Shell Answer Man
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:08 pm
Novice players, usually just starting out in fantasy baseball or local Yahoo Kids, who think they know a lot more than they think they do, and even some NFBC'ers will ask me some questions about fantasy baseball.
The questions are the same we've asked before or have read on these Boards. Among the most often asked question is, 'When my pitcher faces my hitter, who should I root for?'
Early in the season, I tell them, it's not what to root FOR, it's what to root against.
First, we don't want a walk. That hurts our pitcher and the best our hitter can do, unless stealing a base, is score, which would hurt our pitcher. Nothing good there.
We don't want a rally started by our hitter getting a hit. The one run will not off set the others to follow.
Usually, I hope for a strike out.
The at bats are just three of 50 for one night. The pitching start is one of eight or nine for the week.
Pitching usually trumps hitting.
If our pitcher is up by four or five runs and pitching past the fifth inning, I want a homer.
Since that situation hardly happens enough, the pitcher is getting my rah rah.
I'm also asked how many pitchers or hitters should I have on my bench...
The answer is, what do you need?
On some teams, I've had as many as six of one and one of the other.
I avoided the Porcello debacle by having enough pitching not to throw Porcello vs. Texas
In some leagues, I'll want enough offense so that I can bench Brandon Belt if SF plays against three lefties.
There is no set answer, your roster dictates the balance.
About bids....
Don't beat yourself up for an over bid.
You wanted that player. You probably needed him more than the other 14 league mates. If wanting to compare bids, wait till the bids list comes out on the Boards the next day and compare your bid against other bidders that wanted that player as much as you.
Severe underbidding is more damaging. It means you're like me and too cheap. Bid with your head and not your heart. Don't look at league mates money left till late in the season. If thinking somebody will help your roster a lot, bid.
Last year, I bid close to $200 on Ryan Madson and got him. Besides that bid, I've never bid over $100 on any player.
In my own mind, I find that most players going for the big bucks, ultimately, are not worth it.
Usually, high bids are either on prospects or newly crowned closers, unless desperate, I stay away from both.
I made a high bid on Madson because he had the qualities of not only a closer, but a dominating closer.
Live scoring,
I know most of you have, or are playing on CBS, Yahoo, and other sites.
CBS has a live scoring that is great. Others are good...Ours, not so good.
I get the feeling that Greg feels it's not as important as other stuff.
I know of at least five fantasy players that just watch the 'live scoring' screen on their compuers as they co-mingle with their families and live their evening lives.
I like to do it every once in awhile myself.
It is important....but have no idea when it'll live up to other sites.
Roto Sites,
It doesn't matter.
We want the news and most of them seem to get them at around the same times.
If wanting opinions, pick and choose.
I like Mastersball because they are more streamlined for the advanced, NFBC type player.
Most of their writers play right here.
Shawn's new web site is good. I think it's called sportsdraft daily and it is also for the NFBC type of player.
All other sites, be it Shandler's or RotoWorld or whatever talk of trades, 10 team leagues and have to conform to other trains of thought. I don't visit them at all unless trying to find out the status of a hurt player.
Opinion- Mine, last year's Champion, or the Yahoo Kid's, it really doesn't matter who it comes from, what matters is what YOU think andwho you put down in your lineups week to week.
If having more questions, PM me or reply to this thread.
Thanks!
The questions are the same we've asked before or have read on these Boards. Among the most often asked question is, 'When my pitcher faces my hitter, who should I root for?'
Early in the season, I tell them, it's not what to root FOR, it's what to root against.
First, we don't want a walk. That hurts our pitcher and the best our hitter can do, unless stealing a base, is score, which would hurt our pitcher. Nothing good there.
We don't want a rally started by our hitter getting a hit. The one run will not off set the others to follow.
Usually, I hope for a strike out.
The at bats are just three of 50 for one night. The pitching start is one of eight or nine for the week.
Pitching usually trumps hitting.
If our pitcher is up by four or five runs and pitching past the fifth inning, I want a homer.
Since that situation hardly happens enough, the pitcher is getting my rah rah.
I'm also asked how many pitchers or hitters should I have on my bench...
The answer is, what do you need?
On some teams, I've had as many as six of one and one of the other.
I avoided the Porcello debacle by having enough pitching not to throw Porcello vs. Texas
In some leagues, I'll want enough offense so that I can bench Brandon Belt if SF plays against three lefties.
There is no set answer, your roster dictates the balance.
About bids....
Don't beat yourself up for an over bid.
You wanted that player. You probably needed him more than the other 14 league mates. If wanting to compare bids, wait till the bids list comes out on the Boards the next day and compare your bid against other bidders that wanted that player as much as you.
Severe underbidding is more damaging. It means you're like me and too cheap. Bid with your head and not your heart. Don't look at league mates money left till late in the season. If thinking somebody will help your roster a lot, bid.
Last year, I bid close to $200 on Ryan Madson and got him. Besides that bid, I've never bid over $100 on any player.
In my own mind, I find that most players going for the big bucks, ultimately, are not worth it.
Usually, high bids are either on prospects or newly crowned closers, unless desperate, I stay away from both.
I made a high bid on Madson because he had the qualities of not only a closer, but a dominating closer.
Live scoring,
I know most of you have, or are playing on CBS, Yahoo, and other sites.
CBS has a live scoring that is great. Others are good...Ours, not so good.
I get the feeling that Greg feels it's not as important as other stuff.
I know of at least five fantasy players that just watch the 'live scoring' screen on their compuers as they co-mingle with their families and live their evening lives.
I like to do it every once in awhile myself.
It is important....but have no idea when it'll live up to other sites.
Roto Sites,
It doesn't matter.
We want the news and most of them seem to get them at around the same times.
If wanting opinions, pick and choose.
I like Mastersball because they are more streamlined for the advanced, NFBC type player.
Most of their writers play right here.
Shawn's new web site is good. I think it's called sportsdraft daily and it is also for the NFBC type of player.
All other sites, be it Shandler's or RotoWorld or whatever talk of trades, 10 team leagues and have to conform to other trains of thought. I don't visit them at all unless trying to find out the status of a hurt player.
Opinion- Mine, last year's Champion, or the Yahoo Kid's, it really doesn't matter who it comes from, what matters is what YOU think andwho you put down in your lineups week to week.
If having more questions, PM me or reply to this thread.
Thanks!
