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achtungbaby

07-27-2003, 06:26 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (rakovlam @ Jul 27 2003, 05:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> AB, prepare for your 1st round knockout. [/b][/quote]
Wow, glad you could make it, rack.  I guess you were waiting until the last possible moment to begin mounting a come back, eh?

Well in the event that I finish in first place (or even second), I get a first round bye:)

I like your team, rack, I do...it's just that you're so...far away...

BeTheReds

07-28-2003, 07:34 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (rakovlam @ Jul 28 2003, 09:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> AB, prepare for your 1st round knockout. [/b][/quote]
He's gonna go against 6th place most likeley in the 1st round... Which I am guessing will be me.

lethal

07-28-2003, 09:13 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (BeTheReds @ Jul 28 2003, 10:34 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> He's gonna go against 6th place most likeley in the 1st round... Which I am guessing will be me. [/b][/quote]
Top 2 get a bye in the 1st round.

3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.

7 meets 8 in the consolation finals.

Hey BTR...do us all a huge favor and knock out Twin Dragons in the first round.

cmar

07-28-2003, 09:25 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Jul 26 2003, 03:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Only five more weeks of the regular season left.[/b][/quote]
So I'll need to pick up 5 games a week on whoever is on top to finish first.  Not likely.  However, if I get healthy, my team could make a run in the playoffs.

I had TD on the ropes all week, and then Saturday his batters went wild.  He also got so many lucky pitching breaks (Urbina winning his only 2 games of the year and picking up a hold).  I had tremendous starting pitching, but a bunch of no decisions. 

Lethal and I keep switching out of 4th and 5th place every week.  4 and 5 play each other in the first week of the playoffs anyway, so I guess it doesn't really matter who is which.

BeTheReds

07-28-2003, 10:18 AM

I am only .5 games ahead of Monkyas for 6th.  But I think my team has a better chance than his does. 

It all depends on what the Orioles do.  If they trade my players away to contenders then I am sitting pretty.  If they trade players I don't have to contenders then I am SOL in the runs and RBI dept.  And if they trade no one I am okay because the O's offense is pretty good averaging 5-6 runs per game, and naturally these runs will come from the leadoff hitter and RBI from the 3 4 and 5 hitters which consequently are all mine.

cmar

07-28-2003, 01:30 PM

TD sure is persistent.  After several tries to get me to trade him Wagner, he is now sending trades for Foulke.  He really needs a RP, but he better make a decent offer if he wants one of my top guys.  I just dropped Jose Mesa....he can have him.  Mesa, if he keeps his closer job, will wreak havoc on his ERA and WHIP.  He not worth the occasional save.

lethal

07-28-2003, 01:34 PM

I offered him Gagne for Pujols.  He rejected it.  Hey, if it was good enough for him to offer it to me, he can't come back to me asking for more than I gave him. :-)

Looks like the top 6 closers are on 3 teams, more or less.  Gagne and Smoltz, Foulke and Wagner, and Rivera and Kim.

BeTheReds

07-28-2003, 01:37 PM

go for Jorge Julio and hope the orioles dont make any moves.

cmar

07-28-2003, 09:16 PM

Bun Boy --- I surrender!!!  You have one guy who outplays my entire team's stats tonight.  Not only that, he drives in 7 runs against MY starting pitcher.  I suck.

lethal

07-28-2003, 09:35 PM

I think I beat every other team with my hitting numbers last week...except the one team that counted.

My pitching just sucked.

deez nuts

07-29-2003, 04:24 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cmar @ Jul 28 2003, 11:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Bun Boy --- I surrender!!! You have one guy who outplays my entire team's stats tonight. Not only that, he drives in 7 runs against MY starting pitcher. I suck. [/b][/quote]
whoa.

old man palmeiro came out from his slump with a vengeance. viagra!

it's still anyone's game. it's still early.

lethal

07-29-2003, 11:02 PM

Bill Mueller!  3 HRs, 2 Grand Slams, 9 RBI!

achtungbaby

07-30-2003, 12:11 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lethalweapon @ Jul 28 2003, 09:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I think I beat every other team with my hitting numbers last week...except the one team that counted.

My pitching just sucked. [/b][/quote]
It was actually pretty close again, until the weekend I think.  Javy Lopez got hot and Rocky Biddle picked up three saves...for some reason my team always gets up to play yours pretty well.

Made the horrible mistake of not scheduling my SP's early and paid for it.  I didn't have internet access for the last two days and left Livian and Kaz Ishii on the bench.  They didn't pick up W's but they both had good, solid outings, with a combined 15 K's each.

I'm gonna need all the help I can get cuz I know I'll be conceding SB's for sure this week.

deez nuts

07-30-2003, 07:30 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lethalweapon @ Jul 30 2003, 01:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Bill Mueller! 3 HRs, 2 Grand Slams, 9 RBI! [/b][/quote]
i heard about that on the radio on my way to work this morning.

holy shit that's nice.

on a different note:

geez what a mess i made.

i wasted my waiver priority picking up mondesi for the slumping jose cruz. i didn't know he was getting traded to arizona (been out of touch). i pick up karim garcia. then i find out my first baseman, derek lee is day to day. so i picked up erubiel durazo.

my bad fellas.

fucking a, it's been harder and harder to keep up with fantasy baseball with all the shit going on around me.i'm getting sloppy.

cmar

07-30-2003, 09:12 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Jul 30 2003, 06:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>fucking a, it's been harder and harder to keep up with fantasy baseball with all the shit going on around me.i'm getting sloppy.[/b][/quote]
How does this make me feel?  You are destroying my team, and you aren't even trying.

deez nuts

07-30-2003, 10:13 AM

my bad cmar.  i didn't mean it that way.

BeTheReds

07-30-2003, 10:31 AM

To think I gave up matsui for mondesi.

Oh well.  At least Nick Johnson is back.

cmar

07-30-2003, 11:29 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Jul 30 2003, 09:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>my bad cmar. i didn't mean it that way.[/b][/quote]
I was just kidding you.  I enjoy the game whether I am winning or not.  Lately my Dada All Stars are more like the Dada All Slumps. 

I still think I will be a playoff threat if I get my pitching healthy.  Randy Johnson looks like he will finish strong. 

