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Subject: RIBC 2013: Getting started
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 11:02
I have sent out 16 invitations for the 2013 RotoGuru Invitational Baseball Challenge. All 16 have responded with a commitment to play.
As background, the RIBC invitations went to the top 6 in last year’s RIBC (including two teams tied for 6th), plus the top three teams in each of the two AAA leagues, plus the winner of each of two AA leagues, plus me.
Here are the 16 managers in the 2012 RIBC:
Tilt23
Uptown Bombers
Jkaye
kdl212
Tosh
Rotoguru Jr.
Kokeshis
Blue Hen
mailedfoot
Evan
JeffG
dpr
Da Bomb
beastiemiked
art for the hall
Guru
Qualifying league sign-ups are first being solicited via email to all other managers from 2012. For details, see the RIBC 2013: early notice thread.
The first regular season MLB game is on March 31. Last year, the draft lasted about 12 days, so I expect to start the draft around March 15. Draftime.com will again be used to host the draft.
Since the first season of the RIBC in 2004, Yahoo has been the hosting system. However, some qualifying leagues have used ESPN in the past several years, and ESPN does offer a better alternative for same-day activation of added players. So I am open to a switch. As our first order of business, please indicate your preference for a hosting site for 2013: Yahoo or ESPN. (Only the 16 RIBC managers listed above may vote.)
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| 1 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 11:10
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Ready to roll!
I prefer Yahoo.
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| 2 | Kevin
ID: 341122010
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 11:12
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I prefer ESPN
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| 3 | blue hen
Dude
ID: 710321114
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 11:23
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ESPN. Also happy to address any concerns managers have about ESPN to see if they can be alleviated.
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| 4 | Evan
ID: 21352010
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 11:35
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I prefer ESPN as well. Like the interface more.
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| 5 | JeffG
ID: 15859720
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 11:58
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Slight lean towards Yahoo only because my other (office) league uses it
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| 6 | artofmonk
ID: 541551210
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 12:02
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I prefer Yahoo same reason as JeffG. Not a big problem either way though.
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| 7 | beastiemiked
ID: 38255111
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 13:41
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Espn obv. Though using Yahoo would throw bh off his game :)
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| 8 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 15:26
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I prefer Yahoo.
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| 9 | kdl212
ID: 431462014
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 15:46
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Prefer Yahoo.
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| 10 | dpr
ID: 9513258
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 18:26
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yahoo
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| 11 | Tosh
Leader
ID: 057721710
Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 01:53
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Slight preference for Yahoo.
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| 12 | Tilt23
ID: 280283018
Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 21:13
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prefer Yahoo
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| 13 | GO
ID: 120252515
Fri, Feb 22, 2013, 14:24
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I think its interesting that one of the primary reasons folks are devoted to Yahoo is cause of ease of using one site.
Thats the uphill battle BH must constantly face every day despite the fact that his ESPN product is superior for MLB and NBA. I still prefer Yahoo NFL however.
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| 14 | JKaye
ID: 31192314
Sat, Feb 23, 2013, 15:09
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I'll vote ESPN
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| 15 | mailedfoot
ID: 44102417
Sun, Feb 24, 2013, 18:01
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ESPN
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| 16 | blue hen
Dude
ID: 710321114
Mon, Feb 25, 2013, 10:35
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True, I think Jeff and monk should convert their other leagues over as well...
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| 17 | artofmonk
ID: 541551210
Mon, Feb 25, 2013, 13:25
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I haven't done fantasy baseball on espn, but it doesn't matter.
Just asking here, could we start the draft earlier than the 15th, maybe the 13th I am out of town the 21-23. I will of course still have access, but I would rather get more of the draft done. Just asking.
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| 18 | Kokeshis
ID: 541282618
Tue, Feb 26, 2013, 19:53
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prefer ESPN
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| 19 | JeffG
ID: 15859720
Tue, Feb 26, 2013, 23:18
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I see it is coming down to the last two voters. Blue Hen has appealed to me to reconsider. My preference for Yahoo was slight, I'm good either way and ESPN is a very good platform for fantasy sports, and considering his affiliation with ESPN I am switching. (Nothing like alienating half my leaguemates before we start)
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| 20 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 00:02
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Not having to log into an extra site is also a big reason why I prefer Yahoo. And I don't see what ESPN offers that Yahoo doesn't or why it's superior product. I wouldn't mind some more detailed discussion.
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| 21 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 10:57
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The voting is as close as it's ever been.
Of those who played at ESPN last year, all continued to choose ESPN. Of course, that's also where they chose to play last year.
Of those who played at Yahoo last year, three chose ESPN. Then again, those three played in the RIBC last year, where they had no choice. They may very well have preferred to play at ESPN last year.
I've played at both sites for multiple years. I do find the interface at ESPN to be modestly better from a speed standpoint, as it's easier to manage lineups over an upcoming period without needed to completely reload the roster page for each date.
