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First thing's first: if you're not in this league, there may be room for you! It's a pretty competitive league, so you'll want to have played fantasy baseball before, and playing Roto-style, in particular, is a big plus. If you want to play, just reply and say so, and we'll do our best to make room. Note that we try to give priority to a) more active users and b) returning owners.
If you played last year, you may already have an invite waiting for you at the same email addresses you used last year. If you don't have one, please PM me (http://www.movieforums.com/community/private.php?do=newpm&u=1) the address you're using and I'll have another sent.
Okay, onto the draft time. I'm suggesting a tentative date of Sunday, March 19th at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT), with a backup date a week later (the 26th) at the same time. Please reply by letting me know your availability for both dates. IE: "I can do both the 19th and 26th" or "I can do the 19th but not the 26th."
I'll keep a running list of confirmed owners here;
Yoda (Freedonia Ducks)
seanc (Mudville Nine)
rauldc14 (Peanuts&Crackerjacks)
Banknotes Harper (High-Level Arbitrage)
Sedai (Clockwork Angels)
Fabulous (The Empire)
mark f (Dodgers)
TONGO (The Naturals)
Adamantium18 (Hakuna Machado)
nostromo87 (Weapon X)
Powdered Water (Return of the Roids)
mikeython1 (Done and Dunn)
rauldc14
02-15-17, 12:30 PM
In! Can I please do good for once?
Banknotes Harper
02-15-17, 12:36 PM
In. I can do either date.
Mudville Nine is back to make you guys feel good about your fantasy skills.
Either date is cool with me.
In! Can I please do good for once?
Sure! But first, help me out with this:
Please reply by letting me know your availability for both dates. IE: "I can do both the 19th and 26th" or "I can do the 19th but not the 26th."
rauldc14
02-15-17, 12:44 PM
Sure! But first, help me out with this:
I'll make either work #3rdshiftlife (my middle of the night :p)
Banknotes Harper
02-15-17, 12:44 PM
I would also like to get in on the ground floor here and propose, as I have many times before, that we consider doing an auction-style draft this year as opposed to the snake format.
Pros - fun, more control over your team construction, gives everyone a fair chance to own certain players (e.g. everyone gets a shot at owning Mike Trout)
Cons - the draft takes a longer time, we'd need almost everyone to draft (auto-drafting makes it less enjoyable)
rauldc14
02-15-17, 12:47 PM
I don't think I would want to do auction though. Of course if I'm minority, then boot me :)
I would be amenable to an auction. As Tim says, you'll really want to make sure you don't miss it, and you'll need to block out more time. It's definitely a move away from a more casual playstyle, but it's more fair and you get a shot at every player.
I will say that, because this is such a big shift, we'll need a lot of agreement on the switch. Not unanimous, but more than just a simple majority vote, too. Please weigh in ASAP! :) We want to decide one way or the other as soon as we can, so people can mock draft and prepare accordingly.
It's that time of year again! :)
Unsure on the auction for now - I need to learn more about it before making a decision.
Banknotes Harper
02-15-17, 01:54 PM
I'd be happy to answer any questions about it. We implemented it in my other league two years ago and it's generally beloved.
Quick summary: Each manager starts with a sum of money (~$260). There is a turn order that is followed throughout the draft. On each manager's turn, they nominate a player, *any* player for auction and put in a starting bid (usually just the minimum of $1). From there, a clock starts (~30 seconds) and all managers can, at any time, increase the bid on the player (and it will reset the clock). In our league, once the clock falls below a certain threshold (like 10 seconds), it will only reset to that threshold when the bid goes up. Eventually, everyone will drop out and the player will go to the manager with the winning bid (the espn interface has a "going once, going twice, sold" sound byte as the time trickles down). Then it's the next manager's turn to nominate a player and the process resets. You also have to keep $1/player slot that you have left to ensure that you fill out your whole roster. So, if you have $5 left and 3 more roster slots to fill, you can't spend more than $3 on your next player.