I have hope.  Just not this week.

lethal

07-30-2003, 12:50 PM

Well cmar, it looks like we should prep up for each other in Rd 1 unless something amazing happens.

I'd like to get a couple guys healthy personally.

deez nuts

07-31-2003, 02:43 PM

wow mad trades. some big ones too before the 4pm deadline.

to sum it up:

sidney ponson went to the giants (ups ponson's fantasy value for me)
jeff suppan went to the red sox
aaron boone went to the yankees 
robin ventura went to the dodgers.

nice aaron boone at third for the yanks.

achtungbaby

07-31-2003, 08:36 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Jul 31 2003, 02:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> wow mad trades. some big ones too before the 4pm deadline.

to sum it up:

sidney ponson went to the giants (ups ponson's fantasy value for me)
jeff suppan went to the red sox
aaron boone went to the yankees
robin ventura went to the dodgers.

nice aaron boone at third for the yanks. [/b][/quote]
Ponson going to the Giants should give him another 10 wins.  I'm not really sure how I feel about the Boone trade yet...where's he gonna bat in the order?

lethal

07-31-2003, 09:16 PM

I bet Boone bats 6th or 7th.
Soriano, Jeter, Giambi, Williams, Matsui, Boone, Johnson, Sierra, Posada.

Ponson with the GIants is worth a lot more now.  Boone is worth more as a Yank.  More RBI, but Yankee Stadium is not as friendly as Great American Ballpark.

cmar

08-01-2003, 11:52 AM

I have finally decided to unload Pat Burrell after all this time waiting for him to get hot.  I give up.  He is still hitting under .200 and had only one multi-hit game last month.  How can a guy's production drop off so much in one season?

If anyone wants to take a chance on him, go for it.  Lethal?

lethal

08-01-2003, 11:53 AM

What, so I can have the entire Phillies OF in my line-up?

I was up 9-1 on rak yesterday and today I'm losing 6-5.  What happened?

BeTheReds

08-01-2003, 12:49 PM

I have a new idea for fantasy baseball scoring..  I was wondering if this is some idea i should patent.

For batters,  instead of counting steals and batting average and hr and ops it would concentrate on the stats that win games.  Runs and Runs Batted in.

For pitchers instead of counting strikeouts and era and whip and wins and losses, it would concentrate on the stats that decide if they win or lose games, and that would be earned runs.

So this would be based on run differential during the week.

I think runs and RBI are both equally important, because when someone scores a run, sometimes it has nothing to do with him, it has something to do with the batter who hit him in.  And when someone gets an RBI, they don't necessarily score.  Therefore  both should be counted.  But it also isn't fair to award someone 2 points if they hit a home run.  Every time a run is scored, an RBI is also awarded. (unless the runner steals home somehow, which is exceedingly rare).  Most MLB teams play 6 games (54 innings) per week  So.. the scoring would work using this equation..

((R+RBI)/2)-ER in first 54 IP

So Team X hits 30RBI and earns 40R while the pitching staff gives up 30 runs over 54 innings.

Their run differential for that week would be 5.

If a team fails to pitch 54 innings in a week then they automatically lose.

If both teams fail to pitch 54 innings then they are tied.

If both teams are tied, then the winner of that week will be decided by the following tie breakers.

1.IP
2.R+RBI
3.W
4.HR
5.K
6.SB
7.Coin Flip

What do you guys think?

achtungbaby

08-02-2003, 01:05 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (BeTheReds @ Aug 1 2003, 12:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I have a new idea for fantasy baseball scoring.. I was wondering if this is some idea i should patent.

For batters, instead of counting steals and batting average and hr and ops it would concentrate on the stats that win games. Runs and Runs Batted in.

For pitchers instead of counting strikeouts and era and whip and wins and losses, it would concentrate on the stats that decide if they win or lose games, and that would be earned runs.

So this would be based on run differential during the week.

I think runs and RBI are both equally important, because when someone scores a run, sometimes it has nothing to do with him, it has something to do with the batter who hit him in. And when someone gets an RBI, they don't necessarily score. Therefore both should be counted. But it also isn't fair to award someone 2 points if they hit a home run. Every time a run is scored, an RBI is also awarded. (unless the runner steals home somehow, which is exceedingly rare). Most MLB teams play 6 games (54 innings) per week So.. the scoring would work using this equation..

((R+RBI)/2)-ER in first 54 IP

So Team X hits 30RBI and earns 40R while the pitching staff gives up 30 runs over 54 innings.

Their run differential for that week would be 5.

If a team fails to pitch 54 innings in a week then they automatically lose.

If both teams fail to pitch 54 innings then they are tied.

If both teams are tied, then the winner of that week will be decided by the following tie breakers.

1.IP
2.R+RBI
3.W
4.HR
5.K
6.SB
7.Coin Flip

What do you guys think? [/b][/quote]
Not a bad idea, but off the top of my head, it would seem like there'd be a disproportionate number of players selected from winning teams...

BeTheReds

08-02-2003, 04:39 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Aug 2 2003, 05:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Not a bad idea, but off the top of my head, it would seem like there'd be a disproportionate number of players selected from winning teams... [/b][/quote]
true...

There would also be a dispropotionate selection of leadoff hitters and cleanup guys.

Tho relief pitching would have meaning here...

and 6 closers isnt going to make you get to 54 when ou are allowed only 5 starters..

achtungbaby

08-02-2003, 08:16 AM

Speaking of closers...anyone need one?

deez nuts

08-02-2003, 05:06 PM

i'm bowing out guys. too much shit for me right now. i'll try and keep up, but i doubt it at this point. it's just gonna be a distraction now rather than something fun to do between the fellas.

deez nuts

08-07-2003, 03:37 PM

bump

i've been lumping pitchers in groups of four according to their last starts (or my best estimate). check back 2-3 days later and relumping them again for the others that might have starts.

less time invested but at least i can still be active and still handle my shit. i used to check everyday. now, maybe once every 2-3 days.

it just hit me today that i should do this.

lol.

cmar

08-08-2003, 11:10 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 7 2003, 02:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>bump

i've been lumping pitchers in groups of four according to their last starts (or my best estimate).  check back 2-3 days later and relumping them again for the others that might have starts.

less time invested but at least i can still be active and still handle my shit.  i used to check everyday.  now, maybe once every 2-3 days.

it just hit me today that i should do this.

lol.[/b][/quote]
Glad you're keeping active still. Fantasy Football will be a lot easier....

achtungbaby

08-08-2003, 12:46 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 7 2003, 03:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> bump

i've been lumping pitchers in groups of four according to their last starts (or my best estimate). check back 2-3 days later and relumping them again for the others that might have starts.

less time invested but at least i can still be active and still handle my shit. i used to check everyday. now, maybe once every 2-3 days.

it just hit me today that i should do this.

lol. [/b][/quote]
*peeks out*

I think outta respect for all the crap you've been going through, blabbering on about baseball stats and players just seemed a lil' inappropriate for me. But...now that you mention it...

