Just a heads up. Yahoo's email system may not be working correctly. In another Yahoo league we're having problems communicating via the league email or the individual email link on the team page.
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Uptown Bombers
ID: 318502217 Mon, Jun 13, 2011, 19:26
Thanks for that mjd, my phone hasn't gotten any notifications, but I had some emails waiting for me when I checked manually after reading your post.
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mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Mon, Jun 13, 2011, 22:10
NP, my main concern was if someone made a trade offer/inquiry and upon not hearing back, thought that the offer/inquiry was ignored. A personal pet peeve of mine. I don't care if you say no, drop dead, pound sand, or whatever. Just acknowledge the communication.
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mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 15:41
Ever notice how many players have a really nice day the day after they are dropped?
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filthy
ID: 47421515 Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 23:29
I once thought that only happened to me. Not just the day after but the whole waiver period.
Glad to have learned my lesson early this season. Matt Joyce even cleared waivers, but dropped for 3 days and he had two 3-hit games. Lucky to even get the guy back.
Today saw two duds that didn't backfire on me though. It is probably a case of only noticing when it burns you, therefore thinking it happens a lot.
<--clicked by mistake, but good times...
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loki
ID: 325522121 Tue, Jun 21, 2011, 22:52
Coining a new fantasy sports phobia: Ptosiphobia-fear of dropping. Rajai Davis has been slumping for the last month and should now go on a tear for sR now that I have dropped him.
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mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 12:38
I knew there had to be a name for that.
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Graydog
ID: 45252310 Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 11:28
Filthy - were you meaning to write about Doug Mientkiewicz? your spelling is surprising close...
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filthy
ID: 47421515 Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 02:36
Right above the "post now" is a Mientkiewicz name generator. You too can almost spell: !!
Glad to see Bumgarner redeem himself, but not so glad to see my experiment with streaming go so poorly.
Almost halfway, and I'm still waiting on all my guys to show up at the same time. I don't think it's gonna happen. I'm too impatient to let it.
Not looking to trade currently but always willing to consider accepting or countering, if anyone is looking to make a splash.
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loki
ID: 37337299 Mon, Jul 18, 2011, 12:31
Murphy's Law-Grady Sizemore goes back on the DL as I trade away Cabrera. I still would have made the trade, but ouch nonetheless.
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filthy
ID: 47421515 Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 00:41
Murphy's Law is right.
I am confident that tonight's start was just a case of feeling backstabbed by me. Nothing serious. I wasn't gonna trade Halladay this year, but I have been looking for upgrades at CI and OBP for so long, this was too perfect.
Halladay will make me regret trading him, he always does. I think Cabrera is going to finish runner up in MVP to Jose Bautista though, so hopefully this one is a win-win.
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holt
ID: 4623210 Thu, Jul 21, 2011, 01:23
Anyone want to trade some saves for some offense? The K-Rod trade has put me in a bad spot.
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kdl212
ID: 42239514 Thu, Jul 21, 2011, 08:21
can anyone go back in time and bench Nolasco yesterday? what a disaster.
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loki
ID: 5655229 Fri, Jul 22, 2011, 10:55
Holt-Your counter was not quite what I wanted, but close enough. The way the season is going the only possibility of staying in RIBC in 2012 is to make some radical changes.
extremis malis extrema remedia
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holt
ID: 566231915 Fri, Jul 22, 2011, 16:22
Thanks for sending the offer. I was real close to accepting your initial offer but I can only gain 8 pts or so in saves and figured losing Holliday might cost me that many points. Very hard to say. When Bruce was on his tear earlier in the season he was one of the top players in the league. Hope it works out for both of us.
I'll have to watch my innings closer now. I was already over by 40 or so.
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holt
ID: 54661119 Fri, Jul 22, 2011, 19:33
stupid yahoo. They had an X next to Cozart's name so I benched him just before game time. now I see he did start and has a HR in his first AB. I'm playing this season under protest.
