Pick Your Team Fantasy

[Baseball Guru]

Going to try and set this up the right way this year...

This is pretty simple actually so I'm not sure how things got so confusing last year..

So here is the simple info:

1. Pick a team to manage

2. Keep your team updated with daily roster moves, adds, drops, etc.

3. If a real life trade is made with another team, then you need to make the trade immediately with that other team in the league.

4. Please do not sign up if you do not intend to keep up with your team during the season. I need full cooperation and participation for this league to work.

5. Use this thread to sign up for you team and ask any questions.

Thanks,
Guru

[Baseball Guru]

So far I have the following teams set up:

James-Mets

Bob-Twins

Tom-Tigers

By the way, I am setting up the league with 20 teams... So the 1st 20 signed up are the ones in...

[Panzram]

Me - Boston

[Baseball Guru]

Only 4 teams so far?

C'mon guys.. Lets get in gear!

[Baseball Guru]

League ID#: 32741

League Name: Addicts Pick Your Team

Password: addicts

Season Type: Full

Draft Type: Auto Draft

Max Teams: 20

Scoring Type: Head-to-Head

Player Universe: All baseball

Max Moves: No maximum

Max Trades: No maximum

Trade Reject Time: 2

Trade End Date: August 27, 2006

Waiver Time: No waivers

Can't Cut List Provider: None

Trade Review: League Votes

Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules

Min Innings Pitched: 7

Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow

Start Scoring on: Week 1


Roster Positions: C, CI, CI, MI, MI, OF, OF, OF, SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL, DL, DL, DL

Stat Categories: R, H, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, BB, K, TB, FPCT, AVG, OBP, IP, W, L, CG, SHO, SV, ER, HR, BB, K, HLD, TB, ERA, WHIP

[Chisox73]

Is this on Yahoo?

[Panzram]

Yes, it is.

[Mr. Met on Pot]

If I can't be the Mets then I guess I'll be the Blue Jays
I'll sign up now...

[Royce]

Yankees :D

[imgreat95]

I am the Pirates... but give me a few days to get signed up... too much going on the next 2 days..:D

[Eva]

I'll be the Angels.

Basically, I follow all the moves the Angels make during the season?

[Mr. Met on Pot]

Jays got Molina, my team has a legitimate chance of winning the whole thing.


JAYS = AL EAST CHAMPS

[Royce]

JAYS = AL EAST CHAMPS

:lmao:




:doublefin

[Blue56]

Me - Boston
Damn!

I'll choose: Cleveland indians

[Panzram]

:doublefin

[Panzram]

Cleveland was actually my second choice.

[Baseball Guru]

By the way, I need everyone to pre-rank their players from the team you are managing... Once I get everyone signed up and pre-ranked, I'll do an auto draft...

[Panzram]

Way ahead of ya chief

[das&kml]

Braves

[Hobosox]

*bump*


only have 13, figured a bump might help us get to 20.

[salsero]

I'm interested.

Here is the list, I've compiled from all the post's. I believe I'm missing some Team's/GM's.

James - Mets
Bob - Twins
Tom - Tigers
Panz - BoSox
ChiSox - ChiSox
MrMet - BlueJays
Royce - Yankees
Imgreat - Pirates
Evange - Angels
Blue - Indians
Das& - Braves

[salsero]

Thanks!

[salsero]

Philadelphia Phillies

[Panzram]

Welcome Sal.

[Mr. Met on Pot]

Three of my friends that are huge on fantasy are in the league. Here are their names:

Sean:Dodgers
Ian:Cardinals
Jeff:Athletics

Both Ian and Jeff visit Addicts...

[Panzram]

Are they members?

[Mr. Met on Pot]

Are they members?


Ian and Jeff are, for some reason they haven't gotten the privildge to post yet....

[Royce]

I have my team pre-ranked, Scott Proctor and all!

[Mr. Met on Pot]

I have my team pre-ranked, Scott Proctor and all!


Do ya' have Tanyon?

[Baseball Guru]

Ian and Jeff are, for some reason they haven't gotten the privildge to post yet....


Did they get the confirmation email?

If not, do they have aol? It may have gone into their spam box... What are their user names?

[imgreat95]

Jaymez--we are going to need to change the "Outfield" spots to utlity spots. Otherwise, the AL teams cant draft someone who is only a DH...They will only be able to play 8 guys... but they should be able to have that guy on their team....

[Baseball Guru]

Jaymez--we are going to need to change the "Outfield" spots to utlity spots. Otherwise, the AL teams cant draft someone who is only a DH...They will only be able to play 8 guys... but they should be able to have that guy on their team....


Is this how it was done last year?

[imgreat95]

yeah it was. Because, for instance, Travis Hafner is a DH... and is only available as a DH... without having the outfielders set us as utility spots, then he isnt even available in the league. In order to play him, whoever has the Indians will have to sacrifice one of their outfielders, but they have to be able to at least have the option of drafting him.

[Baseball Guru]

K, its done:)

[Trots]

It looks like my top 4-5 choices are gone already. In light of this, I'll take Arizona and hope the kids get a chance to play. Come on Stephen Drew and Carlos Quentin.

[Baseball Guru]

Guys, let your friends know, I need 4 more teams to get the 20 in this league..

Also, please make sure you pre-set your draft to get all of your players....

[Tigers#1]

I'm in as the Padres.

Just to make sure i'm following correctly, we can only draft our teams players, and only have those players that are on the team at that time, for the rest of the season.

[imgreat95]

correct

[PopTop]

What teams are left?

And just so I understand it, if I had the Reds and Dunn got traded, I still keep Dunn?

[Mr. Met on Pot]

It's extremely easy to understand, you get the players that are on your respective team. If Dunn is traded, you don't get Dunn.

[Baseball Guru]

It's extremely easy to understand, you get the players that are on your respective team. If Dunn is traded, you don't get Dunn.

Exactly... If Dunn gets traded to say the Yanks, you would have to trade him to the Yanks....

This is just kinda to see how fantasy real rosters would do compared to the real records...

Not as much strategy in this league...

[Luckyluciano]

Guru if you need a few more I would be happy to play... Not sure what teams are need, but if the dodgers are available I will take them. If not I will take anything else open!!

[Baseball Guru]

I just need 1 more team...

Here are the teams so far:

- White Sox 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Atlanta Braves 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- St. Louis Cardinals 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- JerseyShore Phillies 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Pirates 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Padres 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Diamondbacks 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Cleveland Indians 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Los Angeles Dodgers 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Los Angeles Angels 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Blue Jays 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Boston Red Sox 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Tigers 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- TWINS 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- New York Yankees 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- Athletics 0-0-0 .000 0 - - -
- New York Mets

[Baseball Guru]

So a few teams still available:

Cubs
Padres
Giants
Mariners
Marlins
Rangers

Among others:)

[PopTop]

It's extremely easy to understand, you get the players that are on your respective team. If Dunn is traded, you don't get Dunn.Sorry, but the following confused me...
and only have those players that are on the team at that time, for the rest of the season.
So is there any method to the madness for having 8 offensive players and 12 pitchers active? Some of these teams bat 9 and only carry 11 pitchers during the season. Since I didn't play last year, was there some discussion why not to set a 'normal' lineup (C-1B-2B-3B-SS-OF-OF-OF-UTL)? Seems to me there are far more games that a 9th hitter is used as opposed to games a 12th pitcher is used :notme:

[Mr. Met on Pot]

Sorry, but the following confused me...

So is there any method to the madness for having 8 offensive players and 12 pitchers active? Some of these teams bat 9 and only carry 11 pitchers during the season. Since I didn't play last year, was there some discussion why not to set a 'normal' lineup (C-1B-2B-3B-SS-OF-OF-OF-UTL)? Seems to me there are far more games that a 9th hitter is used as opposed to games a 12th pitcher is used :notme:


Ok, you start out with the players that your team has at opening day, if they make a trade, you make a trade. Do EXACTLY LIKE THEY DO...

IDK about the pitchers and hitters thing

[PopTop]

IDK about the pitchers and hitters thingMe either. I've got to think there's some reason why they're using the CI, MI, UTL stuff :notme:

[Baseball Guru]

Nah, I just kept the same way it was last season....

No good reason... I can switch it at anytime:)

[imgreat95]

No.. there IS a good reason.. dont change it.

WHy?? Because if you are an AL team, you have 9 hitters.... not 8. That is an unfair advantage. The "Util" allows it so that a guy like Travis Hafner is available. If you listed it tradionally, then Hafner would not even be available, and an AL t eam would have an extra hitter to choose from to fill his lineup. By doing it this way you get to pick any 8 hitters.

We ran into this problem last season. DOnt you remember, Jaymez?

[Baseball Guru]

Ah yes, good point... I couldnt remember...

[PopTop]

No.. there IS a good reason.. dont change it. I understand why you set it up based on that. But the one problem I have with it is by including Field Pct in the scoring and, in essence, allowing the AL teams to include someone (i.e., Hafner) in their 8-hitter mix who will NOT be in the field while the NL lineups have 8 legitimate fielders. I would much rather bet on picking the right 9th batter (pinch hitter) in an NL lineup and force the AL teams to even up with 8 legitimate fielders than letting the AL teams get off with a no-error, weenie DH in their lineup. You could accomplish this by adding a 4th UTL to the mix.

There are also going to be times that clubs carry just 11 pitchers. Yet with 12 pitchers in the set lineup, that means some teams will be carrying a dead arm instead of the extra live bat.

[Mr. Met on Pot]

hahaha......marlins.....

Sorry I left the league for a little while, I had another league going and had to create a new username. I'm still the Blue Jays though

[Baseball Guru]

Guys, please have all your "team" players pre-ranked by this next Saturday (March 25th)

On Saturday afternoon I will run the draft.. That way if there are any problems it gives us about a week to get all the right players on the right teams...

Thanks,
Guru

[Hobosox]

hey james, when are we drafting? it's Sunday afternoon. I mean, we still have a week, so no rush, but i thought it was this weekend.

[Baseball Guru]

I set the draft to ready and it drafted late last night..

Every team (besides the Twins) did a good job of pre-ranking their players..

I edited all the rosters by dropping all of players not from your team...

Do me a favor and go in and pick up any player that is supposed to be on your team... We have 5 days or so to get all this together..

Thanks everyone for your help!

[PopTop]

James, I was just there and trying to figure out how I got Brian Roberts and a few others who weren't Astros. Was there any explanation why that happened? This was my pre-rank list:

1. B. Ausmus
2. L. Berkman
3. M. Ensberg
4. C. Biggio
5. E. Bruntlett
6. C. Burke
7. A. Everett
8. J. Lane
9. W. Taveras
10. P. Wilson
11. R. Oswalt
12. A. Pettitte
13. B. Backe
14. B. Lidge
15. R. Clemens
16. C. Qualls
17. R. Springer
18. D. Wheeler
19. E. Astacio
20. M. Gallo
21. W. RodrÃ*guez
22. T. Miller
23. M. Lamb
24. O. Palmeiro

[Panzram]

Similar thing happened to me. I think maybe because I only had 36 players and not the roster of 40.