HCRealms Up Front Fantasy Baseball League, 2007

[Frontman]

Ok gang,

Who wants to play fantasy baseball this year?

I'm setting up a league on CBS sportsline. It's a free league with live scoring. Sounds fair to me. (No Longer going with Sportsline. Their "Free" league costs 129.95. Sorry, but I'm switching to using ESPN.)

Post here, and PM me if you are in, and suggestions for league rules. I'd like 16 teams, 4 divisions, 4 teams each. I've set it up as a "keeper" league, and if it works, great. If not, no big loss in my opinion. We can try something else.

LMK if interested. I wanted to start early so that we get a chance to get folks enough time to get in.

Later!

Front

Ok gang,

THE LEAGUE IS SET!

All 16 members are in, and the owners can be viewed here

http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leaguesetup/ownerinfo?leagueId=10997

Draft is currently set for March 8th, 8pm CST.

[JackAssterson]

Got room for a fantasy N00b? ;) I've never played before and have a shaky grasp of the rules at best, but I'd be game. Someone needs to tend the cellar! :laugh:

[Frontman]

Got room for a fantasy N00b? ;) I've never played before and have a shaky grasp of the rules at best, but I'd be game. Someone needs to tend the cellar! :laugh:

Always room for noob's. Especially if its a money league. ;)

But since this isn't a money league, no worries. Just give me a team name and we'll get you in on the list.

Front

[KitsuShel]

I'll play! This past year with fottball was my first. I'd like to try some more!

Ya can put mine down as the Star City Arrows.

;)

[Charaxes]

Hey, I'm in for fantasy baseball again. Mark me down as Team SDMF.

I'll make sure that I don't draft Bonds again this year. Man, what was I thinking last year???

And Jack, don't worry, as long as Gacy plays again, you know that you won't have to worry about coming in the cellar.

[JackAssterson]

I'll be the Arkham Inmates.

Works for both DC and Lovecraft, heh heh.

Our mascot: http://accordionguy.blogware.com/Photos/2006/07/knaz/knaz_straitjacket_ad.jpg

I think I'll call him Knaz.

[DeltaPi1049]

I am totally in...

My team will be Voltron Force. You know we gonna go lion-bot on all yo' peeps.

[biz567]

What's the site? I want to see if my internet 'likes' it. Because when I did ESPN fantasy for football, my computer just froze every time I hit ESPN.COM, and I kinda screwed it up for the rest of the guys playing. So I want to see if I can even go on this site..(Weird, I Know)

[pbdeberry]

Count Me In... I'll be the Fables

[Frontman]

baseball.sportsline.com

[Frontman]

OK gang,

Almost halfway filled, and its been only one day. Talk it up, get folks interested.

Once we have the 16, I'll set up the draft day. Any rules suggestions, feel free to throw them out here for debate.

Later,

Front

[DeltaPi1049]

Have you considered Yahoo? Just curious because its free and has a great customizeable scoring system. I use it every year and it would be really convinient....

But CBS is cool too...

[lensnart]

I'm Game, I just hope it isn't one of those where you have change rosters daily, I always forget and end up last.

My Team will be The Dave Marshack Ski Experience if it will fit if not I will go with, The Haim-Feldman Connection.

[lensnart]

If CBS doesn't live up to it's hype, Yahoo is good for this stuff.

[armac]

Are you running a Head-to-Head league, or a Roto league?

Ah, come to think of it, I don't need to know ahead of time. I'll join anyways.

armac's axewielders

[Charaxes]

I'm Game, I just hope it isn't one of those where you have change rosters daily, I always forget and end up last.

My Team will be The Dave Marshack Ski Experience if it will fit if not I will go with, The Haim-Feldman Connection.
The ability to change my roster three times a day was the only reason that I didn't come into last place last year. Well, that, and I drafted Barry Bonds... I still don't know what I was thinking...

We used Yahoo last year, and I liked it fine, but I guess that Front prefers CBS. Meh. I'm not worried about it...

[Frontman]

The only problem I had with yahoo was they were horrible for information, as far as trades/injury status/etc. I had a player on my team who had come off the DL, only I wasn't able to use him for 2 days after returning. During that time he hit 3 HR, drove in 5 RBI.

*sigh*

Front

[bigkahuna83]

I am interested, but would like to know the rules upfront. I do not wish to particpate in a league that changes format 2-3 times during the season like the football one some of us were in this year.

Changed from head to head to weekly points.
Points changed sevral times during the year, etc.. it was very frustrating.

I assume we will have to do a auto-draft as well.

[Frontman]

I am interested, but would like to know the rules upfront. I do not wish to particpate in a league that changes format 2-3 times during the season like the football one some of us were in this year.

Changed from head to head to weekly points.
Points changed sevral times during the year, etc.. it was very frustrating.

I assume we will have to do a auto-draft as well.

Oh, I fully agree on the rules not switching. That's why I'm willing to start this so early, so we can hammer out any problems prior to the draft. (Which would be auto, as its impossible to get 5 gamers in the same place online, much less 16.)

Front

[NAES72]

the altamont loser would like in

[KitsuShel]

Oh, I fully agree on the rules not switching. That's why I'm willing to start this so early, so we can hammer out any problems prior to the draft. (Which would be auto, as its impossible to get 5 gamers in the same place online, much less 16.)

Front

Is there an option for people to live draft like the Football ones? Where whoevers online can live draft and those who can't use the auto?

[Frontman]

Is there an option for people to live draft like the Football ones? Where whoevers online can live draft and those who can't use the auto?

I'll look into it.

Time to go get ready to get "Lost."

Front

[DeltaPi1049]

I'll look into it.

Time to go get ready to get "Lost."

Front

This is why I really like Yahoo. It gives you the option to pre-rank, live draft, etc. Plus if you cant make the draft, it will go according to your pre-ranked players, while the others go live. Plus after poking around sports line, its just not as simple as yahoo.

I really hope you consider changing, but im in either way.

[T.A.D]

You can sign me up for the Big Whiffers.

[Frontman]

Updated to include T.A.D.

Come on gang, 5 more.

To sign up, go to (get this) www.hcr.baseball.sportsline.com

[Frontman]

Ok,

Just had enough time to sit and play with the draft system.

Yes, we can draft live (which we'll take advantage of the ventrilio chat service as well, make a party out of it) as well as "robot" entries, which will take your top choices and assign them in order you'd like them to be drafted.

[Frontman]

Ok gang,

Never freakin' mind CBS. They want me to pay to use their "free" league.

I'm going to look into yahoo, as well as ESPN.

[Charaxes]

We used Yahoo last year, didn't we??

I thought that it worked pretty well.

[Frontman]

ESPN is free, and was very easy to set up. Yahoo won't allow anyone to set up for a few more days.

Whatcha all think?

Front

[Frontman]

We used Yahoo last year, didn't we??

I thought that it worked pretty well.

Save for the fact yahoo pretty much screwed you on player injuries. If a player went down, you couldn't reactivate him until 2 days after they returned to their teams in real life. I missed out on a few points that way (especially when Jermaine Dye got back into the lineup. Two run freakin' homer in first game back. Grrrrrrrrrrr.)

[bigkahuna83]

Yahoo goes live tomorrow.

It was supposed to be up today, but got pushed back one day.


Just let us know when you get us signed up.

[Entropy]

front i'll try it out. it has been years since i did fantasy baseball let me know what to do and where to sign up

you can call my team The Phitins

[Frontman]

Okies.

I got everything set up at ESPN. IF by chance this league goes ala crapola, we can jump over to yahoo and do a league there. I need email addresses to send out invites to the league, plus we need 4 more playas.

Oh, I'm also setting this up as a "Keeper" league, so that if we all have fun, we can keep it going.

Also, if someone wants to do an alternate league, I'll join that as well. Hell, I had 4 fantasy football leagues going, why not 2 baseball!?!?!

;)

Front

[Charaxes]

Save for the fact yahoo pretty much screwed you on player injuries. If a player went down, you couldn't reactivate him until 2 days after they returned to their teams in real life. I missed out on a few points that way (especially when Jermaine Dye got back into the lineup. Two run freakin' homer in first game back. Grrrrrrrrrrr.)
Hmm. I was really lucky last year when it came to injuries. The only member of my team that went down for an extended time was Vidro.

