Jon did not get the Spider.... I did. I'm not sure as to the criteria used; I'm a fairly new owner (playing this about 8 months now) and only have 3 other teams. The team that I inherited is a very strong team that sold its soul to win last year (no rookie picks, no FA pick before round 4).
I just hope that the league is not as tainted as others have alledged. Some of the trades do look a bit lopsided; I'm surprised at that, considering a couple of mine that have been shot down since I got here. (see back a month or two in these posts for the one I got the grumpiest about...)

Greg, I can't promise not to trade with Arizona; I will only make trades that I feel benefit my ball club. If he makes me a good offer...

Doug Deakin
B10 Dville Yellow Jackets
M6 Peoria Norsemen
99RT5 Rightwing Extremists
98T2 Farmington Illini (formerly the Gainsville Spiders)