[SimSportsWorld]

Email that was sent Sunday (sorry for all the spaces, it pasted weird):



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Hello All,

Unforutunately, this is not a happy email. It's a disappointing one,
especially for myself. For the past month, I had been trying to set up and
plan a day by day league, that would start it's play with OOTP5. I had
contacted every man I knew who could help me out. I hadn't gotten a
response, so I just let the idea pass.

Then, I decided to make Hardball, a fun, fictional league that would
hopefully build itself to be a great league. All things were going well,
and I could tell the league was going to be good.

About a week after Hardball opened, I surprisingly heard from Mr. Church,
the gentlemen who made our logos. He told me he wanted to help out with my
"every day sim" idea, and he designed me some remarkable graphics for the
site. When this happened, I realized I was in trouble.

I knew that I would not have enough time for both leagues, especially one
that simmed everyday. But I tried anyways, attempting to sim Hardball,
while set up the new "Fight for October". I've realized it does not work,
as I have zero free time to run Hardball, with the amount of effort The
Fight For October takes up.

I feel very guilty, leading you all into a sim that I know could have been
good, if things didn't happen at the time they did. The week before the sim
was the worst, as I had no time to update the files, website, or even
communicate with you fine folks.

Noticing the failure on my part to present the first sim in a fashionable
way, and noticing the inactivity on the message board because of this, I
have realized Hardball would have trouble amounting to anything special, as
I had tainted it before it's first sim.

With this being said, I am truely sorry to announce the closing of
Hardball. It has been my true passion to commish an old time league, with
simming every day. I have the back up support to help with the league, and
I feel like it is the best way for me to go.

I have wasted your time, and I am sorry. I know you can not replace time,
but I want to try. If any of you have any favors that you ever need,
contact me and I will definetely try to do them. You all did a favor for me
by joining the league, so I feel as though I must repay that. I feel
unprofessional right now, closing something that should be finished, but I
know if I go any farther, I'll just wind up more over my head.

However, I know with this new Fight For October league, it WILL be top of
the line, as I feel like I have all the tools, and the research to make it
a spectacular league. Therefore, I am opening the league up to any of you
who want to join. I promise you nothing but the best in this new league,
and it certainly would make me feel better if a few of you joined, since I
closed the old one. Let me remind you it's a 1941 league, so only if you
have passion for old-style baseball, it's best to not join. If you would
like to join fill this out and send it back:

First/Last Name:
Age:
Email:
OOTP Community Name:
Home State:
How many OOTP Leagues are you in?
Link them for me, and tell me your teams:
Would you be interested in being Assistant Commish? Previous commissioner
experience is wanted, and you need to know how to use FTP, and a website
design program:
What are the 5 teams you wouldn't mind taking (see list below):

>Detroit Tigers
>Cleveland Indians
>Chicago White Sox
>St. Louis Browns
>Washington Nationals
>Philadelphia Athletics
>Cincinnati Reds
>Brooklyn Dodgers
>St. Louis Cardinals
>Pittsburgh Pirates
>Chicago Cubs
>New York Giants
>Boston Bees
>Philadelphia Phillies


With all that being said, I would like to say sorry once again, though I
know words don't make up for actions. You were all great owners in the time
I got to know you, and I'm hoping I get to know you all a little more in
the future.

With all my apologies,

Steve