If You Ain’t First, You’re (almost) Last
Still the new kid on the block, Egon will be going into just his 9th season in The League! in 2020. His rap sheet looks like someone’s that’s been around a lot longer than that though.
He is the only manager that has been removed and reinvited back into The League! in the same year, had his team frozen for changing his team name too many times, and uses his team regularly as a billboard for providing financial advice. None of this has gotten in the way of his rise to success as he’s been able to shake n bake his way to two bobblehead trophies in his relatively short time in The League!.
When he wasn’t winning those bobbleheads, he has been losing…and losing pretty terribly. Beyond those two dream seasons, Egon has played in the relegation playoffs every time - including two visits to the Relegation Bowl.
His stretch of near last place finishes started from day one. When Egon first joined The League! in 2012, he nearly went one and done, finishing the season in 11th place. It took him three years to get out of double digit finishes as he placed 11th, 10th and 11th in his first three seasons. That is the worst three year stretch posted by any team in league history.
It hasn't been all bad for Egon. His team saw an incredible return on investment in 2015 when he posted his only winning record with a 9-4-0 finish and took home its first bobblehead trophy. He outshined everyone again in 2019 with the most impressive playoff run in league history by being the only manager to ever win The League! with a losing record.
| Year | Record | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6-7-0 | 1st |
| 2018 | 3-10-0 | 11th |
| 2017 | 5-8-0 | 9th |
| 2016 | 5-8-0 | 9th |
| 2015 | 9-4-0 | 1st |
| 2014 | 6-7-0 | 11th |
| 2013 | 6-7-0 | 10th |
| 2012 | 6-7-0 | 11th |
Egon’s record by year, showing his league leading three 11th place finishes
Coming into the 2020 season, he holds the worst all time average place at 7.88th place, is 10th in points per game with just shy of 130 points/game, and holds a winning percentage of .442 which is roughly the same as the Charlotte Hornets.
What’s all this mean for his 2020 season outlook? When he hasn’t been first, it’s been made pretty clear he will be somewhere in almost last place. In the case of the upcoming season, we may need to drop the “almost” from that title. He went for it all last year and it paid off like a ten year high yield Roth IRA savings account bond by bringing home his 2nd bobblehead. However, this year he is left with one of the worst slate of draft picks we’ll see on draft day. Between that and the world’s biggest championship hangover, it may be time for Egon to start claiming losses on his 2020 season.