[Jeff Rodriguez]

WOW, unfortunately I was gone most of the day, and could not watch as this CHOAS unfolded. Well, it's 2:30 AM and I just read through all of this thread.

Thanks Ed, for keeping it on track and putting so much work into it.

Here is my opinion:

This is BS. There need to be more rules about trades. For someone to get the #1 and #2 picks in the draft is Wrong. You could argue that he did some wheelin' and dealin' for it, but it is still wrong. I know I was approached by Jones571 (Corey) for a trade, AND I WASN?T EVEN HOME! My sister called me up and wanted to know if I would trade 469 to Corey. After finding out that he had 571 AND 33, I offered 469 to him for 571 and a shirt (or something to that effect). It was a trade that I knew he would not take because it's ridiculous, as are many of the trades that have taken place.
I cannot believe people are trading their teams away for a few sodas. I thought everyone was more serious about this, but I guess I was wrong. I know that I planned to keep the teams I drafted, unless someone offered me a trade that involved, at least, another robot.

Maybe I am taking this Fantasy league too seriously, but that is part of the fun to me. You should use your knowledge of the players (robots) to achieve the best score, not use salesmanship and bribery to 'buy' all the good players.

I almost find it unfair to the rest of the people that were not at the computer all day trying to trade, because they had other obligations to fill. I thought everyone was going to have an equal chance, but that does not seem to be the case, to me.

I would like to help as much as possible next year to keep things balanced. I am not blaming any one person for this, I realize that this is the first attempt at it, and generally, it is a success. I think everyone learned a lot about how games like this run, and I would like to see more structure and rules next year. I would be happy to help set them up, or do anything I can.

Again, thank you Ed and everyone for keeping track of the madness today and keeping it focused.

Could you start another thread tomorrow for the second round?