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Subject: the top 10 'universal truths of fantasy baseball'
Posted by: Khahan
- [3442127] Thu, May 11, 2006, 17:14
10. If you draft 'the best team on paper,' you will not finish first.
9. When faced with the decision of starting player A or player B, go with your gut. If you go with the 'numbers' the guy on the bench will hit a home run.
8. Plan on injuries
7. Make the trade offer. You never know how the other guys values players.
6. Somebody WILL object to your 'perfectly balanced trade that improves both teams.'
5. For players involved in a trade, always start them the last day they are on your roster. Even if they are just a back up.
4. For players received in a trade, never start them the day they arrive.
3. You will overlook the 'old, broken down player' who ends up having a career year.
2. You will hold on too tightly to that over hyped rookie who just crashes and burns (think Shane Spencer)
And the #1 universal truth to fantasy baseball:
1. The 'next player in my que' will always make back around...to the guy who picks 1 ahead of you.
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| 1 | The Left Wings
ID: 4505940
Thu, May 11, 2006, 18:16
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You will overlook the 'old, broken down player' who ends up having a career year.
Tom Glavine?
How about "The player you want to pick up from the free agent pool will always be picked up by someone else 15 minutes before you tried."
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| 2 | Tosh
Leader
ID: 057721710
Thu, May 11, 2006, 19:45
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Pretty funny stuff in this rotoworld article from yesterday.
Fantasy Hypotheticals
Hypothetical #1
Your dog is begging to go out. Thinking of the new carpet and Whizzer's urinary tract infection, you peel yourself off the couch. However, a quick glance at the clock shows just ten minutes until roster freeze. What do you grab first, the leash or the mouse? (Keep in mind that new carpets have Scotch Guard, and there's a deep cleaner in your closet.)
Hypothetical #2
It's the last day of your semifinal playoff matchup, and the categories are tight across the board. You’re watching the Toronto game when your UTIL player, Lyle Overbay, walks to the plate with the bases loaded. At that very moment, your mother-in-law—who’s giving a detailed account of her recent surgery to remove a benign tumor—parks herself square in front of the television. Do you interrupt her and ask her to move? Remember, the tumor is benign.
Hypothetical #3
Your live draft is scheduled for 5:30 at your office. You're all ready. Cheat sheets spread out across your desk, Rotoworld.com open, draft applet running, and a bag of Cheetos and a Lizz Blizz ready for deployment. To your horror, your boss approaches you at 5:23 and says, ''Hey, we're getting together real quick to go over the Phase 23d requirements. Can you join us?'' Do you pretend to be IMing with a client or let the computer make your first-round selection? And, oh yeah, your review is two weeks away.
Hypothetical #4
After a five-year grudge, you’re brother has finally started speaking to you again. In fact, you convinced him to join your fantasy league, so that you’d have something to talk about. One month in, he comes to you for advice on whether or not he should dump the struggling Richie Sexson. The first thing that pops into your mind is that you’re waiver rank is currently #1 and Travis Lee is manning your corner infield slot. What do you tell him?
Hypothetical #5
You receive a blockbuster trade proposal the night of your league’s trade deadline. Fifteen minutes to midnight, you’re frantically trying to analyze the players in the deal, when your wife prances into the room looking yummy in her new Frederick’s of Hollywood attire. “You coming to bed?” she asks in her Night Calls voice. Of course, even the slightest hesitation could result in not getting any for weeks. (Not to mention the marriage counselor said you should make her feel attractive.) Then again, this trade could turn your season around. Do you pop open the Enzyte or the player-comparison tool?
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| 3 | Steve Biz
Sustainer
ID: 28952820
Thu, May 11, 2006, 22:00
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That's great stuff Tosh. My favorite is #5. Talk about an impossible situation. I have to say, I would probably not be getting laid that night.
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| 4 | Mike D
Leader
ID: 041831612
Thu, May 11, 2006, 22:03
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I think that's how the "quickie" was invented.
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| 5 | Great One
ID: 523121411
Thu, May 11, 2006, 22:09
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15 minutes before the trade deadline? No problem. Thats enough time to do the deed, make a sandwich and make a few last minute decisions. :)
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| 6 | TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Thu, May 11, 2006, 22:20
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LOL
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| 7 | Steve Biz
Sustainer
ID: 28952820
Thu, May 11, 2006, 22:36
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lmao
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| 8 | Kyle
ID: 261371521
Fri, May 12, 2006, 18:16
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Just worked out a trade and now I am do rule #5. Gotta start them!
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