Guy Guyerson

Custom League Settings (Unofficial) 2 minutes ago I was starting to browse the custom leagues to join and am having a hard time finding one that suits me. I completely understand the fun of creating a league is to tweak it your own unique way but some some of the settings just completely baffle me. First, If you are opening the league up publicly, why would you make it so the commissioner, somebody I probably don't know, has the power of vetoing a trade? I would imagine that the commissioner would be fair but since everybody has different player valuations how can i let 1 person decide my trade's fate. It should always be set for the league to vote. Being a public league, this is the only way to be fair to everybody. Next, If your going to create a custom league, then make it custom. I personally feel Yahoo default settings on rosters are kinda small. Add an OFer or 2. Add some pitching slots. Make it so everybody dosen't have above avg players at every position. This is the easiest way to encourage trading. With the expanded roster, a team will have more then 1 weak slot. Maybe even 3 or 4. Which means then can spend hours scouring the waiver wire or look to make trades to upgrade their holes. Having expanded roster slots also helps to separate the winners and losers. Not everybody picked up on Aaron Hill or Ben Zobrist last year before they blew up. The ones that got in early were highly rewarded. The ones that didn't, fell. It goes to show, doing your research and keeping up to trends pays off. By having the smaller roster, it just accomodates the casual fan. Here is a perfect example. Top 15 1b in fantasy baseball: Pujols Fielder Teixiera Howard Cabrera Gonzalez Youkilis Morneau Votto Lee Sandoval Reynolds Morales Berkman Pena In a 10 team standard Yahoo league, we will assume each team will get 1 of the top 10. Top 6 will be gone by the middle of the second round. 7&8 are gone by the end of 3rd round. Now you have 8 teams with 1b locked up already and look at the talent that is left sitting there for 2 teams. Yes, another 1b can go in the utility slot but you can also fill that slot with overflow from 3b and OF using the same principal. Now, lets talk about scoring. I don't have a problem so much with how people set up their scoring system. Its a great way to make players who are generally useless, have some value or players like adam dunn, more then 1 trick ponies. What I have a problem with is people not adjusting yahoo defaults when pitching slots are added. For every pitching slot you add to the default setting a minimum of 50ip needs to be added. I prefer 100, but 50 works. The reason this needs to be done is keep balance between hitting and pitching. I saw 1 league I was ready to join but then I noticed he had a max innings limit at 2000 ip. With that setting I can just basically add and drop starters to I can dominate W's,K's and Saves. The reason I say saves is because if I am going to add and drop pitchers all year, I can load up with quality closers and not draft ace starters. Now I have just locked up 3 outta 10 scoring categories. It dosent guarantee me a championship but its a nice advantage. The bottom line is that you need to keep even value for hitting vs pitching. Well thats it folks, my problems with custom fantasy baseball leagues. I could continue but the others are much more minor like trade deadlines being set on August 1st. Just to early. Or long trade review & waiver time. 5 days? Cmon people. But I am going to end here so hopefully some of you have time to restructure your leagues.

Blanton signs 3 yr extension with Phils. 24 Mil

Sorry its late but another off season is upon us and the hot stove has been red hot at this years winter meetings. Here's a recap so far, Curtis Granderson to the Yankees in a 3 team trade. Excellent move by NY. John Lackey signs a 5 yr 85 million dollar deal with Boston. Hideki Matsui signs with the Angels. Hallyday traded to the Phillies. Cliff Lee traded to the Mariners. Randy Wolf signs with the Brewers. Juan Pierre traded to White Sox. Rich Harden signs with Texas. Chris Coste signs with Mets. :sleep: Bay and Holliday to sign soon. Also the braves had some nice little moves but I cant remember the deals off the top of my head. If anybody knows reply to this thread.

Arod has finally figured it out. He is now officially a Yankee.

me neither

For any of you that play Fantasy baseball here is a place you can ask your questions. It can be about potential trades, who to pick up, who to drop, anything that has to do with fantasy baseball. No need to go anywhere else. It can all be found here. 2009 Edition

This thread should really be pinned but no big deal. I'll just bump it.

He should be out campaigning to be in the HOF.

Here comes David Price.

