Shoeless Stepping Aside after Season

[shoeless.db]

After thinking on this for several months, I've made the decision to step away from the Brewster after the 2052 season (if Recte will allow me to play it out). I'm no longer contributing or working to compete in a manner worthy of the league and don't see my participation changing anytime soon.

When I joined the league in the early summer of 2019, I would never have envisioned this online community of misfits would embrace me and become such an important facet of my life. I became good friends with so many throughout my three plus years and will miss all the long-running, ridiculous jokes and storylines we manifested from the stench-ridden bowels of our baseball-infused imaginations (you'll likely have to deal with my wonderful personality on Discord on occasion still). I don't think I'll really miss the competition whatsoever, which is odd as I can't fucking stand losing, but I know I'll miss the continued friendships I've made.

In the end, I made the decision to leave based on the mantra of the late Vic Caleca (still miss you, my wonderful friend ... a lot) who told me this online baseball league stuff is supposed to be fun. I'm just not having fun with it like I did in the past.

The Mad Popes will be in good shape at the end of the season for the next GM to step into -- a stable of young stars with years of service available; plenty of cap space available (and possibly more depending on player option decisions) to allow for the the next GM to make the team their own; and, a decent amount of viable prospects working their way up the minors.

Thank you to @recte44 (crazy what a place you've created here ... amazing, really) and all the members of the board for providing this special corner of the internet. And thank you to all you lovable morons who create and compete for the love of baseball, community, and stories.

Take care of yourselves.

May Camacho watch over your souls.

Shoeless

[GoldenOne]

You'll be back! Those long Dakota winters will call for some extra love from some "lovable morons"!

Until then, good luck! You will be missed!!

[chicoruiz]

Sometimes you just need some time to “cleanse your palate”, and then you return feeling refreshed.

[Rubaboo]

This is unacceptable.

...but you've gotta do what you gotta do. Hopefully you'll check in on the inevitable Mad Popes 2053 championship parade.

We'll all be anxiously awaiting you crawling back because you miss us.

[bschr682]

We will still be calling you on Skype whenever we do an AFBI. You’ll be back. Take care.

[usnspecialist]

We will still be calling you on Skype whenever we do an AFBI. You’ll be back. Take care.

As a (brief) former league member, I can confirm this happens.

[Dington]

We'll miss you, bud. Won't be the same without you.

[Trebro]

Obviously new here but sorry to see you go. But yeah sometimes you just need a break for whatever reason and it sounds like just as in real baseball, "retired" GMs and managers often come back.

[Rubaboo]

We will still be calling you on Skype whenever we do an AFBI. You’ll be back. Take care.

As a (brief) former league member, I can confirm this happens.

Shit, I still invite Joe to all of those. Once you're in, there's no way to get back out.

[Jwalk100]

I'm gonna miss your stories, your poems and your hilarious responses. Most of all, I will miss you buddy.

Take care and know we will be here when you wanna come back.

[jiminyhopkins]

Don't go. You can still be in the league and not participate.

Ask me how I know!

[CTBrewCrew]

We will still be calling you on Skype whenever we do an AFBI. You’ll be back. Take care.

Yeah! Dont think this gets you out of all the dick pics during AFBIs @shoeless.db



Take some time recharge the batteries- doors always open my friend!

[RT60]

You are an example of why this league is great. It's been fun these last two seasons. Hope to see you back at some point. Until then, stay shoeless!

[woods]

Going to miss you, man. Thanks for all the insults and the fun TNs.

[tylertoo]

Shit, no. Who's gonna announce it is sim day with an insult?

[chicoruiz]

Shit, no. Who's gonna announce it is sim day with an insult?

The same thing as in my home town when we didn’t have a town drunk. We all took turns…

[Jwalk100]

Until you are drunk everyday.

[JimSlade]

Oh man, just catching up. Sorry to see you go. Hope to see you back down the road!

[niles08]

This resignation is not accepted.

[Dington]

Agreed. Tell the family they’re gonna have to wait. Or get them all GBC teams and tell them you’re taking them on a European vacation.