The Official 2007 iFanboy Fantasy Baseball League

[conorkilpatrick]

The NCAA fantasy league got me itching for some real competition, so I set up a head-to-head fantasy baseball league!

-You'll need to have an account on Yahoo to play
-Head to Yahoo fantasy sports
-Click the "Sign up now" button under "Baseball" (http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1)
-Click "Join a Group"
-Click "Join Private" and enter in the following ID and password:

Group ID#: 223134
Password: comicbooks

It's the free league so we can only have up to 12 teams. If you're interested sign up quick. The draft deadline is April 28.

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/ifanboy

[iSteve]

I'm in with iSteve's Avengers! How & when do we pick players?

[conorkilpatrick]

Once the league is set we'll pick a draft date. We're going to do an autodraft so how it works is you can rank the players in the order you'd want them (or keep the Yahoo Sports rankings) and on auto draft day they will be... auto drafted by computer.

[iSteve]

Cool. :cool:

[kwok_talk]

Thanks Conor!

Kwok's MGH Abusers are getting juiced up!

[iSteve]

Thanks Conor!

Kwok's MGH Abusers are getting juiced up!

Hey, no 'roid rage, my friend. We want to run a clean game here.

[iSteve]

I was actually thinking of calling my team the Steroid All-Stars.

[kwok_talk]

Hey, no 'roid rage, my friend. We want to run a clean game here.

It's Friday and I had to just go for the easy joke.

And if they haven't come up with a test for HGH, I'm sure it's years before they find one for MGH.

[fred]

i'm signed up

[acomicbookgirl]

I'll sign up when I get home later after watching Premonition... (sp?)

[conorkilpatrick]

I'll sign up when I get home later after watching Premonition... (sp?)

Better hurry, there are only 7 spots left...

[acomicbookgirl]

Better hurry, there are only 7 spots left...


I'm in. :) Thanks Conor! When's the draft?

Have a good night.. :)

[conorkilpatrick]

I'm in. :) Thanks Conor! When's the draft?

Once we get the teams in place... we have 7 right now and we have to have an even number.

[iSteve]

Once we get the teams in place... we have 7 right now and we have to have an even number.

Give it until Tuesday or Wednesday after people get back from the weekend. I'm sure we can fill up the twelve spaces. More players, more fun.

[pv_2]

Sadly, I had to go through a 12-step program to get off Fantasy Baseball - 6 years sober this year. I used to play something called Scoresheet baseball, which simulates real games and everything. I was completely obsessed. It's not something I can enter into lightly. So I will be forced to live vicariously instead.

[conorkilpatrick]

Sadly, I had to go through a 12-step program to get off Fantasy Baseball - 6 years sober this year. I used to play something called Scoresheet baseball, which simulates real games and everything. I was completely obsessed. It's not something I can enter into lightly. So I will be forced to live vicariously instead.

One year I was in four leagues and it was too much. I couldn't focus on any of them to be at all effective. This year it will be two leagues and that's my max.

[fred]

I'm playing but I honestly haven't paid attention to baseball since high school. This will be a fun way to get back into it because I hate losing so it will force me to pay attention.

[iSteve]

I'm playing but I honestly haven't paid attention to baseball since high school. This will be a fun way to get back into it because I hate losing so it will force me to pay attention.

You guys may need to coach me along. I'm new to the whole fantasy sports thing.

[fred]

well first you find a sport you want to fantasize about
and then.... well I won't come right out and tell you that part

[iSteve]

well first you find a sport you want to fantasize about
and then.... well I won't come right out and tell you that part

It makes me wish baseball had cheerleaders. All I'm left with is a @#$%^& mascot. And I'm not into furries.

[fred]

would you yiff me? I'd yiff me

[acomicbookgirl]

would you yiff me? I'd yiff me


Ha? yiff? :confused:

[fred]

Ha? yiff? :confused:

admittedly, this is disgusting. In fact, that's why I find it funny.

Furries(weirdos who dress up in costumes and develop a 'fursona' to go along with it) sometimes rub up against one another in their costumes to simulate sex. This is called yiffing.

Imagine their poor mothers having to wash out the inside of those things!

Mine was a play on Buffalo Bill in the mirror in Silence of the Lambs

Would you **** me? I'd **** me.

[paper]

Layers upon layers upon layers upon layers upon....


You're gonna give the girl nightmares, Fred.

[acomicbookgirl]

admittedly, this is disgusting. In fact, that's why I find it funny.

Furries(weirdos who dress up in costumes and develop a 'fursona' to go along with it) sometimes rub up against one another in their costumes to simulate sex. This is called yiffing.

Imagine their poor mothers having to wash out the inside of those things!

Mine was a play on Buffalo Bill in the mirror in Silence of the Lambs

Would you **** me? I'd **** me.

Fred, only you can make something funny yet disturbing at the same time... :o

[fred]

Layers upon layers upon layers upon layers upon....


You're gonna give the girl nightmares, Fred.

