Jackass Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I won a league i'm in (1st time in this particular league) and some people claim i should tip the commissioner who ran the league. i won 500 bucks so they're saying i should give him 10%. Has anyone heard of this? Along similar lines, would you tip someone who ran, say a playoff pool or NCAA basketball pool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I won a league i'm in (1st time in this particular league) and some people claim i should tip the commissioner who ran the league. i won 500 bucks so they're saying i should give him 10%. Has anyone heard of this? Along similar lines, would you tip someone who ran, say a playoff pool or NCAA basketball pool? 1246803[/snapback] Not me but I wish the guys in my league did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I won a league i'm in (1st time in this particular league) and some people claim i should tip the commissioner who ran the league. i won 500 bucks so they're saying i should give him 10%. Has anyone heard of this? Along similar lines, would you tip someone who ran, say a playoff pool or NCAA basketball pool? 1246803[/snapback] I've never heard of this. As a commissioner, I would never expect a winner to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Never heard of such a thing. Just another example of more and more people expecting tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 red dog in the 5th........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 (edited) I won a league i'm in (1st time in this particular league) and some people claim i should tip the commissioner who ran the league. i won 500 bucks so they're saying i should give him 10%. Has anyone heard of this? Along similar lines, would you tip someone who ran, say a playoff pool or NCAA basketball pool? 1246803[/snapback] That sounds like the fantasy sports/gambling version of the Three Man Lift. Around this time we played a practical joke on Kevin Youkilis. It's called the Three Man Lift. Three people lie on the floor, and they lock arms. You brag to everyone that you're so strong, you can lift all three of them off the ground at once. The victim is the guy in the middle, in this case Youkilis. Lucas, one of our clubhouse boys, held him down on one side and Gabe Kapler...held him down on the other. To sell the thing to Youkilis, the guys were all taking bets on whether I'd be able to lift them all up or not. Jason Varitek kept on saying, "John, your knee is all banged up. I don't think you ought to do this. You're going to hurt yourself." Youkilis was sure this was on the level. Then all at once, the rest of the guys started pouring on him anything they could get their hands on, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, Coca-Cola, All Sprt, and anything else available. This was about a half an hour before the game and Kevin was wearing his Red Sox home whites; he was a mess. Edited January 4, 2006 by Chavez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I won a league i'm in (1st time in this particular league) and some people claim i should tip the commissioner who ran the league. i won 500 bucks so they're saying i should give him 10%. Has anyone heard of this? Along similar lines, would you tip someone who ran, say a playoff pool or NCAA basketball pool? 1246803[/snapback] Never heard of such a thing. Just another example of more and more people expecting tips. 1246809[/snapback] Aww...c'mon BJ. If the commish doesn't play in the league he should absolutely be tipped! If he's a league member, then under no circumstances should he be tipped, because that could be considered a collusive action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I've never heard of tipping a commish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 No way, in our local the superbowl champ is expected to buy a couple cases of beer and some food platters for a real superbowl party though. And it's kind of up to him to either host the superbowl party or make it happen in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Commissioners take on the role because they're control freaks, not because they need the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 16 years of playing FF and this is the first time I have ever heard of this. Just when you think you have heard everything. If he is not IN the league, then maybe. But a league member? No. off him free pizza at the draft or something maybe, but I would not just throw cash at a commish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDFFFreak Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I think Comishes should do it for the love of the game and not expect tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I get a free team for commisioning my main local so I dont expect any tips.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 He is in the league. He's run other pools like NCAA pools and things like that and people have given him tips and i guess some league members see fantasy football as an extension of those type of pools. Just curious, does anyone tip for other type of pools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 He is in the league. He's run other pools like NCAA pools and things like that and people have given him tips and i guess some league members see fantasy football as an extension of those type of pools. Just curious, does anyone tip for other type of pools? 1246845[/snapback] Sounds like a donkey to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Sounds like a donkey to me. 1246861[/snapback] Funny I have never seen the filters disallow a user name before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino70@sbcglobal.net Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I get a free team for commisioning my main local so I dont expect any tips.. 1246838[/snapback] However, if you did it for nothing and paid for your team then I think the Commish should get some sort of tip. If your commish does it for free and puts up with all the phone calls, questions and emails I think it's only right to give that person a small % of the loot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I think it right to spread the commish's website fees out onto the other players, but otherwise, it starts to look shady IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Row Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Our locals allow for a small stipend to the commish, it's listed in the rules. Tipping after the fact.. bad mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Commissioners take on the role because they're control freaks, not because they need the money. 1246829[/snapback] wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I think it right to spread the commish's website fees out onto the other players, but otherwise, it starts to look shady IMO. 1246889[/snapback] I agree with you. However, as commish, I wouldn't be offended if someone offered me a tip for the work I put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 The few times I've won my leagues and won $500 or so and if I appreciated the effort and work the commish of that league did throughout the year, yea, I've asked him to keep 40-50 bucks for himself for his efforts. A good commish keeps a league running smoothly throughout the year, and sometimes all they hear are the complaints from the rest of the league. If I had a good year, don't mind at all showing my appreciation by leaving a little behind for him and his wife/girlfriend/whatever to enjoy a meal out on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I get a free team for commisioning my main local so I dont expect any tips.. 1246838[/snapback] Wow. No disrespect, but I would never join a league where the commish got a free team (as a matter of fact, I don't gamble on anything where the person running it gets something for free - superbowl squares, ncaa brackets, etc.). I went to a local poker party last year and the host took $5 out of everyone's buy-in. Haven't returned. I wish I got paid back when I had to do the scoring manually every week and email or snail mail the weekly spreadsheets, etc. With the league sites nowadays, actual work running the league is minimal. Sure you have to deal with occasional disputes or whatever, but I'd never expect compensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giants56 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 It's standard practice in all the leagues I'm in for tipping of the commish. However they are much higher buy-ins and prizes then what you mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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