GMF HardcoreLeague Part Cinco

[BSM]

Time for the TWIB Report - Playoffs Style!

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HOWABOUT THAT?!?!

It's the last two weeks of the Regular Season for Baseball - things are looking very interesting as to who will claim those last few playoff spots. The standings as of today are:


1. Buttocks Abcess
2. Martin's Batboy - 4 GB
3. Kelly Leak's Heroes - 6 GB
4. ChiefJacoby - 8.5 GB
5. XXIII Weeks Later - 9.5 GB
6. Los Cerveceros - 10 GB
7. WakeUpWithTheKing - 10.5 GB
8. Verlanderlay Ind. - 21 GB
9. Operation3plication - 21 GB
10. TT's Big Papi Express - 39.5 GB
11. Sexyrexy Fastballs - 40.5 GB
12. Maggs Butt Jabs - 45.5 GB

All the teams in the Top 9 have a chance at hitting one of the 6 playoff spots. Can Ninja's Operation3plication make a Rockies-esque Playoff Run to keep his hold on Fantasy Supremacy? Will Buttocks Abscess finish as the #1 Seed? Will TT's body wash up someplace soon? We'll have the answers in 2 weeks.

One of the more Sexy storylines is the battle for the last spot - right now XXIII Weeks Later, Los Cerveceros, and Wake Up With TheKing are within 1 game of each other for the 6th spot - and the schedule makers saw this coming - XXIII Weeks plays Pat's WakeUpWithTheKing this week and follows it up with a battle against BSM's Mexican Beermakers squad next week. PatsFans' squad is running out of chances as he faces one of the top teams in the league in the final week.

Here are the games of the week -

First Place vs Second Place - Buttocks Abscess vs. Martin's Batboy

Cellar Dweller - TT's Big Papi Express vs Maggs Butt Jabs - This game is what we would refer to as a Double-Bagger.

Last Weeks Studs and Duds -

Best Bat of the Week - Ty Wigginton, Sexyrexy Fastballs
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Ty Pennington took a week off from building homes and living a lie, and put up some monsterous numbers - he collected 16 hits, 4 of them were HRs and 11 RBIs. A fantastic week for Ty - let's just hope he was in the Lineup.

Melvin Mora, Kelly Leak's Hero's

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He had a good week. He probably wasn't started.

Dud of the Week -

Torii Hunter, WakeUpWithTheKing
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1/18 - 1 Run Scored - 1 SB. That's an okay line for a game, not for a week. You sucked Torrrriiii.


ARMS OF THE WEEK -

Javier Vasquez, XXIII Weeks Later
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Johan Santana, XXIII Weeks Later
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I'll just lump these guys together because they were equally amazing in their two starts last week. I'll also say that I'm glad I'm playing XXIII Weeks Later this week when they'll only be having one start. ;)

See y'all when the Playoffs start - I'll do some player awards.

[Pollo]

and it's back! fuck I was mostly winning against XXIII last week until I woke up and saw I lost 3-9. this matchup vs. Wolf this week is huge for the #1 seed, and the last matchup was pretty competitive ending up in a 6-6 tie.

[rc113943]

wow i made the playoffs

[Pollo]

wow i made the playoffs

yeah and you're kicking my ass right now ... I think my offense decided to take this week off and my pitching ain't doing much either.

[Patsfan]

From 7th to a first-round bye in two weeks, awesome!

Oh, hey everyone.

[BSM]

Soriano just single-handedly got me back into contention.

[Draven X 23]

Well I had fun. Up until my team decided to suck it up for me the last few weeks. Playoff spot was mine to lose and I did.

Have fun in the playoffs without me. Gotta work on figuring out who to keep next season.

[Pollo]

From 7th to a first-round bye in two weeks, awesome!

Oh, hey everyone.

you screwed me out of a bye and now my offense decided to take this week off vs. rc113943. I say I can only hope for a tie at this moment with my pitching and I hope to see a matchup vs. you next week.

[rc113943]

yay for semifinals

[rc113943]

soooo ... keepers?

[ninja33]

i havent checked my team, but I have a feeling that i wont be keeping erik bedard this year.

i think i just vomited in my mouth a little bit.

[BSM]

Gotta take a look at my squad to determine if this is the year I say goodbye...

[Draven X 23]

soooo ... keepers?

Currently I think my keepers are:

SP Johan Santana
SS Jose Reyes
1B Justin Morneau
OF Carlos Quentin

And I am not sure on #5 its between Chipper, Roberts and Hart. I am up for making trades of course.

