Welcome ladies, gentlemen, and those who've yet to decide, to the 2012 TBLA Fantasy Baseball League! It's going to be fun, it's going to be awesome, it's going to be super great.
Start here. The league name is True Blue Los Angeles (ID# 22409), our custom URL is http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/trueblue. The password is drematic.
It's a head to head league, with a live draft. The draft will be Thursday, March 1st at 8pm. There is a limit of 12 teams, so I'll update this fanpost as teams are taken. An FYI on the first week:
The Major League Baseball season opens this season on March 28, with the Mariners and Athletics playing a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan. As a result, Yahoo! has combined those two games with the abbreviated opening week for all other teams that begins with the Cardinals-Marlins game on April 4.
Week 1 of the Fantasy Baseball Head-to-Head season will run from March 28-April 8.
**Update**
Ladies and Gentlemen we're full! Super proud y'all, like a peacock. If someone wants to create a second TBLA league, Yahoo! (an SBNation partner) makes it super easy, but I will not be commissioning two leagues. The league is as follows:
Teams are now locked, this was done so that I could set a randomly selected draft order. If you currently have a team and wish to leave the league, you'll have to let me know so I can unlock it. The draft order is as follows:
It's a snaking order, so those who picked last in the first round will pick first in the second round. First picks are rarely a surprise in the draft, and again the order was randomly produced by Yahoo!, but I wouldn't plan on Powers of a Mod going insane and passing on Matt Kemp with the first pick.
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maybe
nolander - February 10, 2012
and by maybe I mean yes
nolander - February 10, 2012
maybe it’s her fur!
Josie Becker - February 10, 2012
x
Josie Becker - February 10, 2012
I'm in
You’ll never know who I am
Ivdown - February 10, 2012
I might join
When I get home
funkyjam - February 10, 2012 via mobile
What? No message from the Commish on the league site?
Get on the ball!
iiidown - February 10, 2012
BTW. The link above takes you to the league site. (Which you can’t get in until you join the league.) So you have to back out and start at the beginning.
iiidown - February 10, 2012
In other words
start here, then click “join a league”
David Young - February 10, 2012
Doesn't March 1 seem a bit early for a draft?
Would closer to the end of Spring Training be better?
David Young - February 10, 2012
I like beginnings better than endings. Plus risk is increased (slightly) in taking the injury prone.
Josie Becker - February 10, 2012
So foreplay is better?
David Young - February 10, 2012
oh totes!
Josie Becker - February 10, 2012
I'm in
David Young - February 10, 2012
The Houston Memes is me, at least until I think of a better name.
Nolij - February 11, 2012
I'm in.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 11, 2012
Wait, I missed it? aaaaggghhhh. The league's full now.
Never mind.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 12, 2012
Nooooooooo.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 12, 2012
I'm sure we could have a second league.
12 spots for all of TBLA seems like we’d be leaving out a lot of guys that want to play.
Taylor Maricle - February 12, 2012
more than 12 teams sucks
G.Scott - February 12, 2012
I meant that there should be a second fantasy league.
Taylor Maricle - February 12, 2012
Each with 12 teams.
Taylor Maricle - February 12, 2012
Someone who isn’t already in the first league should start it, and at the end of the year we’ll see if Xeifrank will play the two winners against each other in a best of 7 series.
G.Scott - February 12, 2012
haha. sure.
Xeifrank - February 13, 2012
Good idea.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 12, 2012
THRILLED with the standard 5×5 stats. I was dreading the idea of drafting Jamey Carroll for his OBP.
G.Scott - February 11, 2012
Exactly!
iiidown - February 11, 2012
ok I'm in.
As of now, I may miss the draft due to a night class. But I’m in it to win it. I will autodraft the next best player and edit my team whenI get a min. Or I just may miss the first couple of rounds. Awesome! Excited to play.
Skunkburner - February 12, 2012
GM of Eric's Pimp Suit, reporting for duty!
Taylor Maricle - February 12, 2012
So anyway, there wouldn't be any places for me now, would there.
It says it’s full
DodgerofTrolleys - February 12, 2012
Trying to figure out who Felipe, Joey and Anthony are.
G.Scott - February 12, 2012
joey joe perhaps?
Ivdown - February 12, 2012
realized that after i posted.
G.Scott - February 12, 2012
I post under the sweet sknnky name of Skunkburner.
I met some of you and Eric at a TBLA game in April of 2010. We played the Pirates. My wife and I were on vaca. Took a break from Disney to do something I wanted to do. We sat 7 rows behind Pitt dugout. But I came up to you guys for a bit to introduce myself and meet some of you. I read all year long, but only post during games. Well not exclusively. I write “suck it pandouche!”, but I’m going to reitre that now. Look forward to a kickass season!!
