Yahoo Baseball PLUS 2008

[a700hitter]

I'm looking to trade for a Closer' date=' take a look at Escargots and Brie if anyone would like to trade[/quote']Brandon Lyon is available.

[CrespoBlows]

I'm looking to upgrade at 3B, RP, and maybe an OF.

[Gom]

I've got OF Crespo. Who do you like?

[yeszir]

Holy s***! My pitching staff just imploded! They all had like 9+ eras this week.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Holy s***! My pitching staff just imploded! They all had like 9+ eras this week.

 

Your ERA is almost 8 for the week. How bad is it when you're beating your opponent by 9.

 

You should feel guilty.

[26 to 6]

yankshater, I've had an offer out to you. Let me know.

[26 to 6]

yeszir, proposal sent

[TheKilo]

Victor Martinez available...SP/IF help needed.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

This league is a f***ing joke. Members that don't manage their team for a month or two at a time should not be allowed to pop in and dump and acquire players then disappear again. their rosters should have been frozen. ORS you should know better.

[Gom]

This league is a f***ing joke. Members that don't manage their team for a month or two at a time should not be allowed to pop in and dump and acquire players then disappear again. their rosters should have been frozen. ORS you should know better.

Better they pop in and do something rather than do nothing.

[ORS]

What rules are they breaking by inactivity? I'm not going to freeze them for that. While it is frustrating for those of us that are paying attention, there's nothing malicious about what they've done. I'll admit, I'm a noob as a commissioner. I don't think I should choose the penultimate disciplinary action unless they have done something with malicious intent, like dumping all their good players for a waiver wire scramble. Especially not if it wasn't forewarned in the predraft league discussion. I have no problem doing it if everyone knows it might happen before the league begins. It's another matter entirely if I do it on a whim without warning.

 

What say you, league? I can agree to starting an acitivity watch now, and those with a one month or greater lapse in activity from today's date will be frozen.

[mtbykr]

This league is a f***ing joke. Members that don't manage their team for a month or two at a time should not be allowed to pop in and dump and acquire players then disappear again. their rosters should have been frozen. ORS you should know better.

 

I assume I'm the culprit here, so let me shed some light and then you guys can decide what's best for the league. After the draft things got pretty crazy for me. We found out/decided to move out of Virginia and back to NH (where I'm from, my wife's from Va...and this is where we've been since we got married). Since then we have moved out of our house and put everything into storage in preparation while staying with family so my only access to a computer is at the office. Obviously work changed as well and i am rarely in the office anymore, and when i am my time is very limited and everyone needs me so it's almost impossible to do anything for fantasy or post on the board. I would try whenever i could to adjust my lineup, but I've had zero time for add/drop/trade, ect.... In the last week my schedule has gotten more back to normal (alot of days I was gone from 6:30am - 10:00pm) and I am in the office 10x more than these last couple months...so I've had the time needed for my roster. 90% of the craziness is over now and I have the time needed for my team....there may be a couple days here and there where i can't do anything, but that's all.

 

If i had known any of this was coming when we set up the league, I would not have played so as to avoid this....i apologize for any inconvenience, it was not intentional. I will do whatever is in the best interest of the league, so you guys let me know if you think i should leave.

 

thanks

[yeszir]

I vote not a problem. Welcome back to reality.

[schillingouttheks]

I vote not a problem too. My personal solution would be the following - send a PM to the managers who have been lacking in their effort to maintain a presence in the league warning them of a possible freeze of their fantasy team and 100% forfeiture of a possibility to win any league prizes (there are rare circumstances where inactive teams end up doing quite well). If they recognize the PM and we see improvement in their activity, then it is a mere warning. If they make no effort, then a month from now their team is frozen without the possibility of being reinstated. What sayest thou?

[Sox Fan on Cape]

MTBKR, I figured it was be something like that as you have been a reliable player in past leagues. I hope things work out in your new career choice. My point is that this is supposed to be a competitive fun league. Fun doesn't mean drop in whenever you feel like. We have 5-6 members that have vanished for 3 weeks to 3 months at a time. Is there an effect on other teams ? Absolutely, their opponents are playing a phantom team. One that is usually riddled with starting players on the DL or NA, with bench players that never play. So the teams that get to play the phantoms pad their record. Lo and behold the phantom appears and dumps his D'L's, NA's, and other non-performers and replaces them from the FA pool. The FA pool becomes further depleted and additional talent is locked up.

