[USML Announce] Understanding CBSSportsline

[Brad Jansen]

Andy:
  Why the heck are you involved in all this? Now I'm more worried than ever.
Brad


On 4/8/08, Andrew R. Klein <anrklein at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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