The OT.com OT OTT League - Thread For News, Advice, and Smack Talk

Fantasy Baseball: The OT.com OT (off topic) OTT (over-the-top) League

LEAGUE MEMBERS
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TV's Frink (League Commissioner)
Ripplin
Warbler
Davnes007
VFP
Murry Sparkles
elbarto1
Anchorhead
Sluggo
daniellepav

HELPFUL LINKS
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Rules:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/sports/fantasysports/baseball/rules/

League Settings:
http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/274328/settings

Yahoo Main Fantasy Page:
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy

Yahoo Fantasy News and Analysis:
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/news

ESPN Fantasy Baseball Main Page:
http://games.espn.go.com/frontpage/baseball

ESPN Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit:
http://games.espn.go.com/frontpage/flbdraftkit

CBSSportsline Main Fantasy Baseball Page:
http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball

You all are going down!

Ripplin said:

I still don't know if you've actually played this Yahoo game before! :p

5 or 6 years now, but under a different profile.  I've never been commish before, although I've done it the last two years for a football league.

EyeShotFirst said:

You just wanted thread views didn't you Frink?

I get paid by the view.

Ripplin said:

^Yep, we could've easily smack-talked in the first, less redundant thread. Heh heh. ;)

And I believe it was Frinky who berated me for making a duplicate post at OT and at FE, despite the fact that many members do not frequent both places and I wanted to reach them both... Shame on me, apparently.

I wanted a thread devoted to the league, instead of talk about signing up.  Hopefully the other thread dies out once the league is set.

"Berate" is a strong word - I would have used "tease."  And really, you should point to the fact that I have duplicate Cutlist threads here and there. :P

Now then, back on-topic...

I'd like to hear from experienced league members about the league settings.  It's pretty similar to the other league I play in, except I dropped the sixth hitting and pitching categories (OPS and Holds) since they're a little more advanced and we have some newbies.  I need to take a closer look at pitching roster spots (SP and RP vs. P) and max innings to make sure it makes sense.  And I'm not 100% decided on the draft yet.  I prefer live, but autodraft is a little easier for newbies (not to mention finding a time everyone can attend).  Finally, I'd like opinions on trading - I like commish review, but with a backup to look at trades I'm involved in.  I hate full league voting because you can get vendettas or people who don't bother to vote.

Thoughts?

OPS = On-base plus slugging

TV's Frink said:

I'd like to hear from experienced league members about the league settings.

Actually I'd like to hear opinions from the newbies too.  Read up on the settings and ask questions.  I'm not opposed to making the game a bit easier to understand if more people will enjoy it.

Updated OP to add some links from Yahoo, ESPN, and CBS - you can use these to find helpful articles, player rankings, draft strategies, and so on.

In one of my leagues last year I picked #2, and the first guy took Handley Ramirez.  Yay for me!

Actually, if I remember correctly, last year various websites were torn on which should go first.  H-Ram was thought to be equal in AVG and R, vastly superior in SB, and not that shabby in HR and RBI.  Honestly, I can't remember who I had ranked #1.

This is why I prefer commissioner veto over a league vote.  I like to ask the traders what their rationale is for trading if it seems one-sided.

I also like the idea of having two assistant commissioners that also have input on trades.  The trade goes through if two of the three commissioners ok it.  If one of the three is involved in the trade, then both of the other commisioners have to say ok, and if two are involved, it's up to the third.

Ripplin said:

Layin' the smack down in the smack talk thread. ;)

You're pretty bad at it!  ;)

Oops.

Slight update to league settings:

I changed the pitchers from 2 SP, 2 RP, and 4 P to 4 SP and 4 RP, in order to simplify things.  Also added a bench spot (now 6 total) and DL spot (now 3 total).

In case you're interested, here's how the innings limit (1250 IP)  breaks down:

You have 4 starting pitcher spots (SP) and 4 reliever spots (RP).  You can use the six bench spots (BN) any way you want, but most people choose to use at least one or two for extra pitchers.

Let's say you use one BN spot for another starter, giving you 5 starters and 4 relievers.  An rough average number of innings for the year is 200 for a starter and 70 for a reliever...

5 SP x 200 IP = 1000 IP
4 RP x 70 IP = 280 IP

Total = 1280 IP

Yahoo standard is 1250 IP, so that's what I went with.

Now, a few pitchers will go over the averages, but a lot will go under (due to injury, benchings, etc.).  So often people will use another BN spot or two on an extra pitcher or two.  It's all up to you what you want to do (you can carry only starters if you want, but I don't recommend it).  The important thing is you can't go over 1250 IP for the year.

I expect this post will generate some questions.  Ask away.

Ripplin said:

No questions from me. Just don't forget to remind us a few times when draft time approaches...in a timely manner. Time.

It will be around the end of the month.  I'm hoping to get everyone we need in the league before determining a date, that way we can pick a time that works for as many people as possible.

Davnes007 said:

So...how many Quarterbacks can we have?