There are lots of things you could've been doing during the summer of 2005.
Maybe you were lazing the days away at the beach. Maybe you were blasting the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Phunk with My Heart" at a party off your iPod mini. Maybe you were scrolling through video after video on a new social media platform called YouTube.
But for one segment of the population -- you're likely in it if you're reading this article -- you were seated at your TV screen for many of those long sunny days and deep into those warm nights. You were in your friend's basement. In your brother's bedroom. In your family den.
You had a franchise to build. You had teams and players to manage -- entire Minor League affiliates to oversee. You were in your 26th season as a Create-A-Player and you had 800 home runs. What is this "You Owe Me an IOU" song and why can't I get it out of my head? Who is Jon Dowd?
Good lord, Jon Dowd.
