2011 Fantasy Baseball League

[DemonGeminiX]

Your total lineup changes when you find out your current lineup is sucking this year will be a surprise.

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:x

[DemonGeminiX]

:-k

How many guys do you have playing today?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

2 pitchers starting today and every field position except 1 OF spot and 3B

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

Glad I'm not playing you today. I've got 3 infielders and 1 outfielder, 1 starting pitcher and 3 relievers and that's it.

My lineup is full tomorrow and on.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It doesn't matter day by day, the stats are for who has the better total week :thumbsup:

That makes up for days when some teams will have hardly any players playing that day. They will post the 'score' of the series and update it every day, so one day you may be crushing the team you are playing, but the next day they could significantly close the gap and even win the week.

[DemonGeminiX]

It doesn't matter day by day, the stats are for who has the better total week :thumbsup:

That makes up for days when some teams will have hardly any players playing that day. They will post the 'score' of the series and update it every day, so one day you may be crushing the team you are playing, but the next day they could significantly close the gap and even win the week.

It just kills me that I took great pains to choose a bunch of players so I could cover every position in case my main players got injured or weren't playing, and on opening day, 3/4 of my lineup is gonna be watching tv.

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol:


The days that are usually the worst are the travel days between series (usually Mondays and sometimes Thursdays). Very few teams are playing on those days you may be lucky to have 2 players in your line-up that are actually playing that day :lol:

[RBP]

:woot:

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:


The days that are usually the worst are the travel days between series (usually Mondays and sometimes Thursdays). Very few teams are playing on those days you may be lucky to have 2 players in your line-up that are actually playing that day :lol:

You know what would really suck? If somebody with a full lineup played against somebody with only three players in the lineup and the person with the full lineup still lost.

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The season officially starts in just under 3 hours with the first 2 games starting :banana:

[DemonGeminiX]

I have it programmed. I've missed baseball so much, I don't care if the Phillies aren't playing today. I just want to watch a game.

[RBP]

Question: when do the rosters lock for the day? by individual player or by team?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By player....the player is locked into your roster a few minutes before that players game starts. For anyone who's game hasn't started yet, you can still move them around

[RBP]

Thanks Lance. :tup:

[RBP]

Did I win? :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

:hand:

Pujols ain't done shit yet.

[-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My team is off to a slow start :|

[DemonGeminiX]

Matt Holiday of the Cardinals just got a HR. Pujols got nothin'.

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

Lance wants insurance, so he grabs Manny Ramirez.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol:

Lance wants insurance, so he grabs Manny Ramirez.

I didn't wanna tie up a roster spot with a 3rd player on the DL :nono:

[DemonGeminiX]

I didn't wanna tie up a roster spot with a 3rd player on the DL :nono:

That's ok. I did the same thing with Adam Wainwright and Tim Stauffer. Adam's on the DL and I needed a starting pitcher.

[deebakes]

one blown save already :dance: :cheerlead

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

That :cheerlead needs a : on the end of it.

:cheerlead:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

one blown save already :dance: :cheerlead

That's okay, my team is batting .222 so far :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Kershaw and the Dodgers are going up against Lincecum and the Giants tonight. I guess that means that I won't be getting anything from Uribe or Furcal today.

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

I got my ass beat today.

[deebakes]

:cheerlead ?

[DemonGeminiX]

:cheerlead:

Try that.

[DemonGeminiX]

Aw, man. You know what I just realized? I just got my ass handed to me by a Canadian today. That's not right, man. He doesn't even know what real bacon is, how can he know baseball?

:no:









:lol:

[deebakes]

:cheerlead:

[DemonGeminiX]

:cheerlead:

[DemonGeminiX]

:-k

I don't know why it's not working in your post, Dee.

But you can find all the codes for the smilies we have here on this page:

http://tehbasement.com/misc.php?do=showsmilies

[RBP]

:lol:

I got my ass beat today.

me too. :sad2:

[DemonGeminiX]

me too. :sad2:

You didn't get beat by a Canadian.

:nono:

I did.

:|

[RBP]

You didn't get beat by a Canadian.

:nono:

I did.

:|


:haha:

[DemonGeminiX]

:sad2:

[RBP]

I had 8 guys playing against his 4. I ended up with a .176 average today and a 4.50 ERA :shock:

[DemonGeminiX]

Yeah, I had 8 guys playing against GF's 7. Two out of three of his batters just happened to do extremely well today, whereas mine only got a hit or two. And Furcal (mine) committed an error... that bastard.

:x

[RBP]

I have no idea how it's scored

[DemonGeminiX]

You see all the stats along the top of the matchup page where the two teams are on top of one another? Whoever wins a column gets a point for winning that column. On mine, GF and I tied in hits (3), doubles (0), RBIs (2), stolen bases (0), caught stealing (0), SLAM (0), wins (0), loses (0), called games (0), shutouts (0), saves (1), home runs (0), no hitters (0), perfect games (0), and blown saves (0). So those don't count toward points. I took one field: ERA and get one point for that. He took the rest of the stats, 11 in total, so he gets 11 points.

