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2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Fman99 Feb 10 2010 10:27 PM

I am in... really, you can do an NL only league with as few as 8 owners but 10-12 works best. I can set up a league at Yahoo if anyone else wants in. Thoughts?

willpie Feb 11 2010 08:45 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Fman99 wrote: I am in... really, you can do an NL only league with as few as 8 owners but 10-12 works best. I can set up a league at Yahoo if anyone else wants in. Thoughts? I'll play. The one I ran last year won't be back--not enough time with the baby here--so I'm glad someone else feels like having it!

Nymr83 Feb 11 2010 05:39 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

count me in, i always get fed up with mixed leagues because they are way too shallow.

Fman99 Feb 11 2010 07:09 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

League ID 197583 Password hatemfys Standard 5x5 NL only rules. Come one, come all.

smg58 Feb 12 2010 06:17 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'm in, and registered.

GYC Feb 13 2010 11:15 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

sup d00ds

Ceetar Feb 13 2010 11:26 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'm in. Hope I don't max out my Yahoo leagues again this year.

Nymr83 Feb 15 2010 07:55 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'm in, and not planning to start up the non-NL only league (but will join if someone else really wants a combined league)

metsmarathon Feb 16 2010 10:44 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

this seems like something i can partake in (tho my fantasy sports participation has been noticeably flagging lately)

metirish Feb 16 2010 02:26 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'll join , never did the NL only thing....I'll sign up later

Valadius Feb 16 2010 05:45 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Haven't done fantasy baseball in a couple of years, but I might do it.

Willets Point Feb 16 2010 06:38 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I joined. So now you know who will be the cellar-dweller.

Fman99 Feb 16 2010 08:09 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Glad to see the league picking up more people. I like 10 teams for NL-only... last year I was in a 12 team NL only and literally every full time starter (and more guys that weren't even) was in an active lineup.

smg58 Feb 19 2010 07:45 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I have a rules question: what happens if there's a trade between leagues?

Ceetar Feb 19 2010 08:01 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Fman99 wrote: Glad to see the league picking up more people. I like 10 teams for NL-only... last year I was in a 12 team NL only and literally every full time starter (and more guys that weren't even) was in an active lineup. I agree, I enjoy fantasy baseball, but I don't enjoy combing 5th starter possibilities and keeping up on which prospect the Pirates are starting that may get me a good performance or with 5th starter I ended up with that's gotten demoted to the bullpen.

Nymr83 Feb 19 2010 04:29 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

smg58 wrote: I have a rules question: what happens if there's a trade between leagues? gotta check the yahoo default, leagues go different ways on this...in some leagues you lose him, in some you keep him, in others you keep him but cant trade him, and in still others you get first crack at the guy he was traded for (multiplayer trades the guy with the highest priced or highest pick player leaving gets first choice of the guys coming back) reagardless of waiver priority. any of these rules are fine by me, but make sure we know what we are doing before the draft.

willpie Feb 20 2010 07:42 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Last year was my first time doing NL-only, but IIRC, Yahoo defaulted to letting you keep the guy if he's already on your team, but you can't trade him or pick him back up if you drop him.

smg58 Feb 20 2010 12:35 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Any word from our defending champ Vic?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 20 2010 07:41 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I believe I just signed up. First time in 20 years for me.

Fman99 Feb 20 2010 08:07 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

willpie wrote: Last year was my first time doing NL-only, but IIRC, Yahoo defaulted to letting you keep the guy if he's already on your team, but you can't trade him or pick him back up if you drop him. This is correct. You can continue to get stats from that player but if you cut him he disappears from the pool of eligible players.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 20 2010 08:14 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'm goofing around with the rankings and stuff now. Without giving away any secrets, what I am trying to accomplish here and how is the best way to do it? Or do you people just go with what Yahoo provides you? In other words, do I want my list to top position-players 1-8, or or just go by pure stats regardless of position? Will I have a chance to make my own picks at draft time or is that done for me? Sorry for the dumb questions, as I said, first time, long time.

Vic Sage Feb 20 2010 09:05 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Hail to the chief, baby... I'm in.