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kdl212
ID: 42239514 Sun, Jul 24, 2011, 10:42
True Facts: Chris Davis's OBP at AAA (405) matches my team's slugging percentage (405), and his slugging percentage at AAA (824) exceeds my teams OPS (737). His OPS (1229) exceeds current eastern standard time (1041). Here's hoping he is lightning in a bottle.
It would make up for that fateful, homer decision I made many moons ago when I grabbed Jack Cust instead of Michael Morse off the waiver wire.
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mjd
ID: 23652139 Sun, Jul 24, 2011, 23:34
Heh, I fumbled Morse after having him on my roster, dropping him, then picking up Thome instead of following my gut and repicking up Morse after LaRoche went down for the season.
And I only wanted Thome for a one game matchup that I thought looked good, but bombed. Planned to grab Morse the next day.
Much like the draft, if you want somebody, don't delay.
Homer Bailey gave up 9 ERs and 12 hits in 4 innings against the Mets last night. My plan to climb in the standings by improving pitching took a major hit. I should learn by my past mistakes as Bailey hurt me last year also.
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holt
ID: 4623210 Sat, Jul 30, 2011, 13:06
Looking to deal a starter for a firstbaseman or shortstop. Nothing lopsided.
Did you get my email Loki? Just curious as to whether the in-game message system works or not.
Holt, I did not get your message. Did you get mine from this AM?
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holt
ID: 4623210 Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 13:10
No I didn't. I think we can say that the in-game message system doesn't work.
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holt
ID: 4623210 Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 16:33
Thnx for trading again. The previous message I sent you was just to say that I wasn't ignoring your offer. I sent out a few offers involving Kershaw and I was waiting to see if anyone wanted him before dealing another starter.
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loki
ID: 5655229 Mon, Aug 01, 2011, 22:20
Holt-I see that you signed up for RIFC AAA #1. That is too bad. I will be in AAA #2 and was looking forward to finishing behind you in 3 leagues this year.
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holt
ID: 40711121 Mon, Aug 01, 2011, 22:34
hahaaha - you might want to switch over to my league. I've been having a hard time in RIFC for two or three seasons now. It's an unforgiving format.
RIBC seems to get a little harder each year too. A few years ago it seemed there were always useful free agents available. Anymore, you can't wait for any news to come out. You have to be weeks ahead of the news.
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loki SuperDude
ID: 4211201420 Tue, Aug 02, 2011, 10:20
That makes it difficult to recover from a bad draft in a league as deep as ours. In a 12 team league like Dirty Dozen a number of managers, excluding me, have made major climbs during the season with free agents. Re our trade, Wilson's last 2 starts have been his worst of 2011. I hope that is not an omen of the rest of his season.
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holt
ID: 566231915 Tue, Aug 02, 2011, 16:09
No I was watching that game on TV. He was getting into trouble falling behind in counts. There was no velocity issue. He just wasn't hitting his spots. I read that he looked at tape and saw his mechanics were inconsistent. Hopefully will be straightened out by his next start.
Here's an article describing how he went through a similar stretch last season and worked it out. Ogando is the one that I expect the wheels to fall off of!
I really need a first baseman. The most likely deal is for me to trade an outfielder. It's the only place I have any depth right now. If anyone has a 1B they want to send packing then send me an offer or email me and I'll send an offer.
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loki
ID: 5655229 Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 18:02
MBT-NY media is reporting that MLB is investigating reports that ARod has been playing in prohibited high stakes poker games and could face suspension. MLB's double standard.
That was quick. Mulling over a handfull of interesting offers aleady.
Prefer to move a bat. High interest in Sandoval. Gonna take an offer I can't refuse, but now that Lawie is finally up, he'll have 3B in addition to 2B eligibility early this week, so it could happen.
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holt
ID: 40711121 Sun, Aug 07, 2011, 14:56
mjd - sending you another offer or two to consider (just don't accept all of them please - I'd have no pitching staff! not that you would).
