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QUESTION: After giving this trade situation WAY too much thought, I have arrived at the following conclusions (giving examples along the way so blockheads like DeFoggi can understand the concepts). 1.) One suggestion is to have the online trading system allow first come, first serve between specified hours/days as allotted by the website. Unfortunately, the reality is that this won't work because there are available free agents on MY team and the only way to add/drop is that I become notified anyway and go in and manually do the transaction and waive the fee. 2.) Power ratings so that the low man on the totem pole gets a chance for first pick. Okay, so a trader makes a bad trade, loses money, gets fired, and then gets the same job trading elsewhere for more money. A loser is a loser and should be acknowledged as such (see Feeley). Those are the breaks in this game. Besides, too time consuming for me to go through the numbers. 3.) Free market... first come, first served, anytime, anywhere. This is a good concept in that those that dedicate the time to watching, studying, and anticipating an opportunity are allowed to seize the moment and get paid. And they should because it is just like a small business, you get out of it what you put into it. Time is money. However, you can't do add/drops once your lineup is set and you should only be able to apply trades to the upcoming week anyways. 4.) Calling two fellow team owners to validate your trade. Really, would you trust Gibby in this situation? I can hear it now, "Oh yeah, dude, I was drinking a soder pop when he called but he neva said anything about picking up that QB." So, I have reached what I call a fair and amicable solution to all of your f*cked up problems. First, the core of someone's team is going to decide the results week in and week out. I've been in this long enough to know that pickups (especially in a big league) are rarely gonna make that big of a difference in the outcome of a season. Past examples include WR Thrash who had a spectacular game against Seattle only to turn around and have a dismal game against the lowly Cowboys. There was $15 given to the pot. What I am getting at is that I think trading is way overrated and only serves to build the pot for the team that drafted the strongest in the beginning anyways. Second, online access allows a level playing field. I agree with this and it should be implemented because it is also time stamped so there is no question as to who was first in a selection. If an owner is going to stoop so low as to change the clock on their computer to try and get an earlier time stamp, then there are bigger mental problems down the road and the money you make off the win should be applied accordingly. Third, my time is just as important and so is a "transaction" period. For example, this weekend is Octoberfest weekend in Fredericksburg. If you think I am going to hang around and stay sober so I can meet your demands and implement your requests, you are sorely mistaken. I fully expect to start drinking myself into oblivion Friday evening and don't expect to come out of my coma until sometime Sunday evening so your changes/requests/questions need to be done by Friday afternoon. SO, here is what I suggest: 1.) to make an add/drop (trade) transaction, click on the "Owners" tab on the league homepage (found up top next to Live Chat), page down to the bottom of the page and send a broadcast email to ALL team members announcing your intentions. I will implement the trade(s) on the Tuesday following the Monday night game. The transaction deadline is Friday 5:00 PM for the weekend games. If I receive the email timestamped before then, I will make the trade for the upcoming weekend. IF there is a Thursday night game, Thursday 5:00 PM is the deadline for THE WEEKEND. At any time after the deadline if a transaction is submitted, it will apply to the following weekend. Also, there will be NO limit on the amount of transactions, feel free to contribute as much as you wish. 2.) regarding current requested trades for the past weekend: for this week only, send ME an email with your request. I will take one trade per team this week only. If two teams want the same free agent, whoever guesses closes to where the Nasdaq composite closes Wednesday, October 3rd wins. The loser will be notified as such. So, BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR GUESS. This should provide everyone easy online access to making trades. All you have to do is make sure the free agent is indeed free, that nobody has already sent you an email picking him up, and shoot a broadcast out to the owners proclaiming him as yours. Simple. So, any questions or concerns can be sent back to discuss. I will shoot down all of them. I am going to lunch. I eagerly await the opportunity to tell you why your plan won't work. Craig, the commish
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