I"m quite happy with Matt Clement. He was just named the NL Pitcher of the Week. He was on the waivers for some time so I was a little hesistant to take a chance, but then I checked the Last Month stats of all the pitchers and Clement was kicking ass. The Cubs are in the middle of their division race, so he'll be competitive...

achtungbaby

08-08-2003, 12:47 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cmar @ Aug 8 2003, 11:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 7 2003, 02:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>bump

i've been lumping pitchers in groups of four according to their last starts (or my best estimate). check back 2-3 days later and relumping them again for the others that might have starts.

less time invested but at least i can still be active and still handle my shit. i used to check everyday. now, maybe once every 2-3 days.

it just hit me today that i should do this.

lol.[/b][/quote]
Glad you're keeping active still. Fantasy Football will be a lot easier.... [/b][/quote]
Speaking of which, I just had my first fantasy football draft in another league several days ago. I didn't dominate the draft like I did last year, but oh well...it was alright...

deez nuts

08-08-2003, 02:25 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Aug 8 2003, 02:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> *peeks out*

I think outta respect for all the crap you've been going through, blabbering on about baseball stats and players just seemed a lil' inappropriate for me. But...now that you mention it...

[/b][/quote]
it's all good, ab.

good to escape reality every now and then.

it's a back and forth battle again for us this week, as usual.

achtungbaby

08-08-2003, 02:43 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 8 2003, 02:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> it's all good, ab.

good to escape reality every now and then.

it's a back and forth battle again for us this week, as usual. [/b][/quote]
Sheeeeeyyyyattttt. You dun know the half of it. I've concluded that as long as my career remains dismal, I will continue to dominate all fantasy sports (as evidenced by what can only be described as divine intervention in having a fantasy football team that was 2 - 6 at one point and then stormed back to win eight games in a row to win it all, and having that basketball team that was dead last for a month or so).

This isssssssssss my reality!!:)

deez nuts

08-08-2003, 02:48 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Aug 8 2003, 04:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 8 2003, 02:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> it's all good, ab.

good to escape reality every now and then.

it's a back and forth battle again for us this week, as usual. [/b][/quote]
Sheeeeeyyyyattttt. You dun know the half of it. I've concluded that as long as my career remains dismal, I will continue to dominate all fantasy sports (as evidenced by what can only be described as divine intervention in having a fantasy football team that was 2 - 6 at one point and then stormed back to win eight games in a row to win it all, and having that basketball team that was dead last for a month or so).

This isssssssssss my reality!!:) [/b][/quote]

don't say that shit. it's not your fault the economy sucks. it's not for lack of ability and drive on your part. just keep at it, d00d.

looks like you're pulling away with the top spot.

the third spot is now in contention between me, cmar and possibly lethal.

deez nuts

08-08-2003, 02:58 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Aug 8 2003, 02:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cmar @ Aug 8 2003, 11:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 7 2003, 02:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>bump

i've been lumping pitchers in groups of four according to their last starts (or my best estimate). check back 2-3 days later and relumping them again for the others that might have starts.

less time invested but at least i can still be active and still handle my shit. i used to check everyday. now, maybe once every 2-3 days.

it just hit me today that i should do this.

lol.[/b][/quote]
Glad you're keeping active still. Fantasy Football will be a lot easier.... [/b][/quote]
Speaking of which, I just had my first fantasy football draft in another league several days ago. I didn't dominate the draft like I did last year, but oh well...it was alright... [/b][/quote]
shit, thanks for reminding me. our draft is tonight.

edit: shit it's tomorrow. gotta set my list. arrrrrgh.

achtungbaby

08-09-2003, 12:55 AM

Bastard, I knew once you picked up Quantrill that you'd even up the holds.

The battle for fourth looks even tighter now. After this week, cmar and lethal should be neck and neck. Weird things can happen during a season...I was probably the most scared of both of these teams.

The power of Gag-nee in fantasy roto: in my other league, after trading Alex Rodriguez to get him, and after picking up Justin Spier, Byung Kim, and Matt Mantei off the waivers (this is a weird league), I've gained about twenty saves on the league leader, and at the rate I'm going, should catch him in a week or so.

deez nuts

08-10-2003, 01:56 PM

soriano is slumping.

god knows what is up with derek lee.

achtungbaby

08-10-2003, 06:54 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 10 2003, 01:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> soriano is slumping.

god knows what is up with derek lee. [/b][/quote]
Christ, Soriano is slumping hard...I think he's hitting like .200 in the last month, no?

This might be the week that I get overtaken or tied for first. I've had a horrible week of pitching.

deez nuts

08-10-2003, 07:55 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Aug 10 2003, 08:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 10 2003, 01:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> soriano is slumping.

god knows what is up with derek lee. [/b][/quote]
Christ, Soriano is slumping hard...I think he's hitting like .200 in the last month, no?

This might be the week that I get overtaken or tied for first. I've had a horrible week of pitching. [/b][/quote]
yeah soriano is sucking big doodie balls right now.

nah, you're not gonna get overtaken by TD.

achtungbaby

08-10-2003, 09:43 PM

I can't friggen believe it...we're gonna tie!!!

I hate tie games!! I'd rather lose I think...okay, maybe not...at least I'm still tied for first...lethal just *had* to get steamrolled by TD this week...

lethal

08-10-2003, 10:04 PM

Yes. I enjoyed being flattened so much.

deez nuts

08-11-2003, 03:49 AM

i blame lethal, too.

deez nuts

08-13-2003, 07:14 PM

wow piazza coming back with a vengeance. 3/5. 1 run, 1 homerun, 5 rbi.

damn, i should've started him ;(.

