Gentlemen,
I don't know about you blokes, but our league's history is very important to me. I plan on passing this down to my children and then on to my children's children. I suspect that many of you feel the same way.
Unfortunately, our league's history is contested to some extent. You see, we are entering our fourth year as a league of gentlemen. And yet, there appears to be some disagreement as to past champions. Let me break it down for you.
We all know Scott won last year's championship in convincing fashion. Jason picked up the win the year before that. But what about the year before that - our first year? The team that was assigned to Taylor won the championship. But Taylor and Scott were co-managers that year. The league did not approve this arrangement. Then again, no one protested. Scott was listed as the co-manager officially on the yahoo team page.
Scott built a trophy and wrote his own name along with Taylor's on the championship football. So, when the trophy was created, the champions were Year 1: Taylor/Scott and Year 2: Jason.
I was not present for what happened next, but, regardless of why it happened, Taylor removed Scott's name from the football. I will leave it to someone who was actually there to explain the circumstances. Regardless, our league's history was changed on that day.
The question I present to the esteemed gentlmen of this league is the following-
What is the appropriate championship count:
Option 1-
Year 1: Taylor/Scott
Year 2: Jason
Year 3: Scott
This count would mean Scott has 1.5 championships, Jason has 1 championship, and Taylor has 0.5 or half of a championship.
(I guess it could also be viewed as 2 for Scott, 1 for Jason, and 1 for Taylor, but I'm not sure how that makes sense. There have only been three championships. Still, I thought I'd throw that out there.)
Option 2-
Year 1: Taylor
Year 2: Jason
Year 3: Scott
This would leave the three past champions at one apiece.
This is probably not the most important issue, but I think we need to resolve it sooner rather than later. And I'm not even sure how a vote would work. Do we need 6votes to decide something. There's really no precedent for this.
I guess we should open this up for comments and debate.
Also, please don't forget to vote on Scott's post concerning yahoo rankings and keeper deadlines.
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7 years ago
I do think Scott deserves to have his 1/2 of the championship restored. Also, I would say 6 votes to clear things up, and feats of strength or a lightning round as a tie-breaker - choose your mid-90's sitcom poison.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind if Taylor takes the credit for that 1st championship. To be honest, Taylor did me a great favor by letting me be a part of that season and this league. I have always loved football a great deal, but none of my other friends really do. It's been a really nice addition to my life to meet you guys (those of you I didn't know) and reconnect with the ones I did, all while getting to enjoy football and competition...two of my favorite things. It really doesn't matter to me, so I don't think a vote is necessary.
ReplyDeleteScott's comment makes me want to simultaneously give him full credit for the first championship and respect his wishes and give Taylor credit. Perhaps Scott is like that lady from the Bible who doesn't want her baby cut in half. And that makes me want to restore to Scott his portion of the first championship. This vote has me pulled in all sorts of directions.
ReplyDeleteScott, you've been a great addition to the league. That's why I didn't trade you Vincent Jackson for Ray Rice last year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ben. I even got a little choked up writing that. That wasn't a very happy time in my life, and fantasy football and the camaraderie that resulted gave me a real boost.
ReplyDeleteTaylor's offer to let me help him that first year was probably out of pity, so he doesn't have a dark heart even if he wants it to seem that way sometimes.
Even though I am thankful for Taylor's generosity, I am his Frankenstein, and I will destroy him.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I can even play in a league whose members reward a selfless hero who makes the ultimate sacrifice for a friend by letting him help manage his fantasy team by retroactively voting to take away that championship. If my championship is taken away, I quit.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure that taking your championship away wasn't an option.
ReplyDeleteI already sawed the trophy in half. We're good to go, fellas.
ReplyDeleteHAL, we're not taking away your championship. We're just determining whether you have a half championship or a full one.
ReplyDeleteAnd that friend you sacrificed so much for...yeah, you got drunk and took his name off the championship trophy.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't drunk.
ReplyDeleteYes you were. You were drunk on pride and egotism. Trust me, I know it when I see it.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I hate to say it, I think Taylor should just have his name on there based soley on the fact that Scott was not officially in our league at the time. I love Scott and I too think he is a great addition to our league, but he was technically not a true member of our great league.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I do have the utmost respect for Scott and Taylor would have had difficulty winning if not for Scott's help. I propose that we keep Taylor's name on the trohpy by itself but add an asterisk, the # sign, or any other punctuation mark you all deem worthy along with a footnote explaining the reason for this. We all know it, but our children may not understand it, so a footnote or some sort of explanation to show why we did this would benefit them greatly.
And on that note, I agree with Ben that I want our children to understand and appreciate our great league. But Taylor or John cannot use Finn as their own to pass the league down, (since they seem the two most unlikely guys to have kids) and if Brooks is raising him, he won't appreciate it anyway. As for Jason, I think he needs to have a male little person to pass it down to...NO GIRLS ALLOWED.
The Good Doctor's comment is my favorite comment ever on this blog. And I couldn't agree more with his proposed resolution to this sticky situation. I second Brandon's vote for a pound sign to be placed next to Taylor's name on the trophy. Also, I vote that we insert a footnote on the trophy explaining exactly what happened. After all, it is unlikely that Taylor would have won without Scott's help. And Brandon is right - without an explanatory footnote on the trophy, our children would probably have no idea of Scott's contribution in Year 1. The only portion of Brandon's comment that I disagree with is the part about Jason's child-baby. I think she is allowed to play the gentlemen's game.
ReplyDeleteI neither agree nor disagree with Ben and Brandon. I want NOTHING handed to my child. I intend to leave a Carnegie-esque legacy for all my progeny, and let them fend for themselves after being fortunate enough to learn a lifetime of lessons from me. I am confident that under my tutelage, my child-baby will be an excellent addition to Gentlemen's Game: The Next Generation, but she'll have to earn it. There will be no handouts. (seriously though, we can't add girls to the league, maybe society will be ready for something like that in twenty-five years, but short-term, this must remain a boy's club)
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