Redszone League #3; 10 team roto

[Red Leader]

I am the commissioner of this league, so I will start the league thread.

Information:

Yahoo League# 94562

Commissioner: Red Leader
AIM: tonylugo72
e-mail: anthony_lugo@reyrey.com

10 team league, 25 man rosters

wag - wagg64
Cabo Redsheads -RedVoodoo
M&M Boys - Savafan
Blues Breakers - Redny
Larks Reds - Larkin Fan
Dayton Dirt Dogs - Red Leader
The Sabo Sluggers - Sabo Fan
Redsmachine2003 - Redsmachine2003
southdakota reds - southdakotareds
Bungles - gomuskies


Hope to hear from all of you with any concerns, razzings, etc. Oh, and by the way, southdakota, I made you an offer to take a look at......

[Red Leader]

pending trade 3/5

Dayton Dirt Dogs send SP John Lackey and 3B Corey Koskie to the southdakota reds for SP Jeff Weaver and CF Mike Cameron.

[Red Leader]

First round draft results:

southdakotareds: Vladimir Guerrero, RF, MON
Larks Reds: Alex Rodriguez, SS, TEX
Bungles: Randy Johnson, SP, ARI
wag: Curt Schilling, SP, ARI
Dayton Dirt Dogs: Pedro Martinez, SP, BOS
Blues Breakers: Jason Giambi, 1B, NYY
M&M Boys: Albert Pujols, 1B/3B/OF, StL
Cabo Redsheads: Alfonso Soriano, 2B, NYY
The Sabo Sluggers: Barry Zito, SP, OAK
Redsmachine2003: Barry Bonds, OF, SF

[Red Leader]

C: Mike Piazza
1B: Derrek Lee
2B: Jeff Kent
SS: Derek Jeter
3B: Aramis Ramirez
CF: Vernon Wells
OF: Ryan Klesko
OF: Ichiro Suzuki
OF: Shannon Stewart
UTIL: Frank Thomas (DH)
UTIL: Mike Cameron (CF)
UTIL: Danny Bautista (RF)
BENCH: Bob Higginson (LF)

SP: Pedro Martinez
SP: Joel Piniero
SP: Randy Wolf
SP:Russ Ortiz
SP: Kris Benson
RP: Billy Wagner
RP: Eddie Guardado
RP: Jorge Julio
P: Jose Jimenez
P: Jeff Weaver
BENCH: Kirk Rueter (SP)
BENCH: Matt Anderson (RP)

[Sabo Fan]

C Lieberthal, Mike
1B Delgado, Carlos
2B Durham, Ray
3B Lowell, Mike
SS Valentin, Jose
CF Berkman, Lance
OF Ramirez, Manny
OF Burrell, Pat
OF Jones, Jacque
Util Phelps, Josh
Util Hinske, Eric
Util Martinez, Edgar
Bench Tatis, Fernando

SP Zito, Barry
SP Lowe, Derek
SP Halladay, Roy
SP Perez, Odalis
SP Padilla, Vicente
RP Williams, Mike
RP Santana, Johan
RP Fossum, Casey
P Radke, Brad
P Ohka, Tomokazu
Bench Lidle, Cory
Bench Perez, Oliver

Like my other team in Larkin Fan's Head-to-Head league, the strength of this team is it's pitching. Zito, Lowe, Halladay and Perez all won at least 15 games last year, and all could very well win 20 this year. I'm not big on getting closers, as I prefer to fill out my relief pitching slots with young starters who are eligible at both SP and RP. I'd like to add another closer, but if I can't get one I like I'll probably just end up trading Williams. However, unlike that other team, this team's offense is pretty good. I think Delgado, Burrell, Ramirez and Berkman are as good a four hitters as any team in the league. I waited a long time to take a SS, but I was fairly happy to get Valentin. I'd like to upgrade there, but I could live with it. All in all, I'm happy with this team.

