LANSING, MI (AP) - Teary eyed and all choked up, Peter Tadros gave his farewell address as he resigned from The PYX Commissioner post on Wednesday evening. 

It was truly a surprise announcement as members present looked stunned as Tadros uttered these words, "Effective, midnight, August 22, 2007, I, Peter Tadros resign as the Commissioner of The PYX."

Many pickers loyal to Tadros, gasped as he made the announcement.  People could be seen crying and dropping their heads throughout the Applebee's conference center.

Peter went on to remind everyone that he is leaving the league in excellent condition:

1. New web address - www.thepyx.net

2. Cleaner website - all links on all pages fixed.

3. Eliminated the java applets - navigation on all pages is written in basic HTML for smaller files and quicker downloads.

4. Created a new PYX Forum - eliminated the old Trash Talk page and opened up communication within the league.

5. New quick & easy mass e-mail system for administration. Sub groups were formed as well.

6. Pickers have a short profile within the Forum; websites, contact info and avatar icon can be attached.

7. Banning is now possible. If there is an intruder into the PYX, we can easily ban that IP address.

8. Voting and polling now work securely. In order to cast a vote, a user must be registered and logged in (password protected).

9. All PYX members receive a complimentary e-mail address which is their first name @thepyx.net (NOTE: if there are more than one picker with the same first name, then it is the first and last name with no spaces @thepyx.net).

10. The PYX Store offers over 50 different items to purchase with the PYX logo professionally attached. The items range from clothing & apparel to coffee mugs and teddy bears. The proceeds from all purchased items go directly into the PYX Annual Fund.

11. The PYX Annual Fund was created. All financial records will be made public to members of the PYX. Revenue will be distributed to the areas of greatest need. This includes the annual cost to run a quality website. We plan to purchase a traveling trophy for each Annual PYX Champion."

And with cameras rolling and light bulbs flashing, Peter Tadros left the podium.  Tadros was Commissioner of The PYX from 2004 to 2007.  He goes down in History as one the most effective Commissioner's this league has ever seen.

His Executive Vice Commissioner, Kevin Haranczak will now fill the vacancy as the Interim PYX Commissioner.  A general election will be held following the end of the 2008 Football Season.