Re:[USML Announce] Understanding CBSSportsline

[JOHN FRUIT, FAF ADVISORS]

Thank God I did not submit any FAAB bids the past two weeks...I am going to take
 a two week vacation from work and consider it a wash....

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew R. Klein <announce at usml.net>
At:  4/08  8:37:59

I just called Mark B., and we clicked around the system to see if we 
could figure out what was going on.  With his blessing, I am sending a 
note that should help everyone follow along. 

1.  When you click on your roster, it sends you by default to one period 
ahead.  So ... right now, you go directly to "Period 3", which starts on 
4/13.  If you click back to "Period 2", you can see your current roster.

2.  If you made a roster move yourself, it should show accurately 
everywhere -- Period 2, Period 3, and in Live Scoring.

3.  However, if Mark B. made the roster move for you (as he did this 
week after FAAB bids), it only shows correctly in Period 2 and in Live 
Scoring.  For some reason, these moves did not carry over to Week 3.  
So, when Kerber hits his roster, it defaults to Period 3 and incorrectly 
shows Aybar reserved.  But if you click  to Period 2 or Live Scoring, it 
correctly shows Aybar to be active.  This is bizarre, but at least the 
system is scoring things accurately.  Mark B. is writing to Sportsline 
to see why this is the case.  Until we sort it out, each player might 
need to re-enter the Blocker-entered moves the following week to ensure 
carry over. (Note:  Don't do that yet.  Wait to see if Mark gest an 
answer from Sportsline.)

4.  Mark B. has set the system to automatically process FAAB bids.  The 
deadline is midnight Friday.  The system says that bids will then be 
processed on Saturday morning.  Like last year, this gives everyone time 
to adjust their own rosters accordingly.  This is a good thing in light 
of the system's odd behavior described above.

5.  If we get all this sorted out, we should be close to where we were 
last year.  The only information missing is a list -- even for the 
commissioner -- of all bids.  This is important for setting salaries of 
purchased players and adjusting FAAB budgets.  I talked about this with 
The King over the weekend, as well as Mark B. this morning.  I will let 
them send official rules, but might suggest the following.  After the 
FAAB deadline, every player should circulate a list of their bids to the 
listserv.  No other information would be needed, just:  Jones $20, Smith 
$8, Williams $5.  With that, we could see who else bid on a purchased 
player, and make adjustments accordingly.

That is all.

Humbly,

Andy
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