A Postmortem

[Gary82]

It was hilarious that Bill followed us to the braves.net forum just to see if we were talking about him. Talk about vanity.

[Runnin]

Was Redneck Paramedic also Prettyboyfloyd and JedCooper??? He told me once that he had had over 30 usernames banned.

[Hawk]

There were a few instances, but the one that he brought up to me for years (literally) was some off-hand remark on one of the old "Trash Talk" forums that sprung up. Come to think of it, it was probably KHawkins' spinoff board. Anyway, I said something about Bill looking like he was pregnant (dude had mad beer gut) the time I'd seen him at Spring Training.

He... did not take take kindly to that. That's understandable; it was a potshot, even if it was said in a trash talking forum. I actually apologized to him when I realized he was scouring the whole internet and cataloguing every mention of his name. But for years after, he'd bring that chestnut up as an example of how I was trying to ruin his website and his livelihood or whatever and that I was actively running him down in other places. We are talking actual years later; his obsession with minor slights was much less flattering than his man-ponch.

He had Google Alerts set up for his name.

I remember you saying that, and I'm actually laughing out loud about it.

This was the only picture floating around of him for years. I think there are more now.

[Hawk]

Was Redneck Paramedic also Prettyboyfloyd and JedCooper??? He told me once that he had had over 30 usernames banned.

I don't think he was PBF. That guy was around forever. But it's possible I suppose.

[Gary82]

[Runnin]

"He just doesn't love the game!"

[Gary82]

I have my doubts Bill Shanks even loves doughnuts.

[gilesfan]

I think Redneck Paramedic told as all to "F**k off" after we pulled a hoax on him in the chat room during the Winter Meetings a few years back. giflesfan remembers the particulars better than I do, but it basically was "when the next guy comes in, we all talk as though we've just traded for Jason Giambi." He bought it and when we told him it was a joke, he just ripped every one of us. I don't know if he was serious or not, but that's the last time I ever saw him. It was a truly classic prank. It was totally unrehearsed but great improvisation. No one went overboard and we kept the trade reasonable enough that it was plausible. He kept going out and checking ESPN, SI, MLB and the other outlets and would come back and say no one was reporting it. Somehow, we kept it going for about 15 - 20 minutes before we broke. Truly one of the all-time chat room highlights.

There were people running out to cars and turning on radio. Back when u didn't get Internet news as fast as today.

[gilesfan]

There were a few instances, but the one that he brought up to me for years (literally) was some off-hand remark on one of the old "Trash Talk" forums that sprung up. Come to think of it, it was probably KHawkins' spinoff board. Anyway, I said something about Bill looking like he was pregnant (dude had mad beer gut) the time I'd seen him at Spring Training.

He... did not take take kindly to that. That's understandable; it was a potshot, even if it was said in a trash talking forum. I actually apologized to him when I realized he was scouring the whole internet and cataloguing every mention of his name. But for years after, he'd bring that chestnut up as an example of how I was trying to ruin his website and his livelihood or whatever and that I was actively running him down in other places. We are talking actual years later; his obsession with minor slights was much less flattering than his man-ponch.

He didn't like that I said he looked like Keith Hernandez

[Runnin]

He didn't like that I said he looked like Keith Hernandez

LMAO.

[Hawk]

Who are you Runnin? Did you go by another name on the old boards?

BRule -- were you TOMADILLON?

[BRule]

Bill at his "best" was when he banned C2C and then denied doing it, reinstated him and then I got C2C to make a call out thread in the BBQ. Which went on for like 96 pages of people trashing Bill and people defending him (Matt).... before Bill deleted it from the internets.....and that was the begining of the end of the old BBQ days.

[gilesfan]

Think I was banned for that thread

[BRule]

Who are you Runnin? Did you go by another name on the old boards?

BRule -- were you TOMADILLON?

LOL no...that was Tomahawk and whatever other names that dude had. I actually ran him off of scout when I got tired of his HS tough guy act. He got pissy and ran home, hasn't been back since.

My names were:

BravesRule
Telfair
Budden
BlackJesus
FrancoeurWifey
LaDouche19
TimMcCarver
PedroGammons

There were a ton of others but mainly posted with Rule,Telfair and Budden. Although FrancoeurWifey and BlackJesus were my 2 favorites. TimMcCarver too but Bill didn't let that one last.....douche.

[BRule]

Think I was banned for that thread

Pretty sure we all got banned for that thread, it was epic.

[Runnin]

Who are you Runnin? Did you go by another name on the old boards?

No, Runningbrave there, but folks have always just called me Runnin.

Is Toma here???

[Hawk]

[The Chosen One]

Love letters are so cute.

[BRule]

hahahahahahahahaha, awesome.

I also fully expect Bill to sue you over this.

[ChapelHillMatt]

Bill at his "best" was when he banned C2C and then denied doing it, reinstated him and then I got C2C to make a call out thread in the BBQ. Which went on for like 96 pages of people trashing Bill and people defending him (Matt).... before Bill deleted it from the internets.....and that was the begining of the end of the old BBQ days.

Bill had me fooled for the longest time, then he turned on me. I know when I was on his side and agreed with everything he said we were fine, the moment I decided to disagree with him about something things went south in a hurry.

He also didn't have kind things to say about you Kyle, he bashed you at every opportunity from what I remember.

Looking back on everything, it seems like Bill is a good guy if you can get him away from the message boards. I remember doing fine with him on the phone. I know some who have met him at his book signings and stuff and they didn't report any problems. You get him on the message board though he's impossible to deal with unless like I said, you are in agreement with him 100% of the time.