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  • The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

    It's that time of year again. The USCHO Nerds league, founded in 2002, is open for business and accepting registrations.

    Link: https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo...681f24c2f13e6d

    Up to 16 teams will be accepted, head-to-head format. We ran with 14 last year. Registration is first-come, first serve.

    Draft date is slated for Monday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. EST.

    I'll send reminders through this thread periodically.

    It's always been a fun, yet competitive league.

    Looking forward to another season.

    Play ball!

  • #2
    Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

    Impeachmets in!
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    • #3
      Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

      In. I'll try not to start a dead guy for 2 months... but no promises.

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      • #4
        Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

        Originally posted by jen View Post
        In. I'll try not to start a dead guy for 2 months... but no promises.
        "Cross him off, then."
        Cornell University
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        Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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        • #5
          Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

          My flawless plan will be to win it all this year (once I come up with a flawless plan). But can we move the playoffs up by a week to avoid all the craziness of star players getting benched and pitchers skipping their turns? Thanks for considering it.
          Also, how many innings/week were required last year? Whatever it was, I suggest reducing by 2 or 4 at this roster size, with starters getting pulled earlier than they did in the days of Old Hoss Radbourn.
          Sincerely,
          Regular Season Bride, Tourney Bridesmaid
          Huskies are very intelligent and trainable. Huskies make an excellent jogging companion, as long as it is not too hot. Grooming is minimal; bathing is normally unnecessary.
          USCHO Fantasy Baseball Champion 2011 2013 2015

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          • #6
            Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

            YES... the innings min has been C R A Z Y high since inception!!!!!
            a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike, daddy.

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            • #7
              Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

              Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post
              YES... the innings min has been C R A Z Y high since inception!!!!!
              It drives all my pitching strategy. I thought that's what it was for, TBH. It makes you worry about down-ticket starters. Otherwise whoever happened to draw the best non-injured starters would clean up without having to do anything. That's already a problem with hitting because power is so overstrengthed.

              tl; dr: It's a pain and that's good. Keep it at 35.

              My only complaint with the rules is that power dominates everything in hitting. Perhaps that is fortuitous since it reflects current boring baseball reality, but it makes setting out lineups much more chalk.

              Micromanagement is good and should be rewarded.
              Last edited by Kepler; 02-26-2020, 08:11 AM.
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              • #8
                Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                It drives all my pitching strategy. I thought that's what it was for, TBH. It makes you worry about down-ticket starters. Otherwise whoever happened to draw the best non-injured starters would clean up without having to do anything. That's already a problem with hitting because power is so overstrengthed.

                tl; dr: It's a pain and that's good. Keep it at 35.

                My only complaint with the rules is that power dominates everything in hitting. Perhaps that is fortuitous since it reflects current boring baseball reality, but it makes setting out lineups much more chalk.

                Micromanagement is good and should be rewarded.
                These are very good points. It's at 34 Min. now, I'm happy with that if it was 35 last year.
                Huskies are very intelligent and trainable. Huskies make an excellent jogging companion, as long as it is not too hot. Grooming is minimal; bathing is normally unnecessary.
                USCHO Fantasy Baseball Champion 2011 2013 2015

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                • #9
                  Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                  GM should be allowed to decide what they value.

                  Want to go with closers and pile short innings, fine
                  Starts and go for W and KO, ok
                  Mix of both and look to get a majority, perfect
                  Play someone who gives in and doesn’t meet the min - allowing a team to sweep all the points, UGH
                  ....this really doesn’t protect the league.
                  a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike, daddy.

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                  • #10
                    Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                    Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post
                    GM should be allowed to decide what they value.

                    Want to go with closers and pile short innings, fine
                    Starts and go for W and KO, ok
                    Mix of both and look to get a majority, perfect
                    Play someone who gives in and doesn’t meet the min - allowing a team to sweep all the points, UGH
                    ....this really doesn’t protect the league.
                    Also good points. As long as we're counting losses and hits against, an innings limit is extra regulation. Let's knock it down a couple more.
                    Huskies are very intelligent and trainable. Huskies make an excellent jogging companion, as long as it is not too hot. Grooming is minimal; bathing is normally unnecessary.
                    USCHO Fantasy Baseball Champion 2011 2013 2015

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                    • #11
                      Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                      Originally posted by geezer View Post
                      As long as we're counting losses and hits against, an innings limit is extra regulation.
                      No, this is an innings floor, not ceiling. The fact that losses and hits count is why we need a floor.

                      Negligent players are a wash -- you don't protect the league by not punishing them. If anything you incentify them to take weeks off.

                      Also, it's important to maintain a balance to look something like a real baseball team. You shouldn't be able to overload either SP or RP for the same reason you have to start a guy at every position. To abandon that is not "flexibility," it's defeating the cardinal premise of the simulation.
                      Last edited by Kepler; 02-26-2020, 01:53 PM.
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                      ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
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                      • #12
                        Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                        Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                        No, this is an innings floor, not ceiling. The fact that losses and hits count is why we need a floor.
                        You're right, it's the W's and K's (maximize innings) which are counter incentives to L's and Total Bases (minimize innings).
                        Huskies are very intelligent and trainable. Huskies make an excellent jogging companion, as long as it is not too hot. Grooming is minimal; bathing is normally unnecessary.
                        USCHO Fantasy Baseball Champion 2011 2013 2015

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                        • #13
                          Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                          Even when I know I’m being scammed, I get all excited reading fantasy baseball clickbait stories: Justin Smoak is going to turn it around! Miguel Cabrera is in the best shape of his life! Willie Calhoun will score a hundred runs! Tatis jr is going to flop!
                          Huskies are very intelligent and trainable. Huskies make an excellent jogging companion, as long as it is not too hot. Grooming is minimal; bathing is normally unnecessary.
                          USCHO Fantasy Baseball Champion 2011 2013 2015

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                          • #14
                            Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                            Originally posted by geezer View Post
                            even when i know i’m being scammed, i get all excited reading fantasy baseball clickbait stories: Justin smoak is going to turn it around! Miguel cabrera is in the best shape of his life! willie calhoun will score a hundred runs! Tatis jr is going to flop!
                            a.k.a ITBSOHL!
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                            ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                            Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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                            • #15
                              Re: The 18th annual USCHO Fantasy Baseball League

                              Eight teams are in; will take another four to six to get to "fun level"...

                              Follow the link in the first post of this thread to sign up.

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