Kegen / Ben Montgomery

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:56 pm

Okay, I don't talk with Ben very often but he IMed me today and I ran our situation by him, told him that Kegen still has the team and that I was basically feeling him out. We talked about the league for a bit, and as he got a look at the website and thought about it, he decided that he would be interested.

Any of you who are in a league with him know that he's among the best GMs in any of the leagues others of us are in who isn't in the IBC. I consider it a really good opportunity to know that we're adding another top guy, so I am recommending that we proceed.

The reason that I would like to proceed now is that he is on trimester break, so this is his best opportunity to really dive in and get a handle on his team and the league, plus it is the week before the season.

I know this is out of the blue, but I think it's a good opportunity for the league. I think that one of our primary tasks in exco is to be good stewards of the league membership, and this would be a feather in our cap in my view.

What do you guys think?

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:00 pm

I don't think it's terribly out of the blue because I've been fearing for awhile that Kegan was going to need to be replaced. Posted about it last night. After vowing to be active and really into it, reading up on everything...and then to really do nothing at all for the first month of your (third) tenure is disappointing to say the least. Not even so much that he hasn't done anything, it's that he's completely non-responsive. I've sent him multiple IMs the past week none of which were returned. My PM from March 12th remains unopened. I just can't see him living up to his word whatsoever...if he doesn't open a PM, is he going to bother playing H2H? Submitting a lineup? Checking injuries? Working on his roster? Milwaukee is basically vacant. I'd be fine with bringing Ben in, and it would be good to have a new face and fresh blood to the IBC, especially since we're sort of in the doldrums still and ZIPS took a lot out of us. I certainly don't think it would hurt whatsoever.

Dodgers · Post by **Dodgers** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:24 pm

I'm all for it, though it's a tough time to rock the boat with everyone already down on the league. Then again, the guys who would throw up a stink about Kegan getting booted...

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:26 pm

Dodgers wrote:I'm all for it, though it's a tough time to rock the boat with everyone already down on the league. Then again, the guys who would throw up a stink about Kegan getting booted...

Like I said yesterday, I really don't know how anyone could complain with Kegen. He's been given yet another chance and has put up all zeros.

Padres · Post by **Padres** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:45 pm

I know and respect Ben ... if he says he will be active I believe him. I know he is busy but I also believe he would not commit to the IBC unless he felt he could dedicate appropriate time to doing the "job" properly. He is knowledgeable and plays both the prospect and SIM angle well.

I am, obviously, on board.

Astros · Post by **Astros** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:12 pm

Aside from Dave Taylor, I'm probably the person here that's closest to Kegan. We usually talk at least 2 or 3 times a week and I haven't had a response from him on any im in the past 2 or 3 weeks. I say he's had his chance, he's gone and he's not welcome back