[CrazyCarl]

soooo ... keepers?
it's January

[rc113943]

pitchers and catchers report in a month, man! don't steal my glory ... part of my soul dies when there is no baseball

[Pollo]

it's January

QFT.

plus why announce keepers barring some major injury happens?

[Draven X 23]

Keepers are never finalized until the draft anyway. Whats the problem annoucing them now so people can look over your team and see if they want to make a deal? I think thats how I got Reyes.

[Pollo]

I suppose for trade purposes I understand, but we don't even know who's coming back or not.

[Draven X 23]

So how many do we have returning and who wants to make a preseason deal?

[TTT]

So...when do all my dreams come true, again?

[El Diablo]

So will there be a year 5? Last year I was Kelly Leak's Heroes, and this year I'm going to be Buttermaker's Hangovers.

Let's do this already!!

[Lone Wolf]

I think it was four last year and has always been four

[Draven X 23]

I think he was asking if there will be a 5th season.

[El Diablo]

Indeed. It's about that time, no?

[CrazyCarl]

the league's already open, no draft date/keepers/some managers yet, though

[Pollo]

So will there be a year 5? Last year I was Kelly Leak's Heroes, and this year I'm going to be Buttermaker's Hangovers.

Let's do this already!!

mcawesome? did you not get an invite? PM/rep me your email and I'll send you an invite for the Hardcore and H2H leagues.

and for keepers ... I think we should do 4 for all 3 leagues, keep it consistent.

[CrazyCarl]

I vote for like 8 in the Mafia League

[CrazyCarl]

Keepers:
Miguel Cabrera
Mark Teixeira
Nick Markakis
Tim Lincecum

[El Diablo]

Keepers:

Hamels
Hamilton
Longoria
Upton

[Pollo]

Carl, you had Josh Hamilton on that Mafia squad, didn't you? regardless, god damn your keepers are good.

also, for those who have yet to sign up in the 3 leagues, I'm giving you guys a week. after that, your spots are open to be taken over.

[CrazyCarl]

yeah, I had

Hamilton
Reyes
Fielder
Santana
Lincecum
Utley
Adrian Gonazalez
Dunn
Billingsley
KRod

[Lone Wolf]

yeah, I had

Hamilton
Reyes
Fielder
Santana
Lincecum
Utley
Adrian Gonazalez
Dunn
Billingsley
KRod

What league are you talking about? I have Fielder and Gonzalez in hardcore

[CrazyCarl]

Mafia League

[Lone Wolf]

I'm starting to lose hope in this league

[El Diablo]

Any news yet on the H2H or the Hardcore League? We need to draft pretty soon to make the start of the season.

I'm good for Sunday night or late Saturday night. I have to watch my nephew, I'll need some action.

[Pollo]

Any news yet on the H2H or the Hardcore League? We need to draft pretty soon to make the start of the season.

I'm good for Sunday night or late Saturday night. I have to watch my nephew, I'll need some action.

there will be no drafts this weekend. we'll need to skip the first week of the regular season ... now that I know who's not coming back, I'm in the process of finding replacements.

so if you're interested in joining the H2H, Hardcore, and Mafia leagues, here's the # of open spots:

H2H - 2
Hardcore - 1 (dropping two of the teams since two of them have little talent worthy to keep)
Mafia - 3

note: for anyone interested in joining any of these leagues, they're all keeper leagues.

[ninja33]

please no friday or saturday night drafts.

hardcore: braun, halladay, peavy, crawford. God I blew it with my keepers last year.

mafia: Wright, Sizemore, CC, Kinsler. Can we have more?

[Draven X 23]

Keepers:

SS J.Reyes
2B B.Roberts
1B J.Morneau
SP J.Santana

[Pollo]

alright it took some time, but I'm making some progress finding replacements for the Hardcore and Mafia leagues. I still have one spot open for both the H2H and Hardcore leagues, but the Mafia league is all set. the draft order with the keepers are shown below. let me know if I made a mistake with your keepers guys.

H2H


Ninja - Carlos Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Felix Hernandez, Alex Rodriguez
JT - Bay, Peavy, Wright, Rollins
XXIII -Teixeira, Longoria, Martin, Soriano
Mongo -
Shdaow - Braun, Fielder, Webb, Nathan
Pollo - Pujols, Jose Reyes, Utley, Beltran
Pats - Johan Santana, Halladay, Sizemore, Hamilton
Diablo - Harden, Hamels, Ichiro, B.J. Upton
Carl - Howard, Berkman, Pedroia, Lincecum
Zaph - Hanley Ramirez, Kemp, Crawford, C.C.

