DRB First Annual Fantasy Baseball Keeper League (poll added)
by rglass44 on Mar 8, 2010 7:48 PM EST
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Good evening. I have great news. In our last fantasy discussion I offered two possibilities for the fantasy league I was creating. Well, after Andy's cryptic message, we've followed through and we're getting to use CBSSports.com's great Commisioner League tool for free. I was stoked to find out that SBN and CBSSports.com we're considering a partnership that netted us not only one free league, but any league started through DRB only has to pay half the league fees ($90). As I said in my previous post, this is the best tool I've used for fantasy baseball, and I'm pretty psyched to run a league using them as opposed to just playing in one.
Here are the details of their product (give you an idea of some of the great aspects of this league):
Customize entire league the way you want...rules, scores, teams + more
LIVE scoring & stats so you can follow along as your teams rack up points
Keeper league capability to carry on the tradition for many seasons to come
Expert analysis provides up-to-date information on all players & teams
Live chat/league messenger to trash talk with your competition
This comes with any league created through the link for half-price as well.
OK. I've sung the praises of the product enough, now let's talk about the actual league.
Right now I have a rough sketch of the league in my mind. Here's what I'm thinking:
-Keeper league that will ideally be for years to come,
-Minor leaguers that fill out each team's farm system,
-A little bigger league with 16-20 people,
-4 divisions (3 if we can't get 16-20 owners),
-Head to head,
-Playing for money,
-Me winning.
Any issues? Once we have an idea of how many people, what people want, etc. we can discuss auction vs. draft, draft time, roster spots, stats, etc.
Please post that you're in if you are, and I'll send out emails (if your email address isn't in your profile then include it, but make sure to spell out "@" or put speaces or something so you don't get spammed).
Also, here's the link to get additional leagues for half-price:
http://baseball.cbssports.com/splash/baseball/spln/mgmt/offer/a?ttag=fbbc10_on_all_sbnat_os_iab_0001
I've added a poll to determine how much the league fees should be. Please only respond if you plan on playing.
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I'm in
I’ve been looking for something just like this.
Please Rec this since it will go to the sidebar only at some time tomorrow.
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if you need it
Jun @TheRayTank
by Jun on Mar 8, 2010 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
sweet
As i said before if its run through sportsline please count me in.
What stats are you thinking?
Tradional 5×5?
If its mixed leagues it needs to be at least 20 teams so everyone does not start an allstar team.
How are you going to handle waivers?
Weekly or daily league?
Position Eligibility?
Again, just tossing out ideas that need to be hashed out. Holla if you need any help and if there is a spot open,
Poe
poe at examforce.com
I'm interested...
drrocks1982 AT gmail.com
by Lurch's Lobbyists on Mar 8, 2010 8:56 PM EST reply actions
I'm in.
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 8, 2010 9:07 PM EST reply actions
Alternately, I need 3-4 more people in the good DRB fantasy league that's free.
FREE SPEACH is a myth. There is no such thing as 100% free speech. You cannot go into a movie theater and say "FIRE"!…"What? I have freedom of speach!" Bull. Doesnt work that way. Any real lawyer will tell you that.
Glass, are you in our league? If not why not?
FREE SPEACH is a myth. There is no such thing as 100% free speech. You cannot go into a movie theater and say "FIRE"!…"What? I have freedom of speach!" Bull. Doesnt work that way. Any real lawyer will tell you that.
We're under represented by people who went to WAKE
FREE SPEACH is a myth. There is no such thing as 100% free speech. You cannot go into a movie theater and say "FIRE"!…"What? I have freedom of speach!" Bull. Doesnt work that way. Any real lawyer will tell you that.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Mar 8, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Also, lol @ the number of people who used @
FREE SPEACH is a myth. There is no such thing as 100% free speech. You cannot go into a movie theater and say "FIRE"!…"What? I have freedom of speach!" Bull. Doesnt work that way. Any real lawyer will tell you that.
Holla at your boy
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 8, 2010 10:09 PM EST reply actions
Shoot me an e-mail if you want me to dominate
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 9, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
I'm in
Already got the invite, I’ll get signed up ASAP.
by ShawnTSA on Mar 9, 2010 12:32 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh yeah, it will be a pleasure to retype it next year
when I begin the defense of my championship.
from Cubs Stats and Twitter @BradleyWoodrum
How much is the cost again?
I’m pretty sure I’ll be in, but just want to make sure I’m not over-extending myself this season.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
All right, I'm in.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
by Steve Slowinski on Mar 9, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
most likely
cost? how do you want to do things?
new here
been reading for a long time but just signed up for sbnation, would love to play if you’d take a cardinals fan who after seeing some interleague action in st pete became a long distance admirer. awmiller at wustl.edu.
I think we could use some fans of other teams.
