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Not that we would inherit our players from this season next year, but im curious if theres interest in this idea.
Does anyone know the mechanics involved in a Dynasty League?
Do they inherit all the same players year to year unless traded/dropped, or is it a partial draft each year?
Is Yahoo even set up for something like that?
Not that we would inherit our players from this season next year, but im curious if theres interest in this idea.
Does anyone know the mechanics involved in a Dynasty League?
Do they inherit all the same players year to year unless traded/dropped, or is it a partial draft each year?
Is Yahoo even set up for something like that?
I would be up for something like that. The ones I have played in would keep 5, I’m sure it could be setup however you want. I was in one in the early 2000’s that ran through Yahoo, so it’s definitely possible.
Not that we would inherit our players from this season next year, but im curious if theres interest in this idea.
Does anyone know the mechanics involved in a Dynasty League?
Do they inherit all the same players year to year unless traded/dropped, or is it a partial draft each year?
That's up to each league. Dynasty usually implies total roster retention. There are also "Keeper" leagues which are a little less dramatic, where you keep a certain number of players each year, sometimes with additional restrictions or costs. This is simplest with auction leagues, because in those cases you can have a player cost more money each successive year you keep them. I play in a Keeper League with Tim and Dan where we keep six, but each player is on a five-year contract, which is something Tim has to track on his own in a spreadsheet. He does a good job of it, but those kinds of rules usually have to be administered without the help of the league site.
I'm open to it but the main hurdle is owner retention is particularly important, owner involvement has to be very high and I don't think it would work to convert this league into one, so it would mean adding another league entirely, in all likelihood.
Is Yahoo even set up for something like that?
Yes.
I'm open to it but the main hurdle is owner retention is particularly important, owner involvement has to be very high and I don't think it would work to convert this league into one, so it would mean adding another league entirely, in all likelihood.
Well me, you, Sean, and Tim would be for it. Best to just let these posts sit and see if anyone else says they're interested. If there's just a couple people more that wouldn't be enough to change or create one.
Well, Tim obviously likes playing in them, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'd want to play in another one. He just clears that first hurdle.
Oh, and just saw this...
The deadline to complete trades in this league is Thursday, Aug 8.
THATS TODAY! Anyone wanting something I got or wanting to make available this is our last chance
I have only two that never left, Justin Steele & Willson Contreras. Others I traded away, dropped to waivers, traded back for, or picked up again.
...and then there was one.
Dropped Willson Contreras to waivers as he's been cold the past month, and I have to have top tier output at all times from my guys to have a chance against Adam Wonderdraft, and the Fantasy sports Jedi Master.
Onward!
Dear Rays,
Congratulations in your new stadium. Why or how anyone would be stupid enough to spend that much money on a stadium in an area that's proven to not draw fans..... Anyway, now would be a good time to call up Junior Caminero. Let him get his baseball legs the next 6 weeks since we're out of the playoffs.
The fact this would make sense just answers my question. Damn.
Your hopeless fan,
TONGO
Wrong thread. Got one with Bobby Witt?
MovieGal
08-11-24, 08:07 PM
Chiefs play football
Lol I didn't notice. I will delete.
MovieGal
08-11-24, 08:12 PM
The Royals have sucked for many years. I wouldn't post a meme of them until they have greatly improved.
Been a lot of teams who haven’t won s WS since them.
Shoheis slumping. Noooo !!! :bawling:
Help us Ohtani Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope!
I really shouldn't be stashing this late in the season, but the outrage I would feel with Junior Caminero getting called up with someone beating me to him would be devastating.
And he just.got called up. Whew!
Ugh, looks like Joe Ryan's done for the year.
Ugh, looks like Joe Ryan's done for the year.
Bummer for me in my other league, that appears to be between me and two others.
Jazz Chisholm likely headed to IL due to his UCL.
https://www.mlb.com/news/jazz-chisholm-jr-ucl-injury
That was quick stop to the Bronx.
Im getting shredded with my pitching :sick: Tough matchups to come too. Cry.
Wyldesyde19
08-13-24, 11:03 PM
Im getting shredded with my pitching :sick: Tough matchups to come too. Cry.
On the bright side, Ohtani showed up today. Slump over?
On the bright side, Ohtani showed up today. Slump over?
He's hitting dingers, and stealing bases. The batting avg is rough lately though. I'm spoiled.