Technically, he should have more as Joey Votto hit a home run, but I'm not sure why Yahoo didn't score it. So technically, the score for yesterday should be 12 - 1 in his favor.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I have no idea how it's scored


You see all the stats along the top of the matchup page where the two teams are on top of one another? Whoever wins a column gets a point for winning that column. On mine, GF and I tied in hits (3), doubles (0), RBIs (2), stolen bases (0), caught stealing (0), SLAM (0), wins (0), loses (0), called games (0), shutouts (0), saves (1), home runs (0), no hitters (0), perfect games (0), and blown saves (0). So those don't count toward points. I took one field: ERA and get one point for that. He took the rest of the stats, 11 in total, so he gets 11 points.

Technically, he should have more as Joey Votto hit a home run, but I'm not sure why Yahoo didn't score it. So technically, the score for yesterday should be 12 - 1 in his favor.

DGX has it exactly right :tup:

Look at this RBP:

http://i.imgur.com/A4xmw.jpg

The stats in bold are the categories that you have one for the day and therefore you get a point for each of those categories. Now that is only after opening day, you have a whole week to get your team to win the most categories. The score for me against Joebob is 16-4 in my favor right now, but all it takes is for his team to have a good day and me to have a horrible day and that score could easily flip-flop. The only stats that matter is who has won the most categories by the end of the series which is the end of the week (this opening series is an extra few days longer because of when opening day was).

[RBP]

Cool. Thanks for the explanations guys. I found the matchup link, so it makes more sense now. :)

[DemonGeminiX]

How is Boston going to work Ortiz as a DH? Is he going to bat for the pitchers?

:-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

How is Boston going to work Ortiz as a DH? Is he going to bat for the pitchers?

:-k

What do you mean?

[RBP]

What does QS mean? Quality Start?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What does QS mean? Quality Start?

:tup:

[DemonGeminiX]

What do you mean?

Papi's a DH. I want to know if Boston intends on actually letting him bat today in the Pitcher's slot instead of letting Lester, Papelbon, et al bat.

Basically, what I'm saying is am I going to get some numbers out of Ortiz if I put him in my lineup today? Or is it going to be a waste of a utility position?

:-k

[DemonGeminiX]

What does QS mean? Quality Start?

If you go to your team roster page and scroll all the way down, there's three links labeled "Legend", "Stats", and "Positions".

Click on Stats and it has every single abbreviation under the sun spelled out.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Papi's a DH. I want to know if Boston intends on actually letting him bat today in the Pitcher's slot instead of letting Lester, Papelbon, et al bat.

Basically, what I'm saying is am I going to get some numbers out of Ortiz if I put him in my lineup today? Or is it going to be a waste of a utility position?

:-k

:-s

Pitchers don't bat in the American League :slap:

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

Pitchers don't bat in the American League :slap:

Oh yeah, that's right, they don't. Durr. Papi's in.

[RBP]

:-s

Pitchers don't bat in the American League :slap:


Oh yeah, that's right, they don't. Durr. Papi's in.

:-s

:dunce:



(I have to take my shots were I can in this one)

[DemonGeminiX]

:hand:

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Shaddup. I just woke up.

[-(

[RBP]

You woke up stupid? damn dude. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:burn:

[DemonGeminiX]

You woke up stupid? damn dude. :lol:

:suspect:


:burn:

[-(

Don't encourage him.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:nana:

[DemonGeminiX]

Meanies

:sad2:

[RBP]

:empathy:

[deebakes]

:-k

I don't know why it's not working in your post, Dee.

But you can find all the codes for the smilies we have here on this page:

http://tehbasement.com/misc.php?do=showsmilies

Probably because I disabled the smilies :lol:

:cheerlead:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:facepalm:

[Hugh_Janus]

who got raped by me? :dance:

[DemonGeminiX]

who got raped by me? :dance:

Dee.

[RBP]

Now I am winning :woot:

[deebakes]

who got raped by me? :dance:

so far you're in front... but maybe my guys will quit sucking ass and do something before the week is over :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Now I am winning :woot:

And now I'm losing :|

[RBP]

I was tied last I looked. :| I made my first acquisition today though so that was exciting.

[DemonGeminiX]

I was tied last I looked. :| I made my first acquisition today though so that was exciting.

:lol:

I've been juggling players since the initial waiver period was up.

[RBP]

I've still think I am weak at SS

[DemonGeminiX]

Cabrera went 3 for 5 for you so far. That's a good thing so far. Drew is day-to-day. Personally, I'd sit on it and see what happens with Drew.

[RBP]

ok, thanks for taking a look!

[DemonGeminiX]

You got a pretty damn good lineup, dude.

:lol:

[Godfather]

Had to look back a couple pages to see lance and dgx's explanations :lol: Think I kinda understand now...

[Godfather]

What does QS mean? Quality Start?

