Theme Week Season 91: Recruitment:

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Theme Week Season 91: Recruitment: 

 

Alright, it’s been a while since I’ve typed out a media spot, but a doubles week is definitely the time to knock the rust off! 

 

This one hits close to home because of my love hate relationship with Scurvy aka Brian Payne aka Logan Ninefingers! I have the unfortunate task of seeing Scurvy’s ugly mug daily at work. I remember when he would talk about the VHL and at first I thought it was fantasy hockey…just couldn’t really wrap my head around it. I’ve “played” x box hockey (aka the sticks) with Scurvy for years, but that had fizzled out in the past year or so…anyways for weeks he would bust my chops everyday in an attempt to get me to join.  After unrelenting “recruitment”, Rip Wheeler was born. Now Scurvy and Sharky will tell you that I’m closer to a “Jimmy Herdstram” type than a badass like Rip…but that’s what haters do, they hate! 

 

I remember when I first began my VHL journey it was really complicated and I struggled a bit. I was lucky that all of my GMs have been really helpful and understanding. I’m a single dad and have a pretty busy life…and sometimes I don’t have the time to get all my point tasks done…and honesty sometimes I just forget! I know Scurvy was pretty pumped that I stuck with it long enough for him to get his TPE based “recruitment” bonus! Probably the only time he actually showed me some love on his “around the league” weekly recaps. Haha 

 

As I’ve navigated my VHL journey some of the highlights were talking shit to Scurvy and Sharky and also leading the league in hits for a short time! lol After an off season of soul searching, Rip has turned over a new leaf and is committed to putting up some points for the club instead of just crushing souls out on the ice. 

 

I’m glad Scurvy kept on me and now I’m in a spot with a stud GM in Ricer that has helped me navigate (and hold me accountable for) my TPE tasks, a more productive direction for Rip! 

 

As I think of the word “recruitment”, it makes me think about college football. Having a high school prospect with the ball caps of 4 different schools in front of him. Family, fanfare, live coverage in ESPN, it can be a circus. I would say that situation and free agency in pro sports would be the two situations were recruiting is truly a competitive sport. Unlike a draft where the prospect is almost selling himself or recruiting teams to draft him, the latter is about the player being in charge of their own destiny, and that’s something I can appreciate. 

 

 

As far as the VHL goes, I don’t know if I have any good ideas on how to help with recruitment or make the process better. I know that the recruitment bonus definitely helped keep scurvy on my back until I signed up! Other than that, I’m happy with the process.