Two part question for Commissioners

**The Franchise** · 11-09-2011, 10:25 AM

Or anyone who wants to chime in.

A buddy and I are co-commissioners in our league. It's a keeper league that is in it's first year. We're trying to determine what direction we should take on some issues that have come up this year. The main one being how trades are approved.

First Question:
As it is right now both of us discuss the trade that both teams have agreed upon and determine if it should be vetoed or not. 95% of the time we have no problem with it. We have teams in the league that want to go to a league vote to approve trades. We're not sure that we want to go there because it opens the trades up to other teams voting no because they either have to play them or they don't want the other team to get better. So to the Commissioners that are out there.....what system do you run for trades?

Second Question:
I received notification last night that a trade had been approved by both teams. I went in to look at the trade and questioned the thought behind the trade. I know both of the teams....so I texted the team that offered it. This is the trade.

Team A gives up: Ryan Mathews and Deion Branch

Team B gives up: James Starks

Mathews is the #11 scoring RB in our league and Starks is the #30 scoring RB. The trade made no sense to me....so I texted the team that was giving up Mathews to make sure that he didn't approve it by mistake. He said that Mathews was hurt and that he was going to trade him. I informed him that Mathews wasn't hurt and then he turned around and requested that the trade be vetoed. He informed the other guy that he had misinformation and that he was pulling the trade offer.

Now the other team is throwing a fit because the trade was approved by both teams. I talked to the Co-Commish and explained to him that I couldn't approve the trade anyways because I thought it was to lopsided.

So....would you have vetoed this trade?

Where does the line get drawn when it comes to vetoing trades as a commissioner? Should we just let all trades go through and let teams be stupid?

11-09-2011, 10:25 AM	Topic Starter
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $3115047	Two part question for Commissioners Or anyone who wants to chime in. A buddy and I are co-commissioners in our league. It's a keeper league that is in it's first year. We're trying to determine what direction we should take on some issues that have come up this year. The main one being how trades are approved. First Question: As it is right now both of us discuss the trade that both teams have agreed upon and determine if it should be vetoed or not. 95% of the time we have no problem with it. We have teams in the league that want to go to a league vote to approve trades. We're not sure that we want to go there because it opens the trades up to other teams voting no because they either have to play them or they don't want the other team to get better. So to the Commissioners that are out there.....what system do you run for trades? Second Question: I received notification last night that a trade had been approved by both teams. I went in to look at the trade and questioned the thought behind the trade. I know both of the teams....so I texted the team that offered it. This is the trade. Team A gives up: Ryan Mathews and Deion Branch Team B gives up: James Starks Mathews is the #11 scoring RB in our league and Starks is the #30 scoring RB. The trade made no sense to me....so I texted the team that was giving up Mathews to make sure that he didn't approve it by mistake. He said that Mathews was hurt and that he was going to trade him. I informed him that Mathews wasn't hurt and then he turned around and requested that the trade be vetoed. He informed the other guy that he had misinformation and that he was pulling the trade offer. Now the other team is throwing a fit because the trade was approved by both teams. I talked to the Co-Commish and explained to him that I couldn't approve the trade anyways because I thought it was to lopsided. So....would you have vetoed this trade? Where does the line get drawn when it comes to vetoing trades as a commissioner? Should we just let all trades go through and let teams be stupid?
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