Boston league BS..Ethics be dammed!
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:29 pm
My partner called me before i even checked the waiver results for this week and said hey you see what those two guys who were talking at the draft pulled on us this week? I was like uh oh this must be bad as my partner is just not the type to talk like this.
We own Mike Williams Seat. and put in for Obomanu for insurance I also put in for Laurent Robinson as we also own Nicks and need some WR bodies just in case. We didn't have alot of FA cash to spend but we thought we might get one of them. Well when i go check the waivers history for this week i see that a team that is totally out of it, no chance at anything what so ever out bid us for both players. Now i could tell at the draft that a lot of these owners in this league knew each other quite well and even though i live in Boston i did not know ONE person in the draft. My team is .60 of a point out of the lead for total points in this league. The team in the lead had only 23 FA bucks to spend and i had 49 so i made sure i bid over 23 for the key player i wanted Obo. Well it turns out the top team didn't bid at all this week...but this other team who has no chance what so ever to win ANYTHING and both his coming match ups cannot affect the league in any way shape of form win lose or draw. His pick ups this week were meaningless. Now he put in for all three players i wanted and won them all over my bids(he had five times the cash i did) Now i know these guys are as good as they come in this hobby AS AM I..they both know exactly whats going on..AS DO I. This team also put in for Tony Romo who if does play again this year it will be when this team is DONE playing in this contest. Anyone looking at my roster who knows whats going on can tell i am looking for a WR and back up QB. My first two adds this week were Obomanu and LRob and i lost both to this team who is out of it completely. I was also hoping to score Romo for my back up QB going forward since i am in the playoffs(wildcard at very worst) How can i not feel i was targeted and had these players stolen from me? Myself and this team in question were the only teams who put in for these players. So i know something is very likely up here and IMO its really just legal collusion. I am sure one way or another that these players were picked up to block them from our team getting them and to give the team in first a better chance to winning total points in this league. I cant be sure these two owners spoke about this situation and what was best to be done for the current leader to hold on to his slight TP lead but it was done for just that reason and only that reason. But i no way you can get this by two city guys for Beantown this stinks like crap a bit to much for that. We might not have the best grammar or spelling but you wont find two guys with more street smarts or common sense so don't even think about telling us this wasn't done on purpose. My partner says these two were talking alot at the draft but i am not sure how well they know each other but i do know this was done to help the team in first keep his lead over our team. Its as clear as day what has gone on in this league.
Bad enough this league was likely as tough as any in this contest but to have to also deal with this in league BS really sucks. These two guys know exactly whats going on, that i am sure of. They can come in here and claim all they want about this but i know this was done for one reason and one only to block the players from our team. Not one other team put in for those players but mine and the team who is out of it and won them..not one team who actually still has a shot at the playoffs. See no team who has that chance needed a WR or BU QB..thats what tells me this stinks like heck.
Its sucks being up against play like this and anyone else in the years to come that might be in this spot..watch out you are playing against teams who will do things to help each other win. It helps to be in a league with guys who will do things like this for you.
I'd ask Tom and Greg to look into this if i thought something could be done even if they felt the same way. I think it was done as a friendly gesture without it being directly talked about but im just guessing on that. ..the rules in place allow for teams out of it to still make bids and they both know this and thats why this was done. The winning bidder may have done this on his own to help his buddy out but for sure he knew what he was doing thats what i think happened..this owner made these pick ups in a friendly move to help out his buddy...kind of like a friendly trade in a home league kind of thing. Cant be anything else really as this team is well out of it league wise and is about 250 points from a wildcard spot and 200 from 3rd place in league. No way can he leap frog that many teams in two weeks to get a WC playoff spot or league 3rd place and both his league match ups are meaningless to the league standings. For these reasons i question what the heck is going on and why he made these pick ups this week.
Not sure how bad or wrong that is ethics wise? I do know it cost our team having a much better chance of winning our league and i know all involved knew this beforehand. All we can say is this is how we feel and we want to let it be known. If i thought there was any chance we are wrong i would never make this post but those pick ups just don't make any sense at all for the team who made them. Friendly helping is one thing but we think having integrity for the hobby and winning without this kind of help is more important IMO especially in such a competitive contest as this is. This type thing cant be good for FF in general or this contest. We had no idea we might be up against something like this when we took that last spot in this league.
