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vansmack
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:18 PM UTC #
Originally posted by callat703:

Max Games Played: 170

Max Innings Pitched: 1300
I would prefer this to be 162 (just to please the baseball gods).

And 1500 Innings if we're doing W, S and H. 1300 is fine if we're not doing holds.
callat703
Joined: May 25, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:18 PM UTC #
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by callat703:
Jesus Christ, this is way over my head.
it's the most accurate way to determine a player's "value" to his team that i could come up with using the yahoo statistics … i'd really like to include defensive stats, but most of the major stats (fielding %, errors, etc) are just not indicative of overall defensive play, and it's kind of impossible for yahoo to use STATS Inc.'s "Zone Rating" system

i miss baseball!!!1!1!
Uh…right. But I have no idea what any of the numbers and half of the abbreviations that you put up there even mean.
callat703
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:20 PM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by callat703:

Max Games Played: 170

Max Innings Pitched: 1300
I would prefer this to be 162 (just to please the baseball gods).

And 1500 Innings if we're doing W, S and H. 1300 is fine if we're not doing holds.
1500 seems a bit excessive. I'd split the difference and go to 1400?

And 162 is fine. I'm not sure why it went to 170; I think that was a mistake.
callat703
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:25 PM UTC #
So after reviewing last year's categories.

If we'd like to even out the categories between pitchers and hitters, I'd opt for 6x6:

AVG, HR, RBI, R, BB, SB

and

W, K, SV, HLDS, ERA, WHIP


Thoughts?
BookerT
Joined: October 30, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1410
Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:28 PM UTC #
yes, my hockey team sucks. i keep forgetting it exists, and i'm sorry about that, because i know there's nothing worse than a lazy owner, even one at the bottom of the standings. i can assure you i'd be kicking all of your asses in fantasy basketball, which is my best fantasy sport.
ratioci nation
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:34 PM UTC #
Originally posted by BookerT:
yes, my hockey team sucks. i keep forgetting it exists, and i'm sorry about that, because i know there's nothing worse than a lazy owner
same here
HoyaSaxa03
Joined: March 22, 2004 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:36 PM UTC #
Originally posted by callat703:
Thoughts?
OPS! although i didnt win this argument last year, and i doubt people have come around to the dark side in just one year
vansmack
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:40 PM UTC #
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
OPS! although i didnt win this argument last year, and i doubt people have come around to the dark side in just one year
I've meant to apologize to you for that for a while now. My solid argument about Barry Bonds ruining OPS for everybody never came to fruition.

Anyhow, I think I'd rather see AVG and either OPS or OBP instead of BB. I like to reward those that get HBP too.
callat703
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:41 PM UTC #
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by callat703:
Thoughts?
OPS! although i didnt win this argument last year, and i doubt people have come around to the dark side in just one year
How about AVG and OPS instead of BB?
callat703
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 06:51 PM UTC #
Let me know about OPS versus BB.

Rather than the Private Message thing, here is league info:

Yahoo Fantasy Baseball

League ID#: 64815
League Name: 930 Club Fantasy Baseball
Password: backbar
HoyaSaxa03
Joined: March 22, 2004 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 07:04 PM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
I've meant to apologize to you for that for a while now. My solid argument about Barry Bonds ruining OPS for everybody never came to fruition.
oh well, not your fault he didn't play … but i'm still not convinced the argument holds water even if he was in

Originally posted by vansmack:
Anyhow, I think I'd rather see AVG and either OPS or OBP instead of BB. I like to reward those that get HBP too.
explain again why on earth we'd want to have AVG and OBP?
distance
Joined: January 07, 2003 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1282
Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 07:07 PM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by callat703:

Max Games Played: 170

Max Innings Pitched: 1300
I would prefer this to be 162 (just to please the baseball gods).

And 1500 Innings if we're doing W, S and H. 1300 is fine if we're not doing holds.
the more innings, the better to me. i ran out of IP last year in one league i was in. it kind of sucked. there were like 2-3 weeks left in the season too!
callat703
Joined: May 25, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 07:10 PM UTC #
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by vansmack:
I've meant to apologize to you for that for a while now. My solid argument about Barry Bonds ruining OPS for everybody never came to fruition.
oh well, not your fault he didn't play … but i'm still not convinced the argument holds water even if he was in

Originally posted by vansmack:
Anyhow, I think I'd rather see AVG and either OPS or OBP instead of BB. I like to reward those that get HBP too.
explain again why on earth we'd want to have AVG and OBP?
Not OBP; I'm talking about OPS - combining slugging and on base percentage.
vansmack
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 07:13 PM UTC #
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
explain again why on earth we'd want to have AVG and OBP?
I can't really. I just didn't like BB as it's own category.

I'm impartial to OBP or OPS, but considering AVG makes up over 90% of one category and HR plus AVG makes up a good percentage of the other, in a HR only league, I really don't think one is that much better than the other.
callat703
Joined: May 25, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 07:16 PM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
explain again why on earth we'd want to have AVG and OBP?
I can't really. I just didn't like BB as it's own category.

I'm impartial to OBP or OPS, but considering AVG makes up over 90% of one category and HR plus AVG makes up a good percentage of the other, in a HR only league, I really don't think one is that much better than the other.
I personally like BB as an individual category when coupled with AVG. I recognize it may not be as great as OPS or OBP in valuing players. But it allows you to draft a bit more strategically. Gives certain players some more value, and trims value from others.
keithstg
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 08, 2006 at 08:49 PM UTC #
Well, I'll jump in again this year - should be able to improve on last year's mediocre showing…
callat703
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Re: Fantasy Baseball? February 13, 2006 at 07:21 PM UTC #
League is almost full! Need maybe one more. Come on guys and gals.
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