BeTheReds

08-14-2003, 06:02 AM

im getting my ass whupped

lethal

08-14-2003, 06:53 AM

I'm trying to help you out to secure 6th, BTR.

achtungbaby

08-14-2003, 12:56 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lethalweapon @ Aug 10 2003, 10:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Yes. I enjoyed being flattened so much. [/b][/quote]
Does that mean you enjoy being...pounded too?:)

What the hell is up with my closers?

deez nuts

08-14-2003, 12:59 PM

oh god. thank god football is upon us. don't get me wrong, fantasy baseball is mad fun. but, the friggin baseball season is never ending.

make it stop ;(

deez nuts

08-18-2003, 05:28 AM

lol another tie.

not that it would've made any difference but i forgot to start zito yesterday.

achtungbaby

08-18-2003, 07:42 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 18 2003, 05:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> lol another tie.

not that it would've made any difference but i forgot to start zito yesterday. [/b][/quote]
Shame on you bunnie boy. rackoflamb has two guys on the DL and another guy (Eric Byrnes) who had 8 hits total in all of July and August...!

I hope I didn't jinx myself this week...:)

Well, after what seemed like an eternity, I'm finally not in first place anymore. And I'm glad -- glad, I tell you! Because 1) you don't have to be in first place to win the whole thing; and 2) now I can focus more on football:)

cmar

08-18-2003, 10:12 AM

After being spanked by KTOWN last week....ouch....I am ready for the head-to-head battle with Lethal for fourth place.

It's a preview of the playoffs! I am certain we are destined to be playing again in two weeks when it really means something.

Hopefully my starting pitching will come around (last week: one win and a ERA of almost 7)....ugly. Oh well, it will all be over soon.

BeTheReds

08-18-2003, 10:41 AM

Whoever wins between me and monkeyass will have a deathgrip on 6th place. I can aford to lose 7-5 to stay in the hunt.

And Jeff Conine being hurt does not help me. HAHA!

Bring on the football season already.

deez nuts

08-18-2003, 02:53 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Aug 18 2003, 09:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 18 2003, 05:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> lol another tie.

not that it would've made any difference but i forgot to start zito yesterday. [/b][/quote]
Shame on you bunnie boy. rackoflamb has two guys on the DL and another guy (Eric Byrnes) who had 8 hits total in all of July and August...!
[/b][/quote]
rak was tough!

i tried to give my guys a pep talk. but, it fell on deaf ears.

achtungbaby

08-19-2003, 12:14 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 18 2003, 02:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (achtungbaby @ Aug 18 2003, 09:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chasiubao_Boy @ Aug 18 2003, 05:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> lol another tie.

not that it would've made any difference but i forgot to start zito yesterday. [/b][/quote]
Shame on you bunnie boy. rackoflamb has two guys on the DL and another guy (Eric Byrnes) who had 8 hits total in all of July and August...!
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rak was tough!

i tried to give my guys a pep talk. but, it fell on deaf ears. [/b][/quote]
You should have knocked over all the gatorade cups; that always works for me.

achtungbaby

08-25-2003, 04:08 PM

Are ya'll ready for the playoffs?

achtungbaby

08-25-2003, 04:10 PM

Oh my gawd. I didn't start Pedro today.

BeTheReds

08-25-2003, 04:42 PM

I have a deathlock on 6th provided I don't lose 12 and Monkyas doesn't win 12.

There is a slight possibility I can get 5th place. So I'll either be taking on 1st or 2nd. Get ready for the upset of your life!

achtungbaby

08-25-2003, 05:02 PM

achtungbaby

08-25-2003, 11:43 PM

I need to give Twin Dragons a thrashing this week. If I don't beat him by more than two points, I might have to face bunboy again eventually, and historically, he's always played me tough.

deez nuts

08-26-2003, 05:34 AM

yeah our matchups always have been fun and competitive. but, not exactly the scenerio i want going into the playoffs. then, again, dada and btr always played me tough too.

oh well, good luck in the playoffs, guys. it's been fun and i'll see ya all again in fantasy football.

BeTheReds

08-26-2003, 06:22 AM

More power to ya! That's if you can get past the first round:)

Depends on who is injured, and who isn't. If the Yankees want it enough, or if the Orioles want to spoil it for the Redsox, Yankees, A's or Mariners enough. We'll see what happens, but I'm not going down without a fight!

achtungbaby

08-26-2003, 08:12 PM

Is Sasaki done? I'm tired of waiting for him.

achtungbaby

08-28-2003, 12:54 AM

I finally dropped Kaz. He hasn't been pitching as a closer or even in set-up, and I need all the spots in the rotation I can get against TD. Seems TD is employing my old strategy, so I might as well throw it back at him.

Best case scenario at the end of this week: I beat TD by more than two points to take first place for the regular season, a first place bye, and a guarantee that I'll be facing either Dada or LT. Worst case scenario: I lose by a gazillion, still come in second, get a first round bye, and face either bunboy or BTR.

Here's the crazy stat: bunboy hasn't won in six weeks. Ever since he beat Monkyas in Week 15 by one point, he's lost three and tied twice, once of the losses coming to BTR...

The plot thickens:)

achtungbaby

08-28-2003, 12:57 AM

And how about that Rod Beck. In his last 19 save opportunities, he's gotten 19 saves, baby. And a 1.61 ERA. Amazing.

deez nuts

08-28-2003, 05:00 AM

Here's the crazy stat: bunboy hasn't won in six weeks. Ever since he beat Monkyas in Week 15 by one point, he's lost three and tied twice, once of the losses coming to BTR...

The plot thickens:)

i'm slumping, again.

what a bad time to slump, too.

achtungbaby

08-29-2003, 05:12 PM

cmar

08-29-2003, 06:46 PM

Fucking unbelievable!! Yahoo did it to me again. They listed Matt Clement as starting on Saturday and he pitches today!! And of course, he pitches all nine innings and gets the win. Fucking ridiculous.

