OK, I thought it would be a good idea to have one thread for all of the pre-draft questions, and to get the draft scheduled.
- Last season's stats are still located at the Web site at http://fantasyrbi.rbicentral.com/FantasyRBI/FantasyRBIStats.html. It is as good of a source as any in terms of research for how players do in Watch mode over the course of a season.
- Last season we only required that a team's starting line-up had four IFs, three OFs and one C. For this season, do we want to keep that, or do we want to be position-specific (i.e. you must have a 1B, 2B, SS, etc.)?
- There will be five games each week, involving all ten teams. Last week's season was 14 games, and if we did this season like that (each team plays once home and away) then we'd have an 18-week regular season, which is really fucking long.
I'm going to recommend that we instead break the League up into two leagues (we can come up for funny names for them, like the Gantry League and the Doverbi League) of five teams each. You play each team within your League twice (once home and once away) and the four teams outside of your League once (either home or away). This gives us a 12-game regular season. We can do an all-star game between Leagues as well.
- The playoffs would take the top four teams in each League, who would play each other until we have two League Champions, who would play each other in the World Series.
Does this make sense to everyone? Comments?
When are you guys available to do the draft? Does Friday work for everyone?
Divisions are fine
Either way with the 4 IF, 3OF or position specific is fine, obviously 2 SP, 2 RP
4/5 teams per division seems like a lot of playoff teams, what about 3/5 with #1 getting a bye?
I can draft Friday, I'd still prefer to do through the forums rather than chat (I think forums would work as long as we pick a time when we are all here or use all day Friday to do), but can do chat too.
We will have to look into positions for reserves again.
i believe i posted a zip of all the positions last year. fighton, any word on how many players we can keep on our existing rosters? did you make a decision on that?
I haven't made a decision yet. I'd like to hear feedback from others on this: should we allow each returning team to have one "keeper" from the previous season, or should we just make everyone else draft from scratch?
Quote from: ultimate7 on 10/24/05, 12:41:44 PM
4/5 teams per division seems like a lot of playoff teams, what about 3/5 with #1 getting a bye?
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We will have to look into positions for reserves again.
- We could also do just the top two teams in the League, making it 2/5. I would be OK with this, as it makes it more prestigious to make it into the playoffs, and not like the NHL/MLS, where basically everyone goes.
- I tried to search for the list of players and positions that we used last season - I'll try again to find it.
I think it should be a draft from scratch, but really have no problem keeping Andre.
I'm cool with whatever you guys decide.
i actually think the existing teams should keep more players. this will also help the draft go faster. what if we kept 5 players? only one can be a pitcher. i think that's good and you still have a lot of very good players available.
Quote from: Teddyballgame on 10/24/05, 02:49:18 PM
i actually think the existing teams should keep more players. this will also help the draft go faster. what if we kept 5 players? only one can be a pitcher. i think that's good and you still have a lot of very good players available.
That would be extemely unfair for new players, essentially you'd be taking 30 of the top 40 players out of the draft
ok then, 4 players? i want to keep some part of my team. what is this a players league? i thought we owners could tell our players what to do? i want reserve clauses, gentlemen's agreements and no names on the back of the uniforms!
posted below is an excell spreadsheet with columns added to show the field IF of OF and the actual position that player was at for most games in their RBI year. please feel free to challenge any inaccuracies.
I don't see the attachment.
I think that part of the fun of the draft is figuring out where the big names go. If the draft consists of Pat Sheridan being the first player drafted, I think it loses its appeal.
So, I'm going to say that we start fresh, with no held over players. However, we'll base the draft order to reward the teams that finished higher in the playoffs/regular season last year and make the new players draft last. So you'll get to draft first and take hJorge Bell, Teddy.
i want my pitcher too. how about we keep one infielder, one outfielder, and one pitcher? that's only three. throw me a fricken bone here. don't make me start a federal league on you!
jk, IFF?
I am against keepers. I see no reason we should handicap new members of the league.
