Fantasy Baseball Open on Yahoo!

by e-gus on Feb 11, 2009 8:10 AM CST Comment 75 comments

If anyone else wants in speak up now or forever hold your peace.

Here are the brave souls who volunteered for duty in the last fanpost:

1. u-god
2. ozzie montana
3. grinder in training
4.jermainiac
5. swish30
6. hoodlight
7. dtv
8. furby
9. hazymania
10. e-gus
11. thecip
12. kenwo
13. JBasic89
14. t-dogg

Are you ready? Are you ready? Lets get it on.

I went ahead and created a standard 5x5 roto league so we can have a premium draft date, but of course it isnt set in stone and you want to run it u-god i can switch the 'commish' title over to you.

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awesome

and you can run it if you want gus. you made it, it’s your call. just let me know if you do switch it over to me so i can be ready.

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 8:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

does that mean I have to stay up until half past midnight for the draft?

How long will it take? I better look at booking the following day off.

anytime you like sunshine

by hoodlight on Feb 11, 2009 8:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

takes about an hour or two

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 8:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

draft time negotiable?

i forgot we had one across the pond.

getting everyone on the same page could be a nightmare, too.
just drink a few extra pints the saturday prior and sleep in late, hoodie.

by e-gus on Feb 11, 2009 8:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, we can figure it out the closer we get to the actual day

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 8:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Q! is ranked 23rd in the pre-draft rankings

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 8:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

too high

by onlysoxfaninboston on Feb 11, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

but if i was drafting late and he was still free in the 2nd round, i'd nab him

by onlysoxfaninboston on Feb 11, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sweet.

I’m in.

John Danks=Man Crush.

by Swish30 on Feb 11, 2009 12:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

U-G, I have to pass. Mornings are generally spoken for.

But thanks for the offer.

the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST

by winningugly on Feb 11, 2009 12:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

PS WHERE ARE THE GD ALL-TIME SP POLLS?

colin, Jr., you are.

the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST

by winningugly on Feb 11, 2009 12:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

anytime opos

and i keep trying to get around to them. i have the nine players picked out. i’ll try to get at least one of them done this weekend. i had to type a 2500 word paper on the conservation of cheetahs and Plains zebras in South Africa and make propositions on how to improve the efforts

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I could do that in three words

stop shooting them

anytime you like sunshine

by hoodlight on Feb 11, 2009 12:29 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs

i had to rec that

and thanks for joinin the league. is your e-mail address your real name? its always weird finding out peoples’ actual names on here

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 12:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yes, I thought I'd changed it but never mind

anytime you like sunshine

by hoodlight on Feb 11, 2009 1:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you can change your nickname

when you’re on your team and it shows “manager”, you can click on your name and change it to a nickname.

that’s what i did, at least.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Feb 11, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

cheers I've just done that

that’s a dumb bit of design, that it asked me a number of times during the set-up if I wanted to use a nickname and a custom e-mail addy and then at the end it just used my original sign on anyway.

anytime you like sunshine

by hoodlight on Feb 11, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

wait...

U-God isnt your real name?

by e-gus on Feb 11, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

nope

its actually Lamont

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 5:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sanford?

by e-gus on Feb 11, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hawkins

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can conserve that species in 2 words:

Furry porn.

the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST

by winningugly on Feb 11, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i'm in dudes

takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm

by furby2056 on Feb 11, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

so am I.

I was in the shit too!

by thecip on Feb 11, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

be prepared to feel my wrath!

or, since this is my first time, to punish my efforts mercilessly….

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Feb 11, 2009 2:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm in

I will lose miserably, but wheeee.

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 11, 2009 3:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

These names fucking blow

Make funny names you asswipes.

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 11, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

oh come on, team "JBasic89" is fuckin hilarious

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Feb 11, 2009 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, are you in for real?

I’ve changed my vote. Count me a participant.

the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST

by winningugly on Feb 11, 2009 7:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in

larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

by Jbasic89 on Feb 11, 2009 4:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

you guys should do a points league with

point weights the ones used in wOBA

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Feb 11, 2009 4:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

what about pitching?

Swish30 might quit if he cant take Danks in the 1st round.

by e-gus on Feb 11, 2009 11:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

are spots still open?

i didn’t rsvp

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 11, 2009 5:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

feel free to join

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 11, 2009 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Happy to be aboard mates.

"would've been a sweep if pablo was here" -Kenwo-

by Hazymania on Feb 11, 2009 5:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Just joined

damn, gus does not mess around with fantasy sports

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 11, 2009 5:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

ive scaled it back some

but the DirtySouthSide &trade franchise has had a nice run in two leagues.

by e-gus on Feb 11, 2009 7:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

From the looks of it, we're just doing straight SB and SV

any interest in doing net SB/SV?

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 11, 2009 7:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I thought...

We wre doing head to head instead of Rotisserie?

John Danks=Man Crush.

by Swish30 on Feb 11, 2009 8:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

were

John Danks=Man Crush.

by Swish30 on Feb 11, 2009 8:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

my first pick....

