Hey guys…

[cyclone24 1,914]

Been a while since I’ve been on here. Hope you guys are all doing well…

I know the drill hah..
1. “Who are you? Or 2. Rats ass.

 

thought I’d run this by you guys. We’ve had our fantasy league for I think over 25 years now and one of the guys is in his 30s. This is effing awful by the way. Early 30s just got married not long ago. They have a baby due in August. Found out couple weeks ago He’s got pancreatic cancer. Probably has six months.

Obviously, on a personal level we are offering anything we can do that sort of thing. I think he’s going to play in our league this year.
I guess my thought is if he plays even a little bit, do we just let him win out?. Or should we see if he makes playoffs? (I’m aware these are very trivial, but just seeing what you guys thought on how to handle something like this if it’s happening in your league?) 

 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,507]

Can’t see how you let him win without tanking, and that’s gonna take a lot of you doing it, which will be easily noticed. 

[cyclone24 1,914]

11 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Can’t see how you let him win without tanking, and that’s gonna take a lot of you doing it, which will be easily noticed. 

The guy is literally going to die during the season. Does it really matter if we all are good with it and want to see him go out on top?
 

Just wondering if we do it for the year or if we see if he makes playoffs

[Gladiators 1,995]

5 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

The guy is literally going to die during the season. Does it really matter if we all are good with it and want to see him go out on top?
 

Just wondering if we do it for the year or if we see if he makes playoffs

FF league seems pretty trivial at this point. I’d focus more on helping him and his family than trying to figure out how to get him to go out on top of the FF league.

[BiffTannen 972]

Good to see you. Hate to hear about your situation, but agree with HT. If it was me I wouldn’t want a reminder I’m going to die as you let me win. I would want to die trying to win legit FF games.   

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

35 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

Been a while since I’ve been on here. Hope you guys are all doing well…

I know the drill hah..
1. “Who are you? Or 2. Rats ass.

 

thought I’d run this by you guys. We’ve had our fantasy league for I think over 25 years now and one of the guys is in his 30s. This is effing awful by the way. Early 30s just got married not long ago. They have a baby due in August. Found out couple weeks ago He’s got pancreatic cancer. Probably has six months.

Obviously, on a personal level we are offering anything we can do that sort of thing. I think he’s going to play in our league this year.
I guess my thought is if he plays even a little bit, do we just let him win out?. Or should we see if he makes playoffs? (I’m aware these are very trivial, but just seeing what you guys thought on how to handle something like this if it’s happening in your league?) 

 

Good to see you and sorry to hear that about the dude and his family and no my dad died of the same thing and our league didn't let him win and he wanted it that way. I'm sure this dude would feel the same.

[Sandy Loam 148]

33 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

The guy is literally going to die during the season. Does it really matter if we all are good with it and want to see him go out on top?
 

Just wondering if we do it for the year or if we see if he makes playoffs

Not necessarily. I have a life-insurance client who was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer more than two years ago, and he's still around.

Don't let him win, and designate someone to manage his team if he dies during the season. Him competing might prop him up a bit.

If he dies, then maybe think about the league making sure he wins and then donate the money to the family.

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

4 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

Not necessarily. I have a life-insurance client who was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer more than two years ago, and he's still around.

Don't let him win, and designate someone to manage his team if he dies during the season. Him competing might prop him up a bit.

If he dies, then maybe think about the league making sure he wins and then donate the money to the family.

My Dad lived about a year and half with it and made it through the FF season, was a keeper league and gave my team up that was actual better than his cause I wanted to win the following year in his teams name and did. Help a lot that another owner got thirsty for Stafford and thought he was going to have a great year and thought P Manning was wash up, of course Manning had a huge year for Denver then, Anyhow prayers for this dude and his family.

[cyclone24 1,914]

2 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

My Dad lived about a year and half with it and made it through the FF season, was a keeper league and gave my team up that was actual better than his cause I wanted to win the following year in his teams name and did. Help a lot that another owner got thirsty for Stafford and thought he was going to have a great year and thought P Manning was wash up, of course Manning had a huge year for Denver then, Anyhow prayers for this dude and his family.

Damn. I’m sorry, my man. Seems like a pretty brutal way to go. 
Yeah, maybe we’ll see how he does but I’m thinking maybe we will see if he makes playoffs.

