# SDMB Fantasy Baseball League **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 22, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960 "2014-02-22T18:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/21 "2014-02-28T02:55:11Z")
I am fairly sure that Mince is the one we are missing. He has not been on the message board since late Tuesday night. I have emailed him. Hopefully, we will hear from him soon. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/22 "2014-02-28T15:19:04Z")
First, I hope whatever is causing Mince to be AWOL is nothing serious. That said, he has not shown up and we need to get things going. So, I am going to give until this evening for either Mince to sign up or someone else to request to join us and sign up. If neither of those things have occurred by this evening, I will go ahead and start the league with 9 players. So, if you are interested in joining our league, please PM me and tell me the email address to send the invitation to. Also, please sign up as soon as possible once you have received the invitation. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/23 "2014-02-28T17:18:40Z")
Good plan. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/24 "2014-02-28T18:19:21Z")
All players have now registered and the draft has begun. Mince, it looks like you get the first pick. (I am assuming you are “Chicago\_Cubs”). ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/25 "2014-02-28T19:45:10Z")
Mince, did you sign up to the league with a main email address, or a throwaway? You can go back in and change it to your main, and we won’t see it. That way you’ll get timely notifications that your pick is up… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/26 "2014-02-28T20:27:48Z")
I’ve got the second pick and have been sitting here waiting for my pick. I bet Mince picks the second I head out to dinner. \>\_\< ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/27 "2014-02-28T23:47:36Z")
I posted a message on the board at the fleaflicker site and chose the option to have it emailed to the entire league. Can one of you confirm that you received that email, because it did not get sent to me. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/28 "2014-03-01T00:04:03Z")
> [@MentalGuy](#): > > I posted a message on the board at the fleaflicker site and chose the option to have it emailed to the entire league. Can one of you confirm that you received that email, because it did not get sent to me. Yes, I received it. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/29 "2014-03-01T02:23:33Z")
I did not - but I also don’t have “email me when any message is posted on my league’s message board” checked off, which is the default. I don’t want to push Mince, but is there going to be a maximum draft pick length? At some point we’ll have to do something, right? ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/30 "2014-03-01T02:49:20Z")
I’m not sure what tools they give you. Can you move someone to the end of the round or something if they don’t pick for 8 hours? ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/31 "2014-03-01T03:04:23Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I did not - but I also don’t have “email me when any message is posted on my league’s message board” checked off, which is the default. > > I don’t want to push Mince, but is there going to be a maximum draft pick length? At some point we’ll have to do something, right? I specifically checked the “email to entire league”, though. I would think it would send those, just not notifications of regular messages. Since my email the other day did say I planned on starting the draft on Saturday afternoon, I am not going to do anything right now. I think I will make a rule that after a certain amount of time, I will draft for you. I will use some sort of set rule to decide who to draft. I figure we can start with a fairly long amount of time and then shorten it if necessary as the season gets closer. I assume that we are all in the US (or at least North America), so I would not require picks after a certain point in the evening until a certain time in the morning. What do you feel is a reasonable time to give people at the beginning? ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/32 "2014-03-01T03:05:39Z")
> [@Pixel\_Dent](#): > > I’m not sure what tools they give you. Can you move someone to the end of the round or something if they don’t pick for 8 hours? I can’t change the position, but I can make the draft pick for them. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/33 "2014-03-01T03:07:38Z")
I also meant to mention that I will be traveling tomorrow (and maybe Sunday). I think I will have fairly regular access, but if I (or my son) is a bit slow in drafting, that is why. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/34 "2014-03-01T03:17:34Z")
Which team is your son’s? I’m not too worried about the draft right now - once we get into Round 3 or so, people will get a feel for what to expect, who they’re targeting, _the fact that they’re in a draft_, when the next pick is up, how long picks should be taking, etc. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/35 "2014-03-01T03:55:21Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Which team is your son’s? Cincinnati Feds ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/36 "2014-03-01T05:29:32Z")
Pardon my ignorance, but it says "the current draft pick is 1.1 (first overall). You’re up. Does this mean I have the first DP? Sorry, but unfamiliar with this league format. Nevermind, I figured it out. Sweet, got the first pick. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/37 "2014-03-01T12:32:34Z")
And we’re off! Just made my pick too. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/38 "2014-03-01T14:41:34Z")
I’m pretty impressed with how cellphone-friendly the draft function is. I was worried I’d have a hard time wrangling with it, but my pick went very smooth. I’ll want to get a queue going later in the draft so I don’t have to dig much for sleepers, but I don’t think it’ll be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/39 "2014-03-01T19:39:28Z")
I never played baseball on fleaflicker before but I was in reddit’s 1000 team fantasy football league that used it. It’s not as polished as some others but it had some unique features and was very mobile friendly. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960/40 "2014-03-05T04:47:13Z")
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