It's up to you.

[Entropy]

sweet i love keeper leagues

what do you want us to do about emails? om them to you?

[Frontman]

PM them to me would be great. I'll send out invites as soon as I get the emails.

[ThePatrick]

I Pmed you. I'm in.

[DocDoom187]

Got room for a fantasy N00b? ;) I've never played before and have a shaky grasp of the rules at best, but I'd be game. Someone needs to tend the cellar! :laugh:
I must concur, I'd like to be in, but I'm new.


And if I do have a team, "Doc's Minions"

[DeltaPi1049]

For the record,

On Yahoo, you can actually start a player despite him still being on the DL. If he plays, you get the points. I have been using Yahoo for years and they have never shorted me a point. Just because they have the DL tag does not mean you cant play them and receive credit.

Not to mention that Yahoo's systems have been completely revamped and from what I heard are awesome.

I would highly suggest Yahoo.

ESPN has a good site, but its hard to navigate to. Yahoo is very easy to get to and easy to do/learn. Plus I think ESPN is more of a salary building league rather than a straight draft.

[JackAssterson]

The Arkham Inmates Seventh Inning Stretch Show (http://youtube.com/watch?v=KC9FtLQJoGM)

It's a long stretch.

[DeltaPi1049]

I am also doing a more competitive fantasy baseball league on Yahoo, just set it up today.

If you want to be a part of mine, PM me and I can send you an invite.

Front's will be the official HCR fantasy game, but if you want to be a little more competitive, drop me a line.

[Frontman]

Ok,

I sent out 7 invites, that means 6 of you I still need an email address for. Shoot me PM with your email addy and we can get set.

Draft is currently set for March 8th. It will be a live draft with robot option, in case you can't make the draft.

I did add some neat "bonus point" options, (perfect game, hit for the cycle, that kind of thing) as those are VERY RARE moments in baseball, and would be neat to mark them if they happen this season.

Home team should have a few point advantage, I'll take any suggestions and we can go with what the majority of us like.

Man, I am SO stoked for baseball this season.

BOOYAH!

Front

[KitsuShel]

You can shoot mine to kitsushel@hcrealms.com

If you need another player, let me know and I'll give you Shaun's email as well. He completely took over my Yahoo! football league last year. :cheeky:

I'm sure he wouldn't mind playing again.

[Frontman]

Gang,

if you get duplicate invites, I do apologize if to those who get 3 emails. I'm not entirely sure how to just send to new additions.

[themike]

I guess I wont play....

I must have missed the cut.

Oh well, thanks anyway!

[JackAssterson]

Awright, I'm in. Beware the fury that is Division 4! :mad: :angry:

Edit: Haw! I didn't know the fake name I gave ESPN would be as public as the team name, hee hee hee. Say hello to Mortimer Schmidlap. :grin:

*waves*

[biz567]

Front, my Email is:

Biz5577@yahoo.com

OMG, it's not 567!!!

;)

[Charaxes]

I PM'ed you my email, Front.

Waiting for a reply...

[Frontman]

missed emailing you Char. You should be good to go now.

[Frontman]

Ok,

We need two more playas, and I need 1 more address from someone who signed up (which I can't seem to match up the emails to who has signed up) Four of you who have given me your emails, please check your email inbox and reply to the sign up.

As far as scoring, look at the scoring system, and throw out suggestions. Since it takes oh so little work to set up, I'm more than willing to play with the scoring system.

Can't wait, can't wait, CAN'T FREAKIN' WAIT!!!!!

[JackAssterson]

BTW, for teh newbs this year, can anyone direct me to a user-friendly tutorial for Fantasy Baseball? Seeing as I've never played before, I think it would behoove me to, you know, understand what the heck I'm doing.

(I've got a rough idea, but I wouldn't know, say, a keeper league from a tire iron, so I've got a lot of terminology to catch up on if nothing else)

[DeltaPi1049]

DELTA PI'S FANTASY BASEBALL FAQ


Draft

You draft according to position. Usually its 1 of each infield position, 3 Outfielders and a Utility guy that can be a person that plays any position except pitcher. You draft X number of Starting Pitchers, X number of Relief Pitchers, and sometimes X Pitchers which can be either SP or RP.

Bench spots are for your reserves and they can be from any position.

Now, you cant just draft three first baseman and throw them in the Outfield spots, you actually need to draft someone who plays at least 10(?) games at the designated position - dont worry, ESPN will tell you who plays which.

The draft order should be randomized, but depending on Front, it may not be. So, the order will be 12345678910 - 10987654321 etc. So if you have the last pick, you get two in a row, or the first pick of the second round.

Rosters

Once you have drafted, you will need to set your roster. Most likely you are going to have more than one player at each position, so you need to start who the best player.

Secondly, not everybody plays each day, so you will need to look at your roster to determine who is playing and when so that you dont have any blank spots on your roster. This is especially important on Monday and Thursday because only 1/2 the league plays on this day in MLB.

Thirdly, Starting Pitchers only go around 1/5 days if they are healthy. So ESPN will tell you when they start, just remember to keep them in the lineup when they do. RPs can go around every day, especially closers (the pitchers who finish games for their teams and accumulate saves) so always leave them in the lineup when their teams are playing.

Lastly, there is a waiver wire, or people that have been cut by other teams, or are undrafted. There will be some gems here, but mostly this is used to fill injury holes. You can add or drop players here, and you WILL use it, so become familiar. If you need someone, here is where to do it.

Scoring

Usually scoring has to do with stats, and here is where ill tell you what each of them are.

Hitters
Avg. - Hits per number of At Bats or Hits/ABs = Avg.
H - Hits
TB- Total Bases
HR - Homeruns or "Dingers"
BB - Walks
SO - Strikeouts
SB - Stolen Base
RBI - Run Batted In
SAC - Sacrifice, or giving up the out so that a runner can score/advance on the bases.
CYC - a hitter gets a single, double, triple and HR in one game.
GWRBI - A player that knocks home the winning run.

Pitching

IP - Innings Pitched
ERA - Earned Runs per Innings Pitched on Average (If a player pitches 9 innings and gives up 1 run - he has an ERA of 1.00, if he pitches 1 inning and gives up 1 run he has an ERA of 9.00)
H - Hits
ER - Earned Run, or if a run scores that is not the result of an Error, or if the runner was the responsibility of the Pitcher that came before you.
K - Strikeout
SO - Shutout
NH - No hitter, or no hits allowed in a 9 inning game.
PG - Perfect Game - no baserunners allowed in a 9 inning game.
W- Win (5.0 IP, leave with the lead, team wins without the other team tying the game or going ahead)
S - Save (Coming into a game, team ahead by 3 runs or less or if the tying run is in the on deck circle and completing the inning without blowing the lead)
BSV - Blown save(the result of the other team tying the game or winning)

Basically if your players do the best in those categories, your team will be best. You play against another team each week, so realize that your team may be good one week and bad another. Its a LONG season so dont loose hope.

Trades

You will need to fill holes, and during the season you can offer people your players for theirs. Dont offer me Curtis Granderson for Johan Santana, because that doesnt benefit both of us. Try to make even trades if you see you are short and they are stocked somewhere.


Overall Strategy for the Draft and Season

For the draft, use the first round to draft the cornerstone of your team. Albert Pujols, Johan Santana, or Alex Rodriguez come to mind. Do NOT draft your favorite player unless he is one of those guys.

Draft according to need and according to ranking. With the sheer number of players being drafted, you WILL not know everyone. Pay attention to the positions you need, as well as ESPN's rankings. When in doubt, draft the best person for the positions you need.

Just because they are your favorite team, does not mean they have ALL the good players. Draft Yankees, Twins and Cardinals, but also pay attention to what is available. They may not give you the best option.

Draft players from positions that arent too deep first. Draft SS, 2B, and C before drafting that other outfielder. There are a ton of outfielders available, but only a few good 2Bs.

