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Still need 3 teams to join so we can load keepers and start Saturday. One team is using a different name, so three of the four of Tap Man, St Elmo, Richmond Sox, and Big Papi need to sign up. Password is interpol and link is here: https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?auction_id=1107
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The slow draft has worked really well the last two years!
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We definitely won't find a 4 hour block that works for all 12 teams. If we can get the final 3 teams to join the couch managers site by Friday then we can still start Saturday morning and be done well before March 13. The slow draft has solved the problem of availability and minimizes the amount of time per day folks need to check in - the last few years this league tried to do a live draft we inevitably had people miss the whole thing.
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is it too late for us to pick a date and just draft that day (via Ottoneu)? I'm gone 3/13-3/16 with potentially no internet access and this draft format seems like it takes a long time.....like could we knock this out next saturday (3/7) or sunday (3/8)?
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Draft room is ready! Please login to CM and join at link below and then Edit Team Name (bottom right of desktop page) to be the same as in this league so I can import rosters correctly. Password is: interpol. I'll pause draft overnight 12pm-8am Eastern so no players are won by surprise. Targeting a March 1 start! https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?auction_id=1107
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Good deal. I've never used couch managers platform before. Please let me know if I need to be invited to join or something...
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Hi, welcome to the league! We use a slow auction draft through couch managers. Now that we’re fully loaded for the season I’ll get it set up today with a target draft start date of next Monday. I’ll set initial clocks to 12 hours with 6 hour resets and a 8 hour pause overnight. Given the number of roster spots we have to fill it should take about 7-8 days and we can shorten clocks when we get to the dregs.
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Wondering about draft night? (Given spring break(s) and the Tokyo series looming.... seems like our window is getting limited)
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Didn't realize there were so many people representing De2roit. Welcome to the league!
Birds of War on
February 21, 2025 12:14 PM
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Pete! Wow!!! What a wild and random thing. I guess I know who will be bidding up Tigers in the auction.
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Taking an informed shot in the dark here, but Detroit! Pumps Fist, I think its likely we have “played” together. Based on your Detroit interest and user name, possible we grew up across the street from each other in Saginaw. Do I have this correct? This would be as wild a way there is to reconnect.
TramAndLou on
February 21, 2025 10:57 AM
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Hey (new) friends.... I'm brand new to Ottoneu (though not to fantasy). This makes me a relatively easy mark for all of you. Go easy.
By the way, I picked the league/team based on the fact I can live out my lifelong dream of playing with Tram & Lou.
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The person who took over Cleveland is not able to continue with the team/league. He sends his apologies.
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Yeah, there's a 10 day grace period, and I had assumed Cleveland would have been required to pay when acquiring the team but didn't confirm. That's the only team that didn't pay - @Hot Corner Blues, I believe that was your buddy? Can he re-claim the team? He'll need to pay the buy-in this time right away.
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ok, i think i found the answer and that is the deadline is 1/31 but that teams aren't auto abandoned by the system for a non-payment until 2/10
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I don't understand what happened with the team abandonment vs the 1/31 deadline in here...I thought everyone was to renew by 1/31 or the teams are marked abandoned on that date, but I'm getting these 3am messages that there are 3 unpaid teams that the system just marked abandoned. Not saying Injured Reserve had anything to do with it, I just don't know what happened (or, if a team doesn't renew by 1/31, the system doesn't abandon it until 2/10?
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Thanks dear leader! The East coast bias of Ottoneu is egregious! (And where I live has no relevance in that statement)
Birds of War on
February 1, 2025 2:32 PM
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Full transparency, Birds of War tried to fly too close to the midnight sun (you can see transactions at 11:59pm) and got locked out but emailed me a list of attempted cuts and I’m allowing them. Other than Tap Man’s cuts to be made this weekend rosters should be all set for draft prep!
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Our new league member is Todd Kohlhepp aka TK. A former DC resident who moved to New Jersey to procreate. While being studded out this gent had a dynasty of championships in my former yahoo league (RIP), so I apologize in advance for making this more competitive.