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mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Mon, Aug 08, 2011, 12:08
Wading thrugh each individual offer. If I accept one of your's Holt, it'll just be one. Through process of elimination, I'll begin sending out rejections and/or counter offers beginning today.
Looks like it's GO TIME and it appears several teams are in the market to try and prep for a stretch run.
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holt
ID: 40711121 Thu, Aug 18, 2011, 23:31
C Carlos Ruiz was held out of the lineup because of a left testicle contusion. Ruiz was hit by a foul ball while behind the plate in the sixth inning of the Phillies' 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. "Hopefully in a day or so he'll be good to go," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said.
Testicle contusion.
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holt
ID: 40711121 Thu, Aug 18, 2011, 23:36
Ramirez (shoulder), though still trying to return, may not be able to again this season, the Palm Beach Post reports.
omg. I can't believe I traded Kershaw for him. Worst trade ever. Didn't even get a single at bat.
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MBT
ID: 191142515 Fri, Aug 19, 2011, 10:43
This has been the most disappointing fantasy baseball season I've had in many years. Bombing out in this league as well as my long term keeper year. Just very, very frustrating.
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loki
ID: 5655229 Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 17:42
holt-I like your pick up of Matt Moore. He probably will be called up in September and should help down the stretch. I picked him up earlier yesterday in our keeper league and should have thought about doing it in RIBC also.
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loki
ID: 5655229 Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 17:46
MBT-I empathize. It took years to make it to RIBC, and it looks like I'll be back in AAA next year. I have made progress with my trades, but I think it will be too little too late.
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mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Sun, Aug 21, 2011, 20:39
The earliest reports (before the trade) on HanRam were pretty encouraging. I picked up and dropped a replacement for him twice before finally cutting bait.
Not a trade I'm proud of. I prefer something beneficial for both sides. Once they DL'ed him right after I accepted it, I wouldn't have minded if it got vetoed.
The deciding factor that caused me to pull the trigger was that he had absolutely nothing to do with getting my team where it is, so he was expendable.
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Graydog
ID: 45252310 Tue, Aug 23, 2011, 19:45
Kimbrel and Papelbon available. looking for a starter or outfielder who preferably provides runs.
102
kdl212
ID: 42239514 Sun, Aug 28, 2011, 00:48
I have one hitter on my team with an OBP over .333 for the last 2 weeks. Ugh.
James Shields for sale. Any deadline day deals?
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Graydog
ID: 45252310 Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 22:08
looks like a serious battle to avoid 8th and 9th down the stretch
Today's standings is what I have been dreading for weeks.
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holt
ID: 566231915 Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 16:50
Man, between the injuries and slumps and that bad H Ramirez deal my team is sinking like a stone. Been trying to bail water in any way I can but the ship keeps sinking.
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kdl212
ID: 228512223 Fri, Sep 23, 2011, 00:52
Kenley Jansen finishes complete game, allowing 1 run, 6 baserunners, and striking out 22.
Or, more accurately, that's what I got out of him in his first 9 innings of work on my team. Excellent work, my friend.
This has been a great league. I don't understand what a team that drafted Morneau, Gordon Beckham, Brad Lidge and Jason Bay in its first 9 picks is doing in 3rd place, but there I am. Still not sure the crazy gains I made this month won't evaporate as mysteriously as they appeared, but it looks ever more certain by the day that I'll live to play again. Can't complain.
I feel like I am in the end game of a chess match vying for the 7th position in RIBC. Good luck; it has been interesting.
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Graydog
ID: 45252310 Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 01:04
Great league this year guys, looking forward to next year already
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filthy
ID: 598173012 Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 13:52
Wow, missed it by a hair.
Congrats to all qualifiers. Best league out there, and keeps getting tougher.
I think I regret referring this Graydog character.
Congrats to everyone really. Awesome league this year.
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