I actually pull it back a lot here. I'm a collector of strange human behavior. That's not even that gross by comparison. I could show you things in Wikipedia(without pictures) that might make you throw up.

[fred]

Fred, only you can make something funny yet disturbing at the same time... :o

thank you. I strive for greatness in that regard.
furries, I just don't get. I can understand a lot of stuff that I'm not into, but Furries baffle me.

[paper]

thank you. I strive for greatness in that regard.
furries, I just don't get. I can understand a lot of stuff that I'm not into, but Furries baffle me.

I always thought it would be interesting to do a documentary of regular people infiltrating a Furry gathering to figure out just what makes these people tick.

And by "always" I mean the past 12 minutes.

Fred, are you willing to wear a pair of hidden camera glasses?

[fred]

I always thought it would be interesting to do a documentary of regular people infiltrating a Furry gathering to figure out just what makes these people tick.

And by "always" I mean the past 12 minutes.

Fred, are you willing to wear a pair of hidden camera glasses?

hell mother****ing yeah
but they have to be black glasses with the camera in the middle
and I have to offer them money to tell me about it

and if you get that one..........

[paper]

Just realized what thread this was. I thought we were in Fred's Weekly Reviews or something.

Somebody talk about baseball related things.

[fred]

Just realized what thread this was. I thought we were in Fred's Weekly Reviews or something.

Somebody talk about baseball related things.

whenever I'm yiffing and I think the end is near

I think about baseball

yeah I can't believe it either
I should get some sleep

[conorkilpatrick]

Opening Day is April 2nd, yes?

How do we feel about having the draft take place one week prior - March 26th? Is that enough time for everyone to set their rosters before the season starts?

[acomicbookgirl]

Opening Day is April 2nd, yes?

How do we feel about having the draft take place one week prior - March 26th? Is that enough time for everyone to set their rosters before the season starts?

I thought it was April 1st... Oh well, The 26th is a Monday.. Suggestion: how bout either on a weekend day due to time differences and what not... Your call..

[conorkilpatrick]

I thought it was April 1st... Oh well, The 26th is a Monday.. Suggestion: how bout either on a weekend day due to time differences and what not... Your call..

You're right - April 1st is Opening Night. So that would put the draft on March 25th.

We're not going to do a live draft. We're just going to set a day/time and I'm going to press the draft button and it's all going to happen auto-style based on your pre-rankings (which are already set from Yahoo Sports' rankings but you can alter to fit your tastes).

[acomicbookgirl]

You're right - April 1st is Opening Night. So that would put the draft on March 25th.

We're not going to do a live draft. We're just going to set a day/time and I'm going to press the draft button and it's all going to happen auto-style based on your pre-rankings (which are already set from Yahoo Sports' rankings but you can alter to fit your tastes).

No live draft? :( but that's the fun part of fantasy baseball.. Oh well.. Time to start pre-ranking...

[conorkilpatrick]

No live draft? :( but that's the fun part of fantasy baseball.. Oh well...

I agree, but I think it would be logistically impossible.

[kwok_talk]

I agree, but I think it would be logistically impossible.

Why? I thought Yahoo accounted for people participating (who could select live) and those who weren’t (would pick based upon their preranking).

It’s not the end of the world for me either way (only the arrival of Galactus can do that….). Sorry not trying to stir up anything, I appreciate you setting this up.

[conorkilpatrick]

Why? I thought Yahoo accounted for people participating (who could select live) and those who weren’t (would pick based upon their preranking).

I'll look into the possibilities tonight.

[conorkilpatrick]

These are the two draft options:

Live Online Draft
You will participate in a live online draft that may last several hours and requires a Java-enabled browser. In addition, you may be unable to participate if you are using AOL as your internet service provider, or access the web from behind a firewall.

Autopick Draft
We will draft teams for your league based on either our default rankings or individual manager's pre-draft player rankings. Once you set your league's draft status to Ready, your draft will happen within 72 hours.

I'm going to find out if we could do a live draft but still have some people set to auto. We should be able to, my other league allows for that.

Would people be up for a live draft on, like, Saturday?

[fred]

Would people be up for a live draft on, like, Saturday?

I could do it after 7 on a Saturday.

[acomicbookgirl]

These are the two draft options:

Live Online Draft
You will participate in a live online draft that may last several hours and requires a Java-enabled browser. In addition, you may be unable to participate if you are using AOL as your internet service provider, or access the web from behind a firewall.

Autopick Draft
We will draft teams for your league based on either our default rankings or individual manager's pre-draft player rankings. Once you set your league's draft status to Ready, your draft will happen within 72 hours.

I'm going to find out if we could do a live draft but still have some people set to auto. We should be able to, my other league allows for that.

Would people be up for a live draft on, like, Saturday?

This Saturday? Just as long as I know what time and i'm in. :)

[iSteve]

Since I'm a baseball novice relatively speaking, I lean more toward the auto draft option.

