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Great season, Strikes...congrats!
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The last scores are in. Congratulations to the Lucky Strikes on their fine season! And congratulations to the Eckfords for holding off a late surge by the ghost team to stay out of the basement!
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Reminder: Legal roster rules apply heading into the off-season. 60-day IL guys are fine but you must maintain a legal roster heading into arbitration. There are no "free players" just because it is the last few days of the year.
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Absolutely! We need someone new to step on our heads!
Eckfords βΎ on
September 28, 2019 9:17 PM
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Welcome to the new folks!
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Following the league constitution, I am also calling a vote on retention of owners. If there is an owner(s) that you believe should be replaced, please send me a direct message. 7 votes are needed to replace an owner.
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On the Slack message board, Owen (I Don't Know What to Call this Team) also announced his departure. We will miss him and wish him well.
I put out a call for owners on Slack and the Ottoneu community board and already have two new owners lined up, at least one of whom is a very active member of the Ottoneu community. The other has done Ottoneu before but sat out this season after his league folded. He's ready to jump back in. The two rosters they are claiming are Lucky Strikes and I Don't Know.
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I too will be departing. This season was absurd, Iβm cutting down at least half my rosters. Iβll be glad to stick around for arb if needed
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Owners, as you well know, Trey is going to take his trophy and ride off into the sunset. This will open up a manager spot in our league and someone will get to inherit a strong roster. If anyone has recommendations for a new owner, please let me know. We will also be voting next week on whether to remove any owners (following the League 52 constitution). I would like a full slate of managers to participate in arbitration, so any ownership changes need to happen quickly.
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Just cracked 1000 points out the catcher position. My goal is 50 HRs (Garver hit #47 tonight).
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I requested a loan from Ottoneu for a 2020 Trout but couldnβt get approved in time. π’
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looks like we need something more extreme to cause chaos in the league...
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Hey thatβs less than Troutβs average salary
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Booooo
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$40 going once....going twice....
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Happy Trout Day
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Branham, taking my son (9) Sunday to the Scherzer vs Soroka matchup, his first MLB game https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-nationals-nl-east-showdown-preview
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I'm a White Sox fan. Kind of cheating because he will always be a south sider in my eyes but Chris Sale
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Cubs, Jose Altuve (as the shrimpy kid in middle school, I gave up on my baseball dreams, but it didn't stop Altuve).
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β€οΈ Cardinals, β€οΈ Kluber, β€οΈ Lindor
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1. Tigers (sad face) 2. Non-ex tiger 1. Bregman 2. Harper
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2 questions for you kids:
1) what team do you support?
2) who is your favorite player that is NOT on your favorite team?
Iβm a Brave (of course) but I love how Brian Anderson of the Marlins plays the game.
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I will dangle a $5 Ryu if anyone wants him - would be looking for high level prospects most likely
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Blessed with injuries and underperformance the Eckfords have climbed into twelfth place...and one of us got injured typing this.
Eckfords βΎ on
August 19, 2019 12:11 AM
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#RageCut
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oh, sweet, I have like 10 RPs but I had shitty tony watson in the lineup last night for a -32. Brilliant managing
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1,000 points would be just right to make things REALLY interesting over the next 60 days.
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If I suddenly lose 1,000 points in the standings I know where to find you...
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Thanks, everyone, for your support. Trey has granted me commissioner access to the league so I can start learning the ropes.
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Itβs a yes from me
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Long may you reign, Steve
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Thanks for your votes. I hope a few more teams will vote as a majority of owners voicing approval would give me that all-important "governing mandate"...
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Can't speak for Simon Cowell but Steve gets a "yes" from ECKFORDS3
Eckfords βΎ on
July 31, 2019 10:27 AM
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Sure. Go for it, Steve.
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π π
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I wasn't impressed with your performance on last nights debate, but I'll go with my gut and vote yes.
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Time to vote: Do you approve of Steve, manager of the Caimans, assuming the role of commissioner in 2020?
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Looks like The Syndicate just stole House Targaryen's thunder there...
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House Syndicate will stand behind House Caimans as we have for a thousand years. Commish in the North!
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OK, so not a lot of strong feelings on the commissioner transition. A couple owners also responded privately to me. In light of indifference and lack of opposition, I self-nominate to be commissioner starting in 2020. Resolving this matter now would also give me some time to learn the ropes from Trey before his departure.
I will wait another 48 hours for other nominations or comments, at which point I will call a league vote on my 2020 appointment.
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The Eckfords are still busy trying to find a pitcher who doesn't get injured so Steve as commish is fine with us.
Eckfords βΎ on
July 27, 2019 7:58 AM
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I would prefer not to, and am fine with whomever
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Everyone, we should begin a discussion about who will take over as commissioner after this season. I presume Trey would like to hand over the reins before the arbitration season. I checked with Trey and he has not yet talked about it with other owners, so it seems this is wide open. It would probably be best to have a long-time member of the league take over for the sake of stability and Ottoneu experience. That said, I am willing to serve as commish if no one else steps forward. Thoughts?
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Ha - that was the second Neris I cut recently that was claimed. He's just been so bad lately
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Holy crap I hadnβt looked up just how terrible Neris has been lately before putting in that waiver claim. Negative points in 7 of his last 10 appearances is special
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Since that worked... Iβm looking to move some combination of cheap vets who have been good this year like Kendrick and Bruce, and once-hyped guys who need to rebound late this season to be keepable, like Nimmo and Strahm, or pitching fliers like Heaney and Framber. Basically anything that has a chance to return future value is available for any off-season cut thatβll likely score some points for me down the stretch
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Looking to package Cutch + Garver (plus other future parts) for 2019 upgrades, primarily SP and OF. Let me know if interested
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Send offers for Nelson Cruz. I can't fit him into my lineup so maybe you can get a good price
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After a real shitty start, Bradley Jr has been on fire for over a month and is only $3. I have an offer for him on the table that Iβm considering. Let me know if youβre interested
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Who wants Flaherty?
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