Nymr83 Feb 21 2010 01:21 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

JCL- you'll have the chance to make your own picks at draft time... yahoo's rankings are generally decent if you take into account that they are 1) heavily skewed toward last year's numbers and 2) don't get altered much to include injuries and expected playing time in the spring...so just use common sense to exclude guys that yahoo likes but you know are hurt or not starting. as far as stats/positions you need to fill out the roster...some people would rather take the best player (lets say Pujols) while others would rather take Hanley Ramirez because of position scarcity, which is the the idea that Pujols + a crap SS later on won't be as good as Ramirez + a crap 1B, because the 10th best 1B will put up much better roto numbers than the 10th best SS. theres no right answer.

smg58 Feb 21 2010 12:13 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

It's good to make your own draft rankings as a reference, or at least know which players you think are worth grabbing ahead of their Yahoo ranking and which are worth avoiding. If for some reason you need to have the computer pick for you, you REALLY need to do your homework or you'll wind up with all the players everybody else thinks are overvalued, plus a few positional imbalances and guys who got injured after the rankings were made.

metirish Feb 21 2010 04:26 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

JCL acting like he don't know shit. I know what yer at.

Fman99 Feb 21 2010 08:04 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Ten owners, bad ass. I probably shouldn't give out one of my better NL only secrets, but ESPN has MLB depth charts where they project every team's starting lineup. It can help to find guys to fill that last few spots.

Fman99 Feb 22 2010 10:15 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Hope no one minds, I had to push the draft date back a week as I am on work travel the week of 15-19 March. If anyone can't draft on Tues March 23rd at 7:30 PM please let me know so I can set a new date/time.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 22 2010 10:23 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Not good for me that day (speaking at two boots)

Fman99 Feb 22 2010 10:52 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

OK, trying again. How about Monday the 22nd? OE: The 24th is my son's birthday, not available for me.

Vic Sage Feb 22 2010 10:54 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

me neither. how about wed nite, 3/24 (any time after 7pm)?

Fman99 Feb 22 2010 01:33 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Sorry, Vic. The earliest I could do it that day is 9:30 as that is my son's birthday. What about Thursday the 25th? Anyone object?

metirish Feb 22 2010 01:44 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'm flexible, how long would the draft take...more or less like.

Fman99 Feb 22 2010 01:55 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

metirish wrote: I'm flexible, how long would the draft take...more or less like. Assuming it moves at a brisk pace, I'd guess in the neighborhood of 90 minutes.

metirish Feb 22 2010 01:57 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Fman99 wrote: metirish wrote: I'm flexible, how long would the draft take...more or less like. Assuming it moves at a brisk pace, I'd guess in the neighborhood of 90 minutes. Those that don't show will have their team auto picked?

smg58 Feb 22 2010 02:07 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Fman99 wrote: Sorry, Vic. The earliest I could do it that day is 9:30 as that is my son's birthday. What about Thursday the 25th? Anyone object? Thursday would be ideal for me, as my wife will be out for the evening.

smg58 Feb 22 2010 05:17 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Wow, we're up to 11 now. I'm beginning to think having six infielders and five outfielders active per team is a bit much...

Fman99 Feb 22 2010 06:53 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Agreed. 16 NL teams = 48 starting outfielders, 32 middle infielders and 32 corner infielders. 11 owners at 5 OFs = 55 OFs, 33 2B/SS and 33 1B/3B. Too many slots. So I will change it to 4 OFs and one extra infielder (CI or MI) per active team. Still also a Util spot. This should be a bit easier to field a full squad. Also the draft is now scheduled for Thursday, March 25th at 7:30 PM.

Nymr83 Feb 23 2010 03:49 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

booo dont water it down, whats wrong with having to use part-time players??

Fman99 Feb 23 2010 08:29 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

What's wrong is that part time players suck ass. Even with the pared down rosters, look at it like this: 16 NL teams x 8 positions = 128 position players 11 fantasy teams x 11 hitters per team (8 position players plus 1 extra IF, OF and UTIL) = 121 hitters Letting the seven worst hitters in the NL off the hook is not exactly making it easy.

Valadius Feb 24 2010 08:52 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Boom.

Fman99 Feb 24 2010 09:01 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

That's a full house, kids. Nice and good luck to everyone.

Nymr83 Feb 24 2010 10:06 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

at least up the bench size from 3 to 5, this makes having the next useful player less a matter of being the first to click the waiver wire when player X gets named a starter and more a matter of planning.

Fman99 Feb 25 2010 07:02 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Nymr83 wrote: at least up the bench size from 3 to 5, this makes having the next useful player less a matter of being the first to click the waiver wire when player X gets named a starter and more a matter of planning. I can do that. I think we should also try using the free agent blind bidding for waivers, which is a new Yahoo feature this year, instead of the generic "first come first served" method.

smg58 Feb 25 2010 08:08 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Do you think 1250 innings is really enough? It seems like we'll be drafting third-string infielders but leaving fourth and fifth starters out there, the way things are currently structured.