[fred]

Since I'm a baseball novice relatively speaking, I lean more toward the auto draft option.

I don't know ****-all about baseball at the moment either. Can I pick Will Clark?

[conorkilpatrick]

I could do it after 7 on a Saturday.

Yeah... and I have something to do Saturday night. I'm thinking that a live draft is going to be next to impossible.

We might just have to suck it up and do the auto draft.

[acomicbookgirl]

I don't know ****-all about baseball at the moment either. Can I pick Will Clark?

I'm sure you could, although it wouldn't help you..

you'll love live draft guys... its the best part of fantasy baseball.. :)

[acomicbookgirl]

Yeah... and I have something to do Saturday night. I'm thinking that a live draft is going to be next to impossible.

We might just have to suck it up and do the auto draft.

Oh alright... and i was soo looking forward to it.. :(

[conorkilpatrick]

***ATTENTION***

The auto DRAFT will be THIS Saturday, March 24th. Sometime in the afternoon.

As of right now there are NINE teams out of a possible TWELVE. It's a head-to-head league so there needs to be an EVEN number. If we don't get another team before Saturday I have a few people in mind that I can get to join.

But if you thought at all about joining the league, now's the time - we have three more slots!

[iSteve]

Conor, for those of us who are sports challenged, would you mind telling us how this is suppose to go. What happens after the draft? What are our responsibilities as team managers (or whatever we are called)?

[kwok_talk]

Conor, for those of us who are sports challenged, would you mind telling us how this is suppose to go. What happens after the draft? What are our responsibilities as team managers (or whatever we are called)?

Figured I’d at least try and help. (Sorry to step on your toes Conor, figured you’d be busy with the podcast today)

iSteve – Please don’t get offended by my response. I really don’t know how much you’ve been exposed to this, so I apologize if you know all of this already.

Setting and monitoring your team will probably be the most important thing. It looks like it’s set up head-to-head, so each week, your team will face off against another person’s team to see which team gets the best compilation of preselected stats (ERA, wins, hits, HRs). Before the week starts, you will need to set your team. So one thing before the week starts is to consider people who aren’t doing good or injured and make sure you have the best possible people playing for your team that week. During the week, you will probably be unable to make any changes to your team, which is why it’s important to make sure everyone playing for you can contribute. Starting pitchers may be the trickiest ones to figure out, since they don’t always pitch every day. You probably want to look to make sure they are anticipated to pitch that week (anticipated start dates are marked usually on your team pages); most pitchers will usually pitch at least once a week, though.

Probably after the draft, you’ll want to see if you have holes in any particular position and pick up any people not drafted that can help you.

[randyvanhalen]

I'll sign up when I get home tonight, if there are any slots still available. I'm on Mountain Standard time, so I won't get home until probably 8 EST (gotta pick up my books, right?) And I'm totally going for an over-40 team: Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine, and Julio Franco anyone?

[fred]

I want Pete Rose

[iSteve]

Figured I’d at least try and help. (Sorry to step on your toes Conor, figured you’d be busy with the podcast today)

iSteve – Please don’t get offended by my response. I really don’t know how much you’ve been exposed to this, so I apologize if you know all of this already.

Setting and monitoring your team will probably be the most important thing. It looks like it’s set up head-to-head, so each week, your team will face off against another person’s team to see which team gets the best compilation of preselected stats (ERA, wins, hits, HRs). Before the week starts, you will need to set your team. So one thing before the week starts is to consider people who aren’t doing good or injured and make sure you have the best possible people playing for your team that week. During the week, you will probably be unable to make any changes to your team, which is why it’s important to make sure everyone playing for you can contribute. Starting pitchers may be the trickiest ones to figure out, since they don’t always pitch every day. You probably want to look to make sure they are anticipated to pitch that week (anticipated start dates are marked usually on your team pages); most pitchers will usually pitch at least once a week, though.

Probably after the draft, you’ll want to see if you have holes in any particular position and pick up any people not drafted that can help you.

Kwok, there's no way you can offend me. I appreciate all the help I can get. If anything, you may have over-estimated my starting knowledge of how this is done. When I "set" my team, I do this based upon what's happening in real time with the players right? If a given pitcher is hurt, I shouldn't play him right?

[kwok_talk]

Kwok, there's no way you can offend me. I appreciate all the help I can get. If anything, you may have over-estimated my starting knowledge of how this is done. When I "set" my team, I do this based upon what's happening in real time with the players right? If a given pitcher is hurt, I shouldn't play him right?


Correct. If a guy is put on the DL (disabled list), Yahoo will generally update it so you know he’s out. Players will often miss games because of random tweaks or sprains, which won’t be marked on the player, so you’ll just have to keep an eye out for that (Yahoo sometimes ties any news to the player’s link).

[iSteve]

Correct. If a guy is put on the DL (disabled list), Yahoo will generally update it so you know he’s out. Players will often miss games because of random tweaks or sprains, which won’t be marked on the player, so you’ll just have to keep an eye out for that (Yahoo sometimes ties any news to the player’s link).