Forgot to add to the last post: I think we should go with the 3 OF, 4 IF, 1 C starting lineup, rather than going by position. It gives us a bit more freedom in putting together the roster, and makes Alan Trammell a bit less dominant.
I'll be in. Does this mean I have to do something?
I'd like to be in on this, if possible.
Thanks.
Too late to sign up. The participants for this season are:
- fightonusc
- Beefmaster
- Teddyballgame
- Ultimate7
- defen
- fknmclane
- Ryno
- Shooty Babbit
- Gerlost
- Baines
Quote from: Bastardo on 10/24/05, 04:25:09 PM
I'd like to be in on this, if possible.
Thanks.
Sorry Bastardo, I don't think we're cool enough to be part of their special club. They're going to be off giving blowjobs for grilled cheeses with tomato anyway. Tomato soup, sure, but never for just a damn tomato on their sandwich.
Hey, count me in. We all know you kept a spot open for me and secretly hid it from BDawk.
No keepers. I know I'm biased, but even if I was a returning owner, I would feel confident enough to kick ass without an added advantage. Anybody who thinks they are entitled to a keeper is afraid of getting ass raped by my team.
Will this be a snake/wraparound draft?
Friday is OK with me, but not Friday evening...have a big poker game.
I'm good for late Friday night, or late Saturday night.
I'm also for a lottery draft.
I won't complain about the league regardless.
It will be a snake/wraparound draft. I'm thinking Friday during the day. If anyone has a problem with this, let me know.
Here's the draft order I have (for returning players, it was based on playoff performance (or regular season if team did not make playoffs). For new players, it was strictly in the order that RSVPs were received:
1. Teddyballgame (reigning Fantasy World Series Champ)
2. Beefmaster (last season's World Series runner-up)
3. Ultimate7 (last season's regular season champion)
4. fknmclane (tied for third place last season)
5. fightonusc (seventh place last season)
6. defen (eighth place last season)
7. Ryno
8. Shooty Babbit
9. Baines
10. Gerlost
no way can i be reliable during the day. Friday's are usually my crazy days and I don't know how long I'll be in the office.
I guess alot of it depends on the draft format.
Do we all want to do this over the board instead of via chat? I'm actually less concerned about this group going AWOL for big chunks of time like the last Fantasy Babe Draft group did. If people know that they aren't going to be around, they can also send me proxy picks (like we did last season).
Is everyone OK with going from using chat to doing it via the board? Let's try to start on Wednesday if we do it that way...
i can do it that way. I can check the board every so often and I can send fighton my player rankings.
And if anyone has a IM address, PM it to me so I can ping people when their turns are up if they are online.
are we doing individual positions or IF /OF?
I think we'll just do IF/OF/C, meaning that you'll always need to have 4 IF, 3 OF and 1 C in your line-up.
I think that Teddy's IF/OF placements are pretty solid. If anyone disagrees with them, let me know.
shit, where can i find ted's placements?
Doing it on the board will work just fine. We can definitely bang it out in three days.
Ryno, the IF/OF listings are part of the Excel sheet that Teddy posted earlier in the thread (http://forums.dee-nee.com/index.php?topic=10015.msg177766#msg177766).
The Hip Young Popes are not prepared for a Friday online draft. Unless I can make my picks via cell phone/text messaging/etc. I won't be near a computer but I can carry around my draft board.
Quote from: fightonusc on 10/24/05, 04:31:49 PM
Too late to sign up. The participants for this season are:
- fightonusc
- Beefmaster
- Teddyballgame
- Ultimate7
- defen
- fknmclane
- Ryno
- Shooty Babbit
- Gerlost
- Baines
This is also the list of people that I am going to kill before Friday... ...just thought I would send a fair warning.
Quote from: fightonusc on 10/24/05, 06:23:36 PM
Is everyone OK with going from using chat to doing it via the board? Let's try to start on Wednesday if we do it that way...
I like doing via the board and can start whenever
Quote from: ultimate7 on 10/25/05, 09:13:41 AM
Quote from: fightonusc on 10/24/05, 06:23:36 PM
Is everyone OK with going from using chat to doing it via the board? Let's try to start on Wednesday if we do it that way...
