[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

As commish, I'm not a proponent of SKIRTING THE RULES. If it appears that those of us who've been in the league are perpetuating a "good old boys" network of giving the shaft to the newbies, then call me on it. Please.

You don't know me, but let me tell you my bottom line: I'm a spirit of the rules guy who wants EVERYONE to have a good time. I take this very seriously, and seek to make the league fair and fun for everyone.

We can change the rules, as they need to be changed. I fact, there have been a number of changes in recent years. Maybe not as many as you might like, but convince us otherwise so we can come over to your side on issues.

This league should be one where EVERY team has a chance EVERY season... as long as owners are willing to take an active role in managing. If at any point it looks like leadership (pointing to myself) is getting in the way of that, SPEAK UP.

I'm on vacation right now... not able to research what the issue with Dale was... but please PM me or provide me a quick link and I'll re-examine what decision was made and what I was thinking behind my ruling. Not sure that'll ease your frustrations, but it may help you reconsider the motivation behind my commissioning.