Very Odd Waiver Wire Incident (1 Viewer)

[Ilov80s]

I am in a $100 12 team league and am longtime friends with most of the owners. The comish uses Fanball. According to the rules, the players are locked on waivers once their game starts. Additionaly, during waivers, once a team gets a player they drop to the bottom of the que. Waiver requests are due 8am Tuesday. Monday night I put Brian Leanard on Request List A and Dwayne Bowe on Request List B. I check Tuesday afternoon and the same team added both Bowe and Leanard. That shouldn't have been possible. I should have gotten one of the two. The fortunate owner said he just picked up Leanard on free agents after the waiver period ended. WTF

I figure maybe I forgot to click save and screwed up. I checked my request claims history and right there it says Leanard and Bowe were both requested Monday night.

Did I just get screwed or what happened? I am confused.

 

[hellz_fireflies]

I am in a $100 12 team league and am longtime friends with most of the owners. The comish uses Fanball. According to the rules, the players are locked on waivers once their game starts. Additionaly, during waivers, once a team gets a player they drop to the bottom of the que. Waiver requests are due 8am Tuesday. Monday night I put Brian Leanard on Request List A and Dwayne Bowe on Request List B. I check Tuesday afternoon and the same team added both Bowe and Leanard. That shouldn't have been possible. I should have gotten one of the two. The fortunate owner said he just picked up Leanard on free agents after the waiver period ended. WTFI figure maybe I forgot to click save and screwed up. I checked my request claims history and right there it says Leanard and Bowe were both requested Monday night.Did I just get screwed or what happened? I am confused.

Most have time stamps to prove this..if you have that, you get him.

 

[OU#1]

What exactly do you think FBG's users can do to remedy this problem?

 

[Ilov80s]

What exactly do you think FBG's users can do to remedy this problem?I have no idea why your waiver process screwed up...nor will anybody else.

I was wondering if I have a beef here? As many here are commishes, I was curious as to how they would handle something.

 

[MarcO]

I am in a $100 12 team league and am longtime friends with most of the owners. The comish uses Fanball. According to the rules, the players are locked on waivers once their game starts. Additionaly, during waivers, once a team gets a player they drop to the bottom of the que. Waiver requests are due 8am Tuesday. Monday night I put Brian Leanard on Request List A and Dwayne Bowe on Request List B. I check Tuesday afternoon and the same team added both Bowe and Leanard. That shouldn't have been possible. I should have gotten one of the two. The fortunate owner said he just picked up Leanard on free agents after the waiver period ended. WTFI figure maybe I forgot to click save and screwed up. I checked my request claims history and right there it says Leanard and Bowe were both requested Monday night.Did I just get screwed or what happened? I am confused.

no, it should not be possible - unless the league site somehow erroneously counts your request as a waiver claim even though it did not get fulfilled and bumps you down too. But that still doesn't explain why leonard was a FA. I'd take a screen shot and ask for a review from the commish.

 

[Plainsman]

Not to sound like a jerk, but are you playing on FoxSports. That website is a POS and it would not surprise me if that happened. Like others have said, if you have a time stamp proving your claim then Leonard is yours. Since Bowe was claimed by the other onwer, you would not have got him as Leonard was your priorty A.

 

[the rover]

Not to sound like a jerk, but are you playing on FoxSports. That website is a POS and it would not surprise me if that happened. Like others have said, if you have a time stamp proving your claim then Leonard is yours. Since Bowe was claimed by the other onwer, you would not have got him as Leonard was your priorty A.

I thought he said Fanball? Agreed that fox is a POS.

 

[Ilov80s]

Not to sound like a jerk, but are you playing on FoxSports. That website is a POS and it would not surprise me if that happened. Like others have said, if you have a time stamp proving your claim then Leonard is yours. Since Bowe was claimed by the other onwer, you would not have got him as Leonard was your priorty A.

I thought he said Fanball? Agreed that fox is a POS.

It is Fanball.

 

[The Jerk]

I'm not sure if you're using your terms precisely or generally.

If it's actually "Claims" that you were using, which it sounds like due to your description of an exact time, then you should be able to view all claim requests made by all teams. It may depend on a rules setting, however. I am in two leagues in Fanball and I can see them. I usually check just to see who else people are interested in claiming if their first pick actually was available.

Go to Transactions/Claims, then look for View all Claims. If you are having trouble finding the location, let me know and I'll do it myself on my league and let you know the exact steps required.

 

[Fanatics]

This topic probably should of never been made. The first step you should make is contacting the commish with your concerns. If your commish has any morales and your story is legit, then there is no reason to believe you would not get one of your choices.

 

[428143]

It probably has something to do with the Claims List A versus B distinction...

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

It probably has something to do with the Claims List A versus B distinction...

Yes. If you wanted either Leonard and/or Bowe you should have put both on your Claim A list. Leonard first, then Bowe. Then you should have put Bowe on your Claim B list. You didn't do it correctly. You just put one on each. He had a higher waiver for A with Leonard and with B for Bowe.

 

[Jessica Alba]

You're prolly dealing with the fact that leonard was never on anybody's roster, so he would not be considered a ww pickup.

he would just be a FA pickup so it would not count as a WW.