Definite yes on auction from me. Love it.
That's a very good synopsis by Tim. It really is very simple but also quite a bit more strategic. You might not want advice from such a poor player but the biggest thing with an auction is have a clear game plan. I would say the biggest mistake you can make is leaving a bunch of money on the table and that doesn't feel good at all.
Fabulous
02-15-17, 04:40 PM
I'd like to join again. I should be available for both draft dates. Unsure on the auction draft though.
Quick heads-up: Patrick (Frightened Inmate No. 2) is bowing out this year because of the time commitment involved. He was a good owner and I told him he's welcome to come back next year or beyond.
This means we should probably have room for nostromo and PW, at least.
I'm in, at least at Yahoo, so Ill report I'm in here too. Either draft date is OK. Does the auction only apply to the draft? In other words, are waivers the same as they've always been?
I'm in, at least at Yahoo, so Ill report I'm in here too. Either draft date is OK. Does the auction only apply to the draft? In other words, are waivers the same as they've always been?
Does effect trades. You have to stay under your cap. Wsiver players are $1. If I'm not mistaken you can set it up for them to be bid on, then if they pass through they are $1.
Hmmm, the cap thing is optional, I believe. Ditto for changing waivers. Wasn't planning anything like that because I figured this one change would be big enough, but I'm open to whatever.
Nostromo87
02-15-17, 07:02 PM
I'll dance granted there's an opening. Either date works, though I'd prefer the 26th as I have a paper due March 20th, which would be the day after the first date. Not a big deal either way since I can get the paper out of the way early if March 19th is chosen. I lean towards snake draft.
Hmmm, the cap thing is optional, I believe. Ditto for changing waivers. Wasn't planning anything like that because I figured this one change would be big enough, but I'm open to whatever.
Sounds good to just keep waivers the same to me. I think Yahoo leauges are pretty flexible to whatever you want these days
Ahem:
Please reply by letting me know your availability for both dates. IE: "I can do both the 19th and 26th" or "I can do the 19th but not the 26th."
Oh, and either date or time works for me. Im easy. ;)
Just a headsup, but an auctions style format will make our draft take over 5 hours, Im pretty sure thats a safe estimate, Tim can correct me if Im wrong.
Im ok with either (I was pushing for auction style the past 2 seasons, just cause it looks cool :D, Ive never done it before myself) DEFINITELY do a Mock Draft to work out all your "learning kinks". You do not want to learn on draft day.
Banknotes Harper
02-16-17, 01:26 PM
A quick survey of the members of my other league makes it sound like it took ~4 hours each year (including a ~10 min matinee in the middle). You can make tweaks to the amount of time on the clock to make it go faster (and roster sizes, obviously), but it's undoubtedly a larger time commitment than a snake draft.
Banknotes Harper
02-16-17, 01:31 PM
And I would agree with Tongo: if we do switch to it, it's worth doing a mock draft just to get a feel for how it goes
Quick update on the auction stuff:
For Auction
Banknotes
Yoda
seanc
TONGO
Against Auction
raul
nostromo ("leaning")
Undecided
mark f
Sedai
Fabulous
And we haven't heard either way from Adam, PW, or whoever the last owner ends up being.
We're obviously not going to do this without a very strong majority in favor, though, and we want to decide soon, so if any of you undecided guys ( Sedai, Fabulous, mark f) have come to a decision, let us know.
I am leaning towards staying with the standard format this time around. I have a hard enough time drafting as it is!
No worries, just trying to get a decision one way or the other. Thanks. :up:
I think it's fair to say we'd need unanimous support from everyone else to make the switch, which seems unlikely, but if some other people can weigh in so we can confirm, I'd appreciate it.
Fabulous
02-17-17, 12:18 PM
I think I'd prefer the standard draft format as well.
