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Applicants are the following:
1. Mr. Trade King
2. Eric
3. BHows
4. Joe
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As a league, we should value:
- Camaraderie & Respect
- Tenure & Activity
- Competition
A lot of discussion has been around performance, but to be honest this is not the most important characteristic of a candidate owner in my opinion. Mike built a powerhouse with LA, but after the first year or so he went MIA and then quit. I'll take Colby and Dan and their middling teams as owners over him any day (friendly cheap shot at my division mates).
My criteria would be around long-term tenure with a serious fantasy league, and recommendations from trusted references - these recommendations are the most critical. High-activity and any leadership contributions are pluses. Any history of bailing on teams or disrespectful behavior would be strong negatives.
Can we get a summary of the noted information for each applicant?
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Do you guys want us applicants to post anything?
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Do you guys want us applicants to post anything?
Yes. Please provide a little background on your fantasy baseball experience including any other ProFSL leagues in which you may already be a member.
Thanks,
Roy
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Yes. Please provide a little background on your fantasy baseball experience including any other ProFSL leagues in which you may already be a member.
Thanks,
Roy
Let's see.... For the past few years I've just played in a basic rotisserie redraft league with some friends where I work. Those guys (for the most part) are all fantasy football junkies and they wanted to try and find something to hold them over until football started again so they gave fantasy baseball a try. Nobody really cared about it though. They were more gambling fans than baseball fans. I, on the other hand really like baseball, so I loved it a lot more than they did. Eventually they gave up on the baseball league and it left me without a league, but the fire had been lit in me and I know I needed to find a baseball league to play in. So, I went on a search that ended up with me finding ProFSL.
Words can't explain how much I love the complexity of the leagues here with contracts, minors, the depth and knowledge required. It's like no other leagues I've ever played in before. It fits my personality perfectly as I'm your typical fantasy nerd who devotes most of his free time (and sometimes not free time lol) to his teams. Here at ProFSL I'm in two baseball leagues, Around The Horn and the yet to be started Bush League.
I took over the Dodgers in Around The Horn about a month ago from an owner who left the league and I've loved the process of slowly making the team mine. It truely has been a blast and I'd love the chance to do the same with the Dodgers in Franchise GM.
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Well, I started play fantasy baseball/football when I was 13, so I'm coming up on a decade played here in a few months. Like most, I started out with basic leagues and when that simply just wasn't enough any more, I began competing in several complex proboards leagues. Shortly after this is when Colby recruited me to ProFSL and it's been the perfect fit. The only time I had to step away was during sophomore year which is regarded as the most difficult year for biology majors at Wofford and it was just something I had to do (despite hating to, it was a part of growing up) in order to focus on grades/scholarships/med-school. In my time at ProFSL, I've usually taken over teams rather than starting from scratch and this rarely doesn't involving "fixing"/rebuilding the teams. As far as current ProFSL baseball leagues go, here is my lineup:
:SEA: , Moneyball - I'm sure some fellow MB guys can attest to the shape of that roster before I took it over early last season. Despite this, I made up a lot of ground and came very close to actually making the playoffs. This year we are currently 32-3, the second best record in the league.
:STL: , Baseline Seats - The only team I currently have that I actually began and we are in the thick of things.
:CIN: , NL Only - just recently took them over and have them headed in the right direction.
:WAS: , 2 Tha Top - see :CIN: , NL Only.
Dixie Sticks, HR Derby - just started this month, but the team is in contention to win the month.
I think the best qualities I bring to a league are energy and determination (something that was required when taking over most of these teams). I have competed with every team I have ran and always left a team better off than when I found it. The Dodgers in FGM will be somewhat of a nice change as there roster is in good shape requiring no mass overhaul in order to be relevant, however with that being said, there is still plenty of room for improvement. Thanks for the consideration.
~MTK :toth:
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I have been playing fantasy baseball for about 5 years now, but only has been over the last year that I have started to get into contract leagues and enjoy the reality of them to real baseball.
I am the commissioner of Around the Horn and I help out with the Bush League. I was in FGM once before but my personal life caught up with me and I had to leave :( I also run an multi sport league that is non contracts as well.
Ever since I left I have wanted to get back into the league that started it all.
My goal is to take a team to the championship whether its a solid team like the Dodgers or a rebuild team like the Nationals.I will stand strong by my team whether they are a top team or a rebuild project. Hopefully I can once again be a part of the founding league on ProFSL.
