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Assorted resources for those who play in fantasy baseball points-style leagues. Last update Mar 2011 by Steve (aka Summit Squad, Stairway to Nevin). Many Fanball Budget Baseball refugees are regrouping at Fantrax and a new CDM. | |
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2011 MAC Leagues
MAC stands for Manager's Challenge. All teams in these MAC leagues begin the season with an identical roster. The initial roster is selected by the prior year's MAC winner, and all teams will have exactly the same roster (and points) for week 1. MAC is a true test of your roster management abilities! MAC is also great for those who can't find the time to pick an initial roster. |
Game underway... info below kept here for reference. PLEASE NOTE: with the demise of Fanball, for 2011 MAC is reorganizing at Fantrax. Please bear with us as we all figure out the new hosting site. Now inviting team owners for MAC! MAC is in its 10th season, and all are welcome to join: we have room for 50 participants. There is no cost to enter and play; there is an optional coupon. The format and rules for MAC is that of the Fantrax Rookie league MLB points game, except entry is free and the roster for all MAC teams is identical for MLB week 1; that roster is chosen by the prior year's MAC champ. After the baseball season has begun, you manage your MAC team individually just as you do in standard Fantrax lgs. 2010 MAC winner ABC Triplets MAC has won the honor of picking the 2011 initial roster. How to Participate:
URGENT MAC LEAGUE INFO The commissioner feature we needed from Fantrax to input everyone's MAC roster has not been implemented. There is no way for a commish to initialize everyone's week 1 MAC roster. Back at CDM, Tracy would do this for us. I've emailed Fantrax to request similar help, but have received no reply, and as of this morning they have not set up the MAC rosters. When I phone Fantrax support I get only an automated message. With time running out, it looks like each MAC participant will need to input the MAC roster on his/her own before the deadline. I very much had wanted to avoid this because it's more work for all of you, and is subject to error, or forgetfulness. For fairness to all other participants, it is essential that you correctly input the roster for your MAC team. Since there is no way for us to distinguish between an honest error and someone looking to gain an advantage, I'm afraid we have to say that anyone who does not correctly input the MAC week 1 roster will disqualify themselves. The 2011 MAC roster you must input before the deadline and use unchanged for MLB week 1, as selected by 2010 champ ABC Triplets MAC, follows below. He says, "The theme in case anyone cares is that these are all players that I considered for my regular roster, but as of today none of these players are on my regular roster." Bench players are designated "RESERVE" so as to match Fantrax terminology, all others are Active. Place Venable and Ka'aihue at the two Utility positions.
C RESERVE Mauer, Joe Minnesota 2440000 If done correctly, the starting roster will have a total salary of $59,420,000. For reference, the starters+bench have a total salary of $85,810,000. Do not swap starters/bench or modify the above roster in any way for week 1! After the season is underway, you can make roster changes that will take effect for MLB week 2. Please accept my apologies. I am not happy this has happened, and am disappointed Fantrax has not stepped up to help us out, especially after the MAC league has come here from Fanball to support their efforts. I worry that hard feelings could result if someone forgets to input his roster, or does so incorrectly. If you know a MAC participant who might not see this message in time, please email that person to let them know. Only one MAC entry per person is allowed. MAC is limited to the first 50 teams that join. Entry deadline is end of the day March 29, 2011. Though optional, all MAC participants are encouraged to send in a coupon. Only those who timely send in the coupon with payment are eligible for prizes. Questions? email Steve (aka Summit Squad, Stairway to Nevin). |
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2010 MAC Results (lgs 50 and 51) The Winners! |
Congrats to the 2010 Manager's Challenge Champion: ABC Triplets MAC!
With this victory, ABC becomes the first person to win MAC for a 2nd time,
a feat that had proven elusive in the 9-year competition. ABC's key timely
acquistions included Casey McGehee, Buster Posey and David Price, but not
2010's breakout Jose Bautista.
