2004 ILB Fantasy Baseball League Sign-Up Thread

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Yahoo! registration begins in 2 weeks and I would love commission another league like the one on ILX last year.

Please let me know if you would be interested in participating by responding on this thread! The league is limited to 20 teams.

On a sidenote: there are two leagues available in Yahoo!, a basic free league or a PLUS league which has numerous bonus features, which costs $125.00 to register a 20 person league ($6.25 entry cost per manager). So if we have 20 people showing interest, this may be a wise option if only for the live stat tracking and algorithim capability.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 2 February 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Me!!! $6.25 isn't bad - I don't care either way.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

You should post this on ILE, too, because I'm not sure if everyone from last year is reading this board.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha, what makes you say that?

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and the winner of the PLUS league gets a free retro replica jersey of the team of your choice.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I want a Jack Clark Red Sox jersey.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

i dunno about the pay league. gygax! are you getting kickbacks?

last year the league gave me something to do at work, a reason to live if you will, and I was rewarded with a nice third place finish.

The Pockets are Go!

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm tentatively interested, but as someone who didn't participate last year, I'd like to know what kind of commitment it entails -- how much time do you folks put into this?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I am game, I've never been in a Fantasy Baseball league.

Do you sign up via Yahoo?

― earlnash, Monday, 2 February 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

you can put as much time into it as you want (cinniblount to thread!)

feel free to think about it, we've got quite a few months.

yes earlnash, it is through yahoo and very user-friendly.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a breeze. I've never done fantasy baseball before (as evidenced by drafting four Cleveland Indians) and it went very smooth.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe i'll give a try this year.

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

The vintage Bill Mueller Giants is MINE.

― Leee Majors (Leee), Monday, 2 February 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm in baby.

vintage 1975 luis tiant shall be mine.

― otto midnight, Tuesday, 3 February 2004 00:50 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, count me in. Never played before.

― B61 (calstars), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm in

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 03:12 (twenty-two years ago)

League Managers thus far:
1) gygax!
2) Kerry
3) David R.
4) lawrence kansas
5) Leee
6) otto midnight
7) B61
8) cinniblount

Folx who've expressed interest, pending a definitive response:
9) jaymc (tentative)
10) earlnash (tentative)
11) dyson (tentative)

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Yo, Au Jus - I have a non-ILX friend (shock!) that could perhaps be interested in some beisbol interweb mentalism. Could I, should I extend an invite?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I would like to play, maybe, if it's the free league. $6.25 is a little salty for me.

― Begs2Differ, Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I am down again.

― Broheems (diamond), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

David R.: only if he/she posts here at least once!

B2Differ: i'm thinking about 2 leagues, a pay and free league.

Broheems: nice.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

G: Then me in for free league.

― Begs2Differ, Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm in.

― earlnash, Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll play.

― ojitarian (ojitarian), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 23:06 (twenty-two years ago)

someone e-mail felicity

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

and yanc3y

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 03:27 (twenty-two years ago)

wtf putting this on ILB is sneaky. Year one vets should get first dibs. I want in! I plan to prepare my most lopsided cardinals draft ever.

― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 5 February 2004 08:33 (twenty-two years ago)

i'll be in on the pay league. i'll call f today.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't care what it takes yanc3y, lie to her... tell her prior's gameworn jersey is in it for her.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 5 February 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

i'll tell her yr mark prior!

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 5 February 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

i'll do the free league. when i finnish dead last it will sting a little less if i hadn't spent money on the thing.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 5 February 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

you are a cruel, cruel man Yanc3y...

but whatever it takes.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 6 February 2004 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, it looks like it will be a free-league (unless we can get 19 people willing to chip in $6.25 for the pay-league).

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 9 February 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

What's the count so far?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 9 February 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I think "algorithim capability" may exceed my baseball nerdiness. Did felicity sign up yet or should I send her more annoying txt msgs?

― bnw (bnw), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

League Managers thus far:
1) gygax!
2) Kerry
3) David R.
4) lawrence kansas
5) Leee
6) otto midnight
7) B61
8) cinniblount
9) Begs2Differ-nym
10) Mr. Broheems
11) Earlnash
12) Ojitarian
13) bnw
14) yanc3y
15) dyson

Folx who've expressed interest, pending a definitive response:
16) jaymc (tentative)

Conditionally (upon posting to this thread):
17) David R.'s friend

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, gygax!, scratch my friend from the list - the siren song of fantasy baseball doesn't work on him no more. Not even the promise of a throwback jersey.

What's the deal w/ Miss Feeelicitay?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

hey gygax!, perhaps there are some folks from the mick's liver who could round out the league. they lack not for passion, if only for the 'stros and o's.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 02:43 (twenty-two years ago)

very true! i will round them up.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm down if you need someone to fill out the league. I'll go the pay route, too, the possibility of a vintage Rick Sutcliffe jersey on my back is too tempting to pass up.