This is helpful for me:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_statistics#Pitching_statistics

[deebakes]

What constitutes the week for scoring lance? is it Monday-Sunday? It looks like this first matchup has a few extra days in it...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What constitutes the week for scoring lance? is it Monday-Sunday? It looks like this first matchup has a few extra days in it...

Yeah, pretty sure it's Monday to Sunday....since the season started kinda mid-week, they are tacking those 4 days onto week 1

[Cactus]

One quick question. If I have a player in my starting line up at the beginning of the week. I play him on monday and he gets 3 hits then has surgery the next day and I bench him. Does his three hits count for the week when he was in my line up?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

One quick question. If I have a player in my starting line up at the beginning of the week. I play him on monday and he gets 3 hits then has surgery the next day and I bench him. Does his three hits count for the week when he was in my line up?

Yup, all stats count if the player acquired those stats while in the starting line-up

[Cactus]

nevermind did some counting and it does.

i think my pitching staff sucks

[RBP]

I'm still confused on start times. Let's say the Cuba have an early game and the Cardinals have a night game. Can I play Pena at 1st for the day start then change the lineup for Pujols at night?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'm still confused on start times. Let's say the Cuba have an early game and the Cardinals have a night game. Can I play Pena at 1st for the day start then change the lineup for Pujols at night?

No....one player per position per day

[RBP]

No....one player per position per day

damn rules :x

[deebakes]

it's actually very similar to fantasy football, have you not done that before?

[DemonGeminiX]

I guess it would be a really good idea to check to see if the players are actually listed in their teams' lineups for the games their teams are playing before I decide on who to play.


:x

Dammit! I sit Werth out and the bastard gets 2 hits and a run!

[Cactus]

it's actually very similar to fantasy football, have you not done that before?

but with football I only have to set my lineup once a week...I have to pay attention everyday for this :(

[Hugh_Janus]

I have to pay attention everyday for this :(

are you kidding me.... damn. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

You guys didn't know baseball is played everyday during the season?

:-s

[Cactus]

yea i did but I did think I would have to adjust it everyday....I am too lazy for this committment.

[DemonGeminiX]

[-(

Damn lazy people.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

yea i did but I did think I would have to adjust it everyday....I am too lazy for this committment.

You can adjust it as many days in advance as you want :-s

[DemonGeminiX]

You can adjust it as many days in advance as you want :-s

That may be true, but it's advantageous to pay attention everyday to see the last minute scratches and substitutions from games and to be able to tell who the starting pitchers are going to be for the day when you're not familiar with certain teams.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That may be true, but it's advantageous to pay attention everyday to see the last minute scratches and substitutions from games and to be able to tell who the starting pitchers are going to be for the day when you're not familiar with certain teams.

I agree, but if Cactus doesn't wanna check it every day, he can set his line-up once a week if he really wanted to

[DemonGeminiX]

He can set it and forget it.

:tup:



And when he checks on it 3 weeks later, he'll find 1/3 of his lineup on the DL.

:mrgreen:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:x

Dammit! I sit Werth out and the bastard gets 2 hits and a run!

:empathy:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:x

Dammit! I sit Werth out and the bastard gets 2 hits and a run!

:empathy:

[DemonGeminiX]

And now both Furcal and Uribe are scratched from the Dodger's game.

:roll:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Bwahahahahahahaha :nana:

[DemonGeminiX]

Where can I go to get a head's up on the starting lineup for the day before that little carat thing shows up on yahoo?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Not sure since a lot of times the actual line-ups aren't set until just before game time. I had the same problem on opening day...had a guy in my line-up but he didn't play :wha:

[DemonGeminiX]

Yeah, I can't tell if Boston's going to play Ellsbury, but I know Philly's playing Francisco. The Philly game starts about an hour before the Boston game. I guess I can watch for another hour and a half before the Philly game starts to see if the little carat appears on Ellsbury, but it would help to know in advance. I want Ellsbury in my lineup if he's playing.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well, unless he's hurt you can probably assume he will play. If you look at his history (not including last year where he was hurt most of the season), he played in 153 games and 145 games. so on average he sits out less than 3 games a month.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7912/career;_ylt=AgEoqqHPVjz4Nt2X_CMsRNeFCLcF

[DemonGeminiX]

Well, unless he's hurt you can probably assume he will play. If you look at his history (not including last year where he was hurt most of the season), he played in 153 games and 145 games. so on average he sits out less than 3 games a month.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7912/career;_ylt=AgEoqqHPVjz4Nt2X_CMsRNeFCLcF

Now, why didn't I think to check his history?

:-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Now, why didn't I think to check his history?

:-k

That's why I'm here to help ;)

A lot of times, good veteran players get their days off if there's a day game going on in a getaway day. For example, sticking with Ellsbury, say Boston is in a series at home that runs from Tues thru Thurs and then they are playing their next series the next day (Fri thru Sun) in Minneapolis. The Thursday game (the last game of the home series) is typically a day game to allow the teams to catch flights at reasonable times that evening. A lot of times (not always though) that's when a lot of veteran players will get a day off.