I like doing via the board and can start whenever
I agree with ultimate7.
Friday night and Saturday night are out for me, but during the day I can do whatever. If it's at night those 2 days, I'll have AIM on the phone or just PM picks, so don't worry about me.
Why not start today?
I am so psyched for the draft, I guess this is a sign my life is pretty boring.
Well, then let's just do the draft on the board starting tomorrow. If anyone wants to get a list of proxy picks to me, they can either PM them to me or e-mail me (PM me if you don't have my e-mail address). Also, if you let me know your IM address, I can ping you when it's your turn (I have both YIM and AIM).
fighton...what are the time limits for picks, etc. Hopefully rules can be set up so we don't repeat the 80's Babe draft debacle.
Quote from: Shooty Babitt on 10/25/05, 12:01:55 PM
fighton...what are the time limits for picks, etc. Hopefully rules can be set up so we don't repeat the 80's Babe draft debacle.
You don't have to worry about that. The fantasy draft ran a little slow last time but we had 2 people drafting that weren't around enough, this time it'll be smooth.
i'm confused about the format for the teams, i need the final word, fighton:
1. do we have any keepers? (if we don't, i'm crackin skulls)
2. what is the format for the teams (each position, or IF/OF only)?
start the draft thread so we can get this going maybe this afternoon.
Quote from: Teddyballgame on 10/25/05, 01:05:34 PM
i'm confused about the format for the teams, i need the final word, fighton:
1. do we have any keepers? (if we don't, i'm crackin skulls)
2. what is the format for the teams (each position, or IF/OF only)?
start the draft thread so we can get this going maybe this afternoon.
Read the thread, no keepers, IF/OF, draft starts tomorrow but you have the first pick, so I guess you could informally start it but negotiating a deal with whoever you plan to draft and then leak it to the press.
i, asked, fighton, not, you, ultimate, you, and, your, green, skinned, players!
i understand where he's leaning with the rules, but i wanted a final word before i picked and so i can get my draft ready.
Quote from: Teddyballgame on 10/25/05, 01:10:37 PM
i, asked, fighton, not, you, ultimate, you, and, your, green, skinned, players!
Racist, my players were white
Quote from: fightonusc on 10/24/05, 03:09:29 PM
So, I'm going to say that we start fresh, with no held over players. However, we'll base the draft order to reward the teams that finished higher in the playoffs/regular season last year and make the new players draft last. So you'll get to draft first and take hJorge Bell, Teddy.
Final rules:
- No keepers (everyone is back into the draft pool)
- IF/OF/C player designations: your team MUST have at least four IFs, and three OFs and a C in the starting line-up
- Because we have 10 teams, that means NO FREE AGENTS. The only way to change your team around is to conduct a trade with another team
- The 10 teams will be divided into two, five-team Leagues (tentatively called the Gantry League and the Doverbi League). Each team will play 13 regular season games - two games (one home, one away) against their League opponents and one game against each of the five teams from the other League. (There will be an All-Star game midseason between the two leagues.) The top two teams from each League will play in a Best-of-5 LCS, with the winners advancing onto a Best-of-7 World Series.
Oh, yeah, players...get me your team names and uniform/skin color preferences at some point. I'll assume that returning teams will remain the same unless I hear otherwise.
=== Official Press Releas ===
The world Champion OC has announced today the following items:
1. We are retaining our same uniforms as last season; white uniforms with navy blue caps. Our logo is still in development and will be announced here this week.
2. Our new stadium and playing facility will be named "champion's field at mile-square park."
3. We will open training camp next week in scottsdale, az under the watchful eye of miked and an envious fknmclane. pitchers and catchers report friday.
4. Our flagship radio station will be tacotuesdays with gerlost where we hope to hear every week's recaps of the fantasy league.