*fakes to third, throws to first*,
Mattbot

― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

senor gygax!, what is the scoring system going to look like? HR, RBI, AVG, Hits, SB, CS, OPS, Runs, BB... anything else? for pitchers will it be W, ERA, K, SV, Hold, Hits+BB/game, anything else?

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Hehe... I've been thinking about this. But I think I'll do a blend like last year...

Definite Batters/Fielders stats:
OBP
SLG (yes, separate unless there is an issue with this)
BB
HR
SB
CS
RUNS

Up for debate:
RBI
OPS (not just OBP and SLG separately BUT an additional on-base PLUS slugging for even more of a sabermetric emphasis)
Fielding %
Errors
Strikeouts (a negative stat)
Hits
Doubles
Triples
IBBs
Total Bases

Definite Pitching Stats:
K
BB
HR
Wins
WHIP (BB+K/Inning)
ERA
Saves
Holds

Up for debate:
Balks
IBBs
Batters Grounded Into Double Plays

Comments/Questions/Concerns?

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

And a very large hello to Mattbot!

Thank you very very much for coming by! I'd love to have Dr. Morbius, Brent O. (who I should talk to about next week), and Brett over here.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

RBI is a definite in my book.
OPS, Fielding % & Errors are fine with me.
Negative K's are good.
Hits are a must.
2B's & 3B's seem redundant as we already have slugging (and perhaps OPS).
IBB's are trivial for all but your man Barry.
Total Bases leave me indifferent.
I like the induced double play idea for pitchers.

let me know when things are finalized, i'm creating a database to try to sort out some things. works wonders for football, hoping it'll do the same for baseball.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, and i've always been a fan of the runs created stat (runs + rbi -HR).

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

NO FIELDING PERCENTAGE! OR ERRORS!

If there must be a choice between the two, I would vote for percentage over just the # of errors (which really doesn't mean much in & of itself unless measured against the # of opportunities the Gold Glover / klutz had to field the ball).

Should I start a VORP campaign?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Wouldn't the double plays induced stat be somewhat misleading though? I mean, the pitchers with the huge WHIPs are going to have more opportunities to induce batters into double plays, so it's not necessarily a decent measure of a pitcher's skill. Of course, a lot of stats aren't indicative of a pitcher's skill... and maybe double plays induced favors ground-ball pitchers more than high WHIP pitchers... hmm.

I guess what I'm trying to say is no more Shawn Estes on any team, fantasy or real!

― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

i could be persuaded.

when's the draft?

― jq higgins, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 22:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Registration begins soon and I held the draft last year 3/23. We're a good 10.5 weeks out at this point.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

and is it possible to say "so nice to see you higgybaby" with enough sincerity, chutzpah, and je ne sais quoi to persuade you?

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Skipping 159 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

Damn I forgot about that work function tonight..... Oh well. I'll be live drafting I think.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 1 April 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

38 minutes! Wooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooooo

oooooooo

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)

So I tried to get on and couldn't. Guess I can't do the live draft, even though I tried for one hour and a half, and now all my rankings will be screwed up. :(

― Kerry (dymaxia), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:48 (twenty-one years ago)

i managed to make it for the 14th round (all the way from tai-fucking-pei) but couldn't do anything. java was all screwy - but that's okay i preranked alot of players ahead of time.

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 2 April 2004 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

it's noon

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 2 April 2004 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Mr. Irrelevent = Mark "out for the season" Ellis!

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 2 April 2004 03:39 (twenty-one years ago)

ELMER DESSENS IS A DOUCHE (& he smells bad) (& he likes Bubble Tape)

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 April 2004 03:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Well got booted 4 times during the draft and wound up making some crappy picks..... it's gonna be a LONG season.

Who needs a 2B? I need an OF. Let's get together. wink.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 2 April 2004 03:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i want an of aswell. (wells)

who wants mueller¿

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 2 April 2004 03:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely you're talking to me.

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 2 April 2004 04:00 (twenty-one years ago)

And I have a surplus of 3 OFers too.

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 2 April 2004 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

do you need a 2b or 3b leee?

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 2 April 2004 04:17 (twenty-one years ago)

he needs a 3b.
aside from ramirez (who i know i'm not getting) there'a no one in leee's of that's worth mueller.

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 2 April 2004 04:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Er which team is Leee?

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 2 April 2004 04:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Pronounced Miller

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 2 April 2004 04:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Sean Burroughs was taken late by someone, who perhaps already had someone at 3b. That might be a player to go after.

― earlnash, Friday, 2 April 2004 04:50 (twenty-one years ago)

my team is missing some players, i KNOW i drafted kaz but it says i have no shortstops on my team, wtf?

