i only just now noticed the spelling mistake in the thread title
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 March 2024 01:03 (four months ago) link
(and now do you finally get my youtube ref?)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 7 March 2024 01:51 (four months ago) link
also more importantly are you replacing 2B with another offensive stat?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 7 March 2024 01:53 (four months ago) link
as much as i would like to, nothing else looks all that great to use in it's place; and i'd like to keep the amount of stats the way they are for balance between pitching and hitting
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 March 2024 02:00 (four months ago) link
What was the argument for 2Bs instead of XBHs? Overvalues HRs but undervalues 3Bs?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 7 March 2024 02:07 (four months ago) link
Or a negative OFF stat? Ks is a nice equalizer.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 7 March 2024 02:09 (four months ago) link
(I think I used GIDPs one year as well lol)
more or less. i think a few people thought home runs were just too overpowered with xbh
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GIDP was kiboshed because it punished cleanup type hitters with lead foots hitting a head of them
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 March 2024 02:12 (four months ago) link
Yeah my rationale was that guys who hit with runners on get more RBI chances so GIDPs a nice way to balance that out for guys who play on weaker teams who do not have the luxury of RBI opps.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 7 March 2024 02:14 (four months ago) link
I also remember a year where we drafted after Opening Day in Japan one of those years, and it didn't really make a difference? But I'm fine with moving up the draft by a week.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 7 March 2024 09:03 (four months ago) link
sorry i've been not as attentive as i should be! i am in full on winging it mode, but i need to get my list of keepers. also i submitted to surveymonkey (bow down to the one you serve) for the draft dates, i'll do my best to make whichever date so i don't get autodrafted!
― z_tbd, Thursday, 7 March 2024 19:39 (four months ago) link
we're at 9 answers so far and it's weirdly very interesting lol
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 March 2024 19:58 (four months ago) link
baseball fans, tell me what to do. i am faced with an agonizing choice for my 27+ keepers.
one of them is cody bellinger, who is definitely going to be MVP in 2024, chance of regression = 0.0000000001%the other? JACK FLAHERTY OR AMED ROSARIOgoddammit
on the other side, i will obviously keep Eury Perez. then, i must pick 2 of francisco alvarez, lars nootbaar, hunter greene, and everybody's favorite little big guy who runs fast, alejandro kirk. i'm going with lars nootbaar just because i like to root for the home team, and i've seen him do some very athletic things so i believer in his potential. soFRANCISCO ALVAREZ OR HUNTER GREENE
― z_tbd, Thursday, 7 March 2024 20:02 (four months ago) link
speaking from experience, get off of Jack Flaherty's wild ride asap
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 March 2024 20:06 (four months ago) link
I’m smelling a comeback player of the year award for amed rosario!
― z_tbd, Thursday, 7 March 2024 20:12 (four months ago) link
smell the rosarios!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 March 2024 20:22 (four months ago) link
formerly A Moon-Shaped Pujols, now obviously:
Honey Nut Chouri◎s20 CHOURIO26 LODOLO26 HOERNER29 AROZARENA29 HELSLEY
― francisF, Thursday, 7 March 2024 21:53 (four months ago) link
ok - 11 respondents. think it's safe to call this one...
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 8 March 2024 15:34 (four months ago) link
9 vs 2 in terms of picking a new date. Most preferred date was a tie between the Sat 16th and Tues 18th; and a tie between Tues 18th and the OG date for what most people found workable. Highest rage score, after the "none" option: Sat 16th.
So looks like our new date will be Tuesday the 18th starting at 7:30 est. apologies to the two managers that had that date as their least favourite option.
I will change the league setting shortly; and anyone with outstanding picks, please get them in my mid week next week. i should prolly get a mod to edit the initial post as well.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 8 March 2024 15:35 (four months ago) link
Tues the 19th?
― francisF, Friday, 8 March 2024 15:40 (four months ago) link
FFS. yes. Tuesday the 19th. sorry about that.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 8 March 2024 16:11 (four months ago) link
trying to do too much this morning.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 8 March 2024 16:12 (four months ago) link
apologies to the two managers that had that date as their least favourite option.
if i finish in last again this season i'm going to blame it on this!! ;) ;)
no worries, and there's a chance i could join for at least part of it (aka do the draft in the background of a band practice lol)
― z_tbd, Friday, 8 March 2024 16:33 (four months ago) link
could always do a little pre-ranking (esp if there are young guys you'd like to target) and then join in part way to fix whatever mess the auto draft left you with.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 8 March 2024 16:37 (four months ago) link
i was the other person who ranked that at as my least favorite option but it's OK, should still be able to join
― na (NA), Friday, 8 March 2024 16:40 (four months ago) link
appreciate all efforts made to accommodate the rescheduled draft
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 8 March 2024 17:23 (four months ago) link
good news - looks like Votto No Get Enemy will live on under the stewardship of clemenza! i think this might be his first foray into fantasy nerdball?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 9 March 2024 16:04 (four months ago) link
That spreadsheet looks like hieroglyphics to me, but I'll tentatively give it go. No guarantee I'll last. Thanks for the invitation.