Skunkburner - February 13, 2012
Damnit, how did I miss out on this?
fbihop - February 12, 2012
See, i still say we need to make a second league for those who missed it.
Taylor Maricle - February 12, 2012
Not that this should fall on Josie, just suggesting that people left out make their own as well.
Taylor Maricle - February 12, 2012
ok
DodgerofTrolleys - February 12, 2012
Just wondering, do you get to play in a league if you start it?
DodgerofTrolleys - February 12, 2012
Yep
Taylor Maricle - February 12, 2012
I think we should establish draft order ahead of time so we have more of an opportunity to game plan.
G.Scott - February 12, 2012
that sounded like a good idea
so I locked us in, I’ll update the post with the draft order
Josie Becker - February 12, 2012
Aww
I was hoping for some sort of crafty, fun way to determine draft order. :)
G.Scott - February 12, 2012
I will except Franklins folded into swans
Josie Becker - February 12, 2012
I pick 9th- my Varsity uni number.
IGT.
Taylor Maricle - February 13, 2012
lol
Last year I drafted Kershaw and Kemp in the first and seconds rounds, and sucked. this year looks like that’s not gonna happen.
funkyjam - February 13, 2012
I pick first!?
Holy shit. I guess in a TBLA league, I will have to pick Matt Kemp, but that may put Xeifrank and Josie in the catbird’s seat pickup up Albert Pujols and Hanley Ramirez with the next two picks.
I actually have no idea how to prioritize drafting for a league like this, so y’all are probably better off that I got first pick.
David Young - February 13, 2012
I don't think Hanley is a top 3 pick anymore
I’ve seen people putting him near the 8-10 spot. But if you think the Marlins will kick ass then it might be worth it.
Ivdown - February 14, 2012
My brain said Miggy Cabrera, my fingers typed HanRam.
I think Xeifrank is licking his chops at #2.
David Young - February 14, 2012
I can’t imagine you can go that much wrong by picking Kemp #1 overall.
Xeifrank - February 15, 2012
Don’t interrupt my poor-mouthing. I need pre-planted excuses for my poor performance.
David Young - February 15, 2012
i’ve never done worse than when i have the first overall pick.
G.Scott - February 15, 2012
I am doomed
David Young - February 16, 2012
The good about having the first overall pick is that you get the best player (hopefully). It is much nicer when the #1 overall player is a clear cut choice. The bad is that you cannot take advantage of someone elses mistake(s) until the 24th pick in a 12 team snake draft.
Xeifrank - February 16, 2012
Oh ok, makes sense
I’m a little worried at 4th overall, the 3 best guys are clearly Miggy, Pujols, Kemp, and I have not a ton of faith in Tulo so I’ve really gotta think about who i want.
Ivdown - February 16, 2012
I remember meeting skunkburner
who could easily be either Frogtown Tadpoles (Atwater represent!) or Doobie Snacks. ;-)
David Young - February 13, 2012
It would be Doobie Snacks!
Skunkburner - February 18, 2012
Looking for one replacement owner
for my keeper league. Here is a link to the league description. You’d be taking over a team. There is no money involved but we are in our 8th year. The draft is offline on a message board and requires a fair amount of time. Keepers are slotted in to the round they were drafted in, and moved down a few slots if you keep them long term. The draft is snake format and each pick can take no more than 3 hours with a 6 hour blackout period late at night. Standard 5×5 roto scoring using Yahoo. First come first serve.
Xeifrank - February 28, 2012
position filled, thanks.
Xeifrank - February 28, 2012
Proud of my roster, even though it's probably going to fall apart since all of my bench hitters are buy low options
Starters:
C- Matt Weiters (Orioles)
1B- Mark Reynolds (Orioles)
2B- Danny Espinosa (Nationals)
SS- Troy Tulowitzki (Rockies)
3B- Ryan Zimmerman (Nationals)
OF- Alex Gordon (Royals)
OF- Drew Stubbs (Reds)
OF- Nick Markakis (Orioles)
U- Billy Butler (Royals)
U- Jeff Francoeur (Royals)
SP- Roy Halladay (Phillies)
SP- Stephen Strasburg (Nationals)
SP- Ricky Romero (Blue Jays)
SP- Bud Norris (Astros)
RP- Craig Kimbrel (Braves)
RP- Jason Motte (Cardinals)
RP- Brandon League (Mariners)
RP- Chris Perez (Indians)
Bench:
SP- Mark Buehrle (Marlins)
SP- Edwin Jackson (Nationals)
1B- Adam Dunn (White Sox) [I’m hoping he rebounds, a 40+ HR season would be great]
2B- Kelly Johnson (Blue Jays) [Same as above, hoping for a rebound season]
C- Devin Mesoraco (Reds) [One of the top catching prospects getting his first real crack at the majors, figured he’d be worth a roster spot in case he takes off]
Taylor Maricle - March 2, 2012
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