Right...that was the assumption.

Altho someone could argue that they intentionally drafted "combo" guys, thinking that if they had them in there as relievers and they wound up starting a game then that game wouldn't count against their 162 game total, someone else could argue that they intentionally did not draft these guys because they were afraid that if they had them in as relievers and they started a game here and there then that start would count, and they didn't want to waste one of their 162 starts on the guy.

Since it wasn't spelled out 100% clearly in the rules, we figured that since "games started" was a stat category, and since you got one point for each game started, and when you reached 162 in that category you stop getting points for starts, that a start made by anyone -starter or reliever - should count against the 162.

Now it's just something else to keep an eye on.

If you have a spot starter that you're using as a reliever, you may want to pay attention to see if he's scheduled to start and put him on your bench if you don't want to use up one of your 162 games on him that day.

I ASSume that position players will count at the position we chose them to start. If we have an outfielder that plays all 3 positions, and we have him playing LF, he will be counted as a LF'er even if he starts at CF?

Correct.

There's really no other way for Yahoo to do it.

Supose you have Javy Lopez as your starting catcher and he starts the game at 1B, then goes behind the plate in the 6th inning.

What could they do? Only count his at bats from the time he was catcher?

If you have a guy who plays more than one position in your starting lineup, then the points count regardless of what position he actually plays, and the game counts against your 162 at the position you have him in your starting lineup at, regardless of what position he actually plays in the game.

If they didn't do it that way, then guys like Ryan Freel would be worthless because you never know from day to day what position he's gonna play.

Ok....

Hey, if it is ok to talk trades now, I'm gonna go on the record and state that I am willing to trade anyone on my team for a bag of peanuts, a box of cracker jacks and a mail-order bride (of my choosing of course). However all three must be included for the deal to work. Anybody interested?? :p

After those pics you posted of Mark Pierce, maybe we should choose your bride for you.

J/K, buddy! (kinda)

Meet JG.

He traded away Lebron James for a bag of potato chips, with no mail-order bride included.

That's cuz you took advantage of me. And didn't even leave a tip when you left. :rolleyes:

You can find your tip HERE

Let's not start THAT up again!!

All I can say for the last six posts is " ". Especially the tip. Man, this is gonna be a fun season. :p

But yeah... JG, what were you thinking with that Lebron thing? I still want to know the logic behind that one. No matter what PL could have said or done... I'm not understanding it.

Wow...plenty of action in the waiver/free agent market.

Bethie fills her hole at Relief Pitcher, and PL, JL, and DB do some roster tweaking.

And a trade already:

TM trades Mike Cameron & Richie Sexon

to

LZ for Carl Crawford & Chad Tracy

Just a few words about trade procedures:

The league is set up so that only the commissioner can veto or disallow a trade.

Just so everyone knows...the only time I will disallow or veto a trade is in a case where I believe there is collusion between the two people making the trade and the trade is obviously designed to really help one team at the expense of the other.

If anyone suspects that to be the case, feel free to PM me and express your concerns. If it involves a trade that I made, then PM either JG or DB.


Didn't I explain it to you once?

At the time of the trade it looked like JG was gonna get help at two or three positions, and there would be a net increase in his scoring average.

Oh yeah. But still! (And I think that's what I said when you explained it the first time too... "but still!")

What a coinky dink. Old poster McClusky's Veal goes by the same name. His pic wasn't that disgusting though.

j/k...I'm assuming you meant Mary Pierce.

Is there a reason I don't know about, for nobody drafting Clint Barmes??

Not that I'm aware of...I'd guess that because he missed half the season and his total stats weren't up there with the leaders, people just missed him.

I didn't pay much attention to other SS's drafted because I took Reyes so high. Barmes was among the SS leaders in fantasy baseball until his freak injury, and most cheat sheets had him has one of the top picks for SS this year.

