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OFFICIAL WIS XVIII THREAD: An Ode to Claude Hendrix (3 Viewers)
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Notorious T.R.E.
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Brady Marino
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Koya
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Yeah, hardly see the guy. Hung out a couple weeks ago, used to be nearly weekly.
Kraft...
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avoiding injuries
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Nice work Koya
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the moops
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Notorious T.R.E.
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Nice work Koya. You're a regular trader Jack.
Koya
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Notorious T.R.E.
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Don't you play any fantasy baseball? There's baseball going on in real life! It's everywhere!!!
Koya
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Don't play fantasy baseball. Tried it once in a $500 buy in figuring I'd HAVE to pay attention at that price. It was roto, I ended up coming in third and was competitive all year. Even so, it was like watching paint dry.Notorious T.R.E. said:
I HATE losing. I love winning, but the joy of winning is brief. I'm still hurting from losing to Sparty in WIS II for goodness sake (lost in 6 games I believe). So when you have week to week battles, it's something to get up for and fight - pride, rivalries, all that. Maybe I could get more into a H2H league, but it's different than most games on at one time.
Now, real baseball I'll watch and will get into, but fantasy football and WIS are probably the two "competitive" things I do that are most fun, for different reasons. Heck, sad as it is, Id have accepted a deal where Syracuse choked but I won this meaningless league because it's me doing something rather than just rooting for a team, and trust me, I was crushed when the Orange choked.
Notorious T.R.E.
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Your face is like watching paint dry.Don't play fantasy baseball. Tried it once in a $500 buy in figuring I'd HAVE to pay attention at that price. It was roto, I ended up coming in third and was competitive all year. Even so, it was like watching paint dry.Notorious T.R.E. said:
I HATE losing. I love winning, but the joy of winning is brief. I'm still hurting from losing to Sparty in WIS II for goodness sake (lost in 6 games I believe). So when you have week to week battles, it's something to get up for and fight - pride, rivalries, all that. Maybe I could get more into a H2H league, but it's different than most games on at one time.
Now, real baseball I'll watch and will get into, but fantasy football and WIS are probably the two "competitive" things I do that are most fun, for different reasons. Heck, sad as it is, Id have accepted a deal where Syracuse choked but I won this meaningless league because it's me doing something rather than just rooting for a team, and trust me, I was crushed when the Orange choked.
Seriously how can you get up for WIS more than fantasy baseball? Boo, I say.
Koya
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Because three times a day I have like an adrenaline rush and 5 minutes of the joy of winning, or 5 min of acute anger and the hours of latent pissed offness because I lost. Plus, great shtick and a pretty bright (read:Your face is like watching paint dry.Seriously how can you get up for WIS more than fantasy baseball? Boo, I say.Don't play fantasy baseball. Tried it once in a $500 buy in figuring I'd HAVE to pay attention at that price. It was roto, I ended up coming in third and was competitive all year. Even so, it was like watching paint dry.Notorious T.R.E. said:
I HATE losing. I love winning, but the joy of winning is brief. I'm still hurting from losing to Sparty in WIS II for goodness sake (lost in 6 games I believe). So when you have week to week battles, it's something to get up for and fight - pride, rivalries, all that. Maybe I could get more into a H2H league, but it's different than most games on at one time.
Now, real baseball I'll watch and will get into, but fantasy football and WIS are probably the two "competitive" things I do that are most fun, for different reasons. Heck, sad as it is, Id have accepted a deal where Syracuse choked but I won this meaningless league because it's me doing something rather than just rooting for a team, and trust me, I was crushed when the Orange choked.
) crew here so it's a good challenge. Finally, I love the stats and numbers.I'm a nerd, what can I say.
Again, maybe I'd enjoy H2H baseball more - after my learning curve this year maybe I'll try one next year.
Doug B
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The MVP award, from what I've seen both in past leagues and in this one, correlates strongly with counting stats, particularly Runs + RBI and XBHs.. Here are the AL's Top 5 in MVP voting:
Runs + RBI, XBH
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Ruth - 311, 84
Gehrig - 271, 80
Bonds - 257, 48
Berkman - 253, 71
Duffy - 254, 61
EDIT: Now that I'm lookiong at the data a little more closely ... it might be Total Bases and not XBH.
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Koya
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Late round value for me:
Andrew Bailey, reliver - last round ( lots of 2000s talent left )
Dave Bancroft - 23rd round I think? Got him as a defensive replacement but was pretty solid for his position offensively. Worked great in tandem with Brooks as late inning replacement and a starter every fourth or fifth game. Huge defense as he was in gold glove contention even with limited innings.
For all the brewhaha at the time, Dolph Camilli sucked. Larry Walker was huge.
Interesting stat: of my starters, only Tony Phillips was below .400 SLG but NO one was above .500.
Also had only two players above .300 AVG and none above .400
Andrew Bailey, reliver - last round ( lots of 2000s talent left )
Dave Bancroft - 23rd round I think? Got him as a defensive replacement but was pretty solid for his position offensively. Worked great in tandem with Brooks as late inning replacement and a starter every fourth or fifth game. Huge defense as he was in gold glove contention even with limited innings.
For all the brewhaha at the time, Dolph Camilli sucked. Larry Walker was huge.
Interesting stat: of my starters, only Tony Phillips was below .400 SLG but NO one was above .500.
Also had only two players above .300 AVG and none above .400
Doug B
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Larry Walker and Ken Williams (Stanky's Sideburns) were probably # 6 and #7 in the AL MVP race, going by a quick look at their stats.
Koya
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I traded for walker and I believe that sorta kills award chances, no?
When I saw how late Williams was picked I knew I went OF too early.
Koya
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Total bases would make a lot of sense. Before the trade deadline deal when I sent Ashburn, he'd been in the mix around #4-5 in MVP. Made no sense unless they also include defense. Had a OBP a little under .400, an ok number of doubles and high AVG but you'd hardly think MVP. Im sure he had a ton of total bases, though.
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Koya
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Brady Marino
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I believe. Are we doing WW1/Spanish vs WWII/Korean where two pools draft exclusively in their wars or is everything up for grabs?
Koya
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My understanding was two separate drafts... something new. Obviously need to work out some logistics.
