[USML Announce] Setting Lineups
Andrew R. Klein
anrklein at gmail.com
Thu Apr 24 17:04:11 EDT 2008
Futile though it may be, maybe you could try to get an answer from
support before actually pushing the button.
-Andy
Blocker, Mark B. wrote:
> League:
>
> I am not sure my primary concern has been fully conveyed. If we
> change the number of games needed to qualify from 2007, the system
> will make the change "retroactively." (When I started to do this, it
> gives you a warning notifying you that this may cause prior rosters to
> show up as illegal). As you may recall, at the beginning of this
> year, every time we made a retroactive change, it caused problems in
> the entry of roster and FAAB moves, for reasons that are not at all
> apparent. My concern is that, if we make the retroactive change to
> 2007 games-played requirements -- even one which logically should have
> no impact -- it may inadvertently screw up the system in ways we do
> not currently anticipate. So, my question is whether it is worth
> taking that risk to fix a single-player, single-team problem? If the
> league concludes that this is risk is worth taking, I will go ahead
> and make the change (changing 20 to 18), but I want the league to do
> so with eyes wide open in case this creates new, unanticipated problems.
>
> -- Mark B.
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net
> [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On Behalf Of *Richard Robbins
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:58 PM
> *To:* 'USML Announcements'
> *Subject:* RE: [USML Announce] Setting Lineups
>
> I'm fine with what you propose, but would suggest that in order to
> minimize inadvertent mistakes, we set the number to the highest
> number needed to solve the problem, i.e., in this case, 18. If we
> need to lower it to another amount during the season to address
> other instances discovered, then so be it.
>
> -- Rich
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net
> [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On Behalf Of *springkerb at aol.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:23 PM
> *To:* announce at usml.net
> *Subject:* Fwd: [USML Announce] Setting Lineups
>
> 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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> *springkerb at aol.com <mailto:springkerb at aol.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:20 AM
> *To:* announce at usml.net <mailto:announce at usml.net>;
> MBBlocker at aol.com <mailto:MBBlocker at aol.com>
> *Subject:* [USML Announce] Setting Lineups
>
> 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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