Now I know why I did better last year (ignored keepers) versus this year (keepers, most of them on the IL): it's a lot easier to ride the FA/waiver wire when you have open slots that aren't cock-blocked by dudes with ruptured testicles, etc.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 15 August 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
"cock-blocked by dudes with ruptured testicles" quite an image
― na (NA), Thursday, 15 August 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
yes... hopefully the Toronto sleeper agents I deployed pitch "well" tonight.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 15 August 2019 21:00 (four years ago) link
i feel like i made some solid decisions w/r/t waiver wire pickups which have allowed me to claw all the way up to 8th place though i'm reconsidering my Jorge Soler drop (not that he could help my terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad pitching).
― omar little, Thursday, 15 August 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
I'm happy to be leading the 2nd tier (aka 3rd) again. A couple days ago I was hit with -4 pts despite this pitching line: 17.1IP, 1W, 25K, 2.60ERA, 1.04WHIP, 5K:BB, 2QS, 3SV+H!I have missed Scherzer big time, and I'll have to finish up without Encarnacion & Gallo, looks like. I switched back to Orel Halo
― francisF, Friday, 16 August 2019 00:59 (four years ago) link
I had an offensive day for the ages yesterday: 13/17, 11 R, 9 HR, 13 RBI, .481 OBP, 1.519 SLG, 10 XBH. Set the league single day record for HR, XBH, and SLG. Unfortunately all this did was make up for my offense mostly crapping the bed for the past two weeks, but still, it was a fun day.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 16 August 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link
13/27, not 13/17
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 16 August 2019 22:04 (four years ago) link
wow nice
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 17 August 2019 00:30 (four years ago) link
9 homers in 13 hits sums up this nu juiced era
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 17 August 2019 00:32 (four years ago) link
that's insane.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 17 August 2019 17:00 (four years ago) link
9 HR and "only" 13 RBI also seems to symbolize these homer happy times.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
so Dakota Hudson was a good add!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 20 August 2019 02:32 (four years ago) link
for the 2nd time this season, 4 of my 5 keepers are on the IL:
Andujar: labrum tear (Apr 1 -> EOS). 12 games played in 2019 for my #3 pick lolHaniger: ruptured testicle (Jun 7 -> Sept?)Mondesi: subluxation of shoulder (Jul 16 -> Sept?). Still #2 in SBs lol!Marquez: arm inflamation (Aug 26 -> ?)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 26 August 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
i know that given my position it's gauche to complain about this, but javy baez and christian yelich are now both out for the rest of the season but neither are on the DL, so i can't DL them to make room for replacements, and they're both keeper-eligible so i'm not going to drop them
― na (NA), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 12:50 (four years ago) link
Lol, that's been most of my season my dude. Welcome to the club.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 15:44 (four years ago) link
I mean, different but same in the grand scheme.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/YdAkGFv
pretty good pitching line last night
― na (NA), Friday, 13 September 2019 13:12 (four years ago) link
ugh nevermind failed brag
i wish you could just upload pics directly to ilx. so i could more easily brag about my pitching line from last night.
― na (NA), Friday, 13 September 2019 14:00 (four years ago) link
you'll just have to describe it to us as vividly as possible.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 13 September 2019 14:20 (four years ago) link
well, looks like the die is cast with 5 days to go. the only question is if having no pitching and being short 3 hitters will be enough to drop NA/Javy 20 points in the standings.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link
after reviewing the expanded standings and looking at the numbers, i'm leaning wards "no".
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 17:56 (four years ago) link
Happy last day everyone, I've been battling for the final podium spot for ages now. I was devastated to have had dropped to 4th recently, but somehow collected about 10 points in the last week to claim my spot for the first time! Some of those days the stats looked okay, but I'd be unexplainably +4. Funny how those numbers come together sometimes. See you at the wreath ceremony
― francisF, Sunday, 29 September 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
4 straight second places for thermo
― johnny crunch, Monday, 30 September 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
I didn’t even notice that!
