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Ok this is all good for me too
Violent Phams on
February 4, 2024 9:10 AM
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Eastern Standard, that is
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Mashers can do 3/4/24 with a 8pm (or as late as 9pm) start.
Mike
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I can do 3/4 at 8pm EST if that works for everyone else.
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I would prefer a weekend if possible for the auction, but if the consensus is 3/4, I’ll make it work.
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Okay, last one (you guys know you love these factoids)... in 2021 we took almost 2:30 on the nose to auction 173 players (post-COVID roster remodeling I guess?). The average seconds per auction over the past three seasons has ranged from 42-52 seconds... given the current particulars, let's set the O/U at an hour and 20 minutes for this go-around?
Tebow Forever on
February 1, 2024 5:42 PM
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8:00 would be fine with me
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If we do a weekday (and it seems there's some momentum for Monday March 4th) I'd need to start at 8pm ET at the earliest. Weekends are easier and could do those along our more traditional early afternoon slot. ST mostly gets going week of Feb 19th and reminder the LAD/SDP Seoul games start March 20th, so the earlier the better (and the free agent auction dynamic during spring training has been fun in this league).
Tebow Forever on
February 1, 2024 5:16 PM
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Some data driven context... last year we drafted on March 4th (a Saturday) starting just after 1pm and finished a little before 3pm ET (almost one hour and 45 minutes exactly). There were 130 player auctions. This year, there are only 118 roster spots available to be filled and not everyone is going to fill their roster the whole way. Even with a new owner, who only has one spot to fill, the draft should take at most two hours to complete (in 2022 we knocked out 128 auctions in 1:30).
Tebow Forever on
February 1, 2024 5:06 PM
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I believe the evening of Mon. March 4th could work for me as well. A 6:00, 7:00, 7:30 type start time would be amazing. Sometimes these auctions can last a while and I don’t really want to be up super late if possible.
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3/4 would be ideal for me.
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2/26 or 3/4 are the best days for me.
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Im at a Bachelor party the 2/29-3/3 but the other dates after 5:30pm CST should work for me.
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I'm going to copy/paste my last message and email it to all of you. This message board isn't always the best way to convey info.
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Nice job getting your teams ready by the deadline everyone! Now to set up a draft date! The best part about the draft is watching teams bid much more for guys you dropped than it would've cost them if they traded for them. Happens every year! As far as a draft date, I for one would love to do it early because the middle of the month for me is going to be near impossible due to work and travel. 3/2 is a def NO for me, but I’m free 3/1 or 3/3. As well as 2/27-2/29 and 3/4, 3/6 and 3/7.
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As far as Paydala is concerned, I'm very picky with what companies I do business and share data with... I feel Niv has done his due diligence, despite being in a tough spot with PayPal, and feel fairly confident that so long as you are on board with modern banking practices (e.g. are not going into a branch and managing your accounts via ledger, of which... I commish a fantasy football league and some of the guys are still paper check types so...) you'll be good with Paydala as the provider.
Tebow Forever on
January 31, 2024 12:56 AM
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Despite the slow MLB offseason, good work everyone. There are two teams that still need to renew, but I'm confident both will have that settled up ahead of the midnight ET deadline. There are also four teams whose rosters are not yet legal (mine included), so we should see a flurry of transactions as well (perhaps some trades mixed in). We'll set a draft date after that, and await the business of signings to conclude and pitchers and catchers reporting south.
Tebow Forever on
January 31, 2024 12:51 AM
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scratch that last one, spot filled
Violent Phams on
January 25, 2024 12:35 PM
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I am the reluctant commissioner of league 1117 and one of the owners JUST quit. $75 and same settings as this one. you can claim the team "bat flips and punch outs" on the claim a team screen
Violent Phams on
January 15, 2024 12:47 PM
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Paydala worked fine for me but I also agree we shou;ld be giving up fewer personal details in order to play silly games
Violent Phams on
January 15, 2024 12:47 PM
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Has anyone paid/signed up through PayDala yet? Is it true you have to give information like Bank Account #, S.S. numbers etc. Have read some things in the Ottoneu chat from other users complaining about all the personal information they want. Please let me know what your experience has been if you've already signed up...not a big fan if this is true. Thanks
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Thanks to Tony for picking up the stove and launching it into the fire for us... I know we are all waiting for MLB to step up the pace. For anyone still waiting on prize payments from last season, it looks like that last part of Paydala is live. Hope you're all enjoying the holidays and hope to see you around the transactions log as things get moving.
Tebow Forever on
December 20, 2023 11:50 AM
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And good work Tony nabbing Soto for ten cents on the dollar, he's going to rake in the Bronx... and that should net new Yankees leadoff man Verdugo 100 R easy so I guess we can add that to the projection.
Tebow Forever on
December 11, 2023 12:18 PM
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My projection was light, but with Ohtani Watch now completed perhaps we can get on with a proper stove heating... or it could be one of those years when we all seek more of a reset and the spring auction is hopping. In any event, we have 7+ weeks remaining until the penalty free cuts deadline and the league fee is due. For those unaware, there is a new payments processor this year (Paydala) so have a look at that ahead of time so that you're not caught unaware at 11:30 pm Jan 31st.
Tebow Forever on
December 11, 2023 12:17 PM
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At least we are starting to get something while everyone waits for Ohtani to sign with the Dodgers for $650m...
Tebow Forever on
December 5, 2023 10:34 PM
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Cool, Verdugo should double his career high for HR with a full season of the Yankee Stadium short porch... who wants to offer me a slapdick prospect and some roster trash for a guy that will hit .300 and 25 dongs?
