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Ninja Blacksox's trade block has been updated!
Cinéma Vérité on
November 19, 2015 5:39 PM
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Welcome new Chad Curtis. Looking forward to a good season with you. COMHS is an excellent commish and very helpful as you have already seen. Beyond that I'd say everyone is very courteous and easy to work with so it makes for a fun season.
Cinéma Vérité on
November 19, 2015 4:11 PM
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Welcome new Chad Curtis. Looking forward to a good season with you. COMHS is an excellent commish and very helpful as you have already seen. Beyond that I'd say everyone is very courteous and easy to work with so it makes for a fun season.
Cinéma Vérité on
November 19, 2015 4:11 PM
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Chad Curtis' Dating Service's trade block has been updated!
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 11:52 AM
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Yes it does, thank you!
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 11:51 AM
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Yes it does, thank you!
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 11:51 AM
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Welcome to the league! We have a good group here, and I think you'll enjoy it. To answer your question, you can cut anyone you want up until the 1/31/16 cut deadline with no penalty. Any cuts made after 1/31 are subject to the 50% salary penalty outlined in the rules. Hope this makes sense, and I'm happy to answer any other questions you have!
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I do have one question, if I were to cut someone, does their salary count against my total? or is it cleared? Thaks ahead of time.
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 4:22 AM
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I do have one question, if I were to cut someone, does their salary count against my total? or is it cleared? Thaks ahead of time.
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 4:22 AM
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Chad Curtis' Dating Service's trade block has been updated!
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 4:12 AM
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Hello, just wanted to say that this is the first time I've been in an ottoneu league but I have played fantasy baseball for over a decade. I intend to be around for a while and I'm going to spend some time trying to get familiar with the league.
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 4:11 AM
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Hello, just wanted to say that this is the first time I've been in an ottoneu league but I have played fantasy baseball for over a decade. I intend to be around for a while and I'm going to spend some time trying to get familiar with the league.
Oriole Fever on
November 19, 2015 4:11 AM
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Elvis Andrus Impersonators's trade block has been updated!
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I Kemp believe it's not butter's trade block has been updated!
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Carry on my Heyward Son's trade block has been updated!
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Lance Lynn: le sigh...
Cinéma Vérité on
November 10, 2015 6:33 PM
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For anyone considering picking up one of the abandoned teams, let me say that this is an active league with many fun owners. My 3 seasons have been really enjoyable.
Cinéma Vérité on
November 9, 2015 8:31 PM
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For anyone considering picking up one of the abandoned teams, let me say that this is an active league with many fun owners. My 3 seasons have been really enjoyable.
Cinéma Vérité on
November 9, 2015 8:31 PM
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Guys - I just marked Ricky Spanish and Bartolo's Cologne as abandoned. We now have 3 spots to fill (including Chad Curtis). If you know of anyone looking, send them our way!
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Just a quick reminder to everyone that arbitration ends next Saturday (11/14). Please make sure you get your allocations done before then!
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Congratulations to the championship, Elvis! It is good that someone other than Heyward wins. No offense, Heyward, it can be nice with some different winners. Self, I came third, which I did for the third season, but I can not be unhappy, it was my best season points-wise. I want to thank everyone for a nice season. I look forward to the off-season and next season.
Jesters on
October 5, 2015 8:28 AM
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Yeah Elvis, I went back and forth about 50 times over the last two months between thinking I had no shot and thinking I could actually pull it off. Not only did you win the league, but you set a scoring record in the process. I did have a good run of 4 in a row, but can't feel too bad about being runner up to the season you had this year. Very well-deserved title! Now it's back to the drawing board to plan for next season!
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Thanks Heyward. I was pretty sure you were going to catch me and win your fifth straight title, but I got lucky. Looking forward to 2016.
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Thanks Heyward. I enjoyed this season quite a bit despite the disappointing finish. Looking forward to the offseason and building for next year.
Cinéma Vérité on
October 4, 2015 8:30 AM
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Congrats on the well-earned championship. For everyone else, it won't be too long before arbitration and the offseason trading season begins! Great season all.
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Well, I had a pretty furious rally going for a while there. But Elvis, your huge night last night put an end to that. At one point yesterday, I had closed the gap to 75 points. But it looks like the race is over. At least I made you work for it in the end!
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Ninja Blacksox's trade block has been updated!
Cinéma Vérité on
August 30, 2015 8:15 PM
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Blackie Tweety Bird Bella's trade block has been updated!
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Sell: Hosmer Butler Sandoval Alvarez LaRoche Moss Lindor Jennings Choo Trumbo Escobar Zobrist Ramos Castro Owings Baez Winker Hamilton Swihart Newcomb
Jesters on
August 28, 2015 4:49 AM
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Hank Chinaski's "9 bad boys"'s trade block has been updated!
