IBC

I've got one possible candidate, someone I've known from a board for a long time (and whom Jake knows as well). He posts to the sonsofthesportsguy.com messageboard as jack_daniels (aka, JD or underscore). I don't actually know his real name since i drifted away from the board for a while. His prospect knowledge isn't strong, but he's enthusiastic, outspoken and pretty much a lock to talk a lot of shit.

RedSox wrote:I've got one possible candidate, someone I've known from a board for a long time (and whom Jake knows as well). He posts to the sonsofthesportsguy.com messageboard as jack_daniels (aka, JD or underscore). I don't actually know his real name since i drifted away from the board for a while. His prospect knowledge isn't strong, but he's enthusiastic, outspoken and pretty much a lock to talk a lot of shit.

Just FWIW, unlike Bren one of my main characteristics that I'd like to see isn't being a lock to talk a lot of shit.

Our candidates seem to be getting weaker as we go here.

yeah, what we really need are more guys who sit around and don't say squat about anything.

That guy was stalking me for awhile. He'd certainly post on the board, but I'd need to be convinced that he knows anything at all about sports.

He was stalking you?

Ya, he tracked down my AIM on the board and sent me like 5 IMs a day for about a week before he figured out that I wasn't going to answer them.

I think I have somebody pretty good interested. I'll let you guys know.

FWIW:

his name is Shawn Lape

know him from another sim league that was failed

he is in another league that used to be DMB, but switched to OOTP this year. it's 26 teams, but it's 200 players deep so it's something you sick freaks would love like jagger, BP and jb

he would like to join as quickly as he can and says he won't need time to adjust, and he would prefer the roster that the Nationals currently have to the current Pirates roster.

If we were to minidraft them, he would be interested even still (though I agree that a minidraft here is pointless.)

lapshadml: well, I would be an active owner, so that's certainly no problem.......I would be available to start anytime you wish if I can get in

that's his AIM, and I give him a pretty decent stamp of approval at least from my end.

Astros wrote:FWIW:

his name is Shawn Lape

know him from another sim league that was failed

he is in another league that used to be DMB, but switched to OOTP this year. it's 26 teams, but it's 200 players deep so it's something you sick freaks would love like jagger, BP and jb

he would like to join as quickly as he can and says he won't need time to adjust, and he would prefer the roster that the Nationals currently have to the current Pirates roster.

If we were to minidraft them, he would be interested even still (though I agree that a minidraft here is pointless.)

lapshadml: well, I would be an active owner, so that's certainly no problem.......I would be available to start anytime you wish if I can get in

that's his AIM, and I give him a pretty decent stamp of approval at least from my end.

I don't know Shawn well but I have had some interaction with him in another league and I believe he would be both knowledgeable and active.

I DO NOT believe another minidraft is necessary.

I already told JP, but I approve Shawn (that makes 2) and disapprove of a minidraft. So who will come in and take the league's worst team? I was thinking perhaps we should have someone (perhaps one of us) should run the team in the meantime and try to make it more attractive for a potential GM (ie release aged/useless guys and claim some prospects)?

I dont think it's the leagues worst team.

Astros wrote:I dont think it's the leagues worst team.

The Pirates, presuming that is the team being discussed, do have some good young players (Ellsbury, Towles, Uggla and Young being the primary examples). The biggest problem that team has is the same problem most teams in the bottom half of the league has - a lack of pitching talent. It will take a good GM some time and patience to address this ... but if someone is willing to invest a couple of years (which all new GMs should, and likely do, expect to to invest) he can build on this platform.

Alright, worst team in the league was a figure of speech. The team is not likely a contender next year. I think bringing these guys in, as long as they know that we may move them and there's not much they can do about it is the best approach.

I was in a league with this guy shortly. Took me a while to remember which guy he was, but he appeared to be a solid GM in that time and would take no adjustment getting used to the league, because those rules and their setup were very similar to ours.

I agree another minidraft isn't necessary.
Any other candidates?
I've asked JD (aka Vishesh Sudhir) for his AIM so you guys can chat with him and evaluate.

I'm impressed with this Shawn guy. He knows his shit and he knows exactly what he wants to do with his team. Good job JP.

We just need one more guy like that.