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Subject: RIBC AA 2016 Posted by: wolfer - [146213121] Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 19:54 Welcome all. Invites have been sent. Can't wait for another exciting of RIBCQL..... | |||||||
| 1 | Kyle Leader ID: 052753312 Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 10:38 |
I'm not sure if the Draftime invite was sent out, but I didn't get that if it did. I'm really excited to be back! | ||||||
| 2 | Species ID: 1311531116 Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 13:01 | Thanks for taking the lead on this wolfer. Sorry it will be for naught. ;) | ||||||
| 3 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 13:03 | Putting Thumpqer on notice......I'm coming after him. Gotta see what he's got! | ||||||
| 4 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 16:05 | ...and I'm putting you on notice, species! ;) | ||||||
| 5 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 16:07 | On a serious note this is a major G20 audition for him... | ||||||
| 6 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 12:07 | Any thoughts on perspective dates / timelines? | ||||||
| 7 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 11:44 | Draft wise, it will be roughly the same time the RIBC will draft. When we get the last two to sign in on ESPN, we can start with the order selection. | ||||||
| 8 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 16:53 | FYI, I will be travelling to China 3/5 to 3/12. I should have internet access(behind the Great Firewall), but it would be beneficial to me if the draft started after I got back. | ||||||
| 9 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 17:32 | I'd suggest we start the draft pick selection process now so Roboguru might be able to make his selection before he leaves. There is no requirement that everyone be registered at ESPN. | ||||||
| 10 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 19:34 |
Agree with SZ However I tried to reach Mike Vivian as I assume that is who Mike V is. Wolfer, maybe you could drop him a line if you have a good address. | ||||||
| 11 | MikeV SuperDude ID: 25924115 Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 20:17 | Send me a link to the league home. Do I need a password? | ||||||
| 14 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 23:13 |
wolfer please give us your e-mail address | ||||||
| 15 | MikeV SuperDude ID: 25924115 Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 23:31 | Wolfer, I'm not smart enough to figure out how to change the user name you entered to mine so I can join. Help | ||||||
| 16 | wolfer ID: 3725058 Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 09:50 | I included me as a second owner and forwarded the invite to you. | ||||||
| 17 | george klavins ID: 1236611 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 12:36 |
Greetings, RIBC AA 2016 I'm the 'new guy' in the league - I've been playing the weekly golf and football games and Guru Dave was kind enough to hook me up with your baseball league - a couple of questions, please - is the draft and player pre-ranking/queueing entirely at DrafTime ? is the actual league play and statistical tracking entirely at ESPN ? any info would be much appreciated - I'll check this forum thread and my gmail email (george8kl) Thanx, gk | ||||||
| 18 | Seattle Zen ID: 521232117 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 13:14 | Welcome, George. Yes, the draft and pre-ranking is all at Draft Time. I think you will find it a great site. And, yes, the league is run on ESPN. | ||||||
| 19 | wolfer ID: 3725058 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 15:06 |
I have a question that I will throw out to the group. When Mike V tries to join on ESPN,he gets a "Invite does not exist in LeagueMember" message. Does anyone know what that is and how to get around it? I sign in as him this morning and got the same message. | ||||||
| 20 | Species ID: 54740122 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 16:49 | Try espn customer service. I got a human on the phone and my problem solved fairly quickly. | ||||||
| 21 | wolfer ID: 3725058 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 21:04 | We are trying the his othe email. I have also asked Guru, since he did it for Judy's league, to set the draft selection order for this league. Invites to draftime have also been sent. | ||||||
| 22 | Guru ID: 330592710 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 21:08 |
Here is your (randomized) order for the draft position selection round. 1 RoboGuru 2 PuNk42AE 3 Thumqer 4 Seattle Zen 5 taxman 6 wolfer 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude RoboGuru gets the first choice. | ||||||
| 23 | MikeV SuperDude ID: 25924115 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 21:32 | Finally in ESPN but didn't get Draftime invite | ||||||
| 24 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 21:36 | Check your spam. | ||||||
| 25 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 23:15 |
Pretty sure that is my first #1 ever in RIBC...and yet I'll mix it up and take #3 1 2 3 RoboGuru 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | ||||||
| 26 | PuNk42AE Donor ID: 036635522 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 07:15 |
1 2 3 RoboGuru 4 5 6 PuNk42AE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 3 Thumqer 4 Seattle Zen 5 taxman 6 wolfer 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 27 | Thumqer ID: 411102611 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 12:07 |
Bring it on Species! Have no problems having the burden of top pick. 1 Thumqer 2 3 RoboGuru 4 5 6 PuNk42AE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4 Seattle Zen 5 taxman 6 wolfer 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 28 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 13:03 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 5 6 PuNk42AE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 taxman 6 wolfer 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 29 | george8kl ID: 55232712 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 13:39 |
Need a little guidance - do I post my choice when it's my turn, or will I be notified and provided some sort of automated list to 'click' ? Appreciate any help, I've never done the Guru-style drafting before, gk | ||||||
| 30 | Kyle Leader ID: 052753312 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 14:08 | George, for this segment of the draft you just post where you want to pick. For the next part we'll be on Draftime (the info is on the ESPN page) and you can set it up to let you know when to alert you, and it'll be like most other draft sites you use. | ||||||
