WEEK 27: EZ Fantasy Baseball 2016

#81

S~V~S wrote:I picked the two teams I never want to root for for the first 2 weeks to get them out of the way; next week I start picking for strategy.

That seems sensible enough, especially since your Yankees pick really paid off.

#82

Final Week 1 results have been posted here.

WEEK 2 Team Selections:

AllAlongTheBoardwork- NEW YORK YANKEES
birdwithteeth11- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Draconus- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Epignosis- COLORADO ROCKIES
G-Man- SAN DIEGO PADRES
JaggedJimmyJay- COLORADO ROCKIES
Metalmarsh89- PITTSBURGH PIRATES
MovingPictures07- KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Russtifinko- CHICAGO CUBS
S~V~S- ATLANTA BRAVES
Sloonei- LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Spacedaisy- NEW YORK METS*
Turnip Head- TORONTO BLUE JAYS*

*= team was randomly selected for the player.

#83

MovingPictures07 wrote:
S~V~S wrote:I picked the two teams I never want to root for for the first 2 weeks to get them out of the way; next week I start picking for strategy.
That seems sensible enough, especially since your Yankees pick really paid off.

Yeah, it's the steroids

#84

S~V~S is on steroids. She shouldn't get any credit for Week 1.

#85

What does "FOLLOW ALONG WITH UP EZ FANTASY BASEBALL!" mean?

#86

Metalmarsh89 wrote:S~V~S is on steroids. She shouldn't get any credit for Week 1.

I second this motion. A score of zero seems like a suitable punishment.

#87

Metalmarsh89 wrote:What does "FOLLOW ALONG WITH UP EZ FANTASY BASEBALL!" mean?

I don't know what you're talking about.

#88

G-Man wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:What does "FOLLOW ALONG WITH UP EZ FANTASY BASEBALL!" mean?
I don't know what you're talking about.

I must have been seeing things. Everything is as it should be.

#89

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
G-Man wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:What does "FOLLOW ALONG WITH UP EZ FANTASY BASEBALL!" mean?
I don't know what you're talking about.
I must have been seeing things. Everything is as it should be.

Seeing things, eh? Maybe you're on steroids too.

#90

My dealer told me he gets them from MM!

#91

S~V~S wrote:My dealer told me he gets them from MM!

Somehow that doesn't surprise me.

#92

I hear it's a big problem with rock climbers

#93

S~V~S wrote:I hear it's a big problem with rock climbers

I bet a roid-raging rock climber is what really caused the Old Man of the Mountain to collapse. MM- have you ever been to New Hampshire, say around 2003?

#94

I have not been to New Hampshire, nor have I met the old man in the mountain.

There's hardly any money to be made in rock climbing though, so I doubt any of them would go to the trouble of doping for it. :P

#95

Today's been a fairly tame day run-wise for everyone here. Maybe this week we'll all be closer in score.

#96

The Orioles are currently scoring in bunches and I don't know why I'm still watching.

#97

Mid-week report time! Here are the scores for Week 2 so far. I'm not going to post overall scores until Week 2 is over.

1. (22 runs) birdwithteeth11- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
2. (21 runs) Russtifinko- CHICAGO CUBS
3. (18 runs) Epignosis- COLORADO ROCKIES
3. (18 runs) JaggedJimmyJay- COLORADO ROCKIES
5. (15 runs) Draconus- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
6. (13 runs) Metalmarsh89-PITTSBURGH PIRATES
6. (13 runs) MovingPictures07- KANSAS CITY
8. (12 runs) S~V~S- ATLANTA BRAVES
8. (12 runs) Turnip Head- TORONTO BLUE JAYS*
10. (11 runs) Sloonei- LOS ANGELES DODGERS
11. (8 runs) G-Man- SAN DIEGO PADRES
11. (8 runs) Spacedaisy- NEW YORK METS*
13. (5 runs) AllAlongTheBoardwork- NEW YORK YANKEES

I'll send out the selection chart later tonight with the Week 3 team selection reminder PM. I don't have the image handy just yet.

#98

Dem Rockies today.

#99

Dem Padres all week.

#100

I'll pick the Washington Nationals for Week 3.

#101

Astos are sucking tonight for DFS purposes (and real life purposes, I guess).

#102

The Dodgers have decided to suck all week and now they're facing Bumgarner tomorrow. Whatever, I hate this team and the Bum is on my fantasy team.

#103

Going with the Chicago Cubbies week 3 plz

#104

Week 3: Arizona Diamondbacks

#105

Going to get those Phillies out of the way for Week 3

#106

Alright you baseball people- is it even worth looking at stats yet in helping me pick? Is ERA a even useful this early in the season? I've made two missteps now and I'd like to avoid a three-peat.