Ceetar Feb 25 2010 08:31 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I despise inning limits, just fyi. :-D and 1250 is nowhere near enough I wouldn't think.

Fman99 Feb 25 2010 10:57 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I am open to changing it.... what's a better number?

Ceetar Feb 25 2010 11:14 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I guess 7 pitches isn't that many that it should become a huge issues. I'm always a fan of no limits. The case for limits is that one person could continually swap in pitchers and get a lot more innings and rack up more wins, etc. And I guess with only ER on the negative side that could be the case. Lesse, 5 pitchers, at 200ip each would be 1000 innings, maybe 75 for the two relievers, so 1150. I guess 1250 does work okay, but I'd support bumping it up to 1400 or 1500 to support a 6th or 7th bench pitcher if that's the way someone chose to go.

smg58 Feb 25 2010 12:09 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

We did 1450 the last two years and it seemed to work out ok. It's consistent with a full season.

Valadius Feb 25 2010 03:48 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

1250 runs out around August.

smg58 Feb 25 2010 05:04 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

PS What happens when Carl Crawford gets traded to an NL team in mid-July and we all go all-in bidding for him?

Nymr83 Feb 25 2010 06:31 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I think we should also try using the free agent blind bidding for waivers, which is a new Yahoo feature this year, instead of the generic "first come first served" method. i like it. PS What happens when Carl Crawford gets traded to an NL team in mid-July and we all go all-in bidding for him? whoever prudently saved their FA budget gets him. or if there is a "tie" (two max bids) it goes to the player lower in the standings. as for the innings limit, i think it should be high enough that even with the best innings eaters in the league you dont hit it, but you can just drop and replace starters 4 times a week. 1450 is fine since we have 3 dedicated reliever slots. ps- this is shaping up to be awesome instead of just another yahoo standard/mixed/public league that anyone can go join on their own anyway, way to go fman

smg58 Feb 25 2010 07:03 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Nymr83 wrote: ps- this is shaping up to be awesome instead of just another yahoo standard/mixed/public league that anyone can go join on their own anyway, way to go fman Yes, thanks a bunch! And thanks to nymr for running the show in the past.

Fman99 Feb 25 2010 07:15 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

You're all welcome. IP limit is now 1450. I've been a commish for my other league using Yahoo since 2002 so it's pretty intuitive for me. And a league where no money (prizes or entry fees) changes hands is all the easier for me, not having to shake down a bunch of deadbeats for their transaction dues.

Fman99 Mar 22 2010 06:04 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Don't forget! Drafting this Thursday at 7:30 PM EST. Should be fun.....

metirish Mar 24 2010 10:49 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Fman99 wrote: Don't forget! Drafting this Thursday at 7:30 PM EST. Should be fun..... I'll attempt this with the kid hanging from me and asking to watch youtube videos of steam locomotives , his new thing.

smg58 Mar 24 2010 12:32 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

metirish wrote: Don't forget! Drafting this Thursday at 7:30 PM EST. Should be fun..... I'll attempt this with the kid hanging from me and asking to watch youtube videos of steam locomotives , his new thing. Enjoy it while you can; soon he'll be telling you who to pick.

metirish Mar 25 2010 09:21 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

smg58 wrote: Don't forget! Drafting this Thursday at 7:30 PM EST. Should be fun..... I'll attempt this with the kid hanging from me and asking to watch youtube videos of steam locomotives , his new thing. Enjoy it while you can; soon he'll be telling you who to pick. I think I might enjoy that...... How long might the draft take tonight? I have never done the live draft , any tips ?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 25 2010 09:22 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

metirish wrote: Don't forget! Drafting this Thursday at 7:30 PM EST. Should be fun..... I'll attempt this with the kid hanging from me and asking to watch youtube videos of steam locomotives , his new thing. 7:30 to 8:30 is the hour I usually spend wrestling Lunchpail to bed, should be harrowing for me too. Yeah, any hints would be nice.

smg58 Mar 25 2010 09:38 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'd say three hours if we work quickly, especially in the late rounds when the talent pool will be so thin that it will be one big crap shoot. I've never been in this deep of a draft, so I don't have much advice to give. Maybe towards the end look for matching halves of a platoon -- the righthanded half will generally only have value to whomever takes the lefthanded half (unless it's somebody like Jonny Gomes, who'll produce well in the AB's he gets). I also wouldn't worry about your bench. If you need to fill a spot due to an injured player, most likely nobody will begrudge you picking up the guy who takes his place. There may be exceptions, though. For example, I'd expect that Alex Cora will only have value to the person who drafts Reyes (and that's assuming Reyes misses Opening Day), but if you grab Beltran you may not be able to wait till the end of the draft to grab Pagan.

