Comments for 0 at http://fantasypros911.com , comment 1 to 21 out of 20 comments http://fantasypros911.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:17:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1549 Is there a site that exists that allows you to combine head to head and rotisserie I think this makes a ton of sense but can\'t seem to find it anywhere. - Ian Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:57:27 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1254 what you guys are talking about sounds like fantasy football come playoff time and your star sits or is hurt. H2H leagues are fun but that is definitely a downside, unless of course you are the 6th seed! :D - RhettOldham Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:05:53 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1095 yogi ... i hear what you\'re saying. that\'s why h2h keeper leagues are more difficult than standard (yearly) h2h leagues. otherwise, it\'s an easier task to drop the beltrans and the sorianos of the world, come play-off time, for guys like choo and span. - big o Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:13:55 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1091 Big o - Didn\'t even realize this thread was still rocking. I must disagree. While I\'ve had success in H2H, I\'ve also had teams go into the playoffs with close to a 90 % winning rate, only to lose because the 6 seed had some guys go off for a week. That\'s not mismanagement. That is a coin flip. Add to that, the fact that while H2H is holding their playoffs, the MLB has expanded their rosters, meaning your stud(s) are getting a much deserved break while some minor league (future star) is getting his cup of coffee. Just hate to have 4 months of draft prep, followed by 24 weeks of successful management, get shot because of one week. - Yogi Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:16:23 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1089 you guys should mention a points based league. I used to be in a H2H league that was points based. strikeouts and hitting into a double play were negative points among other stats. So the extra day of games on thursday was not an advantage to anyone - lozz Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:40:38 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1008 I like doing them for the social aspect as well Patrick. I do know multiple people that prefer that type of league however because they don\'t have to strategize so much and I think it allows you to draft some of your more favorite players. I highly recommend these leagues to beginners for the fact that it helps one to get familiar with players throughout the league, but if you want to play legitimate fantasy baseball, roto leagues are where it\'s at. Like Patrick though, I do one or two each year in a public leagues on Sportsline just for the social aspect, as well as trying something for a change of pace. - kevinorris Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:06:56 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1006 i do one of those and cant stand it--it is purely a social league, very little skill needed, and i say that having won the league before. - Patrick DICaprio Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:37:08 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1005 Thanks Kevin, I think I know what you are talking about now. - RhettOldham Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:53:00 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1004 yogi : dominant teams will win, unless you completely mis-manage your team for a number of weeks. remember, in h2h the 1st goal is to make the play-offs. in that regard, one bad week won\'t kill your team. - big o Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:23:50 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1003 Rhett- are you familiar with the points leagues on CBSSportsline.com? That is the closest thing I can think of to Thejeffg. I\'ve done those before, but I know a lot of \'experts\' don\'t like them because they feel that they require little strategy. - Kevin Orris Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:47:23 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1002 Thejeffg, I have never been in that kind of league. I would like to know more about, rules, constitution, etc. I like the premise though and it sounds like you would really have to work at your team to win. Thanks for the comment and I look forward to learning more about how you run your total points league. - RhettOldham Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:40:59 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-1001 I like a different spin- the total points league. The challenge is getting the point weightings right, but the idea of a total number value representing a season\'s production seems more realistic than categorical rankings as in Roto. 1 points league I\'m in has daily transactions, but limits you to 162 total games at each posistion including SP and RP, so streaming is a worthless strategy, but Thurs./Mond. work helps keep you up with the pack. - Thejeffg Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:04:53 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-819 I don\'t think that one format is necessarily more \"challenging\" then the next. My experience has been, that I find the knowledge of those who prefer traditional roto leagues far exceed what you usually find in a H2H league. Roto leagues seem to attract more pure Baseball fans, whereas H2H has more of our Football \"brethren\" involved. One enjoys the journey, the other the instant rush. Whichever satisfies your competitive \"jones\" the best, is where you need to play. Personally, I just got tired of putting in all of the work to field a dominant team, just to have it all disappear because of one week. - Yogi Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:24:47 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-811 Sabr, thanks for reading but your entire message was cut off. I certainly would like to see the rest. Great points thus far though. I still believe steals and saves are weighted higher in H2H because you need them EVERY week and they do not accumulate over a season. You can\'t trade off proven closers and speed guys in H2H for that reason IMO. I see your point in H2H leagues attention. Of course it depends on if it is a daily transaction league or not. My point being is that all stats \"zero out\" at the end of each week so a bad start or injury does not effect you long term. H2H proponents do say it is like real baseball because you have an opponent each week and I can see there point. But many H2Hs are daily transaction leagues with multiple pitch and ditch and monday-thursday transactions that are not anything like real baseball. Finally, I think both formats are fun and both have an element of being the GM of a baseball team. Both have there good and bad for sure. Thanks for reading and best of luck in the upcoming season. - RhettOldham Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:26:01 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-810 Rhett, I think it\'s extremely important for owners to understand the consequences of Roto vs. H2H, but I have a few issues with your criticisms of the head-to-head format: -I don\'t think either format is \"easier to pick up\" -Saves and steals are probably LESS important in H2H, as trying to stockpile basestealers will let you build a big lead in roto, but you could still lose in H2H because steals tend to be unevenly distributed. Going big on steals is very risky in H2H -Roto does not require more attention than H2H. If anything, H2H owners that don\'t pay attention for two days can screw themselves and lose a week from bad management. In roto, over the course of a long season, if you forget to play someone one day, you have plenty of margin for error -Roto is not \"more like real baseball\". In baseball, teams face off against a single opponent at a time, which would be more like H2H. -I\'m not sure what makes roto \"more intricate\". If anything, there are fewer complicated factors in roto, because you aren\'t facing different opponents each week, which might require adjusting your lineup to counter your opponent\'s individual strengths and weaknesses Overall, I think your points about losing interest and the role of luck are on target, but I think H2H gets a bad rap here. It\'s certainly not a case of novice vs. expert. - saber Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:06:17 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-724 Joe, no problem on the bet...just sent someone to you about your beginner\'s articles...great stuff over there. - RhettOldham Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:28:22 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-706 sorry rhett : implicated you (mistakenly) with a bet i made with joe lano on your pod-cast with tony earlier today . great show btw ... sure to be a top 10 . - big o Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:22:41 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-687 Think you have great points and absolutely agree that H2H allows the novice manager more opportunity to stay interested for the long haul. However, I disagree that Roto is more like real baseball...hot and cold streaks are part of real baseball. The 1st place team can run into a last place team on a streak and get their heads handed to them in a 3 game series or they can get unlucky with how pitching matchups lineup too. While it is more luck in fantasy than in real baseball I think luck is part of any sport - but the better teams make their own. At the end of the day, if you have the best team luck should work itself out regardless of format. - Dknee Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:35:42 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-673 Big O and Dwrek, great points both of you concerning H2H! Thanks for reading and I think I need to include those in any future articles about H2H leagues. - RhettOldham Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:42:09 +0100 http://fantasypros911.com/?catid=0#comment-668 h2h leagues (especially at work) are fun because it embraces gambling a whole lot better. free drinks , free lunch , whatever , a friendly wager makes the work week more interesting. - big o Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:18:57 +0100