Again, that's just a rule of thumb, and isn't always going to work that way.

[Hugh_Janus]

You guys didn't know baseball is played everyday during the season?

:-s

umm.... no. I thought thursday was a weird day to start a season of sport :lol: here's a list of things I know about baseball....

some people bat
some people catch
some people throw the ball
there are bases
home runs
babe ruth
yankees
red sox

that's it:lol:

oh and they play every day

[DemonGeminiX]

umm.... no. I thought thursday was a weird day to start a season of sport :lol: here's a list of things I know about baseball....

some people bat
some people catch
some people throw the ball
there are bases
home runs
babe ruth
yankees
red sox

that's it:lol:

oh and they play every day

http://official-rules.org/overview/index.htm

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My pitching staff blows :|

[deebakes]

mine is relatively weak too i think :(

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

Hahahaha!!! Tomorrow, I will have only one catcher playing the field out of my entire batting lineup. Every other batter on my team is off. Several pitchers are scheduled but none of them have that carat thing next to their names and only one starter is listed as playing but he pitched on Friday.

I guess Godfather is gonna make some major headway on me tomorrow.

:dance:

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok, I'm leaving Furcal at SS tonight. He has a history of beating up on Zito.

[RBP]

I made a FA swap and offered a trade. Not sure if a DH is a good thing to pick up or not. :-k

[DemonGeminiX]

I made a FA swap and offered a trade. Not sure if a DH is a good thing to pick up or not. :-k

I'm using David Ortiz right now and so far, I have no complaints.

:dunno:

[RBP]

At least a DH won't commit errors. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

At least a DH won't commit errors. :lol:

That's very true.

:thumbsup:

[deebakes]

My team is pretty lousy :(

It's been too long since i followed to know who is good anymore :lol:

[RBP]

Pujols is 2/16 so far. w-t-f

[Hugh_Janus]

how the fuck can you get injured playing baseball? :facepalm:

[RBP]

how the fuck can you get injured playing baseball? :facepalm:

Hey! Accept the trade I offered you dammit :x

[DemonGeminiX]

Pujols is 2/16 so far. w-t-f

Power hitters usually do have a low hit-to-out ratio. It's just a matter of time before he starts crushing pitchers left and right. It's just the beginning of the season, I'm sure he'll pick up.

[DemonGeminiX]

how the fuck can you get injured playing baseball? :facepalm:

Depends. You can get hit by a high speed ball and get hurt, you can pull a muscle during a start-stop fielding motion, you can run into a teammate or into the wall while fielding a popup. Hell, you can sprain a leg muscle on uneven ground relatively easily.

[RBP]

DGX, you should help Hugh with the trade I offered. It's a fair trade.

[DemonGeminiX]

DGX, you should help Hugh with the trade I offered. It's a fair trade.

What's the trade terms? Who for who?

[RBP]

http://i.imgur.com/jQQhi.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

Seriously? You want to get rid of Kendrick? With his ability to produce? I know you've got 20 first basemen on your team, but he's really good.

Mush, if you don't take this trade, you're a dumbass.

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

You know what, on second thought... he only has Hanley Ramirez at shortstop. He doesn't have a backup.

And what the hell? Both of you have like 4 firstbasemen each.

:huh:

[RBP]

I told you it's a fair trade. Now you have me 2nd guessing it. :lol:

It was him or Pena. :idk:

[RBP]

It's fine if he doesn't want it, I just have nothing at short right now. I'll pick someone from waivers but was willing to make a good deal to get Castro.

[DemonGeminiX]

Looking at the current 2011 stats, they're both currently hitting extremely well. (Honestly, I don't see why Mush doesn't sit Hanley Ramirez out and play Castro's numbers instead. Castro's doing that much better right now.) On that aspect alone, it's a pretty even trade. But if you look at their careers, Kendrick is a really good hitter. And he's currently doing better than the rest of your first basemen. I'd put him in a utility role as a feeler for now and get his numbers. If your other's don't pick up, I'd seriously consider using him as your primary first and dump the one's that aren't doing as well, keeping one with the second best numbers as backup or utility.

[RBP]

Looking at the current 2011 stats, they're both currently hitting extremely well. (Honestly, I don't see why Mush doesn't sit Hanley Ramirez out and play Castro's numbers instead. Castro's doing that much better right now.) On that aspect alone, it's a pretty even trade. But if you look at their careers, Kendrick is a really good hitter. And he's currently doing better than the rest of your first basemen. I'd put him in a utility role as a feeler for now and get his numbers. If your other's don't pick up, I'd seriously consider using him as your primary first and dump the one's that aren't doing as well, keeping one with the second best numbers as backup or utility.

This is where I need to get better at reviewing the stats more to make decisions. Thanks for the feedback.

[DemonGeminiX]

Sure.

[RBP]

Sure.

Wait, so are you telling Mush to take the trade or decline? :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Wait, so are you telling Mush to take the trade or decline? :lol:

Personally, on your end: If you have the ability, withdraw the offer and use Kendrick where appropriate.

