[USML Announce] Understanding CBSSportsline

[Andrew R. Klein]

Brad,

If I owned Hinske, I would trade him to you.  But I do not.  So I cannot.

-Andy

Brad Jansen wrote:
> If you cared you would offer me Hinske because you know how 
> desperately my team needs offense.
>
> On 4/8/08, *Andrew R. Klein* <anrklein at gmail.com 
> <mailto:anrklein at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Because I care about you, Brad.
>
>     -Andy
>
>     Brad Jansen wrote:
>>     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
>>     <mailto: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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