Daily or weekly ??

viper · Post by **viper** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:16 am

I'm not suggesting that the NFBC change to a daily move format although I would be happy if it did. What I wonder is how people feel. Could the half dozen or so who actually still read this board indicate which style of play they prefer?

I, for one, like daily moves and dislike weekly moves. Watching a player go down on Monday creating an open slot for an entire week is a severe penalty for something totally beyond your control. If the fear of a team rotating pitchers to maximize Wins and Strikeouts, then place either (1) a total inning limitation like Yahoo or (2) a total starts limit like ESPN or (3) require pitchers remain active for a full week. At least this way, a position players going down or being huricaned out, will not impact your team.

The fact of the matter is that you can set a lineup on Monday and then totally ignore it until the next Sunday's FAAB. What happens during the week is something you have zero control over.

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:07 pm

Weekly is good. Most of us who have lifes know that they can fit in some time once a week to fix thier teams. Every day would be too tough for most of us. You'd end up chasing away alot of good players who don't have that time.

viper · Post by **viper** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:41 pm

So what I hear is that the game needs to be made "easier" in order to find people who will compete for a $5000 league prize and a $100,000 overall prize?

Actually, you are probably correct.

Hoosier Hick · Post by **Hoosier Hick** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:08 pm

I agree with walla. Daily requires too much work for some whose career or personal life(3 kids) would not allow the time required to be competitive. The number of entrants would suffer severly with a daily moves league.

a · Post by a » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:41 am

I had an idea a while back, have a twice weekly lineup changes. Normally, the baseball schedules have series start on Monday and Friday (usually 6 games a week). So why not have a starting lineup submitted On Monday and Friday. It would overcome the "Monday" injury or activation. You would still keep the weekly standing for prizes (if they are offered, I don't want to assume anything).

Plymouth · Post by **Plymouth** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:54 am

I would vote for daily changes.

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:27 am

Twice a week would be perfect.

Daily is too much, weekly not enough. Why not split the difference?

D

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:17 am

Another idea is a team would have a total of 20 tues thru sun moves for the entire season. That would cover any unsightly weekly DL moves and give teams some strategic options as the season nears its end. It may even be less work for some - the mon 1pm decisions dont have to be so precise... i.e. if 2 players are day to day you dont have to go nuts finding info on who will return sooner, you make a call and then adjust during the week. Plus it will make the last week of baseball less like week 17 in the NFL...if teams clinch players sit -they can be replaced. That's if you have moves left of course !

Q

Cellar Dwellers · Post by **Cellar Dwellers** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:47 pm

I'm with you Viper. I've always liked daily moves and daily free agent pickups. There would definitely have to be a cap on either innings or starts though.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:07 pm

Weekly = good

Twice a week = good

Daily = no

[ September 10, 2004, 07:11 PM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko ]

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:20 am

weekly or twice a week

Leaderboard Sports · Post by **Leaderboard Sports** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:34 pm

Definitely Daily. The more chances a good manager has to manage, the better his chances of winning. Might scare off some casual players so it will never happen but it certainly would provide a truer indication of the best managers. Most leagues around the country are daily and it seems strange the National Championship is not.

triple a · Post by **triple a** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:21 pm

i disagree,

daily changes do not show who is a better manager of their fantasy team, all it does is reward people who are able to get to the computer more. this creates an unfair advantage amongst participants, thus you would never know who is the better manager. leaving it once a week keeps everyone on the same playing field. people who can get to the site and have time to make moves can do so one night a week if they do not have the time, or many nights a week. doing this keeps it an equal playing field for everyone. keep it the way it is. triple a

Brian Walton · Post by **Brian Walton** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:23 pm

If they went to a daily transaction model, they'd probably have to institute an innings pitched maximum, too.

Maybe there could be two tiers of play. Make the biggest money available to the daily players and have lower fees and lower prizes for the more casual weekly players.

Another point for Greg is that more daily players mean more page views on the site, meaning more ad revenue.

[ September 14, 2004, 09:56 AM: Message edited by: brian ]

Snord35 · Post by **Snord35** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:18 pm

I would like it if you could move your bench players in and out of your lineup for the week. On Sunday you can add and drop players. So if you do have that player that gets hurt you can put in your bench player, that is if you have a guy that you can put in that spot. Why have a bench if you can't use those players for the week. Right now it's like playing with starters and 6 spots for DL players.

Just my 2 cents.

Cheap Seat Chuggers

Chi 2 Pick 15

Nevadaman · Post by **Nevadaman** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:20 pm

I have a great compromise. Leave everything the way it is, except give each team a total of only 3 extra mid-week moves to use for the entire season. This would not hurt casual players at all since there are only three extra moves. Also, it would make the contest less subject to luck by giving a team a chance to adjust to a critical Monday injury and not get completely screwed for 6 days. I really think this would be a positive addition for the league.

SoxFan · Post by **SoxFan** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:10 am

The compromise seems like a good idea, although only 3 extra moves might not be enough. Maybe 5? Maybe 10? Either way, I agree with the people in favor of an in-between mode of transactions. Having Daily transactions would tend to discriminate against those who have very busy lives/jobs, or maybe cannot access the site during the day. I have two kids and a very busy job, plus my company blocks "fantasy" or similar content from the internet at work, so it would be difficult for me (and others in similar situations) to take advantage of daily transactions as much as others could.

God Our Team Sucks · Post by **God Our Team Sucks** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 3:04 am

Not daily. Preferably not twice a week either.

The silly-factor of fantasy sports comes in when you can substitute for "players who are not scheduled to play" for "players who are scheduled to play".

For example, in head to head fantasy baseball, all you need is a commitment to change your team in the middle of the night.

In the weekly format, middle pitchers who start on Monday or Tuesday have some extra value for the week, and increase the value of the pool. If you increase the switch dates to include a second date, you will see a huge increase in the number of starts for a roster to be competitive.

That means more silly-factor, not a greater understanding of the game of baseball.

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:07 pm

Originally posted by Doug Loman All-Stars:

Not daily. Preferably not twice a week either.

The silly-factor of fantasy sports comes in when you can substitute for "players who are not scheduled to play" for "players who are scheduled to play".

For example, in head to head fantasy baseball, all you need is a commitment to change your team in the middle of the night.

In the weekly format, middle pitchers who start on Monday or Tuesday have some extra value for the week, and increase the value of the pool. If you increase the switch dates to include a second date, you will see a huge increase in the number of starts for a roster to be competitive.

That means more silly-factor, not a greater understanding of the game of baseball. I have no clue why you think setting a roster and not adjusting it for 7 days has anything to do with Major League Baseball. In the "Bigs", as we like to call it, managers change their lineups regularly. I would think the 'silly' part would be pretending you would really play an injured player.

"I know, I know... Hobbs broke his leg last night, but Loman's All Stars are going to put him out in Center Field anyway. He can just sit there in the grass and we'll play around him"

You tell me which is 'sillier' - poor Hobbs will do his best, but he's not happy with the way you treat him

Dyv

p.s. I don't want daily transactions