Though the MAC roster began the season strong, ABC's was the only MAC team out of the 50 to finish on the top 100 team overall leaderboard. Former champ Comfortably Numb was the runner-up, and only team to finish within 100 pts of ABC. ABC had finished 7th in 2009 MAC. The top 10 finishers (out of the 50 MAC teams) were, in order:
ABC Triplets MAC In the all-time MAC totals, Stairway to Nevin added slightly (2.33 pts) to his lead over Lorraine's Bandits. In the "top average pts per season" column (teams that have missed MAC no more than one year), with a strong finish Stairway also gained a tiny amount of breathing space on Penguin MAC who at the start of the season had trailed by a mere 0.04 pts. History of MAC winners:
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2011 WTL
WTL stands for Worst Team League No Studs, Just Duds Hall of Shame Bad luck/skills wished to all! |
Game underway... info below kept here for reference. And now, for something completely different... Join us for fantasy baseball's most upside down points-style contest, the Worst Team League. The 2011 season will be hosted at Fantrax. Entry and participation all season are free! How to Join:
How to Play: with your entry, abide by the following WTL rules:
In the event no team reaches 2500 GPs at the end of the contest, or if two (or more) teams tie in Pts, the winner will be the team with the lowest Pts/GPs ratio. In recent years, more than half the entrants have been unable to reach 2500 GP, and were thus disqualified. Each week you fall behind in GP, you have less time remaining to catch up, so watch that GP column! Some strategy tips:
Remember: the entry deadline is Thursday, March 31, 2011. |
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2010 WTL Results The Reigning Champ! |
First-year WTLer Nashua Hitman stunned the group and claimed the 2010 title
with an appropriately woeful 1.8 ppg performance, one of the lowest ppgs in
WTL history. Former champs Chuckleheads and Steuben finished 2nd and 3rd
respectively. Congrats to Nashua in a year that proved the most difficult
in terms of GP: only 5 of the 18 competitors managed to reach the 2500 GP
minimum, down from 7 of 17 in 2009 and 6 of 17 in 2008. Another 6 teams
came up less than 50 GP short of the 2500.
Special thanks to Steuben Kings for posting WTL stat updates all season, as well as those below. WTL Points Per Game Standings After Week 26 Nashua Hitmen------------------------- 1.80 PPG--2510 GP--4,528.00 Total Points Chuckleheads WTL Basura--------------- 1.83 PPG--2515 GP--4,614.66 Total Points Scrap Heap---------------------------- 1.89 PPG--2453 GP--4,631.33 Total Points Steuben Kings WTL--------------------- 1.896 PPG--2527 GP--4,791.33 Total Points Summit Worst Team League-------------- 1.903 PPG--2497 GP--4,753.00 Total Points PBR WTL------------------------------- 1.957 PPG--2405 GP--4,707.00 Total Points BobCat's PoleCats--------------------- 1.958 PPG--2487 GP--4,870.00 Total Points Zero Bears Tries Again---------------- 1.959 PPG--2484 GP--4,866.66 Total Points pooooholes---------------------------- 1.98 PPG--2045 GP--4,046.00 Total Points Waterboys----------------------------- 2.09 PPG--2494 GP--5,215.00 Total Points UMMAGAMMA----------------------------- 2.10 PPG--2536 GP--5,318.66 Total Points TREXPENNIEBAKER----------------------- 2.18 PPG--2486 GP--5,430.00 Total Points Wurst is First------------------------ 2.21 PPG--2192 GP--4,853.00 Total Points Winston WTL Wahoos-------------------- 2.36 PPG--2171 GP--5,133.66 Total points Loser--------------------------------- 2.55 PPG--2152 GP--5,482.33 Total Points Sopranos WTL-------------------------- 2.56 PPG--2252 GP--5,767.33 Total Points Kawasaki Bikers----------------------- 2.63 PPG--2712 GP--7,128.33 Total Points Ciber WTL----------------------------- 2.76 PPG--2246 GP--6,194.33 Total Points Final Real Standings Nashua Hitmen------------------------- 4,528.00 Total Points--2510 GP Chuckleheads Worst Team Entry--------- 4,614.66 Total Points--2515 GP Steuben Kings WTL--------------------- 4,791.33 Total Points--2527 GP UMMAGAMMA----------------------------- 5,318.66 Total Points--2536 GP Kawasaki Bikers----------------------- 7,128.33 Total Points--2712 GP Summit Worst Team League-------------- 4,753.00 Total Points--2497 GP--Disqualified Waterboys----------------------------- 5,215.00 Total Points--2494 GP--Disqualified BobCat's PoleCats--------------------- 4,870.00 Total Points--2487 GP--Disqualified TREXPENNIEBAKER----------------------- 5,430.00 Total Points--2486 GP--Disqualified Zero Bears Tries Again---------------- 4,866.66 Total Points--2484 GP--Disqualified Scrap Heap---------------------------- 4,631.33 Total Points--2453 GP--Disqualified PBR WTL------------------------------- 4,707.00 Total Points--2405 GP--Disqualified Sopranos WTL-------------------------- 5,767.33 Total Points--2252 GP--Disqualified Ciber WTL----------------------------- 6,194.33 Total Points--2246 GP--Disqualified Wurst is First------------------------ 4,853.00 Total Points--2192 GP--Disqualified Winston WTL Wahoos-------------------- 5,133.66 Total points--2171 GP--Disqualified Loser--------------------------------- 5,482.33 Total Points--2152 GP--Disqualified pooooholes---------------------------- 4,046.00 Total Points--2045 GP--Disqualified Hall of Shame (History of WTL winners):
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