I predict the first round looking something like this:
1) Albert Pujols
2) Evan Longoria
3) Ben Zobrist
4) Carlos Pena
5) Tim Lincecum
6) James Shields
7) Carl Crawford
etc…
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Winnings breakdown
Would the money:
1st place 65%
2nd place Remaining – money back
3rd place Money back
A fool thinks himself to be wise.
A wise man knows himself to be a fool.
Going through now.
Between a hectic day at work and a stupid argument about Blalock, I didn’t get a chance to run through and do it.
OK...
I have sent out 20 invites (including myself drrrrrr). There were 3 people already signed up. I’ll give those that I’ve invited to Friday at noon to backout/not sign up.
It’s looking like a $25 dollar entry fee, but $50 could still make it.
Possible breakdowns:
$25×20=$500
Winner: $200
WS Loser: $50
Regs season champ: $50
4 division winners: $40
2 WC: $20
$50×20=$1000
Winner: $400
WS Loser: $100
Regs. season champ: $100
4 div. winners: $75
2 WC winners: $50
Thoughts?
if you're still sending invites
hit me up. If you sent one, I’ll be patient…that email address sucks – but that’s why I use it for public things.
Please send one more invite...
I would love to play, please send me an invite, and I can sign up asap!
I just asked this in an email
but is the draft time negotiable?
also, how DO you change your team name?
Haven’t used CBS in years, I’m so lost…
the draft time is negotiable
No idea how y’all change your team names, but I can just set them. Once we all the signups in if we don’t figure it out I’ll just do it.
LAME
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 10, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
With the great demand, I'm debating making it a 30 team league.
Does anyone have any reasonable objections against moving it from 24 to 30?
I still haven't got an invite so do whatever it takes.
75 teams?
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 10, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine getting Pujols and then Eckstein with your second pick.
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 10, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
Payout scheme at 30 and $25:
Pot: $750
Winner: $300
WS Loser: $100
4 div. winners: $75
2 WC winners: $25
If we do 30 I'd be willing to bet a handful are done by the AS break.
How do we go about backfilling owners when this happens?
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 10, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
If we bump it to $50 then we'd have another $750 to give out as weekly/monthly payouts to be sent at the end of the season
That should keep most people interested.
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 10, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
This is my feeling.
With 50 each we’d have $1500.
Winner – $600
Runner-up – $200
Regs season winner – $125
Div. Winners – $100
WC Winners – $75
That would leave an additional $400 to do weekly, monthly, etc. prizes. That could keep people interested.
I think there’d be 25 weeks of regs. season, so you could do like $10 a week and still have $150 left over to put elsewhere.
Boy, $50 is a lot (considering I'm using student loan money!).
But I’d be willing to do it in the name of 30 teams.
from Cubs Stats and Twitter @BradleyWoodrum
50 is a lot for me too
Yay unemployment… But if everyone else is for it, I’ll see what I can do.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
by Steve Slowinski on Mar 10, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
True story
Does provide for lots of time to write….the one positive thing about it.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
by Steve Slowinski on Mar 10, 2010 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
It might seem like a lot, but spread over 6 months it really isn't
Plus when you have the ability to recoup a chunk of it even if you have the worst team ever, it’s not so bad.
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 11, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
I like this much better then $25
The added incentive should help.
More invites sent out.
Out 23 right now. I’m thinking about just capping it at 24 unless we can get 30. There will be a waitlist though if people fail to show up or pay.
What are the keeper rules?
I didn’t see anything about that in the rules.
And I’ll send an email to the league on this, but we need to give some consideration into how long our draft is going to take. I think I saw a 90 second time limit per pick, but even if you assume people average 1 minute, with 30 teams and 21 rounds we are looking at a 10hr 30min draft.
I’m not generally a fan of this, but with the time needed and 30 owners’ schedules, what about doing an email draft, or even using a bulletin post? Not ideal, but neither is a 10 hour draft starting at 8pm.
Ugh...painful
I shudder at the thought…good point.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
by Steve Slowinski on Mar 10, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
That was just to have a draft slot.
I didn’ think we’d see this kind of interest.
I think e-mail or a board draft would be the best way to do it. We could do a fanshot. That could be fun especially because we could mock people going forward.
Did everyone have fun with the password?
We could do a live draft for the first "x" amount of rouds then move to email from there with 8 hrs between picks.
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 11, 2010 7:51 AM EST up reply actions
Could we do a CBS draft room without a time limit?
This would work like a message board, except we would still get to use our rankings and would clearly know who’s been selected. It still might take a few days to a week, but as long as there’s still some time before the regular season, it shouldn’t be a problem.
from Cubs Stats and Twitter @BradleyWoodrum
I think you need to do this to let us change our team names
How do I allow my owners to change their team names?
To allow owners to change team names, go to Setup/Teams&Owners and scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will see “Advanced Features.” Select “Team Owner Permissions.” On the top portion of this page, you will find a segment labeled “General Owner Permissions.” Check the box for “Allow owners to change their team name.” Click “save” to lock in this adjustment.