6 weeks left. I'm gonna miss FBB, always do. This is sad but the most excitement I feel in a year is when the Fantasy Baseball draft creeps nearer and nearer. I just got a promotion and will be relocating to a beautiful city where should make alot more money, but I'm more focused on whose either streaking or emerging on the wire lol!
Speaking of which, Junior Caminero has gone 1 for 6 so far. Shame! Shame! They should make him walk nude from Tropicana Field to the beach with some medeival nuns walking around him chanting Shame!
Cole Ragans is a better pitcher than Seth Lugo. Just ask the Twins.
Schwarby hit a grand slam, and his batting avg is better than Ohtanis lately. Shohei is channeling Adam Dunne, the 4 balls he hit this week 3 were homers.
Is it me or are there more hitters now that just go up against right handed pitchers?
Glad this season isn't a walkway win for anyone. The way Adam started it looked like it, and then Yoda constructing a roster where 7 of his players were in the preseason top 50 looked like it too. My team seems like Ross Perot from the 1992 election.
If it stays as close as it is lately....well I've no prediction this time.
Congrats on the promotion - that's great news!
Congrats on the promotion - that's great news!
Thank you Brother. Seeing your life on FB with your daughter & LTizzy is worth a daily congratulations. Good for you all :)
Cmon Quintana, you can give me one good start this season. Can't ya? Cant ya?! You can do it Jose !
Great small video about Bonds vs Maddux at MLB.com. They're gonna make a documentary on the two against each other.
https://www.mlb.com/news/greg-maddux-barry-bonds-on-facing-each-other
Cmon Quintana, you can give me one good start this season. Can't ya? Cant ya?! You can do it Jose !
#&^!#^ you Jose :mad:
Oh well. Looks like Junior Caminero is an ONeil Cruz type player. Hopefully he will figure it out the next 6 weeks. Buh bye. Also Shoheis on the bench until he stops going hitless or one hit for every 4 or 5 at bats. Smart moves? Nope, but if nothing changes then nothing changes.
Oh screw that im playing him. That was crazy talk!
I'd say "recency bias is a helluva drug" but even that doesn't explain it because he homered in consecutive games just two days ago. And stole two last night.
I'd go on about sample sizes too but I've been saying that for years so I give up.
I'd say "recency bias is a helluva drug" but even that doesn't explain it because he homered in consecutive games just two days ago. And stole two last night.
I'd go on about sample sizes too but I've been saying that for years so I give up.
He's been batting .167 the past 2 weeks. Whenever he hits the ball, 75% of the time its a home run, but I'm desperately needing my .Avg needle to move in the right direction. We have 6 weeks left, the rest of the season is a small sample size, but I'm playing him. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him. So be it.
Over two weeks you maybe get 48 at bats, so .167 means he's about 8 for his last 48. If he gets literally one more hit every three days he's hitting .270. So what do those outs look like? Are they popups, or fly outs to the warning track with the wind blowing in? Are they weak grounders or line outs? Doesn't take much over such a small time span. The difference between below average and batting champion over the course of a season is a hit or two a week. That's not perceptible on a day to day or week to week basis.
Two weeks means absolutely nothing, particularly for an established player.
Also, when you say you "need AVG," what does that mean? It looks like it just means "my ranking in AVG is a bit lower than my other categories." But you're also already five points behind the next spot. Your RBI ranking is higher, but you're also RIGHT behind and RIGHT ahead of people in that category, so RBIs are worth way more to you than hits at the moment. You're also just behind THREE teams for SBs.
Strategy in roto isn't "what categories am I low in?" Strategy is "which categories do I stand to gain or lose the most ground in?" A ranking point in one category is worth the exact same amount as any other category, so it's the relative distance to the teams on either side of you that matters.
Over two weeks you maybe get 48 at bats, so .167 means he's about 8 for his last 48. If he gets literally one more hit every three days he's hitting .270. So what do those outs look like? Are they popups, or fly outs to the warning track with the wind blowing in? Are they weak grounders or line outs? Doesn't take much over such a small time span. The difference between below average and batting champion over the course of a season is a hit or two a week. That's not perceptible on a day to day or week to week basis.
Two weeks means absolutely nothing, particularly for an established player.
....well -bleep-. This is how I've been playing the past 10 years. I'm speechless right now.
Also, when you say you "need AVG," what does that mean? It looks like it just means "my ranking in AVG is a bit lower than my other categories." But you're also already five points behind the next spot. Your RBI ranking is higher, but you're also RIGHT behind and RIGHT ahead of people in that category, so RBIs are worth way more to you than hits at the moment. You're also just behind THREE teams for SBs.