Powdered Water
02-17-17, 12:39 PM
Either day works for me. I wouldn't mind trying the auction style draft but I have zero experience with it so I'm leaning towards a no vote. I just don't have enough time online to really get into it.
Well, that's definitely enough opposition to stick with the old auction style then. Maybe we can give it a shot next year. :)
Okay, mikeython1's back in, which gives us 12. Ten returning owners, with nostromo joining and PW making his return. Good stuff. :up: Here's the whole list (I imagine nostromo will change the team name he inherited, but here's what it is for now):
Yoda (Freedonia Ducks)
seanc (Mudville Nine)
rauldc14 (Peanuts&Crackerjacks)
Banknotes Harper (High-Level Arbitrage)
Sedai (Clockwork Angels)
Fabulous (The Empire)
mark f (Dodgers)
TONGO (The Naturals)
Adamantium18 (Quickie Marte)
nostromo87 (The Loose Seals)
Powdered Water (Return of the Roids)
mikeython1 (Done and Dunn)
So far, no objections to either draft date. So unless something changes (speak up quickly if there's a problem!), we're looking at a standard snake draft on March 19th, 1:00 PM ET.
Either day works for me. I wouldn't mind trying the auction style draft but I have zero experience with it so I'm leaning towards a no vote. I just don't have enough time online to really get into it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VlGyMG0ksg
Banknotes Harper
02-18-17, 12:25 PM
I'm sad that we didn't adopt the auction format, but I appreciate everyone weighing in. Regardless, it's almost fantasy (and real) baseball season, which is terribly exciting!
Banknotes Harper
02-20-17, 04:15 PM
In response to Tongo's post on the message board, I would also be in favor of determining the draft order ahead of time and posting it on here to allow us better prep for the draft, provided the rest of the league agrees.
mikeython1
02-20-17, 04:19 PM
I agree. I want to know ahead of time. There is so much research involved with baseball compared to football I feel knowing would help a lot.
I was just going to ask about that the other day, since we've done it a few years in a row, but it's been a crazy week so I forgot to actually post the post.
Sure, I'd be glad to. I'll do the same as before: assign numbers to each team and then use random.org. I can do that right now, even. Nobody's ever objected so I'll just assume this is fine, but on the off chance an argument surfaces we can always go back to random.
Okay, same as last year, I'm assigning numbers based on the order the teams show up for me on the league site, which is (NOTE: this is not the draft order, it's just the numbering used to pick the draft order):
Freedonia Ducks
Clockwork Angels
Dodgers
High-Level Arbitrage
Mudville Nine
Peanuts&Crackerjacks
The Naturals
The Empire
The Loose Seals
Quickie Marte
Return of the Roids
Done and Dunn
I'll go to www.random.org and ask for a random number between 1 and 12. Whichever comes up gets the first pick. Then I remove that team from the list, re-number the remaining teams 1-11, ask for a random number between 1 and 11, and that team gets the second pick. And so on until they're all gone.
Starting in a few minutes.
Okay, first random number is...1!
Freedonia Ducks pick first.
Second number is...11!
Done and Dunn pick second.
rauldc14
02-20-17, 04:30 PM
Not rigged (if I'm 2ND)
Third number is...3!
High-Level Arbitrage picks third.
Fourth number is...4!
Clockwork Angels pick fourth.
Random.org is fake random. Ask anybody.
Fifth number is...6!
The Loose Seals pick fifth.
Sixth number is...6 again!
Quickie Marte picks sixth.
Okay, that's the halfway point. Taking a break now.
Kidding. Here we go.
Seventh number is...2!
Mudville Nine pick seventh.
Eighth number is...3!
The Naturals pick eighth.
Ninth number is...1!
Dodgers pick ninth.
Tenth number is...2!
The Empire picks tenth.
Eleventh number is...1!
Peanuts&Crackerjacks pick eleventh.
Which means PW's Return of the Roids picks 12th.
