2014 HBT Fantasy Baseball League

[JohnnyO]

I think some of our original members, while active in managing their teams, are less involved here on the site. It is unfortunate, but life happens. Hopefully, we'll get some folks back involved.

 

[bosoxdave]

Understood. I was hoping to pick things up in here a bit. Throwing a few trade offers out. Still want out of David Price who is suuuuch a tough guy throwing at batters with no recourse against him.

Of course I will have to change my team name at that point.

 

[bosoxdave]

Hey Johnny,

Any chance you would part with Harper?

Dave

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

It has been a little quiet in here. Here's some smack talk to get it going...

The APA division is just killing the IPA division! What's up with you guys?!?!?!

That's all I got. Yay baseball.

 

[Darwin18]

We have two teams that are a combined 1 - 21, but other that it's very competitive.

 

[Darwin18]

Also Heaney makes his debut tonight.

 

[JohnnyO]

We have two teams that are a combined 1 - 21, but other that it's very competitive.

I was just looking. While it doesn't look like Bridgetown and Lotharios have had much luck in the standings, it's not for lack of trying. Their rosters are current.

 

[Darwin18]

Agreed. I just played with the hitting and pitching standings and Lotharios are much better than their record indicates.

 

[JohnnyO]

Hey Johnny,

Any chance you would part with Harper?

Dave

Thanks for the inquiry. But my OF has been in shambles recently. I don't think I can trade Harper right now. Maybe at the end of season?

 

[JohnnyO]

Agreed. I just played with the hitting and pitching standings and Lotharios are much better than their record indicates.

Oh definitely. He's an original member and co-manager of the league with me. I'm sure he's keeping up with his team. He just might now to be able to participate on the forum right now.

 

[bosoxdave]

Thanks for the inquiry. But my OF has been in shambles recently. I don't think I can trade Harper right now. Maybe at the end of season?

Sure we can definitely push it off.

I am not trying to stir anything up. I really don't think that Othon is working on his team. He has Votto benched, has left an OF open for the last few weeks. In fact he hasn't made a line up switch since June 4th. He has made 1 lineup switch since May 24th and that was putting Wil Myers on the DL and not filling his hole. It's easy to see...starting pitchers on the bench for almost a month if not longer (I stopped going back).

I am sure that there is a good reason for this, hopefully he gets back to it soon.

Dave

 

[nickfern]

We have two teams that are a combined 1 - 21, but other that it's very competitive.

I do agree that it is competitive. Weeks are close.

 

[Darwin18]

Hey, shhhh, SHHHHH. Wait until next week to rile things up.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

See? It worked. I stirred up some ****! bwahahahaha

It has been much more comptetive than it looks, but I do hate to see a team that is being neglected.

 

[bosoxdave]

See? It worked. I stirred up some ****! bwahahahaha

It has been much more comptetive than it looks, but I do hate to see a team that is being neglected.

I agree but these guys get the benefit of the doubt. They have been here since the start (from what I know). I am just a newbie after all.

Let's see someone make a trade, even if it isn't with me

I think people are too afraid to make a mistake! Hell I traded Greinke for Anibal Sanchez. That one has blown up on me, so has trading Springer for Gio Gonzalez. With that said I play with my heart a lot and that can work for me or against me...all I know is I have more fun when there is a lot of league interaction.

 

[Guidry]

Crap! I got notice of a trade offer and went to review it and it's gone....Top that off with two consecutive days of leaving a SP on the bench and it's been a wonderful freakin week!


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[JohnnyO]

Pretty stoked that I could be getting back Harper and Gerrit Cole in the next week from the DL.

 

[bosoxdave]

Nice Johnny, I hope we don't play each other soon.

I am going to immediately regret this comment, but my DL has been pretty clear the last few weeks. **Waiting for impending doom to all of my best players**

Dave

 

[JohnnyO]

Nice Johnny, I hope we don't play each other soon.

I am going to immediately regret this comment, but my DL has been pretty clear the last few weeks. **Waiting for impending doom to all of my best players**

Dave

Yep. Get ready to see the following on the news for Braun and King Felix...

