dKos fantasy baseball

12:30 PM EST update - 2 slots left

Yahoo! rotisserie league
5 slots available, 10 team league

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo....

The magic words:

league ID: 192436
password: kossacks

live draft - next Sunday at noon

Details below.

Apologies to those who think this frivolous.

The Commish.

Custom League URL: http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo....
Season Type: Full
Draft Type: Live Draft
Draft Time: Sun Mar 23 12:00pm EDT [ Add to My Calendar ]
Max Teams: 10
Scoring Type: Rotisserie
Player Universe: All baseball
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2
Trade End Date: August 10, 2008
Waiver Time: 1 day
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports
Trade Review: League Votes
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Max Games Played: 162
Max Innings Pitched: 1400
Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow
Start Scoring on: Monday, Mar 24
Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, LF, CF, RF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, RP, RP, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL, DL, DL, DL
Stat Categories: R, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, K, E, OBP, W, L, SV, K, SB, HLD, ERA, WHIP

•  Baseball... That's a sport, right?

  I thought Politics was the only sport around here.

  by Jimdotz on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:45:57 AM PDT

•  Next sunday

  I will be there.

  by fightorleave on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:47:13 AM PDT

•  I'm a baseball fan

  and I have no idea what HLD is? I also don't know why you have SB twice. I understand stolen bases, but what is the second SB?

  by fightorleave on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:49:23 AM PDT

  •  HLD Is Held Runner n/t

    by webranding on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:52:03 AM PDT

    •  Should Have Included This Link

      I am a huge baseball fan but stats have gotten out of control. This MLB site is helpful.

      by webranding on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:52:47 AM PDT

    •  HLD is

      a hold - one of them modern newfangled statistics. If a middle reliever comes in and holds the lead, that's a hold. It's a way to get more players in the fantasy game. Otherwise, why draft a middle reliever?

      It may be a bunch of bullshit, but it adds to the complexity of the game, so I like it.

      by TheGreatLeapForward on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:57:02 AM PDT

      •  Whoops, Sorry. My Bad For Misinformation

        It has been so long since the Cardinals have had a "HLD" that I guess I am just not aware of that stat.

        by webranding on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:59:08 AM PDT

        •  actually

          A decent middle reliever can get 20-30 holds per season.

          Yeah, it blew my mind the first time I saw it, too.

          by TheGreatLeapForward on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:00:14 AM PDT

          •  and furthermore

            Ryan Franklin of the Cards had 25 holds last year, followed by Randy Flores with 14.

            Brandon Lyon of the D-Backs had 35 to lead the league. Heath Bell of the Padres was next with 34.

            It's an obscure stat.

            by TheGreatLeapForward on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:06:46 AM PDT

    •  Held???

      I've never heard of such a statistic.

      by fightorleave on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:01:27 AM PDT

      •  Hey Try Reading One of the SB Nation Blogs

        for your team. The Cardinal one is really popular (insert making money) so they have paid access to all these MLB-related sites that use all these different statistically models for performance (both actual and projected).

        At times I have to read a post with three different windows open just to understand what they heck they are talking about and nobody would confuse me as somebody that doesn't understand the game of baseball.

        by webranding on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:04:49 AM PDT

  •  SB twice because...

    First one is for stolen bases - obvious.

    Second SB is for pitchers - not so obvious. That SB is for stolen bases against a pitcher. Pitcher is penalized if he can't hold runners on (i.e., his delivery or inability to keep runners close results in stolen bases - bad for him, bad for the team - more runners in scoring position).

    by TheGreatLeapForward on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:58:56 AM PDT

•  I'd totally do it.

  But I hate the way Yahoo's fantasy stuff is set up. ESPN's is the way to go.

  by Annie Maim on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:17:11 AM PDT

•  Cool, I'm in

  Thanks for setting it up, and looking forward to the season.

  by brendanm98 on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:27:58 AM PDT

•  NCAA BasketBall Pool It Up

  seen my diary- http://www.dailykos.com/...

  by GB1437a on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:29:31 AM PDT

•  Also This !

  Yahoo custom league # 214054. P/w is Edwards. For those who prefer head-to-head.

  by besseta on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:46:37 AM PDT