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Astros will pick him up and turn him into a Cy Young-winning starter...
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A sad day; he’s been DFA’d. Now that he’s gone, will there be a new dawn? That is the test, an existential quest. Hello, is Greg Holland back?
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Welcome, cdshiverick. Glad to have you. Reach out if you need anything.
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Hi all, thanks for having me...I'll be taking over Bobby's team, thanks for having me.
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Ha! re origins...simple enough... thx yo.
AKA Big Papi on
August 6, 2019 6:52 AM
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Origin of the name Auto Noise Alliance: I used "Auto Noise" since it sounds like "Ottoneu's" (homonym). Alliance is just another name for League. Just a dumb play on words...
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I have a replacement for Bobby’s team, they’re just in Mexico right now and don’t have access to reliable internet
Wonderboy on
August 2, 2019 11:34 AM
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BTW, I've always been curious, where does the league name Auto Noise Alliance originate from?
AKA Big Papi on
August 2, 2019 11:28 AM
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I feel it would be wise to move towards finding a new owner for BobbyMac's Launch Angle's team. I always suggest offering it up open teams to anyone in the league who has a friend interested before opening it up to the public.
AKA Big Papi on
August 2, 2019 11:22 AM
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Hadn't noticed, but it looks like our season is halfway done today.
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Today, a position on your team with 56 games played is right on target to hit the max projected games of 113; the pitching staff should have pitched 525 innings to hit the max projected innings of 1050. This uses a straight-line projection. Taken from the file I just sent you. Hope this helps.
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I just sent you all a notification of a google doc that lists projected games and innings per date. Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QHOR596kvf4o6YYuR-b6fZwHhlLxI2OXH1uQj-Nz1Ns/edit?usp=sharing
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Very sad to hear that :(
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Indeed sad news...thx for posting the links
AKA Big Papi on
July 22, 2019 4:59 PM
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Here’s some tributes to Rob at Baseball Prospectus: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51722/thanks-for-the-research-assistance/
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Cut off, thanks for posting about Rob McGuown, AKA BobbyMac. Really really shocked. Reading the tributes at BP, he was quite a guy. We were lucky to have him, albeit for too short a time.
Life is too short. If any of you needs a hand, let me - and us - know.
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Wow, that's really too bad, sorry to hear that. Seemed like a great guy in my limited interaction with him.
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That's incredibly sad, every interaction I had with him was very positive. He was great for this league and I'll certainly miss him.
Thirsty Dog on
July 22, 2019 12:12 PM
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Hey everyone, I thought I might be out of the loop on this, but after some messages this morning I don't think I am. BobbyMac (Launch Angles), who was one of the more active owners here/a really active member of the Ottoneu Slack, passed away last week. He was a really nice guy if you had the chance to talk with him at all, and was always willing to talk baseball. This link to his obituary was posted on the slack (https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/robert-mcquown-obituary?pid=193432053).
Wonderboy on
July 22, 2019 11:58 AM
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That was a fun one to watch
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Kudos's, what a show. Pederson was amazing too!
AKA Big Papi on
July 8, 2019 11:34 PM
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Nailed it :)
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I'm going with Pete over Vladdy in the final
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I like Bell. . . over Yeich in the final.
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I’m going to have withdrawals during the break......who’s everyone got for the HR derby? I got Pete the bat
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Happy All-Star Break, everyone!
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Sorry, that's projected I was looking at. Doh!
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Re: limits ... Healthy Corey Patterson is now over the limit in C games at 117, right? From a June 4 message (not from me): "I messaged the commish the other day about the games/innings caps and he said we'll have to just track it manually. 1050 innings and 113 games (which would be 565 games for OF)."
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Oh, I see it was truncated. Sorry.
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Corrected link, not sure why that one didn't work: https://twitter.com/ericstephen/status/1146285934989778944?s=19
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Re: Greg Holland (including one of the worst puns you'll read this year - I love it!): https://twitter.com/ericstephen/status/114
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First time doing Ottoneu. I've screwed up two big things so far. Letting a lot of my $400 salary go to waste, and using up all my roster spots. I'm looking to accept trades where I take on high cost players and move multiple low cost players.
Larry Bowa on
July 2, 2019 1:10 AM
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Gotcha, thx...
AKA Big Papi on
July 1, 2019 11:35 AM
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RE game/inning limits: yesterday evening I built a simple excel file to show a straight line estimate of games/innings played by day through the end of the season. For instance, by yesterday a positional player should have played 34 games and a pitching squad should have thrown 313 innings. I hope to translate that file to a google doc and post - or get someone to help with that - in the near future. BTW, Niv confirmed that there is currrently no way to automate this.
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Yes, Beeks and Peacock were visible, and yes, since you cut them, they didn't show up on your list of waiver claims. Now that it is more than 24 hours since they were cut, they don't show on anyone's list of waiver claims.
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Did you guys see Peacock or Beeks on Waivers after I cut them yesterday...I didn't, were they but just blocked to me since I cut them?
AKA Big Papi on
July 1, 2019 11:17 AM
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I clicked Veto.
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Thx for the explanations guys, sounds like $$$ exchange was missed and the it wasn't quite ready to be completed as it was. Looks like guys will be able to get a Veto Badge out of it after this at least. I had one of my very first Ottoneu trades vetoed because our league of newbies (self included) hadn't quite understood/seen how the Loan System could be utilized. Ok.... let's Play Ball!
AKA Big Papi on
June 30, 2019 6:32 AM
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Sorry, no deception intended, I just clicked accept. And while I was happy to accept it, I won't lose any sleep if it gets vetoed. I was mulling over how weird it is that Justin Turner would be on my bench most games if I did that trade. But yes, I was (and am) willing to take a flier that Bell's most-recent half-season was closer to his real level than his previous 2+ full seasons. As far as Martinez $11, I could take or leave him; I'd probably rather have A.Garrett $2 anyway, though.
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My rationale was primarily having not seen the $30 extra I was giving away in that trade. Sooo... VETO
Larry Bowa on
June 30, 2019 12:31 AM
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I second Bat Flip’s request. Guys, can you give us a rationale? Thanks.
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I'd like to hear the respective owners' thoughts before I start vetoing anything, but it does seem quite uneven.
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I really don’t like to veto trades but this one will be hard not too.
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Yea. Needs to be vetoed. Sorry guys. Hopefully 7 engaged owners here.
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I feel a little baffled by it as well...
AKA Big Papi on
June 29, 2019 9:22 PM
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Am I the only one that thinks the current pending trade is ridiculous? A stud 1B and a new closer for a bunch of waiver wire guys.
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That worked, thanks Steak!
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Move an SP (Bumgarner, for instance) to your bench. Then move McKay straight to that open SP slot. The system thinks you’re trying to move an SP to the hitter bench, if an open slot does not exist.
Baby Sharks on
June 29, 2019 7:52 PM
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I click on his position like normal but I only have the option of moving him into a hitting spot. The pitching spots are all grayed out.
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Try to move him there anyhow--I don't think it matters where he's shown on the Lineups page as long as he has pitcher eligibility. If that doesn't work, maybe someone who had Ohtani last year can help.
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