I really appreciate what
soadeathdealer is doing here with a mirror site for the community.
But what Padresfan was doing and what the new website offers is invaluable to the community. I think it is not ridiculous to say that it is vital to the long term success of OOTP.
I know that there are legal issues to be sorted out, and worked through. But it seems to me that it would really be in the interest of OOTP Developments to do something to assure that a site of Padresfan's quality is up and running. This is especially true immediately after release of a new version of the game and at the start of a new baseball season.
I don't think it's ridiculous to say that almost any new customer purchasing the game would be searching for the the all-in-one mod. I believe the customer base has an expectation that such a thing (not supported by OOTP) exists and is available.
It seems to me that there has got to be a legal way for OOTP Developments to assure that a site similar to the wonderful site Padresfan ran is available and accessible for almost all of the mods.