Let's just say for argument's sake that I had a starting pitcher on one of my teams sustain a long term injury, and he takes the normal hit to his ratings that normally happen with a LT injury.  Let's say that I foolishly placed him on the 60 day DL, even though he was going to be back later than the post season roster cutoff date.  Let's just say that even though the game is not supposed to allow me to do it, I am somehow just able to take my player off the 60 day DL (pre-recovery), and place him on the 15 day DL, thus enabling me to have him on my 40 man roster at the deadline, and therefore enabling me to have this pitcher available for the playoffs.   For argument's sake, let's say that my franchise has a high training budget, and the pitcher has a high makeup number,and is 27.  Here's the crux of the matter - When this hypothetical pitcher's stint on the DL is over, he receives no recovery points.  Remember he has high makeup, the franchise has a high training budget, and he's just 27.  In my 70 seasons played, this would be the only long term injury I have ever seen in which there was no recovery points whatsoever.  None.  Zip.   Zero.  Zilch.

Ok, this isn't hypothetical.  This happened.  My question is, what would you forum cats do about this?  Write a ticket asking for an explanation?  I did, and after a couple of bullshit responses, and me insisting on a real explanation, they explained that the lack of recovery points is because of the mid recovery DL switch, which I technically should not have been able to do.  So, in essence, my pitcher received no recovery points due to what amounted to a glitch.  What would your expectations from the site be at this point?

So, hypothetically, you tried to game the system by doing something you knew you shouldn't be able to do, it didn't turn out well for you and now you want WifS to do something about it?

Hmmmmmmmm......I don't know.  Maybe the site should tell you to blow it out your bunghole?

How do you know that I knew I wouldn't be able to do it?  That's a bit of an assumption I think.  I figured on you shitting all over this Mike, but I'd like to hear from some reasonable people though.

No assumption.   These are your words  "Let's just say that even though the game is not supposed to allow me to do it, I am somehow just able to take my player off the 60 day DL (pre-recovery), and place him on the 15 day DL, thus enabling me to have him on my 40 man roster at the deadline" right?

I think it's pretty reasonable for people who screw up to take the fall.

But I guess that line of thinking doesn't run in your family.

FWIW, when a BL player is placed on the 60 day DL, he's still on the 40 but doesn't show taking a spot.  Take him off the DL, he's back on the 40.    I think I have 46 on my Coop 40 right now.

I found out afterwards that I shouldn't have been able to do it.  When I tried to do it, I thought, what the hey, I'll give it a shot, what can I lose?  Are you implying that it's ok that this game allows you to do things that you are not supposed to be able to?

In my ticket, they told me that I should not have been able to do what I did.  I take that to mean that instead of it working for me, I should have gotten a message telling me that what I was trying to do was not possible.

Learn the rules of baseball.  15 to 60, yes.   60 to 15, no.

If you're not sure, ask someone. 

Posted by MikeT23 on 3/5/2012 8:49:00 PM (view original):
FWIW, when a BL player is placed on the 60 day DL, he's still on the 40 but doesn't show taking a spot.  Take him off the DL, he's back on the 40.    I think I have 46 on my Coop 40 right now.

Huh?  I don't get what you are saying here.  My understanding is that a player is removed from the 40 when he placed on the 60 day DL.

Posted by MikeT23 on 3/5/2012 8:54:00 PM (view original):
Learn the rules of baseball.  15 to 60, yes.   60 to 15, no.

If you're not sure, ask someone. 

Sorry for not knowing exactly every rule.  My point is that the game allowed me to do this.  If I was aware if this is a rule in RL MLB or not is beside the point.

And, no, I don't think the game should allow you to do things you shouldn't be able to do.   But it does.   Had you known the rules of baseball, you could have reported it.   Or just not have even tried it.   You did, it bit you in the *** a little, you want someone to do something.   Sorry, I don't see it that way. 

If I were aware of the rule, I probably would have assumed that it wouldn't have worked if I tried it, so I probably wouldn't have tried.  I wasn't trying to game the system.

Posted by shobob on 3/5/2012 8:54:00 PM (view original):

Posted by MikeT23 on 3/5/2012 8:49:00 PM (view original):
FWIW, when a BL player is placed on the 60 day DL, he's still on the 40 but doesn't show taking a spot.  Take him off the DL, he's back on the 40.    I think I have 46 on my Coop 40 right now.

Huh?  I don't get what you are saying here.  My understanding is that a player is removed from the 40 when he placed on the 60 day DL.

He no longer occupies a spot on your 40.  But he hasn't been removed.   Once you take him off, you have 41 players on your 40.   If you have a BL player on the 60 day DL, check his status.   You'll see.

You'll just have to take my word on that

Posted by shobob on 3/5/2012 8:58:00 PM (view original):
If I were aware of the rule, I probably would have assumed that it wouldn't have worked if I tried it, so I probably wouldn't have tried.  I wasn't trying to game the system.

That's EXACTLY what I'd say if I wanted someone to add some recovery points to my player.