Alright, maybe the pics I posted of Mary Pierce are not the best photos she has taken. However, I still maintain that Mary Pierce is hottt in her own way, plus she was born in Montreal and that means something, to me at least. However I maintain that my taste in women is nothing short of impeccable. If you care to dispute this please check out my posts in the "female hotties" thread and where ever else I may have taken the opportunity to post pictures of beautiful women. Having said this if anyone on here does know of a service that deals in mail order brides and can set the whole thing up, please do let me know either through a p.m., email, or publicly. We can discuss the details of the trade and whatnot at a time to be decided after I look at several nude and non nude pictures of the mail order bride. :p

Oh yeah, not for nothing, but Don Malta, I don't recall you posting too many pics in the "female hotties" or "fellas" threads. What gives bro? :p

When do we get to put guys on the DL? I already have someone that is going to be out 6 weeks. :rolleyes:

My guess is when the "real-life" Disabled List goes into effect.

Real-life teams don't need one yet, because they can always put guys on retroactively back to a certain date, so I suspect that they don't have to do it until opening day (or maybe the day before) when they announce their 25-man rosters.

I did, however, write to Yahoo just to make sure my assumption is correct.

plawrence
Your Commissioner

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Working harder to serve you better.....

Here 'ya go, JL...

My question:

My custom league is set up to have 5 DL positions. I understand that players can only be put on the DL if they are on the "real-life" DL, but when will
that feature become available?

Correct me if I am wrong, but I would think that some players are on the real life Disabled List already.

The managers in my league who have players to whom this would apply would like to be able to put them in the DL as soon as possible so that they may replace them as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance for what I anticipate will be your usual prompt response.

Here's what Yahoo wrote back. They have a tendency in answering questions to simply provide you with all of the information that pertain to that particular subject and hope that somewhere in there is the answer to the question,

Anyway.....

Hello Paul,

Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Fantasy Sports.

MLB will not release a DL list until the season starts.

In order to be placed into the DL position for Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball, the player must be on the official MLB DL. Player injury information is updated nightly based on official information.

Therefore, there may be a delay between the time that the player is placed on the DL and the designation appearing in Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball. Similarly, a player may be activated on the day of a game. If a manager places them into their active lineup for that day, they will receive scoring for the statistics earned by that player.

All Public Leagues have one DL spot, while Private League commissioners can choose to have up to five (5) DL positions.

Players cannot be added directly from the Available Players list into the DL spot on your roster. They must first be added to your roster. If your roster if full, you will be prompted to drop a player.

When a player is placed on "DL", it will show as one of their positions in the drop-down menu. Select "DL" and then hit the "submit changes" button. This will create the DL spot and you will be able to pick up another player.

If you have moved a player to the DL spot and wish to claim a new player from the available players list, make sure that the injured player has been moved to the DL spot for today and tomorrow's lineups.

Once on the DL, a player may stay there for the entire season, even if they return to real-life action. However, once a player comes off the real-life DL, you will not be able to complete any transactions until you remove them from your team's DL. You will, however, be able to make
intra-roster moves (switching players between bench and active) regardless of a player's DL status.

You can also use your bench spots to house injured players. If you have no available DL or bench positions, or if your league doesn't allow them, you will need to drop the injured player from your roster if you want to pick up another player.

Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.

Regards,

Marshall
Yahoo! Customer Care

So I would say my guess was correct. When it becomes necessary for the teams to come out with their real-life DLs - basically cut-down day, when they make their final decisions on which players will constitute their 25-man roster, that's when we will have the option of putting guys on our DLs,

plawrence
Commissioner

Less than 121 hours away from the first pitch of 2006.

Shouldn't we be counting in minutes, at least?

On my fantasy web site, I have a countdown until the first lineup must be set - partially to scare all of the players by putting their lives on a timer, and partially for my own happiness, because it just warms my heart to think about how close it is to the beginning of "life."

Eh?!?!?! Is it April yet?! Wake me up on Apr. 4 eh?! Make sure you wake me up before 7:15pm when The Blue Jays start beating The Minnesota Twins!!!

About 107 hours to go now, or around 6400 minutes.

Ohhhhhhhh....stat boy starts early.
:p

Can't put that caclulator to better use in the Yahoo Basketball thread? :p

Already Bethie w/ a pre-season trade request?! I've been studying high-and-low and cannot make up my mind... I sure wish I could predict the future! :p

But FWIW, I normally am not crazy about trading before the season actually starts... besides that, Plaw left a bad taste in my mouth about trading in general!