It looks like a mirac
Has anyone decided on how this league is gonna work?
Stat Categories
Roster Spots
Keeper Spots
It looks like a mirac
Let me thank you in advance
It’s going to be no easy task coordinating a possible 30 team league with payouts and keepers. Appreciate you putting this together
It looks like a mirac
by Sveet on Mar 11, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I should put it on my resume.
-During company time, I successfully managed a 30 team fantasy baseball league. I maintained spreadsheets in Excel detailing managers’ contracts, keepers, league finances (effectively managed a portfolio over $1500), and projected future outcomes. Coordinated draft times around many schedules using Outlook and Microsoft Scheduler.
by rglass44 on Mar 11, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh, also I think we should (as suggested in a league-wide email recently)
exempt Glass from the league due.
from Cubs Stats and Twitter @BradleyWoodrum
Posted this on the league message board too
Like others have said I think that a live draft with a long time in between picks is probably the best option.
But I was wondering if the March 16th date is a little too ambitous. It seems like there are a lot of unanswered questions regarding the league(How many keepers? How will the keeper system work? Stat Categories? Head to Head? How will everyone pay? How much is the entry league? What happens if we have a lot of people drop out next year?)
Also regarding the paying; Does everyone need to pay before the draft? I would hate to get towards the end of the season and half the teams haven’t paid and we never see that money.
Strapping Young Lads
OK So today is the deadline for team's to sign up:
2 teams have yet to sign up that have received an invite. If they sign up we have 24, if they don’t I’d like to get 2 more to make 4 6-team divisions.
I’m sending out a paypal request to the league now. The deadline to paypal me the money is Monday at noon. If anyone has any issues feel free to email me.
I’m thinking the best way to do the draft will be via a fanshot. If we started Monday evening, we’d have about 20 days till opening day. We could do 2 rounds a day for two weeks to fill out our rosters (there about). Then we could do the MiLB portion over a few days as well (that one doesn’t necessarily be done before the season starts, biut it would be preferable).
2 rounds a day might be a bit ambitious
Judging from the BtB WAR league that drafts in a similar manner. 2 rounds a day was a good pace and that’s with only 12 people in a league.
I think it’s still our best option, so we’ll just have to see how it goes.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
by Steve Slowinski on Mar 12, 2010 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
I still think the live draft with a decent amount of time in between picks is the best way to go
This makes it easy to know who is available. Who has been picked. You can see their draft rankings.
with 24 people if there is just one person who can’t get online it is going to hold up the whole draft. Which is a very probable scenario. If you have a time limit the live draft app will pick for that person and the draft can keep on moving. Also if you know you aren’t going to be able to be near a computer for a while you can set your queue so you can still get the player you want.
Strapping Young Lads
Is that possible though?
Like what kind of time limit are you thinking?
It would be nice if we could do like 5 rounds 2 different evenings next week then finishing outside the application.
Haven't seen a paypal request come thru yet
Haven’t used PayPal in a lil while tho. Let me know if you did already send it and I’ll see if I can figure out what’s going on.
BTW – CBS is gonna take some serious getting used to. It really seems like a pain in the ass to navigate.
Why not just that extended draft feature?
If we’re doing a fanshot, aren’t we going to have to manage:
- the available player list (which after round 10 is going to be a nightmare)
- if one person is out for some reason, we’re all stuck indefinitely
- our own rosters (which shouldn’t be all that hard, but is easier if the player shows up on your team after you draft him)
Just do the longer draft feature on the site, everyone gets an hour during the day to draft, and set the timeframe longer at night. If you’re out for some reason, auto-pick will pick someone for you. We can all queue up 2 or 3 players from an auto-pick process, because that’s all we’ll need with how many teams we’re talking.
How long are we thinking?
And is this even a possible function?
I imagine 20-30 minutes should be sufficient, but we could to something like 2-3 hours, just to make sure everyone gets a shot. I should hope we could do at least the first two rounds live, but if someone is not there for some reason, we might end up getting as little as one pick done!
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Is there some way that people could just check in every so often to see if you're coming up?
The guy with the first pick is going to have to wait 47 picks to get his second, so you’ve got a while. I think it requires people to just be vigilant and keep up. One advantage to a fanshot idea is that you can post from a mobile phone, where I don’t think that’s very likely on CBS.
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 14, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
No PayPal to me yet either.
I would also prefer some sort of live draft. If it can be worked out.
So super late
but if you need another person, and the league’s not locked, I would like to be in. I WILL PAY MONEY AND PAY ATTENTION PLZZZZZZZ
I'll get those out soon.
I thought I could just send it to the league email. My paypal account is under the email in my account if people want to go ahead and start paying it.
What is the deal with the draft?
And scoring? etc
Go Gators!!
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