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Originally Posted by NCBeachBum

Heh. So after reading this and realizing that I could in fact just quit (I forgot about that option), I pretty much said screw it for a year. I turned all control options over to the coaches and assistant GM, turned on the do not disturb sign, and went on vacation, simming from 1 Dec of one year until 7 Nov of the next. My absolute intention was to walk away as soon as it was an option.

I'd signed with this team the year after they lost 102 games, while they were tied for the worst minor league system without a single top 100 prospect, and found to my dismay that my owner expected me to turn them into a playoff team with a top 6 minor league system in that one offseason, all while keeping the payroll under $85 million or so. And when all that just wasn't possible (seriously, there were no major leaguers who could even get a #97-100, 2-star type prospect in a trade without adding $4 million and a couple of 3-star prospects to the mix... it was STARK. A low-payroll team with a team full of 1/2 star 36-year-olds making $8-12 million a year and no prospects on the way), he was absolutely furious with me. But he wouldn't fire me. He just gave me another 1-year deal and gave me almost the exact same expectations and limitations.

So I reach that next offseason after my nearly year-long vacation, and find that the same day the playoffs ended, the team was sold to a new owner who is understanding/charitable/hands off. He gave me a two-year deal, wants the team to be a .500 club the next year and for me to no longer have the worst catcher in baseball in two years and be a playoff team in three years, and raised my budget by a full $45 million.

Well, hell. That's far more reasonable. So I guess I'll stop being an absentee GM and stay now.

Sounds like the problem was with the owner. Some owners really suck.