Comments on: 2011 Fantasy Razzball Leagues – The Power of Lemons http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons Fantasy Baseball Advice Sun, 26 May 2013 05:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Euroalien http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-474065 Euroalien Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:38:16 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-474065 Thanks Rudy – I’m in!

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-473995 Rudy Gamble Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:36:35 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-473995 HI ALL – I OPENED UP AN 11TH LEAGUE AND INVITED THE FIRST 20 OR SO ON THE WAITING LIST. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. DRAFTING ON MONDAY

@Euroalien: It was a Yahoo address. I switched it to a Hotmail address I have on file. Invites went out 10 minutes ago.

]]> By: Euroalien http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-473937 Euroalien Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:00:01 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-473937 Rudy – I don’t remember seeing an email….. I wonder if it might have gone to a different email address……. maybe one I don’t check very often. It’s my own fault if I miss out.

Thanks

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-472335 Rudy Gamble Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:56:57 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-472335 @Euroalien: Didn’t I invite you into a league at one point? Luckily, I may start one more league. Not sure how big the waiting list is though.

]]> By: Euroalien http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-472328 Euroalien Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:50:09 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-472328 Is it too late to get into a Razzball League?

]]> By: Evan http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-470680 Evan Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:58:18 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-470680 Rudy- Can you change the start time of Yahoo Razzball League 4 to 9:30pm EST? Everyone in the league is down. Also, I think we still need 4 more teams to sign up. Are they there just to take all the good players?

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-468131 Rudy Gamble Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:06:14 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-468131 @Winson: I’m making sure the existing 10 leagues are all full (people drop out) before opening up an 11th. Stay tuned!

]]> By: Winson http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-467429 Winson Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:56:40 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-467429 I just signed up for a league on the google spreadsheet. I never caught this post til I realized I didn’t join a Razzball league this year. Are there any drafts soon?

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-467159 Rudy Gamble Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:58:23 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-467159 @Willy D.: hmm, 0.33 per out is fine. 0.33 per IP will screw up the balance between hitter and pitcher points…

]]> By: Willy D. http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-467155 Willy D. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:54:41 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-467155 @Rudy Gamble: Wow, thank you for the quick reply. I tinkered with the scoring on ESPN and found I had to put 0.33 in the IP category to get the pitcher scoring to come out right.

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-467138 Rudy Gamble Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:42:50 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-467138 @Willy D.:

At Bats (AB) +2
Runs (R) -4
Hits (H) -3
Home Runs (HR) -6
Runs Batted In (RBI) -4
Strikeouts (K) +2

Innings Pitched (IP) -1
Losses (L) +8
Hits (H) +1
Earned Runs (ER) +1.5
Home Runs (HR) +4
Walks (BB) +1
Strikeouts (K) -1

]]> By: Willy D. http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-467132 Willy D. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:38:39 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-467132 I am trying to recreate the scoring on ESPN and I wanted to clarify the scoring system used. For pitches, is it -1 for every total inning pitched, or -1 for every “out” (thus a full inning pitched would give -3 points)?

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-445522 Rudy Gamble Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:48:25 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-445522 Sure.

]]> By: Jonathan http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-445521 Jonathan Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:44:32 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-445521 Are we allowed to invite co-managers for our teams?

]]> By: Evan http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-444668 Evan Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:42:33 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-444668 When are invites goin out fir the leagues?

]]> By: Matt http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-443548 Matt Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:44:41 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-443548 Is there going to be an announcement of any sort for the bloggers’ league? Is it safe to say that if you haven’t been notified by now, you’re not in?

]]> By: Luke Williams http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-436601 Luke Williams Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:55:29 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-436601 Pretty sure you mean you’ll have a million leagues by 2018 not 2016.

]]> By: Moonlight's Grahams http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-435532 Moonlight's Grahams Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:04:33 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-435532 Is it sad that i’m more excited about this than my money league? This grand prize is also way better than last year’s stupid hot tub that wasn’t even a time machine.

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434642 Rudy Gamble Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:26:51 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434642 @24hourjack: I prefer Prado. Better eligibility and more reliable than Panda.

@PepeSilvia: Not sure on Utley but doesn’t sound good. Might want to invest in some bedside tissues just in case.

@Mr2Bits: You’ve got Youk and Bautista. Let Beltre go.

@Sean: SBs prove too difficult because you’d have to credit for Caught Stealings and penalize for SBs. The two tend to cancel each other out a lot of the time. Found it’s easier just to leave them out all together.