If I was Mush AND I had a backup SS, I might consider the trade. But because all he has is Hanley Ramirez and Castro's hitting that much better than Ramirez, I'd hang on to Castro and play him, either benching Ramirez, or playing him in a utility role if he's doing better than the other players he has in those roles. Again, use the players where appropriate... but there's a little more to how I decide what I think is an appropriate situation to use a player.

So technically, I'd tell him to decline the trade and make you go fish in the free agents.

[RBP]

who asked you! :x


8-[

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

You did.

[RBP]

Oh sure use that excuse! :hand:

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok... I will.

:tup:

[RBP]

:sad2:

[Hugh_Janus]

after reading what DGX said, I'ma reject your offer.... once I remember my password :facepalm:

[deebakes]

My team is filth :lol:

[Godfather]

My picks seemed to be quite lucky :lol:

[RBP]

after reading what DGX said, I'ma reject your offer.... once I remember my password :facepalm:

I canceled the trade. :hand:

[DemonGeminiX]

My picks seemed to be quite lucky :lol:

Yeah, you have a good squad. And I got crushed today.

:no:

[Godfather]

Sorry man :lol: Once I actually start moving guys around I'm sure I'll fuck it up royally and have the worst team :P

[DemonGeminiX]

Sorry man :lol: Once I actually start moving guys around I'm sure I'll fuck it up royally and have the worst team :P

What you got to be sorry for? Perish the thought. If you can win, then win. If you can win big, then fuck it, that's the game.

Worst team? With your lineup? I don't think so. You got some wicked batters and they're doing really well right now. You and Mush lucked out something fierce in the draft. I'm still waiting for a few of my batters to wake up. It doesn't help that the best batter on my team is on the DL. I can't really complain about my pitching staff, although if Cole Hamels ever pulls what happened to him in New York several days ago again, his ass is getting dropped. That boy hasn't pitched the same since after the Phils won the World Series and he got the MVP back in '08.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

He's Canadian....they have to apologize for everything, they're too nice :P

[DemonGeminiX]

I don't hear them apologizing for Keanu Reeves.

[-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

He's Canadian? :shock:



Nuke Canada! :x

:villagers:

[deebakes]

Isn't Snooki Canadian?

[DemonGeminiX]

Isn't Snooki Canadian?

No, she's Chilean (note: NOT Italian).

[deebakes]

Isn't that the same thing?

[DemonGeminiX]

Isn't that the same thing?

Uhhh... no.

[Godfather]

You guys are nuts... snookie's nationality (according to her) is Tanned




I just feel cheap for doing well without have made a single decision yet :lol: Should I apologize for apologizing :-k They didn't teach us the protocol for that in Canada school

[deebakes]

i feel cheap for doing so poorly when I have actually been trying against a guy that hasn't made any changes in his lineup either (Mush). My team is god awful... To the cellar I go!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

i feel cheap for doing so poorly when I have actually been trying against a guy that hasn't made any changes in his lineup either (Mush). My team is god awful... To the cellar I go!

:empathy:

[Joebob034]

i feel cheap because i am cheap

[deebakes]

anybody have anybody good they want to trade me for some of my crappy guys?

(no really, I do need a 1B if anybody has extra)

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

I need one run, one triple, or three hits and the only player I can play is Big Poppy, David Ortiz. One run and I beat GF. If I don't get that run, he wins. All he has is one pitcher, all of his batters are done for the day. If CC Sabathia loses the game, I win... and Boston really sucks. Dammit...

Come on, Poppy!!! Hit that fuckin' ball!!!

:x

[Godfather]

I'm confused :lol:

GO me!!!!

[DemonGeminiX]

:hand:

Go back to your ice fishin' hole... Poppy's going the distance against Sabathia. If that fat bastard doesn't get 1 run, I'm droppin' his ass.

:lol:

[RBP]

I kicked ass I think.

My new shortstop kicked ass today too.

[DemonGeminiX]

I had two good players that could've given me extra numbers today, but for some odd reason, their teams decided to give them both the day off.

:roll:

[DemonGeminiX]

Poppy got a run and Sabathia lost!!!

:dance:

[RBP]

Poppy got a run and Sabathia lost!!!

:dance:

wow - comeback of the week

[deebakes]

i'm going to win this week :shock:

[DemonGeminiX]

i'm going to win this week :shock:

... but you didn't.

:lol:

[RBP]

... but you didn't.

:lol:

Nor will he this week. :mrgreen:

[RBP]

And DGX, btw, isn't Ortiz' nickname "Big Papi" - not "poppy" - not being picky, just wondering.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

And DGX, btw, isn't Ortiz' nickname "Big Papi" - not "poppy" - not being picky, just wondering.

It is ;)

[DemonGeminiX]

And DGX, btw, isn't Ortiz' nickname "Big Papi" - not "poppy" - not being picky, just wondering.

I don't know. It probably is. I don't recall ever seeing it spelled out in articles (I've never really paid attention before), I've just heard it spoken during broadcasts of games and Baseball tonight on ESPN.

