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LGT Fantasy 2010: The Players

So 11 brave souls have decided to take me on in CBSsports.com Fantasy Baseball. Actually, they aren't necessarily brave, since two Indians rebuilds have taken place since I last played fantasy baseball. Here's who I'm up against (with their team names):

Toxicadam
westbrook
TheVanillaGorilla
USSChoo
FredOx
mwball75 - Mr. September
woodsmeister
Gradyforpresident
mjmarble
The Spider That Bit Brian Giles
emd2k3

My team name is You Know Me Al.

For those who are participating, I'll be sending out invitations via the e-mails listed in your profile. If you wish to use a different e-mail address, let me know (via e-mail) before tomorrow evening.

Our next step will be deciding on the player pool (AL-only, NL-only, or Both), and the scoring system (rotisserie, Ranked (points), or Head-to-Head (points). I'm leaning towards limiting the player pool to AL-only, since that's the league most of us follow, and would be more of a challenge than using both leagues. But I'm unsure as to the scoring system - does anyone have an opinion on what rules are better for a serious fantasy league?

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With 12 players you absolutely have to do both leagues. I don’t want to be in a situation where I am worried if Felix Pie or Scott Podsednik is going to be getting playing time for that week. That’s no fun.

 I like H2H better than Rotisserie as it keeps people interested all the way through the season. Often with rotisserie, by the all-star break, the guys in the bottom of the standings will quit trying.

by Toxicadam on Mar 9, 2010 11:55 PM EST reply actions  

That’s true. I guess I’m disposed towards a one-league setup because I don’t pay a lot of attention to the NL. But with only a 12-team league, I wouldn’t have to delve too deep on position depth charts.

by Ryan on Mar 10, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions  

Wuss.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 10, 2010 8:00 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Felix Pie? Not Beau Mills, Jordan Brown or Wes Hodges?

by YoDaddyWags on Mar 10, 2010 8:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Let’s see… preferences…

Both leagues for sure.
Rotisserie is all I’ve ever done, so that.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 9, 2010 11:59 PM EST reply actions  

My, their website is a mess.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 10, 2010 12:03 AM EST reply actions  

And we can’t edit team names?

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 10, 2010 1:29 AM EST up reply actions  

Try now…apparently it’s not a default setting, but I just gave permission.

by Ryan on Mar 10, 2010 8:32 AM EST up reply actions  

Thanks for fixing that.

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Mar 10, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, I’m agreeing with both leagues because of the number of teams.

I’ve played Rotisserie and Head to Head before. The thing I don’t like about Rotisserie is that you can literally be out of the race 1/3 of the way through the season and it makes participating tough to muster in the 2nd half for the lower ranking of teams. I like Head to Head because it seems there is more initiative to pay attention each week and more initiative to pay attention longer. Thoughts?

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 10, 2010 1:14 AM EST reply actions  

Split season? Spectators demand awesome team names, yes, but we’re not going to be downing fried baloney on a stick in the bleachers on a cold Tuesday night in September if you’re out of the race.

by YoDaddyWags on Mar 10, 2010 8:30 AM EST up reply actions  

I agree with all of this. I’d much rather have a H2H league using all of the ML. As for stats, etc. I’m open to whatever everyone wants.

One note, if we wanted to make this a keeper league we should 1) state that now, 2) define the number and type of players to keep, 3) define the rules surround who to keep (and how they affect drafing, etc.). Aparently it’s a whole heck of a lot more complicated than one would have imagined.

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Mar 10, 2010 8:44 AM EST up reply actions  

Whoops, I totally missed this.

What are the Team Names? As a spectator, I demand awesome team names.

My buddy James is in a NASCAR fantasy league (Georgia… don’t ask.) His team name was “The InJimidator”

by gte619n on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 AM EST reply actions  

Mine is “You Know Me Al”. I’ll add the team names to the post as they are created.

by Ryan on Mar 10, 2010 8:32 AM EST up reply actions  

team name

My username is mwball75.

My team name is gonna be:

Mr. September

I don’t care on the player pool or rules.

by mwball75 on Mar 10, 2010 8:58 AM EST reply actions  

Fine with full MLB pool.

Prefer H2H, but OK with roto.

Keepers? Standard Draft? Auction?

"...maybe this year, there's no gorilla" - YoDaddyWags

by woodsmeister on Mar 10, 2010 11:16 AM EST reply actions  

I’d like to have some keepers, though I’m uncertain if this is going to be an ongoing thing.

I’m also planning on have some sort of variation on a standard draft.

by Ryan on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 AM EST up reply actions  

Re: scoring – I’m fine with modified 5X5 (replace BA with OBP) but also open to expansion. I’ve played leagues with many more categories.

Hate, hate, hate, hate points leagues. Hate em.

"...maybe this year, there's no gorilla" - YoDaddyWags

by woodsmeister on Mar 10, 2010 11:18 AM EST reply actions  

Never done H2H before, but I’m down. Both leagues is fine.