Pay attention to the injury reports on the site. Players get hurt and take days off periodically, so watch out. Do not start your guy if he aint playing. ESPN should be pretty good at letting you know. Also if he is out for the season because of an injury - CUT HIM ASAP.

Pay attention to the teams that your guys are playing against. If your pitcher is going against the Detroit Tigers and you know they will crush him Ivan Drago style, consider another option.

Watch the waiver wire! If there is an undrafted or cut player that is tearing it up - put em on your team! Your rosters arent set, so you can add or drop players based on need.

If your guy sucks for a short period of time, dont worry. Its a 162 game season and people go slumping. So if your top guy sucks for a few games - DONT CUT HIM. If your guy hasnt been producing all season, well thats a different story.

Ask questions! I love Baseball and I love Fantasy Baseball. Im here to help.

Have fun!

[DeltaPi1049]

Oh and a keeper league is where you get to keep players from last years team and start there instead of from scratch. Front can elaborate there.

[Frontman]

Keeper league means that if we continue this league in 2008, you can flag 3 players on your roster as keepers, so that when we draft in 2008, you already have 3 players on your team.

Otherwise, Delta has covered quite a bit of ground for fantasy baseball.

I recommend also following the websites of your player's teams. For example, I will have at least one or two White Sox on my team, so I'll follow information on whitesox.com as far as those players injuries, performance, etc.

Fantasy sports is fun just to set up and go, and its fun to follow closely. Up to you how much you put into it.

[KitsuShel]

I gues I'll start now. Anyone who gets Ryan Howard, pretty please trade me for him? I love him! He's such a cutey!

[Frontman]

I gues I'll start now. Anyone who gets Ryan Howard, pretty please trade me for him? I love him! He's such a cutey!

No, cuteness is NOT a grounds for a basis of a trade. ;)

I still want my center fielder back in real life though, Shel.

[themike]

Frontman!!

Sending you a PM

EDIT!! I guess I make team 15.

My old lady decided that "I Heart Tim Gunn" would be an appropriate team name, so thats what I am going by....

Looking forward to playing!

[plkangus]

I'm in, all glory to the Gotham Goshawks!

[DeltaPi1049]

With 15 people in the game, Im just a little worried that the rosters are going to get pretty thin, especially in the pitching department. Have you considered shrinking the roster size for pitchers to 2 starter 2 reliever and 1 utility pitcher? That would prevent a lot of the newer players from being at a disadvantage because they dont know who the royals' fifth starter is... Just an idea.

[Gacy's Clown]

I'll throw down if that last spot is still open!:)

[Frontman]

Just need your emmail addy, Gacy.

[Frontman]

With 15 people in the game, Im just a little worried that the rosters are going to get pretty thin, especially in the pitching department. Have you considered shrinking the roster size for pitchers to 2 starter 2 reliever and 1 utility pitcher? That would prevent a lot of the newer players from being at a disadvantage because they dont know who the royals' fifth starter is... Just an idea.

I was thinking the very same thing, as I don't believe that you need that many pitchers on a fantasy roster. I've edited it already.

[Frontman]

OK gang, the league is set.

Draft is currently set for March 8th, but I can always change that if you'd like.

I'm still waiting for confirmation from 4 teams. If you haven't accepted the invite, please do so. You should of received an email invite. If by chance you haven't, please PM me with your email addy and I'll double check that I entered it correctly.

Its gonna be fun, gang.

Front

[Gacy's Clown]

Invite accepted and The Fightin' Hippos are in!:)

[Frontman]

Ok,

need 3 more to accept invites. I left off the @fill-in-the-blank.com part of your email addresses, but if you have one of the three following, accept the invite or let me know if you didn't get it.

poleracer1510

evilsuperman

shawn_joe8


Thanks gang,

Front

[Gacy's Clown]

After a very quick scan of the settings, one suggestion I would have is to allow a few more teams into the playoffs. Baseball is a long season and with 16 teams in the league, I'd say at least 8 should make the playoffs.
I know in that Yahoo league last year, I started off slow, had some injuries and just missed out on the playoffs, although I thought I had one of the better teams. At the end of each week, once the playoffs started, I checked my stats up against the other winners throughout the playoffs, and would've won the whole championship had I got in. Kinda sucked, but it was neat to know my end of the season work wasn't for nothing.:ermm:

[Frontman]

After a very quick scan of the settings, one suggestion I would have is to allow a few more teams into the playoffs. Baseball is a long season and with 16 teams in the league, I'd say at least 8 should make the playoffs.
I know in that Yahoo league last year, I started off slow, had some injuries and just missed out on the playoffs, although I thought I had one of the better teams. At the end of each week, once the playoffs started, I checked my stats up against the other winners throughout the playoffs, and would've won the whole championship had I got in. Kinda sucked, but it was neat to know my end of the season work wasn't for nothing.:ermm:

Done. How's that for service?

;)

Front

[Charaxes]

My team is signed in and confirmed. For some reason, your invite kept going to my Junk Email folder, so I didn't see until right now.

:ermm:

[Gacy's Clown]

Done. How's that for service?

;)

Front

Sweet! I know I can only speak for myself, but I'm sure the others will like the change too (I hope so anyways).:grin:

[Frontman]

And to get you all eager in anticipation, the trophy case is up. Look at what kind of awards you can win, gang! (Yeah, I riffed the football league for ideas, but a few of my own worked their way in there.)

Front

[biz567]

Haha those are some pretty funny trophies Front! I'm just laughing at the "Worse...Move...Ever" one. Nice!

[Gacy's Clown]

Yeah, I'm really liking that one too! :laugh:

[Frontman]

Just added a few more. I think I got 16 weekly trophies. You know how the modern education system is. "There's no losers, only guys who didn't win."

;)

I do like the last four I added.

[sniksder]

got any more room, like to get in on the fun here

[Frontman]

got any more room, like to get in on the fun here

Well, one player hasn't accepted his invite yet. If he doesn't accept by Wednesday night or PMs me that he's dropping out, you can take his place. Sound fair?

Either way, you can view the league at:

http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=10997

And follow along for the fun, as well as the current players have the option of taking on a second owner. I'll leave that up to the already active players.

[DeltaPi1049]

I have a few more spots available in my league through yahoo! if anyone else is still looking for a home, or even a second team. PM me for details.

[Frontman]

Ok,

Last team just registered, we are offically a go for a March 8th, 8pm CST live draft. If by chance this is a bad day, say something now, and I can move the draft to another day and time. (That's a Thursday.)

I've posted a message at the league's site about nominating trophy candidates once the league gets underway, as obviously I can't see every play/every game all week long.

Would you guys prefer to have the week's go Sunday through Saturday, or Monday through Sunday?

LMK

Front

[DocDoom187]

Ok,

Last team just registered, we are offically a go for a March 8th, 8pm CST live draft. If by chance this is a bad day, say something now, and I can move the draft to another day and time. (That's a Thursday.)

I've posted a message at the league's site about nominating trophy candidates once the league gets underway, as obviously I can't see every play/every game all week long.

Would you guys prefer to have the week's go Sunday through Saturday, or Monday through Sunday?

LMK

Front
I have a tourny then. Could you move it.

I can't do Friday because its Sabbath eve. And Saturday I cn't do it until late at night. Like 9 EST.

[DeltaPi1049]

I have a tourny then. Could you move it.

I can't do Friday because its Sabbath eve. And Saturday I cn't do it until late at night. Like 9 EST.

Saturday night? Cmon, who wants to sit around on a saturday night and do this? I think that Front's time right now is great. That way, those who work can get home, and if you have other things to do like a tournament, you can either go, or miss it to do the draft.

[JackAssterson]

Ok,
Last team just registered, we are offically a go for a March 8th, 8pm CST

This would work for me -- it's 8pm CST (6pm PST) as opposed to the listed 4:00pm EST, right?

[Frontman]

This would work for me -- it's 8pm CST (6pm PST) as opposed to the listed 4:00pm EST, right?

I'll double check, but that's what I meant to set it at. 8pm CST.

[Frontman]

Ok,

Would you prefer Thursday or Sunday? I'm only asking, as Sundays are usually off days for just about everyone.

