"I realize I'm probably being nitpicky but I have always thought before now that, while the circle might be tough, it is was generally fair to everyone. But it seems unfair to hold dev to letter of the law on tseng and bend them for Rob. Heck, they are usually not bent at all which is why I was so surprised. " Apples and oranges. The rules clearly state that if a minor leaguer is used as an SP all year, he must be an SP when he comes to the majors. No room for real discussion and the Circle was unanimous. The Miguel Cabrera situation was totally different and again the rule operated as it's supposed to. If a MLB team has an injured player and is refusing to DL him, but there is clear indication he won't play again, we will NOT penalize our owners. We would do the same for YOU.
As a coach I hated hated hated it when a parent came to me with "I think my little Johnny should play more" when I had just reached that conclusion myself. It meant poor Johnny was going to sit more because if it looked like a parent could bully me into playing their kid, my life would be hell. There's a point to my story. I was ready to rule in your favor, Ray, but, you know what, now you f'king stew awhile. The guys in the Circle try to bend over backwards to be fair. I know for a fact that every damb one of them has at some point screwed themselves rather than to appear to be unfair. We may make mistakes, but we don't favor anybody.
Enough for now before I say something I'll regret.
At present, I will concern myself in how to deal with CBS so it doesn't skip points.