Do you dare ask what I’ve missed around here? 

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

5 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

Damn. I’m sorry, my man. Seems like a pretty brutal way to go. 
Yeah, maybe we’ll see how he does but I’m thinking maybe we will see if he makes playoffs.

Do you dare ask what I’ve missed around here? 

Yea that is a rough cancer and kinda a death sentence over whoever gets it and lost friends to it as well. Thanks Bro and and you missed out in a lot of Trump talk lol.

[cyclone24 1,914]

1 minute ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Yea that is a rough cancer and kinda a death sentence over whoever gets it and lost friends to it as well. Thanks Bro and and you missed out in a lot of Trump talk lol.

Ha oh god. Can just imagine. 

[Sandy Loam 148]

17 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

My Dad lived about a year and half with it and made it through the FF season, was a keeper league and gave my team up that was actual better than his cause I wanted to win the following year in his teams name and did. Help a lot that another owner got thirsty for Stafford and thought he was going to have a great year and thought P Manning was wash up, of course Manning had a huge year for Denver then, Anyhow prayers for this dude and his family.

Yes, prayers for this dude.

My mom died of pancreatic cancer 10 DAYS after diagnosis. It was horrific and shocking how quickly the cancer spread.

[Sandy Loam 148]

6 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

Ha oh god. Can just imagine. 

Good to see you here, sir.

Rusty here.

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

1 minute ago, Sandy Loam said:

Yes, prayers for this dude.

My mom died of pancreatic cancer 10 DAYS after diagnosis. It was horrific and shocking how quickly the cancer spread.

Sorry to hear that and way to quick.

[Sandy Loam 148]

Just now, BeenHereBefore said:

Sorry to hear that and way to quick.

It was a heck of a thing. My dad died 18 months earlier from a stroke. Hurricane Ike wrecked my house, and I had to manage that and work 17 hours a day to coordinate news coverage plus take care of the family.

And then two days into that mess, my mom calls to tell me she has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and she was gone 10 days later.

 

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

Just now, Sandy Loam said:

It was a heck of a thing. My dad died 18 months earlier from a stroke. Hurricane Ike wrecked my house, and I had to manage that and work 17 hours a day to coordinate news coverage plus take care of the family.

And then two days into that mess, my mom calls to tell me she has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and she was gone 10 days later.

 

 

Wow sorry to hear all that sh!t happened in that short time.

[Sandy Loam 148]

7 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Wow sorry to hear all that sh!t happened in that short time.

Yeah, and it went on and on, which is why I stopped posting here for like a decade.

I hope cyclone's buddy gets through the season and exceeds the prognosis. Pancreatic cancer is personal to me, so I hope for the best for this guy and his family. 

Good to see cyclone, albeit under a crummy situation.

[MikeMatt 128]

Hey Cyclone. Tough situation but I would definitely not let him win but maybe setup a memorial fund (everyone but him throws in a couple extra bucks) that either goes to the family or to a cancer charity in his name at the end of the season. Fock cancer. 
 

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

2 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

I hope cyclone's buddy gets through the season and exceeds the prognosis. Pancreatic cancer is personal to me, so I hope for the best for this guy and his family. 

I feel the same.

[Sandy Loam 148]

3 minutes ago, MikeMatt said:

Hey Cyclone. Tough situation but I would definitely not let him win but maybe setup a memorial fund (everyone but him throws in a couple extra bucks) that either goes to the family or to a cancer charity in his name at the end of the season. Fock cancer. 
 

 

Excellent ideas, sir.

And, yeah, fock cancer.

[RLLD 4,254]

Welcome back Burt   

[Hardcore troubadour 15,507]

To think, Rusty only came back because of me.

[MDC 7,491]

Play the league the right way. Celebrate your buddies successes with him, when he loses treat it with good humor. He wants to be in the league with his friends, not to be the retard they hand the football to so he can pretend to score a “touchdown.” Treat him like the adult he is.

Sorry to hear about his circumstances. 

[Bier Meister 1,715]

Good to see you.

 

very sorry about your news.

idea:

set up a parallel league with his team being “league average.” Where he is not playing in that one.

 

tank the one he is playing in. The parallel league could be the “real “ league.

[Sandy Loam 148]

22 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

To think, Rusty only came back because of me.

It's true. I won't deny that. I made some comment you pounced on, and then I realized there was a fresh target-rich environment here. 