Fman99 Mar 25 2010 09:52 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

smg58 wrote: I'd say three hours if we work quickly, especially in the late rounds when the talent pool will be so thin that it will be one big crap shoot. I've never been in this deep of a draft, so I don't have much advice to give. Maybe towards the end look for matching halves of a platoon -- the righthanded half will generally only have value to whomever takes the lefthanded half (unless it's somebody like Jonny Gomes, who'll produce well in the AB's he gets). I also wouldn't worry about your bench. If you need to fill a spot due to an injured player, most likely nobody will begrudge you picking up the guy who takes his place. There may be exceptions, though. For example, I'd expect that Alex Cora will only have value to the person who drafts Reyes (and that's assuming Reyes misses Opening Day), but if you grab Beltran you may not be able to wait till the end of the draft to grab Pagan. It shouldn't take anywhere near 3 hours. Generally the time limit is 90 seconds per pick, but half of the people drafting will be ready to go within 5-7 seconds of coming on the clock. And the others will get mocked (by me at least) for taking the full time, given that this league is not for money and all.... I'd figure on being done by 9 PM EST. As for hints, I throw this out there -- ESPN MLB depth charts, per team, will help you figure out who the starters are for every NL team as well as the top 5 candidates for the rotation and their top relievers. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/depth?team=ari Pull down menu on the right to select the other NL teams. I copied those out onto a single spreadsheet and use it to find those guys late who will get a lot of at bats. In a single league it's important to maximize those guys who are going to play, even if they are .240 scrubs, because much of the stats (especially hitting) are counting stats and those runs/HRs/RBIs/steals add up. Relievers will be around late, though in a 12 team NL only league you may want to seek out at least one closer with a track record.

Nymr83 Mar 25 2010 10:41 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

in a 12 team league i'd say you need one guy you can count on for saves and probably want a couple of guys who may get saves at some point this year. particularly useful are guys like Marmol and Lidge before they became closers because you knew that not only were they next in line but they'd strike out 90+ batters for you and not be useless until then.

Vic Sage Mar 25 2010 01:36 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

i'm going to have to check out before 9pm, so i hope it goes quickly. But i have a question: if i have to go to auto=draft at some point, will it know to only pick NLers? Or will i be completely screwed?

Vic Sage Mar 25 2010 01:37 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

also, whats this about a $1000 waiver budget? How does that work?

Fman99 Mar 25 2010 01:53 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Yeah, there will be an NL-only player pool, so even auto-drafting will choose eligible players. No guarantee that they'll be good, or healthy, just eligible. The bidding bucks works like this -- you get $1000 in play money to use all season. If you want a player that is on waivers (i.e., just added to Yahoo from the minors, or recently cut by another team), you bid as much of your money as you think the player is worth. It's blind bidding -- so you won't know if or how much any one else has bid for the same guy. At the end of the waiver period the highest bid gets the player. The bidding bucks can also be used as part of a trade I believe.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 25 2010 02:39 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

How is draft order determined?

Nymr83 Mar 25 2010 02:54 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

largest bribe to fman by 7pm gets [crossout:33cdro9h]the first pick[/crossout:33cdro9h] Pujols

metirish Mar 25 2010 04:16 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Per regs The draft order will be randomly determined approximately 30 minutes before the draft begins.

Nymr83 Mar 25 2010 05:07 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

i pick 1st! i have 22 minutes to talk myself out of pujols!

Fman99 Mar 25 2010 07:56 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Draft took just under two hours... I am happy with my team. A little thin on the last few hitters, and definitely weak on the back end of my rotation. Still like my chances. Pooed My HunterPence Round Pick Player Position 1. (4) Ryan Braun OF 2. (21) Jimmy Rollins SS 3. (28) Josh Johnson SP 4. (45) Hunter Pence OF 5. (52) Lance Berkman 1B 6. (69) Ryan Dempster SP 7. (76) Chad Qualls RP 8. (93) Ryan Theriot SS 9. (100) Hiroki Kuroda SP 10. (117) Colby Rasmus OF 11. (124) Chase Headley 3B,OF 12. (141) Dexter Fowler OF 13. (148) Chris Young SP 14. (165) Luis Castillo 2B 15. (172) Jonathon Niese SP 16. (189) Carlos Ruiz C 17. (196) Jaime García RP 18. (213) Matt Lindstrom RP 19. (220) Pedro Feliz 3B 20. (237) Juan Gutiérrez RP 21. (244) Blake DeWitt 3B 22. (261) Will Venable OF 23. (268) Sean West SP 24. (285) Dan Meyer RP 25. (292) David Eckstein 2B

