Written by Scott Pisani
March 17, 2007

RotoUmpire has hit the big time. That's right, we were amongst a few services featured in an article in the March 10, 2007 edition of the Wall Street Journal and the March 17, 2007 edition of the Reading Eagle. As a tiny business, being in the Wall Street Journal is like a dream come true. To be mentioned on the same page as gigantic behemoths of business is an honor beyond description.

But, (you knew there was "but" coming) the writer of the article left out a lot of what really distingushes us from the other outfits (Honestly, we'd only heard of one of them and we're in the business). We can see why - after all, the article was written as more of a "Hey, this is actually out there" kind of article, rather than Brand A is better than Brand B type of article.

Well, we're Brand A, and we kick Brand B, C, D, E and Z's butts. Why? First of all, we've been doing this longer than anyone. RotoUmpire (orignally called the Commish Services) was started back in 2001. That's right, we've been doing this for 7 years now - and each year we introduce improvements, streamlines, features that just make the service better and better.

Secondly, none of these other services go into the player by player detail we do. For each player, we provide full news and current/past stats, as well as an annual guide-worthy appraisal of a players talent.

Third, we go the extra mile to compromise between handling the quantity of resolutions we do while still keeping a personal feel to the service. Each and every deal is reviewed by at least 2 people, and the judgments are customized to the exact league that made the deal. Anyone who runs a service like this simply looking for "collusion" is pulling a scam - unless we have access to everyone's phone transcripts and e-mail records, it's absolutely impossible to prove without a doubt there was collusion taking place. Our resolutions are tailored to the level of "fairness" a league wants in it's deals - from being very restrictive, to letting all but the most lopsided deals pass.

Fourth, the staff of RotoUmpire, through our sister site TG Fantasy Baseball, is regularly invited to participate in Expert Leagues. And through TG Fantasy Baseball, our opinions are backed by well over a decade of fantasy baseball news, article, stats, etc.

Fifth, we have technical know-how. Our entire system on your end is automated to quickly and easily enter league information and players involved in deals.

Finally, none of these leagues offer the pricing we do. With our bigger packs, it's a measly $7.50 per incident and even cheaper for returning RotoUmpire customers. We've seen prices of $10 or higher for these other guys.

So, we're grateful to the WSJ for shedding some light on our somewhat obscure corner of the Fantasy world. With the limited amount of space the article had, we just wanted to throw in our two cents and let you know the full story behind the RotoUmpire! If you have any questions about our service, please let us know!

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