Jesters on
August 28, 2015 4:47 AM
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Great discussion here today!
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Jesper I truly respect everyone's opinions here and I implore everyone to use the vote and express themselves accordingly. To be fair I offered a not dissimilar trade to you and offered you $30 that you turned down (perhaps it was for other reasons such as the pieces involved). For me this season is lost and the money is not needed so if it gets me long term pieces and gives me a lot of cap space for the draft I didn't mind doing it. Respectfully, Robert
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Feel free to use the veto as you see fit. I trust the process.
Cinéma Vérité on
August 24, 2015 6:09 PM
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Finally, I would just say goodnight and thank everyone who participated in the discussion and for their interesting views. I take with me what everyone has said and from my side it's no hard feelings. That said it is the first time I have put my veto, and it's not likely that I do it more times.
Jesters on
August 24, 2015 5:48 PM
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Eva, I apologize if I answer slowly, and if my language is bad, as it has been in the middle of the night here in Sweden and I'm getting tired. I mean, you received too much value by means of cap space. I have no problem with taking big contracts and pay the talent and the use of cap space, etc. But if it had not had anything to do with the value, then you would have been able to make this trade without cap space and had to cut players and still make a run at the title.
Jesters on
August 24, 2015 5:37 PM
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Chad, I was the one who received the proposal from Mr. Meseeks and rejected it. On the occasion of cap space, but also for other reasons.
Jesters on
August 24, 2015 5:13 PM
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Gyorko was about getting value for two guys I was going to cut. I took a chance that sdp might give him a run at ss and in the starting lineup for a run (doesn't look like it now). Sometimes when talking low value I try to be ahead of trends. It doesn't always work...
Cinéma Vérité on
August 24, 2015 5:10 PM
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Gyorko was about getting value for two guys I was going to cut. I took a chance that sdp might give him a run at ss and in the starting lineup for a run (doesn't look like it now). Sometimes when talking low value I try to be ahead of trends. It doesn't always work...
Cinéma Vérité on
August 24, 2015 5:10 PM
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Good trades by Blackie. Previous owner left him with $490 salary & out of contention, so his best plan is to move high salary for good young players he can keep. For eva it's a good trade to take a shot at winning this time. If he actually does win, he made a great trade. Only recent trade I don't understand is the Gyorko deal, but if Ninja's happy, I'm happy for him.
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Jesper - still not sure I understand your issue. The argument for why using the $81 is that is the only was that the trade that Robert proposed to me could be done. Are you saying I didn't receive enough value, or I received too much value?
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Sorry, got deals confused, but point is the same.
Oriole Fever on
August 24, 2015 4:59 PM
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And you're sacrificing an insane amount of value in a cheap Fernandez and Schwerber. Personally, I don't make that deal with 5 weeks left.
Oriole Fever on
August 24, 2015 4:58 PM
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Hello Eva, I understand what you mean, but I do not share your view that you do not get value for $ 81, even if it is only one month left.
Jesters on
August 24, 2015 4:17 PM
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In my mind the finances are part of the equation though. The player spending the $81 had to sacrifice in his team sufficiently to have that cap space leftover. Conversely, the player getting the $81 had to have sufficiently appealing talent that the buyer was willing to move the precious money.
Cinéma Vérité on
August 24, 2015 4:00 PM
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I'd also argue that a $81 loan at the start of the season is a lot less valuable with only 1 month left in the season. The "value" of the money loan is significantly less w/approximately 30 days left. An argument could be made that the $81 is actually only "worth" about $15-$20 in actual value.
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My starting point is always that one can do what one wants with his team. When I see a trade, it is about fairness. I need to find a reasonable argument although I myself would not do the same valuation. Not free, but cheap. Had they made a different kind of valuation that would have been less problematic.
Jesters on
August 24, 2015 3:42 PM
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Hi Hank Chinaski - The $81 loan has nothing to do with value. It was $81 because that is the exact amount I needed to borrow to cover the higher salaries of the three players I acquired including $3 for the empty roster spots I will have as a result of trading 6 players for 3 players
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I just want to make sure I understand you correctly. Are you saying that because of the large loan, Eva is essentially getting Trout and Cabrera's performance for the rest of the season for free (or at a very discounted salary)?
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I understand exactly what you mean Commish. It is not the idea that is the problem. I have no probelm with a team make a run at the title, and non-contenders looking to trade big contracts for prospects / youth. The problem is. A player has two values. Their performance and their $ value. These values are related. Here is the $ value put out of action. Why $ 81? Why not $ 10, $ 20 ... $ 118 ...?
Jesters on
August 24, 2015 3:16 PM
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As a final note by establishing a cheap base of players I can be more selective at Keeper Lock and will have a fair amount of money to spend on free agents. Eva Marie and others will not be able to keep all of their high priced stars and I can bid on one or more as needed to potentially compete next year.
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