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As part of being a new manager and my inevitable hazing... oh, sorry, "Welcoming", I choose whatever works best for the crowd. I can make almost every evening work. Holding this before the season begins does seem like a good idea too.
Never Bunt on
February 7, 2024 1:56 PM
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No real preference as to any particular date but would prefer we do it before the first game (on the 20th)
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re: Auction night
Will be on vacation the proposed week...Spring Training games, of course! I will be attending a game on Monday night, so that will not work for me. I think I can make Tuesday night work, but would prefer Sunday the 24th or later or before the 16th.
Mudville 9 on
February 6, 2024 11:52 AM
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Good news all! Tim (All Bets are Off) sent me two referrals for new managers this morning. I have been in contact with them throughout the day. Chris will be taking over the 405+90 team and Matt will be taking over Slizz's squad. I will be transferring ownership momentarily to get it in before tonight's keeper deadline. Be sure to haze (I mean welcome) these fine, upstanding, new managers to the league. Thank you again Tim for being a savior and helping us keep the chow line moving. Ahoy matey!
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went and used a CC, but i really hope they figure out this fuckery before next season.
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i am still baffled as to why otto needs my location for me to pay. i've never seen such nonsense for a fantasy site
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I get the concern about using Paydala. But I just paid for it on my CC, so if there is any f***ery, I can just dispute the charges. YMMV.
Mudville 9 on
January 30, 2024 2:11 PM
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to be clear, i'm not undecided about returning. i very much want to return, but i'm just not going to hand my bank account info over to some rando company i've never heard of.
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Hello folks, I’ve spoken to the 3 managers who have not renewed their franchise. 2 managers are out and Tree is undecided. After the Wednesday 11:59pm EST deadline, ottoneu will likely mark these teams as abandoned and available to be claimed by public league managers. Very sorry to see good managers leave. Unfortunately, ottoneu's Paydala transition has been less than optimal. If you know of any recruits who would be interested in taking over these teams, please have them email me or SZ. Thanks
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Guys - I think I'm out. Too busy at work, too sketchy of a system taking my info and money. Great league, great managers. I'll miss it. If you can't find someone to take over before the keeper deadline, I'll do keepers.
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i saw that previously as well. it's more the bigger picture. simply put, we know almost nothing about this company. why would i hand them my location data, much less my financial data. they don't NEED my location data, yet they require it, so that lends to immediate suspicion. I'm no luddite (i've had a computer my house since 1981 and been online since 1983), and i'm just not going to simply hand my info off because some fantasy baseball site tells me i have no other options.
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@Forth Worth: Not sure if this makes you feel any better, but I did find this resource when googling about it. https://community.ottoneu.com/t/paydala-sign-up/13448/3
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i'm happy to send someone money via something more established, but i'm a no go on paydala. if i can use paypal or venmo without my location turned on, paydala doesn't need it either. we're talking about a company with less than 10 employees that doesn't even have a wikipedia page. They're a payment company without a true CFO (they've got a "consulting CFO" who got his MBA at for-profit university), and there are so many red flags to me that i'm not interested.
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Just signed up on Paydala. Boy that was sketchy. Looking forward to some inexplicable charges incoming in a few weeks. Not sure why Ottoneu would work with an unfamiliar and sketchy payment processor if it is trying to grow the platform.
Do we need to be concerned about this in the small print: "Inactivity Fee (charged monthly after six months of no customer-initiated financial transactions): $2.95"?
Surely they're not gonna charge our card every month startin
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Not sure but think it may be a requirement for the higher dollar leagues that have prize payouts. After reading through the Community threads, supposedly they won't charge Ottoneu users any monthly fees.
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Why does Paydala require location settings to be turned on? I've never encountered a site I wanted to use that required it....
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Interestingly, my work laptop won't even let me connect to Paydala as it requires location settings to be turned on and those are turned off by default for me. I'll have to do this at home. ha ha
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That's what caught my eye...if no transactions for 6 months, it appears they start charging a monthly fee
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Re: Paydala I did, but closed my eyes and trust to luck. Seems to be ok. Bonus points for not being PayPal. I'll let you know if odd charges start showing up on my card!
Mudville 9 on
January 3, 2024 10:51 AM
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Anyone else have concerns about this new Paydala payment system?
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Gentlemen. Don't forget to pay your dues before the month is over.
I have a slew of market valued bats I would be willing to trade. These bats would all go for over market value if cut. I am forever short of arms so please consider offering me starting pitching.
Feast your eyes upon...
F Alvarez
CJ Abrams
Dansby Swanson
Vaughn Grisham
Nolan Arenado
AAron Judge
Eloy Jimenez
Marcel Ozuna
dem good bats
Seattle Zen on
January 2, 2024 6:01 PM
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Finally!!! I have finally won something in this league. But owning player to receive the highest Arbitration Awards was not what I set my sights on. :<(
Happy Holidays
Taxman on
November 15, 2023 5:46 PM
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Still kind of stunned at how crazy close this finished...