Ivan Calderon

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 11, 2009 11:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

nice.

I was in the shit too!

by thecip on Feb 12, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

3 spots left, but plenty of time, about 45 days until the draft

we know these guys are in for sure:
u-god – SSH Memorial Squad
furby – furbs naturals
hazymania – Vote Nellie Fox
e-gus – e-gus Intimidators
thecip – LL Cool Jose
hoodlight – hoodlight
kenwo – kenwo
JBasic89 – jbasic89
Illinois0509 – Colon Blow
thatshortkid – Station to Station

these guys im not sure if they joined:
dtv
t-dogg
Swish30
ozzie montana
grinder in training
jermainiac
winning ugly

because these teams are under aliases:
Nation of Domination
The Southside Hitmen
Thigh Lords

If you guys could let us know who is who that would be great.

by e-gus on Feb 12, 2009 11:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Thigh Lords == OPOS

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Feb 12, 2009 12:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

WU has a foot fetish?

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Feb 12, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Old Aerosmith song - Lord of the Thighs. Old fanatasy team name (1984-5).

And if you think thighs are near the feet, I see why you are not getting too much tang these days, Wiz,.

the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST

by winningugly on Feb 17, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I am Nation of Domination

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 12, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Fisters = eldiablo

i love this shit….

I am going to ask you one time, and i'm gonna ask you nice. Where the fuck is Ringo bitch.

by ElDiablo on Feb 12, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Rules?

Personally I like bigger rosters, and a few more stats like OPS thrown in there for good measure, too. We are going to have a bigger than standard league, and we have several newbies to the game, so we probably should go crazy with the thing, but then again this is a pretty baseball savvy bunch(except for kenwo) so we could probably customize our rules without sinking the ship.

Do you guys want to stay roto or go head to head? Colin suggested points, but they are only assigned to offensive #s and I think our teams should draft pitching which would require setting point totals for hurlers which Im sure I can figure out if we go that route.

Im wide open, whatever you guys want to do, if we go standard 5×5 roto Im fine with that, but Id like to add maybe an OF, MI, and CI positions, possibly another UT. Any suggestions are welcome, and if we can only agree to disagree then we can leave this thing as is and let it ride.

by e-gus on Feb 12, 2009 11:11 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

if we have an odd number roto

if even, we can put it to a vote

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 12, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i agree with this

and would like to see net sb/sv rather than cumulative

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 12, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

sb/sv?

i assume that means saves blown/saves and not stolen bases, right?

by e-gus on Feb 12, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

sorry should've been clearer

net stolen bases and net saves…
e.g. 3 stolen bases and 2 caught stealing = 1 nsb

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 12, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i changed it

dont think they offered that on yahoo before.

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2009 3:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

they had it last year

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 14, 2009 3:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I've completely missed this thread somehow.

I’ll sign up when I get home tonight if there is still a spot open. For some reason my work is fine with me wasting time on SSS, but fantasy sports websites is a no go.

by Grinder in Training on Feb 12, 2009 11:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm

The Southside Hitmen.

John Danks=Man Crush.

by Swish30 on Feb 12, 2009 12:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Looks like you will have enough so I'll pass

I play in four or five 5*5 leagues and want to stick only with that format. If things get tight you can look me back up.

"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."

by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."

by Tdogg on Feb 12, 2009 3:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

theres room for 2 more as is-

and we can always add more teams.

by e-gus on Feb 12, 2009 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

KenWo

Original team name…no? :)

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 12, 2009 5:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Joining:

If a spot is avaliable I would love to join.

To be free is to live. To end freedom is to end life.

by usualsuspect on Feb 12, 2009 6:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

go right ahead

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 12, 2009 7:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Grinders in Training are in

I think the league is now full. Unfortunately Kenwo was taken so I’ll have to come up with a better team name before the season starts.

by Grinder in Training on Feb 13, 2009 9:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

i count 15?

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Feb 13, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah theres 15 in now-

and i wouldnt mind expanding to 18 if necessary.

by e-gus on Feb 13, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

18?

damn that would be a deep league

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 13, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Please do

I would love to join

by Option27 on Feb 16, 2009 1:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i upped it to 18

Because of public demand, it looks like we have to go deep.
This is probably the cap, because we dont want every starter in mlb(punto) starting for one of our teams.

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

AWESOME PICTURE E-GUS!

Baseball stars is my favorite video game of all time.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 19, 2009 7:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

ahem

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Feb 19, 2009 8:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

game is crazy fun

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Feb 19, 2009 8:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

laser sabre is dominant

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Feb 19, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

flybot ftw

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Feb 20, 2009 12:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

that is fun... but can't hang with baseball stars.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 19, 2009 10:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Another league...

I have a H2H league of my own that currently has 11 players. I’m looking for at least 1 more, preferbly 3, to cap it off at 14…

If anyone missed out above, feel free to join. Fairly competitive group and the stat categories should be fun!

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by Shoeless In SC on Feb 26, 2009 12:18 AM CST reply actions 0 recs