• I'm looking to make a couple trades before the deadline to shed some salary for cheaper, younger players. Let me know if you are interested in Freddie Freeman ($52), Nelson Cruz ($31), Marcell Ozuna ($29), Kenley Jansen ($26), Wil Myers ($17), or Jesus Aguilar ($13).

  The Ghost of Bill Bergen on January 30, 2019 4:26 PM

• Hey, everyone. I wanted to introduce Tom Truong, who will be taking over Triple Shy of a Cycle. Meanwhile, I also want to remind you that we're a little over a week away from the 1/31 keeper deadline. Make those cuts, and make some trades. Thanks!

  Turf Whisperer on January 23, 2019 4:46 PM

• Hey, all. I haven't been able to get hold of Paul Sporer in a few months, so at this point, I think we need a replacement owner to take his team. Does anyone know someone who might be interested? Ideally, I'd like to get a new owner in short order so that person can make his team's keep and drop decisions before the 31st deadline.

  Turf Whisperer on January 17, 2019 2:47 PM

• Thanks all for taking care of your allocations for arbitration. The next league milestone is the January 31 keeper deadline. Trades are back open between now and then, so proceed to wheel and deal to get your roster where you want it to be prior to next year's draft.

  Turf Whisperer on November 15, 2018 4:32 PM

• Hey, everybody. Reminder that arbitration is due this Wednesday by EOD. Looks like maybe half the teams in the league haven't entered theirs yet. I'll follow up individually on Wednesday for people that still haven't. Thanks!

  Turf Whisperer on November 12, 2018 4:20 PM

• Hey, guys. Arbitration season is open for the next month. At the top left of the main page, click "Arbitration" then use the drop-down in the upper left to go team-by-team and add $2-3 to the salary of a player(s) of your choosing. Let me know if you have questions.

  Turf Whisperer on October 16, 2018 3:48 PM

• Congratulations to Jake for winning the league this year and knocking off defending champion Tom in the process. Next up on the docket is arbitration. I'll let everyone know when that period starts. Thanks for a great year everyone.

  Turf Whisperer on October 1, 2018 8:28 AM

• Hey, guys. Just sending out a quick reminder that the trade deadline in this league is this Friday at 11:59pm ET.

  Turf Whisperer on August 28, 2018 7:57 AM

• Operation Shutdown's trade block has been updated!

  Operation Shutdown on May 16, 2018 12:14 PM

• Turf Whisperer's trade block has been updated!

  Turf Whisperer on February 21, 2018 11:19 PM

• Thanks everybody for a smooth draft. I went ahead and ended the draft, so you should be able to bid on free agents and make trades as desired. Good luck this year!

  Turf Whisperer on February 21, 2018 11:14 PM

• Hey gang, just wanted to give you all a heads-up ... My duties at work have changed somewhat so I'll be doing less fantasy/baseball and more trending/breaking sports news. My work hours have also changed so I'm working evenings now. This also includes tonight's draft, so if something breaks between 8-10 ET, I may have to tend to work business. I do have two monitors at my desk so that should help, but just bear with me if it's my turn to nominate a player and I don't respond immediately.

  Operation Shutdown on February 21, 2018 2:56 PM

• Reminder to everyone that our Ottoneu auction is tomorrow night at 8pm ET or about 27 hours from now. Don't hesitate to email (scott.spratt@gmail.com) or text (919-360-9902) me if you have questions or scheduling concerns, or just post on this message board. Looking forward to talking to everyone tomorrow night. Try to get to the auction a little early and we'll start as soon as everyone arrives. Thanks, Scott.

  Turf Whisperer on February 20, 2018 5:03 PM

• Ok, we found a time that seems to work for everybody, and that is 8pm ET on Wednesday, February 21. Please mark your calendars. That's a little less than 2 weeks from today, so go ahead and get your prep started! If you find out you can't make that, let me know as soon as you can. And hopefully we'll be able to knock out the auction by a decent hour that one night, but we can always pause it if we're going too late for everyone. Thanks, Scott.

  Turf Whisperer on February 8, 2018 3:09 PM

• All times are ET.

  Turf Whisperer on February 2, 2018 1:07 PM

• Hey, everybody. Thanks to all for getting your cuts in on time. The next and last offseason event is the auction draft, and fortunately given that all of us have a bunch of keepers, this one should be much shorter than last year's. I would expect it to maybe last 3-4 hours, and we could split that into 2 sessions if we have to. To get an idea of what times work for everyone, will you please fill out this scheduler as soon as you can? http://whenisgood.net/nfrk3a8

  Turf Whisperer on February 2, 2018 1:05 PM

• The Ghost of Bill Bergen's trade block has been updated!

