Post by PR's Old Account (DO NOT PM) on Jun 23, 2008 5:34:03 GMT -5
Agent 007 (The Person)
A general note about the player rep: like the rest of you, there are times when I, as a person, do decide to talk, joke, etc. During these times, I am talking, not players etc. Also, during these times, I will almost always use phrases such as "I". For instance, if I say, "I disagree", or "I reject this trade", odds are, I am just dicking around...the same is almost always true on the C-Box (esp. if I am pissing you off, since I love pissing people off).
Agent 007 (The Negotiator)
Unless otherwise noted, nothing I say in the C-Box is serious, or considered official business, so I guess unless you are CERTAIN I am online and I say "c-box offers are now being considered", which I may RARELY do if someone is on the verge of signing, then Ignore it. A lot of people like to pretend they are me, so PMs are the best way to make sure. Thanks folks.
Agent 007 (The Unbiased Individual)
For clarification purposes, I genuinely do NOT hold grudges. Neither in real life, nor in this league. If you call me names, or disagree and wig out (as some of you have on numerous occasions - you know who you are haha) It will NOT affect negotiations, even if I jokingly say it will.
Also, any grudges I pretend to hold (Columbus, for instance - that bastard!) are merely for humour and entertainment.
Agent 007 (The Biased Businessman)
I do not get offended, but that does not mean you cannot offend my players. For instance, if we are renegotiating Sundin, and you keep offering him 1M, and he keeps telling you he feels he is worth a lot more, he may become offended and perhaps even request a trade, since he may feel his services are not appreciated on your team.
Similarly, if there is obvious unrest in your team (you've signed 22 FAs, and all of them are being traded or tossed into the minors, DO NOT EXPECT TO SIGN ANYMORE or, for that matter, have players lining up to waive NTCs to come to your team.
Word of poor management gets around, and if you have a lot of messy problems with the team, players know.
Again, to reiterate, players cannot read what is on the C-Box, and players do not know if they are on the block. However, players can read Eklund's column, so if they are constantly reading about internal problems, and buy into these reports, it may start to affect stuff.
Agent 007 (The Man with the HUGE Inbox)
Since I always have a lot of stuff incoming and outgoing with my inbox, I ONLY READ PMs WITH A SUBJECT LINE. Any PMs that say "(No Subject)" may be ignored entirely. Thanks for understanding.
Agent 007 (The Listener)
I guess that is all, any comments or questions are welcome. In other words, LET THE BITCHING BEGIN...
A general note about the player rep: like the rest of you, there are times when I, as a person, do decide to talk, joke, etc. During these times, I am talking, not players etc. Also, during these times, I will almost always use phrases such as "I". For instance, if I say, "I disagree", or "I reject this trade", odds are, I am just dicking around...the same is almost always true on the C-Box (esp. if I am pissing you off, since I love pissing people off).
Agent 007 (The Negotiator)
Unless otherwise noted, nothing I say in the C-Box is serious, or considered official business, so I guess unless you are CERTAIN I am online and I say "c-box offers are now being considered", which I may RARELY do if someone is on the verge of signing, then Ignore it. A lot of people like to pretend they are me, so PMs are the best way to make sure. Thanks folks.
Agent 007 (The Unbiased Individual)
For clarification purposes, I genuinely do NOT hold grudges. Neither in real life, nor in this league. If you call me names, or disagree and wig out (as some of you have on numerous occasions - you know who you are haha) It will NOT affect negotiations, even if I jokingly say it will.
Also, any grudges I pretend to hold (Columbus, for instance - that bastard!) are merely for humour and entertainment.
Agent 007 (The Biased Businessman)
I do not get offended, but that does not mean you cannot offend my players. For instance, if we are renegotiating Sundin, and you keep offering him 1M, and he keeps telling you he feels he is worth a lot more, he may become offended and perhaps even request a trade, since he may feel his services are not appreciated on your team.
Similarly, if there is obvious unrest in your team (you've signed 22 FAs, and all of them are being traded or tossed into the minors, DO NOT EXPECT TO SIGN ANYMORE or, for that matter, have players lining up to waive NTCs to come to your team.
Word of poor management gets around, and if you have a lot of messy problems with the team, players know.
Again, to reiterate, players cannot read what is on the C-Box, and players do not know if they are on the block. However, players can read Eklund's column, so if they are constantly reading about internal problems, and buy into these reports, it may start to affect stuff.
Agent 007 (The Man with the HUGE Inbox)
Since I always have a lot of stuff incoming and outgoing with my inbox, I ONLY READ PMs WITH A SUBJECT LINE. Any PMs that say "(No Subject)" may be ignored entirely. Thanks for understanding.
Agent 007 (The Listener)
I guess that is all, any comments or questions are welcome. In other words, LET THE BITCHING BEGIN...