Yahoo is getting lazy. They did the same thing to me with Roy Halladay this week. I caught it in time, but unfortunately he had a bad game...but at least I got the K's. Too bad about Clement tho....that sux.

achtungbaby

08-30-2003, 04:54 PM

Throwing the kitchen sink at TD: 25 IP, 2 wins, 1 save, and 22 K's. And I still have two guys on the mound right now. Should be interesting tomorrow. We're throwing four pitchers a piece at each other.

achtungbaby

08-31-2003, 11:11 PM

Shiessa. I threw four starting pitchers at TD today but he still prevailed, 7 - 4. Even if I didn't get screwed by Yahoo and Pedro and Matt's outings counted, I still would have lost, 6 - 5. His hitters were pretty solid this week: 17 HR's at .335 and 1.032. For the past four weeks, his team's been hitting at least 16 HR's a week.

Time to face the facts: Jason Giambi has been a disappointment. He's hit .214 in the last month with five HR's and 11 rbi's. Aaron Boone's also been horrible ever since he went to NY: .206 with 1 HR and 11 rbi's. Blah. This, while Frank Thomas has continued his torrid pace, hitting 13 HR's in the last 30 alone.

Couple that with Carlos Delgado's slow power-hitting disintegration, and my team is less of a power-hitting group than it was before I added Sosa and Giambi.

BeTheReds

09-01-2003, 12:17 AM

Im taking a huge schilacking as the orioles offense is slumping. Luckily I get their series with Toronto during the first round. If I make it to the first round. I am losing 10-2... monkyas might catch up to me...

achtungbaby

09-01-2003, 10:34 AM

cmar

09-01-2003, 02:48 PM

I am playing against Lethal in both baseball and football this week. Hope my footballers don't slump like my baseballers have been lately. Good luck to everyone else.

BeTheReds

09-01-2003, 05:31 PM

I am the cinderella story of baseball. Prepare for 3 straight upsets!

BeTheReds

09-02-2003, 05:02 PM

Aggh, Jeter picks a fine time to go down! Lets see.. who's available in the SS dept?

deez nuts

09-03-2003, 03:02 PM

I am the cinderella story of baseball. Prepare for 3 straight upsets!

just make sure you make it to the ball, buttercups.

on a different note:

i dropped that fat bastard jorge julio. he's been nothing but deadweight for me the last few weeks.

BeTheReds

09-03-2003, 06:57 PM

Julio doesn't have confidence right now, and he's not going to get many save chances for the rest of the season, as the Orioles take on New York, Boston, Seattle, Oakland and Toronto... And they are minus Jeff Conine.

deez nuts

09-04-2003, 11:42 AM

lethal

09-05-2003, 08:47 AM

I am playing against Lethal in both baseball and football this week. Hope my footballers don't slump like my baseballers have been lately. Good luck to everyone else.

Its a close one in baseball this week. All the categories are really close, albeit with you in the lead in most of them by 1 or 2.

cmar

09-05-2003, 09:06 AM

Its a close one in baseball this week. All the categories are really close, albeit with you in the lead in most of them by 1 or 2.

It's a very close contest between us. It will come down to the last at bat on Sunday, I'm sure. I've never had a week where the stats were this close in every category.

BeTheReds

09-06-2003, 07:11 AM

deez nuts

09-06-2003, 03:40 PM

I'm losing almost every offensive category but still tied 6-6.

If I lose, I can blame it on that huge Albert Belle contract and the roster spot he is taking up on my team just like Peter Angelos does.

it's close been close between us, back and forth. i give props where props are due, you always made it competitive for me despite our respective standings.

BeTheReds

09-07-2003, 04:48 AM

Well you're on me 7-3 now, looks like I am done...

lethal

09-07-2003, 11:03 AM

It's a very close contest between us. It will come down to the last at bat on Sunday, I'm sure. I've never had a week where the stats were this close in every category.

4-4 going into the last day. Its going to be a close one.

deez nuts

09-07-2003, 04:51 PM

Well you're on me 7-3 now, looks like I am done...

uhm, i don't know about that. my guys performed like crap today.

BeTheReds

09-07-2003, 05:09 PM

Well, I don't have anyone pitching today other than Mariano Rivera or Kim Byung Hyun, depending on who is winning that game between Boston and New York.

Unless my guys can seriously muster up some offense I am totally done.

cmar

09-07-2003, 11:35 PM

I got really lucky to move on. Next up for me is Twin D. Any advice? I see he picks up daily pitching...should I try cock blocking available pitchers all week?? I would love to pull the big upset.

BeTheReds

09-08-2003, 12:31 AM

It says we all have byes next week. I had a seriously great offensive day, meaning i could have picked up ops and HR, and I also got a sv, meaning I might have won. But I don't know! Lol!

deez nuts

09-08-2003, 05:11 AM

I got really lucky to move on. Next up for me is Twin D. Any advice? I see he picks up daily pitching...should I try cock blocking available pitchers all week?? I would love to pull the big upset.

do it, cmar.

deez nuts

09-08-2003, 05:12 AM

It says we all have byes next week. I had a seriously great offensive day, meaning i could have picked up ops and HR, and I also got a sv, meaning I might have won. But I don't know! Lol!

good series, btr. it was competitive all around.

but, i took it 8-4 =P

BeTheReds

09-08-2003, 04:57 PM

Yea, very close in many categories, but in the end, what killed me was Jeter getting hurt and Conine falling into an adjusting period in his new surroundings. Matters were also not helped as Jerry Hariston returned to the Orioles, meaning Brian Roberts lost some at bats. Which is why I puged both.

Overall, not a bad run for my first fantasy sport ever.

I can still get 5th huh...

deez nuts

09-09-2003, 06:12 PM

lol.

going nuts with the adds and drops for the starting pitchers.

cmar

09-10-2003, 11:51 AM

lol.

going nuts with the adds and drops for the starting pitchers.

I am conducting an all out pitching attack on Twin Dragons this week. I am cock blocking starting pitchers to prevent him from picking them up and loading up my team with daily starting pitching. TD has a better team, and so this is my only hope to upset him this week.

So far it hasn't worked. I started 5 pitchers yesterday and none of them won...grrrrr. I have four more today and tomorrow, and my RP's are solid, so there is a chance I can take most of the pitching categories. Then if I get lucky in a couple of the hitting categories, well......yes, I am a dreamer.

