IL/SL Writing Challenge: Congrats to All!
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IL/SL Writing Challenge: Congrats to All!
I finally got a chance to check out my email. I just wanted to applaud all those who participated. There were a lot of great articles out there. Also now that IL has won the All-Star game and Writing Challenge, hopefully we can get a clean sweep by getting the Rodriguez Cup next!
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Re: IL/SL Writing Challenge: Congrats to All!
Yeah, what he said .... IL RULES!!!
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Re: IL/SL Writing Challenge: Congrats to All!
We just let you guys win so you wouldn't go crying around like whiny crying babies. Who cry.
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Geez he named the championship trophy after himself? No, no ego there!
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Ugh, you see what you guys did? Somebody please explain to Rudel that I had absolutely no part in the naming of our championship trophy! I'm thoroughly embarrassed now.Rudel.Dietrich wrote:Geez he named the championship trophy after himself? No, no ego there!
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What we did? A nice little piece of revisionist history from the guy who demanded that his name grace the championship trophy as "a permanent token of [our] appreciation" for your service as commish. A nice try to play that off as something we did, like it was a surprise birthday present, but I'm blowing the whistle and Rudel's not falling for it.
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Although I enjoy Joel's take, the real story is that the league named the trophy the Rodriguez Cup over loud protests by John. There was a vote and everything. You can dig up the old thread.Borealis - Commissioner wrote:Ugh, you see what you guys did? Somebody please explain to Rudel that I had absolutely no part in the naming of our championship trophy! I'm thoroughly embarrassed now.Rudel.Dietrich wrote:Geez he named the championship trophy after himself? No, no ego there!
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Re: IL/SL Writing Challenge: Congrats to All!
Creating a league like this takes a tremendous ammount of hours. Everything in the game can be named after him and it would not bother me. :)
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Well, I remember some sort of vote, but John never did explain how there were 78 votes for Rodriguez cup when we only had 24 teams...Coal Sox wrote:Although I enjoy Joel's take, the real story is that the league named the trophy the Rodriguez Cup over loud protests by John. There was a vote and everything. You can dig up the old thread.Borealis - Commissioner wrote:Ugh, you see what you guys did? Somebody please explain to Rudel that I had absolutely no part in the naming of our championship trophy! I'm thoroughly embarrassed now.Rudel.Dietrich wrote:Geez he named the championship trophy after himself? No, no ego there!
j/k
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Re: IL/SL Writing Challenge: Congrats to All!
Oh, and if you think that's a lot of words, you should see the NaNoWriMo annual contest...my brother has attempted a couple of times and succeeded at least once. I realize we're not writing novels here, but it's tough. And I think we did a heckuva job writing that many words and articles that were so varied and interesting.
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Re: IL/SL Writing Challenge: Congrats to All!
That would cause a bit of confusion, I think. "Rodriguez, champions of the Rodriguez League, face off against the Rodriguez League's pennant winners Rodriguez in this year's battle for the Rodriguez Cup..."Rudel.Dietrich wrote:Everything in the game can be named after him and it would not bother me. :)
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You make it sound like he would be playing with himself or something.Codgers wrote:That would cause a bit of confusion, I think. "Rodriguez, champions of the Rodriguez League, face off against the Rodriguez League's pennant winners Rodriguez in this year's battle for the Rodriguez Cup..."Rudel.Dietrich wrote:Everything in the game can be named after him and it would not bother me. :)
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Um, pass.Calzones wrote:You make it sound like he would be playing with himself or something.Codgers wrote:That would cause a bit of confusion, I think. "Rodriguez, champions of the Rodriguez League, face off against the Rodriguez League's pennant winners Rodriguez in this year's battle for the Rodriguez Cup..."Rudel.Dietrich wrote:Everything in the game can be named after him and it would not bother me. :)
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Ummm yeah, Politics in ChicagoHitmen wrote:
Well, I remember some sort of vote, but John never did explain how there were 78 votes for Rodriguez cup when we only had 24 teams...
j/k
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all but one season .... PEBA
Even though we fell short against Duluth in 2026 ... and SS in 2027 and 2029
IL still RULES!!!!!
all but one season .... PEBA
Even though we fell short against Duluth in 2026 ... and SS in 2027 and 2029
IL still RULES!!!!!