To sorta quote Dead Poets Society, “The players for this league aren’t that different from you. Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they’re destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. The only difference is they suck at baseball.” This is the league where you don’t even want the cream of the crap. You want the crap. These are the guys that wake up in the morning and say, “Today is gonna be different. Today, I’m going to amount to something.” Then fail miserably. They go 0-for-4 with a hit by pitch and call it a success. They only throw five innings when the bullpen is too taxed from the night before. They’re constantly looking over their shoulder, wondering if they’re going to be released. Maybe I can make it as a real estate agent, that’s what they tell themselves. Or they tell themselves, maybe if I stand behind Broxton’s ass, Dusty won’t see me. Or they call Brian L. Hunter for hitting tips. This is the league where you want a catcher in your utility spot and are damn sure glad Juan Rivera has 1st base eligibility. In this league, you want the entire Rockies starting staff and wish they played at home for every game. This is our 6th annual Fantasy Razzball tourney, where the goal is to manage the WORST FANTASY BASEBALL TEAM. (If you want our regular fantasy baseball leagues, their sign-ups are here.)
LEAGUE RULES
- 10 Team Leagues, MLB universe, uses Yahoo! position eligibility
- All leagues must be in Yahoo! (to maintain consistent position eligibility rules and IP caps)
- Set it so that the league can be viewed publicly.
- Weekly Roster Changes (leaves you time to lavish on your Daily Leagues)
- C / 1B / 2B / SS / 3B / CI / MI / 5 OF / 9 P / 5 bench
- 1,250 innings cap. No minimum IP. No AB mins/maxes
- Leagues will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
- 1 team per person per league.
- Collusion between teams is grounds for disqualification from winning the grand prize.
- Hitter Stats
- AB = +2
- H = -3
- R = -4
- HR = -6
- RBI = -4
- K = +2
- Pitcher Stats
- IP = -1
- HR = +4
- L = +8
- K = -1
- ER = +1.5
- H+BB = +1
The point structure makes it so that about 2/3 of the league’s hitters as well as just about every pitcher has positive value. So leaving a roster spot open or filled by a guy who plays once a week will hurt your team.
TO JOIN A LEAGUE
Find the League ID and Password for a league with open spots to fill (see below grid) and then click here: Join! Enter the ID number and Password and click “Join Your League.” Emails are there for some leagues, but you shouldn’t need to email anyone.
TO START A LEAGUE
Please create a league in Yahoo based on the league rules reference above (note: require a password to avoid non-Razzballers joining) and click here. You will be permissioned shortly so you can add your league info to the Google Doc (the below grid cannot be edited from this page). On that Google Doc, you will need to enter your name, league link, password and please UPDATE the number of openings as your league fills up. That’s it. Oh, and don’t use your bank account password.
THE BIG PRIZE
An autographed baseball by Grey Albright, Rudy Gamble and a TBD Fantasy Razzball All-Star (last year was Neifi Perez).
In a deep 5×5 league is there any problem with drafting 3 relievers (Balfour, Cook, Doolittle)from the same team?
@2 Giant rings: It’s not ideal but those are three solid relievers. Cook has to be handcuffed if you own Balfour and should be a good MR. Doolittle was awesome last year and probably a top 10 MR (no chance at saves division).
The downside is that you have no Saves upside. So swapping Doolittle for someone with a chance at saves like Jared Burton or a lottery ticket for saves like AJ Ramos (Marlins) or Josh Fields (Astros) is worth it if your team is low on Saves…
I demand my autographed baseball! Although, the one time I got an autographed baseball (last year during Spring Training) all the players who signed it were injured or demoted: Drabek, Snider, Jonathan Diaz. I wouldn’t want bad things to happen to my beloved Razzball bloggers. Or even to Neifi Perez.
@DrEasy: Not sure how much Neifi Perez can get demoted these days. He’s leverage his past experience, though, at his current job:
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/short-stop-austin-6?select=W8fqgRRbxNQIZ2HBQGyD5Q#ZTiBq9Tz5yH3QCqAyIKuZQ
Keeper League…In a vaccum…..Braun, D. Straily, F. Doubront for
Longoria, Heyward, Peavy
Or
J. Hamilton, B.J Upton
@Gopher: I’d take Longoria, Heyward, Peavy….no doubt.