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Heads up that we have a new manager for Tap Man & The Catch as well. Their previous management let me know this morning they were on the fence for this year and Narco had a friend waiting in the wings ready to take the team over so it worked out well for everyone. Because of the late hour of the switch, I’ve given him the weekend to get his cuts in if needed. Thanks!
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Great, thank you!
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Team is Cleveland in Dad Rock Fan Club league
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They can claim it at the link below, but will need to set up an account when they do: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/claimteams
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OK, what is the best way for me to invite them to join? They have no account, nothing set up.
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Cleveland Rocks is still available!
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For the record, I did have someone lined up to take a spot
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Hi N, welcome in! There are a few teams that still need to re-up and make cuts, and one that let me know they're not continuing so I'll mark it abandoned for another manager to claim in a moment. We will indeed use a slow draft again this year as it's been much easier for all to participate given time zones and kids, etc.
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oh, just read about the "slow draft" in the league settings....ok, well that's easy....if all the messaging is ok (or if you don't have a friend that is lined up to take the team)
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PS I will also tend to post a lot (so that could be painful to some of you as there doesn't seem to be a lot of message activity in here for this year thus far)
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And sorry, context wise, I'm "N" and just picked up El Abanico's team
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Is everyone else all paid up? If so, I'm happy to pay the fee so long as the proposed draft date wouldn't conflict with a March weekend traveling (3/13-3/16), Monday or Wednesday eve (coaching soccer) or any of my other scheduled drafts (3/2, 3/6, 3/9, 3/23). If that's too painful already, no problem and the commish can quickly boot me out. But if it's not too painful, and we can accommodate my schedule calculus then I'm in (and won't make drops/trades until i've paid...I'm aware 1/31 is it
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No more crazy trades from El Abanico? Fine by me!
Richmond Sox on
January 29, 2025 11:51 AM
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I have a potential lead. Is that the only spot we're trying to fill?
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El Abanico let me know that they don't plan to continue in this league so I marked the team as abandoned. Hopefully we can get someone else on board before Friday's cut deadline!
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Reminder to renew your team and make any penalty-free roster cuts before this Friday!
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Anyone open to moves before the deadline?
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Thanks all!
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Congrats to all! And thanks to our fearless leader! I have a lead on a potential new manager. I'll keep you posted.
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Great season, everyone. Congrats El Abanico on the win!
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I know Cleveland's manager is dropping out for next year, so we'll also be on the lookout for a new manager. Let me know if you know of anyone who may be interested or I will open the vacancy to the public if we don't have any candidates before allocations start.
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Belated congratulations to El Abanico, Birds of War, and St. Elmo for making up our podium this year. Payouts should be distributed automatically but let me know if you see any issues with the site. For the rest of us looking ahead to 2025, allocations will open on the site starting October 15 and run through November 1 - it's your best opportunity to level the playing field with teams that have had more success and force teams to make tough keeper decisions about running back the same roster.
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😂😂😂
My Innie on
July 1, 2024 12:29 PM
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And I would do those trades again (except for the Semien one)
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I mean guys come on… these trades are wild lol. Ramirez, Freeman, now Skubal? Papi gave up his entire team already what more does he need to win haha?!?!
My Innie on
June 30, 2024 10:14 PM
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Hope everyone has enjoyed our short interlude. Just a reminder that (the real) opening day is tomorrow, so be sure to check your lineups!
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YES. He definitely bet on sports, right??? Felt inevitable with how hard the leagues are advertising sports betting, but still kinda shocking the first star offender was Ohtani and they tried to pin it on his interpreter.
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Anyone else extremely fascinated by this crazy Ohtani story?
Richmond Sox on
March 21, 2024 4:16 PM
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The draft is officially complete and all rosters have been imported. Double check players and prices to be sure, but they should be accurate. I see a few teams have already started trading - everyone else is now open for business, and be sure to set lineups before tomorrow's season opener game in Korea!
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I can't stop an auction in progress on this site but FYI if you want to bid on Salvador Perez, the Couch Managers auction will be how his price and ownership is determined and not the auction here.
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Fascinated to learn why Josh Naylor was auto-inserted to a relief pitcher slot.
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