I think I'm just going to go ahead and claim last place now.

[kwok_talk]

I think I'm just going to go ahead and claim last place now.

Oh yeah. And have fun.:D

[fred]

I think I'm just going to go ahead and claim last place now.

I'll ro-cham-bo you for it

I love phoenetical spelling

[acomicbookgirl]

I'll sign up when I get home tonight, if there are any slots still available. I'm on Mountain Standard time, so I won't get home until probably 8 EST (gotta pick up my books, right?) And I'm totally going for an over-40 team: Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine, and Julio Franco anyone?


I'll take Glavine.

[comhcinc]

okay i joined up and got a team

one spot left

[kwok_talk]

Maybe I should prepare like our manager (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2807935). We did win the World Series after all.

[conorkilpatrick]

We've got space for one more team. If no one else joins by Friday evening I'll get a non-iFanboy person.

[fred]

Maybe I should prepare like our manager (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2807935). We did win the World Series after all.

saw that. that's funny. sleeping at a light

[kwok_talk]

saw that. that's funny. sleeping at a light

He was probably up all night saving stray animals, so they wouldn't die...b/c we know what the pervs do to dead animals!!!

[fred]

like a real American would

[kwok_talk]

like a real American would

This is OUR country.... (GMC truck rolls into camera shot)

(credit due to Bill Simmons)

[comhcinc]

so what we need one more person?

come on! sign up!

[conorkilpatrick]

OKAY! We've got 12 teams - the league is now full.

I am going to pick names out of a hat on Friday to set the draft order and then Saturday afternoon I will activate the draft. It says it can take up to 72 hours after you enable the draft for it to actually happen. So be patient. :)

[comhcinc]

cool cool i spent some time last night playing with my draft. since we have so many noobs i try to pick some guys that are long shots to make the playing field equal

[conorkilpatrick]

Here's the draft order that I just randomly picked from a hat:

1. Sunnydale Razorbacks
2. Denver Thunderbolts
3. Monkeys with Guns
4. Indiana Interns
5. iSteve's Avengers
6. Kwok's MGH Abusers
7. Gotham Goliaths
8. Fred's Squad
9. M. Hundred's Office
10. Dallas Darkstars
11. Graymalkin Phoenixes
12. ACBG's Braves

I am going to enable the draft sometime around 3pm EST tomorrow (Saturday).

Note on the draft:
The order reverses each round so the team that starts the first round ends the second, while the team that ends the first round starts the second.

[jerome]

AWESOME!!! (i'm the razorbacks)

[paper]

AWESOME!!! (i'm the razorbacks)

Good name!

[comhcinc]

Here's the draft order that I just randomly picked from a hat

top three. sweet. since i picked a lot of low ranked players i should get who i want.



did you really pick from a hat? really? a hat? who has hats anymore?

[conorkilpatrick]

top three. sweet. since i picked a lot of low ranked players i should get who i want.



did you really pick from a hat? really? a hat? who has hats anymore?

I totally did. It was this one:

http://mlb.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pMLB2-2496936nm.jpg

[jerome]

I totally did. It was this one:

http://mlb.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pMLB2-2496936nm.jpg

boo to your hat.

[conorkilpatrick]

Pre-Draft Winners: Jerome & ACBG (two picks in a row each)

Pre-Draft Losers: Kwok, Fred & I (always right in the middle of the round)

[comhcinc]

boo to your hat.

i have to agree with jerome.


btw that is a cap not a hat.

[acomicbookgirl]

Pre-Draft Winners: Jerome & ACBG (two picks in a row each)

Pre-Draft Losers: Kwok, Fred & I (always right in the middle of the round)


Um.. Ok.. I don't feel so bad anymore being last.. :)

[jerome]

i changed some of my draft rankings from the one yahoo had. i hope it wasn't a mistake.

btw, did anyone else find those rankings weird?

[conorkilpatrick]

Um.. Ok.. I don't feel so bad anymore being last.. :)

Look at it this way:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2...

and so forth. It snakes, and every other round you get two picks in a row which is huge.

[comhcinc]

i changed some of my draft rankings from the one yahoo had. i hope it wasn't a mistake.

btw, did anyone else find those rankings weird?

i completely threw their rankings out, but they are in fact very good choices

[acomicbookgirl]

Look at it this way:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2...

and so forth. It snakes, and every other round you get two picks in a row which is huge.


Thanks.. :) Now let's see who I want on my team..

[paper]

i have to agree with jerome.


btw that is a cap not a hat.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/capnpol/06PP4279WIN.jpg

Now, that's a hat.

Good luck everybody.

[kwok_talk]

Last time I played, I tried drafting all pitchers in the first rounds to try and take all the good pitchers. That didn't work out so good...

[comhcinc]

only weird about yahoo is they are not keeping up with all of the preseason position changes

[conorkilpatrick]

I just went through and excluded all the Red Sox on the list that I could find.

