CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Commissioner League
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 5, 2010 9:51 PM PST
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Don’t like a fella trying to shill a product for some extra scratch? Then wait for Monday’s post. This one is paid for. But, I can tell you that the product I’m hawking, CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Commissioner League!, is one that I’ve used for several years now, and I dig it a lot. I’m using it for my league this year, The Bridges of Madison Bumgarner.
Before you click the jump, know this: you a) should buy CBSSports.com products and/or services, and, b) will get 50% off the CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Commissioner League when you do so through this link.
Every year, I’m in 84 different fantasy leagues, and by July, I can’t keep up. Then I look up in November, and I’m like, "Hey, I guess Felipe Lopez is pretty good. I should have started him instead of...Kevin Frandsen? Why didn’t I replace him when he was sent down to Fresno?" So this offer comes up for me to get a free fantasy league -- and cash! -- for hawking the fine, fine products and/or services of CBSSports.com Fantasy Commissioner League, and my shoulders slumped. Another fantasy league? Yeesh. I don’t have time for the 84 that I’m in already.
Then I got an idea, mostly because I’m so damned smart: a league that drafts and then walks away. It’s the five-card stud of fantasy baseball. Albert Pujols pulls his spine muscle in the first game? That’s a shame. You can’t pick anyone up, though. Not in the McCovey Chronicles Stud League. No, sir. Draft your players, and then watch helplessly for the rest of the season.
So who’s in? I’ll need 11 volunteers. The prize for winning the league is this: I get paid by CBSSports.com, and you get to start another league for 50% off. Win/win!
CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Comissioner League is a mighty solid service. Seriously. Huckster Grant aside, it’s much better than the Yahoo! stuff you’re used to. You can create your own polls, too, like this one from my league’s archives:
Who’s in? I guess the first eleven who respond are in, but you have to be willing to do nothing after the draft. That part is key. And I want a live draft, so you’ll have to be able to do a draft on a Sunday or a weeknight. We’ll work that part out once we know who’s in the league.
Also, buy CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Commissioner League products and/or services.
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Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
any night that isn't thursday works awesome for me
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
BTW
since I was first to respond, I get the first pick, QED
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
+1
the draft is my favorite part
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
Not in…
Can’t afford it. Looming pinkslip, budget cuts, and all that fun stuff. Mr. Merope and I do both have Kindle subscriptions to McC …I hope Grant is spending that 42.1¢ a month wisely.
I should mention that anyone in my league is in for free. Forgot that part.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 5, 2010 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
sorry Merope
I’m rooting for you!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 6, 2010 6:33 AM PST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure I’ll have a position, I’ve got tons of seniority. It’s just a matter of what crappy position. Last year I got bumped from a pretty primo state funded position to a craptastical federally funded one. With everyone that’s out of work you feel bad griping, but it still sucks!
[Not as bad a russel martin sucks though]
That's Versatility!
Nothing quite as efficient as scrambling everyone around into new jobs every year.
I think everyone in public ed that I know is either getting a pink slip or was broomed out last year.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 6, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
Teacher?
Do we have a fellow teacher here?
by BooRadley2785 on Mar 6, 2010 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
TEACHer?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
TWSS
She said that, prounounced so strangely, because her class size was so small, and she didn’t get the proper attention to learn to pronounce things correctly.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
And I can’t even tell you how good I am at doing nothing.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
If you want, I can tell you how good he is at doing nothing. :(
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 8, 2010 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
BUY CBS SPORTS.COM PRODUCTS AN/OR SERVICES!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 5, 2010 10:52 PM PST reply actions
I’ll not play in any league with the likes of Grant, thank you very much.
This matt lennon fellow, however, seems like some sort of poll-generating genius. He seems like the type of guy that mccoven would want to buy beers for at Zekes or 21st Amendment during the 2010 season. That’s my guess.
Really, though, CBSsportsdotcom is head and shoulders above the competition when it comes to fantasy baseball. We’ve had our league there since the Alphonse Gore discovered the Internet. If you can spare the few extra bucks, the bells and whistles this site features really does separate it from the likes of yahoo and espn.
I should note that biff here was responsible for the two funniest things up there: Bridges of Madison Bumgarner, and the “Yeah, that’s it. Touch second base for the 38th time” poll option. I’m not buying him a beer, though. That’s like feeding a beagle scraps from the table — no matter how much you give, they always want more.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 6, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
50% off? Ooh, good deal
Better deal:
Get your jersey before the deal runs out
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
That's really funny
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Yeah,
but only like 5 have said they’re in
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
ME ME ME
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 6, 2010 12:00 AM PST reply actions
I'm in
Petey and Fresh always dunking on Spartans,
Biscuits in baskets from Heatley and Thornton,
Bam-Bam and Gore on the way to some rings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
I'll Play
I don’t comment much on this site, but I read it all the time and I play A LOT of fantasy sports. Don’t believe me? Check my yahoo fantasy status. It’ like almost to the red mark, my friend. Send me an invite or something!
I'm IN THIS THING
Again, I’m pretty awesome at doing nothing as evidenced by the fact that I don’t even post that much. This league would be perfect for me.
Still got room for one more if I want to go to Aspen?
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
missed it by a skoche?
I’ll be an alternate in case anyone can’t make the draft due to murder by crystal meth tweekers.