| 31 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 14:54 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 wolfer 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 32 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 15:03 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 Wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | ||||||
| 33 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 15:03 |
7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 34 | Kyle Leader ID: 052753312 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 15:28 | Wolfer, since I don't have you're e-mail I used ESPN's email feature to let you know my queue for picks here. | ||||||
| 35 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 15:57 |
restated to show picks made & order of remaining picks in one post 1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 36 | wolfer ID: 146213121 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 19:53 | ok if people want it, there it is. | ||||||
| 37 | Valkyrie ID: 421472214 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 21:43 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 george8kl 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 38 | george8kl ID: 55232712 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 22:11 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 39 | sparkyanne ID: 22115818 Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 23:10 | Will be tied up with work most of the day tomorrow, so if it gets to my turn just put me in at 14 | ||||||
| 40 | Kyle Leader ID: 052753312 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 10:44 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 41 | Jordanski ID: 416542822 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 11:07 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Jordanski 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Kyle 10 Jordanski 11 slizz 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 42 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 11:48 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Jordanski 10 Slizz 11 12 13 14 15 16 Kyle 12 Species 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 43 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 12:19 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Jordanski 10 Slizz 11 12 Species 13 14 15 16 Kyle 13 Mike V 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 45 | MikeV SuperDude ID: 25924115 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 17:48 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Jordanski 10 Slizz 11 12 Species 13 MikeV 14 15 16 Kyle 14 SparkyAnne 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 46 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 18:14 |
per #39 1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Jordanski 10 Slizz 11 12 Species 13 MikeV 14 SparkyAnne 15 16 Kyle 15 Nerf 16 Perm Dude | ||||||
| 47 | Nerfherders ID: 161121811 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 20:01 |
1 Thumqer 2 Seattle Zen 3 RoboGuru 4 wolfer 5 Taxman 6 PuNk42AE 7 Valkyrie 8 george8kl 9 Jordanski 10 Slizz 11 Nerfherders 12 Species 13 MikeV 14 SparkyAnne 15 Perm Dude 16 Kyle And Done | ||||||
| 48 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 21:25 | Let's start that draft! | ||||||
| 49 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 10:33 |
I second that. I think RIBC starts Monday-ish. Maybe fire this thing up Thursday or Friday? | ||||||
| 50 | Thumqer ID: 39230821 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 11:16 |
I'm ready to go!! | ||||||
| 51 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 12:23 |
50: Easy for you to say......with the first pick! Trout or Bryce? | ||||||
| 52 | Kyle Leader ID: 052753312 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 12:39 | Since RoboGuru is in China until the 12th, and he's the 3rd to pick we should probably hold off drafting until then. | ||||||
| 53 | Thumqer ID: 39230821 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 13:06 | 51: trying to fish for an answer? ;) | ||||||
| 54 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 13:26 |
52: Ah. Good point! 53: "Fish" for an answer........good one! | ||||||
| 55 | wolfer ID: 3725058 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 17:31 |
We can start the draft, but there is one small problem. Two people have not signed up for drafttime. If you have not signed up, please email me so I can resend the invite to you directly. For those who are interested, the RIBC is starting their draft on Monday. As soon as the last two are in, I will open drafttime up for people to make queues and to possible make picks. | ||||||
| 56 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 18:09 | My China trip may be extended to the 14th. I hate to be the reason for holding up the draft. Obviously, I have a pretty good idea who I plan to draft at #3, so I can set an autopick. The biggest challenge will be being 13 hours ahead of the US East coast, meaning the overnight draft pause will be while I'm awake and no pause while I'm sleeping. | ||||||
| 57 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 19:28 |
wolfer..?? You can't tell who has not signed up at Draftime?? There are 16 of us, assuming its not you, only 15 to account for. It would be infinitely easier for you to figure out who is not in. In the alternative, post the names of those who are in and the rest of the league can figure it out for you. IMHO...Asking in this thread for who is not in is not going to generate much traction with the delinquent managers. | ||||||
| 58 | wolfer ID: 146213121 Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 07:14 | Just throwing it out there boys. | ||||||
| 59 | wolfer ID: 146213121 Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 07:23 | anywho, I sent emails to the ones I believe are not signed. | ||||||
| 60 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 10:14 |
Looks like I was not signed up. Done now. Can't find an earlier draftee invite. Thanks for direct approach. That works. | ||||||
| 61 | wolfer ID: 146213121 Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 18:36 | anywho, I sent emails to the ones I believe are not signed. | ||||||
| 62 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 18:45 |
LOL at Taxman post 57 when he was one of the delinquents! So.....once all 16 are in: - Maybe RoboGuru can queue up his top 3 for round 1 - Maybe we start things up and don't start the clock until March 15th for his return? | ||||||
| 63 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 19:06 |
