Why won't simple leagues fill. $140M cal no DH (bc TOC has no DH)... No interest. $200M no restrictions.... No interest. Any thing similar... No interest. Anything complex (Noah's Ark league)... No interest. I created like 4 leagues. None will get filled. I have other teams sitting in leagues created by others for months now..I've got a "locker room" full unused teams and credits to get like 12 more for free? WTF am I gonna do with them? I guess I'm just venting... But I truly don't understand why no one wants to play in simple leagues without a ton of AAA players ruining the spirit of the league and cap... $140M... No AAA. NO DH .. NOBODY wants to play... I guess if there were 60/20 WAA AAA it would fill... But that's dumb.... Maybe I'll just fill an Amazon gift card with my credits and peace out. I just don't get why no leagues I'm interested in will fill up... Yet the silly leagues that I have no interest in (every pitcher must have a HR/9 OF 1+ and every Hitter must be 27 years old and left handed with and have a HR# of 7+. Must play at Coors.) that league will fill. I don't wanna play in that league.... Sorry for the rant but really not. I really do hate the fact that no one will join a league that doesn't have a ton of AAA players or silly rules.

I've got 6 teams waiting on leagues to fill (none of those leagues are actually close to filling). I've got 2 teams sitting in the locker room after they leagues they were waiting in finally gave up and backed out. I've got 1 more empty team. I've got enough credits for at least 12 teams (maybe more). I've literally got 21 available teams and i can't find 1 public theme league that has both a theme I want to play and will fill.

So an Amazon gift card is no longer available? Sorry if it's been a while since they eliminated it but I haven't looked for it in 4+ years.... It DID used to be an option.... And I was really about to cash out... I guess that's no longer an option. I'll have teams on here for years and years at this rate.... Is everyone still playing in that tournament that I didn't want to join? Is that why everything is dead? Idk. Can I sell my empty teams on here? Is that a possibility? You sent me $60 and I sent you 10 unused teams? Is that possible?

Interest surely has gone down in this site, no doubt, and it is frustrating. Perhaps, as you said, you are just venting and nothing anyone could say would be helpful, but in case you're really looking for constructive feedback, a couple thoughts come to mind.

Looking at the leagues you are interested in and the leagues you are currently playing, they are all pretty similar - moderately high cap, no AAA, and very few roster-building restrictions. Assuming that the unfilled leagues your teams are sitting in and the ones you created are also fairly similar, the pool of people who want that type of league is getting spread out across a LOT of leagues, making it hard for any of them to fill. Perhaps if you created one league at a time instead of four it might have a better chance of filling?

Secondly, part of what makes this site fun is that there's so many ways to play the game, but in my experience, more people are looking for creative, unique types of leagues rather than fairly simple concepts. Based upon the chatter in the last WIS Championship, a lot of people (me included) enjoy the challenge of restrictive roster-building and the type of league you're describing, in my opinion, doesn't offer a great deal of challenge.

So, I'm not telling you how to enjoy this game, but if you're really looking for input, I think these might be a couple of the reasons you're not seeing the leagues fill as much as you'd like.

The active users on this site appear to be dwindling..that happens when there is no major updates in years and some of the veterans run off the "newbies" the first time they question why McGwire didnt hit 70 and Gibson didnt get to 1.12.

Second, many very simple leagues have been played already. NO real interest in doing another. I completely agree some of the completely quirky leagues are a waste..I never do those. I am almost 100% progressive leagues now. Occassionally I will jump into one that has an interesting theme but I truly do not understand the point of AAA inclusion....some love it though.

Some Owners have a loyal following and when they create a league people join it. Gusy who create 5 leagues and NONE ever fill, most lose interest. I wont even consider a league with >5 Opens right now....not gonna fill for months.

Bring back LIVE...even if it is a fee of $0.05/game just to pay expenses. I have spent many hours cracking open a beer and chatting away with random owners who became friends later...just playing along. With restrictions, I loved playing LEAGUE games in there also.....

I hate to say it but this site is getting old and probably on the downswing. Ill be here as long as it is....but I have tried to get 3-4 guys to join up but it just doesnt seem to have the hook. They usually quit after a season.