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@Chuckles
Can't tell if this is serious. But let me just get this out there, then.
The first time I heard that Los Conos was going to have a sub was on the way to the court, and that the sub would be Aiden (we would probably have postponed to play the regular team if we had a chance, but not after riding South). Otters and I discussed it and figured we didn't want to have to play a sub from BAD, given that we are in second place to BAD and that the Goal Difference matters in this league.
When we got to the court I registered this objection with Sarah. However, I also said that I simply wanted to air the concern, and that they could use whomever they wanted. We did not try to dicate it. In the end, through some process in which Malice was not involved, Los Conos ended up getting a sub that they apparently were not happy with. It ended up being shitty for a lot of people. I'm sorry we helped create a mess. I for one am more than happy to replay this match with all three Los Conos.
And, also for the record, our point was simply that with some subs there can be a pretty unfair advantage given to a team on a particular day. We were thinking something along the lines of, perhaps players from the top three teams should not be able to sub. Maybe better, perhaps subs should have to be from outside the league.
I don't like rules any more than the rest of you, but there is an argument for trying to make it so subbing does not substantially increase the advantage of the team who must sub.
But maybe we were wrong and I'm sorry if our over-seriousness about kicking (BAD) ass took the fun out of the game for Los Conos and Rob.