# 62 The reason I posted in # 57 and stepping up to bar in # 60(the truth is the truth). Like you I am in multiple drafts at Draftime. Simpler to email the delinquents (me in this case) than to ask the delinquents to figure it out they are delinquent. I seemed to have made my point by not knowing I was amiss. Not embarrassed to be a delinquent..glad to know about it and fix it. MikeV the other delinquent claims he is now registered so can we proceed with Species request in # 62 | ||||||
| 64 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 19:32 |
63: Post 57 would be just like me to talk that way......but throw in a few insults and expletives along the way to make it even worse / funnier. | ||||||
| 65 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 00:12 | I'm now displaying a sheepish grin | ||||||
| 66 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 09:56 | We are still one short on drafttime. I have sent another email to that person. | ||||||
| 67 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 11:42 |
66: public shaming always works. Or........one of us could have that person's phone and could text them. | ||||||
| 68 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 13:27 | we are all in! | ||||||
| 69 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 13:30 | Does anyone have a different name on draftime than they have on the list in post 47? | ||||||
| 71 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 16:58 | I knew that, but I wanted to take no chances. | ||||||
| 72 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 17:28 | #70 deleted with you already having answer | ||||||
| 73 | Nerfherders ID: 2211442615 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 18:07 | I am jrdoolit on Draftime. | ||||||
| 74 | MikeV SuperDude ID: 25924115 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 18:57 | I am Dilligad | ||||||
| 75 | george8kl ID: 542121120 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 21:13 | I am george8kl on all fantasy sports and DFS sites, and myspace as well - come visit and enjoy the music mixes :o) | ||||||
| 76 | Thumqer ID: 3614168 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 21:32 | Great! So when do we start | ||||||
| 77 | Perm Dude ID: 212381122 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 23:38 | If we're all in, can you open the draft page so we can set queues? | ||||||
| 78 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 23:39 | I vote we start the draft, maybe with no clock until Monday to help me while I'm on the other side of the Earth. | ||||||
| 79 | Jordanski ID: 521531216 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 01:14 | I'm Jordan7361 in draftime...and ready to start whenever. | ||||||
| 80 | wolfer ID: 3725058 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 07:33 | Working on setting up as we speak. | ||||||
| 81 | Thumqer ID: 39230821 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 08:29 | And we're off! | ||||||
| 82 | george8kl ID: 57248128 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 09:52 | I Queued up my first 160 players last night - tedious task w/ all the dragging, dropping, searching, etc. - hope to finish today and be ready for whatever - good luck to all ! | ||||||
| 83 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 11:37 |
# 82 funny, your queue shows empty | ||||||
| 84 | george8kl ID: 32131213 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 14:13 | > 83 no good deed goes unpunished :o) back to the drawing (drafting ) board | ||||||
| 85 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 18:53 |
That 1st and 2nd round went fantastic. When I picked 12th, I wanted: 1 - One of the top 4 third basemen and 2 - One of the top 7 first basemen thought it would be Bryant......but stoked with Manny and Encarnacion! | ||||||
| 86 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 21:30 | #85...Machado at 12 was crazy good luck for you! | ||||||
| 87 | Valkyrie ID: 421472214 Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 06:48 | Will trade 3rd round pick #39 overall for your 4th and 5th round picks. Any takers? | ||||||
| 88 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 09:08 | #87...Make it 3/6 for 4/5 and we can talk | ||||||
| 89 | Valkyrie ID: 421472214 Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 11:42 | RoboGuru- Thanks but no thanks | ||||||
| 90 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 11:56 |
Fair enough. Question though: How would uneven trades work? Each team needs to draft 25 players. | ||||||
| 91 | Perm Dude ID: 212381122 Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 12:10 | I don't think uneven trades are allowed. | ||||||
| 93 | wolfer ID: 3021148 Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 09:01 | You may have to check with Perm Dude on that, as I would not know. That also leads to another question. Do people have the right to protest draft pick trades? | ||||||
| 94 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 10:48 | Might we think about turning the clock on starting with Round 3 (if we get there)? | ||||||
| 95 | wolfer ID: 10244410 Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 15:26 | Clock starts tomorrow and it will run the same as the RIBC. | ||||||
| 96 | wolfer ID: 45241158 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 09:41 | True to my word, the clock is running and is set to the same pauses as the RIBC.(12PM-8AM EDT). | ||||||
| 97 | Nerfherders ID: 161121811 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 11:26 |
For those of you who own Kenley Jansen in other leagues, I am truly, deeply sorry. http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=basest&thread=8021&last=1445360216 (Post #128) | ||||||
| 98 | Species ID: 11730119 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 11:33 | 97: I screwed up not taking him. I was on my phone heading into the gym........the Cody Allen pick threw me off. I assumed Jansen was gone! Ooooops. | ||||||
| 101 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 13:02 |
# 98 Maybe this is why you are in AA. :>) Me?? I have no excuse. | ||||||
| 102 | Thumqer ID: 39230821 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 14:35 | This is my first draftime draft and the continual anticipation is killing me. | ||||||
| 103 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 14:56 | relax....take a deep breath....give it time....it will get worse. | ||||||
| 104 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 16:55 | Is anyone doing "rationales" for their picks? | ||||||
| 105 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 18:23 | I will be doing rationales and I will be screaming your name throughout them as you keep F'in stealing my guys, goddamnit! | ||||||
| 106 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 18:38 |
