Fantasy Baseball?

So football is over.

Spring training is two weeks away.

Is there enough interest on here for having a 9:30 Club Fantasy Baseball League?

I'll get one started if so.

yeah, we had one last year

I'd love to play if you start a league.

i also would play

Okay. League is created. Anybody interested in playing, send me a Private Message and I'll give you the info.

It is a 12 person league - first 11 to get in touch.

who won last year's league, i forget? anyone remember? smackie, do you remember?

You're going to have to post you're planned scoring system before I sign up.

Max Teams: 12

Scoring Type: Rotisserie

Player Universe: All baseball

Max Moves: No maximum

Max Trades: No maximum

Trade Reject Time: 2

Trade End Date: August 13, 2006

Waiver Time: 2 days

Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports

Trade Review: League Votes

Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules

Max Games Played: 170

Max Innings Pitched: 1300

Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow

Start Scoring on: Sunday, Apr 2

Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF,
OF, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL

Stat Categories: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG, OPS, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP


Open to amending these if somebody has strong objection to something, but I think these are pretty standard categories. I don't like defensive categories by general rule. Yahoo is also fairly limited in pitching categories - these are really the best options available, in my opinion. Its a slight emphasis on hitting, but you're forced to draft for holds to compensate.

it should be the same set up as last year. just for consistency's sake. i won't play in a league with holds, that's for sure.

yes, i'm a fantasy sports elitist.

Originally posted by BookerT:
it should be the same set up as last year. just for consistency's sake. i won't play in a league with holds, that's for sure.

yes, i'm a fantasy sports elitist.

I have no idea how last year's league was set up, as I wasn't involved in it.

And what's the problem with holds? You're forced to draft at least one player to fill the role.

What do you suggest in lieu of that for pitching? I hate K/BB or K/9, and other stats like "Innings Pitched" or crap like that is bogus.

Originally posted by BookerT:
it should be the same set up as last year. just for consistency's sake. i won't play in a league with holds, that's for sure.

yes, i'm a fantasy sports elitist.

Pussy.

Can anybody find last years thread? I wasn't able to find it.

classic 5x5 always gets my vote, although obp instead of average would be fine w/me, too. other than that, it just gets confusing. but whatever, i've got a title to defend, so as long as smacke is in, i'm in.

Originally posted by BookerT:
classic 5x5 always gets my vote, although obp instead of average would be fine w/me, too. other than that, it just gets confusing. but whatever, i've got a title to defend, so as long as smacke is in, i'm in.

What are the classic 5x5 and 4x4 categories again? I've been playing custom leagues so long that I don't remember.

Originally posted by BookerT:
but whatever, i've got a title to defend, so as long as smacke is in, i'm in.

How's your hockey team doing?

this is what i'm doing for the point-only league i'm running this year … i still need to tweak some of the pitching stats, but i really like the direction it's going in:

Stat Modifiers:

R (5), RBI (5), SH (2), SF (2), SB (5), CS (-3), BB (3), IBB (1), HBP (3), K (-1), GIDP (-3), TB (5)

W (40), L (-10), SVOP (-40), SV (80), TBF (3), ER (-4), BB (-1), HBP (-1), K (1), WP (-1), BLK (-1), SB (-1), GIDP (1), HLD (40), TB (-1)

i may have an opening or two, i'll post on here if i do

hows your hockey team doing smackie?

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
this is what i'm doing for the point-only league i'm running this year … i still need to tweak some of the pitching stats, but i really like the direction it's going in:

Stat Modifiers:

R (5), RBI (5), SH (2), SF (2), SB (5), CS (-3), BB (3), IBB (1), HBP (3), K (-1), GIDP (-3), TB (5)

W (40), L (-10), SVOP (-40), SV (80), TBF (3), ER (-4), BB (-1), HBP (-1), K (1), WP (-1), BLK (-1), SB (-1), GIDP (1), HLD (40), TB (-1)


i may have an opening or two, i'll post on here if i do

Jesus Christ, this is way over my head.

btw, i will play some fantasy baseball…i have never played, but what the hell.

Originally posted by Thom Foolerie:
hows your hockey team doing smackie?

This is between me and Booker.

I think I'm starting to get the hang of it, though. I've closed 500 points in a month. Too bad I have 700 more to go…

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!