Strategy in roto isn't "what categories am I low in?" Strategy is "which categories do I stand to gain or lose the most ground in?" A ranking point in one category is worth the exact same amount as any other category, so it's the relative distance to the teams on either side of you that matters.
Uh, I have no argument. Thank you. Seriously.
:up:
One small distinction on the roto thing: it's reasonable to say "I need to focus on AVG/SB/whatever" early in the year, but only insofar as you expect it to produce more points in the long-term. In a vacuum weak categories earlier on tend to have more upside simply because there are more points above you than below, but as the year goes on it becomes more and more about that relative distance.
Here's a good way to think of it: imagine your team AVG is .220, dead last. Imagine the guy ahead of you in second-to-last is hitting .240. Now imagine it's the final day of the season! You can't catch him even if every hitter gets a hit every AB. But imagine you're first in RBIs with 800...and four guys are right behind you at 799.
In this scenario, you're last in AVG and first in RBIs...and yet it still makes sense to prioritize RBIs, because you can't gain points in the former and you can lose a lot in the latter.
It's the exact same idea all year, just less extreme and less obvious, particularly earlier on.
Of course, however smart that sounds, I literally just tried to talk my primary competition into NOT benching their best hitter, so I'm functionally pretty stupid.
Wyldesyde19
08-16-24, 02:19 PM
I was gonna say. It’s this kind of advice, however well intentioned it may be, that could come back to cost you first place. Haha.
Of course, however smart that sounds, I literally just tried to talk my primary competition into NOT benching their best hitter, so I'm functionally pretty stupid.
LOL! Your sense of sense itself overpowered your competitive nature. That's a good thing, and don't feel too bad because if everyone gets better from nuggets thrown like that then it'll be more competitive and fun for everyone.
Major League Baseball is toying with the idea of instituting a six-inning-minimum rule for starting pitchers, with several caveats. Jesse Rogers at ESPN reported on the details earlier this week, and noted it would take several years to implement, including trials in the minors beforehand.
https://www.truebluela.com/2024/8/17/24220345/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-starting-pitchers-arizona-complex-league#:~:text=Major%20League%20Baseball%20is%20toying,trials%20in%20the%20minors%20beforehand.
Could you imagine? The dreaded 5.2 ip being done away with?! :)
I like Yahoo's little zingers they throw in for player updates. Normally batters are hot, but Jake Burger is flame-broiled.
I can't remember a season where 3 teams kept trading 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions almost daily. Complete random logjam.
My guess is Yoda will win because his guys will come off the mend and this should push him out of this cycle. In a positive way ;)
Hopefully a good day for Lugo and Taj. They've had rough going for their last few starts.
Pete Fairchild out again. Thankfully the Marlins new closer was available, otherwise it would have been Rays roulette. Again.
Christian Yelich I see is having season ending back surgery. Hopefully this will permanently correct it as he's always had struggles with his back at times each season. Kershaw too.
Gonna give Junior Caminero another chance since he's at least hitting well, and they say the power is sure to come.
Shohei Ohtani is ranked 10th overall the past 7 days, yet his avg. has been .167 with an obp of .242. He's an enigma.
My guess is Yoda will win because his guys will come off the mend and this should push him out of this cycle. In a positive way ;)
Right as I you posted this they announced Riley was out for the rest of the regular season.
I think it's a coin flip at this point. If I can pull this out having lost Yelich, Riley, Ryan, Albies, Senga, Musgrove, and half a season of Tatis (as well as a month or J-Rod), I'll be pretty happy. But it's gonna be a struggle.
I literally just accidentally dropped Jacob Wilson. Would there be a problem putting him back in my team?
If not then ok, its not life or death.
Hurry Chris, only a few hours before he has to drop him again. ;)
I've placed him back on your roster.
Gonna give Junior Caminero another chance since he's at least hitting well, and they say the power is sure to come.
By "another chance" did you mean "one game"? ;)
I've placed him back on your roster.
Thank you! :)
I hate teamwide slumps. They shouldn't exist in Fantasy Baseball. I mean, they're not really a team. There is no psychology or mood our players are sharing, but for some reason it happens. Baseball is as baseball does.
Johnny Cueto is pitching against the Royals tonight in KC. Wow. 38 years old.