Draft order:
Freedonia Ducks
Done and Dunn
High-Level Arbitrage
Clockwork Angels
The Loose Seals
Quickie Marte
Mudville Nine
The Naturals
Dodgers
The Empire
Peanuts&Crackerjacks
Return of the Roids
I haven't done any mocks, so I don't even have an opinion on which spots are the best.
Also, Mike Trout is on the trade block.
Ha. I just saw Yahoo has an option to randomize order for you. I'm like 80% sure that didn't exist before. :laugh:
Oh well. This is more dramatic anyway.
Thanks for doing that Yoda. I already have three trade requests from Tongo so I will talk to you guys later.
rauldc14
02-20-17, 04:40 PM
Oh, there is nothing better than the 11th pick. I should be able to at least get the 11th best player!!!!!!!
You joke, but those are often as good, or better. Cuz of the whole thing where we don't just draft in one round. You get the 11th and 14th best players, instead of, say, the 1st and 24th.
Last year that meant Arenado and Bryant instead of Trout and Marte, BTW.
rauldc14
02-20-17, 04:43 PM
Oh, thought it was just one round this year. I'm good now.
It's just funny how everyone seems to want higher picks. I'd say the majority of years I explicitly don't want one of the first couple of picks.
rauldc14
02-20-17, 04:47 PM
It doesn't really matter to me. I'm just horsing around.
I think this year the only range I'd want to avoid is the middle of the round, because you can make a decent case for pretty much anyone from 4-8.
Banknotes Harper
02-21-17, 06:45 PM
For next year, can you make a video of you pulling the names out of a hat for draft order? It's not that I don't trust you—I do—it's that I'd be into the (probably) awkward nature of it.
I actually did think about verifying this, even though I know nobody needs proof. That would be more fun. Yeah, good idea, I'll definitely do that with football and baseball going forward.
I still say we should all pitch in and get a trophy that whoever wins the league gets to hold onto. Someone new wins, they send the trophy to them, but all league winners names are on the plaque. Just like the old tv show The League.
I like the idea, but the trophy thing really requires that everyone be particularly close-knit and reliable, and we still have a bit of turnover, so I'm worried it would be over before it started. I think those work great if you have an especially dedicated, consistent year-to-year group of owners.
I did like the idea of springing for a simple trophy this year, though. Something fairly cheap, since I'm already buying the football one each year out of the goodness of my heart. :D
I like the idea, but the trophy thing really requires that everyone be particularly close-knit and reliable, and we still have a bit of turnover, so I'm worried it would be over before it started. I think those work great if you have an especially dedicated, consistent year-to-year group of owners.
I did like the idea of springing for a simple trophy this year, though. Something fairly cheap, since I'm already buying the football one each year out of the goodness of my heart. :D
Gah! Damn you and your good sense!
Tell you what, Im springing for the baseball trophy this year. Let this post be my contract to yall - TONGO HAS SPOKEN!!!
....I think itd give Nostro & rauld a little extra incentive knowing itd be my pocket that rewards them ;) Lotsa luck boys
Gah! Damn you and your good sense!
Tell you what, Im springing for the baseball trophy this year. Let this post be my contract to yall - TONGO HAS SPOKEN!!!
....I think itd give Nostro & rauld a little extra incentive knowing itd be my pocket that rewards them ;) Lotsa luck boys
I like really tall trophies. Lots of ornamentation.
Lem1221
02-23-17, 02:50 PM
wassssuuup boys!!! Good to be back!
Thought you already had an account (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=91406)? If you forgot the password, when you try to login it'll give you the option of resetting it.
Lem1221
02-23-17, 03:04 PM
Thought you already had an account (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=91406)? If you forgot the password, when you try to login it'll give you the option of resetting it.
i did, but i didnt even remember what email i used....does it matter?
hadnt used the site since last year, so had no clue what i used.....then by the time i remembered, i had started a new one
Lem1221
02-23-17, 03:07 PM
i actually didn't even remember my user name either, lol
I think it was just Lem...
