That time of year again already…?
Roll of Honour so far:
2021 - @Rick_Spangle
2022 - Me !
2023 - @JordanA24
Will we get a fourth different name this time? Entry fee will be £25 same as last year (PayPal to allhailzippy@gmail.com)
Planning to have the online draft at 7pm, Sunday 17th March. As always, it’s Bestball, so once the draft is done, you can relax and just watch the points roll in over the course of the season.
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Iˋd love to join again this year!
Happy to have you back Andy - I think last year Noel paid your entry fee? Same again, or will you be paying for yourself this year?!
@JonCartwright - I have a chunk of funds on account for Andy (@duenni) so as soon as he gives me the word he wants me to pay you out of those funds I can send his entry fee no worries there - he won McBears NFL game for 2023/24 season and 2 Super Bowl LVIII Squares so has topped his account up nicely to cover any games he fancies doing in 2024 with UK peeps.
Edit: Just sent you £25 Jon for Andy Duenner to cover his entry fee in this league as he confirmed he wanted me to pay you.
Last minute 13th team - welcome Gary @gazj885 . I’m afraid the draft order is set so you will slot in at the end of the draft with the 1.13 pick
Prize pot is now:
1st £200
2nd £100
3rd £25
Well the draft seemed to have fewer technical hitches than usual? I’ll put that down to Sam’s calm influence at the helm…
Some odd looking roster set-ups, though I assume auto-drafting was partly to blame for that
| 1B | 2B | 3B | C | SS | OF | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Amarillo Sod Poodles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| Great Lakes Loons | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Las Vegas Aviators | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Louisville Bats | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Montgomery Biscuits | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Omaha Storm Chasers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Portland Mavericks | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Savannah Bananas | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Spokane Indians | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Tennessee Smokies | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Twin & Bear it | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
A wide spread of players from real-world teams: 17 Twins and Rays were drafted, just ahead of 16 from a whole load of other teams. Down at the bottom, both the Rockies and the White Sox only have 6 representatives (and no Rockie was taken in the first 60 picks) - there were also 4 players drafted who, at the time of writing, are still free agents. Could be a draft steal… or a wasted pick!
| MIN | 17 |
|---|---|
| TB | 17 |
| ATL | 16 |
| BAL | 16 |
| CIN | 16 |
| LAD | 16 |
| PHI | 16 |
| TEX | 16 |
| NYY | 15 |
| ARI | 14 |
| DET | 14 |
| HOU | 14 |
| NYM | 14 |
| SEA | 14 |
| STL | 14 |
| TOR | 14 |
| BOS | 13 |
| CHC | 12 |
| CLE | 12 |
| LAA | 12 |
| MIA | 12 |
| SF | 12 |
| KC | 11 |
| SD | 11 |
| MIL | 10 |
| WSH | 10 |
| OAK | 8 |
| PIT | 8 |
| CHW | 6 |
| COL | 6 |
Enjoy the season - and I’ll post updates every couple of weeks as usual!
And we’re off! Everyone’s played a few games now so here’s the first fantasy leaderboard
2021 champ Andy S is off to a flyer, hitting 250 points very quickly. Meanwhile, reigning champ Jordan is taking it easy, letting everyone else get a head start. Rookie Shani has had a respectable first week and sits in sixth at the first checkpoint.
Week 2 - a marvellous weekly win for my Biscuits, just ahead of Sam’s Bananas. The Spokane Indians were rock bottom
Week 3 - Chris and his Mighty Mussels led the way - just ahead of the Aviators and Sod Poodles - all three teams passed the 300 points mark for the week.
Three weeks in, 2021 champ Andy, and his Albuquerque Isotopes, lead the way. Me and Mozza aren’t far back. ‘The Other’ Andy has built up a comfortable gap at the bottom - already 200 points behind his namesake! Plent of time to go…
Week 4 - the Isotopes won the week, edging out the Storm Chasers by just 1.5 points. I was last…
Week 5 - a big win for Mozza’s Sod Poodles - rookie Gaz and his Louisville Bats also broke 300 points for the week. Portland Mavericks finished last this week
Overall - those two weekly wins lift the Sod Poodles and Isotopes.to 1st and 2nd overall. Spokane remain last, with reigning champs the Sugar Land Space Cowboys just a place ahead of them
Week 6 - a comfortable win for Andy’s Isotopes, 25 pts clear of second place. And another last place for the other Andy and his Indians…
Week 7 - a comfortable win for Andy’s Isotopes, 17 pts clear of second place. And another last place for the other Andy and his Indians…
Two weeks of glory has rocketed the Isotopes up to first overall. Andy has a healthy lead over the Loons, and then another big gap back to the Bananas. Unsurprisingly, the Spokane Indians remain adrift at the bottom. Long time to go, of course…
Week 8 - a heroic win for my mighty Montgomery Biscuits, edging out Gaz’s Louisville Bats. Reigning champs the Space Cowboys continue to struggle. Albuquerque’s recent hot streak peters out, rock bottom this week.
Week 9 - back to back good weeks for Louisville: this time just beating Sam’s Bananas to the weekly win
Overall - one bad week doesn’t alter the fact that the Isotopes are still top dogs. Only the Loons and Bananas within 100 points. Spokane continue to own the rock bottom spot…
Week 10 - big week for Dan’s Storm Chasers, narrowly pipping me to top spot. Spokane doing reliably badly!
Week 11 - that good form didnt last long, Dan goes from first to last in the space of a week. Gaz and his Louisville Bats have a great week and soar past 300 pts.
Overall - Albuquerque still leads for Andy - Sam and I are the nearest challengers.
<> Spokane still rock bottom…
Week 12 - was a big one for @roookie and his Portland Mavericks, top scoring with 328 points, over 40 ahead of his nearest rival. Overall leader Andy had a stinker though, the only player not to hit 200 for the week
Week 13 - much closer this week, with Chris’s Mighty Mussels narrowly edging out Malcy’s Loons. Andy doubled up with another last place!
Overall - two bad weeks for the Isotopes has seen them drop from 1st to 4th. Mozza’s Poodles are now third, a little behind Sam’s Bananas and my own mighty Biscuits!
Sinking like a stone - now 6th 
Week 14 - ultra close at the top this week - Mozza’s Sod Poodles got the weekly win, but the Aviators, Mussels and Bananas were all within 3 points.
No drama at the bottom, with the Cowboys and Indians sharing their usual fight for last place
Week 15 - another decent week for Chris’ Mighty Mussels - 35 points ahead of any other team, and definitely in mid-season form.
Indians last again, Cowboys next to last again
Overall - Mozza and his Sod Poodles now have a narrow lead from me and Sam - but there’s still under 200 points from top right down to 8th place, and we’re not at the all star game yet. Lots still to play for…
Week 16 - a rare weekly win for the Tennessee Smokies - a big score of 336 put Shani’s team 40 ahead of the next best. At the wrong end, the Cowboys and Indians had a break from their basement battle as Malcy’s Loons had a shocker of a week
Week 17 - a short week because of the All Star break, Javier’s Mavericks came out on top, with me and Gaz only single figures behind
Overall - well over half way through the season, and the Sod Poodles still lead for Mozza. Sam and I are both with 50 points, with a further 70 back to the chasing pack.
Spokane Indians now a comfortable 200 points clear in last place from the Space Cowboys who are a further 300 behind the next worst. Not their season I guess…
