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I've never seen a False Start Penalty in baseball....do they throw flags?
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enjoy first place while you can because you will never see it again :)
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All is good-- I'm sure we'll figure out lineup accidents and coin flips. It's about to get crazy come 4:56 tonight. Can't wait!!
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Since we haven't started playing, any ties in the auctions will be decided by a coin flip. As commish, I'll use a online coin-flipper, document the flip (snap it), and respond to the league. Best wishes.
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Guys, I'm literally the dumbest person. The other night I was trying to organize my roster but instead I set my lineup. If there is an easy way to wipe those points that would be great. Also I'm willing to not set my line up after we start for a certain number of days as penalty. I have un-set my lineup as of right now. Sorry guys.
Thirsty Dog on
May 21, 2019 11:29 AM
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Launch Angels's trade block has been updated!
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The insanity has begun :)
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Wow! lots of auctions
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Steak Lobsta's trade block has been updated!
Baby Sharks on
May 19, 2019 5:19 PM
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Healthy Corey Patterson's trade block has been updated!
Larry Bowa on
May 19, 2019 5:18 PM
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Go to 'PLAYERS', search for a specific player, go to their page, and click the green 'START AUCTION' button under their name.
Larry Bowa on
May 19, 2019 5:00 PM
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Sorry to be a pain but how do I start an auction on a player? When I go to the auction section I don't see a way to bid on a player that isn't already being bid on (Miller).
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Let the auctions begin. I’ll address any problems as they arise.
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Waiting for the gun to sound from the commish...
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I'm ready to suction some players too.. ok if we go ???
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That makes sense Eggs, agreed, Friday seems more reasonable.
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I think the answer would be you can't win every auction you participate in so it may take more than 1 round. I'm short 6 starters for example. However I'm anxious too and would be great is we can start Friday. That's two auction time periods. If I don't have a full starting roster by then.. I'll live... I'm on board.
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"If" we were to start auctions this afternoon, the 48 hr turnaround would put the first rounds of FA's on our rosters by Teus. As most teams have a starting roster, I don't see why we couldn't move opening day for Roster Setting to this Wed. The 31st was always just a placeholder.
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Hunterpence None The Richer's trade block has been updated!
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Auctioning... whoops
Baby Sharks on
May 19, 2019 1:48 PM
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Are we allowed to start suctioning players? Or should we sit tight?
Baby Sharks on
May 19, 2019 1:45 PM
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Formerly Known As B.J. Upton's trade block has been updated!
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✨✖️Wraith Squad✖️✨'s trade block has been updated!
AKA Big Papi on
May 19, 2019 12:33 PM
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OK, I think I closed the draft and flipped all the major keys. Don't yet know how to restrict play until May 31. Stay tuned, but please don't put anyone in your lineup until then. thanks and hope you enjoyed the draft. May 31 kicks off the summer and our league.
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No response yet from an Ottoneu proxy...
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Just posted in slack and community for a proxy crazy enough to join us tomorrow AM if Sano doesn't come. But I hope he does...
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Have not heard back from Sano. It seems awfully late to get a proxy. (I was out all evening.) But do any of you know an Ottoneu vet who would like to jump in tomorrow if Sano doesn't come? I may post on Slack and the community boards...
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He had posted Friday that he was in, maybe he didn't realize we were drafting Sat morn. Any communication from him at all since?
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I would think we'd be able to find a proxy drafter in #prospects or #ottoneu slack channels if Sano is out for sure. Being able to draft a rebuilder without having to suffer through the season would be enjoyable to many (I'd strongly consider volunteering if roles were reversed, for example).
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I hope we can find a way to keep the league at 12 owners, though I see some wisdom to considering contraction... but won't that just delay the "2 teams at a big disadvantage" problem for a few months? Having zero keepers can't be a fun starting position.
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If it means anything, "Formerly", we were all trying to figure out how to help you get in this morning, but didn't really understand what the issue was. And it does seem like a fun league based on draft chatter. Well, at least the other 9 owners besides me. :->
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That's the underdog spirit this league loves!! We realized there were 3 Cubs/Mariners dual league fans in here. That's some lifelong underdog love if I've ever seen it (myself included, HA!).
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On second thought I will stay in the league. Even though there aren't any good players left I will stick with it and draft as best I can. I paid so I might as well play.
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I’d vote for a 10 team league at this point too.
Wonderboy on
May 18, 2019 6:56 PM
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If Sano is out as well, we could go with ten teams then, and add 2 teams next year with a structure to give the new teams some equity.
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I need to be replaced. I'm at a massive and insurmountable disadvantage due to not being able to locate the draft room. Drafting the leftover scraps tomorrow isn't going to be fruitful. Maybe someone else will be okay taking over a team that has no chance.
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Great. I agree. Thanks for the legwork.
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Hey y'all, I had a thought today. With a shortened season, we should cut the Innings pitched and Games Played limits. I looked at my other leagues and by the 31st. I think we will be at avg. 50 GP/pos and 420 IP , that would put us at 112 GP/pos and 1080 IP limits. We would have to self monitor this, but I think it would improve our gameplay this season.
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Hello, is Greg Holland back?'s trade block has been updated!
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The Cut-Off Men's trade block has been updated!
Wonderboy on
May 18, 2019 12:44 PM
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Hunterpence None The Richer's trade block has been updated!
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The 1st Fantasy Analyst/Therapist's trade block has been updated!
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https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/591/draft# still waiting on a couple owners
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nvm, found an old link and changed the team URL, i'm in
Wonderboy on
May 18, 2019 8:55 AM
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not seeing a link anywhere...can you post one here?
Wonderboy on
May 18, 2019 8:54 AM
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yes.
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having trouble joining the auction, is it open yet?
Wonderboy on
May 18, 2019 8:50 AM
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Sounds good to me.
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Yeah, it really doesn't mean much, but it's to be orderly, keep things moving, and force owners to fill out their roster. Each owner has about 30 seconds to nominate a player, and if they miss that window, they miss their turn. In some Ottoneu leagues, when an owner passes once or twice, that's a sign they're done. We'll communicate via the chat so we'll know when someone is done and no one is surprised, but it is my expectation that each team will nominate in turn.
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Okay thanks. Posting a draft order had me confused.
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