speaking of dammit..SZ stop looking at my queue on odd numbered rounds. | ||||||
| 107 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 19:34 | #105 Sounds familiar. I've lamented a few of your picks in my rationales so far, too. You 2 both need to be nicer to me since I opted for #3 and let you have 1 and 2. | ||||||
| 108 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 19:35 | We should be skipping this pick, no, since he is still delinquent on his last pick? | ||||||
| 109 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 20:03 | Seems harsh. | ||||||
| 110 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 20:10 |
Pretty standard. He has been "on the clock" for 8 hours for the first pick. How is it harsh to not let it be 12? | ||||||
| 111 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 21:11 |
problem solved ..he resurfaced. Wish he would ck in with us and give us a contact number to prevent a repeat | ||||||
| 112 | george8kl ID: 45214168 Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 09:15 | my first RIBC season, first Draftime slow draft - interesting stuff, good to have plenty of time to mull over choices and strategy - the middle part of the draft is make or break time - all the superstars are gone, projected overachieving outfielders and pitchers will be the key from here on - the only drawback to such an early start is the unexpected injury reports of top picks (Rizzo, Cespedes, Chapman, etc) - good luck and good drafting to all AA managers! | ||||||
| 113 | george8kl ID: 45214168 Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 09:23 | forgot to include Encarnacion (Oblique) above | ||||||
| 114 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 11:46 | You think this is early? I've already completed a 20 team, 24 round slow draft for another league. | ||||||
| 115 | george8kl ID: 45214168 Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 11:58 | 20 teams? round 24 must have some slim pickin's :o) | ||||||
| 116 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:41 | Very slim. The last pick was JJ Hardy. My last pick was Danny Espinosa. | ||||||
| 117 | Nerfherders ID: 161121811 Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 16:15 | How about a 30 team 18 round draft? Typically the last players drafted in that are *actual* backups. I have one of those coming up soon. | ||||||
| 118 | wolfer ID: 1725179 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 10:05 | So how many would do rationales if I start a thread? | ||||||
| 119 | wolfer ID: 1725179 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 10:05 | As its not mandatory in the lower leagues..... | ||||||
| 120 | Seattle Zen ID: 521232117 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 10:14 | Please start a thread, a few of us would follow through with rationales. | ||||||
| 121 | Species ID: 11730119 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 11:54 | I would. They are fun. | ||||||
| 122 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 12:10 | Me too | ||||||
| 123 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 12:55 | This is where the draft gets fun. Everyone's top 100 on their cheat sheets are gone......you might need the guy ranked 150 and pull the trigger despite 'more value' sitting out there at another position. Love it. | ||||||
| 124 | Species Dude ID: 07724916 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 17:31 | How would we do it? Maybe have everyone who wants to post their rationales by group of rounds? i.e. 1 post for rounds 1-5......another post for 6-10? | ||||||
| 125 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 17:47 | What happened to PermDude? The pick came back to him in 3 minutes and he disappeared. | ||||||
| 126 | Perm Dude ID: 212381122 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 19:07 | Busy busy. | ||||||
| 127 | wolfer ID: 146213121 Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 20:35 | so if you insist, I started a thread. | ||||||
| 128 | wolfer ID: 172521814 Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 15:52 | I dont know if this will jinx us, but I think this is the longest I have had a RIBC draft where the average pick has taken under 45 minutes. | ||||||
| 129 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 15:56 | It has been pretty solid. I made 4 picks yesterday! | ||||||
| 130 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 15:59 | Slots 1-5 all being under 25 minutes/pick make for a really fast turn on even rounds! | ||||||
| 131 | Nerfherders ID: 161121811 Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 16:18 | I have been pretty surprised how fast it's getting back to me. Like last night I made a pick and had the longer end to go around, and it came back in 4 hours. I was shocked when I saw that after being away from the computer for awhile. | ||||||
| 132 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 01:40 |
7 Rationales so far. It would be awesome to get as many as possible, then put them in order to read how the draft fell together. | ||||||
| 133 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 12:11 | Is the clock paused all weekend? | ||||||
| 134 | george8kl ID: 122551920 Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 21:56 | the clock is paused, but the draft continues - I'm confused, but I just submitted a successful (?) selection | ||||||
| 135 | Seattle Zen ID: 521232117 Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 22:12 | Hey, George, yeah, the draft continues over the weekend, feel free to make picks as usual. | ||||||
| 136 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 22:13 | Yes, George. The clock is paused as a courtesy over night, and apparently, all weekend. Timely selections are still appreciated. | ||||||
| 137 | george8kl ID: 122551920 Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 22:26 |
in lieu of rationales, I will offer kudos to all my fellow managers at AA - this is my first ever RIBC (what does RIBC stand for ?) experience and can see that I'm the proverbial minnow swimming amongst bigger fish - rather than my accustomed 10 team leagues with either the rapid-fire sink or swim draft or auto draft with pre-loaded custom queue, the Draftime 16 team slow draft is a first for me - most of my strategy and planning seems to go for naught, as I've had a half dozen logical next picks pre-opted by others - after grabbing a few top talents in the opening rounds, I concentrated on filling all positions with the best available players - I failed to join the RP stampede and paid the price - in the last few rounds, I'll look for multi-eligible infielders and prospect/phenoms (Gallo?), but then who won't? This league is quite the revelation, a post-graduate level fantasy baseball curriculum which I hope to audit and learn from; I'm looking forward to the daily roster massaging as well as the typical adding, dropping and trading to upgrade my poorly drafted team - a 10th place finish is the goal, if not the realistic expectation | ||||||
