# Return of SDMB Fantasy Baseball **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 20, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283 "2003-02-20T06:27:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/21 "2003-02-21T17:28:47Z")
Well, since, as you pointed out earlier, everyone will have a 1B playing and everyone will also have an SS playing, it evens out that way. If you want your Utility guy to be a 1B for fielding, rather than an OF for hitting (yes, I know 1Bs are usually pretty good hitters, too - I’m getting theoretical here), that’s your choice. However, I do believe that Yahoo averages the percentages because it’s a lot easier on the software. I could be wrong about this, though. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/22 "2003-02-21T18:18:01Z")
Regarding fielding percentage: My point regarding 1B is that they get a chance for catching a throw from an infielder on a groundout. Errors on those types of chances are rare. 1B don’t have higher FPCG just because they get more chances, but because the extra chances they get are of a unique nature. Regarding the batting slots, totally your call **rackensack**. I like deeper drafting myself, but I see your point of view. And OPS isn’t some trendy B-level stat that’s come into focus because of Bonds’ staggering performance. Of the basic stats, it’s the one most preferred by sabermetricians, and the one that most accurately predicts success. I know it _looks_ like the stats will update throughout the day, as they did last year. But I’m telling you, they changed it this year for football so that it doesn’t update live. I’ll write them and find out what they have to say about it. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/23 "2003-02-21T19:02:50Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by White Lightning_ > I know it looks like the stats will update throughout the day, as they did last year. But I’m telling you, they changed it this year for football so that it doesn’t update live. I’ll write them and find out what they have to say about it. I can attest to what **WL** is saying about the football stats not being live time this year in Yahoo free leagues. What I can’t remember for the life of me is if the basketball and hockey stats are that way this year as well. I _think_ it changed on those too - I seem to remember that those leagues used to say Live! in red next to the Today choice for stats display. That’s not there anymore. Well, I can check tonight… ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/24 "2003-02-21T19:16:54Z")
I’d like to join and just do autopick. Is there anything else I need to do in the meantime? ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/25 "2003-02-21T19:26:06Z")
I’d be willing to play, **rackensack**. I was in one of the SDMB leagues last year, finishing a dissapointing 5th after having my ego stroked by three or four different players who said I was the team to beat coming out of the draft. I think it’s your call on the categories, though I’ve personally never liked using fielding stats myself. I’ll drop you an e-mail when I get a chance to check my schedule. Did you mention whether you were planning on having a rotisserie or head-to-head format? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/26 "2003-02-21T20:37:11Z")
He said roto. I’m going to email some past players when I get home this evening to give them a heads up about this league. ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/27 "2003-02-22T03:01:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ArchiveGuy \* > \*\*I’d like to join and just do autopick. Is there anything else I need to do in the meantime? \*\* Just for the sake of my sanity, so that I only have one set of things to deal with, drop me an email at [rackensackscott@netscape.net](mailto:rackensackscott@netscape.net). That way, when I e-mail everyone who’s expressed an interest, you’ll be in the loop. ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/28 "2003-02-22T03:03:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Treviathan \* > \*\*I’d be willing to play, **rackensack**. I was in one of the SDMB leagues last year, finishing a dissapointing 5th after having my ego stroked by three or four different players who said I was the team to beat coming out of the draft. I think it’s your call on the categories, though I’ve personally never liked using fielding stats myself. > > I’ll drop you an e-mail when I get a chance to check my schedule. Did you mention whether you were planning on having a rotisserie or head-to-head format? \*\* Rotisserie it is. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/29 "2003-02-24T14:27:05Z")
I would love to be involved, but I could not participate in a live draft. (I work a graveyard shift). If there is auto draft… ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/30 "2003-02-24T15:59:46Z")
You can always autodraft, even during a live draft. Several people in my league did it last year - one of 'em actually wound up with pretty good players. ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/31 "2003-02-25T03:18:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Winnowill \* > \*\*You can always autodraft, even during a live draft. Several people in my league did it last year - one of 'em actually wound up with pretty good players. \*\* Right. Yahoo allows you to pre-rank the players available, or you can simply use Yahoo’s default rankings. The computer will select the highest-ranked player still available when your turn in the draft comes around, assuming that all of your possible position slots for that player haven’t been filled. ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/32 "2003-02-27T04:36:06Z")
If there’s no further debate on the format, I’m inclined to open up the floodgates and let everyone who’s interested sign up. Right now, we’re looking at a draft date/time of Monday, March 10 at 10:10 PM EST (9:10 CST, 8:10 MST, 7:10 PST). If you can’t make that time, and can’t deal with making your selections via autopick, think twice about joining this league; I’d still consider changing the time if there were enough clamor, but that time appears to work for everyone who’s expressed an interest so far. ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/33 "2003-02-27T04:37:27Z")
Winnowill’s Winners signing up right now! ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/34 "2003-02-27T04:43:38Z")
**rackensack** - your list above shows 23 players per team, but there are only eighteen roster slots. Is this correct? We have no bench players? ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/35 "2003-02-27T05:05:39Z")
Sorry to disappoint you, but with college and other stuff, I’m going to have to pull out before I even sign up. Good luck to everyone, though. ---
**Author:** ![blakeformayor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@blakeformayor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blakeformayor)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/36 "2003-02-27T19:51:23Z")
Just e-mailed you, rackensack, let me know if there are any open slots. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/37 "2003-02-27T23:09:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Winnowill \*\*\* > **rackensack** - your list above shows 23 players per team, but there are only eighteen roster slots. Is this correct? We have no bench players? Yahoo doesn’t show bench slots on empty rosters. Check the league settings for the final word on team size. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/38 "2003-02-27T23:37:27Z")
Did I miss the league info email, where do I sign up? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/39 "2003-02-28T00:03:00Z")
**rackensack** , if you don’t mind waiting one more day to open registration up to the TM, I’d appreciate it. I’m still trying to get in touch with some people from past SDMB leagues. Thanks. I’m in, btw. WL’s Blue Sox (_sans_ apostrophe, unfortunately). I didn’t realize you were making the last offensive slot an IF one. I like that better than UTIL. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283/40 "2003-02-28T00:04:22Z")
I still think we should explore other options, though. It may sound small now, but you’re all going to _hate_ that your stats won’t update throughout the day. **Omni** , I’ll forward you the invite email. I’ve been meaning to mention this to you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/156283.md?page=3)