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Baumbach NCAA Pool?
posted by GJ on March 12, 2007 @ 10:52AM

So, who wants to set up the Yahoo Fantasy NCAA pool this year? I keep forgetting, and can't do it from work. :)

Set it up and post the linky here, in either a comment to this post or an entirely new post.

And in other fantasy news, the playoffs have begun for hockey. GJ and Abby get a bye as the #1 and #2 seeds respectively. Darcy (#3) plays Kristen (#6) and Steve (#4) plays Geoff (#5) this week. Marc (#7) and Eric (#8) play next week, methinks. Odds are pretty good the trophy will stay in Glenville, we're just not sure on whose desk it will reside. LOL!!!

2 comments | Tags: fantasy, sports

Fantasy Hockey '06 Playoffs
posted by GJ on March 18, 2007 @ 9:34PM

Congrats to Kristen, she manhandled Abby to move on to the second round and face Darcy. Good luck with that. ;)

Steve has opened a 5-2 lead on Geoff tonight, but most of the games are still late in the second period, and their match up is close. I still don't know who I'm beating next week.

11:22pm. Oh boy. Steve and Geoff are tied, 3-3. Tie break system goes into effect. Ties are broken by:

1. Goals. nope, still tied.
2. Assists. Poof. Steve wins. Thanks for playing, Geoff.

So, round 2 is set. Darcy vs Kristen, and GJ vs Steve this week.

5 comments | Tags: fantasy, sports, hockey

Early End to a Dynasty?
posted by GJ on March 24, 2007 @ 8:53AM

Going into the weekend, the Motor City Madmen have the listless Dragons in a 9-2 vise grip. Without a minor miracle, the Dragons won't even have a chance to defend their title in next week's championship, and thus a new champion will arise this year.

In other news...the Neanderthals have a slight lead over the Dirty Germans, and the Dark Wildcats are taking our their frustration on the Super Media Men rather effectively.

Watch here for further developments--by Sunday night, the championship teams will be set!

Update: The Motor City Madmen held off a furious last-minute charge by the Dragons, and the Dirty Germans held out against the Neanderthals in a barn-burner. Both games came down to the last NHL game of the weekend.

Congrats to Steve and Kristen--they'll be competing for the chance to bring the trophy home over these next two weeks.

16 comments | Tags: fantasy, hockey

GJ said 1 day later

The Dirty Germans currently lead the Neanderthals by a slim margin...but the Dragons are putting up a fight against the Madmen this afternoon. They've cut the lead to 7-4, and with the pickup of two more categories (three are possible) the Dragons will win, 6-5. However....that will require a lot of help from the less than helpful Madmen. Stay tuned!
GJ said 1 day later

The Dirty Germans struck a blow to the Neanderthals by having their goalie pick up another win...this leaves the Neaderthals hoping the Sedin twins score at least once tonight to win the game.

In the other semifinal, the Dragons have pulled to within 5-6 in an improbable challenge to the Madmen's 9-2 lock on the game just a day ago. The Dragons need just one more category to pick up--and it might just happen!
GJ said 1 day later

Ok, the deciding game is about to start. Steve is up on GJ 7-4 and has totally locked GJ out of the GWG column. GJ has two forwards and a goalie playing, Steve has one defensemen.

What GJ needs: goals. pretty much, if GJ cannot at least tie Steve in goals, the game is over. GJ needs four goals between Hejduk and Brunette, with none for Steve's D. He also needs some +/- help, but four goals will do that.

What Steve needs: goals, just not as many. Every one Steve's D gets, that's one more plus four that GJ has to find.

It doesn't look good. Darcy's in trouble, too...she REALLY needs some PIM, a GWG, some +/-...and she has the Sedin twins to do this tonight. Darcy has about a 25% chance to beat Kristen tonight. GJ....well, this morning it was about 3%...it's now maybe up to 10%.
GJ said 1 day later

Game over, the champ is pretty much dead. Steve has taken PIM, and added to his lead in goals. Stick a fork in me, I'm done.

The Darcy - Kristen game is going to the wire...and we'll have a winner in less than two hours.
Geoff said 2 days later

The cup is leaving NY this year folks! The Madmen and Dirty Germans will be fighting for bragging rights this year, and the sweet smell of victory!
Steve said 2 days later

I'm just fighting so hard for the cup because I want to know it actually exists!!!

So has it been engraved with past winners yet?

