ROTO V.S HEAD TO HEAD (1 Viewer)

[badmother]

First time commishing a baseball league, what are the pros and cons of both scoring types. It might be a matter of opinon but what seems to keep the most amount of intrest threwout the season?

 

[Spartans Rule]

Depends on your audience.

If it's a league of beginners and/or casual players, they'll probably prefer the H2H element and be able to focus on beating rivals if their team is eliminated late in the season.

Hardcore fanatics generally prefer roto. Less luck involved that way.

 

[ooofffaaa]

The hardcore guys do prefer Roto and I agree there is less luck involved. But if you're starting a new league I'd lean towards H2H.

I've been in plenty of Roto leagues where by the All Star break half the teams quit becuase they have no shot at winning.

H2H usually has 6 teams make the playoffs at the end of the year. This alone, keeps most if not all teams interested for the entire year because even last place has a shot at the 6th and final playoff spot. H2H mixes roto with fantasy football - each week there is a new game and a new opponent.

 

[pollardsvision]

First time commishing a baseball league, what are the pros and cons of both scoring types. It might be a matter of opinon but what seems to keep the most amount of intrest threwout the season?

of course, H2H will keep everyone's attention better throughout the season, but ROTO is still the way to go.if your league feels like playing a man's game, roto is the way to go.if they are communists, who don't want anyone's feelings to get hurt from being out of the race by the end of July, go H2H.if they are playing for excitment only, rather than wanting to play a game of skill, go H2H.if you want a fantasy league where the smartest, most diligent, craftiest GM actually wins the league, go roto.

 

[pollardsvision]

actually, in many roto leagues, even the guys who are out of it stay involved the whole way.

if you have guys in the league who have a little pride, making a run from the cellar into the top 4 or 5 will actually mean something to them.

personally, i'd feel better about making a great 2nd half run in roto than being mediocre in a H2H league, sneaking in the playoffs and calling myself a champion b/c i was better than a superior GM for one week of a marathon season.

 

[Pnishthm]

I'm a pretty hardcore guy and I like H2H MUCH better. I guess I just got a little bored with Roto where H2H it's like you are starting over 0-0 every week so each week a get amped up for the new week. Roto for me just seemed to be one long blended season.

 

[Kiddnets]

actually, in many roto leagues, even the guys who are out of it stay involved the whole way.if you have guys in the league who have a little pride, making a run from the cellar into the top 4 or 5 will actually mean something to them.personally, i'd feel better about making a great 2nd half run in roto than being mediocre in a H2H league, sneaking in the playoffs and calling myself a champion b/c i was better than a superior GM for one week of a marathon season.

I'm in a roto league and a H2H league - much more skill for roto. To keep the basement teams into it - we have a dip##@ penalty - whoever comes in last place buys the beer and serves it to the other owners at the draft. The second to last place team is the Vice dip $#$#@ and is the last place owner's helper. With those stakes you should see the battle down the stretch to avoid the basement!

 

[Wrigley]

H2H for Football

Roto for Baseball

 

[Gaddis]

H2H for FootballRoto for Baseball

Baseball is a thinking man's game. Roto is a thinking man's format.

 

[TLEF316]

i like H2M much better if certain rules are implemented to avoid the cheesey strategies that it normally allows (pitcher churning being the big one)

I will admit that my roto experience has been somewhat jaded, since all the roto leagues I've been in are the types that start 2 catchers, 5 outfielders and all that nonsense. I just can't deal with that. If that makes me a novice of some sort, o well.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

i just play in a family league - for fun and to keep up with everyone. we played h2h the 1st year i was in, but then switched to roto. i don't think i'd ever play h2h again. agree with what was said about there being more skill/less luck involved with roto.i still don't know that much about baseball, but have managed to place in the top three each of the last three years by looking at the numbers... and hanging out here..or whichever message board fbg's have been at for baseball.