TBF Kershaw, Kluber, Scherzer & Votto were the only four guy I was going to target above a young SP.
and guess i should have made extra sure the rules/settings were understood by the new teams before we got to the draft. when we first went to a keeper format (which i love), i didn't like that someone might be able to keep a Trout or Kershaw for their entire career. didn't seem fair to keep so many elite players out of reach. and since irl most players hit free agency by the time they've hit 30, i thought the age cut-off was a good way to go. and also 30 is a nice, round, easy to remember number. as far as the age brackets go, i like it because it A) prevents people from bunching up a crew of similar aged guys and B) it forces teams to plan for the career progression of it's younger picks – i wanted more thought to go into team than just having a bucket of under-30 guys you can hang onto. almost like when a guy hits 27, you have to decide if that he's good enough to extend. an interesting side effects as well, seems to be that it has inspired some incredibly interesting trades over the years. the only thing i'm not crazy about is when we calculate someone's age. we go by our leagues draft date, which can be a moving target. iirc only one guy has been effected by the phenomenon of their official age shifting due to this, so it hasn't really been a major problem.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 26 March 2018 16:14 (six years ago) link
Yeah, please don't mind me, I'm just trolling mostly.
I also have no idea who all the hot young prospects are so it's almost better I luckily backed into a few under 30 guys rather than intentionally chased a flash in the pan with an upper round pick.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 26 March 2018 16:19 (six years ago) link
if i'm in the running for first place, we can talk in a few months... i have at least two too many *young* young guys. and i probably am not the only one.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 26 March 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
Lincecumlords are now CorrosionOfConforto
― omar little, Monday, 26 March 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
^ a reference I get!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 26 March 2018 16:57 (six years ago) link
It's the draft date? Oops. I thought it was MLB opening day. Probably doesn't make a big difference...
― challops trap house (Will M.), Monday, 26 March 2018 17:22 (six years ago) link
oh - you know what, it is. Ignore me. I don't know the rules of my own league.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 26 March 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
Just peeked in on my team and one of my starters had just given up 3 homeruns in a half-inning...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 29 March 2018 21:31 (six years ago) link
dammit, i was just about to add Martinez!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 29 March 2018 21:39 (six years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/12PMxjnRn4Hynu/giphy.gif
(i was pretty "lucky" that Conforto went to the 10-day DL)
― omar little, Thursday, 29 March 2018 21:43 (six years ago) link
Someone in my other league has 6 home runs today. So far.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 29 March 2018 23:12 (six years ago) link
So are we gonna introduce our teams?Here is Vorped Mind 2018's most formidable contender (complete with ILX-friendly name change, as strongly suggested at the draft):
Hallojoeygallo, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Gallo's Polehttps://i.imgur.com/j7A5WnR.jpg
C Sal PEREZ, Evan GATTIS1B Justin SMOAK2B Brian DOZIER3B Josh DONALDSON, Manny MACHADOSS Marcus SEMIENOF GALLO and his PoleOF Marcell OZUNAOF Adam JONESOF Avisaíl GARCÍANA Eloy JIMÉNEZ-SP Chris SALESP Lucas GIOLITOSP Charlie MORTONSP Jeff SAMARDZIJA RP Craig KIMBRELRP Aroldis CHAPMANRP Sean DOOLITTLERP Archie BRADLEYRP Anthony SWARZAK
Inquiries about trades welcome.Trading Block: 3B: Machado Youth: Jimenez, GiolitoC: Gattis, Perez
ISO: a future 27-29yo1B/OF combo SP
― francisF, Friday, 30 March 2018 03:52 (six years ago) link
oh FUCK, that photoshop is boss
i'll do mine in a minute
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 30 March 2018 13:37 (six years ago) link
Applying pop-Marxism to Sabermetrics, owning libs who still believe in RBIs, and seemingly obsessed with WWI-era Detroit Tigers pitcher Bernie Boland, this is your VOTTO TRAP HOUSE for the season.
https://i.imgur.com/tgma1HH.jpg
C - LUCROY, Jonathan1B - HOSMER, Eric2B - ODOR, Rougned3B - ARENADO, NolanSS - COZART, ZackOF - JUDGE, AaronOF - MARTE, StarlingOF - BETTS, Mookie
1B - MYERS, WilOF - PUIG, YasielSS - BECKHAM, TimNA - ROBLES, Victor
SP - OHTANI, ShoheiSP - PRICE, DavidSP - TAILLON, JamesonSP - TEHERAN, JulioSP - WEAVER, LukeDL - SALAZAR, DannyDL - REYES, Alex
RP - GILES, KenRP - RIVERO, FelipeRP - MADSON, RyanRP - MUSGROVE, JoeDL - MELANCON, Mark
No reasonable trade offer denied without reason
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 30 March 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
haha amazing. Can Ohtani be employed as offense and defense?
― francisF, Friday, 30 March 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
nope, he is in the system as two players. i have the "pitcher" version. the "hitter" version is available on the waiver wire!
