Thursday Chat

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:54 am

Hey folks, we're hear to chat it up today if you guys are interested. We're getting closer and closer to the start of the season so if there are any questions you have about how everything's going to go once the season starts or if you just want to talk baseball in general we're here to do so.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:01 am

I just wanted to state I think it's a disgrace if MLB ever again starts the regular season out of the USA. They can test market other countries in the pre or post season if they think it's worth it...but opening day/week is sacred. It's one of my two self-made holidays each year...working on the 6th year in a row of refusing to work on the "real" opening day...the day when they televise the games all day long (triple header)...watching all the sunny stadiums fill with kids and adults also cutting school/work for a special day of family and sport!

The other day is "superbowl monday"...that one is strictly dedicated to hang-over recovery...and allows me to thouroughly enjoy Superbowl Sunday without the thought of waking up for work the next day!

I advise others to follow suit!

Long live sports!

~Lance

Top Dawg · Post by **Top Dawg** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:22 am

Tom - I know this info is somewhere just jumping off a page or 10....

When is the deadline for free agent bidding this week?

Will the free agent deadline be different next week?

Is it true that lineups are not due until a few minutes before the first Monday game of each week? I know this week is different if you have Yankees or Red Sox.

Thanks,

Pete

[ March 31, 2005, 01:26 PM: Message edited by: Top Dawg ]

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:24 am

Originally posted by Top Dawg:

Tom - I know this info is soemwhere just jumping off a page or 10....

When is the deadline for free agent bidding this week?

7 p.m. ET

Will the free agent deadline be different next week?

Nope, it's 7 p.m. ET every week.

Is it true that lineups are not due until a few minutes before the first Monday game of each week? I know this week is different if you have Yankees or Red Sox.

Thanks,

Pete Yes. Here's what it states in our rules:

Starting lineups for the upcoming week must be finalized five minutes before the start of the first game every Monday.

[ March 31, 2005, 01:45 PM: Message edited by: Tom Kessenich ]

viper · Post by **viper** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:57 am

Will there be a spreadsheet available with all the drafts and the average draft position of all the players like last season? Or do I need to create one myself?

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:58 am

All of that info should be available on the team page.

viper · Post by **viper** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:54 am

are you referring to the drop-down under draft results?

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:59 am

STATS has said all of that info will be available on the team page. If that's not correct let us know and we'll contact them again.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:40 am

Tom -

Stats made a change for the worse in FAAB bidding. Previously you could click on the dollar amount of a bid to edit it.

Now you can't. Lets say I've got a bid for $10 with 5 conditionals behind it ... if I want to change it to $11, I've got to cancel the whole thing and start over. Why would they go backwards?

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:49 am

I'm not sure to be honest. But I forwarded them your post and I'll let you guys know what they say.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:12 am

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

I'm not sure to be honest. But I forwarded them your post and I'll let you guys know what they say. Thx Tom,

Hopefully they were just trying to slide one past us to see if we're paying attention.

JohnZ · Post by **JohnZ** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:23 pm

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

Tom -

Stats made a change for the worse in FAAB bidding. Previously you could click on the dollar amount of a bid to edit it.

Now you can't. Lets say I've got a bid for $10 with 5 conditionals behind it ... if I want to change it to $11, I've got to cancel the whole thing and start over. Why would they go backwards? I saw this today also. Really sucks. I want to lower my #1 bid and have to cancel the whole damn thing.

[ March 31, 2005, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: UFS ]

JohnZ · Post by **JohnZ** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:24 pm

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

All of that info should be available on the team page. Uncle. Where is the team page?

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:30 pm

Is anyone else having trouble with the 'set lineup' page. It scrambles when I try to scroll down it and it's been that way all day. I can't change my lineup.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:48 am

Originally posted by viper:

are you referring to the drop-down under draft results? I will e-mail this out to everyone this morning. STATS has the same Excel document that we had last year. Look for it soon.