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Seems like Bus is sweating his grip on 1st place right now. Might be worth a quick reminder that this is a $20 dynasty league my dude. If you're really that whipped about it, you can always go drop $1,500 on an NFBC team if we're not legit enough for your liking.
Magic Bust on
July 6, 2023 5:36 PM
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"On what planet does that make sense...use your head" he says, while advocating for dropping high salary guys for NOTHING instead of trading them with cash to get players in return who can be foundational pieces going forward...
Magic Bust on
July 6, 2023 5:34 PM
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People should stop PAYING others to take their stars while giving those others the cash to pay them. On what planet does that make any sense? Just drop the high priced guy and then you can clear half his salary the first month, and half the rest of his cost each month thereafter. Half of $40 buys a lot of prospects. C'mon now, use your head.
Magic Bus on
July 5, 2023 8:53 PM
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Well Papi, with all due respect to your opinion, trading prime rib for tofu and then giving the rib guy the $30 difference in the prices you each paid, is well, what? In what universe that does qualify as a rational decision, with the exception that if you are a vegan then you must have mistakenly bought the pricey beef. And you and everyone else in this league are carnivores; we want that pricey beef, especially if it's cheap.
Magic Bus on
July 5, 2023 8:45 PM
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Can't sit on ''the mud fence'' on this one, I have to agree with Mookie Betts, if cash isn't part of trade, big names would be hard to move to another team
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That being said, Ottoneu is meant to create fantasy baseball that is as close to 'real life' as we can get and in real life, teams are not acquiring a full player's salary if they acquire them at the deadline. If you keep the star player beyond the year in Ottoneu, of course you pay full freight, but real life trades midseason often has cash exchanging hands and effectively never result in the acquiring team paying a full salary....but that's just one "mud fence"'s opinion
Magic Bust on
June 30, 2023 4:32 PM
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Glad to know you think so highly of us Magic Bus!
Magic Bust on
June 30, 2023 4:30 PM
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I keep wondering why people pay other teams to take their best players. If you move an expensive star for a prospect, why do you think you have to give the guy getting the star enough money to make it even dollar wise? This is dumb as a mud fence.
Magic Bus on
June 29, 2023 10:04 PM
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Towel thrown. Feel free to make trade offers.
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Harold and Kumar Go the the Surgeon. Now there's a movie title.
Magic Bus on
May 24, 2023 5:18 PM
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Harold and Kumar go to the surgeon. And damn, I wish I had bid $14 on McLain.
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Nice try pep, you still the boi with the target
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Why is that?? Is Betts proAm the new evil empire?
Sgt. Pepper on
May 2, 2023 8:43 PM
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Even nicer to see it at the expense of Betts proAm!
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Nice to see a little action in the league!!
Sgt. Pepper on
May 2, 2023 8:19 PM
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Or is it a "break glass in case of controversy" kinda place? Excepting the one off condescending smart ass remark. I didn't play high school football even though I was recruited every year, but I did kick a good friends ass junior year over a condescending smart ass remark. Come on boys, let's make this fun!
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Is this league message board always this quiet?
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Did you play high school football? If so, maybe your sophomore year at some point you Got to cover a kickoff (return)? Our coaches preached Keep your head on a swivel! Drafts are like that; you can get hit from anywhere, and not all those hits are legal, but they all hurt. Better luck next year.
Magic Bus on
April 1, 2023 9:30 PM
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Gosh I clearly did not pay attention to Injuries as my whole pitching staff hits the IL
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For the record, I have proposed to reverse the trade. It's entirely up to Smell now whether he wants Springer or Altuve.
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All good man. Seems like people went a little overboard in evaluating the trade (myself included). Probably could have been handled more diplomatically in PMs but it's all good. I didn't see any issue with it and I'm glad you and Coastal are squared away on it.
Magic Bust on
March 21, 2023 11:53 AM
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So just a necessary disclaimer: I have a dry sense of humor and every now and then I'm reminded that it does not always come across as humor in print. Especially among an unfamiliar audience. I will post liberally on the league board because that is part of the fun of being in a league full of intelligent participants. If I have an issue with something it I will take care to make it very clear that I have an issue.
Please feel free to make fun of this post!
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Okay. We will proceed on toward full on laissez faire trading. Let the buyer beware. I don't like that, but I see that some of you do..
Magic Bus on
March 20, 2023 10:45 PM
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Whoa wait a minute guys. I was just joking. My bad for being half awake and not checking the news first. Chill guys. Bad luck happens. And besides I probably would have done the deal anyway. I needed a bat at 2B that bad.
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But yeah, Ill offer him back. I'm sure I can find other takers for the best 2nd baseman in the game, even if he misses 6 weeks.
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I would appreciate if maybe next time you start with solutions rather than assuming bad intentions.
For the record, I don't love the precedent of announcing faults in players being traded. We all are informed fans with access to the same info. I don't understand how it's unreasonable for me to believe he knew. An injured Altuve for an oft injured Springer who is imho a tier below seemed like a pretty fair deal, which is another reason why I figured he knew.