10 team keeper, 5×5, can keep a guy up to 3 years, each year draft value goes up 2 rounds
keep 3, who gets cut? i have the 5th pick in round 1 if i cut cano.
cano 1st rd
heyward 5th
beltran 18
austin jackson 21
alex gordon 22
peavy 23
@scott: Gordon and Jackson are the best values on this board. Heyward is pretty good value but three OFs is overkill. It’s b/w Cano and Peavy for #3…
This could be something or it could be nothing, but:
Anonymous Source: Cano, Granderson, A-Rod and Braun will all be suspended for failing PED test this season. — Joe Bisceglie (@joebisceglie) March 4, 2013
This from the same guy who first reported Melky Cabrera was going to be suspended.
@Clyde Prompto: Here’s a link with more info about all this mess: http://daps.tv/more-info-about-the-rumored-suspensions-of-mlb-stars-cano-rodriguez-granderson-and-braun/
If this is true, holy hell. Those poor, poor people who hold their drafts early.
@Clyde Prompto: Yeah, this would be a bombshell if true.
Keep Kershaw or Reyes? Seems that pitching is awfully deep (and that post about streaming was awfully eye opening) and SS is awfully shallow. But Kershaw is pretty awesome and much younger (though the hip worries me).
Other keeps are Miggy, Trout, Kemp.
@Pine Tar Incident: Kershaw. He’s a top 3 SP. Reyes isn’t as elite as him.
Rudy-
If Matt Carpenter gets full time duties at 2B for the Redbirds, where would he rank for you amongst the crap that is 2B (or as I call them, the 2-Tea-Baggers)?
@Hoosier Daddy: If he’s playing near every day, his bat makes him MI worthy in shallow leagues. But I’m not terribly convinced he’ll outperform, say, Daniel Murphy.
Rudy or Grey (or anyone)-
ESPN 12 team H2H looking to grab me some Adam Jones:
C-Perez
C- McCann (drafted in round 22, so I took a flyer)
1B- Goldschmidt
2B- Murphy (NYM)
3B- Longo
SS- Castro
2B/SS- Rutledge
1B/3B- Freeman
IF- Moustakas
LF- Trumbo
CF- Harper
RF- J Upton
OF- Chris Davis
OF- Reddick
DH- Machado
UTIL- Frazier
Bench- Markakis, Beckham, Eaton, Gyorko
SP- Bumgarner
SP- Chapman
SP- Samardzija
SP- Hanson
SP- Estrada
SP- Wei-Yin Chen
RP- Motte
RP- Reed
RP- Holland
Bench- Sergio Santos
Cats are AVG/R/SB/HR/RBI/K & ERA/WHIP/SV/K/W
Jones was drafted one pick ahead of me so I grabbed Harper instead. Should I try Harper for Jones straight up, or part ways with one of my 3B because the Jones owner is weak at that position? I like this team, but want to bolster my OF with a solid AVG/HR/RBI guy like Jones because Trumbo/Davis/Reddick all have one or two areas that scare me….Thoughts or should I just stand pat for now?
On a side note, I feel as though I am constantly drafting teams against players who don’t read the Razz and that is just a shame………
@I’m that Gyorko: Your team looks solid, I think the pitching staff is a slightly better than it needs to be… You don’t need Bum and Aroldis… Trade Bum for Jones, see what kind of response that gets…. I wouldn’t trade Harper for him….
@I’m that Gyorko: I’d prefer Harper to Jones this year for the upside. If they are willing to trade A. Jones for a grab-bag of Trumbo/Davis/Reddick + Frazier or a closer, I’d do it…but it’s doubtful.
12 team keeper POINTS H2H league. Can keep five players. Players can be kept at positions that they were drafted in previously. Pitching goes early as you need 2 aces to win. All past winners have had at least two aces. There will be stud hitteres and pitchers available in first two rounds as people dont keep players who cost that much. Who would you keep from this list (round that they can be kept is next to the name)
24 man rosters. Start C, 1B, 2B, 3b, SS, Util, 3 OF, 2 SP, 2 RP, 3 P
Bumgarner – 4th
Wright – 6th
Scherzer -7th
Sale – 14th
Jennings – 16th
Latos – 17th
Aaron Hill – 18th
Lawrie -19th
Bautista – 24th
@Bristol: Scherzer, Latos, Jennings, Bautista, Lawrie…
You should call this Bizzaro Baseball
@Jack Full of Hate: Baseball’s First Cousin Once Removed
@Grey: so would taking the advice of the CBS writers be the best strategy to win this thing?
