Fantasy Dispute

THE JUDGE RULES AS FOLLOWS:

There are conflicting rules in your league– they state, “Trades receiving more than 5 objections are sent to the commissioner for approval” in one place and “Trades with 6 or more objections will be sent to outside commish,” in another. In any case, this trade is OK. Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that Alexander wouldn’t crack the top 20 as a fantasy running back this year? And who thought Favre would be in the top seven? Ordinarily, strict scrutiny should be applied when a top team trades with a team out of contention. But you’ve got a good rule in that there are weekly winners– so really, every team is still in contention. However, even applying strict scrutiny, if the first place team wants Alexander, let him have ‘em. This trade is fine.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 2:07 PM
Text of dispute is :
h2h fantasy football league. Trade is Brett Favre for Shaun Alexander. We start 1 QB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D, and a combination of 4 RB/WR(must have at least one of each). 7 bench spots…14 teams. Non keeper league……some owners were upset because it was the first place team(getting Alexander) trading with the last place team(getting Favre)…..even though last place team has nothing to play for except weekly high score($20 per week). He is 0-9 but known to be a good owner and trying to get a win so he doesnt go winless. Trade got 6 objections and needs unbiased review. Complete rules description below. ———————————– Draft: • Live Draft, 8/26/07 07:00 pm ET. • 14 Rounds. • Draft robot not enabled – no time limit between picks. Player Pool: AFC and NFC Players. Positions: QB, RB, WR, TE, K and DST. Transactions: • Lineup deadline is 5 minutes before gametime for each player. • Owners may set lineups. • Transactions will lock five minutes before the first game on Sunday. Players whose teams play before Sunday will be locked for the remainder of the scoring period. • Add/drops are handled by a waivers process. • The waivers process runs on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. • The waiver order resets after each weeks’ games. • Dropped players remain on waivers for at least 1 day(s). • Trades are subject to a 1-day voting period, where at most 5 objections are allowed. Trades receiving more than 5 objections are sent to the commissioner for approval. • No trades can be made after the trade deadline of 11:59 PM ET 11/16/07. (Click Here to set a reminder) • Owners may not make trades during the offseason. Schedule: Playoffs start in Week 14 and last for 3 Weeks. Fees: League Entry Fee: $120 Scoring: Head-to-Head, Points Based System. Ties go to the team with better CmpPct. Scoring based on total stats each period. Ties in the standings are resolved in this order: Winning Percentage, Total Points, Head to Head Record. Scoring for Offensive Categories FG – Field Goals 3 points Plus 2 points for a FG of 50+ Yds FL – Fumble Lost, Including ST plays -2 points Pa2P – Passing Two-point Conversion 2 points PaInt – Passing Interception -2 points PaTD – Passing TD 6 points PaYd – Passing Yards 0+ PaYds = 1 point for every 25 PaYds Re2P – Receiving Two-point Conversion 2 points ReTD – Receiving TD 6 points ReYd – Receiving Yards 0+ ReYds = 1 point for every 10 ReYds Ru2P – Rushing Two-point Conversion 2 points RuTD – Rushing TD 6 points RuYd – Rushing Yards 0+ RuYds = 1 point for every 10 RuYds XP – Extra Points 1 point Scoring for Defensive Categories DFR – Defensive/ST Fumble Recovered (ID/DT/DST) 2 points DTD – Total Defensive and Special Teams TD 6 points Int – Interceptions 2 points PA – Points Against, Total Points Scored 0 – 6 PA = 8 points 7 – 13 PA = 6 points 14 – 20 PA = 4 points 21 – 27 PA = 2 points SACK – Sack 1 point STY – Safety 2 points YDS – Yards Allowed 0 – 49 YDSs = 12 points 50 – 99 YDSs = 10 points 100 – 149 YDSs = 8 points 150 – 199 YDSs = 6 points 200 – 249 YDSs = 4 points 250 – 299 YDSs = 2 points Constitution: 14 Team League-1 Division $120 to play. $800 to winner $400 to 2nd place $120 to 3rd place(semifinal losers meet in week 16 for 3rd place) $20 per week to team with highest score during regular season(paid out at end of season) Draft date is confirmed for Sunday August 26, 2007 at 7:30 PM EST. You play everyone once in one big division!(13 week regular season) Other money is $65 to pay for site(1/2 price this year-more money in pot) and $35 to pay for outside commish. Trades with 6 or more objections will be sent to outside commish. Draft order is set. No draft pick position trades will be allowed prior to draft.
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