	53	24
2006	9	8	120	120	24	0.500	25	19
2007	4	3	134	108	22	0.549	18.5	29
2008	2	4	126	118	20	0.515	22	45
		6	725	725	122	0.500

2008 was definetely a high point for Ageless as he made it all the way to the Championship game before finally succumbing to Plaz. His H-2-H totals almost mirror his .500 winning ways. It is noteworthy that last years final against Plaz was apparently no fluke as he has a terrible record against him.

W=Wins against listed team

Team	W	L	T	PF	PA
Champions	6	4	2	75	57
Hitters*	6	6	0	69	65
Halfway	6	6	0	65	74
Squirrels	5	4	1	64	47
Utica*	5	7	0	72	63
Perjured*	5	7	0	60	68
Stars	4	4	2	51	60
Eagles*	4	4	0	36	46
Panties	3	0	1	30	16
Angels	3	2	1	35	33
REDS	3	3	2	42	50
Baseman	3	6	1	48	48
BYKGiambi	2	0	0	13	9
Zonk	2	2	0	20	25
fried bread	1	1	0	11	12
Plasmatics*	1	5	2	34	52
	59	61	12	725	725

*-Denotes teams that have played under more than one name

Ageless may have finally silenced the naysayers after his tremendous finish last season. One thing is for sure, his record definitely indicates that he is just as likely to win each week as he is to lose. Can he climb the final rung to the pinnacle of Hardball Heaven? I, for one, will not be betting against him.

Randy