NOW I'm ready.

;)

[acomicbookgirl]

I just went through and excluded all the Red Sox on the list that I could find.

NOW I'm ready.

;)

Can I have Mariano Rivera? :p

[comhcinc]

i picked a guy named X. Nady.......how could i not?

[conorkilpatrick]

Can I have Mariano Rivera? :p

Can anyone really "have" a miracle? Doesn't it really belong to all of humanity?

[fred]

Pre-Draft Winners: Jerome & ACBG (two picks in a row each)

Pre-Draft Losers: Kwok, Fred & I (always right in the middle of the round)

picking first wouldn't have even helped me

and no calling me a loser ;)

[six-gun]

I can see this devolving into a series of comedic events.

Can't wait!

[acomicbookgirl]

I can see this devolving into a series of comedic events.

Can't wait!

Yeah.... Neither can I.. I wonder what would it be if it was a live draft...

[acomicbookgirl]

I just went through and excluded all the Red Sox on the list that I could find.

NOW I'm ready.

;)


When you say every red sox do you mean the ones on the team now or past ones? Also, how does head-to-head play work? I'm still confused when it comes to this..

I took out ever Royal, Devil Ray and Pirate..

[conorkilpatrick]

When you say every red sox do you mean the ones on the team now or past ones?

Every current member I could find.

Also, how does head-to-head play work? I'm still confused when it comes to this.

Every week you are paired up with another team and you accumulate points based off of statistical categories. If you have more points than the other guy at the end of the week you win.

[acomicbookgirl]

Every current member I could find.



Every week you are paired up with another team and you accumulate points based off of statistical categories. If you have more points than the other guy at the end of the week you win.

Ok but you only change the players you use for the week right? Its not a daily thing?

[conorkilpatrick]

Ok but you only change the players you use for the week right? Its not a daily thing?

You can change they every day if you want to, but you really don't get enough bench players to do this. It's really only a consideration with starting pitchers.

[conorkilpatrick]

Okay, I've enabled the draft... now it's just a waiting game.

"Your auto draft will be completed between now and 11:59 PM PT on Wednesday, Mar 28."

[conorkilpatrick]

And the Week 1 match ups are set:

Gotham Goliaths v Graymalkin Phoenixes

iSteve's Avengers v Monkeys with Guns

Kwok's MGH Abusers v Indiana Interns

Fred's Squad v Dallas Darkstars

acbg'sbraves v Sunnydale Razorbacks

M. Hundred's Office v Denver Thunderbolts

[conorkilpatrick]

The teams have been drafted! Let the games begin!

Good luck, everybody.

[comhcinc]

i'm pretty happy with who i got. isteve you are going down

[iSteve]

i'm pretty happy with who i got. isteve you are going down

Yeah, I think I probably will. Still don't know what the hell I'm doing. :confused:

[iSteve]

Could someone walk me through exactly what I'm suppose to do now that I have received my players in the draft. How and where do I arrange my players? What's this drag and drop option? Drag and drop where? Please forgive my ignorance, I'm a novice at this.

[iSteve]

Now that the draft is complete, when do the games begin?

[kwok_talk]

Could someone walk me through exactly what I'm suppose to do now that I have received my players in the draft. How and where do I arrange my players? What's this drag and drop option? Drag and drop where? Please forgive my ignorance, I'm a novice at this.

When you look at your team, anyone with a "BN" designation is benched - they are on your team, but none of their stats will contribute to your team. So if you want to change people around, you can click and hold that blue box next to their name and drag them to whatever position you want them to play (if you want to switch your lineup). Players are only allowed to play certain positions (designated underneath their name) - ex: a catcher cannot play 1b on your team. However each team has a "UTIL" (utility) position on their team that a batter of any position can play in.

[kwok_talk]

Now that the draft is complete, when do the games begin?

The game starting will coincide with the actual real MLB games starting, so it looks like week 1 will be 4/1 - 4/8. You can also tell by looking at your matchup for the week.

[iSteve]

The game starting will coincide with the actual real MLB games starting, so it looks like week 1 will be 4/1 - 4/8. You can also tell by looking at your matchup for the week.

Thanks for the assist, Kwok.

[kwok_talk]

Thanks for the assist, Kwok.

Oh yeah, no biggie. MLB is a little bit more intensive than the NCAA, so do feel bad about asking the questions.

[iSteve]

Oh yeah, no biggie. MLB is a little bit more intensive than the NCAA, so do feel bad about asking the questions.

I'll need to. My wife is the real sports fanatic in our household. Any athletic skill our kids have comes from her.

Of all sports, I probably enjoy baseball the most. There's nothing quite like taking in a Richmond Braves game at the local stadium. I especially like the feel of minor league baseball.

[fred]

we have a single A team here locally and we took in a few games last year. It was cool. One of them in fact went 18 innings.

