Commissioners that cheat (1 Viewer)

[Wrigley]

We run a auction waiver system

This past week I noticed that our commissioner had run through a $0 waiver pick up for himself.......2 problems, first we can't make $0 bids, second the player he picked up was just dropped by another team(same waiver period)

And no, there is nothing in the rules about not being about to do this, because he's the only one who can.

Brings me to another point. The commish is allowed to see(via email) what everyone else is bidding on players. I'm now positive he's used this to his advantage on numerous occasions.

I've called him out on the league message board.

 

[Insein]

"Commissioners that cheat suck"

I think that pretty much sums up the topic.

 

[everydayj]

"Commissioners that cheat suck"I think that pretty much sums up the topic.

 

[John 14:6]

I've called him out on the league message board.

 

[Joe Summer]

I quit one of my first fantasy leagues for the same reason. This was the mid-1990s and we had to do waivers by leaving a voicemail on the commissioner's answering machine. He would listen to all the waiver requests and then cherry pick the best players. He denied that he did it, but it was so obvious because he always got the best possible players.

 

[Annyong]

We run a auction waiver systemThis past week I noticed that our commissioner had run through a $0 waiver pick up for himself.......2 problems, first we can't make $0 bids, second the player he picked up was just dropped by another team(same waiver period)And no, there is nothing in the rules about not being about to do this, because he's the only one who can.Brings me to another point. The commish is allowed to see(via email) what everyone else is bidding on players. I'm now positive he's used this to his advantage on numerous occasions. I've called him out on the league message board.

good thing you quit the other league you started with all your brothers

 

[Wrigley]

We run a auction waiver systemThis past week I noticed that our commissioner had run through a $0 waiver pick up for himself.......2 problems, first we can't make $0 bids, second the player he picked up was just dropped by another team(same waiver period)And no, there is nothing in the rules about not being about to do this, because he's the only one who can.Brings me to another point. The commish is allowed to see(via email) what everyone else is bidding on players. I'm now positive he's used this to his advantage on numerous occasions. I've called him out on the league message board.

good thing you quit the other league you started with all your brothers

Awwww, that one was a hassle(being commish) because of my brothers

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Is this the league where the commissioner's sister and her husband also own two other teams?

 

[Wrigley]

Is this the league where the commissioner's sister and her husband also own two other teams?

No, I got into this league a few years ago as a co-owner.The commish/sister/husband league is going into it's 19th year.....everything is great in this league(outside of two owners sleeping together)

 

[habsfan]

Brings me to another point. The commish is allowed to see(via email) what everyone else is bidding on players.

I don't play this format but isn't this "feature" pretty obviously a bad (and unnecessary) one?

 

[RUSF18]

Since we appear in unison on here, I'll ask a semi on topic question:

Does anyone know if in ESPN leagues, the commish has the ability to see what other owners have bid for players on waivers?

 

[Spin]

Brings me to another point. The commish is allowed to see(via email) what everyone else is bidding on players.

I don't play this format but isn't this "feature" pretty obviously a bad (and unnecessary) one?

We do it this way as well in a league I commish. We have to do it this way because we do ebay style blind bidding. IE if I bid 6, and you bid 11. You get the player for 7. MFL doesn't allow this with their built in method so we have to do it this way. There are two people who have access to the email address, and we simply copy and paste the entire contents of the emails, as well as date stamps into a post so everyone can see who sent what in as well as when the bids were sent. Commish bids are required to be in 12h before the deadline. Most people wait until the last second. If there is ever an issue of someone thinking tampering might be happening (hasn't happened in the three years this league has been operating) the person is given the account password, they can check when any emails were opened and when any bids were submitted. Then the password is changed to a new one. It has worked out pretty well for us so far. I will admit though, it has been tempting on a few times to look, mainly just out of curiosity to see if I'm the high bid or not, but I havn't done it, and I won't. The league means to much to me. I would hate to have it compromised.

 

[netnalp]

A few years ago I kept asking a commish to generate a schedule. I wanted one to enter into Draft Dominator before the draft. He kept putting it off, so I sent a league message explaining how to generate one on the website. A few hours later he had a "randomly generated schedule" where he played the teams that kept Brady, Brees, Peyton, Rodgers, a top WR or RB when those players were on bye. Peterson was likely the 1st pick, so the commish just happened to be scheduled to play that team when the Vikings had a bye. We booted him.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Since we appear in unison on here, I'll ask a semi on topic questionoes anyone know if in ESPN leagues, the commish has the ability to see what other owners have bid for players on waivers?

Haven't played ESPN in a couple years, but I don't think so.I'm not sure why MFL keeps the 'commish peek' feature, but so long as everyone gets an email when the feature is turned off/on I guess I'm not against having it.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Brings me to another point. The commish is allowed to see(via email) what everyone else is bidding on players.

I don't play this format but isn't this "feature" pretty obviously a bad (and unnecessary) one?

It has worked out pretty well for us so far. I will admit though, it has been tempting on a few times to look, mainly just out of curiosity to see if I'm the high bid or not, but I havn't done it, and I won't. The league means to much to me. I would hate to have it compromised.