Just finished a Nolan Ryan documentary, he was pitching at 46, his best years were 38 and on. Amazing.
And it is done. The only reasoning I have is this is how I got out of the cellar. No attachments.
Having said that I'm sure yall will find some keepers in my teams Fire Sale.
I don't think the fiddling is (mostly) how you got out of the cellar. Easy to confuse correlation with causation.
I don't think the fiddling is (mostly) how you got out of the cellar. Easy to confuse correlation with causation.
Oh that was gentler than I was expecting. No this time wasn't fiddling, but outright overhauling. I just had more time to do it gradually before.
Dylan Crews is supposed to start Monday for the Nats. I dont if having him now will help me as much as making sure he doesn't help someone else. Course it could all be anticlimactic like Junior Caminero.
Historic switcheroo: Jansen officially set to play for two teams in one game
https://www.mlb.com/news/danny-jansen-set-to-play-for-two-teams-in-same-game
That moment when everyone's thinking the same thing but don't have the heart to say it as all it would cause is pain lol
Having said that, and lost plenty, there is hope. New prospects, hidden waiver gems in plain sight, and fresher arms will hopefully do the trick. Either way I've had the most fun I can remember in a fantasy baseball season, and won't finish last place like I would have.
Yesterday Junior Caminero came alive, Ohtani found himself, and there's still 5 weeks left. I see Clockwork and Inmate in the near horizon...
Xavier Edward's is DTD, he was stealing so many bases Ohtani looked like Fat Albert, what am I to do...wait?! Norby :)
Umm...I somehow dropped Musgrove instead of Pffadt (!!!) for my waiver claim (I was stuck using my phone while on vacation). Any way to get that fixed?
If anyone objects, I totally get it, but I absolutely meant to drop Pffadt (obviously the worse guy). I stashed Musgrove while injured and no way I would ever drop him after waiting that long after he just pitched a gem...
Sorry, I am just noticing now that I am home on my PC...
ACK!!
Umm...I somehow dropped Musgrove instead of Pffadt (!!!) for my waiver claim (I was stuck using my phone while on vacation). Any way to get that fixed?
If anyone objects, I totally get it, but I absolutely meant to drop Pffadt (obviously the worse guy). I stashed Musgrove while injured and no way I would ever drop him after waiting that long after he just pitched a gem...
Fixed.
Fixed.
Whew!!
Thank you :)
Ooph! Tough day at the fantasy ballpark...
https://youtu.be/D3bhT7Ke87g?si=bqlDbPdJLWa-SRBr
Just to confirm... If I had a pitcher start yesterday, but the game got suspended almost as soon as it started, the stats from the start today will be counted for that previous game? Not that it matters, because my guy never even went out to the mound, as his team was batting first.
Just wondering for the future when it would actually matter.
Yeah, looks like it should be applied via stat corrections later (https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN6799.html).
This is like a three way hornets nest up here. Has there ever been a season where the top 3 change positions so quickly this late in the season?
This is like a three way hornets nest up here. Has there ever been a season where the top 3 change positions so quickly this late in the season?
This wasn't a rhetorical question. Does anyone remember this happening before? Yoda Sedai rauldc14 @anybody?
I have a memory of it happening once before, yeah. Might've been the league Adam beat me on the final day, or the year Tim won. I think it was me/Tim/Adam but I'm not positive. And maybe not to this degree.
For me it's all just down to health. They just keep dropping, like the proverbial flies.
My closer not only attempted a foolhardy barehanded grab, which ended up injuring his hand, but he also clowned the throw to first base causing Vinnie to step into a runner, injuring his hand also.
Not cool!
"Pasquantino was diagnosed with a fractured right thumb Friday and given a 6-to-8 week timetable for return, ending the first baseman's 2024 season. "
Seds is NOT HAPPY
Oopsie. After all my number crunching I just realized I have 4 Cubs on my roster today.
He's back. A name with a history of greatness - COBB ;)
Edit in- sigh, I'm running out of innings, sorry Alex :(
Fredrick is in Fourth Place. He's 3 1/2 points behind 3rd.
Yoda is is in Third Place. He's 4 points behind 2nd.
Im in Second Place. I'm 4 points behind 1st,
and Adam's in First Place.
27 days left in the season.
Inmate is in Fourth Place
That's Hey Fredrick.
That's Hey Fredrick.
Aw jeez I can't keep track! I'll correct it.
