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Interesting read. Thanks. Confirms that I'm bad in English and Japanese.
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Cool read.
Shocknawe on
July 22, 2024 11:01 AM
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I mean Apple or Spotify
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I had noted on the resource page a podcast for my home league in which we outline this system. My brother and I recorded an updated version of that and released it today. So if you prefer listening to how this works rather than reading, that may be more up your alley. Or it can work as a companion to the slideshow. It’s called Web Gems Fantasy Podcast and is available on Apple or iTunes. The episode is called “How to Create a Fantasy Baseball Banzuke.” Totally amateur but informative.
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Very cool, Schrute! Thanks for putting this together. I love anything that helps teams stay engaged through the marathon season. I also like that this doesn't require anything additional other from teams. It's really just a way to rank the standings season over season but more importantly make every position meaningful.
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I'm excited to hear the positive responses! It was a lot to make sense of, and I know that there remains some confusing aspects, but I expect that with more exposure, clarity and familiarity will set in just fine. Appreciate those of you who took some time to go through it!
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I'm the new guy, but I'm definitely for something that makes there be a reason to keep grinding despite miffing on all my draftees this year. I am worried that I will have a hard time remembering what the different Japanese words mean, but I have started playing Personal 5 Royale on my kid's Switch lately. Maybe that will work like a Holiday inn Express? I do like the idea of a longer-term ranking system, though, that complements and extends the in-season rankings.
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I am in awe you put this together for our league, Schrute. I admit I don’t fully understand it, but am totally on board and excited to see how this progresses. Thanks for sharing and especially for those resources at the end
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Well Schrute, I used to be a fan of Sumo when i was younger, so I'm completely on board for this proposal. I was considering continuing selling out, now I want to get better players to be able to secure kachi-koshi.
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(2 of 2) We just applied this system in my home league, and it’s awesome. The main reason is that it offers something exciting to aim for at every level of the standings, offering intrigue and motivation where there otherwise may not be. I am hoping it does the same for us here. Here’s the tinyurl link: https://tinyurl.com/ottoneubanzuke
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(1 of 2) I'm going to take the short break in games here to present a project for our league that I have been working on. In short, it's a ranking system that adds relevance to every spot in the standings, with the hope that all managers are inspired to score as high in the standings each season as possible, even those teams who have fallen out of championship contention. It's in the form of a Google Slideshow and is quite long, so I wouldn't blame you for taking one look and nope'ing right out.
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👍👍
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I'm glad we are good, Lou....
Shocknawe on
May 16, 2024 5:07 PM
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Just need a second opinion on this trade offer... Bryan Bello for Jackson Chourio. Should I do it ? OTTO-WAN KENEUBI constantly sends me these great offers and I'm always torn on whether to give up really solid players for ones that aren't even close in the ratings. Hope I can get some feedback because I must be missing something when it comes to these repetitive horseshit offers that he keeps sending me.
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Oh, you're right. I had not known Frasso was drafted and cut. Move along, people. Nothing to see here.
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I think bidding for Frasso started at $2 since Ottowan previously cut him at $3 (incurring a $2 cap penalty)
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Nick Frasso went for $2 when no one but Otto-Wan bid on him. Should've been a buck. That's two bugs. One more and we got an infestation.
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I was wondering how that happened! Guess it was a bug.
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For whatever reason Zac Veen went through as a $0 cap penalty a few days ago - I added and re-cut him so the appropriate $1 cap penalty applies.
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happy opening day!
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Thanks Groupon! Baseball is almost back! wooo!
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Rosters should be uploaded successfully - I got zero errors; 174 new players added!
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Bumping to 4 nominations at 6 PM EST, and dropping the auction extension time down to 8 hr, accordingly.
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Alright - waiting on the last two teams before we start tomorrow! And everyone check their rosters. I've only seen one error so far (Zac Veen), which I've corrected.
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Alright, here's the link to the draft: https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/index.php?auction_id=829
The pw is "772draft". Join and claim a spot and I'll upload your team(s) over the course of the week. (Also, I reversed Ottowan's cut bc roster's are supposed to be locked between now and the draft.)
