So being in multiple leagues, this issue isn't about one owner. It happens a lot. A 24 hour time limit doesn't do anything other than provide cover for some people that aren't timely. I would rather have no limit than 24 hours.
It should be a 1 hour time limit or none in my opinion. If someone isn't timely, then all we are debating is how long everyone else has to wait for that person. It could be 15 minutes or 5 hours, the fact is every second over that is a crunch on the other 23 owners in the league. I was late today making my pick because I stopped checking yesterday, I can only hit refresh so many times
And this isn't about one owner, so, like with most rule changes, it shouldn't be based on one example that is in recent memory but about how it should be in future cases. I've dealt with Meporioles a lot, incredibly nice guy, and I'm sure he had stuff going on... so it's not about him, it's about moving forward. And he didn't do anything wrong, there is no timed first round, so his pick was within the existing rules. So keep that in mind if I get harsh, because it's about looking ahead, not dumping on a good guy who's fun to play with.
The argument I hear all the time on this issue, and which was already made, was "It's only Strat". That's right, it is. So if someone misses out on a pick and gets moved down the list for not being timely, then that should be fine, because "it's only Strat". Not sure how this reasoning gets turned around all the time to justify the lateness of a pick and holding up a league. What's not "only Strat" is all of our lives and the other shit I am sure all of us balance and take care of in addition to our little fun baseball teams. I have work obligations that interfere with these drafts all over the place, but take the time to either text someone during them, send someone my proxy picks, or come home to see I got passed over and get pissed ONLY AT MYSELF for missing something. There are SO many options on how to cover your bases on this stuff. And if being timely isn't a big thing for you and your not super excited anticipating your next pick, then I imagine getting bumped down 10 picks isn't a big deal either. Unless you're a hypocrite.
The two things that make Strat keeper leagues fun are the drafts and trades. Half of my leagues don't even respond to trade offer and the drafts run into these roadblocks A LOT. So others enjoyment suffers as well because I am fairly certain I'm not unique in these observations.
So 1 hour time limits... And sorry for rambling.
And Turtle please get better.