Wyldesyde19
09-03-24, 10:38 PM
Oof. To be a White Sox fan….please tell me you guys have seen the play today?
Oof. To be a White Sox fan….please tell me you guys have seen the play today?
I havent. What happened? Do you have a link?
Wyldesyde19
09-04-24, 02:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDLA18GxkI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDLA18GxkI
Oh that's terrible
LAMb EELYAK
09-04-24, 08:50 PM
Oh that's terrible
You've got that right. "Have went?" He says it correctly in the video!
Peek at my team and my starting pitcher has an ERA of 121.50 and Whip 13.50. That's not good. Mathematically that's 9 earned runs in 0.2 ip.
Yet amazingly Im still first place in ERA lol
Well it took me awhile, but I just realized it's practically impossible for me to win the league. With little more than 3 weeks left to go the two categories im 8th place in are Avg and OBP. There's no way I'll be able to cover that in such a short time.
I'm hoping Hey Fredrick dark horses this whole thing and takes the gold ring, but feel unless Adam has something unforseeable happen, he's got this.
Glad I was able to make it interesting at least ;)
Not that I'm gonna quit trying or anything...
Hey Fredrick
09-08-24, 01:00 PM
Well it took me awhile, but I just realized it's practically impossible for me to win the league. With little more than 3 weeks left to go the two categories im 8th place in are Avg and OBP. There's no way I'll be able to cover that in such a short time.
I'm hoping Hey Fredrick dark horses this whole thing and takes the gold ring, but feel unless Adam has something unforseeable happen, he's got this.
Glad I was able to make it interesting at least ;)
I've almost maxed my innings so the chances of catching anybody in categories I could potentially catch somebody is slim. I think third place in September is about as good as it's going to get for me and my team will probably drop down a few spots before it's over. Still the best finish I've ever had.
I've almost maxed my innings so the chances of catching anybody in categories I could potentially catch somebody is slim. I think third place in September is about as good as it's going to get for me and my team will probably drop down a few spots before it's over. Still the best finish I've ever had.
Dude, much pride for you. Seriously.
Lately the more I try, the more I stay still. Sigh.
20 days left, and as of this writing Adam's in the lead with 10.5 points ahead of second place. Yoda is still Yoda, and still has a chance to steal our Christmas. Yoda, Grinch, whats the difference.
I picked up Ronel Blanco again for sentimental reasons. He did well for me this year.
Sad, I know I can't win, but I still keep checking. Body reflex after six months lol
I'll be surprised if I win. Just too many injuries. The moment someone comes off the IL another person goes on. And almost all of them after the trade deadline, when there's no way to suitably address it.
It's possible, I see a narrow path and I'm certainly going for it, but it's unlikely.
My biggest hitters have gone very quiet lately, which is a shame, as it was looking like I was going to at least put up a fight for a trophy this year, which with the QS stats and good pitching performances flowing over the last week or so. It all has to come together across the entire roster...not just half of it!
I'll be surprised if I win. Just too many injuries. The moment someone comes off the IL another s goes on. And almost all of them after the trade deadline, when there's no way to suitably address it.
It's possible, I see a narrow path and I'm certainly going for it, but it's unlikely.
...and then Jasson Dominguez comes along. GREAT GRAB! He definitely has the potential, high ceiling, etc... to boost 5 badly needed categories in the short time left. Never underestimate the power of the Force.
The fact Adam will probably win this while completely ignoring the Holds category is amazing. I think the last time someone won while having a 1 in a category was Mikeython1 for stolen bases. Adam may have had the best draft ever this season.
Me and Yoda are tied at 2nd place, and have 18 days of Baseball left to overcome an 11 point lead Adam has. Doubtful? Absolutely. lol
Maybe Buxton can do one of those nuclear surges. Maybe this new Encarnacion can play like a first rounder for 2 weeks. Maybe Dylan Crews finally hitting a good average the past 7 days can continue with power. Maybe Tommy Edman can make up for the whole season in 2 weeks. Maybe Ohtani Ohtanis'. Here's hoping (fingers crossed)
Corey Seager out for the year now. No cavalry comin', won't really have been at full strength at any point.
Still possible, but Seager was a significant part of the most plausible comeback scenarios.
Stat analysis isn't showing me much for a viable path to 3rd. At this point, just hope my team finishes strong to maintain 4th...
Stat analysis isn't showing me much for a viable path to 3rd. At this point, just hope my team finishes strong to maintain 4th...
