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sz_matyas · 08-04-2008, 18:06

Mistfit is correct, the 25 inning rule was instituted to combat exactly the strategy you are suggesting. The 2 acquisition/week rule was instituted to avoid simply picking up every starting pitcher that was going on a given day and dropping them after their start. Both are used extensively in fantasy baseball, but don't reflect real life, so I tried to eliminate them.

You seem to have a very solid approach to your pitching staff, so I wouldn't sweat it, especially 1 day into the week.

Mistfit · 08-04-2008, 18:43

is there a way to switch the times of the games to EST instead of Pacific time?

Mistfit · 08-04-2008, 18:58

hmm.. now it switched.. if you did this Matt.. thanks

Robboo · 09-04-2008, 00:35

you probably did it with your own settings?

sz_matyas · 09-04-2008, 20:15

Pacific time is the default setting. If you don't tell Yahoo where you are, it tries to guess. Since you use satellite it probably has a tough time so it reverts to the default unless you specifically put EST as your default.

mauer · 25-05-2008, 04:17

What's the "x" for by the game status? I know the "^" means that player is playing or did play, and that no "^" means he didn't. Not sure about the "X" though.

mauer · 23-06-2008, 00:55

Nice one graham, Mark Tex is on the bench! 3 homers in one stinking day.

grahamiam · 23-06-2008, 02:44

He is soo streaky, it's unbelievable. One week he's the best player in my lineup, but for 3 or 4 weeks in a row, he'll be my worst. Just have to catch him when he's on a good streak rather than a bad one, and all of Atlanta pretty much tanked for a few weeks there.

mauer · 23-06-2008, 03:19

I probably would have benched him as well considering his play recently and with your lineup. You know since the day Texas traded him to Atlanta their W-L record is the same. My son was upset when they traded him cause he had his jersey and poster.

mauer · 20-08-2008, 15:56

I think it's safe to say that Rob is out. I mean, I only have to win 2 more and he's DQ'd. Who is Palpable Mass though? He's 9.5 games out of the playoffs behind me, while it's not undoable, it certainly isn't very likely. Just to say, I think we're all set for the playoffs with our current top 6.

08-04-2008, 18:06	#31
sz_matyas Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Madison, WI. Posts: 555	Mistfit is correct, the 25 inning rule was instituted to combat exactly the strategy you are suggesting. The 2 acquisition/week rule was instituted to avoid simply picking up every starting pitcher that was going on a given day and dropping them after their start. Both are used extensively in fantasy baseball, but don't reflect real life, so I tried to eliminate them. You seem to have a very solid approach to your pitching staff, so I wouldn't sweat it, especially 1 day into the week. __________________ \"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it\" H. L. Mencken

08-04-2008, 18:43	#32
Mistfit King Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: idunno. Posts: 2,428	is there a way to switch the times of the games to EST instead of Pacific time? __________________ Stumbling from pillar to post...

08-04-2008, 18:58	#33
Mistfit King Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: idunno. Posts: 2,428	hmm.. now it switched.. if you did this Matt.. thanks __________________ Stumbling from pillar to post...

09-04-2008, 20:15	#35
sz_matyas Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Madison, WI. Posts: 555	Pacific time is the default setting. If you don't tell Yahoo where you are, it tries to guess. Since you use satellite it probably has a tough time so it reverts to the default unless you specifically put EST as your default. __________________ \"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it\" H. L. Mencken

09-04-2008, 00:35	#34
Robboo King Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cajun Country. Posts: 2,002	you probably did it with your own settings?

25-05-2008, 04:17	#36
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	What's the "x" for by the game status? I know the "^" means that player is playing or did play, and that no "^" means he didn't. Not sure about the "X" though.

23-06-2008, 00:55	#37
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	Nice one graham, Mark Tex is on the bench! 3 homers in one stinking day.

23-06-2008, 02:44	#38
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	He is soo streaky, it's unbelievable. One week he's the best player in my lineup, but for 3 or 4 weeks in a row, he'll be my worst. Just have to catch him when he's on a good streak rather than a bad one, and all of Atlanta pretty much tanked for a few weeks there.

23-06-2008, 03:19	#39
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	I probably would have benched him as well considering his play recently and with your lineup. You know since the day Texas traded him to Atlanta their W-L record is the same. My son was upset when they traded him cause he had his jersey and poster.

20-08-2008, 15:56	#40
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	I think it's safe to say that Rob is out. I mean, I only have to win 2 more and he's DQ'd. Who is Palpable Mass though? He's 9.5 games out of the playoffs behind me, while it's not undoable, it certainly isn't very likely. Just to say, I think we're all set for the playoffs with our current top 6.