WORST LEAGUE EVER-ESPN

34Celtic · Post #1 » by **34Celtic** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:43 pm

FIRST YEAR I HAVE EVER PARTICIPATED IN ESPN

To our Fantasy Players,

The problems that you have experienced with ESPN Fantasy Baseball to begin this season have been unacceptable, and we are genuinely sorry.

Fixing these problems and restoring your ability to play fantasy baseball, as well as illustrating our appreciation of you - our players - is our responsibility. We will take important steps in the next 24 hours to meet that responsibility.

We have explored and tested every possible solution and it is clear that the nature of the issues leave us with a single, necessary action to get the game back on track and ensure the integrity of the season.

Late on Wednesday night the ESPN Fantasy team will:
1) Revert all teams to their opening day rosters (Sunday, April 1).
2) Set the starting lineup of each team's opening day roster as the active roster for all games played to date (April 1 - April 11).
3) Retroactively apply scoring for the entire season to date based on that roster.
4) Void all transactions to date (trades, waiver pickups, roster moves, etc.).

Following these changes, all players not on a roster will be placed on waivers for 24 hours, and the waiver order for each league will be restored to where it was on Opening Day.

Through extensive testing, this solution - while extreme - has repeatedly shown to restore the game to full and normal operation.

We are sorry to have to make such an aggressive change, and fully recognize the impact this will have. This action was our only option because of the nature of the issues and their potential to compound if not addressed on a fundamental level. Ensuring the integrity of the season ahead for ALL players is tremendously important to us and this solution ensures that all players will be treated equally.

We anticipate that by Thursday morning when you log in, the game will be operating as it should. We will provide another update to you on Thursday morning.

For those with customized leagues, your League Manager will be able to adjust current rosters as they see fit.

This should not have happened and there is no excuse. We will work hard to regain your confidence in our games, and in appreciation for the patience you've already shown we are giving you: - Free ESPN Fantasy Insider, for the entire baseball season. By Friday, you each will have complete access to all of our most in-depth, award-winning fantasy sports content through September. (Current ESPN Insider subscribers will have six months added to their subscription at no charge)
- A full refund for the cost of the 2007 season to any player that has paid for a premium ESPN Fantasy Baseball league.

We also know that many of you play other ESPN Fantasy Games, and are giving you a premium, prize-eligible ESPN Fantasy Football league this fall, at no charge. We hope you'll give us the opportunity to serve you.

Like you, we are also fantasy baseball players at ESPN, and this has been a truly humbling week. Thank you for hanging in there with us while we addressed these issues.

You - the player - are our priority. We will continue to work day and night to deliver the game experience you deserve.

Sincerely,

John Kosner, senior vice president, ESPN.com & the entire ESPN.com Fantasy Team

SportsWorld · Post #2 » by **SportsWorld** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:19 am

Go Yahoo.
ESPN=Chokers I get like 10 e-mails a day from them saying how sorry they are and how they are going to fix this.

Post #3 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:40 pm

ESPN is a joke in all facets of sports.

34Celtic · Post #4 » by **34Celtic** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:41 pm

Basketball Jesus wrote:ESPN is a joke in all facets of sports.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

34Celtic · Post #5 » by **34Celtic** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:42 pm

SportsWorld wrote:Go Yahoo.
ESPN=Chokers I get like 10 e-mails a day from them saying how sorry they are and how they are going to fix this.

I usually do Yahoo. A buddy of mine decided to make our league on ESPN this year. Oh well at least I get a free fantasy football team

Post #6 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:16 pm

34Celtic wrote:
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Name one thing that they excel at more than anybody else. Unless you consider tacky catchphrases and Bermanisms good sports-related things.

Bow2Yao11 · Post #7 » by **Bow2Yao11** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:46 pm

CBS is the best fantasy sports site.

SportsWorld · Post #8 » by **SportsWorld** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:34 pm

No way Yahoo is the best by a mile.

Bow2Yao11 · Post #9 » by **Bow2Yao11** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:22 am

SportsWorld wrote:No way Yahoo is the best by a mile.

CBS is. I don't like Yahoo's H2H scoring system.