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And opinion is all I am talking about. Not everyone is going to agree that Crawford should hit that many homeruns if in fact he does. I would agree that the WIS algorithm did in fact do what it was designed to do.
Spock - how many homeruns do you think Crawford would hit if he played in this ERA? What is your opinion?
Is his home ballpark Coors Field?Also, if he starts swinging for the fences, does his batting average drop and his strikeouts increase as well?
I think for this sim his home park is Ebbets field.Do you think he wasn't swinging for homeruns in his era? By the stats, it looks like he's one of the few guys who did.

OK - say his AVG decreases and his Ks increase, what' the number of homeruns?
15. My answer is subjective. As well as the opinion of anyone who agrees with me, as well as anyone who disagrees with me.
So it doesn't change? Do you believe just his homeruns wouldn't change or all of his stats?Of course you're entitled to your opinion, but I completely disagree with you here.

I'm interested if you just think its that era.

For example, what do you think Eddie Murray's 32 homeruns in '82 would equate to today?
How it would change depends greatly on what he decides to do as a hitter. Just because the fences are closer doesn't mean that he is going to start putting air under the ball. Clemente could have hit a lot more home runs in his career if he changed his hitting style, but he chose to hit line drives. I don't understand why people think they KNOW how a player would play in a different era. Many people just KNOW Sean Casey could hit more home runs as well if he chose to swing for the fences, but he as well choses to hit line drives. Some of them clear the fence. Most others go for singles and doubles.
But my point is Crawford was trying to hit home runs even in his era. That's how he got 16!
How? By hitting the ball in the air so that it clears the wall 400 and 500 feet away? Or by hitting a line drive that goes for an inside the park home run in those vast outfields?
If you start equating Crawford to Sean Casey I'm going to have to go check myself into the hospital... :shock:
I didn't. The point is just because a player could swing to hit it over the fence, doens't mean they would swing to hit it over the fence. Clemente and Casey are examples of guys who could, but chose line drive styles of hitting.
 
If there is enough interest I wold look into setting it up, if the sim seems to be another good alternative for this. Otherwise we can use in the future.
It might be a great alternative.The tough part of this draft is that it was originally meant to be, as far as I can tell, a draft of all-time greats based on career accomplishments. So far, so good.

But when the WIS sim -- which essentially lops off nearly all of any players career accomplishments with their single-season format -- got mentioned, people suggested different restrictions to put on it. "Avoid Brady Andersons -- no best years". "Use third year -- all the best players were great over long periods of time". Et cetera.

With all the jockeying to make the WIS sim "right", the original intention of the draft just disappeared -- the quality of a player's third-highest salary season became more important than the overall quality of a player's career. With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
 
If there is enough interest I wold look into setting it up, if the sim seems to be another good alternative for this. Otherwise we can use in the future.
It might be a great alternative.The tough part of this draft is that it was originally meant to be, as far as I can tell, a draft of all-time greats based on career accomplishments. So far, so good.

But when the WIS sim -- which essentially lops off nearly all of any players career accomplishments with their single-season format -- got mentioned, people suggested different restrictions to put on it. "Avoid Brady Andersons -- no best years". "Use third year -- all the best players were great over long periods of time". Et cetera.

With all the jockeying to make the WIS sim "right", the original intention of the draft just disappeared -- the quality of a player's third-highest salary season became more important than the overall quality of a player's career. With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
As would I
 
With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
See, to me, WIS.com is good, too -- IF the restrictions we've placed are removed.To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
 
If there is enough interest I wold look into setting it up, if the sim seems to be another good alternative for this. Otherwise we can use in the future.
It might be a great alternative.The tough part of this draft is that it was originally meant to be, as far as I can tell, a draft of all-time greats based on career accomplishments. So far, so good.

But when the WIS sim -- which essentially lops off nearly all of any players career accomplishments with their single-season format -- got mentioned, people suggested different restrictions to put on it. "Avoid Brady Andersons -- no best years". "Use third year -- all the best players were great over long periods of time". Et cetera.

With all the jockeying to make the WIS sim "right", the original intention of the draft just disappeared -- the quality of a player's third-highest salary season became more important than the overall quality of a player's career. With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
As would I
It does sound pretty good.
 
With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
See, to me, WIS.com is good, too -- IF the restrictions we've placed are removed.To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
Works for me too. I'm easy. :yes:
 
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Quick burger. You two share?
updates?
 