Categories, I’d do a modified 5×5 but I’d also replace steals with net steals (if this is even possible), and maybe add walks for pitchers instead of something. But it’s not that big a deal for me.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 10, 2010 11:25 AM EST reply actions  

The St. Paul (MN) Zuvellas weigh in....

I generally prefer H2H — it keeps everybody in it.

Aside for not wanting BA and not counting Ks against batters, I’m good.

by The Spider That Bit Brian Giles on Mar 10, 2010 12:05 PM EST reply actions  

H2H

H2H is fun, good trash talking, i’m fine with that, or whatever.

by mwball75 on Mar 10, 2010 12:07 PM EST reply actions  

Its on!

In a personal spring training of sorts, I am beginning to work on the fundamentals (developing derisive nicknames, working on insults for MSBall75 and his various female relatives, etc.)

by The Spider That Bit Brian Giles on Mar 10, 2010 12:53 PM EST up reply actions  

You guys gotta get off the subject line if you’re gonna roll with the big boys.

by Voltaire on Mar 10, 2010 4:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Why is the subject line so problematic? And aren’t you a girl?

by The Spider That Bit Brian Giles on Mar 10, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions  

It’s something that we started doing a long time ago because it the posts more conversational.

by Ryan on Mar 10, 2010 6:08 PM EST up reply actions  

posts easier to read without the bold text showing up everywhere interrupting the flow.

And I’m certainly not a girl – I’ve got two full decades under my belt.

by Voltaire on Mar 10, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Two full “decades” under your belt would make you a male.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 10, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Maybe he meant decimeters.

by Jay on Mar 10, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions  

I’ll never understand the green-ing process around here.

by Voltaire on Mar 11, 2010 1:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Spider and MW, It’d probably be nicer if you guys stopped using the subject line :)

And, if I stopped using emoticons.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 10, 2010 12:51 PM EST reply actions  

Good luck with the second. ;)

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Mar 10, 2010 5:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Actually, the one I used above might be the first one I’ve used in a year.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 10, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions  

I prefer roto but i’ll go with the flow. Mixed league makes sense. Whatever kind of draft is fine. I’m a little skeptical about keepers, but mostly because I’ve never done it. I’m going to win.

by TheVanillaGorilla on Mar 10, 2010 4:42 PM EST reply actions  

I’ve never done a keeper, but I’m OK with it. Don’t care about draft or stats, just as long as we have them in place a good amount of time before the draft so I can do my extensive research into new ways to lose.

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 10, 2010 4:57 PM EST up reply actions  

the only keeper I’ve done is an NFL league where we keep our entire rosters. So I’d be completely new to just keeping 2 or 3 players.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 10, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions  

OK guys, Head-to-Head seems like it’s winning.

We have some options in the scoring system. They are:

1) Most Points is a Win. In other words, add up all the points, and whoever has the most that week is the winner.

2) Most Categories is a Win. Whoever wins the most categories is the winner.

3) Each Category is a Win. So if you win all your categories for the week, you’d be 5-0 and your opponent would be 0-5

I guess I’m partial to either 2) or 3). With 2) it’s a winner-take-all game, and with 3) you can still eke out some points even if your opponent was better overall.

by Ryan on Mar 10, 2010 6:06 PM EST reply actions  

I feel like 3) is somewhat of a compromise between roto and h2h.

by TheVanillaGorilla on Mar 10, 2010 6:36 PM EST up reply actions  

I like 3. Puts the emphasize on quality of wins.

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 10, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions  

3

"...maybe this year, there's no gorilla" - YoDaddyWags

by woodsmeister on Mar 10, 2010 6:40 PM EST reply actions  

3 is the standard H2H. I’ll stick with that.

by Toxicadam on Mar 11, 2010 12:17 AM EST reply actions  

yeah, if we’re doing H2H, I think that’s the one I prefer.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 11, 2010 1:18 AM EST up reply actions  

Instead of starting an unnecessary thread on it, i’ll ask here:

does anyone use a sabermetric fantasy projection system, other than BP’s Player Forecast Manager? I’m in a deep, 8-team AL-only league and have used BP’s platform the past 2 years with relative success, but this year I know for certain that 2 other team owners will be using it, so its marginal benefit is decreasing.

THT has a product, but it doesn’t offer player auction values based on customized league parameters like BP’s does. CHONE has nothing at all.

Any suggestions? feel free to email me at my sbn user name @yahoo.com

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 11, 2010 9:10 AM EST reply actions  

Ron Shandling’s Baseball Forecaster? I used that a couple of years ago, can’t complain.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 11, 2010 10:29 AM EST up reply actions  

thanks for the lead, but i don’t see any software on the website, which is what i’m looking for.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 11, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions  

I think you should hire some scouts.

by Jay on Mar 11, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions   2 recs

and focus on defense

by Brick. on Mar 11, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions  

i found an old guy smoking a cigar kicking around some pebbles on the corner of Lexington and E. 66th, but he started shouting something about moving the runner over at all costs, and I sped away.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 11, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Close call. Maybe you should just draft all Mariners, because Jack Z is teh awesome.

by Jay on Mar 11, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions  

for anyone who cares, i was directed to this while asking for info at THT.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 15, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

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