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Win the league and you will win money - tbd based on how many oay
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Win the league and you will win money - tbd based on how many oay
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Yo commish I shouldn't be losing Kershawand pug. There was a glitch or something
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What is the payout structure in the end? Would be nice to know before cashing in. Thanks.
Dreamweavers on
February 28, 2015 4:19 PM
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draft is now complete
Alton Giants on
February 28, 2015 4:09 PM
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I thought you'd get a kick out of that.
Alton Giants on
February 27, 2015 2:16 PM
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HICKS, that's not even fucking funny!
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Not on the book unfortunately. I suppose I could host a meet and greet prior to the game at my place as well to save some dough. I live like a mile or so from the stadium and several bars within walking distance have shuttles that will take you to and from the game.
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Don't let Lets Go Bucs fool you. He is not living in Pittsburg. He is somewhere in Libya http://news.sky.com/story/1435642/first-photo-of-jihadi-john-as-adult-revealed
Alton Giants on
February 27, 2015 1:45 PM
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23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds until the auction draft ...
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I rarely go on Facebook, but you can find me at ---> https://www.facebook.com/david.wallis.182
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at the very least, are any of you guys on Facebook? If you're into that sort of thing, you can find me at https://www.facebook.com/michael.d.berns
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It doesn't really matter. All I know is you all are lawyers or law school students and have a lot more money than I do.
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That hurts my feelings.... ;) Hey if you all want to fly in just for a baseball game then more power to ya. I just know if I'm flying to Pittsburgh, etc. itd be to meet the league as much or more as watching the game....
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All inclusive sounds good to me. Meet and greet would be all right, but I'll mainly be there to enjoy watching the Cardinals lose.
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I really like the idea of doing an all inclusive type thing though bc those areas are better for getting up and being able to hang out and converse with each other. Plus those areas usually open up 2 hours prior to the game so lots of time to take advantage of the all inclusive, and again actually hang out - presumably the main purpose of this meet and greet
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Well I would suggest meeting at a bar/restaurant prior to the game if not doing an all inclusive type deal - maybe even Ball Park Village (though that place aint cheap); depending on where that is it may or may not be easy to grab a big gulp prior to getting on a shuttle - basically places in Soulard or on Broadway south of Staduim will have that option.
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I'm afraid I might be guilty of both....
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Neither. I'm calling you smart because I wouldn't pay ballpark prices for anything. So, I guess this means, we'll all met at a gas station and fill up our cups before we go to the game?
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LGB are you calling us cheap or drunks? I'd only take offense to the former haha.
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LEVY - one step ahead of you. the Buccos are in STL, the weekend of May 1-3, August 11-13 which is Tuesday-Thursday and the weekend of September 4-6, which I think is Labor Day weekend. So, September is the best bet for me. Unless you STL people want to come out to Pittsburgh for a game. But, we don't have many convenience stores with 44 oz plastic cups and liquor stores by PNC Park, so I seriously doubt that's going to happen.
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I think we've been through this before but would anyone who is interested in this St. Louis get together who is not a Cardinals fan state your favorite team? That way we could try to plan a "rivalry" weekend. LGB - I've already got you down for the Pirates lol
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Actually, you are exactly right Medina, the will let you being in outside beverages as long as it isn't clearly booze. I always forget that - Good call!
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The move is to hit a gas station and load up a 44oz. cup with your favorite mixer, drink half, then fill the rest of with liquor. Then try to make it last as long as possible.
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They seem to have tightened up security lately to make that harder to do but still not impossible. Guys are only subject to random inspection and metal detector (so no flask! - just use plastic...)
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They must not have very tight security in St. Louis. In Pittsburgh, its almost like going through the airport. You have to put your keys and change into a container and walk through a metal detector and random people get screened.
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Quick question for the St. Louis folks, am I the only one that sneaks booze in every game?