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If the trade goes through I will offer him back. I already said I would accept a veto or commish cancel. It's not that big of a deal.
Btw if anybody wants altuve for 4 months this year give me about 72 hours and he will be available. Looking for an outfielder
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I voted to uphold the trade because it's a savvy decision and even if you disagree with it, who are you to come after another league member like that on a public forum because you disagree with the decision to take the trade? That's the risk we all run every time we make a trade offer and just because you might not have done the same thing doesn't mean you have the right to browbeat someone else over it.
Magic Bust on
March 20, 2023 9:25 PM
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Magic my guy, you need to let us know what the weather is like in your ivory tower up there. Caveat emptor my friend. If the trade was hanging out there, I don't blame Coastal for taking it. And for what it's worth, it's hardly like Springer is a lock to play 160 games given his own injury history. AND we play in a dynasty league for a reason. Just because Altuve isn't going to be available for the first six weeks doesn't mean this trade is "rotten" or "dirty pool"
Magic Bust on
March 20, 2023 9:24 PM
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Well, Coastal. I have played a lot of tennis in my life, and until you get paid for it, you call the lines on your side of the court. Guys who call balls out that were in ruin the game for everyone involved. If you assumed Smell knew of it, and you offered the trade without a comment on Altuve's injury ... which sounds wrong to me and perhaps to Smell the Glove ... if you are an honest man you will reverse the trade and offer to give Springer back. If Smell rejects ... you are in the clear.
Magic Bus on
March 20, 2023 9:10 PM
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Altuve's injury aired on national television. I legitimately thought he knew and I don't think that's an unreasonable read.
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Magic, I didn't discover anything. His injury was apparent immediately when it happened, was updated here, and was on mlb trade rumors. i wasn't trying to pull a fast one but I sure as hell don't like people accusing me of being dirty.
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Coastal, we don't do Commish Cancels in this league. If you want to do the right thing, you will trade Springer back and take Altuve. Meanwhile, I hope the league will veto this rotten deal before we have to hope Coastal will do the right thing.
Magic Bus on
March 20, 2023 8:33 PM
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"I figured you knew?" You knew, and discovered Smell did not know but jumped on that deal anyway. I am saying this as a participant and not as a co-commissioner: this is dirty pool. This deal should be vetoed. Vote against it. I did.
Magic Bus on
March 20, 2023 8:28 PM
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I figured you knew. I'm a bit higher on Altuve than Springer especially for the positional depth and specifically made trades contemplating this one. If you feel it's not fair, I'll accept a veto or commish cancel and try to figure something else out.
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So Altuve just failed his physical....
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Hey everybody, draft tomorrow at 1:00 eastern time. See you all tomorrow!
Sgt. Pepper on
March 17, 2023 4:44 PM
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We are looking for someone to take over the Trout's. If we don't find an owner those players will not become free agents. They will remain on that team until, eventually, it is claimed.
Sgt. Pepper on
March 17, 2023 8:38 AM
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Do we still have an unclaimed team and if so do those players become free agents available to be drafted?
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I’m going to be submitting the “free cuts” tomorrow or Tuesday evening. I’m just finishing up getting my hands around everything.
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Welcome to the league! Don't forget that you get a round of penalty free cuts. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Sgt. Pepper on
March 11, 2023 1:35 PM
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Hello fellas. I've been looking for a new home once my old league finally collapsed (33 years... I was in for the last ~10). I figured id claim an orphan team and see if Ottoneu is a good fit. I'm looking forward to the challenge, and good luck to everyone!
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Otto used to block ownership of multiple teams associated with one laptop or phone, and may still do so. They still should IMO. We don't need to do that though. Odds are someone will adopt one or both orphans, but if not now, 1) we have enough strong teams to have a competitive league of ten, and 2) allocations and the off season are rebuild time when we will assuredly fill this league.
Magic Bus on
February 27, 2023 9:21 AM
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So in the event we don't find two new owners is it legal for a current owner to run two teams in the same league to keep it from folding? I'm aware of the inherent conflicts of interest issues that could arise. Just asking. Never encountered this possibility.
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We have always found guys eager to take on a challenge and build a winner. I believe 2023 will turn out that way. It always has.
Magic Bus on
February 22, 2023 9:23 AM
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We're still looking for two more managers yes? Would be a shame if the league folded...
Magic Bust on
February 21, 2023 5:46 PM
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Welcome to the league LHR. Just a reminder, you get a round of penalty free cuts. Let me know if you have any questions.
Sgt. Pepper on
February 16, 2023 4:04 PM
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Yes Sir. You are allowed a round of penalty free cuts. Let me know if you have any issues. Welcome to the league.
Sgt. Pepper on
February 16, 2023 6:28 AM
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Hi there new owner just took over SMF. Seven years Ottoneu experience. As a new owner am I allowed any additional cuts?
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Welcome to the league. Great to have you. Work on those friends.
Sgt. Pepper on
February 8, 2023 7:16 PM
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