Tebow Forever on
December 5, 2023 10:33 PM
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Hope you've all had a pleasant Thanksgiving, nothing like The Bear's Feast of the Seven Fishes... the hot stove is ice cold, rumors of impending significant Pacific Rim talent infusion aside, and it seems to have largely vexed or even hexed us somewhat as well. Keep your ears to the ground and aim above the belt, we have a stove to heat gentlemen.
Tebow Forever on
November 24, 2023 7:58 PM
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That's true!
Violent Phams on
November 16, 2023 7:34 AM
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chris you could take one of those spots yourself and we'd be halfway home friend.
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And, for those looking to add to their ottoneu portfolio, there is a league that our own Joe Gales is commissioner of that has two openings (click through to the Claim A Team page on your Dashboard, sort by League Tier and check out the $100 leagues that will sort towards the top), if anyone wants to take that plunge (now that Paydala appears to be largely operational and prizes for 2023 will be disbursed shortly).
Tebow Forever on
November 14, 2023 8:28 PM
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Thanks, all, for getting your arbitration allocations submitted. The penalty-free cuts and trades "hot stove" period opens promptly at midnight, though it seems several of you do not need my prompt and are champing at the bit. Let's see what MLB free agency holds as we all make moves and set up for the Spring auction draft.
Tebow Forever on
November 14, 2023 8:20 PM
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Chris, I’m turning over a new leaf this year…maybe only 50% of the league 😉…and 33% of my roster
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The piece of metal stays in TX, albeit with a brand new MLB champion. MLB offseason was off with a sprint, while we have ~ 12 more days to get arbitration allocations in before our own hot stove gets to heating and Kevin can immediately offer trades to 75% of the teams in an effort to turn over 90% of his roster... please get those allocations in so I don't have to continue with this pestering, and enjoy the remaining reprieve as we all await the end of the moratorium.
Tebow Forever on
November 2, 2023 9:29 PM
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Welcome to the league Sean. Nice team name!
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Welcome to the league Sean. Good group of guys here. Hope you become a staple in this league for years to come. Look forward to competing with ya. Best of luck. Thanks for joining up.
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Welcome Sean! League would be even more premier if everyone stopped kicking my ass every year haha, but seriously Welcome!
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Hi everyone. Thanks for having me!
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Everyone, please welcome Sean to the Firehouse; he's the new owner of Russ's heretofore abandoned team. I'm sure you'll all demonstrate for him why the Firehosue is among the premier outfits on ottoneu, in one form or another. Also, a reminder to please get your arbitration allocations set well ahead of Nov 14 (you have ~ 18 days) and a thank you to those who have already done so. Enjoy Halloween along with this rather improbable (though the playoff format seems to encourage it) World Series.
Tebow Forever on
October 27, 2023 6:37 PM
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To go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient manner, which is how I would describe Russ's exit in lieu of setting arbitration values. At any rate, we will carry on as we always do. My tolerance and timeline for abandonment is likely longer than most, though would naturally prefer a new owner ASAP. I'll try advertising a bit harder in the Community and again implore the lot of you to refer in anyone who can meet the lofty standard of being a Firehouse Roto owner.
Tebow Forever on
October 19, 2023 5:03 PM
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Flouncing?
Violent Phams on
October 19, 2023 11:25 AM
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Brief update for you all: Russ declined to set arbitration values before flouncing off, so we may all get a slight break on salary increases if unable to get a new owner in ahead of Nov 15th. There are currently four other $100 Old School abandoned teams on the Claim A Team page, so I'm somewhat loathe to add ours to the list given current lack of demand. Please refer in if you can, and we'll carry on with recruiting directly before marking the team as abandoned.
Tebow Forever on
October 17, 2023 2:17 PM
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Hope you're all enjoying the playoffs. With the commencement of the LCS, and as Tony noted, it's time for arbitration here at the Firehouse and across ottoneu. You have until Nov 14th to get those locked in, but I'd encourage you to set them now and adjust as needed so that it doesn't slip off your to do list. We'll continue to work on getting a replacement for Russ, and as Kevin noted it will be time for trades soon enough.
Tebow Forever on
October 16, 2023 10:53 AM
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Hey there’s always trades my man 😉
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(not much to look forward to when you are firmly in last place)
Violent Phams on
October 15, 2023 12:04 PM
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Arb time LFG
Violent Phams on
October 15, 2023 12:04 PM
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...and, deserving of its own post, a fond farewell to Russ. Thanks for your efforts here as those flags fly forever, good luck elsewhere (not that you need it... for those unaware, Russ is a very keen NFBC player), and I appreciate the heads up. Does anyone have a candidate who may want the team? If so, let me know and I can add them directly. Otherwise, we'll try some Community recruitment and turn to abandonment as a last resort.
Tebow Forever on
October 3, 2023 10:03 AM
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Thanks, guys; things were not looking so great on May 1st, and you all made it a hell of a climb to October. It looks like standings are final and now Niv gets on with all the end of season processing, of which and for those who haven't been following the saga, includes a new payments provider (Paydala, in lieu of PayPal). We'll just have to see how that goes and await the attendant turbulence. Until then, maybe play some Six Picks, take a breather, and enjoy the playoffs.
Tebow Forever on
October 3, 2023 10:00 AM
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Congrats, Chris!
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congrats tebow forever, well played. good run prestige worldwide. good scare cedar rapid orphans. gg
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Nice win, Chris. Great season, everybody. It's been a fun few years, but I have to cut down leagues and the Firehouse is a casualty. Commishes, you can mark my team abandoned as soon as you see fit. Enjoy the off-season everybody!
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