]]> By: Sean http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434628 Sean Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:00:05 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434628 What is the rationale behind not penalizing stolen bases in razzball?

]]> By: PepeSilvia http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434601 PepeSilvia Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:05:45 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434601 How worried should I be about Chase Utley? Not a question of drafting him or not drafting him, I already have him as a keeper. Just wondering if I should go ahead and start crying myself to sleep at night.

]]> By: Eddy http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434584 Eddy Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:50:08 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434584 @Rudy Gamble:

Thanks for the response, Rudy.

I just created a roster in MS Word using stats from fangraphs and I have come up with the most putrid team ever assembled. I applaud the manager who bests me.

I do wish, however, the Ryan Rowland-Smith would be playing in the majors this year. He’s a first round pick.

]]> By: Mr2Bits http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434583 Mr2Bits Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:47:53 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434583 Rudy : What round draft pick would you give up for Adrian Beltre? I can get him at a keeper value of 24 round which makes him very attractive next year if he does well. Would something in the 8-11th round be worth it with my current keepers as his owner is throwing him back? If I do get him, I’d also have to lose one of these 8 guys, which would you lose if you think I should go after him?

Robinson Canó (NYY – 2B)- Round 2 Keeper
Víctor Martínez (Bos – C,1B) – Round 6 Keeper
Josh Hamilton (Tex – OF) – Round 8 keeper
Kevin Youkilis (BOS – 1B,3B) – Round 16 Keeper
Cory Hart (MIL – OF) – FA
Chris Young (Ari – OF) – FA
José Bautista (Tor – 3B,OF) – FA
Neftali Feliz (Tex – RP) – FA

]]> By: tourinct http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434579 tourinct Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:42:06 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434579 Top of my cheetsheet: Chone Figgins & Randy Wolfe

]]> By: majortommy http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434577 majortommy Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:38:22 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434577 had a blast doing this league last year and am definitely looking forward to another go around this year

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434551 Rudy Gamble Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:30:20 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434551 @High Upside: As other posters mentioned, I have Bourn and Austin Jackson both in the prelim top four.

@Howard: Here’s a link to one of the leagues last year – http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/razzball13.

@Matt L: You can find all that out in this post + the linked spreadsheet: http://razzball.com/what-can-we-learn-from-2010-razzball-commenter-league-results/

@Yep, I said it….: Yes. We spread the love around.

@Ian: Haven’t heard back from last year’s hot tub sponsor. So for now it’s just the signed ball.

@Frank Rizzo: It’s really easy to make a draft sheet. Just download a set of player projections (i’d recommend Marcel or ZiPs once it’s available) and add a column for Razzball Points. The formula is pretty simple. I then create some positional adjustments. The leagues are fairly competitive but it is weekly change vs. daily change so not as crazy competitive as RCL.

@Eddy: Mostly SP. RP isn’t much help. Just have to be judicious on SPs per week so you don’t hit your IP cap too soon.

]]> By: ichirosan http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434534 ichirosan Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:06:34 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434534 @Ian:

I’m still not sure about that… however, get Gorilla Ponson to sign that baseball and there will be no doubt about it!!!

]]> By: Ian http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434516 Ian Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:30:53 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434516 An autographed baseball by Fantasy Razzball All-Star Neifi Perez, Grey Albright, and myself (Rudy Gamble) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a free hot tub!

]]> By: Matt L http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434515 Matt L Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:25:46 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434515 The intro to this post made me think it was going to be a “bad players” version of the post discussing which players in 2010 wound up on winning teams most often, i.e. did drafting Morales kill teams, or were the real team-killers those players who underperformed but most managers couldn’t bear to replace (maybe Berkman?).

I was wrong, but I thought I’d share in hopes my mistake becomes reality.

]]> By: Frank Rizzo http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-razzball-leagues-the-power-of-lemons/#comment-434512 Frank Rizzo Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:21:14 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=17969#comment-434512 Damn. I’ve wanted to take a shot at a Razzball League in the past, and I’d probably at the least commit vehicular homicide for a ball signed by the big 3, but this year is going to be tough. The family and I are going down to Tampa toward the end of March to take in as many ST games as we can in the area. I can justify staying in for my own league’s draft but can’t be in more than 1 this year. Too bad, I’m guessing Razzball Leagues are pretty hotly contested since everyone is using the same draft sheet.

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