I think the biggest advantage of ESPN is its ability to allow you to add a player and insert him in the same day's lineup, assuming it is done before the first game of the day. Yahoo has a similar capability, although there are limitations that make it effectively a non-starter, so we always use next-day transactions at Yahoo.
I'm inclined to make the move to ESPN this season, but will wait one more day before making the call, in case anyone else wants to weigh in with strong feelings in either direction.
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| 22 | beastiemiked
ID: 38255111
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 14:32
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Does Yahoo have an smart phone app? I know ESPN does and it is pretty good.
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| 23 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 81422417
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 17:31
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There is a Yahoo app that does all you need it to.
The ESPN'ers have the votes, 8-7, with strong indications that Guru's vote would make it 9-7 so let's just go that direction. It gives us Yahoo'ers our first excuse for poor performance. ;-)
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| 24 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 09:39
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ESPN it is. Invites have just been emailed. Let me know if you did not receive yours.
Registration info for draftime.com will be sent shortly.
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| 25 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 14:20
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It looks like everyone has now signed up at both ESPN and Draftime. Thanks!
We now have to begin the process of selection our draft position. I will generate a random order of team managers, using a set of numbers 1-16 generated at random.org. I'll send audit copies of the run to several team managers as well.
Here is the alphabetical list of managers that I will use for the randomization:
art for the hall
beastiemiked
Blue Hen
Da Bomb
dpr
Evan
Guru
JeffG
Jkaye
kdl212
Kokeshis
mailedfoot
Rotoguru Jr.
Tilt23
Tosh
Uptown Bombers
stand by...
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| 26 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 14:25
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Here is the order for the draft position selection round:
1 Da Bomb
2 Tosh
3 Evan
4 Kokeshis
5 Uptown Bombers
6 Tilt23
7 Jkaye
8 kdl212
9 Guru
10 Rotoguru Jr.
11 JeffG
12 Blue Hen
13 mailedfoot
14 dpr
15 beastiemiked
16 art for the hall
We can begin immediately. Da Bomb has first choice. The draft will snake normally for 25 rounds. Post draft waiver priorities will be in the reverse order of the opening round of the draft.
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| 27 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 15:59
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1 Da Bomb
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 28 | Tosh
Leader
ID: 057721710
Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 16:08
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1 Da Bomb
2
3 Tosh
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 29 | Evan
ID: 21352010
Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 16:20
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 30 | Kokeshis
ID: 3125026
Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 19:10
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4
5
6 Kokeshis
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 31 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 22:39
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5
6 Kokeshis
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 32 | Tilt23
ID: 5729510
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 11:10
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 33 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 13:57
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via email
1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 34 | kdl212
ID: 74381819
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 14:03
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8 Kdl212
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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| 35 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 14:25
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8 Kdl212
9
10
11
12
13
14 Guru
15
16
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| 36 | Kevin
ID: 2241513
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 14:41
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8 Kdl212
9
10
11
12
13 Rotoguru Jr.
14 Guru
15
16
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| 37 | JeffG
Dude
ID: 01584348
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 15:07
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8 Kdl212
9 JeffG
10
11
12
13 Rotoguru Jr.
14 Guru
15
16
Remaining order to pick:
Blue Hen
mailedfoot
dpr
beastiemiked
art for the hall
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| 38 | BH
ID: 1207919
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 19:47
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Pick 10.
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| 39 | mailedfoot
ID: 44102417
Tue, Mar 05, 2013, 20:04
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1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8 Kdl212
9 JeffG
10 Blue Hen
11 mailedfoot
12
13 Rotoguru Jr.
14 Guru
15
16
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| 40 | dpr
ID: 9513258
Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 07:24
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04 1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8 Kdl212
9 JeffG
10 Blue Hen
11 mailedfoot
12 DPR
13 Rotoguru Jr.
14 Guru
15
16
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| 41 | Beastiemiked
ID: 253102623
Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 08:58
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I'll take 16th
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| 42 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 10:49
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Final draft order:
1 Da Bomb
2 Evan
3 Tosh
4 Uptown Bombers
5 Tilt23
6 Kokeshis
7 JKaye
8 Kdl212
9 JeffG
10 Blue Hen
11 mailedfoot
12 DPR
13 Rotoguru Jr.
14 Guru
15 art for the hall
16 beastiemiked
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| 43 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Mar 11, 2013, 11:09
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Here is the plan for the draft.
I will activate the draft on Thursday morning (March 14). The draft will "officially" start on March 15, but you may start making untimed selections on March 14, as well as set queues and generally reacquaint yourself with the software.
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| 44 | Evan
ID: 21352010
Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 09:27
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Can we access the draft and set queues yet? Checked it now and it doesn't let me in the draft yet.
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| 45 | Evan
ID: 21352010
Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 09:41
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It works now. Forget it. Thanks!
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