How to murder your team owner

Ashbury · 01-03-2019, 03:46 PM

My team owner was a cantankerous fool, both controlling and meddlesome according to his profile page. I finally had enough, so I went into commissioner mode, edited his age to be 100, and then waited a few weeks.

He hung on longer than I expected, signing a couple more needless contract extensions on my behalf in the meantime, but finally croaked. His son, same name except with a Jr extension, is Lenient, Generous, and Hands-Off.

In commissioner mode I thought I could simply edit the old buzzard's characteristics, but I must have overlooked the right button to click. As it worked out, though, I couldn't be happier with the result of my heinous crime.

Does anyone else have a creative way of dealing with their team owner?

mitchkenn · 01-03-2019, 08:55 PM

i once wrote a news story of how he and his cronies were in a restaurant robbery that went bad, and were murdered by the thugs.
Since he had no heirs to take over, MLB stepped in an appointed a new "owner" until a buyer could be found. to do that, i simply edited the old guys profile to fit the new person. i never play with owners goals enabled anymore, as i find them annoying and unrealistic too often.
i've actually changed my owners in a few different leagues along the way, due to either a murder, fatal boating accident, or something along those lines. it seems, the world of my leagues is a pretty morbid place at times, at least for crummy owners.

actionjackson · 01-03-2019, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashbury

My team owner was a cantankerous fool, both controlling and meddlesome according to his profile page. I finally had enough, so I went into commissioner mode, edited his age to be 100, and then waited a few weeks.

He hung on longer than I expected, signing a couple more needless contract extensions on my behalf in the meantime, but finally croaked. His son, same name except with a Jr extension, is Lenient, Generous, and Hands-Off.

In commissioner mode I thought I could simply edit the old buzzard's characteristics, but I must have overlooked the right button to click. As it worked out, though, I couldn't be happier with the result of my heinous crime.

Does anyone else have a creative way of dealing with their team owner?

Yes, I have a very creative solution. I uncheck the enable owner goals box, and voila, no more meddling, no more telling me to sign some 37-year old All-Star guy who's obviously entering his decline phase. This solution is not for everyone, but for me it works wonders, and eliminates frustration. I uncheck a lot of things: storylines, personality/morale/chemistry stuff etc. I'm here to play baseball, not watch a soap opera unfold before my eyes.

Ashbury · 01-04-2019, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by actionjackson

Yes, I have a very creative solution. I uncheck the enable owner goals box, and voila, no more meddling

Hey, I'm just a murderer, not a control freak.

r0nster · 01-05-2019, 02:45 PM

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Hey, I'm just a murderer, not a control freak.

can they bust you for murdering your owner as you admit it LMAO would be a silly story line as I could see that and would love to see how the game handle the investigation and your response and end up having you arrested in the end HEHE

Ashbury · 01-06-2019, 08:58 AM

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can they bust you for murdering your owner as you admit it LMAO would be a silly story line as I could see that and would love to see how the game handle the investigation and your response and end up having you arrested in the end HEHE

Let 'em try. I'll just go into Commissioner Mode and edit Robert Mueller's characteristics so that he's super lenient or whatever, and I'll skate.

r0nster · 01-06-2019, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashbury

Let 'em try. I'll just go into Commissioner Mode and edit Robert Mueller's characteristics so that he's super lenient or whatever, and I'll skate.

Funny got me laughing a good healthy laugh

01-03-2019, 03:46 PM	#1
Ashbury Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 93	How to murder your team owner My team owner was a cantankerous fool, both controlling and meddlesome according to his profile page. I finally had enough, so I went into commissioner mode, edited his age to be 100, and then waited a few weeks. He hung on longer than I expected, signing a couple more needless contract extensions on my behalf in the meantime, but finally croaked. His son, same name except with a Jr extension, is Lenient, Generous, and Hands-Off. In commissioner mode I thought I could simply edit the old buzzard's characteristics, but I must have overlooked the right button to click. As it worked out, though, I couldn't be happier with the result of my heinous crime. Does anyone else have a creative way of dealing with their team owner? Last edited by Ashbury; 01-03-2019 at 03:47 PM.

01-03-2019, 08:55 PM	#2
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	i once wrote a news story of how he and his cronies were in a restaurant robbery that went bad, and were murdered by the thugs. Since he had no heirs to take over, MLB stepped in an appointed a new "owner" until a buyer could be found. to do that, i simply edited the old guys profile to fit the new person. i never play with owners goals enabled anymore, as i find them annoying and unrealistic too often. i've actually changed my owners in a few different leagues along the way, due to either a murder, fatal boating accident, or something along those lines. it seems, the world of my leagues is a pretty morbid place at times, at least for crummy owners. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.