I'm curious if there are others that were unable to access waivers in ESPN prize leagues yesterday (10/4).
My experience was a nightmare. In a prize eligible, paid for roto-league (http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=218556); On Friday, I was ahead by a point or two. On Saturday, I fell back by a point or two. Yesterday, I was tied for HR, one back in SB, tied in AVG, and one back in Wins. Like anyone else in the same situation, I was waiting for the first game to start so I could feverishly load up on some of the 15-20 DET and MIN players that were still on the wire.
I was unable to access waivers at all - when I attempted to pass the login after adding a player; I received repeated DNS server errors. Calling ESPN support, this was a widespread issue for Fantasy Football, Baseball & Basketball at least - maybe Hockey, also.
In addition to spending my Sunday on the phone with ESPN support and trying not to lose it, I had the pleasure of watching my league championship rival acquire 17+ (SEVENTEEN) MIN and DET players off the waiver wire to my ZERO. I had previously added 2-3 DET/MIN players over that past several days in anticipation of a one game playoff, but I had zero opportunity Sunday to add any of the 15-20 remaining.
I'm fine with having my fantasy baseball championship be decided in a bonus playoff game, as it was last year, as long as there is equal access to the players available.
Having it decided by an event off the field is anathema to me and completely unacceptable. It's like MLB declaring a winner of the 1989 World Series based on which team had the most runs scored when the Loma Prieta earthquake hit.
Anyway, I would appreciate hearing from anyone who was similarly impacted by this gross negligence by ESPN.
Regards,
Nathan