With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
See, to me, WIS.com is good, too -- IF the restrictions we've placed are removed.To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season. :shrug:
 
With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
See, to me, WIS.com is good, too -- IF the restrictions we've placed are removed.To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season. :shrug:
In
 
Dear Fellas -

OK. I've just finished my morning read of the thread and have made a decision:

All secondary sims will no longer be discussed in this thread. They take away from the primary sim and judging from some of the comments, it's affecting the minds of some. All secondary sims should be posted on the gay sideboard. That way, the tools who belong there can yap about it amongst themselves while searching through lame porn (and it IS lame). This ruling is final and not up for discussion.

I know most of you wish you could go back in time and see things my way about the hijackers, as they've clearly struck a huge blow to our once happy fraternity.

Yours in admiration -

NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2

 
To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.

To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season.

:shrug:
Hey, Cap -- I'm in total agreement with that.I want to make clear that I am enjoying the current sim season. I also want to give you all due props for working hard on pulling this draft together.

 
Dear Fellas -

OK. I've just finished my morning read of the thread and have made a decision:

All secondary sims will no longer be discussed in this thread. They take away from the primary sim and judging from some of the comments, it's affecting the minds of some. All secondary sims should be posted on the gay sideboard. That way, the tools who belong there can yap about it amongst themselves while searching through lame porn (and it IS lame). This ruling is final and not up for discussion.

I know most of you wish you could go back in time and see things my way about the hijackers, as they've clearly struck a huge blow to our once happy fraternity.

Yours in admiration -

NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2
BTW The CrimeDog :own3d: you last night.I see you have resorted to coming back with Cy Young on 2 days rest. LOL

 
To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.

To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season.

:shrug:
Hey, Cap -- I'm in total agreement with that.I want to make clear that I am enjoying the current sim season. I also want to give you all due props for working hard on pulling this draft together.
:thumbup: VOTE CAPELLA

LYNCH NIPSEY

 
With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
See, to me, WIS.com is good, too -- IF the restrictions we've placed are removed.To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season. :shrug:
works for me. a shame it costs that much or id love to do the year by year dynasty with our players over 10 or 12 seasons.
 
With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
See, to me, WIS.com is good, too -- IF the restrictions we've placed are removed.To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season. :shrug:
works for me. a shame it costs that much or id love to do the year by year dynasty with our players over 10 or 12 seasons.
$13 every three months going to put a crimp in ya, Koya? :unsure: If so, get off the 'net STAT
 
Dear Fellas -

OK. I've just finished my morning read of the thread and have made a decision:

All secondary sims will no longer be discussed in this thread. They take away from the primary sim and judging from some of the comments, it's affecting the minds of some. All secondary sims should be posted on the gay sideboard. That way, the tools who belong there can yap about it amongst themselves while searching through lame porn (and it IS lame). This ruling is final and not up for discussion.

I know most of you wish you could go back in time and see things my way about the hijackers, as they've clearly struck a huge blow to our once happy fraternity.

Yours in admiration -

NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2
BTW The CrimeDog :own3d: you last night.I see you have resorted to coming back with Cy Young on 2 days rest. LOL
If you're going to taunt, at least taunt teams you're ahead of in the standings. :own3d:

 
Dear Fellas -

OK.  I've just finished my morning read of the thread and have made a decision:

All secondary sims will no longer be discussed in this thread.  They take away from the primary sim and judging from some of the comments, it's affecting the minds of some.  All secondary sims should be posted on the gay sideboard.  That way, the tools who belong there can yap about it amongst themselves while searching through lame porn (and it IS lame).  This ruling is final and not up for discussion. 

I know most of you wish you could go back in time and see things my way about the hijackers, as they've clearly struck a huge blow to our once happy fraternity.

Yours in admiration -

NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2
BTW The CrimeDog :own3d: you last night.I see you have resorted to coming back with Cy Young on 2 days rest. LOL
If you're going to taunt, at least taunt teams you're ahead of in the standings. :own3d:
Good idea. :own3d:

 
LinkAnyone see this? Its the top 100 single fantasy seasons in history. Pretty cool.
I'm not an insider. Pm in too me :D
What if I were to tell you my id is trefor3 and my password is the name of the greatest Twins utility infielder ever (no, not Denny Hocking). See my team name in WIS.com for confirmation of said Twins IFer.Oh yeah, and no space between first and last name.
 