[lensnart]

Thursday works for me right now, Sunday I am usualy free later in the day and actually that might end up working out even better.

If anyone else is from Canada do you know how ESPN wants you to enter in your postal code, I had to resort to being from beverly hills 90210 because it won't accept the Canadian format.

[Charaxes]

I could do it any night but Tuesday, so Thursday or Sunday is fine with me.

[DeltaPi1049]

Sunday or thursday at 8 works for me.

[armac]

Invite accepted and The Fightin' Hippos are in!:)

Hey Gacy, I guess a Canadian is going to have to beat you at another fantasy sport... :)

[armac]

sorry. double post

[DocDoom187]

Wait, in EST what time is 8 CST???

If its before 6 EST I can do it Thursday night.

[Charaxes]

8:00 CST is 9:00 EST.

And 7:00 MST.

And 6:00 PST.

[themike]

I am a go for Thursday!!

That actually fits perfectly into my schedule.

Looking forward to playing!

[T.A.D]

I got bumped from the league? I was registered a while back? LMK

[Gacy's Clown]

Thursday works perfectly for me and is much better than Sunday.

[Frontman]

This is a public apology to T.A.D.

I overlooked him when typing in email addresses, and was inputing emails as they were coming in. Hence, I never got his email, even though I had him listed on the roster as a player.

T.A.D., sorry man. Deltaphi was setting up another league as well on yahoo, and I hope you can get in on that one.

Front

[Frontman]

So far, with the feedback, we'll leave the draft set for the 8th, which oh-so happens to be the day after Origin comes out. Huh. Who would of thunk it?

;)

Front

[armac]

Heh. Rearranged my schedule a bit, and now I should be set to be at home for the draft.

Didn't tell my curling team why we needed to make sure that our team got the bye on March 8th with the new schedule...

Anyways, now to try and find time to study up on who I'd like to draft. Hopefully I don't go too crazy trying to pick sleepers while bypassing solid picks.

[Gacy's Clown]

You Canadians and your curling...:cheeky:

[pbdeberry]

Thread hijack!! Anybody interested I noticed that T.A.D. set up a league over on Fox Sports. You can never be in too many leagues, right?

Realms of Reality (http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190275&highlight=fantasy+baseball)

[DeltaPi1049]

I have the largest list of sleepers in this years draft that I have ever assembled. DOOM TO YOU ALL!

[Charaxes]

Our draft is on the 8th, right??

[Frontman]

Our draft is on the 8th, right??

THAT IS CORRECT SIR! HAHAHAHAHAHA.

*ahem*

Anyways, if you have access to a mike and want to chat, we can chat via Ventrilio during the draft, make it a party and all.

Front

[armac]

You Canadians and your curling...:cheeky:

So we like throwing 45 lb. rocks at houses...

[Frontman]

Hey gang,

Just a reminder (and I'll make it at both the league site AND HCRealms.com) that the draft is in 5 days. Now, as you come down off your Origin high (or in my case, eagerly watching for the UPS/USPS truck for his case) we'll do the draft LIVE!

If possible, I'm going to set up a chatroom via ventrilio through the HCRealms site (probably chat 3) and it will be league members only. If by chance you use a different name than you use for your HCRealms account, LMK when you sign in as I won't kick you out.

;)

Can't wait, let's have a great season.

Feeling a TON better after a Sox win yesterday.

PEACE!!

Front

[lensnart]

If something comes up and I don't make the live draft will the computer auto pick for me?

[Frontman]

If something comes up and I don't make the live draft will the computer auto pick for me?

That is correct, sir.

[DeltaPi1049]

Hey gang,

Just a reminder (and I'll make it at both the league site AND HCRealms.com) that the draft is in 5 days. Now, as you come down off your Origin high (or in my case, eagerly watching for the UPS/USPS truck for his case) we'll do the draft LIVE!

If possible, I'm going to set up a chatroom via ventrilio through the HCRealms site (probably chat 3) and it will be league members only. If by chance you use a different name than you use for your HCRealms account, LMK when you sign in as I won't kick you out.

;)

Can't wait, let's have a great season.

Feeling a TON better after a Sox win yesterday.

PEACE!!

Front

Ill be there, and ill be square.

[Frontman]

Feeling a TON better after a Sox win yesterday.



Feeling even BETTER after a Sox beatdown of the lowly Cubbies.

Cubbie swagger! bwahahahhahahahahahhahaha.

*sniff*

Oh, my sides hurt.

;)

Front

[Frontman]

Ok gang,

Reminder. TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT FOR FEELING ALL RIGHT!!!!!!

Draft tonight, make sure you log in early. I'll be in about a half an hour prior, working on any last minute problems.

And I will give a "home town discount" to anyone who wants to trade me good White Sox players.

;)

Front

[JackAssterson]

That is correct, sir.

Is the auto draft based on your ranked picks on the site or is it kinda random? (Work's been rumbling about a meeting today, so I might have to go the Mr. Roboto route)

[Frontman]

Is the auto draft based on your ranked picks on the site or is it kinda random? (Work's been rumbling about a meeting today, so I might have to go the Mr. Roboto route)

If you set it up on the site, it will go from your wants list. Otherwise, it gives the top choice available based on ESPN's rankings.

[JackAssterson]

If you set it up on the site, it will go from your wants list. Otherwise, it gives the top choice available based on ESPN's rankings.

Gotcha. Thanks, Front.

[Charaxes]

How exactly do you set your wants list on ESPN. I've been looking for the past few minutes, and I can't seem to find it...

[Frontman]

Ok,

Log into the league site.

On the left, in a grey box with a blue bar entitled "Draft info", you see the following

Pre-rank players.

Click on that link, you should be able to set yourself up there.

Front

[Charaxes]

Okay... I have figured out my problem. How do you sign in?

I can view the league, but when I go to sign in, it says that I have no username or password.

[Frontman]

Okay... I have figured out my problem. How do you sign in?

I can view the league, but when I go to sign in, it says that I have no username or password.

You need to sign up for a free ESPN account. (They really don't spam you, its just a way of tracking users.)

[Charaxes]

Ah, yes, that would appear to be the problem...

:o

[Charaxes]

Okay, one more stupid question:

Once I have logged in, where do I go from there to access our league? The only options it gives me is to Create/Join League. It says nothing about me already being a member of a league.

Grr... I hate the Internets sometimes...

[Frontman]

http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=10997

that's our league. Did you use the same email to register as you did to sign up for the league (ie the one you emailed me?)

It should just match up.

Front

[Charaxes]

*sigh*

I can see the grey box with the blue heading Draft Info, but there's no Pre-Rank Players link... I think that I'm viewing the league, but not signed in, but I am logged in at the top of the page...

Sometimes, I think that the Internets hates me, too...

[themike]

How do we find our league draft order?

[armac]

I noticed in the league settings that there is a provision for this to be a keeper league. Are we going to try to stay together at the end of the year, and have some keepers for next year? This might change some late round picks...

[Frontman]

I noticed in the league settings that there is a provision for this to be a keeper league. Are we going to try to stay together at the end of the year, and have some keepers for next year? This might change some late round picks...

Well, we're going to give it a try. If the league doesn't live up to snuff, then I'll suggest we ditch it and try another league next year. But, better to put in the option versus not having the option at all, right?

Front

[armac]

Good idea.

Should be fun tonight, but I don't think that I'm anywhere near as prepared as I would like to be for the draft. I just hope I don't make any errors that are too laughable.

[Frontman]

Good idea.

Should be fun tonight, but I don't think that I'm anywhere near as prepared as I would like to be for the draft. I just hope I don't make any errors that are too laughable.

Well, if you pick all Cubs players except for Soriano and Zambrano, I'd be laughing pretty hard.

;)

Front

[pbdeberry]

i think that was the initial plan.

[armac]

LOL I'd kick myself for doing it. Although, as you mentioned, I don't think that I'd mind having Soriano or Zambrano.

I suppose I should keep my favourite team to myself until after the draft. I'd hate to have people hold some of my favourite players hostage on me. Sort of like what is going to happen to White Sox stars and somebody...

<whistles innocently>

[DocDoom187]

Since this is my first time, and I'm not going to be there for the draft, would anyone be willnig to start me off and a help a lil bit once we start?