The best thing you can do, and this goes for everyone, is find out what categories you may be close to overtaking Adam in and go full boar to finish out the season in them. It would be good. It would be good for me!
After all the moves, all the trades, all the time, and it's all undone because no matter who is on my team they just don't hit the baseballs. Cry. Big cry.
https://youtu.be/AEo_hR9n7ys?feature=shared
It's possible, I see a narrow path
👀
Attendance at the CWS game last: 14
Attendance at the CWS game last: 14
Ooph! Brutal.
Shohei Ohtani
4 Runs
3 HRs
10 RBI
2 SB
And batted 1.000 going 6/6
:)
Easily the high point of a long bad day. Good for him getting the 50/50, and still counting. The way his season started, so much shade thrown his way, found out his best friend stole 16 million from him, and yet no public tantrums. I'm kinda glad he doesn't speak English, if he did Im sure he wouldn't have came off as so perfect lol
As of this writing Adam and Yoda tied at first with 103.5 points, and me 3rd with 98. Don't know who'll win but it's been a great Fantasy Baseball season. For me probably the best ever.
Ohtani's day has to be the best ever in baseball, yea?
Hey Fredrick
09-20-24, 11:03 AM
Ohtani's day has to be the best ever in baseball, yea?
Probably. The only thing that I've seen that comes close is Shawn Green going 6 for 6 with four homers, 7 RBI and 19 total bases, in a game against the Brewers (which is why I remember it)
Tantalizingly close, yet so far. Have probably the last 2 starters going today for the rest of the season. My inning count is about kaput!
Kyle Schwarber this would be a great time to go on a run.
As of this writing...
Adam 102
Yoda 101
Tongo 101
So. After researching, calculating, gut hunching, and 16 moves in one day to come up with the perfect 7 man roster for what is mostly an off day. This could be of critical importance not just for who wins the league championship, but the fate of the free world entire.
As of this writing....
Yoda 103.5
Adam 101
Tongo 99.5
Yeah, Im gonna go 2 for 28.
Adam 103
Yoda 103
TONGO 98
They both are remembering when Adam snaked out the championship win one year on the last night. If I remember correctly Yoda thought he'd won it until Yahoo posted the results the last morning.
Yep, I thought I'd won because I went into the day with a higher batting average, and had a higher batting average on the final day, and yet still got leapfrogged. That's when I was first introduced to an odd statistical phenomenon called Simpson's paradox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s_paradox).
That's when I was first introduced to an odd statistical phenomenon called Simpson's paradox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s_paradox).
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4d1bcd310ecb0e367172b2/cc29b8ae-2963-433a-b8a5-193983fe713b/homer_simpson_math.png
Freeman out for the last few games. Missing a game in Colorado sure hurts given the margins involved. Also, he's neither on the IL nor droppable by Yahoo, so it's just a completely lost roster spot here down the stretch, where roster churn is massive. Ugh.
Yoda 104
Adam 101.5
Tongo 99
3 days, and a 9/30 NYM @ ATL doubleheader left to play.
101174
Dang, could literally come down to a hit
101174
Youve got to be kidding me?! Its the same stat that determined the 2014 championship between you two!
Just noticed Adam hit his innings limit too. He wont be getting anything more from pitching now.
Wyldesyde19
09-27-24, 06:19 PM
101174
Wow! How often do these come down to the last day like this?
I got 99 problems and breaking 100 aint one.
The dawn of the last full day of Baseball, and ends with tomorrows doubleheader.
Yoda 102.5
Adam 100.5
Tongo 99
Im gonna kill some of the drama because pretty certain Chris has it in the bag. Adam has no innings left, and I cant hit enough baseballs today to make a difference.
Beginning of the season one thing was apparant, Adam had possibly one of the best drafts ever in our Fantasy league. Those first 6 weeks he was solid, but Yoda knew. There was alot of baseball yet to be played. Then Mookie Betts & Mike Trout went down.
Id love to tell you it was Yodas Yodaness that got him in first place for a loooong time after Adams team dropped, but in truth it was mostly us getting him there. I played like I normally do, and many owners followed suit. Tinkering, trading, and to a record setting degree. All the while Chris shook his head, and just accepted some laydown winner trades. Not only was he in first place, but 7 out of 10 players on his offense were in the top 50 preseason, and the other 3 in the top 100. 8-10 weeks into the season he had it in the bag, and with authority.