Lem1221
02-23-17, 03:33 PM
I think it was just Lem...
yes, it was....you can actually see it in the post above. Its all good, i got this one and will just use this now. Either way, we will win Mike. ;)
Both TONGO and sean have mentioned picking up a token trophy: I'll let you guys sort it out, but I don't mind paying for it. Or at least reimbursing you. Just lemme know how you wanna do it so we can confidently go into the draft promising people some bling. :D
Both TONGO and sean have mentioned picking up a token trophy: I'll let you guys sort it out, but I don't mind paying for it. Or at least reimbursing you. Just lemme know how you wanna do it so we can confidently go into the draft promising people some bling. :D
Theres nothing to discuss, TONGO had spoken :yup: ;)
I slept on it, and figured Id send the money to Sean and he can get the trophy. That way its a dual effort. Good?
If that's what you guys wanna do, sure. Very generous of both of you! :) I'll be glad to kick in next year, then, since you guys were good enough to kick things off.
Gah! Seans being stubborn.
I feel like Yoda is Tom Sawyer and me and Sean are fighting who gets to paint the fence white. ;)
Sean wants to get it this year, but Im gonna get the money to Yoda first, then Sean can get it next year. :D Yoda please give me an address
Don't drag me into this. :p :laugh:
bah, I cant believe I was beat to the punch on some event like this taking place in the leagues. Savor the flavor Sean! ;)
I will send Sean or Yoda $200 though as I was determined to pay for the league trophy this year or next. Would $200 be enough?
bah, I cant believe I was beat to the punch on some event like this taking place in the leagues. Savor the flavor Sean! ;)
I will send Sean or Yoda $200 though as I was determined to pay for the league trophy this year or next. Would $200 be enough?
Just get it next year Tongo. I'm going to try and get to the trophy place this week. I'm not sure what they run but I think you are over shooting a bit. I will PM you when I have a look.
I hope/assume that was supposed to be $20.
I hope/assume that was supposed to be $20.
Yeah, that makes way more sense. :facepalm:
Twenty dollars my balls. Two hundred dollars my league friends :yup: I am dead dog serious.
Ill let that settle a bit. Come on Sean, do me this favor this one time, and let me get it this year. I have my own reasons.
:)
Twenty dollars my balls. Two hundred dollars my league friends :yup: I am dead dog serious.
Ill let that settle a bit. Come on Sean, do me this favor this one time, and let me get it this year. I have my own reasons.
:)
It's yours buddy. I will pick it up next year. If you need any more cash let me know.
rauldc14
03-02-17, 08:16 PM
200!?!?!
Dude, that's way too much! I'd feel bad if you spent that much.
If you want something beyond a smaller trophy, you can still get some really nice ones for $40-50. And if you're determined to spend that much for tax purposes, buy the next several years' worth. :laugh:
Dude, that's way too much! I'd feel bad if you spent that much.
If you want something beyond a smaller trophy, you can still get some really nice ones for $40-50. And if you're determined to spend that much for tax purposes, buy the next several years' worth. :laugh:
$200 might be a great prize. Tell you what, Sean is a sport so Ill let him get the trophy this year, AND send him $200 to attach it to the trophy.
Whoever wins the league this year gets a trophy and $200,
Yeah. :yup: This will be a one time thing.
$200 might be a great prize. Tell you what, Sean is a sport so Ill let him get the trophy this year, AND send him $200 to attach it to the trophy.
Whoever wins the league this year gets a trophy and $200,
Yeah. :yup: This will be a one time thing.
Yeah brother, when you first said $200 I was thinking maybe I way underestimated what trophies cost. I was thinking in the $40 range for a nice one. If you won the lottery we need to be having a different conversation. ;)
I mean, it's ultimately up to you, obviously, but that feels so generous and over-the-top that I think I'll feel bad no matter who wins (unless it's you, I guess :laugh:). I'm also slightly worried it'll change the dynamic a little with real money at play, truth be told, since people already get a little worked up if they don't like a trade, with nothing tangible on the line at all.