― clemenza, Saturday, 9 March 2024 16:39 (four months ago) link
EURY PEREZHUNTER GREENEFRANCISO ALVAREZAMED "MVP" ROSARIOCODY BELLINGER
― z_tbd, Sunday, 10 March 2024 17:08 (four months ago) link
fuck, oops, sorry for including that text at the top! i meant to delete before posting my keepers:
lars nootbaar has fractured his ribs. i am sorry lars.
― z_tbd, Sunday, 10 March 2024 17:09 (four months ago) link
clemenza, i predict that you'll have a great time doing this, if you participate! and if nothing else you can race me for the cellar
Stumbling along blindly here, will help from Thermo, but these will be my keepers:
Grayson Rodriguez (24, P)Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (25, 1B)Bryson Scott (26, 2B)Corey Seager (29, SS)Sean Murphy (29, C)
I'll change my team name as soon as I think of a good Ball Four connection.
― clemenza, Sunday, 10 March 2024 18:00 (four months ago) link
Grant BallFour?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 10 March 2024 18:05 (four months ago) link
Ok, since i don't think we are in danger of adding or losing any more managers, i am going to lock the league and will post the draft order later today.
i think there is just one last manager that needs to get their selects in and then i can start plugging those bad boys in.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 11 March 2024 17:51 (four months ago) link
Lets try to get final keep selects in by the 14th.
Is this still valid or out-of-date?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Monday, 11 March 2024 18:11 (four months ago) link
(I would like to see a larger sample of more than 2IP of ST pitching before I lock in a keeper lol)
14th is still good. I’ll probably enter the picks over the weekend - I just want managers to have some time to double check I got everything right.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 11 March 2024 18:21 (four months ago) link
Billy Childish Bambino:
Juan Soto (25)Spencer Strider (25)Triston McKenzie (26)Kyle Tucker (27)Willy Adames (28)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 05:21 (four months ago) link
Mind blowing that Soto is only 25
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 13:59 (four months ago) link
ok. draft order is set:
1 Giolito Shuffle2 Satanic Frelick in the Attic3 The Worst Players in Baseball4 The Guns of Buxton5 Newcombes On de Blok6 A Moon-Shaped Pujols7 Votto No Get Enemy8 Send Nootbaar9 Ohtani Dancer in my Hand10 Dascenzo Corbusier11 Corbin Burnesen12 Billy Childish Bambino13 Morning Alonso!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:22 (four months ago) link
oh man the pressure of the #1 pick (and back-to-back picks after that). not that i'm complaining.
― na (NA), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:35 (four months ago) link
Changed my team name to Steve Barber and a Cast of Thousands (rendered a bit differently on Yahoo to fit the 30-character maximum). Bob Locker, Ball Four: "Boys, today it looks like Steve Barber and a cast of thousands."
― clemenza, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:15 (four months ago) link
I love these team names, have fun everyone. Whoever gets the most dodgers, let me know so I can root for you
― H.P, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:04 (four months ago) link
So do we have 2B again as an off cat or ... ?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 23:07 (four months ago) link
Not really a lot of input on that front - so same as last year.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 23:34 (four months ago) link
Einstürzende Baumgarten fka Dascenzo Corbusier
Julio Rodriguez (23)Jarred Kelenic (24)William Contreras (26)Rafael Devers (27)Zac Gallen (28)
― Andy K, Thursday, 14 March 2024 01:01 (four months ago) link
He lives!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 14 March 2024 01:28 (four months ago) link
However, almost 30 years after throwing my last pitch, I have developed a torn rotator cuff, delaying my return to the field another season.
― Andy K, Friday, 15 March 2024 00:32 (four months ago) link
Devastating. But this bodes well for Tarik Skubal as the clear #1 on the squad
― Begs2Differ (Jimmie Lovefoxxxxxx), Friday, 15 March 2024 12:19 (four months ago) link
selects have been input. everyone have a look and double check i got everything right: https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/41654/draftresults?drafttab=team
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 16 March 2024 17:12 (four months ago) link
names i didnt bother including above in my offers but who are available include, uhh, pretty much everyone. alonso, yandy diaz, correa, winker, stanton, scherzer, bednar, etc. honestly my team looks good on paper its just been awful in practice
― Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Thursday, 27 June 2024 16:08 (one month ago) link
Watching a rare Jays inning, and I see that Tim Mayza has a 6.20 ERA. I've left him on my roster all year, untouched--he had a great spring, or a great first few games, or something, and I think I start with the assumption that all relievers in 2024 carry sub-2.00 ERAs. This is why I'm bouncing around last place.
