Free "Free Republic" Fantasy Baseball at Yahoo!

Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball ^ | 2-17-05 | Me

[GraniteStateConservative]

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/

League ID#: 14691
League Name: Free Republicans
Password: jimrob
Draft Type: Autopick Draft (will be changed to live draft once everyone has signed up)
Max Teams: 16
Scoring Type: Rotisserie
Player Universe: All baseball
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2
Trade End Date:August 14, 2005
Waiver Time: 2 days
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports
Trade Review: League Votes
Max Games Played: 162
Max Innings Pitched: 1250
Start Scoring on: Sunday, Apr 3
Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow
Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL
Stat Categories: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBP, SLG, W, SV, HR, K, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, K/9

[GraniteStateConservative]

FYI...

[Gwaihir]

Is this Sideshow Bob's league??

[w1andsodidwe]

And this belongs in News/Activism?

[E Rocc]

I got the name, the Viking Kitties. >:)

-Eric

[GraniteStateConservative]

Yes.

[GraniteStateConservative]

No, just one I just created. I was in a FR Fantasy Baseball League last year, though.

[montag813]

Hey...wouldn't "fantasy" hockey be more appropriate?

[GraniteStateConservative]

Heh. That's clever. ESPN had a comedy bit about NHL 2K5 video game where the players negotiate and such instead of playing.

[newgeezer]

No. But, every once in a while, we need a reminder that rules only apply to the schmucks who follow them.

[Lokibob]

I'm going to start a fantasy IDADAROD league. we could trade dogs .

[Osage Orange]

I've never played...and have no idea how to play.

Although I do have some interest....

Any tips on learning how?

[GraniteStateConservative]

You're mistaken. Every fantasy baseball creation thread has always been allowed here at FR-- as long as it's not put in unrelated topics.

[GraniteStateConservative]

It's super easy. You sign up by clicking the link and following the instructions. You'll want to join a private league (when you are prompted) and you'll put in the League info above (league # and password). Then we'll have a live draft in a few weeks. You'll draft players based on the stats that are scored. You get points based on where your player ranks against the others in every stat tracked. So, if you had Ichiro last year and hits were a stat tracked (it is in this league), you'd get 10 points in a 10 team league for playing Ichiro in your lineup. You will want to edit your lineups based on match-ups, you'll add and remove players based on performance and injuries, and you'll want to make sure you play your players (particularly your pitchers) so you don't cheat yourself out of points that are only limited by playing a maximum number of games. The team that has the most points in October wins the league. That's it.

You take the time between now and the draft to familiarize yourself with the players. Yahoo lets you create a list of preferred players to make drafting easier.

[j_k_l]

The Wonks have joined the league.

[E Rocc]

And yes, it is "news" that the leagues are up and that the FR league has been started. >:)

-Eric

[ladtx]

Rockwall Rangers are in.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Great. We have 5 more spots available.

[ssaftler]

Thanks for the ping. The Rat Sox have joined.