#107

Week 3: Colorado Rockies

#108

G-Man wrote:Alright you baseball people- is it even worth looking at stats yet in helping me pick? Is ERA a even useful this early in the season? I've made two missteps now and I'd like to avoid a three-peat.

Not this early. I just look for trends, like see who is overall, and who is moving up & who is steady.

#109

G-Man wrote:Alright you baseball people- is it even worth looking at stats yet in helping me pick? Is ERA a even useful this early in the season? I've made two missteps now and I'd like to avoid a three-peat.

Not really. The Reds had a stellar Week 1, but they're having an incredibly rough Week 2.

This early in the season, gut is almost the best way to make a pick.

#110

Ah, so basically, I (as a non-baseball person) am hopelessly screwed unless I hit some big-time dumb luck. Got it.

#111

Us baseball people are hopelessly screwed,too.

Welcome to baseball

#112

I don't think I'm going to be splurging in DFS baseball like I did basketball a few months ago (another unfamiliar sport). Way too much variance for my taste. Maybe I haven't figured it out, but it's a different monster.

#113

I'll take the Chicago Cubs for Week 3.

Just making my rounds of the NL Central.

#114

This cold be filed under the realm of bad ideas but here goes:

When I played tee-ball, my teams name was the Brewers. I'll pick Milwaukee for Week 3.

#115

G-Man wrote:Alright you baseball people- is it even worth looking at stats yet in helping me pick? Is ERA a even useful this early in the season? I've made two missteps now and I'd like to avoid a three-peat.

1) ERA is not a very good statistic in examining pitcher quality. Sabermetrics' stats like FIP and xFIP are generally a better indicator.

2) For this season as a whole, it's probably too early to be looking at most statistics as reliable. Just not a large enough sample size yet. Once we get through June, that usually starts to solidify a bit better.

#116

Also, I think I'm just going to start picking teams that play the Reds every week. The Cubs series made me realize just how bad this team could potentially be this year.

The Braves need to win a few games at some point though. We need to start getting competitive for the #1 pick for next year at some point!

#117

I'll try to post the Week 2 results tonight when I get back from an in-law family function.

I did not get picks from Russ or Turnip Head but I did randomize them teams this morning. Russ got the Yankees and Turnip Head got the Twins.

#118

birdwithteeth11 wrote:Also, I think I'm just going to start picking teams that play the Reds every week. The Cubs series made me realize just how bad this team could potentially be this year.

The Braves need to win a few games at some point though. We need to start getting competitive for the #1 pick for next year at some point!

The Cubs are also an incredibly talented team. :P

#119

I picked the Walkers.

#120

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
birdwithteeth11 wrote:Also, I think I'm just going to start picking teams that play the Reds every week. The Cubs series made me realize just how bad this team could potentially be this year.

The Braves need to win a few games at some point though. We need to start getting competitive for the #1 pick for next year at some point!
The Cubs are also an incredibly talented team. :P

Oh absolutely. They're destroying everyone and everything in their path so far. It's like some kind of Scorched Earth policy for baseball.

#121

G-Man wrote:Alright you baseball people- is it even worth looking at stats yet in helping me pick? Is ERA a even useful this early in the season? I've made two missteps now and I'd like to avoid a three-peat.

ERA is hardly even useful at the end of the season. Most of baseball's most well-known statistics are close to useless, especially when it comes to pitching.

#122

It'll take me another day to get the Week 2 scores figured out. I failed to grab a screenshot of my stats page showing total runs through Saturday's games. Now I'll have to calculate it the long-ish way. Easy to do come morning.

#123

If you really want to dig deep into the numbers side of baseball, I tend to read Fangraphs on an almost daily basis this time of year. Fair warning: there is quite a bit of math involved, and it may take some time to learn about some of the main statistics they track, but we have an entire baseball season and several months to get through all of that. :P

http://www.fangraphs.com/

#124

Here are the final Week 2 scores. First, a reminder of who picked which teams:

AllAlongTheBoardwork- NEW YORK YANKEES
birdwithteeth11- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Draconus- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Epignosis- COLORADO ROCKIES
G-Man- SAN DIEGO PADRES
JaggedJimmyJay- COLORADO ROCKIES
Metalmarsh89- PITTSBURGH PIRATES
MovingPictures07- KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Russtifinko- CHICAGO CUBS
S~V~S- ATLANTA BRAVES
Sloonei- LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Spacedaisy- NEW YORK METS*
Turnip Head- TORONTO BLUE JAYS*

Now for the Week 2 and overall leader boards:

