2019 Tampa Bay Rays Thread

[BigOrange1 6566]

i'm cool with 14

[Goo Punch 4275]

uh, i'm cool with 14 as well, but thus far our vetting process is...nonexistent. if we're going to add two more people let's make sure that they're down to manage their teams and stay involved for the entire season. i've seen enough people give up when they're losing at fantasy freaking football to know that not everyone is cut out for a competitive fantasy baseball league with a marathon schedule. we're all familiar with how deftly and calmly i've handled it in the past whenever people have stopped tending to their rosters, but i can't promise that i'll always be able to maintain that trademark level headedness that i'm known for if we add a couple of jabronis who lose interest in managing their teams half way through June. Nah mean?

[BigOrange1 6566]

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we're all familiar with how deftly and calmly i've handled it in the past whenever people have stopped tending to their rosters, but i can't promise that i'll always be able to maintain that trademark level headedness that i'm known for if we add a couple of jabronis who lose interest in managing their teams half way through June. 

now that's good shit.

[henrygandorf 29201]

yep.  nothing better than a self-aware chap.

[NorthLoop 14305]

Yeah we're gonna need resumes for the applicants. I'm talking Seinfeld sponge-worthy resumes. 

[UTPhil2006 3838]

Here's mine.

 

[BigOrange1 6566]

i don't know utphil at all, but i know he's been posting on these boards (specifically baseball) for as long as i remember.  feels like he'd be a good addition to the league.

[huge 3803]

12 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

now that's good shit.

self aware derka is best derka

where has this been hiding?

[Capn81 388]

I agree that 14 is a good number, but 12 would be sufficient if we cannot find 14.

[Goo Punch 4275]

i say we aim to have the draft order knocked out by early next week. someone should make a post about our two open spots or invite whoever you know that would play. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

11 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

i don't know utphil at all, but i know he's been posting on these boards (specifically baseball) for as long as i remember.  feels like he'd be a good addition to the league.

yeah UTPhil will be a solid addition. He's no Hamiltonian, but he'll do. 

[henrygandorf 29201]

so who was that random poster that registered to post on this thread?  was that some inside joke that went over my head?

i can make a thread.  here or gambling?

[Fawesome 111]

so who was that random poster that registered to post on this thread?  was that some inside joke that went over my head?
i can make a thread.  here or gambling?

Both.

[huge 3803]

I don’t see shit

[Goo Punch 4275]

At this point if we have 12 confirmed I submit we knock out the draft order. Do we have 12 confirmed? 

[beer 3247]

On 2/8/2019 at 7:59 AM, NorthLoop said:

Yeah we're gonna need resumes for the applicants. I'm talking Seinfeld sponge-worthy resumes. 

photos in front of this please

[Fawesome 111]

At this point if we have 12 confirmed I submit we knock out the draft order. Do we have 12 confirmed? 

12 confirmed.

[beer 3247]

I understand bridled enthusiasm but it is 2/10.  We have a little wiggle room to decide this sometime in the next week or 3. 

[BigOrange1 6566]

yeah i think we should see if we can get to 14.

[Goo Punch 4275]

is hitby back? who are our 12 confirmed?

[Goo Punch 4275]

can i call clock? i'd like to put a 24-48 clock on the addition of two new members. the truth is i've never felt confident that we could get two new people from shaggy because as i said, it's a big commitment that probably can only be filled by die hard baseball fans, and just not that many die hards even want to commit to something that costs $100 and lasts six months. Anybody else agree with a 24-48 hour clock on adding members? I'd think we'd have a better shot at adding a couple of real life friends who love baseball but who don't post here than we would finding two more posters to add.

 

Edited February 11, 2019 by Goo Punch

[BigOrange1 6566]

here is my count (based only upon this thread):

1. fawesome
2. capn81
3. northloop
4. planet houston
5. nomaaa
6. goo punch
7. henrygandorf
8. bigorange
9. huge
10. beer

potential additions:

• utphil

 

don't see any reason this has to be done in the next couple of days, but i do think we should have everything sorted out by march 1st-ish.

[henrygandorf 29201]

1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said:

here is my count (based only upon this thread):

1. fawesome
2. capn81
3. northloop
4. planet houston
5. nomaaa
6. goo punch
7. henrygandorf
8. bigorange
9. huge
10. beer

potential additions:

• utphil

 

don't see any reason this has to be done in the next couple of days, but i do think we should have everything sorted out by march 1st-ish.

if this is correct, let's find one more solid addition and call it a day at 12.  agreed also that we don't need to get into draft order any time soon.

derka wants to start mocking so badly.

