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About Michael SteinI am the owner and Chief Justice of Fantasy Judgment, an independent, expert dispute resolution service for fantasy sports leagues. Using my 25+ years experience in fantasy sports as well as my education and background as a lawyer, I strive to maintain the integrity of fantasy sports leagues through neutral resolution to any and all disputes that arise within fantasy leagues by issuing professionally written decisions which resemble U.S. Supreme Court opinions.Note: This page displays up to 200 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Michael Stein's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. The Verdict: keep your trade secrets to yourselfMay 21, 2013Judgment: If your loose lips sink trades, it's your own fault. The Verdict: keeping it on the DLMay 07, 2013Is it beneficial or detrimental to have multiple DL slots available on your roster? The Verdict: handling constructive abandonmentApril 23, 2013What fantasy leagues should do when members continuously do not set legal lineups. The Verdict: watch out for panic tradesApril 09, 2013Leagues shouldn't allow inequitable trades based on one weekof results. The Verdict: draft day dramaMarch 26, 2013What does a commisioner do when a league member's computer freezes and a player is auto-picked for him? The Verdict: Houston, we have a problem.March 06, 2013The potential fantasy baseball implications of the Houston Astros moving to the American League West. The Verdict: Be prepared to change your plansFebruary 27, 2013Michael A. Stein represented the Hardball Times in the KFFL Baseball Analysis Draft. The Verdict: don’t mock the mock draft (part 2)February 20, 2013Practice can give you new insights. The Verdict: to the Victor go the spoils.February 12, 2013Should Victor Martinez be eligible at catcher this season after missing 2012? The Verdict: analyzing a draftJanuary 29, 2013One man's fantasy team for the whole season. The Verdict: Turn your league into a dynastyJanuary 16, 2013There are differences beyond the obvious. The Verdict: A commissioner’s guide to fantasy sports leaguesDecember 12, 2012Suggestions, recommendations and advice. The Verdict: and the winner is…October 09, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where a league's championship was in question due to an alleged discrepancy in statistics provided by CBS at the end of the MLB regular season. The Verdict: rebuilding for both teams in a keeper league trade.September 11, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where two teams in a keeper league made a trade with mutual goals of building for the future. The Verdict: fantasy baseball keeper league tradeAugust 28, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where the Court approved a trade made between two teams in a large fantasy baseball keeper league. The Verdict: the court rejects a trade deadline dump tradeAugust 14, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where the Court rejected a dump trade made at the league's trade deadline. The Verdict: controversial and contentious fantasy baseball trade disputeJuly 31, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment disucsses a recent case where the Court resolved a fantasy baseball trade dispute involving a last place team with a personal vendetta who admittedly made a trade with the intention of helping another team bypass his nemesis in the standings. The Verdict: fantasy baseball keeper league trade disputeJuly 17, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case submitted to the Court where a fantasy baseball team owner challenged the fairness of a trade made between two other teams in a mixed keeper league. The Verdict: rules are rules in a fantasy baseball leagueJuly 03, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where a fantasy baseball commissioner denied a league member's appeal of an approved trade based on language in the league constitution forbidding challenges to those decisions. The Verdict: the court finds no collusion between repeat trade partnersJune 19, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where allegations of collusion were raised between two teams that repeatedly make trades with each other in a fantasy baseball league. The Verdict: lineup lockoutJune 05, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where a fantasy baseball league commissioner refused to allow a team to retroactively change his lineup after rosters froze at the beginning of the scoring period. The Verdict: Collusion - if it quacks like a duck…May 22, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses the impact of collusion in fantasy baseball leagues and how to deal with it if it happens. The Verdict: the court rejects a disputed fantasy baseball tradeMay 08, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case where members of a fantasy baseball league disputed a trade made between two teams. The Court agreed with the challenge and rejected the trade as being inequitable. The Verdict: fantasy baseball trade dispute with league commissionerApril 24, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a contentious case regarding a fantasy baseball trade dispute that the league commissioner was involved in. The Verdict: THT fantasy baseball draft analysisMarch 27, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment looks at his team. The Verdict: fantasy baseball league constitutionsMarch 13, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment explains why it is so important for fantasy baseball leagues to have a written constitution. The Verdict: Offseason keeper league trade disputeFebruary 28, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses a recent case involving a dispute over an offseason trade in a fantasy baseball keeper league. The Verdict: don’t mock the mockFebruary 14, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment explains how important mock drafts are in preparing for a fantasy baseball league. The Verdict: Hardball Times mock draft analysisJanuary 31, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment provides analysis from last Wednesday's Hardball Times fantasy baseball expert mock draft. The Verdict: snake versus auction draftJanuary 17, 2012Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses the differences between a snake and an auction draft in fantasy baseball leagues. The Verdict: on the clock at the draftJanuary 03, 2012Why it is necessary to enforce a time limit on picks during a fantasy baseball draft. The Verdict: fantasy baseball autonomyDecember 20, 2011Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses whether it should be required to have both starting pitchers and relievers in your fantasy baseball lineup. The Verdict: Speed can killNovember 22, 2011Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment discusses some of the perils of building your fantasy baseball team around players who rely on speed. The Verdict: Conspiracy TheoryNovember 08, 2011Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment takes a look at how to deal with suspected collusion within fantasy baseball leagues. The Verdict: drama over mid-week DL substitutionsOctober 25, 2011Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment continues his expose on the nexus of fantasy baseball league rules by looking into mid-week injury substitutions. The Verdict: how rules became rules in a fantasy baseball leagueOctober 11, 2011Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment chronicles the history of how certain rules came to fruition in an 18-team fantasy baseball league in existence since 1999. The Verdict: 2011 fantasy baseball awardsSeptember 27, 2011Michael A. Stein of the Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment gives out his awards for the 2011 fantasy baseball season. The Verdict: Don’t get too fancySeptember 13, 2011How to avoid conflicts and issues in your leagues. The Verdict: me, myself and IreneAugust 30, 2011Michael A. Stein of the Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment discusses the impact of Hurricane Irene and other weather-related postponements on fantasy baseball leagues. The Verdict: non-keeper fantasy baseball trade disputeAugust 16, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment has issued a decision resolving a fantasy baseball trade dispute that created hostility and raised tensions within the league. The Court's decision epitomizes the difference in the analysis of a keeper league versus a non-keeper league. The Verdict: fantasy baseball league dramaAugust 02, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment issued a decision resolving a fantasy baseball trade dispute involving Cliff Lee and Stephen Strasburg. The Court also ruled on the inappropriate actions of the league commissioner who unilaterally changed the rules for evaluating trades. The Verdict: grand theft fantasy baseballJuly 19, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment issued a ruling on how to appropriately handle a situation where a league member has failed to pay his entry fee and the league's Constitution does not impose any requirements or penalties. The Verdict: fantasy baseball FAAB issue.July 06, 2011We have a decision! The Verdict: avoiding catchers will catch onJune 07, 2011After the serious injury sustained by Buster Posey, Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment argues that fantasy baseball players also should not rely on catchers for their teams either. The Verdict: Fantasy baseball can save the industry.May 24, 2011Michael A. Stein, Esq. of Fantasy Judgment argues that fantasy baseball has a golden opportunity to step up and save the fantasy sports industry in the event there is no NFL season in 2011. The Verdict: what to do when a league owner abandons his teamMay 10, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment provides guidance and new case law on how to handle a situation where a league owner abandons his team in the middle of the season. Baseball and Bin LadenMay 03, 2011Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment and THT Fantasy shares his story of how baseball helped the healing process after 9/11. The Verdict: fantasy baseball trade disputeApril 26, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment evaluates a proposed fantasy baseball trade and gives its impartial opinion as to whether the trade is fair and should be approved. The Verdict: Don’t overreact after one weekApril 12, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment advises fantasy baseball players not to overreact, either positively or negatively, after only one week. The verdict: Fantasy league commissioners deserve some loveMarch 29, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment looks into what fantasy commissioners must do to effectively run their leagues and shows some appreciation for the time and energy they dedicate to their efforts. The Verdict: free agent auction bidding works bestMarch 15, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment breaks down why using a free agent auction bidding process is the best way to handle transactions in a fantasy baseball league. The Verdict: keeper or non-keeperMarch 01, 2011The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment compares keeper vs. non-keeper fantasy baseball leagues. The Verdict: We need a fantasy constitutionFebruary 15, 2011Why it is necessary fantasy baseball leagues to have a written constitution outlining the rules that govern the league. The Verdict: Yahoo is endangering fantasy sportsFebruary 01, 2011The Supreme Court of Fantasy Judgment analyzes Yahoo's newest fantasy baseball feature, "Manager Ratings." The Verdict: Roto fantasy leagues do not resemble real baseball.January 18, 2011The Chief Justice of Fantasy Judgment analyzes why Roto leagues do not simulate real baseball as well as head-to-head leagues. Court is now in session to resolve your fantasy baseball disputes.January 04, 2011If unfair trades or other internal issues are ruining your fantasy baseball league, you can have those conflicts resolved through professional dispute resolution for fantasy leagues. | ||||