If anyone wants to assist me in blocking him from picking up pitchers on a daily basis, feel free to dive in. Since there are limits on daily drop/adds I can't block all the pitching I would like.

I fugure he'll still beat me, but at least I put up a good fight.

deez nuts

09-10-2003, 02:33 PM

I am conducting an all out pitching attack on Twin Dragons this week. I am cock blocking starting pitchers to prevent him from picking them up and loading up my team with daily starting pitching. TD has a better team, and so this is my only hope to upset him this week.

So far it hasn't worked. I started 5 pitchers yesterday and none of them won...grrrrr. I have four more today and tomorrow, and my RP's are solid, so there is a chance I can take most of the pitching categories. Then if I get lucky in a couple of the hitting categories, well......yes, I am a dreamer.

If anyone wants to assist me in blocking him from picking up pitchers on a daily basis, feel free to dive in. Since there are limits on daily drop/adds I can't block all the pitching I would like.

I fugure he'll still beat me, but at least I put up a good fight.

it's funny as hell.

good luck. i'm pulling for you.

achtungbaby

09-13-2003, 08:19 PM

bunboy and I are sluggin it out. At one point during the week he was resting his foot on my throat, 11-0, but I think I've pulled even with him tonight. Looks like it's gonna come down to pitching...

deez nuts

09-14-2003, 09:31 AM

bunboy and I are sluggin it out. At one point during the week he was resting his foot on my throat, 11-0, but I think I've pulled even with him tonight. Looks like it's gonna come down to pitching...yup nice come back.

you're up by 1.

upset in the making dada vs twin dragons. nice comeback, regardless of the outcome, dada

achtungbaby

09-14-2003, 10:15 AM

yup nice come back.

you're up by 1.

upset in the making dada vs twin dragons. nice comeback, regardless of the outcome, dadaAll the games are separated by two points or less. Today is the DAY!

achtungbaby

09-14-2003, 08:25 PM

deez nuts

09-14-2003, 08:30 PM

(sigh)...

Congrats bunboy, one helluva match up. I thought your guys would keep it close, but I didn't know they'd rack up 12 RBI's in one day...!

Good luck against TD, kick his ass!

This is the first time I've lost in any fantasy sport in almost two years.:(

thanks, ab. you always made it competitve for me throughout the season, even when it looked like i had you beat.

it was more than competitve. you'll come back in fantasy football.

and thanks to all of ya's for making my first ever fantasy baseball a memorable one.

cmar

09-14-2003, 09:44 PM

Whew....what a week....congrats to TD for holding off my onslaught of pitching. I gave it all I had and almost pulled the upset.

achtungbaby

09-14-2003, 10:05 PM

thanks, ab. you always made it competitve for me throughout the season, even when it looked like i had you beat.

it was more than competitve. you'll come back in fantasy football.

and thanks to all of ya's for making my first ever fantasy baseball a memorable one.well shit, it ain't over dude, you HAVE to beat TD...i'm gonna go nuts if that bastard beats all of us...

deez nuts

09-15-2003, 05:33 AM

well shit, it ain't over dude, you HAVE to beat TD...i'm gonna go nuts if that bastard beats all of us...

yeah......

i'll try and do us proud.

thank god, it's almost over and i can concentrate on football.

someone gimme a heads up on when smoltz is coming back? thanks.

achtungbaby

09-15-2003, 07:38 AM

And...will Andy ever show his face here again?:)

deez nuts

09-15-2003, 05:01 PM

BeTheReds

09-15-2003, 05:21 PM

I am in 5th.

This is pretty good for my first ever fantasy sport. I wonder how I would have done with the team I drafted? LOL

So this is incentive for the 3rd place match. Do you want the bronze medal, or do you want to be known as the team which is only slightly better than mine. Remember in the beginning I was the laughing stock of the league, going on more than 7 straight losses. But I battled back into respectablility, as teams like the HK mets and the Monkyas fell behind. And I almost made it into the top 4 were it not for Jeter being pulled out of the lineup, and the Conine trade...

Ah well.

Next year baby! Next Year!

achtungbaby

09-15-2003, 05:41 PM

what the hell?

the playoffs are two weeks? two very long weeks?

anyways, just thought i give you guys a heads up, it might get ugly between me and TD, if i see any shiftiness and foul play on his part, i'm doing the same thing i.e. the cock blocking.

good luck AB and Dada in your playoffs.

edit: oh yeah, duuuuuh, i'm the dumbest, the regular season ends in two weeks. two long weeks. lol.From the looks of things, it appears that TD is not aware that the contest is two weeks. Why else would he dump David Wells and Hasegawa to pick up scabs? You can bet that he's going to try and pummel you with a barrage of pitching. I'd suggest focusing on saves...he gets antsy when he sees a bunch of saves against him, and he doesn't really have any closers.

At least, that's how I would have done it...*sniffle*

On the bright side, my other fantasy baseball team is on fire...I was stuck in second with the first place team ahead by about 15 points, but recently my players have gotten on fire -- I'm only down by four points!

deez nuts

09-15-2003, 05:59 PM

From the looks of things, it appears that TD is not aware that the contest is two weeks. Why else would he dump David Wells and Hasegawa to pick up scabs? You can bet that he's going to try and pummel you with a barrage of pitching. I'd suggest focusing on saves...he gets antsy when he sees a bunch of saves against him, and he doesn't really have any closers.

At least, that's how I would have done it...*sniffle*

On the bright side, my other fantasy baseball team is on fire...I was stuck in second with the first place team ahead by about 15 points, but recently my players have gotten on fire -- I'm only down by four points!

thanks for the tip, bossman.

i'm already on wells and hasegawa.

but, i'm too low on the waiver priority.

it's prolly gonna be between you and cmar.

edit: and good luck in your other league.

cmar

09-16-2003, 01:50 PM

deez nuts

09-16-2003, 02:20 PM

The pitching attack is in full force. So much cock blocking going on. Weeeeheeeee. I am having fun. TD is now trying to outdo us by grabbing pitchers who are scheduled two days away. I forced him to step up his game last week. He had to drop some good players for pitching on the last day since I was ahead of him on Saturday. Maybe I'll start grabbing the good pitchers 3 days away. LOL

lol

we're all gonna look back and laugh.

i think, i'll just chill. he can have the K's and that wins. i'll take the era, whips, saves and holds. plus, i'm too lazy to do it.

edit: it was my plan from the start going into the matchup. i hope it works.

achtungbaby

09-16-2003, 02:34 PM

lol

we're all gonna look back and laugh.

i think, i'll just chill. he can have the K's and that wins. i'll take the era, whips, saves and holds. plus, i'm too lazy to do it.

edit: it was my plan from the start going into the matchup. i hope it works.Just...keep your eye open for some key match ups ahead though. Although it's probably best to counter with a different attack if he's gonna go rabid on the waivers...there are a couple of match ups that could turn out to be gold...

