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HGH & Centaur Paintings is back for the 2015 season. All praise be to Alex Rodriguez, may this be the year he transcends into his final equine form. Hot New Changes  entry fee to keep people interested in the last month of the seasonMandatory 3 Keepers rule 2 Divisions replaced with 1 Division (because ESPN is awful at h2h schedule balance with 2 divisions) This year's gimmick theme division name is Serie Nacional Cuba. Feel free to make Cuban-themed baseball team names. This is a majority goon ESPN league, two people aren't from this site but they're equally as nerdy about baseball. There are at least 2 team openings this season, and there will likely be more as some people haven't replied to me yet. Scoring is Average, Home Runs, RBI, Runs, Walks, and Stolen Bases on offense. Strikeouts, Wins, Saves, Holds, ERA, and WHIP on pitching. Here are some giant images explaining the roster sizes. There's an extra pitcher's spot or two than most leagues, and 3 DL spots for all your Tommy John probable starters. There's no limit on roster transactions, but to prevent someone at 4:59am EST on a Monday picking up the next Mike Trout, we have the Free Agent Auction system. Playoffs is top 4 teams based upon record. If there is a tie we look at your head-to-head record. If that is somehow a tie I will flip a coin. Post here or send me a PM if you want in. I've never done the entry fee before, but I think Paypal is the best way to do it as long as people send the money as a gift?  Draft date set to Sunday, Mar 8, 9:00 PM ET. Let me know if this is awful and doesn't work for you Rand alPaul fucked around with this message at 09:53 on Feb 26, 2015 |
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Virigoth posted:Does the entry fee turn into a prize pool for the winner? Yes I forgot to mention that, although I don't know what percentages to divvy up. Like 60/30/10 to 1st/2nd/3rd? How do other leagues do it?
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Feb 16, 2015 07:35
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Unfortunately, I am still waiting to hear back from a couple of owners to see if they want to return. Gimme like 2 more days to try to talk to them then I can let you know. We have at least one opening still, and paypal for some stupid reason is dragging its feet reactivating my account.
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Feb 18, 2015 08:38
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IcePhoenix posted:Good luck with that, I tried three times to get reactivated during AGDQ and the only two e-mails I received were automated "tell us how well we did in resolving your issue by completing this survey" e-mails. Hah I just got it confirmed. Apparently "within 24 hours" means 5 days. But hey, it's not like things like dates matter to financial institutions, right?  I hate using paypal but oh well.And your team is in pretty good shape I think someone will snag it, I'm about to post the teams that are available.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:01
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Okay here are the teams that are available: Team Three Team Four Team Five I cannot remember what goon ran Lincecum in Amsterdam, I hope responds soon. cebrail posted:Any news on the draft date/time? I'd like to play in a goon league but I've got a busy schedule this month. I have not set a draft date yet, and I'm guessing we aren't going to draft before March considering the four vacancies, so I figured once we fill up we'll then talk out a draft date/time that everyone can show up at. Rand alPaul fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Feb 21, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 08:07
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There are no restrictions on keepers except that you must keep 3 players from your roster. That prevents someone from keeping 0 guys and jumping to the front of the draft pick selection.
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Feb 20, 2015 00:38
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Awesome, that accounts for everyone! Okay, please PM me those who want in so I can invite. Jackss you'll have to post an email i guess.
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Feb 21, 2015 04:08
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coronaball posted:Was I supposed to get an email to join? I didn't receive anything. Weird it said I sent you an email, let me try again. Sorry if I spam the other owners.
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Feb 23, 2015 22:34
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Yes, please let me know what day/time absolutely will not work for you for the draft. I will begin to herd cats and nail down a date. I am guessing a Sunday evening will probably work for most?MassaShowtime posted:I AM loving BACK Oh poo poo weren't you the champ last year?
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Feb 24, 2015 07:06
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Ok I sent out an email about draft dates. I need to think up a good Cuban-themed baseball name. Question: To request the league buy-in money, do I send an email out through the paypal account or just post my email address that is linked to my paypal account? I have never done this before and hate paypal obviously. Rand alPaul fucked around with this message at 07:05 on Feb 25, 2015 |
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Feb 25, 2015 06:51
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coronaball posted:paypal sent, and a Sunday draft sounds fine as long as it's in the evening I'm looking at 8 or 9 pm CST right now. Let me know if that won't work. Also thanks to the guys that have submitted the $10 EDIT: I went ahead and made a Draft Time. Rand alPaul fucked around with this message at 09:51 on Feb 26, 2015 |
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Feb 26, 2015 05:59
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Ok I can bump it up an hour if that works for everyone.