Price Wieters Hanson Zimmerman Laporta Wood Hughes Beckham Carrasco Jackson McCutchen I'm sure there is others but those are the names I am watching.

Explosive Renteria Active Batters Pierzynski, A.J. C CHW Saltalamacchia, Jarrod C TEX Votto, Joey 1B CIN Ramirez, Alexei 2B CHW Ramirez, Aramis 3B CHC Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA Kendrick, Howie 2B ANA Figgins, Chone 3B ANA Beltran, Carlos CF NYM Jones, Adam CF BAL Schafer, Jordan OF ATL Soriano, Alfonso LF CHC Spilborghs, Ryan RF COL Thome, Jim DH CHW Active Pitchers Beckett, Josh SP BOS Bell, Heath RP SD Billingsley, Chad SP LA Cueto, Johnny SP CIN Johnson, Josh SP FLA Liriano, Francisco SP MIN Morrow, Brandon SP SEA Qualls, Chad RP ARI Sanchez, Jonathan O. SP SF Reserve Batters Wieters, Matt C BAL Hermida, Jeremy RF FLA Murphy, Daniel LF NYM Reserve Pitchers Price, David SP TB Scherer, Matt RP STL Vazquez, Javier SP ATL

ok. I finally got a chance to really look at them now that I have done my drafts. We dont have that many similar players so I'm not to into them. I'm not saying they are bad but they are much different then the way I drafted. At this point we really dont know who has a good team or not so please dont take it personal. I just guys ranked differently guys and in typical fashion, i draft the same players on every team. Adam Jones and Jayson Werth are perfect examples. I decided to try and balance pitching with hitting a bit more this year and went with all high K guys. I really am high on Javier Vazquez,Josh Johnson and Max Scherzer this year. Either way, Good Luck this year. I'm sure you will win a few.

Baseball Stars drafted April 10,2009 Active Batters Inge, Brandon 3B DET Saltalamacchia, Jarrod C TEX Teixeira, Mark 1B NYY Uggla, Dan 2B FLA Youkilis, Kevin 1B BOS Escobar, Yunel SS ATL Kendrick, Howie 2B ANA Beltre, Adrian 3B SEA Bay, Jason LF BOS Cruz, Nelson R. RF TEX Pence, Hunter RF HOU Soriano, Alfonso LF CHC Werth, Jayson RF PHI Spilborghs, Ryan RF COL Active Pitchers Bell, Heath RP SD Billingsley, Chad SP LA Fuentes, Brian RP ANA Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL Johnson, Josh SP FLA Liriano, Francisco SP MIN Morrow, Brandon SP SEA Scherzer, Max SP ARI Vazquez, Javier SP ATL Reserve Batters Wieters, Matt C BAL Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY Teahen, Mark RF KC Murphy, Daniel LF NYM Reserve Pitchers Balfour, Grant RP TB Marmol, Carlos RP CHC

Very sad

Rbi Baseball Active Batters Martin, Russell C Rodriguez, Ivan C Guillen, Carlos 1b Lopez, Jose 2B Gordon, Alex 3B Ramirez, Hanley SS Johnson, Kelly 2B Butler, Billy 1B Ankiel, Rick CF Bay, Jason LF Beltran, Carlos CF Murphy, Daniel LF Werth, Jayson RF Taveras, Willy CF Active Pitchers Beckett, Josh SP Bell, Heath RP Billingsley, Chad SP Fuentes, Brian RP Kazmir, Scott SP Liriano, Francisco SP Morrow, Brandon SP Webb, Brandon SP Ziegler, Brad RP Reserve Batters Wieters, Matt C Rodriguez, Alex Thames, Marcus Reserve Pitchers Scherzer, Max SP Wolf, Randy SP Young, Chris R. SP

Love them.

How dp ypu really fee; about coach cal leaving?

I misspoke about Devine being the Braves closer. I meant he would be Oakland's closer.

:yay:

Whats the NHL?

Sorry it sounds lame to you but id rather spend more time making money so I can start a family.

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Not doing fantasy baseball this year. no time to enjoy it.

Feldman has promoted celebrity boxing for years, handling everyone from Canseco and Bonaduce to Tonya Harding and pro wrestlers. The broken down athletes, broke stars and busted has-beens are natural drawing cards in a reality TV-crazed society.

I hear.