This week's match ups (at least until Friday)...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/probables?date=20030917

deez nuts

09-16-2003, 02:38 PM

Just...keep your eye open for some key match ups ahead though. Although it's probably best to counter with a different attack if he's gonna go rabid on the waivers...there are a couple of match ups that could turn out to be gold...

This week's match ups (at least until Friday)...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/probables?date=20030917

thanks again, boss.

deez nuts

09-17-2003, 05:35 AM

richard hidalgo hit 3 hr's last night.

i'm up 8-4, now.

deez nuts

09-17-2003, 07:59 AM

just a heads up:

i released piazza cuz he's slumping and the mets ain't going no where.

deez nuts

09-18-2003, 05:28 AM

my rp's are killing me. isringhausen with a blown save and a loss last night.

throughout all of TD's hoopla, he only leads me by 7 in k's and by 2 wins.

my hitters are on a tear with a .387 avg overall and a 1.186 OPS. hope they can keep it up.

achtungbaby

09-18-2003, 10:16 AM

achtungbaby

09-18-2003, 10:20 AM

deez nuts

09-18-2003, 10:52 AM

In other fantasy baseball news...with just over a week left in the season, I don't know if I can catch the first place team in the other league I'm in. He just moved ahead in overall points, 102 to 96. I need to just focus on one or two categories, try and own them...

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/show?page=leaguehome&lid=270878

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

try and snag a few more runs, hr's and rbi's

you're within striking distance.

but, i think it might be too late in the season. it might just come down to luck.

good luck, ab.

deez nuts

09-18-2003, 11:01 AM

try and snag a few more runs, hr's and rbi's

you're within striking distance.

but, i think it might be too late in the season. it might just come down to luck.

good luck, ab.

and also those three categories are interconnected so if you increase one category chances are you'll increase one or all of them. it's probably the most efficient way to plan the push for first place.

deez nuts

09-18-2003, 02:59 PM

Winning two in a row against TD will be tough, but so far your team has shown up. With a 5 - 3 lead in the W category, he's loaded himself up with relief pitchers to catch you in saves (good pickup of John Santana btw). I wouldn't be surprised if you and TD split the series, and it comes down to who scored more overall.

(sigh) what a bummer. My guys are having a great week -- just a week too late. God I hate losing.

i'm hoping if i keep the pressure on him he'll panic and end up shooting himself in the foot. i wouldn't put him in the calm under pressure category. i'm just gonna chill and plan methodically.

i mean i do cut people open for a living so i laugh in the face of high pressure situations. Har har har..bring it. ok that was stupid rationale.

deez nuts

09-19-2003, 04:17 AM

i surpassed him in k's. how the hell did that happen? lol

achtungbaby

09-19-2003, 10:25 PM

i'm hoping if i keep the pressure on him he'll panic and end up shooting himself in the foot. i wouldn't put him in the calm under pressure category. i'm just gonna chill and plan methodically.

i mean i do cut people open for a living so i laugh in the face of high pressure situations. Har har har..bring it. ok that was stupid rationale.I think pushing him into a mistake is a safe play. You had fun watching him pick up Julio Jorge, right?:)

Wow, cmar suddenly decided to pick up some wins tonight...here I was thinkin' the W category was a lock and he suddenly pulls out three wins. Wouldn't it be even cooler if this meant anything at all?:)

Meanwhile, in my other league, I'm still locked at 96 to the leader's 102. I racked up three saves tonight. I've got 7 more to go to catch him. I'm seriously considering dumping my starting pitcher staff to load up on more relievers...I have a huge lead on K's and reasonable one on W's...

And I need some damn HR's!

deez nuts

09-21-2003, 03:15 PM

I think pushing him into a mistake is a safe play. You had fun watching him pick up Julio Jorge, right?:)

Wow, cmar suddenly decided to pick up some wins tonight...here I was thinkin' the W category was a lock and he suddenly pulls out three wins. Wouldn't it be even cooler if this meant anything at all?:)

Meanwhile, in my other league, I'm still locked at 96 to the leader's 102. I racked up three saves tonight. I've got 7 more to go to catch him. I'm seriously considering dumping my starting pitcher staff to load up on more relievers...I have a huge lead on K's and reasonable one on W's...

And I need some damn HR's!

i think, i'm done.

i haven't been keeping track. one of my outfielders has been out for the last 3 days (reggie sanders).

deez nuts

09-23-2003, 04:45 PM

wow we're all tied up in our respective games.

i find this funny as hell.

we're tied in wins at 10 a piece despite all his dropping and adding. granted i never expected to win in K's, but i find that being tied with him in the wins category funny as hell.

deez nuts

09-26-2003, 05:12 AM

time to go for the jugular and try to end this shit.

deez nuts

09-28-2003, 06:06 PM

like i said going into this matchup against TD. he can have the k's and wins. i'll take the era, saves, holds and whips. by my calculation i took the championship round by the score of 6 or 7 to 5.

deez nuts

09-29-2003, 09:07 AM

ooopsies, calculation was off, TD won. lol

lethal

09-29-2003, 09:13 AM

It was close. You lose OPS and BA by about a point a piece.

Not too shabby...good try, CSB...thought you had him.

Baseball's over...time to kick some ass in football now!

deez nuts

09-29-2003, 10:21 AM

It was close. You lose OPS and BA by about a point a piece.

Not too shabby...good try, CSB...thought you had him.

Baseball's over...time to kick some ass in football now!

thanks for the baseball tips throughout the season, lethal and achtung

achtungbaby

09-30-2003, 09:31 AM

That sucks. He's the last person I would have wanted to win. But oh well, at least it was one of us fighting in the end.

