Cranepool Forum Fantasy League 2006?

[nymr83]

I'm always looking for more leagues and they just aren't satisfying when you are playing against random yahoos from yahoo that stop paying attention the 2nd week of May.
I'm starting this thread to gauge interest in either a cheap ($10-$20 per person) or free league consisting of only members of this forum.
we'd run the league with yahoo or some other free service and worry about the rules once we see who wants in...

[metsmarathon]

hey, i was in a mofo fantasy baseball league last year, stopped paying attention altogether between may and late september, and won the darned thing outright. the only time i payed attention was the last week of the final round of playoffs. i practically led most of the year.

if its free, i'll be in. and pay more attention.

[smg58]

I'm interested if it's free.

[Valadius]

I've done Yahoo Fantasy Baseball for years, and it's wonderful. I'm in.

[metirish]

I'm in either for free or the money one, I finished third this past season in my yahoo league,I would really love to have a league for people on this forum, good idea Nymr83.

[Zvon]

Im in. Ill try and get my brothers involved in one here, if we lack for teams.
(we will probly always do our 4 team family one too)

[Guest Rotblatt]

I'm in.

Would we do NL only or MLB?

[Guest GYC]

I'm in if it's free.

[Guest abogdan]

Can never have enough fantasy baseball leagues. Count me in for a free Yahoo league.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

If its free or cheap ($10 and under), I'm in.

[nymr83]

Rotblatt wrote: Would we do NL only or MLB?

one of the many things we'll have to decide once we know who is in, of course if we get more than say 12 or 14 teams this would pretty much be decided for us (we'd need both leagues)

[Guest Kong76]

I haven't been in one for years. It might be fun to have a CPF though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Shall I create a subforum?

[patchyfogg]

I'm in.

How 'bout no Yankees or Braves allowed?

[Guest Kong76]

That would be a fun and interesting twist - might even get a few more to
want to give it a whirl.

[Valadius]

MLB only is a must. Trust me.

On edit: And yes, Edgy, go ahead and create a subforum.

[Theoldmole]

I'm in.

[nymr83]

KC wrote: That would be a fun and interesting twist - might even get a few more to want to give it a whirl.

(in response to no yankees/braves)

sounds good to me, it would have to be on an honor system though, because yahoo wont let you specify no players from given teams (some of the advanced [read: expensive] sites will)

[Guest Kong76]

I poked around Yahoo, when does the baseball stuff start showing up in
the fantasy sports section? Or is it there and I'm just missing it?

[nymr83]

around the time pitchers and catchers report

[Elster88]

I'm interested.

Might be a little tricky incorporating the no Yankee/Brave rule. Since the Yankees are always trading for the best players mid-season, someone could end up with one of their top picks on the Yankees.

[Guest cooby]

I would like to join this (if free).

Last year on my fantasy team, I had all Mets, with some additional players from the Red Sox and Indians, but I'll bet you won't let me have all the Mets, will you?


I think if enough people join, we won't be able to leave out yankees and Braves.

I'll warn you, I don't trade!

[Valadius]

I'll be more than happy to set this up. I know the ins and outs of Yahoo Fantasy Baseball, and I highly recommend it.

[Guest Kong76]

Well, so long as you don't steal nymr's thunder. It sounds like maybe you
two could be co-commish's.

Last time I participated in anything like this it was done by email on 14400
baud modem.

We have a lot of time, can someone describe briefly what we are going to do?
Besides the obvious.

[nymr83]

not sure exactly what you mean, we'll need to decide on rules (roster sizes, scoring system, draft method, etc) i guess by voting once we know who is playing.

[Guest Kong76]

You explained it, I was afraid that maybe I didn't know some givens ... but
there aren't any. Thx.

[DocTee]

I'd be interested, but it looks like my job is going to take me out-of-the country for eight weeks next summer, with limited internet access.

[nymr83]

Edgy, if you'd like to start a sub-forum for us that would probably help, i'd hate to clog the main forum with multiple threads

DocTee, if you'd like to participate you can set your team to allow the commisioner to make changes, in which case while you are gone we could replace any injury you may suffer with a guy from your bench or the "best" available player (by yahoo rankings.)

[DocTee]

That'd be great, NYMR-- if you need an additional owner to flesh out the league, count me in!

[Guest Matt Murdock, Esq.]

as attorney for Mr. Vic Sage, he's authorized me to pledge his cooperation in a free Yahoo fantasy league, with or without Yanks/Braves.