With Diamond Legends, it looks like players are weighted based on their overall careers. That would put the DL sim closer to what was originally the point of this draft.
I would love this format.
See, to me, WIS.com is good, too -- IF the restrictions we've placed are removed.To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season. :shrug:
works for me. a shame it costs that much or id love to do the year by year dynasty with our players over 10 or 12 seasons.
$13 every three months going to put a crimp in ya, Koya? :unsure: If so, get off the 'net STAT
Ok, fair enough. I am not very patient. I want to do them all now.And actually, Id probably pony up for that too. :bag:
 
LinkAnyone see this?  Its the top 100 single fantasy seasons in history.  Pretty cool.
I'm not an insider. Pm in too me :D
What if I were to tell you my id is trefor3 and my password is the name of the greatest Twins utility infielder ever (no, not Denny Hocking). See my team name in WIS.com for confirmation of said Twins IFer.Oh yeah, and no space between first and last name.
I can crack this code. :mellow: :excited:
 
To me, the WIS sim would work better if everyone were allowed to take any season they wanted for their players. That way, you could choose which season best "sums up" a player's career.

To gain that, I'd have been willing to put up with a few Brady Andersons in the draft.
well, maybe we can do that after this year.nothing says we have to trash these teams after the one WIS season.

:shrug:
Hey, Cap -- I'm in total agreement with that.I want to make clear that I am enjoying the current sim season. I also want to give you all due props for working hard on pulling this draft together.
:thumbup: VOTE CAPELLA

LYNCH NIPSEY
Vote early, vote often.
 
Also, I've made another decision for the next sim:

Players will draft a fresh team. There will be no more sims with the players we currently have on our rosters. Trust me, I'd like nothing more than have Frank Tanana and Rollie for a second go 'round, but it'd be unfair to the league on my end if that happened.

I'm getting ready to draw the numbers and start the new thread once I get the OK from John. He has some really neat things lined up at WIS for the next one. I'm looking forward to it.

- NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2

 
Also, I've made another decision for the next sim:

Players will draft a fresh team. There will be no more sims with the players we currently have on our rosters. Trust me, I'd like nothing more than have Frank Tanana and Rollie for a second go 'round, but it'd be unfair to the league on my end if that happened.

I'm getting ready to draw the numbers and start the new thread once I get the OK from John. He has some really neat things lined up at WIS for the next one. I'm looking forward to it.

- NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2
:rotflmao: I wouldn't want your team again either.

"Ouch."

 
Also, I've made another decision for the next sim:

Players will draft a fresh team. There will be no more sims with the players we currently have on our rosters. Trust me, I'd like nothing more than have Frank Tanana and Rollie for a second go 'round, but it'd be unfair to the league on my end if that happened.

I'm getting ready to draw the numbers and start the new thread once I get the OK from John. He has some really neat things lined up at WIS for the next one. I'm looking forward to it.

- NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2
:rotflmao: I wouldn't want your team again either.

"Ouch."
Make all the jokes you want, but I'm trying to be as fair and upfront with the rules as possible, rather than just fly by the seat of my pants like some commissioners I know. :own3d:

 
The worst alias nicknames I have ever seen...
There's lots about this thread that I'm not particularly thrilled with.
and yet, here you are..
Absolutely. The good outweighs the bad, no question.. just pointing it out.And that's my bit, BTW. Get your own.
I wish I had a bit. :unsure:
You can do the "Old Gray Mare" softshoe over in the corner. That's still available.
 
The worst alias nicknames I have ever seen...
There's lots about this thread that I'm not particularly thrilled with.
and yet, here you are..
Absolutely. The good outweighs the bad, no question.. just pointing it out.And that's my bit, BTW. Get your own.
it's been a while since you used it..thus, it's fair game.'winner' was a bad alias, but it was harrier, so I'm not offended. kind of like a ######ed kid pushing over a trash can. you might get angry at first, but then you just smile and help him back to bed.
 
Back to the deadballers - Crawford, like most great power hitters, doesnt necessarily swing "for the fences" everytime. You go up there and you swing hard. You make good contact, at the right angle, and you get an extra base hit.

Back in the day, extra base hit meant he was going for doubles and triples since there were rarely fences within the same county. If you assume he changes his swing a little, I dont think you would see a big difference in Ks... but I lot of those long line drives that became triples would be home runs - especially in todays park.

I can only assume outfielders played RIDICULOUSLY deep back in the day also, because if the ball went over their head you would have issues. So how would this affect things as well.

In the end, great hitters are great hitters. Great power hitters are great power hitters. The top 2-3 power hitters of any era would be one of the better if not best of another era. Not sure why this is so difficult to come to a consensus upon.
Good info.In his monsterous year of 16 home runs, only 4 cleared the fence.