It'd be greatly appreciated

[Charaxes]

Is the only place to sign in is to ESPN.com?

I did, and I still can't change my draft order... The options I get are to Create/Join League; it shows that I don't have any leagues already signed up.

[Frontman]

Since this is my first time, and I'm not going to be there for the draft, would anyone be willnig to start me off and a help a lil bit once we start?


It'd be greatly appreciated

Go with ESPNs recommendations then. If you have favorite players, kick them up your draft list.

[Frontman]

Is the only place to sign in is to ESPN.com?

I did, and I still can't change my draft order... The options I get are to Create/Join League; it shows that I don't have any leagues already signed up.

What's your email address, Char? PM it to me, I'll see if we can direct send to you to get you in.

BTW, did you play in the Fantasy Football? Just wondering.

Front

[Frontman]

Ok,

All members of the league should try and log in and double check if they can draft.

[DeltaPi1049]

DELTA PI'S FANTASY BASEBALL FAQ


Draft

You draft according to position. Usually its 1 of each infield position, 3 Outfielders and a Utility guy that can be a person that plays any position except pitcher. You draft X number of Starting Pitchers, X number of Relief Pitchers, and sometimes X Pitchers which can be either SP or RP.

Bench spots are for your reserves and they can be from any position.

Now, you cant just draft three first baseman and throw them in the Outfield spots, you actually need to draft someone who plays at least 10(?) games at the designated position - dont worry, ESPN will tell you who plays which.

The draft order should be randomized, but depending on Front, it may not be. So, the order will be 12345678910 - 10987654321 etc. So if you have the last pick, you get two in a row, or the first pick of the second round.

Rosters

Once you have drafted, you will need to set your roster. Most likely you are going to have more than one player at each position, so you need to start who the best player.

Secondly, not everybody plays each day, so you will need to look at your roster to determine who is playing and when so that you dont have any blank spots on your roster. This is especially important on Monday and Thursday because only 1/2 the league plays on this day in MLB.

Thirdly, Starting Pitchers only go around 1/5 days if they are healthy. So ESPN will tell you when they start, just remember to keep them in the lineup when they do. RPs can go around every day, especially closers (the pitchers who finish games for their teams and accumulate saves) so always leave them in the lineup when their teams are playing.

Lastly, there is a waiver wire, or people that have been cut by other teams, or are undrafted. There will be some gems here, but mostly this is used to fill injury holes. You can add or drop players here, and you WILL use it, so become familiar. If you need someone, here is where to do it.

Scoring

Usually scoring has to do with stats, and here is where ill tell you what each of them are.

Hitters
Avg. - Hits per number of At Bats or Hits/ABs = Avg.
H - Hits
TB- Total Bases
HR - Homeruns or "Dingers"
BB - Walks
SO - Strikeouts
SB - Stolen Base
RBI - Run Batted In
SAC - Sacrifice, or giving up the out so that a runner can score/advance on the bases.
CYC - a hitter gets a single, double, triple and HR in one game.
GWRBI - A player that knocks home the winning run.

Pitching

IP - Innings Pitched
ERA - Earned Runs per Innings Pitched on Average (If a player pitches 9 innings and gives up 1 run - he has an ERA of 1.00, if he pitches 1 inning and gives up 1 run he has an ERA of 9.00)
H - Hits
ER - Earned Run, or if a run scores that is not the result of an Error, or if the runner was the responsibility of the Pitcher that came before you.
K - Strikeout
SO - Shutout
NH - No hitter, or no hits allowed in a 9 inning game.
PG - Perfect Game - no baserunners allowed in a 9 inning game.
W- Win (5.0 IP, leave with the lead, team wins without the other team tying the game or going ahead)
S - Save (Coming into a game, team ahead by 3 runs or less or if the tying run is in the on deck circle and completing the inning without blowing the lead)
BSV - Blown save(the result of the other team tying the game or winning)

Basically if your players do the best in those categories, your team will be best. You play against another team each week, so realize that your team may be good one week and bad another. Its a LONG season so dont loose hope.

Trades

You will need to fill holes, and during the season you can offer people your players for theirs. Dont offer me Curtis Granderson for Johan Santana, because that doesnt benefit both of us. Try to make even trades if you see you are short and they are stocked somewhere.


Overall Strategy for the Draft and Season

For the draft, use the first round to draft the cornerstone of your team. Albert Pujols, Johan Santana, or Alex Rodriguez come to mind. Do NOT draft your favorite player unless he is one of those guys.

Draft according to need and according to ranking. With the sheer number of players being drafted, you WILL not know everyone. Pay attention to the positions you need, as well as ESPN's rankings. When in doubt, draft the best person for the positions you need.

Just because they are your favorite team, does not mean they have ALL the good players. Draft Yankees, Twins and Cardinals, but also pay attention to what is available. They may not give you the best option.

Draft players from positions that arent too deep first. Draft SS, 2B, and C before drafting that other outfielder. There are a ton of outfielders available, but only a few good 2Bs.

Pay attention to the injury reports on the site. Players get hurt and take days off periodically, so watch out. Do not start your guy if he aint playing. ESPN should be pretty good at letting you know. Also if he is out for the season because of an injury - CUT HIM ASAP.

Pay attention to the teams that your guys are playing against. If your pitcher is going against the Detroit Tigers and you know they will crush him Ivan Drago style, consider another option.

Watch the waiver wire! If there is an undrafted or cut player that is tearing it up - put em on your team! Your rosters arent set, so you can add or drop players based on need.

If your guy sucks for a short period of time, dont worry. Its a 162 game season and people go slumping. So if your top guy sucks for a few games - DONT CUT HIM. If your guy hasnt been producing all season, well thats a different story.

Ask questions! I love Baseball and I love Fantasy Baseball. Im here to help.

Have fun!

Newbs can take a look here.

My suggestion for right this moment: Go look over ESPN's list of the pre-draft rankings. Start thinking of the plan you have for your team. You have 90 seconds a pick, so be ready.

I will be on AIM under the same screen name if anyone has problems, needs opinions, etc.

[Frontman]

Here's another bit of advice.

If you are a fan of baseball, draft from teams that you follow, plus their rivals. It's easier to keep up on player status and whatnot.

[Frontman]

Draft lobby and room is LIVE folks. Join up, or start to, as to see if anything is not configured properly.

[themike]

I must be missing something.

The only thing I can activate is the front page. Everything else says, not available until live draft is over.

Am I supposed to be seeing only the front page or what?

Someone help out!!

[themike]

now, that I am trying to joing the league chat and message board, it says I am not part of the league?

I am really confused here.....

[armac]

I'm getting the same thing.

[Frontman]

Click on the red bar where it says:

Launch Draft.

[armac]

themike,

On the red bar on the espn site, click on launch draft.

[themike]

Click on the red bar where it says:

Launch Draft.

Im not seeing it.

I am looking all over for it.

[armac]

Go to League tab while logged into the league. It is a red bar right in the middle of the screen. It says ESPN alert. There is a place to click on launch draft.

[themike]

Go to League tab while logged into the league. It is a red bar right in the middle of the screen. It says ESPN alert. There is a place to click on launch draft.

Absolutely not there.

I see the message from Front.

Then New LM note, then all of the league settings. I am not seeing any ESPN alert.

[armac]

Hmmm, I don't know what to say. I tried to join the draft, got the same message as you, then saw the red bar...

I'll ask others to try and help out...

[armac]

ESPN alert is above the large type message saying: "Welcome to the League gang"

[themike]

ESPN alert is above the large type message saying: "Welcome to the League gang"

It is not there. All that is there is the "trophies" tab

[DeltaPi1049]

Everyone needs to leave the draft so we can reset.

[armac]

themike, I trust you're logged in? What team are you?

[themike]

Everyone needs to leave the draft so we can reset.

I have signed out totally.

[Frontman]

Ok

Here's the poop.

I needed to reset as to have snake draft, as for whatever reason, they offered us to keep our players from LAST year (funny, we didn't have a league on ESPN last year, but whatever.)