I don't konw if sending a PM would have much of an effect. Freezing might help. Better member selection would help, even if it meant a smaller league.

[schillingouttheks]

Well, cutting down a 16-team league certainly wouldn't be a problem, as it's hard enough to stay competitive when the talent is stretched so thin. I wouldn't go above 12 teams in the future, and only offer spots next year to people who have been active in this league. Gom, of course, doesn't meet this requirement at all.

[ORS]

I agree that paring it down next year seems to be the way to go. I thought the challenge of a 16 team league would increase the level of difficulty, and it has in a way that I like, but it's not worth the no-shows. Everyone, save Gom who I've never been in a league with before (and he isn't one of the problems), has demonstrated good participation in either the baseball league or football leagues we've had, so it's not like this could have been foreseen. That said, I'll happily go back to 12 next year.

 

EDIT: Speaking of which, Yahoo has opened football registration. Who is going to run it this year?

[Gom]

Well' date=' cutting down a 16-team league certainly wouldn't be a problem, as it's hard enough to stay competitive when the talent is stretched so thin. I wouldn't go above 12 teams in the future, and only offer spots next year to people who have been active in this league. Gom, of course, doesn't meet this requirement at all. [/quote']

 

Guess that means I have to try to win it all this year.

 

I AM THE LEAGUE, BITCHES!!!!

 

Seriously, as fairness to everyone, we will all have issues during the year. Just let the rest of us know, I think would be fair. I may be going away for three weeks at the end of July. If I go, my access to the internet will be limited. Such is life. However, if I go, I will let you all know.

 

I like a larger league. Because the talent is thinner, it requires people to be active. Otherwise, people will draft and forget about it. I think larger rosters would have helped..maybe 25 man. All in all, ORS has done a fine job IMHO.

 

I vote for 16. There will always be owners more active than other owners. It's not fair to kick out owners who are active, which you will do if you drop to 16.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

I agree that paring it down next year seems to be the way to go. I thought the challenge of a 16 team league would increase the level of difficulty, and it has in a way that I like, but it's not worth the no-shows. Everyone, save Gom who I've never been in a league with before (and he isn't one of the problems), has demonstrated good participation in either the baseball league or football leagues we've had, so it's not like this could have been foreseen. That said, I'll happily go back to 12 next year.

 

EDIT: Speaking of which, Yahoo has opened football registration. Who is going to run it this year?

 

Probably me, unless someone wants the job. I'll wait until early to mid August.

 

Edit: PS, ORS I'm not trying to give you grief, just venting my frustration.

[Gom]

Are you saying I haven't been a good participant ORS? I'm not sure what you mean.

[ORS]

I thought it was pretty clear. Everyone else was active in previous leagues, which is why they got invited. The only person I've never been in a league with before is you, but you aren't one of the people guilty of inactivity.

[CrespoBlows]

Anybody want Upton for a 3B?

[26 to 6]

Crespo, check your PMs

[Gom]

I thought it was pretty clear. Everyone else was active in previous leagues' date=' which is why they got invited. The only person I've never been in a league with before is you, but you aren't one of the people guilty of inactivity.[/quote']

Reading is fundamental.

[Gom]

Michael Bourn and Skip Schumaker on the block. Not looking for much, just maybe a utility IF or backup catcher.

[BoSox21]

what are the odds I can get in on this next season? I'm a fantasy baseball junkie and am currently in 3 leagues, one that I've been in for 5 years now (2nd out of 12), and 2 public ones (1st out of 10 and 2nd out of 10)

[Gom]

what are the odds I can get in on this next season? I'm a fantasy baseball junkie and am currently in 3 leagues' date=' one that I've been in for 5 years now (2nd out of 12), and 2 public ones (1st out of 10 and 2nd out of 10)[/quote']

You will be my bitch.

[Gom]

Anybody want Upton for a 3B?

 

ME! ME! ME! Which Upton, by the way?

[CrespoBlows]

ME! ME! ME! Which Upton' date=' by the way?[/quote']

 

BJ

[ORS]

I have to remark upon the misfortune I experienced last week. JJ Hardy, by himself, accounted for 41 bases. 41. Of course, my opponent, who hasn't been paying atttention all season, because if he had he would have dropped or benched him, had him playing. I love fantasy sports.