| 138 | wolfer ID: 146213121 Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 22:57 | Isnt the RIBC clock pause all weekend? I would of posted that earlier, but I was cleaning smelt most of the day. | ||||||
| 139 | Nerfherders ID: 2211442615 Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 13:25 | He who smelt it... Nevermind. | ||||||
| 140 | slizz ID: 3556212 Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 16:52 |
george - this might come as a surprise to some who have played in leagues with me, but it is my first ever roto redraft league, ever. I am not used to the top 150 actually being at my disposal...I know more about players 150-300 than I do 1-150! As an example, I literally know nothing about Carlos Gomez (my pick at 3.10) other than his historical stats...but could tell you every little intricacy about Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Gausman, Carlos Rodon, etc. | ||||||
| 141 | slizz ID: 3556212 Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 16:52 |
george - this might come as a surprise to some who have played in leagues with me, but it is my first ever roto redraft league, ever. I am not used to the top 150 actually being at my disposal...I know more about players 150-300 than I do 1-150! As an example, I literally know nothing about Carlos Gomez (my pick at 3.10) other than his historical stats...but could tell you every little intricacy about Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Gausman, Carlos Rodon, etc. | ||||||
| 142 | Seattle Zen ID: 521232117 Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 21:21 |
George, RIBC stands for RotoGuru Invitational Baseball Challenge. I love this format, it is by far my favorite. I bet you will lose patience with your standard league with inferior talent after just this one year. You will find that this group is active all year. Welcome, I think you'll have fun. Slizz, I can't believe you haven't done a redraft. I, too, waited many years before starting in AA in RIBC, didn't know what I was missing. | ||||||
| 143 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 21:37 | SZ - I have my redraft h2h, but never a roto league...enjoying it so far. | ||||||
| 144 | george8kl ID: 10272212 Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 13:09 | Zen - I can see this is a cerebral group of fantasy fanatics in a thinking (wo)man's league - my experience at fantasy sports pales in comparison to the RIBC environment, but I have been a casual reader of Fan Graphs and similar sites and look forward to applying those insights and expanding my baseball knowledge here at AA this summer - let's wrap up this draft and play ball! :o) | ||||||
| 145 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 16:07 |
May the gods smile upon me in the future and let me have endless drafts with these same managers every season and sport. BEST EVER slow Draft even-though I have had some good draft experiences in Football 101 and some Poli leagues in yesteryear. This group pays attention, is ready to draft when turn comes up and is unfortunately able to read my queues to often. Although I complain loudly of Seattle Zen's mind reading prowess, I am complimented that he is drafting the players I targeted. SZ is one of several old Gurupies (Nerf, Species, Dilligad, PD, RoboGuru, PunK, Wolfer, slizz) that make this league special because of past leagues and depth/breadth of competitiveness. Game on! | ||||||
| 146 | george8kl ID: 10272212 Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 22:59 | agreed - I'm a newbie, but I can see that RoboGuru is a man with a plan - kudos ! | ||||||
| 147 | Seattle Zen ID: 521232117 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 11:03 |
Four first basemen and four short stops, I've cornered the market! Let me agree with Taxman, this was a fantastic slow draft, clipped along at a great pace. The newbies performed admirably and maybe, just maybe, we will have some lively chatter all season long. | ||||||
| 148 | wolfer ID: 45241158 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 11:11 | My first inclination is to have a "cooling off" period and start waivers on Monday. It will still give us most of a week to hit the waiver wire. Thoughts? | ||||||
| 149 | Thumqer ID: 39230821 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 11:21 |
As a first timer, this was a fun draft! I'm excited to get into with real baseball soon!!! 148: Monday sounds like a good time for the wire | ||||||
| 150 | Seattle Zen ID: 521232117 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 11:22 | Thoughts? Yeah, after reading this, "after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Lance Lynn is out for the entire 2016 season", I wondered, "wtf was wolfer thinking?" | ||||||
| 151 | wolfer ID: 45241158 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 11:22 | frick! | ||||||
| 152 | Valkyrie ID: 212242313 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 14:25 | I like the cooling off period idea. To all newcomers although this is a AA league, and the lowest of our competitions I think this is the best AA league I have ever been in and wouldn't be surprised if some of our AA participants couldn't win or place in the money in the AAA leagues if not the RIBC championship league. Congrats to all who drafted quickly- would like to point out that the pause time was again set for east coast only and that I was on a multiweek gang murder jury w/o internet access as an explanation for my delays which were generally just the first day. Good luck to everyone. | ||||||
| 153 | george8kl ID: 312582313 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 14:58 | 398 down, two to go - just discovered therotosaurus.com and their NFBC Average Draft Position rankings, based on 71 big money drafts - useful draft tool for next year, wish I would have found it two weeks ago :o) | ||||||
| 154 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 15:38 |
#146...a plan? Not sure about that. The plans changed multiple times throughout the draft. If there was a plan, it was to take what the draft gave me. I'm an RIBC veteran who took the last 2 years off, partly because of the grind of these slow drafts. This one definitely went much better than I remember. #152...Your comment kind of illustrates the parts of RIBC that I love and hate. Of course many of the owners in this league could have success at the RIBC level. All levels are full of very good owners. The structure of the league just makes it very hard to advance to the top level and displace owners that have gotten very comfortable at the top. With 3 "feeder" leagues you have 48 teams fighting to fit into 7-8 openings in the RIBC each year. | ||||||