I think just springing for a trophy (a nicer one, if you absolutely insist!) is more in the spirit of things. But again, your life/money.
Oh, and just in case any of the new (or returning) people don't know, or didn't remember, a quick note about the scoring.
Obviously it's all there on the league site, so I'd encourage you to check it out so you can prepare accordingly, but the executive summary is that it's standard Roto, except we've added OBP and Holds, and changed Wins to Quality Starts.
nostromo87, Powdered Water Adamantium18
Hey Tongs...how about those Rays? ;)
Let's go Red Sox!!!
Hey Tongs...how about those Rays? ;)
Let's go Red Sox!!!
Screw them RedSox. oh we arent the same team without Madden. Now the Rays are looking real beatable
Sean give me an address in PM and ll send you the $. That way you can send the trophy with the cash
Remember guys, this is a one time ting, so lets have fun with it :)
Just a fyi for anyone wanting to adjust their Private Message option settings, theyre a pain to undo.
Im back in the Information Super Highway once again (i.e. I can be sent messages ;))
Hmm, can you elaborate? I don't want them to be a pain.
Powdered Water
03-06-17, 01:46 PM
So I'm 12th? That's dope.
Quick note: Yahoo's just announced a slight change to how the DL works: you can now add someone from waivers, or the FA pool, directly to your DL slot: https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/features
This makes a lot more sense than before, where you'd have to pick them up, then drop someone or move everything around. Just a heads-up, though.
Powdered Water
03-09-17, 01:08 PM
I've been asking about that for 6 years. Glad they finally changed it. Thanks Chris.
The draft is one week from today.
Powdered Water
03-13-17, 12:59 PM
There's no mock drafts that will be anywhere close to how random our draft will be. I keep ending up with the same guys. I'm convinced one of the top guys will filter down when we actually draft. If not I really like the 2 that are right at Yahoo's number 12 and 13 spots. So I'm basically stoked to be at 12.
There's no mock drafts that will be anywhere close to how random our draft will be. I keep ending up with the same guys. I'm convinced one of the top guys will filter down when we actually draft. If not I really like the 2 that are right at Yahoo's number 12 and 13 spots. So I'm basically stoked to be at 12.
I gotta agree. I remember one year I did a ton of mocks, and the ones i would always get everytime, on draft day I didnt get any.
Standard reminder: draft is Sunday! Two days from now.
Fabulous
03-18-17, 05:02 PM
For the second year in a row, I will most likely miss the draft. Something has come up at the last minute. I honestly wouldn't mind dropping out of the league now, this really has killed almost all of my enthusiasm.
For the second year in a row, I will most likely miss the draft. Something has come up at the last minute. I honestly wouldn't mind dropping out of the league now, this really has killed almost all of my enthusiasm.
Whoa! Dont take it that hard man. FBB isnt like FFB, the draft isnt that important. It helps, but theres so much talent and new talent where you can still win.
And btw to everyone else...........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT344cl_Azg
Get ready, people! :)
Draft is TODAY! :D
I'll echo what TONGO said. I don't think the champion each year has correlated much with whoever has the best draft; far more about in-season management than, say, football.
Just tagging everyone who hasn't been in here today as a reminder that the draft is in 2 and a half hours:
Powdered Water, mark f seanc, rauldc14, Banknotes Harper, Adamantanium18, nostromo87, mikeython1
Tongo already has his eyes on Tulo! ;)
Glad I went to early service, I completely forgot about this. Bolds well for me. :)
Tongo: draft Colby's beard!