[savafan]

C Javy Lopez (C-Atl)
1B Carlos Pena (1B-Det)
2B Junior Spivey (2B-Ari)
3B Albert Pujols (LF, 3B, 1B-StL)
SS Nomar Garciaparra (SS-Bos)
CF Andruw Jones (CF-Atl)
OF Jim Edmonds (CF-StL)
OF Randy Winn (CF-Sea)
OF Juan Gonzalez (RF-Tex)
Util Aubrey Huff (DH, 1B-TB)
Util Robert Fick (RF-Atl)
Util Jay Gibbons (RF, 1B-Bal)
Bench Marlon Byrd (CF-Phi)
Bench Miguel Olivo (C-CWS)
Bench Randall Simon (DH, 1B-Pit)

SP Matt Morris (SP-StL)
SP Mark Buehrle (SP-CWS)
SP Kevin Millwood (SP-Phi)
SP A.J. Burnett (SP-Fla)
SP Tom Glavine (SP-NYM)
RP Kazuhiro Sasaki (RP-Sea)
RP Billy Koch (RP-CWS)
RP Jose Mesa (RP-Phi)
P Brett Myers (SP-Phi)
P Orlando Hernandez (SP-Mon)

[Redny]

I can't find southdakotareds in the member list. What is his RedsZone name?

[Redny]

C- Kendall
1B- Giambi
2B- Vidro
3B- Boone
SS- Rollins
CF- Damon
OF- Ordonez
OF- Cruz
OF- Pierre
Util- Olerud
Util- Crede
Util- Salmon
Bench- Cabrera
Bench- Hall


SP- Colon
SP- Mussina
SP- Schmidt
SP- Clement
SP- Lopez
RP- Baez
RP- Nen
RP- Foulke
P- Penny
P- Mays
Bench- Witasick

[Red Leader]

Originally posted by Redny
I can't find southdakotareds in the member list. What is his RedsZone name?

I believe that is his Redszone name, but when I tried to send him a PM it told me that he is setup NOT to receive PM"s, so that maybe why his name does not display.

[Red Leader]

Here is some initial information to get you started.

Our leagues active positions for hitting are:

1 catcher (C)
1 first baseman (1B)
1 second baseman (2B)
1 shortstop (SS)
1 third baseman (3B)
1 centerfielder (CF)
3 OF's (any OF position) (LF,RF,CF)
3 Utility (Any position above + DH)

You can put any player in any position they are eligible for. Aaron Boone for instance is eligible at 3B and SS, so you could put him at 3B, SS, or UTIL and his stats will count toward your "total".

The categories we are using in the league are:

Runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, HR's, RBI's, stolen bases, walks, strikeouts, and average.

Each day of the season, your active players hitting stats will be accumulated. Here is an example of one day.

C,Larue 0R, 1 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, 1 BB, 1K, .250
1B,Konerko 2R, 2H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3RBI, 0 SB, 0BB, 0K, .500
2B,Biggio 1R, 1H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB, 1 BB, 1 K, .333
3B Glaus 3 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBi, 0 SB, 0 BB, 1K, .750
SS Tejada 2R, 2H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 BB, 1K, .500
CF Finley ARI did not play
OF Bonds 3 R, 3H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB, 2 BB, 0K,1.000
OF Kearns 0R, 1 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1RBI, 0 SB, 1 BB, 1K, .250
OF Sanders 0R, 0H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0HR, 0RBI, 0 SB, 0BB, 3K, .000
UTIL Burks 1R,1H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0RBI, 0SB, 0BB, 1K, .250
UT McGriff 1R, 2H, 0 2B,0 3B, 1HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB, 0 BB, 1K, .500
UT Kennedy 2R, 2H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 0HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 BB,1K,.500
Bench: T.Hall 3R, 3H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0SB,0BB,0K,.750
Vizquel 1R, 1H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1RBI, 1SB,1BB,1K, .333

Your totals would be:

15Runs, 18 Hits, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR's, 17 RBI, 3 SB, 7 BB, 11K's, .439 average
* note your bench players scores don't count

**If you would have played Hall instead of LaRue, Hall's totals would have gone toward your score. You do not have anyone on your roster currently eligible to play CF besides Finley, so if he does not have a game that day, you will not get any points for that position. If say, Craig Biggio is eligible at CF (after 15 games played there), you could move Biggio to your CF spot, Kennedy to your 2B spot, and Finley to the BENCH to get the max amount of points.