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Expanding further on that - Ball Park Village could also be in play and/or I'd also be up for going to 2-3 games in a weekend - may be more worth it for the out of towners - especially if its the Pirates or one of you west coasters teams.
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Believe me I hear ya LGB... I love the Cards game idea and would be all for splurging on an all inclusive area or box type set up so we could all mingle
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Coca Cola Scoreboard Patio?
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CAN'T WAIT! Also, we should definitely schedule a St. Louis meetup this summer for a Cardinals game.
The Bad Whiffs on
February 26, 2015 2:02 PM
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I don't know about everybody else, but I'm kinda tired about talking about money and LeagueSafe. I'm really pumped up for the draft on Saturday and for the baseball season to start!
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Anyone see this new auction generator on fangraphs? Anyone used it? Any thoughts?
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They already have been. They are just restricted free agents
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random question: when do our voted off players get released into the free agent pool?
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when you are in town, bring that junk to me bucs, i have been taking BP.
Alton Giants on
February 25, 2015 12:27 PM
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I don't plan on going anywhere, so if only 7 people pay, then the way I look at it is 5 people are missing out. But, that's all right. Most people who want to win money at fantasy sports are on FanDuel or DraftKings anyways, and I'd rather waste my money at the casino playing BlackJack than going to those sites. My one purpose in this league is to beat the Commish just like I struck him out all of the time when we were playing baseball in his backyard when we were kids.
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Not trying to be a debbie downer btw. I think 7 paid last year and I'd expect that many or more this year so with the increased buy in should still be a decent pool.
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just to reiterate, I'll be paying the $50 to leaguesafe, so go ahead and count me in on that. If it only works out that 4-5 of us pay that, I'm fine with then working out a payout structure from there. As for the other stuff, I'd prefer that we actually keep the same dudes every season so there's not a constant revolving door, so I'm all for doing whatever we need to do to keep that from happening. I also don't know of a good solution, so I'll hang up and listen...
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At this point though I plan on sending out leaguesafe invites the morning of the draft - aka everyone will be one the draft so hopefully... 1) everyone should know about it right then and there even if they havent been following this message board 2) everyone can be hassled to pay on the draft message board and 3) everyone has blocked off that time so they can take two extra minutes and get it over with and pay that day.
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Well LGB its hard to organize the perfect league. And I know I'm a broken record here but none of this talk matters unless you are willing to "make" people pay. Also telling that only 3-5 of us are even engaged in this convo.
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I'm for the $50 pay in and to use LeagueSafe instead of Ottoneu. But, I'm also with the new guy, Montreal Royals, here. Why should he or anybody else who wants to have a large pool want stay in this league long-term if everybody is not going to pay?
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Grids - Eastern Time Zone
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When ottoneu says the draft time is 1:30 pm, what time zone do they mean?
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I mean I would rather everyone pay too but unless you are willing to do something to those who don't pay I can all but guarantee you not everyone will pay.
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Preferring the larger prize pool, I obviously also prefer leaguesafe over ottoneu.
Dreamweavers on
February 23, 2015 4:45 PM
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I can at least say that I'd prefer: 1. The prize pool to be larger than smaller. (e.g., 12*25 > 5*50) 2. The payouts to be more evenly spread than ottoneu default, say 1/2, 1/3, 1/6. Sorry for the repeated message, but I had typo first time around.
Dreamweavers on
February 23, 2015 4:43 PM
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Yeah, I thought we had already settled on $50 as well. Also, when I was asked about, and agreed to, $50, I was under impression everyone in the league would be in the pool. I'm not sure what I think about letting people opt-out. At the same time, I'm also new here, and the only one not connected to any of you, so I'd be hesitant to take a strong position one way or the other.
Dreamweavers on
February 23, 2015 4:33 PM
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I thought we already voted on $50 but if more people chime in for $20 we'll settle at $35 haha
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Put me in the $50 Leagusafe Camp as well.
The Bad Whiffs on
February 23, 2015 12:06 PM
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