| 155 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 15:52 | #152...I too suffer from the EST pause bias. I spent the first few rounds in China/on a plane, then returned to the West Coast for the rest. I was lucky that most of my picks came to me at reasonable times and none while I was asleep. | ||||||
| 156 | wolfer ID: 3725058 Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 19:57 | Part of the reason behind the "cooling off period" is that where I am in Wisconsin, we may get about 6-10 inches of snow before sunrise tomorrow and I want to get past that. | ||||||
| 157 | wolfer ID: 62402512 Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 13:40 | Rosters are entered. Please let me know if everything on your team is okay. | ||||||
| 158 | Thumqer ID: 39230821 Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 16:33 |
Sorry if that email went to everyone not just wolfer, my team is right. Speaking of, one of prince fielder/ AROD is available for trade for a 1B. Any interest please let me know or propose a trade! Looking to move quickly. | ||||||
| 159 | wolfer ID: 3725058 Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 13:40 | So are the rosters of those who did not send a reply correct? | ||||||
| 160 | Jordan7361 ID: 521531216 Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 18:14 | Mine is correct. Thanks for inputting them. I know what a PIA it is. I input rosters for a 20 teamer. | ||||||
| 161 | Valkyrie ID: 212242313 Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 20:32 | mine is correct.Thank you wolfer | ||||||
| 162 | RoboGuru ID: 23152129 Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 00:04 | mine looks good | ||||||
| 163 | MikeV SuperDude ID: 25924115 Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 17:07 | I'm good | ||||||
| 164 | wolfer ID: 45241158 Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 09:35 | Waiver order is now set. | ||||||
| 165 | Kyle Leader ID: 052753312 Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 09:45 | Sorry for the delay in responding Wolfer, I was out of town and had very little internet and phone receptiom. My team looks good. | ||||||
| 166 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 18:50 |
First step in being proven right... State drops case against Jose Reyes. Oh, when your criminal defense practice experience meets with fantasy baseball... :) | ||||||
| 167 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 10:16 | Great call SZ. Now all he has to do is wait out MLB suspension and beat out Story. Wow...$ 22 mil/yr...Rockies experiencing inflation as in your money used to buy more. Of course when compared to Angels liability on Josh Hamilton (back on TEX roster &injured) Rockies doing better. | ||||||
| 168 | slizz ID: 3556212 Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 15:20 | Unless there is a smoking gun, its so hard to prove, especially if a victim doesn't cooperate when it goes to court. He will still get suspended as all professional sports leagues are in DV Damage Control mode given the PR faux pas Goodell committed with Ray Rice. | ||||||
| 169 | george8kl ID: 30310223 Sun, Apr 03, 2016, 00:11 | Well, so much for drafting Pollock in the first round - he put the finishing touch on his ouchy elbow Fri. night, as well as the finishing touch on my counting stats in AA - at least my pitchers are still healthy :o) | ||||||
| 170 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Sun, Apr 03, 2016, 11:06 | More of a challenge for you ;) | ||||||
| 171 | Seattle Zen ID: 521232117 Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 10:50 | Man, the Rockies really can't wait for Reyes to return... :) | ||||||
| 172 | Nerfherders ID: 161121811 Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 13:13 | Wow, only 2 weeks in but nothing is going right for me so far. Peraza and Reed are stuck on my bench which means no extra bench players and one pitcher down. It's killing my counting stats. | ||||||
| 173 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 06:14 | Holy Jake McGee | ||||||
| 174 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Tue, May 17, 2016, 12:32 | Man, I was angry at you, Slizz, for snatching up Jose Berrios a few weeks ago. I have finally come to be at peace with it, best of luck the rest of the season :) :0! | ||||||
| 175 | Slizz ID: 52001222 Wed, May 18, 2016, 11:48 | Too bad you didn't snatch him first! Haha holy berrios | ||||||
| 176 | Nerfherders ID: 161121811 Wed, May 18, 2016, 12:47 | Ive been making some good FA moves of late that has got me back in it, Valencia being the most notable. Still last in K's which is driving me nuts. | ||||||
| 177 | george8kl ID: 304402216 Sun, May 22, 2016, 17:41 | two more solo HRs today - I'm leading all of ESPN fantasy baseball in that category :o) | ||||||
| 178 | Nerfherders ID: 2211442615 Sun, May 29, 2016, 13:13 | 1st place??? That seemed impossible just a few weeks ago, when I was in 14th place. It probably won't last so I am marking the occasion with a post! | ||||||
| 179 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Mon, Jun 20, 2016, 13:18 | With a ten save lead, I think it is time to trade a closer. I would be interested in a starting pitcher of equal quality. | ||||||
| 180 | taxman ID: 525532015 Tue, Jun 21, 2016, 11:26 | Me too .. because save guys control 1 category and Starters impact 4 hard to say what an equal trade is in that scenario and harder yet with coming mid season musical chairs for closers while a good SP is remains a good SP | ||||||
| 181 | taxman ID: 525532015 Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 10:17 | SZ .. how do you see the Jose Reyes situation working out?? | ||||||
| 182 | Seattle Zen ID: 41592222 Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 23:09 | I see Jose Reyes hitting 30 dingers in the second half, ;) Well, that's what he would have to do to make my stupid pick pan out. I think he'll sign with the Mets and perform decently. | ||||||
| 183 | Seattle Zen ID: 4625812 Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 13:25 | Reyes becomes a Met, Harvey steps aside for the season because he can't feel his fingers. Not my best picks :( | ||||||
| 184 | george8kl ID: 346511021 Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 22:52 |