[Capn81 388]

Sounds good. Twelve teams might just have to do for now. I will give everyone a heads-up that I will not be able to draft between March 20th and March 26th due to vacation.

[Goo Punch 4275]

change "crack rocks" to "draft mocks":

[Fawesome 111]

1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said:

here is my count (based only upon this thread):

1. fawesome
2. capn81
3. northloop
4. planet houston
5. nomaaa
6. goo punch
7. henrygandorf
8. bigorange
9. huge
10. beer

potential additions:

• utphil

 

don't see any reason this has to be done in the next couple of days, but i do think we should have everything sorted out by march 1st-ish.

11. Hitby

 

Additions:

12. utphil

[BigOrange1 6566]

those 12 look good to me. 

if that's what we're doing, i don't see any reason derka can't knock out the draft order and we can start mocking.

[BigOrange1 6566]

...but who is the 12th person we are missing from last year?

[Goo Punch 4275]

hitby is confirmed? i can't remember the last time i saw him posting. 

[Fawesome 111]

1 hour ago, Goo Punch said:

hitby is confirmed? i can't remember the last time i saw him posting. 

confirmed. he posts under different socks. allegedly 

[Fawesome 111]

1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said:

...but who is the 12th person we are missing from last year?

Numbers is out. Apparently some drama with him being banned from the boards for supporting Trump? Idk I didn't inquire further. 

[BigOrange1 6566]

lol, fuck trump.

[BigOrange1 6566]

but sub utphil in for numbers and call it a league?

[Fawesome 111]

Just now, BigOrange1 said:

but sub utphil in for numbers and call it a league?

I'm down with that. 

Anyone opposed to talking roster expansions since we are only at 12? I think adding a corner IF, middle IF, and 2 OF spots would be good. 

 

 

[NorthLoop 14305]

No don't fuck with anything

[BigOrange1 6566]

definitely not in favor of adding 4 more spots. 

think i'd prefer to just keep it where it is.

[NOMAAA 1696]

keep it like it is.

[henrygandorf 29201]

didn't we shift down 1 outfielder a couple years ago?  do we use 3?  i could go back to 4.  that's the only roster change i'd be into.

[Goo Punch 4275]

yeah i like that. especially with 12 teams. moving back to 4 OF would be a practical change. 

[Capn81 388]

yeah i like that. especially with 12 teams. moving back to 4 OF would be a practical change. 

I am ok with this as well.

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

Aye

[Fawesome 111]

Aye

See?

[Fawesome 111]

didn't we shift down 1 outfielder a couple years ago?  do we use 3?  i could go back to 4.  that's the only roster change i'd be into.

Yes, I like that.

[Goo Punch 4275]

That's what your mom said.

#nailedit

#bothtimes 

[beer 3247]

Is now the time we start gritching about fucking 3.2 inning starts, qs and holds?  It would be nice to have a category where proper research of less than stellar pitching yielded something but I understand in advance that nobody wants hold as a category. There are so few relievers to be competitive in that category without sacrificing something major. Ill hang up and take my answer off the air. 

[henrygandorf 29201]

38 minutes ago, beer said:

Is now the time we start gritching about fucking 3.2 inning starts, qs and holds?  It would be nice to have a category where proper research of less than stellar pitching yielded something but I understand in advance that nobody wants hold as a category. There are so few relievers to be competitive in that category without sacrificing something major. Ill hang up and take my answer off the air. 

nomaaa, huge, and i are in an nl only league that uses holds.  it should be mentioned, it's a 10x10 so it uses everything not nailed down.  holds are fine, but in my opinion - holds aren't that hard to find, or that fun to get.  a single game can have 2-3 holds in it.  there are a group of guys that get a ton of holds, and those guys are plenty valuable even without the category because of their multi-inning outings, high k's, and potential for wins.  it just doesn't make things more fun in my opinion.

in the age-old wins vs qs debate, i have cited that i enjoy wins because of the randomness and luck involved sometimes (in both rooting for, and against wins).  just like fantasy football when a random 3rd down back vultures a td, i think there should be some unpredictability to fantasy baseball.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Also QS is an especially frustrating stat with how  many pitchers get pulled after 5+ IP these days. 

[Fawesome 111]

I can bring it to a vote again. QS vs W. I agree with HG. I enjoy watching through the end. I played in a league that had QS and i just turned it off after he got his QS marked. 

[NorthLoop 14305]

After going back and forth on that debate I'll vote for wins. QS would be perfect if they made the inning requirement the same as wins. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

yes, i vote for wins.