H2H Team Available
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Hardcore


Ninja - Braun, Halladay, Peavy, Crawford
Genius - Beltran, Ichiro, Ellsbury, Martin
TTT - Ortiz, Uggla, Billingsley, Hamels
XXIII - Johan Santana, Jose Reyes, Brian Roberts, Morneau
Mongo -
Carl - Miguel Cabrera, Teixeira, Markakis, Lincecum
Pollo -
Diablo - Hamels, Upton, Longoria, Hamilton
Pats -
JT - Wright, Soriano, Phillips, Vlad
Zaph - Hanley Ramirez, A-Rod, Kinsler, Carlos Lee
Wolf - Manny, Fielder, Adrian Gonzalez, McCann

Hardcore Team Available
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Mafia


SiG - Rollins, David Ortiz, Matsuzaka, Lester
XXIII - Miguel Cabrera, Brian Roberts, Jason Bay, Ordonez
Genius - Howard, Lee, Manny, Youkilis
Pollo -
JT -
TTT - A-Rod, McCann, Chris Young, Beckett
Pats -
Ninja - Wright, Sizemore, C.C., Kinsler
Zaph - Braun, Hanley Ramirez, Rios, B.J. Upton
Carl - Jose Reyes, Utley, Hamilton, Lincecum

[JT]

H2H - Bay,Peavy,Wright,Rollins
Hardcore Keepers - Wright, Soriano, Phillips, Vlad (tough call but had to go Vlad out of respect. IDGAF if he's old, the motherfucker was a machine.)

[Pollo]

for both the H2H and Hardcore leagues, I set up both drafts on Sunday afternoon. how does that work for everyone? does anyone have anything special planned for Easter?

if it's that big a hassle, I can move it to Saturday at the same times I have up for both leagues. Friday is definitely a no-go for me personally.

[mongo]

sunday works for meez.

[JT]

I know sunday doesn't work at all for Zaph

[Pollo]

anyone interested in taking Zaph's spot for both the H2H and Hardcore leagues? he suddenly dropped out.

if you're interested, both drafts are tomorrow afternoon (2 & 4 PM Pacific). I'll forward anyone interested the rosters they'll be taking over.

[Pollo]

no interest from anyone for those two spots? if I don't hear anything within 3 hours, I have to postpone both drafts.

[JT]

Easter Sunday = stupid date for drafts

[El Diablo]

so we miss another week? my team would probably suck anyways

[mongo]

WTF?

[TTT]

lets just draft in late September and go straight to the playoffs!

[Genius]

We're missing the entirety of Fukudome's annual value!

[mongo]

WTF?

[Pollo]

Zaph bailed out on both leagues at the last moment and I couldn't find replacements in time ... so I had to postpone. I put the drafts on Sunday because most people in the leagues were going to be busy last Friday and Saturday, so Sunday was the only day if we were going to start Week 2. now we won't be starting until Week 3.

Zaph rejoined the leagues again ... so now I'm asking you guys, Tuesday or Wednesday night? and NO FUCKING BAILING this time simply because you can't make that time.

[mongo]

Zaph = massive homo

[Jericho]

Way to fuck the world, zackers!

[zaphrodesiac]

I deleted my teams on the tenth, not the day of the draft (or the day you actually checked)
2 days to find someone else. Would've been more notice had you told me both drafts were gonna be on Easter afternoon, a week into the fucking season. I'm not gonna waste my time fucking with two autodraft teams for a whole season.

[Pollo]

I conditionally put both drafts on Tuesday night at 6 & 8 PM Pacific.

[ninja33]

I cant draft tuesday...so wednesday would be preferred. But i was going to miss them on sunday too, so whatever. Why didnt we just do them last week, you know, before easter weekend?

[Draven X 23]

Any time is fine by me except for Friday. My softball season starts then.

Its just annoying to check my mail yesterday and it tells me my draft is still on. So we ditch my family and such early so I have enough time to get home and there is no draft.

[Lone Wolf]

I'll probably be auto-drafting at this point anyways. I wouldn't be against taking a page out of the Arena League's book and just take a year off to restructure.