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 30 March 2018 16:13 (six years ago) link
CORROSIONOFCONFORTO
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/31/4f/80/314f809940dc85218f603ef2095deaf8.jpg
C - Yadier Molina1B - Jay Bruce1B - Jose Martinez2B - Robinson Cano2B - Ian Happ3B - Adrian Beltre3B - Matt DavidsonSS - Xander BogaertsSS - Paul DeJongOF - Manuel MargotOF - Andrew BenintendiOF - Michael TaylorOF - Michael ConfortoUTIL - Ryan McMahon
SP - Max ScherzerSP - Zack GreinkeSP - Carlos MartinezSP - Felix HernandezSP - Jacob DeGromSP - Drew PomeranzRP - Raisel IglesiasRP - Arodys VizcainoRP - Corey KnebelRP - Brad Peacock
― omar little, Friday, 30 March 2018 16:43 (six years ago) link
I don't compete now, I make money movesSay I don't gotta compete, I make money move
The expansion team shopping for keepers BODAK YELLICH
https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/gty_670347988_90348650.jpg?w=1000&h=636
C - Wilson Ramos1B - Rhys Hoskins2B - Yoan Moncada3B- Anthony RendonSS - Orlando ArciaSS - J.P CrawfordSS - Bo BichetteOF - Byron BuxtonOF - Ronald AcunaOF - Josh ReddickOF - Aaron HicksOF - Adam EatonUTIL - Ian Kinsler
SP - Aaron SanchezSP - Cole HamelsSP - Rich HillSP - Zach DaviesSP - Sean ManaeaSP - Michael KopechSP - Carson FulmerRP - Brendon MorrowRP - Dave Robertson
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 March 2018 21:28 (six years ago) link
lol at jpgs.
One thing about yfb that bugs is that games that lineups where players in games that have been PPD are not available to be subbed.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 31 March 2018 18:14 (six years ago) link
sorry that made no sense, let's try again: If a game has been PPD, you should be able to edit that player from the PPD game out of your lineup.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 31 March 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
hey, how about some more bellyaching from me!
there's some obvious lag/glitch between the actual lineup page and the StatTracker, here's what my actual lineup is (Gardner benched/Frazier starting):
https://i.imgur.com/IN7bai9.png
and here's what the StatTracker is showing (with Frazier on the bench & Gardner starting... and more importantly, Frazier's stats aren't being calculated on the StatTracker):
https://i.imgur.com/gXMvVVP.png
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 31 March 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
Van Horn: FYI you can move a couple guys into DL slots and one of your minor league dudes into the NA slot. that'll open up three roster spots for you.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 1 April 2018 06:30 (six years ago) link
I guess you guys inspired me – did up a quick spoof logo to go with the name: https://imgur.com/a/M1rYR
C – J.T. Realmutobackup / DL replacement C – Brian McCann1B – Jose Abreu2B – Ozzie Albies (shame on you people for letting him fall to me)3B – Kris Bryantback-up 3B – Matt ChapmanSS – Carlos CorreaOF – Andrew McCutchenOF – Nomar MazaraOF – Ryan BraunOF and DL mainstay – Michael BtantlyOF / NA stash: David Dahl2B/OF/rebound candidate – Jason Kipnissuper-mega utility dude – Eduardo Nunez
SP – Lius SeverinoSP – Jose QuintanaSP – James PaxtonSP – Jake ArrietaSP – Garrett RichardsSP – Jake FariaRP – Edwin DiazRP – Addison ReedRP – Kyle Barraclough
27-29 Keepers for 2019:Bryant (27), Realmuto (28)
< 27 keepers (in order of the odds I'll be hanging on to them):Correa (24), Severino (25), Albies (22), Mazara (23), Dahl (25), Faria (25), Chapman (25), Diaz (25)
my team's standing every year since we starting keeping players in 2011:10/15, 7/15, 7/14, 1/13, 4/12, 2/11, 2/12
looking to end that three year dry spell, especially after two misses and losing Jose Fernandez.will probably start looking to move Mazara/Dahl/Faria/Chapman for an upgrade a little into the season once we have a better look at them/the standings.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 1 April 2018 07:29 (six years ago) link
hmmm, try that image one more time:https://i.imgur.com/rsBH5uB.jpg
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 1 April 2018 07:30 (six years ago) link
whoops that's big.
Just realized I never said my team name (Incase people don’t recognize the logo)PORNO FOR SHAPIROS
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 1 April 2018 17:59 (six years ago) link
http://flipflopflyin.com/flipflopflyball/misc-miketrout.jpg
OffenseC - Welington Castillo CWS 1B - Chris Davis BAL 2B - Starlin Castro MIA3B - Mike Moustakas KCSS - Elvis Andrus TEXOF - Mitch Haniger SEAOF - Billy Hamilton CINOF - Nelson Cruz SEAUtil - Ryan Zimmerman Was - 1B
Bench:OF - Max Kepler MIN3B - Travis Shaw MIL1B - Logan Morrison MIN2B - Daniel Murphy WAS (DL)
6-man Rotation:Corey Kluber Cle - SPAlex Wood LAD - SPDanny Duffy KC - SPJ.A. Happ Tor - SPJake Odorizzi Min - SPChase Anderson Mil - SP
Relief:Kenley Jansen LAD - RPJeurys Familia NYM - RPBrad Boxberger Ari - RPCarl Edwards Jr. ChC - RPPat Neshek Phi - RP (DL)
My goal is to win the league without really paying attention to keepers.
