Application - Phronesis (Braves)

[Braves GM (Eric)]

What is your name, age and general location? Eric, 31. The South right now, moving to Virginia in about two months for a new job.


What is your email address? [e-mail]

Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them? Braves. Lifer--my grandpa took me to Atlanta-Fulton County stadium more times than I can count.

How did you find this league? Directly invited by Rangers (Adam)

Please give a brief overview of your fantasy baseball experience. How many other leagues are you currently a member of, and what format are they (ie H2H, roto, redraft, keeper, auction etc)? I'm pretty well-versed in Roto keepers. I'm in a 30-team league where I've maintained a competitive team for four years or so. I'm also in another 15-team league. I've been doing these Roto keeper leagues for a little over five years. This is my first H2H league, but I'm sure I can pick it up relatively quickly. 


How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league? Hours a day. Just about every day. Lots and lots. 

This is a league with 30 teams in it, and as such it can be expected that there will be a rather large number of teams that will not contend every season. Would you be content with building for the future? Do you need to always be in competition in order to remain interested in the league?
Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility?
Please post links to any other leagues you participate in. 

I'm pretty stoked about taking over the Bravos in this league. I'll be in it for the rebuild. Love dealing specs, love dealing MLBers for specs, love getting into some trade talks. I don't always need to be competitive, but I'll always try to field a team. It's not fun during the season if you don't have someone to pull for. This will almost definitely not affect the rebuild...I wouldn't sacrifice the future for one move up the rung. 

Giants here:
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Atlanta Indians here:
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Read more: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/2/apply#ixzz46CVz3qZV

[Admin]

Thanks for filling this out. Glad to have you here. Stephen (Rangers) may have a secondary questionnaire. If there's anything we can help with, please let us know. Trading is allowed 7 days after posting a trade block.... You're already familiar with the setup.

Just to mention, this invitation was extended directly. Phronesis has an excellent reputation in Darth's league and is a very active and tough competitor.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Secondary questionnaire checks out.
It's with pleasure that I welcome you to the league.


Note to the rest of the league: Adam invited Eric, so if he ends up being successful in this league remember where to direct your displeasure (ie not towards me).

[Pirates GM (TJ)]

Just another example of our two commissioners colluding for their own interests... both of them sitting pretty over there in the American League and inviting in ringers to compete in the National League...

I see how you guys are.

Can't handle the idea of having more American League competition, so let's just stack the NL and watch those guys beat each other's brains out. Typical...










(please note this post is entirely tongue-in-cheek... having personally made multiple trades with phronesis in another league, I am more than happy to compete against him here as well. He will be an outstanding addition to our league and the NL East just got tougher.)