Kevin

Just bringing last season's thread back in case anyone is interested in seeing , refreshing their memories or learning from what went on then . PLEASE DON'T POST ANYMORE INFORMATION/QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN THIS THREAD . INSTEAD , USE THE 'SONGFACT'S FANTASY BASEBALL VI' THREAD . -Thanks

...and , hence, your potential candidacy for a team is very nearly blackballed to start with . This league wants/ requires/deserves dedicated players ( within reason ) who will give their best over a full season -6 months- and not managers who pack it in early ( or at any point , really ) because things aren't going their way in the standings. Last season , even our noobs - one who didn't even know baseball, in fact -gave it a decent shot most of the time , but at least he could say 'I don't fully understand this game or it's players ' , unlike others . So , if you are in ; be IN - and all the way -or don't sign up . It's no fun for the others if someone - for little reason other than a lack of success ( with little to no effort to remedy it ) - just quits , especially in head to head play as you are just handing out easy wins and tainting the standings for others who are trying . This is a day-in-and-out season , and I appreciate those who are honest enough to say "that is too much or too long of a commitment for me " and not just join on a lark. Football requires much less commitment and is over in the blink of an eye - maybe a better choice . ---------------------- A rehash from last season : " Just out of curiosity , then ; is anyone interested in playing in a points league ( like last year ) as well , or is just setting up a single head-to-head league enough ? The reason I ask is that by committing to the head-to-head league , the members must be willing to play competitively day and week in and out for 6 months ( late Mar. -Sept ), or it won't be very fun nor balanced for the other members as we need to match up against each other . Of course , everyone will miss a few days or be preoccupied with other things occasionally , but if you foresee extended holidays in the future , or that your interest in this game or baseball in general could wane to the point that you are not around much or may wish to drop out , etc. - but still want to give it a try - then I would suggest playing in the points league , as it suits this type of player better and has less impact on the league and other players as a whole. However,of course, the more frequent the attention paid to the points league usually improves a player's ranking as well . On average , for both leagues , about 5 -10 minutes a day is required; often less , but occasionally more if your team needs some serious repair or improvements ."

Top Ten Signs That Iran Is Nearly Gone Nuclear 10. After all his site visits, that glow on Ahmadinejad's face; in the dark! 9. Iodine and Lead supplies sold out in Teheran. 8. The sewers are filled with green and orange goop, instead of the usual fudge sludge. 7. Tweets between Ahmadinejad and Kim Jong Il 6. You don't have time to ask the person beside you, "What was that flash?" because all would've been vaporized milliseconds before the thought could've possibly entered your minds! 5. Those three eyed fish swimming in the Persian Gulf. 4. The sudden purchase ( or loan ) of Stealth B-2 bombers by Isreal . 3. 2. 1.

Awesome start ! If you looked carefully at the link , you'll have seen that all previous pay barriers are now down and Fantasy Baseball is now completely free of charge - including what used to be the pay-for Plus League options . A little more info about what is available this year : http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/features ( looks the same as the earlier link, but read the details ) . Ex. now 2 utility positions and an extra pitching spot . We could even do a real-time draft , but I think that is likely unworkable with time differences , people wanting to pay that much attention to it , etc . Any suggestions or requests of what to do this year ?

Agreed . The ongoing controversy and her lack of detail in order to resell this song yet again reveals her to be the one .

What was that ? Did I just hear the sound of hickory hitting a fastball ? My ,how time flies ! Yahoo! , of course, has changed things around a bit for the new season ; free stat-tracker all season for everyone for one thing ... so , who's wanting to play ? Take a look . http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1

Water under the bridge , then ...

All heil the Grand Pooh-Bah of Belarus ! Curious that they would break away from the Soviet Union if only in order to be more 'Soviet' than the Soviets . Morality Commisions - really - still ?!?! Why don't they look into political corruption , or the trade in young girls , or ... ugghh .... They make Putin look good . I'm sure there was a good joke there but I Minsked it ...

The Broncos have a good RB already .

^ True that .

Used to be called shotgun baiting ... asking people to 'break in' so you can get a little target practice and/or shoot them dead legally for trespassing ... the new X-Sport , with reality show in production talks.

Yes . -Except in the Czech Republic where within such a small population are either world class sportspersons , expert brewers or arms manufacturers, or Romania ; where many are simply a lazy , exploitive and successful thief . I admire them greatly .

Go for it ! And show them your much more impressive arsenal . What is this stupid looking movie about , anyway ? A new Dungeons and Dragons or something ?

The Ukraine is like Britain's Scotland ; the elites were/are brilliant and go on to better and impressive things- even running the country ( Konstantine Chernenko ) , but the average lot are quite mundane.

That was surprising , and they may get one or two of the curling medals as well , as both teams are decent .

That is an awesome result . As I go down the list and see only half the competing countries with medals , I can't help but hope for at least 1 by them . Were at least 2/3 to take home a medal of some sort , then I think the Winter Games would have more impact and interest . Go underdogs ; that's all that keeps the Olympics really interesting-including a possible defeat for Canada in hockey or curling .

I think it is a very good call - or else that seat will definitely go to the Republicans . It may look like a silly last minute choice ( which it kind of is ) , but he really couldn't do much worse than Bayh - who did nothing of note - except quit like a little whiner , and not name names of who he really thought was stonewalling in congress ( the least he could do if he really wants to be seen as a public servant - it's not Skull and Bones , after all ) . However , any chance at the big money as a lobbyist may go out the window , then ...

Somebody's got to upset Plushenko today . These last couple of days have been going by script .

Beer and Absinthe . I must confess I like it ; but not the wake-up .

Greek !

... but feeling lazy ...

Wow ! I see a unicorn ... and there's a rainbow ! Hey ! That's the Lucky Charms dude ... well done . ------------------------ I 'm so mad that both Lindsey Vonn and Shaun White won gold medals that I could just spit ! These are the kind of backstories that I was hoping would screw up . Anyone but them ! Gimme the underdogs .

Oh . I forgot .. what was I charging, then , and how much has been paid ?! ( Let's just get that out of the way first ) Can we end this morbid grind ?

Off with her head !! Who are we talking about , now ... ?! Levis ? Go to hell, levis !