metirish Mar 25 2010 08:11 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

It was a lot of fun , I like my team , not a lot of steals but plenty of home runs, no big stud pitcher but a few two types and saves....

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 25 2010 09:02 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Let's Go Mets! (and, uh, Reds). I like my team but I haven't played in 20 years. I think Vic Sage took all the guys I thought I should have taken, he's my favorite C Barajas 1B Votto 2B Lopez SS Reyes 3B Jones OF Bay OF Beltran OF Francoeur The ex-Met benchwarmers OF Church IF Matsui UT Mora On the bump P Pelfrey P Ollie P Correria P Cook P Bailey P A. Chapman P Cordero P Masset P Rhodes All-Asia Scrub Patrol: 1B Ishikawa P Igarashi P Yabu INF E. Velez P Coffey

Nymr83 Mar 26 2010 12:11 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I'm reasonably happy with my team though there were a few key guys in rounds 10-20 that i really wanted and thought would fall to me but didnt. Hitters- Olivo, Pujols, Hairston, Escobar, Reynolds, Glaus, Bourn, Soriano, Hawpe, Heyward, Smith Pitchers- Carpenter, Cain, Webb, Hoffman, Capps, Richard, Blanton, Padilla, Penny bench- Looper, Marshall, Myers, Nieve, Vazquez I goofed on Vazquez seeing the name and forgetting the injury, that cost me the chance to grab Lindstrom or Morales both of whom should get some saves this year and almost made it to my next pick

metirish Mar 26 2010 06:31 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Let's Go Mets! (and, uh, Reds). I like my team but I haven't played in 20 years. It must have been a bit unnerving to use a computer as apposed to what you used twenty years ago, a pen and paper and an abacus?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 26 2010 07:16 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

The draft was easy (and fun!) back then. We got beer and all gathered together for an auction-style draft. It was calculating the weekly stats by hand which was the pain in the ass.

Ceetar Mar 26 2010 09:05 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Was out celebrating last night and didn't get to the draft. I've always had good luck with prerankings..but Iguess NL field is so slim.. ouch..eww...I've got Tatis, Sheffield, and Delgado. *shudder* Oh, and Pedro and Dukes also, of the NA guys.

metirish Mar 26 2010 09:38 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Yeah I saw you getting stiffed with those guys , although when you auto picked Delgado you were getting props in the chat section. We had a good turn out for the draft which I think made it fun. I think it would suck if only a few were able to make it.

Ceetar Mar 26 2010 09:47 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Draft can be fun. They take too long sometimes though, can be a pain if you're in a lot. Rookie mistake on my part I guess, not realizing how slim pickings would be. Still wish it wouldn't have some NAs so high.

Vic Sage Mar 26 2010 09:45 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

i had to autodraft the last 7 rounds and got totally screwed over by that freakin machine. MIKE JACOBS! JEFF WEAVER! for feck's sake! Lunchpail, i wish i shared your confidence in my draft.

metsmarathon Mar 26 2010 11:27 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

i do not feel good about my team. not one bit.

Valadius Mar 27 2010 04:59 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Me neither. Lunchables kept grabbing everyone I wanted.

Fman99 Mar 27 2010 05:33 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I love my team... most of my hitters are solid even for a mixed league and I have some real upside at the ass end of my rotation. I'm a little worried about my batting average but I've got solid numbers coming otherwise. Having done NL only before I prefer it, it's WAY harder than your 12 team mixed league vanilla league.

metirish Mar 28 2010 08:51 AM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

I proposed a Howard for Pujols trade with Nymr, haven't heard back yet.

Nymr83 Mar 28 2010 04:36 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

metirish wrote: I proposed a Howard for Pujols trade with Nymr, haven't heard back yet. I rejected it. The site should have emailed you?

metirish Mar 28 2010 05:23 PM Re: 2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

Of course you did , I was only following up on the ridiculous articles that appeared last week regarding the Phillies brass having internal talks regarding such a move.