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Feb 26, 2015 23:05
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Let me push it back to 9PM ET.
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Feb 27, 2015 03:00
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I wish I had scheduled the draft for this Sunday, I'm likely going to be snowed in all day 
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Feb 27, 2015 23:37
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I wasn't sure if 2-3 days warning was enough time for the draft (also a lot of people haven't paid in yet). Should I bump it up to Sunday, March 1st? EDIT: If I did that I'd have to remessage a ton of people and do it immediately. I changed some FAAB settings around after reading two ESPN articles on it that proved good points. Basically you bid for guys on the waiver wire, and three times a week they get added to your roster if you outbid the other owners. Most weeks people only bid like $1-2 on guys, but where the FA system comes in great is when people drop someone that is good (the first year we ran it someone dropped Hanley Ramirez for some loving reason) or when guys get called up, like George Springer. Last year I think I put like $20 on Jonathan Singleton (lol) because my offense was dog poo poo. It cuts down on streaming a little bit, but if you plan out your starts you should still be able to do it. I pushed one of the days to Saturday so you can stream a pitcher for Sunday (which is the day of the week a lot of people stream) Rand alPaul fucked around with this message at 04:36 on Feb 28, 2015 |
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Feb 28, 2015 02:27
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cebrail posted:I think he meant that you said you would push it back to 9 PM ET, and then you changed it from 9 PM to 8 PM.  You're right, switching it now.
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Feb 28, 2015 21:51
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The Pussy Boss posted:Hey I sent in my Awesome I got it. That makes most of the people so far have sent in. And yeah I'm running home from work to make the draft, I hope I can snag Taco Bell on the way.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:43
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That is a drat fine name.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:22
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Speaking of Bautista he needs to pick his Keepers for tomorrow!
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Mar 8, 2015 07:18
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I am proud of all these Cuban-themed names. Also Che Stadium took me a second and is actually witty as gently caress. Let me know if anyone needs something photoshopped.
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Mar 9, 2015 04:04
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coronaball posted:So you can add a player for $0 if no one else bids on him? I figured you had to big at least $1. You originally had to but I changed it a while back. Apparently if you run out of money you can't add anyone the rest of the season which could be disastrous. I thought that if you ran out of money you could still add guys, you were just always going to lose a FA claim if someone else bid anything. That isn't the case. It works that way if you activate the $0 bidding rule.
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Mar 21, 2015 02:53
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I believe it is based upon draft order. I have third because I drafted seventh.
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Mar 25, 2015 19:17
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Edit: Apparently it's each week it reverts based upon standings.
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Mar 25, 2015 20:44
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coronaball posted:Is that what we want? I hate that in football, since it feels like it rewards failure. I dunno what the alternative is here though. Ties are fairly rare the free agent auction system; I think they only happened a couple times last season and it was because both guys bid the bare minimum on closers. My strategy has always been if I think someone else is going to bid on a guy then I put an odd numerical amount like 3 or 6 dollars. Good players getting dropped or a really prized prospect being called up is when bidding gets crazy. Someone bid 44 on Hanley Ramirez when he got waived, I think George Springer being called up made people put in like 20-30.
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Mar 26, 2015 00:42
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Brett Cecil will likely get destroyed and I'll drop him in week two.
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Mar 26, 2015 01:49
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Rand alPaul posted:Brett Cecil will likely get destroyed and I'll drop him in week two. 
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Apr 10, 2015 05:36
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The Pussy Boss posted:Good luck today Rand Al Paul, our matchup is super tight and should come down to the last afternoon game This has been neck-and-neck all week but Gio Gonzalez just blew my chance of stealing ERA/WHIP from you
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Apr 26, 2015 19:50
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The Pussy Boss posted:Good luck today Rand Al Paul, our matchup is super tight and should come down to the last afternoon game That was a good week, very close. Well played, Castro District (which is an awesome name)
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Apr 27, 2015 05:38
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Very tempted to donate the entire league winnings to this noble cause.
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Apr 27, 2015 23:08
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coronaball posted:So was anyone close to my $28 for Gallo, or was that an absurd overpay? Castro District bid $27. That's a good guess there! For future reference if you log in with your computer and click Free Agent Auction Report it'll show you who added and for what amount. Can give you a good heads up about what people are looking for or who they ALMOST dropped.
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Jun 3, 2015 06:40
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The Pussy Boss posted:you and me are coming down to the wire again, Rand. Hell, that O's game is a blowout, no need for Davis and Machado to bat again IMHO. Just give 'em the rest of the night off My team has no answer for the Castro District. You could say we've developed a phobia, per se.
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I think Babaloa Ruth is AWOL...
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