i know it's early, but there was decent interest in the hot stove thread about a somb fantasy baseball league. i'll set it up. i just want to know what people want.

should we do a 5x5 league or add other stats? do we want a regular batting order with a utility spot? starters and relievers or just regular pitchers? any other ideas?

I would be in for this. Options wise, I could care less. I just want to do some fantasy baseballing.

Do it on Yahoo please. I'm in for whatever. I have traditionally played head to head leagues, but I'm in for anything.

okay. go to http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1 and click on "sign up now" (or whatever it says to get started). we have a custom league.

league id is #42857 and "sombie" is the password. look at the settings and let me know if you want anything changed. i'm sure our draft time will change once or twice.

Badass. I'm in. Let's rock.



If it were me, I'd have more designated pitching positions (4 or 5 starters, 2 or 3 RP & only 1 or maybe 2 undesignated positions). I would also clear up some bench spaces. Baseball is a long season and guys get hurt. I love the 3 DL spaces.

Edit: I think the 16 teams is way too many, esp with all the pitchers. I think you will need to decrease the number of pitchers or the number of teams (12).

right now, we have 25 players (+ 3 DL spots) on a roster. if anyone else is up for changing pitching designations, speak up. in other leagues i've done, a lot of people like to toy around with how they use their pitchers. the guy who won one of our leagues last year used maybe 3 starters all year, so i thought it'd give people some freedom.

16 is the maximum number of teams allowed. we could have 8 and it'd work.

I don't mind the 16 teams....the more the merrier, but there aren't enough quality to average pitchers out there to sustain 16 teams with 11 pitchers each, imo. For 16 teams, I'd have 4 SP, 2-3 RP, 1 P...relievers are where you will run into the problems. Starters...not so much.

I'll politely wait & see if this board's veterans fill up the team slots but if there's any opening I'd most likely be interested...my rotisserie league draft is April 4th - this could spur me to do some much needed research & get a head start on the whole enchillada...

What do you think of having OBP as an offensive stat?

well, as of now, OPS is replacing batting average in a standard 5x5 league. if we added OBP, i suppose it'd make sense to drop OPS and add either SLG or BA. we'd also need to add another pitching category to make it 6x6. i have no problem with it. i'm open to any changes, as long as people are fine with it.

I hear that. I tend towards a bit more structure to prevent guys from running all the RPs early, but I see your line of thinking. I'm down for this, but I'd like to see maybe 1-2 more bench spots.

Well done so far and it is good to talk about this stuff now and work it out before we get too close to the start.

OPS? Sorry, I'm blanking here.

OPS is On-Base Percentage + Slugging Percentage, which is a much better indicator of offensive productivity than Batting Average. the slight against it is it's on a 5-point scale instead of the traditional 1-point scale like Batting Average.

yeah, i def. agree with something other than BA. nice.

I'm in. I think I came in 2nd last year in the SOMB league, so now I'm hungry for Number 1.

Got room for a noob?

Team Gilmore Grrrrrrlz is up and running.

absolutely. there're 16 teams available and i can't imagine them all filling up.

Great...The Backdoor Sliders are swinging!

I'm in Nancies.

Can I please suggest to do OBP or AVG instead of OPS? I love OPS and I think it's a great indicator of a player's performance. But as it stands, it's a pretty power dominated selection of categories and it's going to come down to whoever's team hits more home runs (which benefit each category except SBs.) Right now, there's very little reason to have Ichiro, Juan Pierre, or Scott Podsednik because they're only benefitting one category.

Also, is there money on this bitch?

Also, what's everyone's favorite team?

I'm a Twins guy.

I'll be gone most of the summer with limited access so I will decline.

I'm In. look out.

good point. i'll change that.

what do we want to do about money? in another league i do, the winner receives a cd (not a burn or a mix) from everyone else. i totally understand if people don't want to do that.

I'm down with the mix idea.

I have a fantasy where that burly Damon guy from the Red Sox (now Yankees) sticks it in my puckered hole.

You're going to have to work a lot harder, Hickman. Mr. Inches is running circles around you.



Anyway I'm in. This is my first fantasy league, so I look forward to drafting a horribly unbalanced team and serving as a KC-esque punching bag for the rest of you.

Poe just took the 12th spot. I vote for playing for $20. And I second the idea that 4 SP, 2 RP and 1 P is the way to go for pitching lineups.

Also, does anyone else feel like we really need three DL positions? That's an awful lot.

I agree that OPS puts too much emphasis on power. I like OBP.

Favorite team: Detroit Tigers.


Favorite year: 1984.

SF Giants. Humm, Baby! with a nod to my close neighbors, the Fuckin' As.

Lukins are in

hey batter batter
swing batter

is the march 15 8:00 CST draft time okay with almost everyone? yahoo just opened up some extra drafting times, so now would be the time to make a change. some people in another league i'm in don't want to draft during the world baseball classic, so i'm giving anyone who has qualms with march 15 to speak up.

and if you cannot make the online draft, please pre-rank. it makes things run a lot smoother.

moi aussi. i'd be all over it, but i've got at least three leagues on the go already.
So let me know if you're hurting for players and i'll probably join up.

I want in! Is it too late?!?

yes, i'm afraid we've filled up the 16-team league already.

Ain't that about a bitch.
I was over in the music forum thinkin, "I wonder if anyone here does fantasy baseball?"
Tis fine, I'll just make due with my one pay-league.
Seeing as how managing one fantasy baseball team is a commitment, one should be enough for me.

the draft is this wednesday at 8 CST. if you won't be there, please pre-rank your players.

It's on.

Can someone confirm that there's a mix CD from every loser riding on this? Or was that just talk?

a prize has not really been discussed yet. i have been in leagues with mixes or proper CDs as the prizes. i am game for either. or something else.

let's open it up for discussion... what should be the champion's prize?

i just noticed that someone dropped out, so there is one more space to be filled. spacemanspiff, alan, shampoosuicide? anyone else?

i wont be part of the draft, i have night class then, but i will be preranking players shortly so y'all dont have to suffer.

i've taken the last spot -- Miss Teen Wordpower. thrilling.

If I get D. Lee in the first round, is there a way we can auto-trade him for your first 2 picks?



I'm down for a mix CD prize or cash prize. Just let me know.

So pumped for this.

oh yeah, this is tonight! i'm amped.

I can't do the draft tonight. Anyone want my slot? I'll free it up.

just pre-rank your players. then it'll draft for you automatically.

Pre-rank your players. It's pretty easy, then you autodraft from your best available.

that's what I'm gonna do.

I don't want your slot, but my sister might.

I must be punchy. I don't get this joke.

e-mail me the answer.

If you're reading this and it's not 8 yet, make I ask that as many people as possible be ready to go 10 minutes before 8 so we can minimize the wait to get started?

that was fun. thanks to everyone who showed up.