[iSteve]

we have a single A team here locally and we took in a few games last year. It was cool. One of them in fact went 18 innings.

Now that's baseball - America's game at its best!

[acomicbookgirl]

I'll need to. My wife is the real sports fanatic in our household. Any athletic skill our kids have comes from her.

Of all sports, I probably enjoy baseball the most. There's nothing quite like taking in a Richmond Braves game at the local stadium. I especially like the feel of minor league baseball.



Aren't they the farm team for the Atlanta Braves? :)

Oh, you might not like watching it but Baseball Tonight on ESPN should be your friend during baseball season.. :)

[acomicbookgirl]

we have a single A team here locally and we took in a few games last year. It was cool. One of them in fact went 18 innings.


Why does that sound familiar to me? :confused:
What team is near you?

[iSteve]

Aren't they the farm team for the Atlanta Braves? :)

Oh, you might not like watching it but Baseball Tonight on ESPN should be your friend during baseball season.. :)

Yeah, the Richmond Braves are a farm team for Atlanta. I love going to their games. I love the sights, sounds, and smells of the game. There's a real local ownership to the Braves, so the crowd is always enthusiastic. Games are also usually big family events. There are people of all ages in the stands. It's just so exciting to go.

[fred]

Now that's baseball - America's game at its best!

no kidding, and it's like $8 a ticket to sit behind the dugout - insanely cheap

[fred]

Why does that sound familiar to me? :confused:
What team is near you?

Tri-City ValleyCats

I think they are in the Astros system

[acomicbookgirl]

Tri-City ValleyCats

I think they are in the Astros system


I think I heard about that... It was on Cold Pizza I think way back when...
Unless if i'm confusing it with another game...

[iSteve]

no kidding, and it's like $8 a ticket to sit behind the dugout - insanely cheap

Prices are great. The spirit of baseball lives in the minors in a way that it doesn't in the majors.

[acomicbookgirl]

no kidding, and it's like $8 a ticket to sit behind the dugout - insanely cheap


I'd like to go to a baseball game for $8 and not be in the nosebleed section...

[fred]

it was a very long game

it was good though

actually entertaining for 18 innings

[fred]

I'd like to go to a baseball game for $8 and not be in the nosebleed section...

I'm almost positive that those aren't the cheapest seats either
I think you can go General Admission for $5 or $6 but then you have to bring a chair. **** that

[acomicbookgirl]

Yeah, the Richmond Braves are a farm team for Atlanta. I love going to their games. I love the sights, sounds, and smells of the game. There's a real local ownership to the Braves, so the crowd is always enthusiastic. Games are also usually big family events. There are people of all ages in the stands. It's just so exciting to go.


Ther farm team for the Arizona Diamondbacks play somewhere around here.... Grant it, I don't like the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Oh well.. The Braves are a childhood favorite of mine.. :)

[iSteve]

I'm almost positive that those aren't the cheapest seats either
I think you can go General Admission for $5 or $6 but then you have to bring a chair. **** that

I'll tell you what makes me happy at these games - eating soft serve ice cream out of miniature baseball hats on a hot summer night. A piece of heaven.

[acomicbookgirl]

I'll tell you what makes me happy at these games - eating soft serve ice cream out of miniature baseball hats on a hot summer night. A piece of heaven.

Awwww... I think I remember them having that at Dodger Stadium also but the price was just ridiculous.. :(

[fred]

So I'm watching Basballe Tonight in preparation for Opening Night tonight and I have a question. Does anyone have definitive or at least anectodal evidence that suggests that John Kruk hasn't eaten the corpse of Chris Farley?

[acomicbookgirl]

So I'm watching Basballe Tonight in preparation for Opening Night tonight and I have a question. Does anyone have definitive or at least anectodal evidence that suggests that John Kruk hasn't eaten the corpse of Chris Farley?


Sorry Fred I don't.. :( He actually lost weight compared to last year.. I don't know if they still show that Nutri System commercial with all of those sport analysts..

[fred]

I don't know if anyone had Jorge Cantu but he got sent to the minors -so you might need to make a replacement

[acomicbookgirl]

I don't know if anyone had Jorge Cantu but he got sent to the minors -so you might need to make a replacement

I completely forgot about Rafael Furcal on the DL.. Good thing the Dodgers aren't playing tonight...


No one has Cantu...

Mets/Cardinals - I don't know who to root for... Oh well

[kwok_talk]

Yikes. I didn't realize how many of my players were on the DL.

[iSteve]

Happy Opening Day, folks!

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[iSteve]

I've got a question. I have a pitcher who is DL. If I bench him, that will make three benched players who are DL, leaving me with an empty slot for pitcher. Do I bench him or leave him where he is? Is there some way I can draft a new player to fill his empty slot if I bench him?

[fred]

you can click on add player in the edit roster section to add a player

you do have to drop one though to do it

[iSteve]

you can click on add player in the edit roster section to add a player

you do have to drop one though to do it

Thanks, Fred. I didn't see those options.

