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[UrbanShockers]

I can't understand why this is an issue. If a team not going to the playoffs sat guys at the end of the season (Buck?), that would be an issue. If a team going to the playoffs does, that's normal and right. If anything, the guy competing with the team playing that guy for a spot could argue that he's prejudiced by the extraordinary step of regulars playing when, from the perspective of the manager's interest in the team, they obviously should not.

I don't much like arguments like the one I note above, myself. If I lose out on the last weekend (which I'm seldom even in a position to do), I figure I shouldn't blame anyone but the dumbo who drafted my team. (OK, and maybe HAL in certain cases). Bottom line, everyone is obviously free to do what they think is right, but I think the most ethical course is for each manager to keep his team's interests first and foremost. [b:78b0f90316]If that means throwing games, or starting weaker players, to keep another team out of the playoffs, because you don't think you match up with them, that's fine in my book.[/b:78b0f90316] As long as you're putting your team first.