Fantasy League?

by jcb9 on Mar 26, 2008 9:06 AM PDT

After spending the last few seasons trying to start up fantasy baseball leagues with people who aren't big baseball fans, and never log in after the draft is concluded, I was thinking that the McCovey Chronicles would be a much better place to get a really good fantasy league going.

Personally, my tastes in fantasy baseball are pretty simple - I've usually played rotisserie rules with standard stats, though I'm open to tweaking those if folks prefer. I've always played on Yahoo in the past, so I'd prefer to use their system unless someone has a really good reason to go with someone else.

Anyway, is anyone interested? If we can get, say, eight or so people interested, I'll go ahead and start up a league. We've only got a few days before the season starts, so it'd be best to start sooner rather than later, but we can always get going after opening day if need be.

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I am in. TIred of people who stop playing after the first week.

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by gianator on Mar 26, 2008 9:45 AM PDT reply actions

I'm in two yahoo leagues, i wouldn't mind another though. Probably best to give my spot to someone else if its limited, but if you need another player i'll jump in.

And Boom Goes the Dynamite

by Andy from DC on Mar 26, 2008 10:06 AM PDT reply actions

I'm always down for another fantasy league team.

SAVE_US.RAY

by Natto on Mar 26, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply actions

i would be down, since i'm not in a league yet and need to find one

by llamalimbo1 on Mar 26, 2008 1:52 PM PDT reply actions

i'm down

always

I sure wish that Ort Cloud would form a solid sphere to enter into this team's orbit.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Mar 26, 2008 2:16 PM PDT reply actions

I'll do that.

by Evan on Mar 26, 2008 3:36 PM PDT reply actions

if there's a live draft and i can make it then yeah sure

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Mar 26, 2008 3:55 PM PDT reply actions

free stat tracker at espn, i prefer that site for fantasy sports

by Azmanz on Mar 26, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions

It looks like we definitely have enough people to get a league started. I'll sign up later this evening and pass on the details.

How does Saturday at 1 PM sound for a live draft?

by jcb9 on Mar 26, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions

I've gone ahead and set up the Kevin Frandsen Memorial League. Since nobody indicated any other preferences, I went with a rotisserie league, regular 5x5 stats plus OPS and Holds. The draft is scheduled for Saturday at 1 PM, but if that isn't going to work for a lot of people, I believe I can reschedule.

Max teams are currently set at 12.

To join, go to:
http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b2/register/joinleague
The league ID is 261168
The password is bocock

Any complaints/suggestions/better ideas, let me know.

And in case anyone wonder, I've registered as the Temescal Monarchs.

by jcb9 on Mar 26, 2008 5:55 PM PDT reply actions

That time should be fine for me. Of course, the moment I type that, something will come up.

SAVE_US.RAY

by Natto on Mar 26, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm in...

The league I was gonna play in got canceled, this is perfect timing. Thanks for setting it up. I'm the F**K Sabeans, and I will destroy you all.

Also, right now its set for a 6x6 with OPS and Holds added to the traditional 5. I'm for ditching holds and OPS and going traditional. Or ditch holds and avg. Mainly I just don't like holds I guess. :)

Merkin Valdez career SO/9: 10.8

by Poe on Mar 26, 2008 6:24 PM PDT reply actions

second

The ditching holds and average.

are there really no bench players at all?

I sure wish that Ort Cloud would form a solid sphere to enter into this team's orbit.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Mar 27, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

I have it set to the default 5 bench positions. That doesn't show on the roster pages right now - I'm not sure why that is, but I double checked the settings.

I have no problem dropping holds and average if nobody objects.

by jcb9 on Mar 27, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions

holds and avg/ops

I'd like to vote to eliminate holds as well. and OPS/AVG is a little bit redundant , it'd be nice to drop one...

and oh, I just signed up as the "stinkers".

by kennv on Mar 29, 2008 5:18 AM PDT up reply actions

I agree on the holds. Just don't want to have to worry about middle relievers.

I prefer using the trad AVG to OPS, just because involves a different set of skills and you get into some interesting tradeoff choices.

by Evan on Mar 29, 2008 6:30 AM PDT up reply actions

anyone want to join an ESPN keeper league

Draft this Saturday at 8:30. Email me if interested: ebeaubien44@yahoo.com

If you are not a serious player that wants to play in the same league for a few years please don't reply.

I'm an ESPN Insider!

by The Thrill on Mar 27, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions

As of right now, we've only got six teams signed up. We really need at least a couple more teams to have a viable league, and I know more folks expressed interest. The draft's scheduled for tomorrow, so don't wait!

by jcb9 on Mar 28, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions

I just joined, I've never played FBB before but I'll give it a try.

http://www.baycityball.com

by xanthan on Mar 28, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Really? How is that even possible?

C'mon, people! Sign up! The season's about to start! Time's a-wastin'!

by Evan on Mar 28, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions

Really? How is that even possible?

Yeah, I dunno. I played Fantasy Football for the first time this past year and had some fun. I think I've just been late getting into Fantasy sports. I'm expecting fantasy baseball to be a lot of fun.

http://www.baycityball.com

by xanthan on Mar 28, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm just bumping this one more time in the hopes that a few more people see the thread and maybe sign up. We've got seven teams, which isn't terrible, but a few more would be a lot better!

C'mon, folks, just think of the thrill - YOU can field a team of Brian Bocock, Neifi Perez, Armando Benitez, and Bret Tomko! It's like getting to be Brian Sabean, only without the pesky paycheck!

by jcb9 on Mar 28, 2008 6:52 PM PDT reply actions

And if you're hesitant to play because you don't know if you can stand up to the level of competition, let me assure you - I always finish in second place in fantasy baseball. Every single time I've ever played, it's been second place. So you can definitely beat me.

by jcb9 on Mar 28, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions