League Message Board
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Welcome to the league Adam. Best of luck
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Just a quick note that Regression to the Means now has a co-owner, please welcome Adam to the Firehouse. Good luck, hope everyone is enjoying the new season while we wait and see who loses first, the Dodgers or the Padres... potentially presumptuous of me to assume the Dodgers ever lose again.
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Love having half my middle infield on the IL before April 1.
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Happy Opening Day everyone! Pretty sure everyone here celebrates... lineup locks will begin for the first first pitch @ 2:55pm ET so be sure to get in and get them set if you haven't already. Good luck to everyone, the day has finally arrived so let's get the party started.
Tebow Forever on
March 27, 2025 11:50 AM
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Commissioners: I didn't mean to cut gorman and now I am illegal. can you help out or nah? I literally just did it, I was looking at his stats and woof but I saw that it said roster would not be valid but my finger slipped or something idk
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Give it time my man, give it time…or maybe I’m turning over a new leaf 😉
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Kevin, look out! Harry is giving you a run for your money... this is how you wheel and deal, kids. Also here to say the Tokyo Series is almost upon us, get your Dodgers and Cubs in your lineups if you want those stats ahead of the early AM Tues/Wed games. From there, only a week-ish til Opening Day!
Tebow Forever on
March 15, 2025 12:09 PM
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Looks like we are off and running! Just a quick note that, even though last year's standings are still displayed on the Standings page, the current tiebreak for auctions is a coin flip. We won't be on to standings-based tiebreakers until games are played to establish an order (which begins with the Tokyo Series in the early morning hours stateside 3/18).
Tebow Forever on
February 27, 2025 10:04 PM
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Just a quick note to remind you all we’re less than 24 hours away from kicking off what will be the improbable 12th season of Firehouse Roto. Please let me know of any last minute cancellations, otherwise see you all there tomorrow.
Tebow Forever on
February 25, 2025 9:35 PM
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The last two big FA dominoes have fallen and we have a draft date, see you all in two weeks!
Tebow Forever on
February 12, 2025 11:33 PM
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Chris we are good with 02.26 thanks for being flexible.
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2/26 @ 8pm. Great. It's booked!
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Good for me
Violent Phams on
February 8, 2025 11:24 PM
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Thanks, all; I've pushed the draft to Wednesday night, of that same week @ 8pm (2/26). If we need to move it back into March that is fine too, just post up here to let everyone know and we'll figure it out. If I don't hear from anyone by... let's say Tuesday night, then consider it locked in.
Tebow Forever on
February 8, 2025 1:30 PM
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I cannot do Mondays for next few weeks.
Violent Phams on
February 8, 2025 8:34 AM
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I’d vote for Sunday the 23rd as is, or Monday 24th
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If we’re doing the week of 2/24, I can’t do Tuesday 2/25 or Thursday 2/27.
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maybe sometime week of 02.24 at the same time? definitely can be flexible with weekday or weekend.
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For those interested, we did 113 auctions in one hour and 22 minutes (~43.5 seconds per auction) last year; this accorded with what we'd seen in recent years. This year we have 145 open roster slots so the total auction time will likely run a bit longer, maybe up to around two hours if we keep the traditional pace.
Tebow Forever on
February 6, 2025 2:21 PM
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That goes for everyone btw; if a weekday evening or weekend daytime draft is better for you then say so and we'll try to make it work. The placeholder choice was largely to get the league year open and its proximity to the beginning of ST games, and personal fiat. There's also the Tokyo Series to consider, with the first games b/w Dodgers-Cubs beginning on March 18th (Opening Day proper is Thursday March 27th).
Tebow Forever on
February 6, 2025 2:02 PM
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Thanks, Kyle; propose a date and time, we'll see if we can make that work. If you're fine with new Kyle taking the reins, we'll keep the current date. Either way, pipe up here and we'll get something locked in.
Tebow Forever on
February 6, 2025 1:53 PM
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I will be traveling on the 23rd and likely can’t draft. If everyone else is good on that day, I am sure my co owner can handle the draft but figured I would throw it out there.
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Everyone has been in since the 8pm ET Sunday Feb 23 draft date/time was floated, but let’s give a couple more days for protests or objections. If we don’t hear from anyone by Wednesday night, then let’s consider it locked in.
Tebow Forever on
February 3, 2025 11:27 AM
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Where are we at with this draft date and time? can I lock it in?
Violent Phams on
February 3, 2025 9:46 AM
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Tony for commish! Or co-commish, or league secretary, or what have you... you've all paid your renewal dues/fees, congratulations these teams and all the decisions are yours for the next year, do as thou wilt. Cue Ozzy (please tell me someone else gets the references and I am not decrepit).
Tebow Forever on
January 31, 2025 8:54 PM
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Or don’t! It’s just fantasy baseball! Even if you win the league, you’re getting less than minimum wage to manage it daily on a seasonal scale. Sometimes the juice ain’t worth the squeeze! Take a day off! Or a week! But try to set your lineups in advance 🙏
Violent Phams on
January 31, 2025 7:26 PM
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Hopefully we have been responsive. If not, I'll put the blame onto my new comanager.
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I agree with that sentiment VP
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Tl;Dr : Let's keep it fun, people!
