but know people whom I would consider hiring to be in charge of the hardware, software end of things. If these leagues were full with owners (and they could be if management put in the time to recruit and maintain) this business could easily support two full-time employees, possible more. Anyone ever played Scoresheet Baseball? They started out with just two people running it and it's grown to the point that they have several employees on staff. The game is fun but nowhere near as good as Purebaseball. This is by far the best game around. If this ship gets righted before crashing on the rocks, it is definately a money-maker in my opinion. Good communication is a must, however. A reachable (on a daily basis) commissioner and programmer (for game problems)and some recruiting and (in my opinion) free launch leagues that work right for newbies and the ranks of paying customers would swell. Several years back, I was a 7-team owner and was very optimistic about the future of PB, but for personal reasons I had to abandon my teams. I was away two years and came back with only 1 team this time. I'll consider a few more if and when there is evidence that this thing can survive. Things are far worse off and the changes made since I left are not good ones (like charging newbies for launch leagues and offering that dumb demo game instead). My biggest gripe back then was that Dwight seemed unreachable at times and I always thought that if Mike could get someone as dedicated as him to be the Tech. guy there was no limit to how far this thing could go. Instead, Dwight leaves or something and Mike is trying to do it himself while working a full-time job. It can't be done right this way. Mike, please find someone to be the Tech. guy and maybe an investor to get this thing going again.

Hanging on....
Ralph Nessler