Problem is, the next available "window" to draft is at 10:45 EST tonight.

What would you all like to do? I set it up for then, but obviously, I can push it back to a later day.

LMK

Front

[armac]

I'm free tonight. I won't have another free night for a while.

[DeltaPi1049]

Its tonight or nothing for me. The time works.

[Gacy's Clown]

I was gonna mention that screwing with the settings would probably mess up the draft altogether, but I was using the bathroom...:)

I'm up now and have been waiting all day for this, so we may as well do it tonight, even though I have to be up at the crack of dawn for work.

Will it keep the same draft order?

[Frontman]

Shel's usually up late, I don't think that would matter to her. Gacy? What about you? Char?

[KitsuShel]

I'm cool with whatever

[themike]

Lets do it now, and hope to god it feels like letting me participate.

[Frontman]

I was gonna mention that screwing with the settings would probably mess up the draft altogether, but I was using the bathroom...:)

I'm up now and have been waiting all day for this, so we may as well do it tonight, even though I have to be up at the crack of dawn for work.

Will it keep the same draft order?

No promises there. I had to reset, which probably means no. But with your infamous luck, you'll get #1 anyway.

[armac]

LOL So much for my pick #4. I want xxxxxx player! ;)

[Entropy]

ouch

well okay, if everyone is good, then i will deal

[Frontman]

Ok,

The draft room will go up in 60 minutes, and we draft 60 minutes after that.

Good Gawd is that annoying.

Sorry about the frustration gang.

[DeltaPi1049]

I was so looking forward to that too! I have it all set up in my living room - got the big board to my right, draft in the middle, ESPN's commentary on our draft to the left, and Matt Millen sittin next to me.

(Despite his record as Lions GM, his fantasy teams are amazing believe it or not)

Now, Ive smashed the plasmas, shot millen, and just given up. Thanks.
(Lions nation is happy though)

[armac]

It happens. Hmmm, maybe I should go forage for food...

[Gacy's Clown]

No promises there. I had to reset, which probably means no. But with your infamous luck, you'll get #1 anyway.

That's what I'm worried about...

I have this terrible feeling I'm gonna drop real far into it now.:ermm:

[Gacy's Clown]

It happens. Hmmm, maybe I should go forage for food...

I thought you guys hibernated all winter...

[DeltaPi1049]

Be back in an hour I will.

[lensnart]

Can anyone tell me the difference between regular and lite draft, is anyone else even using lite?

[Charaxes]

The new time works for me.

Are you still having problems themike? Try calling 1(888)549-ESPN. I had the same problem, called this number, and they got it fixed for me ASAP.

[Gacy's Clown]

Well WVU just got f'd at the end of regulation in this Big East tourney.:angry:

[Gacy's Clown]

Can anyone tell me the difference between regular and lite draft, is anyone else even using lite?

Regular has more carbs...

[armac]

I thought you guys hibernated all winter...

Going outside the last few days, I wish I did.

And if I did, maybe it would eat up some of the fat that I've saved all summer.

Hey...

Hmmmm, don't think my boss would like the idea. I don't think she'd pay me to stay home and sleep all the time.

themike, did you try the test draft button now that it is there again?

Oh well, gotta go. Timer is going.

[Frontman]

Draft button will reappear in approximately 40 minutes. We should be fine this time around.

BUT IF IT DOESN'T WORK, I will set us up for Sunday afternoon.

But I've been on the phone with ESPN, we should of caught all the bugs this time around.

Front

[Frontman]

I was so looking forward to that too! I have it all set up in my living room - got the big board to my right, draft in the middle, ESPN's commentary on our draft to the left, and Matt Millen sittin next to me.

(Despite his record as Lions GM, his fantasy teams are amazing believe it or not)

Now, Ive smashed the plasmas, shot millen, and just given up. Thanks.
(Lions nation is happy though)

Now if you could just throw that creepy little bastiche known as Rod Marinelli under a bus, they'd celebrate even more.

That guy just gives me the whillies.

Front

[Gacy's Clown]

Draft button will reappear in approximately 40 minutes. We should be fine this time around.

BUT IF IT DOESN'T WORK, I will set us up for Sunday afternoon.

But I've been on the phone with ESPN, we should of caught all the bugs this time around.

Front

Be forewarned that the other Realms league is drafting this Sunday afternoon as well.:)

[themike]

I tested it again. I should be ready to go again.

Here is hoping all works out well!

[Frontman]

Can anyone tell me the difference between regular and lite draft, is anyone else even using lite?

The lite probably doesn't have all the neat pictures, sound FX, and the like. I don't think anyone is using the lite version.

Front

[DeltaPi1049]

Sunday is for the cool people. So it would have to be another day. Seems like we are going now though, so im ok.

[Frontman]

Sunday is for the cool people. So it would have to be another day. Seems like we are going now though, so im ok.

Yeah, looks like we will launch on time with clear skies.

[Charaxes]

Did the draft just stop, or did I lose my connection??

The clock has been down to 0:00 for a few minutes now.

[KitsuShel]

Did the draft just stop, or did I lose my connection??

The clock has been down to 0:00 for a few minutes now.


You needed to close it, then re-open. It keeps freezing for me as well.

[Charaxes]

Well, the draft is over. Only took a little over two hours...

[armac]

Faster than I expected it to be. Only froze on me a couple of times.

Now the pick that it said that I returned was odd, but at least I ended up with the same player.

[themike]

Faster than I expected it to be. Only froze on me a couple of times.

Now the pick that it said that I returned was odd, but at least I ended up with the same player.

That was a little odd, but at least you ended up with the same guy.

[Entropy]

hey front, we were having a discussion early on about being able to play other positions at DH apparently that isn't the case

so i was wondering if you could change the DH spot to a second util position? that shouldn't hurt the people who drafted a DH on their merits, but for those of us that drafted on the misinformation it won't force us to be down a player every week

thanks!

good times though

[Frontman]

hey front, we were having a discussion early on about being able to play other positions at DH apparently that isn't the case

so i was wondering if you could change the DH spot to a second util position? that shouldn't hurt the people who drafted a DH on their merits, but for those of us that drafted on the misinformation it won't force us to be down a player every week

thanks!

good times though

Okies,

Just looked into it. To do so would make me reset the draft.

HOWEVER, here's an option we do have, I can manually re-enter the rosters for each team. It would take the better part of an afternoon, so I'd need a bit of help.

So, if you all could, copy down your roster and send it to me via email (frontmansfp@yahoo.com) I can get to work on that.

Ok, the first one was an ESPN snafu, but this one? You'd figure you could DH any position, as that's what they do in baseball in reality, you know?

Grrrr.

So simply put, I'll keep the rosters intact, I just need you all to email your rosters to me (and no shenanigans! I'll double check them prior to resetting! lol :)

Glad I had the draft prior to opening day, as we can shake out the kinks.

Front

[Gacy's Clown]

Not wanting to be rude here, but all the rules and explaination of what the DH spot is (not to mention that if you know what the Utility slot is, then you would know you couldn't play anyone at DH) are there on the site and the settings of the league have been up for a about a month now. Things like that should've been brought up way before the draft. It's not fair to those that actually passed up on a possibly better pick to take a DH player instead.

[Entropy]

Not wanting to be rude here, but all the rules and explaination of what the DH spot is (not to mention that if you know what the Utility slot is, then you would know you couldn't play anyone at DH) are there on the site and the settings of the league have been up for a about a month now. Things like that should've been brought up way before the draft. It's not fair to those that actually passed up on a possibly better pick to take a DH player instead.
yes normally i would agree with you

except that an hour before the first set time for the draft while we were all in the draft chat, a number of us asked that specific question, and the answer was that anyone could play DH, but a DH could only be assigned to the DH spot

if the answer has been otherwise we would have drafted differently.

i however don't want front to have to hand enter the rosters, and i assume that complicates how we change when people are playing and what position people are playing in, so i think we should come to a consensus before we force that kind of work on him

[armac]

Well, when I e-mail you my team, would you believe me if I said that I have Jose Reyes?

No? Didn't think so. I must've complained too much about not getting him to make such an impression.

