MuddyBottoms Fantasy Baseball League??

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

Would any of you WGA members be interested in joining a fantasy baseball league?? I have never done it before, so I would be new to it as well. Let me know, I would gladly set up the league and set everything up.

Let me know, I think it could be fun, and I will give out geocaching related prizes to the top 5 finishers!!

Let me know, if I get some interest, I will set up the league after that we can decide on how we want to draft and things like that.

Depending on popularity we could even set up an event-cache and even make it a live draft! We could pick a central location and have some fun with it. Not a for sure, but an idea.

I will be setting up the league through mlb.com

WGA Friend Joined: 2010-01-08 Posts: 275

count me in.

I'm an expert at Fantasy Football; never played fantasy baseball, always wanted to. I don't know how much of my fantasy expertise will carry over between sports, but it should be fun.

If an offline draft cannot be arranged, PLEASE at least make it so there is a live online draft.

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

I was just looking at setting up the league, and the only offline options are where the computer drafts for you...not very cool if you ask me, whats the point?? I am in the process of setting it up now, it will be on online live draft, I will post dates and times when I get it all figured out.
Should be allot of fun!!!

WGA Friend Joined: 2010-01-08 Posts: 275

Look into setting it up on ESPN.com.
Thats where I play most of my fantasy football.
I manage an advanced league there and participate in a few others.

What I like about ESPN is their intuitive system, and very flexible options when it comes to drafting and specific rules.

I also like the fantasy analysts on the ESPN staff.

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

Sorry man...I just set it up on MLB and I think it is going to work out pretty well, the rules are pretty easy, and I think the draft should go well.

I have it set up for the max of 12 teams, so join it now, or you might not get a spot.

If you are interested in playing just send me an e-mail with the account you want to use, and I will e-mail you an invite to the league with all of the details you will need to get in and set up your account.

I have the draft set for March 20th...the time right now is for 6 p.m. but we can change any of that if it does not work out for everybody.

Thanks.....e-mail is muddybottoms [at] live [dot] com

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

Sorry for the confusion, but I have changed the draft date to April 3rd. I did this so you can have more time to research your players if you wish, and to allow more time for people to sign up and what not.

I type this as I am watching a classic Brewer game from 05 on FSN...I love baseball season, can't wait for April and the opener!!

WGA Friend Joined: 2010-01-08 Posts: 275

Are these settings the league default?

By "Pitching Staff" I assume that mean's 1 team's pitching staff including starters and relievers? Is that correct?

League Settings for league MuddyBottoms League

Number of teams: 12

Scoring system: Head-to-head

League Regular Season ends: September 19, 2010

League Playoffs run: 2 weeks starting September 20, 2010 (the Monday following the end of the League Regular Season)

Playoff Teams:

2 Division Winners: Teams with the best W-L record in each division
2 Wild Card Winners: Teams with the best records that did NOT win their divisions. These teams can come from the same division or different divisions.

Roster Size:

Your roster may consist of up to 16 players:

1 Catcher
1 First Baseman
1 Second Baseman
1 Shortstop
1 Third Baseman
3 Outfielders
1 Utility Hitter
1 Pitching Staff
6 Bench Players

Position Eligibility:

10 games at a position in either 2009 or 2010.

Lineup lock time:

Each week you must set your starting lineup. For each player on your roster, you will have until five (5) minutes prior to the start of each player's first MLB game being played each week to place each player into your starting lineup for that week.

Point Scoring System:

Your players will score points for you each game based on the following formula:

Hitters

Single = 1
Double = 2
Triple = 3
Home Run = 4
Run = 1
RBI = 1
Walk = 1
Stolen Base = 2
Caught Stealing = -1

Pitching Staffs

Win = 3

Strikeouts
0-5 = 0
6-7 = 1
8-9 = 2
10-12 = 3
13-15 = 5
16-19 = 7
20+ = 10

Earned Runs Allowed
0 = 7
1 = 5
2 = 3
3 = 2
4 = 1
5+ = 0

Hits + Walks allowed
0 = 20
1 =16
2 = 12
3-4= 8
5-7 = 4
8-10 = 2
11-12 = 1
13+ = 0

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

yes, these were the defaults...and yes, you are correct about the pitching...you choose a Team and get their whole staff

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

Scrappy Scout just logged onto the chat on my blog and told me that he joined the league. We now have our 3rd team.

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:42 am

MuddyBottoms wrote:

Scrappy Scout just logged onto the chat on my blog and told me that he joined the league. We now have our 3rd team.

Make that four, I'm in!

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

Sweet!!!

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

Bump...and Oh yeah, I got an e-mail from the Brewers I was selected via the lottery system to be able to buy opening day tickets...sweet...can't wait!

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:44 pm

MuddyBottoms wrote:

Bump...and Oh yeah, I got an e-mail from the Brewers I was selected via the lottery system to be able to buy opening day tickets...sweet...can't wait!

Lucky! When the All-Star game was in town, we were drawn in the lottery for one of the four pack of tickets. It was a once in a lifetime experience for me. I almost caught a ball in the home run contest. You could see me on TV leaping and being an inch or two short.

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:48 pm

MuddyBottoms wrote:

Bump...and Oh yeah, I got an e-mail from the Brewers I was selected via the lottery system to be able to buy opening day tickets...sweet...can't wait!

I'll give it a shot, if it's ok with you.

Joined: 2009-06-08 Posts: 199 Location: Williston, ND

you want to join the fantasy league furfool?? absolutely that is cool.

just send me an e-mail and I will get you invited and you can join ..... muddybottoms at live dot com