This sounds perfect for me
I’ve always said I’m too busy and have too short an attention span to do fantasy baseball, but this would be fun. Am I too late?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
YES
LEAVE NOW
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
Is there anywhere I can listen to/watch the game online
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 6, 2010 12:38 PM PST reply actions
If anyone is looking for a league. We have one opening
We are a bunch of easy going guys who love baseball. The league has been around for at least 23 years, and I’ve been running it for the last 19 years
The league has 12 owners:
-Auction style
-Standard 5 × 5 league
-Keeper league
-Live in person draft (Sunday March 21th) a block away from Mays Field (AT&T Park)
-League dues are 30 per owner. Most of the 30 dollars goes into a pot for the league’s top 3 winners, and the rest pays for the stat service (CBS Sportsline).
What we want from you:
You don’t have to be a fantasy genius, but someone who follows baseball, and is willing to learn.
Be an active owner. The worst thing that can happen to a league is an owner who doesn’t follow his team. i.e. 5 dl’s players, and hasn’t made a move since the draft.
If you are interested in joining a fun-loving group of fantasy-league addicts in an established league, please email me @ SFFantasyLeague@aol.com
http://forums.sfgiantsworld.net/giants/
Free? Do Nothing?
Jesus, Grant, it’s like you’ve known me all my life.
Yeah, I’m in. My “other” fantasy league’s draft is March 21 at 2pm, so if you can have it the same day but later, I’d be much obliged.
Also: “The Bridges of Madison Bumgarner” is a great, great name. If only Biff had come up with something that good.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
The hell with it. I’m in if there is still room (ps: you don’t want bondslegend, he chokes in the playoffs). If my keeper league wasn’t full of friends (meaning: cheapskates) I’d do CBS sports every year.
/waits for endorsement money from Grant
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I'm gonna choke a bitch
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Is that what kids are calling it these days?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I BEAT YOU TWICE AND HAD A WAY BETTER FUCKING RECORD WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THAT ABOUT
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I really wish we could have a rematch
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Also
really? You still have that picture? That’s ridiculous. Also I hate you.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
I got knocked out of the playoffs in the same way. I won the season series, had a better overall record, and had a better record against common opponents. I checked everything! So I’m pretty sure the Yahoo! tiebreaker is a digital coinflip.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 8, 2010 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
ERA
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
That is such a load of horshit too
because I HAD BETTER PITCHERSSSS they just performed worse in that one week. GRRR, but all things considered the fact that I was so dominant for the whole year when I’d NEVER played fantasy baseball before was stunning to me
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I'll go in
If you’re not full
Also CBS owes me, and my keeper league, oh, a good season, amongst other things.
It took us two years to recover from that mess.
So how do I do this? I’ll put both options below, and you recommend the way you want to determine participants. Voting closes at this time tomorrow.
Option one.
First come, first serve. This is how I initially envisioned it, and it’s the easiest way to avoid hurt feelings.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 7, 2010 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
Option two
Go by number of comments. The only reason I’d do this is because I’m going to have to put up a few front-page stories on the league to get my scratch, and it would probably be more interesting for the community if there were names like Goofus and Kitspool in the league, both of whom would be left out by option one, rather than loyal-reading-but-infrequent-commenting folks.
The problem is that it’s pretty weak to decide this after the fact. It seems really…exclusionary, like there’s some sort of McC inner circle that I’m trying to favor.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 7, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
- of comments. Youre the big man Grant, you gotta break some hearts every so often.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 7, 2010 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Really took away from the effect too.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 7, 2010 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
Obviously I'm for the first come-first serve thing
I’ve been reading this site since 2007, but have been busy with grad school and all. That’s gotta count for something right?
by DividedByZero on Mar 7, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Selfishly
I’m in either way… objectively I think it should be first come first serve since that’s what was said in the post. But I do see your point about wanting active participation in discussions. IDK, it doesn’t seem like it’ll hurt feelings too badly either way, but if I was making the choice I’d just do whoever got here first is in.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
BTW
I’m glad I made the cut as someone who’d make the community interesting SOB
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
That should be *SOB*
I wasn’t swearing at you, grand master
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
Option One is the most fair
even if I’m left out of the league. It’s okay, I can live without the fame and fortune ridicule of seeing my fantasy team talked about on the front page.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT THEN!
Just kidding. I dunno if I’d make either cut, but really shouldn’t take on another league this year & am sure others would be more active.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
The entire point is that you won’t be active.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I can’t pick up on Grant’s sarcasm, but I thought it was more of a joke that we have to agree to try as little as he does.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
If it’s ‘draft and nothing’ then count me down. I am down. Mark me down. You want nothing? I can give you nothing. If you want nothing, I’m your man. I can do nothing like nobody can. You want to see it? You want to see me in action. Okay, you asked for it. Here I go.
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See? Nothing.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I'm pretty sure it's just draft and walk away
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
Figuratively I mean
like you can’t replace anyone after you draft, even if they get injured.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Yeah, that’s it. Draft and done, so don’t pick Nick Johnson in the first round.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 7, 2010 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
This will make drafting a LOT more fun
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
First come, first serve has it. If you’re one of the first eleven, make sure you have a valid e-mail in your profile, and I’ll set the league up.
I’m thinking the draft should be a weeknight around 8:30 p.m., or a Saturday afternoon, around 1:00 p.m.. What say the masses?
Guessing those are pacific times (derr)
any of those work for me.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
Fair's fair
This way, it’ll be more like an underdog indie flick come awards time without the star appeal of a Goofus or Kitspool.
Anyway, everyone knows there’s no “inner circle” here…only an “outer outfield” (where we’re all wheelin’ it big).
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Is it seriously an NL only league?
Damn, that is like the deepest league I’ve ever played in
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Heh. Screw that other league.
The idea is that everyone has a 25-man roster of NL players. I need to post a rules thingie on the front page, and there’s definite room for change if everyone hates the setup.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 9, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that's a super deep league
fine with me, it should make for some very interesting rosters
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
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