Violent Phams on
January 31, 2025 12:36 PM
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Agree being responsive to offers/messages is a +, would like to speak for myself rn: sometimes I am busy and don't want to haggle over a deal/hear your reasoning for trade, & I know FOR SURE that goes both ways from my fellow mgrs- so feel free to leave me unread. Doesn't mean I have disdain for you personally/your deal if I do it to you, and I don't think that is necessarily the case if you ignore me. Even if it is- I don't know any of you outside this league so I will survive!
Violent Phams on
January 31, 2025 12:35 PM
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Good work, to be clear, the teams that are still not legal as of almost midnight 1/30 are: Paul Prestige (commish!), Steve Means, Kevin Negative, and me (Chris Forever, ha).
Tebow Forever on
January 30, 2025 11:41 PM
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Fourth, sorry, you're getting an editorial. Joe is a highly skilled player, he's not going to bother with a league that is not worth the time and energy. I, likewise, am not here for easy money. Last year's collective goatse gape on the part of over half of you was disappointing, but I do not blame Kevin for taking advantage of an opportunity and taking all those loans. Let's see less surrender and more competitive behavior this year, please. Long game is one thing, mailing it in is another.
Tebow Forever on
January 30, 2025 10:05 PM
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Third, the message board sniping... Ben, you are new and while I will use you as an example I want to be clear I am not picking on you . Not responding to trade offers is easy to misinterpret. Better to participate, it is why we are here, to have some fun and win some money along the way as well I would think. Lack of participation is a league killer, and is not a way to be a hardline negotiator. We also have some longstanding owners who are generally non-responsive to trades. Step it up, all.
Tebow Forever on
January 30, 2025 9:58 PM
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Second, draft stuff... I've PRELIMINARILY set the draft date and time to 8pm ET on 2/23 (early draft gets the league year going and this is a good thing). Speak up if this does not work for you and we'll sort it out on the message board. Since we have some new owners, note that the auction is a realtime online format and while you are free to not participate you are then ceding a very large advantage to other owners. Consider carefully.
Tebow Forever on
January 30, 2025 9:44 PM
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First the deadlines stuff... we're ~26 hours from the penalty free cuts deadline. Half the league currently have illegal rosters (including me). If your roster is not legal by midnight 1/31 you will not be able to participate in the Spring auction draft and your only recourse will be to make penalized cuts after the draft to be able to participate in transactions. We have two teams that are not renewed (one without any contact as to plans). Let's get on it, ya?
Tebow Forever on
January 30, 2025 9:41 PM
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sure pal. i should just do more. like it was my fault someone doesnt respond. i should make it more worthwhile for them to respond. because im just their lackey.
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improve the offers?
The RiverDawgs on
January 30, 2025 10:50 AM
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its nice when people respond. i have trade offers sitting here for months
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Think I got things figured out and my payment in...thanks again Chris and Ben for responding
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Thanks for responding so quickly Ben & Chris. I'll mess around some more later and definitely consider Chrome...assuming I have to download this from App Store? If anyone uses Safari and have already navigated the payment screen, let me know what you did. Thanks to all
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Just for the record, it wasn't Niv's choice to stop using PayPal as a payments processor; they blacklisted ottoneu as an illegal gambling site and refused to process those transactions. That said, did you see this thread [https://community.ottoneu.com/t/renewal-day-2024-paydala-faq/13897] and specifically the link for enabling location services while using Safari? You will also want to make sure you're not blocking pop ups. Like Ben, I use Chrome and have found it to work well with PayDala.
Tebow Forever on
January 20, 2025 4:35 PM
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Try using Chrome
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Wish they would have never changed to this payment method. Old way was so easy. Anyway, if anyone can give me a break down on how to move past this access block, I'd appreciate it...and/or if anyone else is having or had the same issue. For what it's worth, I'm using a Mac and my browser is Safari (if that helps). Anyway, thanks
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Any tips for accessing and paying the league fee on PayDala? Not the most tech savvy guy, but also not incompetent. I clicked on the Extend tab for firehouse Roto and it brings me to a PayDala pop-up but won't let me access and pay with a credit card like I did last year. It wants me to allow location in my browser settings but every maneuver I thought I needed to do to allow this isn't working. Also tried on my phone. I also read some info in the community forum, but didn't help.
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Just popping in amid NFL playoffs to note about half of you still need to renew and 2/3 of the teams are not yet legal. We're less than two weeks from the penalty free cuts deadline so do get a move on, while we all want to know where all the players will end up that's a luxury denied us. We'll tentatively plan to draft around the start of ST, if that's a no go for anyone here or a different draft date is desired than please post up.
Tebow Forever on
January 19, 2025 4:41 PM
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looking to take on another SP if any cap cutting teams are interested in shedding salary.
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Happy New Year's Eve, everyone! We're about a month away from the penalty free cuts keeper deadline. The top free agents by and large have new homes, though a number remain unsigned as we await and assess those implications. About half of you have renewed, and I'd urge the rest to please get that taken care of sooner than later as teams who do not renew are automatically abandoned. See you all around these final few weeks as we wheel and deal ahead of Feb 1.
Tebow Forever on
December 31, 2024 8:17 PM
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They take the A’s out of Oakland and Rickey’s soul departs his body… RIP king.
Tebow Forever on
December 21, 2024 2:35 PM
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Tis the season!
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people be tradiin!
Violent Phams on
November 27, 2024 10:19 AM
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