The pitching stats are counted the same way. To see the hitting or pitching categories at anytime during the season, click on "league settings" from the league homepage. This is just a basic overview, if you have any detailed questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

[Redmachine2003]

How many pitchers pitch at a time?

[Redny]

All but those on the bench.

[Red Leader]

Originally posted by Redmachine2003
How many pitchers pitch at a time?

On your active roster you have 5 Starting pitchers, 3 relief pitchers, and 2 pitchers (either starting or relief). Obviously, everyone on your pitching staff is not going to pitch on the same day, so you can move pitchers in and out of your active roster and replace them with pitchers on your bench that are pitching that day to get their stats counted. So for instance:

Wade Miller pitches Monday, Mark Prior also pitches Monday.
Josh Beckett and Ryan Dempster pitch on Tuesday. Contreras, Byrd and Sabathia pitch on Wednesday. You have Daal on the bench, and he pitches Tuesday as well. On Tuesday morning, you would want to take Miller, Prior, or one of you pitchers in the "P" slot and put them on the bench, and move Daal to either SP or P to get his stats to count. Make sense? If not, let me know....

[Red Leader]

Blues Breakers,
I have sent a trade offer to you. Please reply back to me as soon as possible. I'd tried to make this trade as heavily in your favor as possible without fleecing myself because I need a SS. If, for some reason, you don't like it, send me a counter offer back.

[RedVoodoo]

i seem to have a boatload of shortstops. if anybody needs one please send all offers my way.

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 M&M Boys 146
2 Cabo Redsheads 145.5
3 wag 137.5
4 Blues Breakers 126.5
5 The Sabo Sluggers 123
6 Dayton Dirt Dogs 122
7 south dakota reds 118.5
8 Bungles 113
9 Redmachine2003 104
10 Larks Reds 74

[Larkin Fan]

Originally posted by Red Leader
10 Larks Reds 74

Ouch. Me need to make some changes... LOL

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 Cabo Redsheads 161
2 Blues Breakers 145
3 south dakota reds 138.5
4 M&M Boys 133.5
5 wag 125.5
6 The Sabo Sluggers 119.5
7 Dayton Dirt Dogs 117
8 Redmachine2003 100.5
9 Bungles 99.5
10 Larks Reds 70


Lark still pulling up the rear, although I'm not too far ahead. I feel that I have a pretty decent team, just a lot of players off to slow starts. Hopefully, I'll start gaining some momentum soon.

[Larkin Fan]

Ouch, this league is killing me. Have no idea what to do to correct this. I do know that I'm not a last place person though! LOL

Good thing it's a long season, because I've got lots of work to do!

[Red Leader]

Standings
Rank Team Pts
1 Cabo Redsheads 157
2 south dakota reds 146.5
3 Blues Breakers 144
4 wag 142.5
5 The Sabo Sluggers 124.5
6 Dayton Dirt Dogs 121
7 Bungles 106.5
8 Redmachine2003 94
9 M&M Boys 93.5
10 Larks Reds 80.5


Lark? Lark? Are you playing? Just kidding, you did manage to pick up 10.5 points over last week, and I'm not exactly tearing it up, either.

[Larkin Fan]

I'm definitely playing. At least trying to! LOL I think it's time to hit the trading table!

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 Blues Breakers 149.5
2 Cabo Redsheads 149
3 wag 132
4 south dakota reds 129
5 Dayton Dirt Dogs 126
6 The Sabo Sluggers 115.5
7 Bungles 112.5
8 Redmachine2003 109.5
9 Larks Reds 106.5
10 M&M Boys 80.5

LF has managed to climb out of the cellar. Good job, LF. Meanwhile my team is not gaining any ground. Gonna have to do a little more work in this league.

[Larkin Fan]

Better watch out, I'm on my way to the top! ;)

[gomuskies]

marvin lewis's mark has truely been felt on the bungles as they are slowely starting the acension to first place...