Some may remember me as the original commish of ILBB fantasy (why hello Balks, HBP, Cycle) as well as orginal moderator of ILBB but that was like 15 years ago so probably a lot of you do not!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 1 April 2018 21:48 (six years ago) link
Is it cool if I start referring to you as “the ghost of fantasy past”?Also: why have you come to haunt us, spirit??
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 1 April 2018 22:45 (six years ago) link
my team is garbage
― na (NA), Monday, 2 April 2018 16:07 (six years ago) link
protoschwarber
https://imgur.com/a/4VF9V
willson contreras - Cpaul goldschmidt - 1bjavier baez - 2b, ssjake lamb - 3bmarwin gonzalez - everywhereender inciarte - ofchristian yelich - ofaj pollock - ofrafeal devers - util
tim anderson - ssjeimer candelario - 3bjosh bell - 1bian desmond - of (though he'll be replaced by josh harrison tomorrow)scott kingery - 2bgleyber torres - ss (NA)
yu darvish - spjon gray - spmike clevinger - sptyler chatwood - spalex cobb - sp (NA)marco gonzalez - spblake treinen - rpkelvin herrera - rp
i love trades
― na (NA), Monday, 2 April 2018 16:17 (six years ago) link
i see you did the same linking thing i did originally.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 2 April 2018 17:09 (six years ago) link
eh you aren't missing much
― na (NA), Monday, 2 April 2018 17:27 (six years ago) link
i dont fuck w photoshop but imagine cc's giant head/face on https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51xr2811V3L._SX339_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 01:54 (six years ago) link
o & my team ~ currently obp'ing/slg'ing .471/.677 get @ me
c- d'arnaud1b- fred freeman2b- altuvess- c seager3b- castellanosof - bryce harperof - blackmonof- cain
util/benchk. seagert. frazierd. peraltadl g. bird
pitcherskeuchelverlanderjordan montgomerysonny greychris archererv santanacody allendevenskiwade davisalex colomeadam ottovinodl - d. lamet
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 02:01 (six years ago) link
Damn your team is monstrous.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 02:43 (six years ago) link
i got u, Johnny...
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 02:52 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/zp51Gu7.jpg
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 02:56 (six years ago) link
also: your team is indeed disgusting.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 02:57 (six years ago) link
haha thank u
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 03:06 (six years ago) link
For a brief moment a few minutes ago, I was 1st in Quality Starts & last in Wins.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 03:21 (six years ago) link
I wanna see the team that can pull off the opposite.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 03:31 (six years ago) link
Get me Jack Morris and David Wells, stat
― omar little, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 03:32 (six years ago) link
LuvWilTeheranUsApart (character limits ruin the team name somewhat)
After three straight podium finishes, my team has been in a Blue Jays-like state of not exactly rebuilding and not exactly ready to contend. Yuck!
C - Buster Posey1B - Edwin Encarnacion2B - Anthony Rizzo (a very useful position eligibility quirk!) (K)3B - Alex Bregman (K)SS - Addison RussellOF - Matt Olson, Kyle Schwarber, Jackie Bradley JrUtil - Carlos Santana
bench: Eddie Rosario, Evan Longoria, Willie Calhoun (currently NA), Justin Turner (currently DL), Vlad Guerrero Jr (currently NA, future face of the team?)
SP - Gio Gonzalez, Robbie Ray (K), Marcus Stroman (K), Michael Wacha, Trevor Bauer (K), Steven MatzRP - Dellin Betances, Brad Hand, Brad Brach, Nate Jones
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 14:39 (six years ago) link
you're really going the long haul for Vlad, huh?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
I picked him towards the end of the draft, so it was low risk. I figured I might as well stick him in the NA spot and see if they bring him up this year.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 18:42 (six years ago) link
Years ago I drafted Strasburg before his debut, hung onto him all season long until he was called up, then kept him all throughout the year he was recovering from TJ surgery. If you've got the roster spot to burn (and NA isn't an active roster spot) and if the upside is high enough then why not?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
in my case, because i lack the required patience.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 19:21 (six years ago) link
sometimes i get the existential fear, like knowing how Ian Happ will age out of being a keeper just before i turn 50.
― omar little, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
i think about how old my daughter will be when Albies gets there. (almost high school age) :`(
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 20:03 (six years ago) link
Last place! I have never been in last place in this league (14 seasons!), even for a day.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 5 April 2018 10:06 (six years ago) link