Fantasy Baseball??

Clarkwork · Feb 15, 2009, 09:13 PM

I know last year we had a pretty good fantasy baseball league in Yahoo. Anyone from that league going to start one this year? If so count me in.

aMillionDreams · Feb 15, 2009, 09:50 PM

Definitely. I'll go ahead and start it soon unless Walt beats me to it. I'm looking forward to this year.

Walt and I are also talking about doing a pay league this year through fanball. Do you want to do the 25 or 100 dollar buy in, Walt? I'm cool with either.

1. Clarkwork
2. aMD
3. Walts

.Walt · Feb 15, 2009, 11:54 PM

Oh yeah, I'm in! I'm for WHIP too (baseball thread), we can get rid of K's/9. Whip is more important. I can and will set one up, unless some one else wants to (no rules against having two either). You can mark my brother down, unless it's going to be all jacket fans, BUT he did go to the Omaha show with me. If need be, I can get some of my buddies to fill. Man I'm excited.

Dylan, I'll do whatever. I'm not really sure how it all goes down. If we go the $100 route, winner gets $600 and some points? Whatever "points" mean? I have some questions about it before I throw down, you know? Simple questions, like how many people are in the league, can we even be in the same league, categories, positions, payouts?...I'm sure you get the point. There's questions, but I'm down.

aMillionDreams · Feb 16, 2009, 06:19 AM

I did a mock draft yesterday and there were a few people who had done fanball and said that their payout is the best especially for second or third place. I still don't know exactly what points are either but I guess you can buy stuff with them.

It looks as if we could start our own league and invite people. There are 10 people in each league. Here's an explanation of the categories:

QuotePoint-style scoring with points awarded for 8 hitting stat categories (singles, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, runs scored, walks, and stolen bases) and 6 pitching stat categories (wins, saves, losses, innings pitched, strike outs, and earned runs).

Should we do a free league and a pay league? I'm down for both. I say we go for 100. If we're gonna do it, let's do it, you know? As far as positions, I'm having a hard time understanding the FAQ on that one. It seems like there are no bench or DL players, which would be weird, but wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.

Alright, looks like we need two signups:
Free (yahoo) League
1. Clarkwork
2. aMD
3. Walts

Pay (Fanball) League
1. aMD

Foxtrot76 · Feb 16, 2009, 01:10 PM

I was in the forum league last year and I'd be up for joining again this year.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 01:47 PM

I'm down with a 100. Thanks for answering questions. Some of my friends do their football league through fanball. If we start a league, do we have to pay the extra commissioner fee I wonder? Oh, we're doing both (free and pay). I usually have 8 baseball teams between two profiles. Which doesn't lead to as many first place trophies as I would like, but oh well, it's for the love of the game.

aMillionDreams · Feb 16, 2009, 03:56 PM

Cool. I can try and commish the pay league if you want to get yahoo started Walt. By the way, my buddy from last year (yes, the one who dropped Milton Bradley) wants back in. He's serious about it and will keep his roster updated, if he can figure out how to do it. If I promise to give him a tutorial on how to play can we let him back in. If not, it's cool, I also plan on being in many leagues this year.

Alright, looks like we need two signups:
Free (yahoo) League
1. Clarkwork
2. aMD
3. Walts
4. Foxtrot
5. (aMD's friend)
6. (Walts bro)

Pay (Fanball) League - $100 buy in.
1. aMD
2. Walts

Players in parenthesis are pending league approval or the need to fill spots.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 05:03 PM

I was looking at fanball...we can join a public league together, I think. What would be sweet is if we could make a league, and then open it up to the public. I really don't like this whole not having a bench thing. What's the point of even looking at your team? You don't have to change anything. It's pretty much just draft, and wait until the end of the year. Unless I'm way off, which I could be. I like having daily updates. Absolutely no problem with having your buddy join Dylan. But it's still early to be drafting any league. I mean I'm excited, but I don't want to jump the gun here.

aMillionDreams · Feb 16, 2009, 05:18 PM

I got you. I figured we could set up the league and get everyone signed up and set a reasonable day for the draft. I signed for a league that doesn't draft for another 5 weeks, I thought we could do something like that, but it's your call.

I don't like the no bench thing either but maybe we're reading it wrong and there is a bench, it doesn't seem like it though. I'll check if there's a fee to set up the league, they probably just take a cut before the payoff. We might as well make our own if there's no fee. I REALLY wish there were bench players!