I ended up losing in my other fantasy league -- by one friggen point. I was literally one save away from tying it up with him...he beat me in that category, 100 - 99. I was also close very close to adding another point for BA, .284 - .285. That was a helluva run though. I'm still not quite sure how I gained so much ground after being down by more than 15 points a month before the season ended...

I guess this means I'm officially working again:)

deez nuts

12-08-2003, 10:21 AM

sorry to bump an old thread, but i was glancing through this over lunch. this shit was hilarious. good times.

BeTheReds

12-11-2003, 06:36 PM

lethal

12-11-2003, 07:09 PM

I'm gonna be commissioner next season.

Things I will add...

Rather than an inning minimum, I'll have an inning maximum, so that having quality pitchers is more important than rotating your guys in so you can have 10 starters in a week. The maximum will be 54 innings, as teams play 5 or 6 games per week, and 9x6 is 54. This doesn't account for extra innings, but usually your starter isn't in for extra innings. Also there won't be any P slots. Just 5 SP slots and 5 RP slots. Holds will still be a category so, having 3 or 4 closers won't necesarily be an advantage.

Next, for the batters, There will be 9. One for each position and one utility. I don't know why we were allowing lineups to be so huge when a lineup is 9 men.

2 bench slots.

Huh, if that wasn't a shot at me...

I was the commish last year. I admit, I overdid it with the position players. However, the standard roster for fantasy baseball is each of the 8 positions, 1 UI, 1UO, and 1 U. With pitchers, you can't have an inning max, only a minimum. For pitching, what's wrong with a P slot or 2? We had 4 SPs, 2 RPs, and 2 Ps. That allows flexibility for people who want either more SPs or more RPs. It also prevents a guy from having too much of an advantageAlso, holds was a category, but closers were still somewhat at a premium because you could never really predict who would get a hold. You could predict who would get saves.

2 bench slots, no DL?

BeTheReds

12-11-2003, 09:21 PM

Huh, if that wasn't a shot at me...

I was the commish last year. I admit, I overdid it with the position players. However, the standard roster for fantasy baseball is each of the 8 positions, 1 UI, 1UO, and 1 U. With pitchers, you can't have an inning max, only a minimum. For pitching, what's wrong with a P slot or 2? We had 4 SPs, 2 RPs, and 2 Ps. That allows flexibility for people who want either more SPs or more RPs. It also prevents a guy from having too much of an advantageAlso, holds was a category, but closers were still somewhat at a premium because you could never really predict who would get a hold. You could predict who would get saves.

2 bench slots, no DL?

Of course DL.

Why can't you have an inning max again? It makes good pitchers all the more valuable.

Oh, and I wasn't trying to criticize you actually. I was just complaining cuz for the most part, people were rotating in 10 starters per week, and even though my pitchers who I had drafted high (mussina, clemens, and whoever else I had) were pitching fairly well, I'd still lose because someone used twice as many pitchers as me, and would only end up losing ERA, meanwhile getting 3 other statistical categories like W and K.

lethal

12-11-2003, 09:48 PM

Why can't you have an inning max again? It makes good pitchers all the more valuable.

Oh, and I wasn't trying to criticize you actually. I was just complaining cuz for the most part, people were rotating in 10 starters per week, and even though my pitchers who I had drafted high (mussina, clemens, and whoever else I had) were pitching fairly well, I'd still lose because someone used twice as many pitchers as me, and would only end up losing ERA, meanwhile getting 3 other statistical categories like W and K.

I tried. Yahoo doesn't let you unless its a roto league or a points league. Since we had a head to head league, it wasn't an option.

I'm thinking head to head for baseball isn't that great anyway...maybe roto next year. Or points to differenctiate it from basketball.

H2H for football, roto style for basketball, and points for baseball.

BeTheReds

12-12-2003, 02:06 AM

I tried. Yahoo doesn't let you unless its a roto league or a points league. Since we had a head to head league, it wasn't an option.

I'm thinking head to head for baseball isn't that great anyway...maybe roto next year. Or points to differenctiate it from basketball.

H2H for football, roto style for basketball, and points for baseball.

What's the difference between roto and points?

deez nuts

12-12-2003, 05:24 AM

i have no idea what's going on, i thought lethal did a good job as football commish and you're doing a good job as football commish.

only thing about fantasy baseball that pops into mind was the cockblocking done by one individual and how it had to be utilized as a tactic when it was playoff time. i used it a few days in the championship match cuz it was close and it was starting to piss me off.

lethal

12-12-2003, 11:19 AM

Points would eliminate the cockblocking since it allows for an innings limit.

Basically for points, you get a certain number of points for a single, double, triple, HR, RBI, Run, walk, SB. You lose points for K, CS. That's hitters. Pitchers get points for W, IP, K, Save, Hold. They lose points for HBP, Walk, L, BS.

The points accumulate over a season, winner is the person with the most points.

That's my favored system for baseball.

BeTheReds

12-14-2003, 05:48 PM

BeTheReds

12-14-2003, 05:49 PM

i have no idea what's going on, i thought lethal did a good job as football commish and you're doing a good job as football commish.

I'm not saying he did a bad job. I just want an innings limit so that you can either live or die by your pitchers, rather than picking them up and dropping them every day.

lethal

12-14-2003, 06:29 PM

Okay, so there is 3 scoring systems..

Head to Head I am familiar with.
Points, I understand.
What is Roto then?

Is roto and points the same thing?

Roto is the category system that YW basketball is on.

Take 12 categories, say AVG, SLG, OPS, R, HR, RBI, W, S, Holds, ERA, WHIP, and Ks.

Each team in the 8 team league is ranked in each category, with 1 being the best and 8 being the worst. Their ranks are added up and the team with the lowest rank wins.

Like I said: points for baseball, roto for basketball, and H2H for football.

BeTheReds

12-14-2003, 06:56 PM

Roto is the category system that YW basketball is on.

Take 12 categories, say AVG, SLG, OPS, R, HR, RBI, W, S, Holds, ERA, WHIP, and Ks.

Each team in the 8 team league is ranked in each category, with 1 being the best and 8 being the worst. Their ranks are added up and the team with the lowest rank wins.

Like I said: points for baseball, roto for basketball, and H2H for football.

Makes sense.. commish!