[DeltaPi1049]

Here is a much easier way to do things:

No one is allowed to play anyone in the DH spot. Just leave it empty the whole season.

If you drafted a DH like me, you will need to fill the util spot. That way everyone is happy.

[armac]

I don't like that, and I didn't draft a DH.

I think that people who drafted DHs are being penalized with their util spot at that point.

I also think that more DHs will appear as the season progresses and more people qualify for the position. (Provided espn changes positions on the site as new people qualify.)

[lensnart]

I vote we leave it, and trust me this doesn't help me my DH is awful. As lame as the position is it is a position, it would be like saying that we should have two first basemen because this years third basemen aren't very good.

Also resetting everything looks like a recipe for disaster.

[DeltaPi1049]

I vote we leave it, and trust me this doesn't help me my DH is awful. As lame as the position is it is a position, it would be like saying that we should have two first basemen because this years third basemen aren't very good.

Also resetting everything looks like a recipe for disaster.

Agreed, but try and fix it anyways.

[bigkahuna83]

and you still prefer this mess to Yahoo? ;)

I will see those of you in the Yahoo league on the Sunday as we draft..

[armac]

I took a look at peoples' rosters:

the Hippos, Arkham Inmates, Voltron Force, Team SDMF, and Chicago Hitmen all have active DHs in their lineup.

Dave Marshack Ski Experience has Jason Botts, who is on Texas, but I have no idea if he has a chance to be their DH or not.

Phitin Entropy has Dmitri Young, who is an unsigned free agent.

The Fables have Carl Everett, who is an unsigned free agent.

Biz's Team has nobody in their DH slot, but Jason Giambi is listed as also playing DH, and can be moved there if he finds someone else to play 1B.

I Heart Tim Gunn has two players that also list DH on them on his roster: Vlady Guerrero, and Garrett Anderson.

Gotham Goshawks have Shea Hillenbrand, who also has a DH listing.

Five teams (Star City Arrows, Doc's Minions, Altamont Losers, Iwin, and my team) have no DH on their roster. However, there are some free agents still out there that have DH listed as one of their positions, and people can try to claim.

I have already placed one of my players on the DL, and have put a claim in on one of the DHs that are available. The advantage to having the #16 pick in the draft is that I am #1 on the waiver wire. (I will get my player that I claimed.)

I would suggest teams that don't have a DH looks to see what players are available with a DH listing.

[Entropy]

I took a look at peoples' rosters:

the Hippos, Arkham Inmates, Voltron Force, Team SDMF, and Chicago Hitmen all have active DHs in their lineup.

Dave Marshack Ski Experience has Jason Botts, who is on Texas, but I have no idea if he has a chance to be their DH or not.

Phitin Entropy has Dmitri Young, who is an unsigned free agent.

The Fables have Carl Everett, who is an unsigned free agent.

Biz's Team has nobody in their DH slot, but Jason Giambi is listed as also playing DH, and can be moved there if he finds someone else to play 1B.

I Heart Tim Gunn has two players that also list DH on them on his roster: Vlady Guerrero, and Garrett Anderson.

Gotham Goshawks have Shea Hillenbrand, who also has a DH listing.

Five teams (Star City Arrows, Doc's Minions, Altamont Losers, Iwin, and my team) have no DH on their roster. However, there are some free agents still out there that have DH listed as one of their positions, and people can try to claim.

I have already placed one of my players on the DL, and have put a claim in on one of the DHs that are available. The advantage to having the #16 pick in the draft is that I am #1 on the waiver wire. (I will get my player that I claimed.)

I would suggest teams that don't have a DH looks to see what players are available with a DH listing.

or who have DH's that don't have a team, myself and whoever has carl everet

and it would be nice if people that didn't draft them, try not to sneak tehm off the waiver, just so no one has to be short a position

[DeltaPi1049]

just an update on sunday, I needed to move it to 8 CST because of issues I was having. Sorry if people cant make it now.

[armac]

or who have DH's that don't have a team, myself and whoever has carl everet

I mentioned the two of you in the post. All 16 teams should be accounted for.

[Frontman]

This program makes me want to cry.

That, or go ban someone.

Where's DocDoom when I need him? ;)

Front

[Frontman]

So,

IS this something we can fix with agreement on everyone's part, or should I set aside Sunday afternoon for nothing but typing in rosters?

LMK gang. IT sounds like this is something we can fix.

Another option is that I have the ability to assign players to teams as league manager. If someone can account for all DHs currently not on rosters, I can assign them randomly to teams that need one and we then have fixed it pretty quickly.

I can now see why folks don't enjoy running leagues. I just hope we can fix all of this within the next 24 days.

Front

[Entropy]

i am fine with it

wha are you going to do, we made a mistake. whoops. not that big a deal

[Frontman]

Well,

I just got done working on my Origin case (no chase. Single tear.) and I went and checked out available DH's.

There are a number of DH's (and DH combo) players available. I think this could be an easy fix for people just to Free Agent some DH's off of waivers.

What say you all?

Front

[Gacy's Clown]

just an update on sunday, I needed to move it to 8 CST because of issues I was having. Sorry if people cant make it now.

Got a bball game at 7 and already put in my time off from work to make the earlier draft...

*goes to set his autopicks*:tired:

[Gacy's Clown]

Got a bball game at 7 and already put in my time off from work to make the earlier draft...

*goes to set his autopicks*:tired:

To exemplify how tired I am, I forgot the draft will actually be at 9pm EST, not 7 (got my time zones backwards), so I should be able to make it.

*REALLY needs to go to bed*

[KitsuShel]

Still offering a decent trade plus cookies and rep for Ryan Howard.

;)

[pbdeberry]

I'm looking to pawn off one of my starting pitchers (Santana maybe?) for a decent DH err... I mean outfielder. heh

I have no issue with playing with what we have.

ps. I miss the Homerun stat

[armac]

Although it seems odd not to have them as a separate, a HR is still a R, a RBI, and 4 Total Bases. It is still worth a lot.

[Gacy's Clown]

That Canadian idiot is absolutely right!:cheeky:

Does a Steal count towards the total bases too or are total bases just whatever you get when you hit the ball or are walked?

[DocDoom187]

I'm looking to pawn off one of my starting pitchers (Santana maybe?) for a decent DH err... I mean outfielder. heh

I have no issue with playing with what we have.

ps. I miss the Homerun stat
Dude, PM me, I NEED Santana


Lets talk

[Frontman]

Home Run stat is back, gang. I originally meant for it to be in there.

I can change those types of rules up until April 15th, but I'm setting a personal date of March 30th, as I don't want to change a rule once the games begin.

Front

[armac]

To tell the truth, I don't really like seeing the scoring rules changed after the draft has happened. Some people may have valued players differently if the available points were different.

[Frontman]

To tell the truth, I don't really like seeing the scoring rules changed after the draft has happened. Some people may have valued players differently if the available points were different.

I didn't change any def stats, I added back in the HR stat.

We did have that last year. I won't be changing double play, or full game, or anything like that.

Front

[DeltaPi1049]

Just a heads up that the draft for the Yahoo fantasy league is in 1 hr at 8 pm. If you can be there, cool. Otherwise, auto draft will take care of it for you.

[bigkahuna83]

Just a heads up that the draft for the Yahoo fantasy league is in 1 hr at 8 pm. If you can be there, cool. Otherwise, auto draft will take care of it for you.


#11 pick for me!

[DeltaPi1049]

Sorry I couldnt make the draft folks, I had an urgent family situation come up. I thought that by switching the time, I would make it, but alas, not in the cards. Good luck during the season!

[Gacy's Clown]

Looks like you did pretty well regardless, getting Pujols and Vlad right off the bat. Perhaps a big thank you should be sent to the guy who took Jason Bay as the overall first pick.:cheeky:

[KitsuShel]

Yeah, I got hosed. Someone broke my wireless adaptor last night and I missed the draft.

Hmmm, I'm just not meant to do well in these things.

:p

[Frontman]

So am I hearing this right?

Niether draft worked well, and noone is happy?

Must be all Cubs fans in here........

[themike]

I am thrilled with my team, especially my pitching staff.

I have a good feeling about this season.

