With training camps opening next week, and only about 6 weeks till the first pitches are thrown, it's time to start thinking about Fantasy Baseball.
I'll be setting up a league thru Yahoo! once they get their 2005 leagues up and running - I would assume probably this week, but who knows. And I'll be bumping this damn thread over the course of the next couple of weeks till we get a decent size league together. I'd like to have at least 12 teams, and given they way Yahoo! leagues usually work I think we could go as high as 20.
Here's a little bit about how the league will be set up. To keep it relatively simple will use the standard 5x5 set up - batting average, home runs, RBIs, runs and stolen bases for hitters, and I'll probably alter the pitching side to be wins, strikeouts, saves, holds and ERA. I throw the holds stat in there so as to open up a larger pool of pitchers to choose from.
Now, instead of the standard points league where the team with the most points in the 10 categories wins, I'll be setting this up as a head-to-head league where you'll play against another team each week for a max of 10 wins or loses - so if you play team and win 6 categories and the other person wins 4 you'll end up 6-4 for the week. This translates into the league standings and will allow us to do an 8 team playoff come September. That's the thing I hate about points leagues, come September you pretty much know who is winning and everyone quits... Playoffs are so much better.
Those of you wishing to participate can either post here that you're interested or send me a PM. Once the league is actually set up I'll be PMing the league information to those who show interest.
My goal is to do a live draft in late March, probably Easter weekend - but only if a majority of participants say they're able to make the draft. Otherwise we'll do an autodraft. You'll get plenty of notice either way.
Any comments or questions are welcome. I'm looking forward to a fun season.
I'll be setting up a league thru Yahoo! once they get their 2005 leagues up and running - I would assume probably this week, but who knows. And I'll be bumping this damn thread over the course of the next couple of weeks till we get a decent size league together. I'd like to have at least 12 teams, and given they way Yahoo! leagues usually work I think we could go as high as 20.
Here's a little bit about how the league will be set up. To keep it relatively simple will use the standard 5x5 set up - batting average, home runs, RBIs, runs and stolen bases for hitters, and I'll probably alter the pitching side to be wins, strikeouts, saves, holds and ERA. I throw the holds stat in there so as to open up a larger pool of pitchers to choose from.
Now, instead of the standard points league where the team with the most points in the 10 categories wins, I'll be setting this up as a head-to-head league where you'll play against another team each week for a max of 10 wins or loses - so if you play team and win 6 categories and the other person wins 4 you'll end up 6-4 for the week. This translates into the league standings and will allow us to do an 8 team playoff come September. That's the thing I hate about points leagues, come September you pretty much know who is winning and everyone quits... Playoffs are so much better.
Those of you wishing to participate can either post here that you're interested or send me a PM. Once the league is actually set up I'll be PMing the league information to those who show interest.
My goal is to do a live draft in late March, probably Easter weekend - but only if a majority of participants say they're able to make the draft. Otherwise we'll do an autodraft. You'll get plenty of notice either way.
Any comments or questions are welcome. I'm looking forward to a fun season.