MFW someone forgets or almost forgets a draft, implying they aren't looking forward to it for weeks on end each year:
29469
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sThXMbO_ZC4/Vdtwy5RfY9I/AAAAAAAC5p8/m6dDSGzO3DY/s640/MFW%2Bmy%2Bgirlfriend%2Bsuggests%2Bsex%2Bwhen%2BI%2Bam%2Bmad%2Bat%2Bher.%2B-%2BImgur.gif
I'm surprised nobody's using that as an avatar.
After this draft, Ill tell you all about a dream I had last night. To tell it now would tip my hand ;)
Man, when you add OBP into the mix, the rankings change up quite a bit. Pushes some guys that are towards the end of R1 up towards the top!
After this draft, Ill tell you all about a dream I had last night. To tell it now would tip my hand ;)
The TONGO Method
http://now-here-this.timeout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MysticSonya_RG006.jpg
MFW someone forgets or almost forgets a draft, implying they aren't looking forward to it for weeks on end each year:
29469
There's a private vote going on right now to remove me from the league, isn't there?
There's a private vote going on right now to remove me from the league, isn't there?
That's ridiculous! Why would you think that?
It's not private.
In before Tongo creates Trade thread. ;)
In before raul realizes he forgot the draft and then implies his season is over before it started.
The TONGO Method
http://now-here-this.timeout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MysticSonya_RG006.jpg
Well let me tell ya bout it! :)
I actually was having a very cinematic dream last night. It had all sorts to do with a Pixar movie, the movie theater, a new way of ahowing movies, and a finish to the dream which ran like the plotline of Dog Day Afternoon. Somewhere in the midst of the dream the movie theater screen was playing highlights from the Rays games last season, and on that big screen was Evan Longoria, and how they were talking it was his turnaround year. It was like a random insert, then the screen went on about the Pixar movie again.
When I woke I knew, I knew it was a sign :yup: So I nabbed him, maybe 1 rd earlier than he wouldve gone (idk), not necessary cause I already had Kyle Seager (hes on the block ;)), but you just cant let those moments pass without action. They may never come again.
Course it couldve just been a part of a dream. :shrug:
rauldc14
03-19-17, 08:14 PM
In before raul realizes he forgot the draft and then implies his season is over before it started.
Didn't forget, just no human way possible I could wake up. It's like my version of 2 AM. Thought I could do it but when the time came there was no way in hell.
Nostromo87
03-19-17, 08:37 PM
Believe Banknotes Harper drafted this guy. Eric Thames, now the 1B for Milwaukee- his highlights from Korea, good for a laugh (edit: in a good way, I like Thames)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8GheLGD98g
I think I feel good about my draft. I stuck with the idea of taking someone on offense and then pitching every other turn, and followed thru. Balanced, and recognizable names on each side. Lot of guys with great upside.
Sean won Yahoos Best Drafter thingy, but the 2017 Naturals may surprise. ;)
C Wilson Contreras
1B Anthony Rizzo
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Kyle Seager
SS Dansby Swanson (who?)
OF Nelson Cruz (I remember this guy ffrom 2 yrs ago when my squad was awesome)
OF Marcell Ozuna (Maybe he'll hit a full season now)
OF Carlos Beltran
UT Evan Longoria (dream motivated, possible "sign" * see post above)
UT Jacoby Ellsbury
BN Melky Cabrera
BN Ben Revere
SP Noah Syndergaard
SP Jon Lester
RP Seung Hwan Oh
RP Wade Davis (Always wanted Wade as a closer, former Ray who became elite after he became a closer)
SP Zack Grienke (maybe will turn it around)
BN Jeff Samardzija
BN Dallas Keuchel (maybe will turn it around too)
BN Joe Ross (great upside)
BN Nick Vincent
BN Hector Rondon (great for Ks)
BN Alex Cobb (sentimental hadda)
I probably could have targeted better pitchers on retrospect, more dominant in K's, but I didnt - oh well! The point is I do not have to be #1 or #2 in Ks to win it all, just strong. The mistake of chasing Ks from 2 years ag, which dismantled my awesome squad, will not occur again. Redemption fueled, striving for possibility, its "game-on" boys' ;)
http://www.tampabay.com/resources/images/blogs-photo/rendered/2017/02/cobb021617_8col.jpg
Weirdly, I don't really see any teams that look clearly better (or worse) than the others. Lots of question marks everywhere.