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Focus group reviews came back on the team name options, finally. But then we ignored all of their advice and went with a cool animal instead. It might be fun to acquire shorter (but deadly) players to fit the theme.
Mantis Shrimp on
February 29, 2024 10:41 PM
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Fwiw I only use my phone for Couch Managers. It's functional enough.
Fidelio on
February 27, 2024 9:02 PM
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Wooo draft! Couchmanagers is somewhat usable on the phone! And in the past drafts the 1st round nominations would usually take more than 24h to get off the board.
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Alright, sounds good. I will be traveling all that day (13 hours!), so I'm likely going to miss day 1 for the most part. Hopefully nobody's auction closes on day 1, at least not that I'm targeting! :)
Mantis Shrimp on
February 27, 2024 6:44 PM
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Alright: we'll start the slow draft on Couchmanagers on Saturday, March 9 at 12 PM ET. That should give us enough time before the first couple of games in Korea on March 20. We'll start with a 24hr timer per auction & a 12hr extension when the top bid is supplanted. We'll do 3 nominations per team this year, I think (unless there are objections) and eventually we'll bump that to 4 nominations/team, with an 8hr extension instead of 12hr in the later rounds.
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hot damn. welcome back Say Hey!
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I sent him the password this morning.
Shocknawe on
February 17, 2024 10:42 AM
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I’ll check with Say Hey this evening. (He’s my dad, in case anyone forgot or never knew.) There will be resolution on that this weekend one way or another.
Schrute Farms on
February 16, 2024 3:19 PM
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Sweet, looking forward to it. I have been planning my auction strategy, and everything should work perfectly if you folks just let me have the guys I want at the price I want to pay! Any word from Say Hey?
Mantis Shrimp on
February 16, 2024 2:54 PM
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Alright, a slow draft it is! Details forthcoming. As for Say Hey's team, he was automatically kicked when he forgot to renew. I added a password to the league prevent a stranger from seizing the team; I'd be happy to add him back as a manager if he's renewed / if anyone has his username info!
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Me too! There's something exciting about opening your web browser and seeing all the different red, yellow and green lines flipping around like a colorful orchestra of wit, will and determination.
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I enjoy the slow draft.
Shocknawe on
February 13, 2024 4:30 PM
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Maybe we should consider a slow draft through Couch Managers (or whatever). Might be easier to navigate.
Fidelio on
February 13, 2024 10:54 AM
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Just spoke with Say Hey. He is returning. Please do not put his team up for grabs.
Shocknawe on
February 12, 2024 11:49 AM
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I did the form. I am unfortunately definitely out March 9 & 10. There's a fair chance that I will also be away March 16 & 17, depending on if my kid advances to "zones" in her sport for that weekend (~5 hrs away), so I left that unavailable. I won't know that until Feb 24-25. Sorry, wish I had more availability and certainty, especially as the new guy.
Mantis Shrimp on
February 7, 2024 8:59 AM
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If we want to try a live draft, I put an availability poll together: https://www.when2meet.com/?23559591-foUdq
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Welcome to the league.
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Welcome to the league! Great group of guys here...
Shocknawe on
February 5, 2024 10:40 PM
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Thanks. Team name rebrand is coming. Hired a consultant to do market analysis, and now focusing-grouping some options. Software let me make a round of cuts. Done! Feeling lean and mean.
Mantis Shrimp on
February 5, 2024 9:50 PM
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You certainly can make a free round of cuts - Just send me a message and I'll put them through for you (and welcome!!)
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Welcome to the league! Are you planning a rebrand of our dearly departed Lt Columbo's team or did we by some twist of fate attract another fan of the 70s crime drama? (And yes you'll get a round of cuts)
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Hi everyone. I'm taking over Columbos. Looking forward to playing! I think I get a free round of cuts(?), which will be coming soon. Byron Buxton and Brandon Woodruff incoming.......
Mantis Shrimp on
February 5, 2024 7:22 PM
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Additional friendly reminder that today is the Keeper Deadline!!
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Friendly reminder to renew your teams, if you haven't, yet!!
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(The draft day update is not real.)
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