Then something really unusual happened. I grabbed hold of a squad of pitchers, mostly waiver wire guys (i.e. The 2024 Horn Of Plenty), and went on a pitching tear that was something out of a movie. My weakness became my honeypot of fantasy points. I was grabbing hitters too off the wire who will go high in the draft next year. I actually went from last place with no hope in sight, transformed my team, and was climbing the rankings. The kicker is when Yoda took on injuries. I cant say it was alot in a short time, but alot over a long period of time. I got to first place.
Then the magic died. My pitchers started tanking games, I had dropped too many players to waivers that had bad spurts yet still were valuable, and traded away the rest. Thus began a three way dogfight between me, Adam, and Chris that lasted till the end of the season.
Chris won because 1. he knows how to play Fantasy Rotisserie Baseball better than all of us, and 2. He never quit. As hopeless my team looked those first 2 months, his looked almost as bad after the injury waves, but he made the internal decision to just do his best and again it was enough.
This was easily my favorite season playing so far. Pretty confident I had more fun than anyone, and if I could harness my "fun" Id be much better at this. I play Fantasy Baseball like someone plays a video game, but it isnt one.
Congratulations Yoda, and a great season to Adam too. Im proud to be on the podium with yall this time. Salute!
...and Shohei Ohtani overtakes Judge to be the #1 player in Fantasy Baseball. Dont know if this happened already without me noticing.
Last two games of the season are TODAY. Man...if I could have just gotten one more QS yesterday...
Missed it by that much!
I have no idea what I need, and honestly have few options. Poor Adam slotted in a bunch of pitchers for today, but his inning limit was capped days ago. If he had only had 2 or 3 Hold guys this season, and just left them in his RP slots he would have won easily.
Not judging, just wincing. Ive had countless winceworthy moments this season. All I know to do this last day is slot as many as I can. Need to to get 6 Holds, yet have everyone on my roster hit like Ohtanis best day, but ONLY in innings 1-5, or the 9th :)
....oh and one more thing.
Chris get rid of the Hockey Duck for your team picture. This is Baseball.
That is all.
It was chosen very deliberately, to signify how hard-fought and scrappy the stretch run was.
But okay, I'll change it...to the other hockey-themed one.
First game of double header finished.
Last game of the year, middle of 3rd inning....
Yoda 102
Adam 101
Tongo 100.5
Pretty sure Adam's actually at 98.5, the StatTracker is "dumb" about IP limits so it's giving him two points in pitching categories that aren't going to count when the day is processed.
Pretty sure Adam's actually at 98.5, the StatTracker is "dumb" about IP limits so it's giving him two points in pitching categories that aren't going to count when the day is processed.
Ouch. I was wondering cause his offense isnt at the rate to move a needle. He doesnt know this or he wouldnt have bothered slotting them in.
He actually had an outside chance at winning (or tying for first) if the offense had a big day. He would've needed like five homers and a good chunk of RBIs. Not likely, but not implausible either, so he was right to load up on whoever he could find. Not like there's any downside, either.
rauldc14
09-30-24, 08:01 PM
I'm starting to think I'll never finish top 3. You guys are nuts :)
Whew.
https://i.imgur.com/1iX0xtP.gif
Wyldesyde19
09-30-24, 08:38 PM
Congrats Yoda!
Congratulations Chris !!
I was hoping youd do a season recap from your perspective as Im sure itd be better than mine.
LAMb EELYAK
09-30-24, 09:07 PM
Woohoo, I won more categories than anybody else!
Wait, that wasn't the goal?
Oh, well, good job, Yoda...
Congrats Chris! Unbelievably managed as usual. Another disappointing season for me. Of course, I plan on studying like crazy to be ready for next year. Meaning, I will be printing out cheat sheets the night before as usual. Fun season. Great job everyone. Go Yanks!
Well, would you look at that!! ;)
Anyway, congrats to Chris for yet another clinic on how to play this game. I made a couple of critical errors that are still haunting me today as the season is closed out.
Dropping Brent Rooker - Really stupid move, as this guy would have helped my team big time with counting stats. I even raved about him early in the season and told people to play their A's. Sure, we know this guy, he always falls off and goes on big slumps, right? Not this year.
Relief - I still can't get my head around how to properly balance saves and holds, so I careen wildly back and forth, ending up near the top in one cat and the near the bottom in another.
Drafting old codgers - I thought I could squeeze another good season out of Goldy, but he was underwhelming the entire time. He was slugging enough to not ever really become droppable, but he ended up dragging my team down over time.
