Reminder

This Thursday is the last day of July. Everyone should have at least 100 games played by then. Right now six teams haven't reached that point: the Zaps, the Oilers, and all four of the teams in the Millard Fillmore Division.

If you have tried to get games played without much luck, all I can suggest is to try harder. Send emails. Get on the phone. Mail out instructions. If your opponents have your instructions, the onus to get the games played falls on them. BUT, you still need to contact them and let them know you are depending on those games getting played. And if you're not getting a reply to emails, pick up the phone.

I think the new demerit system is helping. We have division pennant races that we can actually keep up with, and games (for the most part) are getting played on time. However, there are still a couple of issues that need attention. I know the Inmates are concerned because they have gone to great lengths to get games played under the deadline, but haven't gotten a lot of help from potential opponents. They were just a couple of games short at the end of June, and they're only four games short right now. I don't know what the problem is with getting at least ONE series done; surely SOMEBODY will come thru and help the Inmates get over the hump. Also, we have a couple of teams who really haven't taken part lately. I've spoken with one of the two, and I suspect he'll be back in the swing soon. I don't know about the other, but going FOUR months without playing a game... well, we have a term for that. It's called the OFF SEASON.

Another issue is when critical and urgent family matters come up. For those who haven't heard, the Wheeler family has had another loss. Phillip's other grandfather (Glenn's father-in-law) passed away this weekend. It has been one crappy year in the Wheeler family - and with the passing of Vince and Philip Mullen's father, a crappy year in NASOMA. My thoughts and prayers are with them. But where matters like this are concerned in NASOMA, maybe there could be some waiver request or something. Maybe allow an additional two weeks to meet a deadline when a family emergency comes up. I have no problem with that.