If I had to pick one, I'd probably pick sean's as the best right now, though Yahoo liking it makes me less confident in that, since that's got a terrible track record. :laugh:
Since Sean has a terrible track record the last few years I definitely wouldn't trust it.
I agree, league looks very balanced. No surprise with the Mofo league where we have very engaged owners. Should be a fun year.
Banknotes Harper
03-22-17, 04:17 PM
Believe Banknotes Harper drafted this guy. Eric Thames, now the 1B for Milwaukee- his highlights from Korea, good for a laugh (edit: in a good way, I like Thames)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8GheLGD98g
Yup, I got him. I have no idea what to expect from him this year. The FanGraphs projections think REALLY highly of him this year so I thought I'd give him a shot.
Banknotes Harper
03-22-17, 04:29 PM
I agree that it looks like a lot of parity this year. Working Title and D&D maybe stood a bit to me, but it's easy to see any of us having good seasons.
Banknotes Harper
03-22-17, 05:10 PM
Follow-up on Thames: It's too bad we don't play "HR celebration quality" as a category, because he'd be a top contributor in that stat.
Follow-up on Thames: It's too bad we don't play "HR celebration quality" as a category, because he'd be a top contributor in that stat.
Yeah I was going to post the same thing about the celebration jig antics of his and that teammate, great stuff. I wonder if they kept it up with all 47 homers. Even though it wasnt MLB pitching, he could be good for 30 HRs I think.
I agree that it looks like a lot of parity this year. Working Title and D&D maybe stood a bit to me, but it's easy to see any of us having good seasons.
Hm. I thought I drafted more noteworthy. Maybe that Dansby Swanson guy will surprise.
Banknotes Harper
03-25-17, 10:47 AM
You have a good team too, Tongo :)
Thank you Tim :)
Needs more Rays.
You know whats funny, I got a dream of a Chicago Cubs homer team. Got their two best players, Rizzo & Lester, plus their closer and set up guy. I even have their catcher (Conteras). It just happened to work out this way, purely unintentional.
Banknotes Harper
03-26-17, 12:30 PM
I have five Dodgers, but four of them are among my most-droppable players; three Red Sox (which were my top 3 picks); and no Pirates.
Powdered Water
03-26-17, 10:22 PM
Does anyone know how to find the season projections? I've tried to put a few trades together and the only time I can find them is when I'm trying to evaluate a deal. They have a whole breakdown of how the trade will work out based on season projections but I can't find them on the regular Yahoo pages. Any of you guys know what I'm talking about?
On the My Team page, go two places to the right of the date and click on Projected Stats.
Powdered Water
03-27-17, 12:18 AM
Not quite it. I'm trying to find the page that has all the teams in it. Just like the standings after the season starts. I'm not sure if its a real thing... Like, how did they come up with the numbers? I can only locate it on the evaluate trade page and I'm wondering how they came up the projections.
Quick note: Yahoo's just announced a slight change to how the DL works: you can now add someone from waivers, or the FA pool, directly to your DL slot: https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/features
This makes a lot more sense than before, where you'd have to pick them up, then drop someone or move everything around. Just a heads-up, though.
FYI, this apparently wasn't enabled by default; I've just turned it on. Didn't matter before now because I believe teams just started officially placing players on the DL, but just a heads-up.
Fabulous
04-02-17, 09:10 PM
I don't remember the details on this from last year, but when you move a player from your roster to the DL, are you able to sign a free agent to take his place until the player on the DL is ready to return to action?
You can actually do more, but the quick answer is yes.
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