Another reason the DL rule needs to be removed

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Another reason the DL rule needs to be removed

Post by Quahogs » Sat May 02, 2009 12:08 pm

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:

Twice weekly would open the game up to teams with tons of free time to roster manipulate and wind up with possibly HUNDREDS more at bats and innings pitched and all the goodies that come with them. The teams that play this game and don't get on the MB (A LARGE MAJORITY) keep getting squeezed by the loud minority and are excluded from game changing decisions lobbied here on the board, and get screwed without having a voice in the matter. Lance, I'll have a larger post later about TWICE, I'm a little crunched for time but did want to say a couple of things.

First, I agree that daily moves suck. It makes no sense, to make moves everyday is ludicrous and if you're in leagues like that, you have nobody to blame but yourself.

I was pretty much on an island when I brought up twice a week moves a few years ago. I do think the tide is finally starting to turn. I'm also getting pm's and e-mails from people that don't normally post on the Boards so I don't think you're speaking for the silent majority.

Nothing will change this year and unless something unforeseen happens, nothing will change next year. But we will have twice a week moves in the future, it just makes too much sense.
[/QUOTE]Im right behind you dough. Let pitchers lie for now. But it sure would be nice for positional players. I brought this up years ago but was mostly concerned about the last few weeks of the season when you're scrambling for every damn run and hit. Nothing like going into friday and you read half your team won't play over the weekend. :mad:

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Another reason the DL rule needs to be removed

Post by sportsbettingman » Sat May 02, 2009 12:15 pm

I see your proposal as a way to add more "gaming" of the rules.



That would move this competition in the direction of activity vs. player talent evaluation.



Why is 7 days too long for all those who are behind breaking the game from 26 weeks to 52 periods?



Whatever you can do in 4 or 3 day periods, you can do in 7 day periods. You can bench your hitters now...and hide from the good pitchers and bad matchups...but the weight of benching one for another is more calculated...rather than cut and dried. I'd say the way it is now requires more skill to weigh everything on your plate for the next 7 days, and select who to start. Only having to weigh 3 days is easy. Not sure why we'd want to make things easy. It's not like we set our starters once per month! We set them once per free agency period...and for a reason. You have all the info you can gather on matchups and such for the next 7 days...select your starters...and let the dice fall how they may. Lift up your britches, and do it over again after free agency bidding runs.



How many people PM/emailed you? 8? 12? ...out of 390? How many are active on these boards? 30? 50? I'm just sayin. :confused:



"TWICE" would alter the entire strategy of the NFBC and is unneeded. That is the key here...why is it needed?



If "TWICE" is inevitable...than daily is virtually inevitable as well. Weekend series this, and getaway game that...team vs. team this and that...the week is 7 days running MON-SUN. Free agency runs Sunday. Keep it simple...please more people...keep growing the game.



All arguments that are anti-daily moves are relevant to "TWICE" as well to a degree.



Love ya Uncle Dan! The tougher the debate...the better! :D



Note...MLB players (judging by the floor of the dugout) are either snobs who are used to having someone clean up after them, or slobs who need a couple garbage cans in there. I can understand sunflower seeds or peanut shells...but all the cups on the ground and chew spit is a joke. Lazy asses.



[ May 02, 2009, 09:39 PM: Message edited by: sportsbettingman ]
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Another reason the DL rule needs to be removed

Post by Dyv » Sun May 03, 2009 6:06 am

I really don't see how managing a baseball team (i.e. roster changes) on more than one day per week is such a horrible thing.



Are there really that many people out there who couldn't rotate a roster 2-3 times a week or manage a DL spot daily?



If you exist, would you speak up? Anyone out there who couldn't log in for 3 minutes every day between wake-up time and noon EST to glance at their roster and move a DL'd player out if need be?



Who are you that can't do this?
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Another reason the DL rule needs to be removed

Post by Thunder » Sun May 03, 2009 6:33 am

in a previous thread, i mentioned replacing DL players the day after they were put on the DL by STATS and i was laughed off the boards as this was an improbability. i understand the reasoning behind the friday rule, but if i had my druthers, i'd make it available at any time a player gets the red DL next to his name.

for those who don't check there lineup or team daily, they probably would if DL moves were made daily.



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Another reason the DL rule needs to be removed

Post by Jackstraw » Sun May 03, 2009 1:48 pm

Originally posted by Dyv:

I really don't see how managing a baseball team (i.e. roster changes) on more than one day per week is such a horrible thing.



Are there really that many people out there who couldn't rotate a roster 2-3 times a week or manage a DL spot daily?



If you exist, would you speak up? Anyone out there who couldn't log in for 3 minutes every day between wake-up time and noon EST to glance at their roster and move a DL'd player out if need be?



Who are you that can't do this? Good one, Dyv... Seriously, where are these people?
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