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Ok, I'm going to bitch a little. This player limit is really starting to piss me off! Again, I have reached the limit and have NO players active today. Here's the win Guidry! This is BS. We need to find away, next year, to change this. If you can't play every position every day, what's the fvcking point?!?!?!?! If you have to bench guys through the week just so you can play on Sunday, what's the fvcking point?!?!? Does every team in baseball not fill every position everyday? Then why can't we?

Rant over (for now)

 

[grathan]

I didn't get to join your league this year, but joined another and it only allowed 200 pitcher starts which I hit yesterday, so now I have effectively lost half my team for the rest of the year. I got to within 10 popints of 1st place just yesterday coming from 2nd to last for most of the year.

 

[bosoxdave]

So a large portion of my team are in big time slumps! Never fun when they overlap like that.

Though, it is hard to call what Dom Brown did the last few weeks a slump as he has been effing terrible this year. With that said, someone should definitely grab him due to the fact that he is about to regain last years form now that I have dropped him.

Also the Red Sox are terrible.

PC&G LLC out.

 

[JohnnyO]

Hahaha.

I'd been holding onto drew Hutchison until yesterday, waiting for him to come to form. Dropped him and picked up Mike leake. Lake gets shelled. Hutchison pitches his career best game.

 

[Guidry]

Also the Red Sox are terrible.

PC&G LLC out.

Not as terrible as the Rangers....Very close, but not.




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[WildGingerBrewing]

PC&G, hope you enjoyed that win i handed you! We were having a helluva competitive week too. This muthafvckin limit is starting to piss me off! I even benched guys to make sure i didnt exceed but somehow i did. I guess from now on i will just sit one player per day. This is bullsh1t!

 

[JohnnyO]

I increased the GS for batters to 70. I think that should take care of it. Thought about making both pitchers and batters limitless, but that would just open up opportunities for people to just throw as many SP in a matchup as possible. While impressive to see people do that much roster management, it takes away from the general enjoyment of the league.

 

[nickfern]

I increased the GS for batters to 70. I think that should take care of it. Thought about making both pitchers and batters limitless, but that would just open up opportunities for people to just throw as many SP in a matchup as possible. While impressive to see people do that much roster management, it takes away from the general enjoyment of the league.

I'm glad it was adjusted, but not sure if during the season was the ideal time to do it.

You can't retroactively adjust scoring and standings for those weeks where limits were exceeded, but not during the new rule.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

If it has been extended, then im happy. Like ive said many times before, if you cant play a full roster everyday, then something is wrong with the settings. So regardless of retroactive scoring or not, at least i can stop benching players just so that i can play on Sundays! Thanks, Johnny.

 

[bosoxdave]

For what its worth, I really don't care either way about GS batter limit being 64 or 70.

WGB, it really was simple math. You can't exceed 63 GS on Saturday to have players count for Sunday. You have 11 spots to start batters. You have 6 days that matter for the limits. 11X6=66, 66-3=63. If you left 3 spots open during the 6 days you won't exceed the limit.

You have made a choice with how you construct your roster, which is fine, that is a personal preference thing. Imagine if a pro team did what you are doing? They would have 15-16 batters and 9-10 pitchers on their staff...that would cause them problems too. Your imbalance has been the problem, not the limits.

I really don't mean to sound harsh, but in the last few weeks it seems that you are the only one struggling with this and usually when 1/12 are having problems its on the 1 not the league as a whole.

Anyways, we love having you in the league, and let me know if you would trade Lucroy.

Best,
Dave

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

For what its worth, I really don't care either way about GS batter limit being 64 or 70.

WGB, it really was simple math. You can't exceed 63 GS on Saturday to have players count for Sunday. You have 11 spots to start batters. You have 6 days that matter for the limits. 11X6=66, 66-3=63. If you left 3 spots open during the 6 days you won't exceed the limit.

You have made a choice with how you construct your roster, which is fine, that is a personal preference thing. Imagine if a pro team did what you are doing? They would have 15-16 batters and 9-10 pitchers on their staff...that would cause them problems too. Your imbalance has been the problem, not the limits.

I really don't mean to sound harsh, but in the last few weeks it seems that you are the only one struggling with this and usually when 1/12 are having problems its on the 1 not the league as a whole.

Anyways, we love having you in the league, and let me know if you would trade Lucroy.

Best,
Dave

Yes, i understand the math but by your logic, an MLB team cound play every position every day either. There are 77 total batters available for a week And i think it sucks when you cant use them all.