by mesquiton » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:50 pm
Guys, I just got in, and gotta leave again in about 5 minutes...won't be back until late tonight, and probably won't get to a computer again until after work tomorrow.
My immediate thoughts on the situation:
1. Speaking only for myslelf, I'd have no problem with drafting Wednesday to accommodate Riggo.
2. I don't know what Riggo has to be peeved about...it's only because HE neglected to leave a stadium pick that we couldn't be ready to draft last Thursday. In light of the regard he's shown the league so far, I don't know what assurance we have that he'll even get his team in Wednesday, or Thursday, if it happens not to suit him when the time comes. Then we're right back in the situation we voted to avoid last week, except it's a week later.
3. I'd also have no problem with advertising immediately for a replacement. If Riggo gets his team in first, great. If not, he can move to a league that suits him better, and we draft when we're full.
4. If we replace Riggo, we'll either need somebody willing to use Fenway (Riggo's pick), or else pick his own stadium...in which case it seems only fair that the guys already in the West have a chance to adjust their draft cards, if that's an issue with anybody. That could also take time, so if we go the replacement route, we should make that decision as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, having just learned of all this, I'm reluctant to make a ruling without at least a little more input from the league. I agree with Jeep it's a bad precedent to let a single manager jerk the whole league around to suit himself, but there is precedent for trying to accommodate everybody within reason...at least when they are considerate enough to work WITH the league.
Unfortunately, I'm being hollered at to get in the car even as I type, gotta go...but by all means if anybody wants to take over as LC in my absence, or ask teepack for an immediate ruling, please don't hesitate to do so!