See, if I saw my commish post this, I wouldn't return w/o a change to the blind bid system with MFL.Not that I think you'll cheat, I really don't want to have to consider you doing it.

 

[mquinnjr]

Since we appear in unison on here, I'll ask a semi on topic questionoes anyone know if in ESPN leagues, the commish has the ability to see what other owners have bid for players on waivers?

Nope...checked.

 

[Wooderson]

Since we appear in unison on here, I'll ask a semi on topic questionoes anyone know if in ESPN leagues, the commish has the ability to see what other owners have bid for players on waivers?

Haven't played ESPN in a couple years, but I don't think so.I'm not sure why MFL keeps the 'commish peek' feature, but so long as everyone gets an email when the feature is turned off/on I guess I'm not against having it.

ESPN has blind bid as well

 

[DoubleG]

Hey Wrigs, your poll is broked. I vote "Yes".

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We do it this way as well in a league I commish. We have to do it this way because we do ebay style blind bidding. IE if I bid 6, and you bid 11. You get the player for 7.

Why wouldn't you always just bid the maximum amount you possibly could on every player you want under this format, since you'll only end up paying $1 over the second highest bid?

 

[RUSF18]

We do it this way as well in a league I commish. We have to do it this way because we do ebay style blind bidding. IE if I bid 6, and you bid 11. You get the player for 7.

Why wouldn't you always just bid the maximum amount you possibly could on every player you want under this format, since you'll only end up paying $1 over the second highest bid?

Now imagine if someone else in your league has the same idea...

 

[Spin]

We do it this way as well in a league I commish. We have to do it this way because we do ebay style blind bidding. IE if I bid 6, and you bid 11. You get the player for 7.

Why wouldn't you always just bid the maximum amount you possibly could on every player you want under this format, since you'll only end up paying $1 over the second highest bid?

What happens if I'm willing to bid 10, and someone else is willing to bid 40. Under your idea, I'd bid the max (76 is what I currently have), and I'd end up paying 41 for a player I thought was only worth 10.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We do it this way as well in a league I commish. We have to do it this way because we do ebay style blind bidding. IE if I bid 6, and you bid 11. You get the player for 7.

Why wouldn't you always just bid the maximum amount you possibly could on every player you want under this format, since you'll only end up paying $1 over the second highest bid?

Now imagine if someone else in your league has the same idea...

It's worth the risk for some players, for others I guess not. I guess I really just don't understand why you'd want to let a guy off the hook for what he actually bid. What's the real purpose of that format?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We do it this way as well in a league I commish. We have to do it this way because we do ebay style blind bidding. IE if I bid 6, and you bid 11. You get the player for 7.

Why wouldn't you always just bid the maximum amount you possibly could on every player you want under this format, since you'll only end up paying $1 over the second highest bid?

What happens if I'm willing to bid 10, and someone else is willing to bid 40. Under your idea, I'd bid the max (76 is what I currently have), and I'd end up paying 41 for a player I thought was only worth 10.

I understand that and should have phrased it better. I meant a player you really want.

 

[Spin]

It's worth the risk for some players, for others I guess not. I guess I really just don't understand why you'd want to let a guy off the hook for what he actually bid. What's the real purpose of that format?

Because when we created the league, some owners thought that this rule benefited those that do research and actively try to improve their team throughout the year through FA. I'd say 50% of our players are "won" with a $1 bid. IE someone bids 10, no one else bids, that guy wins for 1. So he is rewarded for being the only person who "researched" him. I personally hate the rule, and try to overturn it every off season, but at least 6 owners love it. So it remains.

 

[GregR]

I can see reasons for either e-bay style, or not.

E-bay style is closest to a real auction, and I can see some people liking that. Between Fantasy Auctioneer going down, and before MFL added live online auctions.... we used e-bay style slow auctions for our vet auction. To simulate a live auction it was, I think, the best way to do it.

I also see the appeal of not using e-bay style. I like elements that require thinking and strategy. Having to decide how much you need to bid to win, but not overpay too much, is definitely such an element. Sometimes I'd bid $6 or $11 or $16 because some other owners had a tendency to bid increments of $5 once they got high enough. I noticed other owners starting to do the same and so then I started bidding $7 or $12 for the same players. Trying to stay one step ahead of them.

I've also bid $52 on Romo a few years back in a 2 QB league when the next closest bid was maybe $20. Ah well, that's what makes the successes all the sweeter.

 

[Organized Chaos]

We do it this way as well in a league I commish. We have to do it this way because we do ebay style blind bidding. IE if I bid 6, and you bid 11. You get the player for 7.

Why wouldn't you always just bid the maximum amount you possibly could on every player you want under this format, since you'll only end up paying $1 over the second highest bid?

Now imagine if someone else in your league has the same idea...

It's worth the risk for some players, for others I guess not. I guess I really just don't understand why you'd want to let a guy off the hook for what he actually bid. What's the real purpose of that format?

I play in a couple leagues that use this format and personally, I like it. I haven't seen anyone take the approach that you mentioned, but it's nice when you get a jump on a guy that no one else knows about and you end up getting him for $1. There's still strategy involved, just not as finite as a true blind bid system.We use mfl and I ended up writing software to manage this for a bunch of leagues that a buddy runs.