[USML Announce] Trivia...

Brad Jansen bljansen at gmail.com
Tue Apr 15 13:17:29 EDT 2008


Are we allowed to check sources?

On 4/15/08, JOHN FRUIT, FAF ADVISORS <jfruit1 at bloomberg.net> wrote:
>
> Who can name top 5 rbi leaders of all time?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: announce at usml.net
> At:  4/14  6:35:10
>
> Greetings;
>     If there is a consensus to move to All-Star I'm fine with that.  And
> I'm
> fine with staying put with CBS as I've been in a CBS league for a couple
> years
> and things have worked out satisfactorily.
>   Rick
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: springkerb at aol.com
> I don't have a problem with staying with the new/current service. ? It
> actually
> has some useful features, and I'm getting used to its features/quirks. ? I
> don't
> mind backing up my bids w/ e-mail.
>
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MBBlocker at aol.com
> To: announce at usml.net
> Sent: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:31 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] USML/CBS update
>
>
> Gang:
> ?
> ? Here is where we stand on the website issues.? First, as reported
> earlier, it
> appears that everything functioned normally this weekend.? Most
> importantly, the
> FAAB bidding appears to have worked properly.? I have not yet heard from
> anyone
> indicating that their lineup moves did not go through.
> ?
> ? As you may recall, a year ago when we switched from TQ Stats to All Star
> Stats, we also had some start-up issues.? I checked my e-mail archives
> from last
> year, and those e-mails indicate that we were having problems all the way
> through early May.? Even when we got most of the main problems resolved,
> we
> continued to have periodic issues throughout the year, especially arising
> from
> the inputting of retroactive moves.?
> ?
> ? Given that it is only mid-April and we already appear to have things
> working
> through the CBS system, I am now on the fence about the need to switch
> back to
> All Star Stats.? For starters, its more expensive, but aside from the
> cost,
> there is no guarantee that we will not experience similar start-up issue,
> putting us back at square one.? Moreover, the manual labor is roughly
> equivalent
> on CBS and All-Star, so I do not see a huge benefit to going back.
> ?
> ? There are two principal differences that we will have to get used to if
> we
> remain on CBS.? First, as I have reported several times, to see your
> currently
> active roster, you need to look at the correct week.? This is now week 3.?
> The
> system will default to the roster for current week plus one (i.e., week
> 4), so
> you need to look back by clicking on the correct week.? You can also see
> your
> active roster on the live scoring function.? Second, the reporting of
> competing
> FAAB bids does not exist.? On All-Star Stats, you could inspect the bids
> by
> looking at the "evaluator" function.? On CBS, even the Commissioner cannot
> see
> the competing bids.? This means that we will have to rely on distributions
> of
> e-mails by bidders, as Andy suggested early last week.
> ?
> ? To me, these two difference seem minor, and I think once we get used to
> the
> system, we will not notice.? I am interested in the impressions others
> have as
> we get used to this different system, so please feel free to e-mail me.
> ?
> ? -- Mark B.
> ?
>
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