Thanks for the consideration
Eric
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I will drop my consideration for the Dodgers and send it just towards the Nationals. I would like a chance to rebuild a team and make it my own.
Thanks,
Eric
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I will drop my consideration for the Dodgers and send it just towards the Nationals. I would like a chance to rebuild a team and make it my own.
Thanks,
Eric
:iatp:
I applaud a GM who is willing to take on a challenge and actually prefers that to being handed a championship caliber club. Eric is a fine candidate and would be a fantastic addition to the league. Eric gets my enthusiastic vote for GM of Washington...the sooner he can get to work, the better!
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:iatp:
I applaud a GM who is willing to take on a challenge and actually prefers that to being handed a championship caliber club. Eric is a fine candidate and would be a fantastic addition to the league. Eric gets my enthusiastic vote for GM of Washington...the sooner he can get to work, the better!
:iatp:
In the meantime, my vote for the Dodgers goes to BHows who applied for the Dodgers last time, was a qualified GM, but lost due to our issues with internal transfers (which will now happen much less).
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I vote for Bhows as GM for L.A Dodgers
No disrespect at all to any of the other applicants, I just think this is the best way for the league to proceed going forward.
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I first saw that I needed to post my qualifications at about 4 this afternoon. Since then I 've been trying to formulate a plan but my mind went to race mode and all I can come up with is this:
I joined the community in the fall of 2009 as the White Sox GM. Every time you hear Dan Wood mention G. Beckham think of me. Epic arguments.
Around Christmas of that year Jon Asher fell on some hard times so I was persuaded to take over Dynasty. Months later Jon recouped and I relinquished the Commishionership. Dynasty went on to be a viable league on ProFSL until, well, I don't know what happened.
From there I started Old School, a viable alternative to the rigors of the FGM contract league. I ran it for it's first two years and it's still on ProFSL ran by the capable hands of Teton.
Even now I handle the ProFSL rosters on Wildcard BB.
The point of all this long -winded text is that I don't do this part way. I don't think my dedication is in question bt it's all i have.This is my hobby, my relaxation and that's how I want to be judged. Not just to "right a wrong"
Thank you for your consideration
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My vote is for MTK. He has done wonders with Seattle in Moneyball. Not to take anything away from the others but I see him as the best candidate.
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I think both MTK and Bhows are qualified for the position. With that being said my vote goes to MTK. From what I have seen he's a very smart owner and very active. No disrespect to the other owners as I think all were good candidates.
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BHows = 2 :TB: :PIT:
MTK = 2 :KC: :BAL:
It's like a 7-game series that is now down to 3 (votes)...
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Joe seems like a quality candidate, but MTK and BHows are more of a known quantity being quality former members in the league. I think both are deserving, but I'll give the edge to BHows based on his leadership contributions. I'd be happy to nominate MTK for another opening if he's interested.
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BHows = 3 :TB: :PIT: :MIL:
MTK = 2 :KC: :BAL:
MTK needs to win two straight votes in order to get the Dodgers. Dan Wood and Roy are the determining factors here.
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I'm gonna go with Rick on this one. I think Aubrey is a fantastic GM and would really like if he managed to rejoin the FGM community should another opportunity present itself.
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BHows = 4 :TB: :PIT: :MIL: :CIN:
MTK = 2 :KC: :BAL:
Roy's vote is not needed as BHows wins the :LAD: Dodgers GM job.
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Well I would be lieing if I said that I wasn't a little disappointed with the outcome and as I slip to 0-3 in my bid to rejoin FGM, but I'm sure Rick will do a fine job and the Dodgers have the talent to win it all this year. For those of y'all who did vote for me, I would like to personally thank y'all, it means a lot. I wish all of FGM the best of luck this year.
~MTK :toth:
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Thanks everyone for the opportunity and congratulations to Rick.
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I checked in earlier this afternoon to see if this was resolved. Words cannot describe how happy I am to be back in FGM. Please don't take the lapse in time responding as a lack of enthusiasm. It's just that Thursday evening thru Friday afternoon are my personal hell. I shop for lunch for 60 and then I get to prepare it on Friday.
I've spent the last two years searching for a league comparable to FGM, to no avail. Actually, I found nothing even close.
Two years ago I made a decision that I sorely regret. Thank you for the support and for allowing me this second chance.
Rick
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Welcome back Rick!
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Congrats BHows and welcome back to ProFSL :thumbsup: