You can also get there from the league icon on the blurb page.
I haven't yet tested the split standings. Your team name at Yahoo is the basis upon which standings splits are compared and calculated, so please do not change your team name during the season.
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Mon, Apr 03, 2006, 15:33
By the way, I'd like to formally thank Trip for preventing me from drafting Fernando Cabrera (in round 18)!
blue hen - I found your Morneau rationale, so that's all set.
mMoses - you are deliquent on rationales from round 18 on. That's part of the commitment for playing in this league! For the sake of completeness, and in fairness to the other managers, I expect you to honor that commitment.
everybody else - thanks for following through on the rationales.
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 10:04
Zumaya and Markakis have been added to the proper rosters. If you have preset lineups for future days, you may need to adjust them.
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blue hen
ID: 38135621 Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 11:22
Sweet. I wonder what else is in these so-called "archives." I have to write a followup on the 2003 Tigers one of these days.
Not a bad first day, with good outing from Olly and The Gambler. Looks like my pitching might not suck after all.
I put in a few trade offers, so I hope you guys accept them all.
Geez. Yesterday I start Millwood and Lieber. Tonight I start Santana and sit Hanley Ramirez. Anybody want to take over my team and stop mismanaging it?
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Motley Crue
ID: 2192327 Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 22:09
I only mismanage teams in the second half of the season, KKB, so why don't you wait a while and ask again.
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Steve Biz Sustainer
ID: 28952820 Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 22:42
I had Cabrera (round 20) for that 6 run swill. How terrible does it feel when someone you only have taking space on your team for his ERA and WHIP completely blows up like that. Kind of nice to have it on the first day of the year though. It's like, Oh Yeah, fantasy baseball! Ups and Downs.
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holt
ID: 45229226 Wed, Apr 05, 2006, 16:51
wow - my pitching is stinking up the place. thankfully my hitting is keeping me from starting out in the cellar. looking for a couple of gems tonight from Weaver and Odalis!
Dude, there haven't been many gems or even decent games pitched at all yet. Looks like the offenses are ahead of the pitchers at this point in the young season.
At least that seems to be the case in Baltimore. Heh.
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Trip
ID: 72553010 Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 11:07
While trying to erase Fernando Cabrera's opening day catastrophe I noticed that the split standings aren't working.
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 11:29
You're right!
I'll take a look at it shortly.
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 12:08
I think the splits are working OK now.
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blue hen
ID: 38135621 Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 12:38
Olly Perez pitched a good game, if I recall. So did Kenny Rogers, for that matter.
Hubble, are you around? You said you wanted a corner infielder, and I offered you one and you didn't even respond. Did you see it?
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blue hen
ID: 38135621 Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 18:37
Hey guys, I'm looking to deal Helton for some front line pitching. Please include an elite closer and perhaps a solid starter or outfielder.
jumpball, no stats is probably better than what my pitchers are doing to me. I really can't catch a break with my starters. It's starting to get ridiculous.
KKB -- I've also got hitters getting splinters and a pitcher with a 47.25 ERA . . . but that's a whole 'nuther topic!
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Hubble
ID: 53359110 Sat, Apr 08, 2006, 12:44
Carlos Beltran is has given me 2 SB so far and managed to give me 5 RBI in only 2 hits...
I'm hoping for good performance from Schilling and Livan today.
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Chris
ID: 3710291212 Sat, Apr 08, 2006, 18:10
Just noticed that the top 3 finishers of last year are the bottom 3 this year. I'm trying to set the record of biggest comeback with my 43 points so far.
Either that, or I'm in really really big trouble :)
I finally got off the SB schnyde this afternoon. IRod of all people. Woo Hoo!
Right now half of us have ERA's of 5.00 or worse. For me personnaly, four of my starters (Peavy, Lowe, Duke, Byrd) have ERA's 6.50 or worse after one week of action. Thankfully I left Colon on the bench for his start against the Yankees, and am going to do the same with Chacin in Fenway tomorrow. Fortunately, all 4 of my drafted and active RP (Turnbow, Linebrink, Calero, D.Sanchez) all have ERA's of 0.00.
Still looking to deal a 1B. Looking for a closer and another solid SP/OF.
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Hubble
ID: 53359110 Thu, Apr 13, 2006, 23:22
Well... i hate to do that, but i have to offer up one of my injured pitcher, namely Sabathia to get some help offensivly...
If you have any offer, send them over. Looking mainly for CI or MI.
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blue hen
ID: 45312222 Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 00:28
Can't say I have much interest in a healthy Sabathia, let alone an injured one.
Some interesting developments today - Putz with another save. Maybe they'll just give him the job. Also, Brandon Watson sent down. Glad I saw it and got Church in time. Now let's just hope he hits.
A pretty strong day all around, with another homer from Giambi and 3 hits from Castillo. Even though Olly got shelled, it looks like I'll finish the day just ahead of both Mach and Chris, an accomplishment I'm proud of.
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holt
ID: 45229226 Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 01:36
damn - I knew church would get his job back. was hoping I'd be the first to see the news. missed it.
Both of Putz saves were situations where he came in the 8th inning for a hold, and stayed on the mound for the ninth only because his team added to the lead making it more than 3 runs. Still, they count.
My team settling into 14th place (16th yesterday) is real deflating after being so pumped up for this RIBC season. But luckily it is only 2 weeks into the season and the three guys underperforming on my team so far are my first 3 picks (Manny, Peavy, Aramis) who will likely turn things around. At least that is what I am telling myself.
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Species Leader
ID: 07724916 Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 12:02
A couple of peanut gallery comments....
JeffG - don't worry dude. When those top 3 studs of yours do what they're supposed to do, you'll be okay.
holt - How can you compete on the waiver wire with a fool tied so closely into ESPN mobile? And YES, it's true that blue hen not only works with that product but IS the crazy dude with the restraining order against him in the commercials!
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blue hen Leader
ID: 710321114 Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 15:46
Actually, I had an unfair advantage. Because I had Watson on my team, I was easily the first to notice he had player news. As soon as it said he was being sent down, I made the move.
I'd call that a regular advantage. Nothing unfair about it.
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holt
ID: 45229226 Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 18:32
LOL species. I thought that was him. nice hair BH.
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blue hen Leader
ID: 710321114 Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 18:46
Actually, if you have TiVo, slow down one of those commericials - the one where they talk about managing your fantasy team. When they show the screen shot, give a look... the team is none other than This is SportsCenter. My name is also at the top, but I couldn't read it on my non HD.
IAC, I'm not much of a fan of selling low and buying high. You're guy's a bit overrated right now because of 1 category. I'd consider other offers, but that offer pretty much just helps you. Sorry.
KKB... I wouldn't mind starting to work out a deal... I figured maybe that was a good starting point. If you happen to have some thoughts on how we could improve upon... I'm all ears.
I'll take a look, but I'm not 100% sure I want to make any kind of deal yet. I'm still pretty confident in the team I drafted. If I see anything, I'll send an offer.
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blue hen Leader
ID: 710321114 Sat, Apr 15, 2006, 19:55
I disagree with KKB. I am raring to deal. Want Todd Helton? Kevin Mench? Bobby Jenks? Corey Koskie? JJ Putz? All offers will be considered.
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holt
ID: 373421717 Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 03:14
my roster is starting to get short-handed. 4 guys hurt now and I don't think I can really release any of them (renteria, macdougal, larue, floyd). a full slate of MLB games tomorrow but I won't be able to field a full lineup. not good.
I picked up, and then dropped later in the day (due to a better player becoming available) Brandon Medders.
Now...as far as I'm aware (correct me if I'm wrong), but shouldn't this player that had just been dropped from my team go into the Waiver Pool and not the FA Pool?
It's not a Major issue... but I'd just like to have it clarified.
I wouldn't have noticed this glitch if another manager hadn't snapped up the player in question today, and I believe waivers take 2 days to clear.
I'f a player is dropped the same day that he was picked up, he's put back in the FA pool. He has to be on your roster until the next day before he's dumped to the Waiver Wire.
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Guru
ID: 3321820 Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 22:02
The reason is to prevent you from putting players "off limits" for a temporary period by simpling adding them and then immediately dropping them.
kewl... that's all I wanted to know. (which makes perfectly good sense btw)
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TB Sherpa
ID: 031811922 Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 22:45
I wondered for a few minutes if there were prizes going out for anyone who had an Arizona reliever on their team. Brandon Lyon was this ->.<- close to getting snagged, just in case. ;)
Glad I skipped on Silva for today. He has good career numbers againts LAA, but I had a hunch we used up our weekly supply of good luck with Byrd.
bh... If you have always wanted to say that, that raises serious questions! ;)
How about...
"I'm so glad I went to Church."
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holt
ID: 373421717 Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 20:19
bleh. stupid nationals. I should have just kept him on my roster.
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blue hen
ID: 2211180 Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 00:08
As bad as the decision to draft Watson was, it gave me the first shot to see that Church would get called up. I can't complain about my 25th round pick. Now if only I'd taken Papelbon instead of Hansen a couple rounds earlier...
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TB Sherpa
ID: 031811922 Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 00:14
Now if only I'd taken Papelbon instead of...
I think a lot of us have thought those exact words already.
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holt
ID: 373421717 Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 06:18
is it possible to look at last years league standings through april 19? I can't believe how many teams in our league are around .500 slugging or higher. the OBP's are way up too. what's going on?
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blue hen
ID: 38135621 Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 10:25
TB, you're absolutely right, but it's worse because I knew I needed to take a backup closer from Boston, but took the wrong one.
Holt, I think it's easier to spot hitters this year. That's why I picked so few pitchers.
That's the understatement of the year so far for my team.
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holt
ID: 273132014 Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 16:31
I've seen some articles regarding how hr/g is up a bit this year but I don't think HR's tell the whole story. the offensive jump is really noticable in this league because we use SLG and OBP.
look at our team OBP's and SLG's, then go look at year by year stats of a player like Dave Winfield (a hall-of-famer).
we us a pretty high % of MLB players in this league, and our team averages rival those of dave winfield. actually, over half our teams %'s are better than Winfield's.
whether it's juiced balls, puny stadiums, HGH/roids, whatever, it's hard to give a lot of credibility to these stats that current hitters are cranking out. it's like looking at college stats.
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holt
ID: 273132014 Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 20:06
omg
madson comes in with a sub-3 era facing the nationals. seemed like a no-brainer to start him. then he gives up NINE runs in ONE inning of work. at this point I'm scared to start anyone other than Carpenter.
Bad luck again and again... Betancourt and Burnett on DL... and Beltran might end up there too. This is getting hard on the morale.
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blue hen Leader
ID: 710321114 Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 21:29
I could understand Prior and Gagne getting hurt, but Helton?!?!
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Athletics Guy
ID: 58352723 Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 21:58
No wonder you were trying to trade Helton. He was damaged goods!
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 13:03
With the first trade accepted, this is a good time to clarify the timing of trade processing.
Our league rule is to allow 24 hours for managers to protest a trade. Protests are done via email to me. If 4 managers submit a protest within 24 hours, then all managers are surveyed for a vote over the next 24 hours.
In this instance, the trade appears to have been accepted by the two parties on Saturday morning. As of now, the 24 hours have passed with no protests. As such, the trade will be approved.
The issue then is when to process it. If I allow the system to do it automatically, it will not happen until Monday, meaning that the players won't be available to the new teams until Tuesday. In fact, if you look at the Yahoo trade page, it states that the players will first be available on Tuesday.
However, as Commish, I can force the trade through today. If there were any protests, we would need to wait until tomorrow, but since there were none, I could push the button today, making the traded players available to the new teams on Monday.
My inclination is to process the trade on the announced schedule (trade proceses on Monday, players available on Tuesday), since this corresponds with the Yahoo notice, and since this is all that managers could count on in advance (without knowing whether any protest vote may be required). However, if no league-wide vote is required and both managers request processing a day earlier than that, I am willing to do so.
So, in this specific instance, if the two trading managers would like me to process the trade today so that players are available on Monday, please post here. The only manager who is really impacted is CEHP, since the players he gives up play on Monday, while the ones he receives do not. Therefore, if CEHP wants this trade processed today, he needs to let me know by tonight.
In the future, early processing of a trade will depend on the request of both managers.
Sound like a plan?
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cEHp
ID: 550212717 Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 13:12
Guru - Please do not push through.
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 15:39
OK.
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blue hen Leader
ID: 710321114 Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 17:15
Interesting trade. It's definitely not protestable, but I think one side gets the better end.
FYI - For those interested in proposing a trade... I'm looking for a deal looking like:
From IAC: 1xOF, 1xSP For: 1xIF, 1xRP
I believe I've already offered to BH, Kaf, Guru, Hubble... so far to no success. :( So I'll play it patient for a bit and wait for your offers instead. All legitimate offers will be considered.
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TB Sherpa
ID: 031811922 Tue, Apr 25, 2006, 22:31
I was comparing today's league stats with stats from last year.12,632 at bats this year compared to 13,040 last year, so maybe a few more days played last year, but we can do some math.2053 runs and 1949 rbis this year compared to 1876 and 1788 respectively last year.That is 177 more runs and 161 more rbis this year with 408 less at bats.2505 IP this year compared to 2630 last year.1917 K's, 154 wins, and 133 saves this year.1970 K's, 165 wins, and 126 saves last year.125 less innings this year, 11 less wins, 7 more saves, and 53 less K's.The following data below shows how many at bats or IP were required to achieve one of each category.
Certainly not counting my chickens, but after tonights games: sitting in 1st with a 38 point lead, followed by six teams within 8.5 points of one another.
The competition's fierce... but not for first right now. I was expecting SANFORDORS, and JumpBalls' teams to step up and compete, but both have struggled over the last few days. It's obviously too early to tell, but I think this is the biggest differentials I've ever seen in the RIBC or one of the qualifiers.
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holt
ID: 1331253 Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 04:32
i thought it was a 28 pt lead.
I think the ribc had a different team rule the standings each month last year. things will change.
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 08:13
[88] - I'm pretty sure you just jinxed yourself with that post, IAC.
The rest of the league thanks you.
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Guru
ID: 330592710 Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 08:19
BTW, my team is not participating in the hitting explosion this year. Fortunately, it's also not participating in the pitching implosion.
I do expect my hitting to pick up. And I also expect my pitching to revert to the mean.
I had planned all along to keep Doug Davis on the bench in April. So far, so good, as he's winless with a 7.66 ERA and a 1.95 WHIP. I'm not sure I have the cahones to put him in the lineup starting May 1, however.
Oh... I was well aware that you guys would say that I was jinx'n myself (I myself am not supersticious).
I was mainly trying to get a rise outa yall... and maybe a little bit of determination... this is got to be one of the calmest group of managers I've seen to date.
I'm not complaining... If you've still got confidence in those players you drafted... all the power to you.
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TB Sherpa
ID: 031811922 Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 10:36
I think that 38 point lead is very impressive in such a competitive league. Top 3 in 8 of 10 categories. I don't think it's likely that everyone of your hitters continue to bat so well, but you are off to a great start.
Guru- stick to the plan. Besides, how much fun will the season really be unless you start someone and watch them give up 6 or 7 runs in one inning. I think KKB, Chris, and even Hubble will back me on this. LOADS of fun.
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KKB @ London
ID: 26362617 Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 19:16
Guru- stick to the plan. Besides, how much fun will the season really be unless you start someone and watch them give up 6 or 7 runs in one inning. I think KKB, Chris, and even Hubble will back me on this. LOADS of fun.
I have to agree. Watching 3 pitchers account for more runs than my entire offense did on their "big night" was awesome! I'm hoping I can watch it happen again sometime soon.
;)
By the way, IAC, it's not just WAY too early to take much out of the standings, it's WAY WAY WAY too early. :)
I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the K9 #s of our league so far, as some managers who have quite a strong grip on this aren't using up much of their IP yet.
Guru's only getting 3 Points from K's, and Hubble 5... If they can continue to keep up their K9 while loging more IP, we certainly can expect Large jumps in points from the K's CAT.
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blue hen
ID: 38135621 Sat, Apr 29, 2006, 13:18
This might be the lowest I've ever been in K/9. I'm usually in the top 3. I expect that will turn around when Prior, Olly, and Cabrera are going good. And Gagne too, I guess.
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Hubble
ID: 53359110 Sat, Apr 29, 2006, 20:20
Good to seesomething positive about my team. So far it has been injury reports on top of injury reports... i got 2 more heading on DL... its ridiculous... thought Durham moving Durham out of my lineup for B. Philips was an awesome move. My only one so far!
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Hubble
ID: 53359110 Sun, Apr 30, 2006, 21:22
I might be willing to trade off a closer...
will consider all offers... I'm looking for SLG and good SP
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holt
ID: 1331253 Sun, Apr 30, 2006, 21:40
hubble - i sent some offers. feel free to counter. I'm pretty open to any possibilities, even multi-player deals if you see something.
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blue hen
ID: 38135621 Wed, May 03, 2006, 09:30
My team seems to be doing well, but it's not really affecting my standing. Oh well.
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I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513 Wed, May 03, 2006, 11:14
RE BH (107): That's cause you got to target which CATs to improve upon. No point destroying the competition in OBP (And Yes! You are indeed accomplishing that feat: 390... very nice), but not competiting in SB/K's for instance.
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Trip
ID: 72553010 Wed, May 03, 2006, 12:25
I am looking to unload Carl Crawford and Derrek Lee for a 3B, 2B combo.
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holt
ID: 1331253 Thu, May 04, 2006, 04:55
I may be wasting my time here but does anyone have a closer they'd like to deal? if so take a look at my roster and shoot me an offer. yes I know they are hard to come by.
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I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513 Fri, May 05, 2006, 11:58
Time for some more "Fun with Tables" :) I know Wins are one of the harder elements to predict, but with a months sample size, how are we looking in IP's required per/win: Rank