And congrats NA!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 30 September 2019 04:08 (four years ago) link
also congrats to Orel Halo, who managed to make 195 roster moves. just 5 short of the illustrious 200 club!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 30 September 2019 13:54 (four years ago) link
thanks, guys! i had some good luck this season. i also enjoyed making a big, season-impacting trade! trades are fun! losing rafael devers and (to a lesser extent) franmil reyes is probably going to hurt me in future seasons but verlander (plus darvish rebounding) really helped my pitching stats improve enough to push me into that top spot.
― na (NA), Monday, 30 September 2019 14:33 (four years ago) link
Good job NA. Hopefully my keepers will be off the IL sometime in 2020.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 30 September 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
so there will be changes next season and also I have a suggestion I'd like to run by everyone.
new for next year:• 3rd DL slot. with the shortened IL, there's just too many dudes inured at any given time. • static age cut-off date to be April 1. this is instead of basing off the official opening day, which is just creating too much work/confusion since it changes yearly.• weighted lottery draft order. basically i use a random list generator to decide the draft order every year – next year I will weight the teams so that last place gets 13 chances at first pick, 12th place gets 12 - all the way to first place getting just one entry.
bigger change I'm contemplating and might poll managers on: adding a 6th keeper. this will be a minor leager with no MLB experience. I would add a 2nd NA slot as well for this. this would not count as an under 27 player – the only condition to being kept is that they have never played in the majors and are (obviously) available in yahoo. since they added the top 30 prospects for every team last year, this should not be a problem. what do we think?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 30 September 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
so you would draft someone as a prospect and then they would still have to be in the minors a year later to qualify as a keeper for that slot?
― na (NA), Monday, 30 September 2019 16:09 (four years ago) link
aie.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 30 September 2019 16:10 (four years ago) link
How good is the Yahoo! platform for true dynasty leagues (such as the slot you're proposing?). I feel like I've heard feedback in the past that the depth of their dynasty rosters is not as robust as their alternatives...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 30 September 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link
well like i said, they have the top 30 prospects for every team. i have no idea what the alternatives are like – but we're only talking one minor leaguer set aside per team, there's no way yahoo won't be able to meet our needs.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 30 September 2019 16:22 (four years ago) link
Yeah that sounds pretty robust to me. I'm really angling for some of the LLWS MVPs though.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 30 September 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
ha!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 30 September 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
Congrats NA!
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 30 September 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
has the time come?
― omar little, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 22:10 (four years ago) link
we might at least need an updated keepers spreadsheet
― na (NA), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 22:36 (four years ago) link
Sorry guys. Meant to get the ball rolling this weekend. Shit in my life is kinda fucked rn tbh. Will renew tomorrow when I’m back in the office.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 23:05 (four years ago) link
i can probably take over a team if anyone is dropping out, was hoping to do some more teams this year
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 23:11 (four years ago) link
i'll update the keeper sheet tonight!
― Campaign to move el0n mu5k thread to ILM (Will M.), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 03:27 (four years ago) link
KEEPER SHEET
there could be errors! you would know better than me so let me know!
― Campaign to move el0n mu5k thread to ILM (Will M.), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 04:00 (four years ago) link
no pressure thermo! life shit sucks
― na (NA), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
i shouldn't have raf devers or franmil reyes as keeper options, i traded them away to blast first petit last season
― na (NA), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
im likely gonna bail this year so my team (sabathias theater) is up for grabs; prayers to the new owner that altuve can still hit w/o knowing what pitch is coming
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link
When's the deadline to finalize keepers?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 17:39 (four years ago) link
🤷♂️i just work here
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
Btw - Johnny, you sure?
Looks like you might get your team, X.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 February 2020 06:06 (four years ago) link
Btw, I’ll set thing up tmrw for real this time!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 February 2020 06:07 (four years ago) link
im sure! farewell & pls consider me for the ilbb hof in 5 years
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 13 February 2020 14:38 (four years ago) link