 

[bo100]

I am in a $100 12 team league and am longtime friends with most of the owners. The comish uses Fanball. According to the rules, the players are locked on waivers once their game starts. Additionaly, during waivers, once a team gets a player they drop to the bottom of the que. Waiver requests are due 8am Tuesday. Monday night I put Brian Leanard on Request List A and Dwayne Bowe on Request List B. I check Tuesday afternoon and the same team added both Bowe and Leanard. That shouldn't have been possible. I should have gotten one of the two. The fortunate owner said he just picked up Leanard on free agents after the waiver period ended. WTFI figure maybe I forgot to click save and screwed up. I checked my request claims history and right there it says Leanard and Bowe were both requested Monday night.Did I just get screwed or what happened? I am confused.

i am a fan ball comish and the claims prosess is tough to figure out sometimes, if theres two players i want ill put them both in claims list A in the order i want them, in other words if i dont get leanard with request 1 then give me bowe with request 2 . that way if your waiver rank is second your guarented one of your requests. then ill make request #2 from claim list A request # 1 in claim list b. this all has a lot to do on how your commish set your claims process up. however i still dont understand how leanard became a free agent if you had him on a claim list. print a copy of your transaction and take it to your commish. good luck....

 

[Addai's Adidas]

It probably has something to do with the Claims List A versus B distinction...

Yes. If you wanted either Leonard and/or Bowe you should have put both on your Claim A list. Leonard first, then Bowe. Then you should have put Bowe on your Claim B list. You didn't do it correctly. You just put one on each. He had a higher waiver for A with Leonard and with B for Bowe.

This is correct. In fact, if you read thru the help files and forums at Fanball, it is best to put the player you want to drop on one claim list.Example: Claim list A: 1) Drop Deuce (badda bing), add Leonard. 2) Drop Deuce, add Bowe.You made a tactical error.

 

[hellz_fireflies]

It probably has something to do with the Claims List A versus B distinction...

Yes. If you wanted either Leonard and/or Bowe you should have put both on your Claim A list. Leonard first, then Bowe. Then you should have put Bowe on your Claim B list. You didn't do it correctly. You just put one on each. He had a higher waiver for A with Leonard and with B for Bowe.

This is correct. In fact, if you read thru the help files and forums at Fanball, it is best to put the player you want to drop on one claim list.Example: Claim list A: 1) Drop Deuce (badda bing), add Leonard. 2) Drop Deuce, add Bowe.You made a tactical error.

This is the normal way to do it in most leagues not just Fanball. Case closed here nothing more to chat about a rookie mistake!

 

[Bri]

What exactly do you think FBG's users can do to remedy this problem?I have no idea why your waiver process screwed up...nor will anybody else.

I was wondering if I have a beef here? As many here are commishes, I was curious as to how they would handle something.

You want to put all your moves on both lists, not one on each

 

[fflnut]

It probably has something to do with the Claims List A versus B distinction...

Yes. If you wanted either Leonard and/or Bowe you should have put both on your Claim A list. Leonard first, then Bowe. Then you should have put Bowe on your Claim B list. You didn't do it correctly. You just put one on each. He had a higher waiver for A with Leonard and with B for Bowe.

This is correct. In fact, if you read thru the help files and forums at Fanball, it is best to put the player you want to drop on one claim list.Example: Claim list A: 1) Drop Deuce (badda bing), add Leonard. 2) Drop Deuce, add Bowe.You made a tactical error.

This is the normal way to do it in most leagues not just Fanball. Case closed here nothing more to chat about a rookie mistake!

Not sure I agree here. His original post said the guy picked up one of his waiver selections right off the wire. If he had a claim in there, the player should not have returned to the FA pool.

 

[matuski]

It is possible on fanball to have the add/drop function AND the claims system on at the same time.

If he did not use the claim system and simply add/dropped - that is what happened. Add/drop is simply first come first serve.

When I signed up this year, the site defaulted to this setting and caused a cluster #### for us until we figured out some people were using add drop instead of claims.

Hope this helps.

 

[bjabrad]

guys, this is my first year using MFL and it sounds like it's the same way as Fanball (oh and to add that there aren't any directions for how to use the waiver priority system in MFL).

As a previous Yahoo user, I find the MFL waiver system and it sounds like the Fanball waiver system as well to be a piece of crap compared to the ease of use of the Yahoo software.

A team shouldn't have to enter A and B rounds to get what they want. The software should be able to process the claims in priority order without the user being a stinking fantasy football software genius. Most guys in my league still don't know how to work the A and B and if you don't select a player to drop, the software won't tell you that it won't process your claim until it's too late and then it just won't process your claim.

All in all, this is not what I expect from a professional product that people pay for.

 

[kutta]

It probably has something to do with the Claims List A versus B distinction...

Yes. If you wanted either Leonard and/or Bowe you should have put both on your Claim A list. Leonard first, then Bowe. Then you should have put Bowe on your Claim B list. You didn't do it correctly. You just put one on each. He had a higher waiver for A with Leonard and with B for Bowe.

This is correct. In fact, if you read thru the help files and forums at Fanball, it is best to put the player you want to drop on one claim list.Example: Claim list A: 1) Drop Deuce (badda bing), add Leonard. 2) Drop Deuce, add Bowe.You made a tactical error.

This is the normal way to do it in most leagues not just Fanball. Case closed here nothing more to chat about a rookie mistake!

Not sure I agree here. His original post said the guy picked up one of his waiver selections right off the wire. If he had a claim in there, the player should not have returned to the FA pool.

That's right. If he put in a claim for Leonard, no matter how it was put in (i.e. A, B, or Z), there is no way Leonard should be available on the wire after claims are processed. I agree he should list Bowe in is A list, but that should not have caused the problem he is seeing.