Spoiler: show

Draconus took in the most runs during Week 2 but it wasn't quite enough to put him in the lead overall:

1. Draconus (38 runs)
2. Epignosis (37 runs)
2. JaggedJimmyJay (37 runs)
4. Russtifinko (36 runs)
5. birdwithteeth11 (35 runs)
6. Metalmarsh89 (26 runs)
6. MovingPictures07 (26 runs)
6. S~V~S (26 runs)
6. Sloonei (26 runs)
10. Turnip Head (21 runs)
11. Spacedaisy (19 runs)
12. G-Man (15 runs)
13. AllAlongTheBoardwork (10 runs)

Now for the new overall standings. JaggedJimmyJay has a 3-point lead. We'll see if he can hold on to it for another week.

1. JaggedJimmyJay (66 runs)
2. Epignosis (63 runs)
3. birdwithteeth11 (61 runs)
3. S~V~S (61 runs)
3. Sloonei (61 runs)
6. Russtifinko (60 runs)
7. Draconus (57 runs)
8. Metalmarsh89 (55 runs)
9. Spacedaisy (54 runs)
10. MovingPictures07 (52 runs)
11. G-Man (34 runs)
12. Turnip Head (33 runs)
13. AllAlongTheBoardwork (25 runs)

#125

Them Nationals, though

10 Smashcoins say I'm in last this week

#126

Sorry folks. It's been another crazy week. Here are the Week 3 team selections:

AllAlongTheBoardwork- CHICAGO CUBS
birdwithteeth11- COLORADO ROCKIES
Draconus- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Epignosis- TEXAS RANGERS
G-Man- MILWAUKEE BREWERS
JaggedJimmyJay- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Metalmarsh89- CHICAGO CUBS
MovingPictures07- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Russtifinko- NEW YORK YANKEES*
S~V~S- CHICAGO CUBS
Sloonei- COLORADO ROCKIES
Spacedaisy- CINCINNATI REDS
Turnip Head- MINNESOTA TWINS*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)

And here is how we're all doing so far this week:

1. G-Man (23 runs)
2. JaggedJimmyJay (21 runs)
3. Turnip Head (20 runs)
4. birdwithteeth11 (15 runs)
4. Sloonei (15 runs)
6. Spacedaisy (14 runs)
7. MovingPictures07 (13 runs)
8. Draconus (11 runs)
9. AllAlongTheBoardwork (10 runs)
9. Metalmarsh89 (10 runs)
9. S~V~S (10 runs)
12. Epignosis (9 runs)
13. Russtifinko (8 runs)

Now for your weekly reminder- please make your Week 4 team selections by midnight (EST) on Saturday, April 23rd. Those who miss the deadline will have teams randomized for them.

#127

If there was any doubt that the Reds were decent whatsoever, I give you tonight.

Watching the disparity between us and the Cubs so far (and I know it's only 1 month so extremely small sample size) just shows how many more years we have to go in our rebuild. And how long the Cubs are going to be this good.

#128

Oh look, the Cubs just scored 16 runs and no-hit the Reds.

It's going to be a long season.

#129

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Oh look, the Cubs just scored 16 runs and no-hit the Reds.

It's going to be a long 2-3 seasons.

FTFY :P

#130

Week 4 - New York Mets

Full Games	Civilian: Mafia: Independent:
Speed Games	Civilian: Fiddler on the Roof Mafia:
Heists	Civilian: MVP: RED vs BLUE
Burglaries	Independent: The Theme Is Literally a Burglary
Special Games	Civilian: Independent:

Full Games	Civilian: Mafia: Independent:
Speed Games	Civilian: Fiddler on the Roof Mafia:
Heists	Civilian: MVP: RED vs BLUE
Burglaries	Independent: The Theme Is Literally a Burglary
Special Games	Civilian: Independent:

Full Games	Civilian: Mafia: Independent:
Speed Games	Civilian: Fiddler on the Roof Mafia:
Heists	Civilian: MVP: RED vs BLUE
Burglaries	Independent: The Theme Is Literally a Burglary
Special Games	Civilian: Independent:

Full Games	Civilian: Mafia: Independent:
Speed Games	Civilian: Fiddler on the Roof Mafia:
Heists	Civilian: MVP: RED vs BLUE
Burglaries	Independent: The Theme Is Literally a Burglary
Special Games	Civilian: Independent:

Full Games	Civilian: Mafia: Independent:
Speed Games	Civilian: Fiddler on the Roof Mafia:
Heists	Civilian: MVP: RED vs BLUE
Burglaries	Independent: The Theme Is Literally a Burglary
Special Games	Civilian: Independent:

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