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I'm out on Ottoneu, never really wrapped my head around it TBH. Pulled out of my own $100 league that I've been running for 20 years, too. Tired of throwing my money away only to never win and always have the wrong guys in the lineup.

The fun time league I play with you, ABNS, will likely be the only one I play this year, maybe that plus an occasional Fanduel bet as I have some FFL money left in my FD account.

we do need one more owner to replace Fman fwiw.

We have 11 of 12 teams filled for Crane Pool Forum Ottoneu fantasy baseball, hosted on the Fangraphs site.

Need 1 more.

The league is Ottoneu Classic (4x4 roto) with Rs, HRs, OBA, SLG, Ks, HR/9, ERA, WHIP...categories that matter!
On-line Draft is 3/23 at 9pm. Takes 1-2 hours at most.
Daily lineups, simulates real baseball better than most formats.
Great group of managers!
Cost $20. Playing just for fun...and pride.

Need a free Fangraphs ID to join.
https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/claimteams
Team is called Syracuse Meatwhistles...and you are free to change it :)

Password is listed on the Ottoneu 2020 thread. Contact Ceetar if you have trouble joining.

Don't forget the draft is tomorrow night. We still have a spot open, from the looks of it, so jump on in!

yes, all that. I made the league public temporarily to bait someone to take that last team.

One question I think I know the answer to, but can't find - position players need to be in the position they played in IRL to get points? True or false?

No, except for starters/relievers.

Ah, thank you. I wish I could say that's why I've been shitty at this league for 3 years.

yeah, position players can score in any position that they're eligible for. so if you've got a strong outfielder, who happens to be infield-eligible, you can play him there in lieu of some weak-hitting shortstop. not that those things still exist....

pitchers are different. eligibility is meaningless, unlike nearly every other format. if you've got a starter starting, and he gets into a game as a reliever, or after an opener opens for him, that doesn't count. if you've got a reliever, and he gets a spot start, or an opening, he needs to be in your lineup as a starter.

it all made more sense before openers became a thing.

Thanks. I don't know why I thought that was the case. Was it ever like that?

i think when the league first started, maybe... i think we're also the only league i play in where that matters.

So congratulations to Arsenal BC for going absolutely nuts on the last day of the season and finding four points to gain. Now back to the drawing board...

okay, so I'm done with fantasy. I just can't bring myself to pay attention, just have too much other stuff to think about. Who wants to be commissioner?

So what do I need to do?

smg58 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:42 pm So what do I need to do?

If you want the job, I can make you a commissioner and then you'd just need to replace me and/or anyone else (maybe that arsenal idiot. Does Rojas have some sort of Arsenal connection, or why are there seemingly three 'separate' people attacking me about Rojas not being good?)

schedule the draft, click the button to start the draft. That sort of thing.

Yeah, I saw his comment and I already regret taking on the job. I'd cut him one bit of slack in the hope that he's more immature than malicious, but that wasn't called for. And he complimented me in private, and now I feel bad about it. Sigh.