Two down, one to go! Good luck Kristen, just know I'm gunning for you! I've finished 2nd in 3 of the past 4 Hockey seasons, it's time for that luck to change. Gold all the way!
GJ said 3 days later

I will be having it engraved this week or next...but we'll award it at Memorial Day. I don't think I'm making the trip for Easter..and the game runs through Sunday night anyhow.
GJ said 3 days later

Past winners to be engraved:

2005 GJ (Darcy)

2004 no season

2003 GJ (Kristen)

2002 Marc (Steve)

2001 Geoff (Steve)

2000 Darcy (Eric)

1999 GJ (Geoff)

Runners-up are in parenthesis. Not sure if I'm engraving runner-up or not yet.
Steve said 3 days later

Um, I think I was second in 2003 as well. That's what my fantasy profile says, anyway.
Steve said 3 days later

Are you engraving just the winners, or runner's up too? I think it should be just the winners, but if you do runners up, I'd be on there 3, hopefully 4 times.... :)
GJ said 3 days later

Maybe you were. OK, folks, please take a look at your fantasy profile on yahoo and make sure it matches up with what I have here.
Geoff said 3 days later

Looks good 2 me
GJ said 3 days later

Oh, wait--we weren't going to list the runner up, we were going to list the regular season champ. Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn't list that as the 2nd place player, instead, it's the runner up from the playoffs. I think we'll just go with recording the winner--mostly to save space on the cup.

I think it'll have year -- team name -- owner name.
Geoff said 5 days later

Hey Kristen/Steve, you guys do realize the object of the game is to score the most points in order to win? Not that the Germans' blistering 2 goals and 2 assists isn't a devastating blow to the Madmen's 0 goals and 2 assists. At least it's a close game!
Steve said 5 days later

No kidding. And I've had 14 forwards and 4 defensemen already play in games this week!! Thank God this is a two week battle!
GJ said 6 days later

Last year Darcy killed me in week 1, and I returned the favor in week 2 and won the match up. It ain't over till it's over. Again, Steve, I do have to thank you for the killer week last week. Hahahaha.

Fantasy Hockey '06 Playoffs -- Finals
posted by GJ on April 2, 2007 @ 9:35AM

At the end of week one, Steve appears to have a healthy lead on Kristen for his first-ever Fantasy Hockey Championship. Can he hold on?

In the other inconsequential games, two teams are winning and two losing. I'm so depressed about being out of the finals I don't really even care. ;)

So, Kristen & Steve--you have seven days remaining of your contest. May the best player win!

2 comments | Tags: fantasy, hockey

Congratulations to the Champs, and NHL Playoff Predictions
posted by GJ on April 9, 2007 @ 1:18PM

Congratulations to the Motor City Madmen, champions of the 2007 Baumbach Fantasy Hockey Cup. I'll post the final overall standings soon, but Steve managed to both knock off the defending champ in the semis and then demolish his opponent in the finals. This marks his first win.

OK, time for my first round NHL Playoff predictions:

Western Conference:

(1) Detroit vs (8) Calgary. I'll take Calgary in six. Hands-down, Detroit is going to lose this series.

(2) Anaheim vs (7) Minnesota. Anaheim in seven, though it wouldn't be a shock to see Minnesota in seven.

(3) Vancouver vs (6) Dallas. You're kidding me, right? Vancouver in five.

(4) Nashville vs (5) San Jose. This will be the best series in the West. Nashville in seven....or San Jose.

Eastern Conference:

(1) Buffalo vs (8) New York Islanders. Buffalo is a scary, scary team. New York isn't. Buffalo in five.

(2) New Jersey vs (7) Tampa Bay. I think the last second coaching change is going to hurt the Devils...in the second round. New Jersey in six.

(3) Atlanta vs (6) New York Rangers. New York is hot. Atlanta is not a playoff team. New York in five.

(4) Ottawa vs (5) Pittsburgh. On paper, this series is pretty close. On ice, it's not. One reason: Ray Emery. Pittsburgh in six.

1 comment | Tags: fantasy, hockey, playoffs

Fantasy Football
posted by GJ on August 12, 2007 @ 10:30PM

Any interest, folks? Use the comments to let me know if you want to play this year.

Edit 2007/08/15:

Player roster: Steve, Kristen, Abby, Geoff, Marc, Darcy, GJ. Dad is a definite no, Eric is unknown. We need an even number of players, so Darcy will drop out if needed.

Draft will be held next week--you should get email invites to the league tonight. I think I have all of your email addresses, so ping me if you don't see anything by noon tomorrow. I strongly urge you to take part in the live internet draft--if you don't, you have a good chance of getting a downright stinky team.

There is a wealth of FFL resources out there on the web, both free and not-so-free. Draft strategy--don't draft kickers and team defense in the first six rounds. Don't draft a quarterback in round 1. Beyond that, you're on your own!

We need to think about getting a trophy for this one, too. Steve and I ponied up for the hockey one--who wants to grab one for football?

Edit 2007/08/18: league id is 492960. Password corvette, and you can register at http://fantasy.yahoo.com. It's the free football league btw.