― clemenza, Saturday, 29 June 2024 01:54 (one month ago) link
Roused myself into cutting Mayza loose this morning.
― clemenza, Saturday, 29 June 2024 15:16 (one month ago) link
Could just be coincidental, but feels like Vlad has switched into audition mode.
― clemenza, Saturday, 29 June 2024 19:43 (one month ago) link
Oops--wrong thread.
― clemenza, Saturday, 29 June 2024 19:44 (one month ago) link
My streak of streaming disasters continues: James Paxton 9 ER, 4 IP
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 30 June 2024 23:17 (four weeks ago) link
Six SPs set to throw on the 4th. God bless America and no place else.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 2 July 2024 13:46 (three weeks ago) link
wow, god bless!
― francisF, Tuesday, 2 July 2024 19:37 (three weeks ago) link
"Lopez dominated once again...sixth start of the season with five or more innings and zero runs allowed, tying him with Tarik Skubal"
left on the bench again! I swear, if you set your SPs a few days in advance, they will sit back down if there are other changes made after (FA pickups, etc)
― francisF, Monday, 8 July 2024 14:46 (three weeks ago) link
I wish I could bench my whole roster. Just to let them know I'm not happy.
― clemenza, Monday, 8 July 2024 16:43 (three weeks ago) link
i put a collection of keep eligible players on the block. i don't think i will be competitive this season, so i'm open to swapping a combination of >29 talent, plus any of the guys i put up for a solid <27 player.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 20 July 2024 15:52 (one week ago) link
I had four catchers on my roster this morning. Dropped one, still have three; glad to part with one in a trade. (I still tinker around for two or three minutes each morning...no real point, just habit by now.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 July 2024 16:03 (one week ago) link
ya its habit forming.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 20 July 2024 16:15 (one week ago) link
Clem, I have an extra catcher if you're feeling vulnerable in the Catcher department.
I also have 2 vet 3Bs (Arenado or Bregman) up for trade if any needs some solid 2nd half production from the the hot corner.
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 20 July 2024 16:29 (one week ago) link
Thanks, but quite the opposite--I'm swimming in catchers.
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 July 2024 16:31 (one week ago) link
flagging post for blatant misdirection and false hope ;)
― z_tbd, Saturday, 20 July 2024 16:33 (one week ago) link
ok, i understand my team is bad. but even worse than my players is my own management of them. i am a bad gm. i watched moneyball last night and thought, what a terrible gm. what terrible writing. this movie is horrible. but then today, i noticed that i am in last place not just in hitting (pretty much every category) and overall points, but also in games played and innings pitched. like many teams, i was hit by a hilarious number of injuries early on, and i guess i didn't do well in making roster decisions to fill the gaps quickly enough.
the tone of this season was set by the early decision to keep amed rosario rather than jack flaherty. it's been a rough one, but i am still determined to take down clemenza and avoid last place.
― z_tbd, Thursday, 25 July 2024 20:16 (four days ago) link
You see, I love Moneyball, and all the wisdom I have learned from that will be my secret weapon in holding you off for 12th-place. For instance, a) I know that playing first base isn't easy, it's incredibly difficult; b) I know what losing sounds like, and c) I'll know that I've hit a home run when I finally do hit a home run. And these are the lessons I try to impart to my players every day.
― clemenza, Thursday, 25 July 2024 20:20 (four days ago) link
Sounds like both of you guys need another catcher, hit me up in the DMs
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 25 July 2024 21:42 (four days ago) link
tbf Rosario has been good when he does play. certainly had himself a day today.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 25 July 2024 22:29 (four days ago) link
Lemme just check I haddhimonthebench oooooooof
― z_tbd, Thursday, 25 July 2024 22:59 (four days ago) link
Always start your guys against the jays. Pro tips from your commish.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 26 July 2024 00:52 (three days ago) link
I should just give up on having starters. Clearly I’m not meant to. Senga comes back after being out all season, throws 5, then dies. Out for the rest of the year. Just like that.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 27 July 2024 19:56 (two days ago) link
Gray: removed before throwing a pitch
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 28 July 2024 20:15 (yesterday) link