Application: Phillip Thompson

[phiathom (Phillip, SD)]

What is your name, age and general location?

Phillip Thompson, 28, and I'm a glorified Gypsy. I'm currently living in Spokane Washington but I've only been here about a week. Lived in Las Vegas for a year and half prior to that. Also have lived in Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Michigan for at least a year.


What is your email address?

[e-mail]


Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them?

I grew up a Cardinals fan. My Grandfather was boot about an hour from St. Louis and raised me as a Cardinals fan. But over the years I've lost all of my team specific fandom and now I'm just a baseball fan. Currently my favorite players are Matt Chapman and Alejandro Kirk. So I'll be rooting for them on any given day.


How did you find this league?

I'm a friend of TJ and participate in a couple of leagues with him.


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've been involved in a couple of leagues similar to this one since about 2005/2006. Colby Rasmus and Jay Bruce were big name prospects at the time. I have a huge love of following prospects and consider opening day the day that MILB starts up every year. Kind of lost in the offseason while I twitter search my prospects trying to find any data on them.


How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league?

I do have a wife, kid, and a job that is currently taking up 60+ hours a week. BUT... Work also lets me **** around some and I'll always be easily reached through Google Hangouts.


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?

I have a love of the game and prospects that will keep me interested.


Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility?

"Shaun Hammond is and forever will be.... my *****" - Phillip Thompson


Please post links to any other leagues you participate in.

fbl2005.boards.net/


Read more: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/2/apply#ixzz6BaatYvxK

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi Phillip,

Thank you for your application. It's good to see current owners speaking positively of our league elsewhere and seeing people they already play with apply to here.

We currently have no vacancies. Would you like to join our waiting list?

Possibly of note is that we do try to avoid profanity in this league. It's not a punishable offense or anything, but it is in our code of conduct. Whilst a little unusual in this day and age, I think this part of our code of conduct is in keeping with the spirit of the league and it is not something that I would like to see change.
That's not to say that this isn't a competitive competitive - or that rivalries don't exist, or that there's not emotion amongst the league members - it's just something that we prefer to leave to other leagues.

I do hope that you will be willing to join our waiting list for a future vacancy.

All the best,
Stephen

[phiathom (Phillip, SD)]

I would absolutely like to join the waiting list. And I apologize for the profanity... it has been edited and I will tone it down going forward.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Jan 20, 2020 12:20:55 GMT -5 phiathom (Phillip, SD) said:

I would absolutely like to join the waiting list. And I apologize for the profanity... it has been edited and I will tone it down going forward.

I can't hide my broad grin that you starred out b***h (which to me isn't that bad), but left f**k in there (which is much worse - I don't know if that's me or not). 
Deliberate or not, my warped sense of humour finds that pretty funny.

I'll add you to the waiting list, and will PM you when a vacancy arises. 

All the best,
Stephen

[Pirates GM (TJ)]

* please let that vacancy be in the AL *
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* please let that vacancy be in the AL *

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Secondary questionnaire sent for LAA vacancy.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Phillip has agreed to remain on the waiting list, pending a further vacancy.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Congratulations Phillip! The San Diego Padres are proud to welcome you as their new general manager. A fun and rewarding future awaits as you chart the course of your franchise!

What are the next steps to be taken to get started on the right foot?

1) Please use the username Padres GM (name).

2) Post your own roster page in your team folder. For continuity your first roster should contain the exact same players as the previous team roster. If you wish to make changes to your roster (by protecting/unprotecting players) then these should be posted on the Roster Transactions board. You should also check that the arbitration contracts of all of your players are accurate - you don't want to be unnecessarily overpaying anyone! The format of the roster page is open for customisation by each owner, but please bear in mind that it should be easy to read and well maintained. You may find the FAQ page helpful. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/636/league-faqs-new-owner

3) Notify one of the commissioners if there is a player on a multi-year guaranteed contract whose contract length you would like to reduce (rule 2.12).
If you are taking over a team that has recently been unowned during free agency, notify one of the commissioners if there are any automatically signed players who you would like to drop (rule 5.9.5).

4) Check your real life team's major and minor league rosters to see if you can protect any arbitration players of value that your predecessor missed.

5) Check your email for an invitation to Fantrax. (Consult with one of the commissioners if there are any difficulties or delays.)

6) Check your Fantrax roster. It should match your Proboards roster and only include players receiving a salary on your team.

7) Post a trade block. You can't agree to a trade until your trade block has been posted for a week.

Make good use of your trade block, player evaluation advice, and the one week acclimatization period. The “trade block guidance” page is your friend. Please do not overlook this valuable tool. It is required reading. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/732/trade-block-guidance

8) Protect a player (see Section VII of the rules). You won't be allowed to trade until this step is taken as a demonstration of understanding the procedure.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. You can post it publicly under “General Chat”, or ask any experienced league member. We’re here to help.

From all of your fellow friends and competitors, welcome to our league!

[Astros GM (Adam)]

Welcome Phillip!