Hahahaha… Great idea… Read CBS and ESPN…
@Grey: my team name is Berry’s the Boss cause i couldn’t imagine anyone else leading my team to victory
I like what Sky calls him, Snafu Larry…
@Grey: damn thats good. I can’t copy that, I respect the razzball copyright. but on the other hand, he does use my name for him ” the artist formerly known as oregon nut cup”
Stealing is the sincerest form of something something… BTW, there’s a new post from me…
@Jack Full of Hate:
Whatever its called,it makes my head hurt.I don’t often come across something twisted enough to faze my jaded self.
@Hondo: I hear ya, but i have been watch people suck at this game for years and now I get to role play their style. All the players I refuse to own will now be my fantasy darlings.
Could I get some mock feedback? Yahoo 12-team. Thanks in advance!
C Santana
1B Ike Davis
2B Kinsler
3B Miggy
SS Zobrist
OF Jones
OF Choo
OF Jackson
UT Frazier
UT Rutledge
Bench – Marte
SP Cain
SP Scherzer
SP Samardzijia
SP Niese
SP Milone
SP Miley
SP Tillman
SP Cobb
RP WIlhelmsen
RP Cishek
RP Parnell
RP Pestano
@Jon: Team looks solid… I’d be careful about average with those hitters…
Joe Bisceglie who broke the Melky story last yr is reporting Braun, Cano, Granderson & ARod are going to be suspended for PEDS. Could just be BS rumor.
@Sideshow: I think Joe Whatever has himself a good PR person… He broke the Melky story? Really?
http://daps.tv/source-robinson-cano-alex-rodriguez-ryan-braun-and-curtis-granderson-to-be-suspended/
Guessing it is BS but thgt I would pass it on.
& here is the follow up. U buying it @ all Grey?
http://daps.tv/more-info-about-the-rumored-suspensions-of-mlb-stars-cano-rodriguez-granderson-and-braun/
I really don’t buy that at all… But I hadn’t heard about Gangnam Style until it hit 50 million views, so what do I know? Is that a popular site, I’ve never heard of it…
Too be honest I have not either. It was a fwd from a friend who follows fantasy bball like it is his life.
Yeah, guess we’ll see, but a quick Google search didn’t reveal to me that this site broke any Melky news…
another site picked it up…
http://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/robinson-cano-alex-rodriguez-curtis-granderson-and-ryan-braun-might-face-50-game-ped-related-suspensions-this-season/
But they’re just going on the first site’s info, right?
MLB denied it:
http://deadspin.com/5945333/how-those-robinson-cano-ped-rumors-got-started
WE NEED COMMISSIONERS
@Grey: I will create a league. If not tonight, then tomorrow.
I was thinking about doing a jerk/turd/loser league anyway. I figured it would be hard to find participants. Now I won’t have trouble.
Suffice it to say my league will have a ridiculous name.
Awesome!
Google Doc not updating for some reason.
@hooydonck: Please make sure leagues are viewable by the public.
Looks all good…
Creating a league and have some questions. H2H Points or Points only? Should we put a limit on moves per week or not?
@Chris: I also don’t see a H+BB category.
@Chris: Points only. No limits on moves. Score +1 for Hits and +1 for BB.
@VinWins: Thanks. League created and permission to the doc requested.
@Chris: Great! Something I forgot from last year, set the “Can’t cut list” to none.
I’ve unfortunately capped my league limit at 4 this year so I won’t be participating, but I remember one of the more awkward situations is when you own the same guy in Razzball as in a regular league.
Kind of a reality check.
It’s fingercuffing:
http://razzball.com/fantasy-baseball-terms/#Fingercuffed
@Grey: Throwback!
@Grey: most likely more prevelant in head to head?
Hahaha
@Eddy: Yahoo allows 8 free teams per Yahoo ID.
@Chris: I meant as a personal cap. In 2011 I did 7 leagues, in 2012 I did 3 and I’m going back to 4 but really don’t want to do more because I know it’s going to consume so much.
@Eddy: Gotcha. Some of the owners in my leagues didn’t know Yahoo increased that limit.
Started making a league before, but got sidetracked. Might wait till the weekend to finish it.