From: http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_a...rawford_sam.htm

Did you know... that Sam Crawford holds the single-season record for most inside-the-park home runs, with 12 in 1901?
While I agree that some line drives that went for triples in those days would clear the fence for a home run today, I've also seen numerous line drives in the modern area that went for a single because the wall was so close it brought the ball back to the infield quickly, where as in the big parks back then such a ball would be an easy triple and a possible home run. So, in order to consider how many he would hit in the modern era you have to consider how many of those triples he hit in his day would turn into homeruns today, AND how many of those homeruns he hit in his day would turn into singles and doubles today due to the close fence? Such normalization is completely subjective.
 
The worst alias nicknames I have ever seen...
There's lots about this thread that I'm not particularly thrilled with.
and yet, here you are..
Absolutely. The good outweighs the bad, no question.. just pointing it out.And that's my bit, BTW. Get your own.
I wish I had a bit. :unsure:
Start quoting movie lines. Nobody's done that yet.
Dirty Dancing is still available. RIP Jerry Orbach."Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"
 
Back to the deadballers - Crawford, like most great power hitters, doesnt necessarily swing "for the fences" everytime. You go up there and you swing hard. You make good contact, at the right angle, and you get an extra base hit.

Back in the day, extra base hit meant he was going for doubles and triples since there were rarely fences within the same county. If you assume he changes his swing a little, I dont think you would see a big difference in Ks... but I lot of those long line drives that became triples would be home runs - especially in todays park.

I can only assume outfielders played RIDICULOUSLY deep back in the day also, because if the ball went over their head you would have issues. So how would this affect things as well.

In the end, great hitters are great hitters. Great power hitters are great power hitters. The top 2-3 power hitters of any era would be one of the better if not best of another era. Not sure why this is so difficult to come to a consensus upon.
Good info.In his monsterous year of 16 home runs, only 4 cleared the fence.

From: http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_a...rawford_sam.htm

Did you know... that Sam Crawford holds the single-season record for most inside-the-park home runs, with 12 in 1901?
While I agree that some line drives that went for triples in those days would clear the fence for a home run today, I've also seen numerous line drives in the modern area that went for a single because the wall was so close it brought the ball back to the infield quickly, where as in the big parks back then such a ball would be an easy triple and a possible home run. So, in order to consider how many he would hit in the modern era you have to consider how many of those triples he hit in his day would turn into homeruns today, AND how many of those homeruns he hit in his day would turn into singles and doubles today due to the close fence? Such normalization is completely subjective.
Spock, while ajdustments have some subjectivity, they are far from completely subjective.Going off the numbers along with the stories passed down from people from that day, is it so difficult to extrapolate that someone who hit the tar out of the ball with no fences would hit the tar out of the ball with fences?

And if everyone who can hit the ball pretty hard can get 30 HRs, that someoen who hits the tar off the ball could hit more?

Yes, some subjectivity. I dont think as much as you portray though. And obviously, we can "never know" so we wont come to a clear answer any time soon.

 
The worst alias nicknames I have ever seen...
There's lots about this thread that I'm not particularly thrilled with.
and yet, here you are..
Absolutely. The good outweighs the bad, no question.. just pointing it out.And that's my bit, BTW. Get your own.
I wish I had a bit. :unsure:
rumor has it that is "all" you have.:achem:
Ouch.That's not what you wife says.
That was not my wife.:bachelor:
 
Also, I've made another decision for the next sim:

Players will draft a fresh team. There will be no more sims with the players we currently have on our rosters. Trust me, I'd like nothing more than have Frank Tanana and Rollie for a second go 'round, but it'd be unfair to the league on my end if that happened.

I'm getting ready to draw the numbers and start the new thread once I get the OK from John. He has some really neat things lined up at WIS for the next one. I'm looking forward to it.

- NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2
See now, this continuing assumption, along with rule changes, I am liking. :yes: :rotflmao:
 
The worst alias nicknames I have ever seen...
There's lots about this thread that I'm not particularly thrilled with.
and yet, here you are..
Absolutely. The good outweighs the bad, no question.. just pointing it out.And that's my bit, BTW. Get your own.
I wish I had a bit. :unsure:
rumor has it that is "all" you have.:achem:
Ouch.That's not what you wife says.
That was not my wife.:bachelor:
That's probably for the best.:crumples up the paper with all of the mustache jokes written down:
 

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