5. We are also happy to announce the hiring of our first general manager in OC team history: BDawk. After being unable to procur a team for this season, we have opened our arms to this wayward son and he will be taking on some of the day-to-day operations of our ballclub. one of the major underatkings bdawk will be responsible for is promotions. we understand that comedy-night has already been nixed. we look forward to bdawk helping us boost attendance and community support for the world champion OC. welcome aboard bdawk!
Can I activate myself like Dorn in Major League 2?
at this time, the OC will be entertaining trade offers for the number one pick. please make all offers via PM.
October 25, 2004.
Contact: Wumpst
Director of Public Relations
For Immediate Release
1-800-4DEENEE
New Team Added to Fantasy RBI Baseball League
The Hip Young Popes will begin play in 2005 Fall Season
(Dee-Nee, Internet)-- Richard Manfredi, YESquire, president of the Fantasy RBI Baseball League, has announced the formation of a new team for this fall's upcoming season.
"Due to the mysterios disappearance of a few of last season's team owners, I have selected oil baron Gerlost Rogozhkin to form a brand new team so that play may continue uninterrupted," said Manfredi, to which the audience of reporters and compensated endorsers erupted in applause.
Rogozhkin is the founder of Sovietronica supergroup The Cagey Bees as well as the richest guy in the world.
"Gerlost has informed me that his team will be called The Hip Young Popes," Manfredi continued. "Their uniforms will be black with dark gray caps, just like the Real Pope™."
The Real Pope™ was unavailable for comment.
"I have every confidence that Gerlost will be able to form a high quality team to compete with the existing powerhouses in the league," Manfredi added. "His vast knowledge and prompt under-the-table bribes have me convinced of his skill as a manager and a GM."
On hearing the news, Rogozhkin commented.
"No comment," said Rogozhkin. "Although I'd just like to say that I will crush the opposition with such force, Kevin McReynolds will wake up with a severe headache."
The Fantasy RBI Baseball League is a non-profit organization trying to make a profit and is traded publicly on the Dee-Nee Stock Exchange under the symbol FANRBI. Founded in 2004, the league's corporate headquarters is a stack of papers on Richard Manfredi's desk in southern California.
--30--
Team Name: The South Arkansas Penis
Mascot: Caucasian Penis
Skin: flesh tone
Uni: flesh tone
cap: purple
Team Slogan: Whap Whap!
You bitches are gonna love getting pimp slapped by the South Arkansas Penis! Whap Whap!
Ryno, you're killing me.
OMG OMG LOL LMAO ROFL ROFL OMG LOL!!!!
so I'm funnier than BDawk?
YES!
Quote from: Ryno on 10/25/05, 07:43:53 PM
so I'm funnier than BDawk?
YES!
That, my friend is impossible.
am I really your friend?
YES!
Opps, sorry. I thought Mr RBI made that post.
Quote from: fknmclane on 10/24/05, 07:23:17 PM
Doing it on the board will work just fine. We can definitely bang it out in three days.
LOL.
Quote from: Shooty Babitt on 10/31/05, 10:26:29 AM
Quote from: fknmclane on 10/24/05, 07:23:17 PM
Doing it on the board will work just fine. We can definitely bang it out in three days.
LOL.
Weekends don't count
Quote from: ultimate7 on 10/31/05, 10:32:17 AM
Quote from: Shooty Babitt on 10/31/05, 10:26:29 AM
Quote from: fknmclane on 10/24/05, 07:23:17 PM
Doing it on the board will work just fine. We can definitely bang it out in three days.
LOL.
Weekends don't count
No, but we've been at this 3 days and only have it half done.
Quote from: fightonusc on 10/25/05, 01:32:00 PM
- The 10 teams will be divided into two, five-team Leagues (tentatively called the Gantry League and the Doverbi League). Each team will play 13 regular season games - two games (one home, one away) against their League opponents and one game against each of the five teams from the other League. (There will be an All-Star game midseason between the two leagues.) The top two teams from each League will play in a Best-of-5 LCS, with the winners advancing onto a Best-of-7 World Series.
How will it be determined who is in which division?
the team with the least amount of catchers on their roster wins.
I'll probably just do a random drawing.