Fwd: [USML Announce] Setting Lineups

Andrew R. Klein anrklein at gmail.com
Thu Apr 24 15:33:00 EDT 2008


Does the system allow a player to proceed with an out of compliance 
roster?  If so, we could just go that way and ignore a situation where 
someone is "appropriately" out of compliance.  (The reminder is nice to 
get.)  If not, I have no problem with Kerber's suggestion.

-Andy

springkerb at aol.com wrote:
> Mark Blocker has asked me to raise an issue with the league.
>
> I have discovered that the current website does not line up with our 
> league's rule on position eligibility.  For 2007, the site requires 
> the league to set a single value, so it cannot accomodate the normal 
> rule which is based on either 20 games or the position at which the 
> player appeared in the most games (if less than 20).  Currently, our 
> default is set at 20, which means that a player that qualified at a 
> position last year but did not play 20 games at that position cannot 
> be activated at that position.
>
> I currently have this issue with Alberto Callaspo, who I'd like to 
> roster at 3B based on 2007 games played.  It seems likely to me that 
> several other players would potentially be affected as well.
>
> As noted below, I have proposed that we fix this glitch simply be 
> resetting our default value to 1, and requiring the league's owners to 
> take responsibility for positioning players consistent with our 
> rules.  (The rule would not change, just the settings on the site.)  
> In effect, this is what we did for years before all this was 
> automated.  Mark notes that we will essentially be on the honor 
> system, which is correct and which I don't have a problem with.
>
> Mark's other concern is that any changes will be applied retroactively 
> and might affect standings, etc.  Logically, that should not be a 
> concern here, since it has been impossible to position any player 
> based on less than 20 games of 2007 playing time.  Therefore, there 
> should be no transactions capable of being affected retroactively.  
> Mark agrees with this from a logical perspective, but would like me to 
> get league concurrence in case something screwy happens if/when he 
> makes the change.
>
> Does anybody have a problem with re-setting the 2007 eligibility 
> default to 1 game and having us all take responsibility for position 
> eligibilty for our own teams?  (Winick, of course, will be keeping an 
> eye on all of us.)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: springkerb at aol.com
> To: announce at usml.net
> Sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 2:04 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Setting Lineups
>
> Can we just re-set the 2007 number?  We could put it at 18, which 
> would fix the situation with Callaspo, or we could put it at one and 
> handle position eligibility on an honor system.  In either case, our 
> rules say Callaspo is eligible at 3B, and that's where I want him.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at Sidley.com <mailto:mblocker at Sidley.com>>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net <mailto:announce at usml.net>>; 
> MBBlocker at aol.com <mailto:MBBlocker at aol.com>
> Sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:10 pm
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Setting Lineups
>
> Mark:
>  
>   This cannot be fixed.  The system determines position eligibility 
> by number of games played at position in 2007 and 2008 (and we select 
> what the number is).  As to 2007, the number is set at 20 and for 2008 
> the number is 1.  There is no setting for "most games played at a 
> position."
>  
>   -- Mark B.
>  
>
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>
>     I'd like to activate Alberto Callaspo at 3B (and reserve Marte). 
>     3B is Callaspo's primary position from 2007.  However, our website
>     does not recognize him as eligible at 3B.  Can that get fixed?
>
>     Mark
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