  The Ghost of Bill Bergen on January 31, 2018 11:19 PM

• What's in a Name?'s trade block has been updated!

  What's in a Name? on January 31, 2018 7:39 PM

• Operation Shutdown's trade block has been updated!

  Operation Shutdown on January 29, 2018 9:14 PM

• hoping to make some trades right up to the deadline. this league needs a little more life....

  @mjgovier on January 29, 2018 3:48 PM

• Reminder everybody that roster cuts are due before midnight this Wednesday. You need to cut players from the "Cut Players" tab on your team pages. The Roster Organizer is just a tool to help you figure out who to cut. Once that's done, I'll get the ball rolling on scheduling the auction.

  Turf Whisperer on January 29, 2018 3:46 PM

• Pink Gianellaphants's trade block has been updated!

  @mjgovier on January 29, 2018 10:52 AM

• The Ghost of Bill Bergen's trade block has been updated!

  The Ghost of Bill Bergen on January 29, 2018 9:04 AM

• Purple Von Hayes's trade block has been updated!

  Purple Von Hayes on January 16, 2018 1:41 PM

• Hey, guys. Remember to get your cuts in by the end of the month. The Roster Organizer can help you plan. You need to be under $400 minus $1 for every open roster spot under 40. You'll be able to fill out the rest of your roster in the auction.

  Turf Whisperer on January 14, 2018 10:32 AM

• Thank you to everyone for a great season and especially Eric for inviting me and Scott for managing the league. This was by far my most fun league this year.

  The Ghost of Bill Bergen on October 7, 2017 9:39 AM

• Congratulations to Tom for winning year 1 of LOON! It was a dominant performance, and hopefully the rest of us can get up to your level next season and make a race of things. I hope everyone had fun and hopes to continue on, but if you cannot or do not want to continue, let me know so I can find a replacement owner. There are a few things that will happen over the offseason, the first being arbitration in 2 weeks. I'll send out explanations as those come. For now, enjoy the playoffs.

  Turf Whisperer on October 2, 2017 1:41 PM

• Hey, all. Reminder that the trade deadline in this league is just a few days away.

  Turf Whisperer on August 27, 2017 11:30 AM

• The Ghost of Bill Bergen's trade block has been updated!

  The Ghost of Bill Bergen on August 7, 2017 11:35 AM

• Hey, all. There are a handful of spots left in an Ottoneu football league that's going to include Peter Schoenke, Lawr Michaels, Eric, Tristan, and me among some other guys. If anyone wants to play, let me know.

  Turf Whisperer on August 3, 2017 3:01 PM

• The Flu-Like Symptoms's trade block has been updated!

  Acuna's Avengers on August 1, 2017 9:53 AM

• Hey, guys. Mike and I just made a trade, and although the trade deadline in this league is the end of August instead of the end of July, I'd love to see some other trade activity. This is a great time to evaluate the competitiveness of your team this year and make moves to either go for it or rebuild. Remember, rebuilders can trade salary as well as players to try to land some great keepers from contenders.

  Turf Whisperer on July 30, 2017 12:25 PM

• What's in a Name?'s trade block has been updated!

  What's in a Name? on July 28, 2017 1:04 PM

• Pink Gianellaphants's trade block has been updated!

  @mjgovier on July 27, 2017 11:15 AM

• The Ghost of Bill Bergen's trade block has been updated!

  The Ghost of Bill Bergen on May 10, 2017 9:11 AM

• Also, the proprietor of Ottoneu, Niv, wanted me to ask if any of you (or if you have colleagues that might) want to play in an Expert Ottoneu fantasy football league this fall. Let me know if you do and I'll put you in touch with Niv.

  Turf Whisperer on May 9, 2017 4:18 PM

• Hey, all. We're a bit over a month into the season, and I wanted to check in to make sure everyone is doing good and enjoying themselves. The standings are really tight, which is great, but it's worth pointing out that Ottoneu has a really user-friendly trading system if you need to make any changes to your teams. You can also put players on your trading block to let everyone know what you're thinking. Anyway, hit me up if you have any feedback/thoughts.

  Turf Whisperer on May 9, 2017 4:16 PM

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