2016 Reality Check Fantasy Baseball League

I've renewed our Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League.

Registration is CLOSED. Live Draft on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 8pm.

Returning managers, please check your email for an invitation.
New managers, please send me a private message.

I've renewed the league with the same rules as last year however I've put one change regarding stat categories to a vote here. Please take a look, vote, and if you have an opinion on the proposed change, please share it.

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2016 RCFBL TEAMS
Username / Team Name
1. tribeachpunk / Tri Beach Gulls
2. rb_chimp / rb_chimp'ers
3. JoeLouie / Chris's Team
4. Hiltzy / Warning Track Power
5. Hiltzy's friend Jason / Canadian Mafia
6. Shaqs Big Toe / Melky's Juice Box
7. C0deWhite (Reddit) / ClownQuestionin'Bros
8. Ron Mexico / Ron Mexico
9. rescueme1060 / Kimbrel Heat
10. Todd* / Total Domination
11. Mr. "D" / Heavy Hitters
12. Mike* / Rumbdumbs
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Scoring & Settings
League ID#: 18844
League Name: RCFBL
Password: Send PM
Custom League URL: http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/reality_check
Season Type: Full
Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
Draft Time: Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 8:00pm Atlantic (Convert Time Zone)
Max Teams: 12
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Player Universe: All baseball
New Players Become Available: As soon as Yahoo! adds them
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2
Trade End Date: August 14, 2016
Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
Waiver Time: 1 day
Waiver Type: Continual rolling list
Can't Cut List Provider: None
Trade Review: League Votes
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Max Acquisitions per Week: 5
Min Innings Pitched: 18
Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Playoffs: Week 22, 23 and 24 (8 teams) *Note: Week 24 runs 7 days from Sep 19 to Sep 25
Divisions: No
Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL, NA, NA
Batters Stat Categories: Runs (R), Hits (H), Extra Base Hits (XBH), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Walks (BB), Batting Average (AVG), Hitting for the Cycle (CYC), Grand Slam Home Runs (SLAM)
Pitchers Stat Categories: Innings Pitched (IP), Wins (W), Losses (L), Complete Games (CG), Shutouts (SHO), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Holds (HLD), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP), Strikeouts per Nine Innings (K/9), No Hitters (NH)
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League History (2005-)
Year / Winner / Thread
2005 / rb_chimp (rb_chimp) / Thread
2006 / Aaron Baddeley (AaronBaddeley) / Thread
2007 / Shaqs Big Toe (Shaqs Big Toe) / Thread
2008 / Hiltzy (Sweet Chin Music) / Thread
2009 / ingress (Ingy) / Thread
2010 / CKR (Players Club) / Thread
2011 / Ed (The Green Monsters) / Thread
2012 / Mr. "D" (Heavy Hitters) / Thread
2013 / Shaqs Big Toe (Melky's Juice Box) / Thread
2014 / Hiltzy's friend Jason (Canadian Mafia) / Thread
2015 / Shaqs Big Toe (Melky's Juice Box) / Thread
2016 /
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Quick Links
● Sortable Projections (ESPN)
● MLB Lineups (BaseballPress.com)
● Probable Pitchers (MLB.com)
● Closer Chart (ESPN)
● MLB Regular Season Standings (sports.yahoo.com)
● Scores & Schedule (sports.yahoo.com)

 

POLL: Changes to Stat Categories (1B,2B,3B,H,XBH)

rb_chimp JoeLouie Hiltzy
Mr. "D" Ron Mexico Shaqs Big Toe

 

We need another team. Who's got a buddy?

Last call for votes on this change. 8/11 votes cast. I'd like this resolved ahead of the draft. Looks like we're adding XBH and dropping at least one stat, maybe two of the individual bases..

 

I was the last team to join so if we don't find a 12th by draft day i'll sit this season out.

 

I'll step up the search a little bit. The more teams, the better.

 

I'm going to make this change. Clearly a majority favours dropping at least one category, and most prefer dropping two.

 

rb_chimp JoeLouie Hiltzy
Mr. "D" Ron Mexico Shaqs Big Toe

We have an even number now. We draft tomorrow evening!

 

sorry I missed the live draft . Looks like I ended up with a decent team though

 

it's no big deal if you miss the draft, just don't miss the season!

 

Holy crap, I've been looking forward to the draft on the 30th for some reason. I now realize that's not even a Sunday lol. Sorry for missing it, but I'll be here for the season!

 

Did I win?

 

not sure if really late or slightly early

 

Opening day!

 

Mr. "D", you're killin' me here
I'm claiming my first week as a "learning week" lol

 

It's Trevor Story more than anything else haha. I'm cool with that kid hitting homers every game.

 

My pitching has been horrible so far. I made a few changes to my roster, so I hope it will help in the long run

 

My SP's ERA last night was 135.00.

 

First couple weeks are always just to get the team how you want it.

I feel you man, I've got McHugh in another league. He's basically destroyed the ERA stat for the week. 15.00 WHIP was brutal too.

 

This is my first time playing fantasy baseball, so I've definitely got a lot to learn, but I think I'm getting used to it, and working on getting my team just right.

 

hey look, my ERA is back under 10.00!

 

Looks like rb_chimp hasn't been around for a bit. His lineup hasn't changed in a week and a half. He's had someone on the DL playing in the outfield since the 14th

 

Hopefully he'll stick around. If not, we can look for someone to take over his team.

 

Yeah he could just be busy with stuff at the moment.

Melky's Juice Box has been MIA for awhile now aswell. Which is surprising because he's usually one of the top teams every year.

 

This thread needs more smack talk.

Of course, the week that my batters forget how to hit a ball is the week that I'm up against Melky's Juice Box, and he isn't MIA anymore

 

I've emailed rb chimp about being MIA and asked him to maintain his team or allow me to find a new manager for it. Sorry about letting it go so long.

 

Should have figured you would snap my win streak.

 

I've been on a pretty good run lately.. I had weaknesses I focused on, and I think I've resolved them for the most part.

 

It's been a couple of days without a response. Probably soon time to start shopping rb chimp's team to interested managers.

 

FYI, the All-Star Break shortens the week of July 11th.
Week 15 will combine 2 Game Weeks and last from July 11th until July 24th.

 

Lots of teams have been making up ground last couple weeks.

 

So... I totally forgot that today was the 4th of July, and most of the games were played this afternoon, so I didn't get around to adjusting my lineup. Thankfully everybody played today, and I'm up against rb_chimp'ers this week

 

He's MIA again (Last Active Thu Jun 23 8:34am ADT). I'll give him another nudge tomorrow, it'll be two weeks.

I think we need to make a rule regarding team maintenance in ahead of the 2017 season. Something along the lines of show up and fix your team at least once a week for the duration of the season.

It isn't fair that some of us get a bye week when a manager isn't participating and others don't get the bye week when that manager suddenly shows up and sets a line-up.

 

Standings are going to get a good shakeup after this 2 week stretch is over.

 

Standings after Week 14, for future reference. I think I'll start posting these weekly.



Edit: just looked into the repercussions of this shake up....