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 Cabo Redsheads 147.5
2 south dakota reds 145.5
3 Blues Breakers 137.5
4 wag 135.5
5 Dayton Dirt Dogs 130.5
6 The Sabo Sluggers 121
7 Bungles 113.5
8 Larks Reds 101.5
9 Redmachine2003 96.5
10 M&M Boys 81



Lark, like Flo and the Jeffersons is movin on up...:thumbup: :D :D

[Larkin Fan]

Originally posted by Red Leader
Lark, like Flo and the Jeffersons is movin on up...:thumbup: :D :D

LOL

"I'm a movin' on up, movin' on up." :lol:

I definitely would have moved up further had I not left Adam Dunn on the bench during his tear. Talk about oversights, geesh! :eek:

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 south dakota reds 149.5
2 Cabo Redsheads 146.5
3 Blues Breakers 146
4 Dayton Dirt Dogs 126.5
5 The Sabo Sluggers 126
6 wag 120.5
7 M&M Boys 105.5
8 Redmachine2003 100.5
9 Bungles 97.5
10 Larks Reds 91.5

We have a new leader, and Lark goes back to the cellar, ouch.

[Larkin Fan]

Originally posted by Red Leader
Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 south dakota reds 149.5
2 Cabo Redsheads 146.5
3 Blues Breakers 146
4 Dayton Dirt Dogs 126.5
5 The Sabo Sluggers 126
6 wag 120.5
7 M&M Boys 105.5
8 Redmachine2003 100.5
9 Bungles 97.5
10 Larks Reds 91.5

We have a new leader, and Lark goes back to the cellar, ouch.

Ouch. I really wish that some people would post about the leagues that I *am* the first place team in! LOL

[Sabo Fan]

I've got a death grip on fifth and sixth place in this league. I just wish I could make some headway instead of spinning my wheels.

[Red Leader]

Originally posted by Sabo Fan
I've got a death grip on fifth and sixth place in this league. I just wish I could make some headway instead of spinning my wheels.

Mine seems to be in the 4 and 5 spots. No matter what I do I can't get higher than 4th.

[Larkin Fan]

Originally posted by Red Leader
Mine seems to be in the 4 and 5 spots. No matter what I do I can't get higher than 4th.

And for some reason, I'm stuck in last place. Kind of like mckenzie in my other league. ;)

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 south dakota reds 151.5
2 Blues Breakers 146.5
3 Cabo Redsheads 145
4 Dayton Dirt Dogs 139
5 The Sabo Sluggers 122
6 wag 111
7 Redmachine2003 102
8 Bungles 98
8 M&M Boys 98
10 Larks Reds 97

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 south dakota reds 167
2 Blues Breakers 156.5
3 Cabo Redsheads 149
4 The Sabo Sluggers 126
5 Dayton Dirt Dogs 119.5
6 wag 110
7 Larks Reds 106.5
8 M&M Boys 99
9 Redmachine2003 98
10 Bungles 78.5

LF, your team is ON FIRE. You are out of the basement and in the clear. I'm going to have to kick my team in the butt and get them to start producing or you'll start flying by me...

[Red Leader]

Standings Details
Rank Team Pts
1 south dakota reds 169.5
2 Blues Breakers 153.5
3 Cabo Redsheads 137.5
4 Dayton Dirt Dogs 127.5
5 The Sabo Sluggers 121
6 Larks Reds 117
7 wag 111.5
8 M&M Boys 101
9 Redmachine2003 89.5
10 Bungles 82

Here is the story. Next year I will NOT be the commissioner of ANY leagues. In the other three Redszone leagues I am in and am not the commissioner, I'm in first place. In this league, I have to scrap and claw to stay above 5th. Maybe I'll put my commish powers to work and restrict anyone from making any moves in the second half of the season, or waive "superstars" from other peoples teams and then not allow them to pick them back up....

:evilgrin: :evilgrin:

I'm really not that competitive....but this team is driving me crazy.

[Sabo Fan]

I've moved up a spot or two in the standings since I picked Buehrle, Freddy Gacia and Kris Benson off the scrap heap, but I can't seem to make any real progress towards the top. Oh well, story of my fantasy baseball life.