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There were a million reasons I came up short, but Bell v. Abreu wasn't one of the them (I'd already used my 162 1B games). Using 25 fewer innings was an obvious failure on my end. I'm putting the blame on Blackmon and Tovar going 0-9 at Coors on Sunday when a single base hit from either would've changed the result. Perhaps the biggest heartbreaker: I believe my team was in first place until the bottom of the 9th of the last game being played, and then, with one out, Michael Harris doubled.
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In a roto league if you start one batter over another on the last day, you are not going to know if they moved the OBP/AVE/SLG needle. Here, you can look at each player and know. The decision to start Josh Bell, who didn't play, over Jose Abreu won't haunt Kevin, that much I am certain. Foot has magic powers. SZ
Seattle Zen on
October 2, 2023 1:41 PM
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And I thought last year was close! Almost 18000 points only to be separated by three! Foot, you are truly the Master of This Domain, congrats, again! And 405, great season, you are to be congratulated as well. Great race to the end!
Mudville 9 on
October 2, 2023 12:03 PM
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Awesome race to the finish!
Seattle Zen on
September 27, 2023 12:51 PM
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Those homers were making me regret the trade - bummer news though. I'm just out here bidding in the teens for Mike Clevinger, trying to squeeze all 1500 innings out of my pitching staff.
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So, Kevin, was it just a general hatred of the Yankees or do you have it out for Jasson D and hate the fact that he has two SS in Jasson? "get that guy onto my squad here and he is certain to break two bones, blow out an knee..."
Seattle Zen on
September 12, 2023 1:41 PM
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Suffice to say this year has been a major disappointment for my team and there’s no better microcosm of that than Tony Gonsolin getting me -65.3 points (!!!) last night. Is there a way to look it up? Because that has to be the worst one game performance in the league this year.
Been a frustrating season for Port Ruppert Mundy’s over here as I thought I would make a run at the league after finishing third last year. Not great!
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If there is a MLB player that is on competitor's squad in a different roto league and he is the main reason you are in second place, get that guy onto my squad here and he is certain to break two bones, blow out an knee and contract The Plague in short order.
Seattle Zen on
July 8, 2023 3:52 PM
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Okay. I assumed that first hit would stay with your team until the end of the year. Thanks!
Nerfherders on
June 22, 2023 6:12 PM
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There is a monetary benefit - drop $12 mitch haniger, and he's a $6 cap hit unless someone else adds him. Wait 30 days, add him and drop him, the hit shrinks to $3. Wait 30 days, do it again, hit down to $2.
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Remind me again the strategy behind cutting a player, picking them up, and then cutting them again? It doesn't seem to have any monetary benefit but I must be missing something.
Nerfherders on
June 22, 2023 1:06 PM
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I'm going to note this day as perhaps the first time ever that I've been ahead of Foot in the standings.
Nerfherders on
June 15, 2023 12:14 PM
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One week in and I've already run out of guys. 9 guys on the DL and now only one healthy hitter on the bench. Please be kind and let me pick up some players lol.
Nerfherders on
April 7, 2023 1:45 PM
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Gavin Williams--I did not know I bid on him! I guess I thought I was bidding on another player and put the amount in for Williams. So I am going to cut him, but I wanted to let everyone know, as it may raise a question as to why I would bid on him then immediately cut him.
Mudville 9 on
March 31, 2023 9:54 AM
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fun draft. Thanks to some late-draft starting pitching adds, I'm at least open to moving Gerritt Cole.If you're interested, and want to bargain, I'm all ears. Would be looking for a hitter and a reliever back (assuming we're not talking a Trout-for-Cole like trade), and could add a player from my side, too.
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Ottoneu draft starts in 17 minutes!
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Agree that these occurrences can be irritating and therefore at least somewhat problematic. Per the message boards (search "Requiring nominations"), commissioners have tools to pause the draft or block someone from further participation if they fail to nominate, go AWOL, or are suspected of gaming the system. This of course puts the onus on commissioners to set expectations, monitor, and police these situations, which I suspect is probably easier said than done.
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Thinking ahead to the auction: I wanted to raise the issue of present managers missing/skipping a nomination when it is their turn to nominate. Sometimes it's because they stepped away or they lost track of time & couldn't get it done on time or (maybe) an interrupted internet connection. However, it can be a strategic advantage, particularly late in the draft when every player you nominate could land on your roster for $1. Any thoughts?
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Anyone heard from Taxman yet? It sure if 3/22 at 5PST is good for him or not
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I guess Taxman wanted to be perfectly clear that 3/22 is good for him!
Mudville 9 on
February 15, 2023 3:43 PM
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3/22 5PM PST looks good to me
Donny
Taxman on
February 15, 2023 3:39 PM
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3/22 5PM PST looks good to me
Donny
Taxman on
February 15, 2023 3:39 PM
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3/22 5PM PST looks good to me
Donny
Taxman on
February 15, 2023 3:39 PM
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3/22 5PM PST looks good to me
Taxman on
February 15, 2023 3:39 PM
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3/22 5PM PST looks good to me
Taxman on
February 15, 2023 3:39 PM
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Will be out of the country but should be able to manage
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3/22 at 8pm ET works for me!
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