If we can get enough people that we know to sign up we can do a pay league through any service using this one website that acts like an escrow account. Everyone sends their money to it and then at the end of the season the commish reports how to pay out. Everyone would have to have some level of trust in me, but I think I could get enough people to vouch for me on here that people shouldn't have a problem. It might be more complicate setting up but it would be a better payout and we could use our own positions/stat categories. Just a thought. I don't have a the name of the website right now but I can dig it up when I get home.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 07:14 PM

I think I know what website you're talking about, but I can't remember the name. I believe it's started by the same guy who started Fanball.

I don't want to sound like a stickler, but I don't really wanna be in a league without updates, we have time to find one. I was looking through yahoo fantasy plus custom leagues, and a bunch were talking about paying. I don't think people would pay someone random over the internet like that, there has to be something more creditable through yahoo or something.

Yeah I'll set up a Jacket League after I post this message. I'll set it up for a later and flexible date.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 07:22 PM

Before Tracy beats me to it....

Fantasy Baseball??...YES!!!

aMillionDreams · Feb 16, 2009, 07:23 PM

http://www.leaguesafe.com

That's the site. Apparently there's a check and balances system so that the commish doesn't have total power of the payoff. I'm liking this option but it's really up to other people. Do you know anyone else who'd want to play, Walt? Hopefully we can get a few on here, too. JonT? BoS?

aMillionDreams · Feb 16, 2009, 07:23 PM

QuoteBefore Tracy beats me to it....

Fantasy Baseball??...YES!!!

;D ;D ;D

Nice!!!

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 07:32 PM

OK, that was quick.

Fans of My Morning Jacket
Thurs. March 19th 6:45PM CST
League ID: 99334
Password: baseball

If it needs to be changed, we need to change it at least a week before the day we want to draft, because draft time slots fill up quick.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 07:43 PM

Quotehttp://www.leaguesafe.com

That's the site. Apparently there's a check and balances system so that the commish doesn't have total power of the payoff. I'm liking this option but it's really up to other people. Do you know anyone else who'd want to play, Walt? Hopefully we can get a few on here, too. JonT? BoS?

yup, that's the website alright. I really don't care who joins, more people we know the better of course. But through LeagueSafe could we join a league we like? Or start a league that people would join? It doesn't look like it's possible.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 07:46 PM

I could probably find 4-6 people to join, but probably not at $100. If we could set it up for $50 or so, I think I could get it filled.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 07:47 PM

QuoteOK, that was quick. Opening day is on my birthday this year! March 30th

Fans of My Morning Jacket
Thurs. March 19th 6:45PM CST
League ID: 99334
Password: baseball

If it needs to be changed, we need to change it at least a week before the day we want to draft, because draft time slots fill up quick.

aMillionDreams · Feb 16, 2009, 07:53 PM

I think we could set up a league through yahoo and have people send their money to leaguesafe as an entry fee. We could ask our friends, people on here, and even post to other boards (yahoo message board??) to find people. We just need at least 8 people willing to pay to play.

on another note. what you do know about keeper leagues? do i need to get a yahoo plus account, or whatever to get into one of those?

EDIT: I was thinking 100 might be too much for most.

.Walt · Feb 16, 2009, 08:04 PM

QuoteI think we could set up a league through yahoo and have people send their money to leaguesafe as an entry fee. We could ask our friends, people on here, and even post to other boards (yahoo message board??) to find people. We just need at least 8 people willing to pay to play.

on another note. what you do know about keeper leagues? do i need to get a yahoo plus account, or whatever to get into one of those?

EDIT: I was thinking 100 might be too much for most.

that sounds like a great idea, if it can work that way. Not sure how keeper leagues work over the internet without knowing anyone. We talk about doing that every year in my football league. But it's always turned down, because it's once you go keeper, you can't go back to the old way without fucking people over.

aMillionDreams · Feb 16, 2009, 08:14 PM

Quote
QuoteI think we could set up a league through yahoo and have people send their money to leaguesafe as an entry fee. We could ask our friends, people on here, and even post to other boards (yahoo message board??) to find people. We just need at least 8 people willing to pay to play.

on another note. what you do know about keeper leagues? do i need to get a yahoo plus account, or whatever to get into one of those?

EDIT: I was thinking 100 might be too much for most.

that sounds like a great idea, if it can work that way. Not sure how keeper leagues work over the internet without knowing anyone. We talk about doing that every year in my football league. But it's always turned down, because it's once you go keeper, you can't go back to the old way without fucking people over.

I read the FAQ, it can work that way, but they can't guarantee everyone pays. They will send daily nagging emails to people who haven't paid. So it'd be best to know the people who are joining. I'll start asking around and let's see how many people we can get at $50, I suppose the pay out would be 250 for 1st, 100 for 2nd, and 50 for 3rd.