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jack80
Well with the fate of the league in play I changed my mind to ensure it's survival. I've had fun here and some success in the short time. I decided to leave since I will be traveling a lot in the next month and it seemed wiser to let one team go so I could focus on the ones I am already paid up on.
Your right in that there were five teams listed as leaving but there were also multiple teams listed as undecided or unknown and not even half the league was listed as renewing and if two more teams swung to leaving which was probably realistic (hell one team is still unknown the last day of the regular season). Thus with the fate of the league in at stake I figured it would be better to spend the $50 and spend more time here with you guys.
It's nice to see how it was received. I'm not going to apologize to you for renewing and trying to help out the league as a whole. I will apologize to the new guys who won't be able to get some of my players, but hey at least we know we will have baseball next season.
Anyway, lets get the last of the teams squared away and enjoy the playoffs.
September 24, 2012 at 03:50PM View BBCode
Originally posted by WillyD
To be honest, I'm very disappointed that after such a long time of having their renewal status set to leaving, and having new owners buy teams assuming that there would 5 teams worth of expansion talent to choose from, that people would be changing their minds here in the 11th hour. Now people want to stay all of a sudden? These new owners are only going to push teams like NYN, FLA, and CHA further down in the standings. I can see some of you just wanting to leave again in 8 seasons, or worse, check out mentally after just a few seasons in.
Well with the fate of the league in play I changed my mind to ensure it's survival. I've had fun here and some success in the short time. I decided to leave since I will be traveling a lot in the next month and it seemed wiser to let one team go so I could focus on the ones I am already paid up on.
Your right in that there were five teams listed as leaving but there were also multiple teams listed as undecided or unknown and not even half the league was listed as renewing and if two more teams swung to leaving which was probably realistic (hell one team is still unknown the last day of the regular season). Thus with the fate of the league in at stake I figured it would be better to spend the $50 and spend more time here with you guys.
It's nice to see how it was received. I'm not going to apologize to you for renewing and trying to help out the league as a whole. I will apologize to the new guys who won't be able to get some of my players, but hey at least we know we will have baseball next season.
Anyway, lets get the last of the teams squared away and enjoy the playoffs.
WillyD
September 24, 2012 at 04:06PM View BBCode
Jack, I believe you renewed before any teams were posted.
emidas
I am sure Willy was just expressing frustration that some of us who have been here for years (real time) almost lost a league precious to us. Certainly we don't WANT you to leave, and I look forward to competing with you for hopefully many seasons to come.
September 24, 2012 at 04:07PM View BBCode
Originally posted by jack80
Originally posted by WillyD
To be honest, I'm very disappointed that after such a long time of having their renewal status set to leaving, and having new owners buy teams assuming that there would 5 teams worth of expansion talent to choose from, that people would be changing their minds here in the 11th hour. Now people want to stay all of a sudden? These new owners are only going to push teams like NYN, FLA, and CHA further down in the standings. I can see some of you just wanting to leave again in 8 seasons, or worse, check out mentally after just a few seasons in.
Well with the fate of the league in play I changed my mind to ensure it's survival. I've had fun here and some success in the short time. I decided to leave since I will be traveling a lot in the next month and it seemed wiser to let one team go so I could focus on the ones I am already paid up on.
Your right in that there were five teams listed as leaving but there were also multiple teams listed as undecided or unknown and not even half the league was listed as renewing and if two more teams swung to leaving which was probably realistic (hell one team is still unknown the last day of the regular season). Thus with the fate of the league in at stake I figured it would be better to spend the $50 and spend more time here with you guys.
It's nice to see how it was received. I'm not going to apologize to you for renewing and trying to help out the league as a whole. I will apologize to the new guys who won't be able to get some of my players, but hey at least we know we will have baseball next season.
Anyway, lets get the last of the teams squared away and enjoy the playoffs.
I am sure Willy was just expressing frustration that some of us who have been here for years (real time) almost lost a league precious to us. Certainly we don't WANT you to leave, and I look forward to competing with you for hopefully many seasons to come.
jack80
Well then, I will go back to taste testing the freshly painted wall.
September 24, 2012 at 04:18PM View BBCode
Originally posted by WillyD
Jack, I believe you renewed before any teams were posted.
Well then, I will go back to taste testing the freshly painted wall.
DPTodesco
September 25, 2012 at 02:56AM View BBCode
Well I renewed because I did not want the league to suffer and no offense to some people but the leagues that languish sometimes are the ones where a small group of people who know each other too well make it less than fun for the rest of the league. I am by no means an expert in SimD but I find it fun and certainly will never apologize for keeping my team and preventing your "friends" from coming in......not exactly the best way to get the moral up.....
WillyD
lol
I mean seriously, you bought back your team after it was for sale. Why did you want to leave in the first place, because you thought it was going to fold anyways? As it turns the league didn't suffer, nor would it have if you left. Suffering would be having to deal with NYN for another 8 seasons...
[Edited on 9-25-2012 by WillyD]
September 25, 2012 at 03:06AM View BBCode
Originally posted by DPTodesco
Well I renewed because I did not want the league to suffer and no offense to some people but the leagues that languish sometimes are the ones where a small group of people who know each other too well make it less than fun for the rest of the league. I am by no means an expert in SimD but I find it fun and certainly will never apologize for keeping my team and preventing your "friends" from coming in......not exactly the best way to get the moral up.....
lol
I mean seriously, you bought back your team after it was for sale. Why did you want to leave in the first place, because you thought it was going to fold anyways? As it turns the league didn't suffer, nor would it have if you left. Suffering would be having to deal with NYN for another 8 seasons...
[Edited on 9-25-2012 by WillyD]
DPTodesco
And I'll not ridicule any past owners, just try to eventually dethrone the two kings of the NL. It seems like 20 years sine Cin has not been a factor and about 10 years since Mil wasn't up there too.
[Edited on 9-25-2012 by DPTodesco]
[Edited on 9-25-2012 by DPTodesco]
September 25, 2012 at 03:12AM View BBCode
Ok, enough said. I'm blowing up my team and reboot.And I'll not ridicule any past owners, just try to eventually dethrone the two kings of the NL. It seems like 20 years sine Cin has not been a factor and about 10 years since Mil wasn't up there too.
[Edited on 9-25-2012 by DPTodesco]
[Edited on 9-25-2012 by DPTodesco]
WillyD
September 25, 2012 at 03:45AM View formatted
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Dethrone away! Part of me wants someone to knock the two of us off, if only to put us out of our World Series misery!
emidas
September 26, 2012 at 01:45AM View BBCode
The reason Willy, Ofan, and I have primarily held the spots is because the majority of NL owners seem content to not make moves and/or let prospects rot, and don't bother ordering their Draft Lists. I have watched it year in and year out, and have frequent discussions about this with several owners. I have actually come close to leaving several times because of this. I look forward to new competitive owners in the FRL.
WillyD
It's ridiculous that this farce has to continue for another 8 seasons. Everyone has to suffer so that this "owner" can stay on and do nothing. What a joke!
Right combo of owners...We're trying to get that combo! But you won't leave!!!!!!!!
September 27, 2012 at 11:17PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Apps24
FOLD AWAY!!!! just not the right combo of owners in this league.......
[Edited on 9-21-2012 by Apps24]
It's ridiculous that this farce has to continue for another 8 seasons. Everyone has to suffer so that this "owner" can stay on and do nothing. What a joke!
Right combo of owners...We're trying to get that combo! But you won't leave!!!!!!!!
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