[fred]

no problem

I think the important thing is to weigh how good he is versus how long he'll be out.
You will in effect have to drop him or someone to do this.

[iSteve]

This is the first time I've played Fantasy Baseball. I think it will take a while for me to get the hang of it. I may need to ask lots of questions though.

[fred]

my first time too
I will also probably have many

[acomicbookgirl]

I've got a question. I have a pitcher who is DL. If I bench him, that will make three benched players who are DL, leaving me with an empty slot for pitcher. Do I bench him or leave him where he is? Is there some way I can draft a new player to fill his empty slot if I bench him?



Which player?

[iSteve]

Which player?

Francisco Liriano.

[kwok_talk]

Francisco Liriano.

I think he's out for the whole year. If that's confirmed, you have no need for him. (But PLEASE CONFIRM FIRST!)

[iSteve]

I think he's out for the whole year. If that's confirmed, you have no need for him. (But PLEASE CONFIRM FIRST!)

I've got him benched for now. I tried dropping him and adding another player, but it appears I was unsuccessful.

[acomicbookgirl]

Francisco Liriano.

I was about to tell you to keep him since he is very good.. but then I saw this (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7504). :( You can click on the yellow thing that looks like paper, click on it, and you'll see important stuff on the player.

[iSteve]

I was about to tell you to keep him since he is very good.. but then I saw this (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7504). :( You can click on the yellow thing that looks like paper, click on it, and you'll see important stuff on the player.

Thanks for the info. Looks like I need to drop him - if I can figure out how.

[kwok_talk]

Thanks for the info. Looks like I need to drop him - if I can figure out how.

There should be a “Drop Player” link next to the “Add Player” link. And those paper icons next to the player are often quick easy ways to get current info on the player.

[acomicbookgirl]

Thanks for the info. Looks like I need to drop him - if I can figure out how.



You can do it two ways:
1. click on drop players then check off Francisco Lirano then press continue.
2. click on add player and on the top part of the page change position to all pitchers click on filter and find the player you want then click on the + sign which should give you an option add this player and drop another player click on that and you should be ok.

Hope this helps.. :)

[iSteve]

There should be a “Drop Player” link next to the “Add Player” link. And those paper icons next to the player are often quick easy ways to get current info on the player.

I tried doing just that, but somehow it didn't work. I'll try again.

[iSteve]

You can do it two ways:
1. click on drop players then check off Francisco Lirano then press continue.
2. click on add player and on the top part of the page change position to all pitchers click on filter and find the player you want then click on the + sign which should give you an option add this player and drop another player click on that and you should be ok.

Hope this helps.. :)

I think I've got it. Thanks. Kwok too.

[acomicbookgirl]

I think I've got it. Thanks. Kwok too.


Let us know how it goes.. ;)

[iSteve]

I have three players who are DL - all for 14 days each. All three players are currently benched. So am I good? Or do I need to drop and add?

In case your wondering, the players are:
Freddy Sanchez
Jered Weaver
Freddy Garcia

[acomicbookgirl]

I have three players who are DL - all for 14 days each. All three players are currently benched. So am I good? Or do I need to drop and add?

In case your wondering, the players are:
Freddy Sanchez
Jered Weaver
Freddy Garcia


Jered Weaver keep.. Freddy Sanchez keep.. Freddy Garcia i'm not familiar with.. You are going to have to fiddle with your lineup big time.. I think you're good, you just have to do some moving around til they are out of the DL.. At least with Weaver you won't be waiting as long I think he's coming back soon.

[iSteve]

Jered Weaver keep.. Freddy Sanchez keep.. Freddy Garcia i'm not familiar with.. You are going to have to fiddle with your lineup big time..

What do you mean? Since they are all benched, I don't have to worry about them, right? Remember I'm a newbie.

[acomicbookgirl]

What do you mean? Since they are all benched, I don't have to worry about them, right? Remember I'm a newbie.

As long as they are bench while on the DL, you are ok. You just have to check and see when they are off the DL so you can put them into play. I hat to say it but its a daily thing like this message board. ;)

When you see a ^ next to the pitcher's name that mean's they are starting that day so you want to change them to sp and that pitcher to either p or bench..

[fred]

also, they have friendly messages taht point out that a starter isn't playing that day. I got one this morning and shifted

[acomicbookgirl]

also, they have friendly messages taht point out that a starter isn't playing that day. I got one this morning and shifted

I like the new yahoo sports layout.. tells you who isn't playing that day, who's injured.. I hated the new layout at first but its ok after all..

[acomicbookgirl]

Baseball Tonight is on now.. ;)

[lurkervan]

I'm not in the league but some helpful info for those playing and some assumptions since I don't want to read back the league details. I'm assuming that the matches are head to head in stats therefore you are only competing against one person each week. If a player is on the DL, you are basically losing out on that particular stats category whether in hitting or pitching. Also if you have a player that you want to keep but is currently injured then you should be able to put them on injured reserved,IR, and then be able to pick up another player since you are limited to the number of players you are allowed to have. On the flip side you will have to eventually drop a player in that particular position if you want to take that player off of IR. Hope that info helped.

