Fantasy Baseball 2010

[HoppyDaze]

is this full?, if so you should change it to 12 teams...much more competitive that way too

 

[eagle61]

Leave it to a Mets fan to leave out important information!

10 or 12 teams... the choice doesn't bother me, but I wouldn't go over 12 teams.

 

[JohnnyO]

Leave it to a Mets fan to leave out important information!

10 or 12 teams... the choice doesn't bother me, but I wouldn't go over 12 teams.

LOL! Hysterical.

I think it would be fun if it were a 12 team league. I initially limited it to 10 teams in case we had low interest. If we get more people in the next few days, I'll look to expand it to 12. No more than that though.

 

[MMTG]

10-12 is perfect. What times the draft gonna take place at? i'm asking cause last week i bought tickets to an awesome Pre St. Patricks day all you can eat/drink beerfest sun 14th

check it out! http://stpattysfest.com/index.html

 

[andysim]

I won't be able to do the live draft. I'll set my team on auto pilot.

 

[MMTG]

C'mon people two more teams!

 

[jds]

I have a non-HBT buddy or two who might be interested. Want me to reach out to them?

 

[JohnnyO]

We will be full as soon as the last three teams invited confirm via email. Thanks though!!

I actually invited an outsider in. I ran a league on a mustang enthusiasts site that I was involved in last year. He played in the league, and participated all year. He asked if I was running another one this year, so I sent him an invite.

Don't worry. He likes beer! woohoo!!!

 

[jds]

Hey, JohnnyO:

I was just wondering, why are there 7 teams in Division 1 and 5 in Division 2? Doesn't that make for more byes, or are the matchups inter-divisional?

 

[JohnnyO]

Hey, JohnnyO:

I was just wondering, why are there 7 teams in Division 1 and 5 in Division 2? Doesn't that make for more byes, or are the matchups inter-divisional?

Good call my friend. I went in and adjusted the settings. We now have three divisions (IPA, Belgian and Barleywine) with four teams in each division. This will allow for more chance at a postseason for everyone.

We have two teams who have yet to confirm their team via email. If they haven't confirmed by Wednesday, I will look to recruit two more teams.

The live draft has been set for next Sunday, 3/14/10 at 7pm EST. If you are unable to participate in the live draft, your team will be automatically drafted by the computer using the standard rankings on the players. If you choose, you can go in and adjust these rankings before the draft.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!

 

[FreeM80s]

spots still open? i'm down if so

 

[mosquitocontrol]

If you're looking for another team. I'm in. All my other fantasy teams have some pretty whack rules so I'm looking for a more normal one. Let me know.

 

[JohnnyO]

To anyone that was on the waitlist to get a team, or in the on-deck circle so to speak, sorry but the league is full.

To all in the league, please remember that our LIVE draft will take place this coming Sunday at 7pm.

 

[jds]

Does it make any sense to designate a meeting place like HBT chat or a conference call line for the draft? If anyone's interested, I can set up a dial-in conference line. Gauging interest only at this point.

 

[GoldMiner]

I believe there is a chat box in the draft software, at least there has been in the past.

 

[srm775]

Joe Nathan in the first round, right?

 

[MMTG]

Joe Nathan in the first round, right?

i'm sure someone will do it! haha

 

[JohnnyO]

Joe Nathan in the first round, right?

LOL!! I'm planning on it.

There is definitely a chatbox in the draft page. It's very user friendly.

 

[JohnnyO]

Tomorrow night's the Draft!! Sunday at 7pm! Be there! (or the computer will pick for you. You don't trust computers, do you??)

For anyone that has never participated in a Live Draft (or fantasy baseball for that matter), I recommend that you go to our league's homepage on ESPN. Up top there should be some link about a 'Mock Draft' or 'Mock Draft Lobby'. If you go to that link, you can enter yourself into a Live Mock Draft with other users to see how the ESPN live draft is set up. I did this last night, and it was really helpful. You can go in, participate in as much or as little of the draft as you want, and sign off. It's a pretty cool set up. There is a chatbox in the page, a draft summary, you have your blank rostercard, so you can see who you've signed and what positions you still have open. It also has a timeclock.

Another great option is the 'Auto-Pick'. If you can only stay for, say, the first five rounds, but need to leave to go transfer your IPA to secondary, you can click on the AutoPick button, and the system knows you're not there, and will choose a player for you. This is very nice to the other people who won't have to wait the 90 seconds for your draft slot to countdown. The Autopick happens immediately as your turn comes up. So, please click that box if you have to leave.

Best of luck everyone. If anyone has questions, feel free to post them up here or shoot me a PM.

 

[JohnnyO]

BTW, here is a link to the league in case you need it:

http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=45708

 

[jds]

Well, my stats are close at hand, my browser's ready to rock, and all I need to do is hit the basement for a beer. It's draft day! See y'all in the draft app.

 

[eagle61]

Anyone else having problems getting into the Fantasy pages?

 

[eagle61]

Using two computers, IE and Firefox on 1 and IE on the other I finally connected 1 pick before I was up! Whew!
I thought the draft went well.

 

[JohnnyO]

Definitely agreed! Had a great time with the draft tonight. I'm pretty stoked about baseball starting up. I'm actually pretty happy with how my team turned out. Although, I missed out on a few choices within 1-2 picks (Wieters/Strasburg), all-in-all I thought it went well.

For those of you who weren't able to participate in the live draft, sorry you missed out.

If anyone has any problems with the league, or if any issues come up during the season. I hope that we can handle things diplomatically either through this thread or through the league page.

If anyone has ideas on doing some type of prize for the end of the year to help keep people interested, why don't we start throwing some out.

 

[MMTG]

I like how my brew buddy Carson got something like 15 of the first pics in each of the 23 rounds....some guys have all the luck!

 

[srm775]

Definitely agreed! Had a great time with the draft tonight. I'm pretty stoked about baseball starting up. I'm actually pretty happy with how my team turned out. Although, I missed out on a few choices within 1-2 picks (Wieters/Strasburg), all-in-all I thought it went well.

Wieters and Strasburg went in the first few rounds? Really?

 

[JohnnyO]

No. Strasburg went in the 24th, just 2-3 picks before I was going to snag him. Wieters didn't go until somewhere in the mid-late teens. Same story though. A few picks before I was about to snag him.

I am hoping Soto picks it up this year.

 

[Reelale]

Being a complete noob at FB, I put some players on waivers already thinking I could replace them. I can, but it's not instantaneous. When will the free agents be available?

 

[eagle61]

Typically players stay on the waiver wire for 2 days (48 hours). The first few days after the draft all players are on the waiver wire. After that initial period all un-drafted players will become free agents and will be available immediately. Any player dropped after that will be on the waiver wire for 48 hours.

 

[Reelale]

Thanks for explaining that.