>182.183 Unfortunately, Reyes' HRs will be solos - I've been watching Granderson do the same thing all season - on the Mets, when there are RISP, their bats have termites; when the bases are clear, bombs away - my fantasy team's formula for last place in RBIs :o/ Hope Syndergaard doesn't follow in the Dark Knight's footsteps :o{ | ||||||
| 185 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Mon, Aug 08, 2016, 02:35 |
Not a lot of traffic in this thread .. and for some reason only Seattle Zen can make a trade. I have sent out a half dozen offers .. but I am unable to draw a response, much less enter into discussion .. tis obvious I need hitting help :o( | ||||||
| 186 | Nerfherders ID: 33543714 Mon, Aug 08, 2016, 13:04 |
Trades are not a big thing in RIBC leagues for some reason. That being said, I did make one last week. A much needed backup 1B/MI in Solarte for Herrera, who while now a closer, was not something I really needed as much. Besides that I turned around and got AZ's new closer right when they traded Clippard. This looks to be a race right down to the wire. I have been toggling between 2nd and 1st almost every other day for the last 10 days or so. | ||||||
| 187 | Seattle Zen ID: 6812312 Sat, Sep 03, 2016, 13:12 | So, if three teams end up tied for first at the end of the season, all three move up to "The Show"? :) I want back in the worst way! | ||||||
| 188 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 17:14 |
Sid Finch, you have room on your roster for Andrew Toles, Stephen Cardullo (?!), Franklin Guti, and Luis Perdomo but not Starling Marte? I'm glad Robo Guru got him and not Jaku or Delmarva. | ||||||
| 189 | george8kl ID: 258321222 Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 23:54 |
Zen, Marte will hardly be a deal maker or deal breaker for anyone anytime soon during the waning weeks of this season - the Pirates are as done as Marte's aching back - SBs are Marte's major contribution and I'm confident he won't be running much until April :o) As for the no-name additions, now is the time to see what they can do - they're possibly hot streaky for a few weeks, while the 'big name stars' I've dropped were definitely cold streaky and not of much use to the eager beaver mgrs. who snapped them up - I get fresh blood, they get what they get - battling for 12th place is not as nerve wracking as battling for the league trophy, but we do what we can :o) :o) | ||||||
| 190 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 18:18 | George8kl - So, have you enjoyed your first season of RIBC? Will you be back next season? Hope so. | ||||||
| 191 | Nerfherders ID: 33543714 Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 18:26 | For some reason, Monday seemed to be the day I lost the crown. I went from leading/tied on Sunday to down by 5 on Monday, the lead has only expanded since. I've tried everything I could to get points - A possible closer here, a SB guy there, a high K reliever over here - but for every stat I gain, I lose one or two somewhere else and stay right where Ive been for the last month or two. | ||||||
| 192 | george8kl ID: 468481920 Mon, Sep 19, 2016, 21:53 |
Zen - it's been interesting - 16 team league, daily lineup changes - draft well or go hungry with slim pickings on the waiver wire - lots of nuances I hadn't even thought of (i.e. benching extra pitchers to avoid bad results and excess innings - I caught on to this little gem at the end of August - live and learn :o) ) - one thing I miss is the CBS style team totals reports for the previous 7, 14, 21 and 28 days (invaluable for monitoring progress vs. rest of the league) - unless I totally overlooked them, there are so such reports whatsoever to be found anywhere on ESPN fantasy baseball. All in all, a good experience & I think I'll be back for more next season. Best of luck to you and your competitors rest of season - george | ||||||
| 193 | Seattle Zen ID: 37836200 Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 01:36 | George, if you click on the "more" drop down menu on your team page, you'll see "active stats" and that page shows what each player has done for your team. If you click on "weekly totals " on that page, that gives you a team weekly report. Not exactly the CBS report, but damn close. | ||||||
| 194 | george8kl ID: 108112216 Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 17:11 | >Zen> Thanx for the tip - I'll take a look & see if it helps me make a late season charge to the top :o) | ||||||
| 195 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 12:58 |
For some reason, Monday seemed to be the day I lost the crown. I went from leading/tied just days ago to down by 9 on Monday, the lead has only expanded since. I've tried everything I could to get points. I'm hoping that the cut-n-paste job on Nerf's post would allow me to lift the jinx just like it did for him. Damn, it had been so nip and tuck until now, you've done a great job with your end of the year management, Nerf. | ||||||
| 196 | Nerfherders ID: 33543714 Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 16:00 | Yeah, it's been a crazy race. I still think it's going to come down to the last day. | ||||||
| 197 | Nerfherders ID: 33543714 Wed, Sep 28, 2016, 11:12 | See? And just like that... My points in OBP and SLG were tenuous and I could've lost 5 points there. I didn't think I'd lose them all in one day. | ||||||
| 198 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Wed, Sep 28, 2016, 18:21 |
Zen .. quite a pitching conflagration you have for today 9/28 don't think i've ever seen 9 SP on one night in RIBC before | ||||||
| 199 | Seattle Zen ID: 301361318 Wed, Sep 28, 2016, 18:59 | Last gasp of hope for some wins and strikeouts, the only way I can win this thing. Fingers and toes crossed... | ||||||
| 200 | Seattle Zen ID: 8841299 Thu, Sep 29, 2016, 10:41 | Well, that worked better than I could have hoped. Now... will it be enough. Hold on tight. | ||||||
| 201 | Nerfherders ID: 33543714 Thu, Sep 29, 2016, 11:27 | I think you just won.. damn. I know it's the rules but it seems like a team shouldn't be allowed to get nearly 1400 IP in a 1350 IP league. :P | ||||||
| 202 | Perm Dude ID: 24812216 Thu, Sep 29, 2016, 19:17 | wow--best team pitching performance this year. Couldn't have come at a better time for Zen. | ||||||
| 203 | Nerfherders ID: 33543714 Fri, Sep 30, 2016, 16:23 | It's all going to come down to three things for me, and they are completely out of my control. I need OBP and SLG to come out on top amongst the 5 numbers all bunched up, and I need 4 more wins. (4 saves would be awesome too, but I'm not counting on that). It pretty much just comes down to the players and some luck. I don't really need my pitching to be good as long as they don't melt down. I just need them to win. Have I mentioned how much I hate result stats? | ||||||
| 204 | george8kl ID: 37947217 Sun, Oct 02, 2016, 18:47 |