18 comments | Tags: fantasy, sports

Steve said about 1 hour later

I'm game for playing another year. Speaking of Fantasy Sports, any chance you can bring that Hockey trophy to the wedding weekend? I'd love to see it.
Marc said about 2 hours later

I might as well give it a shot, give you guys another opponent in yet another fantasy sport to beat up on. :)
GJ said about 11 hours later

I do plan to bring it to the wedding and hand it over. It's been back in its box since the day you won, since I lost the right to display it in my office. ;) I'll see if I can finally get it engraved, too.

I need at least one more to join in to make this a go. More would be more fun, of course. Dad? Eric? Geoff? Kristen? Gina? Darcy?
Darcy said about 12 hours later

IF you need another person I am in
Abby said about 15 hours later

I'll join again. =)
Geoff said about 16 hours later

Im in!
GJ said about 16 hours later

Steve, Marc, GJ, and Abby so far, with Darcy waiting in the wings to make the number of teams even if need be. Awww, c'mon...six is way more fun than four!
GJ said about 16 hours later

Oops, and Geoff, so we're up to six with Darcy. Aww, cmon, eight is way more fun than six!
Kristen said 1 day later

Hey I'd play--the football one was less maintenance than the hockey! I need to get those dirty germans in shape again. They've been slacking.
GJ said 3 days later

Oh, and by noon tomorrow I meant Friday at noon, haha.
Steve said 4 days later

Slacker!!!!
GJ said 4 days later

:)
Steve said 4 days later

Oh boy, real slacker, it's 5:35 on Friday, still no email!! Of course, how can I complain, since GJ's been running these leagues out of the kindness of his heart for the past 7 or 8 years...
GJ said 4 days later

yeah, I'm trying to take vacation and of course we had a zillion emergencies at work this week. I wanna be a freaking garbage collector on days like this.
Steve said 5 days later

Any chance we could push the draft back to later in the evening, like, say 8:30 PM? Or put it on a weekday evening? I am the chairperson for an autocross that day, so there's no chance I could participate in a 3:30 PM draft.
GJ said 5 days later

Sure. What say the rest of you? The sooner you ping me, the better a date I can set.
Geoff said 6 days later

Don't matter to me!
Marc said 6 days later

Works for me

Fantasy Sports News!
posted by GJ on September 6, 2007 @ 2:31PM

First up, Fantasy Football starts tonight, as the first NFL game kicks off at 8:30pm ET. If you have players on the Saints or Colts, make sure they're starting or benched as appropriate, since they're locked in place after 8:30pm.

Next up, Fantasy Hockey is ready to go. Sign up now here and specify league id 30987 and a password of corvette. Live draft is tentatively scheduled for Sunday 9/16 at 3pm. You may offer alternate timing suggestions in the comments.

Rule changes: none so far. We could rearrange categories (add, subtract, change)--yet me know what you think.

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Fantasy Hockey Draft Time
posted by GJ on September 15, 2007 @ 6:30AM

Our draft is set for 3pm ET tomorrow. We have only seven players to date--which we can play with, but that means one team will be on a bye each week, unless we land someone else. Thanks to all those who have registered!

The live draft isn't as critical here as it is in football, but you can still make a difference for yourself if you're smart about things. I'll let you in on a few secrets for the live draft:

1. Yahoo's proxy drafter picks in the order of your preranks, or if you have none, it picks in the order of the Yahoo default ranks. Our rules are a bit different from the standard rules--especially given that we play head to head, so the Yahoo order isn't quite right for our league. The proxy picker will pick a maximum number of forwards, defense, and goalies, so you don't end up with all forwards.

2. For the live draft, you know that you want a team that is balanced across the categories. You don't get much in the way of bonus points for scoring twice as many goals as the other team...you need to beat them in more categories, remember? So, look for role players--get some goal happy folks, assist happy folks, enforcers, power play specialists, defensive specialists, etc. For goalies--same thing. Some are better than others with shutouts, wins, and gaa.

3. In terms of marquee players, watch out for goalies. You need three starters to be competitive in this league--and with seven teams, that's 21 goalies. Guess what? Not every team uses a single starter. Consider yourself warned.

Rule change from last year is still in effect: each week, you play six forwards, four defense, and two goalies.

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Fantasy Hockey Draft Update
posted by GJ on September 16, 2007 @ 2:37PM

Our draft has been cancelled--apparently, we have to have an even number of teams to play this year. So...let's see what we can do to track down one more player!

1 comment | Tags: fantasy, hockey

Fantasy Hockey Season Start
posted by GJ on September 26, 2007 @ 10:59AM

Get your lines ready--first round of games begins Monday. Also, scan your lineup--several big names were injured during training camp, and there are some other big names who are toying with retirement. Gutsy move by Steve to pick up Teemu Selanne as a free agent, as he's one of those who may not come back. If he does, well, then it's a very shrewd move indeed.

Anyhow, good luck to all! I'm gonna win back my crown this year, dang it!

7 comments | Tags: fantasy, hockey


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