"Self, why did I start this player over that player!" or...
"Self, why did I bid so much when I didn't hafta?"
Playing in the NFBC, limiting these mistakes is of the utmost importance. But what is more or most important?
Here is a list of questions. You decide.
1. In the Main Event, if you could be guaranteed of either playing your best 23 players of 30 every deadline (maximum stats) or be guaranteed of outbidding every other team by one dollar in FAAB every FAAB period, which would you choose?
2. In Draft Champions, if you had the choice of a guarantee of your top two picks returning first round stats or two players drafted after round 30 returning round 10 stats, which would you choose?
3. Early in the year, before knowing what you 'need, you have the choice of an offensive player who goes 5-5, 4 runs, 8 rbi, 3 hr, and a stolen base or a Starting pitcher throwing a perfect game. Which would you choose?
4. It's the last day of the season. You have been neck and neck for a league title with a fella that you dislike.
You could win the league title by your pitcher throwing a great game or watch his pitcher implode, giving you the league title. Which would you choose?
5. Death by papercut.....
Your pitcher gives up five earned runs in three innings or three of your hitters failing to drive in even one run in bases loaded situations. Which would you choose as worst to watch?
6. In Draft Champions, attrition has effected your team with injury.
You have the choice of filling every offensive position with starting players and only seven pitchers who will give you statistics or a full pitching staff while not getting statistics from two positions on offense, which would you choose?
7. More satisfying...
Starting a pitcher, you were 'worried about' and seeing him throw a great game or wrestling over a FAAB bid and finding out that you won the player by $1, which would you choose?
8. If there were some way to trade draft picks, would you like the option for any NFBC leagues?
9. You could win $6,500 by winning a Main Event league or $7,000 through various satelite and DC leagues, which would you choose?
10. Fantasy baseball or sex, what occupies your mind more?
I was so tempted to end question 10 with, 'which would you choose', but that would not be fair to our significant other, would it
Enjoy the angst that some of these questions will give you....
Here are my answers....
1. Best 23 players. Leaving stats on the bench drives me crazy.
2. I'll take the stability of my top 2 picks returning first round stats.
3. For some reason with these type questions, I always take the pitcher.
Same as when my pitcher faces my hitter.
4. Much as I'd like to see my rival fall on his own sword, I want to win it with my player.
5. I can't stand watching my pitchers. I have cheated and watched Chris Sale this year though, the entertainment factor overriding the fear of failure
6. As always, I go with the pitching.
7. And again, the pitcher.
8. Yes. As long as the rounds added up to the same number.
For instance, I could trade my 3rd and 4th pick for another drafters 1st and 6th round picks.
Both sides adding up to seven. This would limit outlandish trades.
9. Main Event win
10. Your age has a lot to do with this question.
Oh, how I wish I could answer 'sex', but I'd only be lying