Anyway, fun stuff! As relentless as always, and it will be nice to take a break until next season, but I will still miss checking in with my team every morning.
Onward!
Hey Fredrick
10-01-24, 09:59 AM
Just copying and pasting "Congratulations Yoda!" at this point. It seemed like this year took a little work though didn't it? It was an exciting finish, for sure.
With this group of players, I feel good with a top 5 finish and being in third as late as late August. I screwed up chasing QS about midway through the season (he's pitching against Chicago? How can he not get a QS? 5 2/3...****!) and burned through my innings which ultimately cost me a couple spots.
Congratulations to Sedai too for tying Adam for third place!
Cmon Yoda, please do a season recap...
https://youtu.be/E6Yc3hzVsBc
Congratulations to Sedai too for tying Adam for third place!
I was wondering if anyone noticed! ;)
This is like the busiest week of my life so at minimum it'll have to be next week.
This is like the busiest week of my life so at minimum it'll have to be next week.
Only if you want to. You put alot into this place already.
This is one of those times where I probably shouldnt say aloud what I just found out. One cause itd make me look bad, and two because nobody will believe it, especially since I just noticed it today of all days.
Believe this or not - I just noticed for the first time, after sixteen years playing in this league, there is a "Overall Standings - Distance from the Competions" chart at the bottom of the Full Standings page. I was just too lazy to keep constant track of the stats manually for what I needed, and just focused on trying to strengthen my weak ones. Until Chris told me to protect my strong ones too, so I tried to keep an eye on that some at the end of this season. Yeah.
Powdered Water
10-01-24, 03:31 PM
Hey congrats to Tongs and Seds for what i think is their highest finishes to date. This a tough game to wrap your mind around. Chris is always on his game so if you do not manage until the very end he will get ya. And so will several other members of this league. Thats why this league is so fun. Its insanely competitive. I kinda took the year off and it shows but I hope to bounce back next year. See you all next season I hope!
League page shows both myself and Adam with a bronze trophy, but stat tracker just has Adam in the final standings. A new trophy in my case or not, it was a hell of a season!
Only if you want to. You put alot into this place already.
This is one of those times where I probably shouldnt say aloud what I just found out. One cause itd make me look bad, and two because nobody will believe it, especially since I just noticed it today of all days.
Believe this or not - I just noticed for the first time, after sixteen years playing in this league, there is a "Overall Standings - Distance from the Competions" chart at the bottom of the Full Standings page. I was just too lazy to keep constant track of the stats manually for what I needed, and just focused on trying to strengthen my weak ones. Until Chris told me to protect my strong ones too, so I tried to keep an eye on that some at the end of this season. Yeah.
Don’t worry, I look at that all the time and it didn’t help me a lick.
Looks like I got a shiny bronze trophy, after all. Silver in 2020, silver in 2022, and bronze in 2024. Let's keep it rollin' next year!
I notice I somehow received a bronze in 2009, which I believe is the first year I played. Not sure how that happened!
One more for the road
https://youtu.be/NpO7Bgy5HUk?feature=shared
Combing the internet for some old Yankee WS stuff today. Making me miss Markf. Would have been fun to talk to him about a Yanks-Dodgers series this week.
Combing the internet for some old Yankee WS stuff today. Making me miss Markf. Would have been fun to talk to him about a Yanks-Dodgers series this week.
I would have liked him seeing what team they have now. I think he passed before they signed the big 3. The man knew his ball.
I think chances are though hes in such a better place now that baseball would be the furthest thing from his mind ;)
Bummer of an end to the season. Especially when reflecting on the end of Game 1 and the 5th inning last night. Then Yankee fans couldn’t even get Soto to throw us a bone and say he at least desires to stay. Oh well, I know the baseball world isn’t going to lose any sleep if the Yankees miss out on a player sweepstake. Is it time for the draft yet?
Bummer of an end to the season. Especially when reflecting on the end of Game 1 and the 5th inning last night. Then Yankee fans couldn’t even get Soto to throw us a bone and say he at least desires to stay. Oh well, I know the baseball world isn’t going to lose any sleep if the Yankees miss out on a player sweepstake. Is it time for the draft yet?
They lost, but at least it wasnt a screwjob. You guys have a great squad. They were all mostly healthy for the year, unlike many. You finally got to see what you can do and now know what you need. I would say stay away from my Rays but theres nobody left worth buying.
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