If only that were true.

Jv - my options are much more expansive than that. Been working them for several weeks. Still working on them. Trust me, this discussion is taking place here for a reason.

Anton, block away. I don't know you, nor do I care.

If it's no big deal, why does jv have his panties in a bunch?

He bought the wrong size?

Mine don't bunch, as they are being STRETCHED to the limit.

At the front.
If you know what I mean. Nudge Nudge.

Posted by MikeT23 on 8/12/2010 3:01:00 PM (view original):
If it's a win requirement, there really isn't anything for them to discuss.   No matter how you slice it, a win is a win.   And if the committee is somehow deciding owner A with 58 wins is allowed to stay but owner B with 58 wins must go, there's a problem beyond who decides.

Yeah, but that's got nothing to do with an owner being grandfathered in to a new set of rules.

Posted by deathinahole on 8/12/2010 3:51:00 PM (view original):
Mine don't bunch, as they are being STRETCHED to the limit.

At the front.
If you know what I mean. Nudge Nudge.

You hooked them onto the bumper of a pickup as it was driving away?

And threats of impending doooooooooom for your enemies aren't going to keep you off my blocked list, hart, unless the language gets a lot more medieval.

By the way, not only did hart return for another season AFTER the committe was formed, but he has already reserved next season and we are exactly ONE game into the season.

Now plase either take the 35 bucks or STFU.

Perhaps he's just sticking around to aggravate you and JVF.   I applaud him for that.

Here are the rules he is complaining about bythe way. The only addition that set him off was the second to last one where it says that if you break the rules, instead of the commish throwing you right out, 4 out of 6 other owners must also agree.

1.) Tanking is not tolerated. While rebuilding is ok, failure to field a competitive team is not. Most of us know tanking when we see it and will call out guilty parties. Continued tanking will result in someone else reaping the benefits.

2.) Excessive cash in trades is not allowed. Trades where the cash exceeds the salary will be vetoed.

3.) Extremely unbalanced trades will be vetoed. This is not an "anything goes in trades" world. We attempt to protect owners from trade rape while also watching out for collusion.

4.) All trades must include ML players or players with the potential to become ML players. This is really to prevent swaps of pure crap as a way of transferring salary. It's understandable that sometimes owners want to dump a player with a bad contract, but make sure that the player coming back has ML potential (or at least make sure you can argue he does). The one exception to this is deals that involve the swapping of minor league strengths (i.e. SS for a C). As long as that is the clear goal and salaries are close, they are ok.

5.) Blowing up the World Chat MikeT style is not acceptable. Opinions and arguments are welcome, but we expect to maintain a certain level of civility. If you can't control yourself, you'll be asked to leave.

6.) It is expected that all owners will pay some attention to their minors. That doesn't mean that you need to put together a contender at every level, just don't continually send out 0% pitchers. If you do, we'll get someone else to run the franchise.

7.) Whether or not any owner is in violation of the above rules is determined by the Commissioner. The first violation will result in probation until the end of the season. Subsequent violations by an owner on probation will result in referral to the six member Veterans Committee for expulsion. Four votes are required for expulsion.

8.) The Veteran Committee is appointed by Commissioner.

(well I guess he doesnt like #5 either, which is why he had to take it to the forums instead)

And, for the record, one owner never "blows up the World chat".    The "blow up" in ABU that led to my willful departure at season's end was fueled by JVF himself.  In short, he's kind of a dick.   The sort of dick that doesn't know he's a dick.

It also shows an unhealthy obsession with me.   It's been about a full calendar year since he and I have shared a world.    He still talks about me.  I think he secretly loves me.

Posted by MikeT23 on 8/12/2010 4:32:00 PM (view original):

Yeah, that was a dick move by JVF.   I told him as much and asked him if he'd like to compare how many worlds each of us have been removed from for blowing up the world chat.   The final tally was:  JVF-1(Happy Jack), MikeT-0.

Oddly enough, some of us know when enough is enough and some of us don't.   Your esteemed commish falls into "don't".

That was your uninformed tally, since I've only left worlds voluntarily.