Hearsay and whatnot. But, back in the day, this is what I understood: Aaron Gleeman has a blog. He recruited his owners via said blog. In the eyes of his sycophants, he could do no wrong. Sort of like some 19 y/o chick nailing the ugly ******* dude from Nickelback because he's in a rock band and he's "famous". Because of this, he was able to make some ridiculous trades. Should someone dare say "Hey, that doesn't look right", they'd by shouted down by said sycophants and, possibly, the Supreme Being himself. Nonetheless, I'm not overly impressed by any wins/titles that comes out of those worlds.
I should add that it's pretty much a self-contained community so no harm, no foul. I played in one where there were 20+ real life friends/co-workers. I said "Hey, that doesn't look right" when a deal was submitted and was promptly told "We allow that here. We know one another." To which I responded "Well, I don't know any of you bastards. Hang a ******* sign outside so us strangers won't wander in." One and done but I did win my divsion.
2/19/2015 4:57 PM (edited)