[Genius]

I won't make the draft either, but I have very specifically structured my auto-picking, so I'm prepared.

[TTT]

I'll be there, probably sans pantelones.

[Draven X 23]

Wheres the draft room?

[CrazyCarl]

it's at 11

[Draven X 23]

Sorry. I had the wrong one. The GMF H2H one is at 9. But still I have no draft room for it. And it starts in 8 minutes.

[CrazyCarl]

yeah, I just checked that too. Gay

[El Diablo]

So, no live draft? What the fuck is going on here?

[Pollo]

WTF ... I can't log in to the draft room either.

[CrazyCarl]

I blame zaph

[El Diablo]

This is not cool.

EDIT: Dammit ZAPHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[zaphrodesiac]

Change draft type from "offline" to "Live"

[zaphrodesiac]

sorry I fucked everything

[Pollo]

it is live ... it still states the time on the front page.

[zaphrodesiac]

look in recent league activity

[CrazyCarl]

yeah, but once he set the date for Tuesday it changed back to Live

[El Diablo]

So what do we do now?

[CrazyCarl]

enjoy our autopicked teams and hope the draft for the Hardcore league isn't fucked up too

[zaphrodesiac]

lets just draft here I'll take quentin

[Pollo]

when I go into the commish tools, it gives me the option to switch the type of draft and time. that shouldn't happen once a draft starts at a certain time. I don't fucking get it.

[El Diablo]

I put Price as my first pick after keepers. I hope Mongo wasn't keeping him, because he never set his 4.

[zaphrodesiac]

try resetting it for quarter after

[Pollo]

I put Price as my first pick after keepers. I hope Mongo wasn't keeping him, because he never set his 4.

he gave me his keepers ... and no Price wasn't one of them.

[Pollo]

try resetting it for quarter after

no times available for the rest of the day.

[El Diablo]

Did he have Holliday, Cabrera, Markakis and Liriano?

[Pollo]

Did he have Holliday, Cabrera, Markakis and Liriano?

bingo.

I hope the same shit doesn't happen for the Hardcore draft later. any suggestions what to do now?

[CrazyCarl]

get it in sometime before we lose another week

[El Diablo]

All the settings look correct for the Hardcore draft? I'm gonna call Yahoo to find out what the fuck is going on.

[Pollo]

done -- same time tomorrow.

my worry is about the Hardcore draft later, if there will be one.

[Draven X 23]

Just set it up for tomorrow at the same time.

[El Diablo]

Well, wait until 11 to see if we're fucked yet. I really can't wait to blow a 25th round pick on Nick Adenhart Tom Glavine, who's as good as dead in fantasy terms.

Too soon?

[El Diablo]

On second thought, it is.

[CrazyCarl]

ah, I remember the days of making Cory Lidle jokes during the draft

[Pollo]

Well, wait until 11 to see if we're fucked yet. I really can't wait to blow a 25th round pick on Nick Adenhart.

Too soon?

well since the draft app loads 30 minutes before draft time, we'll know in an hour.

[El Diablo]

ah, I remember the days of making Cory Lidle jokes during the draft
That draft really flew by.

[Pollo]

the moment of truth any minute now.

and bam, it works.

[El Diablo]

Im stuck on the loading page. Awesome.

[TTT]

my team is winning already.

[Pollo]

I never asked, but do you guys like the # of rounds for the Hardcore/Mafia leagues? I know it's long, but I think it's cool and challenging.

[Draven X 23]

Works for me.

[ninja33]

i wish that yahoo decided to autopick some pitchers for me, but it could have gone a lot worse, i like my lineup enough.

That said, i could use a pitcher or two.

[Lone Wolf]

I got raped by the auto draft. I'll trade one of my thirty 3rd Basemen for a 2nd Baseman.

[Genius]

i wish that yahoo decided to autopick some pitchers for me, but it could have gone a lot worse, i like my lineup enough.

That said, i could use a pitcher or two.
Take a look at my staff. I'm glad they gave me five pitchers on the DL. Awesome.

[ninja33]

snap

[BSM]

Looks like a good squad replaced, good to see...

Stupid request, somehow got negged and have zero neg power - my own damn fault for falling by the wayside on the board (Fatherhood will do that do a man). If y'all would be kind enough to pos rep, whatevs...

Good luck this season!

[Lone Wolf]

I'm trying to trade the unsexy but solid third basemen of Huff/Cantu/Branyan for a pitcher. Is nobody interested or in need of such a player?