:dunno:

[Godfather]

Did I end up losing the week!??! I thought I had it in the bag :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Did I end up losing the week!??! I thought I had it in the bag :lol:

You're going down this week :x

[Godfather]

No way jose!!!

[DemonGeminiX]

Did I end up losing the week!??! I thought I had it in the bag :lol:

You were up by one when the Yankees/Red Sox game started last night. I had David Ortiz (Red Sox) in my lineup and you had CC Sabathia (Yankees) in yours. Those were the last players in both of our lineups to be playing before the final tally. We had several categories that were tied, notably the runs and pitching losses. David Ortiz got a run, giving me a one run edge and giving us a 10-10 tie overall. But Sabathia lost the game, giving you more pitching losses than me, which gave me the category and one extra point.

To be honest, with your lineup, I thought you were gonna murder me. I think some of the moves I made really helped me out... and having some of the Phillies in my lineup helped out a great deal too... especially towards the end of the week. The Phillies really turned on the juice versus the Braves.

[deebakes]

... but you didn't.

:lol:

checked it last night before i went to bed... something about this league smells fishy :axe:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

checked it last night before i went to bed... something about this league smells fishy :axe:

:slap:

[deebakes]

:axe:

[DemonGeminiX]

Man, this is gonna kill me. He doesn't even know how to play the game and his fantasy team's got an edge on me.

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My team sucks :x

[RBP]

Winning!

[RBP]

Lance I offered you a trade dammit! :x

[RBP]

Lance I offered you a trade dammit! :x

Thanks Lance!! Nice doing business with you. :agreed:

[Joebob034]

Billy Butler for Jeter? you got hosed my friend Butler is one of the most underrated guys in the league

[deebakes]

:axe:

[RBP]

:axe:

Week's not over!

[DemonGeminiX]

Billy Butler for Jeter? you got hosed my friend Butler is one of the most underrated guys in the league

That is a pretty uneven trade, given current numbers.

Did you just need to cover the position, RBP?

:-k

[DemonGeminiX]

How the hell do I have 3 guys that can cover short stop and they're all off today?

Jeez, I made transactions to get these guys so my positions would be covered every day.

:roll:

[RBP]

That is a pretty uneven trade, given current numbers.

Did you just need to cover the position, RBP?

:-k

I had too many 1st basemen so he or another was sitting already. I wanted a backup shortstop and I think Jeter will come around well.

[DemonGeminiX]

Gotcha.

:thumbsup:

[Joebob034]

ok I'm not gonna lie I haven't really been following this. How do I know if my pitchers are playing today or not or on any other day for that matter.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yahoo puts a ^ next to their name on the days they are scheduled to start

[RBP]

Question: In general, do double headers make a player more, or less, desirable in the lineup that day?

Or is it neutral because it could it go either way based on how well they do?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Question: In general, do double headers make a player more, or less, desirable in the lineup that day?

Or is it neutral because it could it go either way based on how well they do?

Most of the time, as long as it's a big name player, they will play in both games, so you get 2 days worth of stats in one day....but it can go either way. It's just as likely the player could go 0 for 8 as he could go 4 for 7, you just never know.

As a rule, I always play guys that are involved in a double header, I think it's worth the risk.

[RBP]

Thanks Lance. :tup:

[Joebob034]

Yahoo puts a ^ next to their name on the days they are scheduled to start

ah I see, thanks

[RBP]

Hey, wth?

My does Dee have a bunch more players than I do? They have a "--" next to their names. He even has more pitchers. :wtf:

[deebakes]

it doesn't even matter rbp :lol:


(i have two guys on the DL, which don't count for roster spots)

[RBP]

it doesn't even matter rbp :lol:

(i have two guys on the DL, which don't count for roster spots)

Yeah but you have 4 more players than me?

And you just learned me somefin! I can add a pitcher for my DL pitcher - didn't know that.

[RBP]

Yeah but you have 4 more players than me?

And you just learned me somefin! I can add a pitcher for my DL pitcher - didn't know that.

well wtf... I went to add a pitcher and it says I have to let someone else go. I am confused.

[DemonGeminiX]

He doesn't have four more players than you, it just looks that way because his roster entries for Willie Bloomquist and Omar Infante are both wider than the average size.

[RBP]

He doesn't have four more players than you, it just looks that way because his roster entries for Willie Bloomquist and Omar Infante are both wider than the average size.

Dude... he does. I have 15 on the non-pitching roster, he has 19.

http://i.imgur.com/ethE6.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

well wtf... I went to add a pitcher and it says I have to let someone else go. I am confused.

Your roster's full. You get one of each: Catcher, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SS. And 3 OF's, 2 Util's, 6 Bench spots, and 2 possible DL slots that frees up an extra place on the roster. To get another pitcher on your staff without dropping another one, somebody else on your roster would have to go onto the DL, and when the player on the DL comes off of it, I imagine that you'll be forced to choose to keep the player you added or the player coming off of the DL.