I know this come next year and going forward after that you can bet your balls we will understand these factors before we decide where when and how to spend out FF dollars! What went on here was unfair and wrong and not soon forgotten!
Team Azzurri-Beantowns Best
We own Mike Williams Seat. and put in for Obomanu for insurance I also put in for Laurent Robinson as we also own Nicks and need some WR bodies just in case. We didn't have alot of FA cash to spend but we thought we might get one of them. Well when i go check the waivers history for this week i see that a team that is totally out of it, no chance at anything what so ever out bid us for both players. Now i could tell at the draft that a lot of these owners in this league knew each other quite well and even though i live in Boston i did not know ONE person in the draft. My team is .60 of a point out of the lead for total points in this league. The team in the lead had only 23 FA bucks to spend and i had 49 so i made sure i bid over 23 for the key player i wanted Obo. Well it turns out the top team didn't bid at all this week...but this other team who has no chance what so ever to win ANYTHING and both his coming match ups cannot affect the league in any way shape of form win lose or draw. His pick ups this week were meaningless. Now he put in for all three players i wanted and won them all over my bids(he had five times the cash i did) Now i know these guys are as good as they come in this hobby AS AM I..they both know exactly whats going on..AS DO I. This team also put in for Tony Romo who if does play again this year it will be when this team is DONE playing in this contest. Anyone looking at my roster who knows whats going on can tell i am looking for a WR and back up QB. My first two adds this week were Obomanu and LRob and i lost both to this team who is out of it completely. I was also hoping to score Romo for my back up QB going forward since i am in the playoffs(wildcard at very worst) How can i not feel i was targeted and had these players stolen from me? Myself and this team in question were the only teams who put in for these players. So i know something is very likely up here and IMO its really just legal collusion. I am sure one way or another that these players were picked up to block them from our team getting them and to give the team in first a better chance to winning total points in this league. I cant be sure these two owners spoke about this situation and what was best to be done for the current leader to hold on to his slight TP lead but it was done for just that reason and only that reason. But i no way you can get this by two city guys for Beantown this stinks like crap a bit to much for that. We might not have the best grammar or spelling but you wont find two guys with more street smarts or common sense so don't even think about telling us this wasn't done on purpose. My partner says these two were talking alot at the draft but i am not sure how well they know each other but i do know this was done to help the team in first keep his lead over our team. Its as clear as day what has gone on in this league.
Bad enough this league was likely as tough as any in this contest but to have to also deal with this in league BS really sucks. These two guys know exactly whats going on, that i am sure of. They can come in here and claim all they want about this but i know this was done for one reason and one only to block the players from our team. Not one other team put in for those players but mine and the team who is out of it and won them..not one team who actually still has a shot at the playoffs. See no team who has that chance needed a WR or BU QB..thats what tells me this stinks like heck.
Its sucks being up against play like this and anyone else in the years to come that might be in this spot..watch out you are playing against teams who will do things to help each other win. It helps to be in a league with guys who will do things like this for you.
I'd ask Tom and Greg to look into this if i thought something could be done even if they felt the same way. I think it was done as a friendly gesture without it being directly talked about but im just guessing on that. ..the rules in place allow for teams out of it to still make bids and they both know this and thats why this was done. The winning bidder may have done this on his own to help his buddy out but for sure he knew what he was doing thats what i think happened..this owner made these pick ups in a friendly move to help out his buddy...kind of like a friendly trade in a home league kind of thing. Cant be anything else really as this team is well out of it league wise and is about 250 points from a wildcard spot and 200 from 3rd place in league. No way can he leap frog that many teams in two weeks to get a WC playoff spot or league 3rd place and both his league match ups are meaningless to the league standings. For these reasons i question what the heck is going on and why he made these pick ups this week.
Not sure how bad or wrong that is ethics wise? I do know it cost our team having a much better chance of winning our league and i know all involved knew this beforehand. All we can say is this is how we feel and we want to let it be known. If i thought there was any chance we are wrong i would never make this post but those pick ups just don't make any sense at all for the team who made them. Friendly helping is one thing but we think having integrity for the hobby and winning without this kind of help is more important IMO especially in such a competitive contest as this is. This type thing cant be good for FF in general or this contest. We had no idea we might be up against something like this when we took that last spot in this league.
I know this come next year and going forward after that you can bet your balls we will understand these factors before we decide where when and how to spend out FF dollars! What went on here was unfair and wrong and not soon forgotten!
Team Azzurri-Beantowns Best