Congratulations to George aka Seattle Zen on winning a hard fought championship in our fantasy league - well played! Best of luck next season at the AAA level | ||||||
| 205 | Seattle Zen ID: 1610533022 Mon, Oct 03, 2016, 00:30 |
Thank you, Real George. The best part of this whole thing is I get to skip AAA next year and vault all the way back into the RIBC big league. OMG, what a day! Holy crap, what a week! What a great season! I remember back to starting my first roto league with friends in college, worried that the Spring Training lockout was going to ruin the 1990 season. In all the leagues I have played since, this is the most gratifying win. Sometime in early Sept. I decided to start streaming pitchers in order to catch up to the 1350 IP limit. I was having ridiculously poor luck getting wins and since my ERA/WHIP were solid, all I wanted was a great K/IP. I think it was five days before the 28th that I decided would be the day I would stack nine starters. In years past, I found the last weekend was not ideal because many starters would leave their games early for one reason or another - playoffs, the season doesn't matter anymore. But the drawback with choosing Weds., was I didn't get anymore help from my closers. Monday comes and I am now nine points out of first. I have been within five of first since June or something. I really thought I was sunk. But then I thought this might be that special year when my nine starters put together this line: 50.2IP, 41 K, 1.92/1.18 and FIVE wins. When I had to make cuts for that Weds., I had to say goodbye to my boy, Hisashi Iwakuma. We sat down and discussed all we have gone through, remembered how I have drafted him in RIBC each of the five seasons he has played in the US. I explained how I couldn't wait until his last start, to win this war, I needed pitchers for Weds. He reminded me of the Divine Wind that protected Japan twice when they faced overwhelming odds against the Mongols. This wind roared across the Sea of Japan and destroyed the fleet of the superior Mongolian forces. The name of that wind is Kamikaze. Hisashi became the Kamikaze when Jakku picked him up for Saturday's start. I bow in gratitude, Iwakumasan. Last night Taxman was going into the evening just 2/3rds of an inning short of the limit. He had Tanner Roark starting and was only 6 strike outs away from my total. I looked at his team page after Roark was out and I saw that Tanner had 4 strikeouts and Mark Melancon, still pitching, had one. He has Roberto Osuna as well. Toronto wins 4-3, I see, and I figure I lost a point in strikeouts. Somehow, Melancon and Osuna pitch three innings and don't strike out anyone! The Divine Wind. I knew going into today's games that I needed to hit some home runs and knock in some RBI and I could gain three points. I knew Jakku was going to pick up some points in pitching, my half point lead was not going to be enough. I stay away from the computer/phone/IPad while at the gym, but put the MLB network on. I don't see any highlights of my boys hitting bombs. I look at my squad at 1:30, after 35 at bats, I have one RBI, that of Byron Buxton legging out an in-the-park homer. Slugging percentage was around .300. I look at Jakku, three of his starters are not going to win, but three others have leads. I figure I'm fu**ed. But, wait, the Divine Wind fills my sails, carries balls from my dreadlocked brother Hanley Ramirez and Matt Carpenter over the fences. Go from one RBI to eight. I get those three points! Take the kid and dog for a long walk. think of the other times I finished second place in competitive leagues, at least seven I can remember. Come home, open the Stat Tracker, and WHOSH, the Kamikaze blew away all of Jakku's leads, he finishes with no wins today and I can't believe my good fortune. I will write more about my season in another post, but I must now thank Jason Doolittle for a thrilling finish and everyone for making this a great league. Did anyone else notice that we had the most chatter of any of the leagues. Hell, the last post in the RIBC thread was August. And my name is Charlie, George, for reasons to mundane to explain here. 
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| 206 | Taxman SuperDude ID: 029463114 Mon, Oct 03, 2016, 09:34 |
Zen: Congrats on your "9" inch Nail .. and on your return to the bigs. Last two days of season were the only I was in 3rd place. In the final month of season, I picked up 5 points in RBIs, another 4 in Slug and 3 each in Ks and Ws .. to off set 4 point drop in steals. My final pitching points led the league (70) which had kept me slotted for promotion to AAA. | ||||||
| 207 | Nerfherders ID: 33543714 Mon, Oct 03, 2016, 11:23 |
I did everything I could to try to win. That Wednesday from Zen was too much to overcome in the end. I had 16 starts the final week, and got 2 wins. I needed 4.. 4! From 16 starts. And that would have put us in a tie, which I think would have been more than a fitting end. Sadly no. This was my year of bitter almost-couldve-beens. It looks like Hanley Ramirez was the villain both times. Two weeks ago I lost a semifinal of my 30-team league on the last game of the week, when Hanley hit 2 HR's to put my opponent ahead. All I can say is grats to Zen. I *really* wanted that skip to the bigs, but we both played our hands brilliantly and I came up just short. I am probably never going to draft an offense like that ever again. Correa, Betts, Sano, Beltre, Zobrist, Beltran, Fowler were my core guys, buoyed by Eduardo Nunez, Danny Valencia, Adam Duvall, Tyler Naquin, and Willson Contreras. Those were my boys. The pitching side was pretty bleh besides the closers, my best pitcher being the last I drafted - JA Happ. The only move I regret was trading Herrera for Solarte, because he proceeded to take over the closers role and got 10 saves, while Solarte was okay, but soon after Valencia got 1B elig and Solarte was out for most of September so I had to drop him. I think I would have rather had the 10 saves. It probably would have won the league. But hindsight is 20/20 and at the time I didnt think Herrera was going to get many saves, if any, I was already at 14 in saves at that time and the 2 points didnt matter that much, and I desperately needed a 1B. | ||||||
| 208 | george8k ID: 25951315 Mon, Oct 03, 2016, 16:51 |
Zen: I stand corrected re your real name and the nature of your promotion - AA to the majors, the ultimate goal of minor leaguers and fantasy leaguers alike :o) | ||||||
| 209 | Thumqer ID: 3614168 Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 09:29 | Congrats all on the season! It was a great first year RIBC experience for me, looking forward to next season already | ||||||
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