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 2 April 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Could be because it'll take a while for Kaz to qualify @ SS (by Yahoo's standards)?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 April 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

he was in the draft pool and i took him. if you look at the draft results it says "empty" for the slot where i took him. it also shows empty for the spots where i took joe mauer and danny kolb. hopefully they'll be put on my team by the time their teams start playing.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 2 April 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

yahoo updated the rosters. kolb, matsui, mauer and brian roberts (didn't know i'd drafted him) are on my team. all is well in the kingdom of precision ottos.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 2 April 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

FYI: ELMER DESSENS STILL SUCKS

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 April 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm gonna need some outfield help. Weird, considering that the first OF I took was JD FUCKING DREW in the 8th round...

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 2 April 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

So are the teams setup at only 21 members or do we pick up a couple more off of waivers?

I'm going to have to be schooled a bit on how this all works, I've never been in a Fantasy league before.

― earlnash, Friday, 2 April 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

wow. i have a terrible offense. i was terrible in the mml fbl, too, but i didn't do any pre-ranking. i would have thought that pre-ranking and leaving my draft in the hands of the gods would have yielded a respectable result.

ach...

anyone willing to trade some o for a starter?

― j.q. higgins, Friday, 2 April 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

we're set at 21, if you want to pick someone up, you'll need to drop someone.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 2 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

j.q., what's your team? I might be able to hook yez up....

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 2 April 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

the remaindermen.

since i know there's an assload of bosox-sympathiszers trolling these parts, i could also part w/ nomaaaaaahhhh or trotsky for the right price.

― j.q. higgins, Friday, 2 April 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

nommaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

aaaachilleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 2 April 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

tell me about it. the baseball gods are angry gods. i guess they didn't like my crack about daal yesterday. i got stuck w/ four gimps!

― j.q. higgins, Friday, 2 April 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

on further review, j.q., I'm not sure I have anyone you'd want, offense-wise. I need more pitching bench-support, but all the rest of my bench guys are light bat, insurance-men. plus I have neifi perez because, y'know, he's neifi fuckin' perez.

but feel free to make me an offer!

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 2 April 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

which team is yours?

― j.q. higgins, Friday, 2 April 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Aaron, let me know if you want to ditch a 2nd baseman. I'm the heavily favored Tamil Tigers.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 2 April 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Draft Shockah! Leee doesn't get Mueller in the draft? wtf

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Cool... I'll take a look.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING GIMPS:

If you currently have a GIMP, do not fret! There is a designated DL spot which allows you to keep ONE injured player on the DL. As long as there is someone on the DL you will be able to pick up a free agent or someone off the waiver wire.

If you have more than one gimp, I recommend you either bench him or release him dependent on the injury prognosis and potential value of the player.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

j.q.: I am The Starfighters! I've got some nice-looking but light-hitting mofos on me bench, and some better hitters on my actual team...perhaps I could interest you in one of them for Mr. Miller?

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

well, since there's no way you'd be daft enough to part w/ pujols, let me say that jenkins, alou, dye and the cabreras have piqued my curiosity.

i could do some miller-based dealing.

― j.q. higgins, Friday, 2 April 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

if pitching didn't count my money would be on blount to run away with this thing...

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

j.q. check yr team for a trade offer.

yanc3y OTM.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

who is pronounced miller? i've got a trade offer out to you.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE = anything miller/mueller/millar related.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

starboy: is lieberthal untouchable? just say the word, man. i'm still open to negotiations.

― j.q. higgins, Friday, 2 April 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Draft Shockah! Leee doesn't get Mueller in the draft? wtf

How could I when dyson picked him up in the THIRD ROUND¡ I oughta go to Taipei and kick his head in.

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

J.Q.: biggest prob with lieberthal is that after him I got no catcher, as Castro is a backup as far as I can tell, #2 on the ESPN depth chart. Toss in Santiago, make me an offer, we'll talk. (But the Cabreras are off the table for realz though.)

Not having any women in the league: C or D? (Not our fault, but still.)

Having a whole bunch of light-hitting platooning position players on the bench but no backup pitchers: D or Dud?

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Well Kerry isn't exactly chopped liver. Or the Mickster's for that matter.

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost.

But there is one female in the league! She's a cool Chicagoan.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

my bad, I didn't realize that was Kerry. who's "the Mickster"?

Talking out of my ass: Typical or Stupid?

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Ass-talk is classic (unless it's Jim Carrey).

I want the waiver period to be OVER so I can drop 31|\/|3|4 |)3553|\|5. (Yahoo's pre-rankings, BTW, suck in a leech-like fashion.)

If anyone wants to talk trade, I'm open to offers about stuff. My team = Monkey Robot Fun.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and apparently Ramon Castro WILL be the starting catcher, but he's also scheduled to miss some time in May to go on trial for sexual assault, yay, I drafted the rapist, why don't I check these things first?

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

thread continues over here:

2004 ILB Fantasy Baseball League Thread #1

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 2 April 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

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