Bad News Bears
Some may call him the Bad News Bears of The League!. Others, the Cleveland Browns. His drafts are typically head scratching at best, he finishes near the bottom half of the standings more often than not, and he hasn’t been to the playoffs since the first Hunger Games movie was in theaters and Call Me Maybe was the song of the summer.
Whether it’s the bad country music or falling asleep by round 5, Moeller’s year typically gets derailed before the season even begins. Draft Day, also known as Moeller’s season starting and coming to an end day, has not been kind to The Bear. On average, Moeller walks away from Draft Day with a C-, worse than any other manager in The League!. He is also the only manager to receive a letter grade in the D’s three times and has never received anything higher than a B.
Moeller’s Draft Grades:
2021: C
2020: C-
2019: C+
2018: D
2017: C
2016: B
2014: D+
2013: D
Average: C-
Bad drafts have lead Moeller to a league worst points per game.
When you can’t score points, you can’t make the playoffs. This has typically been the case for Moeller, who hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2012. You have a better chance betting on red or black at the roulette wheel than you do betting on Moeller to make it to the playoffs.
When he has made it to the real playoffs, things don’t get much better. Moeller has gone one and done in 3 out of 4 playoff appearances, with one shining moment in 2012 where he finished in the top 3 for the first and only time in his team’s history.
Standings by Year:
| Year | Record | Place | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4-9-0 | 8th | None |
| 2019 | 6-7-0 | 10th | None |
| 2018 | 5-8-0 | 8th | Relegation |
| 2017 | 6-7-0 | 7th | Relegation |
| 2016 | 3-10-0 | 11th | Relegation |
| 2014 | 4-9-0 | 12th | Relegation |
| 2013 | 7-6-0 | 8th | None |
| 2012 | 7-6-0 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2011 | 7-6-0 | 5th | Playoffs |
| 2010 | 5-8-0 | 9th | None |
| 2009 | 8-5-0 | 6th | Playoffs |
| 2008 | 2-12-0 | 10th | None |
| 2007 | 6-8-0 | 6th | None |
| 2006 | 8-5-0 | 6th | Playoffs |
The saddest of all his stats may be the fact that the only award he has received to date is the participation award, which isn’t actually a real award in The League! because it’s reserved for AYSO soccer players that stink. He has never won a League! championship, never won a best draft, never scored over 200 points in a week, and came one Vegas trip shy of snagging the perfect attendance award. If there were an award for sleeping during the draft and eating powdered donuts, his trophy case would be full.
Off the field, Moeller has been one of The League!’s biggest cheerleaders. On it, there is a lot of room for improvement. If the real Bad News Bears were able to turn things around, there’s always hope for The League!’s Bear to do it as well.