Let's make love!

[seafoam1 3,080]

2 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

It's true. I won't deny that. I made some comment you pounced on, and then I realized there was a fresh target-rich environment here. 

Let's make love!

Poor rusty. 

[Bier Meister 1,715]

27 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

To think, Rusty only came back because of me.

 

3 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

It's true. I won't deny that. I made some comment you pounced on, and then I realized there was a fresh target-rich environment here. 

Let's make love!

You can’t quit each other

[Sandy Loam 148]

3 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

 

You can’t quit each other

I pine for his scenic Hudson Valley and creamy thighs.

[cmh6476 1,029]

Let us run his team by committee.   Then award him first place money and pay out the rest as they finish with first being regularly what second would pay, second gets third money, etc.   If we beat you all and win your league the guys gets all the money and everyone else loses. 

[cmh6476 1,029]

Also fock the cyclones

[weepaws 3,206]

4 hours ago, cyclone24 said:

Been a while since I’ve been on here. Hope you guys are all doing well…

I know the drill hah..
1. “Who are you? Or 2. Rats ass.

 

thought I’d run this by you guys. We’ve had our fantasy league for I think over 25 years now and one of the guys is in his 30s. This is effing awful by the way. Early 30s just got married not long ago. They have a baby due in August. Found out couple weeks ago He’s got pancreatic cancer. Probably has six months.

Obviously, on a personal level we are offering anything we can do that sort of thing. I think he’s going to play in our league this year.
I guess my thought is if he plays even a little bit, do we just let him win out?. Or should we see if he makes playoffs? (I’m aware these are very trivial, but just seeing what you guys thought on how to handle something like this if it’s happening in your league?) 

 

So he started in your league that you claim to win every season at the age of five?  Stupid league. 

[MikeMatt 128]

4 hours ago, weepaws said:

So he started in your league that you claim to win every season at the age of five?  Stupid league. 

Rats ass

[Maximum Overkill 2,015]

9 hours ago, cyclone24 said:

Been a while since I’ve been on here. Hope you guys are all doing well…

I know the drill hah..
1. “Who are you? Or 2. Rats ass.

 

thought I’d run this by you guys. We’ve had our fantasy league for I think over 25 years now and one of the guys is in his 30s. This is effing awful by the way. Early 30s just got married not long ago. They have a baby due in August. Found out couple weeks ago He’s got pancreatic cancer. Probably has six months.

Obviously, on a personal level we are offering anything we can do that sort of thing. I think he’s going to play in our league this year.
I guess my thought is if he plays even a little bit, do we just let him win out?. Or should we see if he makes playoffs? (I’m aware these are very trivial, but just seeing what you guys thought on how to handle something like this if it’s happening in your league?) 

 

Donate a big portion of the earnings, if not all to his family. It's only right. But don't let him win out. Let the winner still have bragging rights. 

[cyclone24 1,914]

13 hours ago, weepaws said:

So he started in your league that you claim to win every season at the age of five?  Stupid league. 

Hah he hasn’t been in it the entire time obviously. 
6 times…been 3 years since last. 

[cyclone24 1,914]

16 hours ago, RLLD said:

Welcome back Burt   

Hah never had one alias in 20? years…Something like that.

[WhiteWonder 2,764]

15 hours ago, weepaws said:

So he started in your league that you claim to win every season at the age of five?  Stupid league. 

way to be your typical self in a thread about a cancer victim. 

 

thanks, amen

[WhiteWonder 2,764]

I wouldn't "let" him win. I mean, if certain owners want to sit a player or two they think is going to have a better week in hopes that they sort of lose to this guy, whatever... but I would bet he simply wants to enjoy one more season of competing in FF.   Those saying there are more important things, well, if I knew I was dying part of what i'd want to spend my time doing are all the hobbies I love. i'd be playing golf every day and i'd certainly draft and play FF maybe just in my favorite league.   of course on top of spending time with friends and family 

[weepaws 3,206]

11 hours ago, MikeMatt said:

Rats ass

I’ll pass, prefer steak, chicken, and hamburger.  

[weepaws 3,206]

26 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

way to be your typical self in a thread about a cancer victim. 

 

thanks, amen

I can’t wait for you to see what a have to say to you when you claim your death is coming.  Seek the righteous one, and live.