[DocDoom187]

Yeah, I got hosed. Someone broke my wireless adaptor last night and I missed the draft.

Hmmm, I'm just not meant to do well in these things.

:p
Anklebiters



;);););)

[biz567]

There was a draft last night?!

[Frontman]

There was a draft last night?!

For the Yahoo group based league Biz, not the ESPN one. I wouldn't redraft without advertising the crapola out of it.

By the by, maybe we should split off another thread to focus on the Yahoo, and one for the ESPN to avoid confusion.

Front

[biz567]

For the Yahoo group based league Biz, not the ESPN one. I wouldn't redraft without advertising the crapola out of it.

By the by, maybe we should split off another thread to focus on the Yahoo, and one for the ESPN to avoid confusion.

Front

Theres a Yahoo one? Where the heck have I been?

Thanks for clearing that up though!

[Frontman]

Theres a Yahoo one? Where the heck have I been?

Thanks for clearing that up though!

Yeah, the Yahoo one is the one more people are going to enjoy, whereas the ESPN one died on draft night. :p

Front

[biz567]

Yeah, the Yahoo one is the one more people are going to enjoy, whereas the ESPN one died on draft night. :p

Front

Oy Veh! I really need to pay attention more!

[Frontman]

Oy Veh! I really need to pay attention more!

Thats ok, those paying attention can have fun in the ESPN one.

[JackAssterson]

Yeah, the Yahoo one is the one more people are going to enjoy, whereas the ESPN one died on draft night. :p

Front

Hey, I dig my team at the ESPN one. Looking forward to April. :classic:

[Frontman]

Hey, I dig my team at the ESPN one. Looking forward to April. :classic:

Glad to hear at least someone other than myself is looking forward to the ESPN league starting.

Front

[Gacy's Clown]

Don't be fooled. I'm extremely PUMPED for the ESPN league to start too!:)

[Entropy]

yeah don't worry me too

i was just trying to start conversations about that over there

unfrtunately no one is really biting

[Frontman]

Ok, I have to brag about my younger brother.

Mike, my brother, works for a cabinetry company as a carpenter (say that 5 times fast) here in Chicago. In the winter of 2005/06, he got a job that we were very proud of him to work on.

He helped install the counters and cabinets in the luxury box suites for Jerry Reinsdorf, Kenny Williams, and Ozzie Guillen. For those who are unfamiliar with those names, this logo should say it all:

583

So, come the 2006 (The Sox championship season) the Sox organization was so impressed with Mike and his team's work, that they redid ALL of the luxury suites, as well the press boxes.

At www.flyingsock.com, I was able to post up many photos of Mike's work at the park, as well as the seats that they have installed at the park (the original Comiskey had green seats for like forever. Then, they decided to update the seats to blue when the new park opened. Well, the Sox listened to fans, who remembered how cool the green looked at the old park, and have changed all but two seats to green ones. The two that remain are where two home runs landed. Paul Konerko's Grand Slam to put the Sox in the lead in game two of the series, and Scott Podsednik's walk off homer to win the same game.

So, here's the link to the thread where I get to brag about my bro and his work:

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=78034&page=13

Pan down until you see the photo with the caption:
"Future Manager of the White Sox, circa 2045" which would be Front-kid, aka my son Tony. From there, follow the thread as I posted the photos.

I'm pretty proud of the hard work he did to make US Cellular Field look the best it could.

Later,

Front

[DeltaPi1049]

I am going to win both leagues anyways, so have fun looking at pujols' butt as we run past you in the standings.

[bigkahuna83]

Frontman!!!

I would be glad to inspect your brothers work in the luxury suites.If you could arrange for me to inspect them one day when the Yankees are in town I would appreciate it! ;)

[Gacy's Clown]

I am going to win both leagues anyways, so have fun looking at pujols' butt as we run past you in the standings.

No doubt. Talk about the Christmas gift of the year for ya there with Pujols.:cheeky::laugh:

[Charaxes]

I am going to win both leagues anyways, so have fun looking at pujols' butt as we run past you in the standings.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you just pick Derrick Turnbow??

That guy alone could kill your team... With his eight blown saves, and close to 7.00 ERA. I had him last year, and he just killed me.

[Frontman]

Frontman!!!

I would be glad to inspect your brothers work in the luxury suites.If you could arrange for me to inspect them one day when the Yankees are in town I would appreciate it! ;)

Hell, if we could of gotten comp tickets up in the rafters for a Detroit game, I'd be thrilled.

Alas, he'll probably take his girlfriend.

Front

[DeltaPi1049]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you just pick Derrick Turnbow??

That guy alone could kill your team... With his eight blown saves, and close to 7.00 ERA. I had him last year, and he just killed me.

Yeah, the guy I originally had in that spot is hurt and wont be the closer. Now I gotta deal with this guy. Not the best, but yeah, its gonna have to work.

[Charaxes]

Yeah, the guy I originally had in that spot is hurt and wont be the closer. Now I gotta deal with this guy. Not the best, but yeah, its gonna have to work.
Tankersley is listed as Day-to-Day. He should be ready to go soon after the season starts. He should be the closer for the Marlins once he gets healthy. Or least, that's the last I've heard...

[pbdeberry]

Shel I sent you a trade offer. On the ESPN league...

[JackAssterson]

Gettin' closer! :grin:

[Frontman]

Man, I so wish I could imbed mp3's into posts.

"White Sox, WHITE SOX! GO-GO WHITE SOX!!!!!!!"

Remember gang, that if you have any players for the opening game on Sunday night, get them into your lineup.

[DeltaPi1049]

Your team is cheese. I hate cheese!

Thats why my all sideburns team should get more points. Its a theme team, and that is more honorable.

[Charaxes]

Well, another season has started. My Redbirds lost in the opener, and I can't say it's surprise, even though how Carpenter pitched tonight was.

Sorry, Cubs fans (http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s238/insanesuperstar/31-72216-F2-1.jpg), but you're still cursed, and might as well wait 'till next year.

[Frontman]

Well, another season has started. My Redbirds lost in the opener, and I can't say it's surprise, even though how Carpenter pitched tonight was.

Sorry, Cubs fans (http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s238/insanesuperstar/31-72216-F2-1.jpg), but you're still cursed, and might as well wait 'till next year.

Come on now, they haven't even played a real game yet, and Wood is hurt, Prior is in minor league ball, and Lou Pinella is talking "Cubby Swagger."

*snicker*

[NAES72]

Espn Will Not Let Me Get To My Tram

[armac]

Go Mets!

A good start to the season...

[Charaxes]

Man, what a start for Conteras. Five earned runs on six hits... in the first inning. Only one inning of work, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits and a walk.

My word, I can hear Frontman's head exploding from here...

[bigkahuna83]

Espn Will Not Let Me Get To My Tram


Anybody else having ESPN problems? I am in another ESPN league and we can't add players today????? but they are aware of the problem!

[Gacy's Clown]

I was having that problem on Fox today as well.:ermm:

[Entropy]

ESPN for some reason, did not record my win for Sabithia in his score

i hope that gets fixed, i need to withstand armac's oncoming onslaght

[Frontman]

Man, what a start for Conteras. Five earned runs on six hits... in the first inning. Only one inning of work, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits and a walk.

My word, I can hear Frontman's head exploding from here...

Ah poop, its only one game.

[Frontman]

ESPN for some reason, did not record my win for Sabithia in his score

i hope that gets fixed, i need to withstand armac's oncoming onslaght

With any errors like that, I have the option of "fixing" overlooks like that.

However, I believe something is happening with the program overall, and everything is locked currently. Let's see if it shakes out, as CC (as well as you) deserve the credit with the win, because GOOD GAWD did the Sox blow today.

[themike]

I had Contreras sarting today....

That was a wonderful -21 for my pitching staff.:speechles

[Entropy]

i definitely think there is something up with the program

all the players are unlocked today, but wierdly when i look at the scoreboard, my score is half of what it should be, but if i look at even the quick boxscore it is right

nothing like opening day with some bugs, at least they have it all right somewhere in there, it is kind of funny though

everyone should keep their eye on their scores for a couple of days while they work out the kinks