12-Team League = Ridiculous Totals

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:29 pm

Here are my numbers so far ***today*** on one of my online championship teams:

21 H

44 AB

.4773 BA

14 R

7 HR

23 RBI

0 SB

Still have a lot of at-bats to go, but sheesh, couldn't these guys steal ONE BASE????

[ April 13, 2009, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: King of Queens ]

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:26 pm

Originally posted by King of Queens:

Here are my numbers so far ***today*** on one of my online championship teams:

21 H

44 AB

.4773 BA

14 R

7 HR

23 RBI

0 SB

Still have a lot of at-bats to go, but sheesh, couldn't these guys steal ONE BASE???? That's absurd. Post your final numbers tonight once the games end.

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:05 pm

Update as of 10:00pm:

25 H

55 AB

.455 BA

18 R

10 HR

28 RBI

Still no stolen bases...

Cseitl · Post by **Cseitl** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:07 pm

Mine is a 15 team league...but I got the SB

18/35 = 0.5143

8 runs

3 HRs

9 RBI

1 SB

I have Jason Bay and Mike Lowell still to help me tonight.

Too bad I also had Zack Miner and Jesse Litsch pitching tonight.

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:11 pm

Originally posted by Cseitl:

...but I got the SBI'm hella jealous!

Originally posted by Cseitl:

Too bad I also had Zack Miner and Jesse Litsch pitching tonight. On second thought...

Da bears · Post by **Da bears** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:13 pm

Originally posted by King of Queens:

Update as of 10:00pm:

25 H

55 AB

.455 BA

18 R

10 HR

28 RBI

Still no stolen bases... Damn what a night Glenn!

By the way those stats look alot like the season totals given up by Wang so far this year.

[ April 13, 2009, 09:14 PM: Message edited by: Da bears ]

NorCalAtlFan · Post by **NorCalAtlFan** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:15 pm

I don't think my main team put up those numbers last WEEK!!

6-38 today.

But Greinke, Lilly and Bills:)

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:16 pm

Originally posted by Da bears:

By the way are those the season totals given up by Wang this year so far.

Pretty close!

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:25 pm

ya, too many teams have too many good guys. i'm finding out those leagues are not my cup of tea.

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:05 am

Originally posted by King of Queens:

Update as of 10:00pm:

25 H

55 AB

.455 BA

18 R

10 HR

28 RBI

Still no stolen bases... How is this team not in the top ten today?

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:07 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

ya, too many teams have too many good guys. i'm finding out those leagues are not my cup of tea.

if this were tennis - you would be considered a clay court "specialist."

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:29 am

Originally posted by Dub:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

Update as of 10:00pm:

25 H

55 AB

.455 BA

18 R

10 HR

28 RBI

Still no stolen bases... How is this team not in the top ten today?

[/QUOTE]Really crappy first week of the season -- went from 11th place to 3rd place (roughly 27 standings points).

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:56 am

Originally posted by Dub:

quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

ya, too many teams have too many good guys. i'm finding out those leagues are not my cup of tea.

if this were tennis - you would be considered a clay court "specialist."

[/QUOTE]not sure if i should be happy i'm a specialist

in any event, for tennis fans: 12 team leagues are like women's tennis or maybe even college tennis. 15 team leagues are men's tennis.

for NCAA fans: 12 team leagues are like the NIT. 15 team leagues are teams that make the Big Show.

some people can't put the time into fantasy sports that is required to succeed at a high level. those people play in leagues with less than 15 teams

[ April 14, 2009, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko II ]

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:07 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by Dub:

quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

ya, too many teams have too many good guys. i'm finding out those leagues are not my cup of tea.

if this were tennis - you would be considered a clay court "specialist."

[/QUOTE]not sure if i should be happy i'm a specialist

in any event, for tennis fans: 12 team leagues are like women's tennis or maybe even college tennis. 15 team leagues are men's tennis.

for NCAA fans: 12 team leagues are like the NIT. 15 team leagues are teams that make the Big Show.

some people can't put the time into fantasy sports that is required to succeed at a high level. those people play in leagues with less than 15 teams

[/QUOTE]that's what all clay court specialists say.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:27 am

as long as the nfbc stays 15 teams, i'm happy to be a clay specialist

if nfbc switched to 12 teams, i'd be a fan, not a player.

eddiejag · Post by **eddiejag** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:54 am

I dont like the 12 teams and hope we switch to 15 next year in the satelitte draft.Just not a fan of the 12 as everybody has all star team's.

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:55 am

Originally posted by eddiejag:

I dont like the 12 teams and hope we switch to 15 next year in the satelitte draft.Just not a fan of the 12 as everybody has all star team's. Agreed. I'm also not a fan of the 12 team leagues.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:03 am

Originally posted by eddiejag:

I dont like the 12 teams and hope we switch to 15 next year in the satelitte draft.Just not a fan of the 12 as everybody has all star team's. another person agreeing with switching to 15 team leagues!!

Dirt Dogs · Post by **Dirt Dogs** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:03 am

I also agree that 15 teams is much better. Takes more thought into the draft and values the later rounds much more, where the 12 team draft obviously favors the early round picks much more as they can carry your team.

Crazy Like a Fox · Post by **Crazy Like a Fox** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:17 am

Why not have both, 12 team and 15 team online championships? Something is gonna have to give if there's 800-1000 teams in the near future, at some point the overall prizes loses it's allure.

The 12 team leagues will appease to a certain crowd, especially those switching over from other sites/rotisserie leagues. With the big turnout, Greg might be reluctant to mess with a good thing.

I think there would be much interest in both 12 and 15 team leagues and I would much rather player in a 300-400 team overall than an 800-1000 overall? Just my take. Split it up.

I think they both require skill. With 15 team leagues there is more of a focus on the draft where the 12 team league the deciding factor leans towards in-season management.

If 12 team league teams are just a bunch of "all-star" teams then your skill should allow you to create a better all-star team than the next guy. Although I can see why a lot of guys prefer the 15 team setup. I personally like using the whole player pool too.

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:29 am

The average player has more of a punchers chance in a 12 team format- but it is just that a puncher's chance.

I like them both.

A 12 team format is like having an eraser on your pencil

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:45 am

if greg is reading, how many brand new members signed up for the 12 team league this year and not the 15 team league, i.e., how much support did the on line championship event get from brand new players?

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:13 pm

I'm a NFBC junkie and I held out from signing up for the online until the 75K carrot got dangled. If it wasn't for that I would've stayed with just the 15 team leagues.

rkulaski · Post by **rkulaski** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:35 pm

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

if greg is reading, how many brand new members signed up for the 12 team league this year and not the 15 team league, i.e., how much support did the on line championship event get from brand new players? Good question.

I love the idea of having an online championship. When I first heard about it, I was excited thinking it would be exactly the same as the main event with 15-team leagues except online instead of live (and with less $). 12 team league size was a big disppointment for me. I agree with an above comment about others having more of a punchers chance in a 12-team league.

Again, for the record, I'll always be an nfbc'er and play every year. I just love the 15-team league size much better.

Beckett's A-K-Rowdy Aeros · Post by **Beckett's A-K-Rowdy Aeros** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:32 am

Gordon, you more or less sound like your salty because you weren't able to adapt your 15 team draft strategy down to 12 and aren't happy with the team you put together. Sure there will be more talent spread over 12 teams compared to 15 but if your such a superior drafter you should have attacked and stockpiled more talent then the other 11 teams. "some people can't put the time into fantasy sports that is required to succeed at a high level. those people play in leagues with less than 15 teams" <--people that succeed at a high level can adapt to any format

Just my 2 cents