SYSERR: Jul 17 02:35:00 :: DirectQuery: AsyncSQL:irectQuery : mysql_query error: Column 'name' in field list is ambiguous
That is telling you that the Column "name" is not unique
From your query : SELECT pid, name, date FROM monarch_candidacy a, player b where a.pid = b.id
i can tell u that there is a name column in the player and in the monarch_candidacy table
to solve the problem change the query to
SELECT pid, player.name, date FROM monarch_candidacy a, player b where a.pid = b.id
or
SELECT pid, monarch_candidacy.name, date FROM monarch_candidacy a, player b where a.pid = b.id