At the beginning of the season our commisioner changed the waiver rule from 1 day to none. A few months into the season I realized that I could drop and add pitchers in a way that gave me a few extra starts each week (drop/add at 11:59 for a pitcher going the next day, drop that pitcher at 12:01 and reclaim the first). I would do this in weeks where my opponent had more scheduled starts than me. Sometimes it worked in my favor, sometimes not and the fact that I'm currently in 5th place in a 10 team league indicates that it is hardly failsafe. Anyway, someone complained to commissioner and he promptly changed the waiver rule to 3 days AND locked me out from making any transactions. His claim is that I was 'padding my stats' thus giving me an unfair advantage. I say the advantage was there for all to use (or not). What kicks is there is money involved and the commish has now tilted the advantage to the other 8 teams not locked out. I'd like to know people's thoughts on his claims.
2006-07-07 10:52:55 · 5 answers · asked by outlier99 2 in Sports ➔ Fantasy Sports
Commisioners have the right to change rules at any time, with or without notice and to change penalties whenever they see fit.
2006-07-07 10:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by John Luke 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not cheating
the advantage is not unfair, as it tends to cause ur ERA and WHIP to inflate
nor is the advantage isolated to only one member of the league
also, if this method was so effective, u would prolly be in first place
i say if someone wants to stay up to midnight everyday to do it, so be it
however, matters like this should have been discussed beforehand
also, the yahoo rules state and u must only add and drop players for the good of ur team
i don't see how this "stat padding" falls out the range
2006-07-07 18:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by dewgongoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your commish is only acting fairly, unless you've got a maximum inning count, like most real baseball fan leagues. Then, all you were doing is getting your points early. If this is the case and you haven't paid up, I would tell the commish good luck finding the money!
2006-07-11 14:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by majiktouch14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you were totally in the right, the commissioner has every right to change the waiver back to three days, but to lock you out is totally absurd....I'd make a few attempts to get this in your favor or get out of the league!!!....I was in a league with the same type of commissioner, and they eventually kicked me out....there are PLENTY of other private leagues available out there, and you'd be better off finding a better league than dealing with a commissioner that thinks what you did was 'padding stats'...
2006-07-07 18:56:35 · answer #4 · answered by goldeneye2131 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not cheating and that is extremely unfair. since its a private league, try to talk to the commish, or get a bunch of people to agree that he was cheating
2006-07-07 18:27:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