[DemonGeminiX]

Dude... he does. I have 15 on the non-pitching roster, he has 19.

http://i.imgur.com/ethE6.jpg

The ones with the -- are no longer in his roster. He used them up until he made transactions to get rid of them. So they're only appearing because they played for him during this week's series before he decided to drop them. Their numbers while they played with him will count, but he can't rotate them into his roster anymore, and the numbers they produce after he dropped them won't appear.

[RBP]

Your roster's full. You get one of each: Catcher, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SS. And 3 OF's, 2 Util's, 6 Bench spots, and 2 possible DL slots that frees up an extra place on the roster. To get another pitcher on your staff without dropping another one, somebody else on your roster would have to go onto the DL, and when the player on the DL comes off of it, I imagine that you'll be forced to choose to keep the player you added or the player coming off of the DL.

Ok, but I have 11 pitchers with one on the DL. Dee has 13 pitchers with one on the DL. ????

[DemonGeminiX]

Look up.

:lol:

[RBP]

The ones with the -- are no longer in his roster. He used them up until he made transactions to get rid of them. So they're only appearing because they played for him during this week's series before he decided to drop them. Their numbers while they played with him will count, but he can't rotate them into his roster anymore, and the numbers they produce after he dropped them won't appear.

Ohhhhhhh yeah that's what I was asking... why he has "--" players. Got it.

Thanks for figuring it out for me. :tup:

[DemonGeminiX]

Ohhhhhhh yeah that's what I was asking... why he has "--" players. Got it.

Thanks for figuring it out for me. :tup:

No problem. You can also see the real deal of who you're going to be facing on your opponent's team when you look at the roster's page under the league tab.

[RBP]

it doesn't even matter rbp :lol:


You're coming back! 14-9 right now. :x

[DemonGeminiX]

So I have 1 person playing right now because every other game is rained out.

:roll:

[RBP]

So I have 1 person playing right now because every other game is rained out.

:roll:

Might be just as well, sometimes no stats are good stats. My team is batting .125 so far today. :|

[DemonGeminiX]

:shock:

Holy shit, that was really freakin' close. I just squeezed this week out above .500.

Look out for Mush's team. He's loaded with guys that can produce.

[Cactus]

Can someone explain to me how the standings work?

Is it measured head-to-head for the week? Per day? or what? We have played for two weeks, I got crushed last week but won this week. So I should be 1-1, but were the hell did a record of 5-15-7 come from?

[DemonGeminiX]

Can someone explain to me how the standings work?

Is it measured head-to-head for the week? Per day? or what? We have played for two weeks, I got crushed last week but won this week. So I should be 1-1, but were the hell did a record of 5-15-7 come from?

5+15+7= 27 columns of stats in the matchup tallied over the week. Against your opponent, you won 5 columns, you lost 15 columns, and you tied 7 columns.

When this week's tally is added to your current "record", the win-loss-tie numbers will reflect it.

I suppose the standings are determined by the percentage found by dividing the number of wins by the number of total columns.

[Cactus]

5+15+7= 27 columns of stats in the matchup tallied over the week. Against your opponent, you won 5 columns, you lost 15 columns, and you tied 7 columns.

When this week's tally is added to your current "record", the win-loss-tie numbers will reflect it.

Thanks DGX. This I won 14-8-5 so tomorrow's standings I should be 19-23-12. Correct?

[DemonGeminiX]

Thanks DGX. This I won 14-8-5 so tomorrow's standings I should be 19-23-12. Correct?

(14-8-5) + (5-15-7) = (19-23-12)

Looks right to me.

[Cactus]

Now that I understand how scoring and the standings works, I just need to figure out who is good and when they are actually playing. :mrgreen: And pay attention more than twice a week!!

[deebakes]

i guess i need to start paying less attention, my team can't get worse...

[RBP]

i guess i need to start paying less attention, my team can't get worse...

told you I'd kick your ass. :P

[RBP]

I have a pitcher on the DL but have been unable to add another - thought you guys said it doesn't count as a roster spot?

[DemonGeminiX]

I have a pitcher on the DL but have been unable to add another - thought you guys said it doesn't count as a roster spot?

It doesn't, your lineup is full.

[RBP]

It doesn't, your lineup is full.

So the max is 10 pitchers and I have 11 with one on the DL? So that would mean I couldn't add a new one if I waived the DL pitcher, but it gives me that option.

:idk:

[Godfather]

What should I change with my lineup :lol:

I haven't made a single move yet... I'm scared to touch it :P

[RBP]

So the max is 10 pitchers and I have 11 with one on the DL? So that would mean I couldn't add a new one if I waived the DL pitcher, but it gives me that option.

:idk:

Ok I tried it - even if I pick the DL pitcher it still says over roster size. :-k

[RBP]

What should I change with my lineup :lol:

I haven't made a single move yet... I'm scared to touch it :P

You're winning so....

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So the max is 10 pitchers and I have 11 with one on the DL? So that would mean I couldn't add a new one if I waived the DL pitcher, but it gives me that option.