[iSteve]

I'm not in the league but some helpful info for those playing and some assumptions since I don't want to read back the league details. I'm assuming that the matches are head to head in stats therefore you are only competing against one person each week. If a player is on the DL, you are basically losing out on that particular stats category whether in hitting or pitching. Also if you have a player that you want to keep but is currently injured then you should be able to put them on injured reserved,IR, and then be able to pick up another player since you are limited to the number of players you are allowed to have. On the flip side you will have to eventually drop a player in that particular position if you want to take that player off of IR. Hope that info helped.

Thanks for the info.

[acomicbookgirl]

Baseball Tonight should be your friend during the baseball season.. Which will be on at 1am eastern time.. If you can catch Sportscenter, it might help but Baseball Tonight talks about injuries and what not.. ;)

[lurkervan]

Sure thing. Oh and another thing if you guys didn't know is that you can set your lineup in advance in case you forget or don't have time to do it everyday.

[jerome]

who's team is whose? obviously i can guess acbg's braves and isteve's avengers, but what about the teams that don't have the person's names?

just curious :)


I'm the Sunnydale Razorbacks.

[acomicbookgirl]

who's team is whose? obviously i can guess acbg's braves and isteve's avengers, but what about the teams that don't have the person's names?

just curious :)


I'm the Sunnydale Razorbacks.

Fred's squad is Fred's
Gotham Goliaths is Conor's
Kwok's MGH Abuser's is Kwok's
Monkey w/ Guns is Comhinc
Indiana Interns is Gordon the Intern (is he still an intern?) I think
Graymalkin Phoenixes is Ron's I think

I'm stumped on the rest.. :confused:

[fred]

I'm playing the Dallas Darkstars this week. I have no idea who that is

[acomicbookgirl]

I'm playing the Dallas Darkstars this week. I have no idea who that is



Neither do I.. :confused: i'm probably gonna get smacked but who's m hundred?

[fred]

don't know but they're about to win the ncaa tournament tonight

[marshallg]

The Dallas Darkstars is my team and I'm a newbie as you can see. :)

[iSteve]

The Dallas Darkstars is my team and I'm a newbie as you can see. :)

Welcome to the forum.

[jerome]

welcome fellow Dallasite!

[marshallg]

Thanks, good to be here.

[fred]

nice to have you here

[iSteve]

I think that Indiana Interns is Gordon the Intern.

[conorkilpatrick]

I think that Indiana Interns is Gordon the Intern.

That is correct.

[iSteve]

I'm curious about something. My team - iSteve Avengers - are playing Monkeys with Guns. Last night our score was 9-8, but this morning it is 6-12. How do I lose three points?

[fred]

it's a strange system

there are 22 or so stat categories and the score runs head to head in each of those categories

example: I have 22 RBI and you have 10 RBI - I'm up 1-0

[conorkilpatrick]

I'm curious about something. My team - iSteve Avengers - are playing Monkeys with Guns. Last night our score was 9-8, but this morning it is 6-12. How do I lose three points?

You are going head-to-head in the stat categories and you get one point for every category you are winning. So last night a bunch of categories switched leaders, apparently.

Example:

Your team has 12 RBIs
The other team has 11 RBIs

You get one point.

And then last night let's say your team collects 7 RBIs and the other team collects 10. Now the score in that cateory is:

Your team 19 RBIs
The other team: 21 RBIs

Now you've lost a point and the other team has gained one.

[iSteve]

You are going head-to-head in the stat categories and you get one point for every category you are winning. So last night a bunch of categories switched leaders, apparently.

Example:

Your team has 12 RBIs
The other team has 11 RBIs

You get one point.

And then last night let's say your team collects 7 RBIs and the other team collects 10. Now the score in that cateory is:

Your team 19 RBIs
The other team: 21 RBIs

Now you've lost a point and the other team has gained one.

Thanks for the help, Conor.

[fred]

Whatever works. :) Bases are still loaded..:eek:

not anymore

[acomicbookgirl]

not anymore


But now its 6.. :(

[acomicbookgirl]

You are going head-to-head in the stat categories and you get one point for every category you are winning. So last night a bunch of categories switched leaders, apparently.

Example:

Your team has 12 RBIs
The other team has 11 RBIs

You get one point.

And then last night let's say your team collects 7 RBIs and the other team collects 10. Now the score in that cateory is:

Your team 19 RBIs
The other team: 21 RBIs

Now you've lost a point and the other team has gained one.

So that's how it works.. I know I should know that by now but never could ask anyone til now.. :o I mean I would just add player I would hear on Baseball Tonight and Sportscenter and add players that I liked.. :)

Thanks Conor. :)

[comhcinc]

WOO HOO i am in the first!