Meet bjb

Bjb is a charter member of Hunter


1. Why did you join Hunter?

I joined all the way back in Season 1 -- it was an open league. But, it has always been one of my favorite leagues.

2. What is your favorite aspect of Hunter?

With the exception of one departed owner (COMMISH EDIT: If I had to guess I think your refering to..............Radek?), the league has always been very civil and respectful. My 4 WS titles only further endear the league to me. (COMMISH EDIT: I need two more titles to catch up)


MTO Follow-up?

A startling revelations last year was that Djbradford was Bjb's dad. With that in mind was Dj's move to the NL discussed over Christmas as a diabolical way for the family to conquer both halves of the Hunter Universe?

Actually, I think that the young core of the Night Demons scared DJ to the NL. He wanted to avoid us until the World Series if at all possible. (COMMISH EDIT: You are stuck with the Sluggers in the AL, regardless of how scary your team looks)

Minimum Win Requirement (MWR)

First of all I would like to thank every who took the time to provide input on the MWR,I have reviewed all of the feedback I received. Opinions vary greatly on this specific topic, which makes always makes things "fun" for the commissioner. Even for those in favor of the MWR the win totals vary greatly.

Let me be clear I don't think we've ever had a hard tanking issue with Hunter, with the exception of Radek's last season. I believe we have the strongest group of owners that we've ever had in Hunter currently and I take it as a positive sign that so many owners had an opinion on the matter as that means we are engaged in the league. I additionally appreciate that a debate did not blow up in the world chat which could have caused some unnecessary bad will.

With all of the above said starting next season (S23) I will be implementing a very low standard for a MWR. I view a very low MWR as bridge between those owners who want a more stringent one and those who do not want one at all. The MWR can always be reviewed in future seasons. For those who disagree with me on either end of the spectrum please feel free to trade chat me. Hopefully, I've built up enough cache during the last two seasons as commish that the league trusts my judgment.

Minimum Win Requirement:
A team that losses 105 games or more on back to back seasons will come up for Commissioner review

Failing to meet the above does not warrant automatic expulsion, I will review the situation on a case by case basis.

As a league if you see any issue with a specific team (playing players out of position, playing fatigued pitchers, playing Low A caliber guys at the ML) let me know and they will be handled quickly as the situations arise.

I am aware the above is a low bar, a team needs only to win 58 games every 2nd season to jump over it. However, I am not concerned, as I mentioned before I don't believe tanking to be an issue in Hunter.

Look forward to your feedback

Meet Bigalric 2.0

S22 marks Big Al's 2nd season in Hunter

1. Why did you join Hunter?

1, Looked like a good group of owners and teams - and it is.

2. What is your favorite aspect of Hunter?

2. Stabilty, Good competition, absence of drama (most times)


MTO Follow-up?

Last year you reveal your favorite teams were: Boston Red Sox, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bulls, Montreal Canadiens which is quite a crazy mix. I'd love to know how you settled on each of those teams


Follow-up. See, I wasn't born or live in the USA or Canada (except for vacation). So there's no local or regional loyalty or family connection to any club or franchise or university. However I follow a lot of sports and admire great players like Larry Bird, John Elway, Michael Jordan, Patrick Roy and that way I kind of developed a bond to their respective teams. COMMISH EDIT: Now I need to know where you do live???? I'm sure everyone that read the above has the same thought

-----Original Message-----
From: jahu43
To: bigalric
Sent: 2/10/2012 8:52:00 AM
Subject: MTO v2

Going to be running somehting similar to last year to drive blog content.

Can you answer the following questions?

Meet Csherwood 2.0

S22 marks Csherwood's 2nd season in Hunter

1. Why did you join Hunter?

1. I joined Hunter because I saw how it was being ripped in the forums after the mess at the end of the prior offseason. I wanted the challenge again of turning around an unsuccessful franchise and found this team in it that had never made the playoffs. Also, I thought I was about to miss the MWR (Min. Win Requirement) in Moneyball and be booted out of it and did not want to be down to only one team. However, I somehow made the minimum wins and ended up sticking around in Moneyball also for one more season, until I missed it this year...by one game!

2. What is your favorite aspect of Hunter?

2. I think the best part of Hunter is the group of owners that have been assembled. This is best shown by how it probably set the record for biggest improvement ever in HBD in the length of times during one offseason to the next (COMMISH EDIT: If only Knine wasn't at an appointment when I sent the invite would have been able to push the button in under 12hrs). When it comes down to it, the strength of a world, in my opinion, should not be measured by the records of the teams but rather the quality, friendliness and competitiveness of the owners in the world.

MTO Follow-up?

We discussed the epic Moneyball run last year and you made another run this year coming down to game 162? How do you feel about the result?

3. Regarding the end of my Moneyball career, I quite honestly expected to get the boot last season but made that miracle run to stay alive. About 1/3 of the way into the season this year I was way off the pace to get the wins I needed to stick around and started selling...hoping to at least give the next owner something worthwhile to build on. Next thing I knew, I was a few days from the end of the season and in the running to qualify for another year. It came down to the last 3 games of the year, having to take 2 of 3 from a team behind me in the standings to survive...and I lost the first 2...of course winning the third to make my final win total exactly one game short. As I had given up on a shot of coming back much earlier in the year, I wasnt too upset about the loss. I inherited a team there that was full of veterans with very little farm system and once again ( as I did in my first Moneyball stint) made the mistake of spending too much on a few extra big league wins versus just crossing my fingers and hoping I could survive a few years with lower level talent while I restocked my farm.

I think it is a mental block I have when it comes to leagues with MWRs -- I get too worried about getting the wins and change my strategy for building a team. I compare Moneyball to my team in Mays where I didn't worry about minimum wins and built one of the weakest franchises there into a World Champion and one of the elite teams in the world right now.

Meet Timf 2.0

Why did you join Hunter

I joined Hunter at the start of my HBD experience. I chose this world because I was interested in competing against jahu who happens to be a close friend of mine (COMMISH EDIT: I regretably have to confirm this accusation) and he informed me that Hunter was a truly competitive world with lots of trade action. On both accounts, I agree 100% and couldn't be happier I chose Hunter.

What is your favorite aspect of Hunter?

My favorite aspect of Hunter is the trade market. This season we had 10 trades accepted on the first day which is unheard of in most other worlds. It is easy for a team trying to rebuild to acquire prospects and it is also easy for a team looking to add a couple veterans to do so. Every season I am impressed with the trades that are made in both volume and quality.

MTO Follow-up?

How does it feel to lose 4 straight World Series (Since I'm his buddy I can get away with asking this question)

Losing 4 straight WS is bittersweet to say the least. I have lost to great teams in the WS but also beaten great teams to get there. It would be nice to win one in this world as during this run of 4 straight losses I took one in Roy Hobbs. The feeling was great but it was lacking