:idk:

You can have all pitchers if you want....or all batters, it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is total roster size. You are at the maximum roster size right now.

[RBP]

You can have all pitchers if you want....or all batters, it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is total roster size. You are at the maximum roster size right now.

ohhhh... :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I was a bit wrong....you need a minimum of one each of the following positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P

After that, you can fill your bench with players of any position....could be all pitchers, could be all batters, could be a combo of both.

[RBP]

Ok thanks

[DemonGeminiX]

But you only get 6 bench positions when your positions are full. So In total, you should have a 25 man roster, not counting the 2 possible DL spots.

[DemonGeminiX]

What should I change with my lineup :lol:

I haven't made a single move yet... I'm scared to touch it :P

Oops, read that post wrong.

:oops:

[Godfather]

You're winning so....

Wah? It showed 0-0 when I checked a few minutes ago :-k

And DGX smoked me

[RBP]

Wah? It showed 0-0 when I checked a few minutes ago :-k

And DGX smoked me

Oh... lol... never mind then, but you're in 3rd overall!

[DemonGeminiX]

Wah? It showed 0-0 when I checked a few minutes ago :-k

And DGX smoked me

I didn't smoke you. It was pretty even up until I squeezed that win out against you at the very last minute. But it looks like your batters are starting to wake up, which is what I was afraid of.

[DemonGeminiX]

And you're looking at your current matchup against Mush, not the current standings. That's why it's showing 0-0. None of your players on either of your teams have played yet.

Your record is in the front page standings. You're in third place, but if it was one division, you'd be in second behind RBP.

[Godfather]

Ahh thanks for the clarification. It all confuses me still :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

I love how Mush isn't even paying attention, doesn't know fuck all about the game, and yet he's still on top of his division.

:lol:

[deebakes]

told you I'd kick your ass. :P

way to go...


how are the blackhawks doing anyways?

[DemonGeminiX]

way to go...


how are the blackhawks doing anyways?

:lol:

[RBP]

way to go...

how are the blackhawks doing anyways?


:lol:

:slap:

[deebakes]

:excellent:

[DemonGeminiX]

Shit! I wanted to play Zobrist today and I forgot to put him in the lineup before the game started.

:no:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Shit! I wanted to play Zobrist today and I forgot to put him in the lineup before the game started.

:no:

:empathy:

[RBP]

Cubs/Padres rained out. Playing 2 tomorrow.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I just made a change to the weekly requirements...now there is a minimum number of innings that each team needs to meet for the stats to count. It shouldn't affect anyone that pays attention to their team, but as a warning, if you totally ignore your team, you may not hit the minimum innings limit if you don't get your starters rotated on the days they are scheduled to pitch.

[DemonGeminiX]

I just made a change to the weekly requirements...now there is a minimum number of innings that each team needs to meet for the stats to count. It shouldn't affect anyone that pays attention to their team, but as a warning, if you totally ignore your team, you may not hit the minimum innings limit if you don't get your starters rotated on the days they are scheduled to pitch.

I don't get it. A minimum number of innings that each team needs to meet? Why would you change that and how many innings do we need each team to meet?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I don't get it. A minimum number of innings that each team needs to meet? Why would you change that and how many innings do we need each team to meet?

:-s

It's pretty straightforward....everyone's team has to have a minimum amount of innings pitched per week (set at 24 innings). If your staff doesn't get a minimum of 24 innings under their belt (which is very easy to surpass in 7 days), you don't get credit for you pitching stats.

I changed it to take to 'blind luck' factor out of it...it's not right for people in the league to be able to completely ignore their team and 'luck into' good stats while the people actually taking time to be involved and have fun with it all are the ones being penalized.

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

It's pretty straightforward....everyone's team has to have a minimum amount of innings pitched per week (set at 24 innings). If your staff doesn't get a minimum of 24 innings under their belt (which is very easy to surpass in 7 days), you don't get credit for you pitching stats.

I changed it to take to 'blind luck' factor out of it...it's not right for people in the league to be able to completely ignore their team and 'luck into' good stats while the people actually taking time to be involved and have fun with it all are the ones being penalized.

There goes Mush's team.

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I set it fairly low, so even with teams being ignored, there's a chance the minimum will be hit.

But I went and looked...for example, my team pitched more than 50 innings last week, and your (DGX) team pitched more than 70 innings last week...well over the 24 inning minimum

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It keeps track of it for you so you can stay on top of it...you should see this now at the bottom of your team roster (this is from my team)

http://i.imgur.com/lAa6Z.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

I do have an obscene amount of starters, though. On some nights, I might have two or three starters playing. I picked up two pitchers expecting them to get some relief work and they've switched over to the starter position. McClellan and Harrison are the ones I'm thinking about. When I picked up McClellan, he wasn't even originally listed as a starter, just a reliever. His status became starter last week to my surprise.

[DemonGeminiX]

I hope all of my starters do well. I'd hate for all of them to start getting yanked after 2 innings.

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

Dee's beatin' the piss out of me right now.